By Bob Garver

“The Girl on the Train” is a mystery about a missing woman, based on a novel by Paula Hawkins. It was destined from day one to be compared to similar adaptations like “Gone Girl” and “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.” Those films were supposed to be in for a big awards push, but failed to secure Oscar nominations in any major category except Best Actress. Here too is a film where I could see the lead actress claiming the sole Oscar nomination, though the film around her is perhaps too weak to make her a true contender.

15 Years Ago

October 26, 2001

• Greeley Gas files for 35% decrease  to their natural gas  customers in their Southeast service area.

• Kiowa County Public Library District applied for and received from Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Grant for $4905 with which to purchase a new public access computer.

Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO) today sent a letter with Congressmen Scott Tipton (CO-3), Ken Buck (CO-4), Doug Lamborn (CO-5), and Mike Coffman (CO-06) to Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) Robert McDonald calling for swift improvements to be made to streamline and modernize the Veterans Choice Program’s payment, authorization, and referral systems that have been suffering due to Health Net’s poor management. This poor management is threatening the integrity of the Veterans Choice Program, and therefore, threatening timely access to health care for our veterans in Colorado.

The Colorado Association of Wheat Growers (CAWG) will award two $1,000 scholarships to Colorado high school seniors.

The applicants’ parents, grandparents, or legal guardians must be current or new members of CAWG OR the applicant must be nominated by a current sponsor of CAWG.  For a list of sponsors, please contact the CAWG office at 970-449-6994.

One scholarship is funded by CAWG, and one is the “Friends of Wheat” scholarship, funded by donations in memory of several wheat supporters.

ELECTION NOTICE

KIOWA COUNTY, COLORADO

2016 GENERAL MAIL BALLOT ELECTION

In accordance with the provisions of Section 1-7.5-107 (2.5) (a), Colorado Election Code, notice is hereby given that a Mail Ballot Election will be held in

Kiowa County on

Tuesday, the 8th day of November, 2016.

A PDF (Adobe Acrobat) copy of the 2016 Colorado ballot issues is attached below. Click the file name to download and view the document. A printed copy is also available from Kiowa County Press newsracks in Eads, Sheridan Lake and Haswell for 75 cents.

This week at Lamar Theatre

Starts Friday

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, 6:45 p.m. Daily

The Girls on the Train, 9:05 p.m. Daily

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