Quilt of Valor Presentation to John G Daniel of La Junta
Quilt of Valor Presentation to John G Daniel of La Junta Local Purple Heart Recipient and Vietnam Veteran, John G. Daniel was recognized by the Quilts of Valor Foundation at The First Christian Church of La Junta Saturday, June 5, 2021. Daniel is ...
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3rd Annual Six Word Story Winners Announced!
3rd Annual Six Word Story Winners Announced! Thanks to all of the 176 participants and our panel of Judges! Thanks to the contest sponsor: Valley-Wide Health Systems!
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New American Flag Raised at La Junta Chamber of Commerce
American Legion Accepting Damaged Flags and Offering Replacement Service By: Adrian Hart and Christian Burney Audio Interview With Jay Scott with American Legion Post #9 in La Junta. SCOTT: Okay, it was about a week and a half, two weeks ago. Not ...
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Jon B Coffield Memorial Scholarship Awarded to Jacelyn Olivieri
Jon B. Coffield Memorial Scholarship Awarded Jacelyn Olivieri, daughter of Aaron and Maureen Olivieri, was presented the Jon B. Coffield Memorial Scholarship on 6-2-21. Jacelyn graduated from Colorado Connections Academy on 6-3-21. Jacelyn intends...
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6/3/2021 Crowley/Otero COVID-19 Update #1: Weekly Update
THIS IS A RAPIDLY EVOLVING AND FLUID SITUATION. INFORMATION AND ACTION ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME. BE PREPARED TO BE FLEXIBLE AND PATIENT. The situations, numbers, website links, data, and etc. described below were current as of Thursday 6/...
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VFW #2411 REMEMBERS FALLEN VETERANS
VFW #2411 REMEMBERS FALLEN VETERANS By Kathleen Tomlin & Pam Valdez VFW Auxiliary #2411 kicked off the Memorial Day Weekend by placing small flags on every veteran’s grave at Bent County/Las Animas Cemetery at 3pm Friday. Over 600 flags ...
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The Boggsville National Historic Site Multi-phase Restoration Update
Bent County Historical Society P.O. Box 68 Las Animas, CO 81054 719-456-6066 By: Kathleen Tomlin The Boggsville National Register Historic Site, located in the rural community of Las Animas, Colorado, is undergoing major, multi-phase conservation ...
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Caitlyn Tibbles Receives Otero County Communities that Care Youth Recognition Award
The Creativity Award: A young person who demonstrates creativity through art, music, multimedia, or creative thinking. Nomination Narrative: she plays a ton of instruments - more than i can remember - like ukulele, guitar, flute, clarinet, bass gu...
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Alex Rivera Receives Otero County Communities That Care Youth Recognition Award
Show Up Award: A young person who can be counted on, depended upon, trusted, and shows up for the people in their lives. Nomination Narrative: Alex is a freshman at OJC. Since all of his classes are online. Alex is a very big introvert and prefers...
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Domino's Pizza La Junta Chamber of Commerce Ribbon Cutting
Domino's Pizza La Junta Chamber of Commerce Ribbon Cutting Domino's Pizza Ownership and Management Cut the Ribbon with the La Junta Chamber of Commerce and La Junta City Council Members on May 31st. City of La Junta Mayor Jeffri Pruyn signs the ri...
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