November 29, 2012

Eleventh Street in Hugoton is aglow with lighted Christmas dec-orations. Drive down the street and enjoy the beautiful lights.

The Hugoton USD 210Board of Education met in aregular monthly sessionMonday, November 19,2012 in the Hugoton MiddleSchool Library.

The board recognized thehigh school boys’ crosscountry State medalists.Congratulations and certifi-cates were given to the teamfor their fourth place finishat State.

The fiscal year 2012audit report was given byCraig Hay of Hay and RiceAssociates.

Brad Musgrove of Mus-grove Insurance Servicesdiscussed the district’s in-surance renewal.

The High Plains Educa-tion Cooperative report wasgiven by Doug Martin.

The Kansas Associationof School Board LegislativeCommittee work was dis-cussed. The board took alook at what the KASB del-egate assembly will be vot-ing on December 1. NancyHonig and Mark Crawfordare planning to attend theKASB Annual Conventionin Topeka November 30 –December 2. There will beone voting representative

from USD 210.USD 210 Success Plan

updates were discussed.This is a rubric clarifyingexpectations and tangibleactions to define “effectiveinstruction.” It challengesthe administration andbuildings with specifics tostrive for. The District Lead-ership Team helped updatethe verbiage in this docu-ment in August of 2012.After two days of West Edtraining in September, EliseHeger and Crawford up-dated 1.6 and shared thiswith the Admin Team. Oc-tober 10, the last in-serviceday, Crawford went over 1.6with all teachers in the MSauditorium. He would liketo get BOE approval of thisdocument in December.This is both a guide and ajourney for everyone to en-sure academic achievementfor all students.

A motion to approveEMC insurance proposalwas approved.

The financial report forfiscal year 2012 was ap-proved.

The motion to approveearly graduation of HHSstudent request dated Sep-

tember 13 passed. DavidKurt was approved to grad-uate one year early. He hasmet all the requirements forgraduation. The BOE policyallows this consideration onan individual basis.

Also approved was thelong distance and out ofstate field trip requests.Teachers, please realize allfield trips over 100 milesfrom Hugoton or out of stateneed BOE approval aheadof time.

The motion to pre-ap-prove the Capulin VolcanoEmployee AssociationGrant 4 Gas application tocover fuel expenses for afifth grade field trip to Mt.Capulin was approved.

Also approved was theparticipation for year two inthe Food 4 Kids Programthrough the Kansas FoodBank at the Pre K – eighthgrade levels. This will bethe second year of partici-pation in this program.When the counselor finds astudent who is believed tobe going hungry over week-ends, a package of food isinconspicuously placed intheir backpack Fridays.

The motion to approve

funds to split the costs withthe City of Hugoton andStevens County for the orig-inal “Safe Routes toSchools” survey and designcosts of $7,293.75 was ap-proved and also the up-dated winter and springcoaches and activity spon-sors for the 2012-2013school year.

The services from UtilityRebate Consultants, Inc.were approved. This motionwill give the Central Officepermission to approve thiscompany to hunt for utilitymistakes. They go backthree years and look for-ward for the next two years.There is no charge as theyget to keep 50% of thebilling mistakes as theirrevenue.

The motion to changeLisa LeNeve’s job positionand job title to include parttime work in the area ofPublic Relations was ap-proved.

The board approved themotion to terminate the em-ployment of Melissa Tayloreffective November 20,2012.

The meeting adjourned.

Hunters are encouraged to donate hides for Vets Recently Charles Forwardshared information about aservice being offered by ElksNational Veterans ServiceCommission. Deer huntersare encouraged to donatetheir deer hides to the ElksClub. The Elks use the hidesto make leather gloves whichwill be freely handed out tohandicapped Veterans. Theyalso provide tanned leather tomake occupational therapykits to be distributed to Vet-erans’ homes and hospitalsthroughout the country at nocost to the Veterans. Mr. Forward advises thatlocal hunters can just skintheir harvested deer. Charleswill clean and tan the hideand the Elks will pick the

hides up from him. This issuch a beneficial program.The hide doesn’t get wastedand several disabled Veteransreceive a valuable, muchneeded gift. So hunters, good luck withyour hunting and be sure tohelp out some honorable Vet-erans that have given somuch for all Americans. Youcan reach Charles Forward at620-624-2339. The hidescan be taken to PassmoreBrothers at 828 EastEleventh in Hugoton whereMr. Forward will pick themup. Opening day for rifle sea-son is Thursday, November29.

The Kansas HighwayPatrol is releasing itsThanksgiving weekendholiday activity. The re-porting period for the holi-day weekend ran from6:00 p.m. Wednesday, No-vember 21, through 11:59p.m. Sunday, November25. During that time, thePatrol worked two fatalcrashes, which resulted intwo fatalities. One of thefatal crashes was alcohol-related.

Information in the tableis compared to 2011’sThanksgiving holidayweekend data, which is forthe same reporting period,

6:00 p.m. the Wednesdaybefore the holiday, until11:59 p.m. the Sunday fol-lowing the holiday.Activity 2012 2011Total Fatal

Crashes 2 0Total Fatalities 2 0DUI Related

Crashes 5 3DUI Related

Fatalities 1 0DUI Arrests 25 24Speed Citations1,568 1,400Speed

Warnings 1,352 1,245Adult Seatbelt

Citations 349 342Adult Seatbelt

Warnings 58 118

Teen Seatbelt Citations 12 9

Teen Seatbelt Warnings 1 2

Child Restraint Citations 39 39

Child Restraint Warnings 4 7

Motorists Assisted 1,307 1,426During the holiday

weekend, the Patrol andother local agencies partic-ipated in the Special Traf-fic Enforcement Program(STEP). The Kansas De-partment of Transporta-tion provided a grant forthe additional enforce-ment.

Sara Richter, Dean ofthe School of Liberal Stud-ies and professor of Eng-lish at Panhandle StateUniversity in Goodwell,OK, will present a programon "Working Women of theWest" Thursday, Novem-ber 29 at 7:00 p.m. at theStevens County Library.

No registration is re-quired and there is no ad-mission fee.

Royce Tucker leads the caroling in front of theChamber building Friday, the day after

Thanksgiving. A nice crowd participates in theholiday singing.

Santa Claus has already come to town at 1200South Adams. He seems to have come rightdown candy lane to alight at Travis Coulter and Christy Haar’s residence in the

east part of Hugoton. Hope those girls are beinggood. This is just one of many beautifully decorated homes in Hugotonand is definitely worth a drive-by.

Kansas Highway Patrol releases holiday report

Learn about“Working Womenof the West”

PHC and ExxonMobil offerchance for chili and prizes

PEO Chapter GC Hugo-ton will again host their“Cookies by the Pound: APlethora of Extreme Oblec-tation” event at the Citi-zens State Bank annex at600 S. Main. Don’t letthose big words fool you!“Plethora” means “an over-abundance” and “oblecta-tion” is defined as “thestate of being greatlypleased.” Essentially -you’re going to be smilingif you stop by Tuesday,December 4 from 2:00 to6:00 p.m.! Cookie loversare instructed to use thenorth door to pick up theirtreats.

According to PEOInternational.org: “PEO is aphilanthropic organizationwhere women celebrate

the advancement ofwomen; educate womenthrough scholarships,grants, awards, loans andstewardship of Cottey Col-lege; and motivate womento achieve their highest as-pirations.”

The organization wasoriginally founded as asmall seven - memberfriendship society January21, 1869 at Iowa WesleyanCollege in Mount Pleasant,Ia. PEO International nowboasts almost 250,000members in chaptersacross the United Statesand Canada.

PEO International cer-tainly stands behind theirmotto, “Women helpingwomen reach for thestars.”

Grab some “Cookies by thePound” Tuesday, December 4

If the recent winter chillhas been getting to you,don’t fret! PheasantHeaven Charities andExxonMobil are teamingup with some warm chiliand hot raffle tickets atthe Memorial HallWednesday, December 5to benefit those of need inthe area.

Grab a bowl of chili at11:00 a.m. and stickaround until 12:15 p.m. to

see if your name is drawnfor the raffle prize of a 42inch JVC flat screen TV ora large framed wildlife pic-ture!

Contact Wayne Titus at620-544-5615 for more information or to buy tickets.

All proceeds will benefitPheasant Heaven Chari-ties, Inc., PO Box 308,Hugoton, Ks. 67951.

BOE hears variety of subjects from State Medalists, insurance to early graduates

Kids of all ages enjoy the beautiful caroling. Afterward, hotchocolate and cookies are served to the participants.

Volume 125, Number 48 Thursday, November 29, 2012 16 Pages, 70 Cents Plus Tax Per Copy

Santa Claus is comingto town! He’ll be here Sat-urday, December 1 atStevens County ActivityCenter at 624 S. Mainfrom 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.

Children will enter by thewest door. Be sure to tellSanta what you want forChristmas during SantaDay December 1!

Santa comes to Hugoton Saturday

The Hugoton Hermes Thursday, November 29, 2012

Obituaries

Lifelong Stevens Countyresident Rachel C. Anderson,75, passed from this lifeWednesday, November 21,2012 at Morton County Hos-pital in Elkhart.

The youngest daughter ofFred Wells and the formerCatherine Renshaw, Rachelwas born September 28,1937 in Hennessey, Ok. February 26, 1956, Racheland Dwayne Anderson wereunited in marriage in Clay-ton, N.M. Rachel and Dwayne spenttheir lives in Hugoton. Dur-ing that time she worked forLamont Cleaners, BroaddusChevrolet and SouthwestSavings and Loan. Rachelwas a loving woman who al-ways put her family andfriends before herself. Survivors include her hus-

band of 56 years, DwayneAnderson of Hugoton; herson Rick Anderson and wifeDeeLinda of Canton; twobrothers, Patrick Wells andwife Ofelia of Memphis, Tn.and Jack Wells and wife Bar-bara of Tulsa, Ok.; her sisterNora Lee Mastropoieri of LosAngeles, Ca.; granddaughterAmanda Anderson of Salina;her one great granddaugh-ter, Cynthia Lockhart ofSalina; and many other rela-tives and friends. Mrs. Anderson was pre-ceded in death by her par-ents; brother William “Bill”Wells; and two sisters, Margaret Polsley and MaryHensley. Funeral services were at-tended Saturday afternoon,November 24, 2012 at FirstChristian Church in Hugo-ton with Larry Anderson andVernon Anderson presiding.Burial followed in the Hugo-ton Cemetery. Paul’s FuneralHome of Hugoton was incharge of arrangements. Memorials can be madefor the American Cancer So-ciety and mailed in care ofPaul’s Funeral Home, POBox 236, Hugoton, Ks67951.

Rachel Anderson

Word has been received ofthe death of former Hugotonresident, Richard E. “Dick”Leeper. Mr. Leeper passedaway Saturday, Novmber 24,2012 in Amarilo, Tx. at theage of 77.

Born September 19, 1935in Hugoton, he was the sonof Lee and Viola Leeper. Dick grew up in Hugotonwhere he graduated fromhigh school. He worked forJohn Deere / Stevco Imple-ment for 43 years as a partsmanager. In September of 1978,Dick and Betty Wood weremarried. Mr. Leeper really loved tofish and to garden. He was aloving husband, father andgrandfather and will bedeeply missed. Those preceding Dick indeath were his parents; his

first wife Karen Leeper;brother Edward Leeper; andhis sisters, Phyllis LaCour-sier and Margie Olsen. Survivors include his wifeBetty Leeper of Amarillo; hisdaughters, Marcy McGinnisand husband Marty of Jeffer-son, Ga. and Kathy Leeper ofHutchinson; sons, Ron Wil-son and wife Tina of Amar-illo, Bill Leeper and fiancéJen of Hutchinson and RogerWilson and wife Carman ofAmarillo; brothers, MarvinLeeper and Donnie Leeperboth of Hugoton and BillyLeeper of Garden City; sis-ters, Anita Wright of GrandJunction, Co., Shirley Busbyof Garden City and EvelynYardley of Hugoton; his sev-eral grandchildren; two greatgrandchildren; and his manynieces and nephews. Please leave online condo-lences at www.memorialparkamarillo.com. Funeral services were at-tended Tuesday morning,November 27, 2012 at Me-morial Park Funeral HomeChapel of Memories in Amar-illo with Dale Bigham, pastorof Arden Road BaptistChurch, officiating. Burialfollowed in Memorial ParkCemetery under the direc-tion of Memorial Park Fu-neral Home.

Richard “Dick” Leeper

How to achieve good vi-sion while driving during aheavy downpour. We arenot sure why it is so effective;just try this method when itrains heavily. This methodwas given me by a Policefriend who had experiencedand confirmed it. It is useful

.... even driving at night. Onemethod used by CanadianMilitary Drivers for years.

Most of the motoristswould turn on HIGH orFASTEST SPEED of thewipers during heavy down-pour, yet the visibility in frontof the windshield is still

bad......In the event you face such

a situation, just try your SUNGLASSES (any model will do),and miracle! All of a sudden,your visibility in front of yourwindshield is perfectly clear,as if there is no rain.

Make sure you alwayshave a pair of SUN GLASSESin your car, as you are notonly helping yourself to drivesafely with good vision, butalso might save your friend'slife by giving him this idea.

Try it yourself and share itwith your friends! Amazing,you still see the drops on thewindshield, but not the sheetof rain falling.

You can see where the rainbounces off the road. It worksto eliminate the "blindness"from passing semi's sprayingyou too. Or the "kickup" ifyou are following a semi orcar in the rain. They ought toteach this little tip in driver'straining. It really does work...

This next warning is a an-other good one! I wonder howmany people know aboutthis: A 36 year old femalehad an accident severalweeks ago and totaled hercar. A resident of Kinburn,Ontario, was traveling be-tween Kinburn and Ottawa.It was raining, though not ex-cessively, when her car sud-denly began to hydro-planeand literally flew through theair. She was not seriously in-jured but very stunned at thesudden occurrence!

When she explained to theOPP Officer what had hap-pened he told her somethingthat every driver shouldknow - NEVER DRIVE INTHE RAIN WITH YOURCRUISE CONTROL ON. Shethought she was being cau-tious by setting the cruisecontrol and maintaining asafe consistent speed in therain. But the Officer told herthat if the cruise control is onwhen your car begins tohydro-plane and your tireslose contact with the pave-ment, your car will accelerateto a higher rate of speedmaking you take off like anairplane She told the OPP Of-ficer that was exactly whathad occurred.

The Officer said this warn-ing should be listed, on thedriver's seat Sun-visor -NEVER USE THE CRUISECONTROL WHEN THE PAVE-MENT IS WET OR ICY, alongwith the airbag warning. Wetell our teenagers to set thecruise control and drive asafe speed - but we don't tellthem to use the cruise con-trol only when the pavementis dry.

The only person the acci-dent victim found, who knewthis (besides the officer), wasa man who had a similar ac-cident, totalled his car andsustained severe injuries.

NOTE: Some vehicles (likethe Toyota Sienna LimitedXLE) will not allow you to setthe cruise control when thewindshield wipers are on. Ifyou share this to any numberof people and only one ofthem doesn't know aboutthis, then it was all worth it.You might have saved a life.

U.S. President Barack Obama1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NWWashington, D.C. 20500-0004

Phone: 202-456-1414Web site: whitehouse.gov

Governor Sam BrownbackOffice of the Governor

Capitol Building300 SW Tenth Ave.,

Suite 2415Topeka, Ks. 66612-1590

Phone: 877-579-6757785-296-3232governor.ks.gov

----------Lieutenant Governor

Jeff ColyerOfficer of the Lt. GovernorState Capitol, 2nd Floor

300 SW Tenth Ave.Topeka, Ks. 66612

Toll-free: 800-748-4408785-296-5669governor.ks.gov

----------U.S. Senator Jerry Moran

Russell Senate Office Building, Room 354

Washington, D.C. 20510Phone: 202-224-6521Fax: 202-228-6966moran.senate.gov

----------U.S. Representative

Tim HuelskampDistrict 1

US House of Representatives126 Cannon HOB

Washington, D.C. 20515Phone 202-225-2715Fax 202-225-5124

huelskamp.house.gov----------

Kansas RepresentativeSteve AlfordDistrict 124

4179 East Road 19Ulysses, Ks 67880

Phone: 785-296-7696Phone: 620-356-1361

Kansas Bureau of Investigation1620 SW Tyler

Topeka, Ks. 66612Phone: 785-296-8200

Wichita Office:P.O. Box 6

Wichita, Ks. 67201Phone: 316-337-6100accesskansas.org/kbi

----------Kansas Insurance

Department420 SW Ninth St.

Topeka, Ks. 66612Phone: 785-296-3071Fax: 785-296-7805

Email: [email protected]

Web site: ksinsurance.orgInsureUOnline.org

----------Treasurer Ron Estes

Kansas State Treasurer900 SW Jackson, Suite 201

Topeka, Ks. 66612-1235Phone: 785-296-3171

kansasstatetreasurer.com----------

Kansas Senate PresidentSteve Morris District 39

State CapitolRoom 333-E

300 SW Tenth Ave.Topeka, KS 66612

Phone: 785-296-2419senatorstevemorris.com

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ON YOUR PAYROLL

Driving in the rain -- this may save your life

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

Tuesday, November 20, 2012• Vehicle Unlock, 1400 Block of Mon-

roe, Citizen Assist, Officer Hagman• Missing Kid, 300 Block of East

Sixth, Located and Returned toParent

• Medical Assist, 200 Block of EastSixth, Public Service, Officer Hag-man

• Mailbox Hit, 700 Block of Adams,Took Report, Officer Hagman

• Vehicle Unlock, 1000 Block ofSouth Washington, Citizen Assist,Officer Hagman

Wednesday, November 21, 2012• Vehicle Unlock, 400 Block of

Fourth, Citizen Assist, SergeantJohnson

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

• Hit and Run, 600 Block of EastEleventh, Took Report, OfficerCrane

• Citizen Assist, 400 Block of Jeffer-son, Public Service, Officer Crane

Thursday, November 22, 2012• Vehicle Unlock, 700 Block of Van

Buren, Citizen Assist, SergeantJohnson

Friday, November 23, 2012• Vehicle Unlock, 700 Block of East

Eleventh, Citizen Assist, SergeantJohnson

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

• Suspicious Activity, 1600 Block of

Washington, Investigated, OfficerLamatsch

Saturday, November 24, 2012• Dog at Large, 300 Block of Jeffer-

son, Returned to Owner, OfficerHagman

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

• Funeral Escort, 600 Block of VanBuren, Public Service, Officer Hag-man

• Dog at Large, 400 Block of SouthJefferson, Returned to Owner, Offi-cer Lamatsch

• Suspicious Activity, 200 BLock ofSouth Wilson, Investigated, Of-ficder Lamatsch

• Suspicious Activity, 1200 Block ofSouth Adams, Investigated, OfficerLamatsch

• Dog at Large, 400 Block of SouthJefferson, Unable to Locate, OfficerLamatsch

Sunday, November 25, 2012• Loud Music, Alley of 200 Block of

Van Buren, Advised to Turn ItDown, Officer Hagman

• Welfare Check, 500 Block of Cop-perstone, Officer Lamatsch

Stevens County EmergencyServices run activity Novem-ber 19 through November 25.Fire Department

Hugoton Station Monday, November 19 -8:12 p.m. called to FirstStreet and Northwest Avenuefor a power line sparking. Wednesday, November 21 -3:22 p.m. called to Highway

56 and Highway 25 for a twovehicle accident. Fire Department

Moscow Station No activity this period.

Ambulance Activity One medical run and onemotor vehicle accident withtwo transported to the hospi-tal and one patient refusal.

Stevens County Fire Department and

Ambulance Report

WHAT’S HAPPENIN’Project Hope needs food!Make your donation atProject Hope or First Na-tional Bank. Call DebbieNordling at 544-8528 orTammy Slocum at 544-8908for more information.Don’t forget! Get your flushot at the Stevens CountyHealth Department. Call544-7177 for more informa-tion.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.CELEBRATE RECOVERYevery Monday night 6:30-8:00 p.m. at Assembly of GodFellowship Hall, 138 S. Mainin Hugoton.HUGOTON LIONS CLUBmeets every Second andFourth Thursday of themonth at Memorial Hall at7:00 p.m.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.November-December- Rolla Hope will have a RollaHope Tree traveling aroundRolla businesses. Names ofchildren in need will be on it,

so you can buy Christmaspresents for them. You canalso add names to the tree.November 29- Square Dance Day- Sara Richter will present a

program about “WorkingWomen of the West” at 7:00p.m. at the Stevens CountyLibrary. No registration is re-quired and admission is free.December 3- Stevens County Commis-

sioners will meet in the Com-missioners’ Room at theStevens County Courthouseat 8:30 a.m.December 4- PEO Chapter GC Hugoton

will host “Cookies by thePound: A Plethora of ExtremeOblectation” at Citizens StateBank Annex, 600 S. Main.Please use the north door.- Seasonal Flu Shot Clinic atthe Stevens County HealthDepartment, 1042 S. Jack-son from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m.December 5- Elkhart Co-Op will host

“Education for Profit” at theMorton County Civic Center,beginning at 10:00 a.m. - Pheasant Heaven Charitiesand ExxonMobil will host araffle and chili feed at Memo-rial Hall. Chili Feed begins at11:00 a.m. and the drawingwill be at 12:15 p.m. ContactWayne Titus at 620-544-5615 for details or tickets.- Hugoton Municipal Airportwill meet at the Airport

lounge at 7:00 p.m.December 6- Stevens County Genealogi-cal Society will meet at theStevens County Library at1:00 p.m.- Liberal Hearing Aid Center

welcomes walk-ins at PioneerManor from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.A free hearing test, cleanings,batteries and checks for allhearing aids will be available.Call 620-624-5216 for moreinformation.December 6-8- Blue and Red Classic bas-

ketball tournament at Hugo-ton High School.December 7- Pearl Harbor Day- Heritage Christian Acad-

emy will present their Christ-mas program at 6:30 p.m.- Seward County Commu-

nity College/ Area TechnicalSchool will present their win-ter concert at 7:00 p.m. inthe Showcase Theater.December 10

- Hugoton City Council willmeet in the Council room atthe City Office at 5:15 p.m.- The American Legion Aux-

iliary will host a covered dishdinner at 6:30 p.m. at theVets Hall.December 10-11- Hugoton Rec Commission

will host a first and secondgrade boys’ basketball clinicfrom 3:45 to 5:00 p.m. atHRC’s gym. Sign up at the of-fice, 211 S. Madison until

December 10.December 11- Stevens County Economic

Development will meet in theCraft Room at the SeniorCenter at 12:00 noon.December 12- Moscow City Council will

meet at 7:00 p.m. at CityHall, 125 Main Street. Thepublic is invited to attend.December 13- Stevens County Library willhost their anual Recipe Swapfrom 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.at the SCL Meeting Room.You may enter recipes atwww.stevenscountylibrary.comemail them toeunice@steven scountyli-brary.com or you may takethem to SCL at 500 S. Mon-roe.December 15- Bill of Rights Day- Sixth annual Shop with a

Cop at Alco. Donations aregratefully accepted by mail atPO Box 788, Hugoton, Ks.67951 or drop off at theHugoton Police Departmentat 405 E. Fifth Street. Con-tact the HPD for more infor-mation at 620-544-4959.- Sons of the American Rev-

olution will host a meeting atBilly’s Blue Duck Barbecuein Liberal at 11:00 a.m. alongwith the Daughters of theAmerican Revolution. If youare interested in joining ei-ther group you are invited toattend.


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You are invited to part i c ipate in an . . .

HCAChristmas Matching Funds Grant

Contr ibut ions toHeritage Christ ian Academy

from now unti l January 16th, 2013wil l be matched 100%

“I would claim that Christian schooling is not about running or hiding from--rather it is about embracing and pursuing the mind of Christ. It is about pursuing the real understanding of what it means to be salt and light, about transformation by the renewing of the mind. It is about the development of fruitful bearers of the image of Christ in a world gone bland with its salt-less-ness; a world staggering in an abundance of darkness where the light has been all but snuffed out.”

Ken Smitherman, President, Association of Christian School International

Christian LeadershipOur goal is to create success-bound Christian leaders who follow God and influence society with a Christian worldview, character and integrity. Students will be culturally relevant without compromising Biblical truth and expandGod’s kingdom by being bold, fearless leaders and witnesses of Christ. Our studentswill learn to share and defend their faith with others. Superior AcademicsOur school will provide academic excellence training in critical thinking, and goodstudy habitsOur students will be fully prepared for their next educational level.A Scriptural WorldviewOur students will be taught that God is our sole provider, who created our universe.They will view God as the source of all academic subjects. A Personal & Sustained Relationship with Jesus ChristOur students will be taught the necessity of being born again in the Spirit of God by receiving Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.Students will be taught that growth in the Christian life depends uponfellowship with God through Bible study, Christian fellowship and prayer. We will lead our students to become disciples of Christ and seek His purpose and truth for their lives. Every student will be encouraged to embrace the Bible as the source of absolute truth,to maintain a biblical worldview rather than humanistic worldview.

It is a faith building experience to watch God care for His followers and ministries. . . It is a pleasure to be in partnership with those whom the Lord has given a vision for Christian education.

You may send your contribution to: Heritage Christian Academy, PO Box 744, HugotonKS 67951 OR come by to visit us at 505 E. 1st Street, Hugoton, KS.

HCA is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. All contributions are tax deductible.

Dustin E JohnFinancial Advisor.

608 S Main Street

Hugoton, KS 67951

620-544-8818

Stephanie A Weeast,CFP®, AAMS®Financial Advisor

Dustin JohnsonFinancial Advisor

THANK YOUThe family of Walter Young wouldlike to express our appreciation tothe staff of Pioneer Manor and thecaregivers of Wheatfield Householdfor your loving care of ourfather/grandfather. He enjoyedyou and the music and activitiesyou shared with him.We are grateful for your kindness.

One hundred and fourchildren around the worldwill receive a special gift thisyear due to the efforts of the60 students - Preschoolthrough sixth grade - of Her-itage Christian Academy. Forthe past several years, HCAstudents have raised fundsfor missions and have used aportion of those funds anddonations of gift items to fillshoe boxes for OperationChristmas Child. OperationChristmas Child, a ministryof Samaritan's Purse, hasgathered shoeboxes full ofgifts for needy childrenaround the world each fallsince 1993. The mission ofOperation Christmas Child isto demonstrate God’s love ina tangible way to needy chil-dren around the world, andtogether with the localchurch worldwide, to sharethe Good News of JesusChrist. When the final shoebox has been counted thisyear, they are trusting Godwill have provided the 100millionth shoe box since OCCbegan. Every shoe box is anopportunity to share Jesuswith a child. That equals 100million children who will haveheard about Jesus! What anamazing milestone!

The students at HCA lovepartnering with OCC andpacking shoe boxes full oftoys and simple hygieneitems for children less fortu-nate than themselves. It is awonderful reminder of howblessed they really are andhow they can share theirblessings with others. Eachstudent also includes a noteabout him/herself to sharewith the child who receivesthat shoebox. The funds they

raised helped pay for theshipping of the boxes they as-sembled. Four of the boxes

sent will be tracked so theHCA students can follow thebox and see where it lands.

They are excited to see ex-actly where their gift will be-come a blessing!

Heritage Christian Academy’s 60 students,from preschool through sixth grade, wish the104 recipients of their shoeboxes a very Merry

Christmas! Operation Christmas Child hopesto bless their 100 millionth child this year.

Volunteers stuffed 104 shoe boxes with smallgifts and lots of heart to be shipped overseas for

some fortunate children. HCA’s students enjoyblessing others with their time and effort.

HCA blesses 104 children with Operation Christmas Child

Kansas Book Festival applications now available onlineKansas First Lady Mary

Brownback announced appli-cations for Kansas Book Fes-tival Grants can now befound online. Public librariesand school libraries locatedin Kansas are eligible to applyfor the grants. Informationand applications are availablehere: http://kansasbookfest iva l .com/get- involved/grants/.

“These grants will help li-braries with resources to stayahead of the technology curveand to keep the materials ontheir shelves as relevant aspossible to the young patronsof the library. I want allKansas children to have arich and fulfilling experiencewith libraries and books, and

my hope is that these grantswill help achieve that,” saidFirst Lady Brownback

The two grants will pay foreither technology improve-ments or to fund book pur-chases. Libraries may applyfor both grants, but no librarywill be awarded both grantsin the same calendar yearand libraries are not eligibleto receive grants in back-to-back years.

Applications must be post-marked by December 31,2012 and grants will beawarded in March 2013.

In conjunction with Gover-nor Sam Brownback’s initia-tive to improve thepercentage of fourth-gradestudents reading at or above

grade level, the First Ladycreated an annual book festi-val for the state of Kansas.The Kansas Book Festival is a501(c)3 organization throughthe Topeka CommunityFoundation, which makes allcontributions tax deductible.For more information about

library grants, event informa-tion, or to contribute to theKansas Book Festival, pleasevisit http://kansasbookfesti-val.com/.

This article was submittedby the office of Governor SamBrownback.

Thanksgiving 2012 prices highestever daily average for Turkey Day

Average retail gasolineprices in Kansas have risen2.1 cents per gallon in thepast week, averaging $3.20per gallon Sunday. This com-pares with the national aver-age that has not moved inthe last week to $3.43 pergallon, according to gasolineprice Web site KansasGasPrices.com.

Including the change ingas prices in Kansas duringthe past week, prices Sundaywere 6.9 cents per gallonhigher than the same day oneyear ago and are 15.1 centsper gallon lower than amonth ago. The national av-erage has decreased 14.1cents per gallon during thelast month and stands 11.0cents per gallon higher thanthis day one year ago.

"While Thanksgiving 2012is now behind us, the stigmaof record high gasoline pricesis not," said GasBuddy.comSenior Petroleum AnalystPatrick DeHaan. "Thanksgiv-ing Day 2012 featured thehighest ever daily average forthe holiday, beating out 2011by over ten cents per gallon.The national average maycontinue to moderate slightlyby Christmas, but I'm not ex-pecting significant decreasesor increases in the nationalaverage in the short term atthis point. There are severalfactors putting both upwardpressure and downwardpressure on oil and gasoline,and I expect some fluctuationin prices, but overall, therewill likely not be muchchange between today andChristmas," DeHaan said.About KansasGasPrices.com

GasBuddy operatesKansasGasPrices.com andover 250 similar Web sitesthat track gasoline prices atover 140,000 gasoline sta-

tions in the United States andCanada. In addition, Gas-Buddy offers a free smart-phone app which has beendownloaded over 20 milliontimes to help motorists findgasoline prices in their area.In Kansas, GasBuddy tracksprice changes at 1,329 retailoutlets.SCCC/ATS to present winter

concert Friday, December 7The Music Department at

Seward County CommunityCollege/Area TechnicalSchool will present its winterconcert at 7:00 p.m., Friday,Dec. 7 in the SCCC/ATSShowcase Theater, featuringConcert Band, Sound Ex-press Show Choir andSinging Saints ConcertChoir.

Tickets are available bycalling 620-417-1451 orcoming by the office in theShank Humanities Building,1801 N. Kansas, Liberal.Courtesy card holders andstudents are free with a ID.However, due to limited seat-ing, tickets must be pickedup in advance.

Concert Band membersinclude Kevin Harmon, KelsiOyler, Yahaida Zubia, JuanTiscareno, Hailey Wyer, ElidaEscarcega, Matthew Adkins,Jessica Arinaga, Lydia Au-gustine, Janeth Rosales,Teresa Lindsley, FranciscoMorales, Bryan Murillo,Daniel Valles and Zac Car-penter, all of Liberal; BlancaRichard and Nicole Winterboth of Turpin, Ok.; AllenSemisch of Plains; AndrewAragon and Junior Salasboth of Satanta; DianaAskew of Hugoton; and Jas-mine Howell of Elkhart.

The Concert Choir in-cludes Zach Carpenter, JuanCarlos Contreras, JohnelleJones, Sandro Juarez, GioMacedo, Elmer Montes, Ya-haida Zubia and Elena De-vora all of Liberal; TycondaMillsap, and Jasmine Howellboth of Elkhart; KatrinaKraemer and Marivell Men-doza both of Ulysses; GenesisLuevano of Turpin, Ok.; Na-talie Robinson of New Pales-tine, In.; Junior Salas andAllee Young both of Satanta;Sherelle Shuck of Hugoton;Derek Wilson of Fort Worth,Tx., Volunteers include KaliKillingsworth, Allen Semischand Nolan Lobley.

Members of the ShowChoir are Telma Arredondoand Neli Cruz Don Juan,both of Hugoton; Keny DelVal, Elena Devora, Alex Norezand Kelsi Oyler all of Liberal;Mariela Gonzalez of Cherry-vale; Leslie Marquez ofMoscow; Nikolas Mihelic ofGoodwell; and Derek Wilsonof Fort Worth.

Money raised will go theSCCC/ATS Foundation forscholarships.

Article submitted by Se-ward County Community Col-lege/ Area Technical School.

ExperienceChristmas pastat Fort Hayshistorical site

The Kansas Historical So-ciety announced Fort HaysState Historic Site will host“Christmas Past” 7:00 to9:00 p.m. Friday and Satur-day, December 7 – 8. There isa small admission fee.Kansas Historical Founda-tion members and children12 and under admitted free.Fort Hays is located at 1472U.S. Highway 183 Alternatein Hays.

Officers’ homes will bedecorated in the Victorianstyle and buildings lit withcandlelight. Visitors can lis-ten to live music, take awagon ride, and visit with Fa-ther Christmas. Holidaytreats include hot apple ciderand fried apples made over acampfire. For more informa-tion, call 785-625-6812, orvisit kshs.org/fort_hays.

Fort Hays State HistoricSite is one of 16 state historicsites operated by the KansasHistorical Society, a stateagency. Connect with KansasHistorical Society by visitingkshs.org or on Facebook atfacebook.com/kshistoricalsociety.

Submitted by the KansasHistorical Society.

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Citizens State Bank601 S. Main - Hugoton

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PAUL'S FUNERAL HOMEDavid & Brandy Robson

314 S. Van Buren 544-4122

Faith Publishing LLC522 S. Main 620-544-4321

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

TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH516 N.E. Avenue 544-2355Morning Worship - 9:00 a.m.

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

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

YOU ARE WELCOME!UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

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

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

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ROLLAEMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH

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

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

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

ROLLA PENTECOSTALHOLINESS CHURCH

Corner of Third and Adams, RollaMarcus Light, Pastor

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

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

UNITED METHODIST CHURCHROLLA - RICHFIELD

593-4596 or 593-4781Sandy Ferguson, Pastor

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

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

MOSCOWMOSCOW BAPTIST CHURCH598-2455 Church - 598-2400 Home

Rev. Larry Bradford, Pastor1 mile S. of Moscow, 1/2 mile E. of

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

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

Team Kids (Wed.) - 3:30-5:00p.m. Sept.-MayMOSCOW UNITED

METHODIST598-2426

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

FAITH LUTHERANTenth and Adams 544-2092

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

Bible Study, Wednesday - 7:30 p.m.FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH

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

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

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

Information on small groups call 544-2715FIRST CHURCH OF GOD801 W. City Limits 544-2652800 S. Van Buren - 544-2763Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.

Morning Worship - 10:30 a.m.Wednesday Evening Service - 7:00 p.m.

Call 544-2652 fIor Church BusHUGOTON BAPTIST CHURCH

Eighth and Main 544-2210Bob Rich, Pastor

506 East Eighth - 544-2295Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Pam Peachey, Pastor544-2436Services

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

HISPANO Congregación618 Main sur - Hugoton

620-370-1003Pastor Marcelino Auila

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

ASAMBLEA DE DIOSLOS REDIMIDOS DEL REY

Martes 7:00 PMJueves 7:00 PM

Domingo 3:00 PM138 S. Main Hugoton

Pastores: Martinez620-544-7096

ASSEMBLY OF GODMain and Second Street

544-2773Ben Coats, Pastor

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

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

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

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

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

(Children, Youth, & Adult)CHURCH OF CHRIST

1045 S. Van Buren 544-2825

Matthew Russell, Minister1041 S. Van Buren

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

Morning Worship - 11:00 a.m.Evening Service - 6:00 p.m.

CHURCH OF JESUS CHRISTOF LATTER DAY SAINTS

520 E. First 544-2125

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

Priesthood - 11:00 a.m.CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE

500 S. Van Buren 544-2493Pastor Dave Piper

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

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

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

FAITH CHAPEL CHURCHOF GOD IN CHRIST

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

Morning Worship - 11:00 a.m.Bible Band (Tuesday) - 6:00 p.m.

Home and Forn. Miss. (Friday) - 6:00 p.m.Youth - 6:00 p.m.

Bible Study - 7:00 p.m.

Worship with your loved ones at Pioneer Manor

December 2Pastor Ben CoatsAssembly of God

December 9Light House Fellowship

December 16Barbara Williams

Hillbilly Band

December 23Rev. Richard Martin

Church of God

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Kirk Liu, owner of ChinaRestaurant in Hugoton, and hiswife Abby returned to the land ofhis birth in September andplayed the tourist in between vis-its with the family that remainsin China.

One of the sites they visitedwas the Great Wall of China.Pictured is just one of the 16 sec-tions of the Wall open to visitors.Though on this day the Wall ap-pears to be wall-to-wall people,Kirk says this is nothing com-pared to what it was ten daysafter his visit. October 1 isChina’s Independence Day andfrom October 1 to October 8China suspends tolls on theirroads for travelers. During thebest day, more than 65,000 peo-ple visited the site - which canmake for some tremendous traf-fic jams. Kirk said at places itcould take four to five hours totravel one mile.

Just one of their amazingstops was the Forbidden City inBeijing, the imperial palace fromthe Ming Dynasty to the end ofthe Qing Dynasty. Built in 1406-1420, the complex consists of980 buildings and covers7,800,000 square feet, a spaceso vast that only 20-30 percentmay be explored in a day. TheForbidden City has been underthe charge of the Palace Mu-seum since 1925.

The Yungang Grottoes areancient Chinese Buddhist tem-ple grottoes near the city of Da-tong and are one of the threemost famous ancient Buddhistsculptural sites of China. Theyoffer a fine view of stunningcraftsmanship. Construction ofthe grottoes began around 471AD.

A journey tothe far sideof the planet

The Yungang Grottoes feature some of the most famous exam-ples of ancient Buddhist sculpture in China.

Behind Kirk is the vast Forbidden City complex (7,800,000square feet) in Beijing.

The Shanghai skyline at sunset rivals a Kansas sunset - almost...

Drought affecting corn cropsprompts ethanol debate

Kirk Liu (inset), owner of China Restaurant, and his wife Abbyvisit the Great Wall of China during a holiday in September andOctober of this year.How to brew the

perfect cup of coffeeIt’s not magic. Brewing the

perfect cup of coffee can takeplace in your own kitchen!

As with any recipe, fresh,high-quality ingredients mat-ter. Start with fresh, coldwater. If you don’t like thetaste of your tap water, usefiltered water for better flavor.Remember, grinding coffee inadvance of brewing meansloss of flavor. So invest in acoffee grinder for a fresherbrew.

Not all coffee beans arecreated equally -- rely on acoffee with distinctive flavorprofiles and consistent roast-ing, such as Portland Roast-ing Coffee, named by “RoastMagazine” as the 2012Roaster of the Year. Use twotablespoons of ground coffeeper six ounces of water. Makesure your brewing devicereaches between 195F-205Fto extract maximum flavor.

A drought that plaguedmost of the United States inthe summer of 2012 deci-mated soybean and corncrops across America's heart-land. According to Reuters,during the drought ratings forcorn and soybeans fell to theirlowest since the majordrought of 1988 and majorfarm states, such as Iowa, Ne-braska, Illinois, Missouri andKansas, were not able to pro-duce enough crop necessaryto meet food and feed de-mands. To further exacerbatethe shortage, the UnitedStates government still man-dates 42 percent of this year'scrop be turned into ethanol aspart of the Renewable FuelStandard adopted in 2005,angering some farmers.

Livestock producers whorely on corn for feed are angrythe mandate has not beenmodified in lieu of the record-breaking drought and short-ages. Corn prices already areat all-time highs, and requir-ing 42 percent of the yield berelegated to fuel will consider-ably drive up the cost of theremaining corn. Not only willlivestock farmers be affectedbut so will those who enjoycorn in everything frombreads to cereals. Consumerson limited budgets may findcorn is simply too expensive.

Ranchers and farmers arenot the only ones hurting as aresult of the corn shortage.The ethanol plants them-selves are also feeling thecrunch. A lack of corn meansthat many plants are remain-ing idle or not working at ca-

pacity. Some plants are notbreaking even in terms of op-erational costs, potentiallycosting individuals their jobs.

However, supporters of theethanol requirement are con-cerned that removing the al-lotted ethanol amounts fromfuel will further drive up thecost of filling up at the pump.Drivers have already experi-enced high gas prices, andmany are feeling the effect ontheir wallets. The result is acatch-22 where no one wins.

Despite the talks, someeconomists say the ethanolmandate suspension may dolittle to lower the cost of corn.Agricultural economist ScottIrwin from the University ofIllinois says because of thebacklog of demand of corn forfuel, it would be a few monthsbefore any price change wouldreach the market. Plus, thechange would be nominal be-cause it would be hard to im-plement such widespreadchanges in corn for fuel con-sumption since the countryhas come to depend on a setamount.

High summertime temper-atures combined with histori-cally low rainfall totals thispast season devastated manycorn crops that would be putto use as animal feed andethanol fuel. The debate overwhether or not ethanol man-dates should be temporarilyceased is bound to continueuntil corn supplies are replen-ished.

From Metro Editorial Serv-ices.

Stacie’s Barber Shop(Stacie Coulter Robertson)

Men’s Clipper Cuts

112 B East Sixth Street

Stacie takes walk-ins!no appointment needed

Tuesday - Friday1:30 to 5:00 p.m.

Phone 620-544-2252

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Hunting season is open.But rather than hunting forgame, may we recommendsetting your sights for thePart D Medicare prescriptiondrug plan that’s best for you?You’ll have more time thanusual this year, because openseason is lasting longer thanusual. If you currently are en-rolled in Medicare and areconsidering changes to yourMedicare Part D plan, actnow. The “open season” runsthrough December 7. The Medicare Part D pre-scription drug program isavailable to all Medicare ben-eficiaries to help with the costof medications. Joining aMedicare prescription drugplan is voluntary, and partic-ipants pay an additionalmonthly premium for the cov-erage. While all Medicare benefi-ciaries can participate in theprescription drug program,some people with limited in-come and resources also areeligible for Extra Help to payfor monthly premiums, an-nual deductibles, and pre-scription co-payments. TheExtra Help is estimated to beworth about $4,000 per year.Many people qualify for thesebig savings and don’t evenknow it. To figure out whether youare eligible for the Extra Help,Social Security needs to knowyour income and the value ofany savings, investments,and real estate (other thanthe home you live in). To qualify, you must be re-ceiving Medicare and have:• Income limited to $16,755for an individual or $22,695for a married couple living to-gether. Even if your annualincome is higher, you stillmay be able to get some helpwith monthly premiums, an-nual deductibles, and pre-scription co-payments. Someexamples where your incomemay be higher include if youor your spouse:

—Support other familymembers who live with you; —Have earnings fromwork; or —Live in Alaska or Hawaii;and —Resources limited to$13,070 for an individual or$26,120 for a married coupleliving together. Resources in-clude such things as bankaccounts, stocks, and bonds.We do not count your houseor car as resources. You can complete an easy-to-use online application forExtra Help at www.socialsecurity.gov. Click on Medicareon the top right side of thepage. Then click on “GetExtra Help with MedicarePrescription Drug PlanCosts.” To apply by phone orhave an application mailed toyou, call Social Security at 1-

800-772-1213 (TTY 1-800-325-0778) and ask for theApplication for Extra Helpwith Medicare PrescriptionDrug Plan Costs (SSA-1020).Or go to your nearest SocialSecurity office. And if you would like moreinformation about theMedicare Part D prescriptiondrug program, visitwww.medicare.gov or call 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227; TTY 1-877-486-2048). So this open season, huntfor something that could putan extra $4,000 in yourpocket — bag the bestMedicare prescription drugplan for you and see if youqualify for the Extra Helpthrough Social Security.That’s a trophy worth dis-playing in your den.


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Hugoton

Police Department

at 620-544-4959,

mail donations to

PO Box 788,

Hugoton, KS 67951,

or drop off donations at the

Police Department at

405 E Fourth Street.

Alco will host the Shopping Day Saturday, December 156th Annual Shop with a Cop

Shop with a Cop is a unique program in which

Hugoton Police Officers share Christmas shopping

with underprivileged children in Stevens County.

Stevens County Health

DepartmentANNOUNCES THE

SEASONALFLU SHOT CLINIC

Tuesday, December 4from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m.

at the

Health Department1042 S. Jackson

Hugoton, Ks

Please bring your•Medicare Part B • Private Insurance

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Protect Yourself And Those You Love Against Influenza

PUBLIC HEALTH MAKES EVERYONE’S LIFE BETTER

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

Pertussis, also known aswhooping cough, is a highly-contagious and vaccine-pre-ventable disease that hasmade a startling comebackacross the country. It is cur-rently responsible for causingthe worst epidemic theUnited States has seen in 50years, according to the U.S.Centers for Disease Controland Prevention (CDC), including 13 deaths.

“Immunization is still thebest way to help prevent thespread of pertussis”, saysSiobhan Dolan, MD, MPH, anobstetrician/gynecologist andmedical advisor to March ofDimes. “It’s important forboth children and adults tobe up-to-date with their per-tussis immunization.”

Researchers have foundthat immunity from child-hood pertussis vaccinationswears off over time, so thepertussis shots that mostadults received as childrenmay no longer fully protectthem. The adult Tdap(tetanus, diphtheria and acel-lular pertussis) booster vac-cine is recommended foradults to help keep themhealthy and help prevent

them from spreading dis-eases to others, especiallychildren. The CDC recentlyupdated its immunizationguidelines, which now statethat all adults aged 19 yearsand older who have not yetreceived a dose of Tdapshould receive a single dose.

“Research has shown thatwhen the source of a baby’spertussis can be identified,it’s traced back to familymembers in up to 80 percentof cases,” Dr. Dolan ex-plained. “So it’s imperative forparents to know that every-one around their baby -- par-ents, friends, caregivers,grandparents -- needs tohave an adult Tdap boostervaccine.”

According to a survey con-ducted online in May 2012 byHarris Interactive on behalf ofthe Sounds of Pertussis Cam-paign, a joint initiative fromSanofi Pasteur and March ofDimes, more than four out offive parents with childrenages two and younger (83percent) believe adult vacci-nation is important to helpprotect against the spread ofpertussis, but only 19 per-cent reported asking those in

regular contact with theirchild to get a Tdap boostershot.

“The reason is probablybecause most parents -- 61percent -- said they wouldfeel awkward asking those inclose contact with their in-fants to get an adult Tdapbooster shot, according to thesurvey,” said Dr. Dolan.

“Parents want to do allthey can to keep their babieshealthy and to protect themfrom danger,” she added.“Speak to your friends andfamily about getting a pertus-sis booster. That simple ‘ask’will help protect them andyour baby from this poten-tially fatal disease.”

More information aboutpertussis and the Sounds ofPertussis Campaign can befound online at www.SoundsofPertussis.com.

And remember, althoughwhooping cough may be onthe rise nationwide, there aresimple steps you can take tohelp protect your family: getyour booster shot now andencourage those around youto do the same.

From State Point Media.

Kansas families recoveringfrom the recession could facechallenges when it comes toaccessing financial assistanceprograms.

The 2012 Kansas KIDSCOUNT report, released No-vember 15 by Kansas Actionfor Children, shows that morechildren are enrolled in Medi-caid and participating in theSupplemental Nutrition Assis-tance Program (SNAP).

However, the report alsoshows that fewer kids are ben-efitting from the Temporary As-sistance for Families Program(TAF) and the Kansas ChildCare Assistance Program –programs the state can influ-ence the most.

“Several policy changes thattook effect November 1 mightbe making it harder for familiesto utilize TAF and child caresubsidies,” said Shannon Cot-soradis, president and CEO ofKansas Action for Children.“Both of these programsstrengthen the Kansas econ-omy and allow more parents toenter and remain in the workforce.”

In 2011, the averagemonthly enrollment in Medi-caid was 208,315 children.That’s a significant increasefrom 2007 when the averagemonthly enrollment was159,368. Medicaid provideshealth care coverage for low-in-come children.

For SNAP, the average

monthly enrollment was136,110 children in 2011. In2007, the average monthly en-rollment was 87,489. SNAP,commonly known as foodstamps, helps families pay forgroceries and puts dollars intolocal economies.

Those numbers starkly con-trast with the numbers for TAFand child care assistance. In2011, only 25,981 children di-rectly benefitted from TAF and19,735 kids received child careassistance. In 2007, the num-bers were 26,633 and 21,025,respectively.

Meanwhile, child povertycontinues to climb. In 2011,about 21 percent of Kansaschildren lived in poverty, upfrom about 18 percent in 2007.

In addition to the dataabout Medicaid, SNAP, TAF,child care subsidies andpoverty, Kansas Action forChildren’s annual KIDSCOUNT report measurescounty-by-county how kids aredoing across 20 additional in-dicators of health, educationand economic success.

This year’s KIDS COUNT re-port shows that Kansas hasimproved in several areas:• 46,345 Kansas children(6.43 percent) don’t havehealth insurance (2011). That’sa decrease from 59,783 (8.24percent) in 2010.

The one-time immunizationrate has increased to 72.00percent.

The infant mortality ratehas shown a notable decreasefrom 7.01 to 6.26 infant deathsper 1,000 live births.

Kansas has room for im-provement in some areas:

There are only 6.64 slotsavailable in federally fundedEarly Head Start programs forevery 100 eligible children.

Close to half of all Kansasschoolchildren receive free orreduced price lunch (2012), anincrease from 39.84 percent in2008.

Despite some progress, only49.81 percent of elementaryschools offer pre-kindergartenor a four-year-old at-risk pro-gram.

KIDS COUNT data is avail-able for every Kansas county.To download your county’s factsheet, visit www.kac.org/kidscount.

For additional information,the online KIDS COUNT DataCenter contains hundreds ofmeasures of child well-beingand allows users to createmaps and graphs of the data atthe national, state and countylevels. Visit http://datacenter.kidscount.org/ks.

Kansas KIDS COUNT isproduced by Kansas Action forChildren and funded, in part,by the Annie E. Casey Founda-tion. The findings and conclu-sions presented are those ofKAC and do not necessarily re-flect the opinions of the foun-dation.

The Hermes has lots and lots ofold papers for packing, painting,

artwork, kennels --- WHAT EVER!!!

Pickup what you need at 522 S Main

1605 South Monroe glimmers in Christmascheer, thanks to the creativity of Jim and Patsy

Martin. They are adding to the festivity of theseason bringing spirits high.

Whooping Cough or Pertussis makes a startling comeback

Ruthie Winget brought her Thanksgivingguests down to the Chamber building for the

Christmas caroling. This is a custom that allthe carolers enjoy every year.

Child poverty continues to climb

The seventh grade A-teambasketball girls won theirbattle against Kenneth Hen-derson Monday, November26. The final score was 32-20.

Dallie Hoskinson was thetop scorer with 20 points fol-lowed by Laney Hoskinsonwith nine and JoHanna Rawl-ins with three.

“We didn’t do a very goodjob of getting everyone in-volved in our offense, we usu-ally have close to everyone

score” said Coach Jill Nech.“Our man to man defensewas better but is somethingwe will continue to work on.”she continued.

The B-team also won theirmatch defeating KennethHenderson 30-21.

Dallie Hoskinson andLaney Hoskinson each scoredseven points. BrooklynHarper and JoHanna Rawlinseach scored six points fol-lowed by Britta Beesley andTrinity McPhillips with twopoints each.

“An emphasis we will workon for our next game is mak-ing good passes and passingto our teammates earlier inour offense” concluded CoachNech.


SportsSchedule

Thursday, November 29Middle School Girls Bas-

ketball: Seventh Grade atHome and Eighth Grade atLiberal West, 4:00 p.m.Friday, November 30

High School Basketball vsSyracuse at Home, 4:45 p.m.Saturday, December 1

High School VarsityWrestling at Pratt, 10:00 a.m.

High School JV Wrestlingat Goodland, 10:00 a.m.Monday, December 3

Middle School Girls Bas-ketball Seventh Grade at DCComanche and Eighth Gradeat Home, 4:00 p.m.

Eagle high school basket-ball is upon us and the Hugo-ton boys are getting ready fortheir first game this comingFriday. After losing sevenseniors from last year’s team,the Eagles will be led by fourreturning players.

"We are a young team withonly four players having var-sity experience. However weare a hard working team thathangs our hat on playinggood hard defense," said

Coach Craig Szymczak.AJ Scott is the Eagles’ re-

turning senior. At 5'10" he isa guard for the team. ReidDavis is a 6'2" junior return-ing player and plays forward.Henry Vela is a guard for theteam, standing at 5'7" and isalso a junior. Jeison Ro-driguez is the fourth return-ing player for the Eagles.Rodriguez is a 6'0" junior andplays forward.

Newcomers to the Eagles’

team consist of three seniors,three juniors and one sopho-more. Senior Rene Rubio is aguard for the team andstands 5'11". Kolton Deckeris a 6'2" senior and plays for-ward. Also standing 6'2" issenior Fisher Hewitt playingin the guard position. JuniorLogan Frederick is a 5'10"guard. Yates Sutton, also ajunior is a 6'0" guard. RossDavis is the third junior tojoin the team, he is a 6'1" for-ward. The final newcomer tothe Eagles team is a 6'1"sophomore, Kellen Watkins,who plays in the forward po-sition.

"We are excited and veryhungry for the upcoming sea-son," added Szymczak. "Weare also looking forward torepresenting this school andcommunity," he concluded.

The team hopes everyonewill come out and supportthem. Hugoton will play theirfirst game Friday night athome against Syracuse. Var-sity action will start at 8:00p.m.

The Lady Eagles will onceagain return to the court thisFriday when they take on Syra-cuse on the Hugoton homecourt. This year the team willbe coached by Andy Gillen. Hewas an assistant to the Ladiesteam last year. Gillen was headcoach for South Gray HighSchool before coming to Hugo-ton. His experience and coach-

ing skills took the South Grayteam to win state in 2010 andfinished with a 28-0 record.

He will be assisted byMelanie Gifford who is in herthird year with this program. Anewcomer to the program isJeff Ramsey who will be assist-ing the team as well.

The Lady Eagles will be re-turning to the court following

last years 15-6 record. Thiswas the best year for the teamin ten years. Eight of the tenplayers from last year will bereturning making this team atough team to contend with.

"We would like to inviteeveryone to come out andwatch. We really appreciate thesupport we get from the com-munity," said coach Gillen.

Hugoton’s eighth grade A-team took on Kenneth Hender-son at home Monday, Novem-ber 26. After a fierce battleHugoton took the win at 43-27.

After the first quarter Hugo-ton and KH were tied at 6-6but by the half the Lady Eagleshad pulled ahead to take thelead at 16-12. The last twoquarters were the same asHugoton never lost the lead.

Only four girls added pointsto the game against KennethHenderson. Top scorer wasKaty Heger with 18 points, fol-lowed closely by Amy Scottwith 15, Melissa Fabela scoredeight and Wendy Vela had twopoints.

“Last Monday the girls wereat the halfway point of theirseason. We only have aboutthree weeks left,” said CoachNick Rodriguez.

Monday night Hugoton’seighth grade B-team battled avery tough opponent in Ken-neth Henderson. After the finalbuzzer sounded Hugoton hadwon by only a one point differ-ence of 21-20.

In the first quarter Hugotonwas behind 4-6 and by half KHstill held the lead at 13-14.

It was in the third quarterthat the Lady Eagle finally gotthe lead and held it into thefourth quarter.

Scoring for the girls B-team

was Jackie Armendariz withseven points, YaczenyGastelum with three and ZeidaBetance with five. Marisol DonJuan had four points on thenight followed by Martha Rubiowith two.

“We have done some reallygreat things. We share the ballwell and get the ball up thefloor well. We are starting totalk and communicate betterwith each other,” concludedCoach Rodriguez.

The eighth grade A-teambattled Horace Goode Novem-ber 15 at Horace Goode. Afterfour quarters Hugoton was 33to Horace Goode’s 26.

In the first quarter Hugotonput 11 points on the board toHG’s four. By half time Hugo-ton was up 20-12.

In the third quarter Hugo-ton allowed HG to add tenpoints to their five. But Hugo-ton bounced back in the fourthto take the win.

Scoring for the A-team wereAmy Scott with 14 followed byKaty Heger with eight, Melissa

Fabela with four and BrecklynStump with three. Hannah Ro-driguez and Marisol Don Juaneach scored two.

Eighth grade B-team girlsbattled Horace Goode at homeNovember 15. After sometough competition Hugotonlost the match 14 to 18.

In the first quarter Hugotonwas up 5-4 but by half timeHG led 9-12. In the third quar-ter the Lady Eagles only addedone point to HG’s four. In thefourth quarter Hugoton man-aged to hold HG to only twopoints while adding four, but

the girls were still unable to getthe points needed to defeatHG.

Top scorer for the game wasZeida Betance with eightpoints followed by JazmynMonge with two. Other playersscoring one point each wereJackie Armendariz, SaraiChavez, Yaczeny Gastelumand Martha Rubio.

Hugoton’s eighth grade A-team took on the LiberalSouth eighth grade girls No-vember 19 at home. Hugotonsoundly defeated the visitingteam 70-2.

Hugoton racked up 28points in the first quarter andfollowed that with 20 more inthe second. By the end of thethird quarter the Lady Eagleswere up to 60 points and Lib-eral was still 0. In the fourthquarter Liberal finally got toscore a basket but Hugotonadded another ten points tomake the final score 70-2.

Girls scoring in the gamewere Katy Heger with 28points, Amy Scott 18, MelissaFabela ten and BrecklynStump and Wendy Vela with

six each. Hannah Rodriguezrounded out the scoring withtwo points.

In the B-team game Hugo-ton defeated Liberal South38-10.

Hugoton took a fast leadwith 12 points in the firstquarter followed by anotherten points by half time. Theteam only allowed Liberalthree points by half time.

In the second half of thegame the B-team girls keptup the scoring and only al-lowed Liberal seven morepoints while adding 16 totheir score.

Top scorer on the nightwas Yaczeny Gastelum with12 points. Nazareth Knoxand Zeida Betance followed

with eight points each. JackieArmendariz scored fourpoints followed by SaraiChavez, Jessica Maciel andMartha Rubio with two pointseach.

“Things are going well sofar. Both the A-teams and B-teams have made improve-ments in such a short sea-son,” said Coach NickRodriguez. “We still havesome things we could domuch better, such as playingbetter side defense in the halfcourt. I think we could do abetter job shooting from theperimeter. We also need tobe physically just stronger,”concluded Coach Rodriguez.

Hugoton High School’s varsity boys’ basketball team gets insome practice after the Thanksgiving holiday in preparation forthe upcoming game against Syracuse this Friday.

Jeison Rodriguez shoots during high school basketball practice.Jeison is a returning junior to the varsity basketball team. Theteam will play against Syracuse this Friday.

Sports by

Reece McDaniels

Monday, November 19 wasa great day to play basketballfor the seventh grade Lady Ea-gles against Liberal South.Getting an early start on thescoring, the Hugoton girls hitshot after shot while holdingLiberal away from the basket.

“The girls all did a good jobplaying together and trying toget everyone to score,” CoachJill Nech commented after thefast paced game.

The Lady Eagles worked

hard scoring and defendingtheir basket. By the time thefinal buzzer sounded theHugoton girls had added 33points while holding Liberal to18.

Dallie Hoskinson was thetop scorer in last Monday’sgame with ten points. JoHannaRawlins followed close withseven points and LaneyHoskinson scored six. Each girlon the team worked hard try-ing to add points to the Lady

Eagles side of the board.Caitlin Lewis and Jaysa Feath-erston each added four whileBrooklyn Harper scored two.

“We just played one gamedue to Liberal not havingenough players to play a wholegame. We played everyonethroughout the game includingsome of the B-Team girls so itwasn’t a true A game. It was agood experience for all,” con-cluded Nech.

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The 2012-2013 Hugoton Eagles girls basketballteam includes, front row #11 Chastity Parsons,#14 Josie Mueller, #22 Nicole Kinser and #10Baylee Hoskinson. Back row from the left areKristen Crawford, Mariah Reynolds, Riley

Sosa, Sofia Jimenez, Ferny Vera, #3 SarahJohnson, Estefani Armendariz, Ana Pena, Tay-lor Fiss, Megan Cornelsen and Keely Hittle.Not present when picture was taken is Court-ney Green.

The Hugoton Lady Eagles seventh grade teamslaps hands with the Kenneth Henderson team

Monday night after an exciting game. The LadyEagles defeated the visiting team 32-20.

Eagles gear up for opening game

HMS A-team and B-team squash Liberal South

HMS teams win one, lose one to Horace Goode

HMS Lady Eagles defeat Kenneth Henderson teams in both games

Seventh grade Lady Eagles trounce Liberal South 33-18

A-Team and B-Team win against Kenneth Henderson

Lady Eagles prepare for contest against Syracuse

Black Hills Energy contin-ues to drive home the fact thatclean, abundant, reliable nat-ural gas is the greener, cost-cutting alternative to gasolineand diesel fuel for operatingcommercial fleet vehicles, fromschool buses to sanitationtrucks.

The success of a recent nat-ural gas vehicle workshophosted by Black Hills, Chesa-peake Energy, Great PlainsGas Compression, SewardCounty Community College /Area Technical School, and theCity of Liberal confirms grow-ing interest in this proven tech-nology from municipal andprivate fleet operators. Theworkshop highlighted themany benefits of natural gasvehicles, vehicle conversionsand NGV fueling station devel-opment.

“There are about 120,000natural gas vehicles on U.S.roads today, and more than14.8 million worldwide,” saidTim Hess, Black Hills Energy’sNGV expert. “From an eco-nomic and environmentalstandpoint, the benefits of nat-ural gas as a vehicle fuel growmore enticing every day.”

Municipal, county, stateand private fleet operators

throughout Black Hills En-ergy’s service territories inKansas are welcome to contactHess, without obligation, forhelp in determining if NGVs area good fit for their needs. Hesscan be reached at [email protected] or 316-941-1653.

“The natural gas distribu-tion system is already in placeand ready to go,” Hess said.“More than 1.2 million miles ofnatural gas pipelines blanketthe country, so supplies arereadily available for new fuelingstations. There are more than1,000 private and public natu-ral gas fueling stations acrossthe country, and stations arebeing built at an increasingrate.”

In the United States, about30 different manufacturersproduce 100 models of light-,medium-, and heavy-duty nat-ural gas vehicles and engines.The majority of fleet vehiclesare transit buses. The Ameri-can Public Transit Associationstates that nearly one-fifth ofall transit buses were fueled bycompressed natural gas or liq-uid natural gas in 2011. Al-most 40 percent of the trashtrucks purchased in 2011 werenatural gas powered.

In the United States alone,natural gas replaced nearly360 million gallons of gasolinein 2011. About 90 percent ofthe natural gas used in theUnited States is from domesticsources, reducing our relianceon foreign oil for gasoline. Andwith stable natural gas pricesat a ten year low, the price fornatural gas is less than halfthat of the same amount of en-ergy in a gallon of gasoline.

Thanksgiving is over andwe hope all of you couldspend some time with yourfamily. I went to Big Springs,Tx., with one daughter to seeanother daughter and wehad a good time shoppingMidland! One other daugh-ter called and the otherdaughter was home takingcare of “Oscar” the fish!Gladys spent time at homeand Billy had family in forthe day. Now – on to Christ-mas shopping!!!

Ten Spiritual Tonics1. Stop worrying. Worry killslife.2. Begin each day with aprayer. It will arm your soul.3. Control appetite. Over-in-dulgence clogs body andmind.4. Accept your limitations.All of us can’t be great.5. Don’t envy. It wastes timeand energy.6. Find a hobby. It will relaxyour nerves.7. Have faith in people. Cyn-icism sours the disposition.

8. Read a book a week tostimulate imagination andbroaden your view.9. Spend some time alone,for the peace of solitude andsilence.10. Try to want what youhave instead of spendingyour strength trying to getwhat you want.

We invite you to visit us atthe Gas Museum, 905 SouthAdams. Our hours are 1:00to 5:00 p.m. Monday throughFriday and 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.Saturday.


From the December 7, 1972, issue of The Hugoton Hermes

New ComputerWriter Joins Hermes Staffidfghjkeb...fgjhkjbn...is not a foreign lan-

guage, instead it’s “machine talk” for a newmechanized marvel warming up for work inthe Hermes office. The 32 x 32 x 42 inch, 450pound mechanical genius arrived crated andpacked in foam complete with instructionbooklet and a bold “HANDS OFF” sign im-printed on its posterior almost two weeks ago.Last Thursday, Mr. James Hargroves fromLubbock, Tx., arrived to “unmask” the situa-tion, dislocate the sign, switch on the controlsand convert the Hermes staff to computeruse.

Known officially as a CompuWriter, themachine is designed to accelerate the “com-position” process for off-set print by providinga keyboard arrangement for alphabetic char-acters identical to a standard typewriter yetcontaining a phototypesetting system forcomposition. According to Mr. Hargroves, themachine will set type with the facility of atypewriter, the control of a linecaster, thespeed of photography and the logic of a com-puter. (At the present time, the CompuWriterhas replaced four typewriters, a dictionary,two typists, a box of blue pencils, and is wellon its way to providing openingsin the editorial staff and advertis-

ing department.)All joking aside, it is the hope of the Her-

mes Staff the addition of the machine willbenefit Hermes readers by providing addi-tional services and more attractive paper.

The machine was used for the firsttime this week, and all concerned considerit a definite asset to the mechanicalprocesses of the newspaper business. Weencourage our patrons to drop in and viewthe machine in operation and towatch succeeding issues of thepaper to determine the versatility of

the CompuWriter.

Remembering

125 years of the Hermes

All uncrated and ready for the 49th issueof The Hugoton Hermes, the new Com-puWriter waits for Pam Lewis to “feed in”copy for processing.

The Kansas Department ofWildlife, Parks, and Tourism(KDWPT) and local law en-forcement officials will con-duct a joint checkpoint insouthcentral Kansas in earlyDecember. The regularfirearm deer season startsNovember 28, and uplandgame bird seasons are under-way. The checkpoint is in-tended to help enforce stateand federal wildlife laws, aswell as the state’s driver’s li-censing laws.

Local law enforcement offi-cers will operate the firststage of the checkpoint to besure drivers are properly li-censed to be driving. If adriver does not have a valid li-cense, appropriate enforce-ment actions will be taken.Travelers should not expectmajor delays from this por-tion of the checkpoint.

Occupants of vehicles inthe first check lane will beasked if they are hunters orare transporting wildlife. Ifyes in either case, drivers willbe directed to a nearby checklane where KDWPT natural

resource officers will checkfor required licenses and per-mits, count the game andgather biological, harvest,and hunter success informa-tion. This portion of thecheckpoint should also causeminimal delay.

Additional wildlife check-points will occur around the

state during the fall and win-ter hunting seasons.

Ron Kaufman Director ofInformation Services/CIO,Kansas Department ofWildlife, Parks and Tourism,1020 S. Kansas Ave., Suite200, Topeka, KS 66612,phone 785-296-2870www.ksoutdoors.com.

Fleet managers are turning to NGVs fueled by the same reliable, e!cient natural gas used in homes and industry for a century. You owe it to your business and yourself to learn more.

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MUSEUM UPDATEfrom The Stevens County Gas & Historical Museum

Gladys Renfro and Beulah Carter

This winter, don’t let yourwindows keep you out in thecold.

According to the AmericanInstitute of Architects, win-dows are the primary source ofheat loss in houses. To keepyour house warm and energybills down, caulk around win-dows, door frames, and othertrim, while using weatherstripping to seal drafty doors.And don’t forget to close fire-place dampers.

Planting trees and bushes

around your house will helpblock out cold winter winds.This will help keep energy costsdown and make your yard lookgreat too.

Finally, don’t forget to fixleaky faucets. Even minorleaks increase energy con-sumption and electricity bills.

To find an architect in yourarea that can help prepareyour home for winter, visithttp://architectfinder.aia.org.

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Natural gas is cost efficient alternative to gasoline

Tips to keep energy costs down

Thursday, November 29at 7:00 p.m. the library willhost a presentation by SaraJane Richter called "WorkingWomen of the West." Thisprogram is in conjunctionwith the Smithsonian exhibi-tion "The Way We Worked."Dr. Richter is Dean of theSchool of Liberal Studies andprofessor of English at Okla-homa Panhandle State Uni-versity at Goodwell, Ok. Sheis the recipient of the Okla-homa Humanities Council’s2011 Public HumanitiesAward which honors an indi-vidual scholar for outstand-ing public humanitiesprogramming. Please join usfor an educationally enter-taining evening.

THE WAY WE WORKED“The Way We Worked”

Smithsonian exhibit and ourlocal exhibit “Fueling theWay We Worked” are nearingthe end of their time at theSCL. The exhibit is availableduring library hours and onevenings and weekends byappointment. The exhibitwill remain in Hugotonthrough Saturday, December8. It will then move to Good-land for a six-week period.

RECIPE SWAPThe Recipe Swap Lunch-

eon is THURSDAY, Decem-ber 13, 2012, from 11:30a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at theStevens County LibraryMeeting Room. Make yourrecipe (enough to serve 12-15 people), bring it to theluncheon, sample the othersubmitted recipes, and takehome a booklet of all therecipes entered! We havemore than 40 entries thisyear!!! Additional bookletswill be available for $10 .

FESTIVAL OF TREESThe annual Festival of

Trees is underway. Pleasevote for your favorite tree byplacing non-perishable fooditems under that tree! Fooditems will go to Project Hope.

‘TIS THE SEASON TOSHARE

Beginning Monday, No-vember 26 and through Sat-urday, December 15, allmoney for fines, fees, faxes,copies, and new cards will bedonated to Project Hope.This is an opportunity forour patrons to contribute toa worthy cause during thisseason of celebration.KIDS’ WINTER READING

PROGRAMRead Like a Rock Star, the

Kids' Winter Reading Pro-gram, will begin Monday, De-cember 3. Sign-up forms andreading logs will be availableon that date. This program isfor Kindergarten to sixthgrade.

Attention sixth-twelfthGraders: If you would like toparticipate in a Winter Read-ing Program, please contactStacey at [email protected].


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ATTENTION!!!Due to Christmas being on a Tuesday this year,

the Hugoton Hermes will beclosed Monday and Tuesday,

December 24 and 25.

All copy for ads and stories need to be in

the office Thursday, December 20 for the

December 27 newspaper.

The paper will be finished and sent to the

printers Friday evening, December 21.

Merry Christmas

Santa's Elves Have

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Before X-MAS!

Hugoton RecreationCommission

1st & 2nd GradeBoys Basketball

ClinicClinic will meet

Monday, December 10th-Thursday, December 13th

3:45 p.m.-5:00 p.m. at Hugoton Recreation Gym

Sign up @HRC offices, 211 S. Madison.November 26th through December 10th

FFA members convene at the Hugoton High School for the Lead-ers Development Event. Kansas State officers came out from

Manhattan for the event. Some Elkhart FFA members joinedthe Hugoton members for the learning session.

Snowmen are dancing merrily in front of the home of John Riddlesperger and Kelsee Burnett which is located at 1103 SouthAdams.

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By Amy McGrath, RCD Communications and Multimedia Specialist

Planned giving, what isit and why should I con-sider it? Planned giving…the words sound simpleenough yet many of us arefrightened by the expressionwhen we start hearingterms being thrown aboutlike “tax deductions”, “fi-nancial planning”, “assets”and even “death”. PlannedGiving is just that, planningahead to make a gift to adesignated recipient. It isunderstandable that someof the language can be con-fusing and intimidating.However, if you have spe-cific financial or philan-thropic goals in mind whenconsidering a planned gift,these scary terms are reallyjust simplified ways of mak-ing sure that you achievethose objectives.

Why should I consider acharitable organization inmy estate planning? By in-cluding a not-for-profit likeRussell Child Developmentin your planned giving, youleave a lasting legacy toyour community. You havethe satisfaction of knowingthat you are helping chil-dren in Southwest Kansasbecome better students,and thus, successful adultswho are less likely to end upin the criminal justice sys-tem, reliant on public assis-tance or becoming teenparents. Your support helpsus to make a difference in acause that is meaningful toyou, and at the same timethere is a tax benefit to yourestate if that is attractive toyou.

How does RCDC benefitfrom Planned Giving? Nomatter the source of funds,much of the planned giftswe receive are used to fundstaff salaries, purchase spe-cialized equipment, and payfor the overhead costs ofproviding services to chil-dren and their families inSouthwest Kansas free ofcharge. The staff membersat RCDC are highly trainedin their areas of expertise,from physical, speech andoccupational therapy, tocase managers and teach-ers. Each gift we receive en-sures that children agesbirth to 36 months in

Southwest Kansas (nearly450 children in 201) receiveearly intervention servicesto better prepare them forschool and life, and to pro-vide support for their fami-lies as they watch theirchildren flourish into suc-cessful individuals.

How can I give, even if Ican only give a smallsum? There are many waysto fund a gift. Cash is one ofthe simplest ways to give toa philanthropic entity. Onecan support a cause whileconsidering their own costof day-to-day living by giv-ing cash according to theirmeans. Any amount is ameaningful gift that willhave an impact.What are the other waysto give beyond a one-timecash donation? RussellChild Development wel-comes all kinds of plannedgifts. We will even provideyou with the resources toprepare your request forplanned giving. Commonexamples include:• Bequest: You can nameRCDC in your will or trust.• Stock: A gift of appreci-ated securities or other as-sets could avoid capitalgains while providing a taxdeduction.• Other options: Includelife income gifts such ascharitable gift annuities orcharitable remainder trusts,life insurance policies, giftsof retirement funds (IRAs),and gifts of real estate inwhich a life estate is re-tained.

You don’t have to bewealthy to make a plannedgift. In many cases donorsmay only be able to affordsmaller sums. If 100,000people each donate $10,that’s $1,000,000. No mat-ter how much you leave,you want to be sure it goesto the people and causesyou care about. Any amountis a meaningful gift that willhave a significant impact oncommunities in SouthwestKansas. If you would likemore information on mak-ing a planned gift pleasecontact Deanna Berry, Ex-ecutive Director at RussellChild Development at 620-275-0291.

It’s a beautiful morningand November weather ishere!

Hope everyone had a won-derful Thanksgiving holiday,and all guests got safelyhome and most of the left-overs are gone.

MenuNov. 29 ...............Ham & BeansNov. 30.............Pig in a BlanketDec. 3.................................ChiliDec. 4.........................Pork LoinDec. 5........Oven-Fried ChickenDec. 6.............................Brisket

Activities ScheduleThursday, November 29Exercise....................10:30 a.m.Friday, November 30Exercise....................10:30 a.m.Bingo........................12:30 p.m.Saturday, December 1Santa Day..................................Cards .........................6:00 p.m.Monday, December 3Exercise....................10:30 a.m.Line Dance.................7:00 p.m.Tuesday, December 4Exercise....................10:30 a.m.Wednesday, December 5Exercise....................10:30 a.m.Paint...........................1:00 p.m.Thursday, December 6Exercise....................10:30 a.m.

Safe Kids Kansas remindsparents and caregivers totake a few precautions whendecorating for Christmas,Hanukkah, Kwanza andother winter festivities. Holi-day decorations, especiallycandles and electrical light-ing, can be a fire hazard.

During 2004-2008, theNational Fire ProtectionAgency (NFPA) estimated thatdecorations, excludingChristmas trees, were theitem first ignited in an aver-age of 1,170 reported homestructure fires per year. Halfof these fires occurred be-cause the decoration was tooclose to a heat source. Forty-

five percent of these incidentswere started by candles. Thetop five days for home candlefires were Christmas, Christ-mas Eve, New Year’s Day,Halloween and December 23.

Pay attention to labelswhen choosing your lighting.“Decorative lighting shouldbe labeled with the seal of anindependent testing lab,”says Cherie Sage, Safe KidsKansas. “If it’s not labeled foroutdoor use, don’t use it out-doors.”

NFPA said Christmastrees, both natural and artifi-cial, were the item first ig-nited in an estimated averageof 240 report home structure

fires per year during 2005-2009.

If you decorate a tree, SafeKids Kansas recommendsthese precautions:• Never leave a lit Christmastree or other decorative light-ing display unattended. In-spect lights for exposed orfrayed wires, loose connec-tions and broken sockets. Donot overload extension cordsor outlets and do not run anelectrical cord under a rug.• Natural Christmas treesalways involve some risk offire. To minimize the risk, geta fresh tree and keep it wa-tered at all times or consideran artificial tree. Do not putthe tree within three feet of afireplace, space heater, radi-ator or heat vent. LED lightsburn cooler than incandes-cent lights and pose a lowerrisk of fire.• Decorate with children inmind. Do not put ornamentsthat have small parts ormetal hooks, or look like foodor candy, on the lowerbranches where small chil-dren can reach them. Trimprotruding branches at orbelow a child’s eye level, andkeep lights out of reach.• Do not burn Christmastree branches, treated woodor wrapping paper in a homefireplace.

• Never leave burning can-dles unattended. Don’t putcandles on a tree or a naturalwreath, or near curtains ordrapes. Keep matches andlighters locked out of reach.Battery-operated flamelesscandles are an alternativethat does not have a fire risk.

Safe Kids Kansas also of-fers these tips to prevent ac-cidental poisoning:• Keep alcohol - includingbaking extracts - out of reachand do not leave alcoholicdrinks unattended. Don’t for-get to store all medications,including those for children,out of reach.• Color additives used infireplace fires are a toxicproduct and should be storedout of reach. Artificial snowsprays are also harmful if in-haled.• Holly berries, mistletoeberries, poinsettias, amaryl-lis, boxwood, Christmas rose,Crown of Thorns, English ivyand Jerusalem cherry are allpotentially harmful if eaten. Ifa child eats any part of a non-food plant, call the PoisonControl Center at 800-222-1222.

For more information, visitwww.safekids.org. Visit SafeKids Kansas at www.safekidskansas.org and on Face-book.

Stroll through any UnitedStates college campus today,and you’ll see a good percentageof students with noses buried intheir smart phones. Many ofthem are texting.

“They’re digital natives,meaning they’re really used tousing technology first and fore-most for communication - notas a second option,” said PaulAtchley, professor of psychologyat the University of Kansas.

But is all of this textinghealthy? Does texting perhapshave an addictive hold ontoday’s young adults?

Atchley recently sought todiscover if habitually using adevice like a smart phone couldinterfere with college students’ability to make rational deci-sions - such as refraining fromtexting while driving a car.

“We used a technique frombehavioral economics called‘delayed discounting,” said theKU researcher, whose findingsappear in the current issue ofthe Journal of Applied Researchin Memory and Cognition. “Weessentially assessed if some-body is willing to wait to engagein that behavior for a reward.”

Typically, in such a study,subjects are given a choice be-tween a smaller reward now, ora larger reward later.

“If you think about being ad-dicted to something, you’re notreally willing to wait to engagein that behavior,” Atchley said.“If you’re addicted to alcohol,you’d rather have one beer nowthan two cases of beer in aweek. So we simply did thatwithin the context of texting tosee what the decision-makingprofile looked like.”

The researcher used KU stu-dents as subjects because theyfall squarely in a demographicthat has used cell phones foreight to ten years already. Butare they addicted to texting?Atchley and KU undergraduatestudent Amelia Warden ran twoseparate studies to find out.

“If they’re addicted to texting,they should want to just textright now,” said the KU re-searcher.

First, the investigators of-fered subjects a purely mone-tary reward: an amount ofmoney that increased if sub-jects were willing to wait to takeit. Next, they offered subjects ahypothetical scenario wherethey could return an importanttext immediately for $50, orwait to send a text for a period

of time and get more money.“If they really were addicted

to the idea of sending a text im-mediately, the monetary situa-tion wouldn’t be that critical tothem,” Atchley said. “They’d bewilling to take the monetary hitin order to send that text asquickly as possible.”

However, the experimentshowed that the decision-mak-ing behind evaluating a purelymonetary reward was the sameas the decision-making drivingsubjects’ evaluation of mone-tary and informational (texting)reward situations. The re-searchers found the same ra-tionalization at the heart ofboth.

“The main finding was that ifyou looked at monetary deci-sions, or decisions which weremonetary plus informational -the opportunity to text - theshape of those curves is essen-tially the same. You’d predict asharp decrease if someone wastruly addicted to texting. They’dsay, ‘I need to text now and ifyou’re making me wait too longthere’s no point. So I’m going togive you all of your money backand just text right now.’”

Atchley said that thetimescale for a monetary deci-sion was very long. For in-stance, monetary decisions losthalf their perceived value in five

months. But a decision to texta boyfriend or girlfriend backlost half its value in just twohours.

“The information lost valueextremely quickly,” said Atch-ley. “If I wait four hours to textyou back, I may have missed awindow of opportunity. It maynot even be useful to text backafter four hours. So I thinkwhat we’re seeing is not evi-dence of addiction, but maybeof a compulsion — a need to re-spond quickly. Because if youdon’t, there’s really no point.”

A second experiment addedtexts from various kinds of peo-ple — a significant other, afriend and a casual acquain-tance — to see if the subjectwould make choices basedupon the idea of “social dis-tance.”

“If you’re talking about tex-ting an acquaintance back,people are willing to wait almostindefinitely to get that monetaryreward,” Atchley said. “But if it’ssomeone closer to them, thatchanges. People were willing togive us $25 back, to have theopportunity to text their girl-friend or boyfriend back within20 minutes.”

The investigation wasfunded by the KU Transporta-tion Research Institute.

Submitted by KU.

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Reinke ManufacturingCompany, Inc., a leadingmanufacturer of mechanizedirrigation systems, is excitedto announce that Superior Ir-rigation Service of Hugotonhas received a Gold ReinkePride award in recognition ofthe company’s 2011-2012marketing year success. TheReinke dealership was hon-ored during Reinke’s recentannual convention October21-23, 2012, in Hershey, Pa.

“Reinke congratulates Su-perior Irrigation Service onthis recognition of their ongo-ing hard work and success,”said Reinke Vice President ofMarketing Tim Goldhammer.“We are proud to have themas a dealer and appreciatetheir ongoing commitment toReinke and to their commu-nity.”

Reinke dealerships fromacross the United States andCanada gather each year toattend the company’s con-vention. The conventionawards ceremony recognizes

select Reinke dealerships fortheir hard work and dedica-tion to sales and marketingthroughout the past year.

During the recent conven-tion, gold, silver and bronzeReinke Pride awards weregiven to a total of 107 dealer-ships. The Reinke Prideawards are determined aspart of an incentive programthat distinguishes superiorachievement levels accordingto an evaluation based on adealership’s exterior and inte-rior housekeeping and main-tenance, indoor and outdoordisplays, safety, retail envi-ronment, merchandising,professionalism, promotionsand event participation, andmarket share.

“The number of Reinkedealers receiving sales andachievement awards contin-ues to grow,” said Goldham-mer. “Our annual conventionis a fun event, and we enjoybeing able to bring all of ourdealers together each year torecognize and applaud one

another’s efforts.”Headquartered in Deshler,

Ne., Reinke ManufacturingCompany, Inc. is one of theworld’s most recognized man-ufacturers of center pivot andlateral move irrigation sys-tems. Since 1954, Reinke hasdeveloped products designedto increase agriculture pro-duction while providing laborsavings and environmentalefficiencies. Reinke is a con-tinued leader in industry ad-vancements as the first toincorporate GPS, satellite-based communications andtouchscreen panel capabili-ties into mechanized irriga-tion system management.Reinke also manufactures in-termodal container chassis,over the road aluminumflatbeds and combinationsteel/aluminum drop decktrailers.

For more information on Reinke or to locate a dealership, visit www.reinke.com or call 402-365-7251.

Ben and Sherry Wood are showing their holi-day cheer at 1407 Madison Street. Colorfullights and yard decorations certainly encouragea festive mood during the colder weather. Be

sure to take a drive with your family around thecity to enjoy all the beautiful decorations asfolks celebrate the Christmas season.

Reinke President Chris Roth awards SuperiorIrrigation Service’s Bryan Noyes, Linda Noyesand Allan Moodie a Gold Reinke Pride awardrecently for their 2011-2012 marketing success.

Reinke West Central Territory Manager KenGoodall, at far right, was also on hand to pres-ent the award.

Superior Irrigation recognized with Gold award

Texting deemed a compulsion for younger generation

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The Kansas Higher Educa-tion Tax Credit is available toindividuals and businessesas a means of benefiting Se-ward County CommunityCollege/Area TechnicalSchool for facility improve-ments and deferred mainte-nance.

The Kansas Department ofRevenue provides individualtaxpayers as well as businessand corporate entities thatpay Kansas income tax tobenefit by supporting SewardCounty Community Col-lege/Area Technical School.The donors of these fundsmay be awarded a Kansas taxcredit equal to 60 percent oftheir donation upon approvalby the Kansas Department ofRevenue. Seward CountyCommunity College/AreaTechnical School is able to

benefit by utilizing the contri-bution for identified deferredmaintenance projects. Fundsmust be used for campus de-ferred maintenance itemsand cannot be used for thepurchase of property, con-struction of student dormito-ries, or construction ofathletic facilities.

The college has a numberof deferred maintenance proj-ects eligible for the use of thefunds. The contribution canbe specified for use in a par-ticular project or the donorcan request the contributionto be applied toward a spe-cific project, which is not onthe deferred maintenancelist. The specified project canbe presented to the Board ofTrustees for review and ap-proval within the restrictionsof the Department of Revenueguidelines.

The Board of Trustees hasestablished a minimum con-tribution of $500 to the col-lege for deferred maintenanceprojects that would qualifyfor participation in the taxcredit program. The legisla-tion provides an opportunityfor donors to participatethrough December 2012.

Dr. Duane Dunn,SCCC/ATS president, saidthe college is excited that theprogram to provide continuedtax benefits to a donor hasbeen extended. This programcan provide additional incen-tives for the donor to support

SCCC/ATS. The tax creditcan be a great opportunity ata time when everyone is look-ing for opportunities to re-duce expenditures. “For over40 years SCCC/ATS has of-fered a wide variety of classesand these tax credits canhelp the college continue toimprove its facilities.“ Priorityprojects include expansion ofthe agriculture sciences facil-ities, improvements to theAdult Learning Center, im-provements to the industrialtechnology facilities, and en-hancements to the Humani-ties building. Dunnemphasized that this is thefinal year the tax credits maybe available because the leg-islation authorizing the taxcredits will expire effectiveDecember 31, 2012.

With a $1,000 donation,the taxpayer would receive a$600 Kansas tax credit to beapplied against his or herstate tax liability, and thecontribution would also be el-igible as a contribution forfederal tax reporting pur-poses as well.

Individuals, corporations,and non-profit entities areencouraged to contact DennisSander, Dean of Finance andOperations at Seward CountyCommunity College/AreaTechnical School, 620-417-1018 [email protected] ortheir individual tax advisorfor more information.

History From The HermesCompiled by Ruthie Winget


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Thursday, December 6,2007

Paula Rowden, Moscowschool nurse, is the recipientof a $1,000 Healthy Habitsfor Life grant from the BlueCross and Blue Shield ofKansas Foundation. She isone of 35 school administra-tors from across the statewho received grants to pro-mote healthy life stylechoices to the school-agedchildren.Thursday, December 5,

2002 Congressman Jerry Moran

toured the new StevensCounty Hospital expansion ofa new emergency entrance.Moran was a primary force insecuring the 0% interest loanfor the remodeling project.Thursday, December 3,

1992Wayne and JoLynn Harri-

son’s residence at 1206Adams is the first winner inthe Hugoton Christmas

Lighting Competition thisyear. They will receive $25 inGas Capital Bonus Bucks.The display was created bythe Harrison’s two sons,Anson, aged 12 and Nathan,aged 11.


The murdered body ofLewis Oliver Price, 60, wasfound in a shallow grave 31/2 miles north and one milewest of Hugoton. Two gun-shot wounds to the headwere the apparent cause ofdeath. The body had beencovered by a foot of sand.Price had purchased theArgus Hotel in July of 1982.John Jones, a boarder at thehotel, has been arrested forthe homicide.


David Conklin, Hugoton’snewest business man, is anative of Colorado. Conklinrecently purchased the Had-

sell Accounting Firm at 604South Monroe. He had previ-ously served as a chief ac-countant for Lamar Collegein Lamar, Co.

Thursday, December 6, 1962

Bill Larrabee has beennamed manager of the StarLumber Company. He is fill-ing the vacancy after thedeath of Lloyd Myers, whohas been manager of thelumber yard for sixteenyears.

Thursday, December 4, 1952

The City of Hugoton ap-proved the purchase of a1600hp Fairbanks-Morse en-gine for the municipal lightplant in the amount of$129,000. This makes a totalof five engines owned by thecity that are of the samemake.

Four Stevens County menhave been called by SelectiveService and have left for pre-

induction physicals inKansas City, Mo. The menfrom Hugoton are JimmyMonroe, Frank Brechbuhlerand Charles Crane. RalphWhite from Moscow also leftfor his physical.Friday, December 6, 1942

A recent check of theHugoton Grade School’s pro-gram in the ‘Schools at War’program shows 78 pupilshave voluntarily purchased atotal of $240 worth of WarSavings Bonds and Stampsduring the month of Novem-ber.

Lyle Sturdy is making arecord for himself as a foot-ball star and is an honor stu-dent at the University ofWichita. Lyle is a senior thisyear.

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

RoGlenda Coulter has a collection of horse figurines which shehas collected since she was very young in her new home. Sheand her husband Rex will host Parade of Homes tour partici-pants this Sunday. From the December 2, 1982, issue of TheHugoton Hermes.

In an effort to encourageMedicaid beneficiaries andtheir families to keep a closeeye on their mail for an im-portant packet of informa-tion, the State has createdseveral public service an-nouncements (PSAs) to air onradio and television stationsacross Kansas. The messagesurge Kansans to carefully re-view the contents of theirKanCare pre-enrollmentpackets. KanCare will be thenew health care system forMedicaid beneficiaries start-ing January 1, 2013.

The first bundle of Kan-Care member pre-enrollmentpackets was mailed Novem-ber 9, and mailings will con-tinue through the end of themonth. Members will be ableto choose which of the threehealth plans is right for them.They will have 90 days start-ing January 1, 2013, to makea switch if that is their deci-sion.

“We hope the public serv-ice announcements will reachthe approximately 380,000current Medicaid recipients,”Kansas Department for Agingand Disability Services(KDADS) Secretary Shawn

Sullivan said. “We look for-ward to helping consumersget enrolled into KanCare andto help them decide which ofthe three health plans is rightfor them.”

Robert Moser, M.D., Secre-tary for the Kansas Depart-ment of Health andEnvironment (KDHE) andState Health Officer, appearsin two PSAs. The video showssome of the contents of theKanCare packet. The longerof the two versions showswhat the packet looks like.The radio and video PSAs areavailable on the KanCareWeb site at http://kancare.ks.gov/news.htm.

“We’re asking all of ourradio and television newspartners to help us spreadthe word about this impor-tant information,” saidRobert Moser, M.D. “We be-lieve the PSAs will help ourcurrent Medicaid recipientsget familiar with KanCare - anew exciting change in theway their Medicaid servicesare delivered.”

Submitted by the KansasDepartment of Health and En-vironment.

Elementary and highschools in 26 states currentlyreceive less state funding inthe 2012-13 school year incomparison to last year’snumbers. In 35 states, schoolfunding now stands below2008 levels, according to theCenter on Budget and PolicyPriorities. But thanks to thegenerosity of farmers throughAmerica’s Farmers GrowCommunitiesSM, $555,000was donated to schools na-tionwide in 2012.

For the third consecutiveyear, America’s FarmersGrow Communities, spon-sored by the Monsanto Fund,will give eligible farmers theopportunity to win a $2,500donation to direct to theirlocal school or favorite non-profit organization. With lim-ited resources available,community donations helpschools upgrade necessaryequipment that contributesto a progressive learning en-vironment.

Last year, 16 farmers di-rected $40,000 to help im-prove Kansas educationthrough Grow Communities.

“Rural schools are theheart of America, and today’sfarmers are partnering withthe Monsanto Fund to investin the next generationthrough education,” saidDeborah Patterson, the Mon-santo Fund president. “Bud-get cuts have put a strain onrural education, but a $2,500Grow Communities donationcan help schools reachfundraising goals, purchasenew technology equipmentand provide support wherethere is a need.”

Additionally, the MonsantoFund invested $2.3 millioninto education this yearthrough America’s FarmersGrow Rural EducationSM.This program gives farmersthe opportunity to nominatea public school district intheir community to competefor a grant of either $10,000

or $25,000 to enhance edu-cation in the areas of mathand/or science.

Now through November30, 2012, farmers can enterat www.growcommunities.com or by calling 1-877-267-3332. The Monsanto Fundwill select one winner at ran-dom from each of the eligiblecounties and announce win-ning farmers and recipientnonprofits in January 2013.America’s Farmers GrowCommunities and GrowRural Education highlightsthe important contributionsfarmers make every day toour society to help them pos-itively impact their communi-ties. This program is part ofthe Monsanto Fund’s overalleffort to support rural Amer-ica.

The Monsanto Fund, thephilanthropic arm of the Mon-santo Company, is a nonprofitorganization dedicated tostrengthening the farm com-

munities where farmers andMonsanto Company employ-ees live and work.

Rural schools helped by Monsanto Fund

Donors to SCCC/ATS receive tax credit

PSAs used to urge Medicaid beneficiaries to consider changes

This November, the U.S. De-partment of Agriculture hasjoined Americans across thecountry in recognizing NativeAmerican Heritage Month.We’ve taken time to honor thecontributions of more than fivemillion Native Americansacross the United States. We’vealso reaffirmed our special re-lationship with those who live,work and raise their families inrural America.

Rural America provides somuch to all of us – abundantfood, clean water, beautifuloutdoor spaces, renewable en-ergy and more. The positiveimpact of our rural areas isfurther strengthened by the di-versity, knowledge and tradi-tion of Tribal communities.

Today, more than 55 millionacres across America is Triballand, much of it in rural areas.Agriculture is a leading em-ployer in Tribal communities.The number of Native Ameri-can producers is on the rise,up almost 90 percent.

At USDA, we strive to sup-port Tribal communities, busi-nesses, and producers.

Since 2009 USDA hasstepped up Tribal consultation,holding more than 2,000 meet-ings with Tribes each year. Wehave consulted with Tribes onmore than 100 new USDArules and regulations.

We’ve partnered with Tribesto tackle critical issues. For ex-

ample, since 2009 the Depart-ment has worked with morethan 270 Tribal governmentsto provide healthier food formore than 250,000 low-incomeTribal citizens. Additionally,we’ve partnered with Tribal col-leges to enhance communitygardening efforts and improvenutrition education.

In 2010, we reached a his-

toric settlement to providecompensation for Tribal pro-ducers who were wronged inthe past, and today we arestrengthening our outreach forthe future. This year, I ap-pointed a Council for NativeAmerican Farming and Ranch-ing to advise our efforts inTribal communities. In addi-tion, USDA entered into new

agreements this year with theBureau of Indian Affairs thatwill improve access to USDAprograms on Tribal lands.

Going forward, we’ll exploreeven more new opportunitiesto work with Tribes. Workingtogether we will further Tribalefforts in sustainable agricul-ture, natural resource conser-vation, economic developmentand more. We will always keepa focus on building strong, re-silient economies and creatingmore good jobs in Tribal com-munities.

As we celebrate NativeAmerican Heritage Month, Iencourage all Americans to re-member the tremendous con-tributions of Native Americansto our nation’s economy, to itsculture, and to its values. AtUSDA, we’ll continue workinghard on behalf of all NativeAmericans – especially thosewho live, work and raise theirfamilies in rural America.


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Applying Anhydrous Ammonia under Dry Soil

ConditionsMany soils are still ex-

tremely dry this fall after thedry summer. When the soil isdry, will it be able to hold an-hydrous ammonia or will someor most of the ammonia be lost

shortly after application?There are three factors thatcome into play. One is chemi-cal. Ammonia (NH3) needs toreact with water shortly afterapplication in order to convertinto ammonium (NH4+), whichis the molecule that can adhereto clay and organic matter inthe soil. If the ammonia doesnot react with water, it will re-main as a gas that could es-cape from the soil. The secondfactor is physical. Dry soilsmay be cloddy, with large airspaces where the soil hascracked. This can allow the gasto physically escape into the airbefore it has a chance to be

converted into ammonium.Getting the soil sealed properlyabove the injection slot canalso be a problem in dry soils.The third issue is applicationdepth. The deeper the ammo-nia is applied, the more likelythe ammonia will have mois-ture to react with, and the eas-ier the sealing.

So, can anhydrous ammo-nia be applied to dry soils? Yes,as long as the ammonia is ap-plied deep enough to get it inmoisture and the soil is wellsealed above the injection slot.Producers should be able to tellif anhydrous is escaping fromthe soil during application or if

the ammonia isn’t being ap-plied deeply enough. If ammo-nia can be smelled, theproducer should either changethe equipment setup to get bet-ter sealing or deeper injection,or wait until the soil has bettermoisture conditions. Makesure the soil is being wellsealed and the injection is atthe proper depth. If the soil isdry and cloddy, there may beconsiderable losses of ammo-nia within just a few days ofapplication if the soil is not wellsealed above the injection slotand/or the injection point istoo shallow.

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Megan Newlon and Sheik Royal Deluxe, along with their trainerChanning Hawks, display their accomplishments at the 2012State Fair. Megan and "Roy" were named Reserve GrandChampion in the Level III Horsemanship, third in HunterUnder Saddle, fourth in Pleasure Pairs (Jesslyn Lamont part-ner), seventh in Halter, ninth in Western Pleasure and Horse-manship, and Participant in Showmanship. Megan and "Roy"were also named South Central Stock Horse Association ReserveAll Around Champion in the Novice 18 and Under Division, In-termediate Reserve All Around at the Stevens County Fair andIntermediate Champion at the Seward County Five-State Fair.

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By John SchlageckSmart hard work combined

with good planning increasesthe likelihood of a bright andprosperous future. This is con-sidered the American way - theAmerican dream.

Part of this same Americandream is the expectation thatfuture generations will experi-ence a better life than that oftheir parents. It's always beenthat way - parents want theirchildren to have more oppor-tunities than they did.

The fondest wish of Kansasfarmers, ranchers and smallbusiness owners is to passthese family ventures on totheir children and grandchil-dren. They work years to leavea legacy of land or a business.

Unfortunately, that shareddream is threatened by the re-turn of the estate tax. The es-tate tax is slated to return witha vengeance January 1, 2013to a top rate of 55 percent anda $1 million exemption. Estatetaxes owed to the federal gov-ernment by the farm or ranchowner's surviving family mem-bers can wallop them harderthan other small businessowners because 86 percent offarm and ranch assets areland based.

The projected higher rateand lower exemption could re-sult in as many as ten percentof farms and ranches owingestate taxes in 2013 and be-yond, according to the U.S.Department of AgricultureEconomic Research Service.Contrast this with three shortyears ago when approximately1.6 percent of agricultural op-

erations were subject to estatetaxes and the exemption to-taled $3.5 million.

When Uncle Sam comes topay his respects, survivingfamily members withoutenough cash may be forced tosell land, buildings or equip-ment they need to keep theiroperations running, just to paythe tax bill.

Rural communities andbusinesses suffer when farmsand ranches are dismantledand farmland is sold. Whenthis occurs near urban centersfarmland is often lost forever todevelopment.

The money farmers pay tothe government in capitalgains taxes is money thatcould be reinvested in the farmor ranch and indirectly intothe rural community wherethe farm is located. Local ma-chinery, fuel, herbicide, fertil-izer and parts, dealers willsuffer. Such businesses keeppeople employed and providemuch-needed money to localgovernments in the form ofcounty or city sales taxes.

Estate taxes also threatenthe transfer of farmland be-tween farmers and ranchers.The average age of a farmertoday is 57 years old.

As farmers consider retire-ment, they set the selling priceof land or other assets highenough to recover the cost ofcapital gains taxes. This in-creases the likelihood farm-land will be developed for otheruses because few young farm-ers can afford to buy fromthese retiring producers.

A higher exemption and a

lower rate will give farmers andranchers a better opportunityto transfer their family-ownedbusinesses to the next genera-tion. Farmers and ranchersbelieve Congress should pro-vide an estate tax provisionthat would increase the ex-emption level to $5 million andadjust it for inflation while re-ducing the maximum rate to35 percent.

Taking such action is theright thing to do. It will be oneway Congress can show it stillbelieves in the Americandream and it truly valuessmall business, including fam-ilies who farm and ranch. Con-gress can send a message thathard work is still rewarded inthe United States.

Estate tax relief will give fu-ture generations hope they canmaintain the family legacy andkeep the farm. Most impor-tantly, estate tax relief willkeep alive the American dream— if you work hard and planahead, you can pass the fruitsof your labor to your childrenand grandchildren.

John Schlageck is a Kansasagriculture commentator.

Used by permission fromKansasAgland - www.ksagland.com.

[The lame duck session ofthe 112th Congress openedthe week of November 12 andwill end January 3. Citizenswanting their voices heardshould contact their represen-tatives in Washington. Seepage 2 of this issue for contactinformation for public servantson your payroll.]

Estate taxes threaten family farms

QUESTIONS ANDANSWERS

Question: I applied for a Social Secu-rity card for my baby at thehospital, but the card cameback with a misspelled name.What should I do?Answer: Find at least two originaldocuments proving yourchild’s U.S. citizenship andidentity, as well as one proofof your identity as the parent.Then go to your local SocialSecurity office or card centerto ask for a corrected card. The documents you showus must be either originals orcopies certified by the issuingagency. We cannot acceptphotocopies or notarizedcopies of documents. To findout more, visit www.social

security.gov/ssnumber. Question: What are some of the doc-uments Social Security willyou accept as proof of identityfor a child?Answer: While you can use a birthcertificate to prove age or cit-izenship, you cannot use it asproof of identity. For identity,we prefer to see the child’sU.S. passport. If you don’thave a passport, we may ac-cept the child’s: • Adoption decree; • Doctor, clinic, or hospitalrecord; • Religious record (e.g., bap-tismal record); • Daycare center or schoolrecord; or • School identification card. We generally can accept anon-photo identity documentif it has enough informationto identify the child (such asthe child’s name and age,date of birth and parents’names). All documents mustbe either originals or copiescertified by the issuingagency. We cannot acceptphotocopies or notarizedcopies of documents. To findout more, visit www.socialse-curity.gov/ssnumber.

RETIREMENTQuestion: What is the earliest agethat I can apply for my SocialSecurity retirement benefits?Answer: The earliest age to receiveretirement benefits is 62, butyou can apply up to threemonths beforehand. If youretire at age 62 today, yourbenefit would be about 25percent lower than what itwould be if you waited untilyou reach full retirement age. Even if you are not readyto retire, you still should signup for Medicare three monthsbefore your 65th birthday.You can do both online atwww.socialsecurity.gov/applyonline.Question: Can I delay my retirementbenefits and receive benefitsas a spouse only? How doesthat work?Answer: It depends on your age. Ifyou are between full retire-ment age and age 70 andyour spouse is receiving So-cial Security benefits, youcan apply for retirement ben-efits and request the pay-ments be suspended. Then,you can choose to receivebenefits on your spouse’s So-cial Security record. You then

will earn delayed retirementcredits up to age 70, as longas you do not collect benefitson your own work record.Later, when you do begin re-ceiving benefits on your ownrecord, those payments couldvery well be higher than theywould have been otherwise,because you earned delayedretirement credits.

SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME

Question: What is Supplemental Se-curity Income (SSI)?Answer: SSI provides monthly in-come to people 65 or older,blind or disabled, who alsohave limited income and fi-nancial resources. To be eli-gible, an individual also mustbe a U.S. citizen and residentof the United States or anoncitizen lawfully admittedfor permanent residence.There are, however, somenoncitizens granted a specialimmigration status who areeligible. To get SSI, an indi-vidual’s financial resources(savings and assets) cannotbe more than $2,000 ($3,000,if married). For more infor-mation, read our publica-tions, Supplemental SecurityIncome or UnderstandingSupplemental Security In-come. Both are available atwww.socialsecurity.gov/pubs. Question: Are Supplemental SecurityIncome (SSI) benefits subjectto federal income tax?Answer: No. SSI payments are notsubject to federal taxes. If youget SSI, you will not receivean annual form SSA-1099from Social Security. How-ever, your Social Securitybenefits may be subject to in-come tax. Learn more atwww.socialsecurity.gov.

DISABILITYQuestion: Do disabled children qual-ify for disability benefits?Answer: There are two Social Secu-rity disability programs thatprovide benefits for disabledchildren. Under the Supple-mental Security Income (SSI)program, a child from birth toage 18 may receive monthlypayments based on disabilityor blindness if:• The child has an impair-ment or combination of im-pairments that meets thedefinition of disability forchildren; and• The income and resourcesof the parents and the child

are within the allowed limits. Under Social Security, anadult child (a person age 18or older) may receive monthlybenefits based on disability orblindness if:• The adult child has an im-pairment or combination ofimpairments that meet thedefinition of disability foradults;• The disability began beforeage 22; and• A parent of the adult childworked long enough to be in-sured under Social Securityand is receiving retirement ordisability benefits, or is de-ceased. Under both of these pro-grams, the child must not bedoing any substantial work.The child also must have amedical condition that is ex-pected to last at least oneyear or result in death. Learnmore at www.socialsecurity.gov/applyfordisability. Question: Does Social Security pro-vide special services or infor-mation for people who areblind or visually impaired? Answer: Yes. Social Security offersa number of services andproducts specifically de-signed for people who areblind or visually impaired. For example, we make allour publications available inmultiple formats includingBraille, audio cassette tapes,compact disks or enlargedprint. Also, most of our pub-lications are available onlinein audio format. To get any of these prod-ucts in alternative formats,contact us by:• Going online to www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs/altpubs.html; • Calling us at 1-800-772-1213 (TTY, 1-800-325-0778)between 7:00 a.m. to 7:00p.m., Monday through Fri-day;• Contacting your local So-cial Security office; • Contacting your U.S. Em-bassy or Consulate, if you liveoutside the United States; or• Mailing, calling, or faxingyour request to:

Social Security Administration,

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MOSCOW NEWSBy Sara Cross

The regular meeting of theMoscow City Council wascalled to order Wednesday,November 14, 2012 by Coun-cilor Linda Shaddix. Councilmembers Jim Rawlins,Denise Shoff and Bill Sud-deth were present. MayorBilly Bell and council mem-ber Jon Lund were absent.Others present were JanieGaskill, Sandy Mitchell andTed Heaton.

Minutes for the regularmeeting October 10 were pre-sented and approved. Novem-ber’s bills were presented.The council approved to paythe bills.

Janie went over the trea-surer’s reports. The councildiscussed which funds to useto pay for the Munson shedsand deliberated over whetherto pay off the loan for thewater rights before year’send.

There were no residentconcerns.

Sheriff Ted Heaton re-ported about dangerous andunfit structures in Moscow.He hasn’t completed his in-spection and photographingof several properties, butpledged to submit his reportsoon.

Sandy reported the Secu-rity Deposit account would bechanged to a checking ac-count. While this was beingset up, the bank decided toupdate all City paperwork. Anew resolution will be pre-sented at the next councilmeeting.

A bid was read from DanJury Signs for reworking theMoscow signs on each end oftown. The council thoughtsome updated informationwas warranted. Sandy willget State titles informationfrom the school and also calltwo more sign companies forbids.

The question of whetherthe council wanted to pay off

the water rights’ loan balancewas discussed. Council mem-bers agreed unanimously topay off the balance in Decem-ber 2012.

The original plat forMoscow was filed at thecourthouse December 7,1912. The council discusseda plan for a hundred year cel-ebration. A celebration coin-ciding with the Fourth of Julyfestivities in 2013 was thepopular idea. More discus-sion will follow.

The council would like tohave the Christmas lights upby Thanksgiving.

A resident applied for apermit to build a fence out ofmetal sheeting. He will paintit upon completion. Thecouncil approved his request.

Two bids were read forwork on the boiler at thesheds. The council agreed towait until Billy and Jon wereback before making a deci-sion.

There was some water lossthis month. Sandy will askBryan about water use flush-ing hydrants and anywhereelse.

Ordinance 12-06 annexingcertain lands to the City ofMoscow was presented to thecouncil. The ordinance ad-dresses the annexation of Je-remy Ellsaesser’s propertywhich adjoins the City. Coun-cil members approved the or-dinance unanimously.Ordinance 12-06 will becomeeffective January 1, 2013.

Moscow City Superintend-ent Bryan was unavailable tomake a report. The councilwould like the lids for the newcans to be a priority.

Sandy had nothing to addin her City Clerk report.

The council adjourned.The next regular meeting ofthe City Council will be De-cember 12, 2012 at 7:00 p.m.The public is invited to at-tend.

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The Higgins family metThanksgiving Day at the Der-mot Community Center forfood, fun and fellowship.Scott Williams gave the bless-ing for the meal. Ninety fourpeople were in attendance toenjoy the visiting. After din-ner entertainment was pro-vided by Mariah Rome with ahula-hoop performance; fol-lowed by several of theyounger set who tried theirtalents at keeping the hooptwirling. Jorge Mejia playeda couple of his original com-positions on the piano.Jorge is an executive for LatinAmerican Sony Corporation.A very talented performer.Bill Higgins gave his renditionof "Life Gets Tedious Don'tIt?". A. J. Higgins played amelody on the piano. LittleAdynn Milburn wanted to getin the act and marched rightup to the piano and Jorgeplayed a piano duet with her.Shalee Higgins took familypictures.

Those in attendance wereNorma Higgins of Liberal;Judy and Scott Williams;Ryan and Lindsey Shirley,

Jaidyn; Jordan and AmyWilliams, all of Denver, Co.;Jack and Donna Taylor ofCouncil Grove; Don andPaula Perry; Steve and CyndaPerry; Michael and Yared Kl-effman, Chancellor, David,Brianna, Sophia and Fiowna;Yared's parents, Elva and Fil-berto Arias all of Hugoton.

Jewell and George Bur-rows; Shirlene Hagler all ofPioneer Manor; David andLori Rome, Matthew, Macaylaand Mariah; Kenny andMichael Burrows; BrendaBurrows, Zachary andAubree and Will Pate all ofHugoton; Travis and RachelRoberts, Zipporah and Bearof Cheney; Ryan Hagler,Jackson of Pittsburgh, Pa.;and newlyweds, Jorge andAmanda Mejia of Miami, Fl.and Jorge's mother NancyPuliecio of Chicago, Il.

Bill Higgins of Elkhart;Billy and Mary Ann Higgins,A.J. of Shawnee, Ok.; Mikeand Leslie Parkhurst of Guy-mon, Ok.; Megan and CadeParkhurst of Oklahoma City;Matt Higgins, Damian Weath-erman, Taylor Wares,

Elkhart; Joni Pierce, Heddyand Thomas of Eldorado; KayHameed of Lawrence.

Gene and Corinne Higgins;Tim and Rene' Higgins;Christopher and Shalee, Ten-lee; Lila and Rhonda Smithall of Elkhart; Jeremiah andKristin Higgins of KansasCity. Jack and Helen Hig-gins; Cindy Howe and Katy ofRolla; Greg and Trena Hig-gins, Reagan and Rylee ofTexhoma, Ok.; and exchangestudent, Arianne from Ger-many.

Todd Steele and DorothyMilburn of Scott City; Peteand Priscilla Milburn, SaKya,Adynn, and Cami of Rolla;Alan and Shurma Messenger,Garrett, Russ, Audra andWyatt from Guymon, Ok.

A reenactment of the Octo-ber vows of Jorge Mejia andAmanda Hagler Parker wasperformed November 23 at11:00 a.m. at the HugotonGolf Club House. Amandawas given away by her father,Larry Hagler. Vows were re-peated in the presence ofAmanda's mother, ShirleneHagler; grandparents, George

and Jewell Burrows beingpresent to witness the eventas they were unable to attendthe October 27, 2012 wed-ding at Miami, Fl. Immediatefamily and friends were alsopresent.


ROLLA NEWSBy Mary Courtney

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The Rolla Invitational bas-ketball tournament will beginthis week. Extra help isneeded to make this event agreat success. Anyone wish-ing to keep books or clock -

experience is helpful - or taketickets at the gates is encour-aged to call the high school at593-4345. Free entry to thegames and a free meal are instore for all helpers.

The Rolla High School in-vitational scholars' bowl meetwas Tuesday before Thanks-giving and it indeed was ameet to be thankful for. TheRolla High School varsity andjunior varsity teams bothtook top honors in the com-petition.

The varsity team cruised

through pool play with a per-fect record. The junior var-sity team lost one match, butfinished the competition withthe best record, so earned thegold medals in their division.Both teams have been suc-cessful this season and arelooking forward to preparingfor regional competition.

Rolla Scholars’ Bowl junior varsity team members are Tori Fer-rell, Meredith Light, Trevor McGuire and John Glave.

Rolla High School Scholars’ Bowl varsity team proudly displaytheir awards after taking top honors in a recent meet Tuesday,November 20.

We seemed to have amarathon for our Thanksgiv-ing. The Dunn family gath-ered at the Richfield Schoolhouse. The Milburn familyused the Richfield FellowshipHall and the Higgins familygathered at Dermot Schoolhouse. Pete and Priscillajoined the Dunn family in theafternoon and reported therewere 94 at the DermotSchool. Gary Little enjoyedthe Milburn group in the fel-lowship hall and then hadcoffee with the 58 Dunns. Agood time was enjoyed by all.

Much visiting and watch-ing the babies’ play wasworth much of their time. Ofcourse, as always, there wasplenty of food.

The Dunns includedDuane and Cindy Dunn ofLiberal; Verda Mae Allen, Joeand Claudine Davidson, Jeffand Carry Jo; Larry andMartha Dunn of Elkhart;Crystal, David and Preston

Bashford; Sam, Rachel andSamantha; Lois Dunn, Andy,Mandy and Hannah Dunn ofRichfield; Norman, Geralynnand Jessica Johns of ruralRichfield, Helen Esther Johnsof Johnson; Ryan, Jenniferand Rebekah Henricksonfrom northern Kansas, J.C.and Penny James from Os-awatomie; Nathan, Alishaand Mary James, Deborah,Abigail, William and JoshuaScott from Haviland; Becky,Doug and Allison Stukey ofWichita; and Daniel Dunn,Tim, Jana and Adria Dunn ofRolla.

Mike Owing and BrianJohns from Wichita, Karick,Phoebe, Kyri and Kylie Brum-mett; Pete, Priscilla, SaKya,Adynn and Cami Milburnfrom Dermot, Dick and JaneJepson came from Topeka;David and Don Dunn fromRichfield; and Leo Claassenenjoyed a short visit whileSue was not feeling well.

The meeting for the All-Around 4-H club was calledto order by President KatyMurray November 4, 2012, at2:56 p.m. at the Elkhart CityHall. Roll call was “What isYour Favorite Pie for Thanks-giving?” Flag salute and 4-Hpledge were done. Treas-urer’s report was given byKaty Howe. Last month’smeeting minutes were readby Kenzie Jones. New busi-ness included the Christmasparade Float. The club will doa bake sale for Santa Day inRolla. Meeting was adjournedby President Katie Murray.

The 2012 AchievementBanquet was also November4 at the Elkhart City Hallbuilding. The All-Around 4-H

club members did well withthe books last year, winningquite a few awards! Most ofthe club won a lot of theirproject pins, earning Achieve-ment Trip, and record bookwinners. Senior record bookwinners were Taylor Coen,from Watch Us Grow inElkhart and McKenzeyHanna from Rolla. Intermedi-ate record book winners wereKenzie Jones of Rolla andArtemio Villa, from BarbedWire Club in Rolla. Juniorrecord book winners wereSaKya Milburn of the All-Around 4-H’ers in Rolla andPreston Sparkman, fromWatch Us Grow in Elkhart.

Written by SaKya Milburn.

The Richfield Study andSocial Club pecans have ar-rived and are ready forChristmas baking and giftgiving. There are halves,pieces, milk chocolate anddark chocolate coveredpecans, as well as, carameland chocolate coveredpecans. They are fresh anddelicious. The candy coverednuts are great for Christmasgift giving. Call Beverly,Karen or Mary Frances Light,Mary Courtney, Sandy Fergu-son, Patsy Floyd, Jani Ander-son, Doroty Ediger or HelenEsther Johns so you canstart baking and filling yourgift list.

Pecans are hereand ready forChristmas giving

Thursday, November 29Junior High Basketball at

Deerfield; 4:30 p.m.Friday, November 30

High School Basketball vsGoodwell; 6:00 p.m.

JV Basketball; TBAARGH!

Intermediate record book winners are Kenzie Jones All-Aroundand Artemio Villa from Barbed Wire Club.

Junior record book winners are SaKya Milburn All-Around -Rolla and Preston Sparkman from Watch Us Grow - Elkhart.

Senior record book winners are Taylor Coen from Watch UsGrow - Elkhart and McKenzey Hanna All-Around - Rolla.

RHS scholars win gold

Several families gather for the Thanksgiving holiday

Higgins family convene at Dermot Community Center for Thanksgiving

All-Arounders plan Christmas float

Volunteers are sought for tournament

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IN THE 26TH JUDICIAL DISTRICTDISTRICT COURT OF STEVENS

COUNTY, KANSAS

IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OFABBI DAWN WHEELER TO CHANGEHER NAME TO: ABBI DAWN LOPEZ

Case No. 12-DV-29PURSUANT TO K.S.A. CHAPTER 60

NOTICE OF HEARING - PUBLICATION

THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL WHOARE OR MAY BE CONCERNED:

You are hereby notified that AbbiDawn Wheeler, filed a Petition in theabove court on the 8th day of November,2012, requesting a judgment and order

changing her name from Abbi DawnWheeler to Abbi Dawn Lopez.

The Petition will be heard in StevensCounty District Court, 200 E. 6th,Hugoton, Kansas, on the 20th day ofDecember, 2012 at 1:15 p.m.

If you have any objection to the re-quested name change, you are requiredto file a responsive pleading on or beforeDecember 20, 2012 in this court or ap-pear at the hearing and object to the re-quested name change. If you fail to act,judgment and order will be entered uponthe Petition as requested by Petitioner.

Abbi Dawn WheelerPetitioner, Pro Se

Abbi Dawn Wheeler403 N. Wildcat Ct.

Hugoton, KS 67951620-453-0944 or 620-482-0329

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The City of Hugoton will be making anappointment to the Stevens County Eco-nomic Development Board. If interested

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OFSTEVENS COUNTY, KANSAS

FRONTIER FUELS, L.P.,Plaintiff,

vs.

M&W MIDWEST PROPERTIES, LLC;HOWARD MIKE BOYS; DAVIDSON OILLUBRICANTS, L.P.; FFCA ACQUISITIONCORPORATION and LaSALLE NA-TIONAL BANK, TRUSTEE, et al., )

Defendants.

Case No. 12-CV-30

NOTICE OF SUIT

STATE OF KANSAS TO: FFCA ACQUI-SITION CORPORATION; LaSALLE NA-TIONAL BANK, TRUSTEE; and theunknown heirs, executors, administra-tors, devisees, trustees, creditors andassigns of any deceased Defendants; theunknown spouses of any Defendants;the unknown officers, successors,trustees, creditors and assigns of anyDefendants that are existing, dissolvedor dormant corporations; the unknownexecutors, administrators, devisees,trustees, creditors, successors and as-signs of any Defendants that are or werepartners or in partnership; and the un-known guardians, conservators andtrustees of any Defendants that are mi-nors or are under any legal disability;and the unknown heirs, executors, ad-ministrators, devisees, trustees, credi-

tors and assigns of any person alleged tobe deceased:

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED thata Petition has been filed in the DistrictCourt of Stevens County, Kansas, byFrontier Fuels, L.P., praying for judg-ment against certain of the named De-fendants and also asking for judgmentforeclosing Plaintiff's Mortgage on thefollowing described real estate, to-wit:

Lots One (1), Two (2), Three (3) andFour (4), Block Two (2), to the City ofMoscow, Stevens County, Kansas,together with all building, improve-ments, fixtures and appurtenanceslocated thereon or attached thereto,

and praying that all Defendants set upany right, title, lien, claim or interestthey may have in the above describedreal estate or that the same be foreverbarred, and you are hereby required toplead to said Petition on or before the10th day of January, 2013, in saidCourt in Hugoton, Kansas. Should youfail therein, judgment and decree will beentered in due course upon said Peti-tion.

Frontier Fuels, L.P., Plaintiff

Richard R. Yoxall #9953YOXALL, ANTRIM, FITZGERALD,McCAFFREY & FOREMAN, LLP101 West Fourth StreetLiberal, Kansas 67901Phone: (620) 624-8444Fax: (620) 624-8221Attorney for Plaintiff



IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OFJAMES M. SPANGLER,(Petition Pursuant to K.S.A. Chapter 59)

Case No. 12 PR43

NOTICE OF HEARING ON PETITIONTO ADMIT FOREIGN WILL

TO PROBATE AND RECORD AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS

THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PER-SONS CONCERNED:

You are hereby notified that Cather-ine L. Spangler, personal representativeof the will and estate of James M. Span-gler, deceased, has filed a petition in theabove Court, together with an authenti-cated copy of the Last Will and Testa-ment of James M. Spangler, deceased,dated August 12, 1987, and the pro-ceedings admitting the same to probatein the Superior Court, State of Washing-ton, County of Spokane, Case No.12400599-2. The Petition alleges,among other things, that the decedentwas the owner at the time of his deathof certain real estate situated in StevensCounty, Kansas, as more fully describedin the Petition filed in this proceeding.

Petitioner prays the Court for anorder admitting the authenticated copyof the decedent’s will and the proceed-

ings had in the Superior Court, State ofWashington, County of Spokane, CaseNo. 12400599-2 , to probate and recordin the District Court of Stevens County,Kansas, and for an order determiningand adjudging that administration of theestate within the State of Kansas is un-necessary and should not be required;that the real estate referred to in the Pe-tition to Admit Foreign Will to Probateand Record, and all other real estate orinterests therein, including mineral in-terests, and all personal property, or in-terests therein, owned by the decedent,James M. Spangler, within the State ofKansas at the time of his death, be as-signed to the persons entitled thereto,pursuant to the terms of the decedent’swill, and for further relief.

You are required to file your writtendefenses to the Petition on or before De-cember 21, 2012, at 9:30 a.m. of saidday, in said Court, in the district court-room at the county courthouse, inHugoton, Stevens County, Kansas, atwhich time and place the cause will beheard. Should you fail therein, judg-ment and decree will be entered in duecourse upon the Petition.

Catherine L. SpanglerPetitioner

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

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BIDS ARE DUE December 10, 2012 at 12:00 p.m. at the Golf Course

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IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OFIda Ellen Reynolds, DECEASED,

CASE NO. 10-PR-11

NOTICE OF HEARING

THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PER-SONS CONCERNED:

You are hereby notified that a peti-tion has been filed in this Court byBuddy Floyd James Reynolds, duly ap-pointed, qualified and acting Adminis-trator of the Estate of Ida EllenReynolds, deceased, praying Petitioner'sacts be approved; waivers of Petitioner'saccount be approved; the heirs be deter-mined; the laws of intestate successionbe applied and the estate be assigned tothe person entitled thereto; the Courtfind the allowance requested for Admin-istrator's compensation and expenses,

and Administrator's attorneys' fees andexpenses, are reasonable, should al-lowed and ordered paid; the Court costsbe determined and ordered paid; the ad-ministration of the Estate be closed;upon the filing of receipts the Petitionerbe finally discharged as the Administra-tor of the Estate of Ida Ellen Reynolds,deceased, and the Petitioner be releasedfrom further liability.

You are required to file your writtendefenses thereto on or before the 21stday of December, 2012, at 1:30 o'clockP.M. in the District Court, in Hugoton,Stevens County, Kansas, at which timeand place the cause will be heard.Should you fail therein, judgment anddecree will be entered in due courseupon the petition.

BUDDY FLOYD JAMES REYNOLDSAdministrator

Brollier, Wolf & KuharicBox 39, Hugoton, KS 67951(620) 544-8555Attorney for Administrator

CARD OF THANKSTHANK YOU

Thank you to everyone for helping make my birthday a really special one. I enjoyed seeing all of my friends and visiting during the afternoon. Thank you also to PioneerManor for their help with the arrangements.

Mable Roland & Families

LAWN PROWill Schnittker

620-544-1517

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With the arrival of the holi-day season comes the arrival ofcolder weather, as well as anincrease in the number of fuel-burning appliances being usedin the home. These appliancesinclude furnaces, ovens, space

heaters, generators, indoorgrills and fireplaces, and theycan cause dangerous levels ofcarbon monoxide (CO) to buildup in the home.

According to a study from2004 to 2006, children younger

than five years old have thehighest estimated rate of CO-related visits to the emergencyroom each year among all agegroups in the United States.Nationally, more than 25 chil-dren die from CO poisoningevery year. In Kansas, over 500people have been hospitalizedand four people have died fromCO poisoning over the past tenyears.

“Carbon Monoxide is a silentkiller that often strikes uswhere we feel most secure, inour homes,” says Tom Langer,Director of the Bureau of Envi-ronmental Health at theKansas Department of Healthand Environment (KDHE).“Faulty heating systems, waterheaters, stoves and our cars areleading sources of combustiongases that can quickly over-whelm us and do us greatharm.”

Important safety tips to pro-tect families from CO poison-ing:• Prevent CO buildup in thefirst place - make sure heatingappliances are in good workingorder and used only in well-ventilated areas.• Don’t run a car engine in thegarage, even with the garagedoors open. If you need towarm up your vehicle, move itoutside first.• Install a CO alarm outsideevery sleeping area, on everylevel of your home and at least

15 feet away from every fuel-burning appliance.• When you check yoursmoke alarm batteries eachmonth, check the batteries onyour CO alarms at the sametime – and replace the batteriestwice a year.• Never use an oven for heat-ing.• Portable generators must beused outside for proper ventila-tion. They cannot be used in-doors or inside of a garage.• Have all gas, oil or coalburning appliances inspectedby a technician every year toensure they’re working cor-rectly and are properly venti-lated.

If more than one person in

the home suddenly feels ill forno apparent reason, or if a COalarm goes off, get everyoneoutside immediately and call911 from a pre-arranged meet-ing place.

“CO alarms are widely avail-able at hardware and retailstores for about $20,” saysCherie Sage, Safe Kids Kansas.“Because the symptoms of COpoisoning are similar to that ofthe flu, it’s important to haveearly detection of this invisibledanger in the home before it’stoo late.”

For more information aboutCO poisoning, visithttp://www.kdheks.gov/beh/carbon_monoxide.htm andwww.safekids.org, or call the

Poison Control Hotline at (800)222-1222.

Visit us at www.safekid-skansas.org and on Facebook.

About Safe Kids: Safe KidsKansas works to prevent unin-tentional childhood injury, thenumber one cause of death forchildren in the United States. Weare a nonprofit Coalition with amembership of over 70statewide organizations andbusinesses. Safe Kids Kansasis a member of Safe Kids World-wide, a global network of organ-izations dedicated to preventingunintentional injury. Safe KidsKansas was founded in 1991and is led by the Kansas De-partment of Health and Environ-ment.

Diabetes, Is it in Your Future?

November is National Dia-betes Awareness Month. Ac-cording to the NationalDiabetes Information Clear-inghouse (NDIC) diabetes af-fects 25.8 million people inthe United States. That's 8.3percent of our population! Di-abetes is a serious diseasethat can be dangerous toyour health if not managedcorrectly. In fact, diabetes isthe leading cause of kidneyfailure, new cases of blind-ness, and non-traumaticlower-limb amputations ofadults in the United States. Itis also the seventh most com-mon cause of death in the

U.S., and a factor in many in-cidences of heart disease andstroke.

So, how can you reduceyour diabetes risk? Start bylearning more about the dis-ease. Diabetes is a metabolicdisease that keeps your bloodsugar high because yourbody either can't process orproduce insulin correctly.

Insulin is a chemical inyour body that turns glucoseinto energy. Glucose is a sim-ple sugar that your bodyneeds in order to carry out itsdaily tasks. When you testblood sugar, you're testingthe level of glucose in yourblood.

Types of diabetes. Type Idiabetes happens when thebody starts destroying pan-creatic cells that make in-sulin. Type II diabeteshappens when cells in fat,muscle, or liver tissue stopprocessing insulin correctly.Either way, the pancreas be-comes overworked as it triesto keep up with increased de-mand. Pre-diabetes happenswhen your glucose levels arehigh, but not high enough tobe full-blown diabetes. If youhave pre-diabetes, youshould check your blood glu-cose levels every year.

Who is at risk of developingdiabetes? Family and per-sonal history can put you atrisk, as can your lifestyle.Family history risks includeethnicity and relatives whohave Type II diabetes. Youmay also have personal his-tory risks. These may includebeing over the age of 45, highglucose levels, blood pressureof 140/90 or higher, HDLcholesterol of 35 or less, BMIof 25 or higher, and triglyc-eride level of 250 and higher.There can be some additionallifestyle risks including a lackof regular exercise and beingobese.

How do I know if I mighthave diabetes or am pre-dia-betic? Typical symptoms in-clude increased thirst,hunger, urination and fa-tigue. Additional symptomsmay include blurred vision,weight loss, body sores andskin rashes.

Pre-diabetes is a seriousmedical condition that can betreated. The good news isthat the recently completedDiabetes Prevention Program(DPP) study conclusivelyshowed that people with pre-diabetes can prevent the de-velopment of Type II diabetesby making changes in their

diet and increasing their levelof physical activity. They mayeven be able to return theirblood glucose levels to thenormal range. Just 30 min-utes a day of moderate phys-ical activity, coupled withabout a seven percent reduc-tion in body weight, produceda 58% reduction in diabetesin the study participants.

So how do you reduce yourchances for developing dia-betes through diet? Increaseyour consumption of fruits(1-1/2 cups daily), vegetables(three cups daily), wholeGrains (at least 1/2 of yourfive-six ounces daily) and

beans (replace your meatwith legumes three-fourtimes per week).

Increasing healthy foods isimportant, but so is decreas-ing your consumption of fats,sugars and sodium. Keepyour fat consumption below56 grams per day and yoursodium consumption below2,000 mg per day.

And finally, try to be activein some way every single day.Start small, with walks orjogs and shoot for getting atleast 30 minutes of exercisefive days per week. Evensmall increases in physicalactivity can be very beneficial.


AND

Wednesday, December 5Join us for a Raffle and Chili Feed

at Memorial HallChili Feed starts at 11:00 a.m.

Drawing is at 12:15 p.m.

The Winner will receivea 42” Flat Screen TV(Need not be present to win)

Consolation Prize:Large wildlife picture with frame

Tickets are $5 each or 5 for $20

Contact Wayne Titus at 620-544-5615 for details & tickets.

All proceeds go to Pheasant Heaven Charities, Inc.

Dr. Ansari Orthopedics Mon. 12/3Dr. Farhoud Cardiology Tue. 12/4Michelle Gooch Dietician Thu. 12/6Dr. Frankum General Surgeon Fri. 12/7Dr. Brown Podiatry Thu. 12/13Dr. Ansari Orthopedics Mon. 12/17Dr. Farhoud Cardiology Tue. 12/18Michelle Gooch Dietician Thu. 12/20Dr. Frankum General Surgeon Fri. 12/21Closing at noon on the 24th and Closed all day the 25th.Dr. Ansari Orthopedics Mon. 12/31

Stevens County Hospital Specialty ClinicsSpecialty ClinicsScheduled for December 2012

For appointments with:Dr. Ansari 624-6222; Dr. Brown 544-8339;

Dri. DeCardenas 275-3070Dr. Farhoud 1-877-449-1560;

Michelle Lock-Gooch 544-8339; Dr.Frankum 544-8339 For all other appointments please call 544-8339 or 544-6160.

Flu shots are still available. Please bring your insurance card.

Send Your

Santa Lettersto

Santa Clausc/o The Hugoton

Hermes522 S. Main

Hugoton,KS67951 or bringthem into the

office.

Christmas came early to the home of Frankand Kathy Furr at 1401 South Adams. Thedeer and the lights make a serene setting. The

United States flag makes the Christmas sceneeven more special.

Carbon Monoxide is a silent killer to be avoided

Smart sugar substitutes for diabetes

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

Monitoring glucose levelsin the blood to ensure theyare at an acceptable level is avital task in a diabetic's life.Unstable levels can mean thedifference between living ahealthy life or illness and evendeath.

Eating a healthy diet, stay-ing hydrated with plenty ofwater and possibly usingmedication or insulin injec-tions are a few of the ways tomaintain one's glucose levels.When a diabetic eats, thesugar in his or her food is di-gested into glucose. Sugar isnormally used by cells for en-ergy. Insulin is a hormonethat is secreted by the pan-creas and helps to regulatethe metabolism of carbohy-drates and fats while remov-ing excess glucose from theblood, which could provetoxic. Individuals who have noinsulin production (type 1 di-abetes) and those whose in-sulin is inefficient at movingsugar out of the bloodstream(type 2 diabetes) may have totake insulin and regulatetheir sugar intake to keep thebody in balance.

Although having diabetesmeans a lifelong regimen ofwatching what you eat, it doesnot mean you can't enjoy yourdiet. Thanks to a wide varietyof sugar substitutes, most di-abetics can indulge indesserts and other foods inmoderation.

For those ready to satisfytheir sweet tooth, here aresome sweeteners that are ap-proved by the American Dia-betes Association.

* Sucralose: This sweet-ener, which often goes by thebrand name Splenda(R), isone of the more popular sup-plements. The body does notrecognize sucralose as a car-

bohydrate or a sugar, whichmeans it will not be metabo-lized as such. Sucralose isheat-resistant, which meansit can be used for cooking andbaking.

* Stevia: Relatively new tothe commercial market, steviais an all-natural sweetener,unlike many of the othersugar substitutes. It comesfrom a South American plantof the same name and has astrong track record of safety.The sweetener has zero calo-ries and no glycemic index.

* Saccharine: Saccharine isalso safe, but diabetics mustonly consume it in smallamounts. It also can be mixedwith hot or cold food.

* Aspartame: This sweet-ener also has zero caloriesand is found in many foodsand beverages. However, as-partame is best avoided whenbaking because it loses sweet-ness when heated.

* Acesulfame potassium: Alittle goes a long way with thisproduct because it is muchsweeter than sugar. It is alsousually combined with othersweeteners because it canhave a bitter aftertaste.

Not all sugar substitutesare good for diabetics, how-ever. The Mayo Clinic warnsthat sugar alcohols, particu-larly mannitol, sorbitol andxylitol, can increase bloodsugar levels. These productsalso may cause stomach dis-comfort and diarrhea.

Before trying sugar substi-tutes, diabetics should con-sult with their physicians tosee if it is safe and discuss po-tential side effects or usagerestrictions, as some artificialsweeteners can cause allergicreactions in some people.

From Metro Editorial Serv-ices.

November 29, 2012

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