PARTIALITY

“It is not good to be partial to the wicked or to deprive the innocent of justice.” Proverbs 18:5

It was just one of those things. It didn’t really mean Marvin Pincus had lost his mind. Consider this yourself for a minute. Marvin had opened the mail that morning and in it was the Fenwick glass fly rod he’d ordered. Oh, it was used, of course. But there’s a feel to a Fenwick that only a man dedicated to a life of using dry flies can appreciate.

For many Americans, the summer grilling and travel season begins this weekend. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service wants to make sure you and your family avoid food poisoning this summer. An estimated 128,000 Americans are hospitalized with food poisoning each year, but foodborne illnesses can be prevented during summer months by properly handling perishable foods during travel, and by using a food thermometer when grilling.

Joei Hamill of Lubbock, Texas, recently signed her Letter of Intent to rodeo at Lamar Community College this fall.  The recent graduate of Frenship High School in Wolfforth, will add her goat tying and breakaway roping skills to the 2018-2019 Lopes Rodeo team.

Hamill is finishing an impressive year, as noted by LCC Head Coach Fred Sherwood.

“Joei is in eighth place in Texas Region 2 goat tying and is headed to the Texas State High School Finals in June,” he said.  “She also ropes very well and should make an immediate impact on our women’s team.”

Mary-Amanda (Mandy) Harmon joined the staff at Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site as an interpretive park guide on April 4, 2018. While Mandy may be new to Kiowa County, she’s no stranger to working at national park sites. Prior to joining the park team at Sand Creek, Mandy has worked over 8 years as an interpretive park guide for the National Park Service.

The number of cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in Colorado feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 head or larger was estimated at 940,000 head as of May 1, 2018. The latest inventory is 1 percent below last month’s inventory and 2 percent below the May 1, 2017 inventory. 

Cattle feeders with 1,000 head or larger capacity marketed an estimated 150,000 head of fed cattle during April 2018. This was 6 percent below the previous month’s marketings, but 20 percent above the marketings one year earlier. 

One of our most popular features for over 17 years - a full-page color photo on the front of the Kiowa County Press showing various impressions of life in Kiowa County and across Colorado.

Copies of the print version of the Kiowa County Press can be purchased each week at Kiowa Healthmart, COOP C-Store in Eads, Haswell Propane, and Thunderbird Petroleum, our at our business office at 1208 Maine Street, Eads.