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Peo ple & Places Up com ing Events The of fice of Con - gress man Ken Buck will host of fice hours for con - stituents Tuesday, March 22 nd from 8:30am-9:30 am in the meet ing room Ki owa County Court house. Online courses are still avail able for the spring se mes ter at Lamar Com mu nity Col lege. Stu - dents and com mu nity mem bers alike can take ad van tage of courses pack aged into a quick six-week ses sion start ing on March 28 and run ning through May 7 2016 The Town of Haswell will be hav ing a Spring Din ner & Dance on Sat ur - day, March 19, 2016. It will be gin at 5:30 pm and be held at the Haswell Com mu nity Build ing. DJ RGB will be pro vid ing the mu sic and light ing for our dance. The Din ner & Dance will be $10 for adults, $6 for kids, and $5 ad mis sion if they only want to at tend the dance. We will also have a cake walk dur ing the dance Ladies Retreat on April 1&2 at the Sheridan Lake Bi ble Church. Weather/safety app (called Win ter Sur vival Kit ) links Android: http://market. android.com/details?id=md.app s.blizzard ios/iphone: http://itun es.apple.com/us/app/winter-surv ival-kit/id482127435 1st An nual Spring Fling Craft Fair Sat April 9, 2016 Plainview School Gym na sium 9am to 4pm The Sand Creek Massacre National His - toric Site has changed to its win ter sched ule. Open Mon day- Fri day, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Closed on week ends. The park will be closed Christ mas Day and New Year s Day. Week end guided tours of the park if staffing permits. Contact the park Ad min is tra tive Head quar ters at (719) 438-5916. En trance to the Sand Creek Mas sa cre NHS is free. For ad di tional information, please contact the Sand Creek Mas - sa cre Na tional His toric Site at 719-438-5916 or 719-729-3003, or visit nps.gov/sand Find school sched - ules; new li brary reads; Eads Med i cal Clinic hours and much more. http://www.tvchannel3.com/ Eads Driv ers Li cense Sched ule March 22-23- 29-30 Listings in Upcoming Events are free to non-profit groups or or ga ni za tions, or for gen eral, non-busi ness com mu - nity announcements. Listing infor ma tion must be sub mit ted by 4:00 p.m. each Tues day for publicat ion in the next Friday edition. Available space may be lim ited. Email: kiowacountypress@yahoo.com or kiowacountypress@gmail.com WEATHER WEATHER Press Kiowa County P.O. Box 248 1208 Maine Street, Eads, CO 81036-0248 719-438-5800 kiowacountypress@gmail.com Office Hours: 9 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Monday - Friday (closed for lunch 1-2 p.m.) Deadline: 4:00 p.m. Tues. Jeanne Sorensen, Editor Connie McPherson, Editor Emerita Chris Sorensen, Publisher 2016 All Rights Reserved. Mar 9 - Mar 15 Date High Low Precip. 9 5h9 29 0.00 10 64 31 0.00 11 64 32 0.00 12 70 32 0.00 13 71 29 0.00 14 73 32 0.00 15 76 32 0.00 Last year High/Low...86/30 Mar Precip. ( 15/ 16): 0.00/0.00 Year to Date Precip...0.26 As recorded in Eads by USDA. Friday Saturday Sunday 53/21 68/30 www.kiowacountypress.net Weekend Forecast 41/19 Slight chance of snow before 1pm then slight chance rain/snow.mostly cloudy E 20 % 10 % wind 10-15 mph. Mostly cloudy evening. Sunny NW wind 5-10 mph becoming NNE afternoon. Mostly clear evening NNE wind 5-10 mph becoming SSW Sunny SW wind 5-10 mph. Mostly clear evening SE wind 5 mph becoming WSW after midnight (USPS 2959-4000) Legal newspaper of Kiowa County Periodical Postage paid at Eads, Colorado 81036 Published Friday of each week. POSTMASTER: Send change of address to: P.O. Box 248, Eads, CO 81036-0248 Rates: all content free to read online at KiowaCountyPress.com $1.00/week print copy only at the business office. KiowaCountyPress.com Anniversaries March 21 Mr. & Mrs. Mi chael Purdy March 24 Mr. & Mrs. Rus sell Smith Mr. & Mrs. Walt Immer March 25 Mr. & Mrs. K. Neugabauer March 27 Mr. & Mrs. Evan Hopkins Mr. & Mrs. An thony Kern Birth days March 21 Chelsie Coleman Ha zel Engstrom Will Crow Tabatha Fer ris Lauren Weber Barbara Wil son March 22 Sharon Wil son Ty ler Stave ly Kailey Meardon Jor dan Barnett DeKoata Gould March 23 Amanda Brown Daisy Hebberd Brad Owens Jamie Dunlap Mager Marty Barnett Brent Stoker Kent Stoker Rob Miller Mat thew Weber Gayla But ler Cora Coffman Amanda Koeller Heath Bachman Brinley Bachman March 24 Travis Barnes Angie Woelk Cayleigh Stum Ashley Klukowski Kimbir Jones Karl Eikenberg Bill Trosper March 25 Harley Gourley Kelly Courkamp Cally Mae McCracken Kimmy Youn ger March 26 Kami Janes Tricia Anderson Di ana Flory June Blooding Rex Engstrom Mattea Proc tor March 27 Mar lin Eder Kaden Wyatt Dusty Eikenberg Aliyah Jean Muth Aislynn Fath Meyeres Jo Shoe maker Darci John son Hud son Borns Ryan Gib son Pastor's Pearls by Pas tor Rich ard Zabriskie GENEROSITY The gen er ous pros per and are sat is fied: those who re fresh oth ers will them selves be re - freshed. Prov erbs 11:25 2 KiowaCountyPress.com March 18, 2016

Com mu nity Life Be ware of false proph - ets who come to you in sheep s cloth ing but in - wardly are rav en ous wolves. Mat thew 7:15 We, Americans should study and learn the Scrip - tures to know the truth and recognize falsehood. Hmm that re minds me of the media confusion dur - ing this political season. Barry Da vis, for merly of Haswell sur prised his Aunt Elda Da vis Stave ly last week when he went to visit her in Prai rie Pines. Barry, who is a con tract construction worker, travels around the world to build Em bas sies. Some - times his mother, Wanda (Dunlap) goes with him. According to Pam Lessenden, the Town of Haswell Clerk, the Haswell Town Board is host ing their An nual Spring Fling Din ner and Dance. It will be Sat ur day, About Town by Do ris Lessenden March 19 th with the din ner be gin ning at 5:30 p.m. in the Community Building. This is a fundraiser for the build ing s up keep and util - i ties. The meal and dance is $10.00 with a lesser price for chil dren. Peo ple who just want to go to the Dance pay $5.00. It will be entertaining for specta - tors to lis ten and watch Dee jay Dar win, D.J., Nel - son s mu sic and light show. Raelynn Riley of the Fair Board is team ing up with the Crow Lu ther group, to or ga nize the Easter Egg Hunt event on March 26 th. Marty Miller will take pho tos of any age per - son with the Big Easter Bunny for $2.00. CLCEC mem bers and oth ers will do nate candy in plas tic eggs. Riley would wel - come do na tions or peo ple to help hide eggs around the Court House Park while the chil dren are on an Easter Pa rade. There will be a pet ting zoo and the Sher iff s climb ing wall plus a mat i nee. Lacy and J.D. Van Campen were given a lovely baby shower for their lit tle girl, LaNae. Friends hosted the party at the Praise Com mu nity Church Fel low ship room. Pam, (Brown) Weirich is home from Wash ing ton D.C. where she had the mis for tune to fall and break her hip. She had sur gery the next day in the large Washington Univer - sity Hos pi tal. A few days later, her hus band, Jerry, ar ranged their flight home in a first class plane so they would have more leg room. I know that her friends at the Prai rie Pines are con cerned and miss ing their Assistant Administra - tor, Pam. To Read More About Town go to www.kiowacountypress.net Eads Ea gles Slew of News Fri day, March 18 HS BSB at Las Animas Trny Saturday, March 19 Sunday, March 20 KC Elem BB Trny Mon day, March 21 FFA Meet ing Sa vanna Gyurman Lunch: Beef Soft Shell Ta - cos Tues day, March 22 3:00 p.m. BSB (H) Swink 7 & 5 Will Palmer Lunch: BBQ Plainview School March 10 @ 4p.m. to March 21 @ 8a.m. Spring Break WHAT's Happening Ribs w/ But tered Noo dles Wednes day, March 23 FFA Chapter Officer Elec tions 7:00 p.m. Rea gan Lane Lunch: Sack Lunches/Hoagie Sand wiches w/ Chips and Ice cream Thurs day, March 24 7:00 a.m. FFA Of fi cer Breakfast More School News @ www.kiowacountypress.net Thank You Thank You She is a mind reader I tell you. Just when I was think ing Boy I could use one of Glo - ria s Yummy in the Tummy cook ies, in she walks. Thanks Glo ria. Saved and Made my Day! Jeanne Spring Spring 1 st Annual Fling Craft Fair Saturday, April 9, 2016 9 am to 4 pm Plainview School Gymnasium Sheridan Lake, CO Lunch available on site Roots had grown down into the grave. Under 50 Years Ago sheriff, Joe Pettie said March 18, 1966 bones could have been Reflection: Ditch there 20 years or more. Companies have been running a good deal of Forty Years Ago water into the lakes, March 12, 1976 especially, Queens and Ne- Retail sales in Kiowa No-She. Accelerated County were down 9.1% activity past couple of in the third quarter of weeks is a good indication Spring is just around the 1975. While services corner. increase by fully 43.8% Fifteen Years Ago March 23, 2001 Livestock, Pasture & Range Report: Calving at 50% complete, is above both last year the 5 year average. Lambing jumped 20% and it now 39% complete above last year by 4% and the 5 year 1 percent. Twenty-Five Years Ago March 21,1991 Pages from the Past were discovered in Kiowa County last weekend by an arrowhead collector.. according to figures bybusiness Research Division University of Colorado graduate school of business administration A pile of human bones. Eads Auto Supply Kiowa Drug (719) 438-2227 (719) 438-5591 (719) 438-5832 March 18, 2016 KiowaCountyPress.com 3

Ag ri cul ture School & Youth USDA UPDATE by Eads USDA Ser vice Cen ter IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER: March 15 July 15 th - Pri mary Nest ing Sea - son for CRP. No prac - tice or man age ment ac tiv ity al lowed. Aug 1, 2016 Dead - line to re quest farm re - constitution for 2016. Aug. 1, 2016-2016 ARC-PLC En roll ment Dead line SPRING FORWARD My fa vor ite time of year has ar rived. I don t en joy los ing an hour of sleep; but sure en joy the lon ger days with the sun. Am pray ing a wet spring and sum mer; we could sure use the mois ture. FARM AND PRODUCER CHANGES Pro duc ers with farm or pro ducer changes are urged to re port those to the FSA of fice timely. Un - re ported changes in farm operations can delay fu - ture pay ments and can re - sult in re funds if pay ment is issued to an ineligible pro ducer. It is a re spon si - bil ity of the pro ducer to re - port changes to farm op er - Eads 719-438-2201 C-Store 719-438-2290 a tions to the FSA of fice. If you have closed a bank ac count that FSA used for di rect de posit of pay ments. No tify the of - fice so that a new di rect de posit can be com pleted. Di rect de posit is the fast - est, saf est method for FSA to issue producers their payments. 2015 PRICE LOSS COVERAGE PAYMENT RATES The 2015 pro jected Price Loss Cov er age (PLC) rates were up dated on March 9 th ; the last up date was on Jan u ary 9 th. Pro - jected PLC pay ment rates for 2015 are as fol lows: Wheat -.50 Oats -.25 Corn -.10 Grain Sor ghum -.65 Sun flow ers -.0115 Final payment rate won t be an nounced un til later this year; pub lish ing date for Ki owa county crops will be end of June through end of Sep tem ber. Stay tuned! If PLC pay ments are is - sued for 2015 the pay - ments will not be is sued Eads Consumers Supply We have: Propane - Batteries (Marine/Car) - Tires & Tubes - Oil - Feed - Bulk Fuel We can: Fix truck tires Service jobs - Brakes - On-the-road tire repair Country C-Store Hot Dogs - Sandwiches - Pizza Oven - Ice Cream Pop - Chips & Snacks - Candy - Dining Area 4 KiowaCountyPress.com March 18, 2016 un til Oc to ber 2016. Pro - duc ers had to ei ther elect PLC cov er age or were de - faulted into the pro gram. The farm MUST be en - rolled for crop year 2015 to earn ei ther an ARC or PLC pay ment. 2016 ARC-PLC ENROLLMENT In Ki owa County the 2016 ARC-PLC con tracts are printed and ready for sig na ture. Stop by the of - fice or call for an ap point - ment to en roll your farms. The enrollment deadline is Au gust 1 st, 2016. Don t wait - get it done now. USDA SERVICE CENTER CONTACT INFORMATION Tele phone 719-438-5851 FSA (Ext 2) NRCS (Ext 3) FSA Fax num ber: fax2mail 844-332-7501 E-mail individuals firstname.lastname@co.usda.go v (Example firstname.lastname@co.usda.g ov dawna.weirich charla.ferris hallie.barlow marvin.watson marlin.miller, KIOWA COUNTY FARM LOAN CONTACT INFO Tele phone 719-336-3437 (ext2) Natalie Bond natalie.bond@co.usda.gov Mary Rhoades mary.rhoades@co.usda.gov SERVICE CENTER OFFICE HOURS: Monday -Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. By ap point ment only on Fri day. Ja son Lucius, left, pres ents a do na tion on be half of Southeast Colorado Power Association to Eads FFA Chap ter Pres i dent Tren ton Mitchek. - Photo Credit Mariah Smith, Eads FFA Historian EADS FFA HOSTS SUCCESSFUL FUNDRAISER On Feb ru ary 26, 2016, the Eads FFA chap ter held its an nual Rocky Moun tain Oys ter Fry and Hired Hand Auc tion. Lo - cal auc tion eers Rob Morlan and Larry Lesher auc tioned off all 35 Eads FFA mem bers to the com - mu nity in ex change for 8 hours of the mem bers la - bor. This year the chap ter raised $11,025 in profit af - ter pay ing for the food and other nec es sary costs. The chap ter would like to thank the com mu nity for their con tin ued sup port of the chap ter. We use this money to help pay the way of stu dents in trav el - ing trips, pro gram ma te - ri als, school farm ex - penses, and schol ar ships for the se niors plan ning to go off to college. We would also like to thank the cooks for vol un - teer ing their time to help pre pare the food. Tim Trosper, Alex Hishinuma, Glenn Smith, Rod Cole, Brent Batterton, BlayneBatterton, Larry Mi chael, and Bart Mi - chael pre pared the food. In ad di tion, thank you to all of those that bought stu dents and pro jects and do nated to the FFA chap - ter. Our buy ers this year were: Col o rado Mills, Ki - owa County Na tional Bank, Crow s Stop N Shop, Eads Con sumer Sup ply, Rex Barlow, JJ s Res tau rant, Saffer Spray Ser vice and Loraine Saffer, Lonnie Spady, RTH Farms and Rick Har ris, Rodney Hopkins, Jeff Uhland, Charles Crow, Jack Dixon, Butch Rob ert son, Burlington Live stock Ex change, Haswell Pro pane and Glenda Stoker, Lanning Peterson, Jay Wilson, Jim Barnard, Trent Jones, Dustin Batterton, Barlow and Sons, Rod Cole, Darrell and Jodi Stolzenberger, DL and Judy Weeks, Do ris Lessenden, LD Nel son, Dar win Nel son, and Dillon Hernandez. Also, thank you to South east Colorado Power Association for their generous donation. The next FFA event that our chap ter is par tic i pat - ing in is the chap ter award ban quet. It is be ing held on May 5, 2016, in the high school gym. The en - tire com mu nity is in vited to join us to cel e brate the mem bers achieve ments.

Government Le gal Notice The fol low ing vouch ers were paid at the Reg u lar Meet ings held on Feb - ru ary 10, 2016 and Feb ru ary 25, 2016, to wit: SOCIAL SERVICES American Family Life Cancer Insurance Withheld........ $248.30 American Fidelity Accident Insurance Withheld......... $169.02 CHP - CTSI Health In sur ance With held.............. $365.37 Co lo nial In sur ance Ac ci dent In sur ance With held......... $6.92 Ki owa County Trea surer Fed & Fica Tax With held, State Withheld, Retirement Withheld, Offset for Direct Deposit.. $13,444.49................................ $14,234.10 PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY FUND CDPHE P/H Vi tal Sta tis tics..................... $62.25 Prowers County Pub lic Health & En vi ron ment Health Ser vices (-$849.39), Pro fes sional Ser vices EPR $2223.11....... $1,373.72 East ern Slope Ru ral Tele phone 1/3 EPR Phones-$51.18; 2/3 Pub lic Health Phones - $102.36................. $153.54 Gobin s 1/3 EPR-$13.26; 2/3 PH-$26.91.............. $40.17 Kris Stokke EPR......................... $6,666.67 Town of Eads P/H Wa ter..................... $104.87 Unifirst P/H Nurse-Of fice Sup plies................. $96.93 Atmos En ergy Gas......................... $90.27 SECPA Elec tric.......................... $129.57 VISA P/H Postage Miscellaneous................ $235.74 American Family Life Cancer w/held............... $35.36 American Fidelity-OK City Accident Insurance.......... $53.54 Busi ness So lu tions Leas ing 1/3 EPR Copier-$39.00, 2/3 Copier. $117.00 CCNC, Inc. Mem ber ship Fee................... $100.00 CHP-CTSI Health, Den tal, Life and Vi sion........... $1,217.45 Ki owa County Trea surer State/Fed/FICA off set for Direct Deposit......................... $1,953.74 CDPHE Pub lic Health Vi tal Sta tis tics................ $3.00................................ $12,433.82 COUNTY GENERAL Amanda Brown Admin-Pro fes sional Fees........... $1,151.50 E-470 Pub lic High way Au thor ity T-Van Travel-$4.90; Sher iff Travel-$1.45............................. $6.35 High Plains En ergy Build ing Maint-Towner Rec Pro pane.... $385.00 Psychological Resources Sheriff- Training/Test......... $220.00 Thunderbird Petroleum Products Towner Fire-Repairs..... $19.30................................. $1,782.15 ACCA 2016 An nual Dues..................... $100.00 Tina Ad am son Event Plan Sup plies for Val en tine Event..... $24.84 Bent County Sher iff Sher iff-dis patch............. $1,925.00 Brown Fu neral Home Au topsy Trans port............ $250.00 Business Solutions Leasing Admin-Service Agreement.... $176.43 CCI 2016 An nual Dues..................... $6,000.00 CCI Pub lic Lands 2016 An nual Dues............... $150.00 CCNC, Inc. Admin-Dues $100.00, Sher iff-$100.00........ $200.00 District Attorney Salaries, Elected Official, Operating Supplies $2,273.50 DeLoach s Water Conditioning RO Water System........ $20.50 Derek s LP Ser vice Towner Fire-Pro pane............ $269.18 E-470 Pub lic High way Au thor ity T-Van Travel-$10.35; Sher iff Travel-$10.65....................... $21.00 Eads Auto Sup ply Bldg Main-Re pairs $48.05; Bldg Main-Sup plies-$121.93; Sher iff-re pairs-$429.05; Fire Dept-Repairs $13.20....................... $612.23 Crow s Stop and Shop DEM-Ta ble Top Ex er cise Sup plies... $407.09 East ern Slope Ru ral Tele phone Tele phone for all Of fices... $1,344.75 Extra Packaging, LLC Coroner-Supplies............. $278.14 Fair Point Communications TNRSRS-Telephone......... $36.62 Sharon Frazee Eads SNRS-Dec o ra tions $57.66; Sup plies $36.71 $94.37 Gobin s Inc. Admin-Ser vice Agree ment.............. $69.30 Great America Financial Services Sheriff-Office Supplies.... $82.49 James Grif fith DEM -Com puter Re pairs-$100.00; Of fice Sup plies-$15.00 $115.00 Jack Howard Ambulance-Contract Labor............ $350.00 Kan sas land Tire Sher iff-auto Re pair/tire............ $697.32 Ki owa Healthmart Trustee-Sup plies-$44.38; Sher iff- Supplies- $106.58........................ $150.96 Ki owa County Na tional Bank Sher iff s Cars-$1028.03; Sher iff-pkup Trucks-$1016.99................. $2,045.02 Ki owa County Press Admin-Pub lic/le gal No tice........ $474.75 LAVAAA 2016 Annual Contribution............... $449.00 Cindy McLoud Historical Preservation-Travel.......... $268.00 Marci J Miller Mile age-to Au rora $104.00; Meal $10.06..... $114.06 Patties Potties Landfill-Port -A-Pottie............... $70.00 Port-To-Plains 2016 An nual Dues................ $132.10 Pub lic Safety Cen ter Jail-Sup plies $74.19; Sher iff- Postage/Freight $15.39...................... $89.58 Quill Assessor-Supplies..................... $146.08 Sage Ser vices Admin-Dues................... $847.00 SHARE Corp Bldg Main- Sup plies................ $719.18 St.Mary Corwin Health Foun da tion Flight For Life Do na tion.. $500.00 Town of Eads Eads SNRS-Wa ter $75.87; Court house- Wa ter $116.19.......................... $192.06 Towner Recreation District Towner SRS-Utilities........ $150.00 Thunderbird Petroleum Products Sheriff-Repair/Tires...... $77.20 Unifirst CG-Build ing Sup plies.................. $558.09 Verizon DEM-Tele phone..................... $146.33 West End Golden Se niors Haswell Snrs-Util i ties........ $300.00 East End Se niors Towner SNRS-Staff-$430.25, Meat-$10.00.. $440.25 Lazy J Draft Horses Car riage Rides Val en tine s Day....... $100.00 Plains Net work Ser vices, Inc. Clerk -Of fice Sup plies....... $36.00 Atmos En ergy Gas Util ity.................... $1,138.60 SECPA Elec tric Util ity..................... $2,071.86 VISA Assr-Post age $120.00; Maint-Sup plies $12.46; Clerk- Mi/Travel- $467.29; His toric Pres er va tion-travel $558.00; Treas- Post age $119.98; Event Plan ner-sup plies $126.07; Trans Van- Sup plies $101.88, Car Wash-$6.00; Clerk-Dues $359.38; DEM-Fuel $105.02, DEM-Sup plies $270.64; Sher iff-internet $204.34; Sher iff- Travel Lodg ing $754.38, Travel/Meal $14.17, Of fice Sup plies $142.74, Train ing- $151.53, Auto Re pairs- $105.00, Car Wash- $6.00; Jail-Pris oner Trans port $31.78, Sup plies-$39.98.................... $3,696.64 ACS Treas-Con tract $1411.17; Assr Rental Con tract-$1411.17 $2,822.34 American Family Life Cancer W/held............... $641.12 American Fidelity-Flex Kan City Elective Benefits........ $100.00 American Fidelity-Okla City Elective Benefits.......... $472.53 Apex Com pa nies, LLC Land Fill- Test Wells.......... $1,272.00 CHP-CTSI Health, Den tal, Vi sion and Life In sur ance..... $23,268.02 CLCEC Catering/Valentine Dinner................ $740.00 Colonial Supplemental Insurance Accident Insurance..... $128.85 Colorado Bureau of Investigation Sheriff-Misc......... $262.50 Col o rado Cop & Uni form Inc. Sher iff-uni forms......... $214.25 Colorado Dept. Of Revenue Garnishment............ $436.73 Crow s Stop and Shop Eads SNRS Val en tine s Sup plies.... $402.46 DigitCom Sheriff-Radio Service................ $1,817.05 Eads Consumers Supply Sheriff-Auto Repairs $681.84; Tran Van-Fuel $6.81....................... $688.65 Ex press Toll Sher iff- Travel/Lodg ing............... $10.65 Gobin s Inc. Sher iff- Ser vice Agree ment............. $462.67 Hart InterCivic Elec tions- Sup plies, Signs for Cau cus....... $74.80 Lola Igou Tran sit Van-Misc..................... $134.00 Kiowa County Independent Admin- Office Supplies....... $35.00 Ki owa Na tional Bank....................... $435.00 Ki owa County Trea surer State/Fed/FICA Off set for Direct Deposit......................... $64,844.25 Le gal Shield Le gal/id Theft.................... $12.95 Marc Bldg Maint-Sup plies.................... $247.90 MB Po lice Sup plies Sher iff-uni forms $94.90, Post age-$7.75.. $102.65 Mike s Main Street Sports Sher iff-ammo............. $75.00 Neve s Uni forms & Equip ment Sher iff- Uni forms......... $40.95 Parker Me chan i cal LLC Bldg Maint-Re pairs........... $111.00 PCDI SEBREA Ac count Admin-Dues.............. $1,000.00 Prowers County Jail Jail-Pris oner Keep............ $2,900.00 Prowers County Pub lic Health 2016 En vi ron men tal Health Ser vice......................... $1,520.00 Psychological Resources Sheriff-Training............ $245.00 Quill Admin-Of fice Sup plies.................... $26.97 Road & Bridge T-Van Unl Fuel $168.35, Re pairs-$280.37; Land fill-fuel $316.89; Bldg Maint $147.63............ $913.24 Au tumn Rouse Des serts for Val en tine s Din ner.......... $60.00 Saul s Creek En gi neer ing, Inc. Maint Con tract......... $3,320.00 SECED Admin-Dues....................... $566.04 Shinn, Steerman & Shinn County At tor ney-con sult ing.... $3,925.00 Total Office Supplies Clerk-Office Supplies............ $51.29 Tereso Valenzuela Re fund of Elec tive Ben e fit........... $34.90 Verizon DEM-Cell Phone..................... $146.33 Viaero Sheriff-Telephone.................... $440.58 West End Golden Age Se niors Haswell SNRs........... $36.25 Wex Bank Sher iff-auto Fuel................... $163.87 Wheatland Electric Other Protection-Utilities........... $48.38................................ $149,225.99 ROAD & BRIDGE Amanda Brown R & B Pro fes sional Ser vices.......... $1,151.50 4 Rivers Equip ment Re pairs.................. $1,906.98 Ace Tire Ser vice Tires..................... $2,229.00 Con tin ued on page xxxx Le gal Notice District Court Ki owa County, Col o rado 1305 Goff Street, PO Box 353, Eads, CO 81036 In the Mat ter of the Pe ti tion of: CLAR ENCE MITCH ELL BEESON For a Change of Name to: CLAR - ENCE MITCH ELL CRANFORD ORDER FOR PUBLICATION FOR CHANGE OF NAME The Court hav ing read and con sid - ered the pe ti tion for Change of Name of Adult finds: That the state ments made in the Pe ti tion sat isfy the stat u tory re - quirements. That the de sired change of name is proper and not det ri men tal to the in ter ests of any other per son. That the Pe ti tioner has sub mit ted the documentation required in 13-15-101(b), C.R.S. from the fin - gerprint-based criminal history record check or has pro vided ap pro - priate certified copies of any dispositions that would constitute a fel ony con vic tion in this state or any other state or under federal law. The Court or ders the fol low ing pub li ca tion for a change of name: 1. Name of CLAR ENCE MITCH ELL BEESON is re quested to be changed to CLAR ENCE MITCH ELL CRANFORD. 2. Pur su ant to stat ute, pub lic no tice of this change of name shall be pub lished three times in a le gal newspaper published in this county. This pub li ca tion is to be made within 21 days of the date of this Order. 3. Proper proof of pub li ca tion shall be filed with the Court upon fi nal publication to receive a Final De - cree for a Change of Name. Date: 3/1/16 /s/ Stan ley A. Brinkley, Judge First Pub lished March 18, 2016 Last Pub lished April 1, 2016 In The Ki owa County Press What s going on in the county? Links to the Commissioner s - Assessor s Clerk s - Sheriff s - Treasurer s web sites and so much more! Keep up to date the easy way! March 18, 2016 KiowaCountyPress.com 5

Legal Notice NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER S DEED #19-2010 To Ev ery Per son in Ac tual Pos ses - sion or Oc cu pancy of the here in af - ter De scribed Land, Lot or Pre - mises, and to the Per son in Whose Name the same was Taxed or Spe - cially As sessed, and to all Per sons have an In ter est or Ti tle or Re cord in or to the said Pre mises and To Whom It May Con cern, and more especially to Morlan, Robin W. 3445 C.R. #36 Eads, CO 81036-9658 Lori S. Morlan 3445 C.R. #36 Eads, CO 81036-9658 You and each of you are hereby no ti fied that on the 16 th day of No - vem ber, A.D. 2011, the then County Trea surer of the County of Ki owa, in the State of Col o rado, sold at pub lic tax lien sale to Ki owa County, Colo. the fol low ing de - scribed prop erty sit u ate in the County of Ki owa, State of Col o - rado, to-wit: Lots Thirty-two (32), Thirty-three (33), Thirty-four (34) and Thirty-five (35), Ly ing South of State High way #96 Block Nine (9) Jackson s Subdivision Town of Eads And said County Trea surer is sued a certificate of purchase therefor to Ki owa County Colo. That said tax lien sale was made to sat isfy the de lin quent taxes as - sessed against said real es tate for the year 2010; That said real es tate was taxed or spe cially as sessed in the names of Robin W. Morlan & Lori S. Morlan for said year 2010. That on the 29 th day of Feb ru ary, 2016 said Ki owa County, Colo. as - signed said cer tif i cate of pur chase to Jesse Deines. That said Jess Deines on the 1 st day of March, 2016, the pres ent holder of said cer tif i cate, (who) has made re quest upon the Trea surer of said County for a deed to said real es - tate. That a Trea surer s Deed will be is - sued for said real es tate for the said Jesse Deines, 1000 Main Street, Eads, Col o rado 81036 at 10:00 o clock A.M., on the 6 th day of July, A.D. 2016, un less the same has been re deemed. Said prop erty may be re deemed from said sale at any time prior to the ac tual ex e cu tion of said Trea - surer s Deed. Wit ness my hand this 4 th day of March, A.D. 2016 STATE OF COL O RADO COUNTY OF KI OWA /s/ Steve K. Baxter Ki owa County Trea surer PO Box 247 Eads, Co 81036-0247 (719) 438-5831 First Pub lished March 11, 2016 Last Pub lished March 25, 2016 In the Ki owa County Press Con tin ued from page 5 6 KiowaCountyPress.com March 18, 2016 CARSE 2016- An nual Dues.................... $135.00 Crossfire Ag gre gate Ser vices, LLC Chip Seal/Road Oil.... $14,263.02 Dragon ESP Equip ment Re pairs................. $120.48 Eads Auto Sup ply & Hard ware Sup plies, Re pairs, and Small Tools........................... $4,686.29 East ern Slope Ru ral Tele phone Tele phone........... $114.87 Fairpoint Tele phone Sheridan lake Shop Tele phone....... $40.62 Haswell Pro pane Re pairs, Fuel, Pro pane............ $2,234.96 John Deere Credit, Inc. Admin-Equip ment Re pairs...... $2,852.82 John Deere Credit, Inc. Equip ment Re pairs........... $282.68 MHC Kenworth-Pueblo Re pairs................ $2,456.98 NACE 2016 An nual Dues..................... $200.00 Quill Of fice Sup plies........................ $41.93 R & M Auto Re pairs Sup plies and Equip ment Re pairs...... $744.28 Rockmount Sup plies....................... $921.70 S.E.C.P.A. Rent-Cordova s Build ing............... $740.24 Sheridan Lake Wa ter Admin-Wa ter................ $30.00 Steel Cor ner, Inc. Cat tle guards.................. $88.36 Thunderbird Petroleum Products Equipment Repairs..... $109.21 Town of Eads R & B Wa ter.................... $317.59 Town of Eads 2015 R & B HUTF due to Town of Eads..... $3,947.73 Town of Haswell R & B Wa ter................... $55.00 Town of Haswell 2015 R & B HUTF due to town of Haswell... $528.87 Town of Sheridan Lake 2015 R & B HUTF due to town of Sheridan Lake.......................... $611.90 Unifirst Floor Mats and Uni forms................ $1,233.75 Wag ner Equip ment Co Re pairs and Ser vice Agree ment... $1,572.97 American Family Life Cancer w/held............... $989.69 Aldrich Pit Gravel........................ $2,387.00 American Fidelity-Flex Kan City Elective Benefits......... $50.00 American Fidelity-Ok City Elective Benefits............ $59.75 CAT Financial Admin-Equipment Payments.......... $9,383.91 CCP In dus tries Inc. Sup plies................... $657.90 CHP-CTSI Health, Den tal, Life and Vi sion In sur ance..... $17,349.85 Colonial Supplemental Insurance Accident Insurance..... $114.81 Crossfire Ag gre gate Ser vices, LLC Chip Seal/Road Oil.... $5,017.50 Eads Con sumer Sup ply Sup plies............... $1,547.11 Family Registry Garnishment................... $50.00 John Deere Credit, Inc Lease Agree ment........... $3,390.96 Ki owa Na tional Bank HSA De posit Clear ing........... $949.00 Ki owa County Trea surer State/Fed/FICA off set for Direct Deposit......................... $33,204.70 Lochurst Farms LLP-Rother Pit Gravel.............. $248.50 District Court Ki owa County, Col o rado 1305 Goff Street, PO Box 353, Eads, CO 81036 In the Mat ter of the Pe ti tion of: MICHAEL GLEN BEESON For a Change of Name to: MI - CHAEL GLEN CRANFORD ORDER FOR PUBLICATION FOR CHANGE OF NAME The Court hav ing read and con sid - ered the pe ti tion for Change of Name of Adult finds: That the state ments made in the Pe ti tion sat isfy the stat u tory re - quirements. That the de sired change of name is proper and not det ri men tal to the in ter ests of any other per son. That the Pe ti tioner has sub mit ted the documentation required in 13-15-101(b), C.R.S. from the fin - gerprint-based criminal history record check or has pro vided ap pro - priate certified copies of any dispositions that would constitute a fel ony con vic tion in this state or any other state or under federal law. The Court or ders the fol low ing pub li ca tion for a change of name: Legal Notice 1. Name of MI CHAEL GLEN BEESON is re quested to be changed to MI CHAEL GLEN CRANFORD. 2. Pur su ant to stat ute, pub lic no tice of this change of name shall be pub lished three times in a le gal newspaper published in this county. This pub li ca tion is to be made within 21 days of the date of this Order. 3. Proper proof of pub li ca tion shall be filed with the Court upon fi nal publication to receive a Final De - cree for a Change of Name. Date: 2/16/16 /s/ Stan ley A. Brinkley, Judge First Pub lished March 18, 2016 Last Pub lished April 1, 2016 In The Ki owa County Press EADS LANDFILL Wednesday, Thursday & Saturday 8:00 am to 4:00 pm CLOSED for Lunch 12:00-12:30 Friday 8:00am - Noon CLOSED SUNDAYS RTH Farms, LLC DTR Tower Site Lease Pay ment........ $100.00 Atmos Gas Gas.......................... $222.62 Colorado Natural Gas Gas.................... $178.45 SECPA Elec tric......................... $1,275.75................................ $120,796.23 ATTEST: Delisa L. Weeks, County Clerk APPROVED: Rich ard Scott, Chair man SOCIAL SERVICES Dur ing the reg u lar meet ings of the Ki owa County Board of So cial Ser - vices held dur ing, 2015, the fol low ing bills were ap proved for payment: TOTAL STATE SHARE COUNTY SHARE County Administration $27,060.43 $21,648.35 $5,412.08 General Assistance $- $- $- Medicaid Transportation $1,713.51 $1,713.51 $- Payroll/Benefits/ Travel $(20,726.27) $(16,581.02) $(4,145.25) Submitted by Dennis Pearson, Director, Kiowa County Department of Social Services. /s/ Den nis Pearson Feb ru ary 1, 2016 ATTEST: Delisa L Weeks, County Clerk APPROVED: Rich ard Scott, Chair man Pub lished March 18, 2016 In The Ki owa County Press Crow s Stop & Shop Food Market 1111 Maine Street - Eads Colorado Family Owned Since 1937 (719) 438-5881 Follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/crows-stop-shop-240626579281809 Eastern Slope 403 Third Ave, Hugo 719-743-2441 www.esrta.com Internet Digital TV Telephone LANDFILL WINTER HOURS Effective 11-16-2015 Anyone wishing to receive a text HASWELL LANDFILL message when there are holiday or weather related closures can Friday 1:00pm - 4:00pm text landfill closures and your name from your cell phone to 719-691-5426

Two Ve hi cle Ac ci dent March 9 2016 In ter sec tion of 15th St & Rittgers St. Eads CO Kiowa County Sher iff De part ment Photo The Ki owa County Sher - iff s Of fice is cur rently in - vestigating a two vehicle accident that resulted in one in jured per son. On Wednes day, March 9, 2016 at ap prox i mately 12:51 PM, Dep u ties re - sponded to a two ve hi cle accident at the intersection of 15 th Street and Rittgers Street in the Town of Eads, County Of Ki owa and State of Col o rado. A 1998 Ford F-150 was fac - ing south bound on Rittgers Street stopped at the intersection of 15 th Street. The 1998 Ford pro ceeded from the Stop sign cross ing 15 th Street and struck the trailer of a 2006 Kenworth Trac tor Truck. The 1998 Ford came to rest in the cen ter turn lane of 15 th Street fac - ing south-south east. The 1998 Ford re ceived sub - stan tial dam age to the passenger front quarter of the ve hi cle. The driver of the 1998 Ford was trans - ported to the Weisbard Memorial Hospital for in - ju ries. The trailer of the Kenworth, loaded with grain, was punc tured al - low ing grain to spill on the road way. The driver of the Kenworth was un harmed. Al co hol or drug use are not be lieved to be fac tors in the crash. How ever Care less Driv ing was the likely cause of this ac ci - dent. Donations Needed The Li brary needs to up date var i ous items in the li brary to main tain our level of ser vice to the peo ple of Ki owa County. If you would like to do nate to this fund, please come to the Li brary at your convenience and we will give you a re - ceipt for your do na - tion for tax pur - poses. NATIONAL FARMERS UNION INSURANCE COMPANIES Your National Farmers Union Insurance Agent In Kiowa County Melinda J. Kelley P.O. Box 510 800 South Main Street Lamar, Colorado 81052 (719) 336-4011 or Weisbrod Memorial County Hospital Services Swing Bed Care Weisbrod Hospital's beds are licensed for either acute care or for extended care after receiving acute care. Thus, the use of its beds can "swing" either way. Swing bed care is for patients needing extended nursing care or rehabilitation, after receiving acute care either from Weisbrod Hospital or from another hospital. Swing bed care can be paid for by Medicare or by private insurance. For more information please contact Social Service Director 1208 Luther Street Eads, Colorado 81036 (719) 438-5401 Classifieds CLASSIFIED ADVERTISERS The Press can be re spon si ble for only one incorrect insertion. Rates: $5.00 per week, flat fee, any num ber of words. Also pub - lished on line at KiowaCountyPress.com at no extra charge. HELP WANTED QMAP Needed/$9.00 per hr. Prai rie View Vil lage As sisted Liv ing is look ing for a full time QMAP. We are a small as sisted liv ing lo cated in Las Animas, Col o rado. We cur rently have 13 El ders in our home. We work 8 hour shifts and cur rently the 6am-2pm and 2pm-10pm shifts are what would be avail able. Qualified applicants will be QMAP, have cur rent CPR and first aid cards. They must pass a back ground check and drug test. The start ing wage for this positon is $9.00 per hr. as well as benefits. Interested individu - als will need to com plete an ap - plication and return to Candi Patton at 821 2nd St. Las Animas, Co. or call 719-456-1993. We have a great environment, flexible sched ul ing and great team of co- work ers. We look for ward to vis it ing with you. Classifieds FOR RENT Dou ble Wide lo cated on 3 lots; 2 bed room 2 full baths. New Deck. Swamp cooler. call 719-688-4598 Retail Sales Computer Consultant Personal Shopper kiowacountypress.com 129 years and counting Kiowa County s only newspaper that s FREE to Read Lamar Community College Online Courses Still Available Locally Owned Locally Operated since 2001 1213 Maine St. Eads, CO 81036 Phone: 719.438.2110 Email: plains.services01@gmail.com www.kiowacountypress.com March 18, 2016 KiowaCountyPress.com 7 TM

LANDFILL WINTER HOURS Effective 11-16-2015 EADS LANDFILL Wednesday, Thursday & Saturday 8:00 am to 4:00 pm CLOSED for Lunch 12:00-12:30 Friday 8:00am - Noon CLOSED SUNDAYS HASWELL LANDFILL Friday 1:00pm - 4:00pm Anyone wishing to receive a text message when there are holiday or weather related closures can text landfill closures and your name from your cell phone to 719-691-5426 EHS Baseball Schedule www.kiowacounty-col o rado.com DID YOU KNOW? Everything in this newspaper No Subscription necessary. AND MORE Works with most is available now at phones, tablets KiowaCountyPress.com and computers No Computer? No Internet? NO PROBLEM! Just stop by the Kiowa County Public Library for free access and friendly help to find your favorite local news, information & entertainment! 8 KiowaCountyPress.com March 18, 2016