La Junta businessman Kirby A. Shineman has qualified for the Waddell & Reed Circle of Champions conference for the 11th time.
Circle of Champions members are selected based on a review of investment, insurance and financial planning sales generated by each advisor. Five hundred of Waddell & Reed’s 1,800-member network across the nation qualified this year.
To achieve its summer reading program goal to “build a better world,” the Las Animas-Bent County Library District is teaming with John Martin Reservoir State Park to reward avid readers with free overnight camping trips in the park.
Paula Shane, library district director, said the opportunity to win gift certificates for six one-night camping stays in the park has given extra motivation to the 26 children in program to read.
Recent afternoon showers and thunderstorms that have brought welcome rain for Colorado crops, along with areas of flooding, begin to taper off Sunday.
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HOW
When told to do something, have you ever asked how to do it? “Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.” Proverbs 4:23
How many electronic, internet enabled devices do you have in your home? How often are you, your family, and your children sending and receiving information via the internet?
According to one survey in 2016, 88% of the population are internet users in North America. The same study reports that in 2016 there was an average of 7.7 devices/connections per person, and by 2021, the average internet household will generate 227.5 gigabytes of internet traffic per month.
Billy had to get his chores done early. It was the heat, of course. Now that it’s summer, he no longer has to escort the kids across the street while Martin holds the sign. No kids at the crosswalk for a couple of weeks now.
