Rita Ann Fuller
December 6, 1941 – August 7, 2018
Rita Ann Fuller, 76, of Cheraw, passed away August 7, 2018, at the Bent County Memorial Nursing Home in Las Animas. She was born December 6, 1941 in Caney, Kansas, to Robert E. and Viola (Freeman) Rathbun. She married Louis September 24, 1964 in Ordway, Colorado; he preceded her in death June 15, 2017.
Most all the Weisbrod Hospital Auxiliary members attended the August 14 meeting at J J’s Restaurant for lunch. Those attending were Barb Diel, Valorie Briggs, Cleta Englehardt, Alice Glover, Loretta Seibel, Lola Igou, LaVerle Kelley, Loretta Seibel, Madonna Pollreis, Betty Crow, Opal Miner, and Doris Lessenden and Activity Director, Tonya Lane.
Employers in Colorado added 2,800 nonfarm payroll jobs from June to July for a total of 2,737,300 jobs, according to the survey of business establishments. Private sector payroll jobs increased 2,700 and government increased 100. June estimates were revised up to 2,734,500, and the over the month increase from May to June was 9,100 rather than the originally estimated 4,200.
Hot and dry conditions have contributed to significant expansion of extreme drought in northwest and west central Colorado over the past week.
Extreme conditions grew to encompass the remainder of Garfield and Gunnison counties, as well as all of Rio Blanco and Pitkin counties. Most of Eagle, Summit and Chaffee counties also entered extreme drought, in addition to portions of Lake, southwest Grand, west central Clear Creek and southern Jackson and Moffat counties.
Betty Jane Snider
May 30, 1932 – August 15, 2018
Betty was born May 30, 1932, in Brandon, Colorado to Frank Vern and May (Mosher) Drescher.
This week at Lamar Theatre.
Braden Lane
August 16, 1975 – August 14, 2018
A graveside celebration of life for Cope resident Braden Lane will be held at 12:00 p.m. Saturday, August 18, 2018, at the Eads Cemetery with Pastor Lane Gooden of the Praise Community Church in Eads officiating.
Fires have burned in several mountain areas in Colorado this summer. So if you’re planning to hunt on lands managed by the U.S. Forest Service or the Bureau of Land Management, check with those agencies for the latest backcountry travel, fire and closure information.
To check on national forest lands in Colorado, start by going to the web site of the U.S. Forest Service.
August 2018 marks the 23rd anniversary of the National Child Support Awareness Month.
Established by former President William Jefferson Clinton through Proclamation 6814, to recognize the importance of child support programs at all levels of government and the professionals who operate the operate them, to ensuring children receive the necessary financial support to lead secure and healthy lives.
Int-Shooting Sports-Shotgun
Int-Clothing Construction-STEAM 2
Jr-Cake Decorating
Int-Shooting Sports-Archery
Int-Foods & Nutrition-Dehydrating
Int-Heritage Arts-Quilting
Int-Artistic Clothing-Creative Sewing
Int-Leathercraft-Dying
Jr-Clothing Construction
Bradley Musgrave
Sr-Shooting Sports-.22 Rifle
Sr-Shooting Sports-.22 Pistol
Jr-Model Rocketry-Units 1-6
