Drought conditions have further improved across Colorado following wide-spread rain and wet snow that closed out the previous week.

A risk of thunderstorms – some potentially severe – returns Friday to kick off the Memorial Day weekend.

The Heat Is On DUI enforcement campaign will return for Memorial Day weekend as Coloradans celebrate the unofficial start of summer. Ninety-six law enforcement agencies are participating statewide. The heightened enforcement is a collaborative effort conducted by the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), Colorado State Patrol (CSP) and local law enforcement statewide. The increased enforcement starts Friday, May 26, and ends on Tuesday, May 30.

• The Kiowa County Public Library is having a Buy One Get One Free Book Sale until May 31

• Kiowa County Public Library District’s Summer Reading Program. Summer Reading is for children ages 3-12 and will be July 11, 13, 18, 20, 25, & 27 from 1:00-2:30 PM at the library. Early registration begins on June 19.

• Fun Tote Program now is a great time!  The program is designed for ages 0 to 8 years old.  The totes are available for check out at the Kiowa County Library.

I’ve never been the biggest fan of the “Alien” franchise, including the original film from 1979. Maybe it’s because I’ve been raised on movies that rip it off, or maybe it’s because that big surprise scare was spoiled for me long before I saw it, but I see it as little more than characters skulking around a spaceship waiting to be picked off like in any number of unimaginative horror movies. So I’m probably not the best candidate for “Alien: Covenant,” which, after the misguided highbrow affair that was 2012’s “Prometheus,” gets the franchise back to its glorified-slasher-movie roots.

This week at Lamar Theatre

Starts Friday

Snatched, stars Amy Schumer and Goldie Hawn, 6:45 p.m. daily

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, 8:35 p.m. daily

CLOSED May 31 - June 8

Makes:   12 Servings 

Ingredients

  non-stick cooking spray
4 tablespoons applesauce
1⁄4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons egg mix
2 ripe bananas
2 tablespoons water
1⁄4 cup all-purpose flour
1⁄4 cup whole wheat flour
1⁄4 cup quick cooking oats
1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
1⁄4 teaspoon salt
1⁄4 cup blueberries or strawberries (fresh or frozen)

Directions

Adobe Creek Reservoir 
Fishing for crappie has been rated as fair to good, with anglers having success using minnows and jigs. Fishing for saugeye has been rated as fair to good, with anglers having success using a variety of lures. There have been occasional reports of wiper and large mouth being caught, with anglers having success fishing from boats rather than the shore.

Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) crews have been working for about a month to clear the way for an on-target opening of Independence Pass on Thursday, May 25 at Noon.

Each year, CDOT crews work with the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC) to perform avalanche mitigation to clear up to one dozen slide paths that can impact the road. Necessary work to open the gates may include the following: