January 17, 2013

Volume 126, Number 3 Thursday, January 17, 2013 14 Pages, 70 Cents Plus Tax Per Copy

Jayne Littrell is retiring. After 32 continuous years at the Sher-iff’s Department as dispatcher Jayne has decided to retire. A re-tirement party in her honor was hosted at the Sheriff’sDepartment Thursday afternoon. Jayne was a dispatcher from1972 until 1983 and from 1985 until present.

Judge Kim Schroeder swears in county officers Monday after-noon at the Stevens County Courthouse. Those being sworn infrom the left are District Attorney Paul Kitzke, Register of DeedsBetty Rosel, Stevens County Sheriff Ted Heaton, District Mag-

istrate Judge Paula Sosa, Stevens County Commissioner DaveBozone and Stevens County Clerk Pam Bensel. Newly electedCounty Commissioner Pat Hall was not present due to a familyemergency.

Kansas Governor SamBrownback announced hisappointment of Judge KimSchroeder of Hugoton andJudge Anthony Powell of Wi-chita to the Kansas Court ofAppeals.

“Judge Schroeder hasbeen a practicing lawyerthroughout his career, start-ing in a practice in ruralsouthwest Kansas,” Gover-

nor Brownback said. “Heexemplifies the values ofsmall-town and ruralKansas. I am confident hewill serve our state with in-tegrity and honor.”

Judge Schroeder receivedhis undergraduate degree inPolitical Science from Wash-burn University and went onto earn his Juris Doctorfrom Washburn University.

He is a District Court Judgefor the 26th Judicial Districtand has served in that rolesince 1999.

“Judge Powell has been astate representative, lawyer,and congressional aide, andan active member of hiscommunity. He is an ac-complished attorney and I’mconfident that he will servewith honor and distinction,”

said Governor Brownback.Judge Anthony Powell re-

ceived his undergraduatedegree from George Wash-ington University and hisJuris Doctorate with honorsfrom Washburn UniversitySchool of Law. He currentlyserves as a Judge for theSedgwick County DistrictCourt and was first electedin 2002.

With widespread activ-ity of influenza in Kansas,State Health OfficerRobert Moser, M.D., saidit is not too late to vac-cinate against the flu, andhe encourages employersto take the necessarysteps for a healthy work-place.

“I would ask that busi-ness owners and man-agers encourage theiremployees to stay at homewhen ill to avoid thespread of influenza in thecommunity. It’s also im-portant for everyone towash their handsthroughout the day with

warm, soapy water and tosanitize telephones, key-boards and other officeequipment used often,”said Moser, who is also theSecretary for the KansasDepartment of Health andEnvironment (KDHE).

One of several waysKDHE tracks influenza isby monitoring the percent-age of patients seekinghealthcare in selected out-patient clinics who exhibitinfluenza-like illness (ILI),in a system known asILINet.

“The typical peak forcases of ILI in Kansas oc-curs in February, and the

rates we are observingnow are higher and earlierthan what we usually see,”said Moser.

Last week (ending Jan-uary 5), the rate of ILIamong patients seekingcare at ILINet sites wasapproximately 6.4 percent.During the previous(2011-2012) influenza sea-son, this rate peaked at3.4 percent the week end-ing March 10, the latestpeak of an influenza sea-son in Kansas since sur-veillance began in 1995.KDHE also closely moni-tors influenza-relateddeaths. During the 2011-

2012 influenza season, in-fluenza and pneumonia, acommon complication ofinfluenza, contributed toor directly caused morethan 1,300 deaths amongKansas residents, and wasthe eighth leading under-lying cause of death in2011. In the current in-fluenza season, more than460 influenza and pneu-monia deaths have beenreported to date.

Influenza vaccine is rec-ommended for nearlyeveryone six months of ageand older to reduce the

Changes in the Post Of-fice service this month arebeing noticed. Mail formerlysent to the Liberal post of-fice for sorting is now beingsent to Amarillo, Tx. TheLiberal distribution centerhas been closed and now allmail must go to Amarillo forsorting.

The Postal Service is alsointroducing a First-ClassMail Global Forever Stamp.The new stamp will allowcustomers to mail lettersanywhere in the world forone set price of $1.10, andis among new mailing andshipping services filed withthe Postal Regulatory Com-mission.

The price for First-ClassMail single-piece letters willincrease by just a pennywhen prices change Janu-ary 27. The new 46 centForever stamps will allowcustomers to mail letters toany location in the UnitedStates. Forever stamps arealways good for mailing aone-ounce letter anytime inthe future regardless ofprice changes.

Highlights of the new sin-gle-piece First-Class Mailpricing, effective January27, 2013 include:• Letters (one ounce) - one-cent increase to 46 cents• Letters additional ounces- unchanged at 20 cents• Letters to all interna-tional destinations (oneounce) - $1.10• Postcards - one-cent in-crease to 33 cents

The Postal RegulatoryCommission (PRC) will re-view the prices before theybecome effective January27, 2013. The Shipping andMailing price filings areavailable on the PRC Website at www.prc.gov and thenew Mailing Service pricesare available athttp://pe.usps.com.Shipping Services

Several new ShippingServices products becameavailable in October 2012.Free tracking was offered toall competitive packages,including retail Priority Mailand Parcel Post (recently re-named Standard Post).

The Hugoton City Coun-cil met for a special meetingat the city building January14, 2013. Attending themeeting were Mayor Jack E.Rowden, Outside UtilitiesSupervisor Paul Nordyke,City Clerk Thomas G.Hicks, Hugoton Hermes re-porter Ruthie Winget andcity councilmen Mike Esh-baugh, Kim Harper, GregGill and Bob Mason. Coun-cilman Gary Baughmanwas absent.

The council opened bidsfor interest for a temporarynote. Commerce Bank hadthe bid of .79592%. TheUnited Missouri Bank andCitizens State Bank turnedin the bid of .9937396%.The councilmen passed themotion to accept the low bidfrom Commerce Bank.

The motion was alsopassed to approve Resolu-tion 2013-1 authorizing is-suance of general obligationtemporary notes Series A2013 of the City of Hugotonin the principal amount of$782,000 for the temporaryfinancing of the improve-ments such as curb andgutter along with sewer andwater for the Pioneer Manoraddition.

Paul Nordyke reported tothe city council he hadspoke with engineer PeteEarles. Pete should havethe bids back for the pricesfor the forced main by theend of this week. Work onthe forced main shouldstart right away.

The meeting adjourned.

The Stevens CountyEconomic Board met Tues-day, January 8, 2013 inthe craft room at theStevens County SeniorCenter. Present at themeeting were board mem-

bers Jack Rowden, SteveRome, Jan Leonard, MarkCrawford, Doug Martinand Jody Wacker. Also at-tending the meeting wereEcoDevo Director NealGillespie and Hugoton Her-

mes reporter RuthieWinget. Absent were JoshMorris, Dan Corpening,Bryne Sullins and secre-tary Kristin Farnum.

Jack Rowden reportedthe checking account bal-ance was $2,630.02 andthe total Special Projectsbalance was $65,644.05.The Housing Incentive bal-ance - which comes out ofthe Special Projects ac-count - is $19,699.17. Theboard passed the motion totransfer $2,850 from Spe-cial Projects account tochecking account to paybills.

The EcoDevo Board hadelection of officers. SteveRome was voted in as thenew Chairman, Doug Mar-tin will remain the Vice-Chairman, and JackRowden was voted in asthe new Treasurer.

The board discussed theDestination Boot Campwhich will be March 5-7and another Boot Campwhich will be in October.The board would like to re-cruit seven businesses to

send decision makers tothe Boot Camp at Long-mont, Co.

The board discussedplans for the Kansas Sam-pler Festival which will beMay 4, 2013. Neal reportedthey were planning to giveaway little samples ofcheese. Stevens CountyEcoDevo will be in theSouthwest Kansas tent.Some of the board sug-gested using television toshow Stevens County to itsbest advantage.

After debating the prosand cons of attending theTulare, Ca. Dairy team forthe wKREDA, the boarddecided no one needed toattend this year. They willreceive all the leads fromwKREDA and the Depart-ment of Agriculture any-way. EcoDevo boardmembers have attended inprevious years, hoping toget some dairies to transferto Stevens County.

Neal informed the boardmembers he got the KDI-KDOT grant application

The Hugoton MunicipalAirport Board met for theirregularly scheduled meet-ing Wednesday, January 9,2013 at the airport meetingroom. Present at the meet-ing were board membersJeff Crawford, Dell Cullison,Kim Harper and RobertDavis. Also attending themeeting were manager GaryPorter, secretary Risa Nor-ton, Kirkham Michael’sCurtis Houser and HugotonHermes reporter RuthieWinget. Board memberDax Gaskill was absent.

Chairman Robert Daviscalled the meeting to order.The minutes of the previousmeeting were read and ap-proved.

Curtis Houser informed

the board members nonews had been receivedfrom Kansas Department ofTransportation concerningCIP. He reported they arestill waiting also for the pa-perwork for the final draw-down in order to close outthe FAA grant for the paral-lel taxiway.

The board discussed or-dering taxiway signs for thenew parking area and thetiedown area.

Gary Porter gave hismanager’s report. Hecleared the runway of snowDecember 31 and then re-plowed the runway Tuesdayfor snow and ice. He re-ported Whitham Enter-prises adjusted the brakeson the Refueler and fixed

the hydraulic leak on thefront end loader. Porter in-formed the board the hosesfor the fuel trucks havebeen delivered but thehoses have not been in-stalled yet due to the coldtemperatures.

He also stated the newhangar contracts for 2013have been sent out.

Porter reported the pro-posal by McBride Construc-tion to have ramp jointsealing and repair work onthe tarmac to be $4,188.The motion passed to ac-cept McBride’s proposal.

The meeting adjourned.The next meeting will beFebruary 6, 2013.

Airport Board considers taxiway signs

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Postal Service to implementseveral changes this month

Local judge Kim Schroeder appointed to Court of Appeals

Flu continues to spread among Kansas population

EcoDevo discusses representation at Kansas Sampler

City council meets to openbids for improvement monies

The flu is affecting manypeople in the area! Get yourflu shot now at StevensCounty Health Department.Call 544-7177 for more infor-mation.Pioneer Manor residents playBingo at 2:00 p.m. Tuesdays,Thursdays, Fridays and Sat-urdays. Community membersare invited to volunteer or playa game with the residents!AL-ANON Family Groupmeets at 1405 CemeteryRoad Mondays and Thurs-days at 8:00 p.m. Call 620-544-2610 or 620-544-2854 formore information.CELEBRATE RECOVERYevery Monday night 6:30-8:00 p.m. at Assembly of GodFellowship Hall, 138 S. Main inHugoton.HUGOTON LIONS CLUB meetsevery Second and FourthThursday of the month at Me-morial Hall 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. Friday afternoons- Stevens County Library will

show a movie for communitychildren from 3:35 to 5:00 p.m.Contact Stacey at the SCL formore information 620-544-2301.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. Wednesdayevenings.December 22 - January 27- Stauth Memorial Museum

will host “They Also Ran: ThePresidential Hopefuls,” examin-ing the presidential candidateswho didn’t get elected. It offersa fascinating look at Americanpolitics, the men who gave thepresident a run for his money,and those who returned to wina later election. The museumis located at 111 N. Aztec inMontezuma. They are closedMondays. Call 620-846-2527for more information.January 17- Camera Club will meet at

7:00 p.m. at the HugotonRecreation Commission at 304E. Third in Hugoton. For moreinformation, call Lowell Stanleyat 620-598-2914 or [email protected] 18- Deadline to sign up for Men’sand Women’s Basketballleague at the Hugoton Recre-ation. Games start Wednesday,January 23.- Deadline to sign up for Hugo-ton Rec’s Community Melt-down 2013. Program lasts fornine weeks. Pick up registra-tion packets at the HRC, 211 S.Madison. For more informa-tion, call 620-544-4675.- Movie at the Stevens CountyLibrary from 3:35 to 5:00 p.m.January 19-26- Local artists over the age of

18 are invited to enter their art-work in the Main ARTery’s “SeeWhat I Hear” exhibit. The MainARTery is located at 103 S.Main in Ulysses. Contact JeaniGustafson for more informationat 620-424-3828. You can alsovisit their Web site atw w w . M a i n A R T e r yKansas.com.January 20- Pastor Bob Rich will preach

and minister at Lighthouse Fel-lowship, 424 S. Jackson, at10:30 a.m.January 21- No school for USD 210.- Martin Luther King Jr. Day- Stevens County Commis-

sioners will meet in the Com-missioners’ Room at theStevens County Courthouse at8:30 a.m.- USD 210 Board of Educationwill meet at 6:30 p.m. in HMSLibrary.- Southwest Friends of the Artswill be hosting tryouts for theirApril performance of “A LittleOff the Top” at 7:00 p.m. at 305S. Jackson. Call 620-544-2038for more information.January 22- Southwest Friends of the Artswill be hosting tryouts for theirApril performance of “A LittleOff the Top” at 7:00 p.m. at 305S. Jackson. Call 620-544-2038for more information.January 23- The American Red Cross willbe in Hugoton from 12:00 noon

to 6:00 p.m. at the StevensCounty Fairgrounds.January 25- Stevens County Library will

host a movie for communitykids from 3:35 to 5:00 p.m.January 25-26- High School Quest TV Roundat TopekaJanuary 27- Knights of Columbus will

host their annual Free ThrowChampionship at 2:00 p.m. atHugoton Middle School WestGym. For more information,contact Will Schnittker at 544-2693.- Chocolate Cake DayJanuary 28-29- Stevens County Library will

be setting up their annual Tex-tile Exhibit. Entry forms areavailable online at steven-s c o u n t y l i b r a r y .com or at the front desk at SCL.Please contact Eunice at theSCL by calling 620-544-2301.January 28-31- Rolla High School Homecom-ing WeekJanuary 28-February 23- Main ARTery, 103 S. Main inUlysses will be showing their“See What I Hear” exhibit withartwork contributed by localartists.January 29- Kansas DayJanuary 30-February 28- Stevens County Library’s an-nual Textile Exhibit will featurethe works of local artists. It willbe open during regular libraryhours.February 1- Deadline to apply for Fall

2013 Helium Litigation Schol-arship. Forms are available on-line athttp://www.swkroa.com. Call620-544-4333 or [email protected]

for more information.- Stevens County Library will

host a movie for communitychildren from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m.February 1-May 1

- Moscow’s Communityweight-loss program - “BiggestLoser.” Contact Rusty at theMRC for more information -620-598-2995.February 2- Groundhog DayFebruary 4- Stevens County Commis-

sioners will meet in the Com-missioners’ Room at theStevens County Courthouse at8:30 a.m.- Hugoton City Council will

meet at 5:15 p.m. at the CityOffice.February 5- Kansas Academy of Mathe-

matics and Science will host aninformation and recruitmentmeeting at the Liberal Memo-rial Library, 519 N. Kansas inLiberal at 6:00 p.m. Sessionsare free and students from sev-enth grade through sophomoreyear in high school are encour-aged to attend. Space is limited,please RSVP by visitingw w w . f h s u . e d u /kams/meeting or calling 785-628-4690.February 7- Stevens County GenealogicalSociety will meet at the StevensCounty Library Computer Labat 1:00 p.m.- Sons of Thunder will meet fortheir “Sweetheart Banquet” at7:00 p.m. at the Grant CountyCivic Center in Ulysses. Menare requested to bring theirsweethearts as the meal andservice will be geared towardcouples. Please RSVP atwww.sonsofthunderswks.com.Craig Smith will speak.

The Hugoton Hermes Thursday, January 17, 2013 Page 2

ObituariesWHAT’S HAPPENIN’

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

Stevens County Fire Department and

Ambulance Report

Death has claimed the life ofEthel Ruth Michael Seger. Shepassed from this life Saturady,January 12, 2013 due to theeffects of Alzheimers. She was87.

Ruth was a beloved sweet-heart, mother, grandmother,great grandmother, sister,aunt and friend to all, espe-cially those in need of a friend.

Ruth was born January 28,1925, to Mark Elmer and RoseAnn Adeline Watson Michaelin the homestead home onGoodman Route, McDonaldCounty, Mo. She was the tenthof fifteen children. Ten lived toadulthood and all have pre-ceded her in death.

Being part of a large familyduring the Depression createdquite an adventure as the fam-ily worked together to makeends meet and provide for theirneeds.

After high school gradua-tion in 1943, Ruth worked as asecretary at Camp Crowder inNeosho, Mo., and from therewent to Kansas City, Mo., andthen on to California.

In July of 1947, Ruthworked at the Satanta CoffeeShop in Satanta. By Januaryof 1948, Ruth moved toUlysses and worked for F&MTelephone Company, REA,Bon Ton Café and SchneiderImplement Company. Thenshe moved to Garden City in1949 and worked for Burtis-Nunn Implement Companyand drove cars for Tri-R SalesCompany. In December 1949,Ruth took the job of book-keeper for Wolfe Motor Com-pany in Meade. When askedwhat college she had attendedto get her training, she wouldsay, “The College of HardKnocks!”

The job in Meade would for-ever change the course ofRuth’s life. It was here whereshe met the love of her life –Robert Allan Seger (Bob). Shemarried Bob August 6, 1950,in Meade. Ruth joined theChurch of Jesus Christ of Lat-ter-day Saints in 1955. Sheand Bob were sealed for timeand all eternity in the Salt LakeCity, Ut., LDS Temple May 13,1958.

After their marriage, Ruthcontinued working for Wolfe’suntil 1953 when they moved tothe farm north of Big Bow.

She worked from home formany years as a bookkeeperand then had Ruth’s Book-keeping and Income Tax Serv-ice and Variety Haus inUlysses.

Ruth was an agent forFarmer’s Insurance for a time.She was also a very successfulrepresentative for United In-vestors and for Waddell andReed. She was top salespersonfor many years and won manytrips so she and Bob could seemany very exciting places.

Ruth’s greatest love was forher Heavenly Father and herfamily. She was active in PTA,4-H, women’s organizations,and anything involving herchildren or Bob.

Ruth has been a shining ex-ample of enduring to the endwith happiness, grace, anddignity. She never knew a‘stranger’ for long; they becameher friend. Her family hasbeen blessed to love her and tobe loved by her and looks for-ward to the time when they willreunite as a family before theHeavenly Father.

Ruth is survived by herhusband, Robert A. Seger;eight children and theirspouses, Karen Clyde andhusband Fred of Hurricane,Ut.; Bobbie Seger, Cheryl Haleand husband Ron, and RobertSeger and wife Sandi, all ofJohnson; Kathy Mortensenand husband Mel of Rexburg,Id.; and Earl Seger and wifeCharla, Merl Seger and wifeLeasa of Ulysses and VerlSeger and wife Lori of Rich-mond, Tx.; 45 grandchildren;and 74 great-grandchildren,with four more on the way.

Ruth was preceded in deathby her son, Mark Allan Seger,in February 1954; threegrandchildren; and two great-grandchildren; parents and 14siblings.

Funeral services will be Sat-urday, January 19, at 10:00a.m. in the Church of JesusChrist of Latter-day Saintschapel at Baughman andMaize in Ulysses. Intermentwill follow at the UlyssesCemetery in Ulysses.

A viewing will be at Gar-nand Funeral Home Friday,January 18, from 6:00 pmuntil 8:00 pm. Viewing willalso be Saturday, January 19,2013 from 8:00 am until 9:00am at the Church of JesusChrist of Latter-day Saints.

Memorials may be made tothe Church of Jesus Christ ofLatter-day Saint HumanitarianAid Fund or the Alzheimer’sFoundation in care of GarnandFuneral Home, 405 W GrantAve, Ulysses, KS 67880.Please visit the Web site atwww.garnandfuneralhomes.com for condolences, completeobituary and funeral listings.

Ethel Ruth Seger

Mildred Powers

Stevens County EmergencyServices Run Activity

January 7 through January 13

Fire DepartmentHugoton Station

No Activity

Fire DepartmentMoscow Station

No ActivityAmbulance Activity

Five Medical, Two LifeFlight, One Motor Vehicle Ac-cident, Vehicle vs. Pedestrian

Monday, January 7, 2012• Dogs at Large, 600 Block of South

Main, Dogs Impounded, SergeantJohnson

• Non Injury Accident, 500 Block ofSouth Main, Took Report, SergeantJohnson

• Medical Assist, 600 Block of SouthTrindle, Public Service, SergeantJohnson

Tuesday, January 8, 2012• Vehicle Unlock, 1000 Block of Coul-

ter, Citizen Assist, Sergeant John-son

• Citizen Assist, 300 Block of WestSecond, Public Service, SergeantJohnson

• Vehicle Unlock, 500 Block of EastFifth, Citizen Assist, SergeantJohnson

• Vehicle Unlock, 100 Block of West

Sixth, Citizen Assist, SergeantJohnson

• Abandoned Bicycle, 1600 Block ofSouth Main, Transport to PoliceStation, Officer Crane

Wednesday, January 9, 2012• Adopted Out Dog, 1600 Block of

South Washington, Public Service,Officer Hagman

• Dog at Large, 500 Block of EastEighth, Dog Impounded, OfficerHagman

• Civil Matter, 700 Block of SouthMonroe, Officer Lamatsch

• Vehicle Unlock, 800 Block of EastEleventh, Citizen Assist, OfficerCrane

• Civil Matter, 700 Block of SouthMonroe, Resolved, Officer Crane

Thursday, January 10, 2012• Dogs at Large, 500 Block of West

Eighth, Unable to Locate, OfficerHagman

• Lost Cell Phone, 500 Block of SouthMonroe, Phone Lost in Scott City,Officer Lamatsch

Friday, January 11, 2012• Vehicle Unlock, 100 Block of South

Main, Citizen Assist, SergeantJohnson

• Missing Dog, 400 Block of Wildcat,Unable to Locate, Sergeant John-son

• Citizen Assist, 300 Block of Wash-ington, Public Service, SergeantJohnson

• Dog at Large, 800 Block of Polk,Dog Impounded, Sergeant Johnson

• Vehicle Unlock, Citizen Assist, Offi-cer Crane

Saturday, January 12, 2012• Domestic, 400 Block of West Tenth,

Subject Arrested, Sergeant John-son

• Civil Matter, 700 Block of SouthMonroe, Officer Crane

Sunday, January 13, 2012• Vehicle Unlock, 100 Block of East

Sixth, Citizen Assist, SergeantJohnson

• Medical Assist, 100 Block of SouthVan Buren, Public Service, Ser-geant Johnson

• Vehicle Unlock, 500 Block of SouthHarrison, Citizen Assist, SergeantJohnson

• Medical Assist, Airport, Public Serv-ice, Sergeant Johnson

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

Alta Pettis recently in-formed The Hermes of a scamthat is alarming in its bold-ness.

She reported a caller with avery pronounced foreign ac-cent phoned her Mondaymorning to inform her she hadwon two million dollars’ worthof prizes, including a MercedesBenz, free gas and insuranceand more. The caller wantedAlta to send $350 throughWestern Union, and to givehim the receipt number. Heclaimed he didn’t care aboutthe money; he just wanted thereceipt number. He also toldAlta not to tell anyone she hadwon the prize yet, as it was asecret.

Initially, Alta let him thinkshe believed him so he wouldtell her more about the scam.He wanted her cell phonenumber so she could talk tohim while traveling to Liberalto get to the nearest WesternUnion office. She asked him togive her a number to call back,along with his name and ad-dress. The address was in

Maryland, but the phonenumber - after doing some re-search - originated in Ja-maica.

After hanging up with thescam artist, Alta called theFBI. The woman she talked toassured Alta they were awareof the scam, and it was wide-spread across the country.She even warned Alta the manwould claim to be associatedwith the government.

Sure enough, when Altacalled the man back and toldhim she was aware he wasrunning a scam, he claimed tobe with the government. Hetold her Homeland Securityand the FBI needed the receiptnumber from the WesternUnion transaction. He thenproceeded to threaten Alta bysaying the government wouldseize her car, house and any-thing else of value if she didnot do what he asked. Fortu-nately, Alta didn’t believe himand promptly hung up.

If you receive a phone callfrom someone claiming youwon a prize when you know

you didn’t enter a contest, it isa scam! If someone asks youto pay before you receive theprize, it is a scam! If you wina ridiculous prize just for“shopping at Walmart” - it is ascam! DO NOT give out anyinformation to these callers.

WHEN YOU SEND MONEYTO PEOPLE YOU DO NOTKNOW PERSONALLY ORGIVE PERSONAL OR FINAN-CIAL INFORMATION TO UN-KNOWN CALLERS, YOUINCREASE YOUR CHANCESOF BECOMING A VICTIM OFTELEMARKETING FRAUD.

Here are some warningsigns of telemarketing fraudaccording to the FBI - what acaller may tell you:• “You must act ‘now’ or theoffer won’t be good.”• “You’ve won a ‘free’ gift, va-cation, or prize.” But you haveto pay for “postage and han-dling” or other charges.• “You must send money,give a credit card or bank ac-count number, or have acheck picked up by courier.”You may hear this before you

have had a chance to considerthe offer carefully.• “You don’t need to checkout the company with any-one.” The callers say you donot need to speak to anyoneincluding your family, lawyer,accountant, local Better Busi-ness Bureau, or consumerprotection agency.• “You don’t need any writteninformation about their com-pany or their references.”• “You can’t afford to missthis ‘high-profit, no-risk’ offer.”

If you hear these or similar“lines” from a telephone sales-person, just say “no thankyou” and hang up the tele-phone.

For more information aboutavoiding fraud, visit the FBI’sWeb site atwww.fbi.gov/scams-safety.

If you are targeted as avictim of a scam, please callthe Stevens County Sheriff’sDepartment at 620-544-4386 or the Hugoton PoliceDepartment at 620-544-4959.

Telemarketer targets Hugoton resident The death of MildredAileen Powers of Sedan hasbeen learned. Mildred passedaway Saturday, January 12,2012 at the Sedan City Hos-pital in Sedan. She was 97.

Mildred was born June 1,1915 in Greenville, Tx. toWynn Johnson and the for-mer Rosie A. Temple. Shelived in Texas before movingnear Augusta. She attendedschool in Oil Hill and El Do-rado.

February 9, 1935 Mildredmarried Lyle A. Powers in ElDorado. They later moved toAugusta, Sedan, and thenHugoton and finally back toSedan where they lived formany years. She was pre-ceded in death by her hus-band April 27, 2003.

She was a member of theFirst Baptist Church inSedan where she taught Sun-day school for over fifty years.She was also a member of theTuesday Study Club and theABW Circle; her hobbies in-cluded bird watching, cross-word puzzles and Scrabble.

She is survived by onedaughter, Patricia Darlene

Hart of Sedan; one brother,Ernest B. Johnson ofBartlesville, Ok.; one sister,Mary Lou Page of Shidler,Ok.; fourteen grandchildren,fourteen great grandchildrenand several great greatgrandchildren.

She was preceded in deathby her husband, one son,Alan Duane Powers, threebrothers and one sister.

Funeral services will beThursday, January 17, 2013at 2:00 p.m. at the First Bap-tist Church in Sedan withReverend Gene DeWitt offici-ating. Burial will follow at theGreenwood Cemetery inSedan.

Memorials have been sug-gested to the First BaptistChurch of Sedan and contri-butions may be left in care ofthe David W. Barnes FuneralHome, 209 N. Douglas,Sedan, Kansas 67361.

To view the obituary orleave a message for the familyplease go to www.dwbfh.com.

David W. Barnes FuneralHome of Sedan is in charge ofarrangements.

Between August and De-cember 2012, the Kansas De-partment of Health andEnvironment (KDHE) Bureauof Water certified 47 watersupply operators and 52wastewater treatment opera-tors. KDHE offers operatortraining prior to the sched-uled examinations. Waste-water treatment operatorBryan Muncy of Moscow wascertified in small systemwater operation. He is em-ployed by the City of Moscow.

KDHE certifies individualsat the following facility classi-fications: Kansas Small Sys-tem Water Operation, KansasClass I Water Operation,Kansas Class II Water Opera-

tion, Kansas Class III & IVWater Operation, KansasSmall System WastewaterOperation, or Kansas Class I- IV Wastewater Operation.

“Our trained water andwastewater treatment opera-tors are dedicated to protect-ing Kansas waters and thehealth of our population, andI commend them for their ef-forts,” said KDHE SecretaryRobert Moser, MD. “TheseKansans play a significantrole in protecting publichealth and the environment.”

Kansas has more than1,000 KDHE-permitted pub-lic water supply systems and962 wastewater treatment fa-cilities requiring a certified

operator. Individuals who op-erate water treatment plantsmust meet minimum trainingstandards to assure water isproperly treated so it’s safe todrink. Wastewater treatmentplant operators must betrained so they can operatewastewater treatment facili-ties in a manner that pre-

vents the release of excessivepollutants.

Depending on their level ofcertification, these operatorsmust attend between five andten hours of continued edu-cation courses every twoyears to maintain their certi-fication.

risk of becoming ill with theflu and reduce the risk ofspreading the flu to others.This is especially importantfor anyone at high risk ofcomplications, and for any-one who is caring for, or inregular contact with, an in-fant less than six months ofage. Babies this age are tooyoung to be vaccinated andare more vulnerable to thecomplications from influenza.

Symptoms of influenza in-clude fever, dry cough, ex-treme tiredness and muscleaches. Complications can in-clude pneumonia, ear andsinus infections, and dehy-dration; influenza may also

worsen other chronic condi-tions.

“Let’s not forget that in-fluenza is unpredictable andcan continue to circulatethrough spring,” said Moser.

For information on receiv-ing the influenza vaccine,please contact your healthcare provider or the localhealth department. Visitwww.kdheks.gov/flu for in-fluenza facts.

Scholastic Art Competitionentrants for 2013 for Hugo-ton Middle School had theirart delivered to the BakerArts Center in Liberal thisweek. It will be judged nextweek.

Hugoton Middle Schoolhas some good work this yearand some excellent artists.

They are competing for thefollowing: Bronze Key Award

(third place) Silver KeyAward (second place) andGold Key Award (First Place).

If they win a gold key, theirwork will go on to compete inNew York City, N.Y. thisspring.

As of right now this maybe HMS’s last year to enterthis competition as it is beingdisbanded, but art instructorRobert Terrill reported he

found out students may beable to enter digitally as a “re-gion-at-large” next year.This just means Hugotonmay not have a local showbut may still be able to enteronline.

Be sure to wish theseartists luck when you seethem! They are representingHugoton well.


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The Hugoton USD 210Board of Education will meet ina regular monthly session at6:30 p.m. Monday, January 21,2013 in the HMS Library, 115W Eleventh St. Hugoton,Kansas. The USD 210 Board ofEducation may vote to amendthe agenda, discuss any itemon the agenda, vote to approve,vote to disapprove, vote to table,or decide not to vote on anyitem as listed below. The fol-lowing items of business will beconsidered. 1. Meeting opening

a. Call to Orderb. Roll Call of the Members –

Flag Salute c. Announcements by the presi-

dent d. “Good news” by BOE mem-

bers2. Approve or Amend the Agenda (Ac-tion Item): 3. Consent Agenda –

a. Approval of previous minutes b. Financial reports

Superintendent’s credit card usage Clerk and treasurer report

c. Routine personnelResignations:New Hires: Change of Status/Transfers:

4. Patron Time – non actionitems/public forum 5. Special Presentations

a. Student achievement updates: Fall to Winter MAP scores – Elise Heger, Director of Curriculum and Professional Development

b. Valedictorians and Salutatorians review commit-

tee presentation – Chelle Leininger, Chair and Nancy Johnson, parent representa-tive

6. Superintendent’s report 7. Building and department reports

a. Mrs. Boxum (Primary School Principal)

c. Mr. Barton (Intermediate School Principal)

d. Mr. Custer (MS Principal)e. Mr. Errebo (HS Principal)f. Mr. Kilbourne (HLA Principal)

8. Executive session a. Negotiationsb. Non-elected personnel c. Matters affecting a student

9. Discussion Items a. High Plains Education

Cooperative report – Doug Martin

b. Financial updates1. News from Topeka2. Capital Outlay four year

projections 10. Action Items

a. Motion to approve Parson’s grant for Hugoton High School.

b. Motion to accept the recom-mendation from the Val and Sal Review Committee and change the requirements for this award beginning with the class of 2016.

c. Motion to declare surplus old second and third grade cur-riculum materials to donate to Haiti School.

d. Motion to approve a one semester early graduation for HHS student.

e. Motion to approve plan to re-convene the Facility Visioning Committee to meet and ana-lyze short and long term dis-trict facility needs.

Motion to Adjourn or Recess

Also customers shippingCritical Mail letters and flatshave the option of receiving asignature upon delivery aspart of the service offering.

A large variety of flat-rateboxes and envelopes for Ex-press Mail and Priority Mail,including the padded andlegal-sized flat rate envelopeswill continue to be offered bythe Postal Service.

New domestic retail pric-ing for Priority Mail Flat Rateproducts include:• Small box — $5.80• Medium box — $12.35• Large box — $16.85• Large APO/FPO box —$14.85• Regular envelope — $5.60• Legal envelope — $5.75• Padded envelope — $5.95

The Postal Service receivesno tax dollars for operatingexpenses and relies on thesale of postage, products andservices to fund its opera-tions.

Kansas Governor SamBrownback and Senator PatRoberts participated in ameeting of the Governor’sDrought Response Team Fri-day afternoon. This is theteam’s first meeting in 2013.

The team heard the U.S.Seasonal Drought Outlookcontinues to illustratedrought conditions persistingor intensifying in Kansas,with a higher probability forabove normal temperaturesand below normal precipita-tion.

“As the drought persists,we have continued workingclosely with our partners toreduce the effects and pre-pare for prolonged droughtsituations. I recently askedcities and rural water dis-tricts to measure their watersupply and evaluate theirconservation plans to makesure they are adequate forthe upcoming year,” Gover-nor Brownback said. “We ap-preciate those who haveresponded and we are findingmany have adequate supplyor are on top of their situa-tion. I again encourage allpublic water suppliers to rou-tinely monitor their supply toavoid emergency situationsand my administration iscommitted to helping com-munities find solutions ifproblems arise.”

Governor Brownback saidit is imperative not only pub-lic water suppliers, but allKansans and communitiesevaluate how they can reducetheir water usage to minimizethe damage of the ongoingdrought.

The meeting focused on re-sponses from the publicwater supply assessment andalso included updates regard-ing current reservoir levelsand the status of the emer-gency drought livestock watersupply initiative. There werealso discussions regardingthe federal government’s rolein drought management forKansas.

“The Kansas Departmentof Agriculture Division ofConservation has been imple-menting an initiative to pro-vide financial assistance toKansas livestock producersneeding water supplies,” saidGreg Foley, Division of Con-servation executive director.“We have approved 579 appli-cations to date and continueworking with county conser-vation districts, NRCS andlandowners to complete theremaining approved applica-tions.”

Adrian Polansky, state ex-ecutive director for USDAFarm Service Agency (FSA),reported earlier this weekSecretary Vilsack designated

88 Kansas counties as pri-mary natural disaster areasand 17 additional countiesnamed as contiguous disas-ter counties due to thedrought.

“For clarification pur-poses, Doniphan County iscontiguous to AndrewCounty, Mo. which wasnamed a primary county, theresult being that all 105Kansas counties have a pri-mary or contiguous droughtdesignation.This federal dis-aster declaration makesfarmers and ranchers in allKansas counties eligible forlow-interest emergency loansthrough the FSA,” Polanskysaid. “I encourage affected in-dividuals to contact theirlocal FSA offices for furtherinformation.”

The Governor’s DroughtResponse Team is chaired byKansas Water Office (KWO)Director Tracy Streeter. For acomplete list of the 12-mem-ber team, visit www.kwo.org.The team will continue towatch the situation closelyand work to minimize the ef-fects the drought has onKansans.

For more detailed informa-tion about the state’s currentconditions, see the KansasClimate Summary andDrought Report on the KWOWeb site at www.kwo.org.

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Hugoton Middle School students proudly dis-play their works of art to be exhibited at the

Baker Arts Center in Liberal for the ScholasticArt Competition this coming week.

sent off, applying for a grant forturning lanes or extending thefour lane highway out by theKansas Dairy Ingredients proj-ect.

The Housing Assessmentrepresentative contacted Neal,stating he planned to do his re-port in Hugoton sometime closeto the first of February. BlackHills Energy has asked to at-tend this meeting when he doeshis report. Black Hills is donat-ing half of the fee charged forthis assessment.

Neal reported secretaryKristin’s surgery went well al-though it was worse than origi-nally thought. Her arm ishealing in a sling.

The meeting adjourned. Thenext meeting will be February12, 2013.

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Hugoton students will compete at Baker Arts Center

Drought Response Team met January 11

KDHE certifies water supply and wastewater treatment operators

BOE announces agenda

Colorado Parks andWildlife's 2013 "Eagle Days"festival features eagle-viewingopportunities, hands-on activ-ities for youngsters, live birdprograms and educational pre-sentations by raptor experts.

This year's festival, Febru-ary 1-3, takes place at three lo-cations: Lake Pueblo StatePark, the Pueblo Nature &Raptor Center and the PuebloZoo. Each year the eventdraws hundreds of visitorsfrom across the southwest tolearn more about these uniquebirds of prey.

"Eagle Days is a great op-portunity to get outdoors inthe winter, include the entirefamily on the outing and learnsomething about these majes-tic birds," said Darcy Mount, aranger at Lake Pueblo StatePark and one of the event's or-ganizers.

Numerous bald eaglesspend the winter at LakePueblo State Park and thePueblo Reservoir State WildlifeArea. They roost in the largetrees and dine on fish from thelarge expanse of open water.

"Once again, we will haveboth indoor and outdoor activ-ities," said John Koshak, awatchable wildlife specialist atColorado Parks and Wildlife."This is the seventeenth An-nual Eagle Days and we'veadded several new exhibitsand events. Exhibits and in-door programs take place at allthree locations, plus outdooractivities are scheduledthroughout the weekendaround the lake including birdwatching tours and naturehikes."

The area around PuebloReservoir offers excellent op-

portunities to view a variety ofbirds of prey year-round, butduring the winter months, thebald eagles are the star attrac-tion. The eagles tend to gatherat the west end of the lake, butpark employees and visitorsreport sighting individual ea-gles around the south marina,the Boggs Creek area and theriver corridor below the dam.

Programs at the Park Visi-tor Center and entry to theVisitor Center from Highway96 are free, but vehicles are re-quired to have a Park's Pass ifthey enter or drive throughother portions of the park.

The festival starts Friday,February 1, at 6:30 p.m. at theLake Pueblo State Park audi-torium with the announce-ment of the winners from thisyear's photo contest and aslideshow by Colorado photog-rapher and premiere taxider-mist Todd Huffman. Activitiescontinue from 9:00 a.m. to3:00 p.m. Saturday and 9:00a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Sunday.

The schedule of events:Friday, February 1:6:30 p.m. – Colorado photog-rapher Todd Huffman willpresent a "Spectacular Col-orado Slideshow" at the EagleDay Photography ContestAwards Ceremony at the ParkVisitor's Center Auditorium.Saturday, February 2:Ongoing all day - "Eagle View-ing" through spotting scopes atwest fishing area at LakePueblo State Park, and kids'activities including making owlpuppets, owl cookies andbadge making at the Park HQ.9:00 a.m. - Live RaptorsDemonstration" by DianeMiller at the Pueblo Raptor &Nature Center, next to LakePueblo State Park.10:00 a.m. - "Scamper, Gallopand Fly: The Wildlife of Col-orado," by nature author MaryTaylor Young.11:30 a.m. – "Air Force Acad-emy Falcons Demonstration"by USAFA Cadets.Noon - The Pueblo MountainPark will present a programand activities for kids of allages.1:00 p.m. - "Bird Conservationon National Forest Lands" byRichard Roth, retired U.S. For-est Service biologist.2:00 p.m. - "Bald Eagles," byBernadette Atencio of the U.S.Fish and Wildlife Service.3:00 p.m. – Release of a reha-bilitated raptor at the westfishing area on the north side

of Lake Pueblo State Park.Sunday, February 3: 9:00 a.m. - Wildlife viewingfield trip meets at the northentrance to the Pueblo Reser-voir State Wildlife Area, locatedwest of the north entrance tothe Park and south of PuebloWest,10:30 a.m. - Bird walk at thePueblo Raptor & Nature Cen-ter.11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. - Livebirds displayed at the PuebloRaptor & Nature CenterNoon to 4:00 p.m. - "See theEagles" at the Pueblo Zoo.View the Pueblo Zoo's pair ofbald eagles.

For more information aboutPueblo Eagle Days, visithttp://www. eagleday.org orcall Colorado Parks andWildlife at 719-561-5300 or719-561-9320.

Eagles are the number oneanimal Americans say theywant to see in the wild. Col-orado in the winter offersprime viewing opportunitiesfor both bald eagles and goldeneagles.

Up to 1,200 bald eaglesspend the winter in Colorado.Bald eagles are attracted byrelatively mild winters. Lookfor them near open waterwhere they hunt for fish orducks.

Most of the bald eagles

leave Colorado in late Febru-ary and March, heading northto nesting grounds in thenorthern U.S., Canada andAlaska, but a few remain year-round.

Golden eagles prefer ruggedcliffs with adjacent open coun-try where they feed on a varietyof birds, reptiles and mam-mals, though jackrabbits aretheir primary prey.

Unlike bald eagles, goldeneagles are common nestingbirds in Colorado but they toomove about during differenttimes of the year. There areroughly 900 active goldeneagle nests in Colorado. Themajority of the golden eaglesnest in the northwest part ofthe state during the summer.In wintertime, golden eaglesare more broadly distributedthroughout the state, but theyare particularly visible on theeastern plains.

Eagles are protected birds,which makes it illegal to kill orpossess eagle feathers, bodyparts, nests, eggs or live birdswithout a permit from the U.S.Fish and Wildlife Service. Atone time, the bald eagle wasan endangered species; how-ever, conservation effortshelped the birds recover. TheFish and Wildlife Service re-moved bald eagles from the en-dangered species list in 2007.


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ST. HELEN CATHOLIC CHURCH1011 South Jefferson Street 544-2551

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

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

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

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

YOU ARE WELCOME!UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

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

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

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ROLLAEMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH

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

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

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

ROLLA PENTECOSTALHOLINESS CHURCH

Corner of Third and Adams, RollaMarcus Light, Pastor

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

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

UNITED METHODIST CHURCHROLLA - RICHFIELD

593-4596 or 593-4781Sandy Ferguson, Pastor

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

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

MOSCOWMOSCOW BAPTIST CHURCH598-2455 Church - 598-2400 Home

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

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

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

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

METHODIST598-2426

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

FAITH LUTHERANTenth and Adams 544-2092

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Call 544-2652 fIor Church BusHUGOTON BAPTIST CHURCH

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Pam Peachey, Pastor544-2436Services

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

HISPANO Congregación618 Main sur - Hugoton

620-370-1003Pastor Marcelino Auila

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

ASAMBLEA DE DIOSLOS REDIMIDOS DEL REY

Martes 7:00 PMJueves 7:00 PM

Domingo 3:00 PM138 S. Main Hugoton

Pastores: Martinez620-544-7096

ASSEMBLY OF GODMain and Second Street

544-2773Ben Coats, Pastor

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

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

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

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

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

(Children, Youth, & Adult)CHURCH OF CHRIST

1045 S. Van Buren 544-2825

Matthew Russell, Minister1041 S. Van Buren

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

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

CHURCH OF JESUS CHRISTOF LATTER DAY SAINTS

520 E. First 544-2125

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

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

500 S. Van Buren 544-2493Pastor Dave Piper

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

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

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

FAITH CHAPEL CHURCHOF GOD IN CHRIST

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

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

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

Bible Study - 7:00 p.m.

Lighthouse Fellowship

would like to welcome you to hear

Pastor Bob Rich Preach & Minister

January 13 & 2010:30 a.m.

424 South JacksonHugoton

You are invited to come worship withfamily and friends at Pioneer Manor

January 20Hillbilly Band

January 27Church of God

February 3Church of Christ

Dre’ Whisennand proposed to Akela Miller July 26,2012. Dre’ and Akela are both graduates from Hugo-ton High School. Akela is the daughter of Kimberly and Terry Millerand lives in Hays where she is earning her Bachelor ofBusiness Administration in Marketing from Fort HaysState University. Dre’ is the son of Vickie and Harry Mills and Lynnand Kelli Whisennand. He currently works for WestTexas Gas and lives in Texhoma, Ok. Dre’ and Akela are plan to get married July 26,2014, after Akela graduates from college.

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A good Monday morning!Cold but nice. We had such awonderful “Senior AdultProm” Saturday evening. The4-H Leadership group andtheir parents and sponsorswere responsible for theevening. They did a great joband everyone had a goodtime. The theme was “A Nightat the Movies.” They deco-rated, furnished the refresh-ments, played bingo andfurnished prizes and, best ofall, they danced and the par-ents danced. It was a reallynice evening for everyone.Thank you, 4-H group, par-ents and sponsors. We do ap-preciate you.

This Wednesday is ourregular Birthday Day! We willbe having oven fried chicken.

We surely hope the flu bugis about to play itself out.There have been so manysick folks. Have a great week.

MenuJan. 17.....................Taco SaladJan. 18...................Swiss SteakJan. 21 ......................BBQ BeefJan. 22 .......Chicken & NoodlesJan. 23.......................Pot RoastJan. 24...............................Stew

Activities ScheduleThursday, January 17Exercise....................10:30 a.m.Bridge.........................................Friday, January 18Exercise....................10:30 a.m.Bingo........................12:30 p.m.Monday, January 21Exercise....................10:30 a.m.Line Dance.................7:00 p.m.Tuesday, January 22Exercise....................10:30 a.m.Bridge.........................................Wednesday, January 23Exercise....................10:30 a.m.Paint...........................1:00 p.m.Thursday, January 24Exercise....................10:30 a.m.Bridge.........................................

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Grant and MorganNiehues would like to an-nounce the birth of their sis-ter, Madison Rose. Madisonwas born at 8:00 a.m., Octo-ber 19, 2012, at SouthwestMedical Center in Liberal.She weighed eight poundsand nine ounces and was 211/4 inches long.

Madison's parents areBrad and Jamie Niehues ofHugoton. Maternal grandpar-ents are Greg and Sherry

Morris of Hugoton. Paternalgrandparents are Steve andJody Niehues of Topeka.

Maternal great grandpar-ents are the late Harry andMary Beth Morris and Ernest“Dutch” and DonEtta Moserall of Hugoton. Paternal greatgrandparents are MaryNiehues and the late RobertSr. Niehues and Mary AnnSchmitz and the late Am-brose Schmitz all of Seneca.

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Bring your sweetheart to February’sSons of Thunder banquet meeting

“Formula One Racing Returns to the USA”

In auto racing, there is a newkind of high pitched sound,deep in the heart of Texas.American race fans are used tohearing the hearty bass roars ofFord or Chevy engines on aNascar oval or the higher tonedwhine of an Indy car. But thenew sound being heard is thehigh pitched scream of a racingmachine whose engine turnsover nearly twice as fast – andis several times more expensive. Re-enter Formula One (F-1)racing to the US of A for theninth time, after a hiatus of sev-eral years from this form of rac-ing. But this time, F-1 racingtook place on a purpose built F-1 track near Austin, Tx. insteadof cobbled together roadcourses. In response to a groundswell of public interest (count-ing a fellow resident and myself,the total was two uninformedsouls), something had to bedone. So I decided to try myhand at some (ahem) investiga-tive reporting, and headed forTexas. The initial event for theUnited States Grand Prix wasNovember 16 -18, and was acomplete sell-out. It attractedover 120,000 fans in person,and was seen on TV by (make anote of this) no less than a BIL-LION people world wide. The Austin Grand Prix waswon by Briton Lewis Hamilton,who was driving a McLaren/Mercedes (a McLaren car pow-ered by a Mercedes engine.)Second place went to AustrianSebastian Vettel, who drove aRed Bull/Renault, and thirdplace went to Spaniard Fer-nando Alonzo, driving a Ferrari.(The following week, SebastianVettel clinched the world cham-pionship by finishing sixth inthe Grand Prix of Brazil. TheBrazilian race was won byBriton Jenson Button, driving a

McLaren.) In as much as the vast ma-jority of Americans are onlyvaguely familiar with such carnames as Ferrari, McLaren,Red Bull, or Williams, we mayneed to gather a little back-ground information on thismost expensive form of motorsports. First of all, there arecurrently no American driversin Formula One, nor are thereany American cars being man-ufactured for this form of rac-ing. Very few American drivershave taken part in the sport inthe past, and only two – Phil Hilland Mario Andretti – have man-aged to become world champi-ons of this sixty-year-old sport. The only American built carto win an F-1 race was a Gur-ney/Weslake Eagle in the Bel-gian Grand Prix of 1967. AndDan Gurney had to drive thecar himself, which was de-signed and built in his ownshort-lived company, All Amer-ican Racers (AAR.) Severalyears ago, an effort was made todesign and build a modernAmerican F-1 car, but it cameup short. Thus Americansdon’t have a driver or a car ofour own to root for, and conse-quently we can only be ob-servers in this exotic form ofmotor racing. Americans tend not to beoverly fond of statistics, butplease hang with me as I cite afew stats that will illustrate thedifficulty of fielding a competi-tive F-1 car. First of all, whileNascar and Indy engines turnat around 10,000 revs aminute, a F-1 car’s engine willneed to spin a dizzying 18,000rpms. Supercharging isn’t al-lowed, but by turning over sorapidly, the engines generate800 horsepower out of 150cubic inches, plus an 80 addi-tional h/p’s which is availablein short bursts from the car’s“kinetic energy recovery sys-tem” (KERS).

This hyper-expensive power-plant, is then placed in a carweighing around 1,500 pounds,given carbon fiber brake rotors,and streamlined with a wingand ground effects design thatallows the car to grip the as-phalt with more down-forcethan its own weight at speed.This means that at high speeds,the car could literally drive up-side down across a ceiling with-out falling off. (This obtusepoint has been made by a num-ber of automotive authorities.)The result of creating a vehiclewith all of these features is thatwe now have a very agile racecar with rocket-like perform-ance, costing mega-buckets ofcash. At the start of an F-1 race,instead of the “rolling start” sofamiliar to American race fans,twenty-four F-1 cars will dragrace from a dead stop into thefirst corner, which is frequentlyas sharp as ninety degrees. Toput it mildly, the experience ofgetting through that first cornercan be hair raising, and has oc-casionally been known to look abit like demolition derby. As to performance figures,an F-1 car generates 2 ½ Gsunder acceleration, 4 G’s later-ally in corners, and an eye-pop-ping 6 G’s under braking.Consequently, an F-1 drivermust be extremely fit, con-stantly working out in a gymand keeping to a very inflexiblediet of healthy foods. For the price of living with-out junk food and performing ina dangerous occupation, F-1drivers are extremely well paid.Seven time world champion,Michael Schumacher was re-portedly paid $30 million an-nual salary when he drove forFerrari. The German retiredfrom Formula One for threeyears in 2006 before returningto racing to drive for Mercedes.Then, after completing this sea-son’s final race in Brazil, he re-tired for good. F-1 cars are never run onoval tracks, but instead on roadcourses that are full of hairpinturn curves and esses, andhave one or more long straightswhere speeds often exceed 200miles per hour. And F-1 me-chanics work rapidly too. Dur-ing a Formula One pit stop, acar typically has its four tireschanged and is on its way inLESS than four seconds, andan entire front wing can be re-placed in around ten seconds.Adding gas to a car during arace is not allowed.

It is widely thought amongrace fans, that the reason F-1races have not previously beenpopular with American fans isthat there was not enoughpassing and close racing amongthe cars. Once qualifying wasover, the races largelyamounted to a high speed pa-rade to the finish line. But F-1 has recently begunemploying the use of a “drag re-duction system” (DRS) deviceon its cars. It functions byopening a slot in a pursuingcar’s rear wing at high speeds,and gives the pursuer an addi-tional speed of ten miles anhour or so. The DRS, can onlybe used when authorized byrace officials, and in specificareas of a track. The result of using the DRSdevice in F-1 has been manymore lead changes and largercrowds. And with the addi-tional popularity – plannedchanges in TV coverage. F-1racing will be moving next yearfrom the SPEED channel to theNBC network. Whether this exotic form ofmotor racing will catch on inAmerica has yet to be seen.Currently, the majority of the F-1 fan base is made up of Euro-peans and Latin Americans, aswas clearly evident in the largenumbers of international fansattending the initial race inTexas. Americans are used to theirNASCAR drivers having south-ern accents, and looking likethey just polished off a largehelping of fried chicken,mashed potatoes, and creamgravy. For F-1 drivers, however,English is often a second lan-guage, and they tend to lookmore like European jockeys ofthoroughbreds who might havea greater appreciation of a finewine. Further, Formula One’s pastis rife with reports of seeminglypetty squabbles that havecaused bizarre changes in raceresults and qualifying positions.Americans are not likely to ap-preciate contests that lackclear-cut reasons for winning orlosing. Nevertheless, American pro-moters are planning for a sec-ond F-1 track to be built in NewJersey in 2014. By then weshould have a much better un-derstanding as to whetherAmerican fans will be drawn tothis form of motor racing. So until then, let me say, “Tata, old chap, Adieu, and Adios.”

The Coffeehouse PhilosopherThe Coffeehouse Philosopherby Randy Kilbourne

Kansas Academy of Mathe-matics and Science staff willbegin their 2013 informationaland recruitment tour ofKansas with four trips in Jan-uary and February.

A postcard from KAMS Di-rector Ron Keller recently wentout to Kansas high school stu-dents, inviting them to attendone of the informational ses-sions.

Students who completeKAMS receive a high schooldiploma from their high schooland also receive a minimum of68 hours of college credit fromFort Hays State University. Tu-ition, fees and books for 68credit hours at KAMS are freefor students attending aKansas public high school.

ScheduleBonner Springs

January 30, 6:00 p.m.Bonner Springs City Library

201 North Nettleton Ave.

LiberalFebruary 5, 6:00 p.m.

Liberal Memorial Library519 N. Kansas

GoodlandFebruary 6, 6:00 p.m.

Mountain time

Goodland Public Library812 Broadway

HutchinsonFebruary 11, 6:00 p.m.

Hutchinson Public Library901 North Main Street

The sessions are free, andstudents who are beginningthe seventh grade throughsophomore year in high schoolare encouraged to attend.Space is limited, so the acad-emy asks that parents RSVPby going to the Web site,w w w . f h s u . e d u / k a m s /meetings, or by calling 785-628-4690.

Students and their parentscan also schedule individualvisits by contacting the office at785-628-4690.

KAMS is the state’s premierearly-entry-to-college programfor high school juniors and sen-iors, focusing on strong aca-demics, hands-on researchopportunities, a vibrant on-cam-pus living community and lead-ership opportunities. Studentsin the academy stay enrolled intheir high school but live on theFHSU campus and take collegecourses to complete their lasttwo years of high school.

KAMS to host recruitment meetings

Southwest Kansas Sons ofThunder will meet Tuesday,February 7, at 7:00 p.m. atthe Grant County Civic Cen-ter, 1000 W. Patterson inUlysses. Men, bring yoursweetheart. The meal andservice will be geared towardcouples. Please RSVP atwww.sonsofthunderswks.com,click on the link so they’llknow how many are comingin your group. Bring a busfrom your town! The gather-ing will send you homeblessed.

Craig Smith will be thespeaker. He is an interna-tional Christian speaker;

usually on a two-year waitinglist. He will speak about howimportant it is to build astrong lasting relationshipwith your sweetheart. A spe-cial brisket dinner will beserved; some great music islined up, and a special couplewill share testimony of howGod has worked in their livesto save their marriage.

Don’t forget to RSVP soonfor this event! This could beone of the best events youand your sweetheart haveever attended. See you there!

Submitted by Ron Massonfor Sons of Thunder South-west Kansas.

The JV Eagles hostedUlysses Tuesday, January 8.Hugoton had to work hard butthe effort was worth it takingthe win, 37 to 34. Ulises Ar-mendariz was the Eagles’ highscorer hitting three two-pointshots and three of his four freethrows. Alex Gonzales was 50percent shooting three out ofsix two-point shots. ParkerTitus attempted two three-pointshots along with a three-pointshot attempt by Rance Ralstin.Unfortunately neither shooterscored a three-point shot.

In contrast, Ulysses at-tempted 17 three-point shots

hitting four. The Tigers only hadone player score seven pointswhile the other players did notscore over five each. The Eagledefense worked well through-out the game while hitting mostof their shots from inside thelane while Ulysses scored fromall around the key.

It was a long ride home forthe Eagles from Goodland Fri-day night after losing to theCowboys, 45 to 53. Hugotongot into foul trouble early in thefirst half causing several play-ers to watch from the bench.The Eagles got off to a slowstart in the first half trailing by11. The second half didn't gomuch better for the Eagles asthey continued to trail theCowboys. By the end of thethird quarter, Jeison Rodriguezhad fouled out and the Eagleswere down by 13. Fourth quar-ter was a fast paced one withHugoton cutting the Cowboys’lead down to eight.

Hugoton got the ball on thejump and after a minute ofplay Henry Vila scored the firsttwo points of the game. Villawould score one more timeduring the quarter along with ashot from AJ Scott. When thequarter ended Hugoton wasdown 6 to 13.

Goodland brought the ballin to start the second quarter.It took three minutes beforeKellen Watkins was able to addtwo points for the Eagles.Hugoton ended the first half

adding 13 points for a first halfscore of 19. Goodland added17 points extending the leadand ending the first half with30 points.

The second half started withGoodland bringing in the ball.The Cowboys made it on theboard quickly and were able tohold Hugoton from scoring fortwo minutes. Scott got hisbreak cutting inside and scor-ing the first points of the sec-ond half for the Eagles.Hugoton scored once more be-fore Rodriguez fouled out. Scottand Ross Davis each scoredbefore the quarter ended. TheEagles were down by 13 head-ing into the final quarter.

Hugoton shortened the gapin the fourth quarter. Good-land added two points beforeKolton Decker scored a two-point shot for the Eagles. Scottwas next to score when he hita three-point shot from the leftside. Yates Sutton and UlisesArmendariz added points be-fore Ross Davis fouled out with23 seconds left in the game.Armendariz scored one lastbasket before the game ended.


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High School BasketballatColby Orange & Black; TBAFriday, January 18

Wrestling V at Hays;3:00 p.m.

High School Basketballat Colby Orange & Black;TBASaturday, January 19

High School Basketballat Colby Orange & Black;TBA

Wrestling V at Hays; TBAMonday, January 21

Middle School Basketballvs. Ken Henderson - Sev-enth grade at Home -Eighth grade at Ken Hen-derson; 4:00 p.m.Thursday, January 24

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McDaniels

Yates Sutton tries to prevent the Ulysses Tiger from passing theball to his teammate. Sutton is a junior on the varsity basketballteam.

Rivalry leads to excitingaction on home court

Jeison Rodriguez goes up for the shot during the varsity boys’game here against Ulysses. The Ulysses Tiger tries for the block.Rodriguez scored seven points during the game.

BayLee Hoskinson works to keep the ball away from theLady Wildcat during the varsity girls’ game against Ulysses.

AJ Scott guards his opponent during the varsity boys’ gameagainst Ulysses at home Tuesday.

Hugoton girls’ basketball team members cheer on the varsityboys during the match at Goodland Friday. The cheerleaderswere unable to attend the game and the basketball girls filledin for them.

The Eagles played theUlysses Tigers Friday night onHugoton’s home court. It was aclose game throughout the firstthree quarters with both teamsstaying within four points ofeach other. Hugoton led bythree in the first quarter thentrailed by one in the second. Bythe end of the third quarterHugoton was down by four. TheEagles lost steam in the finalquarter, not hitting as manyshots and allowing Ulysses torace by them. By the time thefinal buzzer sounded Ulysseshad jumped to an eleven pointlead to take the win, 30 to 41.

Ross Davis and Tate Annisof Ulysses went to the centercircle to jump to start the game.Ulysses got the ball on the tipoff and scored the first points ofthe game with a slam dunk.Jeison Rodriguez answered theTigers score with a hard driveinside the lane for the Eagles’first two points. Two and a halfminutes remained in the quar-ter when AJ Scott scored athree-point basket putting theEagles in the lead by one.Henry Villa scored one morebasket, ending the quarter withthe Eagles leading 11 to 8.

Jeison Rodriguez passed theball in to Scott to start the sec-ond quarter. One minute andthirty seconds had gone bywhen Ulysses hit a secondthree-point basket puttingthem in the lead. Hugoton con-tinued to answer the Tigerswith points of their own but theturning point of the game hadbeen marked. The Eaglesended the first half down byone, 17 to18.

It was Ulysses turn to send

the ball in to start the quarter,and they were the first to score.The Eagles scored five points inthe third quarter while givingup eight to the visiting team.

The Eagles, up until thefourth and final quarter began,had played a close game an-swering the Tigers points withpoints of their own. Scott threwthe ball in to Logan Frederick tostart the game but it wasUlysses getting the first twopoints on free throws. TheTigers hammered the hometeam, wearing them downquickly. Hugoton continued towork hard but was not able toget the ball inside the lane for abasket. Ulysses added 14points in the final quarter whileholding the Eagles to only eight.Frederick scored the last pointsof the game when he hit athree-point basket with lessthan three seconds remainingin the quarter.

Overall this was a wellplayed game by both teams.Both teams worked the ball wellin the first three quarters andwere able to make some criticalbaskets at times. In the lastquarter, Ulysses began attack-ing the Eagles’ offense - shack-ing up the plays and keepingthe Eagles from hitting baskets.The Tigers hit five baskets andfour free throws while keepingthe Eagles away from their goal.Hugoton hit two two-point bas-kets and one three-point shotalong with a free throw. Despitethe nine-point difference theEagles and the Tigers werepretty equally matched. Thiswas a fun game to watch givingfans on both sides something tocheer about.

The JV Eagles battled the JVCowboys at Goodland Fridaynight. Both teams started slowwith Hugoton taking the leadby two going into the secondquarter. Goodland picked upthe pace in the second quarteradding 18 points while holdingthe Eagles to one free throw.The Eagles came back in thethird quarter, adding eight butthey couldn’t slow the Cowboys’momentum. By the end of thefinal quarter, Goodland hadtaken the win 37 to 51.

Goodland got the ball on thejump and was first to score.Hugoton soon tied the scorewith a basket from ParkerTitus. The Cowboys graduallypulled ahead of the Eagles untilKellen Watkins tied the gameup once more with less thantwo minutes left in the quarter.Ecxon Vila put the Hugotonteam in the lead by two whenhe made his shot with a minuteleft in the first quarter. Thatquarter belonged to the Eagles- they led 10 to 8 going into thesecond quarter.

Goodland pulled ahead earlyin the second quarter anddidn’t let the Eagles score anybaskets in the quarter. One freethrow equaled all the points

scored by Hugoton, comingfrom Alex Gonzales with twominutes left in the first half. Ahalf time score of 11 to 26 leftthe Eagles a lot of points tomake up in the second half.

Hugoton got on the boardwith eight more points in thethird quarter. Alex Duartescored the first two points forthe Eagles early in the quarter.After seven minutes of playHugoton had added six points.Rance Ralston dropped the ballthrough the hoop before thequarter ended, giving the Ea-gles 19 points to Goodland’s 41.

The final quarter was thebest quarter for the Eagles.Adding 18 points in the quarterto the Eagles’ side of the score-board, Hugoton gave up ten toGoodland. The big quarter re-duced the gap to 14 but wasn'tenough to win. Duarte scoredthe first two points in the quar-ter for the Eagles assisted byUlises Armendariz. Titus wasthe next Hugoton player to addpoints to the scoreboard, againassisted by Armendariz. Astime ticked away Hugoton wasable to score one last basket byWatkins. The Eagles gave it agreat try but just couldn't getthe game to turn their way.

Eagles just can’t keep up with Cowboys

Hugoton’s JV Eagles fighthard against Goodland’s JV

Tigers submit to JV Eagles Tuesday

The Lady Eagles showed lit-tle mercy Friday night at Good-land against the Cowgirls. Fromstart to finish the Hugoton girlsscored point after point whileholding the Goodland girls fromtheir goal. Taking the lead early,Hugoton finished the first halfnine points ahead of Goodland.A big third quarter and a wellplayed final quarter ended inanother win for the Lady Eagles.

"It took some time to warmup and get over being sick butwe are always able to come out

in the third and fourth quarterand do well," said number 22,Nicole Kinser. Final score wasLady Eagles 52, Cowgirls 38.

Hugoton scored fifteen pointsin the first quarter comingmostly from three-point shots.Rylie Sosa and Ana Pena scoredthe three-point shots andChastity Parsons scored theonly two-point basket in thequarter. The rest of the pointswere from free throws. Good-land scored eight points in thefirst quarter.

It seemed the second quarterwas more evenly matched as faras points goes. Pena added an-other three-point basket andEstefani Armendariz scored atwo-point basket from underthe goal. Hugoton added an-other nine points, giving them24 at half time. Goodland addedseven points to their side of thescoreboard for a half time scoreof 15.

The Lady Eagles werewarmed up and shooting well inthe third quarter, adding 17points. Parsons led her teamwith three baskets and two freethrows. Pena added her thirdthree-point basket along withpoints from Kinser and Armen-dariz and Josie Mueller. Good-land also had a good thirdquarter scoring 11 points.

Goodland did not want tolose and came out stronger inthe fourth quarter. The Cowgirlsadded 12 points in a hardfought battle against the LadyEagles. Hugoton slowed theirpace in the final quarter andconcentrated on making theplays and their shots. BayleeHoskinson and Kinser scored allbut two points which came fromfree throws by Parsons. Hugo-ton added 11 points but endedthe battle victorious.

This win brought the LadyEagles overall record to 7 and 2and their GWAC record to 3 and1. Hugoton will travel to Colbythis week to play in a three-daytournament.

The Hugoton WrestlingClub took 24 wrestlers to par-ticipate in the SW GrapplerOpen Saturday, January 12.The tournament took place atGarden City Community Col-lege.

In the six and under divi-sion, eight wrestlers workedhard in each of their weightclasses. Bryan Montoya tookhome a first place medal.Carter McClure, Thomas

Willis, Ty Burnett and IsaacMartin each took home sec-ond place medals and CooperGiudicy took home a fourthplace medal. Others partici-pating in this division wereCameron Persing and CorbinNix.

In the eight and under di-vision, six wrestlers competedin different weight classes.Carson Chamberlain andAdam Mendoza took homesecond place medals. ConderDeVaughan and Zevin Littelltook home third placemedals. Others who partici-pated in this division wereZachary Willis and Ryle Rid-dlesperger.

In the ten and under divi-sion, only three wrestlerscompeted. Wyatt Angellearned a first place medal,Michael Mendoza earned asecond place medal andRiggs Martin earned a fourthplace medal.

In the 12 and under divi-sion, six wrestlers competedto earn medals. BradanSlemp earned a first placemedal. Dawson Kerbow,Manny Mendoza and Weston

Maravilla earned secondplace medals. Cole Martinearned a third place medaland Zayden Littell earned afourth place medal.

Pedro Ordonez was Hugo-ton’s only wrestler in the 14and under division and he

placed first in his weightclass.

The wrestlers were fearlesscompetitors and did a greatjob. Next week’s tournamentwill be in Hutchinson. Goodluck and safe travels to thosewho will compete!

The Lady Eagles met theUlysses Lady Tigers at homeFriday night. For Hugotonfans it was an exciting gamewith the Lady Eagles easilywinning with a 60 to 29score. The game started slowwith Hugoton tailing by oneat the end of the first quarter.Ten seconds into the secondquarter, the Lady Eagles tookthe lead and that was the lasttime Ulysses was even close.By half time, Hugoton haddoubled the Lady Tigers’score and by the end of thegame the Lady Eagles hadjumped so far ahead ofUlysses it was definitely aneasy win for the home team.

Nicole Kinser started thegame by tipping the ball tothe Lady Eagles’ side of thecourt. Chastity Parsons wasthe first player to score hit-ting a free throw. As the firstquarter progressed, bothteams had the ball often butfound it hard to score. Thequarter ended with Hugotonscoring seven points, trailingthe Lady Tigers by one.

The turning point of this

game came ten seconds intothe second quarter. Hugotonhad possession of the balland after throwing the ball in,Parsons nailed a two-pointbasket, giving the lead backto Hugoton. The Lady Eaglescontinued to score whiledenying Ulysses the opportu-nity. Parsons, Kinser andRiley Sosa were the threemain shooters during thesecond quarter, adding 21points between them. Este-fani Armendariz added a two-point shot from under thebasket to help bring the halftime total to 30. Ulyssesadded five points in the quar-ter.

The Lady Tigers broughtthe ball in to start the secondhalf and was the first team toscore with a free throw thirtyseconds into the quarter. Itwasn't until three minuteshad gone by before Armen-dariz put Hugoton’s firstpoints of the half on thescoreboard. Both teamsstruggled to hit their shots,and up until the clock read3:13, all points had come

from free throws. Kinserbroke this slow-pacedmethod of scoring by makinga layup. Thirteen secondslater, Parsons stole the balland raced down court for an-other two points for Hugoton.This exciting trend continuedto the end of the third quar-ter. The Lady Eagles had abig lead by now, 44 to 20,going into the final quarter.

Ana Pena sent the ball into Parsons to start the fourthquarter. Hugoton didn'tscore, turning the ball over toUlysses. The Lady Tigersadded five points in the firstthree minutes while holdingthe Lady Eagles to two points.In true form of this Lady Ea-gles’ team, the girls picked upthe pace and took control ofthe ball for the remaining fiveminutes.

“Our team has come a longway from the last couple ofyears,” said number 21, AnaPena. “I think we have beendoing very well and we playedreally hard,” she added.


Who:Anyone wanting to be healthier and get in shape.

When:Register by Friday, January 18th at Hugoton Recreation Commission.

Weigh-In:Monday, January 21st starting at 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

Where do we sign up:Sign up at Hugoton Recreation Commission 211 S. Madison

Why:Pairs participating to lose weight, become healthy, and feel good about yourself.

All participants are eligible to win prizes.Goal:

Becoming a healthier, happier you!Duration:

Program will last for 9 weeks with prizes going to Men and Women for total poundslost and total percentage weight lost.

cost:$60 a pair

Hugoton Recreation Commission’s

2013

Pick up registration packets at Hugoton Recreation Commission, 211 S. Madison. For more information or questions, call 544-4675.

Sports by

Reece McDaniels

Sunday, January 27, 2013

at 2:00 p.m.Hugoton Middle School

West GymAll boys and girls ages 10-14 and 9 and

under. Gym will be open at 1:00 p.m. for practice and registration. Participants should enter

through the south gym doors.

For more entry information contact

Will Schnittker at 544-2963

Knights of Columbus

GIRLS BRACKET – 28TH Annual Paul Wintz / Tom Bowen Orange and Black Basketball Classic -- 2013

January 19 January 18 January 17 January 18 January 19

! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! McCook (9-2)

4:45 @ HS

Beloit (1-4)

4:45 @ HS 6:30 @ CB

Colby (3-2)

6:30 @ CB

Burlington (0-6)

2:00 @ CB 6:00 @ CB

4th Place Palmer Ridge (6-1) Champion

8:15 @ HS

Hugoton (3-2)

8:00 @ HS 3:00 @ CB

Liberal (3-5)

3:00 @ CB

Scott City (1-3)

12:00 @ HS 4:00 @ HS

BOYS BRACKET – 28TH Annual Paul Wintz / Tom Bowen Orange and Black Basketball Classic -- 2013

January 19 January 18 January 17 January 18 January 19

! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Hays (6-0)

3:00 @ HS

Burlington (0-6)

3:00 @ HS 8:15 @ CB

Colby (0-5)

8:15 @ CB

McCook (6-2)

2:00 @ HS 8:15 @ CB

4th Place Palmer Ridge (4-3) Champion

6:30 @ HS

Hugoton (2-4)

6:30 @ HS 4:45 @ CB

Liberal (2-5)

4:45 @ CB

Wichita West (1-4)

12:00 @ CB 4:00 @ CB

7th Place 3rd Place

LEGEND: HS - High School -- CB - Community Building

Estefani Armendariz, Nicole Kinser and Chastity Parsons try toblock out the Ulysses girls during the game at home Tuesdaynight. The girls won the game 60-29.

Wyatt Angell wrestles in the in the ten and under division andearns first place at Garden City. The grappler competes for theHugoton Wrestling Club. Photo courtesy of Carla Kerbow.

In the six and under division of the Hugoton Wrestling Club,Carter McClure receives a second place medal at Garden City.Photo courtesy of Carla Kerbow.

Isaac Martin wins places second at the SW Grappler Open inGarden City Saturday. He wrestles in the six and under division.Photo courtesy of Carla Kerbow.

During the SW Grappler Open in Garden City, Cole Martinwins third place in the 12 and under division. Photo courtesy ofCarla Kerbow.

Rylie Sosa shoots two free throws during thegame against Ulysses at home Tuesday. Sosa

shot three three-point shots during the game.

LEGEND: HS - High School -- CB - Community Building

7th Place 3rd Place

Lady Eagles soar over Cowgirls

Ladies smash through Ulysses’ defense to score 60

Young wrestlers represent Hugoton at Garden City tournament

for readingThe Hermes

Official Newspaper of Stevens County


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Southwest KansasGroundwater Management District

38th Annual MeetingMarch 13, 2013

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9:00 a.m.

Candidates for election are as follows:

Present Officer

Gray County: Mike O’BrateFinney County: Steve StoneFord County: Tom Bogner*Kearny County Hal Scheuerman

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Kochia Control in Corn andGrain Sorghum

Producers should start thiswinter in planning their pro-gram for controlling kochia incorn and grain sorghum. Thespread of glyphosate-resistantkochia populations throughoutwestern Kansas, and the diffi-culty growers have had control-ling these populations, suggestthat perhaps control measuresshould begin prior to emer-gence of kochia.

Huge flushes of kochiaemerge in late March and intoApril. Applying 16 ounce/acreof Clarity/Banvel/genericdicamba with a pound ofatrazine around mid-March,before the kochia has emerged,could provide significant controlof early flushes of kochia. Theaddition of 2,4-D will help con-trol winter annual mustardsthat have emerged. This willmake subsequent kochia con-trol measures discussed in thisarticle more effective. Whentreating kochia with burndownor in-crop herbicides, sprayearly when the plants are aboutone to three inches tall.

Control in CornKochia control in corn

should always include a burn-down application in April,shortly after the first kochia hasemerged. A combination ofglyphosate and dicamba willcontrol small kochia, and al-most all other existing weedsand grasses, at that time. If pro-ducers wait until later so theycan apply the burndown andpreemergence herbicide in thesame application, the kochiawill be larger and they may notget complete kochia control. Ifthat occurs, the survivingplants will go on to cause prob-lems throughout the growingseason. Tillage prior to plantingin a conventional till system canalso be very effective. The labelfor Clarity states that no morethan 32 ounce/acre can be ap-plied per season. If eight-16ounce/acre is applied in Marchas an early preplant and eightounce/acre is applied as aburndown ahead of corn orsorghum planting, that still al-lows for an eight ounce applica-tion in-crop, which is oftenmore than what is used in-crop.

After the early April burn-down treatment, the next stepwould be to use a preemergenceherbicide. Atrazine, or a prod-uct containing atrazine, shouldbe included with this applica-tion. Even if there are triazine-resistant populations of kochiapresent, atrazine will still helpcontrol a number of other weedspecies.

Good options to include in apreemergence application forcontrol of kochia (and otherweeds) include:

*A chloroacetamide/atrazinepremix. Examples of chloroac-etamide-atrazine premixes in-

clude Bicep II Magnum, CinchATZ, Guardsman Max, PropelATZ, Bullet, Harness Xtra, Key-stone, Volley ATZ, FulTime, andothers. New options in thisclass of herbicides that could beused include Zidua and An-them plus atrazine or AnthemATZ, which has atrazine in-cluded. The active ingredient,pyroxasulfone, in these herbi-cides has the best activity onkochia of the choroacetamides.If triazine-resistant kochia ispresent, then one of the otheroptions below would be the bet-ter choice.

*An HPPD herbicide. Exam-ples of HPPD herbicides includeLexar EZ or Lumax EZ (pre-mixes of Callisto, Dual II Mag-num, and atrazine), Corvus (apremix of Balance Flexx andthiencarbazone methyl), andBalance Flexx. Corvus and Bal-ance Flexx should be mixedwith atrazine.

*Verdict, which is a Kixor-powered combination ofSharpen and Outlook herbi-cides, has activity; however, theresidual may be a little tooshort. Verdict should be mixedwith atrazine.

Balance Flexx, and Corvuscannot be applied on coarse-textured soils with shallow (25feet or less) groundwater. Al-ways consult the labels for de-tails. If kochia becomes aproblem after the corn hasemerged, there are severalpostemergence herbicide op-tions. In Roundup Ready corn,glyphosate should be used eventhough resistant populations ofkochia may be present. It is alsoa good idea to add one or moreherbicides with a different modeof action to the glyphosate. Thiswill not only help control anyglyphosate-resistant popula-tions present, but will also helpprevent the development ofglyphosate-resistant popula-tions of kochia where such pop-ulations do not yet exist.

Possible glyphosate tankmixpartners would include Status,Impact/Armezon, Callisto,Laudis, Starane, Starane NXT,or Starane Ultra. If an HPPD-containing herbicide was usedin the preemergence application(Lexar, Lumax, Corvus, or Bal-ance Flexx), it would be a goodidea not to use this mode of ac-tion in the postemergence treat-ment to help reduce thechances of HPPD-resistantweeds developing. Another op-tion in Roundup Ready corn isHalex GT plus atrazine. HalexGT is a premix consisting of ahigh rate of glyphosate, Dual IIMagnum, and Callisto. Atrazineshould be added to this productto get the best season-long con-trol of kochia. With Impact, Cal-listo, Capreno, and Laudis,producers should include ahalf-pound of atrazine.

In conventional corn, any ofthose postemergence herbicides

mentioned above as tankmixpartners with glyphosate canalso be used alone, without theglyphosate tankmix partner.Halex GT cannot be used onconventional corn since it con-tains glyphosate. Liberty canalso be used as a postemer-gence treatment if the corn isLiberty Link. Liberty alone willnot control kochia, however.For kochia control, Libertyshould be tankmixed with Sta-tus or other more effectivepostemergence products.

It should be noted that Bal-ance Flexx and Corvus can beapplied either preemergence orpostemergence up through thetwo-leaf stage of corn. If appliedpostemergence to corn, BalanceFlexx and Corvus must be ap-plied with atrazine only. Noglyphosate or other adjuvantscan be used. These productscan do an excellent job of con-trolling kochia throughout theseason if they are tankmixedwith at least one pound/acre ofatrazine. These products re-quire moisture for soil activa-tion, however they do havefoliar activity.

Lumax EZ and Lexar EZ,which are best used as pre-emergence treatments, can alsobe applied early postemergenceup to 12-inch corn when weedsare very small. Although wait-ing until this stage before appli-cation may work for controllingkochia, it is risky. Also, to getadequate grass control, theseproducts must be applied pre-emergence to the grass.

Control in Grain SorghumThere are fewer herbicide op-

tions for controlling kochia ingrain sorghum than in corn, al-though there is a wider windowavailable for sorghum than cornto make burndown applicationsprior to planting. Grainsorghum is planted later thancorn, allowing more flushes ofearly-emerged kochia to be con-trolled with burndown treat-ments. Effectiveness of controlduring this time period is es-sential as in-crop options be-come limited.

This later planting ofsorghum relative to corn re-quires producers to make twoburndown applications ofglyphosate-plus-dicamba be-fore planting. This will controlthe largest two flushes of kochiaemergence of the season. Pro-ducers who take advantage ofthis opportunity often have verygood kochia control, althoughglyphosate-resistant kochiacould complicate the issue. Pro-ducers who try to cut cornersand do not control the earlyflushes of kochia when theyhave a chance often have prob-lems with kochia in theirsorghum later in the season.

To get the best control ofkochia with the burndowntreatments of glyphosate anddicamba, the kochia should besprayed when plants are two tofour inches tall and activelygrowing. Kochia plants oneinch tall or less that have notstarted to elongate and plantstaller than six inches often aremore difficult to control, espe-cially under conditions of envi-ronmental stress.

If a flush of kochia emergesclose to the time of grainsorghum planting, producerscould combine a burndowntreatment with a preemergenceherbicide such as a chloroac-etamide/ atrazine premix,Lexar EZ, or Lumax EZ. An-other option for burndown andearly season residual control ofkochia prior to emergence ofsorghum would be Sharpen orVerdict. Sharpen provides nograss control. Methylated seedoil should be added to Sharpenfor optimal burndown activity.Sharpen can be used at the twoounce rate in sorghum. Verdictwould provide some residualgrass control. However, at theten-ounce rate, it should becombined with G-Max Lite orGuardsman Max for improvedresidual weed control.

If a flush of kochia reachesfour to six inches in height andgrain sorghum planting is still aweek or more away, producersshould strongly consider mak-ing a burndown treatment be-fore sorghum planting while thekochia is controllable, and thenmaking the preemergence ap-plication as a separate treat-ment. If a postemergenceapplication becomes necessaryin grain sorghum, good optionsinclude Huskie+atrazine+AMS,dicamba+atrazine or Starane-containing products. If Staraneis used, it would be best to adda half-pound of atrazine.

Curtis Thompson, ExtensionAgronomy State Leader andWeed Management Specialist

Phil Stahlman, Weed Scien-tist, K-State Agricultural Re-search Center-Hays

Dallas Peterson, Weed Man-agement Specialist

Joshua Morris, Stevens County Extension Agent A.N.R. [email protected] office: 620-544-4359

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Happy New Year! Themeeting of the Wrangler’s 4-H club was called to orderby President Kole Kahl Janu-ary 7, 2013. Flag Salute lead-ers were Grace Dillinger, NickGold, and Jewels Kraisinger.Roll Call was answered with“What is the most unusualgift you have ever received forChristmas?” All officers gavetheir reports.

Business was Club Days.County Club Days will beFebruary 2 at the HugotonMiddle School. The club re-hearsed some motions for themodel meeting at Club Daysincluding “Point of Order”,“Amending the Main Motion”,

“To Lay on the Table”, “Previ-ous Question”, “Amendingthe Main Motion/Division ofthe House”, and “Refer to aCommittee.”

Jacob Bell gave a projecttalk on the tools used forLeather Craft and how you doLeather Craft. Jacob Bell wasin charge of recreation. He leda game called “4-H Cha-rades.” The game is just Cha-rades but you do 4-H relatedthings.

Vice President Nick Goldgave the overview of the nextmonth’s meeting. Refresh-ments were served by theHinds and Gooch families.

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Wranglers 4-H club enjoys refreshments during the Januarymeeting.

Jacob Bell gives his projecttalk on Leather Crafts at theWranglers 4-H club meeting.

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Hugoton Middle Schoolhas released the honor rollsfor the first semester of the2012-2013 school year.

Seventh graders named tothe second nine weeks’ EagleHonor Roll are Britta Beesley,Mitchell Hamlin, MarlynHeger, Dallie Hoskinson,Caitlin Kiley, Caitlin Lewis,Eric Perry , Celeste Romero,Rodrigo Sanchez and Madi-son Shuck.

Seventh graders named tothe second nine weeks’ Red &White Honor Roll are MarcosBaeza, Sky Burgess, Abra-ham Garcia, Laney Hoskin-son, Nathan Leininger, NickMahan, Jacob Neufeld andJoHanna Rawlins.

Seventh graders on thesecond nine weeks’ Honor-able Mention Honor Roll areHenry Beesley, BrennonFeatherston, Jaysa Feather-ston and Claire Lewis.

Eighth graders named tothe second nine weeks’ EagleHonor Roll are Jaqueline Ar-mendariz, Dale Hunter,Valentino Degollado, EmmaFrench, Yaczeny Gastelum,Roman Lindstrom, BernabeMendoza, Elias Mendoza,Pedro Ordonez and AmyScott.

Eighth graders named tothe second nine weeks’ Red &White Honor Roll are BridgetAguilera, Zeida Betance, Ro-mano Burger, Katy Heger,

Zack Leininger, Logan Man-gels and Brecklyn Stump.

Eighth graders on the sec-ond nine weeks’ HonorableMention Honor Roll areDaniel Bustillos, SaraiChavez, Benjamin Cabrera,Melissa Fabela, Luis Flores,Kyra Kalani and Miguel Mar-tinez.

Seventh graders earningthe distinction of placementon the first semester EagleHonor Roll are Britta Beesley,Mitchell Hamlin, MarlynHeger, Dallie Hoskinson, EricPerry, Celeste Romero, Ro-drigo Sanchez and MadisonShuck.

Seventh graders named tothe first semester Red &White Honor Roll are MarcosBaeza, Sky Burgess, Abra-ham Garcia, Caitlin Kiley,Nathan Leininger, CaitlinLewis, Claire Lewis, NickMahan, Jacob Neufeld andJoHanna Rawlins.

Seventh graders on thefirst semester HonorableMention Honor Roll are JaysaFeatherston and LaneyHoskinson.

Eighth graders earning aplace on the first semesterEagle Honor Roll are BridgetAguilera, Jaqueline Armen-dariz, Romano Burger, DaleHunter, Valentino Degollado,Emma French, YaczenyGastelum, Katy Heger, ZackLeininger, Logan Mangels,

Bernabe Mendoza, EliasMendoza, Pedro Ordonez andAmy Scott.

Eight graders named tothe first semester Red &White Honor Roll are DanielBustillos, Benjamin Cabrera,Roman Lindstrom and Breck-lyn Stump.

Eighth graders on the firstsemester Honorable MentionHonor Roll are MontanaBeesley, Zeida Betance, SaraiChavez, Jessica Maciel,Miguel Martinez and HannahRodriguez.

Congratulations and keepup the good work!

MYTHS ABOUT SOCIAL SECURITY

Like any other successfuland long-standing program ororganization, there are anumber of myths surroundingSocial Security. Some of themare grounded in truth but justslightly misconstrued. Othersare completely out of line withthe truth. Let’s take a look ata few. Myth 1: Social Security isjust a retirement program. Social Security is morethan a retirement program. Itprovides benefits to retirees,survivors, and people withdisabilities who can no longerwork. In fact, almost sevenmillion disabled workers andnearly two million of their de-pendents get Social Securitydisability benefits. Six and ahalf million dependents of de-ceased workers (including twomillion children) get Social Se-curity survivors benefits. So-cial Security is more than justretirement. Myth 2: I don’t need to savebecause Social Security willtake care of me when I’m re-tired. Social Security was neverintended to be a person’s soleincome in retirement; itshould be combined with pen-sion income and personal sav-ings and investments. YourSocial Security Statement,available at www.socialsecurity.gov.mystatement, is agreat place to get an idea ofwhat to expect during retire-ment. You can also visit ourRetirement Estimator atwww.socialse curity.gov/estimator. Myth 3: If I work after I re-tire, I’ll be penalized. Once you reach your fullretirement age, there is nopenalty and no limit on theamount you can earn. Youcan determine your full retire-ment age by visiting www.s o c i a l s e c u r i t y . g o v /retirecharted.htm. The earn-ings limit for workers who areyounger than "full" retirementage (age 66 for people born in1943 through 1954) is$15,120 in 2013. (We deduct

$1 from benefits for each $2earned over $15,120.) Theearnings limit for people turn-ing 66 in 2013 is $40,080.(We deduct $1 from benefitsfor each $3 earned over$40,080 until the month theworker turns age 66.) Keep inmind that if we withhold someof your benefits due to work,we will re-compute yourmonthly benefit amount whenyou reach full retirement ageto account for those monthsthat we withheld your benefit.There is no limit on earningsfor workers who are full retire-ment age or older for the en-tire year. Myth 4: To apply for bene-fits or do business with SocialSecurity, I need to go to an of-fice. Not only is this false, butwe encourage you to do busi-ness with us the most conven-ient and fastest way: atwww.socialsecurity.gov. Atour Web site, you can applyfor benefits, use our Retire-ment Planner, get an estimateof your benefits, request a re-placement Medicare card, andmuch more. You’ll find it all -along with answers to yourquestions - at www.socialsecurity.gov.

The Hugoton Hermes Thursday, January 17, 2013 Page 1B

SOCIAL SECURITY NEWSBy Rich Fowler Social Security Operations Supervisorin Dodge City

Tuesday, January 8Low - 28 ̊ High - 51 ̊

Wind speed - 20 Wind gust - 24Wednesday, January 9

Low - 24˚ High - 53 ̊Wind speed - 12 Wind gust - NA

Thursday, January 10Low - 35˚ High - 43 ̊

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Wind speed - 20 Wind gust - 24Sunday, January 13Low - 13 ̊ High - 28˚

Wind speed - 17 Wind gust - 21Monday, January 14Low - 14 ̊ High - 33˚

Wind speed - 22 Wind gust - 31Wind speed is shown in MPH.

Weather Watch

Weather data is taken from the Aviation WeatherSystem at the Hugoton Municipal Airport.

COMING CAMERACLUB

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I want to organize a camera club in Hugoton. The primary purpose of the camera club would be tobuild friendships between people with a common interest, photography. We would meet once a monthon the third Thursday at 7:00 p.m. at the Recreation Center at 304 East Third Street.

Each month we would have a subject, for example waterfowl, or automobiles, or agriculture and wewould encourage our members to take photographs. Then at the meeting we would have a contestand select the best. I think that we could persuade the Newspaper to print our winners.

We would join a large group of camera clubs called the North Central Camera Club Council (n4c).This group consists or about 40 camera clubs in Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wis-consin and Iowa. They have monthly contests to select winners in Prints, digital photographs andslides. We could enter these contests.

We could have guest speakers, movies, etc. to learn more about photography. We would encourageour members to enter fairs and online contests.

We would have a monthly newsletter to keep our members informed. From time to time we could takefield trips.

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Roybal graduatesfrom basic training

AG Schmidt asks High Court to uphold DNA collection

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Air Force Airman ZackeryC. Roybal graduated frombasic military training atLackland Air Force Base inSan Antonio, Tx.

The airman completed anintensive, eight-week pro-gram including training inmilitary discipline and stud-ies, Air Force core values,physical fitness, and basicwarfare principles and skills.

Airmen who completebasic training earn four cred-its toward an associate in ap-plied science degree throughthe Community College of theAir Force.

Roybal earned distinctionas an honor graduate.

He is the son of RichardRoybal of Hugoton andSamantha Hancock of Hoyt.

The airman is a 2012graduate of Royal Valley HighSchool in Hoyt.

Kansas Attorney GeneralDerek Schmidt announcedrecently he has joined attor-neys general from across thenation in asking the U.S.Supreme Court to affirm astate’s authority to collectDNA samples from suspectsarrested for violent crimes.

The high court will heararguments next month overthe constitutionality of col-lecting DNA samples from in-dividuals who have beenarrested for violent crimesbut who are not yet con-victed. State attorneys gen-eral, in a brief filed last week,argued DNA collection lawsserve an important publicsafety function and are con-stitutional. All 50 states, theDistrict of Columbia andPuerto Rico joined in urgingthe Supreme Court to over-turn a lower court decisionthat struck down a MarylandDNA-collection law.

Kansas is one of 28 statesthat, by state law, collectDNA samples from certain vi-olent crime suspects at thetime of arrest for use in aforensic identification data-base.

“The DNA database is avaluable tool to help protectour communities against re-peat offenders,” Schmidtsaid. “Kansans have deter-mined that collecting DNA atthe time of arrest will helpsolve violent crimes more

quickly, and we are stronglydefending the authority ofour state to make that deci-sion.”

The state attorneys gen-eral argue that use of DNAdatabases improves the abil-ity of law enforcement agen-cies to solve crime, whilehelping to minimize the num-ber of innocent persons beinginvestigated for crimes they

did not commit.The states said an adverse

Supreme Court decision alsowould jeopardize the consti-tutionality of fingerprintingand collection of other identi-fying information about crim-inal defendants at the time ofarrest, practices that havebeen in place for decades.The case is Maryland v. King.

Each year artists from theSouthwest Kansas area areinvited to enter an art compe-tition based on a commontheme. These themes are se-lected to reflect topics of par-ticular interest in theSouthwest Kansas area. Thisis the seventh year the MainARTery has hosted this artcompetition. The theme se-lected this year is "See What IHear," focusing on sound.

The cooperative artists ofthe Main ARTery are being in-spired by Leonardo da Vinciin his theory that sound, as itwashes over all things, unitesthem. Inspiration is alsofound in Wassily Kandinsky,who was known to play musicand paint what he heard.You will see much of Kandin-sky's influence in the windowdecor, postcard and market-ing geared toward this event.

Artists over the age of 18

are invited to enter one or twopieces of artwork at the MainARTery between January 19and 26 during regular busi-ness hours.

The public is invited to at-tend a reception located atthe Main ARTery, 103 S.Main, Ulysses, Kansas, from2:00 to 4:00 p.m. February23, where prizes will beawarded.

Artists interested in partic-ipating in the “See What IHear” show can contact JeaniGustafson at the Main AR-Tery for entry forms at 620-424-3828, or come to theMain ARTery at 103 S. Mainin Ulysses and pick one up.The Gallery can also be con-tacted through their websitewww.mainarterykansas.com.

The “See What I Hear” ex-hibition will be showing fromJanuary 28 through February23, 2013.

Tay’sia would like a for-ever family home that in-cludes some older siblings.Tay’sia enjoys playing on thecomputer and playing videogames. Her other hobbies in-clude reading, singing andgymnastics. Tay’sia will tellyou her favorite class atschool is English; she loveslearning new things. Tay’siasays that when she grows upshe would like to travel andbe able to eat lunch in a treehouse. Tay’sia would like herforever family to be patient,have lots of love, and be con-sistent. To learn more aboutadoption visit www.adoptk-

skids.org or call 877-457-5430. Tay’sia’s case numberis 101225.

P leas e Adopt Me!

Tay’sia, age 14

Main ARTery hosts local artists in“See What I Hear” exhibit


Nathaniel Eshbaugh is Heritage Christian Academy's Studentof the Month. Nathaniel is the son of Mike and Debbie Esh-baugh.

GasBuddy evaluates gas prices

SCCC/ATS announces fall 2012 honor rolls

For six of the last seven yearsU.S. retail gasoline prices haverisen from Christmas Day tomid-January but this year couldrun counter to that trend.

“That’s because of the mas-sive buildup in gasoline inven-tory just announced by the U.S.Department of Energy’s weeklypetroleum report. With an in-crease over the previous monthof 16.1 million barrels (+7%)gasoline inventory now exceedsthe highest level reached during2012 and is at the highest pointrecorded since February 2011,”said Patrick DeHaan, senior pe-troleum analyst,GasBuddy.com.

“Gasoline inventories endedthe year with the highest Decem-ber level ever, and obviouslywe’ve added significantly to that,so for that reason we could seemany markets remain flat oreven decline slightly over thenext week to two weeks,” saysDeHaan. “You could say it’s thecalm before the storm that ar-rives every spring.”

“Having said that, we are con-fident that our overall forecast for2013 and specifically for Janu-ary will prove accurate, with theU.S. national average projectedto be in a range from $3.21 to

$3.43, with a median price at$3.29 per gallon, he noted.

Earlier this week GasBuddyreleased its ‘GasBuddy FuelPrice Outlook 2013’h t t p : / / w w w . s c r i b d .com/doc/119477611/2013-Forecast which offers month-bymonth projections for the U.S.national average as well as thepeak price ranges forecast for 21select U.S. cities.

“We’re proud of the reputa-tion for accuracy our annualprojections have recorded andearned and encourage anyonewhose business is impacted bytransportation costs to keep thisreport available to help see whatlies ahead,” said Patrick De-Haan, senior petroleum analyst,GasBuddy.com. “It’s especiallyimportant to recognize the keyperiods when seasonal volatilityis most prominent and this fore-cast identifies and explains thosetime frames.”

“Our Fuel Price Outlook for2013 also includes projectionsfor diesel fuel which we know iscritical for commercial vehicleoperators, fleet management andbudget planning in both thepublic and private sectors,” addsGasBuddy’s Gregg Laskoski.

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

About Sugar Once a luxury only the ex-tremely wealthy could afford,sugar was called "white gold"because it was so scarce andexpensive. That is certainlynot true today. Sugar issomething most of us enjoy,but we may not know a lotabout it, or how it ends up onour plates. Sugar is sucrose, a carbo-hydrate found in every fruitand vegetable. All greenplants manufacture sucrosethrough photosynthesis, theprocess by which plantstransform sunlight into theirfood and energy supply.Sugar cane and sugar beetscontain sucrose in largequantities, and that is whythey are used as commercialsources of sugar. If it wasmore cost efficient to extractsucrose from watermelons orpeaches, we would processthose instead. There is no difference inthe table sugar producedfrom either canes or beets.The process of extraction dif-fers slightly, but both meth-ods include purification,filtration, concentration anddrying. All sugars are refined;refining is simply the processthat separates natural su-crose from its plant material,without bleaching or chemi-cal manipulation. Raw sugar is an interme-diate product in cane pro-duction. Produced at a sugarcane mill, it is a tan, coarse,granulated product obtainedfrom the evaporation of clari-fied sugar cane juice. Brown sugar consists ofsugar crystals coated in amolasses syrup with naturalflavor and color. Many sugarrefiners produce brown sugarby boiling a special molassessyrup until brown sugarcrystals form. A centrifugespins the crystals dry. Someof the syrup remains, givingthe sugar its brown color andmolasses flavor. It is some-times made by blending aspecial molasses syrup withwhite sugar crystals. Turbinado sugar is rawsugar that has been refinedto a light tan color by wash-ing in a centrifuge to removesurface molasses. Molasses is the syrup re-maining from processingcanes or beets. Traditionally,sugar cane processing in-volves three boiling processesto extract the juice. The firstboiling produces light mo-lasses; the second dark mo-lasses; and the third,blackstrap molasses. Lighthas the sweetest taste andmildest flavor, and is used incookies, cakes and ginger-bread. Dark is less sweetand has a more pronouncedflavor, and is most often usedin baked beans. Blackstrapis even less sweet, darkerand more pungent, and iscommonly used in animalfeed. Molasses can also bemade from the sorghumplant. Molasses containssmall amounts of iron andcalcium. Invert sugar is the sucrosemolecule split into a mixtureof glucose and fructose. Ithelps commercially bakedgoods retain moisture andprolong shelf-life, and con-trols graining in candy man-ufacturing. Honey is not pure sucrose;it’s a mixture formed fromplant nectar by invertase, an

enzyme present in the bodiesof bees, and also containsfructose, glucose, water,other sugars and minutetraces of naturally presentacids, vitamins, minerals andenzymes. Corn syrup is a sweetenerproduced by treating cornstarch with acids or enzymes,and is used by consumersand in the food industry.Corn syrup contains dextroseand other saccharides. Be-cause it inhibits crystalliza-tion, it is used in a number offood products. High fructose corn syrupsweetener is made by furthertreating dextrose-rich cornsyrup with enzymes. The re-sult is a liquid mixture ofdextrose and fructose. Fruit juice concentratesare sweeteners used likesugar syrup. The fruit juicesare concentrated throughheat and enzyme treatments,and filtration, that removefiber, flavor, impurities andnutrients. Nearly identical tosugar syrup, the food indus-try uses them in jams,canned fruits, beverages, andsome baked goods.

Questions and Answersabout Sugar

Q- Does sugar spoil? A- No, granulated sugarwill last indefinitely if storedin an airtight container in acool, dry place. Q- What can I do aboutwhite sugar that has hard-ened? A- Granulated sugar hard-ens and develops lumpswhen it is exposed to mois-ture and then allowed to dryout. To use it, break thelumps into smaller pieceswith a rolling pin. Then putthe sugar in a blender or foodprocessor to further break itapart, and make it measura-ble. Q- How can brown sugarbe stored to prevent harden-ing? A- Keep it in its originalbag, closed tightly. It mayhelp to store the bag in an-other airtight moisture-proofcontainer. If it hardens, let itstand overnight in a sealedjar with a damp paper towelor apple slice. Then removethe paper or apple. For im-mediate use, heat the neededamount in a 250 degree oven,or microwave on low for oneor two minutes per cup. Q- Can I substitute brownsugar for white granulatedsugar in recipes? A- Yes, it can be substi-tuted, but it will add a mo-lasses flavor to the recipes. Q- What is the differencebetween light and darkbrown sugar? A- The choice depends onthe recipe you are using andpersonal preference. Darkbrown sugar has a strongermolasses flavor. Chooselighter types for baking, but-terscotch and glazing ham.Use richer flavored darkbrown sugar for gingerbread,baked beans, plum pudding,and other full flavored foods. Q- Can confectioners(powdered) sugar be substi-tuted for granulated sugar ina recipe? A- Usually, no, you cannot interchange these. Pow-dered sugar is made up ofmuch finer particles and itcontains a small amount ofcorn starch to prevent cak-ing.

Seward County Commu-nity College/Area TechnicalSchool has named its fall2012 semester President’sHonor Roll, Dean’s HonorRoll and Part-time Dean’sHonor Roll.

Students who complete atleast 15 credit hours incourses numbered 100 andabove and maintain a gradepoint average of 4.0 shall beeligible for the President’s

Honor Roll.Students from Hugoton

making the President’s HonorRoll are Sharon Gonzalez,Cassandra Quillen, DarioSalcedo, Manuel Bustillos,Miranda Ramsey and OsmanRodriguez. Gloria Fisher ofMoscow was also listed onthe President’s Honor Roll.

The Dean’s Honor Roll rec-ognizes those students whomaintained a 3.5 or greatergrade point average and com-pleted at least 12 credit hoursin courses numbered 100 orabove.

Hugoton students makingthe roll are Arenis Nunez,Becky Moore, Beth Beard,

Christopher Mann, JoseSandoval, Kara Stump,Kristin Farnum, SusanRector and Vanesa Ortiz.Moscow students were Bon-nie Roberts, Emmy Hittleand Jasmine Howell. Dono-van Torres of Rolla also madethe list.

The Part-time Dean’sHonor Roll recognizes thosestudents who complete noless than six nor more thaneleven credit hours incourses numbered 100 andabove. These students mustmaintain a grade point aver-age of 3.5 or greater for honorroll eligibility.

Students from Hugoton

were Aaron Seaman, AdamScott, Adam Seaman,BayLee Hoskinson, BradleyCampbell, Chantile Holt,Chase Hittle, Chris Hag-man, Cordell Barnes, DavidKurt, Devin Hagman, HaleySosa, Jaron Thompson, Ka-ressa Nordyke, KoltonDecker, Logan Brecheisen,Madelaine Daharsh, Maver-ick Mills, Nicholas Goode,Osvaldo Pena, Rafael Cruz,Sayra Castro and SladeShuck. Moscow studentswere Luis Rodriguez and Re-beca Cecenas. Students fromRolla were Kaleigh Barrett,Karly Clinesmith, Kori Halland Meredith Light.

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The flow of healthy, oxy-genated blood through the bodyis essential for life. It is also re-quired in large supply when peo-ple undergo surgeries and othertherapies. With the demand forblood so high, reserves are inshort supply. Adding to theshortage is lower turnout amongdonors, and the public has beenurged to donate blood to increaseunits available.

Blood shortages aboundThe Red Cross and America's

Blood Centers, which collectivelyrepresent all of the blood banksin the United States, continuedto report shortages throughout2012. According to Red CrossPresident Dr. Bernadine Healy,there is a critical shortage ofblood, and the shortage in 2012was one of the worst her organi-zation had seen. As such, theshortage has forced the cancel-lation of many elective surgeriesacross the United States. ABCnotes there also are severe short-ages throughout the Northeast.

Increased demand, meaningchemotherapy treatments, organtransplants, heart surgeries andelective options, have left bloodbanks depleted. Plus, the de-mand for blood exceeds the rateof blood donations. The RedCross has stated it typicallyneeds 80,000 units of bloodavailable daily, but now hasroughly 35,000 units.

How do I donate blood?Many people want to donate

blood but are either off-put bythe idea of needles and drawingof blood or are unaware of theprocess. Becoming informed canshed light on what is done andmake the entire process muchless intimidating.

Blood drives occur at variouslocations. You also may be ableto donate blood directly at a RedCross center or hospital. Simplylog on to www.redcrossblood.org

and enter your zip code or ad-dress to find out where andwhen a blood drive will be held.

Just about anyone age 17 to75 can donate blood – providedthey are at least 110 pounds anddo not have any acute symptomsof the flu, colds or infections orhave had close contact withsomeone with hepatitis in thelast year. Those who have hepa-titis, a heart condition that ismore serious than a murmur orHIV/AIDS or have engaged inany activities that may have putthem at risk for HIV/AIDS, willnot be able to donate.

At the donation you will beasked to fill out a questionnaireand be given a screening inter-view to qualify as a donor. Youalso will need to provide docu-mentation that proves your age,so bring along identification. Ifyou pass the screening, yourvital signs will be checked andyou will be prepared for the blooddraw.

As with a routine blood test,the injection site will be sterilizedand then a needle will be in-serted to draw the blood. Thevolume of blood collected for adonation will be larger than for ablood test. One pint, or 450 mil-liliters of blood, will be taken.This is only between eight to tenpercent of all the blood in yourbody.

How will I feel?Most people come through a

blood donation unscathed.There may be a minor pinchwhen the needle is inserted. Afterblood has been drawn, manypeople feel fine and are encour-aged to drink extra liquids for thenext two days to help the bodywith the regeneration of blood.Your body will replace the fluidportion of your blood within 24hours. It will take a few weeks toreplace the red blood cells. Indi-viduals who feel a little woozy

can sit after the blood donationuntil they feel rested enough tomove on.

How long does it take?It takes around ten minutes

for a traditional blood donation.If you are donating somethingspecific, such as red cells,plasma or platelets, the processcan take up to two hours. Manyblood drives provide refresh-ments after donating and askthat you remain ten to 15 min-utes to ensure you are fine toexit.

What should I expect after thedonation?

Afterward you should be ableto go on with your regular dailyactivities. It is adviseable to takeit easy for the rest of the day andnot engage in any heavy lifting orexercise. Also, avoid flying in air-planes or going scuba diving fora couple of days afterward. Mod-erate daily activities should befine. Continue to stay hydrated.What are other things I should

know?You can prepare for donating

blood by adhering to a healthy,low-fat diet and getting a goodnight's sleep the day before.Avoid alcoholic beverages and to-bacco prior to the donation.Make sure you do not skip anymeals.

Bring along a list of the med-ications you take to share withthe volunteers at the blood drive.Certain medications will excludeyou from donating.

It is possible for a healthy per-son to give whole blood every 56days. Donations of platelets orother components of blood maybe able to occur more frequently.Individuals who have the univer-sal blood type (Type O-) maywant to sign up as frequentdonors because their blood canbe used for anyone.

Donating a pint of blood canhelp several different people.With extreme shortages in theblood supply in effect, now couldbe the ideal time to make a blooddonation.

SIDEBAR: What determines

blood type?Blood type is broken down

into four main types: A, B, ABand O. Genetics are the primarydetermining factor in a person'sblood type. A child receives ge-netic code from both parents atconception, and this informationwill help determine blood type.Just like eye color, height andhair color, dominant genes willbe the deciding factor in bloodtype. A and B are both dominantover O. A and B are consideredto be codominant, which ex-plains the AB blood type. If achild receives two recessivegenes from both parents, thenhe or she will have O blood.

Another thing that plays intoblood type is the Rhesus factor,commonly shortened to the Rhfactor. This refers to an antigenthat exists on the surface of redblood cells. If this antigen is pres-ent, it means the person has aRh positive (+) factor. If there isan absence of this antigen, thenthe blood is classified as Rh neg-ative (-). Therefore, people canhave an A, B, AB, or O blood typethat is either (+) or (-). These anti-gens are proteins that, when in-troduced into a body that doesnot have the same type, cancause the person's immune sys-tem to respond by producing an-tibodies that attack the proteins.Should a person who is Rh-blood receive Rh+ blood during atransfusion, an allergic reactioncould occur.

Another time when Rh factorcomes into play is when an Rh-woman becomes pregnant.Should her blood and the bloodof the fetus mix —and if the fetushas an Rh+ factor — themother's blood may fight off theantigens and naturally produceantibodies. While this won't hurtthe woman, it can affect the fetusand cause potential health prob-lems. Women with an Rh- factorare generally given an Rh im-munoglobulin about sevenmonths into the pregnancy thatshould desensitize her immunesystem from triggering if thefetus has Rh+ blood. After thebaby is born, his or her blood willbe tested. Should the Rh factormatch the mother, all is well. Ifnot, the mother will receive an-other injection to further desen-sitize her immune system toprevent a reaction with any sub-sequent pregnancies.

A person with O- blood isconsidered a "universal donor."He or she can transfuse to any-one, and there will be no in-stances of allergic reaction.However, one with O- blood canonly receive O- blood.

From Metro Editorial Services.

Thursday, January 24,2008

Austin Heaton graduatedfrom Emporia State Univer-sity at the Winter Com-mencement exercisesDecember 15, 2007. He wasan honor graduate withMadna Cum Laude. Austinis a 2002 Hugoton HighSchool graduate and the sonof Ted and Judy Heaton.


The Hugoton High SchoolNational Honor Society col-lected 2,965 pounds of foodwhich was donated to theStevens County Food Closet.Principal Ray Harvey offeredthe students a half day offfrom school if they collectedmore than the total weight ofall the winter sports coachesand they succeeded.


Stevens County FairBoard President Jack Martinis turning the reins of his of-fice over to his son, TonyMartin. Jack completed thir-teen years as leader of thefair board. He has servedtwenty years as a fair boardmember.


Roger Lynch filed as a

candidate for the schoolboard for USD 210. He isthe only candidate to file sofar.


Glenda Willsey, daughterof Mr. and Mrs. G.L. Willsey,is named 1973 Betty CrockerHomemaker of Tomorrow.Glenda will receive a spe-cially designed award from

General Mills, sponsor of theannual Betty CrockerSearch. The winner is se-lected by scores in a writtenknowledge and attitudeexam taken by both seniorboys and girls.


The Parsons LumberCompany was sold at publicauction Saturday for over

$17,000. The building andlots were purchased byCharles Olinger of Hugotonfor $14,250. Vernon Parsonspurchased the former O.L.Sherwood Lumber propertyand has operated the com-pany for over six years.


The sale of Jim’s Motel (onthe south edge of Hugoton

on Main Street) to E.F. Tim-mons - principal of theHugoton Grade School forthe past eight years - was fi-nalized. Jim Hoskinson,owner of the three-year-old23-unit motel, will turn itover to Timmons February 1,1953.Friday, January 23, 1948

Junior Farmer is reopen-ing the skating rink north oftown after undergoing reno-

vations which involved a newhardwood floor and a newroof.

W.W. Virtue Mercantilewill open a new modern storein Hugoton.

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


History From The HermesCompiled by Ruthie Winget

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LAST OF THE 88’ERS—With the death of Au-gust Stamler January 16 in Stevens County Hos-pital, the last member of the eight-member 88’ersClub is gone. The 88’ers Club was formed incommemoration of the county seat fight whichwas resolved in 1888 and all the members of theclub were born in that same year. The 88’ers metin August each year at the Argus for a dinner to

visit and reminisce. Pictured above, left to right,back row: Ben Nix, John Persinger, CharlesBrecheisen, Roy Whetstone and August Stamler;front row: Bill Cutter, A.V. Younggren and Mar-ion West. From the January 22, 1970, issue of TheHugoton Hermes. Dave Cutter brought in thisclipping which was in his dad’s papers. Thanks,Dave!

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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) Allcards of thanks are charged at the display rate. 4) All real estate advertisingin this newspaper is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968, whichmakes it illegal to advertise "any preference, limitation, or discriminationbased on race, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, children, or national ori-gin or an intention to make any such preference, limitation, or discrimination."This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estatewhich is in violation of the law. Our readers are informed that all dwellingsadvertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis.


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STEVENS COUNTY LIBRARYFULL-TIME CIRCULATION CLERK

Hours: Tuesday-Friday 10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Applicants must have high school diploma or equivalent, com-puter and internet skills, be detail oriented and enjoy working withthe public. Bi-lingual preferred, but not required.Benefits package includes health insurance, retirement and vaca-tion.Submit application (available at the library circulation desk) to:

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500 MonroeHugoton, Ks. 67951 (4c2)

PUBLIC NOTICE(First published in the Hugoton Hermes,Thursday, January 17, 2013) 1t

Notice of City and School Election

Members up for Re-election - 2013

Hugoton City Council MemberGary Baughman

Greg GillKim Harper

Moscow City Council MemberJames R. Rawlins

Jon LundLinda Shaddix

USD 210 School BoardStephanie Ann Heger

Nancy HonigDouglas Martin

USD 209 School BoardPaul Dobie

Marcus HoweCary Roland

Deadline to file for City Council orSchool Board is at 12 noon, January 22,2013. Hugoton City Council signs up atthe Hugoton City office and Moscow CityCouncil, USD 210 and USD 209 Schoolboard signs up at the County Clerk’s of-fice.


NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETINGSOUTHWEST KANSAS

GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENTDISTRICT NO. 3

TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED:

Take notice that pursuant to K.S.A. 82a-l026, the Board of Directors of theSouthwest Kansas Groundwater Man-agement District No. 3 has called an An-nual Meeting of all eligible voters forelection of Directors whose terms expire,for a report of the financial condition andactivities of the District, and for propos-ing a budget to cover anticipated ex-penses in 2014. The Director positionsto be voted on will include the represen-tatives from Gray County, FinneyCounty, Ford County, Kearny Countyand Surface Water (at large). DirectorNomination Forms must be turned in tothe District Office by 5:00 p.m. on Feb-ruary 11, 2013. All Qualified votes maybe cast by eligible voters in attendancewho have been pre-registered with theDistrict by 5:00 p.m. on March 8, 2013.

The meeting shall be held at GrayCounty 4-H Building, 17002 W. HWY 50Cimarron, Kansas at 9:00 a.m. CST, onWednesday March 13, 2013. Speakerswill include Executive Director, Mark E.Rude, and other speakers on water sup-ply, the Management Program and ac-tivities. For more information and copiesof Director Nomination Forms and VoterRegistration Forms, log on to the Dis-trict's website at www.gmd3.org or callthe District Office (620) 275-7147.

The Board of Directors of the SouthwestKansas Groundwater Management Dis-trict No. 3 will hold their regularly sched-uled monthly board meeting at 1:00p.m. CST March 13, 2013 at the GrayCounty 4-H Building.

Take notice and govern yourself accord-ingly.

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

By: Kent DunnPresident of the Board


IN THE DISTRICT COURT OFSTEVENS COUNTY, KANSAS

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OFDELORES WILLIAMS, Deceased.

Case No. 13-PR-1

NOTICE OF HEARING AND NOTICETO CREDITORS

THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALLPERSONS CONCERNED:

You are hereby notified that a Peti-tion was filed in this Court by BenjaminD. Sherber, an agent for the Kansas De-partment of Health and Environment,Division of Health Care Finance, a cred-

itor of Delores Williams, deceased, pray-ing that Grant C. Shellenberger be ap-pointed as administrator and that he begranted Letters of Administration.

You are required to file your writtendefenses thereto on or before February8, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. of such day, inthis Court, in the City of Hugoton,Stevens County, Kansas, at which timeand place the cause will be heard.Should you fail, judgment and decreewill be entered in due course upon thePetition.

All creditors are notified to exhibittheir demands against the estate withinfour months from the date of first publi-cation on this Notice, as provided by law,and if their demands are not thus exhib-ited, they shall be forever barred.

Grant C. Shellenberger, SC # 17184Attorney for Petitioner



In the Matter of the Marriage ofRosalinda Chavez andJuan Carlos Chavez

Case No. 12-PM-62

NOTICE OF SUIT

The State of Kansas to Juan CarlosChavez:

You are notified that a Petition for

Divorce was filed in the District Court ofStevens County, Kansas asking that theperson filing the divorce be granted a di-vorce and asking that the court makeother orders in that divorce matter. Youmust file an answer to the Petition forDivorce with the court and provide acopy to the filing spouse on or before De-cember 21, 2012, which shall not be lessthan 41 days after first publication ofthis Notice of Suit, or the court will enterjudgment against you on that Petition.

/s/ Rosalinda Chavez516 W 8th St

Hugoton, Ks 67951(620) 309-0292


STATE OF KANSAS, STEVENSCOUNTY, ss


IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OFELLINOR COX, DECEASED

Case No. 13PR2

NOTICE OF HEARING ON PETITIONFOR PROBATE OF WILL AND

NOTICE TO CREDITORS(Chapter 59)

THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PER-SONS CONCERNED:

You are hereby notified a petitionhas been filed on January 10, 2013, inthis Court, by Judy Hamlin, as one ofthe heirs, legatees and devisees of thewill and estate of Ellinor Cox, deceased,praying for admission to probate of theLast Will and Testament of Ellinor Cox,dated August 10, 2007, which will isfiled with the petition, and for the ap-

pointment of Judy Hamlin, as executorof said will and estate, to serve withoutbond, and for the issuance of LettersTestamentary to her as executor.

You are hereby required to file yourwritten defenses thereto on or before the8th day of February, 2013, at 9:30 a.m.of said day, in the district courtroom atthe county courthouse, in the City ofHugoton, Stevens County, Kansas, atwhich time and place the cause will beheard. Should you fail therein, judgmentand decree will be entered in due courseupon the petition.

All creditors of the decedent are no-tified to exhibit their demands againstthe estate within four (4) months fromthe date of the first publication of thisnotice as provided by law, and if theirdemands are not thus exhibited, theyshall be forever barred.

Judy Hamlin, Petitioner

KRAMER, NORDLING& NORDLING, LLC 209 East Sixth Hugoton, Kansas 67951 Attorneys for Petitioner Telephone:(620) 544-4333

Residents of Kansas canring in the New Year with tenfree flowering trees by joiningthe Arbor Day Foundationany time during January2013.

By becoming part of thenonprofit Arbor Day Founda-tion, new members will re-ceive two white floweringdogwoods, two floweringcrabapples, two Washingtonhawthorns, two Americanredbuds and two goldenrain-trees.

“These beautiful trees willgive your home in Kansaslovely flowers with pink, yel-low and white colors,” saidJohn Rosenow, founder andchief executive of the ArborDay Foundation. “These treesare perfect for large and smallspaces, and they will providefood and habitat for song-birds.”

The free trees are part of

the Foundation’s Trees forAmerica campaign.

The trees will be shippedpostpaid at the right time forplanting, between February 1and May 31, with enclosedplanting instructions. Thesix- to twelve-inch tall treesare guaranteed to grow orthey will be replaced free ofcharge.

Members will also receivea subscription to the Founda-tion’s bimonthly publication,Arbor Day, and The TreeBook, which includes infor-mation about tree plantingand care.

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SWK Chambers to host fourthannual “Night Out in Topeka”

The Southwest KansasChambers of Commerce hasannounced the details for thefourth annual "SouthwestKansas Night Out in Topeka."Each year, the group com-prised of Chamber executivesfrom the Garden City, DodgeCity, Grant County, Hugoton,Liberal, and Scott City AreaChambers, hosts KansasState Senators and StateRepresentatives in the capitolcity during the legislative ses-sion.

The event will be held onMonday, January 28, 2012 atThe Capitol Plaza Hotel inTopeka from 5:30 pm to 7:30pm. The event honors state-wide legislators and intro-duces them to SouthwestKansas businesses and com-munity leaders. All 40 StateSenators and all 125 StateRepresentatives are invited tothe event

"It's exciting to host anevent where an entire regionof the state is working to-gether to promote and buildup our part of the state," saysKristin Farnum, President ofthe Hugoton Area Chamber of

Commerce. "The better rela-tionship we are able to buildas a cohesive region, themore successful our regionallegislative delegation will be.This event is vital to allowingall Kansas state legislatorsthe opportunity to see andhear directly from southwestKansas community mem-bers!" Rozelle Webb, LiberalChamber of Commerce,added.

The event is open to allsouthwest Kansas businessentities and all communityleaders are invited and en-couraged to attend. No reser-vations are needed.

The Presenting Sponsorfor the event is the FinneyCounty Convention andTourism Bureau; Gold Spon-sors are AT&T, Black HillsEnergy, Palmer Manufactur-ing, and Western State Bank.Silver Sponsors are Cox Com-munications, Sunflower Elec-tric and Wheatland Electric.The Bronze Sponsors areEpic Touch, J&R Sand, Na-tional Beef, Pioneer Elec-tric/S. Pioneer Electric andPioneer Communications.

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THANK YOU The Family of Ellinor Cox would like to thank the staffat Stevens County Hospital, Dr. Sam and Dr. McGroartyfor the care and support of our Mom during our time ofneed. A special thanks to Pioneer Manor and staff fortheir excellent care of our Mom for the past four years.Thanks for all the flowers, food, cards, prayers, phonecalls and memorials.

Jerry and Sandy Cox and FamilyJeff and Jo Cox and Family

Cheryl Cox and FamilyRick and Judy Hamlin and Family

THANK YOU I would like to thank Dr. McGroarty, the StevensCounty Medical staff and the Stevens County EMS fortaking such good care of me on New Years Eve. Alsothanks to our City law enforcement and Sheriff’s Depart-ment. I really do appreciate your care and kindness. . .andespecially the EMS for transporting me to Liberal Airport.. .it was a nasty day to be out on the road!!

Rhonda Thomas and family

THANK YOU I would like to thank everyone who took time out of theirbusy day to attend my Retirement Party. You all made itvery special. I especially want to thank those who camefrom out of town: Greg Askren, Rita Shumate and DenaAllen. I also want to say a special thank you to TeresaSpikes for all the hard work she did inviting people and ar-ranging things, to Tammy Kiley for helping Teresa setthings up Thursday, to all the great cooks who broughtsnacks for all the guests, and to the Sheriff’s Office for thebeautiful cake. I also want to thank everyone for the flow-ers, gifts and cards. Thank you to my daughter Karrie, andher husband Russell for being there and taking pictures ofmost of the people who attended. Love you. I will misseveryone a lot. Drop by and see me when you can.

Jayne Littrell

LAWN PROWill Schnittker

620-544-1517

(tfc46)

KIWANIS AUCTIONMarch 29 & 30, 2013

Turn in your consignments to:Walter McClure 544-8445, Ron Brewer 544-8985

or any other Hugoton Kiwanis Club MemberConsignments are due by March 15

to be included on the sale bill (tfc2)

TAKING CONSIGNMENTS

THIS SPACE FOR RENT

Call 620-544-4321 or email [email protected] today!

See YOUR ad here!

FOR SALE: Puggle puppies toa good home. $50, very cute! Ifinterested, call 620-541-1521 or620-541-1525.

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FOR SALE: 1991 Acura IntegraB20 Vtech. New transmissionand clutch. 7,000 miles on newmotor. $5500 OBO. Call or text620-453-0957 after 3:30 p.m. (2c2)

FOR SALE

2 slideouts, electric jack,queen size bed, good

condition, lg bathroom

w/ tub & shower, microwave,

refrigerator, stove, air conditioner,

2 new spare tires

2003 Coleman Caravan 26 ft. pull camper

CALLCALL620-544-3069620-544-3069

$11,495$9,995OBO

CAMPER FOR SALECAMPER FOR SALE

FIREWOOD FOR SALEOak, Piñon, Mesquite,

Pecan & MoreDelivery & stacking available

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

ACCEPTING SEALED BIDSFOR SALE, BY SEALED BID, AS IS: 1995 Chevy 1500 Silveradopickup, white in color. 4x4 P/B, A/C, P/W, P/L, 101,464 miles.Vehicle can be seen at the Hugoton Police Department at 405 E.Fourth. Bids will be accepted until 01/23/2013. Sealed bids canbe delivered to City Clerk Tom Hicks at 631 S. Main. For infor-mation about the vehicle, call Courtney Leslie at 544-4959. (2c2)

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UPCOMING AUCTIONLARGE ANTIQUE AUCTION: Toy Tractors, Trucks, Cars, Lotsof Silver Coins, Indian Artifacts, Belt Buckles, 1974 Hesston, Lotsof Antiques. Saturday, February 9, Ulysses, Ks. See netkscb.net. Auctioneer Jim Cunningham. 620-360-0249. (4c3)

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Stevens County Healthcare is searching for Full-time RNs,LPNs and CMAs to work at Pioneer Manor Nursing Home. Thesepositions are for the night shift (6 pm - 6 am). Interested candidatesmust be certified with a Kansas license to be eligible for these posi-tions. We offer excellent benefits and competitive wages. Interestedcandidates contact Robyn Medina in Human Resources at 620-544-8511 or pick up application. (4c3)

Stevens County Healthcare is searching for Full-time, Part-time and PRN RNs or LPNs to work on the Med/Surg floor. Thesepositions are for night shift (7 pm - 7 am). All candidates must have aKansas RN/LPN license to be eligible. We are also searching for PRNCNAs to work as needed. All candidates must have a Kansas CNA li-cense to be eligible. We offer outstanding benefits, competitive wages,sign-on bonus for Full-time and Part-time RNs/LPNs and mileage re-imbursement to RNs or LPNs that live 15 miles or more outside ofStevens County. Please contact Human Resources with any ques-tions or pick up an application from the Information Desk locatedby the Medical Clinic (620)544-8511. (4c3)

Stevens County Healthcare is searching for Full-time and PRNCNAs to work the night shift at Pioneer Manor Nursing Home from6 pm - 6 am. All interested candidates must have a Kansas CNA li-cense to be eligible. We offer excellent benefits and competitive wages.Applications may be picked up from the Information Desk by theMedical Clinic. For more information you may contact HumanResources (620)544-8511. (4c3)

CURRENT OPENINGS AT STEVENS COUNTY HOSPITAL,

MEDICAL CLINIC ANDPIONEER MANOR NURSING HOME

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

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

1505 S. Madison St. - Nice 4 bedroom/2 bathhome on large corner lot. Very nice layout, 3 cargarage with work shop attached to end garage.Bedroom 4 has access to garage. This is a mustsee.

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

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DARRIN HEWITTREALTOR® Associate

Lots in Spikes Addition504 S. Wildcat Ct.

617 E. 4th712 E. 5th St.

PRICE REDUCED: 1109 S. Madison St. - Allyou could ever want in a home. Home has 8 bed-rooms, 4 1/2 bathrooms, 2 Living areas. Basementfamily room is equipped with cabinets, sink, andcook top. Bathroom downstairs has a largewhirlpool tub. Kitchen and upstairs bath recentlyremodeled. New appliances in kitchen. Back porchremodeled and enclosed and nice sitting patio nextto porch.

621 S. Main St. - Downtown business location forsale. Equipment in building is negotiable. CallDarrin for details.

1501 Road 9 - Very well maintained brick homeon 3.7 acres only 3 miles from town. 5 bed/4 bath.New roof 2010. Hardwood floors & new carpet onmain level in 2009. A/C unit and Furnace replacedin 2011. Double oven & microwave new in 2011,refrigerator & dishwasher 2.5 years old.

UNDER CONTRACT

New Listing 904 S. Trindle St. - This nice ranchstyle home contains 2 living areas, updated kitchen,modern colors, enlarged deck, new fence and abonus room with many possibilities. The livingroom and hall carpet will be replaced and somenew guttering will be installed. Roof has new Her-itage Shingles March 2012.

2340 Road 20, Moscow - BeautifulArkansas stone home, 4 bd/3 b, cen H/A, fpl,fin bsmt, 40 x 70 shop, much, much more!!All on 6+ acres! Call today for appt!!

352 Spotswood, Richfield- Ranch, 3 bed/1b, cen heat, 150 x 300 lot. Good entrylevel/investment property! $38,000...Call fordetails!! Sellers are motivated!!

902 S. Harrison - Move in ready!!! 2 bed/1b, beautiful kitchen, wood floors and carpet,deck, paved patio, fence, cen H/A!! Greatstarter home!! Call for appt!!

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

Mark Faulkner-BrokerKaren Yoder - Associate/Broker

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

Chance Yoder - SalespersonAgricultural Land

Residential & Commercial SpecialistChance Yoder- Cellphone 544-1907

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

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

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

600 S. Jefferson - Price Reduced!! 3bed/2 bath, cen H/A, fence, 30 x 40 build-ing. Call for details!!

915 S. Jackson - 2 Bed/2 bath, partialbsmt, 45 x 24 Morton bldg, fence, centH/A. Call for showing!!

101 S. Madison- $2,500 BUYER INCEN-TIVE!!! 3 bed/2 bath, central H/A, fence, at-tached garage. storage shed. Call fordetails!!!

1029 S. Van Buren- Ranch, 2 bed/1 b, fpl,att garage, storage shed. Call to set up ashowing!!

217 N Jackson- Nice Brick Ranch, 3 bed/3b, full basement, fpl, fence, workshop...much,much more!! Call today!!

801 S. Main Street - Price Reduced!! 3bed/2 bath, cen H/A, fence, oversizedgarage, fpl, lots of storage. Call for details!!

1111 S Jefferson- 3 bedroom/1 bath, central Heating/Air, fence, carport, storage build-ing. Call for details!!

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Friday, January 18Junior High Basketball at Ty-

rone; 4:00 p.m.ARGH

Monday, January 21Junior High & High School

Basketball vs. Boise City (Varsityonly) at Home; 4:00 p.m.

ARGHTuesday, January 22

High School Basketball atWalsh; 5:00 p.m.Wednesday, January 23

Dental Check-UpsJanuary 25-26

High School Quest TV Roundat TopekaFriday, January 25

Junior High & High SchoolBasketball vs. Felt (Varsity only)at Home; 4:00 p.m.

ARGHJanuary 28-31

Homecoming WeekTuesday, January 29

High School Basketball atElkhart; 4:45 p.m.Wednesday, January 30

Spring Portraits; 9:00 a.m.Thursday, January 31

Homecoming Pep Rally;12:30 p.m.

High School Scholars BowlRegionals; 3:00 p.m.


MOSCOW NEWSBy Sara Cross

The Dodge City Commu-nity College CrossCountry/Track & Field teamhas named Vanessa Dela -Cruz and Raymundo Garciaas the 2012 Athletes of theyear.

“Vanessa is not only a tal-ented runner on the coursebut a great leader in our pro-gram as well,” stated CoachMelanie Smith. “It has beensuch a pleasure to watchVanessa begin to come intoher own as a distance run-ner. We have not even begunto see the best of her yet.”

Coach Smith also com-mented Vanessa comes topractice every day with a pos-itive attitude and ready towork hard. “Vanessa is one ofthose athletes that you knowleaves it all on the course. Inever have to questionwhether she will work hard ortry to get by with less thanher best”. This competitiveand positive attitude is whatfacilitated Vanessa to run apersonal best several timesthroughout her freshmancross country season as aConq. Vanessa competed atthe Region Six ConferenceCross Country Meet October27, 2012 with a time of 20:35

which is a personal best byalmost two and a half min-utes compared to her 23:06time at the first meet of theseason.

As a leader, Vanessa is theone to count on to make apositive impact on anyoneshe comes in contact with.Smith confirmed this, saying,“Vanessa has a smile thatmakes everyone feel welcomeon the team. Hers is mostoften the first voice I hear en-couraging other team matesnot only during practice butduring meets as well. I can al-ways count on Vanessa to bea positive role model and rep-

resentative of Dodge CityCommunity College on thetrack, in the classroom, andin the community.”

“Raymundo has been agreat leader on the courseand track over the past twoyears. We can always counton Ray to be consistent in notonly his workouts and racesbut in the classroom andcampus community as well,”said Coach Smith.

Ray is a sophomore fromMoscow and has competedfor the Conq Cross Countryand Track team since fall2011. “Ray is another South-western Kansas kid who youcan count on to come to prac-tice and work hard no matterwhat life brings his way”commented Smith. “He hasnever ceased to amaze me inthat he tore his ACL in highschool and continues to runwithout ever having surgeryto correct the injury. I can’teven begin to imagine notonly competing with this in-jury but putting in the milesduring practice without anACL, yet day in and day outRay shows up ready to work.”

Ray is also involved in theathletic training departmenton campus and does a phe-

nomenal job balancing beingan athlete, school work andathletic training. The ConqCross Country and Track andField program prides itself inathletes such as Ray whowork hard on and off thecourse/track, get involved oncampus, and study hard toaccomplish their academicgoals which will enable themto continue their educationaljourney after DCCC. Smithwrapped up by saying, “Weare very proud of Ray and allthat he has accomplished asan athlete, student, and fu-ture leader.”

Friday, January 18 -Moscow Wildcats Basketballat Balko; 6:00 p.m.

Saturday, January 19 -Sixth graders will participatein the honor choir in DodgeCity

Tuesday, January 22 -Moscow Wildcats vs. Deer-field at home.

Don't forget the Rec Centerwill have the "Biggest Loser"starting February 1 and run-ning till May 1. There is anice prize to be won!

There will be no Team Kidsor Kids’ Club at the Baptist orMethodist churches thisweek due to no schoolWednesday, January 16.

Jim Shadixx had his sixweek checkup for his backsurgery in Wichita this pastweek and is doing great!!

If you would like to putsomething in the paper re-garding the Moscow com-munity please contactSara Cross at 544-3850.

Moscow Community Calendar & Notes

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Local students named 2012 Athletes of the Year at DCCC

Chase to head to Vegas

Rolla’s Geography Bee winners announced

Donate items for silent auction

Vanessa DelaCruz

Chase Boekhaus qualifies forthe Denver National WesternStockshow.

Winners of Rolla schools’ recent National Geo-graphic’s Geography Bee show off their

awards. Eighth grader Artemio Villa wasnamed school champion. Congratulations!

Raymundo Garcia

Dominador Perido, M.D. General Surgery

Office Hours9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Monday

Lori Harriman, ARNP Office Hours

8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon Friday

Steven Samii, MD, MHA Internal Medicine

Office Hours1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Wednesday

Manuel Caga-anan, M.D. Internal Medicine

Office Hours9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Thursday

Supported and Sponsored by Morton County Health SystemElkhart, KS

Haley McCammon, PA-C Office Hours

9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Tuesday

415 Washington St., Rolla, KS620-593-4242Office Hours

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ROLLA NEWSBy Mary Courtney

Chase Boekhaus won(split first) the PRCA rodeo inMesquite, Tx., three weeksago in team roping. Thisweekend he placed second inthe PRCA rodeo in Topeka.He also qualified for thePRCA rodeo at the DenverNational Western Stockshow.

At first Chase's mom,Tami, didn't think his timewas good enough to get himin, but she wasn’t sorry shewas wrong. The local cowboyis heading to Las Vegas to thebig show on the rodeo circuit.

Chase is the son of Tamiand Rodney Boekhaus andthe grandson of Bill and PamBoekhaus and Wayne andIrma Lee Hoskinson.

The Rolla Booster Club issponsoring a silent auctionduring the homecoming bas-ketball game February 2.

Anyone willing to donate askill, craft, art, food product,or special gift should contactArleen Clinesmith at the high

school at 593-4345. The Booster Club supports

the activities at Rolla JuniorHigh and High School withrecognition banquets andscholarships. The auction isa major fund-raiser for theorganization.

The 2013 Rolla Schoolwinner of the National Geo-graphic Geography Bee isArtemio Villa. He was able toanswer successfully in thelocal bee to earn the title aseighth grade champion andschool champion.

Paige Claassen won theseventh grade class title.

Oscar Silva won first in sixthgrade, Maria Kroeker won infifth grade, and Aspen Sohmis the fourth grade champion.

Artemio will take a writtenqualifying test to attempt tomake it to the state contest inAbilene.

SWAT (Servants With ATestimony) will be having itsannual chicken noodle din-ner at the Rolla UnitedMethodist Church Sunday,February 17. SWAT has sev-eral missions, local and na-tional, the group participatesin.

During Spring Break, thestudents enjoy a ski tripwhere they ski during the dayand take part in devotionsand fellowship in the evening.

Please plan to support thegroup at the chicken noodledinner Sunday, February 17.

SWAT plans chicken noodle dinner

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