december 11, 2014

December’s calendarpage is always chock-fullof events, and this year isno exception!

Thursday, December11, the Stevens County Library will host theirRecipe Swap from 11:30a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Call620-544-2301 for more in-formation. Hugoton’s Blueand Red Classic basket-ball tournament will alsobegin Thursday evening.The Lady Eagles will takethe court at 6:30 p.m. andthe boys will follow at 8:15p.m. Both games will beplayed in the West Gym atHugoton High School.Hugoton Aglow will meetone last time for 2014 at7:30 p.m. at the HuttonBuilding Thursdayevening.

Jetmore’s UnitedMethodist Church willhost their annual “Journey to Bethlehem”Saturday and Sunday,

December 13 and 14, from5:30 to 8:00 p.m. Therewill be a chili dinner atKing Center at 308 Mainin Jetmore. Admission isfree, and free will dona-tions will benefit five yearold Addison Worth.

Barry Ward will perform

at the Memorial Hall Sat-urday evening starting at6:30 p.m. Tickets are stillavailable at Jet Drive-In,Stevens County RetailPharmacy or The HugotonHermes. All proceeds benefit the Corey MirabalScholarship Fund.

The Hugoton CityCouncil convened at thecouncil meeting roomMonday, December 8,2014 at 5:15 p.m. Attend-ing the meeting wereMayor Jack E. Rowden,City Clerk Thomas G.Hicks, Outside UtilitiesSupervisor Paul Nordyke,City Inspector JoshuaGrubbs, City AttorneyWayne R. Tate, PoliceChief Courtney Leslie andcouncilmen Dean Banker,Mike Eshbaugh, Dan Cor-pening and ShannonCrawford. Also presentwere Alvin Riley represent-ing Forewinds GolfCourse, Nicole Crites, Car-rie Baeza and HugotonHermes reporter RuthieWinget. Electrical SystemSupervisor Gary Rowdenand Councilman TronStegman were absent.

The council voted to ap-prove the minutes of theprevious meeting and theNovember municipaljudge’s report.

Joshua Grubbs re-ported Dollar General isstill doing site work at1042 S. Madison. Carter’sThriftway, located at 910E. Eleventh Street, is stillunder construction. BestWestern Plus, located at1004 E. Eleventh Street, isstill doing the framing oftheir facility. Joshuastated he is busy doing the contractor license renewals.

Nicole Crites requesteda reduced speed limit signor “Children Playing” signto be installed on FirstStreet in front of her daycare business. After somediscussion, the councilpassed the motion for a 20mph sign to be set on FirstStreet from Adams Streetto Washington Street.

The council approvedResolution No. 2014-8 towaive GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Prin-ciples). This resolutionstates GAAP - prescribed financial statements arenot relevant to require-

ments of the cash basisand budget laws of Kansasand are of no significantvalue to the governingbody or the general publicof the City of Hugoton.

The council then approved 2015 cereal maltbeverage licenses for Alfredo Don Juan Bar, Nietos Cafe, SouthwestFamily Steakhouse, Express Lane and White’sFoodliner.

City Clerk Hicks in-formed the council of theproposed software propos-als for the conversion ofthe city’s software fromThomson Reuters who areno longer serving cities.The city clerk recom-mended the Data Technol-

ogy software. The councilapproved the Data Tech-nology software proposal.

Alvin Riley reported tothe council the golf courseis over budget for this yeardue to needed repairs.The bathroom had to berepaired, and the sheddoors had to be replacedthis past year.

The council reviewedthe 2015 Blue Cross/BlueShield insurance rates.Their rates have increasedfrom 2014 less than onepercent. The council ap-proved the motion to ac-cept the insurance rates.

The council discussedthe engineering contractfor the proposed water

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WHERE IN THE WORLD WAS THE HER-MES? Earlier this year Jan Leonard, wife Sherriand son Brock were in Hawaii and found someroom in their bags for The Hermes. While inHawaii they visited Pearl Harbor. Behind theLeonards is the USS Missouri. It was on the USSMissouri where WWII formally ended when theJapanese signed the surrender documents. The

Missouri (below left) has been decommissionedand is now a museum ship at Pearl Harbor. She ispositioned to watch over the remains of the USSArizona so those interred there may rest in peace.Below right is the Class of 1937 senior class photoof Bill Hays, whom the Stevens County Museumbelieves is the only Stevens County soldier to dieaboard the Arizona December 7, 1941.

Mrs. Freeman takes high school students to theFive State Honor Band competition. Pictured from

the left are band members Deana Guerrero, ReneFraire, Bernabe Mendoza and Elias Mendoza.

Hugoton Middle School band members attendthe Five State Honor Band competition. Pic-tured are, from the left, Ryland Bennett, Austin

Dale, Bryan Cabezas, Josselyne Jurado, Luz Romo and Sesthleng Garcia. Hallie Wettstein is not pictured.

Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus visit Hugoton to hear the Christmaswishes of all the boys and girls during the Santa Committee’ssecond Annual Winter Carnival Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Claushas an expert helper this year to help with handing out candy.

Colter Robertson details his Christmas wish list, bringing ahearty chuckle from Santa, at Yardmaster Friday. Jolly SaintNick brought bags of toys to the delight of the kids and a Yardmaster coupon for Mom and Dad. Hot cocoa, cider andcookies were served to warm the large crowd.

Mrs. Freeman took 13middle school and highschool kids to the Five StateHonor Band competition recently. Every one of theHugoton kids, save two,were either chosen for a chair in their section or were an alternate. Congratulations to all!

Following are the results:Hugoton Middle School

Sesthleng Garcia - thirdchair middle school flute;Luz Romo - twenty-fourthchair middle school clarinet;Josselyne Jurado - nin-teenth chair middle schoolclarinet; Austin Dale - firstchair middle school tenorsax; Hallie Wettstein - firstalternate middle school bari-

tone sax; Ryland Bennett -ninth chair middle schooltrumpet; and BryanCabezas - fourth alternatemiddle school trumpet.

Hugoton High SchoolDeana Guerrero - second al-ternate high school tenorsax; Elias Mendoza - first al-ternate high school tenorsax; Rene Fraire - thirteenthchair high school trumpet;and Bernabe Mendoza - sec-ond alternate high schooltuba.

The music was very chal-lenging and these studentsworked at school, as well asat home, to learn the musicand scale requirements forthe audition. The district isvery proud of the way

these students representedHugoton.

The band clinic and con-cert will be Saturday, De-cember 13, in Guymon, Ok.The music department andthe band is thankful for allthe support received fromthe community.

Hugoton High and MiddleSchool students faced stiffcompetition against the fol-lowing schools: HighlandPark; Liberal West; Wheeler,Tx.; Hooker, Ok.; LiberalSouth; Texhoma, Ok.; Gru-ver, Tx.; Guymon, Ok.;Booker, Tx.; Perryton, Tx.;Miami, Ok.; Springfield, Mo.;Turpin, Ok.; Beaver, Ok.;Pringle-Morse, Tx. and BoysRanch, Tx.

The Hugoton USD #210Board of Education metfor a special meeting Tues-day, December 2. Presentat the meeting were boardmembers StephanieHeger, Todd Gayer, BarryHittle, Paula Rowden, MattMills and Don Beesley.Martin Daharsh was ab-sent. Also present wereMark Crawford, LanceCuster, Traci Shields andKay McDaniels.

Mark Crawford talkedabout the middle schooljoining the GWAC Leaguenext year. The middleschool will no longer be a

member of the ARMSLeague.

Mark Crawford andLance Custer were invitedinto executive session forpersonnel for 40 minutes.

The board approved theresignations of Jose LuisMarquez as Hugoton Elementary School custo-dian effective November24, 2014 and BlancaGuereque as Early Child-hood Development Centeraide effective December15, 2014.

The meeting was ad-journed.

School Board has special meetingCity council discusses insurance rates

Hugoton musicians attend Five State Honor Band

Community faces another busy weekend

ObituariesHUGOTONHUGOTON

MUNICIPAL COURTMUNICIPAL COURT

The Hugoton Hermes Thursday, December 11, 2014

Dear Editor,As a grandparent that en-

joys the USD 210 schoolprograms and the many out-standing achievements ofthe student athletes and themany extra curricular activ-ities, the Hugoton Hermesprovides me with great cov-erage of the many events. Inaddition, as I live quite a dis-tance away, the fact thatUSD 210 administration

and school board makeavailable live - streamingbroadcasts of sports eventsoffers a great connection forthose of us that cannot at-tend each game. I would liketo commend USD 210 forproviding this service. Canthe Hermes publish the Web

address so we can watch theup coming games? Notmany districts seem to havethe technology and person-nel to accomplish this taskfor the patrons and for thoseof us that relish game nightfrom afar. Keep up the greatwork of reporting the excit-ing school news USD 210.Go Eagles!

Respectfully,Jerry Quigley

Grandparent appreciates connectionJerry Quigley

Editor’s note: For those wanting to watch Hugoton Eagles basketball in cyberspace go towww.ustream.tv/explore. Once on that screen, click on SEARCH and enter “hchannel12”. Onlyvarsity games are streamed. You can also listen to the game on the radio at 106.7 FM or go towww.westernkansasnews.com and click on the SPORTS tab, then select HUGOTON SPORTS.

Ulysses resident Isidoro“Chiro” Castillo, age 46,passed from this life Friday,December 5, 2014 at BobWilson Memorial Hospital inUlysses.

He was born April 2, 1968in Durango, Mexico, the sonof Emilio Castillo Diaz and

the former Celia Pichardo.Isidoro married Marivel

Valdez September 14, 1991in Durango. They have livedin Ulysses for the last 20years.

Mr. Castillo was raised inthe Catholic faith. He workedfor Seaboad Farms and en-

joyed rodeo, horses, andspending time with his fam-ily.

Survivors include his wifeMarivel of the home; daugh-ter Carmina Castillo of Gru-ver, Tx. and AdamarisCastillo of Ulysses; brothers,Emilio Castillo of Monterrey,Mexico and FranciscoCastillo, Ruben Castillo andRigoberto Castillo all ofUlysses; sisters, CeliaCastillo, Matilda Castillo,Mariann Castillo and RosaCastillo all of Durango; andhis parents Emilio Castilloand Celia (Pichardo) Diaz ofDurango.

Vigil service was attendedTuesday with funeral massWednesday morning, Decem-ber 10, 2014 at Mary, Queenof Peace Catholic Church inUlysses with Reverend PeterFernandez officiating. Inter-ment followed at the UlyssesCemetery under the directionof Garnand Funeral Home inUlysses.

Memorial contributionsmay be given to the IsidoroCastillo Memorial Fund incare of Garnand FuneralHome, 405 W. Grant Ave,Ulysses, Ks. 67880.

Word has been received ofthe death of Juanita R. Mata,69, of Satanta. Mrs. Matapassed away Wednesday, De-cember 3, 2014 at St.Catherine Hospital in GardenCity.

The daughter of Jose andConsension Cruz Rodriguez,she was born July 20, 1945in Cameron County, Tx.

December 19, 1964Juanita and Paul Mata weremarried in Ennis, Tx.

Survivors include her hus-band Paul Mata of Sublette;son Rex Mata and wife Nic-hole of Sublette; a brother,Jose Rodriguez and wifeJuanita of Rio Hando, Tx.;

her sister Andrea Trevinoand husband Jose of Sub-lette; seven grandchildren;and many other relatives andfriends.

Juanita was preceded indeath by her parents;daughter Debbie Mata; and ason, Ronnie Mata.

A private memorial servicewill be at a later time.Paul’s Funeral Home of Sa-tanta is in charge of arrange-ments.

A memorial has been es-tablished to the Juanita R.Mata Memorial. Memorialsmay be mailed to Paul’s Fu-neral Home – Box 747 – Sa-tanta, Ks 67870.

Juanita Mata

MUNICIPAL COURT REPORTNOVEMBER 2014

Slemp, Bradan, Driving Beyond Re-strictions $160.00

DL Suspended 30 DaysWilliams, Preston C., Driving While

Suspended $260.00Tapia, Mary, Untagged Dog $85.00Allen, Holly N., Failure to Stop AMD

to Careless $185.00

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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 the monthat Memorial Hall at 7:00p.m. HUGOTON MASONICLODGE #406 AF&AM meetsevery second and fourth Tues-day of the month at 7:30 p.m. MY HOPE SUPPORT GROUPfor adults grieving the death ofa loved one meets the secondTuesday of each month fromnoon to 1:00 p.m. in Class-room 3 at St. Catherine Hos-pital at 401 E. Spruce inGarden City. Call 620-272-2519 for more information.BREAST FRIENDS CANCERSUPPORT GROUP for breastcancer patients meets the sec-ond Wednesday of eachmonth from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.at the Legacy House, at 309 E.Walnut in Garden City. Formore information call 620-272-2360.Every first & fourth Tues-day- Stevens County Heath De-

partment is at the SeniorCenter every first and fourthTuesday of the month from11:00 a.m. to Noon to do freeblood pressure checks.Wednesday nights

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

filling their Christmas boxesof food. Meat has been pro-vided, but several items are

still needed. For more infor-mation, contact DebbieNordling at 620-544-8528 orDavonna Daharsh at 620-544-1850. Please send anycheck donations to ProjectHope, PO Box 341, Hugoton,Ks. 67951.- Stevens County Health De-

partment has seasonal flushots, flu mist and high doseflu shots available at 505 S.Polk. Please bring your insur-ance information with you.December 1-31

- Festival of Trees at theStevens County Library. Formore information, call 620-544-2301.December 11- Stevens County Farm Serv-ice Agency and K-State Re-search & Extension will hosta Farm Bill Information meet-ing at 9:00 a.m. at theStevens County Fairgrounds.- Stevens County Library willhost their annual RecipeSwap at 11:30 a.m. to 1:00p.m. in the meeting room.Tickets are available at theSCL, and will be given to eachperson who submits a recipe.- Stevens County Genealogi-

cal Society will meet at 1:00p.m. in the Stevens CountyLibrary’s computer lab.- Hugoton Aglow will meet at7:30 p.m. Come worship theLord one more time this yearat the Hutton Building, 624 S.Main. If you like, bring agoodie to share.December 11-13- Hugoton High School’s an-

nual Blue and Red Classicbasketball tournament.- Rolla Showcase InvitationalDecember 13 and 14- Journey to Bethlehem Ex-

perience the sights andsounds of the first Christmas.Tour the Live Nativity FreeAdmissiion. Dress Warmly5:30-8:30 p.m. Special needstours 5:00 p.m. United

Methodist Church 205 EastHighway Street Jetmore. Chiliand Soup Supper 4:00-8:00p.m. Free Will Donation KingCenter 308 Main in Jetmore.Benefit for Addison Worth age5 - Minnesota Mayor Clinicand trip expenses.December 13- Life Story Workshop at the

Hugoton Senior Center begin-ning at 10:00 a.m.- Christmas Eve with Barry

Ward at the Memorial Hall,starting at 6:00 p.m. Dinnerand concert tickets are avail-able at Jet Drive-In, StevensCounty Retail Pharmacy orThe Hugoton Hermes. Youcan also call 620-543-0063.All proceeds will benefit theCorey Mirabal ScholarshipFund.December 15- The Stevens County Com-

missioners will meet at 8:30a.m. in the Commissioners’Room at the Stevens CountyCourthouse.- USD 210 Board of Educa-

tion will meet at the HugotonMiddle School Library at 6:30p.m.December 16- The Hugoton Area Chamberof Commerce will host theirmonthly luncheon at 12:00noon.- The Comfort Zone will host

a Christmas Open House andribbon cutting from 3:00 to6:00 p.m. at their new loca-tion, 205 W. Seventh in Hugo-ton.- The Hugoton Camera Club

will meet at Judy Hickert’shome at 7:00 p.m. in Moscowfor the December meeting.December 17

- Moscow Senior CenterChristmas party. Everyone iswelcome to enjoy dinner andthe party!December 18- Rolla schools’ Christmas

Concert.

December 19- Santa Day at Rolla.- Early deadline for The Her-

mes at 12:00 noon for the De-cember 25 paper.December 19-January 2- Christmas Break for Her-

itage Christian Academy andUSD 210 Hugoton students.December 20- Hugoton Alco will host the

eighth annual Shop with aCop event. Mail donations toPO Box 788, Hugoton, Ks.67951 or drop off at the HPD,405 E. Fourth Street. December 20-January 6- Christmas Break for USD

209 Moscow and USD 217Rolla students.December 21- First day of winter- Pastor Don and Deborah

Quattlebaum invite the com-munity to Lighthouse Fellow-ship for a worship service at10:30 a.m. Lighthouse Fel-lowship is located at 424 S.Jackson in Hugoton.December 24- Early deadline for The Her-

mes at 12:00 noon for theJanuary 1, 2015 issue.December 25- Merry Christmas!December 25-27- Stevens County Library willbe closed for the Christmas

holiday.December 29- Hugoton city council will

meet at 5:15 p.m. in thecouncil meeting room at theCity Office.December 31- New Year’s EveJanuary 1, 2015- Happy New Year!January 5-9- School Safety WeekJanuary 6- Heritage Christian AcademyBoard will meet at 7:00 p.m.- Hugoton Sports Boosters

will meet at 7:00 p.m. in thehigh school auditorium.January 8- Stevens County Genealogi-

cal Society will meet at 1:00p.m. in the Stevens CountyLibrary’s computer lab.- Stevens County Farm Serv-ice Agency and K-State Re-search & Extension will hosta Farm Bill Information meet-ing at 6:00 p.m. at theStevens County Fairgrounds.January 19- USD 210 Board of Educa-

tion will meet at 6:30 p.m. inthe Hugoton Middle SchoolLibrary.January 21- Hugoton Primary School

classroom and group pic-tures.

January 22- Hugoton Intermediate

School classroom and grouppictures.January 26-27

- No school for USD 210Hugoton students.January 28- Hugoton Middle School sci-ence fair, starting at 8:30 a.m.February 3- Hugoton Elementary third

graders will present theirmusic program at 7:00 p.m.in the HES gym.- Heritage Christian AcademyBoard will meet at 7:00 p.m.February 4- Early release for Heritage

Christian Academy studentsat 12:00 noon.- Early release for USD 210

Hugoton students at 1:30p.m.February 5-6

- No school for HeritageChristian Academy or USD210 Hugoton students due toParent/Teacher Conferences.February 9

- No school for USD 209Moscow students due to Par-ent/Teacher Conferences.Grade school conferences willbe from 4:00 to 7:30 p.m. andjunior/senior high confer-ences will be from 5:00 to9:00 p.m.

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Death has claimed the lifeof Daniel Arthur Newman, 26of Ulysses. Mr. Newmanpassed away Friday, Decem-ber 5, 2014 at his residence.

The son of Dean R. New-man and the former Janet L.Hayden, he was born Sep-tember 20, 1988 at MedicineLodge.

Mr. Newman was a mem-ber of the Church of Christ ofUlysses. He graduated fromUlysses High School in 2007and went to college at Abilene Christian University.

He loved to bowl and paintbowling pins.

Survivors include his par-ents Dean and Janet New-man of Ulysses; his brotherTimothy Newman and girl-friend Georgeiann of

Abilene, Tx.; and his manyother family and friends.

Those preceding Daniel indeath are his grandparentsGordon and Norman New-man and John Hayden andSandra Hayden.

A memorial service isplanned for Saturday, De-cember 13, 2014 at 10:00a.m. at Ulysses Church OfChrist with Pastor WarrenBaldwin officiating.

Grant County FuneralHome is in charge of arrange-ments.

A memorial has been es-tablished for Daniel A. New-man. Memorials may bemailed to Grant County Funeral Home, 218 S. MainSt., Ulysses, Ks. 67880.

Daniel Newman

Lifelong Hugoton resident NormanEphraim Traver passed from this life Monday,December 9, 2014 at Pioneer Manor NursingHome in Hugoton. He was 88.

Funeral services are planned for Friday,

December 12 at 11:00 a.m. at Paul’s FuneralHome Chapel in Hugoton.

Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00p.m. Thursday at Paul’s Funeral Home inHugoton. A full obit will be in next week.

Norman Traver

Monday, December 1, 2014• Dog at Large, West City Limits and

Seventh, Owner Caught Dog, Ser-geant Johnson

Tuesday, December 2, 2014• Vehicle Unlock, 900 Block of South

Polk, Citizen Assist, SergeantJohnson

• Agency Assist, Sergeant JohnsonWednesday, December 3, 2014• Vandalism, 800 Block of South Jef-

ferson, Took Report, Chief Leslie• Graffiti, 300 Block of South Jeffer-

son, Took Report, Chief Leslie• Fire Assist, 1200 Block of South

Adams, Public Service, Officer Hag-

manThursday, December 4, 2014• Vehicle Unlock, 500 Block of South

Main, Citizen Assist, Officer Crane• Suspicious Vehicle, 800 Block of

South Van Buren, Investigated, Of-ficer Crane

• Dog at Large, 1400 Block of SouthMadison, Dog Impounded, OfficerHagman

Friday, December 5, 2014• Non Injury Accident, 100 Block of

East Seventh, Took Report, Ser-geant Johnson

• Unwanted Subject, 700 Block ofSouth Jefferson, Officer Hagman

Saturday, December 6, 2014• Medical Assist, 1000 Block of

South Jackson, Public Service, Of-ficer Crane

• Medical Assist, Fourth and Mon-roe, Public Service, Officer Hagman

• Medical Assist, 1000 Block ofSouth Jackson, Public Service, Of-ficer Hagman

Sunday, December 7, 2014• Dog at Large, 1200 Block of South

Madison, Dog Impounded, Ser-geant Johnson

• Dog at Large, 400 Block of WestTenth, Returned to Owner, Ser-geant Johnson

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Kansas Attorney GeneralDerek Schmidt joined withTexas and 15 other states ina legal challenge to PresidentBarack Obama’s unilateraldecision to stop enforcingparts of federal immigrationlaw.

The Texas-led lawsuit,filed in federal district courtin Brownsville, Texas, seeks adeclaration that the presidentlacked constitutional author-ity to abandon enforcementof various provisions of fed-eral immigration law. Thesuit asks the federal court tofind instead that the presi-dent was obligated to followthe U.S. Constitution’s re-quirement that he “take carethat the laws be faithfully ex-ecuted” as Congress wrotethem.

“Until recently, the presi-dent repeatedly made clearthat there is a lawful way tofix the nation’s broken immi-gration system and an un-lawful way,” Schmidt said.“Until he reversed course lastmonth, the president cor-rectly insisted that he lackedauthority under the Consti-tution to essentially suspendthe law or rewrite it to suithis preferences.”

The president’s announce-ment of “executive action” inNovember directs federal au-thorities to change how theyenforce federal immigrationlaw, abandoning variousstatutory requirements en-tirely. The states’ lawsuitasks the federal court toorder the federal agencies todisregard the president’s ‘ex-ecutive action’ and instead tofollow the requirements setforth in the statutes.

“Congress has a constitu-tional and a moral obligationto fix our country’s brokenimmigration system,”Schmidt said. “There aremany important interests in-volved in this complex de-bate, including many inKansas. The diverse interestsof our state in immigrationreform are best served whenKansas voices in Congressare part of the solution, andthe country is best served

when the president and fed-eral agencies follow the lawand the Constitution. Frus-tration arising from politicalgridlock is not an excuse fora president to bypass Con-gress, ignoring the law andthe Constitution.”

In addition to Texas andKansas, the states filing suittoday are: Alabama, Georgia,Idaho, Indiana, Louisiana,Montana, Nebraska, SouthCarolina, South Dakota,Utah, West Virginia and Wis-

consin. Governors PhilBryant of Mississippi, Paul R.LePage of Maine, Patrick L.McCrory of North Carolina,and C.L. “Butch” Otter ofIdaho also joined as plaintiffsin the case.

The cost of the litigationwill be borne by Texas. Thecase is Texas v. UnitedStates, and a copy of thestates’ complaint can befound at http://1.usa.gov/1zRG6Ht.

(First Published in The Hugoton Her-mes, Thursday, December 11, 2014) 1t

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well. They thought the feeswere kind of high. Tomstated he will discuss thefees with Engineer Pete Earles to see if any of themcan be lowered.

Nordyke informed thecouncil the two new aeratorsare scheduled to be installedon the lagoons Monday.

Mayor Rowden statedJosh Morris’s term with theEcoDevo Board is up thisyear. The council approvedthe motion to reappoint JoshMorris for another four yearterm.

After going into executivesession, the meeting ad-journed. The next CityCouncil meeting will be De-cember 29, 2014.

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Brenna is a resilient andstrong young lady. Her hob-bies include drawing anddoing arts and crafts; shehas recently learned to knitas well. Brenna loves to singand says that choir is her fa-vorite class in school. Shedoes well in school andmakes good grades. Brennaneeds a family that is pa-tient and understanding. Tolearn more about adoptionvisit www.adoptkskids.orgor call 877-457-5430.Brenna’s case number isCH-6094.

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Fun and games abound at theSanta Committee’s second an-nual Winter Carnival. Kidsenjoyed lots of exciting activi-ties.

Cash Kallenback tells Santa what he wants for Christmas. Thesecond annual Winter Carnival drew lots of excited children tothe Activity Center Saturday.

This little lady shows off herbeautiful face painting thatshe received at the WinterCarnival.

Face painting is one of the great activites at the winter carnival.The finished art can be seen at right.

Thank goodness for goodneighbors and firemen! WayneHarrison’s neighbor spottedthe red hot side of the shed inback of Wayne’s house at 1206S. Adams as he got home fromwork last Wednesday evening.The fire broke out in the shedthe evening of December 3.The fire department battledvaliantly but the metal build-ing’s interior was almost to-tally destroyed. Thankfully themotor home, El Camino and afew other items inside thebuilding were rescued byWayne and his neighbors. Itcould have been so much worseas the motor home’s tank wasfilled with diesel.

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The sight that the firemen were met with when arriving at WayneHarrison’s shed. A neighbor snapped this picture while trying torescue the motor home and El Camino.

Santa, with the help of Yardmaster’s Jeff Crawford, leads thelarge group in a boisterous round of Christmas Carols picked asfavorites of some of the attending children.

This coming Saturday, De-cember 13, is our monthlydance. Cottonwood will beproviding the live countrywestern music from 7:00 to10:00 p.m. Please bring foodto share. Saturday is alsoSew All Day beginning at8:30 a.m. and the Canastaplayers have a potluck at6:00 p.m. and play after-wards.

The Stevens CountyHealth Department will becoming to the Center to doblood pressure checks onlyonce a month instead oftwice. They will be here everyfourth Tuesday from 11:00a.m. until 12:00 noon. We aregrateful they take time out oftheir busy schedule to pro-vide this service. Tuesday,December 23, is our nextblood pressure check day.

Also December 23 is Bingoat 12:30 p.m. with Sara Lee

Anderson’s family. Their fam-ily provides the prizes andcalls Bingo for this fun an-nual event.

Please make plans now tospend New Year’s Eve with usat the dance from 8:00 p.m.until midnight. Craig Stevensis the band. Again pleasebring food to share. We willhave prize drawings through-out the evening.

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

MenuDec. 11..............Beef & NoodlesDec. 12 ...........................Chili &

....................Cinnamon RollsDec. 15 .....Chicken Fried SteakDec. 16 .....................Pork ChopDec. 17..................Christmas &

....................Birthday Dinner............Turkey and Dressing

Dec. 18...............................Stew

ActivitiesThursday, December 11Exercise....................10:30 a.m.Friday, December 12Exercise....................10:30 a.m.Bingo........................12:30 p.m.Saturday, December 13Sew All Day................8:30 a.m.Cards & Games .........6:00 p.m.Dance.........................7:00 p.m.

...................with CottonwoodMonday, December 15Exercise....................10:30 a.m.Line Dancing..............7:00 p.m.Tuesday, December 16Exercise....................10:30 a.m.Wednesday, December 17Exercise....................10:30 a.m.Paint...........................1:00 p.m.Thursday, December 18Exercise....................10:30 a.m.

As we approach the end ofthe year, the Chamber wouldlike to invite the citizens ofStevens County to make nom-inations for Citizen of theYear and Lifetime Achieve-ment awards for 2014. Theseawards will be presented to thehonored recipients at theChamber’s Annual BanquetFebruary 28, 2015. Anyonewho is a resident of StevensCounty can make a nomina-tion for either of these twoawards. Nomination forms areavailable at the Chamber officeor you can download the formfrom the Economic Develop-ment/Chamber Web site atstevenscountyks.com. Returnyour nomination forms to theHugoton Area Chamber ofCommerce. You can bringthem in to the office, mail themto 630 South Main Street oremail them to [email protected]. There are somany people in our communitywho think of others beforethemselves. If you know some-one like this, be sure to nomi-nate them for one of theseawards! Nominations must bereceived in the Chamber officeby Monday, January 12,2015, to be considered. Noanonymous nominations willbe accepted.

The Second AnnualStevens County HealthcareToy Drive is going on untilMonday December 15. If any-one would like to donate a newtoy, you may drop them at anyof the following drop-off loca-tions: Alco, Stevens CountyHospital, Pioneer Manor, andWhite's Foodliner. If you know

of any child in need, pleaserefer them to Alisha at 620-544-6162. You may leave amessage. All the toys will bedistributed to children in andaround Stevens County.Thank you for your generosity!

As the holidays approachdon’t forget Chamber Gift Cer-tificates are the PERFECTgift for Anyone, Anytime!Birthdays, Anniversaries,Christmas . . . Chamber GiftCertificates are the solution forall of your gift giving needs.Purchasing Chamber Gift Cer-tificates ensures that yourmoney is staying in our localeconomy making our localbusinesses strong. Stop by theChamber Office and purchasea Chamber Gift Certificate.These certificates can be writ-ten for any amount and are re-deemable at most StevensCounty businesses. Shop STEVENS COUNTY First!The Hugoton Area Chamber of

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Citizens State Bank601 S. Main - Hugoton

Pyramid Agency, Inc.521 S. Main - Hugoton

PAUL'S FUNERAL HOMEDavid & Brandy Robson

314 S. Van Buren 544-4122

Faith Publishing LLC522 S. Main 620-544-4321

TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH516 N.E. Avenue 544-2355

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

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

YOU ARE WELCOME!UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

828 S. Main Hugoton 544-8715Reverend Jo Mead, Pastor

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

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

Thursday Prayer Service - 12:00-1:00 p.m.Sunday School - 9:45 a.m.

Morning Worship - 11:00 a.m.HugotonUMC.com

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.-MayMOSCOW UNITED METHODIST

598-2426Tim McCrary, Pastor 598-2421

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

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

FAITH LUTHERANTenth and Adams 544-2092

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

LIGHTHOUSE FELLOWSHIP424 S. Jackson 544-4828Don Quattlebum, PastorSunday School - 9:30 a.m.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Pam Peachey, Pastor544-2436Services

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

HISPANO Congregación618 Main sur - Hugoton

620-370-1003Pastor Marcelino Auila

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

SOVEREIGN REDEEMER CHURCHPastor - Eric Mason

620-544-6386www.sovereignredeemerchurch.org

ST. HELEN CATHOLIC CHURCH1011 South Jefferson Street 544-2551

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

AGAPE CHURCH OF HUGOTON

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

428-1135

ASAMBLEA DE DIOSLOS REDIMIDOS DEL REY

Martes 7:00 PMJueves 7:00 PM

Domingo 3:00 PM138 S. Main Hugoton

Pastores: Martinez620-544-7096

ASSEMBLY OF GODMain and Second Street

544-2773Ben Coats, Pastor


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.


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

OF LATTER DAY SAINTS520 E. First

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

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

CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE500 S. Van Buren 544-2493

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

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

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

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

FAITH CHAPEL CHURCHOF GOD IN CHRIST

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

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

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

Bible Study - 7:00 p.m.

You are invited to comeworship with family and

friends at Pioneer Manor

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December 21Hugoton UMC

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

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RoGlenda Coulter, Bookkeeper/Classifieds/Obituaries

Kay McDaniels, Advertising/Circulation/Layout

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Wilma Bartel, Asst. CompositionMarie Austin, Asst. CompositionToni Hamlin, Asst. MailingJean Coulter, Asst. MailingPhoebe Brummett, Rolla CorrespondentJudy Hickert, Moscow Correspondent

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

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

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DEBIT/CREDIT/CASH DECEMBER DISCOUNTNever carry cash? Don’t have

a checkbook? The library is nowable to process your credit ordebit card to pay library fines,fees, faxes, book sales, etc. Kan-Pay charges your account a2.5% convenience fee above thetotal fee, to be used to promoteonline initiatives across the stateof Kansas. And as an incentiveto clear your account, if you usecash, credit or debit, the librarywill deduct ten percent off yourtotal fees (over $1.00, please)from now until the end of 2014.

YOUTH WINTER READING PROGRAM –

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Program is on now! Take ThePete Pledge! Sign up today withthe number of minutes youpledge to read between Decem-ber 1, 2014 and January 31,2015 and receive a free back-pack courtesy of Abengoa, whilesupplies last!

SUNFLOWER SHOWCASEPHOTOGRAPHY FEST

You’re invited to enter theeighth Annual Sunflower Show-case Photography Fest. Theshowcase will be exhibited at theSCL in January.

LIBRARY HOLIDAY CLOSINGS

The library will be closed De-cember 25, 26, and 27 for theChristmas holiday and January1 for New Year’s Day.

UPCOMING EVENTS AT THE SCL

December 11, 11:30 – RecipeSwap

December 11, 1:00 p.m. –SCGS Meeting

December 25, 26, 27 – Li-brary Closed for Christmas

January 2 – March 21 - AdultWinter Reading Program

January – Sunflower Show-case Photography Exhibit

February – Local Artists’ Ex-hibit

@ YOUR LIBRARYYour Information Source for 100 Years

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Phone: 620.544.2301 • Fax: 620.544.2322Email: [email protected]

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Jim and Shirley Mothes celebrate 40 blissful years of marriagewith a small group of friends and family last week. Congratulations Jim and Shirley!!! Wishing you many more.

SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS CHILDREN

ALL YEAR LONG With holidays and vacations,December is often considered atime to focus on the children inour lives. Whether we’re takingthe kids to visit Santa, buyingHanukkah gifts, or volunteeringfor a toy drive, children are at theheart of the holiday season. Weat Social Security definitely knowa thing or two about helping chil-dren. Did you know that we issueSocial Security numbers for chil-dren, typically during the firstweeks or months of their life?You can learn about Social Secu-rity numbers for children byreading our publication, SocialSecurity Numbers For Children,available at www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs. A child needs a SocialSecurity number if he or she isgoing to have a bank account, ifa relative is buying savings bondsfor the child, if the child will havemedical coverage, or if the childwill receive government services.You’ll also need a Social Securitynumber for a child to claim himor her on your tax returns. Typi-cally, the hospital will ask if youwant to apply for a Social Secu-rity number for your newborn aspart of the birth registrationprocess. This is the easiest andfastest way to apply. If you wait to apply, you willhave to visit a Social Security of-fice and you must: •Complete an Application Fora Social Security Card (Form SS-5). •Show us original documentsproving your child’s U.S. citizen-ship, age, and identity. •Show us documents provingyour identity. Remember, a child age 12 orolder requesting an original So-cial Security number must ap-pear in person for the interview,even though a parent orguardian will sign the applicationon the child’s behalf. You can imagine the many di-verse needs that children aroundthe world have. The children ofsome countries aren’t as fortu-nate, and don’t have the strongsocial safety net that we have inthe United States. We work hardat Social Security to protect theneeds of children, particularly ifone or both of their parents aredisabled, retired, or deceased.These benefits for children pro-vide necessities, and help manyminors complete high school.You can learn more by readingour publication, Benefits For Chil-dren, available at www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs. Children with disabilities areamong our most vulnerable citi-zens. Social Security is dedicatedto helping those with qualifyingdisabilities and their familiesthrough the Supplemental Secu-rity Income (SSI) program. To

qualify for SSI: •The child must have a phys-ical or mental condition, or acombination of conditions, re-sulting in “marked and severefunctional limitations.” Thismeans that the condition(s) mustseverely limit your child’s activi-ties. •The child’s condition(s) mustbe severe, last for at least 12months, or be expected to resultin death. •If your child’s condition(s)does not result in “marked andsevere limitations”, or does notresult in those limitations for atleast 12 months, your child willnot qualify for SSI.

• The child must not be work-ing and earning more than$1,090 a month in 2015. (Thisamount usually changes everyyear.) If he or she is working andearning that much money, yourchild will not be eligible for dis-ability benefits. Learn the details about bene-fits for children by reading ourpublication, Benefits for Childrenwith Disabilities, available atwww.socialsecu rity.gov/pubs. Visit www.socialsecurity.gov/people/kids to learn moreabout all we do to care for chil-dren. Caring for the next genera-tion is a national priority, duringthe holidays and all year long.


You are invited to participate in a…

HCA Matching Funds GrantContributions made to

Heritage Christian Academyfrom now until January 15, 2015

will be matched 100% up to $35,000HCA is a non-pro!t 501(c)(3) organization. All contributions are tax deductible.“I would claim that Christian schooling is not about running or hiding from--ratherit is about embracing and pursuing the mind of Christ. It is about pursuing the realunderstanding of what it means to be salt and light, about transformation by therenewing of the mind. It is about the development of fruitful bearers of the imageof Christ in a world gone bland with its salt-less-ness; a world staggering in an abun-dance of darkness where the light has been all but snu!ed out.”

Ken Smitherman, President, Association of Christian School International

Christian LeadershipOur goal is to create success-bound Christian leaders who follow God and in"uence societywith a Christian worldview, character and integrity. Students will be culturally relevant withoutcompromising Biblical truth and expand God’s kingdom by being bold, fearless leaders andwitnesses of Christ. Our students will learn to share and defend their faith with others.Superior AcademicsOur school will provide academic excellence, training in critical thinking, and good study habits.Our students will be fully prepared for their next educational level.A Scriptural WorldviewOur students will be taught God is our sole provider and He created our universe. They will viewGod as the source of all academic subjects.A Personal & Sustained Relationship with Jesus ChristOur students will be taught the necessity of being born again in the Spirit of God by receivingJesus Christ as Lord and Savior. Students will be taught that growth in the Christian life dependsupon fellowship with God through Bible study, Christian fellowship and prayer. We will lead ourstudents to become Disciples of Christ and seek His purpose and truth for their lives. Every stu-dent will be encouraged to embrace the Bible as the source of absolute truth and to maintaina biblical worldview rather than a humanistic worldview.

Contributions may be sent to:Heritage Christian Academy

PO Box 744Hugoton, KS 67951

Or come by and visit us at 505 E 1st Street, Hugoton, KS

528 S. Main Street • Hugoton - 620-544-8819

119 S. Main Street • Ulysses - 620-356-3470

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The Hugoton United Methodist Church spon-sored a live Nativity Scene Sunday afternoon.All the animals were well behaved for the

photo. Cars lined Main Street to observe thebeautiful memorial and recreation of our Savior’s birth, the reason for the season.

November Students of the Month are seventhgraders Daniel Fraire and Alondra Camacho

and eighth graders Rebecca Johnson and PeterLoewen. Photo courtesy of Morey Mecklenburg.

Molly McClure is HeritageChristian Academy’s Studentof the Month. Molly is a sixthgrader and the daughter ofBen and Lalane McClure.

One of the highlights at the Santa Committee’s second annualWinter Carnival is face painting. High school students cre-atively decorated the faces of excited carnival visitors.

Smart Tax Moves To Consider Before New Year's Eve

The flurry of activity duringthe last weeks of December canmake it difficult to pay atten-tion to finances. If you want tosave on your tax bill comeApril, now's the time to makesome critical moves.

If you have a tax advisor orfinancial planner, it's wise torun these ideas by them first.Here are some suggestions toinvestigate by year-end withfollow-up in the new year:

1. Accelerate your deduc-tions and defer your income. Itmakes the list every year be-cause it works. To keep your2014 tax bill low, try to deferbonuses, consulting income orself-employment income until2015 while taking as many de-ductions as you legally can in2014. Deductions may includepaying your January federaland state income taxes beforeDecember 31, real estate taxesand interest payments.

2. Bunch non-urgent med-ical expenses this year or movethem to 2015. If you have non-emergency medical procedurescoming up, it's a good idea topack them into the same yearso people under age 65 can ex-ceed the ten percent adjustedgross income (AGI) minimumfor medical expenses. For thoseover age 65, the AGI minimumis seven and a half percent.

3. Make last-minute with-holding adjustments. If you'vestarted making more moneylater in the year, make sureyour withholding or estimated

tax payments are adjusted be-fore December 31 so you don'tface underpayment penaltieslater.

4. Evaluate your traditionaland Roth IRA holdings. Manypeople who expect their taxrate to go up in retirement con-vert traditional IRAs to Rothaccounts in advance. Thosewho don't do so keep their tra-ditional accounts as-is. Nomatter how close you're gettingto retirement, it's a good idea totake inventory of your IRA in-vestments to make sure they'reaccessible and to contact yourtax advisor if you have ques-tions about strategy.

5. Contribute as much toretirement accounts as possi-ble. Putting money away for re-tirement is always a good idea– for your tax bill and for yourfuture. For tax year 2014, indi-vidual 401(k) (www.practicalmoneyskills.com/401k) contri-bution limits are $17,500 and$5,500 for an IRA (not includ-ing catch-up contributions fortaxpayers 50 or over). In 2015,those contribution limits willgo up to $18,000 and $6,000respectively.

6. Consider HSAs andFSAs. High-deductible insur-ance plans may offer a healthsavings account (HSA) optionthat allows you to deposit pre-tax dollars to pay for medicalexpenses high-deductibleplans don't cover. FlexibleSpending Accounts (www.practicalmoneyskills.com/fsa) alsoallow pre-tax dollars to pay fordental care, vision checkupsand glasses and over-the-

counter drugs.7. Gather state and local

sales tax receipts. If you item-ize your deductions, considerwhether to deduct state andlocal sales taxes instead ofstate and local income taxes.

8. Consider a gift. Individu-als can give up to $14,000 ayear per beneficiary to as manypeople as they'd like during2014 free of gift or estate tax.That amount goes up to$28,000 per beneficiary peryear for spouses (both individ-ual and spousal numbers willstay the same in 2015).

9. Make a last-minute char-itable deduction. If you itemize,you can deduct for charitablecontributions – but do somehomework first. GuideStar.orglists every IRS-registered non-profit organization, so you cando full research on the organi-zation's work and legitimacy aswell as its tax status.

10. Take that home officededuction. If you use part ofyour home for business or ifyour office is an unattachedstructure, you may qualify fora home office deduction up to$1,500 a year.

11. Watch the news andkeep your tax preparer's num-ber handy. Congress mayspend its final days arguingover a variety of expired taxbreaks still pending. It's impor-tant to keep an eye on tax newsbetween now and New Year'sDay.

Bottom line: Use the end ofthe year to gather records andadvice and make smart choicestaxwise and otherwise.

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SOCIAL SECURITY NEWSBy Rich Fowler, Social Security Operations Supervisor in Dodge City

Hugoton faced off againstthe Syracuse Bulldogs last Fri-day night, December 5, athome. The game was Hugo-ton’s from the get-go, as theEagles scored ten points be-fore Syracuse logged any. TheBulldogs just couldn’t scoreconsistently against the Ea-gles’ tough defense, and HHScrushed Syracuse 51-28 intheir first contest of the sea-son.

During the first quarter,posts Zack Leininger and TonyKinser ensured the Bulldogscouldn’t get inside the lane,and the pair forced tenturnovers. Syracuse’s onlypoints came from a single fieldgoal, as Kinser fiercelyguarded the goal, swattingaway six shots.

Hugoton’s defense reignedsupreme during the first half,and the Bulldogs were onlyable to score ten points in thesecond quarter. Fortunately,the Eagles’ offense was noslouch either, as Colby Korfand Parker Titus hit a threepointer apiece. The Eaglesheaded to the locker room witha comfortable 30-12 lead, andemerged determined to keep it.

The last half of the game

was dominated by difficultyscoring for both sides. Shotssimply didn’t fall for eitherteam, but Hugoton main-tained their lead, scoringseven points in the third and14 in the last quarter. Syra-cuse outscored the Eagles inthe third quarter, nine toseven, but the effort justwasn’t enough to close thegap. HHS nearly put a stop tothe Bulldogs’ baskets in thefourth quarter, and scored 14points against SHS’s five. Thecontest ended in an impressivewin for Hugoton, 51 to 28.

Zack Leininger was on fire,scoring 20 points for the night,followed by guard Parker Tituswith nine. Zack shot 90 per-cent from the field and madeboth his free throws. TonyKinser was king of the boardswith eight rebounds, six ofthem defensive. Titus shot 75percent, making three of fourfield goal attempts. Ulises Ar-mendariz led HHS in steals,with three. Hugoton’s varsityEagles will face Gruver, Tx.,Thursday, December 11, at8:15 p.m. in HHS’s West Gymfor their first game in the 2014Blue and Red Classic. Winnerof the Eagles/Greyhound

game will play at 8:15 p.m.Friday evening in the westgym. Check page 8 of this

week’s Hermes for the fullschedule of the 2014 Blue andRed Classic.

600 E. 11th 544-8686

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The Wichita Eagle has an-nounced two Hugoton HighSchool Eagle football payersin 4A Division as All StateHonorable Mention. SeniorUlises Armendariz at runningback and Pedro Ordonez atlinebacker were both namedas All State Honorable Men-tion.

Hugoton started off thewrestling season with a dualin Liberal December 4. TheHugoton Eagles brought 16wrestlers to Liberal and per-formed pretty well. The Ea-gles started off the dual withseven JV matches. Hugotonwon four of the matches.Jalen Rosales (113 lbs),Bradan Slemp (120 lbs), JackStalcup (132 lbs) and MannyMendoza (138 lbs) all recordedtheir first wins of the season.

Then Hugoton moved ontothe varsity matches where theEagles did not fair as well, butdid some really good things.The score does not show howwell the athletes did at times.“We only won two of the tenmatches wrestled but we wereleading in six of those eight

losses when we made mis-takes. Mistakes happen whenyou have such a young team,but I feel we wrestled prettywell,” said Coach BrianCampbell. The two varsitywins came from sophomorePedro Ordonez and freshmanMarcos Baeza. Marcos win-ning his first high school var-sity match is a big deal, helooked good and was in con-trol the whole match.

In the varsity match PedroOrdonez beat Emanuel Per-alta and Marcos Baeza beatAlexis Garcia.

In the junior varsity com-petition Jalen Rosales,Bradan Slemp and Jack Stal-cup each won their match.Manny Mendoza won both ofhis matches.

Coach McClure took theJV wrestling team to Good-land Saturday, December 6for their first tournament of

the year. Coach McClure waspretty successful, placingevery wrestler he took!

Jack Stalcup placed third;Danny Tapia placed fourth;and Bryan Suarez placedfifth.

Saturday, December 5, theHugoton wrestling team trav-eled to Rocky Ford, Co., tocompete in a dual team tour-nament. There were twelveteams in attendance withteams ranging from 2A up to5A. Hugoton competed well asa team, beating Baca County,and then lost to 5A PuebloCentennial by only one point.Daniel Bustillos made it excit-ing heading into the finalmatch of this dual. The Eagleswere down by six and neededa pin to force a tie to send it tocriteria, where the team wouldhave won. Daniel was in totalcontrol the whole match andhad his opponent on his backnumerous times, but couldnot finish him. Daniel won 16– 1 so the Eagles fell only onepoint short.

Hugoton then had anotherclose dual against Rooseveltbut ended up losing by three,and finished against Palmerwhere the team lost by ten.“Manny Mendoza was injuredin the Pueblo dual; with him Ithink we would have win bothof these duals. It was a greattournament as a team be-cause we pulled together like Ihave not seen from a Hugotonwrestling team in my fouryears coaching here. Thisteam seems to be a lot closerknit and they are turning outto be a fun team to watch,”said Coach Brian Campbell. The Eagles have two first year

wrestlers and four freshmanon the varsity this year so theteam is going to have its upsand downs but the kids are allcompeting hard and it shouldmake for an exciting year.Daniel Bustillos was the war-rior of the week this week.

Hugoton heads to Ulyssesfor a two-day varsity and jun-ior varsity tournament Fridayand Saturday.Varsity:Daniel Bustillos 3 wins - 1 lossJalen Rosales 1 win - 3 lossesBradan Slemp 2 wins - 2lossesIsrael Montoya 2 wins - 2lossesPedro Ordonez 4 wins - 0lossesManny Mendoza 1 win - 2lossesEdgar Villa 2 wins - 2 lossesMarcos Baeza 3 wins - 1 lossGenesis Martinez 1 win - 3lossesRomano Burger 2 wins - 2lossesNoel Camacho 3 wins - 1 lossLandan Hickey 2 wins - 2lossesBrian Flores 1 win - 3 losses

Sophomore Zack Leininger stretches for the jump ball duringtip-off Friday night. Zack exemplified the role of “Most ValuablePlayer” Friday, tallying 20 points and seven rebounds.

HHS post Tony Kinser towers over Syracuse and Hugoton players alike, his six foot six inch frame aiding the Eagles score51 points to Syracuse’s 28.

Wrestlers travel to Rocky Ford

Wrestlers begin season at Liberal

JV grapplers compete at Goodland

GWAC announcesHugoton’s All-Leaguefootball selections

Ulises and Pedronamed All State by Wichita Eagle

The Great West ActivitiesConference 2014 All-Leaguefootball players announcedFirst Team selections. FirstTeam Honorable Mentionswere Ulises Armendariz - De-fensive Back and All-Pur-pose; Manny Mendez - PuntReturner; Zack Leininger -Tight End and MarkPersinger - Offensive Line.

Sports ScheduleThursday, December 11-High School Blue and Red

Classic Basketball Tourna-ment Girls play at 6:30 andboys at 8:15 p.m.- Middle School Basketball 7B

at Liberal South Middle School4:00 p.m.- Middle School Basketball 7A

at Liberal South Middle School5:00 p.m.- Middle School Basketball 8B

at Liberal South Middle School6:00 p.m.- Middle School Basketball 8A

at Liberal South Middle School7:00 p.m.Friday, December 12-High School Blue and Red

Classic Basketball Tourna-ment- High School V/JV Wrestling

at Ulysses 4:00 p.m.Saturday, December 13-High School V/JV Wrestling

at Ulysses TBD- High School Basketball G/C

team, B.C team Dodge City10:30 a.m.- High School Blue and Red

Classic Basketball Tourna-mentMonday, December 15- Middle School Girls Basket-

ball ARMS League Tournament8A, 8B at Dodge City Co-manche TBD- Middle School Girls Basket-

ball ARMS League Tournament7A, 7B at Horace Good MiddleSchool, Garden City TBDTuesday, December 16- Middle School Girls Basket-

ball ARMS League Tournament8A, 8B at Dodge City Co-manche TBD- Middle School Girls Basket-

ball ARMS League Tournament7A, 7B at Horace Good MiddleSchool, Garden City TBD

Eagles smash through Syracuse Friday night

Amy Scott dribbles down court during varsity action Fridaynight. The girls basketball team defeated Syracuse 76-29.

Boys’ JV take down SyracuseHugoton’s JV boys con-

quered the visiting SyracuseBulldogs in a 59-19 contest Fri-day night. Alex Gonzales scoredconsistently all night, making25 points throughout the game.

Other scorers includedEddie Marquez with ten andTyler Goode with seven. ColbyKorf scored five, Tony Kinserand Garrett Hamlin each

scored four, and Valentino De-gollado and Mark Persingereach contributed two points.

The Hugoton Eagles’ JuniorVarsity will next play Friday,December 19 when they faceScott City at home at 4:45 p.m.The boys’ C team will play Sat-urday, December 13 at 10:30a.m. at Dodge City.

Watch Eagle Games OnlineFor those wanting to watch Hugoton Eagles basketball in cyber-

space go to www.ustream.tv/explore. Once on that screen, click onSEARCH and enter “hchannel12”. Only varsity games arestreamed.

You can also listen to the game on the radio at 106.7 FM or gowww.westernkansasnews.com and click on the “SPORTS” tab, thenselect “HUGOTON SPORTS”.

The Lady Eagles openedthe 2014-2015 season as thepre-season number oneranked 4A Division II teamand they left no doubt theywill remain in that positionwith a resounding 76-27 vic-tory over the visiting Syra-cuse Lady Bulldogs. The LadyEagles opened the game withtheir trapping full court pressand forced Syracuse intoeight turnovers in their firstnine possessions, as well as atotal of 15 turnovers in thefirst quarter as the Eaglesflew out to a 22-9 lead. Sen-iors Riley Sosa and EstefaniArmendariz led the way in thefirst quarter with Sosa scor-ing eight points and Armen-dariz six.

The defense continued tosuffocate the Bulldogs in thesecond quarter by holdingthem to three points whilethe Lady Eagle offense put 20more points on the score-board to make the half timescore 42-12. Sophomore KatyHeger scored seven of herpoints in this quarter, withfellow sophomore Amy Scottcontributing five and Armen-dariz scoring four morepoints.

The third quarter contin-ued to go the Lady Eagles’way as they outscored Syra-cuse 23-11 to take a 65-23lead heading into the fourthquarter with the entire fourthquarter having a runningclock due to the 30-pointmercy rule. Scott led the wayin the third with 12 points.The final quarter had the Ea-gles outscoring the Bulldogs11-4 for the final of 76-27.

All 12 varsity players com-peted in the game with thescoring led by Scott’s 24,Sosa’s 14, Armendariz’s 12and Heger’s ten. FreshmanDallie Hoskinson had five,while her twin sister Laneyscored four and fellow fresh-man JoHanna Rawlins alsoscored four. Senior Ana Penascored two, and sophomoreMelissa Fabela had one point.

Heger had an active allaround game with eightsteals, six assists, five deflec-tions and four rebounds. Ar-mendariz grabbed sevenrebounds with six being onthe offensive end, and shehad very active hands, caus-ing five deflections. Rawlinsalso pulled down seven re-bounds with Scott grabbing

another six boards. The LadyEagles out-rebounded Syra-cuse 40-24. The team had atotal of 23 steals which showshow active they were on de-fense.

Coach Andy Gillen, in histhird season as the headcoach, commented the team’sdepth was very apparent inthis game and using multiplesubstitutions kept the pres-sure on the Bulldogs andeventually wore them down.Coach Gillen also commentedthe team will need to work ontheir defensive rotations andspacing in the upcomingpractice sessions to iron outsome problems. Coach Gillenwill also focus on boxing outand rebounding. The teamdoes not have much heightand must be very precise inthe rebounding aspect of thegame as there will be futuregames against teams withtaller players. Gillen was veryhappy with the intensity andeffort of the team as these are

two things players can con-trol each and every time theywalk on the court.

The junior varsity girls’team beat Syracuse 56-19with Laney Hoskinson scor-ing 17 points and the C-teamplayed a two quarter gameand won 22-5.

The annual Blue and RedClassic tournament will tipoff Thursday, December 11,with the Lady Eagles at-tempting to win back to backtournament titles with gametime at 6:30 p.m. versus thePerryton Rangerettes. Thisyear’s field will be very toughand talented with three otherout of state schools enteredalongside Ulysses, Lakin andSouthwestern Heights. It willbe a good test for the LadyEagles and they are lookingforward to playing threegames in front of the home-town crowd.


Presents:

Please bring a new toy and drop it off at any ofthe toy drive location boxes.

All the toys will be distributed to children inand around Stevens County.

All toys must be new and dropped off by December 15th.

Please help out a child that may not receive a gift this year.

Also, if you know of a child that needs a Christmas gift, please

contact Alisha at 620-544-6162.Thank you and God Bless!!

Boxes are located at Stevens County Hospital,

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December 1, 2014, theHugoton Middle School LadyEagles eighth grade B-teamcompeted against Ulysses’Kepley Middle School. Afterfour quarters of action, theLady Eagles lost to the visit-ing team 16 to 35.

In the first quarter, Kepleyjumped to an early lead andkept it throughout the game.

Scoring for Hugoton wereMeaghan McClure with sixpoints followed by AbbyHeger and Josselyn Juradowith three points each. LuzRomo and Kenzie Hagmaneach added two points to fin-ish out the score.

The A-team girls took on

the visiting Ulysses team in ahard fought battle. After thefirst quarter, Hugoton andKepley were tied at ten pointseach. By halftime Hugotonwas 16 and Kepley 20.Ulysses kept up the momen-tum and the final score wasHugoton 29 and Kepley 40.

Etni Guzman was the topscorer with 12 points, fol-lowed by Ashlyn Schechterwith seven. Other Lady Ea-gles scoring in the game wereCasle Heger two points, Seth-sleng Garcia three points andRebecca Johnson with five.

“It is always tough comingoff a holiday break to have agame against a really good

opponent. We don’t reallypractice much as I am out oftown so the girls got togetherone time before we reallyplay. [It’s] not always the bestscenario for success. Wetalked a lot about what weneed to do to be successfulafter this game. We need torebound the ball better on thedefensive side of the ball. Weneed to make better decisionswith the ball on the offensiveside, and we need to makemore free throws when wehave the opportunity on theline. If we do those things wecan keep ourselves ingames,” said Coach Nick Ro-driguez.

The Lady Eagles’ eighthgrade team traveled to Gar-den City to battle the HoraceGoode Middle School girlsDecember 4, 2014.

“We really struggled earlyin this game but this teamwas quick. They reallypushed the ball well in boththe A and B-team games.The B-team never really gotthemselves going but part ofthe reason was that the oppo-nent was just a solid ball

team. The A-team struggledsome but in the third andfourth quarters got ourselvesback in the game. We reallydid rebound much better inthis game and shot our freethrows much better than wehad all year. Especially in thethird and fourth quarters.We only missed three freethrows in the fourth quarterand shot 15 in that quarter.We made a good run at agood team in that quarter,”

said Coach Nick Rodriguez. The Lady Eagles’ B-team

lost to Garden City with ascore of 17-34.

Hugoton girls scoringpoints were Abby Heger withsix, Josselyn Jurado one,Kenzie Hagman seven,Meaghan McClure two andEvelyn Camacho one.

The Hugoton A team bat-tled Garden City in a toughcompetition but lost 39-44. Inthe first quarter Hugoton was3 and Garden 12. By the halfHugoton still trailed 11 to 24.The Lady Eagles picked upthe pace and narrowed themargin in the third quarter to21-31, but could not get thewin in the final quarter.

Rebecca Johnson scored16 points in the game. MeganNewlon and Jayla Stumpeach scored seven points.Sesthleng Garcia scored fivepoints followed by CasleHeger with four.

The Lady Eagles have onemore week of games, thenthey will have their tourna-ment so the season is justabout wrapped up.

Seniors Ana Pena and Riley Sosa get set for action in the varsitygame against Syracuse. The first-ranked Lady Eagles showedthey deserve the top ranking in 4A Division II during their firstgame of the season.

HHS’s Dallie Hoskinson drives to the basket, while Melissa Fabela races to back her up during the Friday night contestagainst Syracuse. The Lady Eagles stomped the visiting Bulldogs76-27. Photo courtesy of Kevin Thompson. Reprinted with permission by The Garden City Telegram.

NOTICETo My Patients:I will be retiring December 31, 2014. I will not be avail-able to attend to your medical needs after December 19.I regret I will be unable to continue to serve you. Thesepast years have been filled with many rewarding experi-ences and memorable patients.

I will be happy to provide your new doctor with copies ofyour records - Please inform my office in writing whereyou wish those records to be sent at PO Box 997,Elkhart, Ks. 67950.

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Becky Bustillos wields a pair of giant scissorsin celebration of the Open House at RelentlessBoutique located at 104 E. Seventh in Hugoton.Chamber Director Ruth Van Horn and Cham-ber President Cathy Wolters hold the ribbonfor the traditional ribbon cutting. From left to

right are Gabe Baeza, Chamber Director RuthVan Horn, Kimberly Kraisinger, Jessica Teel,Eriel Milhon, Becky, Jentry Strothman andChamber Board President Cathy Wolters.Congratulations Becky!

High school office staff will appreciate a jollysnowman for the entire winter! The frostysculpture was designed and built by art stu-

dents Emmanuel Valles, Damon Passmore,Tyler Aguilar and Ethan Moodie. Art TeacherRoger Lynch stands by Ethan.

Hugoton High School art students plan to pres-ent this tree of cards to residents at PioneerManor. There are over 90 individually craftedcards to hand out. From left to right are School

Officer Adam Mauk, HHS Art InstructorRoger Lynch, Tyler Aguilar, Damon Passmore,Emmanuel Valles and Ethan Moodie.

December 4, PresidentBarack Obama signed Con-gresswoman Lynn Jenkins’ andU.S. Senator Jerry Moran’s leg-islation, H.R. 4067, into law.This law will delay Medicare’senforcement of unreasonableand inflexible direct supervisionrules for outpatient therapyservices at Critical Access Hos-pitals (CAHs) and other small,rural hospitals in 2014.

“This law has been a longtime in the making and it wouldnot have been possible withoutthe hard work and leadership ofSenator Moran and the number

of folks who helped advocate foraccess to rural healthcare,” saidCongresswoman Jenkins. “I ampleased Republicans and De-mocrats put their differencesaside and put people in ruralcommunities before politicalwrangling. There is still morework to be done, and access toquality healthcare in rural com-munities will continue to be oneof my top priorities. Next Con-gress, I will work to ensure thislaw is made permanent so folksliving in rural areas continue tohave timely access to care andthe certainty needed that theycan receive these basic healthservices close to home.”

“Making certain Kansanshave access to quality healthcare remains one of my top pri-orities in Congress,” Sen. Moransaid. “Today, a commonsensebill was signed into law thathelps preserve patients’ accessto important therapy services inKansas communities andacross the country. Passage ofthis law is a positive develop-ment, and I plan to reintroducelegislation in the new Congressto address this issue on a per-manent basis. Thanks to Con-gresswoman Jenkins for herextraordinary efforts on this leg-islation in the House of Repre-sentatives.”

Examples of direct supervi-sion rules for outpatient therapyservices:

- Application of cast to a fin-ger

- Blood transfusions

- Application of a splint to afinger

- Demonstration and/orevaluation of a patient utilizinga nebulizer or metered dose in-haler

- Alcohol and/or substanceabuse (other than tobacco)structured assessment andbrief intervention (such as ad-vising of health risks and coun-seling for 15-30 mins)

- Pulmonary rehabilitation,including exercise of one hourper session – up to two sessionsper day

Items to note:- Kansas currently has the

most CAHs in the country with84.

- This legislation is supportedby the American Hospital Asso-ciation, the Kansas Hospital As-sociation and the National RuralHealth Association.

- Sen. Moran introduced theoriginal version of this bill, S.1954, and it passed the Senateon Feb. 10, 2014. Congress-woman Jenkins introduced anidentical version of the bill in theU.S. House of Representativesand it passed the House onSept. 9, 2014.

- In June 2013, Sen. Moranintroduced S. 1143, the Protect-ing Access to Rural TherapyServices (PARTS) Act, to addressthis therapy supervision issueon a permanent basis. Clickhere to read a summary of thePARTS Act.

Submitted by the Office ofSenator Jerry Moran.

Let’s Hear It For #3!Did you know that the

third most commonly con-sumed vegetable in theUnited States after potatoesand tomatoes is the onion? Ilove onions, and this time ofyear onions are a great addi-tion to soups, stews andcasseroles. There are twomain classifications of

onions, green and dry. Whenselecting dry onion bulbs,look for those that are firmand have little to no smell.Avoid any with cuts, bruisesor blemishes. Store in a cool,dry dark place. Storage atcool temperatures is believedto better preserve their an-tioxidants. Be sure to takethem out of plastic bags as

they need air circulation.If you have only used a

portion of an onion, refriger-ate the remaining onion in asealed container for up to aweek. Or chop it up, bag itand store in the freezer for alater use. Here are a coupleof onion recipes that wouldbe great for a cold winternight, or to take to a holidaygathering!

Caramelized Onion Dip2 tsps. olive oil4 cups chopped onion (about2 large onions)3/4 tsp. chopped fresh thyme1/2 cup light sour cream1/3 cup (about 1½ oz.)grated Parmigiano-Reggianocheese1/3 cup (3 oz.) low-fat creamcheese1/3 cup reduced-fat mayon-naise1/4 tsp. salt1/2 tsp. black pepper1/2 tsp. hot pepper sauce1/2 tsp. Worcestershiresauce

Heat oil in a large nonstickskillet over medium-highheat, add onions and thymeto pan; sauté 10 minutes oruntil golden brown. Reduceheat to low; cook 20 minutesor until onions are deepgolden brown, stirring occa-sionally. Remove onion mix-ture from heat. Add sourcream and the remaining in-

gredients, stirring untilblended and cheese melts.

Healthy French OnionSoup

2 teaspoons olive oil4 cups thinly vertically slicedWalla Walla or other sweetonion4 cups thinly vertically slicedred onion1/2 tsp. sugar1/2 tsp. black pepper1/4 tsp. salt1/4 cup dry white wine8 cups low-sodium beef broth1/4 tsp. chopped fresh thyme8 (1-ounce) slices Frenchbread, cut into 1-inch cubes8 (1-ounce) slices reduced-fat, reduced-sodium Swisscheese

Directions: Heat olive oil ina Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add onions to pan;sauté for five minutes or untiltender. Stir in sugar, pepper,and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Re-duce heat to medium; cook20 minutes, stirring fre-quently. Increase heat tomedium-high, and sauté forfive minutes or until onion isgolden brown. Stir in wine,and cook for one minute. Addbroth and thyme; bring to aboil. Cover, reduce heat, andsimmer two hours.

Preheat broiler. Placebread in a single layer on abaking sheet; broil two min-utes or until toasted, turningafter one minute. Place eightoven proof bowls on a jelly-roll pan. Ladle one cup soupinto each bowl. Divide breadevenly among bowls; top eachserving with one cheese slice.Broil three minutes or untilcheese begins to brown.

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

Average retail gasolineprices in Kansas have fallen7.0 cents per gallon in thepast week, averaging $2.52per gallon Sunday, accordingto GasBuddy's daily survey of1,329 gas outlets in Kansas.This compares with the na-tional average that has fallen6.7 cents per gallon in thelast week to $2.69 per gallon,according to gasoline priceWeb site GasBuddy.com.

Including the change ingas prices in Kansas duringthe past week, prices Sundaywere 46.7 cents per gallonlower than the same day oneyear ago and are 38.8 centsper gallon lower than amonth ago. The national av-erage has decreased 25.4cents per gallon during thelast month and stands 57.2cents per gallon lower thanthis day one year ago.

“The amount of green onmy screen is astounding- butthere's no grinch here! Wecontinue to see significantprice drops in all 50 states-so large are the declines andso low the prices that Ameri-cans are now saving over aquarter billion dollars dailyversus prices a year ago- orsome 60 cents every gallon,”said Patrick DeHaan, seniorpetroleum analyst with Gas-Buddy. “Sixteen states sawaverage gas prices drop dou-ble digits per gallon over thelast week and we saw $1.99gas prices come back for thefirst time since 2010 in Texasand Oklahoma." And whilemany motorists are askinghow long the decline and lowprices will last, DeHaannoted- ". . .Don't worry- it'snot over yet.”

Submitted by GasBuddy.com.

Average retail gasoline prices are 57¢ lower than a year ago

President signs rural health legislation into law

The nation’s largest satelliteradio provider has agreed torepay consumers after being ac-cused of violating state con-sumer protection laws, AttorneyGeneral Derek Schmidt an-nounced Thursday.

Schmidt, along with the at-torneys general of 43 otherstates and the District of Columbia, reached a settlementwith Sirius XM Radio, Inc., toprovide restitution to eligibleconsumers. The states allegedthat the company engaged inmisleading advertising and de-ceptive billing practices, such asautomatically renewing cus-tomers’ subscriptions withoutsufficient notice and makingcancellation difficult. In addition, the company agreed topay $100,000 for violating theKansas No Call Act.

“Companies that sell servicesto Kansas consumers must playby the rules,” Schmidt said.“Being upfront and honestabout the cost of a service is es-sential to allowing consumers tomake informed purchasing decisions. Companies must alsorespect the wishes of consumers who choose to listtheir numbers on the Do-Not-Call list.”

Sirius XM also agreed tomake changes to its business

practices, including:•clearly disclosing all terms

and conditions, such as billingfrequency, contract length andcancellation policy at the time ofsale;

•providing consumers ad-vance notice via mail or email iftheir contract is about to automatically renew; and

•revising its cancellation pro-cedures to make it easier forconsumers to cancel.

Consumers may be eligiblefor restitution if they have fileda complaint regarding SiriusXM’s business practices sinceJuly 28, 2008. The deadline forfiling complaints is May 1, 2015.To file a complaint, Kansas con-

sumers should contact the at-torney general’s consumer pro-tection division at www.InYourCornerKansas.org or (800)432-2310. Consumers may alsofile complaints directly with Sir-ius XM by mail to PO Box33059, Detroit, MI 48232 or on-line at www.siriusxm.com/set-tlementprogram.


from The Stevens County Gas & Historical MuseumBeulah Carter, Curator Heather McCrary and Billy Woodworth

905 South Adams, HugotonHours:

Monday - Friday1 - 5 p.m.

Saturday1 - 4 p.m.

MUSEUM UPDATE

Clay Horner donated hisWWII Civil Air Patrol uni-form to the museum.

Satellite radio provider to pay for violating Kansas consumer protection laws

Betty Fager Barber served inGermany during WWII as anurse. This is her uniform.

This uniform was worn by theNavy during WWII. It wasdonated by Elber Delay.

Emmett Reardon wore thisArmy uniform during WWII.It can be seen at the museum.EDITOR’S NOTE: Throughout the months leading up to

the reunion, The Hermes will be including photos of thepast. If you’re still stumped about the identity of theGUESS WHO photos by next week, names will appearin the next issue. If anyone has any photos to sharefrom school days gone by, you may email them to [email protected] or bring or mail them in to have themscanned. If you need the photo returned, please stateso and include your mailing address.

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HUGOTON HIGH SCHOOL

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So who shows the greater talent? The modernphotoshopper relying on computer tools and fin-ger dexterity or the mid-twentieth century year-

book staff working with ideas and scissors? Thisphoto from the 1961 HHS yearbook demonstratessome amazing talent from BC (before computers).

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OFSTEVENS COUNTY, KANSAS

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OFHelen M. Hamilton, deceased,

CASE NO.14-PR-62

NOTICE OF HEARING

THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PER-SONS CONCERNED:

You are hereby notified that Peti-tion has been filed in this Court byKenneth W. Hamilton, an heir, de-visee, legatee, and executor named inthe Last Will and Testament of HelenM. Hamilton, deceased, praying theWill of Helen M. Hamilton, deceased,be admitted to probate and record inthis Court; and Letters Testamentarybe granted to the Petitioner to serve asexecutor without bond.

You are required to file your writ-ten defenses thereto on or before De-

cember 19, 2014 at 9:30 A.M., in thisDistrict Court in the City of Hugoton,Stevens County, Kansas, at whichtime and place the cause will beheard. Should you fail therein, judg-ment and decree will be entered indue course upon the Petition.

All creditors of the decedent arenotified to exhibit their demandsagainst the Estate within the latter offour months from the date of firstpublication of notice under K.S.A. 59-2236 and amendments thereto, or ifthe identity of the creditor is known orreasonably ascertainable, 30 daysfrom actual notice was given as pro-vided by law, and if their demands arenot thus exhibited, they shall be for-ever barred.

Kenneth W. Hamilton, Petitioner

James A. Kuharic, #08952Brollier, Wolf & KuharicBox 39, Hugoton, KS 67951(620) 544-8555Attorney for Petitioner

PUBLIC NOTICE


IN THE TWENTY-SIXTH JUDICIALDISTRICT

DISTRICT COURT, STEVENSCOUNTY, KANSAS

PROBATE DEPARTMENT

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OFHELEN PALMER LAYCOCK, DE-CEASED.

Case No. 14 PR 64

NOTICE OF HEARING


YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIEDthat on the 24th day of November,2014, a Petition was filed in this Courtby Robert Lynn Laycock, an heir ofHelen Palmer Laycock, Deceased,praying that: the foreign will of HelenPalmer Laycock, Deceased, datedMarch 4, 1991, be admitted to pro-bate and record in this Court; no ad-

ministration of the Estate is neces-sary; the will be construed; and all ofdecedent’s right, title and interest inand to the Kansas property owned bythe decedent at the time of death beassigned in accordance with theterms of the Will.

You are required to file your writ-ten defenses thereto on or before the29th day of December, 2014, at 11:00a.m. in the District Court, in the Cityof Hugoton, Stevens County, Kansas,at which time and place the cause willbe heard. Should you fail therein,judgment and decree will be enteredin due course upon the Petition.

Robert Lynn LaycockPetitioner

Robert K. AndersonMORRIS, LAING, EVANS, BROCK& KENNEDY, CHARTERED300 N. Mead, Suite 200Wichita, Kansas 67202(316) 262-2671Attorneys for Petitioner

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The Byrd Prewitt Chapterof the Daughters of the Amer-ican Revolution had their De-cember meeting Saturday,December 6, in the HistoricAdobe Museum in Ulysses.

Present at the meetingwere Marie Cochran fromSyracuse; Nina Sipes, Secre-tary, from Manter; CatherineFowler, Regent, from Ulysses;and Lynda Fort, KSDAR StateLibrarian and Vice Regent ofByrd Prewitt, from Ulysses.

Guests present were LolaCaraway, KSDAR State AuditChairman, and her husband,Robert Caraway, Secretary ofthe Colonel John SewardChapter of the SAR, both ofLiberal; and Karen Rinehart,KSDAR SW District Director,and her husband, Ray DeeRinehart, President of the

Colonel John Seward Chap-ter of the SAR, both of Lib-eral.

Among new business con-ducted during the regularmeeting was the vote to ac-cept Lola Caraway and KarenRinehart as new members ofByrd Prewitt Chapter of theDAR. The motion to acceptwas made by Linda Fort andseconded by Nina Sipes.Catherine Fowler called forthe vote and the motion car-ried unanimously.

After all business wastaken care of and the meetingadjourned all were invited totour the Historic Adobe Mu-seum. Robert found the mu-seum impressive and worththe time to visit when you arenear Ulysses.

St. Catherine Hospital willoffer three community sup-port groups the second weekof each month, My Hope, Dis-covering One’s Interior Re-sources for Healing andBreast Friends.

Hospice chaplains TerryMajor and Gerry Dupuis co-facilitate My Hope, a supportgroup for adults who aregrieving the death of a lovedone. Both Major and Dupuishold certifications in Deathand Grief Studies throughthe Center for Loss and LifeTransition. My Hope SupportGroup meets the secondTuesday of each month inClassroom 3 at St. CatherineHospital, 401 E. Spruce, from12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m.

These sessions are oppor-tunities to share your storyand learn from others. Theyare not therapy or replace-ment for individual and pro-fessional counseling for deepgrief. Please call 620-272-2519 for more information.

Discovering One’s InteriorResources for Healing is acancer support group held atHeartland Cancer Center,410 E. Spruce, the secondTuesday of each month from6:00 to 7:00 p.m. This groupmeets to discuss the physi-cal, social, emotional, andspiritual needs of personswith cancer, their caregivers,family and friends. The groupwill offer support, education,empowerment, hope andcomfort to those touched bycancer. For more information

please call 620-272-2513.The Breast Friends Cancer

Support Group connectsbreast cancer patients with anetwork of resources as wellas others in the communitygoing through the same expe-rience.

The Breast Friends Sup-port Group meets the secondWednesday of each monthfrom 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. at theLegacy House, 309 E. Wal-nut. The English speakinggroup is led by St. CatherineHospital Breast Center Navi-gator and Breast Cancer Sur-vivor, Heather Wright-Renick,RN, and the Spanish speak-ing group is led by UnitedMethodist Mexican AmericanMinistries Community HealthWorker for Cancer HealthDisparities, Irma Robbins.

Participants may be at anystage in their breast cancerexperience from newly diag-nosed to survivorship. Edu-cational materials, localresources, speakers and var-ious activities ensure eachparticipant gain the support,knowledge and perspectivethat are crucial for survivors.

For more information onBreast Friends, please call620-272-2360.

A draft of the 2015 KansasStatewide ComprehensiveOutdoor Recreation Plan(SCORP) is available for re-view and comment on theKansas Department ofWildlife, Parks and Tourism’s(KDWPT) website, www.ksoutdoors.com. The five-yearplan addresses the periodfrom 2015 through 2019.Comments can be made on-line using the email form pro-vided or by postal mail to:Kyle Jackson, KDWPT ParksDivision, 512 S.E. 25th Ave.,Pratt, KS 67424-8174. Com-ments must be submitted on-line or postmarked no laterthan Friday, December 19,2014.

The National Park Servicerequires Kansas to producethe report in order to remaineligible for Land and WaterConservation Fund (LWCF)

Grants. Kansas has receivedmore than $50 million inLWCF grant funding sincethe program began in 1965.

The plan assesses the sta-tus of outdoor experiencesand examines important out-door recreation issues facingthe state. It includes recom-mendations on how the statemight improve the outdoorexperiences and benefits forresidents and visitors. As theplan was developed, KDWPTand consultant Sid Steven-son, PhD sought public inputon topics including managedpark use, issues and needs,and the types of experiencespark-goers hope to have inthe future.

To review the draft planand submit comments go towww.ksoutdoors.com andclick on “State Parks” then“2015 SCORP Draft.”

The Byrd Prewitt Chapter of the Daughters of the AmericanRevolution attended their December meeting. Pictured areCatherine Fowler, Regent Byrd Prewitt; Ray Dee Rinehart,President Colonel John Seward; Nina Sipes, Secretary Byrd Pre-witt; Karen Rinehart, KSDAR SW District Director; LyndaFort, KSDAR State Librarian and Vice Regent Byrd Prewitt;and Lola Caraway, KSDAR State Audit Chairman.

Helping to Create a Child’s Future

Last month, Russell ChildDevelopment Center (RCDC)had the privilege of hostingover 300 patrons at ourtwenty-eighth Annual Fan-tasy Tree Festival in GardenCity. All of those individualsgathered in support of onevery exceptional cause thatplays a role in the lives ofover 500 children, all underthe age of three, and theirfamilies in 13 SouthwestKansas counties.

This singular event is justone of many ways our 49-year agency, with a presencein 18 Southwest Kansascounties, is able to provide avariety of early childhoodservices throughout the year.In addition to multiple grantapplications, fundraising ef-forts, and county, state, andfederal funding for specificactivities, we also rely onplanned giving to cover theoverhead costs of providingcomprehensive, high qualityservices to children and theirfamilies free of charge regard-less of economic status.These costs include the pur-chase of specialized equip-ment, transportationthroughout the regional serv-ice area, and adequate salaryand benefits necessary forthe maintenance of a team ofhighly qualified professionalstrained in Early ChildhoodSpecial Education, PhysicalTherapy, Registered Nursing,Social Work, Speech Lan-guage Pathology, Case Man-agement and OccupationalTherapy.

As individuals we havespecific financial or philan-thropic goals in mind. If youshare a passion for the en-

richment of children in theearly years and for investingin early childhood educationto reduce deficits andstrengthen the economy,then please consider RCDCin your planned giving strate-gies. RCDC would like the op-portunity to discuss with youhow we might satisfy thoseobjectives and leave a lastinglegacy in your community.You will have the satisfactionof knowing that you are help-ing children in SouthwestKansas become better pre-pared for school and life.Your support will help usmake a difference in a causethat is meaningful to you;and at the same time therecan be a tax benefit to yourestate if that is attractive toyou.

Each gift we receive willensure that children in ourcommunities will continue toreceive needed early interven-tion services and to providesupport for their families.

The bottom line? It’swhat’s best for kids. No mat-ter how much you leave, youwant to be sure it goes to thepeople and causes you careabout. Any amount is ameaningful gift that will havea significant impact on com-munities in SouthwestKansas, starting with oursmallest assets.

RCDC welcomes all gifts,in any amount. We will evenconnect you with the re-sources to prepare forplanned giving. If you wouldlike more information onmaking a planned gift pleasecontact Deanna Berry, Exec-utive Director at RussellChild Development Center at620-275-0291 [email protected].

714 Ballinger • Garden City620-275-0291

www.rcdc4kids.org

By Amy McGrath, Communications &Multimedia Specialist

Send Your Santa Letters

to Santa Claus

c/o The Hugoton Hermes522 S. Main

Hugoton,KS 67951 or bringthem into the office.

With The

HugotonHermes

Community support groups offered by St. Catherine Hospital

Daughters of the American Revolutionmembers gather for December meeting

Kansas Outdoor RecreationPlan is ready for comments

The November 2014 meetingof the Heartland 4-H Club metNovember 18, 2014 at theStevens County 4-H building.The meeting was called to order

by President Emma McClure.The flag salute and motto wasled by Kyra Shelton, StantonCuster, Allen Shelton and JohnShelton. Secretary Toby Mc-

Clure called roll to be answeredby “What are you Thankfulfor?”. Vice President KasleyHeger announced the Novem-ber Birthdays, they were TaylaEckert, Carter McClure, andleader Layne McClure. Tobyread the minutes from the Oc-tober meeting. They were ap-proved as read. Allen Sheltongave the Treasure’s report.

Michelle Heger gave theleaders report. Michelle askedthat all families sign up for atleast one holiday to help with

putting out the flags aroundtown. She also reminded every-one that they need to make atleast half of the club meetingsin order to show under 4-H atthe county fair. Heartland isscheduled for ten meetings, soeveryone will need to attend atleast five meetings in order toshow. Michelle also remindedeveryone to pull out theirachievement pin forms anddouble check that they arecompleting the requirements.

There was no other unfin-ished business. Under newbusiness, the Christmas partyfor Heartland was discussedand then referred to the Christ-mas Party committee. Themembership voted that theywould like to have new clubshirts, President Emma Mc-Clure organized a committee toresearch the cost and colors forthe t-shirts, The Joel McClurefamily, Ben McClure Familyand the Bryan Family will re-port back to the club at the nextmeeting. It was moved and sec-onded to purchase new flagsand banners for the club as theones that are currently beingused are outdated and showinga lot of wear.

Staton Custer gave a projecttalk about archery. The meet-ing was adjourned for recre-ation and then the memberscame back for refreshmentsprovided by the McClure andCuster families. The Next meet-ing for Heartland will be at theChristmas Party on December18th.

Reported by Megan Bryan,Heartland 4-H Club Reporter


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National Sorghum Produc-ers and the Kansas GrainSorghum Producers Associa-tion will host three farm billmeetings in Kansas Decem-ber 17-19, 2014. NSP CEOTim Lust will present at eachlocation, addressing the lat-est farm bill information andanalysis.

Meetings will be held atthe following locations:

•December 17 at 6:30 p.m.

– Concordia; Cloud CountyFairgrounds CommercialBuilding, 615 Industrial Road

•December 18 12:00 p.m.– Great Bend; The Page, 292010th Street

•December 19 at 12:00p.m. – Garden City; ClarionInn, 1911 E. Kansas Avenue

Interested attendees [email protected] RSVP. A meal will be pro-vided at each location.

Heartland 4-H Club officers and members answer roll call.

Heartland 4-H Club member Staton Custer informs membersabout Archery.

NSP hosts farm bill meetings in Kansas

USDA extends application deadline for Dairy Margin Protection Program

Heartland 4-H Club discusses Christmas party

U.S. Department of Agricul-ture Secretary Tom Vilsack an-nounced that the applicationdeadline for the dairy MarginProtection Program (MPP) willbe extended until December19, 2014. The program, estab-lished by the 2014 Farm Bill,protects participating dairyproducers when the margin –the difference between theprice of milk and feed costs –falls below levels of protectionselected by the applicant.

“The 2014 Farm Bill createdthese safety net programs toprovide safeguards against theuncertainty of weather andmarkets, but this safety net isnot automatic. Producers mustvisit their local Farm ServiceAgency office to enroll before

December 19,” said Vilsack.Vilsack encourages produc-

ers to use the online Web re-source at www.fsa.usda.gov/mpptool to calculate thebest levels of coverage for theirdairy operation. They can typein specific operation data andexplore price projections andmarket scenarios to determinewhat level of coverage is bestfor them. The online resourceis on a secure website that canbe accessed from computers,mobile phones or tablets, 24hours a day, seven days aweek.

Farmers also have a chanceto share comments and helpshape the Margin ProtectionProgram for the future. Lastmonth, the U.S. Department of

Agriculture (USDA) announcedthe extension of the opportu-nity for public comments onboth the Margin ProtectionProgram and the Dairy ProductDonation Program until De-cember 15, 2014. Commentscan be submitted to USDA viathe regulations.gov website athttp://go.usa.gov/ GJSA orsend them by mail to: DanielleCooke, Special Programs Man-ager, Price Support Division,FSA, USDA, STOP 0512, 1400Independence Ave. SW, Wash-ington, D.C., 20250-0512.

To learn more contact yourlocal USDA Farm ServiceAgency county office at offices.usda.gov or visit us on theWeb at www.fsa.usda.gov.

Stevens County Farm Bill In-formational Meeting

The Stevens County FarmService Agency and K-State Re-search and Extension Serviceare hosting two separate FarmBill Informational meetings: onemeeting Thursday, December11, 2014, at 9:00 a.m. and asecond meeting at 6:00 p.m.Thursday, January 8, 2015 atthe Stevens County Fair-grounds located on 51 Highway(1130 S Trindle St) in Hugoton.The meeting is free and open tothe public.

Meeting attendees will learnabout Farm Service Agency(FSA) Farm Bill programs in-cluding Agricultural Risk Cov-erage (ARC), Price LossCoverage (PLC) and FarmStored Facility Loans (FSFL) aswell as programs offered byNatural Resources and Conser-vation NRCS.

Learning more about ARCand PLC is extremely importantfor producers who must makea one-time decision about baseand yield updates as well asARC or PLC election and enroll-ment decisions.

For more information aboutthe meeting, please contactMarla Hammer at 620-544-2261 extension 2.

Persons with disabilities whorequire accommodations to at-tend or participate in this meet-ing/event/function shouldcontact Marla Hammer at 620-544-2261 extension 2 or Fed-eral Relay Service at1-800-877-8339 by December9, 2014.

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Rolla NewsBy Phoebe Brummett


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Monday

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December 11 – 13- Rolla Invitational Basketball

Showcase; Games begin at 3:30p.m. Thursday and Friday.Games begin at 2:30 SaturdayThursday, December 11

- Rolla Girls Basketball; 6:30p.m.

- Rolla Boys Basketball; 8:00p.m.

Friday, December 12- ARGH - No School

Sunday, December 14- Mrs. Kelling’s Piano Recital

at Rolla UMC; 4:00 p.m.Thursday, December 18

- Christmas Music Program;7:00 p.m.

2014 ROLLA SHOWCASE INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENTBOYS BRACKET

Dec 11th - 13th - Rolla High School

Syracuse

Thu, 12/11, 3:30p Second Gym

Moscow

Fri, 12/12, 5:00p Fri, 12/12, 3:30p Second Gym Pirate Arena

Greeley Co.

Thu, 12/11, 5:00p Pirate Arena

Elkhart

Sat, 12/13, 5:30p Sat, 12/13, 7:30p Second Gym Pirate Arena

South Baca


Stanton Co.


Holcomb (C)


Rolla

HOME TEAM IS LISTED

Sat, 12/13, 2:30p ON THE BOTTOM Sat, 12/13, 4:30p Second Gym Pirate Arena

2014 ROLLA SHOWCASE INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENTGIRLS BRACKET

Dec 11th - 13th - Rolla High School

Greeley Co.


Elkhart


Syracuse


Moscow

Sat, 12/13, 7:00p Sat, 12/13, 6:00p Second Gym Pirate Arena

Garden City (C)


Rolla


South Baca


Stanton Co.

HOME TEAM IS LISTED

Sat, 12/13, 4:00p ON THE BOTTOM Sat, 12/13, 3:00p Second Gym Pirate Arena

Rolla High School will hostthe twenty-first Annual RollaShowcase Invitational Decem-ber 11–13, 2014. Teams com-peting in this year's edition areElkhart, Garden City Freshmen Girls, GreeleyCounty, Holcomb C-Team Boys, Moscow, Rolla,South Baca, Stanton Countyand Syracuse.

The Pirate Arena, as well asthe old gym, will be filled withfans cheering on their favoriteteam. The junior class is pro-viding the concession standwith the following meals:Thursday will be pulled porkand cheesy potatoes, Fridaywill be chili and cinnamonrolls, and Saturday will bechicken fried steak, mashedpotatoes, green beans and roll.

Games will start at 3:30p.m. Thursday and Friday and2:30 p.m. Saturday. The RollaPirates first round will be at6:30 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.Thursday night. Come outand support all the teams andthe Pirates.

Rolla High basketballteams had their seasonopener at Rolla Friday, De-cember 5. Goodwell Eaglescame to town.

The girls managed to de-feat the Eagles, both in juniorvarsity and varsity under thedirection of Coach Andy Pink-ley.

The boys were not as for-tunate this time, losing bothjunior varsity and varsity tothe Eagles. The boys arecoached by Coach Scott Ellis.

Congratulations to thegirls and you’ll get them nexttime to the boys!

Coaches Mary Courtneyand Kris Hall are very proudof the Rolla High Scholars’Bowl team. The team trav-eled to Washburn Universityto participate in the Questmeet. Rolla’s team scored thehighest of any team attending

and won the 1A division.Members attending were sen-ior Chandler Huddleston,juniors Chandler Burrowsand Garry Norton, and fresh-man Paige Claassen andHenry Wiebe.

The team arrived early in

Topeka Friday, December 5,and took time for some sightseeing which includedthe rotunda at the Capitalbuilding.

Congratulations and keepup the good work!

When there’s a song in theair, there will be mothers’sweet prayers. Sunday, December 14, at 4:00 p.m.will be the Rolla ChristmasPiano Recital with SherryKelling’s piano students. Itwill take place at the Rolla

United Methodist Church.The students range fromkindergarteners to juniors.Come and hear the sweetsounds of the season, Sunday, December 14, beginning at 4:00 p.m. at theRolla UMC.

Kelling’s piano recital is Sunday

Scholars’ Bowl team scores big at Quest meet

The Rolla High Scholars’ Bowl Team onceagain wows the judges at the Quest Meet atWashburn University. Left to right are Chan-

dler Burrows, Garry Norton, Chandler Hud-dleston, Washburn University President Dr.Jerry Farley, Henry Wiebe and Paige Claassen.

Kyri Brummett, SWKMEAHonor Choir Member

Kyri Brummettselected as HonorChoir member

Girls win,boys lose to Goodwell

Basketball Invitational isDecember 11-13

Music filled the air Satur-day, December 6, at theDodge City High Schoolwhere the Southwest KansasMusic Educators Association(SWKMEA) regional honorchoir, band and orchestramembers met and practiced.The concert started at 3:15p.m. for anyone who wishedto make the trip to hear thechosen students.

Kyri Brummett, junior,was selected as a 2014 HonorChoir member. She was rec-ognized as a three-year honorchoir member. Her motherand sister, Phoebe Brummettand Kylie, traveled to Dodgeto hear the concert and en-joyed all the performances ofthe evening.

Former Rolla student,Columba “Patty” Martinez,was also a 2014 member andwas recognized as a four-yearHonor Choir member.Columba now attends schoolin Garden City and is thedaughter of Maria “Carmen”Martinez. Columba’s mother,her sister Janelle, and auntConnie, attended.

Sam Eiland, Rolla director,was very proud of his studentand of all the performances ofthe day.

Congratulations Kyri!Keep singing!

BOYS BASKETBALL BRACKET

GIRLS BASKETBALL BRACKET

Frozen water pipes andleaks can quickly lead to dis-aster. Water damage can re-sult in costly repairs, some ofwhich may not be covered byhome insurance policies. Pre-venting frozen pipes andleaks is essential once themercury starts to dip.

Water expands when itfreezes, and if it expandsenough, it can cause pipes toburst. Yet, burst pipes do notusually occur directly wherethe ice is forming. Rather, theice increases water pressurebuildup elsewhere in thepipe, typically between thefaucet or spigot and the iceblockage. Therefore, ade-quately protecting the entirelength of pipe during coldspells can be necessary.

Any home built in colderclimates should have itspipes located on the inside ofbuilding insulation. However,pipes in crawl spaces, atticsand basements, as well asthose located on outsidewalls, are vulnerable to freez-ing. To prevent frozen pipesand bursting, follow thesetips.

• Drain water from outdoorhoses and close inside valvessupplying water to outdoorfaucets. Keep the externalhose bib open to let waterdrain and to allow for expan-sion should any water be-come trapped.

• Inspect pipes in areasthat are unheated. Insulateany pipes located in theseareas.

• Heat tape, pipe sleeves,heat cables, and similar ma-terials can be used to protectexposed water pipes fromfreezing. Even newspaper canhelp insulate pipes.

• Keep garage doors closedwhen water supply lines arelocated in the garage.

• Open cabinets indoors toallow heat to reach pipes un-derneath sinks.

• Seal leaks that allow coldair inside. Also, look for air

leaks around electrical wiringand vents that are in closeproximity to pipes.

• If you will be away fromhome, keep the thermostatset to no lower than 55 F (12C). Have a neighbor check onthe house periodically tomake sure no pipes are freez-ing.

• Keep water trickling outof a faucet when tempera-tures are very cold. This willrelieve pressure inside of thepipe and could prevent burst-ing if an ice blockage occurs.

• If you suspect a pipe hasfrozen, warm air from a hair

dryer can help thaw it out.Never try to thaw a pipe withan open flame.

• If a pipe bursts, turn offthe water from the mainshut-off valve.

• Call a plumber if pipeproblems are beyond your ex-pertise.

From Metro Editorial Services.

MOSCOW NEWSby Judy Hickert

HEARD ABOUT TOWN

December 11–13- High School Basketball

tournament at Rolla- Birthday party for Betty

and Omar Norton from 1:00to 3:00 p.m. in the UMC fel-lowship hallSunday, December 14

- Christmas Children’s Pro-gram at Moscow UMC at 11 a.m.

- Annual Christmas Can-tata at Moscow UMC at 7p.m. with potluck supper be-

fore, beginning at 6 p.m.Monday, December 15

- Junior High Basketballvs Syracuse at Home at 4p.m.Tuesday, December 16

- Junior High and HighSchool Christmas Program at7 p.m.

- The Hugoton CameraClub will meet at Judy Hick-ert’s home at 7 p.m. for theDecember meeting.

Wednesday, December 17- Moscow Senior Center

Christmas party at Noon.Thursday, December 18

- Junior High and HighSchool Basketball at Deer-field at 4 p.m.Friday, December 19

- Elementary ChristmasProgram at 7 p.m.December 22 – January 5

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OFSTEVENS COUNTY, KANSAS CIVIL

DEPARTMENT

U.S. Bank National Association Plaintiff,

vs.

Jason A. Kiley; Tammy C. Kiley; JohnDoe (Tenant/ Occupant); Mary Doe(Tenant/Occupant); CU Factory BuiltLending, L.P.; Cavalry SPV I, LLC; Un-known KS Publication,Defendants.

Case No. 14CV37Court Number:

Pursuant to K.S.A. Chapter 60

NOTICE OF SUIT

THE STATE OF KANSAS, to theabove-named defendants and the un-known heirs, executors, administra-tors, devisees, trustees, creditors andassigns of any deceased defendants;the unknown spouses of any defen-dants; the unknown officers, succes-sors, trustees, creditors and assignsof any defendants that are existing,dissolved or dormant corporations;the unknown executors, administra-tors, devisees, trustees, creditors,successors and assigns of any defen-dants that are or were partners or inpartnership; the unknown guardians,conservators and trustees of any de-fendants that are minors or are underany legal disability; and the unknownheirs, executors, administrators, de-visees, trustees, creditors and assignsof any person alleged to be deceased,and all other persons who are or maybe concerned.

You are notified that a Petition has

been filed in the District Court ofStevens County, Kansas, praying toforeclose a real estate mortgage on thefollowing described real estate:

Surface and surface rights onlyin and to: All of Lot Six (6) andthe South Half (S/2) of Lot Five,Block Seventy-Four (74) City ofHugoton, Stevens County,Kansas, according to therecorded plat thereof., commonlyknown as 811 South JacksonStreet, Hugoton, KS 67951 (the“Property”)

and all those defendants who havenot otherwise been served are re-quired to plead to the Petition on orbefore the 21st day of January, 2015,in the District Court of StevensCounty,Kansas. If you fail to plead,judgment and decree will be enteredin due course upon the Petition.

NOTICEPursuant to the Fair Debt CollectionPractices Act, 15 U.S.C. §1692c(b), noinformation concerning the collectionof this debt may be given without theprior consent of the consumer givendirectly to the debt collector or the ex-press permission of a court of compe-tent jurisdiction. The debt collector isattempting to collect a debt and anyinformation obtained will be used forthat purpose.

File No. 171768Invoice No. 171768-707552

Prepared By:South & Associates, P.C. Mark Mellor (KS # 10255) 245 N. Waco, Suite 410 Wichita, KS 67202 (316)684-7733 (316)684-7766 (Fax) Attorneys for Plaintiff(171768)

PUBLIC NOTICE

The family of Omar andBetty Norton would like to invite their family and friendsto a birthday party for both oftheir birthdays. Betty’s birthday was November 26and she turned 80 this year.Omar’s birthday will be December 15 and he will be84.

The party will be December 13 from 1:00 to

3:00 p.m. in the fellowshiphall of the Moscow MethodistChurch. Everyone is invitedto attend. They would askthat no gifts be given becausethey have already beenblessed with so much andyour presence is quite sufficient.

Please come and showthem how much you mean tothem.

Betty and Omar Norton

Omar and Betty Norton planbirthday party for December 13

The Welcome to Moscowsigns at each side of townwere enhanced with plaquesstating 1978 State FootballChampions. The recognitionplaques were placed there byBob Fox and are a fitting tribute to that great team.

The Northwest CottonGrowers Co-Op Gin beganginning cotton Saturday, No-vember 27. The modules hadbeen coming in for about aweek. Manager Jerry Stuckeysaid the expected yield will bearound 13,000 modules. Gin-ning will probably continuefor about two months.

This year was a fair grow-ing season, with harvest a lit-tle later than usual. The cropin some fields sustained 2-4-D damage which affectedyields. Soon there will be a 2-4-D resistant strain of cottonwhich will be welcome. Moststates have a ban on 2-4-DEduring the cotton season, butKansas has resisted the ban.Sure sign of the cotton pick-ing season is the tufts of cot-ton seen along the highways.

The Moscow Senior CenterChristmas party will be atnoon Wednesday, December17. There will be a $10 giftexchange. Everyone is welcome to come enjoy thedinner and party!

Preventing and treating frozen pipes

The Welcome to Moscow signs on each side oftown are enhanced with plaques stating the

1978 State Football Champions.

Rows of cotton modules can be seen betweenMoscow and Hugoton at the Northwest Cotton

Growers Co-op Gin. This is just the beginningof the cotton harvest.

Bob Fox placesr e c o g n i t i o nplaques on signs

Senior CenterChristmas partyis December 17

Cotton gin beginsoperations


for readingThe Hermes

Official Newspaper of Stevens County

Thursday, December 17,2009

Hal and Brenda Schechtercelebrated the opening of theirnew business called DominoesBar and Grill with a ribbon cut-ting ceremony. Their daughter,Julie Gifford, will be the newmanager.


Navy Seaman Lisa L.Mostrom, daughter of Gary andGinger Mostrom, recently com-pleted U.S. Navy basic training inOrlando, Fl. Lisa is a 1992 grad-uate of Hugoton High School.


Three employees of the citywere recognized for their serviceat the city Christmas party.Mike Romero was cited fortwenty-five year of service. Bill

Furr and Curtis Wellinghoff wererecognized for ten years of serv-ice each.


Glen Garmon operates a shoerepair shop at 104 E. Seventh.Glen feels that it is more eco-nomical to have your shoes fixedinstead of always buying newones.


Citizens State Bank an-nounced they are planning amajor expansion of their build-ing. The project will use the va-cant lot and building south of thebank building. A drive-up win-dow will be included.


Buddy Heaton, astride histrained buffalo, Old Grunter, ap-

peared on the streets of Hugotonlast Saturday as a part of theChristmas season festivities. OldGrunter took off on South Mainand headed for Harold’s tonso-rial palace, but quick thinkingand a master stroke by those inthe door kept the beast from en-tering. What a show and what alaugh! Ole Grunter really per-formed for those who crowdedthe streets. Later Buddy pro-duced a show at the rodeogrounds that included trick rid-ing, Mexican fighting bull exhibi-tions and clowning.

Friday, December 6, 1949Harold Mueller was honored

at the annual 1949 4-H ClubAchievement Banquet at theVet’s Hall. He was honored assorghum champion, wheatchampion, beef champion, fieldcrops and general livestock.

If any readers have picturesor memories for the historypage of the Hermes, pleasebring them in to RuthieWinget at the Hugoton Her-mes Newspaper.




IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OFANNA J. WALKER, deceased(K.S.A. Chapter 59)

Case No. 14 PR 52

AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARINGON PETITION TO ADMIT FOREIGNWILL TO PROBATE AND RECORD


You are hereby notified that Myr-tle Jean Dill, Personal Representativeof the will and estate of Anna J.Walker, deceased, also known asAnna Jean Smalygo Walker, AnnWalker, Ann J. Walker, and as AnnaJean Walker, has filed a petition inthe above Court, together with an au-thenticated copy of the Last Will andTestament of Anna J. Walker, de-ceased, dated May 5, 2004, and otherprobate proceedings admitting thesame to probate in the District Courtof Custer County, State of Oklahoma,in case number PB-2013-15. The Pe-tition alleges, among other things,that the decedent was the owner atthe time of her death of certain realestate situated in Stevens, County,Kansas, as more fully described in thePetition filed in this proceeding.

Petitioner prays the Court for anorder admitting the authenticated

copy of the decedent’s will and theproceedings had in the District Courtof Custer County, State of Oklahoma,in case number PB-2013-15 to pro-bate and record in the District Courtof Stevens County, Kansas, and for anorder determining and adjudging thatadministration of the estate within theState of Kansas is unnecessary andshould not be required; that the realestate referred to in the Petition toAdmit Foreign Will To Probate andRecord, and all other real estate or in-terests therein, including mineral in-terests, and all personal property, orinterests therein, owned by the dece-dent, Anna J. Walker, within the Stateof Kansas at the time of her death, beassigned to the persons entitledthereto, pursuant to the terms of thedecedent’s will and for further relief.

You are required to file your writ-ten defenses to the Petition on or be-fore the 19th day of December, 2014at 10:00 a.m. of said day, in saidCourt, in the district courtroom at thecounty courthouse in Hugoton,Stevens County, Kansas, at whichtime and place the cause will beheard. Should you fail therein, judg-ment and decree will be entered indue course upon the Petition.

Myrtle Jean DillPersonal Representative

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

PUBLIC NOTICE

History From The HermesCompiled by Ruthie Winget



In the Matter of the Estate of LOISELLIOTT JONES, Deceased.

Case No. 14 PR 63

NOTICE OF HEARING AND NOTICETO CREDITORS


You are hereby notified that on orabout November 24th, 2014, a Peti-tion was filed in this Court by PauletteJones Rose, an heir, devisee and lega-tee, and executrix named in the LastWill and Testament of Lois ElliottJones, deceased, dated January 14th,1970, praying that the Will and theFirst Codicil, filed with the Petition beadmitted to probate and record, thatshe be appointed as executrix withoutbond, that she be granted Letters Tes-

tamentary.You are required to file your writ-

ten defenses thereto on or before De-cember 29th, 2014, at 11:00 o'clockA.M. of said day, in this Court, in theCity of_Hugoton, in Stevens County,Kansas, at which time and place thecause will be heard. Should you fail,judgment and decree will be enteredin due course upon the Petition.

All creditors are notified to exhibittheir demands against the estatewithin four months from the date offirst publication of this Notice, as pro-vided by law, and if their demands arenot thus exhibited, they shall be for-ever barred.

Paulette Jones Rose Petitioner

Jessica E. Akers, SC#24336 BLACK & AKERS, P.A. 123 N. Glenn , P.O. Box 708 Ulysses, Kansas 67880 Phone (620) 356-3088FAX (620) 356-3098 E-mail: [email protected]

PUBLIC NOTICE



IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OFRobert W. Hamilton, deceased,

CASE NO.14-PR-61

NOTICE OF HEARING


You are hereby notified that Peti-tion has been filed in this Court byKenneth W. Hamilton, an heir, de-visee, legatee, and executor named inthe Last Will and Testament of RobertW. Hamilton, deceased, praying theWill of Robert W. Hamilton, deceased,be admitted to probate and record inthis Court; and Letters Testamentarybe granted to the Petitioner to serve asexecutor without bond.

You are required to file your writ-ten defenses thereto on or before De-

cember 19, 2014 at 9:30 A.M., in thisDistrict Court in the City of Hugoton,Stevens County, Kansas, at whichtime and place the cause will beheard. Should you fail therein, judg-ment and decree will be entered indue course upon the Petition.

All creditors of the decedent arenotified to exhibit their demandsagainst the Estate within the latter offour months from the date of firstpublication of notice under K.S.A. 59-2236 and amendments thereto, or ifthe identity of the creditor is known orreasonably ascertainable, 30 daysfrom actual notice was given as pro-vided by law, and if their demands arenot thus exhibited, they shall be for-ever barred.

Kenneth W. Hamilton, Petitioner

James A. Kuharic, #08952Brollier, Wolf & KuharicBox 39, Hugoton, KS 67951(620) 544-8555Attorney for Petitioner

PUBLIC NOTICE

(First published in The Hugoton Her-mes, Thursday, December 11, 2014) 3t


In the Matter of the Estate of Julia P.Mapp (a/k/a Julia Pauline Mapp), Deceased.

Case No. 14 PR 67

NOTICE OF HEARING


You are hereby notified that a Peti-tion has been filed in this Court byDale Oftebro, a niece and heir-at-lawof Julia P. Mapp, deceased, praying:

Descent be determined of the fol-lowing described real estate situated inStevens County, Kansas:

Undivided interest in minerals inand under, and that may be pro-duced from, the South Half of theSouth Half (S/2 S/2) of Section

Seventeen (17), Township Thirty-Five (35), Range Thirty-Five (35)West, Stevens County, Kansas,

and all other Kansas real estate ownedby decedent at the time of death. Andthat such property and other Kansasreal estate owned by the decedent atthe time of death be assigned pursuantto the laws of intestate succession.

You are required to file your writ-ten defenses thereto on or before Jan-uary 2, 2015, at 9:30 a.m., in theDistrict Court, Hugoton, StevensCounty, Kansas, at which time andplace the cause will be heard. Shouldyou fail therein, judgment and decreewill be entered in due course upon thePetition.

Casey R. Law, #[email protected]

Attorneys for Petitioner

WISE & REBER, L.C.120 W. Kansas Avenue, Suite BMcPherson, KS 67460(620) 241-0554Attorneys for Petitioner

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Solution to December 4, 2014 puzzlePuzzle for December 11, 2014 can be found on Page 4

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Experience preferred. Willing to train the right person. Great equipment. Top-notch benefits including paid health

insurance, vacation leave and 401K. Qualified applicants are welcome to call

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Successful applicant must be punctual and detail-oriented.

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STEVENS COUNTY LANDFILL1468 ROAD 12

HUGOTON, KS 67951PHONE 620-544-4240

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The Stevens County Landfill will be taking bids on a 220volt electric Curtis 2 stage horizontal 120 gallon air com-pressor. The air compressor was working fine when we re-placed it with a smaller unit. Bids will be taken untilDecember 12, 2014 and opened at the December 15thCommissioiner’s meeting. Bids can be mailed, hand de-livered or faxed to our office using the above information.It can be seen at the Landfill shop, if you have any ques-tions please call Phillip at 620-544-5947.

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The Stevens County Landfill will be taking bids on a 220 voltelectric glass crusher mounted on a stand about 6 feet inheight. Bids will be taken until December 12, 2014 andopened at the December 15th Commissioiner’s meeting. Bidscan be mailed, hand delivered or faxed to our office using theabove information. It can be seen at the Landfill shop, if youhave any questions please call Phillip at 620-544-5947. 3c48)

The City of Moscow is now hiring for the following position:Job Description – City Treasurer

Under the direction of the Mayor and City Council, the City Treas-urer is an appointed position. The City Treasurer serves as chieffinancial officer for the city and keeps the City Council informedof the current financial status of the city. This position is responsi-ble for maintaining city finance records and assisting in preparingand monitoring the annual budget. This position is also responsi-ble for payroll, employee benefits, monthly, quarterly, and yearlyreport preparation and filing, and accounts payable. This em-ployee should possess excellent communication , organizational,financial, and public relation skills.

If you are interested in this position please contact the City Clerk @ 620-598-2234 or drop off

resume @ 125 Main St., Moscow Ks.Essential Functions:• Help in preparing city budget.• Writes and signs checks for account payable and payroll.• Reconciles monthly statements and general ledger.• Learns billing system for emergency situations. (Ex: City Clerk

is incapacitated.)• Monthly and annual report of city financials.• Payment of monthly sales tax.• Payment of monthly payroll taxes.• Prepare and submit required quarterly reports.• Attendance at monthly City Council mtgs.• Learn and use new billing software.• Maintain positive working relationships with city employees

and council members.Marginal Functions:• Assist the City Clerk. This may involve making phone calls,faxing, etc.• Leave the office in a neat condition. If necessary, be willing to

run the vacuum, dust and do some general cleaning.• Turn off all machines, adjust heat or air, and lock file cabinet

before leaving.• Be sure to lock office doors.

If interested, you may pick up applications at Moscow CityHall or for any questions please call 620-598-2234.

Applications must be submitted by Dec. 31, 2014(2c50)

HELP WANTED: Utility contractor looking for a year roundExperienced High-Voltage Lineman or Apprentice Lineman.Line operators and truck drivers with Class A or B CDL pre-ferred. Groundmen and mechanics with a valid driver’s li-cense. Work located out of state. Traveling required. Needsambition. 1-800-669-5496. (2c50)

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NOW HIRINGFull & Part Time positions available, Day or Night Shift

Full time employees will be offered health insurance and receive a higher rate of pay.

Pick up an application at McDonald’s,612 E. Eleventh, Hugoton

or online at mcdonalds.com/careers(4c50)

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Richard Hagerman — 620-353-9191Josh Grubbs — 620-544-9788

“If it’s important to you,it’s important to us.”

212 N. Main, Ulysses, KSwww.stutzmanrealty.com356-1954

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1501 Rd 95 bedroom, 4 bath

On 5 acres$299,000

1505 S. Madison3 bedroom, 2 bath$127,500

Feature Of The Week

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

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“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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

201 East 14th- Price Reduction!! Three levelsof beauty!! 6 bed/5 baths, fpl, 2 master suites,sprinkler, cen H/A, att garage, Over 4600 sf.Call to see this beautiful home!!

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

1015 S Washington- Cute ranch stylehome. Well maintained! 3 bed/2 b, updatedkitchen with appliances, 30 x 40garage/shop. Nice property!! Call for de-tails!!

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

917 S Polk St - New Reduced Price!!Seller offers $5K Buyers Incentive!! WOW!3 bed/2 bath, kitchen w/appliances, fam-ily/dining combo, living room with access tocovered deck, fence, cen H/A. Cal to seethis property!!

914 S Washington-Ranch style, 3 bed/3bath, basement, att garage, fence, vaultedceiling, 18x36 Morton building, sprinkler,much more!! Call for details!!

828 East Fourteenth- Commercial Property -60 x 40 Steel Building, heated floor, Office,Bath, Loft w/storage. Call for details!!

1001 S Harrison St- Brick, ranch style, 5bed/2.5 bath, fpl, kitchen w/appliances,screened patio, full basement, att garage.Move in ready!!

201 S Lincoln- Manufacture home on per-manent foundation. 3 bed/2 bath, appli-ances, central heat on corner lot. Call formore details!

808 S Monroe - Ranch style, 3 bed/1b, kitchen w/built in appliances, is-land, central heat, det garage w/bath,shed w/carport. Call today to see thishome!

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ACREAGE FOR SALE4.6 acre tract in the NW/4 of Sec 29 Twp 32Rge 34, Seward County. Call for details!!

1407 S EISENHOWERNice location!! 100 x 124 lot! NO SPE-CIALS!! Call today!!

LOTS FOR SALE504 S. Wildcat Ct - Nice lot in cul de sac.19,427 sf. Spikes Addition. Call for details!!401 & 403 S. Jayhawk Ct - Nice lot & a halfin cul de sac. 27,641 sf. Spikes Addition.Call for details!!713 East Fifth Ave - Nice lot in cul de sac.21,855 sf. Spikes Addition. Call for details!!

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Home For SaleNice Spacious Ranch Style Home

Corner LotAttached 2 Car Garage Plus Shops145 S. Monroe, Hugoton, KS

Motivated Seller!

303 S. Main ~ Johnson, Ks. 67855www.thecannyteam.com

905 S. Jackson St.- This home is well taken care ofand only minutes away from shopping. The 2 roomsin the basement used as bedrooms, do not have es-cape windows.

1409 S. Jefferson St. - This Move-in ready home setson a huge corner lot and in the Kallenbach Additionin South Hugoton. The kitchen is larger enough to im-press the most sophisticated chef.

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

408 S. Jefferson - This is a Fannie Mae HomePathProperty.

307 N. Kansas, Suite 101Liberal, KS 67901

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

New Listing 107 S. Madison St. - This brickhome has nice street appeal and a very large fencedback yard. Beautiful hardwood floor. The 3/4 bathin the basement is being remodeled.

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

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

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912 S. Van Buren - This home is ready to moveright into. Remodeled kitchen and bathroom andupgraded windows. Nice covered patio in frontmake this a great buy as a first home or rental op-portunity.

Sunday, December 14, 20141:00-3:00 p.m.

107 S. Madison

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

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IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OFBARBARA ANN SHAW, DECEASED

Case No. 14 PR 66


NOTICE OF HEARING ON PETITION FOR PROBATE OF WILL AND

CODICIL AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS(Chapter 59)

You are hereby notified a petitionhas been filed on November 25, 2014,in this Court by Norma Jean Shaw, asexecutor named in the will, prayingfor admission to probate the Last Willand Testament, dated January 20,2000, and the First Codicil to LastWill and Testament, dated October20, 2010, of Barbara Ann Shaw,which will and codicil is filed with thepetition, and for her appointment asexecutor of said will and estate, to

serve without bond, and for the is-suance of Letters Testamentary to heras executor.

You are hereby required to fileyour written defenses thereto on orbefore the 29th day of December,2014, at 11:30 a.m. of said day, in thedistrict courtroom at the countycourthouse in the city of Hugoton,Stevens County, Kansas, at whichtime and place the cause will beheard. Should you fail therein, judg-ment and decree will be entered indue course upon the petition.

All creditors of the decedent arenotified to exhibit their demandsagainst the estate within four (4)months from the date of the first pub-lication of this notice as provided bylaw, and if their demands are not thusexhibited, they shall be foreverbarred.

Norma Jean Shaw, Petitioner

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

PUBLIC NOTICE

ATTENTION!!!Due to Christmas and New Years being on a Thursday this year,

the Hugoton Hermes will print and distribute the Hermes Tuesday, December 23 for the December 25 paper; and December 30 for the January 1 paper.

All copy for ads and stories needs to be in the of!ce by Noon Friday, December 19 for the December 25 newspaper and Noon December 24 for January 1 newspaper.

The Christmas Greetings Edition of The Hugoton Hermes will beThursday, December 18.

If you would like a Christmas Greeting ad please call 544-4321 and talk to an advertising representative.

.Merry Christmas & Happy New Year


Holiday Open House Friday, December 12th

9:00 to 3:00Join us for Holiday Treats!

Pictured from left to right in back are Tammy Slocum, Jeremy Campbell, Brandy Littell, Gary Gold and Adria Kaiser.Front row are Chelsea Warren, Corie Thrall, Nancy Camacho and Laura Gonzales.

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