The Kiowa County September 13, 2019 Volume 132, Number 37 132 Years and Counting! 75¢ Rack Price PRESSFREE online at KiowaCountyPress.net PERIODICAL A2 PEOPLE & PLACES ber 26, October 10 - Open About the Front Page to the public UPCOMING EVENTS 9:00am - Commission- ers will recess 12 - 1 for MAIL TO KIOWACOUNTYPRESS GMAIL COM lunch - 4 day notice is pre- E @ . ferred for posted agenda Eads Drivers License DD- Ranch Bronc Riding Fri ject to background check. 214 or Active Military ID Sept 13 following rodeo & Contact Rob Morlan 719- must be presented at time races at the Kiowa County 688-5928; Jimmy Brown of renewal for Military In- Fairgrounds. 719-892-0032 or Lane signia to be placed on you Gooden 719-688-0924 for license Dusty Plains Car, Truck & more information. Proceeds Bike Show. Contact Bon- to Operation Christmas County Line Rivals will be nie Morgan – PO Box 853- Child & Missionary Projects holding their first Chili Eads, CO 81036 or 719- Cookoff Sat. October 12 688-0746 Eads Drivers License Sept- 11:00am-2:00pm @ Eads Even the birds - watching 17-18-24-25 preparations from the top of Mini Bulls & Bulls Sat Sept Football Field. Vote for the 14 @7pm Live Music with Kiowa County Commis- BEST CHILI. More informa- the horse starting gates - tion shelbygoodrich74@ can’t wait for the annual Rhett Uhland @ 8pm Kiowa sioners Meeting Septem- County Fairgrounds gmail.com or 719-980- 2846 Kiowa County Fair and Rodeo to begin. Kiowa County Fair & Ro- deo September 11-15, BIRTHDAYS September 22 Photo: Chris Sorensen Eads Praise Community • Raelynn Engstrom Church consignment auc- September 16 • Mark Imel • Jason Briggs KiowaCountyPress.net tion September 28. start- • Brad Howe • Brandon Lening • Nicole Smith-Keplar ing@10am Kiowa County • Mia Crow • Silas Webster • Weston Crow Fairgrounds.Numerous • Kenan Gooden • Mikyla Scott household items. 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Ms gest need is for people to made things happen posi- bricks for the sidewalk in Little is coordinating with a volunteer to cook and serve. front of the north section tively for the senior citizens consortium of the eight ru- and for people who will be The Eads Lady Eagle of the theatre property. This ral hospitals on the eastern volleyball team was so en- is exciting! I am carrying able to enjoy the center in plains. After discussions and the future. We keep remem- ergized last Friday and won around a folder, too, of ap- problem solving, the list of three straight matches un- plications. The fun part is to bering that Sharon Frazee, 12 items was shortened to our former director, used der the coaching of Chelsea choose designs if you want three workable topics that Davis, who was assisted by them on your name brick. to assure us, ”you will see the community and hospital it in your lifetime.” LaVerle Ty Lin Williams and Jessica I chose four that reflect my could work with to main- Milspaugh. The teammates life. Kelley says, “I hope so be- tain the facility and services cause I have been going to names are Lexi Lopez, Rusty Paitin was chosen to people. Chief Executive Rhealie Rittgers, Lauren meetings for 16 years about Officer Char Korral clari- to receive the Good Scout this.” We plan to move some Brown, Taygen Ferris, Award plaque that was pre- fied a number of questions Crystal Watson, Ally Spady, appliances, tables and chairs that people had. It was a sented during the Kit Car- “LOVE your neighbor as across the street. Joyce Ber- Maggie Haase, Kaycee El- son Day parade last week worthwhile hour, plus Bray- lenberger, Briana Habnick, yourself ”. Leviticus 19:18 ry advised us to have Betty lynn Eder and Renay Crain by Chamber of Commerce Crow’s piano checked by pi- Kyra Sheridan, Piper Sorter, spokesman Mike Morlan, Jan Richards was a most served finger foods sent by Samantha Courkamp, Colby welcome guest at the month- ano tuner before we move it the Dietary Department. who read Rusty’s biography across the street, and then Stoker, and Mollie Kelley. that especially thanked Rusty ly Brunch last Thursday at The black China marble Their managers are Tailee the Eads Senior Center. She tune it! Joyce has wise ideas! for providing the place for Jan also told us about the six memorial bench is now set Johnson and Kara Wilson. the KC Rodeo on Saturday brought good news from her in front of the new senior position as Director of the new apartments that will be Gloria and Keith Barlow morning. moved in and landscaped citizens center. It is engraved Kiowa County Economic have such beautiful rock gar- The Eads Eagles won this fall. She also said that with the names of Merle Development Foundation. dens with lovely blooming their first 6-man football there are a few more plots of and Dorothy Frazee. We do Work is continuing on the flowers around the former game at home last week land available to build homes thank the family for their restoration and construc- Ray and Lucy Crow home over the Genoa-Hugo team. on in Kiowa Creek Estates, gracious gift! It is so beau- on Luther Street. Gloria tion of our center across the tiful! street. Jan will be working and some land for sale for has been giving away bags Read more about with a broker from Denver commercial businesses. The The Eads Chamber of and bags of cucumbers to About Town at to sell and administer histor- new building being built Commerce met last Wednes- friends, and even leaving KiowaCountyPress.net ic tax credits. Cindy McLoud across from the Cobblestone will help with some of the Inn will be occupied about 50 Years Ago details since she wrote and the end of October. She will September 12, 1969 is acquainted the five grants return for the monthly lunch Missing Piper Chero- the senior center was award- September 18. 15 Years Ago ma troupe from Kit kee 140 was found ed. We are so grateful to A large group of represen- September 10, 2004 Carson. shortly after noon these fine women who have tatives returned for the sec- Wild Horse Roundup- 40 Years Ago Wednesday southwest Curtis Schrimp: It has September 14, 1979 of Eads.