August 2022

Trinidad school kids return to class on Monday

At top, TSD1 school buses are loaded with students ready to get off the vehicles at Fishers Peak Elementary on the first day of the 2022-2023 school year. Fishers Peak Elementary Principal Shonie Pachelli (above left) walks with a student on the first day of classes Monday. An staff member (above right) greets smiling students at Fishers Peak Elementary as they walk off the school bus on the first day of classes. Classes also began Monday for Trinidad Middle School and Trinidad High School.

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Gov. Polis declares August as Child Support Awareness Month in Colorado

Colorado Department of Human Services DENVER—Gov.JaredPolisproclaimed August to be Child Support Awareness Month, following another year of exceptional innovation in the Colorado Division of Child Support Services of the Colorado Department of Human Services. The proclamation recognizes the national observance of Child Support Awareness Month, established in 1995 by President Bill Clinton, to help ensure that all children have the financial support they need to thrive.

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CORRECTION

In the past Weekend Edition, Aug. 19 — Aug. 21, of The Chronicle-News in the story titled “Funding: What are your local candidates collecting, spending for area races?” The Chronicle-News failed to include incumbent Democrat Sheriff Derek Navarette in the listings. This was an honest mistake, and our newsroom apologizes for any unfairness caused. Navarette will face off against one challenger in the November Colorado General Election. A special report on Navarrete’s funding will run in an upcoming edition.

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State of Colorado to SCOTUS: State’s long-standing antidiscrimination law regulates business sales, not speech

DENVER — The Colorado Attorney General’s Office has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold the state’s longstanding civil rights law that requires public businesses to serve all customers and prohibit denials of service because of a customer’s religion, sexual orientation, race, sex, disability or other characteristics protected under the law.

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Donna J Broughton

Donna J Broughton, age 85, passed away at the Trinidad Inn Nursing Home on August 11, 2022. She was employed as a dispatcher for the railroad, and loved quilting and crocheting.

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You’re willing to try new approaches, so you’ll get to one that works better. Be patient! Believe! It will happen! An action will provide immediate relief from fear and stress and give you something to help you leap to the next.

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