May 2023

After four years Chief Comedy film project comes alive, fourth annual comedy fest draws reduced crowd

Eight comics, eight stops — one week riding on a train — what would come of it? The Chief Comedy Festival, now in its fourth year, made a return to venues in Trinidad and Raton May 4 through May 6, after a years-long dream of organizer Wally Wallace came true. The idea was simple: send comics to small, more unknown towns to perform stand-up, while along the way they engage in tourist-focused activities.

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GILBERT L SANCHEZ

GILBERT L SANCHEZ Gilbert L. Sanchez, a retired Chief Boatswain Mate of the US Navy and a much-loved member of his community, passed away on May 3, 2023, at the age of 77.

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Wednesday: A 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Windy, with a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph becoming south 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Night: A 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Windy, with a south wind 25 to 35 mph becoming southwest 15 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

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River C

all Purgatoire River Call as of: 05/08/2023 Johns Flood Ditch: Priority #20, Appropriation Date: 10/07/1865 Trinidad Reservoir Report: Release 146.30 AF Inflow 133.81 AF - 67.46 CFS Evaporation 16.51 AF Content 22,605 AF Elevation 6,186.26 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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