2017 Brand Assessment Fees Due
Livestock brands are vital to protecting Colorado’s livestock industry and are an important part of the state’s history and culture. The Colorado Department of Agriculture’s Brand Inspection Division reminds brand owners that the brand assessment fee for the five-year assessment period beginning January 1, 2017 are due and must be paid by June 30, 2017.
The J.M. Smucker Company today announced a limited voluntary recall on certain lots of 9LivesTM, EverPetTM, and Special KittyTM canned cat food due to possible low levels of thiamine (Vitamin B1).
The issue was discovered by the Quality Assurance team during review of production records at the manufacturing facility. No illnesses related to this issue have been reported to date and the product is being recalled out of an abundance of caution.
By Eads USDA Service Center Staff
IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER:
Disclaimer: Information in this UPDATE is pertinent to Kiowa County FSA only. Producers reading this and that do not have FSA interest in Kiowa County are advised to contact their local FSA Office.
By Doris Lessenden
Members of the Weisbrod Hospital Auxiliary had a heartwarming meeting on December 13th when a lady from Lamar sent a memorial check of $200.00 and when Roger Saffer came to tell us we would be receiving about $618.00 as a gift from the Eastern Slope Rural Telephone Association of which he is a board member.
Back issues from the Kiowa County Press 2011 Archive.
Tuesday, Jan. 3
School Resumes
Lunch: BBQ Ribs w/ Buttered Noodles
Wednesday, Jan. 4
Lunch: Turkey Wrap
Thursday, Jan. 5
5:00 p.m. HS W at McClave Tri Lv 3:15
Lunch: Chicken Sandwich
Friday, Jan. 6
4:00 p.m. HS BB at Cheraw lv 2:15
Saturday, Jan. 7
10:00 HS W at Lamar lv 7:30
MS BB Tournament at Holly Lv 6:45 Start Time 8:30 a.m.
4:00 p.m. HS BB (H) Stratton
Monday, Jan. 9
3:00 p.m. FBLA Meeting
Lunch: Baked Chicken w/ Baked Potatoes
Tuesday, Jan. 10
If exercising more is on the top of your New Year’s resolution list, check out Go4Life—the exercise and physical activity campaign from the National Institute on Aging. The Go4Life website has:
By Doris Lessenden
“Happy New Year, Readers: Betty Shotton taught me one of my favorite songs, “Gentle Shepherd, come and lead us, for we need You to help us find our way”…”come to feed us…help us face another day”. Those words are my prayerful and hopeful prayer for 2017.
Lance and Taya Jagers took their children, Cassidy and Corbin, to the Arizona Annual Goat Show at the Arizona State Fair Grounds last week where they both place in the top four in the Show.
What a year!
We owe a debt of gratitude to all of you for the tremendous success the Kiowa County Press has experienced over the past year.
In January, we took the calculated risk of eliminating most paid subscriptions to the printed edition of the newspaper in favor of asking our readers to follow us to the free version online.
