Hugoton Area Chamberof Commerce met for theirmonthly meeting at theStevens County Librarymeeting room March 22,2016. China Restaurantfurnished a delicious Chinese dinner.

Chamber PresidentCathy Walters introducedthe new Chamber DirectorAlisha Owens.

Director Owenspresided over the meeting.

Alisha announced theHugoton Area Chamber ofCommerce annual ban-

quet is scheduled for Saturday, April 9 at 6:00p.m. at Memorial Hall.

Stevens County Sher-iff‘s Department K-9Deputy Chris Beltz wasthe featured speaker. Hehas been with the sheriff’sdepartment for the past 18years and as the K-9 han-dler for the past 17 years.

His current police dog isKleio. This K-9 came fromGermany, taking her com-mands from her handlerin German language butshe is learning English. Atthis time Kleio locates narcotics. Eventu-ally she will be trained incriminal apprehension.

Chris announced theKansas Police Dog Associ-ation will be in Hugoton

Working in close coop-eration, civilian firefightersand Kansas NationalGuard air crews made sig-nificant progress in bat-tling south central Kansaswildfires over the past fewdays. Four StevensCounty volunteers con-tributed their efforts tofight the fire. RodneyKelling of Hugoton andGreg Sohm of Rolla weredeployed as members ofthe state incident manage-ment team, while BaileyEsarey and Mike Milhonwere deployed as firefight-ers. Rodney served fivedays, Greg volunteered forfour, and both Bailey andMike fought the fire fortwo days. Saturday, fourUH-60 Black Hawk heli-copters piloted and crewedby Soldiers with 1st Bat-talion, 108th Aviation Reg-iment of the Kansas

National Guard arrived toassist in fighting the fires.

The Black Hawks, eachequipped with a 660 gal-lon Bambi Bucket®, fer-ried water from local watersources to dump on theflames, as directed by inci-dent management offi-cials. Crews made 68drops Saturday and an-other 56 Sunday, totalingapproximately 68,000 gal-lons of water. The crewsreturned to their homestations in Topeka andSalina Sunday evening.

As of Monday, BarberCounty officials reportedthe fire at 81 percent con-tainment, an improvementfrom 31 percent contain-ment Sunday, and 15 per-cent Saturday. Estimatesindicate approximately300,000 acres totalburned in Kansas, morethan 270,000 acres in

Barber County alone.No injuries or fatalities

have been reported as aresult of the fires, but 12homes have been de-stroyed-nine in BarberCounty, two in RenoCounty and one in HarveyCounty-along with multi-ple outbuildings and anunknown number of live-stock have been lost.Three bridges and onerailroad trestle have alsobeen damaged or de-stroyed. Damage assess-ments are just beginning,so totals are expected tochange.

Barber, Comanche,Harvey and Reno Countiesissued state of local disas-ter emergency declara-tions and Governor SamBrownback authorized aState of Disaster Emer-gency declaration March23 for all four counties.

The state requested andwas granted a federal FireManagement AssistanceGrant for Barber and Comanche Counties.

Firefighters, aided byrain and snow in the re-gion, have made signifi-cant headway incontrolling the AndersonCreek Fire in Barber andComanche counties.Farm, ranch and industryorganizations includingKansas Farm Bureau andthe Kansas Livestock As-sociation are focusingtheir efforts on how to as-sist farmers and rancherswho have been affected bythe largest wildfire inKansas history.

The fire has burned ap-proximately 300,000 acresin southcentral Kansas,taking numerous homes,outbuildings, many milesof fence and an unknownnumber of cattle. Most

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Chamber meets new directorKids run wild during the annual Easter Egg Hunt at ParsonsSports Park this past Saturday. The event is hosted every yearby the Hugoton Area Chamber of Commerce, Hugoton Lions

and the Hugoton Recreation Commission. Children from birththrough age nine combed the grassy field for colorful Easter eggsSaturday morning.

The annual Kiwanis Sale has earned the distinction of “place to be” over the 49 years ofits existence. This past weekend is no

exception, as hundreds of people gather at theStevens County Fairgrounds to bid on items inthe auctions.

Little Diana Fehr stops by The Hermes’ office Monday afternoon to claim the giant Easter basket she won in the annualHermes coloring contest. Diana won in the three- to five-year-old division. She is the daughter of Jacob and Eva Fehr of Hugoton.

Stevens County Emergency Management Coordinator Rodney Kelling meets with mem-bers of the state’s Incident Management Teamat the Anderson Creek-Kansas Wildfire this

past week. Rodney was deployed as a memberof the state’s incident management team, alongwith Greg Sohm. Photo courtesy of the KansasAll Hazards Incident Management Team.

Where in the World is The Hermes? The newspaper made it tothe Equator in Uganda Africa! Walt and Jenna Beesley tookThe Hermes on their recent missions trip with Return Hope International. Ask Walt and Jenna about their life impactingexperience and to learn more about Return Hope International,visit www.returnhope.com.

Where in the World is The Hermes? The papertraveled across the state of Kansas up toKansas City, Mo. where over 600 young peoplefrom ten states - and a very special guest fromCosta Rica - gathered for Leadership Trainingfor Christ over the Easter weekend. Hugoton’s

Church of Christ sent 42 members of their con-gregation, 16 of whom competed in variousevents showcasing their Christian leadershipskills. The group came home Sunday, March 27after winning countless awards for their out-standing efforts over the last year.

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The death of Iva QuimbyDeemer Groce, former Hugotonresident, has been learned.Mrs. Groce passed away on herb i r t h d a y , January 23, 2016 in Largo, Fl.at the age of 76. January 23, 1940, Iva wasborn in Hugoton, to Harley andMyrtle Quimby. She was theyoungest of five children andthe only girl. By the age of five,two of her brothers perished inWorld War II. Iva attended Hugoton public schools and then married Alvin Lee Deemer October 31, 1954. To thisunion three children wereborn: Justin, Kristy and Brett. Moving from Crown Point,In. in 1962, the Deemer familymade their home in Wood-ward, Ok. She attended St.John’s Episcopal Church, andwas a member of the Wood-ward Midday AMBUCS and theVFW Women’s Auxiliary. Iva had many hobbies including sewing, cooking, gar-dening, listening to music andrenovating old houses. Stand-ing only 4’10” tall, she wasoften seen on a ten-foot laddersingle-handedly painting a ten-

room house. Mrs. Groce frequently coordinated family events between southwest Kansasand northwest Oklahoma, giv-ing the children many fondmemories of their grandpar-ents, aunts, uncles andcousins. In 1980, she married BobbyDean Groce. They lived in theWoodward area until his deathin 1996. In Woodward, Iva’s careerevolved from working as acashier at the Red Bud grocery store to bookkeepingfor the Leo Smith Oil Companyand Restmore Mobile HomeSales. In 1994 she graduated

from Woodward’s High PlainsVo-Tech as a Licensed Voca-tional Nurse. She especially enjoyed working atthe Roger Mills Memorial Hospital in Cheyenne, Ok. After retiring, Iva spentmuch of her time traveling andvisiting her children andgrandchildren. In 2009, shemoved to Clearwater, Fl. to bewith her daughter. Iva is survived by herbrother Hobart Quimby ofHugoton; her son JustinDeemer and wife Beverly ofNorman, Ok.; daughter KristyDeemer and fiancé Ray of PalmHarbor, Fl.; son Brett Deemerand wife Melissa of Blanchard,Ok.; five grandchildren; sevengreat grandchildren; 11 niecesand nephews; and her manyfriends. Those preceding Iva in deathwere her parents; aunt DolliePerkins; grandson Tyrel JacobDeemer; three brothers, Leo,Jim and Dennis Quimby; andhusband Bobby Dean Groce. Iva will be laid to rest at theSouth Persimmon Cemetery inSharon, Ok., with finalarrangements pending.

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Friends and family gathered Monday to remember and honor NancySue Olinger. Nancy passedfrom this life Monday night,March 21, 2016 at her residence. She was 80.

Born August 19, 1953 atMoscow, she was the daughter of Orval Slemp andthe former Leola Henderson.

Nancy was a lifetime resident of Stevens County.

June 1, 1953, Nancy andDonald L. Olinger wereunited in marriage in Liberal.

Mrs. Olinger was a member of St. Helen CatholicChurch of Hugoton.

Survivors include her husband Donald L. Olinger ofHugoton; son Chad Olinger of

Emporia; daughter DawnelNewton of Rolla; her sisterJudy Cantrell of Moscow;three grandchildren; six greatgrandchildren; and many

other relatives and friends.Nancy was preceded in

death by her parents; twobrothers, Jimmy Slemp andJack Slemp; and two sisters,Gwen Burgess and MarilynKapp.

A memorial has been es-tablished for St. Catherine’sHospice. Memorials may bemailed to Paul's-Robson Funeral Home, PO Box 236,Hugoton, Ks. 67951.

Mass service was attendedMonday morning, March 28at St. Helen Catholic Churchof Hugoton. Burial followed atMoscow Cemetery with FatherFrancis Khio Nguyen presiding. Paul’s-Robson Funeral Home was in chargeof arrangments.

Nancy OlingerDeath has claimed the life

of Dr. Rory J. Howard. Dr.Howard passed away March21, 2016 at Southwest MedicalCenter in Liberal. He was 56.

Rory James Howard wasborn April 22, 1959 at Buffalo,N.Y., the son of Willie JamesHoward and the former Bernice Smith.

In 1984 he graduated fromthe United States MilitaryAcademy at West Point, N.Y..Following graduation he joinedthe United States Army andserved until 1992. He receivedhis Medical Degree from theUniversity of Kansas in 1997.In 2006 he rejoined the Armyand served as a Physician andGeneral Surgeon at the Bas-sett Army Hospital in Fair-

banks, Ak. until retirementfrom active duty in 2012. Dr.Howard then moved to Liberalwhere he was currently working with Southwest Medical Center as a physicianand general surgeon.

Mr. Howard was a memberof All Nations Church in Liberal. Other membershipsinclude the American MedicalAssociation, Association forthe Advancement of WoundCare, National Association forthe Advancement of ColoredPeople, Alaska Trappers Association, Liberal ElksLodge #1947, Safari Club International, Safari Club –Dallas and National Brother-hood of Hunters. He was a life-time member of the American Legion, VFW andNational Rifle Association.

August 7, 1992, he marriedRhonda VanHoose in Denmark. She survives.

Other survivors include histwo sons, Stephen Howard ofBuffalo and Rory Howard II ofLiberal; two daughters, LaurenHoward of Buffalo and DeannaHoward of Liberal; his mother

Bernice Howard of Buffalo; sixbrothers, Alvin Haynie of Buf-falo, Ronnie Travis of Colum-bia, SC, and Willie Howard,Brandon Howard, TimWilliams and Jerome Januaryall of Toledo, Oh.; two sisters,Vivian Duplantis of Buffaloand Diane January of Toledo;his grandchild KeyonnahHoward; mother-in-law HattieVanHoose of Pine Bluff, Ar.;and brother-in-law KipchogeVanHoose of Conway, Ar.

Dr. Howard was precededin death by his father.

Memorial services were attended Monday afternoon,March 28 at All NationsChurch with Pastor JimmyHolman presiding. Additionalservices will take place in Buffalo with burial at ForestLawn Cemetery.

Brenneman Funeral Homeof Liberal was in charge of thearrangements.

Dr. Rory Howard

April 30, 1912 the seventhand eighth of 16 children wereborn to George W. Andersonand Ella Mae Wait Andersonin Stevens County. This wasFred and Fanny. Both werelifelong Stevens County residents.

Fanny Anderson Kagarice,age 103 years and 11 months,passed away Wednesday,March 23, 2016 at PioneerManor Nursing Home inHugoton.

Fanny and Oscar F. Kagarice were married July10, 1935 in Liberal. She wasa member of the MethodistChurch. Fanny graduatedfrom Moscow High School.Her family was her priority.

Survivors are her threedaughters, Dixie Nordyke and

husband Clinton of Hugoton,Annette Littell and husbandDarrell of Zolfo Springs, Fl.and Linda Crawford of Hugo-ton; six grandchildren, TonyLittell and wife Tracy of LakeSuzy, Fl., Sherri Ortiz of SanDiego, Ca., Stachia Nordyke,

Jan Crawford and wife Dettra,and Chris Crawford and wifeLaurie all of Hugoton andKelly Nordyke of Indiana; tengreat grandchildren, JosephLittell of Lincoln, Ne., TristaNordyke, Dylan Nordyke,Brock Crawford and MadisonCrawford all of Hugoton,Blake Sondergaard of Omaha,Ne., Enzo Nordyke ofLafayette, In., Cora Ortiz ofSan Diego, Ca., and KynnaCrawford and Kynli Crawfordboth of Hugoton; and hermany other loving relatives.

Fanny is preceded in deathby her husband Oscar; parents George and Ella MaeAnderson; six brothers, Owen,Deward, Vester, her twinFred, A.J. and Budd; nine sis-ters, Murland Crawford,

Marie Bucther, Vella Stoops, Deannie Hall, Agnes Allen, IlaFern Anderson, Avis Curtis,Avanell Gaskill and InezRamey; and son-in-law Kenneth Crawford.

Funeral services were attended Wednesday after-noon, March 30 at the UnitedMethodist Church in Hugotonwith Pastor Rebecca Davisonand Tony Littell officiating.Interment followed at theHugoton Cemetery under thedirection of Garnand FuneralHome in Hugoton.

Memorial contributionsmay be given to PheasantHeaven Charities in care ofGarnand Funeral Home, 423S Main, Hugoton, Ks 67951.

Gladys Grace (Ridenour)Schmitt laid aside the bur-dens of life to enter the peace-ful rest of her Savior on theafternoon of Tuesday, March22, 2016, aged a courageous90 years, nine months andnine days.

Flag Day, June 14, 1925,Gladys began life in the lovingarms of her mother, the for-mer Irene Elma Wear and father Adam Otto Ridenour,on a farm and cattle ranchupon the banks of the Cimarron River in far north-west Seward County.

Riding on horseback to theEthelton country school as ayoung girl, she had manyfunny stories of how she andher brother Richard hauleddrinking water to class andshot rabbits for the familydinner on the way home fromschool. It was during thistime she fondly recalled oneof her most cherished child-hood memories of one Christ-mas during the GreatDepression and Dust Bowl.Money for Christmas giftswas scarce, so her brothersmended and polished herbrown shoes late ChristmasEve as her Christmas morn-ing gift. She called it herBrown-Shoe Christmas.

After her mother began ad-ministering the school hot-lunch program, Gladysattended Kismet schools. In-deed, as if by kismet, Gladysbegan working odd jobs inLiberal where her path sooncrossed with that of EdwardCarl Schmitt, the love of herlife and owner of a brand-newred 1941 Plymouth. Gladyssaid of their courtship, “Edand I hit it off right away andgot married.” That was Octo-ber 11, 1942. Each June 14from then on, Edward would

remark, “It’s Mama’s birth-day, the flags are flying high!”

The couple’s married lifebegan north of Liberal on afarm which Edward, with thehelp of his brother LawrenceC. “Old Guy” Schmitt, pur-chased by working for theWorks Progress Administra-tion. Soon after marrying,the blessing of childrenclaimed the couple, and bythe time she was 30, Gladyswas raising six kids. Shearose to the challenge ofcooking three meals a day fornine (or more) people! As thechildren grew, activities suchas 4-H, Extension Homemak-ers Unit, and camping trips inthe Colorado mountains be-came normal punctuations towestern Kansas farm life inthe 1950s and 60s.

As motherhood blossomedto grandmother-hood in the70s and 80s, she found her-self busy as ever with 12grandchildren. She was partof everything from band con-certs and piano recitals toswimming lessons and live-stock shows. One would beremiss not to mention thewiener roasts she and Edhosted for the grandkids. Another special grandkid activity of hers was hostingEaster - egg - dyeing parties.Eggs, sloshing and splashingdye, and lots of grandkids.What could go wrong? Sheand Ed even commemoratedtheir impending fortieth an-niversary with the purchaseof a new 1981 Plymouth, butin yellow. Finally, with theclose of the last century anddawning of the new, her nestgrew ever more crowded withthe addition of great-grand-children.

As one well acquaintedwith life, Gladys experiencedmore than her share ofheartache and loss. Her sonLawrence O. Schmitt passedfrom this life in October 1959.Following this, daughterBetty Irene Schmitt enteredrest in May 1969. After 59years of marriage, Gladys’ onegreat love E. C. Schmittcrossed into heavenly restJuly 4, 2002. Lastly, her eld-est son Terryl Keith Schmittdeparted earthly life in August 2006. Other lovedones preceding Gladys indeath are grandson Matthew

James Schmitt; brothers JimRidenour, Walter L. Ridenour,Richard Ridenour, Paul Ride-nour and Dean Ridenour;and sister Rosalie Schawo.

Left behind to celebrateher life are three children, allof Liberal: son Edward L.Schmitt and wife Luanne, sonDennis G. Schmitt and wifePatricia, and daughter JanetD. Wares; 12 grandchildren;13 great-grandchildren; twobrothers, Don Ridenour ofHampton, Va. and Robert Ridenour of Kansas City; andtwo sisters-in-law, Sue Ride-nour and Margo Ridenour.

Funeral services were attended Saturday afternoon,March 26 at the First Southern Baptist Church inLiberal.

In lieu of flowers, at thefamily’s request, memorialsmay be made to the charity ofone’s choice in care of Brenneman Funeral Home,1212 West Second, Liberal,Ks. 67901.

Gladys Schmitt

Fanny Kagarice

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Monday, March 21, 2016• Vehicle Unlock, 600 Block of East

Eleventh, Citizen Assist, SergeantJohnson

• Vehicle Unlock, 1000 Block ofSouth Madison, Citizen Assist, Ser-geant Johnson

Tuesday, March 22, 2016• Eviction, 900 Block of West City

Limits, Civil, Sergeant Johnson• Theft, 900 Block of South Coulter,

Officer Fedelin• Vehicle Unlock, 300 Block of East

Third, Citizen Assist, OfficerFedelin

Wednesday, March 23, 2016• Non Injury Accident, West Fifth

and West City Limits, Took Report,Officer Crane

Friday, March 25, 2016• Dog at Large, Dog Impounded, Ser-

geant Johnson• Unwanted Person, Unable to Lo-

cate Subject, Officer HagmanSaturday, March 26, 2016• Criminal Damage, 600 Block of

South Monroe, Took Report, Ser-geant Johnson

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

• RP of Gun Shots, Northeast Part ofTown, Unable to Locate Subject,Officer Fedelin

Sunday, March 27, 2016• Returned Dog to Owner, 1600

Block of South Washington, PublicService, Sergeant Johnson

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In September of 2005, on the first day of school, Martha Cothren, a History teacher at Robinson HighSchool in Little Rock, did something… not to be forgotten. On the first day of school, with the permissionof the school superintendent, the principal and the building supervisor, she removed all of the desks inher classroom. When the first period kids entered the room they discovered that there were no desks.

'Ms. Cothren, where are our desks?' She replied, 'You can't have a desk until you tell me how youearn the right to sit at a desk.' They thought, 'Well, maybe it's our grades.' 'No,' she said. 'Maybe it's ourbehavior.' She told them, 'No, it's not even your behavior.' And so, they came and went, the first period,second period, third period. Still, no desks were in the classroom.

Kids called their parents to tell them what was happening and by early afternoon television news crewshad started gathering at the school to report about this crazy teacher who had taken all the desks out ofher classroom. The final period of the day came and as the puzzled students found seats on the floor ofthe desk-less classroom. Martha Cothren said, 'Throughout the day no one has been able to tell me justwhat he or she has done to earn the right to sit at the desks that are ordinarily found in this classroom.Now I am going to tell you.'

At this point, Martha Cothren went over to the door of her classroom and opened it. Twenty-seven (27)United States Armed Services Veterans, all in uniform, walked into that classroom, each one carrying aschool desk. The Vets began placing the school desks in rows, and then they would walk over and standalongside the wall. By the time the last soldier had set the final desk in place those kids started to under-stand, perhaps for the first time in their lives, just how the right to sit at those desks had been earned.

Martha said, 'You didn't earn the right to sit at these desks. These heroes did it for you. They placedthe desks here for you. They went halfway around the world, giving up their education and interruptingtheir careers and families so you could have the freedoms you have. Now, it's up to you to sit in them. Itis your responsibility to learn, to be good students, and to be good citizens. They paid the price so thatyou could have the freedom to get an education. Don't ever forget it.'

By the way, this is a true story. And this teacher was awarded the Veterans of Foreign Wars Teacherof the Year for the State of Arkansas in 2006. She is the daughter of a WWII POW.

Let us always remember the men and women of our military and the rights they have won forus.

Stevens County EmergencyServices run activity March21 through March 27.

Fire Department No activity this period.

Ambulance Activity Five medical runs.

Iva Groce

Stevens County Fire Department

andAmbulance Report

AL-ANON Family Groupmeets at 1405 CemeteryRoad Mondays and Thurs-days at 8:00 p.m. Call 620-544-2610 or 620-544-2854for more information.HUGOTON LIONS CLUBmeets every Second andFourth Thursday of themonth at Memorial Hall at7:00 p.m. HUGOTON MASONICLODGE #406 AF&AM meetsevery second and fourthTuesday of the month at 7:30p.m. ***Change in Location***MY HOPE Support Group forany adult grieving the deathof a loved one meets the sec-ond Tuesday of each monthfrom noon to 1:00 p.m. atHigh Plains Public Radio,210 N. Seventh in Garden.Call 620-272-2519 for moreinformation.BREAST FRIENDS CANCERSUPPORT GROUP for breastcancer patients meets the

second Wednesday of eachmonth from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.at the Legacy House, at 309E. Walnut in Garden City. Formore information call 620-272-2360.Every Sunday

- Pioneer Manor CoffeeShop Social Time 3:30 p.m.Everyone is invited to comefor Social Time and coffeewith residents.Every Friday

- Pioneer Manor Men’sGroup 10:00 a.m. Everyone isinvited to come for the Men’sGroup and drink coffee withresidents.Every fourth Tuesday- Stevens County Health De-partment is at the SeniorCenter every fourth Tuesdayof the month from 11:00 a.m.to Noon to do free blood pres-sure checks.Wednesday nights

- Inside Out Kids at theHugoton Assembly of God,138 S. Main, beginning with

dinner 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.March 30-31- Leo’s Sharpening will be

next to the fire station from9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.Wednesday and from 9:00a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Thursday.Look for the red caboose nextto the fire station in Hugoton. March 31- The Liberal Hearing Aid

Center will be at PioneerManor from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.April 1- Leo’s Sharpening will be inElkhart from 9:00 a.m. to4:00 p.m. Look for the red ca-boose!April 2

- Crossroads VolunteerTraining and work day from1:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the Ron-nie Delay Arena in Liberal.Crossroads Center, Inc. is a

non-profit therapeutic ridingprogram for children andadults with physical, mentalor emotional disabilities. Noprior experience is required -all you need is a warm heartand a willingness to learn.The Ronnie Delay Arena iseight and a half miles east onRoad 4 (Bluebell Road) fromthe six-way intersection onHighway 54. Call Rena Cross,Executive Director, at 624-3133 for more information orvisit www.crossroadsctr.orgfor information.April 4- Stevens County Commis-

sioners will meet at 8:30 a.m.at the Courthouse.- Stevens County Hospital

Board will meet at 5:30 p.m. in the PioneerManor Conference Room.April 5- Hugoton Sports Boosters

will meet at 7:00 p.m. in theHMS/HHS Link Cafeteria.April 9- The Hugoton Area Cham-

ber of Commerce will hosttheir annual banquet at theMemorial Hall at 6:00 p.m.April 11- Hugoton City Council will

meet at 5:15 p.m.April 12- Stevens County Economic

Development Board will meetat 12:00 noon in the ActivityRoom at the Senior Center.- Early Childhood Develop-

ment Center enrollmentmeeting at 7:00 p.m. in theECDC’s Hullabaloo Room. - Hugoton Airport Board willmeet at 7:00 p.m. at the air-port.April 13- Hugoton Area Chamber of

Commerce Board will meet at12:00 noon.April 15- Russell Child DevelopmentCenter will present Dr. TinaPayne Bryson at a workshopfocusing on the “No-DramaDiscipline” approach to rela-tionships. Registration beginsat 8:00 a.m. and the work-shop will run from 9:00 a.m.to 3:30 p.m. at the NazareneChurch, 2720 Campus Drivein Garden City.April 18- Stevens County Commis-

sioners will meet at 8:30 a.m.at the Courthouse.- USD 210 Board of Educa-

tion will meet at 6:30 p.m. inthe HMS Library.May 2- Stevens County Commis-

sioners will meet at 8:30 a.m.at the Courthouse.- Stevens County Hospital

Board will meet at 5:30 p.m.in the Hospital’s CommunityRoom.

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By John Schlageck, Kansas Farm BureauDear reader,

Every Western movie worth watching features at least one full-blown bar roombrawl. Such tumultuous scenes are chockfull of good guys, bad guys, flying fists andwhiskey bottles.

Smack-dab in the middle of all this may-hem, there’s always one unlucky cowpokecrawling under the tables toward the swing-ing doors and safety. After dodging fallingbodies, busted-up furniture and shatteringglass, he crawls into the dirt street where hechecks himself for holes, stands up, dustshimself off and skedaddles down an alley.

And so it is with many of us veterans whotoil in the word vineyard. Like the cowpoke,some of us have escaped into the street ofsocial media with our finely-honed writingskills intact.

I’d say that’s one heck’uva accomplish-ment, although one rarely recognized or val-ued. With each passing day it seems lessand less emphasis is placed on the writtenword, grammar and punctuation.

We’re all too busy. Not enough time. In-clude greetings or salutations in Facebook,texts or e-mails? What are they? Where’s thepersonal touch? Whatever happened to etiquette in written communication?

Writing is the art of second thought. Whatfirst springs to mind is seldom good enough.The skill of writing lies not in a ready gushof words, but in sifting through them care-fully. Sometimes this process is swift. Othertimes it takes a bit longer.

A letter, e-mail or text should be clear, pre-cise, succinct and expressive. Few can deci-pher one or two letters, hacked-up phrasesand excessive punctuation. Choose the bestword to say what you want to convey. Neversettle for meaningless exclamation points,

bold-faced or underlined words. Select strong sentences. Use the active

tense. Avoid passive tense and words thatend in -ing. Whenever possible, pick short,one-syllable words. Write with small words- good ones - that say all you want to say,quite as well as the big ones.

As I discovered many years ago when Iread Joseph A. Ecclesine in Printer’s Ink“There is not much, in all truth that smallwords will not say – and say quite well.Small words can be crisp, brief, and terse –to the point like a knife. They dance, twist,turn, sing. Like sparks in the night theylight the way for the eyes of those who read.They are the graceful notes of prose. Youknow what they say the way you know a dayis bright and fair – at first sight…Smallwords are gay. And they can catch largethoughts and hold them up for all to see,like rare stones in rings of gold, or joy in theeyes of a child. Some make you feel, as wellas see: the cold, deep, dark of night…thehot, salt sting of tears.”

In case you didn’t realize it, Ecclesine’swords above were all one syllable – no punc-tuation, except periods. Vary the length ofyour sentences. This will give your para-graphs rhythm. Short sentences are likely tobe clearer than long ones and easier to read.Keep an average sentence to a length of 12words or less.

Good luck. Write soon.Sincerely, (formal)

Later, (informal) John Schlageck

John Schlageck is a leading commentatoron agriculture and rural Kansas. Born andraised on a diversified farm in northwesternKansas, his writing reflects a lifetime of ex-perience, knowledge and passion.

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The art of second thought

Bidders gather in the 4-H Building during theforty-ninth annual Kiwanis Auction to pick out

their favorite items among all the fantastic“finds”.

Local auctioneers preside over the sale Saturday at the fairgrounds. Buyers from all

over the state - and even some out-of-state visitors - enjoyed looking over all the loot.

The Kansas Attorney General’s Office will offer freetraining sessions on Kansasopen records and open meetings laws in Oakley andCimarron next week.

The schedule for the train-ing sessions is Tuesday, April5 from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. inthe Logan County Court-house at 710 W. SecondStreet in Oakley; andWednesday, April 6 from 9:00a.m. to Noon in Gray CountyExtension Office at 17002 W.Highway 50 in Cimarron.

Those wishing to attendshould register on the

attorney general’s Web site atwww.ag.ks.gov or call 785-296-2215.

The attorney general’s office and the Kansas Sun-shine Coalition for Open Gov-ernment have provided aweek of training about opengovernment laws at locationsthroughout the state for thepast several years. But a newlaw passed last year by theLegislature places formal re-sponsibility on the attorneygeneral’s office to provide andcoordinate training onKansas open governmentlaws. The law also provided

the attorney general’s officewith additional authority toinvestigate and enforce viola-tions of the laws. During thistransition, the attorney gen-eral’s office is again coordi-nating a training series withthe Sunshine Coalition to in-clude several trainings totake place over the course ofthe fiscal year ending June30, 2016.

“Many violations of the laware unintentional and can beavoided through proper train-ing,” Schmidt said. “As wemove toward expanded train-ing opportunities and en-forcement required under thenew statute, I encourageelected officials, public em-ployees and members of themedia and general public toattend these trainings tolearn more about what is required under these laws.”

These training sessionsabout the Kansas OpenRecords Act and the KansasOpen Meetings Act will beconducted by attorneys inSchmidt’s office who special-ize in open government laws.Panelists will include KansasSunshine Coalition members,local government officials andmedia representatives.

Open government training sessions in western Kansas next week

The majority of grassspecies have chlorophyll tothank for their appealinggreen color. Chlorophyll is abright pigment that absorbsboth blue and red light espe-cially well. But chlorophylllargely reflects green light,which is why the yards andfields we spend so much timein are green. And chlorophylldoes more than influence thecolor of grass. Chlorophyllalso plays an important rolein the process of photosyn-thesis, during which greenplants use sunlight to syn-

thesize foods from carbondioxide and water. Accordingto LiveScience.com, chloro-phyll molecules absorb lightand then transfer that en-ergy to special moleculesthat, when stimulated, fireoff electrons that producechemical changes in theplant. That chemical energyis ultimately turned intosugar, highlighting the es-sential role that chlorophyllplays in lawns’ survival.

Submitted by Metro Editorial Services.

Did you know???

2016-2017USD 210 ECDC

ENROLLMENT NIGHTTUESDAY, APRIL 12th at 7:00pm

Hullabaloo Room ECDCThis is early enrollment for the 2016-2017 school year for any NEW student to the district who will be attendingschool at the ECDC. Parents who want their child to be enrolled in a USD 210 Preschool, need to take this opportunityto enroll their child if he/she will be 4 years old by August31, 2016. Parents who want their child to be enrolled in a USD210 KinderPrep or Kindergarten classroom for the first timealso need to take this opportunity to enroll their child. Students must be 5 years old by August 31, 2016, to be eligible for KinderPrep or Kindergarten.Habra pre-inscripciones para el ciclo escolar 2016-2017 para todo aquel alumno NUEVO en el distrito escolar que vaya a asistir a la escuela en el ECDC. Los padres de familia que quieran inscribir a su hijo(a) para Pre-escolar,necesitan aprovechar esta oportunidad si su hijo(a) tendra 4anos cumplidos para el 31 de agosto de 2016. Los padres de familia que quieran inscribir a su hijo(a) por primera vez en el USD 210 para KinderPrep o Kindergarten, tambien necesitan aprovechar esta oportunidad si su hijo tendra 5 anos cumplidos para el 31 de agosto de 2016, para ser elegible para KinderPrep o Kindergarten. Traer la siguiente documentacion: Acta de Nacimiento Original, Cartilla de Vacunacion, y Examen Medico

Questions please call 544-4334Cualquier pregunta por favor comuniquese al 544-4334Bring the following for documentation:

Original Birth Certificate Shot Record

Health Assessment

Congressman Tim Huel-skamp announced Tuesdayhis offices in Washington D.C.and Kansas are accepting ap-plications for internships inthe summer and fall semes-ters. Kansas offices with in-

ternship positions includeDodge City, Hutchinson andSalina.

Duties will include the fol-lowing: basic administrativeresponsibilities, responding toconstituent inquires, re-searching legislation, con-ducting U.S. Capitol tours(Washington interns), aidingwith events, and attendinghearings (Washington interns)and briefings.

Qualified candidates mustbe highly organized, responsi-ble, detail-oriented, possessexcellent communication andwriting skills, and be able tomulti-task. Preference will goto candidates who can work9-5, and Kansas ties are pre-ferred but not required. In-ternships are unpaid, butcourse credit is available.

All interested applicantsshould send a resume andcover letter to ks01.internship@mail.house.gov with thesubject line, “Name – Intern-ship Application.” Applicantsshould indicate their office location of interest in theiremail.

Submitted by the office ofCongressman Tim Huelskamp.

PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITApril is the month for pho-

tography. We would like toadd to our numbers! If youwould like to be included inthe Photography Exhibit thisyear, contact Eunice at the library. We will begin to setup the exhibit Thursday,March 31. LIBRARY BOARD MEMBER

Stevens County Libraryaccepts applications from cit-izens interested in serving onthe Stevens County LibraryBoard on a continuous basis,whether or not there is a cur-rent opening. Applicationsare kept on file for a period ofone year from date of receiptand are considered each timea position becomes available.Applicants may be contactedto discuss the responsibilitiesof the position and interest inserving. The Stevens CountyCommissioners affirm ap-pointments based on the rec-ommendation of the currentStevens County Library

Board. To apply:1. Contact the Stevens

County Library Director at l i b r a r y@s t e v enscoun tylibrary.com or 620-5442301 or

2. Stop by the StevensCounty Library at 500 Mon-roe, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.Monday through Friday, or

3. Download applica-tion form from our Web siteat www.stevenscountylibrary.com

4. Mail or deliver com-pleted application in personto the Stevens County Li-brary Director.CIRCLE TIME REMINDER

There will be no CircleTime the first week of April.And remember, Circle Timetakes a break in May. Join usTuesday mornings at 10:00a.m. beginning June 7 forSummer Storytimes.

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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 CHURCH

516 N.E. Avenue 544-2355Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.

Worship Service - 10:45 a.m.Rev. Larry Bradford, Interim Pastor

544-9492 or 598-2400YOU ARE WELCOME!

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH828 S. Main Hugoton 544-8715Reverend Rebecca Davison, PastorWednesday 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 593-4781Buzz Lambrecht, Pastor

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

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

MOSCOWMOSCOW BAPTIST CHURCH

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

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

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

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

MOSCOW UNITED METHODIST598-2426

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

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

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

FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH600 S. Van Buren - 544-2715

Pastor Heath KelleySunday 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

Israel Franco, PastorSunday School - 9:30 a.m.

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

Call 544-2652 for Church BusHUGOTON BAPTIST CHURCH

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

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

LONE STAR FRIENDS CHURCH14 Miles East of Hugoton on Highway 51

Church 624-3784 Home 624-3104Pastor Gary Damron

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

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

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

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

Pam Peachey, Pastor544-2436Services

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

HISPANO Congregación618 Main sur - Hugoton

620-370-1003Pastor Marcelino Auila

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

RIVER OF LIFE CHURCH(formerly Lighthouse Fellowship)

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

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

SOVEREIGN REDEEMER CHURCHPastor - Eric Mason

Sunday School - 9:00 a.m. Coffee/Fellowship - 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship - 10:30 a.m.

620-544-6386www.sovereignredeemerchurch.orgST. HELEN CATHOLIC CHURCH

1011 South Jefferson Street 544-2551Sunday - 11:00 a.m. English Mass

- 1:00 p.m. - Spanish Mass

AGAPE CHURCH OF HUGOTON

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

428-1135

ASSEMBLY OF GODMain and Second Street

544-2773Ben Coats, Pastor

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

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

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

BETHEL FRIENDS CHURCH11th & Jefferson - 544-8517

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

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

(Children, Youth, & Adult)

CHURCH OF CHRIST1045 S. Van Buren

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

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

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

Evening Service - 6:00 p.m.

CHURCH OF JESUS CHRISTOF LATTER DAY SAINTS

520 E. First 544-2125

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

Priesthood - 11:00 a.m.

CHURCH OF THE 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.

FAITH CHAPEL CHURCHOF GOD IN CHRIST

Tenth and JeffersonSunday 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.

FAITH LUTHERANTenth and Adams 544-2092

Kurt Hering, PastorMorning Worship - 9:00 a.m.

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

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522 S. Main Hugoton, KS 67951 - 620-544-4321

Owner/OperatorFaith Publishing LLC

RoGlenda Coulter, Kay McDaniels and Ruthie Winget

RoGlenda Coulter, Bookkeeper/Classifieds/Obituaries

Kay McDaniels, Advertising/Circulation/Layout

Ruthie Winget,Composition/Layout/Advertising

Marie Austin, Asst. CompositionGregg Tanner, SportsToni Hamlin, Asst. MailingLouressa Gill, Asst. MailingPhoebe Brummett, Rolla CorrespondentJudy Hickert, Moscow Correspondent

Ads email: hermes10@pld.comObituaries email: hermesro@pld.com

Subscriptions $30.00 (including Kansas StateSales Tax) for Stevens and adjoining KansasCounties, $35.00 elsewhere in state (includingKansas State Sales Tax), and for all out of statesubscriptions. Online subscriptions are $25.00 ayear. Online and printed subscriptions combinedare $10.00 plus the cost of the subscription. For-eign Subscription Rate $40.00. School Subscrip-tions and Military Personnel $25.00 (includingKansas State Sales Tax) payable in advance. Ad-vertising Rates Noncommissionable $5.00 per col-umn inch, Commissionable Rates $6.25 percolumn inch, Classified $5.00 per column inch.Frequency is weekly every Thursday. PeriodicalsPostage paid at Hugoton, Ks. 67951. POSTMAS-TER: Send address changes to The Hugoton Her-mes at 522 S. Main, Hugoton, Kansas 67951.

Opinion PageOur opinion page is open to the public. We en-courage comments from readers in the form ofletters to the editor or guest columns. All lettersmust be signed and must include the address andtelephone number of the sender. (names will bepublished but not address & phone#) Lettersshould be no more than 300 words. No libelousor offensive letter will be published. The guestcolumn or letter to the editor does not reflect theopinion of this newspaper or its representatives.

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Tuesday, April 126:30 p.m.

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“Strong Academics Grounded in the Word of God”

April 18, 2016 for a week oftraining. Twenty-five or moreDog and Handler teams willparticipate in this training.

The representative of Se-ward County Community

College/Area TechnicalSchool stopped by to give alist of non-credit classes thatare available.

The meeting adjourned.

Congressman Huelskamp acceptsapplications for internships

Chamber luncheonContinued from page 1

Many antique toys can beseen at the Stevens CountyGas and Historical Museum.The treasured doll and babybasket shown here is one ofmany dolls displayed. Cometo the Museum to bring backmemories of days gone by

when we were children.The Stevens County Gas

and Historical Museum is located at 905 S. Adams. Youare invited to visit Mondaysthrough Fridays from 1:00 to5:00 p.m. and Saturdaysfrom 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.

MUSEUM UPDATEfrom The Stevens County Gas & Historical Museum

Beulah Carter, Curator Heather McCrary and Billy Woodworth

April Brings....April is a month of possi-

bilities. The old saying ofApril Showers Bring MayFlowers would certainly beappreciated this month inour dry area. April beginswith April Fool’s Day, the per-fect opportunity to trick yourfamily or friends with practi-cal jokes at work or home.The first week of April cele-brates National LibraryWeek, and the list goes on.But this year the First ofApril is on a Friday, makingit National Walk to Work Day.

In 2004, U.S. Secretary ofHealth and Human ServicesTommy G. Thompson de-clared the first National Walkto Work Day, and with eachyear thereafter, it would fallon the first Friday of April.With obesity and sedentarylifestyles increasing at analarming rate, National Walkto Work Day was initiated todraw attention to the need toget out and exercise, and toget in shape.

On this day, Americansare encouraged to walk towork. If you can’t walk towork, take a walk duringlunch time, or another timeof the day. The goal is towalk 30 minutes a day.Health officials are hopingthis will encourage people toadd a 30 minute walk to theirdaily lives. Health officials,medical agencies, and med-ical organizations around thecountry state that a 30minute walk will significantlyimprove your health. The

benefits are many, includinglower weight, muscle fitness,less chance of heart disease,less risk of diabetes, andmuch more. This translatesto a longer and healthier life.

With the current craze forbracelets that track yoursteps each day, walking canbe a great way to get in thatrecommended 10,000 stepsper day. How far is 10,000steps? An average person hasa stride length of approxi-mately 2.1 to 2.5 feet. Thatmeans that it takes over2,000 steps to walk one mile;and 10,000 steps would bealmost five miles. A sedentaryperson may only average1,000 to 3,000 steps a day.For these people adding stepshas many healthful benefits.One of the best parts of walk-ing is that it is free! No equip-ment to buy, or monthly feesto pay. Just put on somecomfortable shoes and getstarted.

There is also an emotionaland mental benefit to walk-ing. Find a nice area to seethe sunrise or sunset as youwalk, or walk around yourneighborhood and wave toyour neighbors in the yard.My favorite place to walk isthe cemetery, it has nicestraight roads, it’s quiet, andthere’s not a lot of traffic! So,even if you don’t celebrateApril 1 by walking to work,consider taking a walk thatday. It can be a quick picker-upper and the start of ahealthy habit.

500 MonroeHugoton, Ks. 67951-2639

Phone: 620.544.2301 •Fax: 620.544.2322

Email: svcolib@pld.com

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

This antique doll and basket is displayed at the Stevens CountyGas and Historical Museum.

Stevens County Sheriff’s Department K-9 Deputy Chris Beltzand Kleio were the featured speaker/presentation at the Hugoton Area Chamber of Commerce luncheon last week.

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Sports ScheduleThursday, March 31- High School Softball V/JV

at Liberal, 4:00 p.m.- High School baseball V at

Sublette, 4:00 p.m.Tuesday, April 5- High School JV track meetat Stanton County, 3:00 p.m.Thursday, April 7- High School boys’ golf V at

Liberal, 3:00 p.m.- High School baseball V/JVat Goodland, 4:00 p.m.- High School softball V/JV

vs Goodland, 4:00 p.m.Friday, April 8- High School boys’ golf V atLakin, 1:00 p.m.- High school V track meet atLiberal, 1:30 p.m.

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The Hugoton Eaglesopened up their baseball season against Liberal Thursday, March 24. Thedoubleheader started in thewarm sun and the secondgame ended in the chillydarkness of night.

And, that was pretty muchthe way the games went forthe Eagles during the twogame set. Liberal won thefirst game 7-3 and walkedaway decisively in the secondgame 17-4.

In the second game, Liberal had a quick lead of

five runs over the Eagles. LawGreiner pushed the first runacross the plate in the bottomof the third inning with anRBI. Later, Tucker Martinhad a sacrifice fly to plate another Eagle run. The scoreafter three innings had Hugoton trailing the Red-skins by three runs.

Then, in the fifth inning,Greiner smashed a two runhome run out over the leftfield fence to pull the Eagleswithin one run of the Red-skins as they trailed by thescore of 4-5.

Liberal was not satisfiedwith the score being thatclose and went on a scoringtear to distance themselvesfrom Hugoton. After six in-nings, Liberal was ahead ofHugoton by the score of 12-4.

The game ended with the

Redskins besting the Eaglesby a score of 17-4.

Hugoton will play at Sub-lette High School in a double-header Thursday, March 31.The first game will start at4:00 p.m.

The Lady Eagles openedtheir softball season with adoubleheader against theSouthwestern Heights LadyMustangs. Hugoton had atough afternoon as theydropped both games of theday.

In the first game, the LadyMustangs jumped ahead inthe first inning with a fourrun lead. This was followedby a lone Lady Eagle run toput the score at 4-1 in favorof Southwestern Heights.

In the bottom of the thirdinning, Brecklyn Stump sin-gled up the middle. Then,Meaghan McClure doubled to

push Brecklyn to home plate.The score after three inningshad SWH in the lead by thescore of 5-2.

The bottom of the fourthinning had some more scor-ing for the Lady Eagles.Hugoton loaded the baseswith runners, then CourtneyHeckel hit a triple clearing

the bases to score three moreruns. Next, Jayden Korf hada hit that batted in anotherrun. The Lady Mustangs werestill in the lead by the scoreof 10-6.

During the seventh inning,Megan Cornelsen hit a dou-ble off of the fence to add arun batted in for the Lady Eagles. Hugoton ended up

losing the first game by thescore of 19-10.

The second game was alsowon by SouthwesternHeights by the score of 17-10.

The Lady Eagles will playtheir next game Thursday,March 31 at Liberal. Thedoubleheader will start at4:00 p.m.

Eagles face Liberal Redskins at home

Tucker Martin prepares tothrow the ball back into play.Photo courtesy of USD 210.

Laney Hoskinson prepares tohit against SouthwesternHeights. Photo courtesy ofUSD 210.

Marisol DonJuan prepares to run the bases at the gameagainst Southwestern Heights Thursday. Photo courtesyof USD 210.

Bernabe Mendoza throws some heat against the Liberalteam Thursday. Photo courtesy of USD 210.

Hugoton’s Lady Eagles meet with Coach Lance Cornelsen during the game Thursday at home against the SouthwesternHeights Lady Mustangs. Photo courtesy of USD 210.

Jayden Korf gets in a fewpractice swings before step-ping up to the plate. Photocourtesy of USD 210.

HHS JV players split the Southwestern Heightsdoubleheader Thursday evening, ending thenight with one win and one loss. The first game

went to the Lady Eagles 9-5, while the secondgame went to SWH 5-26. Photo courtesy of USD210.

Hugoton Eagle baseball players watch theirteammates swing away at home plate duringthe recent home game against the Liberal Red-skins. HHS’s boys were unable to pull off a win

in the doubleheader. They will travel to Sublette March 31 to face the Larks. Photocourtesy of USD 210.

Lady Eagles open season with doubleheader against SWH

Law Greiner crouches behind the plate as a Liberal player facesHugoton’s pitcher Thursday. Photo courtesy of USD 210.

Colby Korf stands ready to field the ball Thursday afternoonagainst Liberal. Photo courtesy of USD 210.

Sports by

Gregg Tanner

The Hugoton Hermes Thursday, March 31, 2016 Page 7

New things are up this season at Caring Connections

As of April 1, kiddos enrolled at Caring Connections will be given the opportunity to receiveweekly Piano Lessons from Mrs. Sherry Kelling while at daycare!

(Allowing kiddos to get extracurricular without Mom & Dad having to be away from them anymore than they already are!!AND without having to pay anything more,, as the lessons are offered as part of the student’s current tuition!)

Baby Chick Hatching will begin soon & the Garden Prep is underway!Caring Connections kids are going to learn all about growing this spring ! !

We’ll be hatching baby chicken eggs & watch them grow into laying hens to provide us with eggs later down the road.

The kids are also going to get to join Mrs. Emily in a

Garden Growing Adventure from the ground up this spring ! ! Stay tuned for adorable tiny farmers market & baskets of veggies they nurtured from seeds to crops ! !

Come check us out at our OPEN HOUSE Tuesday, April 12 ~ 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.

New Families ~ Tour our “house”, playground & garden, get any questions youhave answered, pick up and/or turn in enrollment packets.

Currently Enrolled Families ~ Bring your kiddos so they can show you around& show off their centers, artwork and MORE !

ALL Families Drop your name in the drawing box to enter for a chance to

Great to use for summer vacation, Christmas break or other times your kiddo is away from daycare!!

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620-544-2050516 Northeast Avenue

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SPRINGING

Dr. Frankum General Surgeon Fri. 4/1Dr. Ansari Orthopedics Mon. 4/4Dr. Farhoud Cardiology Tue. 4/5Dr. Plomaritis Orthopedics Mon. 4/11Sam Gross Dietitian Tue. 4/12Dr. Brown Podiatry Thu. 4/14Dr. Frankum General Surgeon Fri. 4/15Dr. Ansari Orthopedics Mon. 4/18Dr. Farhoud Cardiology Tue. 4/19Sam Gross Dietitian Tue. 4/26

Stevens County Hospital Specialty ClinicsSpecialty Clinics

Scheduled for April 2016

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

Dr. Farhoud 1-855-969-8900; Dr. Plomaritis 275-3030; Dr. Frankum 544-8339; Dietitian 544-8339

For all other appointments please call 544-8339 or 544-6160.

HHS Eagle BasketballPost-Season Honors

Zack Leininger

Wade Heger

Parker Titus

Colby Korf

Great Western Athletic ConferenceFirst Team All-League

Garden City TelegramAll-Area TeamWichita Eagle4A Division II

All-State Second TeamTopeka Capital Journal

4A Division IIAll-State Second Team

Sports in Kansas4A Division II

All-State First Team

Great Western Athletic Conference

Second Team All-League

Great Western Athletic ConferenceFirst Team All-League

Garden City TelegramAll-Area TeamWichita Eagle4A Division II

All-State First TeamTopeka Capital Journal

4A Division IIAll-State First TeamSports in Kansas

4A Division IIAll-State First Team

Great Western Athletic Conference

Second Team All-League

Athletes, coaches, parents and community members gatherMonday evening, March 28 for the Winter Sports Banquet inthe high school cafeteria. Boys’ and girls’ basketball players,wrestlers, cheerleaders and the dance team were all recognized

by their respective coaches for their accomplishments over thewinter season. Congratulations and good luck with your springsports Eagles! Photo courtesy of USD 210.

Todd Fulton presents ParkerTitus with the BrandonBulsworth Character Awardrecognizing his character andsportsmanship throughout thebasketball season. Photo courtesy of USD 210.

HHS wrestlers Pedro Ordonez, Zayden Littell, NathanLeininger, Brian Flores and Alfredo Luna display their awardsat the Winter Sports Banquet. Coach Greg Salmans is at right.Photo courtesy of USD 210.

Wrestling cheerleaders Carly Hittle, Claire Clark and EvaLamas were recognized at the Winter Sports Banquet. Theircoach is Hannah Abernathy. Photo courtesy of USD 210.

Dance team members Caitlin Kiley, Jessica Harper, AlysonKiley, Vallery Persing and Anabel Perez show off their winningsmiles at the Winter Sports Banquet. Coach Lisa Rome is atright. Photo courtesy of USD 210.

Cheer Coach Paige Rawlings congratulates the basketball cheer-leaders Marissa Shuck, Marlyn Heger, Madison Shuck, HannahArchuleta and Skylynn Munoz at the banquet Monday evening.Photo courtesy of USD 210.

Hugoton’s Lady Eagles basketball team beamsat the banquet. They were coached by Andy

Gillen, Jeff Ramsey and Keenan Thompson.Photo courtesy of USD 210.

State runners-up the Hugoton Eagles basketball team is all smiles at the WinterSports Banquet Monday night. The team was

coached by CJ Korf, Gentry Slocum and ToddFulton. Photo courtesy of USD 210.

fences were destroyed in thefire, leaving wire lying on theground where wooden postswere burned. Ranchers in thearea continue tending to thefeed and health needs of sur-viving cattle, many of whomare suffering from respiratoryproblems due to smoke inhalation, according to producers and veterinarians.Some were directly injured byfire.

Kansas Farm Bureau hascreated a fire relief site forthose impacted and thosewilling to help. The site,www.kfb.org/firerelief, willconnect those donating supplies like fencing, buildingmaterials and labor to thosein need. This site will enableFarm Bureau to help ensurethe resources can be imple-mented efficiently. Local con-tacts include JenniferTheurer in ComancheCounty, who can be reachedat 620-440-9059, and Zel Polfin Barber County, whose con-tact number is 620-886-3316. Contacts at KansasFarm Bureau include Nancy

Brown, 785-587-6111, andSerita Blankenship, 785-587-6150.

Anyone wishing to makedirect contributions to theKansas Farm Bureau Foun-dation may send them toKansas Farm Bureau, 2627KFB Plaza, Manhattan, Ks66503, with “fire relief efforts”noted in the memo. All fundscollected will be split betweenimpacted counties as directedby county Farm Bureaus.

The Kansas Livestock As-sociation (KLA) has also beenworking to assist in relief ef-forts. Donations to theKansas Livestock Foundation(KLF) will help to meet theneeds of ranchers affected bythe wildfire. Funds generatedwill be used for fencing sup-plies, animal health effortsand other needs identified byKLA leadership in Barber andComanche counties. Dona-tions are tax deductible andcan be sent to KLF at 6031S.W. 37th, Topeka, Ks.66614. Specify the check isfor "disaster relief" in thememo line. Online contribu-

tions can be made athttp://www.kla.org/donationform.aspx.

Several members are gen-erously donating proceedsfrom the sale of animals toKLF for disaster relief. Aheifer donated by KLA Presi-dent Elect David Clawsonand Clawson Ranch Partner-ship will be sold Thursday,March 31 at Pratt Livestockto generate funds for the re-

lief effort through KLF. Theheifer will be re-sold severaltimes. In addition, KW CattleCompany plans to donateproceeds to KLF from the saleof lot 21, an Angus bull. Thebull sold Tuesday, March 29at the KW sale near FortScott.

Submitted by The AdjutantGeneral’s Department and De-partment of Agriculture.

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Greg Sohm of Rolla can been seen in the crowd wearing a yellowjacket. He was deployed as a member of the state’s incident management team.

Mike Milhon and Bailey Esarey are deployed as Firefighters toBarber County Friday and Saturday to help contain the Anderson Creek-Kansas wildfire.

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Average retail gasolineprices in Kansas have risen 4.0cents per gallon in the pastweek, averaging $1.91 per gal-lon Sunday, according to Gas-Buddy's daily survey of 1,329gas outlets in Kansas. Thiscompares with the national av-erage that has increased 5.6cents per gallon in the lastweek to $2.04 per gallon, ac-cording to gasoline price Website GasBuddy.com.

Including the change in gasprices in Kansas during thepast week, prices Sunday were37.4 cents per gallon lowerthan the same day one yearago and are 26.8 cents per gal-lon higher than a month ago.The national average has in-

creased 29.5 cents per gallonduring the last month andstands 38.7 cents per gallonlower than this day one yearago.

According to GasBuddy his-torical data, gasoline pricesMarch 28 in Kansas haveranged widely over the last fiveyears: $2.28 per gallon in2015, $3.44 per gallon in2014, $3.49 per gallon in2013, $3.73 per gallon in 2012and $3.45 per gallon in 2011.

Areas nearby Kansas andtheir current gas price climate:Wichita- $1.92 per gallon, up7.2 cents per gallon from lastweek's $1.85 per gallon; Lin-coln- $2.16 per gallon, down0.6 cents per gallon from last

week's $2.16 per gallon;Topeka- $1.87 per gallon, up0.6 cents per gallon from lastweek's $1.86 per gallon.

"The rise in gasoline pricescomes as refinery maintenancebegins kicking into high gear,"said Patrick DeHaan, seniorpetroleum analyst for Gas-Buddy. "It's not a fun time tobe filling up as gasoline pricessee their typical seasonal rise.However, this year's jump thusfar has seen average prices re-main well below year ago levelsacross much of the nation. Ascrude oil prices fell gently lastweek back under $40 per bar-rel, motorists shouldn't neces-sarily expect the worstincreases to be over just yet.

Until the bulk of refinery main-tenance season wraps up inlate May, we likely won't seethe lower oil prices immedi-ately bring relief to the pumpas oil and gasoline inventoriescontinue to move in the oppo-site direction. Last week, theEnergy Information Adminis-tration pointed to a huge 9.4million barrel rise in oil inven-tories while gasoline invento-ries fell nearly five millionbarrels, which points to con-tinued tightness in supply andlikely a continued rise in gaso-line prices for the time being,"DeHaan said.

For LIVE fuel price aver-ages, visit http://media.gasbuddy.com.

Kansas Weekly Gas Prices

The Kansas Cold WeatherRule ends March 31. Thatmeans Kansans who are be-hind on electric and naturalgas utility bills will be subjectto disconnection of serviceunless they contact their util-ity company to make pay-ment arrangements.

The Cold Weather Rule, ineffect November 1 throughMarch 31 each year, providesprotection to residential cus-tomers who cannot fully paywinter utility bills from com-panies under the KansasCorporation Commission's(KCC) jurisdiction. That pro-tection ends on Thursday.Failure to make arrange-ments or failure to adhere toan already established pay-ment plan could result inservice disconnection. Recon-nection may require paymentin full.

The Cold Weather Rule re-quires utilities to set up 12-month payment plans forcustomers who cannot afford

to pay their full bill. As partof this arrangement, the cus-tomer must make an initialpayment of 1/12 of the over-due amount, 1/12 of the billfor current service, the fullamount of any disconnectionor reconnection fees, plusany applicable deposit owedto the utility. The balance willbe billed in equal paymentsover the next 11 months inaddition to the regularmonthly bill.

The KCC adopted the ColdWeather Rule to protect cus-tomers during cold winterweather by providing a rea-sonable and organizedmethod of paying past dueand current bills. The ColdWeather Rule applies only toresidential customers of elec-tric and natural gas utilitycompanies under the KCC'sjurisdiction. For a completelist of utilities regulated bythe KCC visit:http://www.kcc.ks.gov/pi/jurisdictional_utilities.htm.

More information aboutthe Cold Weather Rule isavailable at:http://www.kcc.ks.gov/pi/cwr_english.htm. Kansansmay also contact their localutility company or the KCC'sOffice of Public Affairs andConsumer Protection at (800)662-0027.

Cold Weather Rule ends March 31

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WOMEN’S HISTORY ANDSOCIAL SECURITY

March is Women’s HistoryMonth - a time to focus notjust on the past, but on thechallenges women continue toface in the twenty-first cen-tury.

Ida May Fuller, born Sep-tember 6, 1874, was the firstAmerican to receive a monthlySocial Security benefit check.Along with Secretary of LaborFrances Perkins - who was in-strumental in the creation ofthe Social Security Act - IdaMay Fuller was one of the firstfamous women of Social Secu-rity. She received the check,amounting to $22.54, January31, 1940. Back then, peopleunderstood she would be oneof millions who would be posi-tively affected by retirementbenefits.

Seventy-six years after thatfirst check, Social Securitycontinues to play a vital role inthe lives of women. Withlonger life expectancies thanmen, women tend to live moreyears in retirement and have agreater chance of exhaustingother sources of income. Withthe national average life ex-pectancy for women in theUnited States rising, manywomen will have decades toenjoy retirement. According tothe U.S. Census Bureau, a girlborn today can expect to livemore than 80 years. As a re-sult, experts generally agreethat if women want to ensuretheir retirement years arecomfortable, they need to planearly and wisely.

What you can do“The best place to begin is

by knowing what you can ex-pect to receive from Social Se-curity, and how much moreyou are likely to need to enjoya comfortable retirement,” saidCarolyn W. Colvin, Social Se-curity’s Acting Commissionerand a Social Security pioneerwoman in her own right.

You can start with a visit toSocial Security’s RetirementEstimator. There, in just a fewminutes, you can get a per-sonalized, instant estimate ofyour retirement benefits. Plugin different scenarios, such asretirement ages or projectedearnings, to get an idea of howsuch things might changeyour future benefit amounts.You can find it at www.socialsecurity.gov/estimator.

You should also visit SocialSecurity’s financial planningwebsite at www.socialsecurity.gov/planners. It pro-vides detailed informationabout how marriage, widow-hood, divorce, self-employ-ment, government service, andother life or career events canaffect your Social Security.

Your benefits are based onyour earnings, so you shouldcreate your personal my SocialSecurity account to verify yourearnings were reported cor-

rectly. If you want more informa-

tion about the role of SocialSecurity in women’s livestoday, Social Security has abooklet you may find useful. It

is called Social Security: WhatEvery Woman Should Know.You can find it online atwww.socialsecurity.gov/pubs/10127.html.

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Nolan Riley, son of Alvinand Debbie Riley of Hugoton,was recently awarded the Texas Optometric Associ-ation’s “Young Optometrist ofthe Year” award.

The organization recog-nized Nolan for his devotionto patient care and his dedi-cation to the grass-roots legislative side of optometry.

Tommy Lucas, past-presi-dent of the TOA, presentedNolan with the award anddescribed him as “. . .a littleenigmatic, extremely passionate, and truthfullyone of the most brilliant andinteresting minds that I’vecome across.

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Hugoton Lions Club inducts three new members into the club Thursday, March 24.Beth Settlemyer is the sponsor for the new

members. Pictured from the left are LeeReynolds, Sherri Reynolds, Settlemyer andTraci Shields.

We are providing a ride foranyone who would like to at-tend the Hawaiian Senior Cit-izen Prom in UlyssesSaturday, April 2. The JuniorLeadership is sponsoring thisdance along with Bingo andprizes. It is from 6:00 to 9:00p.m. Please call the Center ifyou would like to ride in thevan with us. The van leavesfrom Hugoton Senior Centerat 5:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 9, 2016, isour annual dance and BingoParty sponsored by First Na-tional Bank. Prizes, admis-sion fee, and food will all beprovided by First NationalBank. Bob Walter will be pro-viding the live country music.The fun starts at 7:00 p.m.and goes until 10:00 p.m.Everyone is welcome!

We have a day tripplanned to Cimarron Her-itage Center in Boise City,Ok. Thursday, April 14,2016, the bus will leave theSenior Center at 2:00 p.m.and arrive at 3:30 p.m. totour the museum. At 6:00p.m. we will enjoy a depres-sion supper with entertain-

ment following. This event isin celebration of their new ex-hibit of the Dust Bowl Houseand the eighty-first anniver-sary of Black Sunday. Pleasecall the Senior Center to haveyour name added to the list.

Wednesdays from 1:00p.m. until 3:00 p.m., pleasejoin us at the Senior Centerto either paint or participatein the new adult coloringgroup. Please bring your ownsupplies.

We deliver lunch Mondaythrough Friday to home-bound people. If you are inneed of our services or youknow someone who is, pleasecall the Senior Center. Wewill give you informationabout cost, menus, etc.

Senator Pat Roberts’ officeis available to assist you withproblems you may be havingwith federal agencies like So-cial Security, Veterans’/VAissues, military cases,Medicare, passports, andIRS. If you need help, pleasecall his Dodge City office at620-227-2244.

If you have questions con-cerning caregiving, legal mat-

ters, disability, health insur-ance, housing, etc., pleasecall Michael Johnston atSouthwest Kansas AreaAgency on Aging at 620-225-8240.

MenuMar. 31.........Sausage GravyApr. 1 ..BBQ Chicken BreastApr. 4 .......................BrisketApr. 5 .............Sweet & Sour

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ActivitiesThursday, March 31Exercise..............10:30 a.m.Friday, April 1Exercise..............10:30 a.m.Bingo .................12:30 p.m.Saturday, April 2Cards & Games.....6:00 p.m.Monday, April 4Exercise ..............10:30 a.m.Line Dancing ........7:00 p.m.Tuesday, April 5Exercise ..............10:30 a.m.Wednesday, April 6Exercise ..............10:30 a.m.Paint.....................1:00 p.m.Thursday, April 7Exercise..............10:30 a.m.

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SOCIAL SECURITY NEWSBy Randy Ayers Social Security District Manager in Dodge City

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March 28, 2016 at the an-nual White House Easter EggRoll, the United States Depart-ment of Agriculture (USDA)urged Americans of all ages to"Plant a Window Box for Polli-nators" by using a new, freeonline tool available at the redesigned People's GardenInitiative Web site.

The new tool allows peopleto determine which plants willprovide pollinator forage basedon their zip code. Site visitorscan then print out the list ofplants to take to their localgarden store and grow them ina window box. There is also avirtual window box game.Even a space as small as awindow box can help pollina-

tors by ensuring they don'thave to fly too far to find food.The interactive People's Garden Web site also includesthe popular live USDA "beecam" which broadcasts honey-bee activity on the roof ofUSDA's headquarters buildingin Washington, D.C.

The new People's GardenWeb site is just in time as Agri-culture Secretary Tom Vilsackdesignated April as NationalGarden Month.

"Gardens provide a positivesetting for pollinators such asbats, bees, birds, butterflies,beetles, and other animalsthat contribute substantiallyto the U.S. economy and playa vital role in keeping fruits,

nuts, and vegetables in ourdiets," Vilsack said in theproclamation.

In addition to the windowbox tool, the Web site featuresan interactive map of the morethan 2,100 People's Gardensplanted since Vilsacklaunched the effort at the startof the Obama Administration.The new Web site shares People's Garden success stories and numerous resources, from videos tochecklists, on how-to create agarden that benefits the community and incorporatessustainable practices.

"The Web site's 'Plant aWindow Box for Pollinators'tool is a fun way for gardeners

to select native plants for theirgardens and, at the same time,help bees, butterflies andother pollinators flourish," saidAgricultural Marketing ServiceAdministrator Elanor Starmer.

The People's Garden Initia-tive works with agencies andoffices across USDA and withfederal, state and local part-ners to start and sustain gar-dens with the mission ofgrowing healthy food, peopleand communities. USDA'sAgricultural Marketing Serv-ice, Transportation and Mar-keting Program oversees theInitiative for the Department.

Submitted by the UnitedStates Department of Agricul-ture.

USDA urges gardeners to “Plant a Window Box of Pollinators”

Nolan Riley is named “Young Optometrist of the Year”

Nolan Riley, right, accepts the Texas Optometric Association’s“Young Optometrist of the Year” award.

Governor Sam Brownbackissued a proclamation declar-ing the month of April as"Safe Digging Month" inKansas. The proclamation, inconcurrence with NationalSafe Digging Month, remindsKansans to call 811 beforestarting any outdoor diggingprojects.

The Kansas CorporationCommission, Kansas One-Call, the Kansas Pipeline As-sociation, the CommonGround Alliance, and Gover-nor Brownback are encour-aging excavators andhomeowners to call 811 be-fore they begin digging proj-ects to prevent injuries,property damage, and incon-venient outages. A utility lineis damaged by digging onceevery eight minutes nation-wide, and one-third of thoseincidents are caused by fail-ure of the professional exca-vator or homeowner to call811 before digging.

When dialing 811, callersare connected to KansasOne-Call, which notifies theappropriate utility companiesof the intent to dig. Calls are

taken 24 hours a day, sevendays a week. Requests canalso be entered atwww.kansasonecall.com. Ex-cavators and homeownersare required to make a re-quest at least two workingdays in advance of beginninga digging project. Professionallocators are then sent to therequested digging site tomark the approximate loca-tions of underground lineswith flags or spray paint.Once lines have been accu-rately marked, digging canbegin.

Every digging project, nomatter how large or small, re-quires a call to 811. Thedepth of utility lines varies,and there may be multiplelines in a common area.Some utility lines are buriedonly a few inches below thesurface, making them easy tostrike during shallow diggingprojects. Installing a mailbox,landscaping, putting in afence, and building a deckare all examples of diggingprojects that necessitate acall to 811 before starting.

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Volunteer Kansas is offer-ing organizations in Kansasthe opportunity to apply forSeed Grants in the amount of$500. Grants are given tohelp support service projectsthat will engage volunteers.This is the fifth year Volun-teer Kansas has made SeedGrants available.

“We’ve found there aretimes when the absence of alittle bit of cash is the onlything standing in the way ofa group of volunteers takingon a service project thatwould greatly benefit others.Volunteer Kansas SeedGrants help get projectsstarted and ready to growjust like the seeds so many ofour Kansas farmers use,”said Volunteer Kansas Exec-utive Director Nola Brown.

Ten grants will be awardedin May for use before Decem-ber 31 of 2016. The applica-tion process is simple.Organizations interested inapplying for a grant shouldemail the following informa-tion to contact@volun-teerkansas.org by April 17:

1. A paragraph about theorganization, including con-tact information.

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3. A budget detailing howthe $500 grant will be used.

Projects chosen for grantsrequire listings as volunteeropportunities on www.volun-teerkansas.org. Projects mustutilize at least 20 volunteers.Winners are required to post

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The vision of VolunteerKansas is to move Kansasfrom the state ranking ofnumber five for volunteerismto number one. “Mobilizinggroups of volunteers whowish to do good will help usmore quickly realize our vi-sion,” said Brown. “We hopethese Seed Grants will bringabout some excitement andencourage volunteerism.”

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OFSTEVENS COUNTY, KANSAS

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OFJEFFREY S. WILSON, DECEASED

Case No. 2015PR08

NOTICE OF HEARING ON PETITIONFOR FINAL SETTLEMENT

(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 Court byDonald Wilson, Administrator of the es-tate of Jeffrey S. Wilson, deceased, pray-ing for final settlement of the estate;approval of his acts, proceedings andaccounts as administrator; allowancefor administrator's expenses, attorney'sfees and expenses, and for payment of

court costs; and also praying that theCourt determine the heirs of the dece-dent and distributing and assigning tosuch heirs all property or intereststherein, owned by the decedent at thetime of his death which is remaining inthe estate. You are hereby required to file your writ-ten defenses thereto on or before the11th day of April, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. ofsaid day, in the district courtroom at thecounty courthouse, in the City of Hugo-ton, Stevens County, Kansas, at whichtime and place the cause will be heard.Should you fail therein, judgment anddecree will be entered in due courseupon the petition.

Donald Wilson, Administrator

KRAMER, NORDLING & NORDLING,LLC 209 East Sixth StreetHugoton, Kansas 67951Attorneys for PetitionerTelephone: (620) 544-4333

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(First published in The Hugoton Her-mes, Thursday, March 24, 2016) 2t

Two Board Members are needed tofill two upcoming vacancies on theStevens County Hospital Board. If inter-ested, please call Stevens County ClerkPam Bensel at 620-544-2541 beforeApril 4 to schedule an appointment withthe Stevens County Commissioners.

PUBLICNOTICE

History From The HermesCompiled by Ruthie Winget

Thursday, April 7, 2011Wildfire consumed two

Stevens County homes nearCave. Myron Cooper andJerry Stuckey’s homes wereboth completely destroyed bythe fire. The town of Satantahad to be evaculated. AStevens County fire truckwas consumed by the blazewhen the transfer case ex-ploded, but there were no se-rious injuries. Five railroadbridges were consumed inthis disastrous fire.

Thursday, April 13, 2006Clint Merritt was hired last

week to be the new HugotonHigh School football coachand the new weightliftingcoach. Merritt is moving toHugoton from Osbourne.Clint and his wife, Sarah,have an eleven month olddaughter.Thursday, April 12, 2001

A tornado crushed a mo-bile home and related struc-tures belonging to Warrenand Barbara Myers of Rolla.

The same storm hit the SidThomas farm, damaginggrain bins and overturning aZimmatic sprinkler.Thursday, April 10, 1986

Jeff and Diane Crawfordhave opened a new businessin Moscow, Yardmaster LawnService. Jeff said they areabout two weeks behindschedule as their second son,Mark, was born April 3.Thursday, April 14, 1966

Fred Hagaman planted hisfirst crop of 1200 Christmastrees and his first harvest willbe in four to five years. Freddesigned and built his ownplanting attachment thattravels behind a tractor. Heplans to plant more treesnext year. Fred farms fivemiles east of Hugoton and isdoing his bit to diversity hisfarming. Thursday, April 13, 1961

Teri Brollier, Moscow sen-ior, received a I rating inState Speech Contest atHays. This is the highest

honor given to high schoolspeech students in the stateof Kansas. Teri is the daugh-ter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Brol-lier.Thursday, April 12, 1951

Pfc. Harold Woolen, in theAir Force at Sheppard Field,will be sent to Keesler AirForce Base at Biloxi, Ms. fora course in FundamentalElectronics. Pfc. EugeneWoolen, his brother, is atPope Air Force Base in Ft.Bragg, N.C. He states theyare to get new locations fortheir radar sets as the onesthey have now have lots of in-terference from other radarand radio sets nearby. Theyare the sons of Mr. and Mrs.Glenn Woolen.

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

This picture shows the Sandbo starter as installed on the Ford touring car at the left. OtisHolman is leaning on his car. He was a sales-man for the Sandbo starter. A cable from thewheel on the front of the car was fastened to apull-lever inside the car. The grip was to the leftof the steering column and it was pulled by theleft arm. It usually took several pulls before thecar would start. The two holes in the radiator

were the result of hitting some of the trees atthe southwest corner of town. The road made aslight bend around the trees. Otis failed to turnthe car enough to miss the trees. To the right ofOtis is Arch Holman, Joe McCoy, J. J. McCoy,H. B. Moore and J. B. Smith. This picture wasmade in 1913, just after the railroad came.Taken from the April 4, 1966 edition of the Hugoton Hermes.

SmartAsset, a New York financial technology company, recently released their second annual study on property taxes.Stevens County ranked second among Kansas places gettingthe most ‘Bang for their Buck’ on property taxes, a repeat oftheir performance in last year's study. In addition to propertytaxes, the study analyzed the quality of local schools and thelocal crime rates to see where people were seeing the mostvalue.

For a look at how the leaders in Kansas performed, checkout the table below:

Rank County Property School Crimes Per Overall Tax Rate Rating 100k People Value Index

1 Sherman 1.54% 9.00 247 98.012 Stevens 1.10% 5.00 400 93.783 Phillips 1.60% 6.00 396 91.384 Dickinson 1.34% 8.00 713 87.075 Coffey 1.25% 10.00 966 86.996 Washington 1.77% 4.00 437 86.887 Norton 1.57% 9.00 1173 85.838 Nemaha 1.25% 10.00 1125 83.819 Grant 1.15% 7.00 1235 78.5610 Rice 1.58% 8.00 1224 77.85

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Kathryn has experienced 400 books in the 1,000 Books BeforeKindergarten challenge at the Stevens County Library. You'reon top of it Kathryn!

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Doug, Poppa D Clown,Munsell was elected Presi-dent of the Wichita KansasRingleaders Clown Alley attheir March meeting. He willbe leading and directing theclown alley in education, recruiting and activities inWichita and the surroundingcommunities.

Poppa D Clown does chil-dren birthday parties, countyfairs, community events,school and library programsand parades throughoutsouthwest Kansas, Okla-homa and Texas panhandles.Look for Poppa D's Eat Right,Exercise and Be Healthy Library Shows in Lakin, Sa-tanta, Kismet, Spearville andKinsley in June.

Osteoporosis is a diseaseof the bones occuring when aperson loses too much bone,produces too little bone orboth. Though the disease ismost often associated withwomen over 50, anyone cansuffer from osteoporosis,which weakens bones andcan make them more sus-ceptible to breaks. Exerciseis a great way for men andwomen to build and main-tain strong bones in an at-tempt to prevent the onset ofosteoporosis. According tothe National OsteoporosisFoundation, weight-bearingexercises can help build andmaintain bone density. Butthe NOF notes men andwomen who have sufferedbroken bones due to osteo-porosis or those at risk ofsuch breaks may need toavoid high-impact weight-bearing exercises, which in-clude dancing, hiking,jogging, and jumping rope,among others. For thosewhose physicians who sug-gest they avoid high-impactweight-bearing exercises,low-impact weight-bearingexercises can help themstrengthen their bones. Suchexercises may involve low-impact aerobics and usingcardiovascular machines,such as elliptical trainers,stair-step machines andtreadmills. Additional exer-cises that can benefit menand women looking to pre-vent or combat osteoporosiscan be found at www.nof.org.

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Stevens County ranks second in state

A delegation of Kansassorghum producers, led bythe Kansas Department ofAgriculture (KDA), traveled toChina March 12-19, 2016, topromote coarse grains, as-sess current trends in themarket and assist withrolling out the 2015/16 cornand sorghum harvest qualityreports.

“Average household in-comes in China are growing,and the demand for animalproteins is increasing. Thesefactors, along with limitedarable land, create a relianceon imports from countrieslike the United States,” saidKDA marketing directorKerry Wefald. “In 2015,Kansas farmers, ranchersand agribusinesses exportedmore than $403 million or 12percent of total state agricul-ture exports to China. Of thistotal, $269 million were ce-real grains.”

The group’s visit includedbriefings from the U.S.Grains Council, U.S. Em-bassy and USDA ForeignAgricultural Service in Chinaalong with stops at anagribusiness operation,dairy, feed mill and milk pro-cessing facility. These meet-ings gave the group a chanceto learn more about the Chi-nese market and to establishbusiness connections inChina.

While in Jinan, Kansassorghum producers SarahSexton-Bowser and MartinKerschen presented theirperspectives on sorghum pro-duction during the Council’srollout of the 2015-2016 cornand sorghum quality reports.The buyers and end userswho were in attendance leftthe seminar with more infor-mation about the factors im-pacting U.S. crop quality, aswell as increased confidencein their ability to purchasethe quality grain they needfrom the U.S and fromKansas in particular.

“The trade mission articu-lated the importance of mar-ket relationships. We visitedseveral current and prospec-tive sorghum customers. AsKansans we raise a highquality product and appreci-ation for that quality was af-firmed during ourconversation,” said Sexton-Bowser, who is also the re-gional director for the UnitedSorghum Checkoff Program.“Additionally, the trade mis-sion illustrated the vast mar-ket opportunities in China.Every visit brought sights ofconstruction and growth.Through investment in rela-tionships our qualitysorghum will continue to bevalued by Chinese endusers.”

Kansas is the leadingsorghum producer in theU.S. and China is a majormarket for Kansas sorghumfarmers, making exports toChina an important opportu-nity for growth for the Kansassorghum industry. The KDA

is pleased to work with theU.S. Grains Council on coop-erative ventures which canexpand these markets forKansas sorghum producersin the future.

The delegation travelingfrom Kansas included the fol-lowing:• Lance Russell, Hays, Lead-ership Sorghum Class IIgraduate• Nathan Larson, Riley,Kansas Grain Sorghum Com-mission board member• Sarah Sexton-Bowser,Holton, United SorghumCheckoff Program regional di-rector

Martin Kerschen, GardenPlain, United SorghumCheckoff Program board di-rector• Pat Damman, Clifton,Kansas Grain Sorghum Pro-ducers Association & Com-mission director• Gary Gantz, Ness City, Na-tional Grain and Feed Associ-ation director• Kerry Wefald, Manhattan,

Kansas Department of Agri-culture director of agricul-tural advocacy

The trade mission wasmade possible by a StateTrade and Export Program(STEP) grant, funded in partthrough a cooperative agree-ment with the U.S. SmallBusiness Administration.The STEP grant helps Kansasnon-exporters get started andexisting exporters to exportmore. Since the grant’s in-ception in 2012, more than30 Kansas small businesseshave participated andachieved $9.2 million in ac-tual export sales, which sup-ports the KDA’s vision toencourage economic growthof the agriculture industryand the Kansas economy.

For more informationabout the Kansas delega-tion’s trip to China or aboutfuture STEP grant opportuni-ties, contact Kerry Wefald,785-564-6758 or Kerry.Wefald@agriculture.ks.gov.

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Local Work GroupsThe Stevens, Seward, and

Morton County ConservationDistrict (SVCCD, SWCCD,and MTCCD) board of super-visors and NRCS will host ajoint Local Work Group (LWG)meeting Thursday, April 14,2016 at 6:30 p.m. The meet-ing will be Thursday, April 14,2016 at 6:30 p.m. at JT’s Grillon Highway 56 and Morton inElkhart.

The purpose of this meet-ing is to (list agenda items) • Discuss Local Conserva-tion Issues for all three coun-ties• Cost Share assistance forprograms• Soil Health issues andconcerns• Practices currently usingin the Counties and their ef-fects• Any practices needed notcurrently provided• Any other concerns withConservation

“LWGs are important, be-cause they provide recom-mendations on local andstate natural resource priori-ties and criteria for U.S. De-partment of Agriculture(USDA) conservation activi-

ties and programs to theNRCS Kansas TechnicalCommittee (KTC),” said KeriMorris, Supervisory DistrictConservationist.

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LWGs are identified in theUSDA Conservation ProgramDelivery Manual. The LWGsrecommendations will be re-viewed by the KTC for sub-mittal to USDA agencies.• Ensure that a conservationneeds assessment to identifypriority resource concerns isdeveloped using communitystakeholder input and usethe conservation needs as-sessment to help identify pro-gram funding needs andconservation practices.• Recommend the USDAconservation program appli-cation and funding criteria,eligible practices (includinglimits on practice paymentsor units), and payment rates.• Assist the NRCS and CCDswith public outreach and in-formation efforts, and identifyeducational and producers'training needs.

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the LWGs should be diverse

and focus on agricultural in-terests and natural resourceissues existing in the commu-nity. Membership should in-clude agricultural producersrepresenting the variety ofcrops, livestock, and poultryraised within the local area;owners of nonindustrial pri-vate forest land, representa-tives of agricultural andenvironmental organizations;and governmental agenciescarrying out agricultural andnatural resource conserva-tion and activities. LWGs alsotake into account concerns ofparticular historically under-served groups and individu-als including but not limitedto women, persons with dis-abilities, socially disadvan-taged, and limited resourcegroups.

For more informationabout LWGs, or to become amember, contact your localCCD office or NRCS staff atthe USDA Service Center,Hugoton (620-544-2261), Se-ward (620-624-2421, orCCD-Elkhart (620-697-1222).

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Initiatives for 2016Eric B. Banks, State Con-

servationist with U.S. Depart-ment of Agriculture’s (USDA)Natural Resources Conserva-tion Service (NRCS) an-nounces five nationalinitiatives being offered inKansas through the Environ-mental Quality Incentives Pro-gram (EQIP): LesserPrairie-Chicken Initiative, Na-tional Water Quality Initiative,On-Farm Energy Initiative,Organic Initiative, and Sea-sonal High Tunnel Initiative.While NRCS accepts applica-tions for EQIP on a continu-ous basis, NRCS has set adeadline of April 22, 2016, toapply for 2016 initiativesfunding.

Initiatives OverviewLesser Prairie-Chicken Ini-

tiative: NRCS will assist pro-ducers in 36 counties toimplement conservation prac-tices specifically targeted toimprove the lesser prairie-chicken (LPC) habitat whilepromoting the overall health ofgrazing lands and the long-term sustainability of Kansasranching. Expired or expiringConservation Reserve Pro-gram fields in permanentcover that may benefit LPChabitat may also be eligible forfunding. This initiative will beoffered in Barber, Clark, Co-manche, Edwards, Ellis,Finney, Ford, Gove, Graham,Grant, Gray, Greeley, Hamil-

ton, Haskell, Hodgeman,Kearny, Kiowa, Lane, Logan,Meade, Morton, Ness,Pawnee, Pratt, Rush, Scott,Seward, Sheridan, Sherman,Stafford, Stanton, Stevens,Thomas, Trego, Wallace, andWichita counties.

National Water QualityInitiative: NRCS will assistproducers with addressinghigh-priority water resourceconcerns in three watersheds.These include: Big Creek Wa-tershed in Ellis county; EmmaCreek Watershed in Harvey,Marion and McPherson coun-ties; and Grasshopper CreekWatershed in Atchison,Brown, and Jackson counties.

Ogallala Aquifer Initia-tive: NRCS will assist pro-ducers in 32 counties toimplement practices specifi-cally targeted to conservewater in the Kansas OgallalaAquifer Priority Area. Coun-ties within the Kansas Ogal-lala Aquifer Priority Areainclude: Barton, Cheyenne,Decatur, Edwards, Finney,Ford, Grant, Gray, Greeley,Hamilton, Harvey, Haskell,Hodgeman, Jewell, Kearny,Kiowa, Lane, McPherson, Nor-ton, Pawnee, Rawlins, Reno,Republic, Scott, Sheridan,Sherman, Stafford, Stanton,Stevens, Thomas, Wallace,and Wichita.

High Tunnel System 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 pesti-cides in the environment.

On-Farm Energy Initia-tive: Producers work with anNRCS-approved TechnicalService Provider (TSP) to de-velop Agricultural EnergyManagement Plans or farmenergy audits assesses energyconsumption on an agricul-tural operation. NRCS mayalso provide assistance to im-plement various recom-

mended improvements identi-fied in the energy auditthrough the use of conserva-tion practices offered throughthis initiative.

Organic Initiative: NRCSwill assist producers with in-stallation of conservationpractices on agricultural oper-ations related to organic pro-duction. Producers currentlycertified as organic, transition-ing to organic, or producerswho are exempt based on theNational Organic Program willhave access to a broad set ofconservation practices to as-sist in treating their resourceconcerns while fulfilling manyof the requirements in an or-ganic system plan.

EligibilityEQIP offers financial and

technical assistance to eligibleparticipants to install or im-plement structural and man-agement practices on eligibleagricultural land. Conserva-tion practices must be imple-mented to NRCS standardsand specifications. In Kansas,socially disadvantaged, limitedresource, and beginning farm-ers and ranchers will receive ahigher payment rate for eligi-ble conservation practices ap-plied.

Information AvailableFor more information about

EQIP, or other programs of-fered by NRCS, please contactyour local USDA Service Cen-ter or go to the Web site atwww.ks.nrcs.usda.gov. Tofind a service center near you,check your telephone bookunder “United States Govern-ment” or on the Internet at offices.usda.gov. Follow us onTwitter @NRCS_Kansas.USDA is an equal opportunityprovider, employer, and lender.

For more information fromthe Stevens, Seward or Mor-ton County areas., please con-tact the following. Stevens orMorton: 620-544-2261 exten-sion 3 or Seward: 620-624-2421 extension 3.

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Bridge Club met Thursday, March 24 at theHugoton Senior Center.Donita Graham was thehostess. The outcome wasunusual with Donita Graham, Larry Bradford,Judy Hickert and BarbaraMaertz tying for high score,and Shirley Rome, Midge Greenwood, Dorothy Hag-man and Betty Willis tyingfor low score.

Moscow Recreation spon-sored the annual Easter EggHunt Friday, March 25. thehunting started at 1:00 p.m.for the one and two year olds.Three and four year old chil-dren followed at 1:30 p.m.,

and progressing to the olderchildren at each half hour.The Easter Bunny was onhand to help the little onesand for picture taking. Allhad a great time on a beauti-ful afternoon.

Spring Clean Up Time iscoming to Moscow. There willbe three large roll off dump-sters south of The Storestarting April 8 until April 25.The small dumpster is formetal. The blue dumpster isfor other and the remaining

dumpster is for wood andyard waste. TREE branchesSMALLER than six inches indiameter - only - will be allowed. The dumpsters willbe labeled. Please put trashin the proper container.

Moscow will be holdingtown wide garage sales Aprill23. Hope to have lots of salesplanned to make this a suc-cessful day. It would be agood day for clubs andclasses to set up to raisemoney.

Briannah Davidson, Senior at Moscow High, andMorgan Robson, Sophomore,were selected HonorableMention to the All-Area girls’basketball team by the Garden City Telegram.

The Buffalo Booster 4-HClub was responsible for theconcession stand at the Kiwanis Sale Friday and Saturday, March 25-26.Hamburgers, hot dogs, chili,chicken and noodles, alongwith homemade pies, cookies,and brownies were served.The club would like to express their appreciation toall the people who supportedthem. Members helping atthe auction were Eli Penrod,Elisha Staggers, BriannahDavidson, Madelyn Lahey,Morgan Lahey, Maggie White,Isabella Hall, Madison Halland Jacob Bell.

Submitted by Jacob Bell.

Emily White and her fiancé Ayoub Sehlaoui visitedEaster Moscow with her parents Tina and BrianWhite and sister Maggie.

Emily and Ayoub are bothstudents at Emporia State.

Kelsi Mueller, a member ofthe Moscow Girls HighSchool Basketball team, hasbeen selected to the All-StateSecond Team by the WichitaEagle and also by the TopekaCapitol-Journal. Kelsi wasalso picked for All-Area Sec-ond Team by the Garden CityTelegram. Kelsi is a senior.

Pictured left to right are Buffalo Booster 4-Hmembers Eli Penrod, Elisha Staggers, Briannah Davidson, Madelyn Lahey, Morgan

Lahey, Maggie White, Isabella Hall, MadisonHall and Jacob Bell. Picture submitted by JacobBell.

Homeowners who takepride in their lawns and gar-dens know just how problem-atic weeds can be. Weeds canmake otherwise well-mani-cured and thriving lawns andgardens appear unhealthyand ill-kempt. But homeown-ers don’t have to sit back andaccept weeds as an inevitablebyproduct of warm weather.The following are a handful ofways homeowners can han-dle weed growth so all theirhard work is not masked byunwelcome weeds.• Pull weeds after watering. Itmight seem odd to waterweeds, but watering weedscan actually make it easier topull them out so they neverreturn. When you pull weedsfrom soggy soil, you can moreeasily pull weeds’ entire rootsystem from the ground. Thatmeans you aren’t just pullingthe stems and leaves, but theentire weed from the ground. • Lay mulch. Mulch can ben-efit a garden in many ways,not the least of which is help-ing to prevent the growth ofweeds. Mulch prevents sun-light from reaching weedseeds, helping to prevent thegrowth of weeds before they

even appear to cause youheadaches. In addition,mulch helps soil retain mois-ture, which benefits plants assummer temperatures rise.• Lay landscape fabric.Homeowners who want to domore than mulch can laylandscape fabric in their gar-dens as well. Landscape fab-ric will work in much thesame way as mulch, blockingsunlight from reaching weedseeds and therefore prevent-ing the weed seeds from ger-minating. When layinglandscape fabric, simply cutholes in the fabric where theplants will be, lay the fabricdown and then cover the fab-ric with mulch.• Plant strategically. How youplant also can help defeatweeds before they ever ap-pear. Speak with your land-scaper or a local lawn andgarden professional beforeplanting, asking if it’s possi-ble to plant particular plantsclose together to preventweed growth. Plants that areplanted in close proximity toone another will block sun-light from reaching the soil,which will make it more diffi-cult for weed seeds to germi-

nate.Weeds are a formidable

and unwelcome foe to home-owners who take pride intheir lawns and gardens. Butthere are several ways tocombat existing weed infesta-tions and prevent their re-turn in the future.

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Tips for handling weed growth

Spring Clean Up Time is coming

Bridge scoresend in several ties

This young lady found lots ofEaster eggs during the annualEaster Egg Hunt at theMoscow City Park.

Many people turned out for the annual Easter Egg Hunt Friday,March 25. The event was wildly popular, and was sponsored bythe Moscow Recreation Commission. All the young peoplebrought their Easter baskets to pick up all their Easter eggs.

The unpredictable spring weather cooperated by providing abeautiful afternoon for the hunt. Kids from birth to fifth gradewere invited to take part in the hunt. Needless to say, the huntwas a big hit!

Moscow Rec sponsors annual Easter Egg Hunt

The Easter Bunny pauses during his many duties to help theyoungsters find plenty of eggs.

A few young people wait impatiently for the Easter Egg Hunt tobegin and find unusual uses for their baskets - such as a hat!

Buffalo Booster 4-H’ers work concession stand at the Kiwanis Sale

Kelsi Mueller

Kelsi is selected forbasketball honors Moscow plans

c i t y - w i d e garage sale

Briannah Davidson andMorgan Robson

MHS girlswin honors

The Easter Bunny gives thisyoungster a big hug for luckbefore the Easter Egg Hunt.

Maggie, Emily andAyoub come home toMoscow for holiday

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Rolla’s National Honor So-ciety has had a busy coupleof days. Back to back, theyvolunteered at two of Rolla’sbig spring events. The firstevent was Wednesday, March23 when the NHS and theStuCo hosted the springblood drive for the AmericanRed Cross. The two organiza-tions get together and host ablood drive for the AmericanRed Cross and they create agoal. This year, NHS sponsorTraci Taylor, said they ex-ceeded their goal of blood do-nations by two units! Severalstudents gathered thecourage to donate blood forthe first time, boosting thetotal number of units made.

The second event the NHShelped with was the annualpreschool Easter egg huntThursday, March 24. Thehunt, once sponsored by thenow-defunct Kayettes organ-

ization, is now sponsored byRolla Recreation Commissionand the Morton County Li-brary. The NHS students helpby stuffing the plastic eggswith candy, hiding the eggsfor children ages birththrough five and not inschool, then finally by help-ing the children find the eggs.Part of the NHS reward fortheir hard work is they get tohelp eat the cookies made bythe generous people of Rollafor the hunt. Some children,whose parents once huntedeggs at this event, will returnyear after year to participate.Every child receives a smallgift and cookies and a drinkfor their reward. Both eventsprovide a great service to theRolla community. Great job,NHS, StuCo and their spon-sors, Traci Taylor and JohnBarrett! Your hard work isgreatly appreciated!

Even paraprofessionals got into the act. Cassie Thrall took timeout to donate to help save three more lives! Photo courtesy ofTraci Taylor.

When you have great examples such as top administration giving blood, it’s easy to see why the students are so willing!Thank you, Mr. Gardell Schnable, junior high and high schoolprincipal. Photo courtesy of Traci Taylor.

Sophomore Mariah Mchatton donated for the first time. In thebackground, senior Panches Maravilla donates again. Theymake a difference! Photo courtesy of Traci Taylor.

Charlotte Wood, daughter of April (Hittle) Wood, finds an egghidden in the park by the NHS students. Photo courtesy of AprilWood.

Babies sometimes arriveearly and sometimes they arelate. Arianna JanessaDeleon chose to be a bit laterthan expected, arrivingMarch 23 at 7:35 p.m. Shewas expected to be a St.Patrick’s Day baby but shewanted to stay warm andsafe for one more week! Shearrived at Liberal’s South-west Medical Center, the firstchild for Adrianna Bucherand Jose Deleon. She was 201/2 inches long and weighedeight pounds and fourounces. She will reside inLiberal.

Arianna is the grand-daughter of Dan Bucher ofHays and Maria Jimenez ofMoscow and Jose and LorenaDeleon of McAllen, Tx.

She is the great grand-

daughter of Lydia Martinez,formerly of Rolla but now residing in Elkhart.

Arianna will be loved bymany aunts, uncles andcousins.

Welcome to the world!

Look who’s newArianna Janessa joins the Deleon family

Arianna Janessa Deleon

One of Rolla’s new custodians, Annie Klassen, donated blood inhonor of her friend, Jill Wolters, from Hugoton. Jill was the re-cipient of donated blood when complications arose with the de-livery of her son in January. Thank you Annie for your kindnessand your donation! Photo courtesy of Annie Klassen.

Senior Dalton Dunivent donated for the first time, even thoughhe’s scared of needles! Photo courtesy of Traci Taylor.

Smart watering conserves water and saves moneySummer heat can be

harmful in various ways.People and pets can quicklysuccumb to the summersun, which can cause sun-burn, heat exhaustion andheat stroke when people andtheir animals spend toomuch time outdoors withoutadequate protection.

Landscapes are also vul-nerable to summer heat,which can quickly spoil themost lush lawns and robustgardens. Effective wateringcan help lawns and gardenswithstand summer heat, butimproper watering can de-prive landscapes of the waterthey need to survive. Home-owners concerned abouttheir lawns and gardens sur-viving the summer can takethe following approach toconserve water, save moneyand maintain their land-scapes.• Start early. Homeownersmay feel that the hottesttimes of the day are when

lawns and gardens will bemost in need of water, sothat’s the best time to setsprinklers or grab the hoseand get to work. But in manyareas, watering between thehours of 11:00 a.m. and 3:00p.m., when summer temper-atures tend to peak, can beboth wasteful and ineffective.That’s because watering be-tween those hours will causemuch of the water to quicklyevaporate, robbing lawnsand gardens of the waterthey need to withstand theheat. Homeowners whowater when water is mostlikely to evaporate may feelthey need to water more, andthat only wastes water.

It’s best to consult a locallandscaping professional inyour area to determine thebest time to water each day,but in many regions the besttime to water is between 6:00a.m. and 10:00 a.m., whentemperatures are generallylower, the sun is not at its

peak and winds are not asstrong.• Place sprinklers correctly.If you do not have an in-ground irrigation system anddon’t intend to install one,you will likely use lawnsprinklers to water the lawn.When placing these sprin-klers, turn them on and thendocument their trajectorybefore moving on to the nextarea. You want to make surethe water from the sprinklersis not landing on sidewalks,patios or streets, especially ifyour community typically in-stitutes drought restrictionsthat limit how much you canwater. In such instances,you’ll need to make the bestuse of the water you’re al-lowed to use, so make surenone of it is watering thedriveway.• Let well-fed lawns go dor-mant during drought.Lengthy droughts tend to beaccompanied by water re-strictions, and such restric-

tions can frustrate home-owners who don’t want tosee all of the hard workthey’ve put in to this point goto waste. But grass that hasthus far been well cared forcan withstand drought andstill recover when rains onceagain fall and temperaturescool come autumn. If youplan to let the lawn go dor-mant, keep kids, pets andvisitors off the grass, as dor-mant lawns are highly sus-ceptible to damage.

Summer is an enjoyabletime of year, but lawn andgarden enthusiasts may beconcerned for their proper-ties when summer heat setsin. A few simple strategiescan help lawns make itthrough the season un-scathed.

Submitted by Metro Edito-rial Services.

NHS hosts preschool Easter egg hunt and co-hosts blood drive

Whether you are an ardentweather watcher or a casual skygazer, it’s time for Kansans tobegin preparing for any potentialsevere weather this spring.

March is the month whenmany of our state’s residentsbegin watching the skies for anypotential weather problems.And it’s a good time to begin

checking your insurance policieson personal property to makesure you have the coverage andinformation you need.

If 2015 is any indicator,Kansans need to be ready. TheNational Weather Service saysthere were 126 tornadoes in thestate last year, 26 more than the10-year average. Fortunately,

only 11 of those tornadoes wererated strong (using the EF scale2-3).

But twisters are only part ofour potential weather problems.Our statistics at the Kansas Insurance Department (KID)have shown through the yearsthat during the spring and sum-mer there is hardly a day whenhail damage is not reportedsomewhere in the state. Factorin the ever-present wind, andour citizens contend withweather problems almost dailyfrom March through August—and sometimes beyond.

Our KID staff has come upwith the following checklist ofquestions and statements thatconsumers and their insuranceagents can review for determin-ing whether your insurance isready for spring weather-relatedevents.

Ask yourself these questions:

Do you have the right home-owners or renters insurance?Do you know what your policycovers? Is the amount of cover-age adequate? Does it cover newadditions or recent remodeling?

Check all limits, includingcoverage for contents. Keep youragent’s name and number avail-able and easy to find, and periodically discuss coverage options with him or her.

Know your policy coverage exclusions

Not all policies cover the fol-lowing: Water damage, includingflood and surface damage,whether driven by wind or not;backup of sewer or drains; andsump pump failure. These arethe most common exclusions.Riders for these situations maybe available to add to your existing policy. Also, check yourauto policy. Comprehensivecoverage (other than collision)usually pays if damage is causedby wind, hail and/or flood.

Inventory your personal property

KID can provide you with a“Personal Home Inventory”booklet to help you list the contents of your home. Go on-line at www.ksinsurance. org,under “Finding a Publication,” toprint off a personal copy.

You can also download theMyHomeScr.APP.book applica-tion for your smartphone fromthe National Association of Insurance Commissioners.

Keep a hard copy of your in-ventory, sales receipts and videoor photographs of your personalproperty in a secure place out-side of your home.

Recovering after a stormIf you suffer loss or damage

because of severe weather damage, follow these tips:

• Contact your agent and/or insurance company immediately.• Keep a record of conversa-tions with your agent or com-pany. Write down the date andtime, the person’s name and asummary of the call.• Make a list of all damagedproperty, and take photographs / video of it.• Get instructions from yourcompany’s adjuster before call-ing anyone to repair or replacedamaged property. Your in-surer’s visual inspection of yourloss may be required beforeclaims are paid.• Keep a list of all damagedproperty with the date, price andplace of purchase for the ad-juster. Make a copy of the listand all insurance forms you fillout for your own records.

Settling your claimIf damage from a significant

weather event occurs, adjusterswill handle the largest lossesfirst, but they should work to handle all claims as quicklyas possible. Remember the following:• Be present when your adjuster inspects your property.• Insurance companies willhave their own company orhired adjusters who should haveappropriate employee identifica-tion. Be leery of any public ad-

juster who would charge you apercentage of your claimamount. Public adjusters inKansas are not permitted to ad-just personal homeowner losses.• Beware of questionable orunfamiliar contractors in ob-taining repair estimates. If pos-sible, get more than one writtenestimate, and hire only local,reputable contractors to makethe repairs once you get a written settlement from your insurance company.• If you experience problemswith your adjustment, you mayfile a written complaint with KIDfor assistance.

Get help if you need itKID has formed a depart-

ment Catastrophe Team thatwill be at affected locations fol-lowing very severe weatherevents. But for assistance at anytime, call the KID Consumer As-sistance Hotline, (in Kansas)800-432-2484.

The Kansas Insurance De-partment, established in 1871,assists and educates consumers,regulates and reviews compa-nies, and licenses agents sellinginsurance products in the state.More about the department is on-line at www.ksin sur ance.org orat www.facebook.com/kansasinsuran cedepartment.

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GENERAL NOTICE TO CONTROLNOXIOUS WEEDS

The Kansas Noxious Weed Law K.S.A.2-1314 et seq requires all persons whoown or supervise land in Kansas to con-trol and eradicate all weeds declarednoxious by legislative action. The weedsdeclared noxious are: field bindweed,musk thistle, johnsongrass, bur rag-weed, canadian thistle, sericea les-pedeza, leafy spurge, hoary cress,quackgrass, russian knapweed, kudzuand pignut. Notice is hereby given pur-suant to the Kansas Noxious Weed Lawto every person who owns or supervisesland in Stevens County that noxiousweeds growing or found on such landshall be controlled or eradicated. Con-trol is defined as preventing the produc-tion of viable seed and the vegetativespread of the plant.

Failure to observe this notice may resultin the County:1: Serving a legal notice requiring con-trol of the noxious weeds within a min-imum of five days. Failure to control thenoxious weeds within the time period al-

lowed may result in the county treatingthe noxious weeds at the landownersexpense and placing a lien on the prop-erty if the bill is not paid within 30 days.2: Filing criminal charges for non-com-pliance. Conviction for non-compliancemay result in a fine of $100 per day ofnon-compliance with a maximum fineof $1500.

The public is also hereby notified that itis a violation of the Kansas NoxiousWeed Law to barter, sell or give away in-fested nursery stock or livestock feedunless the feed is fed on the farm wheregrown or sold to a commercial processorthat will destroy the viability of the nox-ious weed seed. Custom harvesting ma-chines must be labeled with a labelprovided by the Kansas Department ofAgriculture and must be free of all weedseed and litter when entering the Stateand when leaving a field infested withnoxious weeds. Additional informationmay be obtained from the StevensCounty Noxious Weed Department,1466 Road 13, Hugoton, KS 67951 orby phone (620)544-2566 or by contact-ing the Kansas Department of Agricul-ture, 1320 Research Park Drive,Manhattan, KS 66502.

PUBLIC NOTICE

ROOMS FOR RENT: Sin-gles and Doubles available.Call Wade at 620-272-6017.

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--------------FOR RENT: 2.5 bedroomhouse, partially furnished,544-8202 or 428-5033. (5c12)

---------------FOR RENT: 1 & 2 BedroomApartments. Furnished orunfurnished. Bills included,washer & dryer and cable.One apartment has becomeavailable and one house isavailable. Call 544-2232. (tfc)

---------------FOR RENT: 2 bedroomtrailer, uptown, partially fur-nished, inside recently re-modeled. 620-544-8202 or620-428-5033. (6c11)

----------------FOR RENT: 2 bedroom, Cen-tral heat/air, 1 car garage, allappliances. 620-544-1714. (tfc12)

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REAL ESTATE

BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL

DIRECTORY

Great Deals ~ Easy Financing ~ Quality ServiceOffice: (620)544-7800

531 S. JacksonHugoton, Ks. 67951 (tfc6)

600 E. 11th

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*Laminate *Vinyl(tfc)

SUPPORT GROUPSPREGNANT? NEED HELP?Call Birthright of GardenCity, 620-276-3605 or Birth-line of Liberal, 1404 N. West-ern, 620-626-6763. (tfc3)

--------------ALCOHOLICS ANONY-MOUS will help you if yousincerely want to stop drink-ing. Call 544-9047. (tfc1)

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Project HopeOpen Tues & Thurs

8:30 - 11:30 a.m. Please Bring Your Own

Food Containers1042 S. Jackson Suite C (tfc37)

Support for family & friends of problemdrinkers meet Mondays & Thursdays at 8 p.m.

1405 Cemetery Road544-2610 or 544-2854

kansas-al-anon.org (tfc)

AL-Anon Family GroupWANT TO PURCHASE: Minerals and other oil / gasinterests. Send details to P.O. Box 13557, Denver, Co.80201.

(150p45-15)

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Call Lawn Pro TODAYfor your FREE estimate and a more

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FOR RENT

FOR SALE

GARAGE SALES

ESTATE SALES

ANTIQUE AUCTION

FOR SALE: 2 beautiful size16 prom dresses. 1 Navy, 1Purple. Call 620-598-2232. (tfc)

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HOUSE FOR SALE

1024 S. Harrison3 bedroom/2 bath, newer

kitchen, granite countertops,large family room, large 2 car

detached garage, and much more.

Recently reduced: $95,000Call to schedule your showing today

Julie West 620-453-1234(tfc40)

(tfc35)

Beautiful 3 bedroom/ 2bath apartment homes, all appliances, washer/dryerconnection, private patio

or balcony, kids’ playground,

pets welcome.

910 S. Coulter, Hugoton, KS.620-544-7605

ROLLA PLAZAAPARTMENTS

1- and 2- bedroomapartments available(Rental Assistance Available)

Equal Housing Opportunity

620-492-6608 Office(tfc16)

FOR SALE: Gayle’s Farm Fresh EggsPlease Call 544-1755

(8p12)

Sean’s Handyman ServiceServing Christ one day at a time

620-789-2315(5p9)

RECENTLY

REDUCED!!

GARAGE SALE: Saturday, April 2, 8:00 a.m., 112 N. Jackson,Men’s, Women’s and Kids’ Clothes, Toys, Tools, ALL KINDSof Stuff!

---------------GARAGE SALE: Saturday, April 2, 9:30 a.m. - ???, 701 S. Harrison (Beside Alley), Little Bit of Everything

--------------GARAGE SALE: Friday, April 8April 8, 5:00 - 9:00 p.m., andSaturday, April 9April 9, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., 625 S. Main

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

Mark Faulkner-BrokerKaren Yoder - Associate/Broker

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

Chance Yoder - SalespersonChance Yoder- Cellphone 544-1907

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

112 S. Main • 620-356-5808 • Ulysseswww.faulknerrealestate.com Se Habla Espanol-356-5808

108 West 11th - Ranch Style, Brick, 3bed/5 b, basement, 2 kitchens, att & detgarage, "Man Cave". $176,500

821 S Polk Street - Cute bungalow! 3bed/1 bath, updated kitchen bath. Move inready! Det garage and carport, fence anddog run. $78,000

415 S. Main Street - Ranch Style, 2 bed/2bath, Cen H/A, fence, carport. $75,000.Call today!!

1003 S. Adams - Beautiful, 1 1/2 story, 5bed3 bath, fpl, 2 decks, oversized garagew/workshop, storage shed and much,much more! $275,000

810 East 6th Street - Residential lot forsale! 3.7 acres +/-. Call for details!!

“Specializing in Agricultural Land, Residential and Commercial Property!”

REDUCED

408 E. Fifth - Ranch style, 3 bed/3 bath, partbsmt, att garage, cen H/A, sheds. $125,000

202 S. Jackson - Nice Ranch Style!! 2 bed/2b, kitchen w/island, nice updates, sheds, attcarport, covered patio. $115,000

Security Lights provide anytime

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515 Northeast Avenue • Hugoton, Ks.

620-428-1115620-544-5785 para español

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Sizes Available:5x10, 10x10, 10x15,

10x20, 12x24

Angel MartinezConcrete Construction

C: 620-757-3645H: 620-428-6519

1032 S. Van BurenHugoton(4c11)

WESTERN, COIN, ANTIQUE AUCTION: Saturday, April2, City Hall in Elkhart, Ks. See Web for list: kscbnews.net.Auctioneer Jim Cunningham. Call 620-360-0249 if you haveitems to sell. (3c11)

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Call 544-4321to see YOUR ad here!

Hagmans Small Engines

620-453-92761608 S. Washington

4p12

Tonya BateyBonded & Licensed

Housekeeping w/ References

620-453-2039Licensed homecare available if needed

(4p12)

Call 620-544-4321 or email hermesma@pld.com

307 N. Kansas, Suite 101Liberal, KS 67901

(620) 624-1212

1103 S. Jefferson St. - $70,000 - This nicehome is ready to move into. New paint onthe exterior and interior. New laminate andvinyl floor coverings. Remodeled bathroomwith tile floor, granite countertop, modernsink and new tub/shower unit. Immediatelyavailable.

625 Road N - $125,000- Minimize yourutility bills with this energy efficient passivesolar home. Supplemental heat, if needed,supplied by a pellet stove. Central H/A isducted if needed. The domestic water wellis shared with adjacent property. There is abonus room above the garage with a smallmotel heat/cooling unit. All bathrooms havebeen updated recently.

NEW LISTING - $128,000 - 502 S. Wild-cat Ct.- This nice home is just the right sizeand price for a family to grow into, or forthose wanting to downsize. Big back yardand oversized garage all on a quiet cul-de-sac. New exterior paint and modern colorscheme inside. This home is ready to moveright in. The garage with workshop area hasits own central heat unit.

REDUCED

ELWANDA IRWIN ESTATE SALE: Friday, April 1, 4:00 - 7:00p.m. and Saturday, April 2, 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., 430 WestCity Limits (Alley Entrance), Cars, Antiques, Tools, Glass-ware, Toys

--------------ESTATE SALE: Friday, April 1, 5:30 - 8:30 p.m., and Saturday,April 2, 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., 815 S. Jefferson, CASH ORCREDIT CARDS, Antiques, Player Piano, Furniture, Garden,Women’s Clothing, Boots, Vintage Costume Jewelry, Sewing,Books, Tools, Collectibles, Kitchen Items, and MORE.

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computer• Input & Output: 5V/1A• Over 500 battery charges• Weighs only 2.5 ounces• Dimensions: 3.7” x .08” x .08”

The Hugoton Lions Clubis a branch of Lions ClubsInternational, a worldwideorganization devoted tocommunity service withemphasis on sight conser-vation. The local Club vol-unteers with the SPOTPedia-Vision Screening atthe Stevens County HealthFair annually. They alsohand out candy at the

Homecoming footballgames. The Club hostsBasket Bingo, and has aHunters’ breakfast everyyear in November.

The Lions also host theLions Club District 17Peace Poster contest in November for elementarystudents in Hugoton. Thegroup grills hot dogs inJuly for the Stevens

County Library’s summerreading program closingceremony. Members alsohelp Hugoton Elementaryfourth graders plant treesfor Arbor Day.

Local Lions also recycleold reading glasses withboxes set up at various locations.

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Hugoton Area Chamber of Commerce News

Jordan Air Inc.

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Thank you for your

support616 S. Main

Hugoton620-428-6744800-556-0876

Jeff C. Ramsey, Agent

613 S. Main(620) 544-4303

544-8686

Open Monday throughFriday 9:00 a.m.

to 5:30 p.m.

210 EastFirst

Street

P.O. Box 639Hugoton, Kansas 67951Phone (620) 544-4191

Fax (620) 544-4141

Brollier,Wolf &

Kuharic517 S. Main 544-8555

Attorneys At Law

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The Hugoton Area Chamber of Commerce salutes Businesses using Volunteers

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Mosaic is located at 441 N. Industrial Ave. in Liberal.It is a faith-based organization serving people with in-tellectual disabilities. Mosaic believes every individualis a person of worth. Mosaic staff members, volunteersand the people it supports work together as partners. Itbegan providing service in Liberal in 1999. Mosiac hasagencies in ten states and nine foreign countries. InKansas besides Liberal there are programs located inEllsworth, Garden City, Kansas City, Winfield, Pittsburgand Coffeyville.

Mosaic provides residential services, case manage-ment, day services and vocational services. All servicesare centered on the core values of integrity, safety, re-spect and connection. Mosaic’s services are designed toachieve maximum normalization and independence inthe community and address residential, recreation, so-cial, religious and personal strengths and needs.

Call 620-624-3817 to find out more about Mosaic.

Project Hope moved intotheir new location at 1042S. Jackson in June of2014. Basic food items areavailable for StevensCounty residents who arein need. Those requestingassistance are usually re-quired to prove residencyby showing their electricitybill. Project Hope is runwith the help of a rotationof local volunteers.

Volunteering can be funand rewarding. Volunteerat Project Hope - you arewelcome to work for anhour or a whole morning.Volunteers stock shelveswith food, fill boxes, andmeet people needing ahand up. If you have aspirit to help, contact Proj-ect Hope at 544-2245.

Peace House Ministries, Inc. was established in 2000for women and children in need by Patty Bultman.

Volunteers at Peace House offer Bible studies for allages and one-on-one counseling. They offer life skillscoaching and mentoring, as well as feeding over 100women and children a week. Volunteers offer a residential and non-residential program for those inneed. There is a waiting list for this program.

They plan to open a thrift shop in the near future.Profits from this venture will benefit the Peace Houseand its ministries.

More volunteers and donations are always welcomedfor this worthy project.

Lions Club members and visitors take timeduring the September 2015 monthly meeting ofthe Lions Club to get a picture taken with the

District Governor Fran Smith, pictured in thefront row third from the left.

Dorothy Mueller, Kendra Hall and Dwain and Adena Towner volunteer at Project Hope.

Project Hope at 1042 S. Jackson

Peace House Ministries offer food, life-skills, Bible studies andresidential and non-residential programs to women and childrenin need.

Project Hopeprovides foodfor those whoneed a “hand”

Hugoton Lions involved in community

Peace House Ministries, Inc. offershelp for women and children