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“In winter, I plot and plan. In spring, I move.” ~ Henry Rollins EVENTS TRINIDAD STATE BASKETBALL Join the TSC Trojan Region 9 backto- back champions for a community celebration.
March 2023
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You’ll make an impression on someone without trying to. In fact, not trying is the secret to your charm.
Primero’s Harris starts track season off with 9th place finish, athletes beat personal bests
Primero High School Track & Field started off their season last weekend with senior Hailey Harris placing ninth in shot-put, and multiple runners improving their personal bests. The Bulldog track team attended its first meet of the season in Pueblo Saturday, March 18, at the Larry Pickering Invitational — taking four athletes up to the Steel City for an early-spring competition.
Crime report for March 16 — March 21: Incidents include accidents, at-large dogs, malicious mischief, bicycle thefts
The Trinidad Police Department responded to or initiated some 221 calls for service between Thursday, March 16, and Tuesday, March 21, including bicycle theft, malicious mischief, vehicle accidents and harassment. The Las Animas County Sheriff’s Office saw some 75 calls for service during the same period, including burglary, traffic stops, vehicular trespass and school checks.
Be a good neighbor, don’t feed wildlife
Although good intentions to offer food to neighbors are usually considered admirable, when it comes to wildlife, feeding wild animals is more harmful than helpful. Colorado Parks and Wildlife reminds and urges the public to refrain from feeding wildlife.
Nathrop man suffers minor injuries in mountain lion attack
A man sitting in an inground hot tub was clawed in the head by a mountain lion on Saturday night, prompting Colorado Parks and Wildlife to launch a search for the animal. CPW officers were alerted to the incident around 10 p.m., Saturday, and four wildlife officers responded to the scene – a rental home in a heavily wooded subdivision about five miles west of Nathrop along Chalk Creek.
Allegiance to ‘defer financial reporting’ per appointed administrators decision
Allegiance Coal USA Limited (AUSA), a subsidiary of Australian-based Allegiance Coal Limited, will defer its financial reporting obligations for at least six months, in accordance with the Corporations Act of 2001.
Woman insists that her husband give up letters from late wife
DEAR ABBY: My husband, “Charlie,” and I have been married for seven years. We are in our mid-60s. This is the second marriage for both of us. He was widowed some years before we met. We have a good marriage. He is sweet and caring, but one issue causes friction between us. It’s about letters he and his late wife exchanged.
JANET (MONTOYA) TORRES
Janet Torres passed away peacefully on March 5, 2023 and went home to be with her Father in Heaven, whom she loved and adored. Janet was born on December 16, 1941 and was 81 years old. She was raised in the Purgatoire Valley are and graduated from Primero High School. Her parents were Joe E. and Teresa Montoya. She started out working at Charlie’s BBQ where she met her husband, Rudolph Torres. They soon married and from that union came one daughter and one son. She continued to work at different establishments including being a cook at Primero School District, the school she graduated from. She went on and eventually owned her own catering business, catering a dinner for Al Hurricane and Baby Gaby, his son along with band members. Janet is survived by husband, Rudolph Torres, son, Norman Torres, granddaughters Christina Essen, Angela and Alexis Torres, and grandson Douglas Essen, great granddaughter, Lily Essen Smith, sisters, Angelina (Augustine) Velasquez, Victoria Montoya aka Zappanti, sister in-law Marie Armijo, sister Connie Mestas (John Tomasic), Brother James (Diane) Montoya, Joe Gallegos and many nephews, nieces, great nephews and nieces, cousins and many other relatives and friends. Special pets, her chihuahua, Ratonsito and her German Shepard, Puppy Boy who accompanied her everywhere. Many other loved pets. Janet is preceded in death by her parents: Joe E. and Teresa Montoya, Daughter, Suzanne Torres, Sister, Carol Gallegos, brothers-in-law, Gene Torres, Fil Mestas, Harry Zappanti, Sr. Pallbearers included: Christina Essen, Douglas Essen, Larry Zappanti Jr., Brandon Zappanti, Tim Montoya, Emmy LaVigne-Fabec and Joe Trujillo. Janet will be truly missed as she never had a bad word to say about anyone. She would help anyone who was down and out giving money, food, rides; whatever she could. A stranger to her was just a friend she hadn’t met yet.
In loving memory of our parents and grandparents on their Wedding Anniversary
March 23, 1953 Joe Barela Dolores Barela 5-7-1929 to 9-24-2020 10-23-1934 to 11-9-1998 Your hands were strong yet gentle as you held us in your care, You taught us by example every day. No matter what we needed, always you were there, Without a doubt we knew you’d show the way.