Gladys (Arrowood) Monks

AUGUST 15, 1917 ~ JANUARY 30, 2018

Have you ever wondered how to become a scientist? Dr. Debra Fischer answers your question is this short video from the National Science Foundation.

Claudette Yvonne Williams

May 2, 1939 – January 30, 2018

Claudette Yvonne Williams was born in Lamar, Colorado, May 2, 1939, to Sidney and Marie Porter Canfield. Claudette attended Lamar Union High School, graduating in 1957, and Lamar Junior College. Claudette was the youngest of four children, and proud to be a “native Coloradoan.”

Ingredients

2¼ cups (29-oz can) canned peaches, light-syrup pack, drained and chopped

½ cup sugar

1 cup flour

1 egg

1 tsp baking soda

2 Tbsp vegetable oil

1 tsp vanilla

2 Tbsp brown sugar, firmly packed

2 tsp whole milk

Birthdays

February 5

• Diane Schults
• Avery Blanton
• Lincoln Hopkins
• Lacey Barnes Ledet
• Avery Lorraine Blanton
• Jordan Lee
• Charles Modine
• Chance Fowler
• Brady Baxter

February 6

• Penny Smith
• Shane Bryant
• Tysen Barton
• Dutch Eikenberg* In Memory
• Korey Morgans
• Colbie June Bennett
• Al Klukowski
• Amber Friar
• Housten Gourley
• Ross Meder

February 7

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.

The USDA Forest Service’s Rocky Mountain Region is seeking public input on proposed fee increases for Christmas tree cutting permits on some national forests in Colorado, including the Arapaho, Roosevelt, Pike, Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison. The proposed fee would be $20 per permit, double the current rate.

When a child is stricken with a deadly, little-known disease, the home can suddenly feel like a lost sailboat in a stormy sea. Waves of emotion overwhelm what had been a serene, happy place, and each family member faces challenges of how to move forward.

News of the diagnosis can take everyone off-guard, including the parents. Knowing their role is to always be in control, they find their world turned upside-down. But somehow, they must cope and help the terminally ill child and the siblings do the same.