Veterans from Kiowa County, please call me to have your military service put on a Veterans Display Board.
I want to recognize all who have served from this area.
Relatives and others you might know.
Trying to get this project off my desk.
Areta Blooding-Larid
(H) 719-438-2249 or (c) 719-688-1108
The United States Department of Veterans Affairs has released a new app to help prevent suicide.
Tuesday, March 2, Orville Mousel, a very fine, World War II Veteran, will turn 100 years young.
Orville and his wife, Rita, moved to the Kiowa Creek Estates south of Eads several years ago.
I know Orville would enjoy receiving cards. His address is Orville Mousel, PO Box 164, Eads, CO 81036.
Almost a year into the pandemic, supply shortages remain so severe that nurse Kristen Cline reuses her N95 for several shifts while her hospital buckles, patients suffer and folks nearby socialize maskless as if the pandemic were already over.
Attached below is the 2020 Quilts of Valor special section from the December 25, 2020, edition of the Kiowa County Press. Note: Adobe Acrobat Reader (available free online at Adobe.com) or similar compatible software is required to view the special section.
Quilters from the immediate area got together in early October 2020 to make plans to see how many quilts could be made to be awarded to veterans at the November 11, 2020, American Legion Post #125 Veterans dinner.
Individuals worked franticly to get 10 quilts done. Sadly, because of the COVID-19 coronavirus, the dinner was cancelled at the last minute.
Suicide among veterans is the fourth leading cause of death - far higher than in the general population.
As Commander of American Legion Post #125, I have had to make the difficult decision to cancel this year's Veterans' dinner scheduled for November 11, 2020. This is just one more event having to go by the wayside as a means of protecting our members and beyond from possible exposure to COVID-19.
Veteran are facing a deadly risk that has nothing to do with war or conflict: the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.
American Legion Post #125 held their annual supper for all veterans Monday night, November 11, at the Kiowa County Community Building in Eads.
