June 21, 2012

Many dads were honoredMonday across Hugoton inthe Super Dad drawing.Clyde Hagman was thelucky dad who received thetitle of Super Dad this year.His name was first drawn atRanchitos. Not only will hereceive two daily specialswhen he goes to RanchitoTex-Mex Cafe from Ranchi-tos, he will also receive a$50 gift certificate donatedby Hugoton Area Chamberof Commerce. Congratula-tions, Clyde! Wes Passmore will get toenjoy a movie night with twofree rentals, two large softdrinks and a large butteredpopcorn from ShowplaceVideo. Darrell Goode willenjoy his $25 gift card fromFirst National Bank. Miquel Arives shouldenjoy spending his $10 giftcard at Alco. Wilbur Kinserwas the winner of 20 GasCapital Dollars from Citi-zens State Bank. Ron Rindels will findmany ways to spend his $25gift card at White’s Food-liner. David Littell will enjoyworking in his yard with the$25 gift certificate he re-ceived at Yardmaster Gifts,Greenhouse and Nursery.Harold Nordyke will surelyenjoy a manly gift basketfrom Country Garden.

Ray’s Salon drew CharlesCreamer as the winner of a$20 gift certificate. JacintoMendez is the winner of thetool set from NAPA AutoParts and Greg Gill is thewinner of the $20 gift certifi-cate from Bultman Inc. Creative Specialties drewBenny McClure as theirwinner. He will receive a $25gift certificate. Pizza Hut winner JimGhumm will receive a largethree topping pizza. Lucky

winner Jim Fink will receivea $50 gift certificate for win-ning at Twisted H Liquor. Bultman Tire drew Ed-ward Gomez. He will receivea $25 gift certificate. ManeHair Company awardedtheir winner NathanWilliams a free hair cut. Congratulations to allthese dads that won thisyear. They each deserve thegifts they receive for all theirhard work as fathers.Thanks, Dads.

Volume 125, Number 25 Thursday, June 21, 2012 14 Pages, 70 Cents Plus Tax Per Copy

Wednesday, June 6,2012 a skunk from StevensCounty tested positive forrabies at the Kansas StateUniversity Rabies Labora-tory in Manhattan. Theskunk was submitted byDr. Baughman from theAnimal Health Center inHugoton. This is the firstcase in Stevens Countyand the thirty-sixth case inKansas in 2012. Thisyear’s positives include 20skunks, three bats, fourhorses, three bovines, oneraccoon, one coyote andfour cats. In 2011 therewere 31 animals testingpositive in Kansas. The an-imals testing positive in2011 included 24 skunks,four cats and three bats. The risk of exposure torabies is real, but the dis-ease is preventable in bothhumans and domestic ani-mals. In the United Statesthere are around 7,000 an-imal rabies cases diag-nosed every year. In themid-west, skunks and batsare the main sources and

the most common animalspecies positive for rabies.Domestic pets and live-stock can be infected fromexposure to these wildlifesources of rabies. Rabiesprevention consists of vac-cinating domestic animals,education of humans toavoid exposures, and pro-viding exposed personswith prompt post-exposurerabies prophylaxis. TheWorld Health Organizationestimates that 70,000 peo-ple die of rabies infectionworld-wide every year. The K-State Rabies Lab-oratory offers these tips toprevent rabies:-Have your veterinarianvaccinate all dogs, cats, fer-rets, horses and valuablelivestock against rabies.-If bitten by an animal,seek medical attention andreport the bite to your localpublic health departmentor animal control depart-ment immediately.- If your animal is bitten,contact your veterinarianfor an appointment for the

animal to be examined.- Do not handle or feed wildanimals. Never adopt wildanimals or bring them intoyour home.- If wild animals appearsick or injured, call animalcontrol or an animal rescueagency for assistance.- Teach children never tohandle unfamiliar animals,wild or domestic, even ifthey appear friendly. If you have additionalquestions, please contactyour veterinarian, local orstate health department, orthe K-State Rabies Labora-tory at 785-532-4483. www.vet.ksu.edu/rabieswww.cdc.govhttp://www.worldrabies-day.org/ The above was submittedby Gary Baughman DVM atAnimal Health in Hugoton. Paula Rowden fromStevens County Health De-partment brought in this ar-ticle: Rabies is recognized as adeadly disease. Exposure

The Hugoton USD 210Board of Education met in aregular monthly sessionMonday, June 18, 2012 inthe new HMS Library atHugoton Middle School.Members of the board pres-ent were Doug Martin, ToddGayer, Nancy Honig, BarryHittle, Don Beesley,Stephanie Heger and MartinDaharsh.

Martin Daharsh informedthe board of a special meet-ing June 26 and a meetingfor July 9 both at the Cen-

tral Office.The Agenda and Consent

Agenda were both approved.The board accepted the

resignations of Heath John-son, HMS Counselor; KaraStump – Kindergarten aide;Beverly Tuman – Elemen-tary School Cook (retiring);and Laura Livengood – HHS.

New Hires includedLaDonna Hall, sixth EnglishLanguage Arts (Elise Heger’sposition); Melvin Vaughn,Head Mechanic / AsstTransportation Director;

and Lupe Camacho – Secre-tary to the Superintendent(Melanie Hickey’s position).The board approved the

Change of Status of LorenzoCruz, Transportation Direc-tor from Asst. Transporta-tion Director.

Special Presentations atthe meeting were recogni-tions of State Track andField Medalists, PatrickWeaver, Nicole Kinser,Jacob Martin, SkylarMcLain and Chase Hittle.

The USD 210 Board of Education honors thestate track winners at the regular board meet-ing. Standing in back are Martin Daharsh, DonBeesley, Barry Hittle and Todd Gayer. In front

are Nicole Kinser, Jacob Martin, PatrickWeaver, Chase Hittle, Nancy Honig, StephanieHeger and Doug Martin.

The Stevens County Eco-nomic Development Boardmet Tuesday, June 12,2012 in the craft room at theStevens County Senior Cen-ter. Attending the meetingwere Director Neal Gillespieand board members, JackRowden, Steve Rome, GaryGold, Jan Leonard, JoshMorris and Doug Martin.Also present was HugotonHermes reporter RuthieWinget. BoardmembersBryne Sullins, Mark Craw-ford and Jodi Wacker wereabsent.

Treasurer Gary Gold re-ported that there was a

checking account balance of$2,207.08 and a SpecialProjects account balance of$64,406.60. Hugoton CityClerk Tom Hicks had sentover a check from the cityfor $10,000. The City ofHugoton supports EcoDevowith a $10,000 check everysix months. This depositmade the Special Projects account balance$74,406.60. The board-members voted to transfer$2,000 from the SpecialProjects account to the reg-ular checking account topay bills.

The councilmen dis-

cussed the 2013 budget andthen passed the motion toapprove the proposedbudget. Director Gillespiewill now present it to theStevens County Commis-sioners for their approval.

Neal commented to theboardmembers that theywere planning to set a dateto meet with people to set upa new website for EcoDevo.The cost of setting up thiswebsite will be from $2,500up to $8,500, depending onwhich company they use toset it up.

The director reported the

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Clyde Hagman happily receives his prize from Hugoton AreaChamber of Commerce at Ranchito Tex-Mex Cafe after win-ning the Super Dad Contest. Rebecca Degollado hands him hiswinnings. His son Robin submitted his name in the contest.

The Board of StevensCounty Commissionersmet in regular sessionMonday morning, June18, 2012 with all mem-bers, Dave Bozone, GaryBaker and James Bellpresent. Also presentwere County CounselorBob Johnson, CountyClerk Pam Bensel and

RoGlenda Coulter fromThe Hugoton Hermes.The following is just anagenda for the day with afew of the unofficial high-lights. Official minuteswill be published at a laterdate.

When this reporter ar-rived the commissionerswere talking about the ru-

mors going around aboutAbengoa, but Neal Gille-spie came in and put theirminds at rest by tellingthem that they are justreadjusting some of theircrews. The rail workersseemed to be getting inthe way of the other con-struction so they will besent home for a shortwhile. Regular work isprogressing.

Neal and Kristin Far-num came in to presenttheir budget for 2013.They told the commission-ers that they plan to hiresomeone to design a web-site for all the county andthis will be a big expenseas will a housing asses-ment. To be able to getanyone interested in com-ing in to build a largegroup of housing like inLiberal, they require ahousing assesment beforethey will consider it. Itmay be a possibility to geta grant to pay part for theassesment. Expenses willalso include the trips to betaken by Kristin and Nealand also the housing in-centive that has beenpromised.

Kristin reminded thecommissioners about thecandidate forum comingup July 24.

Commissioners Gary Baker, Dave Bozone andJim Bell look over maps with Jack Rowden,Gary Rowden, Kim Harper, Tom Hicks, and

not in the picture but standing off to the side,Dean Banker, Wayne Tate and Bob Johnson.

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Rabies is found in Stevens County Clyde Hagman is named Super Dad

EcoDevo board approves 2013 budget

Board of Education honors state track winners

Summer-like heat hit Hugoton with a vengeance as tempera-tures rose above 100° Monday afternoon. Southwest Kansansshould be used to hot temperatures and lots of wind by now.

County Commissioners ban fireworks countywide

The Hugoton Hermes Thursday, June 21, 2012

Monday, June 11, 2012• Theft, 500 Block of South Main,

Took Report, Officer Lamatsch• Criminal Damage, 900 Block of

West French, Took Report, OfficerLamatsch

• Civil Standby, 500 Block of EastEighth, Public Service, OfficerLamatsch

• Released Dog, 1600 Block of SouthWashington, Issued a Ticket, ACOSmith

• Vehicle Unlock, 700 Block of Polk,Citizen Assist, Sergeant Johnson

• Domestic, 100 Block of Harrison,One Subject Left, Sergeant John-son

• Vehicle Unlock, 1000 South Jack-son, Citizen Assist, Sergeant John-son

Tuesday, June 12, 2012• Dog at Large, ACO Smith• Water Balloon Thrown at Vehicle,

400 Block of South Jefferson,Spoke to Subject, Sergeant John-son

Wednesday, June 13, 2012• Theft, 1000 Block of Harrison, Lo-

cated Item, Officer Hagman

• Vehicle Unlock, 200 Block EastFirst, Citizen Assist, Officer Hag-man

• Possible Domestic, 1000 SouthAdams, Unable to Locate, OfficerHagman

• Vehicle Unlock, 500 Block of WestSeventh, Citizen Assist, OfficerHagman

• Domestic, 900 Block of SouthCoulter, Officer Hagman

• Juvenile With Weapon, 500 Blockof French, Investigated, OfficerCrane

Thursday, June 14, 2012• Vehicle Unlock, 200 Block of Har-

rison, Citizen Assist, Officer Hag-man

• Medical Assist, 200 Block of Polk,Public Service, Officer Hagman

• Dog at Large, 100 Block of VanBuren, Dog Impounded, OfficerCrane

• Non-Injury Accident, 1000 SouthMain, No Report, Officer Crane

• Medical Assist, 700 Block of SouthAdams, Public Service, OfficerCrane

Friday, June 15, 2012

• Public Service, 700 Block of SouthMonroe, Public Service, SergeantJohnson

• Report of Battery, 100 Block ofWest Sixth, Refused to FileCharges, Sergeant Johnson

Saturday, June 16, 2012• Medical Assist, 400 Block of East

Eleventh, Public Service, OfficerLamatsch

• Dog at Large, 300 Block of SouthHarrison, Dog Impounded, OfficerLamatsch

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

• Released Dog, 1600 Block of SouthWashington, Public Service, OfficerLamatsch

• Vehicle Unlock, 600 Block of EastEleventh, Citizen Assist, SergeantJohnson

• Loud Music, 300 Block of SouthMonroe, Advised to Turn it Down,Sergeant Johnson

• Report of a Fight, 300 Block of EastSixth, Unable to Locate, SergeantJohnson

• Report of a Fight, 1000 Block of

Lincoln, Investigated, SergeantJohnson

• Subjects Being Loud, 400 Block ofSouth Harrison, Broke up theGroup, Sergeant Johnson

Sunday, June 17, 2012• Break In, 800 Block of South Madi-

son, Investigated, Officer Lamatsch• Horse at Large, 700 Block of East

Fifth, Officer Lamatsch• Domestic Battery, 900 Block of

South Coulter, Subject Arrested,Officer Lamatsch

• Released Dog, 1600 Block of SouthWashington, Public Service, Ser-geant Johnson

HUGOTON POLICE REPORTHUGOTON POLICE REPORTBusiness Hours, Call 544-4959 After Hours, Call 544-2020

Stevens County Fire Department and

Ambulance Report Stevens County EmergencyServices run activity June 11through June 17.Fire Department

Hugoton Station Tuesday, June 12 - 8:16p.m. called to a grass firecaused by lightning at RoadT and Road Seven. Thursday, June 14 - 6:29p.m. called to a grass firecaused by lightning five milesnorth of Cave. Friday, June 15 - 10:33p.m. called to a grass fire

caused by lightning at RoadZ and Road Five. Fire Department

Moscow Station Thursday, June 14 - 6:29p.m. called five miles north ofCave for a grass fire causedby lightning. Friday, June 15 - 10:33p.m. called out to Road Z andRoad Five for a grass firecaused by lightning.

Ambulance Activity Four medical runs and oneLife Flight.

Dear Editor: Rumors areflying thatAbengoa has stopped con-struction for six months. Ivisited with Tom Robb whosaid they are moving fullspeed ahead. They justreevaluated progress andrealized things like the railconstruction was getting inthe way of other construc-tion, so they sent those

w o r k e r shome tocome back

and finish later. Workersleaving town fueled somerumors, but the construc-tion continues.

Thanks,Neal R Gillespie

Stevens County EconomicDevelopment

630 S Main

Construction continues at AbengoaNeal R. Gillespie

Department of Social andRehabilitation Services Sec-retary Phyllis Gilmore an-nounced a new campaign lastweek that will focus on pro-tection of adults who are vul-nerable to abuse or neglect.

Elderly or disabled adultscan be targets for physical orfinancial abuse or neglectfrom caretakers. SRS is re-sponsible for receiving re-ports of abuse or neglect andinvestigating those claims.

“It’s a tragedy that oftentimes the most vulnerable inour society are abused ortaken advantage of,” saidSecretary Gilmore. “Our goalis to educate fellow Kansansabout the signs of abuse andwhat they can do to preventor stop it from occurring.”

Signs of adult abuse in-clude bruises, or other phys-ical marks, saying someonehurt them, drastic loss inweight, increased depressionor isolation, and new prob-lems paying bills or for med-ications.

From July 1, 2011 toMarch 30, 2012 there were11,154 reports of alleged

abuse, neglect or exploitationof an adult. Of those, 7,632were assigned for follow-upby an SRS social worker.

In the course of six stake-holder meetings held aroundthe state earlier this year,SRS found many Kansansare not aware of protectionservices designed for adultswho are susceptible to abuseor neglect. Throughbrochures, bookmarks andother printed material, aswell as presentations fromSRS staff to long-term carefacilities, law enforcement,medical practitioners, andcounty attorneys, the agencyhopes to grow understandingof the unique factors of adultabuse and neglect.

“Our overall goal is foreveryone to know they have apart in helping ensure ourvulnerable adults are pro-tected, that they get supportand resources they need,”Gilmore said. “With the num-ber of Baby Boomers aging,and resources dwindling, ourrole to go out there and assistfolks is even more importantthan it’s ever been.“

The campaign will distrib-ute Adult Protective Servicesbook marks and brochuresstatewide. In addition, SRS iscoordinating adult abuse pre-vention presentationsstatewide to raise awarenessamong nursing homes, re-tirement facilities, law en-forcement organizations,medical professionals andother groups.

To request an Adult Pro-tection Services presentationfor your organization, pleasecall Leslie Huss, APS Pro-gram Manager, at 785-368-8105.

The Office of the KansasSecurities Commissioner an-nounced their own campaignagainst elder abuse focusingon financial abuse.

According to Commis-sioner Aaron Jack, financialabuse is considered to be themost common form of elderabuse, costing its victims anestimated $2.9 billion a year.

Elder financial abuse is anunder-recognized problemwith devastating conse-quences. The growing seniorpopulation is increasingly

targeted for abuse with stud-ies showing that women weretwice as likely as men to bevictims of elder financialabuse. Studies show thatfamily members and care-givers are all too often theperpetrators of the abuse inmany cases.

To help fight this problem,the Office of the Kansas Se-curities Commissioner isjoining the North AmericanSecurities Administrators As-sociation (NASAA) to offertools to identify and report fi-nancial abuse or exploitation.Investment fraud is an areaof particular concern, as vic-tims can see their life savingsdepleted with little opportu-nity to recover financial sta-bility.

“Financial losses throughinvestment fraud or financialcoercion can be devastating,”Jack said. “Those who losetheir life savings suffer aphysical and emotional tollas well as a financial toll.They may become fearful, de-velop health issues, and evenbecome depressed. I wouldencourage all Kansans topromptly report financialabuse to the proper authori-ties.”

Elder financial abuse canbe reported to the Kansas Se-curities Commissioner’s Of-fice at 800-232-9580.Investors may also use thisnumber to verify registrationof financial services profes-sionals and the investmentproducts they sell in Kansas.Other types of elder abuseshould be reported to theKansas SRS Office-ProtectionReport Center at 1-800-922-5330 or to local authorities.In the United States, you mayalso report abuse throughthe national Eldercare Loca-tor at 800-677-1116.

The Office of the KansasSecurities Commissioner reg-ulates securities offeringsand investment professionalsin the securities industry,provides investor education,investigates illegal securitiesactivities, and prosecutes se-curities-related crimes. Formore information about theOffice of the Kansas Securi-ties Commissioner, go towww.ksc.ks.gov or visit ourFacebook page.

SRS announces new adult abuse campaign

WHAT’SHAPPENIN’

June 21- All Saints Day at Seward County

Community College. New Fall 2012students can go to this orientation tolearn about the campus, enrollment,instructors, services, books and more.You can register online at allsaints-days.com.June 22- Last day of Moscow’s summer schoolfor incoming Kindergarten studentsand summer lunch program.June 23- Antlers in Moscow’s Summertime

Barbecue, 11:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.June 24- Pastor Michael Taylor of Light HouseFellowship will host services at PioneerManor at 3:00 p.m.June 25- Celebrate Recovery @7:00 pm -

Assembly of God Church, 138 S Main.June 26- Glenda Hopkins, Veterans Service

Representative, will be at the StevensCounty Library from 10:00 to 11:00a.m. She can assist veterans and theirdependents in applying for benefitsfrom the Veterans Administration. Tomake an appointment, please call 620-544-3102 or visit her office at 116 E.Chestnut in Garden City.- Late Night at the Museum with Elviswill be at the Eisenhower PresidentialLibrary and Museum just days beforethe “Elvis at 21” exhibit leaves thebuilding. The event includes a showingof the film “Elvis ‘56: In the Beginning”at 7:00 p.m. at 200 SE 4th Street inAbilene.June 29- Relay for Life of Stevens County. Forinformation contact 1st National Bankat 502 S. Jackson St. (620) 544-8908.July 2- Stevens County Commissioners willmeet in the Commissioners’ Room atthe Stevens County Courthouse at8:30 a.m

- Celebrate Recovery @7:00 pm - Assembly of God Church, 138 S Main..July 4- Happy Independence Day! Get yourducks before hand to be entered in theRotary’s Amazing Duck Race today atNoon!! First prize is $1,000.July 10- Stevens County Economic Develop-

ment Board will meet at 12:00 noon atthe Senior Center.July 8 - August 19- Stauth Memorial Museum will host

“The Wartime Escape: Margaret andH.A. Rey’s Journey from France,” fea-turing the authors of “Curious George”as they make their escape from theNazi invasion of Paris at the beginningof World War II. The museum is lo-cated at 111 N. Aztec in Montezuma.They are closed Mondays. Please call620-846-2527 for more information.July 9- Hugoton City Council will meet in theCouncil room in the City Office at 5:15p.m.- Celebrate Recovery @7:00 pm -

Assembly of God Church, 138 S Main.July 10- All Saints Day at Seward County

Community College. New Fall 2012students can go to this orientation.to learn about the campus, enrollment,instructors, services, books and more.You can register online at allsaints-days.com.July 13- Embrace Your Geekness DayJuly 13-14- Fourth Annual Meade County Fair

WRCA Ranch Rodeo, starting at 6:30p.m. See working cowboy action likebronc riding, team sorting, stray gath-ering and wild cow milking, and aranch horse competition! There will bemutton bustin’ both nights. For moreinformation, call 620-563-7715 or620-629-7090.July 14-15

- Dalton Days at Meade County Fair-grounds in Meade with a Fun Run,vendors, re-enactments, softball, pa-rade, car and bike show, talent show,free swimming, homemade ice cream,barbecue, dancing and more. For moreinformation, visit meadedaltondays.com.July 16- Stevens County Commissioners willmeet in the Commissioners’ Room atthe Stevens County Courthouse at8:30 a.m.- USD 210 Board of Education will

meet at 6:30 p.m.- Celebrate Recovery @7:00 pm -

Assembly of God Church, 138 S Main.July 17- Hugoton Area Chamber of Com-

merce will host their monthly lunch-eon. Call Executive Director KristinFarnum at 544-4305 or email hugo-t o n c h a m b e r @ g m a i l .com for more information.July 19- All Saints Day at Seward County

Community College. New Fall 2012

students can go to this orientation tolearn about the campus, enrollment,instructors, services, books and more.You can register online at allsaints-days.com.July 23

- Celebrate Recovery @7:00 pm - Assembly of God Church, 138 S Main.July 24- Glenda Hopkins, Veterans Service

Representative, will be at the StevensCounty Library from 10:00 to 11:00a.m. She can assist veterans and theirdependents in applying for benefitsfrom the Veterans Administration. Tomake an appointment, please call 620-544-3102 or visit her office at 116 E.Chestnut in Garden City.- Candidate Forum @ Memorial Hall

7:00 p.m.July 26- All Saints Day at Seward County

Community College. New Fall 2012students can go to this orientation tolearn about the campus, enrollment,instructors, services, books and more.

MEN OF HONORHope for Today by Clint Decker

Clay Center, Kansas – We are in the midst of an ongoing crisis within the ranks of ouryoung men and what they are seeing is not inspiring them to become Men of Honor.Many are influenced by what they see in sports, music, television, movies and theyare not seeing positive role models. Additionally, a growing number of young men,especially in our inner cities, are starved for good examples in their own home. Sadly,some just do not have a dad in their life. Indeed, a child who has grown up with aloving and honorable Father is blessed.

We need an army of Men of Honor whose lives can become the standard bearers fora future generation. What is a man of honor? It is a man whose life has great value,yielding the respect of those closest to him. A sparkling diamond is held in high esteembecause of its incredible worth. It is the same with an ornament of pure gold or a gar-ment of beautiful silk. Their worth breeds honor.

If we discover what makes a man valuable we will discover what makes him honor-able. When a man leads his home with gentleness, protects those he loves with vigi-lance and possesses humility he is a man of honor.

What decreases a man’s worth and brings dishonor? When a man views his marriagevows as situational, walks in a spirit of arrogance and puts the needs of himself abovethe needs of those he is entrusted to care for he is a dishonorable man.

Is there a man who truly embodies honor? Jesus. He is THE MAN among all men.He invited 12 men to follow Him, whom He willingly led and mentored for threeyears. He stood up against the corrupt religious leaders of His day being a courageousvoice for justice. He was a servant feeding the hungry, being a friend to social outcastsand healing the sick. Then He faced false accusations and death valiantly. His friendsand enemies could find no wrong in Him. One enemy said, “I find no guilt in thisman.” (Luke 23:4) He finished His life by dying a torturous death. Then He roseagain conquering death and sin providing forgiveness and eternal life to millions ofpeople who trust in Him today.

What a man of worth, and the highest of honor! May every man aspire to be a manlike Jesus. May He be your hope for today.

Clint Decker is President and Evangelist with Great Awakenings, Inc. Since 1991,he has reached nearly two million people with his message of hope. Contact him [email protected] or 785-632-5063.

Eagle RV Park of Hugoton hosted its very first tenantlast week. Mike Keimig Custom Cutters rolled into thesite Wednesday morning. Eddie, Freddie, Phillip, Xander, Frenchy, Tiaan and Jaco took a moment in thedamp early part of the day for a picture with JanLeonard, co-owner of the park. The guys are all from

South Africa, except Frenchy who is from Michigan.They came a LONG way and Eagle RV is more thanglad to host them! Tron Stegman is the other co-owner.The park is shaping up with hook-ups near completionand the new club house can be seen in the background.

After several years of beingthe owner and operator of“Shear Creations” beauty

shop, Jill Schechter has re-tired. Jill and her husbandMike plan to retire to Wichita.

Many may not have realizedthat Jill volunteered in theHugoton Elementary School

Mondays when her shop wasclosed. Jill began to volunteerwhen her daughter Latisha,was in Mrs. Brenda Eckert’sthird grade class. After Mrs.Eckert started teaching in Lib-eral, Jill began to help in Mrs.Kendrea Crane Hall’s secondgrade classroom.

Jill has volunteered for 23years in the elementary school.Her years of dedication in lis-tening to second graders read,working on math skills, put-ting up bulletin boards, grad-ing papers and just being therewhen needed for extra encour-agement or hugs are greatlyappreciated and she will bemissed!

to humans comes from directcontact with saliva from aninfected animal. Rabies dis-ease attacks the nervous sys-tem and almost alwaysresults in death. Rabies is most often seenin wild animals such as rac-coons, bats, skunks andfoxes. However, any mammalcan become infected with ra-bies. Pets are susceptible torabies if they are not vacci-nated. Among domestic animals,cats are frequently diagnosedwith rabies disease. Exposeddogs or cats can spread thedisease for up to five days be-fore they show signs or symp-toms of infection. Infectedanimals can act normal butmost become furious. With“furious rabies”, the infectedanimal will become easily ex-cited or angered and attack.However, with “dumb rabies”an infected animal will ap-pear paralyzed or dazed. Theonly sure way to identify if ananimal is infected is to killthe animal and test the brainfor the rabies virus. The best

way to protect your lovedones against rabies is to vac-cinate your pets on a routinebasis as recommended byyour veterinarian. Avoid con-tact with wild animals and donot attempt to keep a wildanimal as a pet. If you suspect that yourpet has been exposed to ra-bies you should call your vet-erinarian or your local health

department. Additional infor-mation can be found on theCenters for Disease and Pre-vention web site at:http://www.cdc.gov/health/default.htm.References:www.kdheks.gov/epi/Fact_Sheets/Rabies_factsheet.dochttp://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/communicable/ra-bies/fact_sheet.htm


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This week's Stevens CountyLibrary’s geekoftheweek is li-brary circulation clerk Char-ity. Charity geeks pekingese.

Jill Schechter retires from being the owner andoperator of “Shear Creations” beauty shop. Jill

has volunteered in the elementary school al-most every Monday for 23 years. Thanks Jill.

Thank You!

The Dust Bowl Riders of Hugoton, KS, would like to express appreciat ion for the generosity and support

of our local and extended community. Every donat ion, contribut ion, door prize

and volunteer helps us make the Brian Lamberson Memorial Poker Run a success.

You help make this event possible !

Congratulations to Coach Rod,his athletes and staff for an-other successful State Trackmeet.

Superintendent Crawfordtalked about the KSDE budgetplanning meeting at GardenCity in their new school. Ahighlight was Senator Morrisbeing present to give a briefoverview of the legislative ses-sion.

There is now a two and ahalf mile rule in place for trans-portation to and from schoolinstead of the ten mile rule. Themileage is counted from theflagpole of the school to thestudents home. With the oldrule if a student lived morethan ten miles from the flag-pole of the school one districtcould go to another district andpick them up in another. Oth-erwise, neighboring districtswould never drive a regularroute bus into a neighbor's dis-trict.

Seniors taking Career andTech Education classes at Lib-eral will not be paying tuitionnext year.

All HS in the state of Kansasnow has to council studentsthat want to drop out of school.

With the new laptop com-puters there are fewer serversin district and Gmail has anonline storage entity. Thismeans over time more savingsbecause the district will nothave to maintain a large num-ber of servers.

Seven teachers and fournew administrators are headedto Denver, Co. for a conferenceTuesday. Mrs. Boxum - Pri-

mary School Principal, Mr.Newton - Intermediate SchoolPrincipal, Ms. Miller - MS Prin-cipal and Curriculum Directorand Mr. Errebo - HS Principleeach reported their data andstudent achievement resultsfrom the District LeadershipTeam meeting June 12.

Crawford presented to theboard some new fees for 2012-2013 school year. The feeswere discussed among themembers with Crawford an-swering questions.

The Student Handbooks foreach building were discussedwith the principals. Somechanges were discussed.Boxum, Miller and Newton hadno policy changes, just minoritems.

Errebo had some highschool changes on pages 13and 14. In the Athletic handbook pages 7 and 8 there weresome changes also.

The Junior Varsity baseballfield was discussed. ParsonsTrust turned down the grantproposal for the baseball field.The board discussed other op-tions available to them.

The Administrative contractfor superintendent and princi-pals was discussed.

Motion was made to acceptthe Abengoa Social Responsegift for use at ECDC and ESplayground. The board ap-proved a $5,000 gift. Tiffanywants to use this for McBrideConstruction to build a side-walk from the ES to the ECDC,across the west ES Playground.Also, a border is neededaround the ECDC Playground

to keep the blue rubber con-tained. The sidewalk would in-crease safety by increasing thenumber of pedestrians usingthe crosswalk to the east of theECDC.

The motion to approve theforming of a HHS committee tostudy valedictorian and saluta-torian beginning for the class of2016 passed. This committee isneeded to ensure they havehigh standards for all val andsal candidates/eligibility and toensure the number of val andsal’s is limited to one each.

The board approved theCentral office to research bondrefinancing options. Davonna

and Mark will research refi-nancing options. This works inmuch the same way as refi-nancing a house. A lower ratecan mean significant savings.

The board also approved"Power Up," a KSDE health andnutrition grant/program forthe 2012-2013 school year.

The board voted to termi-nate the at -will employment ofJose Mendoza effective June19, 2012.

Also approved was the"Power Panther Pals" healtheducation program grant appli-cation.

The meeting was adjourned.

Kansas Dairy Ingredients isproceeding as scheduled. Elec-trical poles are being set upand Black Hills will be runningthe natural gas lines to the site.

Gillespie asked the board ifthey would like to tour AbengoaThursday, June 21 after 7:00p.m. They hope to borrow theSenior Center bus to transportall the guests. The board willinvite the Hugoton City Counciland the Hugoton Area Cham-ber of Commerce board for thetour.

Neal stated that he willapply for the KDOT EcoDevoGrant concerning expandingthe four lane highway east ofHugoton out to Mostrom’s cor-ner or a turning lane into thesite. KDOT will help him withthe application. A traffic studyis planned by KDOT.

Gillespie stated that he isstill in contact with representa-tives of the Sleep Inn Motel.He still is working at getting anew motel in Hugoton.

He stated he would like tocheck with the USD 210 forpermission to broadcast occa-sionally Stevens County pro-grams on the school channel,especially the Election Candi-date Forum.

Jan Leonard reported all thepaperwork for Safe Routes toSchool has been submitted tothe state. Hugoton has alreadyreceived the $15,000 grantwhich paid for the engineering.He thinks he will find out ifHugoton will get the $250,000grant sometime in October.Jan is optimistic Hugoton willget the grant.

The meeting adjourned.

Economic DevelopmentContinued from page 1

School BoardContinued from page 1

RabiesContinued from page 1

Mother’s Day weekend, Floyd Gillespie is visited by his firstgreat grandson. Pictured are Floyd Gillespie, son Milton Gille-spie, granddaughter Dr. Erin Curtis, and great grandson NoamCurtis. Erin and her husband Daniel live in North Carolina.

Bernard Popejoy of Spring,Tx. was honored by familySunday for Father's Day, inthe home of his daughterShari Esposito. Four genera-tions gathered at a cake andice cream dessert in tribute.Bernard is father of two,

grandfather of five, and great-grandfather of 14.

Celebrated along withBernard were son-in-lawVince Esposito and grand-son-in-law Jeff Hall. Thosealso in attendance wereBernard's wife Joan, his

daughter and hostess ShariEsposito, his granddaughtersKim Oelke and Kelli Hall ofSpring, and Liz Gabel of Me-chanicsburg, Pa., and hisgreat- granddaughters TaylorOelke, and Naomi, Emmalie,and Lillian Hall of Spring.

The Hugoton Area Cham-ber of Commerce is sponsor-ing a Candidate Forum July24 at 7:00 p.m. at the Memo-rial Hall. Candidates who arerunning for Kansas StateSenate, Stevens CountyClerk and Stevens CountyCommissioners will attend.Please send any questionsfor the candidates to answerto the Chamber office at 630South Main Street.

Bernard Popejoy honored on Father’s Day

Send questions forCandidate Forumto Chamber

Jill Schechter retires from beauty shop and volunteer work

Marquette was town num-ber one. Six hundred twentyfive to go. That's the goal forthe Kansas Sampler Founda-tion, to go to every incorpo-rated city in Kansas.

Foundation staff MarciPenner and WenDee LaPlantplan to be on the road off andon for two years to researchfor the next edition of theKansas Guidebook for Ex-plorers.

Director Marci Pennersaid, "To see everything first-hand makes a difference inhow you write about it. Wewon't write about every townbut we still want to see it. We

also want to see how commu-nities are doing and find the

common factors of success aswell as common issues."

Penner made the same tripten years ago. The result wasthe popular 432-page, coil-bound Kansas Guidebook forExplorers. It is no longer inprint.

The next guidebook editionis scheduled to come out in2015. Penner said, "One ofWenDee's jobs is to Facebookand Twitter the informationas we go so there is immedi-ate benefit for the public andthe community. We'll alsowrite a daily blog. We're anx-ious to share the informationnow."

The trip has been dubbed,

ERV, an acronym for Ex-plorer Research Voyage. Mid-way Motors of McPherson hasloaned the Inman-based non-profit a 2012 GMC Terrain forthe two-year journey. The caris also known as ERV, Ex-plorer Research Vehicle.

Penner and LaPlant willnot be scheduling their stopsso a town won't know theyare coming until the color-fully wrapped ERV drives intotown. LaPlant said, "We wantto see a town just as a visitorwould see it. We prefer not tohave any special treatment."

Information about how tofollow the ERV trip can befound at kansassampler.org.


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PAUL'S FUNERAL HOMEJerry, Violet, David & Brandy Robson

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ST. HELEN CATHOLIC CHURCH1011 South Jefferson Street 544-2551Saturday - 1:00 p.m. - Spanish MassSunday - 11:00 a.m. English Mass

TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH516 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.

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 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

Lanny Bollacker, Pastor800 S. Van Buren - 544-2763Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.

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

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

HUGOTON BAPTIST CHURCH-Eighth and Main 544-2210

Bob Rich, Pastor506 East Eighth - 544-2295Sunday School - 6:00 p.m.

Morning Worship - 10:30 a.m.Youth Service - 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday Bible Study - 6:00 p.m.LIGHTHOUSE FELLOWSHIP

424 S. Jackson 544-4828Michael Taylor, Minister 428-5686

Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.Sunday Church - 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday - 7:00 p.m.Pre-Service Prayer - half hour before service

LONE STAR FRIENDS CHURCH14 Miles East of Hugoton on Highway 51

Bob Sanders, PastorChurch 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.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.

Worship with your loved ones at Pioneer Manor

June 24Pastor Michael Taylor

Light House FellowshipJuly 1

Barbara WilliamsHillbilly Band

July 8Rev. Richard Martin

Church of GodJuly 15

Minister Matt RussellChurch of Christ

July 22Pastor Sandy Ferguson

Rolla UMC

Kenneth and Janell BurdittJune 9, 1951

Kenneth and Janell BurdittJune 9, 2012

Kenneth and Janell Burditt recently celebrated theirsixty-first anniversary in Whispering Pines, N.C. Janell isthe daughter of O.W. and Daisy Mills and a 1949 graduateof Hugoton High School. Ken is the son of Myrle and RebaBurditt and a 1948 graduate of Hugoton High School. They were married June 9, 1951 at Ramona’s MarriageChapel in San Diego, Ca., where Ken was stationed in the

U.S. Navy. The bride’s parents, the groom’s mother andJanell’s younger brother Douglas, were in attendance. The couple has two daughters. Susan Golanski is aphysician’s assistant for the Veteran’s Administration inCharleston, S.C. where she and her husband Dell live.Karen Burditt is an architect in Washington, D.C. Sheand her husband Steve Knight live in Silver Spring, Md.

Kenneth and Janell Burditt celebrate sixty-one years together

Together with their families, Annie Britt and BoBell have announced their engagement. Annie is thedaughter of Roger and Vickie Britt of Wilsey and thegranddaughter of Goldie Vaughn of Herington, JackBritt of Emporia, and Bill Blosser of Wilse. Bo is the son of Billy and Stephanie Bell of Moscowand Trudi and Virgil Cobb of Council Grove. Bo is thegrandson of Rex and Susan Osborne of Council Groveand Doug and Pat Bell of Moscow. The couple lives inMoscow. Annie is a 2008 graduate of Council Grove HighSchool. She is employed as a teaching assistant atHugoton Elementary School. Bo is a 2006 graduate of Council Grove HighSchool and a 2008 graduate of Hutchinson Commu-nity College, where he received a degree in fire sci-ences. He owns BB Custom Spreading andConstruction. A September 8, 2012 wedding is planned. For more information about their wedding pleasevisit: www.mywedding.com/boandannie .

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Kai Stewart stands tall andproud with a chest-full ofmedals he earned at theSouthern Plains RegionalWrestling Tournament inDodge City the first weekendof June. He joined wrestlersfrom Kansas, Oklahoma,Texas, New Mexico, Coloradoand Missouri and placed firstin Greco and Folkstyle andsecond in Freestyle. Kai wres-tles for the North MontanaWrestling Club of Great Falls,Mt., in the Novice-100 pounddivision. Kai, formerly ofHugoton, is the son of LorrieStewart. The Southern PlainsTournament is a qualifier forthe Nationals later this year.Photo courtesy of Lorrie Stew-art.

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The Hugoton HermesEarly Deadline for the July 5

Newspaper will be June 29 at noon.All news and ads must be in the

office by noon Friday. The newspaper will be printed Tuesday

morning.

Happy Fourth of July

Kansas Sampler Foundation researches every town in Kansas

Thursday, June 28, 2007James Langley was in-

stalled as a State officer forthe VFW Eighth District heldin their Kansas State Con-vention in Topeka.

Marcie and Lee Isaac cele-brated their Fiftieth WeddingAnniversary. They were mar-ried June 21, 1957 inHooker, Ok.Thursday, June 27, 2002

Hugoton’s driver’s licenseexam station at the Kansas

Department of Transporta-tion office at 318 West CityLimits will be closed, result-ing from budget reductions.County Treasurer ConnieGold hopes she will be in-stalling equipment to open alicense renewal site in her of-fice.Thursday, June 25, 1992

Gerry Kost is the certifiedwinner of the 1992 SuperDad contest. His name wassubmitted by his wife, Kay.

His children, Michele,Melissa and Michael all wereon hand to congratulate him.Thursday, June 24, 1982

Heather Diane Higgins,seven year old daughter ofMr. and Mrs. Alan Higgins,was crowned 1982 KansasState Sunflower Miss BeautyQueen and 1982 Miss TalentQueen at Topeka May 22.Now Heather will compete atthe National Sunflower MissPageant July 25 in LasVegas. Thursday, June 29, 1972

Eleven year old DawnelOlinger, daughter of Mr. andMrs. Don Olinger, has col-lected five motorcycle tro-phies since May 14 of thisyear in Kansas, Oklahomaand Texas competitions.Dawnel is a member of a mo-torcycle team organized bythe Olingers.

The Cimarron River ranbank to bank west of Hugo-ton last week as daily show-ers and waters moving down

from Colorado poured muddyliquid over the sandy riverbed. Thursday, June 26, 1952

H. Raymond Brecheisen,known as Rummy, filed Fri-day for sheriff, bringing athree way race for that office.Brecheisen and E.L. Thorn-berry, both republicans, willdecide their contest in theprimary. The winner will beopposed by Leo Betsworth,democrat, in the general elec-tion.

Friday, June 26, 1942Hugoton and Stevens

County were invaded by a jil-lion crickets last week. Theymoved in during the nightand when morning came,they were thick on the roads,walls of buildings, on side-walks, in the grass, and everyplace where they could get.Businesses, merchants andhousewives have been engag-ing in a counter attack thathas not been too successful.The chirping is heard every-where. It becomes monoto-nous and makes one jittery.Nothing can be done but waitfor their time to expire.Guard your clothing carefullyas one cricket turned loose inyour best clothing will domore damage than a handfulof moths.

If any readers have picturesfor the history page of theHermes, please bring them into Ruthie Winget at TheHugoton Hermes.

Summer Heat and Alcohol Many people enjoy the sum-mer weather. However, heat-re-lated illness can pose a riskwhen temperatures rise. It isimportant to keep hydrated andrest frequently in shaded areaswhen in the heat. Alcohol andcaffeine are diuretics, and cancontribute to dehydration andheat exhaustion. Instead ofconsuming these beverages,you should keep hydrated withadequate amounts of water orsports drinks. Drinking alcohol in the heatcan also impact your judgment.The more alcohol you consume,the harder it is for you to recog-

nize whether you might have aheat-related illness. The combi-nation of alcohol and heatposes especially serious healthrisks for older adults and indi-viduals with medical condi-tions, such as diabetes or heartdisease. The National Safety Counciloffers these suggestions toavoid heat- related illness dur-ing the summer:* Keep hydrated. Drink non-alcoholic or non-caffeinatedbeverages, such as water orsports drinks.* If you decide to drink an al-coholic or caffeinated beverage,be sure to drink plenty of water

before, during and after.* If you take any medicationregularly, ask your doctor if youneed to be extra cautious whenoutdoors and in the sun andheat.

Bike Safety Bicycling is one of the mostpopular ways to get around,whether for recreation, sport ortransportation. An estimated73 to 85 million Americans ridebikes, ranging from high per-formance 18-speed touringmodels, to "dirt bikes" equippedwith balloon tires - and dozensof variations in between. With millions of cyclists onthe same roads occupied bymillions of motor vehicles thatare larger, heavier and fasterthan bikes, the National SafetyCouncil believes that defensivedriving applies to people whopedal with their feet to travel, aswell as to those who push onthe gas pedal. Taking precau-tions in traffic, and wearingprotective equipment, are a cy-clist's best shields against acci-dental injuries. The Council offers the fol-lowing tips for safe and enjoy-able bicycling:• Obey traffic rules. Get ac-quainted with ordinances. Cy-clists must follow the same

rules as motorists.• Know your bike's capabili-ties. Remember that bicyclesdiffer from motor vehicles;they're smaller and can't moveas fast. But, they can changedirection more easily, stopfaster and move throughsmaller spaces.• Ride in single file with traffic,not against it. Bicycling twoabreast can be dangerous. Bi-cyclists should stay as far righton the pavement as possible,watching for opening car doors,sewer gratings, soft shoulders,broken glass and other debris.Remember to keep a safe dis-tance from the vehicle ahead.• Make safe turns and crossintersections with care. Signalturns half a block before the in-tersection, using the correcthand signals (left arm straightout for left turn; forearm up forright turn). When traffic isheavy and the cyclist has toturn left, it is best to dismountand walk the bicycle acrossboth streets at the crosswalks.• Never hitch on cars. A sud-den stop or turn could send thecyclist flying into the path of an-other vehicle.• Before riding into traffic:stop, look left, right, left again,and over your shoulder.

• Always be seen. During theday, cyclists should wear brightclothing. Nighttime cycling isnot advised, but if riding atnight is necessary, retro reflec-tive clothing, designed tobounce back motorists' head-light beams, will make cyclistsmore visible.• Make sure the bicycle hasthe right safety equipment: ared rear reflector; a white frontreflector; a red or colorlessspoke reflector on the rearwheel; an amber or colorless re-flector on the front wheel; pedalreflectors; a horn or bell; and arear view mirror. A bright head-light is recommended for nightriding.• Wear a helmet. Head in-juries cause about two-thirds ofall bicycling fatalities. TheCouncil strongly urges all cy-clists to wear helmets. The firstbody part to fly forward in a col-lision is usually the head, andwith nothing but skin and boneto protect the brain from injury,the results can be disastrous. There is no limit to the funand exercise gained from bicy-cling. Being careful will give rid-ers safer trips and a greaterpeace of mind.


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This photo of Cub Scout Den 188 in full uniform was taken in1961. Top: Marshall Ince and David Thompson. Bottom: GeneGracey, Greg Gaskill and Mac Campbell. The den motherswere Reba Thompson and Bertha Campbell. Thanks Reba forbringing in these photos.

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JC Cantrell checked in forthe Road and Bridge Depart-ment. He told the commis-sioners that the air strip atMoscow has to have some-thing done. Following muchdiscussion, motion was madeand passed to fix the airstrip. They visited about themistakes made in the survey-ing for the roads and fire hy-drants east of town by thesurvey crew. Bob is to talk tothem about the bill for this.After talking to them - they(not the commissioners)agreed to pay the bill. Com-missioners asked JC to comeback at 11:00 when TeresaColantonio is scheduled tocome in.

Rodney Kelling was nexton the agenda. Gary Bakerhad met with Rodney andothers to see a power cotdemonstration. The advan-tage of this piece of equip-ment to the EMS people isthat one person can load andit would stop any back in-juries to the EMS personnel.All agreed this would be agood idea but it can be put onhold for awhile since it wouldbe after the first of the yearanyway. The burn ban wastalked about along with thefireworks. The City of Hugo-ton has already put in force aban of fireworks in the citylimits. Moscow is waiting tosee what the commissionersdecide. When asked, Rodneysaid his recommendation wasto ban outside the city limitsbut not in the city limits.Hugoton City Council has al-ready banned them though.Commissioners made andpassed the motion to banfireworks in Stevens Countyexcept for the firework dis-plays that will have firetruckspresent. They will wait stillfor the burn ban.

Next a large group fromthe City of Hugoton came in,including Jack Rowden, KimHarper, Gary Rowden, WayneTate, Dean Banker, RogerLynch, Tom Hicks and ScottSpikes. They came to dis-cuss the easement for electric

lines for the addition east oftown. The city people alongwith the commissioners andBob Johnson had a lengthydiscussion and lots of lookingover the maps. Spikes’s wantan agreement of sewer totheir properties in exchangefor a right-of-way for the elec-tric lines. This is really citybut the city officials wantedthe commissioners to helpwith the costs. The commis-sioners feel they have alreadyput a lot of money in the proj-ect and are not in favor ofsplitting the sewer costs.Later a call came in that theSpikes’s agreed to pay theirpart for the sewer and willagree to the easement.

Teresa Colantonio came into discuss an easement for aroad that leads to their prop-erties which they would liketo sell. The bank will not givea loan without the easementof this road that the countyhas been maintaining forquite a few years. Teresa hadthe understanding that thecounty could lay claim to theroad if they had been main-taining it for a certainamount of years. This couldbe a possibility but they sug-gested Teresa offer to buy theeasement from the landowner first, then come backto them if this did not work.Bob will do some investigat-ing of how to go about this.

Tom Fuhrmann was nexton the agenda. He talkedabout the recent valuationdrops. They are not as badas feared. Motion was madeand passed to renew thecounty’s contract withFuhrmann.

The commissioners fin-ished up their other business- paying bills, making correc-tions to minutes and dis-cussing changing dates ofmeetings since Dave will begone for the July 16 meeting.It was decided to have it July16 and get Dave with confer-ence call if need be. Nextmeeting will be July 2.

Meeting adjourned.

CommissionersContinued from page 1

History From The HermesCompiled by Ruthie Winget

Cub Scout Den 188 is studying about Indians. Left to right areMarshall Ince, Greg Gaskill, David Thompson, Gene Graceyand Mac Campbell.

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF STEVENS COUNTY, KANSAS

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OFEUNICE E. BOND, DECEASED

No. 2011 P 3

NOTICE OF HEARING ON PETITIONFOR FINAL SETTLEMENT

Chapter 59

THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PER-SONS CONCERNED:

You are hereby notified that a pe-tition has been filed on May 31,2012,in the above Court by Adena Towner,administrator of the estate of EuniceE. Bond, deceased, praying for finalsettlement of the estate; approval ofher acts, proceedings and accounts asadministrator; allowance for adminis-trator's expenses, attorney's fees andexpenses, and for payment of courtcosts; and also praying that the Court

determine the heirs of the decedentand distributing and assigning tosuch heirs all Kansas property, or in-terests therein, owned by the dece-dent at the time of her death, and allpersonal property remaining in theestate.

You are hereby required to fileyour written defenses thereto on orbefore the 3rd day of July, 2012, at9:30 a.m. of said day, in the districtcourtroom at the county courthouse,in the City of Hugoton, StevensCounty, Kansas, at which time andplace the cause will be heard. Shouldyou fail therein, judgment and decreewill be entered in due course upon thepetition.

Adena Towner, AdministratorPetitioner

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First prize is $1,000.00, second prize is $500.00,third prize is $300.00, fourth prize is $200.00

and fifth prize is $100.00.Hugoton Rotary Club

ROTARY IS LOOKING FOR COURAGEOUS INDIVIDUALS TO JOIN THE

AMAZING RACE!There will be a Rotary Duck Race

at noon in the park on July 4. For just $10.00 you can adopt aracing “duck” or adopt a 6

“quack” (6 ducks) for $50.00 or 1/2a quack pack (3 ducks) $25.00.

Please contact a Rotary member.

DUCK

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Cal Ripken Minor baseball's Michael Mendoza pours on thespeed as he races from second to third base while the ball is inplay. He is a member of the Giants team.

Giants first baseman Elias Carson gets his chance to advancethe bases on offense as his team takes on Moscow Fridayevening at home.

Nathan Mendoza throws heat for his Cal Ripken Minor Giantsbaseball team last week as the 4-1 squad entered a showdownwith Moscow as part of the Hugoton Recreation Commissionsummer baseball program. This division of baseball is for nineand ten-year-olds.

Zack Leininger of the Hawks Junior Babe Ruth team makescontact and puts the ball into play at Monday evening's Hugo-ton hosted game against Hooker.

Michael Baeza slides safely back to first base after he made ahit Monday night against Hooker in the Junior Babe Ruth gameplayed at Hugoton. Baeza had rounded first base, but looked tobe in a pickle as the Hooker defenders tried to run him downbetween the bags. Baeza safely slid back to first as the Hookerteam fumbled control of the ball, sending it sailing past the firstbaseman. Baeza was quick to dart back to second, then roundedto third on the infield play. He scored on an ensuing play toboost the game score to 9-0 for the Hawks.

Sports by

Lori Demers

CLARK STATE FISHINGLAKE - Walleye-Fair Up to eightpounds. Try trolling crankbaits,drifting a jig and worm or verti-cally fishing minnows. Flatheadcatfish-No reports. Try live baitaround channel swings andbends. Crappie-Slow up to 14inches. Fish around any deepbrush or vegetation you canfind as well as drop-offs. Min-nows, jigs, or slabspoons wouldwork. Largemouth bass-Goodup to 7 lbs. Try jigs, crankbaitsand slow rolled spinnerbaitsduring the day, and topwatersearly and late. White bass-Good Up to 14 inches. Smalljigs or roadrunners along thedam and off the points or alongwindswept shorelines. Channelcatfish-slow Up to 3 lbs. Tryliver, shrimp, worms or otherlive baits or also any cut baits.

The lake began the year 70inches low and after the stormson 4-14-2012 it is all the way"up" to being 57 inches lowwith decent flow in the creek.

MEADE STATE LAKE -Crappie-Slow. Fish around anybrush or vegetation. Minnows,small slab spoons, or jigsshould work. Bluegill-No re-ports, these fish should be bed-ding. Try small pieces of wormunder a bobber. Channel cat-fish-slow up to 15 inches. Tryliver, shrimp, worms, or cutbait. Largemouth bass-Fair Upto 4 pounds. Crankbaits ordrifting minnows should work.You could also try using anyshad imitating lures or a top-water bait later in the day.

SCOTT STATE LAKE - Wall-eye-Fair 17"=33%, 25-27"=67%. Walleye inhabit thelake in moderate number butsize quality is good. Walleyestocking has been suspendedin favor of establishment ofsaugeye, thus it is expectedwalleye will slowly phase outover the next 5 to 8 years.

Saugeye-Fair, 10"=17%,15"=83%. Saugeye have begunto establish themselves and thepopulation currently consists of2010 and 2011 yearclasses.Another stocking is planned forthe spring of 2012. Although itis early to judge this species'performance, existing fish ap-pear to be growing normallyand appear to be approximatelytwice as numerous as walleye.There will be a fair number ofsaugeye that exceed 15" inlength so some harvest is ex-pected.

Crappie-Fair/Good, 5-7"=17%, 8-9"=76%, 10-11"=7%. White crappie remainextremely abundant and largerfish are scarce due to growthproblems resulting from over-crowding. It is hoped that saug-eye can establish in sufficientabundance to limit white crap-pie reproduction.

Largemouth bass-Good, 8-11"=29%, 12-14"=27%, 15-18"=39%, 20-21"=5%.Largemouth bass are moderateto good in abundance. A widesize range of fish are available,and abundance of quality sizefish is respectable. It is appar-ent that production and re-cruitment of young fish is goodas is growth of fish throughoutlife. This population is well bal-anced and should provide qual-ity largemouth anglingopportunities. Bluegill-Fair 4-5"=33%, 6-

7"=65%, 8"=2%. Bluegill areabundant and size quality hasincreased. Channel Catfish-Fair 11-16"=100%. Channelcatfish are moderate in abun-dance and small fish are gener-ally the rule. Based uponresults from last year's creelcensus, angler harvest of smallfish is likely the most criticalfactor limiting the size quality ofthis popululation.

CIMARRON GRASSLANDPITS - Channel catfish-Fair Upto 2 lbs. Catching them mostlyon worms, but also trystinkbait or cutbait. Large-mouth bass-Slow 10 - 12inches. Spinnerbaits at thePoint of Rocks pond The U.S.Forest Service has reopenedmost of the areas that wereclosed due to the fire last May.April 23, 1100 pounds of chan-nel catfish were stocked in theHandicap and Donut ponds.

COLDWATER CITY LAKE -Crappie-No reports. Fisharound any brush or vegetationyou can find as well as drop-offs. Using minnows, small slabspoons, or jigs work. Channelcatfish-No reports. Try liver,shrimp, worms, or other livebaits. Normally they will befeeding on the wind blown sideof the lake. You can also trydrifting nightcrawlers or usingcut bait. Wiper-Fair Up to 20inches. Try drifting live shad,sunfish, minnows, or verticallyfishing slab spoons. You cancatch these fish in shallowwater usually on a windy day.Largemouth bass-No reports.Fishing with any shad imitationlures should work, especiallyaround the stump rows andalong shoreline vegetation.

JETMORE CITY LAKE -Channel catfish-Good Up to 7lbs.Liver and worms off the bot-tom or under a bobber. Youcould even try using stinkbait.Also you could try using cutbait. Bluegill-Good Up to 9inches. Try fishing with a wormand bobber around the boatramp. Largemouth bass-FairUp to 6.5 lbs. Try jigs,crankbaits and slow rolledspinnerbaits during the day.topwater early and late. Try forchannel catfish using preparedstinkbait, worms or liver. Tryfor largemouth bass and wiperswith jigs, spinnerbaits andcrankbaits. Try for bluegillusing small jigs, or a cricket orpiece of worm under a bobber.

LIBERAL ARKALON AREA -Channel catfish-Fair Up to 2pounds. 1000 pounds of chan-nel catfish were stocked Tues-day, May 29. Try using worms,liver or stink bait.

CONCANNON STATE FISH-ING LAKE - Channel catfish-Noreport. Fish for Channel catfishin shallow water around rockyareas. They tend to feed on thewindblown side of the lake.

FORD COUNTY LAKE -Bullhead No reports. You canfind these fish on the south endusing stink bait. Crappie-No re-ports. Fish around any brushor vegetation you can find aswell as drop-offs. Use minnowsand jigs. Bluegill-No reports.Try small pieces of worm undera bobber. Channel catfish-Fair.Catching a few on stinkbait.

Monday April 23, 800pounds of channel catfish aver-aging 1.25 pounds each werestocked.

Fishing report

Members of the HugotonFFA Chapter recently attendedthe National FFA Organiza-tion’s 2012 Washington Lead-ership Conference June 12-16.Members attending the confer-ence were Karessa Nordyke,Michah Baehler and JeffMueller.

The annual conference fo-cuses on leadership develop-ment, personal growth andcommunity service. More than2,200 students – up to 340 aweek – from throughout theUnited States who are FFAmembers will attend one of theconference’s seven week-longsessions in June and July.

“Students come to theWashington Leadership Con-ference wanting to make a dif-ference. They leave knowingthey can – and will,” saidDwight Armstrong, CEO of theNational FFA Organization. “Ibelieve students are generallyaware of global problems likehunger and poverty but manyare sheltered and disconnectedfrom what’s happening in theworld. During their time inWashington, FFA members ex-perience real-world problemsand take critical steps towardpersonal growth and develop-

ing leadership skills they’llneed to make a difference inpeople’s lives, starting in theirown communities.”

Created in 1969 and heldannually in Washington, D.C.,the conference helps studentsdevelop leadership skills, iden-tify personal strengths, developawareness of societal differ-ences and human needs andstrategize how they can helpothers through communityservice. Throughout the week,each student develops a com-munity-service initiative fortheir local community, with theintention of students returninghome and implementing theirplans.

The 2012 National FFA Or-ganization's Washington Lead-ership Conference is sponsoredthrough the National FFAFoundation by TimberlandPRO, Monsanto, CSX, Tran-sCanada, Crop ProductionServices, Farm Credit andCHS.

“For ten consecutive years,Timberland PRO is honored tosponsor the 2012 WashingtonLeadership Conference. Wehave worked closely with FFAto transfer our model of serviceto an organization whose focus

is on living to serve,” saidJames O’Connor, vice presi-dent of Timberland PRO. “Welook forward to participatingwith FFA members in variouscivic engagement activities inand around the D.C. area thatwill be focused on leadershipand service learning.”

The conclusion of eachweekly session of the Washing-ton Leadership Conference is aDay of Service, where studentswork together on a real, hands-on community-service project.Last year, through each week’sDay of Service, students con-tributed a total of $85,283worth of volunteer labor to thegreater Washington, D.C. Stu-dents packed, sorted and dis-tributed more than 29.5 tons ofproduce and shipped morethan 100,000 meals overseas.

This year, students will vol-unteer more than 9,500 hoursto pack and ship thousands ofmeals to Nicaragua to help thethird-world country battlehunger.

“Monsanto's support of theWashington Leadership Con-ference reflects our sole focuson agriculture and commit-ment to American farm fami-lies,” said John Raines, lead of

customer advocacy at Mon-santo. “Monsanto has a longtradition of supporting agricul-ture youth through scholar-ships, education andleadership development pro-grams. We are enthused tosupport FFA members dedi-cated to developing the leader-ship skills they'll need toachieve success and personalfulfillment.”

For more, visitwww.FFA.org/WLC. Follow theconference on Twitter at#WLC2012.

“CSX is proud to supportthe participation of FFA mem-bers in this life-changing leadership development con-ference,” said Tori Kaplan,AVP, CSX Corporate Social Re-sponsibility. “The WashingtonLeadership Conference is anawesome opportunity for stu-dents to learn how to become avisionary and develop their de-cision-making and goal-settingskills while expanding theirunderstanding of agribusinessand participating in commu-nity service. The experienceand skills that students willlearn will stay with them for alifetime.”


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Humans aren't the only oneswho can benefit from daily ex-ercise. A Kansas State Univer-sity veterinarian says dogs needit, too.

"Dogs should get exercise atleast twice a day, generallyaround 15 to 20 minutes eachsession for small dogs and 30 to40 minutes or more for largedogs," said Susan Nelson, clin-ical associate professor at theuniversity's Veterinary MedicalTeaching Hospital, a part of theCollege of Veterinary Medicine.

However, how long and thetype of exercise depend on thetype of dog, its age and itshealth, Nelson said.

"It really depends on whatthe dog can do," she said. "Forshort-legged or arthritic dogs,walking is good. Running isgood for dogs that are biggerand are in good shape, but howmuch running to do depends

on the dog and how in shape itis. Remember, you can't run abasset hound like you would aGreat Dane."

Choosing the type of exercisefor your dog depends on how fitit is and if it has any health con-ditions that limit its activitylevel. For example, running andjumping aren't good for a dogwith arthritis. Walking and hik-ing are good low-impact activi-ties. Swimming can be good formany dogs, especially thosewho have joint mobility prob-lems -- but make sure the dogknows how to swim first, Nel-son said.

In general, Nelson said smalldogs can walk up to a mile ortwo, while large dogs may beable to handle three or moremiles of walking or running.

Just letting a dog out to playon its own in a fenced-in yardisn't good enough. The dog

should be kept active while ex-ercising, so playing a game offetch with a ball or flying discare good forms of exercise, Nel-son said.

While getting your dog activeis good, Nelson said it's also im-portant to make sure your ca-nine friend isn't overdoing it.

"Some signs to look for in-clude an obvious limp, if theyare tugging on their leash anddon't want to go forward, or ifthey start to lag behind," shesaid. "As the weather getswarmer, watch out for over-heating your dog. Signs includepanting really hard; producingthick, ropey saliva; and gettinga dark, red tongue. Takingwater breaks along the way is agood idea."

If your dog gets weak, col-lapses or seems to strugglewhile exercising in warmweather, it's important to getthem cooled off and to a veteri-narian quickly, Nelson said.

Once temperatures climbinto the 80s, Nelson said moni-tor your dog closely when exer-cising and consider switchingyour sessions to early morningand evening when tempera-tures are cooler. For some dogseven temperatures in the 70scan be hazardous to theirhealth.

"Don't forget about humiditylevels in the heat, too," she said."High humidity can make ittough for dogs to breathe andthey can't get proper coolingthrough panting. This is espe-cially true for dogs with short,stubby noses like boxers andbulldogs."

Nelson said dogs with thesetypes of noses can have a hardtime moving air in and out, andthe tissues in their throats canstart to swell when they have topant a lot.

"It is a vicious cycle that canlead to overheating becausethey just can't pant as effec-tively as dogs with longernoses," she said. "Very youngand very old dogs also don'thave a high tolerance for theheat."

Heat can be hard on a dog'sfeet, too, Nelson said.

"As the weather getswarmer, pavement and asphaltcan get hot and burn the padson their feet," she said. "Gravelcan be a painful surface, too,especially if they aren't used torunning on it. Many dogs willdevelop severe injuries to theirpads if they aren't conditionedto run on rough surfaces."

Another concern at this timeof year are fleas and ticks, somake sure your dog is protectedagainst them before headingoutside.

If your dog did fine on itswalk or run but woke up stiff orlame afterward, Nelson recom-mends having a veterinariancheck it out to ensure it's notsomething exercise will con-

tinue to aggravate.Scheduling a physical with a

veterinarian is a good first stepbefore starting an exercise rou-tine for your dog, Nelson said,especially if the dog is over-weight or has had a sedentarylifestyle.

"You want to make sure yourdog is ready to exercise. Youmay have to start slow to buildup their endurance," she said."But once you get started, it canbe fun. For example, you canget creative and set up thingsfor your dog to find along theway -- search activities. The im-portant thing is to get them upand going."

The Kansas Department ofHealth and Environment(KDHE) has rescinded thehealth advisory for theArkansas River. Analytical re-sults from sampling the riverJune 7 indicate that E. colibacteria concentrations havereturned to acceptable levels.

KDHE first issued thehealth advisory May 25 afterthe agency recorded elevatedlevels of bacteria during rou-tine stream sampling by theambient water quality moni-toring program. This healthadvisory was issued for theportion of the Arkansas Riverfrom the Lincoln StreetBridge in central Wichita tothe Oklahoma state line.Later, May 31, the health ad-visory was modified to in-clude the portion of theArkansas River between the

47th Street bridge to the stateline after determining thatbacteria levels upstream fromthe 47th Street Bridge werenormal.

Subsequent to issuing theoriginal advisory, the City ofWichita, working in conjunc-tion with KDHE, discovered aleak in a valve at the city’smain wastewater treatmentplant was responsible for theelevated bacteria levels. Thatleak allowed some partiallytreated wastewater to be re-leased. The leak was success-fully repaired earlier thisweek and all wastewater isnow being fully treated anddisinfected to levels sufficientto protect public health.

It is not known how muchwater leaked from the pumpstation.

KDHE rescinds the E. coli healthadvisory for Arkansas River

Wilmer and LaDonna Perry enjoy their beautiful backyard dur-ing the summer. English Ivy climbs the tree making it a workof art. Flowers add a splash of color to the yard.

Backyard Paradise

Three Hugoton FFA Chapter members attend the National FFAOrganization’s 2012 Washington Leadershp Conference. Fromthe left are Jeff Mueller, Michah Baehler and Karessa Nordyke.

Stevens County Health Department receives Federal Transit Administration(FTA) operating dollars. This funding is utilized for the purchase of fuel, insurance,equipment maintenance and storage. Thisagency is seeking Kansas DisadvantagedBusiness Enterprise (DBE) certified companies as potential vendors for these services.

Please contact Paula M. Rowden, RN,MPH at 620.544.7177 X16 if you are aDBE or are interested learning more

about the DBE program.

Hugoton FFA members attend Washington Leadership Conference

Dogs also benefit from daily exercise

Lubbock Christian Uni-versity presented com-mencement exercises inMay and among thosegraduating was a Hobbsresident. Elizabeth Harri-

son is the daughter of Le-land Harrison and KarlaHumphrey and graduatedwith a Bachelor of Sciencein Agriculture with an em-phasis in Pre-Vet. Whileattending LCU, she was amember of the praise choirwhere she served as chap-lain, vice-president, andpresident. She was also amember of ChamberSingers, a member of theChamber Ensemble andwas named to the dean'slist.

Jerry Harris, LCU Boardof Trustees Chairman andLCU Chancellor, Dr. KenJones presented the diplo-mas. This was Dr. Jones'last graduation ceremonyas president and he gavethe same commencementaddress that he did for hisgraduation ceremony.Jones was the fifth presi-dent of the university andnow serves as Chancellorat Lubbock Christian Uni-versity.

Lubbock Christian Uni-versity has over 2000 stu-dents and is a privatefour-year comprehensiveinstitution that promotesunique educational oppor-tunities with a strategicfocus on student successin four key areas: spiritualformation, intellectualgrowth, personal steward-ship and leadership devel-opment. Degree programsare offered for both bache-lor’s degrees and master’sdegrees. For over 50years, the school has of-fered academic excellencein a Christian environ-ment. For more informa-tion about LubbockChristian University visittheir website atwww.lcu.edu.


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The Hugoton Recreation Commission gym is the place to be forZumba fun with Shelby Martin. These kids really get into themotion of the zumba activity.

The Hugoton Recreation Commission offers swimming lessonsduring the summer. The kids are enjoying their lessons withLena VanWinkle.

The Hugoton Recreation offers classes in ceramics during theyear. Alexis Jimenez is enjoying one of the ceramics classes.

Brayden Kolb enjoys his swimming lessons this summer. Thelessons are part of the Hugoton Recreation Commission sum-mer activities.

Kynna Crawford is in ceramics this summer. Classes are offeredthrough the Hugoton Recreation Commission. There are classesfor all ages.

Abby Nichols is learning tennis during the summer as part ofthe Hugoton Recreation Commission summer program.

Hobbs resident graduates at LCU spring commencement

Stormy Heger learns tennis with Shawn Augustine as part ofthe Hugoton Recreation Commission summer activities.

MUSEUM UPDATEfrom The Stevens County Gas & Historical Museum

Gladys Renfro and Beulah Carter

NUMBER OF VISITORSIN TOWN ......................43OUT OF TOWN .............28TOTAL .........................71

KANSASDerby, Manhattan,Moscow, Wichita, Richfield,SalinaCALIFORNIAReddingCOLORADOAlmosa, Aurora, FortCollinsLOUISIANADunham SpringsMARYLANDEltonMISSOURICaulfield, Cedar Creek,Lamar

OKLAHOMASkistookOREGONAshlandSOUTH CAROLINABeaufortTEXASEl Paso, Garland, Houston,Sulphur SpringsWASHINGTONMonroe, SpokaneOTHER COUNTRIESRijsses, Netherlands

We invite you to visit us atthe Stevens County Gas &Historical Museum. Oursummer hours are 10:00a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Mondaythrough Friday and 2:00 to4:00 p.m. Saturday.

STEVENS COUNTYActivity Center - 544-2283Nutrition Center - 544-8041

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Good Monday morning toall! A little shower over theweekend and now HOT HOT!So don’t be out there in thesun any more than you haveto be.

Because of the sun cancersGarland is beginning anothersession of radiation this week.Twenty more trips to GardenCity. This is his second roundof treatment this year. Whenwe were younger we nevereven gave it a second thought;that was our job, being outside- farming, construction.

Things are going fine hereat the Senior Center. Still hav-ing snooker players each day.Bridge players once a week.Exercise each day. Bingo,puzzles, etc. Come on inwhere it is cool and have lunchand take part. Have a greatweek!

MenuJun 21................Ham & BeansJun 22 ...........................BrisketJun 25 .......................Ham LoafJun 26 ....................HamburgerJun 27 ...............................StewJun 28..............Grilled Chicken

Activities ScheduleThursday, June 21Exercise....................10:30 a.m.Friday, June 22Exercise....................10:30 a.m.Bingo........................12:30 p.m.Saturday, June 23Cards .........................6:00 p.m.Monday, June 25Exercise....................10:30 a.m.Line Dance.................7:00 p.m.Tuesday, June 26Exercise....................10:30 a.m.Wednesday, June 27Exercise....................10:30 a.m.Paint...........................1:00 p.m.Thursday, June 28Exercise....................10:30 a.m.

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The Kiwanis Club of Hugo-ton is 51 years young, beingchartered in December of1960. "Kiwanis is a global or-ganization of volunteers ded-icated to changing our worldone child and one communityat a time." They are sellingcookbooks to raise the fundsneeded to support their Kiwa-nis International ELIMINATEPROJECT. The Kansas Dis-trict is asking their membersto raise $1 million as theirpart of this internationalcommitment to save the mil-lions of mothers and their ba-bies from maternal andneonatal tetanus. This is aterrible, cruel and deadly dis-ease and it can be eliminatedwith critical vaccinations, ed-ucation programs and healthworker's training. Five unde-veloped countries have al-ready eliminated tetanus intheir country this year, An-gola, Chad, Kenya, Sudan

and South Sudan. Thirty-four other undeveloped coun-tries still need funds to helpthem to eliminate maternaland neonatal tetanus.

All Kiwanis Club membersin Kansas are being chal-lenged to bring a yard stickfilled with 36 quarters =$9.00 - each, to make onemile of quarters to the StateConvention in Lawrence,July 27 - 29. This mile ofquarters will bring $15,000 tothis ELIMINATE PROJECT.The Kansas District of Kiwa-nis has 62 years of service toUnited States children and toother children around theworld. Kiwanis Internationalis in partnership withUNICEF to eliminate mater-nal and neonatal tetanus(MNT) from the face of theearth. The Kiwanis Family:Circle K, Key Club, BuildersClub, K-Kids and AktionsClubs will help keep families

whole in the poorest andmost remote parts of ourworld.

Hugoton Kiwanis Club ispreparing $9.00 per yardstick to save lives and in turnhelp change the world for to-morrow, eliminate (MNT) andprotect the connection be-tween mothers and their ba-bies. Kiwanis Internationalhas 97 years in serving theworld and at the conventionin New Orleans, June 25 -July 1 they will be celebratingthe 25 years that WOMENhave been serving in KiwanisClubs making the world abetter place. Women make up25% of the membershipworld wide.

Call Dorothy McClure at544 - 8445 if you are inter-ested in the purchase of anELIMINATE COOKBOOK.(Half of the proceeds will go tothe MNT project.) If you areinterested in having a USAFlag service by Kiwanis, callDorothy or any Kiwanismember. They are dedicatedto changing our world onechild and one community ata time. The Kiwanis Club islooking for new members whohave this same passion formaking our community a bet-ter place to live and grow ourfamilies. The Kiwanis Clubappreciates all who come tosell or buy at their AnnualConsignment Sale in March.They appreciate those whosubscribe to their USA FlagService for the six nationalholidays thru the year. As ofnow, they have 111 flag sub-scribers. Their consignmentsale provides the funds togive the graduating seniorstheir scholarships and thefunds from the flag servicehelps the Kiwanis give theother smaller needs that arein the community.

ADULT SUMMER READINGWINNER

Cathy Wolters BINGO cardwas selected as this week’swinner for the “Between theCovers” drawing at the li-brary. Cathy read one bookwith five or more words in thetitle, one historical fiction,one foreign setting, one non-fiction, and one free pick.Congratulations!

SUMMER READINGEVENTS

Come to the library (or thelocation designated on thecalendar) every Wednesday at10:00 a.m. for a fun-filledhour of activity!!! Tuesdayand Thursday story times at10:00 a.m. are designed forchildren age birth – 12. Af-ternoon activities Tuesday,Wednesday, and Thursdayare designed for ages eight –18. Friday movies are for allages (kids seven and youngerneed a parent or responsibleolder sibling or babysitter toattend.)

GEEKSOFTHEWEEKWe are beginning to run

short on geeks for our geekwall. We plan to continue

with our Geekoftheweek untilwe run out of participants. Ifyou are interested in tellingus what you geek, come in tothe library and have your pic-ture taken!

ONLINE CALENDARCheck our online calendar

for a schedule of all summerreading events. We’ve madea tiny url for your conven-ience – http://tinyurl.com/6tlr9zw - or you can ac-cess the calendar throughour webpage!

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Tuesday, June 12Low - 58˚ High - 86 ̊

Wind speed - 29 Wind gust - 40

Wednesday, June 13Low - 58˚ High - 91 ̊


Thursday, June 14Low - 68˚ High - 101 ̊


Friday, June 15Low - 63˚ High - 94 ̊


Saturday, June 16Low - 61˚ High - 94 ̊


Sunday, June 17Low - 63 ̊ High - 96˚


Monday, June 18Low - 65 ̊ High - 101˚

Wind speed - 26 Wind gust - 36Wind speed is shown in MPH.

Weather Watch

Weather data is taken from theAviation Weather System at the

Hugoton Municipal Airport.

Mrs. Ginny Titus entertains a crowd with books about frogs atthe Stevens County Library. This summer, the SCL has a Sto-rytime each Tuesday and Thursday at 10:00 a.m. for ages 0-12!

Vivian Titus reads aboutfrogs to a giggling group ofkids at the Stevens County Li-brary.

Becky Myer, of Mad Science of Central Oklahoma, conductsher favorite experiment during the Stevens County LibrarySummer Reading Program. It looks like her experiment is try-ing to escape!!

Miss "Bee" from Mad Science of Central Oklahoma enter-tained 190 people at the Stevens County Library Wednesday,June 13. For a complete schedule of SCL Summer Reading Pro-gram events, see www.stevenscountylibrary.com.

Dr. Patrick Ross of Southwestern College conducts a programcalled “Who Glows here?” for kids and adults alike. The pro-gram which features lightning bugs fascinated all who attended.The program drew 34 kids and four adults to attend the show!

Dr. Patrick Ross, left, is from Southwestern College at Winfield,the same college as Librarian Stacy Strickland. He came all theway to the Stevens County Library of offer his amazing pres-entation.

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Arika Gustafson of Hugo-ton has been named to thePresident's Honor Roll atNortheastern State Universityfor the spring 2012 semester.

Each semester, NSU rec-ognizes students who haveachieved superior academicperformance by naming themto the president's honor roll.

To be eligible for the presi-dent's honor roll, studentsmust complete at least 12hours of undergraduateclasses with a 4.0 grade-pointaverage.

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Just because it’s summer vaca-tion, doesn’t mean your kids shouldsit idle. Instead of allowing them tofritter away in front of the televisionwhile school is out, encourage themto use the downtime to give back tothe community.

How can you get your kids tolend a helping hand?

Children will really get on boardwith causes that speak to their in-terests. Three real-life heroines whowere recently honored for theircharitable work by the “HarlequinMore Than Words” awards programoffer some insights as to how youngpeople can spend the summer giv-ing back. For their extraordinarycommunity contributions, Harle-quin donated $15,000 to each oftheir causes.

•Get Involved: There are plenty ofhands-on volunteer opportunitieswell-suited for young people, suchas walking dogs at an animal shel-ter, reading to seniors in a nursinghome, or picking up trash at acleanup.

•Mentor: Most people think you

need to be older to be a mentor.“Even young people have somethingto offer their peers,” says SallySpencer, the CEO of Youth Assist-ing Youth. Teens and young adultswho are home during the summershould consider serving as mentorsto at-risk youth. Both mentor andmentee stand to gain from such afriendship.

•Organize: Talk to your localshelter or food pantry to see whatitems are needed most and helpyour child organize a food drivethrough his or her summer camp orcommunity center. “Communitieshold the collaborative strengthneeded to tackle hunger,” saysHelen McGovern, executive directorof the Emergency Food Network.

•Raid the Piggy Bank: “Manychildren want to give to a cause ontheir own,” says Mindy Atwood,CEO and founder of Patches ofLight, a nonprofit organization forfamilies of critically ill children. “Youcan encourage charitable giving atan early age by helping them allo-cate a portion of their allowance forcharity each week.”

•Donate: Kids outgrow clothingand books quickly. Together, cleanout their closets and shelves anddonate what is usable to charity.

To read a collection of short sto-ries inspired by the lives of the three“Harlequin More Than Words” win-ners, visit www.Harlequin-MoreThanWords.com.

Remember, no one is too youngto make a difference in his or hercommunity.

From StatePoint Media.

Wichita, Overland Park andTopeka took part last week ina Spot the Tot event. Emer-gency Medical Services forChildren (EMSC), with supportfrom Safe Kids Kansas, spon-sored this event to remindeveryone about the dangers ofblind zones around vehicles,from small passenger cars andSUVs, to ambulances.

All vehicles, large andsmall, have a blind zone. How-ever, in that rush to get to thestore before it closes, the focusof the driver may not be onwhat is hidden around the ve-hicle. Emergency MedicalServices for Children (EMSC)and Safe Kids Kansas encour-age anyone driving a vehicle totake a five-second walk com-pletely around it to check forchildren before putting the ve-hicle into gear. This applieseven to drivers who do nothave children but may havekids in the neighborhood.

In 2007, it is estimated thatthere were 5,000 injuries and205 deaths to children underage 14 as a result of being hitby a vehicle in a driveway orparking area in the United

States. These incidences areknown as “backovers” or “fron-tovers,” depending on direc-tion. “We believe these injuriesand deaths are preventable astoo many result from a drivernot seeing children who mightbe playing, running toward orstanding near their vehicle,”says Cherie Sage, State Direc-tor of Safe Kids Kansas. “Whatis truly tragic about these sto-ries is that often, the driversare friends or even familymembers.”

“Emergency vehicles havelarge blind zones and are oftenin residential neighborhoods,”said Sarah House, State Pro-gram Manager for EMSC.“Flashing lights and sirens canbe alluring; however, emer-gency personnel are primarilyfocused on their job and maynot see children or adults intheir vehicle’s blind zone.”While thankfully there are nota large number of cases in theUnited States of children oradults being struck by emer-gency vehicles, the risk ishigh. For safety, emergencyvehicles should only be ap-proached in educational set-

tings, and not on the scene ofan incident.

Parents, caregivers anddrivers can follow these tips tohelp make sure that childrenremain safe around vehicles:

*Before getting behind thewheel, walk all the way aroundthe parked vehicle to makesure children are not under oraround it before you put it intogear.

*Ensure that young chil-dren are always accompaniedby an adult when getting inand out of a vehicle.

*Identify a safe play area forchildren to use far away fromparked or moving vehicles.

*Identify a safe spot for chil-dren to go when nearby vehi-cles are about to move. Youngchildren should be supervisedto ensure they do not chaseafter a moving vehicle.

*When walking near mov-ing vehicles, in driveways, inparking lots, or on sidewalks –make sure to firmly hold thehand of each child that is withyou.

*Avoid using driveways asplay areas if moving cars haveaccess entering or exitingthese areas.

*Teach children to keep asafe distance from emergencyvehicles when not in an edu-cational setting such as a fieldtrip or health fair.

*Pay close attention tobackup cameras or sensors,available in many vehicles. Ifyour vehicle does not have thisfeature, consider purchasingan after-market product to as-sist in visibility.

“No matter how importantit is at that moment for you toget to your destination ontime,” says Sage, “taking afive-second walk around yourcar to make sure that childrenare not in harm’s way couldsave your family and yourchild from a lifetime of physi-cal and emotional pain andloss.”

Submitted by the KansasDepartment of Health and En-vironment


MOSCOW NEWSby Melissa Moore

Sports by Breck Roop


IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF STEVENS COUNTY, KANSAS

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OFR. ELIZABETH ERTZ, a/k/a BETTY ERTZ(K.S.A. Chapter 59)

Case No. 12 P 17

NOTICE OF HEARING ON PETITIONTO ADMIT FOREIGN WILL TO

PROBATE AND RECORD AND FORCONSTRUCTION OF WILL

THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PER-SONS CONCERNED:

You are hereby notified that Victo-ria Casebolt, personal representativeof the will and estate of R. ElizabethErtz, also known as Betty Ertz, de-ceased, has filed a petition in theabove Court, together with an authen-ticated copy of the Last Will and Tes-tament of R. Elizabeth Ertz, deceased,dated June 16, 2010, and the pro-ceedings admitting the same to pro-bate in the Circuit Court of the Stateof Oregon for Wasco County, ProbateDepartment. The Petition alleges.among other things, that the decedentwas the owner at the time of her deathof certain real estate situated inStevens County, Kansas, as morefully described in the Petition filed inthis proceeding.

Petitioner prays the Court for anorder admitting the authenticatedcopy of the decedent's will and theproceedings had in Circuit Court of

the State of Oregon for Wasco County,Probate Department to probate andrecord in the District Court of StevensCounty, Kansas; for construction ofwill and of a certain Assignment datedJuly 16, 1969; for an order determin-ing and adjudging that administrationof the estate within the State ofKansas is unnecessary and shouldnot be required; that the real estatereferred to in the Petition to AdmitForeign Probated Will to Probate andRecord and for Construction of Will,and all other real estate or intereststherein, including mineral interests,and all personal property, or intereststherein, owned by the decedent, R.Elizabeth Ertz, within the State ofKansas at the time of her death, beassigned to the persons entitledthereto, pursuant to the terms of thedecedent's will, and for further relief.

You are required to file your writ-ten defenses to the Petition on or be-fore July 6, 2012, at 9:30 a.m. of saidday, in said Court, in the districtcourtroom. at the county courthouse,in Hugoton, Stevens County, Kansas,at which time and place the cause willbe heard. Should you fail therein,judgment and decree will be enteredin due course upon the Petition.

Victoria CaseboltPetitioner

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The Moscow T-ball team has practice Father's day before their first game Monday.

The Moscow pool opened for the season Saturday, June 16 just in time with

temperatures soaring into the 100 degree markmany days in the upcoming week.

Josie James competes at nationals

Lizette Gonzalez takes aswing at the Girl's softballgame last Friday in Moscow.The girl's team lost to theMudcats.

Five seconds could save the life of a child


ORDINANCE NO. 12-03

AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THEREGISTRATION AND VACCINATIONOF DOGS WITHIN THE CITY OFMOSCOW, KANSAS; AMENDINGSECTION 2-201 OF THE CODE OFTHE CITY OF MOSCOW, KANSAS,2007; AND REPEALING ALL ORDI-NANCES OR PARTS OF ORDI-NANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH.

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOV-ERNING BODY OF THE CITY OFMOSCOW, KANSAS:

Section 1. Section 2-201, of thecode of the City Of Moscow, 2007,dealing with the registration and vac-cination of dogs, is hereby amendedto read as follows:

2-201. REGISTRATION ANDVACCINATION REQUIRED; FEE.(a) Every owner of any dog over sixmonths of age shall annually reg-ister with the city clerk his or hername and address with the name,sex and description of each dogowned and kept within the city. Itshall be unlawful for the owner ofany newly acquired dog or any dogbrought into the city to fail to reg-ister such animal within 30 daysfrom acquisition or bringing thedog into the city. It shall be unlaw-ful for the owner of any previouslyregistered dog to fail to maintaincurrent registration of such dog.

(b) Upon registration, theowner shall present a current,completed certificate of immuniza-tion against rabies. No registrationshall follow without evidence ofthis document, and it shall be un-lawful for the owner of any dogover six months of age to fail tomaintain effective rabies immu-nization of such dog.

(c) The owner or harborer ofany dog shall, at the time of regis-tering such dog, present to the cityclerk a certificate from an accred-

ited veterinarian showing that amale dog has been neutered or afemale dog has been spayed, if thedog has been neutered or spayed.

(d) The city clerk shall collectan annual registration fee of $1.00for each neutered male dog andfor each spayed female dog, and$2.50 for each unneutered maledog and for each unspayed femaledog.

(e) The registration year shallbe from July 1st through June30th of each year. The fee shall bepayable before August 1st of eachyear without penalty. Registrationfees as enumerated above may beprorated for newly acquired dogsor for dogs owned by a person orpersons moving to and establish-ing a home in the city during acalendar year. Every owner or har-borer of dog or dogs who shall failto register the same prior to the1st day of August of each yearshall pay in addition to the regis-tration fee herein provided apenalty fee for late registration of$5.00.Section 2. REPEAL. Section 2-

201, of the code of the City OfMoscow, 2007, dealing with the regis-tration and vaccination of dogs, ishereby repealed and replaced with thelanguage in Section 1 of this Ordi-nance. All other ordinances, or partsof ordinances in conflict herewith, arehereby repealed.

Section 3. PUBLICATION; EF-FECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shallbe published one time in the officialcity newspaper, the Hugoton Hermes,and shall take effect and be in forcefrom and after said publication.

Passed and approved by the Gov-erning Body of the City of Moscow,Kansas, this 13th day of June, 2012.

(SEAL)/s/ William Bell

William Bell, MayorATTEST:/s/ Sandra MitchellSandra Mitchell, City Clerk

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Josie James is headed to anational gymnastics competi-tion in Wisconsin. She willcompete Thursday for Mis-souri Valley Champions. Thecommunity of Moscow will becheering for Josie as shecompetes this week! Josie isa third grader at Moscow El-ementary school. She is thedaughter of Michael and AmyJames.

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ROLLA NEWSBy Mary Courtney

Thursday, June 21Toddler Time; 10:00 -

10:30 a.m.Summer Reading; 1:00 -

2:00 p.m.June 25 - June 29

Rolla Recreation Swim-mong LessonsTuesday, June 26

Story Hour; 10:00 - 11:00a.m.

Summer Reading; 1:00 -2:00 p.m.Wednesday, June 27

Library Teens; 12:30 -2:00 p.m.June 28 - June 30

High School Girls Basket-ball Camp; 10:00 a.m.Thursday, June 28

Toddler Time; 10:00 -10:30 a.m.

Summer Reading; 1:00 -2:00 p.m.

COMMUNITYCALENDAR

March Infor Fun,

Food andGood

Friends

ANNUAL DERMOTCOMMUNITY

FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION

will beSaturday, June 30The covered dish dinner willbegin at 7:30 P.M. and the

Fire Works will begin at dark. As of right now there is no fire

ban in Morton County, but if thischanges, we will let you know.

So, come join in on an evening offood, fun, and fireworks.

Please, bring at least two orthree covered dishes, if possible.

If you have any questions,please call Jerold Hubbard at

620-593-4436

Hope To See You There!

Airplanes are flying in theRichfield United MethodistChurch in preparation for Va-cation Bible School. Atten-dees will travel to the sky,

"Where all things are possiblewith God." It will be July 16-20 from 1:30-4:30. Plan nowto attend!

Plans are in progress forthe Rolla community Vaca-tion Bible School. It will beheld at the Rolla UnitedMethodist Church, July 2, 3,5 and 6 from 6:30-8:30. The

theme this year is AvalancheRanch. Everyone is invited toattend. Anyone wanting tohelp may contact PastorSandy at 593-4596 or ArleenClinesmith at 593-4349.

Don Krey is celebrating hiseightieth birthday, and hischildren want all his friendsand family members to at-tend. The party will be at theRichfield School BuildingSaturday, June 30 beginningat 1:30 p.m. Cake and icecream is on the menu, somake plans to attend. Please

RSVP to Melinda at 785-821-0654, Debbie at 592-2597, ore-mail to [email protected].

The deadline for register-ing for the Rolla High SchoolAlumni banquet is July 10.Plans are being made, food isbeing ordered, and the organ-izers want all alumni, teach-ers, and former teachers toattend. Call Bonnie Hubbardor Linda Milburn for yourR.S.V.P. or e-mail to [email protected].

RIGHT TIME FOR ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS

When you are away fromhome, one thing you don’twant to worry about is howyou will receive your nextmonthly Social Security pay-ment. That is why it is impor-tant for everyone receivingSocial Security or Supple-mental Security Income (SSI)benefits to sign up for elec-tronic payments. These days, almost every-

one gets benefit paymentselectronically. Today, about90 percent of all Social Secu-rity and SSI beneficiaries re-ceive their paymentselectronically. That numberis increasing because the lawrequires that by March 1,2013 all federal benefit pay-ments, including Social Secu-rity and SSI payments, bemade electronically. Whetheryou receive Social Security orSSI, you can depend on yourpayment arriving in your ac-count on time, every time. Ifyou don’t already receiveelectronic payments, thereare many good reasons tosign up. For one, less moneyand time spent driving to thebank to cash your checkhelps you save. Second, fewerpaper checks, envelopes, andstamps, and less fuel to de-liver the checks means sav-ings for the government. Hurricane season is here

for some areas of the country.Other regions bear the bruntof flooding. Some areas of thenation are plagued by torna-does, and still others mustdeal with wildfires, severethunderstorms, or evenearthquakes. If you are un-fortunate enough to be in thepath of a natural disaster, thelast thing you want is foryour income to be interrupted

because of an evacuation or amissing mailbox. With elec-tronic payments, you knowyour money will be in youraccount on time no matterwhat. When on vacation, an elec-

tronic payment ensures pay-ments will be deposited intoyour account on time, sothere’s no reason to worryabout the safety of your ben-efit or to ask a neighbor tolook out for your check whenyou are away. As an added bonus, many

banks offer free checking ac-counts for people who use di-rect deposit because it savesthe bank the cost of process-ing paper payments. Skip the line at the bank,save money, get your pay-ment faster, and know youcan depend on your paymentbeing in the bank no matterwhat happens or where youare. You can do all of thiswith electronic payments.Learn more about it atwww.socialsecurity.gov/de-posit.

SOCIAL SECURITY NEWSBy Brandon Werth Social Security District Manager in Dodge City

Music, poems and singingis what really gets Shawneygoing! She also enjoys sports,fashion and reading.Shawney has dreams of at-tending a University for Per-forming Arts after highschool. Her aspirations are tobecome a singer. Shawney isan outgoing and friendlyteenager! She needs a lovingforever family that is nurtur-ing and supportive. A familywho is creative and outgoingwould be a perfect fit!Shawney wants a family whohas experience in music andwill assist her in achievingher dreams.

To learn more about adop-

tion visit www.adoptkskids.org or call 877-457-5430. Shawney’s case num-ber is CH-5586.

Shawney, age 14

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Help Don Krey celebrate eighty years of living

Richfield UMC invites kids to fly with them for VBS

Registration deadline forRHS alumni banquet nears

P leas e Adopt Me!

Tesa would like to have aforever home with a hugeyard and other children toplay with. Tesa enjoys gar-dening with flowers, fruitsand vegetables. Her hobbiesinclude playing the guitarand piano; she likes makingup her own songs. WhenTesa grows up she would liketo become a nurse. She willneed encouragement and afamily who will be patientand show her that she is val-ued.

To learn more about adop-tion visit www.adoptkskids.org or call 877-457-5430. Tesa’s case number isCH-5510.

Tesa, age 12

P leas eAdoptMe!

According to Who Caresfor Kansas Children? EarlyEducation Workforce Studyconducted in 2010, childcarein Kansas is more than a halfbillion dollar industry and anintegral part of our infra-structure. The availability ofquality child care affects usall, including local busi-nesses and employers. Obvi-ously, if there is no childcare,a parent can’t work or go toschool. But research hasshown that parents who arehighly satisfied with theirchildren’s care during theworkday are more productiveemployees and have fewerabsences. Research has alsoshown that higher qualitychild care programs betterprepare our children to besuccessful in school, eventu-ally leading to a strongerworkforce.

This study included re-sults from surveys of earlychildhood professionals aswell as families utilizing theservices of a child care re-source and referral agency.Statewide, families rated thefollowing criteria as very im-portant when choosing child-care: Quality – 42%, Cost –45%, and Hours – 49%. Insouthwest Kansas, familiesindicated that Quality – 62%,Cost – 48%, and Hours –62% were very important. Itis encouraging that parentsin our area recognize the im-portance of quality in thecare of their children. ChildCare Aware® of SW Kansasoffers technical assistanceand training or continuingeducation to our area child-care workforce. We also havea special initiative program,Kansas Quality Rating andImprovement System(KQRIS) that works with indi-vidual providers to increasethe quality of care they offer.

KQRIS has expanded fromseven programs in 2010 to15 programs currently, witha possibility of adding fivemore participants. Each pro-gram receives a comprehen-sive assessment each yearcovering the following areas:Learning Environment, Fam-ily Partnerships, Trainingand Education, Ratios/Group Size, and Accredita-tion. Participants work with acoach one-on-one as well ashelping each other within aPeer Learning Community.They write grants for materi-als, equipment, or accredita-tion fees and they writepersonalized goals for im-proving the quality of care attheir site. KQRIS participantscontinually strive for im-provement because theyknow it is best for the chil-dren.

If you have a child en-rolled in a KQRIS program,congratulations, you havechosen well. Please continueto support and work withyour provider to give yourchildren the advantages theydeserve. If your provider doesnot participate currently, en-courage them to look into theKQRIS program. Show inter-est in what they do with yourchildren on a daily basis andthank them for their efforts.If you are an employer,please inform your employ-ees about child care referralresources available and besupportive of their search forquality care. The benefits arefar reaching and long lastingfor us all.

To view the workforcestudy, to find childcare, orfor tips on finding qualitychild care, visit the ChildCare Aware® of Kansas web-site at: www.ks.child-careaware.org.

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

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


HELP WANTEDWANTED: The Hutchinson News is looking for a con-tract paper carrier for Hugoton. For more information,please call 1-800-766-3311, extension 133 or email rtmiller@hutch news.com. (3c23)

---------------HELP WANTED: Needed for part-time helper formorning work. Duties include driving to appoint-ments, taking blood pressure with manual blood pres-sure instruments and helping me personally aroundthe house. Call Edna at 544-2229. (2c25)

Solution to June 14, 2012 puzzle

Stevens County Healthcare is searching for a Full-time LaundryAide to work at Pioneer Manor Nursing Home. The shift for this po-sition is 7am-3:30pm and does include working some weekends. Full-time employees are offered an outstanding benefits package includingsick and vacation pay, along with Blue Cross/Blue Shield Health Insur-ance. (2c25)

Stevens County Healthcare is searching for a Full-time HumanResources Assistant to work Monday through Friday 8am-5pm. Thisposition requires taking responsibility for employee benefits, new em-ployee orientation, filing, posting job vacancies, clerical duties, alongwith many other tasks. A respect of Confidentiality is a must with thisposition. Interested candidates may pick up applications from the in-formation Desk located by the Gift Shop in the Hospital. (3c23)

Stevens County Healthcare is searching for Full-time, Part-timeand PRN RNs or LPNs to work the Med/Surg floor. These positionsare for both day and night shifts (7 am-7 pm and 7 pm-7am). All can-didates must have a Kansas RN/LPN license to be eligible. We offer out-standing benefits, competitive wages, sign-on bonus (FT and PT only)and mileage reimbursement if individual lives 15 miles or more outsideof Stevens County. (tfc15)

Stevens County Healthcare is searching for Full-time RNs andLPNs to work at Pioneer Manor Nursing Home. These positions arefor the night shift (6 pm-6 am). All candidates must have a KansasRN/LPN license to be eligible. We offer outstanding benefits, competitivewages, sign-on bonus and mileage reimbursement if individual lives 15miles or more outside of Stevens County. (tfc10)

Please contact Robyn Medina in Human Resources for an application 620-544-8511

CURRENT OPENINGS AT STEVENS COUNTY HOSPITAL,

MEDICAL CLINIC ANDPIONEER MANOR NURSING HOME

CITY OF MOSCOWTEMPORARY FULL TIME HELP NEEDED - MAINTENANCE

Wanted: person to assist City Superintendent with day to daymaintenance. Hours will be 40 hours/week on a temporarybasis. Some experience in mechanics necessary. Must live inStevens County, write and speak English, be able to work unsu-pervised, and be able to lift more than 50 pounds. CDL and drugtesting required. (CDL may be acquired after employement.)

Applications are available at Moscow City Hall, 125 MainStreet. Or mail resume to PO Box 7, Moscow, Ks. 67952.

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. For more information, please call 598-2234.

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MOSCOW RECREATION COMMISSIONis currently looking to fill an open seat on the RecreationBoard. If you are interested in this position, please senda letter of interest to: PO Box 68, Moscow, Ks. 67952

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IMPERIAL SECURITY8 Officers Needed

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

Call 866-840-2066Ask for Carl

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MORTON COUNTY HEALTH SYSTEM

CERTIFIED NURSE AIDES

MEDICATION AIDES

We are looking for individuals that are highly motivated,with great organizational and communication skills andare a certified nurse aide and/or certified medicationaides. We have multiple positions available in the CareCenter, Special Care Unit and Assisted Living. As part ofour team, you will enjoy a competitive salary with an excellent benefit program in a progressive and challenging environment. To obtain more informationon this and other excellent job opportunities, contact:

Human Resource DirectorPO Box 937, Elkhart, KS 67950

Ph: 620-697-5250Email: [email protected]

Website: www.mchswecare.com EOE (2c24)

Welco Services, Inc.Experienced Administrative Assistant

for our construction site in Hugoton, Kansas

Successful candidate should possess the followingproficiencies:• Efficient in Excel, Word, Outlook, Internet websites• Basic understanding of grammar, math, customer service• Proficient at using office equipment• Self-starter able to fulfill duties with minimum instruction.• Process/prepare incoming/outgoing Mail/Packaging• Must possess valid driver’s license• Detail oriented, reliable and able to multi-task• Good at prioritizing tasks to insure multiple deadlines are

met• Independent judgment and keen decision-making skills• Experience in construction environment a plus• Prefer bilingualSupporting the construction site team, the Administrative Assis-tant will:

Enter daily time from website and submit to home officeManage and maintain administrative records and filesAdmin support for Superintendent, Safety, and Quality ManagersCommunicate information to and work with staff at home office

Pay based on experience. EOE If interested, and qualified, please send resume to Susan Griffin:

E-mail: [email protected] Fax: 620-241-3910Mail: Welco Services, Inc. 1426 13th Ave McPherson, KS 67460

NIGHT WATCHMAN WANTEDNight watchman wanted at Centerfire Feedyard. Must pro-vide at least three personal references and work history thatcan be checked. Duties include unloading cattle, penningcattle, and completing paperwork from truck drivers. Youwill check bunks several times a night, check feed mill andwater systems. Centerfire Feedyard provides excellentwages and benefits. Call 620-356-2010 to set up an inter-view.

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HUTTON CONSTRUCTIONNow hiring qualified Carpenters, Laborers and ConcreteWorkers. Drug screen and physical required. Valid dri-ver’s license required. Competitive wage and benefitpackage.

Apply at 1507 E. Fulton Terr.Garden City

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Find The Hermes on Facebook!facebook.com/thehugotonhermes

Seasonal Harvest OperatorsExperience preferred but not required.

Pay DOEContact Sid at (620) 453-1512

PACIFIC AG SOLUTIONSNow Hiring

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YARDMASTER GIFTS, GREENHOUSE AND NURSERYis currently seeking an enthusiastic, customer-serviceoriented person to join our retail sales staff. Must be

able to lift 50 pounds and work 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.Monday through Saturday. Plant knowledge helpful.

Apply at Yardmaster225 S. Main in Hugoton (2c25)

“Flow”, which opened May27, 2012 and runs through July1, 2012 at the Stauth MemorialMuseum of Montezuma, takesas its theme an element at oncecommonplace yet crucial tohuman existence—water. Likeits physical character, water assubject has assumed a variety ofroles and meanings, from beinga source of life to an instrumentof destruction and death. Itholds fascination for us as a nat-ural wonder, recreational re-source, and ecological concern.As symbol, it is associated withsustenance, tranquility, purity,power, movement, and continu-ity.

Organized into three broadthemes of Water as Power, Wateras Life Source, and Water as En-vironmental Concern, “Flow” ex-plores the many meaningsassociated with water through aselection of 29 works drawnfrom the collection of the Shel-don Museum of Art at the Uni-versity of Nebraska-Lincoln. Theworks reflect various approachesto imaging water in art, from tra-ditional landscape to abstrac-tion, as well as diverseviewpoints of this indispensableresource. Spanning more than acentury, these works represent avariety of media, including oils,watercolors, photographs, andprints. Among the artists repre-sented in the exhibition areWilliam Theophilus Brown,Harry Callahan, JoelMeyerowitz, Robert Morris,Wayne Thiebaud and NeilWelliver.

The exhibition includes anengaging film and a transitionalsoundscape that inspire viewersto reflect on the various rolesand acoustics of water. Throughits diverse representations andinterpretations, “Flow” remindsviewers what fascinating phe-nomenon water is, in both phys-ical and symbolic senses. It alsoprovides an opportunity to ex-amine connections to water inour everyday lives by raising thequestions: Where does yourwater come from? How do youuse it? How would your lifechange if your access to waterwere limited?

Join us for “Wonders ofWater” Wednesday, June 20,2012, for a children's program!(First-third grades from 9:00

a.m.-noon and fourth-sixth1:30-4:30 p.m.). The programwill include many different sci-ence experiments and activitiesthat all have something to dowith water. The program also in-cludes snacks and story time.The lesson will conclude with alesson about the cycle of waterand what that means to us insouthwest Kansas. You MUSTcall ahead NO LATER than 4:00p.m. June 19 to reserve yourchild's spot!

Also, join us Sunday, June24 at 2:30 p.m. for a presenta-tion exploring “Water andKansas History” by RexBuchanan. Water has had aprofound impact on the settle-ment of Kansas. EasternKansas, with its abundant sur-face water and relatively scarcegroundwater, has different set-tlement patterns, industry, andculture than western Kansas,where surface water is scarcebut groundwater is abundant.Buchanan will lead the discus-sion of the role of water in thesettlement of the state, both his-torically and in the present day.This program is made possibleby the Kansas HumanitiesCouncil.

For more information or toset up a tour call 620-846-2527.The museum’s website is:www.stauthmemorialmuseum.org. Museum hours are Tuesday-Saturday 9:00 a.m. to noon and1:00 to 4:30 p.m. and Sunday1:30 to 4:30 p.m.. The museumis closed on Mondays and allmajor holidays. Admission isfree, but donations are gratefullyaccepted to help pay for this in-credible exhibit!

“Flow” is organized by SharonL. Kennedy, Curator of Culturaland Civic Engagement at theSheldon Museum of Art, Univer-sity of Nebraska-Lincoln. The ex-hibition is toured by ExhibitsUSA, a national program of Mid-America Arts Alliance. Exhibit-sUSA sends more than 25exhibitions on tour to more than100 small- and mid-sized com-munities every year. Mid-Amer-ica is the oldest nonprofitregional arts organization in theUnited States. More informationis available at www.maaa.organd www.eusa.org.

Submitted by the Stauth Me-morial Museum.

Art exhibit explores the many meanings of water

HOUSE CLEANING SERVICES: If you live in the Hugotonarea and need a Housecleaner, Call Maria at 541-1017. (4p24)

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612 E. 4th St. - Nice 2001 Manufactured home onfull basement. Each bedroom on main level has itsown private bathroom. 2 bedrooms in basementwith possibility of more. Basement also hashookup for second utility room. Can access base-ment from inside house or from garage.

1609 S. Madison St- Very nice 4 bedrooms, 3 bathhome. 4th bedroom is separate from others & hasits own bath, great guest room. Family room in-cludes fireplace. Formal dining as well as kitchendining. Large office/craft area & media room.

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.

330 Kansas – Elkhart - This is a 3 BR, 1 BA Fan-nie Mae HomePath property. Purchase this prop-erty for as little as 3% down! This property isapproved for HomePath Renovation Mortgage Fi-nancing. Selling as is no warranty expressed or im-plied.

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1109 S. Madison St. - All you could ever want ina home. Home has 8 bedrooms, 4 1/2 bathrooms,2 Living areas. Basement family room is equippedwith cabinets, sink, and cook top. Bathroom down-stairs has a large whirlpool tub. Kitchen and up-stairs bath recently remodeled. New appliances inkitchen. Back porch remodeled and enclosed andnice sitting patio next to porch.

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GARAGE SALESGARAGE SALE: Friday, June 22, 5-7pm and Saturday, June 23,8am-noon. 806 S Harrison, in shed in alley. Lots of Good Stuff,Lights, Ceiling Fan, Harley Davidson Motorcycle, Luggage. Priceto sell!

---------------MOVING SALE: Friday, June 22, 7-9pm and Saturday, June 23,8am-???. 1609 S Madison. Furniture, TVs, Lots of Clothes.

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My stuff is your stuff SALE ~ All at great prices!Includes plus-size name-brand teen clothes,nice jackets and accessories, household items.Saturday, June 23, 7:30-10:30 a.m.

3 hours - THAT’S ALL!SV Co Fairgrounds - Don’t Miss it!

THANK YOUThe family of James Campbell would like to say “THANK

YOU” to everyone who sent flowers, brought food and kept usin your thoughts and prayers. We would also like to thank Dr.McGroarty, Stevens County Hospital staff and EMS for caringfor Dad. We would like to express a very special thank you toPastor Ben Coats for taking time from his family to come andbe with us at the hospital in Wichita, David and Brandy Robin-son for everything you’ve done for us and Colleen Campbell fortaking care of our chores while we were gone.

Sandy Campbell, Andy & Jackie Anderson, Ryan, Vanessa & Brystyn Heger, Candice Schmidt & Family,Leford & Lacey Stewart, Brigette, Jalena & Dakota Vaughn,

Kylea, Jana & Jimmy Eves

THANK YOUThank you to all who planned, helped with in any way and

who came to the benefit dinner for Pedro on Father’s Day.Thank you also to all who have donated their time, money andenergy and to those who have offered to help in any way andalso for all your prayers. We got home Friday afternoon andare very happy to be home. We have a long road ahead and thisis just the beginning, but we know no matter how tough thingsare or how tough things become, we will get through. Our loveis strong and so is our faith. Thank you again and please keepus in your prayers.

Pedro, Chelsea, Isaac and Alexa Sanchez


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From the July 7, 1922, issue of The Hugoton Hermes

TRIED RECIPESMIXED MUSTARD PICKLES

1 quart cucumbers1 quart onions1 quart cauliflower1 quart green peppers1 quart cabbage Make a brine of 4 quarts water, 1pint of salt, pour it over the above mix-ture and let stand 24 hours. Then heatthis enough to scald and turn intocolander to drain. Mix 1 cup flour, 6 ta-blespoon ground mustard, 1 tablespoonturmeric with enough cold vinegar tomake a smooth paste. Add 1 cupsugar, enough vinegar to make twoquarts in all, boil until it thickens andis smooth stirring all the time, then addthe vegetables and cook until wellheated through. Seal up. Turmericmay be obtained at the drug store.

SODA HOMINY Take 7 large ears of white corn, 2large tablespoons soda and boil 3 or 4hours till skins slip readily. Then washsame as lye hominy. This is much bet-ter every way than lye hominy. It ismore tender, easier made and morewholesome.

PORK FRUIT CAKE Chop fine one pound of salt porkwhich is all fat; pour one cup boilingwater over it. Add two cups suger, onecup molasses, 1/2 teaspoonful cloves,one teaspoonful of cinnamon, 1/2 nut-meg grated, one pound raisins, onepound currants, washed, dried andslightly floured, 1/2 cup sliced citron,

and four cups flour. Put in loaf cakepans, cover with buttered paper andsteam three-quarters of an hour; thenbake slowly some length of time. Lessfruit may be used.

MOSCOW WHEAT EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY

Word comes that the wheat in thevicinity of Moscow is of extra fine grade,having a very high protein test, and isselling on the market as high as 25cents per bushel above wheat in manylocalities.

THE CALL OF THE FARM I wish to go so far back from city lifethat the crowing of the cock and thecackle of the hen will tell me when it istime to get up rather than the blowingof the whistle or the ringing of the bell.I wish to go back yonder where the set-ting sun rather than the city lights tellme when it is night. I wish to hear thecrickets and the whip-poor-will as weheard them in evenings long ago; whilewe listened with bated breath to thejack-o-lantern legends that stirred ourchildish fancy until the croaking of frogssent us to bed to dream of things un-canny. I wish again to live in the hap-piness of the autumn when the frost ison the pumpkins and corn is in theshock; when hickory nuts falling on theground call the squirrels; when thestars gleam bright enough to bring a‘possum out of a tree with the old mus-ket. And when the snow hides the

paths and roads like the old, big whitecoverlet on the big bed in the spareroom, I wish to sit by the fire with theapples glistening on the hearth andcorn popping in imitation of a hailstorm.

From the August 13, 1922, issue ofThe Hugoton Hermes

A SHORT STORY OF OUR TRIP We started from Hugoton on the 9thand went by way of Amarillo to Clovis,N. Mex. the first day, a distance of 285miles then on to Roswell the nextforenoon, 400 miles from Hugoton.There were lots of apples aroundRoswell. No rain. A few artesian wellsfor irrigation. We visited the bottomlesslake. On the 12th we went on to Albu-querque, 275 miles. Cattle were starv-ing to death around that part of thecountry. On the 13th we went to SantaFe, 96 miles up a canyon. The 14th toTaos for dinner. Gas was 40 cents pergallon there. We went to Raton that daya distance of 283 miles, and on toTrinidad on the 15th. We saw Mrs.Combs and the Campfire girls at thecamp grounds in Trinidad. We startedhome from there and saw somegood crops in south of Spring-field and Stonington, Colo.This was the greenest countryon the trip, good grass and cat-tle fat. We arrived in Hugotonat 9 o’clock Tuesday eveningafter traveling a dis-tance of 1265 miles.We had two nail puc-tures.

— L ScottMorgan

Remembering

125 years of the Hermes

Crowds stand in line to receive the delicious barbeque sandwichalong with chips, cookies and iced tea that NAPA was handingout for supper.

This baby girl was too smallto jump by herself but sheenjoyed the fun anyway.

Pickups wait in line for the Hugoton High School cheerleaders and drill team to wash them.

The HHS cheerleaders and drill team jump to clean this shinygreen fourwheeler.

Kids are having the time of their lives jumping on the blowup. Free cotton candy is handed out to the block party attendees.

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