“Every good gift and every perfect gift comes from above” James 1:17 NKJV

We are so thankful in Kiowa County this week. The Lord sent some rain. As of Monday, we had an inch or more around the Eads and Haswell communities. When Gail Voss and I returned to Eads from Lamar last Thursday, we saw so much blowing dust!

We really do appreciate to see visitors come to Weisbrod. Some come to see family members and others visit friends. Some Auxiliary members came up to judge the door decorations. Those ladies were Alice Glover, Cleta Englharedt, Linda Trosper, and Mary Englhardt. They liked the attractive doors decorated by staff members. They chose Shirley Watt’s door for first prize money. Her door was decorated by Candy Lane and Dally Lessenden, who created a huge harvest moon over a tall 1800s haunted house with lots of flying bats and the slogan, “yooou are faboo-u-lous.” The second place door was mine, which Alyssa (Hadley) Eder and her little first grade daughter decorated with hundreds of falling leaves from a three dimensional tree with pretty pumpkins underneath. The ladies chose the witches garage and broom closet design door that one could open as third place, which was designed by Jaton Wallace. It was on the door of Bob Miller and Ellis Wilson’s room. Thank you to our staff for brightening our halls.

Eads Eagle and Kit Carson Wildcat fans were excited to watch the football game last Friday, but about the time for the game, the rain came and the lights went out. Monday evening, they met again on their Kit Carson field, where Eads won a close one. We were able to watch the junior high and most of the high school volleyball games on television, but there is no voice commentating, so we did a lot of guessing. Maybe that is good for us.

Those who went to the October Bingo games in the Eads Senior Citizen Center had a good time. It will always be the first Sunday of the month at 6:00 p.m. The next game night is November 2. November 5 at 10:00 a.m. is the brunch, which is free, or one can leave a donation at the door. Save November 20 for our Thanksgiving dinner

Vera Hammons had a great time in Scott City, Kansas, when her grandson, Payson Coen, took her to watch her daughters, Tamra and Talara, barrel race. At the event, Vera was recognized as a futurity pioneer. I asked her what that meant. She was raised north of Kit Carson on the Fell Ranch, where she learned to train horses. Later, her occupation was training three-year-old colts to race barrels. Her niece, Melody (Mitchell) Krie, brought six of her puppies for the residents to hold and watch. That was such a joy to see!

Last Sunday, several Eads Future Farmers of America members and their sponsors, Mr. and Mrs. Justin Lenox, drove the long drive to the national convention in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Deer hunting is another one of Justin Lennox’s many talents. He is often a guide for out-of-town hunters. I remember when he was in high school when he used to tell me about the animals he trapped around the county for their pelts to sell.

It is harvesting time around the county. I have heard of some milo and corn being harvested. We are thankful for any harvest our farmers can bring in since much of the middle and western part of the county has been so dry.

Another fact we are so thankful so is that Dr. Joseph Wagner is one of our outstanding educators in Eads. He has organized a science club, which I have heard is doing well in competitions.

Students from Eads and surrounding area schools had the opportunity to see and hear a moving and patriotic presentation recently at Lamar Community College from a man who survived the falling of the towers in New York when America was attacked.

We are thankful also for Levi Johnson of Haswell, who has been in Florida and North Carolina for several weeks. He is with workers from Colorado and Kansas who work for the Stampede Electric Company. My heart aches for those thousands of people who are suffering from the terrible hurricanes, floods, and tornados. Thank you to Levi and those men and women who sacrifice the comforts of home to help those helpless and hopeless Americans.

We have seen and heard of the wonderful happenings over at the Harris Pumpkin Patch north of Sheridan Lake where families and busloads of children have been able to play all those wonderful games, have treats, and take great family photos.

Linda Trosper came again this week and said, “Call me, ‘Bag Lady.’” We liked her little bags of cherry tomatoes.