The Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site will switch to its summer schedule beginning April 1.  The park will open daily from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., seven days a week.  This schedule will remain in effect through November 30, 2018.

The park will remain open for all three 2018 summer federal holidays – Memorial Day (May 28), Independence Day (July 4), and Labor Day (September 3).

FIELD EVENTS (Times are approximate)

1:00pm

Boys Long Jump

Girls Triple Jump

Boys Shot Put

Girls Discus

Boy's High Jump

3:00pm

Girls Long Jump

Boys Triple Jump

Girls Shot Put

Boys Discus

Girls High Jump

RUNNING EVENTS

2:30pm

Boys 3200M

100M Hurdles

11 OM Hurdles

Girls 800M Sprint Medley Girls 3200 M Relay Boys 3200 M Relay Girls 100M

One of the oldest livestock organization in the U.S. will meet April 7 in La Junta, with a full agenda of activities.

The Bent-Prowers Cattle & Horse Growers Association will kick off the association’s 149^th year with annual meeting, auction, banquet and cowboy ball with events Saturday, April 7 at Inspiration Field, 612 Adams Ave in La Junta.

Mark 12;31 “Thou must love thy neighbor as thyself.” Agape Love

Each year they use the identities of nearly 2.5 million deceased Americans to fraudulently open credit card accounts, apply for loans and get cellphone or other services, according to fraud prevention firm ID Analytics.

According to a 2017 study by the Colorado Department of Transportation, the five counties with the lowest seat belt use in Colorado were all rural: La Plata (74 percent), Montezuma (74.4 percent), Cheyenne (75.2 percent) and Mesa (75.5 percent).