February 12, 2015

The Hugoton CityCouncil met in the councilmeeting room Monday,February 9, 2015 at 5:15p.m. Present at the meet-ing were Mayor Jack E.Rowden, City ClerkThomas G. Hicks, ElectricSystem Supervisor GaryRowden, Outside UtilitiesSupervisor Paul Nordyke,City Inspector JoshuaGrubbs, City AttorneyWayne R. Tate, PoliceChief Courtney Leslie andcouncilmen Dean Banker,Mike Eshbaugh, Dan Cor-pening, Tron Stegman andShannon Crawford. Alsoattending the meetingwere Neal Gillespie, PeteEarles, Manuel Santana,Lindsay Shepard, SteveEpperson and HugotonHermes reporter RuthieWinget.

The council approvedthe minutes of the lastmeeting. They also approved the municipaljudge’s reports.

Joshua Grubbs gave hisCity Inspector report. Hestated he had mailed outsome letters concerningcode violations and safetyissues. He informed theboard their insurancecompany has providedsome videos about The Ul-timate Driving Challengefor safety meetings.

The council approvedthe motion to authorizegeneral obligation bondsof $975,000 for the financ-ing of the sewer lagoonsand the extension of theforce main.

Manuel Santana ofIglesia Torre Fuertestopped in to ask if the city

could put up anotherstreet light at 400 E. TenthStreet closer to thechurch. There is already astreet light at that inter-section on the east side ofthe street. Gary Rowdenstated there is not a goodway to put up anotherstreet light on the westside of the building. Hesuggested the church install a light on the building.

CEO Steve Epperson ofPioneer Electric stoppedby the meeting. He statedthe city should see a 12%discount on their nextpower bill. Steve stated Pi-oneer Electric is doing allthey can to reduce prices.

Steve brought in the tenyear contract with the citydated June 22, 2012. Heneeded to amend this con-tract to begin June 1,2012 instead of June 22,2012. He also brought inanother contract to extendthe present contract foranother five years so theycan make their futureplans to provide electric-ity. The council passed themotion to amend the dateof the contract. They alsopassed a motion to take noaction concerning extend-ing the contract for an-other five years.

Neal Gillespie, repre-senting the Board of Con-vention and TourismActivities, requested somegrants the Tourism Boardhad already approved.

Kansas Insurance Department personnelcontinue to monitor andassess the impact of theonline data breach of Anthem, Inc., the second-largest health insurancecompany in the UnitedStates.

Ken Selzer, Commis-sioner of Insurance, saidlast week that someKansans’ personal infor-mation may have beencompromised as part ofthe overall cyberattack onAnthem, which exposedapproximately 80 millionrecords.

“Anthem has yet to dis-close the number ofKansans who might be affected,” CommissionerSelzer said, “but thosepeople who have insurancethrough Anthem shouldcontact the company.”

Commissioner Selzerhas been informed thatBlue Cross and BlueShield of Kansas and BlueCross and Blue Shield ofKansas City are workingclosely with Anthem toidentify any potential in-formation breaches of theirmembers. Any impactedmembers will be notified inwriting.

Anthem and the twolocal Blue Cross and BlueShield organizations areindependent companies;however, all are licenseesof the Blue Cross and BlueShield Association.

Kansans who think theymight be affected by thesecurity breach should callAnthem at 1-877-263-7995 or go to www.an-themfacts.com. Blue Crossand Blue Shield of Kansasalso has a special ques-tion-and-answer sectionon their Web site,www.bcbsks.com/CustomerService/Members/news/2015-02-05_an

them-data-breach-faqs.htm.

“Cybersecurity is some-thing everyone needs topractice,” CommissionerSelzer said. “We need to bevigilant in making sure ourpersonal information iskept secure. Kansas con-

sumers should always beaware of activity on theirbanking and financial ac-counts and let their insti-tutions know if somethingappears suspicious.”

Submitted by the officeof Kansas Commissioner ofInsurance Ken Selzer.

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United States Senator Jerry Moran announced hewill visit Hugoton as part of his Kansas Listening TourTuesday, February 17. He will be at the Stevens CountyLibrary - Meeting Room at 500 S. Monroe from 2:00 to3:00 p.m.

Area residents are encouraged to attend and sharefeedback with Senator Moran on the critical issues facing Kansas and the nation. The issues SenatorMoran focuses on and the work he does in Washington,D.C., are largely based on the conversations he haswith Kansans during these town hall meetings.

Throughout his time in Congress, Senator Moran hasmade it a priority to stay connected to the people herepresents despite a distance of more than 1,000 milesbetween Capitol Hill and Kansas. Since his election tothe U.S. Senate, Senator Moran has hosted a town hallin each of Kansas’ 105 counties. Then-CongressmanMoran traveled to each of the 69 counties during hisannual “Big First Listening Tour.”

Senator Jerry Moran to host KansasListening Tour Stop in Stevens County

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Sheriff Ted Heaton brought in the following report from the Kansas Bureauof Investigation concerning events whichoccurred Saturday, February 7.

Saturday evening, the Hugoton PoliceDepartment was dispatched to a reportof a domestic disturbance within Hugoton city limits. Upon arrival, the of-ficer attempted to stop a subject who wasleaving the scene. That subject was lateridentified as 36 year old Homero Baeza.A chase ensued, but was later terminated due to the dangerous situation it was creating.

Baeza then returned to the scene ofthe original call two times, and each timehe led officers on chases. During thethird and final call, Baeza reportedly attempted to strike an officer with his vehicle. At approximately 10:15 p.m.,after fleeing a third time, officers were ledto an area approximately two milessouthwest of Moscow, on Highway 56,where Baeza eventually stopped. It was

at this location that Baeza was shot byofficers with the Hugoton Police Department.

Baeza was airlifted to Garden Citywhere he is currently in stable condition.The officers involved are on administrative leave, as is customary.The Kansas Bureau of Investigation,along with help from the Stevens CountySheriff’s Department, is leading the on-going investigation.

No additional information is being released at this time regarding the eventsof the shooting. Hugoton Police ChiefCourtney Leslie reports, “We are not releasing a statement at this time.”

All parties are presumed innocentpending the conclusion of the investiga-tion and any future legal proceedings. Atthe conclusion of the investigation, thecase will be forwarded to Stevens CountyAttorney Paul Kitzke.

Information submitted by KBI SpecialAgent in Charge/PIO Mark Malick.

Winter Homecoming isFebruary 13. The King willbe crowned at the peprally at 3:10 Friday after-noon. The three candi-dates for King are RanceRalstin, Jacob Teeter andKellen Watkins. Thehomecoming king will bechosen by money dona-tions in their jars in thehigh school office. All do-nations will be given to theLeukemia and LymphomaSociety. The candidatewith the most moneyraised in his jar by 4:00p.m. Thursday, February12, will be crowned WinterHomecoming King 2015and will crown the Home-coming Queen betweenthe Varsity girls’ and boys’games Friday night.

Queen candidates areMonica Bustillos, Kim-berly Cabezas and BrissaOrdóñez. The queen willbe chosen by votes of thestudent body.

Class attendants arefreshman SkyelynnMuñoz, sophomore Brittany Crocker, and jun-ior Keely Hittle. Flower girlis Lauren Nix, daughter ofJared and Andrea Nix,

and Crown Bearer is IsaacAlvarado, son of ElizabethPadilla and Carlos Al-varado.

Come out and supportthe Eagles! The girls’ gamebegins at 6:30 p.m.Crowning of the queen willbe between the games,and the boys’ game willbegin immediately afterthe crowning.

Go Eagles!

KBI issues official report of weekend’s events

HHS prepares for winter homecoming

Hugoton High School students vote for Winter Homecomingking candidates by donating change to their choice’s jar. Proceeds will benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

Insurance company suffers information breach

Senator Jerry Moran

Community members are invited to gather atthe Hays Educational Center in Rolla on Friday,February 13, at about 9:00 a.m. to send the RollaScholars' Bowl team to the State competition atLost Springs.

Rolla has competed at the State level everyyear since Scholars' Bowl became a KSHSAAsanctioned event, except 2005. Rolla has neverbeen less than fourth in the state and since Mrs.Kris Hall took over the coaching position, theyhave never placed lower than third.

Good luck and congratulations on making itonce again to the finals! Bring home the GOLD!

Rolla Scholars’Bowl will

compete at Statein Lost Springs

GWAC League Champion Wrestlers

Genesis Martinez- GWAC League Champion Pedro Ordonez - GWAC League Champion

Council hears from Pioneer Electric representative

ObituariesThe Hugoton Hermes Thursday, February 12, 2015 Page 2

��AL-ANON Family Groupmeets at 1405 CemeteryRoad Mondays and Thursdaysat 8:00 p.m. Call 620-544-2610 or 620-544-2854 for moreinformation.HUGOTON LIONS CLUB meetsevery Second and Fourth Thurs-day of the month at MemorialHall at 7:00 p.m. HUGOTON MASONIC LODGE#406 AF&AM meets every sec-ond and fourth Tuesday of themonth at 7:30 p.m. MY HOPE SUPPORT GROUPfor adults grieving the death of aloved one meets the secondTuesday of each month fromnoon to 1:00 p.m. in Classroom3 at St. Catherine Hospital at401 E. Spruce in Garden City.Call 620-272-2519 for more in-formation.BREAST FRIENDS CANCERSUPPORT GROUP for breastcancer patients meets the sec-ond Wednesday of each monthfrom 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the

Legacy House, at 309 E. Walnutin Garden City. For more infor-mation call 620-272-2360.Every fourth Tuesday- Stevens County Heath De-

partment is at the Senior Centerevery fourth Tuesday of themonth from 11:00 a.m. to Noonto do free blood pressurechecks.Wednesday nights- Inside Out Kids at the Hugo-ton Assembly of God, 138 S.Main, beginning with dinner at6:45 p.m. Program will be from7:00 to 8:00 p.m. Rides areavailable by calling Pastor BenCoats at 620-428-1487 before5:30 p.m. Wednesday evenings.Every Friday- The Church of Jesus Christ ofLatter Day Saints is seekingcommunity service projectsevery Friday. Call 620-770-9255 if you need help with yardwork, house maintenance, orother chores.NOW- Stevens County Health De-

partment has seasonal flushots, flu mist and high dose flushots available at 505 S. Polk.Please bring your insurance in-formation with you.- Pizza Hut is having an Eastercoloring contest! Tuesday nightsare kids’ night - kids eat freewith an adult. Crayons and pic-tures are provided at the restau-rant, and will be colored while atPizza Hut, 610 E. Eleventh inHugoton.Until February 28- Pay your dog taxes at the Of-fice of the City Clerk before Feb-ruary 28 to avoid a penalty. Call620-544-8531 for information.January 2-March 21- Adult winter reading programat the Stevens County Library.Call 620-544-2301 to find outmore or visit stevenscountyli-brary.com.February 2-27- Local Artists’ Exhibit at the

Stevens County Library MeetingRoom.February 9-12- Hugoton Elementary School

Book Fair Week.February 12- ***Deadline*** to RSVP for theSixty-Fifth Annual Conserva-tion District Banquet and Meet-ing. Call 620-544-2991,extension 3 to make your reser-

vation.- Stevens County GenealogicalSociety will meet at 1:00 p.m.

- Tommy Drewel, VeteransService Representative of theKansas Commission on Veter-ans Affairs, will be in Hugotonat the Stevens County Libraryfrom 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.

- Hugoton High Schoolwrestling Senior Night.- Hugoton Aglow will meet at

the Hugoton Senior Center,Seventh and Main, beginningwith coffee and fellowship at7:00 p.m. Peggy Brecheisen willspeak at 7:30 p.m.February 13- Hugoton Senior Center will

crown their Valentine King andQueen at 11:50 a.m. Everyoneis invited for lunch.- Hugoton High School winter

homecoming, starting with bas-ketball versus Goodland at 4:45p.m.- Baker Arts Center presents

“Sweets, Wines and Valentines”,starting at 6:30 p.m. at the Cen-ter, 624 N. Pershing in Liberal.Call 620-624-2810 for more in-formation.February 14- Happy Valentine’s Day!- “Senior Prom” and Bingo

Party at Senior Center, 624 S.

Main, from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m.,sponsored by area 4-H’ers.Craig Stevens will provide livecountry western music.February 15- Sovereign Redeemer Church

will host Chapel services at Pio-neer Manor at 3:00 p.m.February 16- Presidents’ Day- Winners of the 2015 Sweet-

heart Sweepstakes will bedrawn!

- No school for USD 209Moscow students.- USD 210 Board of Educationwill meet at 6:30 p.m. in theHugoton Middle School Library.February 17- Hugoton Area Chamber of

Commerce will host theirmonthly luncheon at 12:00noon.- Senator Jerry Moran will stopat the Stevens County Library’sMeeting Room as part of hisKansas Listening Tour from2:00 to 3:00 p.m.February 19

- No school for USD 209Moscow students due to Par-ent/Teacher Conferences.Grade school conferences willbe from 4:00 to 7:30 p.m. andjunior/senior high conferenceswill be from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m.

Friends and family gatheredover the weekend to rememberConner Eric White. Connerpassed from this life Monday,February 2, 2015 at hishome in Dodge City at theage of 16.

Born May 27, 1998 at Lib-eral, he was the son of BradWhite and the formerMelyssa Doherty.

Conner enjoyed spendingtime with his friends, andloved hunting, fishing anddrawing, as well as racing inhis spare time. He loved to goto the farm and was very mechanically inclined. Con-ner was a master cribbageplayer.

A member of the FirstUnited Methodist Church,Conner participated in theFirst United MethodistChurch Youth Group and thechurch band. He was also amember of the Dodge CityHigh School Marching Band,the Concert Band, the DodgeCity High School Bowling

Team, and was attendingDodge City Community College.

Conner leaves to mournhis passing, his parents Bradand Melyssa White of DodgeCity; one brother, EthanWhite of the home; sisterKaylee White of the home;and his grandparents,Joanne and Richard Dohertyof Kansas City, Mo. and Edward and Janet White ofMoscow.

Funeral services were at-tended at First UnitedMethodist Church Saturdaymorning, February 7, withRev. Lance Carrithers presiding. Graveside servicesfollowed Saturday afternoonat the Moscow Cemetery.

Memorials are suggestedto Conner White MemorialFund in care of the funeralhome. Thoughts and memo-ries may be shared in the on-line guest book atwww.swaimfuneralhome.com.

Conner White

Word has been received ofthe death of Timothy Lee“Tim” Becker, age 64, whopassed away Monday, Febru-ary 2, 2015 at Wesley Med-ical Center in Wichita.

He was born January 20,1951 at Exeter, the son ofGerald Thomas Becker andthe former Margaret MaryO’Connor.

A 1969 graduate of ExeterHigh School, Tim thenearned a Bachelor degree ineducation at Peru State College in Nebraska.

Tim was a longtime resi-dent of Hanover, where hewas a teacher for 12 years atSt. John’s Catholic School. In2004 he moved to Turpin,Ok. and had worked for National Carriers in the partsdepartment for the past tenyears.

Mr. Becker was a memberof the St. John’s CatholicChurch in Hanover where hesang in the church choir andwas a member of the Knightsof Columbus #1743. He at-tended St. Anthony CatholicChurch locally in Liberal.

His hobbies included play-ing cards, working on proj-ects in the yard, Bingo,telling jokes and pullingpranks. He loved spendingtime with his children,grandchildren and his “LittleBuddy” Kyeron Williams.

June 17, 1972, Tim mar-

ried Teddy Lea Davis at Ne-braska City, Ne. She pre-ceded him in deathDecember 28, 2002. ThenJune 3, 2006, he marriedSharon L. Woods in Liberal.She survives.

Other survivors includefour sons, Tom Becker andwife Sherri of Marysville,Trent Becker and companionMandy Habig of Marysville,Tyron Becker and wife Rita ofHanover and Travis Beckerand wife Chelsea of Hanover;his daughter Theresa Beckerand companion Floyd DeHartof Greenleaf; two brothers,Steve Becker of Exeter andDave Becker and wife Deniseof York, Ne.; his sister GeriLynn Kirby and husbandKen of Bellevue, Ne; ninegrandchildren, C.J. Becker,Sierra Becker, J.T. Becker,Korbin Becker, TristaBecker, Dalton DeHart,LeeAnn DeHart, DavisBecker and Brett Becker; hismany nieces and nephews;and one great nephew.

Tim was preceded indeath by both of his parents;mother-in-law Betty Davis;and sister-in-law LoriBecker.

Vigil and Rosary were ob-served Thursday morning,February 5 at BrennemanFuneral Home Chapel in Lib-eral. Funeral Mass was at-tended Saturday morning,February 7 at St. John’sCatholic Church in Hanoverfollowed by burial in St.John’s Catholic Cemetery ofHanover.

In lieu of flowers, memo-rial contributions may bemade to the Tim Becker Me-morial Fund in care of Bren-neman Funeral Home, 1212West Second, Liberal, Ks67901.

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

Timothy “Tim” Becker

The death of MargaretMoore has been learned. Mrs.Moore, 95, passed away Sat-urday, February 7, 2015 inLiberal.

Born March 9, 1919 inLiberal, she was the daughterof Ralph Colvin and the for-mer Kathryn “Kitty” Jordan,long-time residents of Lib-eral.

Margaret and her sisterKathryn “Kay” Colvin, grewup in Liberal, attendingGarfield Elementary Schooland Liberal High School.They spent their summers inCuchara, Co. where their fa-ther had built a family sum-mer cabin in the 1920’s.

Margaret attendedStephens College in Colum-bia, Mo. She then marriedJohn W. “Jack” Moore, alsoof Liberal, in Palo Alto, Ca. in1939, before his graduationfrom Stanford University.After serving four years inEurope during World War II,Jack ran the Liberal GasCompany for many years andhe and Margaret wereblessed with six children.Jack preceded Margaret indeath June 16, 2003.

Mrs. Moore was a memberof St. Andrews EpiscopalChurch and P.E.O Chapter,AP. She loved art and music.She took painting classesand was on the originalboard for the Baker Arts Cen-ter where she was active formany years. She also partici-pated as a violinist for manyyears in the Southwest Sym-phony Society, which shehelped found and organize.

Margaret was an avid gar-dener and also loved to huntwild mushrooms in the hillsnear Cuchara, both passions

she passed on to her chil-dren. She was a member ofthe Pennywatchers Invest-ment Club. She enjoyed trav-eling, reading, arguingpolitics and enjoying life inmany ways. She was alsokeenly interested in the ca-reers and activities of herchildren.

Margaret is survived bythree sons, Michael Mooreand wife Lisa of Liberal, JohnW. Moore, Jr. and wife Con-nie of Guymon, Ok. andCasey Moore and wife Marciaof Corvallis, Or.; threedaughters: Katie MooreHaskins and husband Bur-

ton of Denver, Co., Margaret“Molly” Moore of Ft. Worth,Tx. and Jane Moore of Lib-eral; two nieces, Lee WilsonEgbert of Santa Fe, N.M. andAnn Jordan of Glorieta, N.M.;11 grandchildren, MichaelAdkins, Patricia Adkins,Michelle Moore Russo, DerekMoore, Lacey Moore John-ston, Trey Moore, BetsyMoore Ferguson, Ann MooreLeeming, Renee CoiyerSmoots, Laura Coiyer andMakayla Coiyer; and tengreat grandchildren.

She was preceded in deathJuly 11, 2013 by her sisterKathryn “Kay” Wilson.

A memorial service isplanned for Saturday, Febru-ary 14 at 11:00 a.m. at St.Andrews Episcopal Churchwith a reception to follow atthe church. There will be novisitation as cremation hastaken place.

In lieu of flowers andplants, memorial contribu-tions may be made in Mar-garet’s name to St. AndrewsEpiscopal Church or to theSouthwest Symphony Soci-ety, in care of BrennemanFuneral Home, 1212 WestSecond, Liberal, Ks 67901.

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

Margaret Moore

Frankie StringerFormer Hugoton resident

Frankie Jean Powell Stringerof Baytown, Tx. passedpeacefully from this lifeThursday, February 5, 2015at Cedar Bayou Rehab Cen-ter in Baytown. She was 79.

Born July 7, 1935 inOklahoma City, Ok., Frankiewas the daughter of Ralph O.and Aline Lewellen Powell.She was a graduate of Hugoton High School.

Frankie had resided in theBaytown area for 45 yearsand was a previous residentof Lufkin, Tx. She was ahomemaker and a sales rep-resentative for Avon.

Mrs. Stringer was a proudmember of the Red Hat Soci-ety. She enjoyed reading, col-lecting dolls, and enjoyedtime spent with her family.

Those preceding Frankiein death were her parents;husband Gerald W. Stringer;and daughter Kristi D. Tug-

man. Mrs. Stringer is survived

by her two daughters, LisaStringer Lee of Baytown andLori Bentz and husbandWayne of San Antonio, Tx.;two sons, Mark Stringer andwife Tammy of Cary, N.C.and Jason Stringer of Bay-town; her sister JillSchechter and husband Mikeof Wichita; eight grandchil-dren; 12 great grandchildren;her niece Latisha SchechterGodfery of Park City; numer-ous nephews; and manyother family members.

Services were attendedWednesday afternoon, Feb-ruary 11 at Pace-Stancil Fu-neral Home Chapel inDayton, Tx. Burial followedat the Magnolia Park Ceme-tery of Dayton.

You may leave thoughtsand condolences for the fam-ily at: www.pacestancil.com.

Death has claimed the lifeof Johnny B. Boaldin, age 82,of Elkhart. Mr. Boaldinpassed from this life Friday,February 6, 2015 at MortonCounty Special Care Unit inElkhart.

He was born August 15,1932 in Keyes, Ok., the sonof James T. Boaldin and theformer Martha Zinn.

Johnny grew up in TexasCounty, Ok. near theKansas-Oklahoma state linewest of Elkhart. He gradu-ated from Elkhart HighSchool. Mr. Boaldin was afarmer, rancher and the in-ventor of the John-Easesmall calf chute, which re-ceived a patent in 2012. Hewas a lifetime member of theFirst Baptist Church inElkhart, where he served as adeacon and a Sunday schoolteacher to the youth, young

married and adults. Johnny served the com-

munity as a board member ofthe Elkhart Co-op, MortonCounty Fair Board andElkhart Cemetery Board. Hislove of cattle and kids led himto serve several years as a 4-H beef project leader.Johnny’s family admired himfor his sense of humor, livingfaith, tender heart and workethic.

June 1, 1952 Johnnymarried Dixie Clampitt; shesurvives.

Other survivors includethree sons, Mark Boaldin andwife Tara, Steve Boaldin andwife Donna and ThonBoaldin and wife DeLane; twodaughters, Lana Tomblin andhusband Kelvin and CianaMerrell and husband Kirk;his 14 grandchildren; and 14great grandchildren.

Johnny is preceded indeath by his parents; hisstepfather Verne Moore; sis-ter Karen Sparkman; twobrothers-in-law, Dean Car-son and Victor Clampitt;mother-in-law Opal Coen; fa-ther-in-law Richard Clampitt;and one daughter, JonnaLynn.

Funeral services were at-tended Monday morning,February 9 at the First Bap-tist Church in Elkhart withPastor Ed Richards and Pas-tor Larry Olson presiding.Burial followed at ElkhartCemetery.

Memorial contributionsmay be given to the MortonCounty Fair or First BaptistChurch in care of GarnandFuneral Home, PO Box 854,Elkhart, Ks 67950.

Johnny Boaldin

HUGOTON POLICE REPORTHUGOTON POLICE REPORTBusiness Hours, Call 544-4959

After Hours, Call 544-2020

Tuesday, February 3, 2015• Vehicle Unlock, 600 Block of East

Eleventh, Citizen Assist, OfficerCrane

• Dog Bite, 900 Block of South Coul-ter, Took Report, Officer Crane

• Dog at Large, 200 Block of Wilson,Returned to Owner, Officer Crane

• Trespassing, 500 Block of WestEighth, Officer Lamatsch

Wednesday, February 4, 2015• Unwanted Subject, 400 Block of

Jefferson, Was Told to Leave, Ser-geant Johnson

• Vehicle Unlock, 100 Block of Wil-son, Citizen Assist, OfficerLamatsch

Thursday, February 5, 2015• Possible Domestic, 300 Block of

West Fifth, Officer Crane• Medical Assist, 700 Block of Harri-

son, Public Service, OfficerLamatsch

Saturday, February 7, 2015• Dogs at Large, 500 Block of West

Eighth, Unable to Catch, OfficerLamatsch

• Dogs at Large, 500 Block of WestEighth, Talked to Owners, OfficerCrane

Sunday, February 8, 2015• Medical Assist, 600 Block of South

Jefferson, Public Service, OfficerStevenson

• Medical Assist, 1200 Block ofAdams, Public Service, OfficerLamatsch

HUGOTONHUGOTONMUNICIPAL COURTMUNICIPAL COURTMUNICIPAL COURT REPORT

JANUARY 2015Tinoco, Crystal; Dog at Large

$110.00Tinoco, Crystal; Untagged Dog

$25.00Juarez, Obed; Possession of Mari-

juana $460.0030 Days Jail Suspended

1 Year Supervised ProbationCabrera, Beni; Parking in Prohibited

Area $45.00Livengood, Jeffrey; Parking too Close

to Intersection $45.00Vasquez, Alejandro; No Driver’s Li-

cense AMD to No DL in Posses-sion $500.00

Vasquez, Alejandro; Speeding45/30

$160.00Mata, April D.; Speeding 43/30

$123.00Ramos, Hector; Speeding 46/30

$222.00Eves, Clarence Joseph; Driving

While Suspended $700.001 Year Probation

5 Days Jail SuspendedMartinez, Armando; Failure to Re-

port Accident $210.00

Last week, The Hermes featured an article from ProjectHope illuminating their assistance in the community. The article was submitted with an incorrect number. Project Hopehas helped 151 children in the community, not 15. AndProject Hope is located at 1042 S Jackson, Suite #3 not1045!!!

Keep up the good work, and thanks for all your help ProjectHope!

Project Hope Correction

They asked for $1,000 for theAll-School Reunion, $1,000for Chamber of Commerce forPark Day, $50 for dues forthe Wild West Country visitorguide and $1,920 for twoyears advertising in theguide. The council voted toapprove all these grants.This funding comes from theTransient Guest Tax.

Engineer Pete Earles gavean update about the sewer la-goons. The pH of the lagoonsis showing more consistencyand the new aerators arehelping.

The council passed themotion to run a sewer line tothe west side of CemeteryRoad from Stevens CountyIndustrial Park.

Tom received the bill for anew engineering services con-tract for the annexation plan-ning services. It totaled$21,760. The council passedthe motion to approve thecontract.

Mike Eshbaugh and JasonFeatherston applied for thegolf course board appoint-ment. After some discussion,the board voted to appointMike Eshbaugh for the golfcourse board.

The council passed Ordi-nance No. 816 concerningpersonal leave for city em-ployees. It is published onpage 3B of this issue.

After going into ExecutiveSession, the meeting ad-journed.

The next regular meetingwill be Monday, March 9,2015 at 5:15 p.m.

Come mid-February, floristdelivery trucks can be seen mak-ing the rounds through neigh-borhoods all across the country.Such trucks are transportingthousands of bouquets, plantsand other floral arrangementsthat serve as gifts on Valentine’sDay.

According to the Retail Adver-tising and Marketing Association,florists take in around $400 mil-lion in revenue on Valentine’sDay. Roses may be the mostpopular flower come Valentine’sDay, but many other blooms findtheir way into the hearts of ex-cited celebrants as well.

Flowers can be used to conveylove, friendship, compassion,and desire. In Victorian times,flowers were given specific mean-ings because only a few exoticflowers were readily available,and many of these meaningshave withstood the test of time.Giving a type of flower that signi-fies you just want to be friendsmay not bode well for a relation-ship when the recipient was hop-ing for more. As a result, it paysto understand the subtle mean-ing of flowers to make gift-givingeasier.

The Society of AmericanFlorists has compiled the follow-ing list of flower meanings fromvarious sources. But in spite ofthese meanings, keep in mindyou can always work with aflorist to design a personalarrangement that speaks directlyto that special someone thisValentine’s Day.

Amaryllis: dramaAnemone: fragilityApple Blossom: promiseAster: contentmentAzalea: abundanceBachelor Button: anticipationBegonia: deep thinkingCamellia: graciousnessCarnation: pink - gratitude; red - flashy; striped - refusal; white - remembrance; yellow - cheerfulCosmos: peacefulDaffodil: chivalryDaisy: innocenceGardenia: joyGeranium: comfortGladiolus: strength in

characterHeather: solitudeHyacinth: sincerityHydrangea: perseveranceIris: inspirationJasmine: grace and eleganceLilac: first loveMagnolia: dignityMarigold: desire for richesOrange Blossom: fertilityOrchid: delicate beautyPansy: loving thoughtsPassion flower: passionRanunculus: radiantRose: pink - admiration/appreciation; red - passionate love; red and white - unity; white - purity; yellow -

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A Caregiver’s JourneyAs I have been studying

aging, one of the quotes Ilearned was from RosalynnCarter who said, “There arefour kinds of people in theworld: those who have beencaregivers, those who arecurrently caregivers, thosewho will be caregivers, andthose who will need caregiv-ing.” For those who arewomen, the role of caregiveris highly likely. There aremany theories why this istrue, but it is much morecommon for women to be-come caregivers for their par-ents, family members, orspouse as they age. Becausewomen tend to live longerthen men this is also a factorin their being more likely tobe the caregiver for theirspouse.

Many times the role ofcaregiver comes on unexpect-edly. Typically, an older fam-ily member in relatively goodhealth suffers a heart attackor a fall, and after a hospital-ization may suddenly needhelp with their activities ofdaily living. These situationsprovide little or no prepara-tion for the caregivers, whoare suddenly thrust intomaking decisions they arenot prepared for, and deci-sions the patients may or

may not be able to make ontheir own.

Tuesday, February 17, Iwill present a program on“The Caregiver’s Journey” aspart of my “Knowledge atNoon” educational program-ming. This program will be abrief overview of what is in-volved in the role of caregiv-ing. It will provide some basicsteps caregivers can use toreduce personal stress andimprove communication.This is something of an intro-duction to the following pro-gram.

Beginning April 2, two K-State Research and Exten-sion FCS Agents and I will beconducting a six-week longcourse entitled “PowerfulTools for Caregivers”. Thisnationwide program, fromLegacy Caregiver Services,features a weekly workshopallowing people with differentcaregiving situations to at-tend the program togetherand participate in a variety ofexercises and activities. Dur-ing the 90 minute weekly pro-gram participants will learnmethods to: reduce personalstress, change negative self-talk, communicate theirneeds to family members andhealthcare or serviceproviders, communicatemore effectively in challeng-

ing situations, recognize themessages in their emotions,deal with difficult feelings,and make tough caregivingdecisions.

Powerful Tools for Care-givers will meet at theStevens County ExtensionOffice every Thursdayevening from 6:30 to 8:00p.m. from April 2 to May 7. Iencourage everyone to attendregardless of your caregiverstatus. There will be a cost ofto attend the program, butyou will receive a CaregiverHelp Book. Please call the of-fice if you have questions orto register for the program.Senior Adults Prom Time

The 4-H Junior LeadershipClub is hosting a SeniorAdult Prom this Saturday,February 14, and they wouldlove to have a large atten-dance. This is our fifth year tohost this fun event. Theyouth bring snacks, provideBingo prizes, and even getout on the dance floor withthe adults! This is a great wayto create positive interactionbetween generations, and toshow support for the olderadults in our community.There is no cost to attend andwe don’t check IDs at thedoor so we don’t care how“old” or “young” you are, wejust want you there!

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

LOCAL ARTISTS’ EXHIBITION

We have a phenomenal ex-hibition this year! Thirty-twoartists are showing a total of114 pieces. Some of the medi-ums include pencil, acrylic, oil,stone lithograph, ceramics,wood, and paper sculpture.Ages of our artists range from11 - ??? Come in and spendsome time enjoying the talentof our Stevens County artists.BLIND DATE WITH A BOOK

During the month of Febru-ary, the library will be sponsor-ing “Blind Date With a Book.”Library staff members have se-lected titles fitting in categoriesfound in the 2015 ReadingChallenge. Some titles qualifyfor more than one category, sothe reader can select whichcategory they wish. Books havebeen wrapped in brown paperand must be checked out with-out peeking! We encourage ourpatrons to stretch their readingwings and go on a blind datewith a new genre or author.ADULT WINTER READING

PROGRAMThere is still time to register

for the Adult Winter ReadingProgram. Choose your goal(how many books you will readby March 21) and pick up a listof ideas to stretch your readingcomfort zone! We’d love to

know how you’re doing – let usknow the next time you comein to the library. Those whocomplete their goal will be eli-gible for prizes. YOUTH WINTER READING

PROGRAM – THE PETEPLEDGE

Bring your completed PetePledge sheets to the library andStacey will give you your read-ing prize!

SUMMER READING T-SHIRT DESIGN CONTESTSCL’s fourth Annual Sum-

mer Reading T-Shirt DesignContest is now underway. Thisyear’s theme is “Heroes”. Thecontest is open to school-agedchildren and more than 300kids and adults will wear thewinning design! Full details areon the library’s Web site, oryou can contact Stacey at thelibrary.UPCOMING EVENTS AT THE

SCLJanuary 2 – March 21 -

Adult Winter Reading ProgramFebruary – Local Artists’ Ex-

hibitFebruary 9, 5:30 p.m. – Li-

brary BoardFebruary 12, 1:00 p.m. –

SCGS MeetingMarch 6 – Deadline for T-

Shirt Design entriesApril – Photography Exhibit

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The 4-H Junior Leadership Club traveled toMonarch, Co. for a long awaited ski trip. Theyhave been having fundraisers to help pay forthis trip. Gayle Claggett prepared all the mealsfor the skiers. In the front row, left to right, areKeri Clark, Matt Clark, Casle Heger, ClaudiaClark and Jayce Heger. In the middle row are

Matt Johnson, Jayla Stump, Darin Heger, RobbHeger, Ashlyn Schechter, Tina Schechter, Rebecca Johnson and Emma French. In theback row are Zachary Day, Claire Clark, AbbyHeger, Megan Newlon, Addy Gooch, FrancisGaskill, Izzak Hernandez, Gayle Claggett andJeff Newlon.

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Among the nearly 900 stu-dents completing their de-grees at Wichita StateUniversity in fall 2014 isPearl Nguyen of Hugoton witha Bachelor of Science in Med-ical Laboratory Sciences.

Undergraduate studentswho have attained a gradepoint average of 3.9 out of apossible 4.0 received the

summa cum laude award;those with an average of 3.55received the magna cumlaude award; and those withan average of 3.25 receivedthe cum laude.

WSU enrolls about 15,000students and offers morethan 60 undergraduate de-gree programs in more than150 areas of study in six un-dergraduate colleges.

The Graduate School of-fers an extensive program in-cluding 42 master's degreesoffering study in more than100 areas; a specialist in ed-ucation degree; and doctoraldegrees in applied mathemat-ics; chemistry; communica-tion sciences and disorders;human factors and commu-nity/clinical psychology; edu-cational administration;physical therapy; and aero-space, electrical, industrialand mechanical engineering.


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Subscriptions $30.00 (including KansasState Sales Tax) for Stevens and adjoin-ing Kansas Counties, $35.00 elsewherein state (including Kansas State SalesTax), and for all out of state subscrip-tions. Online subscriptions are $25.00 ayear. Online and printed subscriptionscombined are $10.00 plus the cost of thesubscription. Foreign Subscription Rate$40.00. School Subscriptions and Mili-tary Personnel $25.00 (including KansasState Sales Tax) payable in advance. Ad-vertising Rates Noncommissionable$5.00 per column inch, Commission-able Rates $6.25 per column inch, Clas-sified $5.00 per column inch. Frequencyis weekly every Thursday. PeriodicalsPostage paid at Hugoton, Ks. 67951.POSTMASTER: Send address changesto The Hugoton Hermes at 522 S. Main,Hugoton, Kansas 67951.

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

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

February 15Sovereign Redeemer Church

February 22Hugoton UMC

Legislative UpdateLegislative Update

Saturday, February 21, at 2:30 p.m.at the Stevens County Library Meeting Room

WithSenator Larry Powell and Representative Stephen Alford

Co-Sponsored byStevens County

Economic Development Board

Stevens CountyFarm BureauAssociation

and theHugoton Area Chamber of Commerce and their Gold Members

Jordan Air Inc.

This is the first of three legislative updates scheduled this session.Future dates: March 21 and April 18 - same time and location.

You are cordially invited to theDownton Abbey Tea Party

to benefit Project Hope

Save the DateSunday, April 12

2 to 4 p.m.u

Wichita State University hasannounced the names of morethan 2,300 students who wereon the WSU dean's honor roll forfall 2014. Local students namedto the fall 2014 Dean’s HonorRoll were Courtney J. Ralstin ofHugoton and Kaleigh M. Barrett,Karly J. Clinesmith and Jada L.Maravilla of Rolla.

To be included on the dean'shonor roll, a student must be en-rolled full time (at least 12 credithours) and earn at least a 3.5grade point average on a 4.0scale.

WSU enrolls about 15,000students and offers more than

60 undergraduate degree pro-grams in more than 150 areas ofstudy in six undergraduate col-leges.

The Graduate School offersan extensive program including42 master's degrees offeringstudy in more than 100 areas; aspecialist in education degree;and doctoral degrees in appliedmathematics; chemistry; com-munication sciences and disor-ders; human factors andcommunity/clinical psychology;educational administration;physical therapy; and aerospace,electrical, industrial and me-chanical engineering.

Southwest Kansas RoyaltyOwners Association ExecutiveSecretary Erick E. Nordling an-nounced SWKROA and theEastern Kansas Royalty OwnersAssociation (EKROA) will jointlyhost a dinner with legislators inTopeka Thursday, February 12.A number of Kansas Legislatorshave been invited to meet withmineral and royalty owners andto participate in casual conver-sation on legislative issues andtopics of interest.

SWKROA President Bill Lightstated this is an opportunity forlegislators to meet Associationmembers at a personal level andto learn about oil and gas issuesfrom the perspective of the min-eral and royalty owners. Whilemany local southwest Kansaslegislators are more familiar withoil and gas mineral ownership,as many are mineral and royaltyowners themselves, there aremany legislators who are not fa-miliar with mineral and royaltyinterests.

Secretary Nordling indicatessome bills have been introducedthis legislative session whichcould affect surface, mineral,and royalty owners in Kansas.Keeping open communicationbetween mineral owners and leg-islators is beneficial for both

groups.The Southwest Kansas Roy-

alty Owners Association is com-prised of mineral and royaltyowners for the stated purpose “tofoster, protect and further in allproper respects the rights andinterests of the mineral owners.”The Association is instrumentalin educating mineral and royaltyowners as to trends in oil andgas leasing, oil and gas pipelineright of ways, geophysical testingand the oil and gas industry ingeneral in Kansas as it relates tothe rights and interests of thesurface, mineral and royaltyowner. The Association is an ac-tive advocate for the interests ofsurface, mineral and royaltyowners in the Kansas legislature,through education, and has pro-vided “friend of the court” briefson a number of judicial issueswhich could impact mineral androyalty owners.

Membership in the Associa-tion is open to individuals whohave ownership interest in sur-face, mineral, and royalty inter-ests in Kansas. More informationon SWKROA can be found attheir Web site www.swkroa.com,or by calling the SWKROA officeat 620-544-4333.

Pastor Jo Mead of HugotonUnited Methodist Church isleading a book study dis-cussing Dr. Brene Brown’sbook, “Daring Greatly,” aboutthe possibility of transforma-tion in life, love, parentingand leadership. The bookstudy will be at the Stevens

County Library February21–March 21, Saturdays,9:30–10:45 a.m. Books maybe purchased via Kindle for-mat or hard copy. The librarywill have several copies avail-able for check out. Registerwith the church at 544-8715by February 20.

Caitlyn has joined the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten chal-lenge at the Stevens County Library! We're glad you've joinedus Caitlyn! To get your child started on a lifelong reading jour-ney, stop by the library to pick up a reading log bookmark!

Pastor Mead plans “DaringGreatly” book study

Catholic social service hostsinfant adoption workshop

Local students named to WSU Dean’s Honor Roll

Nguyen completes Bachelor Degree at WSU

SWKROA to co-host dinnerwith Kansas legislators

Kai has joined the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten challengeat the Stevens County Library! Welcome Kai! We are excited towatch you grow into a fantastic reader!

Have you and your spouseever thought about adopting ababy? Admittedly, it's not a smalldecision! There are many thingsto consider. Can we afford toadopt? Why should or shouldn'twe adopt? What does it entail?What kind of protections andsupport would we have? Whatinformation do we need to knowabout raising an adopted childthat's different from raising achild that was born to us? Howdo we respond to our adoptedchild's questions later on?

While there are many un-knowns, it is also possible forcouples to be armed with someof the most current informationavailable so that they can makethe best decision about adoptionfor themselves and their family.Catholic Social Service is hostingan Adoption Workshop Satur-day, February 28, 2015, from9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in room22 at Newman College, 236 SanJose in Dodge City. Lunch will beprovided. If you are interested inlearning more about adoption,this workshop will help to de-mystify the journey. Registrationis required.

"Catholic Social Service is

committed to providing educa-tion and support for birthpar-ents as they make their adoptionplan, and to the adoptive fami-lies," said Lori Titsworth, Adop-tion Social Worker. "I believe somany times that people are in-terested in adoption but believeit is too expensive, there is a longwaiting list, or they have a mis-understanding of adoption, letalone an 'open adoption.' We en-courage families who want tolearn more about adoption tojoin us for this educational op-portunity. You won’t be sorry.”

As part of a national CatholicCharity network that has beenlooking after the needs of chil-dren, parents and families formore than 100 years, CatholicSocial Service is licensed by theState of Kansas Department ofHealth and Environment, andhas been providing adoptionservices in southwest Kansas for50 years. For more informationabout adoption services atCatholic Social Service, or to reg-ister for the adoption workshopseries, please contact LoriTitsworth at [email protected], or byphone at 620-792-1393.

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Snack: Animal Crackers & MilkPM Snack: Applesauce, Gra-ham CrackersTuesday, February 17Breakfast: Bagels, Milk, Straw-berriesLunch: Chili, Corn, Apples,Saltine Crackers, MilkSnack: Cinnamon Rolls, MilkWednesday, February 18Breakfast: Cereal, Bananas,MilkLunch: Chicken Alfredo, Peas,Peaches, MilkSnack: Go-Gurt & JuicePM Snack: Pretzels, GrapesThursday, February 19Breakfast: French Toast Sticks,Apples, MilkLunch: Lasagna, Green Beans,

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Carrots, Wheat Roll, MilkSnack: Hard Boiled Egg, Or-angesWednesday, February 25Breakfast: Cereal, Bananas,MilkLunch: Macaroni & Cheesewith Hot Dogs, Corn, Peaches,MilkSnack: Apples, Peanut ButterThursday, February 26Breakfast: Scrambled Eggs,Toast, MilkLunch: Tuna Fish Sandwich,Carrots, Grapes, MilkSnack: Butter Crackers, SlicedCheeseFriday, February 27Breakfast: Cereal, Bananas,MilkLunch: Beef & Noodles, FruitCocktail, Green Beans, MilkSnack: Applesauce, AnimalCrackers

The local Relay for Life hasannounced they will bechanging the focus of cancerawareness to Pink Out in October - for breast cancerawareness - and Black Outin February - for all cancerawareness. During this tran-sition year, the Pink OutNight will also include BlackOut. All attendees at thehome game Friday, February20 are asked to wear pink orblack to show their support ofthe local Relay for Life andthe fight against cancer.

The high school’s NationalHonor Society is selling BlackOut t-shirts designed espe-cially for the game throughFriday, February 13. Pleasecheck out “Hugoton USD210” on Facebook to find anorder form. Please return allorder forms and payment tothe high school office no laterthan 4:00 p.m. Friday,

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Join the fight against can-cer, and wear pink or black tothe HHS basketball gamesFriday, February 20.

Play starts at 4:45 p.m.

Varsity Lady Eagles will playat 6:30 p.m. and the VarsityEagles will take the court at8:00 p.m. to face Colby.


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Heritage Christian Academyfirst through sixth grade stu-dents participated in the Regional Midwinter Tourna-ment in Garden City.

The Midwinter Tourna-ment is an academic compe-tition for students to have theopportunity to competeagainst other students fromthe region. The studentscompeted in the categories ofBible, Geography andSpelling, as well as one of thefollowing recreational pur-suits: Chess, Checkers orCup Stacking. Each studentalso competed as a memberof a Pace Bowl team.

First GradeTegyn Wolters: Spelling third,Bible second, Pace Bowl secondWyatt Johnson: Pace BowlsecondSecond GradeJett Crawford: Cup Stackingsecond, Bible first, Pace BowlsecondEmerson Williams: Bible second, Spelling second, PaceBowl secondClay Wacker: Pace Bowl secondCJ Beard: Checkers second,Pace Bowl secondJudith Fehr: Geography first,Checkers thirdErynn Cantrell: Cup StackingthirdElla Beesley: Checkers firstThird GradeAdysen Norton: Chess secondAlexis Kelley: Cup StackingfirstCarter McClure: Bible thirdKatya Wolters: Cup Stackingfirst, Geography secondWeston Johnson: CheckersfirstFourth GradeRustin Pearcy: Pace Bowlthird, Bible first, CheckerssecondAgatha Fehr: Pace Bowl third,Cup Stacking secondMary Beth Crawford: Pace

Bowl third, Cup Stackingfirst, Spelling secondMikyn Hamlin: Pace Bowlthird, Cup Stacking first,Spelling first, Geography secondFifth GradeRoss Grewell: Pace Bowl first,Chess firstLisa Fehr: Checkers first, Geography second, BiblethirdGavin Williams: Pace Bowlfirst, Checkers second, Geography thirdWilliam Barker: Pace Bowlfirst, Chess second

Jaelynn Kelley: Bible secondJamyn Wolters: Pace Bowlfirst, Checkers secondChloe Martin: Bible firstSixth GradeMolly McClure: Pace Bowlfirst, Geography first, BiblefirstMcKenna Hamlin: Pace Bowlfirst, Checkers second, BiblethirdKayle Wolters: Pace Bowl:first, Geography second,Chess secondLane Plowman: Pace BowlfirstZachary Day: Chess first

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Heritage Christian Academy students Chloe Martin, Lisa Fehrand Jaelynn Kelley proudly display the ribbons they won at the2015 Midwinter Tournament in Garden City Friday, January30.

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Jaelynn Kelley is HeritageChristian Academy's Studentof the Month. Jaelynn is a fifthgrader and is the daughter ofHeath and Jillian Kelley.

Hugoton Elementary spellers competed in theHES Spelling Bee Thursday, January 29. Fromleft to right are Luis Cruz, third place JuniorBee; Jadon Teeter, third place Senior Bee;Emmi Lott, second place Junior Bee; GillianHeger, second place Senior Bee; Jace Bonsall,

first place Junior Bee; and Rafael Guereque,first place Senior Bee. HES sixth grader Gillianwent on to win the Stevens County Senior Beeat Moscow February 6. She will head to the Regional Bee in Canyon, Tx., at West TexasA&M University in March.

HHS schedules Pink Out/Black Out Night for February 20

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The Hugoton Eagles trav-eled to Scott City Friday for aGWAC league game. Hugotonwas defeated by Scott City,57-75. The game started withScott City making four pointsagainst the Hugoton Eaglesin the first 45 seconds of thegame. Zack Leininger re-sponded to the Beavers’points with two points of hisown. This shot was followedwith a foul from Scott City.Wade Heger used the foul toscore another point by sink-ing a free throw. KellenWatkins then made a shotwith an assist from Ulises Ar-mendariz. The next shot wasa three-pointer from ScottCity. The score was tied 8 to8. By the end of the firstquarter Scott City made tenmore points and Hugotonmade eight, heading into the

second quarter with a scoreof 16-18.

The second quarter beganwith a quick two-point shotfrom Scott City. Parker Titusanswered their points withtwo points, thanks to an as-sist from Colby Korf. Thisshot was followed by a two-point shot, and a free throw.The Eagles were now withinfive points of the Beavers, 18-23. Leininger brought the gapeven closer, scoring twopoints with help fromWatkins. With 6:30 remain-ing, Heger put up a three-point shot with an assist fromWatkins. In the next 30 sec-onds Watkins made two two-point shots with assists fromKorf and Heger. Scott City at-tempted at a two-point shotand missed. Watkins snaggedthe defensive rebound. Hugo-

ton fouled Scott City, and theBeavers made both freethrows. By 4:04, Leiningersunk a two-pointer, followedby two free throws fromHeger. By the end of the sec-ond quarter the score was anail-biting 33-35.

The third quarter beganwith a Hugoton possession.Armendariz made a steal andassisted Leininger on a two-point shot. The score was tiedup at 35 all, when Scott Citymade a three-point shot.Watkins answered with an-other two points. The thirdquarter ended with Scott Cityearning 16 points to Hugo-ton’s 13. The boys headedinto the third quarter with anedge-of-your-seat 50-55score. These points were con-tributed by Heger, Leininger,Watkins, and Mendez.

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Hugoton Eagles foughthard until the end! Leiningerscored the most points with18, closely followed byWatkins with 13. Leiningerhad eight rebounds - two of-fensive and six defensive. Themost assists goes out to Ar-mendariz with four. BothHugoton Eagles and Lady Ea-gles varsity teams will playagainst Goodland Friday,February 13, for Homecom-ing. Girls’ varsity will play at6:30 p.m. and boys’ varsitywill play at 8:00 p.m. Comesupport the Eagles!

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Sports ScheduleThursday, February 12-Basketball, 8th Grade Boys

B-Team at Dodge City MiddleSchool; 4:00 p.m.-Basketball, 7th Grade Boys

B-Team vs Dodge City MiddleSchool at Home; 4:00 p.m.-Basketball, 8th Grade Boys

A-Team at Dodge City MiddleSchool; 5:00 p.m.-Basketball, 7th Grade Boys

A-Team vs Dodge City MiddleSchool at Home; 5:00 p.m.-Wrestling, JV Dual vs

Ulysses at Home; 6:00 p.m.-Wrestling, Varsity Dual vs

Ulysses at Home; 6:00 p.m.Friday, February 13-Basketball, Girls JV vs

Goodland at Home; 4:45 p.m.-Basketball, Boys JV vs

Goodland at Home; 4:45 p.m.-Basketball, Girls Varsity vs

Goodland at Home; 6:30 p.m.

-Basketball, Boys C-Team vsGoodland at Home; 6:30 p.m.-Basketball, Boys Varsity vs

Goodland at Home; 8:00 p.m.-Basketball, Girls C-Team vs

Goodland at Home; 8:00 p.m.Tuesday, February 17-Basketball, Boys JV at

Ulysses High School; 4:45 p.m.-Basketball, Girls JV at

Ulysses High School; 4:45 p.m.-Basketball, Girls Varsity at

Ulysses High School; 6:30 p.m.-Basketball, Boys C-Team at

Ulysses High School; 6:30 p.m.-Basketball, Boys Varsity at

Ulysses High School; 8:00 p.m.-Basketball, Girls C-Team at

Ulysses High School; 8:00 p.m.

Watch Eagle Games OnlineFor those wanting to watch Hugoton Eagles

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Hugoton Eagles playedagainst Holcomb at homeTuesday, February 3. TheHugoton Eagles were de-feated by Holcomb 56-67, butthey didn’t go down without afight!

The game began with abang as Hugoton fouled aHolcomb player. Holcombmade both free throws. KellenWatkins then put up a two-point shot with an assist fromUlises Armendariz. Hugotongained seven more pointsfrom Wade Heger, Watkinsand Armendariz to end theopening quarter 9-14.

The second quarter beganwith Hugoton in possessionof the ball. Hugoton startedthe second quarter similarlyto the first, fouling Holcombin the first 20 seconds of thequarter. Again, Holcombmade both free throws. Thefree throws were followed by

a two point shot from ParkerTitus. The score now stood at11-16. In the next two min-utes, Holcomb made eightpoints against Hugoton’s twopoints. At 4:26 Heger made athree-point shot, with an as-sist from Colby Korf. In theremaining four minutes be-fore the half, Hugoton made12 points against Holcomb’sseven points. These pointswere contributed by TonyKinser with three, Alex Gon-zalez with two, Korf with twopoints and Titus with five.

Holcomb came out of thelocker room shooting, scoringanother two points, and mak-ing the score 30-36. Hugo-ton’s first two points of thethird were made by Leiningerwith an assist from Armen-dariz. Armendariz then madehis own three pointer. Thelast minute of the quarterHugoton made six points

against Holcomb’s five points.Watkins and Heger workedtogether to make the crucialpoints with two two-pointshots and a free throw fromWatkins and another goodfree throw from Heger.

Titus saw the chance for asteal as the final quarterbegan, and used the steal tomake two points. Titus wasthen fouled by Holcomb andused the free throw to makeanother point. The score wasnow 46-48. Watkins addedtwo more points to the score-board. With just over aminute left in the game, thescore was 51-64, with Hol-comb making 12 pointsagainst Hugoton’s threepoints. In the time remaining,Titus made two two-pointshots with a steal and an as-sist from Watkins. In the end,Holcomb proved to be a wor-thy opponent and the Hugo-

ton Eagles were defeated. Theaudience appreciated theHugoton Eagles for fightingtill the end!

Titus and Watkins tied forthe most points with 14apiece. Close behind wasZack Leininger with ten.Kinser had the most re-bounds with one offensiveand five defensive boards.The player with the most as-sists was Armendariz withthree. Armendariz alsoclaimed the most deflectswith three. Watkins earnedthe most steals with three.Powerhouse post Tony Kinseragain claimed the mostblocks with two.

The Hugoton Eagles willplay at home again this Fri-day, February 13. The LadyEagles will face the GoodlandCowgirls at 6:30 p.m. andboys will play the Cowboys at8:00 p.m.

Eagles fall to Scott City in league game

Manuel Mendez steals the ball from Holcomb mid-pass, andWade Heger is ready to turn and run the other way.

Wade Heger shoots his free throws, as Colby Korf and a Holcomb player catch their breath from the intense game!

Hugoton Eagles play a tough game against Holcomb

Saturday Hugoton hostedthe GWAC wrestlling tourna-ment here in Hugoton. Sixteams participating in thetournament were Colby,Goodland, Holcomb, Hugo-ton, Scott City and Ulysses.Hugoton finished fifth as ateam with a very close loss toScott City. The Eagles had a14-point lead over Scott Cityheading into the last threematches. Colby won theLeague Championship withlittle challenge for Scott Citywho were the runner-ups.

Hugoton had five of their11 wrestlers place in the topthree and eight of 11 place inthe top four. There were acouple of exciting matcheswhere there was a clash be-tween many rankedwrestlers. Pedro Ordonez,ranked sixth in the state,faced a wrestler from Colbywho is ranked third in thestate. It was a good match, asPedro dominated while on

their feet and won six tothree.

A clash between numberone and number two at 220sproved to be a great match aswell. Hugoton’s sophomore220 pound wrestler LandanHickey won in the ultimatetiebreaker getting an escape.

“Overall it was a smoothrunning tournament and ourkids wrestled pretty well.Next up for us is a home dual

against Ulysses, which isSenior night, and then off toPratt for regionals the follow-ing weekend,” said CoachBrian Campbell.

GWAC League Tourna-

ment results are as follows:Pedro Ordonez and GenesisMartinez were League Cham-pions, and Bradan Slemp,Edgar Villa and LandanHickey each placed third.

Landan HickeyThird Place

Edgar VillaThird Place

Bradan SlempThird Place

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Parker Titus goes up for three, while a Holcomb player triesto block. Varsity Coach Craig Szymczak eagerly anticipatesthe result.

Eagle wrestlers place in GWAC league tournament

If you’re looking to makesome memories this springturkey season but are un-sure where to go for a qualityhunt, explore the Kansas De-partment of Wildlife, Parksand Tourism’s Special HuntsProgram. Special Hunts pro-vide access to public and pri-vate lands that are not opento unrestricted public ac-cess. One hundred specialhunts for spring turkey willbe offered this year and ap-plications are being acceptednow through 9:00 a.m. Feb-

ruary 23. To obtain detailedinformation on all availablehunts, and to download anapplication, visit: ksoutdoors.com/Hunting/Special-Hunts-Information.

Out of the 100 huntsavailable, 33 are open hunts(open to all), 39 are mentorhunts (both beginner andmentor may hunt), and 28are youth hunts (youth huntonly). These hunts will occuron a variety of private lands,wildlife areas, city andcounty properties, and onenational wildlife refuge.There is no fee to participateand application is open toresidents and non-residents.

Successful applicants willbe notified shortly after therandom drawing has oc-curred. Hunters must stillpurchase all licenses andpermits required by law.

For information on otherspring turkey hunting oppor-tunities, visitksoutdoors.com and click“Hunting” and “Turkey Infor-mation.”

Previously a youth-onlycontest, the annual WildAbout Kansas photo contest,hosted by Kansas Wildlife &Parks magazine, now offersan adult category, openingthe contest to photographersage 19 and older. Submis-sions are being accepted nowthrough October 23, 2015.

“Kansas is a state filledwith a plethora of diverse andawe-inspiring natural re-sources and this contest isjust one more way we cancontinue to appreciate andenjoy them,” said associateeditor, Nadia Marji. “With theaddition of an adult categoryfor 2015, I’m confident we’regoing to see Kansas from anarray of unexpected and in-spiring perspectives.”

Participants can submitphotos in three categories:wildlife, outdoor recreation orlandscapes. There is no fee toenter, and the contest is open

to both residents and nonres-idents.

Photographers can submitup to three photos. Photosmust be taken within thestate of Kansas and must bethe entrant’s original work.

Each photo will be judgedon creativity, composition,subject matter, lighting, andthe overall sharpness. First,second, and third place

prizes will be awarded in eachcategory, as well as one hon-orable mention per category.Winners will be featured inthe 2016 Kansas Wildlife &Parks January/ Februaryphoto issue.

Entries must be receivedno later than 5:00 p.m. Octo-ber 23, 2015. An entry formmust be submitted for eachparticipant. Photo format

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For more information andentry forms, visit ksout-doors.com/services, or con-tact Marji at [email protected].

Lady Eagles traveled toScott City Friday, February 6for a GWAC league game. Theteam defeated Scott City andmade it the thirteenth win intheir undefeated streak so farthis season. The Lady Eaglesare currently 6-0 in theGWAC league and 13-2 over-all. The ending score forHugoton versus Scott Citygame was 65-29.

The Lady Eagles showedtheir talent during this greatgame and ended up with ahuge lead in the end. Goodjob Lady Eagles!

The Lady Eagles endedtheir first quarter with a hugelead of 21-8. The Hugotonteam continued to add pointswhile holding the Beavers tosingle digits in the second

quarter.The third quarter contin-

ued in the same way withHugoton adding 15 pointswhile only allowing Scott Cityten. The third quarter endedwith Hugoton 61 and ScottCity with 23.

The fourth quarter sawonly four points added to thescore from Hugoton and sixpoints from Scott City leadingto the final score of 65-29.

The Hugoton Lady Eaglesvarsity team will battle Good-land for Homecoming Friday,February 13. The varsity girlsplay at 6:30 p.m. and boys’varsity plays at 8:00 p.m.Come out and show yoursupport for the Hugotonteams!


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The Lady Eagles wentagainst Holcomb Tuesday,February 3. This gameproved to be no different thanthe others. The Lady Eaglesbeat Holcomb 76-36. Hugo-ton had great teamwork andput up some impressiveshots. Katy Heger shone forthe night, with 27 points. Shewas followed by Amy Scottwith 16, Dallie Hoskinsonwith 14, Melissa Fabela withnine, Riley Sosa with four,Estefani Armendariz and AnaPeña with three apiece, andBrooklynn Harper with two.Heger had the most stealswith seven.

Hoskinson kept a carefuleye on the court all night,

getting ten assists and 14 re-bounds, five defensive andnine offensive. Hoskinsonalso earned a Triple Double.A Triple Double is when youget double digits in three cat-egories. She got double digitsin points, rebounds and as-sists. Triple Double is a veryrare feat to accomplish, andshould be a source of pridefor Hoskinson. Great job,Lady Eagles!

The Hugoton Eagles willplay Goodland in HugotonFriday, February 13 forHomecoming. Girls will playat 6:30 p.m. and the boys willplay at 8:00 p.m.

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Katy Heger reaches for a pass from a teammate at the top of thekey during exciting action at home last Tuesday.

Dallie Hoskinson hustles down the court with the ball, with aHolcomb girl trying to keep up with her. Dallie played a fantasticgame Tuesday night, earning a “Triple Double” with 14 points,ten assists and 14 rebounds.

Lady Eagles triumph over Holcomb

Interested hunters have until February 23 to apply for theKansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism’s SpecialHunts Program.

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The Stevens CountySpelling Bee took place Fri-day, February 6 at theMoscow High School Audito-

rium.Eleven fourth and fifth

grade students from MoscowElementary, Hugoton Ele-

mentary and Heritage Chris-tian Academy competed inthe Junior Spelling Bee.Moscow fourth grader ZarianMohammed won the bee ineight rounds. He correctlyspelled “ballad.” Finishingsecond was fifth grader JaceBonsall from Hugoton Ele-mentary.

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MOSCOW NEWSby Judy Hickert

Friday, February 12- Junior High Scholars’

Bowl at Rolla; 4:00 p.m.Friday, February 13

- MHS Basketball Home-comingMonday, February 16

- NO SCHOOL. Presidents’Day Holiday.

Tuesday, February 17- Parent/teacher confer-

ences.Saturday, February 21

- Senior Citizen Groupmonthly carry-in dinner andmovie night at 6:00 p.m.

- Card party and carry-indinner at the Moscow BaptistChurch at 7:00 p.m.

The annual GroundhogSupper at the MoscowMethodist Church was verywell attended Saturday

evening. The food was greatand everyone enjoyed theBaptist Church Hillbilly Bandplaying for entertainment.

Jace Dale and Darrell Teeter are hard at work keeping the potstended during the Moscow United Methodist Groundhog Supper last Saturday, February 7.

The Hillbilly Band performs for a large crowd during theUnited Methodist Groundhog Supper last Saturday evening.

Stevens County spelling bee is at Moscow Friday

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Food is in abundance for all the hungry people attending theMoscow United Methodist Church Groundhog Supper last Saturday, February 7.

Groundhog supper is great successA large crowd, as usual, gathers to enjoy the abundance of foodoffered at the annual Moscow United Methodist ChurchGroundhog Supper.

Winners of the Junior Bee are Zarian Mohammed and JaceBonsall.

Winners of the Senior Bee at right are Gillian Heger beside hermother Kim Heger and second place winner Rafael Guerequebeside his mother Blanca Guereque.

Moscow’s Homecoming court consists of, frontrow left to right, Kindergarten attendants Kay-sen DeVaughan, Tristan Prince and TaeleighIsenberg; middle row Queen candidates, AlexMoran, Maria Cecenas, Tapanga Dahle and

Paloma Moran; and back row, left to right,King candidates Tad Stuckey, Jalen Shaddix,Ivan Enns, Alexis Manriquez and BrockBrazeal. Queen candidate Hailey White is notpictured.

High school students in-terested in law enforcementwill have the opportunity thissummer to see what law en-forcement training and ca-reers are like through theCadet Law EnforcementAcademy. The Cadet Law En-forcement Academy programis hosted by the Patrol, andsponsored by the AmericanLegion and the American Le-gion Auxiliary. Cadet Lawthis year will be from June 7through June 12 this year.

The goal of Cadet Law is togive young men and womenan opportunity to learn moreabout what law enforcementjobs entail - the duties, train-ing, and discipline that goalong with a career in thefield. It teaches high schoolstudents a great deal aboutleadership, and about comingtogether as a team.

“The KHP has developed agreat relationship with theAmerican Legion and theAmerican Legion Auxiliarythrough the Cadet Law pro-gram. By working together,the program gives us the op-portunity to help high schoolaged students better under-stand and appreciate the lawenforcement field. While atthe Kansas Highway PatrolTraining Academy, they willget the opportunity to experi-ence training that only lawenforcement officers receive,"said Patrol Superintendent,Colonel Mark Bruce.

Students at Cadet Law arecoached by KHP troopers whospend the week in Salina, en-couraging the students, andhelping them develop. Collegestudents who have attendedthe KHP Collegiate Law pro-gram will help mentor thehigh school studentsthroughout the week.

Throughout the week, thecadets have a rigorous sched-ule to follow. The studentsexperience a variety of class-room instruction, and thereal-world activities of atrooper. Cadets go to the fir-ing range to practice usingfirearms. They also practicepursuit driving at the drivingrange, ride with the Patrol’spilots in agency airplanes,and see presentations fromthe Patrol’s canine handlers.Car stop scenarios are prac-ticed. Physical training andattention to detail are bothemphasized throughout theduration of the training.

In order for a student to beeligible to attend Cadet Law,students must be in the sum-mer between their junior and

senior years of high schooland must have a “C+” aca-demic average. Studentsmust be deemed medically fitto participate in all activities.Students will need to fill outan application to attend, in-cluding writing a brief essaydetailing why they would liketo participate in the program.Applications are due byMarch 31, 2015. Studentsshould contact the AmericanLegion at 785-232-9315 foran application and further in-formation. There is no cost tothe cadet, but there is a $300sponsorship fee by the localAmerican Legion Post orAmerican Legion AuxiliaryPost. Lodging, food, and uni-form are provided for theweek.

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Abengoa asked employees for donations with a goal to raisefunds for the Abengoa Team to participate in the local Relay forLife. A $10 donation would allow the donor to toss a pie at amanager. In total, $432 was raised for the event and 24 pies werethrown in the faces of four different managers. In the photoAbengoa Plant Manager Danny Allison serves up the first pieof the event to Logistics Manager Martin Westerhuis.

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Happy Valentine’s DayDance Saturday, February14, from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m.at the Stevens County Sen-ior Activity Center. This freedance and Bingo party is pro-vided by the Stevens County4-Hers. Live country westernmusic will be provided byCraig Stevens. The public iswelcome to attend.

U.S. Senator Jerry Moranwill be visiting Hugoton aspart of his Kansas ListeningTour Tuesday, February 17,at 2:00 p.m. in the StevensCounty Library MeetingRoom at 500 S. Monroe. TheHugoton Area Chamber ofCommerce invites and encour-ages area residents to attendand share feedback with Sen-ator Moran about the criticalissues facing Kansas and thenation. The issues SenatorMoran focuses on and thework he does in Washington,D.C., are largely based on theconversations he has withKansans during these townhall meetings. Throughout histime in Congress, SenatorMoran has made it a priorityto stay connected to the peoplehe represents despite a dis-tance of more than 1,000miles between Capitol Hill andKansas.

Also Tuesday, February17, at starting at 5:00 p.m.Aqua Shield invites every-one out to their Open Houseat Washington Place, oneblock west of WashingtonStreet on Sixth Street. Theyhave completed the first ofmany new houses in theneighborhood and want every-one to come out and see whatthey have planned for theneighborhood. The Chamberof Commerce invites everyoneto stay for the ribbon cuttingfor this development at 5:15p.m. Take a few minutes tocome out and join us!

Legislative Updates havebeen scheduled for February21, March 21 and April 18 at2:30 p.m. at the StevensCounty Library MeetingRoom. Senator Larry Powelland Representative StephenAlford are scheduled to be atall three of these updates. Thepublic is invited to attend tofind out what is happening

this year in the Kansas Legis-lature. These events are spon-sored by Stevens CountyEconomic Development,Stevens County Farm BureauAssociation and the HugotonArea Chamber of Commerce.

Stevens County Library is abusy place. The Local Artists’Exhibition began February 2and continues throughoutthe month of February. Stopby the Library to see the workof local artists. And since youare stopping by the Librarywhy not have a “Blind Datewith a Book”? Library staffmembers have selected titlesfitting in categories found inthe 2015 Reading Challenge.Some titles qualify for morethan one category, so thereader can select which cate-gory they wish. Books havebeen wrapped in brown paperand must be checked outwithout peeking!

Now is the time to learnand grow with Business &Industry at Seward CountyCommunity College/AreaTechnical School. They haveseveral classes in Februaryyou might be interested in!Enrich your life by learningnew skills with Basic Com-puter or Internet (both inSpanish) Saturday, February14; Computer-Google PlusSaturday, February 21;Hooked on Crochet, Saturdaysfrom February 21 to March 7or Floral Design Tuesdaysfrom February 24 to May 5.For information about theseclasses or to enroll, call SCCCat 620-417-1170. This is Ed-ucation for your life!

Chamber Gift Certificatesare the PERFECT gift forAnyone, Anytime! Birthdays,Anniversaries, EmployeeBonuses . . . Chamber GiftCertificates are the solutionfor all of your gift giving needs.Purchasing Chamber Gift Cer-tificates ensures your moneyis staying in our local economymaking our local businessesstrong. Stop by the ChamberOffice and purchase a Cham-ber Gift Certificate. These cer-tificates can be written for anyamount and are redeemable atmost Stevens County busi-nesses. A NOTE TO STEVENSCOUNTY BUSINESS OWN-

ERS: The Chamber issues giftcertificates all year to resi-dents who are trying to keepshopping dollars in StevensCounty, and we are hopingyou will accept these fromyour customers. As the ownerof the business, you simplybring the gift certificate intothe Chamber office and wewrite you a check you can putin your daily deposit. If youwant to make sure a gift cer-tificate is from the Chamber,simply call the office. We willhelp you make sure it is au-thentic. When you give aChamber Gift Certificate yourmoney stays local; it goes tothe merchants in StevensCounty who pay sales andproperty tax in this commu-nity.

Shop STEVENS COUNTY First!The Hugoton Area Chamber of

Commerce is here for YOU!

Friday, February 13, wewill crown our Valentine’sKing and Queen at 11:50a.m. Please join us for lunch!

Saturday, February 14, isour next Bingo party anddance from 7:00 to 10:00p.m. It will be a Senior Promsponsored by the 4-H’ers, and Craig Stevenswill be providing the livecountry western music.

I teach a Life Story writingclass once a month at theCenter. A group of us get to-gether in a very informal set-ting, write about our lives,and share our stories witheach other. Our goal is towrite our life story and even-tually publish it in a book forour families. Our next LifeStory Workshop is Saturday,February 21, from 10:00 to11:00 a.m. I invite you to joinus!

Our next blood pressurecheck day will be Thursday,February 24, from 11:00 a.m.to 12:00 Noon.

If you are interested inbeing the Silver Haired Legis-lator for our area, please callthe Center at 620-544-2283.You must be over 60 yearsold and be willing to travel toTopeka once a year and toDodge City once a year.

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

MenuFeb. 12 ...............Sloppy JoeFeb. 13.........Beef & NoodlesFeb. 16.........................ChiliFeb. 17.........Polish SausageFeb. 18...Chicken & Noodles

Feb. 19 .........Sausage GravyActivities

Thursday, February 12Exercise ..............10:30 a.m.Friday, February 13Exercise ..............10:30 a.m.Bingo..................12:30 p.m.Saturday, February 14Cards & Games.....6:00 p.m.Bingo party & Dance ...........

........................7:00 p.m............with Craig Stevens

Monday, February 16Exercise ..............10:30 a.m.Line Dancing ........7:00 p.m.Tuesday, February 17Exercise ..............10:30 a.m.Wednesday, February 18Exercise ..............10:30 a.m.Paint.....................1:00 p.m.Thursday, February 19Exercise ..............10:30 a.m.

NEWS FROM

STEVENS COUNTYSENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER

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

624 S. Main, Hugoton


Rolla NewsBy Phoebe Brummett

Thursday, February 12- High School Basketball vs

Moscow at Home; 4:30 p.m.Friday, February 13

- ARGH – No SchoolSaturday, February 14

- State High School Schol-ars’ Bowl at Lost SpringsMonday, February 16

- President’s Day – NoSchoolTuesday, February 17

- High School Basketball atAshland; 4:30 p.m.Friday, February 20

- School in Session – NoARGHSaturday, February 21

- Conservation Dinner at

Morton County Civic Center;6:00 p.m.Sunday, February 22

- History Bee/Bowl at RollaOld Gym; 1:00 p.m.Monday, February 23

- Junior High Scholars’Bowl at Hugoton; 4:00 p.m.Tuesday, February 24

- High School Basketball vsSyracuse at Home; 4:30 p.m.Wednesday, February 25

- Staff Birthday Breakfastat District Office; 7:15 a.m.Thursday, February 26

- Staff Game Night in themulti-purpose room; 7:00p.m.

Dominador Perido, M.D.General Surgery

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It’s been said everyone willhave 15 minutes of fame.Rolla people know the Hullboys are a crazy bunch, butnow a whole lot more peopleknow that, too!

Last year, after the un-timely death of Lee Hull, hiscousin Lorrie Hull Munsell andher husband Doug of Ulysses,dedicated the Better thanNothing Bull Bash in hishonor. Lee’s brothers, Terryand Mark, along with Lee’s sonKopen, Lee’s nephew Dakota,and family friend Tom Warren,

decided to participate in theCircle of Fear, where you haveto stay in the circle while a rag-ing bull charges at you.

Lee’s daughter, Kelcey,video taped the whole thingand then Lee’s niece, CassieHull, sent the video to Amer-ica’s Funniest Home Videos.She was notified this last weekher clip would air Sunday,February 8. Although she didnot win the big prize money, itwas still very cool to say “Hey,I know those people!”

Great job, Hull family!

The Rolla Junior HighScholars’ Bowl team traveledto Deerfield Monday, Febru-ary 2. They competed againstseveral teams there andwalked away victorious!

The team for Deerfieldconsisted of Michaela Kjer-gaard, Alex Hernandez, Pre-ston Burrows, Cacee Milburnand Aspen Sohm.

Congratulations, team!

Rolla High School Schol-ars’ Bowl has had a busyweek. The Regional meettook place in Rolla Thursday,February 5. Rolla’s teamcame away victorious and willbe headed to State Scholars’Bowl Saturday, February 14,at Lost Springs.

Rolla was a great host tothe schools who attended.Hoxie was second and theteam from Satanta was third,coached by Rolla graduateRyan Burrows. It was an ex-citing and exhausting day.

A new tradition may bestarting in Rolla as the first“Purple Out” night takesplace Friday, February 27.Purple is the color for pancre-atic cancer, the disease thattook the school’s head custo-dian and maintenance, HelenHiggins, in early January.

The cheer squad is sellingpurple t-shirts to raise aware-

ness of the disease and inhonor of Helen’s many yearsof dedication to the school.They are taking orders untilThursday, February 12.Please contact the highschool office at 593-4345 ifyou are interested in orderinga shirt. Let’s fill the standswith purple in honor of ourbeloved Helen Higgins.

Area businesses are sogenerous again, agreeing tosponsor the buy out for Par-ents’ Night Friday, February27. Pioneer Electric, First Na-tional Bank of Rolla andElkhart and Light Farms -David and Renee Light are

the proud sponsors of thebasketball buy out.

Rolla will play againstDeerfield and will also besponsoring a “Purple Out”night in honor of Helen Hig-gins. Come cheer your Pirateteams to a victory!

About 70 people gatheredSunday, February 8, to enjoya chili and stew dinner at theRolla multipurpose room.Marcus Light, PentecostalHoliness preacher, will beheaded to Israel in the middleof February to visit the HolyLand.

A wonderful crew offriends and family of Marcushelped prepare and serve thefood and Marcus’s daughters,Meredith and Lyndsey, pro-vided some dining entertain-ment.

Enjoy the sights, Marcus!May your journey be blessed!

Hull’s Circle of Fear video is shown byAmerica’s Funniest Home Videos

Purple Out night is Friday, February 27

Area businesses sponsor the buy out for Parent’s Night Friday, February 27

Chili and stew benefit supperdeemed a delicious success

Jamie Sheedy adds more frosting to the cinnamon rolls at thechili and stew supper Sunday.

Meredith Light and Lyndsay Light Sprecher entertain duringthe benefit meal. Proceeds will go toward Marcus Light’s upcoming trip to Israel.

The Rolla High School Scholars’ Bowl team:Coach Kris Hall, Paige Claassen, Henry Wiebe,Chandler Burrows, Chandler Huddleston,

Garry Norton, Allyson Norton and CoachMary Courtney.

The Rolla Junior High Scholars’ Bowl team:Michaela Kjergaard, Alex Hernandez, Preston

Burrows, Cacee Milburn and Aspen Sohm.

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Average retail gasolineprices in Kansas have risen15.8 cents per gallon in thepast week, averaging $2.03per gallon Sunday, accordingto GasBuddy's daily survey of1,329 gas outlets in Kansas.This compares with the na-tional average that has in-creased 12.6 cents per gallonin the last week to $2.17 pergallon, according to gasolineprice Web site GasBuddy.com.

Including the change in gasprices in Kansas during thepast week, prices Sunday,February 8 were 105.0 centsper gallon lower than the sameday one year ago and are 17.7cents per gallon higher than amonth ago. The national aver-age has increased 1.7 centsper gallon during the lastmonth and stands 110.7 centsper gallon lower than this dayone year ago.

“This past week gasolineprices saw the largest weeklyincline since July 2013. Whilethe pace of increases will slowin the week ahead, we're look-ing at continued gas price in-creases over the next fewweeks. Oil prices have risen,contributing to the higher

prices, but also worrisome arethe refinery strikes initiatedover the last week that have oilcompanies scrambling to keeprefineries online. Just yester-day, more strikes hit refineriesin the Midwest, and while thestrikes are not currently acontributor to higher gasolineprices, should there come atime when the strikes causeless production of refinedfuels, motorists can expectspikes," said Patrick DeHaan,senior petroleum analyst withGasBuddy. "But while gaso-line prices have rebounded,diesel consumers have notseen the massive spikes thattheir gasoline counterpartshave. In fact, diesel prices willlikely continue to slowly driftlower," DeHaan noted.

In the last week, the per-centage of gas stations sellingunder $2.00 per gallon hasshrunk by a large margin: aweek ago, more than half of allgas stations were under $2.00per gallon, but now just 27percent are selling under$2.00 per gallon. Similarly,the number of stations charg-ing over $2.25 per gallon hasrisen from 17 percent a week

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(First Published in The Hugoton Her-mes, Thursday, January 29, 2015) 3t

STATE OF KANSAS, STEVENSCOUNTY, ss:

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OFSTEVENS COUNTY, KANSAS

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JERRY L. ROBSON, DECEASED

Case No. 15PR2

NOTICE OF HEARING ON PETITIONFOR APPOINTMENT OF

ADMINISTRATOR AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS

THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PER-SONS CONCERNED:

You are hereby notified a petitionhas been filed on January 26, 2015,in this Court by Violet M. Robson,praying for the appointment of DavidRobson as administrator of said Es-tate and for the issuance of letters ofadministration to him as administra-tor.

You are hereby required to file

your written defenses thereto on orbefore the 20th day of February,2015, at 1:15 p.m. of said day, in thedistrict courtroom at the countycourthouse, in the City of Hugoton,Stevens County, Kansas, at whichtime and place the cause will beheard. Should you fail therein, judg-ment and decree will be entered indue course upon the petition.

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

VIOLET M. ROBSONPetitioner

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

PUBLIC NOTICE

(First Published in The Hugoton Her-mes, Thursday, February 5, 2015) 2t

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OFTHE STEVENS COUNTY

CONSERVATION DISTRICT

To all qualified electors residingwithin the boundaries of the StevensCounty Conservation District, noticeis hereby given that pursuant toK.S.A. 2-1907, as amended, on the21st day of February, 2015, at 6:30p.m. an annual meeting of theStevens County Conservation Districtwill be held at the Stevens County Me-morial Hall, 6th & Monroe St., Hugo-ton, KS.

The meeting agenda shall include thefollowing business items:ONE:The supervisors of the Stevens

County Conservation District shallmake full and due report of their ac-tivities and financial affairs since thelast annual meeting.

TWO:They shall conduct an election by se-cret ballot of qualified electors, therepresent, of two supervisor to serve aterm of three years from the date ofsaid meeting.

All in the county of Stevens in theState of Kansas.

By Tron Stegman, ChairmanStevens County Conservation District

Attest:Sherri MartinDistrict Manager

PUBLIC NOTICE


NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETINGSOUTHWEST KANSAS

GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENTDISTRICT NO. 3

TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED:

Take notice that pursuant to K.S.A.82a-1026, the Board of Directors ofthe Southwest Kansas GroundwaterManagement District No. 3 has calledan Annual Meeting of all eligible vot-ers for election of Directors whoseterms expire, for a report of the finan-cial condition and activities of the Dis-trict, and for proposing a budget tocover anticipated expenses in 2016.The Director positions to be voted onwill include the representatives fromSeward County, Stevens County,Meade County, Morton County andMunicipal (at large). Director Nomi-nation Forms must be turned in tothe District Office by 5:00p.m. on Feb-ruary 9, 2015. All Qualified votes maybe cast by eligible voters in atten-dance who have been pre-registeredwith the District by 5:00p.m. onMarch 6, 2015. The meeting shall be

held at the Seward County ActivityCenter, 810 Stadium Road Liberal,Kansas at 9:00 a.m. CST, on Wednes-day March 11, 2015. Speakers willinclude Executive Director, Mark E.Rude, and other speakers on watersupply, the Management Program andactivities. For more information andcopies of Director Nomination Formsand Voter Registration Forms, log onto the District’s website atwww.gmd3.org or call the District Of-fice (620) 275-7147.

The Board of Directors of the South-west Kansas Groundwater Manage-ment District No. 3 will hold theirregularly scheduled monthly boardmeeting at 1:00 p.m. CST March 11,2015 at the Seward County ActivityCenter.

Take notice and govern yourself ac-cordingly.

BOARD OF DIRECTORSSOUTHWEST KANSAS GROUNDWA-TER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT NO. 3

By:Kent DunnPresident of the Board

PUBLIC NOTICE(First published in the Hugoton Her-mes, Thursday, February 12, 2015)1t

ORDINANCE NO. 816

AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO PER-SONAL LEAVE OF FULL-TIME,SALARIED EMPLOYEES OF THECITY OF HUGOTON, KANSAS;AMENDING SECTION 1-614 OF THECODE OF THE CITY OF HUGOTON,KANSAS, 2011; AND REPEALING ALLORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDI-NANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH.

Section 1. Section 1-614 of the codeof the City of Hugoton, Kansas, 2011is hereby amended to read as follows:

1-614. PERSONAL LEAVE. All full-time, salaried employees shall be al-lowed three days personal leave percalendar year to tend to personalbusiness. Each eligible city employeemay accumulate up to 40 hours orfive days of personal leave for carry-over into the following year. No em-ployee shall be paid additionally at theend of a year for working duringhis/her personal leave time above the

40-hour cap. When an employee ter-minates his or her employment orupon the retirement or death of anemployee, any unused personal leaveshall be paid to the employee or theirestate as a part of the final payrollcheck.

Section 2. REPEAL. All ordinances orparts of ordinances in conflict here-with are hereby repealed.

Section 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. This or-dinance shall take effect and be inforce from and after its adoption andpublication in the Hugoton Hermes,the official city newspaper.

Passed and approved by the Govern-ing Body of the City of Hugoton,Kansas this 9th day of February,2015.

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

(SEAL)

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

PUBLIC NOTICE

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

DID YOU KNOW?

Classof

1963

Richard GrubbsLinda (Juarez)

Passmore

Guess who Guess who

HUGOTON HIGH SCHOOL

100TH YEAR

ALUMNI CHATTER

History From The HermesCompiled by Ruthie Winget

Thursday, February 18,2010

Michael Maestas appearedbefore Judge Bradley Am-brosier February 11, 2010,for his arraignment. He ischarged with first degreemurder after allegedly stab-bing his mother LorenzaMaestas to death in Novem-ber. He is pleading “NotGuilty.”


Dale Sutton is the winnerof the Hugoton Chamber ofCommerce Lifetime Achieve-ment Award for 2005. Dale isa former Stevens CountyCommissioner, and has

served on the Hugoton Air-port Board, Pioneer ManorBoard, Hugoton RecreationBoard and the MuseumBoard.


Warren Willis has beenrecognized as All American bythe American Society ofAgronomy. Willis received hishonor in Plant and Seed Iden-tification in the Kansas CityCollegiate Crops Contest. Heis a student at HutchinsonCommunity College.


Mike Donaldson recentlymoved to Hugoton and

opened a service station lo-cated at 701 S. Main Street.This station has been ownedand operated for many yearsby Willis Hewett before his re-cent death.

Glenda Webb qualified forState competition in poetryat the recent speech tourna-ment.


Don George, sixth gradeteacher and assistant princi-pal at Hugoton Grade School,was elected president of theStevens County Teachers As-sociation.

Mrs. Art Reynolds won thefourth ‘Vacation in the Rock-ies’ given by a group of partic-ipating Hugoton merchantsat a drawing last week. Theweek before, the winner wasPetrena McIllrath.Friday, February 3, 1930

Old timers of Hugoton whothirty or more years ago col-lected buffalo chips from theprairie to be used as fuel nowkeep warm with gas from theStevens County field at theirdoorstep. These old timershave seen southwest Kansastransformed from a barrenprairie where the scatteredhomesteads boasted housesof sod to a vast area withmodern homes, schools,churches and business build-ings.

The Hugoton gas field, nowconfined to Stevens County,has a proven area of 35square miles. Four producersare making sixty millioncubic feet daily. Pipelines arebeing laid to scores of towns.

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

Everyone enjoys a picnic. The year is unknown. In the backrow, left to right are Juanita James, Lucille (Robinson) Arnold,Maxine (Guliford), Yvette (Rich) James, Mildred (Mitt) Jen-nings and Maxine James. The children are unknown. Photocourtesy of Alta Pettis. Thanks Alta for sending this to The Hermes.

Average Kansas gasoline prices are rising slowly


Truck Driver WantedMust have CDL and clean MVR. You are home everynight, health insurance provided and 401K available. You must fill out application at office 1 mile south

of Cimarron at Tim Dewey Trucking. Office: 620-855-3188 or Darren 620-357-1710.

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

1) Classified ad rate is $ .20 per word per insertion. The weekly minimum is $3.35. 2) Classified display advertising rate is $5.00 per column inch.3) All cards of thanks are charged at the display rate. 4) All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act of1968, which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, chil-dren, or national origin or an intention to make any such preference, limitation, or discrimination.” This newspaper will not knowingly accept

any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are avail-able on an equal opportunity basis.

Hermes Deadline: Mondays 5:00 p.m.

POSITION AVAILABLECustodian

USD 217 - Rolla, Ks.Job Title: Custodian

Term: Full time, 6-10 a.m. & 4-8 p.m.Qualifications: Strong work ethic,

split shift, morning/eveningDeadline for Applications: Open Until Filled

Salary: Starting salary determined upon experience.Applications can be picked up at:

USD 217 District Office, 204 Van Buren, Rolla, Ks. 67954620-593-4344 • Fax: 620-593-4250

(2c6)

IMMEDIATE OPENING for an Automotive Mechanic/Technician:

Knowledge in all makes and models preferred.No experience necessary if appropriate

schooling has been successfully completed. Drug testing required. EOE.

Smoke Free Environment. Clean driving record and your own tools preferred.

If interested please apply in person atRiley Ford Co.

715 E Oklahoma Ave, Ulysses, KS.Or fax resume to 620-353-1278.

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Results of the Market StudyAnalysis for Stevens County for

the Assessment Year 2015

Pursuant to L. 1991, CH279, SS2.

A study of the Residential real estatemarket indicated that there is anoverall inflationary trend of 3.86% peryear.

A study of the Commercial and Va-cant Lot real estate market indicatedthat the market is stable with no gen-eral upward or downward trend.

Values on specific properties may notfollow the general trend because ofchanges in the property, correction ofdescriptive information or adjustmentof values based on sales of similarproperties.

In accordance with the provisions inKSA 79-1476, the Division of PropertyValuation is required to annually fur-nish each county the results of itsstudy relating to changes, if any, ofthe Use Value of agricultural land.Changes can and do occur as a resultof several factors including croppingpractices, commodity prices and pro-duction costs.

PUBLIC NOTICE


IN THE DISTRICT COURT OFSTEVENS COUNTY, KANSAS

In the Matter of the Marriage of Her-mina Cruz and Fernando Cruz Perez

Case No. 14-DM-71

NOTICE OF SUIT

The State of Kansas to Fernando CruzPerez:

You are notified that a Petition forDivorce was filed in the District Court

of Stevens County, Kansas askingthat the person filing the divorce begranted a divorce and asking that thecourt make other orders in that di-vorce matter. You must file an answerto the Petition for Divorce with thecourt and provide a copy to the filingspouse no later than 41 days afterfirst publication of this Notice of Suit,or the court will enter judgmentagainst you on that Petition.

/s/ Hermina Cruz400 Fifth Avenue

P. O. Box 92Rolla, KS 67954

PUBLIC NOTICE

Small, nonfarm busi-nesses in 38 Kansas countiesand neighboring counties inColorado, Nebraska andOklahoma are now eligible toapply for low-interest federaldisaster loans from the U.S.Small Business Administra-tion (SBA). These loans offseteconomic losses because ofreduced revenues caused bythe drought in the followingprimary counties beginningNovember 15, 2014, an-nounced Director Tanya N.Garfield of SBA’s DisasterField Operations Center -West.

Primary Kansas counties:Barber, Cheyenne, Clark, Co-manche, Finney, Ford, Grant,Gray, Greeley, Hamilton,Harper, Haskell, Kearny,Kiowa, Logan, Meade, Mor-ton, Pratt, Scott, Seward,Sherman, Stanton, Stevens,Thomas, Wallace and Wi-chita;

Neighboring Kansas coun-ties: Decatur, Edwards,Gove, Hodgeman, Kingman,

Lane, Ness, Rawlins, Reno,Sheridan, Stafford and Sum-ner;

Neighboring Coloradocounties: Baca, Cheyenne,Kiowa, Kit Carson, Prowersand Yuma;

Neighboring Nebraskacounty: Dundy;

Neighboring Oklahomacounties: Alfalfa, Beaver,Cimarron, Grant, Harper,Texas and Woods.

“SBA eligibility covers boththe economic impacts onbusinesses dependent onfarmers and ranchers thathave suffered agriculturalproduction losses caused bythe disaster and businessesdirectly impacted by the dis-aster,” Garfield said.

Small, nonfarm busi-nesses, small agricultural co-operatives, small businessesengaged in aquaculture andmost private nonprofit organ-izations of any size may qual-ify for Economic InjuryDisaster Loans (EIDLs) of upto $2 million to help meet fi-

nancial obligations and oper-ating expenses which couldhave been met had the disas-ter not occurred.

“Eligibility for these loansis based on the financial im-pact of the disaster only andnot on any actual propertydamage. These loans have aninterest rate of four percentfor businesses and 2.625 per-cent for private nonprofit or-ganizations, a maximumterm of 30 years, and areavailable to small businessesand most private nonprofitswithout the financial abilityto offset the adverse impactwithout hardship,” Garfieldsaid.

By law, SBA makes EIDLsavailable when the U.S. Sec-retary of Agriculture desig-nates an agriculturaldisaster. Secretary Tom Vil-sack declared this disasterFebruary 4, 2015.

Businesses primarily en-gaged in farming or ranchingare not eligible for SBA disas-ter assistance. Agricultural

enterprises should contactthe Farm Services Agency(FSA) about the U.S. Depart-ment of Agriculture (USDA)assistance made available bythe Secretary’s declaration.However, in drought disas-ters, nurseries are eligible forSBA disaster assistance.

Applicants may apply on-line using the Electronic LoanApplication (ELA) via SBA’ssecure Web site athttps://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela.

Disaster loan informationand application forms arealso available from SBA’sCustomer Service Center bycalling 800-659-2955 oremailing [email protected]. Individu-als who are deaf orhard-of-hearing may call800-877-8339. For more in-formation about SBA’s disas-ter assistance programs, visitwww.sba.gov/disas ter.

The deadline to apply forthese loans is October 5,2015.

Kansas Department forChildren and Families (DCF)Secretary Phyllis Gilmore ispleased to announce KVCHealth Systems, one of theState’s two foster care con-tractors, has been awarded a$516,600 federal grant to puttablets in the hands of fosterfamilies. This technology willallow children in foster careto have a direct link to behav-ioral healthcare services suchas therapy and ongoing edu-cation videos.

“Foster parents provide atremendous service to chil-dren in need of care,” Secre-tary Gilmore said. “This isone more tool that will helpthem provide the best fostercare possible. We are gratefulto KVC for utilizing this tech-nology.”

KVC’s MyLink program isa robust, HIPAA-compliantvideo conferencing programthat uses iPads to give chil-dren in foster care increasedaccess to therapeutic and cri-

sis intervention services. Thetablets also deliver State-re-quired training to foster par-ents. The tablets arerestricted in use and can onlybe used for the intended pur-poses.

The grant funding will con-nect 850 foster families in theMidwest to needed resources.The program was launchedlast year, with 160 fosterfamilies receiving the technol-ogy in West Virginia and Ken-tucky. KVC provides servicesto families in Kansas, Ne-braska, West Virginia andKentucky. The new UnitedStates Department of Agricul-ture’s Rural Utilities ServiceDistance Learning andTelemedicine grants total$516,600, which will be com-bined with $170,606 in KVCmatching funds, for a totalprogram expansion of$687,206. KVC Kansas willreceive $355,100 of thatamount to increase access fornearly 3,000 children in fos-

ter care via telemedicine an-nually and 550 foster homesvia distance learning, allwithin the 30 Kansas coun-ties served by KVC.

“This KVC MyLink expan-sion will not only changeeveryday life for thousands ofchildren and families; it alsohas the potential to changethe trajectory of some youngpeople’s lives forever,” B.Wayne Sims said, Presidentand CEO of KVC Health Sys-tems. “Children who have ex-perienced physical or sexualabuse or neglect and who livein rural, underserved regionsneed support. This USDA-funded expansion is so criti-cal because it gives eachchild a direct, immediate linkto his or her highly-trained,caring KVC therapist. Itmight be that access in a mo-ment of crisis that saves a lifeor makes a life-long differ-ence. The technology will alsoprovide foster parents withnew training on how to han-

dle family challenges. KVCHealth Systems is proud ofits innovative approach tofoster care, and we see thispartnership with DCF andthe USDA as an importantpart of raising the bar in childwelfare.”

For more informationabout the grant funding andtechnology program, contactKVC Director of Communica-tions Jenny Kutz at 913-322-4994, or by email [email protected].

Submitted by the KansasDepartment for Children andFamilies.

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103 E Fourth St. –Rolla, KS- This property is lo-cated on two large city lots. The back yard has a stor-age shed as well as a 20x40 foot metal building withboth 220 and 110 electrical already wired inside.

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609 E. 4th Street - This 4 year old home offers anewly painted interior. All bedrooms have walk-inclosets and the unfinished basement is ready for yourown design touches.

107 S. Madison St. - This brick home has nicestreet appeal and a very large fenced back yard.Beautiful hardwood floor. The 3/4 bath in the base-ment is being remodeled.

205 S. Van Buren - This is a Fannie Mae HomePathproperty.

1606 S. Eisenhower St. - This 4,560 sq ft., 2 storyhome has it all. The gourmet kitchen has it all withgranite counter tops, stainless steel appliances, builtin refrigerator, microwave, and dual energy 6 burnerrange/oven.

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129 N. Jackson St. - This beautiful brick home isready to move into. Huge back yard. Enjoy theheated enclosed patio through the cooler months andthe updated kitchen (2005) features a 6-burner cooktop, double ovens, and an abundance of pantry andcabinet space.

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825 S Polk - Ranch style, 4 bed/2 b, 2 detgarages, cen H/A, circle drive, basement,corner lot location! Call today to view thishome!!

806 S Monroe - Investment Property - 2 bed/1b, shed. Call today to see this property.

808 S Monroe - Ranch style, 3 bed/1 b, kitchenw/built in appliances, island, central heat, detgarage w/bath, shed w/carport. Call today tosee this home!

810 S Monroe - Investment Property - 50 x190 lot with 2 mobilehome hookups. IncomeProducing!

130 N Jackson - New Price Reduction!!4 bed/4 bath, cen H/A, new roof, att garage,pool, fence. Great Location! $200,000

531 S Main Street- New Reduced Price!!Commercial Property - Porter Building -5,886 SF, retail and office, central H/A.Prime Location!!! Call to view this property!!

48 N Baca, Elkhart - Good location!! 5 bed/3bath, cent H/A, fence, garage for the handyman, corner lot. Lots of room for the growingfamily!!

906 S Polk- Great starter home!! 3 bed/1bath, basement, cen H/A, shed, appli-ances. Call today!!

903 S Madison- Ranch style, 3 bed/1 bath,cen H/A, covered patio, fenced yard. Callfor details!!

715 S Adams St- Corner lot location!! 2bed/2 bath, lg master with WIC, fence, detgarage, covered patio, cen H/A. Nicestarter!!

1109 S Jefferson St- Nice Starter, 3 bed/2bath, basement, fence, cen H/A. KallenbachAddition. Call today !!

500 Copperstone Pl- Frame, ranch style, 5bed/2 b, Cen H/A, basement, fence, deck. Calltoday to set up your private showing.

1283 Road 6- Country Living, 3 bedroom,2 bath, basement, cen H/A, fpl, 9 acres.Call for details!!

1012 S Lincoln - This could be a very ver-satible property. 1 bed/1.5 bath, 1260 sf,also has a cooler, and drive up window.Hmmmm....the possibilities!!

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MONDAY 5:00 P.M.

The February meeting forthe Wranglers 4-H Club wascalled to order by PresidentBrooke Hinds. The flag saluteand club motto were led byAddy Gooch and GarretteHinds. Roll call was “What isyour favorite singer/band?”Secretary McKenzie Hindsannounced the minutes oflast month’s meeting.

Discussed were the resultsof Club Days and detailsabout the club membersgoing to Regional Club Days.The Wranglers received a let-ter about donations for clubawards. A project talk wasgiven by Lakota Persing, whospoke about her hamster.Recreation was hosted byAddy and Catie Gooch. Themeeting was adjourned withrefreshments.

Submitted by WranglersReporter Gillian Heger.

Seven youth and one adultleader attended the State 4-HHorse Panarama January 24and 25 at Rock Springs 4-HCenter. The youth partici-pated in several contests andbrought back several awards.

Open Horse Quiz Bowl -Youth from different countieswere put on 17 teams to com-pete. Emma McClure was onthe third place team, TobyMcClure's team was in thetop eight and Megan Newlonalso participated on a team.

Senior Horse Quiz Bowl -The Senior team was madeup of Stevens, Grant and Se-ward Counties for a South-west Kansas team. Teammembers who competed wereHannah Saxon of GrantCounty, Emily Headrick fromSeward County and RebeccaJohnson and Claire Clark ofStevens County.

Open Hippology Contest -The Hippology contest con-sists of several different typesof testing and includes a writ-ten test, slides show ques-tions and indentificationstations. Points are added to-gether from the tests andplacings for high point indi-viduals and teams are given.Toby McClure was secondhigh point individual, EmmaMcClure was ninth place andMegan Newlon was tenthplace. Their combined scoreswere enough to give themfirst place Open HippologyContest winners.

Senior Hippology Contest -The Seniors had the sametests as the Open with theaddition of a Team Problem.Senior team members whoparticipated in the contestwere Hannah Saxon of GrantCounty, Emily Headrick fromSeward County and RebeccaJohnson and Claire Clark ofStevens County.

Photography Contest -Emily Headrick from SewardCounty was second place andClaire Clark of StevensCounty was fifth place.

Educational Poster Contest- Emma McClure fromStevens County was fifthplace.


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The Hinds children com-pete in 4-H air rifle competi-tions all over the state ofKansas. This past SaturdayBrookelynne, Raegan,McKenzie and Garrettestarted their competition sea-son off with a bang as theycompeted in the annualSouthwest Shootout in Sub-lette. Participants from sur-rounding counties registeredand attended the shoot.Shooters compete in threedifferent positions includingprone, standing and kneel-ing. In these positions theyeach shoot twenty targets,with a maximum score of 600points.

After all participants haveshot and scores are tallied,awards are given for individ-ual scores. This year GarretteHinds scored a 432, earninga second place medal overall.Brookelynne also received a

third place medal, with ascore of 415. Raegan scored a359 which earned him sixthplace, and McKenzie shot a329 which earned her eighthplace overall.

Four shooters from eachcounty with the highestscores then comprise a team.Their scores are added upand each team competes foran award in the team cate-gory for their county. Thecombined score for all fourteam members earned them atotal of 1521. This was morethan enough to earn them afirst place overall teamaward. Air Rifle team mem-bers were Garrette, Brooke-lynne, Raegan and McKenzieHinds.

Garrette, Brookelynne,Raegan and McKenzie are thechildren of Christopher andAlesia Hinds of Hugoton.

The winners of the Junior 4-H Achievement Tripenjoyed a full day in Wichita January 28 wherethey discovered fossils and learned about windand water at Wichita's Exploration Place. They

also enjoyed watching the Harlem GlobetrottersBasketball team at Intrust Center. Left to rightare Carter McClure, Channing Dillinger,Thomas Willis, Rylee Fann and Lakota Persing.

Wranglersd i s c u s s Club Days Hinds children place in 4-H air rifle competition

Local youth attend Horse Panarama

The Stevens County Air Rifle team shows off their first placetrophy after the shooting competition Saturday. Team membersare Garrette Hinds, Brooke Hinds, McKenzie Hinds and Rea-gan Hinds. They won first with a overall team score of 1521.

Seven youth and one adult leader attended theState 4-H Horse Panarama at Rock Springs 4-H Center. Pictured front row left to right areCoach Judy Parsons, Emily Headrick from Se-

ward County, Toby McClure and Emma Mc-Clure. In the back row are Rebecca Johnson,Megan Newlon, Hannah Saxon of GrantCounty and Claire Clark.

Brookelynne Hinds displaysthe third place medal she wonat Sublette this past Saturday.Brooke took third with ascore of 415.

Garrette Hinds won secondplace overall in the 4-H shoot-ing competition in SubletteSaturday with a score of 423.He also qualified for Statecompetition.

Wheat . . . . . . . . . . . .5.24Milo . . . . . . . . . . . . .4.18Corn . . . . . . . . . . . . .4.13Soybeans . . . . . . . . .8.84

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The Kansas Department ofAgriculture has announced thecandidates eligible for commis-sion in the state’s five graincommodity commissions- corn,wheat, grain sorghum, soy-beans and sunflowers. Ballotsfor the corresponding electionhave been mailed to registered voters in Districts One, Two andThree in the western region of the state.• District One: Cheyenne,Decatur, Graham, Norton,Rawlins, Sheridan, Shermanand Thomas• District Two: Gove, Greeley,Lane, Logan, Ness, Scott, Trego,Wallace and Wichita• District Three: Clark,Finney, Ford, Grant, Gray,Hamilton, Haskell, Hodgeman,Kearny, Meade, Morton, Se-ward, Stanton and Stevens

Kansas Corn Commission District Three: Steve Romegrows corn and is a resident ofStevens County. A member ofKansas Farm Bureau, KansasCorn Growers Associations,Kansas State University Agron-omy Advisory Board and theKansas State University Exper-iment Station Board, Romeworks diligently to serve Kansasagriculture. He received hisbachelor’s degree from FortHays State University. Kansas Wheat Commission District Three: Jason Ochsis a farmer from HamiltonCounty. Ochs attended GardenCity Community College and completed the Primary Leadership DevelopmentCourse in the United StatesArmy. He is a life member of theDisabled Veterans, AmericanLegion and the National RifleAssociation.

Kansas Grain Sorghum Commission

District Three: MichaelO’Brate is a corn, sorghum andwheat farmer from GrayCounty. NuLife Market Board,Kansas Wheat Growers andAmerican Warrior Inc., are afew organizations that O’Brateserves on as a member andleader. Kansas Soybean Commission District One, Two andThree: Kurt Maurath growscorn, wheat, soybeans, sun-flowers, sorghum and has acow/calf operation in LoganCounty. Maurath is a KansasState University graduate. He isan active member of the LoganCounty Fair Board, GoldenPrairie District Board, is anOakley Christian Church Elderand a Logan County Farm Bu-reau Member.

Kansas Sunflower Commission

No candidates are runningfor the commission in any of the

three districts. The KansasSunflower Commission will ap-point these positions. Eligible voters who havereached the age of 18, areKansas residents and havegrown corn, wheat, grainsorghum, soybeans or sunflow-ers during the last three yearsand are properly registered tovote, will receive a ballot in themail. Ballots must be postmarkedby March 1, 2015. The electedcandidates will be announcedmid-March and will take officeApril 1. Commissioners for the Commodity groups serve three-year terms. The Kansas Department ofAgriculture administers the an-nual candidate validation, voterregistration and electionprocess for each of the five com-

modity commissions in thestate. More information is avail-able from the following organi-zations:• Kansas Corn Commission at785-448-2626 orwww.kscorn.com• Kansas Grain SorghumCommission at 785-477-9474or www.ksgrainsorghum.org/• Kansas Soybean Commis-sion at 785-271-1040 orwww.kansassoybeans.org • Kansas Sunflower Commis-sion at 785-565-3908 orwww.kssunflower.com/• Kansas Wheat Commissionat 785-795-4328 orwww.kswheat.com• Kansas Department of Agri-culture at 785-564-6700 orwww.agriculture.ks.gov

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Saturday, February 21at 6:30 p.m.

Memorial Hall

Guest SpeakerTrent Loos

Banquet Courtesy of

601 S. Main St., Hugoton, KS 67951(620) 544-4331

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65th Annual Stevens County

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Citizens State Bank CongratulatesStevens County Farmers & Ranchers

for Your Continued Good Stewardship of Our Natural Resources.

Catered by Hunny’s BBQ

Sally Adee is the 2014Soil Conservation Awardwinner for the manage-ment of her grassland.

Sally is the daughter ofJesse and Thelma Mannand a 1979 Hugoton HighSchool graduate. She hasfour children and ninegrandchildren. At StevensCounty Hospital, Sallyworks as a part-time di-

etary supervisor. She re-cently cut her hours soshe could have more timefor her cattle activities.

The grassland has beenin her family for genera-tions. Her great grandfa-ther, Juestion Mann,originally bought the land.Her dad Jesse put thefarmland into the CRPprogram in 1986. He

planted CRP grass, a vari-ety of seven grasses. TheCRP program ran out in1992. Sally and her fatherthen decided to run cattleon the grass instead ofdoing the CRP. They soldtheir herd during thedrought of 2002.

In the year 2012, Sallyentered the cattle busi-ness again. In the past,she has sprayed for weedsand fertilized her pasture.However, due to the recentdrought, she hasn’tneeded to spray much recently.

Now she does weed control by rotating her cattle to different pastures. She has sevenand a half quarters of pastureland to rotate her cattle between.

Fifty bred angus-crossheifers and two bullsmake up Sally’s herd.Calving season begins inMarch. She uses her threehorses and four-wheelersto move her cattle frompasture to pasture. Hercattle are tame enough,they sometimes just gothrough the gate when shecalls them.

Sally said she learnedmost of the pasture con-servation practices fromher dad. She stated manyof her friends and neigh-bors show up when sheneeds help with the cattleand she offers her help tothem in return.

Congratulations Sallyfor winning the 2014 Grassland Soil Conservation Award.

Wildlife visitors make frequent stops in Sally’s grasslands attimes. She captured this nice picture of deer enjoying some tallspots of grass.

Sally shows one of her pastures for which she won the Soil Conservation Award for Grassland.

Sally Adee, accompanied by her dog T-Bone,pauses in front of her country home for a picture. Sally is the 2014 Soil Conservation

Award winner for the management of hergrassland.

Sally Adee wins grassland management award

Commission candidates profiled

Sally stands with two of the horses she uses tocheck her cattle. She also uses her four-

wheelers to move the cattle from one pasture tothe next.

Fifty bred angus-cross heifers and two bullsmake up Sally Adee’s herd. She expects calving

to begin in March. She rotates her animals fromdifferent pastures to save the grass.

Lance and Nathan Snyder of Moscow are the2014 Soil Conservation Award winners. Above

is a photo of their winter wheat.

Craig White of Moscow is the 2014 Soil Con-servation Award winner for his windbreak. His

beautifully arranged, protective windbreak ispictured above.

We congratulate past winners of the Distinguished Community

Service Award*1979 T.A. Dudley1980 Wayne Guyer1981 Wilbur White1982 Chester Kinser1983 Frank Ellsaesser1984 Jay Saunders1985 Faith Greenway1986 Langdon L.

Morgan1987 Earl Peachey1988 Paul Bach1989 Warren Moon1990 Ross Teeter1991 Robert Fox

1992 Paul Nix1993 Leslie Kinser1994 Laurence W.

Brower1995 Mabel Harmon 1996 Walter Young1997 Melvin Webb1998 Don Kinser1999 Ruby Rowden2000 Walter McClure2001 Marlin Heger2002 Florence Metcalf2003 Roy Walkemeyer2004 Steve Morris

2005 Keith Farrar2006 Wayne Comer2007 Gary Gold2008 Neal Gillespie2009 Mike Schechter2010 Pheasant Heaven

Charities2011 Gary Baker2012 Jan Leonard2013 Sharon

Concannon2014 To Be Announced

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*Presented by the Stevens County Conservation District and Extension Service to an extraordinary individual who has made significant difference and contributions to the community for efforts in business, civic, government and agriculture purposes.

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The Stevens County Conservation District hasmore than 60 years in StevensCounty and to demonstrate itscommitment to the communitythe Stevens County Conserva-tion District will award a schol-arship(s) to a deserving highschool senior(s). The scholar-ship is granted to enable in-coming college freshmen topursue a degree of their choiceat a two-year or four-year college or university. The scholarship is a pay-ment of three hundred ($300)dollars each semester and isrenewable up to four (4) yearstotaling two thousand fourhundred ($2,400) dollars. It isintended that the scholarshipgrant be used by the granteeas financial aid for tuition,books, and classroom materi-als at an accredited two or fouryear college. To be considered for aStevens County ConservationDistrict Scholarship, a studentmust meet all of the followingcriteria: 1. Applicants must be a

graduating high school stu-dent of Stevens County. 2. Provide an official highschool transcript and if anycollege hours, college tran-script. 3. Provide a summary ofpersonal information on thefollowing attachment. Selection will be made by ascholarship committee and willbe based on the content of theapplication form, the personalessay, personal interview, aca-demic performance, extracur-ricular activities, workexperience, individual goalsand character. Applicationsare available at local schoolsand are to be returned toSherri Martin at StevensCounty Conservation District,607C East Eleventh Street,Hugoton, Ks. 67951, post-marked no later than March15. Recipients will be awardedduring graduation /scholar-ship ceremony. Further information may beobtained by contacting SherriMartin 620-544-2991.

Each new generationeventually assumes responsi-bility for our environment. Tohelp prepare our children, itis necessary to emphasize ed-ucational programs that dealwith ecology and wildlife. It iswell established that “handson” activities greatly enhancea student’s ability to under-stand concepts and facts.One of the best ways to accommodate this is to provide natural environment. The Stevens County Con-

servation District along withtheir agency partners KansasDepartment of Agriculture-Division of Conservation,USDA-Natural ResourcesConservation Service, KansasForest Service, KansasWildlife and Parks, K-StateResearch and Extension,Farm Bureau and MortonCounty Museum work to-gether to provide our localschools with annual outreachprograms at no cost to theschools. Soil Health Day takesplace each spring for seventhgrade students. They startout with a field site visit toshow conservation practicesand/or structures. Then theytravel to the Stevens CountyFairgrounds for rotationlearning stations such asWind Erosion and Soil Healthusing a Soil Tunnel Trailer.

This summer the StevensCounty Conservation Districtand NRCS demonstrated thevalue of soil health with theBoy Scouts during a cookoutin the park. The scoutstoured the Soil Tunnel Trailerand earned a new badge. Farm Bureau joined theStevens County ConservationDistrict in offering programsto the Stevens County Library’s summer programsand providing “Ag in theClassroom” to Hugoton andMoscow elementary schools. The Outdoor WildlifeLearning Site (OWLS) pro-gram takes place each fall atthe Cimarron National Grass-lands. This program has sev-

eral learning stations includ-ing: Fire Ecology; Crops andSoil Health; Reptiles/Am-phibians; Skins, Skulls andTracks; and the history ofSanta Fe Trail. Studentslearn essential components ofhabitat and natural ecologi-cal systems undergoing con-stant change. This programtargets fifth grade students.Around 150 from Hugoton,Rolla, Elkhart and Yarbroughwere hosted in 2014.

The Stevens County Conservation District’s annual poster contest is inOctober. Each year’s theme isselected by the National Soiland Stewardship Committee.In 2014 soil health “DigDeeper” was addressed. Edu-cating the next generation tobe wise stewards of the natu-ral resources and under-standing the need for effectiveconservation practices buildson the conservation legacy. Three hundred and sev-enty poster boards were de-livered to the HugotonElementary and MiddleSchools, Heritage ChristianAcademy, and Moscow Ele-mentary school. Twenty-fiveof these students each wontrophies, cash prizes and rib-bons. Four of these students’posters went on to theKansas contest in Wichita.Hugoton Middle School stu-dent Sesthleng Garcia placedfirst in Wichita and herposter went on to the Na-tional contest in New Or-leans. Great Job Sesthleng! In November the StevensCounty Conservation Districtand USDA-NRCS held anEarth Balloon event for theMoscow schools. Preschool tofreshman attended. TheEarth Balloon is a 20-feet di-ameter and approximately18-feet tall scale replica of the

Earth. It simply inflates andhas a side opening for a classof about 25 to come inside fora presentation. The talkingpoints cover the uses of allthe water and soil in theworld that is available forgrowing crops and sustaininglife. This has been a fun

hands-on educational tool. If you would like to havethe Conservation Districtcome to your school, club ororganization with any of theireducational tools please con-tact Sherri Martin with thelocal office at 620-544-2991Ext 3.

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Visitors enjoy touring the Soil Tunnel Trailer. The StevensCounty Conservation District and NRCS demonstrate the valueof soil health using the trailer.

“From the Land of Kansas” annualconference to be in Manhattan

Stevens County seniors encouraged toapply for Conservation scholarship

Conference promotes busi-ness-to-business networkingand business developmentsessions The From the Land ofKansas annual conference isFebruary 26-27, 2015, inManhattan. The conferencewill include the annual meet-ing for members and partnersas well as a wholesale tradeshow. “The annual meeting is anopportunity for trademarkmembers to network withother Kansas entrepreneurs,”said Stacy Mayo, From theLand of Kansas director. “Inaddition, guest speakers willpresent a variety of topics thatshould be beneficial to ourmembers who are interestedin growing and improvingtheir businesses.” The members attendingwill be able to hear from ex-perts in the agriculture, mar-keting and food industries. Afew areas of interest are:• Tips to the New Rules ofMarketing: Creating YourOwn Content• Attracting New Employeesand Engaging Your Workforce• Social Media Introduction:What Platforms Should I Consider?• Understanding ExpansionFunding Options • Agritourism Liability Cov-erage: What You Need toKnow About Managing theRisks Associated with YourAgritourism Activities• Roundtable on LocalFoods: Restaurants Wantingto Source and Farmers Look-ing to Sell • Grant Writing Melissa Hildebrand-Reed,with Hildebrand Farms Dairy,attended the conference in2014 and gained much fromher experience. “The From theLand of Kansas annual meet-ing provided an ideal environ-ment for networking withother Kansas product compa-nies,” said Reed. “The infor-mation we learned from theother producers and businessowners helped guide us inmany ways. We also enjoyedsharing our personal suc-cesses and obstacles to helpothers.” As a benefit of membershipand partnership, each mem-ber and partner is able tosend one representative to themeeting for free if they registerby January 15, 2015. Addi-tional attendees must pay afee. Registration information

is on the Web site at FromtheLandofKansas.com/AMeeting. The trade show is designedto give buyers and retail storesthe opportunity to meet with amultitude of Kansas compa-nies in one location. The tradeshow will feature high-qualityproducts including bakery,soup and dip mixes, dairyproducts, granola and snackmixes, sauces, marinades,rubs, seasonings, proteinsand more. If you are inter-ested in registering as a buyeror exhibiting, visitwww.FromtheLandofKansas.com/tradeshow for more in-formation. “At the trade show lastyear, we discovered severalnew products to sell in ourstore such as Cashmere Pop-corn, Kansas Foods Honey,Holmes Made Salsas andPrairie Harvest products,”Reed said. “The trade showalso prompted the conversa-tion that led to us selling ourdairy products in Prairie Har-vest Market in Newton. It waswell worth the time to attendthe meeting. We will be therethis year, eager to see what wecan do to grow our farm in2015.” Meeting sponsorships arestill available. For additionalinformation, visit www.Fromt h e L a n d o f K a n s a s .com/AMeeting. Informationon trade show booth spacecan be found at www.FromtheLandofKansas.com/Tradeshow.Please contact trademark di-rector, Stacy Mayo, 785-564-6759 for additionalinformation. The From theLand of Kansas program ishoused within the Kansas De-partment of Agriculture. From the Land of Kansasis Kansas’ agriculture trade-mark program. The program’sgoal is to identify and helpbusinesses that grow, pro-duce, process or manufactureproducts in Kansas. In addi-tion, the program works withand supports restaurantsusing Kansas products andretailers selling Kansas prod-ucts and ingredients. TheFrom the Land of Kansaswebsite is a tool to help con-sumers discover Kansas foodand agricultural products,services and experiences fromthe farm all the way to thefork. Follow the program’sstory and meet its memberson Facebook, Twitter and In-stagram.

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By Joel Wilhoft, NRCS Re-source Conservationist Hays The U.S. Department ofAgriculture’s, (USDA) NaturalResources Conservation Serv-ice (NRCS) provides financialassistance (FA) to farmersand ranchers through numer-ous conservation programs.Each program is authorizedby law and has its own set ofrules and guidelines. All haveone overarching constant—solving environmental prob-lems or concerns with

conservation practices thatmeet NRCS standards andspecifications. The first step in receivingFA through an NRCS programis to have a conservation plandeveloped. The NRCS deliversall assistance to farmers andranchers through the conser-vation planning process andit’s free. Stop by your localNRCS field office to discussyour conservation objectivesfor your land. NRCS staff willbe happy to complete an on-

site resource assessment andprovide you with treatmentalternatives to address con-servation problems on yourfarm. They will help you de-termine what conservationprogram and FA is right foryou. The second step is to signa program application. NRCSstaff will walk you throughthe application process. Ap-plications for most programsare accepted on a continuousbasis, but they’re consideredfor funding in different rank-ing periods. Be sure to askyour local NRCS district con-servationist about the rank-ing period deadline to ensuretimely submittal of an appli-cation. Applications will notbe ranked or considered forfunding if a conservation planhas not been developed andsigned. The third step, is to deter-mine your eligibility for theprogram. NRCS staff willneed an official tax identifica-tion number (ID) (Social Secu-rity number or an employeridentification number), prop-erty deed, lease agreement, orsome other document to showyou have control of the prop-erty, and a direct deposit formwith your banking informa-tion. A farm and tract num-ber are also needed. If youdon’t have a farm and tractnumber, you can get one fromUSDA’s Farm Service Agency.You will also need to provideHighly Erodible Lands andWetland Compliance certifica-tion along with an adjustedgross income certification. In order to receive FederalFA as a non-individual, yourorganization will need a DataUniversal Number System(DUNS) number. A DUNSnumber is a unique nine-character identification num-ber provided by thecommercial company Dun &Bradstreet (D&B). Your or-ganization can register for aDUNS number through

D&B's Web site at http://fed-gov.dnb.com/webform. Havethe following information pre-pared when requesting aDUNS Number: name of yourorganization, organization ad-dress, phone number of theorganization, name of theowner, legal structure of theorganization (corporation,partnership, proprietorship),year the organization started,primary line of business, andtotal number of employees(full- and part-time). Non-individuals must alsoregister with System forAward Management (SAM)database. The SAM is a Gov-ernment-wide registry forvendors doing business withthe Federal Government. Youcan review the SAM UserGuide located at:h t t p s : / / w w w . s a m .gov/sam/SAM_Guide/SAM_User_Guide.htm. Registra-tion can be completed onlineat www.sam.gov. You musthave a DUNS number to com-plete the registration. You cannot receive FAfrom NRCS programs withoutgoing through these basicsteps: (1) sign a conservationplan, (2) sign a program appli-cation, (3) achieve program eligibility, (4) applicationranking and acceptance, and(5) implement the conserva-tion plan. Stop by your localfield office to get the processstarted. Please contact your localNRCS office or conservationdistrict office located at yourlocal county USDA ServiceCenter (listed in the telephonebook under United StatesGovernment or on the inter-net at offices.usda.gov) for as-sistance. More information isalso available on the KansasWeb site atwww.ks .nrcs .usda .gov . Follow us on Twitter@NRCS_Kansas. USDA is anequal opportunity providerand employer.

By Alan Boerger, NRCS Resource ConservationistManhattan Everyday farmers andranchers use all-terrain vehi-cles (ATV) for work-relatedjobs. ATVs are even used forrecreation by adults, teensand small children. However,most of the time, people usethese vehicles improperly orrecklessly. It seems thatsafety has been placed on theback burner when complet-ing a job or having fun. According to the Con-sumer Product Safety Com-mission’s 2012 AnnualReport of ATV-related deathsand injuries, over 12,300deaths have occurred be-tween 1982-2012. Of the2,994 ATV-related fatalities ofchildren younger than 16years of age, 1,267 wereyounger than 12 years of age.Of these injuries, people havebecome paralyzed or sufferedinternal injuries. And everymonth, thousands of peopleare treated in hospital emer-gency rooms for injuries re-ceived while riding an ATV. Based on this information,ATV safety should be giventop priority if statistics are tobe lowered. There are severalthings one can do to keep youand your family safer whenoperating these vehicles. Thefollowing are a few items toremember in regards to ATVsafety:1. Participate in a TrainingCourse. Anyone who pur-chased a new ATV after De-cember 30, 1986, andeveryone in the purchaser’simmediate family who iswithin the recommended agegroup for the ATV purchasedis entitled to take a trainingcourse at no additionalcharge. Others can take thetraining course for a smallfee. Contact your local au-thorized ATV dealer for de-tails. 2. Follow the manufac-

turer’s minimum age rec-ommendation warning labelon the ATV. ATVs vary insize and power. Each ATVhas a warning label placed onthe front fender of the ATVstating what age a personshould be to safely operatethat particular vehicle. Chil-dren often ride ATVs that aretoo large for their frames.Children under the age of 16should never operate an ATVwithout adult supervision.Children need to be observedcarefully because not all chil-dren have the strength, size,skills, or judgment needed tooperate an ATV safely. 3. Read the owner’s man-ual carefully and follow theoperating procedures de-scribed. The owner’s man-ual is full of usefulinformation about the ATV.Pay special attention to thewarnings in the manual andon all labels.4. Keep the ATV in goodworking order. A properlymaintained ATV is not onlysafer to operate, but will pro-long the life of the ATV.5. Use Safety Gear. Use ap-propriate safety gear whenriding, especially a helmet.The helmet should fit prop-erly and snuggly to the head.A helmet that is too big or toosmall is not effective. Othersafety gear should include:eye protection, boots, gloves,long pants, and long sleeveshirts or jackets.6. Never overload an ATV.Most ATVs are designedspecifically for one rider andare not meant to carry twopeople. In recent years, someATV manufacturers have de-signed and built ATVs thatcarry two passengers. Over-loading an ATV with equip-ment or passengers mayupset the balance of the ATVand may cause it to go out ofcontrol.7. Transporting ATVs. AnATV transported from one lo-

cation to another can becomea safety issue. Never load anATV in the bed of pickup ortrailer and drive off. The ATVshould be properly secured inthe pickup or trailer withgood tie-down straps. If pos-sible, the tailgate of thepickup should be raised asan extra precaution. ATVscan move on trailers and in-side pickup beds if they arestruck from behind or if thebrakes are suddenly engaged. There is a lot to thinkabout regarding ATV safety.The above items are just afew things to consider. Byfar, the best safety measureis to be trained in the safeuse of ATVs. Managing yourrisk while riding and knowingyour limits and abilities onan ATV can help you ridemore safely. For more infor-

mation about ATV Safety, callthe Consumer Product SafetyCommission at 800-638-2772 or the ATV Distributor’sSafety Hotline at 800-852-5344. Riding ATVs safely isnot just good practice, itmakes good sense. Please contact your NRCSoffice or conservation districtoffice located at your localcounty U.S. Department ofAgriculture (USDA) ServiceCenter (listed in the tele-phone book under UnitedStates Government or on theinternet at offices.usda.gov)for assistance. More infor-mation is also available onthe Kansas Web site atwww.ks.nrcs.usda.gov. Fol-low us on Twitter@NRCS_Kansas. USDA is anequal opportunity providerand employer.


GLB SERVICES217 1/2 N. Jackson

544-2121

We salute ourFarmers for their

hard work and dedication in

conserving thesoil for future generations.

Farming is about more than just planting seeds.Their commitment to producing a thriving variety of crops and livestock requires long

hours, risk and hard work.

Insurance AgencyKaren Yoder, Agency Manager

600 S. Main • Hugoton

We Salute The Dedicated Farmers Of Stevens County.

Conserving the soil makes for a better farming future!

DILLCO FLUID SERVICE INC.

513 W. 4th St. 544-2929

We salute our area farmers and agriculture industry for their contributions to our local

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CongratulationsPast Grassland Merit Award Winners

and Wildlife Habitat Award Winners

1995 Gerald Schmidt Family2003 Sid & Sheila Burrows2005 Jim Persinger2006 Richard Claggett2007 Dennis & Beth Moser

2008 Steve & Brenda Kinser2010 Ervin & Galen Hancock2013 Ron DeGarmo2014 Sally Mann Adee

1989 Rome Farms (Steven, Keith & David)2010 Jerry and Laura Hull

620.544.4388“Helping You Put The Pieces Together.”

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FARMERSMarch 15 is the deadline for insuring yourspring planted crops with multi-peril and

revenue insurance. See us for your insuranceneeds. Don’t forget, hail season is approaching!

Call Yvonne, Kim, Kirk, Dennis, Linda, Mari or Teri to set up an appointment.

1026 S. Main 620-544-8011

PARAMOUNT SERVICE & SUPPLY835 East 11th St • Hugoton

(620) 544-4464

Water and Soil Conservation are themajor focus of Stevens County farmers.

For all of your contributions and for all the fruits ofyour labor, we thank you for bringing so much to thetable.

Highlights of the History of

Stevens County Agricultural Soil Conservation Stewards of1980. In the back row left to right are District ConservationistRoy Huhn, Chairman Darrell Skinner and Treasurer RichardClaggett. In the front row are board member Wilbur White,District Secretary Nina Ince and Vice Chairman Robert Parsons. Not present was board member Clovis Brewer.

Stevens County Agricultural Soil ConservationStewards of 1978. From left to right are Mr. andMrs. Darrell Skinner, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur White,Mr. and Mrs. Everett Burrows, Mr. and Mrs. GeraldSchmidt, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Parsons, Mr. and Mrs.Walter Ridenour, Mr. and Mrs. Newton and ClovisBrewer. Gerald Schmidt retired from the conservation board and Bob Parsons will fill the

vacancy. Ridenour is the district conservationist andMrs. Ince is the district secretary. Not pictured isJim Courtney, civil engineering technician.

PACKER HONORED - R. W. Packer was honored by theStevens County Soil Conservation District for his 18 years ofservice. Those present for the honor were, seated left to right,R.W Packer, retiring member; and Dick Kapp, chairman of theStevens County Soil Conservation District. Standing, MurelCurtis, Ross Teeter, Lewis Wheeler, retiring associate member,Frank Thomas and Dean Roehr. T.V. Bentley was not presentfor the picture.

The Stevens County Conservation District board members anddistrict conservationist Roy Huhn Saturday surprised JaySaunders at the Stevens County Hospital with a communityservice award. Saunders was to receive the honor at the banquet that evening but because of illness was unable to attend. Saunders was recognized for his support of the conservation district while operating a grain elevator facilityhere. Saunders purchased the first grass drill for use by thedistrict. He later sold it to the district and maintained it andothers. The community service award is co-sponsored by theASCS, the conservation district and the extension council. Pictured with Saunders and his wife Jennie are, from the left,Huhn, Richard Claggett, Warren Moon, Robert Parsons andLewis Wheeler. 1985

Lewis Wheeler

Walt Ridenour Nina Ince Dean Roehr

Gerald Schmidt Robert Wheeler John Ertz

Wilbur White

Robert Hamilton

Richard Claggett, Chairman of the Board

Wilbur White Warren Moon Robert Parsons Roy Pywell, Interim District Conservationist

Nina Ince, District Secretary

Sam Dunn, District SoilConservation Technician

Stevens County Agricultural Soil Conservation Stewards

Stevens County Agricultural SoilConservation Stewards 1970 Below is a 1970 advertisement from

Citizens State Bank, a long time supporter of Soil Conservation in

Stevens County


Clifford & Paula Shuck620.428.6400

[email protected]

“Supplying all yourcustom farming needs”

We Salute Stevens County

Farmers and Ranchers for

their dedication to agriculture.

Art Lahey’s family pictured: Art’s son Vance on the wagontongue, Art holding daughter Marjorie, Art’s wife Gail standingnext to Art.

Glen Gaskill and Bob Wheeler at Gaskill dam. Courtesy ofUSDA Soil Conservation Service February 11, 1971.

Guest speaker Dale Minnich, with entertainers NRCS AlanMessenger and board supervisor Garry Norton February 17,1996.

Produce and Protect: Minimum tillage at its best is shown herewhere milo is planted in 2000 pounds of wheat stubble with ano-till slot planter. Only previous tillage operation was bladingwith the application of anhydrous. 1974

Lewis Wheeler, at right, accepts congratulations from conser-vation district board of supervisors vice-president Bob Parsons.Wheeler was elected to a three year term on the board at themeeting Monday. Wheeler replaces Darrell Skinner, retiringboard member. 1980

A surprised Laurence Brower received the community serviceaward at the forty-fifth annual Stevens County ConservationDistrict annual dinner and meeting Saturday night. District Secretary Sherri Martin made the presentation. Brower hasserved on several boards in the community including the Conservation Board of Supervisors from 1961-1966. Until theend of 1994, he was a Stevens County Commissioner.

T.A. Dudley, at right, received a distinguished service awardsponsored locally by the Bankers Award Committee fromStevens County. The committee is comprised of the County Extension Council, the ASC Committee and the ConservationDistrict Board. Warren Moon, Chairman of the ACS Committee, made the presentation at the awards banquet January 24, 1980.

Two members of the Stevens County Conservation Districtboard of supervisors announced their retirement at the annualmeeting and banquet Saturday. Warren Moon, at left, hasserved on the board since 1981. Robert Parsons has served since1978. Parsons was the board chairman when he retired. 1990

Paul Nix, at left, who farms southeast of Hugoton, was the recipient of the Stevens County Conservation District Community Service Award. Richard James, board chairman,made the presentation at the conservation district banquet inHugoton Saturday night January 16, 1993.

715 E. 11th St.Hugoton544-7323

With innovation weare working towardprotecting resourcesfor future generationswhile growingthe present.

Mr. Lee T. Morgan, IdahoState Conservationist fornearly 12 years, assumed theduties of State Conservation-ist for Kansas February 1,1971. He succeeded MorrieA. Bolline, State Conserva-tionist for the past 11 years.The announcement wasmade in Washington D.C. bySCS Administrator KennethE. Grant.

Mr. Morgan is a native ofStevens County and has adegree in agricultural eco-nomics from Kansas StateUniversity. His Service careerbegan in September 1935when he became a junior soilconservationist at Hereford,Tx. From 1939-44 he servedin the SCS Project Plans Di-vision in Washington D.C.,then as assistant state con-servationist in Colorado andthen in New Mexico. In 1951he became regional informa-tion officer at Albuquerque,N.M. and in 1954, Mr. Mor-gan was named Utah DeputyState Conservationist. He be-came Idaho State Conserva-tionist in March 1959.

Bolline has been selectedfor the dual position of SCSfield representative and re-gional technical service cen-ter director for 11 midweststates, including Kansas. Hisheadquarters will be at Lin-

coln, Ne. Stevens County rel-atives of Mr. Morgan includeMrs. A. E. Kramer, Mrs. W.E. Demuth and Ray Morgan.

Stevens County native servesas Kansas Conservationist

Lee T. Morgan. Courtesy ofUSDA Soil ConservationService. 1970

STATE MEN HERE 1967 - Representatives from the state levelof ASCS toured the county Friday. They were inspecting activeblow-out areas. Farms of Earl E. Ellis, Everett Burrows andGeorge Burrows, Jr. were visited. Some low areas on these farmshave been filled to control wind erosion and conserve water. Thepurpose of the tour was to determine if ACP cost-sharing couldbe justified. Those making the tour were front row, left to right,Charles W. McBee, State Soil Scientist, Salina; James C. Ford,Stevens County ASC Chairman; Lester R. Branson, Manhattan;Benny Martin, assistant state conservationist, Salina; and M. M.Downtain, Farmer Fieldman for ASCS in Garden City. BackRow: Wayne Guyer, Stevens County Office Manager; EverettBurrows, ASC board member; Walter L. Ridenour, Work UnitConservationist; Orval A. Harold, area conservationist; G. W.Egbert, chairman of the Kansas ASCS Committee; George Bur-rows, and Everett Barber, Stevens County board members.

A. E. Lahey

(620) 428-6086Created to Serve

Congratulations Stevens County

Windbreak, Grassland Merit,

Soil & Water Conservationand Wildlife Habitat

Award Winners

Thanks for all your hard workand effort

Stevens County Conservation

By Robert Schiffner, NRCS Re-source Conservationist Hays It’s the end of the 2014crop year and many produc-ers are looking to the nextcropping season. The nextstep in many areas is deter-mining the fertilizer needs of

the next crop. If you're usingcover crops, there may bemore to determining fertilizerneeds than merely looking ata current soil test. A few things to keep in

mind:1. Soil tests will report lowernutrient availability on fieldswhere a successful cover cropis growing or has recentlybeen terminated than onfields where no cover cropwas used.2. Plant-available nitrogen(PAN) released from covercrops depend on crop speciesand crop growth stage, soiltemperature, soil microbialactivity, and many environ-mental factors.3. The timing of the covercrop termination and incor-poration in relation to plant-ing the following crop and theweather, plus a host of othermanagement practices influ-ence the speed of nutrient re-lease from the cover crop.Most cover crops release PANwithin four to six weeks fol-lowing termination.4. Tissue samples from thecover crop can be analyzed bymost soil testing labs and canprovide an indication of nu-trient uptake. For most cover

crops, however, this is onlyeasily done by collecting theabove ground portion of theplant, which doesn't repre-sent the entire picture. Toget the most PAN value fromcover crops, universities rec-ommend removing above-ground biomass late in thevegetative growing stage.However, you should checkwith your crop insurancecompany before implement-ing this. A lab analysis forcover crop total nitrogen as apercentage of dry matter is agood predictor of a cover cropcapacity to release PAN forsummer crop. Cover crop biomass mustbe broken down by soil mi-crobes in order for nutrientsto be available for a followingcrop. The carbon and nitro-gen content in the tissue atthe time of termination willhave an impact on how fastthis breakdown will occur. There are a number of rec-ommendations cautioningthat cover crops having ahigh carbon to nitrogen ratio,like cereal grains andgrasses, may cause a net re-duction in available soil nitro-gen (a negative nitrogencredit), especially when these

are terminated in a lategrowth stage and too close toplanting of crops like corn.This is a frequent problem formany growers when first experimenting with a covercrop system. However, when thesecrops are properly managed,they can provide a positive nitrogen credit if they areplanted in conjunction withlegumes to lower the carbonto nitrogen ratio. Remember, if you are indoubt, always have a sampletested for percentage nitrogenin dry matter to determinethe amount of plant-availablenitrogen. Please contact your NRCSoffice or conservation districtoffice located at your localcounty U.S. Department ofAgriculture (USDA) ServiceCenter (listed in the tele-phone book under UnitedStates Government or on theinternet at offices.usda.gov)for assistance. More informa-tion is also available on theKansas Web site atwww.ks.nrcs.usda.gov. Fol-low us on Twitter@NRCS_Kansas. USDA is an equal opportu-nity provider and employer.

With the many challenges facingtoday’s farmers we recognize those

challenges and appreciate theirdedication to the land.

B & T FarmsBryne and Tina Sullins

598-2304Check with us for your baling needs.

We’re proud of this community’s farming tradition

and conservation.We care about the well-being and continued

success of our local farmers.


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SEED PRODUCTSAs Channel® Seedsmen, we get to know you and your farm first. From walking your fieldsto recommending the best product placement, they’re all signs of our commitment to you.It allows us to provide you with the best in-season advice and industry-leading seed prod-ucts all season long. Make Seedsmanship your sign for success, this year, and the next.

Contact your Channel Seedsman:Daron Cowan

District Sales ManagerUlysses, KS620-353-8587

Warren WillisSeed Sales

Hugoton, KS620-428-1063

By Bill Schroter, NRCS CivilEngineering Technician Hays,Kansas What is LiDAR? “LightDetection and Ranging is aremote sensing technologythat collects three-dimen-sional (3-D) point clouds ofthe Earth’s surface. Thistechnology is being used for awide range of applications in-cluding high-resolution topo-graphic mapping and 3-Dsurface modeling as well asinfrastructure and biomassstudies. Airborne LiDAR in-strumentation uses a laserscanner with up to 400,000pulses of light per second.The laser transmits pulsesand records the time delaybetween a light pulse trans-mission and reception to cal-culate elevation values. Thesevalues are integrated with in-formation from the aircraft’sGlobal Positioning System(GPS) and orientation (pitch,roll, and yaw) data from iner-tial measurement technology

to produce point cloud data.Each data point is recordedwith precise horizontal posi-tion, vertical elevation, andother attribute values.”(Source: United States Geo-logical Survey) Although this is not newtechnology, its high cost hasresulted in a multi-yearprocess to make the dataavailable in all locations.LiDAR projects began in2006 in northeast Kansas,and have since been workingtheir way through Kansas. In2012, the first large portionsof western Kansas were flownwith LiDAR technology.These 2012 flights have beenprocessed and will soon beavailable to Natural Resources ConservationService (NRCS) field offices. How does this benefit -and what does it mean for -NRCS and producers? I’msure most of you by now haveseen a contour map of yourland. These lines are older

and are at five to ten foot ver-tical intervals. The newLiDAR has elevation lines attwo foot vertical intervals.This makes planning a fieldfor a conservation systemmuch more accurate, andgives a producer a much better estimate of the cost ofa project. For NRCS, LiDAR hasmany other advantages alongwith the improved accuracyof conservation planning.There are many ways inwhich this technology cansave time. It is accurateenough that waterways canbe surveyed and designedusing these new maps. Thiswill allow for year-round de-signing of waterways, nomore waiting on the snow toclear, or the fields to dry. Oneof the major advantages willcome in the form of long live-stock pipelines. Currently, alengthy pipeline survey maytake up to several weeks tobe completed. With LiDAR,

once a pipeline route is es-tablished, the LiDAR eleva-tion data can be collected inabout ten minutes. Thismeans many livestockpipelines can now be com-pleted in a day, as opposed toseveral weeks. This was avery brief overview of whatLiDAR can do. Stop by yourlocal field office to see if yourcounty has this great newtool and how it can help. Please contact your NRCSoffice or conservation districtoffice located at your localcounty U.S. Department ofAgriculture (USDA) ServiceCenter (listed in the tele-phone book under UnitedStates Government or on theinternet at offices.usda.gov)for assistance. More informa-tion is also available on theKansas Web site atwww.ks.nrcs.usda.gov. Follow us on Twitter@NRCS_Kansas. USDA is anequal opportunity providerand employer.

by Jess Crockford, SouthwestRegional Fire Coordinator Fire has proven to be themost effective and economicalway to suppress and controlmost invasive woody plantspecies encroaching on nativegrasslands in Kansas. Heavyinfestations of woody speciescan have significant negativeimpacts on space for valuablegrass species as well as re-duce the amount of wateravailable for grass andground water recharge. Moreand more landowners arelearning to develop prescribedburn plans, and consideringways that they might conductand carry out prescribed burnon their grassland acres. Yes, the future of pre-scribed burning may very welllie in neighbors helpingneighbors to implement pre-scription burn plans. Thebenefits of using fire as a re-source management tool aremany, while the excuses fornot using fire are generallylimited to four. First, “liabil-ity”: it should be a concernbut not to the point of inac-tion. There is little evidence incase law that properly con-ducted prescribed fires haveresulted in significant settle-ments. Much of the percep-tion of risk is the result ofmedia coverage of wildfires,which have nothing to do withprescribed fire. Other excuses include “Idon't have enough training orexperience; I don't know howto burn; I don't have enoughpeople to help; and perhaps Idon't have enough equip-

ment.” All too often peopleuse these excuses to justifynot burning and not takingcare of the land. Eventuallythey will be out of businessregardless of their interests,because their grasslands willslowly convert to brush andforest in the absence of fire. These excuses and con-cerns should not lessen yourenthusiasm for prescribed fireas a rangeland managementtool. Now is the time to be-come bold and innovativewhile always remaining pru-dent in the use of prescribedfire. For example, rural neigh-borhoods are banding to-gether to address theseconcerns by forming pre-scribed burn associations(PBAs). You still have liabilityconcerns as an organizedPBA, but you can manageyour risk by arranging for theproper training, finding expe-rienced help, and acquiringthe proper equipment pro-vided by the association. Yourinvolvement with the PBAadds to your experience andconfidence while working withyour neighbors. You do nothave to hire labor, becauseyou now have neighbors help-ing neighbors. Association members pooltheir equipment so no onehas to buy all of the equip-ment. One person may have adrip touch, another person aslip-in cattle sprayer, whileanother member has a four-wheeler, and yet another hasa tractor and mower forpreparing firebreaks. All ofthis equipment and man-

power allows youto safety conductprescribed burns. The value ofhaving adequatenumbers ofhelpers, the rightequipment andpeople with train-ing and experi-ence cannot beover emphasized.By reducing theequipment andlabor costs as wellas risk and legalliability concerns of applyingprescribed fire on privateland, PBAs have proven to bea valuable tool for encourag-ing landowners to apply fireacross the landscape to re-duce woody plants such asEastern red cedar. At the endof the day, in rangelands it isgenerally not a question ofwill the grasslands burn, butwhen will they burn and howmuch - or little - control overthe fire land managers canexert when fire occurs. If you and your neighborswould be interested in hear-ing more about PrescribedBurning Associations or areinterested in forming yourown association please con-tact your local conservationdistrict at 620-544-2991 orJess Crockford, SW RegionalCoordinator, Kansas Pre-scribed Fire Council at 620-664-4882, [email protected] Roger Tacha, NW RegionalCoordinator at 785-672-0401, email plansman1 @outlook.com.

There currently are nineactive PBAs in Kansas helpingto make up the state wide or-ganization, the Kansas Pre-scribed Burn Association(KPBA). The KPBA is a non-profit organization workingwith the Kansas PrescribeFire Council to promote andsupport the formation of localburn associations. The cur-rent president of the KPBA isEva Yearout, a member of theGyp Hills Burn Associationand a resident of BarberCounty. This effort is just one ex-ample of the work being com-pleted by the KS PFC. TheCouncil organized in 2008and is an educational non-profit promoting the safe andeffective use of prescribed fire.If you are interested in learn-ing more about prescribe fireor burn associations, contactyour local Conservation Dis-trict or Natural ResourcesConservation Service, or theKansas Prescribed Fire Coun-cil at 785-532-3316.

K-C Oil Company218 S. Main St.

544-4660

“Neighbor to Neighbor” the future of prescribed burningStevens County Conservation District will nolonger send notices through US Postal Service

New “LiDAR” Technology is heading west

Managing nitrogen with cover crops

(620) 544-TIRE (8473)Highway 51 East

Hugoton, KS 67951

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Our thanks

All of the Stevens County Conservation District’s pro-grams, sign-ups, meeting notices/invitations, updatesand newsletters will be sent through email from this timeforward. We will no longer send notices through the U.S. PostalService. If you would like to be added to our mailing list or to

ensure we have your most current information you cansend it to: [email protected] or if you wouldlike your e-mail address to be removed from our list. Feel free to call our office at 620-544-2991, extension3 if you have any questions.

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