December 2022

Colorado seeks consumer input to gain share of $42.5B in broadband infrastructure funding

Colorado is joining dozens of other states in helping identify areas without internet or with poor service to gain federal funding for broadband infrastructure. The Federal Communications Commission published an online map in November and informed states that the federal government would use the map to determine the amount of funding given to states from the $550 billion Infrastructure, Investment and Jobs Act signed into law by President Joe Biden earlier this year.

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Crime report for Dec. 15 — Dec. 28: Incidents include attempted murder, menacing, DUI, vehicle break-ins

Trinidad Police Department responded to or initiated some 387 incidents between Thursday, Dec. 15, and Wednesday, Dec. 28, including attempted murder, hit and run, aggravated assault, DUI, menacing and criminal mischief. The Las Animas County Sheriff’s Office saw some 223 calls during the same period, including auto theft, alarms and traffic stops.

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How did Colorado community colleges double their graduation rate? By better meeting student needs

Colorado’s community colleges more than doubled their graduation rates from 2015 to 2020 by focusing on student support in and out of the classroom, according to a study released Tuesday. The Colorado Community College System’s graduation rates rose to 31% from 15% five years earlier, according to the report by Complete College America that details four- and twoyear college graduation rates at states, systems and jurisdictions that are members of the organization.

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Harris named Boettcher semifinalist

Primero High School senior Hailey Harris has been named as a semifinalist for the 2023 Boettcher Foundation Scholarship. Since 1952, the Boettcher Foundation has awarded more than $100 million in undergraduate scholarships to some of Colorado’s most dynamic young minds, doers and difference makers.

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Frances A. Gonzales

It is with deep sorrow that the family of Frances A. Gonzales announces her passing on the evening of December 24, 2022, at the age of 77. She passed away surrounded by family in the comfort of her home. She will be lovingly remembered by her daughters, grandchildren, great grandchildren, brothers, and many other family members. Frances was preceded in death by her husband, who passed away in 2016, parents Faye and Manuel Lucero, and her brother Manuel 'Sonny' Lucero. She is survived by daughters Denise Gonzales, Lisa Rotondo, and Cindy Shew (husband Nick Shew); six grandchildren, Joey Abeyta (wife Ashley), Chelsea Rotondo, Mariah Espinoza, Alyssa Ayala (husband Roberto), Dante Shew, and Isabella Shew; five greatg randchildren, Lyniah Retana, Ariya Ayala, Josiah Retana, Ensley Abeyta, and Alira Ayala; brothers Richard Lucero (wife Bernice) and Ronald Lucero. She was a devoted daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother. She was the best woman anyone could have asked for to fulfill any and every one of these roles. She will be greatly missed. Frances had an amazingly creative and artistic side that many may not have known. She was also a very private woman, so as per her wishes, no services will be held. Cards of condolences can be sent to The Gonzales Family, 8961 Cnty. Rd. 69.0, Trinidad, CO 81082.

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Tomas M. Rios

62 Memorials In Loving Memory of on his Birthday, December 29, 1906 Las Mananitas Estas son las mananitas que cantaba el Rey David Hoy por ser dia de tu santo Te les cantamos a ti. Despierta, Daddy, despierta, Mira que ya amanecio, Ya los pajaritos cantan, la Luna ya se metio.

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