Twenty-year volunteer fire-fighter Jason Garcia helped fight the Fort Lyon Fire and aided in saving his neighbor’s house. But as the wind grew more robust and the flames spread rapidly, he was forced to witness his own home on County Road HH is Las Animas go down in flames. Now, one of his dear friends, Jennifer Alison Garcia, urges the community to band together and help through donations.
April is an important month for the Arkansas Valley Community Concert Association (AVCCA), marking the end of the old season and the beginning of the new one, according to President Judy Hensley. The last concert of the 2021-2022 season will feature Sundae and Mr. Goessl on Tuesday, April 26. They sing and play pop and jazz standards from the ‘20’s through ‘50’s on guitar and melodica, a wind instrument with a keyboard. To attend this concert, you can use your 2021-2022 season ticket, you can pay $20 (adult) or $10 (student) at the door, or you can get in free by purchasing a 2022-2023 season ticket. The April 26 concert begins at 7 pm in the Ed Stafford Theater on the Otero campus. Come a little before 7 pm to purchase your 2022-2023 season ticket.
U.S. Representative Ken Buck (CO-04), on Wednesday, released the following statement after the Asset and Infrastructure Review (AIR) Commission announced its recommendation to close Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) in La Junta and Other Outpatient Services Sites (OOS) in Lamar and Burlington.
Candidate for County Commissioner, Barry Shioshita, looks forward to using his vast experience, knowledge, and skills to the Commissioner’s Office. Shioshita has a plethora of education, majoring in economics and business administration with a minor in marketing.
Santa Fe Trail Day King and Queen candidates include, in back, from left, senior Kaden Maes, junior Gabe Tapia, sophomore Kevin Hall, and freshman Cody Netherton; in front, senior Alyssa Gonzales, junior Nikki Smith, sophomore Grace Gardner, and freshman Emma Netherton. Royalty will be crowned on Friday, April 29 at the square dance and awards ceremony which will take place in the Las Animas High School gym starting at 2 p.m. The public is welcome to attend. (Photo by Susan Waring)
After starting the season 5-1, the Las Animas High School baseball team has lost it’s last three games, inclduing a double header sweep to open Santa Fe League play Saturday in Rye. The Trojans faultered last Saturday against Class1A ranked Holly, 12-0 and fell to Rye this weekend, 11-5, 14-1.
The 66th annual Otero Arts Festival took place March 29 through March 31 at McDivitt Center gym on the Otero College campus. The Otero Arts Festival showcases creative writing, sculptures, pottery, paintings, drawings, and other works of art submitted by middle and high school students from throughout southeast Colorado.
Senator Michael Bennet became the Democratic candidate for the November 2022 Senate race at the Colorado Democratic State Assembly held Saturday on Zoom Webinar. Three potential candidates, Bennet, Karen Breslin and Dan Chapin, were nominated for this position and each had five minutes to speak to the 2044 elected delegates. In his speech, Chapin argued for the need for a primary election. He removed his name from consideration and urged all the female delegates to vote for Breslin and all the males to vote for Bennet, thus assuring both candidates at least 30% of those voting, the minimum required to be on the ballot. However, 80% of the votes went to Bennet and just 19% to Breslin.
WASHINGTON— Today, U.S. Representative Ken Buck (CO-04) announced he will start accepting submissions for the 2022 Congressional Art Competition. Each spring, the House of Representatives and the Congressional Institute sponsor a nationwide high school arts competition as an opportunity for high school students residing in the Fourth Congressional District of Colorado to showcase their talents.
Local business owner, Leo Mills, owner of the Halloween Shop, exemplifies how difficult it is to maintain a small business, whether it is against local robberies or government overreach. A couple of weeks ago, a young man, caught on camera, robbed Mill’s business by driving a truck into the side of the shop.