Proverbs 3:5 “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.”

The Maine Street Bash is in five weeks on Saturday, July 28! It will be similar to last year, it is free to walk in and wander around the tents and spaces between 13^th and 14^th Streets with events in the buildings and park. If vendors want to be in the action just talk to a CLCEC Board member. There will be music from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. thanks to Terry Riley’s sound system which includes live music.

Bent-Prowers Cattle and Horse Growers Association members are invited to join its multi-county board and the Southeast Colorado Junior Cattlemen for a potluck Saturday night, June 30, in Lamar. The evening will include a presentation by Nathan May, who just returned from the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Young Cattlemen’s Conference (YCC); as well as highlights from last week’s Colorado Cattlemen’s Association (CCA) convention.

• USDA Update - June 23, 2018
• Cooking at Home - Farmers Market Gazpacho
• Birthdays & Anniversaries
• Obituary – Lola “Bambi” Conner
• Photo of

KINDNESS

“He who is kind to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will reward him for what he has done.” Proverbs 19:17

Our day is filled with heat at this time of year. It commands our attention and makes our work harder. As we toil, we daydream not about love or success, but things as mundane as shade and a cool drink.

But though the oppressive heat weighs on our brains and taxes our bodies, it is the price we pay for being allowed to spend time outdoors … and it has its one singular consolation: our summer evenings.

When the sun goes down in summer, it’s romantic enough to hug a cactus.

15 Years Ago

June 20, 2003

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER:

• SERVICE CENTER CLOSED - WEDNESDAY, JULY 4^th
• 2018 SPRING ACREAGE REPORTING DEADLINE - July 15^th
• JULY 5^th– FINAL DATE TO REPORT PREVENT PLANT FOR SORGHUM & SUNFLOWERS 
• PRIMARY NESTING SEASON - March 15^th- July 15 - NO CRP Contract Management ALLOWED 
• County Committee Nomination Deadline - August 1^st
• Apply for Livestock Forage Program - Call office for a

Nothing compares to the joy of coming home to a loyal companion. The unconditional love of a pet can do more than keep you company. Pets may also decrease stress, improve heart health, and even help children with their emotional and social skills.

An estimated 68% of U.S. households have a pet. But who benefits from an animal? And which type of pet brings health benefits?

Over the past 10 years, the National Institutes of Health has partnered with the Mars Corporation’s WALTHAM Centre for Pet Nutrition to answer questions like these by funding research studies.

So, you joined 4-H and you bought yourself your first animal to show at the county fair this year. But now what? What do I feed? How do I clip? What should I do in the show ring? These are all thoughts that have run through every showman’s minds at one point in their career.

This year Prowers County 4-H held their first ever mini livestock boot camps. These were held June 11- 13 with each night being a different pairing of species all the way from rabbits to market cattle.  

Colorado Simmental and Shorthorn youth enjoyed a fun-filled day when the breed associations joined forces to create a “Junior Extravaganza” earlier in June.

Saturday kicked off with fun, educational contests. In the Quiz Bowl, teammates were drawn from a bucket. Youth were asked beef industry questions, ranging from bunk space requirements and body temperature queries, to pedigree and gestation-related questions. The team of Gabri Leone of Fowler and Bryce Hill of Sterling were victorious in the final round of the round-robin contest.