“Love one and other.” 

Happy 77^th wedding anniversary the Don and Esther McCoin of Eads! Joyce Berry shared that good news after she visited them in their Prairie Pines Assisted Living Community apartment. Joyce, Alice Glover, and Loretta Seibel went to the weekly “coffee hour” that is Thursday afternoons at Prairie Pines after it was announced at brunch last Thursday. Alice learned that Mary Marble will be 99 years old this week, August 11. I do so hope that people will take time, for an hour or less, the go to these coffee hours. Residents do enjoy seeing people from “the outside world.”

Gail Voss had decorated the senior center in lovely yellow and white colors accented with vases of sun flowers and pretty wreaths by Lonnie Hier. The Eads Senior Citizen Brunch was lovely last week, now we look forward to the monthly noon meal August 16 for lasagna. 

Alice Glover told us that her son, Richard, and his wife, Koy, had left and stayed with daughter, Chel-C and family Wednesday, and would then drive on the their new home in Cincinnati, Ohio. They will be sorely missed in Eads by Alice and all the residents of Prairie Pines, who were accustomed the her nearly daily visits, but Richard needs the be near a military hospital and so does Koy. Friends around Eads will keep an eye out for Alice, as well as her adopted family, Matt and Claire Prince and boys, Colin and Charlie. 

The county fair is less than a month away. Exhibitors, do you have your exhibits ready? Have you picked up your registration form and exhibit tags from the Extension Office? Secretary Krystal Eikenberg or Extension Agent Tearle Lessenden will hand you some.

We thank the fair board members who have been working hard to arrange a fine week of fair days. Remember last year we were down to two people on the board? Now, some good citizens stepped forward the serve. They are Areta Blooding-Laird, Tabitha Ferris, Mikaheal Rogers, Cody Fox, Kent Frazee, Kip Peck, Trent Rittgers, and Fair Manager, Donna Adame. The Kiowa County Fair will be held September 6-9.

The Sheridan Lake Bible Church welcomes their new pastor, Jim and Pam Canaday. Bill and Charlotte Woelk share their church bulletin with me, which I pass on to Mary Marble or Shirley Watts. They are always interested in their hometown area people. I admire how the church involves their members and have so many participating on committees. People drive from Eads and other long distances to attend this vibrant church.

I have heard so many compliments on the Gloria Peck Quilt show during the Maine Street Bash. Someone asked me if they were all quilted by Gloria, who is now deceased. No, 78 men and women from other communities displayed their quilts. Some were even hung outside for people to enjoy.

Twenty people rose early to run or walk in the 5K Run on the trails around Jackson Pond South of Prairie Pines. First place was Myles Northrup from Lamar; second place went to Ryan Harbour of Wiley; and third place was Heather Guffy of Eads. 

Edi Nordquist has been a face painter at the Maine Street Bash for several years. She just gets better and better. But I well know that artistic talent runs in their family of sisters, Carrie, Laurie, Amy, and Julie, who are all gifted. 

The Chamber of Commerce met last week. They are making plans for the annual Thursday and Friday breakfast during the county fair. Donations would be most helpful. These breakfasts are served north of the bank in Eads. It is really one of the favorite parts of the county fair for many people. Brandon and Angela Hoffman have had more Eads Bucks made. They urge that merchants do not accept expired Eads Bucks. The Chamber is contemplating having the “Chamber After Hours” once a month with special educational speakers as it used to do before the pandemic. Jan and Dan Richards have arranged to have a new chamber banner made. 

Eads Schools begin this week. Open house In both schools is Tuesday from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. There will be an Education Association Ice Cream and baked goods sale for the scholarship fund. The next day, classes begin!

Pamela (PJ) Lessenden begins duties as West End Senior Citizen coordinator of meals and activities this month. She is a creative, sensitive, loving lady, so seniors can look forward to some good times.

We were going to the park when my little three year old great great niece, Willa, pointed and exclaimed, “Castle, Castle!” She saw the grain elevator. Isn’t that a lovely thought? I must show her the photo of our grain elevator in the morning sun and fog taken by Chris Sorensen that was on the July 21 cover of the Kiowa County Press.

I like to read the “Pages from the Past” in the Kiowa County Press. Last week it said that “75 years ago, Mrs. Joe Barnett had a special thrill when she received ‘The Good Neighbor Award’ on the Breakfast in Hollywood program. My sister and I and other little girls used to take tap dance lessons from Mrs. Madalyn Barnett. That was in the years before 1949 when I had polio. Good memories. 

Congratulations to Corky and Birdie (Mays), Hines who celebrated their 60 years of marriage last week. I remember how excited our Home Economics class was when Birdie received a letter from Corky from Viet Nam. More good memories. 

Shalom – Peace!