As the school year approaches, we join with partners nationwide in recognizing August as National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM). The Colorado Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management reminds parents and guardians to check their children’s vaccination records. If your children need vaccines, make sure they are on your back-to-school list.  Following the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) immunization schedule is one of the most important things parents can do to protect their children from serious disease.  

Here is what to do:

ON WHICH SIDE OF JUSTICE ARE YOU?

“When justice is done, it brings joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers.” Proverbs 21:15

15 Years Ago

August 8, 2003

• West Nile virus has now been confirmed in Kiowa County, one horse died on July 27 from the virus.
• Wild Horse Roundup-Curtis Schrimp: I discovered something that my eyesight is good, but my memory don’t work so good. I saw people I have known many years but their names I have trouble with.

25 Years Ago

August 11, 1993

It began as a whispered threat, this latest storm of ours. There was something in the air, a cleansing tonic, a murmur of sharpness.

The trees on the hills looked different, then, seeming to stand out in sharper focus, in cleaner profile. It was the magical paintbrush of a gentle sun brushing the front of them, against an ominous, creeping black background. And the blackness grew higher yet, until the western sky was a massive wall of black and swirling gray.

Our communities would like to extend their condolences to Penni Shalberg and family on the loss of her father this past week. He lived in Alamosa.

Monday, August 13

• Preschool Begins
• 9:00 a.m. Golf at LaJunta LT 7:00 a.m. 
• 3:00 p.m. FBLA Meeting
• 3:30 p.m. FFA Meeting
• Lunch:  Hoagie Sandwich w/ Macaroni Salad 

Tuesday, August 14

• 6:30 p.m.

Charles "Charlie" Weber

November 06, 1940 - August 09, 2018

Charlie was a resident of Lamar and a retired longtime livestock brand inspector with the state of Colorado.  Mr. Weber passed away at Parkview Hospital in Pueblo.

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER:

• COUNTY APPROVED FOR CRP EMERGENCY HAYING AND GRAZING
• Apply for Livestock Forage Program - Call office for appointment.
• NAP COVERAGE DEADLINE_  September 4^th– triticale and canola -  December 1^st, native grass 
• FARM LOAN Personnel in Kiowa County Service Center – Tuesday, September 11^th
• FSA County Committee Meeting – TBA
• 2018 ARCPLC Enrollment deadline - &nb

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 Crow's Stop and Shop, Kiowa Healthmart, COOP C-Store in Eads, Haswell Propane, and Thunderbird Petroleum, our at our business office at 1208 Maine Street, Eads.

Makes:   8 Servings 

Prep time: 20 minutes

Cook time: 1 hour 20 minutes

Simmer eggplant, zucchini, red peppers, and tomatoes with onion, garlic, and seasonings for a delicious flavor in this classic dish.