Governor Job A. Cooper, signed a bill creating the new county of on April 11, 1889. The name, Kiowa, came from the Kiowa Indians who lived in the region where Kiowa County was established.

During the early settlement of Kiowa County, the naturally occurring Reservoirs attracted Indians, settlers and trappers. The Indian named reservoirs include: Neesopah, meaning “Black Water”; Neegronda, meaning “Big Water”; Neenoshe, meaning “Standing Water”; and Neeskah, meaning “Queens Lake”. These recreational waters attract many people to this area today.

The early settlers arrived by covered wagon, horseback, foot and by train. The Pueblo and State Line Railroad, later purchased by the Missouri Pacific Railroad, played a large part in the development of Kiowa County. The major towns were KIOWA COUNTY: THE HIGH located along its lines. The towns PLAINS OF SOUTHEAST remaining today are as follows: ARLINGTON is located at the western end One of the most important events in of Kiowa County and was once a American History, the purchase of the prosperous community. Little remains of it Louisiana Territory in 1803, doubled the now but a post office and a few residences. size of the United States. Included in this purchase was most of the Eastern EADS, named after an engineer, was half of Colorado including our present established in 1887 during the construction Kiowa County. of the railroad. Eads is located in the approximate center of the county and has On the first day of August 1876, been the county seat since 1901. President Grant, issued a proclamation declaring Colorado admitted to the CHIVINGTON, named after the famous Union of States. Since it was the one Colonel John M. Chivington, was once the hundredth anniversary of American real town of Kiowa County. In 1864 Independence, Colorado was nicknamed volunteer troops of Colonel Chivington, a the “ State”. former minister, engaged in a bloody battle with the Indians camped along Sand Creek. At this time, Indians roamed the plains This famous battle is known as the “Sand and big cattle and sheep ranches were Creek Massacre”. prevalent on grassland that was free for the taking.

1 HASWELL, whose name is believed to It is rectangular in shape, with Kansas as its have been chosen because the eastern boundary. The county measures 78 community has-a-well, was originally miles long east to west and is 24 miles in platted in 1908. Having the width. Total land area is 1,148,160 acres or “NATION’S SMALLEST JAIL” gives 1794 square miles. Elevation ranges from Haswell a distinction no other U.S. city 3,800 feet above sea level in the southeast can claim. corner to 4,600 feet in the northwest. Major drainages in the county are Adobe and Mustang Creeks which drain the western portion, Rush Creek and Sand Creek in the central portion and Wildhorse, Buffalo, and White Woman Creeks in the eastern portion. The drainages tend to be intermittent but Adobe, Rush and Sand Creeks have small continuous flows during wetter years.

Soils in Kiowa County are generally good, however precipitation is the limiting factor BRANDON was established in the later for agriculture. Climate is mild and semi- part of 1887. In its early days, Brandon arid with average annual precipitation was quite a little town. It was the main averaging from 12 inches in the west end to trading spot for that area. But the 16 inches at the eastern boundary. With depression and the era of the good management, crop rotations and “Dirty Thirties” took their toll on this conservation tillage, farming can be very community as well as the others in the productive. Fieldwork by USDA for county. Kiowa County soil survey was mostly completed in 1976-77. SHERIDAN LAKE was a thriving community even before the railroad was Agricultural land is 60% (660,000 acres) constructed. The town was named from cultivated and 40% (450,000 acres) range a local body of water. The lake had land for grazing. Approximately 6,000 gotten its name from the fact that acres of the cultivated land are irrigated General Phillip Sheridan of Civil War from wells. Cultivated acres generally fall fame, camped on its shores when in two classes of soil, sandy and loam. hunting buffalo. Sandy land has traditionally been planted to continuous cropped grain sorghum and TOWNER is the first town located in forage sorghum while the loamy soils have Kiowa County on the east end lying just been planted to winter wheat in a summer- two miles from the Colorado-Kansas fallow rotation. state line. Local Historians believe the settlement was started as a camp for the In recent years a substantial increase in railroad construction crew in 1887. acreages of oil type sunflower seed and dryland corn has been occurring. Millet AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES (90% for grain) is also a minor crop in the county. Kiowa County is located in the prairie lands of southeastern Colorado.

2 Currently 30% (205,000 acres) of the cultivated land in Kiowa County is water supply, physiographic, relief and planted to grass under the Department of drainage, and copies of soil surveys are Agriculture’s Conservation Reserve available from the USDA Service Center in Program. This CRP land is under a 10- Eads. year contract to remain in permanent vegetative cover. Most contracts expire CLIMATE AND GEOGRAPHY in 2007 and 2008. ° January Average High 23.0 F ° Private livestock operations are almost July Average High 90.0 F entirely beef cattle. Cow / calf and Annual Precipitation 14. In. stocker operations (35,000 head) are Annual Snowfall 20.0 In. common. Livestock sales are mainly Elevation 4,300 Ft. handled by sale barns in La Junta and Area 1,785.9 Sq mi Burlington, Colorado. Newsham Hybrids Inc. operates a major WILDLIFE RESOURCES commercial breeding and confined swine operation in Kiowa County and a feed Kiowa County is situated in the eastern mill in Brandon. Great Plains of Colorado. There are 7 irrigation reservoirs within Kiowa County. When full, the lakes have a combined surface area of 23 square miles (14,645 acres) and 58 miles of shoreline. Six of the seven reservoirs are in a cluster called the Great Plains Reservoirs situated 12 miles south of Eads. Adobe Creek Reservoir (Blue Lake) is situated 15 miles south of Haswell in the western part of the county. These reservoirs offer warm water fishing, water sports and waterfowl hunting. Bird

watchers enjoy the wide variety of Agri-business enterprises in Kiowa waterfowl, shore birds, prairie songbirds County involve grain elevators in and raptors. Haswell, Eads, Brandon, Sheridan Lake and Towner. Commercial agricultural WATCHABLE WILDLIFE chemical applicators, fuel suppliers, and parts stores are located throughout the The least tern, piping plover, mountain county. Over 2,000,000 bushels of plover, snowy plover, lesser prairie commercial and 5,000,000 bushels of on chickens and burrowing owls are farm grain storage is available in the threatened or endangered species which are county. found in various habitats in the county. Bald and golden eagles and the largest Implement dealers and farm & ranch wintering population of lesser snow geese suppliers are located in nearby towns in Colorado are found on the reservoirs. within an hour drive. Canadian geese and other waterfowl also winter in the area. Lesser sandhill cranes Complete details on crops, soils, climate, are fall and spring visitors.

3 waterfowl hunting seasons. There are no marinas for boating supplies or fuel.

CAMPING

Unimproved camping is available without fee on all lakes with public access. There is one private campground (Cottonwood Park) on the north side of Neegronda

Reservoir. Cottonwood Park has water, HUNTING shower and bathroom facilities and limited electrical hookups. Public toilets are

Although most hunting in Kiowa County available at Adobe, Neenoshe, Negronda, is on private land where permission is and Neeskah. required, hunters have public access to a management area administered by the NATURAL RESOURCES

Colorado Division of Wildlife around the Great Plains Reservoirs. Hunting for Oil and gas production are important snow and Canadian geese in the enterprises in various areas throughout the management area is available on a first county. Approximately 73 oil wells and 55 come first serve basis. Each year the natural gas wells are in current production. Leasing of surface, subsurface and mineral Division of Wildlife digs hunting pits in the field for decoy hunting and around rights for oil and gas exploration provides the lakes for firing lines. significant income for some landowners. Healthy populations of mule deer, white Colorado Interstate Gas has major natural tailed deer and antelope are found gas transmission pipelines crossing the county and there is a pumping substation throughout the county. Upland game includes pheasant, scaled quail, morning located 13 miles north of Eads along U.S. dove, cottontail and jack rabbits. Highway 287. Furbearers include coyote, badger, skunk, red fox and swift fox. The only mining activities in the area provide limestone and gravel from quarries

FISHING operated by the county. Limestone is crushed and hauled as road base for Area reservoirs are excellent warm water unpaved roads. Aggregate for concrete is fisheries. Wiper, saugeye, walleye, available along the approximately 25 miles south of Kiowa crappie, channel catfish, largemouth bass, bullhead, drum and carp are County. abundant. Fish of 5 pounds and up are common. Public access exists on Adobe Irrigation water is limited and comes from Creek (Blue Lake), Neegronda, wells. The main aquifer in Kiowa County is located in the alluvium of Rush and Big Neenoshe, Neeskah (upper Queens and lower Queens) Reservoirs. Sandy Creeks. In the southeastern corner Neesopah (Sweetwater and Jet Lake) are of the county, a few wells are tapping the surrounded by privately held land. Ogallala Formation. The water table in this Boating is permitted on all lakes with area varies and expansion for irrigation is regulated. public access except during the

4 Kiowa County does have approximately To: LaJunta 14,645 surface acres of irrigation storage From Sheridan Lake: 94 miles in three reservoirs which are enhanced From Eads: 66 miles natural reservoirs filled through a canal From Haswell: 45 miles system from the Arkansas River. None of this water is used to irrigate Kiowa To: Pueblo county land. All water from these From Sheridan Lake: 149 miles reservoirs flows south to adjoining From Eads: 121 miles counties for irrigation. From Haswell: 90 miles

Water sources for livestock grazing are To: Co Springs available in the county. Water is From Sheridan Lake: 158 miles pumped mostly using windmills and, From Eads: 130 miles submergible pumps where electricity is From Haswell: 130 miles available. Buried water pipelines are used in many locations to distribute To: water from wells to outlying pastures. From Sheridan Lake: 193 miles From Eads: 165 miles RESERVOIRS BASED ON From Haswell: 168 miles ESTIMATED HIGH WATER LINE

LAKE NAME SURFACE SQUARE SHORE ACRES MILES MILES Mud Lake 250 .39 2.5 PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION NeeGronda 2700 4.22 8.8 NeeNoshe 3200 5.00 10.2 Neeskah (Upper & 1000 1.56 5.2 Kiowa County Transit Lower Queens) 425 .66 3.2 Kiowa County Commissioners Neesopah 900 1.41 6.25 (Sweetwater & Jet) 950 1.48 5.91 PO Box 100 Adobe Creek 9425 14.72 42.06 Eads, CO 81036 Total All Reservoirs 14645 22.88 58.06 (719) 438-5810

AIR TRANSPORTATION

INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS Eads Municipal Airport 37850 U.S. Highway 96 I-70: 60 miles north Eads, CO 81036 I-25: 90 miles west (719) 438-5590 Other Major Highways in the Area: U.S. Located 1 mile west of Eads Highway 287, U.S. 50, Colorado Highway Services: 9 privately owned hangars, 96, U.S. Highway 50, U.S. Highway 385 3 tie-down spots - no charge. Lighted wind sock Highway distance to Cities: Radio: CTAF 122.9 Elev:4,245 Feet To: Lamar Lights: LIRL From Sheridan Lake: 41 miles Lat: N38°28.50 Long: W102°48.53 From Eads: 36 miles Approaches: CATF 122.9 From Haswell: 56 miles Runway: 17/35 3860x60-A

5 Noise/Landing Procedures: Larry Tuttle 5000΄ MSL all aircraft. 13565 County Road 78 Airport Services: No fuel, unattended. Towner, CO 81071-9706 Phone for local calls (719) 727-5300 on South side of East Hanger. Butch Robertson, H-B Trucking Transportation: None 17999 County Road 50 Other: Industrial Park Chivington, CO 81036-9707 (719) 729-3542 Miles to nearest commercial airport: 36 to Lamar, 130 to Colorado Springs Tom Swopes 21885 County Road 50 Lamar Municipal Airport Chivington, CO 81036-9707 Lamar, CO 81052 (719) 729-3542 (719) 336-7701 RY 35 threshold lights 95feet from runway Brian Berggrens, end. Agricultural operations on and in Berggrens Ag Service vicinity of airport. Public phone located 78180 Hwy 96 near tiedowns and south hangar. Towner, CO 81071-9613 Den FSS 122.1R, 116.9T. Saffer Spray Service PO Box 171

Eads, CO 81036 TRUCK & TRANSPORT (719) 438-5346

Tri County Kirk Barlow C/O Jeff Uhland PO Box 435 37450 Hwy 96 Eads, CO 81036 PO Box 394 (719) 438-2222 Eads, CO 81036 (719) 438-5666 DJ Nelson PO Box 348 Weber Water Service Eads, CO 81036 PO Box 1232 (719) 438-5857 Sheridan Lake, Co 81071 (719) 892-0167 (cell) (719) 729-3583 Eads Ready Mix Don & Sally Butler PO Box 435 6100 County Road 78 Eads, CO 81036 PO Box 394 (719) 438-5589 Towner, CO 81071-9615

(719) 727-5500 Newsham Hybrids Ron Bohrer c/o Mark Engle, CEO Box 2 316 N. Tejon St. Haswell, CO 81045 Colorado Springs, CO 80903 (719) 436-2255 (719) 630-3200

6 Administrative Assistant: Karen Krueger (719) 438-5810 RAIL TRANSPORTATION A shortline operator, the Colorado Kansas & Attorney: Wendy Shinn Pacific Railway, leases the rail line from PO Box 390 Towner at the East End of Kiowa County to Assessor: Penny Weirich North Avondale Junction west of Boone, CO. (719) 438-5521 The line is owned by the State of Colorado. Clerk & Recorder: Betty V. Crow CK&P is a major transporter of Southeast Fax: (719) 438-5327 Colorado grain products. Treasurer: Steve K. Baxter (719) 438-5831 Coroner: John C. Hadley (719) 438-2251 REGIONAL OFFICIALS County Court Judge: Gary Davis (719) 438-5531 U.S. Senators (Party): Sen. Wayne Allard District Court Judge: Stan Brinkley (R), Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R) Phone: (719) 438-5558 U.S. Representatives (Party-District) : CSU Extension Office: Bruce Fickenscher Rep. Bob Schaffer (R-4) Phone: (719) 438-5321 State Senators: Rep. Mark Civil Defense Hillman (R-2) Director: Danny Christie State Representative: Brad Phone: (719) 538-2288 Young (R-63) Sheriff: Gary Rehm Regional Contact: Southeast Colorado Phone: (719) 438-5411 Enterprise Development, Jan Anderson Social Services (719) 438-5541 (719) 336-3850 Dept. of Local Affairs Contact: Lee Merkel (719) 544-6577

KIOWA COUNTY GOVERNMENT 2002

Mailing Address: PO Box 100 Eads, Co 81036 County Structure: Board of three County SERVICES & UTILITIES Commissioners with an appointed Administrative Assistant. FIRE PROTECTION – 2002 County Commissioners: Rod Brown Vern Harris Fire Marshall: Danny Christie Dutch Eikenberg Phone: (719) 438-5400 Phone: (719) 438-5810 Volunteers: 18 Fax: (719) 438-5327 Equipment: 1 pump & roll truck, 1 forest E-mail: [email protected] Service truck, 1 water truck, 1 4x4 grass fire truck, 1 4x4

7 rescue truck with extrication kiowacountycolo.com equipment, 1 4x4 utility Kiowa County Dedicated Website transport [email protected] ELECTRIC KIOWA COUNTY Southeast Colorado Power Association DEMOGRAPHICS 901 West 3rd Per Capita Income LaJunta, CO 80150 1997 1998 1999 (719) 384-2551 Kiowa Cnty $29,124 $34,265 $34,822 Service Area: All of Kiowa County Colorado $27,951 $29,856 $31,533 excluding an area at Towner. Capacity: 25 mega watts 2000 Property Taxes for Kiowa County Active Customers: 600 Mill Levy 42.733 LANDFILL Assessed Value $ 25,126,840 Property Tax Revenues $ 1,243,972 Collectia, LTD. Current Assets (all funds) $ 4,104,491 PO Box 492 Current Liabilities (all funds) $ 57,255 Ulysses, KS 67880 (316) 356-4836 2000 Auxiliary Data Contact Kiowa County Commissioners for Landfill information at (719) 438- Population 1,622 5810. Vehicle Registrations 1,215 Retail Sales (K$) $13,101 TELEPHONE State Sales Tax Paid $114,724

Eastern Slope Rural Telephone Assn. PO Box 397 KIOWA COUNTY EDUCATION Hugo, CO 80821 (719) 743-2441 Eads RE-1 Service Area: Eads and Haswell areas. Number of Students: 296 Number of Schools: 3 Sunflower Telephone Company Number of Teachers: 24 PO Box 236 Student/Teacher: 12.6 Tribune, KS 67879 Graduation Rate: 99.0% (316) 376-4444 Service Area: Sheridan Lake and Plainview RE-2 Towner areas. Number of Students: 83 Number of Schools: 2 MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS Number of Teachers: 12 Student/Teacher: 6.9 Kiowa County Press Graduation Rate: 100.0% PO Box 248 Eads, CO 81036 Nearest Four-Year College: University of (719) 438-5800 Southern Colorado – Pueblo

8 Nearest Community Colleges: Lamar WATER UTILITY – 2002 Junior College – Lamar, Otero Junior College – Provider: Town of Haswell La Junta Address: P.O. Box 40 Phone: (719) 436-2233 Contact: Town Clerk, Certified Operator HASWELL TOWN Capacity: 178,000 G.P.D. GOVERNMENT - 2002 Residential Rates: $13.00 per month + $1.00 per thousand over 4000 gallons. Address: PO Box 70 Out of City Limits: $13.00 per month + Haswell, CO 81045 a set peroration. Phone: (719) 438-5810 Stock Water: $1.00 per thousand gallons. Mayor: Delcarl (Dutch) Eikenberg Meter Deposit: $50.00 (Refundable when Council: Greg Miller moving) Donald Oswald Meter Hook-ups: $75.00 per Meter Sarah Peil Commercial Rates: Same as residential Pam Lessenden Tap Fees: $150.00 Mickey Peil 5/8-Inch Connections: Almost all lines. Floyd Cordova Town Clerk: Sharon Pearson Treatment Process: Certified Water 1. Screening Technician: Van Brown, Jr. 2. Presedimentation Water 3. Chemical Dosing Superintendent: James Englehardt 4. Prechlorination Fire Chief: James Englehardt 5. Coagulation 6. Flocculation SERVICES & UTILITIES 7. Clarification 8. Filtration

9. Post Chlorination PROPANE GAS

Haswell Propane Water Production 40 Hwy 96 East Infiltration Plant (Ground Water) .29 MGD PO Box 151 */MGD – Million Gallons Per Day Haswell, CO 81045 (719) 436-2301 EADS TOWN GOVERNMENT – FIRE PROTECTION – 2002 2002

Fire Chief: James Englehardt Address: PO Box 8 Volunteers: 8 Eads, CO 81036 Equipment: 2 trucks, 1 rescue truck (719) 438-5590 Mayor: Larry Michael LANDFILL Council: John Philpy, Dean Loukonen, Jan King, Daryll Adamson, Dorie Landfill Location: Musgrave Haswell; 1 mile south of town on County Fax: (719) 438-5652 Road 19.5. Town Clerk: Dawna Peck City Manager: Van Brown, Jr. Fire Chief: Casey Sheridan 9 SERVICES & UTILITIES Services. Home Health Aides, skilled Nursing Services. Physical, Speech & LAW ENFORCEMENT– 2002 Occupational Therapy. Emergencies Dial 911 Dental Wellness Clinic Sheriff: Gary Rehm Mark Seward, DDS 1305 Goff St 1213 Main PO Box 427 Eads, CO 81036 Eads, CO 81036 (719) 438-5626 Phone: (719) 438-5411 Fax: (719) 438-2205 Employees: 1-Sheriff, 2-Deputies, Reedy Dental Hygiene 1-Office Clerk 1213 Main Vehicles: 4 Eads, CO 81036 (719) 438-5893 POLICE DEPARTMENT Joyce Reedy

Senior Patrol Officer: Chad W. Ray Kiowa County Health Nurse 110 W. 13 Laverle Kelley Eads, CO 81036 1206 Luther Phone: (719) 438-5590 Eads, CO 81036 Fax: (719) 438-5652 (719) 438-5782 Employees: 1- Senior Patrol Officer AMBULANCE SERVICE HEALTH SERVICES Ambulances: 3 Weisbrod Memorial Hospital and EMT’s: 10 Nursing Home 1208 Luther FIRE PROTECTION - 2002 Eads, Co 81036 (719) 438-5401 Fire Chief: Jay Haase Administrator: James Murphy Phone: (719) 438-5590 Patient Capacity: 8 Volunteers: 13 Nursing Home Equipment: 2 trucks-pump & roll Resident Capacity: 34 Employees: 77 WATER

Eads Medical Clinic Provider: Town of Eads 1211 Luther Contact: Dawna Peck Eads, CO 81036 PO Box 8 (719) 438-2251 Eads, CO 81036 Phone: (719)438-5590 Kiowa Home Health Plant Manager: Van Brown 210 W. 12th Street Capacity: 1MGD Eads, CO 81036 Avg. Demand: .15 MGD (719) 438-5765 Peak Demand: .72 MGD, .50 MGD Summer Director: Connie Richardson Commercial Rates: Up to 3,000 gal - $12.50 / Nursing care services & home making month, $ .95 per thousand gallons after that.

10 Residential Rates: Same as commercial NATURAL GAS Hardness: 480 ave Fluoride: 1.5 ppm natural Greeley Gas Company Tap Fees: $200 Residential and commercial Material & Inspection for any size line is P.O. Box 650732 paid after installation cost is known. Dallas, Tx 75265-0732 Treatment Processes: Chlorination (719) 336-4318 or (888) 442-1313 Corrosion Control Program Rates available upon request. Water Production: 4 wells northeast of Areas of service: Eads and Brandon. Eads 1 MGD, 2 back up wells in Eads Service Center in Lamar. (.2 MGD) Number of Connections: PROPANE GAS

Inside City Limits Outside City Limits Eads Consumer Supply Residential Units 500 E. 15th 332 25 PO Box 98 Non Residential Units Eads, CO 81036 66 9 (719) 438-2201

SEWER TRASH SERVICE

Provider: Town of Eads Provider: Collectia, LTD. Contact: Van H. Brown, Jr. PO Box 492 PO Box 8 Ulysses, Ks 67880 Eads, CO 81036 (316) 356-4836 Phone: (719) 438-5590 Max. Daily Capacity: .150 MGD SHERIDAN LAKE TOWN Avg. Daily Capacity: .073 MGD GOVERNMENT – 2002 Avg. Flow treated: .065 MGD

Peak Flow treated: .090 MGD Address: PO Box 1254 Seasonal discharge of effluent Sheridan Lake, CO 81071 Equipment- Aeration Equipment C/2 (719) 729-3519 Population Served: 900 Mayor: Jerry Weber Health Department Classification: D Council: Tim Harris Tap Fees: $100 Town Clerk: Wilma Eitel Fees: Within City Limits: $8.50/month

Outside City Limits: $8.50/month SERVICES & UTILITIES Inspection furnished by Town.

WATER Inside Corporate Limits

Residential Units: 332 Provider: Sheridan Lake Water Company Non-residential Units: 66

Contact: Merle Shalberg Outside Corporate Limits 15555 Road 67 Residential Units: 9 Sheridan Lake, CO 81071 Non-residential Units: 2 Phone: (719) 729-3548 100 % of residents served by system.

Operator: Van Brown 11 Capacity: .216 MGD* Rates available upon request. Commercial Rates: $26.00 min.-1st 20,000 gal. Areas of availability: Sheridan Lake $1.00 per thousand gallons after that. and the area northeast. Residential Rates: Same as commercial Fluoride: 1.7 ppm natural Wheatland Electric Tap Fees: $750 plus material PO Box 230 Material & Inspection for any size line is Scott City, KS 67871 paid after installation cost is known. (316) 872-5885 Treatment Processes: Chlorination Service area: 1/8 miles west of Towner, Corrosion Control Program-Chlorination ½ mile south of Towner, the Town of Towner. Water Production: 1 well 10 miles Power Production: Sunflower Electric northwest of Sheridan Lake-.216 MGD, Company 1 back up well 5 miles northwest of Rate Schedule: Available upon Sheridan Lake-.150 MGD Request.

Number of Connections: PROPANE GAS Residential Units - 52 Kiowa Oil FIRE PROTECTION – 2002 PO Box 1327 Sheridan Lake, CO 81071 Sheridan Lake (719) 529-3319

Fire Chief: Vernon Harris Phone: (719) 729-3400 Volunteers: 10 SPORTS - ACTIVITIES - EVENTS Equipment: 1 pumper truck, 1 grass fire T Ball, Softball & Baseball truck Boys and Girls Ages: 4-6 Towner Ages: 4-19 Contact Diane Crow (719) 438-5805 Fire Chief: Robert Hopkins Volunteers: 11 *Aerobics and Floor Exercises Location: Court House Basement AMBULANCE SERVICE Time: 5:00 PM Monday, Wednesday & Thursday, Labor Sheridan Lake / Towner Day through Memorial Day Monday & Wednesday, Memorial Day Ambulances: 2 through Labor Day. EMT’s: 4 *There is not a fee at this time. Contact Joan Hawkins (719) 729-3525 ELECTRIC Summer Reading Program & Book Mobile Eastern Colorado Utility Co. Contact: Sharon Johnson (719) 438-5581 Residential and commercial 58801 E. Hwy 36 Strasburg, CO 80136 (303) 662-4220

12 Kiowa County Fair: Rodeo, barbeque, Demolition Derby parade & dances When: 2nd Sunday in September When: 2nd week in September Where: Kiowa County Fairgrounds Where: Kiowa County Fairgrounds Entry Fee: $50.00 Phone: (719) 438-5321 Admission Fee: Adults $4.00 Children $2.00 4th of July Celebration Phone: (719) 438-5321 Eads: Fireworks display at the Kiowa County Fairgrounds Annual Road Rally Sheridan Lake: Parade, barbeque, fireworks When: October display. Where: The County Seat Entry Fee: $20.00 per team Southeast Colorado Bass Tournament (2 people per vehicle) When: 2nd weekend in June Time: 11:00 AM Contact: Max Owens (719) 438-5812 Contact: Linda at The County Seat Rod Johnson (719) 438-5722 (719) 438-9984 Scavenger hunt, prizes, raffle & dinner Eads Chamber Fishing Tournament When: 1st weekend in June Art in the Park Contact: Jerry Frederick Contact: Sandy Jones (719) 438-5760 (719) 438-5583

Masonic Lodge Annual Barbeque 4-H Exhibit Day When: 1st Saturday in May When: 1st Monday in August Where: Community Building in Eads Where: On a rotating basis between Time: 6:30 PM Kiowa Community Building Phone: (719) 548-5449 and the Plainview School

Little Britches Rodeo Lion’s Club Bingo and Hamburger Fry Calf roping, breakaway roping, team roping, When: April dally ribbon roping, barrel racing, pole Where: Kiowa Community Building bending, trail course, goat tying, Contact: Mike McCloud bull-dogging, bareback riding, saddlebronc (719) 438-5658 riding, bull riding. Divisions: Junior ages 8-13 Chamber of Commerce Carnival Senior ages 14-18 Games, booths & prizes Entry Fees: $10.00 per event When: Early April $7.50 Insurance Time: 7pm-9pm When: June Where: Eads Community Building Contact: Lori or Monte Richardson Phone: (719) 548-5449 (719) 438-5397 Chamber of Commerce Christmas Junior Olympic Wrestling Celebration When: 3rd Saturday in March Lighting of the Christmas lights, Santa Claus, Where: Eads High School Chili supper by Fire Department and EMT’s Entry Fee: $6.00 When: December Ages: 4 through Junior High Where: Eads Contact: Doug Uhland (719) 438-5679

13 Bowling Tournaments Kiowa Albright Center When: Spring and Fall Bowling, games, pool tables Where: Kiowa Albright Hall in Located in Sheridan Lake (719) 729-3502 Sheridan Lake Phone: (719) 729-3502 CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS

Annual Eads Lion’s Club Auction American Legion When: April For information call: Contact: Mike McCloud Bill Woelk (719) 438-5382 Where: Fairgrounds Phone: (719) 438-5658 Baby Bear Hugs Volunteer Meeting When: 3rd Thursday Weisbrod Hospital and Nursing Home Time: 4:30 PM Auxiliary Annual Fall Bazaar Advisory Board meeting When: November When: 3rd Friday Where: Community Building in Eads Time: 12:00 PM Phone: (719) 548-5449 Contact: Carol Spady Phone: (719) 438-5782

Chamber of Commerce – Eads RECREATION FACILITIES (719) 438-5590 PO Box 169 Eads Swimming Pool Eads, CO 81036 Open Memorial Day until school starts. Swimming lessons available Haswell Recreation Call to reserve pool for private parties Co-sponsors dances and community suppers, (719) 438-5513 supervised gymnasium Contact: Barb Stavely, President Central Kiowa Recreation District Phone: (719) 436-2294 Supervised Gymnasium, basketball & Share Colorado Food Distribution weightlifting available during the summer. Food distributed monthly Contact Elaine Lindholm in Eads at Contact: Marsha Myers (719) 438-5849 Phone: (719) 438-5451

West Kiowa Recreation District Crow-Luther Arts Center For information call: For information call: Barbara Stavely (719) 4362294 David Gray (719) 438-2218 Ty Valentine (719) 438-2214 Sheridan Lake, Towner Recreation District Eads Golf and Country Club For information call: Privately owned course, open to the public. Fannie Murdock (719) 729-3532 Eads Senior Citizen Center Horseshoes, Tennis Courts Ceramics Mondays and Tuesdays all day, For information call: Meals on Wheels, Quilting 2nd Tuesday each KCEDF (719) 438-2200 month, Cards on Monday nights. (719) 438-5678

14 Eagle Booster Club Senior Citizens-Brandon, Towner, For information call Marilyn Baxter Sheridan Lake (719) 438-3499 When: 1st Monday Pot Luck dinner Where: Community Hall Kings Daughters Time: 12:00 PM Women of Sheridan Lake Bible Church Ceramics every Monday 9:00AM – 4:00PM When: 3rd Thursday each month For information call (719) 729-3499 Shriners Dinner meeting and program Kiowa County 4-H Council When: Last Saturday each month When: 3rd Sunday each month Time: 6:30 PM Phone: (719) 438-5321 For more information call Ray Aldridge at Lions Club (719) 438-5887 Meetings 1st and 3rd Tuesday each month, Bingo 2nd Thursday each month 7:00 PM Weisbrod Hospital and Nursing Home Contact: Mike McCloud Auxiliary Phone: (719) 438-5658 When: 3rd Tuesday each month For more information call Alice Weil, Masonic Lodge resident (719) 438-5498 Meetings September through May When: 1st and 3rd Thursday each Month West End Golden Age Seniors Contact: Dave Crow When: 1st Wednesday each month Phone: (719) 438-5805 What: Business meeting supper Wanda Lessenden, Director (719) 436-2359 Hunter Education Range & Mixed Bag Club WIFE (Women In Farm Economics) Trap, 3D Archery, Pistols, Rifle and Sporting When: 2nd Tuesday each month Clays. Trap shooting league March What: Supports farm economics through September. Contact Kathy Burrows (719) 727-4025 Contact: Rod Johnson (719) 438-5722 Marty Miller (719) 438-5720

Progressive Club For information call Hazel Krueger (719) 438-5715

Rebekahs When: 2nd and 4th Tuesday monthly Where: Odd Fellows Hall Time: Summer 8:00 PM, Winter 7:00 PM Contact: Fay Barber (719) 438-5385

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