Pastor’s Pearls
IT'S ONLY BUSINESS
“The LORD abhors dishonest scales, but accurate weights are his delight.” Proverbs 11:1
Hot and Dry Weather Continues this Week
Continued hot and mostly dry conditions will continue across most of Colorado to start the work week, though a few showers may be possible for the eastern half of the state.
Eastern Colorado
Temperatures will mainly be in the mid-80s for eastern Colorado Sunday. A cold front will be moving through the eastern part of the state from late morning through the early afternoon. Expect a few afternoon and evening storms over the higher elevations producing light to moderate rain and a potential for wind gusts to 40 miles per hour.
CSU Extension Hosting Corn Field Day August 30
Colorado State University (CSU) Extension and the Colorado Corn Administrative Committee (CCAC) are inviting corn farmers and others interested to attend the upcoming Corn Field Day near Holyoke.
The event is set for 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 30, taking place about 10 miles south of Holyoke on U.S. 385. (From U.S. 385, go west on County Road 2 -- also listed as County Road 60 -- for 2 1/4 miles, and then turn south on the trail at that location.)
Hunting Tips - Take Your Cell Phone into the Backcountry
These days, most of us are dependent, to some extent, on our cell phones. While service can be non-existent or, at best, sketchy in remote areas, emergency rescue experts suggest that hunters carry their phones with them in the field.
Pedestrian Safety: Keep your Head Up
Have you ever found yourself walking around only to look up at just the right moment before you slam into a wall or another person? Who knew walking could be so dangerous?
Pages from the Past - From Our 130-Year Archives
15 Years Ago
August 22, 2002
- Wild Horse Roundup-Curtis Shrimp: I read the 50 year ago news item Eastern Colorado Baseball leagues about Eads beating Wild Horse 24 to 7.
- Kiowa County Fair Queen Darcy Weeks represented our county at the Cheyenne Frontier Days in late July.
25 Years Ago
August 20, 1992
Home Country
It was Thursday again. Mabel Adams asked at the desk to be sure.
“Thursday all day, Mabel,” the girl said. “Don’t forget to get your hair done today. Two o’clock … right?”
“Right,” Mabel said, locking the time away in her mind. “Two o’clock. On Thursday.”
She took her purple walker and went half a block to the counter at the drug store.
That nice Williams girl came over with a smile and a menu.
“Tuna on toast, Mrs. Adams?”
“Uh, sure. I like that.”
“Hot tea?”
“Yes please.”
Post Office Worker Sentenced for Faking Cancer to Take Sick Leave
Defendant faked doctor notes and planned to lie about sickness until her retirement
Caroline Zarate Boyle, 60, of Highlands Ranch, Colorado, was sentenced this week by U.S. District Court Judge Raymond P. Moore to serve five years’ probation with the first six months in home confinement including wearing an electronic monitor.
