It all began when Windy Wilson told the assembled philosophers at the Mule Barn truck stop that he was going to start writing songs so he could win what he called the Nobelly Prize for Lit-a-chur. He said Bob Dylan won it and got money and all kinds of stuff and his name was in the paper, and Windy figured he could do the same thing, only in country music.

Steve had been listening to this for some minutes and finally said, “Windy, tell you what. You write a song, and I’ll sing it.”

“You can sing?” Windy said.

Pages from the Past

15 Years Ago

February 14, 2003

• Connie Richardson, RN, a registered nurse at Weisbrod Memorial Hospital & Nursing Home has been nominated for a 2003 Nightingale Award.
• Plainview Elementary received the John Irwin School of Excellence Award for 2001-2002 school year.
• East End Events-Kami Stum: The Senior Citizens are selling raffle tickets for their annual ceramics collections.

25 Years Ago

February 18, 1993

Despite the calendar showing winter in Colorado, high fire danger returns to the southeast plains of the state Sunday.

An anonymous tip prompted a poaching investigation by Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers that ended in the arrest and conviction of two Colorado Springs men for wildlife crimes.

February 8, 2018, in Fourth Judicial District Court, Yevgeniy Bikrev, 33, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges of illegal possession of wildlife, hunting on private property without permission and hunting out of season. He was fined $2,259 by Judge Christopher Acker.

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER:

Birthdays

February 19

• Mary Lou Williams
• Angie Fickenscer
• Tracey Weeks

February 20

• TJ Cleveland
• Carroll Walker* In Memory
• Levi Johnson
• Tanaia Hansen
• Kim Peck
• Brianna Engstrom
• Jim Rogers
• Brady Scherler
• Jeremy Pryor

February 21

• Alex Schmidt
• Galan Burnett
• Trudy Briggs
• Steve Baxter
• Pam Weirich

February 22

The first week in February, I was fortunate to attend the Western 4-H Institute. While there, I participated in an activity that really got me thinking. Our presenters laid out paper masks and asked us to write down all of the projects that we participated in during our own 4-H careers or program areas that we are putting together as agents.  I quickly wrote down the spattering of projects I participated in as a kid without thinking twice. After we shared with those around us, we were then handed a clear piece of film that was shaped just like the mask.

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.