May 2023

River C

all Purgatoire River Call as of 05/16/2023 Johns Flood Ditch Priority #64, Appropriation Date: 04/01/1873 Trinidad Reservoir Report: Release 266.09 AF Inflow 214.54 AF - 108.16 CFS Evaporation 5.45 AF Content 22,367 AF Elevation 6,185.93 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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Weather Watch

Thursday: A chance of showers before 9 a.m., then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9 a.m. and noon, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after noon. High near 68. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Night: Showers and thunderstorms before 9 p.m., then showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly after 9 p.m. Low around 46. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

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Canyons & Plains receives Colorado tourism grant to create Santa Fe Trail website, Trinidad to receive $14,000

La Junta — Southeast Colorado’s Canyons & Plains Regional Heritage Taskforce recently received a Tourism Management Grant awarded by the Colorado Office of Tourism in the amount of $20,000 to enhance visitor trip planning through the creation of a Santa Fe Trail Scenic & Historic Byway online microsite.

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The Fine P

“Literature and butterflies are the two sweetest passions known to man.” ~Vladimir Nabokov Public Service FREE VET CLINIC & HEALTH FAIR The Street Dog Coalition and Pet Assistance League Store is hosting a free vet clinic and health fair in Trinidad on Sunday, May 21, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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