Folk life Cultural

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Folk life/ Cultural

• Eads, Colorado

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Lions Club

• meetings on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday in each
  month.
• Bingo on the 2nd Thursday of each month at 700
  p.m.
• Lions Club Bingo and Hamburger Fry in April at
  the Kiowa Community Building
• Annual auction in April at the Fairgrounds.
• For additional information contact Mike McCloud
  at [phone]

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Red Hatters

• Judy Douglass started the Red Hat Society Club in
  Lamar so she is known as the Queen Mother.
• Janie Bush has brought it to Kiowa County.
• What it is about
• A result of a few women deciding to greet middle
  age with verse, humor and elegance.
• They believe silliness is the comedy relief of
  life.
• They share a bond of affection for life's
  spontaneity.
• There are no official rules, yet they have some
  rather strong suggestions, such as one should
  wear a red hat and clashing purple ensemble at
  all meetings to keep the spirit and purpose of
  the organization. Women under 50 should stick to
  the pink hat and lavender attire until they turn
  50, (this adds fun to aging.)

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Bonco

• What- A group of adults meet to play Bonco in the
  meeting room at the back of the bank.
• When- Two Wednesdays out of every month.
• You pay 5.00 every week and the person that wins
  the most Bonco games wins a prize and the person
  that loses the most also wins a prize.

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Masons

• Organization that tries to help people in need
  with different tasks for financial problems.
• They hold meetings every other Thursday out of
  every month.
• Meetings are held in the Town Hall in the
  upstairs assembly room.

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WIFE

• WIFE stands for Women Involved in Farm
  Economics. Its a national organization and we
  have about 25 local members. They meet once a
  month and write letters, fax, or e-mail, Congress
  to help the farmers. Their greatest
  accomplishment would be that they lobbied for
  women farmers who were partners in work with
  their husbands independently. This means that
  they now get their own share of the government
  funds on the farm.

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Quilting Clubs

• We have a few local women who are members of the
  Prairie Piecers Club in La Junta.
• Events-
• meetings once a month.
• annual quilt show.
• Time varies from year to year.
• Takes place in the La Junta Museum.
• community services such as providing quilts to
  surrounding hospitals or people in need.

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Artists of the Plains

• The art gallery in located on the North side of
  Eads on the right side of Highway 287. It
  consists of about 10 people from Eads and about
  20 active members total. The galley displays and
  sells paintings, oils, drawings, wood crafts,
  pottery, jewelry, and high end crafts. It also
  exchanges art with other art galleries in the
  area. Some activities that they are involved are
  an annual art show in the second week of
  September, an art display in the park around the
  4th of July called Art in the Park, and hosting
  various types of art classes periodically. Their
  newest addition of members are authors and there
  will be a book signing in November of this year
  for them. They hope to begin a writing group
  soon.

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Kiowa County Fair Rodeo

• Fair is an annual event that Kiowa County is very
  active in.
• When- second weekend in September.
• What- Thursday consists of a kids rodeo and 4-H
  events Friday consists of a professional rodeo
  and BBQ, and Saturday consists of a rodeo,
  parade, car show, and dance.
• On the following Sunday there is a demolition
  derby.

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Salvation Army

• This organization was set up about 8 - 10 years
  ago. It is a Christian group that was set up
  during war times that now takes place in many
  different communities. It is designed to help
  people in need by supplying clothes, money, gas,
  or whatever is needed in certain situations.
  Everything is donated by other organizations or
  individuals. The items that our local Salvation
  Army cant store or use is sent to Lamar about
  once every two weeks or so and from there a
  portion is sent to Africa. Right before
  Christmas a supply of items is also sent to an
  orphanage in New Mexico. It is located on 12th
  St. near Hwy. 287 and is ran completely by
  community volunteers.

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Horse Shoe Pits

• The horse shoe pits are located on the South
  side of Maine Street just north of the rail road
  tracks.
• These horse shoe pits are a popular attraction
  among many of the older men of the community,
  especially during the summer.

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Road Rally

• The road rally has been going on for 12
  consecutive and is organized through the County
  Seat.
• It is a combination of trivia questions, a
  scavenger hunt, a poker run, and the teams
  ability to follow directions.
• It occurs every year during the second weekend of
  October.
• There are 2 people per team and it cost 15.00
  per person to participate.
• The winner gets a portion of the money back.

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Christmas Cantata

• What- there are a number of solos and a variety
  of songs performed.
• Who- All the local churches are involved in the
  Christmas Cantata and the whole community is
  invited to attend it.
• Where- Methodist Church.
• When- Sunday before Christmas.

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Youth Groups

• Our local youth groups meet every Wednesday in
  churches and participate in a number of different
  activities. They mainly hold discussions and
  sing together.

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Coffee Shop Talk

• There are three main coffee shops in Eads.
• Michaels Cafe
• Our Place
• COOP C-Store
• Many of the town men and a few women go in to
  discuss current issues.

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Maine Street

• Maine Street is the happening place among the
  teenagers on weekend nights.
• The teenagers cruise up and down the street and
  when its warm enough they park on the side of
  the street and tailgate.

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Reading Program

• Our local library hosts a summer reading program
  every summer.
• They do it either one day per week for 6 weeks or
  two days a week for 3 weeks.
• The kids are separated in three different groups
  but the ages go from 3 years old to about 12
  years old.
• The state chooses a topic for a theme each
• year and if they use that theme then they
  are
• sent manuals, skits, and other fun things to
• teach the kids about the topic.
• This reading program is set up to help keep kids
  interested in reading.

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Horseback Poker Ride

• First annual Kiowa County horseback Poker ride
  and BBQ on October 10th, 2004 at 900 a.m.
• Location is approximately 70 miles east of Pueblo
  on Highway 96.
• Riders and non-riders were invited.
• Future rides will be for causes such as MDA,
  Colorado Special Olympics, Childrens Hospital,
  etc.
• The ride will take place on the open prairie
  where there will be ample opportunity to see
  wildlife indicative to the plains of Southeastern
  Colorado.
• There are two levels of rides.
• The short course is approximately 7.5 miles
• Best hand, 15 of prize monies worst hand, 10
  of prize monies.
• The long course is approximately 13 miles.
• Best hand, 25 of prize monies worst hand, 20
  of prize monies.

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Expanding our activities
Our activities in this town are very limited
however, there are ways to expand our selection.
It would be nice to keep everything weve got and
grow from there.

• Ideas for Expansion
• Pool Hall/Arcade
• Recreational Center
• Bowling Alley
• Healing Run
• Reopening The Theater
• Ice Cream Shop

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Expanding
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The activities here have a way of entertaining
people of all ages and I hope they can entertain
you as well.

• By Alysha Uhland