Park rangers get all kinds of questions from the millions of visitors Colorado Parks and Wildlife receives each year at our 41 state parks.

A good portion of my work each day involves answering those questions, which range from simple requests for directions to advice on hiking, camping or boating to inquiries about the history of a park. (I even end every Ranger Station by inviting questions from readers.)

We also get our share of silly questions such as: “Why do you let snakes live here?”

We were first introduced to T’challa aka Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman) two years ago in “Captain America: Civil War.” A prince from the fictional African country of Wakanda, T’challa ascended to the throne when father the king was killed during a peace conference. His thirst for revenge led to the apparent creation of the Black Panther persona, and though he was certainly gifted athletically, it looked as though his “powers” were mostly royalty-based, similar to how his MCU colleague Tony Stark’s “powers” are mostly money-based.

I have some very good news I would like to share with everyone. Sunday evening, February 18, Jerry Weber of Sheridan Lake was undergoing a double lung transplant.  Jerry has been on a waiting list for new lungs for a long time.  Our prayers are with Jerry and his family for a successful surgery and recovery. Here is a new address for him.  Jerome (not Jerry) Weber - CTICU Room 227 - %University of Colorado Hospital - Anschultz Inpatient Pavillion - 12505 E. 26th Ave. - Aurora, CO 80045

Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site will be closed Wednesday, February 21, and Thursday, February 22, 2018. The purpose of the two-day closure is for annual staff and administrative planning purposes and will include both the park, located near Chivington, and the park’s administrative office in Eads. Both the park and the administrative office will reopen Friday, February 23 at 9:00 a.m.

The National Child Traumatic Stress Network’s

The number of farms and ranches in Colorado in 2017 totaled 33,800, unchanged from the 2016 estimate. Total land in farms in Colorado, at 31.8 million acres, was up less than one-half percent from the 2016 estimate. The average size of farm was 941 acres, compared to 938 acres the previous year.

The number of farms in the United States for 2017 is estimated at 2.05 million, down 12 thousand farms from 2016. Total land in farms, at 910 million acres, decreased 1 million acres from 2016. The average farm size for 2017 is 444 acres, up 2 acres from the previous year.

Click on the files below to view or print brackets for the 2018 Girls and Boys District Tournaments.

There comes a time in a young man’s life that the dream just might be within reach.  The long practices, the cutting weight, and the dedication to the sport might just pay off.  The blood, sweat and yes, the tears, have been worth it.  The struggle that you had to live through makes the dream that much more satisfying.