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Miss Pioneer Deja Valdez waves to the crowd during the Manassa Pioneer Days Parade on Friday.

MANASSA — Manassa’s Main Street was lined three to five people deep on both sides for the annual Pioneer Days Parade on Friday, July 19. The Friday morning parade boasted the …

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Stacy Kourlis Guillon named new president of CCALT

LAKEWOOD – The Colorado Cattlemen’s Agricultural Land Trust, a statewide nonprofit, conservation service organization, has elected Stacy Kourlis Guillon to become its seventh president. Guillon started her term on July 1. CCALT opened a new regional office in Del Norte in November of 2023.

Town of Center seeks developer interest in North 90 parcel

CENTER – The Town of Center is inviting qualified developers to express interest in developing attainable-workforce housing on the town-owned North 90 parcel, according to a press release from Colorado Downtown Inc.

Community supports benefit lunch for Martinez

CENTER – On Saturday, July 20, a beautiful benefit lunch was held to help Cora Martinez with her medical and transport costs. Martinez was diagnosed with Medulloblastoma Cancer.

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At the memorial service for Sgt. C.G. Betenbough, Conejos County Veterans Service Officer Robert Lockwood presented his family with a memorial plaque. From left to right are, Vickie Winsauer, Karen Lofton, Trudy Silverman, Glen Betenbough, Jo Jordan, and Robert Lockwood.

Conejos County Veterans Service Officer pays tribute

CONEJOS COUNTY — On Veterans Day, Conejos County Veterans Service officer Robert Lockwood said these words of tribute at the memorial service for Clinton Betenbough.

The parking lot and area outside of the South Fork Visitor Center was hopping with shoppers on July 17 for the South Fork Friends Foundation’s third annual Arts and Crafts Fair.

SFFF hosts successful Arts and Crafts Fair

SOUTH FORK – The parking lot and lawn outside of the South Fork Visitor Center was lined with vendor booths throughout the day on July 17 for the third annual South Fork Friends Foundation’s Arts and Craft Fair.

South Fork Logger Days events like the adult ax throwing competition to the two-man crosscut brought people to the area for a weekend full of fun.

Logger Days in South Fork hits the mark

SOUTH FORK – Cheers from spectators mingled with the rip-roaring sound of chainsaws on Saturday, July 20, as the 30th Annual Logger Days Festival kicked off in South Fork.

Snowshoe Shuffle participants ready for the start of the 5K run and walk.

Bristol Head Bakery presents 39th Annual Snowshoe Shuffle on Aug. 3

CREEDE – Join in the fun and support Mineral County Search and Rescue. The 39th annual Snowshoe Shuffle 5K run and walk will be held at 9 a.m. on Aug. 3.

The annual Creede Rock and Mineral Show is ready to rock Creede the first week in August. This show is expected to have more than 40 vendors.

Creede Rock and Mineral Show set for first weekend in August

CREEDE – Rockhounds from around the globe will be venturing to Creede next weekend for the annual Creede Rock and Mineral Show on Aug. 2-4.

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Sports

REC/Deuces was the 2024 men's softball league champions.

Parks and Rec men’s softball league champion and runner-up

Parks and Rec men’s softball league champion and runner-up.

Former Adams State University track and field athlete Ian Kerr will represent The Bahamas at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Olympic Debut for Adams State Track & Field Athlete

Former Adams State University Track & Field Sprinter Ian Kerr is set to compete in his first Olympic Games at the 2024 Paris Olympics, representing the Bahamas in athletics (track & field). …

A record number of 476 runners and walkers finished the Manassa Pioneer Days 5k on Saturday in the 47-year history of the event.
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Manassa 5k sees record participation

MANASSA– An all-time high of 535 participants registered for the annual Manassa Pioneer Days 5k walk-run with a second record of 476 recorded as finishers Saturday in the 47-year history of the …

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Opinion

Mountain bikers push to ride through wilderness

The goal of the Wilderness Act, now celebrating its 60th birthday, was to set aside a small proportion of public land in America from human intrusion. Some places, the founders said, deserved to be free from motorized, mechanized and other intrusions to protect wildlife and wild lands.

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Obituaries

Lonnie Torrez

CENTER – The effervescent spirit of Lonnie Torrez, a man whose laughter echoed louder than any karaoke track, has taken his final bow on the stage of life, leaving behind a legacy of joy and selflessness. Lonnie, born under the Colorado skies of Monte Vista on Dec. 29, 1963, closed his eyes in the comforting embrace of his hometown, Center, Colo., on his 60th birthday, Dec. 29, 2023.

Shirley Ricketts

Shirley Ann Shuler was born to Mabel Clare McKinley Shuler and Covert Preston Shuler in Springfield Colo., baby sister to Betty Jayne and Patricia Louise. In 1935, the family settled in Del Norte, …

Angelina Ortega

This obituary is in the loving memory of our mother. She died at the golden age of not quite 88 years old.

(Harriet) Lynn Knight-Montaño

(Harriet) Lynn Knight-Montaño passed away peacefully on the morning of June 22, 2024, in Crestview, Fla., at the age of 83. Born May 3, 1941, in Frankton, Ind., she was one of nine children to Helen (Soots) and Woodrow Knight.

Larry Eugene Carpenter

Larry Eugene Carpenter, a longtime Valley resident, passed away in Alamosa, Colo., on July 4, 2024, surrounded by his family. He was born on May 22, 1941, in Center, Colo., to LT and Alice …

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