By Doris Lessenden

“We love because He first loved us.”  I John 4: 19

Annetta Maxcy of Kit Carson is the Director of the Annual Community Cantata concert will be held this Sunday, December 11^th at 6:30 p.m. in the United Methodist Church in Eads.  Refreshments will be served in the Fellowship Hall afterwards. 

The CLCEC—Crow-Luther Cultural Events Center was so beautifully decorated for their Annual Christmas Show thanks to the wonderful Debi Derby and Terry Riley and other volunteers.  The “Answering the Call” band of Jamie Crockett, Phil Splitter, Echo Crockett, Tim Harris, Danny Specht, Rachel Specht, Lane Stum, Tiffany Lang, and Jennifer Stum from Towner, Sheridan Lake, Kit Carson-Cheyenne Wells churches’ worship teams were a real hit with the audience.  Cowboy poet, John Schifffel, brought a lot of chuckles with his cowboy poetry.  Barry Ward, the recording artist, wowed the crowd with his country western melodies and especially his patriotic songs and comments.  The local duo of Alicia James and Jayce Negley started the show with “God Bless the USA” and sang outside the Theatre afterwards with Jared Weeks of Kit Carson around the fire pit which Terry Riley and friends had flaming at 5:15 p.m.   Charlie and Mary Vasquez made delicious suppers served in white boxes.  Emily Gyurman, President of the FBLA, and her fellow students arranged hayrides around town for people to see the homes and businesses that were twinkling with lots of pretty lights.  Laurie Musgrave has available 2016 CLCEC ornaments for $8.00 or ornaments in gift bags with CLCEC Gift Cards.  It was a tremendously beautiful and successful event.

Marjorie May Davis formerly of Lamar has lived in Eads for several years.  Friends and her children, Gary Davis, Mark Davis, and Rhonda Singer and their spouses and children gathered at the Lamar First Baptist Church to honor this wonderful lady last Friday.

Ladies brought breakfast casseroles, fruit ambrosias and pastries to the monthly Brunch Thursday at the Eads Senior Center.  We are so glad that our director has only two more Chemotherapy treatments this month.  She says she is doing well.  The monthly lunch will be Wednesday, December 21^st.

The Haswell Senior group went to the Christmas Show at the La Junta Picketwire Theatre, Friday.  Their Christmas Banquet will be Wednesday December 21^st at 5:30 p.m.

Bonnie (Mays) Rogers brought a copy of W. Ray Green’s obituary to me.  Ray was a well liked EHS student who graduated in l964.  He had six children and lived in Oklahoma at the time of his death in January 2016. 

Craig and Theresia Kerfoot of Eads are happy to have a new granddaughter born to their daughter, Brianna and Chandler Kent of Kit Carson.  Baby Maddilyn Grace is welcomed home by siblings, Elizabeth, Alexandria, and Bo.  Her other grandparents are Bill and Carmen Kent of Kit Carson.

Carla Gifford’s brother, Steve, died of a sudden heart attack about a month ago.  We extend our sincere sympathy to Carla and Larry after the loss of her brother and her mother, Irma, who died so closely together last month.

Allen Naugle of Wild Horse, who often presents the color guard flags at Eads events, has to return to Denver for more cancer treatments.  Let’s keep this veteran in our prayers and thoughts.

Tuesday, December 13^th is the Annual Christmas Dinner party at the Prairie Pines.  The community is invited to come and asked to bring and side dish or dessert to this semi-formal dinner.                                                                                                                                     .     Teri Castle invites anyone who wants to go caroling to meet at 4:45 p.m. at the Weisbrod ECU to sing during dinner hour.  Then they will go over to the Prairie Pines to sing to the residents.    Come join the fun.

Jeff Campbell, National Sand Creek Park Ranger, gave a talk and power point show about the Sand Creek Massacre of the Indians (Native Americans) 152 years ago on November 29, 1864.   Jeff recounted much of the history.  It was the first time I had realized why this site is so spiritually important to the Native Americans and to us.  It is because those Indians, who died that horrific November day, were never buried!  Another factor, even 150 years later is that most of women died that day.  In their society women are the ones who teach the culture, the stories, and the traditions so succeeding generations have suffered loss of their teachings