Adobe Creek Reservoir
Fishing is fair to good for channel catfish, bullheads, and carp. The lake is lowering for irrigation, but the lake is still fairly high. Both high water boat ramps are usable. The low-water boat ramps are still submerged.
Arkansas River Headwaters
Each month, the Colorado Department of Agriculture features a different product to highlight the variety and quality of products grown, raised or processed in the state. This month features Colorado produce in the Braised Colorado Cabbage recipe.
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Reimbursements of state, tribal and local response costs total $1.4M to date
By Bob Garver
"Jason Bourne" gets off on the wrong foot by having a lame title. I guess the idea was to recover from the flop that was "The Bourne Legacy" by promising viewers that Jason Bourne would actually be involved in this one. But what it's unofficially promising to do is break from the hot streak of the first three "Bourne" movies. Fans of the franchise expect the movies to be titled "The Bourne (something vaguely exciting)" Who cares if people like to make fun of these titles ("The Bourne Colonoscopy"), they're essential to the way people identify the franchise.
Dubbed by Gov. John Hickenlooper as a "ride for the rest of us", the 2016 Pedal the Plains bike ride will bring cyclists young and old through the gently rolling byways of the historic Eastern Plains communities of Ordway, Fowler, and La Junta.
A collaboration between the State of Colorado and The Denver Post, this one-of-a-kind cycling event highlights the importance of water, economic development, and the agricultural industry in Colorado.
This year's event runs September 16th-18th.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife is seeking public input through an on-line survey regarding a new elk-management plan for an area near Gunnison. The new plan will guide elk management in Game Management Units 66 and 67, which are located south of Gunnison and north of Lake City.
Hunters and other interested in providing comments can fill out a survey and comment form on-line at https://www.research.net/r/GunnisonDAU .
Arkansas Headwaters
Colorado Parks and Wildlife Officer Nate Martinez was honored by the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies for his bravery with the Pogue-Elms Law Enforcement Officer of the Year Award, during the WAFWA summer convention in Cody, Wyo., July 25, 2016.
"This award recognizes Nate's quick response and bravery, as qualities to be emulated by others when faced with similar scenarios." said Bob Broscheid, CPW's Director, regarding the circumstances that occurred last year near Dinosaur, Colo. "Nate reacted exactly as trained, and we couldn't be more proud of him."
You are cordially invited to the 25th annual Limon Heritage Festival on Saturday, August 6th in the downtown Railroad Park, Depot, Exhibit Building, and Town Hall. Get ready to leave the hustle and bustle of this day and age for a trip back in time to when chivalry was the norm, traffic jams consisted of horse and buggies, and the Old West was truly won.
By Bob Garver
