April 2023

River C

all Purgatoire River Call as of: 04/17/2023 Hoehne Ditch: Priority #9, Appropriation Date: 01/01/1863 Trinidad Reservoir Report: Release 46.31 AF Inflow 59.00 AF - 29.75 CFS Evaporation 12.69 AF Content 23,424 Elevation 6,187.37 Precipitation 0 Downstream Call: Highland Canal; Appropriation Date: 05/31/1866 Jeff Montoya, Water Commissioner Colorado Division of Water Div. 2, District 19 .

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TPD: 85% of property owners update address numbers, remaining 15% need updating to avoid possible fines, jail time

Trinidad Police Department thanked residents who have already updated their address numbering in response to city code changes and reminded others to ensure their numbering meets city code. The department said as of April 6, it has had 85% of Trinidad property owners update their address numbers.

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Trinidad’s Bowman takes fourth in nation during national championship

It wasn’t the outcome he was looking for, but he’s not done yet. Trinidad High School junior Eddie Bowman, who took the 132 lbs., state championship in Denver this year, came in fourth after seven rounds on the mat during the 2023 USA Wrestling Folkstyle Nationals held under the University of Iowa Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa, March 31-April 2.

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LISA MARIE LOPEZ

(WHELAN) Lisa Marie Lopez, precious child of God, beautiful daughter, niece, cousin, friend to many and stepmother to Joshua has received her angel wings when she passed from this life into the arms of her Heavenly Father on April 5, 2023. Lisa was born on August 5, 1983, the only daughter of Gerald ‘Jerry’ and Rosemary Whelan.

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New laser-based breathalyzer sniffs out COVID, other diseases in real-time

With each breath, humans exhale more than 1,000 distinct molecules, producing a unique chemical fingerprint or “breathprint” rich with clues about what’s going on inside the body. For decades, scientists have sought to harness that information, turning to dogs, rats and even bees to literally sniff out cancer, diabetes, tuberculosis and more.

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