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On Saturday, Aug. 6 ROAR for Relay for Life held their annual Relay for Life event at Central Park in Trinidad. The event raised over $14,000 to fund cancer research and patient care programs. Relay For Life is a community-based fundraising event for the American Cancer Society. Participants took part in games and contests like the ones pictured above, a Survivor Dinner the Luminaria Ceremony (pictured at right) and a closing ceremony. Above participant took part in a bubble gum contest with Malheim Romero in first place Brody Doherty in second place and Michael Richardson in third. At right, Jim Laplatt enjoys the Survivor Dinner and above participants relay on the track at Central Park.

Catherine J. Moser Features Editor The Chronicle-News Do you ever cruise the aisles at the grocery store looking for something different to eat? Sometimes, when summer drags on and the weather stays hot, I find myself in a “cooking rut” of sorts — eating the same salads and roasted chicken night after night.

Our 48-year-old son has entered the theater, in Belle Fourche, South Dakota, a small town near Sturgis that claims to be the geographic center of the US. He is keeping his day job.

Office of Jena Griswold Colorado Secretary of State DENVER — Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold is excited to announce all high school students throughout the state can submit their designs for a new “I Voted” digital sticker starting today. “Allowing the next generation of voters to creatively participate in our elections is such a fun way to encourage engagement in our democracy.

Chris Egland First National Bank The 22nd annual Back to School Support Drive brought in $5,322 in cash donations and $1,000 was matched by First National Bank in Trinidad. The $6,322 in donations was distributed to local schools.

Christi Worley Branch Administrator Sangre de Cristo Community Care “Hospice is giving up…” “Hospice is too expensive.” Maybe you have heard these statements said about hospice care at some point. Maybe you have said them yourself.

It’s not always easy living in the rural West with customs so entrenched that everybody takes them for granted. What makes it hard for the newest newcomers is that they’re caught up in a mysterious culture.

Last week we went on an “almost post-COVID” cruise to Alaska. There were still testings and protocols to pass, but the cruise business is back. What made the week truly spectacular was going with our best friends from college. We had a great time exploring new places and reflecting. We were young when we first met. My wife and our friends were fresh from high school graduations in Texas and Kentucky. I was older and wiser by a year or two.