The meeting of the hospi-tal board was called to orderMonday, March 2, 2015, at5:30 p.m. in the StevensCounty Hospital communityroom. Present were boardmembers Warren Willis,Joyce Baughman, MiltonGillespie, Kirk Heger, KeithRome and Dean Van Horn.Patty Lahey was absent.Others present wereStevens County Commis-sioners Dave Bozone, PatHall and Joe D. Thompson,Hospital/Pioneer Manor Ad-ministrator Linda Stalcup,Chief Financial Officer DavePiper, Clinic Director StacyHelget, Director of Nurs-ing/Pioneer Manor JenniferFeatherson, RegisteredHealth Information Techni-cian Jessica Reinerio,Human Resources DirectorDiane Mangels, Chief Oper-ating Officer Boyet Tablate,Maintenance SupervisorTrevor Mangels, Director ofNursing/Hospital DawnMaas, Dr. Samer Al-Hashmi(Dr. Sam) and Hermes re-porter Wilma Bartel.

The minutes of the lastmeeting and the agendawere approved unani-mously.

Maintenance SupervisorTrevor Mangels updated theboard about the HVAC is-sues. He has spoken withtwo companies about get-ting estimates. The boardasked Trevor to contact bothcompanies to see if theywould agree to meet to-gether with the board andhospital administration totalk about needs and whichwould be the best and mostcost effective way of affectingthe repairs needed.

Human Resources Direc-tor Diane Mangels said thefull-time RN position at thehospital and the full-timeHomemaker position at Pio-neer Manor had both beenfilled Monday, but they werestill in need of CNAs.

Clinic Director Stacy Hel-get gave the clinic report.She said they had broken

1000 in February. The fluseason has slowed but theallergy season is starting tokick in.

Jennifer Featherston, Di-rector of Nursing at PioneerManor, updated the boardfor the Manor. The currentcensus is 70. State officialswere in last week for the an-nual survey. Their finalizedreport was not yet availablebut Featherston said shethought it had gone fairlywell. Areas that were identi-fied for action were dietaryissues and business officepaperwork. There were nopatient care issues at thispoint. Manor staff will begincorrections of any deficien-cies as soon as they receivethe finalized report.

Administrator Linda Stal-cup gave the CEO report. ACerner (the electronic healthrecord provider for StevensCounty Hospital) represen-tative was on-site for a two-day review to findopportunities for improve-ment in the workflow

process and offer additionalservices that could lead toreduction in cost-to-collect.

Stalcup updated theboard on the culture changeat the Manor. They haveheld several in-service meet-ings to educate staff aboutcoming changes.

She informed them aboutproposed legislation (KansasHB2201) to increase staffingat long term care homesthat would increase cost ofcare.

In new business, theboard was reminded thetentative start date for thenew pharmacist at StevensCounty Retail Pharmacy isSaturday, March 7.

Motion was made andapproved unanimously toadjourn following a 15-minute executive session.

The next meeting of thehospital / nursing homeboard is scheduled for Monday, April 6, 2015 at5:30 p.m. in the PioneerManor conference room.

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The Stevens CountyBoard of County Commis-sioners met in regular ses-sion Monday, March 2,2015 with all members, PatHall, Dave Bozone and JoeD. Thompson present. Alsopresent were County Coun-selor Robert Johnson,County Clerk Pam Bensel,RoGlenda Coulter from TheHugoton Hermes, PaulKitzke and Rodney Kelling.The following is just anagenda for the morning witha few of the unofficial high-lights. Official minutes maybe published at a later date.

The agenda schedule wasa short one and includedbills at 8:30; Susan Schulteat 9:00; Tony Martin at 9:30;Glassman Corp at 10:00; Al-fredo Don Juan at 10:30;and lunch at noon.

When this reporter ar-rived, commissioners werein general discussion. Rod-ney Kelling then came for-ward to talk about theEmergency and Fire Depart-ments. He brought in the list

with figures of costs of hisrolling fleet. After much dis-cussion it was agreed thatthe most-needed updatesare for one ambulance inHugoton and the one inMoscow. Commissionersadvised that nothing can bedone right now, it must waitfor the budget hearing inJuly. They suggested Rod-ney go ahead and start a di-alogue of the subjectthough. He said he will startlooking into some demo-models that can be boughtat a large discount. Differentpossible ways to bring infunds to help pay for the fireand emergency equipmentwere discussed. Rodneypointed out the new entitiesin town, and those comingto town, bring with themnew hazards for his depart-ments. Just for instance, thefire department does nothave anything, in the way ofladders, that would reachthe third floor of the newmotel; his crew would needtraining for elevators; among

other concerns.Susan Schulte brought in

the bids for fixing some ofthe Memorial Hall doors.Motion was made andpassed to accept the bids.

Tony Martin discussedsome issues he learned atthe Southwest Kansas Dis-trict meeting he attended re-cently. KDOT is intending tospend approximately $8million in each county. Tonysaid his department hassubmitted the invoice forStevens County for the en-trance to KDI. Grant Countyis widening the highwayleading into Ulysses by twofeet on each side. In a differ-ent subject, he showed theCommissioners a plan fromthe golf course to have thecounty do some asphaltwork. Tony also told them ofan issue the City of Moscowhad brought to his attentionabout a road that StevensCounty has maintained forover 30 years. It was decidedto leave as is for now. Tonyrequested an executive ses-

sion.No action was taken in

the executive session. Tonytalked about some of hisequipment that will need tobe traded soon. Pat compli-mented the county road andbridge for their snow removal.

Sheriff Ted Heaton camein to report for the Law En-forcement Center. He reallyhad nothing new. He saidthey have 17 prisoners as ofnow. The center can houseup to 50.

Two representatives camein for Glassman Corpora-tion. They came in to dis-cuss the hospital’s heat / airsystem. They brought nobids at this time. One of themen has done two walk-throughs of the hospital.They were told that the com-missioners are not inter-ested in a geo-thermalsystem. The newest technol-ogy was discussed that willhave the ability to heat orcool at the same time. Pat

A large crowd braved thecold and snow to attendthe Hugoton Area Cham-ber of Commerce AnnualBanquet Saturday evening.Cathy Wolters, president ofthe Chamber, was on handto welcome them all. A delicious pork tenderloin

dinner was catered by Janice Morgan.

In 2014, at this time,Executive Director of theHugoton Area Chamber ofCommerce Ruth Van Hornannounced the Chamberhad 91 members of which16 were new.

Ruth Van Horn presented the LifetimeAchievement Award toErick Nordling and TedBansemer for the manyyears of work they have putin with the Boy Scouts.They have worked relentlessly in helpingyoung men to earn theirEagle rank in scouting.

Erick retired as scout-master in January of 2014.He had ten scouts earntheir Eagle rank during histenure as scoutmaster.Even after his retirement,Erick still remains involvedin scouting. Erick was anEagle scout at the age of 15and is a member of theOrder of the Arrow. He received the Boy Scout of

You know you’re in Kansas when…icicles grow sideways. Photocourtesy of Ruth Bartel.

Caring Connections, LLC is recognized asNew Business of the Year. Left to right are

Nicole Crites, Cathy Wolters, Toby Kehn andDavid Snyder while Ruth Van Horn looks on.

The Hugoton Area Chamber of CommerceBoard awards the Business of the Year toGhumm’s Auto Center. Left to right are

Ruth Van Horn, Cathy Wolters, Jim andStacy Ghumm, Toby Kehn and David Snyder.

Erick Nordling and Ted Bansemer ere the receipients of theLifetime Achievement Award. Continued to page 3

Continued to page 3

Mark Persinger has been announced as one ofonly two recipients of the Washington, D.C. Government in Action Tour. Mark will receive an allexpenses paid trip to Washington, D.C. this summercourtesy of Pioneer Electric Cooperative.

Students were invited to apply for the trip online.They had to fill out an application, complete a quizand an interview. Candidates from Elkhart, Johnson,Hugoton, Lakin, Moscow, Rolla, Syracuse andUlysses competed for the trip.

Mark is the son of Mike and Julie Persinger andattends Hugoton High School as a junior. He willtravel to Washington, D.C. June 11-18.

Chamber Board presents awards at banquet

Commissioners start March with money and racetrack issues

Mark Persinger is awarded trip to Washington, D.C.

Hospital Board considers HVAC repairs

Pioneer Electric representative Rae Gorman presents HHSjunior Mark Persinger with his D.C. trip award.

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WHAT’S HAPPENIN’AL-ANON Family Groupmeets at 1405 CemeteryRoad Mondays and Thurs-days at 8:00 p.m. Call 620-544-2610 or 620-544-2854for more information.HUGOTON LIONS CLUBmeets every Second andFourth Thursday of themonth at Memorial Hall at7:00 p.m. HUGOTON MASONICLODGE #406 AF&AM meetsevery second and fourthTuesday of the month at 7:30p.m. MY HOPE SUPPORT GROUPfor adults grieving the deathof a loved one meets the sec-ond Tuesday of each monthfrom noon to 1:00 p.m. inClassroom 3 at St. CatherineHospital at 401 E. Spruce inGarden City. Call 620-272-2519 for more information.BREAST FRIENDS CANCERSUPPORT GROUP for breastcancer patients meets thesecond Wednesday of eachmonth from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.at the Legacy House, at 309E. Walnut in Garden City.For more information call620-272-2360.Every fourth Tuesday- Stevens County Heath De-

partment is at the SeniorCenter every fourth Tuesdayof the month from 11:00 a.m.to Noon to do free blood pres-sure checks.Wednesday nights

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

- The Church of JesusChrist of Latter Day Saints isseeking community serviceprojects every Friday. Call620-770-9255 if you needhelp with yard work, housemaintenance, or otherchores.NOW- Stevens County Health De-partment has seasonal flushots, flu mist and high doseflu shots available at 505 S.Polk. Please bring your in-surance information withyou.- Pizza Hut is having an

Easter coloring contest!Tuesday nights are kids’night - kids eat free with anadult. Crayons and picturesare provided at the restau-rant, and will be colored

while at Pizza Hut, 610 E.Eleventh in Hugoton.January 2-March 21- Adult winter reading pro-

gram at the Stevens CountyLibrary. Call 620-544-2301to find out more or visitstevenscountylibrary.com.February 21-March 21- Pastor Jo Mead of HugotonUnited Methodist Churchwill lead a book study aboutDr. Brene Brown’s “DaringGreatly” at the StevensCounty Library every Satur-day from 9:30 to 10:45 a.m.Register with the church at620-544-8715 by February20.March 5- Stevens County Genealog-

ical Society will meet at 1:00p.m. in the Stevens CountyLibrary’s computer lab.- Sons of Thunder will host

Felix Gilbert at their monthlyevent at the Grant CountyCivic Center, 1000 W. Patter-son Avenue in Ulysses.Doors open at 6:30 p.m. andthe event will finish at ap-proximately 8:30 p.m. Visitwww.sonsof thunderswks.com for more information.

- Hugoton Elementary’sfourth graders will presenttheir recorder concert at 7:00p.m. in the HES gym.March 8- Birthday celebration for IvaJean Munson, 3:00 p.m. atThe Legacy in Ulysses.- Assembly of God will host

Chapel services at PioneerManor at 3:00 p.m.March 9- Hugoton City Council will

meet at 5:15 p.m. in themeeting room at the City Of-fice.

- Stevens County LibraryBoard will meet at 5:30 p.m.- Hugoton Elementary third

graders will present theirmusic program at 7:00 p.m.in the HES gym.March 10- Stevens County Economic

Development will meet at theSenior Center, 624 S. Main,at 12:00 noon.- Hugoton Sports Boosters

will meet at 7:00 p.m. in thehigh school cafeteria.March 12- Stevens County Genealog-

ical Society will meet at 1:00p.m. in the Stevens CountyLibrary’s computer lab.- Aglow fellowship will meet

at the Senior Center at Sev-enth and Main March 12 at 7p.m. for coffee and fellowship& meeting at 7:30. Speakerfor the evening will be

Deborah Quattlebum.March 13

- No school for HeritageChristian Academy or USD210 Hugoton students.March 13-23- Spring Break for USD 209

Moscow students.March 15- First Christian Church willhost Chapel services at Pio-neer Manor at 3:00 p.m.March 16- Stevens County Commis-

sioners will meet at 8:30 a.m.in the Commissioners’ Roomat the Stevens County Court-house.- USD 210 Board of Educa-

tion will meet at 6:30 p.m. inthe Hugoton Middle SchoolLibrary.March 16-20- Spring Break for USD 210

Hugoton, USD 217 Rolla andHeritage Christian Academystudents.March 17- Hugoton Area Chamber of

Commerce will host theirmonthly luncheon at 12:00noon.March 21- Legislative UpdateMarch 22- Moscow Baptist Hillbilly

Band will host Chapel serv-ices at Pioneer Manor at 3:00p.m.March 24

- Hugoton ElementarySchool spring portraits,starting at 8:00 a.m.- Rolla High School Winter

Sports Banquet at 6:30 p.m.

- Parent/Coach meetings forRolla High School track andgolf athletes, starting at 7:30p.m.March 25- Hugoton Early Childhood

Development Center springportraits, starting at 8:00a.m.March 28- Hugoton High School FFA

Chapter Banquet, starting at6:30 p.m. March 29- Lighthouse Fellowship will

host Chapel services at Pio-neer Manor at 3:00 p.m.

- Moscow’s Fifth SundaySongfest at the UnitedMethodist Church 7:00 p.m.March 30- USD 210 Board of Educa-

tion will meet at 6:30 p.m. inthe Hugoton Middle SchoolLibrary.April 1-30- Photography Exhibit in themeeting room at the StevensCounty Library.April 2- Stevens County Genealog-

ical Society will meet at 1:00p.m. in the Stevens CountyLibrary’s computer lab.- Sons of Thunder will host

Bryan Moffitt at theirmonthly event at the GrantCounty Civic Center, 1000W. Patterson Avenue inUlysses. Bryan’s message iscalled “Sticky Notes/Ordi-nary Man, ExtraordinaryMessage”. Doors open at6:30 p.m.

Obituaries

Death has claimed the lfe ofJames F. “Big Jim” Rhoads, age86, of Elkhart. Mr. Rhoadspassed from this life Saturday,February 28, 2015 at MortonCounty Hospital in Elkhart.

Born August 28, 1928 inMacksville, he was the son ofCluster Marion Rhoads and theformer Jennie Luciel Wietner.

Jim grew up at Macksvilleand graduated from MacksvilleHigh School. He served in theUnited States Army and washonorably discharged.

A farmer, Jim had alsoworked in the oil field, drove atruck, was a milkman, Fuller

Brush salesman and a K-Martappliance manager. Jim was amember of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the AmericanLegion.

February 4, 1951, he mar-ried Nelda Smith; she precededhim in death January 21,2013.

Survivors include onedaughter, Bonnie Fraser ofElkhart; his sister Sharon Hallof Harper; ten grandchildren;and one great granddaughter.

Jim is preceded in death byhis parents; son EugeneRhoads; and three sisters, Eve-lyn Rhoads, Leota Long andClevola “Jean” Shultz.

Funeral services were attended Wednesday after-noon, March 4 at Garnand Funeral Home Chapel inElkhart with Reverend TerrellGiddens presiding. Burial followed at Elkhart Cemeteryunder the direction of GarnandFuneral Home of Elkhart.

Memorial contributions maybe given to Whistle Stop Park incare of Garnand Funeral Home,PO Box 854, Elkhart, Ks67950.

James “Big Jim” Rhoads

Friends and family gatheredFriday to remember and honorEmily Kayte Bremenkamp,15, of Liberal. Emily passedfrom this life Monday, February 23, 2015 at Children’s Mercy Hospital, inKansas City, Mo.

She was born January 7,2000 at Hays, the daughterof Jerry Raymond Bremenkamp and the formerMichelle Renee Smith.

Emily attended McArthurElementary, Cottonwood Intermediate and West Mid-dle Schools. She was cur-rently a freshman at LiberalHigh School.

A very talented member of“That” Liberal Band, Emilyplayed the trumpet. She hadbeen a member of the National Junior Honor Society. She was a straight“A” student, always up to thechallenge of taking Honorsand AP (Advanced Place-ment) classes. She was activein Wide-A-Wake 4-H Club foreight years – three yearsserving as Secretary, twoyears as Recreation Leader,and three years as President.She did cooking, quilting,photography, arts and crafts,archery and B-B guns.

An avid bowler. Emily wasin youth bowling leagues,and she participated in PepsiYouth Tournamentsthroughout the state. Sheloved to read, loved to swim,and loved her Bassett-Hound, “Maggie”. Emily trulybelieved life should be livedby the Golden Rule. She ex-

celled in anything she had apassion for.

She leaves to mourn, herparents Jerry and MichelleBremenkamp of Liberal;brother Cody Rolan Bremenkamp of Liberal; hergrandparents, Orvil andPhyllis Smith of Liberal andBetty Ann Bremenkamp ofScott City; great grandmoth-ers, Evelyn Wheatcroft of Liberal, Willma Baker ofScott City and Rosetta Bremenkamp of Colby; heraunt Anita Rose and husband Clenton; uncle AlanSmith and wife Danine; andher three cousins, ChelsieRose and Joseph and FrankGasperini.

Emily was preceded indeath by her grandfatherRaymond Bremenkamp; andher great grandfather GlenWheatcroft.

Funeral services were at-tended Saturday morning,February 28 at First South-ern Baptist Church in Liberalwith Pastor Jack Jacob officiating. Burial followed inLiberal Cemetery.

During the visitation, family and friends were encouraged to share theirthoughts or memories inwriting by signing Emily’sclosed casket.

In lieu of flowers the family requests that Memo-rial Contributions be made to“That” Liberal Band orSouthwest Miracles, in careof Brenneman FuneralHome, 1212 West Second,Liberal, Ks. 67901.

Emily Bremenkamp

Former Morton County res-ident Dorothy Rebecca Dickenson Day, 88, passedfrom this life Saturday, Febru-ary 28, 2015 at her home atThe Legacy at Parkview inUlysses.

Born July 4, 1926 in Mor-ton County, she was thedaughter of Lawrence WalthallDickenson and the formerOpal Mettlen.

Rebecca graduated fromRolla High School in 1944 andfrom the Kansas City BusinessCollege in Kansas City in 1946.

July 9, 1947, Rebecca mar-ried Jewell Justice Day. To thisunion were born six children.Rebecca and JD were later divorced.

For many years Rebeccaworked as a bookkeeper in the

Hugoton and Rolla area untilher retirement in 1996.

Rebecca was a Past Matronof the Order of Eastern Starand an avid bowler for manyyears. She enjoyed reading,gardening and being with herfamily. For many, many yearsRebecca always had Sundaybrunch for anyone whoshowed up with her childrenand grandchildren. She wasan extraordinary lady andtouched the lives of many.

Survivors include her sonKevin Day of Rolla; two daugh-ters, Alicia Hughes of GreatBend and Becky Jan Parkerand husband Don of Ulysses;her six grandchildren, CodyDay and wife Shome, Cail Day,Cam Day and wife Jan andCase Day and wife Dana all ofElk City, Ok., Jessica Rodriguez of Great Bend andLogan Littell and wife Amber ofTopeka; seven great grandchil-dren, Zachary, Zander, Zayden, Corbin, Ava Lou, Ransom and Lawson: herbrother Terence Dickensonand wife Helen of Newberg,Or.; several nieces andnephews; and her manyfriends.

Rebecca was preceded indeath by an infant daughter,Myrla Dene; two sons, Stevan

and Mikal; son-in-law Marlin Hughes; and her parents Lawrence and Opal Dickenson.

Funeral services areplanned for 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 5 at theUnited Methodist Church in

Rolla. Burial will follow at theHugoton Cemetery under thedirection of Paul’s FuneralHome of Hugoton.

Memorials in lieu of flowersare requested to the RollaSchool Library in honor of Rebecca.

Dorothy “Rebecca” Day

The death of Loy L. Anthony, age 76, of Ulysseshas been learned. Mr. Anthony passed away Friday,February 27, 2015 at BobWilson Memorial Hospital inUlysses.  

He was born October 18,1938 at his grandparents’home in Satanta, the son ofElwin Anthony and the for-mer Maude Ellen Wright.

Loy grew up in Satantaand graduated from SatantaHigh School. He was a farmerand stockman in Haskell andGrant County.  He later soldfarm equipment, retiringfrom Hoskinson Implementin Sublette.  

Many people collectthings, Loy collectedfriends. He was very active inthe Ulysses Community. Heworked with the 4-H Clubs,serving as Horse Superin-tendent for many years;served on the Grant CountyExtension Council; and wasa life-time member of the Bitand Spur Club and was hon-

ored at the club’s 2006rodeo. In 2013, at the GrantCounty Parade, he was se-lected as one of the “Friend ofFair”.  

Mr. Anthony was a mem-ber of the First UnitedMethodist Church. He en-joyed hunting and team rop-ing.

September 16, 1983, Loymarried Ginger Greenwoodin Satanta.

Survivors are his wife Gin-ger of the home; children,Loy “Von” Anthony, II and

wife Susan of Ulysses, TodAnthony and wife Elaine ofLakin, Chris Christian andwife Cheryl of Garden City,Kim Wright and husbandMike of Gasquet, Ca., CarrieVanMeter of Tyrone, Ok. andCamie Konicek and J.D.Perry of Leoti; his brotherLarry Anthony and wifeAngie of Globe, Az.; one sis-ter, Wynola Osbon and hus-band Carl of Sublette;sister-in-law Betty Anthonyof Satanta; his grandchil-dren, Loy “Tony” Anthony,III, Courtney Anthony, RyanAnthony, Zachary Anthony,Justine Anthony, MatthewAnthony, Benjamin Anthony,Tabitha Zermeno, BrancenWright, Corie DeShazo, Cas-sidy Livingood, ClintonChristian, Coy Christian,Libby Collins, Justice Van-Meter, Storie Foster, NationVanMeter, Patriot VanMeter,

Anna Peterson, Kai Konicek,Callie Konicek, Britney Kon-icek and Clay Konicek; 11great-grandchildren; and twospecial dogs, Lady and Tuff.

Loy is preceded in deathby his parents and onebrother, Garry Anthony.

Funeral services were at-tended Monday afternoon,March 2 at the First UnitedMethodist Church in Ulysseswith Reverend Janet Hernan-dez presiding.   Burial fol-lowed at Ulysses Cemetery.Garnand Funeral Home ofUlysses was in charge of thearrangements.  

Family requests memori-als be given to Ulysses FirstUnited Methodist Church,Ulysses Animal Shelter orHistoric Adobe Museum incare of Garnand FuneralHome, 405 W. Grant,Ulysses, Ks 67880.

Loy Anthony

Tuesday, February 24, 2015• Vehicle Unlock, 1000 Block of

South Main, Citizen Assist, Ser-geant Johnson

• Vehicle Unlock, 500 Block of SouthMain, Citizen Assist, SergeantJohnson

• Medical Assist, 200 Block of SouthHarrison, Public Service, SergeantJohnson

Wednesday, February 25, 2015• Vehicle Unlock, 100 Block of South

Madison, Public Service, SergeantJohnson

• Phone Threat, 400 Block of EastFourth, Took Report, SergeantJohnson

• Dog at Large, 800 Block of SouthMadison, Dog Impounded, Ser-geant Johnson

• Vehicle Unlock, 200 Block of Jeffer-son, Citizen Assist, Officer Crane

Thursday, February 26, 2015• Check on Dog, 300 Block of East

Seventh, Left Door Knocker, Ser-geant Johnson

Friday, February 27, 2015• Checked on Dogs, 100 Block of

South Main, Referred to ACO, ChiefLeslie

• Funeral Escort, 600 Block of South

Van Buren, Public Service, ChiefLeslie

• Vehicle Unlock, 200 Block of SouthVan Buren, Public Service, ChiefLeslie

• Non Injury Accident, 1200 Block ofSouth Madison, Took Report, ChiefLeslie

• Theft, 700 Block of South Monroe,Took Report, Chief Leslie

• Dog at Large, 200 Block of SouthJefferson, Returned to Owner, Offi-cer Hagman

Saturday, February 28 , 2015• Non Injury Accident, 200 Block of

South Washington, Took Report,Chief Leslie

• Gas Meter Hit, 200 Block of SouthWashington, Took Report, ChiefLeslie

• Citizen Assist, 100 Block of WestSeventh, Public Service, OfficerHagman

• Curfew Violation, 500 Block ofSouth Monroe, Took Subject Home,Officer Hagman

Sunday, March 1, 2015• Suspicious Activity, 500 Block of

East Ninth, Unable to Locate Any-one, Officer Hagman

HUGOTON POLICE REPORTHUGOTON POLICE REPORTBusiness Hours, Call 544-4959

After Hours, Call 544-2020

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Alzhe imer ’ s As s o c i a t i on

Educa t i on Event

March 10, 20159 a.m. to 4 p.m.

12 to 1 p.m. for lunch on your own

Pioneer Manor1711 S MainHugoton

Contact:Linda Stalcup 620-544-6178

Benefit dinner for David Knier

Sunday, March 8th11:30-1:30 Memorial Hall in Hugoton

Menu: Enchilada casseroleChili rellanos

Rice & Beans Homemade salsa and chipsAssorted desserts

If you would like to help or donate,

please contact either Yvonne Jackson @ 544-1898

or Rhonda Thomas @ 544-3633

Last October, David was diagnosed with malignant neo-plasm of the bone, articular cartilage, skin, floor of themouth and unspecified parts of the mouth. He has under-gone major surgery and is currently taking radiation treat-ments in Houston. David has a long road of recoveryahead of him. Let’s show him hometown support.

America District Award ofMerit and the Boy Scout Silver Beaver Award. He hasserved as scoutmaster ofTroop 189 for over 13 years.

Ted Bansemer is an EagleScout and a member of theOrder of the Arrow. He hasserved as District Chair andExecutive Board Member ofthe Santa Fe Trail Council.He has received the BoyScout of America DistrictAward of Merit and the BoyScout Silver Beaver Award.Ted has served as scoutmaster of Troop 189 for overeight years.

Erick and Ted were notable to attend the banquet toclaim their awards as theywere attending the annualbanquet of the Santa Fe TrailBoy Scout Council at GardenCity where they were alsopresented awards in behalf oftheir community service.

Ruth presented the 2014New Business of the YearAward to Caring Connec-tions, LLC. This business hasfilled a huge need in the com-munity for mothers, not only

to keep their children, but toallow the parent to watchtheir children at any timewith their smart phoneswhile the children are attend-ing day care. Caring Connec-tions was established byNicole Krites to provide quality care to infants andchildren. It is a day care andpreschool. It is the only oneof its kind in Hugoton. Videocameras are placed through-out the establishment for theparents convenience. CaringConnections started opera-tions in January of 2014.They have the capacity tocare for 75 children. Theyoffer childcare for childrenfrom age two weeks up to 12years old. Preschool is offered to the three year oldchildren.

Ruth then presented theChamber of Commerce Busi-ness of the Year Award toGhumm’s Auto Center. Thisfamily owned and operatedbusiness was opened by Jimand Stacey Ghumm in Octo-ber of 2009. The success ofthis business is due to their

commitment to customerservice. They work hard tomeet the needs of their cus-tomers when it comes to find-ing just the right vehicle foreach customer. In Septem-ber of 2010, Ghumm’s AutoCenter expanded their opera-tions with the aquisition ofNapa Auto Parts located justacross the street. Then they

expanded their businessagain in January of 2014when they became the ownerof Ghumm’s Collision Center.

J. Schafer of Kansas Public Radio then presentedan entertaining and informa-tional program about theState of Kansas, to the delight of the Chamber members.

Members of the Hugoton FFA serve the attendees at the Chamber of Commerce Banquet Saturday night. FFA membersare from the left Anna Trotter, Roman Lindstrom, Jessica Harperand Henry Beesley.

said that is what the court-house has now. One of themen said that a hospital hasa lot of rules and regulationsthat the courthouse does nothave. Commissionersstressed that a very important part of the systemrequirements will be the effi-ciency of the cost of energy.The representatives talked ofwhat a hodge-podge systemthat is in the hospital at thistime. Joe asked about if theycould use a solar panel tohelp fray the electrical costs.The representatives didn’tknow. Joe said they used oneat the Moscow School andsaw a large savings. Patasked if they saw asbestos inthe hospital. The reps saidthey would depend on thehospital maintenence know-ing that. They will go do another walk-thru and comeup with some rough ideas ofa cost, possibly by the nextmeeting that will be March23.

Alfredo Don Juan andTony Hall were next on theagenda. Tony came in to helpMr. Don Juan with his ques-tions. Alfredo is trying to buya parcel of land east of Hugo-ton. His intent for the land isto eventually put in ahorseracing track like the oneat Rolla. He said other race-tracks have not asked, justslowly came about. Hewanted to do things allproper. When asked, he sawno problems with being soclose to Rolla’s track. DodgeCity and Garden City have nosuch problems in drawingcrowds. He said he wants toaim at families. Commission-ers told him he would need tobe the owner of the land, orhave the owner of the land,apply for a conditional usehearing. It would be ran inthe paper and then peoplewould be allowed to come inand voice their opinionsabout the idea. It would thenbe left to the Commissionersto make a decision in thematter.

Minutes were approvedfrom last meeting and theCommissioners moved intoanother executive sessionfrom which they said theywould adjourn the meetingafterwards.

Official MinutesFebruary 17, 2015

The Board of County Com-missioners met in regularsession with all memberspresent. Also present wereCounty Counselor Bob John-son, County Clerk PamBensel and RoGlenda Coulterfrom The Hugoton Hermes.Pat called the meeting toorder. Dave moved to ap-prove the minutes of the lastmeeting, motion carried.Dave moved to approve thecounty vouchers, motion car-ried. The clerk was in-

structed to draw warrants onthe Treasurer chargeable tothe various funds of thecounty for the followingamounts:: General ..55,465.71; Road & Bridge ..84,938.24; Building ..11,903.93; Employees Bene-fit .. 171,223.; Noxious Weed.. 69.; Highway Improvement.. 2,806.72; InsuranceAgency .. 124,580.; Diversion.. 394.; Community Health ..9,316.31; Employee’s P/RMisc W/H .. 64.

Ray Hoggatt sat in on themeeting for the first hour andPaul Kitzke, County Attorney,sat in on the meeting also.

Dave asked Paul what isthe reasoning for the SpecialProsecutor cases. Paulreplied if there is a conflict ofinterest for the County Attor-ney then there is another at-torney appointed to the case.

Motion was made andpassed to go into executivesession for non elected per-sonnel.

Motion was made andpassed to go back into execu-tive session for non electedpersonnel with County Coun-selor Bob Johnson present.

Motion was made andpassed to appoint Paul Kitzkeas County Counselor to re-place Bob Johnson as of April1, 2015.

Josh Morris with Exten-sion Council came in to givean update for the Extensionoffice. Josh said Nancy wasgone for six months on sab-batical and Kansas State paidfor Nancy’s leave time. TheExtension budget has enoughmoney to allow the board totrade in the 2009 Suburbanfor a 2015 Suburban withoutasking the Commissioners forhelp.

Ted Heaton came in to up-date for the Sheriff’s depart-ment.

Motion was made andpassed to go into executivesession for non elected per-sonnel with Bob Johnson,Ted Heaton and Paul Kitzke.No action taken.

Tony Martin discussedRoad Department projects.He informed the Commis-sioners that Road 3 has beenfinished and if any of the landowners need an approach,just call into the office. Tonyinformed the Commissionershe has ordered road materi-als for the summer projects.He talked to Jon Hal-bgewachs with Kirkham

Michael about the Highway51 project and they are wait-ing on Anadarko so the ac-cess road can be finished.Tony updated Dave on whathe was thinking about for thesummer time hours for Roadand Bridge.

Motion was made andpassed to appoint Dave asdelegate to the WEKANDOBoard. Motion was made andpassed to appoint Dave asdelegate to the Port AuthorityBoard. Erick Nordling camein to discuss the new chargesfor the Memorial Hall rent.He felt like Rotary shouldhave been in on the decision.Erick also talked about thedeposit being cash and notchecks. Pam explained thatthe County had received sev-eral bad checks so it wasswitched to cash only. Com-missioners asked to have thewording on the depositchanged. Bob says to putchecks will only be acceptedfrom local businesses,churches and charities. Nopersonal checks will be ac-cepted.

Chris Lund with City on aHill came in to inform theCommissioners that City on aHill did not merge with theState of Kansas. City on aHill decided to merge withSKADAF. Commissionersasked Paul Kitzke if these or-ganizations are being usedand he said it is good to havethem available when needed.Chris Lund said he will comeback when it is budget hear-ing time.

Pat informed the Commis-sioners that he was contactedby Knipp, Inc and anotherheating/air company for theStevens County Hospitalproject asking if the Countywas serious in receiving abid. The Commissionersagreed they need an approxi-mate cost amount for theproject.

Pat said at the ICS trainingthe speaker asked if theCounty had a resolution inplace stating in case of anemergency situation couldone Commissioner be con-tacted and make decisions.Rodney had on file the reso-lution that stated one Com-missioner had the authorityto make the decisions at thetime, and then contact theother two Commissioners.

Motion was made andpassed to go into executivesession for attorney/client

with Bob Johnson and TedHeaton present. No actiontaken.

Motion was made andpassed to go into executivesession for attorney/clientpending litigation with BobJohnson present.

Motion was made andpassed to approve settlementagreement for the pending lit-igation on XTO and approvalfor the Commissioner Chair-man to sign off on the settle-ment agreement. Theinstallment payments for theagreement will be paid out ofthe depletion fund.

By motion the Board ad-journed.

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Aglow fellowship will meetat the Senior Center at Sev-enth and Main - enter onMain Street March 12 at 7:00p.m. for coffee and fellowship.The meeting will start at 7:30p.m. Speaker for the eveningwill be Deborah Quattlebum.

Deborah is a resident ofHugoton. She and her hus-band Don are co-pastors atLighthouse Fellowship. She isoriginally from New York andDon originated in California.They moved to Hugoton inJuly 2014 to start a new ad-venture. They had never beenin Kansas before communi-

cating the desire to move intoministry at Lighthouse.

Deborah has led Biblestudies and spoken atwomen's retreats and otherevents. She has organizedconferences and seminarsand is a teacher, preacher,author and motivator. She isan intercessor, and is used inthe gifts of the Holy Ghost.

All are welcome to comeand partake of the spiritualatmosphere which comeswith her leading. You are en-couraged to bring friends,family, neighbors, those youknow and those you didn't

know before this. Refresh-ments will be served. Chil-dren are welcome but nochild care is offered. Bless-ings as you come and join inPraise, Worship and Word.

Governor Sam Brownbacksigned a proclamation Febru-ary 25 to designate March asNational Problem GamblingAwareness Month in Kansas.Stakeholders, who promoteawareness of available serv-ices and programs for prob-lem gamblers in Kansas,participated in the ceremony.

Stakeholder groups in-volved in statewide problemgambling services include theKansas Coalition on ProblemGambling, the Kansas Re-sponsible Gambling Allianceand community task forces inthe gambling zones sur-rounding state-owned casi-nos in Dodge City, Mulvaneand Kansas City.

The Southwest Kansas,Northeast Kansas, and SouthCentral Kansas ProblemGambling Task Forces arecomprised of diverse commu-nity advocates who imple-ment community preventionprograms, disseminate infor-mation, offer education pro-grams and promote problemgambling treatment servicesin their areas.

Task force volunteers rep-resent multiple sectors oftheir communities, includingbehavioral health preventionand treatment professionals,educators, public safety offi-

cials, representatives of thegaming industry, civic andyouth organizations, busi-ness, government and faith-based organizations. TheKansas Department for Agingand Disability Services(KDADS), which administersthe Kansas Problem Gam-bling and Other AddictionsGrant Fund, invites membersof the communities to get in-volved with these regionalprevention efforts to continuestrengthening their capabili-ties and resources.

KDADS is sponsoring acomprehensive statewidemedia campaign to bringawareness of problem gam-bling to Kansas residents.The campaign theme, “KnowYour Limits,” heads an ap-proach using broadcast andprint media, billboards, on-line advertising and variousother forms of public out-reach and social media.

Problem gambling is apublic health issue affectingthousands of Kansans of allages, races and ethnic back-grounds and can have a sig-nificant societal andeconomic cost for individuals,families, businesses andcommunities. Problem gam-bling is treatable and treat-ment is effective inminimizing this harm to bothindividuals and society as awhole.

If any Kansan is concernedthat gambling is causing aproblem in their lives, theyare encouraged to call 800-522-4700. The hotline isstaffed 24 hours a day bytrained counselors ready tooffer help. They can also go towww.ksgamblinghelp.com formore information. Treatmentfor problem gamblers andconcerned others is paidusing casino revenues withno out-of-pocket cost.

Governor Sam Brownback signs a proclamation February 25 to designate Marchas National Problem Gambling AwarenessMonth in Kansas. Pictured left to right areRichard Klemp, Director of Government Rela-tions, Kansas Star Casino; Joyce Markham,President, Kansas Coalition on Problem Gam-bling; Gwen Thomas, Secretary, Kansas Coali-tion on Problem Gambling; Secretary RayRoberts, Department of Corrections; Secretary

Kari Bruffett, Kansas Department for Agingand Disability Services; Gina Meier-Hummel,KDADS Community Services and ProgramsCommissioner; Carol Spiker, KDADS ProblemGambling Prevention Program Coordinator;Michelle Nies, Enforcement Attorney, KansasRacing and Gaming Commission; Doug Ballou,Managing Partner, Blue Window; and in thecenter Governor Sam Brownback.

St. Catherine Hospital offerscommunity support groups

St. Catherine Hospital willoffer three community sup-port groups the second weekof each month, “My Hope,”“Discovering One’s InteriorResources for Healing” and“Breast Friends.”

Hospice chaplains TerryMajor and Gerry Dupuis co-facilitate “My Hope,” a sup-port group for adults who aregrieving the death of a lovedone. Both Major and Dupuishold certifications in Deathand Grief Studies throughthe Center for Loss and LifeTransition. “My Hope” Sup-port Group meets the secondTuesday of each month inClassroom 3 at St. CatherineHospital at 401 E. Spruce inGarden City from Noon to1:00 p.m.

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

“Discovering One’s InteriorResources for Healing” is acancer support group atHeartland Cancer Center,410 E. Spruce, the secondTuesday of each month from6:00 to 7:00 p.m. This groupmeets to discuss the physi-cal, social, emotional andspiritual needs of, personswith cancer, their caregivers,family and friends. The groupwill offer support, education,empowerment, hope andcomfort to those touched bycancer. For more informationplease call 620-272-2513.

The “Breast Friends” Can-cer Support Group connectsbreast cancer patients with anetwork of resources as wellas others in the communitygoing through the same expe-rience.

The “Breast Friends” Sup-port Group meets the secondWednesday of each monthfrom 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. at theLegacy House at 309 E. Wal-nut in Garden City. The Eng-lish speaking group is led bySt. Catherine Hospital BreastCenter Navigator and BreastCancer Survivor, HeatherWright-Renick, RN, and theSpanish speaking group isled by United Methodist Mex-ican American MinistriesCommunity Health Workerfor Cancer Health Disparities,Irma Robbins.

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

For more informationabout Breast Friends, pleasecall 620-272-2360.

The Baker Arts Center ispleased to host the twenty-sixth Annual Area HighSchool Art Exhibit. The 12area High Schools participat-ing this year are: Liberal,Elkhart, Garden City, Hugo-ton, Stanton County, John-son, South Gray atMontezuma, Satanta, Rolla,Deerfield, Holcomb, Turpinand Guymon, Ok. Everyoneis invited to come by the cen-ter to view the wonderfulworks that have been createdby the area art students dur-ing the school year. Thisyear’s sponsor, CommunityBank of Liberal, will be pre-senting eight students withDistinguished Merit Awardsin recognition of their talents.

The student’s artwork willbe up for display throughMarch 28 for everyone toenjoy. The opening receptionfor this exhibit was March 1.Please come by Baker ArtsCenter at 624 N. Pershing inLiberal Tuesday through Fri-day from 9:00 to 5:00 p.m.The Center is also open from2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Satur-days for this exhibit. ClosedSundays and Mondays.

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What’s Happenin with Hugoton Students?

Mrs. Fiehler’s class explores the career field of a paleontologistby digging in ice to find fossils and by measuring their own feetagainst those of a T. Rex.

Keely Hittle and Marcos Baeza display signs they made for theState-bound wrestlers at the pep rally last Thursday. Noel Camacho, Pedro Ordonez and Genesis Martinez representedHHS well at the tournament in Salina Friday and Saturday.

Kaylee Nix, Mia Long and Soe Lin Maung cuddle up to a bigfurry friend at the Black Out game against Colby. Fans gatheredin pink and black to “black out” cancer at the NHS’s annualevent Friday, February 20.

Hugoton High School FFA members Baxter Self, Mariah Romeand Mariah Reynolds celebrate National FFA Week last week.

The sixth grade Tech class tests out the invention design processby improving a confetti launcher. Tylan Austin, Daniel Sawyer,Johnny Villa and Jordyn Beard tested out their idea last week.

Pre-Kindergartener Lyndon Custer shows off his bright whiteteeth, as well as the dental work he’s done on his crocodilefriend. Hugoton’s ECDC students are learning all about dentalhealth this week.

HHS FFA member Mitchell Hamlin plays a game with secondgraders Saedy Arredondo, Aubree Vanderpool and Dianey Ar-mendariz during the educational - and fun - FFA visit.

Hugoton Kindergarteners dance the day away by participatingin Zumba with Mrs. Shelby during school Wednesday, February25.

Molly McClure shows off her first place Valentine’s Day box atHeritage Christian Academy. Molly won in the fourth throughsixth grade division.

HCA’s Kindergarten students Gavin Pearcy, Hudson Titus,Deric Kelley and Tripp Allen enjoy a pancake breakfast in honorof Pancake Day Tuesday, February 17.

Judith Fehr beams after winning first place with her creativemailbox Valentine’s Day box. She won in the first through thirdgrade division.

Hugoton Middle School Quiz Bowl competitorsare ready to travel to their final meet in Sub-lette February 26. In the front, left to right, areBryan Gonzalez, Jonathan Flores, Cody Millsand Peter Loewen. In the second row areFrances Gaskill, MeKenzie Hagman, MikaylaMartin, Autumn Eaton, Sydney Beesley, Hallie

Wettstein, Kara Rodriguez, Aubrianna Camp-bell, Josselyne Jurado, Marie Aguiriano andVallery Persing. In the back row are KobeLindstrom, Jayden Salazar, Drake Knier andEric Thompson. Coaches for Quiz Bowl areStephanie Leeper and Nathan Hawley.

Heritage Christian Acad-emy will host Family Re-source Night “Have a HappyFamily by Friday” Monday,March 23 at 6:00 p.m. atHCA, 505 E. First Street inHugoton. When every mem-ber of the family is pulling foreach other and on the sameteam, everybody wins. Is thiskind of family life even possi-

ble? Join HCA for a night offellowship and learning. Thegroup will take a look at whatDr. Kevin Leman has to sayabout family life. Dinner andchildcare will be provided.You may purchase a bookthrough HCA or bring yourown copy.

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NOTICERegistration for Summer

2015 Driver’s Educationclass has begun. Only 40spots are available and arelimited to high school stu-dents on a first-come, first-served basis until March 24.Students must be 14 yearsold and entering ninth gradeto be eligible to enroll.Classes will take place June1-5 and June 8-12 from 9:00to 11:30 a.m.

The Hugoton Lady Eaglesfaced the Holcomb LadyLonghorns last Tuesday, Feb-ruary 24, winning the awaygame by a 19-point margin.With the victory, Hugotonmoved up 23 spots in na-tional rankings, and one spotin Kansas rankings.

In the first quarter, Hugo-ton made it clear they weren'tmonkeying around, sinking24 points to Holcomb's 11.The Lady Horns surged in thesecond quarter, outscoringHugoton 19 to 10. Holcombhad the Eagles in their sights,and only needed four pointsto tie up the game. Hugotonheaded into halftime with anarrow lead, 34-30.

The Lady Longhorns con-tinued to leave their heartson the floor, scoring 16 pointsin the third. However, Hugo-ton bounced back from theirsomewhat lethargic secondquarter and sank 23 points,ending the third with a re-spectable 11 point lead, 57-46. Both teams struggled toscore in the final quarter,with the Lady Eagles earningonly 11 points, and Holcombscoring only three, ending thecontest 68-49.

Five Lady Eagles con-tributed points in the doubledigits, earning 95 percent ofHugoton's points. Katy Hegerled the scoring with 16, DallieHoskinson followed closelybehind with 14, Amy Scottwas next with 13, andMelissa Fabela and Stef Ar-mendariz each had 11 points.

Dallie led the team in re-bounds, with six. Melissa andRiley Sosa each had five re-bounds, while steals weredominated by Dallie witheight. Stef also boasted fivesteals for the night.

The Lady Eagles will nextface the Larned Indians inthe first round of Sub-State

action Friday, March 6 atLarned Middle School, 904Corse Avenue in Larned. Playwill begin at 7:30 p.m. Hugo-ton will enter Sub State com-petition in the number oneseed with a 17-2 record.Larned currently has a 3-16record and is the fourth seedat the tournament.

Tuesday, February 24 theHugoton Eagles traveled toHolcomb, where they facedan incredibly tough Longhornteam. The Eagles fought forevery point to the very end,but finished 14 points shy ofthe win, 66-80.

Holcomb started off thescoring with a three pointerin the first minute, whichwas answered by a two-pointer from Parker Tituswithin 30 seconds. The firstquarter continued with theHorns finding the basketmore often than not, whilethe Eagles struggled to sinkany baskets. The first quarterended with the HHS boys be-hind by ten points, 9-19.

The Eagles shook off the

slow start and built to a 16-point second quarter, stayingdead even with Holcomb's 16points. Heading to the lockerroom, Hugoton still trailed byten, 25-35. In the third quar-ter, the Eagles struggled toscore against the Longhorndefense, remaining 16 pointsbehind at the third-quarterbuzzer, 42-58.

During the fourth quarter,each team strove to outscorethe other, with Hugoton rack-ing up 24 points to Hol-comb's 22. The Longhornsfouled to excess, gettingcalled eight times, and hand-ing ten points to the Eagles atthe free throw line. However,the last-quarter effort justwasn't enough, and the Ea-

gles fell to the Horns, 66-80.Ten Eagle players con-

tributed to the score, withZack Leininger leading at 13points added. Parker Titusand Wade Heger each hadten apiece. Ulises Armen-dariz, Garrett Hamlin andTony Kinser each shot 100percent at the free throw line.Leininger tallied six re-bounds, and Kinser claimedfour blocks.

The Hugoton Eagles willbegin Sub-State play atLarned Middle School Thurs-day, March 5 at 7:30 p.m.The HHS boys will face thesecond-seed Larned Indians.Hugoton currently has a 13-6 overall record, while the In-dians have a 14-6 record.

Friday and Saturday,three Hugoton wrestlers com-peted in Salina in the Statecompetition. This weekendmarked the first State contestfor all three Eagle grapplers.

“We started off a littlerough and lost all three of ourfirst round matches; eachwas a good match. Pedro lost

by one, Genesis lost by twoand Noel lost in overtime. Atthat point, the wrestlers hadto wrestle like each matchcould be their last,” com-mented Coach Brian Camp-bell. “Next round Noel andGenesis fought hard but itturned out to be the end oftheir seasons.”

Genesis Martinez finishedthe season at 170 poundswith a record of 33 wins and18 losses and a career recordof 95 wins and 71 losses.Noel Camacho finished theseason at 195 pounds with arecord of 20 wins and 16losses bringing his careerrecord to 49 wins and 43

losses. Pedro Ordonez went on to

win his next four matches,with one of those wins aveng-ing his first round loss, in oneof the best matches Pedrohas ever wrestled. This putPedro into the consolation fi-nals where Pedro wrestled atough match and lost in thelast seconds of overtime.Pedro earned fourth place inthe 132-pound bracket. Hefinishes the season with arecord of 38 wins and ninelosses, bringing his careerrecord to 68 wins and 16losses.

The State tournamentmarked the end to a prettysuccessful year, and nextyear looks even more promis-ing. Hugoton returns all buttwo of their current wrestlers,and the Eagles get back avery solid wrestler in MannyMendoza, who was hurt atthe beginning of this season.Hugoton also has a fewwrestlers in middle schoolwho could jump in and con-tribute right away next year.

Great job at Statewrestling, Pedro, Genesis andNoel!

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Sports ScheduleThursday, March 5-Basketball: Boys Varsity

Tournament at Larned HighSchool; TBAFriday, March 6-Basketball: Girls Varsity

Tournament at Larned HighSchool; TBASaturday, March 7-Basketball: Boys Varsity

Tournament at Larned HighSchool; TBA-Basketball: Girls Varsity

Tournament at Larned HighSchool; TBATuesday, March 10-Sports Boosters Meeting in

the HHS Cafeteria; 7:00 p.m.Wednesday, March 11-Basketball: Boys Varsity

Tournament at HartmanArena; TBA

Hugoton High School wrestler Pedro Ordonezstands second from the right in the fourth placespot at State wrestling this past weekend. Pedro

competes in the 132-pound division. Congratulations Pedro!!!

Pedro Ordonez wins fourth at State wrestling

Hugoton High’s Powerlifting team consists of,front row left to right, Andrew Mendoza,Miguel Rubio, Jack Stalcup, Michael Baeza,Mitchell Persinger, Noel Camacho, SalvadorValles and Landon Hickey. In the back row are

Maverick Mills, Issac Castro, Pedro Ordonez,Josue Gonzalez, Jesus Quevedo, Moses Car-rillo, Alfredo Luna and Romano Burger. Theteam is coached by Michael Miller.

Hugoton to host Powerlifting Meet Saturday, March 28Hugoton High School

Weight Lifting Coach MichaelMiller and staff are excited toannounce Saturday, March28, Hugoton High School willbe hosting the first annualHugoton High School Power-Lifting Meet!

The meet will consist ofhigh school and middleschool students from thesurrounding area competingin three weight lifting events.The events include the squat,hang or power clean, and thebench press.

The competition will beginat 9:00 a.m. The communityis invited to attend and cheerfor the HHS power lifters!

Sub-State play will start this week, with the Hugoton LadyEagles facing the Larned Indians at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March6 at Larned Middle School. Hugoton’s girls’ team is the num-ber-one seed at the tournament, with a 17-2 overall record.

The Hugoton Eagles will take on the Larned Indians at 7:30p.m. Thursday, March 5 at Larned Middle School. Hugotonenters the tournament at the number three spot, with anoverall record of 13-6.

Lady Eagles soar over Holcomb team

HHS falls to Longhorns

Hugoton Wrestling Club’sBryan Montoya placed secondat the Kansas ElementaryTournament in Salina. Thanksto his placing, he will go on torepresent the state of Kansasin Iowa.

Hugoton WrestlingClub plans tocompete at State

Hugoton Wrestling Clubwill be competing at State inTopeka March 28-29. Travel-ing to the State tournamentincurs many expenses in-cluding lodging, meals andother fees.

The team would greatlyappreciate any and all finan-cial support rendered by thecommunity. Donations maybe made out to the HugotonWrestling Club or “HWC”.Please mail your check to 901S. Main, Hugoton, Ks. 67951or contact Jessica Mendozaat 806-662-5134.

The Hugoton Wrestling Club will be heading to State competi-tion at the end of the month, March 28-29.

Watch Sub-State basketball games LIVE online! Just follow the links below:

BOYS: Thursday, March 5, 7:30 p.m. http://thecube.com/event/larned-vs-hugoton-boys-4a-ii-substate-471080

GIRLS: Friday, March 6, 7:30 p.m.http://thecube.com/event/larned-vs-hugoton-girls-4a-ii-substate-471086

BOYS FINAL: Saturday, March 7, 7:30 p.m.http://thecube.com/event/boys-substate-4a-ii-final-471082

GIRLS’ FINAL: Saturday, March 7, 6:00 p.m. http://thecube.com/event/4a-ii-substate-girls-final-471088

You can also visit thecube.com and search “Hugoton High School” to view all their videos.

THANKS FOR READING THE HUGOTON HERMESSports by Marie Austin

By Melinda MyersGet a jump on the growing

season by starting your fa-vorite or hard to find plantsindoors from seeds. Startinghard to find plants, like manyof the heirloom or newly in-troduced varieties, from seedmay be the only way you willbe able to add these to yourgarden. Plus, you’ll be ex-tending the growing seasonand bringing the fun of gar-dening indoors.

All you need is a littlespace, a few supplies and ofcourse seeds to get started.Check the back of your seedpackets for planting direc-tions. Most recommend whenand how to start seeds in-doors as well as any otherspecial care the seedlings willneed.

Purchase, recycle or makeyour own containers fromnewspaper. Sanitize usedpots by dipping them in a onepart bleach and nine partswater solution and then rins-ing them with clean water.

Fill the containers with asterile well-drained pottingmix or seed starting mix.Once the containers arefilled, plant the seeds accord-ing to the seed packet direc-tions.

For most seeds, plantthem twice their diameterdeep and gently water. Con-tinue to water often enoughto keep the soil slightly moist.Extend the time between wa-tering and increase your seedstarting success by coveringthe container with plastic. Orpurchase a seed starting kit.

Move your containers to asunny window as soon as theseedlings emerge from thesoil. Turn plants often to en-courage even growth. Or in-crease your success bygrowing seedlings under arti-ficial lights. You can makeyour own light system or pur-chase tabletop, shelf units oreasy to assemble light sys-tems. Keep the lights four tosix inches above the top ofthe seedlings for best results.As the seedlings grow, besure to maintain this dis-

tance by simply raising thelights or lowering the con-tainers.

Move overcrowdedseedlings to larger containersonce they have two sets oftrue leaves. The first leavesthat appear are rather indis-tinct and are called seedleaves. The next set of leaveslook more like the matureplant’s leaves and are calledtrue leaves. Once the next setof true leaves forms, it is timeto transplant overcrowdedseedlings.

Use a fork or spoon tocarefully lift out the seedling.Clusters of seedlings can bedug and carefully teasedapart before planting in indi-vidual pots. Be careful not topinch and damage the youngtender stems.

Place seedlings in theirown clean container filledwith moist sterile potting mix.Plant the young plants at thesame depth they were grow-ing in the original container.

Thin seedlings started inindividual containers asneeded. If you planted severalseeds in each small containerremove all but the healthiestone. Prune the weakerseedlings to ground level, sothe remaining seedling candevelop into a strong trans-plant for the garden.

Continue to grow yourplants in a sunny window orunder artificial lights andwater thoroughly and oftenenough to keep the soilslightly moist.

Soon it will be time tomove your homegrown trans-plants into the garden.

Gardening expert,TV/radio host, author andcolumnist Melinda Myers hasmore than 30 years of horti-culture experience and haswritten over 20 gardeningbooks, including Can’t MissSmall Space Gardening andthe Midwest Gardener’sHandbook. She hosts TheGreat Courses “How to GrowAnything” DVD series and thenationally syndicatedMelinda’s Garden Momentsegments. Myers is also a

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It’s March and time to startthinking about warmerweather and the days gettinglonger. Sunday, March 8 at2:00 a.m. don’t forget to setyour clocks up. We will“Spring Forward” into DaylightSavings time Sunday morning.There are a lot of things goingon this month and we want tolet you know about them.

This past Saturday eveningthe Hugoton Area Chamber ofCommerce had a wonderfulAnnual Banquet! Thank youto all who showed their sup-port for the Chamber by at-tending. I want to publiclyrecognize our Gold memberswith a big Thank You for theirhelp in sponsoring of this event– Ghumm’s AutoCenter/NAPA/Collision Cen-ter, Jordan Air, Pioneer Com-munications, Pioneer Electric,and Stevens County Health-care. Also, Thank You to theChamber Members who deco-rated tables for the event andprovided door prizes: CaringConnections, Dillco Fluid Serv-ices, First National Bank,Hugoton Hermes, KDI Operat-ing Company LLC, PeacehouseMinistries, Pioneer Communi-cations, Stevens County FarmBureau Association, StevensCounty Library, StevensCounty Healthcare, WoltersConstruction, and White’sFoodliner. I would encourageyou to support these busi-nesses and organizations! Ad-ditionally, we would like toannounce the winners of theHugoton Area Chamber ofCommerce 2014 DistinguishedService Awards. The LifetimeAchievement Award was pre-sented to two recipients thisyear – Erick Nordling and TedBansemer. The New Businessof the Year Award was pre-sented to Nicole Crites andCaring Connections, LLC. TheBusiness of the Year Awardwas presented to Jim andStacy Ghumm and Ghumm’sAuto Center. Congratulationto these wonderful individualswho truly make Hugoton agreat community to live andwork in. And, it is not too earlyfor you to start thinking aboutwho you would like to nomi-nate for the Citizen of the Yearand the Lifetime AchievementAwards for 2015! The Cham-ber office will accept thesenominations in writing any-time during the year.

Stevens County EconomicDevelopment Board, StevensCounty Farm Bureau Associa-tion, and the Hugoton AreaChamber of Commerce inviteall residents of Stevens Countyto attend the a Legislative Up-date scheduled for March 21at 2:30 p.m. at the Stevens

County Library MeetingRoom. Senator Larry Powelland Representative StephenAlford will inform the residentsof Stevens County on happen-ings at the State Capitol inTopeka and answer your ques-tions and concerns.

Saturday March 14 from7-10 p.m. the StevensCounty Activity Center ishosting a dance. Come onout and enjoy the countrywestern music of Cottonwood.Everyone is encouraged tobring a pot luck dish.

Chamber Gift Certificatesare the PERFECT gift forAnyone, Anytime! Birthdays,Anniversaries, EmployeeBonuses…..Chamber Gift Cer-tificates are the solution for allof your gift giving needs. Pur-chasing Chamber Gift Certifi-cates ensures that your moneyis staying in our local economymaking our local businessesstrong. Stop by the ChamberOffice and purchase a Cham-ber Gift Certificate. These cer-tificates can be written for anyamount and are redeemable atmost Stevens County busi-nesses. A NOTE TO STEVENSCOUNTY BUSINESS OWN-ERS: The Chamber issues giftcertificates all year to residentswho are trying to keep shop-ping dollars in Stevens County,we are hoping you will acceptthese from your customers. Asthe owner of the business, yousimply bring the gift certificateinto the Chamber office and wewrite you a check that you canput in your daily deposit. Ifyou want to make sure a giftcertificate is from the Cham-ber, simply call the office. Wewill help you make sure it isauthentic. When you give aChamber Gift Certificate yourmoney stays local – It goes tothe merchants in StevensCounty who pay sales andproperty tax in this commu-nity. Shop STEVENS COUNTY First!The Hugoton Area Chamber of

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Stiff, painful joints affect avast number of people. Ac-cording to the American Col-lege of Rheumatology, arthritisand other rheumatic diseasesafflict roughly 23 percent ofAmericans, while CanadianHealth Surveys indicate thatnearly 17 percent of the Cana-dian adult population havearthritis. The number of peo-ple living with arthritis is ex-pected to increase as the BabyBoomer generation continuesto age.

Treatments for joint pain

and stiffness range from med-ication to physical therapy.Finding the right regimen maytake some effort, includingsome trial and error. For thoselooking for treatments theycan try at home, considerthese homespun remedies.(Note: Check with a physicianto confirm the safety of alter-native treatments beforeadding herbs to or modifyingyour existing medications.)

•Exercise more. Regularmovement helps to maintainflexibility in the body’s joints.Those with joint pain may shyaway from exercise, but theycould be doing themselves adisservice. Low-impact exer-cises, like swimming andwater aerobics, can work outmuscles and joints withoutadding extra stress. Walkingcan replace jogging or run-ning, and yoga and pilatesmay be just the thing for deepstretching.

•Lose weight. Joint pain isoften tied to obesity. Losingjust a few pounds can ease upstrain on certain joints, suchas the hips, feet and knees.Shedding weight can improvemobility and decrease painand potential future damageto joints. Exercise goes hand-in-hand with healthy eating tolose weight.

•Consider hot and coldtherapies. Using a heatingpad, hot shower or bath or anice pack can work wonders onarthritis-related pains. Hottreatments will loosen up stiffjoints, while cold therapy isbest for acute pain relief. Donot apply hot and cold packsto the skin directly, as this caninjure the skin. Wrap them ina towel first before application.

•Include anti-inflammatoryfoods and beverages in yourdiet. Explore the many differ-ent natural foods and herbsthat are purported to reduce

inflammation in the body.Ginger, turmeric, flaxseed,grape juice and bromelain canalleviate inflammation andstiffness. Foods such as fattyfish and nuts high in omega-3fatty acids also will help fightinflammation. Blueberries,garlic, celery and kelp shouldbe included in diets as well.

•Go for a massage. TheArthritis Foundation says reg-ular massages can help re-duce pain and stiffness andimprove range of motion. Themassage therapist shouldhave experience working onpeople with arthritis. In addi-tion, massages should be per-formed by licensed physicaltherapists and guided by adoctor’s recommendation.

•Increase magnesium in-take. Magnesium can alleviatepain and reduce inflamma-tion. It is best ingestedthrough dark, leafy greens butalso can be taken in supple-ment form. Magnesium oil canbe applied topically to sorejoint areas.

Joint pain can impact dailylife and make activities lessenjoyable. Fortunately, thereare plenty of ways that do notrequire harsh medications toloosen joints and combat pain.

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Home remedies for joint pain can provide relief

YOUR FINAL FOUR FROMSOCIAL SECURITY

Since 1939, March hasmeant one thing in the world ofsports: March Madness. In thistournament, 68 college basket-ball teams compete through themonth until only the final fourteams remain. Coaches gathertheir teams to drive home thegravity of the moment, remind-ing them that they’ve workedhard and that how they respondto the pressure directly deter-mines the outcome. When it comes to retirement,you can secure your own win-ning outcome by teaming upwith Social Security and takingadvantage of services offered on-line. Start by opening a my SocialSecurity account at www.socialsecurity.gov/myaccount. What can you do with a mySocial Security account? Allow usto introduce you to my Social Se-curity’s own final four. Use your account to viewyour Social Security Statementand verify your earnings historyeach year. Your future benefitsare based on your recordedearnings. Stay focused on your finan-

cial future by getting estimates ofyour retirement, disability, andsurvivor benefits, if you are stillworking. Keep up the full-court pressby managing your benefits, ifyou already receive them. Get immediate proof of yourcurrent Social Security benefitsor a replacement SSA-1099 orSSA-1042S for tax purposes. While everyone focuses oncollege basketball, create yourown March Madness with SocialSecurity. You can open your on-line my Social Security accountduring one of the commercialbreaks. Don’t wait until crunch time.Your moment is now. Take ad-vantage of your own personal mySocial Security account to stayon top of your annual earningshistory and future benefit esti-mates. Staying ahead of thegame is key to having a winningfuture in retirement. Social Se-curity is a dependable teamplayer, assisting you to your re-tirement championship, and mySocial Security is the Most Valu-able Player on the court. Checkout your final four at www.socialsecurity. gov/myaccount.

SOCIAL SECURITY NEWSBy Chad Ingram, Social Security DistrictManager, Hutchinson, Kansas

“I alone cannot change theworld, but I can cast a stoneacross the waters to create

many ripples.” — Mother TeresaJust one of the ripples start-

ing with Pheasant Heaven Char-ities, Inc., is the annual partnersmeeting where the PHCI boardsays “THANK YOU” to their part-ners and volunteers with a ban-quet, an evening ofentertainment and presentationof awards. This year’s meetingtook place Saturday, February21, 2015, at the former VFW Hallwhere partners and guests wereserved steak dinners, catered byOklahoma Smoke.

Among the guests were MissSouthwest Kansas, BaleighMunsell, with her parents Lorrieand Doug Munsell of Ulysses.Miss Munsell will be participat-ing in the Miss Kansas pageantin June. Other guests includedseveral volunteers who havehelped PHCI with various activ-ities in the area and some whohave been part of PHCI’s out-reach.

The meeting began with thePledge of Allegiance, the NationalAnthem sung by Kyla Mills, andthe invocation brought by PastorEric Mason.

After-dinner entertainment—and a great deal of laughter—was provided by comedian andillusionist Mike Bliss, along withsome members of the audienceas he brought them to the stage

to help with some of his illusions.And for each participant he hada special gift—a beautiful wristwatch…which he had pickedfrom the participant’s own wrist,leaving them patting their pock-ets and pulling up sleeves asthey returned to their seats. Hisact revealed a bit of local comedictalent as well, as Lynda Prineand T. John Hayden “gave asgood as they got.”

The board members were in-troduced. Bob Passmore is pres-ident, Clayton Gerrond is firstvice president and Jim Wilson issecond vice president. BradMusgrove serves assecretary/treasurer and otherboard members are Greg Loibl,Jerry Hull, Bryne Sullins, CoreySpikes, Ron McFarlane andYvonne Jackson.

New partners for 2014 wereintroduced: L & L Farms, Dr.Dora Davis, Jack Barber & Fam-ily, Edward Jones, Co./DustinJohnson, Twisted H Liquor, A Jand Ann Stegman, C & K CattleCo., Double U Marketing, NurseLink Staffing, Inc., Davis MooreAutomotive, Inc., Wayne andEvalena Reynolds and C & WConstruction. Special mentionwas made of 2015’s first partner,White’s Foodliner

Certificates of appreciationwere presented to Dwayne andVickie Hull for helping Bob Pass-more grow corn to benefit PHCI,Randy and Brenda Grubbs and

Gwen Gibson for their help withthe cooking at the annual calf-fry. Tony and Rhonda McBridewere also recognized for directeddamage payments from explo-ration companies as well asother funds but were not avail-able for the presentation.

Others recognized wereMoscow Neighbors for their gen-erous donations, Marcus andStacy Howe who have donatedpart of their last two year’s cropsto PHCI, and other unnameddonors for the half beef donatedfor the raffle, farmers who con-tinue to grow wheat and cornand donate the profits to PHCI,those who have given of theirtime and talent for items to besold at the annual auction.

The “Volunteer of the Year”award was presented to theScholarship Committee, whichcomprises Judy Hamlin, CherylArchuleta, Dr. Dora Davis,Theresa Gerrond, Valari Her-shey, Deb McFarlane, Judy Sea-man, Toni Smith, Anita Wendtand Tammy Winfrey. TheresaGerrond, representing the PHCIBenevolent Committee, provideda report on the scholarshipsawarded for 2015: 16 collegescholarships, five vocationalschool scholarships and 12 re-newal scholarships.

Tate & Kitzke Law Office wasawarded “Partner of the Year.”They have provided council tothe organization, have given their

time to help at the annual calf-fry. And as County Attorney,Paul Kitzke has directed diver-sion fund to “donated” to PHCIby “happy” contributors.

Laurie Hull of Sand WellsOutdoors spoke about the pro-gram which she and husbandJerry began about four years agoand which Pheasant HeavenCharities Inc. has helped spon-sor. In partnership with the ad-vocate for the U.S. Army

Wounded Warrior Program andU.S. Army Transition Com-mand, they invite wounded vetsout to the prairies for deer hunt-ing, to give them a break fromtheir other lives, to give them anopportunity to network with oth-ers who may be going throughsimilar situations. Laurie saidshe and Jerry began this pro-gram as a way of giving back tothose who have sacrificed somuch.

Guests included several peo-ple who had received help fromPHCI voiced their appreciation tothe organization. One providedan update on Dave Knier, who isstill in treatment for cancer.There will be a benefit lunch fora free-will offering at the Memo-rial Hall Sunday, March 8, toraise funds for medical andtravel expenses as Knier goesthrough additional treatments inTexas.

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Gwen Gibson is presented a Certificate of Appreciation for allthe help she has provided at the annual Calf Fry. Photo courtesyof Brad Musgrove.

Dwayne Hull accepts the Certificate of Appreciation awardedto him and wife Vickie for helping Bob Passmore grow corn forthe cause. Photo courtesy of Ruth Bartel.

Accepting the “2014 Volunteer of the Year” awarded to the PHCIScholarship Committee are Theresa Gerrond, Deb McFarlaneand Cheyrl Archuleta. Photo courtesy of Brad Musgrove.

Brenda and Randy Grubbs are given a Certificate of Appreciation for giving their time and helping hands to the annual Calf Fry. Photo courtesy of Brad Musgrove.

Miss Southwest Kansas Baleigh Munsell, third from the right,and her parents Lorrie and Doug Munsell of Ulysses, at far rightand far left, were guests of PHCI board member Yvonne Jackson,to the left of Miss Munsell. Photo courtesy of Ruth Bartel.

Lynda Prine faces illusionist Mike Bliss with a bit of scepticismas he tells her how the disappearing egg trick will work. And bythis time he has probably removed the watch from her wrist tohis pocket in preparation for presenting her with a beautifulparting gift. Photo courtesy of Ruth Bartel.

Current Pheasant Heaven Charities Inc boardmembers are Greg Loibl, Bryne Sullins,Yvonne Jackson, Brad Musgrove, Jim Wilson,

Jerry Hull, Ron McFarlane and Clayton Gerrond. Photo courtesy of Ruth Bartel.

Pheasant Heaven Charities Inc gives back to their volunteers and partners

The month of March isKansas Caregiving Month inhonor of the state’s morethan 605,000 caregivers.Governor Sam Brownbacksigned a proclamation recog-nizing the contributions ofcaregivers in the SunflowerState and urging Kansans tolearn more about the strug-gles faced by caregivers aswell as the benefits they pro-vide to their loved ones.

“If you are not currently acaregiver, you either havebeen one, or chances are verylikely that you will be one inthe future,” said AARPKansas Director MarenTurner. “Kansas caregiverstake on a tremendous chal-lenge when they care forsomeone and AARP wants tomake sure we support them.This proclamation to honorand recognize caregivers is agood step in that direction.”

According to an AARP sur-vey of Kansas caregivers,75% of Kansans believe thatbeing cared for at home withcaregiver assistance is theideal situation when thebasic tasks of life become dif-ficult due to illness or aging.The survey, conducted in November 2014, also indi-cated that 95% of Kansanssupport requiring hospitalsand health care facilities toexplain and demonstratemedical and nursing tasksthat family caregivers willneed to perform after the pa-tient returns home. A major-ity (95%) also supportkeeping a family caregiver in-formed of major decisions,like transferring or discharg-ing the patient, and 80% support recording the nameof a patient's caregiver in themedical record upon admission.

The survey also indicatesthat a majority of Kansascaregivers perform complexcare like managing medica-tions (70%) and other nurs-

ing and medical tasks (70%).They also help or have helpedtheir loved ones with shop-ping (88%), transportation(88%), household chores(84%), and meal preparation(80%).

AARP Kansas is urging theKansas Legislature to passthe CARE Act (House Bill2058 and Senate Bill 265).The CARE Act would ensurethat Kansas hospitals ask pa-tients if they would like toidentify a caregiver by name,and, if so, hospitals wouldrecord the caregiver's namein medical records; the care-giver would be notified beforea patient is discharged ortransferred to another facil-ity; and the hospital woulddemonstrate to the caregiverhow to take care of the pa-tient's medical needs whenhe or she returns home.

“The CARE Act is impor-tant because it not only sup-ports caregivers throughincreased knowledge aboutthe patient’s needs, it alsohelps the patient be lesslikely to return to the hospitaldue to improper or inade-quate care,” said Turner. “Inaddition, hospitals wouldmost likely see fewer patientreadmissions. It's a win forall.”

Kansans who would like tosign a petition supporting theCARE Act should go to action.aarp.org/KScaregivers.And, if they want to sharetheir story about their care-giving experiences, they canvisit www.iheartcaregivers.org.

Information on the 2014Kansas Caregiving Surveycan be found at http://bit.ly/1FOoBuO.

UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN

Parents, PLEASE makesure your children know yourtelephone contact numberwhen they come to the librarywithout adult supervision.Children without a contactnumber will be asked to leaveuntil such time that they canproduce a working numberfor a parent or guardian.Thank you.

LOCAL ARTISTS’ EXHIBITION

Artists – please pick upyour pieces this week at thelibrary. They are sorted andready for you. Thank you fora wonderful exhibition.PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT

April is the month for pho-tography. Letters have goneout to previous participants.We would like to add to ournumbers! If you would like tobe included in the Photogra-phy Exhibit this year, contactEunice at the library.ADULT WINTER READING

PROGRAMOnly three weeks left in

the Adult Winter ReadingProgram. One patron hascompleted their designatednumber of books so far. We’dlove to know how you’redoing – let us know the nexttime you come in to the li-brary. Those that completetheir goal will be eligible forprizes.

SUMMER READING T-SHIRT DESIGN CONTEST

The deadline for the SCL’s4th Annual Summer ReadingT-Shirt Design Contest is Fri-day, March 6. This year’stheme is HEROES. The con-test is open to school-agedchildren and more than 300

kids and adults will wear thewinning design! Full detailsare on the library’s website,or you can contact Stacey atthe library.

UPCOMING EVENTS ATTHE SCL

January 2 – March 21 -Adult Winter Reading Pro-gram

March 6 – Deadline for T-Shirt Design entries

March 8, 5:30 – Library

BoardMarch 12, 1 p.m. – SCGS

MeetingMarch 12, 1 – 3 p.m. – Vet-

erans’ Service Representativein the Kansas Room

March 21, 2:30 p.m. – Leg-islative Update in the MeetingRoom

March 24, Noon – Cham-ber Luncheon

April – Photography Ex-hibit

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Emily is beginning her third round of the 1,000 Books BeforeKindergarten challenge at the Stevens County Library. She hasnow experienced 2,100 books! Great job Emily!

Governor proclaims March is Kansas Caregiving Month

Refinery problems pushinggas prices upward

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

Carrots—“What’s Up Doc”?Carrots are one of those

great vegetables that aretasty both raw and cooked.Carrots are loaded with vita-min A and beta carotene,both of which assist withhealthy eyes and skin, as wellas protect against infection. Aone-half cup of carrots, freshor cooked, provides morethan 200% of the recom-mended Daily Value for vita-min A.

Vitamin A is important be-cause it helps maintain goodvision and healthy skin. Italso helps the body fight in-fections. A diet rich in fruitsand vegetables that containbeta carotene helps to defendthe body against some can-cers. Sources of vitamin Aand beta carotene includedark leafy greens such asspinach and red-leaf lettuce,and deep orange and yellowcolored foods, including car-rots, pumpkins, cantaloupe,squash, mangoes and sweetpotatoes. Frozen, canned,and cooked carrots are verysimilar in nutrition. Cookingdestroys some heat-sensitivenutrients, such as vitamin C,but it helps make othersmore readily absorbed by thebody. Steaming or micro-waving carrots maintainsbetter nutrition than boiling.Roasting is a great way tobring out the natural sweet-ness.

PurchasingSome carrots are sold with

the tops attached. Fresh-looking tops mean the car-rots have been recentlyharvested. Carrots shouldhave a deep orange color. Donot buy carrots that are splitor odd shaped, have a lot oflittle roots, are oversized, orare very dark at the top end.Baby carrots are especiallysweet and tender, but theymay be more expensive.

Carrot varieties vary onlyslightly in taste, shape, orsize, so most consumers areunable to tell one varietyfrom another. Varieties are

actually grown in particulargrowing regions or for specificuses. For example, carrotsfound in supermarkets thatare packaged in cello bagsare grown specifically largerand for the supermarket.Baby-cut carrots are madefrom full-grown, small diam-eter carrots by peeling andcutting them to the desiredlength. They are plantedcloser together so the rootsstay slim and there is lesswaste when the carrots arecut to their small size. Truebaby carrots are removedfrom the ground early andactually look like miniaturecarrots. Typically larger car-rots are sweeter, as they’vehad more time to developnatural sugars, and havelarger cores.

A half cup of sliced carrotsis about the same as onemedium carrot or four babycarrots. One pound of rawcarrots equals: 3 to 3½ cupspeeled and sliced, chopped orgrated.

Store carrots in the coolestpart of the refrigerator andkeep away from foods suchas apples, pears or potatoesthat release ethylene gas,which makes them bitter.Wash before using.Gingered Carrots1 pound carrots1 tablespoon margarine2 tablespoons brown sugar½ cup apple juice½ tablespoon ground ginger¼ teaspoon cumin1 teaspoon pepperpinch of salt

Cook carrots in boilingwater for 3 minutes or untiltender; cool. In a pan, meltmargarine and sugar until itbegins to boil. Reduce heat;cook for five minutes untilcaramelized. Add apple juiceand bring to boil. Cook untilsauce is reduced to a lightsyrup. Add carrots, ginger,and cumin. Cook on mediumheat until glazed. Add pepperand salt. Nutrition per ½ cupserving: calories 118; total fat3g; saturated fat 0g; choles-

terol 0mg; sodium 179mg;total carbohydrates 22g; di-etary fiber 4g; protein 1.4g.

Average retail gasolineprices in Kansas have risen7.6 cents per gallon in thepast week, averaging $2.26per gallon Sunday, accordingto GasBuddy's daily survey of1,329 gas outlets in Kansas.This compares with the na-tional average that has in-creased 12.0 cents per gallonin the last week to $2.42 pergallon, according to gasolineprice Web site GasBuddy.com.

Including the change ingas prices in Kansas duringthe past week, prices Sundaywere 106.6 cents per gallonlower than the same day oneyear ago and are 38.2 centsper gallon higher than amonth ago. The national av-erage has increased 37.4cents per gallon during thelast month and stands 103.8cents per gallon lower thanthis day one year ago.

"The spring spike has hitpumps across the nation,and it certainly has motoristswonder what in the heck isgoing on," said Patrick De-Haan, GasBuddy senior pe-troleum analyst. "Newrecords were broken lastweek in California as pricesspiked at their fastest paceever, even faster than whenChevron's sprawling Rich-mond, Ca., refinery caughtfire. Meanwhile every singlestate—all 50 of them—saw aprice increase in the lastweek, with a common themebehind the increases: refinerythis, refinery that," he said.

DeHaan noted in the lasttwo weeks, a rash of refineryproblems has pushed upwholesale prices significantly:an explosion at a Californiarefinery, unexpected cold-re-

lated shut downs along theEast Coast and Great Lakes,and maintenance beginningat other refineries across thecountry. If that wasn'tenough, throw in the transi-tion to cleaner, more costlyblends of gasoline and declin-ing gasoline inventories, andit's a bleak picture.

DeHaan said while themassive spikes on the WestCoast will likely slow over thenext week, "increases willpersist country wide, and thegeneral upward trend willlikely remain in place for sixto eight more weeks beforemotorists see declining pricesahead of Memorial Day week-end as maintenance workwraps up and the transitionto summer gasoline con-cludes."

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Kansas Farm Bureau hasjoined Instagram, a social mediaplatform that showcases photosand short videos, and will host acontest to celebrate KansasAgriculture Month.

In March, Kansas Farm Bu-reau will feature a contest high-lighting the lives and work ofKansas farmers and ranchers.Follow “ksfarmbureau” on Insta-gram and creatively use thehashtag #myksfarmlife with aphoto. Two of the organization’sfavorite photos will be selected towin $50 VISA gift cards.

“Farm life lends itself to

telling ag’s story in pictures,”Meagan Cramer, Kansas FarmBureau co-director of communi-cations, says. “We’re excited tofeature this contest duringKansas Agriculture Month andhope to see a lot of wonderfulentries.”

Kansas Farm Bureau en-courages you to follow their In-stagram feed by searching for“ksfarmbureau” on your Insta-gram app. If you don’t have In-stagram, visit www.instagram.com/ksfarmbureau. You musthave the iPhone or Android appand an account to post photos.

The contest will run March 1to 31. Only original, appropriateand respectful photos will beconsidered. Kansas Farm Bu-reau may, without offering anyconsideration to or obtaining thepermission of its submitter, useany submitted photograph forany purpose, such as publishingin the membership magazine“Kansas Living” and/or newslet-ter “Farm Leader Letter,” postingit on KFB’s website and socialmedia sites or reproducing it forFarm Bureau use. Questions onthe contest should be directed tokfb@kfb.org or call 785-587-6128.

Submitted by Kansas FarmBureau.

Kansans can help localcharities or share a sweetsurprise from home with asoldier simply by purchasinga package of Girl ScoutCookies through Girl Scoutsof Kansas Heartland’s CookieShare Program.

Girl Scout Cookie Salecustomers who participate inthe Cookie Share Programare making a donation ofcookies to military membersand their families, local foodpantries, and charities. GirlScouts of Kansas Heartlandhas distributed more than78,800 packages of cookiesthrough the Cookie ShareProgram since the program’sinception in 2010, with morethan half going to militarymembers, including thoseserving overseas. More than16,300 packages of GirlScout Cookies were distrib-uted through the program in2014.

“While I was deployed, wereceived three huge boxesfilled with Girl Scout Cook-ies, and the looks on the sol-diers’ faces reminded me ofchildren on Christmas morn-ing seeing all the presents,”said Jessica Lemons, a Gar-den City resident and NavyReservist who served in Kan-dahar, Afghanistan. “We allran to tear open the box andget our favorites.”

“It was the perfect slice ofhome for us,” Lemons said ofGirl Scout Cookies. “I also re-member reading the lettersfrom the Girl Scout troopsand them thanking us, whenin reality, we wanted to sendthem big thank-yous forthinking of us and bringing apiece of home toAfghanistan.”

Agencies across the statebenefit from Cookie Shares,including the Kansas Na-tional Guard, McConnell AirForce Base, Catholic Chari-ties, and the Kansas FoodBank, which assists resi-

dents in the 80 Kansas coun-ties served by Girl Scouts ofKansas Heartland.

The 2015 Girl ScoutCookie Sale ends March 8, soKansans still have time tosupport Girl Scouts, the mil-itary and local charitiesthrough the Cookie ShareProgram. Cookies purchasedthrough the Cookie ShareProgram are $4 per package,and they are also tax-de-ductible. Businesses and or-ganizations can help byparticipating in the CookieShare matching program,and matching the kindness

of Kansans.Girl Scout Cookie Sale

proceeds benefit local girls,helping them pay for camp,uniforms, activities with theirGirl Scout troop, and com-munity service projectsacross the state. Communitymembers can call the CookieHotline at 888-686-MINT(6468) to connect with GirlScouts in their neighbor-hoods to buy cookies. Findthe nearest Cookie Booth bydownloading the free GirlScout Cookie Finder mobileapp, or just enter your zipcode at girlscoutcookies.org.

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Hayley enjoys jumping rope,singing and dancing. She doeswell in school and enjoys her so-cial studies class the most. Hay-ley states that she would like tobecome a police officer when shegrows up. Hayley is a very caringyoung lady that needs a lovingfamily that is willing to focus onher and be there for her.

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call 877-457-5430. Hayley’scase number is CH-5151.

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Dr. Plomaritis Orthopedics Mon. 3/2Dr. Farhoud Cardiology Tue. 3/3Dr. Frankum General Surgeon Fri. 3/6Dr. Ansari Orthopedics Mon. 3/9Sam Gross Dietitian Wed. 3/11Dr. Brown Podiatry Thu. 3/12Dr. Plomaritis Orthopedics Mon. 3/16Dr. Farhoud Cardiology Tue. 3/17Dr. Frankum General Surgeon Fri. 3/20Dr. Ansari Orthopedics Mon. 3/23Sam Gross Dietitian Wed. 3/25Closed 26-29Dr. Plomaritis Orthopedics Mon. 3/30

Stevens County Hospital Specialty ClinicsSpecialty Clinics

Scheduled for March 2015

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

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

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

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Members of McConnell Air Force Base’s 22nd Force SupportSquadron received 6,720 packages (560 cases) of Girl ScoutCookies in 2014 through Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland’sCookie Share Program.

Our next dance is Saturday,March 14, from 7:00 to 10;00p.m. “Cottonwood” will be play-ing live country western music.Please bring a potluck dish.

The next Life Story Workshopis March 21 at 10:00 a.m. Pleasejoin us to learn how to write yourpersonal history.

If you are interested in beingthe Silver Haired Legislator forour area, please call the center.You must be over 60 years oldand be willing to travel to Topekaonce a year and to Dodge Cityonce a year.

If you have questions con-cerning caregiving, legal matters,disability, health insurance,housing, etc., please call MichaelJohnston at Southwest KansasArea Agency on Aging at 620-225-8240.

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Bring the world togetherby hosting a foreign exchangestudent! World Heritage Stu-dent Exchange Program, apublic benefit organization, isseeking local host families forhigh school students fromover 30 countries: Spain,Germany, Thailand, Den-mark, Portugal, South Korea,Italy, France, the former So-viet Union countries, Norwayand more!

Couples and families withand without children in thehome are all encouraged tohost! You can choose to hosta student for a semester orfor the school year.

Each World Heritage stu-dent is fully insured, bringshis or her own personalspending money and expectsto contribute to his or hershare of household responsi-bilities, as well as being in-cluded in normal familyactivities and lifestyles.

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and great understanding.Imagine yourself as part ofthe solution! Today’s teensare tomorrow’s parents, in-ternational business peopleand possibly even future po-litical leaders! Share yourcorner of America by helpinga foreign exchange studentexperience life in your area!

For more information, callus at 1-800-888-9040, gononline at www.whhosts.comor email us at info@world-heritage.org.

World Heritage InternationalStudent Exchange programs, for-merly known as Spanish Her-itage, is a non-profit, publicbenefit organization affiliatedwith and operated under thesponsorship of ASSE Interna-tional. World Heritage programsare conducted in accordance withthe high standards establishedby the U.S. Council on Standardsfor International EducationalTravel (CSIET). World Heritatge isalso a member of the Alliance forInternational Educational andCultural Exchange.

Kansas Farm Bureau creates Instagramcontest to showcase life on Kansas farms

Bridge the gap by hosting a foreign exchange student

Cookie Share Program benefits soldiers and local charities

Harligh has a wide variety ofinterests as he likes to listen tothe radio, read, collect things,draw and go fishing. He enjoyshistory and science the most inschool, as he finds them reallyinteresting. Harligh would like tobe a computer programmer or inthe military when grows up. Heis proud of his friends and beingable to keep his room clean.

Harligh needs a very struc-tured family that will supportand advocate for him. To learnmore about adoption visit

www.adoptkskids.org or call877-457-5430. Harligh’s casenumber is 101257.

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By Judy HickertThe Hugoton Kiwanis Club

met Thursday evening, Feb-ruary 5. President RichardClinesmith opened the meet-ing with the Pledge of Alle-giance and Ron Brewer gavedevotions. The Kiwanis Auction which will be March27-28 was discussed. Alsothe club will be helping withthe Bloodmobile March 13. Itwas decided to contribute toRelay for Life.

Lowell Stanley gave an in-teresting talk about his life.He was in the Air Force, attended KU, then taughtand did research work inSouth Dakota for manyyears. He and his wifeCamilla raised six children.

Lowell moved to Moscowabout three years ago.

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MOSCOW NEWSby Judy Hickert

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OFSTEVENS COUNTY, KANSAS

CIVIL DEPARTMENT

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.Plaintiff,

vs.

Marci D. Harris n/k/a Marci D.Knobbe, a/k/a Marci Phemister; Ken-neth B. Harris; Unknown Spouse, ifany, of Marci D. Harris n/k/a MarciD. Knobbe a/k/a Marci Phemister;Unknown Spouse, if any, of Marci D.Harris n/k/a Marci D. Knobbe a/k/aMarci Phemister; John Doe (Ten-ant/Occupant); Mary Doe(Tenant/Occupant),Defendants.

Case No. 15CV1

Court Number:

Pursuant to K.S.A. Chapter 60

Notice Of Suit

The State Of Kansas, to the above-named defendants and the unknownheirs, executors, administrators, de-visees, trustees, creditors and assignsof any deceased defendants; the un-known spouses of any defendants; theunknown officers, successors,trustees, creditors and assigns of anydefendants that are existing, dis-solved or dormant corporations; theunknown executors, administrators,devisees, trustees, creditors, succes-sors and assigns of any defendantsthat are or were partners or in part-nership; the unknown guardians,conservators and trustees of any de-fendants that are minors or are underany legal disability; and the unknownheirs, executors, administrators, de-visees, trustees, creditors and assignsof any person alleged to be deceased,and all other persons who are or maybe concerned.

You are notified that a Petition hasbeen filed in the District Court ofStevens County, Kansas, praying toforeclose a real estate mortgage on thefollowing described real estate:

Surface and Surface rights only,in and to:A tract of land located in theSouthwest Quarter (SW/4) ofSection Twenty-six (26), Town-ship Thirty-one (31) South,Range Thirty-six (36) West of the6th P.M., Stevens County,Kansas, described as follows:

Commencing in the southeastcorner of the SW/4 of said Sec-tion 26; thence West along the

south line of said quarter, 63 feetto the Point of Beginning, thence north and parallel withthe east line of said quarter sec-tion a distance of 417.42 feet, thence west and parallel with thesouth line of said quarter a dis-tance of 208.71 feet, thence south and parallel withthe east line of said quarter adistance of 417.42 feet, thence east along the south lineof said quarter, 208.71 feet tothe Point of Beginning.

And

Surface and Surface rights only,in and to:A tract of land located in theSouthwest Quarter of Section 26,Township 31 South, Range 36West of the 6th P.M., being moreparticularly described as follows:

From the South Quarter corner(a #5 rebar) of said Section 26,S89°57’42”W, along the Southline of the Southwest Quarter adistance of 271.71 feet to thePoint of Beginning; thence S89°57’42”W, along thesaid South line of the SouthwestQuarter a distance of 104.35feet;thence N00°17’27”W, parallel tothe East line of the SouthwestQuarter a distance of 417.42feet;thence N89°57’42”E, parallel tothe South line of the SouthwestQuarter a distance of 104.35feet; thence S00°17’27”E, paral-lel to the East line of the South-west Quarter a distance of417.42 feet; to the said Point ofBeginning

ALSO DESCRIBED AS:

Surface and Surface rights only,in and to:

A tract of land located in theSouthwest Quarter of Section 26,Township 31 South, Range 36West of the 6th P.M., StevensCounty, Kansas, described as fol-lows:

Commencing in the Southeastcorner of the Southwest ¼ ofsaid Section 26; thence Westalong the South line of said quar-ter, 63 feet to the Point of Begin-ning, thence North and parallelwith the East line of said Quartersection a distance of 417.42 feet,thence West and parallel withthe South line of said Quarter adistance of 208.71 feet; thenceSouth and parallel with the Eastline of said Quarter a distance of417.42 feet, thence East alongthe South line of said quarter,

208.71 feet to the Point of Be-ginning, except any part thereofnow in or used for street, road orhighway

And

Surface and Surface rights only,in and to:

A tract of land located in theSouthwest Quarter of Section 26,Township 31 South, Range 36West of the 6th P.M., being moreparticularly described as follows:

From the South Quarter Corner(a #5 rebar) of said Section 26,South 89 degrees 57' 42" Westalong the South line of theSouthwest Quarter a distance of271.71 feet to the Point of Be-ginning; thence South 89 de-grees 57' 42" West, along thesaid South line of the SouthwestQuarter a distance of 104.35feet; thence North 00 degrees 17'27" West, parallel to the East lineof the Southwest Quarter a dis-tance of 417.42 feet; thenceNorth 89 degrees 57' 42" East,parallel to the South line of theSouthwest Quarter a distance of104.35 feet; thence South 00 de-grees 17' 27" East, parallel to theEast line of the Southwest Quar-ter a distance of 417.42 feet tothe said Point of Beginning, ex-cept any part thereof now in orused for street, road or highway, commonly known as RR 1, Box8, Moscow, KS 67952 (the“Property”)

and all those defendants who havenot otherwise been served are re-quired to plead to the Petition on orbefore the 8th day of April, 2015, inthe District Court of StevensCounty,Kansas. If you fail to plead,judgment and decree will be enteredin due course upon the Petition.

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

Prepared By:South & Associates, P.C.

Blair Gisi (KS # 24096)245 N. Waco, Suite 410

Wichita, KS 67202(316) 684-7733

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Lorene and Jim Bell will be celebrating their fiftiethwedding anniversary March 14 at the Moscow UnitedMethodist Church with an open house from 2:00 – 4:00p.m. The event will be hosted by their children, Suzieand Tim Van Berkum, Sarah and Torrey, Trina andNick Young and Allen and Kary Bell, James and Jayna.

The couple was married at the home of Lorene's parents in Hugoton, March 6, 1965. Everyone is invitedto attend the open house and wish the couple well.

Bells celebrate theirgolden aniversary

Lorene and Jim BellMarch 6, 1965

Thursday, March 5-Basketball: Girls Sub-

state tournament at Fowler;6:00 p.m. Friday, March 6

-Basketball: Boys Sub-

state tournament at Fowler;7:30 pm. March 13-23

-Spring Break

The Moscow Lady Wildcatsfinished the regular seasonwith an 18-2 overall recordand were ranked number onein 1A-Division 2 in the state.The girls have only twolosses, against fourth-ranked1A Division 1 Ingalls and lastyear’s undefeated 2A Statechampions Central Plains.Central Plains was rankedfirst in 2A again this year.

The Moscow Lady Wildcatswon the Rolla ShowcaseTournament in December aswell as the Santa Fe TrailLeague Tournament. Theystart their journey to theState tournament Thursday,March 5 at Fowler. The Lady‘Cats are seeded number onein the Sub-State tournament,and their first round is a bye.The Sub-State Championship

will be played Saturday,March 7 at 6:00 p.m. inFowler.

The Lady Wildcats arecoached by Shawn Andersonand Cassie Lund.

The Moscow boys’ teamwill play their Sub-Stategame Friday, March 6 at 7:00p.m.

The Moscow Lady Wildcatstook on the Sublette LadyLarks in a tough battle Feb-ruary 24. After four quartersof action, the Lady Wildcatsdefeated the Larks 65-51.

Moscow put 18 points onthe board in the first quarterwhile only allowing Sublette10. The second quarter wasthe most productive, withMoscow sinking 25 pointswhile holding the Lady Larksto 13.

The Sublette team cameback from halftime ready to

fight, adding 19 points totheir score while holding theLady Wildcats to 12. In thelast quarter, both teams putforth their best efforts but theLady Larks just couldn’t closethe gap between the teams.

Kelsi Mueller was the topscorer for the night with 27points followed by MorganRobson with 15 and KaitlynDobie with ten. Other teammembers scoring were MariaCecenas with seven and Bri-annah Davidson with six.

Lorene and Jim Bell spentlast week in Orlando, Fl. Jimattended the NRECA annual

meeting. Jim is a member ofthe board of Pioneeer Electric

Wanda Shaddix ofMoscow, Justin and KimShaddix, and Jim and MaryBeth Allen of Garden Cityflew to Corpus Cristi, Tx., lastThursday to watch grand-daughter Abbi Shaddix com-pete in the college Women'sGolf Tournament which tookplace there. Students from 17colleges were represented.Play was canceled the firstday due to record breaking

cold weather. It was 40 de-grees, windy and raining. Itwas still very cold when theyplayed.

The group took a tour ofthe USS Lexington while inCorpus Cristi. Wanda said itwas a very interesting tour.

The weather was so badthey couldn't fly from Dallasinto Garden City, they had tofly to Amarillo, then drive toGarden City.

Bridge Club met at theHugoton Senior CenterThursday. Shirley Rome wasthe hostess. Doris Schrieb-vogle held low score andDonita Graham and JeanBradfield tied for high score.

Cammie Heaton, USD 209school nurse, received confir-mation the school districtwould receive $1000 from theHealthy Habits for Life grantoffered by the Blue Cross andBlue Shield of Kansas Foun-dation. The monies will beused to purchase FitBit de-vices to monitor children's ac-tivity level. Cammie will thenlook at the results with thestudents to determine appro-priate fitness goals.

Nurses, teachers, princi-pals and others at schools in67 Kansas conties will use$149,994.81 in HealthyHabits for Life grants from theBCBSKS Foundation to fosterpositive habits aimed at im-

proving the health of thou-sands of children. The BCB-SKS Foundation recentlydistributed 163 grants to fundat-school programs designedto help children reduce theircardiovascular risk, increasetheir physical activity or learnhealthy eating habits.

"We received a tremendousnumber of high quality grantapplications this year, includ-ing one from Cammie Heaton;it is rewarding to see the com-mitment that school person-nel such as Cammie have tohelping young Kansans im-prove their current health andadopt habits for lifelong well-ness," said Marlou Wegener,chief operating officer of the

BCBSKS Foundation. "TheFoundation is proud to sharethat commitment by providingthe funds Cammie needs tobring her program to studentsat Moscow schools."

Completing its ninth givingcycle, the BCBSKS Founda-tion has now distributed 923Healthy Habits for Life grantsin excess of $820,000. Theamount of each grant wasbased on the applicant's re-quest for the program he orshe proposed, up to a maxi-mum of $1,000. The schooldistrict or private school mustbe located in the service areaof the BCBSKS Foundation.

USD 209 wins “Healthy Habits for Life” grant

Kiwanis Club discusses coming March auctionShaddix family travels to Corpus Cristi

Bells travel to Orlando, Fl.Bridge Clubmeets at Hugoton

Wanda Shaddix pauses for a photo in Corpus Christi, Texas.

Lady Wildcats are ranked #1Moscow Lady Wildcats are ranked number one in 1A-Division 2 in the state.

Lady Wildcats vanquish Sublette Larks, 65-51

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Clippers - Front left to right: Daniel Sawyer, Jaden Hill andRafael Guerreque. Kneeling: Ashton Tharp, Jonathan Roa andWolfgang Kendall. Back: Coach Stacey Burrows, Ashton Bur-rows, Riggs Martin, Nash Dumler and Coach Stuart Sutton.

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Knicks - Front left to right: EJ Delay, Alex Maravilla and BlazeJohnson. Kneeling: Clay Johannson, Jonathan Cruz and Jeison Coreno. Back: Coach Morey Mecklenburg, Cade Mecklenburg, Jaden Teeter, Sawyer Harper and QuentenGillen.

Grizzlies - Front left to right: Gavin Williams, Tylan Austin,Wyatt Angell and Chay Burnett. Back: Abraham Garcia, CodyPerez, Coach CJ Korf, Haden Daharsh and Jace Korf. Not Pic-tured Ross Grewell.

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Spurs - Front left to right: Bryan Montoya, Christian Don Juanand Dasean Lewis. Kneeling: Adam, Mendoza, Alexis Jimenezand Rylie Williams. Back: Tristan Kiley, Coach Mike Kiley andChristopher Kiley. Not Pictured: Weston Johnson andKeyshawn Don Juan.

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Cardinals - Front left to right: Gillian Heger and VictoriaLanda. Kneeling: Rolanda Gerber, Marisa Saucedo and AbbyNichols. Back: Coach Tom Hicks, Alexa Sanchez, Cami Mar-avilla, and Coach Will Schnittker. Not Pictured: Breckyn Haar.

Huskies - Front left to right: Millie McClure and Abbey Goode.Kneeling: Stefany Villa, Audra Perry, Ana Cruz and DeniseDelgado. Back: Coach Derek Dillinger, Grace Dillinger, BrookeTopliss, Analliese Campbell, Aubrey Brechbuhler and CoachMike Kiley.

Mercury - Front left to right: Josephina Tinoco and Ava Camp-bell. Kneeling: Megan Robson, Alexis Kelley and ClaudiaClark. Back: Coach Michelle Heger, Jayce Heger, AllisonGoode and Coach Casle Heger.

Dream - Front left to right: Danica Amerin and Maedeen Mc-Clure. Kneeling: Marissa Mendoza, Effie Kolb and AnaMendez. Back: Coach Bruce Hale, Haley Arrington-Hale,Kerigan Rawlins and Coach Melynn Hale

Sparks - Front left to right: Kenzie Garza and Madison Craw-ford. Kneeling: Lakota Persing, Raeleigh Angell and LeslieMartinez. Back: Marinne Williams, Rylee Fann, Coach NickRodriguez and Alyssa Rodriguez.

Liberty - Front: Juliene Salazar and Abi Slocum. Kneeling:Ava Skinner, Giovanna Vos and Elyce Sisseck. Back: CoachTami Van Beekum, Haley Van Beekum, Emma Cornelsen andCoach Lance Cornelsen.

Heat - Front left to right: Rylan Shields, Rodolfo Espinoza andJoshua Rodriguez. Kneeling: Zackary Willis and SebastianGonzales. Back: Ryle Riddlesperger, Aiden Shank, Isaac More-land and Jace Bonsall. Coaches Jon Riddlesperger and ArbyBonsall.

Hawks - Front left to right: Seth Mason, Tab Robbins andTommy McClure. Kneeling: Griffin Heger, David Lahey, AidenCullison and Luis Guzman. Back: Coach Amber Perez, KarsonPerez, Zevin Littell and Coach David Littell. Not Pictured:Coaches Katy Heger and Zack Littell.

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Thursday, March 5- Basketball: Girls at

Fowler; 7:30 p.m.- End of 3rd Nine Weeks- Basketball: Sub-State at

FowlerFriday, March 6

- Basketball: Sub-State atFowler

- ARGH - No SchoolSaturday, March 7

- High School Speech atRolla; 8:30 a.m.

- Science Fair Regionals atLiberal

- Basketball: Sub-State atFowlerSunday, March 8

- Daylight Savings Time be-gins

March 9 - 12- State Assessment Testing

March 10 - 17- Senior Trip

March 11 - 14- State Basketball at Dodge

CityMonday, March 9

- Junior High Scholars’Bowl at Rolla; 4:00 p.m.

- School Board Meeting:6:30 p.m.Wednesday, March 11

- NHS/StuCo Blood Drivein the Old Gym; 9:00 a.m.

- Rolla Rec Meeting; 6:30p.m.Friday, March 13

- ARGH - No School

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Steve and Cindy Hittlehave much to crow about asthe proud grandparents of anundefeated State championgrandson. Dylan Pelland,son of Jenni (Hittle) and GregPelland of Pratt who won theState wrestling meet for 4Aschools Friday, February 27,and Saturday, February 28,in Salina. Dylan was unde-feated the entire season andwas recognized at Sub-Statefor having 30 wins and nolosses.

Steve and Cindy traveledthrough the ice and snow tobe in Salina to watch him winhis final matches of this sea-son. Jenni’s brother, ScottHittle and his family alsotraveled from Ulysses toSalina for the big event.Dylan is a sophomore atPratt High School.

The community looks for-ward to more championshipswith this young man. Con-gratulations to the entirefamily!

Dylan Pelland is in the center on the podium.

Chandler Huddleston hasonce again made Rolla veryproud. He participated in theYouth Education Scholarship(YES) for Liberty ConstitutionBowl in Manhattan Sunday,March 1. For the second yearin a row, Chandler took hometop honors, once again win-ning the $3500 scholarship.

YES for Liberty is designedto encourage study andknowledge of the Constitu-tion and founding principlesby establishing a powerful in-centive to students in the

form of a scholarship for fur-ther education. This is ac-complished through anannual Constitution Bee.This was the fourth year forthe Bee.

Chandler is the son ofMickey and Tina Huddleston.He is a member of the RollaScholars’ Bowl team wherehis knowledge of the Consti-tution comes in very handy.

Congratulations, Chan-dler!

Senator Jerry Moran was on hand to congratulate ChandlerHuddleston after his Constitution Bee Bowl victory.

Saturday, March 7, will bethe Rolla Invitational Foren-sics Tournament. Mrs. Bev-erly Light is looking for

judges to help judge the con-test. If anyone is interested,please contact her ASAP.Thank you!

The State Library ofKansas Talking Books Serv-ice (KTBS) will celebrate li-brary services to Kansasresidents who are unable toread or use standard printedmaterials, March 1-7, 2015.

KTBS provides libraryservices for the blind andphysically handicapped at nocharge. Readers have access

to personalized support andmaterials in a specialized for-mat as well as playbackequipment. All materials areloaned through the U.S. mailto patrons, no postage neces-sary, or instantly down-loaded. KTBS currentlycirculates around 22,000items per month.

“Every day we hear how

Kansas Talking Books Serv-ice is positively affecting andenriching lives,” said State Li-brarian Jo Budler. “The loveof reading does not end whena patient loses his or her abil-ity to read and we want tothank the individuals helpingto expand this service andenrich more lives.”

If you are not a registered

Talking Books patron butthink you qualify for this no-cost library service visitwww.kslib.info/talking-booksor call 1-800-362-0699.KTBS is coordinated throughthe State Library of Kansasand the Library of Congress.

“Making a difference forteachers and kids is what wedo!” quotes Dr. Kelly Gille-spie, CEO of SouthwestPlains Regional Service Cen-ter. The Service Center onLark Avenue in Sublette,Kansas, was just awarded alarge grant entitled TechnicalAssistance System NetworkApplication Priority 5: Scal-ing-Up Targeted District andBuilding Improvement Sup-port.

The purpose of this projectis to provide direct intensivesupport to targeted districts

and schools identified by theKansas State Department ofEducation. The work in-cludes the identification ofroot causes and the develop-ment of an online plan for theimprovement of outcomes forall students, including allsubgroups of students.

“This is such a great op-portunity for SouthwestPlains. We will now providestatewide leadership in sup-porting schools to supportteachers, and ultimately tosupport student learning,”said Stuart Sutton, CFO of

Southwest Plains. “Our first step was to hire

a Project Director. Ms.Michele Hayes from CouncilGrove accepted the positionlast week. Ms. Hayes willspend the next year workingwith the current KansasLearning Network program tolearn and plan for the newschool improvement year.Support will be provided tothe identified schools needingassistance beginning in the2016-2017 school year.

In an interview, Dr. KellyGillespie expressed her ap-preciation to SouthwestKansas schools districts.“The strong leadership of ad-

ministrators in our regionalschools makes all the differ-ence. These area districtshave guided our work.”

Kelly went on the say, “Thefeedback of superintendentsand principals in southwestKansas has allowed us to de-sign and deliver research,best-practice professional de-velopment to teachers andschools. This support hasgenerated statewide recogni-tion for our work and the re-sults are clear. SouthwestPlains Regional Service Cen-ter has now been selected asthe leader to guide and imple-ment this important project.”

The state of Kansas hasbeen ranked fourth in thecountry for economic devel-opment projects per capita inSite Selection magazine’s2014 rankings. Site Selectionhas compiled annual eco-nomic development rankingssince 1978, awarding theGovernor’s Cup for most newand expanded facilities. Lastyear, the magazine rankedKansas fifth in the nation inits inaugural ranking of newand expanded facilities percapita.

“Inclusion of a second, percapita Governors Cup awardgives states with smaller pop-ulations the opportunity to berecognized for economic de-velopment success along withmore populous states thattend to draw higher numbersof capital investors,” saidMark Arend, editor in chief ofSite Selection. “By eithermeasure, the states rankingat or near the top are to becommended for fosteringbusiness climates that aremost conducive to attractingcapital investment and creat-ing jobs.”

“These rankings are an-other indication that Kansasis competitive in economicdevelopment both in its re-gion and across the country,”said Kansas Commerce Sec-retary Pat George. “Our statehas an outstanding businessenvironment and a workforcethat is second to none. Wewill continue collaboratingwith our great partners to en-sure that Kansas remains agreat place to grow a busi-ness and create jobs.”

With 109 new facilitiesand expansions in 2014,Kansas ranked first in its re-gion for overall new projectsand new projects per capitaaccording to Site Selection. Inthe seven state West NorthCentral region that also in-cludes Iowa, Minnesota, Mis-souri, Nebraska, NorthDakota and South Dakota,Kansas had 37.5 projects forevery one million in popula-tion, compared to a regionalaverage of 24.5 projects.

For more informationabout the Governor’s Cuprankings, please visit SiteSe-lection.com.

Kansas is ranked fourth for economic development projects

Time...Keeps On TickingBut Our Deadline IsAlways The Same!

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Forensic Tournament is Saturday

Hittles are proud ofState champion grandson

Chandler Huddleston wins scholarship

State Library of KTBS provides services for the blind and handicapped

Southwest Plains Regional Service Center receives grant

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(First Published in The Hugoton Her-mes, Thursday, February 26, 2015) 3t

STATE OF KANSAS, STEVENSCOUNTY, ss:

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OFSTEVENS COUNTY, KANSAS

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF HERBERT W. KNOX, DECEASED

Case No. 15PR4

NOTICE OF HEARING ON PETITION FOR PROBATE OF WILL

AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS(Chapter 59)

THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PER-SONS CONCERNED:

You are hereby notified a petitionhas been filed on February 20, 2015,in this Court by Floyd G. Knox, as theexecutor named in his will, praying foradmission to probate of the Last Willand Testament of Herbert W. Knox,dated April 15, 2008, which will isfiled with the petition, and for his ap-pointment as executor of said will andestate, to serve without bond, and forthe issuance of Letters Testamentary

to him as executor. You are hereby required to file

your written defenses thereto on orbefore the 24th day of March, 2015,at 2:00 p.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.

All creditors of the decedent arenotified to exhibit their demandsagainst the estate within the later offour (4) months from the date of thefirst publication of this notice underK.S.A. 59-2236 and amendmentsthereto, or if the identity of the credi-tor is known or reasonably ascertain-able, 30 days after actual notice wasgiven as provided by law, and if theirdemands is not thus exhibited, theyshall be forever barred.

FLOYD G. KNOXPetitioner

TATE & KITZKE L.L.C.1024 S. Trindle, P. O. Box 909Hugoton, KS 67951-0909Attorneys for Petitioner Telephone: 620-544-2103

PUBLIC NOTICE

EDITOR’S NOTE: Throughout the months leadingup to the reunion, The Hermes will be includingphotos of the past. If you’re still stumped aboutthe identity of the GUESS WHO photos by nextweek, names will appear in the next issue. If any-one has any photos to share from school daysgone by, you may email them to hermeswb@pld.com or bring or mail them in to have themscanned. If you need the photo returned, pleasestate so and include your mailing address.

DID YOU KNOW?

Classof

1962

Betty (Sessler)Tackett

Guess who Guess who

HUGOTON HIGH SCHOOL

100TH YEAR

ALUMNI CHATTER

Obituary of the Class of 1948 It is with sorrow beyond words that we

mourn the passing of the senior class of 1948.This class was born in the year 1936 and wasreared to adulthood by the Veterans of theDust Bowl, only to pass away May 10, 1948, at8:00 p.m. Thirty-five of the members will be in-terred at Colorado Springs, Co., with a four-daygrave service. The remaining number shall beinterred in Hugoton. The deceased shall bedressed in blue gowns with gold trimming. Thegraves shall be decorated with the class flower,American Beauty roses, and the markers shall

have “Forever Onward,” the class motto, en-graved upon them.

This class is survived by its brothers andsisters, the juniors and the prospective seniorsof 1950 and 51.

But here are a few words of comfort. Theyare not dead, they have just stepped into a newlife, one which we all hope to attain some day.

Yea, my friends, do not weep for them, fortheir lives may be compared to that of a butter-fly. They have been preparing for an ampler lifeas the cocoon prepares the butterfly in all itsarray of colors.

Carlis Passmore

Thursday, March 11, 2010Three Hugoton High School

students, Chris Ferguson,Katie Omo and Tyrell Sandoval,are the local picks for StateHonor Choir. This is Tyrell’ssecond year for this distinction.Thursday, March 10, 2005

Martha Arange was honoredas she marked twenty years ofemployment at Pioneer ManorNursing Home.

Thursday, March 9, 1995Barbara Jean Zuroff and

Duane Eugene Williams an-nounce their upcoming wed-ding. Barbara is the daughterof Herman and Iva Jean Mun-son of Moscow and Duane isthe son of Donald and WandaWilliams of Hugoton. A March18, 1995 wedding is planned.

Thursday, March 6, 1975Hugoton High School stu-

dent Jim Martin of FutureFarmers of America has beennamed a state winner in the305 Bushel Challenge National

Corn Growing Program. Martinharvested a yield of 208.4bushels of corn from a meas-ured acre of land.

Belva Hickey was sworn inas Stevens County Treasurerby Sarah Etta Reynolds,Stevens County Clerk. Belvareplaced Nancy Claggett whenshe transferred. Thursday, March 12, 1970

Mrs. Frank Furr returnedMarch 4 from meeting her hus-band in Hawaii for his R&Rleave from duty in Vietnam.Mrs. Furr is the daughter of Mr.and Mrs. E.A. Reardon ofHugoton.

Thursday,March 11, 1965Cynthia Greenwood, age 12,

daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ken-neth Greenwood, placed sec-

ond in the junior division of theLiberal Pancake Talent ShowMarch 2.

Friday, March 9, 1945The eradication of rats in

Hugoton was referred to as ur-gent in the Chamber of Com-merce meeting Tuesdayevening. The State Board ofHealth will be asked to assist inmethods of extermination ofthe rodents. An epidemic of in-fectious yellow jaundice hasbeen reported over the stateand a number of cases have oc-curred in Hugoton.

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.

Explore the many facets of potatoesPotatoes are one the

world’s most popular foods.Agriculturists in 17th centuryEurope found potatoes wereeasier to grow and sustainthan many other crops and,

when coupled with their nu-tritional value, potatoesgained popularity, particu-larly among the working classin Ireland.

Potatoes may be indelibly

linked to Irish culture be-cause of the widespread po-tato famine that forced manypeople to emigrate from Ire-land. But there is more to themodest potato than manypeople may know.

Potato historyPotatoes are an important

addition to any diet, as theyare a starchy root food thatcontains plenty of carbohy-drates, which makes themcloser to grains than othervegetables. Potatoes werefirst cultivated by the Incas inPeru around 8,000 B.C. Theword “potato” comes from theSpanish patata. When Span-ish conquistadors traveled toPeru, they discovered pota-toes and brought them backto Europe.

Potatoes did not reachNorth America until 1621,when the governor ofBermuda included potatoesin a care package sent toGovernor Wyatt of Virginia inJamestown. By the 1700s,permanent potato patcheshad been established.

Nutritional valuePotatoes were once con-

sumed in abundance onships during long voyages be-cause they are high in vita-min C and can preventscurvy. Potatoes also havemore potassium than ba-nanas, offering 18 percent ofthe recommended daily valueper serving. One medium-sizepotato is free of cholesterol,sodium and fat and comes in

at about 110 calories, makingthem a healthy addition toany diet.

Miscellaneous facts about potatoes

While there are thousandsof varieties of potatoes, mostof them are not commerciallyproduced. Potatoes have beenserved hot, cold, sliced, pick-led, and even as a dessert.Benjamin Franklin once at-tended a banquet where thefood was nothing but pota-toes served in 20 differentways.

Potato chips and Frenchfries are favorite snack foods.Thomas Jefferson is creditedfor introducing Americans toFrench fries. The popularityof fries has skyrocketed, andmillions are consumed eachand every year.

Some believe that potatoesare an aphrodisiac, while oth-ers feel they have medicinalproperties, including curingwarts. The Incas used toplace slices of potatoes onbroken bones to promotehealing. Some people believeyou can ease a sore throatand alleviate aches and painswith potatoes.

Potatoes have been en-joyed for thousands of yearsand provide a wealth of nutri-tion. While potatoes may bemost associated with theIrish, these beloved starchyplants are truly a worldwidecrop.

From Metro Editorial Serv-ices.

Solution to February 26, 2015, puzzle

you can learn a lotfrom the Newspaper!

Celebrate Newspaper inEducation Week, March 2-6

You can encourage each student toread the newspaper and help start

conversations in the classroom.

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Encourage your children to make reading thenewspaper a part of their everyday routine forlifelong learning. Newspapers are livingtextbooks, helping students develop reading,math, social studies and language skills whileexploring the issues affecting our world today.

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History From The HermesCompiled by Ruthie Winget

Charlie Broaddus, riding the tusked elephant, urges his mounton during the elephant race on Hugoton’s Main Street here lastweek. Paul O’Hara, on the other elephant, appears to be in thelead at this point. The elephants belong to the Ford BrothersKodiac Circus which had performances in Hugoton during theevening. Several people, including some republican politicans,took advantage of the opportunity to ride the elephants. Fromthe November 4, 1982, issue of The Hugoton Hermes.

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Siblings Patricia, Tyler andJacob want a family that willadopt all of them together. Theyare bonded and it is importantto them to remain with eachother.

The oldest Patricia is shy andreserved, but with time she isable to open up. She has a greatrelationship with her currentfoster parents as well as theteachers in school. Patricia getsalong with both peers andadults and especially does wellwith younger children. In schoolher favorite class is reading andwhen she grows up she wants tobecome either a pediatrician ora teacher. It is important to Pa-tricia to be in a field that helpsothers.

Middle sibling Tyler is a re-sponsible and caring adolescent.He is a good runner and enjoysrunning in track and field. Tylerlikes to play video games and dofun things with his family. Inschool his favorite subjects arereading and writing; in particu-lar writing fiction over nonfiction.Tyler is shy and reserved and

will need a family that will en-courage him to try new things.He is a good student and typi-cally makes the honor roll. Hewill need a family that will moti-vate and encourage him toworking towards his potential.

The youngest is Jacob; he isa smart, caring and an affection-ate child. He has aspirations ofjoining school basketball andfootball teams in the future ashe has recently developed a biginterest in sports. Jacob’s fa-vorite classes in school are read-ing and spelling. He deserves afamily that is supportive andprovides plenty of encourage-ment.

All three kids would do well ina two-parent family that will in-volve them in all their family ac-tivities. An energetic family thatcan give each child some one onone time is ideal. To learn moreabout adoption visit www.adop-tkskids.org or call 877-457-5430. The children’s casenumbers are: CH-6141, CH-6142 and CH-6143.

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1025 S. Monroe St. - This nice home would make agreat rental property or first home. Excellent rentalhistory. New carpet in living room, family room, andhallway- January 2015. New vinyl floor covering alsoinstalled January 2015. Central heat and air unit Newin 2007. The extra large garage includes a small workshop area.

107 S. Madison St. - This brick home has nicestreet appeal and a very large fenced back yard.Beautiful hardwood floor. The 3/4 bath in the base-ment is being remodeled.

511 S. Washington St. - Move in ready, spaciousranch style home waiting for its new owner. 3 BR, 2BA, double attached garage with huge back yard forall family gatherings. Close to Elementary School.MOTIVATED SELLER!!

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

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

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

808 S Monroe - Ranch style, 3 bed/1 b, kitchenw/built in appliances, island, central heat, detgarage w/bath, shed w/carport. Call today tosee this home!

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903 S Madison- Ranch style, 3 bed/1 bath,cen H/A, covered patio, fenced yard. Callfor details!!

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

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

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

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

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

201 S Lincoln- Manufacture home onpermanent foundation. 3 bed/2 bath,appliances, central heat on corner lot.Call for more details!

1003 S. Adams - Beautiful 1/2story, 5 bed/3 bath, fpl, 2 decks,oversized garage w/ workshop,storage shed, fenced yard, appli-ances and much, much more!!Call for details!

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

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Registration is now open forthe Kansas Rural Center’s sec-ond “Women in Farming” RiskManagement Education Work-shop. The workshop will takeplace in Bird City Saturday,March 28, 2015, from 10 a.m.to 4 p.m., and will focus onspecialty crop production, witha particular emphasis on theunique opportunities and chal-lenges for women farmers. Themorning portion will be at theBird City Senior Center, 122W. Bressler, Bird City, Kansas,67731. The afternoon will in-clude a tour of Y-Knot Farmand Ranch in Bird City. Thereis a cost to attend the work-shop, which covers conferencematerials and a lunch cateredby Sweet Boutique Cateringfeaturing locally sourced ingre-dients.

To register for the March 28workshop in Bird City, pleasevisit: kansasruralcenter.org/register-women-in-farming-3_28/.

The Kansas Rural Center(KRC) is hosting a series of four“women only” workshops dur-ing the spring and summer of2015. All four of the workshopsin KRC’s “Women in Farming”series will highlight the oppor-tunities and the challengeswomen face as they implementnew enterprises on existingfarms, begin farming or takeover family operations, or justtry to adopt new practices andenterprises with their families.The workshops are funded bya grant from the USDA RiskManagement Agency.

The morning portion of theMarch 28 workshop will in-clude a presentation on foodsafety by Guy Windholz, Certi-fied Food Safety Professional.Guy has been with KDA FoodSafety and Lodging programfor the past 15 years, doingfood safety inspections for thegreater part of northwestKansas in recent years.Guy will offer an in-depth ex-

planation on the importance offood safety, including keepingyour customers safe and open-ing new and larger markets foryour produce. He will covervarious approaches to GoodAgricultural Practices (GAP),from government regulatory re-quirements and KDA audits toapplying GAP codes and stan-dards to create your own com-mon sense and self-regulatoryapproach to food safety.  

Dan Phelps, Activity Coordi-nator with the Kansas RuralCenter, will talk about seasonextension, including high tun-nel production, storage crops,and value-added. Season ex-tension equals income exten-sion, allowing farmers tocontinue generating incomeduring the off-season and con-tributing to the economic via-bility of diversified farms.Additionally, products offeredout-of season can fetch a pre-mium price.

Representatives from FarmService Agency (FSA), NaturalResources Conservation Serv-ice (NRCS), K-State Researchand Extension - RawlinsCounty, and AgrAbility willprovide information on theservices their agencies provide,including services specific towomen farmers and land own-ers. Information on crop insur-ance for specialty crops andwhole farm revenue insurancewill also be provided.

In the afternoon, Nina Iselywill host a farm tour at Y-KnotFarm and Ranch, Bird City,KS. Y-Knot Farm and Ranchincludes 960 acres of certifiedorganic wheat, forage, and pas-ture, and their products in-clude free-range eggs,grass-fed and grass-finishedBelted Galloway beef, and pro-duce from their gardens andhigh tunnel. Y-Knot Farm andRanch are members of theHigh Plains Food Co-op,www.highplainsfood.org/.

Please visit kansasruralcen

ter.org/register-women-in-farming-3_28/ to register forthe March 28 workshop in BirdCity. In order to ensure an ac-curate lunch count, please reg-ister no later than Wednesday,March 25, 2015.

There are still a few spotsopen for the first workshop inKRC’s “Women in Farming” se-ries, which will be Saturday,March 14, 2015, from 9 a.m. to3:30 p.m., in Lawrence,Kansas. For more informationon the Lawrence workshop,please visit kansasruralcenter.org/register-women-in-farming-workshop-lawrence/.

Additional workshops in-clude:

Saturday, May 9, 2015, inLinn, Kansas. The morningportion of this workshop willtake place at the Linn Ameri-can Legion and will focus onbusiness, financial, and legalrisk management, featuringDuane Hund, Kansas StateUniversity, providing basic fi-nancial and business plan-ning, and Mykel Taylor,Kansas State University, pro-viding information on landprice trends, leasing and ten-ant issues, and Forrest Buhler,Agricultural Mediation Serviceson legal issues. In the after-noon a farm tour of LucindaStuenkel’s farm near Palmer,

Kansas, will focus on conser-vation practices includingcover crops and no till, andcattle management for women.

Saturday July 11, 2015, inEmporia, Kansas. This work-shop will focus on building soilhealth, utilizing cover crops,integrating crops and livestockinto the operation, and organicfarming practices. The morn-ing portion of the workshopwill take place at the Flint HillsTechnical College in Emporiaand an afternoon farm tour willbe held at Gail Fuller’s farmoutside of Emporia.

More details and registra-tions for these workshops willbe available at kansasruralcenter.org/category/risk_management/ as they are known.For more information on theinitiative contact Joanna Voigtat (866) 579-5469, orjvoigt@kansasruralcenter.org.

Since 1979, the KansasRural Center has promoted thelong-term health of the landand its people through com-munity-based research, educa-tion, and advocacy thatadvances economically viable,ecologically sound, and sociallyjust food and farming systems.More information about theKansas Rural Center and itswork is available atwww.kansasruralcenter.org.

Agriculture is the topic of thefirst in a series of discussionsabout the use of unmanned aer-ial systems (UAS) by public andprivate interest groups inKansas. The working sessionswill culminate at the KansasUAS Summit in Wichita this fall.

The agriculture discussion isscheduled for 2:00 p.m. March11 at the Kansas Department ofAgriculture (KDA) headquarters,1320 Research Park Drive inManhattan. Subsequent meet-ings will be hosted by the

Kansas Department of Trans-portation’s Aviation Division atvarious locations around thestate.

“We continue to field inquiriesabout the use of UAS, or drones,in production agriculture,” saidBilly Brown, Agribusiness Devel-opment Coordinator for KDA.“Research efforts by KDA recog-nize that inherent obstaclesexist, regulatory and otherwise,that are preventing further ben-eficial use of UAS in agriculturalproduction systems,” he said.

The discussion will focus onfour areas:

•What are specific applica-tions of UAS in production agri-

culture?•What barriers exist prevent-

ing the use of UAS in productionagriculture (technology, privacy,etc.)?

•What will the proposed Fed-eral Aviation Administration reg-ulations and policies allow andprohibit?

•In what ways can the stateof Kansas assist in eliminatingthese barriers?

This meeting will focus solelyon the use of UAS in the agricul-ture sector. Subsequent meet-ings, which will be scheduledlater for spring and summer, willfocus on:

•Emergency management

and law enforcement, Hutchin-son.

•Research and survey,Salina.

•Small business interests,Wichita

•UAS policies and regula-tions, Topeka.

“The full integration of un-manned aerial systems is ex-pected to make Kansas a leadingstate for total economic impactand jobs,” said Jesse R. Romo,Director of Aviation at KDOT.“It’s prudent for us to be on theleading edge of this budding in-dustry, to understand the needsof industry, and to try and figureout how we safely and efficiently

get from here to there.”The public is invited to listen

to all the discussions providedby the roundtable participant in-vitees.

For the March 11 agriculturediscussion, a conference callcode is listed below for those whoare unable to attend but wish tolisten. For more informationabout the agriculture roundtable, contact Billy Brown, KDAAgribusiness Development Co-ordinator, by email atBilly.Brown@kda.ks.gov orphone (785-564-6752). Confer-ence Call Dial-in Number: 866-620-7326. Conference Code:9530108754.

This past Saturday, Febru-ary 28, Brooke, Raegan,McKenzie and Garrette Hindstraveled to Cimarron to attend the Gray County BB Gun and Air Rifle Competition.

In the 13- to14-year-old di-vision, Brooke placed fourthand Raegan followed closelybehind placing sixth. In the11- to 12-year-old divisionGarrette placed first and re-cieved a medal. McKenzieplaced second, beaten only byher brother. This is the first

individual medal she hasearned this year. McKenziealso qualified to attend theState 4-H Air Rifle Competi-tion. To finish the day off theteam awards were given.

The Stevens County AirRifle team placed first overall,beating out both Gray andBarton Counties. Represent-ing Stevens County were teammembers Brooke, Raegan,McKenzie and Garrette Hinds.They each received a medaland, of course, a nice trophyto add to their collection.

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