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Buffalo Soldier Presentation July 13 – sponsored by Bent’s Fort Chapter of SFT
The Bent’s Fort Chapter will meet at the Rocky Ford Grand Theatre on July 13 to hear a presentation on the Buffalo Soldiers. The featured speaker will be Dennis Moore of Colorado Springs. The presentation will begin at 1:00 pm at the Grand Theatre in Rocky Ford, 405 S. Main St. Dennis Moore Dennis is […]
Bent’s Fort hosting July 4 programs
Beginning July 4th, the public is invited to discover stories from the borderlands along the Arkansas River in the 1800s throughout 2024. “Stories from the Borderlands” is a regular series of programs which will explore the complex histories found at the fort. Visitors young and old are invited on Thursday, July 4, from 1:00 […]
Big Timbers Museum interview transcript by Fox 21 News
Fox 21 News recently came to Lamar for two days and filmed broadcast segments called “We are Southeast Colorado”. Lamar’s Big Timber’s Museum was featured in the process. The following is a transcript of that interview by Abbie Burke of Fox 21. Southeast Colorado is the “Heart of the Old West.” The area is […]
Big Timbers Museum highlighted in Fox 21 news stories
Media Release from Big Timbers Museum in Lamar A few weeks ago, Fox 21 News came to Lamar for two days and filmed sponsorships for broadcast segments entitled “We Are Southeast Colorado”. They came across Big Timbers Museum in the process and we became a sponsored story! The interview and tour with the photojournalist lasted […]
Bent’s Fort Chapter of the Santa Fe Trail to host presentation on Buffalo Soldiers July 13, 2024
The Bent’s Fort Chapter will meet at the Rocky Ford Grand Theatre on July 13 to hear a presentation on the Buffalo Soldiers. The featured speaker will be Dennis Moore of Colorado Springs. The presentation will begin at 1:00 pm at the Grand Theatre in Rocky Ford, 405 S. Main St. Dennis is a founding […]
Boggsville honored with National Park Service grant of $523,000
LAS ANIMAS – The National Park Service recently awarded $5 million to eight projects in six states as part of the Historic Preservation Fund’s History of Equal Rights (HER) grant program, which focuses on the preservation of sites directly associated with the struggle for all Americans to gain equal rights. As one of the awardees, Boggsville, […]
Mass parachute jump over Normandy in commemoration of 80th anniversary of D-Day
American D-Day veterans attend a welcome ceremony at Charles de Gaulle airport on Saturday, June 1, 2024 in Roissy, north of Paris. More than sixty American veterans arrived for ceremonies marking D-Day’s 80th anniversary CARENTAN-LES-MARAIS, France (AP) — Parachutists jumping from World War II-era planes hurled themselves Sunday into now peaceful Normandy skies where […]
The past, present and future of windmills converge in Lamar, Colorado
Kenneth Emick stands on his family’s ranch in Lamar, Colorado, which hosts one of the largest private collections of antique windmills in the country. Photo: Kyle Cooke, Rocky Mountain PBS LAMAR, Colo. — A legion of towering wind turbines punctuate the horizon outside of the Emick family’s barn. Inside the barn is a […]
Holly Historical Society to open museum Saturday, May 4th for alumni reunion
The Holly Historical Society will have the museum open on Saturday, May 4th, for the alumni reunion honoring the classes ending in four. Books featuring the history of the Holly schools are available, along with other books published by the society preserving history in holly and surrounding area. The Karymore merry- go- round will be […]
Prowers County Board of Commissioners Work Session of April 23, 2024
Meagan Hillman, Director of Prowers County Public Health and Environment department, shared with the Board a recent press release from the Colorado Office of Communications regarding a recent sharp increase in congenital syphilis cases. The State of Colorado is organizing an all-government, comprehensive response to save the lives of babies. From 2018 to 2023, […]
Shoelaces and Support: A principal’s journey of healing and leadership after Columbine
Frank DeAngelis, a rehabilitation advocate and past principal of Columbine High School stands at the Columbine Memorial near Littleton, Colo. on April 8, 2024. / Photo by Bear Gutierrez. Credit: Bear Gutierrez In the days following the shooting at Columbine High School, its principal, Frank DeAngelis, started leaving his shoes untied. The loss of his students and […]
Bent’s Fort to resume regular hours
Bents Fort to Resume Regular Hours OTERO COUNTY, Colorado — Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site in Otero County resumed regular operating hours Sunday. The fort will be open from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. every day for the rest of 2024, excluding Thanksgiving and Christmas. The National Parks Service began reduced winter hours from […]
Tri-State 9/11 Tribute Banquet a huge success
The recent Tri-State 9/11 Tribute banquet and auction, held at the Cow Palace, was a huge success. Doug Harbour, President of the Foundation, told me that he was “thrilled about the amazing support” of not only all of Prowers County, but also from persons from Baca and even Pueblo counties. In attendance, in addition to […]
Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site and Park Partners to Host Exhibit Grand Opening
National Park Service – U.S. Department of the Interior Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site 1301 Maine Street P.O. Box 249 Eads, CO 81036 719-438-5916 Eads, Colorado- The Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site and the Sand Creek Massacre Foundation will host the grand opening of History Colorado’s satellite exhibit titled The Sand […]
