Issues surrounding infrastructure and security at the city-owned Central Park came to light again earlier this week and talk of funding for improvements was heard, but allocations toward improvements have yet to be made.
DEAR ABBY: I am a 26-year-old man, and I’m currently incarcerated. My girlfriend, “Diana,” and I have been together for four years. She has a 6-yearold daughter, and I have a 7-year-old son. Our kids are very close, and I am also very close to her daughter.
Each month, Primero’s teachers, administration and staff select students from the various grade levels to recognize as Students of the Month. Primero’s Students of the Month are selected based on outstanding attendance, stellar grades and diligent work ethic. These students serve as role models for the student body and shine as examples of good character within the community.
James Williams John’s most enduring contribution to Las Animas County was the development of irrigable land for farming and grazing. According to one author, Mr. John “built or was directly responsible for the building of nearly every irrigation project in Las Animas County…” In its obituary, the Chronicle-News noted that ”[Mr. John] daringly and with wise forethought invested his money in lands and in irrigation development when others hesitated… Hundreds of productive acres in the vicinity of Hoehne… are part of the work of his useful life.” Even today, there’s a New John Flood Ditch Company that bears his name.
The Mary John Goree Las Animas County Scholarship Foundation has chosen its initial winners of the Mary John Goree Las Animas County Scholarship for 2021-2022, the foundation said in a release last week.
Thursday: Mostly sunny, high near 60. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Starting at 3 a.m. and lasting until approximately 10 p.m. on Thursday, March 31 and Friday, April 1, the Colorado Department of Transportation will implement full closures of both directions of Interstate 25 at Exit 11, south of Trinidad. The closures are necessary while crews perform a concrete deck pour on the new bridge structure.
Trinidad could see another mural added to its public art collection if a mural proposed by a group of students receives approval under the city’s mural ordinance. The Trinidad Youth Mural Program, the same group that created a mural at the corner of Elm Street and Linden Avenue last August, is back at it again, now looking to create a mural on the Cedar Street Bridge retaining wall showcasing the recreational activities of the city.
Purgatoire River Call as of: 03/30/2022. El Moro Ditch: Priority #8, Appropriation Date: 11/15/1862.
Today’s Quote “The first blooms of spring always make my heart sing.” ~ S. Brown ■ COMMUNITY EVENTS —THIS WEEK —$4,000 SCHOLARSHIP THURS.