Working cows in Muddy Creek on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation in Montana keeps Ryhal Rowland connected to the land and to her love of agriculture.

By Eads USDA Service Center Staff

NOTE: Due the Holiday this week, this USDA update is abbreviated. The full Update returns next week.

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER:

·2nd Tuesday each month – FSA Farm Loan personnel in Kiowa County FSA Office.

·December 5 – Last day to return County Committee Ballots

·December 16 – Deadline for CRP grassland initiative for small scale livestock grazing operations.

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.

Birthdays

November 28

Jared Stoker

Vance Cole

Sandy Fecko

Matthew Sanders

Amelia Wilson

Cheyann Parks

Joseph Fickenscher

November 29

Elsie Janes

David Kelley *In Service

Jayla Japhet

Brooklyn Gould

November 30

Joseph Sierra

Theresia Kerfoot

Dorothy Negley* In Memory

Kathy Knutson

December 1

By Bob Garver

A man discovered in the Arkansas River near La Junta has been identified as James Hawkins, 29, of Las Animas. He was found in the Arkansas River Sunday, November 20, 2016.

Just after 7:00 a.m. on Sunday morning, the Otero County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) received a 911 call from a citizen in the area about a deceased male in the river. The location of Hawkins’ body was near the town of La Junta at Colorado State Highways 109 and 50.

The OCSO requested the assistance of the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to assist with the investigation.

For more information, download the flyer attached below (requires the free Adobe Acrobat PDF reader available at adobe.com - most computers already have this program installed).

Saturday, December 3, 2016 ~ 9 am to 3 pm

Plainview School Gymnasium ~ Sheridan Lake, CO

Lunch available by Sophomore Class ~ 11 am to 1 pm

Your recipe for staying on track no matter what’s cooking.

'Tis the season for family, festivity, and food—lots of food. Temptations are everywhere, and parties and travel disrupt daily routines. What’s more, it all goes on for weeks.

How do you stick to your diabetes meal plan when everyone around you seems to be splurging? Here are 5 tips that can help:

1. Holiday-Proof Your Plan

Breakfast

November 28: Waffles, ham, apple juice, V-8, milk, peach cup

November 29: Hash browns, toast, sausage, grape juice, V-8, milk, orange

November 30: Egg patty, toast, orange juice, V-8, milk, fresh fruit

December 1: Ham and cheese omelet, muffin, apple juice, V-8, milk, orange juice

Lunch

November 28: Baked chicken, baked potato, Mandarin oranges, milk, fruit and vegetable bar

November 29: Lasagna, salad, peach cup, garlic bread, milk, fruit and vegetable bar

Date    Opponent        Place   Time

Tues. Nov. 29  Granada          Eads    3:00

Mon. Dec. 5     McClave           Eads    4:00

Sat. Jan. 7       Holly Tournament       Holly    TBA