UPCOMING— COMMUNITY EVENTS
—PLANNING COMMISSION MON. MAY 2 (1 p.m.) The Las Animas County Planning and Land Use Office commissioners will meet in Room 201 at the County Court House, 200 E.
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Open records request shows Trinidad not under state, federal city finance audit
A rumor circulating that the City of Trinidad is under a state or federal audit shows to be false, according to reporting and a Colorado Open Records Act request filed by The Chronicle-News. According to the Colorado Office of the State Auditor, the City of Trinidad and a CORA response, the city is not under a state or federal audit.
City Council approves youth artists’ art wall mural project for W. Cedar Street Bridge area
A proposed mural received the support of Trinidad City Council and is expected to be completed by the end of this summer. Trinidad City Council voted unanimously to approve a mural application April 19, submitted by the Trinidad Youth Mural Club to paint a mural on the W.
Local Carnegie Library supports freedom of information initiative started at NY Public Library in response to efforts to ban books
The New York Public Library is offering free access nationwide to a selection of banned books in response to the ongoing efforts to limit access to certain titles. The NYPL partnered with three publishers to give access to a selection of books, including Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson, King and the Dragonflies by Kacen Callender, The Catcher in the Rye by J.D.
Today’s Quote
“People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built.” ~Eleanor Roosevelt .
Trinidad’s historic Fort Wootton receives city landmark status, group seeking to rehab complex
Fort Wootton, which currently houses the Las Animas County Veteran’s Council, became a city landmark this week after receiving support from Trinidad City Council. A goal of receiving a landmark designation was to ensure the 33,000 square-foot community meeting place could remain in the hands of the community and always be there to serve the community.
THE FINE PRINT
Today’s Quote “Character is doing the right thing when nobody’s looking. ” ~J.
Two years of preparation pays off in CPW’s historic bighorn sheep herd restoration project
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – When Colorado Parks and Wildlife staff dropped a 70-by-70 foot net over two dozen bighorn sheep on Tuesday, Feb. 10, it climaxed two years of planning to restore a historic herd decimated by disease.
Let’s go fishing! — In Southest Colorado
The following information is provided by CPW employees and local fishing enthusiasts. Keep in mind that statewide fishing conditions change on a constant basis. A lot can change in a week from the time this fishing conditions report is produced.
God knows you — and calls you by name
When my phone rings and someone asks for “William,” I know they don’t know me. William is my birth name. It appears on my passport and drivers license. Usually those who ask for “William” turn out to be telemarketers. But when the caller asks for “Billy,” I know they are from my past. I was known as Billy in my childhood, youth and early adult years. My wife still calls me Billy. If they ask for “Bill,” they probably met me during my midlife and later career when I opted for the shorter version.