USDA Update

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER:

 

  • Dec. 7, 2015 – Aug. 1, 2016 -  2016 ARC-PLC Enrollment
  • March 15 – NAP application closing Date for spring seeded forage crops
  • March 15 – July 15th - Primary Nesting Season for CRP.  No practice or management activity allowed.

 

GOOD – BYE TO LACY

 

Fire Weather Watch for All of Eastern Colorado

UPDATE: The Fire Weather Watch has been upgraded to a Red Flad Warning from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday (March 2, 2016). Expect winds 20-30 miles per hour gusting to 45, relative humidity as low as eight percent, and temperatures in the low to mid-70s. These conditions can lead to extreme fire behavior, and all outdoor burning is strongly discouraged. The warning covers all of eastern Colorado.

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A Day in the Life

By Michelle Wyckoff

Vacuuming.  A despicable chore.  Some people call it therapy.  I can see that for some people..but not me. Real therapy to me  would be having a kitchen window to look out of while I do the dishes-only those that I don’t have room for in the dishwasher, which happens quite often.  I have at least two of everything just in case one might be in the dishwasher when I get the urge to use it.  

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Eads School Calendar

Friday, March 4

Child Find A.M. at Elem.

Regional BB Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs

Girls 5:20 vs. Antonito Leave Time 10:00 a.m.  

9:00 a.m. MS KB at Manzanola 9:00 a.m.

9:00 a.m. MS W at Holly lv 6:45

 

Saturday, March 5

Regional BB Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs

MS Girls in the Middle Conf. at Lamar

 

Monday, March 7

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East End Events

By Sharon Scott

It was a very exciting weekend of basketball games in the 1A and 2A District tournaments.  Cora Coffman and I went down Tuesday and Thursday for the games.  She went back on Saturday with her daughter Sheila Brase and her husband, Jeff.  Others we saw at the games were:  The Marvin Koeller family; Larry Koeller family; Harley Koeller family; Gary Tuttle; Cheri Hopkins; Susan Greenfield; Tina Kraft and the Jay Wilson family.  Congratulations to the boys teams from Kit Carson, Cheraw and Cheyenne Wells and the girls teams from Kit Carson, McCla

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Birthdays and Anniversaries

March 7

 

Nya Morgan

Giana Paige Gibbs

Candi Frey

 

March 8

 

Brian Beaman

Tim Freeman

Dran Mozisek

Savanna Gyurman

Audrey DeGroot Johnson

 

March 9

 

Karen Eikner Tshimbalanga

Phyllis Lane

Macey Trosper

Debra Lening

Pete Koch

Craig Williams

Will Barnett

Kelli Kern

 

March 10

 

Kayla Anderson

Matthew Harkness

Parks and Wildlife Offers Help to New Hunters

Are you new to big game hunting in Colorado? If so, chances are you’re not sure where to begin. With terms like “hunt codes” and “preference points” getting a Colorado big game hunting license may seem daunting.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife District Wildlife Managers have a plan to help decode the mystery at a big game application workshop.
"The application process may seem a little confusing, especially if it's your first time, but we'll walk you through the entire process and help you understand it," said, Steve Cooley, district wildlife manager.

Grants Available to Benefit Colorado’s Specialty Crops

Colorado produces a wide variety of specialty crops, from peaches and apples to chiles and hops. To help develop and promote the state’s specialty crops, the Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA) is seeking proposals for the Specialty Crops Block Grant Program. Specialty crops are defined as fruits and vegetables, dried fruits, and nursery crops including floriculture and sod.

Impacted by Tax ID Theft? CBI ID Theft Unit Offers Tips

It’s tax season, and if you’ve been a victim of Tax Related Identity Theft, there are specific steps you must take to file your tax returns.

Tax Related ID Theft occurs when someone uses your social security number to create a fake W-2 and attempts to file a fraudulent tax return using your identification. An ID thief obtains a social security number through many of the traditional means to steal personal information including a data breach, phishing scam, Internet hacking or others.

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