While this weekend may have been dominated by snow and wind, warmer weather is just around the corner.
Summer fun in Colorado often involves some time cooling off in a local lake, swimming pool or boating on the high mountain lakes and rivers. To help you and your family stay safe around bodies of water, follow these water safety tips.
Water Safety Tips
By Chris Sorensen
A late season winter storm which brought rain and snow to eastern Colorado is continuing to move into Kansas Sunday morning.
The winter storm warning which was originally in effect for all the southeast counties, remains in place for Kiowa, Crowley, Otero, Bent, Prowers, and Baca counties until 1:00 p.m. Sunday. A blizzard warning also remains in effect for eastern Cheyenne and Kit Carson counties.
By Slim Randles
“Well,” said Steve, the tall cowboy among us, “at least it’s Friday and we all have the weekend to look forward to.”
Doc glanced up from his paper at the philosophy counter of the Mule Barn truck stop and world dilemma think tank.
“Fastest Friday you’ll ever experience, Steve,” said Doc.
“That’s about right,” said Dud.
Steve got that confounded look on his face. “What do you mean by that?”
“Today is Saturday.”
“Well,” Steve said, shaking his head, “that flat wrecks this day all to pieces.
By Pastor Rich Z
A PROMISE
“...those who seek me (wisdom) will find me.” Proverbs 8:17
Child care organizations nationwide have joined together to declare Friday, May12, to be Provider Appreciation Day to recognize family child care providers and early education teachers in preschools/centers and after school programs. It gives parents, grandparents and employers an opportunity to recognize and commend the dedication to children that child care providers demonstrate every day.
Caroline Zarate Boyle, 59, of Highlands Ranch, Colorado, a U.S. Postal Service employee, pled guilty Friday to presenting a forged writing to the United States with the intent to defraud after telling her employer that she had cancer to work from home and claim hundreds of hours of sick leave.
The guilty plea occurred before U.S. District Court Judge Raymond P. Moore.
Boyle was first charged March 3, 2017. She was indicted by a federal grand jury in Denver two weeks later. She is scheduled to be sentenced by Judge Moore in July.
Sunday, April 30
FFA State CDEs at Fort Collins
Monday, May 1
FFA State CDEs at Fort Collins
Lunch: Southwest Chicken Salad
Tuesday, May 2
Lunch: BBQ Rib Sandwich
Dist. Baseball
Wednesday, May 3
Lunch: Burritos
Thursday, May 4
Lunch: Hot Dogs
6:30 p.m. Spring Concert
Friday, May 5
During Hastings College’s day-long Celebration of Excellence April 25, students and faculty were recognized for their achievements at the Honors Convocation.
The Don and Nancy Seaton Faculty Achievement Award was given to Dr. Amy Morris, professor of biology, while Annette Vargas, assistant professor of theatre, received the Vondrak Outstanding Advisor Award.
Lopes Rodeo returns from weekend competition at Casper College with two top ten finishers, Kadyn Hicks and Jalisa Klassen.
