The 2016 Colorado State Fair is offering money-saving discounts every day to help the Fair fit within the family budget.

“Tickets to most Colorado State Fair events include gate admission and access to our many free attractions,” said State Fair General Manager, Sarah Cummings. “Plus, we offer a wide variety of daily deals and discounts to give fair-goers even more value for their dollar.”

The 2016 State Fair offers these special deals and discounts:

Pueblo Bank & Trust Fun 4 Pack

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has launched a youth marijuana prevention campaign aimed at “trusted adults.” The campaign provides parents, educators, coaches, mentors and others who work with youth with the tools, tips and information they need to talk to youth about the importance of not using retail marijuana before age 21.

A memorial service for longtime Eads, Colorado resident, Kathleen Kay Shade, affectionately known to her family and friends as Kathy, will be held on Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at 1:30PM at the Living Covenant Church in Lamar with Pastor Rick Beard officiating. Inurnment will follow at the Kit Carson Cemetery in Kit, Carson.

Per Kathy’s request cremation will take place and there will be no visitation.

By Sharon Scott

A correction to last week's article is in order.  It should have read Estella Christianson instead of Richardson.  Sorry about the mistake, Estella.

"Back to School Night"  was well attended and everyone enjoyed the ice cream and brownies served by the Sheridan Lake 4-H club.

On Saturday, Susan Greenfield went to Pueblo with Tina Kraft and her granddaughter Khylar.  They were celebrating Khylar's 14th birthday.  Happy late birthday, Khylar.

By Chris Sorensen

After a couple of cooler days, southeast Colorado will warm up for the early part of the week before another cold front enters the area.

The high temperature Sunday will be in the upper 80s, with little potential for rain.

Low 90s are expected Monday and Tuesday before a cold front entering the area drops temperatures into the 70s for mid-week. Friday and Saturday’s highs will rebound slightly to the low 80s.

Overnight lows are expected to be mainly in the 50s, with Wednesday night dropping to around 50 for the coolest night of the week.

Slim Randles

You have to hand it to Windy. When Alphonse “Windy” Wilson chooses to speak, it is a bombastic sampling of creativity. Windy has yet to find a word he can’t make better through his own unique methods.

Well, what got him fired up the other day was a meeting of the ladies of the garden club down at the nursery. Windy’s been helping Dewey with his manure business on the one day a week he spends helping others. Today wasn’t a helper day, but he couldn’t pass up the audience.

They hadn’t gotten through old business when Windy stood, smiled, and spoke.

By Pastor Rich Z

THE CONCLUSION

“Now all has been heard, here is the conclusion of the matter; Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every hidden thing, whether it is good or evil.” Ecclesiastes 12:13,14

By Chris Parmeter, District Wildlife Manager

Colorado Parks and Wildlife

In the 1980 movie classic, "The Mountain Men", the character Henry Frapp is

questioned by a young green horn: "Haven't you ever been lost?" Frapp scratches

his whiskers and after a recollecting pause, replies, "A fearsome confused for a

month or two… but I ain't ever been lost!"

For the fur trappers, wandering through a vast and unexplored country, "lost"

would have been something of an oxymoron. Not knowing where you were was a