About Town
Verse of a favorite hymn: “O God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come, Our shelter from the stormy blast, And our eternal home.”
Death Notice – Daisy Duvall
Death Notice – Daisy Duvall
(December 9, 1924 – December 7, 2017)
Funeral services for long time Cheyenne county resident Daisy C. Duvall will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, December 15, 2017, at the Cheyenne Wells Christian Church. Burial will follow at the Kit Carson cemetery in Kit Carson.
She was born December 9, 1924, in Oklahoma and departed this life December 7, 2017, at Cheyenne Manor in Cheyenne Wells.
Fire Danger Continues – Warm Week Ahead
Red flag warnings continue for portions of the eastern plains of Colorado Sunday, with dry and unseasonably warm temperatures expected to continue through the work week for most of the state.
Eastern Plains
Cheyenne, Kit Carson and Yuma counties are under a red flag warning until 4:00 p.m. Sunday. Northwest winds will be gusting up to 25 miles per hour, and the humidity could fall as low as eight percent, which could cause any fires that start to spread rapidly.
Omicron Delta Kappa Inducts 16 Colorado Members
The Hastings College chapter of Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK), a national leadership honor society, welcomed 16 new members at its annual induction ceremony in November.
To be a part of ODK, membership qualifications include being in the top 35 percent of juniors and seniors classes. ODK encourages collaboration among members across the five phases celebrated by ODK: scholarship, athletics, service, communications and arts. Students must also demonstrate exemplary character.
Minor Earthquake in Southwest Colorado Saturday
A minor earthquake was recorded Saturday night in Dolores county.
According to the United States Geological Survey, the quake was centered about a mile north of Dunton, or 37 miles northwest of Durango. It registered 3.0 on the Richter Scale, and occurred at 8:42 p.m. about one mile beneath the surface.
On person reported feeling the quake. No damages or injuries have been reported.
Home Country
It began the way most miracles do: by accident or the hand of God, take your pick.
It might have been the weather, at least partly. For December, the day had been almost balmy and warm. You know, sweaters instead of heavy coats. No mittens in sight.
Pastor’s Pearls
FIVE WORDS FOR WEALTH
Here are two more, “He who ignores discipline comes to poverty and shame, but whoever heeds correction is honored. He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.” Proverbs 13:18,20
Pages from the Past - From Our 130-Year Archives
15 Years Ago
December 6, 2002
- USDA announced an extension of emergency grazing of Conservation Reserve Program acreage in Colorado, Texas, Utah and Washington to Dec 31, 2002.
25 Years Ago
December 3, 1992
Winter Weather Travel Safety
Whenever winter weather arrives, remember this simple message: Get to where you need to be before the weather gets bad! In other words, stay off the roads when it snows!
