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Nine wrestlers traveledto the Regional Tourna-ment at Augusta February15 and 16. Three grapplersplaced and are advancingto state. They are PatrickWeaver, Lawson Fiss andBradley Campbell. As ateam the eagles placedeighth. "We took nine toRegionals, that’s not toobad. We had one get sickand another not make hisweight. It happens," saidcoach Brent Mahan.

Things went as expectedby Coach Mahan. All butone Hugoton wrestler wres-tled in their seed, the num-

ber two seed (meaning thatthey were expected to getinto the finals). "We wereRegional underdogs then inall our Regional finals,"added Mahan.

Patrick Weaver lost toAustin Hughey from El Do-rado. Lawson Fiss lost forthe third time to unde-feated Jake Gehring ofBuhler. Bradley Campbellearned the warrior of theweek honors for his per-formance at Regionals,which included getting intothe finals despite a brokenhand. “Once he got into thefinals I debated injury de-

fault but Bradley would nothave it,” continued Mahan.“Bradley’s final match didnot go well, he got caughtearly,” added Mahan.

Israel Montoya and Gen-esis Martinez were both amatch away from qualify-ing. “Montoya is a betterwrestler than the third andfourth placers at Regional,”added coach Mahan.“Genesis is going to get alot of off season mat time,and come back next yearwith a chance to win theRegional,” concludedMahan.

State bound wrestlers heading to Salina thisweekend are Lawson Fiss, Bradley Campbell

and Patrick Weaver. Standing next to his Statebound wrestlers is Coach Brent Mahan.

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Matt and Jean Lamatschhad a great Valentine’s Daythis year! The coupleclaimed the title of 2013Sweetheart Sweepstakeswinners after registering atCreative Specialties. Theywon a $25 gift certificate tothe local shop and a $50 giftcertificate from the HugotonArea Chamber of Com-merce.

Seventeen other coupleswon prizes at the drawingsFriday, February 15. FirstNational Bank gave Darrelland Ashley Goode a $25 giftcard. Joe and CherylArchuleta claimed the $20in Gas Capital Dollars fromCitizens State Bank. Terryand Linda Lamberson wereawarded a $25 gift card toWhite’s Foodliner. Rustyand Lynn Callahan willenjoy shopping at Alco withtheir $15 gift card. Georgeand Josie Orosco will enjoytheir gift of a free year of TheHugoton Hermes afterbeing drawn Friday.

Kris and Maretta Camp-bell’s Valentine’s Day goteven better after they wonthe Sweetheart gift basketat Yardmaster! ChrisHarper can spoil his wifeChelsea with the gifts thecouple won at Country Gar-den. Janet’s Bridal andBoutique brought smiles toAndy and Ashley Fiss’sfaces after they won a $25gift certificate.

Adam and YesseniaMorales can enjoy a quietdate after winning two freedinners at Dominoes Mexi-can Grill. Jet Drive-In willbe the site for a romanticrendezvous for Silvin andTina Chavez after they wontwo free dinners. Warren

and Amanda Willis willenjoy their next visit toSouthwest Family Steak-house after claiminig a $50gift certificate. Chinaawarded sweetheartsUvaldo and Viridiane Mar-tiney with a $50 gift certifi-cate.

Guy Delay will enjoypampering his lovely wifeDoretta at Tan’alon afterthey won a $20 gift certifi-cate. Both Jonathan andDiamond Mason will appre-ciate their prize - a $25 giftcertificate at Ray’s Salon.

Lewis Zellner and his

wife Patricia are surelyhappy with their prize - a$50 gift certificate at Bult-man Tire! Barry Harper andhis wife Nanine will surelyfind something “romantic”after winning the $20 giftcertificate at Bultman Inc.

Bill Pelowski and hissweetie Tommy Holyeaglewill love a date night com-pleted by their prize atShowplace Video - two freerentals, popcorn anddrinks!

Congratulations to theselovely couples and enjoythose gifts!

Residents of a smalltown know it’s a specialplace. People care moreabout each other and“community” is more thanjust a word. The HugotonHermes is your localnewspaper and wantseveryone to hear aboutthis community. That’s

why The Hugoton Hermesis hosting a SubscriptionSales Contest nowthrough May 3.

Contestants of any ageare invited to participate,and the individual whosells the most subscrip-tions will receive a brandnew Apple iPad! Competi-tors will turn in subscrip-tions weekly, and no moresubscription vouchers willbe accepted after May 3,2013 at 5:00 p.m. Forcomplete rules and salespackets, you can come bythe Hermes Office at 522S. Main. If you have ques-tions, call 620-544-4321.Sell to your family,friends, church members,coffee group, weight lossclub, etc. Get out the newsabout your community!

Events that happenedat the Super Bowl are justa few clicks away. How-ever, news about this com-

munity is a little harder tofind - that’s the niche TheHugoton Hermes is here tofill. Want to find out thescore of the eighth gradegirls’ basketball game?Look at the sports page.Wondering if those rumorsabout a new restaurantare true? Peruse the latestHermes. Feeling a littlebraggadocious about yournew grandbaby? Call TheHermes and let the wholecounty know!

The Hugoton Hermes ishere to serve our localcommunity and its resi-dents - current and past.We want everyone to seejust how great StevensCounty is and how muchthis community has tooffer. Come in to the Her-mes Office to get started,then get out there and sellthose subscriptions! Youcould be playing with thatnew iPad by May!

The Stevens County Eco-nomic Development Boardmet Tuesday, February 12at noon in the Senior CenterCraft Room. Attending themeeting were StevensCounty Economic Develop-ment Director Neal Gillespieand EcoDevo board mem-bers Jack Rowden, SteveRome, Mark Crawford, JoshMorris, Dan Corpening,Bryne Sullins, Doug Martin,Jan Leonard and JodyWacker. Also present was

Hugoton Hermes reporterRuthie Winget. EcoDevoSecretary Kristin Farnumwas absent.

Jack Rowden reportedthe checking account bal-ance was $4,451.99 andthe total Special Projectsbalance was $62,811.73.The Housing Incentive bal-ance, which comes out ofthe Special Projects, is$19,699.17. The boardpassed the motion to trans-fer $10,000 from Special

Projects account to thechecking account to paybills. This includes paying$3,750 for the Housing As-sessment and giving $3,500to Rick Wolters for theHousing Incentive.

Neal introduced the newboard member Dan Cor-pening to the board. He alsohonored Jan Leonard for re-ceiving the CommunityService Award at the SoilConservation Banquet.

The board approved pay-

ing the Housing Incentive of$3,500 to Wolters Con-struction.

Neal brought up the sub-ject of the entrance signs forMoscow and Hugoton need-ing renovation. Moscow hadalready obtained estimatesfor renovation of their signswhich came to $950 persign. This includes replac-ing the wood part of thesigns. Neal stated he in-formed the Stevens County

Jimmie Kraisinger is the winner of the 2013 Longest TailFeather contest. His entry measures 24” long. He receives $500Chamber Dollars from Economic Development Director NealGillespie. He also receives $100 for being named fourth in theEight County Longest Tailfeather. Shown above are Jimmie andhis daughters, Jewels holding the feather, and Braylee. Alsoshown is Benny Cabrera of the Flamingo Motel, where Jimmieregistered his feather.

Economic Development discusses updating county’s signs

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Matt and Jean Lamatsch accept their Sweet-heart Sweepstakes prize from Creative Special-ties’ owner Cleo Webb. The loving couple took

home a $50 gift certificate from the Chamberin addition to their $25 gift certificate fromCreative Specialties.

HHS wrestlers are State bound

Stevens County sweethearts win big

Congressman Tim Huelskamp visits Hugotonto listen to Stevens County taxpayers during hisTown Hall meeting. Huelskamp has hostedmore than 150 town hall meetings since being

elected to Congress in 2010. Before winning aseat in Congress, Huelskamp served Kansas asa state senator for four terms.

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ObituariesWHAT’SHAPPENIN’

Lifelong Hugoton residentMarion Condren passed fromthis life Monday, February11, 2013 at St. Catherine’sHospital in Garden City. Shewas 91.

The daughter of EmmetBolinger and the formerMartha Neatherly, she wasborn July 13, 1921 in SewardCounty.

She was married to JackCondren. He preceded her indeath, as did her parents andgrandson Nickolas Condren.

Marion was a full timemother and housewife. Sheenjoyed playing bridge withher sisters and liked to takevacations with her family.

Survivors include threesons, Steven Lance Condrenand wife Linda of Liberal,

Gregory Lynn Condren ofHugoton and Chris RandallCondren of Hooker, Ok.; herdaughter Rhonda Kaye Chap-man of Liberal; brother AmosBolinger of Aurora, Co.; sevengrandchildren; and her sevengreat grandchildren.

Funeral services were at-tended Friday afternoon, Feb-ruary 15, 2013 at FirstChristian Church in Hugotonwith Pastor Randy Nash offi-ciating. Burial followed in theHugoton Cemetery under thedirection of Paul’s FuneralHome of Hugoton.

A memorial has been es-tablished for the AmericanHeart Association. Memorialsmay be mailed in care ofPaul’s Funeral Home, PO Box236, Hugoton, Ks. 67951.

Marion Condren

Edith “Lois” MannFormer Hugoton resident

Edith “Lois” Coleman Mann,born May 29, 1928 in Salida,Co., passed from this life intoeternity Thursday, February14, 2013 in Cañon City, Co.at Hildebrand Care Center.

Lois’s fondest memory ofchildhood was living on theColeman Ranch betweenTexas Creek and Westcliffe,Colorado. She loved ridinghorses with her dad, swim-ming in the creek and playingin the barn. The familymoved to Cañon City whereshe went to middle and highschool. Lois was named MissVictory in 1943.

She met and later marriedHerman J. Mann, after his re-turn from military service.They married May 9, 1948.

In 1952, they moved toHugoton where Hermanworked in the natural gasfields. Lois worked to becomevice president in the banking

business.After retirement “The

Snow Birds” traveled fromColorado to Arizona for tenyears.

The Manns lived in CañonCity for the past 15 years.

Lois is survived by her sis-ter Lorraine Hornbuckle ofPalos Verdes Estates, Ca.;her children Judy and JimTeeter of Cañon City, Connieand Scott Lucas of NorthPlatte, Ne. and Greg and Co-lette Mann of Thornton, Co.;grandchildren, Sean Lucas,Jamie and Darren Dodd, Jor-dan and Sheelagh Lucas,Jonathan and Kelly Teeter,Jeremy and Rachel Mannand Sharee Mann; nine and ahalf great grandchildren; andher many friends and ex-tended families.

Those preceding Lois indeath are her parents Floydand Blanche Coleman; hus-band Herman Mann; and in-laws Howard, William andKathy Mann.

Funeral services were at-tended Saturday afternoon,February 16, 2013 at TheVineyard Christian Fellow-ship in Cañon City.

Donations and memorialsmay be made to HildebrandCare Center, Cañon City, Co.Arrangements were handledthrough Wilson FuneralHome. Online condolences atwww.wilsonfuneralhome.org.

Dear EditorThe reason

for this letteris cause there is a lot of peo-ple that do not understandabout sleep apnea - it canhit anytime day or night, itcan cause you to stopbreathing, it is a very deadlything to play with and I takethis very serious. Youshould never yell at the per-son. People need to go overand wake them up to see ifthey are all right. It does notmake any difference wherethe person is when it hits. Ihave had this trouble for along time now and I can not

do a thingabout it.

People donot know how this can hurtyou. IT CAN KILL YOU.

I just wanted to explainwhat this can do it is not nofun to have and it is veryvery dangerous. I do notwant people to misunder-stand, I am trying to explainhow it works. I am not tryingto make anyone mad or any-thing like that I just wantpeople to understand whatit is like to have.

Thanks,Charles Wagner

Sleep apnea can be dangerousCharles Wagner

The death of Ralph AllanForbes of Elkhart has beenlearned. Mr. Forbes passedfrom this life Saturday, Feb-ruary 16, 2013 at MortonCounty Hospital in Elkhart.He was 61. The son of Melvin Forbesand the former Ruby Hager-man, he was born March 27,1951 in Vilas, Co. He movedto Elkhart in 1954 fromVilas. September 15, 1972,Ralph and Florence Pamela“Penny” Adams were marriedin Elkhart. Mr. Forbes worked for the

Morton County Road Depart-ment for many years. He wasa member of Hillcrest South-ern Baptist Church, MortonCounty Little Britches RodeoBoard, United States TeamRoping championships andpast director of the KansasProfessional Rodeo Board40/40 Team Roping. Ralph loved his family andfriends and particularly en-joyed team roping with hiswife and children. Survivors include his wifePenny Forbes of Elkhart;three sons, Waylon Forbesand wife Shilo, Casey Forbesand wife Jonetta and BriceForbes and wife Natasha, allof Elkhart; two sisters,Rowena Maze of Henderson,Nv. and Ardith Talbert ofMuskogee, Ok.; his tengrandchildren; and manyother relatives and friends. Those preceding Mr.Forbes in death were his par-ents and brother RoyalForbes. Funeral services were at-tended Wednesday after-noon, February 20, 2013 atMorton County Civic Centerin Elkhart with Pastor TerrellGiddens presiding. Burialfollowed in the ElkhartCemetery. Memorials have been es-tablished for Ministerial Al-liance Food Bank and forMorton County LittleBritches Rodeo Association.Memorials may be mailed toPaul’s Funeral Home, P.O.Box 236, Hugoton, Ks.67951.

Ralph Forbes

Word has been received ofthe death of Tony Lee Zim-merman of Pratt. Mr. Zim-merman passed awaySaturday, February 16, 2013surrounded by his family. Hewas 53.

Born June 26, 1959 inHutchinson, he was the sonof Lorie Grogan Zimmermanof Borger, Tx., and the lateJimmy Lee Zimmerman. October 17, 1979, Tonymarried the love of his lifePriscilla Cavanaugh in Hugo-ton. She survives. Tony trained dogs profes-sionally for 15 years in addi-tion to his guide work forPheasant Farms, Inc. A largepart of Tony's life was spentoutdoors. He enjoyed hunt-ing, fishing and working withanimals. He always foundtime to share with others thewealth of knowledge he hadacquired over his lifetime.

Above all else, he loved thetime spent with his family. Surviving in addition to hiswife Priscilla are, his motherLorie; his children, TabithaRincon and husband Bern-abe of Dodge City, LeslieBlack and husband Kyle,Tyler Zimmerman and wifeJenna and Amanda Zimmer-man, all of Pratt; four grand-children, Caleb Osborn,Courtney Osborn, Noah

Black and Joseph Black;three sisters, Shelly Frenchof Hugoton, Shawnna Shuckof Liberal and Jamie Zimmer-man - Spurgeon of Borger;and two half-brothers, MickyZimmerman of Manhattanand Nicky Zimmerman ofLiberal. Funeral services were at-tended Wednesday afternoon,February 20, 2013 at theFirst Southern Baptist

Church in Pratt with PastorBob Fleener officiating. Bur-ial followed in GreenlawnCemetery of Pratt. Memorials may be made toSouth Wind Hospice or theSt. Jude Children's ResearchHospital in care of the mortu-ary. Larrison Mortuary ofPratt was in charge of thearrangements. Condolencesmay be left at www.larrisonmortuary.com.

Tony Zimmerman

Stevens County Emer-gency Services run activityFebruary 11 through Febru-ary 17.Fire Department

Hugoton Station Thursday, February 14 -1:53 p.m. - called to onefourth mile East of Highway51 and Road D (SewardCounty) for a natural gascompressor fire. Fire Department

Moscow Station No activity this period.

Ambulance Activity Two transfers and one LifeFlight.

Stevens County Fire Department

andAmbulance Report

Friends and family gatheredFriday to remember and honorWallace Vernon “Vern” Groganof Moorefield, W.V. Mr. Gro-gan passed from this life Sun-day, February 10, 2013 inMoorefield, at the age of 80. Born in Hugoton January 4,1933, Vern was the son ofSport Grogan and the formerEvalena Brollier. He attendedschool in Hugoton. Vern worked in the oil fieldsin Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas,North Dakota and Californiabefore entering the UnitedStates Army where he servedin Korea. October 2, 1955, Vern andDarlene Vyonne Olson weremarried in Stanley, N.D. Thecouple moved to North Plattewhere Vern worked as a me-chanic at Joe Dye Ford. Laterhe hired on with Union Pacific

Railroad as a machinist’shelper in the diesel shop. Heretired in 1998. Mr. Grogan enjoyed raisingcattle and sheep. He loved hisgarage where he was alwaysmaking or fixing things. To-gether he and Darlene enjoyedtraveling the “back roads” ofAmerica.

Survivors include his wifeDarlene of Morrefield; son KenGrogan and wife Bonnie ofMoorefield; his five grandchil-dren; six great grandchildren;two brothers, Lee Grogan andwife Carole of Hugoton andDean Grogan of Fort Collins,Co.; sister Lorie Zimmerman ofBorger, Tx.; sister-in-law SueGrogan of Fort Collins; andnumerous other family mem-bers and friends. Vern was preceded in deathby his parents. Funeral services were at-tended Friday morning, Febru-ary 15, 2013 at Adams andSwanson Funeral Home withRev. Tim Eighmy officiating.Burial followed in FortMcPherson National Cemetery. A memorial has been estab-lished to the American HeartAssociation.

Wallace “Vern” Grogan

Monday, February 11, 2013• Vehicle Unlock, 100 Block of South

Monroe, Citizen Assist, Officer Hag-man

• Animal Cruelty, 700 Block of SouthMonroe, Investigated, ACO Smith

• Vehicle Unlock, 500 Block of EastFifth, Citizen Assist, OfficerLamatsch

Tuesday, February 12, 2013• RP of Cars Racing, Unable to Lo-

cate, Officer Hagman• Chickens in Town, 800 Block of

Jackson, Left Door Knocker, ACOSmith

Wednesday, February 13, 2013• Vehicle Unlock, 100 Block of Van

Buren, Citizen Assist, Officer Crane• Vehicle Unlock, 100 Block of Van

Buren, Citizen Assist, Officer Crane• Return Dog to Owner, 1600 Block

of South Washington, Public Serv-ice, ACO Smith

Thursday, February 14, 2013• Dog at Large, 300 Block of West

Fifth, Dog Impounded, OfficerCrane

• Loud Music, 1100 Block of SouthWashington, Warned to Turn ItDown, Officer Crane

Friday, February 15, 2013• Vehicle Unlock, 1400 Block of

South Main, Citizen Assist, OfficerHagman

• Rude Text Messages, 1100 Block ofAdams, Spoke to the RP, OfficerHagman

• Standby, 600 Block of South Mon-roe, Public Service, Officer Hagman

• Vehicle Unlock, 500 Block of EastFifth, Citizen Assist, OfficerLamatsch

• Funeral Escort, 600 Block of SouthVan Buren, Public Service, OfficerLamatsch/Chief Leslie/ ACOSmith

• Return Dog to Owner, 1600 Blockof Washington, Public Service, ACOSmith

Saturday, February 16, 2013• Vehicle Unlock, 600 Block of East

Eleventh, Citizen Assist, OfficerHagman

• Possible Vandalism, 900 Block ofSouth Polk, Investigated, OfficerHagman

• Vehicle Unlock, 1000 Block ofSouth Madison, Citizen Assist, Of-ficer Lamatsch

• Removed Object Off Road, 300Block of South Washington, PublicService, Officer Lamatsch

• Children in the Street, 200 Block ofSouth Jefferson, Officer Lamatsch

• Vehicle Unlock, 100 Block of WestSixth, Citizen Assist, OfficerLamatsch

HUGOTON POLICE REPORTHUGOTON POLICE REPORTBusiness Hours, Call 544-4959

After Hours, Call 544-2020

Pioneer Manor residentsplay Bingo at 2:00 p.m.Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fri-days and Saturdays. Com-munity members are invitedto volunteer or play a gamewith the residents!AL-ANON Family Groupmeets at 1405 CemeteryRoad Mondays and Thurs-days at 8:00 p.m. Call 544-2610 or 544-2854 for moreinformation.CELEBRATE RECOVERYevery Monday night 6:30-8:00 p.m. at Assembly ofGod Fellowship Hall, 138 S.Main in Hugoton.HUGOTON LIONS CLUBmeets every Second andFourth Thursday of themonth at Memorial Hall at7:00 p.m. Friday afternoons- Stevens County Library willshow a movie for communitychildren from 3:35 to 5:00p.m. Contact Stacey at theSCL for more information620-544-2301.Wednesday nights

- Inside Out Kids at theHugoton Assembly of God,138 S. Main, beginning withdinner at 6:45 p.m. Programwill be from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.Rides are available by callingPastor Ben Coats at 620-428-1487 before 5:30 p.m.Wednesday evenings.Through March 29

- Kansas Department forChildren and Families willaccept applications for theLow Income Energy Assis-tance Program. For more in-formation, visitwww.dcf.ks.gov.Through April 30- Students in grades third

through twelfth are encour-aged to enter the KansasBook Festival’s writing con-test. The theme is “KansasIsn’t Flat, It’s. . .” For moreinformation, visit kansasbookfestival.com.January 1-February 28- Pay your dog taxes to the

City of Hugoton with nopenalty. January 2-March 22- Stevens County Library’s

adult winter reading program“Let It Snow.” Adults andhigh school students mayparticipate. Visit the SCL orcall 620-544-2301 for moreinformation.January 28-February 23- Main ARTery, 103 S. Main

in Ulysses will be showingtheir “See What I Hear” ex-hibit with artwork con-tributed by local artists.Now through February 26- Hugoton High School’s FFA

chapter will be selling blueand gold sausage, chickenstrips and bacon. Contact anFFA member or call 544-4311 or 544-4728. Items willbe delivered March 5.January 30-February 28- Stevens County Library’s

annual Textile Exhibit willfeature the works of localartists. It will be open duringregular library hours.February 3-April 14

- Stauth Memorial Mu-seum in Montezma is hostingthe exhibition Rare: Portraitsof America’s EndangeredSpecies, photographs by Na-tional Geographic contribut-ing photorapher Joel Sartore.Call 620-544-2527 for moreinformation.February 21

- Camera Club will meet at7:00 p.m. at the HugotonRecreation Commission at304 E. Third in Hugoton. Formore information, call LowellStanley at 620-598-2914 oremail [email protected] 22

- Southwest KansasGroundwater ManagementDistrict Three will host aWater User Meeting in theLawson Room at the GrantCounty Civic Center inUlysses at 9:00 a.m. Formore information, visitwww.gmd3.org or call 620-275-7147.- KinderPrep story time from10:00 to 10:30 a.m. at theStevens County Library.February 23- Deadline to submit YOUR

idea for the 2013 StevensCounty Fair theme. Sendyour idea [email protected].

- Reception for the MainARTery’s “See What I Hear”exhibition from 2:00 to 4:00p.m. at 103 S. Main inUlysses. Prizes will beawarded.- Deadline to submit photos

for the Landon Center onAging photography contest.For more information, call913-588-1266 or [email protected] 24- Rusty Callahan will host

services at Pioneer Manor at3:00 p.m.February 26

- St. Catherine Hospice willsponsor a free educationalgrief workshop “Myths ofGrief, Feelings of Loss andClichés of Grief” from 7:00 to8:30 p.m. at St. CatherineHospice conference room,602 N. Sixth St. in GardenCity.

Death has claimed the lifeof Myrtle Mae Palmgren.Mrs. Palmgren, 78, passedfrom this life Monday, Febru-ary 18, 2013 at SouthwestMedical Center in Liberal. She was born November29, 1934 in Colby, thedaughter of Daniel Searlsand the former Stella Weese. She attended school inColby, and has lived in Lib-eral for the past five years. November 10, 1951, Myrtlemarried Willard Dean Palm-gren in Colby. He precededher in death October 20,2011. She was a home-maker. Survivors include, four

sons, Daniel Gene Palmgrenof Satanta, Dale WaynePalmgren of Hutchinson,Sammy Lynn PalmgrenPlano, Tx. and Keith LeonPalmgren of San Antonio,Tx.; six brothers; two sisters;eight grandchildren; and sixgreat grandchildren. Besides her husband Myr-tle was preceded in death byher parents; son StevenPalmgren; one brother; onesister; and grandson CoryPalmgren. Cremation has taken placeand no services are planned.Brenneman Funeral Home ofLiberal is in charge ofarrangements.

Myrtle Palmgren


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The Hugoton USD 210Board of Education met in aregular monthly sessionMonday, February 18, 2013.Board members present wereMartin Daharsh, StephanieHeger, Don Beesley, NancyHonig, Doug Martin and ToddGayer. Barry Hittle was ab-sent. Also present were Su-perintendent Mark Crawford,Clerk of the Board TeriShields, Paula Rowden,Emily Snyder, Elise Heger,Howard Barton, LanceCuster, Tiffany Boxum, JanKilbourne, Gregg Errebo,Morey Mecklenburg, DettraCrawford, Judy Waters, KarieGaskill, Bobbi Ferguson andKay McDaniels.

The meeting was called toorder and the agenda was ap-proved. The board acceptedthe resignation of SarahSplichal as fifth grade mathteacher. New hires were EricaButler as ES Nurse andMickaela Perez as assistantsoftball coach. Erica is re-placing Gwen Rawlings andMickaela is replacing KaraStump.

As a part of good news,Stephanie Heger mentionedthe three wrestlers going toState.

Superintendent MarkCrawford, Emily Snyder andKarie Gaskill of the Collegeand Career Readiness com-mittee discussed some find-ings with the board. Crawfordtalked about the goal set twoyears ago to better preparestudents for college careerand / or the workforce. Markmentioned some positive stu-dent examples from recent

graduates who have beenplaced into the right programfor the right reason, match-ing their interests, skills anda technical college or univer-sity program.

Emily Snyder talked aboutCollege and Career Readinessor “CCR” advocate overview.

Karie Gaskill talked aboutimplementing workshops ledby middle and high schoolcounselors for the purpose ofteaching student soft skills/employability skills.

Science curriculum andcourse pathways, sevenththrough twelfth grades for the2012-2013 school year, werepresented by Elise Heger,Curriculum Director.

Elise showed the percentof students meeting collegereadiness benchmarks by as-sessment on EXPLORE com-pared to the PLAN and theACT. EXPLORE resultsshowed 9-11% of studentshaving met science bench-marks. Only 10-11% accord-ing to the PLAN and 11-14%of those students taking theACT met the benchmarks.This is three years of datawith all eighth graders takingthe EXPLORE and all tenthgraders taking the PLAN. Notall HHS students take theACT.

Elise also talked aboutwhat the students want to doafter high school. The per-centage of HHS students in-dicating the desire to go intoa science related work, likemedical, engineering and sci-ence technology, is at 68 per-cent. She also discusseddeveloping some new classes

like principles of engineering,robotic engineering andearth-space science at thehigh school.

After Elise’s presentation,the board listened to somescience teachers speak abouttheir concerns with coursesand curricular changes.

Mr. Errebo traveled to Au-gusta to support the HugotonHigh School wrestling teamin a tough regional competi-tion this past weekend. Con-gratulations to the threewrestlers who are going toState this weekend in Salina:Bradley Campbell, LawsonFiss and Patrick Weaver.

The motion to pre-approvethe Hugoton Learning Acad-emy grant submission to theParsons Fund was approved.

The board tabled the 7-12science course progressionand science curriculumchanges until a special BOEmeeting February 25.

The motion for pre-ap-proval of the Twenty-firstCentury supplemental grantfor the ES Extended LearningDay was approved.

The motion to approve thedistrict to pay for studentfield trips directly related tocollege and career readinessand with specific budget lim-its set up by the central officewas approved. This is an ideacoming out of the USD 210College and Career Readinesscommittee. The February2011 BOE adopted districtgoal to “better prepare stu-dents for college, career andthe workforce,” has been thiscommittee’s main focus.Currently all field trips are

funded by each grade level orclub through fundraisers.Superintendent Crawfordrecommends keeping this inplace, but the school needs tobe able to take students ingrades seventh through tenthto college visits or to areatechnical schools like SCCCin order to better guide theminto the right post HS pro-gram, for the right reason.Currently, a large percentageof the students know very lit-tle about what college andtechnical schools offer. Thedistrict wants to begin in sev-enth and eighth grade help-ing students explore possiblecollege and career choices,and begin meeting with themand their parents about thesetopics so the senior year isnot such a stressful rush toget everything decided. Toomany of the seniors are stillnot sure where they are goingand do not start their per-sonal college visits soonenough. Students seriousabout a four year degree needto take college visits and visitspecific programs their soph-omore or junior year, and ina best case scenario havetheir university, junior col-lege or technical schoolchoice narrowed down by theend of their junior year.

The board voted to ap-prove a Knights of ColumbusCharities Aid foundationcheck for $281 for the specialeducation programs.

The meeting adjourned.

Ava has read 100 books in the1,000 Books Before Kinder-garten challenge! Great job,Ava! Any child who has not yetentered Kindergarten is wel-come to join the challenge atthe Stevens County Library.

Gavin has read 500 books inthe 1,000 Books BeforeKindergarten challenge at theStevens County Library.Wow, Gavin!...you're half wayto the top!

commissioners of the needand the commissioners votedto pay up to $3,800 out of theEcoDevo fund for this repairfor the Moscow and Hugoton

signs. Jan Leonard informed the

board he had recently visitedwith A.J. Owens about build-ing some informational signsfor Hugoton, showing direc-tions to the library, hospital,etc. Jan stated surroundingtowns around Hugoton haveinformational signs such asthese.

Neal reported JimKraisinger is the StevensCounty Longest Tailfeathercontest winner and will claima prize of $500.

There was discussionabout the windfarm plannedfor northwest Grant Countyand a recap of why theStevens County project nevercame to fruition. BryneSullins informed the boardhe learned about windfarmsat the Pioneer Electric meet-ings in Ulysses. He stated the

power companies in Kansasare required by state law tobuy or use 10% of theirpower from windfarms. Nealwill contact some companiesto check the possibility of re-viving the windfarm project.Several board members re-marked Stevens County isvery blessed with the proj-ects under constructionaround Hugoton at this time.

Neal reported KansasDairy Ingredients has beenextremely busy getting every-thing completed in hopes foran April 1 opening.

Board member JodyWacker informed the boardshe has been asked by theKansas Department of Agri-culture to serve on theStatewide Dairy InitiativeCommittee and she has ac-cepted.

The meeting adjourned.

Cherry Time I know it isn’t cherry sea-son, but this week we cele-brate Presidents’ Day andGeorge Washington’s birth-day. Thinking of Washingtonreminded me of the story ofGeorge chopping down thecherry tree, and then Ithought of cherries. That isthe circle that brought me tothe reason I thought of cher-ries as a subject for thisweek’s column. Plus, theFebruary 21 is my mother’sseventy-ninth birthday, andher favorite cake ismaraschino cherry. So thatmade me also wonder, whatmakes a cherry a maraschinocherry? Well, here is the answer tothat, and more, about cher-ries. Said to date back as faras 300 B.C., cherries werenamed after the Turkishtown of Cerasus. Cherriescan vary in color from palecreamy-yellow, to deep red,and black. Most fresh cher-ries are available from Maythrough August. Look forplump fruit that is firm butnot hard. If they still have thestems on them they will lastlonger. Store unwashed inthe refrigerator. Wash right

before use, because washingwill make them spoil faster. There are two main groupsof cherries, sweet and sour.

Sweet Cherries Sweet cherries are best foreating fresh, but they canalso be cooked. The mostpopular varieties are thedark-red to purplish-blackBing, Lambert and Tartarian,or the golden, red-blushedRoyal Ann. Maraschino cher-ries can be made from anyvariety but are typically fromthe sweet Royal Ann. Thecherries are pitted then mac-erated in a flavored sugarsyrup (usually almond for redcherries and mint for green).They are then dyed red orgreen. They were once tradi-tionally flavored withmaraschino liqueur, al-though the cost now makesthat almost prohibitive. Maraschino liqueur is abitter-sweet, cherry flavoredItalian liqueur made from thewild marasca cherry andtheir crushed pit. This is notthe same as Kirsch. Kirsch isa clear brandy distilled fromcherry juice and pits, that istypically used only for cook-ing. Kirsch is the liqueur thatis used in flaming cherries

jubilee. Sweet cherries are great toslice into lettuce salads withGorgonzola cheese, for aadded color - and flavor. Asimple and elegant lookingdessert is to dip fresh Cher-ries (with the stem) intomelted chocolate, and let coolon wax paper. Cherries arealso perfect in fresh fruit sal-ads, de-stem and take outthe pit for an unusually funfruit. Cherries are best pairedwith melons, tree fruits andpineapple as a complimen-tary flavor!

Sour Cherries Sour cherries are usuallysmaller, softer and globularin shape. Most are too tart toeat raw, but are excellent inpies and preserves. Sourcherries have a very shortseason. Here is a simple, tasty,cherry treat both kids andadults will enjoy. You can usefrozen, thawed cherries, aswell. These colorful popsiclescan be made with red cher-ries only, or by alternatelylayering yogurt with both redand lighter-colored Rainiercherries and mixing lightlywith a wooden skewer.Swirly Cherry and Yogurt Ice

Pops4 cups pitted cherries(Optional: 2 cups each Bingcherries and Rainier cherries)1 cup frozen lemonade con-centrate1 cup low-fat vanilla yogurt Combine Bing cherriesand one cup lemonade con-centrate in food processorand process until smooth.Set aside. Pour mixture intopopsicle molds, alternatingwith spoonfuls of yogurt.Using a wooden skewer orthin knife, gently mix layersto create a swirl effect. (If using Rainier cherries,blend two cups of eachcherry variety with a half cuplemonade concentrate and al-ternate layers with bothkinds of cherries and yogurt.)Freeze molds until firm. Un-mold by briefly dipping inwarm water to loosen pop.

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

Hugoton USD 210 Board of Education meets

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Sam and Bekka Lofgren ofMullinville are proud to an-

nounce the birth of their firstchild, a son, Grant Edward,born February 6, 2013, at thePratt Regional Medical Cen-ter. He weighed seven poundsand ten ounces and was 20inches long.

Maternal grandparents areLes Adee and Sally Adee ofHugoton. Paternal grandpar-ents are Ed and Marlene Lof-gren of Haviland.

Paternal great grandmother is Deloris Con of LakeLillian, Mn.


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 ST. HELEN CATHOLIC CHURCH

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

- 1:00 p.m. - Spanish MassTRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH

516 N.E. Avenue 544-2355Morning Worship - 9:00 a.m.

Fellowship/Refreshments - 10:00 a.m.Sunday School - 10:30 a.m.

Rev. Larry Bradford, Interim Pastor544-9492 or 598-2400

YOU ARE WELCOME!UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

828 S. Main Hugoton 544-8715Harry Cross, Pastor

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

HugotonUMC.com

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 593-4781Sandy Ferguson, 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 CHURCH598-2455 Church - 598-2400 Home

Rev. Larry Bradford, Pastor1 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.-MayMOSCOW 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.

FAITH COMMUNITY CHURCH531 S. Main 544-7077Michael Taylor, Pastor

Monday Bible Q & A - 6:30 p.m.Wednesday Book Study- 6:30 p.m.

Friday Prayer - 8:00-10:00 p.m.Saturday Bible Study - 6:30 p.m.

Sunday Coffee & Fellowship - 10:00 a.m.Sunday Services - 10:30 a.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.FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH

600 S. Van Buren - 544-2715Pastor Randy Nash

Sunday 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

Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.Morning Worship - 10:30 a.m.Evening Worship - 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday Evening Service - 7:00 p.m.Call 544-2652 fIor Church Bus

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

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

Wednesday Bible Study - 6:30 p.m.LIGHTHOUSE FELLOWSHIP

424 S. Jackson 544-4828Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.

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

Pre-Service Prayer - half hour before serviceLONE STAR FRIENDS CHURCH

14 Miles East of Hugoton on Highway 51Church 624-3784 Home 624-3104

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

ASAMBLEA DE DIOSLOS REDIMIDOS DEL REY

Martes 7:00 PMJueves 7:00 PM

Domingo 3:00 PM138 S. Main Hugoton

Pastores: Martinez620-544-7096

ASSEMBLY OF GODMain and Second Street

544-2773Ben Coats, Pastor

Sunday School - 9:45 a.m.Morning Worship - 11:00 a.m.Sunday Evening - 6:00 p.m.

Service Wed. Night - 7:00 p.m.Celebrate Recovery -

Every Monday at 7:00 p.m.BETHEL FRIENDS CHURCH

Eric Mason, PastorZac Johnson, Youth Pastor11th & Jefferson - 544-8517Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.

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

(Children, Youth, & Adult)CHURCH OF CHRIST

1045 S. Van Buren 544-2825

Matthew Russell, Minister1041 S. Van Buren

Wednesday - 7:00 p.m.Sunday School - 10:00 a.m.

Morning Worship - 11:00 a.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 NAZARENE

500 S. Van Buren 544-2493Pastor Dave Piper

Sunday School - 9:45 a.m.Morning Worship - 10:45 a.m.Evening Services - 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday Bible Study - 7:00 p.m.COWBOY CHURCH - HUGOTONSecond & Fourth Tuesday of every month

Stevens County Commercial Building at Fairgrounds 7:00 p.m.

FAITH CHAPEL CHURCHOF GOD IN CHRIST

Tenth and JeffersonLawrence Johnson, PastorSunday School - 10:00 a.m.

Morning Worship - 11:00 a.m.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.

You are invited to come worship withfamily and friends at Pioneer Manor

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Opinion PageOur opinion page is open to the public.We encourage comments from readersin the form of letters to the editor or guestcolumns. All letters must be signed andmust include the address and telephonenumber of the sender. (names will be pub-lished but not address & phone#) Lettersshould be no more than 300 words. Nolibelous or offensive letter will be pub-lished. The guest column or letter to theeditor does not reflect the opinion of thisnewspaper or its representatives.

Look who’s newGrant Edward makes his entrance

Grant Edward Lofgren

David and Pauline Mason of Hugoton are pleasedto announce the engagement and upcoming weddingof their daughter, Anna Julie Mason to Brandon Dou-glas Eagen, son of Richard Eagen of Ulysses and GwenRichardson of Swink, Co. Julie is the granddaughter of Jean and the late KenMason of Dallas, Tx. and Paul and Lenora Wray ofWalsh, Co. Brandon is the grandson of the late Everett Scofieldand Letha Carter of LaJunta, Co. and Joe and AleneEagen of Rocky Ford, Co. The wedding is being planned for April 12, 2013 at3:00 p.m. at Bethel Friends Church in Hugoton.

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Dean and Gloria Lewisshare the same birthday andinvite you to help celebrate!Dean will turn 90 and Gloriawill be turning 88. They willcommemorate their yearswith a come-and-go partyfrom 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. Sun-

day, March 3 in the parlor atHugoton Methodist Church,828 S. Main. The party ishosted by their children,Butch and Jackie Lewis,Cindy and Ed Kilbourne andJanet and Jerry Campbell.

Patricia Jones of Hugotonand Shelli Burrows of Rollaare among the 527 under-graduate and 125 graduatestudents who completed re-quirements for associate,bachelor's and graduate de-grees in the fall 2012 semes-ter at Fort Hays StateUniversity.

Jones graduated with anAssociate of General Studieswith an education emphasis.Burrows graduated with an

M.S. in special education.Fort Hays State Univer-

sity's announcement of de-grees includes only thosestudents whose transcriptsand records have been veri-fied as meeting all require-ments for the degrees listed.FHSU does not release thelist until all the graduateshave been verified, a processthat takes as much as two orthree weeks after the end of asemester.

As the end of winter drawscloser, many Kansans arethinking toward the sunshineand balmy weather of spring.However, in addition tosunny skies and warmer tem-peratures, spring may alsobring thunderstorms, flashfloods, tornadoes and othersevere weather. Despite ad-vance warning many peopleare killed or seriously injuredby tornadoes and other typesof severe weather. In 2012,there were more than 450weather-related fatalities andnearly 2,600 injuries nation-wide.

To urge Kansans to startthinking about springtimeemergency preparedness,Governor Sam Brownbackwill sign a proclamation Fri-day, February 22, designat-ing March 3-9 as “SevereWeather Awareness Week inKansas.” The proclamationcoincides with the nationalSevere Weather AwarenessWeek.

“We hope that everyKansan has already prepareda home emergency kit anddevised an emergency plan,”said Angee Morgan, deputydirector of the Kansas Divi-sion of Emergency Manage-ment. “However, if theyhaven’t, this would be theperfect time to do so andmake sure you and your fam-ily are ready for severeweather.”

Morgan said a home emer-gency kit should includeeverything needed for eachfamily member to survive fora minimum of three dayswithout power or heat. Kits

should include one gallon ofwater per person per day;nonperishable, high energyfoods; a battery poweredNOAA weather radio; flash-lights; extra batteries; a safe,alternate heat source; blan-kets; medications and otheressentials. Additional infor-mation about preparing anemergency kit may be foundonline at www.ksready.gov.

Morgan said having anemergency plan is as impor-tant as making an emergencykit.

“Make sure everyone in thefamily knows the plan,” saidMorgan. “If you don’t have aspecially constructed stormshelter, make sure everyoneknows where the ‘safe spot’ isin your home. Designate aplace to meet in case you be-come separated. Reviewsafety rules regardingdowned power lines and bro-ken gas lines. The idea is tothink about what it will taketo keep everyone safe and putthat into your plan. Then,practice it.”

To help make emergencypreparedness more manage-able, KDEM has instituted anonline “Kansas PreparednessChallenge.” Completing eachmonthly challenge makesparticipants eligible for aprize drawing. Go towww.ksready.gov and clickon the “Kansas PreparednessChallenge” link to get started.For more information onemergency preparedness, goto www.ksready.gov,www.redcross.org, orwww.fema.gov.

STEVENS COUNTY LIBRARY SUMMER

READING T-SHIRT DESIGNCONTEST OPEN TO AGES

10-18Over 300 kids could be

wearing YOUR design!The 2013 Theme is: Dirt,

Rocks, and Underground.Designs should bring one ormore of these ideas to mind1. Designs must be black onwhite line drawings.2. Designs must be drawn byhand. No computer-gener-ated designs will be accepted.3. Designs must be appropri-ate for children AND mustrepresent the theme. (Partic-ipants may be asked by li-brary staff to edit theirdesigns prior to the votingprocess.)4.Participants must writetheir name on the back oftheir artwork.5. Entries are due by March1, 2013. Voting will beginMarch 1.6. Each participant mayenter up to two designs.7. Library staff will select onlyONE design from each partic-ipant to enter in the finalcontest.8. Local children, tweens andteens will vote for their fa-vorite design.9. The design with the mostvotes will be featured on the2013 Summer Reading T-Shirts!10. To get started, contactStacey at the Stevens CountyLibrary 544-2301 or emails t a c e y @ s t e v e n s c o u n t ylibrary.com.

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Tired of the Same Old Re-lationships? Need SomethingNew and Exciting? Howabout a blind date with abook? During the month ofFebruary, stop by and checkout a specially wrapped bookfrom our display. Take ithome, unwrap it, read it, andenjoy! If you don’t like thebook, simply return it to the

library, its feelings won’t behurt.

If that is too “out of thebox” for you, try the “I don’tremember the title, but thecover was red” display at thefront desk. You can see whatyou are getting! ADULT WINTER READING

PROGRAMWe now have 62 patrons

signed up for the “Let ItSnow” adult winter readingprogram. We’re hoping formore than 70 before the pro-gram ends on Winners forthe weekly prizes were LindaBirch, LaDonna Hall andCassandra Quillen.

TEXTILE EXHIBITYou have one last chance

to see the wonderful textilesnow on display in the meetingroom. Exhibitors, please beprepared to show a photo IDto pick up your items AFTERFebruary 28.

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Register your child for1,000 Books Before Kinder-garten. When you register,you will receive a reading logbookmark to record the first100 books your child experi-ences.

After you and your childrecord 100 books on yourreading log bookmark, returnthe bookmark to the library.For every 100 books yourchild experiences, he or shewill add his or her name toour 1,000 Books BeforeKindergarten progress chart!Upon the completion of every100 books, you will receive anew reading log bookmark.

Upon reaching 1,000books, your child will receivea certificate of completionand a small gift. Any childthat has not yet enrolled inKindergarten is eligible forthis program. Count anybooks that are read to yourchild, no matter who readsthe books: brother, sister,babysitter, or even a librarianat Circle Time!

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The eighth boys basketballgot off to a fast start Mondaynight in Hugoton, and ulti-mately claimed a win againstvisiting Dodge City Co-manche Coyotes. Hugotonheld a 15-7 lead after the firstquarter, and a 24-11 halftimelead. With a stifling halfcourt defense, Hugoton fol-lowed up a good offensiveperformance with great de-fense en route to a 45-28 win.

The eighth grade A-teamEagles now stand at 8-2 withonly three more games to gobefore the tournament. HeadCoach Scott Schechter com-mented, "The boys came outstrong on the defensive endtonight, Dodge was unable toget anything going againstour half court zone, I am ex-cited to get through the nextthree games and get to thetournament."

Zack Leininger led all scor-ers with 15, followed byValentino Degollado with tenand Eddie Marquez withnine. Tony Kinser also con-tributed six points with threeblocked shots.

The eighth grade B-teamplayed an exciting game thatfeatured two three pointers,one by Logan Mangles, andone by Trace Peterson. Theyalso used a good effort on de-fense to put the game awaysoundly 34-19. T h eB-team stands at 4-6. Nextup for the eighth grade isDodge City Middle School atDodge City Thursday Febru-ary 21.

Willis boysparticipateat Novicetourney

Other wrestlers competing atRegionals for the Eagles in-cluded Danny Tapia, EdgarVilla, Austin Harper and NickEvans.

At 106 Israel Montoya wonby fall :48 against JesseJames of Buhler; lost by fall1:03 to Jake Leckliter of ElDorado; won by major deci-sion 10 - 2 against RodneyLongshaw of Circle; and lostby fall 2:52 to Bryce Ledfordof Winfield

At 113 Danny Tapia lostby fall 1:53 to Zach Miller ofUlysses; and lost by fall 3:50to Nathan Moore of Augusta.

At 126 Genesis Martinezwon by decision 3 - 2 (ot)against Luis Mendoza ofUlysses; lost by decision 1 - 8to Kyle Miller of Buhler; andlost by decision 3 - 4 to Pay-ton Smith of Winfield.

At 132 Edgar Villa lost byfall 3:48 to Trevor Smith ofWinfield; and lost by decision1 - 7 to Dylan Stroot of Clear-water.

At 145 Patrick, WeaverSecond Place, won by fall2:57 against Isaac Bailey ofWinfield; won by fall 3:12against Ben Dejarnett ofWellington; won by fall 3:02against Bryce Rodriguez ofUlysses; and lost by decision0 - 4 to Austin Hughey of ElDorado.

At 152 Lawson Fiss, Sec-ond Place, won by fall 1:00against Landon Walker ofCircle; won by tech fall 15 - 0against Justin Bruns ofWellington; won by fall 2:44against Gage Armstrong of ElDorado; and lost by decision1 - 9 against Jake Gehring ofBuhler.

At 195 Bradley Campbell,Second Place, won by deci-sion 6 - 2 against HenryHickert Buhler; won by deci-sion 6 - 3 against MannyMartinez of El Dorado; andlost by fall 1:55 to DerrickGates of Andale.

At 220 Austin Harper lostby fall 4:26 to Riley Rahe of

Mulvane; and lost by fall :30to Chance Runnion of Au-gusta.

HWT Nick Evans lost byfall 1:06 to Nick Ringler of

Buhler; and lost by fall 3:33to Tyson Hodson of Welling-ton.

Eighth place went toHugoton with 70.5 points.

February 4, the HugotonWrestlers participated in theLiberal dual resulting in eightwins although the team onlywrestled in three. Liberal hadfive open classes that re-sulted in Israel Montoya,Reed Rome, Danny Tapia,Edger Avalos and GenesisMartinez winning by default.Bradley Campbell, LawsonFiss and Patrick Weaver allwon their matches and werethe only ones to actuallycompete.

The grapplers also traveledto Ulysses Thursday wherethey were hosted in a dual."Ulysses won 46 to 32, whichwas expected as they werethe GWAC runner ups", saidcoach Brent Mahan.

Winning matches for theEagles were Genesis Mar-tinez, Hunter Kerbow, PatrickWeaver and Lawson Fiss. Is-rael Montoya and Reed Romeeach took forfeits.Hugoton vs. Liberal

106 Israel Montoya won byforfeit.

113 Reed Rome won byforfeit.

120 Danny Tapia won byforfeit.

126 Tucker Martin lost byfall 2:20 to Greg McClurg.

132 Genesis Martinez wonby forfeit.

138 Edgar Villa lost by fall:19 to Corey Campos.

145 Edgar Avalos won byforfeit.

152 Patrick Weaver wonby major decision 14 - 4against Ayodale Braimah.

160 Lawson Fiss won byfall 3:35 against Beau Fick.

170 Josh Ramirez lost byfall :41 to Edgar Sandoval.

182 Kole Kahl lost by fall3:17 to Shawn Lay.

195 Bradley Campbellwon by decision 3 - 0 againstRyan McClurg.

220 Austin Harper lost byfall :25 to Jorge Nunez.

HWT Nick Evans lost byfall :37 to Sergio Borias.Dual Score 40 24Hugoton vs. Ulysses

106 Israel Montoya won byforfeit.

113 Reed Rome won byforfeit.

120 Danny Tapia lost byfall 3:04 to Mario Rodriguez.

126 Genesis Martinez wonby decision 7 - 5 against LuisMendoza.

132 Hunter Kerbow won

by tech fall 17 - 1 againstJessica Hanson.

138 Edgar Villa lost by fall:56 to JoAngel Cortez.

145 David Tapia lost bymajor decision 4 - 13 toBryce Rodriguez.

152 Patrick Weaver wonby fall 2:27 against CharlesGarnett.

160 Lawson Fiss won byfall 3:53 against Juan An-guiano.

170 Josh Ramirez lost byfall 1:26 to Paul Hernandez.

182 Kole Kahl lost by fall1:47 to Armando Sandoval.

195 Bradley Campbell lostby fall 3:44 to Diego Mar-avilla.

220 Austin Harper lost byfall :32 to Otto Orosco.

HWT Nick Evans lost byfall 1:22 to Steven Degollado.Dual Score 32 46


Sports ScheduleThursday, February 21

Middle School Basket-ball: Seventh Grade vsDodge City at Home -Eighth Grade at Dodge City;4:00 p.m.Friday, February 22

High School Basketballvs Lakin at Home; 4:45p.m.

Wrestling State atSalina; TBASaturday, February 23

Wrestling State atSalina; TBAMonday, February 25

Middle School Basket-ball: Seventh Grade at Ho-race Good - Eighth Grade

vs Horace Good at Home;4:00 p.m.

High School BasketballSubstate; TBATuesday, February 26

High School BasketballSubstate; TBAWednesday, February 27

High School BasketballSubstate; TBAThursday, February 28

High School BasketballSubstate; TBA

Middle School Basket-ball: Seventh Grade vs Lib-eral South at Home - EighthGrade at Liberal South;4:00 p.m.

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Regional winners at the wrestling meet in Augusta are LawsonFiss, second place; Israel Montoya, fifth place; Bradley Camp-bell, second place; Genesis Martinez, fifth place; and PatrickWeaver, second place. Fiss, Campbell and Weaver all advanceto State this week.

The Hugoton High School varsity wrestlingteam poses for a picture. Front row left to rightare Israel Montoya, Danny Tapia, Genesis

Martinez and Edgar Villa. In back are AustinHarper, Lawson Fiss, Bradley Campbell,Patrick Weaver and Nick Evans.

Two wrestlers participatedin the Derby Novice Champi-onships in Derby. They wereThomas Willis and ZacharyWillis. Thomas wrestles inthe six and under divisionand Zachary wrestles in theeight and under division.Keep up the hard work!

Young grapplers compete atLeoti Takedown Club event

Leoti Takedown Clubhosted a wrestling tourna-ment Saturday, February 16.Five wrestlers participated inthis event.

In the six and under divi-sion, Isaac Martin and BryanMontoya received first placetrophies.

In the ten and under divi-

sion, Riggs Martin received asecond place trophy.

In the 12 and under divi-sion, Cole Martin received afirst place trophy and WestonMaravilla received a secondplace medal!

Next week’s tournamentwill be in Liberal! Good luck!

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BayLee Hoskinson goes up for two points at the Friday gameagainst Goodland.

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Hugoton High School Wrestling team competes in two duals

The Eagles got off to a slowstart Friday night against thevisiting Goodland Cowboys.Hugoton trailed in the firstquarter by 13 and by nine athalf-time. Playing a betterfirst half, the home team lostground and could not regainit in the second half, takingthe loss, 32 to 57.

Things looked promisingat the start of the first quar-ter. Goodland jumped ontothe board first but was an-swered by Henry Vela with athree-point field goal. Velaadded four more points fol-lowed by a two-point shot byRoss Davis. By the end of thefirst quarter it was Goodlandin the lead 7 to 20.

Again, Goodland got onthe board first in the second

quarter coming from a freethrow after being fouled byYates Sutton. Kolton Deckerscored first for Hugoton,knocking down two freethrows early in the quarter.The Eagles added a total often points before the halftimebuzzer but gave up six to theCowboys. By the time thefirst half had ended Goodlandhad the lead, 17 to 26. De-spite the deficit, the Eaglesstill had a chance of comingback in the second half.

The Cowboys started thethird quarter by hitting a two-point field goal. Reid Davismissed his first shot butcame back to score a two-point basket for the Eaglestwo minutes into the quarter.Davis also got fouled and

made a free throw for Hugo-ton. Near the end of the quar-ter Reid Davis scored anothertwo-point basket. The Eaglescould not score again and thequarter ended with Goodlandstill in the lead, 22 to 40.

If there was ever a time theEagles needed to turn thingsaround it was in the fourthquarter. Trailing by 18 at thestart of the final quarterHugoton needed to watchtheir fouls and hit moreshots. Sutton went to the linea couple of times early in thequarter and added threepoints. Goodland, however,ruled the court for the nextfive minutes scoring 14points before Rene Rubiocould add another two pointson a layup. Rubio added one

last three-point field goal atthe end of the quarter. Good-land was able to muscle theirway past the Eagles through-out most of the game givingthem a leading edge. Hugotonhit 25% of their field goalswhile Goodland shot moreand hit 39% of their fieldgoals.

Yates Sutton led the teamin points scoring eight points,followed by seven from bothRubio and Vela.

The Eagles will play Hol-comb in the next game playedTuesday, February 19. Thisshould be a good game to beplayed on the Eagles homecourt. Friday the Eagles playLakin at home.


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The Eagles suffered an-other loss to Ulysses lastTuesday on Ulysses' homecourt. Trailing by four in thefirst quarter and eight byhalf-time the home teamcould not keep up with theTigers’ shots in the secondhalf. The third quarter endedwith the Eagles down byeleven. With three minutesleft in the game the Eagleswere down by seven. It wasthe fouls at the end of thegame that hurt the hometeam sending the Ulyssesboys to the line where theyadded six points. Hugotonlost the battle, 42 to 55.

Hugoton looked good atthe start of the first quarter.Reid Davis received the ballon the tip off by Ross Davis.

The team moved the ballaround until Logan Frederickgot the open shot and scoreda three-point basket for theEagles. The home teamscored nine points in the firstfive minutes, keeping aheadof the Tigers. Ulysses got arun and began scoring whilekeeping the Eagles well out-side the lane. At the end ofthe first quarter, Hugotonwas down by four but off to agood start.

Ulysses started the secondquarter in position of the ball.The Tigers got off a two-pointfield goal before A.J. Scott hita three-point shot, bringingthe Eagles within four pointsof their opponents. Yates Sut-ton added six points in thequarter along with a basket

from Henry Vela for a thirdquarter score of 22 to 30.

Both teams came out ofthe locker room ready toscore in the third quarter.Ulysses had possession of theball and within a minute anda half added five points. Jei-son Rodriguez scored a two-point shot followed by athree-point shot by Scottearly in the quarter. This wasa fast paced quarter with lotsof shooting by both teams.The Eagles trailed by ninethroughout most of the quar-ter. Kolton Decker added thelast two points in the thirdquarter for the Eagles withtwo full minutes left to play.Ulysses got off one more two-point shot before the end ofthe quarter, giving them an

eleven point lead. It was stillanyone’s game going into thefinal quarter.

Once again the Tigers hadpossession of the ball to startthe quarter. Neither teamscored until Ross Davis droveinside the lane for a two-pointbasket. Hugoton’s rivelsscored three points beforeHugoton got its break. ReidDavis added two consecutivetwo-point field goals bringingthe team within seven pointsof Ulysses. That was the lasttime Hugoton scored anypoints while Ulysses went onto add six more points on freethrows.

The boys’ JV won theirbattle against Ulysses 50-32and the freshmen defeatedthe Tigers 54-38.

Barn-burner. Cliff-hanger.Heart-stopper. Nail-biter. Allthe close-game sports clichescertainly applied to the Pres-ident's Day seventh gradeboys' contest in Dodge City.But at the end of the emo-tional roller coaster ride, theHugoton Eagles had fallenvictim to the Comanches, 55-49, in overtime. With threegames left before the leaguetournament, Hugoton has arecord of 9-1.

Still stinging from the dif-ficult loss, HMS Coach LanceCornelsen rewarded his

charges' efforts with positivecomments. “I am proud ofthem. Their effort and atti-tude were outstanding. Theynever quit. They fought to theend.”

The two teams also endedup in overtime in a previousmeeting in Hugoton. In thefirst contest, the Eagles tooka 35-30 victory, scoring allfive points in the extra ses-sion. The second timearound, Dodge Cityoutscored Hugoton, 12-6, inthe extra three minutes.

The Eagles started off therematch, soaring to a 6-0lead. But by the end of thequarter, HMS trailed, 9-8.Dodge City expanded its leadto 20-16 by the half. PadenCornelsen, who finished with19 points, was HMS’s domi-nant force in the half. His in-dividual play kept the Eagleswithin close range at inter-mission.

HMS opened the secondhalf with consecutive, left-handed lay-ups by MitchellHamlin, out of the flow of theoffense. Those moves tied the

game at 20-20. Paced by sixpoints by both Damyan DonJuan and Erik Duarte, theEagles had built a 32-28 leadwith the quarter windingdown. But a step-back, off-the-glass three-pointer fromthe right wing by Dodge City'sKace Vongsakda (who fin-ished with 28 points), cutHMS's margin to 32-31.

The fourth quarter was awar with numerous leadchanges and big basket afterbig basket by both teams.Don Juan scored six of theEagles' 11 points in the pe-riod. Regulation play endedwith the combatants tied, 43-43.

With the outcome up forgrabs as time dwindled in thefourth quarter, Cornelsenstripped a Comanche withhis pressing defense and hada clear path to the basket.The play was stopped asDodge City was awarded atimeout. Not long after that,the Eagles' defense hadforced a five-second count bydenying the in-bounds pass.Again, Dodge City was

granted a timely time-out. Al-though those breaks in thegame went against Hugoton,the Eagles' downfall was atthe free throw line with a one-for-seven performance in thefourth quarter.

Don Juan and Duartejoined Cornelsen in double-figures with 12 points andten points, respectively. Ham-lin finished with six points.Isaac Sanchez added twopoints.

Now, let's go back to thesports cliches. I'll go withnail-biter. By the end of thegame, this correspondent'sleft thumb cuticle was bleed-ing.

Hugoton also lost a hard-fought battle in the prelimi-nary game, 28-25. Scoring forHugoton were Azareal Ro-driguez with six points, AngelQuezada with five points,Nick Mahan with four points,Isai Cabezas with threepoints, Bradan Slemp withthree points, Marcos Baezawith two points, and BrennonFeatherston with two points.

By Tom Hicks.

The JV Eagles soared toanother win Friday nightwhen they faced the JV Good-land Cowboys on the Eagles’home court. A first quartertied score resulted in a close

second quarter. By halftime,the Eagles had pulled aheadby five points.

The home team retainedthe lead in the third quarter,keeping the five-point lead.

The fourth quarter was agood one with the Eagles tak-ing the win, 48 to 29.

Parker Titus led his teamin points with 11 and five re-bounds followed by Ulises Ar-

mendariz with ten points andsix rebounds. As a team theyhit 48 percent of their fieldgoals and 56 percent of theirfree throws.

Yates Sutton tries to escape from the Ulysses Tigers during anout of town game Tuesday. Kellen Watkins lends a hand to hisstruggling teammate.

Rene Rubio brings the ball down court during the varsity gameagainst Ulysses Tuesday night.

Friday night, the Hugoton High School basketball audience wasa sea of pink! The Sports Boosters bought out the game, so those

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The Lady Eagles did notjump too far ahead of theiropponents Friday night untilthe final quarter. Hugoton gotoff to a fair lead in the firsthalf but just couldn't seem tohit their shots. Off to a ninepoint lead in the first quarterand a seven point lead by halftime the Lady Eagles strug-gled to keep ahead. Goodlandmoved within four by the endof the third quarter and wason a comeback run until theymoved into the final eightminutes. The Cowgirls scoreda free throw at the start of thefinal quarter and was withina field goal away of tying upthe game. Under pressure theLady Eagles started to play asthey normally do and beforeanyone realized what hadjust happened the Hugotongirls won the game 50 to 34.

Riley Sosa got the ball onthe jump and sent the balldown court to the Lady Ea-gles end of the court. Nicole

Kinser attempted a shot butwas fouled and sent to theline where she scored the firstpoint of the game and thefirst point for the Lady Ea-gles. Both teams worked theball well but the Lady Eagleshard full court press kept theCowgirls out of shootingrange. Hugoton led by fivewith a little over a minute leftin the quarter. Chastity Par-sons stretched the lead toeight when she scored a threepoint basket. Taylor Fiss gavethe team a nine point leadonly seconds before the quar-ter ended. Hugoton had al-lowed four points during thequarter but missed shots bythe home girls costing themextra points and a biggerlead.

Goodland brought the ballin to start the second quarterand was quick to score athree point field goal. TheCowgirls were handling thefull court press by the Lady

Eagles better in this quarterand added nine points by halftime. Estefani Armendarizscored first for the Hugotonteam but not until a minuteand half had gone by. It wasa battle for both teams andby the end of the first halfHugoton had added sevenpoints and held the lead, 20to 13.

The third quarter was an-other battle for both team.Again the Cowgirls gainedpoints on the Lady Eaglesadding 12 points and comingwithin four of Hugoton by theend of the quarter. Goodlandwas in possession of the ballat the start of the third quar-ter but it was Armendarizthat scored a free throw forthe Eagles and was the firstto score in the second half.Kinser scored next and itlooked like the Lady Eagleswere going to be on a roll.This run for the Hugoton girlsdid not last long and soon the

Cowgirls were back to scor-ing. Hugoton scored fourpoints coming from field goalsand six from free throws inthis quarter. Goodland hitthree, three point shots alongwith three free throws to endthe third quarter only downby four.

Anna Pena threw the ballin to Parsons to start the finalquarter. Goodland scored afree throw but it was Kinserthat added two field goals toget the final quarter rolling.Sosa had not hit any of herthree point shots until thefourth quarter. With two min-utes left to play the Lady Ea-gles had a 16 point lead whenGoodland hit a three pointshot narrowing the lead to 47to 34. Hugoton didn't give upin the last minutes of thegame and eventually cameout victorious.

The girls record is now 14-4 and GWAC 7-2.

The Lady Eagles played aclose three quarters in Tues-days game against theUlysses Lady Tigers beforedefeating the team by elevenpoints before the final buzzer.A slow start in the first halffound the Hugoton girls trail-ing, 13 to 21 by the end of thesecond quarter. The Lady Ea-gles came back stronger inthe third quarter gainingenough points to take thelead. Ulysses trailed Hugotonby four points early in thefourth quarter but lost mo-mentum after two minutes ofplay. Anna Pena started arally when she hit a threepoint shot just under sixminutes left in the game.From that point to the finalbuzzer Hugoton left theUlysses’ team behind to takethe win, 41 to 30.

BayLee Hoskinson startedthe Hugoton team out with athree point basket 23 sec-onds into the first quarter.Chastity Parsons added an-other three points next to givethe Lady Eagles six pointsafter only one minute of play.The next six minutes however

belonged to the Lady Tigersas they scored ten points be-fore the home team could addanother shot to their side ofthe scoreboard. Pena added athird three point shot fol-lowed by two free throws byEstefani Armendariz for afirst quarter score of 11.Ulysses scored a final fieldgoal taking them into the leadby one.

Ulysses sent the ball in tostart the second quarter butit was the Lady Eagles thatadded the first points. NicoleKinser was in the right spotat the right time and quicklystole the ball and raced downcourt for a two-point lay up.Unfortunately those were theonly points the Lady Eaglescould score during the fastpaced eight minutes. Ulyssesracked up another ninepoints taking a 13 to 21 pointlead by half-time.

Hoskinson threw the ballin to Parsons to start thethird quarter. After 30 sec-onds of play, Hoskinsonscored a three point field goaljump starting the Hugotonteam. After two minutes in

the third quarter had goneby, Hoskinson tied the gameup with another three pointbasket. From that point onthe Lady Eagles owned thecourt adding 17 points andleading the Lady Tigers by sixgoing into the final quarter.

Hoping for a comeback inthe fourth quarter Ulyssessent the ball in and scoredthe first two points, ten sec-

onds into the quarter. Kinseranswered the Lady Tigersscore with a two point basketfrom under the goal. Threeminutes and 20 seconds wason the clock when theUlysses girls scored their lastpoints. Hugoton continued toscore another four pointsfrom the Lady Tigers last fieldgoal giving them an elevenpoint lead and another win.

Playing superbly in allareas of their game, theHugoton Middle School sev-enth grade boys’ basketballA-team took the Garden Citycrowd out of the game with aconvincing 51-23 victory overKenneth Henderson February12. HMS totally dominatedthe boards on both ends ofthe floor; played stifling, in-your-chest defense; andshared the ball efficiently forhigh-percentage shots.

Hugoton’s “big” man com-bination of Paden Cornelsenand Damyan Don Juan wastoo much for the Falcons tohandle. Cornelsen dominatedthe first quarter with eightpoints and the third quarterwith ten points to finish asthe game’s high scorer withthose 18 points Don Juanprovided offensive punch offthe bench with 11 points.Seven of those tallies came inthe second quarter. HMSCoach Lance Cornelsen com-mented after the game, “Ithink they realized, hey, weare taller than these guys,and we took advantage of it.”

The game started off as ahotly-contested, very physicalevent. Kenneth Hendersonwas out to avenge an earlierloss to the Eagles. Hugotonwas determined to take Ken-neth Henderson’s best player,who lit up the Eagles in theprevious encounter, out ofthe game. Mitchell Hamlindrew the opening assignmenton the Falcons’ leading scorerand with the concentratedhelp of his teammates liter-ally did frustrate him out ofthe game.

The Eagles held a 12-5lead at the end of the firstquarter and expanded the ad-vantage to 27-11 by halftime.An 18-7, knockout blow inthe third quarter put thegame completely out of reach,45-18, going into the finalsession. Garden City’s onceraucous crowd had fallen intoa stunned silence.

After holding yet anotheropponent to four, single-digitscoring quarters, Cornelsenwas asked if he spent a lot oftime in practice on the man-to-man, help-by-hedging de-fense. He replied, “Not really.They just get it. We are play-ing so fundamental rightnow, moving our feet on de-fense. It is amazing.”

Competeing the HMS of-fensive side of the ledger,

Nick Mahan scored sixpoints; Abraham Betance,Nathan Leininger, and IsaacSanchez each contributedfour points; and Erik Durateand Hamlin added two pointsapiece.

The B-team contest didnot go so well for HMS. Theover-matched Eagles fell 44-19. Scoring for Hugoton wereMahan with 12 points,Azareal Rodriguez with threepoints, Isai Cabezas with twopoints, and Bradan Slempwith two points.

By Tom Hicks

The Black Diamond Relay for Life team sold chances for someBlack Diamond Jewelry. It was a ring, earrings and a necklacevalued at $1000.00. The jewelry was donated by Barbara Tru-jillo. The winner of the set was announced at the Pink Out Fri-day, February 15. The winner Joyce Losey was presented the setby Peggy Trujillo McVickers.

Seventh grade boys have acrowd-silencing performance

Garett Walker, son of Nola Walker and DavidWalker, signs to play football with KansasWeslyan in Salina. Garett is pictured with HHS

Football coach Clint Merritt, mother Nola andfather David.

The Hugoton Dance Team performs at halftime of the boys varsity game Friday night. Thetheme coincided with the Relay for Life pinkout. Dance members, in no order, are Enddy

Bojorquez, Tessa Rindles, Alexis Claire, CamilaGonzalez, Kiara Quillen, Mariah Rome, AbbyCrawford, Jessica Harper and Alyson Kiley.The sponsor is Lisa Rome.

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Taylor shoots a free throw during the varsity game Friday night.The Lady Eagles defeated the Goodland Cowgirls with a scoreof 50-34.

Fourth quarter shots lead to big win over Goodland

Lady Eagles play close three quarters in game Tuesday

As the month of Februarycontinues, influenza continuesto be a widespread problemacross the state of Kansas.State officials are urgingKansans to take precautions toavoid getting and spreading theflu. This message is especiallyimportant for older adults whoare at greater risk of sufferingpotentially life-threatening com-plications associated with theflu.

Secretaries for both theKansas Department for Healthand Environment (KDHE) andthe Kansas Department forAging and Disability Services(KDADS) encourage olderadults to get the influenza vac-cine, if they haven’t already,and seek treatment when theyexperience early signs of flu.

“The flu season is taking aheavy toll on people 65 andolder all across the country,”KDHE Secretary Robert Moser,M.D., said. “Seeing your doctorat the first signs of the flu canhelp prevent serious complica-tions such as pneumonia.”

KDHE continually monitorsthe percentage of individualsseeking medical care in selectedoutpatient clinics who exhibitinfluenza-like illness (ILI), in asystem known as ILINet. Cur-rently, five percent of Kansansare showing flu-like symptoms.

“Flu season has arrived ear-lier and impacted more peoplethan in recent years,” KDADSSec. Shawn Sullivan said. “Wewant older adults to know howto avoid getting sick and wewant them to see the doctorquickly if they do become sick.”

According to the Centers forDisease Control and Prevention(CDC), nationwide, older adultsaccount for about 60 percent offlu-related hospitalizations and90 percent of flu-related deaths.During the first half of January2013, the hospitalization ratefor people 65 years and olderclimbed from just under 50hospitalizations per 100,000people (week ending Decemver29, 2012), to almost 98 hospi-talizations per 100,000 people(week ending January 19,

2013). Previously, the highesthospitalization rate amongolder adults was 73.7 hospital-izations recorded during the2007-2008 influenza season.

In Kansas, so far this flu sea-son (from October 2012-cur-rent), approximately 640 peoplehave died because of flu and/orpneumonia-related complica-tions.

We’re aware that somehealth care providers are re-porting that they’ve run out ofthe influenza vaccine. Accord-ing to the CDC, the flu vaccineis produced by private manu-facturers, so availability de-pends on when production iscompleted. In May and Septem-ber 2012, influenza vaccinemanufacturers originally pro-jected about 135 million doseswould be available for the U.S.market during the 2012-2013season. Recent updates from

manufacturers to the CDC in-dicate that more doses of fluvaccine were actually produced,totaling 145 million doses. As ofJanuary 18, 2013, more than133 million doses had been dis-tributed. During 2011-2012,132.8 million doses of flu vac-cine were distributed in the U.S.

At this time, some vaccineproviders may have exhaustedtheir vaccine supplies, whileothers may have remainingsupplies of vaccine. Peopleseeking the flu shot may needto call more than one providerto locate it. For a list ofproviders still reporting sup-plies in your area, visithttp://flushot.healthmap.org/.For more information on stay-ing healthy during the flu sea-son, visit the KDHE SeasonalInfluenza Web page at www.kdheks.gov/flu/index.html.

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With the addition of 35 newCompassionate Allowancesconditions involving cancersand rare diseases, there arenow a total of 200 disablingconditions that qualify for So-cial Security’s expedited disabil-ity process. The CompassionateAllowances initiative fast-tracksdisability decisions to ensurethat Americans with the mostserious disabilities receive theirbenefit decisions within daysinstead of months or years. In addition to increasing thelist of eligible conditions, theagency has achieved anothermilestone. Since October 2008,nearly 200,000 people with se-vere disabilities nationwidehave been quickly approvedusing the expedited process. Compassionate Allowancesallow us to quickly identify dis-

eases and other medical condi-tions that, by definition, meetSocial Security’s standards fordisability benefits. These condi-tions primarily include certaincancers, adult brain disorders,and a number of rare disordersthat affect children. Compassionate Allowancespermit Social Security to targetthe most clearly disabled indi-viduals for medical approvalsbased on objective medical in-formation that we can obtainquickly. Using the Compassion-ate Allowances criteria, mostcases can be medically ap-proved in less than two weeks.Compassionate Allowancesconditions are added as a resultof information received at pub-lic outreach hearings, com-ments from the Social Securityand Disability DeterminationService communities, inputfrom medical and scientific ex-perts, and research from theNational Institutes of Health.We also consider which condi-tions are most likely to meet ourcurrent definition of disability. For more information aboutCompassionate Allowances, in-cluding a full list of qualifyingconditions, please visit www.so-cialsecurity.gov/compassion-ateallowances.

Black-capped vireo, Vireo atr-icapilla – Population ≈12,500 – Photographed at FortHood, Texas. These smallsongbirds return from westernMexico to the same fewpatches of land in Texas andOklahoma every year to nest.Too often, livestock and deerhave nibbled away theshrubby cover needed for nest-ing. —J.S.

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We have been having acompany redo our floors,stripping and rewaxing. Theydid the dining room thisweekend and it surely doeslook nice. They will do the ac-tivity room this weekend.Then hopefully we will haveour spring and summer, falland winter deep cleaning alldone.

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Average retail gasoline pricesin Kansas have risen 12.7 centsper gallon in the past week, av-eraging $3.63 per gallon Sun-day, according to GasBuddy'sdaily survey of 1,329 gas outletsin Kansas. This compares withthe national average that hasincreased 11.9 cents per gallonin the last week to $3.68/g, ac-cording to gasoline price Website GasBuddy.com.

Including the change in gasprices in Kansas during thepast week, prices Sunday were23.7 cents per gallon higherthan the same day one year agoand are 54.5 cents per gallonhigher than a month ago. Thenational average has increased42.2 cents per gallon during thelast month and stands 16.7cents per gallon higher thanthis day one year ago.

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Dale and Lola Sutton are honored to be crowned Valentine Kingand Queen at the Senior Center Wednesday, February 13, 2013.

Puerto Rican crested toad,Peltophryne lemur – Popula-tion ≤ 2,400 – Photographed atthe Sedgwick County Zoo inWichita. Puerto Rico’s onlynative toad species is disap-pearing in the wake of devel-opment, primarily fortourism. Cats, dogs, pigs, non-native toads and fire ants alsoprey on or compete with thecrested toad. A captive breed-ing program offers a glimmerof hope. —J.S.

Ocelot, Leopardus pardalis – Population 195 (US) – Pho-tographed at the San Diego Zoo, San Diego, Ca. Wild ocelotsare gone from all U.S. states except Texas, evicted by human de-velopment; the illegal trade in exotic furs and pets has also puta dent in population size. These elusive cats still roam the wildsof Central and South America, though there’s little reliable dataon their true numbers. —J.S.

The exhibit, Rare: Portraits ofAmerica’s EndangeredSpecies with photographs byJoel Sartore, was made in col-laboration with National Geo-graphic. Tour development bySmith Kramer Traveling Exhi-bitions, Kansas City, Mo.

The Stauth Memorial Mu-seum of Montezuma is present-ing the exceptional travelingexhibit Rare: Portraits of Amer-ica’s Endangered Species, Photo-graphs by Joel Sartore, incollaboration with National Ge-ographic. The exhibit openedFebruary 3 and will be displayedthrough Sunday, April 14, 2013.

National Geographic con-tributing photographer and Nebraska native Joel Sartorehas spent two decades on a mis-sion to document North Ameri-can species facing extinction.Sixty of these animals andplants are profiled in the bookand exhibition Rare: Portraits ofAmerica’s Endangered Species.

The Stauth Memorial Mu-seum is located at 111 N. Aztecin Montezuma and is openTuesday through Saturday from9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and1:00 to 4:30 p.m. and Sundaysfrom 1:00 to 4:30 p.m. They areclosed Mondays and major hol-idays. Donations are grate-fully accepted.

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Friday, February 22High School Basketball vs.

Deerfield at Home; 4:15 p.m.Saturday, February 23

Speech at Holcomb; 8:00a.m.

Third/Fourth Grade RollaRec Basketball TournamentSunday, February 24

Emmanual Baptist Churchyouth will be serving Sundaydinner from noon to 3:00 p.m.

Monday, February 25High School Basketbll Sub-

state Girls at IngallsTuesday, February 26

High School Basketbll Sub-state Boys at IngallsWednesday, February 27

Junior High Scholars Bowl atMoscow; 3:00 p.m.Thursday, February 28

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Emmanual Baptist Youthserve up dinner for fundraiser

The Rolla High School forensics team acquitsthemselves well at the meet in Johnson andbrings home a trophy to prove it. On the teamare Jessica Pinkley, Jessica Johns, Chandler

Huddleston, Obie Telford and Garry Norton.In front are Chandler Burrows and TrevorMcGuire.

RHS forensics team brings home a trophy

Office workers beware: sitting time associated with risk of chronic diseases

Morton County studentsrewarded for their efforts in promoting SoilConservation Awareness

Saturday, the Rolla HighSchool forensics team trav-eled to Johnson for their meetat Stanton County HighSchool. The competitors haveexperienced a lot of successalready this year, and theycashed in, bringing home atrophy.

Jessica Johns took firstwith her prose and originaloration, and Trevor McGuireplaced fourth in the same cat-egory. Chandler Huddlestonearned two second placemedals—one in prose and theother with Obie Telford in Im-provised Duet Acting. Fresh-

men Chandler Burrows andGarry Norton earned a fourthplace finish in ImprovisedDuet Acting. Burrows alsoplaced fourth with his inform-ative speech, and Norton fin-ished sixth in original oration.

The team is coached byBeverly Light.

The youth of the Em-manuel Baptist Church inRolla will be serving a deli-cious meal Sunday fromnoon until three o'clock toraise money so they can at-

tend church camp. Themenu includes pulled pork,potato salad, and bakedbeans. Please support theseyoung people and enjoy awonderful Sunday meal.

Morton County students puttheir creative juices into writingand drawing in the annual SoilConservation District poster,essay, and limerick contest. Sat-urday night the students wererewarded for their efforts andRolla students brought homemany prizes.

Placing in the K-1 division forthe poster contest werefirst–Grace Baker, second–AidanAllen, and third–Brayden Stew-art. Grades second-third win-ners were first–Alexi Eagan,second–Gavin LaRue,third–Megan Robson, and hon-orable mention–Kenneth Fos-kick and Emmalee Reza. Infourth-sixth grades, third placewas Maria Kroeker, and PrestonBurrows earned an honorablemention. For the junior high di-vision, Paige Claassen placedfirst, Deserae Schwindt was sec-ond, Ellie Easterwood, third, andAllyson Norton, honorable men-tion.

District winners for the essaycontest were Henry Wiebe with athird place award, and MicahHall received an honorable men-tion. District limerick contestwinners were Tayton Wassonplacing second, and AspenSohm was awarded an honor-able mention.

Kim Clark, Retta Eiland andMary Courtney were givenawards for Teacher of the Year inconservation.

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The more you sit, the higheryour risk of chronic diseases.

Kansas State University re-searcher Richard Rosenkranz,assistant professor of humannutrition, examined the associ-ations of sitting time and chronicdiseases in middle-aged Aus-tralian males in a study that ispublished in the InternationalJournal of Behavioral Nutritionand Physical Activity. Collabora-tors include University of West-ern Sydney researchers EmmaGeorge and Gregory Kolt.

The study's sample included63,048 males ages 45-65 fromthe Australian state of NewSouth Wales. Study participantsreported the presence or ab-sence of various chronic dis-eases, along with their dailysitting time: categorized as lessthan four hours, four to sixhours, six to eight hours, ormore than eight hours.

Compared with those who re-ported sitting four hours or lessper day, those who sat for morethan four hours per day weresignificantly more likely to reporthaving a chronic disease suchas cancer, diabetes, heart dis-ease and high blood pressure.The reporting of chronic dis-eases rose as participants indi-cated they sat more. Thosesitting for at least six hours weresignificantly more likely to report

having diabetes."We saw a steady stair-step

increase in risk of chronic dis-eases the more participants sat,"Rosenkranz said. "The group sit-ting more than eight hoursclearly had the highest risk."

The study is relevant to officeworkers sitting at desks andthose sitting for long periods oftime such as truck drivers, hesaid.

"We know that with very highconfidence that more physicallyactive people do better with re-gard to chronic disease com-pared with less physically activepeople, but we should also belooking at reducing sitting,"Rosenkranz said. "A lot of officejobs that require long periods ofsitting may be hazardous toyour health because of inactivityand the low levels of energy ex-

penditure."Researchers discovered con-

sistent findings in those whohad a similar physical activitylevel, age, income, education,weight and height. Participantswho sat more reported morechronic diseases -- even if theyhad a similar body mass indexcompared with those who satless.

In general, people should getmore physical activity and sitless, Rosenkranz said.

"It's not just that peoplearen't getting enough physicalactivity, but it's that they're alsositting too much," he said. "Andon top of that, the more you sit,the less time you have for phys-ical activity."

The study focused on males,because they have higher ratesof diabetes and heart disease,

but it is probably applicable inadults across gender, race andethnicity, Rosenkranz said. Littleis known about children and sit-ting with regard to chronic dis-ease.

The research is part of the 45and Up Study, the largest long-term study of aging in Australia,involving more than 267,000people.

Researchers said that al-though most of the current evi-dence is suggestive of a causalconnection, they cannot be cer-tain in this study whether vol-umes of sitting time led to thedevelopment of chronic diseasesor whether the chronic diseasesinfluenced sitting time.

"It's a classic case of, 'Whichcame first: The chicken or theegg?'" Rosenkranz said.

A discovery that sizzles, Omega-3-rich ground beef soon availableThanks to Kansas State Uni-

versity research, part of a healthydiet can include a hamburgerrich with omega-3 fatty acids.

Jim Drouillard, professor ofanimal sciences and industry,developed a technique that en-riches ground beef with omega-3 fatty acids -- fatty acids thathave been shown to reduce heartdisease, cholesterol and highblood pressure. The enrichedground beef is named GreatOPremium Ground Beef and isbeing sold through Manhattan-based company NBO3 Technolo-gies LLC. It will be availablemid-February at select retailersin Buffalo, N.Y., and expand toleading retailers and restaurantsnationwide later this year.

Omega-3 fatty acids arefound in fish and plant oils. TheU.S. currently does not have arecommended daily intake ofomega-3s, though many doctorsand nutritionists recommendbetween 1,200-1,600 milligramsdaily, depending on a person'sage and health.

A quarter-pound hamburgermade of the enriched groundbeef has 200 milligrams ofomega-3s and tastes the sameas regular ground beef, Drouil-lard said. This makes the groundbeef an alternative for peoplewho want to add or increasetheir omega-3 fatty acids intakebut do not want fish or supple-ments to do so.

"As a society, Americans' con-sumption of fish, especially fishthat contributes to these omega-3 fats, is quite low compared toother proteins," Drouillard said."Reasons for this include cost,access to fish and personal pref-erence. Americans do, however,like hamburgers. So if we cangive people a hamburger that is

rich in omega-3s, it's an alterna-tive form of a product that theyalready eat and does not requirea lifestyle change, which is diffi-cult to make."

The health benefits of omega-3s are not limited to humans.Studies show that dairy and beefcattle with an enriched diet offlaxseed and other omega-3 richgrains have fewer respiratorydiseases. The cattle also havehigher fertility rates, which helpsoffset infertility among dairy cat-tle.

The technology to enrichground beef with omega-3s is aspinoff of flaxseed researchDrouillard began in 1998.Drouillard and his studentsstudied flax for several of itsomega-3 fatty acids that maysuppress inflammation and re-duce diabetes in cattle. Researchshowed that omega-3 levels dra-matically increased in the cattleas more flaxseed was introducedinto their diet.

Keeping the omega-3s frombecoming saturated fats in cat-tle's digestive system is a chal-lenge, however. Microorganismsin the rumen -- the largestchamber in the cow's stomach -- modify most of the ingested fatsand turn them into saturatedfats. This causes ground beef tohave low levels of omega-3s.Christian Alvarado Gilis, a doc-toral candidate in animal sci-ences and industry, isresearching how to improveomega-3 levels in cattle diets tofurther enhance the fat profile ofbeef. Gilis is from Chile.

According to Drouillard, sub-stituting omega-3 fatty acids forsaturated fats does not changethe ground beef's flavor.

"Knowing that there are a lotof desirable flavor characteristics

associated with the fat in beef,we performed tons of sensorypanel tests with Kansas StateUniversity's meat science facultyand with the department ofhuman nutrition throughout theyears to ensure that the flavor isnot compromised," Drouillardsaid. "We found that our pan-elists were never able to detectappreciable differences in the fla-vor profiles of the omega-3 richbeef and non-omega-3 beef, eventhough the fats are quite differ-ent."

The owners of NBO3 Tech-nologies LLC have worked closelywith Drouillard in developing theconcept, and after more than adecade of research on improvingthe enrichment process, havestarted to distribute omega-3 en-riched ground beef to retailersand food vendors.

The ground beef is part of thecompany's line of omega-3 en-riched foods, which includespork, chicken, cheese, milk, but-ter and ice cream. It will be thefirst ground beef to carry the U.S.Food and Drug Administration'sseal of approval for containingomega-3 fatty acids.

Todd Hansen, CEO of NBO3Technologies LLC, said con-sumer response has been posi-tive in test markets.

"We have to leap two hurdleswith GreatO Premium GroundBeef, which are that the omega-3 fatty acids are really in the beefand that it doesn't change theflavor," Hansen said. "Based onour consumer response, we'vecleared those hurdles. We reallybelieve in the health aspect ofthis product and are using theslogan 'When Every Bite Counts'to emphasize that. I can't wait forconsumers to have it available tothem."


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Friday, February 22- Late start for all Moscow

schools 10:15 a.m. Also it is"DEAR Day" for second gradethrough fifth grade students.Get your “read” on students!Saturday, February 23

- JH dance for all JH stu-dents sponsored by the JHCheerleaders at 7:00 p.m.Come out and enjoy a fun-filled evening.

Monday, February 25- Weight management

class at Rec building at 6:00p.m.

- Sub state basketball be-gins through March 2Wednesday, February 27

- SCHOOL WILL BE DIS-MISSED AT 2:30 due toscholars bowl at 3:00 p.m.

- Xtreme Challenge atSCCC

The littlest "Little Cats" strut their stuff during a half time per-formance at Friday night’s basketball game against Walsh.

The older group of Little Cats performers endtheir spectacular performance at the MoscowHigh School basketball game Friday night. The

girls worked really hard to get their routineperfect and their effort was obvious! Good jobgirls!

The very talented Moscow Junior High choirperforms the national anthem at the "Pink

Out" game the evening of Tuesday, February12. Good job everyone!

Kansas Book Festival writing contest runs through April

Brice Valdez shuts down a Satanta player with an impressiveblock Tuesday night.

Pancakes –they’re not justfor breakfast

Tuesday evening, Moscow High seniors were honored at SeniorNight. Seniors shown are Brianna Butcher, Rebeca Cecenas,

Ashley Smith, Ethan Owens, Easton Bohl and Aldo Enns. Con-gratulations seniors and good luck in all your future endeavors!

The second “Pink Out” night of the week was Friday night! Thecommunity’s support is very much appreciated.

Senior Easton Bohl laughs with his parents parents during Sen-ior Night festivities Tuesday evening.

Please contact

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Kansas First Lady MaryBrownback announced the startof the Kansas Book FestivalWriting Contest. The contest be-gins now and runs through April30, 2013. Winners will be con-tacted by July 31 and an-nounced at the 2013 KansasBook Festival September 7 at theKansas State Capitol. PaylessShoeSource is sponsoring thewriting contest for the secondyear. The contest is open to stu-

dents in grades third-twelfth inthe state of Kansas.

“We are thrilled to partnerwith Payless ShoeSource againfor this year’s writing contest,”said Mary Brownback. “It is ourhope that this writing contest willhelp spark a love for reading andwriting among children acrossthe state.”

The theme for this year’s con-test is “Kansas Isn’t Flat It’s…”.The theme asks students to use

their creative minds to setstraight the common mythabout Kansas. There will be afirst and second place winner ineach grade level division, percongressional district. Divisionsconsist of the following: gradesthird-fifth, grades sixth-eighth,grades ninth-twelfth.

For more information aboutthis contest or the Kansas BookFestival, visit kansasbookfestival.com.

Pancakes are a staple inhouseholds all around theworld. Easily prepared from afew basic ingredients, pancakescan be served throughout theday because of their versatility.The question of who inventedpancakes has frequently beenposed. No one person can takecredit for the pancake, as theyhave appeared throughout his-tory in various civilizations andcultures. Historians say that thefirst pancake-type food mayhave been eaten by prehistoricpeople. According to the FoodTimeline, Ancient Romans en-joyed "Alita Dolcia," or "anothersweet." This early version of thepancake included milk, eggs,flour, and sometimes honey andfruit bits. Some of them resem-bled omelets and containedcheese and meat. Many differ-ent peoples have created andconsumed their own versions ofa pancake. Native Americanscreated course cornmeal "In-dian cakes," the French havevery thin crepes and Germansstill enjoy thick potato pan-cakes. Some people enjoy pan-cakes as a breakfast food, whilefor others they're a savory dishserved for lunch or dinner. Pan-cakes also may be topped withsweets and served as a dessert.In North America, pancakes areserved large and small and goby different names, includingsilver dollars that are bite-sized.In New England pancakes aremade thick and called flapjacks.Others refer to them as griddle-cakes.

Whatever the name, pan-cakes have thrived throughmany centuries and are stillconsumed by millions year-round. By combining the simpleingredients of eggs, flour, milkand a leavening agent, anyonecan whip up a batch of pan-cakes in mere minutes.

From Metro Editorial Services.

At a hearing [last Thurs-day] of the Senate Committeeon Agriculture examiningagriculture disasters, U.S.Senator Pat Roberts againcalled for the United StatesDepartment of Agriculture(USDA) to provide any and allhelp for livestock producersfacing a third year of seriousdrought in Kansas. Robertsalso mentioned concernsfrom farmers in NorthwestKansas that need crop insur-ance to include fair ratingsfor limited irrigation.

Senator Roberts made thefollowing remarks at thehearing:

“Even after two years ofsustained drought in theplains and facing a thirdyear, Kansas producers onceagain put seeds in theground. Many will once againfire up their tractor andplanter in another six weeks.”

“This is not due to someday-late or dollar-short adhoc disaster package, but be-cause they managed theirrisk and protected their oper-ations from Mother Nature’sdestruction through the pur-

chase of crop insurance.”“Unfortunately livestock

producers do not have a sim-ilar safety net. However withthe support of Secretary Vil-sack, last year, the USDA au-thorized the emergencyhaying and grazing of Con-servation Reserve Program(CRP) acres in all KansasCounties including emer-gency grazing on CP-25, forthe first time. This additionalforage was a lifesaver forranchers struggling to find orpay for feed and I want tothank all parties involved forallowing it to happen.

“According to USDA re-ports last year over 9,000emergency haying and graz-ing contracts allowed hayingor grazing on over 470,000acres in Kansas. As we con-tinue to experience drought,what considerations hasUDSA given on allowingemergency haying and graz-ing of CRP acres for 2013?

Roberts went on to discusslimited irrigation and theneed for a fair ratings system:

“In northwest Kansas, pro-ducers irrigating from the

Oglala Aquifer must work toconserve their water for fu-ture generations. However,current RMA practices do nothave a middle ground be-tween fully irrigated and dryland practices. It is in every-one’s best interest for amechanism to allow limitedirrigation to be fairly rated.

“The more producersunder the crop insurancetent and using risk manage-ment tools to protect them-selves from disaster, the morestable our food supply andrural economies will be.”

Roberts is a senior mem-ber of the Senate Committeeon Agriculture.

Used by permission fromwww.ksagland.com.


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Agriculture Secretary TomVilsack February 8 remindedHispanic and women farmersand ranchers who allege dis-crimination by the USDA inpast decades there are 45days remaining in the filingperiod closing March 25,2013.

"Hispanic and womenfarmers who believe they havefaced discriminatory prac-tices in the past from theUSDA have 45 days left to filea claim in order to have achance to receive a cash pay-ment or loan forgiveness,"said Secretary Vilsack."USDA urges potentialclaimants to contact theClaims Administrator for in-formation and mail theirclaim packages on or beforeMarch 25, 2013."

The process offers a volun-tary alternative to litigationfor each Hispanic or femalefarmer and rancher who canprove that USDA denied hisor her application for loan orloan servicing assistance fordiscriminatory reasons forcertain time periods between1981 and 2000. As an-nounced in February 2011,the voluntary claims processwill make available at least$1.33 billion for cash awardsand tax relief payments, plusup to $160 million in farmdebt relief, to eligible His-panic and women farmersand ranchers. There are nofiling fees to participate in theprogram.

The Department will con-tinue reaching out to poten-tial Hispanic and female

claimants around the countryto get the word out to individ-uals who may be eligible forthis program so they have theopportunity to participate.

Call center representativescan be reached at 1-888-508-4429. Claimants may registerfor a claims package (by call-ing the number or visiting theWeb site) or may downloadthe forms from the Web site.All those interested in learn-ing more or receiving infor-mation about the claimsprocess and claims packagesare encouraged to attendmeetings in your communi-ties about the claims processand contact the Web site atany time or call center tele-phone number Mondaythrough Friday 9:00 a.m. to8:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

Web site: www.farmerclaims.gov; Phone: 1-888-508-4429; Claims Period:September 24, 2012 - March25, 2013.

Independent legal servicescompanies will administer theclaims process and adjudi-cate the claims. Althoughthere are no filing fees to par-ticipate and a lawyer is notrequired to participate in theclaims process, persons seek-ing legal advice may contact alawyer or other legal servicesprovider.

Under Secretary Vilsack'sleadership, USDA has insti-tuted a comprehensive planto strengthen the Departmentas a model service providerand to ensure every farmerand rancher is treated equallyand fairly as part of "a new

era of civil rights" at USDA. InFebruary 2010, the Secretaryannounced the Pigford II set-tlement with African Ameri-can farmers, and in October2010, he announced theKeepseagle settlement withNative American farmers.Both of those settlementshave since received court ap-proval. Unlike the casesbrought by African Americanand Native American farmers,the cases filed by Hispanicand women farmers over adecade ago were not certifiedas class actions. The claimsprocess provides a voluntaryalternative to continuing liti-gation for Hispanic and fe-male farmers and rancherswho want to use it.

Audio and video publicservice announcements inEnglish and Spanish fromSecretary Vilsack and down-loadable print and web ban-ner ads on the Hispanic andwomen farmer claims processare available at:http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome?contentidonly=true&contentid=PSAs_Print_and_WebBanner_Ads.xml.

USDA is an equal opportu-nity provider and employer. Tofile a complaint of discrimina-tion, write: USDA, Office of theAssistant Secretary for CivilRights, Office of Adjudication,1400 Independence Ave., SW,Washington, DC 20250-9410or call 866-632-9992 (Toll-freeCustomer Service), 800-877-8339 (Local or Federal relay),866-377-8642 (Relay voiceusers).

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Eric B. Banks, State Con-servationist with U.S. Depart-ment of Agriculture’s (USDA)Natural Resources Conserva-tion Service (NRCS) an-nounced a March 15, 2013,deadline for landowners toapply for the Farm andRanch Lands Protection Pro-gram (FRPP).

FRPP is a voluntary pro-gram that helps farmers pre-serve their agricultural land.The program provides match-ing funds to the following en-tities: state, tribal, or localgovernments and non-gov-

ernmental organizations withexisting farmland protectionprograms. The funds areused to purchase conserva-tion easements that limitnon-agricultural uses of theland. USDA provides up to50 percent of the appraisedfair market easement value ofthe conservation easement.“In 2012, NRCS provided$1,666,462 in matchingfunds to enroll 6,882 acres inthe Farm and Ranch LandsProtection Program,” saidBanks. Eligible Lands

Eligible land must be pri-vately owned farm or ranchlands; contain at least 50percent prime, unique,statewide, or locally impor-tant farmland soils; have ahistorical or archaeologicalresource; or have land thatsupports the policy of a stateor local farm and ranch landsprotection program. The landmust also be part of a pend-ing offer by an eligible entity;have cropland, rangeland,grassland, pasture land, orforest land that contributesto the economic viability of an

agricultural operation, orserves as a buffer to protectan agricultural operationfrom development.Information Available

If you need more informa-tion about FRPP, visit theKansas NRCS Web page atwww.ks.nrcs.usda.gov/pro-grams/frpp/index.html orcontact your local USDAService Center (listed in thetelephone book under UnitedStates Government or on theinternet at offices.usda.gov).Follow us on Twitter at@NRCS_Kansas.

Though farming was oncebig business in the UnitedStates, by 2012 less than 1percent of Americans wereprofessional farmers. Manychallenges face today's farm-ers, many of which are largelyunknown to the general pub-lic.

Many people have an out-dated view of a farm as asmall, family-owned and op-erated parcel of land wherelivestock is raised in openpens and crops are hand-har-vested when ripe. The realityis that modern-day farmshave had to overhaul opera-tions to meet demand and re-main competitively pricedwhile adapting to the ever-changing ways technology in-filtrates all parts of life. Eachof these factors present obsta-cles for today's farmers.

TechnologyRural farming communi-

ties are expected to make aneffort to integrate moderntechnology into an industrythat has been around for cen-turies. But such a transitionin rural areas, where commu-nications systems may not beas up-to-date as those inurban areas, is not always soeasy.

According to the ManitobaRural Adaptation Council, ashift from a resource-based toan information-based econ-omy, compounded by therapid introduction and expan-sion of new technology in theworkplace, has altered farmoperation and the skills in de-mand. Older workers whohave been schooled in oneway of agriculture may have asignificant impact on laborsupply and the vitality of

farming as a career. Youngeradults who are knowledgeablein technology may no longerseek out agricultural careers.

Decrease in farming as an occupation

The United States Environ-mental Protection Agencysays that only about 960,000Americans claim farming astheir principal occupation. Asthat figure has dwindled, theaverage age of farmers contin-ues to rise, as the Bureau ofLabor Statistics notes thatroughly 40 percent of thefarmers in this country are 55years old or older. This hasled to concerns about thelong-term health of familyfarms throughout the UnitedStates.

Environmental concernsMany farmers have come

under scrutiny for how farm-ing impacts the environment.A growing emphasis on sus-tainability and conservationhas led many people toprotest certain farming prac-tices. Protesters claim thatcertain practices, such asraising livestock, can pollutewater, while the use of fertil-izers and chemical pesticidesis bad for the environment.Many farmers, however, havealtered their methods to bemore environmentally friendlyand self-sustainable in theprocess.

Climate change is anotherenvironmental issue farmersmust deal with. Strong stormsand severe droughts havemade farming even morechallenging.

Financial fall-outThe ongoing recession of

the last half-decade has alsoaffected farmers. In November

of 2012, the United StatesBureau of Labor Statistics in-dicated that the unemploy-ment rate within theagriculture, forestry, fishingand hunting industries was at13.6 percent, far higher thanthe national unemploymentrate. As a result, many farmfamilies have found them-selves stuck between a rockand a hard place, as risingcosts for equipment and tech-nology are being coupled withdecreasing profits and risingunemployment.

Further complicating mat-ters is competition from cor-porations and internationalfood producers who havemade it difficult for family

farmers to turn a significantprofit. Many family farmersrely on loans and lines ofcredit to survive, but thanksto changes in the financialsector that saw banks becomeless willing to extend lines ofcredit, some farmers are fac-ing bankruptcy.

Though it can be easy forthose who do not work in theagricultural industry to over-look the struggles facingtoday's agricultural profes-sionals, a greater understand-ing of those struggles and thechallenges that lay ahead canbenefit the industry and itsemployees down the road.

From Metro Editorial Serv-ices.

Discrimination claims must be postmarked by March 25

Roberts: Kansas still suffering from sustained drought

NRCS announces deadline for farm and ranch land protection programs

Challenges facing farmers today and tomorrow

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Thursday, February 28,2008

Lindagrace Stephensturned in her resignation atthe semester after forty yearsas an art instructor at theHugoton High School.Shirley Mothes also tenderedher resignation after servingtwenty years as a library aideat Hugoton High School.


Cary Utz, president andCEO of First National Bank,announced the promotion ofBarry Angell to vice-presidentand Hugoton Branch Man-ager of the Lending Depart-ment. He also announced thepromotion of Tammy Slocumas vice-president and Hugo-ton Branch Manager of theRetail Department.


Russell and Joy Lewiswere the eleventh SweetheartSweepstakes contest win-ners. Their names weredrawn at Dick and Marie’sVenture Foods. Russell andJoy were presented theirawards by Hugoton Chamberof Commerce representativeKathy Rawlins.

Thursday, February 24, 1983

Roger Hall is the owner-manager of the new Mini Ap-pliance Store located nextdoor to the former GamblesStore. MilSound Electronicswill be opening soon in theformer Gambles location.

Richard and Sally Claggettcelebrated their twenty-fifthwedding anniversary. Theywere married February 9,

1958 at the First ChristianChurch.


Daryl Lynch won the $500grand prize for selling themost subscriptions of theHugoton Hermes newspaper.A total of 752 subscriptionswere sold during the contestincluding 336 new subscrip-tions.

Bob Dutcher and DonaldRenshaw were injured in acar-truck accident five mileseast and nine miles south ofHugoton. Dutcher had tohave his spleen removed andhis left arm amputated abovethe elbow due to the accident.Renshaw is listed in satisfac-tory condition.


Lucy Patton and Ellen Mc-

Carney have opened a newdiner, the Wonderburger. Itis located east of theFlamingo Motel on US 270highway.


Five Hugoton High Schoolstudents won first prize inthe Pancake Day amateurcontest. The five are LarryLane, drummer, TommyDavis and Rodney Hinkel,trumpet players, BarbaraHubbard, pianist and GayleParson, singer.Friday, February 19, 1943

Dr. S.F. Boyce, Hugotonphysician for the past tenyears, died Wednesday in Wi-chita.

The report two weeks agothat LeRoy Traver of the U.S.Navy was among those killedin the U.S. Pacific battle is anerror. Letters from him havebeen received by his fatherJohn Traver.Friday, February 17, 1933

Evergreen news: Mondayafternoon school was re-leased at recess fearing thecoming blizzard. Everyonewas liberal with their use ofcars so all the childrenreached home ahead of thestorm.Friday, February 23, 1923

The twelve year old son ofHorace Wheeler got his rightarm broken and a bad cut onthe face during a runawayWednesday.

If any readers have pic-tures for the history page ofthe Hermes, please bringthem in to Ruthie Wingetat The Hugoton Hermes.


Local Boy Scouts gatheredSaturday, February 9 at theHugoton Recreation Commis-sion’s Bob Sosa Recreation Cen-ter to compete in the annualPinewood Derby.

Isaac Moreland claimed firstplace as an overall champion.John Shelton won second andDylan Irsick placed third. BestDesign awards went to AllenShelton, first place; Isaac More-land, second and David Beesley,third. Rustin Pearcy won first forBest Paint Job, while Wyatt Ran-dle took second and Dalton Cruzwon third place.

Winners for the Tigers werefirst place John Shelton, secondplace Mason Jenkins and thirdplace Roman Miller.

Winners for the Wolves werefirst place Isaac Moreland, sec-ond place Dalton Cruz and thirdplace Rustin Pearcy. Webelos Iwinners were Wyatt Randle withfirst, Aidan Schooley with secondand Andres Hernandez withthird. Webelos II winners werefirst place Dylan Irsick, secondplace Allen Shelton and thirdplace Connor Wells.

Congratulations, boys!

Winners of the best paint job at the Pinewood Derby are firstplace Rustin Pearcy, second place Wyatt Randle and third placeDalton Cruz. Photo courtesy of Felicia Moreland.

Pinewood Derby best design winners are from the left IsaacMoreland second place, Allen Shelton first place and DavidBeesley third place. Photo courtesy of Felicia Moreland.

The Pinewood Derby Overall Champions are first place IsaacMoreland, second place John Shelton and third place Dylan Ir-sick. Photo courtesy of Felicia Moreland.

Tigers winning in thePinewood Derby are firstplace John Shelton, thirdplace Roman Miller and sec-ond place Mason Jenkins.Winning cars are at right.Photo courtesy of FeliciaMoreland.

Webelos 1 winners are WyattRandle first place, AidanSchooley second place andAndres Hernandez thirdplace. The winning cars areshown at right. Photo courtesy of Felicia Moreland.

Pinewood Derby Webelos 2winners are left to right firstplace Dylan Irsick, secondplace Allen Shelton and thirdplace Connor Wells. Also pic-tured are Jayden Salazar andTerron Stegman. Webelos’winning cars are at right.Photo courtesy of FeliciaMoreland.

Pinewood Derby Wolves win-ners are first place IsaacMoreland, second place Dal-ton Cruz and third placeRustin Pearcy and DavidBeesley. At right are the win-ning cars. Photo courtesy ofFelicia Moreland.

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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 estate advertising in this newspaperis 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 suchpreference, limitation, or discrimination." This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on anequal opportunity basis.


HELP WANTED

Solution to February 14, 2013 puzzle

Pioneer Manor is seeking flexible individuals for the house-hold coordinator position in Wheatfield and Cimarron House-holds. Duties include social services, day-to-day functioning ofhouseholds, direct resident care, scheduling and staffing, and residentcare planning. This job is for 8 hour shifts 5 days a week with someweekends and holidays. Requirements: CNA licensure, Basic Life Sup-port, Social Service Designee preferred but not required. Please in-quire through Human Resources at Stevens County Hospital,620-544-8511. (2c8)

Long Term Care is currently searching for a full time House-keeper to work Monday through Friday 7 am - 3:30 pm. This jobopening also requires working some weekends. Please contact RobynMedina in Human Resources (620)544-8511 or come to hospital1006 S. Jackson to pick up an application. (2c8)

Stevens County Healthcare is searching for Full-time RNs,LPNs and CMAs to work at Pioneer Manor Nursing Home. Thesepositions are for the night shift (6 pm - 6 am). Interested candidatesmust be certified with a Kansas license to be eligible for these posi-tions. We offer excellent benefits and competitive wages. Interestedcandidates contact Robyn Medina in Human Resources at 620-544-8511 or pick up application. (4c3)

Stevens County Healthcare is searching for Full-time, Part-time and PRN RNs or LPNs to work on the Med/Surg floor. Thesepositions are for night shift (7 pm - 7 am). All candidates must have aKansas RN/LPN license to be eligible. We are also searching for PRNCNAs to work as needed. All candidates must have a Kansas CNA li-cense to be eligible. We offer outstanding benefits, competitive wages,sign-on bonus for Full-time and Part-time RNs/LPNs and mileage re-imbursement to RNs or LPNs that live 15 miles or more outside ofStevens County. Please contact Human Resources with any ques-tions or pick up an application from the Information Desk locatedby the Medical Clinic (620)544-8511. (4c3)

Stevens County Healthcare is searching for Full-time and PRNCNAs to work the night shift at Pioneer Manor Nursing Home from6 pm - 6 am. All interested candidates must have a Kansas CNA li-cense to be eligible. We offer excellent benefits and competitive wages.Applications may be picked up from the Information Desk by theMedical Clinic. For more information you may contact HumanResources (620)544-8511. (4c3)

CURRENT OPENINGS AT STEVENS COUNTY HOSPITAL,

MEDICAL CLINIC ANDPIONEER MANOR NURSING HOME

NEEDED IMMEDIATELYYard Maintenance/Deliveries

Tri-Rotor Crop ServicesCDL Required. Full Benefits Package

620-544-2027 (tfc5)

CONSUMER ACCOUNTS CLERKPioneer Electric is seeking a professional individual for afull-time Consumer Accounts Clerk position. Responsi-bilities include filing, processing mail, receiving visitors,operating telephone, and other office machines. Successfulapplicant will assist with processing membership andservice applications, recording payments and respondingto billing inquiries. Interested candidates must have ex-cellent interpersonal communication skills, proficient inthe use of Microsoft Word/Excel, a high degree of accuracyand attention to detail, enjoy public contact and ability towork with a variety of consumers under differing circum-stances. Eligible candidates must be able to fluently speakand read the Spanish language. Pioneer Electric offers acompetitive compensation and benefit package.

Finalist will be required to successfully pass a post-offerphysical examination and alcohol-drug test, and possess avalid Kansas driver’s license. At time of employment,must reside in the Pioneer Electric service territory.

Applications and resumes may be mailed to Pioneer Elec-tric, ATT: Melissa Morales Human Resources, PO Box 368,Ulysses, KS 67880 or hand-delivered to Pioneer Electric,1850 W. Oklahoma, Ulysses, Kansas. Deadline for submission of resumes is February 22, 2013.

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HELP WANTEDTruck Driver w/ current

CDL license.Please inquire at428-5180/544-8889Premier Alfalfa, Inc.

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OFSTEVENS COUNTY, KANSAS

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OFDENNIS E. BURROWS, DECEASED.

Case No. 13-PR-4

NOTICE TO CREDITORS(Chapter 59)

THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PER-SONS CONCERNED:

You and each of you will take noticethat on the 7th day of February, 2013,pursuant to the petition of Larry F. Bur-rows, he was appointed administrator ofthe estate of Dennis L. Burrows, de-

ceased. Letters of Administration wereissued to him on said date by the Dis-trict Court of Stevens County, Kansas.All parties interested in the estate willgovern themselves accordingly.

All creditors of the decedent are no-tified 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, they shallbe forever barred.

Larry F. Burrows, Administrator

KRAMER, NORDLING &NORDLING, LLC209 East Sixth StreetHugoton, Kansas 67951Attorneys for the PetitionersTelephone: (620) 544-4333

BUILDING INSPECTORWANTED

The City of Hugoton is accepting applications for the posi-tion of Building Inspector. Additional duties include zon-ing administrator, safety director, emergency preparednessdirector, ADA coordinator, and drug testing administrator.Other duties may also be assigned. The position requires ahands-on background in the various construction trades.Any experience in building code enforcement and planchecking for a public jurisdiction will be a major considera-tion in filling the position. Pay range $17.32 hr. to 19.32 hr.,depending on experience and qualifications. Benefits pack-age includes BCBS, KPERS, and longevity pay. For applica-tions or more details on the specific duties, contact the cityclerk’s office at 620-544-8531, at 631 S. Main, or at PO Box788, Hugoton, Kansas 67951. Filing deadline is February25, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. Equal Opportunity Employer.


Results of the Market Study Analysis for Stevens County for

the Assessment Year 2013

Pursuant to L. 1991, CH279, SS2.

A study of the Residential real estatemarket indicated that there is an overallinflationary trend of 3.52% per year.

A study of the Commercial and VacantLot real estate market indicated that themarket is stable with no general upwardor downward trend.

Values on specific properties may notfollow the general trend because ofchanges in the property, correction ofdescriptive information or adjustment ofvalues based on sales of similar proper-ties.

In accordance with the provisions inKSA 79-1476, the Division of PropertyValuation is required to annually fur-nish each county the results of its studyrelating to changes, if any, of the UseValue of agricultural land. Changes canand do occur as a result of several fac-tors including cropping practices, com-modity prices and production costs.

Chrysler Corner in Liberal is now taking applications for a

Parts Advisor/Service Writer.Some experience preferred, will train the right person.

Apply in person at Chrysler Corner, 406 E. Pancake Boulevard in Liberal

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Send resume to Jayhawk Oilfield SupplyPO Box 729, Hugoton, Ks. 67951

or come by 831 E. Eleventh to pick up an application or talk to Kristine.

No phone calls please. (2c8)HELP WANTEDPearcy Irrigation is seeking

a Part-time Receptionist/Assistant

Stop by our office at 510 WestFifth for an application or call

Ashley at 620-541-1305 (tfc8)

HELP WANTED: Full Time Truck Driver, based out of Grantor surrounding counties in KS. Experience with belt, hoppersand cattle hauling. Peterbilt trucks, must have clean MVR,salary based on experience, 35K to 60K plus beef, bonus andincentives. 641-344-0627. (1p8)

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CELEBRATE RECOVERYevery Monday night 6:30 08p.m. at Assembly of GodFellowship Hall, 138 S.Main. (tfc25)

Project HopeOpen Tues & Thurs

8:30 - 11:30 a.m. Sunday 1:30 - 3:00 p.m.

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Pioneer ManorFamily Support Group3rd Tuesdays - 1:00 p.m.3rd Thursdays - 5:15 p.m. Chapel at Pioneer Manor

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KIWANIS AUCTIONMarch 29 & 30, 2013

Turn in your consignments to:Walter McClure 544-4202, Ron Brewer 544-8985

or any other Hugoton Kiwanis Club MemberConsignments are due by March 15

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928 S. Jackson - Frame, 2 bed/2 b., lgfamily rm, basement, cen H/A. Call for de-tails!

600 S. Jefferson - Price Reduced!! 3bed/2 bath, cen H/A, fence, 30 x 40 build-ing. Call for details!!

915 S. Jackson - 2 Bed/2 bath, partialbsmt, 45 x 24 Morton bldg, fence, centH/A. Call for showing!!

101 S. Madison- $2,500 BUYER INCEN-TIVE!!! 3 bed/2 bath, central H/A, fence, at-tached garage. storage shed. Call fordetails!!!

1029 S. Van Buren- Ranch, 2 bed/1 b, fpl,att garage, storage shed. Call to set up ashowing!!

217 N Jackson- Nice Brick Ranch, 3 bed/3b, full basement, fpl, fence, workshop...much,much more!! Call today!!

801 S. Main Street - Price Reduced!! 3bed/2 bath, cen H/A, fence, oversizedgarage, fpl, lots of storage. Call for details!!

1111 S Jefferson- 3 bed/1 b, cen H/A, fence,carport, storage bldg. Call for details!!

352 Spotswood, Richfield- Ranch, 3 bed/1 b, cen heat, 150 x 300 lot. Good entrylevel/investment property! $38,000...Call for details!! Sellers are motivated!!

SOLD

SOLDGas company pays up to 20,000 KW of

electric usage per year.848 Road G. - This all electric 2 story home with5 bedrooms comes with 6 acres of land and 2 newheating and air conditioning systems. $145,000.00Additional acreage available. Call today!

1505 S. Madison St. - Nice 4 bedroom/2 bath homeon large corner lot. Very nice layout, 3 car garagewith work shop attached to end garage. Bedroom4 has access to garage. This is a must see.

307 N. Kansas, Suite 101Liberal, KS 67901(620) 624-1212 BUSINESS

Now see these and other SW. Kansas properties atwww.hugotonhomes.com

(620) 428-1042CELLULAR

[email protected]

DARRIN HEWITTREALTOR® Associate

Lots in Spikes Addition504 S. Wildcat Ct.

617 E. 4th712 E. 5th St.

124 S. Jefferson St. - 3 Bedroom, 1 Bath ranchstyle home. Home being sold as a short sale.

621 S. Main St. - Downtown business location forsale. Equipment in building is negotiable. CallDarrin for details.

1501 Road 9 - Very well maintained brick homeon 3.7 acres only 3 miles from town. 5 bed/4 bath.New roof 2010. Hardwood floors & new carpet onmain level in 2009. A/C unit and Furnace replacedin 2011. Double oven & microwave new in 2011,refrigerator & dishwasher 2.5 years old.

904 S. Trindle St. - This nice ranch style homecontains 2 living areas, updated kitchen, moderncolors, enlarged deck, new fence and a bonus roomwith many possibilities. The living room and hallcarpet will be replaced and some new gutteringwill be installed. Roof has new Heritage ShinglesMarch 2012.

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LLThree 1-bedroom apartments

• Must be 62 or disabled to qualify• Rent based on adjusted income• All electric appliances• Coin-operated laundry facilities• NO yard work AND MORE!!For information,

call Plaza Office 544-4011

Or Call Selia Crawford at 544-2182If no answer, leave message

(tfc6)

atSunflower Plaza

THANK YOU We would like to thank the Hugoton Recreation Commission, the StevensCounty Sheriff’s Department, and all of the parents and students who helped makethe recent Homecoming Dance a success. The community support we received tocontinue this tradition was greatly appreciated.

Hugoton High School Students

Shrimp fresh off the boat.Peeled, deveined & headed,

ready to cook. Frozen in 5 lb. boxes,$7.00 a pound.

Call 1-251-923-9612 or 1-251-923-7261

SPRING SALEPrices start at $99

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810 N. Kansas - Liberal, KSJONES MONUMENT

(6c7)

3 Bedrooms, 2-Car Garage, Large Shop, Travel Trailer CementPad for Hookups, Full Basement, Approximately 6 Acres.

Please call David Light at 544-9763.

David Light620-544-9763Fax: 620-356-5462Office: [email protected]

HOME FOR SALE201 6th Ave, Rolla

Dallas Light (owner)

FREE TO GOOD HOME: 1/2 Lab, 1/2 Miniature AustralianShepherd. Call 620-624-4256. (3c8)

-------------TO GIVE AWAY TO GOOD HOMES: 2 approximately 9-month-old female German shorthair puppies. Call 620-544-5623. (2c8)

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OFSTEVENS COUNTY, KANSAS

CIVIL DEPARTMENT

Bank of America, N.A., successor bymerger to BAC Home Loans Servicing,LP fka Countrywide Home Loans Serv-icing, LPPlaintiff,

vs.

Mike D. Pomeroy and Diane L. Pomeroy,et al.Defendants.

Case No. 10CV23

Court Number:

Pursuant to K.S.A. Chapter 60

Notice Of Sale

Under and by virtue of an Order ofSale issued to me by the Clerk of theDistrict Court of Stevens County,Kansas, the undersigned Sheriff ofStevens County, Kansas, will offer forsale at public auction and sell to the

highest bidder for cash in hand, at theFront Door of the Courthouse at Hugo-ton, Stevens County, Kansas, on March7, 2013, at 10:00 AM, the following realestate:

SURFACE AND SURFACE RIGHTSONLY, IN AND TO:Lot Nine (9) and the South Half(S1/2) of Lot Ten (10), in Block Four(4) of KALLENBACH'S FIFTH ADDI-TION to the City of Hugoton, StevensCounty, Kansas, according to theduly filed and recorded plat thereof,commonly known as 1404 SouthEisenhower Street, Hugoton, KS67951 (the “Property”)

to satisfy the judgment in the above-en-titled case. The sale is to be made with-out appraisement and subject to theredemption period as provided by law,and further subject to the approval ofthe Court. For more information, visit

Ted Heaton, SheriffStevens County, Kansas

Prepared By:South & Associates, P.C.Brian R. Hazel (KS # 21804)6363 College Blvd., Suite 100Overland Park, KS 66211(913)663-7600(913)663-7899 (Fax)Attorneys For Plaintiff(117140)

IMPERIAL SECURITY8 Officers Needed

Officers $9-$11 per hourLead Officers $11-$13 per hour

Call 866-840-2066Ask for Carl

(tfc4)

USD 210 IS LOOKING FOR SUBSTITUTEBUS DRIVERS. FOR MORE INFORMATION

PLEASE CONTACT LORENZO CRUZ. 620-544-5795 (2c7)

Hermes ClassifiedDeadline

Monday at 5 pm

Patrick Weaver - Senior2nd Place Regional

Lawson Fiss - Senior2nd Place - Regional

Bradley Campbell - Junior2nd Place - Regional


Jeff Ramsey and Darrin Hewitt

Debbie L. Nordling,State Farm Agent

Paramount Service &Supply Inc.

RJ’s Hair Salon

Showplace Video

BULTMAN, INC.

DILLCO FLUIDSERVICE

LAWN PROLAWN PROLAWN & SPRAYING SERVICE

A cut above the rest!

Hugoton Veterinary Hospital

MEMBER FDIC

Ray’s Salon

Insurance AgencyKaren Yoder, Agency Manager

Brollier, Wolf & Kuharic

Attorneys At Law

Tate & Kitzke LLC

Hi-Plains LumberStevens County Gas and

Historical Museum Pate Agency, LPThe Crop Insurance Specialists

Don Beesley,Agent

Mike’s Body Shop

BG’s Designs

K-C Oil Co. & Main Street Laundry

Riley ChevroletBuick

Jordan AirGood Luck at State!

CONGRATULATIONS!to the Hugoton Wrestlersfor placing at Regionals.

Commodity Hauling

Mike WillisSeed Sales

Stephanie Antrim WeeastFinancial Advisor


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ANIMAL HEALTHCENTER

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