“The Lord blesses the home of every good person.” Proverbs 3:33

The first day of the Colorado State Fair was exciting for many people, but most especially for about 40 members of families related to Art and June Blooding because their family was one of about 10 who were recognized for having a farm that was 100 years or older. The impressive wood and gold plaque and road sign is imprinted, “Art and June Blooding and Girls Farm.” Sisters who flew here from California were Micki and Shaleta, and the other three sisters live in Eads: Mary, Areta, and Sylvia. What a joyful reunion time their extended family had! How times fly by since they were our west of Eads country neighbors. When Areta and Shaleta came the visit me, I told them “happy birthday, this month.” I was so amazed when they reminded me that they were 75! I exclaimed, “Oh, I remember the day of your birth! I was in Mary Peck’s home working on 4-H projects.”

Neil and Connie Richardson’s children, Wesley and Jessica of Alamosa, and Trice Watts of Tribune, Kansas, spent some cousin time while attending the state fair in Pueblo.

This was an exciting football weekend for the Eads Eagles and Denver Broncos. The Broncos won over the Rams in Denver. The Eads team is mostly all underclassmen who played valiantly over the third ranked team in the state, and lost by a few points. Shirley Nelson was interested in this game because she had grandsons on both teams: Case Nelson, Eads junior quarterback, and Clayton Nelson, a freshman at Karval High School, who plays on the Genoa-Hugo football team.

Leon Tanck, an Eads High School graduate, died in Vega, Texas, where he and his wife, Barbara, of 53 years and two sons lived. What I admired about Leon was his love for his home town of Eads, and how he always came back for the county fair days and class reunions. I observed that, in his later years of illness, several former schoolmates who were his friends drove to Texas to spend time with him. Isn’t that beautiful? Friends are so precious.

I read in the “Pages from the Past” in the Kiowa County Press that “40 years ago, August 26, 1983, Bob Miller won top honors at the Eads Annual Tri-State Golf Tournament.” When I reminded him he said, “You know I am 97 years old now.” That same box stated that, “75 years ago in August 1948, the Eads School Band attended the State Fair.” Our Band Director, Philomene Liesen, and her husband, Tommy, arranged so much enjoyment for young people. That was a very exciting for a young girl like me because, a year later, I was lying paralyzed from the neck down except for my lungs in a Pueblo hospital. That experience of marching in the long state fair parade and seeing the fair gave me good memories as I survived polio in the months and years the come.

I saw Bill Trosper help Linda Trosper, Hospital Auxiliary lady, carry and lift items high where she made her monthly display in the Weisbrod Extended Care Unit. I was so pleased when she hung up a “Friendship Quilt” made by my mother, Ida. On each side of it are two little boy western shirts that have satin embroidered designs on the yokes and cuffs of shirts that Bill’s mother lovingly made. 

Thank you to local pastors who have served many years to bring the Word of God to the local nursing home and assisted living home Sunday afternoons plus their own churches. Their messages and visits are so meaningful to the residents.

Community friends are glad that Lane Gooden is recuperating after several weeks from a fall.

Gail Voss has been busy distributing community calendars and devotion books.

Prairie Pines Assisted Living Center had a great turnout of people who came to enjoy their luau meal Saturday night. It was by reservation, and so many came that they had to wait until some diners had finished eating in that big dining room. At this party, guests enjoyed swimming, competing in Corn Hole, hula hoops, and great music. Alice Glover won the prize for the “Best Hawaiian Dress” when she wore her lovely long navy and red dress that she acquired when she visited her son, Richard and Koy Glover and family, during her visit while her son was stationed in Hawaii. Friends of the Glovers feel really fortunate who were able the enjoy Rich’s great cooking and grilling that he learned when they lived in Hawaii. The Glovers have moved the Ohio.

Floyd and Wynona Barnes called from Nebraska asking for more details about the county fair in Eads this weekend. As a quick reminder, Wednesday evening is a big goat show under the pavilion. Thursday and Friday mornings will be the popular breakfast north of the bank. There is a beef barbeque Friday at noon, and a pork barbeque Saturday. Friday and Saturday there will CPRA rodeos, with several other types of rodeos and roping for four evenings. The parade is at 10:00 a.m. Saturday.

We have noticed many fine improvements around Weisbrod Hospital, extended care Unit and Eads Clinic. Many thanks go to the leadership team, Board, and new CEO.