All Entries Tagged With: "Las Animas"
Bent’s Fort Chapter Annual Meeting January 9th
The Bent’s Fort Chapter of the Santa Fe Trail Association will hold its Annual Meeting on January 9th at the JW Rawlings Heritage Center and Museum in Las Animas, CO. The Museum is located at 560 Bent Avenue (corner of Hwy 50 and 5th St.). The general meeting will start at 11 AM. At 1 […]
Lamar VFW Post Ended
The struggle to keep local VFW Post 3621 on South Memorial Drive open has apparently concluded with life members being notified by mail that the charter is being ended. The letter, from Patrick Botbyl, Director of Member Dues Processing states that life members have the option of transferring either to a local post of their choice […]
Lamar Lions Generate Care Packages for Ft Lyon Residents
Several weeks ago, Lamar Lions, Dick Ramsay and Ken Callison put out a call for donations of everyday apparel for adults, simple furnishings such as lamps and rugs and cosmetic and hygiene items for the men and women residents at the Ft. Lyon Supportive Residential Community in Las Animas. The response has been tremendous. […]
Canyons & Plains to Hold Regional Meeting at Las Animas
Canyons & Plains of Southeast Colorado will hold its regional meeting at the Bent County Courthouse, Las Animas, CO on Thursday, October 2, 2014, 9 a.m. to 11 am. The topic of the meeting will be “Bent County Successes in Preservation,” presented by Bent County Commissioner, Bill Long. Commissioner Long has been very involved in […]
Fort Lyon VA & Homeless Center Observes First Anniversary
Governor Hickenlooper and area representatives were on hand at the Fort Lyon Supportive Residential Community in Las Animas today, September 23, to observe the first anniversary of the center. The 550 acre complex was repurposed from a medium security prison into a facility offering access to mental health and health care services for the homeless […]
Annual Hasty Days Set for Sept 6
This small community in southeast Colorado always has big plans for their September 6 celebration. It’s worth a visit to enjoy some of the activities. 6:30am Dam Run back and forth across John Martin Dam 9am Hasty Fire Department Breakfast: Pancakes, Sausage, Eggs and O.J. $2 & $5 for age groups 10am Parade Around […]
Las Animas Trojans Weekly Sports Report, March 31, 2014
Expectations were fairly high for the Las Animas baseball squad, as the Trojans opened the season ranked #10 in the CHSAANow.com Class 2A poll. Things looked good for the team as they opened two weeks ago with a win over Monte Vista (14-4) in the La Junta tournament. However, that was followed up by losses […]
Lady Trojans Snap Four-Game Skid
The Las Animas Lady Trojans had lost four straight games heading into last Friday’s home contest against John Mall. That skid came to a close with a 62-33 victory over the Lady Panthers. However, the Lady Trojans were unable to build off that win, as they were defeated by Rye, 62-31, the next night. In […]
Changes and Benefits for Local VA Medical Needs
Area veterans were notified about changes in the way they will receive health care from the Veterans’ Administration during a morning seminar at the VA clinic at Prowers Medical Center this past Wednesday, June 26. Those changes include the use of Telehealth systems, a form of two-way computerized medical examinations. In the near future, veterans […]
State Prison Population Study Forecasts Slow Increase in Numbers
The prison population pendulum in Colorado will eventually swing towards larger numbers of inmates, eliminating, at least for the present, any cutback in state or private prison services in southeast Colorado. The Governor’s Office of State Planning and Budgeting was directed by the state legislature last year, to study prisoner population trends in Colorado […]
Declining Prison Populations Equals Difficult Financial Decisions
The Fort Lyon prison closing in Las Animas over two years ago was probably the tip of the iceberg for a trend being seen in the state’s dwindling prisoner population. Lack of prisoners at Fort Lyon meant layoffs for employees and the eventual closing of the facility. Several hundred jobs were lost, local purchase […]
County Fire Ban to be Re-instituted this Month
The Prowers County Commissioners held their Tuesday, June 11 meeting at the Wiley Community Center this week and from there, attended an afternoon meeting in Las Animas focusing on future choices that will be made for the state’s prisons in southeast Colorado. A declining prisoner population may force some closures or alteration of prison operations […]
Fort Lyons Opening to Homeless Veterans this Fall
DENVER — Friday, May 24, 2013 — The State of Colorado announced today the historical veterans’ facility in Bent County will begin serving veterans and chronically homeless individuals from across the state in late August. The 550-acre facility, which served as a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs hospital, sanatorium and prison before it closed […]
‘Bent On Birding’ Annual Birding and Heritage Celebration In Las Animas
LAS ANIMAS, Colo. – What do bird watchers and history buffs have in common? They flock to Las Animas County the first weekend in May to celebrate “The Bent on Birding & Heritage Celebration.” This year’s event is May 2 – 5. Billed as a “fun alternative family outing,” the weekend features auto tours, hikes, […]
Boggsville Cleanup Day
On Saturday April 13, 2013, 35 members of the Bent’s Fort Chapter (BFC) of the Santa Fe Trail Association met at Boggsville Historic Site in Las Animas for a work day to help get the site ready for the 2013 season. Members raked leaves, cleaned windows, dusted, and spruced the place up. Lunch was provided […]
Presentation on Bent County History
On February 19th, the citizens of Bent County will have an opportunity to hear about the results of a recent survey of historic and prehistoric resources in the county. In 2011 and 2012, a team of archaeologists and historians, led by Richard Carrillo of Cuartelejo HP & Associates of La Junta, documented over twenty rural […]
Bovine Trichomoniasis Update
LAKEWOOD, Colo. – The Colorado Department of Agriculture reminds cattle owners to test their herd for Bovine Trichomoniasis. As of 1/25/2013, there are currently two positive trich locations in two Colorado counties: Las Animas and Pueblo. Both trich-positive locations began in 2012; so far this year, there have not been any positive trich cases in […]
GOCO Hosting Class on Applying for Lottery Funds
GOCO Will Hold Nine Workshops Across Colorado on How to Apply for Lottery Funds for Community Outdoor Recreation Projects GOCO’s grant-writing workshops are designed to assist applicants in preparing projects and GOCO applications for park, outdoor recreation, and environmental education projects. Staff will conduct simultaneous workshops at each location listed below: One staff member […]
Las Animas Resident Killed in Highway 50 Crash
The Colorado State Patrol is currently investigating a one vehicle accident involving a single fatality that occurred on Colorado 50, about five miles east of La Junta. A 1989 Ford Ranger, driven by Ronald L. Six, age 62, of Las Animas, Colorado, was eastbound on Colorado 50 when the Ford Ranger went off the […]
Bent County Harvest Show Set for October 2-4
The Bent County Harvest Show will October 2-4 at the Community Center in Las Animas. All Bent County residents, 4-H members and school students are eligible to enter exhibits that they have made or grown. Entries should be brought to the Old Middle School between 3 and 8 p.m. on Tuesday, October 2. Cut flowers […]