Did you know there is a program that could pay for a portion of your heating costs if you qualify? The LEAP (Low-Income Energy Assistance Program) runs from November 1, 2016 through April 30, 2017. You may only apply and be approved one time in this period. Contact Ashlynn Miner at Kiowa County Social Services (438-5541) for more information.
The residents of Eads have often seen this gentleman out in his motorized wheelchair, scooping up dirt and placing in potholes in the street. He does this because he has pride in the community not for any special recognition. I have seen him out when most of us take to the comfort of our homes when what we call the extreme elements – heat – cold or wind, there he is completing the task he started out to do.
Dr. K.S. Young, D.O. joined the primary care team at Southeast Health Group this fall, relocating from his most recent temporary assignment in Oklahoma. “I have been a traveling doctor for almost three decades, licensed in eight different states, and worked all over the country. I’ve seen a lot of different things and had a lot of different experiences,” said Young. “My wife and I like being near the mountains, and we were impressed that southeast Colorado had so much going for it and the people were so friendly.”
By Doris Lessenden
A World War I song that I like, that Mary Louise Fick DeChant taught me is: “My Buddy” Nights are long since you went away. I think about you all through the day, My Buddy, No Buddy quite so true”…..Marilyn Schneider Gibbs Bullock used to sing this lovely melody at many Memorial services.
By Michelle Wyckoff
Bluetooth. Described by someone in cyberspace as “a telecommunications industry specification that describes how mobile phones, computers and personal data assistants (PDAs) can be easily interconnected using a short-range wireless connection. Described by me as “one of the seven wonders of the world”, right behind tweezers, Amazon.com, facial moisturizer, the Grand Canyon, new haircuts, cars that park themselves, and sock monkeys.
There will be a Memorial Service for Jesse C. Jacobs of Tolleson, Az. Wed. Nov. 9th at 2 pm at the Prairie View Assisted Living in Las Animas Colorado at 2 pm.
Jesse had many family and friends in Kiowa County and the surrounding area and will be missed by all.
By Chris Sorensen
The United States Geologic Survey recorded a magnitude 3.1 quake six miles east of Greeley shortly before 10:00 a.m. Sunday. The earthquake was centered within one-half mile of the town of Kersey in Weld County
Coincidentally, a 3.1 earthquake was also recorded just south of the Colorado-New Mexico border late Saturday. Both were about three miles below the surface.
No damage reports have been received for either quake.
Baca and Otero Counties will be hosting free legal self-help clinics via computer link for people without attorneys. Volunteer attorneys provide one-on-one assistance.
The Baca County clinic, sponsored by the Baca County Board of County Commissioners and hosted at the Baca County Library, is held the second Wednesday of the month starting at 3:00 p.m. The library is located at 1260 South Main Street, Springfield, in Suite 1 of the Resource Center. Call the library at 719-523-6962 to sign up. Free clinics are currently scheduled for November 9 and December 14.
Kiowa County has gained two truck stops over the past few weeks, both located at the northwest corner of Eads along Highway 287.
The first to open, Home Town Gas & Grill, is a project undertaken by Eads Consumers Supply Company, and replaces the significantly smaller Country C-Store at the southeast end of Eads.
Home Town Gas & Grill features a spacious retail area with snacks and beverages as well as an equally spacious dining area.
