Dear Readers: It is well-known that one of the factors of a healthy diet is to decrease total fat intake. The RDA for fat is 65 g per day on a 2000 – calorie diet. These are suggestions to help you get started. Lean meat is defined as 3 grams of fat or less per ounce.

Sincerely,

Dear Dietitian

Simple Ways to Cut Fat in Your Diet

1. We always say choose lean meats, but what does this mean exactly?

Poultry- chicken or turkey – white meat with skin, dark meat (no skin)

Cheyenne Wells High School Track Field

9:00 Scratch Meeting

9:30 Coaches Meeting

10:00

Boys Discus   [80']

Girls Long Jump   [IO']

Girls High Jump   [4']

Boys High Jump   [5']

Boys' Long Jump   [12']

Girls Shot Put  [20']

10:45

Girls 800 Sprint Medley Relay  [Final]

Boys 3200 M Relay  [Final]

Girls 3200 M Relay  [Final]

I really liked “Don’t Breathe,” the horror movie from 2016 with the blind antagonist and potential victims who had to be careful to not make a sound. That movie had interesting characters, a unique setting, and some great scares. “A Quiet Place” keeps the silence, but forgoes the other elements.

Makes:   6 Servings 

Keep a batch of these pancakes in the freezer for those busy mornings when you need a quick breakfast. Just pop them in the microwave or toaster and enjoy. 

Lamar Community College recently welcomed nearly 800 high school students to campus for the Future Farmers of America Career Development Day, the largest crowd yet for the event.  Seven Hundred-Eighty FFA members from 42 schools throughout Colorado and Oklahoma attended and competed in a range of events.

The Kiowa County Commissioners Regular meeting was called to order at 9:00 a.m. by Chairman Richard Scott on March 13, 2018. Scott opened the meeting with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. Those in Attendance were: Richard Scott, Chairman; Cindy McLoud, Commissioner; Donald Oswald, Commissioner; Delisa Weeks, County Clerk; Tina Adamson, County Administrator

McLoud moved and Oswald seconded the motion to approve minutes as presented. Motion carried.

Oswald moved and McLoud seconded the motion to approve the vouchers as presented. Motion carried.

A skier who died Sunday in an avalanche near Aspen has been identified as John Galvin, 57, of Roaring Fork Valley.

The risk for rapidly spreading fires will be high across the eastern half of Colorado Wednesday and Thursday as dry and very warm conditions return to the region.

Dear EarthTalk: I recently read about the toxic dangers of particle board. I still am using the same laminate on particle board bedroom furniture that I bought new 30 years ago. Do you think it’s still harmful to my health after all this time, and is there any way to make it less unhealthy?— Jane Woodard, via e-mail