The Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) Board has awarded $7 million in grants at its meeting in Fort Morgan.

One of our most popular features over the past 16 years - a full-page color photo on the front of the Kiowa County Press showing various impressions of life in Kiowa County. While a limited number of copies continue to be printed and distributed each week at Kiowa Healthmart, COOP C-Store in Eads, Haswell Propane, and Thunderbird Petroleum, we wanted to bring this feature to our online readers as well.

Shown below - the front page of the March 24, 2017, Kiowa County Press - Pear tree blossoming. Photo by Chris Sorensen.

While Coloradans across the state enjoyed St. Patrick's Day celebrations spanning two weekends, law enforcement was on high alert for impaired drivers as part of the The Heat Is On campaign. From March 10-20, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), Colorado State Patrol (CSP) and local law enforcement agencies combined efforts to arrest 607 impaired drivers, a 33 percent increase from the 455 arrests during last year's enforcement.

Employers in Colorado added 2,000 nonfarm payroll jobs from January to February for a total of 2,631,500 jobs, according to the survey of business establishments. Private sector payroll jobs increased 4,900 and government decreased 2,900.

Steps to Take if You Get the Flu

1. If you get very sick, are pregnant, or are 65 years or older, or are otherwise at high risk of flu-related complications, call your doctor. You might need antiviral drugs to treat flu.
2. Stay at home and rest.
3. Avoid close contact with well people in your house so you won’t make them sick.
4. Drink plenty of water and other clear liquids to prevent fluid loss (dehydration).

When caring for people who have the flu:

The Bent-Prowers Cattle & Horse Growers Association donated $1,000 to the Northeast Colorado Fire Disaster Fund during its March board meeting. The disaster funds were an opportunity for local ranchers to help their fellow ranchers in Phillips and Logan counties needing assistance with fire recovery.

The six-county board also voted to nominate Curtis Russell of Sugar City for Colorado Cattlemen’s Association Southeast Colorado Quarter representative. Current rep Bill Hancock of Rocky Ford has declined to seek another term.

The 8th Annual Southern Colorado Regional Quilt Show

sponsored by Pride City Quilt Guild  will be held

at the El Pueblo History Museum

301 N. Union Ave.

Thursday, March 30 thru Saturday, April 8

10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.  Sunday: Closed

  Free

Over 100 quilts from Southern Colorado Quilters

Featured Quilter - Gloria Peck-Eads, CO

When: Starts: Monday, March 27th

Ends: Thursday, April 20th

Who: Kindergarten-5th grade  

What: Aluminum Cans (Pop cans)

For: Eads FFA Chapter

Where: Bring the cans, in bags, to school which then will be separated out by class in front of the elementary. The sophomore class will pick up the cans every morning as school starts. Please leave outside of the school in the appropriate class lines, bags marked with your student(s) class.

By Monica Uhland

Breakfast

March 27: Waffles, orange juice, milk, mixed fruit

March 28: Egg patty, toast, sausage, grape juice

March 29: Muffins, yogurt, apple juice, milk, fruit

March 30: Doughnuts, cereal, grape juice, milk, orange juice

Lunch

March 27: Pizza day, fruit and veggie bar

March 28: Italian beef steaks, buttered noodles, orange, Jell-O cups, milk, fruit and veggie bar

March 29: Nachos, lettuce, tomato, cinnamon bread, mandarin oranges, milk, fruit and veggie bar

March 30: Chicken tacos, fruit and veggie bar