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Night at The Rocky Ford Museum: The Amache Internment Camp Feb 19, 2025
Events starts on February 19, 2025, 6:00 pm to February 19, 2025, 7:00 pm
Photo Credit: NPS/Stuart West Night at The Rocky Ford Museum: The Amache Internment Camp The Rocky Ford Museum would like to invite the community of Rocky Ford and surrounding vicinity to their next lecture, talk and discussion about the Amache In...
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La Junta Tiger Theatre Delivers Extra with Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood
“The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood” Review Written by the La Junta High School Journalism Class Huzzah Huzzah! Come one, come all for a wacky, hilarious romp through Sherwood Forest with the young actors of La Junta Junior Jr/Sr Hig...
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10th Annual Boggsville Days Had Record Attendance
BY SUE KEEFER The 2024 Boggsville Days was a success, with a record number of 337 attendees. Adding the volunteers involved, the figure would be over 400, according to Anita Pointon, Boggsville Director. In this photo, a family in period clothing ...
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Night at The Museum with Author of Rocky Ford: Taming the Western Prairie
Night at The Museum with Author of Rocky Ford: Taming the Western Prairie The Rocky Ford Museum guest speaker for October. Her name is Bonnie J. Swink Mohr. She is the great great granddaughter of George W. Swink (the man who built Rocky Ford). Sh...
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Voices Under the Wind Reader's Theatre Announced at Rawlings Museum on Oct 12th
Voices Under the Wind Reader's Theatre Announced at Rawlings Museum on Oct 12th Scenes from “Voices Under the Wind,” an original play about the history of Bent’s Old Fort, will be revived as a program for the Bent’s Fort Ch...
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Otero Museum Chuckwagon Dinner - September 28, 2024
Events starts on September 28, 2024, 5:30 pm to September 28, 2024, 7:30 pm
Otero Museum Chuckwagon Dinner - September 28, 2024 Otero Museum Annual Chuckwagon Dinner Fundraiser on Saturday, September 28, 2024 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The Museum is located at 3rd and Anderson in La Junta. • Old-fashioned beef stew ...
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Today is History: Valley View-Hillcrest Cemetery Earns National Register of Historic Places Status - Presentation on September 11, 2024
PLEASE JOIN US Wednesday, September 11, 2024 Rocky Ford Depot 6:30 pm On July 29, 2024, Valley View-Hillcrest Cemetery in Rocky Ford was officially listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The public is invited to attend a presentation ...
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10th Annual Boggsville Days Oct 5, 2024
Events starts on October 5, 2024, 9:00 am to October 5, 2024, 4:00 pm
Free Admission!! 10th Annual Boggsville Days Saturday, October 5th-9 a.m.-4 p.m. Multicultural Dancers, Old Town Gunfighters, Buffalo Soldiers, Demonstrations, History Re-enacters, Chuck Wagon Cooking, Wagon Rides, Live Music by Forrest and Margar...
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Rocky Ford’s Valley View-Hillcrest Cemetery Placed on the National Register of Historic Places
Rocky Ford’s Valley View-Hillcrest Cemetery Placed on the National Register of Historic Places The Valley View-Hillcrest Cemetery in Rocky Ford has been given special recognition by the Department of the Interior-National Park Service throug...
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Rocky Ford Night at the Museum: Betty Blanco 9/11 Presentation
Rocky Ford Night at the Museum: Betty Blanco 9/11 Presentation The Rocky Ford Museum would like to invite the community of Rocky Ford and vacinity area to A Night at the Museum program. Who: Betty Blanco, La Junta Resident What: A lecture and prog...
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