Photo of the week from the November 13, 2020, edition of the Kiowa County Press in Eads, Colorado - snow near Eads.

Funeral services for former Eads resident Ethel Bernice Oquist will be held November 18, 2020, at the Eads Cemetery.

For a peanut butter extravaganza, spread smooth or chunky peanut butter on top of a slice of this delicious bread! Top with banana or strawberry slices.

Quilters from the immediate area got together in early October 2020 to make plans to see how many quilts could be made to be awarded to veterans at the November 11, 2020, American Legion Post #125 Veterans dinner. 

Individuals worked franticly to get 10 quilts done.  Sadly, because of the COVID-19 coronavirus, the dinner was cancelled at the last minute. 

The Colorado State Emergency Operations Center returned to its highest level of alert this week.

Pianos are beautiful instruments that produce some of the most captivating music the human ear can perceive. However, while these large pieces of musical equipment create sound in its rawest form, they can’t keep doing so unless they’re well taken care of. Acoustic pianos are specifically very hard to care for, as they have a lot of components that need to be finely tuned in order to work correctly. But if you own one of these instruments, you should understand the fundamental maintenance tips for your piano.

Birthdays

November 16

• Lori Briggs
• Chandler Miner
• Josh Hammer

November 17

• Olivia Kiniston
• Shelby Shaw
• Brady Buck
• A.J. Klukowski
• Don McCoin
• Brian Miller

November 18

• Kaetlyn Higgins
• Taylor Reed

November 19

• Megan Buck
• Nikki Adams
• Kynlee Gordanier
• Ashton Phipps
• Emma Lynn Garrett
• Bradlee Lyon
• Blake Ridgeway

November 20

• Kynlee R.

Crop production highlights for Colorado and the United States for October 2020 from the USDA.

Due to COVID-19 concerns, the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site Interactive Presentation that was to be held November 14 at the Community Building in Eads will be held as a virtual experience presentation at a date to be determined. 

Visit https://www.facebook.com/SandCreekMassacreNHS/ to view other videos from the presenters.

Five generations of the Spady Family have called Kiowa County, Colorado home.  

Conrad Spady came from Germany and settled in Kansas for a short time before coming to Kiowa County.

In 1914, Conrad and his wife, Wilhelmina, and their six children came to Haswell. Conrad traded a cow for a house and had it moved by eight teams of horses and two wagons to its present location - 8 ½ miles south of Haswell on the road to Las Animas, County Road 19.