August 29, 2013

Volume 126, Number 35 Thursday, August 29, 2013 14 Pages, 70 Cents Plus Tax Per Copy

Music from the 1950s wafted on thebreeze in Hugoton City Park while an-tique and unique cars and motorcycleswere displayed everywhere. Ninety-fiveentries were exhibited throughout thepark for the Gas Capital Car Show dur-ing the hot Saturday afternoon.

Jake Brooks of Scott City won Bestof Show with his 1937 ChevroletCoupe.

The winner of the 50/50 drawing

was Jill Jordan who donated themoney back to be added to the pot.This money, totaling $215, was do-nated to the Stevens County Vets’Group.

The $100 winners were ShannonWhisennand, Johnny Maupin, MarkDunham, James Livingston, RichardRoybal, Steve McLaughlin and Bill andElaine Krie.

Barb Williams won first prize of $55in the poker run, BrandonBozone won second of $33and Janet Watson won$22 by winning third.

Chuck Woods of Clo-vis, N.M. won the LongestDistance award of $130.He traveled 270 miles toenter his ‘54 Chevy 210 inthe car show.

Jeff Davidson ofElkhart won the award forthe Best Bike. The Mayor’sChoice was won byJohnny Maupin of DodgeCity with his 1956 Cadil-lac. The Club’s Choice was

won by Bennie and Jane Nix of Liberalwith their 1929 Model A Ford. Wayne’sWorld award was given to LawrenceMaytum of Guymon with his ‘51 two-door red Mercury.

The Top Ten Winners, not in anyorder, were Bill and Elaine Krie ofUlysses with their 1964 Chevrolet Im-pala Convertible, David and SharonPetty of Guymon with their orange1933 Ford 5-window coupe, Tom Fry-dendall of Liberal with his 1968 Ply-mouth GTX, Warren Fox of Plains withhis 1936 Dodge pickup, LawrenceMaytum of Guymon with his 1951 2-door Mercury, Rex Growthusin of ScottCity with his 1957 Buick Century,Johnny Maupin of Dodge City with his1956 Cadillac Coupe Deville, EugeneHiggins of Elkhart with his 1940 iceblue Ford pickup, Wayne Reynolds ofHugoton with his 1957 Chevrolet Be-lAir convertible and Kelly Whisennandof Elkhart with his 1937 persimmonFord Coupe.

Now everyone can begin getting theircar in shape for next year’s Gas CapitalCar Show!

U.S. Senator Pat Roberts made the trip from Washing-ton, D.C. to tour the Abengoa Bioenergy plant in HugotonFriday afternoon. He was shown everything from wherethe big bales of corn stover are entered into the plants forburning all the way to where the processed ethanol willbe stored. This plant will be the first of its kind convertingcommercial-scale biomass to ethanol.

Abengoa Bioenergy is located west of Hugoton on a400 acre plot. The estimated start-up of the plant is early2014. This facility will validate Abengoa as a fully inte-grated, one-stop provider of advanced biotechnology serv-ices. The United States Department of Energy haspresented awards to Abengoa which validate their tech-nology.

Abengoa will generate their own electricity to powertheir plant. Their electricity capacity will be 21 megawattsof electrical power.

Their objective will be to build a first-of-its-kind com-mercial-scale enzymatic hydrolysis conversion of biomassto ethanol to operate at $2.00 per gallon cost by 2014.

Positive economic impacts for Hugoton include $17million feedstock purchases, 300 direct construction jobsand 76 permanent jobs which will have a projected $5million payroll.

Hugoton is very fortunate to have the Abengoa Bioen-ergy project in the area.

Extreme drought condi-tions continue for westernKansas while central andeastern counties see im-provement. This has ledGovernor Sam Brownbackto update the DroughtDeclaration for Kansascounties with an Execu-tive Order 13-02 Monday.For the first time sinceJuly 2012, conditionshave improved enough toremove or decrease theemergency drought statusfor some Kansas counties.Stevens County is in thedrought emergency group.

“We are thankful recentrains have helped remove23 counties from adrought designation,” saidGovernor Sam Brown-back. “Unfortunately, ourstate continues to battledrought as most of thestate remains in somelevel of drought status.”

The updated droughtdeclaration has moved 20counties into a warningstatus and 25 into a watchstatus while 37 countiescontinue to be in emer-gency. This action wasrecommended by TracyStreeter, Director of theKansas Water Office andChair of the Governor’sDrought Response Team.

“Our focus is to ensurecommunities, livestockproducers and farmershave the available re-sources they need,” said

Tracy Streeter. “With mostfederal reservoirs refillingand streamflow restoredby rains over the past fewweeks, the concerns havelessened, however we re-main very cautious as wecompare where we aretoday to last year based ontotal soil moisture andprecipitation amounts.Some areas of westernKansas are behind morethan ten inches in soilmoisture.”

Counties that are still inemergency stage remaineligible for emergency useof water from certain statefishing lakes due to theKansas Water Office(KWO) Memorandum ofUnderstanding (MOU)with the Kansas Depart-ment of Wildlife (KDWPT).Emergency haying andgrazing is also still avail-able for those counties oncounties on a case-by-caserequest to the USDA –Farm Service Agency.

Individuals and com-munities need to contactKWO for a water supplyrequest prior to any with-drawals from lakes. Theywill in turn be referred tothe appropriate KDWPToffice to obtain the neces-sary permit to withdrawthe water. For emergencyhaying and grazing, re-quests need to be directedto the Stevens County FSA

Difficult as it is to be-lieve, Labor Day — andconsequently, the end ofsummer — has arrived! Asa result, many businessesand their employees willenjoy a long weekend. Tomake life a little bit easierthis weekend, The Hermes’staff called area busi-nesses to find out theirhours for the holiday.

A quick bite to eat willbe easy to find, as McDon-ald’s, Sonic, Pizza Hut,Subway and China will beopen regular hours Mon-day. Ranchito Tex-Mex re-ported they will be open forSunday lunch from 11:00

a.m. to 2:00 p.m. AntlersBar and Grill will be closedMonday, as well as DonutX-Press.

Both of Hugoton’s con-venience stores — ExpressLane and the Pantry — willbe open regular hoursMonday. The Store inMoscow will also be openregular hours for LaborDay. Rolla’s Corner Stopreported they will beclosed Monday.

White’s Foodliner, Alcoand Dollar General will beopen for business duringtheir regular hours Mon-day. Twisted H Liquor willbe closed Monday. Hi-

Plains, Lin Goode andAmerican Implement willbe closed for Labor Day.Southwest Kansas Sales,Bultman Tire and Bult-man’s, Inc. will be closedMonday. Riley’s will beclosed Saturday, August31 and Monday, Septem-ber 2. Ghumm’s Auto andNAPA Auto Parts will beclosed Monday.

All insurance agenciesin Hugoton will be closed:Ag First, State Farm, FarmBureau and Musgrove In-surance. Pyramid Agencywill be closed for LaborDay as well. First NationalBank and Citizens State

Bank will both close theirdoors Friday afternoonand reopen Tuesday morn-ing.

Make sure to purchaseany gifts or decoratingsupplies before Monday,as Creative Specialties,Country Garden and Yard-master will all be closed toobserve Labor Day. Janet’sBridal will be open withregular hours Saturday,August 31 and closedMonday.

Stevens County Court-house, City of Hugotonand the City of Moscowwill all be closed to observeLabor Day. The landfill will

be open regular hours Sat-urday. The Senior Centerwill be closed Monday, inaddition to the Hugotonand Moscow Post Offices.

Hugoton Veterinary andAnimal Health Center willboth be closed Monday.Stevens County MedicalClinic will not have Satur-day clinic August 31 andwill be closed Monday,September 2. StevensCounty Retail Pharmacywill also be closed Satur-day and Monday, so besure to fill your prescrip-tions Friday!

The Hugoton Hermeswill be closed Monday,

with an early deadline ofFriday, August 30 at 12:00noon for the September 5paper. The Stevens CountyLibrary will close at 5:00p.m. Friday, August 30and reopen Saturday withregular hours. They will beclosed Monday for LaborDay. The SCL will reopenTuesday with winter hoursfrom 8:00 a.m. to 7:00p.m. Monday through Fri-day and 8:00 a.m. to 5:00p.m. Saturdays.

Please have a safe andhappy weekend to cele-brate the “final” weekendof summer 2013!

Continued to page 7Jim Miller presents the Best of Show trophy to JakeBrooks of Scott City for his ‘37 Chevrolet Coupe.

Governor classifies StevensCounty in “drought emergency”

U.S. Senator Pat Roberts examines Hugoton’s Abengoa Bioenergy plant Friday

Area businesses announce closings for upcoming Labor Day weekend

Out of the 95 entries, these people had the entries that werejudged to be the Top Ten. In no special order, left to right, areEugene Higgins, Elkhart, ‘40 Ford ice blue pickup; JohnnyMaupin, Dodge City, ‘56 Cadillac Coupe Deville; RexGrowthusin, Scott City, ‘57 Buick Century; Laurence Maytum,Guymon, ‘51 2-dr. Mercury;Sharon Petty, Guymon, ‘33 orange

Ford Coupe; Tom Frydendall, Liberal, ‘68 Plymouth GTX;Warren Fox, Plains, ‘36 Dodge pickup; Bill Krie, Ulysses, ‘64Chevrolet Impala Convertible; Lee Reynolds for Wayne andEva Reynolds, Hugoton, ‘57 Chevrolet BelAir Convertible; andKelly Whisennand, Elkhart, ‘37 persimmon Ford Coupe.

Gas Capital Car Show entertains innumerable car enthusiasts

Abengoa Bioenergy officials along with U.S. Senator Pat Roberts (in the blue shirt in the cen-ter) pause during their tour of the Hugoton plant for a photo. On the right, Abengoa Bioen-ergy’s CEO Javier Garoz greets Senator Pat Roberts with a handshake.

ON YOUR PAYROLL

by Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt

Record Medicaid fraud recoveries benefit taxpayers

Hugoton City CouncilMike Eshbaugh 544-8572

Shannon Crawford 544-8464Tron Stegman 544-2034Dean Banker 544-2064

Dan Corpening 544-8214---------------

Stevens County Commissioners

Pat Hall 544-4017David Bozone 593-4448

James Bell 598-2469---------------

Governor Sam BrownbackOffice of the Governor

Capitol Building300 SW Tenth Ave.,

Suite 241STopeka, Ks. 66612-1590

Phone: 877-579-6757785-296-3232

Web site: governor.ks.gov----------

Lieutenant GovernorJeff Colyer

Officer of the Lt. GovernorState Capitol, 2nd Floor

300 SW Tenth Ave.Topeka, Ks. 66612

Toll-free: 800-748-4408785-296-2214

----------U.S. Senator Jerry Moran

Russell Senate Office Building, Room 354

Washington, D.C. 20510Phone: 202-224-6521Fax: 202-228-6966

Web site:moran.senate.gov/public

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U.S. Representative Tim Huelskamp

U.S. House of Representatives

126 Cannon HOBWashington, D.C. 20515

Phone 202-225-2715Fax 202-225-5124

Web site:huelskamp.house.gov

----------Kansas Senator

Larry Powell - District 39Phone: 785-296-76942209 Grandview Dr. E

Garden City, Ks. 67846Phone: 620-275-6789

Email: [email protected]

----------Kansas Representative

Steve Alford District 124

Phone: 785-296-76964179 East Road 19Ulysses, Ks 67880

Phone: 620-356-1361Email: j.stephen.alford@

house.ks.gov----------

Treasurer Ron EstesKansas State Treasurer

900 SW Jackson, Suite 201Topeka, Ks. 66612-1235

Phone: 785-296-3171----------

U.S. President Barack Obama

1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NWWashington, D.C. 20500-0004

Phone: 202-456-1414Web site: whitehouse.gov

Commissioner’s Cornerby Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger

Pioneer Manor residentsplay Bingo at 2:00 p.m.Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fri-days and Saturdays. Com-munity members are invitedto volunteer or play a gamewith the residents!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.CELEBRATE LIFE everyMonday night 6:30-8:00p.m. at Assembly of God, 138S. Main in Hugoton. Park inthe back lot.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. 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.Friday nights

- Looking for something todo Friday nights? You are in-vited to come to Faith Com-munity Church at Sixth andMain for food, music and fel-lowship every Friday eveningbeginning at 6:00 p.m. Formore information, call Eu-nice Lunceford at 620-649-7644 or 620-428-5296.July 21-September 1- Stauth Memorial Museum

will host “Americans byChoice: The Story of Immi-gration and Citizenship inKansas” at their location,111 N. Aztec in Montezuma.“Immigration and Carica-ture: Ethnic Images from theAppel Collection” will also be

exhibited.August 29- Red Cross will host a blooddrive at Bethel FriendsChurch, 400 E. Eleventh inHugoton from 12:00 noon to6:00 p.m.September 2- Labor Day- No school for USD #210

students.September 3- Stevens County Commis-

sioners will meet in the Com-missioners’ Room at theStevens County Courthouseat 8:30 a.m.September 5- 2014 Monsanto Corn Plot

Tour, 6 miles west of Hugo-ton on Hwy 51 at 5:30 p.m.Supper prepared by Okla-homa Smoke BBQ will beserved after the tour. See adon page 7 for more informa-tion.- Northwest Cotton Growers

Co-Op Gin sponsors FieldDay starting at 3:00 p.m. atthe Marcus Howe Farm. Seead on page 7 for more infor-mation.September 6- Deadline to apply for serv-ice academy nominationswith Senator Jerry Moran.For more information, visitSenator Moran’s Web site atmoran.senate.gov or by call-ing 913-393-0711.September 7- Garden City Community

College will offer the NationalRifle Association’s “Womenon Target” basic firearmsclass from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00p.m. Pre-registration is avail-able by contacting [email protected] or620-276-9629.September 8- Grandparents’ DaySeptember 9- Hugoton City Council will

meet at 5:15 p.m. at the CityOffice.September 10- Stevens County Economic

Development Board will meet

at 12:00 noon in the ActivityRoom of the Senior Center.- Deadline to turn in photos

for the Ranchland Trust ofKansas photography contest.Photos must express themission of RTK: “to preserveKansas’ ranching heritageand open spaces for futuregenerations through the con-servation of working land-scapes.” For moreinformation, visith t tp ://www. ranch landtrustofkansas.org/2013photocontest.aspx or call MikeBeam at 785-273-5115 oremail [email protected] 11- Patriot Day- Hugoton Airport Board willmeet at 7:00 p.m. at the Air-port Lounge.September 12- Open House at Stevens

County Healthcare RadiologyDepartment from 2:00 to4:00 p.m.- Hugoton Kiwanis will meetat 6:30 p.m. at Ranchito Tex-Mex Cafe.September 14- Hugoton High School vol-

leyball will host their hometournament beginning at9:00 a.m. September 16- No school for USD #217

students.- Stevens County Commis-

sioners will meet in the Com-missioners’ Room at theStevens County Courthouseat 8:30 a.m.- USD #210 Board of Educa-tion will meet at the HMS Li-brary at 6:30 p.m.September 17- Hugoton District Booster

Club meeting at 7:00 p.m.September 18- Early release for Hugoton

Early Childhood Develop-ment Center, Elementaryand Middle Schools andLearning Academy at 1:30p.m. September 19- Camera Club will meet at

7:00 p.m. at the HugotonRecreation Commission, 211S. Madison.September 21- Hugoton High and Middle

Schools’ cross country teamswill host their home race atForewinds Golf Course start-ing at 9:00 a.m.- Garden City Community

College will host a concealedcarry course for residents in-terested in a Kansas Con-cealed Carry handgun permitfrom 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.at the John Collins Voca-tional Building. Pre-registra-tion is available bycontacting [email protected] or 620-276-9629.September 22- Autumn begins!September 26- Hugoton Kiwanis will meetat 6:30 p.m. at Ranchito Tex-Mex Cafe.October 1- Deadline to hand in appli-cations for military serviceacademy nominations toCongressman Tim Huel-skamp’s office. Please con-tact the Congressman’s officeat 620-665-6138 or visith t t p : / / h u e l s k a m p .house.gov/nominations.- National Night Out at the

Hugoton City Park. For moreinformation, contact theChamber at 620-544-4305.October 3-4- No school for USD #210

students due to West Ed Pro-fessional Development days.October 7-11- Hugoton Elementary will

host their Book Fair in theLibrary.- Hugoton High School’s Na-tional Honor Society chapterwill be hosting their annualfood drive.October 7- Stevens County Commis-

sioners will meet in the Com-missioners’ Room at theStevens County Courthouseat 8:30 a.m.- Hugoton City Council will

meet at 5:15 p.m. at the CityOfficeOctober 8- Stevens County Economic

Development will meet at12:00 noon in the ActivityRoom of the Senior Center.October 9- Hugoton Airport Board willmeet at 7:00 p.m. at the Air-port Lounge.October 10- Hugoton Middle and High

Schools will have picture re-takes starting at 7:30 a.m.

For God has notgiven us a spirit offear; but of power,and of love, and of asound mind.

2 Timothy 1:7

WHAT’S HAPPENIN’

Monday, August 19, 2013• Possible Domestic; 500 Block of

East Eighth; Spoke to Subject; Ser-geant Johnson

• Suspicious Vehicle; 700 Block ofSouth Van Buren; Sergeant John-son

• Harassment; 700 South Adams;Spoke to RP; Officer Goetzinger

• Medical Assist; 100 Block of WestCity Limits; Public Service; OfficerGoetzinger

Tuesday, August 20, 2013• Vehicle Unlock; 400 Block of South

Jefferson; Citizen Assist; SergeantJohnson

• Door Unlock; 100 Block of Lincoln;Public Service; Sergeant Johnson

• Vehicle Unlock; 200 Block of Wilson;Citizen Assist; Sergeant Johnson

• Vehicle Parked Wrong Direction;500 Block of South Main; Advised toMove; Officer Goetzinger

Wednesday, August 21, 2013• Medical Assist; 1000 Block of South

Jackson; Public Service; OfficerCrane

Thursday, August 22, 2013• Suspicious Activity; 1400 Block of

Monroe; Spoke to Subjects; OfficerCrane/Officer Hagman

• Intoxicated Subject; Eleventh andAdams; Subject Arrested; OfficerCrane/Officer Hagman

Friday, August 23, 2013• Medical Assist; 1700 Block of South

Main; Public Service; Officer Crane• Medical Assist; 1000 Block of South

Jackson; Public Service; OfficerCrane

• Vehicle Unlock; Public Service; Offi-cer Goetzinger

• Report of Vandalism; 400 Block ofWest Fourth; Window Broke fromHeat; Officer Goetzinger

Saturday, August 24, 2013• Vehicle Unlock; 700 Block of South

Jackson; Citizen Assist; SergeantJohnson

• Civil Standby; 600 Block of EastEleventh; Resolved Before Arrival;Sergeant Johnson

• Civil Standby; 500 Block of SouthMonroe; Public Service; SergeantJohnson

• Dog at Large; 300 Block of SouthMonroe; Dog Impounded; OfficerCrane

• Loud Music; Eleventh and Jefferson;Advised to Turn it Down; OfficerGoetzinger

Sunday, August 25, 2013• Report of Tangled Dogs; Untangled

One and One was Loose; SergeantJohnson

• Dog at Large; 300 Block of SouthJackson; Dog Impounded; OfficerGoetzinger

• Domestic Argument; 400 Block ofSouth Adams; Officer Goetzinger

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

Stevens County Fire Department

andAmbulance Report

Stevens County EmergencyServices Run Activity August19 through August 25:Fire Department

Hugoton StationMonday, August 19 - 8:11

a.m. called to 1043 Road P torescue injured person fromtower.

Moscow StationNo Activity

Ambulance ActivitySix medical runs, 2 trans-

fers and one Life Flight.

Kansas Insurance Com-missioner Sandy Praeger iscurrently making the annualfunds distribution to stateand local firefighter relief or-ganizations.

More than $11.6 million isbeing distributed among 577local Firefighters Relief Asso-ciations (FRAs) across thestate.

“This fund assists firefight-ers and their families whenan accident or death occursin the line of duty,” Commis-sioner Praeger said. “We inthe Kansas Insurance De-partment are honored to as-sist in its distribution.”

The local associationfunds are used for purchas-ing accident and health, dis-

ability, and life insurancepremiums to assist firefight-ers and their families.

The money is generated bya two percent tax paid by in-surance companies on fireand lightning insurance pre-miums written in Kansas forthe previous calendar year. Itis collected by the depart-ment, on behalf of the KansasFirefighter Relief Act, andpassed on to the FRAs, as setin Kansas law.

Also, the Kansas StateFirefighters Association willreceive $467,780 for educa-tion and research purposesand to help fund the state as-sociation’s death benefitfund. These funds also comefrom the insurance company

premium assessment.Of the state association

total, $367,780 is earmarkedfor educational purposes andresearch into fire preventionand firefighting, and$100,000 is used to replenishthe death benefit fund.

A total of $1.353 million inbenefits was paid in 2012 tofirefighters as a result of fire-fighting-related injuries ordisability, and nearly$622,281 went to dependentsof firefighters.

Most of this year’s distri-bution was deposited elec-tronically into reliefassociation bank accounts.

“The electronic fund trans-fer is cost efficient andquick,” Commissioner

Praeger said. “The FRAs re-ceiving the money can put itto good use immediately.Also, I really appreciate theleadership that John Boyd,our FRA administrator, hasprovided in this effort.”

The Kansas Insurance De-partment, established in1871, assists and educatesconsumers, regulates and re-views companies, and li-censes agents sellinginsurance products in thestate. More about the depart-ment is online at www.ksinsurance.org or at www.facebook . com/kansas insur -ancedepartment.

The Hugoton Hermes Thursday, August 29, 2013

The Kansas attorney gen-eral’s office recovered morethan $33 million in taxpayerfunds through its Medicaidfraud enforcement last fiscalyear, setting a new one-yearrecord for recoveries, KansasAttorney General DerekSchmidt announced.

“We take seriously our re-sponsibility to ensure thatevery dollar spent by theKansas Medicaid program isused to provide legitimateservices to Kansans in need,”Schmidt said. “We are com-mitted to vigorously prose-cuting those who defraud thetaxpayers and to recoveringmisspent funds fromproviders who are not enti-tled to keep them.”

During state fiscal year2013, which ended June 30,the Medicaid Fraud andAbuse Division in Schmidt’soffice recovered more than$33.7 million on behalf oftaxpayers. The recoverieswere reported in the divi-

sion’s annual report, filedearlier this month with theU.S. Department of Healthand Human Services. The re-port is available online atwww.ag.ks.gov.

Prior to last year, thehighest dollar amount of re-coveries in a single year was$28 million in fiscal year2011.

During 2013, the attorneygeneral’s office prosecuted14 criminal cases of Medi-caid Fraud, resulting in $2.3million in ordered restitu-tion. The office also recov-ered $16.3 million as a resultof civil judgments in favor ofthe state, and $15.1 millionas a result of participation innational settlements.

The Medicaid Fraud andAbuse Division is led byDeputy Attorney GeneralLoren Snell, who served thispast year as president of theNational Association of Med-icaid Fraud Control Units.

The State of Kansas sub-mitted its formal proposal toamend the KanCare Section1115 demonstration project tothe federal Centers forMedicare and Medicaid Serv-ices (CMS) Monday. Theamendment proposal, if ap-proved, will enable the state toimplement three changes toKanCare, effective January 1,2014:• Provide coverage for long-term supports and services(LTSS) for individuals with in-tellectual or developmentaldisabilities under the KanCaremanaged care contracts• Establish three pilot pro-grams to support employmentand alternatives to Medicaid• Change the timeline for theDelivery System Reform In-centive Payment (DSRIP) pool

The state solicited publiccomment on its request forCMS approval between June27 and July 29, acceptingboth email and written com-ments. During the public com-ment period, the state alsosponsored two public forumswhere stakeholders couldspeak publicly to the amend-ment, and met with represen-tatives of the tribalgovernments.

Kansas Lt. Governor Jeff

Colyer, M.D. said the policyinitiatives in the amendmentare designed to further Medi-caid delivery system and pay-ment innovations thatenhance program efficiencyand promote better healthoutcomes.

“These policies showKansas is assuming full re-sponsibility for our Medicaidsystem, putting Kansas out infront in rising to the health-care challenge. The innova-tions we are pursuing throughthis amendment enable us toprovide better access to serv-ices, improve quality of careand empower individuals withemployment.”

Colyer said the state willcontinue to seek feedback andinput on KanCare through theexternal stakeholder work-groups, the Advisory Council,and the Robert G. BethellJoint Committee on Home andCommunity Based Serviceand KanCare Oversight.

To see the public commentssubmitted on the KanCareSection 1115 demonstrationproject amendment, visit theKanCare website at www.kancare.ks.gov.

Story submitted by KansasDepartment of Health and En-vironment.

State submits formal proposal to amend the KanCare Section 1115


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The Kansas State Fair ishaving a birthday party youdon’t want to miss. Namedone of the American Bus As-sociation's top 100 events,the Kansas State Fair cele-brates its one hundredthbirthday with special events -from birthday cakes to pres-ents - offering something foreveryone. The 2013 KansasState Fair takes place Sep-tember 6-15 in Hutchinson.

Don’t bother bringingpresents to this party. TheKansas State Fair is the onegiving the birthday gifts. Thefirst 500 fairgoers each dayreceive a one hundredthbirthday collectible at theFair’s Information Center, soget there early. But if you stillwant to bring something, do-nate non-perishable fooditems at the Information Cen-ter. Your donation will enteryou to win the daily $100giveaway at the Ron Diamondperformances at Bretz andYoung Lawyers Arena, 5:00p.m./5:30 p.m. shows. Ifyou’re feeling lucky, pick upa commemorative hundredthbirthday Kansas Lotteryticket at participating loca-tions or at the Lottery Build-ing during the Fair.

The one hundredth Birth-day Parade kicks off the cele-bration September 2 at 3:00p.m. The parade will begin atthe Hutchinson intersectionof Twelfth and Main and endat the Kansas State Fair-grounds, followed with enter-tainment at the Lake TalbottStage. Some of the many spe-cial Fair-time events includehighlights such as the unveil-ing of the Centennial IconSaturday, September 7 at10:30 a.m. in the Oz Gallery.

Also, mark your calendar forthe Time Capsule Opening –Saturday, September 7 at3:00 p.m., located north ofthe Administration Buildingat the Information Center –as well as many other birth-day-themed competitions,events and displays. Whileyou’re enjoying the corn dogs,funnel cakes and other fa-vorite Fair food, make sureyou grab a piece of deep-friedbirthday cake.

“For this year’s one hun-dredth birthday, the KansasState Fair is celebratingcrowd-favorites from the lastcentury - with a new twist,”says Denny Stoecklein,Kansas State Fair GeneralManager. “The Fair never getsold, and the upcoming activi-ties promise to be the bestyet.”

To close out the Fair, at-tend the groundbreaking cer-emony of the Lair WhiteHouse Sunday, September 15at 3:00 p.m. “Part of theKansas Fairgrounds Founda-tion’s mission statement is toraise funds for the renova-tion, preservation and beau-tification of the historicalKansas State Fair which per-fectly exemplifies the LairWhite House project,” saidMary Alice Lair, for whosefamily the house is named.“Any foundation has to havea goal when they’re raisingmoney and this groundbreak-ing ceremony will be the firststep in seeing that goalachieved.” Lair is celebrating32 years as a Kansas StateFair volunteer and financialsupporter.

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Hugoton Area Chamber ofCommerce members enjoyedtheir monthly luncheonmeeting Tuesday, August 29,2013 at the Memorial Hall.Janice Morgan served themembers Swedish meatballsover rice.

Chamber Director RuthVan Horn informed the mem-bers the chamber sponsoredthe Teacher’s AppreciationBreakfast at the Jet Drive-inin which 58 teachers at-tended. The Rotary and theMasons contributed to thecost of the Breakfast. KathyWolters, Kimberly Kraisingerand Courtney Leslie helpedRuth serve the teachers. Thechamber will provide cinna-mon rolls to the HeritageChristian Academy and theMoscow School teachers.

Ruth stated if anyoneknows of special events inHugoton needing to be put onthe chamber sign on MainStreet, to be sure to let herknow. She also asked if thereare any job opportunitiesavailable, so she can pass onthe information.

Mrs. Van Horn is makingsome Welcome Packets fornewcomers to Hugoton. If anybusiness has items to beplaced in the Welcome Pack-ets, please let Ruth know.She will even come to thebusinesses to pick them up.She wants to promote thechamber members to the newpeople.

USD 210 SuperintendentMark Crawfold was the fea-tured speaker. He com-mented this is an excitingtime of year with school start-ing up and all the sports be-ginning. The school district isbeginning a new “College andCareer Ready Advocates” ini-tiative. All students in grades7-12 and their parents will

meet with their assigned Col-lege and Career Ready Advo-cate. “Our ultimate goal is toguide students into a rightpost-high school program forthe right reasons,” stated Mr.Crawford. The process startswith a career interest devel-opment stage, largely ex-ploratory in the sixth througheighth grades. “We want tomatch their interests to adream job and a plan ofstudy. Every six months incheck-up sessions with theiradvocate, we will ask if that isstill their interest and makesure they are on-track.”

Financial Literacy classesare also being considered asa requirement before highschool graduation.

Elise Heger, Lance Custer,Clint Merritt and Katie Szym-czak spoke briefly of theirschool programs at theluncheon.

Clint Merritt, head footballcoach, reported the 4A divi-sion will now be split into Di-vision I and Division II.Hugoton’s teams will facesmaller teams as Hugotonwill be Division II.

Superintendent Crawford reported this is the secondyear all students from sev-enth to twelfth grade are is-sued laptops. Allassignments are turned inelectronically. When studentsattend college, every assign-ment is turned in electroni-cally, and Hugoton studentswill be comfortable withthem.

The next chamber lunch-eon will be September 17,2013.

The Kansas Department ofTransportation expects aresurfacing project on U.S.56 through Stevens, Sewardand Haskell counties to beginby Wednesday, August 28,weather permitting. The proj-ect runs from the end of thefull width paved shoulders onU.S. 56, northeast of Hugo-ton, to the Haskell-Graycounty line, a distance of 41miles.

During construction, traf-fic will be limited to one lanethrough the work zone,guided by a pilot car. Driverscan expect delays of 15 min-utes or less. The Kansas DOTurges drivers to be alert, payattention to all work zonewarning signs, slow downwhen approaching a workzone and be prepared to stop.The contractor, J & R SandCo., Inc., of Liberal, plans tobegin at the east city limits of

Sublette, work eastward tothe Haskell-Gray County lineand then work back to thewest. KDOT expects work onthis project to be completedby early November, depend-ing on weather. This projecthas a contract cost of about$5.8 million.

If you have questions onthis project, you can call GregAdams, Construction Engi-neer, at 620-624-4451 orKirk Hutchinson, KDOTSouthwest Public AffairsManager, toll free at 1-877-550-5368.

You can stay aware of allroad construction projectsacross Kansas at www.kandrive.org or by calling 5-1-1.To learn more about this andother T-WORKS projects, visitwww.ksdot.org/tworks.

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Hugoton City Council metin special session August 26,2013 at the council meetingroom. Present at the meetingwere Mayor Jack E. Rowden,City Clerk Thomas G. Hicks,City Attorney Wayne R. Tateand councilmen DeanBanker, Mike Eshbaugh,Shannon Crawford and TronStegman. Also attending themeeting were Stevens CountyEconomic Director Neal Gille-spie and Hugoton Hermes re-porter Ruthie Winget.Councilman Dan Corpeningwas absent.

The meeting began byhearing from Neal Gillespieconcerning the applicationfor a Moderate Income Hous-ing grant. The deadline forthis grant application is Sep-tember 6, 2013. He explainedeither the city or county mustapply for the grant. In the ap-plication process, the buildermust provide all specifica-tions of the project. If the cityshould get the grant, themoney would be channeledthrough the city clerk. Thecity would not be liable foranything. The council passed

Ordinance 801, which au-thorizes the City of Hugotonto assist and participate inthe application in the KansasModerate Income HousingProgram.

The council also passedOrdinance 800, authorizingthe City of Hugoton to issuegeneral obligation bonds or$2,500,000 to pay the costsof the sewer improvements.This is for the new lagoon,sewer force main, aerationcell and all things necessaryand related to such improve-ments.

Tom Hicks asked thecouncil to approve having thecity accept credit cards anddebit cards. The customerwill have to pay the extra feesinvolved. The council voted toapprove this, subject to thecity attorney’s approval of thecontract.

The council consideredpainting murals on the sidesof buildings around town.After some discussion, thematter was tabled.

Their next regularly sched-uled meeting will be Septem-ber 9, 2013.

Kansas State Fair celebrates 100 years

Resurfacing project is announcedfor US 56 through Stevens County

Chamber members hear from Superintendent Mark Crawford

City Council hosts special session

That’s Just Peachy!I almost missed it, National

Peach Month. I usually remem-ber that. Following the countyfair I always try to get some freshColorado Peaches. Since I didn’tdo that this year, it almostslipped by that August is Na-tional Peach month, the perfecttime to enjoy a delicious andhealthful peach.

Did you know peach treescan be grown from peach pits?But don’t start getting your piecrusts ready yet; it takes aboutthree years for a peach tree toproduce any fruit. A peach treecan grow to be 30 feet tall andlive for 40 years. But to makeharvesting easier, they are onlyallowed to grow about 12 feethigh. Peaches are a temperateclimate fruit with peak season inJune, July and August.

A member of the rose family,peaches are known as stonefruits for their single large seed,or pit, within a juicy flesh.Peaches come in two main vari-eties: clingstone, if the fleshsticks to the pit, and freestone, ifit separates easily.

Low-acid, white-fleshedpeaches are the most popularkinds in China, Japan and otherAsian countries, while Euro-peans and North Americans typ-ically choose the acidic,yellow-fleshed varieties.

Why do people put them in abrown paper bag? As peachesare ripening, they produce eth-ylene gas, which is a naturalripening hormone. A looselyclosed paper bag keeps ethylenegas close to the fruit so it ripensmore effectively. Paper bags alsohelp prevent peaches fromshriveling by holding in the hu-midity (moisture) produced byfruit during ripening. Plasticbags do this too well, allowing abuildup of moisture on the sur-face of the fruit, which may has-ten decay. A paper bag"breathes" a bit, maintainingjust the right environment forripening.

NutritionNot only is a peach delicious,

it is a healthy snack as well.Here are but a few reasons to eata peach today.Peaches promote healthy visionand eyes. They contain betacarotene and vitamin C whichare both important for eyehealth. They are also packedwith Vitamins A, E, and K, andinclude seven healthy minerals:calcium, copper, iron, magne-sium, zinc, manganese andphosphorus!• Peaches are low in calories;one large peach contains around70 calories with no fat!• They are good for our insides.Peaches contain high amountsof fiber and potassium to help

reduce kidney related diseasesand lessen the risk of ulcers.Peaches are a good source of an-tioxidant rich fiber. The antioxi-dant chlorogenic acid, works asan anti-inflammatory in ourbodies, and with the fiber pro-vided in peaches, helps to aidour digestion and prevent con-stipation.• Peaches are good for us inthe long run. Studies haveshown that the lycopene andlutein found in peaches help toprevent macular degenerationand cancer, and significantly de-crease the risk of heart disease.

So while we still have a bit ofthe season left, pick up somefresh peaches and enjoy themtoday!


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PRIMERO BAUTISTA IGLESIAHISPANO Congregación618 Main sur - Hugoton

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

SOVEREIGN REDEEMER CHURCHPastor - Eric Mason

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ST. HELEN CATHOLIC CHURCH1011 South Jefferson Street 544-2551

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

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

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

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

YOU ARE WELCOME!UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

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

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

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ROLLAEMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH

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

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

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

ROLLA PENTECOSTALHOLINESS CHURCH

Corner of Third and Adams, RollaMarcus Light, Pastor

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

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

UNITED METHODIST CHURCHROLLA - RICHFIELD

593-4596 or 593-4781Sandy Ferguson, Pastor

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

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

MOSCOWMOSCOW BAPTIST CHURCH598-2455 Church - 598-2400 Home

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

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

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

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

METHODIST598-2426

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

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

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

FAITH COMMUNITY CHURCH531 S. Main 544-7077Michael Taylor, Pastor

Monday Bible Q & A - 6:30 p.m.Wednesday Book Study- 6:30 p.m.

Friday Prayer - 8:00-10:00 p.m.Saturday Bible Study - 6:30 p.m.

Sunday Coffee & Fellowship - 10:00 a.m.Sunday Services - 10:30 a.m.

FAITH LUTHERANTenth and Adams 544-2092

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

LIGHTHOUSE FELLOWSHIP424 S. Jackson 544-4828

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

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

LONE STAR FRIENDS CHURCH14 Miles East of Hugoton on Highway 51

Church 624-3784 Home 624-3104Sunday School - 9:45 a.m.

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

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

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

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

Pam Peachey, Pastor544-2436Services

Sundays 10:30 a.m. & 5:00 p.m.

AGAPE CHURCH OF HUGOTON

409 East Ninth, Hugoton453-2711

Pastor Bob RichSunday – 10:30 a.m.

ASAMBLEA DE DIOSLOS REDIMIDOS DEL REY

Martes 7:00 PMJueves 7:00 PM

Domingo 3:00 PM138 S. Main Hugoton

Pastores: Martinez620-544-7096

ASSEMBLY OF GODMain and Second Street

544-2773Ben Coats, Pastor

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

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

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

11th & Jefferson - 544-8517Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.

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

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CHURCH OF CHRIST1045 S. Van Buren

544-2825Parsonage

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

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

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

OF LATTER DAY SAINTS520 E. First

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

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

CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE500 S. Van Buren 544-2493

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

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

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

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

FAITH CHAPEL CHURCHOF GOD IN CHRIST

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

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

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

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

Average retail gasoline pricesin Kansas have fallen 0.5 centsper gallon in the past week, av-eraging $3.47 per gallon Sun-day, according to GasBuddy'sdaily survey of 1,329 gas outletsin Kansas. This compares withthe national average that hasfallen 0.4 cents per gallon in thelast week to $3.57 per gallon, ac-cording to gasoline price Web siteGasBuddy.com.

Including the change in gasprices in Kansas during the pastweek, prices Sunday were 17.7cents per gallon lower than thesame day one year ago and are8.8 cents per gallon lower than amonth ago. The national averagehas decreased 9.5 cents per gal-lon during the last month andstands 16.6 cents per gallonlower than this day one year ago.

"As driving season workscloses out, the national averagehas been remarkably quiet, sofar, but that may change asgasoline inventories declined asizable about last week," saidGasBuddy.com Senior Petro-leum Analyst Patrick DeHaan."The Energy Information Admin-istration in its weekly report is-sued last Wednesday highlightedone of the largest drops in gaso-line inventories this year. Thatwas likely a culprit for a late-week rally in gasoline futuresand spot prices, which in turnmay mean that as this weekwears on, gasoline prices couldstart showing some upwardmovement. Any increases maybe limited, however, by the im-pending end of summer drivingseason," DeHaan said.

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Floyd Gillespie came from hardy stock andstated his father, Roy, had a really tough life tostart out with. Roy was an orphan and livedaround Winfield. At the age of nine, he quitschool to go work in the oil field in Mounds, Ok.Floyd didn’t go into detail about this part of hisfather’s life but gave the impression that it wasvery difficult. In his adult years, Roy met andmarried Grace and they had two children, ason, Glen, and a daughter, Billie, who wereboth born near Protection. The Gillespie familymoved to Stevens County where Roy beganfarming six miles west and two miles south ofMoscow, and just a few years later Floyd wasborn on the family farm. He was just a little boywhen his father gave him the nickname“Fudd”.

When asked what his earliest memory was,the first thing that came to Fudd’s mind wasthe farm. He remembers they always had live-stock and raised pigs, cattle and sheep. Therewas always plenty to do on the farm. One of hischores was milking a bunch of cows twice aday and separating the milk from the cream.Growing up Fudd was very active in 4-H. In facthe was a charter member of the first 4-H clubin Stevens County which was called the HighPoint 4-H Club.

He rode a horse to attend South Harmonycountry school; then in seventh and eighthgrades, he went to school in Moscow. When itcame time for high school, Moscow didn’t havea football team, so Fudd decided to go to Hugo-ton so he could play football. He also had somemusical talent and learned how to play a five-string banjo. After high school he attended Ft.

Hays University for one year, then came backto Stevens County where he returned to thefarm to make it his livelihood. Fudd and Glenwere two of the earliest farmers to begin irrigat-ing in Stevens County.

Fudd thinks it was about the sixth gradewhen he met Betty Shriver who attendedschool in Moscow. He and Betty married in1946 and had two sons, Milton “Butch” andBrent. They also have three grandchildren. Intheir later years, he and Betty enjoyed travelingto places like Spain, China and South Africa.

Fudd said Pioneer Manor is a nice place tolive, and he is glad it’s in Hugoton. He appreci-ates the life he has had and stated it’s no com-parison to the hard life of his father.

Floyd Gillespie stands next to the portrait of hiswife, Betty.

The Hugoton USD 210Board of Education met for aregular monthly sessionMonday, August 26, 2013 inthe HMS Library.

Present were board mem-bers Martin Daharsh, DonBeesley, Stephanie Heger,Barry Hittle, Todd Gayer,Paula Rowden and MattMills. Also present were Su-perintendent Mark Crawford,Clerk of the Board TraciShields, Kay McDaniels, EliseHeger, Tiffany Boxum, LanceCuster, Mark Newton, JanKilbourne, Gregg Errebo,Becky Sohm, Jennifer Bur-rows, Lacy Giudicy, MelissaSullivan, Beth Wilcher, RitaEdmonds and SavannahThomas.

The meeting was called toorder. Principals introducednew teachers. The board ap-proved the Agenda and previ-ous minutes.

The board approved resig-nations of Howard Barton,Intermediate School Principal– effective September 20,2013; Gregg Errebo, HighSchool Principal – effectiveend of current contract (July31, 2014).

The board approved newhires of Anna Wold – HHSCross Country assistantcoach and Melissa Sullivan –HHS Volleyball assistantcoach.

Elise Heger, Director of

Curriculum and ProfessionalDevelopment gave curricu-lum and PD updates to theboard. She informed theboard about math, readingand science. She told theboard the teachers will de-velop and implement a yearlypacing guide, complete com-mon assessments and sub-mit for review and developand implement cross curric-ular unit and lesson plans.

Elise also talked aboutstudent achievement goalsfor this year in math, readingand science.

Mr. Crawford informed theboard of the AC problems atthe elementary school andthis week is School SafetyWeek. The district is pickingup the new school bus atTulsa and the school shouldbe getting the new Subur-bans this week from RileyChevrolet.

Mrs. Boxum informed theboard of this week beingSchool Safety Week and theactivities they are doing eachday.

Building and departmentreports from Primary SchoolPrincipal Mrs. Boxum, Inter-mediate School PrincipalMark Newton, MS PrincipalMr. Custer, HS Principal Mr.Errebo and HLA Principal Mr.Kilbourne reported mainlyabout the immunization pol-icy, at-risk students and

credits offered at HHS andHLA.

Mr. Errebo reported forClint Merritt the number ofathletes in fall sports thisyear. Middle school crosscountry has 22 athletes, highschool has 35.

Middle school football has52 athletes and high schoolhas 55. Middle school volley-ball has 44 athletes and highschool has 24. There areseven girls competing in girls’golf.

Paula Rowden talkedabout the High Plains Educa-tion Cooperative (HPEC).

The board discussed theDistrict Leadership ThatWorks framework.

Channel 12 audio oppor-tunities were discussed. OnChannel 12, the district willbegin airing 106.9 at somepoint. They will broadcast allthe Hugoton away games.

The board approved themotion to declare surplus oldband instruments. These in-struments are not repairable.

The board also approvedthe motion to declare surplusold stadium lights and poles.The poles are not safe andhave been condemned. Theyare uninsurable. The districtwill try to sell them to a junkmetal dealer.

Out of district studentswere approved by the board.There is a total of 29 students

from many surrounding dis-tricts.

Contracts to Helen Bun-yan, Richard Rome andDanny Gerrond were ap-proved.

The board approved ad-ministrator contracts as persuperintendent’s recommen-dation. The following admin-istrators received a two yearcontract and raises of ap-proximately 1.5%. Thesecontracts were voted on alltogether:

Tiffany Boxum contract –two year, plus a raise; MarkNewton contract – two year,plus a raise; Lance Custercontract – two year, plus araise; Clint Merritt contract –two year, plus a raise; StuartScott contract – two year,plus a raise; and Elise Hegercontract – two year, plus araise.

The motion to approve su-perintendent contract forMark Crawford was tabled.

The position and job de-scription for an ElementarySchool Administrative Assis-tant was approved.

A revised contract with Pi-oneer Communications wasapproved. Stuart Scott, ITmanager, was successful inearning the district more e-rate federal money, so theschool is getting more band-width and paying less moneythan last year.

The highest responsiblebid on the 2001 Suburbanwith 177,000 miles was ap-proved to sell to Larry Bradyfor $2,502.

The board approved thehighest responsible bid onthe 1999 Suburban with161,000 miles. The board ap-proved selling this vehicle toFirst Presbyterian Church ofLiberal for $877.

The board also approvedthe motion to allow Rocio Ro-driquez to graduate after herjunior year if all of hercoursework and HHS gradu-ation requirements have beensuccessfully completed.

The board approved themotion to allow ZacharyJones to graduate after hisjunior year if all of his course-work and HHS graduation re-quirements have beensuccessfully completed.

The meeting adjourned.

To raise awareness of theneed for students and facultyto take fire safety seriously,Governor Sam Brownbackhas declared September asCampus Fire Safety Month.

The beginning of a newschool year means classes,friends, sporting events, ac-tivities and parties. Withsuch hectic lives, college stu-dents often don’t pay atten-tion to one thing that couldkill them: accidental fires. Asthe new school year begins,the Office of the State FireMarshal (OSFM) wants to re-mind students to take actionto protect themselves andtheir friends from fire.

According to Campus Fire-watch, since 2000 there havebeen 162 deaths as a resultof campus-related fires, withfour out of five of thesedeaths occurring in off-cam-pus homes, where a vast ma-jority of the nation’s18,000,000 students live.

The common factors asso-

ciated with a number of thesefires include:• Lack of automatic firesprinklers• Missing or disabled smokealarms• Careless disposal of smok-ing materials• Impaired judgment fromalcohol consumption• Fires originating on uphol-

stered furniture or decks orporches

“Many college students donot realize how quickly a firecan occur, and perhaps forthe first time in their livesthey are the ones in charge ofensuring they are living in afire-safe environment,” saidDoug Jorgensen, Kansas FireMarshal. “Students need to

realize that they are not in-vincible, that fires do happen,and that they can take stepsto protect themselves — nomatter where they live.”

For more tips on firesafety, visit the OSFM’s Website at www.FireMarshal.ks.gov.

Story submitted by office ofthe State Fire Marshal.

Business owners, man-agers and others who need tolearn the basics of account-ing can count on a two-ses-sion short course coming upfrom the Garden City Com-munity College Business andCommunity Education De-partment. The department isoffering the ABCs of Account-ing from 1:00-5:00 p.m., Sep-tember 17 and 18 taught byveteran instructor JamieMorphew. There is a fee forthe classes.

“This is a class about ac-counting principles for thenon-accountant,” said JeanWarta, department director.“It will cover the accountingequation and accountingcycle, using real-life smallbusiness accounting studies.Participants will employ mini-case studies during the classto reinforce the skills theylearn.”

Information and registra-tion are available at 620-276-9647, on the web atwww.gcccks.edu/businessandcommunity or on the sec-ond floor of the GCCC Stu-dent and CommunityServices Center. Classes willtake place only with sufficientenrollment. Please register atleast one week prior to thestart of class.

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Defensive driving coursebeing offered at Garden CityCommunity College. Thisseminar could save a life, re-duce liability insurance fiveto ten percent and reduce col-lision insurance. Studentswill learn to avoid accidentsby identifying and respondingto risky attitudes and haz-ards. This course is widelyused by courts, municipali-ties, schools, business andindustry, government and thegeneral public for driver im-provement.

A few course objectives in-clude increasing knowledgeabout defensive driving, mo-tivating drivers to take per-sonal responsibilities for theirown roadway behavior andidentifying personal behaviorchoices and decisions toavoid collisions and viola-tions.

GCCC offers this classSaturday, September 7 from8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m in theJohn Collins Technical Build-ing. There is a cost for theclasses and pre-registration

is required. For more information call

620-276-9629 or [email protected].

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If current irrigation trendscontinue, 69 percent of thegroundwater stored in theHigh Plains Aquifer of Kansaswill be depleted in 50 years.But immediately reducingwater use could extend theaquifer's lifetime and increasenet agricultural productionthrough the year 2110.

Those findings are part of arecently published study byDavid Steward, professor ofcivil engineering, and col-leagues at Kansas State Uni-versity. The study investigatesthe future availability ofgroundwater in the High PlainsAquifer — also called the Ogal-lala Aquifer — and how reduc-ing use would affect cattle andcrops. The aquifer supplies 30percent of the nation's irrigatedgroundwater and serves as themost agriculturally importantirrigation in Kansas.

"Tapping unsustainablegroundwater stores for agricul-tural production in the HighPlains Aquifer of Kansas, pro-jections to 2110" appears inthe scientific journal Proceed-ings of the National Academyof Sciences of the UnitedStates of America, or PNAS.The study took four years tocomplete and was funded bythe National Science Founda-tion, the U.S. Department ofAgriculture and Kansas StateUniversity's Rural Transporta-tion Institute.

"I think it's generally under-stood that the groundwaterlevels are going down and thatat some point in the futuregroundwater pumping ratesare going to have to decrease,"Steward said. "However, thereare lots of questions about howlong the water will last, howlong the aquifer will take to re-fill and what society can do."

Steward conducted thestudy with Kansas State Uni-versity's Michael Apley, profes-sor of clinical sciences and an

expert in cattle production;Stephen Welch, professor ofagronomy, who helped with astatistics method called boot-strapping; Scott Staggenborg,adjunct professor in agronomywho studies agricultural pro-duction methods; Paul Bruss,a 2011 master's degree gradu-ate in civil engineering; and Xi-aoying Yang, a formerpostdoctoral research assis-tant who is now at Fudan Uni-versity in China.

Using measurements ofgroundwater levels in the pastand present day in those re-gions, Steward and colleaguesdeveloped a statistical modelthat projected groundwater de-clines in western Kansas forthe next 100 years and the ef-fect it will have to cattle andcrops.

According to their model,researchers estimated thatthree percent of the aquifer'swater had been used by 1960.By 2010, 30 percent of theaquifer's water had beentapped. An additional 39 per-cent of the aquifer's reserve isprojected to be used by 2060— resulting in the loss of 69percent of the aquifer'sgroundwater given currentuse. Once depleted, the aquifercould take an average of 500-1,300 years to completely refillgiven current recharge rates,Steward said.

Although the High PlainsAquifer will continue declining,researchers anticipate evengreater efficiencies in water useduring the next 15-20 years.

"Society has been reallysmart about using water moreefficiently, and it shows," Stew-ard said. "Water use efficien-cies have increased by abouttwo percent a year in Kansas,which means that every yearwe're growing about two per-cent more crop for each unit ofwater. That's happening be-cause of increased irrigation

technology, crop genetics andwater management strategies."

As a result, researchers an-ticipate that while peak wateruse will happen around 2025,western Kansas will see in-creased corn and cattle pro-duction until the year 2040.What happens past that timeframe depends on what deci-sions are made about reducingthe use of the aquifer's water inthe near future, Steward said.

The team conducted severalhypothetical scenarios that re-duced the current pumpingrate by 20 percent, 40 percent,60 percent and 80 percent.Steward said the researcherswent as high as 80 percent be-cause that closely aligned withthe aquifer's natural ground-water recharge rate of about 15percent of current pumping.

"The main idea is that ifwe're able to save water today,it will result in a substantial in-crease in the number of yearsthat we will have irrigated agri-

culture in Kansas," Stewardsaid. "We'll be able to get morecrop in the future and moretotal crop production fromeach unit of water becausethose efficiencies are projectedto increase in the future."

Steward said he hoped thestudy helps support the cur-rent dialogue about decisionsaffecting how water can helpbuild resiliency for agriculturein the future.

"We really wrote the paperfor the family farmer whowants to pass his land on tohis grandchildren knowingthat they will have the sameopportunities that farmers dotoday," Steward said. "As a so-ciety, we have an opportunityto make some important deci-sions that will have conse-quences for future generations,who may or may not be limitedby those decisions."

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Fourteen three-person teamsparticipated in the annual BobWilson/Kevin Seaman MemorialScholarship Golf Tournamenthosted by the Hugoton SportsBoosters Saturday, August 24.

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Other teams in the Great Western Athletic Conference shouldwatch out for powerful serves from the Lady Eagle volleyballplayers. The girls will play the traditional “Gatorade” scrim-mage this Friday, August 30 at 5:30 p.m. in the West Gym.

HMS football players sacrifice blood, sweat and tears on thefield as they give their all during practice this week. The boyswill scrimmage at 6:00 p.m. this Friday. Hugoton Sports Boost-ers will be serving hot dogs and watermelons for parents on theeast side of the football stadium.

Hugoton High School’s volleyball coach Mindy Cornelsonwatches as players set the ball up for a kill at practice this week.The Lady Eagles have been hard at work all summer preparingfor the season.

Teamwork is invaluable in volleyball, as these girls are learningduring practice earlier this week. Be sure to attend the scrim-mages this Friday, August 30. Cross Country time trials willstart at 4:30 p.m. Hugoton Middle School volleyball will scrim-mage at 4:00 p.m. and HMS football will scrimmage at 6:00 p.m.HHS volleyball will scrimmage at 5:30 p.m. and HHS footballwill start their scrimmage at 7:00 p.m. Go Eagles!

The Kansas Department ofAgriculture recently launched anew, interactive Web site,www.FromtheLandofKansas.com,for the rebranded state agricul-tural trademark program, Fromthe Land of Kansas.

The Web site, which offers in-teractive features, including anExplore From the Land of Kansasmap, a Buy and Sell portal, a Cen-tral Registration of Farmers’ Mar-kets and more, is part of theagency’s ongoing efforts to connectKansans with Kansas companiesthat offer Kansas agriculturalproducts and services from thefarm to the fork.

“Agriculture is Kansas’ largesteconomic driver, and we arepleased to offer a program that notonly benefits Kansas owned andoperated agribusinesses, but alsoconnects Kansans with Kansasproducts,” said Secretary of Agri-culture Dale Rodman. “The Fromthe Land of Kansas Web site offerscutting-edge technology givingKansans seeking Kansas productsthe tools they need at their finger-tips.”

Among the features of the Website are the Explore From the Landof Kansas map and the Buy andSell portal. The interactive map al-lows consumers to enter a knownregion or postal code in Kansasand find Kansas owned and oper-ated businesses near them. TheBuy and Sell portal allows Fromthe Land of Kansas members topost agricultural products andservices for sale. Kansans andKansas companies looking to pur-chase specific Kansas productscan search the Buy and Sell portaland directly respond to the Fromthe Land of Kansas member’spost.

From the Land of Kansas isdedicated to helping Kansas foodand agricultural companies suc-ceed in the marketplace. Fivemembership levels offering variousmarketing and promotional bene-fits are available to Kansas ownedand operated agricultural busi-nesses. Specific information aboutbecoming a member or a partnerof From the Land of Kansas is alsoavailable on www.FromtheLandofKansas.com.

“We have worked since 2011 torebrand the state’s agriculturaltrademark program and are ex-cited to launch the From the Landof Kansas Web site. In today’sglobal and increasingly electronicmarketplace, however, we knowwe can do more to better serve ourmembers and Kansas consumers.Stay tuned to the From the Landof Kansas Web site for new fea-

tures and technologies in the fu-ture,” said From the Land ofKansas program coordinatorBecky Sullivan. “The goals of Fromthe Land of Kansas are to helpKansas businesses marketingtheir food and agricultural prod-ucts and services while also mak-ing it easier for Kansas consumersto find those products. This newWeb site helps us achieve thosegoals.”

Visit the new From the Land ofKansas Web site to find Kansasproducts, goods and servicesacross the state or to learn moreabout becoming a From the Landof Kansas member or partner.

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This Executive Order shallremain in effect for those coun-ties so identified until rescindedby Executive Order or super-seded by a subsequent Execu-tive Order revising the droughtstage status of the affectedcounties. Effective immedi-ately:• Declare a Drought Emer-gency, Warning or DroughtWatch for the counties identi-fied below;• Authorize and direct allagencies under the jurisdictionof the Governor to implementthe appropriate watch or warn-ing level-drought response ac-tions assigned in theOperations Plan of the Gover-nor’s Drought Response Team.

The Governor’s Drought Re-sponse Team will continue towatch the situation closely andwork to minimize the effects thedrought has on Kansans.

For more detailed informa-tion about current conditions,see the Kansas Climate Sum-mary and Drought Report onthe Kansas Water Office Website at: www.kwo.org.

County Drought Stage Declarations:

Drought Emergency: Cheyenne,Clark, Decatur, Ellis, Finney,Ford, Gove, Graham, Grant,Gray, Greeley, Hamilton,Haskell, Hodgeman, Kearny,Lane, Logan, Meade, Morton,Ness, Norton, Osborne, Phillips,

Rawlins, Rooks, Russell, Scott,Seward, Sheridan, Sherman,Smith, Stanton, Stevens,Thomas, Trego, Wallace andWichita.

Drought Warning: Atchison,Barber, Comanche, Doniphan,Douglas, Edwards, Franklin,Jackson, Jefferson, Jewel,Johnson, Kiowa, Leavenworth,Miami, Osage, Pawnee, Pratt,Rush, Shawnee and Wyan-dotte.

Drought Watch: Allen, An-derson, Bourbon, Brown,Chase, Clay, Cloud, Coffey,Geary, Harper, Kingman, Lyon,Linn, Marshall, Mitchell, Mor-ris, Nemaha, Neosho, Pot-tawatomie, Republic, Riley,Sumner, Wabaunsee, Wash-ington and Woodson.


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*Served by Haskell and Stevens County Farm Bureau Associations6:45 p.m. Question and Answer Session

Stu Duncan, Extension Specialist, KSU; Lucas Haag , Northwest Area Crops &Soils Specialist, KSU; Jonathan Aguilar, Southwest Area Water Resources Engi-neer, KSU; Doohong Min, Southwest Area Crops and Soils Specialist, KSU; SarahZukoff, Southwest Area Entomologist Specialist, KSU; Joshua Morris, StevensCounty Extension Agent, KSU; Dick Cooper, PCCA; Several seed company rep-resentatives will be on hand to discuss:

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Study finds PHS gene thatprevents wheat from sprouting

A new study about the com-mon problem of preharvestsprouting, or PHS, in wheat isnipping the crop-killing issuein the bud.

Researchers at KansasState University and the U.S.Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service,or USDA-ARS, found andcloned a gene in wheat namedPHS that prevents the plantfrom preharvest sprouting.Preharvest sprouting happenswhen significant rain causesthe wheat grain to germinatebefore harvest and results insignificant crop losses.

"This is great news becausepreharvest sprouting is a verydifficult trait for wheat breed-ers to handle through breedingalone," said Bikram Gill, uni-versity distinguished professorof plant pathology and directorof the Wheat Genetics Re-source Center. "With thisstudy, they will have a genemarker to expedite the breed-ing of wheat that will not havethis problem."

Gill conducted the studywith Guihau Bai, a researcherwith the Hard Winter WheatGenetics Research Unit of theUSDA-ARS, adjunct professorof agronomy at Kansas StateUniversity and the study's leadauthor. Also involved wereHarold Trick, professor of plantpathology; Shubing Liu, re-search associate in agronomy;Sunish Sehgal, senior scientistin plant pathology; Jiarui Li,research assistant professor;and Meng Lin, doctoral stu-dent in agronomy, all fromKansas State University; andJianming Yu, Iowa State Uni-versity.

Their study, "Cloning andCharacterization of a CriticalRegulator for Pre-HarvestSprouting in Wheat," appearsin a recent issue of the scien-tific journal Genetics.

The finding will to be mostbeneficial to white wheat pro-duction, which loses $1 billion

annually to preharvest sprout-ing, according to Gill.

He said consumers preferwhite wheat to the predomi-nant red wheat because whitewheat lacks the more bitter fla-vor associated with red wheat.Millers also prefer white wheatto red because it producesmore flour when ground. Theproblem is that white wheat isvery susceptible to preharvestsprouting.

"There has been demand forwhite wheat in Kansas formore than 30 years," Gill said."The very first year white wheatwas grown in the state,though, there was rain in Juneand then there was preharvestsprouting and a significantloss. The white wheat industryhas not recovered since andhas been hesitant to try again.I think that this gene is a bigstep toward establishing awhite wheat industry inKansas."

Gill said identifying the PHSgene creates a greater assur-ance before planting a cropthat it will be resistant to pre-harvest sprouting once it growsa year later. Wheat breederscan now bring a small tissuesample of a wheat plant into alab and test whether it has thepreharvest sprouting resist-ance gene rather than findingout once the crop grows.

Much of the work to isolatethe PHS gene came from Gilland his colleagues' efforts tofully sequence the genome —think genetic blueprint — ofcommon wheat. Wheat is theonly major food plant not tohave its genome sequenced.The genome of wheat is nearlythree times the size of thehuman genome.

Researchers were able tostudy sequenced segments ofthe common wheat genomeand look for a naturally occur-ring resistance gene. Gill saidwithout the sequenced seg-ments, finding the PHS genewould have been impossible.


Wayne’s World Award was presented to Lawrence Maytum ofGuymon by Wayne DeCamp and Darlene Harper.

Johnny Maupin of Dodge City accepts the Mayor’s Choiceaward from Ralph Rodgers. Ralph made a special trip back toHugoton in order to attend the Gas Capital Car Show.

Jeremy Kaiser presents the Long Distance award to ChuckWoods of Clovis, N.M. He traveled 270 miles for the show.

Jim Miller’s grandson, Cuylor Cross, presents the Club’sChoice award to Bennie and Jane Nix of Liberal.

Jeff Davidson of Elkhart accepts the award of Best Bike fromRon Martin.

Greg Morris proudly displays his 1932 Ford at the car show Sat-urday morning.

Sherry Reynold’s Mercedes Benz convertible is a big hit at thecar show.

Ron Martin showcases the 2005 Ford Mustang convertible heshared with the many car enthusiasts Saturday.

Duane Williams takes a minute to grin about his1964 Chevy shortbed pickup at the car show.

Joe LeNeve takes pride in his 1963 HarleyDavidson Panhead.

Larry Shugart’s Heritage is a popular sight at thecar show.

Ladonna Perry gets several looks with her 1961 Ford convert-ible.

Louis Bodnar shows how to properly ride his contraption. Thefront is a 1989 Yamaha and the rear is constructed of a 1992Mercury Sable.

Wayne Wulfemeyer completely floored some car lovers with thisbright green 1932 Ford Cabriolet.

LizAnn Shugart shows off her baby, a 2006 Harley DavidsonScreamin’ Eagle Fatboy.

Jimmy Livingston displays his 1986 El Camino. Richard Roybal poses with his 1966 Bonneville.

Jim Martin and his son Jacob smile as they exhibit their 2001Plymouth Prowler. This car is certainly an eye-catcher, both atthe car show and when it’s driving down the road.

Bill Campbell of Liberal, and formerly of Hugoton, displays his1967 Chevelle.

Everyone wanted to see Lee Reynold’s 1957 Chevy BelAir at thecar show Saturday.

DD Perry earns quite a few glances with Paula’s 1989 yellowFord Mustang convertible.

Jamie Niehues and her daughter Morgan enjoyshowing their 1953 MG Roadster.

Participants of the Gas Capital Car Show enjoy the GoldenOldies music played by The Moon Man, Brad Viner.

The winners of the Poker Run are Third Place Janet Watson$22, Second Place Brandon Bozone $33, and First Place BarbWilliams $55.

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Governor Sam BrownbackMonday introduced a new edu-cation program designed to helpKansas students achieve suc-cess in high school and preparefor skilled careers.

“This program will help stu-dents create an environment forsuccess,” Governor Brownbacksaid. “By providing these stu-dents with the right tools and astrong support system, we canhelp them graduate from highschool with the job training andskills they need to find meaning-ful employment.”

The Governor and EducationCommissioner Diane DeBackermet with students at four of the25 Kansas schools participatingin the “Jobs for America’s Grad-uates” (JAG) program. The JAGprogram is a national educa-tional and employment systemdesigned to improve graduationrates and academic achievementto help students succeed inschool and in the workplace.

“We really see JAG-Kansas asa way to decrease our dropoutrate. While we have one of thehighest graduation rates in theU.S., we need to identify ways tokeep students engaged, to givethem purpose,” CommissionerDeBacker said. “JAG-Kansaswill help us serve our studentsand help even more Kansas stu-dents graduate from high schooland prepare for careers.”

The nationwide JAG programhas existed for 32 years andserved more than 800,000 stu-dents in 33 states. The goal ofthe program is to help at-riskstudents graduate from highschool, obtain a GED, encourage

them to pursue post-secondaryeducation and find entry-leveljobs with growth potential.

“When these students earn adiploma or a GED, combinedwith job training, they will findcareer and life opportunities theymay never have considered be-fore,” said Gov. Brownback.

The JAG-Kansas programwill be administered by Commu-nities in Schools of Kansas inpartnership with the Kansas De-partment for Children and Fam-ilies and the Kansas StateDepartment of Education. Fund-ing for the program primarily willcome from a Temporary Aid forNeedy Families grant throughDCF.

The first 25 high schools toparticipate in the JAG-Kansasprogram are: Arkansas City,Basehor-Linwood, Concordia,Garden City, Topeka-HighlandPark, Holcomb, Hutchinson,Junction City, Kingman, Liberal,Newton, Parsons, Pittsburg,Royal Valley, Salina Central,Salina South, Stafford, Topeka,Topeka West, Turner, WichitaEast, Wichita North, WichitaSouth, Wichita Southeast andWichita West.

For more information on thenational “Jobs for America’sGraduates” program, visit thewebsite at www.jag.org.

Submitted by the Office ofGovernor Sam Brownback.

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The Indian Headdress on display at the Stevens County Gas andHistory Museum was brought in by Larry Bradford. The head-dress was given to him by Virgil Milburn.

MUSEUM UPDATEfrom The Stevens County Gas & Historical Museum

Gladys Renfro and Beulah Carter

We invite you to visit us at theStevens County Museum at 905S. Adams. Beginning September

3, our hours are 1:00 to 5:00p.m. Monday through Fridayand 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Saturday. Governor Brownback announces Kansas

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A good Monday morning! Itdoesn’t look too much like rainfor a few days. We best be verythankful for what we have had.We just came back from Boerne,Tx., where it is really dry. How-ever, there had been moisturemost of the way there and it wasgood to see the green pastures.Also there are so many beautifulcotton fields. I didn’t realize theygrew so much cotton there.

We went to check on my sis-ter who had been seriously ill.She will be ok.

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Kansas and Arizona sueelection assistance

commissionAugust 21, 2013, the

Kansas and Arizona secretariesof state, and each of theirstates, together filed a com-plaint against the United StatesElection Assistance Commis-sion (EAC). The court case bythe two states is the first of itskind.

The lawsuit seeks to compelEAC action that has been un-lawfully withheld and unrea-sonably delayed. Thecomplaint asks the court toorder the EAC to modify thestate-specific instructions onthe National Mail Voter Regis-tration Form (the FederalForm). Plaintiffs also seek adeclaration from the court thata mere oath without concreteevidence of citizenship does notsuffice to effectuate the Plain-tiffs’ state laws, and they re-quest an order compelling theEAC to include this concreteevidence requirement on theirstate-specific instructions inthe Federal Form.

The National Voter Registra-tion Act (NVRA) requires thestates to accept and use theFederal Form to register indi-viduals to vote. The EAC main-tains the Federal Form,including information neces-sary to enable the appropriatestate election official to assessthe eligibility of the applicant.All 50 states and the District ofColumbia have state-specificinstructions in the FederalForm.

Kansas first requested anupdate to its instructions inAugust 2012, pursuant tochanges in Kansas election lawrequiring evidence of U.S. citi-zenship when registering tovote. The EAC took no actionon the request because therewere (and are) no EAC Com-missioners to consider or ap-prove such revision. Kansasrenewed its request in June2013, and the EAC staff de-ferred such request until thereestablishment of a quorum atthe EAC.

In the U.S. Supreme Courtcase of Arizona v. Inter TribalCouncil of Arizona, Inc., thecourt specifically suggested thislawsuit saying: “Should theEAC’s inaction persist, Arizonawould have the opportunity toestablish in a reviewing courtthat a mere oath will not sufficeto effectuate its citizenship re-quirement and that the EAC istherefore under a nondiscre-tionary duty to include Ari-zona’s concrete evidencerequirement on the FederalForm.”

“To refuse to modify thestate-specific instructions of

the Federal Form to conformwith our states’ voter qualifica-tion and registration laws,” saidKansas Secretary of State KrisKobach, “invades the provinceof state sovereignty reserved bythe Tenth Amendment.”

Contrary to a commonlyheld misconception, theSupreme Court in Arizona v.Inter Tribal Council of Arizona,Inc. did not hold that a statemay not require evidence ofU.S. citizenship when register-ing to vote. Rather, the major-ity held that the NVRA“precludes Arizona from requir-ing a Federal Form applicant tosubmit information beyondthat required by the form itself.Arizona may, however, requestanew that the EAC includesuch a requirement among theFederal Form’s state-specificinstructions, and may seek ju-dicial review of the EAC’s deci-sion under the AdministrativeProcedure Act.”

Kansas enacted the Secureand Fair Elections Act in 2011,which requires all newly-regis-tered voters to provide proof ofU.S. citizenship. The SupremeCourt has spoken with respectto use of the Federal Form only,and with respect to federal elec-tions only. Congress possessesno authority to regulate stateelections. During the periodthat the lawsuit is pending, anduntil the EAC changes theKansas-specific instructions tothe Federal Form, the minis-cule number of voters who usethe Federal Form and fail toprovide proof of citizenship willbe permitted to vote in federalelections only. Those who usethe Federal Form will be able tovote in federal, state and localelections if they submit a citi-zenship document before elec-tion day.

According to Kobach,“Kansas voters will be bestserved when the EAC amendsthe Kansas-specific instruc-tions on the Federal Form to in-clude submitting concreteevidence of U.S. citizenshipwhen registering to vote.”

“We have requested the EACmake these changes to the fed-eral form instructions becauseour laws require election offi-cials to obtain information nec-essary to assess votereligibility,” said Arizona Secre-tary of State Ken Bennett.“Currently, the federal formdoes not advise applicants toprovide citizenship documents,in accordance with Arizona law.It is our hope and belief that acourt will issue an order toforce the EAC to change thefederal form to reflect Arizona’sregistration requirements.”

Story submitted by KansasSecretary of State.

REFLECTING ON 78 YEARSOF SOCIAL SECURITY

There are special momentswhen people look back and eval-uate a life or an era: birthdays,class reunions, holidays, an-niversaries. Time is, after all,simply the stringing together ofa number of events, some small,others significant. These eventscan speed by quickly, but eachone can have an effect on thegreater whole. A lifetime of seem-ingly mundane events can passin what seems like the blink ofan eye … until one looks back toexamine them and realizes justhow much has filled the space. When I think about SocialSecurity on the eve of the pro-gram’s seventy-eighth anniver-sary, I am amazed by what asignificant difference it hasmade, one event at a time, oneperson at a time. Over Social Se-curity’s long history, every singlemonthly payment has made adifference to an American some-where. But when you stringthose payments together, it’s re-markable what a huge and pos-itive effect Social Security hashad on the people and economyof our nation. Social Security has been acornerstone of our nation,touching the lives of almostevery American at one time oranother, for 78 years. It’s themost successful domestic pro-gram in our nation and, ar-guably, the world. When President Franklin D.Roosevelt signed the Social Se-curity Act into law August 14,1935, he said, “The civilization ofthe past hundred years, with itsstartling industrial changes, hastended more and more to makelife insecure. Young people havecome to wonder what would betheir lot when they came to oldage. The man with a job haswondered how long the jobwould last.” The same can besaid of the current informationage, with our rapidly evolvingdigital revolution and periods ofeconomic instability. Social Se-

curity is a safety net cast to helpthose who need it. President Roosevelt knewthat the cornerstone of his ad-ministration would offer secu-rity, but he also understood thatSocial Security would need toevolve as new changes chal-lenged the nation. “This law, too,represents a cornerstone in astructure which is being builtbut is by no means complete,”he admitted. “It is, in short, a lawthat will take care of humanneeds and at the same time pro-vide the United States an eco-nomic structure of vastly greatersoundness.” Today, Social Security ismuch more than just a retire-ment program. We provide ben-efits to disabled individuals andtheir families. We provide sur-vivors benefits to widows, wid-owers and the minor children ofdeceased workers. We provideSupplemental Security Income(SSI) to aged and disabled peoplewho have low income and re-sources. We provide work incen-tives to help people work. Weeven provide Extra Help withMedicare prescription drugcosts. In so many ways, SocialSecurity benefits America. Milestones come and mile-stones go. But looking back overthe past 78 years of the nation’smost important program, it isthose millions of individual mo-ments — the monthly benefitpayments — that have made atremendous difference. In goodtimes and bad, in sickness andhealth, Social Security hashelped Americans. Each pay-ment has helped someone,somewhere. But place them sideby side and the difference SocialSecurity has made in the lives ofAmericans is certainly some-thing to celebrate. Learn more about Social Se-curity’s rich history at www.socialsecurity.gov/history. Becomea part of Social Security’s historyby doing business with us onlineat www.socialsecurity.gov/onlineservices.

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NEWS UPDATE

The Kansas HumanitiesCouncil seeks six Kansashosts for the 2015 Kansastour of the Smithsonian Insti-tution traveling exhibition,“Hometown Teams.” Muse-ums, public libraries, art cen-ters and other nonprofitcultural organizations are in-vited to apply by September30, 2013. The eligibility re-quirements and applicationform are available atwww.kansashumanities.org.

“Hometown Teams” ex-plores the ways sports buildand unite communitiesthrough photographs, hands-on components and audioand video clips from theSmithsonian Institution.From the little leagues to thebig leagues and everywherein between, “HometownTeams” examines how sportsare a significant part of Amer-ica’s national narrative.

“‘Hometown Teams’ is aunique opportunity forKansans to host a Smithson-ian Institution exhibition intheir own backyard,” saidJulie Mulvihill, executive di-rector of the Kansas Human-ities Council. “The exhibitionalso encourages communitiesto explore, preserve andshare the stories of their ownhometown teams.”

The Kansas HumanitiesCouncil sponsors the Kansastour of “Hometown Teams” inpartnership with the Smith-sonian Institution’s Museumon Main Street, a one-of-a-kind cultural project servingsmall towns and residents ofrural communities. TheKansas Humanities Councilpartnered with Museum onMain Street to present "TheWay We Worked" Smithson-ian Institution traveling exhi-bition in 2012 and 2013.

"The Way We Worked" at-tracted 57,475 participantsand visitors from 42 states.

The Kansas HumanitiesCouncil is a nonprofit organ-ization supporting commu-nity-based culturalprograms, serves as a finan-cial resource through an ac-tive grant-making program,and encourages Kansans toengage in the civic and cul-tural life of their communi-ties. For more information,visit www.kansashumanities.org.

Eligibility requirementsand application form for“Hometown Teams” are avail-able at www.kansashumanities.org. For more informa-tion, contact KHC at 785-357-0359.

Chase Boekhaus, one ofthe finest young cowboys onthe rodeo circuit, shined at

the Chisholm Trail Classic inEnid, Ok. As a team roper,Chase can catch both ends ofa steer and proved it in Enid.He placed first and second inthe average. With BrandonVaske from Burt, Ia., Chasewon first in the average witha time of 30.48 seconds onfour steers. The two won$2850, trophy Gist buckles,and $6000 in USTRC FlexEarnings. Chase won secondwith Parker Warner with atime of 31.04 on four steers.

Chase is the son of Rodneyand Tami Boekhaus. Hisgrandparents are Bill andPam Boekhaus and Wayneand Irma Lee Hoskinson.


ROLLA NEWSBy Mary Courtney

Dominador Perido, M.D.General Surgery

Office Hours9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Monday

Haley McCammon, PA-COffice Hours

9:00 to 12:00 noonFriday

Willie Posey, DOInternal Medicine / Cardiologist

Office Hours10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Wednesday

Manuel Caga-anan, M.D.Internal Medicine

Office Hours9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Thursday

Supported and Sponsored by Morton County Health SystemElkhart, KS

Steven Samii, MD, MHAOffice Hours

1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.Tuesday

415 Washington St., Rolla, KS620-593-4242Office Hours

8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.Monday to Friday

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PUBLIC NOTICE

It's Auction Time!Saturday, September 7 – 10 AMMTTools, Tractors, Farm Equipment, Vehicles & MORE!!!

Location: Horace, KS (West of Tribune)

Call (620) 492-4244To View Flyer & Pics: www.thecannyteam.com

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OFSTEVENS COUNTY, KANSAS

FRONTIER FUELS, L.P.,Plaintiff,

vs.

M & W MIDWEST PROPERTIES, LLC;HOWARD MIKE BOYS; DAVIDSONOIL LUBRICANTS, L.P.; ASHLEYSLEMP; RS INVESTMENTS, LLC;FFCA ACQUISITION CORPORATIONand LaSALLE NATIONAL BANK,TRUSTEE, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 12-CV-30

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE

Notice is hereby given that underand by virtue of an Order of Sale, tome directed and delivered, issued bythe District Court Judge of StevensCounty, Kansas, wherein the partiesnamed above were respectively Plain-tiff and Defendants, I will on the 17thday of September, 2013, at 10:00 o'-clock a.m., of said day, at the Northfront door of the Courthouse in theCity of Hugoton, Stevens County,Kansas, offer at public sale and sell to

the highest bidder for cash in hand,the following described real estate sit-uated in Stevens County, Kansas, to-wit:

Lots One (1), Two (2), Three (3)and Four (4), Block Two (2), to theCity of Moscow, Stevens County,Kansas,

together with all buildings, im-provements and fixtures locatedthereon; all leases of the same;and all rents, revenues, incomeissue, royalties, profits and bene-fits derived therefrom

to satisfy the judgment in the aboveentitled case; said sale to be madewithout appraisement and without re-demption.

GIVEN UNDER MY HAND at theSheriff's office in the City of Hugoton,Stevens County, Kansas, this 19thday of August, 2013.

Ted E. Heaton, SheriffStevens County, Kansas

Richard R. Yoxall #9953YOXALL, ANTRIM, McCAFFREY &FOREMAN, LLP101 West Fourth StreetLiberal, Kansas 67901Phone: (620) 624-8444Fax: (620) 624-8221Email: [email protected] for Plaintiff

PUBLIC NOTICE

will be closed forLabor Day

Monday, September 2

The deadline for submissions isFriday, August 30, at 12:00 Noon.

The Staff of The Hugoton Hermeswishes you and yours a safe and fun holiday!

Mr. & Mrs. Gary Bane1963

Mr. & Mrs. Gary Bane2013

Gary and Jean Bane recently celebrated their fiftiethwedding anniversary surrounded by their family. Guestsgathered at the Rolla Civic Center August 3 for dinner andentertainment. The couple was united in marriage August 28, 1963, atthe Rolla Methodist Church. They have a daughter and son-in-law, Stephanie and

Mike Rohn, and two granddaughters, Raegen and Rylee,all of Erie, Co. Gary and Jean are both retired educators, and farmingand ranching are also a vital part of their lives. Congrat-ulatory cards may be sent to 10014 West Harvest Lane,Wichita, Ks. 67212.

Banes celebrate golden wedding anniversary

Morgan Robson rides for ribbons at the Junior High KHSRARodeo in Concordia.

Robson performs at Junior High KHSRA Rodeo

Kansas hosts needed for Smithsonian traveling exhibition

School schedule heats up

Chase Boekhaus

Boekhaus ropes fine times at Chisholm Trail Classic

Morgan Robson openedher Junior High KHSRARodeo in Concordia. Satur-day, Morgan placed fifth inpoles and fourth in goattying. She continued her

great riding Sunday by plac-ing second in breakaway andthird in ribbon roping withher partner, Hunter Brunson.

Morgan is an eighth gradestudent at Rolla Junior High.

School is in full swing atRolla Schools and activities al-ready fill the week. Thursday,from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m., therewill an open house for parentsand community members totour the school, meet the teach-ers, and gain information aboutexpectations for the new schoolyear. Following the open houseis the annual bonfire and peprally. The athletic teams andthe coaches for fall sports willbe introduced.

Friday, the high school vol-leyball team will travel to Healyfor a tournament to start itsseason. ARGH! will have its

first day of class Friday startingat 8:00 a.m.

There will be no schoolLabor Day, but the volleyballteam will only have that shortbreak before it hits the court forcompetition again Tuesday,September 3, in Elkhart.Thursday, September 5, thejunior high volleyball and foot-ball teams will have their firstcompetition in Moscow, begin-ning at 4:30 p.m.

The first high school footballgame will be September 6against Tyrone, Ok., at homewith kick-off at 7:00 p.m.

Thursday, August 29Open House at school; 6:30 -

8:00 p.m.Bonfire and pep rally follow

the Open House.Friday, August 30

First day of class for ARGH!;8:00 a.m.

High School Volleyball sea-

son opener tournament inHealy.Monday, September 2

NO SCHOOLTuesday, September 3

Volleyball in ElkhartThursday, September 5

Junior High Volleyball andFootball in Moscow; 4:30 p.m.

for readingThe Hermes

Official Newspaper of Stevens County

The 2012 Kansas infantmortality findings and a dis-cussion on the statistics werepublished Thursday, August22 in a research brief by theKansas Department of Healthand Environment’s Bureau ofEpidemiology and PublicHealth Informatics.

The number of infant deathsto Kansas residents increasedfrom 247 in year 2011 to 254in 2012. This resulted in an in-fant mortality rate of 6.3 per1,000 live births. This isslightly higher than the rate of6.2 in 2011, which was thelowest infant mortality rate inKansas since the first recordsof 1912. The leading causes ofinfant deaths in Kansas areprematurity or low birthweight, birth defects, suddeninfant death syndrome (SIDS)or suffocation in bed, and ma-ternal complications of preg-nancy.

The 2012 research brief canbe found online at www.kdheks.gov/hci/infant_mortality.htm.

“In past decades, we saw in-fant mortality counts fluctuat-ing as great as 30 in one year,so the increases and decreasesreported in recent years aren’tas sharp. However, the last fiveyears, in particular, haveshown a decreasing trend. Anyincrease in infant death is sig-nificant and important, andthat is why KDHE and manyother organizations in Kansasare committed to reducing in-fant mortality through researchand community intervention,”said Robert Moser, M.D.,KDHE Secretary and StateHealth Officer.

KDHE is one of more than20 organizations representedon the Kansas Blue RibbonPanel on Infant Mortality,which was formed in 2009 toreview the problem of infant

mortality and identify potentialsolutions and recommenda-tions. Experts in maternal andchild health continue workingto raise awareness about infantmortality and bringing re-sources together that help ad-vance research into the causesof infant deaths.

Preterm birth is a serioushealth problem that costs theUnited States more than $26billion annually, according to a2006 Institute of Medicine re-port. It is the leading cause ofnewborn death, and one mil-lion babies worldwide die eachyear due to preterm birth. Ba-bies who survive an early birthoften face lifelong health chal-lenges, such as breathing prob-lems, cerebral palsy andlearning disabilities. In March,KDHE and the March of Dimesjointly accepted a challengefrom the Association of Stateand Territorial Health Officials(ASTHO) to reduce the rate ofpremature birth by eight per-cent by the end of 2014. The

March of Dimes 2012 Prema-ture Birth Report Card showsthe premature birth rate inKansas at 11.2 percent. Thiseight percent reduction willbring Kansas to 10.3 percent,which translates to about 350babies.

“While many babies bornbefore 37 weeks of pregnancyare able to live long, healthylives, we know that reducingthe rate of preterm births willhelp us reduce the rate of in-fant mortality as well as helpprevent the lifelong health chal-lenges often associated withbabies who are born preterm,”said Moser. “With many pro-grams and interventions acrossthe state aimed at reducing therate of preterm births and elim-inating health disparities, oneintervention is simply encour-aging expecting mothers andtheir doctors to eliminate elec-tive deliveries before 39 weeks.”

Story submitted by KansasDepartment of Health and Envi-ronment.


PUBLIC NOTICE(First published in the Hugoton Hermes, Thursday, August 15, 2013) 3t

The following is a listing of the 2012 unpaid Real Estate taxes due the StevensCounty Treasurer as of August 9, 2013. A $16.00 advertising fee per parcel andinterest at the rate of 6% will be added to the tax amount shown. If the taxes re-main unpaid as of September 3, 2013, the County Treasurer will sell on saiddate the Real Estate described to the County for the amount of the taxes andlegal charges due. The sale as described above is not a sale to the public; it isthe legal process under which redemption period for payment of 2012 Real Es-tate taxes, fees and penalties begin. In the event said Real Estate taxes are notpaid within the prescribed period, a foreclosure suit and Sheriff’s Sale will occurin due time.

Connie Gold, Stevens County Treasurer

History From The HermesCompiled by Ruthie Winget

**Free Daily Hugoton Delivery**Same Day Delivery Even on Saturdays

***Independently owned and operatedby Brett and Holli Horyna***

Phone 620-624-4065Hours Monday-Friday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Saturday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.1033 N. Kansas Avenue in Liberal

CLASS OF ‘58, Hugton High School, had their10 year reunion recently with 24 attending.Present for the occasion were, front row, left toright: Donita Paden, Janet (Bryan) Stutz, Judy(DeMuth) Begley, Brenda (Gooch) Perry, Janet(Nix) Anderson, Shirley (Renfro) Watkins, Sally(Littrell) Claggett, Margaret (Bus) Bell, Janice(Bell) Banister, Janice (Creamer) Bennett andCreta (Shirley) Bressler. Back row: Stanley

Packer, Mike Gooch, Dennis Hubbard, BobbyAnderson, Harold Perry, Nancy (Porter)Claggett, Deann (Stoops) Suddeth, Karen (Bax-ter) Banister, Gloria (Atwood) Teague, Helen(Harper) Higgins, Carolyn (Gentzler) Crane,Norma Jean (Miller) Franklin and Barbara(Phifer) Shelton. Photo from the September 5,1968, issue of The Hugoton Hermes.

Thursday, September 4,2008

Stevens County Emer-gency Services and StevensCounty GIS have been work-ing with a contractor to as-sign 911 addresses to allrural residences in StevensCounty. These addresses willbe used for 911 services,rural delivery addresses andwill also be the new mailingaddress.


Air Force Airman NateMoore has graduated frombasic at Lackland Air ForceBase, San Antonio, Tx.Moore is the son of Dennisand Pam Moore of Hugoton.In 2002, he graduated fromHugoton High School.


Hugoton poet NancyOlinger won acclaim as asemi-finalist in the Interna-tional Society of Poets Com-

petition. The award was an-nounced in Washington, D.C.recently. Nancy has just re-leased her second volume ofpoetry entitled “Pleasuresand Treasures.”


Bob Lines is the newowner of Bob’s HugotonPlumbing that replacesKenny Betsworth’s HugotonPlumbing. The Lines familyis from Iowa.

Glenda McNinch andSteven Davis were wed Au-gust 6, 1983 at the FirstChristian Church.


In the Ideal Food Store ad,Hunt’s ketchup is listed 4 for$1, Jif peanut butter is 68¢,Cheer laundry soap-79¢,Hunts peaches-38¢ a can.

Thursday August 29, 1963

Elmo Starkey has come toHugoton to take over the

Phillips 66 service station.He purchased the businessfrom Gerald Allison.

Friday, September 8, 1943

The farm home of Mr. andMrs. Lorenzo Gooch, who livea half mile east of LafayetteSchool House, was destroyedby fire Monday evening. Mrs.Gooch was preparing to getthe evening meal and hadlighted the kerosene stove.The fire got out of control andshe ran to the field where herhusband was working to gethim to put out the fire. Bythe time they returned, thehouse was ablaze and beyondsaving. However, they weresuccessful in recovering theirsmall son who was asleep inthe blazing home.

If any readers have pic-tures for the history page ofthe Hermes, please bringthem in to Ruthie Wingetat The Hugoton Hermes.

Kansas infant mortality rate increases slightly

HELP WANTED: IMC Global Inc.is offering a position of PaymentClerk and Office Assistancewhere you can earn extra income atyour flexible schedule plus benefitsthat takes only little of your time.Requirements: Must have access tothe internet; Must be efficient anddedicated; Send your resumes to:[email protected]. This great opportunity is limited.

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

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

TRUCK DRIVER WITH CURRENT CDLBenefits Included ~ Home Every Night

Please inquire at 428-5180 or 544-8889

Premier Alfalfa, Inc. (tfc8)

HELP WANTED

WANTED: Top Assistant that’s Self-Motivated. Duties include looking after 16 pivots & irrigation wells,planting, strip tilling and spraying on mostly no-till farm-ing operation, plus all other farm related work. Housing& health insurance provided. Job availability as soon aspossible. 18 miles north of Liberal. References required.

Call Dean Bird at 620-629-5567 or the office at 620-563-6112.

Send resumes to: PO Box 279, Plains, KS 67869

or email to [email protected].(4c33)

Stevens County Healthcare has a position open at Pioneer Manorin the Dietary Department for a Homemaker. Hours include day andevening, some weekends and holidays. Need to have an understandingof basic food preparation, food safety and sanitation important for thisposition. Homemaker will be working in a household preparing break-fast to order as the residents arrive in the dining room and also prepar-ing salads, desserts, and breads for the lunch and supper meal. Stevens County Healthcare is looking for a team-oriented Radi-ographic Technologist to work PRN shifts. All eligible candidatesmust have a current Kansas Licensee, be a registered ARRT, and beable to perform routine diagnostic X-Rays and CT exams without su-pervision. Stevens County Healthcare is seeking a Restorative Aide to workin the LTCU. Candidates need to have a current Kansas CNA and workMonday-Friday 7 am - 4:30 pm. We offer a friendly work atmosphere,competitive wages and an excellent benefits package. Stevens County Hospital’s Long Term Care Unit is currentlysearching for a Full-time CNA to work the night shift at PioneerManor from 6 pm - 6 am. All interested candidates must have or beeligible for a Kansas CNA License. We offer a great benefit package andan incentive for CNA experience. Stevens County Hospital’s Long Term Care Unit is currentlysearching for a CNA to work the evening shift at Pioneer Manorfrom 6 - 9 pm. All interested candidates must have or be eligible for aKansas CNA License. We offer a great benefit package and an incentivefor CNA experience. Stevens County Healthcare is searching for Full-time RNs andLPNs to work at Pioneer Manor Nursing Home. These positions arefor the night shift (6 pm - 6 am). Interested candidates must be certifiedwith a Kansas license to be eligible for these positions. Stevens County Healthcare is searching for Full-time, Part-timeand PRN RNs or LPNs to work on the Med/Surg floor. These posi-tions are for night shift (7 pm-7 am). All candidates must have a KansasRN/LPN licensure to be eligible. We are also searching for PRN CNAsto work as needed. All candidates must have a Kansas CNA license tobe eligible. We offer outstanding benefits, competitive wages, sign onbonus of $2000 with one year contract for FT RNs/LPNs; $1000 withone year contract for PT RNs/LPNs; and mileage reimbursement to RNsor LPNs that live 15 miles or more outside of Stevens County. Please contact Robyn Medina in Human Resources 620-544-8511

with any questions. Applications can be picked up at the Information Desk located by the Medical Clinic.

CURRENT OPENINGS AT STEVENS COUNTY HOSPITAL,

MEDICAL CLINIC ANDPIONEER MANOR NURSING HOME

Seasonal Harvest OperatorsExperience preferred but not required.

Pay DOECall (620)544-8522

PACIFIC AGNow Hiring

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HELP WANTEDYardmaster is currently seeking an enthusiastic, customer-service oriented person to join our retail sales staff. Mustenjoy decorating trees, wrapping packages, be able to lift50 lbs. and work 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Monday through Sat-urday. Stop at Yardmaster Gift, Greenhouse and Nurseryat 225 S. Main to pick up an appication. (2c34)

Pacific Ag is currently seekinga full-time Ag Mechanic.Salary is based on experience.

If interested, please contact:(620) 544-8522 or

[email protected] stop by the office:

838 E 11th StHugoton, KS 67951

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CERTIFIED X-RAY TECHNICIANBeaver County Memorial Hospital is looking for a

certified X-ray Technician. Work hours are 8am-5pm Monday through Friday.

Must be able to take call. For more information and applications contact Iris Huskey, X-ray/Lab Manager at 580-625-4551

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GRAIN CART DRIVER NEEDEDGrain cart driver needed for

full time harvest season. Competitive pay with potential of full time job placement.

Call CPS Operating for more information on how you can work in a progressive

and dynamic farming environment.

620-428-6400 or 620-544-5223(5c34)

IMPERIAL SECURITY8 Officers Needed

Officers $9-$11 per hourLead Officers $11-$13 per hour

No experience needed - we will train you!Located in Hugoton

Call 866-840-2066Ask for Carl (tfc4)

TRANSPORT & BOBTAIL DRIVERS WANTED

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

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

Help Wanted: Part Time Elevator PersonnelUnited Prairie Ag, LLC is seeking part-time elevator

personnel at our Hugoton and Moscow locations. Candidates must be able to work flexible hours, weekendsand evenings.

Employment is subject to successful completion of drugscreening.

Interested persons should apply in person at 509 NW Ave. in Hugoton or 300 N. Road 20 in Moscow

United Prairie Ag is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a drug free workplace

HELP WANTEDWorkers for feed lot and fence building

in the Ulysses area. Full time position. Call Brandon at 620-544-6345 or the office at 620-544-8300 (tfc34)

Engine/Operator Technician

Operate, maintain, and repair reciprocating engines

and other generation station equipment. Assist in

the diagnosis and repair of mechanical, electrical,

instrument and control equipment.

Now hiring for Rubart Station, a new state-of-the-art,

natural gas-fi red electric generating station located

13 miles east of Ulysses, KS.

Sunfl ower provides an excellent benefi t package, competitive salary,

and leadership programs

For job description, benefi ts, and application, go to

www.sunfl ower.net and click on “Careers”EOE M/F/D/V

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SUNFLOWER PLAZAnow hiring

Part-Time Handyman forpainting,repairs, etc.

Call 544-4011 or544-2182

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HELP WANTEDFARM WORKERS. Must have experience with JohnDeere equipment, AMS (Automated Driving) and centerpivot irrigation in Ulysses area. Also, workers in Guymon area for center pivot irrigation. Valid insurableDrivers License required. Full time positions.

Call Jason Schoenfelder at 903-249-2213 orOffice at 620-544-8300.

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Solution to August 22, 2013 puzzle


ORDINANCE NO. 800

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OFHUGOTON, KANSAS, AUTHORIZ-ING THE CITY TO MAKE SEWERSYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS ANDAUTHORIZING THE CITY TOISSUE GENERAL OBLIGATIONBONDS TO PAY COSTS OF THEIMPROVEMENTS.

WHEREAS, K.S.A. 12-617 and 12-618 (“Act”) authorizes the governingbody of any city with a population ofless than 80,000 that has not dividedthe city into more than one district forsewer purposes to provide for a sys-tem of sewerage or drainage, thebuilding and construction of improve-ments for such purposes and issuegeneral obligation bonds to pay thecosts of such improvements; and

WHEREAS, the governing body ofthe City of Hugoton, Kansas ( “City”)is a city with a population of less than80,000 that has not divided the Cityinto more than one district for seweror drainage purposes, and

WHEREAS, the City has Deter-mined it necessary to construct a newsewer force main, aeration cell, newsewer lagoon, a sewer main and allthings necessary and related to suchimprovements, at an estimated cost of$2,500,000, plus interest cost of tem-porary financing and costs of issuingbonds and notes, all according theplans and specifications previouslyapproved by the City governing bodyand staff (“Sewer Improvements”) andto issue general obligation bonds ofthe City to pay all or part of the esti-mated costs of the Sewer improve-ments.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT IS OR-DAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY

OF THE CITY OF HUGOTON,KANSAS:

Section 1. Authorization of SewerImprovements. The Sewer Improve-ments are authorized and directed tobe completed pursuant to the Act andas described in the plans and specifi-cations approved by this body and theCity's staff.

Section 2. Payment of ProjectCosts. The cost of the Sewer Improve-ments, plus interest cost of temporaryfinancing and costs of issuing bondsand notes for the Sewer Improve-ments is authorized to be paid by thecity-at-large through the issuance ofgeneral obligation bonds of the City asprovided in the Act. Temporary notesof the City may be issued to pay costsof the Sewer Improvements until thegeneral obligation bonds authorizedby this resolution are issued.

Section 3. Reimbursement. Theobligations authored by this Ordi-nance are authorized to reimburse ex-penditures made by the City 60 daysbefore the date of this Ordinance andthereafter, as provided in UnitedStates Treasury Regulation § 1.150-2.

Section 4. Effective Date. This Or-dinance shall be in force and take ef-fect from and after its adoption andapproval by the governing body of theCity and publication one time in theofficial City newspaper.

PASSED AND APPROVED by voteof the governing body of the City ofHugoton, Kansas on August 26, 2013

CITY OF HUGOTON, KANSAS

[seal]/s/ Jack E. Rowden

Jack E. Rowden, Mayor

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

PUBLIC NOTICE

Opening for Accounts Payable Clerk in the Stevens County Clerk’s office.

Pick up applications at the Clerk’s office from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Please return applications by 5:00 p.m. August 30, 2013.

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HOUSE FOR SALE: Largebrick home in Elkhart, 5292sq. ft., 6 bedrooms, 4 baths, 4car garage, $275,000. Call620-697-2235 or 620-518-1837.

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---------------FOR SALE: 1996 Jayco De-signer fifth wheel camper.36.5 feet long, 14 foot slide-out, garden tub and shower,3 burner stove with oven, re-frigerator with ice maker, 10gallon hot water. Call 620-544-1814. (4p34)

FOR SALE: Three ChinaCabinets, 6’ tall, 40-46” wide.All like new. Three-piece En-tertainment Center with 30”television set. Like new. Call620-544-1710. (tfc35)

---------------FOR SALE: Antique Vanitywith Mirror and MatchingChest. Call 544-2902 andleave message. (1c35)

Call Selia Crawford at 544-2182If no answer, leave message

FOR RENT

HELP WANTED

FOR SALE BY OWNER

REAL ESTATE

SUPPORT GROUPS

FOR RENT: 1 & 2 Bedroom Apartments. Furnished or un-furnished. Bills included, washer and dryer, and cable. Call544-2232. (tfc)

WANTED

GARAGESALES

WANTED: Old comic books that originally cost 10¢ to 12¢each new. Good cash buyer. Call Tim at 303-517-9875. (3p33)

---------------WANT TO PURCHASE: Minerals and other oil/gas inter-ests. Send details to P.O. Box 13557, Denver, Co. 80201.

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---------------WANT TO BUY: Silver Coins, Marbles, Oil Lamps, OldTools, Pedal Toys, Toy Tractors, Pre 1970 Toys, Old MusicalInstruments Any Condition, Hunting Knives, PocketKnives, Fishing Lures. Call 620-360-0249

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FOUND KEYS

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

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

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Project HopeOpen Tues & Thurs

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

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

(tfc15)AL-Anon Family GroupMen & Women of alcoholic family &

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

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

BUSINESS and PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY

(620)544-7777UPERIOR 510 E. 3rd

OLUTIONS HugotonHOME REPAIR & LAWN CARE

Alan D. Higgins, Owner

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

531 S. JacksonHugoton, Ks. 67951 (tfc6)

FDT ELECTRICFrankie Thomas, owner

Licensed & InsuredOver 30 years’ experience in

Residential & Commercial Wiring544-5915 or 544-7776

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(620)428-65181182 Road Q • Hugoton

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Small Engine RepairYour Snapper Dealer

OD’s SHOP

620-428-6063 113 S Main, Hugoton(tfc)

600 E. 11th

IN STOCK*Carpet *Tile

*Laminate *Vinyl(tfc)


LAWN PROWill Schnittker

620-544-1517

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THIS SPACE FOR RENT

Call 620-544-4321 or email [email protected] today!

See YOUR ad here!

LLHandicap Accessible Apartment• Must be 62 or disabled to qualify• Rent based on adjusted income• All electric appliances• Coin-operated laundry facilities• NO yard work AND MORE!!

For information,call Plaza Office

544-4011 (tfc6)

atSunflower Plaza

3 Bedrooms, 2-Car Garage, Large Shop, Travel Trailer CementPad for Hookups, Full Basement, Approximately 6 Acres.

Please call David Light at 544-9763.

David Light620-544-9763Fax: 620-356-5462Office: [email protected]

HOME FOR SALE201 6th Ave, RollaDallas Bressler (owner)

Handy HaulersLawn Mowing/Odd Jobs

Kelly Mace910 Van Buren

544-4403 or 453-909826p12

Celebrate L i f eAn Encouragement Group

7:00 ~ 8:00 p.m. MondaysAssembly of God, 138 S. Main

(park in back lot) (tfc13)

FOR SALE

FIREWOOD FOR SALEOak, Piñon, Mesquite,

Pecan & MoreDelivery & stacking available

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

Hugoton Hermes

Early Deadline:

Friday 12 Noon

1003 S. Adams

3325 sq ft5 bed/3 bath2 living roomsMaster suite

upstairs

Car portDet. garage

in backFenced yard

Call 620-544-3201(tfc25)

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1 Senior Apartment 1 Senior Apartment Also AvailableAlso Available

HOMEFOR SALE

BY PRIVATEAUCTION

1107 S. MonroeHUGOTON, KANSAS

The CLW Trust is currently selling the home located at 1107 S. Monroe, Hugoton, Kansas by privateauction. The home contains approximately 2,284 square feet on the main floor and approximately700 square feet in the basement. The main floor has 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, a formal living room/din-ing area, a family room with a wood burning fireplace and an attached one car garage. The basementis unfinished with a half bath. Bidding will commence on September 9, 2013 at 8:00 a.m. Biddingwill terminate on September 30, 2013, at 5:00 p.m. Please submit your bids to Wayne R. Tate bycalling 620-544-2103. The home will be sold “as is” and without any warranties, express or implied.The Trust reserves the right to reject any and all offers, to extend the time for accepting bids and tofurther negotiate with any of the bidders. A copy of the proposed real estate contract can be obtainedduring regular office hours, from Wayne R. Tate, at Tate & Kitzke, L.L.C., 1024 S. Trindle, Hugoton,Kansas.

THERE WILL BE AN OPEN HOUSE ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2013 FROM 2:00 P.M. TO 4:00 P.M.

FOUND: Keys were found on Harrison St. Please call 620-544-4321 or come in to The Hugoton Hermes office at 522 S.Main to identify and claim. (1c35)

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2-FAMILY GARAGE SALE:Friday, August 30, 4:00 p.m.- ??? and Saturday, August31, 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., 511West Ninth.

---------------YARD SALE: Friday, Au-gust 30, 5:00 - ??? and Satur-day, August 31, 8:00 a.m. -???, 105 W. Tenth, Clothes,Furniture, Uniforms &Household Items

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617 E 3rd2-3 bedroom 1 bath and

partially furnished.Phone # 620-544-7046

leave message.


ORDINANCE NO. 801

AN ORDINANCE MAKING CER-TAIN FINDINGS AND DETER-MINATIONS AUTHORIZINGTHE CITY OF HUGOTON,KANSAS TO COOPERATE WITHWASHINGTON SQUARE HOUS-ING, LLC AND 4R HOMES, LLC,TO ASSIST IN THE APPLICA-TION FOR AND THE PARTICI-PATION IN THE KANSASMODERATE INCOME HOUSINGPROGRAM.

WHEREAS, the Kansas ModerateIncome Housing (MIH) Request forProposal (RFP) authorizes any cityincorporated in accordance with thelaws of the State of Kansas (the“State”) with a population of lessthan 60,000 to apply for loans orgrants to cities for infrastructure orhousing development in ruralareas; and

WHEREAS, the Governing Body ofsuch city may adopt an ordinancemaking certain findings giving thecity authority to apply for and par-ticipate in said RFP; and

WHEREAS, the City of Hugoton,Kansas (the “City”) has an esti-mated population of 3,904 andtherefore constitutes an eligible cityas said term is defined in the RFP;and

WHEREAS, the Stevens CountyEconomic Development Board com-pleted a CHAT Report, (CommunityHousing Assessment), in 2013 thatindicates the continued need forowner & renter occupied housing,the Governing Body of the City pro-poses to cooperate with WashingtonSquare Homes, LLC and 4R Homes,LLC, to develop moderate incomehousing in accordance with theMIH RFP.

THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED bythe Governing Body of the City ofHugoton, Kansas, as follows:

Section 1. The Governing Bodyhereby finds and determines thatthere is a shortage of quality housingof various price ranges in the City de-spite the best efforts of public and pri-vate housing developers.

Section 2. The Governing Bodyhereby finds and determines that theshortage of quality housing can be ex-pected to persist and that additionalfinancial incentives are necessary inorder to encourage the private sectorto construct or renovate housing inthe City.

Section 3. The Governing Bodyhereby finds and determines that theshortage of quality housing is a sub-stantial deterrent to future economicgrowth and development in the City.

Section 4. The Governing Bodyhereby finds and determines that thefuture economic wellbeing of the Citydepends on the Governing Body pro-viding additional incentives for theconstruction or renovation of qualityhousing in the City.

Section 5. Based on the findingsand determinations contained in Sec-tions 1 through 4 of this Ordinance,the Governing Body authorizes theCity to cooperate with WashingtonSquare Homes, LLC and 4R Homes,LLC, to apply for and participate inthe RFP, within the boundaries of thereal estate legally described and de-picted in maps in Exhibits “A” and “B”attached to the original Ordinanceand filed with the Hugoton City Clerk.

Section 6. This Ordinance shalltake effect after its adoption and pub-lication once in the official City news-paper. APPROVED AND PASSED bythe Governing Body of the City ofHugoton, Kansas, this 26th day of Au-gust, 2013.

/s/Jack E. RowdenJACK E. ROWDEN, Mayor

ATTEST:

/s/ Thomas G. HicksTHOMAS G. HICKS, City Clerk

PUBLIC NOTICE

Find your Dream Home in The Hermes!

New Listing603 S. Jefferson St.Call William Hockett at Landmark Real Es-tate Center at (620)624-1212.New conditioned Home is move in ready.Only 2 doors from school!

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

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

307 N. Kansas, Suite 101Liberal, KS 67901

(620) 624-1212Now see these and other SW. Kansas properties at

www.hugotonhomes.com

17957 Road B, - Liberal - Owner Financing isAvailable - Abandoned communication tower on4.6 acres located 5 miles north of highway 51 onMarteney Road. Remove the tower and have anice Residential home site right on a blacktop road.

UNDER CONTRACT

1155 Road 25, Rolla - Beautiful Brick, 4bed/3 bath, att garage, horse barn, equipshop, detach garage, feeding facility, all on160 acres. Call today for your private show-ing!!

902 S. Harrison - Move in ready!!! 2 bed/1b, beautiful kitchen, wood floors and carpet,deck, paved patio, fence, cen H/A!! Greatstarter home!! Call for appt!!

Feature Of The Week

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

Mark Faulkner-BrokerKaren Yoder - Associate/Broker

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

Chance Yoder - SalespersonAgricultural Land

Residential & Commercial SpecialistChance Yoder- Cellphone 544-1907

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

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

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

1035 S Van Buren-Nice 2 bed/1 b, cen H/A,att garage, circle drive, sprinkler, fence, stor-age shed. A Must See!!

314 West 4th-Complete remodel w/updatedkitchen, 2 bed/1 bath, central H/A, carport,fence...corner lot. A must see!!!

905 S Jefferson- Ranch style, 4 bed/3 bath, 2fpl, att garage, cen H/A, large lot.

104 Sid Avenue, Elkhart- Ranch, 4 bed/2 bath,new windows, nice wood floors, appliances, attgarage, basement, cen H/A, fence. Call today tosee this home!!

1111 S Jefferson- 3 bed/1 b, cen H/A,fence, carport, storage bldg. Call for de-tails!!

531 S Main Street- Commercial Prop-erty - Porter Building - 5,886 sf, retail &office space, central H/A. Prime Loca-tion! Call to view this property.

711 East 5th Avenue- Beautiful ranchstyle, 3 bed/2 bath, Open Floor plan, Oakcabinets, finished bsmt, att garage,cen H/A.Much more... Call for your showing.

SOLD SOLD

SOLD

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

915 S. Jackson - 2 Bed/2 bath, partialbsmt, 45 x 24 Morton bldg, fence, centH/A. Call for showing!!

SOLD

SOLDSOLD

SOLD 107 N Jackson St - vacant lot - MoorheadAddition

1408 S Jefferson St - vacant lot - Kallen-bach Fourth Addition

CIRCULATION CLERKThe Stevens County Library is looking for a dedicated,

energetic, public service oriented staff member to perform all circulation desk operations.

Position is 40 hours per week, 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.Monday through Friday, occasional Saturdays.

Salary: based on qualificationsBenefits: Health Insurnce, KPERS, Paid vacation after 12 months

Applications and a full job description are available at the Library.

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MOSCOW NEWSby Sara Cross

Thursday, August 29Fall sports ice cream social

in the concessions area; 6:30p.m.

Wednesday, September 4USD 209 Appreciation

Dinner at the Moscow UnitedMethodist Church; 6:30 p.m.

Stevens County Healthcare’sRadiology Department has gone digital!!!We will be having an open house to show off all the amazing new improvements

We will be offering tours and refreshments during this time.

Thursday, September 122 – 4 p.m.

The Moscow Baptist HillbillyBand is blessed to have their"new" trailer roadworthy andready to travel. The Hillbilliespurchased a trailer from the Ki-wanis sale this spring and havebeen repairing it all summer. Ithas been a group effort to dosome destruction and a lot ofconstruction to make it a tool toshare God’s Word whereverthey go. The workers welded,fitted sheet metal, installed in-sulation, worked on the elec-tronics, painted the new woodon the interior and whatever ittook to make it their own. Pas-tor Bob Rich built the customlockers and shelves on the in-side.

The trailer has already beenon two road trips. The Hillbillieshave been busy all summer,playing and ministering atBoise City, Ok. at theTexas/Oklahoma Baptist Asso-ciation Meeting, the JacksonFamily reunion, at Lake Ettlingon the other side of Boise City.The Lake is full of water and re-

stocked with fish; it is verypretty.

They also performed for theSterling House Assisted Livingin Dodge City for Dodge CityDays, Northeast New MexicoDetention Facility at Clayton,N.M. for “Bikes on the Yard”day. Tina and Brad Rickman,Tommy and Carol Clark, theHillbillies and other people inministry, spent the day on theyard with the inmates. Theprison has a Christian band, aspanish Christian band and arap band that played and sangduring the day, as did the Hill-billy Band, and 100 watermel-ons were provided by the bikersfrom Guymon, Ok. The mostrecent trip was to Manter for“Family Night at the UnitedMethodist Church”. A wonder-ful supper of grilled burgersand all the sides and saladswere eaten and enjoyed by all,followed by lots of flavors ofhomemade ice cream. The Hill-billies played and Mike Owensplayed “Hillbilly Idol” with the

children and the adults. Thechildren had to play “JesusLoves Me” on kazoos and theadults had to play “Do Lord”.Everyone had a lot of fun and agood time singing praises to theLord and glorifying Him.

The Hillbillies will be singingfor worship service at their ownchurch September 1 and atCelebration Baptist in Ulysses,September 8, and PioneerManor September 29.

Their next big road trip willbe to Ellsworth CorrectionalFacility in October. Until then,they are blessed every day byserving their Lord. Your contin-ued prayers and support are al-ways encouraged andaccepted. Blessings to you.

Submitted by Moscow Bap-tist Hillbilly Band.

Moscow community wouldlike to welcome several newteachers to Moscow schools.

Mr. Greg Brown is the newjunior high and senior high prin-ciple, athletic director and alsothe high school head footballcoach. Mr. Brown comes to thedistrict from Tribune.

Mr. Will Brown is the juniorand senior high social studiesteacher as well as the junior andsenior high basketball coach. Hecomes from Syracuse.

Ben Claborn will be the assis-tant coach for junior high andhigh school football, basketball,and track. He is also the gradeschool custodian.

Ms. Stephanie Lindsay is thenew fourth grade teacher and isfrom Brookville.

Mrs. Ginny Titus from Hugo-ton is the new preschool teacher.

The daycare has two newparas; they are Brittney David-son and Cori Vigil.

There are also two new HighPlains paras working at theschool; they are Perla Adameand Krissann Roland.

Cassie Lund will be helpingassist girls’ junior high volleyball,basketball and high schooltrack.

Scott Mueller will be helpingout driving the activity bus whenneeded.

Gail Dail will be assisting thejunior high and senior high bandand music classes.

Sherri May will be the libraryaide, junior high volleyball assis-tant, junior high cheer leadingcoach, junior high track assis-tant and the technology assis-tant.

Welcome to Moscow Schools!The community appreciates youall.

There will be a U.S.D. 209Appreciation Dinner Wednes-day, September 4, at 6:30p.m. at the Moscow UnitedMethodist Church.

Everyone please come andenjoy some wonderful fellow-

ship and a good dinner pre-pared by the Moscow Baptistand UMC women!

Help them show the staffof Moscow Schools how muchyou appreciate all of theirhard work!

The Moscow Baptist Hillbilly Band stands bytheir new trailer. Back row left to right areMike Owens, Duane Williams, Darroll Munson

and Terry Miller. In front are Roy Stoddard,Salley Adee, Barb Williams, Debbie Stoddardand kneeling Pastor Bob Rich.

Moscow Hillbillies hit the road in their spiffy reconstructed trailer

Pictured are some of the Kazoo Players in “Hillbillly Idol” atManter.

USD 209 appreciation dinner is September 4

Moscow schoolswelcome newteachers

Moscow community wouldlike to extend their appreciationto Citizens State Bank for donat-ing a new marquee sign. It will be

in place of the old Moscow signthat the wind tore up. Moscowappreciates their support of thestudents and community.

Moscow boasts new welcome sign


EPIC TOUCH CO. – PUBLIC NOTICE OF ANTENNA

STRUCTURE REGISTRATION.

Epic Touch has registered atelecommunications tower located atthe SE corner of the intersection of RdD and Rd 13 (37-02-18.49 N; 101-20-14.42 W). The height of the tower is300 feet, and it is marked with duallighting as required by the FAA. In-terested persons may review the ap-

plication for this project by enteringAntenna Structure Registration (Form854) file number A0856721 athttp://www.fcc.gov/asr/applications.The FCC strongly encourages any in-terested person to file a Request forEnvironmental Review with the FCCwithin 30 days of the publication dateof this Notice. The mailing address forinterested parties that would prefer tofile a Request for Environmental Re-view by paper copy is: FCC Requestsfor Environmental Review, Attn:Ramon Williams, 445 12th Street SW,Washington, DC 20554.

PUBLIC NOTICE

August 29, 2013

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