Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper has ordered flags be lowered to half-staff statewide on all public buildings from sunrise to sunset Saturday, May 12, 2018, in honor of Specialist Gabriel Conde.

Conde, 22, died in the line of duty April 30, of injuries sustained from small arms fire while serving in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel in Kapisa Province, Afghanistan.

Conde was assigned to A Company, 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.

COLORADO HIGHLIGHTS 

Winter wheat production in Colorado, based on conditions as of May 1, 2018, is forecast at 83.60 million bushels, according to the May 1 Agricultural Yield Survey conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. This forecast is 4 percent below last year’s production of 86.86 million bushels and 20 percent below the 105.12 million bushel crop produced two years ago. Acreage for harvest, forecast at 2.20 million acres, is 180,000 acres more than a year ago.

Brian James and McKenna Kolb are gettin’ hitched in June!

Join us for a bridal shower honoring McKenna Sunday, May 27, 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. at the First Christian Church in Eads.

The couple is registered at Amazon, Bed Bath and Beyond, and Kiowa Healthmart.

This week at Lamar Theatre

Starts Friday

I Feel Pretty, stars Amy Shumer, 6:45 p.m. daily

Held Over

Rampage, stars Dwayne Johnson, 8:50 p.m. daily

Coming Soon

Avengers: Infinity War

Truth or Dare

Overboard

“Overboard” is a remake of a reprehensible 1987 film starring Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn. In that film, poor slob Russell takes advantage of the amnesia suffered by the snobby Hawn by convincing her that she’s his wife and mother to his four children. She struggles with household chores, which is mildly amusing, and the two wind up in bed together, which is disgusting. It makes no difference that she has fallen for him at this point in the film, he is taking advantage of a woman with brain damage, and his actions constitute rape.

Breakfast

May 14: Cook’s choice breakfast

May 15: Cook’s choice breakfast

May 16: Cook’s choice breakfast

May 17: Cook’s choice breakfast

Lunch

May 14: Baked chicken. NO salad bar

May 15: Hamburgers. NO salad bar

May 16: Hot dogs. NO salad bar

May 17: Burritos with green chili. NO salad bar

Dear Dietitian,

I have a problem with constipation for the last year, and I am tired of taking laxatives.  Recently, I read that I should be eating 35 grams of fiber per day!  That seems impossible!

Sarah

Dear Sarah,

Two high-profile wildlife incidents over the past weekend in Summit County - including videos and a photo showing those involved approaching or feeding moose - have been addressed by Colorado Parks and Wildlife, thanks to tips from the public.

CPW officials says it is often the public's help that brings wildlife violators to justice. In these recent cases, social media not only played a role in finding those responsible, many in the public learned about the dangers of approaching and feeding moose after reading public comments about the incidents.

Lloyd A. Nordquist

May 02, 1941 - May 05, 2018

Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 12, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at the Church Alive in Kit Carson, with burial to follow in the Wild Horse Cemetery in Wild Horse. 

Memorial contributions should be made to the Kit Carson Summer Baseball program.  Mr. Nordquist was a resident of Kit Carson.

Brown Funeral Homes in charge of arrangements