Recipe - Applesauce
Cook time: 35 minutes
Makes: 10 servings
Homemade applesauce, an easy treat to make, is a wonderful side dish or dessert option.
Ingredients
7 apple (cut in quarters)
1⁄2 cup water
1⁄4 cup sugar
Directions
1. Wash and then cut apples in quarters. Apples can be peeled, but fiber will be decreased.
2. Combine apples and water in saucepan. Heat to boiling. Turn heat to low as soon as the water is boiling.
Periods of Rain Expected Through the Week
By Chris Sorensen
With drought conditions continuing to improve, chances for rain appear throughout the week to help continue the trend.
Pages from the Past - From our 130-year archive
15 Years Ago
April 19, 2002
- USDA Update-Rod Johnson: Kiowa County for the first time with at least part of the county in Stage D2 severe Drought. There is just 2 categories beyond D2. D3 Extreme & D4 Exceptional drought
25 Years Ago
April 16, 1992
- Recall election for four Kiowa County RE-1 school board members set for Tuesday April 21.
Help Prevent Terrorism – If You See Something, Say Something
The nationwide "If You See Something, Say Something" public awareness campaign was created to raise public awareness of indicators of terrorism and terrorism-related crime, and to emphasize the importance of reporting suspicious activity to the proper local law enforcement authorities.
Home Country
By Slim Randles
My first wife came from a ranching family ‘way back up in the hills of California and had a cousin, Ted, who was a hounddog man.
I talked my way into hunting with him, of course.
All went well until we were on the way home and a badger ran across the road and dove into a large culvert pipe.
“Oh wow!” said Ted, “Let’s get him!
He released most of the hounds and they plugged the culvert pipe at both ends with bawling insults. In the dead center of the pipe was a snarling badger.
Pastor’s Pearls
By Pastor Rich Z
A PROMISE
“...those who seek me (wisdom) will find me.” Proverbs 8:17
Obituary - Kenneth W. Robertson
Kenneth W. Robertson
September 30, 1939 – April 18, 2017
Kenneth W. Robertson passed away April 18, 2017, in Scottsdale, Arizona following a 10-year battle with COPD.
Born September 30, 1939, in Ordway, Colorado, to the late, Beverly and Ula (Rush) Robertson. He spent his childhood years on the family ranch north of Arlington, CO. He attended schools in Arlington and Ordway.
Second Earthquake this Week for Northwest Colorado
By Chris Sorensen
Northwest Colorado has been struck by the second earthquake in just over two days.
The first quake occurred at 3:45 a.m. Thursday and was centered 22 miles northwest of Craig in Moffat County. The quake registered 3.9 on the Richter Scale and occurred three miles beneath the surface according the United States Geological Survey. Three people reported feeling the quake.