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Sunflower showoff . . .

Perhaps some of the most charming features of summertime in Las Animas County are the vibrant and sometimes massive displays the area sunflowers provide for the eyes of the beholders. This colorful and perfect speciman stands in the yard of Model rancher and avid photographer Abel Benavidez. Benavidez planted it from seed where it quickly grew into this huge beauty.The bees love it — we all love it! Thank you Abel for sharing your great photo with us.

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Building history: The rich story behind the 1911 structure that anchored Trinidad School District

Ruth Stodghill and Lisa Glorioso The Chronicle-News Education has always been at the heart of Trinidad. So much so that the Trinidad School District, established in 1866, was the first formally recognized school district in the territory, 10 years before Colorado achieved statehood.

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History Colorado appointed to lead research into history of Native American boarding schools in Colorado

History Colorado DENVER — The Native American Boarding School Research Program Act, HB22-1327, was signed into law by Governor Jared Polis on May 24, 2022, and directs History Colorado to investigate the lived experiences of students at the onetime federal Indian boarding school in Hesperus, Colo., as well as identify potential burial places of students who perished while attending the school. The site of the former school and potential burial places is owned today by Fort Lewis College.

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