The recent fair weather and rain we have re-

ceived is quickly ripening the wheat in the

area. This green sea of wheat waving in the

morning breeze is just north of Hugoton.

Photo courtesy of Ruth Bartel.

A seven member troupe from the theatre de-

partment at the University of Kansas per-

formes, stirring renditions of 25 love songs for

community members. Musical Theatre of

Kansas presented “Boy Meets Girl” Tuesday,

April 27 at the Hugoton Middle School Audi-

torium.

Volume 125, Number 18 Thursday, May 3, 2012 18 Pages, 70 Cents Plus Tax Per Copy

Hugoton High SchoolSeniors Laton Heger andStetson Honig and MoscowHigh School Senior EmmyHittle were recentlyawarded the distinction ofFirst Hour Honor Commu-nity Service/LeadershipTeam members. The stu-dents were nominated bytheir schools. To be selected, studentswere evaluated based ontheir club membership,sports teams, leadershipskills, extracurricular in-volvement and similar fac-tors. Local students wereselected from among 240nominees from 33 schools. Laton Heger is the son ofDarren and Michelle Heger.Laton is a member of HHSStudent Council, NationalHonor Society and a Heart-land 4-H Club member andJunior Leader. He is in-volved in Bethel FriendsYouth Group, cross countryand basketball. Laton wonthe Fly Like an Eagleaward, is a Kansas HonorsScholar and was recognizedas a Kansas Governor’sHonor Scholar. Stetson is the son of Ronand Nancy Honig. Stetsonserved as the youth co-chair of the Hugoton NU-MANA event, volunteers forthe First Christian Churchelementary program andProject Hope Food Bank,participates in AmericanRed Cross blood drives andwas named to the HHShonor roll. He served as the

4-H Junior Leaders SeniorCitizen Prom music chair-man, Stevens County FairJunior Superintendent, Cit-izenship Washington Focus4-H Delegate, and is the In-ternational 4-H Youth Ex-change Ambassador toCosta Rica. He also won the4-H Key Award and was amanager for the HHS crosscountry team. Stetson wasalso chosen as the 2011Football Homecoming King. Emmy Hittle is thedaughter of Kyle and PamHittle. She serves as thepresident and treasurer ofMHS Student Council andis the treasurer of the sen-ior class. Emmy also playsvolleyball and was captain

of the basketball team. Sheis involved in C.L.A.S.S.Leadership, National HonorSociety blood drive, theSenior Citizens ChristmasParty and German Ex-change Program. Emmyalso participates in herchurch choir, KAY Cluband National Honor Society.She will be valedictorian forthe MHS Class of 2012, is aUniversity of Kansas HonorScholar, and was recog-nized on the MHS Superin-tendent’s Honor Roll. Be sure to congratulatethese students for their ex-cellent leadership skills andinvolvement in their com-munities. Congratulations,Laton, Stetson and Emmy!

Senator Jerry Moran is-sued the following state-ment in response to theDepartment of Labor’s(DOL) announcementThursday, April 26 that ithas withdrawn a proposedrule dealing with youthworking in agriculture: “American farmers and

ranchers received welcomenews this evening: the De-partment of Labor finally

listened to them and with-drew its proposed youthfarm labor rule, whichwould have fundamentallyaltered the future of agri-culture in our country. Ifthe Department wouldhave moved forward withregulating the relationshipbetween parents and chil-dren on their own farm, adangerous precedentwould have been set; vir-

tually nothing would be offlimits when it comes togovernment intrusion intoour lives. “Out of respect for the

rural way of life, the Ad-ministration has agreed tonot pursue this regulationfurther. Instead it willwork with rural stakehold-ers – such as the Ameri-can Farm Bureau

The USD 210 Board ofEducation met in a spe-cially scheduled meeting at6:30 p.m. Monday night inthe Board ConferenceRoom of the District Office.Board members presentwere Stephanie Heger,Barry Hittle, Don Beesley,Martin Daharsh, DougMartin, Todd Gayer andNancy Honig. Also presentwere Superintendent MarkCrawford, Clerk of theBoard Debbie Theye, LeeGillen and Kay McDaniels.

A waiver of notice of spe-cial meeting was signed bythe board. The agenda wasapproved.

Superintendent Craw-ford talked to the boardabout Stetson Honig andLaton Heger. Both boyswere recently awarded thedistinction of First HourHonor Community Serv-ice/Leadership Team mem-

bers. Laton was also recog-nized as a Kansas Gover-nor’s Honor Scholar. Latonis going to Topeka and willbe recognized by GovernorSam Brownback. Mr. Er-rebo is planning to makethis trip as well to supportLaton. Rodney Kelling andMark met last week andtook some pictures in frontof the new HHS wrestlingroom/ FEMA shelter. It is acommunity shelter after3:45 p.m. any school day orany no school day, all dayand all night. They aregoing to have two largesigns to show where theshelter is located. The shel-ter can hold 800 people.The Sheriff's Departmentand the City Police bothhave a key to this facility.When inclement weatherthreatens and the town isin a tornado warning, thisfacility will be open to thepublic.

Mark talked about nextyear's estimates for districtvaluation and his conversa-tion Monday with TomFuhrman. Valuation forreal estate and oil is ex-pected to rise this year. al-though the fear is thesharply falling natural gasprices could cause the dis-trict valuation to take a bigdrop. Mark was encour-aged after his conversationwith Mr. Fuhrman. Super-intendent Crawford is opti-mistic the decline of

valuation will be less thanfive percent. One positiveoffsetting factor is Tom re-ported there are eight newwells in Stevens County,now totaling 114. This isgood news for both theCounty Commissionersand the Hugoton Recre-ation Commission.

The board approved theresignations of Ms. LishaTedford as high school Eng-lish teacher, Madelyn Par-sons as fifth grade readingand Stuart Scott as highschool assistant baseballcoach.

The resolution of intentto non-renew the contractof a non-tenured teacher,Steph anie Leeper, was ap-proved.

The motion to approvethe following new teachershired for the 2012-2013carried: Aubrey Rice, highschool English, forensicsand debate; Teresa Arm-strong, second grade; Brit-tney Barnhardt, fourthgrade; Anthony Davis, sixthgrade science; and NathanHolley, high school science.

The board approved themotion to declare surplustwo old mobile book cartsfrom the ElementarySchool.

The board approved sup-plemental positions (coach-ing, activities and classsponsors) for the 2012-2013 school year,

The meeting adjourned.

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City Council okays street closing for June celebration The Hugoton City Coun-cil met for a special meetingApril 30, 2012 at the coun-cil meeting room of the citybuilding at 5:15 p.m. At-tending were Mayor Jack E.Rowden, City ClerkThomas G. Hicks andcouncilmen Mike Esh-baugh, Kim Harper, GregGill and Gary Baughman.Also present was HugotonHermes’ Ruthie Winget.Councilman Bob Mason

was absent.Natural disaster training City Clerk Hicks re-ported that recently thecouncil had appointed cityemployee Richard Barnesto serve on the board ofKansas Regional IncidentManagement Team to helpout with natural disasters.He is a ham radio operator.Hicks stated Police ChiefCourtney Leslie would beable to participate for the

law enforcement side. Thetraining session begins thisweek. The council passed amotion to also allow Court-ney Leslie to participate inthe Disaster ResponseTeam training.Temporary Street Closing Mayor Rowden informedthe council NAPA andGhumm’s Auto Center weresponsoring a celebrationJune 14, 15 and 16. JimGhumm was asking per-

mission to block off SixthStreet from Jackson to thealley behind Ghumm’sAuto Center Friday, June15, 2012 from 8:00 a.m.until midnight. The councilpassed a motion to allowthe street to be closed dur-ing that time. The meeting then ad-journed. The next meetingwill be Monday, May 7,2012 at 5:15 p.m.

Aaron Seaman presents Darin Heger of Circle H Farms and Cir-

cle H Transport with this year’s Friend of 4-H award. Circle H

is a family business that has supported 4-H in a number of ways.

They have purchased animals and food at fair auctions, donated

to the Gas Capital Livestock Show, Ag Awareness Day and sev-

eral club level functions. Family members have also volunteered

many hours to work at the fair, club projects and other 4-H

events, and have served as project leaders and fair superintend-

ents. The family business also has a number of members in-

volved in various 4-H roles.

Community businessleaders can access theknowledge and experienceof world renowned leadersby attending Chick-fil-ALeadercast at MemorialHall in Hugoton May 4,2012 from 8:00 a.m. to3:30 p.m.. Registrationstarts at 7:30 a.m. Con-tact the Hugoton AreaChamber of Commerce forticket prices. Ticket priceincludes lunch. The lead-ercast is sponsored by the

Hugoton Area Chamber ofCommerce and StevensCounty Economic Devel-opment Board.

Chick-fil-A Leadercastis a one-day leader devel-opment event broadcastLIVE from Atlanta, Ga. tohundreds of sites through-out the nation, includingHugoton.

Speakers for this year'sevent include SoledadO'Brien, Anchor and spe-cial correspondent for

CNN; Tim Tebow, NFLquarterback, HeismanTrophy winner and best-selling author; PatrickLencioni, best-selling au-thor and president of TheTable Group; JohnMaxwell, leadership expertand best-selling author of"The 21 Irrefutable Lawsof Leadership"; AngelaAhrendts, CEO, Burberry;Roland Fryer, professor ofeconomics at Harvard

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Laton Heger Stetson Honig Emmy Hittle

Seniors make Hutch News’ First Hour list

Leadercast comes to Hugoton Friday

Rule limiting young family farm laborers withdrawn

School Board discusses district valuations

Monday, April 23, 2012

• Funeral Escort, 600 Block ofSouth Van Buren, Public Service,Officer Hagman/Chief Leslie/ACOSmith

• Dog at Large, 500 Block of WestFrench, Returned to Owner, ACOSmith

• Dog at Large, 500 Block of WestEighth, Unable to Locate, SergeantJohnson

• Block Street for Ambulance, Sixthand Main, Public Service, SergeantJohnson

• Medical Assist, 1000 Block ofJackson, Public Service, SergeantJohnson

• Dog at Large, Address not Given,Returned to Owner, Officer Hag-man

• Non-Injury Accident, Alley of 100Block of West Sixth, Officer Hag-man

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

• Citizen Assist, 200 Block of Jack-son, Public Service, Officer Hag-man

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

• Medical Assist, 1000 Block ofJackson, Public Service, OfficerLamatsch

• Citizen Assist, 500 Block of Cop-perstone, Officer Lamatsch

• Funeral Escort, 200 Block of WestEleventh, Public Service, OfficerLamatsch/Officer Goetzinger/Offi-cer Crane/Chief Leslie

• Vehicle Unlock, 200 Block of WestEleventh, Citizen Assist, OfficerCrane

• Vehicle Unlock, 100 Block of WestSixth, Citizen Assist, Officer Crane

• Dog at Large, 400 Block of SouthAdams, Dog Impounded, OfficerCrane

• Citizen Assist, 400 Block of SouthJefferson, Public Service, OfficerCrane

Thursday, April 26, 2012

• Dog at Large, 1000 Block of SouthAdams, Unable to Locate, OfficerLamatsch

• Non-Injury Accident, Sixth andMain, Took Report, OfficerLamatsch

• Non-Injury Accident, Sixth andMain, Took Report, OfficerLamatsch/Officer Goetzinger

• Non-Injury Accident, 100 Block ofEast Sixth, Took Report, OfficerGoetzinger

• Vandalism, Alley of 600 Block ofSouth Jefferson, Took Report, Of-ficer Crane

• Vehicle Unlock, 1100 Block ofSouth Madison, Citizen Assist, Of-ficer Crane

Friday, April 27, 2012

• Non-Injury Accident, 600 Block ofSouth Main, Took Report, OfficerHagman

• Welfare Check, Address not Given,Everything OK, Officer Hagman

• Dogs at Large, Address not Given,Returned to Owner, Officer Hag-man

• Welfare Check, 100 Block of Jef-ferson, Public Service, Officer Hag-man

• ATV on Street, Coulter, VerbalWarning, Officer Goetzinger

Saturday, April 28, 2012

• Funeral Escort, 100 Block ofSouth Main, Public Service, OfficerHagman

• Theft, West City Limits, Took Re-port, Officer Hagman

• Vehicle Unlock, 100 Block of NorthJackson, Citizen Assist, SergeantJohnson

• Unwanted Subject, 400 Block ofSouth Monroe, Removed Subjectfrom Residence, Sergeant Johnson

Sunday, April 29, 2012

• Civil Standby, 400 Block of SouthMonroe, Public Service, OfficerHagman

• Dog Tangled Up, 900 Block ofWest City Limits, Officer Hagman

• Dog Attack, 1600 Block of SouthMadison, Warned Owner, OfficerHagman

May 1-7

- Stevens County Treasurer’sOffice will be closed to vehicleand driver license businesswhile the State converts to a newsystem. There will be no titling orregistering vehicles, as well as norenewals for driver licenses andidentification cards. No titling orregistering vehicles will be avail-able online during this time aswell.May 3

- Moscow kindergarten gradua-tion.- Sixty-first annual National Dayof Prayer. Community membersare encouraged to pray at theUnited Methodist Church inHugoton with Pastor Bob Richany time from 8:00 a.m. until6:00 p.m.May 4

- No classes for Hugoton Learn-ing Academy.- Chick-Fil-A Leadercast at Me-morial Hall from 8:00 a.m. to3:30 p.m. Contact Neal Gillespiefor more information at 544-4440.

May 4-6

- Guymon will host their eighti-eth annual Pioneer Days Rodeo,complete with parade, carnival,mutton bustin’, 5K run/walk,Pioneer Queen, golf tournamentand more. Visit www.guy monrodeo.com for more in-formation.May 5-6

- Kansas Sampler Festival atLight Park, Eleventh and Kansasin Liberal. More than 100 smallcommunities from Kansas willbe represented with vendors,demonstrations, food and lots offun for the whole family. Visitwww.kansassampler.org/festi-val for more information.May 6

- Moscow High School gradua-

tion at 2:00 p.m. in the IdaShriver Auditorium.May 7

- Stevens County Commission-ers will meet in the Commission-ers’ Room at the Stevens CountyCourthouse at 8:30 a.m.- Hugoton City Council will meetin the Council Room of the CityOffice at 5:15 p.m.May 7-11

- Teacher Appreciation WeekMay 8

- Stevens County Economic De-velopment will meet at the Sen-ior Center at 12:00 noon.May 9

- Moscow City Council will meetat 7:00 p.m. at City Hall, 125Main Street in Moscow. Thepublic is invited to attend.

HUGOTONHUGOTONPOLICE POLICE

REPORTREPORTBusiness Hours,

Call 544-4959

After Hours,

Call 544-2020

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Obituaries

WHAT’S HAPPENIN’

Admissions

4/24/12 One Patient4/25/12 One Patient4/26/12 None4/27/12 One Patient4/28/12 None4/29/12 One Patient4/30/12 Three Patients

Dismissals

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Stevens County Hospital Report

Currently in the Hospital: Five Patients

Heard at

The Hermes

Dear Editor The reason for this letter isthere are a whole lot of peo-ple out in this world that is alot worse off than us. I knowthere are a lot of people thatcomplain and it does not doany good to complain. Weneed to be thankful for whatwe have and not what wehave not. Like people are inthe rest home and they donot have their hands to use,they do not know where they

are at, they are bed riddenand can not get up. So whydo we complain about every-thing. We are in good handswe are in GOD’S hands. Hewill take care of us. He willnever leave or forsake usthat is a promise that Hesaid and will keep, so whydon't we just stop complain-ing and be thankful for what

we have. I heard someonesay this morning that wedidn't get the rain that weshould of got. I say they werecomplaining about it. Theywere not thankful for whatwe have had that is what iswrong with people today theydo not know how to bethankful so lets all be thank-ful for what we have and notthink about what we do nothave.

Thanks, Charles

Let us all be more thankful for what we haveCharlie Bill Wagner

Word has been received ofthe death of James Leo Lev-ings, 60, of Hooker, Ok. Mr.Levings passed away Sunday,April 22, 2012 at his home. He was born September 2,1951 in Woodward, Ok., theson of William Matthias andVivien Uldene Cox Levings. The family lived in Buffalo,Ok. and James attendedschool, graduating from Buf-falo High School with the Classof 1970. He attended North-western State College in Alva,Ok. and had some Vo-Techtraining. Mr. Levings worked forFuquay Elevators and then forCOOP Elevators until 1990when an accident caused himto retire. James helped his brotherLarry for many years and en-joyed his nieces and nephewsas they grew up. He started alawn mowing service which

continued until his death.James was happiest when hewas working. He also did farmwork for Shane Williams in theRolla area. He is preceded in death byhis parents and his sister,Bulah Pauline Walters. Survivors include hisbrother Larry Levings and wifeNancy of Hooker; and hisnieces and nephews. Inurnment services will takeplace at High Point Cemeteryin Buffalo, Ok., June 2, 2012at 1:00 p.m. and be conductedby Roberts Brothers FuneralHome, Inc. in Hooker. Memorials may be given tothe Rolla Senior Citizens Cen-ter and may be left at RobertsBrothers Funeral Home, Box745, Hooker, Ok.73945. Condolences may be left atwww.robertsbrothersfuneralhome.com.

James Levings

The death of Matthew V.Shedrick of Tecumseh hasbeen learned. Matthewpassed from this life Thurs-day, April 19, 2012 at theyoung age of 21.

Born April 16, 1991,Matthew was the beloved sonof Shane and VeronicaShedrick and belovedbrother to Michael andAlyssa Shedrick. Matt attended ShawneeHeights High School and en-joyed working at the Topeka

Steak House. He was an ac-tive and accomplished musi-cian as well as an activeChristian. Matt was one whogave more of himself than heever took. He will be greatlymissed by all who knew him. Matthew is survived by hisfather Shane Shedrick; hismother Veronica Shedrickand her companion RickFisher; his brother MichaelShedrick; his sister AlyssaShedrick; and his grandpar-ents, Lilla Love, Dennis andBarbara Campbell, MichaelG. Shedrick, Teddy andDiane Vale and John Biri. Services were attendedWednesday afternoon, April25, 2012 at LakeviewChurch of the Nazarene. Memorials and condo-lences may be sent to Veron-ica Shedrick at 831 SEShawnee Heights Rd,Tecumseh, Ks 66542.

Matthew Shedrick

Family and friends gath-ered last week to rememberand honor Larry Randle ofHugoton. Mr. Randle passedfrom this life Wednesday,April 25, 2012 at StevensCounty Hospital in Hugoton.He was 84. Born March 12, 1928 inPratt, he was the son of H.E.Randle and the former HelenSachs. Larry grew up in Pratt andgraduated from Pratt HighSchool in 1946. He marriedJoan King December 7, 1946in Pratt. Following their marriage,Larry and Joan moved toStevens County and beganfarming. Larry was a mem-ber of Corn Growers Associ-ation and the Elks Lodge. Heserved on the StevensCounty Recreation andStevens County Conserva-tion boards, among others. Mr. Randle enjoyed hunt-ing, fishing and traveling.Larry and Joan traveled theworld with the Corn GrowersAssociation and traveled to

many places in the UnitedStates in their camper. Survivors include his threesons, Joe Randle and wifeLenoir of Corinth, Tx., DavidRandle and wife Teresa ofHays and Mark Randle andwife Sherri of Hugoton; eightgrandchildren; and 13 greatgrandchildren. Larry was preceded indeath by his parents; wifeJoan, November 27, 2011;and brother Harold Randle ofArvada, Co. Funeral services were at-tended Saturday morning,April 28, 2012 at the Assem-bly of God Church in Hugo-ton with Pastor LenoirRandle officiating. Burial fol-lowed at the Hugoton Ceme-tery under the direction ofGarnand Funeral Home inHugoton. Memorial contributionsmay be given to the WesternKansas Low Vision Founda-tion in care of Garnand Funeral Home, 423 S. Main,Hugoton, Ks. 67951.

Larry Randle

Death has claimed the lifeof David Franklin Smither-man Jr. Mr. Smithermanwent to his heavenly rewardSaturday, April 28, 2012. Hepassed away at South WindHospice House in Pratt at theage of 86.

David was born April 2,1926 in the farm house northof Haviland where he livedmost of his 86 years. He wasthe son of David Smithermanand the former Lyda Kendall. He attended HavilandGrade School and FriendsHaviland Academy where hegraduated in 1944. August 31, 1947, Davidand Ruth McNichols fromBurr Oak were united inmarriage. To this unionLinda, Sandy and Dwightwere born. After 48 years ofhappiness together Ruthslowly developed Alzheimersand spent the last five yearsin a care facility. She passedaway September 18, 2001.The following three yearswere spent alone, semi-re-tired from the farm, with oc-casional trips to their winterhome in Yuma, Az. whichthey had enjoyed together formany years. August 14, 2004, Davidmarried Barbara (Plank)Hecht. She survives of thehome. His livelihood consisted offarming, dairying, operatinga television sales/ servicebusiness and bringing cableTV to the community. He willbe remembered for his Chris-

tian faith, generosity and numerous leadership roles. Mr. Smitherman was anactive member of the Havi-land Friends Church, servingin many positions through-out his life. He was Clerk ofMid-America Yearly Meetingof Friends and served numer-ous years on the Barclay Col-lege Board of Trustees,serving as Chairman formany of those years. He wasa member of the KiowaCounty Hospital Board, andmany other organizationsthat profited from his leader-ship. Being a pilot, David wasactive in Kansas, as well asInternational Flying Farmersattending many conventionsand serving in many capaci-ties.

Besides his wife, Mr.Smitherman is survived byhis three children, LindaClarkson and husband Terryof Pratt, Sandy Skinner andhusband Gary of Hugotonand Dwight Smitherman andwife Debbie of Haviland; hisseven grandchildren; 14great grandchildren; stepchildren Marsha Wright ofColby, Roland Hecht and wifeJanet of Overland Park,Sonya Wilson and husbandKevin of Chesapeake, Va. andDarin Hecht and wife Jen-nifer of Wichita; seven stepgrandchildren; and threestep great grandchildren. David was preceded indeath by his parents andbrother Charlton. Funeral services and a cel-ebration of David's life wereattended Wednesday after-noon, May 2, 2012 at theHaviland Friends Churchwith Dr. David Robinson,Pastor Donnie Hinshaw andRev. Merl Kinser officiating.Burial followed in HavilandCemetery. Memorial gifts may be givento the Haviland Friends Church,Barclay College or South WindHospice of Pratt in care of FleenerFuneral Home, 514 S. Main St.,Greensburg, Ks, 67054.

David Smitherman, Jr.

Dear Editor, When we ask businesspeople what they need fromus, bringing in experts tohelp train and motivate is al-most always mentioned.Therefore, the Economic De-velopment Board is onceagain sponsoring a Leader-cast broadcast at MemorialHall Friday, May 4 from 8:00a.m. until 3:30 p.m. Lunchwill be included with yourticket. You will have the op-portunity to hear from ten ofthe nation’s top leaders in

business, sports, etc. Theysay your attitude determinesyour level of success and Iguarantee you will leavewith an improved attitude.Please come and bringsomeone else, such as one ofyour key employees. Thoseattending have loved thisevent, but we can’t continueto sponsor it if enough peo-ple don’t attend. Leadercastdraws thousands in the

cities where the ticket priceis much higher. Check outthe speakers on the Web siteat http://www.chick-fil-aleadercast.com/ andplease call us to take advan-tage of this great opportu-nity.

Thanks, Neal R. GillespieStevens County

Economic Development630 S. Main

Hugoton, KS 67951620-544-4440

ecodevo@pld.com

Leadercast offers under-recognized opportunity Neal Gillespie

May is Motorcycle SafetyAwareness Month

It truly doesn’t seem likeMay should already be rollingaround, but here it is, justlike every other year! May’s abusy month, with school let-ting out, Rec activities, grad-uation, vacation planning . . .be sure to take a momentthis week to smell the flowersand fresh cut grass, listen tothe birds singing and feel thesun - and that delightfulsouthwest Kansas wind - onyour face.

Everyone who visited ouroffice this past week enjoyedthe moisture we have re-ceived lately. We were debat-ing how to cover the weather,and ultimately decided, “It’stough to take a picture ofrain!”

Living Kansasbrochure can beseen at Liberalthis weekend

More than 130 Kansas com-munities will be in Liberal'sLight Park May 5-6 to serve asa living brochure of what thereis to see, do, hear, taste, buyand learn in Kansas. Smalltowns like Kismet, Olsburg,Chapman, Muscotah andHugoton will exhibit alongsideTopeka, Kansas City and Man-hattan.

Hugoton’s Robert Veatchand Roger Lynch will be host-ing booths at the festival.Robert will be promoting his“Wooden Trout Custom Wood-works” in a freestanding dis-play and Roger is featured as asculptor in the Mercantile Tent.

The only travel show of itskind in the United States, theevent started on the Pennerfamily farm near Inman in1990. After eight years at thissouth central Kansas location,the event has moved to a differ-ent community every two years.Hosts include Pratt, Ottawa, In-dependence, Newton, GardenCity, Concordia and Leaven-worth. Liberal will also be thehost in 2013.

Penner said, "This is a funweekend event but it also actsas an important springboardfor year-round success for eachexhibitor. The public's interestat this event means everything.Maybe they'll plan a day trip toa town or hire a performer orbuy a Kansas-made product."

The festival will be Saturday,May 5, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00p.m. and Sunday, May 6, 10:00a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in Light Park,Eleventh and Kansas. More in-formation at www.kansassam-plerfestival.com.

PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITIf you loaned the library

some of your wonderful pic-tures, you may pick them upany time. Ask at the frontdesk. Thank you for sharingyour fantastic talents withus!

SUMMER READINGSIGNUP

Summer reading signupfor all programs is underway!Come in to the library andpick up an informational/registration brochure for theprogram that fits you!

PARKING LOTPlease feel free to use the

new parking lot on the southside of the library. We will beadding color to the plantingareas soon, but for now theentire area is available forpublic (not just library) park-ing.

SCGS MEETINGThe Stevens County Ge-

nealogical Society will havetheir regular monthly meet-ing Thursday, May 3 at 1:30p.m. at the library. ContactCathy Clark for details.

LIBRARY CLOSINGThe library will be closed

Monday, May 28 for Memo-rial Day.

COMING SOON!!!The Stevens County Li-

brary is presenting Steve Eu-lberg in a free concertWednesday, May 30 at 6:30p.m. An award-winningmulti-instrumentalist andsinger-songwriter, Steve Eul-berg weaves mountain andhammered dulcimers andguitar with a variety of un-usual instruments to createthought-provoking, smile-in-ducing, toe-tapping acousticexperiences. He has sung andcomposed for religious com-munities, union halls, picketlines, inter-faith retreats,

mountain-top youth camps,as well as the more familiarvenues: festivals, clubs, cof-feehouses, house concerts,bookstores, charity benefitsand showcase concerts. Clearyour calendar for an eveningof enjoyment. Remember,there is no charge to attendthe concert!

Krysta Knier will be amongexcellent company this Mayas she receives a PresidentialScholarship of $1,250 fromHutchinson Community Col-lege. In the spring of 1993,Hutchinson Community Col-lege proposed a bold plan. Toattract the best and brighteststudents from all over thestate, the College would offertuition and book scholar-ships of $1,250 to all stu-dents admitted to thePresidential Scholarship pro-gram. To encourage the stu-dents further, thescholarships would be renew-able. Reaction from prospectivedonors was enthusiastic,with individuals and busi-nesses contributing $29,000to start the PresidentialScholarship program. Thegoal was to award $60,000every year. The scholarship programprovides a unique opportu-nity for students, donors andfaculty mentors to come to-gether in a way never thoughtpossible, furthering scholar-ship at the college in a varietyof ways. Each Presidential Scholaris matched to a donor. Thetwo are introduced shortly

after selection and, in manyinstances, meet often, gettingto know each other on a per-sonal level. The interactionallows the donors to learnfirst-hand how profound adifference they make in thelives of the scholars. Now more than 500 stu-dents can proudly call them-selves Presidential Scholars.The founding scholars werein the top seven percent ofstudents nationwide, withfour ranking in the top twopercent. The scholars whohave followed the inauguralgroup continue to uphold thehigh standards of scholarshipset by the program. Presidential Scholars, withguidance from mentors, arerequired to develop honorsprojects; in-depth studies oftopics not normally encoun-tered at the freshman level.Krysta Knier’s project was en-titled “Leviticus Moral Lawsin Modern Society.” She ex-amined laws and decreesfrom Leviticus and created asurvey for modern citizens.The overall goal of the projectwas to provide insight intothe Biblical decrees of Leviti-cus and how those decreesimpact the morality andethics of people today. Krysta will graduate

May 12, 2012 with an Associ-ate’s degree and will attendFort Hays State Universitythis fall. She is the daughterof Don and Tonya Knier ofHugoton.

University and CEO of the Ed-ucation Innovation Laboratory;Urban Meyer, ESPN analystand former head football coachfor the University of Florida;Andy Stanley, best-sellingleadership author and com-municator; and Sheena Iyen-gar, Author of “The Art ofChoosing” and world-renowned expert of choice.

Last year, 85,000 leadersfrom 17 countries attendedChick-fil-A Leadercast. In itstwelfth year, this full day expe-riential conference is predictedto reach its largest audience todate.

“It is one of the single mostconsolidated sources of leader-ship that I know of,” said PaulUrbanowki, senior manager atAT&T. “But it goes beyondthat. I think this conference,although very focused on lead-ership, transcends the topicand really shows you how tolead in life.”

This year's program will

focus on the power of choice.The diverse group of interna-tionallyacclaimed authors,leadership experts and practi-tioners will share insights tohelp leaders empower andequip others at work, at homeand in the community throughhis or her choices.

“We're really good at gettingmessages aimed at very spe-cific, targeted audiences. Butwe aren't always very good atreaching out across the cul-ture,” said Malcolm Gladwell

best-selling author of “Blink:The Power of Thinking WithoutThinking” and “Outliers: TheStory of Success.” “I think thisis one of the few organizationsthat does that...that really ap-peals to me.”

For more informationabout Chick-fil-A Leadercast,visit www.chick-filaleadercast.com. For local ticketinginformation, call 620-544-4305 or email hugotonchamber@gmail.com.

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Paul’s Funeral Home314 S. Van Buren

620-544-4122 Hugoton, Ks. 67951“Our Family Serving Your Family.”

We treat each family like it’s our own family.

Our service doesn’t end the day of the funeral; we are

there for the family as long as they need us.

Jerry, Violet, David & Brandy Robson

Dustin JohnsonFinancial Advisor

Stephanie A Weeast, CFP®, AAMS®Financial Advisor

The Gas Capital Car Club, represented by, left

to right, Clayton Gerrond, Jim Miller, Doug

Martin and Charlotte Breeding, presents

Ralph Rodgers with a $400 check. Ralph grate-

fully accepts the check for the Hugoton Lions

Club.

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Student of the third nine weeks. John is a seventh grader at the

Hugoton Learning Academy, and just joined the students this

past January. John is a great young student, and a very hard

worker when it comes to his classes. John's favorite subject is

Science, and he enjoys playing the Wii with his fellow students.

White’s Foodliner gets a face life with new automatic opening

doors. The doors were installed Tuesday to the delight of the

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Known throughout theworld for revolutionizing thequilting industry, Hugoton na-tive Jodi Barrows will be pre-senting two entertaininglecture / trunk shows at theGrant County Library inUlysses Wednesday May 9. Thefree events, filled with historicalstorytelling and beautiful quiltswill take place at 1:00 p.m. and6:00 p.m. Reservations are re-quired. Please call the libraryfor more information. Jodi was raised in south-west Kansas, has two grownsons, and is married to Steve,her high school sweetheart.She is the daughter of ElwandaIrwin of Hugoton.

Over the past 20 years, shehas remarkably touched thou-sands of quilters throughoutthe world with her uniquemethod called Square in aSquare®. Jodi has spoken toquilting audiences throughoutthe United States, Canada, Eu-rope, South Africa and Aus-tralia. She has been commissionedto compose quilts for manystate and national organiza-tions in addition to her workwith the Kansas Historical So-ciety. She has written 23pattern books, four novels,produced four tools, twovideo/DVDs and five teacher’sbooks as well as designed sixfabric lines based on her novelsand pattern books. Jodi weaves her vast knowl-edge of history and quilting to-gether in an unforgettablepresentation guaranteed to en-tertain and amuse all ages.

MAY THE BENEFITS BEWITH YOU

May 4 is an unofficial hol-iday designated by fans asStar Wars Day. Why May 4and not the more likely May25 (the day the original StarWars was released)? It allcomes down to a simple butcatchy phrase: “May the‘fourth’ be with you.” When celebrating StarWars day, it can be easy topicture the space warriors intheir original state, the waythey have been captured onfilm. But consider this: Mayis also Older Americans’Month. That may be more fit-ting than you realize, sincethe heroes of Star Wars firstburst into pop culture “along time ago.” Most of the heroes and vil-lains of Star Wars are now

closing in on retirement age.Yes, Han Solo is well into re-tirement; Luke Skywalkerand Princess Leia are almostold enough to get Social Se-curity benefits. (Sorry, Chew-bacca, but you have to behuman to receive Social Se-curity benefits.) You don’t have to have thewisdom of a Jedi or theknowledge of a Droid to fig-ure out retirement benefits.If you’re planning ahead fora distant retirement, visit theRetirement Estimator to getan instant, personalized esti-mate of your future retire-ment benefits. Blast off towww.socialsecurity.gov/estimator. If you’re ready to applynow for retirement benefits,just go online. It’s so easy,and you can do it faster thanthe Millennium Falcon canoutrun Imperial fighters - inas little as 15 minutes atwww.socialsecurity.gov/applyonline. This year’s theme forOlder Americans Month is“You’re never too old to play.”

When Star Wars first cameout in 1977, social network-ing would have seemed likespace-aged ways to play, butyou now can connect withSocial Security on Facebook,Twitter and YouTube. What’smore, you can even do itfrom your own smartphone… even if it’s not a Droid. Visit www.socialsecurity.gov and target the “Facebook” and Twitter”icons. This May 4, may the“fourth” be with you. And re-member: the benefits will bewith you . . . always.

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Citizens State Bank601 S. Main - Hugoton

Pyramid Agency, Inc.521 S. Main - Hugoton

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

314 S. Van Buren 544-4122

Faith Publishing LLC522 S. Main 620-544-4321

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.

ROLLA

EMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH202 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.

MOSCOW

MOSCOW 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

April 29Pastor Sandy Ferguson

Rolla United Methodist Church

May 6Pastor Larry Bradford

Moscow Baptist Church

May 13Rusty Callahan

SPY A GREAT DEAL

In The Hugoton Hermes’

Classifieds!

THANK YOUAdministrative Assistants Day

was a huge success and lots of fun!

The Chamber Board would like to

thank everyone that came and

supported the efforts -

proceeds go to Park Day fun!

A special thanks to the bakers for thefabulous goodies: Janice Morgan, JanicePorter, Erica Kolb and Kristin Farnum.

An extra special thanks to the volunteersroped into selling, decorating and deliv-ering the goodies: Ruby Watkins, LaurieHull, Billie Stoddard and Sherri Leonard.

Respectfully

Debbie Nordling, President

Hugoton Area Chamber of Commerce

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Truly spring is here, not only are the flowers starting to bud,but the crow’s nest south of Hugoton has activity in it again.Roger Lynch has been watching this crow’s nest for severalyears which is perched high up on a windmill just off of Road12 on the Gene Willoughby Ranch. Each year Mr. and Mrs.Black Crow come in and do some rearranging to their nest fortheir new babies that will be coming shortly. This year he no-ticed something new. In the bottom of the nest are some smallbirds that have taken up residence in the basement of the nest.This is truly an example of community living at its best. Photocourtesy of Roger Lynch.

An Aero L-38 jet stops at theHugoton Airport for refuelingSunday. The plane stoppedon its way to Nebraska. Atleft, Chance Brock gets a tasteof what it’s like to sit in thecockpit of this amazing air-craft. A large crowd watchedas the Czechoslovakian air-craft took flight.

PUBLIC NOTICE(First published in the Hugoton Her-mes, Thursday, April 26, 2012) 3t

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OFSTEVENS COUNTY, KANSAS

In the Matter of the Estate ofMARYRUTH GREENWOOD, Deceased

Case No. 2011-PR-33

NOTICE OF HEARING

THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PER-SONS CONCERNED:

You are hereby notified that a Pe-tition has been filed in this Court byWade D. Greenwood, duly appointed,qualified and acting Administrator ofthe Estate of Maryruth Greenwood,deceased, praying Petitioner's acts beapproved; the account be settled andallowed; the heirs be determined; theEstate be assigned to the persons en-titled thereto pursuant to the laws ofintestate succession; fees and ex-

penses be allowed; costs be deter-mined and ordered paid; the adminis-tration of the Estate be closed; theAdministrator be discharged and Pe-titioner be released from further lia-bility.

You are hereby required to fileyour written defenses thereto on orbefore May 21, 2012, at 1:30 o'clockP.M. in the District Court, Hugoton.Stevens County, Kansas, at whichtime and place the cause will beheard. Should you fail therein, judg-ment and decree will be entered indue course upon the Petition.

Wade D. Greenwood, Administrator

BLOOMER, BLOOMER & BLOOMER202 West Main Street P. O. Box 386 202 West Main Osborne, Kansas 67473 (785) 346-5457 Attorneys for Administrator

Jodi Barrows

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

Jodi Barrows presents quilt lectures

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The Hugoton Lions Club ishelping the fourth gradersand the environment in oneproject. They gave everyfourth grader at the HugotonElementary School a 12 inchpine tree the afternoon ofApril 30, 2012. StevensCounty Extension Agent JoshMorris explained how to plantthe new trees. He empha-sized these baby trees need a

lot of water. The Lions Club FourthGrade Foresters Project had amajor goal to send everyfourth grader home with atree of their own to plant andcare for to celebrate ArborDay. Each individually pack-aged 12” to 18” evergreen treeis recommended for growth insouthwest Kansas. A bag tagis attached to each tree fea-

turing planting and care in-structions. The Lions Club has a mis-sion of community service,good citizenship and promot-ing the welfare of the commu-nity. The Fourth GradeForesters Project is a greatopportunity to visibly demon-strate their mission. Treesplanted will promote the wel-fare of the community be-

cause they will beautify thelocale as well as help meetbasic air quality standards. In its first five years, theFourth Grade Foresters USAand over 400 sponsors pro-vided more that 300,000trees to fourth graders in 39states. The Lions Clubserves the community byteaching children to be goodstewards and good citizens. The Lion’s Club also sup-ports employment of workerswith disabilities. (Each tree is

individually packaged for dis-

tribution by workers with dis-

abilities.)

Kansas Arbor Day was

April 27, 2012. In 1885 theNational Education Associa-tion called for observation ofArbor Day in all the nation’sschools on the official ArborDay of their own state. Nowin the era of global warmingand air pollution, tree plant-ing is even more importantthan ever. Trees take carbondioxide (CO2) out of the at-mosphere to help reducewarming and help clean theair we breathe. Planting treesis a simple, inexpensive andeasy way to address the prob-lem.

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Stevens County Extension Agent Josh Morris

gives explicit directions of how to plant and

care for each student’s own pine tree. These

fourth graders pay strict attention to the in-

structions.

These fourth grade classes are excited the

Hugoton Lions Club is giving each of them a

tree of their very own to plant and care for.

They listen intently to the planting instructions.

The Hugoton Lions Club stopped by the Hugo-

ton Elementary School to give each fourth

grader a tree of their own. Left to right are

Charles Wagner, Extension Agent Josh Morris,

Robert Eyestone, Robert Veatch, Billy Wood-

worth, Ralph Rodgers and Rick Kates.

This Hugoton fourth grader

shows her excitement to get

her very own tree to plant,

thanks to the Hugoton Lions

Club.

April 19, 1912(Letter from the Former Editor)

In retiring from the ownershipand management of the Hermes wedesire to thank the patrons andfriends who helped us in making itwhat it was and forbore so cheerfullyour many weaknesses. It is with deepregrets we lay down this work for onewe hope will prove equally fruitful ofresults for self and of good for Hugo-ton, Stevens County and Southwest-ern Kansas. We have no intention ofsevering our identity with the intereststhat emanate from this community.Again, we thank you for your kind for-bearance.

E.M. Anderson(Letter From the New Editor)

We are back again after wander-ing around for a period of two and onehalf years. We have decided thatStevens County is the best place tolive. This issue of the Hermes is ourfirst and in the hurry and confusionof change of editor may not be up tothe usual standard, but as soon as weget properly adjusted to our sur-roundings, we will not only strive tokeep the paper up to its present highstandard but will endavor to give youa better and newsier paper all thetime. We have come to make our per-manent home among you and trustthat the friendship and cordial busi-ness relations of our former stay inStevens County may be resumed andcontinued.

F.A. McCoy

Friday, April 4, 1913 Big Barbecue

Hugoton and Stevens County is topull off their big railroad barbecue onMay 7. This was definitely decidedupon at a mass meeting held lastMonday night. A former mass meetinghad set that date provisionally andhad selected an executive committeecomposed of J.A. Kelley, chairmanJ.B. Porter, J.E. Mulligan, C.B.Combs, R.L. Smith and F.A. McCoy.This committee after investigating theprobable cost and our resources ap-pointed appropriate committees. Theexecutive committee was instructed toproceed along according to the plansthey had made. The plans include areal barbecue with plenty to eat foreverybody. An experienced man willbe placed in charge of the meat roast-ing and everything will be well served.There will be racing, a ball game, nu-merous amusements on the groundsand a big platform dance at night.One of the big features of the day willbe music by the big cowboy bandfrom Dodge City. Speakers of note willhelp entertain the crowd and the daywill be chuck full of good things frommorning until late at night. The SantaFe will bring a big excursion trainfrom Dodge City. The crowd for thatday will be a record breaker; the low-est estimate being placed at 4,000

people. This barbecue will be the onebig event in the Southwest this yearand you cannot afford to miss it. Inci-dentally it is up to all the people ofStevens County to put their shoulderto the wheel and help make this thebest of Stevens County's long list ofgood times.Friday, April 18, 1913 MOSCOW

The writer desires to correct themistake the school boy made in theissue of the Hermes of April 4 in re-gard to the description of Moscow.The description is as follows. Depot,stock yards, water plant, sectionhouse, two elevators, two implementhouses one hardware, one blacksmithshop, two dry goods and grocerystores, feed stable, lumber yard, twocoal yard, one restaurant and two oilmerchants and two large dwellinghouses under construction and willsoon be completed.

School Notes

The measles have made quite aninroad into our school. The atten-dance is only fifty or sixty percent.Mrs. Combs has been so illthe last two weeks that shehas not been able to attend toher school duties. Howevershe hopes to be able to getback to work by next Monday.Mr. Coffman and Miss Tiptonhave had charge ofher room during herabsence.

Remembering

125 years of the Hermes

Federation, the NationalFarmers Union, FFA and 4-H– to promote safety amongyouth workers in agriculture.This is exactly what we havebeen asking for all along –those who know agriculturebest should have been con-sulted from the start. “For generations, the con-

tributions of young peoplehave helped family farm andranch operations survive andprosper. If this proposal hadgone into effect, not onlywould the shrinking ruralworkforce have been furtherreduced, and our nation’syouth deprived of valuablecareer training opportunities,but a way of life would havebegun to disappear. This is atremendous victory for farm-ers and ranchers across thecountry.” Last year, DOL Secretary

Hilda Solis proposed rulesthat would restrict familyfarm operations by prohibit-

ing youth under the age of 16from participating in commonlivestock practices such asvaccinating and hoof trim-ming, and handling most an-imals more than six monthsold, which would severelylimit participation in 4-H andFFA activities and restricttheir youth farm safetyclasses; operating farm ma-chinery over 20 PTO horse-power; completing tasks atelevations over six feet high;and working at stockyardsand grain and feed facilities.The language of the proposedrule is so specific it wouldeven ban youth from operat-ing a battery powered screw-driver or a pressurizedgarden hose. In December of last year,

Moran and 29 of his Senatecolleagues sent a letter toSecretary Solis requestingthat the proposed rule bewithdrawn. In March of this year,

Moran and U.S. SenatorJohn Thune (R-S.D.) intro-duced legislation, the Pre-serving America’s FamilyFarm Act, to prevent the De-partment of Labor (DOL) fromenacting its controversialproposed restrictions onyouth working on familyfarms.

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544-4321

Hugoton Lions Club gives each fourth grader a tree of their own

The Hugoton High School

track and field team has been

busy with competition over

the last two weeks, hitting

the largest section of meets

for the season with a few

short days of breaks between

a handful of perfomance

dates.

April 17 the Eagles partic-

ipated in a meet in Scott City.

The girls team placed seventh

while the boys captured fifth.

At Holcomb April 20, the girls

placed tenth and the boys

fourth.

Chance Ghumm placed

fourth in two events at the

Haskell County Relays in Sa-

tanta April 24. This included

the 1600 meter run and 3200

meter run. The Eagles 4x100

meter relay team placed sixth

at the meet as did Kole Kahl

in the 1600 meter run.

Track and Field Resultsfrom Scott City April 17

Girls’ team - Seventh place200m Dash4 Nicole Kinser 28.95

1600m Run6 Aubrey Hamlin 6:34.52

3200m Run3 Aubrey Hamlin 14:01.35

100m Hurdles6 Taylor Fiss 18.98,

4x400 Relay6 Taylor Fiss, Ana Pena,

Elizabeth Johnson, BayLee

Hoskinson 4:45.25

Long Jump2 Nicole Kinser 16-08.00

Triple Jump2 Nicole Kinser 37’ ¾”

Discus4 Enddy Bojorquez 94 2 ¾”

Shot Put4 Enddy Bojorquez 31’ 2”

Boys-team place fifth200m DashJonny Vegara 24.88

800m Run2 Patrick Weaver 2:02.59

4 Luis Castro 2:13.17

1600m Run1 Patrick Weaver 4:43.65

3200m Run1 Jacob Martin 10:28.57

3 Ulises Armendariz 11:10.38

4x400m Relay5 Luis Castro, Henry Vela,

Kellen Watkins, Patrick

Weaver 3:42.92

4x800m Relay1 Skylar McLain, Ulises Ar-

mendariz, Jacob Martin,

Chase Hittle 8:31.76

Pole Vault4 Carlos Dominguez 10-00.00

Triple Jump2 Fisher Hewitt 40’ 1 ½”

Discus4 Avory Stegman 138’ 6”

Javelin2 Avory Stegman 156’ 9”

Shot Put1 Avory Stegman 51’ 7”

Meet Results Holcomb

4-20-2012Girls-Team Place-tenth100m Hurdles6 Taylor Fiss 18.69

4x 100m Relay6 Taylor Fiss, Estefani Ar-

mendariz, Ana Pena, BayLee

Hoskinson 56.16

Long Jump1 Nicole Kinser 16’8 ¾ “

Triple Jump6 Ana Pena 30’ 2”

Discus3 Enddy Bojorquez 86’4 ½”

Shot Put5 Enddy Bojorquez 30’ 2 ½”

Javelin4 Taylor Fiss 90’9”

Boys Results-Team place-fourth400m Dash2 Patrick Weaver 52.25

800m Run5 Chase Hittle 2:12.13

3200m Run4 Ulises Armendariz 10:34.77

4 x100m Relay5 Jorge Montoya, Jonny Ve-

gara, Henry Vela, Luis Castro

47.02

4x400m Relay5 Luis Castro, Ty Haller,

Kellen Watkins, Patrick

Weaver 3:40.40

4x800m Relay1 Luis Castro, Chase Hittle,

Jacob Martin, Patrick Weaver

8:23.30

Triple Jump4 Fisher Hewitt 39’ 11 ¾”

Pole Vault3 Logan Frederick 12’00”

Discus1 Avory Stegman 135’ 8”

6 Luis Sanchez 118’00”

Shot Put1 Avory Stegman 50’ 7 ½”

3 Colten Lissolo 43’ 6 ½”

4 Luis Sanchez 43’ 1 ¾”

Javelin5 Avory Stegman 138’ 4 ½”

Haskell County Relays (Sa-

tanta) 4-24-121600m Run4 Chance Ghumm 5:25.16,

6 Kole Kahl 5:27.59

3200m Run4 Chance Ghumm12:23.84

4x100m Relay6 Garett Walker, Josh

Chavez, Richey Ruvalcaba,

Gensis Martinez 50.28

The Hugoton Hermes Thursday, May 3, 2012 Page 6

Thursday, May 3High School Boys Golf JV

at Home; 3:00 p.m.

Friday, May 4High School Track at

Lakin; 3:00 p.m.

High School Baseball

V/JV at Scott City; 4:00 p.m.

High School Softball V/JV

vs. Scott City at Home; 4:00

p.m.

Saturday, May 5High School Boys Golf at

Ulysses; 9:00 a.m.

Middle School Track

GWAC at Holcomb; 10:00

a.m.

Tuesday, May 8High School Baseball

V/JV vs. Ulysses at Home;

4:00 p.m.

High School Softball V/JV

at Ulysses; 4:00 p.m.

Thursday, May 10High School Boys Golf

GWAC at Home; 3:00 p.m.

High School Track at Scott

City; 3:00 p.m.

Sports Schedule

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Logan Brecheisen follows through on a tee off and watches

his ball sail down the course at last week's HHS hosted tour-

nament.

Hugoton High School Eagle Dillon Hawk makes his approach

in the javelin competition.

The Eagles hosted the

Hugoton Invitational Track

and Field Meet for the high

school teams Friday. The girls

team of HHS placed fourth

overall and the boys team

placed second.

Nicole Kinser won the 200

meter dash in a time of

26.91. She also took top hon-

ors in the long jump and

triple jump events. She

jumped 17'1" and 36'1-3/4",

respectively. Taylor Fiss

placed second in the javelin

throw with a mark of 90'9".

Fiss cleared the hurdles for

sixth place in the 100 meter

hurdle event. Her time was

recorded at 17.43. Enddy Bo-

jorquez placed fifth in two

events, including the shot put

(31'3") and discus (90'4"). Ana

Pena placed fourth in the

triple jump with a distance of

29'8-1/2" and fifth in the long

jump with 14'5".

Hugoton's girls’ relay team

placed second in the 4x800

meter with work done by

BayLee Hoskinson, Estefani

Armedariz, Pena and Aubrey

Hamlin. They combined ef-

forts for a time of 11:03.70.

Third place went to the Ea-

gles' 4x400 meter relay team

in a time of 4:34.36. The relay

is made up of Kinser, Armen-

dariz, Hoskinson and Pena.

The boys’ team of HHS had

three relay team place. The

4x100 meter relay team took

third in 46.43. This event in-

cluded Jorge Montoya, Jonny

Vegara, Ulises Armendariz

and Henry Vela. The 4x400

meter relay team took fourth

in 3:38.61 with Luis Castro,

Patrick Weaver, Armendariz

and Vela. Castro, Armen-

dariz, Victor Romo and Chase

Hittle ran the 4x800 meter

relay in 8:53.01 for fourth

place.

Patrick Weaver took first

place in two individual

events. He won the 800 meter

run in 1:58.55, followed by

teammate Luis Castro in

2:10.96 for sixth place.

Weaver also won the 1600

meter run in 4:36.84. Jacob

Martin placed third in

4:48.11. Martin crossed the

finish line in 10:22.83 for sec-

ond in the 3200 meter run,

and Armendariz took fourth

with a time of 10:46.41.

Avory Stegman threw the

shot put 49'1" for first place,

the discus 131'3" for second

and the javelin 144' for third.

Colten Lissolo placed sixth in

the shot put (43'6-1/2") and

sixth in the discus (123'8-

1/2"). Dillon Hawk placed

third in the discus event with

a throw of 124'10".

Fisher Hewitt jumped 5'8"

in the high jump for sixth

place, and 39'7-1/2" in the

triple jump for fourth.

“We have had a busy last

two weeks with four meets in-

cluding our home meet last

Friday,” said Coach Nick Ro-

driguez. “We have had some

outstanding performances

the last few weeks. We just

need to stay healthy and keep

progressing to get better

times and marks for region-

als.”

Sofia Jimenez accelerates to a full sprint in a race at the Eagle

track Thursday.

NOTICEStevens County Taxpayers

The Last Half of 2011

TAXESARE DUE

May 10, 2012After that date taxes become delinquent and bear interest

at the rate of 7% per annum.

Connie GoldCounty Treasurer of Stevens County

Sports by

Lori Demers

Boys’ team places second at Hugoton Invitational

HHS track and field results announced

The Tigers and Eagles bat-tled in a doubleheader lastweek at Guymon. The varsitybaseball team of Hugoton Highsplit the wins with the host.Hugoton won game one 4-2,and the Tigers won the secondgame 3-4.

"We got a quality win in thefirst game," stated Coach ClintMerritt. "We out hit the Tigers12 to 4 and executed sometimely hit-and-runs andbunting situations to win aclose ballgame."

Ross Davis pitched six in-nings to get the win for Hugo-ton. James Persinger pitchedthe seventh inning to get thesave. Davis struck out five bat-ters, walked two and gave uptwo hits. Persinger struck outone batter and walked one.

Hugoton combined for 12hits off the bats of eight play-ers. Two each came from YatesSutton, Persinger, Nic Freder-ick, and Ross Davis. DillonTaylor, Lance Sandoval, CodyFrederick and Slade Shuckeach had one hit. Persinger,Cody Frederick and Suttoneach produced a double. San-doval had a sacrifice and ledthe team with two RBI.

"In the second game, wegave up three runs in the firstinning," reported coach Merritt."We battled back to tie thescore in the third. In thisgame, Guymon executed betterthan we did down the stretchon a walk-off bunt/error to win3-4."

Sutton pitched four inningsstriking out four, walking four

and giving up three hits. Hugo-ton produced eight hits. NicFrederick led the team withthree of those. Persinger and

Cody Frederick each had adouble. Sutton put down a sin-gle as did Ross Davis and Al-fredo Licon.

The Kansas Wildlife, Parksand Tourism Commission metat the Great Plains Nature Cen-ter in Wichita Thursday, April26. During the Public Hearingportion of the meeting, the com-mission approved recommendedchanges to the managementunits for fall turkey hunting sea-son. The recommendation addstwo units for a total of six, andwill allow biologists to adapthunting regulations and baglimits to better manage thestate’s turkey populations.

In other action, the commis-sion approved recommendationsfor the season dates and permitallocations for the 2012 antelopeseasons. Archery season for an-telope is September 22-30, andOctober 15-31. Archery permitsare sold over-the-counter to res-idents and nonresidents, and allantelope management units areopen to archery hunting.

The muzzleloader-only ante-lope season is set for October 1-8, and is open to residents only.Twenty-six muzzleloader-onlypermits are authorized for Unit2; 12 permits are authorized forUnit 17; and eight permits areauthorized for Unit 18.

The 2012 firearm antelopeseason is set for October 5-8 andis open to residents only. Onehundred firearm antelope per-mits are authorized for Unit 2;40 are authorized for Unit 17;and ten are authorized for Unit18.

The application period forresident antelope muzzleloaderand firearm permits is May 8-June 8. All applications must besubmitted online through theKDWPT website, www.ksoutdoors.com.

In final public hearing action,commissioners approved recom-mendations for the 2012-2013elk hunting season. Archeryseason: Unit 3 (statewide exceptFort Riley and Morton County)— September 17-December 31;Unit 2a (Fort Riley) — September1-30. Firearm Season: Unit 3 —November 28-December 9, andJanuary. 1, 2013-March 15,2013; Unit 2a, either-sex holders— October 1-December 31;antlerless-only permit holders –October 1-31, November 1-30and December 1-31 (one-third of

the permits valid in each seasonsegment). Muzzleloader season:Unit 2 and Unit 3 – September1-30.

Ten either-sex elk permitsand 15 antlerless-only elk per-mits are authorized for Unit 2.Only residents are eligible for elkpermits, and applications forlimited-quota permits must besubmitted online by July 13,2012. An unlimited number ofantlerless-only and either-sexhunt-own-land permits are au-thorized for Units 2 and 3. Anunlimited number of the antler-less-only and either-sex elk per-mits are authorized for Unit 3.

The KDWPT Commission’snext meeting is scheduled forJune 21 in Kansas City.

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Sports by

Lori Demers

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BULTMAN’S SALEMAY 2-8, 2012

Kevin Omo chips the ball onto the green for Hugoton.

Matthew Nash tees off at the second hole during the varsity Ea-gles' Hugoton Invitational Golf Meet last week.

The varsity Eagle boys golfteam hosted the Hugoton In-vitational Friday. After whatstarted as a windy day, con-ditions turned favorable for agreat outing of golf. Hugotonshot a team score of 355 forseventh place. Ten schoolswere represented at the tour-nament. Ulysses took the topteam spot with a combinedscore of 323, followed byMeade with 333 and Elkhartwith 336.

Kolton Decker had the lowscore for Hugoton. He shot an84, combining 42 on nineholes twice. He placed tenthat the meet and received amedal. Lawson Fiss and

Kevin Omo both shot a 90 onthe course. Fiss shot a 46 onthe front nine and 44 on theback nine. Omo scored 42and 48. Matthew Nash to-taled 91 strokes, marking aconsistant game with a score-card reading of 45 the firsttime through the course and46 the second. AJ Scott fin-ished the day with 93 strokes(47, 46) and LoganBrecheisen 123 (60, 63).

At Cimarron, Hugoton'svarsity team played an 18-hole tournament Tuesday.Fiss took home an eleventhplace medal with a score of83. Nash shot 90, Omo 97,Scott 98 and Brecheisen 112.

The junior varsity golfteam of Hugoton High playedin a nine-hole golf tourna-ment hosted by Southwest-ern Heights last week. AustinCox placed eighth overallwith a score of 89 for the day.

Christian Heger shot a 99 fortwenty-fifth place. Adam Sea-man shot 105, Matt LeNeve112, Aaron Seaman 117 andBryce Dunn 160. No teamscores were kept at the meet.

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Varsity Eagle boys’ golf team hosts Invitational at Forewinds

Junior varsity golf team competesat Southwestern Heights tourney

Guymon Tigers and Eagles split wins of doubleheader

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Parsley Pesto:

1/2 cup packed fresh Italian parsley leaves

4 large cloves garlic, minced

3 Tbsp olive oil

1. Place pesto ingredients in small bowl of food processor or blender container. Cover; process until

finely chopped.

2. Spread pesto on beef steaks and bell peppers. Place steaks on grill over medium, ash-covered

coals. Place peppers around steaks. Grill steaks, uncovered, 14 to 16 minutes for medium rare to

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Enjoy a steak on the

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The Hugoton Hermes Thursday, May 3, 2012 Page 8

Asparagus

Asparagus - according towhat I hear from people - youeither love it or hate it. If youare reading this column youare probably on the ‘“love it”side, or you would have seenthe title and stopped rightthere. May is National AsparagusMonth, which is in the primegrowing season of late Febru-ary through June for thislovely vegetable. It comesfrom the lily family and typi-cally is an apple-green col-ored stalk with a deeppurple-tinged tip. The stalks shoot up fromthe crown of the plant andgrow into fern-like leaves ifallowed to develop. However,the edible stalks are har-vested, strictly by hand, be-fore the actual fern leavesdevelop. It takes three yearsto mature from the sowing ofthe seed to the harvest of thefirst crop of stalks. Aspara-gus is one of the few vegeta-bles that is grown as aperennial, since it lives eightto ten years. The size deter-mines the age of the plant.The more mature the plantis, the thicker the asparagusstalks will be. As a child Iloved going to the asparaguspatch to cut the fresh stalks,

and I thought the bigger oneswere better to cut, but laterdecided the smaller stalkswere more tender. Asparagus plants are ei-ther male or female. The fe-male produces seeds, whichnot only causes the reducedsize of the stalks, but alsocrowds the bed withseedlings. Since the males donot expend energy makingseeds, their stalks are largerand more desirable. New cul-tivars have been bred to pro-duce only male plants formore cost-efficient crops. Whether you prefer thethick or thin spears, be cer-tain they are fresh beforebuying them. The sugar inthe plant quickly converts tostarch after harvesting, caus-ing a loss in flavor and thedevelopment of a woody tex-ture. Select firm, straight,smooth, rich and greenstalks with tightly closedtips. Ridges in the stems anda dull green color are an in-dication of old age. The stalksshould not be limp, or dry atthe cut end. Choose stalks ofuniform thickness for morecontrol in the cookingprocess. Do not wash asparagusbefore storing, and never

soak it. Trim the ends offresh asparagus spears andstand them upright in a jarwith about an inch of waterin the bottom. Cover with aplastic bag and store in therefrigerator for up to twodays. It is best when cookedthe same day it is purchased,but if it’s tightly wrapped in aplastic bag it will keep forthree to four days in the re-frigerator. Asparagus needs to cookquickly to a tender-crisp tex-ture. To gauge doneness,poke a stalk with a knife, andyou should feel a little resist-ance. One cooking method isto stand the asparagus inthree inches of boiling water,cover and cook for eight min-utes or until the tips are ten-der. This method cooks thethicker bottom stalk whilesteaming the more tendertips. Steaming should be re-served for only the youngest,most tender asparagus. It isimportant not to overcook it.Remember, asparagus willcontinue to cook a bit evenafter it’s removed from theboiling water. Young aspara-gus readily adapts to otherquick-cooking methods, suchas stir-fry and sauté. Asparagus contains agood amount of Vitamin Aand is a fair source of ironand vitamins B and C. Enjoysome fresh asparagus todaywhile it is in the peak of theseason!

Senate President SteveMorris of Hugoton, welcomedHugoton students GavinHeger and Samuel Fabela toserve as pages for the day inthe Kansas Senate. Gavin is the son of Chris

and Stephanie Heger ofHugoton, and the grandsonof Gary and Theresa Hegerand Steve and Barb Morris ofHugoton. Samuel is the sonof Sammy and Lisa Fabela ofHugoton and the grandson ofJorge and Patricia Fabela andAnselmo and Aurora Juarezof Hugoton. Senate President Morrissaid, “It was a great pleasureto have these young men withme today. They were atten-tive, respectful and conscien-tious in their duties. It is myhope this visit to the state

capitol and the Kansas Sen-ate will remain in their mem-ory and encourage them tobecome involved in govern-

ment by voting, paying atten-tion to the issues of the dayand making their opinionsheard. Perhaps one will evenseek elected office someday.” Pages assist elected offi-

cials and staff by running er-rands, putting togethermailings, and other dutiesnecessary to operating for aday in the Kansas Legisla-ture. They also have the op-portunity to sit in on workingcommittees, take a tour of thecapitol and have their phototaken with the Governor ifavailable. These studentsalso had their photo takenwith Senate President SteveMorris in the Kansas Senatechamber.

The Hugoton Hermes Thursday, May 3, 2012 Page 1B

Dr. Rory Howard received his medical doctorate from the University of Kansas School of Medicine in Kansas City,

Kansas in December 1997. He completed his undergraduate work at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York. Prior to coming to Liberal, Dr. Howard served as Chief of General Surgery at the Bassett Army Community Hospital in Ft.

Wainwright, Alaska. He and his wife, Rhonda, have two chil-dren: Deanna and Rory II. Along with Dr. John Buie, Dr. Howard

will be practicing in the Advanced Surgery Office located at 1411 West 15th Street in Liberal.

General Surgeon Rory Howard, M.D.

Appointments can be made by calling 620-624-4946

Keeping Quality Healthcare Close To Home

Tuesday, April 24Low - 48˚ High - 96 ̊

Wind speed - 29 Wind gust - 33

Wednesday, April 25Low - N/A High - N/A

Wind speed - N/A Wind gust - N/A

Thursday, April 26Low - 56˚ High - 86 ̊

Wind speed - 32 Wind gust - 41

Friday, April 27Low - 55˚ High - 79 ̊

Wind speed - 41 Wind gust - 48

Saturday, April 28Low - 41˚ High - 73 ̊

Wind speed - 23 Wind gust - 30

Sunday, April 29Low - 53 ̊ High - 79˚

Wind speed - 32 Wind gust - 47

Monday, April 30Low - 53 ̊ High - 79˚

Wind speed - 16 Wind gust - 21Wind speed is shown in MPH.

Weather Watch

Weather data is taken from theAviation Weather System at the

Hugoton Municipal Airport.

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Two Hugoton students serve as pages for Kansas Senate

President Steve Morris. Pictured left to right are Gavin Heger,

Senator Morris and Samuel Fabela.

Young Alec Mikolajczak recently visited the Kansas Statehouse

and assisted Senate President Steve Morris in the Kansas Sen-

ate. Alec is the son of Michael and Susan Mikolajczak of Au-

rora, Co., and the grandson of Senator Morris and Mrs. Barb

Morris of Hugoton.

Seated in front are Hugoton Learning Academy ESL Staff Edith

Jimenez and Barb Trujillo. Standing behind is HLA staff

Michael Burrows, Jan Kilbourne and Emily Snyder.

The Hugoton LearningAcademy staff would like toopen their doors to studentsinterested in enrolling for theupcoming 2012-2013 schoolyear! Early enrollment hasofficially begun! Make sureyou stop by and enroll now toreceive a discount in your en-rollment fee. The HLA traditional schoolprogram is able to serve sev-enth through twelfth gradestudents, and offer a tradi-tional school day for their tra-ditional students. Lunchservice and bus transporta-tion are included! Those adult ESL studentswho have attended this yearhave made great strides inlearning a second languageand are well on their way tounderstanding the language. The 2012-2013 schoolyear will feature full day ESLclass services! La clave deexito es "Deseo!" HLA Hoursof Operation are Mondaythrough Friday, 8:00 a.m. to8:00 p.m.

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

Several area students haveaccepted scholarships to at-tend Fort Hays State Univer-sity for the 2012-2013academic year. Zach Kiley, a 2012 Hugo-ton High School graduate, ac-cepted a $500 AcademicOpportunity Award from theCollege of Business andLeadership. Kiley is the son ofLarry and Karen Kiley ofHugoton. He plans to majorin accounting. Tessa Whitham, a 2012Moscow High School gradu-ate, accepted a $700 FortHays Bronze AcademicAward. Whitham is thedaughter of Matt and LisaWhitham of Moscow. Sheplans to major in nursing. The scholarship processfor the 2012-2013 academicyear will continue into thefall. Many students who havealready accepted some schol-arships continue to apply forand accept different awards. Submitted by Fort Hays

State University.

How about that nice rainwe received Sunday eveningand Monday morning? Howwonderful and much needed!

Things are going alongvery well here at the Center.We still have the activitiesand those great meals atnoon. Come on in and checkus out.

Today, Monday, is the lastday of April - always a reallybusy time for everyone here.Where did the month go?Time goes so quickly.

Have a great week!Menu

May 3 .........................SpaghettiMay 4..................................FishMay 7........Chicken Fried SteakMay 8 .................................ChiliMay 9........Oven-Fried ChickenMay 10.................Beef Burritos

Activities Schedule

Thursday, May 3

Exercise....................10:30 a.m.Friday, May 4

Exercise....................10:30 a.m.Bingo........................12:30 p.m.Saturday, May 5

Cards .........................................Monday, May 7

Exercise....................10:30 a.m.Line Dance.................7:00 p.m.

Tuesday, May 8

Board Meeting ...........9:30 a.m.Exercise....................10:30 a.m.Bridge.........................................Wednesday, May 9

Exercise....................10:30 a.m.Paint...........................1:00 p.m.Thursday, May 10

Exercise....................10:30 a.m.Bridge.........................................Aglow..........................................

STEVENS COUNTY

Activity Center - 544-2283

Nutrition Center - 544-8041

~ Barbara Beeks ~

Heger and Fabela serve as pages in Kansas Senate

Early enrollment begins at Hugoton Learning Academy

Kiley and

Whitham

accept Fort Hays

scholarships

YOU ARE ALWAYS

ON MY MIND

KENNETH R. IRWIN

MAY 7, 1935 - JANUARY 11, 2011

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Two students in Mrs.Omo’s first grade class havetaken the motto “The morewe read, the better we get” toheart and have each read1,000 books. Students in firstgrade are asked to recordbooks they read at home, andthe reading must be verifiedby their parents. Madison Crawford, daugh-ter of Chris and Laurie Craw-ford, set 1,000 books as hergoal at the beginning of theyear. “I really like reading theAmber Brown books,” saidMadison, “but my mom is

probably tired of me readingto her.” Catie Gooch, daughter ofPhil and Michelle Gooch, alsoset 1,000 books as her goal.“It took a long time to read a1,000 books,” said Catie.Catie not only read to her

parents but also the resi-dents of Pioneer Manor. Shealso received a purple ribbonat 4-H Club Days for herreading. Good job, ladies! HugotonElementary School is proudof you!

Three more sixth gradestudents at Hugoton Elemen-tary School have met the topgoal of 300 AcceleratedReader points. The girls areFelecia McPhillips, daughterof Felix and MarshaMcPhillips, Mary Reimer,daughter of Johan and SaraReimer, and Minnie Wall,daughter of Cornelius andJustina Wiebe. All three girls love to readand have different tastes inbooks. Minnie's favorite bookwas “Scat,” an ecologicalmystery, while Mary prefershistorical fiction and Feleciais a fan of The HungerGames.” Felecia also likes to traveland can't wait for seventhgrade because of the newbooks she'll get to read. Maryenjoys playing the piano andworking on her computer.Scrapbooking is a hobby ofMinnie's that she learnedfrom her sister-in-law. All ofthe girls think the library atHugoton Elementary Schoolis full of good books to read.Congratulations girls!

Mrs. Frederick’s secondgrade students performed fortheir parents Thursday, April26 for Keyboard Daze. Eachsecond grade class playedseveral songs on the pianokeyboards for their parents. Mrs. Lomax, primarymusic teacher, is verypleased with how well thestudents have learned theirsongs and are working to-ward learning to read music.Research tells us young chil-dren who take music lessonsshow different brain develop-ment and improved memory.Besides that, it’s really fun tomake your own music!

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HES second grade class unfazed by Keyboard Daze

Three more sixth grade students at HugotonElementary School have met the top goal of 300Accelerated Reader points. The girls are left to

right Felecia McPhillips, Mary Reimer andMinnie Wall.

Mrs. Bonnie Lomax, primary music teacher, guides the studentsas they play keyboards for their parents this past Thursday.Mrs. Frederick’s second graders are even learning to readmusic!

First grade teacher Mrs. Sue Omo beams proudly as she andtwo of her students, Madison Crawford and Catie Gooch, visittheir favorite locale, the Elementary School Library.

Jacob Neufeld hit the 300 Accelerated Reader point mark againthis year. The sixth grader enjoys science, his teacher Mrs. EliseHeger and, of course, reading! Congratulations Jacob and keepup the good work!

Two first graders blaze through 1000 books

Second grade students concen-trate while performing fortheir parents Thursday.

Three moreearn 300AR points

For the second year in arow, sixth grader JacobNeufeld has earned over 300Accelerated Reader points.Jacob is the 12-year-old sonof Jacob and KatharinaNeufeld and the student ofMrs. Elise Heger. Mrs. Hegeris his favorite teacher be-cause she is nice and funny,but he loves his science class

taught by Mr. Steven Math-ias. Currently he is workingwith two other students on ascience fair project that de-cides which soil will grow abean the fastest. For any in-terested gardeners, MiracleGrow soil is the clear winner.When Jacob is not reading orgrowing beans he enjoys soc-cer, football, and helping onthe farm. Congratulations, Jacob!

Neufeld reaches 300point mark again

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OFSTEVENS COUNTY, KANSAS

In the Matter of the Estate of ALFASIGNE NORTON, a/k/a ALFA S.NORTON, a/k/a ALFA NORTON, De-ceased(Petition Pursuant to K.S.A. Chapter59)

Case No. 2012-PR-9

NOTICE OF HEARINGTHE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PER-SONS CONCERNED:

You are notified that a Petition toAdmit Foreign Will to Probate andRecord was filed in this Court byLinda M. Schuback, personal repre-sentative named in the Last Will andTestament of Alfa Signe Norton, pray-ing that the real property and per-sonal property of the decedent,including but not limited to the fol-lowing described real estate situatedin Stevens County, Kansas, to wit: Anundivided interest in and to the oil,gas and/or other minerals located in,on, under, or that may be producedfrom, the Northeast Quarter (NE¼) ofSection 23, the Southwest Quarter(SW¼) of Section 25, and the South-west Quarter (SW¼) of Section 35, allin Township 32 South, Range 37 Westof the 6th P.M., Stevens County,Kansas; and an undivided interest inand to the oil, gas and/or other min-erals located in, on, under, or thatmay be produced from, the NortheastQuarter (NE¼) of Section 3, and theSouthwest Quarter (SW¼) of Section3, all in Township 33 South, Range 37West of the 6th P.M., Stevens County,Kansas, be distributed in accord withthe terms and conditions of the Willand the allegations in the Petition.You are required to file your writtendefenses to the Petition on or beforeMay 10, 2012, at 4:00 p.m. in thisCourt at which time and place thecause will be heard. Should you failto file your written defenses, judg-ment and decree will be entered indue course upon the Petition.

Linda M. Schuback, Petitioner

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For recreation, Cloverleaf Cowboys 4-Hers wrap Emma Frenchwith toilet paper.

Lacey Brecheisen shows her mini Aussie puppy and tells abouther 4-H Dog Project.

Club president ElizabethJohnson called the Aprilmeeting of the CloverleafCowboys 4-H Club to order at7:00 p.m. Monday, April 23,at the 4-H Building. The flagsalute, pledge and motto wereled by Brooke and GarretteHinds and Montana Holt.Roll call was answered bynaming “your favorite singer.”

Mrs. Nancy Honig from theExtension Office was presentand talked to the group aboutmany upcoming 4-H activi-ties including the Business-men's Dinner, 4-H Camp,Gas Capital Show and theStevens County Fair. Shealso spoke about the recordbook changes taking effectthis year.

A devotion was then re-cited by Rebecca Johnson.Next, Montana Beesley andMegan Newlon led the groupin singing “Old McDonald.”Secretary Montana Beesleyread the minutes from theprevious meeting. EmmaFrench gave the Treasurer’sreport and LandonBrecheisen gave the Re-porter’s report. MeganNewlon shared some pagesshe will add to the club His-torian’s book. Correspon-dence was read by thesecretary, Montana Beesley.

Mrs. Vicky Newlon gavethe Leader’s Report. She re-minded the group of someimportant 4-H dates and alsorecognized some club mem-bers for their recent achieve-ments. Leader Mrs. NancyJohnson shared informationabout the club constitutionand bylaws. A copy will besent to each family and theywill be further discussed atthe next monthly meeting.

There was no old business.In new business, the clubvoted to have a booth and abanner at the Stevens CountyFair. Committees will overseethese projects. Lauren Sar-chet asked for the club tosponsor an ad in the MissKansas Pageant Book andthe club voted to do so.

Project talks were given.Lauren Sarchet talked abouther performing arts project.Ashlyn Schechter talkedabout her bucket calf. Brittaand Jenna Beesley and Jef-frey Cutter gave a presenta-tion on ceramic techniques.Lacey Brecheisen spokeabout her 4-H dog projectand showed her mini Aussiepuppy. Landon Brecheisentalked about the entomologyproject.

Recreation was led byAustin Newlon, LandonBrecheisen and Riece Cline-smith. Teams competed in atoilet paper wrapping contest.

President Elizabeth John-son announced the plans forthe May meeting.

The meeting was ad-journed. Refreshments wereprovided by the Beard andSchechter families.

By Landon Brecheisen,

Club Reporter.

Surrounded by ColbyCommunity College students,Kansas Governor SamBrownback held a ceremonialsigning of a bill April 17 de-signed to conserve the state'swater supply and extend thelife of the Ogallala Aquifer. Senate Bill 310 establishesa process through groundwa-ter management districts(GMDs) that allows local com-munities of producers to col-lectively decide their futureby initiating the implementa-tion of conservation plansthat meet their local goals. Governor Brownback en-couraged GMDs to beginidentifying places where“local enhanced managementareas” (LEMAs) may be agood fit. “We must conserve ourwater so we can extend theuseful life of the OgallalaAquifer,” Brownback said.“This tool allows Kansans tojoin together and offer upideas that work on the locallevel. It allows them to worktogether on behalf of theirchildren and grandchildrento provide solutions that will

save water for the next gener-ation.” Kansas Water Office Direc-tor Tracy Streeter, Ground-water Management DistrictFour Manager WayneBossert, Kansas Departmentof Agriculture Division ofWater Resources Chief Engi-neer Dave Barfield as well aslegislators and stakeholdergroups joined the Governorfor the bill signing. “The Local Enhanced Man-agement Areas is an optionthat Kansans asked for andwe already have a Groundwa-ter Management Districtmoving forward with a LEMAproposal,” Kansas Depart-ment of Agriculture Divisionof Water Resources Chief En-gineer David Barfield said. Work to reform the state'swater laws began a year agowhen the Brownback admin-istration started planning theOgallala Aquifer Water Sum-mit. Hundreds of Kansansconcerned about the future ofthe state's water supply andthe future of their childrenand grandchildren attendedthat summit in Colby. Fromthere, the Ogallala AquiferAdvisory Committee reviewedshort and long term watergoals. Then the KansasWater Authority developedthe water reform legislativeagenda presented to theKansas Legislature for itsconsideration. “Agriculture is key to theeconomic vitality of Kansas,and water is essential to agri-culture production,” KansasSecretary of Agriculture Rod-man said. “The Governor’s2011 water legislation pack-age was an important step to-wards creating water policythat benefits agriculturetoday and sustains the valu-able water resources for fu-ture generations.” KWO Director Streetersaid this law is a true exam-ple of how when Kansanswork together, they can findsolutions. “This legislation proves thestakeholder input process re-

ally does work,” DirectorStreeter said. “The KansasWater Office will continue towork with the Kansas WaterAuthority and the OgallalaAquifer Advisory Committeeto identify and evaluate fur-ther policy considerations.” Governor Brownback hassigned four other water con-servation bills into law thissession:• House Bill 2451 eliminatesthe state’s “use it or lose it”water policy in areas closedto new water right appropria-tions and gives landownersincentive to conserve waterbecause they won’t feel thatthey must use their maxi-mum amount of water whenthey don’t need to just sothey don’t lose water rights.• Senate Bill 272 amendsmulti-year flex accounts toexpand irrigators’ capabilitiesand options so they can man-age their crop water over a 5-year period withoutincreasing long-term wateruse under their water right.• HB 2516 amends thestate’s water banking pro-gram. The changes providefor more permanence inwater banks and allow addi-tional water banks to be de-veloped where localproducers find it to be a toolthat will help them in con-serving water and protectingthe economy. A water bankallows the short term lease(up to ten years) of waterrights at a price set by theseller and agreed to by thebuyer.• HB 2517 extends the sun-set to make the Water Tran-sition Assistance Program(WTAP) by ten years to theyear 2022 and makes otherimprovements to the pro-gram. The purpose of this vol-untary, incentive-basedwater right retirement pro-gram is to provide a struc-tured mechanism for thepermanent dismissal of irri-gation water rights and thereduction of consumptivegroundwater use in focused,over-appropriated areas.

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Aiden Miramontes partici-pates in the Long Jump.Photo courtesy of MarcieKnoll.

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In a game against Liberal's JV, Codye Walbe shows his flexi-bility while pitching.

Philippi hangs up his hat after 20years as USD #209 Superintendent

E l e m e n t a r yTrack and FieldDay is fun for all

MJH final trackmeet at Rolla

Baseballresults are announced

United MethodistChurch conductsConfirmation andBaptism Service

Moscow studentsearn high ratings atState Music Festival

Wildcats compete at Hugoton track meet

Maria Cecenas runs the finals of the 200 meterdash.

Confirmed students, left to right, are MaggieWhite, Ben Hickert, Pastor Tim McCrary,

Brice Valdez, Miranda Christensen and KeeleyRoop.

State Music students are, left to right, RebecaCecenas, Tessa Whitham, Carley Hockett,Maria Cecenas, Cruz Montoya and Denise

Shoff. In back are Jaron Thompson, TapangaDahle, Kaitlyn Dobie, Krystian Rios, EthanOwens and Morganne Owens.

The Moscow Wildcat trackteam traveled to Hugoton Fri-day. It was a big meet with alot of excellent competition.On the girls’ side, CourtneyClark placed third in the ShotPut and fourth in the Discus.Maria Cecenas placed fifth inthe 100 meter dash. KaitlynDobie placed third in the 100meter hurdles and third inthe 300 meter hurdles settinga new school record of 49.72.

For the guys, Rigo Bustil-los placed fourth in Shot Put.Jonatan Manriquez placedthird in the 400 meter dash.Breck Roop placed fifth in the800 meter dash. OsvaldoGranillo placed first in the100 meter dash, first in the

400 meter dash, and first inthe 200 meter dash setting anew school record of 21.82.The 4x800 meter relay ofJonatan Manriquez, BriceValdez, Alexis Manriquez,and Breck Roop placed third.The 4x400 meter relay ofJonatan Manriquez, BreckRoop, Brice Valdez, and Os-valdo Granillo took first.Many fans showed up to andcheer on the Cats and theathletes really appreciated allthe support.

The team’s next meet isTuesday at Jetmore followedby a Friday meet at Bucklin.Results will be in next week'spaper.

The Junior High trackteam has their final leaguemeet Wednesday at Rolla. Itwill be the final meet of theyear. Results will be in nextweek’s paper.

The high school baseballteam traveled to Spearville lastTuesday and got a sweep win-ning both games with scores of12-2 and 6-3. The junior varsitytraveled to Liberal to play Lib-eral’s JV and lost both games 0-16 and 0-2.

Saturday, the Wildcatshosted Sublette and won the firstgame 5-3 behind Lane Miller’s11 strikeouts. They also won thesecond game 4-3 behind Ty Her-man’s nine strikeouts.

There will be a come andgo retirement reception forSuperintendent Larry Phil-ippi Sunday, May 13 honor-

ing 20 years of service in USD#209. Look for an article cel-ebrating his accomplish-ments in next week’s paper.

Last Wednesday, April 25,students in Kindergartenthrough fifth grade partici-pated in the ElementaryTrack and Field afternoon.The junior high cheerleaderssold snow cones, Gatoradeand water. The students par-ticipated in three eventseach, including long jump,softball throw, football throwtire roll and running events.

The students enjoyedthemselves and each childtook home a ribbon com-memorating where theyplaced among their peers.

Mr. Shawn Anderson wasin charge of the day. Manyhigh school track and fieldteammates, as well as teach-ers from the junior and seniorhigh, helped run the events.

Moscow High School musicstudents performed at the 1Astate music festival at StuckeyMiddle School in Wichita Satur-day, April 28. Under the direc-tion of Denise Shoff, the followingstudents earned a I rating fromthe judges: Maria Cecenas witha Alto Sax Solo and Cruz Mon-toya with a Clarinet Solo.

Students earning a II ratingwere Tapanga Dahle with aFlute Solo and Moscow MixedWind Ensemble. Zo Roland wasthe accompanist for the stu-dents. Good job, Moscow MusicDepartment!

The United MethodistChurch had a Confirmation andBaptism service Sunday, April29. The students have been at-tending classes for severalmonths. Ben Hickert and Mi-randa Christensen were bap-tized and confirmed. Studentswho were confirmed are KeeleyRoop, Maggie White, and BriceValdez. Pastor Tim McCrary ledthe confirmation class.

Wednesday, May 2Junior High SFTL Track

Meet at Rolla; 11:00 a.m.Thursday, May 3

Kindergarten Graduation;6:30 p.m. (Photos at 6:00p.m.)Friday, May 4

Eighth Grade and SeniorGraduation Pictures andPractice; 8:00 a.m.

High School CheerleadersPictures; 8:30 a.m.

High School Track Meet atBucklin; 3:00 p.m.Sunday, May 6

Eighth Grade and Senior

Graduation; 2:00 p.m.Monday, May 7

Elementary Music Pro-gram; 6:30 p.m. (ElementaryAwards program follows themusic program)

Junior High Awards pro-gram follows the ElementaryAwards programTuesday, May 8

High School baseball vs.Minneola-Ashland at Home;4:00 p.m.

High School Softball atUlysses; 4:00 p.m.

Summer Reading Presen-tation; 3:15 p.m.

Kaitlyn Dobie set a newMoscow High School recordin the 300 meter hurdles.

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The weather is perfect,spring fever has struck, andthe fish are biting! JordanSchwindt, Jacob Smith, andJosh Eckert were feeling thefever so they took their polesand bait out to Wilburton tofind a cure. They caughtenough fish to feed the family

and share with the neigh-bors.

Anglers need to get theirfishing licenses before head-ing to the ponds, but there’sno limit on good times withfriends or how many channelcat one can bring home.

Chandler Huddleston hasbeen finding success on thelinks this spring, and as afreshman, is enjoying his firsthigh school season of golf. AtSouthwestern Heights, Chan-dler was in a three way tie forthird place, and for a tie-breaker, the player whochipped closest to the holewon. Chandler brought homethe bronze with a great chip!Although his fans cheered hissuccess, Huddleston said, “Ihad two double boogies andthree-putted a couple ofholes.” Once he correctsthose glitches, great scoreswill be posted.

From the Syracuse tour-nament, Chandler broughthome the gold. The Syracusecourse is tight and winding,with water and trees weavingaround the fairways. Again,

Huddleston wasn’t thrilledwith his play, but delightedwith the end result. He con-tinues to be one of the topyoung golfers in the area.

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Carissa Sohm looks a little suspicious of Katie Murray’s designat the ARGH! party last week. Over 200 Rollaites attended thefestivities.

Halls welcome good news ARGH! is great fun

Huddleston wins the gold

Higgins family reunites for Easter

Rolla Hope Foundation tacklescommunity’s spring cleaning

Young anglers show their catch

Lyndsay is Miss Southwestern

Members of Rolla Hope Foundation clear up clutter Saturdayas they trudge through the community to raise money for resi-dents in need.

Look at these impressive poker faces! Men of Rolla enjoy thechallenge of a round of poker with friends at the ARGH! partyApril 26.

Rolla students and parents traipse around the cake walk at theARGH! party Thursday evening, hoping to snag a delicioussnack.

Jordan Schwindt, Jacob Smith and Josh Eckert show off theircatch from Wilburton. The anglers caught enough fish to feedthe family and share with the neighbors.

Chandler Huddleston holdsthe gold he won at the Syra-cuse golf tournament. He alsobrought home the bronze fromthe Southwestern Heightsmatch.

Thursday, May 3

High School Golf at Hugo-ton; 3:00 p.m.

Fourth Grade RainforestTours; 6:00-8:00 p.m.Friday, May 4

High School Track atBucklin; 3:00 p.m.

Junior High CheerleaderFundraiser Delivery

ARGH!Saturday, May 5

High School State at SalinaPiano Guild at Hugoton

Monday, May 7

Speech Night; 7:00 p.m.Tuesday, May 8

High School JV Golf atSouth Gray; 3:00 p.m.

High School Varsity Golf atElkhart; 3:00 p.m.Wednesday, May 9

Next Year’s Calendar datesdue to High School Office by4:00 p.m.Thursday, May 10

High School SFTL Track atMoscow; 1:00 p.m.

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The Higgins family metEaster Sunday, April 8, 2012 atthe Dermot Community Center.It was a time of visiting, lookingat special occasion pictures,and, for the children, the tradi-tional  Easter Egg Hunt on thegrounds. 

Attending were Norma Hig-gins of Liberal Springs, TinaHiggins from Liberal;  Royce andMarilyn Higgins of Rawlins, Wy.;Kelly and Deb Higgins, Jarod,Carson, and Jenna from GreatBend;  Kasey Higgins, Tristanand Mya Claire, also Kaseyfriend and her son of GreatBend;  Scott and Judy Williamsfrom Littleton, Co.

Patrica Kleffman, PioneerManor brought George andJewell Burrows; Shirlene Haglerof Hugoton; and  Amanda Ha-gler from Miami, Fl. Amandaannounced her engagement toJorge Mejia! Also attending wereDavid and Lori Rome, Matthew,Macayla and Mariah, all ofHugoton; Bill Higgins fromElkhart; Mike and LeslieParkhurst of Guymon, Ok.; andJoni Pierce from Eldorado.

Family and from the areawere Kenny and Chloe Teeter;Ruby Higgins and Sheila Kouryof Ulysses;  Eugene and CorinneHiggins from Elkhart; Jack andHelen Higgins;  Cindy and Katy

Howe of Rolla; Greg and TrenaHiggins, Reagan and Rylee fromTexhoma, Ok. and Jerold andBonnie Hubbard of Johnson.

Others enjoying the celebra-tion were Todd and Dorothy(Milburn) Steele from ScottCity;  Alan and Shurma Mes-senger, Garrett, Russ, Audra,and Wyatt of Guymon; Pete andPriscilla Milburn, Sakya andAdynn. (Little CambreyaAleanor Milburn didn't arriveuntil April 12 after the EasterDinner); and Jeff Milburn; LacyVarner and McKenna fromRolla.

Lyndsay Light has beennamed Miss Southwestern atSouthwestern Christian Univer-sity in Bethany, Ok. Miss South-western is one of the highesthonors a senior can get at theschool. Every year the facultyand staff nominate a senior whofits the criteria, then the studentbody votes on the ones nomi-nated. Out of all the senior girls,there were only five who werenominated. The plaque Lyndsayreceived says, “Miss Southwest-ern is a full-time senior who hasobtained a GPA of 3.0 or higherand is well-received by the stu-dent body. She is one who exem-plifies the values, traditions andspirit of Southwestern ChristianUniversity.”

Lyndsay reported, “I gave anerdy speech after it was overthanking everyone for the awardand telling them I loved themand that it meant a lot to me toget it because I had dreamed of

getting ‘Miss Southwestern’since I was born because of howlong my family has been aroundthe school. It was definitely oneof the highlights of my year andmy time here.”

Lyndsay will be giving hersenior voice recital Thursday,May 3, and graduating Satur-day May 5, 2012 at 10:00 a.m.at OKC Faith (about 15 minutesfrom SCU) on Portland and I-40.She is graduating with a Bache-lor's degree in Behavioral Scienceand English. Lyndsay is thedaughter of Marcus and BeverlyLight, and granddaughter ofJames and Mary Frances Lightof Rolla.

Rolla Hope Foundation spentmany hours Saturday cleaningyards and alleys. Men, womenand children donated a portionof their weekend to clean-up partof town. With brooms, shovels,and pitchforks, the group at-tacked and burned tumbleweedsand loaded trash; leaving homesneat and tidy. Fortunately, forthose who didn’t have RollaHope visit, the organization willhave another clean-up day. Al-

though Rolla Hope is not charg-ing for this service, they will ac-cept donations. Contact StacyBurrows at 593-4142, ArleenClinesmith at 594-4345, or ToniEasterwood at 593-4355 formore information.

Rolla Hope Foundation willhave a drawing for an iPad 3.The proceeds will be used to helppeople in Rolla and neighboringcommunities who have healthcare or other needs.

ARGH! had a great partyThursday night at the highschool. Over 200 communitymembers came to playgames, win prizes, and visitwith neighbors at the firstever ARGH! carnival. Some ofthe activities were the cakewalk, soda ring toss,dart/balloon toss and footballthrow. Students also kept

busy with face painting andWin-It-In-A-Minute, andthose with hunger pangswere served lemonade andpopcorn.

Door prizes were givenaway along with a multitudeof goodies for the games.Students and parents had aterrific time playing gamesand enjoying fellowship.

Bret and Ellen Hall havegreat news coming from theirhouse this month. Their old-est son Taylor will be gradu-ating from Colorado School ofMines May 11 with a Bache-lor’s degree in petroleum en-gineering with minors ingeology and economics. Tay-lor belongs to the Pi EpsilonTau honor society and isgraduating Magna Cum

Laude. After graduating,Taylor will be working forXTO Energy as an operationsengineer in Midland, Tx.

Their daughter Micahcompeted in her second golftournament. Hosted by Good-well, Ok., the tournamentwas played in Hooker, Ok.Micah placed second and im-proved her best score to 53.

Lyndsay Light

The final results of the Hugo-ton Elementary School MiniRelay For Life Friday, April 20are in! The cancer survivors, caregivers, relayers and students col-lected $9,870.80 - a new record!The collection surpasses the2009 collection of $6,067.01.

There were four different sta-tion rotations and the studentsdid a great job of collecting forthe American Cancer Society(ACS). Stations included a“walk/ run and dancing” track,luminaries/ paper table, guestspeaker and treat area and anactivity area.

Ice pop treats for all, and“HOPE” rings for those who col-lected and turned in $10.00 ormore were donated by McBrideConstruction. Sterling Gerrond,Hugoton Relayer, Lisa Nelson,Barbara Maerz and Terri Danielsset up the Relay areas for theday. Music and dance leader atthe walk track was Heather Au-gustine. The luminaries tablewas led by Barbara Maerz, acancer survivor. Special speak-ers were Shelly Wagner, a caregiver, 2012 Hero of Hope, andobserver for Sublette schoolsand Megan Urwin, a three-timecancer survivor and 2013 Heroof Hope for the ACS from Sub-lette, Lisa Nelson, cancer sur-vivor, and the ACSrepresentative for southwestKansas area relays, and TessaWhitham, Hugoton Relayer fromMoscow. Rob Terrill helped whilehis classes were in the relay.Terri Daniels, cancer caregiver,Relayer and the HES PE/Healthteacher, was the coordinator.

Students collecting $100 ormore receive a Stevens CountyRelay For Life t-shirt at the June29 Stevens County Relay ForLife. Forty t-shirts have beenearned by collecting $100 ormore. The highest amount col-lected by an individual was afourth grader, Drake Knier, withthe amount of $245.00. TheHugoton Pizza Hut has gener-ously donated a pizza party to

the homeroom class that col-lected the most money. Mrs.Concannon’s third grade classtook that prize. Their total collec-tion was $1,351.25.

The $9,870.80 came aboutfrom the following grade level col-lections: Third grade $3,808.72 -66 of 90 students collected;fourth grade $2,339.25 - 45 of70 students collected; fifth grade$2852.72 - 48 of 85 studentscollected; sixth grade $880.11 -27 of 67 students collected for atotal of third-sixth grades$9.870.80 - 185 of 312 studentswho collected.

They now have a new recordto challenge the students with inthe next collection to the Ameri-can Cancer Society!

Thursday, May 10, 2007The Friend of 4-H Award was

presented to Debbie Nordling ofState Farm Insurance at the an-nual 4-H Businessmen’s Dinnerin Memorial Hall Sunday. The

award is reserved for specialsupporters of 4-H activities andevents through the years.

Thursday, May 9, 2002Nyssa Anderson received her

state pin for performing sevenmemorized selections at the Na-tional Piano Guild Auditions atLiberal. Kyrie Kelling received adistrict pin for performing fivememorized selections. Ten ofSherri Kelling’s students wonpins at the event. The winningHugoton students were KendraBensel, Tasha Decker, JeanaMartin and Alexander Olinger.Rolla students who won wereKate Behan, Charity Hays, KaraOwens and Valerie Pando.

Thursday, May 7, 1992Elise Thomas has been se-

lected for a role in the musicalproduction of “Texas” which willbe performed at Canyon, Tx.Elise is the daughter of Robertand Marigail Thomas and thegranddaughter of Wade andMaryruth Greenwood, all ofHugoton.

Thursday, May 6, 1982A high school rodeo spon-

sored by the Hugoton FFA at-tracted 185 entries from allparts of the state. Gentry Camp-bell, Barry Hittle and Kyle Hittlewere the only Hugoton cowboysto participate in the two-dayevent.

Thursday, May 11, 1972Two Hugoton young people

were awarded medals for theoutstanding marksmanship inNRA competition in Topeka lastweek. Kelly Hagman was named1972 Kansas Outdoor Interme-diate Junior Champion. MissTerri Williams was awarded a

National Rifle Association medalfor scoring first in prone positionin the junior division.

Don Trentham has acceptedthe position of Vice Presidentand Assistant General Managerof Bigbee Motors in Hugotonthis week. He and his family willbe moving here from DodgeCity.

Thursday, May 10, 1962Hugoton will have a new

Otasco store soon. The newstore will be owned and oper-ated by Budd Wilkerson of Lib-eral.

Thursday, May 8, 1952Employees of Panhandle

Eastern Pipeline Company arebeginning their second week ofpicketing concerning their strikeagainst their employer. Strikersexplained their take home payfor forty hours is approximately$53. Cost of living increaseshave been denied the strikers.No one knows how long thestrike will last.

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Compiled by Ruthie Winget

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Farris McClung, pharmicist at Bloodhart Drugstore, always

wore this pharmacy jacket while filling the many prescriptions

customers brought in.

Mrs. Concannon’s third graders collect most money

The Farris McClung family brought to the museum this ice

cream table and chairs. Note the glass banana boat, sherbert

glasses, Coca-Cola glasses and the malt maker.

Farris McClung, above, dis-

played his license in the drug-

store. It was dated 1921.

Terri Daniels and Lisa Nelson announce individual winners and

the winning group in the gym at the Hugoton Elementary

School. The students raised a grand total of $9,870.80 for Relay

For Life this year.

The addition of the Blood-hart sign to the StevensCounty Gas and HistoricalMuseum has brought back alot of memories. CuratorGladys Renfro has memoriesof the four soda shop boothsalong the south wall of thedrug store. Everybody is in-vited to come to the museumto see the many exhibits per-taining to the historic Blood-hart Drug Store.

We invite you to visit us atthe Stevens County Gas &Historical Museum, 905 S.Adams. Our hours are 1:00p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Mondaythrough Friday and 2:00 to4:00 p.m. Saturday.

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from The Stevens County Gas & Historical MuseumGladys Renfro and Beulah Carter

Terri Daniels and Lisa Nelson stand with the

third grade students at Hugoton Elementary

School. Mrs. Concannon’s third grade class

raised a whopping $1,351.25 for Relay For Life

this year. The school now has a new record to

challenge the students at the next collection to

the American Cancer Society.

The first Sunday in May haslong been recognized as the dayto honor mothers and their com-mitment to children. Since 1996,the Friday before Mother’s Day -May 11 this year - is known asProvider Appreciation Day. It is aspecial day to recognize childcare providers, teachers, staff ofschool-age programs and cen-ters, child care center directors,and all those responsible for chil-dren’s education and care. Thereare nearly 2.8 million child caresproviders in the United States,with more than 11 million chil-dren under age five in their care.

Locally, Child Care Aware ofSouthwest Kansas works withnearly 600 child care providersin 26 Southwest Kansas coun-ties. Child Care Aware of South-west Kansas provides technicalassistance, professional develop-ment events, and resources tochildcare providers; encouragingand supporting them in their ef-forts to provide a safe environ-ment with multiple types of

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Just think, without childcare, employees would not beable to report to work. Child caredirectly supports and promotesa productive work force. Whenparents know their children arein a safe, caring environment,they are able to concentrate onjob duties. By publically and pri-vately recognizing and applaud-ing the dedication of child careprofessionals, we give them well-deserved thanks for a job welldone. We also remind our com-munities of the importance ofquality child care.

Please join us in thanking thedevoted child care providers andeducators in Southwest Kansasfor their hard work and commit-ment to this nation’s most pre-cious investment. . .our children.

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

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HELP WANTEDHELP WANTED: Hugoton USD 210 school district is accept-ing applications for the Central Office secretary/reception-ist. This is a 35-40 hour a week, 12 month position whichincludes a single health insurance benefit. Applicationdeadline is 4:00 p.m., Friday, May 4, 2012. Applications areavailable at Central Office, 205 E. Sixth Street, Hugoton, oronline at www.usd210.org. For more information, please callMelanie Hickey at 620-544-4397. (3c16)

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PUBLIC NOTICE(First published in the Hugoton Her-mes, Thursday, April 19, 2012) 3t

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OFSTEVENS COUNTY, KANSAS

CIVIL DEPARTMENT

Bank of America, N.A., Successor byMerger to BAC Home Loans Servicing,LP FKA Countrywide Home LoansServicing LPPlaintiff,

vs.

Brenda Lee Peterson a/k/a BrendaLee LaShell Peterson; The unknownheirs of Noel Dean Peterson, de-ceased; John Doe (Tenant/Occupant);Mary Doe (Tenant/Occupant); CapitalOne Bank (USA), N.A.; Earl Dean Pe-terson,Defendants.

Case No. 12CV8Court Number:

Pursuant to K.S.A. Chapter 60

NOTICE OF SUIT THE STATE OF KANSAS, to the above-named defendants and the unknownheirs, executors, administrators, de-visees, trustees, creditors and assignsof any deceased defendants; the un-known spouses of any defendants; theunknown officers, successors,trustees, creditors and assigns of anydefendants that are existing, dis-solved or dormant corporations; theunknown executors, administrators,devisees, trustees, creditors, succes-sors and assigns of any defendantsthat are or were partners or in part-nership; the unknown guardians,conservators and trustees of any de-fendants that are minors or are underany legal disability; and the unknownheirs, executors, administrators, de-visees, trustees, creditors and assignsof any person alleged to be deceased,

and all other persons who are or maybe concerned.

You are notified that a Petition hasbeen filed in the District Court ofStevens County, Kansas, praying toforeclose a real estate mortgage on thefollowing described real estate:

All of Lot Three (3) and the NorthForty feet (N 40") of Lot Four (4),Block Thirteen (13), City of Hugo-ton, according to the duly filedand recorded plat thereof,Stevens County, Kansas, com-monly known as 205 South VanBuren Street, Hugoton, KS 67951(the “Property”)

and all those defendants who havenot otherwise been served are re-quired to plead to the Petition on orbefore the 30th day of May, 2012, inthe District Court of Stevens County,Kansas. If you fail to plead, judgmentand decree will be entered in duecourse upon the Petition.

NOTICEPursuant to the Fair Debt CollectionPractices Act, 15 U.S.C. §1692c(b), noinformation concerning the collectionof this debt may be given without theprior consent of the consumer givendirectly to the debt collector or the ex-press permission of a court of compe-tent jurisdiction. The debt collector isattempting to collect a debt and anyinformation obtained will be used forthat purpose.

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OFSTEVENS COUNTY, KANSAS

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OFLinly K. Timken, DECEASED,

CASE NO. 12-PR-08

NOTICE OF HEARING

THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PER-SONS CONCERNED:

You are hereby notified that onApril 10, 2012, a Petition for Probateof Will and Issuance of Letters Testa-mentary was filed in this Court byJanice E. Turner, an heir, devisee andlegatee and executor named in the

Last Will and Testament of Linly K.Timken, deceased.

All creditors of the decedent arenotified to exhibit their demandsagainst the Estate within the latter offour months from the date of firstpublication of notice under K.S.A. 59-2236 and amendments thereto, or ifthe identity of the creditor is known orreasonably ascertainable, 30 daysafter actual notice was given as pro-vided by law, and if their demands arenot thus exhibited, they shall be for-ever barred.

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HUGOTON RECREATION COMMISSIONNow Taking Applications for

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Apply at the HRC, 211 S. Madison(2c18)

Stevens County Healthcare is searching for Full-time and Part-time Dietary Cooks to work at Pioneer Manor Nursing Home. Posi-tions require understanding of quantity food production, food safety andsanitation, must be able to read and follow recipes. Positions also re-quire working some weekends and holidays. We offer excellent benefitsand incentives on wages with past experience in this field of work. 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. (4c15)

Stevens County Healthcare is searching for Full-time, Part-timeand PRN CNAs. These positions are for both day and night shifts aswell (7 am-7 pm and 7 pm-7 am). All candidates must have a KansasCNA license to be eligible. We offer excellent benefits as well as compet-itive wages. (4c15)

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. (4c10)

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

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FOR RENT: 1 & 2 BedroomApartments. Furnished orunfurnished. Bills included,washer and dryer, and cable.Call 544-2232. (tfc)

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FOR RENT

ROLLA PLAZAAPARTMENTS

1 & 2 Bedroom.RentalAssistance Available.For more informationcall Shelli at 620-492-3698 (tfc40)

SUNFLOWER PLAZA1 bedroom newly

decorated apartmentfor Senior Citizens

For Information Call

Plaza Office - 544-4011 or

Selia Crawford - 544-2182

if no answer, leave message(tfc48)

tim’s concrete & constructionTimothy Martinez - Owner620-640-4814 or 620-931-0300

Email: timsconcrete@hotmail.comwww.tims-construction.com

Se habla español(4c10)

FunkyFunkyA funky little cupcake,cookie & cake shop in

SW Kansas

MunkyMunky GoodiesGoodies

“We specializein making

people smile”620-952-2915 Find us on Facebook!

THANK YOUDan and I are so very humbled by the outpouring of support

we have received from our family, friends, acquaintances andfriends we haven’t even met yet. Words can never describe theheartfelt love we have for our little corner of this huge world.We are so thankful that our parents chose southwest Kansas tosettle and raise their families. We are also thankful we did notleave this great place and raised our family here also.

God bless each and every one of you and thank you from thebottom of our hearts.

Thank you, Danny and Beverly Gerrond

THANK YOUThe family of Everett Rowden wish to thank the community

for the outpouring of kindness shown to us during this time ofgreat sorrow. We sincerely appreciate all the prayers, visits,food, flowers and generous memorials. Words cannot expressthe gratitude we feel. Your generosity will be remembered al-ways. Ruby Rowden

Parma and Ken Munson & familyGary and Elaine Rowden & familyJack and Paula Rowden & family

GARAGE SALESGARAGE SALE: Friday, May 4,10 a.m.-7 p.m., First HouseNorth of the Post Office inMoscow

---------------GARAGE SALE: Friday, May 4,5 p.m.-???, 307 E. Seventh St.,Bedroom Set, Crib Set, Clothes,62” TV, 2 End Tables, Lamps,Miscellaneous

---------------GARAGE SALE: Saturday, May5, 8 a.m.-???, 108 S. Lincoln, An-drea Shoes, Home Interiors,Baby & Adult Clothes, KitchenStuff, Microwave, Miscellaneous

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TWO FAMILY LARGEGARAGE SALE: Saturday, May5, 8 a.m. - ???, 1103 S. Madison,Lots of Children’s Clothes

---------------GARAGE SALE: Saturday, May5, 8 a.m., 513 E. Fifth

Beautiful 3bed/2bath apartment home, all appliances,washer/dryer connection, private patio or

balcony, kids’ playground, pets welcome.Call today to schedule a tour!

(620) 544-7605 (4c15)

910 S. Coulter

Hugoton, KS

Move In

Special!

ONLY $399 for

1st Month

Available Now!

SUPPORT GROUPSPREGNANT? NEEDHELP? Call Birthright ofGarden City, 316-276-3605 orBirthline in Liberal, 1404 N.Western, 620-626-6763. (tfc3)

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

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AL-Anon Family GroupHelp for families & friends

of alcoholics. Mon & Thurs

8:00pm, 1405 Cemetery Road

544-2610 or 544-2854

kansas-al-anon.org

Project HopeOpen Tues & Thurs

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

1030 S. Main (tfc37)

(tfc)

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

(tfc15)

Gas company pays up to 20,000 KW of electric usage per year.

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

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.

New Listing 1609 S. Madison St- Very nice 4bedrooms, 3 bath home. 4th bedroom is separatefrom others & has its own bath, great guest room.Family room includes fireplace. Formal dining aswell as kitchen dining. 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.

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

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

(620) 544-2496 RESIDENCE

(620) 544-3821 CELLULAR

(620) 428-1042 CELLULAR

darrin.hewitt@fbfs.com

slemp@pld.com

ANGELICA SLEMPREALTOR® Associate

DARRIN HEWITTREALTOR® Associate

Lots in Spikes Addition504 S. Wildcat Ct.

617 E. 4th712 E. 5th St.

UNDER CONTRACT

204 W. 8th St. - This exclusive home has 4 BD , 3BA, with a full basement. There is a vinyl fence,shed, 1 car att. and, 2 car det. garage. Great loca-tion. To view this must see call Angie today! Agentowned!

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.

710 S. Van Buren- Great opportunity with this 3bedroom and 2 bath home. This home includescarport, shed, and a fenced yard with a pool.

708 E. Fourth St. NEW CONSTRUCTION!! 3BR, 2 BA, 2 Car Garage, Full Basement!! Buyerhas opportunity to pick colors & other amenities ofhome. Allowances will be given for paint, flooring,and appliances.

PENDING

Feature Of The Week

615 - 623 S. Monroe- Commercial property-formerly Ann's Port and Motel. Great Busi-ness opportunity with ample parking. Call tosee this property today!!!

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

Mark Faulkner-BrokerKaren Yoder - Associate/Broker

Residential & Commercial SpecialistKaren Yoder- 544-4161 or Cellphone 544-3730

Chance Yoder - SalespersonAgricultural Land

Residential & Commercial SpecialistChance Yoder- Cellphone 544-1907

“Call Us For All Your Real Estate Needs”Karen Yoder Chance Yoder

112 S. Main • 620-356-5808 • Ulysseswww.faulknerrealestate.com Se Habla Espanol-356-5808

20579 Road D, Moscow, KS - ReducedPrice! Completely remodeled and reno-vated 2bd/1b home with 5 acres!$40,000!!

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

515-517 West 6th - Commercial Building andLot - 40x140 Metal building with land. Call fordetails!!

623 East 4th - Custom built, 5 bed/3.5 b, finbsmt, appl, fence, att grge, 2 yrs old. Much-more... Call for your personal showing!

509 Recreation Drive, Moscow - BrickRanch, 4 bed/3 b, fin bsmt, fpl, wood floors,deck, and much more!!! Call for your privateshowing!

101 S. Madison- $2,500 BUYER INCENTIVE!!! 3bed/2 bath, central H/A, fence, attached garage. storage shed. Call for details!!!

1277 Rd W - Country Home with acreage!Brick 5 bed/3 b, fpl, basement, deck, allelectric, 69x48 ship. A Must See!!

402 S. Main Street - Commercial Property-over 5,000 sf zoned B-2, 75 x 190 lot, park-ing. Call for details!

522 West 7th - 4 bed/2 b, full basement,cen heat, open parking, corner lot. Call fordetails!!

SOLD

SOLD

KIRBY SERVICES: To ourvalued Kirby vacuumcleaner customers for factoryauthorized sales, service andsupplies, please call 800-821-5050. (4p18)

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To see YOUR business here,call 544-4321 or email hermesma@pld.com

TODAY!

FOR SALE BY OWNER

HOME FOR SALE

1202 S. MainHUGOTON, KANSAS

The Janet Nordling Estate is currently selling her home located at 1202 S. Main by sealed bid. The homecontains approximately 2,750 square feet on the main floor and approximately 1,370 square feet in the base-ment. The main floor has 3 bedrooms, 2 ½ baths, 2 family rooms, an office, a wood burning fireplace and abeautifully landscaped yard. The basement has 1 bedroom and a full bath. The Estate will be acceptingsealed bids for the sale/purchase of the home until 5:00 p.m. on May 11, 2012. Please submit your bid in writ-ing to Wayne R. Tate, P.O. Box 909, 1024 S. Trindle, Hugoton, Kansas 67951. The home will be sold “as is”and without any warranties, express or implied. The sale will include garage door openers, all ceiling fans,window coverings and all built in kitchen appliances. It will not include any other appliances. The Estate re-serves the right to reject any and all offers or further negotiate with any of the bidders. Please contactMelanie Hickey at 544-7227 if you or would like to look at the home before submitting your bid.

1986 Harley Davidson FLH Electraglide

85ci big bore kit, custom built 17” Z-Bars, sale includes new tourpack and solo seat.Call 620-453-0427

for more information or to view

(tfc)

MULTI FAMILY GARAGE SALE10% of sales go to Project Hope

Saturday, May 5 ~ 8:00 a.m.Stevens County Fairgrounds

Commercial Building! ! !

MOVING SALE900 West City Limits

Saturday, May 5, 8:00 a.m.No Early Sales

Kenmore Washer/DryerRefrigerator, Microwave, Book

Shelves, Couch, Clothes, Too Many Items to Mention!

(1p18)

FOR SALE

FIREWOOD FOR SALEOak, Piñon, Mesquite,

Pecan & MoreDelivery & stacking available

Call DJ @ 620-430-1273 Days620-428-6127 Evenings (tfc)

The Hugoton Hermes Thursday, May 3, 2012 Page 10B

When You Come ByRegister Mom or Grandma

If we draw her name she’ll receive a

Gift Basketand a chance to be named

SUPER MOM524 S. Main

Hugoton 544-2816

We’ll Award A$25

Gift Cardto the winner at our Hugoton Bank

and a chance to be named Super Mom

502 S. JacksonMEMBER FDIC

Register Mom At

Country Garden

While getting your hair cut or nails done

Register Mom orGrandmother at

Tan’alonIf her name is drawn

she’ll receive a

FREE PEDICUREand a chance to be named

SUPER MOMVILARI’S NEW LOCATION

112 A. East SixthHugoton 544-2233

Register Your Mom At

113 W. 6th

She May Win A

$25

GIFT CARDand a chance to be

named Super Mom

JanetsBridal & Boutique

forMother’s Day Gifts and

Graduation GiftsRegister Your Mom in Our Store

She’ll Be Eligible For A

$2500and a chance to be

Super Mom1010 Van Buren 544-8796

Register MOM at

When Visiting

Ray’s Salon

Register MOMShe may win a

and a chance to be Super mom

Ray’s Salon206 West 5th

544-8056

Register Your

Mother or Grandmother

at

We’ll award the winner

in our store a

$10 Gift Card

and a chance to be named

Super Mom

509 W. 11th - Hugoton

The Winner At

CREATIVESPECIALTIES

will receive a

$25

00

GIFT CERTIFICATEand a chance at Super Mom

214 W. 2nd

544-7694

If Your Mom’s Name Is Drawn At

THE SHOWPLACEshe’ll receive

Two Free Video Rentals,Two Large Drinks, and

One Large ButteredPopcorn

and a chance to be

Super Mom

Register Your Mom AtThe Showplace!

622 S Main St544-4641

Gift Certificate

While Visiting

Register your Mother or Grandmother

If her name is drawnShe’ll receive a

FREE PEDICURE

and a chance to be Super Mom

518 S. Main • 428-3191

The winner in our storewill receive a $25

Gift Certificateand a chance to be

Super MomRegister your mother or

grandmother today600 E. 11th St544-8686

If you register your Mom at the

Mane

Hair Co.

she could win a FREE

HAIR CUTand a chance to be

Super Mom511 S. Main

544-4930

for a chance to be named

Super Mom

Register your motheror grandmother

at

The Stevens CountyGas & Historical

Museumfor a chance to win

$20Chamber Dollarsand a chance to be named

SUPER MOM

905 S. Adams Hugoton

The Hugoton

Come in and register your

mother or grandmother to win

a Coupon for

A Large Pizza (up to 3 toppings)

and a chance to be named

Super Mom

610 E. 11th in Hugoton

Nominate YourMom for

HUGOTON MERCHANTS

Super

Mom

Mothers & Grandmothers Are Eligible.

Your Mom Will Have A Chance To Win One OfThe Prizes Listed

At The Sponsoring Businesses!If She Is Chosen As SUPER MOM,

She Will Receive

$50.00 Gift Certificate

Donated by the

Hugoton Area Chamber of Commerce

You may register your mom, your wife or your grandmother

at participating merchants from Thursday, May 3 through

Monday, May 14. The drawing for SUPER MOM will be May 14, 2012.

HUGOTON, KANSAS

The Bank will award

20 Gas Capital Dollars

to the winner of

our drawing.

601 S. Main

$25 GIFT CERTIFICATE

Come to China andregister your Mom

to win a

$25

00

GIFT CERTIFICATE

700 South Main

Dine in or Take out

The winner will be entered in the drawing for a chance to

be named Super Mom.

The winner will be entered in the drawing for a chance to

be named Super Mom.

601 S. Jackson

Enter your Mom orGrandma at

For a chance to win a

BULTMANINC.

110 E 6th St. Hugoton544-2620

Register your Mom

or Grandma at

for a chance to win a

and she could be chosen

as SUPER MOM!

Register your

Mom at

$2000and an opportunity to be

Super Mom

Gift Certificate

Car CareBasket

$20Gift Certificate

RanchitoTex-Mex CafeWill award

Two Specialsto the Mom that is Our WinnerThe winner will be entered in the drawing for a chance to

be named Super Mom

611 S.Main Hugoton

GIFTS, GREENHOUSE & NURSERYWe’ll give our winner a

$25

Gift Certificate

and a chance to be

Super Mom

3rd & Main, HugotonJeff and Diane Crawford, 

Owners

1006 South Jackson Street

Hugoton, KS 67951

620-544-8512

Stevens County RetailPharmacy

LeRougeBeauty Salon