Hugoton and the sur-rounding area has alwaysbeen rich with a variety ofchurches for residents andtheir visitors to attend.This Christmas season,you are encouraged toenjoy some special serv-ices at your choice ofchurch.

Hugoton's Assembly ofGod, at 138 S. Main, willoffer a candlelight serviceChristmas Eve at 6:00p.m. The service is expected to last approxi-mately an hour, and willinclude special music andcommunion.

Bethel Friends, at 1040S. Jefferson, will also haveChristmas Eve services

Thursday, December 24 at6:00 p.m. Communion willbe offered.

The Church of Christinvites everyone to comehear a very enlighteningsermon from Minister LeeRottman this Sunday, December 20, beginningat 11:00 a.m. If you'd like,you're also invited to Sunday School beginningat 10:00 a.m. The Churchof Christ is located at1045 S. Van Buren, rightacross from Hugoton HighSchool.

The Church of God inHugoton will offer aChristmas Eve candlelightservice at 6:30 p.m. withcommunion. The Churchof God is located at 801West City Limits. FirstChristian will have aChristmas Eve service at6:00 p.m. Thursday, December 24 at theirbuilding at 600 Van Burenin Hugoton.

River of Life will host aChristmas service Sun-day, December 20 at10:30 a.m. at 424 S. Jack-son. Trinity Baptist an-nounced they will havesome special music in-cluded with their regularservice this Sunday, December 20 starting at10:45 a.m. Hugoton’sUMC will host “BlueChristmas” services at5:00 p.m. at 828 S. Mainthis Sunday, December20.

Moscow residents - andanyone else - are invited toattend the UnitedMethodist Church's annual Cantata this Sun-day, December 20 startingat 11:00 a.m. after Sundayschool. Be sure to getthere early, so you canhear the children play the

bells before the Cantata!There will also be apotluck lunch afterward.The UMC is located at 304Main in Moscow. ThenThursday, December 24,get over to the MoscowBaptist Church for theirCandlelight service at 7:00p.m. You can find MoscowBaptist at 2035 Road Y inMoscow.

Celebrate the “reasonfor the season” this year atthe church of your choice,and have a very MerryChristmas!

Christmas will be herebefore we know it! Withthe approaching holiday,many businesses in townhave opted to observe different hours than usualto allow their employeestime to celebrate with theirfamilies.

Hosting Christmas din-ner? White's Foodliner andThrifty King have got allyour food needs covered!Just stop by White's by7:00 p.m. Christmas Eveto finish up your shop-ping. Thrifty King will beopen regular hours December 24, from 7:00a.m. to 9:00 p.m. for allthose finishing touches.Both stores will be closedChristmas Day so theirstaff can enjoy the holidaywith family and friends.Presto on Main Street andExpress Lane on Washing-ton and Eleventh will beopen regular hoursthroughout the holiday.Moscow Store will close at1:00 p.m. Christmas Eve

and will remain closedthrough Christmas Day.Rolla Corner Stop saidthey will close at 2:00 p.m.December 24 and will reopen Saturday with regular hours.

Unless you plan to eatat China, you won't beable to eat at a restaurant for Christmas Day. Mc-Donald's announced theywill close at 8:00 p.m.Christmas Eve and will re-open Saturday, December26 with regular hours.Sonic will also close earlyDecember 24, at 5:00 p.m.and reopen Saturday withregular hours. Subwaywill be open from 9:00a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Decem-ber 24 and will be closedfor Christmas Day. PizzaHut will close at 6:00 p.m.Christmas Eve and willopen Saturday with regu-lar hours. If you're cravingMexican cuisine, makesure to stop by Ranchitoor The Steakhouse December 23 as both

restaurants will be closedboth December 24 and 25.Dominoes Mexican Grillwill be closed ChristmasDay only. If you're a bar-becue lover, be sure tovisit the Oklahoma Smoketrailer at the B&B Motelparking lot Tuesday, December 22. That will betheir last visit to Hugotonuntil 2016!

Country Garden andCreative Specialties willboth be closed ChristmasEve and will reopen Monday, December 28with regular hours. Creative Specialties an-nounced they will reopenin the event of a funeral.Yardmaster plans to closeat 4:00 p.m. December 24 and will open againMonday, December 28with regular hours.Janet's Bridal will beclosed December 23through December 28. TheHugoton Hermes office willclose at 12:00 noon

Thursday and will openMonday with regularhours. Deadline for theDecember 31 paper will beMonday, December 28 at5:00 p.m. United Wirelessis a great place to get thatspecial someone a newphone, or phone acces-sory, but get there before noon December 24, they will be closedChristmas Day.

If you're getting close tothe bottom of any of yourprescriptions, be sure tostock up at Hugoton Drug,Stevens County RetailPharmacy or ElKan Drugbefore the holiday. Hugo-ton Drug will be open until12:00 noon Christmas Eveand will open again Monday morning. StevensCounty Retail Pharmacywill close at 3:00 p.m. December 24 and will remain closed until Monday morning. ElKanDrug in Liberal will close

The calendar for 2015 iswinding down quickly,and Christmas is only aweek away! For all youlast-minute shoppers,don't worry; there's stilltime to get to the bottom ofyour Christmas list, with-out having to leave town.

Hugoton is home to sev-eral gift shops with greatselections of gifts for eventhe most hard-to-buy-forperson on your list. Hugo-ton Drug is more than justa pharmacy; they alsocarry an aromatic selec-tion of Yankee candles,unique home decor andtruly stunning stockingstuffers. Can't figure outwhat to get Aunt May orGrandma Betty this year?Stop in at Stevens CountyHospital and check outthe Little Gift Shop in theCorner, where they have

an impressive array ofpurses, scarves, knick-knacks and other "must-have" items.

Shopping for a fashion-ista? Lolli & Dauts mayhave the perfect item tocomplete her winterwardrobe. You can findthem on Facebook at facebook.com/lollianddauts.Janet's Bridal and Bou-tique on Van Buren issure to have just the itemshe needs to add to hercloset. Another greatshopping opportunity youmay not have consideredcan be found on SixthStreet at Relentless Bou-tique. They have all kindsof beautiful contemporaryclothing for any fashion-able woman. Importa-ciones Valles on MainStreet is a great option forthe clothes-lover on your

list. They have a huge se-lection of clothing, shoesand accessories for men,women and children.

Got a techie on your giftlist? Check out the localgadget shops like Commu-nicate, LLC, SouthwestKansas Sales or UnitedWireless. CommunicateLLC has prepaid plans forcell phones with numer-ous companies, acces-sories available on-site orcustom ordered, no-con-tract phones and plans forthe United States andeverywhere else in theworld. They can also re-pair that cracked screenor slow phone. SouthwestKansas Sales has cases formany different phones, aswell as other accessories,like chargers and screenprotectors. United Wire-less also carries acces-sories for phones,including tempered glassto protect your phone fromthe dreaded drops thatoccur every day. They alsohave phones available tobuy outright, or at a dis-counted price with a twoyear contract.

No Hugoton shoppingtrip can be complete with-out visiting Yardmaster,Country Garden and Creative Specialties. Ifyour list includes someone

Continued to page 3

The Stevens CountyLocal Emergency PlanningCommittee (LEPC) met at11:30 a.m. Thursday, December 9, 2015 at theHugoton Fire Station/EOC at 110 West Fifth fortheir regular meeting/working lunch.

Just a small group attended, includingRoGlenda Coulter, BaileyEsarey, Richard Everett,Cathy Hernandez, GeneJohnson, Rodney Kelling,Courtney Leslie, JoyLewis, Trista Nordyke,Terry Pierson, Paula Rowden and SusanSchulte. Some of the FireDepartment members and

EMTs were out on a call. Guests were DonRobertson, Brendan Fillingim and MartinWesterhuis.

President Paula Row-den called the meeting toorder. Following the mealprovided by the EMS,Paula asked for everyoneto introduce themselves.Minutes from the Septem-ber meeting were goneover and the agenda waspresented with requestsfor any changes. Motionswere made and passed toaccept both.

Paula, in regard to oldbusiness, had commentsabout the CERT program

talked about at the September meeting. Shevisited with individuals atthe school about the pro-gram. They are still tryingto figure out a way to or-ganize this event, so it willhave to wait until nextschool year. The new su-perintendent Mr. Howie isvery enthusiastic aboutjoining in community proj-ects and getting studentsinvolved as well. A struc-tured plan needs to be inplace in the event of amass emergency situa-tion. Mr. Howie has beeninvited to join as a mem-ber of the LEPC and hope-fully he will be able to

attend the next meeting.Paula asked if anyone

present would like to vol-unteer to share theiremergency responseprocesses at the nextmeeting. Richard Everettsuggested looking at theMass Fatality tabletop re-sults. Paula thinks itwould be a good idea to in-vite Mr. Howie to come inand give a brief overview ofthe school. No one ob-jected to this idea whenpresented. Paula will askhim.

The meeting thenturned to election of offi-cers. Motion was made to

Continued to page 4

Bethel Friends Church shows their Christmasspirit with a truly captivating lighted nativityscene. Make sure to check out the church

building at 1040 S. Jefferson and all the otherfestive lights around town during this holidayseason.

The Hermes made its way to the suburbs of Dallas, Tx. last weekwith Robynn Rome, Rhonda McBride, Nancy Honig and LisaNelson. The four ladies were volunteering their time to checkand pack boxes of gifts headed to Ecuador and Panama throughthe Operation Christmas Child project. During the two eveningsof work, the Dallas volunteers at the processing center packedapproximately 71,000 Christmas boxes. Over 5.5 million boxesof gifts have been processed this year in the United States, ac-cording to Operation Christmas Child.

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas!! Hugoton and surrounding areas were covered with a beautiful blanket ofsnow over the weekend. Kinda helps inspire “Christmas Spirit”.

Local church services will share the “Reason for the Season”

Mark your calendars for openings and closings of local businesses

Airport Boardmembersmeet Tuesday

It’s not too late to “Shop Local”

Continued to page 3

LEPC checks out Hugoton’s readiness for an emergency situation

The Hugoton AirportBoard met at the airportmeeting room for theirregular monthly meetingTuesday, December 8.Present at the meetingwere board membersRobert Davis, Josh Jordeand Jeff Crawford. Also at-tending the meeting wereHugoton Airport ManagerGary Porter, SecretaryRisa Meyer and HugotonHermes reporter RuthieWinget. Board membersDax Gaskill and Dell Culli-son were absent.

The minutes of the October 14, 2015 meetingwere read and approved.There was no meetingduring the month of November.

Chairman Robert Davisreported KDOT inspectedand approved the runwayresurfacing project. Thatmeans the grant moneyshould be in the airportaccount by the end of December.

Continued to page 4

Volume 128, Number 51 Thursday, December 17, 2015 26 Pages, 69 Cents Plus Tax Per Copy

The Hugoton Hermes Thursday, December 17, 2015 Page 2

Food safety this holiday seasonAbout 48 million Americans become sick

from foodborne illness each year, accordingto the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Foodborne illness, alsocalled food poisoning, is caused by eatingcontaminated food.

One in six Americans become ill fromknown and unknown bacteria, viruses andmicrobes each year, according to the CDC.These illnesses will result in approximately128,000 hospitalizations and 3,000 deaths.

Many of these illnesses can be avoided.We have an obligation to keep food safe forourselves and our families. The way we handle, store and cook food can mean thedifference between a satisfying meal or about with E.coli or salmonella.

Purchasing, storing and preparing food,especially fresh meat and poultry products,presents many challenges to consumers. Aswise and safety-conscious shoppers, it is ourresponsibility to keep food safe once it leavesour local grocery store or meat market.

Always buy food from a reputable dealerwith a known record for safe handling. If youdon’t know if the meat is fresh, ask. Talk toa neighbor or friend who’s shopped there before.

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)advises to buy dated products only if the“sell by” or “use by” date has not expired.While these dates are helpful, they are reliable only if the food has been kept at theproper temperature during storage and handling. Although many products bear “sellby” and “use by” dates, product dating is nota federal requirement.

When we purchase products labeled“keep refrigerated,” do so only if they arestored in a refrigerated case and cold to thetouch, USDA advises. Buy frozen productsonly if they are frozen solid. Never buy any-thing frozen that feels mushy.

Buy packaged precooked foods only if thepackage is sound – not damaged or torn.

One of the best recipes for food safety inthe home begins with you. There is no sub-stitute for personal hygiene. As my mother

always asked before we ever touched foodbeing prepared for our family, “Have youwashed your hands?”

Always, always wash hands with hotsoapy water before and after handling food.Be careful to wash between your fingers andpay special attention to your nails. Avoidhandling food when ill or you have cuts orsores on your hands.

Avoid cross contamination. To preventraw meat and poultry from contaminatingfoods that will be eaten without further cook-ing, enclose individual packages of raw meator poultry in plastic bags. Position packagesof raw meat or poultry in your shopping cartand later in your refrigerator so their juicescannot drip on other food.

Always shop for perishables last. Keep refrigerated and frozen items together sothey will remain cold. Place perishables inthe coolest part of your car during the triphome. Pack them in an ice chest if the timefrom store to home refrigerator will be morethan one hour.

While preparing food – especially rawmeats – for your family, be sure to wash andsanitize cutting boards and knives before,during and after. Never put food on a platethat previously held raw meat, poultry orseafood.

Remember to refrigerate or freeze perish-ables, prepared food and leftovers within twohours. Never defrost or marinate food on thekitchen counter. Use the refrigerator, coldwater or microwave to defrost. Throw awaymarinating liquid. It could contain harmfulbacteria.

Always cook food to the proper internaltemperature. Check for doneness with athermometer.

While most of these suggestions soundsimple, a common-sense approach the nexttime you shop and prepare food could ensure a safer product for your family.

John Schlageck is a leading commentatoron agriculture and rural Kansas. Born andraised on a diversified farm in northwesternKansas, his writing reflects a lifetime of experience, knowledge and passion.

InsightBy John Schlageck,

Senior Editor/Writer, Kansas Farm Bureau

Obituaries

Kitty BrackDeath has claimed the life

of Kitty Lou Brack. Mrs.Brack passed from this lifeMonday, December 7, 2015at Wheatridge Park  CareCenter in Liberal. She was73.

Born January 24, 1942 inStafford, she was the daugh-ter of John B. Kendall andthe former Erma Headding.

Kitty graduated from St.John High School in 1960.After high school she attended Pratt CommunityCollege for one year beforegoing to Sidney’s BeautySchool in Hutchinson. Shehad lived in Liberal for thepast 46 years, but had alsolived in Wichita for threeyears and Great Bend for one

year. Besides being a hair-dresser she had worked atJo-Le’s Dress Shop and didalterations and made customdrapes from her home. 

Mrs. Brack worked forUSD 480 working as a Library aide at South MiddleSchool, West Middle Schooland retired in 2006 while atLiberal High School. She wasa lifetime member of theAmerican Legion Auxiliaryand also a member of theLiberal Women’s Club. As achild, she was active in GirlScouts and later became aGirl Scout Leader. She wasactive in the Good ShepherdLutheran Church servingmany positions with theCouncil and teaching SundaySchool. Kitty served as aCommittee Member for BoyScout Troop 47. She enjoyedreading, traveling,  sewingand loving her pets.

May 15, 1965 she marriedWendell D. Brack in St.John. He survives.

Other survivors includeher two sons, Michael W.Brack and Mark A. Brack ofLiberal; and her daughterJohnna S. Kendall of Topeka.

Kitty was preceded indeath by parents; infantbrother; and sister ElizabethAnn Homer Siemens.

Funeral services were attended Saturday morning,December 12 at the GraceEvangelical Lutheran Churchwith Pastor Andrew Wehlingand Judge Tommy Webb offi-ciating. Brenneman FuneralHome of Liberal was incharge of the arrangements.

Memorial contributionsmay be sent to the AmericanLegion Auxiliary Post 80 orthe Cystic Fibrosis Founda-tion in care of BrennemanFuneral Home, 1212 WestSecond, Liberal, Ks. 67901.

Condolences may be sentto the family at www.brennemanfuneralhome.com.

Friends and family gath-ered over the weekend to re-member and honor Ray“Biggin” Neal. Mr. Neal, age63 of Ulysses, passed fromthis life Wednesday, Decem-ber 9, 2015 at Harry HynesHospice in Wichita.

He was born March 27,1952 in Mammoth Springs,Ar., the son of James “Bud”Neal and the former FaithStrain.

Ray grew up in New Mexico and Colorado. He attended high school inJohnson. For many yearsRay was a truck driver forTarbet Construction.

March 23, 2001, Ray andRhonda Heaton were marriedin Ulysses.

Ray enjoyed guns andspending time with hisgrandkids.

Survivors include his wifeRhonda of their home;daughters, Karen Lauppe ofJohnson and Kerry Becker ofUlysses; brother Ted Neal ofHickok; his sister NancyWesteman of Wichita; sevengrandchildren; and one greatgrandson. 

Ray is preceded in deathby his parents; brother JimNeal; two sisters, Oma JeanWesteman and Edna MaeHixon; and two grandchildren, Collin Ray Beckerand Kylie Jo Becker.

Graveside services wereattended Monday afternoon,December 14 at the UlyssesCemetery with Reverend SamBynum officiating. GarnandFuneral Home in Ulysses was in charge of the arrangements.

Memorial contributionsmay be given to the Ray NealMemorial Fund in care ofGarnand Funeral Home, 405W. Grant Ave, Ulysses, Ks67880.

Ray “Biggin” Neal

Former Hugoton residentDuane Allen Riley, age 64,passed from this life Wednes-day, December 1, 2015 at hishome in Mustang, Ok. Born April 16, 1951 inPhillipsburg, he was the sonof Chester A. Riley and theformer Ruby E. Swaggerty. Duane grew up in Hugotonand was a wrestler in juniorhigh and high school. Hejoined the United StatesArmy in 1973 and served hiscountry in Germany.

In 1975 Duane and GinaSchmidt were married. Heworked in farming, real estate and was self-employedin the construction business.He enjoyed photography andbeing outdoors. Duane is survived by ex-wife Gina Schmidt Riley; sonDamon Allen; daughterCourtney Marie; his grand-child Xander; current wifeLaurie Ching; sister RuthIone Thornburg; and hisbrothers, Clyde and Don.

Duane Riley

Stevens County Emer-gency Services run activityfor December 7 through December 13.

Fire Department Thursday, December 10,10:35 am – sent a half milewest of Road Q and Road 22for a tire fire. Sunday, December 13,3:08 pm – dispatched toHighway 56 between Road Rand Road S for a motor vehicle accident.

Ambulance Activity Five medical runs, fivetransfers, four Life Flights,one motor vehicle accidentand one wrestling standby.

Stevens County Fire Department

andAmbulance Report

Send your Santa letters to The Hermes!

Address:Santa Claus

% The Hermes522 S. Main

Hugoton, Ks. 67951

Dear Editor; With the clock runningout on 2016, Congress hasan opportunity to show Americans that lawmakersstand with us in the fightagainst cancer. What bettergift can Congress deliver during this holiday seasonthan a renewed commitmentto fighting a disease that con-tinues to kill one person forevery minute of every day? Unfortunately, over thepast decade, flat funding andinflation have eroded thebudget for the National Institutes of Health and have

jeopardized progress againstcancer. Federal funding formedical research has droppedmore than 24 percent in inflation - adjusted dollarssince 2003, forcing cancercenters to halt promising clinical trials and drying upthe grant pool relied upon byresearchers. Budget proposals beingvoted on in Congress over thenext few weeks include thelargest single increase for

cancer research in a decade.Cancer strikes one in twomen and one in three womenin their lifetimes. Right now,

we have a rare moment tomake a substantial impact inthe fight against cancer. Senator Jerry Moran, will youhelp save more lives from cancer by voting for an increase for research fundingin the 2016 budget?

Meghan UrwinSublette, KS

District 1 Lead VolunteerAmerican Cancer Society

Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN)

Meghan Urwin

The Gift of Cancer Research Funding

Monday, December 7, 2015• Vehicle Unlock, 800 Block South

Polk, Citizen Assist, Officer Crane• Vehicle Unlock, 1000 Block South

Main, Citizen Assist, Officer Crane• Medical Assist, 900 Block East

Eleventh, Public Service, OfficerCrane

Tuesday, December 8, 2015• Medical Assist, 100 Block South

Van Buren, Public Service, OfficerCrane

• Medical Assist, 100 Block Jackson,Public Service, Officer Crane

• Non Injury Accident, Fifth andPolk, Took Report, Officer Crane

• House Unlock, 900 Block SouthCoulter, Citizen Assist, OfficerLamatsch

Wednesday, December 9, 2015• Unwanted Subject, 500 Block West

Seventh, Subject Removed, Sergeant Johnson

• Vehicle Unlock, 100 Block SouthJefferson, Citizen Assist, SergeantJohnson

• Released Dog to Owner, 1600Block South Washington, PublicService, Sergeant Johnson

• Dog at Large, 700 Block SouthMonroe, Dog Impounded, SergeantJohnson

• Suspicious Activity, 800 BlockEast Ninth, Unable to Locate Subject, Officer Hagman

• Suspicious Activity, 800 BlockEast Ninth, Unable to Locate Subject, Officer Hagman

Thursday, December 10, 2015• NO REPORTFriday, December 11, 2015• Theft of Phone, 400 Block South

Jefferson, Took Report, OfficerCrane

Saturday, December 12, 2015• Vehicle Unlock, 800 Block South

Monroe, Citizen Assist, OfficerCrane

• Non Injury Accident, 900 BlockEast Eleventh, Took Report, OfficerCrane

• Motorist Assist, 700 Block SouthWashington, Public Service, OfficerCrane

Sunday, December 13, 2015• Vehicle Unlock, 500 Block West

Tenth, Citizen Assist, Officer Crane

HUGOTONHUGOTONPOLICEPOLICE

REPORTREPORT

Business Hours, Call544-4959 After

Hours, Call 544-2020

Word has been received of the death of Doris L.Glasscock, age 84 of Johnson. Mrs. Glasscockpassed away Sunday, December 13, 2015 at St.Catherine Hospital in GardenCity. She was born March 20,1931 in Sublette, the daugh-ter of Raymond PowellNichols and the former MabelLorene Weeks. Doris lived west of Manterfrom 1939 to 1942 comingfrom Copeland with her family. They then moved toColorado Springs, Co. whereDoris completed high school.She moved back to Johnsonin 1953. January 23, 1954 she married Richard LeeGlasscock in Clayton, N. M.They owned and operated theRestwell Motel in Johnson forseveral years. Doris enjoyedbird watching, sewing,

ceramics, crocheting andother types of crafts. Herfamily was important to her,and she enjoyed spendingtime with her grandchildrenand great grandchildren, andattending the family reunionin Arkansas. Mrs. Glasscock was amember of the VFW Auxiliaryin Johnson. She is survived by her sonRichard R. Glasscock andwife Bev of Johnson; daughter Diana Daniels andhusband Doug of Johnson;special family friend RondaFord of Johnson; sisters-in-law, Arlene Nichols of John-son, Evelyn Nichols ofHutchinson and Elda Nicholsof Shawnee; two grandchil-dren, Dacia Stratman of Gar-den City and Dandi Amerinand husband Marcus ofHugoton; and her three greatgrandchildren, Isabel Strat-man and Danica and AverieAmerin. 

Doris is preceded in deathby her parents; husbandRichard in 2011; brothersHarold, Robert and Don; andgrandson-in-law JoshuaStratman. Graveside service will be10:00 a.m. Thursday, December 17 at the StantonCounty Cemetery in Johnson. Garnand FuneralHome in Johnson is incharge of the arrangements. Memorial contributionsmay be given to the StantonCounty Hospital Auxiliary incare of Garnand FuneralHome, PO Box 715, Johnson,Ks. 67855.

Doris Glasscock

For unto us a child is born,

unto us a Son is given: and the

government shall be upon His

shoulder: and His name shall be

called Wonderful, Counsellor,

The mighty God, The

everlasting Father, The Prince

of Peace.Isaiah 9:6

at 3:00 p.m. Thursday, December 24 and will beopen again Saturday, Decem-ber 26 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00p.m. Stevens County MedicalClinic will be open until12:00 noon Christmas Eve,and there will be NO Saturday clinic. Of course,Stevens County Hospital'sEmergency Room will beopen throughout the holidayfor any health emergencies.The Animal Health Centerwill close at 12:00 noonChristmas Eve and will beopen Saturday, December 26from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.In case of emergency, you arestill encouraged to call the office at 620-544-7848.

Be sure to get all yourbanking done Christmas Evemorning, as First Nationalwill be closing at 12:00 noonand Citizens State Bank willbe closing at 1:00 p.m. Bothbanks will reopen Mondaymorning with regular hours.The Hugoton Area Chamberof Commerce and StevensCounty Economic Develop-ment Office will both be closing at 2:00 p.m. Thursday for Christmas Eveand will reopen Monday withregular hours.

The Stevens CountyCourthouse will close at 2:00p.m. and the City of Hugotonwill close at 3:00 p.m. Thursday, December 24.Moscow citizens, make sureto take care of any officialbusiness by closing timeWednesday, December 23 asthe City Office will remainclosed until Monday, Decem-ber 28. USD 210 Central Office will close at 12:00 noonTuesday, December 22. Pyra-mid Agency will be closedboth Christmas Eve andChristmas Day. Hugoton’sSenior Center will be closedChristmas Day. There will beno Meals on Wheels avail-able, so please make sure tomake arrangements forlunch!

Hopefully your holiday is

free from any insuranceclaims, but if not, take note ofthe following hours: Ag First,State Farm, Jeff RamseyFarm Bureau, TannerRindels Farm Bureau andPate Agency will be closedDecember 24 and 25. Musgrove Agency will close at12:00 noon Christmas Eveand will reopen Monday withregular hours.

Dollar General and Flat-landers will both close earlyChristmas Eve; Flatlanderswill be closed at 5:00 p.m.and Dollar General will closeup at 8:00 p.m. Both storeswill be closed Christmas Day,and will reopen Saturday,December 26. If you needsomething for the kids to doduring the holiday fromschool, stop by ShowplaceVideo throughout the holidayweekend to pick up thenewest movies or an old fam-ily favorite to watch together!While you're there, don't for-get the drinks and fresh but-tered popcorn! They are openfrom 1:00 to 9:00 p.m. Sun-day through Thursday andfrom 1:00 to 10:00 p.m. Fri-day and Saturday. Does yourcrew prefer to curl up with agood book? Then stop by theStevens County Library byDecember 23, before theyclose up. They will reopenMonday, December 28, somake sure to stock up!

Got any last-minute homeimprovement projects beforeyou greet your Christmasguests? Make sure to stop byHi-Plains Lumber before theyclose at 12:00 noon Christ-mas Eve, as they will remainclosed until Monday morn-ing. Bultman Inc. plans toclose at noon December 24amd will reopen Monday.Plumbing on the fritz? Makesure to give Lin Goode andCompany a call before Christ-mas Eve! They will be closedDecember 24 and will reopenMonday, December 28. Amer-ican Implement announcedthey'll be closing at 12:00

noon Christmas Eve and willreopen Monday.

If new tires are on yourChristmas list, make sure tostop by Bultman Tire by noonChristmas Eve before theyclose. They will reopen Saturday, December 26 withregular hours. And if your carneeds some new parts or ac-cessories, get to NAPA AutoParts by noon Christmas Eve,or to Southwest Kansas Salesby 3:00 p.m. December 24.Both businesses will beclosed Christmas Day.Ghumm's Auto Center andGhumm's Collision Centerwill both close at 12:00 noonThursday and will reopenMonday morning. RileyChevrolet will be open untilnoon Christmas Eve and willreopen Monday. Mick's C&AAutomotive will be closedboth Christmas Eve andChristmas Day.

Having a Christmas partyand need some beverages?Don't fret - Twisted H Liquorwill be open until 7:00 p.m.Christmas Eve, and ThriftyKing Liquor will be open until9:00 p.m. Both liquor storeswill be closed Christmas Day.Barb's Den will be happy tohost you and your guestsChristmas Eve, but they willbe closed Christmas Day.

Craving a new hairstyle ormanicure to wow your visit-ing family and friends? Makean appointment at Mane HairCo. by December 23, atTan'alon before they close at12:00 noon December 24, orat RJ's Hair Studio before hecloses the shop at 1:00 p.m.Christmas Eve. Charlott’sWeb will close at 3:00 p.m.Christmas Eve and reopenTuesday. Buffie's Place will beclosed Christmas Eve andChristmas Day.

The Hugoton Hermes Thursday, December 17, 2015 Page 3

Blue Christmas Service

Join us

Sunday, December 205 p.m.

for a time to reflect, remember and find hope

Hugoton United Methodist Church828 South Main

Hugoton UMC provides opportunities to serve God aswe welcome all into fellowship.

This year Christmas is different.This year I am mourning the loss of a loved one.

This year is hard to celebrate.This year I need the hope found in the manger.

Catch the

Spirit!

May your spiri ts be refreshed and your faith renewed,

as together we celebrate the miracle of Christmas .

We feel truly blessed to know people like you, and wish ourfriends, neighbors, associates and customers a very merry

season followed by a memorable and joyous New Year. Thanks!

Passmore Brothers, Inc.

Bobby & Carlis

We truly appreciate your supportover the past 50 years!

Janet’s Bridal & Boutique

1010 Van Buren - Hugoton

We will be Closed

Dec. 23-28!

Merry Christmas& Happy New Year

We’re making a list of all the people we’d like to send a bigthanks to this year and your name is on it!

With best wishes for a very joyous and merry seasonfrom all of us to all of you.

Serving S.W. Kansas Since 1980•Concrete Work•Steel Buildings

• Custom Design • Sales & Erection

544-7146613 E. 11th

Hugoton

Relay For Life Spot LightJudy and Henry Cantrell

have been dedicated to coming to Relay For Life for several years. They loved the event and looked forward to coming to it each year along

with attending the Survivor Dinner put on by the Relay Committee

and Team Captains.

Judy and Henry are wonderful people who are being recognized thisweek. Both of them have battled cancer and recently Henry’s cameback. I remember talking to Henry and with his soft voice stated “Ibeat it once, I can do it again!” Henry was a trooper and fought,but his battle was lost due to some other health issues. We willmiss Henry at our event and dinner, but there is no doubt Judy willcontinue to come and support this event, along with her kids. Thankyou, Judy and Henry, for being a part of our Relay For Life family.We will keep your memory alive, Henry, as we put some luminarybags around the track with the words “Gone, But Not Forgotten,We Miss You!” God bless you Judy and family!

Más-Cow Dairy499 N. County Road 20, Moscow

598-2697

When the three kings found the Christ child laying in themanger, they were filled with joy. May you experience thatsame feeling of wonderment this season. We extend our

best wishes to you and yours.

ClosingsContinued from page 1

Shop LocalContinued from page 1with a special interest, Yard-master likely has an item forthem to include in their col-lection. Country Garden andCreative Specialties bothhave thoughtful gifts avail-able that ensure your presentis their favorite this year! Andyou certainly can't go wrongwith a flower arrangement ora Christmas table center-piece!

If you're truly stumped,think outside the box. Headdown to Citizens State Bankfor a gift card, money bookswith 25 crisp $1 bills or evensome unique currency for thecoin collector on your list. Bygiving a subscription to TheHermes, you guarantee 52weeks of reading material.You can make sure your giftrecipient feels pampered andrelaxed by getting a gift cer-tificate at Inspiring Massage,or booking an appointmentfor them at one of Hugoton'smany salons for a haircut,manicure, pedicure or facial.Still unsure? Call Kay at theChamber office for a Cham-ber gift certificate, good atnumerous local businesses.Let your loved one pick out

the perfect present for them-selves!

If Christmas was a littlehard on the wallet this year,visit First National Bank orCitizens State Bank to set upa Christmas Club account.Funds deposited in the account can be savedthroughout the year and arereleased during the first weekin November, just in time forChristmas 2016! CSB’sChristmas Club accounts re-quire an initial deposit of$100, and pay more interestthan a one-year CD.

No matter how long you'veput off Christmas shopping,the deadline is just abouthere. Thank goodness thereare so many shopping op-tions available in town. ShopStevens County first!

Address your letterto Santa Claus

c/o The Hugoton Hermes522 S. Main

Hugoton, Ks. 67951You can also

bring them by the office!

approve the slate of officers.This included ChairpersonPaula Rowden, Vice ChairCourtney Leslie, SecretarySusan Schulte and InformationCoordinator Rodney Kelling.

The next meeting date was

set for March 16, 2016 - sameplace same time.

Meeting adjourned so themembers could move into thefunctional exercise in the EMSTraining Center.

The EMS Training Centerfilled to capacity for the Func-tional Exercise. There were ta-bles set up for the Hospitalgroup; Law Enforcement in-cluding county and city; HealthDepartment; EMS and Fire De-partments; and City, Countyand GIS officials.

Eleven officers filled the LawEnforcement table - seven fromcounty and four from city. Thehospital had eight membersfrom the staff and two employ-ees filled the table for the HealthDepartment. Six members of

the emergency team gatheredat the fire and rescue table. Thecoordinators of the event wereflattered due to the attendanceof County Commissioners PatHall and Joe D. Thompson.Other counties are not so lucky.Susan Schulte and JoshuaGrubbs finished filling thistable.

The purpose of the exercisewas to see how all emergencyteams can and should work together in an EOC (EmergencyOperating Center). Also howthey should react and roles andresponsibilities were major in-terests.

The tables were already filledwith papers describing the sit-uation so far. There were fiveobjectives: show that an EOC

can be staffed; show how tocommunicate; have a designated person - likely Rod-ney Kelling - to communicatebetween the departments; aperson to communicate to thepublic; and a resource person.

Phone numbers were takenfrom each table to communi-cate with the “command cen-ter”. The command center wasin a separate room where newsituations were communicatedto the emergency crews at eachtable. There were forms to befilled out and handed in at theend of the exercise telling howeach new situation was han-dled. At each table were one ortwo members of the coordina-tors to evaluate how each teamhandled every situation thrownout to the table.

To start out the event - asemi had overturned after beingT-boned by another truck at theintersection of Highway 56 andMain Street. The beginning in-formation was that one of thetrucks had been hauling an un-known chemical. Temperaturesand wind speed and directionwere given.

In a matter of minutes, afteridentifying the chemical in thetruck, GIS Susan Schulte andRodney Kelling had a mapprinted out showing the hotzone of the “plum”. This helped

to evaluate where people shouldbe evacuated to and from. Thisis a very important and neces-sary service needed in an emer-gency situation. Theirperformance was very impres-sive.

As the “day” progressed (amatter of minutes), it was deter-mined a resident had suffered aheart attack; there were two fa-talities in the wreck; three fatal-ities in nearby homes; windspeed and direction changes; aload of Chlorine had spilled;and many other new situations.These new happenings were

called to each table and broughtfrom the command center byfaxes to each table. Communi-cation between all the tableswas imperative.

At the end of the exercise,each table was evaluated andStevens County seems to be inpretty good hands. The exercisewill help each department seewhat they need to work on.They need to remember that theNational Weather Departmentcan help to get information outto the public. A few other tipswere handed out as well.

Meeting came to a close.

He also reported Sporer LandDevelopment of Oakley areworking in this area and plan tostop in to fix the apron.

Manager Porter informed theboard members he has receivedapproval from FAA to take therunway end identifier lights(REILs) down. As soon as the air-port takes the REIL lights down,the FAA will decommission themand put it in their records.Porter stated it will take a profes-sional to unwire the REIL lights.He said he had already calledWarren Strukel to come out todisconnect the lights.

Porter reported two bids wereneeded for the unit planned to goon the fuel island for switchingover the Jet A fuel. He alreadygot one bid to bore the line overto the island, a distance of about250 feet. The board passed amotion to have engineering firmKirkham Michael establish bidsfor this pump project.

Davis reported the airport hasreceived a bid to put the finishwork on the new hangar door.He stated the county requires atleast two bids so another bid willbe sought.

Unpaid hangar rent was dis-cussed. The board instructed thesecretary to forward a copy of therent invoice that is in arrears tothe county attorney as well as tothe hangar renter.

The board discussed the pos-sibility of purchasing the Reecehangar located south of theHugoton Airport office. They in-structed Manager Porter to getan appraisal for the Reecehangar from the tax rolls as wellas an appraiser.

Chairman Davis brought upthe subject of the reducedbudget for next year. He askedthe board to consider if the position of secretary should befull-time, part-time or should itbe contracted out. The board ac-knowledged the secretary has

done a good job but he asked theboard if the airport can supporttwo full-time employees. The matter was tabled until a futuremeeting.

The meeting adjourned. Thenext meeting will be January 12,2016.

The Hugoton Hermes Thursday, December 17, 2015 Page 4

6�#��&!�81#%#&8'%!�601 S. Main - Hugoton

(� %���8.�&!�� 82!��521 S. Main - Hugoton

(./-18+/,35.-870)3David & Brandy Robson

314 S. Van Buren 544-4122

Faith Publishing LLC522 S. Main 620-544-4321 452,24�8'.(4214867/567

8:0L�K&KL!'FG=FLLLLLLLL899D1288;=G?J5L;4@II7LDL->2HLJKAK

.IEB@C6L;FE'C4FLDL:H>98LJKAK�F'KL�JEE5L#EJ?$IE?)L�G<FECAL,JB<IE

899D-9-1LIEL8-%D19HH���L!�&L.&�+�/&�

/,243*8)3470*214867/567%1%L;KL/JCGLLLL*=3I<IGLLLLL899D%(:8�F'FEFG?L�F�F44JL�J'CBIG)L,JB<IE.F?GFB?J5L,EJCBF�L�C?BLDL2>98L6KAK

.F?GFB?J5L�EKL*C3@L�I=<@L F77I"B@C6LDL8>2HL6KAK

.F?GFB?J5L;EKL*C3@L�I=<@L F77I"B@C6LDL(>HHL6KAK;=G?J5L;4@II7LDL->98LJKAK

/IEGCG3L.IEB@C6LDL::>HHLJKAK*=3I<IG�/+K4IA

�� �3)).,/3-8'.(4214867/567

1H1L/IGEIFL;<KLDL�I77J)L�BKL0(-89*FGE5L/4�=CEF)L,JB<IEL8-2D90-2

;=G?J5L;4@II7LDL:H>HHLJKAK;=G?J5L/IEGCG3L.IEB@C6LDL::>HHLJKAK;=G?J5L&'FGCG3L;FE'C4FLDL0>HHL6KAK

.F?GFB?J5L&'FGCG3)L!.!�!BLDL0>98L6KAK50--.8(3,436014.-70-2,311867/567

+IEGFELI$L�@CE?LJG?L!?JAB)L�I77J/JE4=BL�C3@<)L,JB<IE

+@=E4@LDL8-2D9010)L,JEBIGJ3FLDL8-2D9(-0;=G?J5L;4@II7LDL:H>HHLJKAK

.IEB@C6LDL::>HHLJKAK.F?GFB?J5LGC3@<LAFJ7LDL0>HHL6KAK

/,243*8)3470*214867/56750--.885267+23-*8-2D98-0LLIELL8-2D9(%:#=��L�JA�EF4@<)L,JB<IE

�I77JL/IEGCG3L.IEB@C6LDL::>HHLJKAK;=G?J5L;4@II7LDL:H>HHLJKAK�I=<@L�EI=6BLDL8>HHL6KAK

�C4@$CF7?L/IEGCG3L.IEB@C6LDL->:8LJKAK;=G?J5L;4@II7LDL:H>2HLJKAK

����)0160�88'.(4214867/567

8-%D1988L+@=E4@LL:LAC7FL;KLI$L/IB4I")L:�1LAC7FL&KLI$

/IB4I"�*II FEL�?K/IEGCG3L.IEB@C6LDL:H>2HLJKAK;=G?J5L;4@II7LDL->2HLJKAK

.F?GFB?J5L#C�7FL;<=?5LDL(>HHL6KAK�FJAL�C?BL�.F?K�LDL2>2HD8>HH6KAKL;F6<KD/J5

,JB<IEL;FJGL;4@EJF?FE)0160�8/,243*8)3470*214

8-%D1910�CAL/4+EJE5)L,JB<IELL8-%D191:;=G?J5L;4@II7LDL:H>HHLLJKAK/IEGCG3L.IEB@C6LDL::>HHLJKAK

�C?BL+7=�LDL.F?GFB?J5L2>2HL6KAK�/� L�EKL*C3@LDL0>HHL6KAK�/� L;EKL*C3@LDL8>HHL6KAK

+251486752142.,867/5670HHL;KL�JGL#=EFGLDL899D1(:8

,JB<IEL*FJ<@L�F77F5;=G?J5L;4@II7LDL->:8LJKAKLDL:H>:8LJKAK

F77I"B@C6LDL:H>:8LDL:H>2HLJKAK.IEB@C6L*I=ELDL:H>2HLDL:1>HH+@C7?EFG�BL+@=E4@)L:H>2HLJKAK

�EKL*C3@L�I=<@L�EI=6)L0>2HD(>2HL6KAK;EKL*C3@L�I=<@L�EI=6)L(>98D->HHL6KAK

�G$IEAJ<CIGLIGLBAJ77L3EI=6BL4J77L899D1(:8+2514867/56780+8$0*%H:L.KL+C<5L�CAC<BLLLL899D1081

�BEJF7L EJG4I)L,JB<IE;=G?J5L;4@II7LDL->2HLJKAK

/IEGCG3L.IEB@C6LDL:H>2HLJKAK.F?GFB?J5L&'FGCG3L;FE'C4FLDL0>2HL6KAK

+J77L899D1081L$IEL+@=E4@L#=B7/$040,8'.(4214867/567

&C3@<@LJG?L/JCGLL899D11:H8H0L&JB<L&C3@<@LDL899D11-8;=G?J5L;4@II7LDL->2HLJKAK

/IEGCG3L.IEB@C6LDL:H>2HLJKAK.F?GFB?J5L#C�7FL;<=?5LDL0>2HL6KAK-0,3814.58+523,*1867/567

:9L/C7FBL&JB<LI$L*=3I<IGLIGL*C3@"J5L8:+@=E4@L019D2(%9LLLL*IAFL019D2:H9

,JB<IEL�JE5L�JAEIG;=G?J5L;4@II7LDL->98LJKAK

+IG<FA6IEJE5L.IEB@C6L+F7F�EJ<CIGLDL:H>98LJKAK�EKL*C3@L�L;EKL*C3@L�I=<@L�EI=6LDL;=G?J5L0>2HL6KAK;=G?J5L&'FGCG3L F77I"B@C6LDL0>HHL6KAK.F?GFB?J5L&'FGCG3L!?=7<L;<=?5LLDL0>2HL6KAK

,EJ5FEL/FF<CG3L.F?GFB?J5LDL%>HHL6KAK+@ECB<CJGL�C$FL+7=�L�J3FL1LDL:%�LDL0>2HL6KAK

)�8+.4735�1870/13!L =77L�IB6F7L+@=E4@1H(L&JB<L0<@LDL*=3I<IG,JAL,FJ4@F5)L,JB<IE

899D1920;FE'C4FB

;=G?J5BL:H>2HLJKAKL�L8>HHL6KAK(52)3508'./4214.82$-312.

*�;,!��L+IG3EF3J4C�G0:%L/JCGLB=ELDL*=3I<IG

01HD2(HD:HH2,JB<IEL/JE4F7CGIL!=C7J;FE'C4CIL?FL7JL�37FBCJ::>HHLJKAKLDL�IACG3I(>HHL6KAKLDL/C�E4I7FB

52�3580+8-2+3867/567��" �& ��8-���#�"��&8+&��"������

919L;KL�J4 BIGLL899D9%1%�IGL�=J<<7F�=A)L,JB<IE;=G?J5L;4@II7LDL->2HLJKAK;=G?J5L+@=E4@LDL:H>2HLJKAK.F?GFB?J5LDL(>HHL6KAK

10�3532$,853*33)35867/567,JB<IELDL&EC4L/JBIG

;=G?J5L;4@II7LDL->HHLJKAKL+I$$FF� F77I"B@C6LDL:H>HHLJKAKL/IEGCG3L.IEB@C6LDL:H>2HLJKAK

01HD899D02%0"""KBI'FEFC3GEF?FFAFE4@=E4@KIE314�873-3,86.470-26867/567:H::L;I=<@L�F$$FEBIGL;<EFF<LL899D188:;=G?J5LLDL::>HHLJKAKL&G37CB@L/JBB

DL:>HHL6KAKLDL;6JGCB@L/JBB

�����867/56780+87/$040,

9H-L&JB<L�CG<@)L*=3I<IG;=G?J5L� :H>2HLJKAK

91%D::28

.113)'-�80+8$0*/JCGLJG?L;F4IG?L;<EFF<LL

899D1((2#FGL+IJ<B)L,JB<IEL

;=G?J5L;4@II7LDL->2HLJKAK/IEGCG3L.IEB@C6LDL:H>98LJKAK

�C$FL�EI=6BL;=G?J5L�C3@<BLDL0>HHL6KAK�GBC?FL�=<L�C?BL.F?KLDL0>2HL6KAK

;<=?FG<L/CGCB<E5LL�@FL�=EGJEI=G?LDL.F?KL(>HHL6KAK

'3473-8+523,*1867/567::<@L�L�F$$FEBIGLDL899D%8:(

�I5L#I3JG)L,JB<IE;=G?J5L;4@II7LDL->2HLJKAK

/IEGCG3L;FE'C4FLDL:H>2HLJKAK.F?GFB?J5L&'FGCG3LL/CGCB<ECFBLDL0>2HL6KAK

�+@C7?EFG)L�I=<@)L�L!?=7<�

67/56780+8675214:H98L;KL�JGL#=EFGL

+@=E4@>L899D1%18L*IAF>L982DH-08�FFL�I<<AJG

:H9:L;KL�JGL#=EFG.F?GFB?J5LDL(>HHL6KAK

;=G?J5L;4@II7LDL:H>HHLJKAK/IEGCG3L.IEB@C6LDL::>HHLJKAK&'FGCG3L;FE'C4FLDL0>HHL6KAK

67/56780+8�31/186752140+8-.44358*.�81.2,41

81HL&KL CEB<LL899D1:18

;J4EJAFG<LDL->HHLJKAK;=G?J5L;4@II7LDL:H>HHLJKAK,ECFB<@II?LDL::>HHLJKAK

67/56780+84738,.�.53,38HHL;KL�JGL#=EFGLLLL899D19-2

,JB<IEL�J'FL,C6FE;=G?J5L;4@II7LDL->98LJKAK

/IEGCG3L.IEB@C6LDL:H>98LJKAK&'FGCG3L;FE'C4FBLDL0>HHL6KAK

.F?GFB?J5L#C�7FL;<=?5LDL(>HHL6KAK

+.247867.(3-867/5670+8$0*82,8675214

�FG<@LJG?L�F$$FEBIG�J"EFG4FL�I@GBIG)L,JB<IE;=G?J5L;4@II7LDL:H>HHLJKAK

/IEGCG3L.IEB@C6LDL::>HHLJKAK#C�7FL#JG?L��=FB?J5�LDL0>HHL6KAK

*IAFLJG?L IEGKL/CBBKL� EC?J5�LDL0>HHL6KAK�I=<@LDL0>HHL6KAK

#C�7FL;<=?5LDL(>HHL6KAK

+.2478-/4735.,�FG<@LJG?L!?JABLLL899D1H-1

�=E<L*FECG3)LL,JB<IE/IEGCG3L.IEB@C6LDL->HHLJKAK

TheHugoton Hermes(USPS 253-820)

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

Owner/OperatorFaith Publishing LLC

RoGlenda Coulter, Kay McDaniels and Ruthie Winget

RoGlenda Coulter, Bookkeeper/Classifieds/Obituaries

Kay McDaniels, Advertising/Circulation/Layout

Ruthie Winget,Composition/Layout/Advertising

Rebecca Garza, Asst. CompositionMarie Austin, Asst. CompositionGregg Tanner, SportsToni Hamlin, Asst. MailingLouressa Gill, Asst. MailingPhoebe Brummett, Rolla CorrespondentJudy Hickert, Moscow Correspondent

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

Subscriptions $30.00 (including Kansas StateSales Tax) for Stevens and adjoining KansasCounties, $35.00 elsewhere in state (includingKansas State Sales Tax), and for all out of statesubscriptions. Online subscriptions are $25.00 ayear. Online and printed subscriptions combinedare $10.00 plus the cost of the subscription. For-eign Subscription Rate $40.00. School Subscrip-tions and Military Personnel $25.00 (includingKansas State Sales Tax) payable in advance. Ad-vertising Rates Noncommissionable $5.00 per col-umn inch, Commissionable Rates $6.25 percolumn inch, Classified $5.00 per column inch.Frequency is weekly every Thursday. PeriodicalsPostage paid at Hugoton, Ks. 67951. POSTMAS-TER: Send address changes to The Hugoton Her-mes at 522 S. Main, Hugoton, Kansas 67951.

Opinion PageOur opinion page is open to the public. We en-courage comments from readers in the form ofletters to the editor or guest columns. All lettersmust be signed and must include the address andtelephone number of the sender. (names will bepublished but not address & phone#) Lettersshould be no more than 300 words. No libelousor offensive letter will be published. The guestcolumn or letter to the editor does not reflect theopinion of this newspaper or its representatives.

You are invited to join the residents and staff for Sundayafternoon worship beginningat 3 p.m. at Pioneer Manor.

December 20Trinity Baptist

December 27Sovereign Redeemer Church

CELEBRATE THE MIRACLE

River of Lifeinvites you to join them

Sunday, December 20 – 10:30 a.m.���"� �"� ���!��!�"����!��"��"� ��"� �� ������"�!���!� ��!�" ��"�! �����"��!�!�"

���!" ��"�!�"���"����"��!�"����

(%�#" 8*"!8%!�8*&�" %�8��%##�&���8���81�8�%���"!

3rd & Main • Hugoton • 620-544-8030 •Mon. - Sat. 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Put that sparkle intheir eyes with a gift

from

Toys, Stuffed Animals, Scarves, Teaforté, Candy,

Baking Mixes, Poinsettias,Wine Accessories, Jewelry,

Woodwick Candles, Collegiate, Serving Ware,

& Much More.

WITH OUR GRATITUDEAT THE HOLIDAYS

We’re filled with joy thisholiday season,And your kind

patronage is the reason—For one thing that we

know is true,Is we owe our success to

each one of you!

Merry Christmas

From All Of Us!

401 S Main • Hugoton620-544-8726

Caring Connections’ three-year-old Preschool class presentstheir Christmas program, complete with Bible verses and fa-vorite songs at Trinity Baptist last week. Participating childrenwere Briley Cullum, Aiden Evans, Kelby Frownfelter, EthanBaeza, Callie Cabrera, Dusti Harris, Fynn Reinerio, BrennenSuddeth, Ezekiel Patterson, Caleb Murray, Victoria Kiley,Lilyana Bustillos, Micah Johnson, Gaven Araiza and SkylerMason. They were directed by Mrs. Harris.

Airport Board Continued from page 1

LEPC meeting Continued from page 1

Your friendship andsupport make it all

worthwhile!

Best wishes fora very merry season

from the guys at

PARAMOUNTPARAMOUNTSERVICE &

SUPPLY, INC.835 E. 11th

Hugoton, KS 67951620-544-4464

Merry ChristmasandHappyNew Year Happy

HolidaysThanks

for chilling withus this year!

We sure do appreciate your friendship and

support!

Rolla Corner Stop201 Madison • Rolla, Ks.

620-593-4311

The request for cardsfor Elwanda Irwin lastweek included an incor-rect address. The Hermesapologizes for the error.

The corrected addressis as follows:

Elwanda Irwin108 Oakbend Court

Weatherford, Tx. 76088Feel better soon El-

wanda!

The Hugoton Hermes Thursday, December 17, 2015 Page 5

Agricultural Sales and Service, Local and Direct

APPLICATIONS OF AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, SEEDING AND FERTILIZING

Moscow location(formerly Kubin Aerial)

598-2356

Hugoton location1114 Road A

428-6086

Tate & Kitzke, LLC1024 S. Trindle

������������� �������� ���������������

Customer Appreciation SaleDecember 21-23

50% Off Artificial Christmas Decorations

Creative Specialties 214 W. 2nd Hugoton544-7694

Monday - Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

WE WISH ALL OUR FRIENDS AND LOYAL CUSTOMERS A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR

5

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year

Nieto’sCafe

��&*%�)*')�*�) ��$)$

�"&��''�'&&'

...Oh what fun it is for usto wish all of you a happy holiday!

With warm wishes & heartfelt thanks toeveryone from all of us at Christmas.

BULTMAN, INC.HUGOTON ELKHART

Patty Bultman� �� ������� � �� �����

by

��(�#(�#%*()��(!��(�)%!

��$��#(�%*��%$��#)�( *��!%� �*�!$�

�())�*��#)�( ��"&��'"��"&'�

Give that special someone a Special Christmas Gift

one or both of these great Peace House Series Books

Roci Morin, Alicia Nuñez, Nancy Cruz andAndrea Vazquez

Correction for Elwanda’s cards

Fifth Grade Band, directed by Amy Freeman. Photo courtesy of USD 210.

Fifth Grade Choir, directed by Trevor Waechter. Photo courtesy of USD 210.

Fifth and Sixth Grade Eagle Choir, directed by Trevor Waechter. Photo courtesy of USD 210.

Sixth Grade Band, directed by Amy Freeman. Photo courtesy of USD 210.

Sixth Grade Choir, directed by Trevor Waechter.

Tyler Jones is out of thehospital and back in rehab!He has a new room number#321, so please address yourcards and letters accordingly.

Pam & Tyler JonesHealthsouth

1282 Union AvenueRoom #321

Memphis, Tn. 38104Cards of encouragement

and news will be greatly ap-preciated during Tyler’s re-covery!

Send TylerJones a card!

H u g o t o n E l e m e n t a r y 5 t h & 6 t h G r a d e W i n t e r C o n c e r t H u g o t o n E l e m e n t a r y 5 t h & 6 t h G r a d e W i n t e r C o n c e r t

HMS seventh graders in Miss Skinner’s Civics class discuss citygovernment with Hugoton City Clerk Tom Hicks during theirtour of the Hugoton City Office. Photo courtesy of USD 210.

GrandparentsDay at the

ECDCPreschool children and their

grandparents met in theECDC’s Hullaballoo Room tomake a special Christmas cre-

ation and perform a song Friday, December 11. Teach-

ers, grandparents and kidsalike were delighted by thespecial time spent together.

Photos courtesy of USD 210.

Hugoton Lady Eagles out-lasted the Gruver Greyhounds inthe title game to win the cham-pionship. The Eagles survived alate scoring run by the Grey-hounds and hoisted the trophyafter the final buzzer with a welldeserved 54-51 victory.

The Gruver Greyhounds tookoff fast and ran up an 8-5 leadover the Eagles less than threeminutes from the beginning ofthe game. However, the Eaglesquickly turned around the scoreand pushed Gruver back to thelosing side of the scoreboard. Theback and forth play of the firstquarter culminated with a fourpoint lead for Hugoton.

The second quarter showedsigns Hugoton might makequick work of Gruver. The Ea-gles went from being down threepoints in the first quarter tobeing up 11 points over Gruvergoing in to the break at the half.

In the third quarter, the Ea-gles went to a stalling tactic andran their offense to run the clock.Their 11 point lead at half in-creased by one point and Hugo-ton led by the score of 43-31 asthe period came to a close.

A late rally by Gruver had thecrowd standing to encourage theEagles to hold off the chargingGreyhounds. Gruver had de-pleted the 12 point lead down toa single digit lead of six pointswithin the first two minutes ofthe fourth quarter. The LadyGreyhounds kept inching closerto the lead and were within fourpoints of the hometown Eagles.The score with 3:37 left in thechampionship game was Hugo-ton with a narrow 48-44 lead.

Dallie Hoskinson used herdribbling savvy to split the Gru-ver defense and drive to thebucket for an important twopoints. Later, Hoskinson wasfouled by Gruver and shestepped to the free throw lineand added two more points tothe Eagles' score.

Gruver fought back againstthe Eagles with 42 seconds leftin the game. The Greyhoundshad pulled within one point ofthe Eagles. Katy Heger wasfouled and stepped to the freethrow line for Hugoton. She

made both attempts to pad thenarrow lead for Hugoton. TheEagles now had a three pointlead.

Gruver had one last chancewith a play from under their ownbasket. The Greyhounds threwthe ball in a last-gasp attemptwith only four-tenths of a secondleft on the clock was blocked byan Eagle defender. The Lady Ea-gles won over the Greyhoundswith a 54-51 victory to be cham-pions of the Blue and Red Clas-sic Tournament.

Coach Gillen said, "We do notthink about how many gameswe have won in a row. Ourmindset is win or lose we are onto the next game. I was veryproud of the girls. Gruver is anexcellent basketball team. Everygirl we had contributed to thevictory. The starters were great,and the bench did an excellentjob of bringing constant energy.It was a Great Team win! Enjoyit and be ready to get better Mon-day."

The leading scorer for the Ea-gles was Amy Scott with 23points. Katie Heger and DallieHoskinson scored 14 and tenpoints, respectively. LaneyHoskinson scored five points,and Brooklyn Harper scored twopoints.

The next game for the LadyEagles will be at Scott City HighSchool Friday, December 18.The start time will be 6:30 p.m.

Hugoton defeated UlyssesSaturday night in front of apacked gym to be the 2015 Blueand Red Classic TournamentChampions. The Eagles turnedup the heat on Ulysses and usedaggressive play to keep control ofthe game and secure the victory.

The Eagles and the Tigerstraded points throughout thefirst quarter of play like twoheavyweight fighters sparring inthe first round. Hugoton almostcarried a six point lead into thesecond quarter, however Ulysseshit a three pointer at the buzzerto cut the Eagles' lead to a nar-row three points.

Taking it to the basket waskey for Hugoton in this titlegame. Zack Leininger took it tothe hoop and scored two points;he was also fouled in theprocess. Leininger completed histhree points the old fashionedway and was able to convert thefree throw from the 15 foot line.Hugoton went into the break athalf with a 33-29 point lead.

Keeping the heat on Ulysses,the Eagles continued their fullthrottle drives to the hoop tochallenge the Tiger defense. TonyKinser made an important bas-ket as he followed up an errantEagle shot falling away from thehoop and tipped it safely back

into the net.Wade Heger drove the base-

line and was fouled by a Ulyssesplayer. Yet, Heger was able to layin the two points while beingfouled, then added one morefrom the free throw line. Hugotonincreased their lead over Ulyssesto seven points at the end of thethird quarter.

The Eagles sensing that theywere within eight minutes of achampionship title, bore downand muscled their way for thefinal period of play. The first fiveminutes of the last quarter hadthe crowd screaming and cheer-ing as the Eagles increased thelead to a comfortable 14 point

lead. Manuel Mendez was an in-tegral part of the game as he wasable to beat the defenders upand down the court with hisdribbling skills. The fans forHugoton were delirious as theEagles defeated the Tigers by ascore of 58-46 to win the trophy.

Coach Korf said, "I was reallyproud of the boys and the waythey played against Ulysses. Westruggled shooting the ball again,but we did a much better job ofgetting the ball inside and usingour size to our advantage. Whenwe go ‘big’, most teams we seeare going to have trouble match-ing up with us and Ulysses wasno exception. We still have areas

we need to improve on, especiallyon the defensive end, but I wasproud of our effort and intensityon that end of the floor."

Top scorer for Hugoton wasZack Leininger with 14 points,followed by Parker Titus with tenpoints. Korf, Kinser and Mendezscored nine, eight, and sevenpoints, respectively. Heger alsohad seven while Goode scoredthree and Hamlin scored twopoints.

The next game for the Eagleswill be Friday, December 18 at8:00 p.m. at Scott City HighSchool.

The Hugoton Hermes Thursday, December 17, 2015 Page 6

����������� �������

600 E. 11th 544-8686

Jordan Air IncCall Terry at620-544-4361

1026 S. MainHugoton

620-544-8011

Hi-Plains Lumber507 S. Main 544-4304

620-544-8908 • www.fnbhugoton.com • Member FDIC

113 W. 6TH HUGOTON, KANSAS

Phone (620) 544-4920Hugoton, Kansas 67951

Commodity Hauling

Jeff Ramsey 613 S. Main • 544-4303 • Hugoton

BROWN-DUPREEOIL CO INC.

1400 S Washington St. 356-3926

or 1-800-682-4143

GOOD LUCKON YOUR

WINTERSPORTS

A Nursing/Ancillary Resource Company620-417-5679 Office • 620-544-7629 Fax

Ed Stevenson RN • Alicia Stevenson404 Jayhawk Ct. • Hugoton, KS 67951

www.nurselinkstaffing.com • nursels@pld.com

Member FDIC www.csbks.com

Hugoton/Liberal

������ ���������HUGOTON UPTOWN

AUTOBODY624 S. Monroe 544-4683

Hwy 51 East Hugoton, KS

K-C Oil Company &Main Street Laundry

218 S. Main St. • 544-4660

Sports ScheduleFriday, December 18- High School JV Boys/Girls

at Scott City at 4:45 p.m.- High School Varsity

Girls/Boys C at Scott City at6:30 p.m.- High School Varsity

Boys/Girls C at Scott City at8:00 p.m.Saturday, December 19- High School JV Wrestling

at Holly, Co. at 9:00 a.m.- High School V Wrestling at

Goodland at 10:00 a.m.

620.544.43881012 S. Main St.

Hugoton, KS 67951

509 West 11th Street - Hugoton, KS620-544-8500

Parker Titus takes a jump shot against Ulysses.

The Hugoton fans cheer on their Lady Eagles.

Lady Eagles celebrate after winning the championship atthe Blue and Red Classic!

At this festive timeof year, we’d like

to thank you forstopping here. Wereally do appreci-ate your businessand your friend-ship!

Merry Christmasfrom our entire

team. We wishyou and yours all

the best.

�����������������������������

Lawn ProWill Schnittker620-544-1517

Merry Christmas ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� ������������������������� ���������������

�� ������������������������������� ����

Thanks for helping make 2015 a wonderful timefor us. We appreciate your patronage and look

forward to seeing you again soon.

509 WEST 11TH STREET - HUGOTON, KS - 620-544-8500

Eagles are Blue and Red Classic champions

Lady Eagles defeat Gruver Greyhounds for championship

A proud Eagles team holds up their first place trophy at the Blue and Red Classic.

Lady Eagles are named Blue and Red Classic CHAMPIONS at the event Saturday night!

Dallie Hoskinson dribbles past a Gruver defender.

Lady Eagle varsity player Sarah Johnson looks for an openteammate to pass the ball to as the team faced Perryton in thesecond round of the Blue and Red Classic.

Katy Heger drives through the Perryton players for her layupduring Friday night’s second-round game. Katy earned the highscorer title, tallying 24 points for the game.

Friday night saw Hugotonfresh off their win over HookerThursday night and advancingin the winner’s bracket to playSouthwestern Heights. Hugotonstarted the game slow and thenrallied to defeat SouthwesternHeights 54-48.

The Eagles fell quickly behindSouthwestern Heights by ninepoints. This was a big lead toovercome and Zack Leiningerstarted the comeback with thefirst basket for Hugoton. TheMustangs were outhustling theEagles during the first quarterand led over Hugoton by a scoreof 13-7.

The second quarter of playhad the Eagles fighting their wayback into the game. Hugotonpulled within three points of the

Mustangs with 1:46 left in thequarter. At the half, Hugotonhad come back from a largedeficit of nine points and nar-rowed the gap to only trail by onepoint.

The second half fared far bet-ter for the Eagles as they over-came their deficit to theMustangs. Parker Titus swishedthe nets to put the Eagles up 23-22 with 7:20 left in the thirdquarter. Later, Leininger wassuccessful with a two pointerand he was fouled during the actof shooting. Leininger went to thefree throw line to convert thethree point play. At the end of thethird quarter, Hugoton had a 34-28 lead over SouthwesternHeights.

A defensive play by Hugoton

helped their cause in the finalquarter. The Eagles were eightminutes away from a date in thechampionship game in the Blueand Red Classic. A Mustangplayer driving to the basket com-mitted a charging foul. This gavethe ball back to the Eagles andthe score went up to 40-32 forHugoton after an Eagle twopointer. Later, Titus hit a threepointer to keep the Eagles up byeight points.

The game came down to suc-cessful conversions from the freethrow line. Korf hit two freethrows and Leininger hit one freethrow to add to the Eagles score.Hugoton overcame and survived,making it to the finals with a 54-48 win.

Coach Korf said, "At halftime

we just talked about how wewere playing flat in the first halfand that we needed to bringmore intensity in the secondhalf. We also went with our biglineup for most of the secondhalf, and that enabled us to getthe ball inside and score someeasy baskets. It wasn't a prettygame by any means, but we gut-ted out a tough win despite a lotof things not going our way. I'mproud of the way the team re-sponded in the second half."

The top two scorers for Hugo-ton were Leininger with 17points and Titus with 13 points.Korf followed with 11 points,while Heger and Kinser both hadfour points each. Mendez hadthree points and Cornelsen fol-lowed with two points.

The Lady Eagles came outonto the court with a tenaciousstyle of play to beat Perryton 67-50 in the second round of theBlue and Red Classic.

Hugoton scored quickly andkept Perryton scoring to a mini-mum as the game started. TheEagles broke out with an 8-1lead. The first quarter ended withHugoton Eagles over the Perry-ton Rangerettes by a score of 15-9.

The second quarter showedthe Lady Eagles meant businessFriday night. Hugoton had dou-bled up on Perryton and led inscoring by 16 points with 3:27left in the first half. By halftime,the Eagles had outscored theRangerettes by 22, and the score

was 42-20.Domination of the boards

was key for Hugoton as theirlead increased by 27 points earlyin the third quarter. The LadyEagles kept up the pressure onPerryton to maintain theirhealthy lead throughout thegame. With three quarters in therecord book, Hugoton had 57points to Perryton's 33.

The game was wrapped upeasily by Hugoton as they fin-ished off their challengers. Thefinal score was 67-50 and the re-ward was a trip to the champi-onship game Saturday night.

Coach Gillen said, "We got insome foul trouble but how thegame was called didn't effect ourgame plan. We are going to at-

tack on offense and defense nomatter what."

Katy Heger led the Eagleswith an impressive 24 points forthe game. She was joined in thedouble digits by Dallie Hoskin-son with 14 points. JohannaRawlins scored eight points and

Amy Scott poured in seven. TheEagles had Brooklyn Harperwith five points, while RebeccaJohnson and Sarah Johnsonboth had four points. LaneyHoskinson contributed to thescore with one point.

The Hugoton Hermes Thursday, December 17, 2015 Page 7

����� ���������� ��

Hugoton Recreation Commission Announces

2016 Girls’ Basketball Sign-UpsMonday, December 14 - Friday December 18

8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.Saturday, December 19

9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.Sign up for the following leagues:

3/4 Grade Girls’ Basketball5/6 Grade Girls’ Basketball

Fee is $15.00 if registered before deadline$20.00 if registered after Saturday, December 19

Participants must register at the above time in order to be put on teams.

NO PHONE REGISTRATIONS. Register and pay program fees at HRC offices, 211 S. Madison.

Open Christmas Eve – Donuts Only!Closed Christmas Day

December 26 & 28-31- Donuts Only!Open New Years Day

Donuts Only!Closed January 2

MakeMerryHope your holiday is filled with sugar, spice and everything nice!

406 W. 11th St. • Hugoton • 544-4700

Tan’alon112 A. East Sixth • Hugoton • 620-544-2233

ViLari Cox and Katie Shelton

Wishing you a Christmasthat’s as special as you

are!

Merry Chris tmas!

Defense is key for the Eagles against the Perryton RangerettesFriday night.

Colby Korf drives the ball toward the Hugoton basketball asthe Eagles faced Southwestern Heights.

HHS Eagle varsity player Wade Heger launches himself up topass the ball to a teammate during the game against the Mustangs.

Lady Eagles defeat Perryton 67-50 qualifying for the Championship

Eagles rally to win over Southwestern Heights

Other honored football players include the following:Sports in Kansas Top 100 Seniors Honorable Mention -Mark Persinger and Parker TitusSports in Kansas Top 100 Non Seniors Honorable Mention- Zack Leininger, Valentino Degollado and Paden CornelsenGarden City Telegram Top 11 - Valentino DegolladoWichita Eagle 4A Division II Honorable Mention - MarkPersinger, Offensive Line; Tyler Goode, Wide Receiver; ZackLeininger, Tight End; Valentino Degollado, Quarterback;Paden Cornelsen, Linebacker; Pedro Ordonez, Linebacker andParker Titus, Defensive BackTopeka Capital Journal 4A Division II First Team -Valentino DegolladoTopeka Capital Journal 4A Division II Honorable Mention

- Mark Persinger, Offensive Line; Zack Leininger, Tight End;Manny Mendez, Return Specialist; Paden Cornelsen, Line-backer and Parker Titus, Defensive BackHHS Football All League 2015 First Team - Mark Persinger,Manny Mendez, Paden Cornelsen and Ulises ReyesHHS Football All League 2015 Honorable Mention - WadeHeger, Zack Leininger, Tyler Goode, Valentino Degollado,Pedro Ordonez, Parker Titus and Hunter Kerbow

End of Year Team Outstanding Player VotingFive Team Captains - Panda Reyes, Manny Mendez, ParkerTitus, Hunter Kerbow and Tino DegolladoOffensive Line - Mark PersingerReceiver - Tyler GoodeBack - Tino DegolladoMVP Offense - Tino DegolladoDefensive Back - Manny MendezLinebacker - Hunter KerbowDefensive Line - Ulises ReyesMVP Defense - Paden CornelsenSpecial Teams Player of the Year - Manny MendezJV Player of the Year - Dawson KerbowTeam MVP - Tino DegolladoCoaches Only Vote: Most Improved Player - Romano Burger

Hugoton High School's2015 football squad endedtheir season in impressivefashion, taking the confer-ence game to overtimeagainst defending Statechamps Andale High. The Ea-gles fought hard and endedup with a Regional title,falling 27-28 to Andale. Sev-eral HHS athletes have been

recognized recently for theircontributions on the field.

Earning All State honorsfrom the Kansas FootballCoaches Association wereseniors Tyler Goode at widereceiver, Ulises Reyes on thedefensive line, Hunter Ker-bow at defensive back andManny Mendez, return spe-cialist.

HHS 2015 football squad ends season with a Regional title

Award winners gather Tuesday, December 15to be recognized for their achievements duringthe 2015 football season. In back are PadenCornelsen, Zack Leininger, Mark Persinger,

Parker Titus, and Valentino Degollado. In thefront row are Tyler Goode, Hunter Kerbow,Manny Mendez, Ulises Reyes and Pedro Ordonez. Congratulations and great job guys!

The Hugoton Eagles de-feated Hooker in the first roundof the Blue and Red Classic.The Eagles outscored Hooker towin and advance by the score of68-45.

Wade Heger hit a threepointer in the first quarter toput the Eagles up by a score of8-5. Both teams went back andforth on the scoreboard and thescore was 15-14 as the first pe-riod of play came to an end.

The Eagles stretched theirlead over the Bulldogs in thesecond quarter. Hugoton heldHooker to only six points duringthe second period. However, theEagles' scoring output beforethe half was 16 points, and theyled 31-20 going into the half.

Defense was key in the thirdquarter. Hugoton stepped upand had steals to convert intopoints. Again, Hugoton had avery productive quarter,outscoring Hooker 17-9 in thethird. This had the Eagles upbig over the Bulldogs 48-29.

Hugoton had the lead by asmany as 22 points in the finalquarter. The Eagles found thefirst round victory they werelooking for as they defeated the

Bulldogs 64-45 at the finalbuzzer.

Zack Leininger led the Ea-gles in points with 18. WadeHeger and Colby Korf hit doubledigits with 13 and 11 points, re-spectively. Tony Kinser hadeight points, while Parker Tituscontributed seven points. TylerGoode followed with five points

and Alex Gonzalez had two.Coach Korf said, "Our de-

fense was much improved fromlast Friday night at Syracuse,although we still have a lot ofroom to improve on that end.The first half was really fastpaced, sometimes too fast formy liking, but our kids wereable to make some plays. Wehad a really good night shootingthe ball - over 50% from thefield and seven for 16 fromthree point range."

The Hugoton Hermes Thursday, December 17, 2015 Page 8

We hope the spirit of the season fills your heart and home with a happiness that lasts all year.

531 S. Jackson, Hugoton, KS620-544-7800

601 S. Jackson • Hugoton • 620-544-2975!"#$$%&

'!"#$

%!"#$"%

We wish to express our Appreciation to all ourloyal customers for your support and patronage.

With gratitude, we wish you and yours a most wonderful Merry Christmas.

FaithThe Season’sGreatest Gift!

O Come Let Us Adore HimMay your holiday recall the great

joy of that first Christmas in Bethlehem.

Merry ChristmasRuthie Winget

Ha p p yH o l i d a y sBartlett Grain

Company L.P.

Moscow598-2144

Lady Eagles outscores Lady Bulldogs in first tournament game

Eagles defeat Hooker in first roundof the Blue and Red Classic

Hugoton started off the Blueand Red Classic with a win overthe Hooker Lady Bulldogs. TheLady Eagles outscored the LadyBulldogs by the score of 58-41.

The Lady Eagles used apress to force turnovers fromthe Lady Bulldogs. With 3:49left in the first quarter, Hugotonhad a lead of 11-3 over Hooker.The Eagles' defense held thevisitors to only six points for theentire first quarter.

The Eagles turned up theiroffensive production before theend of the first half. Hugoton ledover Hooker by a score of 40-22by the time the buzzer went offat the end of the second quar-ter.

The teams slowed downtheir scoring during the thirdquarter. Hugoton had five

points during that time toHooker's six points. The scoreafter three periods of play stoodat 45-28 in the Eagles' favor.

Brooklyn Harper opened upthe scoring during the final pe-riod of play. The Lady Eaglesran their offense to move thescore to 51-30 with 2:31 left inthe game. Harper scored a threepointer to add to the Eagles'point total. The Lady Eagleswon the game over the Bulldogsby the score of 58-41 to ad-vance to the game against Per-ryton.

Coach Gillen said, " Weknew going in that the game

would be a good test. Hookerhas a reputation for being atough defensive team. We arestill trying to find our offensiverhythm. Our defense was activeand created some transition op-portunities. We did not do agood job of playing without foul-ing. Our goal every game is toget better and we thought wedid that."

Johanna Rawlins led allscorers for the Eagles with 14points. Brooklyn Harper andAmy Scott were the two otherHugoton players to score indouble digits with 12 and 11points, respectively.

Melissa Fabela drives to thebasket during action in theLady Eagles’ first game of theBlue and Red Classic lastweekend.

The Eagles’ tough defense held the Hooker Bulldogs to 41 pointsin the first contest of the Blue and Red Classic. HHS scored 58in the contest.

Zack Leininger lays up a twopointer in the game againstHooker.

HMS wrestler Ethan Shopteese subdues his opponent at theHugoton meet last week. Photo courtesy of Meaghan McClure.

Middle school wrestlers face off at the GWAC League meet lastweek. Abraham Garcia wrestles for the Hugoton team. Photocourtesy of Meaghan McClure.

Middle school grappler Logan Moodie waits for the cue fromthe referee at the League meet Monday, December 7. Photo courtesy of Meaghan McClure.

Michael Mendoza is ready to take on a tough wrestler at theGWAC League tournament at Hugoton. Michael ended up withfirst place! Photo courtesy of Meaghan McClure.

Hugoton’s Blue and Red Classic recognizesaward winners for exceptional players whoparticipated in the tournament. Eagles include

Colby Korf in his #23 Eagles jersey, secondfrom right Parker Titus and far right ZackLeininger.

Address your letterto Santa Claus

c/o The Hugoton Hermes522 S. Main

Hugoton, Ks. 67951You can also

bring them by the office!

The regularly scheduledHugoton Chamber of Com-merce Board meeting was at-tended December 9 at theSenior Center in the craftroom. Attending the meetingwere Hugoton Chamber ofCommerce Director KayShurtleff and board membersLeslee Hoggatt, Cathy Wolters,Toby Kehn, Courtney Leslieand Justin Johnson. Visitingwas Hugoton Hermes reporterRuthie Winget. Board memberRoGlenda Coulter was absent.

Last month’s meeting min-utes were read and approved.The bills were approved andthe checks were signed.

The results of the boardelections were released. CathyWolters was re-elected.Charley Fields was elected toreplace Courtney Leslie effec-tive January 1, 2016.

Director Shurtleff reportedthe current membership num-bers were 95. She informed theboard Imports Valles is a newmember that has just signedup.

Kay stated they had theirNovember Chamber Luncheonat the Stevens County Library.The Veterans Program wasperformed by local students. Itwas catered by Antlers. No December Chamber luncheonis planned.

The board reviewed theChamber Constitution and By-Laws. The board added to theconstitution that membershipdues would be determined bythe board. They also added theitem that the Chamber officehours would be determined bythe board.

Kay showed the board anew brochure she has beenworking on.

Kay brought up the subjectof raising the Chamber yearlyrates. The Chamber needsmore funds in order to remainindependent. After some dis-cussion, the board voted toraise the Chamber annualmembership rate by $10.00.

Toby had the idea of havinga Chamber Coffee everymonth. Different businessescould serve coffee and cookiesin order to share informationand networking. This is to keep

businesses in contact witheach other. It could be postedon Facebook.

Kay reported the ChristmasCarnival was a great successwith a good crowd attending.

The board discussed theplanned Operation Takedown.This will be a charity auctionfor the volunteer high schoolstudents labor of taking downChristmas lights. Proceeds willgo to the fireworks fund. Theboard voted to pay for an ad inthe newspaper for this project.

Kay announced the Face-book winner was Rhonda Raywhich entitled her to a $25 giftcertificate.

The director reported theLegislative Coffee will be February 20, 2016 featuringRepresentive Steve Alford andSenator Larry Powell.

The date for the ChamberBanquet has been set for April9, 2016.

The board voted to pay $25monthly for the extra charges

incurred on Director KayShurtleff’s cell phone.

After going into ExecutiveSession, the meeting adjourned.

The Hugoton Hermes Thursday, December 17, 2015 Page 1B

Here’s hopingyour holidaydelivers anabundance ofpeace and joy,topped off with ageneroushelping of goodcheer.

Thank you foryour loyalpatronage.We look forwardto serving youagain next year!

Delivering our bestAT CHRISTMAS

610 E. 11th in Hugoton620-544-8587

With Tidings OfComfort & Joy

Lin Goode & Company

519 S. Jackson620-544-4349

To our neighbors, customers,associates and friends, we offerour warm wishes for the verycoolest holiday season, ever!

Thank you for choosing us.

Plumbing • Electric Heat & Air

The Little Gift Shop In The Corner

Stevens County Hospital Auxiliary

20% off Anyth ing Gre enHours are 9 to 12 and 1 to 4

Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday.Sponsored by First National Bank Member FDIC

Season’s GreetingsAlthough everyone here is going full-steam to get ready forthe best holiday season ever, we’d like to stop and express

our gratitude to each and every one of you.

Brown & DupreeThanks for the business!

All thebest!

Withwarm

wishes andgratitudefor your

continuedpatronage.

524 South Main St544-2816

Country GardenClosed December 24 thru 27

Reopening December 28

50% off Dolls & Lotions!

Flatlanders Farm & Home Store presents theirfirst Ladies Night Out Monday evening with a Fashion Show. Some of their beautiful - andhandsome - models show off some of the high

quality clothing Flatlanders has to offer. Atten-dees report it was a wonderful night of visitingand socializing.

Chamber Board discusses fundraisers

Pauline Murray offers some ofher wonderful handmadewares at the Mistletoe Market.

Cheryl Womack shows off herbeautiful handmade jewelryshe was offering at the Mistletoe Market Saturday.

Judy Hickert shows all herTupperware along with otheritems.

Ty Holloway offers her deli-cious Mountain Man goodiesto Market Shoppers.

Susan Hickey shares her specially selected jewelry, clothing andother cute items for the lucky shoppers to ogle and select to takehome with them at the Mistletoe Market.

Mother and daughter team, Paula and Riley Sosa, tackle theMistletoe Market Saturday at the Stevens County Fairgroundswith their handcrafted goodies.

Carla Showers fills her racks with her Tastefully Simple mixesfor the shoppers at the Mistletoe Market to pick from.

The Stevens County Eco-nomic Development Board metTuesday, December 8, 2015 atthe Senior Center craft room fortheir regular monthly meeting.

Attending the meeting wereEcoDevo Director Neal Gillespieand board members Doug Mar-tin, Jack Rowden, Jan Leonard,Judy Parsons, Dan Corpening,

Adrian Howie and Curtis Craw-ford. Also present were secre-tary Kay Shurtleff, KDI’s MattGreen, Stevens County Com-missioner Joe D. Thompson andHugoton Hermes reporterRuthie Winget. Board membersJosh Morris and Ray Hoggattwere absent.

The minutes of the last meet-ing were read and approved.Treasurer Jack Rowden re-ported the checking accountbalance to be $5,072.18. Nealreported the City of Hugotonsent over their $10,000 dis-persement making the balanceof the Special Projects balance tobe $48,999.83.

Director Gillespie opened themeeting by stating the closing ofAbengoa caught even the localemployees by surprise. The par-ent company from Spain is con-

sidering bankruptcy. All but sixemployees have been laid off.The Department of Commercehas a Rapid Response programwhich offers retraining for who-ever wants it. The plant hasvalue perhaps as an operatingethanol plant.

Neal reported the terms ofboard members Jan Leonardand Judy Parsons are expiring.If they want to stay on as board members, they will need to speak to the StevensCounty Commissioners forreappointment.

KDI’s Matt Green from Minneapolis reported to theboard that KDI is working onsignificant expansion plans beginning in the year of 2016.

The board approved the motion to authorize Hay, Riceand Associates to do the annual

audit for 2015. This audit will besent to the Stevens CountyCommissioners.

Neal discussed the StrategicPlanning meeting scheduled forafter the first of the year. It ishoped many representives fromall different businesses will at-tend.

Neal informed the boardKDOT still wants to have a Rib-bon Cutting when the highwayeast of town is complete. Thisproject is funded by a KDOT

Economic Development grant.Twelve tags have been turned

in for the Rooster Roundup. Theowners of the tags earn $10each and the chance to win $50in the drawing to be at the endof pheasant season.

The new hotel is expected tobe complete now by the first ofthe year. They are starting to ad-vertise for help.

The meeting adjourned. Thenext meeting will be January 12,2016.

The Hugoton Hermes Thursday, December 17, 2015 Page 2B

1540 West Industrial Park 620-544-2027

Lakin620-355-7700

Ulysses 620-356-1070

Hugoton620-544-2027

Elkhart620-697-4706

A new choice for your chemical, NH3, Liquid Fertilizer andDry Fertilizer.

We now carry banjo parts for all your needs andhave a large selection of banjo fittings and hoses.

We have 40 years of experience inboth ground and air application.

Come by our locationor call Craig at 544-2027

Save 12.5% if paidwithin 10 days - 10% if

paid within 30 days.

Wheat . . . . . . . . . . . .4.27Milo . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.17Corn . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.82Soybeans . . . . . . . . .7.67

Brought to you by:

The Crop Insurance Specialists

Office: 620-544-8068Cell: 620-544-6888Equal Opportunity Provider

Don Beesley,Agent

Market ReportAt the Close Tuesday

Pate Agency, LP

HANCOCK ELECTRIC LLC513 W. 1st

620-544-2195

Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!

2 Cor. 9:15

CelebrateThe Miracle!As we watch the holiday season unfold,We recall the greatest story ever told;And join our friends in adulationMarked by joy and celebrationAs we honor our Savior’s birth,We send this prayer for peace on earthAnd pray that every one of youReceive His many blessings, too!

With heartfelt thanks for your valued business this past year.

Mike Willis Seed Sales544-7333

Fax • 544-8333

Rejoice!

Just as the Magi from the east were guided by His star, may the light of our Savior’s love lead you to peace, joy and

contentment at Christmastime and always.Hugoton Tire Shop, Inc.Hugoton Tire Shop, Inc.

700 E. Eleventh St • Hugoton, Ks.620-544-7424

Hoskinson Water Well Service(Your Complete Domestic Well Service)

Dick & Peggy Hoskinson•Domestic Wells • Livestock Wells • Well Plugging

• Stock Tanks and Septic Systems544-7978 • 1899 Rd 8 • Hugoton

We’re sending this note to let you know,That there’s no place we want to go...For there’s no place we’d rather be,Than right here in this community!

With appreciation for all your support this holiday season.

Thanks for lighting up ouryear with yourkindness and generosity. Customers like youare the reason welove doing businesshere, and wegreatly appreciateyour loyal supportand friendship. From ourfamily to yours, Merry Christmas& Happy NewYear!

Come in for a fun evening of food,music and dancing

Open Tuesday through Thursday 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. and

Friday and Saturday 5:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.615 S. Monroe St. - Hugoton

Bar & Grill

Thanks for your business!

Seasons GreetingsHere’s hoping your holiday is

beautiful in every way.

113 W. 6th - Hugoton

You’re on Our “Good”List:

M & T PumpService LLC

THANKS!We couldn’t ask for better friends and customers than all of you, and wewish you the best at Christmastime and always! Thanks for makingour year so enjoyable with your visits. Your patronage and friendshipmean a lot to us, and we owe our success to great neighbors like you.May this holiday season deliver everything on your wish list and more.

From our family toyours,Best Wishesfor a Very MerryChristmas!

24/7 365 WorkMike 620-521-5213 or Troy 620-521-1531

Wishing all of our friends muchpeace, harmony and joy at this inspirational season.

We know you’ve been an inspirationto us, and we thank you for yourcontinued support.

Stevens County Fitness Center

Hwy 51 East620-544-7852

(620) 544-TIRE (8473)Highway 51 East

Hugoton, KS 67951

BULTMANTIRE CENTER

At the Birth of Our Savior

As we recall the Miracle that tookplace so long ago, we give thanks tothe Lord for the many blessing we

enjoy, incuding the gift of yourfriendship, Merry Christmas!

Stevens County Economic Development Board members come together for last meeting of the year

Unfortunately, we had tocancel our dance last Saturdaybecause of the weather. Sorryif this inconvenienced anyone.Make plans now to attend ourNew Year’s Eve dance from8:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m. and ringin the New Year with us! Therewill be no admission fee asHansen-Mueller is sponsoring.Bob Walter will be providingthe live country music. Therewill be door prize drawings allevening. Please bring apotluck.

I’m getting a new knee forChristmas, so I’ll be out ofcommission for a while. Hope-fully, I’ll be back good as newas soon as possible!

We will be closed ChristmasDay and New Year’s Day.

Senator Pat Roberts office isavailable to assist you withproblems you may be havingwith federal agencies like So-cial Security, Veterans’/VA is-sues, military cases, Medicare,passports, and IRS. If you needhelp, please call his Dodge Cityoffice at 620-227-2244.

We deliver lunch Monday

through Friday to homeboundpeople. If you are in need of ourservices or you know someonewho is, please call the SeniorCenter. We will give you infor-mation on cost, menus, etc.

MenuDec. 17............................FishDec. 18....Oven Fried ChickenDec. 21....................SpaghettiDec. 22............Chicken Salad

.Sandwich & Tomato SoupDec. 23 ..................Roast BeefDec. 24.Chicken Cordon Bleu

ActivitiesThursday, December 17Exercise ................10:30 a.m.Friday, December 18Exercise ................10:30 a.m.Bingo ....................12:30 p.m.Saturday, December 19Cards & Games.......6:00 p.m. Monday, December 21Exercise.................10:30 a.m.Line Dancing...........7:00 p.m.Tuesday, December 22Exercise.................10:30 a.m.Wednesday, December 23Exercise.................10:30 a.m.Paint........................1:00 p.m.Thursday, December 24Exercise ................10:30 a.m.

NEWS FROMSTEVENS COUNTY

SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTERShila Moore, Director

544-2283 - Activities 544-8041 - Meals624 S. Main, Hugoton

The Hugoton USD #210Board of Education met for aregular monthly meeting.Board members present wereMatt Mills, Todd Gayer,Stephanie Heger, MikePersinger, Dettra Crawford,Barry Hittle and Paula Row-den. Also present wereTiffany Boxum, Larry Lyder,Elise Heger, Lance Custer,Jan Kilbourne, Traci Shields,Kay McDaniels, AdrianHowie, John Girodat, StuartScott and Christian Knipp.

New hires approved wereMaria Juarez and NatalieRottinghaus. The board ac-cepted the resignation ofJamie Millan. The board accepted the Knights ofColumbus gift for USD 210Special Education.

Elise Heger gave the boardsome information aboutusing the Standards BasedGrade Cards instead of thetraditional grade cards.Standards-based grading isbased on the belief that everychild can learn given ade-quate instruction and oppor-tunity for practice. It allowsteachers to accurately gagethe students comprehensionof each class and what isneeded to help each studentto better achieve his or hergoal.

Traditional grading iswhere the teacher averagesone score on students abili-ties such as work habits, at-tendance, homework doneand effort. Standards-basedgrading focuses solely on astudent’s academic achieve-ment and progress towardsattainment of learning targets(such as the ability to write aparagraph, add and subtractwhole numbers, etc.). In

Standards-based the sub-jects are divided into a list ofskills and knowledge thatstudents are responsible forlearning. Students receive aseparate mark for each work.

Paula Rowden, Matt Millsand Adrian Howie talkedabout the KASB DelegateConference they attended.Paula felt it was a very goodexperience and she really en-joyed the keynote speaker.

Mr. Howie informed theboard of some of the informa-tion he got out of the confer-ence. He attended a breakout session on stragetic plan-ning during the conference.Mr. Howie shared KASB'sconcern of the possibility of consolidation of school districts.

Mr. Howie talked aboutthe surveys he and his staffhave had to fill out for thelast few months. He talkedabout the eight surveys thedistrict has done so far.

Paula also informed theboard that the High PlainsEducational Cooperative willmeet Thursday, December17.

Superintendent Howie dis-cussed some of the policychanges recommended byKASB to the policies with theboard. He will discuss morechanges at next monthsmeeting.

The board discussed theHugoton Elementary SchoolHVAC RFQ Final Review.Some questions were: Howmuch is it going to cost andhow are we going to pay for it.Exact numbers are notknown at this point. Mr.Howie discussed the possibil-ity of financing 15 years withno penalty to pay off early. It

would lower the paymentsbut still be able to pay it offearly. He also shared theposibility of having to raisethe mill levy up to 8 mills tokeep the same amount ofmoney if the evaluations keepgoing down.

The District Fundraisingwas discussed. Students inthe elementary do fundrais-ing mainly for field trips. Su-perintendent Howie talkedabout possibility taking thefield trips on as a district andmaybe doing just one trip pergrade and not have the kidssell to get the money for thetrips. Mr. Howie also saidthat maybe the elementaryclasses can do some specialfundraising for something really special as a group.

Mr. Howie talked aboutStrategic Planning. He felt theboard and he needed somespecialized help to determinein what direction the boardwants the district to head. Asa fairly new board and a newsuperintendent, strategicplanning is critical to the dis-trict. It would also help givehim a direction to work to-wards. He talked about hav-ing KASB do some of thetraining. It will be work ses-sions outside of the boardmeetings. It would need to berevisited every three to fiveyears.

The superintendent in-formed the board of the Inno-vative School District meeting

in Kansas City. He did not attend the meeting butviewed it online.

Mr. Howie talked aboutthe Community service thatthe kids do every year. Hethought about having the kids do more for thecommunity.

Superintendent Howie in-formed the board that DaleDennis called him and encouraged him to reapplyfor the extraordinary needsagain.

Howie said the Central Of-fice would close at noon De-cember 22 for the holidays.

The board approved themotion to Renew RussellChildhood Development Cen-ter's Learn and Play Grant forHugoton Parents As Teacher.

The motion to hire MichaelHesston as daytime custo-dian and maintenance atHugoton Elementary was approved.

The board voted to partnerwith 360 Energy Engineersmanagement company to address HES HVAC Issues.

The meeting adjourned.

The Hugoton Hermes Thursday, December 17, 2015 Page 3B

Ho-Ho-Hope It’s Happy!

Peace On Earth...

GoodwillTowards AllMankind...

...And many thanks foryour business andgoodwill this past year!

With warmest wishes to allour customers and theirfamilies this holiday season.

Pate Agency, LPThe Crop Insurance Specialists

Office: 620-544-8068Cell: 620-544-6888Equal Opportunity Provider

Don Beesley, Agent

We thank you for your valuedbusiness, and wish you and yourloved ones a bounty of glad tidingsthis holiday season.

Dirks, Anthony &Duncan, LLC

104 N. Main St.Ulysses

(620) 356-4951

627 S. Main Hugoton, KS 67951 • 544-2949

Loren Seaman Gerry DeckmanRon Honig Travis Cermak Scott Schechter

SeamanCrop Consulting

Merry Christmas!

USD #210 Board of Education members attend last meeting of the year

In uncertain times...

...people turn to newspapers. With

dependable, trustworthynews that‘s relevant to

the here and now, newspapers will alwaysbe there to protect and

serve.

We’re still the one.

522 S. MainHugoton, Ks. 67951

620-544-4321

Happy little snowfaces poppedup all around town over theweekend with the nice wet snow.Stacey Strickland shows offher snowman after the storm.

We’re all revved up to wish you a merry Christmas powered by faith, family, friendship and joy.

Big thanks to all of our valued customers

for your trust in us. Merry Christmas,

everyone!

Santa Day will be Friday,December 18, 2015,  in theOld Gym beginning at 12:30p.m.  School buses will runregular routes in the morningto pick up students.  Schoolwill be in regular session inthe morning, but will be dis-missed at 12:30 p.m. to go tothe gym for Santa Day.  Anystudent who lets their driverknow that they will be ridingthe bus home will be dis-missed at 12:30 p.m. to ride

the bus home; however, wewill not be taking studentshome just so they can comeback for the festivities.  Onlythose students who do notplan on being here for SantaDay will ride home.  

They will be doing the HayScramble as part of the fes-tivities.  They would like theparents to decide if theirchild is able to participate ornot.  If your child has seriousallergies or asthma pleasecome prepared to treat themif there is a reaction to thedust or hay.

In regard to the Fire En-gine Rides they will be bygrade beginning with the Pre-School.   Pre-School andyounger children must be ac-companied by an adult orJH/HS student.  All studentsshould stay behind the bar-rier until their turn to ride.

The following is the sched-uled events for the afternoon:High School Band...12:30 p.m.Santa Claus

arrives.................12:30 p.m.Fire Truck Rides…...12:35 p.m.Senior Citizen

Coins..................12:45 p.m.Hay Scramble…….....1:00 p.m.Sharing of Gifts & Drawings…...............1:30 p.m.

We wish you a very MerryChristmas, a Happy,Healthy, and Prosperous NewYear from all of us at RollaU.S.D. #217.

Written by Kim Mauk, Ele-mentary Principal and Super-intendent of Schools.

The Hugoton Hermes Thursday, December 17, 2015 Page 4B

Rolla NewsBy Phoebe Brummett

Send Your Santa Letters to: Santa Clausc/o The Hugoton Hermes

522 S. Main, Hugoton, KS 67951or bring them by the

office!

You can also email them to hermesma@pld.com or send a message to The Hermes’ Facebook at facebook.com/

thehugotonhermes.

Anything is possible during this magicalseason, just as everything is possible with the

help of friends and neighbors like you! Forhelping our dreams take wing,

we thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

Seated left to right are Ruthie Winget, RoGlenda Coulter and Kay McDaniels. Standing in back are Toni Hamlin, Christy Haar, Marie Austin and Louressa Gill.Not pictured are Rolla correspondent Phoebe Brummett, Moscow correspondent JudyHickert, Rebecca Garza and Gregg Tanner.

With tidings of

As we herald in the start of another holiday season, we’d like to spread a message of peace and goodwill to all of you. For your continued friendship we are humbly grateful.

Merry Chris tmasFrom our family to yours!

Paul’s-Robson Funeral HomeDavid & Brandy Robson

Morgan, JD & Megan Robson

Grat i tude &Joy at Chris tmas

Back row left to right are Chandler Burrows,Paige Claassen, Allyson Norton, Garry Norton

and Henry Wiebe, and in front is Preston Burrows. Story and Photo courtesy of BeckySohm.

Monday, December 7, theRolla Scholars' Bowl teamtraveled to SouthwesternHeights for their last meetbefore the Christmas break.The Pirates were undefeatedwith the exception of a lossin pool play to a very toughLiberal team, whom theymet again in the champi-onship round. Unfortu-nately, the Rolla team cameup short against Liberal inthat round to take secondplace overall. Playing for thepirates were seniors Chandler Burrows andGarry Norton, sophomoreAllyson Norton, and fresh-man Preston Burrows.  Attending in support of thePirates but not playing were sophomores Paige Claassenand Henry Wiebe.

Rolla Scholars' Bowl takes second at Southwestern Heights

Tuesday, December 1, theRolla High Scholars' Bowlteam traveled to Tribune forthe meet hosted by GreeleyCounty High School. The Pirates were undefeated inpool play, defeating Wheat-land, who later took firstoverall at the meet.  Rolla losta couple of tough matches inthe finals round robin andended up taking third overall

at the meet.  Team membersplaying that night were fresh-man Preston Burrows, seniorChandler Burrows and soph-omores, Henry Wiebe andAllyson Norton. Team mem-bers attending to lend moralsupport but not playing weresenior Garry Norton andsophomore Paige Claassen.

Pirates place third at Greeley County

The High School Scholars’ Bowl team places third at GreeleyCounty. Team members are Preston Burrows, Chandler Burrows, Henry Wiebe and Allyson Norton. Story and Photocourtesy of Becky Sohm.

The junior high basketballgames that were scheduledfor Tuesday, December 15against Tyrone in Rolla havebeen rescheduled to January28, 2016. Please note thechange in date.

This holidayseason, we’d like toacknowledge all thefolks who’ve beenso good to us thisyear, and wish youall a very MerryChristmas and ajoyous New Year.For your generoussupport, we aredeeply grateful.

KRAMER SEED FARMS1114 S. Monroe • Hugoton • 544-4330

The Rolla Christmas Pro-gram for first grade throughseniors will take place Thursday, December 17 at7:00 p.m. in the Old Gym.Traditional Christmas songswill be sung and played witha mix of other holiday favorites. Come and enjoythe sounds of Christmas!

Santa Day kicks off Friday afternoon

Schedule changefor Junior Highballgame

Christmasprogram scheduled

Thursday, December 17- First-Twelfth Christmas

Concert at 7:00 p.m.Friday, December 18

- Santa Day at 12:30 p.m.

- Staff Christmas Party atFeterita at 6:00 p.m.

- End of First SemesterSaturday, December 19

- Brush Therapy Event at6:30 p.m.December 21-January 1

- No School Winter BreakFriday, December 25

- Christmas January 1

- New Years Day

The Hugoton Hermes Thursday, December 17, 2015 Page 5B

Volunteer high school students will be auctioned off

January 2 at 2:00 p.m.

in the Senior Center. Local homeowners, etc. will bid on the kids and the

highest bidder wins. Then they set up a time to go take down

the homeowners Christmas decorations for them.

OOPPEERRAATTIIOONNTTAAKKEEDDOOWWNN

"Not looking forward to putting allyour Christmas decorations away?

Come bid on local youth to do it for you!

Sponsored by the Hugoton Area Chamber of Commerce

All proceedsgo to theHugotonFireworks

fund.

May the miracle of his birth fill your heart with lightat Christmas time and all year. Rejoice!

Joyful&Triumphant

But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid . Lis ten, I br ing you good news that wi l l cause great joy foral l the people . Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord.

This wi l l be a s ign to you: You wi l l f ind a baby wrapped in c lo ths and lying in a manger .”~ Luke 2:10-12

A Nursing/Ancillary Resource CompanyEd Stevenson RN • Alicia Stevenson

Merry Chr i s tmas and Happy New Year!We thank you for

choosing us andwish you all a

happy and safeholiday season!

528 S Main St • Hugoton(620) 544-8820

Wishing you a bounty of glad tidings and all the joy your heartcan hold. It's been a pleasure serving you this past year.

1012 S. Main 544-4388Brad, Kim, Deleta

We’re displaying our holiday best towish the best bunch of folks we knowthe very best holiday season, ever!

Thanks for your business this pastyear and we look forward to seeing

you again soon!

Happy Holidays!

Uptown

Autobody

624 S. Monroe Street544-4683

Rolla NewsBy Phoebe Brummett

The Prairie Point QuiltGuild in Elkhart and theRolla Senior Center in Rollaconstructed 74 quilts and 12blankets for Foster children.The quilts were delivered

to the Kansas Department for Children and families in Liberal Wednesday, December 9.

Rachel Dunn, HesterMillemon and Faye Nugent

from the Senior Center inRolla worked throughout theyear to make sure the children had a little bit of comfort with them as they go into unfamiliar

surroundings. God bless each of you as

you have blessed others withyour love and care in makingthe quilts.

Left to right are Prairie Point Quilt Guild members MyrnaBarnes, Hester Millemon and Rachel Dunn with their quilts.

Not pictured is Faye Nugent. Photo courtesy of Melba George.

The annual Rolla Show-case Invitational BasketballTournament was December10 through 12. Teams fromElkhart, Moscow, SouthBaca (Colorado), Holcomband Garden City traveled toRolla to participate in thevarsity and junior varsitytournament.

The Moscow Lady Wild-cats took the top honors onthe girls’ side while SouthBaca Patriots won the boys’side. During the tourna-ment, a three point contestwas held, sponsored byKevin Watkins of SportsConnections. Each team se-lected a varsity player toshoot as many three pointersas possible in 120 seconds.Rolla junior Teagan Sim-mons won in the girls’ com-petition. Cody Wilson fromSouth Baca won the boys’three point competition.

The All Tournament teamfor the boys included BrettWilson-South Baca(MVP);Micah Crane-South Baca;Morgan Crane-South Baca;Jalen Shaddix-Moscow;Jesse Stuckey-Moscow; andTyler Sklenar-Elkhart.

The All Tournament teamfor the girls included KelsiMueller-Moscow(MVP); Tea-gan Simmons-Rolla; HannahHattabaugh-Elkhart; MorganRobson-Moscow; ShaelynnWood-South Baca; and Bree-ann Carwin-South Baca.Congratulations, Teagan!Rolla is proud of you!

Teagan Simmons is shownwith her basketball and trophy for winning the threepoint contest

Stay WarmAll Winter

Firewood $70/rickDelivery and

Stacking available

Call 620-453-1139

Prairie Point Quilt Guild and Rolla Senior Center construct quilts and blankets

Teagan Simmonsis the three point contest winner

The Moscow Baptist “TeamKids” have been very busybuilding their “Road Signs 2Life” project. They startedbuilding this road in Septem-ber and have been workingon the construction sincethen. They hope to be fin-ished with this project theend of April 2016. Theystarted their road with thebest instructor there is,Jesus, and have been learn-ing about how all of our lifecan be applied and found inthe Bible. Everything that ison the walls relates to a Bibleverse and how we are to liveas Christians.

The Team Kids start theirmeeting by taking theirprayer concerns and praisesthey have experienced in thelast week to the Lord inprayer and finish with the"Lords Prayer".

This last week, LorrieNicodemus read the Christ-mas Story from Luke andeveryone sang Silent Night.

Refreshments were servedand everyone sat around thetable and visited. They are afamily at Team Kids and theylike to share a meal and talkto one another about what isgoing on in their lives.

They start their time to-gether after refreshments,learning The Pledge to theAmerican Flag, the ChristianFlag and the Holy Bible, fol-lowed by John 3:16, theTeam Kid Motto, LUL learn-ing about God, using theBible, and living for Jesus.The ABC's, A-admit to Godthat you are a sinner, B-be-lieve that Jesus is God's SonC-confess the Name of Jesusas your Savior, and many,many more as the road isbeing built.

They came to a placewhere the road needed abridge to get to the other side,or they would have fallen intoa deep pit, so a bridge wasconstructed and the road will

continue. The Team Kids calltheir bridge “The GoldenGate”. They learned aboutfive different bridges that arein the “Holy Land” and werethere in Jesus’ time and arestill there today.

“Cross over with me andstay with me in Jerusalem,and I will provide for you” 2Samuel 19:33.

Team Kids are HunterPersinger, Braylon Johnson,Kenia and Kate, Janett andLizette Gonzales, Katy Olivas,Jesus, Jacie and JaydenJames, Megan Robson,Yamile Flores, Audric Roland,Azmariah, Megan Whetstoneand Cale and Hailey Enns.Teachers are Barb Williams,Lorrie Nicodemus and JanieGilbert.

The Team Kids wish to ex-press their appreciation toeveryone for sending yummysnacks and the continuedsupport for this program.And if anyone would like tocome and visit the road andall it’s twists and turns, thekids would be pleased toshare it. Their lives are awork in progress.

The Hugoton Hermes Thursday, December 17, 2015 Page 6B

To Our Valued Customers ,Neighbors and Friends

Karen Yoder

Insurance CompanyKaren Yoder, Agency Manager

600 S. Main • 620-544-4314 • Hugoton, Ks.

Wishing you and yours a happy holidayseason filled with good times, good

friends and good memories.

We thank you for yoursupport this past year.

You’ve delivered us nothing but kindness,

and we hope we’ve donethe same for you.

GreetingsGreetings

May you and your loved ones

enjoy a season of hope, love and joy,

and may we all join together in praying

for peace on earth this Christmas.

The cotton modules are coming to the Northwest Cotton Growers Gin this week. The harvest is later than usual, partlydue to later than usual planting last spring, and also the wetweather this fall. There is less acreage than usual this year, sothe gin will wait until all of the cotton is at the mill to begin theginning process.

The weather was so nicewhen Judy Hickert enjoyedgoing to the Lee RichardsonZoo in Garden City Wednes-day, lots of people were outtaking advantage of the niceday. What a change with allof the snow Sunday. Noschool Monday, but by after-noon it was melting.

Several employees and board members of Pioneer Electric Cooperative were at the Moscow Senior Center Thursday after-noon, December 11 to give out capital credit checks. Membersenjoyed coffee and cookies and visiting. Several prize drawingswere also enjoyed.

Team Kids are: Hunter Persinger (holding thebridge), Braylon Johnson, Kenia and Kate,Janett and Lizette Gonzales, Katy Olivas,Jesus, Jacie and Jayden James, Megan Robson,

Yamile Flores, Audric Roland and Azmariah.Not shown is Megan Whetstone, and Cale andHailey Enns. Teachers are Barb Williams, Lorrie Nicodemus and Janie Gilbert.

Pictured above is the road the kids are constructing for theirproject “Road Signs 2 Life”.

Moscow News

Moscow Baptist Team Kids build “Road Signs 2 Life”

Judy Hickert captures the beauty of snow after the storm hit thearea Sunday afternoon.

Judy Hickert enjoysLee Richardson ZooWednesday

Judy snaps a photo of one ofthe lion cubs at the zoo.

The Hugoton Hermes Thursday, December 17, 2015 Page 7B

Glory to God in the highest,and on earth peace, good will toward men —Luke 2:14

With exceeding great joy, we wish you andyour family all the blessings of this holy season.

Jeff and Karen

We’re dashing through the snow to say, havea happy holiday! May all of your wishes

come true this season.

Thank You !

Warren Willis Seed SalesHugoton, KS620-428-1063

JOY TO THE WORLD!(And, especially to all of you for yourgenerous support) Merry Christmas!

Dell Cullison FarmsMoscow — 620.428.2472

Before you go dashing through the snow, we’dlike to take a moment to let you know how

much we value and appreciate your business. Thanks, friends!

Riley ChevroletBuick

We will close December 24 at 1:00 p.m.

and reopenMonday, December 28

The beautiful weather last week helped thefarmers finish harvesting. It was also helpful tohouseholds getting the Christmas lights installed. There are many beautiful lights in

Moscow. Randy and Patti Maxwell put a reallynice set of cutout Christmas characters in theCity Park for everyone to enjoy.

The Moscow Lady Wildcatsfaced the Rolla Lady Piratesin a close contest Tuesday,December 8.

During the first quarter,Moscow scored seven points,thanks to a pair of field goalsfrom Monica Gonzalez andMadilyn Lahey and a freethrow from Kelsi Mueller.Rolla’s offense was equallyhot, sinking three two point-ers and a single three-pointer. The Lady Pirates led9-7 going into the secondquarter. Moscow stepped up-

their offensive efforts, scoringon four three-pointers and afree throw. However, the Pi-rates were having none of it,sinking seven two-pointersand four free throws. Moscowheaded to the locker in aseven point deficit, 20-27.

Coach Anderson musthave really motivated theMoscow girls during halftime,as the third quarter was themost productive yet! MorganRobson, Briannah Davidsonand Lahey teamed up toscore 19 points during the

third, and as the third quar-ter’s ending buzzer sounded,the score was tied at 39 all.

Moscow’s ladies continuedtheir hot streak, with Muellershooting six of six for 100percent at the free throw line.Robson contributed fourmore, while Gonzalez sunk athree and Davidson scoredtwo more. Rolla’s offense justcouldn’t keep up with the in-credible pace Moscow set,and the final buzzer soundedwith a Wildcat victory, 54-48.

Robson and Mueller

earned the honor of highscorers for the game, putting18 and 16 points on theboard respectively. Gonzalezput up 11, Lahey had five,and Davidson scored four.

The Moscow ladies willhost Deerfield next Thursday,December 17 in the new gym.Games start at 4:00 p.m.with the Junior High “A”team, followed by the “B”team, then the varsity girlsand finally the varsity boys.Junior High boys’ and JVboys’ and girls’ games will bein the old gym.

Thursday, December 17Junior/High School Bas-

ketball here vs, DeerfieldFriday, December 18

End of Semester--GradeSchool Music programDecember 21--January 1

Christmas Break-- NoSchoolMonday, January 4

No School---Teacher In-service

Tuesday, January 5Second semenster begins

Moscow News

Congratulations go to Jalen Shaddix and Jesse Stuckey for beingnamed All Tournament Team at the Rolla Showcase InvitationalTournament.

Morgan Robson was named to the Rolla Showcase All Tournament Team and Kelsi Mueller was named the Most Valuable Player of the Rolla Showcase Invitational Tournament.

Two thumbs-up to the Moscow Lady Wildcatsfor sweeping the Rolla Showcase Invitational

Tournament and taking first place.

Take me home for the holidays.The most loved gift..the pet youselect from the Classified Ads.

The Hugoton Hermes 544-43212

Moscow Lady Wildcats defeat Rolla Pirates in a close game

Beautiful angels help Moscowites celebrate Christmas. The an-gels can be seen at the United Methodist Church on Main Street.

AL-ANON Family Groupmeets at 1405 CemeteryRoad Mondays and Thurs-days at 8:00 p.m. Call 620-544-2610 or 620-544-2854 formore information.HUGOTON LIONS CLUBmeets every Second andFourth Thursday of the monthat Memorial Hall at 7:00 p.m. HUGOTON MASONIC LODGE#406 AF&AM meets every sec-ond and fourth Tuesday of themonth at 7:30 p.m. MY HOPE SUPPORT GROUPfor adults grieving the death ofa loved one meets the secondTuesday of each month fromnoon to 1:00 p.m. in Class-room 3 at St. Catherine Hospi-tal at 401 E. Spruce in GardenCity. Call 620-272-2519 formore information.BREAST FRIENDS CANCERSUPPORT GROUP for breastcancer patients meets the sec-ond Wednesday of each monthfrom 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. at theLegacy House, at 309 E. Wal-nut in Garden City. For moreinformation call 620-272-2360.Every fourth Tuesday- Stevens County Heath De-

partment is at the Senior Cen-ter every fourth Tuesday of themonth from 11:00 a.m. toNoon to do free blood pressurechecks.Wednesday nights- Inside Out Kids at the Hugo-ton Assembly of God, 138 S.Main, beginning with dinner at6:45 p.m. Program will be from7:00 to 8:00 p.m. Rides areavailable by calling Pastor BenCoats at 620-428-1487 before5:30 p.m. Wednesdayevenings.Until December 18- Christmas Coloring Contest,sponsored by Ghumm’s AutoCenter, open to children agesthree to 11. Stop by Ghumm’sat 531 S. Jackson in Hugotonfor your picture. Pictures aredue by December 18.Until January 15, 2016- Heritage Christian Acad-

emy’s annual Matching FundsGrant. Funds donated will bematched 100% up to $30,000.Contributions can be sent toHCA, PO Box 744, Hugoton,Ks. 67951 or visit the schoolat 505 E. First in Hugoton.December 14-19- Hugoton Recreation will hostthird through sixth grade girls’basketball signups from 8:00a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Mondaythrough Friday and from 9:00a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Saturday.December 17- Hugoton High School/ Mid-dle School Band concert start-ing at 7:00 p.m. in the HHSauditorium.December 18-January 4- Winter Break for USD 210

students.December 20- River of Life will host their

Christmas services Sunday,December 20 at 10:30 a.m.River of Life Church is locatedat 424 S. Jackson.- Hugoton United Methodist

Church will host “Blue Christ-mas” services at 5:00 p.m. at828 S. Main.December 21- Stevens County Commis-

sioners will meet at 8:30 a.m.in the Commissioners’ Roomat the Stevens County Court-house.December 22- Ninth Annual Shop With A

Cop. Children and Hugotonpolice officers will enjoy a funafternoon of pizza and gamesat the Hugoton Rec’s gameroom. For more information,call 620-544-4959.December 25- Merry Christmas!January 1, 2016- Happy New Year!January 5- Hugoton Sports Boosters willmeet at 7:00 p.m. in the HHScafeteria.January 7- Southwest Kansas Chapter

of Sons of Thunder will meet at6:30 p.m. for a meal, with ameeting to follow at 7:00 p.m.

at the Grant County CivicCenter, 1000 W. PattersonAve. in Ulysses. The meal willbe in the South Room, withthe event in the CommercialRoom. Larry Borthwick of the

Patterson Avenue Church ofGod will speak. Call Monty at620-353-9507 or visitwww.SonsOfThunderSWKS.com for more information.

Reinke has recognized Superior Irrigation ServiceCompany, LLC in Hugotonwith a Gold Reinke Prideaward in recognition of thecompany’s marketing yearsuccess. The Reinke dealer-

ship was honored duringReinke’s recent annual convention in November inDallas, Tx.

“We congratulate SuperiorIrrigation Service Companyon this well-deserved award,”said Reinke Director of Marketing Tom Palmertree.“We appreciate their ongoingcommitment to Reinke and totheir agricultural commu-nity.”

Reinke dealerships fromacross the United States andCanada gather each year toattend the company’s salesconvention. The conventionawards ceremony recognizesselect Reinke dealerships fortheir hard work and dedica-tion to sales and marketingthroughout the past year.

The Reinke Pride awardsare determined as part of anincentive program that dis-tinguishes superior achieve-ment levels according to anevaluation based on a dealer-ship’s exterior and interiorhousekeeping and mainte-nance, indoor and outdoordisplays, safety, retail envi-ronment, merchandising,professionalism, promotionsand event participation, andmarket share.

The Hugoton Hermes Thursday, December 17, 2015 Page 8B

“Shield” Your Home from Old Man Winter!

Ask Us About Our

SidingInsulated Vinyl

Steel Siding

Spray Foam Insulation

Seamless GutteringEliminate Those Icy Spots

RoofingStone-Coated Metal

Ribbed Metal

616 S. Main St. Hugoton, KS 67951

620-428-6744Have a Merry Christmas!

...And Good Will To Our Neighbors And Friends At Christmas

To all our friends both far and near,We wish a very bright Christmas

and a happy New Year.For one thing that we know is true,

Is it wouldn’t be merry without all of you!

Hansen-Mueller Company1182 Road Q

Hugoton, Kansas 67951(620) 428-6518

Wishing you good spirits and much cheer during this festive time of year.

Thanks for dropping in!

Twisted H Liquor109 W. 5th 544-2602

HOpe it’s merry!HOpe it’s grand!HOpe it’s joyous!

May all your hopes and dreams come trueduring this special time of year.

With heartfelt thanks from all of us foryour continued support.

KC Oil / Main Street Laundry218 S Main St • Hugoton • 544-4660

As we celebratethis special season,

our hearts arewarmed by

memories of themany good folks

we’ve had theprivilege to serve.

Thanks!

Cel ebra t e the

MIRACLE!

Pearcy Irrigation

Services LLC620-541-1049 or

620-453-0079

MerryChristmas

May the coming year bringpeace, joy and enlightenmentto you and those you cherish.For all the joy you’ve broughtus, we will always be grateful.

515 South Main StreetHugoton, Kansas(620) 544-4266

Tanner Rindels, Agent

Kansas Dairy Ingredients1010 East 10th Street

Hugoton, Ks

As we check our list of good folks we want to thank this year, friendsand customers like you are at the top of it! Thanks for all you’ve doneto make our year merry, bright and successful. We wouldn’t be where

we are without your support, and we’re very grateful.

You’re on OurWish List:MerryChristmas!

We hope your holiday delivers

an abundance of the gifts that

matter most, including health,

happiness, friendship, love and

good fortune. Best wishes to

you and yours!

Serving You At

612 East 11thHugoton

Left to right are Reinke President Chris Roth, Bryan andShawnda Noyes of Superior Irrigation Service and Reinke WestCentral Territory Manager Roger Horner.

Reinke recognizes Superior Irrigation ServiceCompany with the Gold Pride Award

WHAT’S HAPPENIN’

Hugoton is home to a newresident - Mr. ColemanYounger has joined the com-munity as a lawyer in theBrollier, Wolf and Kuharic Office. He is licensed inKansas and also has a licensepending in Wyoming.

Coleman grew up inFrankfort, a small northeast-ern Kansas town 45 milesnorth of Manhattan, with apopulation of approximately900. He graduated fromKansas State University in2011 with a degree in politi-cal science. While at K-State,Mr. Younger was captain ofthe K-State hockey team andpresident of the Sports ClubCouncil, overseeing 30 clubsand about 1000 student ath-letes. In 2015, he graduatedfrom Washburn School oflaw, focusing on oil and gaslaw, environmental law withan emphasis on agriculture.Coleman also served on theexecutive board of the Agricultural Law Society atWashburn.

Mr. Younger has worked inthe past as a research assis-tant with Devine & Donley inTopeka, helping to rewrite theKansas Agricultural LawBook. Some of his writing haseven been used in agricul-tural law textbooks. Colemanhas spoken about agricul-tural law at colleges aroundthe United States, and hasalso given lectures to Kansasfarmers about the 2014 FarmBill and the pending Watersof the United States Act.

Coleman came to Hugotonafter calling Kansas townsFrankfort, Kansas City,Topeka and Manhattanhome. He's also lived in Kee-nesburg, Co. and spent asummer in Barbados. He isfluent in English andCaribbean Creole. Mr.Younger confesses, "There isno more useless language toknow in Kansas thanCaribbean Creole." When youmeet him, make him feel wel-come by saying "Koman ouye?" (How are you?) or "An-chante!" (Nice to meet you!)

Before heading to lawschool, Mr. Younger workedas a claims adjuster forFarmers Insurance. He's alsoinvolved as a volunteer youthhockey coach with the West-ern Kansas hockey programin Dodge City, and expressedinterest in youth or highschool football here. Cole-man's hobbies include a loveof the outdoors whetherhunting, hiking, camping orfarming. He also enjoys roadtrips, concerts, playing the vi-olin and spending time withhis dog. Fortunately for manyRoyals fans here, he's an avidfan and has attended manyplayoff and World Seriesgames.

Mr. Younger said he optedto come to Hugoton so hecould help the communitywith agricultural needs of allkind, as well as any otherlegal assistance he can pro-vide. He remarked, "I'm asmall town kid raised on afarm, and I wanted to getback to a small community.City life isn't for me." Cole-man also said he's enjoyedthe past few months here andlooks forward to meetingmore people as he gets moreinvolved in the community.

Make sure to welcomeColeman Younger to the com-munity and show him all the

perks of our small town. Wel-come to Hugoton, Coleman!

The Hugoton Hermes Thursday, December 17, 2015 Page 1C

I heard the bells on Christmas DayTheir old, familiar carols play,And wild and sweetThe words repeatOf peace on earth, goodwill to men!

– Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Here’s hoping your Christmas is aresounding success.

For your friendship and support, weare deeply grateful.

Willis InsuranceAgency, LLC

PO Box 591 • Hugoton544-4732 • Fax 544-8333Email: willisag@pld.com

No matter how you say it, we hope that yourholiday is perfect in every way.

With thanks for your generous support,

BROLLIER, WOLF& KUHARIC

Jim, Sue, Lacie & Coleman544-8547

Wishing You aSplendidSeasonMay your days bemerry and brightat Christmastimeand all year!

To all of our customershere in the community,thanks for your supportand trust in us. Your visits and your friendship have certainly brightenedour time here, and welook forward to seeingyou again soon. Happy Holidays!

Greetings ofthe Season

Merry Christmas from

The AustinsBrian, Marie, Tylan, Daycen, Aislee &Brinlee

There may be a chill in theair, but our hearts are

warmed by thoughts of ourmany good friends andneighbors at this special

time of year!

RanchitoTex-Mex Cafe

From the Staff at

North, south, east or west...We’re sending you our very best.

We truly value your business and supportand renew our commitment to serving

you well in the year ahead.

The December meeting ofthe Beta Sigma Chapter ofDelta Kappa Gamma was atthe Church of God in ElkhartSaturday, December 12 at10:00 a.m.

The members began themeeting by making SnowmenDoor Hangers to be taken tothe Elkhart Long Term CareCenter and Hugoton PioneerManor residents.

Hostesses for this meetingwere Susan Carey and DianeFinn. They served PaulaDean's Apple Cake, cider, littlesweet oranges, chocolate cov-ered nuts and spiced nuts.Each member was also given ahanging Christmas ornamentfrom the hostesses.

Eudon Dutton, president,called the meeting to order.Seven members answered theroll call with "Do you know

your Heritage?".Winnie Hagenah gave the

devotional entitled, "The GoldWrapping Paper".

For World Fellowship, AliceConner asked each member toput in fifty cents for eachChristmas tree that she hasput up.

Dot Leiker, secretary, readthe minutes of the Novembermeeting. Minutes were approved.

Susan Carey, treasurer,gave the treasurer's report.

Eudon Dutton read corre-spondence from Lila Thayer,Delta Kappa Gamma StateRepresentative.

Under old business, final in-formation was placed in a letterto be sent to all members.

For Key Polish, Eudonpassed out information onmembership opportunities.

Eudon passed out discus-sion questions and books, I AmMalala by Malala Yousafzai.This book will be reviewed atthe March meeting.

Reports for Phi State werecompleted.

Alice Conner's name wasdrawn for a blue Hot Pad.Diane Finn's name was drawnfor a purple Hot Pad. DotLeiker's name was drawn for aQuilt Pieces Calendar. SusanCarey's name was drawn for aQuilt Pieces Calendar. SueMeek's name was drawn for amagnifier for her purse.

Meeting adjourned at 11:30.Next meeting will be Monday,March 7 at 7:00 in Elkhart.

Members present wereSusan Carey, Alice Conner,Eudon Dutton, Diane Finn,Winnie Hagenah, Dot Leikerand Sue Meek.

Coleman Younger

Dwain Towner, representing Project Hope, accepts the $1,000 from David Eckert representing the Masonic Lodge. The Project

Hope volunteers are Dwain Towner, KendreaHall, Mae Ray, Adena Towner, Brenda Eckertand David Eckert.

David Mason of XTO, subsidiary of ExxonMobil, hands firefighter Phil Thompson acheck of $1,000 to be applied to the Stevens

County Fire Department for LEPC equipment.Phil Thompson is a former employee of Exxon-Mobil.

FFA students display the piles and piles ofcanned goods and fresh fruit they recently

donated to Project Hope. Thanks FFA, thefood is much appreciated!

Beta Sigma Chapter meet for last 2015 meeting

Coleman Younger joins the Brollier, Wolf and Kuharic firm

lelelelelDear Santa, This year I would like Dis-ney Infinity characters anda red lightsaber. Ive beentrying super hard to be good.I think my sissy is gettingcoal this year becasue she’sbeen very naughty. My momwill make you lots of cookies.You will love them.

Love, Ryder Reza

Age 6lelelelel

Dear Santa, My name is Brinlee and Iam 4 years old. I would like aBarbie and some SofiaMegaBloks please. I havebeen a good girl this year. Iwould like to say “Hi!” whenyou come visit me.

I love you,Brinlee Austin

lelelelelDear Santa, I want a X Box, golf cart,racing game for X Box, Pie inthe Face, punching bag,bunk bed, bike, train set,basketball goal. Please bringtoys for dogs.

Thank youLane

lelelelelMrs. Denton’s Second

Grade ClassDear Santa, I live in Hugoton Kansas. Iwant an XBox I and an IpodToch and a Nerf gun calledDmolisher. I have beengood this year. I like to helpmy teacher Mrs. Dentonclean our room. My friendsMarco A. and Hunter G helpclean to.

Your Friend,Autry

lelelelelDear Santa, My name is Alex. I wasgood at school and I wnt anXbox for Chistmas.

Sincerly,Alex

lelelelelDear Santa, I am giting better at lisen-ing to my Mom. I really wanta football but I kant get itthis year but might get it nextyear. What I want for Christ-mas is a tablet and a phone,hundred bucks, soccer ball,Xbox one, new friends, newhouse, hunting gear, nife,new kids at school, puppy,great dane, new Xbox 360,Elf on the shelf, a new back-pack, bungee chair, com-puter, and a new big jacket.

Sincerely,Teigon

lelelelelDear Santa, Hi my name is Hayley andIve been good this year andI live on Adams street. WhatI want for Christmas is aballeball, a phone, a bungeechair, a stuffed bear, a lightup pilopet, an Ipad, a nekles,a pilo pet, a frozen pilo, aDales Cowboys blanket, atrampoline, a panting set, azebera purs, Zebera Lagig,and that is wat I want forChristmas.

Sincerly,Hayley

lelelelel

Dear Santa Clus, I have been very goodthis year. So I want a toyhouse, I want an Ipod, Iwant a toy bear, I want atoy puppy, I want a toykichen with toy food,

From Kamrynlelelelel

Dear Santa, I want play doh forChristmas and allprincesses and I wantsome necklses, somerings, coloring books, col-ors, dolls, a dollhouse, arocking chair for my babysister, a bungee chair anew trampoline, a tablet,book, and a painting set.

Sincerly,Neftali T.

lelelelel

Dear Santa, Hi my name is Lexi and Ihave been good thisyear. I want a big dollhouse and 3 dolls please. Iam going to say myprayer at night. I nevergot to say I want a girlscout cooking oven. Onemore thing is a stockingfor next year so I have 2instead of one. I want togive my little sister Vivianaone. I want a stuffedbear. That is what I wantfor Christmas.

From Lexi

lelelelel

Dear Santa, I've been trying to begood. What I would likefor Christmas is a paintingset that has horse pic-tures in it. I also would likean Xbox and a gamecalled mash stash. Havea safe flight.

Love,Chloe B

lelelelel

Dear Santa, I know I am not thebest kid in the world. I justwant a cuple of things likefor my family to be safeand for my family not toget sick. I allso wantsome coloring things andsome coloring pincils.

Love, Yasmin

lelelelel

Dear Santa Clause, This is what I want forChristmas. I would like apomeranian and ugs.Toys for my puppy andtoys. I live in HugotonKansas.

Love,Kadence

lelelelel

Dear Santa, I wasn't that goods butI was a little. Sometimes Ilisten to my mom anddad. This is what I wantLegos, Aranal watch, twocontrol cars, puzzles, anew soccer ball, moreWII games WIIBatmangame, and pjs. Under-armer shoes, long/shortsleeved shirts, and Aranaljacket and hoodey.

Marco

lelelelel

Dear Santa, What I want for Christ-mas is an Xbox 1 with AD-raneed war for, call ofduty black opsIII, call ofDuty II, Halo 2, Halo, theNBA and last a footballgame.

Your friend,Fermin

lelelelel

Dear Santa, I have been vereygood this year. I reeleywant this pupy thatcomes with a lesh and alot of books. I reley wantthis doll house that ismade out of wood and itcome with a swing set. Ohand did I tell you that Ihelped my mom with thedishes.

Sinserlly,Madison C.

lelelelel

Dear Santa, I want a birid dig housewiphe stuff and a magicpin. I also want a dollhouse. You are a niceman.

From,Karime

lelelelel

Dear Santa, I've been so goodSanta. Do you have abirthday on ChristmasSanta? What I want forChristmas is makeup withnail polish and jewelry inone box all together okam I your best best bestfriend??? Santa your sonice are the elfs/ Can Ihave one for Christmas?Agirl one please Santa.Your so so nice Santa Ilove you Santa pleasecan I just get one pleaseSanta? Can you show mea picture and you ok.Love you so much somuch ok. Do you loveme? Ok I just no you do Iam so funny ok.

From,Leila

lelelelel

Dear Santa, Hi I am Luis and I wouldlove a farowore and annfl game and a nba and Ilive on Van Beuren and Iwant a motosiko and afone and a Madden nflgame. PS3, PS4, PS5 and axbox 360 and a xbox 1 andevery xbox nfl game anda ps3, ps4, ps5 nfl game.

Thanks,Luis

lelelelel

The Hugoton Hermes Thursday, December 17, 2015 Page 2C

It fills us with muchjoy it’s true,To recall the timewe’ve spent with you –So as we send ourgratitude your way,We wish you a happy holiday!

ThinkingOf You AtChristmas

(620) 544-5949B &T Farms

May the warm light of our Savior’s loveilluminate your path at the holidaysand all year.

O Night Divine

Yvonne, Kim, Kirk, Teri,Dennis, Linda & Mari

1026 S. Main 620-544-8011

Thank you for brightening our year with your visits. Your kind support means so much to us, and we wish

you all theblessings this special season holds.

Peac e &Joy atChristmasWishing you and yoursall the rapture this glori-ous season can hold.

As we look back on this year,we are filled with gratitude forour many blessings, includingfriends and customers like you.Thanks and Merry Christmas!

Letters to Santa

As another holidaycomes marching in,

we’d like to give thanksto you and your kin!

With best wishesfrom all of us for a truly

spectacular holiday.

RILEY FORDCO.

430 S. Arapahoe St.356-1231Ulysses

Dr. Alex Neira is still in business!

Office Hours:9:00 am - 12:00 Noon

1:30 - 5:00 pm Monday - Friday

402 W. Eleventh - Hugoton

HI-PLAINS LUMBER

507 S. Main - HugotonRobert and Misty

Reece, Tarcy & Robin

Amidst all the fun and excitement of theholiday season, let’s not forget the truemeaning of Christmas: the wondrous

birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ.

At this special time of year, we’re especially thankful for the many

blessings we enjoy. Having the support of loyal

customers like you is something forwhich we’retruly grateful.

Please accept our best wishes for a wonderful holiday season.

Hugoton has pulled out all the stops with Christmas decorations this year. Drive around

town and see all the beautiful yards decoratedfor the holiday season.

Happy Holidays!From The Hermes

Dear Santa Claus, My name is Hunter G. Iwas nice for Christmasand I was nice for myteacher. What I want forChristmas is a soccer balland a football and anIpod.

PLEASEFrom,

Hunter Glelelelel

Dear Santa,I would like all the ever

after high dolls, clothesfor baby Sofia, a doll ofmilton, chocolate coins.

LoveKathryn

lelelelel

Dear Santa Claus,For Christmas I would

like a lego army of wolfpack clone troopers withcommander Cody andhis men and a red trooperand a lego army of droidsincluding battle droidsand commando droids acommander droid andsuper battle droid as well.May I also have (For backup 3) a mega nerf gunwith bullets and (For backup 2) a revolution footballhelmet and visor and ifmom says so may I have(For back up 1) a PS VITAwith updated Minecraft.Please and Thank youHugs and Kisses.

From Marquis

lelelelel

Mrs. Stump’s secondgrade class

Dear Santa, I want American girldoll horse. Eco Forinsiclab, Magic Pens byWamo, Slime Lab, SoapLab, Perfume Lab, Vol-cano Lab, Microscope,Night Visen gogles andBooks.

Love,Alaina

lelelelel

Dear Santa, I want for Christmas aAmerican girl doll. Apretty American girl dollthat has clothes just likeme. That’s what I wantfor Christmas. What isyour favorite cooke?Maybe I will leave cookefor you Santa or food foryour reindeer to eat.

Love, Dara

lelelelel

Dear Santa, I am going to tell youwhat I want for Christ-mas. Rubber bands tomake rubber bangbraslets. You are the best.You bring me BIG giftslast year. You ate all ofthe cookie and milk. Iheard your footsteps too.I bet your sled goes realyfast like a cheetah!

Love, Daniella

lelelelel

Dear Santa, I want a radio, cook-book, American doll TV,American doll puppy set,American doll couch,American doll elf, Ameri-can doll phone, Ameri-can doll shoes, Ameriandoll radio and a foot mas-sager.

Love,Katheryne

lelelelel

Dear Santa, Santa I want a racecare and a motrsicl. AndI want a long scatebord.Where do you keep yourraindeers? And how doyou no what toys wewant. Santa please giveme my presents. SantaClos how do you fly yourraindeers? I love SantaClos.

Love, Firas

lelelelel

Dear Santa, Thank you for the pres-ents last year. Also to thejoy to all of the people ofthe town. I wish I have1,0064 dollars. Christmashas bring joy to mesence I was a baby. Itwas so awesome andcool.

Sincerely, Isaiah

lelelelel

Dear Santa, I want for Christmas aAmerican girl doll. And adog with three puppiesfor Christmas. I hope youlove Christmas.

Love, Araceli

lelelelel

Dear Santa, Thank you for the pres-ents. I want to havemagic and magic pencilsand magic sticks andsmelly markers. But I re-ally want magic and Iwant it to last forever.2nd I really want is ababy doll that looks realand feels real and I wanta big, big, big teddy bear.

Love, Ava

lelelelel

Dear Santa, I want for ChristmasMagic pens by Wamo anda big, big, big, big tedybear. If Roodof and theelfs okay?

Sincerely, Emiliano

lelelelel

Dear Santa, Hi, Santa I would like apopcorn machine and apopcorn holder thatlooks like a bronco hel-met and a real helmet. Iwill see you next year.

Love, Riley

lelelelel

Dear Santa, I really want a Ameri-can girl doll and a bowfishing kit, shopkins, a playhorse, Magic pens fromWamo, zippysack andBarbys.

From, Myka

lelelelel

Dear Santa, I would like a little truckand traeler for Christmas.I would like a polar bearand a cheetah. Andthank you for everything.See you next year.

Sincerely, Pancho

lelelelel

Dear Santa, I want a darway andart 101 and a little live petand a cotton candymaker machine. Itcomes with the ingredintsand for the last thing is amonter high doll.

Love, Yuridia

The Hugoton Hermes Thursday, December 17, 2015 Page 3C

Celebratingthe Reason for the Season

As we revel in the joy and festivities of the Christmas season, we are moved to remember the greatest gift of all: the birth of our Savior. His eternal love for us

brings peace and contentment to our hearts at this holy time and all year.

Merry Christmas and Bless ings to You and Yours !

Pat’s Plumbing & Sprinkler SystemsLicensed & Insured

620-544-3056620-544-4017

Wishing you and yours every happiness during this festive season.We appreciate your trust in us and thank you for your kind support.

KRAMER, NORDLING &NORDLING, LLC

Attorneys At Law544-4333

WITH OURGRATITUDEWishing you and yourfamily much peace, love,and joy duringthis holy season.

Merry ChristmasMcDaniels Construction

...To all the best people we know, our customers!

Everyone here is getting ready to celebrate another great year,

and we owe it all to you! Happy Holidays!

Barb’s DenBarbara and Dennis Campbell

We value yourbusiness andhope that allyour dreams

come true thisholiday season

and beyond.Thanks!

MERRYCHRISTMAS

TO ALL

Hugoton509 NW Ave. 620-544-2017 West Road 11620-544-8898

Moscow300 N. Road 20 620-598-2214 East Hwy 56

620-598-2101

and to all aGoodnight!

Let Heaven andNature Sing!May the pure joy of Christmastime flourish allaround you and in your heart this season.Thanks for being a bright spot in our year. We wish you and yours avery merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous 2016.

531 S. Main Street620-544-4065

Independently Owned/ Independently Operated

Merry Christmasand

Happy New Yearfrom

Bemon and Marylin Chastine

See us for your welding needs620-544-8221

Siblings, Edwin, Isaac,Valentina and Valencia needa two parent home that hasenough love for all four ofthem. Edwin, the oldestbrother, is very social andlikes telling stories to others.He enjoys hanging out withhis friends and going to thepark. He also likes goingskating, to the movies andplaying video games. Isaac isa smart and outgoing youngman. He enjoys playing withhis toys and action figures.Isaac also likes hanging outwith his friends and playingoutside. Isaac truly cares forhis siblings and gets alongwell with them. Valentina isa very loving, caring child.She is energetic and lovesplaying with her friends.Valentia loves sports; espe-cially basketball and tetherball. She enjoys school andreading is her favorite sub-

ject. Valencia, the youngestsister, is a very loving childwho likes to have fun. She iscreative and enjoys coloringand drawing pictures. Thesesiblings need a loving foreverhome that is patient and en-couraging.  To learn moreabout adoption visitwww.adoptkskids.org or call877-457-5430. The chil-dren’s case numbers are CH-5941, CH-5942, CH-5943and CH-5944.

Edwin, Isaac, Valentia and Va-lencia, ages 12, 10, 8 and 7

P leas e Adopt Me!

The Hugoton Hermes Thursday, December 17, 2015 Page 4C

May the love and compassion of ourSavior fill your heart with peace and

contentment.We wish you a blessed Christmas.

Let FaithBe Your Guide

600 E. 11th Hugoton 544-8686

Happy HolidaysWith our thanks for your valued patronage at

this special time of year. It’s been both aprivilege and a pleasure serving you.

DILLCO FLUID SERVICE INC.

513 W. 4th St. 544-2929

Express Inc.Hugoton, Kansas 67951

May your Faith be renewed and your spirits lifted,

Wishing you all the trimmingsof a simply splendid holiday

season.

210 East First Street P.O. Box 639Hugoton, Kansas 67951Phone (620) 544-4191 Fax (620) 544-4141

We really appreciate your trust in us.

Kates Pet GroomingOpen

8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday through FridaySaturdays by appointment only

�� !���!��! �����!�!������!�������� �����������

Rick & Linda Jo (Oder) Kates, Owners

To all our two-legged friends and their best friends,

go our warmest wishes atChristmas.

WISHING YOU JOY!The Kansas Sampler

Foundation announced Mon-day, December 7 that thelong-time Kansas SamplerFestival will come to an endafter being hosted in 2016and 2017 in Winfield.

Foundation director MarciPenner said, "The festival hasbeen a tremendous event forthe whole state and hashelped people see thatKansas has a lot to offer. It'sexciting to now think of thefestival as part of a progres-sion in helping share whatthere is to see and do. Wehave some ideas for what isnext and will start that con-versation in January."

In 1990, the late Mil Pen-ner and daughter Marci Pen-ner hosted a book-signingparty on the family farm nearInman. About thirty placesincluded in the new KansasWeekend Guide came to pro-mote under one tent. When athousand people attendedthis event during a cold No-vember day, it was clear thepublic wanted to know moreabout Kansas day trips. Theevent was given a name andthe Kansas Sampler Festivalwas born. It was hosted forseven more years on the Pen-ner Farm.

The festival went on theroad in 1998 as host commu-nities were chosen for a two-year stint through a rigorousapplication process. Prattwas the first to organize thetraveling event followed byOttawa, Independence, New-ton, Garden City, Concordia,Leavenworth, Liberal and

Wamego. Winfield will havethe honor of hosting the finaltwo years. "We could not havecontinued the festival withoutthe amazing commitment oflocal host organizers and vol-unteers. They have takensuch good care of the festivaland given it a special flair ineach location." Penner said.

WenDee LaPlant, assistantdirector, came to work at theKansas Sampler Foundationafter serving as local festivaldirector in Garden City. Shesaid, "I love how the festivalhas been great for the small-est towns and large ones, aswell. It's brought towns to-gether from every part of thestate. It has helped makeKansas explorers out of thepublic. It's always such ahappy, positive weekend. It'ssad to see it come to an endbut exciting to think of newpossibilities."

Winfield's local directorSarah Werner when told ofthe news Monday morningsaid, "We feel very fortunateto be the site for the final twoKansas Sampler Festivals.This event has really been aspringboard for many smallKansas communities to pro-mote to a larger audience. Ihave no doubt that whateverthe Kansas Sampler Founda-tion comes up with next willbe just as important for ruralKansas."

Representatives from morethan 150 communities willmeet in Winfield's Island Parkon May 7-8 2016 to sharewhat there is to see, do, hear,taste, buy, and learn inKansas. For more informa-tion go to www.kansassamplerfestival.com.

NEW TRADITION THISYEAR

BUSINESS ORNAMENTSFOR THE CHAMBER TREE

The Senior Center hassome of the best decoratedChristmas trees. They arebeautiful and each one has acolor theme. The Chamberoffice however is a differentstory. I have never been thebest tree decorator but withthe right stuff I could be.

It all started when I wentto the closet to look for a tree.The Chamber closet is a big,dark and carnivorous mys-tery place. It has shelves onboth sides and along theback that are filled withboxes of everything. I founda box of water bottles andtote bags that say Census2010 if anybody could useone; you are welcome to comeget it. I found the tree andhauled it up front and lo-cated some lights to string onthe poor thing.

The joy of color codedtrees is not something thathas ever put me in theChristmas spirit but I got itput together and the lights onit. It leans. After exploringthe entire collection of boxesand totes, I found NO orna-ments. I found some gaudytinsel stuff I put on it, bothred and silver. It made ahuge mess on the floor. Butnow it is colorful.

Ok, Toby came in fromNAPA and commented thathe had just received a box ofNAPA ornaments and wouldbring me one for the office.THEN I HAD ONE OF MYGREAT IDEAS I AM KNOWNFOR…local businesses couldbring me an ornament with

their logo, name or whateverand I could put it on the treein a special place each year.Come on, it would be fun andI have no ornaments and thetree looks ridiculous. CharlieBrown would understand.

Speaking of the holidayseason, how many of youhave December birthdays?My Mom celebrated hers De-cember 15 and you will haveto ask her how old she is.Not only do December bornpeople share a birthdaymonth with most folk’s fa-vorite holiday, they share itwith some very famous andinteresting people.

Actors Al Pacino, AdamWest, Arnold Schwarzeneggerand Brad Pitt are joined withactresses Betty Davis, BettyWhite and Betty Grable incelebrating December birth-days. On a more intellectualnote, Alan Greenspan,Alexander Graham Bell, BillGates and George Washing-ton Carver were all Decemberbabies. Crooners BruceSpringsteen, Elvis Presley,Kenny Rogers, Dolly Partonand John Denver were allborn in December.

So, the next time you feeldown that your birthday istoo close to Christmas to re-ceive the hoopla you deserve,remind people that it needsto be celebrated separatelyfrom the holidays as youshare the month with noneother than Albert Einstein.

And you can boast whatothers can’t….that you get toshare the month of yourbirthday with the most im-portant one of all…Jesus.

������� ������������������������������������������������������ �������������������Hugoton CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Don’t you have enough to do

during the holidays!

Make it easy on yourself!

Give a gift subscription toThe Hugoton

HermesCall 544-4321 or

Mail Payment to 522 S. MainHugoton, Ks. 67951

Your goodwill hasmade doing our joba real pleasure.

Merry Christmasand many thanks

to all our goodfriends.

Showplace Video622 S. Main

Kansas Sampler Festival will come to an end in 2017

Drive down Main Street to see thisGrinch stealing some Christmaslights! If you look closely at thishouse, you can see Santa in the window.

A beautifully decorated lamp postlights up the night.

Beautiful lights and decorations displayed to help put you in theChristmas spirit.

PearsIt is the holidays and when

I hear the word ‘pear’ I imme-diately think of the 12 days ofChristmas, and a Partridge ina Pear Tree. There is a com-mon link between pears andthe holidays, they are one ofthe delicious and specialfruits that are perfect to eatas soon as they ripen. Theydon’t need a lot of fuss or ef-fort in order to be a fun andhealthful snack, but they canalso be cooked or baked intodelicious holiday foods.

There are over 5,000 vari-eties of pears. Did you knowthat pears actually ripen offthe tree, and from the insideout? Pears bruise easily andMother Nature protects theeasily bruised pears by mak-ing them better if pickedwhen still hard, then allowedto ripen. Store pears at roomtemperature, moving them tothe fridge only when they’re

ripe enough to eat. Pearsbrown quickly when sliced,but you can dip sliced pearsin a mixture of water andlemon juice to prevent brown-ing, if you really want to prepthem ahead of time. Be sureto rinse whole pears in coldrunning water before youslice or eat them.

Bartlett pears are one ofthe more common pears inthe U.S. and are typically inred or green varieties. Theselarge, bell-shaped fruits havethin skins and a sweet flavor,along with a soft and juicytexture. They’re great inbaked goods, and make upmost of the canned andprocessed pear varieties thatyou’ll find in the grocerystore. They are typically avail-able in the fall and winter.

Anjou pears also come inred or green versions. An-other popular pear, thesetasty specimens are generally

squat and plump, with firmand juicy flesh. Their smoothskin is relatively thin, whichmakes them wonderful foreating raw.

Bosc pears are taller thanmost other varieties, with aslender neck and a russetedyellow skin that is similar incolor to cinnamon. Their firmand sweet inner flesh makesthem great pears for eatingout of hand. They also holdtheir shape well when bakedor poached.

Comice pears can be manycolors, from deep red to palegreen. One of the juiciest va-rieties, comice pears are soft,tender, and creamy, and arebest eaten raw. A commonholiday gift, comice pearspair well with a variety ofcheeses, and are also perfectto eat all on their own. Sincethey are so popular during

the holidays, many peoplecall them Christmas pears.

Delta Pear Cake2 cups sugar2 eggs1/2 cup oil4 cups firm pears, peeled anddiced2 cups flour1 tsp. cinnamon1 tsp. nutmeg1/4 tsp. cloves1 tsp. salt2 tsps. Baking soda1 cup chopped walnuts, optional1 cup raisins, optionalTOPPING:1/3 cup brown sugar1/3 cup quick oatmeal1 Tbsp. melted butterGrease and flour a 9x13 inchpan or bundt pan. Beatsugar, eggs and oil thor-oughly for two minutes. Addremaining ingredients and

mix thoroughly. Turn intoprepared pan and sprinklewith topping mixture. Bake at350 degrees for one hour.Serve hot or cold, it freezeswell. Store in the refrigerator.

The Hugoton Hermes Thursday, December 17, 2015 Page 5C

Christmas Bells Are Ringing

We’re chiming in with our best wishes for a happyand harmonious season! May the sights and sounds

of the holiday fill you with resounding joy.

Thanks to our loyal customers for your friendship and support.We look forward to ringing in the New Year with all of you!

Triple H Farms LLC

620-544-4557 - OfficeHugoton

CelebrateThe Miracle

May your faith be renewed and your spirits lifted as we

celebrate the birth of our Savior. With best wishes to you

and yours for a truly memorableholiday season.

Merry Christmasto all our friends and family

Rex and RoGlendaCoulter

At the most joyous time of the year,

We'd like to publish our best wishes here

Along with our thanks and gratitude, too

'Cause we wouldn't be here without

all of you!

Highway 51 EastHugoton544-4351

HOW SWEETIT IS....

Thanks for the opportunity and privilege to serve you

Wolter’s Construction

To realize Jesus

came to save us

Merry Christmas

Joyous NoelWith tidings of comfort and joy to you and yourkin during this holy season.

“Supplying all yourcustom farming needs” Clifford & Paula Shuck

673 Rd 12Hugoton, Ks 67951Office: 620-428-6400

Email: cpsoperating@gmail.com

To our friends, neighbors, associates, and folkswe’ve yet to meet, we’d like to extend our sincerebest wishes for a holiday that’s as beautiful as youare, and hope that all your dreams come trueduring this magical time of year.

We thank you for your valued patronage,and hope you’ll visit us again, soon.

MAYYOURDREAMSBEMERRY& BRIGHT

Charlotte’s Web

Merry Christmas from

616 S. Main • Hugoton • 620-428-6744 Se Habla Español

Dominoes Mexican Grillwishes everyone a

506 S. MainHugoton

(620) 544-7626

Merry Christmas&Happy New Year

Thank youfor your

patronage!

!

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

People from around Hugoton enjoy building snowmen after thesnow storm that hit last weekend. Are these guys chocolate chipsnowmen?

Still looking for the perfectChristmas gift for that some-one special? Come check outthe Stevens County Gas andHistorical Museum’s uniquearray of Kansas and Hugotonsouvenirs. Here you’ll findplenty of popular collectableslike spoons, cups and plates.The museum also has dis-tinctive items such as beltbuckles, snow globes andjewelry. The museum is alsothe only place in town to find

Kansas and Stevens Countypost cards. For a MerryKansas Christmas, stop byand see all the goodies theycarry.

The Stevens County Gasand Historical Museum is lo-cated at 905 S. Adams. Youare invited to visit Mondaythrough Friday from 1:00 to5:00 p.m. The museum isopen Saturdays from 1:00 to4:00 p.m.

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

905 South Adams, HugotonHours:

Monday - Friday1 - 5 p.m.

Saturday1 - 4 p.m.

MUSEUM UPDATE

Valaun is a young manthat enjoys playing boardgames, video games andspending time with friends!He also likes playing footballand boxing. Valaun’s favoritesubject in school is math; ifhe completes his work thenhe gets to watch movies!Valaun needs a family thatcan provide him with a struc-tured and nurturing environ-ment. He thrives withone-on-one attention andpositive feedback. Valaunneeds a family that is activeand able to keep up with

him.  To learn more aboutadoption visit www.adoptkskids.org or call 877-457-5430. Valaun’s case numberis CH-5465.

P leas e Adopt Me!

Valaun, age 13

The Hugoton Kiwanis Clubattended their annual Christmas party Thursdayevening December 10 at thehome of Jack and DianneWisdom. Members enjoyed ameal together and a whiteelephant gift exchange andvisiting.

Walter McClure announced that the club gaveProject Hope $500 and also$500 to the Cub Scouts lastmonth.

Discussion took placeabout the club flag program,

To have a flag displayed atyour home or business sixtimes a year is $36. Flags aredisplayed very early in themorning, then taken down inthe evening. Days of displayare Presidents Day, MemorialDay, The Fourth of July, FlagDay, Labor Day and VeteransDay. The Club members willbe contacting people inMoscow in an effort to havethe flags displayed there also.The Heartland 4-H Clubhelps with putting out theflags as a community service

project and receive money fortheir club.

The Kiwanis Club contributes to many local andnational and internationalprojects. Many local scholar-ships are given out each year.The club members are actively recruiting new mem-

bers. If you would like to be amember of such a worthwhileorganization please come to ameeting and check it out.The club meets every secondand fourth Thursdays at6:30 p.m. at the Tex MexCafé.

Submitted by Judy Hickert.

The Hugoton Hermes Thursday, December 17, 2015 Page 6C

Closed December 24 & 25 and January 1

ANTLERS SPORTS BARRestaurant

The thing we value most about our businessis the chance to meet people like you!

Thank you for 6 years of support!

Merry Christmas and much happiness toyou this holiday season.

Call 598-2078 for take outs • East Highway 51 • Hugoton

Merry ChristmasKay and Reece McDaniels & Family

During this special time, we’re reminded of our many blessings, and are deeply grateful for the friendship we’ve shared with all of you this year.

Soon it will be Christmas andwe’re all aglow thinking of allthe good folk that we know!

Let it glow!Let it glow!Let it glow!

Call for an Appointment620-655-4882

And warm wishes to our manybest friends at this joyous time of year.

Have a happy holiday!

With ThanksFor Your Friendship!

(620) 428-6086Agricultural Sales and Services,

Direct and Local2094 High School Road

Moscow, KS 67952aerial office: (620) 598-2356

1114 Road AHugoton, KS 67951

toll-free office (866) 476-5136

In This BlessedSeason

As we celebrate the birth of our Savior, we recount our many blessings and

your kind friendship is at the top of the list!

Merry Christmas to all and many thanks for helping to make this past year a fruitful one for us.

Jordan Air, Inc.Terry and Jill Jordan

Gracie Jordan

(620) 544-7095HugotonLicensed

and Insured

Hallelujah... He Is Born!

We’d like to offer you our gratitude and best wishes as togetherwe celebrate the miracle that is Christmas, and hope that you

and your family enjoy a truly blessed year.

Mark Faulkner-BrokerKaren Yoder - Associate/Broker • Residential & Commercial Specialist

Karen Yoder- 544-4161 or Cellphone 544-3730Chance Yoder - Salesperson

Agricultural Land • Residential & Commercial SpecialistChance Yoder- Cellphone 544-1907

“Call Us For All Your Real Estate Needs”

Thanks ForDropping In!

Morning, evening or in-between, we’re always happy to see you and look forward to serving

you again next year. With best wishes for a

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

We will be open regular hours for Christmas and New Year’s

700 S Main • Hugoton620-544-2220 • Closed Mondays

• Open 10:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday

This beautiful decorated tree is on display at the Stevens CountyLibrary bringing the Christmas spirit to all.

Aaliyah has joined the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten challenge at the Stevens County Library. We are so happy tomeet you Aaliyah!

LIBRARY FEESBeginning Saturday, Jan-

uary 2, fees for overduebooks, audios, and maga-zines will be 10 cents per dayper item. Overdue fees forvideogames will DECREASEfrom $5.00 per day to $1.00per day. All other overduefees will remain the same.

HOLIDAY CLOSINGThe library will be closed

Thursday, Friday, Saturdayand Sunday, December 24 –27. No materials are dueduring this time, but thebook drop will be checked

several times if you wish toreturn items. Have a wonder-ful Christmas holiday, andwe’ll see you Monday, Decem-ber 28!

PROGRAMFETCH A GOOD BOOK,

the kids’ winter reading pro-gram is now underway, andwill run until January 30,2016. Find the instructionsfor the program on Facebook!

CIRCLE TIMECircle time will take a

break until January. Staytuned.

500 MonroeHugoton, Ks. 67951-2639

Phone: 620.544.2301 •Fax: 620.544.2322

Email: svcolib@pld.com

Kiwanis Club enjoys annual Christmas party

I was collecting some FamilyTree History for my niecewhen I ran across some clip-pings from the Hermes pub-lished in 1916 concerning mygrandfather Samuel L. Whitewho had migrated from NorthWestern Missouri and home-steaded in Stevens County,Kansas with his wife, mygrandmother Miranda JaneWhite, and children in 1906.Sam died in 1918 so the sto-ries I have heard are part ofour family’s oral history.

While in Missouri Sam firsttaught in a one-room normalschool and later received his“call” to be a Baptist Preacherand preached at the CampGround Church in Osgood.In Stevens County hepreached, farmed and wasCounty Clerk of StevensCounty for a time but at hearthe was always a preacher.Despite his calling he was avain and ego centered man.For example he always had tohave a good suit of clothes sohe could look good for thechurch service even thoughGrandma had to remakehand-me-downs from thecongregation to have clothesfor the children. Anothertime they were riding on thetrain and Grandma wasstruggling with the food thatshe had packed for theirlunch for herself and the sixchildren. Needing salt for theeggs she went to the diningcar and found Sam, eating asteak! Sam was a Baptist preacherwhen he moved to StevensCounty in 1906 with his wifeJane and six of their sevenchildren, where they home-steaded a quarter of landnorth of Hugoton, Kansas.They built a sod covereddugout which they lived inuntil his death in 1918. Aneighth child was born afterthey arrived in StevensCounty. He preached formost of 10 years until he hada falling out with the churchauthorities and was removedfrom the pulpit and as a con-sequence lost his ministerialprivileges. At that time he continuedfarming and ran for Clerk ofthe Court on the Republicanticket in 1916. His only elec-tion effort was a “Request toVoters” in the Hugoton Her-mes July 28, 1916: “To thevoters of Stevens Co., I sendgreeting: As I am a candidateon the Republican ticket forthe nomination of Clerk of theCourt, I am sorry I am unableto see all on account of poorhealth and hard work on thefarm. “If you think I need the officevote for me all the waythrough and if elected I shalldo my best to convince youthe office needs me. I held of-fice in Missouri for six years,taught three terms of schooland have been in StevensCounty over eight years. “You can hardly realize whata great kindness your sup-port will be to me in my pres-ent condition. “Fraternally yours in Friend-ship, Love and Truth. S.L.White” That short message com-pared to today's TV deluge ofpolitical 'stuff makes you pinefor the good old days. Sam won the election butwas unable to finish out histerm before he was taken illand ended up bedridden untilhis death in 1918. Sam al-ways maintained the onlytrue loss when he left theministry was losing his privi-lege of marrying young cou-ples and it is that functionthat is at the center of thebalance of this story:

Sam was working withmules one day when a wagondrove into the yard loadedwith furniture with a manand a woman on the seat.The driver of the wagonshouted “Preacher”! WhenSam went out and welcomedthem the man inquired if hewas Preacher White. WhenSam affirmed that he wasPreacher White the man saidhe wanted to marry ‘thiswoman’ sitting on the seatbeside him. Sam said hewould be happy to marrythem and suggested they allgo inside so his wife Janecould be a witness. The mantold Sam he didn’t have timeto go inside and just marrythem right there in the yard.Sam called for Jane to bringhis Bible and asked the cou-ple to step down. The gentle-man said he was in a hurryand why didn’t the preacherjust do it while they wereseated in the wagon. Sam proceeded to performthe ceremony, as requested,

with him and my grand-mother standing beside thewagon looking up at the cou-ple. After the “I pronounceyou man and wife” the manasked Sam how much heowed him. “Just whateveryou think she’s worth son,”replied Sam. The manflipped him five cents andgiddy-upped the horses. Although Sam was apreacher and raised his fam-ily in a very strict and unfor-giving manner he did havethe same emotions as anyother person. Mom used totell the story of the day Samwas working with a stubbornmule and it stepped on hisfoot. Preacher that he was hecouldn’t take the Lord’s namein vain so he said, “May theLord bless you Jenny!” Itseemed to have served thesame purpose as a swearword.

Ken Burditt19 Shadow DriveWhispering Pines NC 28327

The Hugoton Hermes Thursday, December 17, 2015 Page 7C

4M FENCINGTom Mirabal

Specializing in Barbed Wire Fence

(620) 453-0063

1411 Eisenhower/Hugoton, Kansas 67951

Northridge 8Guymon, Okla

www.northridge8.com580-338-3281

Southgate 6Liberal, Kansas

www.southgate6.com620-624-5573

Sequoyah 8Garden City, Kansaswww.sequoyah8.com

620-275-2760

COMPLETE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES• Including Family and Marriage Counseling •

Southwest Guidance CenterCall 624-8171 for an appointment

Jordan Air Inc.

SPRAYING - SEEDING - FERTILIZINGComplete Aerial Application

10% discount on 30 day accounts

Call TERRY at 544-43611-800-264-4361 or Elkhart - 697-2657

Serving Southwest Kansas and the Oklahoma Panhandle for over 44 years.

We Appreciate Our Farmers!

You are invited to participate in a…

HCA Matching Funds GrantContributions made to

Heritage Christian Academyfrom now until January 15, 2016

will be matched 100% up to $30,000HCA is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. All contributions are tax deductible.“I would claim that Christian schooling is not about running or hiding from--ratherit is about embracing and pursuing the mind of Christ. It is about pursuing the realunderstanding of what it means to be salt and light, about transformation by therenewing of the mind. It is about the development of fruitful bearers of the imageof Christ in a world gone bland with its salt-less-ness; a world staggering in an abun-dance of darkness where the light has been all but snuffed out.”

Ken Smitherman, President, Association of Christian School International

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

Contributions may be sent to:Heritage Christian Academy

PO Box 744Hugoton, KS 67951

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

The Hugoton United Methodist Church is getting blanketed by the welcome snow that fell

Sunday evening. The snow enhances theChristmas spirit for all of us.

The large snowflakes that are falling Sunday evening seems almost like snowballs coming down.

History From The HermesCompiled by Ruthie Winget

GET YOUR RETIREMENTSOARING

Wright Brothers Day, ob-served December 17, marks theday in 1903 that two adventur-ous brothers in Kitty Hawk,North Carolina took to the air forthe first time. It was a modernmiracle at the time and a catalystfor the age of intercontinentaltravel. Over a hundred yearslater, it’s commonplace for peo-ple to fly across the country.Most of us don’t consider all thepreparation and patience it tookto achieve this modern feat offlight.

Luckily, planning your finan-cial future isn’t as daunting aspioneering modern aviation. So-cial Security has secure andeasy-to-use online resourcesthat can ensure your retirementsoars above the clouds. Thesooner your start planning forretirement, the better preparedyou’ll be. Just like building a re-liable airplane, you’ll need finelytuned parts that will work to-gether for you to take flight.

Think of your retirementstrategy as a flight plan that pro-pels you higher. We have manyresources at www.socialsecurity.gov/planners/retire thathelp you find the age at whichyou may first become entitled tounreduced retirement benefits,estimate your life expectancy,and calculate your estimatedbenefits. These tools explain howmuch money you will need andfor how long — something youcan adjust through personalsavings, pensions, and otherbenefits.

You can also get personalizedbenefit estimates using the Re-tirement Estimator at www.socialsecurity.gov/estimator. TheEstimator shows different sce-narios, like how future wagechanges or alternate retirementdates will affect your future ben-efits. Benefit amounts may differfrom the estimates provided be-cause:• Your earnings may increaseor decrease in the future.• After you start receiving ben-efits, they may be adjusted forcost-of-living increases.• Your estimated benefits arebased on current law. The lawgoverning benefit amounts maychange because, by 2034, thepayroll taxes collected undercurrent law will be enough to payonly about 79 cents for each dol-lar of scheduled benefits.• Your benefit amount may beaffected by military service, rail-road employment or pensionsearned through work on whichyou did not pay Social Securitytax.

As you can see, your flightplan to retirement may changeover your lifetime. It’s importantyou understand that no matterwhere life takes you, the longjourney to retirement is one ofyour most important trips. Withevery right decision, you’re mak-ing your retirement flight plan asuccess that will carry youthrough the heights of yourgolden years.

It’s never too early to startplanning. Whether you arenearly ready to retire or if you’rejust getting off the ground inyour career, I recommend youcreate your own my Social Secu-rity account so you can alsolearn about all the future bene-fits available to you. Visitwww.socialsecurity.gov/myaccount to create your account.

SOCIAL SECURITYNEWS

By Randy Ayers Social Se-curity District Manager inDodge City KS

Send Your

Santa Lettersto

Santa Clausc/o The Hugoton

Hermes522 S. Main

Hugoton,KS67951

or bring themby the office

The Byrd Prewitt Chapterof the Daughters of the Amer-ican Revolution met Satur-day, December 12, 2015 atFort's Cedar View in Ulysses.

Hostess Lynda Fort pro-vided an excellent breakfastfor the members present.

Business at the meeting in-cluded finishing annual re-ports to KSDAR on theactivities of the chapter dur-ing 2015 and the election ofnew officers.

Officers Elect were Regent~ Lola Caraway; Vice Regent~ Catherine Fowler; Chaplain~ Susan Pickler Alexander;Recording Secretary ~ NinaSipes; Treasurer ~ Lynda M.Fort; Registrar ~ GayleWalker; Historian ~ BeckyWilsey; Librarian ~ WendyCalderwood; CommitteeChairperson; History/His-toric Preservation ~ Cather-ine Fowler; Education ~ NinaSipes; Patriotism ~ BeckyWilsey; and Membership/Ad-ministration ~ Lynda M. Fort.

Merry Christmas andHappy New Year!

The Hugoton Hermes Thursday, December 17, 2015 Page 8C

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

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

Solution to December 10, 2015, puzzle

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

of Cimarron at Tim Dewey Trucking.Office: 620-855-3188 or Darren 620-357-1710. (tfc26)

HELP WANTED

TAKING BIDS

GOOD PAY, GREAT BENEFITSBartlett Grain L.P. has year-round opportunities. We are lookingfor two hard workers. Spray Rig Operator: fertilizer rig experience with Class ACDL/Hazmat. Generous acreage bonus available.Grain Elevator and Fertilizer Plant Operator: Ideal candidate hasag background and is mechanically inclined.Bartlett offers competitive wages along with GREAT BENEFITS:health and life ins. premiums paid 100% for employee, dental, vi-sion, 401k w/company match, profit sharing, paid vacation &more.

Apply in person or send resume: Bartlett Grain Company, L.P.

Highway 56, Moscow, Ks. 67952800-860-7290 • jobs@bartlett-grain.com

EOE/AA/D/V/Drug Screen/Background Checks (3c49)

PEN RIDERS - Knowledge of Cattle- Good Horsemanship- Willing to Work as a Team.

We provide affordable insurance. ESOP. Competitive wagebased on experience.

Apply in person Ulysses Feedyard, 1765 E. Road 21

HELP WANTED

(2c49)

FEEDLOT HELP WANTED$13/hour with housing or $14/hour without

+ health insurance

Call 620-544-8302(2c50)

MORTON COUNTY HEALTH SYSTEM

is accepting applications for RNs or LPNsThe RN/LPN coordinates and implements patient care. They will en-sure that quality care is provided in an efficient and safe manner. Mustdemonstrate quality and effectiveness in work habits and theRN/LPN must be willing to pass medications and do treatments forpatients. To apply, contact Morton County Hospital Human Resources,

Po Box 937, Elkhart, KS 67950620-697-5250

Morton County Health System is an Equal Opportunity Employer (2c50)

ROUTE SALES PERSON

High Plains Energy, LLC a rapidly growing service oriented company, is seeking a full time Route Sales Person for the Ulysses, Hugoton and Liberal area.

Applicant must be 21, have a valid CDL and good driving record.Hazmat endorsement, tanker, air brakes and/or propane deliveryexperience a plus. We will train the proper applicant. We offercompetitive wages, health insurance, life insurance, retirement,sick leave, vacation and paid holidays.

Call Anthony Krull (Operations Manager): 620-276-0506 (office) or

620-482-0212 for more information.

� %%�)+�,- �)�$*�**�*# )(- �($�- *)- �),�,'&�( ')�-�(&!+)*%�-��+&-!(&+)+('-+&- ('"*�-�-�$+"*������-*���-�-��-!����-�+)�-&(�,-�,,�,'"&-$,�� +$,"�� %%�)+�,-!(&+)+('-(�-�*�% '!+�* �()!)�%$&+)(

�($�-+'-)�,-%*�($*)($�-(�-)�,-�),�,'&-�( ')�-�(&�!+)*%�-�!!%+#*')&-� &)-�*�,-*-��-+'- ,"+#*%-�,#��'(%(���-!% &-)�(-�,*$&-%*�-,�!,$+,'#,�� %%�)+�,- �'%(&*('( *+ )#�*# )(- �(+'- ( $

),*��-��+&-!(&+)+('-!,$�($�&-*-�*$+,)�-(�-�,',$*%�,%,#)$+#*%�- �����-�,#�*'+#*%�- !*+')+'��- !% ��+'�*'"-!$,�,')*)+�,-�*+'),'*'#,-�($��-*&-�,%%-*&-+'�&!,#)+('&�-&,$�+#+'��-*'"-(�,$�* %+'�-(�-,� +!�,')*'"($-�*#+%+)+,&-(�-)�,-�(&!+)*%�-� ##,&&� %-#*'"+�"*),&-� &)-�*�,-*-�*%+"-"$+�,$�&-%+#,'&,-*'"-#%,*'"$+�+'�-$,#($"�-�(("-+'),$!,$&('*%#(�� '+#*)+('&�+%%&�-*'"-�*�,-)�,-*�+%+)�-)(-�(%%(�-�()�-($*%-*'"�$+)),'-+'&)$ #)+('&�

���!% '&%)($+"'�+�*+)�&'%(*�+'&+&�*+�(�)#"'&%)(+�*$�+!) '&*�+(*�&+&)+&�*+�*�% '!+�!%(% �+

%($%�*+�&*�*($+�)�(&�+�)$�%&'!�+ *$�"*$+"'�+�*+*"'%!*�+&)+�"'(�*!$$� )�)$���"�)#� )#+�)�+"'�+ '!!+��"'( *$)�# *$+'&+������������ �)#+")#*+%(�)#"'&%)(+#*�'#�%(�

'(�+ �##*(&+)�*(%(�$�

Now taking applications for Detail PersonStarting pay commensurate with experience.

SALARY PLUS COMMISSIONPaid Holidays, Paid Sick Leave, Medical Insurance,

Retirement and Uniforms.Will train right person with good attitude

Contact Alvin RileyRILEY CHEVROLET BUICK

1034 S. MainHugoton, Ks. 67951

620-544-4363(2c51)

(First Published in The Hugoton Her-mes, Thursday, December 17, 2015) 3t

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OFSTEVENS COUNTY, KANSAS

Robert J. Suddeth,Plaintiff

and

Kansas Department of Revenue, Stateof Ohio, State of California, the Estateof Glenn Nelson, a/k/a Glenn PaulNelson and all Unknown Persons whomay lay claim and interest to a 2005Buick LeSabre Custom with VehicleIdentification Number1G4HP52K15U151810Defendants

Case No. 15-CV-37

NOTICE OF SUITPursuant to Chapter 60 of Kansas

Statutes Annotated

TO:State of OhioState of CaliforniaEstate of Glenn Nelson, a/k/a Glenn P. Nelson, deceased

and all other concerned persons:You are notified that at Petition

has been filed in the District Court ofStevens County, Kansas, by Robert J.Suddeth, Plaintiff, praying that title toproperty stated in the Petition beawarded to the Plaintiff and you arehereby required to plead to the Peti-tion on or before January 20, 2016 at9:00 a.m. If you fail to plead, judg-ment will be entered upon the Peti-tion.

ROBERT J. SUDDETH, Petitioner

Coleman J. Younger, #27003Brollier, Wolf & KuharicBox 39, Hugoton, KS 67951(620) 544-8555Attorney for Petitioner

PUBLIC NOTICE

HELP WANTEDCattle and pasture operation in SW Kansas is looking forindividual to fill position in maintenance department. Duties would include servicing equipment, upkeep of facilities,

and other general duties. Experience in pivot irrigation andgrain handling would be beneficial. Some cow experience help-ful too. Average 50 hours per week with every other weekend

off. Benefits include health insurance allowance and beef.

For more info call 620-408-7987.(3c51)

USD 209 MOSCOW SCHOOLS is taking bids to replace four (4) blower coil

units in our gymnasium. Contact Mick Whetstone at 428-5556

for specification requirements. Bids are due by January 4, 2016 and can be sentto Stu Moore, PO Box 158, Moscow, KS 67952.

(1c51)

DAR hosts December meetingat Fort’s Cedar View in Ulysses

Attending the Daughters of the American Revolution meeting at Fort’s Cedar View inUlysses are, left to right, Greg Greenwald,

Gayle Walker, Nina Sipes, Ron Sipes, CatherineFowler, Lola Caraway, Robert Caraway andWendy Calderwood.

The Hermes office will beCLOSED

Thursday, December 24 at 12:00 noon.

We will reopenMonday,

December 28.Merry

Christmas!

Find these Classifieds on The Hugoton Hermes’ Web site athugotonhermes.com/classifieds

FOR RENT: 1 & 2 BedroomApartments. Furnished or un-furnished. Bills included, washer& dryer and cable. One apart-ment has become available andone house is available. Call 544-2232. (tfc)

---------------FOR RENT: Available Now - 2Bedroom. No smoking, no pets.References required. Call 620-544-2109. (1c50)

---------------FOR RENT: 2 Bedroom Housefor rent. All appliances pro-vided. Call 620-544-3056. (2c49)

FOR RENT: 2 bedroom, par-tially furnished uptown trailer.Available after January 1. Call620-544-8202 or 620-428-5933.

(5c50)

---------------FOR RENT: 204 Washington.No pets allowed. Furnished 2bedroom, 1 1/2 bath. ContactBetty Lee at 544-9574. (1c51)

---------------

The Hugoton Hermes Thursday, December 17, 2015 Page 9C

REAL ESTATE

BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY

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

531 S. JacksonHugoton, Ks. 67951 (tfc6)

600 E. 11th

IN STOCK*Carpet *Tile

*Laminate *Vinyl(tfc)

SUPPORT GROUPSPREGNANT? 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)

---------------

Project HopeOpen Tues & Thurs

8:30 - 11:30 a.m. Please Bring Your Own

Food Containers1042 S. Jackson Suite C (tfc37)

Support for family & friends of problemdrinkers meet Mondays & Thursdays at 8 p.m.

1405 Cemetery Road544-2610 or 544-2854

kansas-al-anon.org (tfc)

AL-Anon Family Group

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

(150p45-15)

---------------

WANTED

(620)428-65181182 Road Q • Hugoton

(tfc12)

LAWN PROWill Schnittker

620-544-1517

(tfc46)

Jay D's SatelliteYour LOCAL DirecTV & Dish Provider in all of SW

Kansas, OK and TX PanhandlesCALL: 800-952-9634

EMAIL: jaydsat@gmail.comWEB: jaydsatellite.com

TEXT: 620-360-0520(tfc11)

SERVICES OFFERED

Underground Sprinkler System DESIGN & INSTALLATION

Call Lawn Pro TODAYfor your FREE estimate and a more

beautiful lawn! (tfc11)

FOR RENT

ROLLA PLAZAAPARTMENTS

Two 1-bedroom apts(Rental Assistance Available)

Equal Housing Opportunity

620-492-6608 Office620-351-1305 Mgr

Carmen Bontrager

FOR SALE

NEW Casa Storage 1600 Industrial Rd

12x25, 10x15, 5x10 UNITS FOR RENT$1 for first month w/ 1 yr contract

Call 620-290-64534c50

Find us on Facebook.com/StarStorage

Sizes available: 5x10, 10x10, 10x15, 10x20 & 12x24

Security Lights provide anytime access. All units have concrete floors and secure locks.

515 Northeast AvenueHugoton, KS

620-428-1115620-544-5785 para español

FOR SALE: 1995 Ford F-150 2WD. 179,000 miles.$1500. Call 598-2698. (3c51)

---------------FOR SALE: BeautifulNEW 20 inch John Deerebicycle. Call 620-510-2514Moscow. (tfc43)

---------------

FOR SALE: 2006 DodgeCaravan. Excellent condi-tion. $3750.00. Call 620-598-2232. (tfc49)

---------------

HOUSE FOR SALE

1024 S. Harrison3 bedroom/2 bath, newer

kitchen, granite countertops,large family room, large 2 car

detached garage, and much more. $98,000

Call to schedule your showing today Julie West 620-453-1234

(tfc40)

(tfc16)

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 - SalespersonChance 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

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

600 Washington Place - New Construc-tion! Ranch style, 3 bed/2 bath, appliances,cen H/A. Call today for details!!!

510 West 8th Street - Nice and Neat!!Move in ready! Ranch style, 3 bed/2 b, cenH/A, att garage, fpl, appliances, fence,workshop. Call Karen today!!

415 S. Main - Ranch 2 bed/2bath, cenH/A, fenced yard, carport. Call today to seethis nice home!!

1201 S Adams - Great location! RanchStyle, 3 bd/2 b, new kitchen and bath re-models, appliances, cen H/A, fence, cornerlot. Call today to see this nice home!!

1112 S Monroe - Ranch style, brick, 3bed/3 b, att garage, cen H/A, shed, sprin-kler. Call for details!!

520 Road 13- Ranch style, modular home, 3bdrm/2 b, fpl, appliances, finished part bsmt,covered deck, det garage, barn, hay shed, leanto, lvstk pens, loading chute, and muchmore...10 acres more or less. Call today to seethis property

905 S Jefferson St- 4 bed/3 b, bsmt, attgarage, cen H/A, fence, fpl (2). Call today tosee this home!

1012 S Lincoln - Reduced Price! Invest-ment property! Call today for details!

1003 S. Adams - Beautiful 1/2 story, 5bed/3 bath, fpl, 2 decks, oversized garagew/ workshop, storage shed, fenced yard,appliances and much, much more!! Callfor details!

807 S Jefferson- Investors!!! 2 bed/2bath, detached garage. Call today fordetails!!

625 Road N - Solar Home - 3 bed/2.5 b,fin bsmt, bonus room, att garage. 1.4acres +/-. Call today to view this uniquehome!!

705 E Fourth Avenue - Nice & Neat!Ranch-style, 3 bed/2 bath, finishedbasement, att garage, fence, cen H/A,appliances. Call today!!

“Specializing in Agricultural Land, Residential and Commercial Property!”

PRICE REDUCED

REDUCED

SOLD

SOLD

SOLD

SOLD

FIREWOOD FOR SALEOak, Piñon, Mesquite,

Pecan & MoreDelivery & stacking available

Call DJ @ 620-430-1273(tfc)

307 N. Kansas, Suite 101Liberal, KS 67901

(620) 624-1212

1103 S. Jefferson St. - $75,000 - This nicehome is ready to move into. New paint onthe exterior and interior. New laminate andvinyl floor coverings. Remodeled bath-room with tile floor, granite countertop,modern sink and new tub/shower unit. Im-mediately available.

REDUCED

Check the classifieds online athugotonhermes.com/classifieds

$70/rickDelivery

(Hugoton & Moscow)

& Stacking Available

FIREWOODFIREWOODFOR SALEFOR SALE

Call 620-453-1139

Don’t let Jack Frost nip at YOUR nose!

(tfc47)

910 S. Coulter, Hugoton, KS.620-544-7605

Holiday SpecialBeautiful 3 bdrm/2 ba apartments

1032 sq. ft. Only $519. Limited time offer

Kitchen Appliances, Washer/Dryer Connections, Private Patio, Playground,

Picnic Area, Pet Friendly

CARETAKER AVAILABLEWill take care of your loved one.

Call 620-544-2892

703 Van Buren3 bedroom/2 bath1 car detached garageCOMPLETELY redone

in 2008 - NEW Plumbing, Electrical,Windows, Heating & Air,

Complete BasementCall 620-453-0433 to schedule your showing (4p48)

FOR SALE BY OWNER

(tfc50)

(First Published in The Hugoton Her-mes, Thursday, December 10, 2015) 3t

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OFSTEVENS COUNTY, KANSAS

In the Matter of the Estate of K.ELEINE P. BARKER a/k/a KATHER-INE ELEINE PIERCE BARKER, Deceased.

Case No. 15 PR 47

NOTICE OF HEARING

THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PER-SONS CONCERNED:

You are notified that a Petition hasbeen filed in this Court by Charles A.Brown, an heir, devisee and legatee ofK. Eleine P. Barker, deceased, re-questing that: the foreign Will of K.Eleine P. Barker, deceased, datedSeptember 20th, 2008, be admitted toprobate and record in this Court; noadministration of the Estate is neces-sary; the will be construed, and thefollowing owned by the decedent, sit-uated in Stevens County, Kansas:

1. Mineral interest located in Section

Two (2), Township Thirty-five (35), Range Thirty-five (35).

2. Mineral interest located in Section Eleven (11), Township Thirty-five (35), Range Thirty-five (35).

be assigned in accordance with theterms of the Will.

You are required to file your writ-ten defenses to the Petition on or be-fore January 7th, 2016, at 10:00 a.m.in the District Court, in the city ofHugoton, Stevens County, Kansas, atwhich time and place the cause will beheard. Should you fail to file yourwritten defenses, judgment and de-cree will be entered in due courseupon the Petition.

Charles A. BrownPetitioner

Jessica E. Akers, SC#24336AKERS LAW FIRM, P.A.123 N. GlennP.O. Box 708Ulysses, Kansas 67880Phone (620) 356-3088FAX (620) 356-3098Attorney for Petitioner

PUBLIC NOTICE

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

STATE OF KANSAS, STEVENSCOUNTY, ss:

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OFSTEVENS COUNTY, KANSAS

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF SHIRLEY L. LAMBERT, DECEASED

Case No. 15PR46

NOTICE OF HEARING

You are hereby notified that Ray F.Lambert, one of the heirs, deviseesand legatees of the will and estate ofShirley L. Lambert, deceased, hasfiled a petition in the above Court, to-gether with authenticated copy of theforeign probated will of the decedent,Shirley L. Lambert, and the proceed-ings admitting her will to probate inthe General Court of Justice, SuperiorCourt Division, Warren County, NorthCarolina, on November 12, 2014. ThePetition alleges, among other things,the decedent was the owner at thetime of her death of certain real estatesituate in Stevens County, Kansas,upon which decedent's will operates,as more fully described in the petitionfiled in this proceeding.

The petitioner prays the Court for

an order admitting proceedings had inthe General Court of Justice, SuperiorCourt Division on November 12, 2014,Warren County, North Carolina, toprobate and record in the DistrictCourt of Stevens County, Kansas, andadjudging administration of the estatewithin the State of Kansas is unnec-essary and should not be required;the decedent's real estate, includingmineral interests, described in the Pe-tition, owned by the decedent, ShirleyL. Lambert, be assigned to the per-sons entitled thereto, pursuant to theterms of decedent's will, and for fur-ther relief.

You are hereby required to fileyour defenses to the petition on or be-fore the 29th day of December, 2015,at 10:30 a.m. of said day, in saidCourt, in the district courtroom at thecounty courthouse, in Hugoton,Kansas, at which time and place thecause will be heard. Should you failtherein, judgment and decree will beentered in due course upon the peti-tion.

Ray F. LambertPetitioner

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

PUBLIC NOTICE

THANK YOUThank you to the person who cleaned my drive Sunday

night around 8:00 p.m. It was much appreciated! Merry Christmas to you and yours!

Selia Crawford

CARD OF THANKS

Attorney General DerekSchmidt December 8 askedthe State Board of Educationto integrate the naturaliza-tion test administered to allnew U.S. citizens into civicseducation in Kansas.

“I sometimes reflect onhow much we demand ofthose who wish to becomeAmerican citizens by theirown choice,” Schmidt said.“In many ways, it is morethan we demand of those ofus fortunate to have beenborn to citizenship. The na-ture of citizenship is not al-ways fully understood orappreciated by those towhom it came without effort.”

Schmidt’s recommenda-tion included two compo-nents: An incentive-basedsystem that encouragesschools to use administrationof the naturalization test as atool to promote civic learningand a renewed effort to en-courage interaction and in-formation exchange betweenstudents and Kansas civicleaders.

“These recommendationsshould be developed throughcollaboration between theKansas Board of Education,educators, school adminis-trators, Kansas Departmentof Education staff and otherinterested individuals and or-ganizations throughout thestate,” Schmidt said. “Onenatural starting place wouldbe to integrate this sort oflearning with the days on thecalendar already set aside forinteractive civics engagementby professional organizationsand with the schools – Con-stitution Day (September 17),Bill of Rights Day (December15), Law Day (May 1) or thestate-established CelebrateFreedom Week for example.

The naturalization test can bethe thread that ties togetherthese various activities into amore cohesive and effectivewhole.”

Noting that there is a na-tional movement to requireadministration of the natu-ralization exam, Schmidtsaid, “The concept that thecountry would be well-servedby applying to all the samemeasure of basic civic knowl-edge we insist upon for newimmigrants strikes me as em-inently sensible. We shouldcombat the natural humantendency to take for grantedthat which comes easily –such as citizenship for thoseof us born to it. A ready wayto do so is to hold us to thesame standard for knowledgeas those who choose to joinour citizenry. I would wel-come the opportunity to workwith interested parties to de-velop this concept.”

Attorney GeneralSchmidt’s full remarks to theBoard of Education can befound here: http://1.usa.gov/1m8ThmS .

With the holiday seasonhere and the end of theyear quickly approaching,Kansas State TreasurerRon Estes today remindedKansans that now is theperfect time for families tospread the joy of highereducation while benefitingfrom estate planning andtax benefits.

“Investing in a LearningQuest 529 education sav-ings account before yearend is a great way forloved ones to give the longlasting gift of educationwhile also trimming theirend-of-year tax bill,” saidKansas State TreasurerRon Estes.

Learning Quest 529 ac-counts are designed tohelp families invest for theexpenses of a higher edu-cation and can be used fortuition, room-and-boardexpenses, fees, books,supplies and equipmentand other qualified higher-education expenses at anyaccredited college or uni-versity in the country

(along with some foreigninstitutions). This in-cludes traditional four-year universities,community colleges andtechnical programs.

And there are severaltax advantages associatedwith 529 accounts thatfamilies can still include intheir year-end tax plan-ning strategy:§ Up to $14,000 ($28,000if married and filingjointly) in a single year canbe contributed to accountswithout incurring a gifttax. Alternatively, accountowners can choose tomake an accelerated gift,which allows up to fiveyears' worth of gifts($70,000 if sin-gle/$140,000 if marriedand filing jointly) to aLearning Quest account ina single year.§ Contributions made byKansans to new or existingLearning Quest accountsbefore Dec. 31st are eligi-ble for a 2015 state in-come tax deduction of upto $3,000 per child or$6,000 if married and fil-ing jointly. § Earnings grow tax-free,and qualified withdrawalsused for higher educationexpenses are exempt fromfederal and state incometax.

“Opening a new Learn-ing Quest 529 account issimple — all it takes isabout 15 minutes onlineand $25 to get started,”explained Estes. “And tobest accommodate eachfamily’s needs, our pro-gram offers a wide varietyof investment plans tochoose from includingage-based and static op-tions that can be cus-tomized to best suit theirrisk tolerance and timehorizon.”

The program, adminis-tered by the Kansas StateTreasurer’s Office, offersthe Learning Quest 529Education Savings Pro-gram, available directlyfrom American CenturyInvestments; LearningQuest Advisor, soldthrough financial advi-sors; and the Schwab 529College Savings Plan,available through CharlesSchwab & Co., Inc. andmanaged by AmericanCentury Investment Man-agement, Inc.

General informationabout Learning Quest isavailable by calling 1-877-345-8837 ext. 2181 or byvisiting www.Learn-ingQuest.com. For infor-mation about the Schwab529 College Savings Plan,please call Schwab at 1-888-903-3863 or go towww.Schwab.com/529.

Submitted by theKansas State Treasurer.

The Hugoton Hermes Thursday, December 17, 2015 Page 10C

Just as it did on that first Christmas night, may the light of His love inspire and guide you throughout

this holy season and beyond.

For your belief in us, we feel truly blessed and wish you all a very Merry Christmas.

Moscow, KS

May your holiday come alive with beautiful moments andmemories. We really appreciate your making this past year

a truly memorable one for us. Merry Christmas!

Animal Health CenterGary Baughman DVM & Staff

1457 Veterinary Road Hugoton544-7848

JOYHOPE

PEACE

HEALTHHARMONY

CONTENTMENTGOOD FORTUNE

Here’s hoping joy tops it all this holiday season!For all the joy you’ve given us this year, we are sincerelygrateful, and look forward to seeing you again in 2011.

Hugoton Metal Recycling2 miles north on K-25

544-2270

Tuesdays

Blustery wind and giant fluffy snow flakesmake for a lovely day to stay inside your home,but a rough day for those outside. For a while,

the flakes were so large and thick that it wasdifficult to see the First Baptist Church fromacross the street!

Treasurer Estes encourages collegesavings gift this holiday season

Hang up the stockings. Put up the tree. Lookin the classified for our holiday needs.

The Hugoton Hermes

Schmidt backs use of Naturalization Test as a ‘Learning Tool’ in Schools

A Shovel Full Of Values....Shop The

Hugoton HermesClassifieds and Save Money!