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2 Peo ple & Places WEATHER WEATHER Up com ing Events Mark on your calendar Sept. 12 at Art ist of The Plains Gal lery 10:30am-1:00pm. It s a Come and Go 90 th Birth day Cel e bra tion Hon or ing Lil Penn Eads Driv ers Li cense Sched ule Farmer Mar ket 1103 Hickman Sept. 5 Slic ing To - matoes, Cheery Tomatoes, Pep pers, Egg Plant,Cu cum - bers for pick ling and slic ing, Press P.O. Box Maine Street, Eads, CO kiowacountypress@yahoo.com 2007 All Rights Reserved. Aug 26-Sept 1 Date High Low Precip Last year High/Low:...92/54 Aug Precip. ( 14/ 15): 2.28/1.30 Year to Date Precip As recorded in Eads by USDA. Friday Saturday Sunday (USPS ) Legal newspaper of Periodical Postage paid at Eads, Colorado Published Friday of each week. POSTMASTER: Send change of address to: P.O. Box 248, Eads, CO Chard, Leaf Let tuce, Sum mer Squash, Green Beans and prob a bly Sweet Corn. This week Hr. Sat 9am to Noon. Fair Week hrs will be Sun Sept 13-3pm to 6pm All Se nior Cit i zens are in vited to have Fair BBQ at the Eads Senior Citizen Cen - ter at Noon Fir. Sept 11 and Sat Sept 12. Come and en joy good food and uisiting with friends with out stand ing in lines. Crow-Luther Cultural Events Cen ter and the Ki owa County Fair Board pres ent the an nual Fair Street Dance on Maine Street Sat ur day, Sep tem ber 12th from 5 pm to Midnight. Entertainment includes Instant Reality, JUDI, and Crooked Creek. Gate costs $5.00 for ev ery - one with 3< free. Budweiser Beer Gar den, Grilled & Mex i - can Food, Maine Scoop Ice Cream, and mov ies all night in side the the ater. Weekend Forecast 92/64 Mostly Sunny, WSW wind mph. Showers before midnight. Breezy S wind 10 % 15-20mph. Less than tenth inch 91/64 10 % 91/60 Mostly Sunny light SW wind 5-15 mph. Partly Cloudy S wind mph. 10% chance before midnight Sunny, NNE wind 5 mph. Partly Cloudy evening S wind 5-10 mph becoming NE after midnight Office Hours: 9 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., Mon. - Thurs. 9 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Friday Deadline: 4:00 p.m. Tues. NO EXCEPTIONS But the earlier the better for set up and getting proof copies back to you! Rates: In $22; all other $ subscription (PDF Format) $18 world-wide Subscriptions are non-refundable. To ensure uninterrupted service, renew your subscription before the expiration date shown on your mailing label. KiowaCountyPress.com 2 KiowaCountyPress.com September 4, 2015 The Weisbrod Hos pi tal Aux il iary will meet on Tues - day, Sept. 8 th at 11:00 a.m. at the J and J Res tau rant for lunch and a busi ness meet - ing. If read ers would like to come to par tic i pate in the fall pro jects and Ba zaar, please come Cro chet classes are sched uled to be gin Thurs day, Sep tem ber 17, at 6:30 PM in the Li brary. An other class will be gin Sat ur day, Sep tem - ber 19 at 10 AM at the Se - nior Cen ter. You are wel come to come to ei ther or both classes. There is no cost ex - cept you need to bring some yarn and knit ting nee dles. We plan to meet through Oc - tober. Ki owa County Transit is tak ing a trip to Whimmydiddle an Arts and Crafts Fair in Scott City Kan - sas on Saturday September 26th leav ing at 7am from the Ki owa County Court house, cost is $10 per per son. Seats are on first call first ser vice ba sis to sign up early by call - ing Krissy at Ki owa County Pub lic Li brary will be closed Noon - Birthdays Sep tem ber 7 Ella Banion Tristen Sheridan Kath er ine Trosper Jaken Levi Shelden Sep tem ber 8 Ka ren Bryant Lindsey Jensen Kip Peck Kailyn Londo Ja son Ready Sep tem ber 9 Sheri Weber Gary Da vis Sep tem ber 10 Jocelyn An der son Ty Lin Wil liams 1 pm be gin ning Au gust 31 go ing for ward. Vet er ans that served af ter WW II Please con tact Areta Laird or (leave mes sage) Vet er ans contact Areta Laird if you wish to be on the float in pa rade Chivington School Stu - dents: I am pre par ing a stroy about the Chivington School and would like to hear from stu dents or oth ers who may have information about the school. Con tact gm.culver@hotmail.com or call or mail: Gene Culver; 4 Cres - cent Woods Dr.; St. Pe ters, MO Eads Golf Club Tour na - ment Sched ule - For more in - formation contact: Becky Rittgers (719) ; Justin McLoud (719) or Brian Bohlander (719) Reg is tra tion closes 30 min - utes prior to shot gun start - September 19 Saturday - 2 Man Scram ble $80/Team 10:00 A.M. Shot gun. Sep - tem ber 20 Sunday - Mens Mike Jacobs Polly Gyurman Eliz a beth Kent Sep tem ber 11 Caden Parker Abenie Ad ams Kimberly Eder James Engelhardt Jeff Bayer Jessica Weeks Sep tem ber 12 Seth Simpkin Su zette Koch Can yon Brown Leisha Peck Nicolle Lenox Kayla McLoud Tim Green Har old McKnight * In Mem ory Club Tournament $25/Per - son 10:00 A.M. The American Legion Hall can be rented for events, reunions, family functions and etc. Call Roland (719) or Dan Rich ards (719) Card of Thanks The Plainview Community Club would like to send out our deep est grat i tude to the community and surround area peo ple who sup ported to the Rum mage Sale that was held Au gust 22nd. Whether you do nated or came and shopped, the huge suc cess that we had goes to YOU!!! The mon ies raised from the Rum mage Sale will be used to start a schol ar ship fund for the Com mu nity Club and will be avail able to the high school stu dents at Plainview this school year. The schol ar ship will be based on com plet ing an in ter view and other com - po nents of ap ply ing for a real world job. Again...we send our sincere appreciate to all of YOU for making this possible. Plainview Community Club Sep tem ber 13 Andrea Mor gan Tom Halde Tina Joy Anniversaries Sep tem ber 7 Mr. & Mrs. Gary Wright Mr. & Mrs. Brandon Shade Sep tem ber 10 Mr. & Mrs. Grady Weeks Mr. & Mrs. Brandon Walker Mr. & Mrs. Jesse Phipps Sep tem ber 11 Mr. & Mrs. Terry Laird

3 Top News Pursuit Starts in Hugo End in Eads By Chief Mar shal Jesse G. Schier Press Re lease On Au gust 29, 2015 at about 9:35 P.M., the Hugo Mar shal s Of fice at - tempted to con tact a ve hi - cle for a traf fic vi o la tion. As soon as the Dep uty Mar shal ac ti vated his emer gency lights, the sus pect ve hi cle sped off and be gan flee ing from the Dep uty Mar shal. The Hugo Mar shal s Of fice called for as sis tance from the Lin coln County Sher - iff s Of fice, Chey enne County Sher iff s Of fice, Ki owa County Sher iff s Of fice, Limon Po lice De - part ment, Col o rado State Pa trol Troop 3D, and Col - o rado State Pa trol Troop 2C. The pur suit reached speeds in ex cess of 100 mph at times. The sus pect was taken into cus tody in the Town of Eads with out in ci dent. The sus pect was iden ti - Pur suit reached speeds in ex cess of 100 MPH fied as Carver Bell, 21, Mis sis sippi. Mr. Bell was driv ing a sil ver Mer cury Grand Mar quis. A search war rant was ex e cuted upon the ve hi cle, and a large amount of mar i - juana and an UZI pis tol was seized as ev i dence. Mr. Bell was brought back to the Lin coln County Jail on fel ony charges, with a $100,000 cash bond. This in ves ti - ga tion will con tinue through out the next few months, while law en - force ment at tempts to trace the mar i juana s or i - gin and des ti na tion. The Hugo Mar shal s Of fice would like to thank all of the par tic i pat ing agen - cies for the as sis tance! We are happy to re port that there were no in ju - ries or dam aged prop erty as a re sult of this dan ger - ous sit u a tion. Any time a crim i nal has fire arms and large amounts of drugs, we need to get them off our streets. This serves as a great ex am ple of ru ral communities combating the trans por ta tion of drugs and guns in our com mu nity. We are very thank ful for all of the as - sis tance we re ceived from across the East ern Colorado, with their help, this criminal will face the full weight of our justice system. Chief Marshal Jesse G. Schier JJ s Restaurant (719) E, 15th St - Eads HAVE A GREAT TIME AT THE FAIR & RODEO Fair & Rodeo Bull Fighting TREASURER'S OFFICE Eads C-Store Sheriff's Office Looking for a cool treat on a hot day? Bare Back Bronc Riding at the Rodeo Eads Consumers Supply We have: Propane - Batteries (Marine/Car) - Tires & Tubes - Oil - Feed - Bulk Fuel We can: Fix truck tires Service jobs - Brakes - On-the-road tire repair Country C-Store Hot Dogs - Sandwiches - Pizza Oven - Ice Cream - Chips & Snacks - Candy - Dining Area Pop 6-12 oz. cans - $ oz. bottles - $3.49 Stop by the Maine Scoop in Eads! Check the Upcoming Events column for days and hours Pur suit Ends at the Travelors Lodge in Eads, CO September 4, 2015 KiowaCountyPress.com 3

4 Agriculture & Outdoor Life USDA UPDATES By Eads USDA Ser vice Cen ter IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER: Sep tem ber 1 No vem - ber 20, 2015 CRP Grass - land signup September 7, 2015 Ser - vice Cen ter closed for La - bor Day Fair odeo & R September 30: Dead line for 2014 & 2015 ARC-PLC en roll ment MCM REMINDER LETTERS MAILED The Mid Con tract Man - agement (MCM) re minder let ters for Signup #39 con - tracts that will be en ter ing their 6th and fi nal year to teer Srestling W 1220 Maine P.O. Box 847 Eads, Colorado KiowaCountyPress.com September 4, 2015 Member FDIC com plete a MCM prac tice were mailed out this week. In the let ter is the rec om - men da tion from NRCS for the MCM prac tice they feel would ben e fit the CRP acres. Be re minded, the listed rec om mended prac - tice is only a rec om men da - tion. If there is an other ap - proved MCM prac tice you would like to com plete, it is the par tic i pants re spon si - bil ity to com mu ni cate those con cerns to NRCS. Approved MCM prac tices are; Hay ing or graz ing Light Disking Inter-seeding DO NOT IGNORE the let ter; fail ure to com plete the re quired MCM on the CRP con tract will be a vi o - la tion of the con tract. Vi o - la tions can re sult in ter mi - na tion of the con tract with all pay ments re ceived re - quired to be re funded from all par tic i pants on the con - tract. CRP GRASSLANDS The of fice re ceived some ad di tional in for ma tion con - cerning the CRP grass - lands pro gram. How ever, Marples Country Market Your TOTAL Health Food Store 101 N. 4th Street Lamar, Colorado (719) there are still un an swered ques tions that FSA would like to have an swers be fore sign ing any pro duc ers into a 15 year con tract. Cur - rently, FSA does not know if graz ing will be al lowed dur - ing the pri mary nest ing sea son on grasses that are in or near the Lesser Prai - rie Chicken area. We also do not know if acres en - rolled into the CRP grass - lands will be el i gi ble for Live stock For age Pro - gram, Non In sured As sis - tance Pro gram or Pas ture Range land For age pro - gram. Land en rolled in CRP grass lands counts against the stat u tory CRP acre age limitation with grasslands ac count ing for no more than 2 mil lion acres of that acre age limit. Grass land rental rates are based on not more than 75% of the es ti mated graz ing value of the land. For all of Col o - rado the rental rate is $15.00 x 75% = $11.25 per acre. Land that is el i gi ble for the CRP grass lands are lands for which graz ing is the pre dom i nant use and the fol low ing: Lo cated in an area his - torically dominated by grasslands Provides habitat for ani - mal and plant pop u la tions of significant ecological value Is ex pir ing CRP CRP Grass lands is a con - tin u ous mod i fied signup mean ing that the of fers can be taken any time but will be ranked na tion ally. The NEAL MANN Cell: (785) FARM & RANCH REALTY, INC W. 4th - Colby, Kansas (785) Fax: (785) TOLL FREE: ini tial signup will be gin Sep tem ber 1 and con clude No vem ber 20, Of fers se lected will be the of fers that proved the greatest benefits as related to 6 fac tors. The six fac tors are the fol low ing. F1 Cur rent and fu ture use of the land max i mum of 20 points F2 Be gin ning, underserved, or vet eran farm ers or ranch ers Max - i mum 20 points F3 El i gi ble land at the great est risk from the threat of con ver sion of uses other than grass land max i mum 20 points F4 Veg e ta tive cover - max i mum 20 points F5 En vi ron men tal fac - tors 20 point F6 Pollinator hab i tat Be fore Ki owa County takes any ap pli ca tions for CRP grass lands pro gram; the an swers to the graz ing dur ing Pri mary Nest ing Sea son and the re stric tions on other pro gram el i gi bil ity need to be an swered so pro duc ers have a full un - der stand ing of re stric tions when of fer ing land into this pro gram. Stay tuned! COUNTY USDA CONTACT INFO Tele phone FSA (Ext 2), NRCS (Ext 3). Fax num ber: fax2mail individuals firstname.lastname@co.usda. gov (Ex am ple firstname.lastname@co.usda. gov dawna.weirich charla.ferris hallie.barlow marvin.wat son mar lin.miller lacy.vancampen KIOWA COUNTY FARM LOAN CONTACT INFO Tele phone (ext2) Natalie Bond natalie.bond@co.usda.gov Mary Rhoades mary.rhoades@co.usda.gov

5 Com mu nity Life Life is ei ther a dar ing ad ven ture or noth ing at all by Helen Keller Yes.Live, Love and Laugh Con grat u la tions to Wes Rich ard son for merly of Eads and his new bride, Jessica, who were mar - ried this month on a lovely place on La Veta Pass. Their re cep tion was in Alamosa where a num ber of rel a tives and friends gath ered to cel e brate their new life and mar - riage. Both young peo ple are grad u ates of Alamosa State Uni ver sity. Wes is the son of Neil (Di a mond) and Con nie Richardson of Eads. Yonda Leon ard, chair - woman of the Ki owa County Ro deo Queen for 2016 con test re ported the re sults of the se lec tion on Sunday eve ning. Con - grat u la tions to our new Queen, Brook lyn Jones, Kiya Leon ard, Ju nior Prin cess and the Tiny Tot Prin cess is Savanah Brown. Thank you, to the reigning Royalty Rodeo Court who are Queen Mi - cah Crawford, Ju nior Prin cess is Brook lyn Jones, and Tiny Tot Prin - cess is Tailee Johnson. There is a sign on the Weisbrod Hos pi tal En try door ask ing the plea to pray that Doc tor Jeffery Waggoner s health will im prove so he can re turn home to his fam ily and friends. We do miss our es teemed coun try doctor. If read ers no ticed the white cab of a semi truck by the Praise Com mu - nity Church, it was an in - te gral part of Carroll Walker s fu neral, be - cause of his de sire to re - turn to driv ing the high - ways again. About Town By Do ris Lessenden Evelyn Gar ner and Phyllis Batterton were hap pily pleased that so many peo ple came to their Birth day Party Fri - day af ter noon. Mike Arth helped move about six or seven ta bles to ac com mo - date all the guests. Each week, he is so will ing to serve the la dies tea and cof fee and move all those chairs. Last Tues day eve ning guests and res i dents re - ally did en joy Chef Chris - tina Woelf s stuffed chicken sopappillas and all the other sal ads and des serts that were brought in. It is a lot of ex tra work for the staff but re ally ap - pre ci ated by all who at - tend these monthly events. Jan Rich ards, the KCEDF Di rec tor, hosted the Colorado Division of Hous ing, Home Rehab and Re-Fi nance Loan Pro gram last Mon day eve ning at the Cob ble - stone Inn. Zoe Colvin, Re-hab Specialist, and Shelly Gon za les of the South east Col o rado En - ter prise De vel op ment of - fice in Lamar spoke to us and showed slides of some won der fully re - paired homes in this area. They want to get the word out that there is fi nan cial help for families who qualify. Su per in ten dent Glenn Smith was on hand to greet par ents and pub lic to the Open House in the three Eads Schools Thurs day eve ning. The schools are so at trac tive. The ed u ca tors and staff take a lot of pride in dec o - rat ing the rooms and halls. Eads Ed u ca tion Association members served most de li cious home made ice creams and cook ies to build up the Fu ture Teacher Scholarship Fund. The El Pomar Foun da - tion funded a grant for stu dents who took ad van - tage of spend ing parts of four days at the Eads En - tre pre neur ship Camp for grades five to eight. Craig Schreoder of Lin coln, Ne - braska, and Julie Worley of La Junta worked with these lively youths who by Sat ur day morn ing be - came well groomed and im proved pub lic speak - ers when they pre sented their busi ness plan on the Plains Theatre stage. Con nie Shotton and I were pleased to help eval u ate their prog ress. Morgyn John son and Aiden Mi chael are us ing their ar tis tic tal ent to run the Blue Moon Art Shop. A. J. Vasquez and Samantha Rose are of - fer ing Let tuce Help You do your chores. Garrett Wil liams and Ty Mi chael have a work ing Dance at The Fairgrounds American Legion Hall - Eads, CO September 11-9 p.m. to 1 a.m. 2nd Annual!! Blast from the Past! Sponsors: Snap On Tools (Bart & Nyce) T Cattle & F eed (Brent & Dustin) J & J Liquo r (Mike & Martha) Admission: $5 per person Cover Charge All proceeds benefit The American Legion Snack Shack ready to serve. Brenden Wil liams and Bradley Musgrave also pro posed a Snack busi ness in which their ice cones were a real hit. Shawn Lynch is of fer ing for sale a va ri ety of crosses that he makes to share his faith. Taegan Fer ris has a Baby Sit ting Ser vice to which she takes some treats to please her chil dren. Molly Kelley and Rhealie Rittgers wowed the crowd with their Up Cy - cling Cloth ing and Jew - elry busi ness. I com - mend these chil dren and par ents for giv ing up their time to grow and learn so much in a short time. This camp was also funded by the Atmos Gas CO, Eads Con sumes Co-Op, Eads Cham ber of Fair & Rodeo Parade 10 a.m. Maine Street Saturday, September12 Commerce, and KCEDF. Prin ci pal Betsy Barnett was also a key sup porter and pres ence of this camp. Sev eral lo cal busi - ness men and women spoke to the Camp ers and of fered a tour of their busi nesses. A high light for the pre-teens was to hear Jade Artzer a 14 year old girl from Goodland, Kan sas, who has had her own busi ness since age 11 ½. Jade makes and sells 11 fla vors of dry quick break mixes that all a cook needs is a can of soda pop or beer to mix in the dry mix and a bak ing pan. Jade s mother was ex cited to see Eads school be cause her grand fa ther was a stu - dent here in the l950 s and Con tin ued on page 6 Eads Consumer Supply C-Store (719) E. 15th St. Eads, CO 501 E Lowell Ave P.O. Box 38 Eads, Colorado Every room includes a 40 " flat screen TV, DVD player refrigerator, microwave, iron, hairdryer, In Room Coffee and a complimentary hot breakfast. The Cobblestone offers onsite Guest Laundry machines, Fitness equipment and a Beer & Wine Bar. Join us in September...The Coffee is always on! Big City Quality, Small Town Values Locally Owned September 4, 2015 KiowaCountyPress.com 5

6 A Day in the Life The dog days of sum - mer. More like the Saint Ber nard days of sum mer. Hot ter than a two dol lar pis tol. Hot ter than one two dol lar, and two three dol lar pis tols! Hot ter than a fire cracker. Hot ter than a fist ful of fire crack - ers! I could go on, but I don t want to. I hate it when I cry. I turned my cen tral air on in early June. Back when I just thought it was hot. It was won der ful. I was so happy. Re mem ber the old Donna Fargo song I m the hap pi est Girl in the Whole USA? Me. That The Ki owa County Fair Pre mium List and rule booklet has a mis print. On page 16 num ber 4 LAMBS- should read Mar ket lambs must weigh be tween 120 and 170 lbs. and achieve an av er age daily gain of 0.25 lbs. per day since the spring weight-in to be el i gi ble for sale. Av er age Daily Grain Con test an i mals may weight over 170lbs and still be el i gi ble for sales We are sorry for any in con - ve nience that this has caused By Michelle Wyckoff Weisbrod Memorial County Hospital Services Swing Bed Care was me. I dressed in lay - ered sweats and sat in my fleece lined bomber hat with the ear flaps down, grip ping mugs of hot choc o late with my wool gloves and wig gling my toes in my wool sox, watch ing all twelve sea - sons of the orig i nal Ha - waii Five O. I could lis - ten to Jack Lord say, Book em Danno! the livelong day. About sea son four, I no - ticed the tem per a ture start to climb. This had to be the hot test sum mer on re cord! Any where! My The Class of 65 Where are they NOW? September :00 pm - 8:00 pm Meeting Room at the Cobblestone Inn & Suites 501 E. Lowell St. Eads, CO Weisbrod Hospital's beds are licensed for either acute care or for extended care after receiving acute care. Thus, the use of its beds can "swing" either way. Swing bed care is for patients needing extended nursing care or rehabilitation, after receiving acute care either from Weisbrod Hospital or from another hospital. Swing bed care can be paid for by Medicare or by private insurance. For more information please contact Social Service Director 1208 Luther Street Eads, Colorado (719) KiowaCountyPress.com September 4, 2015 house was be gin ning to feel like a sauna. Mean - while, my air con di tioner con tin ued to hum mer rily along. When I had to peel off the first layer of sweats and switch to iced cof fee, it hit me. The fan was humming merrily along, but the air con di tioner was be ing a bit con trary. It was n t run ning. At all. I called my trusty re - pair man right away, but had to leave a mes sage. Af ter sev eral days, he called me back, want ing to come out that af ter - noon. Fab u lous! Ex cept for one small thing. No one was home, so he was locked out! An other week of phone tag and cold cof - fee, and fi nally the door - bell rang. I opened the door and there were About Town Con tin ued from page 5 her great grand fa ther, Volney Camp bell, was a phar ma cist in Eads. Her uncle Harold Campbell graduated from EHS in Michelle Nel son has sent out the ven dor let - ters for the Haswell Ba - zaar on Sat ur day Oc to ber 3 rd. They will have a meal and a si lent auc tion to help fund re pair of the Haswell well. It is so nice to be the re cip i ent from gen er ous peo ple who have had an abun dant gar den of zuc - chini, squash, to ma toes and cu cum bers. Thank you, Gail Meyer, Juana Ramos, Betsy Ev ans, Areta Laird, and George Ellicott. It was in ter est ing to watch four teams: Swink, Fowler, Wiley, and Eads play in foot ball scrim - mages Fri day eve ning. This Fri day, the Eads Mid dle and High School stu dents will com pete in volleyball and football games in Eads be gin ning at 3:00 p.m. On Fri day of the County Fair they will travel to High Plains. The week of Sep tem ber is Home com ing Week. I heard the com mu nity Rally will be on the football field. two of them! Jack pot!! Two could fix it in half the time! I started to cry, hugged them both and sent them right to the roof. Af ter about an hour, the door bell rang again. I opened the door and show ered them with con - fetti. Then one of them be gan to speak. The good news-they found the prob - lem. Three mice had at - tached them selves to the motor and kablooey! The bad news, they did n t have ev ery thing they needed to fix it on the truck. Whaaat?! I thought my head was go - ing to spin around and pop off! I started to cry again and gave one the broom and the other the dust pan to sweep up the con fetti. The res i dents at Weisbrod were de lighted to have young Vic to ria Christopherson and Ella Split ter help them turn hymn book pages when they came from Sheridan Lake with Pas tor Vir gil and Bonnie Christoperson for Cha pel Sunday. The week be - fore, we en joyed hav ing Pas tor and Margie Beard come for Cha pel service. The Fair Board met again last week to check fin ish ing touches for the County Fair Activities for next week, Sep tem ber 9 to 13. There are new changes and im prove - ments be gin ning on Wednes day end ing on Sunday with Ki owa County Fun Day. On Fri day Sep tem ber 11, there will a dance at the Le gion Hall from 9pm to 1am.. They call it a Blast from the Past. The Ro deo Road Ap ples is the band. Ad mis sion is just $5 cover charge with all pro - ceeds to ben e fit The Amer i can Le gion. It is be - ing hosted by Snap On Tools ( Bart & Nyce), T Cat tle 7 Feed ( Brent & Dustin), and J & J Li quor ( Mike & Martha There will be three dif - fer ent dances. The CLCEC in vites you to the street dance and Grilled They came back about a week later, put the new mo tor on and ev ery thing that went with it. I put both lay ers of sweats back on, switched back to hot choc o late and turned Ha - waii Five O back on. It was bliss. Pure bliss. It just all seemed like a bad dream. A few days later, I got the bill. And fainted. I peeled off the sweats, switched back to cold cof - fee, grabbed a box of Kleenex, walked over to the switch on the wall and just turned it off. I could no lon ger af ford the elec - tric ity to run it. Book em, Danno! Hope you re liv ing the good life, Jim Liebl! and Mex i can Foods be - gin ning at 5:00 p.m. on Sat ur day. The lo cal Eads Band, In stant Re al ity, will be gin at 5:00 p.m. There will be West ern mov ies from 5 to 11pm. Craig Moore, Na tional Sand Creek Park Ranger, gave a mov ing oral his - tory of Chief Lonebear and his daugh ter, Amache s life af ter the Mas sa cre. What in ter - ested me was that at I did - n t know that the Hudnall families of Las Animas were some of her de scen - dants. Our Eads friend, Iva Hightower s, sis ter was mar ried to a Hudnall. One of their sons, Lenonard, be came a good leader much like his grand fa ther, Lonebear. Carden Berry worked with him as a fel low Com - mis sioner. The highly ac claimed faith based movie War Room, will be shown at the Eads Plains thea tre, Thurs day, Fri day, and Sunday, Sep tem ber, 10 and 11 th at 7:00 p.m. and at 2:00 and 6:00 p.m. on Sunday. I un der stand ad - mis sion is Free un der - writ ten by some gen er ous local citizens.

7 School & Youth EADS EAGLES SLEW OF NEWS WHAT's HAPPENING Fri day, Sept 4 School In Ses sion * 2:00 p.m. Early Re lease for Stu dents *Stu dents ab sent on this day will be counted as such, only a signed doc - tors note sub mit ted to the of fice will qual ify as an ex - cused ab sence. Thank you for your 4:30 p.m. HS VB (H) Manzanola 3:00 p.m. MS VB (H) Manzanola 4:00 p.m. MS FB (H) Manzanola 7:00 p.m. HS FB (H) Manzanola Lunch: Chicken Fajitas, Win ter Blend Veg., Peaches, Milk * Salad Bar Sat ur day, Sept5 MS VB Camp 8:00 to 12:00 5 th 8 th Mon day, Sept 7 3:00 p.m. FBLA Meet - ing Lunch: Chicken Par - me san, But tered Noo - dles, Broc coli, Ap ple, Milk * Salad Bar Tues day, Sept 8 Lunch: Sack Lunch! Wednes day, Sept 9 * No School; Ki owa County Fair Thurs day, Sept 10 * No School; Ki owa County Fair Fri day, Sept 11 4:00 p.m. MS VB at Hi Plains Leave 2:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. MS FB at Hi Plains Leave Time 3:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. HS VB at Hi Plains Leave 2:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. HS FB at Hi Plains Leave Time 3:00 p.m. Week of Sep tem ber 14; Homecoming Monday, Sept. 14 FFA To bacco Aware - ness 3:00 p.m. FFA Meet ing 4:00 p.m. HS JV FB vs. Otis at Hi Plains Lunch: Beef Tips on Rice, Stir Fry Veg., Flour Tor ti llas, Ba nana, Milk * Salad Bar Tues day, Sept. 15 *Please note the be low games have been moved a week ear lier than the original schedule states.* 3:30 MS FB (H) Bethune 3:30 MS VB (H) Bethune 4:30 HS VB (H) Bethune Lunch: Sloppy Joes, Pasta Salad, Man da rin Or anges, Milk, & Salad Bar Wednes day, Sept. 16 Jostins (H) 2:00 p.m. Wall Dec o rat - ing at HS Lunch: Baked Chicken, Baked Po ta toes, Corn, Peas, Rolls, & Milk * Salad Bar Thurs day, Sept. 17 4:00 p.m. HS VB (H) Holly Community Pep Rally Lunch: Chicken Salad Sand wich, Chips, Ap ple, Pud ding Cup, & Milk * Salad Bar Fri day, Sept. 18 3:00 p.m. MS VB (H) C.W. 4:00 p.m. MS FB (H) C.W. 4:30 p.m. HS VB (H) C.W. 7:00 p.m. HS FB (H) C.W. 9:00 to 11:00 p.m. Homecoming Dance Saturday, Sept. 19 Elem K-4 th VB Camp 8:00 to 12:00 Mon day, Sept. 21 2:00 to 3:00 Sui cide Pre - ven tion Speaker MP Room HS (Pos si bly MS) Lunch: Perpperoni Dip Sticks, Green Beans, Mixed Fruit, & Milk & Salad Bar Tues day, Sept. 22 Lunch: Chicken Alfredo, Noo dles, Cooked Carrots, Applesuace, Roll, Milk *Salad Bar Wednes day, Sept. 23 FFA Big Conf. at Lamar Lunch: Pigs In a Blan - ket, Baked Beans, Peaches, Milk * Salad Bar Thurs day, Sept. 24 MS FB (H) Stratton MS VB (H) Stratton *Added to the orig i nal sched ule.* Lunch: Chicken En chi - lada Cas se role, Cooked Peas, Straw ber ries, Roll, Milk * Salad Bar Fri day, Sept. 25 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. HS VB Team Din ner MP Room Sat ur day, Sept :00 HS VB at Stratton 2:00 HS FB at Stratton Mon day, Sept. 28 5:30 p.m. Ac count abil ity Meet ing 7:00 p.m. Board Meet - ing 7:00 p.m. FFA Jr. Of fi cer Elec tions NATIONAL FARMERS UNION INSURANCE COMPANIES Your National Farmers Union Insurance Agent In Melinda J. Kelley P.O. Box South Main Street Lamar, Colorado (719) or Lunch: Chicken & Noo - dles, Mashed Po ta toes, Broccoli, Orange, Roll, Milk * Salad Bar Tues day, Sept. 29 4:00 p.m. MS VB at Plainview FBLA Fall Lead er ship Conf. at Pueblo Lunch: Hot dogs, Mac - a roni and Cheese, Peas and Car rots, Ap ple, Milk, * Salad Bar Wednes day, Sept. 30 FFA Dist. Lead er ship at Burlington for Ju niors and Se niors Lunch: Chili Fi esta, Let tuce, To mato, Jello Cup w/ Fruit, Milk, Cinn. Bread * Salad Bar Thurs day, Oct 1 4:00 p.m. MS FB at Hugo 4:00 p.m. MS VB at Hugo Of fi cial Stu dent Count Day Lunch:Cheese burger, Tater Tots, Pears, Pick - les, Milk * Salad Bar Fri day, Oct. 2 4:30 p.m. HS VB at Cheraw Budweiser Beer Garden Mexican & Grill Food Ice Cream from Maine Scoop Western Movies Showing inside Plains Theater 5:00pm to 11:00pm 7:00 p.m. HS FB at Cheraw Sat ur day, Oct. 3 1:00 p.m. HS VB Trny at Ed i son w/ Ed i son and Idalia Fair Street Dance on Maine Street in Eads, Colorado Sat. Sept. 12, :00 PM to Midnight Tickets: $5.00 Plains T heater Fri., Sat., Sept 4 & 5-7 p.m Sun., Sept 6-6 p.m. The Man From U.N.C.L.E Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer, Alicia Vikander In the early 1960s, CIA agent Napoleon Solo and KGB operative Illya Kuryakin participate in a joint mission against a mysterious criminal organization, which is working to proliferate nuclear weapons PG-13 Sept 10 & 11-7:30 p.m Sept 13-6 p, m. WAR ROOM Priscilla C. Shirer, T.C. Stallings, Karen Abercrombie A seemingly perfect family look to fix their problems with the help of Miss Clara, an older, wiser woman PG-13 Sept 12 from 5pm to Midnight Fair Street Dance Includes music from Instant Reality, JUDI, and Crooked Creek 5:00 PM Instant Reallity 5:30 PM JUDI 8:30 PM Crooked Creek September 4, 2015 KiowaCountyPress.com 7

8 Press Welcomes ALL to the Fair!! Parade Floats and Candy for Kids Entertainment Galore! Crow's Stop & Shop Keith & Jennifer and Employees Eads, Colorado (719) Fast Times in the Calf Roping Bare Back Bronc Riding Fri. & Sat. at the Rodeo Delisa - Roland - Pat Pine Tree Car Wash Eads, CO (719) Clerk's Office Fair & Rodeo Horse Racing Abstract Company (719) Eads, CO Fast Paced Action Barrel Racing Haswell Propane & Fuel (719) Paul, Glenda, Blake & Colby Stoker & Staff Fair & Rodeo - Bull Riding Eads Auto Supply (719) E. 15th Street August 21, 2015 KiowaCountyPress.com 8

9 Government & Commentary Commissioners Minutes The Reg u lar Meet ing of the Ki owa County Com - mis sion ers was called to or der at 9:00 a.m. by Chair man Rich ard Scott on Au gust 11, Scott opened the meet ing with prayer and Pledge of Al le - giance. Those at tend ing were: Rich ard Scott Com - missioner, Cindy cloud Commissioner, Don ald Oswald Com - mis sioner, Delisa Weeks County Clerk,Tina Ad am - son, Administrator McLoud moved and Oswald sec onded the mo - tion to ap prove the min - utes of the July 29, 2015 meet ing as pre sented. All voted Af fir ma tive. McLoud moved and Oswald sec onded the mo - tion to pay the vouch ers as pre sented. All voted Af fir ma tive. There were 6 ques tioned. McLoud moved and Oswald sec onded to ap - prove the amended agenda with the fol low ing ad di tions: New Busi ness: New fee sched ule for the Tran sit Van and a Res ig na tion. All voted Af fir ma tive. OLD BUSINESS: Grant Up dates: Ad am - son had re ceived the fi nal funds from the Boettcher Grant. A thank you let ter was pre pared and signed. Rialto Ho tel: Bill Simpson with the State Hous ing Au thor ity would like to meet with the Com - mis sion ers and dis cuss the Rialto Ho tel and the possibilities of low income hous ing needed in this area. The Commissioners will meet with the State Hous ing Au thor ity on Au - gust 20, Scott rec - om mended pro ceed ing for ward with the hir ing of a con sul tant and hold ing a pub lic meet ing in re - gards to the sta tus of the Rialto Ho tel. Incentives: Commissioners are try ing to pro vide in cen tives for cur rent busi nesses and for new busi nesses com ing into. Possible tax breaks would be in - cluded for an ex pan sion of a cur rent busi ness by hir - ing more em ploy ees. Ad - ministrator Adamson will gather more in for ma tion from surrounding counties and will do some comparisons for the county. Rail road Up date: On Au gust 3, 2015 V & S Rail - road filed to aban don the rail road. Gary Hunter, with Rail road In dus tries, had con tacted Scott and said an of fer of fi nan cial as sis tance need to be filed within the next 10 days. Scott asked Ad am - son to get in con tact with the at tor ney for KCVN and check to see if they did file or if they were go - ing to file an OFA (Of fer of Fi nan cial As sis tance). Ad am son said she had spo ken with Rep re sen ta - tive Crowder and he said it was good news but could n t tell Ad am son what the good news was. Ad am son is to get in con - tact with Crowder and try to get more in for ma tion. Fair grounds Up date: Mr. Ellsberry, En gi neer Con - sul tant; will have an es ti - mate on the grand stand area within the next two months. The do na tion boxes and signs for the fair grounds have been or - dered. Mike Crain, Head Main te nance of the fair - grounds con tacted Ad - ministrator Adamson in re gards to re plac ing the chain link fence around the race track area. Ad - am son pre sented es ti - mates. The win dows for the an nouncer s booth will cost approximately $ and the chain link fence was just un der $5,000. Oswald moved and McLoud sec onded the mo tion to ap prove the fencing and window projects at the fairgrounds. All voted Affirmative. An nex ation: The Change of Use Form was given to Mayor Baxter; who was go ing to for ward this form to Love s. Ad - am son said she was wait - ing on a re turn phone call from the county at tor ney. Hwy 96 Mow ing: A let ter will be writ ten to the Su - per vi sor of C-DOT and Governor Hickenlooper. Scott said he will write the let ter in re gards to the way the ditches look and the safety on the highway. Con nie Brase and Joey Carrica with South east Men tal Health met the is seeking o t fill aacancy v n othe Hospital istrict D oard B Interested persons e ar sked a to submit a etter l ofterest in o the t Commissioners ffice O 1305 Goff treet S or mail Kiowa ounty C Commissioners P.O. ox B 00 1 Eads, CO Commissioners to give their re ports for the last six months con cern ing those with men tal is sues and where these in di vid u - als will be housed be fore go ing to court ap pear - ances. South east Men tal Health has been as sist ing some law en force ment agen cies with trans ports. South east Men tal Health is also at tempt ing to come up with a pro gram for the pain-man age ment pop u la tion. They are ask - ing the doc tors to get in - volved with this pro gram to help mon i tor the pain med i ca tions be ing pre - scribed to this ever grow - ing pop u la tion. This would be a very unique pro gram if S.E.M.H., the lo cal doc tors and the De - part ment of So cial Ser - vices could make this hap pen in Ki owa County. Brase and Carrica thanked the BOCC and ex ited the meet ing. The Ar kan sas Val ley Con - duit Meet ing will be here on Sep tem ber 1, 2015 from 2:00pm-4:00pm. Oswald will be at tend ing the RESADA meet ing Au - gust 12, TV Tower: The air conditioner has been The COURTHOUSE will be CLOSED Monday September 7th for Labor Day & Thursday September 9th & ALL day Friday September 10th for the KIOWA COUNTY FAIR & RODEO Town of Eads City Hall Will Be OPEN Labor Day September 7 CLOSED ALL DAY September 9 Con tin ued on page 10 September 4, 2015 KiowaCountyPress.com 9

10 Ki owa County Com mis - sioners Minutes Con tin ued from page 9 installed and seems to be working well. Monthly re ports were re viewed. IGA s for the school dis trict elec tions were re viewed. The next Com mis sioner Meet ing will be Au gust 25 th and Sep tem ber 15 th. The Landfills will be CLOSED Eads Thursday, Sept. 9th at noon & all day Saturday & Sunday, Sept. 11th & 12th Haswell Friday, Sept. 10th for the KIOWA COUNTY FAIR & RODEO Time off Re quests Form: NONE Landfill Position and the Wages: Oswald moved to mod ify the Land fill Po - si tion sal ary to match the wages to Road and Bridge and the Main te - nance Crew. McLoud sec - onded the mo tion. All voted Af fir ma tive. Scott moved to hire John Hig - gins to the Land fill Po si - 10 KiowaCountyPress.com September 4, 2015 tion Oswald sec onded the mo tion. All voted Af fir ma - tive. Oswald moved to have Mr. Hig gins of fi cial start date as of Au gust 23, 2015 at the Land fill. Scott sec onded the mo tion. All voted Affirmative. Administrator Adam - son will ad ver tise for a Loader Op er a tor po si - tion. In ter views will take place on the 26 th of Au gust at 8:30 am. Fair board Con tract: The County Fair board con tract was signed for the bouncy equip ment as a form of en ter tain ment Phingston-Tiny Tot Princess and Polly Pages from the Past Zimmerman as Queen.. Fifteen Years Ago contest;.and Thursday September 1,2000 night the annual Jamboree. Fifty Years Ago was On Friday the rodeo and fair September 3,1965 among 14 counties in begins in earnest with a Devastating hail storm Colorado eligible for USDA carnival midway, fair ripped through Eads area emergency farm loans exhibits and concessions causing considerable crop because of losses caused and of course the barbecue damage. Hail stones the by drought and freezing at noon size of golf balls and larger temperatures. were reported but only.33 Forty Years Ago inch of moisture. Water Twenty-Five Years Ago September 5,1975 was in short supply as September 6,1990 Winners of the 6th crews were still trying to Fair Time: Chuck annual Fair replace 12 inch Wagon Breakfast; Fun Day Queen and Princess transmission line that had was to include a rabbit contest were Cindy Berry- been wash out from August catch and calf dressing Jr. Princess; Dawn Raw rains. Eads Auto Supply The Landfills will be CLOSED Eads Thursday, Sept. 9th at noon & all day Saturday & Sunday, Sept. 11th & 12th Haswell Friday, Sept. 10th for the KIOWA COUNTY FAIR & RODEO Kiowa Drug (719) (719) (719) for the fair. The amount paid was nine thou sand dollars. Clerk Main te nance Agree ment: Oswald moved and McLoud sec - onded to sign the agree - ment Saul s Creek re - cord ing equip ment. All voted Af fir ma tive. Meet ing was re cessed for lunch. The Meet ing re con vened at 2:30 p.m. Sher iff Sheridan en tered the meet ing to give an up - date on ar rest for the 2015 year. Sheridan said with the mar i juana bust in early Feb ru ary, court cost and jail in mate keep has gone up steadily. He also re ported the model traf fic code has made over $500, for the county since the model traf fic code began in Transit Advisory Board: Me lissa Pe ter son re - signed from the TAB board. Oswald moved to ac cept Ms. Pe ter son s res ig na tion and thanked E-Subscription Only $18 per year Color Photographs and more! Ready to read on your computer screen or can be printed Convenient live links to web sites and addresses - just click! Press PO Box 248 Eads, CO or call (719) her for her ser vices she has pro vided to the BOCC. McLoud sec onded the mo tion. All Voted Affirmative. The Fee Sched ule for the Tran sit Van: McLoud said she was op posed to the fee sched ule be ing pro posed. She said she felt it was harsh on the lo - cal peo ple. Scott ex - plained the fees in the city limits of Eads re mained the same, as well as on each end of the county. Ad am son ex plained that there is a fee for mile age and a fee for the use of the tran sit van. Af ter fur ther dis cus sion Scott moved to ap prove the Tran sit Ad vi - sory Board s fee sched ule as pre sented and Oswald sec onded the mo tion. All voted Affirmative. This fee sched ule will go into effect as of August 11, Early Di ver sion Train - ing Up date: McLoud has been at tend ing the train - ing for this Di ver sion Pro - gram. McLoud will be up - dat ing the commissioners on this con tin u ing training. Prowers BOCC no ti fi ca - tion: The BOCC signed a let ter to Sen a tor Crowder sup port ing Prowers County s po si tion against the damm ing of Foun tain Creek. Oswald moved and McLoud sec onded to ad - journ the meet ing at 5:00 pm. All voted Af fir ma tive. Hospital District Weisbrod Memorial Hospital P.O. Box Eads, CO Mon.-Fri. 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Open during lunch Saturdays - 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Our Medical Staff: Dr. Jeffrey Waggoner Dawn Back, PA Dr. Megan Silva Dr. David Lenderts For appointments call Eads

11 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISERS The Press can be re spon si ble for only one incorrect insertion. Rates: $0.20 per word, $3.00 min i mum. A $1.00 ser vice fee will be ap plied to all charged ads. Clas si fied dead line is 4:00 p.m. Tuesdays. FOR SALE Seed Wheat for Sale Cer ti fied Byrd $8.00 per bushel Cer ti fied Brawl CL plus $9.00 per bushel Sand Creek Inc. Sheridan Lake, CO or cell Upright Piano; Reclining Sofa HELP WANTED THERAPIST Join the South east Health Group team. Part-time po - si tion, hours to be sched uled as needed, work 2-3 days a week in our Eads of fice. Re quires a Mas - ter s de gree in a be hav ioral health field, valid driver s li cense and acceptable driving record, acceptable background check/drug test, com puter/elec - tronic re cord skills, as sess ment, diagnostics and therapy skills. Salary is negotiable. Apply online at or for more in for ma tion, con tact Si erra at or sfrentress@semhs.org EOE Classifieds Prai rie Pines is full and we look - ing for peo ple who love to work with se niors. Eight hour shifts avail able. Part time and full time positions available for Personal Care Pro vid ers (PCP) and QMAP s. Will train. Ex cel lent ben e fits and work place. Come join us in the most beau ti ful en vi - ron ment. Call and speak to Linda or Pam or feel free to stop in Cer ti fied Nurse Aide Po si - tion!!! Chey enne Manor has two FTE CNA po si tions open. Can di - dates must be flex i ble and able to work 12-hour shifts 6PM 6AM or 6AM-6PM as needed. Sched - uling includes rotation of week - ends and hol i days. Wages start at $11.00 per hour PLUS $0.25 ad di tional hourly rate for each year of ver i fi able ex pe ri ence up to 20 years, PLUS a $2.00 per hour shift dif fer en tial for nights and week ends!. There is a a FULL ben e fit pack age and a great work ing en vi ron - ment! We pay the best be cause we hire the best! Ap ply in per son at Chey enne Manor, 561 W 1 st Street N, Hwy 385, Chey enne Wells EOE Hospital District, Eads, Colorado is accepting appli ca tions for a part time aide in the Di etary de part ment. For more information, please contact Gin ger McPherson or Hu man Re - sources at Po si tion open for Cook at Chey - enne Manor. Can di date must be flex i ble, able to ro tate week ends and hol i days and to cover va ca - tions and time off for other em - ploy ees. Can di date must be able to work day (6a-2P) or eve ning (11a-7p) shifts as a cook or di - etary aide. Hours and sched ule will vary. There is a $2.00 per hour shift dif fer en tial for week - end shifts. Hol i days are paid as dou ble time if worked. This is a great working environment with excellent pay and benefits includ - ing health in sur ance paid in full for the em ployee, va ca tion and per - sonal time. Ap ply in per son to Chey enne Manor, 561 W 1 st Street N, Hwy 385, Chey enne Wells EOE Welcome to the Fair Plains Network Services, Inc Maine Street, Eads Craig Kerfoot Associate Broker Mobile: craigkerfoot@ymail.com Please contact me for your real estate needs Join Us in the Parade (719) Eads, CO Exhibits? You bet - at the Fair Assessor's Office Marci & Amy Activities Director Imagine playing games, planning parties and events, companionship and friendship to our community of seniors - AND receiving great pay and benefits doing it! If you re not afraid of rewarding challenge and you are outgoing, friendly, personable OUR RESIDENTS need you! Cheyenne Manor is seeking a high energy, upbeat, outgoing, enthusiastic, creative individual for the ACTIVITY DIRECTOR position at Cheyenne Manor. Training for certification will be provided to the right individual hired for this position at Cheyenne Manor. Please apply in person to Saddle Bronc Riding Welcome to the Fair from the Friendly Staff of Kiowa Drug 1201 Maine - Eads (719) Can the Cowboys Flip the Steers? Saffer Spray Service Mary Snyder at Cheyenne Manor 561 W 1st St. N Cheyenne Wells, CO EOE Steer Wrestling Eads, Colo. (719) September 4, 2015 KiowaCountyPress.com 11

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