Pages from the Past - From our 129 year archive.

15 yrs Ago

 

April 13, 2001

 

Curtis Schrimp-Wild Horse Roundup: Coming back, for ten miles south of Arriba, it was mud. I wouldn’t have cared so much if was our mud, but our road was dry.

 

25 years Ago

 

April 11, 1991

 

Eight head sold over the $2000 mark at the 17th annual sale of the Southeast CO Bull Test Association held at    Winter Livestock in La Junta April 5

 

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Birthdays and Anniversaries

Birthdays

 

April 11

 

Emily Gyurman

Kenan Elarton

Emma Frey

 

April 12

 

Wyatt Ehrlick

Lily Phipps

Cade McDowell

Michele Brown

Matthew Haskell

Morgan Thomas

Eddie Lang

Sommer Lang Kelley

Lucille Crow*In Memory

Nathan McKnight

 

April 13

 

Heather Campbell

Jim Campbell

Ruth Dawson* In Memory

Alicia James

Zachary Ramsay

Gardner Announces USDA Grant for Flood Projects in Colorado

Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO) has announced the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) program will make $10,240,800 available to Colorado Springs and Manitou Springs for the purposes of restoration and flood mitigation after severe weather impacted the region last year. Gardner sent a letter on July 10, 2015 to President Obama requesting federal assistance for several counties in Colorado impacted by significant weather events.

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Centennial Farm Applications Due April 30

The Centennial Farms program honors working farms and ranches that have been in the same family for 100 years or more. Centennial Farms are honored at the Colorado State Fair every August. Know a farm that qualifies? Get details on eligibility, the application form and more. http://www.historycolorado.org/archaeologists/centennial-farms-how-apply

Applications are due to the State Historical Fund by April 30.

 

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Jobs Available Through Career Expo

Lamar Community College’s annual Career Expo will be held on Wednesday, April 13, 2016, from 9:00am until noon in the LCC Wellness Center.  The Career Expo serves as part career exploration, part career fair for the community.  Lamar Community College students and community members are invited and encouraged to attend.

Nearly 50 businesses have confirmed their spaces at the Career Expo, with several promising current career openings that expo-goers can learn about and apply for. 

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Trauma Specialist to Address Students about Choices

Lori Morgan, a trauma prevention specialist from UCHealth Memorial Hospital, will be visiting Eads High School for a presentation to teens that will center on making smart choices.  

Specifically, students at Eads High School will learn how the choices they make while driving could impact not only their own life, but the lives of their family members, friends and the entire community.

The program, titled, “Trauma Talks Tough,” will be held at the school this Thursday, April 7; at 1:15 p.m. Approximately 50 students are expected to attend the session.

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