Hurricane Irma, which formed in the eastern Atlantic Ocean last week, continued to gain strength as it continues on a path that currently takes it towards the continental United States.

The storm reached Category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale Monday afternoon, with maximum sustained winds of 130 miles per hour. Irma is moving west at 13 mph. The storm is expected to remain on a westerly path into Tuesday before turning slightly toward the northwest later in the day.

Tuesday marks the 40^th anniversary of the launch of NASA’s Voyager 1 space probe. A companion spacecraft, Voyager 2, had launched a few weeks earlier on August 20, 1977.

At around 13 billion miles away, Voyager 1 has traveled the furthest distance from Earth for a human-created object.  Voyager 2 has a record of its own – the longest continuously operating spacecraft.

If you live in or are traveling through Colorado, you may have noticed smoke in the air Sunday, which became even heavier Monday.

Fires burning in the Pacific Northwest and Montana are producing huge volumes of smoke that is being pulled into Colorado, particularly the eastern half of the state. Neighboring Wyoming, Nebraska and Kansas are also being blanketed with smoke that is giving the sky an orange tint.

Breakfast

September 4: Hash browns, sausage, toast, orange juice, V8, milk, fruit

September 5: Egg patty, toast, apple juice, V8, milk, fruit

September 6: No school

September 7: No School

Lunch

September 4: Burritos – bean and cheese, green chili, applesauce, milk, fruit and vegetable bar

September 5: Chicken and noodles, mashed potatoes, green beans, roll, milk, fruit and vegetable bar

September 6: No school

September 7: No school

“Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labor. For if they fall, the one will lift up the other.” Ecclesiastes 4: 9:10. 

Remington Brandt, formerly of Eads, and Camie Idler, a McClave graduate, were married in a mountain setting near Rye, Colorado. Brandt is a graduate Colorado State University-Pueblo and Camie is a Dental Hygienist after graduating from Pueblo Community College. 

December 31, 1930 - August 17, 2017

Donald D. Barlow, 86, died on September 17, 2017, at Bannor Baywood Hospital in Mesa, Arizona.

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PRIDE AND DISGRACE,

I have experienced the first part, now I want to experience the second. “When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.” Proverbs 11:2