RSSArchive for November 22nd, 2023

USDA Farm Labor Report

USDA Farm Labor Report

MOUNTAIN II REGION (COLORADO, NEVADA, UTAH) There were 18,000 workers hired directly by farms in the Mountain II Region (Colorado, Nevada, and Utah) during the reference week of October 8-14, 2023, according to the Agricultural Labor Survey conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. Farm operators paid their […]

Everett “Butch” Buchanan   December 15, 1958 - November 21, 202

Everett “Butch” Buchanan December 15, 1958 – November 21, 202

A mass of Chrisitan burial for longtime Granada, Colorado resident, Everett Buchanan, affectionately known to his family and friends as Butch will be held at 10:00AM on Wednesday, November 29, 2023 at the St. Francis de Sales/Our Lady Guadalupe Catholic Church with Reverend Leonardo Ayuyao’s.s.s. officiating. A rosary service will be held prior to the […]

Richard Marquez  November 6, 1952 - November 21, 2023

Richard Marquez November 6, 1952 – November 21, 2023

A mass of Christian burial for lifelong Granada resident, Richard Marquez will be held at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, November 28, 2023 at the St. Frances of Rome Catholic Church in Holly, Colorado. A rosary service will be held prior to the mass at 10:30AM with Deacon Allan Medina reciting. Interment will follow at the […]

Honors Highlight CSA’s 53rd Annual Meeting

  Colorado Simmental members recognized a charter member, current active leaders, and outstanding youth during its annual meeting on Nov. 9, 2023. Oran K. Cunning was recognized with the CSA Pioneer Award. Cunning was one of Colorado Simmental’s 13 founding members who created the association on August 22, 1970, in Denver. Cunning was also one […]

Christmas Activities for Holly Community   

Christmas Activities for Holly Community   

    The Holly Historical Society will have the museum open, December 9 for the Holly Jolly Christmas celebration. The sleigh will be featured this year. According to local historians the sleigh is over 100 years old. It was restored to its original glory by Marvin and Pat Willhite. Because it is such a big […]

New Santa Fe Trail National Byway On-Line Site Launched

New Santa Fe Trail National Byway On-Line Site Launched

    La Junta, CO – The Canyons & Plains Regional Heritage Taskforce (C&P), with funding provided by the Colorado Tourism Office (CTO), recently debuted a new on-line site with complete information on the Santa Fe Trail National and State Scenic Byway. The micro-website, located under the main Canyons & Plains website, was funded through […]