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THURSDAYFEBRUARY 19, 2015
AREA SPORTS ACTIONHIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
WED: Primero hosts Kim 5:30 p.m.FRI: Primero hosts Cotopaxi 5 p.m.Aguilar @ Moffat 1 p.m.SAT: Primero @ South Baca 2 p.m.Trinidad Miners Pigtail games TBD Hoehne District Tourney TBD
TRINIDAD STATEFRI: Baseball @ Luna CC Las Ve-
gas, NM12 p.m. DHSoftball hosts Garden City @ Central
Park 1 p.m. DHSAT: Mens Basketball hosts Otero
JC (RIVALRY GAME) 7 p.m.Womens Basketball hosts Otero JC
(RIVALRY GAME) 5 p.m.Softball hosts McCook 12 p.m. DHSUN: Baseball hosts Luna 12 p.m.
DHSoftball hosts McCook 11 a.m. DH
Today’s Quote“The talent for being
happy is appreciating and liking what you
have, instead of what you don’t have.”
~Woody Allen
FEBRUARY 19 Dine out for Noah’s ArkTHURSDAY: Dine out all day and
evening at Bob and Earls, Brix, Nana and Nano’s and Wendy’s to help sup-port Noah’s Ark Animal Shelter. Infor-mation: 719-846-8578.
Trinidad Supper ClubTHURSDAY (6 p.m.) This group
will meet for dinner at Ristras Res-taurant on Elm Street. Information: Yvonne Marques, 719-846-3518. New members are always welcome.
Trout Unlimited THURSDAY (6 p.m.) Purgatoire
River Anglers meeting will be in Ristras Restaurant on Elm Street. Info: www.pratu.org. Meetings are always open to the public.
FEBRUARY 20-22SCRT PerformanceFRIDAY & SATURDAY (7 p.m.)
& SUNDAY (2 p.m.) DON’T MISS THIS SMASH HIT! The Dixie Swim Club runs at the Southern Colorado Repertoire Theatre, 131 West Main St. Info: 719-846-4765 or www.scrthe-atre.com.
Trinidad Community CoopFRIDAY (10:30 a.m. & 6:30 p.m.)
Vegan Cooking Class on Friday morn-ings and Kirtan chanting (Sanskrit chanting call) on Friday evenings at the Coop, Corner of Elm and Maple Streets. Info: [email protected].
Republican WomenSATURDAY (5:30 p.m.) The com-
munity is invited to the Las Animas County Republican Women’s Lincoln Day Dinner “Stand Your Ground” that will be held at the Holiday Inn on Santa Fe Trail Drive. Guest speaker will be NRA Senior Field Rep Peter Ide. Info: Shelly King, 19-845-0300. Proceeds benefit the LACRW.
PUBLIC SERVICEGET ‘EM WHILE THEY LAST!The Chronicle-News 2014 Col-
lector Mugs with beautiful artwork by Trinidad Artist Paula Little are here and waiting for you to come pick them up, 200 West Church St. Info: 719-846-3311.
Calling all ARTCAR Volunteers!Volunteers are needed for the
Prison Art Car Project for the 2015 ArtoCade Festival. Must be willing to take training class workshop for prison admission. Info: Rodney Wood, 719-334-0087.
THS KEY CLUBTHRU FEBRUARY 24: Members
are joining in a food drive in partner-ship with Pueblo Central High School to feed homeless teens in the Pueblo area. Please bring donations of non-perishable food items or gently used clothing items to 207 E. Main St. THS students can bring items directly to the school. Info: [email protected].
DEALING: GRIEF & LOSSFEBRUARY 25 (5:30 p.m.) The
HOPE Pregnancy Center is offering a special workshop for anyone interest-ed in dealing with loss. Confidentiality is a priority. Info: JoAnn, 719-846-4889 or [email protected].
OPERA TRINIDADFEBRUARY 28 (Noon) AIDA by
Giuseppe Verdi — the composer’s
THE FINE PRINT
WEATHER WATCHThursday: Sunny, with a high near 59.
West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 28. West
southwest wind around 10 mph.Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near
62. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Night: A chance of rain before 9 p.m., then a chance of rain and snow after 9 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. West southwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday: A chance of snow before 10
a.m., then rain likely, possibly mixed with snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. Night: Snow likely. Cloudy, with a low around 19. North-east wind 5 to 10 mph
Sunday: A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. East wind around 5 mph. Night: A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12.
RIVER CALLPurgatoire River Call as of: 02/18/15. Johns Flood ditch: Pri-ority # 5 --- Appropriation date: 03/20/1862.
Trinidad Reservoir Accounting:Release 0.77 AFInflow 34.73 AF -- 17.21 CFSEvaporation 3.96 AFContent 16,945 AFElevation 6,179.15Precipitation 0
Downstream River Call: John Martin Reservoir: (Conservation Storage) 05/31/1949.
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FINDING THE LOVE OF YOUR LIFENoah’s Ark hosts adoption event at Big R
Puppy kisses abounded for ev-eryone who attended the Noah’s Ark Furry Valentine Event at the Big R of Trinidad that was held last Saturday. The crowd included Zoe Mulhurn with Max, the little Sheltie, above, and Gayle Cortney and Joe Dimaggio an-other cute puppy-mix. By the end of the day there were four adoptions — furry Valentines that found the loves of their lives and new homes.
Photos by Holly L. Laughlin and Laurel Ozello/ Noah’s Ark
CITY COUNCIL
Garrett thanked for service as Acting City ManagerBy Steve BlockThe Chronicle-News
City Clerk Audra Garrett took
over as Trinidad’s Acting City Manager after Tom Acre was fired from his position as city man-ager on July 1, 2014. Garrett was thanked for her service in that interim position at Tuesday’s City Council meeting as she prepared to step down and return to full time city clerk duties and make way for newly hired City Manager
Gabriel Engeland, who attended Tuesday’s meeting.
City Attorney Les Downs read a proclamation from Mayor Joe Reorda, lauding Garrett’s excel-
lent leadership at a difficult time for City government. She served as both city clerk and acting city
Photos by Steve Block / The Chronicle-NewsAudra Garrett, above center and at right, got a standing ovation as she pre-pared to step down as Acting City Manager Tuesday. City Attorney Les Downs and Council member Anthony Mattie are on the right.
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MT. CARMEL COMMUNITY CENTER
By Eric John MonsonNews EditorThe Chronicle-News
Mt. Carmel Health, Wellness and Community Center will host their second annual Holistic Health and Recreation Expo Satur-day, March 7, 2015. “The purpose of the Expo is to present all aspects of health and recreation informa-tion to our resident in an effort to educate and ac-quaint them with the large range of services avail-able,” says an an-nouncement from Mt. Carmel.
“It’s an oppor-tunity for health care providers, services and retailers to get together in one space to provide information to the community,” said Mt. Carmel’s Mar-ty Hackett. “It dif-fers from [Mt. San Rafael] Hospital’s 9Health Fair [to be held April 18] in that they’re more about giv-ing people an op-portunity for test-ing services, like blood pressure. Ours is more about informa-tion.”
Providing that information will
be: Local and regional health and wellness providers, first respond-ers, complementary and alterna-tive care services, rehabilitative services, healthy living resources, health and human service re-sources, fitness providers, holis-tic health practitioners, natural products retailers, growers and producers of natural and organic products, renewable energy ven-
Holistic Health, Recreation Expo coming to city Mar. 7
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TRINIDAD STATE SOFTBALLTrojans have a tough road trip By Mike SalbatoCorrespondentThe Chronicle-News
An early season road trip to
Midland, Texas didn’t pan out so well for the Lady Trojans softball team as they came back home with just a pair of wins in seven outings. The trip dropped their season record to 5-6 after two weekends of play.
One bright spot for the Lady Trojans was winning their last two games before returning home. This will be a good confidence builder heading into conference play this coming weekend.
On Thursday, the Lady Trojans faced undefeated Midland College
and lost 9-1 and 2-0. Friday was a rough day as the Trojans dropped all three games they played; los-ing 8-4 to eighth ranked Odessa College, 23-2 to Howard College and 9-8 to El Paso Community Col-lege. Samantha Glover had three home runs and Macie Christian had a pair of bombs in the loss to El Paso. On Saturday, the team bounced back with wins over Coast Bend College 13-1 and East-ern Oklahoma 9-1. Morgan Gin-ger had a home run against Coast Bend. Brooke Stevens had a bases clearing grand slam home run and Shelby Cornett also had a two-run home run against Eastern.
“This was very good experience for our team,” Coach Steve Swazo said. “We faced some very good teams down there and I wouldn’t be surprised if Midland, Odessa or Howard make it to the National
Photo courtesy of Trinidad StateLady Trojan sophomores Brooke Stevens and Macie Christian both had big games this weekend. Stevens had a grand slam against Eastern Oklahoma and Christian hit two deep shots against El Paso. Continued on Page 2 ...
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March 1, 201510:00 a.m.
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AttentionHigh School Seniors
The Trinidad Masonic Lodge reminds you that there is still time to apply
for the 2015 Colorado Masons Benevolent Fund Scholarship and Vocational Grant. For information
and an application go to www.cmbfa.org. For more information and to
schedule an interview callAllen Nicol 680-1400
Janet ManiscalcoJanet Lynn Maniscalco,
a g e 5 0 , p a s s e d a w a yunexpectedly at Mt. SanRafael Hospital on February17, 2015.
Visitation will be Tuesdayfrom 3 p.m.-6 p.m. at theComi Chapel.
Rosary wi l l be reci tedTuesday, February 24, 2015at 7 p.m. at Holy TrinityChurch.
Funera l Mass wi l l beWednesday, February 25,2015 at 10 a.m. at HolyTrinity Church,
Interment will follow at theTrinidad Catholic Cemetery.
Persons wishing to do somay make contributions tothe family in care of the ComiFuneral Home.
Complete obit to follow.Arrangements made under
the direction of the ComiFuneral Home.
Patricia MascarenasPatricia A. Mascarenas,
a g e 6 2 , p a s s e d a w a yF e b r u a r y 1 4 , 2 0 1 5 a tParkview Medical Centerafter a lengthy illness.
Funeral Services will beMonday, February 23, 2015with Rosary at 9 a.m. atComi Chapel, followed byFuneral Mass at 10 a.m. atHoly Trinity Church.
Inurnment will follow at theTrinidad Catholic Cemetery.
Arrangements under thedirection of the Comi FuneralHome.62 Memorials
In Loving Memory ofAlfonso Mattorano
One year has come andgone The ache in our heartsstill lingers on If steps couldbe made with heartaches Byadding a teardrop or two We
would build a stairway toheaven And climb it each
day to see you. Our beautifulmemories will always keep
you near.Sadly missed by
Children and GrandchildrenIn Loving Memory of our
dearly lovedAnn Salbato Largewho passed away
one year agoFebruary 18, 2014
Her memory is our keepsakewith which we'll never part.God has her in His keeping,we have her in our hearts.
Sadly and very dearlymissed by her
family and friends
grandest opera about the for-bidden love of an Egyptian gen-eral and an Ethiopian slave, and the jealousy of the daughter of the King of Egypt.
~FUN & FUNDRAISER DINNERFEBRUARY 28 (6 p.m.) The
Trinidad State Educational Foun-dation will host their annual fun-draiser dinner and silent auction “Aim for the Fence” with featured guest speaker Colorado Rock-ies great Todd Helton at the THS Donnelly Gym. Info: Linda Perry (719-846-5649) or Toni DeAngelis (719-846-5520).
~FP Horse AssociationMARCH 7 (10 a.m.) The 2015
Season kicks off with OPEN RIDE (10 a.m.), EXHIBITIONS (11 a.m.), OPEN 4-D BARREL RACE (Noon) followed by YOUTH BARREL RACE and POLE BENDING. All events will be at the Las Animas County Fairgrounds in the indoor arena (EXPO). Info: Susan Schnei-der, 719-680-0666
~DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIMEMARCH 8 (2 a.m.) The Spring
Time Change in the United States begins. Don’t forget to set your clocks ahead by one hour on Sat-urday night.
~DON’T MISS CALL FOR FUN!
MARCH 14 (entry deadline) Call for artists for “There’s No Such Thing as an Ordinary Cat” all-media art show scheduled for March 20 at Oasis Studios/Galerie Vivant, 214/218 E. Main. Info: Su-san Palmer, 805-603-6181.
~BAR NI RANCH GRANTSMARCH 27 DEADLINE: The
Bar NI Ranch Community Fund is accepting grant proposals. Grants may be awarded in the areas of education, youth development, environment and conservation, health and human services and civic or public benefit. Grant awards must be made to 501c3, non-profit organizations in the Pur-gatory Valley. Info: Tom Perry at [email protected].
~Medical ScholarshipAPRIL 10 DEADLINE: Min-
ers’ Colfax Medical Center Auxil-iary $1,000 medical scholarship for Colfax County students entering the medical profession. Info: Trudi Robbins 575-445-2644.
~9HEALTH FAIRAPRIL 18 (7:30 a.m.-Noon)
The annual 9Health Fair will be held at the Mt. San Rafael Hospi-tal, 410 Benedicta Ave. Info: Lynda Pachelli at 719-846-8051.
~PEACOCK BALLAPRIL 18: (5 p.m.) The 12th
Annual community benefit for Noah’s Ark will be at Brix Sports Bar on Main St. Entertainment will be provided by Dr. Fine. Evening events include: Drinks & Appetiz-ers (5 p.m.), Dinner (6 p.m.), Pro-gram (7 p.m.) and Dance (8 p.m.). Tickets & information: 719-680-2385.
~SUPPORT YOUR HOME-TOWN
SHOP LOCAL: Dine out and shop area and downtown mer-chants for special January sales and promotions for the season. Help Trinidad thrive!
~Donations for Doggies!And kitties too! The Noah’s
Ark pantry can always use dog and cat food supplies, which will be used to help elderly and in-need residents maintain their pets. If you’d like to make a donation of food or funds stop by the animal shelter at 224 N. Chestnut St. or call 719-846-8578.
~ Books & MoreThe Carnegie Library’s book-
store is located at 132 N. Com-mercial St. All proceeds benefit the public library. (Open noon-4 p.m., Monday-Saturday.) Volunteer in-formation and book donations: 719-846-8522.
~Low-Cost Spay/NeuterThe Fisher’s Peak Veterinary
Clinic (719-846-3211) and the Trin-idad Animal Clinic (719-846-3212) offer grant-funded, low-cost spay/neuter surgeries. Call for informa-tion and appointments.
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manager, and the proclamation said she had provided the key link in re-establishing open communications between Trinidad’s citizens and its government. Better relations were established between City staff and City leadership during her tenure, the proclamation said.
The proclamation noted that Gar-rett had left the City “in a stronger po-sition than it was when she took on the responsibilities of the City’s top lead-ership position.” The mayoral procla-mation thanked Garrett for a job well done on behalf of the City Council, and
asked citizens to also thank her. Gar-rett received a standing ovation from the mayor and council, and from oth-ers in attendance at the meeting.
In other action at the meeting, Council:
■ Approved a contract amendment
for the nomination and construction documents of the fish hatchery and zoo at Monument Lake Park to ex-tend the timeframe to March 1, 2016. City Planner Louis Fineberg said the fish hatchery and zoo would be purely
ornamental when they reopen to the public, and would not serve their orig-inal purposes.
■ Approved a water lease agree-
ment renewal between the City and Pioneer Natural Resources, XTO En-ergy and ARP Production Company (formerly known as El Paso Energy).
■ Approved the third amended and
restated Intergovernmental Agree-ment concerning the Las Animas County E-911 Emergency Communi-cations Authority.
Tournament out of Region V. We had a few games where we made some crucial errors and you can’t do that against good teams like the ones we played. Those teams capital-ized on it and it hurt us. But I was very proud of how the girls responded the last day coming away with two wins.”
Weather permitting, Trinidad (5-6) is scheduled to play Garden City at home on Friday at 1 and 3 p.m. and then will host a four-game with Region IX foe McCook Community College on Saturday and Sunday at Southside Park.
energy vendors, sports and recre-ation providers/businesses and more, according to Mt. Carmel.
Said Hackett, “We’re planning to hold it on all three levels [at Mt. Car-mel], if we have enough response. We held it downstairs last year and it got a little tight. And we’ve added a
lot this year.”So far, Mt. Carmel has had re-
sponses from more than 10 vendors and Hackett said last year the public turnout was good even in the face of bad weather. They’re hoping for good weather this year and are compacting the event to run between the hours of 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., instead of a longer
six-hour event.Vendor registration fee for a table
and advertising is $35. The deadline for registration is Mar. 2. Applica-tions are available at mtcarmelcen-ter.org, or contact Deb Fiorenzi at [email protected], or (719) 845-4895.
For the public admission is free.
OP/EDBy Tyler Henson, PresidentCannabis Chamber of Commerce
Today, the Colorado Cannabis Cham-ber of Commerce (C4) called for stricter measures and oversight on marijuana caregivers.
C4 President Tyler Henson said, “Our caregivers system is being abused across Colorado as a means of avoiding proper licenses or abiding by the same regulations as the rest of the cannabis industry.”
The caregiver system was conceived as a means of providing medical mari-juana to a patient who did not have the ability or knowledge to successfully grow the medicine for themselves. It quickly became prevalent and more ef-ficient for a caregiver to grow plants for several patients at once.
Now, many caregivers are growing hundreds of plants for a large number of patients. These giant grows do not have to have the same licensing or regulation of a commercial grow, and do not have to abide by the same safety regulations or industry standards.
One example of this type of abuse oc-curred just last week in Pueblo, when a man was arrested for having almost 600 marijuana plants, though he only had the rights to 75.
“Colorado needs to address the lack of regulatory oversight that encourages illicit activity and puts a stain on the li-
censed community,” Henson continued. “Unfortunately, when things like
this happen, it is the licensed and reg-ulated industry that often takes the blame.”
Henson resolved to uphold the Chamber’s strong stance against any and all unlawful activity surrounding
caregivers in Colorado. “Caregivers like the Pueblo man last
week are criminals, and they are using children as a shield to hide their illegal enterprises, which puts a negative view on the parents who are providing medi-cine to their kids. For these criminals to use children as a false legal protection
is beyond reprehensible,” Henson fin-ished.
The C4 Chamber is a nonprofit, membership organization seeking to promote and protect the licensed and regulated cannabis industry in Colora-do. Learn more at cocannabischamber.com.
Cannabis Chamber calls for stricter caregiver oversight
A new opportunity for women in the marijuana industryCannabis Chamber of Commerce
The Colorado Cannabis Chamber of
Commerce (C4) is proud to announce the launch of their newest council: Women of Weed (WOW).
WOW will provide C4 business-women with the tools, community, and resources necessary to overcome the unique hurdles presented by the emerging cannabis industry in Colo-rado.
WOW is open to anyone actively involved with a C4 member business. From owners to budtenders, WOW
will provide an inclusive, educational, and supportive environment for wom-en in cannabis, as well as the men who work alongside them.
Jennifer Beck has been the driv-ing force behind the creation of the Council and will spearhead its future efforts. Beck currently serves as the Vice-Chairwoman of the Chamber and is CEO/co-founder of Cannabase.
“Across the cannabis industry fe-males are forging new grounds as ex-ecutive directors, marketing gurus, budtenders, accountants, scientists, investors, and so on,” Beck said.
“In creating Women of Weed, we hope to join together and serve as a source of strength and empowerment for female leaders across the indus-try.”
In the coming months, WOW will provide many opportunities, includ-ing workshops, mentorships, job fairs,
and seminars. In addition, monthly meetings will be held beginning in March.
Tyler Henson, president of the C4 Chamber, said: “The female leaders across this industry are remarkable, and I have no doubt the WOW coun-cil will quickly rise to the forefront of industry leadership. The C4 Chamber is excited to see all that WOW will ac-complish.”
The C4 Chamber serves as the heart of the cannabis industry, and is a nonprofit, membership organiza-tion consisting of Colorado employers focused on cannabis business policies at the federal, state, and local levels of government.
More information about Women of Weed, including a sign up form to re-ceive emails can be found at thewom-enofweedcouncil.com and cocannabis-chamber.com