Colorado Preservation, Inc. (CPI) has announced that reconstruction of a historic barrack at Amache, Colorado’s only Japanese American incarceration site, has been completed.

By Eads USDA Service Center Staff

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER:

By Donald Schoderbek

Marijuana is the most commonly used illegal drug (under federal law) in the United States, with 22.2 million users. But the types of marijuana available today are more potent than before and come in many forms, including oils that can be vaped, and edibles, from brownies and candy to sodas. This leaves many with a lot of questions about marijuana use and its health effects.

U.S. Senators Cory Gardner (R-CO) and Michael Bennet (D-CO), Colorado Mesa University, and the University of Colorado invite Colorado residents to attend the 2017 Colorado Capital Conference in Washington, D.C., on June 21-23.

The conference affords residents across Colorado a better understanding of the federal legislative process by giving them the opportunity to interact with members of Congress, the President’s cabinet, and other relevant leaders in Washington, D.C. 

While traditional classes have already begun, Lamar Community College offers three additional late-start sessions of online courses for busy individuals looking to fit education into their current schedules.

The online sessions are offered in six and ten-week formats, allowing students to get the information they need and complete classes quickly.  Two six-week sessions are available, running from February 6 through March 18 or March 27 through May 6.  The ten-week session begins February 27 and ends on May 6. 

Colorado Parks and Wildlife's 2017 "Pueblo Eagle Days" festival features eagle-viewing opportunities, hands-on activities for youngsters, live bird programs, native American dancers and educational presentations by raptor experts. This year's festival, Feb. 3-5, takes place at three locations: Lake Pueblo State Park and State Wildlife Area, the Pueblo Nature & Raptor Center and the Rawlings Library.

Each year the event draws hundreds of visitors from across the state to learn more about these unique birds of prey.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) this month released its annual Crop Production Summary, showing that Colorado farmers didn't haul in quite as large of a crop as earlier USDA forecasts had anticipated. But while actual production in the state this fall fell short of those predictions (by about 8 million bushels) the 2016 Colorado corn crop still stood up well compared to recent years.

Corn for Grain Acres Harvested 

2016 ... 1.17 million 

2015 ... 950,000 

5-year avg. ... 1.01 million 

A Hunter Education Internet Conclusion Course will be held March 12 in Eads at the Kiowa County Courthouse, located at 1305 Goff Street.

Call Todd Marriott, Colorado Parks and Wildlife District Wildlife Manager, at (719) 340-0279 for any questions you might have.

Register for the class http://cpw.state.co.us/learn/Pages/HE-Online-Classes.aspx

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