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La Junta Writers and Artists
La Junta Writers and Artists Last year I was able to form a creative group with the help of Total Health. For a town this size, there are tons of helpful people, from the local librarians to the Barista. Our group was based on the idea of trying t...
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Harts Celebrated Their 10th Anniversary with Lakeside Vow Renewal Ceremony
Hart's Celebrate 10th Anniversary with Lakeside Vow Renewal Ceremony The Harts celebrated with a small group of family at Blue Lake, where they spent their honeymoon in 2008. Pastor Ryan Trosper of the Swink United Methodist Church Performed the V...
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Picketwire Canyon - North America's Largest Dinosaur Tracksite
Picketwire Canyon - A Southeast Colorado Treasure A view from the canyon edge. There is overnight camping available with sites near the canyon rim. The view from the canyon rim is a lot to take in. If you are going to hike to the dinosaur tracks I...
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Boggsville: One of Colorado's Early Settlements
Boggsville - A Historic Destination in Southeast Colorado
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Jet Explodes at Hensley Field Piloted by Lt. Col William Hart La Junta Air Force Base Commander (1969-71)
La Junta Airforce Base Commander (1969-71) Was Also a Daring Jet Aircraft Pilot The following article was published in the Dallas Times Herald September 19th 1948. Proceeded by Col. Hart's notes and corrections of the article. (Zoom on article ima...
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Southeast Colorado Antique Vehicle Club Show 2019
The club is well represented at its home show. A local car, you can ask Tony Lopez if she's spent a lot of time in the paint booth at Ruby's Body Shop. I'm sure the local kids love the "Hotwheels" Z28 Camero almost as much as its owner. I've seen ...
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Swink Post Office Paint Job Exposes Building History for a Single Day
Hayes Fountain and Lunch was last owned by Frank Hayes. The facia of the building was scraped clean and given its first coat of new paint in just one day.
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Swink Flags Fly High on the 4th of July
The Swink Town Hall on Columbia Avenue decked out with flags for the Fourth of July. Even when looking down an alley you can see the flags that line US Hwy 50 in Swink Colorado. Eventhough The Fourth of July is a postal holiday, and the post offic...
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La Junta Trainyard Graffiti - Is It Art?
La Junta is the junction because of the railroad after all. You can't deny that graffitied rail cars are a part of the scenery, certainly when looking North from Hwy 50 at the train depot and railyard. First, let's talk about art. Good art should ...
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