Titan International has donated 80 agricultural tires to be auctioned off during the Colorado Farm Show January 26. Anyone can purchase the tires, and all proceeds benefiting the Colorado Future Farmers of America (FFA) Foundation.

Up for auction are tires for ATVs, skid steers, tractors (front and rear) and sprinklers. People can bid onsite and online during the auction, courtesy of BigIron Auctions.

The will begin at 12:30 p.m. at the Event Center in Island Grove Park in Greeley, Colorado, taking place onsite and online at www.bigiron.com. Registration starts at 11:30 a.m.

September 16, 1943 - December 22, 2016

Ramona “Moni” Harwig

Moni Harwig, age 73, a life long resident of Colorado passed away on Thursday, December 22, 2016 at her home surrounded by family.

By Doris Lessenden

What a good year nearly past, now we look for the New Year! Romans 12:12 (ESV)

Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.”                   

Evelyn Irene Brenton Garner was born August 29, 1922 in Beaumont in Butler County, Kansas to Harry and Julia (Greenwell) Brenton. Four years later a little brother, Ivan Eugene joined the family. Evelyn entered the first grade at Keighly, Kansas and was advanced to the second grade before Christmas. In February 1929 the family moved to a farm in Prairie Queen northwest of Eads. Evelyn was an outdoor girl, riding horses, milking cows, feeding the hogs, driving tractors, and grain trucks. She helped her dad shingle the barn.

Thank You

Doris, Robin, Janet, Jerry, Linda(s) and Gloria for those Holiday Treats.

Have a wonderful Christmas and may it be filled with your favorite things and the people you love.

This Jan.1, Colorado Parks and Wildlife invites Coloradans to welcome 2017 by heading outside to a Colorado State Park. First Day Hikes are guided activities that offer a chance to start the new year right by getting people out for some exercise in nature. For the new year, 27 state parks are participating by hosting an organized hike on New Year's Day.

The Colorado Department of Agriculture is now accepting applications for 2017 Noxious Weed Management grants. This year, the Department plans to award over $755,000 in grant funds to organizations and associations for projects that focus on controlling the state’s designated noxious weeds. Of that amount, over $105,000 are from the U.S. Forest Service’s State and Private Forestry program. These grants, which are administered through CDA, support projects that reduce noxious weed infestations occurring close to Forest Service-managed lands.

Preparedness starts with you.  As you begin considering your 2017 resolutions we ask you to consider dedicating this year to preparedness.  We will continue our Prepare Colorado initiative with our partners from the Colorado Red Cross and FEMA Region VIII.  We hope you will join us in making Colorado the most prepared state in the Nation.

You can start today by “Resolving to be COReady in 2017”.  Take action today with any of these steps:

Slim Randles

It began the way most miracles do: by accident or the hand of God, take your pick.

It might have been the weather, at least partly. For December, the day had been almost balmy and warm. You know, sweaters instead of heavy coats. No mittens in sight.