Yet again, it’s time to takea look back at the past yearand remember what makesthis community so amazing.A walk down the local“Memory Lane” is the per-fect way to start 2015!

The Hugoton MiddleSchool eighth grade LadyEagles started the year withanother perfect season,going undefeated for thesecond year in a row. Teammembers are TrinityMcPhillips, Laney Hoskin-son, Ady Gooch, DallieHoskinson, Claire Lewis,Brooklynn Harper, BrittaBeesley, Jaysa Featherston,JoHanna Rawlins, CaitlinLewis and Felicia Beard.Coaches are Nick Rodriguezand Jill Skinner.

Tom and Patty Laheyshowed off The Hermes inthe Caribbean, where theyreunited - somewhat unex-pectedly - with a couple ofacquaintances from Ger-many who were also visitingCozumel the very same day:Joachim and Ellen Wagner.The Wagners served assponsors for the student ex-change between Moscowand Rotenburg, Germanyfor 15 years.

Toby Kehn and RoGlendaCoulter were welcomed asnew members to the Hugo-ton Chamber Board in Jan-uary, and Ray Hoggatt andTeresa Colantonio took overtwo vacant seats on theStevens County EconomicDevelopment Board.

John Girodat was an-nounced as the selection forHugoton High School prin-cipal by the Board of Educa-tion in a special meetingJanuary 27.

In February, local spellingwizards took to the stage forthe county spelling bee.Winners for the junior divi-sion were Gillian Heger, firstplace; Chay Burnett, secondplace; and Jessie James,third place. In the senior di-vision, Hallie Wettstein wonfirst; Haziel Rojo took sec-ond; and Axel Granillo

claimed third place. Annand Tony Stegman werenamed 2014 Sweetheartsafter winning the big prize atJanet’s Bridal and Bou-tique.

In The Hermes’ conserva-tion issue, Ron and Pat De-Garmo were named winnersof the 2013 ConservationAward, while Lewis andGrace Wheeler won theWindbreak ConservationAward. Karen and RonnieRich were named 2014 Sen-ior Center Valentine Kingand Queen. Maverick Millsand Bailey Haynes claimedthe titles of HHS 2014 Win-ter Homecoming King andQueen.

January 31, Diego andKatie Araiza were surprisedby the arrival of theirdaughter Adyliegh Bethwhen she decided to be bornat the family home inMoscow. Mother and baby -and “assistingphysician/midwife” Dad -came through the ordealjust fine and were veryhappy to be healthy! EMSDirector Rodney Kelling pre-sented Diego with a pinkstork pin in recognition ofhis cool head and his ac-complishment of deliveringa healthy baby girl!

Hugoton High Schoolwrestler Bradley Campbellcompeted at State wrestlingin Salina, where he placedfifth. The Stevens CountyConservation District’s “Dis-tinguished Service Award”was given to Sharon Con-cannon at the District’ssixty-fourth annual banquetFebruary 22.

In March, Sheriff TedHeaton announced chargeshad been filed in the 2013Moscow fire case. HugotonMasonic Lodge celebratedtheir centennial, completewith a visit from GrandMaster of Kansas MasonsRick Reichert. Takoda Eck-ert represented Hugoton atthe KMEA All-State Choir atthe end of February. Localtalented youngsters brought

home plenty of wins fromLiberal’s Pancake Day Tal-ent Show. Hugoton resi-dents Mariah Rome, JettaGiudicy, Montana Beesley,Sydney Beesley and FaithBeesley, as well as theircousin Collin McClendon,claimed awards. MariahRome was also announcedas the People’s ChoiceAward winner.

In March, the HugotonHigh School Lady Eagleswon Sub-State basketball atGoodland! HHS powerlifterscompeted at Abilene in the4A State Powerlifting Cham-pionships. Hugoton’s liftersplaced fourteenth out of 27schools. Salvador Vallesplaced second and PedroOrdonez claimed fifth intheir respective weightclasses.

March 22, a tragic firetook the lives of two localresidents, Kenneth andShirley McCurry. The causeof the conflagration was in-vestigated by the KBI. Mor-ton County was furthersaddened when Lee Hull, alifelong resident, passedaway after a traffic accidentMarch 26.

In March, 12 HugotonFederation wrestlers headedto State competition inTopeka. Coaches are BradSlemp and Jesus Mendoza.The Kiwanis hosted theirforty-seventh annual auc-tion March 28 and 29.

Hugoton High School Fu-ture Business Leaders ofAmerica, Kelsey Quillen andIan Pomeroy, placed at Statecompetition in April. FiveHHS seniors were awardeda State FFA Degree at thesixty-ninth annual FFABanquet April 5. Those hon-ored were Micah Baehler,Megan Bryan, Brady Heger,Brady Marshall and KoleKahl.

At the April 7 meeting ofthe city council, coun-cilmembers approved theannexation of the north sideof Eleventh Street. A contro-versial school funding bill

passed the Kansas SenateApril 6. The front page of theApril 17 Hermes is domi-nated by Hermes employ-ees, after they won 13awards at the annualKansas Press Associationconvention in Manhattan.

At the 2014 HugotonArea Chamber of CommerceAwards Banquet, Lee Isaacwas announced as the 2013Lifetime Achievement Awardwinner. Billy Woodworthwas also recognized as the2013 Citizen of the Year atthe banquet. The SouthwestKansas Royalty Owners As-sociation hosted its sixty-sixth annual meeting andelected W.C. “Bill” Light asits president.

Two well-known Hugotonresidents passed from thislife in the spring. Formerteacher and coach PhilipRobert Hower passed awayApril 19. Former schoolteacher, counselor and citycouncilman Bob Masonpassed away May 4 at Hays.

Kelly Reza was an-nounced as 2014 SuperMom after she won the prizeat Showplace Video. RollaHigh School senior KaleighBarrett and Hugoton HighSchool senior David Kurtwere honored by GovernorSam Brownback for being inthe top academic one per-cent of Kansas high schoolseniors. Mike Cullen, of A to Z Livestock, was recog-nized as the Friend of 4-H atthe annual Businessmen’sAppreciation Dinner April27.

Sixty seniors graduatedfrom Hugoton High Schoolin May, and the HHS base-ball team was the 2014

league champions. RollaHigh School’s golf teamearned a trip to State com-petition by placing third atRegionals. Chandler Hud-dleston won third place atState.

Several area high schooltrack and field athletesheaded to State track at theend of May, including HHSstudents Edgar Don Juan,Ulises Armendariz, LuisCastro, Pedro Ordonez andIssac Castro, Rolla studentsKatie Murray and KylerTelford and Moscow stu-dents Briannah Davidson,Maria Cecenas, KaitlynDobie and Kelsi Mueller.

At the beginning of June,Bike Across Kansas begantheir trek across the statewith a stop in Hugoton.Over 900 riders camethrough town June 7. MarcEckert won the title of 2014Super Dad at White’s Food-liner. Hugoton’s Brian Lam-berson Memorial MotorcycleRally hosted 100 bikes Sat-urday, June 14.

Stevens County commis-sioners heard from a roomfull of citizens asking to re-

sume ATV-riding privilegesat Lake Russell at theirJune 20 meeting. Commis-sioners listened carefullyand opted to grant ridingprivileges at their next meet-ing, provided riders followedthe rules set out.

The Stevens County Li-brary celebrated 100 yearsin July with an entire weekfull of fun activities, andGhumm’s Auto Centerhosted their fourth annualBlock Party. Takoda Eckert,Chance Ghumm and TracePeterson participated in Ma-sonic All-State Band campduring July.

Everett Burrows andPauline Murray were se-lected as the Pioneer Kingand Queen, and theypresided over the 2014Stevens County Fair July 28through August 1. Thirtycandidates signed up forSorghum Queen contest,and Magee Gifford wascrowned Friday, July 25.Her court included FirstPrincess Abby Crawford,Second Princess HaileyWhite and Miss Congeniality

Volume 128, Number 1 Thursday, January 1, 2015 12 Pages, 70 Cents Plus Tax Per Copy

Stevens County has itsfirst filing for the 2015election year. Jason M.Dale has filed for a posi-tion on the USD 210Board of Education.

Filing deadline for cityand school offices is January 27, 2015 at 12:00noon. Primary election willbe Tuesday, March 3.

Continued to page 3

After a brief seven years on duty in front of theHugoton VFW Hall, the M60 Series Tank (Pat-ton Series) is hoisted up and away in Augustwith the help of Jim Wilson Crane Service fromUlysses. It was first installed at Hugoton’s VFWHall in September 2007. Its absence leaves not

only an empty spot in front of the Hugoton Hallbut in the hearts and minds of the Veterans whohave shared their lives and memories as agroup in the now closed hall. Photo courtesy ofJim Wilson Crane Service of Ulysses.

Proud Daddy Diego Araiza gazes at his little miracle AdylieghBeth as EMS Director Rodney Kelling awards him a pink storkpin after Diego and his wife Katie safely delivered the baby attheir Moscow home January 31.

All the prominent dignitaries present at Aben-goa’s grand opening joined Dr. Moniz on stageto jointly “push the button” to officially simu-

late the production start up of the AbengoaEthanol Plant.

The American Red Crossasks eligible blood donors tomake a resolution to giveblood regularly in 2015, beginning with NationalBlood Donor Month in Jan-uary. American Red Crosswill be in Hugoton January7, 2015 from 12:00 to5:00 p.m. at St. HelenCatholic Church at 1011Jefferson.

National Blood DonorMonth recognizes the importance of giving bloodand platelets while honoringthose who roll up a sleeve tohelp patients in need. It has

been observed during Janu-ary since 1970, and that’sno coincidence. Winter is anespecially difficult time tocollect enough blood to meetpatient needs. Unpre-dictable winter weather canresult in blood drive cancel-lations, and seasonal ill-nesses like the flu maycause some donors to beunable to make or keepblood donation appoint-ments.

Donors of all blood typesare needed, especially thosewith O negative, A negativeand B negative. With a shelf

life of 42 days, red bloodcells must be constantly replenished to maintain anadequate supply for patients. Individuals whocome out to give blood January 1 through 4 will receive a long-sleeve RedCross T-shirt, while supplieslast.

To learn more about donating blood and toschedule an appointment,download the Red CrossBlood Donor App, visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).

Jason Dale filesfor USD 210school board

WHERE IN THE WORLD IS THE HERMES? It’s at the iconicFlamingo Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nv. with Brian andMarie Austin and Alesia and Christopher Hinds of Hugoton!

Look back at 2014 in Hugoton, Moscow and Rolla

Donate blood January 7 at St. Helen

ObituariesThe Hugoton Hermes Thursday, January 1, 2015 Page 2

MY HOPE SUPPORT GROUPfor adults grieving the death ofa loved one meets the secondTuesday of each month fromnoon to 1:00 p.m. in Classroom3 at St. Catherine Hospital at401 E. Spruce in Garden City.Call 620-272-2519 for more in-formation.BREAST FRIENDS CANCERSUPPORT GROUP for breastcancer patients meets the sec-ond Wednesday of each monthfrom 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. at theLegacy House, at 309 E. Walnutin Garden City. For more infor-mation call 620-272-2360.Wednesday nights- Inside Out Kids at the Hugo-ton Assembly of God will not bemeeting again until after thefirst of the year.December 19-January 2- Christmas Break for HeritageChristian Academy and USD210 Hugoton students. December 20-January 6- Christmas Break for USD

209 Moscow and USD 217Rolla students.December 31- New Year’s Eve!- New Year’s Dance at the

Stevens County Acitivity Centerstarting at 8 pm. - New Year’s Bash at Barb’s

Den at 9:00 p.m. Ad on page 7.- Ring in New Year’s at Antlersin Moscow starting at 9:30 pm. January 1, 2015- Happy New Year!January 5-9- School Safety WeekJanuary 6- Heritage Christian Academy

Board will meet at 7:00 p.m.- Hugoton Sports Boosters willmeet at 7:00 p.m. in the highschool auditorium.January 8- Stevens County GenealogicalSociety will meet at 1:00 p.m.in the Stevens County Library’s

computer lab.- Stevens County Farm ServiceAgency and K-State Research& Extension will host a FarmBill Information meeting at6:00 p.m. at the StevensCounty Fairgrounds.January 19- USD 210 Board of Educationwill meet at 6:30 p.m. in theHugoton Middle School Li-brary.January 21

- Hugoton Primary Schoolclassroom and group pictures.January 22- Hugoton Intermediate Schoolclassroom and group pictures.January 26-27- No school for USD 210 Hugo-ton students.January 28- Hugoton Middle School sci-

ence fair, starting at 8:30 a.m.February 3- Hugoton Elementary third

graders will present their musicprogram at 7:00 p.m. in theHES gym.- Heritage Christian Academy

Board will meet at 7:00 p.m.February 4- Early release for Heritage

Christian Academy students at12:00 noon.- Early release for USD 210

Hugoton students at 1:30 p.m.February 5-6- No school for Heritage Chris-

tian Academy or USD 210Hugoton students due to Par-ent/Teacher Conferences.February 9

- No school for USD 209Moscow students due to Parent/ Teacher Conferences. Gradeschool conferences will be from4:00 to 7:30 p.m. andjunior/senior high conferenceswill be from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m.February 9-12- Hugoton Elementary School

Book Fair Week.February 10- Hugoton Sports Boosters willmeet at 7:00 p.m. in the highschool cafeteria.February 12- Stevens County GenealogicalSociety will meet at 1:00 p.m.in the Stevens County Library’scomputer lab.

- Hugoton High Schoolwrestling Senior Night

February 13- Hugoton High School winter

homecoming, starting withbasketball versus Goodland at4:45 p.m.February 16- Presidents’ Day

Windy had sent off for a doo-dad for his small kitchen, andthat’s why he checked the mailbox. If you’re Alphonse“Windy” Wilson, and you’re long-in-the-tooth and single, youfind yourself not checking the mailbox very often unlessthere’s a reason. It saves the disappointment of finding itempty, you see.But there was something in there today.He opened it up. It was a Christmas card from Mrs. Morris.

In it, she had written “Thank you so much for fixing myshed.”

Wow! As Windy would say, it was a “transfigurational enlightening.” Of course, he only used his fancy English whenthere was an audience of one or more. But it led him to thinking he might have to check the ol’ mailbox more often.

He had straightened up Mrs. Morris’ shed that was perilously close to becoming kindling in her back yard. ThatMrs. Morris had wanted it to become kindling so she coulduse the space for other reasons didn’t really figure in. It allhappened on one of Windy’s helping days. One day eachweek, he looked around for someone who needed help andhelped them, whether they wanted him to or not.

The next day there were two more Christmas cards. Onefrom Mrs. Lopez, whose arthritis prevented her from weedingher flower patch, and one from someone who didn’t sign it,but just wrote “Thank you so much” inside.

Windy was rendered speechless, which is the equivalent,here in Home Country, of the Pacific Ocean tides deciding totake the day off.

But the capper came on Christmas Eve. Windy returnedfrom eating at the Mule Barn and explaining to the guys allabout “experiential trans-wisdom” and its effects on education these days. And there, on his front porch, was acardboard box with holes punched in it. It was vibrating a bit,too, and making whining sounds.

On opening it, Windy found a brown puppy with an overabundance of enthusiasm and an active tongue andsmile. There was no note. He hugged the pup and took himin the house. It was going to be a great Christmas.

--------Brought to you with warmest Christmas season wishes by

Slim and Catherine Randles.

Home Country writings from Slim Randles

Congress takes Family Farmers andRanchers for a Ride

By John Crabtree, johnc@cfra.org,Center for Rural Affairs

What does Congress have against family farmers and ranchers? The $1.1trillion spending bill passed last week in-cluded the full version of the so-calledGIPSA rider passed earlier by the Houseof Representatives. A rider is a legislativeprovision attached to a larger spendingbill.

There are not enough ways to describehow bad this hidden policy package trulyis. It limits USDA’s ability to protect farmers’ and ranchers’ basic rights, suchas their freedom of speech and freedom ofassociation. The Packers and StockyardsAct, passed in 1921, was written to protect farmers and ranchers from

discriminatory, deceptive and abusivepractices when they sell livestock andpoultry to meatpacking corporations.

Congress abandoned those principleswhen they passed the FY 2015 federalspending bill. They abandoned USDA’seffort to provide smaller volume livestockproducers a more competitive livestockmarket and greater fairness for farmersand ranchers. The 2008 Farm Bill required Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vil-sack to write regulation, under the Pack-ers and Stockyards Act, to prohibit undueand discriminatory preferences given tolarge, industrial livestock operations andto provide basic protections to farmers

and ranchers who do business withmeatpacking corporations. SecretaryVilsack proposed the best and mostcomprehensive livestock market

reforms since the passage of the Packersand Stockyards Act.

Unfortunately, Congress has repeat-edly undercut his efforts. Family farmersand ranchers need and deserve access tocompetitive livestock markets that rewardthem fairly for their work. That’s some-thing Congress must figure out, soon.

###Established in 1973, the Center for RuralAffairs is a private, non-profit organizationworking to strengthen small businesses,family farms and ranches, and rural com-munities through action oriented programsaddressing social, economic, and environ-mental issues.

The Center for Rural Affairs

Guest Editorial

WHAT’S HAPPENIN’

Dear Editor, This letter is simply a reminder tothe owners or landowners where aban-doned trailers or mobile homes exist. Over the years, a number of trailers(Mobile Homes) have been moved intothe county and long since been aban-doned and left as junk. Whether previ-ously owned by the property owner orother individuals, the land owners areresponsible for disposal of the junkedtrailer or abandoned mobile home. Stevens County zoning laws alsoprohibit any abandoned Camper Trailer

or Mobile Home to be used for storageof any kind. Mobile Homes or CamperTrailers that are derelict or abandonedmust be destroyed. Under Article 21 ofthe Zoning Regulations #21-103; Fail-ure to remove and dispose of any aban-doned, derelict and non-useableproperty can result in fines up to$500.00 for each offense and each day

the violation exists. The Stevens County landfill will accept and demolish old trailers orabandoned homes. In 2015 the County Zoning Admin-istrator will begin to notify land ownerswith abandoned and or junked MobileHomes on their property. Land ownersthat are notified should contact theZoning Administrator and show a viable date of removal and disposal.

Vernon AndersonStevens County Zoning

Administrator

Vernon AndersonStevens County Zoning

Anderson issues reminder to landowners

Lifelong Stevens County res-ident Kenneth Melvin Green-wood, born November 17, 1926in Hugoton, passed away in theearly morning of December 23,2014 at Pioneer Manor inHugoton. He was the son ofMelvin and Carrie Greenwood.

In high school Kenneth wasactive in football and honor society and later attended theUniversity of Kansas. He servedin the Navy during World WarII, farmed land in StevensCounty, and worked for over 40years as an engineer for North-ern Natural Gas Company.

Kenneth was an avid roundand square dancer, water skier,and motorcycle trail rider. Hewas gifted in woodworking aswell as anything mechanical.He was always the one who“could fix anything”.

Ken and his wife Midgeowned several RVs and motorhomes and traveled to everystate in the continental UnitedStates. In later years he traveledto Hawaii with his daughter andher family and to Alaska withhis son and his family. Hisgreatest love was for family, andhe was dearly loved by his chil-dren and grandchildren.

Although Mr. Greenwoodoften worked two jobs, he nevermissed a family event and al-ways had time for his childrenand grandchildren. After hisson Randy attended and grad-uated from Kansas State Uni-versity, Kenneth became adevoted K-State fan, attendingas many games as possible inperson and watching the reston television. His daughtergraduated from SMU with aBFA and MFA in dance, so Ken-neth began building props and

scenery for dance productionsand attended ballet festivalsthroughout the Southwest.

Kenneth was always avail-able to read stories to his chil-dren and grandchildren, toproofread Randy’s books, to re-pair broken toys and bicycles,to build sets for Randy’s photostudio and for Cynthia’s dancecompany, to help with math tu-toring or science fair projects, orjust to listen to hopes anddreams. He attended wrestlingmatches, ballets, show choirperformances, band and choirperformances, football games,theatre productions, gymnasticcompetitions and dance recitalsin support of his children and grandchildren.

Mr. Greenwood was a familyman who was born and spenthis life in Hugoton. He wasloved and will be missed and re-membered by his family andfriends.

Survivors include his wife of68 years, Mildred “Midge”Gaskill Greenwood; his sonRandal Greenwood and wifeRebecca of Hugoton; his daugh-ter Cynthia Greenwood Cokerand husband Chester of Cor-pus Christi, Tx.; three grand-sons, Evan Greenwood ofHugoton, Ehren Coker and wifeSara of St. Louis, Mo. and Kenneth “KC” Coker of Austin,Tx.; three granddaughters,Amber Greenwood Taylor andhusband Ben of ColoradoSprings, Co., Ciara Greenwoodof Hugoton and Arielle Coker ofLos Angeles, Ca.; great granddaughter Aria Taylor ofColorado Springs; and greatgrandson Corban Coker of St.Louis.

Kenneth had one sister,Verna Jones, who is deceased.Verna’s husband Carl Jones re-sides in Grand Junction, Co.

The funeral service was at-tended at the United MethodistChurch in Hugoton, Fridaymorning, December 26, 2014.

Donations may be given inhis memory to the UnitedMethodist Church. Memorialsmay be mailed to Paul’s Funeral Home, PO Box 236,Hugoton, Ks 67951.

Kenneth Greenwood

Word has been received ofthe death of former Hugotonresident Joyce Marie Plank.Mrs. Plank, of Platte City, Mo.,went to be with the Lord Sunday, December 28, 2014 atthe age of 76.

Joyce was born June 29,1938 in rural Steven's Countyto Carl and Muriel Ellis. She at-tended high school at FriendsHaviland Academy in Haviland.She was a lifetime member ofthe Bethel Friends Church ofHugoton.

Mrs. Plank spent her life-time in southwest Kansas andwas employed at Kramer,Nordling, Nordling and TateLaw Firm; USD 210 Superin-tendent Office; and the StevensCounty Hospital. After retiringto Platte City in November of2002, she volunteered eightyears at the St. Luke's North-land Hospital.

Joyce will be rememberedfor her love of children, playingthe piano/organ at home andat church, collecting dolls, herselflessness and her love offamily.

Those who preceded Joycein death were her parents, Carland Muriel Ellis.

She is survived by her lovinghusband of 57 years, JohnPlank; her brother Gene Ellisand wife Patricia of Lenexa; herdaughters, Michelle Nordykeand husband Scott of KansasCity, Mo. and Melinda Camp-bell and husband Bobbie ofJohns Creek, Ga.; four grand-children, Nicole Nordyke O'Hern and husband Sean,Ceara Nordyke, Dylan Camp-bell and Erin Campbell; twogreat granddaughters, Roslynand Charlotte O'Hern; andmany nieces and nephews.

A memorial service isplanned for 10:00 a.m. Friday,January 2, 2015 at the FirstBaptist Church, 214 FerrelStreet, in Platte City, Mo. A fu-neral service will take place atthe Bethel Friends Church inHugoton at 1:00 p.m. Monday,January 5, 2015.

In lieu of flowers, donationsmay be made to the Alzheimer'sAssociation, Barclay College orBethel Friends Church andsent to Garnand Funeral Homein Hugoton.

Joyce Plank

Friends and family gatheredWednesday to remember andhonor Betty L. Caldwell, 89, ofUlysses. Mrs. Caldwell passedfrom this life Friday, December26, 2014 at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital in Ulysses.

The daughter of James LoydLivesay and the former SalomePudge, she was born December18, 1925 in Stanton County.She was a lifetime resident ofGrant County.

Betty and Harry H. CaldwellJr. were married February 7,1942 in Garden City. He pre-ceded her in death. She wasalso preceded in death by herparents; one grandson, EricHolland; three sisters, VirginiaRose, Maxine Cahoun and Au-drey Livesay; and two brothers,

James and Tom Livesay.Mrs. Caldwell was a mem-

ber of the Shelton MemorialChristian Church. She enjoyedcooking at home as well as withladies at church and helpedwith most dinners and func-tions at the church. She likedto help her husband with theranch and farm. She also en-joyed her family and friendsand was very involved with herchildren’s activities throughoutthe years.

Survivors include her twosons, Jerry K. Caldwell and wifeJudy and Randall L. Caldwelland wife Linda all of Ulysses;two daughters, Wanda J. Hol-land and husband Emmett ofOktaha, Ok. and Janet E. Rol-lick and husband Ron of Sur-prise, Az.; her brother CharlesLivesay; three sisters, Glynns

Parsons of Lewisville, Tx.,Grace Willis of Tucson, Az. andAnn DeMoss of Morgan Hill,Ca.; ten grandchildren; 20great grandchildren; nine greatgreat grandchildren; and manyother relatives and friends.

Funeral services were at-tended Wednesday afternoon,December 31, 2014 at theShelton Memorial ChristianChurch in Ulysses with PastorKelly Gindlesberger and BillHarrold presiding. Burial fol-lowed in the Shockey Cemeteryof Ulysses. Grant County Fu-neral Home of Ulysses was incharge of arrangements.

Memorials have been estab-lished for Grant County SeniorCenter. Memorials may bemailed to Grant County Fu-neral Home, 218 S. Main St.,Ulysses, Ks 67880.

Betty Caldwell

The death of Dakota LeeOxley has been learned.Dakota, 23, passed away Sat-urday, December 27, 2014 atSouthwest Medical Center inLiberal.

Funeral arrangements arepending and will be an-nounced by Brenneman Fu-neral Home of Liberal.

Dakota Oxley

Notice was received of thedeath of Clementine Schmitt.Mrs. Schmitt passed from thislife Monday December 29,2014 at the grand age of 100.

Funeral services areplanned for Saturday, January3 at 10:00 a.m. at St. HelenCatholic Church in Hugotonunder the direction of Paul'sFuneral Home.

A complete obituary will bein next week’s Hermes.

Clementine Schmitt

Maria Cecenas. In August, the primary

election results determinedRepublican and Democraticnominees for office. The tankin front of the Hugoton VFWHall was moved to a new loca-tion in Rosebud, Mo. afterHugoton’s VFW Post mergedwith Liberal’s.

Hugoton’s first High PlainsMusic Fest out at DirtonaRaceway entertained over 500people, with a solid mix of reddirt country, classic countryand southern rock music.Moscow native Easton Hamlinlent his voice amidst the otherperformers.

At the twenty-third annualGas Capital Car Show, J.W.Barry won the “Best of Show”trophy with his 1929 Fordpickup. In September, theALS ice bucket challenge wasall the rage. Several areagroups accepted the chal-lenge, including the Sheriff’sDepartment, Stevens CountyHospital, the Hugoton PoliceDepartment and, of course,The Hugoton Hermes!

Hugoton resident DavidEckert was elected Grand Lapof the Masonic Lapland or-ganization August 23. GrandLap is the same as presidentin other organizations. Mr.Eckert will serve as GrandLap for a year.

The Hugoton High Schoolmarching band received a Su-perior I rating from the StateFair marching competition inSeptember. They are directedby Amy Freeman. Commis-sioners met the new CimarronNational Grasslands DistrictRanger Lance Brown at theirSeptember 15 meeting.

Pioneer Manor celebratedNational Centenarian DaySaturday, September 22. Res-idents recognized includedClemmie Schmidt, RubySmith, Fanny Kagarice andVelda Sandusky. HugotonHigh School’s fall 2014 Home-coming King and Queen were

Michael Baeza and MariahArchuleta.

Former U.S. Senator BobDole visited Hugoton Septem-ber 24. Countless Hugotonresidents attended the meet-ing at Memorial Hall to speakwith Mr. Dole during his 105-county Gratitude Tour.

Gladys Renfro, longtimecurator of the Stevens CountyGas and Historical Museum,passed away September 24.Gladys was also an accom-plished piano player, andplayed for numerous gather-ings in the community.

October 4, the Hugotoncommunity was rocked whenyoung Montana Beesley losther life in a tragic vehicle ac-cident. She was a beautifuland talented young womanwho had been selected as oneof only 40 acts to perform inthe National FFA Talent Com-petition at the FFA Conven-tion in late October. Montanawas the daughter of Don andRenee Beesley.

Hugoton High School grad-uates Nicholas Goode and Ka-ressa Nordyke won thedistinction of an AmericanFFA Degree at the eighty-sev-enth annual National FFAConvention in Louisville, Ky.in October. HMS students Vi-vian Titus, JacquelynnGrewell, Claire Clark, RebeccaJohnson, Bergen Ohling,Austin Dale, Jaxon Teeter andCody Mills were chosen asmembers of the SWKMEAMiddle Level Honor Band andChoir. Little Emily Willis com-pleted her second “1000Books Before Kindergarten”challenge at the StevensCounty Library in October.

October 17, AbengoaBioenergy hosted their grandopening event at their facilitywest of Hugoton. Speakers in-cluded U.S. Department ofEnergy Secretary Dr. ErnestMoniz, Kansas Governor SamBrownback and AbengoaCEO Manuel Sanchez Ortega.

Hugoton mourned the lossof a familiar face when JoelNieto Jr. passed away as theresult of a car accident Octo-ber 14. Joel’s happy de-

meanor and perpetual smilewill be missed by all.

Hugoton High School’scross country boys’ teamclaimed the title of LeagueChamps at Holcomb October16. They are coached by NickRodriguez. Both the HHSgirls’ and boys’ teams quali-fied for State competition atRegionals. Hugoton MiddleSchool’s eighth grade girlsalso won their League Cham-pionship. They are coached byBobbi Ferguson.

HHS runner Issac Castrowon second place duringState competition Saturday,November 1. Moscow VeteranLowell Stanley participated inan Honor Flight in late Octo-ber. Mr. Stanley served in theKorean War.

Three Hugoton clubs ofBeta Sigma Phi selected HedyLairmore as Woman of theYear for 2014. HHS grad Ka-ressa Nordyke claimed thefirst American FFA Degree inHugoton FFA history at theConvention in November.

Mariah Rome was selectedto dance in Macy’s Thanksgiv-ing Day Parade in New YorkCity after winning the All-American Award at dancecamp during the summer.Moscow’s Zachary Pierson be-came an Eagle Scout Novem-ber 16.

Ron Brewer was the victimof a series of unfortunateevents in November. He wasbit by a rattlesnake and optedto drive to the hospital. Whiletraveling, he became disori-ented and ended up in a

backyard, where his pickupdestroyed a wooden fence anda backyard gazebo. Ron alsostruck an electric pole guystrand, causing a temporary

power outage on the west sideof Hugoton. Fortunately, Roncame out of the incident with-out much lasting damage.

In December, Jim Bell wasrecognized by commissionersfor his service to the commu-nity. Hugoton band directorAmy Freeman took 13 Hugo-ton Middle and High Schoolstudents to the Five StateHonor Band competition.

Prominent Rolla resident,teacher and coach Neill Hayspassed away December 12.He will be remembered by thecommunity for many years tocome.

The Hugoton High Schoolboys’ basketball team won the2014 Blue and Red Classic.HHS graduate Zane Hersheywas honored as a UnitedStates Air Force Weapons Of-ficer after being chosen asOutstanding Graduate at theprestigious USAF WeaponsSchool. Zane also won theFlying Award for hissquadron. Rolla senior Chan-dler Huddleston was pickedas the first alternate in theUnited States Senate YouthProgram. Only two studentsare selected per state.

Sesthleng Garcia’s posterwas selected as the State win-ner in the Conservation Dis-trict’s annual poster contest.Her poster will be displayed atthe National Contest in Feb-ruary in New Orleans, La.

So there you have it - 2014in a nutshell. Hopefully 2015will bring even more, hope-fully good, local news!

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DivorceCare, a divorce re-covery seminar and supportgroup, will meet at My Father’sHouse in Hugoton each Mon-day from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.DC4K (DivorceCare for Kids)also meets at the same timeand is structured to ministerto children ages five-12. Thechurch is located at 207 E.Sixth St. right across thestreet from the courthouse.

DivorceCare features na-tionally recognized experts ondivorce and recovery topics.Seminar sessions include

“Facing My Anger,” “Facing MyLoneliness,” “Depression,”“New Relationships,” “Kid-Care” and “Forgiveness”. Sem-inar sessions will beginJanuary 12. There will be 13consecutive weeks of meet-ings.

For more information, callMadelyn Sullivan at 620-544-2849 or My Father’s House at620-428-6410. Please feel freeto contact Madelyn atmsully@pld.com if you haveany questions or would likemore information.

Average retail gasolineprices in Kansas have fallen14.2 cents per gallon in thepast week, averaging $2.00per gallon Sunday, accordingto GasBuddy's daily survey of1,329 gas outlets in Kansas.This compares with the na-tional average that has fallen9.6 cents per gallon in thelast week to $2.28 per gallon,according to gasoline priceWeb site GasBuddy.com.

Including the change ingas prices in Kansas duringthe past week, prices Sundaywere 104.3 cents per gallonlower than the same day oneyear ago and are 63.0 centsper gallon lower than amonth ago. The national av-erage has decreased 50.6cents per gallon during thelast month and stands 100.5cents per gallon lower thanthis day one year ago.

“The dramatic decline atthe pump continues to reapsignificant savings for the

motoring public- over $525million less spent every dayversus this past summer, or$375 million less than thesame time last year,” saidPatrick DeHaan, senior pe-troleum analyst with Gas-Buddy. “The slump in crudeoil has wavered slightly andwe're in the fourth quarter ofthe game. However, there isstill a chance that crudeprices resume their slumpagain, and carry the pumpplunge into overtime," De-Haan said.

Gas prices have fallen$1.85 per gallon in Michigansince June 28, the largestdrop in the nation. Followingclose behind: Kentucky,down $1.66 per gallon, Indi-ana, down $1.62 per gallon,Ohio, down $1.61 per gallon,and Illinois, down $1.60 pergallon over the same timeframe. More statistics can befound at media.gasbuddy.com.

The Kansas Department ofTransportation (KDOT) is re-questing comments regardingthe FY 2015-2018 StatewideTransportation ImprovementProgram (STIP) draft docu-ment.

The STIP is a project specificpublication that lists all KDOTadministered projects, regard-less of funding source, and in-cludes projects for countiesand cities as well as projects onthe State Highway System.The draft STIP document maybe viewed at www.ksdot.org/

burProgProjMgmt/stip/stip.asp.The approval of the STIP re-

quires a public comment pe-riod, which concludes January7, 2015. To make commentson the STIP, contact KDOT’sBureau of Program and ProjectManagement at (785) 296-2252.

This information is availablein alternative accessible for-mats. To obtain an alternativeformat, contact the KDOT Of-fice of Public Affairs, 785-296-3585 (Voice/ Hearing Impaired- 711).

RING IN THE NEW YEARWITH A COLA

Happy New Year from So-cial Security! Put down thechampagne and ring in theNew Year with a COLA! Andwe don’t mean the soda. In2015, nearly 64 millionAmericans who receive SocialSecurity or Supplemental Se-curity Income (SSI) will re-ceive a cost-of-livingadjustment (COLA) increaseto their monthly benefit pay-ments of 1.7 percent. The average monthly So-cial Security benefit for a re-tired worker in 2015 is$1,328 (up from $1,306 in2014). The average monthlySocial Security benefit for adisabled worker in 2015 is$1,165 (up from $1,146 in2014). For people who receiveSSI, the maximum federalpayment amount increasedto $733 (up from $721 in2014). Other Social Security

changes in 2015 are alsoworth noting. For example,the maximum amount ofearnings subject to the SocialSecurity payroll tax will in-crease to $118,500 (up from$117,000 in 2014). A workerwill earn one credit towardSocial Security coverage afterpaying taxes on $1,220 inearnings in 2015 (up from$1,200 in 2014). As a re-minder, eligibility for retire-ment benefits still requires40 credits (usually about tenyears of work). Information aboutMedicare changes for 2015 isavailable at www.medicare.gov. The Social Security Actoutlines how the COLA is cal-culated. To read more aboutthe COLA, please visitwww.socialsecurity.gov/cola. To learn more about otherchanges in 2015, read ourfact sheet at www.socialsecurity.gov/news/press/factsheets/colafacts2015.html.

SOCIAL SECURITY NEWSBy Rich FowlerSocial Security Operations Supervisor in Dodge City

Year in reviewContinued from page 1

Monday, December 22, 2014• Vandalism, 600 Block of South

Adams, Took Report, Officer Crane• Dog at Large, 700 Block of South

Adams, Returned to Owner, OfficerCrane

• Non Injury Accident, 900 Block ofSouth Harrison, No RP PersonalProperty, Officer Lamatsch

Tuesday, December 23, 2014• Vehicle Unlock, 1000 Block of

South Main, Citizen Assist, OfficerCrane

• Suspicious Bag, 400 Block ofSouth Jefferson, Garbage, OfficerCrane

• Vehicle Unlock, 200 Block of SouthJefferson, Citizen Assist, OfficerCrane

• Dogs at Large, 700 Block of SouthJefferson, Returned to Owner, Offi-cer Crane

• Dog at Large, 500 Block of Jay-hawk, Dog Impounded, OfficerLamatsch

• Theft, Subject Arrested, OfficerLamatsch

• Vehicle Unlock, 300 Block of EastThird, Citizen Assist, OfficerLamatsch

• Noise Complaint, 800 Block ofMonroe, Officer Lamatsch

Wednesday, December 24, 2014• Vehicle Unlock, 100 Block of South

Main, Citizen Assist, SergeantJohnson

Thursday, December 25, 2014• Fire Assist, 500 Block of Jayhawk,

Public Service, Officer HagmanFriday, December 26, 2014• Funeral Escort, 800 Block of South

Main, Public Service, Officer CraneSaturday, December 27, 2014• Barking Dogs, 300 Block of South

Madison, All Quiet, Officer CraneSunday, December 28, 2014• Domestic Battery, 700 Block of

South Monroe, Officer Crane• Vehicle Unlock, 500 Block of

Northwest Avenue, Citizen Assist,Officer Lamatsch

• Dog at Large, 200 Block of WestEighth, Unable to Locate, OfficerLamatsch

DivorceCare seminars offeredby My Father’s House

Average gas price downa dollar from last year

KDOT seeks STIP comments

HUGOTON POLICE REPORTHUGOTON POLICE REPORTBusiness Hours, Call 544-4959

After Hours, Call 544-2020

HHS Coach Clint Merritt puckers up to a pig, hoisted by DarinHeger, back in February after HHS students voted by donatingcans of food. The unusual election was put together by the Hugoton FFA to benefit Project Hope.

HHS was treated to a bevy of beauties - and no shortage of finefellas - at the prom Saturday, April 19. Miguel Degollado, RogerFigeroa, Roger’s stunning date, Catie LeNeve, Sayra Chavez,Leslie Miller, Magee Gifford and Rocio Rodriguez caused quitea few jaws to drop as they show their finery around the table.HHS’s 2014 prom theme was “Glitz, Glamour, Gatsby”.

From all reports, Hugotonwas really put on the map thispast Wednesday and Thursdayat the State Fair by their wellgroomed and snappy band. Theband participated in five pa-rades during the two days, aswell as giving a special exhibi-tion before l5,000 persons in thegrandstand Wednesday night.

The band, accompanied byMr. and Mrs. Karl Thurman andfour band mothers, arrived inHutchinson about midnight lastTuesday. At ten the next morn-ing they were marching, playingand waltzing the parade routethrough Hutchinson. The bandfell out at the News-Herald officewhere all members were givenall the soda pop they could drinkand Mr. Thurman was asked togive a special exhibition of batontwirling. The band then contin-ued the parade route to theGrace Hospital where theyplayed a number for the pa-tients. A large Santa Fe bus wasthen waiting to take the band tothe fair grounds where themembers were free for aboutone and a half hours. Again theband assembled, this timemarching the parade route onthe fair grounds about noonWednesday.

After being released for twohours the Trailway air condi-tioned bus took those membersdesiring to return to the pull-mans back into town, whereeveryone was given liberty until6 o’clock. Again, the bus tookthem to the fair grounds wherethey marched the parade route

at about 6:30.From here, the band was

asked by Secretary of the StateFair Sam Mitchell, for a specialdemonstration to be given infront of the grandstand. This ac-cording to Mr. Bert Snyder, sec-retary of the Chamber ofCommerce, was quite an honorfor our band, as it is the firsttime in the history of the statefair that a band has been askedto perform in front of the grand-stand for the night show and es-pecially an honor to appear onthe stage with the night show.

The band drilled for about 20minutes and then filed onto thestage where Mr. Thurman wasannounced for a special exhibi-tion. At this time the announcerstated that it was the Hugotonband performing and Hugoton isthe Natural Gas Capitol of theWorld as well as stated the factsabout the Gascapade, horseshow, etc.

Much favorable commentwas heard about the band'swork Wednesday night andmany people in the crowd re-ported that they were proud tobe from Hugoton with such a

wonderful exhibition as wasgiven.

All band members were freeafter the special show until theywere to be in the pullman cars.The next morning at 9:00 theband was the first in the paradeand they followed the same pa-rade route as the day before.Also the same route was fol-lowed at the fair grounds.

According to those on thestreets Hugoton was the snappi-est and best band that had at-tended the fair - Suchcomments, as one person statedto Mr. Thurman, “spotted yourband and followed them the en-tire parade route as I didn’twant to miss a thing they did.You have the snappiest bunch ofplayers that I've ever seen.” An-other told Mr. Thurman that hisexhibition alone was worthmore than the price admissioninto the grandstand.

Mr. Mueller, from Hugoton,reports that he got into a taxiand the driver asked him wherehe was from. “Hugoton,” statedMr. Mueller and the taxi driversaid, “Oh you are from that placethat has that wonderful march-

ing band everyone is talkingabout.” The driver stated thateveryone who rode in his cabthe past two days had been talk-ing about the Hugoton band asbeing so outstanding.

Gov. Carlson and secretary ofthe fair Sam Mitchell ap-proached Mr. Thurman lastThursday and congratulatedhim on the high school band.The governor told Mr. Thurmanthat he certainly did recall theband last year at a football gamehe attended during the Gas-capades in Hugoton and com-mented about how cold theweather was that day and alsoabout Mr. Thurman's abilitywith the baton.

The News-Herald reportsthat Hugoton’s band receivedmore publicity than any otherband attending the fair.

Thank you to Jane BrechbuhlerHoman of the class of 1955, nowresiding in Columbia, Mo.. whosubmitted this article which shefound in the 1949 HugotonRural High School Eagle .

Resolve to protect yourself from ID theft

in the new yearAs the new year arrives, it

is the time that many of uswill sit down and set a fewgoals and resolutions for our-selves. One of those resolu-tions should be to take somesimple steps to protect your-self from identity theft.

Identity theft is one of thetop complaints our office re-ceives every year, and thenumbers are growing.Thieves can steal your iden-tity in any number of ways –both high-tech and low-tech.

They could have gotten yourinformation in one of thewell-publicized computer se-curity hacks of the past year.Or maybe they just dugthrough your trash andfound an old credit card billor bank statement.

When your identity isstolen, it can take months –or even years – to put thepieces of your financial lifeback together. Our consumerprotection team will be thereto help if that happens, butthere are also a few simplesteps you can take to avoidbecoming a victim.

Regularly change yourpasswords to all online bank-ing and other accounts thatmay contain personal identi-fying information, includingyour email. The new year is agood time to review yourpasswords and decide whichones might need to bechanged.• Never provide personal fi-nancial information, includ-ing your Social Securitynumber, account numbers orpasswords, over the phone orthe Internet if you did not ini-tiate the contact.• Never click on a link pro-vided in an e-mail you believeis fraudulent.• Don’t be intimidated by ane-mail or caller who suggestsdire consequences if you donot immediately provide orverify financial information.• If you believe the contactmay be legitimate, contactthe financial institution your-

self. You can find phonenumbers and Web sites onthe monthly statements youreceive from your financialinstitution, or you can lookthe company up in a phonebook or on the Internet andcontact them directly. To con-tact your credit card com-pany, call the customerservice number printed onthe back of the card.• Review account state-ments regularly to ensure allcharges are correct. If youraccount statement is late inarriving, call your financialinstitution to find out why. Ifyour financial institution of-fers electronic account ac-cess, periodically reviewactivity online to catch suspi-cious activity.• Securely destroy old per-sonal documents you nolonger need to keep. Use apaper shredder or take yourdocuments to a secure docu-ment disposal company.Many banks offer this serviceto their customers – and ouroffice will be offering opportu-nities later this spring duringNational Consumer Protec-tion Week. Watch our websiteat www.InYourCornerKansas.org for more informationon upcoming events.

If you do fall victim toidentity theft, you may file areport with our office by visit-ing our consumer protectionwebsite at www.InYourCornerKansas.org or call(800) 432-2310.

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Citizens State Bank601 S. Main - Hugoton

Pyramid Agency, Inc.521 S. Main - Hugoton

PAUL'S FUNERAL HOMEDavid & Brandy Robson

314 S. Van Buren 544-4122

Faith Publishing LLC522 S. Main 620-544-4321

TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH516 N.E. Avenue 544-2355

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

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

YOU ARE WELCOME!UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

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

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

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

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

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

ROLLAEMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH

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

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

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

ROLLA PENTECOSTALHOLINESS CHURCH

Corner of Third and Adams, RollaMarcus Light, Pastor

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

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

UNITED METHODIST CHURCHROLLA - RICHFIELD

593-4596 or 593-4781Buzz Lambrecht, Pastor

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

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

MOSCOWMOSCOW BAPTIST CHURCH

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

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

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

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

598-2426Tim McCrary, Pastor 598-2421

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

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

FAITH LUTHERANTenth and Adams 544-2092

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Pam Peachey, Pastor544-2436Services

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

HISPANO Congregación618 Main sur - Hugoton

620-370-1003Pastor Marcelino Auila

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

SOVEREIGN REDEEMER CHURCHPastor - Eric Mason

620-544-6386www.sovereignredeemerchurch.org

ST. HELEN CATHOLIC CHURCH1011 South Jefferson Street 544-2551

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

AGAPE CHURCH OF HUGOTON

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

428-1135

ASAMBLEA DE DIOSLOS REDIMIDOS DEL REY

Martes 7:00 PMJueves 7:00 PM

Domingo 3:00 PM138 S. Main Hugoton

Pastores: Martinez620-544-7096

ASSEMBLY OF GODMain and Second Street

544-2773Ben Coats, Pastor

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

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

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

BETHEL FRIENDS CHURCH11th & Jefferson - 544-8517

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

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

(Children, Youth, & Adult)

CHURCH OF CHRIST1045 S. Van Buren

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

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

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

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

OF LATTER DAY SAINTS520 E. First

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

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

CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE500 S. Van Buren 544-2493

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

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

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

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

FAITH CHAPEL CHURCHOF GOD IN CHRIST

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

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

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

Bible Study - 7:00 p.m.

TheHugoton Hermes(USPS 253-820)

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

Owner/OperatorFaith Publishing LLC

RoGlenda Coulter, Kay McDaniels and Ruthie Winget

RoGlenda Coulter, Bookkeeper/Classifieds/Obituaries

Kay McDaniels, Advertising/Circulation/Layout

Ruthie Winget,Composition/Layout/Advertising

Maria Angulo, Sports WriterWilma Bartel, Asst. CompositionMarie Austin, Asst. CompositionToni Hamlin, Asst. MailingJean Coulter, Asst. MailingPhoebe Brummett, Rolla CorrespondentJudy Hickert, Moscow Correspondent

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

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

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

New Year’s Eve DanceStevens County Activity Center

624 S Main • Hugoton

Wednesday, December 318 p.m. - Midnight

Open to all ages. Door Prizes will be given awaythroughout the evening.

Join us to ring in the New Year in a smoke-free

and alcohol-free environment.

Please bring a snack to share. Coffee, tea and water provided.

Come to dance or play cards and other games.

Country Western Music provided by Craig Stevens.

(First Published in The Hugoton Her-mes, Thursday, December 18, 2014) 3t

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OFSTEVENS COUNTY, KANSAS

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OFAVANELL N. GASKILL, DECEASED

Case No. 14-PR-16

NOTICE OF HEARING ON PETITIONFOR FINAL SETTLEMENT

THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PER-SONS CONCERNED:

You are hereby notified that a Pe-tition has been filed on December 10,2014, in said Court by Joyce Smithand Brenda Schechter, Co-Ex-ecutrixes of the estate of Avanell N.Gasksill, deceased, praying for a finalsettlement of the estate, approval oftheir acts, proceedings and accountsas Co-Executrixes, allowance for at-torneys' fees and expenses, determi-nation of the heirs, devisees and

legatees entitled to the estate and as-signment to them in accordance withthe Will of Avanell N. Gaskill, de-ceased. You are hereby required tofile your written defenses thereto onor before January 13, 2015, at 9:30o'clock a.m., on said day, in saidCourt, in the City of Hugoton, inStevens County, at which time andplace said cause will be heard.Should you fail therein, judgment anddecree will be entered in due courseupon said Petition.

Joyce Smith and Brenda Schechter,Petitioners

Richard R. Yoxall #9953YOXALL, ANTRIM, FOREMAN &FRYMIRE, LLP101 West Fourth StreetLiberal, Kansas 67901Phone: (620) 624-8444Fax: (620) 624-8221Email: ryoxall@yoxallfirm.comAttorney for Petitioners

PUBLIC NOTICE

by Kansas Attorney General Derek SchmidtConsumer Corner

Ornery little penguins are using this Christmas polar bear fortheir very own exciting fun filled ski slope during the festive season at the corner of Fourth and Lincoln.

EDITOR’S NOTE: Throughout the months leading up tothe reunion, The Hermes will be including photos of thepast. If you’re still stumped about the identity of theGUESS WHO photos by next week, names will appearin the next issue. If anyone has any photos to sharefrom school days gone by, you may email them to her-meswb@pld.com or bring or mail them in to have themscanned. If you need the photo returned, please stateso and include your mailing address.

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“O sing unto the LORD a newsong; for he hath done marvel-lous things : his right hand, andhis holy arm, hath gotten himthe victory.” — Psalm 98:1

Hospitals in Kansas andacross the country are suc-cessfully improving the qualityof care patients receive, pre-venting hospital-acquired con-ditions, such as surgical siteinfections, and reducing read-missions rates thanks to a na-tional Partnership for Patients(PfP) initiative known as theHospital Engagement Network(HEN). Nationwide, 3,700 hos-pitals joined the HEN cam-paign. Among the hospitals areStevens County Hospital inHugoton, Bob Wilson Memo-rial Grant County Hospital inUlysses, Morton CountyHealth Center in Elkhart andSouthwest Medical Center inLiberal.

As the initiative nearedcompletion in early December,the Department of Health andHuman Services (HHS) re-leased a report announcingmajor strides in patient safetyresulting in a 17 percent de-cline in adverse events. HHSset an ambitious goal of reduc-ing adverse events by 40 per-cent and readmissions by 20percent by the end of 2014.The HHS report estimated50,000 fewer patients died inhospitals, and approximately$12 billion in health care costswere saved as a result of pa-tient safety improvements from

2010 to 2013. In addition, anestimated 1.3 million patientharms were prevented nation-ally.

“Three years ago more than100 Kansas hospitals steppedup to embrace bold goals thatreach to the very mission ofhospitals for safe quality care,”said Tom Bell, president andchief executive officer of theKansas Hospital Association.“Today their phenomenal re-sults represent major strides inpatient safety that will con-tinue in 2015.”

“Collaborative teamwork,accountability, and leadershipresulted in prevention of an es-timated 3,800 safety events(including readmissions) at anestimated cost savings of morethan $23.2 million in Kansas,”said Bell. “We are proud of hos-pitals’ participation in theKansas HEN and encouragedby the impact on the delivery ofcare.”

The Kansas HEN was man-aged by the Kansas HealthcareCollaborative and in collabora-tion with the Health Researchand Educational Trust, an af-filiate of the American HospitalAssociation. The PFP HEN pro-vided education and resourcesto Kansas hospitals. These in-cluded evidence-based practiceprotocols for reducing harm;

technical assistance and con-sultation specific to a hospital’sneeds; nationally and locally-renowned subject matter ex-perts; and monthly coachingcalls providing the latest infor-mation and the opportunity toshare and learn from peer hos-pitals.

“KHC congratulates Kansashospitals for their extensivecontributions and work to-gether to improve quality andpatient safety throughoutKansas, said Kendra Tinsley,KHC executive director. “Thesereductions are the result of adeep commitment to patientsafety and have a demonstra-ble impact on patients’ lives.”

“One achievement that KHCis particularly proud of is theimplementation state wide of a‘hard-stop’ obstetric policy toprevent early elective deliver-ies,” explained Tinsley. “By theend of 2013, all 49 of theKansas HEN birthing hospitalsadopted a hard-stop policywhich results in better out-comes for mothers and theirnewborns.”

In 2015, Kansas hospitalswill continue their collabora-tion through the Kansas HEN.KHC, in partnership with KHAand the Kansas Medical Soci-ety, will sustain and supportthe improvement infrastruc-

ture created for Kansas hospi-tals by offering education andtechnical assistance, as well asproviding resources and oppor-tunities for peer-to-peer learn-ing.

To view a complete list ofparticipating Kansas hospitals,visit: www.khconline.org/images/KS-HEN-Hospitals-2014.pdf. To view the completeHHS announcement, visit:www.ahrq.gov/news/newsr o o m / p r e s s - r e l e a s e s /2014/hac-decline.html.

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Aging in Place in the NewYear

People use the term “agingin place” to mean differentthings, but its general defini-tion is “remaining in one’shome safely, independently,and comfortably, regardless ofage, income or ability level”. Irecently presented a programon aging in place to help peoplerealize that simple and/orcomplicated home modifica-tions can provide the opportu-nity to live safely andindependently in one’s ownhome, and to help people iden-tify improvements in their ownhomes.

Simple home modificationscan include adaptation to ahome that makes it easier and

safer to manage activities ofdaily living. These changesmay include adding or remov-ing simple features of the homewith low to moderate cost.They could also be simple pur-chased items that make inde-pendent living acceptable.

There are many benefits ofmodifying homes in order toage in place. Simple modifica-tions will allow people to stayin their homes longer, whichalso helps people maintain asense of dignity. Over thecourse of their lives, many peo-ple will experience home envi-ronments that no longer help,but rather hinder daily activi-ties. As their needs change, soshould their home environ-ments. When a home is modi-

fied, it promotes independenceand a longer, healthier life.

Simple home modificationcan also help with some pri-mary physical disabilities, in-cluding:

• hearing,• vision,• sense of touch and dexterity,• strength and range of motion,• mobility and agility, and• balance and coordination.Safety is another reason to

make simple home modifica-tions. By adding a grab bar orremoving a few throw rugs,you can decrease the chancesof a person falling.

Assessing Your HomeBefore home modifications

can be made, an assessment ofthe home needs to be taken.The assessment is fairly easyto do, checking one room at atime. In each room, decidewhat adjustments should bemade to make that space saferand more accessible. Assess-ing the rooms individually willkeep the task from becomingoverwhelming. As rooms areassessed, recognize the lessyou have in a room, the saferyour home environments be-come. By removing items fromthe home, a safer, morefriendly environment results,allowing one to live in thatplace longer.

There are a number of on-line assessments you can use,and we have copies of some ofthem at the Extension Office.Once you have assessed yourrooms you can begin to decidewhat changes will be simpleand easy, and what changesmay require hiring work, or arehigher in cost.

Cost will vary depending onwhat modifications you chooseto do. The difficulty in our areais finding someone available tomake those modifications, es-pecially the smaller ones. Thecost of some simple modifica-tions may seem extravagant,but they do not normally addup to the cost of a month of as-sisted living or nursing homecare. Whether the home re-quires simple modifications ormore complex ones, alterationallow individuals to remain inthe home longer, saving themmoney, making their living en-vironment safer, and givingthem more independence.

This time of year is great fordoing a home assessment inyour own home, or in that ofsomeone you love, and look forways to improve the environ-ment to make it safer and morelivable for the coming newyear.

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

The Southwest Kansas Long-term Care Ombudsmen met December 11 for theirmonthly meeting. Their Christmas spirit cer-tainly came out as they celebrated the holidayseason, learned fire safety and enjoyed lunchtogether. Certified Long-term Care VolunteerOmbudsmen take their position of advocating

for residents of adult care homes very seriously,but they also recognize the importance of beingfestive at the right time. If you have questionsabout becoming certified as a long-term careombudsmen contact Barbara Hickert, StateLong-Term Care Ombudsman at 877-662-8362.

The Colonel John SewardChapter of the Sons of theAmerican Revolution attendedtheir monthly meeting Tuesday, December 16, at theBranding Iron Restaurant inLiberal.

For the program CarlHolmes and Robert Carawaypresented the stories of theirPatriot's service in the Revolu-tionary War.

Among business conductedduring the meeting it was votedunanimously to present LyndaFort, KSSDAR State Librarianand Vice Regent, Byrd PrewittChapter of the DAR and ByrdPrewitt Chapter a certificate ofappreciation. The Byrd PrewittChapter had received somesurplus books from the DAR

library and spent considerabletime and effort sorting them.Lynda and the Byrd PrewittChapter graciously donatedthree boxes of books to theColonel John Seward Chapterfor the genealogical library theyintend to establish in conjunction with the CoronadoMuseum.

Representing the Byrd Pre-witt Chapter of the DAR at themeeting were Lola Caraway,State Audit Chairman, KSS-DAR and Karen Rinehart,Southwest Director, KSSDAR.

The next meeting of theColonel John Seward Chapterwill be Tuesday, January 20,2015 at the Branding Iron.Meal at 6:30 p.m. and meetingat 7:30 p.m.

Sons of American Revolution hear stories of Revolutionary War

Hospital Engagement Network improves quality of patient care

The Gene Johnson family celebrates the Christmas season with these festive characters

located in front of their home on South MonroeStreet.

What does it mean to be a mentor?Mentors can serve as trusted

confidantes to young people inneed of professional guidance,providing the support or advicemany need to break into a givenindustry.

While mentoring is mostcommonly associated with theprofessional arena, it need notbe restricted to corporate envi-ronments. When looking to giveback to their communities, menand women may not think ofmentoring. However, mentoringcan be a powerful empower-ment and personal develop-ment tool, for both mentors andthe people being mentored. Thefollowing are a handful of tips tofoster a successful mentoringrelationship.• Ask a lot of questions. Men-tors should expect to field a lot

of questions, but they alsoshould ask their share of ques-tions. Asking questions is agood way to challenge peopleand get them thinking aboutvarious scenarios a situationsthey may find themselves in.This will help shape the personyou’re mentoring into an indi-vidual who can anticipate situ-ations and deal with them onhis or her own.• Ensure confidentiality. Con-fidentiality should be of para-mount importance in amentoring relationship. Theperson you’re mentoring shouldfeel comfortable coming to youwith any situation and haveyour support, as trust is essen-tial to the mentor-mentee rela-tionship.• Stretch a person’s abilities.The goal of a mentor is not tosolve all of his or her mentee’sproblems. Delegate tasks andprovide advice to lead thementee in the right direction.Encourage a mentee to take onmore responsibilities, whichcan instill confidence and facil-itate personal growth.• Enjoy the experience. Men-tors benefit from mentoring,which can provide satisfactionand a sense of accomplishmentthat results from knowing youplayed an integral role in thesuccess of another person. Ifyour career is in a slump, men-toring may provide the breath offresh air you need to recharge.Mentoring also may give you in-sight into another person’s life,

which can be used in your ownpersonal development. As longas your goal is the success andsupport of the mentee, mentor-ing can be a selfless act thattouches the lives of others.

Formal mentoring programsexist, but mentoring relation-ships often begin when a less

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FELINE FINE: ART OF CATSII is a sequel to the popular trav-eling museum exhibition of thesame title that toured under theauspices of David J. Wagner,L.L.C. and its companion exhi-bition, PAWS AND REFLECT:ART OF CANINES. David J.Wagner, L.L.C. is reviving FE-LINE FINE to meet popular de-mand. The revival, which kickedoff at the Stauth Memorial Mu-seum in Montezuma in Decem-ber, consists of 50 paintingsand sculptures which portraydomestic breeds and wild catsin a variety of styles rangingfrom photo-realism to painterlyimpressionism. Each participat-ing artist will exhibit three to fiveworks to demonstrate the rangeof her/his particular subjectmatter and treatment of thesefascinating animals. This is aperfect exhibit to share with allof your visiting holiday familyand friends.

Cats have been domesticatedsince prehistoric times and haveoften been the objects of super-stition as well as veneration, no-tably, for example, by ancientEgyptians. Today, they continueto fascinate and intrigue hu-mans, as exemplified by themusical comedy, CATS, one ofthe longest running shows onBroadway, and countlessmyths, poems and stories. Catsare carnivorous mammals ofthe Felidae family. Cats com-prise both the domestic breeds(Abyssinian, Burmese, Siamese,Persian, etc.), and wild breedsincluding the great cats (lions,tigers, leopards, cheetahs), andthe smaller wild cats (lynx, bob-cat, ocelot, etc.). Highly adaptedfor hunting and devouring theirprey, cats have relatively shortmussels, large eyes, sensitivewhiskers, and sharp claws andteeth. Most have long tails, and

all have a flexible musculo-skeletal system. Most wild catsare solitary, though lions andcheetahs live in groups calledprides. Besides the commonhouse cat, the species F. catusincludes many recognizedbreeds maintained by selectedmating. Domestic breeds havecoats of various lengths and col-ors in a variety of patterns,making them, like their wildcousins, wonderful subjects forartists.

Feline Fine: Art of Cats II willbe on display until January 18,2015 with exhibiting artists in-cluding: Leslie Baker, Martha'sVineyand, Ma.; Janet Heaton,West Palm Beach, Fl.; BrianJarvi, Cohasset, Mn.; Dan Os-termiller (President of the Na-tional Sculpture Society),Loveland, Co.; David Rankin,University Heights, Oh.;Rosetta, Loveland, Co.; Wes andRachelle Siegrist (painters whospecialize in miniatures),Townsend, Tn.; Kay Williams,Dayton, Tn.; and Nicholas Wil-son, Tubac, Az.

Feline Fine: Art of Cats II isproduced and toured by DavidJ. Wagner, L.L.C. David J. Wag-ner, Ph.D., Curator/Tour Direc-tor, davidjwagnerllc.com. Themuseum is expecting manytours for this exhibit so pleasecall in advance for groups of fiveor more! Tours/groups welcomeby appointment, contact 620-846-2527 for information or toset up a tour. Museum hours:Tuesday - Saturday 9-12 1-4:30, Sunday 1:30-4:30. Themuseum is closed on Mondaysand all major holidays. Admis-sion is free, but donations aregratefully accepted to help payfor this incredible exhibit!www.stauth memorialmu-seum.org.

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You don’t have to be a sea-soned birder, or even own an ex-pensive pair of binoculars toparticipate in a Christmas birdcount. In fact, an identificationbook and a bit of free time will dothe trick. Birders of all skill levelswill spend the next few weeksduring organized bird countsrecording sightings of residentand migratory birds in an effortto compile as much data as pos-sible about Kansas’ wingedspecies. If you have an interest inbirds and don’t mind weatheringthe elements, consider partici-pating in a Christmas bird countthis season. It’s fun and a greatway to learn more about birds inKansas.

There are many count com-pilers in Kansas who send datato the Kansas Ornithological So-ciety (KOS), and there is nocharge to participate. The KOSwill accept data collected oncounts conducted from Decem-ber 13 through January 11,2015. The official AudubonChristmas Bird Count period isDecember 14 to January 5 andparticipation is also free ofcharge.

Christmas bird counts havebeen conducted for more than100 years, and more than 2,000counts are held across the na-

tion each year. Each winter,about 50 individual count eventsoccur in Kansas. More than 40are scheduled so far this yearwith others to be announced.Count locations are scheduled inall corners of the state and pointsin between. Christmas birdcounts are typically conducted intraditional circular census areas,each with a 7.5-mile radius. Thisconsistency ensures data col-lected is comparable for popula-tion trends over time.

Count events are easy to pre-pare for; the best tools are a pairof binoculars, a good field guide,and appropriate clothing andfootwear for possible extremeweather. For those counting inan area with a lake, a spottingscope may be necessary to iden-tify birds at long distances. It’salso a good idea to study up onspecies expected in your loca-tion.

Information about KansasChristmas bird counts can befound at the KOS Web site,www.ksbirds.org. For details,just click “2014/15 KansasChristmas Bird Counts.”

For more information aboutAudubon Christmas BirdCounts in Kansas, go tobirds.audubon.org/christmas-bird-count.

With weather in the 30s, it’shard to picture planning springand summer fun, but the secretabout Kansas State Parks is outand reservations are a must forbusy holiday weekends. Con-sider making your 2015 camp-ing and cabin reservations inadvance and ensure your familyand friends ample space at thelake for your next visit. Campsitereservations for 2015 can bemade beginning at noon on De-cember 19, and cabin reserva-tions can be made at any time.Simply visit www.ksoutdoors.com and click on the “Re-serve A Cabin Or Campsite Now”button, choose the location you’dlike to visit, and begin searchingfor your ideal date.

Camping and cabin reserva-tions guarantee the holder their

spot will be open and readywhen they arrive at the park.Payment in full is required at thetime a reservation is made. Re-serving a cabin requires a non-refundable reservation fee.Reserving a campsite requires anon-refundable reservation feeper stay.

Daily vehicle entrance per-mits are available. Annual vehi-cle permits are also available oryou can purchase a State ParkPassport when you register yourvehicle. Annual vehicle permitsfor seniors and persons with dis-abilities are available throughdepartment offices.

For more information aboutKansas state parks and theiramenities, visit ksoutdoors.comand click “State Parks.”

If you have an interest in birds and some spare time this winter,consider participating in a bird count.

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As we approach the end ofthe year, the Chamber wouldlike to invite the citizens ofStevens County to makenominations for Citizen ofthe Year and LifetimeAchievement awards for2014. These awards will bepresented to the honored re-cipients at the Chamber’s An-nual Banquet February 28,2015. Anyone who is a resi-dent of Stevens County canmake a nomination for eitherof these two awards. Nomi-nation forms are available atthe Chamber office or youcan download the form fromthe Economic Develop-ment/Chamber Web site –stevenscountyks.com. Returnyour nomination forms to theHugoton Area Chamber ofCommerce. You can bringthem in to the office, mailthem to 630 South MainStreet or email them to hugotonchamber@gmail .com.There are so many people inour community who think ofothers before themselves. Ifyou know someone like this,be sure to nominate them forone of these awards! Nomi-nations must be received inthe Chamber office by Mon-day, January 12, 2015, tobe considered. No anony-mous nominations will be ac-cepted.

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The Hugoton High Schooljunior varsity basketball boysmatched up against Scott CityDecember 19. After four quar-ters of action, the Hugoton Ea-gles were victorious over ScottCity 43 to 36.

Hugoton took the lead in thefirst quarter with 14 pointswhile holding Scott City to sixpoints. Kinser added three two-point field goals and one freethrow, making up half of thepoints in the first quarter.

Goode played his best quar-ter in the second, scoring twofield goals and two free throws.Gonzales also had a great quar-ter adding three free throws andtwo two-point field goals. Hugo-ton continued in the lead in the

second quarter and ended it 29to 22.

Scott City narrowed themargin in the third quarter tothree points scoring eightpoints while holding Hugoton tofour points.

The Eagles got going in thefourth quarter adding tenpoints to the scoreboard whileholding Scott City to six points.

Tyler Goode was the highscorer for the Eagles with 13points followed by Tony Kinserwith nine points and Alex Gon-zales with seven. Eddie Mar-quez scored six points followedby Valentine Degallado withfour and Garrett Hamlin andCaleb Gayer with two pointseach.

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RESOLUTION #2014-06

“A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHINGREQUIREMENTS FOR PERMITS TO

USE THE COUNTY ROADS FORSEISMOGRAPH TESTING IN

STEVENS COUNTY, KANSAS.”

WHEREAS, said Board of CountyCommissioners deem it necessary tocontrol the use of County roads byheavy seismograph testing equip-ment; and

WHEREAS, said control can bestbe established by a system of permit-ting said seismograph operations.

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RE-SOLVED BY THE BOARD OFCOUNTY COMMISSIONERS OFSTEVENS COUNTY, KANSAS: Thatthe following rules and regulationsshall be and are hereby established toall persons, corporations or otherlegal entities using or desiring to usethe roadways of Stevens County dur-ing seismograph operations:

Section 1. All persons or otherlegal entities using or desiring to usethe roadways of Stevens County dur-ing seismograph operations shall ob-tain a permit from the office of theClerk of Stevens County for such op-erations prior to beginning such oper-ations.

Section 2. The Clerk of StevensCounty shall issue a permit to anyperson, corporation or other legal en-tity making application upon satisfac-tion of the following conditions:

1. A map showing the loca-tion of the seismograph area includ-ing the location and direction of traveland exact legal descriptions shall befiled with the Clerk.

2. Easements from alllandowners of land over which suchseismograph operations will proceedshall be filed with the Clerk.

3. A certificate of insuranceshall be filed with the Clerk showingcurrent paid-up insurance for th per-son, corporation or legal entity mak-ing application for the permit in theamount of $500,000.00.

4. A permit fee of Fifty Dollars($50.00) per quarter section seismo-graphed whether or not on a countyroad, shall be paid to the Clerk, anyportion of the quarter section shallconstitute a fee for the entire quartersection.

5. If road surface is main-tained, unit must go in ditch. No seis-mograph operations shall take placeon the surface or shoulder of anymaintained or paved open countyroad. This does not preclude necessityof agreement with landowner.

Section 3. Failure to obtain saidpermit prior to beginning seismo-graph operations in Stevens Countyshall result in a penalty being as-sessed by the County Commissionersto the person, corporation or legal en-tity failing to obtain said permit in anamount not to exceed FIVE HUN-DRED DOLLARS ($500.00) per quar-ter section.

Section 4. This Resolution shalltake effect upon its adoption and pub-lication one time in the official countynewspaper.

ADOPTED BY THE COMMISSION-ERS OF THE COUNTY OF STEVENSON THIS 15 DAY OF DECEMBER2014.

SEAL/s/Dave Bozone

Dave Bozone, Chairman

/s/James BellJames Bell

/s/Patrick L. HallPat Hall

ATTEST:/s/Pam BenselPam BenselClerk of Stevens County

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MOSCOW NEWSby Judy Hickert

New Year’s Eve- Moscow Baptist Church

will have game night begin-ning at 8:00 p.m.Wednesday, January 7

- Team Kids will resumeafter school.

Saturday, January 17- Mike the Hypnotist will

perform at the high schoolauditorium at 7:00 p.m.Bring one non perishablefood item for admission.

Emily White, daughter ofTina and Brian White, gradu-ated from Emporia State Uni-versity, Emporia, December13 with a degree in account-ing. Tina, Brian and Mattiefrom Moscow, brother Blakefrom Deschler, Ne. and

grandparents Cokie and Gin-ger Brewer from Dodge Cityall attended the graduationceremony.

Emily plans to continueher education working on herMasters Degree.

Emily White and BlakeWhite of Dreschler, Ne.,in thecompany with Blake’s friendMarie Menk from Hom Rot-tenburg, Germany, werehome for the holidays. Theyall visited in the home oftheir parents, Brian and TinaWhite, and Mattie. Marie was

a German Exchange studentat Moscow several years ago.Blake spent Thanksgiving va-cation in Germany to visitMarie.

The family all went toDodge City Saturday to visitTina's parents, Cokie andGinger Brewer.

Ashley Dahle received herbachelors of Science of Fam-ily Consumer Services withan emphasis on culinaryArts, from Eastern New Mex-ico University in Portales,N.M., December 13. Shegraduated with honors. Ash-ley is the daughter of Brad

Dahle of Moscow. Brad andTapanga Dahle, Matt LeNeve,Teri and Hope Pierson andfamily all attended the grad-uation.

Ashley is working in Por-tales and is making plans toattend graduate school inRestaurant Management.

Jeri Davey spent Christ-mas week in Hays with theAlan and Diane Downingfamily. All of their childrenand grandchildren, as well asthe Debbie Martin family,were there for Christmas.

Jeri really enjoyed the trip

to Hays. Great-grandson PaulDowning flew her to Hays.Paul is a student at Okla-homa State. Great-grand-daughter Jessie Downing ofGuymon, Ok. went on thetrip to Hays also. Jessie is ateacher in Guymon.

The family of Jim andLorene Bell were home forChristmas and Christmasweekend. Suzie and Tim VanBerkum and girls were in

town from Huron, S.D. Nealand Trina Young of Hugotonand Alan Bell and family fromFlagler, Co. were also in attendance.

The Moscow Recreationwill have Mike the Hypnotistcomedy show January 17.The show will be in the high

school auditorium and willstart at 7:00 p.m. Admissionis one non perishable fooditem.

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Tina, Brian, Emily, Mattie and Blake White pause for a photoamidst their celebration of Emily graduating from EmporiaState University.

Jeri Davey flies to Hays

Emily White earns her degree

White family celebrates Christmas

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OFSTEVENS COUNTY, KANSAS

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OFFRANCES DeJUAN LITTELL, DE-CEASED

Case No. 14PR9

NOTICE OF HEARING ONPETITION FOR FINAL SETTLEMENT

THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PER-SONS CONCERNED:

You are hereby notified a petitionhas been filed in this Court by DavidA. Littell, Executor of the Estate ofFrances DeJuan Littell, deceased,praying for final settlement of the es-tate, approval of his acts, proceedingsand accounts as Executor, allowance

for his attorneys' fees and expenses,and the Court determine the heirs ofthe said decedent and assign to themthe real estate and personal propertyremaining in said estate.

You are hereby required to fileyour written defenses thereto on orbefore the 16th day of January, 2015,at 10:00 a.m., in the District Court-room, in the Courthouse, at Hugoton,Stevens County, Kansas, at whichtime and place said cause will beheard. Should you fail therein, judg-ment and decree will be entered indue course upon said petition.

DAVID A. LITTELLExecutor and Petitioner

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- High School Scholars’Bowl at Bishop CarrollFriday, January 9

- High School Basketball vsFowler at Home; 4:30 p.m.

- School in Session/NOARGHMonday, January 12

- High School Scholars’Bowl at Ulysses; 4:00 p.m.

- Junior High Basketball atSouth Baca; 4:00 p.m.

- School Board meeting;6:30 p.m.Tuesday, January 13

- Chili and stew suppersponsored by the Rolla LionsClub in the multipurposeroom at the Rolla school, be-gins at 5:00 p.m.

- Junior High/High SchoolBasketball vs Balko at Home(Varsity Only)

- Junior High; 4:00 p.m.- High School; 6:30 p.m

Wednesday, January 14- Dental Screenings Pre-K-

twelfth grade; 8:30 a.m.- Rec Board meeting; 6:30

p.m.Thursday, January 15

- High School Scholars’Bowl at Hugoton; 4:00 p.m.Friday, January 16

- Driver’s Ed begins; 8:00

a.m.- ARGH - No School- Junior High/High School

Basketball at Deerfield.- Junior High; 3:30 p.m.- High School; 6:00 p.m.

Saturday, Janaury 17- High School Scholars’

Bowl at Sublette; 9:30 a.m.Monday, January 19

- Junior High Basketball vsMoscow at Home; 4:30 p.m.Tuesday, January 20

- High School Basketball atWalsh; 6:00 p.m.Thursday, January 21

- High School Basketball atHPL GCCC; 3:00 p.m.January 23-24

- High School Scholars’Bowl at QuestFriday, January 23

- Junior High Basketball atTyron; 4:00 p.m.

- ARGH - No SchoolSaturday, January 24

- High School Basketball atHPL GCCC; 12:00 p.m.Monday, January 26

- Junior High/High SchoolBasketball vs Yarbrough atHome (Varsity Only)

- Junior High; 4:00 p.m.- High School; 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, January 27- Junior High Schol-

ars’Bown at DDC; 4:00 p.m.Thursday, January 29

- Fourth-eighth gradesMorton County Spelling Beeat Rolla; 7:00 p.m.

The Rolla Lions Club willbe hosting their annual chiliand stew supper Tuesday,January 13, 2015 beginningat 5:00 p.m. in the multipur-pose room at the RollaSchool. It is a free will dona-tion. They will serve chili,

stew, crackers, carrots andcelery sticks, and of course,cinnamon rolls.

Come down and supportthe Rolla Lions Club Tuesday, January 13, thenstay for the home basketballgame against Balko.

Lois Dunn hosted a soupsupper at her house, honor-ing the day that would havebeen her late husband’sbirthday, December 22.

The Brummett family -Karick, Phoebe, Kyri andKylie - from Dermot, wasthere. Tim, Janna and AdriaDunn joined the party withSam, Rachel and SamanthaDunn, all from Richfield.Pete, Priscilla, SaKya, Adynnand Cami Milburn came fromtheir renovations in Elkhartto enjoy the evening. Every-one had a great time visiting.

Lois then celebratedChristmas during ChristmasEve at her house with Tim,

Janna and Adria, ChristmasDay with the Brummetts, andthe day after Christmas withthe Pete Milburn family. Shereports she had a great timewith all the families!

This year is almost over.There have been many eventsthroughout the year, some welove to recall, and others wewould just as soon forget everhappened.

As the New Year rolls in,take time to reflect on mo-ments from the past year. Hugyour babies, your parents,your grandparents and appre-

ciate what you have beengiven, and even sometimeswhat has been taken away.

There were too many mem-ories this year for a compila-tion, as some were morepainful than others so here’smy wish for you. Make 2015 agreat year!

Phoebe

Are you interested in join-ing Rolla Hope and making adifference in your own com-munity? Now is the time!Rolla Hope is accepting new

members and encouragingexisting members to renew.Please contact Arleen Cline-smith for any more informa-tion.

Monday, January 5,Rolla’s teachers will return toschool for an in-service. Stu-dents will return Tuesday,January 6. Hope everyonehad a peaceful, joyousChristmas vacation!

Rolla Hope seeking new members

Bring new hope to the new year

Rolla Lions to host chili and stew supper

Lois Dunn opens her home

Prevent colds and flu before they start

School resumesnext week

Though the holiday seasonis a joyous time of year, it’salso one when many peoplesuccumb to cold and flu.Spending so much time in-doors in close proximity toothers can increase a per-son’s susceptibility to flu andcold, so it’s no surprise thatthe holiday season, whenmany people spend lots oftime celebrating indoors withfamily and friends, marks theunofficial start to cold and fluseason.

Despite what Mom mighthave told you about going outinto the cold with a wet heador leaving home withoutwearing a coat, such actionsdo not increase your risk forcold and flu. But beingcooped up indoors, wheregerms from others who aresick can fester, can increasethat risk.

Cold weather also can be afactor, but not for the reasonyou think. According to a2007 study from researchersat Mount Sinai School ofMedicine, the influenza virusis more stable and can stay inthe air longer when the air iscold and dry. Dr. PeterPalese, a flu researcher whois professor and chairman ofthe school’s microbiology de-partment, examined guineapigs infected with the fluvirus to determine the con-

nection between the flu andcold weather. Dr. Palese var-ied the air temperature andhumidity in the guinea pigs’environment and determinedthat flu transmission wasbest at 41 F, while the preva-lence of transmission de-clined as the temperaturerose. By the time tempera-tures reached 86 F, the viruswas not transmitted at all.Low humidity also helpedtransmit the virus, and highhumidity stopped the spread.Flu viruses spread throughthe air in water droplets ex-pelled from sick individuals’noses and mouths. High hu-midity may cause thesedroplets to fall to the groundbefore they can infect some-one else.

Colds are largely transmit-

ted through surface contactwith the virus or direct con-tact with a sick individual.The cold virus is then con-tracted on the hands and typ-ically transferred to the nose,eyes or mouth through inad-vertent touching of theseareas. Spending time indoorsin close quarters with otherpeople, which is more com-mon in the winter, can facili-tate the spread of colds aswell as the flu virus.

There are many ways toreduce your risk of contract-ing a cold or the flu virus thiswinter. Perhaps no preventivemeasure is more effectivethan getting a flu shot. In ad-dition, wash your hands fre-quently to prevent the spreadof germs, and disinfect re-mote controls, computer key-boards, tablets, mobilephones, and other items thatare handled by multiple peo-ple on any given day. In addi-tion, spend as much timeoutdoors as possible so youcan escape potentially con-taminated indoor air.

If you come down with theflu, increase the humidity inyour home by running theshower with the door open,using a recreational aquar-ium or boiling pots of water.Maintain a warm indoor tem-perature to reduce the likeli-hood that the flu virus will

spread. Other ways to reduce your

risk for cold and flu include:• maintaining a healthy diet• getting several minutes ofsunlight per day• exercising regularly

From MetroEditorial Serv-ices.

Designed by Suzanne MurrayDesigned by Katie Murray

Katie and Suzanne Murray design some sweet houses

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right in your own back yard (orattic, basement and garage).

The Hugoton Hermes544-4321

Katie and Suzanne Murray became gingerbreaddesigners during the Christ-mas break when the Murrayfamily, including Jim, traveled to Suzanne's parents in Chappell, Ne.

During Christmas, awoman in Chappell makes

gingerbread houses for peo-ple to decorate, completewith candy. Suzanne'smother, Virginia Peeks, pur-chased houses for the chil-dren in her family todecorate with the candiesshe had purchased. Thereweren't enough children

who wanted to participateso Suzanne joined the funand decorated her own gingerbread house.

The houses are spectacu-lar and both "designers" dida fabulous job with their respective house.

Ted and Virginia farm in

Nebraska and it is very special for Suzanne whenshe is able to travel to behome for the holidays.

Thanks for sharing yourtalent with the community!It was so neat to see thehomemade gingerbreadhouses!

Thursday, January 7, 2010Reba Thompson, wife of

the late Dannie Thompson,celebrated her ninetiethbirthday December 20, 2009.Her family enjoyed reminesc-ing about Thompson’s IGA,which Dannie and RebaThompson owned and oper-ated in Hugoton for manyyears.

Thursday, January 5,1995

Reflecting a nationwidetrend, the number of StevensCounty farmers is decreasingsteadily. Steve Hittle, ActingCounty Executive Director ofAg Services explains, “In thetwelve years I have served,eighty-four farmers have leftthe farm in Stevens County.We have been losing seven toeleven farmers per year.”Thursday, January 3, 1985

Lisa Decker is Hugoton’svery first police woman. Sheworks sixteen hours a weekand carries a gun. She statesshe may be ready for full timework if the opportunityarises.Thursday, January 2, 1975

The children of MaurineCox announce the approach-ing marriage of their motherto Ralph O. Cutter. The wed-ding will take place January5, 1975 at the First ChristianChurch.Thursday, January 7, 1965

4-H Clothing Project Lead-ers have recently receivedtraining for fitting and cloth-ing construction. Those tak-ing lessons were Mrs. GladysNease, Mrs. Albert Willsey,Mrs. Helen Toole, Mrs. HedyLairmore, Mrs. Cathy Barber,Mrs. Sarah Anderson, Mrs.Florence Thompson, Mrs.Ann Robinson, Mrs. JanBlack and Mrs. Elsie White.

A car owned by Mr. andMrs. James Begley, teachersin the Hugoton School sys-tem, caught fire in downtownHugoton Saturday morning.The extent of the damage isunknown.Thursday, January 6, 1955

Paul A. Wolf will take officeMonday in Topeka as StevensCounty’s new representative

in the Kansas State legisla-ture. Wolf was elected lastNovember and is the first de-mocrat to represent thiscounty in fourteen years.

Friday, January 6, 1950The Hugoton Hermes be-

gins its sixty-fourth year withthis issue and the publishersare just as optimistic for thefuture as was C.M. Davis,founder of the paper in 1887.

Many changes have cometo The Hermes during themany years as has changescome to the town. The firstpaper was printed in Hugotonon a hand press. The typewas set from a case in thepublisher’s home a mile westof Hugoton and then broughtto town for printing. The im-posing stone for make-upwas the back side of a tomb-stone. It was later used forthe front step at the pub-

lisher’s home.That was the beginning of

a one-man printing plant.Today the modern equipmentand several employees areproviding the services neededfor an enterprising town.

The Hermes is one of theoldest business firms in thecounty. The Hugo Herald wasthe first paper established inthe county and was later con-solidated with the Hermes.

Friday, January 5, 1945Donald Wilson of Hugoton

has received his wings as aglider pilot and appointed asa flight officer at Lubbock, Tx.

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

We hope your Christmaswent well and that you havea Happy New Year!!

Please make plans now tospend New Year’s Eve with usat the dance from 8:00 p.m.until midnight. Craig Stevensis the band. Please bring foodto share. We will have prizedrawings throughout theevening.

First National Bank will besponsoring our January 10dance and Bingo party. Thefestivities begin at 7:00 p.m.and end at 10:00 p.m. withOklahoma Cowboy and TexasLady providing the countrywestern music. There will beprize drawings throughoutthe evening with lots of good-ies to eat.

The next Live on Stage isThursday, January 15. TheCenter van will leave at 6:30p.m. to go to Liberal to watchPaul McDormand, a percus-sionist, perform. Please callthe Center if you need a ride.

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

MenuJan. 1..........................CLOSEDJan. 2 .........................SpaghettiJan. 5 ..........................CB RockJan. 6 .......................Roast BeefJan. 7 .........................Pork LoinJan. 8.....................Swiss Steak

ActivitiesThursday, January 1

The Center will be closed.HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Friday, January 2Exercise....................10:30 a.m.

Bingo........................12:30 p.m.Saturday, January 3Cards & Games .........6:00 p.m.Monday, January 5Exercise....................10:30 a.m.Line Dancing..............7:00 p.m.Tuesday, January 6Exercise....................10:30 a.m.Wednesday, January 7Exercise....................10:30 a.m.Paint...........................1:00 p.m.Thursday, January 8Exercise....................10:30 a.m.

The Hugoton Hermes Thursday, January 1, 2015 Page 1B

NEWS FROM

STEVENS COUNTYSENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER

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

624 S. Main, Hugoton

New programs available to Kansas communities

Patrick Arange adds more decorations every year to enhancethe beautiful holiday scene in his front yard. It is located in the100 block of South Jefferson.

New Year’s Evein Times Square

The Santa Express is bringing lots of Christmas cheer to goodlittle boys and girls.

The house at 910 Lincoln displays lots of Christmas joy. Thesnowman on the left offers a polite bow to all who go by.

AUTOMOBILE LICENSE PLATES for 1955 go on sale nextMonday at the Stevens County Treasurer’s office in the court-house. The tags are white figures and letters on a solid blackbackground in direct contrast to the 1954 plates. Mrs. BlancheTownsdin, county treasurer, displays Stevens County No. 1,which has been spoken for, it is reported. From the December30, 1954 issue of The Hugoton Hermes.

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The Kansas Creative ArtsIndustries Commission(KCAIC) has announced sev-eral new arts opportunitiesare available for Kansas com-munities. These include thefollowing projects and pro-grams from the KCAIC, theMid-America Arts Alliance (M-AAA) and the National Endow-ment for the Arts (NEA):• The Kansas Alliance forArts Education and the KCAICare partnering to launch theKansas A+ pilot project in twoschools during the 2015-2016school year. The project willbring a multistate, researchbased educational model toKansas. Pre-application meet-ings will be February 11 and12 from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. forschools to send teams to learnmore about the pilot program.The meetings will be open toall interested educator teams.Locations for those meetingswill be finalized in early Janu-ary. For more information,please contact KCAIC DirectorPeter Jasso at pjasso@kansas-commerce.com.

• The M-AAA is accepting let-ters of intent for Artistic Inno-vations Grants until January16. These grants support thecreation of new work and aredesigned to encourage experi-mentation and collaboration,and engage audiencesthroughout M-AAA’s region.For more information, visitmaaa.org/innovations16.• The M-AAA has also an-nounced its next RegionalTouring Program (RTP) grantapplication deadline is Febru-ary 1. RTP grants supportprojects of artistic excellenceand merit by underwritingfees of artists who live in theregion. For more information,visit maaa.org/rtp.• The NEA has announcedapplication deadlines of Feb-ruary 19 and July 23 for itsArt Works program, support-ing the creation of art thatmeets the highest standardsof excellence, public engage-ment with diverse and excel-lent art, lifelong learning inthe arts, and the strengthen-ing of communities through

the arts. Matching grants gen-erally range from $10,000 to$100,000. For more informa-tion, visit arts.gov.• The NEA has announcedan April 16 application dead-line for Challenge America.This program offers supportprimarily to small and mid-sized organizations for proj-ects that extend the reach ofthe arts to underserved popu-lations whose opportunities toexperience the arts are limitedby geography, ethnicity, eco-nomics or disability. For moreinformation, visit arts.gov.• The NEA has scheduledwebinars covering the basicsof the Art Works and Chal-lenge America funding cate-gories, including how to applyto the NEA, how to select worksamples and how to prepare astrong application. The ArtWorks webinar is scheduledfor January 21 at 2:00 p.m.The Challenge America ses-sion will be March 11 at 2:00p.m. To sign up for the webi-nars, go to arts.gov/videos/webinars.

History From The HermesCompiled by Ruthie Winget

Thousands of people congre-gate in Times Square every year towatch the ball drop on New Year’sEve. Millions more around theworld watch the event on television.

This world famous traditiondates back to 1904, when the NewYork Times relocated to what wasthen known as Longacre Square.The paper convinced the city to re-name the area in its honor, and thearea was soon deemed “TimesSquare.” At the end of his newspa-per’s first year in its new location,Times owner Adolph Ochs held alarge bash, complete with fireworksand other festivities. The party be-came a year-end tradition.

But a few years later fireworkswere banned by city officials, so theTimes had to come up with anotherspectacle for its party. They hiredJacob Starr to build a wood-and-iron ball that weighed 700 poundsand was illuminated with 100 25-watt light bulbs. Sign makerArtkraft Strauss was responsiblefor lowering the ball, which slowlydescended from a special flagpoleat midnight on New Year’s Eve,marking the beginning of the ball-dropping tradition.

The Times Square illuminatedball was lowered almost every yearsince then, except in observance ofwartime blackouts in 1942 and1943. This iconic New Year’s sym-bol has been redesigned seventimes through the years. The ball isnow 12 feet in diameter and weighsnearly 12,000 pounds — about thesame as four compact cars com-bined. The ball is covered in 2,688Waterford Crystal triangles thatvary in size and is illuminated by32,256 Philips Luxeon Rebel LEDs.The Times Square ball is capable ofproducing a palette of more than16 million vibrant colors and bil-lions of patterns and now stands asa permanent fixture atop OneTimes Square.

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TRANSPORT & BOBTAIL DRIVERS WANTED

for very progressive, family-oriented company.Benefit package includes uniforms, health insurance, paid vacation and sick leave. Competitive pay based on experience.Clean CDL required. Applicant must pass physical, drugscreen and back exam.

Apply in person at:Lathem Water ServiceHwy 25 S, Ulysses, KSOr call 620-356-3422 tfc

Truck Driver WantedMust have CDL and clean MVR. You are home everynight, health insurance provided and 401K available. You must fill out application at office 1 mile south

of Cimarron at Tim Dewey Trucking. Office: 620-855-3188 or Darren 620-357-1710.

(tfc26)

HELP WANTED

Solution to December 25, 2014 puzzle

Machinist needed to join the staff at G+ Ag, Inc.'s machine shop.

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

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

(620) 428-6086 to begin the application process or apply in person at

G+ Ag, Inc., 1114 Road A, south of Hugoton at the Oklahoma state line.

(tfc45)

HIGH PLAINS EDUCATIONAL COOPERATIVEPARAPROFESSIONAL

HPEC Para to work immediately within our schools forthe upcoming new school year 2014-2015. Applicants musthave 48 college credit hours or be able to acquire a passingscore on the ParaPro exam (which we can assist with acquir-ing).

Please visit our Web site at www.usd210.org to apply.Please contact Tiffany Boxum or Larry Lyder

at 620-544-4376 (3c51)

WANTED HELPERTrainee for Plumbing, Electrical, and HVAC business.Guaranteed 40 hours per week, holidays and vacation.

Must have a valid driver’s license and good driving record.Bi-lingual preferred, must speak good English.

Send resume to Lin Goode & Company, PO Box C, Hugoton, Ks. 67951

or come in to 519 S. Jackson • Phone: 620-544-4349(tfc47)

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

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

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

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

TATE & KITZKE L.L.C.

(3c51)

is hiring a Legal Administrative Assistant

to begin working as soon as possible.Prior office experience is helpful, but not required, as we will

provide the appropriate training. 40 hours per week in a pleas-ant and fast paced work environment. Competitive salary andbenefits, including retirement, health insurance, paid vacation,

holidays and sick leave. Please submit a resume to

Tate & Kitzke L.L.C. PO Box 909, 1024 S. Trindle

Hugoton, Kansas 67951

Administrative Assistant/Title Clerk/ReceptionistGraber & Johnson Law Group - Elkhart, Ks.

Law firm has several immediate openings for full- or part-time as-sistants in the areas of estate planning, business planning and realestate. Looking for friendly, organized and detail oriented self-starter with excellent follow-through skills and ability to work ina fast-paced environment with little supervision. All candidatesmust be highly proficient in Microsoft Office, including Word,Excel, Publisher and Outlook, and must be familiar with commonWindows software. Candidates should also have excellent writingand communications skills.Legal background not required and we offer training for employ-ees. Associates or Bachelors degree preferred. Candidates with twoyears’ experience in real estate, banking or accounting desired.Full time positions include holiday pay, vacation time, and sickleave.

Please email resume and references to rosemarie@graberjohnson.com. (4c51)

HELP WANTEDKey Holder Part time

Sales Associates Part timeApply DollarGeneral.com

careers (3p52)

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 newspaper is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act of1968, which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, chil-dren, or national origin or an intention to make any such preference, 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 avail-able on an equal opportunity basis.

CRI FEEDERS is accepting applications for the following positions:

Bunk reader: Duties include daily monitoring of bunks, coordination of feed delivery schedules, equipment upkeep andrelated recordkeeping. Cattle experience, feed experience andcomputer skills required.

Assistant mechanic: Duties include routine servicing of vehicles, general repair/maintenance of pickups, trucks, tractorsand related equipment. Prefer you have your own tools.

Maintenance Worker: Duties include general yard maintenanceand operating of heavy equipment.

Cattle Doctor: Duties include (but are not limited to) safe handling of sick and/or injured cattle. Proper handling and safeadministration of treatments. Equipment operation (pickup &trailer, wheel-loader, tractor, etc.). Computer skills, valid driverslicense and bilingual (reading and speaking) required.

Please bring resume and apply in person at the feedyard, 25 miles NW of Guymon.

Call 580-545-3344 for directions. CRI Feeders stresses safety in the workplace and is an EOE. (2c52)

FOR SALE: 2 prom dresses,size 18, like new. Call 620-598-2232. (1c1)

---------------FOR SALE: BMR Feed, net-ted round bales. Call Clif-ford Shuck 620-428-6400 or620-544-5223. (4c50)

---------------FOR SALE: 2 Pronghornflatbeds, good condition,built-in toolboxes, fit 61/2’ bedpickups. Call 620-541-1049.

(tfc1)

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FOR SALE

FIREWOOD FOR SALEOak, Piñon, Mesquite,

Pecan & MoreDelivery & stacking available

Call DJ @ 620-430-1273(tfc)

CUSHMANS FOR SALE

‘59 RoadkingStep-thru w/ 8 HP,

2-Speed Trans$4000 Firm;

OMC Twin Cylinder Engine

electric start w/ trans &other parts, $1200 OBO.

All scooters extra slick!!

Virgil Milburn, Hugoton, Ks. 620-544-3913

8 a.m. - 8 p.m.(2p52)

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The strong bonds many peo-ple share with their pets canmake the death of those pets, beit sudden or expected, difficultto handle. It’s not uncommon tobe traumatized when a pet dies,and such grief may be influ-enced by the pet’s age at thetime of its death, the circum-stances surrounding that deathand the nature of the relation-ship between the owner andpet.

Different pet owners dealwith the death of a pet in differ-ent ways, but the following aresome ways to cope with the lossof a companion animal.• Recognize that everyone feelsdifferently. Grief is expressed inmany different ways. What oneperson experiences may not bethe norm for another. You maygo through a variety of emo-tions, from anger at the circum-stances and being left withoutyour pet, to guilt if you believethere may have been somethingmore you could have done toprolong the animal’s life. Mournin your own way, and affordothers the same opportunity.• Reach out to others. Griefoften can turn a person inward,and your feelings may be bottledup. Talking about your emo-tions, whether it’s with a trustedfriend or even a therapist, mayhelp. Online message boardsthat cover grief and pet loss mayprovide the support you need.Leaning on others who havebeen in your shoes may helpyou recover more quickly.• Create mementos or a legacyfor the pet. Creating mementosmay help children who are hav-ing their own difficulty dealingwith pet loss. Work with yourchild to create a photo album or

plant a tree to honor your pet. Dealing with a pet that must

be euthanized can be especiallydifficult. Pet owners can chooseto be in the room during theprocedure, and that decisionshould not be made lightly. Ifyou think you can handle it andyou want to be there to comfortyour pet, then you might bemore comfortable being in theroom. But being present when apet is euthanized can be emo-tional, so give this decision seri-ous consideration.

Once a pet has died, manyowners debate whether or not tobring a new pet into theirhomes. Another animal aroundthe house can fill the void cre-ated when your previous petpassed away, and some peopleadopt or buy a new pet beforean old or sick pet passes awayto make the transition assmooth as possible. A new petshould only be brought into thehome when you’re ready tobuild a new relationship.

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The death of a pet often creates a void in a pet owner’slife. Finding ways to cope withthe situation can help alleviatesome pain.

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OFSTEVENS COUNTY, KANSAS

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATEOF DAVID E. CYPHER, DECEASED

Case No. 14 PR 68

NOTICE OF HEARING(Chapter 59)

THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PER-SONS CONCERNED:

You are hereby notified that a petitionhas been filed in the above Court onDecember 16, 2014, by Jennifer RaeCypher, daughter of the decedent,David E. Cypher, praying for the de-termination of descent of the real es-tate as more fully described in thepetition, and all other property, bothreal estate and personal property, or

interests therein, including mineralinterests, owned by David E. Cypherwithin the State of Kansas at the timeof his death on April 7, 2014.

You are hereby required to file yourwritten defenses thereto on or beforethe 16th day of January, 2015, at9:30 a.m. of said day, in the districtcourtroom at the county courthouse,in the City of Hugoton, StevensCounty, Kansas, at which time andplace the cause will be heard. Shouldyou fail therein, judgment and decreewill be entered in due course upon thepetition.

Jennifer Rae CypherPetitioner

KRAMER, NORDLING & NORDLING, LLC 209 East 6th StreetHugoton, KS 67951 Telephone: 620-544-4333 Attorneys for Petitioner

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STATE OF KANSAS, STEVENSCOUNTY, ss:

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OFSTEVENS COUNTY, KANSAS

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JOHN RICHARD TAYLOR, DE-CEASED

Case No. 14PR70

NOTICE OF HEARING

You are hereby notified thatSusan Stone Taylor, one of the heirs,devisees and legatees of the will andestate of John Richard Taylor, de-ceased, has filed a petition in theabove Court, together with authenti-cated copy of the foreign probated willof the decedent, John Richard Taylor,and the proceedings admitting his willto probate in the 1st Judicial District,Caddo Parish, Louisiana. The Petitionalleges, among other things, the dece-dent was the owner at the time of hisdeath of certain real estate situate inStevens County, Kansas, upon whichdecedent's will operates, as more fullydescribed in the petition filed in thisproceeding.

The petitioner prays the Court foran order admitting proceedings had inthe 1st Judicial District, CaddoParish, Louisiana, to probate andrecord in the District Court of StevensCounty, Kansas, and adjudging ad-ministration of the estate within theState of Kansas is unnecessary andshould not be required; the decedent'sreal estate, including mineral inter-ests, described in the Petition, ownedby the decedent, John Richard Taylor,be assigned to the persons entitledthereto, pursuant to the terms ofdecedent's will, and for further relief.

You are hereby required to fileyour defenses to the petition on or be-fore the 16th day of January, 2015, at10:00 a.m. of said day, in said Court,in the district courtroom at the countycourthouse, in Hugoton, Kansas, atwhich time and place the cause willbe heard. Should you fail therein,judgment and decree will be enteredin due course upon the petition.

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OFSTEVENS COUNTY, KANSAS

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OFBARBARA ANN SHAW, DECEASED

Case No. 14 PR 66

THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PER-SONS CONCERNED:

AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARINGON PETITION FOR PROBATE OFWILL AND CODICIL AND NOTICE

TO CREDITORS(Chapter 59)

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

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

You are hereby required to fileyour written defenses thereto on orbefore the 16th day of January, 2015,at 9:30 a.m. of said day, in the districtcourtroom at the county courthousein the city of Hugoton, StevensCounty, Kansas, at which time andplace the cause will be heard. Shouldyou fail therein, judgment and decreewill be entered in due course upon thepetition.

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

Norma Jean Shaw, Petitioner

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

PUBLIC NOTICE

Winter temperatures mayhave you hunkered down, butKansas skies will soon give youa reason to look up. Through-out the months of Decemberand January, the nation’s sym-bol, the bald eagle, can beviewed in Kansas, and with theright know-how, you might spotmore than one. Because theirdiet consists primarily of water-fowl, fish and carrion, bald ea-gles can commonly be seenalong major river courses andreservoirs this time of year assevere weather pushes the largebirds south. Look for themroosting in tall trees along theshoreline, especially near openwater or large concentrations ofwaterfowl, or attend one of theorganized eagle viewing eventslisted below.

2015 Eagle Day events:TUTTLE CREEK STATE PARK,

January 3The twenty-seventh annual

Tuttle Creek Eagle Day will startat 9:00 a.m. at the ManhattanFire Station, 2000 Denison Av-enue, Manhattan, with a pro-gram about bald eagles nestingin Kansas. This will be followedby a live raptor program featur-ing hawks and owls and amounted bald eagle. Free bustours through areas near TuttleCreek Lake will be giventhroughout the day. Knowl-edgeable bird watchers from theNorthern Flint Hills AudubonSociety will share informationand assist with eagle viewing.Viewers should dress appropri-ately for the weather and bringbinoculars and spotting scopesif they have them; howeverequipment will be available.There is no cost to attend. Formore information, contact SteveProckish at 785-539-8511, ext.3167.

MILFORD LAKE, January 17

Eagle Day at Milford Lakewill begin at 9:00 a.m. at theMilford Nature Center, 3415

Hatchery Drive, Junction City.Programs featuring live raptorsbegin at 9:30 a.m. and will berepeated throughout the day.Bus tours will depart from thenature center parking lot begin-ning at 10:00 a.m., with the lasttour departing at 3:30 p.m.Popcorn and hot chocolate willbe available, as well as a kids’tent with activities and crafts.There is no cost to attend. Formore information call 785-238-5323.

LAWRENCE FREE STATEHIGH SCHOOL, January 24The Annual Kaw Valley Ea-

gles Day will be hosted atLawrence Free State HighSchool, 4700 Overland Drive,Lawrence, from 9:00 a.m. to4:00 p.m. Up to 20 exhibitorswill provide hands-on activitiesfor kids including dissecting owlpellets, making eagle headbands, exploring "what's in it"boxes, checking out skins andskulls of prairie animals, andturning pennies into copper ea-gles. Presentations will also begiven throughout the day. Formore information and to view alist of presentations and times,visit www.kawvalleyeaglesday.com. There is no cost toattend.WYANDOTTE COUNTY LAKE,

January 24-25Raptors Day will take place

Saturday, January 24, from9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., andSunday, January 25, fromNoon to 4:00 p.m. at SchlagleLibrary, 4051 West Dr, KansasCity. Operation Wildlife volun-teers will have live birds of preyon exhibit, including owls,hawks and falcons and will talkabout the birds and their natu-ral history. A craft area will alsobe available for children. Bird-watchers can enjoy viewing ea-gles and other water birdsoutside. For more information,please visit www.kckpl.org, orcall 913-299-2384.

Unfilled deer tags may be used to take antlerless whitetails with legal equipment.

The nation’s symbol can be spotted in Kansas throughout winter.

Before hitting the outdoorsthis new year, check to makesure your Kansas Departmentof Wildlife, Parks and Tourism(KDWPT) licenses are up todate. All 2014 hunting andfishing licenses expired De-cember 31, 2014. While un-filled deer permits purchasedin 2014 remain valid throughthe January 2015 seasons,hunters will need a 2015 hunt-ing license before venturing outin January. Fishing licenses,trout stamps and third polepermits also expire December31. The only exceptions to this

are HIP Permits, State Water-fowl Permits, and Federal Wa-terfowl Stamps, which expireJune 30, 2015.

To make sure you start offthe New Year on the right trail,update your licenses ahead oftime by visiting your local li-cense vendor, any KDWPTstate park or regional office, orby visiting ksoutdoors.com andclicking “Licenses/Permits.”

All 2015 licenses and per-mits went on sale December15, 2014. A new year meansnew seasons. Be prepared andbuy ahead!

KDWPT public meeting scheduled for February

Make sure wildlife licenses are up-to-date

Get fit with First Day Hikes

January is prime time to spot bald eagle

Unfilled 2014 deer season permits still available

The Kansas Department ofWildlife, Parks and TourismTrails Advisory Board will offera public meeting Thursday,February 5, 2015, at the GreatPlains Nature Center, 6232 E.29 Street N in Wichita. Projectspreviously submitted for fund-ing under the RecreationalTrails Fund Act will be dis-cussed at the meeting, whichbegins at 1:00 p.m. in the Cole-man Auditorium. Signs on thepremises will provide directionsto the meeting room.

Anyone interested in com-menting on projects should at-tend this meeting. Grantapplicants are encouraged toattend and discuss their pro-

posals. Time for comments willbe limited. Final decisionsabout proposals will not bemade at this meeting. Theboard will review and evaluateall applications before makingrecommendations.

For more information, con-tact Kathy Pritchett, TrailGrant Coordinator, at 620-672-5911.

If notified in advance, thedepartment will have an inter-preter available for the hearingimpaired. To request an inter-preter, call the TDD Service at1-800-766-3777. Requests forother accommodations can bemade by contacting KathyPritchett at 620-672-5911.

Slip on some thick socks,throw on a sweatshirt, and laceup those hiking boots becauseKansas state park trails areopen January 1 for First DayHikes. Hiking is not only a funway to increase your cardio-vascular health, but it’s also aneffective calorie-burner. Forthose who tend to indulge dur-ing the holiday season, con-sider blazing a Kansas statepark trail January 1 to burn offthose sweets and start the NewYear off on the right foot. Whileall state parks and trails areopen, special First Day Hikeevents will be conducted at thefollowing locations:

Clinton State Park, 12:00noon: Meet at the park office tohike along the North ShoreTrails. Hikers must be at leasteight years of age, and petsmust be leashed. For more in-formation, call 785-842-8562.

Elk City State Park, 1:00p.m.: Meet at the Day UseParking Area to hike along theSouth Squaw Trail and takewildlife pictures. No pets. For

more information, call 620-331-6295.

Green Property, Pratt, 1:00p.m.: Meet at the Green Prop-erty trailhead to hike GreenRecreational Trail. For more in-formation, call 620-672-5911.

Hillsdale State Park, 10:00a.m.: Meet at the park office tohike along the Hidden SpringsNature Trail. For more infor-mation, call 913-783-4507.

Perry State Park, 9:00 a.m.:Meet at the biking/hiking trailson Kimberly Drive, off WestLake Road, to hike SkylineTrail. For more information,call 785-246-3449.

Pomona State Park, 1:00p.m.: Meet at the SouthwindShelter house to hike Buck-Brush Trail. Refreshments willbe served after the event. Formore information, call 785-828-4933.

Tuttle Creek State Park,10:30 a.m.: Meet at the TuttleCreek State Park office forshort hikes and guided birdwatching on Cottonwood Trail.No pets. For more information,call 785-539-7941.

Want to participate, butdon’t see an event near you?Contact your local state parkoffice, or visit ksoutdoors.com,for information about trails youcan blaze January 1, and allthroughout the year.

Park entrance fees mayapply. Visit ksoutdoors.comand click “State Parks/ParkFees” for details.

Kansas landowners inter-ested in earning extra incomecan enroll eligible acres in theKansas Department of Wildlife,Parks and Tourism’s (KDWPT)Spring Walk-In Hunting Ac-cess (WIHA) program. Thedeadline to enroll for the 2015season is January 15.

Last year, more than214,000 acres were enrolled,providing significant huntingopportunities for spring turkeyhunters.

As a state that is 97 percentprivately-owned land, huntingaccess can be a challenge forhunters. The WIHA programwas created in 1995 as a wayto significantly increase publichunting access, while keepingland in private ownership and

providing additional income tolandowners. The fall WIHAprogram now has more than 1million acres enrolled, howevermost fall WIHA contracts endJanuary 31.

The Spring Turkey WIHAprogram seeks land with suit-able turkey hunting opportu-nities for the spring season.Leases run from April 1-May31. Once enrolled, the propertyis posted with signs indicatingaccess dates, and a map of thetract will be included in a freeatlas published by KDWPT.Game wardens periodically pa-trol WIHA properties. In addi-tion, state law providesprotection to private individu-als who lease their land to thestate for recreational purposes

from liability for damages orinjuries resulting from ordi-nary negligence. All WIHA iswalk-in only and open only tohunting during the dates listedon the contract.

For more information onthe Spring WIHA program, callthe KDWPT Pratt OperationsOffice at 620-672-5911.

Kansas landowners can enroll in walk-in hunting program

A popular program with KDWPT provides landowner incomeand hunter access.

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