Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper has ordered flags be lowered to half-staff on Friday, December 2, on all public buildings statewide in memory of Colorado State Patrol Trooper Cody Donahue. Flags should be lowered from sunrise to sunset.

Trooper Donahue, 34, was struck and killed while investigating a crash on I-25 south of Castle Rock on the afternoon of November 25, 2016. He had served as a Colorado State Trooper for 11 years.

He is survived by his wife and two daughters.

The Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA) is announcing that three industrial hemp seed varieties have passed the statewide THC validation and observation trial and are now eligible to be grown by the Colorado Seed Growers Association for production of “CDA Approved Certified Seed.”

After November when you see signs that advertise: “Get Your Flu Vaccine Here,” you might think, “Isn’t it too late for that?”

As long as flu viruses are spreading, it’s not too late to get a vaccine to protect yourself and your loved ones.

Arkansas River Headwaters
Temperatures have dropped into the high 30-low 40 degree range. This is causing the fish to migrate over to slow, deeper runs that they will stay in for the season. The best fishing for the winter season will be in the Big Bed/Salida area and Bighorn Sheep Canyon upstream of Texas Creek. When these areas experience heavy sun exposure following warm nights, they will generate good midge activity which leads to stronger feeding periods from the fish. Best fishing times have been around noon, when the sun is the highest.

Friday Dec 2

SCHOOL IN SESSION K-12

5 pm HS Basketball @ HOME vs Eads

Sat Dec 3

PCC Winter Craft Fair in Gym

Sunday Dec 4

5:00 pm 4-H Community Potluck Christmas Dinner RSVP to Debbie or Yonda by 12/2

Monday Dec 5

HS Basketball @ HOME vs Lamar         Girls @5pm  Boys @ 6:30

June 8, 1926 - November 27, 2016
Funeral services will be held on Friday, December 2, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Lamar. Burial will follow in the Fairmount Cemetery in Lamar. Visitation will be held on Friday at the church beginning at 10:00 a.m. Memorial contributions can be made to the Lamar Area Hospice.

Superintendent Alexa Roberts and the staff of Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site cordially invite you to attend a Holiday Open House on Monday, December 5, 2016, at the park administration office located at 910 Wansted Street, Eads, CO.