About Town

By Ida and Doris Lessenden

November 12, 2004

Singers are invited to the practices for the Annual Community Cantata that will begin this Sunday, November 14^th at 2:00 p.m. at the United Methodist Church in Eads. The organist, pianist, and keyboard player have been practicing many hours on the accompaniment for the Handel’s Messiah. This traditional concert has been happening for over 50 years to bless hundreds of people. Do circle the date for the December 12^th concert.

The Sheridan Lake Livewire 4-H Club transformed the Plainview gym into an island-like paradise Saturday evening for the annual 4-H Achievement Banquet. The host 4-H members attired in grass skirts and tropical shirts served a sumptuous meal. Many 4-H members received awards such as trophies, embroidered hooded sweatshirts, savings bonds, silver trays, jackets or jewelry. Clover leaf wooden plaques were presented to the four top 4-H members following their interviews. Those young ladies were Lana Weber, Shalyn Laird, Katie Sanders, and Jennifer Negley. Congratulations to Virgil Allen and Wanda Lessenden who were presented with the "Friends of 4-H plaque". Pam Weirich and Bruce Fickenscher presented "Thank You" gifts to their co-worker, Agent Kaye Kasza, remembering their ten years of team work in the CSU Extension office. Kaye was given a standing ovation, a tribute of respect and love from the families she has worked with. Her job is being moved by the CSU system to Bent County.

The Eads FFA members who made the trip to Kentucky for the National Convention with Advisor, Lance Jagers, were: Billy Brandt, Josh Crow, Victor Brown, Jacob Buck, Tyler McCracken, Orlando Ramos, James, Deverman, Hunter Uhland, Trice Watts, Bethany Kerfoot, Milly Spady, Destiny Saffer, Tasha Hueller, and Brenda Ramos, They especially enjoyed touring the Arch at St. Louis, Missouri, attending convention sessions, and seeing sites in the states enroute.

The Eads Post Office has the colored insignias of the military services on the front window. This reminds us of Veterans Day this week and the sacrifices and powerful work of service men and women in our United States and around the world. Veterans Day was commemorated Thursday evening by a catered dinner at the American Legion Hall in Eads.

Ramona Harwig, of Colorado Springs, Roberta Hines from Canon City, and Roland and Marge Mays from Colorado Springs were here for their mother, Margaret May’s birthday party Saturday. They along with other friends and relatives had a good visit at the party.

Theo Kirshman is another person who has celebrated his 94^th birthday in our town. "Happy birthday" to this dear man.

Casey Gibbs of Haswell, former Eads grad, received his National Star Farmer Award at the National FFA convention in Louisville, Kentucky. He was accompanied by his parents, Delton and Marlynn Eikenberg and Dusty and friend, Shannon White. Casey’s award is only given to a small percentage of FFA in the nation. Congratulations!

Leaders at the Artist of the Plains Gallery hosted a book signing party Saturday evening. Local author, Jeff C. Campbell, read part of his book, "Treasure of the Soul" ---- ---"Tesoro del Alma". People can buy hard or soft covers of his book. Kit Carson authoress, LuCinda Perry, read part of a chapter from her book that will be printed soon, "A Can of Worms in Carsonville". She also autographed her book, "Where There’s a Will". Refreshments were served while people browsed through the rooms of spectacular art and visited. The Gallery has art pieces and Christmas items for sale.

Lately, I have noticed more vehicles parked day and night around the Econo Lodge which leads me to think that most of the patrons must be hunters. This is true. Some men in the restaurant told me that they were hunting deer with bow and arrows and others have spoken of fishing and hunting birds.

Drama class instructor, Lorena Melius, gave me a new poster. Their drama, "Johnny Brooke..a Ghost Story" has been rescheduled for Thursday, November 18^th at 7:00 p.m. in the Crow-Luther Arts Center.

Several volunteers have helped, Betsy Barnett, with the Book Fair at school during the last two weeks. This has been a good time for many parents and children to shop together for books. I was impressed with the good behavior of the children and the teenagers.

I can report this week that there is a big mountain of soil at the end of Maine Street where the new Assisted Living complex will be constructed one of these days.

Andrew Maxcy, Kit Carson sophomore, had the misfortune to have the bones in his leg so badly broken in the football game playoff, Saturday that he was taken by helicopter to Swedish Hospital in Englewood. Eads is his church community so he is well-liked in both towns.

The Eads Lions Club met last Tuesday evening. They would welcome new members. These men and women meet on the first Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. in the Our Place meeting room.

We are hopeful that there will be a good turn out of shoppers for the 25^th annual Hospital Auxiliary Fall Bazaar on November 20^th at the Eads community building. This is a great place to purchase gifts not only for the holidays but for the whole year. Many places of business and vendors have been more that generous in donating gifts for the door prize drawings. Won’t you please buy some tickets….just ask an Auxiliary member or you can buy tickets at the Bazaar. You don’t have to be present to win.

While I was at school recently I saw Judith Bean there teaching college dual credit classes. Her former English students and I agree that, her students are fortunate to have such an excellent professor as Mrs. Bean.

A number of area Middle School families spent two evenings in Cheyenne Wells this week at the first basketball games of the season.

Tuesday evening, many folks went to the FBLA-Red Cross Potato Bar benefit supper and stayed on for the Lion’s Clubs Bingo night. Meanwhile other folks were in Cheyenne Wells attending the benefit concert for Mike and Char (Woelk) Korrell. The singers were the "Florida Boys" who travel throughout the nation. These men have sung in our community several times and they are so very outstanding.

The Kiowa County Farm Bureau had their annual meeting at Our Place. The guest speaker, was Tracee Bentley who is with the National Affairs office of Farm Bureau where she works primarily in Colorado and Washington, D. C. She up-dated the members on her work with legislation, issues with the EPA, endangered species, chemical licensing programs, and other areas where the Farm Bureau organization has been recognized as a farm organization leader in the USA.