Don’t Lose Your Brand – Assessment Fees Due
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.
Voluntary Recall on Certain Canned Cat Food
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.
USDA Update
By Eads USDA Service Center Staff
IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER:
- 2nd Tuesday each month – FSA Farm Loan personnel in Kiowa County FSA Office. .
- SERVICE CENTER CLOSED – January 16th – Martin Luther King Jr. birthday
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.
Weisbrod Hospital Auxiliary Meeting
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 - 2011
Back issues from the Kiowa County Press 2011 Archive.
Eads School Calendar
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
Institute on Aging Encourages you to Get Up and Active for 2017
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:
About Town
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.
