Labor Day is coming up this next Monday, September 7. Many local businesses will be closed for the holiday.
The Hugoton Hermes will be closed all day Monday. Early deadline will be Friday, September 4 at 12:00 noon. The Stevens County Courthouse and the City of Hugoton will also be closed all day Monday. There will be no mail delivered for Labor Day, and the Post Office will be closed.
Both Citizens State Bank and First National Bank will be closed all day September 7. They will reopen Tuesday with regular hours. Musgrove Insurance, State Farm, Jeff Ramsey Farm Bureau, Tanner Rindels Farm Bureau, Ag First, Pate Agency and TA Dudley will all be closed for the holiday.
Make sure you stop by Hi-Plains Lumber Saturday morning if your to-do list includes any DIY projects as they will be closed all day September 7. CarQuest and NAPA will also both be closed all day Monday.
Twisted H Liquor will close Saturday evening and will reopen Tuesday,
September 8. Thrifty King will be open with regular hours, 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. White’s Foodliner will also be open regular hours, 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Kangaroo Express will be open with regular hours. Express Lane will also be open from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Flatlanders Farm & Home Store will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. September 7. Dollar General will also be open with regular hours, 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Enjoy the long weekend with your family and friends, and remember – don’t work too hard!
Origins of Labor Day
Labor Day, the first Monday in September, is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of the country.
The first Labor Day holiday was celebrated Tuesday, September 5, 1882, in New York City, in accordance with the plans of the Central Labor Union. The Central Labor Union hosted its second Labor Day holiday just a year later, September 5, 1883.
In 1884 the first Monday in September was selected as the holiday, as originally proposed, and the Central Labor Union urged similar organizations in other cities to follow the example of New York and celebrate a “workingmen’s holiday” on that date. The idea spread with the growth of labor organizations, and in 1885 Labor Day was celebrated in many industrial centers of the country.
The vital force of labor added materially to the highest standard of living and the greatest production the world has ever known and has brought America closer to the realization of traditional ideals of economic and political democracy. It is appropriate, therefore, that the nation pay tribute on Labor Day to the creator of so much of the nation’s strength, freedom, and leadership – the American worker.
Labor Day information comes from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Web site.
