By Debra Wells

Frank Phillips College Rodeo placed 4th out of seventeen colleges in the Southwest Region for the Men's Team at the Texas Tech College Rodeo held on Oct. 13-15. 

4-H News  November 1, 2016:

• On October 3^rd the Kiowa County 4-H Council met at the Kiowa County Courthouse meeting room.  Topics discussed include:
  • 4-H Exhibit Day, the Maine Street Bash Bake Sale and the County Fair were very successful in participation and did well as fundraisers.
  • October 14^th – Outstanding Member nominations were due.
  • Registration for the Dare to Be You 4-H Camp closes October 28^th.
  • The Council discussed the upcoming Annual Achievement B

Mary Ilene Eder was born September 26, 1920 in Lyndon, Kansas to Peter and Ora Walker and was the third of five children.  Ilene died October 25, 2016 in Overland Park, Kansas while in hospice care.  She is survived by her children, Terrance LaVerne Eder (Linda) of Eads, CO, Roger Walker Eder (Bonnie) of Riverton, WY, Marilyn Popejoy of Raytown, MO.

Colorado’s Low-income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP) begins accepting applications for its 2016/17 season on Tuesday, November 1.

LEAP is a 100-percent federally funded program administered by the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) that provides cash assistance to help Coloradans pay a portion of home heating costs during the winter months. The program pays the highest benefits to those with the highest heating bills and the lowest incomes by family size. Applicant income may not exceed 165 percent of the federal poverty level ($3,341 per month for a family of four).

By Sharon Scott

How about those Broncos?  It's a good thing the Defense was playing well!!

Can you believe it's November already?  Thanksgiving isn't far away and Christmas is just around the corner after that.  We have certainly been having beautiful Fall weather but I suppose it will change before long, as it should.  We actually started putting some of our Christmas decorations up.  Much nicer to do it when it's warm and the ground isn't frozen.

By Doris Lessenden  

The chorus of one of my favorite songs: “ God Bless America, Land that I love, Stand beside her and Guide her through the night with the light from above,  From the mountains to the Prairies, to the Oceans white with foam.  God Bless America, My Home sweet home.”   Irving Berlin  1940’s

By Chris Sorensen

Above-average temperatures continue across southeast Colorado this week.

Sunday will start off cloudy, gradually clearing after mid-morning. A high of 70 is expected, cooling to the upper 40s overnight.

Monday’s high will spike to the low 80s, before settling to the low 70s for the remainder of the week.

Overnight lows start with low 40s Monday night before drifting down to the low 30s by Wednesday, and rebounding to the mid-30s by Friday.

Winds through the week are expected to be in the 5 to 15 mile-per-hour range.

Birthdays

October 31

Kyle Frazee

Ryland Crawford

Dawna Weirich

Lois Paintin

Saylor Scherler

Jason Wilson

November 1

Cody Johnson

Artie Lane

Phillip Pollresis

Kevan Hebberd

Jaxon Grogan

November 2

Logan Crawford

Trayton Specht

Shaun Lynch

Charlotte Woelk

Matt Legg

Jacklyn Koehler

November 3

The regular Kiowa County Commissioner’s Meeting was called to order at 9:03 a.m. by Chairman Richard Scott.  Oswald opened the October 11, 2016 meeting with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. Those in Attendance were:

Richard Scott, Chairman

Cindy McLoud, Commissioner

Donald Oswald, Commissioner

Delisa Weeks, County Clerk

Tina Adamson, County Administrator