Volume 125, Number 28 Thursday, July 12, 2012 16 Pages, 70 Cents Plus Tax Per Copy

Several major happen-ings have kept KansasHighway Patrol troopersbusy the last few weeks.The annual Country Stam-pede music festival kepttroopers busy June 21-24.The July 4 holiday periodalso kept Patrol personnelbusy with traffic, as well ashelping motorists in theheat wave that has beenpresent the last few weeks.

During the CountryStampede enforcements,KHP units had the followingactivity:DUI Arrests (Alcohol) 37Open Container

Citations 8Minor Consumption/

Possession Citations 15

Driving While Suspended/Revoked

Arrests 6Felony Arrests 3Injury Crashes 4Non-Injury Crashes 3

Alcohol-Related Crashes 2

Drug-RelatedIncidents 3

Services Rendered/Motorists Assisted 74

PUBLIC CONTACTS 423Over the July 4 holiday

reporting period, the Patrolworked two fatality acci-dents, which killed two peo-ple. Both of these crashesoccurred in the Patrol’sTroop F (South Central Re-gion), and alcohol was not afactor in either of the

crashes. The reporting pe-riod ran from 6:00 p.m.Tuesday, July 3, through11:59 p.m. Wednesday,July 4, 2012.DUI Arrests 12Speed Arrests 442Speed Warnings 386Safety Belt - Adult

Citations 145Safety Belt - Adult

Warning 18Safety Belt - Teen

Citations 9Safety Belt - Teen

Warning 1Child Restraint

Citations 15Child Restraint

Warnings 2Motorists Assisted 532

A very familiar, past Hugoton figure, haspassed from this life. Helen Elaine Golds-berry Pfaff Smith passed away peacefullyat the Evergreen Community, Monday,July 2, 2012 in Olathe. Helen was 90. Helen’s name as Helen Pfaff is the namethat most will remember. She along withher first husband KennethPfaff touched a lot of StevensCounty people. Kenneth wasa teacher at Hugoton HighShool and Helen, well Helenwas into most everything. Helen was an entrepreneur,a woman ahead of her day.Soon after her high schoolgraduation she began her lifeof working experiences bygoing to work at Boeing Air-craft Company in Wichita.She met and married KennethPfaff in 1941. After Ken’s return fromWorld War II, he attended and graduatedfrom Kansas State College. Helen andKenneth eventually came to make theirhome in Hugoton along with daughterHeidi. Helen was a member of the FirstUnited Methodist Church, a Girl Scoutleader and began her entrepreneurial ca-reer. She developed the idea of a local mu-seum. She actively helped raise funds tostart the Stevens County Gas and Histori-cal Museum, solicited donations of money,local historial items to be displayed, andwas the first curator for the museum inHugoton. The museum told stories aboutthe Dust Bowl era of the 30s and the de-velopment of the Natural Gas Fields inSouthwest Kansas. This museum hasgrown and is still the very viable part ofHugoton that is known today.

While curator of the museum, Helen be-came a member of the Santa Fe Trail Or-ganization. This group asked her if shewould accept a position promoting theSanta Fe Trail. She accepted the positionand traveled the Santa Fe Trail from West-port, Mo. to Santa Fe, N.M. for many years.

She encouraged businessesand people to donate and orbuy ads in the Santa Fe Trailbrochure. She had variouscreative promotions to en-courage travelers to travelthe Santa Fe Trail and seethe various historial sitesalong the Trail and of coursesupport the businesses.During this time the Gover-nor of Kansas honored herat the State Capitol for hertireless promotion of the his-torical sites in the State ofKansas. In Hugoton she also

produced, wrote, directed and was thespokesperson for a television show called“Hugoton and Its People”. Along with her many other adventures,Helen left many wonderful memories withlocal girl scouts who will remember Helen’sguidance and attention to history. When Ken and Helen moved to GreatBend, Helen continued to work with theSanta Fe Organization. Her most success-ful publicity campaign to promote travel onthe Trail was organizing and riding in awagon train that traveled the old Santa FeTrail from Westport to Santa Fe. After Ken's death, Helen met and mar-ried Dr. Darrell Smith and they moved toSalina. Helen’s work experiences didn’tstop for many years after that. A completeobituary can be seen on page 2.

Patrol releases activity reports

A large crowd turned outfor the seasonably hotFourth of July celebrationin the Hugoton City ParkWednesday. The funstarted early in the morn-ing with the singing of theNational Anthem whileBoy Scouts displayedUnited States flags. The Hugoton Rotary’sannual Duck Race fea-tured numbered rubberduckies swimming merrilydown canal street at 12:00noon. The winning duck,which had been adoptedby Garnand FuneralHome, earned them awhopping $1,000! Secondplace duck belonged toTami Bond for a prize of$500. Third place duckwith the $300 winningswas won by Kirk Heger.McBride Construction wonfourth prize for $200 andGarnand Funeral Homewon fifth prize also for$100. Hard Luck Ducks car-ried a $100 prize for eachone. They belonged toCimarron Valley Irrigation,American Implement Inc.,Tarbet Ready Mix, DonutXPress and Alyssa Carl-son. Other winners are:Turtle Race

3-5 yearsFirst-Rylee StegmanSecond- Hudson TitusThird-Katie Willis6-10 yearFirst-Carter MilcureSecond-Chay BurnettThird-Kelsey Hewins11 & upFirst-Dawson BurnettSecond-Kendall HewinsThird-GabriellaFourth-Brionna BeardFrog Jump3-5 yearsFirst-Gavin PearcySecond-Tandon HewinsThird-Charles Hewins6-10 yearsFirst-Cameron MedinaSecond-Jewles KraisingerThird-Jaxson Perkins &Carson Medina14 & upFirst-Konner WilsonSecond-Jordan HinzThird-Sawyer HarperFourth-Jacob WalterSlipperkick winners0-KindergartenFirst-Landon HewinsSecond-Charles HewinsThird-Ella BeesleyFirst-Third gradeFirst-Zevin LittellSecond- Ty BurnettThird-Madison CrawfordFourth-Sixth GradeFirst-Abby HegerSecond-Chay Burnett

Third-Gillian HegerThree legged race4-5 yearFirst- Morgan Anderson &Hunter GarzaSecond-Olivia Salmans &Addie GarzaThird-Sage & Si Morris6-7 yearFirst-Jake Fehr & HenryNeufieldSecond-Jack Walter &Preston LeeThird-Emmett Gaskill &C.T. Beard8-9 yearFirst-Frances Gaskill &Gillian HegerSecond-Katlin Ochoa &

April PearceThird-Zevin Littell & JacobWalter10-11 yearFirst-Jordan Sheule &Kendall HewinsSecond-Claire Clark &Kenzie HagmanThird-Austin Dale & AlliWilliams12-13 yearFirst-Daniel Bustillos &Kendall HewinsSecond-Bailey Williams &Hunter Dale15 & upFirst-Kellen Watkins &Michael BaezaSecond- Greg & TinaSalmansThird-Bailey & NicWilliamsCSB Sack Race4-5 yearFirst-Frank NeufeldSecond-Preston LeeThird-Addison Garza6-7 yearFirst-Jack WalterSecond-Stormie Heger &

Katlin OchoaThird-C.J. Beard & EliseSisseck8-9 yearFirst-Henry FehrSecond-Frances GaskillThird-Jessica Calleja10-11 yearFirst-Allison WilliamsSecond-Ryland BennettThird-Peter Wahle12-14 yearFirst-Daniel BustillosSecond-Bailey WilliamsThird-Peter Wahle15 & upFirst-Nic WilliamsSecond-Jason DaleThird-Ryan Corpening

American Implement Little Miss/Mr. Hugoton

Boys’ Results0-6 MonthsFirst: Carter Trujillo, son ofBlake Trujillo and ChelseaGhummSecond: Quintin Martin, sonof Nick and Jillian MartinThird: Gaven Araiza, son ofDiego and Katie Araiza

Fireworks light up the sky July 4. A fire ban is-sued for the city and county stopped the buyingand selling of fireworks to individuals but the

residents were still able to watch the annualpublic Fourth of July fireworks display.

Hugoton City Park offers a busier than usualview as vendors, residents and visitors fill thearea to capacity. In pursuit of happiness, chil-

dren and their parents peruse the booths whilecelebrating the United States’ IndependenceDay.

“The Pollyanna SorghumQueen Contest is on a roll,”reports pageant coordinatorLynda Prine. Pollyannasare seeking contestants forthe 2012 Sorghum Queencontest. The pageant will beFriday, July 27, 2012 at theHugoton Middle School au-ditorium at 7:00 p.m. Sofar, Jessica Harper, AubreyHamlin, Nancy Camacho,Courtney Ralstin, KrystaHines and Mariah Romehave signed up.

All girls who are fresh-men, up to and including2012 graduates, single,have no children, and live

in and attend school inMoscow or Hugoton, are el-igible to enter this year’scontest.

Entry sponsor fee thisyear is $40. Entrants areresponsible for getting theirown sponsor.

Contestants can pick uptheir entry form and profilesheet at Stachia Nordyke’shome at 1013 Polk or con-tact Lynda Prine. Lynda’sphone number is 544-3055. Pollyanna facebookaddress is pollyannaswks@gmail.com.

The deadline to have theforms returned is July 23.

The Hugoton AreaChamber of Commerce issponsoring a CandidateForum July 24 at 7:00 p.m.at the Memorial Hall. Can-didates who are running forKansas State Senate,Stevens County Clerk andStevens County Commis-sioners will attend. Pleasesend any questions for thecandidates to answer to theChamber Office at 630South Main Street.

November seems far off,but before you know it,school will be starting, leaveswill be falling and pumpkinswill decorate front porches.The nation’s general electionfalls on Tuesday, November6 this year. Before voters lineup, there are a few deadlinesto remember.

Tuesday, July 17 - nextweek - is the last day to reg-ister or change party affilia-tion for the primary electionTuesday, August 7.

Wednesday, July 18marks the day advance vot-ing begins for the primaryelection.

Friday, August 3 is thelast day to apply for advancevoting ballots to be mailedfor primary election.

Monday, August 6 atnoon will be the deadline tocast advance voting ballotsin person at the office of theCounty Election Officer.Stevens County Clerk PamBensel is Hugoton’s andMoscow’s election officer.The Stevens County Court-house is located at 200 E.Sixth in Hugoton. MortonCounty Clerk Gina Castillo isRolla’s election officer. TheMorton County Courthouseis at 1025 Morton in Elkhart.August 6 is also the deadlinefor independent nomina-tions.

Tuesday, August 7 is thedate of the Primary Election.All advance voting ballotsmust be received at the officeof the County Election Offi-cer by the close of polls.Hugoton residents will voteat the Memorial Hall, 200 E.Sixth in Hugoton. Moscowresidents will vote at theMoscow United MethodistChurch at 302 Main Streetin Moscow, Rolla residentswill vote at the City Hall, 304Washington Street in Rolla.

Tuesday, October 16 is

Important electiondates looming

Continued to page 3

Pollyannas seek Stevens Countybeauties for Sorghum Queen Continued to page 3

Hear candidatesJuly 24 atMemorial Hall

Helen Pfaff Smith leaves Hugoton legacy

Fourth of July competition winners announced

All ages enjoy the waterafter the duck race July 4.The little girl at left iscooling off after a hot dayat Park Day.

Monday, July 2, 2012• Vehicle Unlock, 1000 Block of

South Main, Citizen Assist, OfficerCrane

• Dog at Large, 900 Block of SouthCoulter, Dog Impounded, OfficerCrane

• Returned Dog to Owner, 1600Block of South Washington, PublicService, ACO Smith

• Vehicle with Fireworks, 600 EastEleventh, Unable to Locate, OfficerHagman

• Fireworks, 500 Block of WestTenth, Verbal Warning, Officer Hag-man

• Fireworks, 700 Block of SouthMain, Confiscated, Officer Hagman

• Fireworks, 900 Block of West CityLimits, Unable to Locate, OfficerHagman

Tuesday, July 3, 2012• Funeral Escort, 100 Block of South

Main, Public Service, OfficerCrane/ACO Smith

• Fireworks, First and Jefferson, Un-able to Locate, Officer Hagman

• Motorist Assist, Eighth and Main,Public Service, Officer Hagman

Wednesday, July 4, 2012• No NewsThursday, July 5, 2012• Dogs at Large, 100 Block of South

Madison, Returned to Owner, ACOSmith

• Kids Knocking on Door, 100 Blockof South Lincoln, Unable to Locate,Officer Lamatsch

• Vehicle Unlock, 100 Block of EastSixth, Citizen Assist, OfficerLamatsch

• Phone Harassment, 500 Block ofSouth Monroe, No Report, OfficerLamatsch

• Welfare Check, 100 Block of EastThird, All Okay, Officer Lamatsch

• Stolen Bicycle, 500 Block of SouthMonroe, Returned to Owner, Ser-geant Johnson

Friday, July 6, 2012• Stop Sign Down, Tenth and West

City Limits, Notified the City, Offi-cer Crane

• Dog at Large, 400 Block of SouthMadison, Returned to Owner, Offi-cer Crane

• Loud Music, 100 Block of SouthLincoln, Verbal Warning, OfficerHagman

Saturday, July 7, 2012• Vandalism, 200 Block of South Jef-

ferson, Took Report, SergeantJohnson

• Found Scooters, 800 Block ofSouth Jackson, Took to the PoliceDepartment, Officer Hagman

• Assault, 200 Block of South Jack-son, Took Report, Officer Hagman

• Loud Music, 700 Block of SouthAdams, Verbal Warning, OfficerHagman

• Dog at Large, 800 South Harrison,Returned to Owner, Officer Hagman

• Possible Domestic, 200 Block ofSouth Wilson, Separated Subjects,Officer Hagman

• Domestic, 500 Block of South Cop-perstone, Arrested Subject, OfficerHagman

Sunday, July 8, 2012• Vehicle Unlock, Ninth and Adams,

Citizen Assist, Sergeant Johnson• Dog at Large, 500 Block of East

First, Returned to Owner, OfficerHagman

MUNICIPAL COURT REPORTJUNE 2012

Al-Hashmi, Samer, Failure to Stop $105.00Parks, Clayton, Truck/Trailer Park-

ing $50.00Luna, Jr., Guadalupe, Duty to Re-

port Accident $160.00Luna, Jr., Guadalupe, Duty Upon

Striking Vehicle $100.00Padron, Roberto, No Driver’s License

$680.00 10 Days Jail,

Serve 4, Suspend 6Munoz, Samantha, Theft $210.00 6 Months ProbationGonzalez, Christina, Parking in

Wrong Direction $10.00Landa, Cornelio, Cruelty to Animals Issued Warrent for FTALanda, Cornelio, Dog at Large Issued Warren for FTALanda, Cornelio, Untagged Dog Issued Warrent for FTAHemann, Bradley, Failure to Stop $105.00

HUGOTONHUGOTONMUNICIPAL COURTMUNICIPAL COURT

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

Stevens County Fire Department and

Ambulance Report

Stevens County EmergencyServices run activity July 2through July 8.Fire Department

Hugoton Station Monday, July 2 - 1:45 p.m.called to a grass fire at High-way 51 and Road 22. Tuesday, July 3 - 9:38 p.m.,called our for a motor vehicleaccident on Road J betweenRoads 21 and 22. Three pa-tients were transported toStevens County Hospital andtwo patient refusals. Wednesday, July 4 - 7:30a.m. called to a motor vehicleaccident on Highway 25 andRoad U. Two patient refusals.

Wednesday, July 4 - 9:30p.m. was on standby for thefireworks. Sunday, July 8 - 4:11 p.m.called to one fourth mile southon Road J and Road 20 for amotor vehicle accident. Onepatient refusal. Fire Department

Moscow Station Wednesday, July 4 - 9:30p.m. was on standby for fire-works.

Ambulance Activity One Life Flight and threemotor vehicle accidents withfive refusals and three trans-ported.

July 8 - August 19- Stauth Memorial Museum

will host “The Wartime Escape:Margaret and H.A. Rey’s Jour-ney from France,” featuringthe authors of “CuriousGeorge” as they make their es-cape from the Nazi invasion ofParis at the beginning of WorldWar II. The museum is locatedat 111 N. Aztec in Montezuma.They are closed Mondays.Please call 620-846-2527 formore information.July 12-August 20- Donate food for Project Hopeat the Stevens County FarmService Agency office at 607 E.Eleventh in Hugoton. The col-lection box will be picked upJuly 19 and August 20.- Hugoton Aglow will meet at

the Senior Center, 624 Main inHugoton at 7:00 p.m. for coffeeand fellowship. Eunice Lunce-ford will speak at 7:30 p.m.

- Ogallala Aquifer AdvisoryCommittee meeting in DodgeCity at the Mariah Hills GolfCourse, 1800 Matt Down Lanefrom 3:00 to 5:00 p.m.July 12-August 17- School physicals offered at

the Stevens County MedicalClinic from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30p.m.July 13

- Embrace Your GeeknessDay- Pheasants Forever will host

a workshop in Ulysses. Theevent will start with a presen-tation at 9:00 a.m. in thedownstairs conference room ofthe Pioneer Communicationsbuilding. The workshop meet-ing is free. Please RSVP byleaving your name, number ofpeople attending and phonenumber to the SouthwestKansas Farm Bill Wildlife Biol-

ogist Allie Rath, 620-356-1726, extension 1333.July 13-14

- Fourth Annual MeadeCounty Fair WRCA RanchRodeo, starting at 6:30 p.m.See working cowboy action likebronc riding, team sorting,stray gathering and wild cowmilking, and a ranch horsecompetition! There will bemutton bustin’ both nights.For more information, call620-563-7715 or 620-629-7090.July 14- Benefit Coed Softball Tour-

nament for Carlos Reza at theRolla Softball Field. Deadlineto sign up is July 12.July 14-15

- Dalton Days at MeadeCounty Fairgrounds in Meadewith a Fun Run, vendors, re-enactments, softball, parade,car and bike show, talentshow, free swimming, home-made ice cream, barbecue,dancing and more. For moreinformation, visit meadedaltondays.com.- Cimarron Valley Golf Club

will host a Two Man Scramblein Satanta. A steak dinner atMoscow’s Antlers Bar and Grillwill follow competition Satur-day night. Contact MarcusHowe 620-255-1879 or JohnWahl 620-937-1797 for moreinformation.July 15- Matt Russell, minister for theChurch of Christ, will speak atPioneer Manor at 3:00 p.m.July 15-19

- Bethel Friends Church,Eleventh and Jefferson inHugoton, will host VacationBible School from 6:00 to 8:30p.m. Children age fourthrough those entering sixth

grade are invited to “Incredi-World: Amazement Park.”July 16-18- Hugoton Baptist Church,Eighth and Main Street, is hav-ing Vacation Bible School from6 to 8 p.m. The theme is RockyPoint Lighthouse: Where KidsShine God’s Light. There is aPool Party scheduled for July19 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.July 16-20- Moscow Baptist Church willhost Vacation Bible Schoolfrom 9:00 to 11:30 a.m. Chil-dren from four years throughsixth grade are invited. CallPastor Larry Bradford for moreinformation 620-598-2400.- Richfield United MethodistChurch is having a “fly-in” forthe kids at Vacation BibleSchool from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.July 16- Stevens County Commis-

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

- Congressman Tim Huel-skamp will host local officehours in Hugoton at theStevens County Library, 500S. Monroe, from 11:00 a.m. to12:00 noon. Visit http://huelskamp.house.gov/events formore information.- USD 210 Board of Education

will meet at 6:30 p.m.- Celebrate Recovery 7:00 pm- Assembly of God Church,138 S Main.July 17- Last day to register to vote orchange party affilition. Regis-tration books will reopen Au-gust 8.- Hugoton Area Chamber of

Commerce will host theirmonthly luncheon. Call Exec-utive Director Kristin Farnumat 544-4305 or email hcham-ber@gmail.com for more infor-mation.July 18

- Deadline for early OpenClass exhibit entry for theStevens County Fair.July 19- Stevens County Farm Serv-

ice Agency employees will do-nate food collected at theiroffice to Project Hope in Hugo-ton.- All Saints Day at Seward

County Community College.New Fall 2012 students can goto this orientation to learnabout the campus, enrollment,instructors, services, booksand more. You can register on-line at allsaintsdays.com.July 20-21- Liberal Bazaar Days begin at6:00 a.m. Friday, with regularbusiness hours Saturday.

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Obituaries

WHAT’SHAPPENIN’

Clara Maxine Ramey

Former Hugoton residentHelen Elaine Goldsberry PfaffSmith, age 90, passed awaypeacefully at the EvergreenCommunity, Monday, July 2,2012 in Olathe. A privategraveside service is plannedfor a later date.

Helen was the first of twochildren born to Mayme andFrank Goldsberry on the OttFarmstead in Barber County.She was born November 20,1921. Preceding her in death wasan infant daughter,Gretchen; her husband Ken-neth Pfaff; and her secondhusband, Darrell Smith. Mrs. Smith was a memberof the Church of ChristUnited Methodist Church inSalina and she belonged tothe Order of the EasternStar. Helen was an entrepre-neur, a woman ahead of hertime. She graduated fromMedicine Lodge High Schoolin 1939 and began workingat the Boeing Aircraft Com-pany in Wichita soon aftergraduation. Shemet and married KennethPfaff in 1941, and Ken wasdrafted into the United StatesAir Force shortly after theirwedding. When Ken returnedhome to Hazelton, he was in-troduced to his 18 month olddaughter, Heidi. While inHazelton, Helen was a 4-Hleader and a member of theFirst United MethodistChurch. After Ken's return fromWorld War II, Helen and fam-ily moved to Manhattanwhere Ken attended andgraduated from Kansas StateCollege. Helen worked as thesalesclerk and manager of achildren's clothing store dur-ing this time. After Ken's graduation,they moved to Florence andHelen worked at a grocerystore. Helen and family thenmoved to Hugoton. She wasa member of the First UnitedMethodist Church, a GirlScout leader and she thenbegan her entrepreneurialcareer. She developed theidea of a local museum. Sheactively helped raise funds tostart the Stevens County Gasand Historical Museum, so-licited donations of money,local historical items to bedisplayed, and was the firstcurator for the museum inHugoton. The museum toldstories about the Dust Bowlera of the 30's and the devel-opment of the Natural GasFields in southwest Kansas.This museum has grown intothe very viable part of Hugo-ton it is today. While curator of the mu-seum, Helen became a mem-ber of the Santa Fe TrailOrganization. This group

asked her if she would accepta position promoting theSanta Fe Trail. She acceptedthe position and traveled theSanta Fe Trail from Westport,Mo. to Santa Fe, N.M. formany years. She encouragedbusinesses and people to do-nate and / or buy ads in theSanta Fe Trail brochure. Shehad various creative promo-tions to encourage travelersto travel the Santa Fe Trailand see the various historialsites along the Trail and ofcourse support the busi-nesses. During this time theGovernor of Kansas honoredher at the State Capitol forher tireless promotion of thehistorical sites in the State ofKansas. In Hugoton she alsoproduced, wrote, directedand was the spokespersonfor a television show called“Hugoton and It's People.” When Ken and Helenmoved to Great Bend, Helencontinued to work with theSanta Fe Organization. Hermost successful publicitycampaign to promote travelon the Trail was organizingand riding in a wagon trainthat traveled the old Santa FeTrail from Westport to SantaFe. Helen left the Santa FeTrail Organization when shefelt that she was no longerable to travel by herself. During her time in GreatBend, Helen became a FullerBrush saleswoman in the In-dustrial section; and shewas, at that time, the onlywoman selling in the Indus-trial section. She sold clean-ers, floor waxes and brushesto restaurants and other in-dustries. She was awardedmany honors during her ca-reer with Fuller Brush, butthe one dearest to her wasbeing recognized as the high-est-producing salesperson inher region. She also openedher own Fuller Brush store inGreat Bend that was verysuccessful. After Ken's death, Helenmet and married Dr. DarrellSmith and they moved toSalina. She once again pro-duced, wrote, directed andwas the spokesperson for theshow she called “Salina andIts People.” She producedover 200 shows and hadmany award-winning shows. Mrs. Smith was a very ac-tive member of the Church ofChrist United MethodistChurch, particularly in herSunday School Class and theUMC Women's group. Shedonated money and time tomany charities in Salina andalways promoted them onher television show. Survivors include herdaughter Heidi Pfaff Loganand husband Max; grand-children, Heather Gleason,Holly Logan, Jane Logan andhusband Avi Hesterman andWill Logan and wife Kayla;and seven great grandchil-dren. Helen’s family enjoyed hercreativity and they will al-ways have fun memories toshare. Helen had a good life. Memorials may be given inHelen's name to the Ever-green Community of John-son County, 11875 S. SunsetDrive, Suite 100, Olathe, Ks.66061, which gave her excel-lent and loving care duringher declining years.

Helen Pfaff Smith Richard Hermes and MarcyCollins of Hugoton, recentlybrought in a letter they re-ceived in the mail that has,without a doubt, been deter-mined to be a scam. It waspostmarked from London. In-side, the letterhead was:“Springleaf Financial Services,Jacksonville, NC 28540.” Itwas addressed to RichardHermes with his PO Box inHugoton. It read as follows: “We are pleased to informyou that you are one of thewinners in the “UK & NorthAmerica Customer RewardPromotion Draw” organizedfor all customers of Wal-Mart,Sears, Home Depot, Safewayand ASDA for the first quar-ter, Q1, of the year, 2012.This promotion also regards toThe Green Environment Cam-paign contributions by farm-ers. “You are entitled to a guar-anteed sum of $50,000 (inCertified cheque), which willbe delivered to you by courierservice, (FedEx or UPS). “Enclosed is a check of$2,950. being part of yourprize. This amount will enable

you offset the statutory Non-British Resident tax paymentof $1,950. The tax is payableto your assigned British taxofficer as stated below:

Tax Amount: $1,950.00 “You are therefore advisedto contact your Claims Repre-sentative: Mr. Charles John orMs Jane Lee on Tel: 1-877-589-0538, or 01144-756-265-9076 between 8:00 hrs to17:30 hrs (Eastern StandardTime) Monday through Satur-day for instructions on yourpayment. “Do not act on this until youspeak with your Claims Rep-resentative.Accept our congratulations!Kind Regards: Mr. Keith LMyers (Senior Vice President)” Richard and Marcy did infact receive an authentic look-ing check in the amount of$2,950. But the check is nogood. If you also receive a sim-ilar notification, Richard andMarcy want you to be sureand not try to act upon it - itis a scam. They have done alot of investigating in the mat-ter.

T H A N K S F O R R E A D I N G

OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF STEVENS COUNTY

Local people receive scam letter

Death has claimed the lifeof a former Hugoton resident.Clara Maxine Ramey, age 94.She passed away Sunday,July 8, 2012 at her home inWichita with her family ather side. Maxine was born February1, 1918 in Stevens County. Survivors include her fourchildren, Karen, Kim, Janet,and Kathleen; eight grand-children, Kimber, RameyRenee, Kerry, Rick, Katie,Kelly, Sarah and Joseph; and

12 great grandchildren. Mrs. Ramey is preceded indeath by her husband, W.F.“Dub” Ramey and sonRichard. Graveside services were at-tended Wednesday after-noon, July 11, 2012 at theHugoton Cemetery in Hugo-ton with Maxine’s nephew,Jan Kilbourne officiating.Arrangements were in care ofGarnand Funeral Home, 423S Main, Hugoton, Ks. 67951.

City of HugotonWater Consumption and

Climatological Data

June June June 2010 2011 2012

TOTAL Gals. Pumped 62,184,900 81,249,400 89,217,200Peak Water Day Gals. 2,641,300 3,937,200 4,188,600Average High Temperature 89.6 93.7 93.7Average Low Temperature 63.4 60.9 62.0Rainfall 4.91” 3.17” .66”

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Dustin JohnsonFinancial Advisor

Stephanie A Weeast, CFP®, AAMS®Financial Advisor

ELECTTrina L. Young

for StevensCounty Clerk

• Lifelong resident of Stevens County. • Graduated from Moscow High

School.• Employee of Stevens County

Sheriff’s Department for 19 years.

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the last day to register to votein the general election Tues-day, November 6.

Wednesday, October 17,advance voting will begin forthe general election.

Friday, November 2 is thelast day for voters to apply foradvance voting ballots to bemailed.

Monday, November 5,voters will need to presentadvance voting ballots by12:00 noon in person in theoffice of the County ElectionOfficer.

Tuesday, November 6 willbe the General Election. Ad-vance voting ballots must bereceived in the office of theCounty Election Officer bythe close of polls. Public of-fices on the ballot will includePresident / Vice President;U.S. Representative - FirstDistrict; State Senator - 39thDistrict; State Representative- 124th District; DistrictJudge - 26th District, Divi-sion Two; District MagistrateJudge - 26th District, Posi-tion Five; County Attorney;

Stevens County Commis-sioner - District Two and Dis-trict Three; County Clerk;County Sheriff; CountyTreasurer; Register of Deeds;Township Trustee - Moscow;Township Treasurer - AllTownships; Precinct Commit-teeman - All Precincts andPrecinct Committeewoman -All Precincts.

Voting locations will openat 7:00 a.m. and close at 7:00p.m. If you have questions,you can contact the office ofKansas Secretary of StateKris Kobach at 1-800-262-VOTE (8683) or visit theirWeb site at www.kssos.org.

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Diego and Katie Araiza7-12 MonthsFirst: Elias Kaleb, son of BillHolcomb and Krista VoldenSecond: Brek Colantonio, sonof Mike and Teresa Colanto-nioSecond: Dax Passmore, sonof Wesley and Chelsea Pass-more13-18 MonthsFirst: Jasper Patterson, sonof Zack and Lindsey Patter-sonSecond: Bently Esarey, son ofMatt and Alisha Esarey19-24 MonthsFirst: Riggs Dixon, son ofDallas and Deidre DixonSecond: Gavin AlexanderRoybal, son of Melissa andAlex Roybal2-3 YearsFirst: Lane Stand, son of Joeand Kelly StandSecond: Damian Rojas, son ofEzequiel Rojas and YesicaDelgado.Third: Tallon Grubbs, son ofLuke and Jennifer GrubbsThird: Brystyn Heger, son of

Ryan and Vanessa HegerGirls’ Results

0-6 MonthsFirst: Aubrey Martinez,daughter of Justin and AnaMartinezSecond: Avery Cullison,daughter of Carter andVeronica Third: Kaydence Men-gelkamp, daughter of Eliza-beth Hansen and MichaelMengelkamp7-12 MonthsFirst: Kiara, daughter of Ri-cardo LopezSecond: Danielle Johnson,daughter of Kirsty Wright andJeremy JohnsonThird: Ashtyn Dallas Reust,daughter of Dustin andTiffany Reust13-18 MonthsFirst: Alivia Grubbs, daugh-ter of Joshua and HollyGrubbsSecond: Emily Parsons,daughter of Jon Parsons andErin LarkinThird: Brinlee Austin, daugh-ter of Brian and Marie Austin

19-24 MonthsFirst: Maleigha Budd, daugh-ter of Billy and Schnae BuddSecond: Reaghann Maravilla,daughter of Michael and Ka-ressaThird: Holly Smith, daughterof Amika Saucedo and K.C.Smith2-3 YearsFirst: Abbi Bansemer, daugh-ter of Charisse and JavinFastSecond: Aislee Austin,daughter of Brian and MarieAustinThird: Mia Warren, daughterof Chelsea Warren These are all the winnersturned into The Hugoton Her-mes office. It was a great dayand celebrants will be lookingforward to the Fourth of Julynext year.

Fourth of July winnersContinued from page 1

Chelsea Passmore opens up the Fourth of July festivities at thepark with an awesome rendition of the National Anthem.

Hugoton Boy Scouts salute the American flag to kick off theFourth of July Park Day.

The forty-seventh annualcommencement ceremoniesat Colby Community Collegewere May 12, 2012 at theColby Community Building.Among the students was

Christopher Ferguson ofHugoton. He received an As-sociate of Arts degree.Christopher is the son ofHarry and Bobbi Ferguson ofHugoton.

Hugoton Aglow will meetThursday, July 12 at 7:00p.m. for coffee and fellowship.Eunice Lunceford will speakat the meeting beginning at7:30 p.m.

Eunice was born in thePhillipines, where her familywas active in the Four SquareChurch. One day a group ofevangelists came to church toworship with them. Duringthe visit there was an out-pouring of the Holy Spiritwhich brought in a season offasting and prayer. Groups ofChristians from areachurches were then sent tonearby islands where revivalsignited renewed faith andspiritual strength.

In 1991, at age 25, Euniceresponded to her aunt LindaRevert’s invitation and cameto visit in Liberal. While there,she met Craig Lunceford, fellfor him and they were latermarried. Eunice worked at Pi-oneer Manor where sheserved as a voice for residents

- assisting in family, socialand spiritual concerns. Sheworked there for 20 and a halfyears, Following the years atPioneer Manor, she has beenan online student at FortHays State University, work-ing towards a degree in Soci-ology.

Eunice shares her homewith her daughter Eana andher mother, Epifania “Lola”Cometa. This family worshipsat Lighthouse Fellowshipwhere Eunice and her motherminister in music. Her spiri-tual pursuit is for groupsinging with instrumentsTuesday nights, from 7:00 to9:00 p.m. The community isinvited to attend. Thursdaynights, from 7:00 to 9:00p.m., the singing is often ac-companied by fellowship andfood.

Come and bring a friend!Be ready to sing along andpraise the Lord!

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Christopher Ferguson receives his Associate of Arts degree

Eunice Lunceford is Aglow speakerBeautiful firework displays light up the sky July 4 at the annualHugoton fireworks show.

Is this really in Hugoton? Yes, Monday afternoon rain finallycame to Hugoton. This is Sixth Street in front of the ElementarySchool looking west. Wonderful, wonderful rain!!!

This desecrated American Flag was found in the ditch betweenMoscow and Hugoton, of all days - the Fourth of July. It is notthe first time a flag in this tattered condition has been found. Itcan serve as a reminder flags are supposed to be destroyed prop-erly. Boy Scouts have an annual flag retirement ceremony inHugoton. Contact Erick Nordling or Ted Bansemer for infor-mation.

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The Hugoton City Councilmet for the regularly sched-uled meeting July 9, 2012 atthe council meeting room ofthe city building at 5:15 p.m.Present at the meeting wereCouncilmen Gary Baugh-man, Mike Eshbaugh, KimHarper, Bob Mason and GregGill. Also attending wereMayor Jack E. Rowden, CityClerk Thomas G. Hicks, CityInspector Tony Martin, andElectric System SupervisorGary Rowden. Guests wereBrad Musgrove, Bill DeCamp,Kirk Heger, Jan Leonard andHugoton Hermes ReporterRuthie Winget. Outside Utili-ties Supervisor Dean Banker,Police Chief Courtney Leslieand City Attorney Wayne R.Tate were absent.

Zoning HearingTony Martin informed the

councilmen a Zoning Hearingis scheduled for July 17,2012 at 7:00 p.m.

Low Water PressureBill DeCamp and Kirk

Heger reported their waterpressure at the 900 block ofTrindle is extremely low.They asked if anything couldbe done to improve it. Aftersome discussion, the council-men stated they would takeup the matter with DeanBanker.

Power Plant InsuranceBrad Musgrove of Mus-

grove Insurance brought inrevised quotes for the powerplant insurance. A motionwas put forth by Kim Harperto accept the insurance op-tion for a value of$26,824,524 with the annualpremium of $72,129. This in-sures the generators thathave been upgraded as wellas other equipment. Greg Gillseconded the motion and themotion carried.

Pioneer Manor AdditionGreg Gill put forth the mo-

tion to approve ResolutionNo. 2012-2 which authorizessewer, street and water im-provements in the PioneerManor addition. The motionpassed.

New PolicyA motion was put forth by

Kim Harper to establish apolicy that, effective immedi-ately, a customer requestinga line extension in the ruralareas of the City of Hugoton’selectric service territory toserve a single customer shallbe required to pay the mate-rial costs of the extensionprior to the work being com-

menced by the city. The citywill provide the labor for theextension.

Share Animal ShelterThe councilmen discussed

sharing the Hugoton animalshelter with Moscow. It wasdecided to ask the city attor-ney to review Moscow’s ordi-nance concerning dogs atlarge in Moscow.

2013 BudgetCity Clerk Hicks explained

the proposed 2013 budget.He was trying to keep the milllevy below 40. The 2012 ac-tual tax rate was 35.98 andthe proposed 2013 tax rate is39.61, an increase of 3.63mills. A public meeting to dis-cuss the 2013 budget will beAugust 6, 2012 at 5:30 p.m.

The council approved the motion to publish the budgetas presented by Hicks. It willbe published at a later date.

New LawnmowerGary Rowden informed the

councilmen one of their lawn-mowers shut down. Afterconsidering bids from Ameri-can Implement for a JohnDeere mower for $14,200 andO.D.’s for a Country Clipperfor $10,555, they voted to ac-cept the lower bid from O.D.

Gary also reported theywere making progress in run-ning the electrical lines to theeast addition.

Safe Routes to SchoolJan Leonard informed the

councilmen Paul Stoner willbe in Hugoton August 1,2012 at 9:00 a.m. along withrepresentatives from Topekafrom the Safe Routes toSchool. They will be here totour the sites before makingthe final decision about thegrants. Everyone is invited toattend this meeting.

Bike and Hike TrailJan also stated Paul

Stoner thought Hugoton hada very good chance to receivethe grant for the Hike andBike Trail. Stoner suggestedHugoton should re-apply forthe grant by August 1, just

for extra insurance. KimHarper made the motion toapprove a new resolution ofsupport, seconded by BobMason. The motion passed.

The meeting adjourned.

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

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

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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.

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UNITED METHODIST CHURCHROLLA - RICHFIELD

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

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

MOSCOWMOSCOW BAPTIST CHURCH598-2455 Church - 598-2400 Home

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

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

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

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

METHODIST598-2426

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

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

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

FAITH LUTHERANTenth and Adams 544-2092

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Call 544-2652 fIor Church BusHUGOTON BAPTIST CHURCH

-Eighth and Main 544-2210Bob Rich, Pastor

506 East Eighth - 544-2295Sunday School - 6:00 p.m.

Morning Worship - 10:30 a.m.Youth Service - 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday Bible Study - 6:00 p.m.LIGHTHOUSE FELLOWSHIP

424 S. Jackson 544-4828Michael Taylor, Minister 428-5686

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

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

LONE STAR FRIENDS CHURCH14 Miles East of Hugoton on Highway 51

Bob Sanders, PastorChurch 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

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HISPANO Congregación618 Main sur - Hugoton

620-370-1003Pastor Marcelino Auila

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ASSEMBLY OF GODMain and Second Street

544-2773Ben Coats, Pastor

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

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

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

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

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

(Children, Youth, & Adult)CHURCH OF CHRIST

1045 S. Van Buren 544-2825

Matthew Russell, Minister1041 S. Van Buren

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

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

CHURCH OF JESUS CHRISTOF LATTER DAY SAINTS

520 E. First 544-2125

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

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

500 S. Van Buren 544-2493Pastor Dave Piper

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

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

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

FAITH CHAPEL CHURCHOF GOD IN CHRIST

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

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

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

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Linda Jo Kates and husband Rick of Hugoton andLarry Roybal from Florence, Co. would like to an-nounce the engagement and upcoming wedding oftheir daughter Reanna Roybal to Rob McConnell, sonof Will and Jo Elyn McConnell of Cañon City, Co. The couple will exchange their vows Wednesday,July 18 in Big Sky, Mt. After the ceremony, the coupleplan to reside in Cañon City.

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Dennis Lee Rogers, SpiritDancer, gives a unique per-formance at Park Day.

Whiskey Red performs in Alco’s parking lot before Hugoton’sfireworks show Wednesday evening. Event attendees enjoyedmusic, dancing and visiting while awaiting the sunset.

Mariah Rome entertains the crowd with her considerable hulahooping skills Wednesday morning by the EntertainmentTrailer. Folks came to sit a spell and were entranced byMariah’s compelling talent.

Shelby Martin encourages her Zumba class to shake it at ParkDay Wednesday morning.

Hugoton City Council discusses proposed 2013 city budget

Hunter Dale of Hugoton,son of Jason Dale, Angie Daleand Sandra Montoya, gradu-ated Friday, June 22 fromSpace 201 of the Kansas Ad-ventures in Outer Space(KAOS) at the Kansas Cos-mosphere and Space Center.Hunter will be entering eighthgrade at Hugoton MiddleSchool this fall.

Space 201 is a six-day as-tronaut training camp for stu-dents entering at least eighthgrade and emphasizes team-work, leadership and problemsolving. Developed by Cos-mosphere staff, Camp KAOSis nationally-recognized formotivating students to seekcareers in aerospace-relatedindustries.

The fast-paced camp pro-gram incorporates aspects ofastronaut training with ad-vanced courses in space shut-tle systems, space science,physiology, and microgravityscience. The camp’s capstoneis an advanced simulatedspace shuttle mission in theCosmosphere’s Falcon III, themost realistic space shuttlesimulator outside of NASA.During this mission camperscapture and repair the HubbleSpace Telescope using the Re-mote Manipulator System andExtra Vehicular Activity. Toprepare for this advancedmission participants undergoa full day of SCUBA trainingand underwater exercises.Space 201 campers also re-ceive high and low ropescourse training, including a30-foot climbing wall and zi-pline, and learn night sky ob-servation techniques usinghigh power telescopes.

The Cosmosphere offerscamp programs for studentsas young as those going intosecond grade, and on through

high school age. Camps areavailable for adults, includingthe Intergenerational CampExperience for grandparentsand grandchildren. Camp ex-periences are also offered forgroups, including schools thatcan custom design curricu-lum based on state educationstandards. The Cosmospherealso has programs designedspecifically for Boy Scouts,Girl Scouts and Webelos.

The Cosmosphere’s CampKAOS features five levelsstarting for students enteringseventh grade. Space 101 and201 are at the Cosmosphereand nearby areas; Space 301includes a trip to JohnsonSpace Center in Houston, Tx.for a behind-the-scenes tourof NASA’s astronaut trainingfacilities; Space 401 is atKennedy Space Center inFlorida to experience NASAlaunch facilities; and Space501 focuses on emergingspace technology facilities inCalifornia.

The Kansas Cosmosphereand Space Center is a non-profit organization dedicatedto Honoring the Past and In-spiring the Future of SpaceExploration. Educating peoplefrom around the globe, theCosmosphere features theHall of Space museum, themost significant collection ofU.S. and Russian space arti-facts in the world; the JusticePlanetarium, an interactivemulti-media solar system dis-covery; Dr. Goddard’s Lab, alive rocket science show; theCarey Dome Theater, a giantscreen format dome theater.The Cosmosphere is at 1100N. Plum in Hutchinson. 800-397-0330 or 620-662-2305.Visit www.cosmospherecamps.org for more informa-tion.

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Dylan, Kaden and Cole would like to announce theengagement of their parents Julie Gifford and JesseYounger. Julie is a stay-at-home mom. Jesse is currentlyemployed by Great Plains Gas Compression and is aStevens County Volunteer Fireman. Julie and Jessie will be united in marriage August11, 2012 in Hugoton. The couple and their childrenwill reside in rural Moscow.

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Austin Newlon is named Champion in the Ranch division, ten-13 age group. This is the first year a Ranch Division has beenoffered. The High Plains Horse Show was at the MarchelRanch, June 16 in Dodge City.

Cutter Hawks wins a belt buckle for the Reserve All-AroundChampion nine and under division at the High Plains HorseShow at Marchel Ranch June 16 in Dodge City.

Hunter Dale graduates from KAOS

Kids of all ages try their experienced - and not-so-experienced -hand at climbing Ghumm Auto Center’s inflatable “MountNeverest” during the Park Day activities July 4.

Alaina is this week’s StevensCounty Library’s geekofthe-week. She geeks “Pinkalicious.”

He’s almost made it to the top of Mount Neverest! Kids alwaysseem to enjoy climbing and what better surface than on themountain during Park Day?

Lillian, Devin and Reginaneed a loving and nurturingfamily. Lillian is the oldest inthis sibling group. She isvery bright, caring andfriendly. She participates inband, basketball and soccer.Lillian’s hobbies includereading, completing art proj-ects and watching cartoons.Her favorite classes in schoolare history and art. She en-joys competing in spellingand geography contests.When she grows up, Lillianwould like to become a fash-ion designer or a teacher.Devin is a caring, outgoingand happy young man. Heenjoys being outdoors,trains, putting things to-gether and collecting cars.His favorite class in school inPE, because he likes playinggames. Regina is theyoungest sibling. She has agreat memory and excels at

reading. Her interests in-clude painting, drawing andplaying games. Regina statesthat she would like to be anartist when she grows up. Tolearn more about adoptionvisit www.adoptkskids.org orcall 877-457-5430. The chil-dren’s case numbers are CH-5526, CH- 5527, andCH-5528.

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The Hugoton MiddleSchool athletics will join anew league this upcomingschool year. Hugoton will jointhe ranks of the Ark RiverMiddle School Activities(ARMS) League. The Eagleswill play amongst the league'sGarden City schools, DodgeCity schools and Liberalschools, expanding the

league count to seven teamsin total.

Kenneth Henderson, Ho-race Good, Dodge City MiddleSchool, Dodge City Co-manche, Liberal South andLiberal West will make up theleague beginning in the fall of2012 along with Hugoton.Horace Good was formerlynamed Abe Hubert of GardenCity. DC Comanche will be anew team to the ARMS leaguethis year as well.

In recent years, Hugotonhas been a part of the newlyformed Great West ActivitiesConference, but with the newmove into the ARMS league,will look to gain additionalcompetitive play time andcontinued challenges byquality opponents.

"It is safe to say that ourlevel of competition hasraised dramatically since wejoined the GWAC," saidHugoton Activities DirectorClint Merritt. The move intothe ARMS league is projectedto have a similar outcome. Hecontinued, "I believe this willhave a very similar impact onour programs as the move tothe high school GWAC. Wewill be able to offer our stu-

dent-athletes a full, competi-tive schedule, our travel timewill diminish, and our com-petition level will increase.We need to continue to de-velop 7-12 program align-ment and create anatmosphere of excitementwith our middle school stu-dent-athletes."

The ARMS league champi-onship titles in each sportwill remain as head-to-headcompetitions with a post-sea-son tournament to determinethe championship title claim,with the exception of football.The in-season league footballschedule will determine theleague champion based uponhead-to-head results.

The basketball season willrun much like the GWACseasons in that the girls willplay their season schedulestarting in the fall untilChristmas break. In January,the boys season begins.Wrestling season will fall atthe same time as the girlsbasketball season.

"This change will createfull schedules for all of ourteams. This league will en-sure that our seventh gradeshave an A/B schedule andour eighth grade will have anA/B schedule," Merrittpointed out.

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The Hugoton Rotary Club would like to thank all of the individualsand organizations who helped to make the 10th Annual Duck Race asuccess. The winners are as follows: 1. Garnand Funeral Home $1,000.00 2. Tami Bond $ 500.00 3. Kirk Heger $ 300.00 4. McBride Construction $ 200.00 5. Garnand Funeral Home $ 100.00

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Hugoton Middle School will join the ARMS league this upcoming school year.

Hugoton eighth grade boystraveling basketball took firstplace in the MAYB tourna-ment in Amarillo, Tx. theweekend of June 30. Theteam competed against twoAmarillo teams and one fromAlbuquerque, NM. The Hugo-ton Team had one win andtwo losses in pool play andwon both bracket games towin the championship. Thisteam of 14 and 15 year oldboys are all from Hugotonand will be freshmen this fallat Hugoton High School.

The team played in DodgeCity the weekend of July 7and 8 and placed second. Allthe games were played at theDodge City High School.Game .

Players on the team areGarrett Hamlin, Alex Gonza-les, Wade Heger, Tyler Goode,Manuel Mendez, ParkerTitus, and Caleb Gayer. Thecoach is Todd Gayer.

The team would like torecognize the local busi-nesses that have sponsoredthem- Circle H Transport

Inc., H & H Crop Service,CHR Seeds, Hamlin FarmsPartnership, Dr. Effie GaskillDDS PA, Lin Goode and Co.,Keating Tractor and Equip-ment, Ag 1st InsuranceAgency LLC, Citizens StateBank, Farm Bureau Finan-cial Services, Jeff and Jo Cox,and Erma L. Heger Trust.

Eric DonJuan enjoys riding his bike around the course at theskate park during a calm summer evening. The skate park islocated just west of the Hugoton Recreation Commission build-ing.

At a June 24 meeting inKansas City, the KansasWildlife, Parks and TourismCommission approved regula-tions dealing with huntingdeer, migratory birds, and up-land game, as well as huntingon public land. The followingissues were addressed in regu-lations:Deer

Any person with a deer per-mit valid during the archerydeer season in deer manage-ment units 1, 12, 15, and 19may use a crossbow duringdeer archery season, regardlessof age or disability. Each per-son age 16 through 54 shallobtain a free crossbow huntersurvey number from theKansas Department of Wildlife,Parks and Tourism beforehunting with a crossbow dur-ing archery season.Fort Rileydeer season set: archery, Sep-

tember 1-December 31 andJanuary 14-31, 2013;youth/disabled, September 8-16 and October 5-8; andfirearms, November 23-25 andDecember 15-23 and January19-21, 2013.Migratory Birds

Doves may only be takenwhile in flight.

Early teal season will run 16days from September 8-23 inthe Low Plains Zone (east ofU.S. Highway 283) and ninedays from September 15-23 inthe High Plains Zone (west ofU.S. 283).

Sandhill crane shootinghours are now sunrise to sun-set throughout the season,which runs November 7-Janu-ary 3, 2013.Upland Game

Prairie chicken huntersmust purchase a prairiechicken permit before harvest-ing a bird this fall. A randomsample of permit holders willreceive a questionnaire afterthe season to assess theirhunting activity and success.The early season in the Eastand Northwest units will runSeptember 15-October 15. TheEast and Northwest unit regu-lar season will run November17-January 31, 2013, and theSouthwest Unit season will runNovember 17-December 31.Public Lands

Commercial guides musthave a permit to guide on pub-lic lands. The permit is free andmust be specific to the landwhere guiding takes place.

Baiting is illegal on publiclands. Bait is considered anygrain, fruit, vegetable, nut, hay,salt, sorghum, feed, or otherfood or mineral capable of at-tracting wildlife. Liquid scentsand sprays are not consideredbait.

Only two portable blinds ortree stands are allowed perhunter on public lands.

Portable blinds and treestands must be marked withthe owner’s name and addressor KDWPT number. Portableblinds may not be left unat-tended overnight on publiclands. Decoys may not be leftunattended overnight on pub-lic lands.

The commission alsopassed a regulation to continuethe moratorium on commercialharvest of mussels for tenyears.

Hugoton eighth grade boys’ traveling team show off their trophyfor winning first in the MAYB tournament in Amarillo, Tx.Team members are Garrett Hamlin, Alex Gonzales, WadeHeger, Tyler Goode, Manuel Mendez and Parker Titus. Not pic-tured is Caleb Gayer.

KDWPT Commission approves regulations

The Kansas Department ofWildlife, Parks and Tourism’s(KDWPT) Special Hunts Pro-gram offers a variety of limitedhunts, many designed to intro-duce youth and novices tohunting in an uncrowded set-ting with good opportunity forsuccess. The first applicationperiod — for special hunts inSeptember and October — isJuly 16 through August 13,and drawing results will beemailed within a week. A sec-ond application period — forNovember, December, and Jan-uary hunts — begins July 16and runs through October 1,with drawing results emailedduring the following week. Newthis year, applicants may applyfor both hunt periods beginningJuly 16, and they will havethree choices for each speciesper draw period.

Most special hunts occurduring regular hunting seasonsand will be conducted in all re-gions of the state on both publicand private land. Some areopen to all hunters, and eachspecial hunt targets specificgame species, including doves,upland game (pheasant andquail), waterfowl, and deer.Some take place during thespecial youth/disabled deerseason September 8-16, someduring the youth pheasant andquail season November 3-4,and others during special youthwaterfowl seasons yet to be set.

Specifically, there are threecategories of hunts: open,youth, and mentor. Open huntsare available to all hunters, withno age or experience restric-tions. Youth hunts may requireat least one youth 15 oryounger who must be accom-panied by an adult 18 or olderwho may hunt. Some youthhunts may have more specificage requirements, and accom-panying adults are not allowedto hunt. Mentor hunts are opento both youth and/or inexperi-enced hunters who are super-vised by a licensed adult 18 orolder (mentor) who may hunt.Some hunts require the super-vising adult to be 21 years orolder.

Hunter Education is not re-quired for youth 15 andyounger accompanied by anadult 18 or older. However, per-sons 16 and older who have nothunted before and do not havehunter education must obtain aone-time apprentice hunting li-cense, which exempts themfrom the hunter education re-quirement through the calendaryear in which it is purchased.All hunters 16 and older need avalid Kansas hunting license.

For more detailed informa-tion or to apply, go online toksoutdoors.com. Click "Hunt-ing/Special Hunts" on or afterJuly 16. Those who do not havecomputer access may apply bytelephone at 620-672-0791.

Special hunts applications are online

HMS athletics join new league

Eighth grade boys’ traveling basketball team places first in MAYB tourney

Homeowners don't need tohave a green thumb to knowhow taxing a drought can be ontheir lawns. Though summer isa laid-back season for many peo-ple, those same high tempera-tures and sunny days that makesummer so enjoyable can wreakhavoc on a lawn during periodsof drought.

In response to drought, manycommunities institute water re-strictions that limit how muchwater a homeowner can use towater his or her lawn. These re-strictions are well-intentionedand necessary, but lawns thatneed water still need to survivethe summer heat. There are afew steps homeowners can taketo help their lawn survivedrought during a water restric-tion.

* Extend intervals betweencuts. Mowing the lawn is neces-sary, but whenever a lawn ismowed the grass is stressed.Since grass is already stressedduring a drought, try to extendthe periods between cuts as longas possible. If a landscapingservice tends to your lawn, nego-tiate with the foreman or anothercompany representative so themaintenance crew knows notcut the lawn on its regular, non-drought schedule.

* Help the lawn help itself. Alawn can actually help shield it-self from drought, especially ifhomeowners are on board.When mowing, raise the decks ofthe mower so the grass can ade-quately shade itself from the blis-tering summer sun. Raising thedecks also allows the lawn tomaintain more water, which willbe lost to evaporation if the lawnis cut too short.

* Aerate. The height ofdrought season is not necessar-ily the best time to aerate, so thecorrect aeration schedule mightbe a preventive measure home-owners can take to help theirlawn better cope with drought.

Cool season lawns, which in-cludes bluegrass, bent grass,fescues and rye grasses, growbest when temperatures are be-

tween 60 to 75 degrees Fahren-heit and might struggle mightilywhen the weather is especiallyhot and dry. August throughearly October is the best time toaerate cool season lawns.

Warm season lawns includeBermuda grass, Zoysia grass,Buffalo grass and Saint Augus-tine grass, and these speciesgrow best when the tempera-tures rise into the 80s and mid-90s. Late spring or early summeris the best time to aerate warmseason lawns.

So why aerate? Because aer-ating the lawn helps break uphard, compacted soil, allowingwater, air and nutrients, each ofwhich are essential to a healthylawn, to reach the soil andstrengthen the roots. Strongroots are essential for the lawn to

survive, be it hot and dry tem-peratures in the summer orcolder weather in the winter.

* Buy a mulching mower. Ifyou don't already have one, pur-chase a mulching mower andemploy the mulching featureduring hot and dry periods. Re-move the bag from your mowerso the clippings are left on thelawn, where they will breakdown and provide the lawn nu-trients it desperately needs.

Droughts are typically a lawnenthusiast's worst nightmare.But even if water restrictionshave been put in place, employ-ing a few simple strategies canhelp a lawn survive extended pe-riods of high temperatures anddry conditions.

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Wheat . . . . . . . . . . . .7.78Milo . . . . . . . . . . . . .7.18Corn . . . . . . . . . . . . .7.68Soybeans . . . . . . . .15.24

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June 28 three Hugotonyouth competed in the State 4-H horse judging com-petition in Salina. The teamconsisted of Montana andSydney Beesley and MeganNewlon, all of Hugoton andThomas Harmon from Wal-

nut Creek, Co.The team received fourth

place in reasons and per-formance. Megan placedtenth overall individual, Mon-tana placed fifth in reasons,and the team placed fourthoverall.

Hugoton FFA officers attend the State Confer-ence for Chapter Leaders, learning new skillsabout how to improve their Personal Leader-ship Skills and bring those skills to the localchapter. The conference focused on planninglocal activities, developing individual leader-ship skills, team building and improving stu-

dent involvement. Over 270 FFA members at-tended this annual conference which was spon-sored the the Kansas FFA and Cargill MeatSolutions. Pictured are State President EmilyBeneda, Brady Heger, Brady Marshall, MicahBaehler, Karessa Nordyke and Jeff Mueller.

Displaying their ribbons and medals are, from the left, MeganNewlon, Thomas Harmon, Montana Beesley and SydneyBeesley.

The Teeter family relaxes in the cool evening intheir Backyard Paradise. Left to right areJason, Jaxon, Jadon, Jacob and Jacque. Deco-

rative candles placed on the fence add to the en-viable peaceful ambience.

Backyard Paradise

Drought conditions con-tinue to intensify for Kansaswhich led Governor SamBrownback to update theDrought Declaration forKansas counties with an Ex-ecutive Order 12-08 Tuesday.The update includes all 105counties either in an emer-gency, warning or watch sta-tus.

“Dry, windy and abovenormal temperatures inKansas have led to a DroughtEmergency declaration for 36counties,” Governor Brown-back said. “Below normalprecipitation patterns are notonly depleting available soilmoisture, but these types ofconditions have resulted innumerous fires as well.”

The updated drought dec-laration has 36 counties inan emergency status, 55counties in a warning statusand 14 in watch status. Thisaction was recommended byTracy Streeter, Director of theKansas Water Office andChair of the Governor’sDrought Response Team.

“The insidious effects ofthe continued drought acrossmuch of the state havecaused stream flow in manyareas to drop below medianlevels,” Streeter said. “It isimperative we monitor condi-tions for the state as theycould deteriorate quickly withno reserves.”

It is important to also notethat farmers and ranchersneed to keep open dialoguewith their local County Emer-gency Boards as they con-tinue to monitor cropconditions for losses thatmay have occurred due todrought, severe storms andhail throughout the State.

This Executive Order shallremain in effect for thosecounties so identified untilrescinded by Executive Orderor superseded by a subse-quent Executive Order revis-ing the drought stage statusof the affected counties. Ef-fective immediately:• Declare a Drought Emer-gency, Warning or DroughtWatch for the counties iden-tified below;• Authorize and direct all

agencies under the jurisdic-tion of the Governor to imple-ment the appropriate watchor warning level-drought re-sponse actions assigned inthe Operations Plan of theGovernor’s Drought Re-sponse Team.

The Governor’s DroughtResponse Team will continueto watch the situation closelyand work to minimize the ef-fects the drought has onKansans.

For more detailed informa-tion about current condi-tions, see the Kansas ClimateSummary and Drought Re-port on the Kansas Water Of-fice Web site at: www.kwo.org

County Drought StageDeclarations:Drought Emergency:

Barton, Cheyenne, De-catur, Ellis, Finney, Gove,Graham, Grant, Gray, Gree-ley, Hamilton, Haskell,Hodgeman, Kearny, Lane,Logan, Meade, Morton, Ness,Norton, Pawnee, Phillips,Rawlins, Rooks, Rush, Rus-

sell, Scott, Seward, Sheridan,Sherman, Stanton, Stevens,Thomas, Trego, Wallace andWichita.Drought Warning:

Allen, Anderson, Barber,Bourbon, Butler, Chase,Clark, Clay, Cloud, Coffey,Comanche, Dickinson, Dou-glas, Edwards, Ellsworth,Ford, Franklin, Geary, Green-wood, Harper, Harvey, Jack-son, Jefferson, Jewel,Johnson, Kingman, Kiowa,Leavenworth, Lincoln, Linn,Lyon, Marion, McPherson,Miami, Mitchell, Morris,Osage, Osborne, Ottawa, Pot-tawatomie, Pratt, Reno, Re-public, Rice, Riley, Saline,Sedgwick, Shawnee, Smith,Stafford, Sumner, Wabaun-see, Washington, Woodsonand WyandotteDrought Watch:

Atchison, Brown, Chau-tauqua, Cherokee, Cowley,Crawford, Doniphan, Elk, La-bette, Marshall, Montgomery,Nemaha, Neosho and Wilson.

The Ogallala Aquifer Advi-sory Committee will present ameeting during the 3i Showin Dodge City to continuelooking at short and longterm options for the aquiferand its stakeholders.

The committee will meetThursday, July 12 in DodgeCity at the Mariah Hills GolfCourse, 1800 Matt DownLane from 3:00-5:00 p.m.Implementation for the 2012water legislation will be dis-cussed as well as over-useenforcement, low water usecrop research and possibleitems for the 2013 Legisla-ture.

The tentative meetingagenda can be found on theKansas Water Office (KWO)web site, www.kwo.org . Formore information call (785)296-3185 or (888) 526-9283(KAN-WATER).

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box located in your Federalworkplace. Boxes will bepicked up July 19 and Au-gust 20.

To witness the generosityof Federal employees, followthe campaign on Facebookand Twitter. Go to www.facebook.com/fedsfeedfamilies orwww.twitter.com/fedfooddrive.

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Three Hugoton youth compete in theState 4-H horse judging competiton

Surviving drought during a water restriction

Governor Brownback updates drought declaration

Ogallala AquiferAdvisory Committee to present meeting

A very nice Mondaymorning, had a littleshower in the early morn-ing, hopefully it will last allweek.

I had the week off lastweek for a family reunion.The Longs gathered at the4-H bulding and had about60. As always, a few moreyears older and a few newones added to the family.Had a great time.

All is going very wellhere at the center. Pleasecontinue to support us andspend time here. The mealsare still as good as always.

We started to LiberalJuly 2 to see “Liberty” - lostthe tread on the insideright duel and turnedaround and started back toHugoton and the outsideone blew out. So we nevermade it to the program butgot back to town all safely.

Have a great week.Menu

July 12 .............Pork LoinJuly 13 ..Baked Potato BarJuly 16 .............Meat LoafJuly 17 ..........Swiss SteakJuly 18 .............Pot RoastJuly 19 ...........S & S Pork

Activities ScheduleThursday, July 12Exercise ..........10:30 a.m.Aglow..............................Friday, July 13Exercise ..........10:30 a.m.Bingo ..............12:30 p.m.Saturday, July 14Sew all day......................Cards................6:00 p.m.Dance ...............8:00 p.m.

...............Craig StevensMonday, July 16Exercise ..........10:30 a.m.Line Dance ........7:00 p.m.Tuesday, July 17Exercise ..........10:30 a.m.Wednesday, July 18Exercise ..........10:30 a.m.Thursday, July 19Exercise ..........10:30 a.m.

The Hugoton Area Chamber of Commercewould like to express a special

“Thanks” to the following businesses, organizations and individuals

for their generous donations to Park Day. Without your donations we would not be able to provide

the entertainment that we do to our community.

Jordan Air, Inc. Pioneer Electric CoopStevens County HospitalHugoton Tourism Board

The Chamber of Commerce would like to give a BIG “Thank You” to the following people for helping

make the 4th of July Park Day AWESOME:

• Stevens County Fire Department •• City of Hugoton Park Crew •

• Hugoton Recreation Commission Crew •• Boy Scouts •

• Fair Board - for sound system •• American Implement for sponsoring the Little Miss/Mr. Contest and for the donations •

• Hugoton Area Chamber of Commerce Board •• Chelsea Passmore •

• Abbey Crawford •• Shelby Martin & the Zumba kids •

• James & the Alco crew for letting us have evening events there •• Mariah Rome •

• All folks who sponsored an event •• Everyone who donated Bingo prizes •

And a BIG THANK YOU to everyone for coming out and enjoying the day!

Gold Members:

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Primary Election -Tuesday, August 7

General Election - Tuesday, November 6

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The Stevens County Gas &Historical Museum recentlyhad visitors who had comefrom the other side of the

world. Rex and CatherineCurle are touring the UnitedStates and they originated inNew Zealand.

They are in their mid-sev-enties and are driving arecreational vehicle for theirvacation. A couple of theirseven children will join themlater in their trip.

Last summer they droveeleven thousand miles tour-ing the United States andspent $5,000 in Americandollars. Their trip lasted fourmonths.

This year they are drivinga diesel so they’re hoping tosave a little cash on fuel.

When they get back hometo New Zealand, they willhave to change the steeringwheel on their vehicle to beon the other side. They statedthey’ll have to convert theelectricity also as the Stateshave 110 volt and NewZealand has 220 volt.

(Correction: The field com-pressor featured in lastweek’s paper was donated byPioneer Natural Resources,thanks to cooperation fromPNR Mid-Continent Superin-tendent Rodney Kunze. Sorryfor the error.)

We invite you to visit us atthe Stevens County Gas &Historical Museum, 905 S.Adams. Our summer hoursare 10:00 a.m. to noon and1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Mon-day through Friday. We arealso open 2:00 p.m. to 4:00p.m. Saturdays.

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Additional winners of the Little Mr. and Little Miss Hugotoncontest are shown above. Winners were chosen from the differ-ent age groups. The different age group winners’ names can befound on page 1.

Catherine and Rex Curle of NewZealand give Curator Gladys Renfro ahug after touring the museum. BeulahMae Carter, right, gave them the grandtour.

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

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MUSEUM UPDATEfrom The Stevens County Gas & Historical Museum

Gladys Renfro and Beulah Carter

TAKE YOUR PARENTS ON AMEANINGFUL TOUR OF SO-

CIAL SECURITY’S WEBSITE

Do your parents spendmuch time online? Sometimes older parentscan be apprehensive aboutusing the Internet and con-ducting business online. Thereis no reason they should bewhen it comes to Social Secu-rity’s online services atwww.socialsecurity.gov, whichare consistently rated not onlythe best and easiest to use ingovernment, but in the privatesector as well. What are some of the rea-sons your parents may want tovisit www.socialsecurity.gov?Allow us to show you aroundso you can give Mom and Dadthe proper tour. Front and center, there isalways a series of illustratedpanels. This is where we sharenew messages, initiatives, anditems of interest, such asbreaking news and tips on newor improved online services. To the right, you’ll find a bigquestion mark: that is whereyou can find our most fre-quently asked questions —and the answers to them. Ifyour parents have a questionabout Social Security, chancesare someone else had the samequestion. We have collectedthem on our website, and it iseasy to search for questions ona variety of Social Security top-ics. Smack dab in the middle ofthe page is where you can findpress releases and the latest

news about Social Security. To the left of the page youwill find our top services. Vir-tually anything you want to doonline can be found here: applyonline for retirement, disabilityor Medicare benefits; get an in-stant, personalized estimate offuture benefits with our onlineRetirement Estimator; and ob-tain information about how toget or replace a Social Securitycard. One of the hottest new serv-ices is getting your Social Se-curity Statement online. Justcomplete the authenticationprocess, much like the sort youwould go through when re-questing a credit report online,and you’ll be able to set upyour online Social Security ac-count. Once you do, you willhave online access to yourStatement, which includes de-tailed estimates of future ben-efits, and a summary of yourwork history through theyears. This is especially helpfulfor parents who may be plan-ning for retirement. Our Web site offers manyother services as well, such asonline forms and publications,an easy application to apply forExtra Help with Medicare pre-scription drug costs, icons toour Facebook, Twitter, andYouTube pages, and informa-tion categorized by subjectmatter or by audience. Take your parents for a visitto www.socialsecurity.gov. It isone small way you can giveback to those who have givenso much for you.

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ADULT SUMMER READING The final day for turning in

BINGO cards for the adultprogram is Friday, July 20 at5:00 p.m. Remember, black-out BINGO cards are eligiblefor an prize without being en-tered in a weekly drawing!Evelyn McBride’s BINGOcard was selected as thisweek’s winner for the “Be-tween the Covers” drawing atthe library. Evelyn read a ro-mance, a mystery, a book bya female author, one of ournew non-fiction titles, and afree pick. Congratulations! KIDS’ SUMMER READING

The last day to turn intally sheets and missions isSaturday, July 14 by 5:00p.m. Every Dream Big and

Own the Night participant isinvited to a Hot Dog Extrava-ganza and Prize DrawingWednesday, July 18 at 10:00a.m.

BOOK SALEOur book sale is on the

calendar! We will have a pre-view event Monday evening,August 6 from 5:00 to 8:00p.m. Admission will becharged, but for every five

items purchased, you receiveone free! The regular booksale will begin Tuesday, Au-gust 7 at 8:00 a.m.

ONLINE CALENDARCheck our online calendar

for a schedule of all libraryevents. We’ve made a tinyURL for your convenience –http://tinyurl.com/6tlr9zw -or you can access the calen-dar through our Web page!

Garden City CommunityCollege has released honorrolls for the recent spring se-mester of 2012, including thePresident’s Honor Roll, fordegree-seeking students

earning perfect grade pointaverages of 4.0 on a four-point scale; the Dean’s HonorRoll, including students earn-ing GPAs of 3.2 to 3.999; andthe Honorable Mention List,for students earning GPAsranging form 3.0 to 3.199.Honor roll eligibility is basedon enrollment in eight ormore credit hours.

On the Dean’s Honor Rollare Joseph Beltz and ZachDunlap from Hugoton,MacKenzie Dobie of Moscowand Kyle Hall of Rolla.

Pheasants Forever is host-ing a workshop for landown-ers who would like to learnhow to increase their uplandgame, butterflies, bees andsongbirds. The meeting willstart with a presentation at9:00 a.m. Friday July 13,2012, at the Pioneer Commu-nications Building conferenceroom (downstairs) Ulysses.Please park in the parking lotcatty corner (southwest) fromthe building. A habitat tour,south of Ulysses, will follow;take South WagonbedSprings Road then first roadsouth of the Cimarron Riverto the west. The tour will in-clude a habitat along theroad so any age is encour-aged to come. Please bringlong pants (if you want to getoff the beaten path), sun-block, hat and water. Thisworkshop will offer somegreat photo opportunities soremember to bring your cam-eras.

The workshop meeting isfree, open to the public andwill have information aboutnew ways to manage forwildlife. They will be talkingabout upland game, identify-ing wildflowers, pollinators,and learning how they are themissing link to growing ourwildlife. Please RSVP, andleave a message with yourname, number of attending,and phone number to theSouthwest Kansas Farm BillWildlife Biologist, Allie Rath,at 620-356-1726 x 1333 be-cause posters and snacks willbe provided.

Pheasants Forever FarmBill Wildlife Biologists arespecialized consultants inconservation programs and

habitat planning. The pur-pose of Farm Bill wildlife biol-ogists is to assist landownersin designing, developing, andfunding habitat improve-ments on private lands. FarmBill biologists possess theknowledge of federal, stateand local programs to assistlandowners in finding the

right program to meet theirpersonal habitat and landuse goals. Through a uniquepartnership, Farm Bill biolo-gists are located in localUSDA service centers in pri-ority habitat areas.

Submitted by Allie Rath,Farm Bill Wildlife Biologist.

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Don’t worry, it’s one you can pass easily. Routinephysical exams are important because they allow usto detect potential health problems as well as evalu-ate your health and nutritional habits.

ANNUAL AND SCHOOL/ SPORTSPHYSICALS will be held at

STEVENS COUNTY MEDICAL CLINICJuly 12th - August 17th 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Physicals are by appointment only!!No Saturday Appointments!

$25.00 eachPAYABLE UPON ARRIVAL.

NO INSURANCE WILL BE FILED!For Annual Well Child Physicals, insurance will be filed &

the physical forms will be filled out at that time.

After August 12th you will pay the full amount for the physical.Physical forms must be picked up and completed prior to visit.

All students must be accompanied by a parent or guardian or the following consent

form must be signed. NO EXCEPTIONS!!You will need a copy of your immunization records.Contact us at 544-8563 to schedule your appointment.

Call early for scheduling availability.

Date: ____________Student Name:________________________

I authorize Stevens County Medical Clinic to provide treatment, including diagnostic procedures, as determined by the physician

or his assistant, to the above named student.

Signed______________________________________Parent/Legal Guardian

PAT HALLCounty

Commissioner2nd District

Your vote is appreciated.

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“If you do what you've always done,you'll get what you've always gotten.”

DON’T FORGET TO REGISTERTO VOTE OR CHANGE YOUR

PARTY AFFILIATIONLast day to register to vote or

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Registration books will reopenon August 8, 2012.

Louise Evans and Pat Rodgers attend the dedication ceremonyhonoring their brother, Floyd H. Robinson, who has been miss-ing in action from Vietnam since 1969.

Pat Rodger’s MIA brother is honored

Local students make Dean’s Honor Roll

Pheasants Forever hosts workshop

A large crowd of spectatorswatch the flow of ducks downcanal street during Park Dayactivities July 4. After dump-ing all of the ducks into thewater, the Rotary Club mem-bers walk along the side of thewater watching them float tothe end of the street. At theend of the street more RotaryClub members wait for thefirst through fifth place win-ners to emerge. First placewinner this year is GarnandFuneral Home. They also wonfifth place. They are the win-ners of $1,000 for first placeand $100 for fifth place.Other winners were secondplace Tami Bond $500, thirdplace Kirk Heger $300 andfourth place McBride Con-struction $200.

The Floyd H. Robinson Me-morial Highway on U.S. 75 isdedicated recently.

Pat Rodgers of Hugotonalong with her sister LouiseEvans recently attended adedication ceremony Satur-day afternoon in CoffeyCounty recognizing the serv-ice and ultimate sacrifice oftheir brother Floyd H. Robin-

son. Robinson has been re-ported missing in actionsince March 12, 1969 fromVietnam.

The Floyd H. RobinsonVietnam MIA Memorial High-way on U.S. 75 is dedicatedto pay tribute to Sgt. Robin-

son who was reported miss-ing in action while on a re-connaisance mission inSouth Vietnam.

The formal ceremony in-cluded the raising and lower-ing of the colors, the playingof the Star-Spangled Banner,prayer and reciting of thePledge of Allegiance. Approximately 200 people at-tended the ceremony to paytribute to Robinson. Thesounding of Taps concludedthe ceremony.

Monday, July 2Low - 67˚ High - 989 ̊

Wind speed - 23 Wind gust - 29Tuesday, July 3

Low - 73˚ High - 99 ̊Wind speed - 24 Wind gust - 29

Wednesday, July 4Low - 73˚ High - 101 ̊

Wind speed - 28 Wind gust - 33Thursday, July 5

Low - 71˚ High - 99 ̊Wind speed - 24 Wind gust - 35

Friday, July 6Low - 68˚ High - 99 ̊

Wind speed - 22 Wind gust - 26Saturday, July 7

Low - 64 ̊ High - 99˚Wind speed - 13 Wind gust - 17

Sunday, July 8Low - 67 ̊ High - 94˚

Wind speed - 24 Wind gust - 32Sunday, July 8

Low - 66 ̊ High - 81˚Wind speed - 18 Wind gust - 25

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

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Independence Day was a funfilled time in Moscow! The daystarted off with a parade at 10:30a.m. Many floats with various vehi-cles and even some horses tookparticipants down Main Street.

The Moscow Recreation Com-mission hosted a benefit lunch forShirley May. Mrs. May has in re-cent months been battling somehealth issues related to her kid-neys. The lunchroom was jam-packed with supporters.

The park’s activities includedmany bouncing inflatables for thekids. Other events included an eggtoss, turtle race, frog jump, sackrace, pie eating contest, coin digand horse shoes. A pumpkin balltournament, as well as free swim-ming, was also enjoyed by all.

A fish and hamburger feed washosted by the fire department. Theevening concluded with an explo-sive fireworks show put on by thefire department.

A come-and-go bridalshower will take place forWhitney (Samuelson) Schnei-der Friday, July 13, at 6:30 to8:30 p.m. The shower will beat the Moscow Senior CitizenBuilding.

Whitney and her husbandZach were married March 13in Las Vegas, Nv. Whitney'sfamily will be having a wed-ding reception August 4 inMoscow. The community isinvited to drop by and con-gratulate Whitney for thisvery happy occasion.

Celebrations

Moscow celebratesIndependence Day

Bridal shower is this Friday

Moscow celebrates the Fourth witha roar. Counter-clockwise from topleft: four-wheelers romp down thestreet followed by a tractor driven byJacob Bell. At left, the Moscow HighSchool varsity cheerleaders showteam spirit with their float. Below,Timmy Johnson, Trissten Enns,Janette Gonzalez, Asmariah Mar-tinez and Kenia Gonzalez have funin an inflatable. Above is ShirleyMay during the suprise benefit lunchin her honor hosted by the MoscowRecreation Commission.

Cheri Freed stands in her newly updated kitchen and looks likeshe’s quite enjoying her new space. Tim and Cheri had an openhouse last Saturday to show off the fruits of their five years oflabor renovating their property on Ransom Street. Everysquare inch of the house has been updated.

Tad and Jesse Stuckey have played Junior Babe Ruth baseballin Hugoton this summer.

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The Hugoton USD 210Board of Education met in aspecially scheduled meetingMonday, July 9, 2012 in theBoard Conference Room of theDistrict Office.

All members signed aWaiver of Notice of SpecialMeeting and approved theAgenda.

The board president is Mar-tin Daharsh, vice-president isDon Beesley and treasurer isLupe Camacho.

Superintendent Mark Craw-ford informed the board DebbieTheye has been the Clerk of theBoard since July 2009. Shehad given her two week noticeand has started the last weekof her work. Mark thankedher for her hard work for thedistrict.

Crawford talked about thegoals of the board and admin-istrators. In the policy hand-book, he highlighted thefollowing: “The goal of schooladministrations to create anenvironment in which all stu-dents can demonstrate contin-uous academic improvement.The superintendent must pos-sess leadership qualities whichmotivate all staff members toimprove the educational pro-gram and to attain the board'sgoals and objective. The super-intendent, with the board’s di-rection, shall mobilize andcoordinate all available re-sources to develop an educa-tional program designed tomaintain continuous academicimprovement and full state ac-creditation in all schools”.

The board approved the em-ployment recommendations forKarie Gaskill (HMS Counselor)with pay recommendations perthe superintendent and ac-cepted the resignation of Deb-bie Theye as Board Clerk.

Board Clerk recruitmentand hiring process/ timelinewas discussed. Mark will nar-row down to four candidatesfor the board clerk and plan ameeting with the board to meetand interview the two best can-didates. The Draft budget andmill levy preview and the DraftEmployee Code of Conductpolicy review was also dis-cussed.

The board approved the mo-tion to adopt resolution: Be itresolved that pursuant toK.S.A. 72-8205, the Board ofEducation of Unified SchoolDistrict 210, Stevens County,Kansas established the follow-ing meeting schedule for regu-lar board of educationmeetings to be held during the2012/2013 school year. Theboard of education reserves theright to adjourn any regularmeeting to another time andplace. Note: All BOE meetingswill be at the HMS Library at6:30 pm. unless listed differ-ently.

The meetings are July 16,2012 at Central Office; August27, 2012 – (fourth Monday);September 17, 2012; October15, 2012; November 19, 2012;December 17, 2012; January21, 2013; February 18, 2013;March 25, 2013 (fourth Mon-day); April 15, 2013; May 20,2013; June 17, 2013; June 256:30 a.m. – special 6:30 a.m.Tuesday meeting for year endtransfers at Central Office.

The board approved ap-pointments of Board Clerk tobe determined at a later date;board treasurer Lupe Cama-cho; KPERS Designation ofAgent Max Williams, additionalsigner Davonna Daharsh; FoodService RepresentativeDavonna Daharsh; District At-tendance Officers BuildingPrincipals; Federal ProgramsCompliance Officer Mark

Crawford; Civil Rights Compli-ance and Grievance OfficerMark Crawford; Section 504Officer Mark Crawford; Free-dom of Information OfficerLupe Camacho; and E-RateStuart Scott.

The board committee as-signments for the Negotiationsteam are Don Beesley, NancyHonig and Todd Gayer.

The High Plains EducationCooperative Representative isDoug Martin and Don Beesleywill serve as alternate.

The Kansans for Local Con-trol Trustee Representative isStephanie Heger.

Nancy Honig is the OfficialVoting Delegate to KASB.

Superintendent’s Councilmembers are Todd Gayer,Barry Hittle and StephanieHeger.

The board approved theclassified staff raises for the2012-2013 school year as perthe superintendent’s recom-mendations.

Also approved was the ad-ministrative contracts of MarkCrawford two year contractwith two and a half percentraise; Tiffany Boxum two yearcontract with two and a halfpercent raise; Gregg Errebotwo year contract with two anda half percent raise; Mark New-ton two year contract with twoand a half percent raise; andStuart Scott two year contractwith two and a half percentraise.

The board approved WayneTate as school board attorneyof record.

Hay and Rice out of Liberalwas appointed as the schoolauditor services by the board.

The board approved the ap-pointment of Mark Crawford asdistrict purchasing agent, com-pliance coordinator for Title VI,Title VII, Title IX, Section 504(ADA) and Homeless ChildrenReporting Official for 2012-2013.

The board appointed build-ing principals as truant report-ing officials assigned to theirbuilding.

The board adopted theschool calendar and hourlycalculation of instructionaltime of 1,116 hours as the ac-credited school year for USD210 and requested the same bemailed to KASB prior to Sep-tember 15, 2012.

The Hugoton Hermes wasdesignated as the districtnewspaper of general circula-tion by the board.

The board approved the es-tablishment of petty cash fundlimits. They are ElementarySchool $1,500; Middle School$1,500; High School $1,500;and Central Office $500.

The resolution to be ex-empted from GAAP require-ments for 2012-2013 schoolyear was approved.

The board adopted a resolu-tion establishing activity ac-counts in the same name, titleand function as ending in thefiscal year June 30, 2013 andto establish the proceduresand guidelines for activityfunds and gate receipts man-agement in conformance withthe districts appointed audi-tors recommendations for theKSDE guidelines.

Also approved was the reaf-firming of the drug free schooland workplace policies on acontinuous basis from 2011-2012 to 2012-2013.

The board is rescinding allpolicy statements found in theminutes of the Board of Edu-cation prior to June 1, 2012,and adopting the policy man-ual as presented and recom-mended by the superintendentof schools to govern this school

district during the 2012-2013school year, subject to periodicreview, amendments and revi-sions by the USD 210 Board ofEducation.

The board appointed Super-intendent Crawford as thehearing officer for free/reducedmeal applications appeal.

The mileage rate for reim-bursement of 50 cents per milewas approved.

The board approved the re-newal of food service/ specialmilk program application andthe meal rate of: Breakfast-Students $1.60, Employees$2.75, and Guests $2.75;Lunch- Students $2.45, Em-ployees $3.60, and Guests$3.85.

The board approved the mo-tion to establish student re-sources fees and textbookrental fees. Note – The $30 fee(Pre K – sixth and HLA) and the$15 fee (HMS and HHS) can bewaived in full for free lunchstudents, and reduced by 50%for reduced lunch students. Apayment plan can/ should besigned and agreed to at enroll-ment if the parents need this.

Early Childhood Develop-ment Center (Pre-school,Kinder Prep and Kindergarten):Classroom resources and soft-ware fees = $30; Elementary

School: (Grades first-sixth):Classroom resources and soft-ware fees = $30; HugotonLearning Academy: e2020 soft-ware fee = $30, After Septem-ber 14 e2020 software fee =$330; Hugoton Middle School:Laptop Air insurance fee = $50,Software and eBook fee = $15,Activity fee = $5; Hugoton HighSchool: Laptop Air insurancefee = $50, Software and eBookfee = $15 and Activity fee = $5

The board appointed thehearing officers for student oremployee appeals to be thebuilding principals, superin-tendent and school appointedattorney.

Also adopted was an earlypayment request policy.

The board approved the res-olution to destroy records overfive years old.

The acknowledgment of thepolicies and procedures rela-tive to ADA and Section 504was approved by the board.

The designated official bankdepository for the school dis-trict revenue is Citizens StateBank.

The board approved the bid-ding process to the two localbanks to establish highest re-turn on investment of idlefunds. The highest bid went toFirst National Bank at .08 per-

cent.The substitute teacher pay

of $90.00 per day plus a freeschool lunch was approved.

The board passed the mo-tion that building administra-tors will review in the regularAugust meeting the units ofcredit offered at each atten-dance center to make sureeach center is in compliancewith accreditation rules andlist for the board by first andlast name and their level of as-signment and license who ac-cording to NCLB as eitherhighly qualified for those whoare certified.

The board approved the mo-tion that building administra-tors will review in the regularAugust meeting the immuniza-tion policy to make sure it is incompliance with statute.

Also approved was the mo-tion building administratorswill review in the regular Au-gust meeting those students bygrade level who are identifiedas at-risk.

A motion was made and ap-proved to accept the low bid onstudent accident insurance.Accepted was the low bid fromK&K.

The meeting adjourned.

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ROLLA NEWSBy Mary Courtney

July 20-21Begins 6 a.m. Friday,

Regular Business hours on Saturday

Take your Bazaar Days shopping receipts to the

Liberal Chamber of Commerce Office 8 am-5 pm Friday or

10 am-2 pm Saturday andregister to win one of

10 $100 gas cards.Brought to you by the

Liberal is Ozsome Committee

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PREFERRED PRICING to the public on all new Chevrolets!

HUGESAVINGSJessica Johns won first at

the AQHA World show inranch pleasure. Jessicaworks hard with her horsethroughout the year, evi-denced by winning top hon-ors at the Kansas State Fair

in 2011, and now qualifyingfor the AQHA World Champi-onship to beld in OklahomaCity in November. Jess is thedaughter of Norman and Ger-alyn Johns.

Welcome rainfall washedthe area Sunday night.Thunderstorms crept intoRolla about nine o'clock andgently released the rain intodrought stricken ground andcroplands. Residents re-

ported various amounts fromforty hundredths up to aninch and a half. Corn andmilo crops need more mois-ture, but this rain will savethe commodities for now.

Nancy Berends, a formerteacher from Rolla, wasnamed Chelsea High SchoolTeacher of the Year for the2011-2012 school year.

Chelsea is located on oldHighway 66 northeast ofClaremore, Ok. She and herhusband Marty have lived inChelsea for eight years.

August 13 - 17Morton County Health Fair - free to all who participate.

Jessica Johns wins first at AQHA

Welcome rain arrives

Mrs. Berends named Teacher of the Year

Eunice Schroeder of the Stevens County Library hands out freecotton candy at the park during the Fourth of July celebration.

Sherri Leonard is offering chances for some lucky person to wina huge basket of pet items during Park Day July 4.

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Hugoton USD 210 Board of Education convenes for organizational meeting

Thursday, July 19, 2007Tony Martin has been pro-

moted to the new position ofHugoton City Inspector. Heis replacing Vernon Andersonwho recently resigned.

Wayne Comer celebratedhis eightieth birthday Sun-day at the Moscow UnitedMethodist Church. Familyand friends gathered tohonor the man of the hour.Thursday, July 18, 2002

The 1952 class of HugotonRural High School celebratedits Fiftieth Anniversary with aclass reunion at MemorialHall July 4. Attending the re-union were Luame Groth,Betty Traver, Ray Brubaker,David Parsley, Don Dwyer,Bob Wetzel, Robert McClung,Clara Sissel, Wilma Moore,David Seeman, Vicki Case-bolt, Treva Paden, ClaudineOder, Marilyn Wilson andMarie Gregg. Marie Gregg re-

turned to high school as anadult and then graduatedwith the class of ‘52.Thursday, July 16, 1992

The American Heart Asso-ciation recently recognizedGladys Sims at its annual as-sembly in Kansas City for hertwenty years of service asMemorial Chairman forStevens County. Sims helpsothers to commemorate thememory of a loved one with agift to the American Heart As-sociation.Thursday, July 15, 1982

Mike Schechter has beenapproved by the StevensCounty commissioners to beStevens County Fire Depart-ment fire chief. Schechterhas served twelve years withthe volunteer fire departmentand is a native of Hugoton.

Three women golfersshared the limelight at theLadies Day Tournament July

12. Betty Williams and Vir-ginia Akers tied in the com-petition for the fewestnumber of putts. BettySturdy had the lowest scorefor the day.Thursday, July 20, 1972

This year marks the be-ginning of the tenth year ofbusiness for the Flower Nook.The business is owned by Mr.and Mrs. Murel Curtis. Theirdaughter, Connie Shelite,helps with the family busi-ness.Thursday, July 19, 1962

Three Hugoton girls willpresent a half hour danceprogram on television chan-nel 6. The dancers are NikkiBlevins and LatwandaBlevins, daughters of Mr. andMrs. Ray Blevins, and Cyn-thia Greenwood, daughter ofMr. and Mrs. Kenneth Green-wood.Thursday, July 17, 1952

Seven neighbors of Jer-vous Lynch, following aneighborhood tradition, fur-nished nine tractors to culti-vate forty acres of row cropon Lynches farm. Lynch isrecovering from an appendic-itus operation. Neighborswho helped are Cecil Lynch,Dick Brown, Sherrel Knier,Ralph Cutter, RaymondHeadrick, Glen Phifer andAustin Lynch.

Friday, July 17, 1942There will be a Penny Sup-

per and ice cream at the LoneStar school house in the in-terest of the church work.Everyone is invited.

If any readers have picturesfor the history page of theHermes, please bring them into Ruthie Winget at TheHugoton Hermes.

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PUBLIC NOTICE(First published in the Hugoton Her-mes, Thursday, July 12, 2012) 1t

RESOLUTION NO. 2012-2

A RESOLUTION DETERMINING THEADVISABILITY OF AND AUTHORIZ-ING THE MAKING OF CERTAIN IM-PROVEMENTS IN THE CITY OFHUGOTON, KANSAS, AND THE CRE-ATION OF AN IMPROVEMENT DIS-TRICT ACCORDING TO THEFINDINGS OF THE GOVERNINGBODY (PIONEER MANOR ADDITION -STREETS, WATER AND SANITARYSEWER).

WHEREAS, petitions were filedwith the City Clerk of the City ofHugoton, Kansas on July 9, 2012,proposing certain internal improve-ments in the City (the "Petition"), andthe Petition sets forth: (a) the generalnature of the proposed improvements;(b) the estimated or probable cost ofthe proposed improvements; (c) a de-scription of the property in the pro-posed improvement district to beassessed for the cost of the proposedimprovements; (d) the proposedmethod of assessment; (e) the pro-posed apportionment of the cost be-tween the improvement district andthe city at large; (f) a statement thatthe signers of the petition own 100%of the property proposed to be in-cluded in the improvement district;and (g) a request that such improve-ments be made without notice andhearing as required by K.S.A. 12-6a04(1).

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVEDBY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THECITY OF HUGOTON, KANSAS:

SECTION 1. The governing body ofthe City hereby finds and finally de-termines that pursuant to K.S.A. 12-6a01 et seq. (the "Act") and, inparticular, K.S.A. 12-6a04(c), that thePetition is sufficient and:

(A) It is advisable to make the fol-lowing improvements:

The engineering, design andconstruction of sanitary sewerimprovements and necessaryappurtenances to serve the im-provement district createdherein, including labor, equip-ment, materials, inspection,administration and financingrelated to the improvements,in the Pioneer Manor Addition,all located in the city of Hugo-ton Kansas ("Sewer Project");and

The engineering, design andconstruction of water distribu-tion system improvements andnecessary appurtenances toserve the improvement district

created herein, includinglabor, equipment, materials,inspection, administration andfinancing related to the im-provements, in the PioneerManor Addition, all located inthe city of Hugoton Kansas("Water Project"); and The en-gineering, design and con-struction of streetimprovements and necessaryappurtenances to serve the im-provement district createdherein, including labor, equip-ment, materials, inspection,administration and financingrelated to the improvements,in the Pioneer Manor Addition,all located in the city of Hugo-ton Kansas ("Street Project").

(B) The estimated or probable costof the Sewer Project is $263,637.00.The estimated or probable cost of theWater Project is $209,185.00. The es-timated or probable cost of the StreetProject is $378,499.00. The SewerProject, Water Project and the StreetProject are referred to collectively asthe "Project" or the "improvements."The estimated costs of the improve-ments shall increase at the pro-ratarate of 1 percent per month from andafter the date this resolution isadopted.

(C) The extent of the improve-ment district to be assessed for thecosts of the proposed improvementsis:

Block 1, Lots 1-3, inclusive,Block 2; Lots 1-3, inclusive,Block 8; Lots 1-3, inclusive,Block 9; Lots 1-3, inclusive,Block 15; Lots 1-6, inclusive,Block 16; and Lots 1-6, inclu-sive, Block 17; all in PioneerManor Addition, an addition tothe City of Hugoton, StevensCounty, Kansas.

(D) The apportionment of thecost of the Sewer Project and theWater Project between the improve-ment district and the city at large is:The improvement district will pay100% of the costs of the improve-ments and the city at large will pay0% of such costs.

The apportionment of thecost of the Street Project between theimprovement district and the city atlarge is: The improvement district willpay 64.8% of the costs of the StreetProject, of which 19.9% shall be ap-portioned and assessed to Block 1and 44.9% of which shall be appor-tioned to and assessed to the balanceof the improvement district excludingBlock 1. The balance of the costs ofthe Street Project or 32.5% will bepaid by the city at large.

(E) The method of assessmentfor costs of the Sewer Project andWater Project is equally per lot in theimprovement district. The method ofassessment for costs of the StreetProject is per square foot for the pro-portionate share of such costs as-sessed to Block 1, as described in thisSection 1, subparagraph (D). The pro-portionate share of the costs of theStreet Project to be assessed to thebalance of the improvement district(excluding Block 1) shall be assessedequally per lot. In the case of equalper lot assessments, where ownershipof a single lot or parcel is or may bedivided into two or more parcels, theassessment to the lot so divided shallbe assessed to each ownership or par-cel on a square foot basis.

SECTION 2. The Sewer Project,Water Project and the Street Projectare hereby authorized and ordered tobe made in accordance with the find-ings of the governing body set forth inSection 1 of this Resolution. If theProject or any aspect thereof is aban-doned, altered and/or constructedprivately, in whole or in part, suchthat constructing the Project underthis resolution is prevented, any coststhe City occurs hereunder, includingbut not limited to costs of design andcosts of constructing the Project, maybe assessed to the Improvement Dis-trict as provided herein.

SECTION 3. The City is authorizedto issue its general obligation bondspursuant to the Act to finance thecosts of the improvements. TemporaryNotes of the City may be issued to fi-nance the improvements until suchtime as general obligation bonds maybe issued. The obligations authorizedby this Resolution, the interest onwhich is expected to be exempt fromfederal income taxation, in an amountnot exceeding the estimated costs ap-proved in this Resolution, may beused to reimburse the City for expen-ditures pursuant to United StatesTreasury Regulation ~ 1.150-2.

SECTION 4. This Resolution shallbe published one time in the officialcity newspaper, and shall also be filedof record in the Office of the Registerof Deeds of Stevens County, Kansas.

PASSED AND APPROVED by thegoverning body of the City of Hugotonon July 9, 2012

CITY OF HUGOTON, KANSAS/s/ Jack E. Rowden

Jack E. Rowden, Mayor

SEAL

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

History From The HermesCompiled by Ruthie Winget

This photo is the 1965 All-Stars taken July 31,1965 at Leoti. The 11-12 year-olds had won thetournament and went on to play at Leoti. Toprow, left to right are Dennis Hamlin, Joe Gregg,David Thompson, Frank Wolfe and Jeff Cox.Middle row are Tim Webb, Danny Popejoy,Jack Rowden, Jay Williams and Toby Spikes.

Bottom Row are Shelby Riley, Steve Benear,Linzy Betsworth, Kim Harper and Charles Nix(alternate). The managers are Wally Walhmeirand Dr. Bill Harper. Photo courtesy of JoanPopejoy. She writes, “Those were really the goodyears and a good bunch of boys. Lots of memo-ries!” Thanks Joan for sending the photo.

Back in the 1960's there wereonly three baseball diamonds- Di-amonds A, B and C. There wereeight little league teams- Indians,Cardinals, Athletics, Tigers,Braves, Cubs, Yankees and Gi-ants. There was a schedule ofwhen and where they played eachother. The managers were BillHarper, Wally Walhmeir, GentryMay, Dean Barrows, WarrenSpikes and Bill Bond. Two man-agers remain unidentified; if youremember their names, pleasecontact The Hermes. For the moms, dads, and every-one else, there were bleachers to siton or you could watch from yourcar. After the games were over, allthe Little Leaguers would go to theDairy Kreem for a treat! After they won the Hugoton All-Star tournament, the All-Starsplayed at Leoti. "Those boys were a good groupand they gave it their all!", said BillHarper, manager of the All-Starteam.

Time...Keeps On Ticking

But Our Deadline Isthe Same!

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The Moscow Baptist Hill-billy Band has been out andabout, traveling around en-tertaining many people at dif-ferent locations.

Legacy@Parkview inUlysses was first on thistour’s list. The house waspacked and waiting for somelively music to entertain thepartygoers. It was MothersDay and most residents hadfamily there to share the daywith them. They really likedthose “hillbilly men” andtheir overalls and all the toetapping, can-hardly-stay-in-your-chair music. They alsoliked the good old Hymns wehave all come to hold close toour hearts. Cookies andpunch were shared duringfellowship time and a big,“Y’all come back now!!”

Next on the tour wasWheatridge in Liberal. Thereare several Hugotonites thatare residents there. JamesPoteet, Betty Fellers’ brotherwas there giving tours ofsome of the picture puzzleshe puts together all year andthen auctions off for charity.He has put some gorgeouspuzzles together. What aministry! Everyone gatheredround to hear the music andwas delighted to have theHillbillys there to see them.The music was very touchingwith Debbie and Barb singinga duet of “How Great ThouArt” accompanied by the restof the band. Cake and icecream followed with fellow-ship time.

Good Samaritan at Liberalwas next on the list, it wasFather’s Day, so once againsome residents had familyand friends in to visit. One ofthe residents was 100 yearsold and she wasn’t sure shewanted to go listen to themusic, but she was standingup with her walker, dancingand singing along—she washaving a great time! Analarm was set off and theband kept playing and shekept dancing; it was a greattime to share with everyone.Watermelon was enjoyedwith fellowship.

The last stop on this tour

was their own hometown Pi-oneer Manor! If you haven’tbeen out to visit anyone atthe new Manor, it is beauti-ful!! It is unimaginable tothink of all the hard workand time and planning thathas gone into the hometownManor. We should all be veryproud that such a place cancall Hugoton it’s home. Oneof the “Hillbillys”, DebbieStoddard, volunteers hertime, along with many otherpeople at the Manor and shealways has a wonderful timevisiting with the residentswhile she is giving a mani-cure or curling their hair. The“Hillbilly’s” played in the cof-fee shop area and all had agreat time. Zo Roland fromMoscow played an inspiringrendition of “America” in trib-ute to her mom, Avis Curtis,who recently went to be withthe Lord. Zo is a very talentedpianist and is welcome toplay with the Hillbillys any-time. There were lots of visi-tors and family that came outto enjoy the music Sunday.There was lots of toe tappingand hand clapping going onand even some tears duringsome of the songs. It doesn’tget much better than that!

Band members are as fol-

lows: Debbie and Roy Stod-dard, Barb and DuaneWilliams, Nancy and MikeOwens, Darroll Munson,Terry Miller, Dan Hamilton,

Sally Adee, Brigette and AlanStoddard and Brandon andBeverly Horner. Pastor BobRich helped with vocals atthe Pioneer Manor.

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Box 458 • Plains, KS 67869The senior citizens like the good old hymns being sang by those“hillbilly men and women” with their overalls.

This 100 year old lady had agreat time dancing to themusic.

Zo Roland plays a rendition of “America” in tribute to hermother Avis Curtis.

PN class pinned at HutchinsonCommunity College

The Practical Nursing (PN)Program at Hutchinson Com-munity College presented theMcPherson 2012 graduatingclass with nursing pins in cer-emonies Thursday, May 10.The ceremony was at theStringer Fine Arts building onthe HCC campus.

Thirty-six students receivedclass pins during the pinningpresentation for the PN Schoolin McPherson. The PracticalNursing Program is one of onlyfour programs in the state ac-credited by the NationalLeague for Nursing AccreditingCommission. HCC has Practi-cal Nursing Programs locatedin both Salina and McPherson.

The May 2012 HutchinsonCommunity College McPher-son PN class includes MeaganElliot of Hugoton.

The Hutchinson Commu-nity College practical nursingprogram instructs students inbasic skills necessary for carein all types of nursing and caresettings, providing them with acertificate in practical nursing.Once graduates pass the li-censing examination, they canpractice as licensed practicalnurses (LPN’s) and work in a

variety of settings, includinghospitals, clinics and care fa-cilities. The program has twolocations, with one in McPher-son and the other in Salina.

For more information on theHealth Care Education Centerof Excellence at HCC, visit thecollege website atwww.hutchcc.edu.

Henry D. Cantrell of Moscow- The Tireman, Septic TankMan, Treasure Hunter andSober is raising great grandkids and will be 80 years oldJuly 13, 2012. Friday is hislucky day. When you see himwish him a Happy Birthday.

The Moscow Baptist Hillbilly Praise Band entertains the resi-dents of retirement homes in different towns around.

Moscow Baptist Hillbilly Band entertains in surrounding towns

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

1) Classified ad rate is $.20 per word per insertion. The weekly minimum is $3.35. 2) Classified display advertising rate is $5.00 per column inch. 3) All cards of thanks are charged at the display rate. 4) All real estate advertising in this newspaperis subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act of 1968, which makes it illegal to advertise "any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, children, or national origin or an intention to make any suchpreference, limitation, or discrimination." This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equalopportunity basis.

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HELP WANTEDHELP WANTED: Needed for part-time helper for morning work.Duties include driving to appointments, taking blood pressurewith manual blood pressure instruments and helping me person-ally around the house. Call Edna at 544-2229. (2c27)

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Solution to July 5, 2012 puzzle

CITY OF MOSCOWMAINTENANCE HELP NEEDED

Wanted: Maintenance Person. Duties will include mowing,trimming, reading meters, interaction with the public and more.Some experience in mechanics necessary. Must live in StevensCounty, speak and write English, be able to work unsupervisedand be able to lift more than 50 pounds.Applications are available at Moscow City Hall, 125 Main

Street or mail resume to PO Box 7, Moscow, Ks. 67952. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

For more information, please call 598-2234. The City of Moscow is an Equal Opportunity Employer. (tfc19)

MOSCOW RECREATION COMMISSIONis currently looking to fill an open seat on the RecreationBoard. If you are interested in this position, please senda letter of interest to: PO Box 68, Moscow, Ks. 67952

(tfc19)

PUBLIC NOTICE(First published in the Hugoton Her-mes, Thursday, June 28, 2012) 3t

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF STEVENS COUNTY, KANSAS

Wells Fargo Bank, National AssociationPlaintiff,vs. Mike Ruiz AKA Mike Angel Ruiz, et al., Defendants

Case No. 10CV0017Division 3K.S.A. 60

Mortgage Foreclosure(Title to Real Estate Involved)

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S_SALE

Under and by virtue of an Order ofSale issued by the Clerk of the DistrictCourt in and for the said County ofStevens, State of Kansas, in a certaincause in said Court Numbered10CV0017, wherein the parties abovenamed were respectively plaintiff anddefendant, and to me, the under-signed Sheriff of said County, di-rected, I will offer for sale at public

auction and sell to the highest bidderfor cash in hand at 10:00 AM, on07/20/2012, at the front door ofStevens County Courthouse, the fol-lowing described real estate located inthe County of Stevens, State ofKansas, to wit:

SURFACE AND SURFACE RIGHTSONLY IN AND TO: LOT TWO (2) INBLOCK FIFTY-EIGHT (58) IN THECITY OF HUGOTON, STEVENSCOUNTY, KANSAS.

SHERIFF OF STEVENS COUNTY,KANSAS

Respectfully Submitted,By:Shawn Scharenborg, KS #24542Sara Knittel, KS #23624Kelli N. Breer, KS #17851Kozeny & McCubbin, L.C. (St. LouisOffice)12400 Olive Blvd., Suite 555St. Louis, MO 63141Phone: (314) 991-0255Fax: (314) 567-8006Email: sscharenborg@km-law.comAttorney for Plaintiff

NEEDED IMMEDIATELYYard Maintenance/Deliveries

Tri-Rotor Crop ServicesCDL Required. Full Benefits Package

620-544-2027 (2c27)

Stevens County Healthcare is searching for Full-time, Part-timeand PRN RNs or LPNs to work the Med/Surg floor. These positionsare for both day and night shifts (7 am-7 pm and 7 pm-7am). All can-didates must have a Kansas RN/LPN license to be eligible. We offer out-standing benefits, competitive wages, sign-on bonus (FT and PT only)and mileage reimbursement if individual lives 15 miles or more outsideof Stevens County. (tfc15)

Stevens County Healthcare is searching for Full-time RNs, LPNsand CMAs to work at Pioneer Manor Nursing Home. These positionsare for the night shift (6 pm - 6 am). Interested candidates must be cer-tified with a Kansas license to be eligible for these positions. We offer

excellent benefits and competitive wages. (4c26)

Please contact Robyn Medina in Human Resources for an application 620-544-8511

CURRENT OPENINGS AT STEVENS COUNTY HOSPITAL,

MEDICAL CLINIC ANDPIONEER MANOR NURSING HOME

OWNER OPERATORSMilk Runs

TANKER DROP & HOOKHome Time Every

Other Day.Minimum $3,120/week!100% Fuel Surcharge!

Dedicated to one customer and

dedicated routesAsk about our Greatcareplan options to save on

major medical, retirement,wellness & business serv-ices. Lease purchase pro-

gram with down paymentassistance.

Class A CDL & 1 year ex-perience, with at least 6

months tanker experience.866-566-2011

DriveForGreatwide.comText GREATWIDE to

30364

(2c27)

NOW HIRINGDay and Night Shift

Available

Apply at McDonald’s 612 E. 11th(2c27)

McDONALD’S

MANAGER POSITIONHooker Hardware & Auto LLC is looking for a self-

motivated hard-working individual who is interested inmanaging a new hardware, auto parts and lumberyard inHooker, Ok.

Successful applicant will have great customer serviceskills, management skills, and be willing to meet the de-mands of the position. Salary is commensurate with expe-rience.

Please mail resume and cover letter to Hooker Hardware & Auto, LLC, PO Box 7,

Hooker, Ok. 73945 (2c27)

USD #210EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

ECDC:Kindergarten Teacher Aide position. This person willwork closely with our Kindergarten staff in providing directinstructional support.   This will be a 35 hour per week po-sition with a single health care benefit provided.  This po-sition requires either: at least 48 college hours or will berequired to pass the ParaPro test to meet State require-ments.   Please contact Tiffany Boxum, Principal, for moreinformation or to submit an application.  Position is openuntil filled. 620-544-4376. (2c27)

Elementary School:Elementary School Cook. This is a full time position andincludes a single insurance Benefit. Applcation deadline isFriday, July 20. Please Contact Davonna Daharsh for moreinformation. 620-544-4397 or ddaharsh@usd210.org. (3c27)

Primary/Intermediate SchoolHugoton Elementary School is accepting applications for aHigh Plains Educational Cooperative para professional.Applications are available at Central Office, 205 E. 6th oronline at www.usd210.org. 48 college hours or a passingscore on the ParaPro test is required. Please contact TiffanyBoxum for more information at 544-4376 ortboxum@usd210.org. (2c27)

HMS/HHS ISS and substitute coordinator: This is a 9 month office position at $10.00 an hour. Turn inapplication to Central Office or email togerrebo@usd210.org. Position to begin end of July or earlyAugust. (2c27)Central Office:BOE Clerk: Skills needed include tech, accounting systems,and people skills. This is a 12 month, full time job with ex-cellent pay and benefits; base salary of a minimum of$34,000. Timeline: resume and application due July 13;mandatory training session on July 24. Job to begin July30 or early August. Call 544-4376 for more information.

USD #210 is an EOE.

(2c27)

For penrider positions, horsemanship skills and tack re-quired. Company horses available as needed. Doctoringposition, experience is preferred, but will train the right per-son. Please contact Oscar Obregon @ 620-353-9709. Emailoscar.obregon@jbssa.comFeedtruck drivers & Mill maintenance, please contact AdamHoffman @ 970-475-6727, email adam.hoffman@jbssa.comCompetitive hourly wage and full benefit package is pro-vided You may also apply at Grant County Feeders, 7597W. Road 17, Ulysses, KS, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to

3:30 p.m., Monday thru Friday. (EOE) M/F

HELP WANTEDJBS Five Rivers Cattle

Feeding/Grant County Feeders,Ulysses, Kansas, has full time posi-tions available:

Penriders and Hospital

(2c27)

HELP WANTED:Ulysses Feedyard is look-ing for a Shop Mechanic.Duties will include work-ing on Feed trucks, Trac-tors, changing bearings andmaintenance of companyvehicles. Benefits includeaffordable health, dentaland vision insurance andESOP retirement program.

Please call for more information

Ulysses Feedyard1765 E. Rd 21

Ulysses, Ks. 67880620-356-1750 (2c27)

FULL TIME OFFICE POSITION AVAILABLE Skills needed: Must be proficient in computer skills, book-

keeping and multi-tasking; have exceptional customer relationswith a positive attitude; and need to maintain a high level ofconfidentiality.

Benefits include: Health and dental care (Blue Cross/ BlueShield); paid vacation and holidays. Compensation based uponexperience.

Come join our fast growing team and great atmosphere!!!Apply in person today or give us a call531 S. Jackson St., Hugoton, KS 67951

620-544-7800 (1c28)

HELP WANTED: Drivers - Re-gional. Fleet Expansion. $1500sign-on! Bonuses and Full Bene-fits. Apply now: www.heyl.net.1-800-973-9161. Heyl TruckLines. (2p28)

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Wheatridge Park Care Centeris looking for energetic, responsible and reliable

people to join our dynamicteam of caring individuals!

PT DIETARY COOKPM Shift to do food preparation, serving, beverages, clean-ing and other activities within the department. Candidatesmust have strong experience in customer service, be able towork with multi-age groups, and the ability to multi-task ina fast paced environment. Past food experience preferredbut will train the right individual.Wheatridge Park Care Center is a premier provider of long-term

care services who believes in “Dignity in Life.” Along with agreat team of skilled professionals, Wheatridge Park offers excellent benefits, an exceptional work environment and

the opportunity to learn and grow.

Interested individuals should apply at:Wheatridge Park Care Center

1501 S. Holly DriveLiberal, Ks. 67901Ph: 620-624-0130Fax: 620-624-0144

EOE (1c28)

WANTED: Wheat Strawto Bale for local area feed-ers. Call 620-544-5949. (6c24)

-----------------WANT TO PURCHASE:Minerals and otheroil/gas interests. Send de-tails to P.O. Box 13557,Denver, Co. 80201. (104p5)

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NEEDED: Gas stove, re-frigerator, full size orqueen size box springsand mattress and loveseat. Call 544-5616. (tfc31)

--------------WANTED: Buying yourWheat Straw or Kochiaweeds @ $7.00 / bale. Call598-2978 or 620-874-0658.

(tfc20)

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S (620)544-7777 UPERIOR 510 E. 3rdOLUTIONS Hugoton

HOME REPAIR & LAWN CARE Alan D. Higgins, Owner

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

531 S. JacksonHugoton, Ks. 67951

(tfc6)

LAWN PROWill Schnittker

620-544-1517

(tfc46)FDT ELECTRICFrankie Thomas, owner

Licensed & InsuredOver 30 years experience in Residen-

tial & Commercial Wiring544-5915 or 544-7776

(tfc34)

O.D.’s SHOPSmall Engine Repair

Your Snapper Dealer620-428-6063 113 S. Main Hugoton(tfc12)

(620) 428-65181182 Road Q • Hugoton

600 E. 11th

IN STOCK*Carpet *Tile

*Laminate *Vinyl

YOUR AD HEREOnly $17.50/month!!!

Call 544-4321TODAY

to find out more!!!

NEEDING CHILDCARE: Adorable four month old babylooking for someone to take care of me while my mommyteaches school! Please call 970-370-0620. (2c27)

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CHILDCARE NEEDED

FOR RENT: 1 & 2 BedroomApartments. Furnished orunfurnished. Bills included,washer and dryer, and cable.Call 544-2232. (tfc)

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FOR RENTROLLA PLAZAAPARTMENTS

1 & 2 Bedroom.RentalAssistance Available.For more informationcall Dayna Folger at620-492-3698 (tfc40)

SUNFLOWER PLAZA1 bedroom newly

decorated apartmentfor Senior Citizens

For Information CallPlaza Office - 544-4011 orSelia Crawford - 544-2182

if no answer, leave message(tfc48)

T & T CUSTOM CONSTRUCTION

620-541-1579620-541-1580

SE HABLA ESPAÑOL(1c26)

SUPPORT GROUPSPREGNANT? NEEDHELP? Call Birthright ofGarden City, 316-276-3605 orBirthline in Liberal, 1404 N.Western, 620-626-6763. (tfc3)

------------ALCOHOLICS ANONY-MOUS will help you if yousincerely want to stop drink-ing. Call 544-8633. (tfc1)

CELEBRATE RECOVERYevery Monday night 7:00p.m. at Assembly of God,138 S. Main. (tfc25)

Project HopeOpen Tues & Thurs

8:30 - 11:30 a.m. 1030 S. Main(tfc37)

AL-Anon Family GroupMen & Women of alcoholic family &

friends meet at 1405 Cemetery Rd. Mon. & Thurs. 8 pm

544-2610 or 544-2854kansas-al-anon.org (tfc)

Pioneer ManorFamily Support Group3rd Tuesdays - 1:00 p.m.3rd Thursdays - 5:15 p.m. Chapel at Pioneer Manor

(tfc15)

To see YOUR business here,call 544-4321 or emailhermesma@pld.com!

FOR SALE: Black AngusBulls, registered, tested, guar-antee, excellent bloodlines,confirmation and perform-ance, discounts. Facebook.com/blackvelvetranch. Con-tact Black Velvet Ranch,Aaron Plunkett, Syracuse, Ks.620-384-1101. (15c16)

---------------FOR SALE: 2006 HarleyDavidson Heritage Soft Tail.14,600 miles. Very Clean. Callfor more information at 428-1003. (2c28)

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FOR SALE: Farm fresh sweetcorn. Will deliver. Call to re-serve 544-5463. (1p28)

--------------FOR SALE: 1986 HarleyDavidson Electraglide. Saleincludes solo seat and newtour pack. Call or text 620-453-0427 for photos or more infor-mation. (tfc24)

FOR SALE

FOR SALE BY OWNER

2 slideouts, electricjack, queen size bed,

good condition, lg bathroom

w/ tub & shower, microwave,

refrigerator, stove, air conditioner,

2 new spare tires

FOR SALE BY OWNER1900 sq. ft, 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath, extra large kitchen1400 sq. ft finished basement w/ bath and kitchen.4 car detached garage and pool.

Mike Schechter 316-300-6593113 Van Buren (tfc21)

FOR SALE BY OWNERVery well-built, beautiful brick home.4 bedrooms, 2 baths, office, bonusroom, full finished basement with hugestoreroom, fenced patio, oversized 2-car garage, underground sprinkler.620-544-5499 or 620-428-2929

603 Madisonin Rolla

Must see!

(tfc21)

2003 Coleman Caravan 25 ft. camper

CALLCALL620-544-6818620-544-6818

FIREWOOD FOR SALEOak, Piñon, Mesquite,

Pecan & MoreDelivery & stacking available

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

BUSINESS andPROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY

$12,500$11,995

CAMPER FOR SALECAMPER FOR SALE

GARAGE SALEGARAGE SALE: Saturday, July 14, 8:00 a.m., 609 S. Trindle,Matching Full-Size Bed and Dresser, Lots of Toys, Kitchen Items,Bedding, Books, Miscellaneous

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PUBLIC NOTICEPUBLIC NOTICE: Star Storage hereby notifies the public of asale of the contents of storage units #22, #42, #52 and #73. Salewill take place Saturday, July 14 at 8:00 a.m. pursuant to K.S.A.58-817. (1c28)

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WANTED

SEEKING EMPLOYMENT

CARD OF THANKSTHANK YOU

The Hugoton Animal Shelter would like to thank Harli, Sophie, Toby, Abby, The Comfort Zone Massage Therapy andKates Pet Grooming for arranging the goody basket raffle toassist us in providing the kind of care we need for the dogs wehouse at the shelter. We would also like to thank all those whobought tickets to further our cause. Hugoton Animal Shelterand Hugoton Police Department would like to extend a specialthank you to Judge Sherri Leonard who has been a long timesupporter of the dogs in our shelter. She adopted Abby from usand has also brought toys and treats for our shelter dogs providing them with a better quality of life during their staywith us.

ACO Stephanie Smith and the Officers and Staff of Hugoton Police Department

SEE THE HERMES CLASSIFIEDSONLINE AT

hugotonhermesnews.com/classifiedsOnly $25/year worldwide to subscribe

to our online edition!

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

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

612 E. 4th St. - Nice 2001 Manufactured home onfull basement. Each bedroom on main level has itsown private bathroom. 2 bedrooms in basementwith possibility of more. Basement also hashookup for second utility room. Can access base-ment from inside house or from garage.

1609 S. Madison St- Very nice 4 bedrooms, 3 bathhome. 4th bedroom is separate from others & hasits own bath, great guest room. Family room in-cludes fireplace. Formal dining as well as kitchendining. Large office/craft area & media room.

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

330 Kansas – Elkhart - This is a 3 BR, 1 BA Fan-nie Mae HomePath property. Purchase this prop-erty for as little as 3% down! This property isapproved for HomePath Renovation Mortgage Fi-nancing. Selling as is no warranty expressed or im-plied.

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

Now see these and other SW. Kansas properties atwww.hugotonhomes.com

(620) 428-1042CELLULAR

darrin.hewitt@fbfs.com

DARRIN HEWITTREALTOR® Associate

Lots in Spikes Addition504 S. Wildcat Ct.

617 E. 4th712 E. 5th St.

UNDER CONTRACT

UNDER CONTRACT

204 W. 8th St. - This exclusive home has 4 BD , 3BA, with a full basement. There is a vinyl fence,shed, 1 car att. and, 2 car det. garage. Great loca-tion. To view this must see call Angie today! Agentowned!

1109 S. Madison St. - All you could ever want ina home. Home has 8 bedrooms, 4 1/2 bathrooms,2 Living areas. Basement family room is equippedwith cabinets, sink, and cook top. Bathroom down-stairs has a large whirlpool tub. Kitchen and up-stairs bath recently remodeled. New appliances inkitchen. Back porch remodeled and enclosed andnice sitting patio next to porch.

708 E. Fourth St. NEW CONSTRUCTION!! 3BR, 2 BA, 2 Car Garage, Full Basement!! Buyerhas opportunity to pick colors & other amenities ofhome. Allowances will be given for paint, flooring,and appliances.

PRICE REDUCED

PRICE REDUCED

Feature Of The Week

615 - 623 S. Monroe- Commercial property-formerly Ann's Port and Motel. Great Busi-ness opportunity with ample parking. Call tosee this property today!!!

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

Mark Faulkner-BrokerKaren Yoder - Associate/Broker

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

Chance Yoder - SalespersonAgricultural Land

Residential & Commercial SpecialistChance Yoder- Cellphone 544-1907

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

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

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

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

509 Recreation Drive, Moscow - Brick Ranch, 4 bed/3 b, fin bsmt, fpl,wood floors, deck, and much more!!! Call for your private showing!

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

600 S. Harrison Street - CUTE!! Brick, 2bed/1.5 b, att garage, cen H/A, and more!!Call for details!!

515-517 West 6th - Commercial Buildingand Lot - 40x140 Metal building with land.Call for details!!

623 East 4th - Custom built, 5 bed/3.5 b, finbsmt, appl, fence, att grge, 2 yrs old. Much-more... Call for your personal showing!

208 West 1st Street - Nice split levelhome, 3 bed/2bath, bonus room, 2 livingareas, fpl, oversized single garage, fence,appliances, and much more!! Call today foryour special showing!!

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

1277 Rd W - Country Home with acreage!Brick 5 bed/3 b, fpl, basement, deck, allelectric, 69x48 ship. A Must See!!

402 S. Main Street - Commercial Property-over 5,000 sf zoned B-2, 75 x 190 lot, park-ing. Call for details!

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

1105 S. Madison- 4 bed/2 b, cen H/A, fpl,fence, att garage, basement. Call for details.

522 West 7th - 4 bed/2 b, full basement,cen heat, open parking, corner lot. Call fordetails!!

SOLD

SOLDSOLD

SOLD

SOLD

SEEKING EMPLOYMENT: 15 years experience caring forthe elderly. References provided upon request. Linda Lam-berson 544-7647 or 453-2453. (1p28)

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40’x80’ Lined & InsulatedMetal Building

with Office. Call 544-2945

FOR RENT

(tfc28)

FOR SALE BY OWNER2 Bedroom, 1 bathroom,

attached 1 car garage.Call 719-775-2548607 S. Harrison

PUBLIC NOTICE(First published in the Hugoton Her-mes, Thursday, July 12, 2012) 3t

IN THE TWENTY-SIXTH JUDICIALDISTRICT

DISTRICT COURT, STEVENSCOUNTY, KANSAS

PROBATE DEPARTMENT

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATEOF:CHARLES CLOVIS REESE,Deceased. Pursuant to Chapter 59,Kansas Statutes Annotated

Case No. 12 PR 21

NOTICE OF HEARING

THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PER-SONS CONCERNED:

You are hereby notified that a pe-tition has been filed in this court byCharles Steven Reese, an heir ofCharles Clovis Reese, deceased, pray-ing that the foreign will of Charles

Clovis Reese, deceased, be admittedto probate and record in this court;that no administration of this estateis necessary; that the will be con-strued; and that the property de-scribed in that petition be assigned inaccordance with the terms of the will.You are required to file your writtendefenses thereto on or before August9, 2012, at 9:30 a.m. of such day, insuch court, in the City of Hugoton, inStevens County, Kansas, at whichtime and place such cause will beheard. Should you fail therein, judg-ment and decree will be entered indue course upon said petition.

Charles Steven Reese, Petitioner

Tad Patton, #10879TRIPLETT, WOOLF & GARRETSON,LLP2959 N. ROCK ROAD, SUITE 300WICHITA, KS 67226(316) 630-8100ATTORNEYS FOR PETITIONER

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Little tykes enjoy a ride in the fast lane on this contraption! Chil-dren are strapped onto a cart, then ride it down the track for athrilling “roller-coaster” feel. Hang on buddy!

Lock In Load Up 4x4 mud boggers had a popular event Wednes-day with their Car Bashing. Residents were invited to take outtheir aggression on this innocent little car while raising moneyfor the Dominic Esarey Memorial Mud Run to take place Sat-urday, August 4 during the Stevens County Fair.

What a good arm! Santa Committee volunteers Billy Wood-worth and Royce Tucker admire a throw by one of the contest-ants at their dunking tank event. The young lady in the cagesmiles as she awaits the inevitable dunk.

Whoa, there! Warren Willis is taken on a wild ride by his wifeAmanda’s uncle, Tom Holley from Grand Junction, Co. inWednesday’s Backseat Driver event.

My Father’s House Youth sponsored a yummy activity at ParkDay, awarding their lucky winners a whole cake!

This Egg Toss contestant takes careful aim as he throws a rawegg at his teammate. Pheasant Heaven’s event was a real crowdpleaser, complete with suspense and a disgusting mess when theeggs finally cracked.

Sabina Roa’s Balloon Dart attracted many a marksman, as kidsand adults attempted to win a coveted prize at her popular boothduring the Fourth of July celebration.

Adults and kids alike transform into ground-gazing creaturesas they attempt to cajole their frogs into better performances atthe Chamber Board’s Frog Jump contest Wednesday morning.

Kids - of all sizes - helped Santa Committee volunteers cool offWednesday morning at the dunking tank.

Get up, it’s supposed to be a race! Citizens State Bank’s SackRace resulted in a few bumps and bruises, as well as lots ofsmiles!

Ghumm’s Auto Center’s Giant Slide was worth the wait, if youtake into account these girls’ beaming smiles!

Ladies enjoy some shade and visiting while studying their Bingocards during the Park Day festivities last Wednesday.

Young golfers took to “the links” Wednesday morning at theChamber’s Pirate Putt-Putt mini-golf event.

Brightly decorated turtles race toward the outer edges of the redcircle, as their handlers anxiously await the results.

“Aaaaannnnd...they’re off!” Turtle racing is often an overlookedsport throughout most of the nation, but here in Hugoton, areaturtles look forward to showing off their racing stripes every In-dependence Day.

Excited kids line their frogs up at the starting line for the FrogJump contest Wednesday morning. Contestants ranged in agefrom three to five up to 14 and older. Their antics during thecompetition were quite similar, no matter their age. Mostjumped and yelled for their little hopper to jump higher and far-ther than the others.

What are little boys made of? Snips and snails and puppy dogtails. What are little girls made of? Sugar and spice and every-thing nice. You might add some turtle slime to both those recipesto come up with these kids!

Lisa “Steers” Jennifer Yowell straight....into an orange cone!The Backseat Driver contest sponsored by the Stevens CountySheriff’s Department was good for a laugh, but not so much forfellow motorists’ safety.

Rough and tumble youngsters are tossed around inside thebouncy house July 4. Hugoton’s Park Day offers attractions foreveryone in the family.