Kiowa County WIFE Chapter Elects Officers

By Phyllis Nelson

Reporter

November 12, 2004

Kiowa County WIFE chapter 124 met October 28 at Our Place Restaurant in Eads. It was our annual county meeting at which the following officers were elected for 2005: President Fran Larrew, Vice-President Cathy Scherler; Secretary Freda Schmidt, Treasurer Fannie Murdock, Historian Mary Ann Richardson, Reporter Phyllis Nelson, County Committee Minority Representative Fran Larrew, Telephone Tree Hazel Woelk, Photographer Cathy Scherler, Commodity and Issue Chairs: Beef Fran Larrew, Cereal Grains Mary Ann Richardson, Energy Phyllis Nelson, Oilseeds Cathy Scherler, Rural Health Freda Schmidt and Wind Data Theresa Weber.

Rod Johnson, Kiowa County FSA advisor and Mike Stephens from the Pueblo FSA office spoke to us about LDP’s, which farms to sign, disaster aid to agricultural areas for 2003 or 2004 crop years and global positioning systems which will be in use in the near future to determine boundary lines and acres.

We received $50 for the fair parade float, taking 2^nd place for organizations.

State convention was held November 4 at Our Place at 11 a.m. Names submitted by our chapter for State Treasurer and Board of Directors were Jennifer Folzein from Sterling; for Secretary Freda Schmidt; Historian Mary Lou Williams. Fran Larrew and Freda Schmidt will attend National Wife Convention in Wichita, Kansas on November 18-20.

WIFE will be serving lunch at the Hospital Bazaar on November 20. The menu will include Sloppy Joes, ham and cheese sandwiches, baked beans, potato salad, pies and drinks. We will also have fresh pecans for sale. If you wish to order pecans in advance or to fine out the cost per pound, please call Theresa Weber at (719) 729-3347 or Phyllis Nelson at (719) 438-5682.