HEAD STRONG

“Fools are head strong and do what they like; wise people take advice.” The Message 12:15

In Colorado 150 years ago wildlife faced a dire future. 

To provide food for miners and settlers streaming west during the gold rush and land rush of the mid- and late-1800s, market hunters slaughtered deer, elk, bear, buffalo, bighorns, pronghorn and any type of bird that could provide meat. Fish fared no better as nets and even dynamite were set in rivers and streams. Polluted water flowing from mining operations also devastated hundreds of miles of rivers and streams. 

15 Years Ago

October 11 2002

Birthdays

October 16

• Ronda Hadley
• Betsy Barnett
• Brett Legg
• Alexandria Marie Kent
• Drew Bradley Howe
• Ryan Shade
• Janet Frederick
• William Proctor
• Savannah Stum
• Clara Janes

October 17

• Becky Rittgers
• Terry Voss
• Branden Dunlap
• Mason Garrett
• Chloe Elarton
• Blaine Winder
• Ashley Bryant
• Hallie Barlow
• Whitlee Specht

October 18

The food’s awfully good down at the Gates of Heaven Chinese Restaurant. The valley’s other Delbert, Delbert Chin, has been putting on a decent feed there since he came to this country many years ago.

We like that lunch buffet. All you can eat, of course, and he makes this pink sauce that’s out of this world. You can put it on everything. And you want to.

He asked me once why I used so much of it, and I told him if I had enough of that sauce, I could live on cardboard boxes and bedding straw.

The board of directors and leadership team of Agfinity, a member-ow,ed cooperative, have decided to close the Eaton Car Care Center, which became effective Wednesday.

The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) was born out of troubled times — the Dust Bowl days of the 1930s. Dust storms ravaged the nation’s farmland, stripping away millions of tons of topsoil and carrying it all the way to the Atlantic Ocean.

In response to this disaster, the Soil Conservation Service—today’s NRCS—worked side-by-side with farmers to help them recover and build sustainable farming solutions through soil conservation.

This week National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM) explores smart cities, connected devices, digitized records, smart cars and smart homes which have become our new reality.