by Connie Brase, MA

As Agricultural people we are dependent on Mother Nature’s good graces. When that doesn’t come along, we have frustration that we can’t control the weather, constant concern about our crops and livestock, and financial worries. It’s a vicious cycle: no rain=no crops; no crop=no cash for family; no rain=no grass; no grass=no feed for livestock; no feed for livestock=no cash for family. It’s been shown that agricultural dollars bounce around a community seven times—that’s seven other businesses and

organizations that are also affected.

Slim Randles

I think there must be autumnal reasons for Halloween being hued in orange and black. It’s a fun time, a magic evening if you’re a kid, and if you’re a grandpa-type guy, like me, who gets to hand out the goodies.

But the colors of this sweet evening celebration are orange and black, and so is October. In another week or so, our deciduous trees will stand like skeletons against the gray skies of winter, but now we have the orange and black of fall.

OH MY!

Who says words are not important? “With their words, the godless destroy their friends, but knowledge will rescue the righteous.” Proverbs 11:9 NLT

Greg M. from Lakewood has played Lotto every week for years, but nearly $10 million later, he finally knows to Expect the Unexpected.

He bought his $9,913,068 winning Lotto ticket from the 7-Eleven store at West Alameda and Garrison in Lakewood for the drawing on Wednesday, October 19.

His ticket matched all six lucky numbers: 3-4-5-9-14-36. The grand prize began at $1 million and kept growing for nearly six months.

Greg plans on taking his mom on an Alaskan cruise, buying a new car, and going to a few of the Broncos away games.

The Colorado Division of Motor Vehicles achieved a major milestone this week when the one millionth identity document (driver license or identification card) was issued through its online renewal service.

Driver License Operations Director David Lindsay emphasized that the online renewal process is easy, fast and secure and it helps to decrease wait times for customers who need to go into a driver license office.

By Dave Eckhardt
Colorado Corn Growers Association president

With the changing demographics in our rapidly growing state, there are now fewer and fewer people who know our rural, agrarian heritage.

Couple that with our constitution being the third-easiest of all states to amend through the petition process, and Colorado has become a playground for special interests pushing their agendas.

That can be detrimental to Colorado’s $40 billion ag industry – one of the top contributors to our state’s economy – and the rural communities that depend on it.

Monday, Oct. 31

2:40 p.m. Halloween Parade K-4^th Grades

High School

Nursing Home

Town of Eads

Bank

Saffer Spray Service 

Social Services

By Bob Garver

Q: Why should you never perform for ghosts?

A: Because they’re always saying “Boo!”

This movie gets a bunch of boos out of me, and it’s not because I’m trying to scare it. Tyler Perry is back and he’s brought his alter ego Madea with him. Get ready for 103 minutes of crass old lady jokes with delusions of wisdom.

Breakfast

November 1: Pancakes, apple juice, milk, apple

November 2: English muffin, sausage patty, grape juice, milk, banana

November 3: Breakfast casserole, toast, orange juice, milk, apple sauce

Lunch

November 1: Chili fiesta, lettuce, tomato, banana, cinnamon muffin, milk, fruit and vegetable bar

November 2: Chicken and noodles, mashed potatoes, green beans, roll, milk, fruit and vegetable bar

November 3: Sloppy Joes, French fries, strawberries, milk, fruit and vegetable bar

One of our most popular features from the past 15 years - a full-page color photo on the front of the Kiowa County Press showing various impressions of life in Kiowa County. While a limited number of copies continue to be printed and distributed each week at Kiowa Healthmart, COOP C-Store in Eads, Haswell Propane, and Thunderbird Petroleum, we wanted to bring this feature to our online readers as well.

Shown below - the front page of the October 28, 2016, Kiowa County Press - Fall leaves in Kiowa County. Photo by Jeanne Sorensen.