East End Events

Saturday evening supper guests of Freda Schmidt were: Alfie and Karen (Teeter) Pfeifer, missionaries from the Dallas District, Pastor Ernie and Connie Lambright and Jim and MaryAnn Richardson. They celebrated Jim's 89th birthday also. Happy Birthday Jim!

Last weekend, Burl and Cathy Scherler and friends went to Estes Park to see the colors. They said it was really pretty up there. On their way home, they stopped in Denver to attend their grandson Brady's baseball game.

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Card of Thanks - Town of Haswell

The Haswell Town Board would like to thank everyone who helped make the Haswell Fall Bazaar a huge success!

We would like to list everyone’s names individually but fear we would miss someone. So thank you to everyone that donated items for our lunch, for the beautiful desserts, for all of your hard work and dedication on Saturday and every day.  Thank you to everyone who was generous with your monetary donations and to all of the vendors that attended. We have a great community and are so proud of all of you.

Sincerely

Pam Lessenden

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Kiowa County W.I.F.E. Goes Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness

Kiowa County Women Involved in Farm Economics (WIFE) Chapter # 124 is participating in the First Annual National WIFE Pink Pumpkin Community Awareness Fundraiser Project. National WIFE President and Kiowa County WIFE member Kerry Froese and her family, from Cheraw, Colorado, grew the pink pumpkins and they are ready to harvest. The goal of the project is to deliver a pink pumpkin to community members that have fought the battle against breast cancer, is currently fighting, or to the family that has lost a loved one.

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Eads School Flu Vaccinations Set

Dear Parent/Guardian: Prowers County Public Health Staff will be offering flu vaccine to students attending Eads Schools on Wednesday, October 18, 2017 beginning at 9am. Due to the Affordable Care Act, effective January 1, 2013, all children with private health insurance coverage are no longer eligible to receive state funded vaccine. Due to this change any child who is covered by the following health insurance MUST provide their Member ID on the attached Parental Consent form (links are located at the bottom of this article) to receive a flu vaccination:

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Watch Your Mail - New Medicare Cards Coming in 2018

Medicare Takes Aim at Medical Identity Theft

(Family Features) Criminals are increasingly targeting people age 65 or older for personal identity theft. In 2014 alone, there were 2.6 million such incidents among seniors, according to the Department of Justice.

A growing offshoot of identity theft is healthcare fraud, which can result when someone unlawfully uses another person's Medicare number. Medical identity theft can lead to inaccuracies in medical records, which in turn can result in delayed care, denied services and costly false claims. 

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