About Town
By Doris Lessenden
A World War I song that I like, that Mary Louise Fick DeChant taught me is: “My Buddy” Nights are long since you went away. I think about you all through the day, My Buddy, No Buddy quite so true”…..Marilyn Schneider Gibbs Bullock used to sing this lovely melody at many Memorial services.
“There is No Place like 4-H!” was the theme of the annual Kiowa County 4-H Club Dinner. The three outstanding 4-Hers by age divisions were: Molly Stolzenberger—Senior, Emily Nelson—Intermediate and Alexa Nelson—Junior. The youth chose three people to receive the “Friends of 4-H Award.” They are Sean Lening and Marvin and Gail Koeller. Mr. Lening has been so supportive of 4-H members through his work at the Bank in Eads and Marvin and Gail have been 4-H leaders for over 14 years and have been innovative in their leadership with the youth especially at the east end of the county. Each member was given a certificate and many received numerous awards presented by the Leader Advisors: Gloria Trosper and Katharina Fehr.
Cowboy Byrce “Pete” Batterton is making a mark for himself in the college Rodeo Circuit. Recently he won the Champion Steer Wrestling and a large ornate belt buckle with red jewels at the Texas Tech University Rodeo. His Grandmother, Phyllis Batterton, and family are quite proud of this young guy who just graduated from Eads in May.
How good to see Loy and Betty Jones here from Colorado Springs when they were having lunch in the new Hometown Gas and Grill. When he spoke to me he said,” I am sort of related to that lady over there” (meaning the former Debi Jacobs). I asked him to remind me of their family tree history. Oh, yes…the Andersons. They were on their way to visit Robert and Sandra Jones. Loy surely made Chad Barnett smile when he told him, “I like your movie review in the Independent News Paper. We have gone to some movies based on your recommendation”.
While we were there, CO-OP Board member, Chad Rouse, greeted me. He asked me if I tried the ramp. Chad and the other board members were kind to remember me and other disabled people. This is good because there are getting to be more people in most towns who are older or just can’t handle those bumps and heights in the walks or steps.
Although we have not ventured out north to the new Love’s Store, we have heard that it is very nice, classy, and they also have good food too. When I take my sister-in-law out for birthday supper this week, I realized that we have at least five nice places to dine in Eads and that is not counting Weisbrod and Prairie Pines. Now that’s progress!
There is a little house around the corner on Kerr that has a new “for sale” sign. It probably is a fixer-upper since it has been empty awhile but it has “character” as my artist friend, Ruth Piper Miller used to say.
Jan Richards of the KCEDF and the School FBLA Chapter encourage business owners and home owners to decorate for Christmas. They will be giving prizes. Santa is coming to town Tuesday, December 6th during the Community Chili Supper. Between so many projects that Jan Richards helps individuals and businesses with, she has also sold some more lots for houses out in Kiowa Estates.
The milo harvest has been good in the county. There are two huge mountain- like piles of milo seeds at the east and west end of 14th Street.
Pastor Jensen and pianist, Cheryl Wyatt, conducted the service at Weisbrod Sunday. Cheryl said that her Mother, Ellen Simmons, is home from the city hospital and seems to be doing well.
The Middle School basketball players have a Monday-Tuesday tournament in Cheyenne Wells this week. The high school basketball players and wrestlers all over the state have officially begun practices this week.
Gordon “Bud” Mast who was in the hospital a few days told us, “This is not where I want to be, but I am sure glad this Hospital is in my hometown!” Bud was anxious to get home to complete building a beautiful wooden cabinet with windows like a china cabinet. He designed it to hold 900 little glass jars of scented candles that his daughter, Sandy, makes. She sells them in her Enid, Oklahoma, Bowling Alley to support the youth bowling leagues from her sales
