Bent County Harvest Show Entries Continue to Grow
BY SUE KEEFER There were 701 entries in this year’s Bent County Harvest Show, up by 46 compared to 2023 and 71 compared to 2022. Grand and reserve champions for each division are as follows: Clothing: Linda Smith, Grand and reserve champion....
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Tarantula Tracking with Dr. Shillington
BY SUE KEEFER Tarantula Tracking with Dr. Shillington Sunset, moonrise, a backpack full of tarantulas—what more could a nature writer and photographer ask for when accompanying a tarantula researcher out to Comanche National Grassland? Steve...
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Manyik, Trujillo, MacRunnel Take Top Awards at Fine Arts League Show
By Sue Keefer Top winners of the Fine Arts League’s Early Settlers Day Art Show were: Best of Show, Sherry Manyik, oil, “Prairie Palace;” Jurors Choice: Al Trujillo, photography, “Faithful at San Geronimo;” and People...
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Rise Above Colorado and Las Animas Students Paint Opiod Awareness Mural at BCPH
Rise Above Colorado and Las Animas Students Paint Opiod Awareness Mural at BCPH Watch the Video: Learn About The Project from the Team: The purpose of the mural is to spread awareness and to provide affirmative public education. The mural has been...
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Regional Science Fair Held at Otero College
Otero College Regional Science Fair was Held February 9th at Otero College. Elementary and junior/senior high schools students from area schools talked with judges about their projects.
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Delta Kappa Gama's Phi Chapter Celebrates Its 75th Birthday
BY SUE KEEFER The Phi Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma International Society for Key Women Educators celebrated its 75 th birthday Oct. 11 with dinner, cake, and a recommitment ceremony. Special guest was Dr. Maxine Fawcett-Yeske, president of Colorad...
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Donkle Now a FFA Legendary Owl
Donkle Now a FFA Legendary Owl BY SUE KEEFER Anyone who has spent much time with Chuck Donkle learns rather quickly that he loves to tell stories. “When people ask how I got to Las Animas, I tell them that Karen and I and our daughter fell i...
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International Foods Night at Otero College Always a Popular Event
With flags from across the world, hanging colorfully from the ceiling, the Rizzuto Banquet Hall at Otero College attracted folks from across the valley at the 28th Annual International Foods Night at Otero College Oct. 9. Following opening remarks...
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2023 Bent County Harvest Show Winners Announced
BY SUE KEEFER Bent County’s 82 nd Harvest Show was held Oct. 3-5. There were 655 entries across the many categories in which county residents, young and old, could enter their creations. Top winners were: Clothing, Grand champion: Emily Hurl...
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A Day at Bent's Old Fort in 1865: Its Second Life
A Day at Bent's Old Fort in 1865: Its Second Life BY SUE KEEFER Upon arriving at Bent’s Old Fort in 1865, we found it much different than our previous visits in the 1840s. There was no second story (and sadly, no billiards room), and the roo...
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