By Curtis Turner

The Lamar Community College Welding program recently went through a facelift and redesign.   The facelift involved doubling the space of the state of the art welding shop that previously housed the program.  The welding shop now has sixteen self-ventilated welding booths with excellent equipment available for students to use in training. 

Dear Pee Wee Wrestlers and Parents,

It is time to start Pee Wee wrestling practice.  I would like to take this opportunity to encourage all students preschool through eighth grade, ages 3 through 14, to try wrestling. It is my opinion, that your child will enjoy this rewarding experience.

Delbert L. Beaman

1945-2016

Funeral services for Delbert Beaman will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 23, 2016 at Valley Memorial Funeral Chapel in Holly, Colorado with Pastor Eugene Birt officiating.  Interment will follow at the Holly Cemetery.  Visitation for Delbert will be held on Monday, February 22, 2016 from 1:00-7:00 p.m. also at Valley Memorial Funeral Chapel in Holly.

15 yrs

February 23, 2001

The National Park Service in conjunction with Kiowa County Commissioners and the Kiowa County Economic Development Office will hold an open house to share information with the public on newly authorized Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site.

25 years

February 21, 1991

By Delisa Weeks

Kiowa County Clerk and Recorder

ELECTION HISTORY TRIVIA:

Why is Election Day on a Tuesday?

• Years ago, when voters travelled to their polling locations by horse, having an election on Tuesday allowed them time to worship on Sunday and ride over on Monday.

How many votes were cast for President in the 2012 U.S. Presidential election?

• Eads Golf Club Annual Membership meeting 7:00pm March 7 at the the Eads Golf Clubhouse
• Open House for Mary Huddleston on February 21, 2016 from 2-4p.m. to help her celebrate her 94th birthday.  It will be held at the home of Dick and Sharon Scott at 13770 C.R.

February 22

Tony Kahler

Braxlyn Wyatt Ferris

Jaxson Matthew Stoker

Reilly Rittgers (In Memory)

Casey McDaniel

Hailey Birt

February 23

Gail Koeller

Scott Elarton

Chad Lyon

Thane Samuel Fink

Masyn Hager

Kayla Miller

February 24

Valerie Lyon

Ayden Hose

Mark McClave

Mary Lou Huddleston

February 25

Jessica Armijo

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.

UPDATE: The Fire Weather Watch has been upgraded to a Red Flag Warning from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. this evening. All outdoor burning is strongly discouraged. Expect wind gusts to 50 miles per hour, humidity as low as seven percent, and temperatures in the upper 70s.

Original Article:

The National Weather Service has issued a Fire Weather Watch for Thursday (February 18, 2016) morning through Thursday afternoon for much of southeast Colorado.