January 9, 2014

The Stevens CountyBoard of County Commis-sioners met in regular ses-sion Monday, January 6,2014 with all members,James Bell, Pat Hall andDave Bozone present. Alsopresent were CountyCounselor Robert John-son, County Clerk PamBensel and RoGlendaCoulter from The HugotonHermes. The following isjust an agenda for themorning with a few of theunofficial highlights. Offi-cial minutes will be pub-lished at a later date.

The commissioners’agenda was a very lightone to start out 2014. Itincluded: 8:30 - Bills; 9:30- Tony Martin; 10:00 -Dan Allison - landscape;10:30 - Paula Rowden;and 12:00 - Lunch.

When this reporter ar-rived at approximately9:15 the commissionerswere just finishing talkingwith Tony Martin. Theytalked roads and condi-tions of them and gettingthe change over for the as-phalt plant. Tony also toldof some of the county em-

ployees helping the HealthDepartment move.

Dan Allison was alreadypresent so they movedeveryone ahead 30 min-utes on the agenda.

Mr. Allison is a repre-sentative from Abengoa.When the plant gets intofull operation, possibly byspring, they will be pro-ducing a by-product calledwashed sand along withthe other by-productsscreened out from what allthey will be burning. Theyhave a marketing planand hope to get a cus-

tomer base for this prod-uct. They are requestingthe ok to build a land-scape berm to show whatcan be done with thissoil/ash. Sixty-nine tonsper day or up to 80,000tons in a year’s time iswhat they are projectingcan be produced. Theyhave been working withKDHE and just need theok from the commission-ers for the berm. The bermwill be located at Aben-goa’s pond site and willnot have any blowingproblems. The project willtake around 20 years tocomplete and will includenative grasses. The com-missioners discussed thematter and gave their okwith a motion to allow theberm.

The minutes from thelast meeting were checkedover with a couplechanges.

Susan Schulte came inwith some updates for theheat/air. She also broughtin the bid received for thesix foot fence around theoutside units. Motion wasmade and passed to ac-cept the bid fromMcBride’s.

Paula came in early.She had to make sure thatthe commissioners ap-proved the health depart-ment’s non discriminationplan. The motion wasmade and passed to ap-prove the plan. Paulaplans to bring in her in-cumbrance letter to thenext meeting. She thenrequested an executive

session for non-electedpersonnel.

Following the executivesession, meeting ad-journed. Commissioners Meeting

December 27, 2013The Stevens County

Board of County Commis-sioners met in regular ses-sion Friday, December27, 2013 with all mem-bers, James Bell, Pat Halland Dave Bozone present.Also present were CountyCounselor Robert John-son, County Clerk PamBensel and RoGlendaCoulter from The HugotonHermes. The following in-cludes official minutes forthe morning with a few ofthe unofficial highlights.

The commissioners’

The city council met inadjourned session fromthe meeting of December9, 2013 December 30,2013 with the followingpresent: Mayor Jack E.Rowden; CouncilmenDean Banker, Mike Esh-baugh and Tron Stegman.Others present were CityClerk Thomas G. Hicks,Chief of Police CourtneyLeslie, Outside UtilitiesSupervisor Paul Nordyke,Electric System Supervi-sor Gary Rowden, City At-torney Wayne R. Tate andHugoton Hermes reporterRuthie Winget. Absentwere Councilmen DanCorpening and ShannonCrawford.

The motion was passedthat uncollectible utilityaccounts in the amount of$2,881.65 be charged offwith every effort made tocollect the accounts.

Cereal malt beverage li-cense for calendar year2014 for Alco DiscountStore #365 at 509 WestEleventh Street for sale inoriginal and unopenedcontainers and not forconsumption on the prem-ises was approved. Domi-nos Mexican Grill, Neito’sCafé, Ranchito Tex-MexCafé and the Steakhousewere approved for licensesfor consumption on thepremises.

The council approvedthe motion to grant a 3%increase in salaries andwages, effective January 1,2014.

Police Chief CourtneyLeslie reported to thecouncil that the Shop witha Cop was a great success.The officers took 24 chil-dren Christmas shopping.

After going into execu-tive session in regard to

personnel matters of non-elected personnel, themeeting adjourned.

January 6, 2014Hugoton City Council

met in regular sessionJanuary 6, 2014 in thecouncil meeting room at5:15 p.m. Present at themeeting were Mayor JackE. Rowden, City ClerkThomas G. Hicks, City In-spector Joshua Grubbs,Electrical System Supervi-sor Gary Rowden, OutsideUtilities Supervisor PaulNordyke and councilmenDean Banker, Mike Esh-baugh, Dan Corpening,Shannon Crawford andTron Stegman. Also at-tending the meeting wereStevens County EconomicDevelopment Director NealGillespie, KDI’s Judy Par-sons and Hugoton Hermesreporter Ruthie Winget.City Attorney Wayne R.Tate and Police ChiefCourtney Leslie were ab-sent.

The council approvedthe minutes of the twoprevious meetings as wellas the December munici-pal judge’s report.

Josh Grubbs reportedthat 81 building permits,28 electrical permits, 26mechanical permits and67 plumbing permits were

Tom and Patty Laheywere looking forward to amemorable Christmascruise with their childrenand grandchildren. A fewdays before their depar-ture, an email was ex-changed between Pattyand the Wagners fromRotenburg, Germany.Moscow residents knowJoachim and Ellen well.They have been sponsorsfor the student exchangeMoscow and Rotenburghave each year, 15 yearsrunning.

Patty mentioned in heremail they were going on aChristmas cruise to theCaribbean. The Wagnersquickly replied back thatthey, too, were going on acruise and on the exactsame dates. To what is-lands might we be going,they ask? The Wagnerstold them and it just sohappened one of theirstops was at Cozumel,Mexico; the exact sameday the Lahey familywould be there! The Wag-ners traveled from Roten-

burg, Germany, to TampaBay, Fl. and departed onThe Norwegian Dawn fortheir week long cruise.

The Laheys departedfrom New Orleans, La.aboard a Carnival CruiseShip. All this exchange of

information happenedonly two days before eachfamily’s departure.

Most would call this acoincidence, but Pattycalls it a “God” incidence.A wonderful, rain soakedvisit with the Wagners and

the Laheys was enjoyed. Joachim and Ellen say

Happy New Year to alltheir good friends inMoscow and also to thesweet ladies at the StevensCounty Museum.

Volume 127, Number 2 Thursday, January 9, 2014 16 Pages, 70 Cents Plus Tax Per Copy

Stevens County Employees receive 3% COLA raises at close of 2013

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The meeting of the hos-pital board was called toorder Monday, January 6,2014, at 5:30 p.m. in thehospital community room.Present were board mem-bers Warren Willis, JoyceBaughman, Milton Gille-spie, Kirk Heger, PattyLahey, Keith Rome andDean Van Horn. Otherspresent were Linda Stal-cup, hospital administra-tor; Jennifer Featherson,director of nursing at Pio-neer Manor; Kathie Harbi-son, Pioneer Manoradministrator; AlishaEsarey, public relationsand risk management;Dave Piper, chief financialofficer; Dr. Samer Al-Hashmi (Dr. Sam); DawnMaas, director of nursingat the hospital; MarretaCampbell from HomeHealth; Stacy Helget,clinic director; DianePorter, human resourcesdirector; Michelle Martin,of the surgical depart-ment; and Hermes re-porter Wilma Bartel.

The minutes of the last

meeting and the currentagenda were approvedunanimously.

First on the agenda wasapproval of the policiesand procedures for HomeHealth, presented byMaretta Campbell, up-dated to include GrantCounty. After some dis-cussion, the updated poli-cies and procedures wereapproved unanimously.

Michelle Martin of thehospital surgical depart-ment asked for approval ofthe departmental policiesand procedures. She saidthere were no majorchanges; only a few poli-cies had been updated toaddress the new comput-erized charting. The up-dated policies andprocedures were approvedunanimously.

Diane Porter updatedthe board on the new hiressince the last meeting andthe positions still open.

Dawn Maas presentedthe director ofnursing/hospital report.She said there were no

major changes in theirpolicies and procedures.The board voted unani-mously to approve them.

Stacy Helget gave theclinic report. The clinicsaw a rise in patientstreated during Decemberas the flu season hitaround Christmas.

Dr. Sam gave the med-ical staff report. He saidthat of the positive flucases they had seen, noone had had the flu shot,which indicates that theflu shot this year is a goodmatch for the currentvirus. He added that hehas delayed his scheduledvacation this month be-cause of the increase of flucases.

Kathie Harbison up-dated the board on Pio-neer Manor. Currentlythey have 70 residents.The Wander Guard systemwas implemented just be-fore Christmas and therehave been few issues withit, such as accidentalalarm activation; it seems

The United StatesPostal Service in Septem-ber announced proposedprice changes, includingan increase in the price ofa First-Class Mail single-piece letter from 46 centsto 49 cents. The proposedchanges, which will gointo effect in January2014, are intended to gen-erate $2 billion in incre-mental annual revenue forthe Postal Service.

Highlights of the newsingle-piece First-ClassMail pricing, effective Jan-uary 26, 2014 include:• Letters (one ounce) -three-cent increase to 49cents

Letters additionalounces - one-cent in-crease to 21 cents

Letters to all interna-tional destinations (oneounce) -$1.15

Postcards - one-cent in-crease to 34 cents

Stamp prices havestayed consistent with theaverage annual rate of in-flation of 4.2 percent sincethe Postal Service wasformed in 1971.

Pricing for StandardMail, Periodicals, PackageServices and Extra Serv-ices also will be adjustedas part of a filing to thePostal Regulatory Com-

City employees to receive 3% COLA raise

Patty Lahey holds a copy of The Hugoton Her-mes she took with her while on a family cruiseto the Caribbean with her grandchildren and

children. Standing between Patty and husbandTom, are Ellen and Joachim Wagner. The groupmet in Cozumel where this picture was taken.

Laheys share the recent “Where in the World is The Hugoton Hermes”

Hugoton received a couple inches of snowfall Saturday nightbringing with it cold temperatures and beautiful picture oppor-tunities.

Postal rates increase in 2014

Hospital Board approves department policies

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ObituariesThe Hugoton Hermes Thursday, January 9, 2014 Page 2

Pioneer Manor residentsplay Bingo at 2:00 p.m.Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fri-days and Saturdays. Com-munity members are invitedto volunteer or play a gamewith the residents!AL-ANON Family Groupmeets at 1405 CemeteryRoad Mondays and Thurs-days at 8:00 p.m. Call 620-544-2610 or 620-544-2854for more information.CELEBRATE LIFE everyMonday night 6:30-8:00p.m. at Assembly of God, 138S. Main in Hugoton. Park inthe back lot.HUGOTON LIONS CLUBmeets every Second andFourth Thursday of themonth at Memorial Hall at7:00 p.m. HUGOTON MASONICLODGE #406 AF&AM meetsevery second and fourthTuesday of the month at 7:30p.m. Wednesday nights

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

will host Kids Club, begin-ning September 11 from 3:45to 4:45 p.m. Kids Club isavailable for children agesKindergarten through fifthgrade. For more information,contact the church at 620-598-2426.Available Now- Heritage Christian Acad-

emy invites you to participate

in the Christmas MatchingFunds Grant. Contributionsfrom now until January 15,2014 will be matched 100%up to $40,000. Contributionsmay be sent to HCA, PO Box744, Hugoton, Ks. 67951 orvisit at 505 E. First Street inHugoton.- Stauth Memorial Museum,111 N. Aztec in Montezuma,will host a traveling exhibit ofWorld War I posters. The ex-hibit will be available untilJanuary 19, 2014. The Mu-seum is open Tuesdaythrough Saturday from 9:00a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00to 4:30 p.m. and Sundaysfrom 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Theywill be closed December 23-25 for Christmas and De-cember 30-January 1 forNew Years. Admission is free.Call 620-846-2527 to set upa group tour. January 11- Sew All Day at the Senior

Center, 624 S. Main in Hugo-ton. Call 620-544-2283 formore information.- Adult Senior Prom at the

Senior Center starting at8:00 p.m. This event is spon-sored by local 4-H members.They will provide food and

fun! Cottonwood will play.January 11-12- Second annual Hays Fam-

ily Invitational Roping andBull Dogging at the HaysFamily Arena in Bristow, Ok.The event will begin at 1:30p.m. after lunch. For entries,call Chance Hays for tiedown at 620-205-9355 andRenee Hays for breakaway at918-671-9648. For direc-tions, please call Bart Haysat 918-625-2523 or DustinOswalt at 405-207-8147.January 12

- Retirement reception forBarbara Beeks at the SeniorCenter, 624 S. Main, Hugo-ton from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.

- Community worshipservice at Bethel FriendsChurch at 1040 S. Jefferson.The service begins at 6:00p.m. with fellowship and acasual meal following theservice. An offering will betaken for the communitybenevolence fund of theStevens County MinisterialAssociation.January 14- Stevens County Economic

Development will meet at theSenior Center, Sixth andMain in Hugoton, at 12:00

noon.January 15- Last day to participate in

Heritage Christian Acad-emy’s Christmas MatchingFunds Grant. Contributionscan be sent to HCA, PO Box744, Hugoton, Ks. 67951 orvisit 505 E. First Street inHugoton.January 20- No school for USD 210 stu-dents due to Teacher Profes-sional Development Day.-

Friends and family gath-ered Tuesday to rememberand honor Jim Alfrod Corser,89, who passed away Thurs-day, December 26, 2013 atThe Legacy at Park View inUlysses.

The son of William S.Corser and the former AltaM. Leader, he was born No-vember 7, 1924 in Attica.

Survivors include his sonVan Corser and wife Mary ofUlysses; daughter Lou AnnCorser of Claremore, Ok.;and many other relatives andfriends.

Those preceding Mr.Corser in death were his par-

ents; five brothers, Noel,Leon, Delbert, Elvin and twinbrother Jack Corser; and twosisters, Frances Corser andClareen Borron.

Graveside services wereattended Tuesday, December31, 2013 in Attica Cemeterywith Pastor Larry Bradfordpresiding. Grant County Fu-neral Home of Ulysses was incharge of arrangements.

A memorial has been es-tablished for The Legacy atPark View. Memorials maybe mailed to Grant CountyFuneral Home, 218 S. MainSt., Ulysses, Ks. 67880.

Jim Alfrod Corser

Death has claimed the lifeof Lupe Andrada, Sr., age 66.Mr. Andrada passed fromthis life Saturday, December28, 2013 at the Kansas Med-ical Center in Andover.

He was born June 28,1947 in Brownsville, Tx, theson of Juan Andrada and theformer Refugia Anugia.

Lupe was a resident ofLiberal since 1974.

He worked for NationalBeef Packing Company, inthe Hide Department, andretired after 32 years of em-ployment.

November 26, 1966, Lupemarried Manuela Ortega inGarden City. She precededhim in death June 20, 2009.

Survivors include his son

Lupe Andrada, Jr. of Liberal;three daughters, Linda An-drada of Liberal, Rosa Byrdof Guymon, OK. and SandraGalindo of Midland, Tx.; histwo brothers: Juan Andrada,Jr. of Hooker, Ok. andSamuel Andrada of Austin,Tx.; eight sisters: AntoniaRodriguez of Amarillo, Tx.,Martha Rincones of GardenCity, Rosie Rodriguez of Lib-eral, Rebecca Andrada ofGarden City, Betty Andradaof Garden City, Alberta An-drada of Fort Worth, Tx.Melda Montanez of GardenCity and Anita Mata of Amar-illo; his father Juan Andradaof Garden City; ten grand-children; and two greatgrandchildren.

Mr. Andrada was pre-ceded in death by his motherand brother Alfred Andrada.

Funeral services were at-tended Saturday morning,January 4, 2014 at FirstBaptist Church in Liberalwith Pastor Jose Del Carmenofficiating. Burial followed inLiberal Cemetery under thedirection of Brenneman Fu-neral Home of Liberal.

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

Lupe Andrada, Sr.

Former Hugoton residentGarnet Fontell Littrell passedaway at age 95 Saturday, De-cember 29, 2013 at Via CristiVillage in Ponca City, Ok.

She was born in HugotonMarch 3, 1918 to HarrisonMyrle and Margaret RebeccaJessa Lovelee (Reba) Burditt.

March 9, 1938 Fontellmarried Ira Carl “Jack” Lit-trell. To this union six chil-dren were born, a stillbornson, four daughters and ason.

Mrs. Littrell was a memberof the First Christian Churchof Hugoton. She was a home-

maker, crafter, wonderfulmama, sister, grandma,friend and cook.

Fontell worked outside thehome for many years at a drycleaner’s shop and at the Pi-oneer Manor for a time. Shespent happy hours at theManor calling bingo andpassing out the bingo prizes,She loved bingo and was thefirst on board when the bingowagons left.

Survivors are the childrenSally and Richard Claggett ofHugoton, Jackie Best ofPonca City, O.D. and SylvisLittrell of Hugoton, NitaBaker of Ponca City andNada and Ronnie Deal Sr. ofLaverne, Ok.; her brotherKenneth Burditt and wifeJanell of Whispering Pines,N.C.; her sister MarjorieBlackford of Glenpool, Ok.; asister-in-law, Flossie Burdittof Hugoton; her elevengrandchildren; 30 greatgrandchildren; 39 great greatgrandchildren; several stepgrandchildren; several stepgreat grandchildren; and hermany nieces and nephews.

Passing before her wereher husband; grandparents,Alexander (Eck) and Nellie(Stroud) Burditt and SamualLee and Meranda JaneWhite; her parents; brotherGrant Burditt; great grand-son Dustin Eric Chance;granddaughter Lucinda(Baker) Mantzke November27, 1996; a grandson RobertDean Guerrero December 12,1996; and her sons-in-lawLeonard Baker March 12,2013 and Bob Best October31, 2013.

Services are pending for alater date. Memorials may besent to Pheasant HeavenCharities, c/o PO Box 308,Hugoton, Kansas 67951.

Garnet Fontell Littrell

Dear Editor, We live in the Dallas, Texas area but lovevisiting our grandparents in Hugoton andreceiving the Hugoton Hermes in the mail.Our grandparents are Richard and SallyClaggett, aka Poppie and Mammie. When we were visiting them this pastsummer, we went to the Hugoton AnimalShelter and fell in love with a GermanShepherd puppy mix that had been aban-doned with his siblings and found wander-ing the Hugoton Cemetery. We recently read the letter in the paperfrom Ms. Smith, the animal control officer.It was a great article, and we want everyoneto also know what a fabulous job Ms.Smith does. When we saw her driving byour grandparents’ house this summer, weflagged her down and she took the time totalk to us and show us pictures of the dogsat the shelter. Then she worked with ourschedules to meet us at the shelter and wasvery helpful. Ms. Smith is very kind andyou can tell she really cares for all the dogsthat are at the shelter.

Having a dog as a pet is a fabulousthing, but adopting one makes it even thatmuch more special. We named the dog we

adopted Atticus, because he is strong, yetgentle and kind, just like Atticus Finch, in“To Kill A Mockingbird”. Atticus fit in with our family immediatelyand is an awesome dog. He is incrediblysmart and we have started obedience train-ing with him and have registered him tostart doing obedience dog shows. He is onhis way from shelter dog to show dog!! Please support your hometown shelter.There are many ways – volunteering, dona-tions, adopting, etc. Every time we are inHugoton, we are going to the shelter to seeMs. Smith and to help her if we can or justplay with the dogs that are at the shelter.We hope to see you there too. Thank you Ms. Smith for helping us finda lifetime friend in Atticus, and for being sokind and doing such a magnificent job withthe shelter and the dogs looking for a home.

Abigayle Farrier – 13 years oldAndrew Farrier – 11 years old

Local Animal Control Officer praised by lucky puppy’s new ownersAbigayle and Andrew Farrier

One thing about cold: it drives folks indoors. But in somecases, it also can provide entertainment, enlightenment,laughter and education. We’re not talking your local PBS sta-tion, here, but Alphonse “Windy” Wilson.

This time of year, Windy becomes a seasonal member ofthe Mule Barn truck stop’s world dilemma think tank, andusually sticks around until things thaw out. And this morn-ing, Windy’s unique approach to the English language tookon the weather outside.

“Boys, I gotta tell you. This cold transmits me reversely tothe winter of ’47. Cold? It thicklicated your blood so muchyou could hardly walk. You remember it, Doc? Ol’ Miller atthe dairy had to ignitiolize a fire under the milk separator toliquinate it. Why, even the dickie birds got refrigelated upand crashed!

“You boys know about them engine heatilations, right?Well, it was so cold we were obligatored to pre-heat the

blamed firewood before we could burn it. Diesel trucks wereimmobilating up at sixty miles an hour and it still took thema mile and a half to stop.

“Some of the women were knitling up sweaters that wouldfit two people, just to take advantage of the body heat. Dangnear caused epilemic divorce, ‘cause the husband wanted togo one way and the wife another. I tell you, it was parsimo-nium! It was blame near four days and nights erstwhile anol’ he-coon down ‘long Lewis Creek recomnized he’d beentreed by the hounds, ‘cuz the dogs’ bawling frosticated upconcretely afore he could hear it.”

Windy paused for a sip or two. No one wanted to inter-rupt.

“Some winters,” Windy said, “just take the former limitar-ions to obliqueness!”

Yeah. We’d always figured it that way, too.

Home Country by Slim Randles

WHAT’S HAPPENIN’

He said unto me, “Mygrace is sufficient forthee: for My strength ismade perfect in weak-ness.” Most gladly there-fore will I rather glory inmy infirmities, that thepower of Christ may restupon me.

II Corinthians 12:9

Word has been received ofthe death of Margaret Ann“Peggy” Schnittker. Mrs.Schnittker passed away atPratt Regional Medical Centerat the age of 86 after a shortillness.

Born October 25, 1927along with her twin sisterPatty, she was the daughter ofJames and Helen Duffy. Shehad three sisters and onebrother who all preceeded herin death.

She attended St. TeresaCatholic School in Hutchin-son. After graduation shemoved to Kansas City whereshe was employed by Inter-national Harvester as a recep-tionist. It was there she metDon Schnittker at a Rock-hurst College dance.

Peggy and Don were unitedin marriage February 18,1950 at St. Teresa’s CatholicChurch in Hutchinson.

Following Don’s graduationthey moved to the St Leo com-munity where they raised

their family and farmed. Shewas a homemaker. Her hob-bies included sewing andquilting and she had a love ofcats. Her children and grand-children were her greatestjoys in life.

Her husband Don pre-ceded her in death in August2005. She was a member ofthe St. Leo Catholic Church,and St. Leo Daughters of Is-abella and Alter Society.

Survivors include six sons,Tom Schnittker and wife Kay,David Schnittker and wifeTeresa, Eric Schnittker andwife Judy, Mark Schnittkerand wife Helen, Brian Schnit-tker and wife Tresea and WillSchnittker and wife Thea; twodaughters, Shery (Schnittker)Caldeira and Stacy (Schnit-tker) Schorr and husband An-drew; 19 grandchildren; and15 great grandchildren.

Parish Rosary was at-tended Tuesday, January 7,2014 at St. Leo. Mass ofChristian burial followed at

St. Leo Catholic Church in St.Leo Wednesday morning,January 8 with Father Curtisofficiating.

Margaret “Peggy” Schnittker

The death of Martin AraizaJr. has been learned. Mr.Araiza passed away Saturday,January 4, 2014 at his resi-dence in Moscow. He was 26.

The son of Martin AraizaSr. and the former CesareaNunez, he was born May 2,1987 in Apaseo El Grande,Mexico.

Martin graduated fromMoscow High School in 2005.He worked for Bartlett GrainElevator for a few years andwas employed with AmericanImplement in Hugoton at thetime of his death.

Survivors include his par-ents Martin Sr. and CesareaAraiza of Moscow; son LandynAraiza of Moscow; threebrothers, Diego Araiza of

Hugoton, and Miguel Araizaand Jorge Araiza, both ofMoscow; and his sister ErikaAraiza of Hugoton.

Rosary service was at-tended Wednesday evening,January 8, 2014 at St. HelenCatholic Church in Hugoton.Mass service is planned forThursday, January 9, 2014 at10:30 a.m. at St. HelenCatholic Church in Hugoton,with Father Francis KhioNguyen presiding. Burial willfollow in Moscow Cemeteryunder the direction of Paul’sFuneral Home of Hugoton.

A memorial has been es-tablished for The Family. Me-morials may be mailed toPaul’s Funeral Home, PO Box236, Hugoton, Ks 67951.

Martin Araiza Jr.

HUGOTONHUGOTONMUNICIPAL COURTMUNICIPAL COURT

DECEMBER 2013Toliver, Richard, Failure to Stop at

Stop Sign $135.00Claggett, Steven, Defective Headlight

AMD from Careless $444.00Romo, David, Speeding 47/25

$123.00Franco, Julio C., Failure to Stop at

Stop Sign $135.00Angell, Leigh, Disorderly Conduct

$560.0020 Days Jail Suspended

1 Year Probation

mission (PRC) which took placeSeptember 26, 2013.

The Governors of the PostalService voted September 24 toseek price increases above thetypical annual increases asso-ciated with changes in the Con-sumer Price Index (CPI).

In a letter disseminated tocustomers, Board of GovernorsChairman Mickey Barnett de-scribed the “precarious finan-cial condition” of the Postal

Service and the “uncertain pathtoward enactment of postal re-form legislation” as primaryreasons for seeking pricechanges above the CPI increase.He also indicated the price ad-justment above the CPI in-crease is necessary in order toensure the Postal Service will beable to maintain and continuethe development of postal serv-ices of the type and qualitywhich America needs.

“Of the options currentlyavailable to the Postal Service toalign costs and revenues, in-creasing postage prices is a lastresort that reflects extreme fi-nancial challenges,” said Bar-nett in the letter. “However, ifthese financial challenges werealleviated by the timely enact-ment of laws that close a $20billion budget gap, the PostalService would reconsider itspricing strategy. We are encour-aged by the recent introductionof comprehensive postal reformlegislation in Congress, and de-spite an uncertain legislativeprocess, we are hopeful thatlegislation can be enacted thisyear.”

Except in exceptional or ex-

traordinary circumstances,postage price increases arecapped at the rate of inflation asmeasured by the CPI-U. ThePostal Service is filing a price in-crease above CPI-U due to ex-traordinary and exceptionalcircumstances which have con-tributed to continued financiallosses. The Postal Servicerecorded a $15.9 billion net losslast fiscal year and expects torecord a loss of roughly $6 bil-lion in the current fiscal year,and has an intolerably low levelof available liquidity even afterdefaulting on its obligation tomake prefunding payments forretiree health benefits.

Submitted by the UnitedStates Postal Service.

issued during the year 2013.Code violations correctedduring last year numbered113.

Neal Gillespie informed thecouncil KDI has applied fortax abatement. Therefore,they will issue industrial rev-enue bonds which will matchtheir tax abatement. StevensCounty Commissioners havealready voted to approve thisaction. The Cost BenefitAnalysis came back positive.The city council voted to ap-prove the Resolution 2014-1.

Judy Parsons of Kansas

Dairy Ingredients reportedthey are processing almost900,000 pounds of milkdailly. They are building twomore truck bays and arebringing in four more silosoutside. By summer, theywill be able to process twiceas much milk as now.

The city clerk requested apay raise for Lucy Santillan.She has been employed bythe city for one year. Thecouncil approved the motion.

The meeting adjourned.The next meeting will be Feb-ruary 10, 2014.

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Monday, December 23, 2013• Hit & Run; 100 Block of East Sixth;

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Main; Public Service; Sergeant John-son

• Motorist Assist; 1000 Block of SouthMain; Public Service; Sergeant John-son

• Vehicle Unlock; 100 Block of EastFirst; Citizen Assist; Sergeant John-son

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Adams; All Okay; Sergeant JohnsonFriday, December 27, 2013• Vehicle Unlock; 1700 Block of South

Main; Citizen Assist; Sergeant John-son

• Vehicle Unlock; 100 Block of SouthMadison; Citizen Assist; SergeantJohnson

• Medical Assist; 300 Block of SouthPolk; Public Service; Officer Crane

Saturday, December 28, 2013• Public Service; 100 Block of West

Ninth; Public Service; Sergeant John-son

• Citizen Assist; 600 Block of EastFourth; Public Service; SergeantJohnson

• Vehicle Unlock; 200 Block of Wilson;Citizen Assist; Officer Crane

Sunday, December 29, 2013• Welfare Check; 900 Block of West

City Limits; Subject Not Home; Ser-geant Johnson

Monday, December 30, 2013• Vehicle Unlock, 100 Block of West

Sixth, Citizen Assist, OfficerLamatsch

Tuesday, December 31, 2013• Suspicious Activity, 500 Block of

South Jackson, Unable to LocateAnyone, Officer Lamatsch

• Medical Assist, Public Service, OfficerLamatsch

• Vehicle Unlock, 200 Block of SouthHarrison, Citizen Assist, OfficerLamatsch

Wednesday, January 1, 2014• Vehicle Unlock, 200 Block of South

Harrison, Citizen Assist, OfficerLamatsch

• Argument, 900 Block of South Jack-son, Separated Subjects, OfficerCrane

Thursday, January 2, 2014• Welfare Check, 700 Block of South

Adams, Subject Okay, Officer CraneFriday, January 3, 2014• Found Property, 300 Block of South

Jefferson, Officer Lamatsch• Dog at Large, 900 Block of South

Polk, Unable to Locate, OfficerLamatsch

Saturday, January 4, 2014• Medical Assist, 200 Block of North

Jackson, Public Service, OfficerLamatsch

• Dog at Large, Unable to Locate, Offi-cer Lamatsch

Sunday, January 5, 2014• Dog at Large, 1500 Block of South

Adams, Returned to Owner, OfficerLamatsch

• Medical Assist, 300 Block of SouthPolk, Public Service, Officer Hagman

HUGOTON POLICE REPORTHUGOTON POLICE REPORTBusiness Hours, Call 544-4959

After Hours, Call 544-2020

agenda was a full one. It in-cluded: 8:30 - Bills and SarahSteele; 9:00 - Sevelyn Brollier;9:30 - Tony Martin; 10:00 - LarrySharp from KCAMP; 10:30 -Tom Hicks for Wayne Tate - an-nexation; 11:00 - Dwayne Westfor the Physical Therapy Project;11:30 - Casey Settlemyer for thelot west of town; 11:45 - SteveRome; and 12:00 - Lunch. Offi-cial minutes are in italicizedprint.

When this reporter arrived atapproximately 8:40 the commis-sioners were finishing talkingwith Sarah Steele. These are theofficial minutes for that: Daveopened the Public Hearing at 8:30a.m. for the issuance of taxableindustrial revenue bonds for theKansas Dairy Ingredients Project.Neal Gillespie, Judy Parsons andSarah Steele were present for thehearing. Sarah Steele explainedthe industrial revenue bonds.The County is not obligated finan-cially for any kind of default. KDIintends to lease the facility toKansas Land, Feed and CattleCompany, LLC. There will be atax abatement issued for a 10year period starting January 1,2015. Taxes will be paid in2013 and 2014. The industrialrevenue bonds, in the amount of$28,000.000.00, will be pur-chased by Kansas Land, Feedand Cattle Company, LLC andissued by Stevens County.

The Appraiser needs to ap-praise the facility to determinethe appraisal cost of each year.Dave closed the Public Hearingat 8:50am.

Pat moved to approve Reso-lution 2013-14 determining theadvisability of issuing taxableindustrial revenue bonds for thepurpose of financing the acquisi-tion, construction and equippingof a dairy processing facility tobe located in said county. Jimseconded. Motion carried.

The commissioners went towork on the bills. They haveconcerns over some of the bills.They want more clarificationand details showing exactlywhat is being billed.

Motion was made to approvethe county vouchers. Motion car-

ried. The clerk was instructed todraw warrants on the Treasurerchargeable to the various fundsof the county for the followingamounts: General .. 138,923.93;Road & Bridge .. 40,501.00; Air-port .. 70,106.00; Building ..156,426.98; Noxious Weed ..186.45; Diversion .. 1,248.03;Community Health .. 23,801.31;Fire Bequest .. 20.00; AirportGrants .. 4,561.85; Employee’sP/R Misc W/H .. 106.86.Pat moved to approve the min-

utes of the last meeting. Jim sec-onded. Motion carried.

Commissioners moved toallow the Stevens County Trea-surer’s office to close at 12:00p.m. December 31, to close outthe 2013 year.

Sevelan Brollier withMoscow Senior Citizens camein to ask for some financialhelp. She said they run on thebare minimum that they can.They provide their own foodand entertainment. Theamount they are asking for willhelp with replacing the flooringand carpet cleaning needed forthe Moscow Senior Center. Mo-tion was made to give $7,500. tothe Moscow Senior Citizens tohelp with the bills at the Center.Motion carried.

Phillip Willis came in to askabout piling dirt on the quarter ofland south of the landfill. Thecommissioners agreed to allowpiling the dirt on the quartersouth of the landfill. Phillipbrought in the 2013 encum-brance letter for the StevensCounty Solid Waste in theamount of $10,000. for repairsto the 615c scrapper and 953ctrack loader. Motion was madeand passed to allow the 2013encumbrance letter for theStevens County Solid Waste.

Tony Martin came in to dis-cuss the changing of the asphaltplant to natural gas. Black Hillscannot guarantee to have theline in by next October. Tonyasked Hancock Electric to pres-ent a bid to lay the gas line toswitch the plant to natural gas.He also brought in a letter totransfer the 2013 monies out ofRoad and Bridge to Road Ma-

chinery #220. Motion was madeto approve the letter to transferthe 2013 monies out of Roadand Bridge to Road Machinery#220. Motion carried. Tony in-formed the commissioners thatthe Road Department will begetting a check from the State ofKansas in the amount of$500,000. Jim informed Tony tocheck on a yield sign at Road 26and Road BB.

Ted Heaton brought in a2013 encumbrance letter for theStevens County Sheriff’s office inthe amount of $5,646.33 formiscellaneous equipment and touse the carry over monies of$2,100. in the Concealed Carryand Registered Offenders fundsfor purchasing cameras. Motionwas made to allow the 2013 en-cumbrance letter for the StevensCounty Sheriff’s office in theamount of $5,646.33 for miscel-laneous equipment and to usethe carry over monies of $2,100.in the Concealed Carry and Reg-istered Offenders funds for pur-chasing cameras. Motioncarried.

Pam Bensel presented the2013 encumbrance letter forKelsee Burnett in the Clerk of theDistrict Court. Kelsee asked toencumber the remainder of the2013 monies, approximately$16,482.85, to replace and in-stall five new computers. Motionwas made and passed to allowKelsee to encumber the remain-der of the 2013 monies.

Larry Sharp with KCAMPcame in to present StevensCounty’s 2012 annual report.Larry talked about tuition reim-bursement programs for Roadand Bridge and Sheriff’s office.

Tom Hicks, Paul Nordyke,Tony Martin, Jack Rowden andJosh Grubbs came in to discussthe annexation of two tracts ofland in the SE 15-33-37, east oftown in the Stevens County In-dustrial Park into the corporatecity limits of the City of Hugoton.Pat moved to adopt Resolution2013-15 to annex two tracts ofland in the SE 15-33-37, east oftown in the Stevens County In-dustrial Park into the corporatecity limits of the City of Hugoton.

Jim seconded. Motion carried.Tom talked about the grant, 95%state funded and 5% countyfunded, from the State ofKansas for the three lane high-way with a turning lane, west oftown.

Tony Martin informed thecommissioners that the roads inthe Pioneer Addition will be donein March, 2014.

Doug Martin came in to dis-cuss his reappointment to theEconomic Development Board.Dave moved to reappoint DougMartin for another four year termto the Economic DevelopmentBoard. Pat seconded. Motioncarried.

Dwayne West came in forTony McBride to present changeorder Revision #7 in the amountof $3,551. for the Health Depart-ment/Physical Therapy/EMSproject.Motion was made to pay thechange order Revision #7 in theamount of $3,551. for the HealthDepartment/Physical Ther-apy/EMS project. Motion car-ried.

Motion was made and car-ried to go into executive sessionfor non elected personnel for 10more minutes with CountyCounselor Bob Johnson pres-ent. No action taken.

Casey Settlemyer came in todiscuss purchasing Lot 4 Block2 in the Stevens County Indus-trial Addition, east of town. Mo-tion was made to sell Lot 4 Block2 in the Stevens County Indus-trial Addition, east of town, toCasey Settlemyer for $1,000.anacre. Motion carried.

Motion was made to approvea 3% raise for County employ-ees. Motion carried.

Steve Rome came in to dis-cuss his reappointment to theEconomic Development Board.No decision was made at thistime.

Pat moved to reappoint DavidBozone for another three yearterm to the Cimarron Basin Cor-rections Advisory Board. Jimseconded. Motion carried.

By motion the board ad-journed.

Stevens County EmergencyServices run activity for Decem-ber 8 through January 5.Fire Department

Hugoton Station Tuesday, January 10 - 8:07a.m. called to 1006 S. Main for astandby for a gasoline spill. Wednesday, January 11 -

6:21 p.m. called to 1043 Road Pfor an equipment fire.Fire Department

Moscow Station No activity this period.

Ambulance Activity Eighteen medical runs, twotransfers, five Life Flights andone fire standby.

County Commissioners Continued from page 1

Post Office Continued from page 1

Alexa has read 600 books inthe 1,000 Books BeforeKindergarten challenge at theStevens County Library.Great job Alexa!

JJ has read 300 books in the1,000 Books Before Kinder-garten challenge at the StevensCounty Library. Way to goJJ!

City CouncilContinued from page 1

Stevens County Fire Department and

Ambulance Report


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Citizens State Bank601 S. Main - Hugoton

Pyramid Agency, Inc.521 S. Main - Hugoton

PAUL'S FUNERAL HOMEDavid & Brandy Robson

314 S. Van Buren 544-4122

Faith Publishing LLC522 S. Main 620-544-4321

TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH516 N.E. Avenue 544-2355Morning 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 544-8715Reverend Jo Mead, Pastor

Monday Bible Study - 1:30 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.Wednesday Praise! Kids - 3:45 p.m.

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

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 METHODIST

598-2426Tim McCrary, Pastor 598-2421


Kid’s Club - Wednesday 3:30 p.m.UMYF Jr. High - 6:00 p.m.UMYF Sr. High - 5:00 p.m.

FAITH LUTHERANTenth and Adams 544-2092

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

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

600 S. Van Buren - 544-2715Pastor Heath Kelley

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

LIGHTHOUSE FELLOWSHIP424 S. Jackson 544-4828

Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.Sunday Church - 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday - 7:00 p.m.Pre-Service Prayer - half hour before service

LONE STAR FRIENDS CHURCH14 Miles East of Hugoton on Highway 51

Church 624-3784 Home 624-3104Sunday 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

SOVEREIGN REDEEMER CHURCHPastor - Eric Mason

620-544-6386www.sovereignredeemerchurch.org

ST. HELEN CATHOLIC CHURCH1011 South Jefferson Street 544-2551

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

AGAPE CHURCH OF HUGOTON

409 East Ninth, Hugoton453-2711

Pastor Bob RichSunday – 10:30 a.m.

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

11th & 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 CHRIST1045 S. Van Buren

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

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


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

OF LATTER DAY SAINTS520 E. First

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

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

CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE500 S. Van Buren 544-2493

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

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

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

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

FAITH CHAPEL CHURCHOF GOD IN CHRIST

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

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

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

Bible Study - 7:00 p.m.

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your choice

BENEFIT DINNERfor Angela Eckert Staten

Sponsored by Hugoton Methodist Church

January 12, 2014at Middle School Cafeteria

11:30-1:30Free Will Offering

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Harvey of Moscow would like toannounce the engagement of their daughter Hayley toJoe Bellinger, son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Bellingerof Lawrence. Hayley and Joe are graduates of South-western College in Winfield. They will be married April26, 2014 in Lawrence.

Harvey - Bell inger

Big brother Carter wouldlike to announce the arrivalof his new best friend/littlebrother Hayden James Tru-jillo. Hayden was born Octo-ber 25, 2013, at 3:39 p.m. atSouthwestern Medical Centerin Liberal. He weighed seven

pounds, ten ounces.Also welcoming Hayden is

mommy Chelsea Ghummand daddy Blake Trujillo.Grandparents are Jim andStacy Ghumm and Williamand Stacey Trujillo, all ofHugoton.

Look who’s newTrujillos blessed by arrival of Hayden

Hayden James Trujillo & proud brother Carter Trujillo

The Stevens County Ministe-rial Association invites the com-munity to worship together forthe first time in 2014 Sunday,January 12. The theme of theservice is “New Year, New Hope,Timeless Grace”. The worshipservice will be at Bethel FriendsChurch, 1040 S. Jefferson inHugoton. Worship will begin at6:00 p.m. Pastor Jo Mead willbring the message. Music andprayer will be featured. A timeof fellowship and a casual mealwill follow. Participants maybring a finger food to share forthe fellowship time.

An offering will be taken toprovide funds for the commu-

nity benevolence fund of theMinisterial Association. Thisfund provides needed servicesin times of crisis or needs notmet in other organizations. TheThanksgiving program wascancelled due to snow in No-vember. This worship servicewill welcome the new year withfriends coming together to findways of serving God in the com-munity.

Officers for the SCMA arePastor Ben Coats, Assembly ofGod - president; Pastor RobertRich, Agape Fellowship ofHugoton - treasurer; and PastorJo Mead, Hugoton UnitedMethodist - secretary.

Attend Ministerial Associationservices Sunday, January 12

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STEVENS COUNTYActivity Center - 544-2283Nutrition Center - 544-8041

~ Shila Moore ~

Our New Years’ Eve partywas a success! Thank you toall who attended and thosewho helped decorate andclean-up! Thank you to thebusinesses that donated doorprizes: Alco, White’s Food-liner, Citizens State Bank,First National Bank, and theChamber of Commerce. Weappreciate all the support!!!

“Green Acres is the place to be.

Farm livin’ is the life for me.Land spreadin’ out

so far and wide.Keep Manhattan, just

give me that countryside!”This Saturday night, Jan-

uary 11, will be our farm-themed Adult Senior Promsponsored by the 4-Hers.They are in charge of decorat-ing, providing the food andthe fun. The dance band isCottonwood and there willalso be Bingo that night.

Come dressed as Oliver orLisa Douglas, Fred Ziffel, orcome as you are. You’ll haveyour “prom pictures” taken infront of a farm backdrop. You

might even get a glimpse ofArnold Ziffel! We are reallylooking forward to this spe-cial event and hope to see youthere!

Barbara Beeks’ retirementreception is Sunday, January12, from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.Please drop by to thank herfor her dedicated service andwish her a happy retirement.

MenuJan. 9....Sweet & Sour ChickenJan. 10 ...............................FishJan. 13.....................Taco SaladJan. 14.......................Pork LoinJan. 15..........BIRTHDAY MEAL

.............................Roast BeefJan. 16 ...............Ham & Beans

ActivitiesDaily – Exercise...10:30 a.m.Mondays – Line Dancing

........................ 7:00 p.m.Wednesdays – Paint

........................ 1:00 p.m.1st Saturday of the month –

Senior Social ....6:00 p.m.2nd Saturday of the month –

Sew All DayMost Saturdays – Cards &

Games ..............6:00 p.m.

PVT Zachary Kiley gradu-ated from Basic CombatTraining August 8, 2013 inSouth Carolina. He then trav-eled to Fort Sam Houstonwhere he graduated as a sol-dier medic Novemer 27. Zachis in the Army Reserve, so hewill be returning to WichitaState in the spring. He is ma-joring in physical therapy.

Zachary Kiley

Zachary Kileygraduates assoldier medic

Winter storms and freezingtemperatures have hit the na-tion hard this week. Dangerousdriving, unsafe walking condi-tions, power outages, powerlines heavy with ice or unsafeheating methods are especiallydangerous for seniors. Reviewthe following tips to help keepyou and your loved ones safeduring this winter blast.

Home Heating Safety Tips• Keep anything flammable atleast three feet away from anyspace heater. • Make sure a fireplace screenis placed in front of a wood-burning fireplace to catch flyingsparks or rolling logs. • Using a fireplace, gas heateror lanterns can lead to carbon-monoxide poisoning. If you useany of these methods to heatyour home, make sure youhave proper ventilation. Checkthe batteries on your carbon-monoxide detector or buy anupdated one if needed.• Purchase an ABC multipur-pose fire extinguisher for thehome and learn how to use itproperly.

Winter Auto and Driving

Safety Tips• In a major snow storm, don’tdrive if it’s not completely nec-essary. If you must drive, govery slow if roads are snow cov-ered or icy. • Use extreme caution in anyfreezing temperatures becausethere may be black ice on theroad, which is hard to detect. Ifyou see a sudden shine orchange of color to the road, itmay indicate black ice.Winter Outdoor Safety Tips

• Wear boots that are non-skid and always walk slowly!Assume the walkways are icy,even if you can’t see the ice. Al-ways use handrails if available.• Dress for winter by coveringas much exposed skin as pos-sible. Wool and polyester arethe best materials for keepingmoisture out and warm air in.Cotton is never a safe choice inwinter temperatures. Remem-ber, hats, gloves and wool sockswill reduce the amount of heatthat escapes your body.• Don’t be afraid to ask for ahelp in any situation that canincrease your chances of in-juries.

Winter tips for seniors offered

SPM Wire - You don’t needspecial skills to become a mentorto a young person in your com-munity; you just need an abilityto listen and to offer friendship,guidance and encouragement.And now is a great time to getstarted, as January is NationalMentoring Month, which firstbegan in 2002.

Potential mentors are beingencouraged this month to beginoffering their services in theirlocal communities, in schools, atfaith-based organizations, inlocal businesses and eventhrough the Internet.

To get started or to learn moreabout different opportunities inthese different settings, you can

visit www.mentoring.org, whichis maintained by The NationalMentoring Partnership, one ofthe key non-profit organizationsinvolved in National MentoringMonth. The organization pro-vides free resources for thoselooking to get involved, as well asinformation on how to start amentoring program.

Not only does working withyoung people help them toachieve academic success, it alsocan lead them to make respon-sible decisions in different facetsof their lives, say experts at theHarvard School of Public Healthand The National MentoringPartnership.

Mentor someone in January

to be working very well. All defi-ciencies from the last surveyhave been cleared. The inspec-tor said the corrections hadbeen written very well and theysaw no need for a revisit at thistime.

Jennifer Featherston pre-sented the director ofnursing/Pioneer Manor report.The focus at this time is nursestaffing. They will be conduct-ing meetings to discuss staffingand restructuring jobs and du-ties to more efficiently covershifts. She said that currentlynights are fully staffed.

Linda Stalcup gave the hos-pital report. Several new ma-chines have been received tomore accurately read test re-sults. There was no capital ex-penditure for these machines.

County health has moved totheir new facility and the phar-macy will be moving into thespace vacated. Plans are tohave the maintenance crew do90 percent of the remodel. Therefurbishment includes a

drive-up window for prescrip-tion pickup. Physical therapywill move to their new facilityJanuary 24 and an open houseis planned after the move.

Centers for Medicare andMedicaid Services is proposingto end the moratorium on directsupervision of some proceduressuch as drug infusions, bloodtransfusions and cardiac andpulmonary rehabilitation serv-ices. These services have alwaysbeen administered by licensed,skilled professionals under theoverall direction of a physician.CMS interpretation would re-quire that a physician be phys-ically present when theseservices, the majority of whichare low risk, are rendered. Thiswould significantly affectstaffing and scheduling, espe-cially in rural areas. Some U.S.senators, including SenatorJerry Moran, have introducedlegislation to address this issue.

Dave Piper presented the fi-nancial report. December hadbeen a bit of a struggle finan-

cially, but January is startingup pretty well.

Alisha Esarey, from publicrelations, told the board thatthe toy drive before Christmashad been a great success andhad been able to brighten theholidays, with the help of theRotary club and Abengoa, for46 children in need in StevensCounty. They were able to sup-ply a big bag of toys for eachchild.

The board proceeded to theelection of officers and votedunanimously to re-elect all cur-

rent officers: Warren Willis,Chairman; Joyce Baughman,Secretary/Vice Chair; MiltonGillespie, Treasurer; and KirkHeger, Dean Van Horn, PattyLahey and Keith Rome, mem-bers.

The board voted unani-mously to adjourn following anexecutive session.

The next meeting of the hos-pital/nursing home board isscheduled for Monday, Febru-ary 3, 2014, at 5:30 p.m. in thePioneer Manor conferenceroom.

Trinity Baptist Churchwould like to announce sev-eral changes taking place intheir building and ministry tothe Hugoton community.

For the past two yearsTrinity has enlisted their for-mer pastor, Reverend LarryBradford, to assist them withworship services at 9:00 a.m.Sundays. Trinity memberswelcome anyone, especiallythose looking for an earlyservice, to come and jointhem while Bradford contin-ues as part time interim pas-tor.

Although small in num-bers, Trinity was seeking away to minister to the com-munity. When Nicole Critesapproached Pastor Bradfordand the members about leas-ing a portion of the buildingfor a much needed daycarefacility, they felt God’s leader-ship to allow part of thebuilding to meet this need.

Caring Connections Day

Care is owned and operatedby Crites who simply leasesseveral rooms within thechurch building. The entirebuilding continues to beowned by Trinity BaptistChurch. The day care has aseparate telephone numberand all day care inquiriesshould be directed to CaringConnections, Crites or herstaff at 620-544-5040.

Pastor Bradford can bereached at 620-544-9492 orat Trinity Baptist Church at620-544-2355.


N O T I C EAs of December 30, 2013, O.D.’s SHOP will be o!cially closing during regular business hours as we are going to close our doorsand semi-retire. We will be available on an on-call business only.

WE WILL CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN PARTS AND SERVICE ONCOUNTRY CLIPPER MOWERS WE HAVE SOLD.Also, we will still sharpen chain saw chains and do some repairwork. To set up an appointment, call 620-541-1863 or 620-428-6063.

We want to thank the general public and community of StevensCounty for their trust and business over the last 13+ years.

EDWIN MCGROARTY, MDStevens County Hospital

Dr. McGroarty has been a StevensCounty Healthcare Physician for2 years.

He enjoys working, workingout/physical training, and traveling.

Stevens County Healthcare is setapart from other facilities due toits cleanliness. “Way to goHousekeeping!!!” Dr. McGroarty

likes the people he works with and the people he takes care of.

“I enjoy living so close to work and being able to practice medicine with some flexibility.”

DID YOU KNOW?!...

Dr. McGroarty works a lot in other states and places. He stated“I am definitely happy when I am here in Hugoton.”

ROBIN FARMERPioneer ManorRobin works in the Nursing Department as a Certified Medication Aide. She workedat the Manor for two years before taking a hiatus while she went to school. She hasbeen back to work for a month and a half.

Her mom was a daycare provider for 12 years, but is now currently working nights atPioneer Manor. Her dad, better known as “Mr. Fix-It”, is the one to call if anyone inthe family needs something fixed. Her brother, Shawn, is 14 months younger thanher. She also has twin siblings, brother/sister, Brisa and Christian. They are nine yearsold now, but they came to live with them when they were four weeks old and at theage of three were granted as a permanent part of their family.

Robin likes to read, spoil her siblings, and spend time with her friends and family. Shealso likes going hunting with her Grandpa and Dad. Oh, and we can’t forget to mention that she enjoys riding 4-wheelers in the dunes and at spikes pit.

Robin enjoys working with the Residents at Pioneer Manor. “Each one has a specialplace in my heart. They make my job a blessing… I also love my co-workers.”

“When you work here, you feel more athome” is something that she feels sets StevensCounty Healthcare apart from other facilities.She also stated that the residents are more relaxed here.

DID YOU KNOW?!...Robin has wanted to work in healthcare sinceshe was in elementary school. She is a peopleperson and has worked around people sinceshe was 12 years old. Her goal is to become aPediatrician

Welcome to

featuring Eunice Lunseford’s “Fill My Cup” music ministry

at Memorial Hall

Free supper served at 6 p.m.Eat, sing, stay as long as you like.

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Bring your friends and your appetite and join us as we make a joyful noise unto the Lord!

Date ~ Guest SpeakerFriday, January 10 ~ Pastor Richard Martin

Friday, January 17 ~ Pastor Ben CoatsFriday, January 24 ~ Pastor Richard Martin

Friday, January 31 ~ Pastor Ben Coats

Trinity Baptist Church has many changes

The week of December 16 - 19 the HugotonMiddle School Student Council sponsored afundraiser to benefit local Project Hope. TheStuCo members charged HMS students $1 perday for the students to use their own personalelectronics during lunch. Teachers were also al-lowed to wear jeans that week for $1 per day.

The HMS StuCo was able to raise close to $480!Pictured from left to right are Madison Shuck,HMS Student Council President; RebeccaJohnson, HMS Student Council Vice President;Debbie Nordling; Emily Snyder, Student Coun-cil Sponsor; and Dave Eckert.

Beta Sigma offers scholarshipThe Beta Sigma Chapter of

Delta Kappa Gamma SocietyInternational, a professionalwomen's educational group, isoffering a scholarship to a cur-rent college junior or seniorwoman majoring in the field ofeducation.

The recipient must be a res-ident of Morton or StevensCounty, Kansas. The applica-tion must be returned to a

Delta Kappa Gamma memberon or before February 15,2014.

Application information isavailable from Teresa Smith atElkhart High School and An-nette Sosa at Hugoton HighSchool.

The scholarship recipientwill be asked to attend theApril meeting to receive thescholarship.

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Pistons — Front, left to right: Jadon Teeter and Eric Don Juan. Kneeling: Terron Stegman, Con-ner Wells, Logan Moodie and Riggs Martin. Back: Luis Ramos, Rafael Munoz, Coach AndyGillen, Carter Gillen and Quentin Gillen.

Spurs — Front, left to right: Gavin Heger and Ivan Valles. Kneeling: Abraham Garcia, AshtonThorp and Rafael Guerque. Back: Coach Dean Banker, Ryland Bennett, Javier Lopez, LuisMorin, Jaden Silva and Coach Lisa Bennett.

Raptors — Front, left to right: Kyle Scott and Wyatt Angell. Kneeling: Brian Rios, Weston Mar-avilla, Vicente Rubio and Jonathan Roa. Back: Coach Joe Lopez, Kian Lopez, Gerardo Rubioand Jace Gilmore.

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Bucks — Front, left to right Daniel Sawyer and Lane Plowman. Kneeling: JC Robson, AlexMaravilla and Michael Mendoza. Back: Chay Burnett, Coach Gena Burnett, Diego Montoya,Samuel Fabela and Sawyer Harper.

Hawks — Front, left to right: Austin Apelu and Gael Don Juan. Kneeling: Isaac Moreland, RustinPearcy and Brayden Kolb. Back: Clay Mecklenburg, Coach Morey Mecklenburg, Cade Meck-lenburg, Ivan Don Juan, Coach Stacey Burrows and Ashton Burrows.

Knicks — Front, left to right: Luis Cruz and Angel Ribera. Kneeling: Jovani Rodriguez, RyleRiddlesperger, Adam Mendoza and Jaden Hill. Back: Clay Johannsen, Aaron Quevedo, JylesMcSpadden, Coach Caleb Williams and Gavin Williams.

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Known for being lean,venison meat is a great mealoption for those looking tomake healthier food choicesthis year and add variety atthe dinner table. From Janu-ary 1-31, the Kansas Depart-ment of Wildlife, Parks andTourism will offer threewhitetail antlerless-only sea-sons open to anyone with avalid 2014 hunting licenseand any unfilled deer per-mits. As of December 31,2013, hunters were able topurchase Antlerless-only

White-tailed Deer permitswithout having an either-sexpermit in possession. Permitsmay be purchased whereverlicenses are sold and online.

The season will kick off theNew Year with an extendedfirearm whitetail antlerlessseason January 1-12 (openstatewide), followed by a spe-cial extended firearm white-tail antlerless season

January 13-January 19(open in Units 7, 8, 15 and 19only), and an archery ex-tended whitetail antlerlessseason January 20-31 (inUnit 19 only). Hunters whodid not fill a deer permit dur-ing one of the regular 2013seasons (muzzleloader, earlyfirearm, archery, regularfirearm) may also use thatpermit during these seasons.

However, all permits revert toAntlerless-Only White-tailedDeer permits, and unit re-strictions listed on the permitapply.

For more information, con-sult the 2013 Kansas Hunt-ing and FurharvestingRegulations Summary, avail-able wherever licenses aresold or online atksoutdoors.com..


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(First Published in the Hugoton Her-mes, Thursday, December 26, 2013) 3t

STATE OF KANSAS, STEVENSCOUNTY, ss:

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OFSTEVENS COUNTY, KANSAS

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OFELLINOR COX, DECEASED

No. 13PR02

NOTICE OF HEARING(Chapter 59)

THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PER-SONS CONCERNED:

You are hereby notified that a peti-tion has been filed in the above Courtby Judy Hamlin, executor of the willand estate of Ellinor Cox, deceased,praying for final settlement of the estate,for approval of her acts, proceedingsand accounts as executor, for payment

of court costs, attorney’s fees and ex-penses, and also praying that the Courtdetermine the heirs, legatees and de-visees entitled to the estate, and distrib-uting and assigning the same to suchpersons, in accordance with the termsof decedent’s will, and for further relief.

You are hereby required to file yourwritten defenses thereto on or before the17th day of January, 2014, at 10:00a.m. of said day, in said Court, in thedistrict courtroom at the county court-house in Hugoton, Stevens County,Kansas, at which time and place thecause will be heard. Should you failtherein, judgment and decree will be en-tered in due course upon the petition.

JUDY HAMLINExecutive-Petitioner

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

PUBLIC NOTICE


IN THE DISTRICT COURT OFSTEVENS COUNTY, KANSAS

JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Asso-ciation,

Plaintiff,

vs.Gene W. Sallee, Cari S. Sallee,

Defendant(s).

Case No. 12CV28Div. No.

K.S.A. 60Mortgage Foreclosure

NOTICE OF SALE

Under and by virtue of an Order ofSale issued by the Clerk of the DistrictCourt of STEVENS County, Kansas, tome the undersigned Sheriff of STEVENSCounty, Kansas, I will offer for sale atpublic auction and sell to the highestbidder for cash in hand at the mainlobby of the STEVENS County Court-house at Hugoton, Kansas, at 10:00AMon January 17, 2014, the following realestate:LOT THREE (3), BLOCK SEVEN (7),KALLENBACH'S 4TH ADDITION TO

THE CITY OF HUGOTON, STEVENSCOUNTY, KANSAS.

commonly described as 1505 S. Madi-son St., Hugoton, KS 67951

to satisfy the judgment in the above-en-titled case. The sale is to be made with-out appraisement and subject to theredemption period as provided by law,and further subject to the approval ofthe Court.

If the sale is set aside for any reason,the Purchaser at the sale shall be enti-tled only to a return of the deposit paid.The Purchaser shall have no further re-course against the Mortgager, the Mort-gagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney.

Ted HeatonSheriff of STEVENS County, Kansas

PREPARED AND SUBMITTED BY:SINGER JONES & LOCK, P.A.

Kenneth C. Jones #[email protected] W. Lock #[email protected] MartyOverland Park, KS 66212Phone: (913) 648-6333Fax: (913) 642-8742ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF

PUBLIC NOTICE

The Hugoton FederationWrestling Club has beguntheir wrestling season by tak-ing part in the Scott CityTakedown Wrestling Tourna-ment Saturday, December28. Thirteen eager wrestlerswent and gave it their all.

In the six and under divi-

sion, Thomas Willis andTrayven Bertram placed first.In the eight and under divi-sion, Adam Mendoza placedsecond, Carson Chamberlainplaced third and ZacharyWillis and Carter McClureplaced fourth. Bryan Mon-toya also wrestled in the eight

and under division. In the ten and under divi-

sion, Braydon Bertram andAiden Shank placed third. Inthe 12 and under division,Weston Maravilla and MikeMendoza placed first. In the14 and under division,Manny Mendoza and Bradan

Slemp placed second. These boys did well and

parents and coaches are veryproud of their efforts!

The boys will wrestle in thetournament in Great Bendand the Hugoton FederationTournament will take placeSaturday, January 11.

Anglers in southwestKansas have an additionalwinter fishing opportunitynow that Meade State FishingLake has been added to thelist of Type 2 Trout Waters.Rainbow trout will be stockedperiodically through the win-ter, and since Meade is desig-nated as a Type 2 TroutWater, anglers fishing for orpossessing trout are requiredto have a trout fishing permitduring the November 1 - April15 trout season. Meade SFLis located eight miles southand five miles west of Meadeand is home to Meade StatePark.

The new regulation addingMeade SFL to the list ofKansas trout waters only re-cently took effect, and Meadereceived its first stocking oftrout in late December. Allanglers age 16 or older fish-ing for or possessing trout

during the trout season musthave a 2014 trout permit,available online or whereverlicenses are sold for $12.50.Anglers 15 and younger mayfish for trout without a troutpermit, but they may onlykeep two trout per day. Thedaily creel limit for those pos-sessing a current trout per-mit is five per day. Allresident anglers age 16-74must also have a Kansasfishing license.

Meade SFL brings thenumber of Kansas waters re-ceiving winter trout stockingsto 34 (see the 2014 KansasFishing Regulations online at

www.ksoutdoors.com for acomplete list). Trout are pur-chased from private contrac-tors with revenue generatedthrough trout permit sales.Most waters receive severalstockings during the seasonto maintain high-quality fish-ing opportunities throughoutthe winter. Flyfishing is apopular method used tocatch them, but small spin-ners and spoons or commer-cial baits on light tackle arealso effective.

Submitted by the KansasDepartment of Wildlife, Parksand Tourism.

As 2013 comes to a close,the New Year brings with itthe hope and anticipation ofan even bigger and betteryear for hunters and anglersin 2014. From droughts andpopulation lows, to marshesalmost miraculously refillingand improved nesting condi-tions, the coming year givesoutdoor enthusiasts some-thing to look forward to.

And although spring sea-sons aren’t here just yet, nowis a great time to start plan-ning your adventure, startingwith a 2014 license. And,greatly reduced license feesfor youth are being intro-duced in 2014. Thanks toeasy online ordering, pur-chasing a 2014 hunting orfishing license couldn’t bemore hassle-free. Simply visitksoutdoors.com and click “Li-censes/Permits.” There youcan enter your information,choose a license, then payand print. Hunting and fish-ing licenses and permits for2014 can also be purchasedat any Kansas Department ofWildlife, Parks and Tourismstate park or regional office,and at any license vendor.

New this year, significantprice reductions have beenplaced on youth deer, turkeyand antelope permits, forhunters age 15 and younger.Youth fees have been reducedbeginning in 2014.

For information regarding2014 license and permit pric-ing and requirements, visitksoutdoors.com.

Venison meat is a wholesome option for folkseating healthier in 2014. From January 1-31 theKansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and

Tourism will offer three whitetail antlerless-only seasons open to anyone with a valid 2014hunting license and any unfilled deer permit.

The New Year brings new outdoor opportuni-ties, at a discount for some hunters. Get your

hunting or fishing licenses online at ksout-doors.com.

Meade State Lake is stocked with trout

Hugoton Federation Wrestling Club begins season at Scott City

Hunting Whitetails during antlerless season is a fit choice

January 1 marks the start of new hunting and fishing season

Seward County Commu-nity College/Area TechnicalSchool will be at a number ofhigh schools for SCCC/ATSbasketball nights.

College representativeswill be at Hugoton HighSchool, Friday, January 17for the high school basketballgame.

College representativeswill be on hand to talk aboutthe college. High school jun-iors and seniors will have theopportunity to win a scholar-ship.

For information, contactthe Admissions office at 620-417-1100.

SCCC will be at Hugotonbasketball games January 17

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Make a reservation for state park fun in 2014If you’re dreaming of

warmer weather and makingplans for next year’s statepark fun, you can reserveyour favorite campsite now!Sites are available for signupas of 12:00 noon December20. In addition, many KansasDepartment of Wildlife, Parksand Tourism (KDWPT) 2014permits and licenses went onsale Monday, December 16,2013, and they are validthrough all of 2014.

Camping and cabin reser-vations guarantee the holdertheir spot will be open andready when they arrive at thepark. All of KDWPT’s 121cabins can be reserved year-round, up to 364 days in ad-vance. About half of eachindividual park’s sites arereservable for the campingseason, which is April 1through September 30, 2014.

Payment in full is requiredat the time a reservation ismade. Reserving a cabin re-quires a non-refundablereservation fee. Reserving acampsite requires a non-re-fundable reservation fee perstay.

Remember when yourenew your vehicle tags andregistration, you can pur-chase Kansas State ParksPassports. State Parks Pass-ports will get you into anystate park for a year and rep-resent significant savingsover traditional annual vehi-cle permits, which are stillavailable at KDWPT offices.Daily vehicle entrance per-mits are available. Annual ve-hicle permits for seniors andpersons with disabilities areavailable through departmentoffices.

Beginning January 1, theKansas Department of Rev-enue, Commercial Motor Ve-hicle Office is rolling out anew system to increase com-pliance with federal and statedepartments of transporta-tion. The property tax as-sessed on commercialvehicles will also be replacedwith a fee.

The office, will now registerintrastate and interstatemotor carriers in the newlycreated Commercial VehicleRegistration System. Thisregistration does not affectfarm vehicles.

During the 2011 session,the Kansas Legislaturepassed House Bill 2557which removed the propertytax, also called the ad val-orem tax, from commercialvehicles and replaced it witha commercial vehicle fee thatwill be collected at the time ofregistration.

Motor carriers operatingsolely in Kansas as an in-trastate motor carrier will re-ceive a new license plate. Thenew white and purple platemarked “Commercial” willprovide an easy reference forlaw enforcement. Kansas-based motor carriers thatdrive in Kansas and otherstates and currently have anapportioned tag will continueto receive the license platethat is white with red marked“Apportioned.”

“The new fees will stream-line Kansas’ antiquatedprocess tied to fluctuatingproperty taxes and help busi-nesses predict from year-to-year what their registrationwill cost,” said Deann

Williams, manager of theCommercial Motor VehicleOffice. “This is leveling theplaying field for all commer-cial vehicle operators andsimplifying the process be-cause the fee will be collectedwhen the vehicle is regis-tered.”

The definition of a com-mercial vehicle is not chang-ing; the federal rules havebeen in place since July2000. The new system willhelp ensure that all commer-cial vehicles are properly reg-istered and comply withexisting federal and statelaws. Currently, commercialvehicles should be operatingunder a U.S. DOT number;that DOT number will beused to set up the new in-trastate commercial vehicleregistration account.

A commercial vehicle isused to transport property orpassengers and:• Has a gross vehicle weightor gross combination vehicleweight of 10,001 pounds ormore• Is designed or used totransport 15 or more passen-gers, including the driver• Is used to transport haz-ardous material in a quantityrequiring placarding.

If a vehicle meets any oneof the three criteria, it is con-sidered a commercial vehicle.

More information is avail-able in the commercial vehi-cle registration section ofwww.truckingks.org, thereoperators can also check iftheir county treasurer’s officeoffers commercial vehicle reg-istration or to register for aDOT number.

The Hugoton Hermes Thursday, January 9, 2014 Page 1B

After 18-1/2 years of serving as Director of theSenior Activity Center, Barbara Beeks is retiring. The community is invited to come showtheir appreciation for her dedicated service.

Please come join us in expressing our gratitude and wishing her aHAPPY RETIREMENT!

Sunday, January 122 - 4 p.m.

Senior Center624 S. Main, Hugoton

Retirement Reception for Barbara Beeks

In the past year there werefewer deaths on Kansas roadsthan in any other year sincethe Kansas Department ofTransportation began keepingrecords. In 2013, according topreliminary unofficial reportsthere were 344 fatalities, com-pared to 405 in 2012.

“One fatality is one toomany and we are going towork hard to have this num-ber decrease in 2014,” saidKansas Secretary of Trans-portation Mike King. “InKansas, we strongly empha-size safety in the engineeringof our highways and that’s an

important component to keep-ing travelers safe.”

The previous low was 385fatalities in 2008 - the highwas in 1969 when 780 peopledied. KDOT started keepingrecords in 1947.

“Strategic investment in in-frastructure, improvement inour seat belt rate, committedlaw enforcement and emer-gency responders, good lawsand safer vehicles have allplayed into this dramatic re-duction in fatalities,” saidSteven Buckley, KDOT SafetyEngineer. “While KDOT iscommitted to improving our

roadway system, we still mustrely on drivers to do their partby eliminating distractions,never driving drunk and wear-ing a seat belt, every trip,every time.

“We are encouraged by thisrecord-setting year, but that isno consolation for the familyand friends of the 344 personslost in traffic crashes,” Buck-ley said. “The challenge to en-gineers, law enforcement,emergency responders, advo-cates, and especially driversfor 2014 is to continue thedownward trend.”

The Stevens County Conservation District 2013Poster Contest “Where Does Your WaterShed?” winners from Heritage ChristianSchool are named. Left to right are first graderEmerson Williams second place; third graderAgatha Fehr third place; fourth grader Lisa

Fehr third place; fifth grader Molly McClurethird place; and sixth grader Toby McClurefirst place. Toby’s poster was also selected to beshowcased at the Kansas Association of Conser-vation District’s annual meeting in Wichita.Congratulations to the poster winners!

January is National RadonAction Month, according to TheEPA. Health agencies through-out the United States havejoined forces to promote actionagainst the leading cause oflung cancer for non-smokers.The American Lung Associa-tion, Centers for Disease Con-trol, and National CancerInstitute all agree radon is anational health problem andencourage radon testing dur-ing the January call to action.

Radon is a naturally-occur-ring, invisible and odorless ra-dioactive gas. One in 15American homes contains highlevels of radon. Millions ofAmericans are unknowinglyexposed to this dangerous gas.In fact, a recent study by Har-vard University ranks radon asAmerica’s number one in-home hazard. By taking simple

steps to test your home forradon and fix if necessary, thishealth hazard can be avoided.

Radon gas is not isolated tocertain geographical areas orhome types. Radon problemshave been detected in homes inevery county of the U.S. Itcaused more American fatali-ties last year than carbonmonoxide, fires and handgunscombined! If a home hasn'tbeen tested for radon in thepast two years, EPA and theSurgeon General urge you totake action. Contact your stateradon office for informationabout locating qualified testkits or qualified radon testers.

The federal commitmentmade by EPA, the GeneralServices Administration, andthe departments of Agriculture,Defense, Energy, Health andHuman Services, Housing and

Urban Development, Interior,and Veterans Affairs will focusefforts on radon reduction andmitigation in homes, especiallythose of low-income families,many of whom do not have theresources to make the simplefixes necessary to protect theirhomes and loved ones.

In recent years, the federalconsortium has met with keyleaders in the public health,environmental and private sec-tors to launch the federal ac-tion plan including bothimmediate and long-term stepsto reduce radon exposure. In2013, this effort to spreadawareness and move forwardprotecting the nation fromradon is moving along. Formore information visitwww.RadonMonth.org.

The number of Kansanswho applied for concealedcarry handgun permits lastyear exceeded the previousone-year record by 50 per-cent, Kansas Attorney Gen-eral Derek Schmidtannounced.

More than 24,000Kansans applied for con-

cealed carry handgun per-mits in 2013.

“Record numbers ofKansans are exercising theirSecond Amendment rightsand taking advantage of theKansas concealed carry law,”Schmidt said. “We’re workinghard to provide them top-quality customer service in

the permitting process.”The 24,181 applications

received by the Attorney Gen-eral’s Concealed Carry Li-censing Unit during the 2013calendar year was more thanhad been received in any pre-vious calendar year since theprogram began in 2006. Theprevious record for a calendaryear was 15,707 applicationsreceived in 2012.

During the month of De-cember, the Attorney Gen-eral’s Office received 1,036applications. There were75,099 active permits as ofJanuary 2. The applicationsare being processed in an av-erage of 30 days.

The concealed carry li-censing program was enactedby the Legislature in 2006over the veto of then-Gov.Kathleen Sebelius. By law,the program is administeredby Attorney GeneralSchmidt’s office. More infor-mation about the concealedcarry licensing program isavailable at www.ag.ks.gov.

Although winter has set inacross Kansas, door-to-doorpaving scams are continuing tobe seen throughout the state,Kansas Attorney GeneralDerek Schmidt said.

In the past three months,the Attorney General’s Con-sumer Protection Division hasreceived complaints regardingdoor-to-door driveway pavingscams from Cloud, Douglas,Jefferson, Marshall, Mitchell,Nemaha, Neosho, Osage, Ot-

tawa, Republic, Saline,Shawnee and Stevens coun-ties.

Typically, the scam involvesthe pavers claiming they haveleftover asphalt from a recentjob, and offering consumers a“good deal” to pave their drive-ways. Often, they do not dis-close all of the charges, do notinform the consumers of theirthree-day right to cancel, per-form substandard work – or donot complete the job at all.

Schmidt reminded con-sumers when hiring contrac-tors or construction workers, itis best to deal with reputable,local companies.

Schmidt asked that anyKansans who may have donebusiness with a deceptive orfraudulent paving operationcontact his Consumer Protec-tion Division by calling 1-800-432-2310 or by filing acomplaint online at www.InYourCornerKansas.org.

by Kansas Attorney General Derek SchmidtConsumer Alert

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Record number of concealed carry permits issued in 2013

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The City of Hooker has beenadded to Elkhart by JFT FilmProductions and Writer/Direc-tor Joel Trujillo, grandson ofJohnny B. and Jane Lopez, aslocations for its next produc-tion and the last in its zombiemovie series with open audi-tions set for Thursday, Janu-ary 16 at 6:30 p.m. andSaturday, January 18 at 2:00p.m. at the Hooker Senior Citi-zens Center at 104 Glaydas inHooker.

Filming for “Retro of theDead” that is based in the yearof 1985 will be weekends inFebruary.

“Retro of the Dead” is pro-jected to be released in thespring of 2014. It follows theworld premiere of “Disco of theDead” last fall in Mitchell The-aters in Liberal and Guymon.

“Retro of the Dead” is an-other “sequel prequel” and asequel to “Disco of the Dead.” Itis also a prequel to “Eclipse ofthe Dead.” The entire seriesalso includes “Dusk of the Liv-ing Dead” and “Fields of theLiving Dead.”

This is Trujillo’s fourth forayinto solo movie directing. (Hepaired with Randy Greenwoodon “Dusk” and “Fields.”) “Discoof the Dead” received top rat-ings with ZMDB, a Web sitegeared for zombie movies andfans. “Disco” also sold out apremier showing.

Trujillo has won two TellyAwards, a premier award hon-oring outstanding local, re-gional and cable TVcommercials and programs,the finest video and film pro-ductions, and web commer-cials, videos and films. Winnersrepresent the best work of themost respected advertisingagencies, production compa-nies, television stations, cableoperators and corporate videodepartments in the world.

In “Retro” the nemesis willbe played by Mark Espinoza ofElkhart, who was seen at theending of the credits for“Disco.”.

Returning characters in-

clude Kennie Porter (played byD. Brent McKinley of Elkhart),Samantha Starke (played byTerra Orth of Elkhart), Ser-geant Nordrum, (Virgil Gibsonof Hardesty) and Mrs. Nordrum(Benita Keneer of Elkhart).

“It is obvious with the re-turning actors that they do itfor the love of film making. Allmy actors bring fun-loving, cre-

ative, great attitudes to thesets. I love working with themall from Virgil Gibson who istrained as an actor and onceplayed a surgeon on the soapopera ‘Guiding Light’ to ouryoungest actor at age three,”said Trujillo. “All are welcometo audition and be involved.”

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Thursday, January 8, 2009Paula Rowden, RN, Moscow

School Nurse, is the recipient ofa $1,000 Healthy Habits for Lifegrant issued from Blue Cross-Blue Shield of Kansas Founda-tion. Rowden is one of forty-twoschool nurses from across thestate to receive this grant.

Allan Moodie and ClaytonHogie of Superior Irrigation bothearned the PLUS (Proven Lead-ers in Unmatched Service) Certi-

fied Technician Award.Thursday, January 15, 2004

Municipal Judge Paula Sosawas presented the “Woman ofDistinction” Award by Girl ScoutTroop 74. The honor is an awardpresented by the Girl ScoutCouncil from Amarillo, Tx. tooutstanding women.

Troy Skinner was selected forsecond chair for tuba andMichelle McCulloch made sec-ond chair for oboe in the South-

west District Honor Bank atDodge City Community College.

Thursday, January 13, 1994

Les Kinser was presented the“Community Service Award” atthe Stevens County Conserva-tion District dinner meeting forhis dedication and participationin the district.

Thursday, January 12,1984

The Hugoton Debate Squadplaced second at the Boothill In-vitational Debate Tournament inDodge City. Team members areMike Metcalf, Juli Kramer,Sherri Walkemeyer, Rob Wilson,Cyndi Porter and Tina DeWitt.Thursday, January 11, 1979

Tractors from this area will bein the Tractorcade to Washing-ton, D.C. in protest of low farmprices. Jim Kramer and WalterMcClure are already therepaving the way for the Tractor-cade members when they arrive.

Thursday, January 16,1964

Work on the new power plantbuilding south of Hugoton isgoing ahead at a fast pace. Thehuge new generator engine willarrive about February 1. Thenew engine will travel on a rail-road car from Chicago.

Thursday, January 14, 1954Icy streets caused a two vehi-

cle accident. A 1953 Chevroletdriven by Betty Peterson wasdamaged when the Peterson carand a 1950 DeSoto driven byMrs. Wendell Hubbard were in-volved in a collision at Jacksonand Sixth Street. The front of thePeterson car was damaged ex-tensively when the car failed tostop on the icy streets and hit therear of the other car.

Friday, January 11,1929

Monday evening after theshow was over, a group of youngfolks gathered here in town andwent out to the Ed Flummerfeltfarm to shiveree Mr. and Mrs.High Anderson. Upon arriving,they found the young couple tohave started down the road.They instantly followed andbrought them back to receive theconsequences. After muchshooting, beating of tin pans,and honking of horns, the bunchwas served with the usual re-freshments of a shiveree--candyand cigars. The bunch returnedback to town about 11:30 p.m. If any readers have pictures ormemories for the history pageof the Hermes, please bringthem in to Ruthie Winget atThe Hugoton Hermes.


History From The HermesCompiled by Ruthie Winget

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The Heger brothers haul grain, about four hundred bushels ofgrain on five wagons, to Hugoton when the roads were muddyand impassable. The picture was taken in 1915 in Hugoton atSixth and Jackson. The Western Lumber and Hardware Storeis in the background. From The History of Stevens County andIts People.

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As we have entered into thenew year, we would like to in-form the citizens of StevensCounty that we are now ac-cepting nominations for Cit-izen of the Year and LifetimeAchievement awards for2013. These awards will bepresented to the honored re-cipient at our Annual AwardsBanquet Saturday, April 26,2014. Anyone who is a resi-dent of Stevens County canmake a nomination for eitherof these two awards. Nomina-tions must be submitted inwriting to the Hugoton AreaChamber of Commerce to beconsidered. Nominationsmust be received in the Cham-ber office by January 31,2014, to be considered.

The Senior Center has acouple of activities this week.

Saturday, January 11 at8:00 p.m. there will be theAdult Senior Prom dance andbingo sponsored by StevensCounty 4-H youth. Snackswill be furnished by 4-Hersand music will be provided byCottonwood Bank. This eventwill be held at the StevensCounty Senior Center, 624South Main Street, Hugoton.Call 544-2283 for more infor-mation.

Sunday, January 12 from2:00-4:00 p.m. there will be aretirement reception for Bar-bara Beeks. The staff of theSenior Center would like to in-vite everyone to this event toshow Barbara their gratitudefor years of dedicated service toour community.

The Southwest KansasChambers of Commerce ishosting their 5th Annual“Southwest Kansas Night Outin Topeka”. Each year thegroup (of which the HugotonArea Chamber of Commerce isa member) hosts Kansas StateSenators and State Represen-

tatives in the capitol city dur-ing the legislative session.This event will be Monday,January 27, at the CapitolPlaza Hotel in Topeka from5:30-7:30 p.m. This event is tointroduce the legislators toSouthwest Kansas businessand community leaders. It isopen to all southwest Kansasbusiness entities and all com-munity leaders are invited andencouraged to attend. Noreservations are needed. Con-tact the Chamber office if youwould like more informationon this event.

The Hugoton Area Chamberof Commerce and StevensCounty Economic Develop-ment website www.stevenscountyks.com is a great placeto view a calendar of eventswith all of these activitieswhich are happening in thecounty and to get more detailson Chamber and EconomicDevelopment programs. Besure to check it out. We alsotry to keep the community in-formed of upcoming events onour Facebook pages GetHugoton! and Hugoton AreaChamber of Commerce. Giveus a LIKE on Facebook.

Chamber Gift Certificatesare the PERFECT gift for Any-one, Anytime! Chamber GiftCertificates are the solution forall of your gift giving needs.Purchasing Chamber Gift Cer-tificates ensures that yourmoney is staying in our localeconomy making our localbusinesses strong. Stop bythe Chamber Office and pur-chase a Chamber Gift Certifi-cate. These certificates can bewritten for any amount andare redeemable at mostStevens County businesses.Shop STEVENS COUNTYFirst!

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Makayla, Sarah, Dylan,Ciera and Cory would like aforever family that is willingto keep them together!Makayla loves to sing! Her fa-vorite class in school is choir.When she grows up shewould like to be a Mom and asuperstar! Makayla statesthat she would like, “to havemy own room, be adoptedwith my siblings and live inthe city.” Sarah is a brightyoung girl. She is artistic andlikes to joke around. Sheloves talking things throughand really enjoys conversingwith adults. Sarah would liketo live in the country and beable to have pets. Dylan isgood at defending the goal insoccer! He enjoys reading,drawing and playing with his

legos. In school, Dylan likeslunchtime and computers.Dylan would like most tohave a tree house and to beable to have some pets. Cieraloves riding scooters! Recessis her favorite class in schoolbecause she gets to play out-side. She would like to have“a TV in her bedroom!” Coryloves playing outside andbuilding things out of blocks.At school he enjoys recessand computers the most. Heneeds a forever home withplenty of space to run andplay outside. To learn moreabout adoption visitwww.adoptkskids.org or call877-457-5430. The chil-dren’s case numbers are CH-5608, CH-5609, CH-5610,CH-5611 and CH-5612.

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Eric B. Banks, State Con-servationist with U.S. Depart-ment of Agriculture’s (USDA)Natural Resources Conserva-tion Service (NRCS) an-nounces three NationalInitiatives being offered inKansas through the Environ-mental Quality IncentivesProgram (EQIP): On-FarmEnergy, Organic, and Sea-sonal High Tunnel.

While NRCS accepts appli-cations for EQIP on a contin-uous basis throughout theyear, there will be two sign-up periods, with cutoff dead-

lines of February 21, 2014,and April 18, 2014, for theOn-Farm Energy, Organic,and Seasonal High TunnelInitiatives.

“We encourage our pro-ducers to take advantage ofthe conservation opportuni-ties being made available tothem through these EQIP Ini-tiatives,” Banks said. Initiatives Overview

On-Farm Energy Initiative:Producers work with anNRCS-approved TechnicalService Provider (TSP) to de-velop Agricultural Energy

Management Plans or farmenergy audits that assess en-ergy consumption on an op-eration. NRCS may alsoprovide assistance to imple-ment various recommendedmeasures identified in the en-ergy audit through the use ofconservation practice stan-dards offered through thisinitiative.

Organic Initiative: NRCSwill assist producers with in-stallation of conservationpractices on agricultural op-erations related to organicproduction. Producers cur-

rently certified as organic,transitioning to organic, orNational Organic Program ex-empt will have access to abroad set of conservationpractices to assist in treatingtheir resource concerns whilefulfilling many of the require-ments in an Organic SystemPlan.

Seasonal High Tunnel Ini-tiative: NRCS helps produc-ers implement high tunnelsthat extend growing seasonsfor high value crops in an en-vironmentally safe manner.High tunnel benefits includebetter plant and soil qualityand fewer nutrients and pes-ticides in the environment. Eligibility

EQIP offers financial andtechnical assistance to eligi-ble participants to install orimplement structural andmanagement practices on el-igible agricultural land. Con-servation practices must beimplemented to NRCS stan-dards and specifications. InKansas, socially disadvan-taged, limited resource, andbeginning farmers andranchers will receive a higherpayment rate for eligible con-servation practices applied. Information Available

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The November meeting ofthe Cloverleaf Cowboys wascalled to order by PresidentElizabeth Johnson November26. The main topics of dis-cussion were county clubdays, the 4-H Christmasparty, and giving gifts at thePioneer Manor.

The club voted to do a skitat county club days and tonot do a model meeting. The4-H Christmas party wasscheduled for December 15.Everyone was to bring a pres-ent to exchange for their agegroup and gender. Memberswith names beginning withthe letters from A through Hwere to bring a salad and a

main dish and members withnames beginning with lettersI through Z were to bring adessert and main dish.Younger brothers or sisterswere allowed to bring a gift toexchange also. Every 4-Hmember purchased two giftsfor the Pioneer Manor resi-dents. The club voted to de-liver the gifts December 14.

Recreation was providedby Amya Johnson. Snackswere provided by the RyanMartin and Walt Beesley fam-ilies. The meeting was thenadjourned.

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Birds are fluffing up feathers on dead treelimbs in Feterita to help combat the extremely

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New Years resolution ideas for your home(StatePoint) Running a

home can be a full-time job.Unfortunately, many of usdon’t have that kind of time.This new year, resolve tocheck off all the items onyour to-do list without work-ing harder. You can accom-plish this by finding smartersolutions to maintain yourhome efficiently.Pest Control

When it comes to pest con-trol, a false sense of securityduring the cooler months canget you in trouble, as allhomes are susceptible to pestinvasion year-round.

Experts say the best wayto prevent rodents from en-tering your home is by seal-ing holes and cracks outsideyour home. Install a good,thick weatherstrip on the bot-tom of all doors. Be sure thedoor from the garage is sealedextra tight.

If you’re using firewood in-

doors, never bring more in-side than you need at onetime. Firewood can harbor in-sects like beetles, spiders, la-dybugs, ants, cockroachesand centipedes.

It’s important to have aprofessional periodically in-spect for signs of pests andtake preventative controlmeasures.System Maintenance

Creating monthly and an-nual maintenance schedulesfor your home’s major sys-tems and appliances can saveyou time and money later, ac-cording to experts.

Start by adding thesetasks to your monthly calen-dar: clean the dishwasherdrains to prevent clogs andbreakdowns, flush thegarbage disposal with waterand baking soda to preventodor and grime, and changethe filters for your air condi-tioner and heating system to

improve air quality.Annual maintenance

should include checking yourwasher’s hoses for leaks,cleaning the lint from yourdryer ductwork, caulkingleaks around windows anddoors, and having your heat-ing and cooling systems pro-fessionally serviced.

Look into home warrantyplans with a broad network ofprofessional service contrac-tors and the ability to placeservice requests 24/7. Ahome warranty provides cov-erage for breakdowns ofhome system components,such as HVAC and plumbing,and also major appliances.Deep Clean

Keeping your rooms cleancan make a house a livable,comfortable home. Preventclutter with organizationaltools like baskets, shoe racksand coat hangers.

To avoid extra mopping,consider asking guests to re-move their shoes before walk-ing through your home. Such

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No other item in yourhome can affect the appear-ance of your home like car-peting. Schedule a carpetcleaning for a fresh start tothe year, and have the car-pets cleaned every six totwelve months. Likewise, atrained technician can en-sure proper care of surfaceslike hardwood floors, tile andgrout and also upholsteredfurniture.

Without adding too muchwork to your already busyschedule, you can resolve togive your home the care it de-serves. For more informationon professional brands thatcan help, visit www.servicemaster.com.

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Honor rolls at SouthwesternOklahoma State University inWeatherford have been an-nounced for the 2013 fall se-mester. Kori Anna Hall of Rollahas been named to the Dean’sHonor Roll.

There were 651 students onthe Dean’s Honor Roll aftercompleting 12 semester hoursof undergraduate work with agrade point average of 3.5 orhigher with no grade lowerthan a “C”.

People traveled all over this Christmas and New Year’s sea-son! If you have a place you traveled and would like to putan article in the paper, please contact Phoebe Brummettvia email at [email protected] or call 593-4657.

Some of the Boekhaus familytraveled to Hawaii this year for avacation. Pam Boekhaus joinedfamily members Cynthia Dentonwith son Bragen and daughterBrooke with Brooke’s husbandZach Frederick, Tami Boekhauswith son Chase and girlfriendKelsey, and Pam’s niece Chris-tine and husband Todd Odenand children Jill and Brett fromSterling for a tropical visit toMaui, Hi.

They saw how the islands cel-

ebrate a New Year as well asscuba diving and just loungingon the beach. While the familywas lounging on the beach, theydiscovered Robin Williams,actor/comedian, behind them!A photo was snapped and Robinwished the lucky family “HappyNew Year!” This trip is sure to bememorable for them all, from thewarm ocean breezes to the luauto the good wishes from a fa-mous actor/comedian. Wel-come back to the freezer, though!

Ron and Pat DeGarmo wereblessed to spend Christmas inthe Winter Park, Co., area withAaron and Austin, Susan, Owenand Joey DeGarmo. The De-Garmo’s witnessed the “skidown” Christmas Eve, whenskiers ski with colored lightsdown the mountain. The effectis a wonderful, moving Christ-mas tree. The DeGarmo familywere delighted to spend the timetogether and remembering thetrue reason for the season, the

birth of our Lord and Savior,Jesus Christ.

Dillyn and Lyndsey (Light)Sprecher traveled with friendsto Florida during their Christ-mas break and spent time in“the most wonderful place onearth,” Disney World! Dillynand Lyndsey enjoyed the Magic

Kingdom, taking in all thesights, including Cinderella’scastle and Main Street with allthe Christmas decorations. Atrip to EPCOT Center was alsoincluded! A good time was hadby all!

Warren and BarbaraMyers hosted a family get to-gether over Christmas.Daughter Gaylynn Egglestonfrom Pueblo, Co., with herhusband Tim and children,Clayton and Emily, cele-brated with Troy Swinney

from Gentry, Ar., and histhree daughters, Kamrey, Ka-tryn, and Kassidy at theMyers’ farm south of Rolla.Troy is Gaylynn’s oldestnephew and the Myers’ oldestgrandson. The day was extraspecial for them all.

Lois Dunn enjoyed companymultiply times during these pasttwo weeks. Christmas Eve, shehosted a soup supper and en-joyed the company of Sam,Rachel and Samantha Dunn,Daniel Dunn, Pete, Priscilla,SaKya, Adynn and Cami Mil-burn, and Phoebe, Kyri and KylieBrummett.

Then New Year’s Eve, Penny’ssons traveled west to show offtheir new sons to GreatGrandma. Caleb, Latasha, andMalachi James traveled fromRaytown, Mo., to Haviland topick up Caleb’s brother and his

family, Nathan, Alisha, Mary andJonathan. They arrived atGrandma Lois’s house just asthe New Year arrived.

New Year’s Day brought morefamily to Lois’s when Priscillaand her girls and Phoebe andher girls joined the family forlunch.

On other evenings, Andy,Mandy and Hannah Dunn fromRichfield joined the celebrationas did Sam, Rachel, Samanthaand Daniel Dunn. It was ablessed week for Lois to meet twoof her three new great grand-sons.

January 12 will be JackTenbrook’s ninty-third birth-day. Let’s honor him with acard shower! His mailing ad-dress is PO Box 226, Rolla,

KS 67954. Jack has been abusiness owner in Rolla for avery long time and he contin-ues to work on projects out ofhis house.

“Table for 17?” If you werenear the Burrows family overthe Christmas break, you mayhave heard that statementmade at the Elkhart Pizza Hut.Larry and Wilene Burrows’sfamily got together to celebrateas best as they could, with JoshHartman away serving ourcountry. Brandi Hartman fromEdmond, Ok., and her children,Anya, Ally, Max and Macy,Ryan and Karen Burrows from

Satanta with their daughters,Ella and Mia, and Stacy andShelli Burrows from Rolla, withtheir sons, Chandler, Preston,Ashton and Hunter joined Larryand Wilene for the crazy time ofeating Pizza Hut during thebreak.

After the pizza party, the en-tire clan visited GrandmaGenevieve Link. The Burrowsare always sure to have a greattime, anytime they are together.

Most of the time, when peo-ple think of Garry Norton, theythink of Scholars’ Bowl, crosscountry and an all aroundgood kid. This vacation, Garryproved he is also an expert

marksman! Garry shot a newrifle, at 200+ yards, accordingto his dad and took down hisfirst deer! Garry is the son ofPhillip and Kaylee Norton ofRolla. Congratulations, Garry!

The Rolla Hope Foundationwill be holding their second an-nual members dinner Satur-day, January 11, 2014, at 6:30p.m. at the old gym at the RollaHigh School. If anyone is inter-

ested in becoming a member ofRolla Hope or needs to renew,this would be a great time to dothat. Dinner will be provided.Contact Arleen Clinesmith formore information.

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Kori Anna Hall named to Deans Honor Roll

Warren and Barbara host a family get together over the Christ-mas holidays. Family members travel distances to enjoy the spe-cial time together.

Myers host Christmas party

Boekhaus Luau — Back row, left to right: Chase Boekhaus,Todd Oden, Brett Oden and Bragen Denton. Front row: Cyn-thia Denton, Zach Frederick, Brooke Frederick, Pam Boekhaus,Jill Oden, Christine Oden and Kelsey Yarbrough. Inset: RobinWilliams with companion.

Boekhaus family meets Robin Williams in HawaiiLois Dunn's family — Left to right: LaTasha and Caleb James,Lois Dunn holding Malachi, Alisha James holding Jonathan,and Nathan James holding Mary.

Lois Dunn enjoys many Christmas visitors

Lyndsey and Dillyn enjoy Disney World during their Christmasbreak. A trip to EPCOT Cdnter was also included.

Dillyn and Lyndsey enjoy Disney World

Burrows Family - Karen Burrows and Ryan Burrows. Second row areAlly Burrows, Ella Burrows, Preston Burrows, Anya Hartman andHunter Burrows. Seated are Brandi Hartman, holding Macy, GenevieveLink, and Wilene Burrows holding Max Hartman. In front are MiaBurrows and Ashton Burrows.

Burrows enjoy family pizza party

Garry Norton’s deer speaks for itself.

Garry gets his deer

DeGarmos enjoy skiing during Christmas

Christmas Eve “ski down” inWinter Park.

Send a card to Jack Tenbrook

The community of Moscowand surrounding areas aresuffering the tremendous lossSaturday of an amazing man.The community would like toexpress their heart feltprayers, sympathy and sup-port to the Araiza family andfriends in the tragic loss ofMartin. He was a wonderfulson, brother, father, compan-ion and friend. He will bemissed daily but never forgot-ten. Please join the family inhonoring him.

Martin Araiza’s Rosarywas attended Wednesday atSt. Helen Catholic Church inHugoton. Mass and funeralservice is planned for Thurs-day at 10:30 a.m. at St. HelenCatholic Church with theburial in the Moscow ceme-

tery. Lunch will be served at1:00 p.m. at the church.

His obituary appears onpage 2 of this issue.


Fundraiser for Moscow Hillbilly Band for new sound system and traveling expenses.

Barb and Debbie have created two queen size quilts. They will be taking “Love Donations” of $5.00

per receipt until July 5.

At the concert in the park both quilts will be given away. You will not have to be present to win,

but your love donation receipt must be able to be read.Contact Moscow Baptist Hillbillys

Barb 544-7958, Debbie 598-2248, Darroll 598-2106, Terry 544-2515, Mike 598-2287 or Pastor Bob Rich 453-2711.

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Reverend Larry Bradfordof Moscow has announcedhis retirement as pastor atMoscow Baptist Church, ef-fective December 31, 2013.The announcement comesafter several months ofpreparation by both Larryand his wife Toni, and theMoscow Baptist congrega-tion.

According to Bradford, thedecision to retire was a diffi-cult one after being involvedin starting the church in1988 and serving as pastorfor over 25 years. He says,“The congregation is morelike family to us and our timethere has, without a doubt,been the most rewarding timein our ministry.”

Bradford and his familycame to Hugoton in thespring of 1979 to pastor Trin-ity Baptist Church. Duringhis 14-year ministry there, heand the Trinity congregationwere privileged to answer re-quests from Moscow commu-nity members to have asecond church that wouldenable them to reach morepeople for Christ along withthe Moscow United MethodistChurch. He then pastoredboth the Trinity and MoscowBaptist congregations for fiveyears before moving toMoscow in 1993. In 2011,after the loss of their pastor,Trinity asked Bradford tocome for preaching serviceearly Sundays, which wassupported by Moscow Bap-tist, for this shared ministryonce again.

Over the past 25 years, theMoscow Baptist congregationhas grown to a resident mem-bership of over 100 with anumber of other “family”members involved regularly.Many baptisms, wedding, fu-nerals, hospital visits, Biblestudies, children’s programs,summer camps, revivals,building projects and wellover 1000 sermons bringsReverend Bradford to look ata less active change in the di-rection for his life. His min-istry in general will not stopas he has a great interest in aministry called “IntentionalInterim” where he would as-sist churches without a pas-tor to go through the processof reforcusing and findingnew leadership for their con-gregation. He will attendtraining for such, later thismonth.

Reverend Bradford andToni plan to continue living inMoscow where he teaches

psychology and speech atMoscow High School as wellas various college classes forthe Seward Community Col-lege outreach program inHugoton. His “first” Inten-tional Interim ministry con-tinues at Trinity BaptistChurch in Hugoton withpreaching Sunday morningsat 9:00 a.m. He will also takea turn for Trinity at PioneerManor services and be avail-able as needed for funerals,weddings, etc.

Moscow Baptist will con-tinue their ministry underthe interim leadership of Rev-

erend Randy Caddell, Direc-tor of Missions for the West-ern Kansas BaptistAssociation. He will assist thecongregation in preachingand in finding and selecting anew pastor over the next sev-eral months.

Larry and Toni are plan-ning now to enjoy a littlemore relaxed schedule to visittheir son Lanny in Tucson,Az. and their daughter Kristiand her family in Ulysses aswell as a little travel to otherplaces now and then.

The Moscow High SchoolAlumni Reunion will takeplace this year at the highschool. The date has been setfor May 24, 2014.

The all school reunion isevery three years and the lastone was 2011. President Deb-bie Stoddard encourages allalumni to attend and to keepaddress changes current. In-vitations will be sent out thelast of January and she sug-gests replies be sent backsoon so they can plan for ta-bles and the meal.

Last reunion, they gaveseven scholarships of $350each to college applicants.Hopefully they can do thatagain.

They plan to have a goodattendance and some enter-tainment for a fun-filledevening. All classmates areencouraged to contact eachother and rooms will be avail-able in the afternoon for ex-changes of looks, stares andjokes of how “old” you havegotten.

Some of the alumni havebeen out of school for a longtime and it is so much fun tore-live the memories. Therewill be a power point presen-tation of their classes andtheir beloved deceased class-mates. They have lost twelveclassmates from differentclasses since 2011. They also

want to celebrate those class-mates who make a real effortto attend every reunion.

Hazel Miller has attendedevery one that Debbie Stod-dard has and some that shedid not. Hazel is not the old-est living one, but she bringsher children to the banquetand they are very well be-haved.

The Alumni Board is madeup of volunteers who havegiven of their time and taughtDebby how to make the pres-ident’s job easy. They areMary Curtis Tilford - Vice-President; Stacy Howe - Sec-retary; Hope Dahle -Treasurer; Barbara Williams- Decorations Coordinator;and Debbie Stoddard -President. These girls havedone a terrific job of planningand deserve a big round ofthanks.

There is still a lot to do, somake it easy for them andplease attend. If anyonewould like to help decorate,they would love the companyand fellowship. They will beinviting all the teachers thattaught the alumni and if anyof your parents would like tocome, include them on yourreturn slip. Make this year apriority to attend and you willbe glad you made the effort.

Submitted by BarbWilliams.

Thursday, January 9Community meeting in the

concessions area, 7:00 p.m.Friday, January 10

Junior High (A team only)Basketball at Yarbrough @ 4:30,

girls followed by boys; (Varsityonly) Basketball at Yarbrough @6:30, girls followed by boys.Monday, January 13

Junior High Basketball at Sa-tanta.

Ashley Dahle of Moscow,has been named to EasternNew Mexico University'sDean's List for the fall 2013semester. Dahle, a 2011graduate of Moscow HighSchool, is pursuing a degreein Family and Consumer Scie

Comp.To be eligible for the

Dean's List, a student mustcomplete a minimum of 15credit hours with a GPA be-tween 3.25 and 4.00.

Submitted by Eastern NewMexico University.

MOSCOW NEWSby Sara Cross

Martin Araiza

Moscow mourns loss of Martin Araiza

Larry Bradford announces his retirement as pastor at Moscow Baptist

MHSAlumni Reunion will be May 24, 2014

Hillbilly Band has a busy year

Ashley Dahle is named to Dean’s List

Debbie Stoddard and Barb Williams have put together thesebeautiful quilts which will be used as a fundraiser for the soundsystem for the Moscow Hillbilly Band.

Debbie Stoddard and Barb Williams show more quilts theyhave made for family members.

The Moscow Baptist Hill-billy Band had a very busyyear in 2013! Wheatridge ParkCare Center, Liberal -James(Sonny) Poteet’s Birthday; Pi-oneer Manor in Hugoton;Trinity Baptist Church Wor-ship Service; fifth SundaySongfest, Moscow Methodistand Baptist; Moscow UnitedMethodist Groundhog Sup-per; Trinity Faith, Liberal -Valentine Supper; Legacy atParkview Care Home - IvaJean Munson’s 88 Birthday;Texas/Oklahoma BaptistSenior Association Meeting,Hardesty, Ok.; MBC SpringRevival with Steve Cody;Hugoton Senior Get-together;Easter Sunday, PioneerManor Care Home, Hugoton;Stanton County Care Home;Stevens County Museum -Concert on the Green; Texas-Oklahoma Panhandle BaptistAssociation Meeting, BoiseCity; Jackson Family Re-union, Lake Ettling, Kenton,Ok.; Sterling House AssistedLiving, Dodge City; FamilyNight in Manter; ManterMethodist Church; NortheastNew Mexico Detention Facil-ity/Bikes on The Yard, Clay-ton, N.M.; Celebration BaptistChurch Worship Service,Ulysses; Ellsworth Correc-tional Facility - Max and Min-imum; Richfield UnitedMethodist 125th Year Cele-bration; Moscow UnitedMethodist 100th Year Cele-bration; and Moscow Baptisttwenty-fifth Year Celebration.

These are just a few places

the Lord has led the band tobe able to spread His wordand Praise and Glorify Him.They are very blessed to becalled to take His light outinto the world that others mayKnow Him.

The band appreciates allthe many prayers and sup-port. The Good Lord has giventhem many places to be sentto already this year. They willbe sharing with the residentsat Sterling House in DodgeCity January 11; the BoiseCity Theater in Boise City,Ok., January 25 at 7:00 p.m.;the Moscow United MethodistGroundhog Supper February1; the Gideons Pastor Appre-ciation Banquet in Liberal;and in May the Moscow All-School Alumni Banquet.

The band has recently pur-chased a newer sound systemand are having a fundraiser tohelp defray the cost and totake care of some traveling ex-penses. Barb Williams andDebbie Stoddard created twoqueen size quilts which arered, white and blue. Barb didthe design work and sewingand Debbie did the hand-quilting. They will be takingdonations until July 5. Theband is scheduling a “MoscowBaptist ‘Hillbilly Band’” con-cert in the park. More detailsabout the event will be an-nounced later. Both of thequilts will be given away atthat time. You may contactany Hillbilly Band member formore information or to do-nate. God Bless You All!

Reverend Larry Bradford re-tired from his position atMoscow Baptist. He will con-tinue as interim pastor forTrinity Baptist in Hugoton.


Current Openings at Stevens County Hospital, Medical Clinic

and Pioneer Manor Nursing Home• Stevens County Healthcare is searching for Part-time House-keepers to work at the Hospital. These positions are 32 hours eachweek and include a full benefits package. Interested candidates mustbe willing to work flexible hours, including some weekends. • Stevens County Hospital is searching for Full-time, Part-timeand PRN RNs or LPNs to work on the Med/Surg floor. These po-sitions are for night shift (7 pm-7 am). All candidates must have aKansas RN/LPN licensure to be eligible. We offer an outstanding ben-efits package, competitive wages, sign on bonus of $2000 with oneyear contract for FT RNs/LPNs; $1000 with one year contract for PTRNs/LPNs; and mileage reimbursement to RNs or LPNs that live 15miles or more outside of Stevens County. • Stevens County Hospital is looking for a team-oriented Radi-ographic Technologist to work PRN shifts. All eligible candidatesmust have a current Kansas license, be a registered ARRT, and be ableto perform routine diagnostic X-rays and CT exams without supervi-sion. If you are interested please contact Diane Porter in HumanResources at 620-544-6141 or send your resume to 1006 S. Jack-son, Hugoton, Ks. 67951.• Stevens County Healthcare is searching for a Dietary Cook towork at the Hospital. This position is PRN (as needed) with less than20 hours per week; does include some weekends. Interested candi-dates must be willing to work flexible hours.

Please contact Human Resources at 620-544-6141 for more information regarding any current openings.

Applications may be obtained at Stevens County Hospital Information Desk,

located next to the Medical Clinic. Resumes may be emailed to [email protected]

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IN THE TWENTY-SIXTH JUDICIALDISTRICT

DISTRICT COURT, STEVENSCOUNTY, KANSAS

PROBATE DEPARTMENT

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATEOFROBERT A. DAWSON, Deceased.

CASE NO. 2013-PR-39

NOTICE OF HEARING

THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PER-SONS CONCERNED:

You are hereby notified that on the16th day of December, 2013, a Petitionhas been filed in said Court by HaroldV. Eason and Diann L. Eason prayingfor admission of foreign Will to probateand record without administration; andall of decedent's right, title and interest,including but not limited to all royalty,overriding royalty, mineral ownershipand life estates, in and to the followingdescribed real property situated inStevens County, Kansas:

All minerals in and under or that may

be produced from Section One (1),Section Two (2), and Section Three (3),all in Township Thirty-three (33)South, Range Thirty-eight (38) West,Stevens County, Kansas; and

All minerals in and under or that maybe produced from Section Seven (7),Township Thirty-three (33) South,Range Thirty-seven (37) West,Stevens County, Kansas;

be assigned in accordance with theterms of the Will.

You are hereby required to file yourwritten defenses thereto on or before the17th day of January, 2014, at 9:30 o'-clock a.m. of said day, in said Court, inthe City of Hugoton, in Stevens County,Kansas, at which time and place saidcause will be heard. Should you failtherein, judgment and decree will be en-tered in due course upon said Petition.

HAROLD V. EASON AND DIANN L.EASON, Petitioners

TAMARA L. DAVISTAMARA L. DAVIS, P.A.107 LAYTON ST., SUITE ADODGE CITY, KS 67801PH. (620) 225-1674Attorneys for Petitioners

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House for Sale by Owners:

848 Road G. - This home has 2 new electric heatand A/C units. House formerly on free gas. The gascompany pays for up to 20,000 KW of Electricusage in lieu of free gas. The seller has purchaseda used updated fireplace insert, but it has not beeninstalled. The site also contains a mobile home sitewith septic, water and electric available. Lots ofbuilt in storage and a 10' x 10' concrete storm shel-ter accessed from within the house. Additional ad-jacent acreage is available for purchase.

1003 S. Adams Street -This home is richlyadorned with up to date modern color schemesand top grade wood trim and solid wood doorsthroughout. The kitchen cabinets and full wall ofpantry has more than enough room for the mostexotic chef's needs. Solid surface counter topsmake cleaning the kitchen and bathrooms a snap.Enjoy that cup of coffee on the balcony/deck offthe master bedroom on the upper level. The45X24 morton garage contains a 24'X17.5' workshop which is insulated, heated & cooled and alsohas a sink.

307 N. Kansas, Suite 101Liberal, KS 67901

(620) 624-1212Now see these and other SW. Kansas properties at www.hugotonhomes.com

All electric, new kitchen,partial basement, newwater well on 19 acreswith 4 outbuildings in-cluding a bunk house, 2garages and a large ce-ment floor shed.

If interested or for a showing, call 598-2416 or 598-2318

3 Bedroom House

(1c2)

Call 544-4321 or [email protected]

to see YOUR business here! (3c2)

TAKE A LOOK AT THEHUGOTON HERMES CLASSIFIEDS!Call 544-4321or email [email protected]

NEED TO BUY, SELL OR TRADE?

With frigid cold hittingKansas, the American HeartAssociation says it is importantto know the cold can affect theheart, especially if you havecardiovascular disease.

Children, the elderly andthose with heart disease are atspecial risk. People with coro-nary heart disease often sufferangina pectoris (chest pain ordiscomfort) when they’re incold weather. Some studiessuggest harsh winter weathermay increase a person’s risk ofheart attack due to overexer-tion.

Lifesaving tips• People who are outdoors incold weather should avoid sud-den exertion, like lifting aheavy shovel full of snow. Evenwalking through heavy, wetsnow or snow drifts can straina person’s heart.• Winter sports enthusiastswho don't take certain precau-tions can suffer accidental hy-pothermia. It occurs whenyour body can’t produceenough energy to keep the in-ternal body temperature warmenough. It can kill you. Heartfailure causes most deaths inhypothermia.• Symptoms include lack of

coordination, mental confu-sion, slowed reactions, shiver-ing and sleepiness. Seek helpand call 9-1-1 immediately.• To keep warm, wear layersof clothing. This traps air be-tween layers, forming a protec-tive insulation. Also, wear a hator head scarf. Heat can be lostthrough your head. Keep yourhands and feet warm.• Don't drink alcoholic bever-

ages before going outdoors orwhen outside. Alcohol gives aninitial feeling of warmth, be-cause blood vessels in the skinexpand. Heat is then drawnaway from the body’s vital or-gans.• Learn CPR. Effective by-stander CPR, provided imme-diately after sudden cardiacarrest, can double or triple avictim’s chance of survival.

Hands-only CPR makes it eas-ier than ever to save a life. If anadult suddenly collapses, call9-1-1 and begin pushing hardand fast in the middle of thevictim’s chest until help ar-rives.

Story submitted by theAmerican Heart Associationand American Stroke Associa-tion.

Beyond Oatmeal, Breakfast Hot Cereal

If you are looking at ways tostart the new year with bettereating habits, consider startingyour days with hot cereal. Be-sides being warm on a coldwinter day, it is filling andpacked with fiber, as well asprotein, vitamins and miner-als. It is also the perfect placeto add some fresh sliced fruitand get a start on your one anda half to two cups of fruit, theamount needed daily.

Starting your day with hotcereal is also a great way to besure to include whole grains.Most, but not all, hot cerealsare whole grains. From steel-cut to instant, all oatmealproducts are whole grain.

Quick grits and hominy gritsaren’t whole grain, but wholecorn grits are. Personally, Ithink they taste a lot better, aswell! You can also find milletand barley grits, and both arewhole grain. Making one batchof oatmeal or other hot, whole-grain cereal is cheaper andmore healthful than manyother breakfast choices.

Remember that not all hotcereals are created equal. Asin most foods, the moreprocessed they are, the higherin cost and lower in nutritionalvalue they are, as well. Sure, itis easy to open the pre-mea-sured packet of oatmeal, but itis just as easy to scoop it out ofthe oatmeal box. Instant hotcereals are more likely to have

added salt, and they often haveadded sugars. By measuringand mixing it yourself you canadd your own sweetener whenneeded, or skip it. This is agreat time to add your ownnuts, dried, fresh or cannedfruits, or spices, such as cinna-mon and nutmeg. Other add-ins could include a tablespoonof almond or peanut butter, ortwo teaspoons of unsweetenedcocoa powder. You can boostthe nutrition of hot cereal bypreparing it with low-fat or fat-free milk instead of water.

Some pre-packaged hot ce-reals have as much sugar asfound in a small candy bar. Ifyou do purchase the pre-pack-aged kind that includes driedfruits, be sure to study thelabel to see exactly what youare getting. Some brands useflavored and/or colored substi-tute fruit pieces for the adver-tised fruit.

It is best to cook hot cerealsin a heavy pan for even heatdistribution. Cooked grainswill keep up to four days in therefrigerator, or up to fourmonths in the freezer. Reheatin the microwave with a table-spoon or two of water.

One of your best bets fornutrition and fiber is to makesteel-cut oatmeal porridge.You can make it fresh in themorning, or use the overnightsoak method to speed up preptime. This recipe yields six -two thirds cup servings.Steel-Cut Oatmeal Porridge

2 cups water1½ cups additional liquid suchas low-fat 1% milk, soymilk, al-mond milk, orange or applejuice, or water1/8 tsp salt, or to taste1 cup steel-cut oats2/3 cup dried fruit1 tsp vanilla (optional)cinnamon/ brown sugar totaste

Basic stovetop method:Bring two cups water, one anda half cups additional liquidand salt, to a boil in a largeheavy saucepan. Sprinkle inoats, stirring constantly. Re-duce heat to low and simmer,uncovered, stirring often, untilporridge has thickened andoats have a tender but chewytexture, 10-15 minutes longer.

Overnight soak method:Soaking the oats overnight re-duces the morning cookingtime. The night before, placetwo cups water, salt and oatsin large bowl. Cover and letstand overnight. In the morn-ing, bring one and a half cupsadditional liquid of your choiceto a boil in a large heavysaucepan. Add soaked oats,dried fruit and return to sim-mer. Reduce heat to low; sim-mer, uncovered stirring often,until porridge has thickenedand oats have a tender butchewy texture, 10-15 minuteslonger. When porridge is ready,stir in vanilla. To serve, topwith a sprinkle of cinnamonand brown sugar, if desired.


THANK YOU The Hugoton Police Department would like to say“THANK YOU” to the many sponsors and volunteers thathelped with “Shop with a Cop”. We were able to take 24 kidsshopping Saturday morning!

SponsorsALCO

Donut X-PressBlack Hills Energy

Pheasant Heaven CharitiesTate & Kitzke, LLC

Roger Gillespie

Nurse Link Staffing INC.Opal Hall

Mr. and Mrs. LengelFrankie and Charlotte Thomas

Rector Farms**Anonymous Donations**

SANTA COMMITTEE:Nylene Johnson

Loretta and Billy WoodworthRuth VanHornRoyce TuckerCarrie Baeza

Luis SanchezRodrigo SanchezToni CrawfordZelma Smith

Alicia StevensonJean Lamatsch

Volunteers

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REMEMBER TO MINDYOUR “P’s” and “Q’s”Have you ever heard the

idiom “Mind your ‘PS’ and‘Qs’”?

Today we hear this as anexpression reminding us to bepolite and to remember ourmanners. However, it has notalways had that meaning.There are many ideas of itsorigin, with one that stood outto me when I worked in aprint shop.

Prior to the 15th century, asoft wood was hand carved tocreate a type of stamp thatwas inked and then placed onpaper to create numerouscopies of the same image. Butcan you imagine hand carvingwood for a book? During thattime, it was extremely expen-sive to have something putinto print, so a more econom-ically efficient way of creatingtype was needed.

It was in 1448 that theGerman printer, JohannGutenberg, first debuted hisinvention called “Hot Metal

Composition”. In order to setthe type, tiny pieces of metalwith a single raised letter wereplaced next to each other toform the words and sen-tences. Each line of type wasplaced by hand exactly howthey wanted the page to look,only in mirror image.

This was very tedious workthat took a detailed mind,good eye sight, and a quick,steady hand. Because eachletter was reversed it was easyto get the lower case ps andthe qs mixed up. Thus, thephrase “Mind your Ps and Qs”was born.

At the Stevens County Gasand Historical Museum youcan actually see Gutenberg’sinvention as well as a numberof entire Hugoton Hermesnewspaper pages set with hisHot Metal Composition type.Come see this display andothers equally fascinating at905 S. Adams from 1:00 to5:00 p.m. Monday throughFriday and 1:00 to 4:00 p.mon Saturdays.

MUSEUM UPDATEfrom The Stevens County Gas & Historical MuseumGladys Renfro, Beulah Carter and Linda McCrary

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

Patrick Arange continues his annual traditionof decorating his yard for each holiday. Above

he wishes everyone a Happy New Year!Thanks, Patrick, for all your hard work.

The typesetting and process was as follows: each letter — capsand lower case — as well as every punctuation mark, numberand spacing had a separate key on the keyboard and thus a sep-arate brass mat or die. There were approximately 900 matsstored in the magazine. The operator would touch a key and anindividual mat would fall into the assembler. The line of matswould be transferred to a position where the hot metal would beextruded into the line of mats. The wheel would spin — aboutfive seconds — and a hot but solid slug would be expelled intothe tray. The mats would be taken by the arm to the distributorand transferred across the railing by means of a wormgear. Eachmat had an individual combination which corresponded to thesame combination on the railing and the mat would drop intothe appropriate channel, ready to be used again.

This Meihle newspaper printing press was one of the betterpresses for weekly newspapers. The press was purchased in 1956by Wendell Hubbard. It was a “2-cycle” or “revolution” pressand could print up to about 1,500 sheets an hour. If all went well,the typical press run for The Hermes in the early 1960s wasabout an hour. Each run could hold up to four forms or pages.A 12-page edition would require three press runs. Folding ofeach sheet was done on another machine not on display. Today,the paper is fed from a continuous roll flowing through a seriesof offset plates on rollers and coming out folded and ready fordistribution.

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