Archive for May 15th, 2020
Roy Leonard Creamer, Jr….May 4, 1933 – May 15, 2020
Roy Leonard Creamer, Jr. was born to Roy Leonard Creamer, Sr. and Sybil Evelyn Atkinson Creamer on May 4th, 1933. He was welcomed to the family by an older sister, Carolyn. The story of Roy’s birth is testament to a time gone by. When Evelyn knew that it was time for her baby to arrive, […]
Near Normal Snowpack Not Enough to Break on-Going Drought Across Southern Colorado
Pueblo, 14 May 2020 – Snow packs in the Arkansas and Rio Grande basins were near normal this year. That snow was not enough to relieve the on-going drought. Runoff in both basins is expected to be well below normal and looks to be coming early. Warm temperatures and lack of precipitation […]
ARPA BUSINESS OPERATIONS – MAY 2020
ARPA Board Holds its Annual Election of Officers: The ARPA Board of Directors held officer elections at its meeting on April 30. Board Members elected to continue serving as officers through April 2021 include Rick Stwalley (Las Animas), President; Lorenz Sutherland (La Junta), Vice President; Gary Cranson (La Junta), Treasurer; and ARPA staff member, […]
Quick Action by CPW Park Rangers, Employees Averts Destructive Fire
WALSENBURG, Colo. – A small fire that threatened a Great Blue heron nesting habitat on an island on Horseshoe Lake at Lathrop State Park was doused and two suspects apprehended thanks to quick action by park employees and rangers. Off-duty park employee Cameron Chitwood was fishing when he noticed the fire on the island around […]
Helen Campeau…April 26, 1937 – May 13, 2020
A memorial service for Las Animas, Colorado resident, Helen Campeau will be held at a later date. Per Helen’s request, cremation has taken place and there will be no visitation. Helen Inez Campeau passed away on May 13, 2020 at Bent County Health Care Center in Las Animas, Colorado at the age of 83. She […]
