Three state water engineers who were instrumental in breaking a 40-year deadlock between Colorado and Kansas to secure water for a permanent fish and wildlife conservation pool in John Martin Reservoir were honored Thursday by the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission at its meeting here.

For their “outstanding support of Colorado’s wildlife,” CPW Director Bob Broscheid praised recently retired State Engineer Dick Wolfe, Steve Witte, Arkansas River Basin division engineer, and Bill Tyner, deputy Arkansas River Basin engineer.

Following a day that saw widespread rain across eastern Colorado, and a few stronger storms that prompted a tornado warning across much of western Kiowa County, Friday marks the start of a calmer period.

Eastern Colorado

The fall semester is right around the corner at Lamar Community College with classes set to start August 21.  And, for those taking fall classes, opportunities for scholarship funding are still available including Colorado Opportunity Scholarship Initiative (COSI) funds and the Daniels Fund Boundless Opportunity EMT Scholarship.

• For all 4-H and FFA Livestock Exhibitors, I will be holding open scale night August 31st from 6:00-8:00 p.m.  Including open class livestock, that the deadline to enter your livestock for the fair is August 11th by 4: 30 p.m.

This week at Lamar Theatre

Starts Friday

The Emoji Movie, 6:45 p.m. daily

Girls Trip, stars Queen Latifah, 8:35 p.m. daily

Coming Soon

Dunkirk

Dark Tower

Annabelle

Nut Job 2

Breakfast

August 14: French toast, sausage links, apple juice, V8, milk, fruit

August 15: Biscuits and gravy, grape juice, V8, milk, fruit

August 16: Waffles, sausage patty, orange juice, V8, milk, fruit

August 17: Muffins, yogurt, apple juice, V8, milk, fruit

Lunch

August 14: Hoagie sandwich, macaroni salad, apple, ice cream cup, milk, salad bar

August 15: Ham chef salad, watermelon, crackers, milk, salad bar

August 16 Chicken spaghetti casserole, green beans, roll, milk, salad bar

For centuries, the Rocky Mountains have captivated humans with their jagged peaks, magnificent waterfalls, and serene alpine lakes. However, millions of years ago visitors to this area would have been greeted with a drastically different view, as hundreds of feet of ice blanketed this land. When these glaciers that once dominated Colorado retreated, they created the awe-inspiring landscapes we revel in today.

The cooler and wet pattern of the past week continues over the southeast quadrant of Colorado Thursday.

Showers are continuing during the early morning hours before a break around mid-morning until the early afternoon.

Scattered showers and thunderstorms will develop later in the afternoon, continuing into the evening, with some storms reaching the severe range. Large hail – up to half-dollar size – will be possible, along with wind gusts that may exceed 60 miles per hour.

My understanding is that this film is not a straight adaptation of Stephen King’s “Dark Tower” book series, but rather a sort of sequel that cherry-picks elements of the anthology. I’m convinced the film was conceived as a writing exercise by at least one of its four credited screenwriters who wanted to tell the story of how a cowboy with a revolver could defeat a demon with one of the greatest arsenals of powers ever created. Now we have to suffer the results of that fan fiction gone wrong.