By Slim Randles

Dud rounded the corner on his block and headed for the edge of town at an easy jog. Well, easy for an Olympic miler, he thought. It was making him breathe hard and he wasn’t even a block from the house. But this is the price. Oh yes, the price I must pay for my goal.

“Dud,” said Doc, “I worry about you spending so much time agonizing over that book of yours.”

“I have to do it, Doc,” Dud said. “There are still so many things to plan in the book. Things like the duchess’s daughter and her relationship with the truck driver on special assignment …”

The Kiowa County Public Library Summer Reading program will begin July 12 and run for three weeks.

The program will be held Tuesdays and Thursday from 1:00 - 2:30 p.m.  (July 12, 14, 19, 21, 26, & 28).

 Summer Reading Early Registration will begin June 27 and continue until July 8. If you register early you will receive a prize. 

By Pastor Rich Z

LIE IF YOU WANT TO GET RICH?

“A fortune made by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a deadly snare.” Proverbs 21:6

15 Years Ago

June 29, 2001

Members of the Eads FFA Chapter proudly display their Most Improved Chapter in the State of Colorado Award Plaque that is based o Community involvement, recruitment, and member & chapter involvement.

25 Years Ago

June 27, 1991

Another rain-up to an inch or more reported in Kiowa County Saturday evening. But a hot drying wind Tuesday was rapidly curing the wheat that is just starting to be cut.

June 23, 2016, the Colorado Department of Agriculture, State Veterinarian’s Office, was notified by the USDA National Veterinary Services Laboratory (NVSL) that a non-racing horse presently located at Arapahoe Park in Aurora, CO tested positive for Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA). Confirmatory tests are currently being run. Arapahoe Park is currently under a hold order that restricts movement of horses until an initial investigation is completed by the Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA). The affected horse has been in Colorado less than 60 days and came from an out-of-state track.

Through September of this year, the Colorado Department of Transportation will have mobile lane closures on State Highway 96 in the Haswell area.

Temporary closures can be expected for both the east- and westbound lanes between markers 131 and 159 for erosion control installation, milling and test strip paving.

Work will be conducted between 6:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday.

Lamar Community College is excited to announce the return of the FullBridge Program on July 18-29. 

The Fullbridge Program, funded by the Colorado Community College System (CCCS), was designed to help participants succeed in the modern workplace.  Fullbridge works with universities, governments, and organizations to fully engage students and professionals in the essentials of business, communication, and collaboration. 

“X-Men: Apocalypse”

By Bob Garver           

“X-Men: Apocalypse” is a film that exists for no other reason than that it was time for another “X-Men” movie. Fans have been eager to see a new film since “Days of Future Past” was one of the biggest hits of the franchise two years ago. That film ended with the promise of the villain Apocalypse for the next movie, and we’re going to get that movie even if director Bryan Singer can’t come up with anything to make it unique or appealing.

By Eads USDA Service Center

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER:

•                CCC-633EZ – Loan Deficiency Payment (LDP) agreement and request – MUST BE SIGNED AND ON FILE WITH FSA OFFICE BEFORE HARVEST.  

•                2nd Tuesday each month - Farm Loan personnel in Kiowa County FSA Office. 

By Donna Davis

Colorado State Forest Service

Many thin-barked trees in Eads and southeast Colorado have detaching bark or already detached bark. What’s going on?