In Loving Memory of Cid Tapia “Little Cid”
You're not forgotten nephew, cousin, friend; nor ever shall you be. As long as life and memory last, we shall remember thee always.
May 2022
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‘Healing: When a Nurse Becomes a Patient’ by Theresa Brown, RN
Flip a coin and watch. No matter how it lands, it’s still the same coin but only half of it’s revealed.
Area crime, emergency report for May 12 — May 18
The Trinidad Police Department responded to or initiated some 295 incidents between Thursday, May 12 and Wednesday, May 18, including protection order violation, Safe2Tell reports and harassment calls. The Las Animas County Sheriff’s Office call logs were not obtained before deadline.
Former ghost town schoolhouse hits county housing market
A former schoolhouse turned residence in an unincorporated village of Las Animas County has been listed for sale. The 9,000 square foot building, located at 57261 County Road 76.5, Model Colorado, is currently listed for $125,000.
Education, social service nonprofits present impact stories to LA County leadership
Las Animas County leadership took another opportunity this month to hear about the impacts grant funding facilitated by the county had on this year’s recipients. The Las Animas County Board of County Commissioners has been hearing presentations from county nonprofits that received grant funding from the county in 2022 during its last few meetings, and most recently heard from funding recipients at a meeting Tuesday.
RIVER CALL
Purgatoire River Call as of: 05/17/2022. Hoehne Ditch: Priority #20, Appropriation Date: 10/07/1865.
THE FINE PRINT
Today’s Quote “I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.” ~ Jimmy Dean ■ UPCOMING— COMMUNITY EVENTS SUMMER READING PROGRAM MON. MAY 23 – SUN.
End of the world? Reader rails against those in control
Dear Editor, The apocalypse is upon us and there is no way to avoid it. Our government is controlled by a neofascist minority and the Democrats are impotent and useless, having made promises they cannot fulfill and seemingly don’t want to.
Trinidad Water Festival draws some 900 local students in first local water festival since pandemic
Around 900 students trickling in from 10 schools across southeast Colorado participated in the 2022 Trinidad Water Festival — offering students the opportunity for the first time in two years to learn about water and its varied uses.
REFLECTIONS by Bill Tinsley: Battling cancer
Cancer is not new to our family. My wife is a breast cancer survivor, as is her sister, who has been battling stage four cancer for the past eight years. Her cancer is spreading and she is about to start chemo again. My father died of multiple myeloma, cancer of the bone marrow, when he was 53. He bestowed on me a life-long memory of courage, faith and grace. I took him to visit his friends the week before he died. He was too week to remain standing. He greeted each with a cheerful smile and his natural good humor. But I could see the sadness written in their faces when they witnessed the seriousness of his condition.