November 26, 2015

Sofia Valencia, a fifthgrader at Hugoton Ele-mentary, has taken thefirst step toward becomingan internationally recog-nized artist by winning alocal competition spon-sored by the HugotonLions Club. Sofia's posterwas among more than450,000 entries submittedworldwide in the annualLions International PeacePoster Contest. LionsClubs International issponsoring the program toemphasize the importanceof world peace everywhere.

“World peace” used tobe the default answer forbeauty pageant contest-

ants, but the idea hasbeen pushed to the backburner as Americans -children and adults alike -are subjected to a delugeof heart-sinking newsevery day. The importanceof world peace has neverdecreased, but its pursuithas been settled at theback of everyone's mindsfor some time. Lions ClubInternational's PeacePoster Contest ensuresworld peace is in the fore-front of elementary stu-dents' minds, and theiroriginal artwork for theannual Peace Poster Con-test makes sure adults situp and take notice as well.

Sofia's poster was se-lected for its originality,artistic merit and por-trayal of the contesttheme, "Peace". Other win-ners included fifth graderMargaretha Neudorf withsecond place, sixth graderSinue Mariscal in thirdplace and sixth graderEmmi Lott with fourthplace. CongratulationsHugoton Elementary stu-dents!

Hugoton Lions ClubPresident Charlie Wagnersaid he was impressed bythe expression and cre-ativity of the students atHugoton Elementary. "It isobvious these young peo-

ple have strong ideasabout what peace meansto them. I'm so proud wewere able to provide themwith the opportunity toshare their visions.

"Sofia's poster will ad-vance through the district,multiple district and inter-national levels of competi-tion if she is declared theinternational grand prizewinner," Charlie said.

One international grandprize winner and 23 meritaward winners will be se-lected. The grand prize in-cludes a cash award of$5000, plus a trip for thewinner and two familymembers to a specialaward ceremony. The 23merit award winners eachreceive a certificate and acash award of $500.

The Hugoton Lions

Club - and the whole com-munity - is cheering forSofia's poster as it headsto competition, and it ishoped her vision for peacewill be shared throughoutthe world.

Locally, Sofia and theother three winners wererecognized at the VeteransDay assembly at HugotonElementary Wednesday,November 11.

View past internationalgrand prize winners at lionsclubs.org. Lions Clubs Inter-national is the world's largestservice club organization withmore than 1.35 million mem-bers in 210 countries and ge-ographical areas around theworld. Since 1917, LionsClubs have aided the blindand visually impaired andmade a strong commitment tocommunity service and serv-ing youth throughout theworld.

Third place winner Sinue Mariscal, Lion mem-ber Hannah Abernathy, second place winner Margaretha Neudorf, fourth place winnerEmmi Lott, and first place winner Sofia Valencia, join Lion members, Beth Settlemyer,

Charlie Wagner and Linda Jo Kates, for aquick photo. Winners of the Lions Club’s annual Peace Poster contest were announcedWednesday morning just before this picture.Congratulations, and great job HES students!

Volume 128, Number 48 Thursday, November 26, 2015 16 Pages, 69 Cents Plus Tax Per Copy

Sofia Valencia, along with her parents Josue and Guadalupe Valencia, displays her poster after winning the Lions Club PeacePoster Contest. Sofia is a fifth grader at Hugoton ElementarySchool.

Where in the World is The Hermes? The news-paper made it 28 hours away - all the way toPlymouth, Ma.! Gary and Becky Davidson took a tour of the pictured ship, the

“Mayflower II”, at Plymouth. Gary and Beckyalso viewed the Plymouth Rock, shown below.Becky is the pastor of the Hugoton UnitedMethodist Church.

Lions Club announces Peace Poster Contest winners

Thanksgiving is uponthe nation, and with it, theofficial start of the holidayseason. Namely, the intense Christmas shop-ping push including suchsavings events as BlackFriday and Cyber Monday.However, in all the stressof preparing for the sea-son, you might have for-gotten about SmallBusiness Saturday, November 28 and GivingTuesday, December 2. Instead of heading over toGuymon or Liberal tospend your dollars in an-other county, stay righthere in Hugoton and enjoysome great deals at localshops.

Contrary to popular be-lief, Black Friday initiallyreferred to the day afterThanksgiving when em-ployers would receive

countless calls from work-ers claiming illness to gaina four-day weekend.Philadelphia, Pa. police officers began using theterm "Black Friday" in1961 to refer to the awfultraffic conditions due tooff-duty workers beginningtheir Christmas shopping.This year, be thankful youlive in a rural communitywhere traffic jams are extremely uncommon.Avoid the crowds and headto Flatlanders Farm &Home for countless spe-cials on cookbooks,kitchen accessories, tools,and even furniture - theReal Tree Camo RelaxerChair and patio table andchair set are the definitionof "steals"! The store alsooffers ten percent off allguns and boots. Doorsopen at 7:00 a.m. for

Black Friday. You can alsostop at the Dollar Generalstore on Eleventh Streetwhere you can find dis-counts for everything fromelectronics and kitchengadgets to bedding andclothes. And if you haven'tput up your Christmastree yet, Dollar General of-fers half-price trees, orna-ments and tree toppers.Hugoton’s Dollar Generalwill be open ThanksgivingDay, November 26, from7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. andBlack Friday from 7:00a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

In case you haven'tfound the perfect gift foreveryone on your list,don't fret! Small BusinessSaturday is November 28,and Hugoton has plenty ofsmall businesses to sup-port. Looking for a uniquebut tasteful gift? Yardmas-

ter, Janet's Bridal & Bou-tique, Country Garden,Creative Specialties, Lolli& Dauts, ImportacionesValles and Relentless Bou-tique have got you cov-ered. Does Dad orGrandpa love to tinker?Head over to NAPA AutoParts, CarQuest, BultmanInc., or Hi-Plains Lumberfor all your favorite DIYenthusiasts! Everyoneloves a good home-cookedmeal - a gift card forWhite's Foodliner orThrifty King might be justthe ticket for the aspiringchef in your life. You couldalso treat them to dinnerat several local restau-rants, like China, Domi-noes Mexican Grill, JetDrive-In, Nieto's Cafe, PigsR Us, Ranchito Tex MexCafe, The Steakhouse or

Keep it local during the hottest retail weekend of the year

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KHP exhorts safe holidayThanksgiving Day is

one of the busiest traveldays of the year. With in-creased traffic, the KansasHighway Patrol, theKansas Turnpike Author-ity and the Kansas Department of Trans-portation focus on multi-ple safety measures fortravelers. These organiza-tions encourage drivers totake the following tips intoconsideration:• Check your vehicle’scondition: tire tread andpressure, fluid levels andmechanical equipment.• Have an emergency kit,including bottled water,blankets, non-perishablefood, chargers and a flash-light with batteries.• Allow plenty of time to

arrive at your destination.• Check road conditionsbefore you travel by calling511 or visitingkandrive.org, particularlyin the instance of in-clement weather.• Buzzed driving is drunkdriving. Have a designateddriver for the ride home.• Buckle up. Every trip.Every time.

Travelers who experi-ence a roadside emer-gency, can dial *47 for theKansas Highway Patrol or*582 while on the KansasTurnpike and someonewill be sent to assist.

Travelers using theKansas Turnpike are alsoreminded that they cansave on tolls by using a K-TAG or a PIKEPASS.

Law enforcement agencies across the statewill be putting additionalofficers on the road duringthe holiday travel period. Agrant from KDOT under-writes the ThanksgivingSTEP (Special Traffic En-forcement Program) cam-paign from Monday,November 23, throughSunday, November 29.KHP personnel and locallaw enforcement will workovertime enforcements focused on combatting impaired driving and enforcing seat belt andchild passenger safetylaws.

Submitted by KansasDepartment of Trans-portation.

Fill “Paper Kettles” next weekNext week, in the December 3 issue of The Hermes,

you will find a Salvation Army “Red Paper Kettle” enve-lope inserted. You are encouraged to make a monetarydonation to the organization “Doing the Most Good” byplacing it in the envelope and mailing it to the addresson the front of the envelope.

The Salvation Army is the organization with those fa-mous Red Kettles you see every holiday season at retailstores around the nation. Donations benefit local fam-ilies in need. Any monies received will go to assist fam-ilies with utilities, rent, food, clothing, prescriptionsand other health related benefits.

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Celebration of Life servicesfor Joe B. Guerrero were attended Saturday afternoon,November 21, 2015 at StHelen Catholic Church inHugoton.

Joe B entered God’s carepeacefully July 29, 2015 atthe East Mesa Palliative CareUnit of Hospice of the Valleyin Mesa, Az. after a two and a half year battle withcancer. He was born to his now deceased parents, JesusGuerrero and the formerManuela Olivarez, May 20,1931 in Bellefonte. He attended several one roomschools in Kansas and Colorado. When he was tenyears old his mother died.Then the family settled inHugoton where he finishedhis schooling. Before joining the Navy,Joe married Virginia Gillespie, the mother of histwo children, Jerry Dean andRebecca. Joe B served his countryaboard the USS Valley Forge,a CVA Aircraft Carrier. Hewent to Korea for three toursvia Hawaii, going and comingback they went from Alaskathrough the Panama Canalto Norfolk, Va. He also didone Caribbean Cruise andsailed once to Hong Kong. After being honorably discharged from the Navy in1955, he returned to Hugoton. He married the lateMaxine Ramsey and theyraised five children. Joe B started and grew hisown business, Guerrero OilCo. Later he added a PioneerSeed dealership which hecontinued to operate suc-cessfully until he retired.After retiring, he was the firstvan driver for the StevensCounty Health Department. Throughout his life Joe Bconstantly sought opportuni-ties to serve his Heavenly Father, family, friends and

community. Mr. Guerrerowas a member of St HelenCatholic Church and theKnights of Columbus. Hewas a charter and lifetimemember of the Hugoton Kiwanis Club. He was aJaycee, receiving the Distin-guished Service Award in1966. He was also involvedwith the Boy Scouts, UnitedWay, Stevens County FairBoard, American Legion andat Pioneer Manor. He servedas a volunteer ambulancedriver and an EMT. After moving to GoldCanyon he volunteered withthe Genesis Project in feedingthe homeless in the area andwas a church usher for regular worship services, andfor concerts. He helped startthe Kiwanis Club of ApacheJunction and continued to beinvolved. Joe B also enjoyedvolunteering at MountainVista Medial Center in Mesa.He was known for hisfriendly smile, his loving andpositive ways and for being agreat hugger!! June 7, 2003, Joe B married his surviving wifeJanice. They shared life andlove until his death. In May2015, they traveled toKansas where he enjoyed avisit with his family. Mr. Guerrero’s survivingfamily include his son JerryGuerrero and wife Cathy ofNorfolk, Va.; grandson JerryGuerrero Jr. and wife Sabrina and their childrenCody and Deana all of Hugoton; Shawn Gould andKatelyn and RosaMae of Urbandale, Ia; granddaugh-ter Tammy Gould of Ia.; greatgrandsons Russell Guerreropresently serving in the Navyat Norfolk, Va. and JasonGould of Iowa; and his sis-ters, Mary Romero of Hugo-ton, Rosie Sandoval ofKansas City, Susie Medina ofDodge City, Josie Orosco andhusband George of Hugotonand Mary Jane Lopez andhusband Roger of DodgeCity. Mr. Guerrero was precededin death by his daughter Rebecca; step mother Antonio Guerrero; two brothers, Manuel and J.R.;and sister Elivera Medina. Joe B will be truly missedby numerous nieces,nephews, other extendedfamily and his many friendsin Kansas and Arizona.

Joe B GuerreroWord has been received of

the death of Alberta Carr.Mrs. Carr passed away Sat-urday, November 21, 2015 atLiberal Good Samaritan Cen-ter. She was 81.

She was born November29, 1933 at Cave City, Ky.,the daughter of Harry Watterson and the formerEthel Martin.

Alberta was a graduate ofthe Barren County-Cave CityHigh School. She receivedChrist at Owen's Chapel

Baptist Church in Kentuckyand was also a member ofBibleway Church of God inChrist in Liberal. She movedto Liberal in 1965 where shewas a housekeeper for 51years before retiring in 2011.Alberta enjoyed classic television shows includingone of her favorite televange-lism programs- The PottersHouse.

Survivors include her sister Jessie Swingley ofLouisville, Ky.; and severalnieces, nephews andcousins.

She was preceded in death by her parents; fourbrothers, Joe, Harry, Danieland Lawrence Watterson;and sister Pauline Terry.

Graveside services wereattended Tuesday morning,November 24 at Liberal City Cemetery with Superin-tendent Lawrence Johnsonofficiating. Miller Mortuary ofLiberal was in charge of thearrangements.

Friends may send condolences through Alberta's tribute webpage atwww.millermortuary.net.

Liberal resident RubyLouise Smallwood passedaway Friday, November 20,2015 at Southwest MedicalCenter in Liberal. She was92.

She was born November19, 1923 in Newlin, Tx., the daughter of John NelsonHelm and the former LaVedaMonroe.

Ruby was a resident ofLiberal for 68 years.

February 17, 1946, Rubymarried Clyde Allen Small-wood in Memphis, Tx. Hepreceded her in death December 15, 2009.

Ruby was a homemakerand had worked at the BenFranklin and WoolworthStores in Liberal.

Mrs. Smallwood was amember of Fellowship Bap-tist Church and the Sun-shine Circle Club.

Survivors include her twodaughters, Judy Harlow andhusband Gary and ShelleTroutner, all of Liberal; her

brother Jack Helm and wifeBillie of Fort Worth, Tx.;three sisters-in-law, BettyHelm of Pampa, Tx., MyrtleHelm of Childress, Tx. andJune Helm of Liberal; herfour grandchildren, TeriMangold and husband Ed-ward, Keri Harlow, andMichael and Chris Troutner;and three great grandchil-dren, Jordan Mangold, GinaMiller and husband Devinand Sierra Harlow.

Ruby was preceded indeath by her parents; sonTerry Wayne Smallwood; sixbrothers, John Nelson Helm,Jr., George Francis Helm,Ralph Helm, William A. “Bill”Helm, James Leon Helm and Bobby Ray Helm; andher sister Betty Helm.

Funeral services were attended Tuesday afternoon,November 24 at FellowshipBaptist Church in Liberalwith Pastor Bill Prater presid-ing. Burial followed in Liberal Cemetery under thedirection of Brenneman Funeral Home of Liberal.

Memorial contributionsmay be sent to the Fellow-ship Baptist Church or theFellowship Baptist School incare of Brenneman FuneralHome, 1212 West Second,Liberal, Ks. 67901.

Condolences may be sentto the family at www.brennemanfuneralhome.com.

Ruby Smallwood

Alberta CarrEarl WilliamsFriends and family gath-

ered Wednesday to remem-ber and honor Earl RoyWilliams. Mr. Williamspeacefully passed away Friday, November 20, 2015,at the age of 81.

Earl Roy was born inCassville, Mo., February 27,1934 to Rudolf and FrancisWilliams. Shortly after Earl'sbirth, his parents moved himand his siblings Durley andMarcia to Kansas, where hissiblings Joyce, Buddy andElnora were later born. Earl'sfather started a family busi-ness as a tree surgeon, whichEarl worked before joiningthe army in 1954.

Mr. Williams enlisted asan infantryman and serveduntil 1958, at which time hewas honorably discharged.

June 17, 1951, Earl mar-ried Joella Dean Harvey atthe First Baptist Church inSedan.

Earl was a man of manytalents, reflected in his mul-tiple careers including car-penter, farmer, truck driver,

journeyman electrician, gasstation owner and auction-eer. He finally settled in as amaintenance manager, firstat Yarbrough, Ok., and laterin Moscow until his retire-ment in 1985. He then movedto Cunningham where heand Joella purchased the Knotty Pine and Elmdalemotels.

In 2006 Earl and Joellamoved to Akron, Co. to be near their daughterEarleen and enjoy theirgrandchildren during thegolden years of retirement.

Mr. Williams was precededin death by his parents; sister Marcia Miller; daughterRoxanne Williams; andgrandson Collin Jeffrey “CJ”Williams.

Survivors include hisspouse of 64 years, JoellaWilliams; his four children,Roy Dean Williams withdaughters Kris, Janice,Rachel, Bobbi Jo and Memrie; Gerald Lee and BarbWilliams with childrenMandy, Gerald Lee II andBecky; Joella Earleen andVictor Friedly with childrenSylvia, Kathy, Garrack andBryce; and Lon Earl andBobbi Williams with childrenDelaney and Emma; 17 greatgrandchildren; and multiplenieces and nephews.

A memorial service was attended Wednesday morn-ing, November 25 at theUnited Methodist Church ofAkron. Memorial donationsmay be made to Akron VFWor to the American Legion.

Death has claimed the lifeof Jack Foltz, 92, of Hugoton.Mr. Foltz passed from this lifeSunday, November 22, 2015.

Born March 13, 1923 inAmorita, Ok., he was the sonof Noble and Glendora Waldren Foltz. He grew upand attended school in Manchester, Ok. He served inthe United States Navy dur-ing WWII in the South Pacificas an Aviation Machinist’sMate.

After his honorable dis-

charge, Jack returned toManchester where he workedwith his dad repairing cars atthe filling station. This iswhere he saw Nadine as shewalked home from school. Heworked very hard to get adate, eventually getting adate with Nadine.

June 22, 1947, in Anthony, Jack was united inmarriage to Dolores NadineGeorge. They made their firsthome in Manchester.

Jack loved working on en-gines of all kinds and heloved flying. He had a Lus-combe airplane which heloved to fly. He worked for hisgood friend, Burn McCray,doing custom harvesting.

In 1947 Jack was a fire-man at the power plant inAnthony. He later moved toGreat Bend where he workedfor 39 years as a senior oper-ator at Arthur MullergrenPower Generating Station,which was part of CentelElectric. He first joined Western Light and TelephoneCompany, which was thepredecessor company of Centel Electric.

Jack also enjoyed workingon cars, driving motorcycles,camping and his fifth wheelcamper as they both loved totravel anywhere at any time.He was always helping some-one even in his later years.He enjoyed playing the pianoand the clarinet, playing rag-time music by ear. Jackplayed for numerous events,helping local clubs andevents.

Mr. Foltz was a member ofthe Church of Christ inHugoton and the VFW inGreat Bend.

Jack was preceded indeath by his wife of 68 years,Nadine.

Members of the family areJack’s two daughters,Jacquelete Sue Mull and herhusband Frank of Derby andDebbie Nordling and her husband Erick of Hugoton;five grandchildren, Ken Mull,Krista Attar, Erica Kolb, Ryan Nordling and BurkNordling; and nine greatgrandchildren.

Graveside services wereattended Wednesday morning, November 25 atManchester Cemetery inManchester, Ok. with LeeRottman of the HugotonChurch of Christ officiating.

Memorials are suggestedto the Manchester CemeteryAssociation and may be leftat Roberts Brothers FuneralHome, Box 745, Hooker, Ok.73945

Condolences may be left atwww.robertsbrothersfuneralhome.com.

Jack Foltz

Obituaries

We at The Hermes hope you all will be blessed with avery healthy, safe and Happy Thanksgiving!

Stores announce special hours for ThanksgivingWhether you’re ready for it

or not, Thanksgiving is nextweek! In recognition, several businesses have announcedspecial hours.

The restaurants closing forThanksgiving Day are as fol-lows: McDonald’s, Subway,Pizza Hut, Ranchito Tex Mex,Antlers and Barb’s Den.These restaurants will resumeregular business hours Fri-day, November 27. Sonic willbe open Thanksgiving Dayfrom 6:00 to 11:00 a.m. Chinawill be open November 27from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.Thanksgiving Day, The Steak-house will be open from 11:00a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

The gas stations in townwill remain open, with regularbusiness hours both Thurs-day and Friday. The Store, inMoscow, will be closed Thurs-day, but will be open Friday.The Corner Stop in Rolla, willalso close for ThanksgivingDay, but will reopen Friday.Craving some good entertain-ment with your turkey din-ner? Check out ShowplaceVideo throughout the holidayweekend; they’ll be open reg-ular hours!

If you are needing any lastminute items for yourThanksgiving dinner, White’sFoodliner will be open Thurs-day from 7:00 a.m. to 2:00p.m. Thrifty King will also beopen Thursday from 7:00a.m. to 12:00 noon. Dollar General will be open Thurs-day from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00p.m. Flatlanders and TwistedH liquor will be closed for theholiday and will reopen Fri-day.

The Hugoton Chamber ofCommerce and the HugotonHermes will both be closedThursday, November 26 andFriday, November 27. Janet’sBridal will be closing for theholiday and will reopen Fri-day, November 27 from 10:00a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Showplacewill be open ThanksgivingDay from 1:00 p.m. to 9:00p.m. Citizens State Bank willbe open from 9:00 a.m. to

1:00 p.m. Wednesday. Theywill be closed ThanksgivingDay and open Friday, Novem-ber 27 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00p.m. First National Bank willbe closed Thanksgiving Day,but will have regular businesshours Wednesday and Friday.

Country Garden and Cre-ative Specialties will be openWednesday, November 25from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.,and they will both be closedThursday and Friday. Cre-ative Specialties will be avail-able both days for funerals. Yardmaster is clos-ing for the holiday, but will re-open for business Friday from12:00 noon to 6:00 p.m.

Stevens County Pharmacywill be closed Thursday andwill be open Friday with theirregular hours. StevensCounty Clinic will be closedfor the holidays, but will beopen Friday, November 27from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.The clinic will have Saturdayclinic November 28. HugotonDrug will only be closedThursday, November 26. TheAnimal Health Center will beclosed for Thanksgiving Dayand will reopen Friday.

Lin Goode will be closedThursday and Friday for theholidays. Hi-Plains Lumber,American Implement, Bultman Inc., Bultman Tire,United Wireless, Hugoton Tireand Southwest Kansas Saleswill be closing Thursday forThanksgiving. They will re-sume business Friday, No-vember 27.

Jeff Ramsey’s Farm Bu-reau Financial Services willclose Thursday and Friday inrecognition of the holiday sea-son. Tanner Rindels’ FarmBureau Financial Services of-fice will be closed Thursdayand will reopen Friday. AgFirst, State Farm, MusgroveInsurance and PyramidAgency will be closed Thurs-day and Friday for Thanksgiv-ing and will be back inbusiness Monday, November30.

Stevens County Landfill

will close Thursday and Friday, but will be open Sat-urday, November 28 from8:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Theywill reopen Monday with theirregular business hours.Hugoton Senior Center andProject Hope will be closedThursday and Friday forThanksgiving. The City ofHugoton is closing November26 and November 27 for theholiday. The City of Moscowwill also close November 26and November 27. Both offices will be open againMonday, November 30.

The Stevens County Library hours are Wednesday,November 25 from 8:00 a.m.to 7:00 p.m., while they willbe closed Thursday and Fri-day. The library will reopen Monday with normalhours.

Riley’s Chevrolet andMick’s C&A Auto are closingThursday and Friday for theThanksgiving holiday.Ghumm’s Auto Center willalso be closed Thursday andFriday, and will reopen Saturday. NAPA Auto Partswill be closed Thursday only.Ghumm’s Collision Centerwill be closing Thursday andFriday. Flatlanders will beclosed Thursday, but willopen their doors at 7:00 a.m.for some great Black Fridaydeals!

Charlotte’s Web will close November 26 forThanksgiving and will reopenFriday, November 27. LeRouge will be open Wednes-day, November 25 and Friday,November 27 by appointmentonly. They will be closed allday Thursday for the holiday.RJ’s Hair Studio will closeThursday and will be openagain Friday. Stacie’s BarberShop will be closed Wednes-day, November 25 throughSaturday, November 28 forthe holidays. She will reopenTuesday, December 1.

Make sure you and yourshave a very happy Thanksgiv-ing!

Edna (Miller) Kinser andWinifred (Miller) Vore have anew reason for Thanksgivingthis year! The sisters wereborn in Stevens County andgrew up in Hugoton. Theyboth graduated from Hugoton High School.

Edna remained in StevensCounty throughout her life,but Winifred has lived in

Missouri for over 30 years.The week of November 14,Mrs. Vore’s son brought hismother to make her home atPioneer Manor. The sistershadn’t seen each other for 16years. They have been corre-sponding by telephone for thelast several years. There havebeen lots of rejoicing andtears trying to catch up on

each others’ lives. Edna and Winifred had a

third sister, Nellie (Miller)Toole, who went to heaven inMarch 2010.

Yvonne (Toole) Pierce isthe niece of the two sistersand is excited to have heraunts here together, makingsure they get to spend as much time together aspossible.

Reminiscing about Ednaand Winifred’s childhood hasresulted in a lifetime’s worthof laughs and memories.Edna is 94 and still lives athome. Winifred is 89. Theamazing reason for Mr. JimVore to bring his mother toHugoton is Winifred’s doctorin Kansas City recommendedPioneer Manor as the “best”home in Kansas, and givesthe best care along with theprivate rooms and the house-hold-like atmosphere for theresidents.

Antlers Bar and Grill. Stillhave no idea what to get forthat hard-to-shop-for individ-ual? Think outside the boxwith a gift certificate to Inspir-ing Massage, Custom Signs &Designs, Showplace Video orKates Pet Grooming. A giftsubscription to the Hermesguarantees a year of news forthe recipient. Scratching yourhead about Mom orGrandma's present? A set ofnew family pictures fromGreenwood Photography,Lynnie’s Nest Photography orK&K Photography would bejust the ticket for a proud ma-triarch. If you're still stumped,a Hugoton Area Chamber ofCommerce gift certificate en-sures they can pick out theirown gift, at any number oflocal businesses!

Small Business Saturdaywas first organized five yearsago, in 2010. Last year, shop-pers spent $14.3 billion atsmall independent businessesin honor of the day. To learnmore, visit SmallBusi ness-Saturday.com, "like" them onFacebook atFacebook.com/SmallBusi-nessSaturday, or search#SmallBizSat or #ShopSmallon Twitter.

For Giving Tuesday, makesure your charitable dona-tions do some good for localresidents. You can donate toseveral local charities, and en-sure your dollars make it to

those who need it most righthere at home. PheasantHeaven Charities, Inc. helpscountless southwest Kansasresidents with medical billsand other hardships, as wellas several locally-awardedscholarships. You can donateby mail to PO Box 308, Hugo-ton, Ks. 67951 or contactSecretary/Treasurer BradMusgrove at 620-544-4388 [email protected], BenevolentCommittee Chair SharonConcannon at 620-544-9277or [email protected] or Schol-arship Committee ChairTheresa Gerrond at 620-544-2282 [email protected]. Youcan also visit pheasantheavencharities.com to find outmore. Peace House Ministriesfocuses on the women andchildren in desperate need ofshelter and items many takefor granted, such as clothesand toys. Peace House statestheir mission is "Every Chris-tian is obligated to extendGod's mercy to those whoneed to experience the forgiv-ing love of Jesus Christ andthe transforming work of theHoly Spirit in their lives. Justas we have been shown mercyby God, so must we showmercy to others. Just asChrist came to us and actedon our behalf, so must we goto those in need and activelyintervene on their behalf.”Call 620-428-2046, visit

peacehouseministries.com oremail [email protected] find out how you can help.Project Hope provides food forthose in the community whoneed a little extra help withgroceries. You can donate toProject Hope Tuesdays andThursdays from 8:30 to 11:30a.m. at 1042 S. Jackson,Suite C, in Hugoton. Othercharitable organizations inthe community include theDust Bowl Riders, Relay ForLife, Hugoton Rotary, Kiwa-nis, Lions, Masonic Lodge andPollyannas. Contact informa-tion for these groups is as fol-lows: Dust Bowl Riders - NeilOlivier 620-428-3089; Relayfor Life - Lisa Nelson 620-544-6349; Hugoton Rotary - 620-544-2473; Kiwanis -President Richard Clinesmith620-544-6861; Lions Club -President Charlie Wagner620-544-8680; Pollyannas -Lynda Prine 620-544-7297. Inthe rush of celebrating theholiday season, please don'tforget the true spirit of Christ-mas, and make sure to give tothose who need it most duringGiving Tuesday, December 2.

This weekend will markone of the busiest of the yearconcerning retailers. Considersticking around your commu-nity and ensuring yourspending helps out yourneighbor - and yourself - byshopping Stevens Countyfirst!


Please bring a new toy and drop it off at any toy drive location boxes. All the toys will be

distributed to children in and around Stevens County. All toys must be new and dropped off by December 15th. Please help out a

child who may not receive a gift this year.

Presents:

The 3rd Annual

If you know of a child who needs a Christmas gift, please contact

Alisha at 620-544-6162.Thank you and God Bless!!

Boxes are located at Stevens County Hospital,

Pioneer Manor, Dollar General,and Flatlanders.

Toy Drive!!Retail WeekendContinued from page 1

Congressman Tim Huelskamp congratulatesMoscow High School senior Vance Thompsonfor receiving a nomination to the United States

Air Force Academy recently. Vance is the sonof Joe D. and Valerie Thompson of Moscow.

Sisters Edna Kinser and Winifred Vore are overjoyed to be re-united. Winifred has come back to Stevens County to make herhome at Pioneer Manor.

Vance Thompson nominated for service academyCongressman Tim Huel-

skamp is excited to announcethe nomination of VanceThompson of Hugoton to theU.S. Air Force Academy.

Thompson is the son ofJoe and Valerie Thompson.He currently attends MoscowHigh School.

Each year members ofCongress has the opportunityto nominate outstandingyoung men and women to attend the nation's militaryservice academies. Thomp-son received this nominationfollowing in-person inter-views and evaluation from aboard of Kansans October 31in Hays.

“It was my privilege tomeet with outstanding youngmen and women like Vanceto hear their stories and pas-sion for learning and servingtheir country. I want to thankour nominating committee onbehalf of the constituents ofKansas’ Big First for their ef-forts. I’m excited for thebright futures of these inspir-ing young adults.”

Submitted by the office ofCongressman Tim Huel-skamp.

Sisters reunite just in time for Thanksgiving

Paper KettlesContinued from page 1Army Red Kettle you comeacross, or text your prayer bysending “PRAY”, along withyour prayer, to 27138. Youcan also submit a prayer request online atcentralusa.salvationarmy.org/usc/submit_prayer_request,or mail one to The SalvationArmy, ATTN: My Prayer, 350N. Market, Wichita, Ks.67202.

The Salvation Army’s tra-ditional Red Kettle Campaignkicked off earlier this monthand will continue throughChristmas Eve, December 24,excluding Sundays andThanksgiving Day. Moneyraised by the Red Kettles sup-ports the Salvation Army’sprograms and servicesthroughout the entire year,including food assistance,emergency rent and utility as-sistance, a children’s shelterfor abused and neglectedchildren, alcohol and drugabuse treatment programs,senior programs and visita-tion, homeless shelters andtransitional housing andprison correctional programs.

To find out more about theSalvation Army and its work,visit centralusa.salvationarmy.org.

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Statistics indicate the av-erage Thanksgiving dinnerexceeds 3,000 calories. Thatis more calories than a per-son should eat in an entireday, much less a single meal.

Many people admit to in-dulging on bigger portionsand more fattening foodscome the holiday season, butchoosing some lighter farethis Thanksgiving can makethe meal healthier withoutsacrificing taste.

Although there are staplesof Thanksgiving dinner, manylow-calorie foods can be in-cluded to make the mealhealthier. The following are afew healthy substitutions oralterations holiday hosts canmake when preparing theirThanksgiving feasts.* Trim down the turkey.Play up the main course witharomatic seasonings or unex-pected flavors. Use garlic,olive oil and basil to add aboost of flavor to turkey with-out having to rely on butteror salt. Marinate the birdwith lemon juice and citrusmarmalade for a sweet, yetpungent flavor. Consideromitting the bread stuffingand making a stew of roastedroot vegetables instead.* Opt for turkey breast.White meat of a turkey tendsto have less fat and caloriesthan the darker cuts. Serveturkey breasts only, whichwill not only cut down oncalories, but also on theamount of time needed tocook the meal.* Make homemade cran-berry sauce. Taking the timeto make your own cranberrysauce means you can controlthe ingredients. Cut down onthe amount of sugar used inthe recipe or substitute itwith honey or molasses.* Reduce the number ofcourses. Thanksgiving dinneroften features multiple

courses. Extra courses canbe expensive, but such mas-sive spreads also lead manypeople to overeat. Stick to twoor three courses, andchances are guests will notmiss the extra food.* Choose whole-grainbreads. Sliced whole-grainbreads or rolls paired with anolive tapenade will be flavor-ful and such breads arehealthier than white breadand butter. * Flavor vegetables withherbs. Vegetables grilled orsauteed with fresh herbs maybe so flavorful they will notneed added dressings thattend to be rich or cream- orbutter-based. Have a wide va-riety of vegetable side dishesavailable so guests can fill upon healthier fare rather thanmore calorie-dense items.* Serve only low- or no-calo-rie drinks. Beverages can adda substantial amount of calo-ries to Thanksgiving meals.Give guests the option ofsparkling water or even di-luted cider so they're not fill-ing up on sugary sodas orother high-calorie beverages.* Serve fresh fruit fordessert. Create a fresh fruitsalad that can be served in lieu of fatty cakes and pastries. * Include other activities. Donot make the meal the cen-terpiece of the celebration.Plan activities, such as agame of football in the yard ora walk around the neighbor-hood. This places a smalleremphasis on eating while giv-ing guests the opportunity toburn off some of their meal.

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Citizens State Bank601 S. Main - Hugoton

Pyramid Agency, Inc.521 S. Main - Hugoton

PAUL'S FUNERAL HOMEDavid & Brandy Robson

314 S. Van Buren 544-4122

Faith Publishing LLC522 S. Main 620-544-4321 TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH

516 N.E. Avenue 544-2355Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.

Worship Service - 10:45 a.m.Rev. Larry Bradford, Interim Pastor

544-9492 or 598-2400YOU ARE WELCOME!

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH828 S. Main Hugoton 544-8715Reverend Rebecca Davison, PastorWednesday Praise! Kids - 3:45 p.m.

Wednesday Jr. High Youth Fellowship - 5:30 p.m.Wednesday Sr. High Youth Fellowship - 7:00 p.m.

Sunday School - 9:45 a.m.Morning Worship - 11:00 a.m.

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ROLLAEMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH

202 Monroe St. - Rolla, Ks. 67954Henry McGuire, Pastor 593-4693

Sunday School - 10:00 a.m.Sunday Morning Worship - 11:00 a.m.

Sunday Evening Service - 6:00 p.m.Wednesday Evening, AWANA’s - 6:45 p.m.

ROLLA PENTECOSTALHOLINESS CHURCH

Corner of Third and Adams, RollaMarcus Light, Pastor

Church - 593-4626, Parsonage - 593-4796Sunday School - 10:00 a.m.

Worship - 11:00 a.m.Wednesday night meal - 6:00 p.m.

UNITED METHODIST CHURCHROLLA - RICHFIELD

593-4596 or 593-4781Buzz Lambrecht, Pastor

Rolla Morning Worship - 11:00 a.m.Sunday School - 10:00 a.m.Youth Groups - 5:00 p.m.

Richfield Morning Worship - 9:15 a.m.Sunday School - 10:30 a.m.

MOSCOWMOSCOW BAPTIST CHURCH

598-2455 Church 1 mile S. of Moscow, 1/2 mile E. of

Moscow/Hooker Rd.Morning Worship - 10:30 a.m.

Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.Wednesday Bible Study - 7:00 p.m.

Team Kids (Wed.) - 3:30-5:00p.m. Sept.-MayPastor Sean Schraeder

MOSCOW UNITED METHODIST598-2426

Tim McCrary, Pastor 598-2421Sunday School - 10:00 a.m.

Morning Worship - 11:00 a.m.Kid’s Club - Wednesday 3:30 p.m.

UMYF Jr. High - 6:00 p.m.UMYF Sr. High - 5:00 p.m.

FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH600 S. Van Buren - 544-2715

Pastor Heath KelleySunday School - 9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.

Fellowship - 10:15 - 10:30 a.m.Worship Hour - 10:30 - 12:00Children's Church, 10:30 a.m.

Jr. High Youth Group, 6:30-7:30 p.m.Sr. High Youth Group, 7:45-9:00 p.m.

Information on small groups call 544-2715FIRST CHURCH OF GOD801 W. City Limits 544-2652

Israel Franco, PastorSunday School - 9:30 a.m.

Morning Worship - 10:30 a.m.Wednesday Evening Service - 6:30 p.m.

Call 544-2652 for Church BusHUGOTON BAPTIST CHURCH

Eighth and Main 544-2210506 East Eighth - 544-2295Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.

Morning Worship - 10:30 a.m.Wednesday Bible Study - 6:30 p.m.

LONE STAR FRIENDS CHURCH14 Miles East of Hugoton on Highway 51

Church 624-3784 Home 624-3104Pastor Gary Damron

Sunday School - 9:45 a.m.Contemporary Worship Celebration - 10:45 a.m.Jr. High & Sr. High Youth Group - Sunday 6:30 p.m.

Sunday Evening Fellowship - 6:00 p.m.Wednesday Evening Adult Study - 6:30 p.m.

Prayer Meeting Wednesday - 8:00 p.m.Christian Life Club (age 2 - 18) - 6:30 p.m.

MY FATHER’S HOUSEA Full Gospel Church207 East 6th - Hugoton

Pam Peachey, Pastor544-2436Services

Sundays 10:30 a.m. & 5:00 p.m.PRIMERO BAUTISTA IGLESIA

HISPANO Congregación618 Main sur - Hugoton

620-370-1003Pastor Marcelino Auila

Servicio de la Iglesia11:00 a.m. - Domingo7:00 p.m. - Miércoles

RIVER OF LIFE CHURCH(formerly Lighthouse Fellowship)

424 S. Jackson 544-4828Don Quattlebum, PastorSunday School - 9:30 a.m.

Sunday Church - 10:30 a.m.Wednesday - 7:00 p.m.

SOVEREIGN REDEEMER CHURCHPastor - Eric Mason

Sunday School - 9:00 a.m. Coffee/Fellowship - 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship - 10:30 a.m.

620-544-6386www.sovereignredeemerchurch.orgST. HELEN CATHOLIC CHURCH

1011 South Jefferson Street 544-2551Sunday - 11:00 a.m. English Mass

- 1:00 p.m. - Spanish Mass

AGAPE CHURCH OF HUGOTON

409 East Ninth, HugotonSunday – 10:30 a.m.

428-1135

ASSEMBLY OF GODMain and Second Street

544-2773Ben Coats, Pastor


Life Groups Sunday Nights - 6:00 p.m.Inside Out Kids Wed. - 6:30 p.m.

Student Ministry @ The Turnaround - Wed. 7:00 p.m.

BETHEL FRIENDS CHURCH11th & Jefferson - 544-8517

Roy Bogan, PastorSunday School - 9:30 a.m.

Morning Service - 10:30 a.m.Wednesday Evening Ministries - 6:30 p.m.

(Children, Youth, & Adult)

CHURCH OF CHRIST1045 S. Van Buren

Church: 544-2825 Home: 453-0965Lee Rottman

1041 S. Van BurenWednesday - 7:00 p.m.


Evening Service - 6:00 p.m.

CHURCH OF JESUS CHRISTOF LATTER DAY SAINTS

520 E. First 544-2125

Sacrament - 9:00 a.m.Sunday School - 10:00 a.m.

Priesthood - 11:00 a.m.

CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE500 S. Van Buren 544-2493

Pastor Dave PiperSunday School - 9:45 a.m.

Morning Worship - 10:45 a.m.Evening Services - 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday Bible Study - 7:00 p.m.

FAITH CHAPEL CHURCHOF GOD IN CHRIST

Tenth and JeffersonKurt Hering, Pastor


Bible Band (Tuesday) - 6:00 p.m.Home and Forn. Miss. (Friday) - 6:00 p.m.

Youth - 6:00 p.m.Bible Study - 7:00 p.m.

FAITH LUTHERANTenth and Adams 544-2092

Christopher M. Fincher, PastorMorning Worship - 9:00 a.m.Sunday School - 10:30 a.m.

Bible Study, Wednesday - 7:30 p.m.

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COME FILL A BOX

The Thanksgiving holidayis upon us and Kansas fami-lies will be coming togetherfor a time of celebration andthankfulness. The hoursspent in the kitchen prepar-ing turkey, mashed potatoes,pies and all the other fixings,however, comes with an increased risk for householdfires. The Kansas Fire Mar-shal would like to remindKansans of the importance oftaking safety precautions toensure a safe and happyThanksgiving holiday.

Cooking is, and has longbeen, the leading cause ofhome structure fires andhome fire injuries. Accordingto the records collected fromreporting fire departments inKansas, home cooking firesincrease significantly aroundthe times of major holidayssuch as Thanksgiving,Christmas Eve, ChristmasDay and Easter.

In 2014, Thanksgiving Daywas the second busiest cook-ing fire day across the Stateof Kansas. Nationally,Thanksgiving was the leadingday for home cooking fires,with three times as manyfires occurring during thisholiday as any average day ofthe year.

Overall, according to theAnnual Report for the KansasFire Incident Reporting Sys-

tem, 28% of structure fires in2014 started in the kitchenwith a reported $4,263,469 indamage, three deaths and 28civilian injuries.

“With Thanksgiving beingsuch a hectic holiday, with allthe activity and guests in ahome, it can be easy to getdistracted and lose track ofwhat is cooking in the ovenand on the stovetop,” saidDoug Jorgensen, Kansas FireMarshal. “We encourage allKansans to take commonsense precautions to preventa fire tragedy on their holiday.”

The Office of the State FireMarshal recommends the following safety tips for cook-ing on Thanksgiving:• Keep an eye on what youfry. Always stay in thekitchen while frying, grillingor broiling food. If you have toleave the kitchen for even ashort period of time, turn offthe stove.• Keep things that can catchfire such as oven mitts,wooden utensils, food pack-aging, towels and curtainsaway from the cooking area.• Be alert when cooking. Ifyou are sleepy or have consumed alcohol, don’t usethe stove or stovetop. • Consider installing an automatic suppression unitattached magnetically to

stovetop hoods. Shaped likesmall tuna cans, these unitsautomatically put out fireswhen flames reach the hood.

If you have a small (grease)cooking fire and decide tofight the fire:• On the stovetop, smotherthe flames by sliding a lidover the pan and turning offthe burner. Leave the pancovered until it is completelycooled.• For an oven fire, turn offthe heat and keep the doorclosed. • If you have any doubtabout fighting a small fire:Just get out! When you leave,close the door behind you tohelp contain the fire. Call 9-1-1 or the local emergencynumber from outside thehome.

The Kansas Fire Marshalalso discourages the use ofturkey fryers which can leadto devastating burns and thedestruction of property due tothe large amount and hightemperature of oil used.Those who prefer fried turkeyshould look for grocerystores, specialty food retailersand restaurants that selldeep-fried turkeys.

For more fire safety tips,visit the Website for the Officeof the State Fire Marshal athttp://firemarshal.ks.gov.

Kansas Fire Marshal offers fire safety tips for Thanksgiving cooking

Written by Louise Sutton, age94, of Pioneer Manor.

Wrinkles - are they earnedor do they just come natu-rally? I had rather think thatI have earned mine. Lookingback over my life, I rememberwhat I thought were seriousproblems and trials, but as Ihave lived a lot of years, I now

realize that lots of those prob-lems and trials were lessons.But what did I learn fromthose lessons??

In one wrinkle, I can writeSelfishness. A hard lesson toconquer, but the wrinklestayed.

In another wrinkle, I canwrite Temper, getting temperunder control is not easy.The wrinkle stayed.

In another wrinkle, I couldwrite Pride, another hardtask of riddance. The wrinklestayed.

In another wrinkle, I couldwrite Not Smiling Enough,another trait that I had totake care of. The wrinklestayed.

In another wrinkle, Not

Understanding Other People.I did my best. The wrinklestayed.

In another wrinkle I wrote,I Need To Read my Bible,pray more, not just for myselfbut for others and to realizethe same day Judgement Daywould come, that was theDEEPEST WRINKLE that Ihad.

When that wrinkle stayed,I stopped worrying aboutthose wrinkles, causedmostly by age. I have earnedeach and every one-and Goddoes not condemn me for anyof them. So I will developmore wrinkles by smiling andgood thoughts for a few moreyears.

Sharing Our BestWishes at ThanksgivingThe Hermes office will be closed

Thurs. & Fri., Nov. 26 & 27

Pioneer Manor Writings

Who needs to go out of town? Hugoton isblessed with a lot of colorful foliage aroundtown right now. It’s worth a drive around

town to take it all in before the wind carries thebeautiful colors all away.

Choose lighter fare this Thanksgiving

AL-ANON Family Groupmeets at 1405 CemeteryRoad Mondays and Thurs-days at 8:00 p.m. Call 620-544-2610 or 620-544-2854 formore information.HUGOTON LIONS CLUBmeets every Second andFourth Thursday of the monthat Memorial Hall at 7:00 p.m. HUGOTON MASONIC LODGE#406 AF&AM meets every sec-ond and fourth Tuesday of themonth at 7:30 p.m. MY HOPE SUPPORT GROUPfor adults grieving the death ofa loved one meets the secondTuesday of each month fromnoon to 1:00 p.m. in Classroom3 at St. Catherine Hospital at401 E. Spruce in Garden City.Call 620-272-2519 for more in-formation.BREAST FRIENDS CANCERSUPPORT GROUP for breastcancer patients meets the sec-ond Wednesday of each monthfrom 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. at theLegacy House, at 309 E. Wal-nut in Garden City. For moreinformation call 620-272-2360.Every fourth Tuesday- Stevens County Heath De-

partment is at the Senior Cen-ter every fourth Tuesday of themonth from 11:00 a.m. toNoon to do free blood pressurechecks.Wednesday nights- Inside Out Kids at the Hugo-ton Assembly of God, 138 S.Main, beginning with dinner at6:45 p.m. Program will be from7:00 to 8:00 p.m. Rides areavailable by calling Pastor BenCoats at 620-428-1487 before5:30 p.m. Wednesdayevenings.Until December 15- Stevens County Healthcare’sThird Annual Toy Drive. Newtoys may be dropped off atStevens County Hospital, Pio-neer Manor, Dollar Generaland Flatlanders. All toys will goto children in and aroundStevens County. If you know ofa child who needs a Christmasgift, please contact Alisha at620-544-6162.Until January 15, 2016- Heritage Christian Acad-

emy’s annual Matching FundsGrant. Funds donated will bematched 100% up to $30,000.Contributions can be sent toHCA, PO Box 744, Hugoton,Ks. 67951 or visit the schoolat 505 E. First in Hugoton.Until November 25- The Stevens County Library

will accept Food for Fines do-nations. One food item willtake $1.00 off the patron’stotal overdue charges. Checkthis week’s “@ Your Library”column for accepted fooditems.November 25-27- Thanksgiving Break for USD210 schools.November 26- Happy Thanksgiving!November 27

- Community Christmas Car-oling in front of the HugotonArea Chamber of Commerceoffice, 630 S. Main, beginningat 6:00 p.m. There will be hotchocolate and cookies, as wellas plenty of Christmas cheer.Sponsored by the Santa Com-mittee.November 28- Small Business SaturdayDecember 1

- Hugoton High Schoolwrestlers will host Liberal for ameet, starting at 6:00 p.m.- Hugoton Sports Boosters willmeet at 7:00 p.m. in the HHScafeteria.December 3- Stevens County GenealogicalSociety will meet at 1:00 p.m.in the Stevens County Li-brary’s computer lab.- Liberal Hearing Aid Center

will be at Pioneer Manor from1:00 to 3:00 p.m. December 4- PEO will host their annual

Cookie Sale at the CitizensState Bank Annex at 600 S.Main Street in Hugoton from2:00 to 6:00 p.m.December 5

- SWKMEA High SchoolHonor Band/Choir at DodgeCity.- Take your favorite pet, or

pets, to Flatlanders Farm &Home to take a selfie or grouppicture with Santa from 10:00a.m. to 2:00 p.m.- Santa Claus is coming to

town!! Meet him at Hugoton’sSenior Center, 624 S. Mainfrom 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Cometell Jolly Ol’ St. Nick what youwant for Christmas!- National Wild Turkey Feder-ation will be hosting the firstannual Cimarron Tom’s Hunt-ing Heritage Banquet at theMorton County Civic Center,beginning at 5:30 p.m. Themeal will be provided by Okla-homa Smoke, and there will belive auctions, silent auctions,raffle prizes and games. Formore information, contact Ter-rell Giddens at 620-360-0289or Tyler Kirby at 620-339-9026.December 7- Stevens County Commis-

sioners will meet at 8:30 a.m.in the Commissioners’ Roomat the Stevens County Court-house.- Hugoton City Council will

meet at 5:15 p.m. in the meet-ing room at the City Office.- Stevens County HospitalBoard will meet at 5:30 p.m. inthe Pioneer Manor ConferenceRoom.


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Ginger Mostrom brought in this picture ofHugoton High School. It belonged to her auntErma Phifer Skalsky. Erma graduated fromHugoton High School in 1940. The cars parked

in front may give a hint as to what year the pic-ture was taken. Taken from the December 2, 2010 issue of The Hugoton Hermesnewspaper.

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History From The HermesCompiled by Ruthie Winget

Thursday, December 2,2010

The new Streetscape Projectis almost complete. The plancalls for twenty new street-lights, new concrete sidewalks,new curb and gutters, six newhandicap ramps, four raisedplanters, thirty trees and treegrates and twelve pedestrianbenches.


Hugoton residents went tothe streets last Friday to de-liver a welcome to NathanWilliams and Marlin Hogie asthey returned home from serv-ice in Kuwait. Hogie is a truckdriver in the National Guard.This is a dangerous duty asthe trucks are targets of mor-tar fire as they traversethrough Iraq. Williams is a me-chanic/wrecker operator. Heis charged with the responsi-bility of following the convoysso if they are hit or brokendown, he could pull the truckback to base.

Thursday, November 30,1995

Ronnie Rose, author of“Show Me the Way to GoHome,”will be in Moscow for a

book signing December 9,1995. Rose is formerly a Hugo-ton resident.


Bob and Judy Pepperopened their new Santa FeSteak House December 4,1990. The Peppers moved herefrom Liberal.


Extending a family tradi-tion, Will Martin was installedinto the Knights of Columbusof Hugoton November 29,1980. His father, QuintenMartin, has been an activemember of the order for thirty-seven years.Thursday, December 8, 1960

Army Pvt. Earnest G. Nor-ton recently participated in a35 day field training exercise inGermany. Norton, who is 19,attended Hugoton Rural HighSchool.

Jeanne Gaskill, Lynda Bur-dett, Janice Beavers and TeriBrollier were Saturday nightguests of Marilyn Hall. Theywere celebrating Marilyn’s sev-enteenth birthday.Thursday, December 1, 1955

Ten Hugoton Boy Scouts

were presented with awards ata Court of Honor in Hugoton.The honored scouts were Den-nis Hubbard, Eagle BronzePalm; Beryl Scranton, Eagle;Raymond Dunlap, Life; JimKramer, Life; D.D. Stalder,Life; David Brollier, Life; GaryHathaway, Life; Virgil Milburn,Star; John Akers, Star; andDale McColm, Star.Friday, December 7, 1945

Steve Akers of Hooker, Ok.,recently purchased the oldtheater building. He will openhis store as soon as the build-ing is remodeled.Friday, November 28, 1930

F.G. Sickle, who recentlybought lots 9 and 10 in block47, original townsite, is erect-ing a two story frame buildingon the site, on Sixth Street.The building will be a roominghouse with 21 guest roomsand two baths. The size will be30’ by 60’. The hotel is ex-pected to be complete in aboutthirty days.

If any readers have pic-tures or memories for thehistory page of the Hermes,please bring them in toRuthie Winget at the Hugo-ton Hermes Newspaper.

Indian grinding stones canbe seen at the StevensCounty Gas and HistoricalMuseum. Fire baking stones,Indian war paint pots and anIndian hoe are also displayedat the Museum. Many arrow-

heads can also be seen.The Museum will be closed

for Thanksgiving but is openthe day after Thanksgivingfor anyone who wants tovisit.

The Stevens County Gas

and Historical Museum is lo-cated at 905 S. Adams. Youare invited to visit Mondaythrough Friday from 1:00 to5:00 p.m. The Museum isopen Saturdays from 1:00 to4:00 p.m.

MUSEUM UPDATEfrom The Stevens County Gas & Historical Museum

Beulah Carter, Curator Heather McCrary and Billy Woodworth

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Various tools dating from centuries ago can beviewed at this exhibit at the Stevens CountyGas and Historical Museum. The Museum will

be open Friday, November 27 from 1:00 to 5:00p.m. for any - or all - of your Thanksgiving visitors!

Consumer AlertFrom the

Kansas Insurance Department & Kansas Insurance Commissioner Ken Selzer

How to handle an insurance claim

Filing and getting a claimresolved with your insurancecompany does not have to be afrustrating, time-consumingprocess, according to KenSelzer, CPA, Kansas Commis-sioner of Insurance.

“Being prepared with andkeeping track of the informa-tion your insurance companyneeds to process the claim iscritical,” said CommissionerSelzer. “Preparation will help inreducing the time between theinsurance incident and theresolution of your problem.”

To help get your claims paidpromptly, CommissionerSelzer said Kansans shouldconsider the following ideas. • Know your policy. Under-stand what your policy says.Because it is a contract be-tween you and your insurancecompany, you need to knowwhat’s covered, what’s not andwhat your deductibles are.• File claims as soon as pos-sible. Don’t let the bills or re-ceipts pile up. Call your agentor your company’s claims hot-line as soon as possible. Yourpolicy might require that youmake the notification within acertain time frame. • Provide complete, correctinformation. Be certain to giveyour insurance company allthe necessary information. Ifyour information is incorrect or

incomplete, your claim couldbe delayed.• Keep copies of all communi-cations. Whenever you com-municate with your insurancecompany, be sure to documentthe communications. Withphone calls, include the date,name and title of the personyou spoke with and what wassaid. Also, keep a record ofyour time and expenses.• Ask questions. If there is adisagreement about the claimsettlement, ask the companyfor the specific language inyour policy that is in question.Find out if the disagreement isbecause you interpret the pol-icy differently. If your claim isdenied, make sure you have aletter from the company ex-plaining the reason for the de-nial — including the specificpolicy language which causedthe denial.• Don’t rush into a settle-ment. If the first offer your in-surance company makes doesnot meet your expectations,talk with your local insuranceagent or seek other profes-sional advice.• Document auto/homeown-ers temporary repairs. Autoand homeowners policiesmight require you to maketemporary repairs to protectyour property from furtherdamage. Your policy shouldcover the cost of these tempo-rary repairs, so keep all re-

ceipts. Also, document anydamaged personal property foran adjuster to inspect. If pos-sible, take photographs orvideotape the damage beforemaking the repairs.• Don’t make permanent re-pairs. A company might denya claim if you make permanentrepairs before the damage isinspected. If possible, deter-mine what it will cost to repairyour property before you meetwith an adjuster. Provide theadjuster any records of im-provements you made to theproperty, and ask him/her foran itemized explanation of theclaim settlement offer.• Seek accident and healthclaims details. Ask your med-ical provider to give your insur-ance company details aboutyour treatment, condition andprognosis. If you suspect yourprovider is overcharging, askthe insurance company toaudit the bill, and verifywhether the provider used theproper billing procedure.• Contact the Kansas Insur-ance Department (KID). If youcontinue to have a disputewith your insurance companyabout the amount or terms ofthe claims settlement, contactthe KID Consumer AssistanceHotline at 1-800-432-2484, orgo to the Web site atwww.ksinsurance.org, to filean online complaint.

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Sunday, November 15 mayhave been just another day forsome of you, but for three girlsfrom Hugoton, and one girlfrom Rolla, it was a day full ofexcitement! Ella Martin,Raeleigh Angell, Kenzie Garzaand Amiley Lewis joined theirteammates in Tulsa, Ok. for aday full of competition at theAmerican Spirit Champi-onships 2015 Tulsa Classic.There were 25 girls, fromHead Over Heels in Guymon,Ok., that made up two teams.Nineteen girls were on theSparkz team. This is a youthteam for kids 11 years andunder. There were 15 girlsthat made up Shimmerz. Thisis a junior team for kids 14years and under. Nine of the25 girls were crossovers. Ifyou are a crossover it meansthat you are a part of BOTHteams. Twice the practice,twice the hard work, twice therewards.

The Sparkz team gave anawesome performance Sun-day, November 15. Theywalked away with first place

in the Youth Division, as wellas the Overall Level 1 HighPoint Grand Championaward. Ella, daughter of Willand Shelby Martin of Hugo-ton, Raeleigh, daughter ofLeigh Angell of Hugoton andBarry Angell of Liberal andAmiley, daughter of Cory andKendra Lewis of Rolla werepart of this amazing team.Way to go girls!

The junior team, Shim-merz, also had a big day. Thegirls took first place in theJunior Division. They alsobrought home the OverallLevel 2 High Point GrandChampion award. Kenzie,daughter of Homer and Re-becca Garza of Hugoton, aswell as, Ella and Raeleighhelped to make up this team.Amazing job girls!

Not only did Head OverHeels have two teams that didexceptionally well, but theyalso had three girls who com-peted in individual competion.Tyerin Aranda, daughter ofSammy and Crystal Aranda ofGuymon competed and took

first place in the Mini ExtremeTumbling category. AaliyahGutierrez, daughter of Luisand Linda Gutierrez of Guy-mon took first place in theYouth Extreme Tumbling cat-egory. Kenzie competed andtook second place in theYouth Extreme Tumbling cat-egory. Keep up the excellentwork!

This group of girls com-peted Sunday and then hadthe long drive home. But, didthat keep them out of the gymMonday? Of course not! Thegirls showed up Monday nightready to polish up their rou-tine. Both groups will be backin Tulsa competing the sec-ond weekend of December.Good Luck!


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Gregg Tanner

(First Published in The Hugoton Her-mes, Thursday, November 26, 2015) 3t

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OFSTEVENS COUNTY, KANSAS

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OFLois M. Sullivan, deceased,

CASE NO.13-PR-28

NOTICE OF HEARING

THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PER-SONS CONCERNED:

You are hereby notified that a Pe-tition for Final Settlement has beenfiled in this Court by Loren K. Sulli-van, Executor of the Estate of Lois M.Sullivan, deceased, praying Peti-tioner’s acts be approved; the Waiverof Petitioner’s account be settled andallowed; heirs be determined; the Willbe construed and the estate assignedto the persons entitled thereto; theCourt find the allowances requestedfor attorney’s fees and expenses are

reasonable, should be allowed and or-dered paid; the Court costs be deter-mined and ordered paid; theadministration of the Estate beclosed; and upon the filing of receiptsthe Petitioner be finally discharged asthe Executor of the Estate of Lois M.Sullivan, deceased, and Petitioner bereleased from further liability.

You are required to file your writ-ten defenses thereto on or before De-cember 18, 2015 at 1:30 P.M., in thisDistrict Court in the City of Hugoton,Stevens County, Kansas, at whichtime and place the cause will beheard. Should you fail therein, judg-ment and decree will be entered indue course upon the Petition.

Loren K. Sullivan, Executor

James A. Kuharic, #08952Brollier, Wolf & KuharicBox 39, Hugoton, KS 67951(620) 544-8555Attorney for Executor

PUBLIC NOTICE

The seventh grade girlsbasketball teams traveled toScott City Thursday, Novem-ber 19 for an afternoon dou-bleheader. The "A" team wontheir game, while the "B"team fell short in their attempt for a sweep by Hugo-ton.

Jordyn Beard led the wayas she scored 17 points forthe Eagles, as Hugoton'steam won in a rout over theScott City team. The "A" teamquickly went ahead of ScottCity and the defense for theEagles had a shutout for thefirst quarter.

McKenna Hamlin tossedin nine more points duringthe entire game to assist herteam against Scott City. Thenext period of play saw bothteams adding four points tothe scoreboard. At the break,Hugoton led over Scott Cityby a 12-4 advantage.

“Double up” was the keyterm for Hugoton during thethird quarter. The Eaglesmore than doubled theirscoring output as theyreached the 25 point mark bythe end of the third. Hugo-ton's defense limited ScottCity to just two points duringthe quarter.

The "A" team finished theirvictory over Scott City with a34-13 win. The scoring wentas follows: Molly McClurewith two, Milly McClure withtwo, Rolanda Gerber withfour, McKenna Hamlin withnine and leading scorer Jor-dyn Beard with 17.

The "B" Team fought hardagainst Scott City, however,they fell a little short on thescoreboard. Tia Kalani led allplayers for the Eagles with sixpoints for the game.

Scott City led by only threepoints after the first quarter.

This was followed by a secondperiod that had Scott City expanding their lead up toseven points by the end of thefirst half.

The third quarter showedlittle scoring by either team.Hugoton and Scott City bothscored only two points perteam. The score at the end ofthree was Hugoton with tenpoints to Scott City's 17points.

The Eagles kept pace withScott City during the fourthquarter. They scored only twoless points in the final period,yet it was not enough tomake up the deficit. ScottCity won the game overHugoton with a final score of23-14.

Individual scorers for theEagles were as follows: AbbyNichols with four, DeniseDelgado with two, Ana Cruzwith two, and Tia Kalani with

six.Coach Nick Rodriguez

said, "The ‘A’ team played areally good game. We usedmostly a zone defense as wewere limited with playerstoday and we ran our zone of-fense a bit better againstScott City. We have been try-ing to focus on reboundingand boxing out lately. ‘B’team struggled with the re-bounding. We gave up waytoo many second chance bas-kets and this really hurt. Wealso had trouble stoppingdribble penetration. Bothteams still struggled somefrom the free throw line andthis is something that wehave been trying to improveon."

The next game for the sev-enth graders will be Thurs-day, December 3 at 4:00 p.m.in Ulysses.

Four local girls compete with the Head Over Heels cheer groupin Guymon, Ok. In back, from left to right are Landry Curtis,Emmery Johnson, Addy Williams, Ella Martin, Kami Ritter,Aaliyah Gutierrez, Angel Andrews and MaKenna Vandyke. Inthe middle are Makala Costilla, Teagan Farmer, Harmony Coulson, Maddison Moore, Kenzie Garza, Raeleigh Angell,Gaby Uribe, Kailyn Arnold and Emma Moore. In front are Amiley Lewis, Addi Stavig, Adriana Romero, Tyerin Aranda,Cienna Lopez, Finley Johnson, Haeley Vasquez and AubrynSledge.

Hiking, biking, or just re-laxing and enjoying the fallweather at a Kansas statepark is the perfect way tospend time with family overthe holidays or decompressafter an intense Black Fridayshopping spree. REI, a Seat-tle-based outdoor recreationand sporting goods giant, isgoing to close on Black Fridayand pay its 12,000 employeesto spend the time outdoors.You can join this movementto spend time outdoors byvisiting a Kansas state parkon Black Friday or any otherday, and while you may notget paid, you could win a

pretty neat prize.Anyone who visits a

Kansas state park November27 this year will have the op-portunity to win a free night’sstay in a Kansas state parkcabin. Simply post a pictureof you or your family at one ofthe 26 Kansas state parks onBlack Friday and post it toInstagram or Twitter with thehashtag: #myksstatepark.You’ll be automatically en-tered into a drawing for thefree cabin stay.

Learn more about Kansasstate parks atksoutdoors.com/State-Parks.All state parks are open

throughout the year, al-though water is available onlyat camping areas with frost-free hydrants during the win-ter. Facility updates,locations and reservationscan all be found on the web-

site. Visiting a state park onBlack Friday is really awin/win because even if youdon’t draw a free cabin stay,you’ll spend time outdoorswith family in a healthy envi-ronment.

HMS Lady Eagles travel to Scott City for basketball action

Local girls compete at cheerleading contest

State Parks offer a relaxing getaway instead of Black Friday crowds

Coaches Crystal Aranda and Linda Gutierrez go over stunts withsome of the girls Monday after their first competition.

Coaches give the girls a pep talk at cheer practice in Guymonlast week.

Tyerin Aranda, Cienna Lopez and Aubryn Sledge are hoistedup on by their teammates while the girls practice stunts for competition, while Coaches Linda Gutierrez and CrystalAranda watch closely.

MaKala Costilla strikes a pose during practice with her teammates.

The Head Over Heels group beams after their performance inTulsa, Ok. recently. In the front row from left to right are Adriana Romero, Makala Costilla, Haeley Vasquez, AmileyLewis, Tyerin Aranda, Cienna Lopez, Addi Stavig, AubrynSledge, Emma Moor and Teagan Farmer. In the middle row areKailyn Arnold, Harmony Coulson, Angel Andrews, Raeleigh Angell, Gaby Uribe, Kenzie Garza, Maddison Moore, FinleyJohnson and MaKenna Vandyke. In the back row are AddyWilliams, Kami Ritter, Ella Martin, Aaliyah Gutierrez, LandryCurtis and Emmery Johnson.

One perfect way to spend the day is visit a state park for BlackFriday.

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Skylar Gerrond, formallyof Hugoton and Matt Barido,of San Antonio, Tx. are co-founders of Veri-Fire, a high-tech firearms safety companywhose first product isGuardian, a fingerprint-en-abled trigger guard for hand-guns. These two young menserved together in the USAF.This project came about asthey brainstormed aboutways to keep young childrensafe in homes that havehandguns for personal safety.

Guardian is not a smartgun, but it is the first productof its kind. Guardian is asafety device that attaches tothe trigger guard of your

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Few foods receive the fan-fare of turkey come the holi-day season. The NationalTurkey Federation saysAmericans eat 46 millionturkeys each Thanksgivingand another 22 million onChristmas. An additional 19million enjoy turkey as partof their Easter celebrations.

Though turkey is enjoyedthroughout the year, it ismost popular during the hol-iday season. Some celebrantsmay want to know moreabout this beloved bird beforesinking their teeth into theirnext holiday meal. The follow-ing turkey tidbits may sur-prise you.• Turkeys are large gamebirds that are closely relatedto chickens, pheasants andquail.• The turkey’s scientificname is “meleagris gal-lopavo,” which is the wildturkey from which the do-mesticated turkey many peo-ple eat descends. There isanother species of turkeyknown as the ocellatedturkey, which is native to theYucatán Peninsula in Mexico.• By the early 1900s, thewild turkey neared extinc-tion. Restoration projectshave increased the number ofturkeys from approximately30,000 birds back then tonearly seven million now.• Despite their size, turkeyscan fly in the wild. They oftenperch in trees to sleep to pro-tect themselves from preda-tors. Some domesticatedturkeys may not fly becausethey have been bred to beoverly large to produce morebreast meat.• The heaviest turkey everraised was 86 pounds.

• A male turkey is called a“tom” or a “gobbler,” while fe-male turkeys are referred toas “hens.” Only the male willmake the familiar gobblingsound, which is used to at-tract mates.• A hen is smaller than agobbler and does not havethe distinctive beard or mod-ified feathers that gobblershave on their breasts. Malesalso have sharp spurs ontheir legs for fighting.• Male and female turkeysalso can be differentiated bytheir droppings. Male drop-pings are spiral-shaped,while females’ look like theletter J.• Both genders of turkeyhave snoods (the danglingappendage on the face) aswell as red wattles undertheir chins.• A hen can lay about 10 to12 eggs over a period of twoweeks. The eggs will incubatefor 28 days before hatching.Baby turkeys are called“poults.”• Turkeys and peacocksmay look similar, but theyare not closely related.• Turkeys have excellent vi-sion due to their eyes beinglocated on the sides of theirhead. This gives the birdsperiscopic vision.• The gizzard is a part of theturkey’s stomach that con-tains tiny stones that the birdhas swallowed. The stones fa-cilitate the digestion process.• Benjamin Franklin did notsupport the bald eagle as thenation’s symbol, feeling theturkey would be a betterchoice. In a letter to hisdaughter, he wrote, “He [baldeagle] is a rank coward; thelittle king-bird, not bigger

than a sparrow, attacks himboldly and drives him out ofthe district. For in truth, theturkey is in comparison amuch more respectable bird,and withal a true original na-tive of America. Eagles havebeen found in all countries,but the turkey was peculiarto ours …”• Turkeys will have 3,500feathers at maturity. Rumorhas it the costume worn bythe “Sesame Street” character“Big Bird” is made of turkeyfeathers.• The turkey shares itsname with a country. Butwhy? A turkey bears some re-semblance to the guinea fowl.Though it is native to easternAfrica, the guinea fowl wasimported to Europe throughthe Ottoman Empire andcame to be called the “turkey-cock” or “turkey-hen.” Whensettlers in the New Worldbegan to send similar-lookingfowl back to Europe, theywere mistakenly called“turkeys.”• Despite an abundance ofturkeys being eaten betweenNovember and January, Juneis National Turkey Month.

From Metro Editorial Serv-ices.

Holiday LeftoversThis week is Thanksgiving

and that often means left-overs. The most importantpart of having good leftoversis using good food safetymeasures. First and utmost,remember the two hour rule.Food should not be left atroom temperature for morethan two hours. This in-cludes preparation and serv-ing time. If your food was atroom temperature throughthe long hours of holiday fes-tivities, throw it out. The foodmay look okay and smellokay, but the bacteria thatcause foodborne illnessescan hide sight unseen, and itis not worth the risk!

It is important to use left-overs quickly. Cover leftovers;wrap them in airtight pack-aging or seal them in storagecontainers. These practiceshelp keep bacteria out, retainmoisture and prevent left-overs from picking up odors

from other food in the refrig-erator. Cooked meat andpoultry should be usedwithin three to four days,while gravy and meat brothneed to be used up withinone to two days. Casserolesand cooked vegetablesshould be used within two tothree days. To help preventfoodborne illness it is impor-tant to reheat all foods to 165degrees, or until steaming.Gravy and broth shouldcome to a boil. If using a mi-crowave be sure and stir thefood so it is hot all the waythrough.

If you can’t use all yourleftovers in a safe period oftime, you can freeze mostfoods. Large quantitiesshould be divided intosmaller portions and storedin several shallow containers.Food in small amounts willchill faster, keeping it saferand fresher. It also makes itmore effective re-heating.

With some foods, you mayotice a slight change in tex-ture.

If a large amount of turkeyis left, consider freezing somefor later use. Do not waituntil the turkey has been inthe refrigerator for four daysto freeze it. Freezing will notimprove the quality of theturkey. If the turkey is frozenwhile it is fresh, its qualitywill be better upon defrost-ing. Remember, if the foodis safe when you put it in thefreezer, it will be safe whenyou take it out and viseversa. Be sure to date andlabel all freezer packages.Meat and poultry dishes canbe frozen for three to fourmonths.

For more information onstorage times of various holi-day foods go to:https://www.ces.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/TheFoodKeeper.pdf.

“Notes From Nancy”by Stevens County FACS Agent Nancy Honig

Garden City CommunityCollege Department of Musicpresents Christmas Vesperswith the GCCC ConcertChoir, College Singers, andthe Garden City Civic ChoralUnion, Sunday, December 6,2015 at 3:00 p.m. in thePauline Joyce Fine Arts Audi-torium. Admission to theconcert is free.

Come listen to the incredi-ble talent of GCCC studentsand the Community Chorus.The concert features manyholiday favorites including“Bethlehem Joy” by StanPethel. The Christmas Ves-pers concert is directed by J.Clayton Wright, GCCCChoral Director. JosephLowry will serve as the ac-companist, and CarolynKlassen will perform as aguest pianist.

Once again, admission isfree! Come kick-off the holi-days with family and friendsand enjoy music performedby the College Singers, theGCCC Concert Choir, as wellas Combined Choirs and In-strumentalists.

Garden City CommunityCollege will also participate inthe Tuba Christmas helddowntown, Saturday, Decem-ber 12, from 3:00 p.m. – 5:00p.m. In case of inclementweather, the Tuba Christmaswill be moved to the PaulineJoyce Fine Arts Building.

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SOCIAL SECURITY NEWSBy Rich Fowler Social Security Operations Supervisor in Dodge City, KS

An art show featuringWestern Kansas artist ChuckBonner will only be on dis-play at the Stauth MemorialMuseum in Montezuma untilSunday, November 29, 2015.Mr. Bonner has been creatingart his entire life inspired bythe southwest Kansas land-scapes where he grew up, thefamous Bonner family fossilhistory, and the varied andhumorous world around him.

The exhibit entitled, Stylis-tic Variations, explores vari-ous art styles and mediaChuck uses. It is somewhatof a retrospective show, butalso incorporates new piecesrecently completed. The ex-hibit consists of 29 paintingswithin four categories; In-vented Landscapes, Primor-dial Soup, Pure Abstraction,and Whimsical Application.

Chuck Bonner was born inScott City in 1950 and grewup in the western Kansastown of Leoti. His formativeyears were spent in an artis-tic and scientific background;his father was a fossil collec-tor and his mother an artist.Chuck attended Fort HaysState University where he re-ceived an A.B. in art and anM.A. in painting.

While at the University,Bonner worked at the Stern-berg Memorial Museumwhere he prepared exhibits,painted scientific restorationsand portraits, and preparedfossils for exhibit. This expe-rience has helped him withhis latest venture, KeystoneGallery, which he and hiswife, Barbara Shelton,opened in the fall of 1991.The gallery is a combinationof art gallery, fossil museumand gift shop located 18 milesnorth of Scott City on USHighway 83. To enhance themuseum fossil collection,Chuck has painted a 24' by 6'mural of prehistoric life in theKansas Cretaceous Sea.

Bonner has completed

many other public works ofart, including murals for FortHays State University and theEllis County Historical Mu-seum–both in Hays. He alsopainted a Kansas prehistoricsea mural for the El Quar-telejo Museum in Scott City.

In 2007, Chuck was com-missioned to paint two pre-historic scenes and a tributepainting to his father Marionfor the Museum of the GreatPlains in Leoti. The next yearhe completed four murals ofpaleontological and archaeo-logical themes totaling twohundred square feet for theStanton County Museum inJohnson.

Chuck enjoys the chal-lenge of commission workwhether for public organiza-tions such as museums or forindividuals. He continues toproduce various styles of art-work and sells to collectorsthroughout the world. Now,Chuck invites you to comeand enjoy his show while it ison display in his native,southwest Kansas. For infor-mation about his art, the his-tory of the building thathouses the Keystone Gallery,local Monument Rock or evenKansas fossils found in theirarea, contact Chuck Bonner,Keystone Gallery620.872.2762. KeystoneGallery is located on one ofthe designated Kansas ScenicByways. It is one of the pri-mary sites along the WesternVistas Historic Byways(WVHB) route. Their historiclimestone building plus themuseum full of fossils makefor a great interpretation ofthe past, both historic andgeologic. Join them on theirquest to increase the knowl-edge of western Kansas' con-tributions to the realms ofscience and history. Checkout their website at www.key-stonegallery.com.

Call the Stauth Museumat 620-846-2527 for more in-formation about this exhibitor to set up a tour for groupsof five or more. Museumhours: Tuesday -Saturday 9-12 1-4:30, Sunday 1:30-4:30.The museum is closed Mon-days and all major holidaysincluding Thanksgiving Day.If you have company visitingyou during the ThanksgivingHoliday, this is a great way toget out of the house andcome share all the Museumhas to offer. Come spend arelaxing day in Montezuma!Admission to the Museum isfree, but donations are grate-fully accepted!


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IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATEOF DORIS A. FULLER, DECEASED

Case No. 14PR65

NOTICE TO CREDITORS (Chapter 59)

THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PER-SONS CONCERNED:

You and each of you will take noticethat on November 25, 2014 pursuantto the petition of Randall K. Fuller andSue L. Christensen for probate of willfiled in this Court on November 25,2014, the Last Will and Testament ofDoris A. Fuller, dated November 6,2014, was duly admitted to probate asthe Last Will and Testament of thedecedent. Randall K. Fuller and Sue

L. Christensen, were appointed as co-executors of the will and estate ofDoris A. Fuller, deceased, and dulyqualified as such executors. LettersTestamentary were issued to them onsaid date of November 25, 2014, bythe District Court of Stevens County,Kansas. All parties interested in theestate will govern themselves accord-ingly.

All creditors of the decedent are noti-fied to exhibit their demands againstthe estate within four (4) months fromthe date of the first publication of thisnotice as provided by law. If their de-mands are not thus exhibited, theyshall be forever barred.

Randall K. Fuller Co-ExecutorSue L. Christensen Co-Executor

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Corin Castro is the second place winner with “Pearl’s Revenge”. The Hugoton Area Camera Club plan to have their Christmas Party December 17.

Lowell Stanley garnered a third place finish with his photo ofthe “Express Lane Horse”.

The Hugoton Area CameraClub met Thursday evening,November 19 at the HugotonSenior Center. Membersbrought advertising sign pic-tures to be judged. JudyHickert won first place. Sec-ond place went to Corin Castro with "Pearl's Revenge",and third to Lowell Stanleyfor his "Express Lane Horse"picture.

Lowell shared a picture of

a longhorn steer taken at theDodge City Casino.

Club members welcomed anew member, StephanieSchraeder of Moscow.

It was decided to have aChristmas Party for the De-cember 17 meeting, to beheld at 6:30 p.m. at theHugoton Senior Center.Everyone can bring an itemfor supper. The photo themewill be Christmas.

The Kansas SupremeCourt has adopted updatedchild support guidelines thatjudges will use to determineparents' child support pay-ment obligations beginningJanuary 1, 2016.

The updated guidelines re-flect changes in spending onchildren since the guidelineswere last updated four yearsago. The updates are ex-pected to increase child sup-port obligations by up to 3.5percent across all incomegroups.

The updated guidelineswill be used to determine newchild support obligationsafter their January 1, 2016,effective date. They will notimmediately affect existingsupport obligations, althoughthey may be used when aparent seeks to modify an ex-isting child support order, orthe parents' financial circum-stances are reviewed by thecourt.

Federal law requires statesto review their child supportguidelines every four years,and Kansas has reviewed andrevised its guidelines ninetimes since they were initiallyestablished in 1989.

A 14-member advisorycommittee spent more than ayear reviewing the guidelinesand making proposed up-dates, which were open forpublic review and comment

before the committee madeits final recommendations tothe court.

The committee includesparents who either pay or re-ceive child support, and at-torneys, judges, and taxprofessionals with expertisein child support.

An economist with WichitaState University helped withthe review by examining datafrom the U.S. Department ofAgriculture that show trendsin how parents spend moneyon children. The economistnoted the consumer priceindex increased by more than8.5 percent over the last fouryears.

Child support pays forhousing, clothing, trans-portation, recreation, healthcare, child care, and other ex-penses that would have beenshared by the parents hadthe family remained intact.

The updated child supportguidelines, economist's re-port, and public comment re-sults are available on theKansas judicial branch web-site at www.kscourts.orgunder Programs.

Submitted by Kansas Of-fice of Judicial Administration.

Kansas Weekly Gas PricesNational Average Projectedto Hit $1.99 on Thanksgiv-ing; First Time Since 2009

Americans hitting theroad for Thanksgiving willcertainly have something tobe extra thankful for: thecheapest gasoline pricessince March 2009. The lowprices are showing up just intime for millions of motoriststhat are heading out, savingthem $1.5 billion over the fivedays that GasBuddy’s recentsurvey found most motoristswill be traveling.

GasBuddy projects that byThanksgiving Day the na-tional average will be $1.99per gallon, nearly 80 centsper gallon cheaper than lastyear and $1.29 per galloncheaper than 2013. As pricesat the pump have plunged,the number of states seeingaverage prices under $2 pergallon has more than tripledin the last two weeks, risingto 19 states, with nearly 60%of all U.S. gas stations nowselling below $2 per gallon.

Lower gas prices could bea reason why more peoplewill be spending more time onthe road this holiday week-end. According to Gas-Buddy’s 2015 ThanksgivingTravel Survey (with morethan 100,000 surveyed na-tionwide), 25% of travelerssay their travel will begin onThanksgiving Day; whilenearly 30% say travel beginsthe Wednesday beforeThanksgiving and another23% say they’ll hit the road 2to 3 days earlier.

“With gas prices plungingunder $2 just in time forThanksgiving Day, it’s a per-fect reminder - some folks au-tomatically expect gas pricesto rise in advance of a majortravel holiday, that’s becomea popular misconception andthis holiday exemplifies thepoint. November gas priceshave slid significantly lowerand holiday travelers will cer-tainly be the beneficiaries,”said Patrick DeHaan, a seniorpetroleum analyst with Gas-Buddy. “It’s a trend we expect

will continue through the endof 2015, so if you like theprices you see on Thanksgiv-ing, you’ll be delighted whenChristmas arrives!”.

Gas prices might be lowbut there are still additionalways to save even more whileon the road:

• Be aware crossing statelines. Over 67% of travelerswill be driving over 200 milesfor Thanksgiving, with 36%saying they will be travelingover 500 miles. This means itis very likely that drivers willbe traveling through differentstates. Additional savings canbe found if alert motoristsshop for the lowest pricesnear state lines, where sub-stantial variety in gasolineprices occurs due to gas taxdifferences.

• Don’t stop at the firstgas station you see. Cheaperprices mean more price vari-ations between stations. Sta-tion owners know thatconsumers often buy gas outof convenience so be sure toshop around. Motorists whouse the GasBuddy price-com-parison app said they save atleasat 6-9 cents per gallon.

• Of course, an ounce ofprevention always helps too.Check the air pressure inyour tires and remember thespare tire too. GasBuddywishes a happy and safeThanksgiving to all!

• Paper not plastic. Savemoney on gasoline as morestations offer lower prices tocash paying customers.Using cash can lead to sav-ings of 5-15 cents per gallon.

• Delay buying gasoline.The more you wait, the moreyou save. GasBuddy analystsexpect gasoline prices to keepmoving downward throughThanksgiving Day weekend,so motorists can save onevery gallon waiting for gasstations to drop prices fur-ther.

The complete GasBuddy2015 Thanksgiving TravelSurvey can be found at:http://bit.ly/1LqZP4T

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Judy Hickert takes first place with her advertising sign pictureabove at the camera club meeting.

Camera Club meet November 19

Artist Chuck Bonner will be in Montezuma November 29

Updated child support totake effect January 1, 2016

The Senior Center will beclosed Thursday, November 26and Friday, November 27 forThanksgiving. Have a HappyThanksgiving with your friendsand family!!

Saturday, December 5,2015, we will have a Potluck at6:00 p.m. then play Dirty Bingoafterwards. Please bring awrapped “white elephant” gift.This annual event is always afun one!!

If you have questions aboutMedicare, please call theMedicare Hotline 1-800-742-9531 in Dodge City.

From the Southwest KansasArea Agency on Aging, “TheCold Weather Rule is in effectfrom November 1 – March 31 toensure people will have electricand gas service during the win-ter in their homes. Utility com-panies must send writtennotice to customers ten daysbefore disconnection, plusmake a phone call or personalcontact the day prior. A com-pany can not disconnect whenthe temperature is forecasted todrop below 35 degrees in thenext 24 hours. A utility maystart final notification and dis-connection process if there is a48-hour forecast of tempera-tures above 35 degrees. If a 48hour forecast changes beforethe period ends and there is aforecast of below 35 degrees,the utility can not disconnectuntil there is another ColdWeather Rule 48 hour forecastof temperatures above 35 de-grees. To keep from getting dis-connected when it is 35 degreesor above, or to get reconnectedregardless of temperature, indi-viduals can make paymentarrangement with the utilitycompany.”

Kansas Department of Chil-dren and Families Servicesponsors a LIEAP programwhich helps qualifying house-holds pay winter heating bills.Please call the toll free phonenumber 1-866-445-4327 to re-ceive information about low in-come energy assistance.

Senator Pat Roberts office isavailable to assist you withproblems you may be havingwith federal agencies like SocialSecurity, Veterans’/VA issues,military cases, Medicare, pass-ports, and IRS. If you needhelp, please call his Dodge Cityoffice at 620-227-2244.

We deliver lunch Mondaythrough Friday to homeboundpeople. If you are in need of ourservices or you know someonewho is, please call the SeniorCenter. We will give you infor-mation on cost, menus, etc.

If you have questions con-cerning caregiving, legal mat-ters, disability, healthinsurance, housing, etc., pleasecall Michael Johnston at

Southwest Kansas Area Agencyon Aging at 620-225-8240.

MenuNov. 26 .Center Closed, Happy

.....................Thanksgiving!Nov. 27..........................ClosedNov. 30 .............................FishDec. 1........Chicken & NoodlesDec. 2 ...................Swiss SteakDec. 3 ...................Baked Ham

ActivitiesThursday, November 26Center Closed, Happy Thanks-giving!

Friday, November 27Center ClosedSaturday, November 28Cards & Games........6:00 p.m.Monday, November 30Exercise..................10:30 a.m.Line Dancing............7:00 p.m.Tuesday, December 1Exercise..................10:30 a.m.Wednesday, December 2Exercise..................10:30 a.m.Paint.........................1:00 p.m.Thursday, December 3Exercise .................10:30 a.m.

Holiday shopping domi-nates many people’s free timebetween the day afterThanksgiving and the finaldays before Christmas. Whilemany people may shop ‘tilthey drop on Black Fridayand Cyber Monday, thosedays still account for a rela-tively small amount of thehundreds of billions of dollarsthat are spent each holidayseason.

Shoppers now have a bevyof options at their disposal asthey embark on the holidayshopping season. Traditional

in-store retailers are stillaround, and online shoppingcontinues to grow in popular-ity with each holiday season.But many holiday shoppersare looking to buy local thisholiday season, and such adecision can pay a host of dividends for both shoppersand the communities theycall home.• Buying local benefits yourlocal economy. Studies fromCivic Economics, an econom-ics and strategics planningfirm, found that independent,locally-owned retailers return

a far greater percentage oftheir revenue into their localeconomies than nationalchain stores. One such studyexamined the disparity be-tween revenue recirculationamong independent, locally-owned businesses in Raleigh,North Carolina, versus fourmajor national chains in thecity. The former recirculated51.1 percent of revenue intothe local economy, while thelatter recirculated less than14 percent. Similar resultswere discovered in manycities, indicating that buyinglocal not only benefits localbusiness owners, but also thecommunities those ownersand their customers callhome.• Buying local creates jobs inyour community. One of thebiggest ways local businessowners in Raleigh recircu-lated their revenue in thelocal economy was job cre-ation. While national chainsalso create jobs, such jobsonly benefit your communityif the chains are locatedwithin your community. Ifyour local mall is a consider-able drive away, chances arethe chains within that mallare not employing many ofyour fellow community mem-bers. Local businesses inyour community are morelikely to employ residents ofyour town.• Shopping local may pro-vide access to more uniquegifts. In addition to the eco-nomic benefits of buyinglocal, shoppers may find mer-chandise made by localcraftsmen is more uniquethan mass-produced itemsfound on the shelves of na-tional retailers. Recipientsmay cherish more uniqueitems that they cannot find ontheir own, and that apprecia-tion may even spur them tovisit more local retailers afterthe holiday season has comeand gone, benefiting theirown communities in so doing.• Local business may pro-vide a more personal touch.Buying from national chainshas its advantages, but cus-tomer service is not alwaysone of them. Should yourloved ones encounter prob-lems with their gift that re-quires assistance, they mightbe forced to wait on the phonefor extended periods of timeas they and thousands of oth-ers wait for customer servicerepresentatives to answertheir calls. Local businessesdo not deal with nearly thevolume of customers as na-tional retailers and, therefore,are capable of addressingconcerns more quickly andpersonally than large chains.

Buying local not only ben-efits small business owners,but it also pays dividends fortheir customers and the com-munities they call home.


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Watch out for charity scamsduring the holiday giving

seasonThe season of giving is upon

us. Whether it is selecting theperfect gifts for your loved onesor supporting a favorite cause,the holiday season often hasKansans feeling particularlygenerous. Unfortunately, scam-mers also take advantage of thisgiving spirit by impersonatingcharitable causes.

The best way to make sureyour donations go to a worthycause is to make a plan aheadof the busiest times of the holi-day season. Here are some tipsto help you make those plans:• Control your donations. In-stead of waiting for a solicitationto come by phone, mail oremail, decide ahead of timewhat organizations you want tosupport and contact them di-rectly.• Support local, establishedcharities. While there are manylarge, international organiza-

tions that do great work, yourdonations can often have agreater impact when they sup-port a cause close to your com-munity, where you can see theresults of your donations.• Do your homework. Re-search the organizations youare considering supporting.Find out how much of your do-nation goes to support the char-itable work of the organizationand how much goes tofundraising and overhead ex-penses.• Make sure the charity isproperly registered to solicitdonations in Kansas. Mostcharities soliciting in Kansas arerequired to register with theSecretary of State’s office. Youcan check to see if the charity isregistered by visitingwww.kscharitycheck.org. Pleasenote, many religious organiza-tions are not required to regis-ter.• Ask if your donation is taxdeductible. Not all donations to

charities are tax deductible. Youcan check a charity’s statuswith the IRS at www.irs.gov.When in doubt, double-checkwith your tax preparer beforeassuming a donation will be taxdeductible.• Document your donation.Make the donation by creditcard or check – not cash. If youpay by check, make the checkpayable directly to the organiza-tion, not to the fundraiser solic-iting the donation. Ask for areceipt to show the amount ofthe donation, and if you speci-fied your donation toward a spe-cific project.

If you suspect a charity scamor fraud, you can file a com-plaint with our Consumer Pro-tection Division online atwww.InYourCornerKansas.orgor by calling (800) 432-2310.You can also visit our websitefor more safe giving tips to helpyou stay safe this holiday sea-son.

NEWS FROM STEVENS COUNTYSENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER

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Quintin Martin, at center, holds his new Remington shotgun,won at the Hugoton Lions’ annual Hunters’ Breakfast. LionCasey Settlemyer, proud Dad Nick Martin, Quintin’s littlebrother Benjamin and Lion Beth Settlemyer flank Quintin.

Heritage Christian Academy Principal Misty Martin congratulates “Spa Day” winner Beth Beard.

HCA School Board President Lalane McClure awards RoyBogan a new shotgun after he won the drawing.

Christmas will soon be uponus and for those that have losta loved one, this time of yearmay be difficult. Hospice of St.Catherine Hospital will host twoevents encouraging you to re-member loved ones who havepassed; the Hospice Tree of Lifeand the Memorial Wreath light-ing.

The blessing and dedicationservice for the Tree of Life willbe in the south lobby of St.Catherine Hospital, 401 E.Spruce, Monday, November 30at 2:30 p.m.

The Hospice Tree of Life al-lows you to honor those whohave passed with a special or-nament this Christmas. For a

small suggested donation, yourloved one will be rememberedwith an ornament placed on theTree of Life and displayedthrough the holiday season.Proceeds go to the 2016 Com-fort Zone Family Retreat.

The Memorial Wreath Light-ing Ceremony is a meaningfulcelebration under the starspaying tribute to all hospice pa-tients who have died this year.This celebration of life will alsobe Monday, November 30 at6:30 pm in the Hospice Memo-rial Garden, 602 N. Sixth St.

For further information,please call Gina Cash at 620-272-2519.

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Building Brighter Futures:1965-2015

This year marks a majormilestone in Russell ChildDevelopment Center’s(RCDC) history. RCDC, anorganization that originatedin 1965 as a day care forschool-age children with cog-nitive delays in the GardenCity Optimist Building, isproud to be celebrating its50th anniversary in 2015.

In the spring of 1996“Russell” Day Care Centerwas named in honor ofVashti and Marion Russell,Garden City residents whosedaughter, Ruth Ball, providedher parents’ home at 621Garden City Avenue as thefirst permanent facility forthe program. In 1980 a newfacility funded by a commu-nity development block grantand local donations was builtat 714 Ballinger. RCDC’smain office remains at thisaddress.

With the passage of theFederal Individuals with Dis-abilities Education Act (IDEA)in 1975, school-age childrenbegan receiving special edu-cation services in their localschools and the organiza-tion’s name was changed toRussell Child DevelopmentCenter. At that time, a pri-vate, nonprofit corporationwas formed with its ownboard of directors and thefocus of “Russell” servicesconcentrated on preschoolchildren with disabilities. In1992-93, special educationservices for three- to five-year-olds were added to theIDEA and this group of chil-dren also began receivingservices through the schools.This resulted in RCDC’sfocus on the provision ofearly intervention services forinfants and toddlers with de-velopmental delays, which in

1996 also became a provisionof IDEA. Over the yearsRCDC assumed responsibil-ity for providing these Part Cof IDEA services for youngchildren in additional South-west Kansas communitiesand the service deliverymodel shifted from center-based to direct supports inthe more natural environ-ments of children’s homes,child care, and other commu-nity settings.

Russell Child DevelopmentCenter (RCDC) currentlysponsors Part C of IDEA earlyintervention services, nowknown as the tiny-k program,in 13 counties. RCDC is alsothe sponsoring agency forother regional programs in-cluding Targeted Case Man-agement for children agesbirth to five with significantdelays and/or disabilities in13 counties; Child Care FoodProgram meal reimburse-ment and nutritional supportfor licensed, home-basedchild care providers in 14counties; and the BuildingBlocks Early Childhood BlockGrants providing services forchildren prenatally to age fiveand their families throughLearn & Play Parent ChildGroups, Healthy Steps forYoung Children, Triple P Pos-itive Parenting Program andCommunity CollaborativeSupports in 19 counties.

Thanks to the vision anddedication of many South-west Kansas individuals,RCDC has flourished over thepast five decades. With con-tinued support and responsi-ble stewardship, ourfounders can be proud ofwhat has been accomplishedand our communities can beassured that RCDC will be astrong presence far into thefuture.

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Southwest Medical Centerexpanded treatment servicesthis week for patients inSouthwest Kansas with theopening of the medical cen-ter’s new Wound Care Centerin Liberal.

SWMC’s Wound Care Cen-ter opened Monday followingcompleted construction of thesecond floor of the PhysicianOffice Building at SouthwestMedical Center. The centerprovides expanded space forwound care procedures al-ready performed by South-west Medical Center’s generalsurgeons, Dr. Rory Howardand Dr. Jose Maeda. In addi-tion, the center has broughtin new patient care teammembers, including nursepractitioner, Britt Short, toassist in wound care treat-ments.

Services provided by theWound Care Center includevarious skin graft applica-tions, as well as an antimi-crobial collagen based woundmatrix, which assists in thetreatment of complicatedwounds, chronic wounds,and compromised grafts. Thenew Wound Care Center alsoaccommodates space for anew wound care service - Hy-perbaric Oxygen Therapy(HBOT). Using hyperbaricchamber technology, HBOTtreatments are used to healpatient wounds which resiststandard methods of care,such as skin grafted wounds,diabetic leg or foot ulcers, se-riously infected wounds, andwounds caused by radiationtherapy.

Southwest Medical CenterPresident and CEO, Bill Er-mann, said launching this

new service meets the needsof many patients in our areawho rely on this service tomaintain their quality of life.

“SWMC recognizes theneed to keep services close tohome,” Ermann said. “Wehave skilled providers and aquality care team who havededicated themselves to mak-ing this service available be-cause it’s the right thing to dofor our patients. Treatmentsprovided in our Wound CareCenter will have a very posi-tive impact on the lives of pa-tients who are concernedabout wounds which presentserious health risks.”

Patients can be referred forwound care services throughthe Southwest ProfessionalPhysicians General SurgeryClinic, which is adjacent tothe Wound Care Center.

The Wound Care Center islocated at 305 W. 15th Street,Suite 204 in Liberal. An openhouse and public reception isplanned for December 3. Forquestions about services,please contact SouthwestMedical Center’s Wound CareCenter at (620) 624-2243.

Entertaining season is in fullswing, and many people’s socialcalendars are filled with parties,dinners and family gatherings.For those serving as host orhostess, setting your eventapart from others can be chal-lenging but not impossible. Ex-plore these ideas to breathe newlife into holiday parties.• Choose a creative date. Theweeks between Thanksgivingand New Year’s Day tend to bethe busiest of the holiday sea-son, so think about hostingyour event outside of this four-week span. A pre-Thanksgivingparty or something in mid-Jan-uary may be more amenable tobusy guests. Parties that falloutside of the usual time periodmay be a welcome change forguests who are simplystretched too thin during theheart of the holiday season.• Choose an unusual partytime. Cocktail parties are thenorm come the holiday season,so switch things up for yoursoirée. Host a brunch or lunch-eon, which figures to be less ex-pensive than cocktail or dinnerparties. • Invite children to the event.For a departure from the more

typical adults-only holiday par-ties, include children in the fes-tivities this year. Seeing themagic of the holidays throughthe eyes of children can add lifeto your party, and it can saveyou and your guests the cost ofchildcare.• Create a photo montage.Collect images of your guestsfrom the last year and create aslide show. Guests will likelyenjoy reliving the previous 12months and look forward tomaking some memories in theyear to come.• Throw a party you wouldlove to attend. Instead of think-ing of ways to make your partythe best or the most unique forguests, figure out your likes andwhat makes you comfortable. Ifyou are relaxed and enjoyingyourself, there’s a good chancethat demeanor will rub off onyour guests.

The holiday season is litteredwith parties, many of which aredifficult to distinguish from oneanother. But party hosts cantake several steps to set theirshindigs apart from other holi-day gatherings.


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Madelyn enjoys singing,drawing and playing sports.Her favorite classes in schoolare reading, science and so-cial studies as she findsthese subjects very interest-ing. Madelyn will need guid-ance and encouragementfrom a family. She also needsa family that can provideconsistent supervision andstructure. Madelyn deservesa family that can shower herin love and understanding.To learn more about adop-tion visit www.adoptkskids.org or call 877-457-5430. Madelyn’s case num-ber is CH-6345.

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One Man’s Trash Is Another’s Treasure!Find yours at one ofStevens County’sgreat garage sales!

The Kansas Wildlife, Parksand Tourism (KDWPT) Com-mission approved a proposalto raise fees for fishing andhunting licenses at their pub-lic meeting in Burlington Oc-tober 22, 2015. The new feeswill be effective January 1,2016. KDWPT staff have beendiscussing fee increases sinceearly last spring and pre-sented a draft proposal beforethe Commission at their pub-lic meeting in August.

Fee increases were deemednecessary to ensure pivotalprograms important tohunters and anglers can bemaintained and enhanced.Basic hunting and fishing li-cense fees haven’t increasedsince 2002, and the price ofresident deer and turkey per-mits haven’t increased since1984. Inflation has increasedthe cost of doing business byalmost 30 percent since2002, and the uncommittedbalance of the Wildlife FeeFund was beginning to de-cline. License and permit rev-enues go into the Wildlife FeeFund to pay for wildlife andfisheries programs, which re-ceive no State General Fundmoney.

By unanimously approvingthe proposed increases, theCommission ensured thatprograms such as Walk-inHunting Access (WIHA),Community Fisheries Assis-tance (CFAP), Pass It On,

Fishing Impoundment andStream Access (FISH), andWildlife Habitat Improvement(WHIP) will continue to pro-vide hunters and anglers withhigh-quality outdoor oppor-tunities. Increased revenueswill also help fund day-to-daybusiness such as operation offour fish hatcheries, law en-forcement, public lands man-agement and private landprograms.

Beginning January 1,2016 a resident annual hunt-ing or fishing license will cost$25. The current fee is $18.However, value-added op-tions are built into the newfee structure, including a dis-count for purchasing a com-bination hunt/fish annuallicense ($45) and an early-buy combination discount($40) if purchased beforeFebruary 1. Also included aremulti-year hunting and fish-ing licenses that will providesavings. A five-year fishing orhunting license is priced at$100, and a five-year combi-nation hunting/fishing li-cense is $180, a savings of$70 if those licenses werepurchased individually eachyear.

Nonresidents will pay $95for an annual hunting licenseand $50 for an annual fishinglicense.

Resident deer permits willgo from $30 to $40; nonresi-dents will pay $415 for the

combination (one antlereddeer/one antlerless whitetail)permit. Resident turkey per-mits are set at $25 and non-residents will pay $50 for afall turkey permit and $60 fora spring turkey permit.

Lifetime hunting and fish-ing licenses will go from $440to $500 and $880 to $960 fora combination.

Youth license and permitfees were not changed, andthe senior lifetime hunt/fishcombination license ($40) willnot change.

Vendor and conveniencefees of $2.50 are added at thepoint of purchase. For a com-plete listing of fee changessee K.A.R. 115-2-1 at:http://ksoutdoors.com/KDWPT-Info/Commission/Upcoming-Commission-Meetings/October-22-2015/Octo-ber-22-2015-Approved-Regulations.

In other business, com-missioners approved anamendment to the definitionof a setline, allowing anglersto anchor a setline with a 25-pound weight, and use aclosed-cell float to mark it.Amendments to the creel andlength limit reference docu-ment were approved, includ-ing several changes to lengthand slot-length limits for bluecatfish. To see all approvedcreel and length limits seeK.A.R. 115-25-14 at:http://ksoutdoors.com/KDW

PT-Info/Commission/Upcoming-Commission-Meetings/October-22-2015/October-22-2015-Approved-Regulations.

And in final action, com-missioners approved staff’sproposal for duck zoneboundaries. After months ofpublic meetings, discussionand surveys, KDWPT staffproposed a new map that willgo into effect for the 2016 fallduck seasons and remain inplace for five years. The onlychange was a boundary shiftto move Cedar Bluff Reservoirout of the Low Plains EarlyZone and into the Low PlainsLate Zone. All other duckzone boundaries remainedthe same.


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pact Administration annualmeeting will be Thursday, De-cember 10, 2015, at 9:00 a.m.Central Standard Time at theClarion Inn, 1911 E KansasAve, Garden City. The meetingwill be recessed for lunch andreconvened for the completionof business in the afternoon asnecessary.

ARCA administers provi-sions of the Kansas-ColoradoArkansas River Compact, in-cluding operations of the JohnMartin Reservoir. Topics to becovered at the annual meetinginclude a review of John Mar-tin Reservoir operations, com-pliance update, committeereports, and updates fromstate and federal agencies.

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ARCA’s operations, admin-istrative, legal, and engineer-ing committees will meetWednesday, December 9,2015, at 1:30 p.m. CST at theClarion Inn. The ARCA meetings are opento the public. Individuals whorequire special accommoda-tion should notify StephanieGonzales at (719) 734-5367 atleast three days prior to themeeting. The meeting agendawill be posted on ARCA’s Website at http://www.co-ks-arkansasrivercompactadmin.org/.

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Trout season opened November 1, and the KansasDepartment of Wildlife,Parks, and Tourism (KDWPT)will be stocking rainbow troutin selected waters across thestate through April 15. Morethan 30 waters will receiveregular trout stockingsthrough the winter. However,initial stockings will be de-layed at Cedar Bluff StillingBasin and the Walnut Riverin El Dorado State Park. TheCedar Bluff Stilling Basinhad yet to experience fallturnover, which occurs assurface water cools. Whenthis happens, dissolved oxy-gen levels in the water candrop, making it difficult fortrout to survive. Trout won’tbe stocked in the Cedar BluffStilling Basin until December1, 2015. Low water levels be-cause of dam structure reno-vations on the Walnut Riverat El Dorado State Park willalso delay trout stocking inthe river until November 15.

Despite these delays, otherarea waters will be stockedwith trout by November 1.However, it’s a good idea tocheck for updated stocking

information before travelingto your favorite trout water.Visit the KDWPT website,http://ksoutdoors.com/Fishing/Special-Fishing-Programs-for-You/Trout-Fishing -Program/Stock ing -Schedule.

During the November 1 toApril 15 trout season, somewaters stocked with trout re-quire a $12.50 trout permitfor all anglers 16 or older,whether they are fishing fortrout or not (Type 1 Waters).Other waters require a troutpermit only for anglers fish-ing for or possessing trout(Type 2 Waters). All residents16-74 years old and all non-residents 16 and older mustalso have a valid fishing li-cense.

The daily creel limit is fivetrout unless otherwise posted(two trout for anglers 15 andyounger who do not have atrout permit). The possessionlimit is three times the dailycreel.

Trout permits are availableonline at ksoutdoors.com, atKDWPT offices, and licensevendors.

Trout stocking has been delayed at some locations

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Rolla NewsBy Phoebe Brummett

The 2015 Rolla ShowChoir has taken their “tour”and returned home safe andsound. The Show Choir hadtheir debut in Rolla Tuesday,November 17. Students, staffand family attended thedress rehearsal of the showchoir. Under the direction ofSam Eiland, the students inhigh school choir sang songspopular in the 80’s, 90’s andsome newer popular music,from the movie, Frozen.

The students then trav-eled to Texhoma, Guymon,Yarbrough and Elkhart toperform their songs anddances for the elementarystudents in those locations.Everyone had a great timeand the show was enjoyed byall who attended.

Choir members includeseniors Kyri Brummett,Sarah Easterwood, JosephMendez, Dalton Dunivent,junior Brianna Smith, soph-omores Ellie Easterwood,Deserae Schwindt, AlexisGarcia, and freshmenBrooke Hinds and PrestonBurrows.

Choir members standing in the back left toright are Kyri Brummett, Sarah Easterwoodand Joseph Mendez. In front are Brooke Hinds,

Ellie Easterwood, Brianna Smith, DeseraeSchwindt, Alexis Garcia and Preston Burrows.Not pictured is Dalton Dunivent.

The photo of the Dermot Elevator shows justtwo of the different weather events taking place

in southwest Kansas last week. Photo courtesyof Melody Ellis.

It’s been said numeroustimes if you don’t like theweather in Kansas, wait a fewminutes; it will change. Thatwas clearly evident last weekwhen the weather across thestate was a variety of seasons,some not typical in Kansas.The week began with thunder-storms and tornado warnings,with touch downs in severalareas. The Rolla students weretaken to the tornado shelterand kept safe until the all clear

was given. The storms contin-ued in to the evening hours, fi-nally dissipating beforemidnight.

Tuesday, northwest Kansaswas under a blizzard warning.While southwest Kansas didhave a small covering of snow,it was nothing like north of us,where school cancellations anddelays were reported. Wednes-day, in central Kansas, peoplewere awakened in the night byan earthquake. Some reported

they felt it in Liberal, as the epi-center was located near Chero-kee, Ok., but most of the onesin extreme southwest Kansasknew nothing about it until thechatter began on Facebook.

Melody Ellis, Elkhart Co-opemployee for the Dermot Eleva-tor took a photo to show two ofthe weather changes experi-enced this week. So, takeheart! If you don’t like theweather, wait a bit, it will prob-ably change!

Correction and addition toa story that was publishedlast week about the Veteran’sDay Celebration in Elkhart.

Eighth grade Rolla students, Alexandra Hart and

Chloe Burnett entertainedthe audience with Taps during the POW/MIA cere-mony. Our apologies to themand their parents for inadver-tently omitting them.

The Rolla Hope Christmastree is located in the RollaHigh School office. If youwould like to help a child or a family in need thisChristmas, stop by and picka tag off the tree. Arleen

Clinesmith has more details ifyou have questions.

Let this Christmas be theone where no child is left be-hind and give someone a spe-cial Christmas indeed.

Wednesday, November 25- Thanksgiving Break - No

SchoolThursday, November 26

- Thanksgiving

- Thanksgiving Break - NoSchoolFriday, November 27- Thanksgiving Break - NoSchool

The Hugoton Hermes Will Be Closed

Thursday, November 26, 2015For Thanksgiving.

We Will Reopen Monday, November 30, 2015

With Regular Business Hours.

Have a bountiful holiday!

Breakfast is a great time torelax and catch up when host-ing guests during the holidayseason. The holiday breakfasttable provides a casual settingto share a good meal and a fewlaughs with your guests. Whilesome guests might preferomelets and others may likeFrench toast or a simple bowl ofcereal, few won’t enjoy a slice ortwo of freshly baked bread.Hosts who want to satisfy theirguests’ hunger pangs and givethem something to enjoy withtheir first few sips of coffee canprepare the following recipe for“Steamed Spiced Brown Bread”from Andrew Schloss’ “CookingSlow” (Chronicle Books).Steamed Spice Brown BreadMakes 4 servings

Vegetable oil spray1 cup rye flour1 cup blue cornmeal1 cup whole-wheat flour2 teaspoons ground ginger1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1⁄2teaspoon dry mustard1⁄4teaspoon ground allspice1⁄8teaspoon ground cloves2 teaspoons baking soda1 teaspoon fine sea salt2 cups raisins1 cup black coffee1 cup yogurt3⁄4cup molasses

Boiling water as neededUnsalted butter for serving

(optional)Coat the inside of the bread

mold(s) lightly with vegetable oilspray; set aside.

In a large bowl, whisk to-gether the rye flour, cornmeal,whole-wheat flour, ginger, cin-namon, mustard, allspice,cloves, baking soda, and salt.Toss in the raisins to coat. In aseparate bowl, beat together thecoffee, yogurt and molasses,and then stir the yogurt mix-ture into the dry ingredientsjust until a smooth batterforms.

Pour the batter into the pre-

pared mold(s). Cover the top ofthe mold(s) with heavy-dutyaluminum foil and securearound the top with kitchenstring or a rubber band.

Position the baking ring(s) ina Dutch oven or saucepan wideor deep enough to hold themold(s). Put the mold(s) on topof the ring(s) and pour the boil-ing water around the mold(s)until the water comes abouthalfway up the sides but doesnot touch the foil. Cover the potand steam the bread over lowheat, adding more water if thelevel drops by more than half,until the top of the bread is dryand the center feels springy butsoft, about 21⁄2 hours.

Remove the mold(s) from thewater and cool for 5 minutes.Take off the foil. Run a knifearound the edge of the breadand invert onto a plate. Servewarm in slices with butter, ifdesired.

Homemade bread for holiday guests

Rolla Hope Christmas tree isin the Rolla High School Office

Correction

Rolla Show Choir performs at several locations

Southwest Kansas experiences diverse weather


Moscow Scholars's Bowl team places second atSouth Gray November 12. Back row left toright are Sammir Martinez, Alex Pierson,Vance Thompson and Coach Stu Moore. In

front are Bryan Erives, Axel Granillo, MaggieWhite, Molleigh Lowrey and Madison Owens.Photo courtesy of Tina White.

The bridesmaids Petunia (Morgan Robson), Candy (BrittneyStuckey), and Angel (Rachel Pierson) explain where they werewhen the murder happened to Noir as Edgar and Selma listen.Photo courtesy of Marcie Knoll. Wedding Coordinators Leo (Freddy Gonzalez) and Lorenzo

(Sammir Martinez) try to console Mimi (Madison Owens) whileDetective Nick Noir (Vance Thompson), Edgar the cook (JCBlakeley) and Gibbons the butler (Jesse Stuckey) investigate thedead body in the hope chest. Photo courtesy of Marcie Knoll.

Sissy Meyer (Kelsi Mueller) tries to make her couch potatoboyfriend Ralph (David Miramontes) feel better about himself.Photo courtesy of Marcie Knoll.

Meyer's business manager, Cosmo Krepps (JJ Gonzalez), whogets murdered, tries to explain to Otto Meyer, the Hot Dog King(Alex Pierson), where all his money has gone. Photo courtesy ofMarcie Knoll.

Detective Noir explains the facts to his fiance Selma (MaggieWhite) while Angel, Edgar and Leo listen. Photo courtesy of Marcie Knoll.

Best Actor Vance Thompson and Best Actress Maggie White.Photo courtesy of Marcie Knoll.

Desiree Divine (Yari Maldonado) explains to Noir what she islooking for. Photo courtesy of Marcie Knoll.

The cast of For Better or Wurst--Director Marcie Knoll, Freddy Gonzalez, Yari Maldonado, Sammir Martinez, Vance Thompson, JJ Gonzalez, Maggie White,Alexander Pierson, Jesse Stuckey, Rachel

Pierson, Morgan Robson, Brittney Stuckey,Madison Owens, David Miramontes, KelsiMueller and JC Blakeley. Photo courtesy ofMarcie Knoll.

Moscow High School pre-sented their All-School PlayFriday, November 20. ForBetter or Wurst was a big suc-cess. The cast had a lot of funwith all the confusion andmelee in the two-act play.Anonymous judges votedVance Thompson as BestActor and Maggie White as

Best Actress. HonorableMention for Best Actor wereFreddy Gonzalez, SammirMartinez, and David Mira-montes, and Alexander Pier-son. Honorable Mention forBest Actress were Yari Mal-donado, Madison Owens, andKelsi Mueller

Thursday Bridge Club metNovember 19 at the SeniorCenter, with Betty Willis,hostess. Donita Grahamhad the high score for the af-

ternoon. Bernetta Nicholsand Betty Willis tied for sec-ond. Low score went toDorothy Hagman.

Moscow High School presents itsAll-School Play For Better or Wurst

Thursday Bridge Club meets at Senior Center

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Pet Portrait DayS aturday ,

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from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.Bring your pets for a FREE

Selfie or Group PictureDress your pet at home OR

Choose from our selection of costumesAll pets allowed

Child deaths in Kansas in-creased between 2012 and2013, according to a newlyreleased report from theKansas State Child Death Re-view Board.

The board’s 2015 annualreport analyzes deaths thatoccurred in calendar year2013, the most recent yearfor which data is available.The report showed thatKansas had 447 child fatali-ties that year which is an in-crease from the 418 childdeaths in 2012.

“The death of a child is al-ways a tragedy,” Kansas At-torney General DerekSchmidt said. “I commendthe work of the board in com-piling this critical informationto help policymakers focusresources where they aremost needed to keep kidssafe.”

In addition to overalldeaths, the report showedthat the rate of infant deaths– which includes newbornsthrough one year of age – in-creased to 6.9 deaths per1,000 live births which is upfrom 6.5 in 2012. Working todecrease the infant mortalityrate continues to be a goal ofthe board and Kansas policy-makers.

Natural deaths includingthose as a result of SuddenInfant Death Syndrome(SIDS) remained the cause inthe majority of the child fatal-ities, accounting for 312 ofthe total cases. Prematurityand congenital conditions ac-counted for a majority of thenatural deaths.

Unintentional injuries

caused 83 child deaths in2013, with 38 of those beingthe result of motor vehiclecrashes. The second mostprevalent unintentional in-jury was drowning with 14deaths occurring.

“By reviewing each childfatality in Kansas, the boardis able to analyze and providedata to individuals, organiza-tions, and the State ofKansas as a whole,” said SaraHortenstine, the board’s ex-ecutive director. “The moreinformation our state has towork with, the better enabledwe are to work together tocreate a safer place for ourchildren.”

The board is a multi-disci-plinary, multi-agency volun-teer board organized by lawwithin the Attorney General’sOffice to examine trends andpatterns that identify riskfactors in the deaths of chil-dren, from birth through 17years of age.

The report is available onthe attorney general’s websiteat http://1.usa.gov/1H4ZZye.

Submitted by Office of theAtrorney General, DerekSchmidt.

Child deaths increased in 2013


HERMES CLASSIFIEDSDeadline for all classified advertising is MONDAY at 5:00 p.m. All Garage, Yard and/or Moving Sale Ads MUST Be Pre-Paid.

1) Classified ad rate is $ .20 per word per insertion. The weekly minimum is $3.35. 2) Classified display advertising rate is $5.00 per column inch. 3) All cards of thanks are charged at the display rate. 4) All real estateadvertising in this newspaper is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968, which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, children,or national origin or an intention to make any such preference, limitation, or discrimination.” This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers areinformed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis.

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Stevens County

Healthcare

USD 209 - Moscow is needing a Route Bus Driver.Must have current CDL with S Endorsement. If interested,please contact Stu Moore at 620-598-2205 or come by the

district office to pick up an application.(2c48)

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Help Wanted:Home Health

Aide for in-homepatient care.

If you are a CNA and would like to work for us,we may be able to help you get your HHA Cer-tification! Good pay plus mileage! We are a lo-cally owned and operated company coveringSouthwest Kansas. For more information call:620-544-2222 or 620-453-1981.

CONSUMER ACCOUNTS CLERKPioneer Electric is seeking one professional individual for the full-time Consumer Accounts Clerk position. Responsibilities includefiling, processing mail, receiving visitors, operating telephone,and other office machines. Successful applicant will assist withprocessing membership and service applications, recording pay-ments and responding to billing inquiries. Interested candidatesmust have excellent interpersonal communication skills, profi-cient in the use of Microsoft Word/Excel, a high degree of accu-racy and attention to detail, enjoy public contact and ability towork with a variety of consumers under differing circumstances.We are seeking to fill this position with an individual who canfluently read and speak Spanish. Pioneer Electric offers a com-petitive compensation and benefit package.

Finalist will be required to successfully pass a post-offer physicalexamination and alcohol-drug test, and possess a valid Kansasdriver’s license. At time of employment, must reside in the Pio-neer Electric service territory.

Applications and resumes may be mailed to Pioneer Electric,ATT: Melissa Morales Human Resources, PO Box 368, Ulysses,KS 67880, hand-delivered to Pioneer Electric, 1850 W. Okla-homa, Ulysses, Kansas, or emailed to [email protected]. Deadline for submission of resumes and/orapplications is December 1, 2015. (2c47)

Heat Waves Hot Oil Service is hiring

Hot Oil Truck Drivers/Operators. Need to have a good driving record & be able to pass

a drug test.Must have Class A CDL with hazmat & tanker endorsement.

Pick up application at 655 Airlinks Drive in Garden City or at Dillco in Hugoton.

Please call 620-272-7307 for more information.

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NOW HIRING!Bartlett Cattle has immediateopenings:

• Pen Walkers• Feed Truck Drivers• Night Watch

Experience preferred but wewill train a hard working can-didate who wants to learn.You will contribute in a vari-ety of areas on a large com-mercial feedlot near Sublette,Ks.

Bartlett offers competitive wagesand a full-benefit package with:paid vacation, health and life in-surance premiums paid 100%for employee, dental, vision,401(k) with company match,and profit sharing for all full-time employees.Apply in person or call todayBartlett Cattle Company, LP

Hwy US 83 & US 160Sublette, Ks.800-860-7290

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Pioneer Electric is seeking a highly motivated individual for theposition of Groundsman/Apprentice/or Journeyman Lineman.Must have a High School diploma or equivalent. On-the-job train-ing will be provided and individual must acquire, within a rea-sonable time span, the skills and knowledge utilized in theconstruction and maintenance of overhead and URD distributionand transmission system and related activities. Successful appli-cant will be required to climb poles, use equipment, and mustsuccessfully complete the Apprenticeship program. Interestedcandidate must have excellent interpersonal communicationskills, a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail, be self-motivated, and enjoy public contact and ability to work with avariety of employees and consumers under differing circum-stances. Working conditions include mostly outside work in alltypes of weather with heavy lifting. May also require workingsome irregular hours including nights, weekends, and holidays.

Finalist will be required to successfully pass a post-offer physicalexamination and alcohol-drug test, and must possess or obtain avalid Kansas CDL. At time of employment, must reside within15 minutes of cooperative headquarters. Pioneer Electric will re-ward the right person with a competitive compensation and ben-efit package.

For a complete copy of Position Outline or Job Specifications, con-tact Melissa Morales at Pioneer Electric. Applications or resumesmay be mailed to Pioneer Electric, ATT: Melissa Morales, HumanResources, PO Box 368, Ulysses, KS 67880 , hand-delivered toMelissa Morales at Pioneer Electric, 1850 W. Oklahoma, Ulysses,Kansas, or emailed to [email protected] Deadlinefor submission of applications and/or resumes is December 8,2015. Pioneer is an E.O.E.

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NOW TAKING APPLICATIONS

Truck Driver WantedMust have CDL and clean MVR. You are home everynight, health insurance provided and 401K available.You must fill out application at office 1 mile south

of Cimarron at Tim Dewey Trucking.Office: 620-855-3188 or Darren 620-357-1710. (tfc26)

HELP WANTED

DON’TFORGET!

will be ClosedThursday,

November 26 and Friday,

November 27 for Thanksgiving.

FOR RENT: 1 & 2 BedroomApartments. Furnished orunfurnished. Bills included,washer & dryer and cable.One apartment has becomeavailable and one house isavailable. Call 544-2232.

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FOR RENT: 2 bedroom/2bath mobile home, privatelot. No pets, no smoking. Ref-erences required. 544-2892.

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FOR RENT: 2 bedroomapartment. Washer, dryer, re-frigerator, stove. 1 car garage.Central Heating/Air. 1-2bedroom apartment. Refrig-erator and stove, furnished.Contact 620-544-1714. (4c46)

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REAL ESTATE

BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY

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531 S. JacksonHugoton, Ks. 67951 (tfc6)

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--------------ALCOHOLICS ANONY-MOUS will help you if yousincerely want to stop drink-ing. Call 544-8633. (tfc1)

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Project HopeOpen Tues & Thurs

8:30 - 11:30 a.m. Please Bring Your Own

Food Containers1042 S. Jackson Suite C (tfc37)

Support for family & friends of problemdrinkers meet Mondays & Thursdays at 8 p.m.

1405 Cemetery Road544-2610 or 544-2854

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AL-Anon Family GroupWANT TO PURCHASE: Minerals and other oil / gas inter-ests. Send details to P.O. Box 13557, Denver, Co. 80201.

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WANTEDGARAGE SALE: Tuesday, November 24, 7:00 a.m. untilEVERYTHING is Sold, 919 S. Monroe, A-Frame Swing,Glider Swing, Chest Freezer, Dressers, Shelves, Linens, Mis-cellaneous

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HOUSE FOR SALE

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detached garage, and much more. $98,000

Call to schedule your showing today Julie West 620-453-1234

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CARD OF THANKSTHANK YOU

On behalf of the Farmers Market, I would like to thank everyonefor their support this year. I also would like to thank the SeniorCenter and the Chamber of Commerce for allowing us to use thefront of their building. Thank you Hermes for spreading the word.We are looking forward to next year!

Phyllis Diederich

Member of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS AND KANSAS ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS

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Deutsche Bank National Trust Com-pany, as Trustee for HSI Asset Secu-ritization Corporation Trust2005-OPT1, Mortgage-Pass-ThroughCertificates, Series 2005-OPT1,Plaintiff,

vs.

Brett J. Crawford, Kerrie B. Crawford, et al.Defendants.

Case No. 15CV20K.S.A. 60

Mortgage Foreclosure(Title to Real Estate Involved)

NOTICE OF SUIT

THE STATE OF KANSAS to: Brett J.Crawford, Defendants, and all otherpersons who are or may be concerned:

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED: Thata Petition has been filed in the DistrictCourt of Stevens County, Kansas,Case No. 15CV20 by Deutsche BankNational Trust Company, asTrustee for HSI Asset Securitiza-tion Corporation Trust 2005-OPT1,Mortgage-Pass-Through Certificates,Series 2005-OPT1 , praying for fore-closure of a mortgage executed byBrett J. Crawford, Kerrie B. Craw-ford on 05/20/2005 and recorded inBook 275 Page 298 in the real estaterecords of Stevens County, Kansas,related to the following property:

SURFACE AND SURFACE RIGHTSONLY IN AND TO: LOT EIGHT (8),BLOCK TWO (2) OF SPIKES FIFTHAVENUE ADDITION TO THE CITYOF HUGOTON, STEVENS COUNTY,KANSAS.

You are hereby required to plead tothe Petition on or before December30, 2015 in the court at StevensCounty, Kansas. If you fail to plead,judgment and decree will be enteredin due course upon the petition.

NOTICE TO BORROWER: If you wishto dispute the validity of all or anyportion of this debt, or would like thename and address of the originalcreditor, you must advise us in writ-ing within thirty (30) days of the firstnotice you receive from us. Other-wise, we will assume the entire debtto be valid. This is an attempt to col-lect a debt, and any information ob-tained will be used for that purpose.

Signed:

Shawn Scharenborg, KS # 24542Michael Rupard, KS # 26954

Dustin Stiles, KS # 25152Kozeny & McCubbin, L.C. (St. Louis

Office)12400 Olive Blvd., Suite 555

St. Louis, MO 63141(314) 991-0255(314) 567-8006

Email: [email protected] Court Returns to:

[email protected] for Plaintiff

This firm is a debt collector and anyinformation we obtain from you will beused for that purpose.

PUBLIC NOTICE



WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.PLAINTIFF

-vs-

JIMMY GARVERICK, et. al.;DEFENDANTS

No. 2015-CV-000023Div. No.

K.S.A. 60Mortgage

Foreclosure

Under and by virtue of an Order ofSale issued by the Clerk of the DistrictCourt in and for the said County ofStevens, in a certain cause in saidCourt Numbered 2015-CV-000023,wherein the parties above named wererespectively plaintiff and defendant,and to me, the undersigned Sheriff ofsaid County, directed, I will offer forsale at public auction and sell to thehighest bidder for cash in hand at thefront steps of the courthouse in theCity of Hugoton in said County, onDecember 8, 2015, at 10:00, of saidday the following described real estatelocated in the County of Stevens,State of Kansas, to wit:

SURFACE AND SURFACE RIGHTSONLY IN AND TO: A TRACT OFLAND SITUATE IN THE SOUTH-EAST QUARTER (SE/4) OF SEC-

TION THIRTY-THREE (33), TOWN-SHIP THIRTY-TWO (32) SOUTH,RANGE THIRTY-SEVEN (37) WESTOF THE SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERID-IAN, STEVENS COUNTY, KANSAS,MORE SPECIFICALLY DESCRIBEDAS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING 1,920FEET NORTH OF THE SOUTHEASTCORNER OF SAID SE/4; THENCENORTH 225 FEET TO A POINTALONG THE EAST BOUNDARYLINE OF SAID QUARTER; THENCEWEST 575 FEET TO A POINT ON ALINE PARALLEL WITH THE SOUTHBOUNDARY LINE OF SAID QUAR-TER; THENCE SOUTH 225 FEETTO A POINT ON A LINE PARALLELWITH THE EAST BOUNDARY LINEOF SAID QUARTER; THENCE EAST575 FEET ON A LINE PARALLELWITH THE SOUTH BOUNDARYLINE OF SAID QUARTER TO THEPOINT OF BEGINNING. Commonlyknown as 1633 State Hwy 25,Hugoton, Kansas 67951

This is an attempt to collect a debtand any information obtained willbe used for that purpose.

Ted HeatonSHERIFF OF STEVENS

COUNTY, KANSAS

SHAPIRO & KREISMAN, LLCAttorneys for Plaintiff4220 Shawnee Mission Parkway -Suite 418BFairway, KS 66205(913)831-3000Fax No. (913)831-3320Our File No. 15-008424/jm

PUBLIC NOTICE

CARETAKER AVAILABLE: Will take care of your lovedone. Call 620-433-2892. (tfc48)

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703 Van Buren3 bedroom/2 bath1 car detached garageCOMPLETELY redone

in 2008 - NEW Plumbing, Electrical,Windows, Heating & Air,

Complete BasementCall 620-453-0433 to schedule your showing (4p48)

FOR SALE BY OWNER


There are so many greatplaces here, especially ifyou don’t feel like makinga big dinner. From thespecial tastes of Buns-A-Bakin’, the down homegoodness of Antler’s Bar

and Grill to the quick andeasy Chinese Restaurantfood is plentiful in Hugo-ton.

Purchasing a gift certifi-cate from the Chamber ofCommerce is another wayto solve a gift giving prob-lem. These can be boughtin any amount and can beused in most local busi-nesses and do not have tobe used all in one place.This ensures the money iskept in Steven’s County.

These are just a few ofthe businesses that theChamber will be introduc-ing you to throughoutnext year who strive tokeep money local andneed our support. We areblessed to have 96 mem-bers who work together tomake Hugoton a greatplace to live and shop.The Chamber of Com-merce board and I wouldlike to thank each one ofthem for the good they do.If you would like to be-come a part of this greatgroup listed below call620-544-4305. A bigthank you to the advertis-ers who make this pagepossible goes out as well.

Remember, our one-of-a kind businesses are anintegral part of the dis-tinctive character of Hu-gootn and Steven’sCounty so let’s supportthem all we can.

With Thanksgiving hereand Christmas around thecorner, many residents ofSteven’s County are think-ing about what to getfriends and family for holi-day gifts. The HugotonArea Chamber of Com-merce would like to en-courage shoppers to shoplocally. There is such awide variety of gifts, prod-ucts and services in thearea that residents shouldhave no need to look anyfurther than right at home.

Shopping locally hasmany benefits and advan-tages for both the commu-nity and the consumer.Several studies have

shown that when you buyfrom an independent, lo-cally owned business,more of your money isused to make purchasesfrom other local busi-nesses, service providersand farms which continueto strengthen the economicbase of the area.

Community groups aresupported as well withnon-profit organizationsreceiving an average of 250percent more support fromsmaller businesses thanthe larger retail stores.Small local establishmentsare also the largest em-ployer nationally whichprovides jobs to our local

residents and keeps taxmoney in the county.

Local businesses oftenhire people with a betterunderstanding of the prod-ucts they are selling andtake more time to get toknow the customers’ needsand wants. They probablyknow them anyway.

Not sure where to begin?Take a look at your Santalist and the following sug-gestions. These are newChamber members thathave recently joined thegrowing number of greatbusinesses owners who arepart of a team who fullysupports our area.

Lynnie’s Nest Photography

Pictures are always agreat gift for grandparents,other family members andfor Christmas cards. EricaKolb offers a variety ofpackages and will help youdevelop one that suits youand your needs. Give hera call at 620-544-3854 toset up an appointment.

Inspiring Chinese Massage

Relaxation is the perfectgift for anyone, includingyou. Wendy Wang at 625S. Main offers several mas-sage services at reasonableprices to help escape formthe hectic pace of life for awhile. She recently had aribbon cutting to introduceherself to the communityand let people know whatshe has to offer.

Hugoton Area Chamber of Commerce News

Jordan Air Inc.

Complete Aerial Application

SPRAYING - SEEDING - FERTILIZINGCall TERRY at

544-436110% discount on 30 day accounts

Elkhart - 697-26571-800-264-4361

Aqua ShieldRoofing andConstruction

Thank you for your

support616 S. Main

Hugoton620-428-6744800-556-0876

Jeff C. Ramsey, Agent

613 S. Main(620) 544-4303

544-8686

Open Monday throughFriday 9:00 a.m.

to 5:30 p.m.

210 EastFirst

Street

P.O. Box 639Hugoton, Kansas 67951Phone (620) 544-4191

Fax (620) 544-4141

Brollier,Wolf &

Kuharic517 S. Main 544-8555

Attorneys At Law

601 S. Main St., Hugoton, KS 67951

(620) 544-4331 csbks.com

620-544-2189Hugoton, Kansas

620-544-7226

GLBSERVICES217 1/2 N. Jackson

Hugoton544-2121

Liberal OfficeMachine

1015 N. KansasLiberal, Ks 67901

620-624-5653

HI-PLAINS HI-PLAINS LUMBERLUMBER

507 S. Main Hugoton

544-4304

CommodityHauling

Phone (620) 544-4920Hugoton, Kansas

STEVENS COUNTY GAS AND HISTORICAL

MUSEUM905 S. Adams544-8751Winter Hours

Mon.-Fri. 1:00-5:00 p.m.Saturdays 2:00-4:00 p.m.

600 S. Monroe St.Hugoton, KS

544-4177

Phone 620.544.4388

“Helping You Put The Pieces Together.”1012 S. Main St., P.O. Box 308, Hugo-

ton, KS 67951

Hugoton, KS

Yvonne, Kim, Kirk, Teri, Dennis, Linda & Mari

1026 S. Main 620-544-8011

ROMEFARMS544-8991Keith, Dave & Steve

Rome

Income Tax Preparation for Individuals and Businesses

Payroll • Financial Planning Auditing

21 Plaza Drive • Liberal(620) 624-8471

Website: HayRice.com

Hugoton, Kansas 67951620-544-8818

www.edwardjones.com

1-877-544-8818

Stephanie Antrim WeeastFinancial Advisor

Dustin JohnsonFinancial Advisor

608 S. Main StreetHugoton, KS 67951

THIS PAGE IS SPONSORED BY THESE AREA BUSINESSES

SHOP LOCALLY AND HELP SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY

Office620-544-4488

502 S. JacksonHugoton, Ks 67951

620-544-8908www.fnbhugoton.com

MEMBER FDIC

Hugoton/Liberal

Tuesday

First National Bank

531 S. Jackson • Hugoton620-544-7800

601 S. Jackson Hugoton620-544-2975

Friday, November 27, 20156:00 p.m.

In front of the Chamber Office

Come downtown and join us as we kick off the Holiday Season with some Christmas caroling!

There will be hot chocolate and cookies for all to enjoy.

This event is sponsored by the Santa Committee

There will be Christmas Caroling

on Main Street

Ag 1st InsuranceAmerican ImplementAntler's Bar & Grill

Aquashield Roofing & ConstructionBeta Sigma Phi –

Kappa Eta ChapterBlack Hills Energy

Brollier, Wolf, & KuharicBuns-A-Bakin'

Caring ConnectionsChina RestaurantCircle H Farms

Citizens State BankCity of Hugoton Communicate

Sharon ConcannonDillco Fluid Service

Dora L. Davis, OD, PAEagle RV Park

Edward Jones InvestmentsFarm Bureau Financial Services

Jeff Ramsey Finishing TouchesFirst National Bank

Fiss Architecture/Design, P.A.Ghumm's Auto Center/

Ghumm’s Auto Center – NAPA/Ghumm’s Collision Center

Great Plains Gas CompressionHancock Electric, LLC

Hansen-MuellerHay, Rice, and Associates

Hi Plains LumberHugoton Hermes

Hugoton Uptown AutobodyHugoton USD 210 Schools

Hunny’sInspiring Chinese MassageJohn Doll for Kansas Senate

Jordan Air, Inc.KDI Operating Company, LLC

Kramer Seed FarmsLewis, Hooper, & Dick, LLC

Liberal Office MachinesLynnie’s Nest

Martin TruckingMasCow Dairy

McBride ConstructionMcDonalds-Milligan Enter.Mick’s C and A Automotive

MosaicMusgrove Insurance

Erick E. NordlingNorthwest Cotton Grower, Corp

Nurse Link Staffing, Inc.Owens Welding & Custom

FabricationPassmore BrothersPate Agency. LP

Peace House MinistriesPearcy Irrigation ServicesPioneer Communications

Pioneer ElectricPizza Hut

Project HopeRelentless Boutique

RJ's Hair SalonRome Farms

Seaboard FoodsSeward County Community College

Shady Lane B&BShowplace Video

Southwest ExpressSouthwest Kansas SalesSqueaky Clean Car Wash

State Farm InsuranceDebbie Nordling

Stevens County Fair AssnStevens County Farm Bureau AssnStevens County Gas & Historical

MuseumStevens County Healthcare

Stevens County LibraryStevens County Ministerial AssnSuperior Irrigation Service Co.

Tarbet Construction, Inc.Tate & Kitzke Law Office

Triple H FarmsUnited Country Stutzman

Realty and Auction C.A. Wagner

Western Kansas Broadcast CenterWhite's Foodliner

Willis Insurance Agency, LLCWolter's Construction, LLC

Members of the Hugoton Area Chamber of Commerce(Gold Members noted with Bold Type)

Saturday, December 5from 2-4 p.m. at Senior Center

Shop Hugoton’s businesses this holiday season

Please don’t forget those who need some extra help orare dealing with serious issues this holiday season. Prob-lems don’t go away because it’s Christmas, sometimesthey get worse. Asking these groups if they need addi-tional help for the season might bring you joy as well.

Hansen Mueller Grain CompanyThis local grain co-op has been very busy helping the

local economy grow. This picture taken from the top ofone of their elevators on November 18 shows a bumpercrop of 3.4 million bushels of corn gathered in this season.

Peace House Ministry And Project Hope

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