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Cancer is not new to our family. My wife is a breast cancer survivor, as is her sister, who has been battling stage four cancer for the past eight years. Her cancer is spreading and she is about to start chemo again. My father died of multiple myeloma, cancer of the bone marrow, when he was 53. He bestowed on me a life-long memory of courage, faith and grace. I took him to visit his friends the week before he died. He was too week to remain standing. He greeted each with a cheerful smile and his natural good humor. But I could see the sadness written in their faces when they witnessed the seriousness of his condition.

Students at Trinidad Middle School were recognized for their academic achievements earlier this month during an honors banquet at the local college. TMS recognized 35 students among sixth, seventh and eighth grades during the Trinidad Middle School Honors Night Banquet Monday, May 9 on the Trinidad State College campus.

A merger between two banks serving Colorado residents has been completed, months after first being announced. The merger saw Legacy Bank merge into InBank, a subsidiary of InBankshares, InBankshares Corp., announced this month.

Free BBQ made it into the hands of at least 420 Las Animas County residents Friday, May 13 during the 2022 Las Animas County Department of Human Services LEAP lunch. LACDHS offers free lunch each year to raise awareness for Colorado’s Low-Income Energy Assistance Program and to say thank you to those who participated in the program.

The University of Colorado Boulder is leading a $3.3 million project to advance stem cell research in low Earth orbit. NASA has awarded the university’s BioServe Space Technologies a three-year grant to study the use of microgravity to grow hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs).

The Primero Bulldogs excelled in the Pueblo West Friday Nights Track Meet held on Friday, May 13 in Pueblo West. The boys 4X800 relay finished with a time of 9:24.63, which was a new personal record.

Even after hours of practice and passing a test, new drivers will lack maturity and experience behind the wheel. Parents often work hard to prepare them, yet teen drivers have a higher rate of fatal crashes and make mistakes which is why all 50 states and the District of Columbia have graduated driver licensing.

Holy Trinity Academy held its annual commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 14, at Zions Lutheran Church. The lone graduate was Sofia Sinda.