May 14, 2015

Hopefully every mother inHugoton had a wonderfulMother's Day this past Sunday. Lois Watson mayhave had one of the best, asshe is The Hugoton Hermes'Super Mom 2015! Lois is themother of Judy Zordel, FritzGoebel and the late Andree

Catlin. Lois has sevengrandchildren and 18 greatgrandchildren. She won thedrawing at White's Food-liner, where she received a$25 gift card. Lois will alsoreceive $50 Chamber Bucksfrom the Hugoton AreaChamber of Commerce!

Janet's Bridal and Boutique announced theirwinner of a $25 gift certifi-cate was Stephanie Heger.Toni Hamlin was chosen atCountry Garden for a spe-

Volume 128, Number 20 Thursday, May 14, 2015 18 Pages, 70 Cents Plus Tax Per Copy

During the Forty-First Annual National EmergencyMedical Services Week thisyear, May 17 through 23, wewould like everyone to recog-nize the tremendous rolelocal EMS personel play toimprove health in the com-munity. Emergency care profes-sionals are committed to delivering emergency med-

ical care in the community.Our own Stevens CountyEMS personnel includes:Margaret Bell, EMR; MichaelBurrows, AEMT/TO; BradDahle, AEMT;Bailey Esarey,EMT; Kyrie Esarey, EMT;Beverly Gerrond, AEMT;Danny Gerrond, AEMT/TO;Phil Gooch, EMT; NyleneJohnson, AEMT / TO; Rodney Kelling, AEMT/EMSDirector; Joy Lewis, AEMT/IC; Bridget Marshall, EMT;John Moser, AEMT / TO /Asst. Director; Darroll Munson, EMT; Susan Munson, EMR; Terry Pierson, AEMT; Betty Rosel,

AEMT; Penny Sandoval,EMT; Tom Schechter, EMT;Greg Sohm, AEMT; EdStevenson, AEMT; PhilThompson, EMT; Tom Torrey, EMT; and MelvinVaughn, EMT.

In 1973, President GeraldFord authorized EMS Weekto celebrate EMS, its practi-tioners and the importantwork they do in respondingto medical emergencies.Back then, EMS was a fledgling profession andEMS practitioners were onlybeginning to be recognizedas a critical component ofemergency medicine and the

public health safety net.A lot has changed over

the last four decades. EMSis now firmly established asa key component of themedical care continuum,and the important role ofEMS practitioners in savinglives from sudden cardiacarrest and trauma; in getting people to the hospitals best equipped totreat heart attacks andstrokes; and in showing caring and compassion totheir patients in their mostdifficult moments.

Whether it’s the team at

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EMS personnel gather before their meeting for a photo. In thefront row, left to right, are Rodney Kelling, Nylene Johnson, JoyLewis, Margaret Bell, Kyrie Esarey and John Moser. In the sec-ond row are Lanette Teeter, Beverly Gerrond, Bridget Marshall,Tom Schechter, Betty Rosel, Phillip Thompson, Ed Stevenson,

Tom Torrey and Bailey Esarey. In the third row are Edwin McGroarty, Terry Pierson, Penny Sandoval, Michael Burrows,Danny Gerrond, Melvin Vaughn, Phil Gooch, Brad Dahle andRickey Burrows.

Emery and Avery proudly display the Clifford Dictionaries theyreceived for completing the 1,000 Books Before Kindergartenchallenge at the Stevens County Library. Amazing! Great jobgirls! We are so proud of you! Photo courtesy of Stacey Strickland.

Jonathan Kaiser, in Mrs.Goode’s first grade class, hasread 1000 books. He hasworked very hard to reach hisgoal. He asked for extra read-ing logs when there were anyextra days out of school. Hesaid he made his goal becausehis mom encourages him toreach his goals. Mrs. Goodehas really enjoyed having himin her first grade class thisyear. Way to go Jonathan!

David Smith, VeteransService Representative ofthe Kansas CommissionOn Veterans Affairs of FortDodge, will be in Hugotonat the Stevens County Library Thursday, May 14,from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.The Kansas Commissionon Veterans’ Affairs as-sists Veterans, their de-pendents and relativeswith information, adviceand assistance in filingclaims for Veteran bene-fits. He will be able to fur-nish information in thefields of education, health,burial and memorials, VApensions, and many otherprograms furnished by theVeterans Administration.

Submitted by theKansas Commission onVeterans Affairs, PO Box87, Fort Dodge, Ks.67943.

Have plans for thisweekend? If not, get your-self to Moscow’s City Parkfor a fun family event Saturday, May 16, from2:00 to 6:00 p.m.! Let thekids get sugared up withsno-cones, cotton candy,popcorn and hot dogs sothey have plenty of energyto play in three bouncehouses and knock aroundpiñatas. There will also beballoons and face paintingfor the whole family!

The event is completelyfree, thanks to MoscowBaptist Church, MoscowMethodist Church andIglesia Bautista Hispana ofHugoton.

Vet representativewill be in HugotonThursday

Cameron Persing andparents, April and ChrisPersing, set their readinggoal high this year. Theywere determined to read1000 books at home fromthe very first day of school.Cameron loves to read allkinds of books but his favorites are chapter books,especially about transform-ers. Cameron lives close tothe Stevens County Libraryand can often be seen goingto get a bag of books fromthem also. When Cameronis not reading, he loves toplay at the city park.

Aiden Conner is the son of

Malory and Andy Moser.Aiden loves to read anythingbut especially loves to readinformational books. Themost interesting thing Aidenhas learned in his reading isabout snakes. He learnedthat some snakes live intrees. This year Aiden be-came a big brother and heloves to read to baby Izzard.When Aiden isn't reading, heloves putting his Legos together, video games, anddancing!

C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s ,Cameron and Aiden! HESis proud of you!!

A Moscow man was sentenced Tuesday, May 12,to life in prison without thepossibility of parole for atleast 50 years under Jessica’sLaw, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said.

Kenneth Harris, age 44,was sentenced in StevensCounty District Court byJudge Clinton B. Peterson.Peterson also imposed an ad-ditional 61 months to beserved consecutively and ordered Harris to lifetime reg-istration as a sex offender.Harris was convicted by ajury Tuesday, March 31 offour counts of rape, one

count of attempted rape, onecount of aggravated indecentliberties with a child youngerthan 14, one count of aggra-vated intimidation of a victim,one count of kidnapping andone count of felony abuse ofa child. The convictionsstemmed from crimes thatoccurred between October2012 and September 2013.

The case was investigatedby the Stevens County Sher-iff’s Office and the KansasBureau of Investigation. As-sistant Attorney GeneralNicole Romine and StevensCounty Attorney Paul Kitzkeprosecuted the case.

The Hugoton City Councilmet at the council meetingroom Monday, May 11,2015, at 5:15 p.m. Attend-ing the meeting were MayorJack E. Rowden, City ClerkThomas G. Hicks, ElectricSystem Supervisor GaryRowden, Outside UtilitiesSupervisor Paul Nordyke,City Inspector JoshuaGrubbs and councilmenDean Banker, Don Corpen-ing, Mike Eshbaugh, DanCorpening and ShannonCrawford. Also attending themeeting were councilman-elect Frankie Thomas, coun-cilman-elect Jason Teeter,American Implement man-ager Gabe Baeza, Neal Gille-spie, reporter Ruthie Wingetand Hugoton Recreation’sDavid Snyder, AustinHeaton and Tom Frederick.Councilman Tron Stegman,City Attorney Wayne R. Tateand Police Chief CourtneyLeslie were absent.

The council approved the

minutes of last month’smeeting. They also approvedthe April Municipal Judge’sreport.

The council passed themotion to pay bills.

Tom Hicks presented aplaque in appreciation toMike Eshbaugh for the eightyears he has served as a citycouncilman. He also had aplaque for Tron Stegmen forhis two years of service butTron was not able to attendthe meeting.

The city clerk then issuedthe oaths of office for thenewly-elected governing offi-cials. Re-elected Mayor JackE. Rowden, newly-electedcouncilman Jason Teeterand newly-elected FrankieThomas repeated their oathsof office before the council.

City Inspector Grubbsgave his monthly activitiesreport. He stated the hotel isdoing sheet rock on the thirdfloor and finishing electricityon the first and second

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New City Council members takeoaths of office at recent meeting

Re-elected Hugoton Mayor Jack Rowden and newly elected citycouncilmen Jason Teeter and Frankie Thomas take their oathsof office at the most recent city council meeting.

Cameron Persing and Aiden Conner are POWER READERS!Each boy read 1000 books at home this school year.

HES boasts two “Power Readers”

Forty-first Annual National EMS Week observed May 17 - 23

Lois Watson is named Super Mom for 2015Super Mom Lois Watson accepts her awardsfrom Chamber Director Ruth Van Horn at left.

Her daughter Fritz Goebel and Dean Van Hornfrom White’s Foodliner helps her celebrate.

Family funday planned atMoscow park

Mourners gathered lastweek to remember SherryYvonne Sides, age 54, ofOdessa, Tx. Sherry passedfrom this life Thursday, April 9,2015 at Medical Center Hospital.

She was born in Gary, In.October 15, 1960 to Mary(Gregg) Jones and the late NealNorton.

July 14, 1994, she marriedBoyd Sides in Carlsbad, N.M.and she was the light of his lifefor almost 22 years.

Mr. and Mrs. Sides are

members of Zion ChristianChurch. Sherry worked as areal estate agent for RealtyMometum.

Sherry loved her husbanddeeply with every beat of herheart and loved spending hervacations wrapped in his armsin the Ruidoso Mountains. Sheloved her family and was trulya great mother, wonderfulfriend, and the prettiest andmost amazing daughter.

Survivors include her adoring husband Boyd Sides ofOdessa; her mother Mary

Jones of Odessa; four daugh-ters, Heather Griffith, MeganGriffith and Laura Sides all ofOdessa and Sherika Griffith ofDallas, Tx.; three brothers,Richard Jones and wife Candy,

Trevis Jones and wife Darnelland Toby Jones and wifeSherra, all of Odessa; fourbeloved grandbabies, Alexyss,Cade, Amiah and Hailey; nu-merous nieces, nephews, in-laws and step-family; and herclosest friends, Brandy Bakerand Diane Cherry.

Funeral services were at-tended Monday afternoon,April 13, 2015 at Acres WestFuneral Chapel, officiated byBro. Dewey Blevins. Intermentfollowed at Peaceful Gardens ofEctor County Cemetery. Con-dolences to the family may besent online at acreswestfuneral.com.

Sherry Sides

The Hugoton Hermes Thursday, May 14, 2015

ObituariesKathleen Quillen

Longtime Hugoton resident Kathleen AlmgrenQuillen, 91, passed from thislife Wednesday, May 6, 2015at Satanta District Hospital.

The daughter of ErnestMoore and the former MamieHam, she was born May 9,1923 in Midian.

Kathleen and Clifford Almgren were married in November of 1942 at Salina.He preceded her in death inMay of 1968.

Later Kathleen marriedDelmer Quillen, February1984 at Casa Grande, Az.Delmer preceded her in deathFebruary 1988.

Mrs. Quillen loved her family and enjoyed spendingtime with them. She also

enjoyed playing bingo andother games.

Survivors include herdaughter Susan Lowry andhusband Sam of Hugoton;grandson Shane Lowry ofHugoton; and many other family members and friends.

Kathleen was preceded indeath by her parents; threebrothers; and two sisters.

Graveside services were attended Friday morning, May8 at the Hugoton Cemeteryunder the direction of Paul’sFuneral Home of Hugoton.

A memorial has been established for the AmericanCancer Society. Memorialsmay be mailed to Paul’s Funeral Home, PO Box 236,Hugoton, Ks 67951.

Friends and family gathered Monday to remem-ber and honor Ida RuthKinser. Mrs. Kinser, 83,passed from this life Friday,May 8, 2015 at SouthwestMedical Center in Liberal.

Born April 27, 1932 inStevens County, she was thedaughter of Floyd and GraceGregg Bevan.

Ida’s family moved to Center, Co. when she was sixbecause of the dust bowl.She graduated from CenterHigh School May 28, 1950.On the same day, followingthe graduation ceremony,she married Donald “Donnie”Kinser. Donnie preceded herin death September 2, 2001.

Ida Ruth and Donnie returned to Stevens Countyto start their lives together onthe family farm locatedsoutheast of Hugoton. Sheloved her life on the farm andcontinued to live in the homethey built together until herdeath.

Mrs. Kinser worked as amother and homemaker always making sure mealswere ready, laundry wasdone and the house wasclean and ready for whateverhappened each day. Shehelped run the family auction business, KinserAuction Service for manyyears alongside her husbandincluding the children in jobsshe thought best for eachchild.

Ida enjoyed spendinghours embroidering tea towels, doing needle pointand tatting. All her children,grandchildren and manyfamily members have itemsthat were made lovingly byIda’s hands.

A lifetime member ofBethel Friends Church inHugoton, Ida was passionateabout her relationship withher Lord and Saviour. Shetaught Sunday school tomany different age groups,

vacation Bible school andstarted the library at BethelFriends Church because shebelieved strongly in gainingknowledge. She supportedEvangelical Friends Missionswith a special interest in mission work in Nepal. Lastmonth’s earthquake was ofgreat concern to her.

Survivors include her twosons, Larry Kinser and wifeMileta of Wichita and WilburKinser and wife Juliann ofHugoton; her daughter Karen Schechter and husband Tom of Hugoton; six grandchildren, ScottSchechter and wife Tina,Stacy Dillinger and husbandDerek, Lacy Chastain andhusband Keith, HeathKinser, Alex Kinser and wifeLaci and Ying Lin; six great grandchildren, Ashlyn Schechter, CarsonSchechter, Grace Dillinger,Channing Dillinger, JudahChastain and Asher Chastain; her two brothers,Bob Bevan and WilbertBevan; and her three sisters,Lois Ellis, Wilma Kinser andhusband Trulin and ElvaRoot.

Mrs. Kinser was precededin death by a brother, DelbertBevan and sister ThelmaVanDenBurg.

Funeral services were attended Monday afternoon,May 11 at Bethel FriendsChurch in Hugoton with Rev.Roy Bogan presiding. Burialfollowed in Hugoton Cemetery under the directionof Brenneman Funeral Homein Liberal.

Memorial contributionsmay be sent to BethelFriends Church or Evangelical Friends Mission –Nepal in care of BrennemanFuneral Home, 1212 WestSecond, Liberal, Ks 67901

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

Ida Ruth KinserWord has been received of the

death of Lee Eugene Mason,86, of Fort Collins, Co. Mr.Mason passed away Monday,May 4, 2015 at his home.

Mr. Mason was born September 2, 1928 in Hugoton, to Noman ColemanMason and the former BessieB. Horn.

May 15, 1965 Lee marriedMargaret Ann Comer in Gering, Ne.

Mr. Mason lived in FortCollins for 51 years after mov-ing there from Oklahoma. Heworked in the oilfields ofLouisiana and offshore in theGulf of Mexico. He later workedas a pipefitter for Wray Plumb-ing and Heating until he re-tired.

Lee’s family was a special

topic with him. He enjoyedyard work and raising “toma-toes” until his health failed.

Survivors include his wifeMargaret; son Lawrence Eu-gene Mason and wife Katy ofCooksville, Il.; daughters, Bar-bara June Kleppinger and hus-band John of Bordentown,N.J., Patricia Colleen Masonand husband Larry Heller ofLos Angeles, Ca. and PamelaSue Mason of Prescott, Az.;stepdaughter Sherri LynnSheppard of Wellington, Co.;16 grandchildren; 28 greatgrandchildren; nine great greatgrandchildren; and numerousnieces and nephews.

Preceding Lee in death arehis parents Noman and Bess;siblings, Edith Maxcy, EthelMcCrury, J.B. Mason, MaryAlice Larkins and NormaDelay.

A memorial service will takeplace at a later date in Hugo-ton.

In lieu of flowers memorialcontributions may be made tothe Salvation Army in care ofBohlender Funeral Chapel,121 W. Olive, Fort Collins, Co.80524.

Friends may send condo-lences to the family at bohlenderfuneralchapel.com.

Lee Eugene MasonDeath has claimed the life of

Glen C. “Curtie” Bridenstine. Mr. Bridenstine,88, passed away Thursday, May7, 2015 at Southwest MedicalCenter in Liberal.

He was born April 29, 1927at Hobart, Ok., the son of Vernis Bridenstine and the for-mer Ida Wilhoit. He graduated from high school inAlbuquerque, N.M. He was a lifelong farmer in the Oklahoma panhandle’s Beaverand Texas counties.

Mr. Bridenstine was a mem-ber of Trinity Faith Church inLiberal.

August 27, 1947, he married Thelma Irene Wilkerson in Albuquerque.Thelma preceded him in deathJanuary 14, 2014.

Survivors include his twosons, Merle Bridenstine and wifeShirley of Tyrone, Ok. and Galen

Bridenstine and wife Roberta ofTurpin, Ok.; two brothers, JackBridenstine and wife Jimmie ofAlamogordo, N.M. and Rod Bridenstine of Norman, Ok.; hissister, Martha Belle Howell andhusband Kennon of Albuquerque; two sisters-in-law,Avis Bridenstine of Iowa City, Ia.and Ann Bridenstine of Athens,Al.; his 13 grandchildren; 16great grandchildren; and onegreat great grandchild.

Mr. Bridenstine was preceded in death by two broth-ers, Clive and Larry Bridenstine;three sisters, Joan Cannon,Beverly Graves and BarbaraVickery; sister-in-law JoyceBridenstine; and brothers-in-law, Dick Graves and Lee Vick-ery.

Funeral services were at-tended Monday morning, May11 at Trinity Faith Church inLiberal with Rev. Bridgewaterpresiding. Burial followed atUnion Center Cemetery inAdams, Ok. under the direction of Brenneman Funeral Home of Liberal.

Memorial contributions maybe made to Trinity Faith Churchor Union Center Church, in careof Brenneman Funeral Home,1212 West Second, Liberal, Ks67901.

Condolences may be sent tothe family at www.brennemanfuneralhome.com.

Glen “Curtie” Bridenstine

Former Hugoton residentLuvada Lee Coulter passedaway Friday, May 8, 2015 atPark Meadows Senior Living inOverland Park. She was 91 anda long-time resident of ruralCedar Vale.

Born in Hugoton March 16,1924, she was the daughter ofRoy Swan and the formerLeona Kerns. Luvada was theyoungest of five children.

After graduating from Hugoton High School in 1941,a very career-minded Luvadamoved to Wichita where sheworked at Beech Aircraft andalso as a waitress at the Conti-nental Grill. This is where sheeventually met Harold Coulter.They dated before he was in-ducted into the Navy. Theymarried in San Francisco, Sep-tember 8, 1945, immediatelyafter he returned from activeduty in the Pacific. WhenHarold was released from theservice in 1946, they returnedto Kansas and began farmingwith one of Harold’s unclesnear Atlanta, Kansas. After ashort time, they purchasedtheir farm west of Cedar Vale.They raised their three chil-dren: Craig, Cary and Mary Jo“Jodi” while there.

Luvada loved that farm andtruly believed the view from herkitchen table was among thebest anywhere. However, in recent years, Cary learned thatit was not her original intentionto live a farming life. Her desirewas to return to Wichita, attend college, and have a ca-reer of her own. Althoughfarming wasn’t her dream, itwas the passion of the man sheloved. She followed his leadand became an integral part ofthe farming operation. Formany years, she was activelyinvolved in the day-to-day ac-tivities on the farm: feedingcalves, cooking meals duringharvest, running to get parts tofix broken equipment, andkeeping the books, just toname a few. And doing laun-dry, lots and lots of laundry.

As they started considering

retirement, Luvada and Haroldbegan traveling to the RioGrande Valley for short vaca-tions in the early 1980s. Bythe mid-80s they officially be-came “snowbirds”, purchasing

a home and spending the win-ter months at the Tropic StarRV Resort in Pharr, Tx. Theywould return to Kansas in thespring to be near family, takecare of things on the farm, andtravel.

In retirement, Luvada’s favorite activities were traveling(she and Harold traveled extensively throughout thecontinental United States andCanada), dancing, reading,watching old movies on TV,working crosswords and otherword puzzles, and spendingtime with family and friends.

Luvada was preceded indeath by Harold, her husbandof 58 years; son Craig; daugh-ter Mary Jo; brothers, Lioneland Leland; and sister LoRee.

Survivors include son Cary

Coulter and wife Suzan;daughter-in-law Yvonne Coul-ter; grandchildren, Erica Coul-ter and husband Matt Mayo,Christopher Coulter, RustinCoulter and wife Joy Gauder-man; and sister Maxine Dewey.

Interment was at Cedar ValeCemetery Wednesday morning,May 13. A memorial service isplanned for 1:00 p.m. Friday,May 22 at First Baptist Churchin Cedar Vale.

In lieu of flowers, donationscan be made in her name to theFirst Baptist Church, 418Monroe St., Cedar Vale, Ks67024.

To leave a message for thefamily please go to www.dickensfuneral.com. Dickens Fam-ily Funeral Home in Sedan is incharge of arrangements.

Luvada Coulter

George LeeThe death of George Wash-

ington Lee has been learned.Mr. Lee went home to be withhis Lord Thursday, April 23,2015 at the age of 88.

Born on his namesake,George Washington’s birth-day, February 22, 1927 inCassville, Mo., he was the sonof Ernest Oren Lee and theformer Esther Leona Smith,He was raised on the familyvegetable and chicken farmjust outside of town.

Mr. Lee enlisted in theUnited States Army at the ageof 16 (unbeknownst to theArmy) proudly serving hiscountry during World War II,from June 1943 to June1945. He served a year inFrance before being dis-patched to Germany where hewas wounded by sniper firewhile swimming across theRhine River carrying cable fora bridge building foundation.He was with the 183rd Com-bat Engineers, one of manybattalions to capture the fa-mous Ludendorff Bridge,March 8, 1945, at Remagen,

Germany. Later, while in theReserves, he was called backto duty where he was sta-tioned in Korea, November1950 to November 1952.George was wounded again inbattle, this time by a bayonet.He didn’t speak of his wartimeservice until recently, but hewas very proud to be a Vet-eran of his beloved country.

George was known for hiswonderful sense of humorand his computer know-how.He gave special nicknames tohis favorite family and friendswhich they cherished. Hedearly loved his favorite pups,Kaycee, Opal and Pepi! Thisloving, suppportive father,granddad and friend will bedeeply missed by all whoselives he touched

In 1950 George was mar-ried to Betty Heger for 25years. They met while Georgewas with a harvest crew work-ing their way across theKansas farmlands. When hereturned from the KoreanWar, he had a long career atPanhandle Eastern Pipeline in

Hugoton, working his way upto Accounting Manager. Healso owned his own business,ReCom Co, Inc., the predeces-sor to cell phone relay system,for many years. He was a for-ward-thinker and ahead ofhis time in the technologyfield.

George also followed hispassion obtaining his pilot’slicense but had to sell hisplane once his health inter-fered with his flying. He re-placed his plane with an RVand began traveling acrossAmerica with family and

friends. He enjoyed fishing,the Rocky Mountains, andmeeting other “snowbirds”along the way. He loved hisextended family, the Hegers ofHugoton.

In his younger years heenjoyed playing the guitarand even recorded a fewrecords. George was a Christian by faith, fun-loving,unassuming by nature andwith a happy disposition. Hewas a man of integrity, sincerity and exceptionalgenerosity.

In 1984 he moved fromHugoton to Claremore, Ok.moving in with his bestfriends, Wayne and Almeta,and staying for 30 years. TheBortz’s became his Oklahomafamily, going to reunions andRVing to Pagosa Springs, Co.every summer with them. Hemade wonderful and lifelongfriends at his LutheranChurch in Claremore. Hespent the last ten months atthe Claremore VA Centerwhere he made many newfriends. He was one of the fa-

vorite Veterans among all theemployees and nurses withhis smiles and good humor.

Survivors include his sisterBonnie Tibbitts of California;two brothers, Darrel of Mis-souri and Donald of Iowa; twodaughters, Kelly Baughn andhusband Bill of Boulder, Co.and Tammie Kurth and hus-band Jerry of Liberal; histhree grandchildren, Kendraand Hailee Baughn of Boulderand Jerron Kurth of Liberal;and his lifelong friends Wayneand Almeta Bortz of Clare-more.

Mr. Lee is preceded indeath by his brothers, Emiland Dayne Lee.

A celebration of life for Mr.Lee is planned for Saturday,May 16 at 10:30 a.m. at theRedeemer Lutheran Churchin Claremore. Rice FuneralService, 631 E. Will RogersBlvd., Claremore, Ok. 74017is in charge of the arrange-ments.

floors. The Dollar General storeplans to install shelving in mid-June. The grocery store isscheduled to open June 1,2015.

Tom Frederick, AustinHeaton and David Snyder fromHugoton Recreation stopped bythe council meeting to discussfinances. They informed thecouncil they lose $35,000 everysummer on the operation of thecity swimming pool. They didnot want to raise the admissionrates as the pool is for the pub-lic’s enjoyment. They did notwant to raise their mill levy ifthey could keep from it. Theyrequested for the city to eitherassume the pool’s utility costsor to split the pool’s loss withthe Rec. By cutting the loss atthe pool, the recreation com-mission will be able to keep itsprograms at minimal costs toparticipants and to proceedwith improvement plans to fa-cilities. Hicks pointed out anyadditional costs of the pool tothe city would increase thecity’s mill levy by more than thesavings to the Rec. Thus, thetax burden to residents of thecity would increase. The councilwill review the current agree-ment with the recreation com-mission for the operation of thepool and consider the request ata later date.

Neal Gillespie representingthe Board of Convention andTourism Activities presentedtheir recommendations to thecouncil. They recommendedgiving a $1,000 grant to W.H.Rendezvous (Willoughby-Hen-son), $1,000 to Stevens CountyFair, $1,000 to HiPlains MusicFest and up to $1,000 forKansas At Your Service® whichis online training for all busi-nesses. The council voted to ap-prove these grants.

The Tourism Board has twomembers whose term is up.Benny Cabrera and Laura Hullhave agreed to serve anotherfour-year term. The councilvoted to renew their appoint-ments.

American Implement man-ager Gabe Baeza requested thecity’s assistance with backed-up drainage at American Imple-ment. Paul Nordyke reported he

had met with Mr. Baeza andplans to work on the ditchesand culverts to get the water tothe grates.

City Clerk Hicks reported hehad received a letter from theStevens County Landfill that a$20 per ton tipping fee will nowbe charged effective July 1,2015. This charge will cost thecity $52,700 per year to dumpthe city trash or $4,400monthly. In order to cover thischarge, Tom recommendedraising residential rates from$10.00 up to $12.50; raisingcommercial rates for five daypickup from $22.50 up to$30.50; and raising commercialrates for seven day pickup from$35.50 up to $50 monthly.These charges are per con-tainer. The council voted topass Resolution 2015-4 whichcontains minimum and maxi-mum charges for trash pickup.They then voted to raise thesanitation rates as explained.

Councilman Shannon Craw-ford was elected President bythe council. The council votedto select First National Bankand Citizens State Bank as offi-cial depositories. The official citypaper was designated to be TheHugoton Hermes. City officials

appointed by the council wereCity Treasurer-Carrie Baeza;City Inspector-Joshua Grubbs;City Clerk-Thomas G. Hicks;Chief of Police-Courtney Leslie;Outside Utilities Supervisor-Paul Nordyke; Electric SystemSupervisor-Gary Rowden; Mu-nicipal Judge-Paula Sosa; CityAttorney-Wayne R. Tate.

Paul Nordyke presented pic-tures of badly broken up con-crete in Polk Street and FourthStreet and a proposal of $3,218from McBride Construction toreplace each12’x20’x6’ sections.The council voted to replacethree sections in Fourth Streetand a section at Third andNorthwest Avenue.

Gary Rowden reported thecity will incur a cost of $11,388for two steel poles to supportthe flashing light at Eleventhand Main. This expenditure isnecessary to accommodate thechange at the intersection forthe KDOT project that will con-crete Eleventh Street from WestCity Limits to WashingtonStreet, expected to be let in September 2015.

The meeting adjourned. Thenext meeting will be June 8,2015.

AL-ANON Family Groupmeets at 1405 CemeteryRoad Mondays and Thurs-days at 8:00 p.m. Call 620-544-2610 or 620-544-2854for more information.HUGOTON LIONS CLUBmeets every Second andFourth Thursday of themonth at Memorial Hall at7:00 p.m. HUGOTON MASONICLODGE #406 AF&AM meetsevery second and fourthTuesday of the month at 7:30p.m. MY HOPE SUPPORT GROUPfor adults grieving the deathof a loved one meets the sec-ond Tuesday of each monthfrom noon to 1:00 p.m. inClassroom 3 at St. CatherineHospital at 401 E. Spruce inGarden City. Call 620-272-2519 for more information.BREAST FRIENDS CANCERSUPPORT GROUP for breastcancer patients meets thesecond Wednesday of eachmonth from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.at the Legacy House, at 309E. Walnut in Garden City.For more information call620-272-2360.Every fourth Tuesday- Stevens County Heath De-

partment is at the SeniorCenter every fourth Tuesdayof the month from 11:00 a.m.to Noon to do free blood pres-sure checks.Wednesday nights

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

Wednesday evenings.Through August- LDS missionaries will mowlawns of elderly and disabledpeople free of charge, as longas a lawnmower is provided.Call 620-770-9255 to set upan appointment.May 11-June 5- Summer school for USD

209 Moscow students.May 14- Stevens County Genealog-

ical Society will meet at 1:00p.m. in the Stevens CountyLibrary’s computer lab.

- David Smith, VeteransService Representative of theKansas Commission on Vet-erans Affairs, will be at theStevens County Library from1:00 to 3:00 p.m. - Awards Night for USD 217

Rolla students, from 7:00 to8:00 p.m.May 16- Hugoton High School grad-uation, starting at 10:00 a.m.in the West Gym.May 17 - 23

- EMS Week. Thank anEmergency Medical Serviceperson for their service!!May 17- Hugoton Learning Acad-

emy graduation, starting at3:00 p.m.

- Rolla United MethodistChurch will host Chapelservices at Pioneer Manor at3:00 p.m.May 18- Stevens County Commis-

sioners will meet at 8:30 a.m.in the Commissioners’ Roomat the Stevens County Court-house.- Hugoton Middle School willhave their “CommunityClean” starting at 9:30 a.m.

- USD 210 Board of Educa-tion will meet at 6:30 p.m. inthe Hugoton Middle SchoolLibrary.May 19- Hugoton Middle and High

School last day of school.- Hugoton Area Chamber of

Commerce will host theirmonthly luncheon at 12:00noon.- PUBLIC FORUM. 6:30pm

@ Pickle Creek ConferenceCenter, 822 NE 6th Street,Guymon. Topic: ProposedCasino.May 20- Hugoton Early Childhood

Development’s preschoolstudents will present theirmusic program at 10:00 a.m.in the Hugoton ElementarySchool gym.- Heritage Christian Acad-

emy will present their SpringConcert at 6:30 p.m.May 21- Last day of school and

sixth grade graduation forHeritage Christian Academy.Students will be releasedearly.

- Last day of school forHugoton Elementary andEarly Childhood Develop-ment Center students. Stu-dents will be dismissed at11:30 a.m.May 24- Moscow Baptist Hillbilly

Band will host Chapel serv-ices at Pioneer Manor at 3:00p.m.May 25- Happy Memorial Day!May 31- First Christian Church willhost Chapel services at Pio-neer Manor at 3:00 p.m.


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Stevens County Emer-gency Services run activityMay 4 through May 10.

Fire DepartmentNo activity this period.Ambulance Activity Five medical runs, one LifeFlight and two transfers.

Stevens County Fire Department

andAmbulance Report

APRIL 2015Vargas-Luna, Jose; No Driver’s Li-

cense $420.005 Days Jail

Serve 2, Suspend 3Vargas-Luna, Jose; Transporting

Open Container $100.00Phillips, Katrina L.; Over Limits on

Pets x5 $50.00Phillips, Katrina L.; Dog at Large x4

$260.00

Mendez, Michele N.; Failure to Stopat Accident $160.00

Trilobite Testing; Posted No Parking$10.00

Harmon, Jordan; Posted No Parking$45.00

Chavez, Ramon; No Driver’s License$480.00

Chavez, Ramon; Transporting OpenContainer $200.00

Urquidi-Rivera, Adan; Driving WhileSuspended $260.00

5 Days Jail Suspended1 Year Unsupervised Probation

Hemann, Bradley; Speeding 47/40$105.00

Hutcherson, Seth; Dog at Large x3$210.00

Juarez-Reyes, Mitchel; Speeding63/40 $192.00

Monday, May 4, 2015• Possible Domestic, 500 Block of

West Tenth, Officer Hagman• Child Returned Home, 600 Block of

West Eighth, Public Service, Ser-geant Johnson

Tuesday, May 5, 2015• Vehicle Unlock, 200 Block of South

Van Buren, Citizen Assist, OfficerHagman

• Vehicle Unlock, 900 Block of SouthCoulter, Citizen Assist, Officer Hag-man

Wednesday, May 6, 2015• Medical Assist, 400 Block of South

Main, Public Service, Chief Leslie• Medical Assist, 600 Block of East

Eleventh, Public Service, ChiefLeslie

Thursday, May 7, 2015• Dog at Large, 200 Block of South

Jefferson, Dog Impounded, OfficerCrane

• Medical Assist, 1700 Block ofSouth Main, Public Service, OfficerCrane

Friday, May 8, 2015• Dog at Large, 300 Block of South

Harrison, Dog Impounded, Ser-geant Johnson

• Dog at Large, 900 Block of SouthJackson, Dog Impounded, Sergeant Johnson

• Argument, Eleventh and West CityLimits, Unable to Locate, Sergeant Johnson

Saturday, May 9, 2015• Loud Music, Alley of 500 Block of

South Jackson, Advised Them toTurn It Down, Sergeant Johnson

Sunday, May 10, 2015• Missing Dog, 700 Block of South

Adams, Officer Hagman

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City CouncilContinued from Page 1

City Clerk Tom Hicks presents a plaque of appreciation to MikeEshbaugh for his eight years of service as city councilman.

Grady EMS in Atlanta who hadthe expertise to transport thenation's first Ebola patient, thevolunteer firefighters and flightmedics called to search for andrescue survivors in the Everett,Washinton mudslide or thethousands of EMS responsesthat happen 24 hours a day,seven days a week and don'tmake the news, EMS is therefor their communities at theirgreatest time of need.

This year, NAEMT ispleased to announce a newpartnership with the AmericanCollege of Emergency Physi-cians on a national EMS Weekpromotional campaign, knownas EMS Strong. By joiningforces with ACEP, NAEMT willcontinue to work toward en-

suring the important contribu-tions of EMS practitioners insafeguarding the health, safetyand well-being of their com-munities are fully celebratedand recognized.

That has never been moreimportant, given the changesin healthcare occurring as partof healthcare reform. With thenation seeking ways to controlhealthcare costs while improv-ing the health of patients, andthe way in which medical careis paid for shifting from a sys-tem that rewards the volume ofservices provided to one thatrewards high quality, effectivecare, EMS is proving it is ded-icated to solving the nation'shealthcare challenges throughinnovations such as Mobile In-tegrated Healthcare and Com-munity Paramedicine.

As the role of EMS contin-ues to evolve, there is no bettermoment to celebrate how farEMS has come, to remindcommunities about the vitalwork of EMS practitioners, andto lay plans for where EMSwants to go in the future.

Whether celebrated with acompany cookout or a catered

lunch; an open house, anawards ceremony or even quietreflection about what it meansto be an EMS practitioner,EMS Week is the perfect timeto recognize EMS and all itspractitioners do for our nation and communities. Make a point to thank one ofthese professional people nextweek for the service they pro-vide the community. At timesit can be a very intense, sober-ing, scary, not to mentionphysically and mentally chal-lenging, job. They must takehours of training and most allof them work as volunteers toserve you. What would yourcommunity do without them?These volunteers have to taketime off from their family and“real” jobs for training andcalls, so maybe you shouldalso thank the employers thatallow these people to take thisvaluable time to serve ourcommunity. So all-in-all - hugan EMS worker next week orbake them a pie or take themout to dinner to celebrate Na-tional Emergency MedicalServices Week!!

The Hugoton AirportBoard met at the airportmeeting room for their regu-lar monthly meeting Tuesday,May 5, 2015. Present at themeeting were board membersJeff Crawford, Robert Davis,Dax Gaskill, Dell Cullisonand Josh Jorde. Also attend-ing the meeting were man-ager Gary Porter, SecretaryRisa Meyer, KirkhamMichael’s Curtis Houser andHermes reporter RuthieWinget.

The board read and ap-proved the minutes of theApril 7, 2015 meeting.

Curtis Houser of KirkhamMichael’s engineering firm re-ported they were waiting forthe paperwork to be com-pleted on the abstracts beforethey can begin the projectconcerning land aquisition.A Public Meeting will be

scheduled with the con-cerned landowners whenthese abstracts are complete.

The board reviewed andapproved the financial report.They then voted to pay thebills.

Chairman Davis reportedthe crosswind runway hasbeen resealed by B&H Pavingout of Scott City. They sealedthe cracked places twice, cov-ered the runway a third timeto level it and then came backto do the top coat. While thecompany was there, they re-sealed the entrance road.Now the runway needs to berestriped.

Manager Porter reportedwhen he was using the leasedtractor for mowing about twoweeks ago, the oil light cameon and the motor was full ofdiesel. He called the JohnDeere company from whom

the tractor had been leased,and they took it to their shop.It has not been returned tothe airport yet.

Gary reported he had beencalling companies to seeabout getting the RunwayEnd Identifier Lights repaired. They are not re-paired yet.

Davis informed the boardan AWOS upgrade wouldhelp the pilots using theHugoton Airport. The upgrade would let weatherdata from the Hugoton Airport to pop up on thepilot’s computer in the plane.It would cost $2,600 to installthe upgrade. It will then costthe airport $900 annually forthe upkeep. The boardpassed the motion to installthe AWOS upgrade.

The board reviewed theproposed 2016 airportbudget. After some discus-sion, Robert Davis stated hewill present it to the StevensCounty Commissioners.

The meeting adjourned.The next meeting will be June9, 2015.


Citizens State Bank601 S. Main - Hugoton

Pyramid Agency, Inc.521 S. Main - Hugoton

PAUL'S FUNERAL HOMEDavid & Brandy Robson

314 S. Van Buren 544-4122

Faith Publishing LLC522 S. Main 620-544-4321

TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH516 N.E. Avenue 544-2355

Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.Worship Service - 10:45 a.m.

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

YOU ARE WELCOME!UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

828 S. Main Hugoton 544-8715Reverend Jo Mead, Pastor

Monday Bible Study - 1:30 p.m. Wednesday Praise! Kids - 3:45 p.m.

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

Thursday Prayer Service - 12:00-1:00 p.m.Sunday School - 9:45 a.m.

Morning Worship - 11:00 a.m.HugotonUMC.com

ROLLAEMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH

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

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

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

ROLLA PENTECOSTALHOLINESS CHURCH

Corner of Third and Adams, RollaMarcus Light, Pastor

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

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

UNITED METHODIST CHURCHROLLA - RICHFIELD

593-4596 or 593-4781Buzz Lambrecht, Pastor

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

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

MOSCOWMOSCOW BAPTIST CHURCH

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

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

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

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

MOSCOW UNITED METHODIST598-2426

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

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

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

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 Heath Kelley

Sunday School - 9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.Fellowship - 10:15 - 10:30 a.m.Worship Hour - 10:30 - 12:00Children's Church, 10:30 a.m.

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

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

Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.Morning Worship - 10:30 a.m.Evening Worship - 7:00 p.m.

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

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

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

LONE STAR FRIENDS CHURCH14 Miles East of Hugoton on Highway 51

Church 624-3784 Home 624-3104Pastor Gary Damron

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

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

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

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

Pam Peachey, Pastor544-2436Services

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

HISPANO Congregación618 Main sur - Hugoton

620-370-1003Pastor Marcelino Auila

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

RIVER OF LIFE CHURCH(formerly Lighthouse Fellowship)

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

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

SOVEREIGN REDEEMER CHURCHPastor - Eric Mason

620-544-6386www.sovereignredeemerchurch.org

ST. HELEN CATHOLIC CHURCH1011 South Jefferson Street 544-2551

Sunday - 11:00 a.m. English Mass- 1:00 p.m. - Spanish Mass

AGAPE CHURCH OF HUGOTON

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

428-1135

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.

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

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

BETHEL FRIENDS CHURCH11th & Jefferson - 544-8517

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

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

(Children, Youth, & Adult)

CHURCH OF CHRIST1045 S. Van Buren

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

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

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

Evening Service - 6:00 p.m.CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST

OF LATTER DAY SAINTS520 E. First

544-2125Sacrament - 9:00 a.m.

Sunday School - 10:00 a.m.Priesthood - 11:00 a.m.

CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE500 S. Van Buren 544-2493

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

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

Wednesday Bible Study - 7:00 p.m.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.

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

You are invited to join the residents and staff for Sundayafternoon worship beginningat 3 p.m. at Pioneer Manor.

May 17Rolla UMC

May 24Hillbilly Band

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STATE OF KANSAS, STEVENSCOUNTY, ss:

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OFSTEVENS COUNTY, KANSAS

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF TERESA D. RICHARDSON, DE-CEASED

Case No. 15PR15

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PER-SONS CONCERNED:

You and each of you will take no-tice that on the 28th day of April,2015, pursuant to the petition ofNeely Campbell, she was appointed asadministrator of the estate of TeresaD. Richardson, deceased, and dulyqualified as such administrator; andLetters of Administration were issued

to her on April 28, 2015, by the Dis-trict Court of Stevens County,Kansas. All parties interested in theestate will govern themselves accord-ingly.

All creditors of the decedent arenotified to exhibit their demandsagainst the estate within the later offour (4) months from the date of thefirst publication of this notice underK.S.A. 59-2236 and amendmentsthereto, or if the identity of the credi-tor is known or reasonably ascertain-able, 30 days after actual notice wasgiven as provided by law, and if theirdemand is not thus exhibited, theyshall be forever barred.

NEELY CAMPBELLAdministrator

TATE & KITZKE L.L.C.1024 S. Trindle, P. O. Box 909Hugoton, KS 67951-0909 (620) 544-2103Attorneys for the Administrator

PUBLIC NOTICE

cial Mother’s Day gift basket.Alejandra Manriquez alsowon a gift basket, as well as a$20 gift card from StevensCounty Pharmacy. Yardmas-ter gave Nelda Brady a $25gift certificate, and LauraHolcomb won a $25 gift cer-tificate from Creative Special-ties. Hugoton Drug's winnerwas Kay McDaniels, and shereceived a gift basket. BrendaEckert will enjoy picking outher choice of jewelry in theLittle Gift Shop in the Cornerat Stevens County Hospital.

Shawna Flores' pets willlook their best, after she wona $35 gift certificate fromKates Pet Grooming, whileDonice Arellano will look per-fectly put-together with herpedicure from RelentlessSalon. Finishing Touches willhelp Debbie Eshbaugh en-sure her home is as beautifulas she is, with a $25 gift cer-tificate. Citizens State Bankmade sure Loretta Wood-worth's Mother's Day wasmarvelous, with 20 Gas Cap-ital Dollars. Sandy Campbellcan splurge on her ownMother's Day gift with her

prize of $25 cash from FirstNational Bank.

Gayle Claggett is theproud winner of two #2 mealsand drinks at Nieto's Cafe,while Kelly Fellers won alarge pizza at Pizza Hut. LoriRome won two specials atRanchito Tex Mex Cafe. TheSteakhouse will be happy tohost a special dinner for San-dra Flores, the winner of their$30 gift certificate. ConnieRome can take her family outto eat after winning a $25 giftcertificate at China Restau-rant, while Jet Drive-In willpick up the check for two din-ners and drinks for their win-ner Linda Gooch.

Showplace Video will givehardworking mom ErinKraisinger a chance to put upher feet with their prize: twofree rentals, a large popcornand two large drinks. FloraEstrada can undertake a newDIY project after spendingher $20 gift certificate atBultman Inc.

Happy Mother’s Day to allthe super moms out therefrom The Hermes!

Pioneer Manor residentscelebrate Mother’s Dayand Cinco De Mayo. Pictured top from the leftare Nellie Spencer, ConnieSmith and Mary LouCullison. In the middleare Mike Colvin andDorothy Hawkins. Belowfrom the left are MelvinWebb, Julia Shank andEdith Batie.

The names of nearly 4,550candidates for degree from theUniversity of Kansas thisspring - representing 87Kansas counties, 46 otherstates and 43 other countries— have been announced bythe University Registrar. De-grees are officially conferred inJune.

KU’s 143rd Commencementwill be Sunday, May 17. Morethan 4,000 of the members ofthe Class of 2015 are expectedto participate.

Faculty and candidates fordegrees will assemble at 10a.m. along Memorial Drive forthe procession, which begins at10:30 a.m.

Commencement informa-tion and an up-to-date sched-ule of events are available atcommencement.ku.edu. De-gree candidates are listedbelow and online by home cityand county, state or country;

and degree, based on availableinformation.

Sarah Taylor of Rolla willgraduate with a bachelor's de-gree in mechanical engineer-ing.

Students from StantonCounty are Cortney Baker ofJohnson with a master's de-gree in social work; ConnorStanton of Johnson with abachelor's degree in human bi-

ology; and Max Bearce ofJohnson City with a bachelor'sdegree in psychology.

Students from StevensCounty are Calle French ofHugotonn with a bachelor's de-gree in nursing; Kai Gustafsonof Hugoton with a bachelor'sdegree in electrical engineering;and Jace Moore of Moscowwith a bachelor's degree inpharmaceutical studies.

KU announces spring 2015 candidates for degree

EMS WeekContinued from page 1

Mothers DayContinued from page 1

Airport board approves AWOS upgrade

A resurfacing project thatbegins in Hugoton and endsat the south city limits ofUlysses has begun. The con-tractor, Venture Corporationof Great Bend, has moved itsoperations from GrantCounty to Hugoton due to thewet weather. The work on K-25 north of Ulysses willstart later in the summer.

The project in Hugotonruns from the U.S. 56/K-51junction through town onMain Street to the U.S. 56/K-25 junction north of Hugoton. The work will thenproceed north on K-25 toUlysses.

During construction, traffic will be limited to onelane through the work zone,guided by a pilot car. Drivers

can expect delays of 15 minutes or less during day-light hours, Monday throughFriday. The Kansas DOTurges drivers to be alert, payattention to all work zonewarning signs, slow downwhen approaching a workzone and be prepared to stop.

KDOT expects the workthrough Hugoton to be completed by May 18, de-pending on weather. Thework on K-25 from Hugotonto Ulysses should be completed by the end ofJune. The combined projectshave a contract cost of just

over $5.2 million.If you have questions on

this project, you can call GregAdams, Construction Engineer, at 620-624-4451 orKirk Hutchinson, KDOTSouthwest Public AffairsManager, at 1-877-550-5368(toll free).

You can stay aware of allroad construction projectsacross Kansas at www.kan-drive.org or by calling 5-1-1.To learn more about this andother T-WORKS projects, visitwww.ksdot.org/tworks.

Submitted by the KansasDepartment of Transportation.


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Bonnie Lomax’s students from left to right inthe back row are Grace Dillinger, Kyra Benfer,Jaelynn Kelley, Sarah Johnson, Rebecca

Johnson and Vivian Titus. In the front row areTaylor Grubbs, Channing Dillinger, Alexis Kelley and Lilly Huddler.

During Nurses Appreciation Week, the StevensCounty Hospital Auxiliary thanked Hospitaland Pioneer Manor employees with a cupcakereception. Auxiliary members are shownawarding a check to the Hospital for purchaseof two TVs for patient rooms. Pictured are

Kendrea Hall, Marcie Isaac, Eileen Gillespie,Head of Nursing/Stevens County HospitalDawn Maas accepting the check, Brenda Eck-ert, Charlotte Veatch and Terry Rippetoe.Photo courtesy of Eileen Gillespie.

An enthusiastic groupgathered May 3 at the UnitedMethodist Church in Hugoton to hear the pianostudents of Bonnie Lomax

perform their spring recital.Each student performed twosolo pieces. In addition tosolo work, the studentsplayed duets together. Mrs.

Lomax states she is veryproud of her students accom-plishments. Keep up thegreat work!

Amanda Mills, a senior atHugoton High School, has received the Dale Dennis Excel-lence in Education award sponsored by United School Administration of Kansas.

Mr. John Girodat, HugotonHigh School principal, an-nounced last week that AmandaMills has demonstrated thecharacteristics necessary to re-ceive this annual award in honorof one of Kansas’ educationalleaders. Recipients of this awardare identified in high schoolsthroughout the state as individ-uals who have displayed the cit-izenship, community and schoolservice, scholarship and com-mon sense characteristics thatmake them a quality individual .

The Dale M. Dennis Excel-lence in Education Award was

established in 1996 by Kansasschool administrators to honorthe long and valuable servicethat Dale Dennis has provided toKansas education. The individ-ual attributes that characterizeDale M. Dennis as a friend of ed-

ucation, and more importantly,as a first class citizen, are thebasis for determining the recipi-ent of this award. Dale Dennis isthe Deputy Commissioner of theKansas State Department of Education.

Amanda Mills selected for Dale Dennis Excellence in Education award

Road work starts in Hugoton

Lomax’s piano students perform in spring recital

Rhonda Ray retires from Hugoton Elementary

EDITOR’S NOTE: Throughout the months leadingup to the reunion, The Hermes will be includingphotos of the past. If you’re still stumped aboutthe identity of the GUESS WHO photos by nextweek, names will appear in the next issue. If any-one has any photos to share from school daysgone by, you may email them to [email protected] or bring or mail them in to have themscanned. If you need the photo returned, pleasestate so and include your mailing address.

DID YOU KNOW?

Classof

1977

Jill Skinner

Guess who Guess who

HUGOTON HIGH SCHOOL

100TH YEAR

ALUMNI CHATTER

Stuart Sutton

Annual King Mike Swafford, 1965

Annual Queen Susan Thompson, 1965

Rhonda Ray is retiring fromHugoton Elementary Schoolafter 42 years. Her final as-signment will be the retire-ment reception Friday, May22, from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m.at Pigs R Us, 110 East Sev-enth Street in Hugoton.

Please join her for cake andtea as everyone celebrates andhonors her dedication toteaching. To former students

and parents, friends, and fam-ily who aren’t nearby, pleasecelebrate this special day withRhonda by sending a card ornote with a memory or simplyyour best wishes.

Please send cards beforeMay 18 to Hugoton Elementary School in care ofTiffany Boxum, 304 East SixthStreet, Hugoton, KS 67951.

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Sports ScheduleThursday, May 14-Golf: Boys Varsity Tourna-

ment at Colby High School;3:00 p.m.-Track: Varsity Meeet at

Ulysses High School; 3:00 p.m.-Baseball: Boys JV Double-

header at Garden City HighSchool; 4:00 p.m.-Baseball: Boys JV Double-

header at Garden City High

School; 6:00 p.m.Monday, May 18-Softball: Girls Varsity Tour-

nament at Home; TBA-Golf: Boys Varsity Tourna-

ment at Buffalo Dunes GolfCourse/Holcomb; 9:00 a.m.Tuesday, May 19-Baseball: Boys Varsity Tour-

nament at Colby High School;TBA

Sports by MarieAustin

Friday, May 8, the Eaglesfaced the Scott City Beaversat home. After a thrilling sec-ond inning, Hugoton won thefirst game 7-1, but split thedoubleheader when Scottcame roaring back in the sec-ond for a 3-13 victory.

The first inning of thenight went very quickly forboth teams. Hugoton wasable to get a couple of run-ners on base, but no pointswere scored. One Beavermade it home in the top ofthe second, spurring the Ea-gles to action. Scoring forHHS started off with a pointfrom Jacob Teeter, and fivemore followed. Scorers in-cluded Colby Korf, Zack

Leininger and Thomas Fred-erick, as well as SalvadorValles and Michael Baeza,who both made it home off adouble from Law Greiner. Thenext five innings saw the Ea-gles' fielding abilities win thegame, as Scott City was heldscoreless. Hugoton scoredone more run in the bottomof the third, when Paden Cor-nelsen managed to stealhome. As the Beaversstepped up to the plate fortheir last appearance, theywere stymied by the Eagles'defense, and HHS ended upwith the 7-1 victory.

Law Greiner went two forthree at the plate and boastedtwo RBIs. Paden Cornelsen,Michael Baeza and Colby Korfeach added one hit. DakotaMoodie pitched all seven in-nings of the first game, show-ing four strikeouts and onlyone run.

The second game didn't goas well for the Eagles, asScott scored twice right out ofthe gate while the Eagleswere still adjusting to a newpitcher. The Beavers scoredagain in the second, and theEagles were unable to an-swer. Scott scored four more

times in the fourth until Cor-nelsen stopped the points bycatching two fly balls. SCHSnow led 0-7, and the Eagleswere hard-pressed to re-spond. The score remainedunchanged until the bottomof the fifth. With Korf andSalvador Valles on base,Baeza homered, earningthree runs for the Eagles.HHS trailed by only fourruns, 3-7, as they entered thetop of the sixth. Unfortu-nately, Scott City was morethan ready to increase theirlead, scoring six more timesto lead 3-13 before the Eaglesstepped up to the plate again.Hugoton was unable to getany runners across home,and a slick double play byScott City ended the game.

Paden Cornelsen went twofor two at the plate, whileMichael Baeza earned MVPstatus with his homer andthree RBIs. Tucker Martinstarted the game pitching,and earned one strikeoutduring his two innings.Thomas Frederick pitchedthe bulk of the game, earningseven strikeouts and allowingsix hits.

The Eagles will next facethe UHS Tigers at UlyssesTuesday, May 12. Full resultswill be in next week's Her-mes.

HHS baseball team wins one, loses one

The Hugoton Blues playedin Wichita last weekend atthe TRYC Air Capital Show-down, May 2-3. A youngBlues team got their first winof the season and went oneand three for the tourna-ment.

The team was lead byMeaghan McClure who wentone and two on the moundwith a 14.78 ERA and 19strikeouts, and three for ten

at bat with three RBIs. Othernotable players were JaylaStump who went two for ninewith three RBIs, MillyzientMcClure had six stolen basesand five runs scored, whileEmily Urquidi stole one baseand scored five times. IvonneChavez boasted two stolenbases and three runs scored,and Jordyn Beard recordedtwo stolen bases.

Hugoton girls McKenna Hamlin, BrionnaBeard, Meaghan McClure, Steffany Villa, JaylaStump, Molly McClure, Grace Gibson,Brighton Clinesmith, Yvonne Chavez, Emily

Urquidi and Jordyn Beard beam after a greatperformance at the Wichita tournament May2-3. Photo courtesy of Chantel McClure

Emily Urquidi prepares toswing at a pitch. Photo courtesy of Chantel McClure.

Brionna Beard monitors first base during the Hugoton Bluestournament play last weekend. Photo courtesy of Chantel McClure.

Hugoton catcher Molly McClure prepares to launch the ball toa fielder. Photo courtesy of Chantel McClure.

Hugoton girls play in WichitaTRYC Air Capital Showdown

Rodrigo Sanchez prepares to heave the discus at theKearny County Invitation. Rodrigo logged a throw of 78’3”for the Eagles. Photo courtesy of Greg O’Loughlin.

Lady Eagle pitcher Ali Wingsends some heat across theplate Monday evening atLakin. Photo courtesy of KaraStump.

Hugoton’s Emma French is ready to play some tough defenseagainst Lakin’s Lady Broncs at Monday’s game. Photo courtesyof Kara Stump.

JV Lady Eagle BrooklynnHarper pitches during theLakin game last week. Photocourtesy of Kara Stump.

Heritage Christian Acad-emy participated in the Re-gional track meet at GardenCity Saturday, May 1. Thirty-two student-athletes com-

peted, bringing home manymedals!

GIRLS’ RESULTS5-7 Year OldsErynn CantrellFirst Place: Softball Throw,100 Meters, Long Jump, 400Meter Relay; Fourth Place: 50Meters; Sixth Place - 400 Me-tersLilly MartinThird Place: 400 Meter RelayLindy McClureSixth Place: 100 Meters8-9 Year OldsEmersyn WilliamsFirst Place: 400 Meter Relay;Fourth Place: Long Jump,Fifth Place: 50 MetersJudith FehrFirst Place: 400 Meter Relay;Second Place: 50 Meters,Third Place: 100 Meters;Fourth Place: 400 Meters,Long JumpElla BeesleyFirst Place: 400 Meter Relay;Fifth Place: Softball ThrowAdysen NortonSecond Place: High Jump;Fourth Place: Soccer Kick;Sixth Place: Softball ThrowAlexis KelleyFirst Place: High Jump;Fourth Place: Soccer KickAgatha FehrThird Place: 400 Meter Relay10-12 Year OldsJaelynn KelleyFirst Place: 400 Meter Relay,High Jump; Third Place: 50Meters, Softball Throw; SixthPlace: Long JumpLisa FehrSecond Place: 400 MeterDash; Third Place: 400 MeterRelay; Sixth Place: 50 Meters,100 MetersChloe MartinFifth Place: 400 Meters, 400Meter RelayHeidi BoganThird Place: 400 Meter RelayMolly McClureFirst Place: 400 Meter Relay,Soccer Kick; Third Place: 400Meter Dash; Fifth Place: 100MetersMcKenna HamlinFirst Place: 50 Meters, 100Meters, 400 Meter Relay,High Jump; Fourth Place:Long JumpKatya WoltersFourth Place: High JumpMikyn HamlinFirst Place: 400 Meter Relay,Softball Throw; Second Place:

800 Meters; Third Place: 100Meters, Long Jump

BOYS’ RESULTS5-7 Year OldsTripp AllenSecond Place: 50 Meters,Soccer Kick; Third Place: 100Meters, 400 Meters; FifthPlace: Softball ThrowClay WackerFifth Place: Soccer KickWyatt JohnsonThird Place: 50 Meters, LongJump; Fifth Place: 100 Me-ters8-9 Year OldsCJ BeardSecond Place: 400 Meters,Long Jump; Fourth Place: 50Meters, Soccer Kick; SixthPlace: Softball ThrowJett CrawfordSixth Place: Soccer KickWeston JohnsonFirst Place: 800 Meters; ThirdPlace: Softball Throw; FifthPlace: 50 Meters; Sixth Place:Long JumpCarter McClureSecond Place: 100 Meters,High Jump; Third Place: 400MetersDax AllenFirst Place: High Jump10-12 Year OldsWill BarkerSixth Place: Soccer KickGavin WilliamsFirst Place: High Jump; Sec-ond Place: 50 MetersRoss Grewell

First Place: 50 Meters; Sec-ond Place: Soccer Kick; FifthPlace: 100 Meters, SixthPlace: Softball Throw, LongJumpJamyn WoltersThird Place: Long JumpLane PlowmanThird Place: High Jump, FifthPlace: 50 Meters13-15 Year OldsKayle WoltersThird Place: High Jump; FifthPlace: Softball Throw; SixthPlace: Long JumpZachary DaySecond Place: Soccer Kick;Fifth Place: 400 Meters

The Hugoton Eagles’ trackand field team competed inthe Kearny County Invita-tional at Lakin last Friday,May 8. This meet marked thelast competition before theGWAC League meet atUlysses Wednesday, May 13.The girls’ team placed fifthoverall, and the boys’ teamtook second place.

Coach Nick Rodriguez re-marked, “It has been a long

season this year but our kidsare doing well. We are begin-ning to get ourselves readyfor the championship part ofour season. At this point oneof the important things weneed to do is stay healthy forour Regional meet. We haveone of the toughest meets, asusual.”

The Eagles will compete atRegionals Friday, May 22, atHolcomb. Start time is 3:00p.m.

Boys ResultsHigh Jump1 Tony Kinser 6’ 5”Pole Vault5 Edgar Villa 10’0”Long Jump5 Mitchell Hamlin 19’7.25”Javelin3 Kellen Watkins 152’ 11”4x800 Meter Relay1 Reed Rome, Jahaziel Gar-cia, Edgar Avalos, Issac Cas-tro 8:37.14100 Meters JV5 Ben Cabrera 12.80100 Meters3 Jack Stalcup 11.594 Wade Heger 11.651600 Meters4 Chance Ghumm 5:04.25

6 Ivan Villa 5:04.394x100 Meter Relay2 Jack Stalcup, MitchellHamlin, Brad Hemann, WadeHeger 44.37400 Meters 4 Mitchell Hamlin 52.735 Pedro Ordonez 52.78200 Meters3 Jack Stalcup 23.363200 Meters3 Miguel Martinez 10:31.724x400 Meter Relay1 Pedro Ordonez, WadeHeger, Brad Hemann, IssacCastro 3:30.87

Girls ResultsLong Jump2 Dallie Hoskinson 15’5.25”Triple Jump5 Ana Pena 31’8.75”Javelin3 Taylor Fiss 108’2”

Shot Put5 Anna Trotter 31’1.25”4x800 Meter Relay1 Sarah Johnson, DallieHoskinson, Katy Heger, KatieWeaver 10:42.28100 Meters JV2 Caitlin Lewis 14.595 Tucker Bryan 15.314x100 Meter Relay3 Stef Armendariz, MadisonShuck, Keely Hittle, DallieHoskinson 53.83400 Meters 4 Katie Weaver 1:05.673200 Meters6 Katy Heger 13:28.574x400 Meter Relay3 Katie Weaver, Sarah John-son, Madison Shuck, HannahRodriguez 4:37.65


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Kearny County Invitational results are listed

Jahaziel Garcia and Reed Rome compete in the 4x800 meterrelay. Photo courtesy of Greg O’Loughlin.

Dallie Hoskinson leaps to second place in the long jump atLakin. Photo courtesy of Greg O’Loughlin.

Ivan Villa springs toward over the 300 meter hurdles in 49.85seconds at the Kearny County Invitational Friday, May 8. Photocourtesy of Greg O’Loughlin.

Zack Littell surges down thetrack at the Lakin meet lastFriday. Zack won tenth in the800 meters and eighth in the1600 meters. Photo courtesy ofGreg O’Loughlin.

Maria Martinez takes tenth inthe 3200 Meters with a time of14.03.69 Photo courtesy ofGreg O’Loughlin.

Hannah Rodriguez pushesthrough her leg of the 4x400meter relay. Photo courtesy ofGreg O’Loughlin.

Heritage Christian announces Regional track meet results

The Hugoton MiddleSchool Eagles competed atthe ARMS League track meetSaturday, May 11. Eighth Grade Boys’ Results100 Meters5 Nick Gold 12.707 Issac Valles 12.72200 Meters2 Dawson Kerbow 25.505 Carlos Tinoco 25.85400 Meters3 Alonso Martinez 57.697 Jagger Hertel 1:01.783200 Meters10 Bryan Gonzalez 12:59.14200 Meter Hurdles7 Jagger Hertel 30.954x100 Meter Relay1 Issac Valles, Dawson Ker-bow, Carlos Tinoco, NickGold 48.354x200 Meter Relay2 Alonso Martinez, IssacValles, Dawson Kerbow, NickGold 1:43.584x400 Meter Relay4 Leo Armendariz, JaggerHertel, Carlos Tinoco, AlonsoMartinez 4:00.154x800 Meter Relay5 Leo Armendariz, BryanGonzalez, Damian Lewis,Homero Villa 10:05.27High Jump6 Alonso Martinez 4’10”8 Homero Villa 4’8”Long Jump

2 Dawson Kerbow 17’9.5”3 Carlos Tinoco 17’7.75”Shot Put6 Cristian Landa 36’11.5”Discus1 Cristian Landa 137’3”7 Joseph Cruz 104’5”Eighth Grade Girls’ Results100 Meters7 Ashley Escalera 14.08200 Meters4 Ashley Escalera 30.05800 Meters8 Mekenzie Hagman 3:04.461600 Meters4 Abby Heger 6:28.683200 Meters1 Abby Heger 13:42.60100 Meter Hurdles5 Ashley Escalera 19.424x100 Meter Relay5 Abby Tharp, Meaghan Mc-Clure, Casle Heger, MeganNewlon 1:01.304x400 Meter Relay4 Mekenzie Hagman, CasleyHeger, Sesthleng Garcia,Abby Heger 5:01.094x800 Meter Relay2 Sesthleng Garcia, Meken-zie Hagman, Josselyne Ju-rado, Luz Romo 12:04.93High Jump2 Rebecca Johnson 4’8”Pole Vault2 Rebecca Johnson 7’6”Long Jump10 Abby Tharp 11’5”

Seventh GradeBoys’ Results

100 Meters8 Weston Maravilla 13.29200 Meters5 Diego Montoya 28.22400 Meters7 Weston Maravilla 1:05.284x100 Meter Relay4 Austin Dale, Jayden Silva,Terron Stegman, Diego Mon-toya 55.784x200 Meter Relay4 Austin Dale, Daniel Fraire,Dylan Irsik, Terron Stegman

2:03.204x400 Meter Relay6 Jayden Salazar, LuisRamos, Ivan Valles, DylanIrsik 4:53.11High Jump1 Weston Maravilla 5’0”Long Jump8 Weston Maravilla 14’0”Shot Put4 Jayden Silva 33’1.5”Discus2 Jayden Silva 108’1”

Seventh GradeGirls’ Results

100 Meters3 Toby McClure 14.11200 Meters10 Madison Holt 32.59400 Meters2 Toby McClure 1:06.801600 Meters1 Toby McClure 5:53.885 Frances Gaskill 6:49.199 Jenna Martin 6:56.514x100 Meter Relay5 Faith Degollado, JennaBeesley, Alexis Jays, SelenaRivera 1:02.044x200 Meter Relay5 Yesica Calleja, AutumnEaton, Jadalyn Eaton, Madi-son Holt 2:14.704x800 Meter Relay4 Stacy Rodriguez, FrancesGaskill, Alexis Jays, JennaMartin 12:46.75Shot Put7 Angelica Bojorquez 26’11”Discus8 Amber Baeza 61’5”

ARMS League track meet results announced

MEADE STATE LAKE -Crappie, Fair. Fish aroundany brush or vegetation. Min-nows, or jigs should work.

Bluegill, No report. Trysmall pieces of worm under abobber.

Channel catfish, Fair. Tryliver, shrimp, worms, or cutbait.

Largemouth bass, No re-port. Try jigs, finesse plasticsand slow rolled spinnerbaitslater in the day.

Flathead catfish, No re-port. Live bluegill at nightclose to the shore.

CIMARRON GRASSLANDPITS - Channel catfish, slow.Try worms, liver and stinkbait. s or liver

LIBERAL ARKALON AREA- Channel catfish, No reportand Bluegill-No report.

With the warmer tempera-tures, fishing should begin toimprove. Try for channel cat-fish using prepared stinkbait,worms or liver. Try for large-mouth bass with jigs, spin-nerbaits and crankbaits. Tryfor bluegill using small jigs,or a cricket or piece of wormunder a bobber.

CONCANNON STATEFISHING LAKE - Channelcatfish, Fair. Try using pre-pared stinkbait, worms orliver.


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Colorado Parks andWildlife wants to remind peo-ple to give wildlife plenty ofroom, especially when itcomes to moose. The moosepopulation is thriving in Col-orado and as the number ofmoose rise, so does thechance for human interactionwith them.

"In Black Forest we have amoose who has been aroundfor several years," said Dis-trict Wildlife Manager Sab-rina Hurwitz. "She seemspretty happy here and we'dlike to keep it that way."

Recently the moosecharged at someone in thearea who was walking a dog.No one was injured but Hur-witz said it's a good time toremind people to stay alertand be on the lookout forwildlife.

Moose are not typically ag-gressive but they do not fearhumans and will defend theiryoung and their territory.

Dogs can provoke attacks be-cause of their resemblance towolves, a moose's only natu-ral predator. People hiking inmoose country are encour-aged to keep their dogs on aleash. A charging moose willlikely follow a dog runningback to its owners and canend up injuring them as well.Moose can grow up to 1,200pounds and can run up to 35miles per hour.

"Even though the dog wason a leash in this instance itstill was able to get closeenough to spook her," saidHurwitz. “Luckily, everyonecame out of the situation un-hurt, including the moose.’"

Wildlife managers cautionthat when humans are in-jured by wildlife, it can resultin the euthanasia of the ani-mal, regardless of the circum-stances.

"No one wants to be re-sponsible for the needlessdeath of an animal that was

just following its instincts,"adds Hurwitz.

If you encounter a moose,here are some tips to keep inmind:

•Give them plenty of room—enjoy viewing wildlife froma distance!

•If an animal reacts toyour presence, you're tooclose.

•Keep pets away. Never letyour dog approach a moose.

•Look for signs that themoose is agitated: raisedhackles, lowered head, earspinned back, swaying backand forth, licking its snout.

•If you see any of thosesigns, leave the area asquickly as possible and avoidcornering the animal.

•If a moose charges, runaway and try to put a tree, ve-hicle or other large object be-tween you and the moose.

•If you are knocked down,get up and try to get away. Donot stay on the ground.

Moose are fascinating ani-mals and have become aprominent species amongColorado's wide variety ofwildlife. Watching them canbe a rewarding and uniqueexperience as long as they aregiven plenty of space and re-spect.

For more information andtips about moose watching,visit Colorado Parks andWildlife's Moose Country arti-cle at http://cpw. state.co.us/learn/Pages/LivingwithWildlifeMoose.aspx.

Be extra vigilant when in Colorado. The moosepopulation is thriving and as the numbers rise,

so does the chance for human interaction withthem.

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Establishing a HealthyMedia Diet

The research is clear, chil-dren learn better and moreefficiently from play and in-teraction in the “real,” three-dimensional (3-D) world withparents, caregivers, andpeers. The fact is, however,that young children now growup in a world of technology—screens are everywhere. Notonly are they enticing, chil-dren see their parents andteachers using screens, sonaturally they are drawn tothem. While there is no re-search showing that whenchildren younger than 2years old use these devicesindependently, it enhancestheir development, researchalso shows that when parentsand other trusted adultsmake screen use an interac-tive, shared experience, it canbecome a tool for learning,and the potential negative ef-fects can be reduced. This re-source provides guidelines forparents and caregivers ofchildren younger than 3years on how to use screensin ways that minimize the po-tential negative effects andmaximize learning.

•Be thoughtful about howyou use media with youngchildren – try not to use tech-nology as a digital babysitter

•Set limits on screen timeto be sure that children haveplenty of time exploring thereal world with family andfriends

•Make screen use interac-tive, talking about what chil-dren are seeing andencouraging them to usetheir minds and bodies asmuch as possible to maxi-mize learning

•Help children bridge thegap between content they seeon screens and their real-lifeexperiences

•Be sure the content is de-velopmentally appropriate

•Avoid having the TV on inthe background – turn the TV

off when no one is watching•Avoid using screens as

part of the bedtime routine•Ensure quality sleep by

not allowing TVs and otherscreens in children’s bed-rooms

•Be mindful of and limityour own screen media use –children learn by watchingother people

•The American Academy ofPediatrics recommends noscreen time for children twoand under and no more than

two hours per day of screentime for children over the ageof three

Adapted from Key ResearchFindings from www.zerotothree.org, Screen Sense: Settingthe Record Straight

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Hugoton fourth gradersare practicing to be entrepre-neurs. They have had a storeat the elementary school thispast year. They sold pencils,erasers and other school ne-cessities. The students tookturns running the store. Atthe end of the year, they hadmade a profit of $400.

Each student made a gro-cery list totaling no morethan $10.00. Their teachersthen took the four classes toWhites to fill their orders.They then went to ProjectHope to donate their gro-ceries. Their groceries weremore than the table couldhold.

The students had boughteverything they could think of

that was needed in a house-hold. Among the things thestudents donated were rice,macaroni, toilet paper, dis-posible diapers, handiwipes,

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The entire project was avery good learning experience.

Protect your child fromidentity theft

Identity theft remainsone of the fastest growingcrimes in the nation – andKansas is no exception.Last year, for the firsttime, identity theft wasone of the top ten cate-gories of complaints re-ceived by our office.

While the most commonforms of identity theft in-volve a stolen credit cardor bank account number,a more startling trend hasbeen the rise of crooksstealing and using achild’s social securitynumber. The challengewith investigating thisform of identity theft isthat it can be many yearsbefore the victim evenknows it has happened.Usually a problem isn’tdiscovered until your childis applying for collegeloans or their first creditcard and red flags are

raised on his or her creditreport. The identity thiefmay have opened multipleaccounts using yourchild’s social securitynumber, and of courseidentity thieves usuallyaren’t very good at keepingup on their credit cardpayments.

The good news is thereare some steps you cantake to protect your child’sidentity from being stolen.

First, keep all of yourchild’s personal docu-ments, like birth certifi-cates and social securitycards, in a secure location,like a safe deposit box or alocked file cabinet. Be sureto shred any other docu-ments containing yourchild’s personal informa-tion when they are nolonger needed.

Second, don’t shareyour child’s social securitynumber with anyone un-less it is absolutely neces-

sary and you trust the per-son you’re giving that in-formation. If it isnecessary to share the so-cial security number, askhow that information willbe stored and protected.

Third, check yourchild’s credit reports. Thisis especially importantwhen they are entering theteen years and might bestarting to apply for jobs,car loans or student loans.If your child is 14 or older,you can request a copy ofhis or her credit reportfrom the three major creditreporting bureaus throughAnnualCreditReport.com.If the reports come backshowing that there is nocredit history, that’s agood sign. If there are ac-counts listed on the creditreport, that’s a red flagthat your child may be thevictim of identity theft. Forchildren younger than 14,if you suspect your childmay be the victim of iden-tity theft you can contactthe credit bureaus di-rectly. They will requireyou to send some docu-mentation to prove thatyou are the child’s legalguardian before giving youany information they have.

Fourth, consider placinga security freeze on yourchild’s social securitynumber. This is essentiallya padlock on your child’scredit report that does notallow it to be accesseduntil you unlock it. Thatmeans anyone who tries toopen an account usingthat social security num-ber would be blocked fromdoing so. Unfortunately,some of the credit bureausonly allow you to put a se-curity freeze on a social se-curity number once it hasa credit file.

If you or your child doesbecome a victim of identitytheft, our consumer pro-tection division can help.Begin by calling our con-sumer protection hotlineat (800) 432-2310 or file acomplaint on our Web siteat www.InYourCornerKansas.org. Our Website also contains usefulinformation on how to pre-vent identity theft, how tocontact the credit bureaus,how to request a securityfreeze and many other im-portant topics.

by Kansas Attorney General Derek SchmidtConsumer Corner

This table is overflowing with all the purchases made by theHugoton fourth grade. Standing behind the table is Mae Rayalong with Dwain and Adena Towner, representing ProjectHope.

The four classes of Hugoton fourth gradersstopped to rest after walking to Whites, pur-

chasing their grocery list, and then walking toProject Hope to donate their purchases.

Fourth graders learn about compassionate capitalism

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Shila Moore, Director544-2283 - Activities 544-8041 - Meals

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We had a good turn out forour dance Saturday night.Thank you to all who comeout and supported it! Ournext dance is June 13 withCraig Stevens providing thelive country western music.

Eighteen people havesigned up so far for our ElRancho Exotica van tripwhich is scheduled forWednesday, May 20, 2015.The van will leave the centerat 1:30 p.m. and travel northof Liberal to visit the zoo. Peo-ple have also volunteered todrive their cars to accommo-date all the participants. Re-turn time will beapproximately 4:00 p.m.There is a minimal cost to at-tend the tour. Please call 544-2283 to sign up for thisafternoon excursion. Wewould love to have more peo-ple for this fun afternoon ex-cursion! Please remember thisall depends on the weather.

We deliver lunch Mondaythrough Friday to homeboundpeople. If you are in need ofour services or you knowsomeone who is, please callthe Senior Center. We will giveyou information on cost,

menus, etc.If you have questions con-

cerning caregiving, legal mat-ters, disability, healthinsurance, housing, etc.,please call Michael Johnstonat Southwest Kansas AreaAgency on Aging at 620-225-8240.

MenuMay 14................................FishMay 15............................Chili &

Cinnamon RollsMay 18..............Beef ‘N BlanketMay 19......Chicken Fried SteakMay 20.................Baked PotatoMay 21................Ham & Beans

ActivitiesThursday, May 14Exercise....................10:30 a.m.Friday, May 15Exercise....................10:30 a.m.Bingo........................12:30 p.m.Saturday, May 16Cards & Games .........6:00 p.m.Monday, May 18Exercise....................10:30 a.m.Line Dancing..............7:00 p.m.Tuesday, May 19Exercise....................10:30 a.m.Wednesday, May 20Exercise....................10:30 a.m.Paint...........................1:00 p.m.Thursday, May 21Exercise....................10:30 a.m.

The American Red Crossannounces the release of itsnew Emergency App whichgives people instant access toweather alerts, life-saving in-formation and ways to con-tact family and friends in onefree, easy-to-use app for mo-bile devices.

This all-inclusive app pro-vides expert advice aboutwhat to do in case of disas-ters such as hurricanes,earthquakes, floods, torna-does, home fires, wildfires

and more. The free Emer-gency App is available in appstores for smartphones andtablets by searching for theAmerican Red Cross or bygoing to redcross.org/apps.

“When an emergency oc-curs, it’s important for fami-lies to stay safe andconnected,” said Jill Orton,Region Executive. “OurEmergency App does that. Itcovers 14 different types ofdisasters and lets users cus-tomize more than 35 emer-gency alerts so that they willknow what to do no matterwhere they live or travel.”

“Family Safe” is a new,unique feature allowing theapp user to notify loved oneswho are in an area affected byan emergency or disaster.The recipient can instantlysee the alert details as well asspecific “what to do now”steps, and then respond witheither “I’m safe” or “I’m notsafe.” This feature works evenif the recipient has not down-loaded the Emergency App.

The Emergency App hasmany features, including:• Emergency first aid infor-mation for situations such asheart attacks, heat-relatedemergencies as well as watersafety information;• Preloaded content so userscan access guidance fromRed Cross experts even with-out mobile connectivity;• A single map with openRed Cross shelter locationsand weather information;• A home fire section withdetailed prevention andsafety tips as well as RedCross “After the Fire” infor-mation;• A “Make a Plan” feature tohelp families plan what to doand where to go if a disasterstrikes; and• The ability to easily togglebetween English and Span-ish.

In addition to smart-phones and tablets, this fea-ture will be available on thenew Apple Watch and can bedownloaded from the AppleWatch App Store as of April24.

Red Cross apps have beendownloaded more than sixmillion times and nearly 400million alerts have been sentsince the launch of the firstapp in 2012. In the past yearalone, more than 350 millionpages were viewed and the“I’m Safe” feature was ac-cessed just over 550,000times across all preparednessapps.

While apps can help pre-pare someone for disasters,it’s important to note they are

not substitutes for training.People can take Red CrossFirst Aid and CPR/AEDcourses so they’ll know whatto do in case help is delayed.They can get information andregister atredcross.org/TakeAClass.

About the American Red Cross:

The American Red Crossshelters, feeds and providesemotional support to victimsof disasters; supplies about40 percent of the nation'sblood; teaches skills that save

lives; provides internationalhumanitarian aid; and sup-ports military members andtheir families. The Red Crossis a not-for-profit organiza-tion that depends on volun-teers and the generosity ofthe American public to per-form its mission. For more in-formation, please visitredcross.org or visit us onTwitter at @RedCross.

Submitted by AmericanRed Cross.

Kansas Department ofAgriculture recently providedcomments on the ScientificReport of the 2015 DietaryGuidelines Advisory Commit-tee (Report) to United StatesDepartment of AgricultureSecretary Vilsack andHuman and Health ServicesSecretary Burwell.

Kansas Secretary of Agri-culture Jackie McClaskeyrecognized the Report’sproper role of vegetables,fruits, whole grains and dairyin a healthy American diet,however, she specifically ad-dressed the misrepresenta-tion of the nutritional andhealth benefits of lean, redmeat as well as inappropriatetreatment of the topic of sus-tainability.

“We appreciate that the re-port acknowledges the role ofdairy foods as a source of cal-cium, potassium and VitaminD,” said McClaskey. “But, thecontradictory and confusingdietary information sur-rounding lean, red meat as

well as vilifying modern agri-cultural practices causesconfusion for Americans andcan actually do more harm topublic health than good. It isour duty to educate our lead-ers that providing a safe,wholesome food supply whileconserving the land and itsresources is a priority of allsegments of American agri-culture.”

The Kansas Department ofAgriculture is committed toserving Kansas farmers,ranchers and agribusiness,as well as the consumersthey serve, while alwayskeeping a top priority on en-suring a safe food supply andpromoting public health.

To read the full text of theletter, go to http://agriculture.ks.gov/docs/default-source/Public-Comment-/ltr_dietaryguidelines_comment_submited_050612_.pdf?sfvrsn=0

Submitted by the KansasDepartment of Agriculture.


POTASSIUM: DO YOUNEED MORE?

May happens to be Na-tional High Blood PressureMonth, and is a great time tolearn a little more about thisdisease known as the "silentkiller". Less is better in somethings, including blood pres-sure. According to the Centerfor Disease Control about 1 of3 US adults—67 million peo-ple—have high blood pres-sure and approximately1,000 people in the U.S. dieeach day as a result. Bloodpressure is the measure ofthe force of blood on the wallsof your blood vessels as bloodflows through them. Thispressure naturally rises andfalls during the day, butwhen it is consistently toohigh, it is considered highblood pressure, or hyperten-sion.

Blood pressure has twonumbers, systolic and dias-tolic, and is measured in mil-limeters of mercury (mmHg).Systolic pressure (the topnumber) is the force on theblood vessel walls when theheart beats and pumps bloodout of the heart. Diastolicpressure (the bottom num-ber) is the force that occurs

when the heart relaxes in be-tween beats.

If your blood pressure isless than 120 systolic andless than 80 diastolic, thenyour blood pressure is nor-mal; between 120 to 139 sys-tolic and 80 to 89 diastolic,you have pre-hypertension.Systolic of 140 or greater, ordiastolic that is 90 or greater,is hypertension.

So what does potassiumand blood pressure have todo with one another? Potas-sium is an essential mineraland a major electrolyte foundin the human body. It playsan important role in elec-trolyte regulation, nervefunction, muscle control, andblood pressure. Potassium isfound within all cells of thebody, and its levels are con-trolled by the kidneys. Prima-rily, potassium functions toregulate water and mineralbalance throughout the body.

Potassium works withsodium to maintain thebody's normal blood pres-sure. Research suggests thatincreasing dietary potassiummay provide a protective ef-fect against hypertension(high blood pressure) by in-creasing the amount of

sodium excreted from thebody. A high potassium in-take has also been linked toa reduced risk of death dueto cardiovascular disease.

Diet and PotassiumMost Americans do not

meet the daily recommenda-tion for potassium, and con-sume levels that are less thanrecommended. Potassium isfound in unprocessed meats,and milk, as well as fruitsand vegetables such as leafygreens, fruit from vines, andcitrus. Dieticians recom-mend a diet that includesmore potassium-rich fruitsand vegetables, and lesssodium-containing processedfood. Following an eatingplan known as the DASHDiet (Dietary Approaches toStop Hypertension) may beuseful for lowering bloodpressure. The DASH diet ishigher in potassium, magne-sium, and calcium, whilelower in total fat, saturatedfat, and sodium than the typ-ical American diet.

Here are some ways to in-crease your intake of potas-sium:

* Include fruits and veg-etables that are high inpotassium - especially avo-

cado, banana, cantaloupe,oranges, dried plums(prunes), artichokes, pota-toes, spinach and squash.

* Prepare sweet potatoesor regular potatoes with theskin on.

* Consume non-fat dairyproducts such as milk, yogurt, or cottage cheese,which contain 300-400 milligrams of potassium perserving.

* Enjoy potassium-richlegumes such as soybeans,lima beans and white beans.

* Include lean meats suchas salmon and other fish,chicken, and turkey—eachprovides over 400 milligramsof potassium for every 3ounce portion.

* While it is important toconsume foods rich in potas-sium, be aware of hiddensources of sodium in cannedvegetables and legumes. Besure to drain all water fromcanned food before it is consumed.

* Choose fruits and vegetables for a snack, or saltfree nuts such as almonds—4 ounces of nuts can provideover 700 milligrams of potassium.

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

from The Stevens County Gas & Historical MuseumBeulah Carter, Curator Heather McCrary and Billy Woodworth

905 South Adams, HugotonHours:

Monday - Friday1 - 5 p.m.

Saturday1 - 4 p.m.

MUSEUM UPDATE

The gold beaded dress is displayed at the Stevens Gas and Historical Museum. It was donated by Audrey Binns.

This beautiful goldenbeaded dress is currently dis-played at the Stevens CountyGas and Historical Museum.It would really weigh thewearer down as it weighs fourand a half pounds. AudreyBinns donated this extrava-gant dress. She stated heraunt bought it in OklahomaCity, Ok. in the mid 1950’s.

Audrey did not know for whatspecial event the dress waspurchased.

The Stevens County Gasand Historical Museum is lo-cated at 905 S. Adams. Youare invited to visit Mondaythrough Friday from 1:00 to5:00 p.m. and Saturdaysfrom 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Youwill be glad you did!

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The U.S. Supreme Courtsided with Kansas and de-cided states may continue toenforce antitrust laws to pro-tect consumers from retailprice fixing in the natural gasmarket, Kansas AttorneyGeneral Derek Schmidt an-nounced. In doing so, thecourt, in a 7-2 decision, re-jected the federal govern-ment's assertion that federallaw preempts state enforce-ment.

“This is a major victory forKansas consumers and allpurchasers of natural gas,”Schmidt said. “The SupremeCourt has sided with our viewthat those who illegally fix theprice of natural gas cannothide behind federal law toavoid state liability.”

The underlying lawsuit in-volved accusations by theplaintiffs, which includedboth Kansas-based Learjet,Inc., and Topeka UnifiedSchool District No. 501, thatthe defendants illegally droveup the retail price of naturalgas, costing gas purchasersmillions of dollars. Similarcases from around the coun-try were consolidated into

multi-district litigation in Ne-vada, and the San Francisco-based Ninth Circuit Court ofAppeals eventually allowedthe plaintiffs to proceed withtheir state-law claims. Thedefendants, backed by thefederal government, askedthe Supreme Court to rejectthe lawsuit by concludingthat federal law preempts

state laws that combat price-fixing in the natural gas retailmarket when the challengedindustry practices also affectthe wholesale gas market.

In November 2014,Schmidt led a bipartisangroup of 21 state attorneysgeneral in filing an amicuscuriae brief asking theSupreme Court to allow con-

tinued enforcement of stateanti-price fixing laws againstretail sellers of natural gaswho illegally rig prices. Thefederal government, whichwas opposite Kansas in thislawsuit, argued that state an-titrust laws are preempted bythe federal Natural Gas Act.The defendants and theObama Administration ar-

gued the preemption extendsto the retail market when thechallenged practice is en-gaged in by a federally regu-lated seller and affects afederally regulated wholesalerate.

Oral arguments in the

case, ONEOK, Inc. v. Learjet,Inc., were heard in January.Kansas Solicitor GeneralStephen McAllister argued onbehalf of Kansas and theamici states when the casewas heard in January at theCourt.


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IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OFWILLIAM SUTCLIFFE, DECEASED

Case No. 14PR36

NOTICE OF HEARING ON PETI-TION FOR FINAL SETTLEMENT

(Chapter 59)


You are hereby notified that a pe-tition has been filed in the aboveCourt by Julia Miller, administrator ofthe estate of William Sutcliffe, de-ceased, praying for final settlement ofthe estate; approval of her acts, pro-ceedings and accounts as administra-tor, allowance for administrator’sexpenses, attorney’s fees and ex-penses, and for payment of court

costs; and also praying that the Courtdetermine the heirs of the decedentand distributing and assigning tosuch heirs all Kansas property ownedby the decedent at the time of hisdeath which is remaining in the es-tate.

You are hereby required to fileyour written defenses thereto on orbefore the 22nd day of May 2015, at10:00 a.m. of said day, in the districtcourtroom at the county courthouse,in the City of Hugoton, StevensCounty, Kansas, at which time andplace the cause will be heard. Shouldyou fail therein, judgement and de-cree will be entered in due courseupon the petition.

Julia Miller, Administrator

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

PUBLIC NOTICE

Oil production in Kansasincreased in 2014, boostedmainly by activity in a fewsouth-central and northwest-ern counties, while naturalgas production continued todecline, according to esti-mates from the Kansas Geo-logical Survey (KGS) at theUniversity of Kansas.

Continuing a steady in-crease that began in 2006, oilproduction for the wholestate rose 5.7 percent fromabout 46.8 million barrels in2013 to 49.5 million barrelsin 2014. Natural gas produc-tion declined 2.6 percentfrom about 295 billion cubicfeet (bcf) in 2013 to 287 bcf in2013. Production and explo-ration for both oil and gasslowed in the second half of2014 as prices dropped.

Although oil productionwas up, the cumulative valueof the state’s production de-creased slightly from an esti-mated $4.11 billion in 2013to $4.09 billion in 2014 dueto price declines in the latterhalf of the year. The cumula-tive value of natural gas rosefrom about $1.1 billion in2013 to $1.3 billion in 2014after the price of natural gasin 2014 peaked at $5.36 perthousand cubic feet (mcf) inFebruary and averaged about$3.92 per mcf, up slightlyover the year before.

Ellis County continued tobe the top oil producer in thestate even though productionthere fell about 8 percent in2014 to 3.2 million barrels,down from 3.5 million barrelsin 2013. Conversely, HarperCounty jumped from ninth tosecond highest producer in2014 as production thererose 69 percent from about1.7 million barrels in 2013 to2.9 million barrels in 2014,and 10th-ranked RawlinsCounty experienced a 97 per-cent increase in production.

“The focus of drilling in theMississippian limestone playin south-central Kansasshifted east to Harper Countyfrom neighboring BarberCounty,” said KGS geologist

Lynn Watney.Starting in 2010, much of

the increased oil productionin the state has been from theMississippian limestone play,colloquially known as the“Mississippi Lime,” in south-central and southwestKansas, especially Barberand Harper counties. Most ofthe activity over the last fiveyears in the play has beenhorizontal drilling with multi-stage hydraulic fracturing,popularly known as fracking.

Activity in the Mississip-pian play also increased justeast of Harper County in21st-ranked Sumner County,where total production rose42 percent to about 1.26 mil-lion barrels. Barber County,which produced about 2 mil-lion barrels, fell from second-highest producer in 2013 tofourth-highest in 2014.

As oil prices declined froma high around $100 per bar-rel in June to a low justunder $60 in December, ex-ploration and productionstarted to decline in the Mis-sissippian play as well as inmost of the rest of the state.So far in 2015, prices haveremained fairly steadyaround $52 per barrel.

“Intents-to-drill for 38 hor-izontal wells in the Mississip-pian play were issued inOctober, but only seven wereissued in February 2015,”said KGS geologist DaveNewell. “The number of bothhorizontal and vertical wellstargeting the play hasdropped, approximately inproportion to the total num-ber of intents-to-drill for allwells.”

After Ellis and Harpercounties, the top-ten produc-ing counties in 2014, inorder, were Barton, Barber,Russell, Finney, Ness, Rooks,Haskell and Rawlins. Oil pro-duction was reported in 91 ofthe state’s 105 counties, andabout 44 percent was fromthe top ten.

Rawlins County in north-west Kansas jumped dramat-ically to tenth-highest

producer from 22nd in 2013and 56th in 2012. Productionthere, which is mainly fromthe Pennsylvanian-Age Lans-ing-Kansas City Group, wasup to about 1.4 million bar-rels from 738,000 barrels in2013.

“The nature of the reser-voirs there and probable frac-ture trends that help chargethem with oil continue to af-ford opportunities to find newoil,” Watney said. “The under-lying Cherokee Group alsopresents opportunities for ex-ploration in northwestKansas.”

Logan and Scott countiesin west central Kansas,which ranked eleventh andfourteenth, respectively, alsohad significant increases. Oilproduction rose from about836,000 barrels in 2013 to1.36 million barrels in 2014in Logan County and fromabout 826,000 barrels to1.32 million barrels in ScottCounty.

“The production in LoganCounty has mostly been fromthe Lansing Kansas CityGroup, with a few other dis-coveries in Mississippian andCherokee pay zones,” Newellsaid. “The pay zones of mostof the new wells in ScottCounty have not yet been re-vealed by operators, but themajority of reported payzones are from the Marma-ton, with fewer Lansing-Kansas City andMississippian discovery paysbeing reported.”

The producing wells inRawlins, Logan and Scottcounties are vertical, not hor-izontal.

The expansive HugotonGas Area in southwesternKansas remained the mostprolific natural gas region inthe state. However, of theeight counties in the top-tenlist whose wells produce pre-dominantly from the Hugotonfield, only Stanton Countyshowed an increase in pro-duction. Total production inthe Hugoton Gas Area wasabout 110 bcf in 2014, down

5 percent from 2013.Stevens County continued

to lead in gas production, fol-lowed by Grant, Barber,Kearny, Harper, Haskell,Finney, Morton, Stanton andSeward counties. Productionin Stevens County dropped11.2 percent to 33.8 bcf in2014. Production in StantonCounty rose 5.8 percent toabout 11.9 bcf. Gas produc-tion was reported in 54 of thestate’s 105 counties, andabout 73 percent was in thetop-ten producing counties.

Natural gas in Barber andHarper counties, which arenot in the Hugoton Gas Area,was produced mainly fromthe Mississippian play. Aswith oil production in the twocounties, gas production rosesignificantly in HarperCounty and fell slightly inBarber County. Production inHarper County was up about80 percent to 24.3 bcf, whileproduction in Barber Countywas down 2.5 percent to 27.7bcf.

“Natural gas prices fellduring 2014 from above $5 inJanuary to $3 in December,”Watney said. “Decreasingproduction is closely tied todecreasing prices that are re-sulting from a large supply ofnatural gas in the UnitedStates.”

Production in southeast-ern Kansas, where gas is pro-duced mainly from shallowcoal beds, continued to de-cline.

“Only about a dozen coalbed methane wells weredrilled in 2014,” Newell said.“At the peak of CBM drillingin 2006, 1,930 were drilled ineastern Kansas, and annualnatural gas production there— mostly from the CBM wells— peaked in 2008 at 49.1bcf. In 2014, productiondropped 10.2 percent from2013 to 27.8 bcf.”

Current and historical pro-duction data for the entirestate, as well as by countyand field, are available online.

Space is still available infour of the six summer campsthat will be offered by theKansas Academy of Mathe-matics and Science at FortHays State University.

The final deadline for ap-plying has been extended toMay 15 for: • “Chemistry of Cooking”June 7- 2 • “Energy: What Do We Re-ally Need?” June 14-19 • “C.H.A.S.I.N.G. Computerand Human Analysis of StormImpacts Needs Geography”June 21- 26

• “High Altitude Balloon Sci-ence: See the World from100,000 Feet” June 28- July2

Students between the agesof 13 and 17 are able to par-ticipate. There is a registra-tion fee, which includes roomand board, camp suppliesand a camp T-shirt. Scholar-ships are available by con-tacting Ann Noble [email protected].

Campers will participate inhands-on activities and ex-periments led by FHSU fac-ulty. Students have the

opportunity to receive onehour of college credit for eachcamp they attend.

To learn more about thecamps and to register, con-tact Cari Rohleder [email protected] orvisit www.fhsu.edu/kams/Summer-Camps/.

About KAMS:The Kansas Academy of

Mathematics and Science isan early-entry-to-college pro-gram focusing on advancedmathematics and science.While studying at KAMS, stu-dents live on campus in a

residence hall with otherKAMS students from acrossKansas and around theworld. Over the course of twoyears, students take 68hours of college credit. Thesecollege classes are takenalongside traditional collegeundergraduates and taughtby college professors, simul-taneously contributing to thestudents' high school andcollege graduation require-ments.

Submitted by Fort HaysState University.

Supreme Court rules states may continue to enforce antitrust laws

May 15 is deadline for summer camps at Fort Hays StateLake Russell, located east of Hugoton, is filledto overflowing thanks to runoff from recent

rains. It is nice to have such a beautiful sceneso close to town.

Natural gas production drops in Stevens County


Rolla News��

Thursday, May 14- Senior Graduation Prac-

tice; 8:30 a.m.- 8th Grade Graduation

Practice; 1:00 p.m.- Junior High/High School

Awards Night; 6:45 p.m.- Quest Presentation; 8:00

p.m.- Junior High/High School

StuCo ElectionsFriday, May 15

- ARGH - No SchoolSaturday, May 16

- High School Graduation;2:00 p.m.

- 8th Grade Graduation;8:00 p.m. with dance follow-ingMonday, May 18

- Regional Golf at Cimar-ron; 10:00 a.m.

- Kindergarten Graduation;7:00 p.m.

Wednesday, May 20- Pre-K Last Day of School- Elementary Awards, 1st –

5th Grades in Classroomsbeginning at 1:30 p.m.Thursday, May 21

- Last Day of School- Elementary Play Day;

8:00 a.m.- Picnic at Noon

Friday, May 22- High School Track Re-

gionals at GCCC; 2:00 p.m.- Teacher Workday/Check

OutMonday, May 25

- Memorial DayTuesday, May 26

- High School State Golf atSeneca; 9:00 a.m.May 29-30

- High School State Trackat Wichita

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Left to right are Katie Murray, NeNe Green, TreTre Cooper andTeagan Simmons.

Relay team breaks RHS record at track meetBrooke Hinds and Mica Ratzlaff might be having too much funas they knead the cinnamon roll dough. Photo courtesy of AlesiaHinds.

The Elementary choir and band serve up some rowdy dancesteps at their evening of music last week.

End of school year offers a busy schedule

Children’s book on PTSD by FHSU intructor catches attention of NBC News

RHS cheerleaders bake up delicious fundraiser

TreTre Cooper, NeNe Green and Aaliyah Earl laugh whilerolling out some yummy pastries.

Maravilla takes home the gold

Elementary musicians welcome endof school year with rousing music

Chandler Huddleston with hissecond place medal at Johnson. Photo courtesy ofTina Huddleston.

Panches Maravilla bites downon his first place medal to seeif it’s real gold.

“I Need a Vacation” waspresented by the Rolla Ele-mentary choir Tuesday, May5, with a bit of nature’s thun-der playing along.

The fifth grade bandkicked the evening off byplaying three songs—“Trom-bone Rag”, El Capitan”, and“American Patrol”. Then thechoir began their musicale.

Students were delightful intheir portrayal of students,teacher, impatient childrentraveling with their testy par-ents, campers, surfers, andfishermen.

The baseball game held in“right field” was also a nicereenactment of a true gamewith the announcer shoutingout the plays. The final act,“I’m Goin’ to Wonderland”,was a lighthearted way to endthe program, with studentsonce again dreaming of beingat Wonderland during theschool day. Too bad a trip toWonderland Park in Amarillowasn’t on the agenda for thisschool year!

Congratulations and goodjob to Mr. Sam Eiland and hiselementary students.

Coach John Barrett tookhis junior varsity golf team toHugoton Thursday, May 7.

It was a great day to be aPirate, as junior PanchesMaravilla golfed his way tofirst place. Senior Brent Pietzplaced fifteenth for the day.

Other golfers for Rollawere sophomore Tracy Pietz

and freshman WilliamBrown.

Friday, May 8 was a var-sity golf meet in Johnson.Chandler Huddleston placedsecond overall, despite thecool, windy, damp weather.

Congratulations to theteam and their coach!

The sweet smell of cinna-mon, yeast, and baking breadwas in the air at the RollaHigh School Friday, May 8,and Saturday, May 9. TheRolla High School cheerlead-ers rolled out and baked 256dozen cinnamon rolls to de-liver to eager customers whohad ordered the rolls.

The cheer team sells cin-namon rolls at least once ayear as one of their majorfundraisers. This next year,the squad is a bit larger, witheleven girls. A few more uni-forms will be needed to com-plete the cheer look.

Toni Easterwood, cheersponsor, is very excited towork with a larger team and

hopes to have lots of goodthings happen during thecourse of next year.

The 2015-2016 squadconsists of Kyri Brummett,Sarah Easterwood, NeNeGreen, Ashly Hart, Mica Rat-zlaff, Paige Claassen, TreTreCooper, Aaliyah Earl, EllieEasterwood, DeseraeSchwindt and Brooke Hinds.

There was a lot of laughterand fun to be had during thebaking process but everyone,especially the parents whohelped, are glad those twodays are behind them.

Congratulations to theteam! May your spirit shinefor the school.

The school year is rapidlywinding down and with itcomes multiple activities.

The junior high and highschool awards night will beThursday, May 14, beginningat 6:45 p.m. in the new gym.

The Scholars’ Bowl teamwill receive a special award at

8:00 p.m., and there will berefreshments after.

High school graduationwill be Saturday, May 16, at2:00 p.m. in the old gym.

Eighth grade graduationwill be Saturday, May 16, at8:00 p.m. in the old gym witha dance to follow in the mul-

tipurpose room. Kindergarten graduation

will be Monday, May 18, at7:00 p.m. in the old gym.

The elementary awardswill be Wednesday, May 20,beginning at 1:30 p.m. andwill be in the individual class-rooms.

The last day of school willbe Thursday, May 21.

Play day at the track be-gins at 8:00 a.m. for the firstthrough fifth grades. Therewill be a potluck picnic atnoon. Please bring two ormore side dishes to share.

Coach Zeta Greene andCoach Jeff Braun took theirhigh school track team toBucklin Friday, May 8, for acold, wet track meet. Theteam left just ahead of theirnew uniforms arriving viaUPS so after a bit of search-ing, some parents were foundwho could deliver the newoutfits.

Teagan Simmons placedthird in 100 meter hurdles.The 4x100 meter relay team

with Teagan Simmons, Tre-Tre Cooper, NeNe Green andKatie Murray broke a 2007school record and won sec-ond at the meet. Teagan Sim-mons placed third in 300meter hurdles. Katie Murrayplaced first in high jump andsecond in both long jump andtriple jump. TreTre Cooperplaced fourth in long jump.

Congratulations to thegirls’ team, who placed fifthoverall.

A Fort Hays State University in-structor has translated his militaryexperiences into a book for childrenthat has caught national attention.

Seth Kastle's children's book formilitary families dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder, titled"Why Is Dad So Mad?," was fundedon the popular Kickstarterfundraising website in a mere eighthours. When the project was fea-tured as one of the site's "StaffPicks," Kastle was contacted by anNBC Nightly News representative.The show featured Kastle and hisbook in its "Making a Difference"segment on Wednesday, April 1.

Kastle is an FHSU graduate andretired Army first sergeant currentlyteaching in the Department ofLeadership Studies, primarily forFHSU's partner institutions inChina.

"The story of 'Why Is Dad SoMad?' is mostly just my story," Kas-tle said. "It is something that was inmy head for a lot of years, but Inever actually put it down on paper.I needed a way to explain things to

my children, so when I did researchand found nothing, I started takingsteps to actually do this for real."

Very few resources exist that ad-dress PTSD for combat veteranswho are fathers - even fewer for fe-male combat veterans who aremothers.

Kickstarter is a Web site used tofund creative projects through thedirect support of online donations.Kastle's initial Kickstarter campaignblew past its original goal, creatingenough funding for a second book.

"After more than a decade ofasymmetrical warfare and womenin combat roles becoming a veryblurred line, there are literally thou-sands of mothers dealing with thisissue as well. I have already writtena second book, 'Why Is Mom SoMad?,' in consultation with womencombat veterans who are mothers.My hope is that these books fill aneed which presently has little to noresources to do so."

When faced with the challengeof finding the right illustrator for thestory, Kastle took his manuscript to

Lee Powers, chair of the Depart-ment of Art and Design at FHSU.Kastle was introduced to junior stu-dio art major Karissa Gonzalez-Othon of Colorado Springs, and apartnership was born.

"We talked about the projectand I gave her the manuscript withillustration notes for each pagealong with some general guidance.Two weeks later she sent me theoriginal character ideation, and therest is history," Kastle said.

Kastle plans to market hisbooks directly to military and gov-ernment channels. These includeWarrior Transition Battalions,where wounded service membersgo to recuperate from combat in-juries, as well as the Army and AirForce Exchange Service, which op-erates all shopping centers on mili-tary installations.

Kastle began his military careerin the field of medical logistics. Helater reclassified as an infantryman,then a drill sergeant, finishing hiscareer as a company first sergeant.His additional Army training in-

cluded Airborne School, Combat-ives Instructor Course, CombatLifesaver Course, Army Basic In-structor Course, and many otheradvanced leadership and maneuvercourses.

"My military career took me allover the country and the world. Ispent substantial time in Germany,Qatar, Uzbekistan, Afghanistanand Iraq," Kastle said.

His book is available throughthe Amazon store on his websitewww.kastlebooks.com. It will soonbe available at Barnes & Noble, aswell as electronically throughiBooks, Google Play, Kindle andNook.

Both books will also be pub-lished in Spanish, thanks to thetranslation efforts of Alma Hidalgo,a graduate student and multicul-tural recruitment admissions coun-selor at FHSU.

Kastle grew up in Kensingtonand lives with his wife and daugh-ters in WaKeeney.

Submitted by Fort Hays StateUniversity.


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Left to right: Jack Higgins, Katy Howe, Reagan Higgins andCindy Howe. Photo courtesy of Traci Taylor.

Students and staff at Rolla dressed in their purple shirts andposed between rain storms in the newly dedicated Helen Higgins

Courtyard. Photo by yearbook staff.

Rain didn’t dampen spirits at Helen Higgins Courtyard dedicationThe rain came down

Tuesday, May 5, but no onein Rolla was going to let a little wet stuff spoil the day.The dedication of the court-yard to Helen Higgins’ memory was just moved inside while the rain fell.

Community and familymembers gathered to honorthe life of Helen, whose dedi-cation to the school was onlysurpassed by her dedicationto her family. Arleen Cline-smith presented dedicationplaques to each of Helen’schildren or grandchildrenwho were there to representtheir families, as well as toher husband Jack.

The multipurpose roomwas filled with purple shirtsto represent Helen and herbattle with pancreatic cancer.Jack was joined by theirdaughter Cindy Howe andgranddaughters, Reagan Higgins and Katy Howe, to re-ceive the plaques. Many otherfamily members were in thecrowd to support Jack and

his family. The community appreci-

ates all who attended and

donations will be accepted tohelp maintain the courtyardthroughout the year. May

the Higgins’ family continueto be blessed.

Seated left to right are Jack Higgins, CindyHowe, Katy Howe, Reagan Higgins, Kelsey Hittle and Steve Harper. In the middle row areKaren Harper, Cynda Perry, Darlene Harper,

Jewell Burrows, Patricia Kleffman, Kerry Hittleand Charles Harper. In back are Lori Rome,Steve Perry, Gene Higgins, Shirlene Hagler andCorrine Higgins. Photo courtesy of Traci Taylor.



IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OFDENNIS W. SMITH, DECEASED

No. 15PR17

NOTICE OF HEARING(Chapter 59)


You are hereby notified that a petitionhas been filed in the above Court byAnne Smith, wife and the sole andonly heir at law of the decedent, Den-nis W. Smith, praying for the determi-nation of descent of Decedent’sundivided interests in certain real es-tate situate in Stevens County,Kansas, to wit: SE/4 of Section 4-34-37; SE/4 of Section 1-31-35; SW/4 ofSection 11-34-37; NE/4 of Section 1-34-38; SE/4 of Section 3-34-37; S/2of Section 10-34-37; and NW/4 ofSection 10-34-37; and in Seward

County, to wit: Section 32-31-34;NE/4 of Section 31-31-34; Section17-35-31; S/2 of SW/4 of Section 29-31-34; and NW/4 of Section 9-31-33;as more fully described in the petition,and all other property, both real andpersonal, or interests therein, includ-ing mineral interests, owned by Den-nis W. Smith within the State ofKansas at the time of his death onSeptember 28, 2014.

You are hereby required to file yourwritten defenses thereto on or beforethe 9th day of June, 2015, at 11:00a.m. of said day, in the district court-room at the county courthouse, in theCity of Hugoton, Stevens County,Kansas, at which time and place thecause will be heard. Should you failtherein, judgment and decree will beentered in due course upon the peti-tion.

Anne Smith, Petitioner

KRAMER, NORDLING & NORDLING,LLC 209 East 6th StreetHugoton, KS 67951Telephone: 620-544-4333Attorneys for Petitioner

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Part 5Arriving on the ground in Istan-

bul was a relief. We had flown theocean and across Europe. We werenot a crash statistic. We were onsnowy, winter soil half way acrossthe world. We were ready to go im-mediately on another leg of ourjourney to The Holy Land. We gath-ered our carry-on luggage and gotoff of the plane. We assembled ourgroup and started down the con-course. After sitting and riding fortwelve hours tired muscles don'twant to walk full speed for close toone half mile. We arrived at the per-ceived location of departure. Ourgate was not down there where wethought. It really had only beenyards from our arrival. We had towalk hurriedly back to the start ofour previous journey, arriving at theinformation desk. Our flight to TelAviv had departed while we weretaxiing for one hour. And this wasone of the last airplanes to get outof Istanbul from Turkish Airlinesthat day. Now, what were we goingto do? Our tour host said, “Let’smeet at a coffee shop down the con-course and someone will find outwhat can be done.” I think to myself, "We are supposed to be arriving inIsrael right now and our tour ofRoman ruins along the Mediter-ranean is suppose to begin twohours from now." We were not in Is-rael but in an airport in Istanbul,Turkey. No usable information wasbeing posted on the flight board. Idecided to get something to drinkand snack on. The two coffees,which were eight ounces each, andthe two pastries cost $16.

We waited, we visited, wewaited, and we visited. There werepromises of flights, but no informa-

tion. Flights were to be posted, butwhen were they going to be? Wefound a new location in the termi-nal where we would have more free-dom to lounge around.

Our group had met four fellowtravelers, all Jewish, who traveledbetween NYC and Jerusalem fre-quently. There was a newly marriedHasidic Jewish couple who couldafford to go to the Travel club lodg-ing at the airport, shower and restfor $250 for four hour’s usage pe-riod. The next was a thirty some-thing social activist working for theJewish Defense League. The other,was Moshe, a native of Jerusalemwho fought in the war of independ-ence in 1948. He must have beenborn in 1930. He was going aftertwelve year’s absence to visit hisunknown grandchildren and adaughter. Our troupe pulled lug-gage around, and some used shop-ping carts when possible. When wehad stayed at the airport ten hourswithout a flight we were given avoucher for food. We were limited toa meat and some rice along with asoft drink, I chose beef. Two morehours of waiting and we were toldof free rooms given by Turkish Air-lines. We had to buy a visa to leavethe airport which cost $40 cash. Wewent thru customs and were wel-comed to Turkey by 2000 otherpeople ahead of us waiting for thatfree room. Our hearts sank. Howmany hours would we have to wait,and how much sleep would we get?A touring company representativehanded one of our team membersa brochure, and said “look at this.”The brochure showed a nice look-ing hotel downtown at a cost of$100 per room. We could pay the$100 or wait in line. “Let’s go to the

hotel." Most of us agreed. The Tour-ing Company had lots of people inbusiness suits. The owner filled outall receipts himself with a pen, andwe signed. We were ready to go. Wetraveled on two different vans. Ourdriver drove faster than I wouldhave driven on ice. I did put on mysafety belt, and prayed that thedriver would not hit all of thosepedestrians who were walkingacross the roads. Downtown wasold and dark. The driver called fordirections to the hotel. Snow madethe streets look ugly. I thought, “Ifthe driver doesn’t know where he is,then I don’t want to be here either,can we go back to the airport”? Wearrived at the hotel. It looked good,although the two buildings on ei-ther side brought the “rent value”down a lot. The interior of the lobbywas first class.

The elevators were very small.Only two people with two bagscould ride at a time. The elevatorsprobably had been retrofitted. Ithought “Are we going up the oldsmoke stack chase?” We arrived inour room. It was a nice, clean, andquaint little room. I felt good. Thetelevision had old looking program-ming, it didn’t catch my interest.Showers were taken. I knocked aclip off the shower door. I retrievedthe clip, and hoped it could be fixed.We went to bed. It was only 9:00p.m., but 5:00 a.m. was comingsoon. We had great rest. We wentdownstairs for breakfast. I hadolives, cucumbers, yogurt, gar-banzo soup, fruit, hot coffee andbread. We loaded up and went backto the airport for another day ofwaiting around and wishing wewere going to Israel on that day.

Travels with MarcusMy journey in Israel...and getting there

by Marcus LightBetween February 15 and March 1 Ste!an and Marcus Light joined a group of sixteen ministers for a familiar-ization of the Holy Land tour, sponsored by Coral travel of Milbourn, NJ. Their host was Garry Bryant, a bishopwith Acts Today Conference with the Pentecostal Holiness Church. It was a life-long goal for Marcus to go to Is-rael. It was a great and testing time for each member of the trip, but very rewarding. Ste!an and Marcus cappedo! the trip with four days in the Big Apple. After getting caught in one more snow storm they returned safelyto Oklahoma City March 1.

Junior high cheerleading squad finalizedJunior high cheerleading

tryouts were held during thelast week of April. McKenzieHinds, Melanie Norton, JamieSheedy, Justice Bennett,

Abby Easterwood, AlexandraHart and Monte Fosdick willbe leading the crowd for jun-ior high, along with MichaelaKjergaard as an alternate.

Mrs. Kaylee Norton will betheir sponsor and is lookingforward to a great year! Con-gratulations to all!

Reprinted by permission fromThe City of Apopka, Fl.APOPKA, Fl. – The City ofApopka proudly welcomes itsnewest resident – a militaryVeteran who will receive amortgage-free home Friday.

Marine Sgt. Cory Lewisserved several tours overseassince 2001. He was deployedin Iraq in 2003, when his unitwas caught in a lengthy fire-fight outside of Baghdad.Lewis was left with post-traumatic stress. An unrelated back injury also ledto multiple spinal surgeries.

Lewis medically retired in2010 – one of thousands ofAmerican Veterans who mustadjust to often challengingcircumstances of life aftercombat.

Lewis and his family –wife, Danielle, who served inthe Army for two years, andtheir three sons - will be pre-sented with the gift of a newlyrenovated home at 421 VicksLanding Drive in Apopkathrough a unique partner-ship from U.S. Bank, Free-dom Alliance and FiveBrothers. The ceremony beginning at 10:00 a.m. Fri-day, May 1 will be attendedby representatives from U.S.Bank, the two organizationsand the City of Apopka.

“Our family is truly hum-bled by this gift,” Lewis said.“This helps relieve the primary financial burden typical of homeownershipand allows for a great start toour boys’ teenage years. Welook forward to this newchapter in our lives.”

Apopka provides a friendlyhometown for the Lewis fam-ily with a close-knit commu-nity, good schools, plenty ofrecreation and a central loca-tion close to Orlando shop-ping, entertainment andmedical services for Veterans.City Commissioner BillieDean: “Being a Veteran my-self - and I have two sons-in-law who also are retiredveterans - I feel the commu-nity should help young peo-

ple who gave so much for ourfreedom.”

To reach the Lewis familyand representatives fromFreedom Alliance or U.S.Bank, contact Donnie Gal-lagher at Vistra Communica-tions: (813) 321-3314 [email protected].

The pride for our Veteransresonates with Friday’s homedonation. “It is an honor topresent this mortgage-freehome to Sgt. Lewis and hisfamily,” said Edward Wooten,senior vice president, U.S.Bank National CorporateBanking. “Sgt. Lewis servedAmerica valiantly. We owehim and all servicemen andwomen our freedom. Thecommunity of Apopka is for-tunate to have the Lewis fam-ily as neighbors.”

Born and raised in South-west Kansas, Lewis gradu-ated from St. John’s MilitaryHigh School and joined theMarines in 2001. He servedseveral tours overseas between 2001 and 2005.

In addition to partneringwith military service organi-zations such as Freedom Al-liance, U.S. Bank supportsNational Guard and Reserveemployees through its Proudto Serve program, a com-pany-wide initiative focusedon hiring and supportingservice members and theirfamilies. U.S. Bank also hired

more than 1,500 Veteransbetween 2012 and 2014 andreceived the Secretary of De-fense Employer SupportFreedom Award in 2013 forits exceptional support of em-ployees serving in the Guardand Reserve.About Freedom Alliance

Celebrating its 25th an-niversary in 2015, FreedomAlliance is a charitable organ-ization which provides helpand support to woundedtroops and military families.Freedom Alliance hasawarded more than $9 mil-lion in college scholarships tothe children of military he-roes killed or disabled in mil-itary service and spentmillions more helping injuredveterans and military familieswith outdoor recreationaltherapy trips, Heroes Vaca-tions, care packages for de-ployed troops, mortgage-freehomes, all-terrain wheelchairs and much more. Youcan learn more about Free-dom Alliance at www.FreedomAlliance.org.About Five Brothers

Founded in 1967, FiveBrothers provides innovative,regulatory-compliant defaultmanagement solutions thatsave time, eliminate errorsand increase efficiency forcommercial and residentialmortgage servicers nation-wide. Proven on-the-ground

field services, experience-based partnering, advancedtechnology and knowledge-able customer and field serv-ice professionals, empowerour clients to maximize assetpreservation while reducingcosts, streamlining opera-tions and optimizing bor-rower relationships. Visitthem at www.fivebrms.com.About U.S. Bank

U.S. Bancorp (NYSE:USB), with $403 billion in as-sets as of December 31,2014, is the parent companyof U.S. Bank National Associ-ation, the fifth largest com-mercial bank in the UnitedStates. The company oper-ates 3,176 banking offices in25 states and 5,022 ATMsand provides a comprehen-sive line of banking, broker-age, insurance, investment,mortgage, trust and paymentservices products to con-sumers, businesses and in-stitutions. Visit U.S. Bancorpon the web atwww.usbank.com.

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MOSCOW NEWSby Judy Hickert

Saturday, May 16-Annual pet clinic at Moscow City shop from 9:00 a.m. to

Noon.-City-wide block party at Moscow City Park under the water

tower; 2:00 – 6:00 p.m.

You are invited to the

Community Eventat Moscow City Park

• Hot Dogs • Popcorn •• Sno-Cones • Cotton Candy •• Helium Baloons • Piñatas •

• Face Painting • Bounce Houses •

Fun Fun Fun Fun Fun

Fun Fun Fun Fun Fun

This event is free for the whole family!Este evento es gratis para toda la familia!

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Saturday, May 162 - 6 pm

MOSCOW ANNUAL ANIMAL VACCINATION CLINICMAY 16, 2015

MOSCOW CITY SHOPLocated across from swmming pool

TIM CANTRELL, DMV.DOGS CATSRabies $20 Rabies $20Deworming $10 Deworming $10Rattlesnake $20Bordetella (for dogs that are boarded regularly) $20

CATSThis includes a general examination

Moscow City requires annual tag and current vaccinations

The Moscow ElementarySchool children presentedtheir final music program forthe year, "Let's Sing, Amer-ica", Wednesday evening,May 6. Each class, grades

one through five, sang patri-otic songs. The first gradesang “The Star SpangledBanner.” The music directoris Gail Dale. The entire groupsang “The Spirit of America”

for the finale.Following the main pro-

gram the elementary awardsprogram was held, then theJunior High Awards Program.

Moscow Kindergartengraduation was Mondayevening May 7. “Work InProgress” was the theme forthe program presented bystudents Kaysen DeVaughn,Hailey Enns, Luis Gomez,Dyami Gonzalez, JalynnHockett, Taeleigh Isenberg,Brayton Johnson, TristanPrince, Samora Mohamed,LeAnn Teeter and TimothyLivesay. Teacher Mrs. Westerand Mr. Moore passed outthe diplomas. The para wasMrs. Rojo and pianist wasMrs. Dale.

The Moscow school cafete-ria will be serving breakfastand lunch free to anyone 18years of age and under begin-ning May 11 and continuingthrough June 19. Adults arewelcome to come for a paid

meal as well. The price foradults is $2 for breakfast and$4 for lunch. Breakfast willbe served from 8:00 to 8:30a.m. and lunch from 11:45a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Bridge Club met Thursdayat the Hugoton Senior Cen-ter. The hostess was DonitaGraham. Judy Hickert heldhigh score. Jean Bradfieldand Barbara Maertz tied forsecond place and DorothyHagman had low score.

Moscow school began thesummer school program at8:00 a.m. Monday, May 11,through June 5. The summerschool is sponsored by theREAL program again thisyear and is open to all stu-dents K-8, There will be a

field trip each Friday, basedon the theme studied inmath, reading and enrich-ment the previous four days.In order to go on the field tripthe child must attend sum-mer school at least three daysof that week.

A city wide block party willtake place Saturday, May 16,located at the Moscow city parkunder the water tower.

The purpose for this eventwill be to bring the whole com-munity together. There will bejumpers for the kids, snowcones, cotton candy and pop-corn, along with many fungames. There will be hot dogshot off the grill.

This event will be a free fun

time for everyone. Bring all ofyour friends and family andcome join the fun.

This block party day will bejointly sponsored by theMoscow Methodist Church, theMoscow Baptist Church andthe Iglesia Bautista Hispana ofHugoton.

This Community event willbe from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. May16.

Block party will be Saturday

Bridge club hosted by Donita Graham

Marine Sgt. Cory Lewis, wife Danielle and theirthree sons were presented with the gift of anewly renovated home in Apopka, Fl., May 1.

Sgt. Lewis previously lived in Moscow with hisparents Gary and Jan Rae Lewis. Photo courtesy of the City of Apopka, Fl.

Moscow Kindergarten graduating class posesfor an exciting photo during graduation

exercises last Monday evening. Teacher Mrs.Webster and Mr. Moore passed out diplomas.

The Moscow school cafeteria will be serving breakfast and lunchfree to anyone 18 years of age and under through June 19.

The Moscow Elementary School first throughfifth grade music students performed before an

audience last Wednesday. Each class sang patriotic songs.

Summer school starts Monday

Free breakfast and lunch to anyone 18 and under

Marine Sgt. Cory Lewis receives mortgage-free home

Moscow Elementary presents final music program

Kindergartengraduation isMonday, May 7


(First Published in The Hugoton Her-mes, Thursday, April 30, 2015) 3t


IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTIONOF NATALIA VILLA MEDINA, AMINOR CHILD

Case No. 15AD3

NOTICE OF HEARING ON PETITIONFOR ADOPTION AND

TERMINATION OF PARENTALRIGHTS

TO: LUIS ALBERTO VILLA

You are hereby notified a petition,has been filed in the above Court byCarlos Marquez, praying for an orderof the Court terminating the parentalrights of the natural father, LUIS AL-BERTO VILLA, and decreeing that hebe permitted and authorized to adopt

N.V.M. a minor child, as his childand; that an order and decree ofadoption of the child by the Petitionerbe made and entered by the Court;and that he have all other proper re-lief.

You are hereby required to fileyour written defenses to the petitionon or before the 27th day of May,2015, at 11:30 a.m. of said day, in thecourtroom of the District Judge, inthe Stevens County Courthouse in theCity of Hugoton, Stevens County,Kansas, at which time and place thecause will be heard. Should you failtherein, judgment and decree will beentered in due course upon the peti-tion.

PAUL F. KITZKEAttorney for Petitioner

TATE & KITZKE L.L.C. P. O. Box 909, 1024 S. Trindle Hugoton, KS 67951-0909Telephone: 620-544-2103

PUBLIC NOTICE



GHUMM’S AUTO CENTER, LLC,PLAINTIFF

v.

CODY MICHAEL PLAIA; 2006DODGE RAM PICKUP 2500 VIN3D7KS29D26G157348 and the un-known heirs, executors, administra-tors, devisees, trustees, creditors, andassigns of any deceased defendants;the unknown spouses of any defen-dants; the unknown officers, succes-sors, trustees, creditors, and assignsof any defendants which are existing,dissolved, or dormant corporations;the unknown executors, administra-tors, devisees, trustees, creditors,successors, and assigns of any defen-dants who are or were partners or inpartnership; the unknown guardians,conservators, and trustees of any de-fendants who are minors or underany legal disability; and the unknownheirs, executors, administrators, de-visees, trustees, creditors, and as-signs of any person alleged to bedeceased and any person claiming aninterest in the DODGE RAM PICKUP2500 VIN 3D7KS29D26G157348,

DEFENDANTS

Case No. 15CV13

NOTICE OF SUIT

STATE OF KANSAS TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS, AND ALLOTHER PERSONS WHO ARE OR MAYBE CONCERNED:

You are hereby notified that a Pe-tition has been filed in the DistrictCourt of Stevens County, Kansas, bythe Plaintiff, Ghumm’s Auto Center,praying for a decree quieting the titleto the following described vehicle:DODGE RAM PICKUP 2500 VIN3D7KS29D26G157348

You are required to plead to saidPetition on or before the 24th day ofJune, 2015, at 9:00 a.m. in saidCourt at Hugoton, Stevens County,Kansas. Should you fail therein, judg-ment and decree will be entered indue course upon said Petition.

GHUMM’S AUTO CENTER, LLC Plaintiff

TATE & KITZKE L.L.C.1024 S. Trindle, P. O. Box 909Hugoton, KS 67951-0909620-544-2103Attorneys for Plaintiff

PUBLIC NOTICE



CIVIL DEPARTMENT

Federal National Mortgage Associa-tion

Plaintiff,

vs.

Diane G Porter aka Diane GillespiePorter, et al.

Defendants,

Case No.13CV23 Court No.

Title to Real Estate InvolvedPursuant to K.S.A. §60

NOTICE OF SALE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, thatunder and by virtue of an Order ofSale issued to me by the Clerk of theDistrict Court of Stevens County,Kansas, the undersigned Sheriff ofStevens County, Kansas, will offer forsale at public auction and sell to thehighest bidder for cash in hand at theStevens County, Courthouse, Kansas,on June 4, 2015 at the time of 10:00AM, the following real estate:

SURFACE AND SURFACE RIGHTSONLY IN AND TO:

LOTS SEVEN (7) AND EIGHT (8),BLOCK ONE (1), MOORHEAD AD-DITION TO THE CITY OF HUGO-TON, [STEVENS COUNTY,]KANSAS. Tax ID No. 095-132-09-0-30-04-006.00-0-00, Commonlyknown as 101 N Main St, Hugoton,KS 67951 (“the Property”)MS155584

to satisfy the judgment in the aboveentitled case. The sale is to be madewithout appraisement and subject tothe redemption period as provided bylaw, and further subject to the ap-proval of the Court. ________________________Stevens County Sheriff

MILLSAP & SINGER, LLCBy: /s/ Chad R. DoorninkChad R. Doornink, #23536

[email protected] A. Orr, #22222

[email protected] Tomahawk Creek Parkway,

Suite 300 Leawood, KS 66211

(913) 339-9132(913) 339-9045 (fax)

ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF

MILLSAP & SINGER, LLC AS ATTOR-NEYS FOR FEDERAL NATIONALMORTGAGE ASSOCIATION IS AT-TEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBTAND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINEDWILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

PUBLIC NOTICE


City of MoscowConsumer Confidence

Report - 2015Covering Calendar Year - 2014

This brochure is a snapshot of thequality of the water that we providedlast year. Included are the detailsabout where your water comes from,what it contains, and how it comparesto Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) and state standards. We arecommitted to providing you with in-formation because informed cus-tomers are our best allies. If youwould like to observe the decision-making process that affect drinkingwater quality, please call Billy Bell at620-598-2234. Your water comes from 3 GroundWater Wells. Some people may be more vulner-able to contaminants in drinkingwater than the general propulation.Immuno-comprised persons such asthose with cancer undergoingchemotherapy, persons who have un-dergone organ transplants, peoplewith HIV/AIDS or other immune sys-tem disorders, some elderly and in-fants can be particularly at risk frominfections. These people should seekadvice about drinking water fromtheir health care providers. EPA/CDCguidelines on appropriate means tolesson the risk of infection by Cryp-tosporidium and other microbial ont-aminants are available fromteh StateDrinking Water hotline (800-426-4791). Drinking water, including bottledwater, may reasonably be expected tocontain at least small amounts ofsome contaminants. The presence ofcontaminants does not necessarily in-dicate that water poses a health risk.More information about contami-nants and potential health effects canbe obtained by calling the EPA’s SafeDrinking Water Hotline (800-426-4791). The sources of drinking water(both tap water and bottled water) in-clude rivers, lakes, streams, ponds,reservoirs, springs, and wells. Aswater travels over the surface of theland or through the ground, it dis-solves naturally occurring mineralsand, in some cases, radioactive mate-rial, and can pick up substances re-sulting from the presence of animalsor from human activity. Contaminants that may be pres-ent in source water before treatment

may include: • Microbial contaminants, suchas viruses and bacteria, which maycome from sewage treatment plants,septic systems, livestock operationsand wildlife. • Inorganic contaminants, suchas salts and metals, which can benaturally-occurring or result fromurban storm water runoff, industrialor domestic wastewater discharges,oil and gas production, mining orfarming. • Pesticides and herbicides,which may come from a variety ofsources such as storm water run-off,agriculture and residential users. • Radioactive contaminants,which are naturally occurring or theresult of mining activity. • Organic contaminants, includ-ing synthetic and volatile organicchemicals, which are by-products ofindustrial processes and petroleumproduction, and also come from gasstations, urban storm water run-off,and septic systems. In order to ensure that tap wateris save to drink, EPA prescribes regu-lation which limits the amount of cer-tain contaminants in water providedby public water systems. We treat ourwater according to EPA’s regulations.Food and Drug Administration regu-lations establish limits for contami-nants in bottled water, which mustprovide the same protection for publichealth. Our water system is required totest a minimum of 2 samples permonth in accordance with the TotalColiform Rule for microbiological con-taminants. Coliform bacteria are usu-ally harmless, but their presence inwater can be an indication of disease-causing bacteria. When coliform bac-teria are found special follow-up testsare done to determine if harmful bac-teria are present in the water supply.If this limit is exceeded, the watersupplier must notify the public.Water Quality Data The following tables list all thedrinking water contaminants whichwere detected during the 2014 calen-dar year. The presence of these con-taminants does not necessarilyindicate that the water poses a healthrisk. Unless noted, the data presentedin this table is from testing done Jan-uary 1 - December 31, 2014. Thestate requires us to monitor for cer-tain contaminants less than once peryear because the concentrations ofthese contaminants are not expectedto vary significantly from year to year.Some of the data, though representa-

tive of the water quality, is more thanone year old. The bottom line is thatthe water that is provided to you issafe.Terms & Abbreviations • Maximum Contaminant LevelGoal (MCLG): The “Goal” is the levelof a contaminant in drinking waterbelow which there is no known or ex-pected risk to human health. MCLGsallow for a margin of safety. • Maximum Contaminant Level(MCL): the “Maximum Allowed” MCLis the highest level of a contaminantthat is allowed in drinking water.MCLs are set as close to the MCLGsas feasible using best available treat-ment technology. • Secondary Maximum Contam-inant Level (SMCL): recommendedlevel for a contaminant that is not reg-ulated and has no MCL. • Action Level (AL): The concen-tration of a contaminant that, if ex-ceeded, triggers treatment or otherrequirements. • Technique (TT): A requiredprocess intended to reduce levels of acontaminant in drinking water. • Maximum Residual Disinfec-tant Level (MRDL): the highest levelof a disinfectant allowed in drinkingwater. There is convincing evidencethat addition of a disinfectant is nec-essary for control of microbial con-taminants. • Non-Detects (ND): lab analysisindicates that the contaminant is notpresent. • Parts per Million (ppm) or mil-ligrams per liter (mg/l) • Parts per Billion (ppb) or micro-grams per liter (μg/l) • Picocuries per Liter (pCi/L): ameasure of the radioactivity in water. • Millirems per Year (mrem/yr):measure of radiation absorbed by thebody. • Monitoring Period Average(MPA): An average of sample resultsobtained during a defined time frame,common examples of monitoring pe-riods are monthly, quarterly andyearly. • Nephelometric Turbidity Unit(NTU): a measure of the clarity ofwater. Turbidity in excess of 5 NTU isjust noticeable to the average person.Turbidity is not regulated for ground-water systems. • Running Annual Average(RAA): an average of sample resultsobtained over the most current 12months and used to determine com-pliance with MCLs.

PUBLIC NOTICE

Testing Results for City of Moscow

Regulated Collection Highest Range Unit MCl MCLG Typical SourceContaminants Date Value (low/high)ARSENIC 5/22/2013 1.2 1.2 ppb 10 0 Erosion of natural depositsBARIUM 5/22/2013 0.025 0.025 ppm 2 2 Discharge from metal refineriesCHROMIUM 5/22/2013 2.4 2.4 ppb 100 100 Discharge from steel and pulp millsFLUORIDE 5/22/2013 1.2 1.2 ppm 4 4 Natural deposits; water

additive which promotes strong teeth NITRATE 4/16/2014 1.9 1.7-1.9 ppm 10 10 Runoff from fertilizer useSELENIUM 5/22/2013 6.4 6.4 ppb 50 50 Erosion of natural deposits

Lead and Copper Monitoring 90th Range Unit AL Sites Typical Source Period Percentile Over ALCOPPER, FREE 2011-2013 0.0646 0.012-0.7 ppm 1.3 0 Corrosion of household plumbing LEAD 2011-2013 2.3 1 - 3.6 ppb 15 0 Corrosion of household plumbing

Microbiological Result MCL MCLG Typical Source

No Detected Results were Found in the Calendar Year of 2014

Compliance Period Analytge Type

1/1/2014 - 12/21/2014 CDS DBP TOTALS MONITORING, ROUTINE (DBP), MAJOR

Secondary Contaminants Collection Date Highest Value Range (low/high) Unit SMCLALKALINITY, TOTAL 5/22/2013 169 169 MG/L 300CALCIUM 5/22/2013 42 42 MG/L 200CHLORIDE 5/22/2013 11 11 MG/L 250CONDUCTIVITY @ 25 C UMHOS/CM 5/22/2013 610 610 UMHO/CM 1500CORROSIVITY 5/22/2013 0.37 0.37 LANG 0HARDNESS, TOTAL (AS CACO3) 5/22/2013 220 220 MG/L 400IRON 5/22/2013 0.017 0.017 MG/L 0.3MAGNESIUM 5/22/2013 28 28 MG/L 150PH 5/22/2013 8.1 8.1 PH 8.5POTASSIUM 5/22/2013 4 4 MG/L 100SILICA 5/22/2013 24 24 MG/L 50SODIUM 5/22/2013 42 42 MG/L 100SULFATE 5/22/2013 110 110 MG/L 250TDS 5/22/2013 380 380 MG/L 500ZINC 5/22/2013 0.038 0.036-0.038 MG/L 5

If present, elevated levels of lead can cause serious health problems, especially for pregnant women and young children.Lead in drinking water is primarily from materials and components associated with service lines and home plumbing.Your water system is responsible for providing high quality drinking water, but cannot control the variety of materialsused in plumbing components. When your water has been sitting for several hours, you can minimize the potential forlead exposure by flushing your tap for 30 seconds to 2 minutes before using water for drinking or cooking. If you areconcerned about lead in your water, you may wish to have your water tested. Information on lead in drinking water, test-ing methods, and steps you can take to minimize exposure is available from the Safe Drinking Water Hotline or athttp://www.epa.gov/safewater/lead

During the 2014 calendar year, we had the below noted violation(s) of drinking water regulations.

Please Note: Because of sampling schedules, results may be oder than 1 year.


RESOLUTION NO. 2015-4

A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING AMINIMUM AND MAXIMUM CHARGETO BE ASSESSED AND PAID FORTHE COLLECTION, HANDLING, ANDDISPOSAL OF GARBAGE, REFUSE,TRASH AND WASTE MATERIALSWITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF THECITY OF HUGOTON, KANSAS.

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GOVERN-ING BODY OF THE CITY OF HUGO-TON, KANSAS:

Section 1. That the following max-imum charges shall be assessed andpaid by customers or consumers forthe collection, hauling and disposalby the City of Hugoton of garbage, re-fuse, trash and waste materialswithin the city limits of the City ofHugoton, Kansas:

(a) In the residential districtswithin the city, such charge shallnot exceed $15.00 per month,payable monthly. Provided, how-ever in case of excess refuse andwaste materials to be hauled anddisposed of for a residential cus-tomer or consumer, there shall bean additional charge not to exceed$50.00 per stop and pickup.

(b) In the business district of thecity, the charge to be paid for thecollection, hauling and disposal ofgarbage, refuse, trash and wastematerials shall be fixed and deter-mined by order of the city for eachbusiness house, establishment, or

office, after a full and completesurvey and inspection, but in nocase shall such charges be lessthan $12.50 per month nor morethan $250.00 per month. In caseof excess refuse, trash and wastematerials to be collected, hauledand disposed of for business es-tablishments located within thebusiness district, there shall be anadditional charge of not to exceed$150.00 per stop or pickup. Suchcharge shall be in addition to thenormal charge provided herein.

Section 2. The term “excess re-fuse, trash and waste material,” asused in this resolution shall be con-sidered to mean any more than theusual or normal refuse, trash, andwaste material.

Section 3. All resolutions herewithare hereby repealed.

Section 4. This resolution shalltake effect and be in full force and ef-fect from and after its publication inthe Hugoton Hermes, the official citynewspaper, as provided by law.

Adopted by the Council and ap-proved by the Mayor this 11th day ofMay, 2015.

(SEAL)

/s/ Jack E. RowdenJack E. Rowden, Mayor

ATTEST:

/s/ Thomas G. HicksThomas G. Hicks, City Clerk

PUBLIC NOTICE

History From The HermesCompiled by Ruthie Winget

Thursday, May 20, 2010Judy Seaman will retire

after thirty-three years ofteaching at USD 210. Shehas taught language arts atHugoton High School formany years.

Thursday, May 19, 2005The United States Achieve-

ment Academy selected BrianSkinner from Hugoton as All-American Scholar. Skinner,who attends Hugoton Middle

School, was nominated forthis national award byteacher Brent Mahan. Brianis the son of Danny andRoberta Skinner of Hugoton.

Thursday, May 25, 1995Carol Swinney has been

selected to receive the na-tional “Rural Teacher of theYear” award. She will receiveplane tickets to attend theconvention in Seattle with allexpenses paid and $500spending money. Also a grantof $3,000 will be awarded toHugoton High School fortechnology upgrades and ex-pansion.

Thursday, May 10, 1990Steve and Virginia Akers

are retiring from operatingthe EZ Bowl at the end of thisbowling season. They haveowned and operated thebowling alley since June of1959.

Thursday, May 16, 1985Moscow’s Billy Bell quali-

fied for State competition in

the Shot and the Discus.Thursday, May 21, 1970Saturday night special-12

oz. club steak for $3.00 at theFlamingo Club.

Thursday, May 20, 1965Raymond Moore is cele-

brating twenty-five years ofdoing business at the Gam-bles Store. Raymond and hiswife Ruth have three chil-dren: Dennie, Celain andShila.

Thursday, May 12, 1960Bill Leonard was awarded

the State Farmer Degree atthe State FFA conventionMay 2. Representing HugotonFFA at the convention wereBill Leonard, Loren Zabel, BillHittle and Terry Toole.

Joyce Gentzler, vocalist,won first prize in the JayceeAmateur Talent Contest herelast week.

Friday, May 19, 1955Joann McClung, daughter

of Mr. and Mrs. W.F. Mc-Clung, and Gayle Parsons,

daughter of Mr. and Mrs. IraParsons, will both graduatefrom Colorado Woman’s Col-lege in Denver.

Friday, May 19, 1950Quality Grocery, managed

by Lawrence Brower, is cele-brating their twentieth yearin Hugoton. Mrs. Ollie Browerowned and operated it untilLawrence returned from theservice when he took over themanagement of the grocerystore.

Friday, May 18, 1945The Argus Natural Gas

Company is announcing achange is being made in thename of the company operat-ing in Kansas to Peoples Nat-ural Gas.

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

SUMMER READINGStacey is starting to enter

the Summer Reading Partici-pants into the online pro-gram, Wandoo Reader.Parents: if you provided youremail address on the "EveryHero Has a Story" registrationform, you will receive a con-firmation email [email protected]. Inorder for you to log yourchild's reading online thissummer, you will need tocomplete the registrationprocess. If the registrationprocess is not completed, li-brary staff will be able to logpages and challenges, butyour child will not have anyaccess to the online account.There is nothing we can do tostreamline this process be-cause Wandoo Reader iscompliant with COPPA regu-lations (Children's Online Pri-vacy Protection Act).

If you did not supply anemail account on your child'sregistration, and you wish tolog their reading online,please send Stacey youremail address at [email protected] or send us a message onFacebook. We apologize forany inconvenience caused bythe registration process.Thank you.

Adult summer reading isnot affected by the WandooReader program at this time.Registration is by paperforms you can find at the li-brary.

SAVE THE DATE!Mark your calendars for

an author event at theStevens County LibraryThursday, June 18, 2015,from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. Thiswill be a free promotionalevent for Hugoton area au-thors to meet the public, dis-cuss their work withattendees individually or as awhole, and will allow them tosell their books at the event.

WIRELESS INTERNETInternet service at the

Stevens County Library ispaid for in part by the federaluniversal services Schoolsand Library Program, com-monly known as the E-rateProgram, for use on libraryproperty.

UPCOMING EVENTS ATTHE SCL

May 14, 1:00 p.m. – SCGSMeeting

May 14, 1:00 p.m. – VAservices in the Kansas Room

May 19, 12:00 noon –Chamber Luncheon in theMeeting Room

June 1 – Summer ReadingBegins for ALL AGES

June 3, 10:00 – 11:30 a.m.– Superhero Training Acad-emy Registration Event forSummer Reading

June 18, 5:00 p.m. –Evening with the Authors

@ YOUR LIBRARYYour Information Source for 100 Years

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511 S. Washington St. - Move in ready, spaciousranch style home waiting for its new owner. 3 BR, 2BA, double attached garage with huge back yard forall family gatherings. Close to Elementary School.MOTIVATED SELLER!!

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Shown are the awards received by the Byrd Prewitt Chapter ofthe Daughters of the American Revolution and members at theKSDAR State Conference in Manhattan.

DAR Byrd Prewitt Chapter begins plans forChapter ’s Anniversary Celebration

Above are members of the Byrd Prewitt Chap-ter of the Daughters of the American Revolu-tion. Left to right are Wendy Calderwood,

Lynda Fort, Darlen Adkins (guest), Nina Sipes,Lola Caraway, Catherine Fowler and MarieCochran's certificate.

Fite the bite: tips to prevent tick bites, tick-borne disease

The Byrd Prewitt Chapterof the Daughters of the Amer-ican Revolution had theirmonthly meeting Saturday,May 9, at Fort's Cedar View inUlysses. Lynda Fort was theHostess.

Lynda presented a historyof the Purple Heart Medal forthe program. During a breakshe took the group into thedining area where she had allthe awards the Byrd PrewittChapter and members had re-ceived at the State Conferencein Manhattan.

Marie Cochran brought herCertificate of Membership for

viewing. All members ac-cepted into DAR this year re-ceive a special membershipcertificate celebrating the onehundred twenty-fifth anniver-sary of the National SocietyDaughters of the AmericanRevolution.

Business conducted in-cluded some pre-planning forthe Chapter's Seventy-FifthAnniversary Celebration inNovember.

Representing the Sons ofthe American Revolution atthe meeting was Robert Car-away, Secretary, Colonel JohnSeward Chapter.

Spring and summer arehunting, fishing, camping,and hiking seasons. It is alsothe time of year when ticksare out. The Kansas Depart-ment of Health and Environ-ment (KDHE) and the KansasDepartment of Wildlife, Parksand Tourism (KDWPT) re-mind those spending timeoutdoors to take precautionsto avoid tick bites.

In 2014, 212 cases of tick-borne diseases includingehrlichiosis; anaplasmosis;spotted fever rickettsiosis,also known as Rocky Moun-tain spotted fever; tularemia;and Lyme disease were re-ported in Kansas, and 75 ofthose patients required hos-pitalization. Kansans are en-couraged to follow these stepsto prevent tick bites: Dress,DEET, Avoid and Check.

DRESS: Wear protectiveclothing when practical (longsleeves and pants). Clothingshould be light-colored tomake ticks more visible.When hiking, wear a long-sleeved shirt tucked intopants, long pants tucked intohigh socks and over-the-ankle shoes to keep ticks out.Products containing perme-thrin, which kills ticks ratherthan merely repelling them,can be applied to clothingand equipment but not di-rectly to skin. Garmentsmust be allowed to dry thor-

oughly before wearing. Cloth-ing and tents pre-treated withpermethrin are available, andthe protection can remain ac-tive through several wash-ings. Be sure to follow labeldirections.

DEET: Insect repellentsalso reduce the risk of beingbitten. When outdoors, useinsect repellant containing 20percent to 30 percent DEETon exposed skin and clothingfor protection that lasts up toseveral hours. Follow the di-rections on the label. Otherrepellents registered by theEnvironmental ProtectionAgency can be found athttp://cfpub.epa.gov/oppref/insect/.

AVOID: Ticks are usuallyfound on vegetation close tothe ground. In addition toregular mowing, avoidwooded or bushy areas withtall grass and leaf litter andwalk in the center of trails.

CHECK: Check yourself atleast every two hours for tickswhen outside for extendedperiods of time. Pay special

attention to areas in andaround your hair, ears,armpits, groin, navel andbacks of the knees. Promptlyremove a tick if one is found.The sooner a tick is removed,the less chance it will trans-mit a disease to its host. Ifyou find a tick, grasp the tickwith tweezers as close to theskin as possible and slowlypull it straight out. Do notcrush or puncture the tickand try to avoid touching thetick with your bare hands.Thoroughly disinfect the bitearea and wash your handsimmediately after removal. Besure to also examine pets andgear, as ticks can ride intothe home on animals, coats,backpacks and blankets, etc.

Symptoms of tick-bornedisease can include any un-usual rash and unexplainedflu-like symptoms, includingfever, severe headaches, bodyaches and dizziness. Prompttreatment with antibioticscan prevent serious illness oreven death. See your doctorimmediately if you have beenbitten by a tick and experi-ence any of these symptoms.

For more informationabout tick-borne diseases,visit cdc.gov/ticks/resources/Hunterfactsheet.pdf and cdc.gov/ticks/diseases/.

Submitted by the KansasDepartment of Wildlife, Parksand Tourism.

SOCIAL SECURITYNEWS

By Randy Ayers, Social Security DistrictManager in Dodge City

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AMERICANS MONTHIn May, we recognize

Older Americans Month toacknowledge older Ameri-cans and their contributionsto the nation.

More than 40 million peo-ple in the United States are65 or older. By 2035, theU.S. Census Bureau projectsthis number will double,which makes improving thequality of life for older Amer-icans even more importantas we look to the future. It isSocial Security’s priority toprovide a safety net for olderAmericans. You can learnmore about Social Securityat www.socialsecurity.gov.

The main reason SocialSecurity was established 80years ago was to help olderAmericans. For many olderAmericans, Social Securitybenefits are their only sourceof retirement income. SocialSecurity payments continuefor life and are adjusted tokeep pace with inflation. TheAmerican Association of Re-tired Persons (AARP) esti-mates these benefits helpkeep 35 percent of olderAmericans out of poverty.

A great tool for people ofall ages is the my Social Se-curity account. With a per-sonalized my Social Securityaccount, you can: • Get an estimate of futurebenefits, if you still work;• Get an instant letter withproof of current benefits;and• Manage your benefits.

Visit www.socialsecurity.gov/myaccount and join themillions of people who havealready created accounts tohelp them plan for retire-ment.

This May also marks thefiftieth anniversary of theOlder Americans Act. Con-gress passed the Act in 1965in response to a lack of com-munity social services forolder persons. Medicare, ineffect since July 1, 1966, willalso celebrate its fiftieth an-niversary soon. Medicareprovides health insurance tomore than 42 million Ameri-cans age 65 and older. If youaren’t familiar with the fourparts of Medicare, they are:

Part A (hospital insur-ance): Hospital insurancehelps pay for inpatient carein a hospital or skilled nurs-ing facility (following a hos-pital stay), some homehealth care, and hospicecare.

Part B (medical insurance):Medical insurance helps payfor doctors’ services andmany other medical servicesand supplies that hospitalinsurance doesn’t cover.

Part C (Medicare Advan-tage plans): If you haveMedicare Parts A and B, youcan join a Medicare Advan-tage plan. Private companiesoffer Medicare Advantageplans approved by Medicare.These plans generally helpyou pay the medical costsnot covered by Medicare PartA and B.

Part D (prescription drugcoverage): Prescription drugcoverage helps pay for med-ications doctors prescribe fortreatment.

To learn more about ap-plying for Medicare, read ourpublication Applying ForMedicare Only - Before YouDecide. To learn more aboutSocial Security, read Under-standing the Benefits. Bothare available at www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs.

The Stevens County Li-brary Summer Reading Pro-gram – Every Hero Has aStory – signups for all agesare going on now at the li-brary. The Summer ReadingProgram begins June 1, 2015,for all ages. And, mark yourcalendars for an authorevent at the Stevens CountyLibrary Thursday, June 18,2015, from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m.This will be a free promotionalevent for Hugoton area au-thors to meet the public, dis-cuss their work withattendees individually or as awhole, and will allow them tosell their books at the event.

Seward County Commu-nity College has many funand educational training op-portunities available thisSpring. Some of the coursesinclude: Certified MedicationAide Update; Hooked on Cro-chet; Training on MicrosoftWord and Microsoft Excel (inSpanish); and ConcealedCarry. For a complete listingof courses available and theirdates, times, and costs con-tact the Business and Indus-try Department of SCCC atBusiness & IndustrySCCC/ATS, 1801 N Kansas,PO Box 1137, Liberal, Kansas67905-1137 Phone 620-417-1170 or visitwww.sccc.edu/academics/business_and_industry/.

Calling all Hornets,Hobby, Stocks, Sport Modsand Modifieds to DirtonaRaceway for the second raceof the season, Saturday,June 6, 2015. This is thesecond of three races thissummer. Gates open at 4:00p.m. and races start at 7:00p.m. Children five years andunder are admitted free! Con-

tact Millie Heger if you wouldlike to register your car, buypit passes or if you have anyquestions.

All bikes welcome to theTwenty-first Annual BrianLamberson Memorial Motor-cycle Rally sponsored bythe Dust Bowl Riders Satur-day, June 13. Registration forthe event is from 12:00 noonto 2:00 p.m. at 109 East 6thStreet in Hugoton with theRun leaving at 2:00 p.m. FirstPlace Hand is worth $1,000;Second Place Hand is worth$200; and Third Place Hand isworth $100. This event willtake place rain or shine!Prices for the event includehand and meal. Join them forfriends, fun and food.

Pheasant Heaven Chari-ties Fifth Annual RingneckOpen Four-Person ScrambleBenefit Golf Tournamentwill be Saturday, June 20, atForewinds Golf Course inHugoton. All teams tee off at9:00 a.m. Flights are deter-mined by number of entries.To enter or for more informa-tion, call 544-4388 or 428-1099.

The Annual Fourth ofJuly Park Day is just aroundthe corner. The park will befilled with vendors and activi-ties for everyone. If yourgroup or organization is inter-ested in having a booth atPark Day, call the chamber of-fice today at 544-4305. Also,we are looking for businessesor organizations that might beinterested in providing thefrog jump or another free ac-tivity for children. If you thinkyou might be interested insponsoring one of theseevents, please contact theChamber office. The children

really enjoy these free activi-ties during park day. Keep up-to-date on our plans for parkday #HugotonParkDay2015.

The Chamber office isalso busy making plans forthe annual fireworks show.If you would like to help usmake this year’s fireworksbigger and better than ever,we would appreciate your do-nations to this project. Sendyour donations to the Hugo-ton Area Chamber of Com-merce, 630 S. Main Street,Hugoton, KS 67951. Keepup-to-date on our fireworksplans #HugotonPark-Day2015.

Chamber Gift Certificatesare the PERFECT gift forAnyone, Anytime! Birth-days, Anniversaries, Em-ployee Bonuses…..ChamberGift Certificates are the solu-tion for all of your gift givingneeds. Purchasing ChamberGift Certificates ensures thatyour money is staying in ourlocal economy making ourlocal businesses strong. Stopby the Chamber Office andpurchase a Chamber Gift Cer-tificate. These certificates canbe written for any amount andare redeemable at mostStevens County businesses.

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