With spring here, many residents will find their weekends filling up with activities quickly. This weekend is no exception. Friday and Saturday mark the dates for the much-an- ticipated Kiwanis Sale at the Stevens County Fair- grounds. The sale will start at 10:00 a.m. both Friday and Saturday mornings. Two auction rings will start at 11:00 a.m. Saturday. Consign- ments of all kinds will be available, as well as con- cessions and a lunch, served by 4-H members. Saturday, March 29, another important event will be going on - Hugoton High School’s NHS chap- ter will host a benefit vol- leyball tournament and carnival. The action starts at 10:00 a.m. in the HHS East and West gyms. Con- cessions will be available. Proceeds will benefit local families with medical needs. Dr. Milton Wolf, candi- date for U.S. Senate, will conduct a town hall meet- ing Saturday afternoon at 1:00 p.m. at the Stevens County Library. Saturday also marks the last day Baker Arts Center will be displaying local students’ artwork. The Center, at 624 N. Per- shing in Liberal, is open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Thursday and Friday, and 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Sat- urday. Also, don’t forget about the Red Cross blood drive at the First Christian Church, 600 S. Van Buren in Hugoton, from 12:00 noon to 6:00 p.m. Tues- day, April 1. Please call 800-RED-CROSS to make your appointment. Volume 127, Number 13 Thursday, March 27, 2014 18 Pages, 70 Cents Plus Tax Per Copy Early Monday morning, March 24, six local young people were involved in a one vehicle rollover result- ing in several injuries. Driver Mathew Pearson was traveling west on Mor- ton County’s Road Z, near Road 24. The accident oc- cured at 12:46 a.m. Mon- day morning. The 2008 Chevrolet Sil- verado 1500 veered off the left side of the highway and traveled into a field, where the driver lost con- trol. The vehicle rolled and came to rest on its wheels. Young people included were 18 year old driver Mathew Pearson, 18 year old Jorge Araiza, 17 year old Paloma Moran and 16 year old Alejandra Moran, all of Moscow. Also in the vehicle were 15 year old Vianney Sierra and 15 year old Mia Miranda both of Johnson. All occupants were transported to local medical facilities, save Ms. Miranda, who was trans- ported to Wesley Medical by Life Team. Three of the six occupants were wear- ing safety belts. A double tragedy struck the area dur- ing the night of Saturday, March 22. Fire engulfed the home of Kenneth and Shirley McCurry in Morton County, claiming both of their lives. The home sits just west of the Stevens County line and north of Highway 51. An officer on patrol called the fire in to the Morton County Fire Department just after 10:00 p.m. Saturday. The home, and even the vehicle sitting near the home, were a total loss. Morton County Sheriff’s office advised The Hermes the case has been turned over to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. The Hermes was unable to get a reply from the KBI before press time. The Garden City Telegram says Special Agent in charge, Bruce Miller with the KBI, said no foul play is suspected, but the cause of the fire is still under investigation. Shirley’s smiling face and outgoing charm is, and will remain to be, so very much missed at White’s Foodliner where she had worked for the past ten years in Hugoton. Shirley was 65 and a Liberal born na- tive. Kenneth spent his childhood in Hugoton. He and Shirley married and moved out of the area for awhile. They re- turned to the Morton/Stevens County area where they have made their home for over 30 years. Shirley and Kenneth will be honored and remembered with joint services 10:00 a.m. Thursday morning, March 27 at the Faith Tabernacle Church in Lib- eral. Complete obituaries for the couple can be found on page two of this edition. The vehicle still smolders at the McCurry resi- dence where two people lost their lives inside their home over the weekend. The Kenneth and Shirley McCurry residence was located in east Morton County near the Stevens County line. The cause of the tragic situation is still under investigation by the KBI. Fire claims two lives over the weekend Yes, it’s snow again! Snow dusted the area dur- ing Saturday night so people could wake on the fourth day of spring to this beautiful sight. Soak up these cool crisp mornings because in a few weeks we will be shedding those jackets for shorts, flip-flops and ice chest tea. --- Maybe!! Early morning accident injures several area teens Chamber members enjoy pizza and hear of upcoming events Twelve members of the Hugoton Federation Wrestling team are headed to State. The twelve members qualified to participate in the Kids State tournament in Topeka Saturday and Sun- day. Pictured from the left are back row Brad Slemp, Bradan Slemp, Nick Mahan, Pedro Or- donez, Edgar Villa, Rafael Munoz, Manny Mendoza and Jesus Mendoza. In front are Car- son Chamberlain, Adam Mendoza, Bryan Montoya, Izzak Hernandez, Weston Maravilla and Michael Mendoza. A Hermes reader came into our office this week to in- form us of a potential scam going around the area. Residents are sent a plain white card with instruc- tions to call a toll-free number to claim a $100 gift card to their choice of Target or Walmart. Callers are directed - by very courteous customer service representatives - to give their names and addresses. Then the represen- tative asks for the expiration date of their credit card. The caller might think, “Oh, it’s just a harmless date,” - until the next question: “what is your credit card num- ber?” When met with a refusal, the representative in- sists he must have the credit card information in order to send out your $100 gift card. Never ever give out your credit card number over the telephone or over e-mail for “free” items or “rewards” you did not seek out. These offers are generally scams. If you are unsure as to whether a particular company is legitimate, visit the Better Business Bureau at bbb.org or call 1-703-276-0100. You may also report scams to the Stevens County Sheriff’s Department at 620-544-4386. Local events abound this weekend Reader warns of scam Hugoton Area Chamber of Commerce members en- joyed their monthly lunch- eon meeting Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at the Stevens County Library meeting room. The mem- bers dined on a buffet offered up by the Pizza Hut of Hugoton. Chamber Director Ruth Van Horn opened the meeting by informing the members of the “Do All You ‘Can’ Do” Food Drive in conjunction with Kansas Agriculture Day. Food can be donated at USDA, State Farm and the United Methodist Church. All the food collected in Stevens County will go to Project Hope. Ruth then told about the Open House and Rib- bon Cutting which will take place at the location of Stevens County Outpa- tient Physical Therapy. The celebration will be Tuesday, March 25, at 12:15 p.m. The Southwest Friends of the Arts will present Saturday Night Live at Hugoton, Saturday, April 5, 2014 at the Memorial Hall. Ruth stated the annual Easter Egg Hunt will be April 19, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. at the Parsons Sports Complex for children ages birth to nine years old. Park Day will be Friday, the Fourth of July. No chamber luncheon is planned in April due to the Chamber Banquet. The next luncheon will be May 20 at the library meeting room. Jan Leonard informed the members he is seeking sponsors for the “Hi Plains Country Music Fest” to take place out at Dirtona Race Track sometime this summer. He is hoping to have several country bands and one big head- liner to perform during the one day country music concert. Curtis Crawford pre- sented the “Marketing Minute” concerning Social Media overview. Stevens County Library Director Eunice Schroeder informed the members of the conference scheduled at United Wireless Confer- ence Center Tuesday, April 15, 2014 called “Lead through Service”. The conference is free and is conducted by J. Jeff Kober, a former leader with the Disney Institute. Anyone can register at the Dodge City Area Chamber of Commerce. Eunice stated he is a great speaker. She reminded the mem- bers the library is seeking local talent for the photog- raphy exhibit starting April 1, 2014. Eunice remarked the summer reading letters have gone out. This year’s program is called “Fizz Boom READ.” She also informed the members of the program called Zinnio, which is a magazine database. Over 100 magazines can be downloaded onto laptops, iPads and phones. How- ever, you must register at the library to receive them. Judy Parsons intro- duced Eric Ohling, the new KDI manager. He and his family have moved to the area from Oregon. The meeting ad- journed. The next Chamber Luncheon will be May 20, 2014 at the Stevens County Library meeting room.
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With spring here, manyresidents will find theirweekends filling up withactivities quickly. Thisweekend is no exception.Friday and Saturday markthe dates for the much-an-ticipated Kiwanis Sale atthe Stevens County Fair-grounds. The sale willstart at 10:00 a.m. bothFriday and Saturdaymornings. Two auction
rings will start at 11:00a.m. Saturday. Consign-ments of all kinds will beavailable, as well as con-cessions and a lunch,served by 4-H members.
Saturday, March 29,another important eventwill be going on - HugotonHigh School’s NHS chap-ter will host a benefit vol-leyball tournament andcarnival. The action startsat 10:00 a.m. in the HHSEast and West gyms. Con-cessions will be available.Proceeds will benefit localfamilies with medicalneeds.
Dr. Milton Wolf, candi-date for U.S. Senate, willconduct a town hall meet-
ing Saturday afternoon at1:00 p.m. at the StevensCounty Library.
Saturday also marksthe last day Baker ArtsCenter will be displayinglocal students’ artwork.The Center, at 624 N. Per-shing in Liberal, is openfrom 9:00 a.m. to 5:00p.m. Thursday and Friday,and 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Sat-urday.
Also, don’t forget aboutthe Red Cross blood driveat the First ChristianChurch, 600 S. Van Burenin Hugoton, from 12:00noon to 6:00 p.m. Tues-day, April 1. Please call800-RED-CROSS to makeyour appointment.
Volume 127, Number 13 Thursday, March 27, 2014 18 Pages, 70 Cents Plus Tax Per Copy
Early Monday morning,March 24, six local youngpeople were involved in aone vehicle rollover result-ing in several injuries.Driver Mathew Pearsonwas traveling west on Mor-ton County’s Road Z, nearRoad 24. The accident oc-cured at 12:46 a.m. Mon-day morning.
The 2008 Chevrolet Sil-
verado 1500 veered off theleft side of the highwayand traveled into a field,where the driver lost con-trol. The vehicle rolled andcame to rest on its wheels.
Young people includedwere 18 year old driverMathew Pearson, 18 yearold Jorge Araiza, 17 yearold Paloma Moran and 16year old Alejandra Moran,
all of Moscow. Also in thevehicle were 15 year oldVianney Sierra and 15year old Mia Miranda bothof Johnson. All occupantswere transported to localmedical facilities, save Ms.Miranda, who was trans-ported to Wesley Medicalby Life Team. Three of thesix occupants were wear-ing safety belts.
A double tragedy struck the area dur-ing the night of Saturday, March 22. Fireengulfed the home of Kenneth andShirley McCurry in Morton County,claiming both of their lives. The homesits just west of the Stevens County lineand north of Highway 51. An officer on patrol called the fire in tothe Morton County Fire Department justafter 10:00 p.m. Saturday. The home,and even the vehicle sitting near thehome, were a total loss. Morton CountySheriff’s office advised The Hermes thecase has been turned over to the KansasBureau of Investigation. The Hermes wasunable to get a reply from the KBI beforepress time. The Garden City Telegramsays Special Agent in charge, BruceMiller with the KBI, said no foul play issuspected, but the cause of the fire is
still under investigation. Shirley’s smiling face and outgoingcharm is, and will remain to be, so verymuch missed at White’s Foodliner whereshe had worked for the past ten years inHugoton. Shirley was 65 and a Liberal born na-tive. Kenneth spent his childhood inHugoton. He and Shirley married andmoved out of the area for awhile. They re-turned to the Morton/Stevens Countyarea where they have made their homefor over 30 years. Shirley and Kenneth will be honoredand remembered with joint services10:00 a.m. Thursday morning, March 27at the Faith Tabernacle Church in Lib-eral. Complete obituaries for the couplecan be found on page two of this edition.
The vehicle still smolders at the McCurry resi-dence where two people lost their lives insidetheir home over the weekend. The Kenneth andShirley McCurry residence was located in east
Morton County near the Stevens County line.The cause of the tragic situation is still underinvestigation by the KBI.
Fire claims two lives over the weekend
Yes, it’s snow again! Snow dusted the area dur-ing Saturday night so people could wake on thefourth day of spring to this beautiful sight. Soak
up these cool crisp mornings because in a fewweeks we will be shedding those jackets forshorts, flip-flops and ice chest tea. --- Maybe!!
Early morning accident injures several area teens
Chamber members enjoy pizza and hear of upcoming events
Twelve members of the Hugoton FederationWrestling team are headed to State. The twelvemembers qualified to participate in the KidsState tournament in Topeka Saturday and Sun-day. Pictured from the left are back row BradSlemp, Bradan Slemp, Nick Mahan, Pedro Or-
donez, Edgar Villa, Rafael Munoz, MannyMendoza and Jesus Mendoza. In front are Car-son Chamberlain, Adam Mendoza, BryanMontoya, Izzak Hernandez, Weston Maravillaand Michael Mendoza.
A Hermes reader came into our office this week to in-form us of a potential scam going around the area.
Residents are sent a plain white card with instruc-tions to call a toll-free number to claim a $100 gift cardto their choice of Target or Walmart. Callers are directed- by very courteous customer service representatives -to give their names and addresses. Then the represen-tative asks for the expiration date of their credit card.The caller might think, “Oh, it’s just a harmless date,” -until the next question: “what is your credit card num-ber?” When met with a refusal, the representative in-sists he must have the credit card information in orderto send out your $100 gift card.
Never ever give out your credit card number over thetelephone or over e-mail for “free” items or “rewards”you did not seek out. These offers are generally scams.If you are unsure as to whether a particular companyis legitimate, visit the Better Business Bureau atbbb.org or call 1-703-276-0100. You may also reportscams to the Stevens County Sheriff’s Department at620-544-4386.
Local events abound this weekend
Reader warns of scam
Hugoton Area Chamberof Commerce members en-joyed their monthly lunch-eon meeting Tuesday,March 18, 2014 at theStevens County Librarymeeting room. The mem-bers dined on a buffet offered up by the Pizza Hutof Hugoton.
Chamber Director RuthVan Horn opened themeeting by informing themembers of the “Do AllYou ‘Can’ Do” Food Drivein conjunction withKansas Agriculture Day.Food can be donated atUSDA, State Farm and theUnited Methodist Church.All the food collected inStevens County will go toProject Hope.
Ruth then told aboutthe Open House and Rib-bon Cutting which willtake place at the locationof Stevens County Outpa-tient Physical Therapy.
The celebration will beTuesday, March 25, at12:15 p.m.
The Southwest Friendsof the Arts will presentSaturday Night Live atHugoton, Saturday, April5, 2014 at the MemorialHall.
Ruth stated the annualEaster Egg Hunt will beApril 19, 2014 at 9:00a.m. at the Parsons SportsComplex for children agesbirth to nine years old.
Park Day will be Friday,the Fourth of July.
No chamber luncheon isplanned in April due to theChamber Banquet. Thenext luncheon will be May20 at the library meetingroom.
Jan Leonard informedthe members he is seekingsponsors for the “Hi PlainsCountry Music Fest” totake place out at DirtonaRace Track sometime this
summer. He is hoping tohave several countrybands and one big head-liner to perform during theone day country musicconcert.
Curtis Crawford pre-sented the “MarketingMinute” concerning SocialMedia overview.
Stevens County LibraryDirector Eunice Schroederinformed the members ofthe conference scheduledat United Wireless Confer-ence Center Tuesday,April 15, 2014 called“Lead through Service”.The conference is free andis conducted by J. JeffKober, a former leaderwith the Disney Institute.Anyone can register at theDodge City Area Chamberof Commerce. Eunicestated he is a greatspeaker.
She reminded the mem-bers the library is seeking
local talent for the photog-raphy exhibit startingApril 1, 2014.
Eunice remarked thesummer reading lettershave gone out. This year’sprogram is called “FizzBoom READ.”
She also informed themembers of the programcalled Zinnio, which is amagazine database. Over100 magazines can bedownloaded onto laptops,iPads and phones. How-ever, you must register atthe library to receive them.
Judy Parsons intro-duced Eric Ohling, thenew KDI manager. Heand his family havemoved to the area fromOregon.
The meeting ad-journed. The nextChamber Luncheon willbe May 20, 2014 at theStevens County Librarymeeting room.
Death has claimed the lifeof Jason L. Riley of Wichita.Mr. Riley passed awayWednesday, March 19, 2014in Wichita. He was 44. Born January 5, 1970 inBurbank, Ca., Jason was theson of Gary Riley and the for-mer Sherie Willimon. Jason grew up in Elkhartand moved to Ulysses whenhe was a sophomore in highschool. He graduated fromUlysses High School in 1988.He attended St. Mary’s of thePlains College in Dodge City,and transferred to Fort HaysState University later. During his life, Jasonworked at Riley Chevrolet in
Ulysses and managed RileyDodge also in Ulysses. Hevolunteered with the GrantCounty Fire Department andEMS. In 2000 Jason moved toWichita where he worked inComputer Technology. Hewas currently working innursing as a Nurse Supervi-sor at a Care facility in Wichita. Jason loved his dog Shilo,enjoyed trapshooting, work-ing with computers and 50-60’s music. Survivors include his par-ents Gary and Sherie Riley ofUlysses; sister Dana RileyTrahern and husband Stacy
of Ulysses; and his nephewChase and niece Hailey, bothof Ulysses. Jason is preceded in deathby his grandparents. Funeral services were at-tended Monday morning,March 24, 2014 at OasisChurch in Ulysses with Pas-tor Kris Humphrey officiat-ing. Interment followed atthe Ulysses Cemetery underthe direction of Garnand Funeral Home in Ulysses. Memorial contributionsmay be given to the GrantCounty EMS in care of Garnand Funeral Home, 405W. Grant Ave, Ulysses, Ks67880.
Jason Riley
ObituariesThe Hugoton Hermes Thursday, March 27, 2014 Page 2
To the Editor, Thursday May 1 is recog-nized as the National Day ofPrayer. Stevens County Minis-terial Alliance welcomes every-one in the community to jointogether for prayer at theStevens County Courthouse atnoon as part of the observanceof this day. What a joy it is to live in acommunity with so manychurches and faithful people.Prayer is an opportunity forpeople within various faith traditions to join together topray for the nation and theleaders. While over the
centuries our country’s leadershave often requested prayersfor specific times during ourhistory, there was no set day ofobservance for prayer. In 1952President Harry Truman signeda bill to proclaim an annual ob-servance of National Day ofPrayer. The first day of May hasbeen designated as NationalDay of Prayer since PresidentRonald Reagan amended thelaw for a specific day in 1988.
The leaders of this country(local, state and national) carrya staggering responsibility. Willyou join with the StevensCounty Ministerial Alliance aswe pray for our leaders to seekwisdom, courage and compas-sion for the times we are living? In the days leading up to National Day of Prayer will yoube in prayer for those called toleadership in our local community and the nation?
Reverend Jo MeadHugoton United Methodist
Church
National Day of Prayer will be May 1Reverend Jo Mead
Hugoton UMC
by Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy PraegerConsumer Alert
With the long 2013-2014Kansas winter coming to anend, Sandy Praeger, Commis-sioner of Insurance, is urgingKansans to check insurancepolicies on personal propertyto make sure they are readyfor any upcoming springstorms problems.
“National weather ob-servers are predicting an ac-tive storm season in theGreat Plains this spring,”Commissioner Praeger said.“It’s been delayed somewhatby the long winter we’ve had,so it’s time for homeownersand vehicle owners to makesure they have adequate cov-erage for any upcomingevents that might happen.”
The Kansas Insurance De-partment (KID) staff hascome up with the followingchecklist of questions andstatements that consumersand their insurance agentscan review for determiningwhether your insurance isready for spring weather-re-lated events. Ask yourself these questions
Do you have the right in-surance? Do you know whatyour policy covers? Is theamount of coverage ade-quate? Does it cover new ad-ditions or recent remodeling?
Check all limits, includingcoverage for contents.
Keep your agent’s nameand number available andeasy to find, and periodicallydiscuss coverage optionswith him or her.
Know your policy coverageexclusions
Not all policies cover thefollowing: Water damage, in-cluding flood and surfacedamage, whether driven bywind or not; backup of seweror drains; and sump pumpfailure. These are the mostcommon exclusions. Ridersfor these situations may beavailable to add to your exist-
ing policy.Also, check your auto pol-
icy. Comprehensive coverage(other than collision) usuallypays if damage is caused bywind, hail and/or flood.
Inventory your personalproperty
KID can provide you witha “Personal Home Inventory”booklet to help you list thecontents of your home. Goonline at www.ksinsurance.org, under “Publications,” toprint off a personal copy. Wealso have available the“Homeowners and RentersInsurance and Shopper’sGuide” and the “Auto Insur-ance and Shopper’s Guide”for printing. You can alsodownload the MyHomeScr.APP.book application for yoursmartphone from the Na-tional Association of Insur-ance Commissioners.
Keep a copy of the inven-tory, sales receipts and videoor photographs of your per-sonal property in a secureplace outside of your home.Recovering after a storm
If you suffer loss or dam-age because of windstorm orhail, follow these tips:• Contact your agent and/orinsurance company immedi-ately.• Keep a record of conversa-tions with your agent or com-pany. Write down the dateand time, the person’s nameand a summary of the call.• Make a list of all damagedproperty, and take photo-graphs/video of it.• Get instructions from yourcompany’s adjuster beforecalling anyone to repair or re-place damaged property.Your insurer’s visual inspec-tion of your loss may be re-quired before claims are paid.• Keep a list of all damagedproperty with the date, priceand place of purchase for theadjuster. Make a copy of the
list and all insurance formsyou fill out for your ownrecords.
Settling your claimIf a windstorm or hail dis-
aster occurs, adjusters willhandle the largest lossesfirst, but they should work tohandle all claims as quicklyas possible. Remember thefollowing:• Be present when your ad-juster inspects your property.• Insurance companies willhave their own company orhired adjusters who shouldhave appropriate employeeidentification. Be leery of anypublic adjuster who wouldcharge you a percentage oryour claim amount. Publicadjusters in Kansas are notpermitted to adjust personalhomeowner losses.• Beware of questionable orunfamiliar contractors in ob-taining repair estimates. Ifpossible, get more than onewritten estimate, and hireonly local, reputable contrac-tors to make the repairs onceyou get a written settlementfrom your insurance com-pany.• If you experience problemswith your adjustment, youmay file a written complaintwith KID for assistance.
Get help if you need itFor more assistance call
the KID Consumer Assis-tance Hotline, (in Kansas)800-432-2484.
The Kansas Insurance De-partment, established in1871, assists and educatesconsumers, regulates and re-views companies, and li-censes agents sellinginsurance products in thestate. More about the depart-ment is online at www.ksin-surance.org or at www.facebook.com/kansasinsur-ancedepartment.
Word has been received ofthe death of Dr. Charlie Nix.Mr. Nix of Fannett, Tx.passed away Saturday,March 22, 2014. Charlie was born August 6,1953 in Hugoton, to Carol G.Thresher Nix and Harding C.Nix. Dr. Nix was an AssociateProfessor in the Departmentof Health and Kinesiology atLamar University in Beau-mont, Tx. Survivors include his wifeSuzanne Nix of Fannett; chil-dren, Lon Nix, Nolan Nix andMaggie Nix, all of Austin, Tx.;
his mother Carol Nix of Mesa,Az.; sister Nancy McIntireand her husband Brent of
Mesa; and nephew MatthewMcIntire of Mesa. A gathering of Dr. Nix’s
family and friends was at-tended Wednesday evening,March 26, 2014 at Brous-sard’s in Beaumont. His fu-neral service will be 2:00p.m., Thursday, March 27,2014 at Broussard’s. A fam-ily committal is planned atBroussard’s Crematorium inBeaumont. Complete and updated in-formation may be found atwww.broussards1889.com.
Dr. Charlie Nix
The death of Ernesto Var-gas Valverde has beenlearned. Mr. Valverde passedaway Saturday, March 22,2014 at Southwest MedicalCenter in Liberal at the age of53.
He was born November 17,1960 in Durango, Mexico theson of Bernardina Valverde.
Mr. Valverde was a mem-ber of St. Anthony CatholicChurch. He had been em-ployed at National Beef Pack-ing Company in the shippingdepartment until he becamedisabled.
Ernesto enjoyed beingwith his grandchildren, walk-ing his dog, being at hisbrother’s restaurant and vis-iting family in Mexico.
December 30, 1985,Ernesto married Wilma JeanMartinez. She survives.
Other survivors includehis three daughters, KieshaTanae Sierra and husbandJoe of Dodge City, ErnestinaMaria Vargas and Julio Car-denas of Liberal and Bernar-dina Leyva and husbandJose of Liberal; his fatherGuillermo Castro of Delicias,Chihuahua, Mexico; motherBernardina Valverde of Deli-cias, Chihuahua, Mexico;
four brothers, Panfilo Vargasof Mexico, Faustino Valverdeof Liberal, Antonio Castro ofMexico and Julio Castro ofMexico; his five sisters, Car-men Vargas of Mexico, RosaCastro of Mexico, ImeldaCastro of Mexico, MariaElena Castro of Mexico andIrene Martinez of Liberal; histen grandchildren, Laticia,Mary Jo, Noah, Oriana andPhoenix Sierra, Joli Ana,Arian and Angelo Cardenasand Modesto and ErnestoLeyva.
Those preceding Mr.Valverde in death weregrandson Isaiah JordanSierra and a brother.
Funeral Mass was at-tended Wednesday morning,
March 26 at St. AnthonyCatholic Church in Liberal,Burial took place in Delicias,Chihuahua, Mexico.
Memorial contributionsmay be sent to Ernesto Var-gas Valverde Memorial Fundin care of Brenneman Fu-neral Home, 1212 W. Second,Liberal, Ks 67901
Condolences may be sentto the family at www.brennemanfuneralhome.com
Ernesto Valverde
A fiery disaster has takenthe life of Shirley K. McCurry.Mrs. McCurry passed fromthis life Sunday, March 23,2014 at her home in ruralMorton County at the age of65.
She was born August 6,1948 in Liberal, the daughterof Lawrence Chapman andthe former Mildred Kaufman. Shirley grew up in Liberal.After her marriage to KennyMcCurry in 1966 in Liberal,
the couple moved to Wichita. In 1979, they moved backto Hugoton where Shirleyworked at the White’s Gro-cery Store for ten years. Sheenjoyed her co-workers andcustomers. After living inHugoton, they moved to Mor-ton County, where they havelived for the last ten years. Shirley and Kenny meantthe world to each other. Sheworshiped the ground hewalked on. She loved spend-ing time with her grandchil-dren, and her special timespent with her sisters. Survivors include herdaughter Sherry Hanna andhusband Mark of Edmond,Ok.; sisters, Dorothy Monroeand husband Jess, MaryArchuleta, Susan Randalland husband Doug, LorraineDuran and husband Andyand Barbara Beason andhusband James; her uncleToby Kaufman and wife Gail;and her three grandchildren. Shirley was preceded indeath by her parents; hus-band Kenny; and infant sis-ter. Services for Mrs. McCurryand her husband areplanned for 10:00 a.m.Thursday, March 27, 2014 atthe Faith Tabernacle Churchin Liberal with Pastor RexPetty officiating. The couplewill be laid to rest alongsideher parents, Lawrence andMildred Chapman, in the Lib-eral Cemetery. Memorials may be given toThe Kempe Foundation forAbused Children in care ofGarnand Funeral Home, 423S Main, Hugoton, Ks 67951.
Shirley McCurry
A tragic occurrence hastaken the life of Kenneth Mc-Curry, age 67. Mr. McCurrypassed from this life Sunday,March 23, 2014 at his homein rural Morton County. He was born May 12, 1946in Canon City, Co., the son ofJesse Edward McCurry andthe former Rosie Smith. Kenny grew up in Hugo-ton. In 1966, he marriedShirley K. Chapman in Lib-eral. They moved to Wichitawhere he was a welder forKoch Engineering for 13years. After moving back to Rolla,Kenny continued welding.
He was rarely seen withouthis wife. They enjoyed fishingand watching movies to-gether. Kenny also collectedstamps and coins, and was amember of the NRA. He is survived by his
daughter Sherry Hanna andhusband Mark of Edmond,Ok.; two brothers, Glen Mc-Curry of Colorado and JesseMcCurry of Oregon; his sisterSandra Smith of Liberal; andthree grandchildren. Kenny was preceded indeath by his parents; wifeShirley McCurry; and twobrothers, Archie McCurryand Dale McCurry. Services for Mr. McCurryand his wife are planned for10:00 a.m. Thursday, March27, 2014 at the Faith Taber-nacle Church in Liberal withPastor Rex Petty officiating.The couple will be laid to restalongside her parents,Lawrence and Mildred Chap-man, in the Liberal Ceme-tery. Garnand Funeral Homeof Hugoton is in charge of thearrangements. Memorials may be given toThe Kempe Foundation forAbused Children in care ofGarnand Funeral Home, 423S. Main, Hugoton, Ks 67951.
Kenneth McCurry
But I will sing of Thypower; yea, I will singaloud of Thy mercy in themorning: for Thou hastbeen my defense andrefuge in the day of mytrouble.
Psalm 59:16
It has been brought to ourattention that Ed and JanetWhite’s son Doug and familyrecently lost their home withall contents and belongings toa fire. Doug and his wife Jen-nifer have two children, a son,age 11 and daughter, age 13.If you would like to help inany way, Doug’s address is:
Doug & Jennifer White1921 Broone DriveNorman, Ok. 73071
Any questions? Call Ed &Janet at 544-5711 or 598-2459 and leave a message.
Lifelong Hugoton residentElvas Phillip Clark, 74,passed away Saturday,March 22, 2014 at PioneerManor Nursing Home ofHugoton.
The son of William Clarkand the former MargaretPitts, he was born August 27,1939 in Stevens County.
Elvas was a carpenter whoenjoyed his family andfriends.
Survivors include his sonDarren Clark and wife Bar-bara of Ellsworth; daughterTammy Slocum and hus-band Trent of Hugoton; threebrothers, Jerald Clark andwife Permelia of Moscow,Larry Clark and wife Cathy ofHugoton and Jerry Clark and
wife Vicki of Bristow, Ok.; hissister Vivian Beavers of Sun-ray, Tx.; five grandchildren,Taylor Slocum, GentrySlocum and wife Kaley,Aleshia Esrey and husbandMatt, Jarrod Purrit and wife
Heather, and Josh Purrit; hissix great grandchildren; andmany other relatives andfriends.
Mr. Clark was preceded indeath by his parents; andbrothers, Ronnie, Bill andJack Clark.
Graveside services wereattended Wednesday after-noon, March 26, 2014 at theHugoton Cemetery with Pastor Larry Bradford presid-ing. Paul’s Funeral Homewas in charge of arrange-ments.
A memorial has been es-tablished for PheasantHeaven Charities. Memorialsmay be mailed to Paul’s Funeral Home, PO Box 236,Hugoton, Ks. 67951.
Elvas Clark
Help the White’sfollowing theirloss to house fire
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Hugoton, KS 67951
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Dustin E JohnsonFinancial Advisor Stephanie A Weeast,
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WHAT’S HAPPENIN’
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the music group The Cross
will not be performing this week at
However, everyone is invited to attend regular services –Wednesday, March 26 at 7 p.m.
&Thursday, March 27 at 7 p.m. for Aglow
Lighthouse Fellowship.424 S. Jackson St., Hugoton
The Stevens County Librarywill present a Photography Ex-hibit in their Meeting Roomduring the month of April. Besure you stop by the StevensCounty Library and see thephotos displayed by local pho-tographers.
There will be a town hallmeeting Saturday, March 29,at the Stevens County Librarybeginning at 1:00 p.m. withMilton Wolf, candidate forUnited States Senate. MiltonWolf is challenging Senator PatRoberts in the August Republi-can Primary.
Southwest Friends of theArts Society presents It’s Sat-urday Night Live:Hugoton –The Best of the Best from theSouthwest Saturday April 5at 7:00 p.m. This program willfeature several of the top actorsand actresses in hilarious en-tertainment and past hit plays.You will see excerpts from “ALittle Off the Top”, “Death byDisco”, “Luv Thy Neighbor” and“Murder Rides Again” plusmany other performances.There is a fee for tickets; how-ever, children 3 and under arefree. All children must be ac-companied by an adult. You
can purchase tickets at Yard-master or at the door the nightof the performance. Don’t missit!
The Kappa Eta Sorority willhave a drawing April 15 for aBarnett Wildcat C5Crossbow.Tickets are available from anyKappa Eta member. Proceedsfrom this event will be used tobenefit Scholarship for StevensCounty Students and to helpsupport the Stevens County 4-H Shooting Sports. You cancontact Kappa Eta PresidentStacy Dillinger at 453-0544 formore details on this event.
Just in time for the summertourism season!! The Librariesof Southwest Kansas are bring-ing a very special program toSouthwest Kansas on customerservice. Spur-on Employees toExtraordinary Hospitality –Lead Through Service will bepresented by speaker J. JeffKober April 15 at the UnitedWireless Conference Centerin Dodge City. There will betwo sessions and they areboth FREE (this is a $200value). The morning session,from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. is formanagers, and the afternoonsession from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
is for front-line employees. Mr.Kober was formerly a leaderwith the Disney Institute anddesigned many of Disney’s cus-tomer service programs. Youcan register for either or both ofthese seminars by contactingthe Dodge City Area Chamberof Commerce at 620-227-3119to reserve your FREE spots atthis event! This is a wonderfulopportunity for you and youremployees to learn the art ofhospitality encouraging repeatbusiness. The Stevens CountyLibrary has complete detailsabout this program and as al-ways you can contact theChamber office if you have anyquestions at 620-544-4305.
Kappa Eta Sorority in con-junction with the HugotonRecreation Commission andthe Hugoton Area Chamber ofCommerce is sponsoring theirannual Easter Egg Hunt Sat-urday, April 19 starting at9:00 a.m. This event will be atthe Parsons Sports Complex onWashington Street and is forchildren ages birth throughnine.
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Hugoton FFA Members participate in StateFFA Leader Lab. Pictured left to right are
Kyra Kalani, Elias Mendoza, Anna Trotter,Bernabe Mendoza and Alyson Kiley.
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March 2-29- Baker Arts Center will hostlocal student artists’ work attheir facility at 624 N. Persh-ing in Liberal. Museumhours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:00p.m. Tuesday through Fridayand 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Satur-days.March 27
- Stevens County Librarywill host Moscow ElementaryPreschool outreach studentsfor storytime at 9:30 a.m.- Hugoton Aglow will meet atthe Senior Center at 7:00p.m. for coffee and fellow-ship. A meeting will follow at7:30 p.m. All are welcome!Sharon Bennell will join thegroup for April’s meeting.Don’t miss out!March 28- Kiwanis will host their an-
nual sale at the StevensCounty Fairgrounds. Salestarts at 10:00 a.m.
- Stevens County Library
will host Hugoton ECDC’sKinderPrep students for sto-rytime at 10:00 a.m. and1:15 p.m.
- Stevens County Librarywill host a kids’ movie start-ing at 3:35 p.m.March 29- Kiwanis will host their an-
nual sale at the StevensCounty Fairgrounds. Sale willstart at 10:00 a.m. and twoauction rings will start at11:00 a.m. Lunch will beserved by 4-H members.- Wedding shower for HayleyHarvey and Joe Bellingerfrom 10:00 a.m. - Noon at theMoscow Methodist Church’sFellowship Hall.- Hugoton High School’s Na-
tional Honor Society chapterwill host a benefit volleyballtournament and carnival inthe Middle School gym, be-ginning at 10:00 a.m. Con-tact Micah Baehler for moreinformation at 620-453-
0958.- Dr. Milton Wolf, candidate
for U.S. Senate, will host aTown Hall meeting at theStevens County Library be-ginning at 1:00 p.m.March 31- USD 210 Board of Educa-
tion will meet at 6:30 p.m. inthe HMS Library.- Deadline for high school
students to submit scholar-ship applications and essaysfor the Southwest KansasBar Association Law DayScholarship Essay Contest.The essay must be about thesubject of the American BarAssociation 2014 Law Daytheme: “American Democ-racy and the Rule of Law:Why Every Vote Matters.” Es-says and applications can bepicked up from high schoolcounselors or by mail to:Southwest Kansas Bar Asso-ciation, Law Day ScholarshipEssay Contest, c/o Hon.
Linda Gilmore, 200 E. Sixth,Hugoton, Ks. 67951.April 1-30
- Stevens County Librarywill host their annual Pho-tography Exhibit in the Com-munity Room. Call620-544-2301 for more infor-mation.April 1- The American Red Cross
will be in Hugoton from12:00 noon to 6:00 p.m. atthe First Christian Church,600 S. Van Buren.
- Hugoton Elementary’sfourth grade class will per-form their recorder concert at2:45 p.m.April 2- Circle Time at the Stevens
County Library at 10:30 a.m.for children ages 0-5 andtheir parents.
A large crowd turns out for the Ribbon Cutting of the newly remodeled Physical Therapy facility. The new facility is located at 525 South Polk, inthe south part of the old Pioneer Manor. Next door, to the north, the StevensCounty Health Department enjoyed their Open House at the same time.
To the left, therapist Jeff Beard assists Nina Gooch with her exercising aspart of her therapy in the new Physical Therapy facility.
For Results You Can Measure! TRY THE CLASSIFIEDS! 544-4321
Whether it’s a snapshot ofa peaceful moment fishing onthe lake, the fiery colors of aKansas sunset, or the imageof a white-tailed fawn at rest,Kansas Wildlife & Parks mag-azine staff want to seeKansas outdoors through thelens of your camera. Photosubmissions for the secondannual “Wild About Kansas”junior photo contest arebeing accepted now throughOctober 24, 2014. Partici-pants can submit photos inthree categories: wildlife, out-door recreation or land-
scapes. There is no fee toenter, and the contest is opento both residents and nonres-idents, age 18 or younger.
“Kansas is a state filledwith a plethora of diverse andawe-inspiring natural re-sources, and this contest isjust one more way we canenjoy and share those re-sources with others,” saidKansas Wildlife & Parksmagazine associate editorNadia Marji.
Budding photographerscan submit up to three pho-tos and multiple entries maybe submitted in the same cat-egory. Photos must be takenwithin the state of Kansasand must be the entrant’soriginal work. Each photo willbe judged for creativity, com-position, subject matter,lighting and the overall
sharpness. First, second andthird place prizes will beawarded in each category, aswell as one honorable men-tion per category. Winnerswill be featured in the KansasWildlife & Parks January/February 2015 photo issue.
Entries must be receivedno later than 5:00 p.m. Octo-ber 24, 2014. An entry formmust be submitted for eachparticipant. Photo formatshould be JPEG and a filesize should be not less thanone megabyte and not morethan five megabyte.
For more information andentry forms, visit ksoutdoors.com/services, or con-tact Nadia Marji [email protected].
Submitted by the KansasDepartment of Wildlife, Parksand Tourism.
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Opinion PageOur opinion page is open to the public.We encourage comments from readersin the form of letters to the editor or guestcolumns. All letters must be signed andmust include the address and telephonenumber of the sender. (names will be pub-lished but not address & phone#) Lettersshould be no more than 300 words. Nolibelous or offensive letter will be pub-lished. The guest column or letter to theeditor does not reflect the opinion of thisnewspaper or its representatives.
Stevens County Hospital Specialty ClinicsSpecialty Clinics
Scheduled for April 2014
For appointments with:Dr. Ansari 624-6222; Dr. Brown 544-8339;
Dr. Farhoud 1-855-969-8900; Dr. Plomaritis 275-3030; Michelle Lock-Gooch 544-8339; Dr.Frankum 544-8339
Dr. Hu 227-1148For all other appointments please call 544-8339 or 544-6160.
Flu shots are still available in the Specialty Clinic.
Taylor and Jaimey Bryant would like to announcethe engagement of their mother, Natalie (Hagman)Bryant to Brian Faust. Natalie is the daughter of JanMorris of Dighton and Frederick J. Hagman of Hugoton. She is the granddaughter of Omar and BettyNorton of Moscow and Dorothy and the late ClydeHagman of Hugoton. Brian is the son of Robert andKathy Faust of Aurora, Co. The bride-to-be is a 1996 graduate of Lakin HighSchool. She earned her B.A. in Religion and Philoso-phy from Friends University in 2007, and her Mastersof Divinity from Saint Paul School of Theology inKansas City, Mo., in 2011. She is currently serving asan Associate Pastor at Trinity United MethodistChurch in Hutchinson and is being reappointed asPastor of Deerfield and Lydia United MethodistChurches July 1, 2014. Her fiancé is a 1999 graduate of Gateway HighSchool in Aurora, Co. In 2003 he earned his B.A. inChristian Ministries from Trinity International Collegein Deerfield, Il. Brian is serving as the Associate Pastorat First United Methodist Church in Garden City. The couple will be married at Chapel Hill UnitedMethodist Church in Wichita May 31, 2014. They willreside in Deerfield in July.
Bryant - Faust
Enter Wild About Kansas youth photo contest now
Patrol releasesresults of seatbeltenforcement
The Kansas Highway Patroljoined other law enforcementagencies across the state inFebruary and early March foran annual seatbelt enforce-ment campaign conductedaround area high schools. Thecampaign ran from Monday,February 24, through Friday,March 7.
During this annual enforce-ment, the Patrol issued:
- Teen seat belt citations(ages 14 -17): 123
- Adult seat belt citations:493- Child Restraint citations: 67This seatbelt enforcement is
conducted in conjunction withthe SAFE (Seatbelts Are ForEveryone) program, which isrun by the students of the highschool they attend. Currently,54 counties totaling 124schools participate in the pro-gram.
In 2012, according toKansas Department of Trans-portation statistics, Kansasunfortunately lost 43 teens invehicle crashes, 74 percent ofwhom were not properly re-strained. The KDOT Bureau ofTransportation Safety andTechnology hosts the two-weekawareness campaign in hopesof decreasing that number,and increasing seatbelt usage.KDOT and law enforcementpartners across the state havespent over 20 years educatingKansas teens on the dangers ofdriving without a seatbelt.
In 2013, the observed seatbelt rate for the ages of 15-17was 81 percent. To put thisinto perspective, the rate forthe same age group was 61percent in 2008-2009.
Submitted by the KansasHighway Patrol.
Hugoton Elementary’sEarly Childhood Develop-ment Center will be offeringearly enrollment for 2014-2015 Kindergarten studentsTuesday, April 8, at 7:00 p.m.in the Hullabaloo Room atthe ECDC. The meeting willbe for new students and fam-ilies only, whose childrenhave not attended HugotonECDC in the past.
If you would like your childto be on a Kindergarten classlist for the 2014-2015 schoolyear at the ECDC, you should
attend the meeting. To enrolla child, please bring theiroriginal birth certificate, com-plete immunization record,current health assessmentand Social Security card tothe meeting.
If you have any questions,
please contact the EarlyChildhood Development Cen-ter office at 620-544-4334.
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What’s Happenin with Hugoton Students?
Hugoton Elementary’s first grade class is“Movin’ in the Right Direction” as illustratedby their fabulous performance March 13. Thestudents are directed by Bonnie Lomax and
accompanied by Cynthia Hancock. First gradeteachers are Misti Nixon, Rhonda Ray, SarahKitzke, Traci Goode and Sue Omo.
Students are intrigued by a little critter brought to HCA by thePearcy family March 10, perhaps due to the hit song “WhatDoes the Fox Say?”
March 12, Glenda MacComack, or “Mrs. Mac”, presents a lesson in Chapel at Heritage Christian Academy to remind students to rely on God.
Rustin Pearcy looks thrilled to learn about relying on God during Mrs. Mac’s Chapel lesson March 12 at Heritage Christian Academy.
Hugoton Middle School announced eighth graders Eric Perryand Britta Beesley and seventh graders Claire Clark andLeonardo Armendariz are their Students of the Month for Feb-ruary. Congratulations!
USD 210 KINDERGARTEN ENROLLMENT FOR 2014-2015 SCHOOL YEAR
COMING SOON!!
Hugoton Elementary School will be hosting an early enrollmentfor the 2014-2015 school year for any Kindergarten aged studentswho are not already enrolled at USD 210. Parents who want theirKindergarten students to be placed on a class list for next year atUSD 210 need to take this opportunity to enroll their child if he/shewill be 5 years old by August 31, 2014, and they are not alreadyenrolled in the USD 210 PreSchool or KinderPrep programs. Themeeting will be held in the Hullabaloo Room in the Early Child-hood Development Center on Tuesday, April 8, at 7:00 p.m. Tocompletely enroll a child the parents or guardians need to bringthe child’s original state birth certificate, complete immunizationrecord, current health assessment, and social security card to themeeting. If there are any questions please call the ECDC officeat 544-4334.
INSCRIPCIONES PARA KINDER EN EL USD 210
PARA EL CICLO ESCOLAR 2014-2015 PROXIMAMENTE!
La Escuela Primaria de Hugoton ofrecerá inscripciones para elciclo escolar 2014-2015 para todos los niños en edad de Kinderque no estén inscritos en el USD 210. Los padres de familia quequieran que sus hijos entren a Kinder sean anotados en la listade alumnos para el próximo año en el USD 210, debenaprovechar esta oportunidad para inscribir a su hijo(a) si él/ellatendrá 5 años cumplidos antes del 31 de agosto de 2014, y quetodavía no estén inscritos en nuestros programas de Pre-escolaro de KinderPrep. La junta será en el Salon Hullabaloo en el ECDC(Centro de Desarrollo Infantil), el martes 8 de abril a las 7:00 p.m.Para poder inscribir completamente a un niño, los padres o tutoresdeben traer la siguiente información a la junta: Acta de nacimientooriginal, cartilla de vacunación al corriente, exámen físico recientey su tarjeta de seguro social. Si tiene alguna pregunta por favorllame a la oficina del ECDC al teléfono 544-4334.
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SATURDAYNIGHTHugotonThe Best of the Best from the Southwest
LIVE
Saturday,April 5
7 p.m.at Memorial Hall
:Tickets are available atYardmaster or at the door
12 to Adult: $53 – 11: $3
Children under 3 get in free(All children must be
accompanied by an adult.)
Hugoton Early Childhood Development Pre-Kindergartenteacher Joan Perry and her afternoon Pre-K class are very ex-cited to learn Mrs. Perry will represent USD 210 at the RegionalBanquet for 2014 Kansas Teacher of the Year! Primary SchoolPrincipal Tiffany Boxum presented Mrs. Perry with the awardWednesday, March 12.
HCA announcesseveral upcomingevents
Heritage Christian Acad-emy announces enrollmentwill be open for preschoolthrough sixth grade studentsstarting Tuesday, April 1.Prospective preschool stu-dents must be four years oldby January 1, 2015.
If you’ve considered Chris-tian education and would likemore information, please visitthe school at 505 East FirstStreet in Hugoton to learnmore. You may also call 620-544-7005 or email [email protected]. They will behappy to answer any ques-tions you have. You can alsofind the school’s Facebookpage to see updates and pho-tos of students at both workand play!
The Fine Arts Festival isfast approaching! The eventwill be at First Southern Bap-tist Church, 2708 N. Third inGarden City Friday, March28. Students will participateby showcasing their artisticabilities through skits, solosand artwork.
HCA will also be hostingthe “Big Shake” for fourththrough sixth grade studentsMonday, April 14. Studentswill display their good man-ners and social interactionskills when community lead-ers visit the school.
NHS plans volleyball tourneyHugoton High School’s Na-
tional Honor Society can-celled the annual Mr. HHSpageant, but don’t fear! Theorganization has anotherevent planned for this comingSaturday: a benefit volleyballtournament and carnival!
The event will start at10:00 a.m. in the highschool’s east and west gyms.Concessions will be available.
Lots of fun activities areplanned for the carnival, in-cluding a cake walk, balloondarts, pie throwing, ring toss,dunk tank and face painting,
in addition to others. In the tradition of the Mr.
HHS pageant, proceedsraised from the event will bedonated to families with med-ical needs in the HugotonCommunity.
You and your family andfriends are invited and en-couraged to partake in thisfun event, and help out witha good cause.
Hugoton ECDC announces Kindergarten enrollment
Heritage students enjoyed avisit from a tiny fox March 10.
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The winter sports havecome to an end and it is timefor baseball, softball, trackand boys’ golf. Spring sportswill start with baseball Tues-day, March 25 when the boysmeet Liberal at the Eagles’home field at 4:00 p.m. in adoubleheader. Head coachRusty Crites will coach thevarsity boys again this year.
Softball will be coached byLance Cornelsen with the var-sity girls’ first game being athome March 27 againstK i s m e t - S o u t h w e s t e r nHeights. The doubleheaderwill start at 4:00 p.m.
High school track will startApril 4 at Ulysses with themeet beginning at 3:00 p.m.The team will again be
coached by Nick Rodriguez.The seventh and eighth gradetrack team will start theirseason April 1 at Meade.Coaching the younger ath-letes will be Jill Nech.
The boys’ golf team will bethe last to start the springseason with their first meetApril 10 at Liberal. Rex Evansis the golf coach again thisyear.
Harsh winter weather haspeople longing for warmer daysahead, and the Kansas Depart-ment of Wildlife, Parks andTourism (KDWPT) has the per-fect remedy for cabin fever.KDWPT invites outdoor enthu-siasts to “Spring Into Summer”Saturday, March 29 with a freeentrance day and open housesat all Kansas state parks. Mostparks will host special activitiesfor the whole family to enjoy.
Plus, visitors can enter astatewide drawing to win a freeone-night stay at a state parkcabin of their choice. No pur-chase is necessary. The free one-night stay must be used in2014, is subject to availability,and may be used for a singlenight or to extend a paid cabinreservation for another night.Limit one entry per person. The
drawing will be April 10, 2014.Local drawings will be at eachsite for items such as T-shirts.Visitors do not need to be pres-ent to win.
During Spring Into Summer,park goers can take advantageof low off-season camping per-mit prices. March 31 is the lastday annual camping permits arepriced at off-season discounts.April 1, the prices increase totheir regular prime-season lev-els. Visitors can purchase an-nual camping permits andmake cabin or campsite reser-vations during the open houses,as well. For pricing informationand to purchase permits online,go to the KDWPT Web site,ksoutdoors.com. For online per-mit purchases, clickLicense/Permits. For campsiteand cabin reservations, click
Reservations.Kansas motor vehicle owners
can now buy an annual park ve-hicle permit as part of their ve-hicle registration process. Thislower-price, non-transferablepermit is available only duringthe vehicle registration processat a motor vehicle registrationoffice, through the online vehicleregistration site at www.ksweb-tags.org, or when registering bymail. The Kansas State ParksPassport will expire when thevehicle registration expires ayear later.
The state parks and theirscheduled events are listedbelow. All park offices will beopen 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Theschedule is subject to changewithout notice. Cedar BluffCabin and facility tours: 9:00a.m. - 4:00 p.m.; Free hot dogfeed: 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.;Drawings for one youth T-shirt,one adult T-shirt, one hoodieand one hatCheneyDrawings for T-shirts; Cabintours and tour the NinnescahSailing Association facilities;Visit with members of the Ch-eney Lake Association ClintonDrawing for a free T-shirt; CabinOpen House: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00p.m., Wakarusa Valley Cabin;Animal Show-n-Tell: 11:00 a.m.,3:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m., ParkOffice; Search ‘n Find Activity:10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Prizes forall who participate; Craft Area:10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.; Draw-ings for free T-shirtsCrawfordFree Welcome Back breakfast:7:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m., Marina,hosted by Friends of CrawfordState Park, Donations welcomedto fund the July fireworks dis-play; Dedication for the DonLamb Fishing Access Area:10:00 a.m.; Disc golf tourna-ment: 11:00 a.m., Disc golf areaTours of the 160-acre SkinnerProperty: 1:00 p.m., Featureshistory of the area prior to state-hood and the “Bleeding Kansas”era; Tour a cabin: all dayEl DoradoNature photography hike: 10:00a.m., Walnut River Area trail-head in Eagle Pass camp-ground.; Archery Range: Openall day; Archery lessons: 10:00a.m. – 2:00 p.m., Equipmentprovided; Cabin tour: 10:00a.m. - 3:00 p.m., Walnut Riverarea; Free boat inspections: 8:00a.m. – 12:00 pm., Park OfficeElk CityFishing Derby: 1:00 p.m. – 4:00p.m., Kids Fishing Pond; Pas-ture Golf Tournament: Tee off8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.. $10 perteam, First place prize awardedHorseshoe Tournament: 3:00p.m. (2 Person Teams) $10 perteam, First place prize awardedGolf and horseshoe tournamentproceeds benefit park projects;Free cookout: 5:00 p.m., Doorprize drawings
Fall RiverWillow Bend Cabin tours:10:00a.m. – 2:00 p.m., Features re-cent improvementsGlen Elder (Waconda Lake)Cabin open: 10:00 a.m. - 3:00p.m.KanopolisCabin open house: 9:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m. MeadeOffice tours: 8:00 a.m. – 4:30p.m.; Trout Derby: 7:00 a.m. -5:30 p.m.; Drawings for ahoodie, two youth T- shirts, andtwo adult T-shirtsMilfordCrabapple Cottage open house:8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Adventure race: Times varyDrawings for a hoodie, twowater bottles with floating keychain, two T-shirtsPrairie Dog (Keith SebeliusReservoir)Adobe and school house tours:9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.; Cabintours: 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.;Drawings for one youth T-shirt,one adult T-shirt, one hoodieand one hatPrairie Spirit TrailOld Depot Museum in Ottawa:10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., Walk,bike or bring your pet. FreeLunchScott (Lake Scott)Cabin tours: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00p.m.; Display of John DeereGators and utility tractors:10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.; Displayof Traeger Grills by PercivalPacking: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.;Refreshments; Drawings for cof-fee mug, plastic water bottle,baseball cap, hoodie and a T-shirtTuttle CreekArchery Range: 10:00 - 2:00p.m., Open for archery, sling-shot, hatchet throwing, cross-bow; Nature Bird Hike: 9:00a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Meet at parkoffice; Kiowa Cabin open house:9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., refresh-ments served ; Hunter Educa-tion Field Day: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00p.m., Fancy Creek Range (Stu-dents must also attend class-room sessions at Green ValleyCommunity Center March 25and April 1 and pre-register atthe park office); Drawings fortwo T-shirts, a hoodie, coffeemugWebsterPlainville Boat Shop will displayboats and equipment: 10:00a.m. - 2:00 p.m.; Cabin tours:9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.; Refresh-ments- Drawings for two youthT-shirts, two adult T-shirts anda hoodie.
Submitted by KDWPT.
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Sports byReece McDaniels
Attention: Students and ParentsHugoton Recreation Commission
2014 Spring Activity Sign-up
Monday, March 24th - Friday, March 28th
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday-Friday
T-BALL - 5 & 6 Years (must be 5 by May 1st) - Cost $10
Blast Ball - 4 year olds (must be 4 by May 1st) - Cost $5
ALL SIGN UPS WILL BE AT THE HUGOTON RECREATION COMMISSION
211 S. Madison
Benefit VolleyballTournament & Carnival
Sponsored byNational Honor Society
Saturday, March 29Starting at 10 a.m.
High School West & East GymsConcessions will be available
Activities for All Ages
Volleyball Teams
• Cake Walk • Balloon Darts • Pie Throwing • Ring Toss •• Dunk Tank • Face Painting • and Many More!!
Cost: $50 per team6 people per team
2 female players requiredBring team roster and payment to
Mrs. Leininger’s Classroom or Fiss ArchitectureDeadline to sign up your team is March 27
To register or for more info, call Micah Baehler at 620-453-0958.
3 Grand Prize Winners3 Large Easter Baskets
will be given to the lucky grand prize winners.
Good Luck, Everybunny!
Now let’s hop to it: Decorate thisEaster picture with your favorite colors, then send it to us for yourchance to win!
Mail to: The Hugoton Hermes, 522 South Main Street, Hugoton, KS 67951
Coloring Contest Rules:1. Contest is for three age categories, childrenages 3-5, 6-8 & 9-11. 2. Contestants may use crayons, markers orcolored pencils to color the pictures. Adultsmay assist in completing the contest entryform, but may not assist in coloring.3. Entries are considered property of thisnewspaper and may be printed by thisnewspaper. 4. All entries must be in the Hugoton Hermesoffice by April 11, 2014 for consideration.
Thanks &“Hoppy” Easter!
Cut the picture out ofthe newspaper or stop by the
Hermes at 522 S. Main
Top 3 Winners Will Each Receive a Jumbo Easter Basket of Egg-citing Prizes! Contest Open to Junior Artists Ages 3-11.
Color in the Easter scene below, and send it to us for your chance to win!
In late March, a placid lakesurface might lead some to be-lieve major fish activity has yetto begin, but for Walleye, wavesof commotion are occurring be-neath the surface as males andfemales begin spawning. Assoon as water temperatures hit45-50 degrees, Walleye beginthe annual process, as otherfish species do each spring.
Most spawning activity oc-curs at night when femaleWalleye search for the perfectrocky shoreline to lay theireggs, and male Walleyes,who’ve been waiting on thespawning ground for days, fer-tilize them. With large femalesproducing as many as 300,000
eggs, it’s hard to believe thisspecies would need assistancewith the process, but even thebest laid plans are no match forMother Nature. In Kansaslakes, less than ten percent ofnaturally - spawned Walleyeeggs will hatch.
However, hatching successrates can be as high as 70 per-cent in a hatchery setting.That’s why every year aboutthis time, you’ll see Kansas De-partment of Wildlife, Parks andTourism (KDWPT) fisheries’ bi-ologists working tirelessly atselect Kansas lakes. Biologistsset nets to capture spawningWalleye, then harvest the eggsof ripe females. Once collected,
the eggs are then taken to astation where they are fertilizedwith milt, or sperm, taken frommale Walleyes caught from thesame body of water. After fertil-ization, the eggs are immedi-ately delivered to the Pratt andMilford fish hatcheries wherefish culturists work around theclock to ensure high hatch andsurvival rates of young Walleye,which are then stocked intoKansas lakes as is, or used toproduce other hybrid fishspecies. Last year, KDWPT’sWalleye Culture Program pro-duced 43 million Walleye fry(just hatched fish) and 660,000Walleye fingerlings (two-inchfish). With that same batch of
eggs, KDWPT staff were alsoable to produce 7.5 millionSaugeye fry, 400,000 Saugeyefingerlings (Walleye/Sauger hy-brids).
In addition to Walleye,KDWPT hatcheries also pro-duce Bluegill, Channel Catfish,Crappie, Largemouth Bass, Re-dear Sunfish, Sauger, Saugeye,Smallmouth Bass, StripedBass and Wipers.
For more information aboutKDWPT hatcheries and the fishthey produce, visit www.ksout-doors.com and click “Fish-ing/Hatcheries.”
Submitted by the KansasDepartment of Wildlife, Parksand Tourism.
Spring into summer at Kansas State Parks
A female Walleye can release as many as300,000 eggs, but less than ten percent will
survive in Kansas lakes. In hatchery settings,the number increases to nearly 70 percent.
Artificial Walleye spawning is a labor of love
Spring sports are gearing up
The United Sorghum Check-off Program Board will have fivepositions become vacant in December 2014, with one ofthose positions available toKansas sorghum growers.There are also two at-large po-sitions available to producersfrom any state. As organiza-tions in Kansas certified tonominate producers to serve on
the Board, the Kansas GrainSorghum Commission, KansasGrain Sorghum Producers As-sociation and Kansas Farm Bu-reau, collectively, are searchingfor sorghum producers inter-ested in appointment to theUnited Sorghum CheckoffBoard. The term for these seatswill expire at the Board’s wintermeeting in December 2017.
In accordance with the pro-gram rules, persons interestedin being nominated must be asorghum producer and need tocomplete and submit USDA’sForm AD-755 – Advisory Com-mittee Membership Back-ground Information, and theNominee’s Agreement to ServeForm along with a cover letteroutlining their interest to serveon the USCP Board. Applica-tion forms may also be ac-cessed on USDA’s Web site at:www.ams.usda.gov/lsmarket-ingprograms by selecting the“Sorghum Program.”
For consideration for sup-port by the three Kansas Certi-fied Producer Organizations,completed applications must bereceived at the office of theKansas Grain Sorghum Com-mission ([email protected]), Kansas Grain SorghumProducers Association ([email protected]) or theKansas Farm Bureau ([email protected]) office by 5:00p.m., Friday, April 25, 2014.
Hunting for spring turkeyscan have its own set of chal-lenges, but this year, finding aplace to hunt shouldn’t be oneof them. Thanks to the Walk-InHunting Access (WIHA) pro-gram offered through theKansas Department of Wildlife,Parks and Tourism (KDWPT),hunters in search of this hardybird will have access to nearly214,000 privately-owned acres,in addition to the state- andfederally-owned wildlife areas.And accessing maps to theselocations has never been easierbefore. Hunters can locate2014 Spring WIHA lands by:
- Grabbing a printed copy ofthe 2014 Spring Turkey Hunt-ing Atlas (available wherever li-censes are sold)
- Downloading an onlinecopy of the 2014 Spring TurkeyHunting Atlas from ksoutdoors.com
- Uploading the locations directly to a Garmin GPS Unit
- Uploading the locations tothe Google Earth digital globe,or handheld device throughGoogle Earth Mobile
Prior to accessing anyKansas WIHA properties,hunters are reminded to reviewthe WIHA Area Rules and Infor-mation section of the 2014Spring Turkey Hunting Atlas.
Although there are no addi-tional fees or sign-up requiredto access Kansas WIHA proper-ties, hunters are still encour-aged to be courteous ifsomeone else is already usingthe property. All enrolled tractsare marked with WIHA signs todesignate boundaries. If a tractshows on the map but doesn’thave signs, don’t access it.
WIHA land is enrolled voluntar-ily by Kansas landowners, whomay remove their property fromthe program at any time, forany reason. If a tract is re-moved, the signs will be takendown. It is up to hunters to beresponsible, respectful, ethicaland safe to ensure the futureavailability of these properties.
For more information aboutthe WIHA program, visit ksoutdoor.com/wiha.
The 2014 spring turkey sea-son will begin with the archeryand youth/disabled seasonApril 1-8, followed by the regu-
lar firearm season April 9-May31.
2014 Spring turkey permits for Units 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6 areavailable online or at any li-cense vendor through May 30.
Hunters who drew a Unit 4(southwest Kansas) springturkey permit earlier this yearmay also use their Unit 4 per-mit in adjacent Units 1, 2 and5.
Submitted by the KansasDepartment of Wildlife, Parksand Tourism.
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Spot treat broadleaf weeds ifnecessary. Treat on a day thatis 50 degrees F or warmer.Rain or irrigation within 24hours of application will reduceeffectiveness.April
Apply crabgrass preventerbetween April 1 and April 15,or apply preventer when theeastern redbud is in full bloom.If using a product with Barri-cade, apply two weeks earlier.Crabgrass preventers must bewatered in before they will startto work.May – August 15
Fertilize with one pound ofnitrogen per 1,000 square feetper application. More applica-tions will give a deeper greencolor, but will increase mowingand lead to thatch buildupwith bermudagrass and zoysi-agrass.
Bermudagrass – Use two tofour applications.
Zoysiagrass – Use one totwo applications. Too much ni-trogen leads to thatch buildup.
One Application: Apply inJune.
Two Applications: ApplyMay and July.
Three Applications: ApplyMay, June and early August.
Four Applications: ApplyMay, June, July and early Au-gust.June
If grubs have been a prob-lem in the past, apply a prod-uct containing imidacloprid bymid-July. Imidacloprid can be
applied as early as mid-May ifthere are problems with bill-bugs or May beetle grubs.These products kill the grubsbefore they cause damage.They are effective and safe butmust be watered in before theybecome active. June is a goodtime to core aerate a warm-season lawn. Core aeration willhelp alleviate compaction, in-crease the rate of water infiltra-tion, improve soil air exchangeand help control thatch.Late-July through August
If you see grub damage,apply a grub killer. If imidaclo-prid has been applied, thisshould not be necessary. Grubkillers must be watered in im-mediately.Late October
Spray for broadleaf weeds ifthey are a problem. Treat on aday that is at least 50 degreesF. Rain or irrigation within 24hours reduces effectiveness.Use the rates listed on the labelfor all products mentioned.
Lawn Calendar for Buffalograss
General CommentsBuffalograss has become
more popular in recent yearsdue to its reputation as a low-maintenance grass. Buffalo-grass requires less water andfertilizer than other turf-grasses. Buffalograss is anopen growing grass that willnot shade the soil as well asmost of the other turfgrasses.Weeds are often the result. Aregular mowing schedule canreduce broadleaf weed prob-lems as most broadleaves can-not survive consistent mowing.Those that do, either have arosette growing pattern (dan-delions, shepherds purse) orare “creepers” (henbit, chick-weed, spurge). Annual grassessuch as crabgrass or foxtail
can also be a problem. A goodweed preventer (prodiamine,pendimethalin or dithiopyr)may be needed to preventproblems.Buffalograss-March
Spot treat broadleaf weeds ifnecessary. The most importanttreatment for broadleaf weedsshould be in late October toearly November well after thebuffalograss is dormant. Treat-ments are much more effectiveat that time than in the spring,as the weeds are smaller andthe weeds are sending energy,as well as the herbicide, to theroots. Treatments in March areto take care of any “escapes”missed in the fall spraying.Spray early enough in Marchwhen the buffalograss is stilldormant. Look at the base ofthe plants to make sure thereis no green. Treat on a day thatis 50 degrees F or warmer.Rain or irrigation within 24hours of application will reduceeffectiveness. Use a combina-tion product such as Trimec,Weed-B-Gon or Weed-Out.Weed Free Zone is also goodand will give quicker resultsunder cool conditions.Buffalograss-April
Apply crabgrass preventerbetween April 1 and April 15,or apply preventer when theeastern redbud is in full bloom.If using a product with prodi-amine (Barricade), apply twoweeks earlier. Crabgrass pre-venters must be watered in be-fore they will work. Avoid usingbroadleaf herbicides when thebuffalograss is greening up, asinjury can result. The buffalo-grass will not be killed butgrowth will slow, making thebuffalograss less competitivewith weeds.Buffalograss-June
Fertilize with one pound of
nitrogen per 1,000 square feetduring June. More applicationswill give a deeper green color,but will encourage weeds. Ifyou feel a second application isneeded, apply in July.Buffalograss-June
If grubs have been a prob-lem in the past, apply a prod-uct containing imidacloprid bymid-July. Imidacloprid can beapplied as early as mid-May ifthere are problems with bill-bugs or May beetle grubs.These products kill the grubsbefore they cause damage.They are effective and safe butmust be watered in before theybecome active. Again, I wouldonly treat if grubs have been aproblem in the past. Note thewhole area may not need to betreated. The beetles laying theeggs for the grubs are attractedto lights and moist soil andthose areas are most likely tobe infested.Buffalograss-Late-July throughAugust
If you see grub damage,apply a grub killer. If imidaclo-prid has been applied or ifgrubs have not been a problemin the past, this should not benecessary. Grub killers mustbe watered in immediately.Buffalograss-Late October toEarly November
Spray for broadleaf weeds ifthey are a problem. Look care-fully as our winter annualssuch as chickweed and henbitare small and easily over-looked. Use a product thatcontains 2,4-D as it increaseseffectiveness on dandelions.Treat on a day that is at least50 degrees F. Rain or irrigationwithin 24 hours reduces effec-tiveness.
Use the rates listed on thelabel for all products men-tioned.
Nearly 214,000 Walk-In Hunting Access acres are available thisspring.
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Circle H Farm crew -- Circle H Farms gather their crew for aphoto. Left to right are Marlin Heger, Glenda Lighty, PaulLighty, Trent Slocum, John Riddlesperger, Lee Reynolds,Chuck Leininger, Lonnie Rheinheimer, Kirk Heger, DarinHeger and Butch Whitham. Marlin Heger has been with CircleH for 57 years. They do many farm related businesses includingselling seed grain and crop spraying.
B & T Farms, bales all different crops. Standing beside thebaler are Abe Sawatzky and Bryne Sullins.
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Jim Kramer of Kramer Seed, supplies certified wheat, corn andbarley seed to producers.
Dave Rome, Keith Rome and Steve Rome of Rome Farms pauseduring their busy day for a photo.
Chamber of Commerce salutes agriculture
Hansen Mueller’s facility superintendent Louis Schenk showsthe many piles of grain stored at their facility. Northwest Cotton Growers Coop Gin cleans and bales the
cotton grown locally.
Triple H Farms LLC, shown below, provide producers with seed.
Hugoton Area Chamberof Commerce salutes theagricultural members of theChamber of Commerce. Inthis Agriculture Week, theChamber wants to let all theagricultural members knowhow much they are appreci-ated.
A large crowd turned outfor the newly remodeledPhysical Therapy RibbonCutting. The Stevens CountyHealth Department had theiropen house the same day.
Southwest Friends of the
Arts Society will present “It’sSaturday Night Live: Hugo-ton” Saturday, April 5, 2014at the Memorial Hall.
Kappa Eta in conjunctionwith the Hugoton RecreationCommission and the Hugo-ton Area Chamber of Com-merce is sponsoring theirannual Easter Egg Hunt Sat-urday, April 19 starting at9:00 a.m. at the ParsonsSports Complex.
Local ag businesses appreciated
We had a large group of peo-ple ride the Activity Center busfor Live on Stage last Thursday toattend the musical Back onBroadway. If you have a seasonticket and would like to join usfor our next trip, we will be at-tending the last presentation ofthe season Tuesday, April 1. TheDiamonds, a 1950s rock and rollquartet, will be performing.
Please call the Activity Center ifyou would like to go with us. Liveon Stage will begin selling nextyear’s season tickets at this per-formance.
I have an interesting activityplanned for April Fool’s Day, soyou might want to eat with us atthe Activity Center Tuesday,April 1. The fun starts at 11:30a.m.
Saturday, April 5, is the nextSenior Social at 6:00 p.m. Pleasebring a salad to share and we’llhave a game after the meal.
The Southwest Kansas AreaAgency on Aging has two Certi-fied Marketplace Navigators whocan assist community memberswith Affordable Health Care. Ifyou have questions and needhelp, please call 620-225-8230and ask for Lyn Weatherhead orLyle Dotson. If you have ques-tions concerning caregiving, legalmatters, disability, health insur-ance, housing, etc., please callMichael Johnston at the samephone number.
Please note the Senior Centerwill be closed Wednesday, April23, so the employees can attenda food show in Amarillo, Tx.
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Students from 13 southwestKansas counties and four Col-orado counties were recognizedfor the scholarships they havebeen awarded from Fort HaysState University at the recentStudent Recognition Program inGarden City.
The annual Garden City SRPrecognizes students fromFinney, Grant, Greeley, Hamil-ton, Haskell, Kearny, Lane, Mor-ton, Scott, Seward, Stanton,Stevens and Wichita counties inKansas; and from Baca, Bent,Kiowa and Prowers counties inColorado.
Scholarships awarded at theSRPs include the $1,200 MillerBlack and Gold AcademicAward and the $800 Hays CitySilver Academic Award. Bothare renewable provided stu-dents maintain the minimumrequired academic standing.Also awarded are the $2,000FHSU Presidential Award, the$700 Fort Hays Bronze Aca-demic Award and the $500 Cop-per Academic Award, all ofwhich are one-time scholarshipsgiven only to incoming freshmenenrolling in college for the firsttime. The $1,000 Transfer Stu-
dent Scholarship, a one-timescholarship, is also given atSRPs.
Each SRP event also featurestwo drawings - one for a $400FHSU Student Recognition Pro-gram Scholarship and anotherfor an iPad.
Zane Littell, a 2014 HugotonHigh School graduate, acceptedan $800 Hays City Silver Aca-demic Award. Littell, son of
David and Brandy Littell ofHugoton, plans to major inchemistry.
Morganne Owens, a 2014Moscow High School graduate,accepted a $500 Copper Aca-demic Award and a $500 Aca-demic Opportunity Award innursing. Owens, daughter ofJennifer Owens from Moscow,plans to major in nursing.
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Kansas Department for Chil-dren and Families (DCF) Secre-tary Phyllis Gilmore is pleased toannounce DCF’s Anti-FraudUnit has substantially increasedinvestigations and judgmentssince it was created in 2011. TheUnit is also utilizing new technol-ogy to combat welfare benefitsfraud.
“Most benefits recipients arenot abusing the system,” Secre-tary Gilmore said. “For thosewho are, we’re working hard toensure the fraud stops so thatonly those who qualify for assis-tance will receive it.”
In 2012, nine new fraud spe-cial investigator positions werecreated, to bring the Anti-FraudUnit to a total of 16 investigatorsplus support staff. The group isspread across the state to coverDCF’s four regions. In 2013, theAnti-Fraud Unit implemented astatewide fraud investigations
and legal action case trackingsystem. The system createsnearly real-time ability to viewand assess statistics, trends andtypes of investigations..
In fiscal year (FY) 2012, fraudinvestigations totaled 1,213. InFY 2013, they increased to3,094. The total value of judg-ments in fraud cases for FY 2013was $941,846. During the firstquarter of FY 2014 alone, theAnti-Fraud Unit initiated 1,221investigations and establishedjudgments total $603,225.Today, for FY 2014, judgmentstotal $1.3 million. The unit iscurrently on track to see a 34percent increase in investiga-tions and more than double the
total amount of judgments com-pared to the previous fiscal year.
“I am proud of the good workthe Anti-Fraud Unit is doing,”Secretary Gilmore said. “Taxpay-ers deserve to know their hard-earned money is benefittingfamilies in need, not criminals.”
Ahead of a federal mandatethis month, DCF began using anew tool to crack down on pro-hibited use of the Kansas Bene-fits Cards/Vision card. TheFraud Navigator is technologypurchased from the current elec-tronics benefits transfer (EBT)contractor that allows DCF thecapability of identifying andblocking EBT transactions at re-stricted locations.
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Morganne Owens is pictured with FHSU President Edward H.Hammond, left, and Tanya Smith, assistant professor of nurs-ing. Photo courtesy of Fort Hays State University.
Zane Littell is pictured with FHSU President Edward H. Ham-mond, left, and Dr. James Hohman, chair of the Department ofChemistry. Photo courtesy of Fort Hays State University.
The Stevens County Hospital Auxiliary donatesmoney to the hospital for the purchase of twoflat screen television sets. Left to right areKendrea Hall, Judy Persinger, Linda Stalcup,
Eileen Gillespie, Sandy Skinner and June Trentham. This money is proceeds from theHospital Gift Shop.
SCH Auxiliary donates for two flat screens
Area students recognized for scholarships from Fort Hays State University
The Hospital Auxiliary do-nated money to Linda Stal-cup, representing StevensCounty Hospital, to purchasetwo flat screened televisionsets for the hospital.
The Auxiliary also hasthree continuing education
scholarships available in ad-dition to the scholarships fornursing or medical profes-sions offered to high schoolgraduates. Applications maybe picked up at the StevensCounty Hospital, StevensCounty Health Department
or the Stevens County Hospi-tal Gift Shop. These scholar-ships are limited to StevensCounty residents.
The monies for the televi-sions and scholarships allcame from proceeds of theHospital Gift Shop.
the adult winter reading pro-gram were drawn Monday.Winners were Amy Bryan, Bon-nie Lomax, and Annette Sosa.Everyone who participated inthe program and turned in en-tries received at least oneweekly prize.
All entries received duringthe program were then used toselect the three grand prize win-
ners of $100.00 in HugotonChamber of Commerce “Cham-ber Bucks.” The certificate is re-deemable at almost anyStevens County business. Win-ners of the three certificateswere Jana Crump, Vivian Evesand Fritz Goebel. Congratula-tions to all our participants.
PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITThe photography exhibit will
begin Tuesday April 1. You maybring your photos to the library
the week before the exhibit be-gins. We will set up the displayThursday and Friday, March 27and 28. You may register yourphotographs using a form lo-cated on our Web site or at thelibrary.
SUMMER READINGThirty summer reading t-
shirt designs meeting the crite-ria for submission are noweligible for voting. A voting formis available in the front hallwayof the library. Anyone is entitledto help us select the winningdesign for the “Fizz, Boom,Read” summer reading pro-gram. Voting will close Friday,April 11.
UPCOMING EVENTS AT THE SCL
March 24 through 28 – Li-brary accepting photos for AprilExhibit
March 27, 6:00 p.m. – Ed-ward Jones investment semi-nar in meeting room
March 29, 1:00 p.m. – Meetthe Candidate in meeting room
p.m. – Stevens County HealthDepartment in meeting room
April 16 – Library closed sostaff can attend J. Jeff Koberseminar in Dodge
April 18 – Library closed forGood Friday
April 19 – Library open reg-ular hours
April 19, 3:00 p.m. – Legisla-tive Update in meeting room
April 30 – Final Circle Time July 7 – 11 – Library Centen-
nial Celebration
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Ordinance No. 14-04An Ordinance granting Black
Hills/Kansas Gas Utility Company,LLC d/b/a Black Hills Energy, a
Kansas corporation, its lessees, suc-cessors and assigns, a natural gas
franchise and the authority to con-struct, operate, maintain, and ex-
tend a natural gas distribution plantand system, and granting the rightto use the streets, alleys, and otherpublic places within the present or
future corporate limits of the City ofMoscow, Kansas
Be it ordained by the Governing Body ofthe City of Moscow, Kansas, as follows:
FRANCHISE GRANTED The City of Moscow, Kansas (hereinafterreferred to as “Grantor”), hereby grantsa non-exclusive franchise to BlackHills/Kansas Gas Utility Company, LLCd/b/a Black Hills Energy, a Kansas lim-ited liability corporation (hereinaftercalled “Grantee”), its lessees, successorsand assigns. Grantee is hereby grantedthe right, privilege, franchise, permis-sion and authority to lay, construct, in-stall, maintain, operate and extend in,along, over, above or across the presentand future streets, alleys, avenues,bridges, public rights-of-way and publiceasements as are now within the pres-ent or future limits of said Grantor, anatural gas distribution system and allfacilities necessary for the purpose ofsupplying natural gas or processed gasand other operations connected there-with or incident thereto for all purposesto the inhabitants of said Grantor andconsumers in the vicinity thereof, andfor the distribution of natural gas fromor through said Grantor to points be-yond the limits thereof. Such facilitiesshall include, but not be limited to, allmains, services, pipes, poles, communi-cation devices, conduits and all otherapparatus and appliances necessary orconvenient for transporting, distributingand supplying natural gas for all pur-poses for which it may be used, and todo all other things necessary and properin providing natural gas service to theinhabitants of Grantor and in carryingon such business.
TERM The rights and privileges granted here-under shall remain in effect for a periodof twenty (20) years from the effectivedate of this Ordinance.
FRANCHISE FEES OR TAXES In exchange for the franchise grantedherein, Grantee shall collect from its gascustomers located within the corporatelimits of Grantor and pay to Grantor anamount equal to three percent (3%) ofgross receipts Grantee derives from thesale, distribution or transportation ofgas delivered within the present or fu-ture limits of Grantor. Gross receipts asused herein are revenues received fromthe sale, distribution or transportationof gas, after adjustment for the netwrite-off of uncollectible accounts andcorrections of bills theretofore rendered.The amount paid by Grantee shall be inlieu of, and Grantee shall be exemptfrom, all other fees, charges, taxes or as-sessments which the Grantor may im-pose for the privilege of doing businesswithin the present or future corporatelimits of Grantor, including, withoutlimitation, excise taxes, occupationtaxes, licensing fees, or right-of-way per-mit fees, and in the event the Grantorimposes any such fee, charge, tax or as-
sessment, the payment to be made byGrantee in accordance with this sectionshall be reduced in an amount equal toany such fee, charge, tax or assessmentimposed upon the Grantee. Ad Valoremproperty taxes imposed generally uponall real and personal property within thepresent or future corporate limits ofGrantor shall not be deemed to affectGrantee’s obligations under this section.
Grantee shall report and pay anyamount payable under this section on asemi-annual basis. Such payment shallbe made no more than thirty (30) daysfollowing the close of the period forwhich payment is due. Initial and finalpayments shall be prorated for the por-tions of the periods at the beginning andend of the term of this Ordinance.
Grantee shall list the franchise fee col-lected from customers as a separateitem on bills for utility service issued toits customers. If at any time the KansasCorporation Commission or other au-thority having proper jurisdiction pro-hibits such recovery, then Grantee willno longer be obligated to collect and paythe franchise fee. Any customer refundsordered by the Commission or other au-thority due to an unlawful or prohibitedcollection of the franchise fee collectedby Grantee and remitted to Grantorshall be refunded by Grantor.
Within ten (10) days of the date of thisordinance, Grantor shall provideGrantee with a map of its corporate lim-its (the “Map”). The Map shall be of suf-ficient detail to assist Grantee indetermining whether their customersreside within Grantor’s corporate limits.The Map along with Grantee’s Geo-graphic Information System (“GIS”)mapping information shall serve as thebasis for determining Grantee’s obliga-tion hereunder to collect and pay thefranchise fee from customers; provided,however, that if the Grantor’s corporatelimits are changed by annexation orotherwise, it shall be the Grantor’s soleresponsibility to (a) update the Map sothat the changes are included therein,and (b) provide the updated Map to theGrantee.
Grantee’s obligation to collect and paythe franchise fee from customers withinan annexed area shall not commenceuntil the later: (a) of sixty (60) days afterGrantee’s receipt from the Grantor of anupdated Map including the annexedarea, or (b) after Grantee’s receipt fromthe Grantor of an updated Map includ-ing the annexed area as is reasonablynecessary for Grantee to identify thecustomers in the annexed area obli-gated to pay the franchise fee; provided,further that neither party shall have theobligation to correct a mistake, includ-ing but not limited to collection of the feeby Grantee from its customers or remit-tance of that fee by Grantee to Grantor,that is discovered more than one (1)year after the occurrence thereof.Grantor shall indemnify Grantee fromclaims of any nature, including attorneyfees, arising out of or related to the im-position and collection of the franchisefee. In addition, Grantee shall not be li-able for paying franchise fees from or toany customer originally or subsequentlyidentified, or incorrectly identified, byGrantor or by Grantee, as being subjectto the franchise fee or being subject to adifferent level of franchise fees or beingexempt from the imposition of franchisefees.
Grantor shall have access to and theright to examine, during normal busi-
ness hours, such of Grantee’s books, re-ceipts, files, records and documents asis necessary to verify the accuracy ofpayments due hereunder. If it is deter-mined that a mistake was made in thepayment of any franchise fee requiredhereticide, the mistake shall be cor-rected promptly upon discovery suchthat any under-payment by Granteeshall be paid within thirty (30) days ofrecalculation of the amount due, andany over-payment by Grantee shall bededucted from the next payment ofsuch franchise fee due by Grantee toGrantor.
GOVERNING RULES AND REGULA-TIONS The franchise granted hereunder is sub-ject to all conditions, limitations and im-munities now provided for, or ashereafter amended, and applicable tothe operations of a public utility, bystate or federal law. The rates to becharged by Grantee for service withinthe present or future corporate limits ofGrantor and the rules and regulationsregarding the character, quality andstandards of service to be furnished byGrantee, shall be under the jurisdictionand control of such regulatory body orbodies as may, from time to time, bevested by law with authority and juris-diction over the rates, regulations andquality and standards of service to besupplied by Grantee. Provided however,should any judicial, regulatory or leg-islative body having proper jurisdictiontake any action that precludes Granteefrom recovering from its customers anycost associated with services providedhereunder, then Grantee and Grantorshall renegotiate the terms of this Ordi-nance in accordance with the actiontaken. In determining the rights and du-ties of the Grantee, the terms of this Or-dinance shall take precedence over anyconflicting terms or requirements con-tained in any other ordinance enactedby the Grantor.
PROVISION FOR INADEQUATE EN-ERGY SUPPLIES If an energy supplier is unable to fur-nish an adequate supply of energy dueto an emergency, an order or decision ofa public regulatory body, or other actsbeyond the control of the Grantee, thenthe Grantee shall have the right and au-thority to adopt reasonable rules andregulations limiting, curtailing or allo-cating extensions of service or supply ofenergy to any customers or prospectivecustomers, and withholding the supplyof energy to new customers, providedthat such rules and regulations shall beuniform as applied to each class of cus-tomers or prospective customers, andshall be non-discriminatory as betweencommunities receiving service from theGrantee.
CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTE-NANCE OF GRANTEE’S FACILITIES Any pavements, sidewalks or curbingtaken up and any and all excavationsmade shall be done in such a manneras to cause only such inconvenience tothe inhabitants of Grantor and the gen-eral public as is reasonably necessary,and repairs and replacements shall bemade promptly by Grantee, leavingsuch properties in as good a conditionas existed immediately prior to excava-tion.
Grantee agrees that for the term of thisfranchise, it will use its best efforts tomaintain its facilities and equipment ina condition sufficient to meet the cur-rent and future energy requirements ofGrantor, its inhabitants and industries.
While maintaining its facilities andequipment, Grantee shall obtain per-mits as required by ordinance and willfix its excavations within a commerciallyreasonable time period, except that inemergency situations Grantee shall takesuch immediate unilateral actions as itdetermines are necessary to protect thepublic health safety, and welfare; inwhich case, Grantee shall notifyGrantor as soon as reasonably possible.Within a reasonable time thereafter,Grantee shall request and Grantor shallissue any permits or authorizations re-quired by Grantor for the actions con-ducted by Grantee during theemergency situation.
Grantor will give Grantee reasonablenotice of plans for street improvementswhere paving or resurfacing of a perma-nent nature is involved that affectsGrantee’s facilities. The notice shall con-tain the nature and character of the im-provements, the rights-of-way uponwhich the improvements are to bemade, the extent of the improvements,and the time when the Grantor will startthe work, and, if more than one right-of-way is involved, the order in whichthe work is to proceed. The notice shallbe given to the Grantee as soon as prac-tical in advance of the actual com-mencement of the work, consideringseasonable working conditions, to per-mit the Grantee to make any additions,alterations, or repairs to its facilities.
EXTENSION OF GRANTEE’S FACILI-TIES Upon receipt and acceptance of a validapplication for service, Grantee shall,subject to its own economic feasibilitycriteria as approved by the Kansas Cor-poration Commission make reasonableextensions of its distribution facilities toserve customers located within the cur-rent or future corporate limits ofGrantor.
RELOCATION OF GRANTEE’S FACIL-ITIES If Grantor elects to change the grade ofor otherwise alter any street, alley, av-enue, bridge, public right-of-way orpublic place for a public purpose, un-less otherwise reimbursed by federal,state or local legislative act or govern-mental agency, Grantee, upon reason-able notice from Grantor, shall removeand relocate its facilities or equipmentsituated in the public rights-of-way, atthe cost and expense of Grantee, if suchremoval is necessary to prevent interfer-ence with Grantor’s facilities.
If Grantor orders or requests Grantee torelocate its facilities or equipment forthe primary benefit of a commercial orprivate project, or as a result of the ini-tial request of a commercial or privatedeveloper or other non-public entity,and such removal is necessary to pre-vent interference with such project, thenGrantee shall receive payment for thecost of such relocation as a preconditionto relocating its facilities or equipment.
Grantor shall consider reasonable alter-natives in designing its public worksprojects and exercising its authorityunder this section so as not to arbitrar-ily cause Grantee unreasonable addi-tional expense. If alternative publicright-of-way space is available, Grantorshall also provide a reasonable alterna-tive location for Grantee’s facilities.Grantor shall give Grantee written no-tice of an order or request to vacate apublic right-of-way; provided, however,that its receipt of such notice shall notdeprive Grantee of its right to operate
and maintain its existing facilities insuch public right-of way until it (a) if ap-plicable, receives the reasonable cost ofrelocating the same and (b) obtains areasonable public right-of-way, dedi-cated utility easement, or private ease-ment alternative location for suchfacilities.
CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATIONGrantor acknowledges that certain in-formation it might request from Granteepursuant to this Ordinance may be of aproprietary and confidential nature, andthat such requests may be subject tothe Homeland Security Act or other con-fidentiality protections under state orfederal law. If Grantee requests that anyinformation provided by Grantee toGrantor be kept confidential due to itsproprietary or commercial value,Grantor and its employees, agents andrepresentatives shall maintain the con-fidentiality of such information, to theextent allowed by law. If Grantor is re-quested or required by legal or admin-istrative process to disclose any suchproprietary or confidential information,Grantor shall promptly notify Grantee ofsuch request or requirement so thatGrantee may seek an appropriate pro-tective order or other relief.
FORCE MAJEURE It shall not be a breach or default underthis Ordinance if either party fails toperform its obligations hereunder due toforce majeure. Force majeure shall in-clude, but not be limited to, the follow-ing: l) physical events such as acts ofGod, landslides, lightning, earthquakes,fires, freezing, storms, floods, washouts,explosions, breakage or accident or ne-cessity of repairs to machinery, equip-ment or distribution or transmissionlines; 2) acts of others such as strikes,work-force stoppages, riots, sabotage,insurrections or wars; 3) governmentalactions such as necessity for compli-ance with any court order, law, statute,ordinance, executive order, or regula-tion promulgated by a governmental au-thority having jurisdiction; and (4) anyother causes, whether of the kind hereinenumerated or otherwise not reason-ably within the control of the affectedparty to prevent or overcome. Eachparty shall make reasonable efforts toavoid force majeure and to resolve suchevent as promptly as reasonably possi-ble once it occurs in order to resumeperformance of its obligations hereun-der; provided, however, that this provi-sion shall not obligate a party to settleany labor strike.
HOLD HARMLESS Grantee, during the term of this Ordi-nance, agrees to save harmless Grantorfrom and against all claims, demands,losses and expenses arising directly outof the negligence of Grantee, its employ-ees or agents, in constructing, operat-ing, and maintaining its distributionand transmission facilities or equip-ment; provided, however, that Granteeneed not save Grantor harmless fromclaims, demands, losses and expensesarising out of the negligence of Grantor,its employees or agents.
SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS All rights, privileges and authoritygranted to Grantee hereunder shallinure to the benefit of Grantee’s lessees,successors and assigns, subject to theterms, provisions and conditions hereincontained, and all obligations imposedupon Grantee hereunder shall be bind-ing upon Grantee’s lessees, successorsand assigns.
NO THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIESThis Ordinance constitutes a franchiseagreement between the Grantor andGrantee. No provision of this Ordinanceshall inure to the benefit of any thirdperson, including the public at large, soas to constitute any such person as athird party beneficiary of the agreementor of any one or more of the termshereof, or otherwise give rise to anycause of action for any person not aparty hereto.
SEVERABILITY If any clause, sentence or section of thisOrdinance is deemed invalid by any ju-dicial, regulatory or legislative body hav-ing proper jurisdiction, the remainingprovisions shall not be affected.
NON WAIVER Any waiver of any obligation or defaultunder this Ordinance shall not be con-strued as a waiver of any future de-faults, whether of like or differentcharacter.
REPEAL CONFLICTING ORDI-NANCES This Ordinance, when accepted byGrantee as provided below, shall consti-tute the entire agreement between theGrantor and the Grantee relating to thefranchise granted by Grantor hereun-der, and the same shall supersede allprior ordinances relating thereto, andany terms and conditions of such priorordinances or parts of ordinances inconflict herewith are hereby repealed.Ordinance No. 94-l of the City ofMoscow, Kansas, is hereby repealed asof the effective date hereof.
EFFECT AND INTERPRETATION OFORDINANCE The captions that precede each sectionof this Ordinance are for convenienceand/or reference only and shall not betaken into consideration in the interpre-tation of any of the provisions of this Or-dinance.
EFFECTIVE DATE AND ACCEPT-ANCE This Ordinance shall become effectiveand be a binding contract between theGrantor and Grantee upon its final pas-sage and approval by Grantor, in accor-dance with applicable laws andregulations, and upon Grantee’s accept-ance by written instrument, within sixty(60) days of passage by the GoverningBody, and filing with the Clerk of theCity of Moscow, Kansas. The Clerk ofthe City of Moscow, Kansas shall signand affix the community seal to ac-knowledge receipt of such acceptance,and return one copy to Grantee. IfGrantee does not, within sixty (60) daysfollowing passage of this Ordinance, ei-ther express in writing its objections toany terms or provisions containedtherein, or reject this Ordinance in itsentirety, Grantee shall be deemed tohave accepted this Ordinance and all ofits terms and conditions.
Passed and approved by the GoverningBody of the City of Moscow, Kansas,this 3rd day of March, 2014.
/s/William BellMayor
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/s/Norma NajeraClerk of City of Moscow, Kansas
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March 2 was the NationalEducation Association’sRead Across America Day,celebrated each year on thebirthday of Dr. Seuss. TheSeussical celebration kicksoff a week of reading acrossthe nation. As Dr. Seusshimself said, “You’re nevertoo old, too wacky, too wild,to pick up a book and readwith a child.” Is it coincidence the verynext day marks a somewhatlesser-known holiday: If PetsHad Thumbs Day? We thinknot - and so, we offer ourown Seussical take on theholiday worthy of a Seussbook … with a Social Secu-rity twist.
If Pets Had Thumbs Your pet may appearslower to some, but whatcould your pet do if it had athumb? Your pet may still use hismouth to eat, yet for playingball he could use his frontfeet. A dog who is happy mayusually wag, but may find a‘thumbs up’ less of a drag. Dogs love to chase carsand sometimes a bike, butusing a thumb, they maylearn to hitchhike. Let’s not forget cats, solight on their feet, who mayopen the fridge to find some-thing to eat. The cat in your fridge? Be-fore you get bitter, consider,with thumbs, it could changeits own litter.
Thumbed dogs and catswould grow ambitious, I’llbet, and soon would be surf-ing the Internet. Typing and clicking andspending the day browsingthe pictures at ASPCA. You could put them towork doing something theylove with a visit to socialsecurity.gov. A golden retriever’s asgood as it gets for retrieving avariety of estimates. Our Retirement Estimatoris where to send her if shehas thumbs and can remem-ber. The place to go for thethumbed pet you love is ourWeb site: socialsecurity.gov. Getting an estimate is veryeasy, so your pet can do it inone-two-threesy. Thumbs are in style, butyou won’t find a vet who canyet transplant one on a pet,I’ll bet. So if you need a retirementestimate, we suggest you andyour thumb browse the net. With your pet at your sidegiving loyal, thumb-less love,pay a visit, yourself, towww.socialsecurity.gov.
SOCIAL SECURITY NEWSBy Rich Fowler, Social Security Operations Supervisor in Dodge City
Alexa has experienced 700 books in the 1,000 Books Before Kinder-garten challenge at the Stevens County Library. Way to go Alexa!
from The Stevens County Gas & Historical MuseumGladys Renfro, Beulah Carter and Linda McCrary
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The Kansas Historical So-ciety announced an originalcopy of the 1855 Topeka Con-stitution recently discoveredby the National Archives isnow available on KansasMemory. The Topeka Consti-tution is most notable as thefirst of three free-state consti-tutions to prohibit slavery inthe territory. At the time itwas drafted, the original wasto have been filed in the officeof the executive committee ofKansas Territory, but it wasnever in the holdings of theState Archives. The locationof the original is unknown,and it was only recently dis-covered that an 1855 hand-written copy was found in therecords of the United StatesCongress. The NationalArchives placed the first pageonline and the Friends of theFree State Capitol from Con-stitution Hall Topeka discov-
ered its existence and notifiedthe Historical Society. TheFriends of the Free StateCapitol made a presentationabout the document’s discov-ery at the Kansas HistoricalFoundation Annual Meetingin November 2013. The Na-tional Archives provided im-ages of the 26-pagedocument to the HistoricalSociety, which are availableat kansasmemory.org/item/221061.
The State Archives holdsoriginal documents for theother three constitutionswritten for Kansas: proslav-ery Lecompton (1857) andfree-state Leavenworth (1858)and Wyandotte (1859), whichbecame the state constitu-tion. Kansas Memory is theHistorical Society’s onlinedigital archives.
The Friends of the FreeState Capitol preserve the
history of Constitution HallTopeka where the originaldocument was signed.
The Kansas Historical So-ciety is a state agency thatoperates the Kansas Museumof History, State Archives,Kansas State Capitol VisitorCenter, and 16 state historicsites. For more information,visit kshs.org.
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Sunday, March 30Clint & Evelyn Price share
about the “New Creation”ministry in Wichita at RollaUMC; 10:00 a.m.
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The Dermot Communitywill host their monthly sup-per this Saturday, March 29.The meal will begin at 7:00p.m. at the Dermot School.
Aspen Sohm, a fifth graderat Rolla Elementary Schooland daughter of Greg andBecky Sohm, recently receivednotification that she qualifiedto represent Rolla in theKansas Geographic Bee.
The Bee will be Friday,April 4 at the Dwight D.Eisenhower Presidential Li-brary and Museum in Abilene.The competition will be a two-step process with five concur-rent preliminary rounds of 20students each and a singlefinal competition. The ten
students with the highestoverall scores from the fivePreliminary Round rooms ad-vance to the Final Round.
“March for Meals” rolls into Rolla
Aspen will compete at BeeThe Rolla Senior Center celebrates St.Patrick’s Day and kicks off the Kansas Mealson Wheels program. In front, left to right areRetta Thrall, Barbara Rich, Betty Clinesmith,
Doris Feldman, Dick Rodriguez, Karen Ro-driguez and Jack Higgins. In the back row areFrances Richardson, Paula Cowser and EdraHill.
Clint and Evelyn Price
Clint and EvelynPrice to share “NewCreation” ministry
Kansas gasprices down
Dermot CommunitySupper is Saturday
History Bee benefitdinner served Sunday
Local students named to KU honor roll
Original copy of 1855 Topeka Constitution available
Aspen Sohm
The week of March 17-21was the annual recognitionfor the Kansas Meals onWheels program. This year itwas known as “March forMeals”.
Paula Cowser, City of Rollamayor, was asked by meal di-rector Frances Richardson if
she could come and helpserve the patrons of the RollaSenior Center Tuesday,March 18. Paula was presentand Cassie Thrall from CityHall was there to capture themoment.
Meals on Wheels is a bigpart of the Rolla Senior Cen-
ter. The meals are brought toRolla by Frances fromElkhart every day. This is atime honored tradition thatwill hopefully continue tothrive.
The senior center hosted aBINGO party Tuesday, March25, after the noon meal.
Clint and Evelyn Pricehave rescheduled their trip tospeak to the Rolla/RichfieldUnited Methodist Churchesin a combined service Sun-day, March 30 at Rolla. Theservice will begin at 10:00a.m. They will be sharingabout the “New Creation”ministry, located in Wichita.Clint is a 1988 graduate ofRolla High School and theson of Ken and Mary AnnPrice and the grandson of Esther Price of Rolla.
Sunday, March 30 will bea free will donation dinner forChandler Burrows and GarryNorton to attend the NationalHistory Bee in Washington,D.C.
The menu will includechili, cinnamon rolls, cheeseand crackers. It will begin at11:00 a.m. and end at 1:00p.m. and will be served in theRolla High School multipur-pose room.
Please come and eat alovely meal and support theboys as they get ready to takeon the rest of the nation atthe National History Bee.
Taylor Cameron andChristopher Drew Hull havebeen recognized for being onthe honor roll at the Universityof Kansas in Lawrence.Christopher’s last name wasaccidently put as Drew instead
of Hull. Both are graduates ofRolla High School: Taylor in2013 and Christopher in 2009.
Taylor is majoring in Art His-tory and is the daughter of Can-dice Cameron and Brad Shotes.
Christopher is majoring in
History and Anthropology andis the son of Charles and JeanAnn Hull. Christopher willgraduate in May from KU.
As KU alumni Mary Court-ney would say, “Rock ChalkJayhawk!”
Average retail gasolineprices in Kansas have fallen2.4 cents per gallon in thepast week, averaging $3.40per gallon Sunday, accordingto GasBuddy's daily survey of1,329 gas outlets in Kansas.This compares with the na-tional average that has notmoved in the last week to$3.51 per gallon, according togasoline price Web site Gas-Buddy.com.
Including the change ingas prices in Kansas duringthe past week, prices Sundaywere 10.2 cents per gallonlower than the same day oneyear ago and are 12.6 centsper gallon higher than amonth ago. The national av-erage has increased 10.2cents per gallon during thelast month and stands 13.0cents per gallon lower thanthis day one year ago.
"As I expected, the panic atthe pump slowed consider-ably in the last week, with thenational barely grinding outan increase in the last week,"said GasBuddy.com SeniorPetroleum Analyst PatrickDeHaan. "A cooling in oilprices during the previousweek heavily influenced lastweek's quieter increase.While oil prices haven'tmoved much higher, we arestarting to see more chatterabout refinery incidents asmore of them finish mainte-nance and get back online,and this can lead to spikes ingasoline prices if several re-fineries see unexpected out-ages or longer than normalreturn to production times,so motorists should be vigi-lant that while I don't expectprices across the nation tospike significantly, it's a riskthat's on the table, " DeHaansaid.
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Cyclones basketball team Front: Gillian Heger and Melissa Gonzalez; kneeling: BrecklynHertel, Francis Gaskill and Angelica Bojorquez; and back: Jessica Martinez, Jaelyn Kelley,Coach Heath Kelley, McKenna Hamlin and Gracie Porter. Not Pictured: Ruth Martinez.
Cowboys basketball team Front: Madison Holt and Molly McClure; kneeling: Jazlyn Montiel,Ashley Lucio and Toby McClure. Back: Coach Michael Kiley, Shelby Brechbuhler, JanetteBojorquez, Rolanda Gerber and Joanna Bojorquez.
Bears basketball team Front: Madison Crawford and Marrine Williams; kneeling: MeganRobson, Ladota Persing and Daphne Monroy; and back: Mikayla Martin, Brook Topliss,Mikyn Hamlin, Joslyn Hayes, Chloe Martin and Coach Misty Martin.
2014 Hugoton Recreation Commission Basketball Teams
Sooners basketball team Front: Emily Rojas and Claudia Clark; kneeling: Marissa Mendoza,Allison Goode and Leslie Martinez; and back: Coach Stacey Dillinger, Aubrey Brechbuhler,Daisy Maravilla, Stephany Villa, Grace Dillinger and Coach Derek Dillinger.
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Jayhawks basketball team Front: Jazaray Monge and Brooklyn Miller; kneeling: BaileyMiller, Yessica Calleja and Ana Cruz; and back: Coach Russell Jays, Alexis Jays, MarissaSaucedo and Mikayla Martin. Not Pictured: Faith Degollado and Shayla Shank.
Huskies basketball team Front: Breckyn Haar and Eadyn Bertram; kneeling: Taylor Grubbs,Nethali Hernandez, Kerrigan Rawlins and Cora Merritt; row three: Alexa Sanchez, GraceMerritt and Martha Saldana; and back: Coach Tom Hicks, Johanna Rawlins and Coach SaraMerritt.
Wildcats basketball team Front: Denesse Delgado and Abbey Goode; kneeling: Jordyn Beard,Brianna Mangels and Jenna Martin; and back: Jenna Beesley, Coach Jennifer Beesley, ShayleeCos, Veronica Vergara, Coach Susie Baeza and Amber Baeza.
Tigers basketball team Front: Cami Maravilla and Lily Calleja; kneeling: Reygan Kiley andAna Mendez; and back: Coach Mindy Cornelsen, Ella Martin, Audra Perry, Haley VanBeekum and Coach Tami Van Beekum. Not Pictured: Kenzie Garza.
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The public is invited to hear
the Lundstromsshare their inspiring story
Saturday, April 127:30 p.m.
at Memorial Hall, Hugoton, KS
Admission is free. A freewill o!ering will be taken.Ministry resource material will be available.
Larry and Gloria Lundstrom of Sisseton, South Dakota, havetraveled the U.S. and Canada for over 40 years. Together, theyshare a heart for families in crisis. As uncertainty and brokenness have reshaped the very framework of today’sfamilies, the ministry of Larry and Gloria Lundstrom bringsan inspiring and transparent, yet life-changing message.Their unique style of music, humor and ministry, combinedwith a genuine presentation of the Gospel, transcendsboundaries of age, status, culture and belief expressing acompelling voice of truth.Plan now to attend and bring a friend with you so that theirlife might be touched as well.
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History From The HermesCompiled by Ruthie Winget
Thursday, March 26, 2009Kristin Farnum has been
hired as the new ExecutiveDirector for the Hugoton AreaChamber of Commerce.Kristin was born and raisedin Hugoton.
A new business is now inHugoton. Erica Kolb is theowner of the new Apple Blos-soms which specializes innice women’s clothing.
Thursday, March 25, 2004Pete Hickey and Eddie
Kerbow are the new PublicTransportation Officers at theStevens County CommunityHealth Office. They are thedrivers of the Public Trans-portation bus.Thursday, March 31, 1994
Five gunshot wounds tothe head has been estab-lished as the cause of deathof murder victim Scott Web-
ber. Scott, a 1985 graduate ofHugoton High School hadworked for radio stations as adisc jockey. KBI is assistingin the continuing investiga-tion into the death.
Shelby Gerrond was firstplace winner from the eighthgrade in the biological re-search division of the Hugo-ton Science Fair. Secondplace was won by CaressaMartin and RechelleBrecheisen.Thursday, March 29, 1984
Chelle Heger, a music stu-dent at Friends Bible College,will present her junior pianorecital in Wichita April 2,1984. Miss Heger is thedaughter of Marlin and ErmaHeger of Hugoton.Thursday, March 28, 1974
The grand opening of thenewly remodeled McDonaldStore marks its twentiethyear in Hugoton. ArlynHanguist has managed theHugoton store since 1959.
Thursday, April 2, 1964The new water tower lo-
cated at the south edge ofHugoton is progressing veryrapidly. When the watertower is completed it will be
the second one like it in theUnited States. The only otherone at this time is located inWisconsin.
Lawrence Wallace has re-cently purchased Mike’s ShoeRepair Shop. The Wallaceshave lived in Hugoton andStevens County since 1954.
Friday, March 31, 1939Two Ford cars, a 1939 four
door sedan belonging to W.C.Light, driven by his son PaulLight, and a Model A Road-ster, driven by Tom Cox, all ofRolla, collided about one anda half miles west of Hugotonjust after dark. Both cars
were wrecked probably be-yond repair. Injuries to thosein the cars were not serious.Friday, March 21, 1924
Hugoton records itslargest school enrollment inhistory with 105 in highschool and 253 in gradeschool.
Last Thursday, the Inter-national Association of Chiefsof Police (IACP), United StatesDepartment of Transporta-tion (DOT), Louisiana StatePolice, and state police andhighway patrol leaders fromover 40 states joined forces toannounce the Drive to SaveLives Campaign at a pressconference in New Orleans,La. Kansas Highway PatrolColonel Ernest E. Garcia wason hand to pledge the Patrol’ssupport for the campaign.
The implementation of theDrive to Save Lives Campaignis a united effort by state po-lice and highway patrol lead-ers to reduce highwayfatalities by 15 percent in2014. More than 33,000deaths occur each year onthe nation’s roadways. High-way fatalities rank as one ofthe top 12 causes of death inthe United States and it is theleading cause of death amongteens. This is unacceptablebecause most crashes arepreventable.
In order to decrease high-way fatalities, state policeand highway patrol leadersfrom the IACP Division ofState and Provincial Policewill lead a sustained effortover the course of the yearthat is data driven; focuseson the use of seat-belts andspeeding; and targets im-paired and distracted driving.The campaign will also in-clude enforcement actionsagainst the unsafe driving be-haviors of the operators oflarge trucks and buses. Statepolice and highway patrolleaders will work to changethe high-risk behaviors ofmotorists that lead to crashesthrough education andawareness, partnerships andhigh-visibility traffic enforce-ment.
“The Kansas Highway Pa-trol is joining this importantinitiative, geared toward sav-ing lives on our nation’s road-ways,” Colonel Ernest E.Garcia, Superintendent of thePatrol, said. “Our agency hasa vested interest in decreas-ing the number of fatalitiesnationwide, as all too oftenwe see the heartbreak of fam-ilies throughout our statewho lose loved ones due to atraffic crash.”
“The IACP is thrilled topartner with the UnitedStates Department of Trans-portation on the Drive to SaveLives campaign,” said ChiefYousry “Yost” Zakhary, IACPPresident. “During my 34years as a law enforcementofficer, I have responded tofar too many crashes causedby speeding and witnessedtoo many deaths becausedrivers and/or passengerswere not wearing their seat-belts, and because of im-paired and distracted driving.Crashes are preventable -and that is what this cam-paign aims to do: preventthem from occurring in thefirst place. Through our part-
nership, we will work to re-duce highway deaths in2014, and the coming years,because even one death is toomany.”
“Last year, we lost 33,000lives on our nation’s roads,many of them because ofdrunk driving and from peo-ple not wearing seatbelts,speeding, and driving dis-tracted,” said U.S. Trans-portation Secretary AnthonyFoxx. “That’s why I’m pleasedto join the International Asso-ciation of Chiefs of Police inits ambitious goal to reducehighway fatalities by 15 per-cent. The Department ofTransportation stands readyto do its part to help themachieve it.”
Another major element ofthe Drive to Save Lives Cam-paign is officer safety. Traffic-related incidents are theleading cause of line-of-dutydeaths of law enforcement of-ficers. When discussing theimportance of officer safety tothe success of the Drive toSave Lives Campaign, Cali-fornia Highway Patrol Com-
missioner Joseph Farrow,chair of the IACP HighwaySafety Committee com-mented: “As we Drive to SaveLives, it is important that weinclude the men and womenof law enforcement in thiscampaign.” “Last year, 46 of-ficers were killed on our road-ways. This represents morethan 40 percent of all line ofduty deaths for the year.Equally troubling is the factthat the number of officersstruck and killed while out-side of their vehicles wasonce again in double digits,continuing the trend of thepast decade.”
The nationwide Campaignis not just a yearlong effort bystate police and highway pa-trol leaders and their part-ners, this Campaign will bean ongoing effort to preventthe needless deaths thatoccur on our roadways eachyear. Follow the Campaign onTwitter at #Drive2SaveLives.
Submitted by the KansasHighway Patrol.
The Kansas Historical So-ciety announced an interac-tive map of the Kansas StateCapitol complex is now avail-able online. The map is opti-mized for mobile devices andallows visitors to plan a tourof the Capitol complex, in-cluding the state office build-ings around Capitol Square.Featured landmarks includethe memorials to veteransand law enforcement agents,
the Abraham Lincoln statue,and the Kansas Walk ofHonor. The map is a collabo-ration among the Kansas His-torical Society, the Office ofInformation Technology Serv-ices (OITS), and the Data Ac-cess and Support Center(DASC). The Historical Soci-ety contributed photographsand descriptions, and OITSand DASC provided the geo-graphic information system
software and technical infra-structure. The map can beaccessed at kshs.org/capi-tol_grounds.
The Kansas Historical So-ciety is a state agency thatoperates the Kansas Museumof History, State Archives,Kansas State Capitol VisitorCenter, and 16 state historicsites. For more information,visit kshs.org.
Drive to Save Lives Campaign is a united effort
Map of Kansas State Capitol complex is online
J.F Parsons with his children, Ben, Roy, Ira and Florence in their1910 Buick. From “The History of Stevens County and Its People”.
A new National Park Serv-ice (NPS) report shows101,752 visitors to nationalparks in Kansas spent $4.6million and supported 64 jobsin the state in 2012.
“The national parks ofKansas attract visitors fromacross the country andaround the world and providepremiere historical, cultural,natural, and recreational ex-periences,” said NPS MidwestRegional Director Michael T.Reynolds. “This new reportshows that national parktourism is a significant driverin the national economy - re-turning $10 for every $1 in-vested - and fundinggenerated by national parkshas a swift and direct positiveimpact on local economies in
Kansas as well.”The national parks in
Kansas are Brown v. Board ofEducation National HistoricSite in Topeka; Fort LarnedNational Historic Site inLarned; Fort Scott NationalHistoric Site in Fort Scott;Nicodemus National HistoricSite in Nicodemus; and Tall-grass Prairie National Pre-serve in Strong City.
The peer-reviewed visitorspending analysis was con-ducted by U.S. GeologicalSurvey economists CatherineCullinane Thomas andChristopher Huber and LynneKoontz for the National ParkService. The report shows$14.7 billion of direct spend-ing by 283 million park visi-tors in communities within 60
miles of a national park. Thisspending supported 243,000jobs nationally, with 201,000jobs found in these gatewaycommunities, and had a cu-mulative benefit to the U.S.economy of $26.75 billion.
According to the reportmost visitor spending sup-ports jobs in restaurants, gro-cery and convenience stores(39 percent), hotels, motelsand B&Bs (27 percent), andother amusement and recre-ation (20 percent).
To download the reportvisit www.nature.nps. gov/socialscience/econom ics.cfm.
The report includes infor-mation for visitor spending bypark and by state.
To learn more about na-tional parks in Kansas and
how the National Park Serviceworks with Kansas communi-ties to help preserve local his-tory, conserve theenvironment, and provideoutdoor recreation, go towww.nps.gov/KANSAS.
NPS b-roll is available tonews media to use in report-ing on the 2012 National ParkVisitors Spending Report atwww.nps.gov/ news/econ_b-roll.htm.
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PUBLIC HEARING FORZONING DISTRICT CHANGE
OFFICIAL NOTICE
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN ANDTO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED:
You are hereby notified that theHugoton City Planning Commissionwill conduct a public hearing on April22, 2014, at 5:00 p.m. in the CityCouncil meeting room located at 631South Main in Hugoton, Kansas. Thepurpose of the public hearing is toconsider a request by Jon Stutz, to re-zone the following described real es-tate from “I-1” Light IndustrialDistrict, to “R-2” Two-Family Residen-tial District:
A tract of land containing approxi-mately 4.04 acres located in theSouthwest Quarter (SW/4) of Sec-tion Nine (9), Township Thirty-three(33) South, Range Thirty-seven (37)west of the 6th p.m., more fully de-scribed as follows:
Commencing at a point 462 feeteast of where the east line of theD.C. & C.V. Railway right-of-waycrosses the south line of said quar-ter section; thence due east 250feet, this point being 980 feet westof the southeast corner of saidquarter section; thence due north856 feet to the south line of theD.C. & C.V. Railway right-of-way;thence in a southwesterly directionalong said right-of-way 385 feet;thence south to the point of begin-ning, a distance of approximately562 feet.
The public is invited to appear atthe hearing to speak in favor of oragainst the granting of such rezoningfor the above described land. The
Planning Commission may continuetheir respective hearing date to a fu-ture date, if necessary, without fur-ther notice.
Anyone seeking additional infor-mation concerning this rezoning re-quest may contact the City of HugotonPlanning Commission, c/o JoshuaGrubbs, at the City Office, 631 SouthMain, Hugoton, Kansas 67951 duringtheir normal business hours of 8:00a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. to5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday orcall 544-8531. A complete legal de-scription is available for public in-spection at the City offices at the
hours and address listed above.
Property owners within 200 feet ofthe property described above wantingto protest the proposed change willhave fourteen days after the PlanningCommission makes its recommenda-tion regarding the requested rezoningto submit protest petitions. If thelandowners of twenty percent (20%) ormore of the area to be rezoned within200 feet of the boundaries of the pro-posed change file valid protest peti-tions prior to the deadline, the changecan be approved only by at least a 3/4majority vote of the City Council.
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ORDINANCE NO. l4-03
AN ORDINANCE, granting to Pio-neer Electric Cooperative, Inc., a KansasCorporation and Public Utility, its suc-cessors and assigns, an electric fran-chise, prescribing the terms thereof andrelating thereto, and repealing all ordi-nances or parts of ordinances inconsis-tent with or in conflict with the termshereof.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERN-ING BODY OF THE CITY OF MOSCOW,KANSAS:
SECTION 1. That in consideration ofthe benefits to be derived by the City ofMoscow, Kansas, hereinafter designatedas “City”, and its inhabitants, there ishereby granted Pioneer Electric Cooper-ative, Inc., a Kansas Corporation, here-inafter sometimes designated as“Company”, said Company being a cor-poration operating a distribution systemfor the transmission of electric currentbetween two or more incorporated citiesin the State of Kansas, into and throughwhich it has built distribution andtransmission lines, the right, privilege,and authority for a period of twenty (20)years from the 12th day of March, 2014,to occupy and use the several streets,avenues, alleys, bridges, parks, park-ings and public places of said City, forthe placing, constructing, inspecting,maintaining, operating, repairing andrebuilding of facilities, equipment andproperty necessary to carry on the busi-ness of selling and distributing electric-ity for all purposes to the City of Moscow, Kansas, its inhabitants and additionsthereto, and through said City and be-yond the limits thereof; to obtain saidelectricity from any source available;and to do all things necessary or properto carry on said business in the City ofMoscow, Kansas. The City provides thatthe term of the franchise is twenty (20)years but that the various provisionsmay be reviewed by the City and South-ern Pioneer every five (5) years duringthe twenty (20) year period.
SECTION 2. As further considera-tion for the granting of this franchise,and in lieu of any city occupation, li-cense or revenue taxes, the Companyshall pay to the City during the term ofthis franchise four percent (4%) of itsgross revenue from all sales of electricenergy within the corporate limits ofsaid City. Payment to be made monthly,on or about the last day of the month,for the preceding monthly period or asotherwise mutually agreed to by theparties.
SECTION 3. That the Company, itssuccessors and assigns, in the con-struction, maintenance, and operation
of its electric transmission, distributionand street lighting system, shall use allreasonable and proper precaution toavoid damage or injury to persons orproperty, and shall hold and save harm-less the City of Moscow, Kansas, fromany and all damage, injury and expensecaused by the sole gross negligence orwillful misconduct of said Company, itssuccessors and assigns, or its or theiragents or servants.
SECTION 4. IN NO EVENT SHALLEITHER PARTY HERETO BE LIABLETO ANY OTHER PARTY HERETO FORSUCH OTHER PARTY’S INDIRECT,SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSE-QUENTIAL DAMAGES.
SECTION 5. That within sixty (60)days from and after the passage and ap-proval of this ordinance, said Companyshall file with the City Clerk of said Cityof Moscow, Kansas, its unconditionedwritten acceptance of this ordinance.
SECTION 6. That any and all ordi-nances in conflict with terms hereof arehereby repealed.
SECTION 7. That this ordinanceshall become effective and be in forceand shall be and become a binding con-tract between the parties hereto, theirsuccessors and assigns, from and afterits passage, approval, publication as re-quired by law, and acceptance by Com-pany.
SECTION 8. That this ordinance,when accepted as above provided, shallconstitute the entire agreement betweenthe City and the Company relating tothis franchise and the same shall super-sede and cancel any prior understand-ings, agreements or representationsregarding the subject matter hereof, orinvolved in negotiations pertainingthereto, whether oral or written.
SECTION 9. This franchise isgranted pursuant to the provisions ofK.S.A. 12-2001.
SECTION 10. Should the State Cor-poration Commission. if applicable, takeany action with respect to this franchiseordinance, which would or may pre-clude Pioneer Electric Cooperative, Inc.,from recovering from its customers anycost provided for hereunder, the partieshereto shall renegotiate this ordinancein accordance with the CorporationCommission’s ruling.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 12thday of March, 2014
/s/ William BellMayor
ATTEST:
/s/Norma NajeraNorma Najera, City Clerk
PUBLIC NOTICE
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STATE OF KANSAS, STEVENSCOUNTY, ss:
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OFSTEVENS COUNTY, KANSAS
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LINLY K. TIMKEN, DECEASED
Case No. 12PR8
NOTICE OF HEARING(Chapter 59)
THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PER-SONS CONCERNED:
You are hereby notified that a peti-tion has been filed in the above Courtby Janice E. Turner, executor of the willand estate of Linly K. Timken, deceased,praying for final settlement of the estate,for approval of her acts, proceedingsand accounts as executor, for paymentof court costs, executor’s expenses, at-
torney's fees and expenses, and alsopraying that the Court determine theheirs, legatees and devisees entitled tothe estate, and distributing and assign-ing the same to such persons, in accor-dance with the terms of decedent's will,and for further relief.
You are hereby required to file yourwritten defenses thereto on or before the11th day of April, 2014, at 11:30 a.m. ofsaid day, in said Court, in the districtcourtroom at the county courthouse inHugoton, Stevens County, Kansas, atwhich time and place the cause will beheard. Should you fail therein, judg-ment and decree will be entered in duecourse upon the petition.
JANICE E. TURNER, Executor-Petitioner
Kramer, Nordling & Nordling, LLC209 East Sixth StreetHugoton, Kansas 67951Attorneys for Petitioner Telephone: (620) 544-4333
PUBLIC NOTICE
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City of HugotonWater Quality Report - 2014
Covering Calendar Year - 2013
This pamphlet lists water qualityinformation for the City of Hugotonfor calendar year 2013. It includeslimited details on the source andquality parameters and how ourwater compares to EnvironmentalProtection Agency (EPA) and statestandards. It's important that cus-tomers be aware of the efforts that aremade continually to improve theirwater system. To learn more, pleaseattend any of the regularly scheduledmeetings that are held on the firstMonday after the 4th day of themonth at 5:15 p.m. at the City Office,631 S. Main. For more information,please contact Roy Jackson at620/544-8531.
The water source for the City ofHugoton is from six water wellspumping from the Ogallala Aquifer.The water is treated to remove con-taminants. A disinfectant is alsoadded to protect the water supplyagainst microbial contaminants. Anassessment of our source water hasbeen completed. For the results of theassessment, please contact us ordownload the results at www.kd-heks.gov/nps/swap/SWreports.html.A message from EPA
To ensure that tap water is safe todrink, EPA prescribes regulationswhich limit the amount of certaincontaminants in water provided bypublic water systems. The city treatswater according to EPA's regulations.Food and Drug Administration regu-lations establish limits for contami-nants in bottled water, which mustprovide the same protection for publichealth.
Some people may be more vulner-able to contaminants in drinkingwater than the general population.Immuno-compromised persons suchas persons with cancer undergoingchemotherapy, persons who have un-dergone organ transplants, peoplewith HIV/AIDS or other immune sys-tem disorders, some elderly, and in-fants can be particularly at risk frominfections. These people should seekadvice about drinking water fromtheir health care providers. EPA/CDCguidelines on appropriate means tolessen the risk of infection by Cryp-tosporidium and other microbial con-taminants are available from the SafeDrinking Water Hotline (800-426-4791).
Drinking water, including bottledwater, may reasonably be expected tocontain at least small amounts ofsome contaminants. The presence ofcontaminants does not necessarilyindicate that water poses a healthrisk. More information about contam-inants and potential health effectscan be obtained by calling the EPA'sSafe Drinking Water Hotline (800-426-4791).
The sources of drinking water(both tap water and bottled water) in-clude rivers, lakes, streams, ponds,reservoirs, springs, and wells. Aswater travels over the surface of theland or through the ground, it dis-solves naturally occurring mineralsand, in some cases, radioactive mate-rial, and can pick up substances re-sulting from the presence of animalsor from human activity.
Contaminants that may be pres-ent in source water before treatmentmay include:
•Microbial contaminants, suchas viruses and bacteria, which maycome from sewage treatment plants,septic systems, agricultural livestockoperations and wildlife.
•Inorganic contaminants, suchas salts and metals, which can benaturally-occurring or result fromurban stormwater runoff, industrialor domestic wastewater discharges,oil and gas production, mining orfarming.
•Pesticides and herbicides,which may come from a variety ofsources such as agriculture and res-idential uses.
•Radioactive contaminants,which are naturally occurring.
•Organic chemical contami-nants, including synthetic andvolatile organic chemicals, which areby-products of industrial processesand petroleum production, and canalso come from gas stations, urbanstormwater runoff, and septic sys-tems.
•Lead: If present, elevated levelsof lead can cause serious health prob-lems, especially for pregnant womenand young children. Lead in drinkingwater is primarily from materials andcomponents associated with servicelines and home plumbing. Your watersystem is responsible for providinghigh quality drinking water, but can-not control the variety of materialsused in plumbing components. Whenyour water has been sitting for sev-eral hours, you can minimize the po-tential for lead exposure by flushingyour tap for thirty seconds to twominutes before using water for drink-ing or cooking. If you are concernedabout lead in your water, you maywish to have your water tested. Infor-mation on lead in drinking water,testing methods, and steps you cantake to minimize exposure is availablefrom the Safe Drinking Water Hotlineor at http://www.epa.gov/safewa-ter/lead.
•Total Coliform Rule (TCR): Co-liform bacteria are usually harmless,but their presence in water can be anindication of diseasecausing bacteria.When coliform bacteria are found,special follow-up tests are done to de-termine if harmful bacteria are pres-ent in the water supply. If this limit isexceeded, the water supplier mustnotify the public by newspaper, tele-vision or radio. During 2013, the util-ity collected two samples per month.Water Quality Data
The table below lists all the drink-
ing water contaminants that we de-tected during the 2013 calendar year.The presence of these contaminantsin the water does not necessarily in-dicate that the water poses a healthrisk. Unless noted, the data pre-sented in this table is from testingdone January 1 - December 31, 2013.The state requires us to monitor forcertain contaminants less than onceper year because the concentrationsof these contaminants are not ex-pected to vary significantly from yearto year. Some of the data, though rep-resentative of the water quality, ismore than one year old. The bottomline is that the water that is providedto you is safe.Terms & Abbreviations
•Maximum Contaminant LevelGoal (MCLG): The “Goal” is the levelof a contaminant in drinking waterbelow which there is no known or ex-pected risk to human health. MCLGsallow for a margin of safety.
•Maximum Contaminant Level(MCL): the “Maximum Allowed” MCLis the highest level of a contaminantallowed in drinking water. MCLs areset as close to the MCLGs as feasibleusing best available treatment tech-nology.
•Secondary Maximum Contami-nant Level (SMCL): recommendedlevel for a contaminant that is notregulated and has no MCL.
•Action Level (AL): The concentra-tion of a contaminant that, if ex-ceeded, triggers treatment or otherrequirements.
•Technique (TT): A requiredprocess intended to reduce levels of acontaminant in drinking water.
•Maximum Residual DisinfectantLevel (MRDL): Highest level of a dis-infectant allowed in drinking water;there is convincing evidence that ad-dition of a disinfectant is necessaryfor control of microbial contaminants.
•Non-Detects (ND): Lab analysisindicates the contaminant is notpresent.
•Parts per Million (ppm) or mil-ligrams per liter (mg/l)
•Parts per Billion (ppb) or micro-grams per liter (µg/1
•Picocuries per Liter (pCi/L): Ameasure of the radioactivity in water.
•Millirems per Year (mrem/yr):Measure of radiation absorbed by thebody.
•Period Average (MPA): An averageof sample results obtained during adefined time frame, common exam-ples of monitoring periods aremonthly, quarterly and yearly.
•Nephelometric Turbidity Unit(NTU): A measure of the clarity ofwater. Turbidity in excess of 5 NTU isjust noticeable to the average person.Turbidity is not regulated for groundwater systems.
•Running Annual Average (RAA):Average of sample results obtainedover the most current 12 months andused to determine compliance withMCLs
PUBLIC NOTICE
Water Quality Testing ResultsThe city is required to monitor drinking water for specific contaminants on a regular basis. Results of regular monitoringare an indicator of whether or not the drinking water meets health standards. During June 2013, the city did not com-plete some required monitoring or testing for coliform bacteria and therefore cannot be sure of the quality of the drinkingwater during that time. One sample was lost during transit to the laboratory, therefore causing a violation of this ruleto occur. Because of monitoring schedules, some of the testing results shown below may be more than one year old.
Microbiological Result MCL MCLG Typical SourceCOLIFORM (TCR) In the month of June, one MCL: Systems that Collect Less Than 0 Naturally present in the
sample returned as positive. 40 Samples per Month - No more than environment one positive monthly sample
Coliforms are bacteria that are naturally present in the environment and are used as an indicator that other potentially harmfulbacteria may be present.
Regulated Collection Highest Range Contaminants Date value (low/high) Unit MCL MCLG Typical SourceArsenic 3/7/2013 3.4 1.4 - 3.4 ppb 10 0 Erosion of natural depositsBarium 3/7/2013 0.024 0.016 - 0.024 ppm 2 2 Discharge from metal refineriesChromium 3/7/2013 5.3 2.1 - 5.3 ppb 100 100 Discharge from steel and pulp millsFluoride 3/7/2013 0.44 0.37 - 0.44 ppm 4 4 Natural deposits; Water additive which promotes strong teeth.Nitrate 4/23/2013 4.7 2.8 - 4.7 ppm 10 10 Runoff from fertilizer useSelenium 3/7/2013 8.9 7.2 - 8.9 ppb 50 50 Erosion of natural deposits
Disinfection Monitoring Highest RangeByproducts Period RAA (low/high) Unit MCL MCLG Typical SourceTotal Haloacetic Acids 2011-2013 8 8 ppb 60 0 By-product of drinking water(HAA5) disinfectionTotal Trihalomethanes 2011-2013 5 5 ppb 80 0 By-product of drinking (TTHM) water chlorination
Lead and Copper Monitoring 90th Range Unit AL Sites Over Typical Source Period Percentile (low/high) ALCopper, Free 2011-2013 0.14 0.014 - 0.2 ppm 1.3 0 Corrosion of household plumbing Lead 2011-2013 1.5 1 - 6.4 ppb 15 0 Corrosion of household plumbing
Radiological Collection Highest Range Unit MCL MCLG Typical SourceContaminants Date Value (low/high)Combined Uranium 10/18/2010 13 13 µg/l 30 0 Erosion of natural depositsGross Alpha, Excl., 10/18/2010 6 6 pCi/l 15 0 Erosion of natural depositsRadon & Uranium
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PUBLIC HEARING FORZONING DISTRICT CHANGE
OFFICIAL NOTICE
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN ANDTO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED:
You are hereby notified that theHugoton City Planning Commissionwill conduct a public hearing on April22, 2014, at 5:00 p.m. in the CityCouncil meeting room located at 631South Main in Hugoton, Kansas. Thepurpose of the public hearing is toconsider a request by the StevensCounty Vets Group, to rezone the fol-lowing described real estate from “R-2” Two-Family Residential District, to“B-2” General Business District:
Lots Fourteen (14), Fifteen (15)and Sixteen (16), Block Twenty-four (24), City of Hugoton, StevensCounty, Kansas, according to theduly filed and recorded platthereof;
The public is invited to appear atthe hearing to speak in favor of oragainst the granting of such rezoningfor the above described land. ThePlanning Commission may continuetheir respective hearing date to a fu-ture date, if necessary, without fur-ther notice.
Anyone seeking additional infor-mation concerning this rezoning re-quest may contact the City of HugotonPlanning Commission, c/o JoshuaGrubbs, at the City Office, 631 SouthMain, Hugoton, Kansas 67951 duringtheir normal business hours of 8:00a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. to5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday orcall 544-8531. A complete legal de-scription is available for public in-spection at the City offices at thehours and address listed above.
Property owners within 200 feet ofthe property described above wantingto protest the proposed change willhave fourteen days after the PlanningCommission makes its recommenda-tion regarding the requested rezoningto submit protest petitions. If thelandowners of twenty percent (20%) ormore of the area to be rezoned within200 feet of the boundaries of the pro-posed change file valid protest peti-tions prior to the deadline, the changecan be approved only by at least a 3/4majority vote of the City Council.
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Terms: Cash or terms agreeable to SellerThis information is simply an approximate guide;
any person that relies on this information and consid-ers it material to the purchase as to satisfy themselvesas to its accuracy and condition of the structure in-cluding fixtures and appliances.
David Light 620-544-9763 mobile620-356-5808 office
120 Main Street, Ulysses, Kansaswww.FaulknerRealEstate.com
Deadline Mondays 5pm
(tfc10)
INDOOR SALE OF ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES: Thursday,March 27, 9:00 a.m. and Saturday, March 29, 9:00 a.m., 100 E. Fifthin Rolla, Rare Farm Toys, Violins, Banjo, Guitars, Horns, Lamps, An-tique Dolls, Belt Buckles, Jewelry, Rings, Marbles, Brass Items, OldBB Guns, Paintings, Musical Steins, Book of Baseball Cards, ToyTrains, Barbies, Ken Dolls, Silver Items, Phone: 620-593-4555.
--------------GARAGE SALE: Friday, March 28, 8:00 a.m. - ???, and Saturday,March 29, 8:00 a.m. - ???, 412 S. Monroe, Lots of Everything!
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UPCOMING AUCTIONLARGE INDIAN AND WESTERN AUCTION: Saturday,April 5, 9:00 a.m. at Elkhart Civic Center. See list atwww.kscb.net. Auctioneer Jim Cunningham 620-360-0249.
(2c13)
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Custom digital vinyl signsfor windows, yard signs,vehicle decals, trucks,
trailers & more. DOT signage & Logos.
Teri’s Signs & Designs620-541-1077 (tfc11)
FOR SALE2005 Yamaha Rhino 660
w/ 720 stroker motorToo many accessories to list;
4 seaterMust See! $8500 OBO
620-453-1139(tfc12)
FOR SALE BYOWNER
620-697-4586
318 Coronado ~ Elkhart3BDR, 2BA, 2 living spaces, 1 garage
attached with a huge unattachedgarage. Loads of storage, all rooms
newly painted, new siding, new windows and doors. Move-in ready. (2c13)
(First published in the Hugoton Her-mes, Thursday, March 27, 2014) 1t
Notice Concerning Proposed KansasAir Quality Class I Operating
Permit Renewal
Notice is hereby given that the KansasDepartment of Health and Environ-ment (KDHE) is soliciting commentsregarding a proposed air quality oper-ating permit. WTG Hugoton, L.P. –Stevens Co. #3 Compressor Stationhas applied for a Class I operatingpermit renewal in accordance with theprovisions of K.A.R. 28-19-510 et al.The purpose of a Class I permit is toidentify the sources and types of reg-ulated air pollutants emitted from thefacility; the emission limitations, stan-dards and requirements applicable toeach source; and the monitoring,record keeping and reporting require-ments applicable to each source as ofthe effective date of permit issuance.
WTG Hugoton, L.P., 4000 N. BigSpring, Suite 115, Midland, TX79705, owns and operates theStevens Co. #3 Compressor Station, anatural gas compressor station lo-cated at Sec. 3, T34S, R38W, StevensCounty, KS.
A copy of the proposed permit, permitapplication, all supporting documen-tation, and all information relied uponduring the permit application reviewprocess are available for public reviewduring normal business hours of 8:00AM to 5:00 PM at the KDHE, Bureauof Air (BOA), 1000 SW Jackson, Suite310, Topeka, KS 66612-1366 and atthe Southwest District Office (SWDO),302 West McArtor Rd., Dodge City, KS66801-6098. To obtain or review theproposed permit and supporting doc-umentation, contact Barbara Bangert,785-296-1582, at the central office ofthe KDHE or Ethel Evans, 620-356-1075 at the SWDO. The standard de-partmental cost will be assessed forany copies requested.
Please direct written comments orquestions regarding the proposed per-mit to Barbara Bangert, KDHE, BOA,1000 SW Jackson, Suite 310, Topeka,
KS 66612-1366. In order to be con-sidered in formulating a final permitdecision, written comments must bereceived no later than noon on April28, 2014.
A person may request a public hear-ing be held on the proposed permit.The request for a public hearing shallbe in writing and set forth the basisfor the request. The written requestmust be submitted to BarbaraBangert, KDHE BOA, 1000 SW Jack-son, Suite 310, Topeka, KS 66612-1366, no later than noon on April 28,2014 in order for the Secretary ofHealth and Environment to considerthe request.
The United States Environmental Pro-tection Agency (USEPA) has a 45-dayreview period, which will start concur-rently with the public comment pe-riod, within which to object to theproposed permit. If the USEPA hasnot objected in writing to the issuanceof the permit within the 45-day reviewperiod, any person may petition theadministrator of the USEPA to reviewthe permit. The 60-day public peti-tion period will directly follow theUSEPA 45-day review period. Inter-ested parties may contact KDHE todetermine if the USEPA 45-day reviewperiod has been waived.
Any such petition shall be based onlyon objections to the permit that wereraised with reasonable specificity dur-ing the public comment period pro-vided for in this notice, unless thepetitioner demonstrates that it wasimpracticable to raise such objectionswithin such period, or unless thegrounds for such objection arose aftersuch period. Contact Ward Burns,USEPA, Region 7, Air Permitting andCompliance Branch, 11201 RennerBoulevard, Lenexa, Kansas 66219,(913) 551-7960, to determine whenthe 45-day USEPA review period endsand the 60-day petition period com-mences.
Robert Moser, MD, Secretary Kansas Department of Health
and Environment
PUBLIC NOTICE
848 Road G. - This home has 2 new electric heatand A/C units. House formerly on free gas. The gascompany pays for up to 20,000 KW of Electricusage in lieu of free gas. The seller has purchaseda used updated fireplace insert, but it has not beeninstalled. The site also contains a mobile home sitewith septic, water and electric available. Lots ofbuilt in storage and a 10' x 10' concrete storm shel-ter accessed from within the house. Additional ad-jacent acreage is available for purchase.
307 N. Kansas, Suite 101Liberal, KS 67901
(620) 624-1212Now see these and other SW. Kansas properties at www.hugotonhomes.com
UNDER CONTRACT
1155 Road 25, Rolla - Beautiful Brick, 4bed/3 bath, att garage, horse barn, equipshop, detach garage, feeding facility, all on160 acres. Call today for your private show-ing!!
Feature Of The Week
Member of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS AND KANSAS ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS
Mark Faulkner-BrokerKaren Yoder - Associate/Broker
Residential & Commercial SpecialistKaren Yoder- 544-4161 or Cellphone 544-3730
“Call Us For All Your Real Estate Needs”Karen Yoder Chance Yoder
112 S. Main • 620-356-5808 • Ulysseswww.faulknerrealestate.com Se Habla Espanol-356-5808
708 Adams, Rolla - Beautiful, ranchstyle, brick home. 5 bed/3 bath, Oak cab-inetry, finished basement, sprinkler, attgarage, workshop, fence, dog run...andmuch more!! Call to view this lovelyhome!!
1101 S Monroe St - 3 bed/3 b, woodfloors, att garage, fence and much, muchmore! Great location!!! Call today for de-tails!!
1111 S Jefferson- 3 bed/1 b, cen H/A,fence, carport, storage bldg. Call for de-tails!!
1108 S Main Street- BeautifulRanch, 4 bd/2 bath, fpl, openfloor plan, 2 living areas, WIC. A MUST SEE!!
510 W. 8th Street- 3 bed/2 b, cen H/A, fire-place, 2 car attached garage, includes ap-pliances. Call for details!!
531 S Main Street- New Reduced Price!!Commercial Property - Porter Building -5,886 SF, retail and office, central H/A.Prime Location!!! Call to view this property!!
901 S Trindle Ranch, 4 bed/3 bath, fpl, fence,sprinkler, att garage, beautiful oak detailing! Callto see this beauty!!
210 West 11th St- Over 4,000 sq ft brick, 4bd, 3 ba, full finished basement, fencedyard, 3 fireplaces, formal dining, includeskitchen appliances, circle drive, lots of stor-age. Call to see this beauty!!
711 East 5th Avenue- Beautiful ranchstyle, 3 bed/2 bath, Open Floor plan, Oakcabinets, finished bsmt, att garage,cen H/A.Much more... Call for your showing.
131 S Madison- 2 bed/2 bath, 2 livingareas, kitchen/dining combo, att garage, 30x 40 metal bldg, 10 x 12 storage shed,fence, sprinkler, carport. Great neighbor-hood!!
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SALE PENDING
LOTS FOR SALE504 S. Wildcat Ct - Nice lot in cul de sac.19,427 sf. Spikes Addition. Call for details!!401 & 403 S. Jayhawk Ct - Nice lot & a halfin cul de sac. 27,641 sf. Spikes Addition.Call for details!!713 East Fifth Ave - Nice lot in cul de sac.21,855 sf. Spikes Addition. Call for details!!
The Hugoton Hermes Thursday, March 27, 2014 Page 10B
Saturday, March 29, 2014
47th Annual Kiwanis
CONSIGNMENTCONSIGNMENTAUCTIONAUCTION
Stevens County Fairgrounds, HugotonTWO BIG DAYSTWO BIG DAYS
Friday, March 28, 2014Sale Starts at 10:00 a.m.
91 Ford Crown Victoria 54,143 Miles73 Ford Tandem Truck with grain bed03 Dodge Grand Caravan16’ Aeroglas Boat 85hp Javlin Motor Trolling MotorOld Compressor30 Gallon Trash Cans2 Gas Cans
ToolsPipe WrenchesShop Light Stand5 Sprinkler Iron WheelsIron Park Bench5’ Tee PostsRV Motor Home20 W&W Cattle Panels 5’ x 10’Trailer for Cattle Panels
Linde Mig Welder 3-Phase 230/460 VoltsLarge Tool Box on WheelsLot of Tool BoxesTires - Some NewWelding Table on WheelsParts BinsMisc. LumberCast Iron HandleLawn Mowers
CONSIGNMENTS ACCEPTED THURSDAY & FRIDAY UNTIL SALE TIMEDisposal Fee On Unsold Tires - Will Sell In Arena At Auctioneers’ Discretion
CONSIGNMENTS ACCEPTED UNTIL SALE TIME SATURDAY
All announcements day of sale take precedence. All items must be out of buildings Saturday night.
All items must be off of grounds by April 10All items sold “as is” unless otherwise stated.
MANY MORE CONSIGNMENTS BY SALE TIME!MANY MORE CONSIGNMENTS BY SALE TIME!Auctioneers - Area AuctioneersClerks - Hugoton Kiwanis Club
544-4202 or 544-8985• Lunch Will Be Served Friday and Saturday by 4-H •
Antique Roll Top DeskLarge Cherry TV CabinetCorner Oak TV CabinetMetal TV Cabinet5 Antique RadiosConcrete HorseOld ComputerCream Separator2 Xerox Copiers With SuppliesCookie JarIce TongsOld Kitchen Items
Office ChairsDishesSilverwareChest of DrawersCamping Equipment6 Jars of MarblesKansas License Plates 50s onVintage HubcapsDoll FurnitureCarnival Glasses & PitchersJewelry Boxes
Sale Starts At 10:00 a.m., Two Auction Rings will be started at 11:00 a.m.
Liberal’s Recognized Centerfor Hearing Care Excellence
will be at the
Pioneer ManorApril 3
1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
1411 W. 15th St. #201Liberal, Ks.
620-624-5216 or 1-800-728-2945
Hear the sounds of Spring.Come in for a Free Hearing Test.
• Walk-ins Welcome • Free Batteries
• Hearing Aid Cleaning• Ask about our New Wireless Technology
For Auto, Home,Life, Health...
Come See TheInsurance Professional
at the CSB Annex. Karen Yoder
Insurance CompanyKaren Yoder, Agency Manager
600 S. Main • 620-544-4314 • Hugoton, Ks.
COMPLETE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES• Including Family and Marriage Counseling •
Southwest Guidance CenterCall 624-8171 for an appointment
Make a difference in yourcommunity and help the envi-ronment at the same time – jointhe Adopt-A-Highway programin Kansas.
The goal of the program is toclean along the roadwaysthroughout the state to in-crease safety for motorists andpedestrians as well as improvethe beauty of Kansas. Thishelps to raise awareness on thenegative effects of pollution andthe positive aspects of a cleancommunity.
Any non-profit group thatdoes not discriminate upon thebasis of race, religion or gendercan join and there is no cost tothe group. Members must be atleast 11 years old and have ad-equate adult supervision.Groups have clean-ups threetimes a year and are recognizedfor their efforts with signs
marking their sections of high-way.
Adopt-A-Highway groupsare gearing up for the annualClean Up Kansas Campaignwhich takes place during themonth of April. This event, aswell as the program, is spon-sored by the Kansas Depart-ment of Transportation. AllAdopt-A-Highway groups areencouraged but not required toparticipate in the statewideevent.
Groups clean their sectionsof roadway three times a yearat their convenience. Mostchoose to schedule a clean-uptime in the spring, summer andfall.
For more information, con-tact the KDOT office in GardenCity at 620-276-3241.
Submitted by the KansasDepartment of Transportation.
Kansas Attorney GeneralDerek Schmidt Friday issuedthe following statement on pas-sage by the House of Represen-tatives of Senate Bill 308, whichextends the Kansas No-Call Actto protect consumers’ cell-phones from unwanted tele-marketing calls:
“The Legislature deservescredit for its pro-consumer ac-tion in passing this legislation.When the Kansas No-Call Actfirst became law more than adecade ago, cellphones were farless widely used. Today, manyKansans are abandoning land-lines entirely and using onlywireless numbers for telephoneservice. By updating andstrengthening the Kansas No-Call Act, the Legislature is en-
suring that Kansans’ privacy isprotected and consumers canenjoy the same freedom fromunwanted telemarketing callson their cellphones that theynow can expect on their land-lines.”
The House of Representa-tives today approved the bill117 to 0. The Senate earlier ap-proved it 38 to 0. The legisla-tion, proposed in January byAttorney General Schmidt andothers, now goes to the Gover-nor for his consideration.
“I appreciate the broad sup-port from legislators and groupsrepresenting consumers andthe telecommunications indus-try in securing unanimous ap-proval of this bill,” Schmidtsaid.
Complaints about telemar-keters violating the Kansas No-Call Act are the single largestgroup of complaints received bythe attorney general's Con-sumer Protection Division. Dur-ing 2013, the attorney generalfiled 17 lawsuits to enforce theNo-Call Act, and obtained $3.4million in judgments as well asinjunctions against violators.
To register a consumer cell-phone or landline number onthe do-not-call list, or for moreinformation, go to the attorneygeneral’s consumer protectionwebsite at www.InYourCornerKansas.org or call (800)432-2310.
Submitted by the Office of At-torney General Derek Schmidt.
Kansas State University de-grees are within closer financialreach for distance educationstudents thanks to new schol-arships offered through the Di-vision of Continuing Educationin partnership with universitycolleges and departments.Seven new scholarships for stu-dents in degree-seeking onlineprograms are available for sum-mer, fall and spring semesters.
The College of Arts and Sci-ences Scholarship for DistanceEducation Students and Col-lege of Business AdministrationScholarship for Distance Edu-cation Students provide under-graduate and graduatestudents with $1,000 scholar-ships.
"The impact of a scholarshipto an online student in ourbusiness degree programs isimmediate," said Stacy Kovar,associate dean for academicprograms in the College of Busi-ness Administration. "As work-ing professionals furtheringtheir education, they will see animmediate impact on their ca-reer readiness and progression.With full-time lives and families,scholarships provide importantmotivation and assistance inmoving to the next stage of theircareer."
Both the Human Nutrition
Scholarship for Distance Edu-cation Students, offeredthrough the College of HumanEcology, and the College ofTechnology and Aviation Schol-arship for Distance EducationStudents provide a $1,000scholarship to undergraduatestudents enrolled in those de-gree areas.
The College of AgricultureScholarship for Distance Edu-cation Students offers scholar-ships in the amounts of $600for undergraduate studentsand $900 to graduate students.
Graduate students in educa-tion and engineering programscan benefit from the College ofEducation Scholarship for Dis-tance Education Graduate Stu-dents and the College ofEngineering Scholarship forDistance Education GraduateStudents, both awarding$1,000.
"We are excited to providescholarships to our graduatestudents taking their coursesthrough the Division of Contin-uing Education," said DebbieMercer, dean of the College ofEducation. "We believe thesescholarship opportunities willdemonstrate support for theseprofessionals who are enhanc-ing their career credentialsthrough an advanced degree
while balancing busy lives."In addition to the launch of
new scholarships, the Divisionof Continuing Education Schol-arship for Distance EducationStudents is now available tostudents for the summer se-mester as well as spring andfall.
Dave Stewart, associatedean of the Division of Contin-uing Education, says the divi-sion has offered to match up to$5,000 in scholarships fromeach college.
"We are very appreciativethat these colleges have joinedus in this partnership to pro-vide much needed scholarshipsupport for distance students.This greatly expands the num-ber and amount of availablescholarship opportunities andwill contribute significantly tostudent retention and success,"Stewart said.
The application deadline forsummer and fall semesterscholarships is April 1. View acomplete listing of the division'sscholarships and applicationrequirements at www.dce.k-state.edu/students/services/scholarships.
Submitted by Kansas StateUniversity.
Kelvin Heitmann took second place in the Camera Club’s con-test with this striking photo.
An ordinary scene becomes extraordinary when seen throughthe camera lens of Kelvin Heitmann. He captured this shot, andearned third prize in the March Camera Club photography con-test. Kelvin swept the contest this month. Congratulations!
Winning first place in Hugoton’s Camera Club contest thismonth is this shot from Kelvin Heitmann. The beautiful colorsof a Kansas sunset add great drama to the photograph.
