Avalanches: Slippery Slope to Danger
Extreme Skiing Mixed with Extreme Conditions Warrant Extreme Preparedness. Per the National Ski Patrol, the growing interest in free skiing and riding is pushing more skiers and snowboarders to venture outside of ski area boundaries in search of perfect powder. However beautiful the back country may be, those pristine slopes come with multiple risks, and one of the most significant is the risk of avalanche.
Chivington Friends Church Hosting Armouraires Quartet
The Chivington Friends Church is hosting the Armouraires Quartet February 4. Pastor Galan Burnett invites everyone to attend the return engagement with the group.
The performance starts at 7:00 pm at the church, located on the east side of Chivington. The church is located about 14 miles east of Eads, on Highway 96.
Home Country
By Slim Randles
“Tell you kids what,” he said, sitting down and cutting off their escape route, “there’s more to lifetimin’ than jest gettin’ married, makin’ a buncha money and bein’ a success. Yessir.”
The kids had made the mistake of leaving the ice cream parlor by the side door instead of the front door, you see, and before they had a chance to yell “Incoming!” why … there he was … Windy Wilson. Some folks, you see, can’t live without food and water. Windy can’t live without an audience.
Pastor’s Pearls
By Pastor Rich Z
A WORTHLESS PERSON
“A worthless person, a wicked man, walks with a perverse mouth...He points with his fingers...He sows discord. Suddenly he shall be broken without remedy.” Proverbs 6:12-15
Local Office Hours for Congressman Buck
A staff member from Congressman Ken Buck’s office will be in Eads Thursday, January 26, from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. in the Kiowa County Courthouse meeting room at 1305 Goff Street, Eads.
The local office visit offers constituents across the Fourth Congressional District an opportunity to share their concerns with Congressman Buck’s office and to receive assistance from staff members who specialize in helping constituents navigate federal programs and bureaucratic red tape. Constituents seeking assistance are encouraged to bring any relevant documentation.
USDA Update
By Eads USDA Service Center Staff
IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER:
Back Issues - 2010
Back issues from the Kiowa County Press 2010 Archive.
Crime and Terrorism: If You See Something, Say Something!
The nationwide "If You See Something, Say Something™" public awareness campaign was created to raise public awareness of indicators of terrorism and terrorism-related crime, and to emphasize the importance of reporting suspicious activity to the proper local law enforcement authorities.
Report suspicious activities to your local law enforcement agency.
