15 Years Ago

October 12, 2001

• Kiowa County is currently suffering from a shortage of qualified day care providers, and the Department of Social Services is seeking anyone interested in providing this valuable service to children within the county.

• Harvest of fall crops is progressing ahead of schedule. Several producers are nearly finished wit harvest.

October 2, 2016 at approximately 1:52 p.m., the Colorado State Patrol was notified of single vehicle rollover crash on Hwy 96 at mile post 190 in Kiowa County involving a Kiowa County Fire truck. The crash location was approximately 3 miles west of Sheridan Lake.

The 1980 Chevrolet pickup that was converted into a fire truck for Kiowa County Fire was responding to a rollover semi crash at 1:42 p.m. involving two semitrucks that were eastbound on Hwy 96 at mile post 176, also in Kiowa County.

Arkansas River Headwaters

By Michelle Wyckoff

Mules. Described by Google as “the sterile offspring of a female horse and a male donkey, valued as a work animal, having strong muscles, a body shaped like a horse, and donkey like long ears, small feet, and sure footedness.” Described by me as “ a fabulous pair of slip-on shoes that you can wear all day no matter how hard you shop”. Much smaller and much more comfortable than the “real thing.”

By Doris Lessenden

The Golden Rule:  “Love your neighbor as yourself:  trust them, thank them, and value them”.  Let us make a habit of practicing the Golden Rule.

VIA COMPUTER LINK, FOR PARTIES WITHOUT AN ATTORNEY

Generously hosted by your Woodruff Memorial Library in La Junta, CO

SECOND WEDNESDAY OF EVERY MONTH

3:30 PM – 5:00 PM

At the Woodruff Memorial Library in La Junta, CO

522 Colorado Avenue, La Junta, CO 81050

By Chris Sorensen

Summer temperatures draw to a close this week – at least temporarily – and the first frost of the season may occur later in the week.

Slim Randles

“This whole election process just doesn’t work for me,” Dud said, sipping his coffee. “There’s no way we can tell who is best for the job.”

Doc, being the senior member of the Mule Barn truck stop’s world dilemma think tank, looked kindly at Dud. “Well, haven’t you been reading what each candidate stands for, Dud?”

Dud shrugged. “Sure. But I firmly believe they only tell you what you want to hear. They’re the best, and the other fella is going to take you straight to ruined aspirations.”

By Pastor Rich Z

PROSPERITY; GOOD OR BAD

"...the prosperity of fools shall destroy them." Proverbs 1:32