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MARCH 13-15SPBC Fire DistrictFRIDAY (10 a.m.) The Spanish

Peaks/Bon Carbo Fire Protection Dis-trict Board of Directors will meet in Century Financial Group Building, 109 W. Main St. Info: Dana Phillips, 719-846-2080.

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].

Carnegie Library EventsFRIDAY (5-7 p.m.) Come have a

blast at Teens & Tweens movie night showing “Wreck-it Ralph” at the Li-brary on Animas St.

TSJC Student Art ShowFRIDAY (6-8 p.m.) Opening recep-

tion for this exhibition hosted by The Trinidad Area Arts Council at Gallery Main, 130 E. Main St. Info: 719-846-1441. Show runs thru March 26.

PRCWD Water DistrictFRIDAY (7:30 p.m.) The Purga-

toire River Conservancy will meet in City Hall Council Chambers, 135 N. Animas. Information: Thelma Lujan, 719-846-7285.

Today’s Quote“For as a man

thinks in his heart, so is he.”

~King Solomon

DON’T MISS CALL FOR FUN!SATURDAY (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 Stu-dios/Galerie Vivant, 214/218 E. Main. Info: Susan Palmer, 805-603-6181.

OPERA TRINIDADSATURDAY (Noon) LA BOEHME

by Giacomo Puccini, will be showing at the Movie Picture Showhouse.

St. Joseph’s TableSUNDAY (8 a.m.- 2 p.m.) The pub-

lic is cordially invited to view this event at the Sebastiani Gym on Animas St. To contribute donations of baked goods for the table, please bring them to the Gym on Sat. (10 a.m.-Noon). Info: Carol Sola, 719-846-7936. Items will be given to the Soup Kitchen after the event.

MARCH 16Aguilar SchoolsMONDAY (4:30 p.m.) Board of Ed-

ucation will hold a workshop followed by the regular session at the school, 420 N. Balsam. Information: Natalie Grubelnik, 719-941-4188.

Town of StarkvilleMONDAY (6 p.m.) Board of Trust-

ees public meeting in the Fisher’s Peak Fire Department boardroom, 8361 County Road 69, Starkville. Informa-tion: Crick Carlisle, 719-680-7199.

PUBLIC SERVICECOMMUNITY MEET & GREETMARCH 17 (5:30-7 p.m.) Please

join the staff and employees at City Hall to welcome the new City Manager Gabriel Engeland, 135 N. Animas St. Info: 719-846-9843.

TMS Mini Health FairMARCH 17 (6-8 p.m.) Everyone

is invited to the 4th Annual event will be held at the Trinidad Middle School Gym and Cafeteria, Park Street. Info: 719-846-4411.

Chamber of CommerceMARCH 18 (Noon) Monthly busi-

ness luncheon will be held at the Mt. Carmel Community Center, 911 Rob-inson Ave. Guest speaker will be Karen Griego. Please RSVP: 719-846-9285.

Becoming A MomMARCH 18 (1-2:30 p.m.) Intro-

ductory session for this community program will be held at the Mt. Carmel Center, 911 Robinson Ave. Info: 719-845-4880.

Lifeline ScreeningMARCH 19: Stay stroke free —

Event will be held at the Faith Christian Fellowship Church, 2608 Santa Fe Trail Dr. Pre-registration required: 1-800-364-0457 or www.lifelinescreening.com.

CASTING CALL!MARCH 21 (10 a.m.-3 p.m.)

Speaking and non-speaking parts, ex-tras, and any other behind the scenes personnel tryouts for the new film to

THE FINE PRINT

WEATHER WATCHFriday: A 50 percent chance of snow

showers before 10 a.m., then a chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near

51. North wind around 15 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected. Night: A 50 percent slight chance of rain and snow showers with a low around 32. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the morning.

Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 68. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. South southeast wind around 5 mph.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 71. West southwest wind around 5 mph.

RIVER CALLPurgatoire River Call as of: 03/12/15. Elmoro ditch: Prior-ity # 8 --- Appropriation date: 11/15/1862.

Trinidad Reservoir Accounting:Release .63 AFInflow 53.54 AF -- 27.00 CFSEvaporation 5.91 AFContent 17,989 AFElevation 6,180.78Precipitation 0

Downstream River Call / John Martin Reservoir: (Conservation Storage) 05/31/1949.

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Photo courtesy of Trinidad State Junior College“Still Flight” by Trinidad State art student Laura Gowen.

USING PROMOTIONAL RESOURCES

Council questions Tourism’s marketing contactBy Steve BlockThe Chronicle-News

Trinidad’s Tourism Board awards a marketing contract to promote its efforts to attract tourists to the city, using funds generated by the city’s Lodg-er’s Tax. The previous contract holder, Hess Arts of Trinidad declined to bid on the new mar-keting contract, and after a Re-quest for Proposal (RFP) pro-cess the contract was awarded to ZIV, LLC, a company with offices in Boulder.

There were two other bids received, both from compa-nies with Trinidad ties. The first was from a Texas com-pany owned by Kirk and Julie Loudon, who run the annual TrindieFest Film Festival and have a part-time residence in the Trinidad area. The third bid was from Square One Pro-ductions, a Trinidad firm. The marketing contract issue was discussed as an agenda item at Tuesday’s Council work ses-sion.

Council member Carol Bolton asked Fred Vaugeois, a Tour-ism Board member, why the two companies with local ties hadn’t been considered for the marketing

contract.Vaugeois insisted that they

both had been considered care-fully before the contract was awarded to ZIV. He said all three firms had had the chance to make a personal, oral presentation to the Tourism Board and all three had done so. The Board allowed 45 minutes for each presentation, but ZIV was the only firm to use all of its allotted time, he said. He said each firm was asked identical questions, and each board mem-ber had a score-sheet for each pre-sentation. The scores were added up and tallied and ZIV had the highest total score, so that’s why they won the contract.

Bolton said other RFPs includ-ed a summary of the bids received by the City, and asked why no bid summaries were included with the tourism marketing contract RFP.

City Attorney Les Downs said the tourism marketing contract had traditionally been the sole re-sponsibility of the Tourism Board, so that might have been the reason no bid summaries were included

in that particular RFP.Bolton said she’d heard that

Hess Arts had concluded its mar-keting contract before the end of 2014, and she asked Vaugeois if Hess Arts had fulfilled all of its re-sponsibilities under the terms of the previous contract.

Vaugeois said Hess Arts had provided only minimal services towards the end of their contract,

Steve Block / The Chronicle-News Fred Vaugeois of the Tourism Board an-swered Council member’s questions about the Board’s awarding the City’s tourism marketing contract to ZIV, LLC.

City Councilwoman Carol Bolton


TRINIDAD STATE

Salbato named as new Athletic DirectorBy Greg BoyceTrinidad StateSpecial to The Chronicle-News

Trinidad State Junior College has named Mike Salbato the new Athletic Director, effective July 1. Salbato has been an employee at Trinidad State for more than 20 years. He started as an audio-vi-sual assistant in 1994 after gradu-ating from Trinidad State. Since then he’s held a variety of posi-tions related to audio-visual and

information technology. He has been the college Webmaster since 2007 and since 2013 he has been As-sistant Athletic Director.

“His current role within athlet-ics has prepared him well for the challenges of this new position,” said President Dr. Carmen Simone in announcing Salbato’s appoint-ment. Salbato holds a bachelor’s degree from Colorado Christian University in Organizational Man-

Photo courtesy of Trinidad State Junior CollegeTrinidad State Junior College has named Mike Salbato as the new Athletic Director, effective July 1, 2015, President Dr. Carmen Simone announced on Wednesday. See an interview with Salbato on Page 5.


NO SUCH THING AS AN ORDINARY CAT

From a fortune cookie to a Furry Feline Art ShowBy Steve BlockThe Chronicle-News

How could a fortune cookie pro-

vide inspiration for an art exhibit? When artists Susan Palmer and Rodney Wood were dining out at a local oriental restaurant, Wood’s fortune cookie read, “There’s no

such thing as an ordinary cat,” and that’s the title of an upcoming art show at Trinidad’s Oasis Stu-dios, located at 218 E. Main St.

The show’s opening reception will be held from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. on Friday, March 20 at the studio

Steve Block / The Chronicle-NewsSusan Palmer has a look at some of the artworks in the upcoming art show, “There’s no such thing as an ordinary cat.” The show’s open house is on Fri-day, March 20, at the Oasis Studio and Galerie Vivante in the 200 block of East Main Street.


ANNUAL EXHIBITIONShow to feature more than 100 artworks by TSJC StudentsSpecial to The Chronicle-News

An exhibit at Gallery Main will feature the works of students from Trinidad State Junior College. Most of the art will feature the tal-ents of students from painting and

drawing classes, and will include watercolor and abstractions.

“The exhibition will feature not only works by our talented art stu-dents, but also students who are not taking or have not taken art classes before, but have created artworks for the love of it, for the joy of it,” said Trinidad State Art Professor Vilas Tonape. “These young emerging artists are en-gaged in understanding not only the physical aspects of painting and drawing, but also using their minds to engage in both discus-sion and the art making process.”


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Questions: Tourism’s marketing contact

but in response to another question from Bolton, said they had been paid in full.

Bolton noted that ‘branding’ and ‘festi-vals’ were included in the marketing RFP, and asked Vaugeois if those two things were parts of the Tourism Board’s respon-sibilities.

Vaugeois said branding and festivals were part of the Board’s responsibilities.

Bolton said the Creative District and the local Main Street program were also in-

volved in branding efforts, and asked if any duplication of efforts was going on.

Vaugeois said there were multiple branding efforts going on in Trinidad, add-ing, “Everybody wants to do branding in Trinidad.”

Bolton then asked Downs if the City had a master plan for marketing tour-ism.

Downs replied that as far as he knew the City had no master plan for marketing tourism.

Council member Pat Fletcher said the subject of festivals and who should sponsor them had come up at a recent informational meeting between City, County, the Chamber of Commerce and Economic Devel-opment officials. Fletcher said the Chamber had sponsored the Santa Fe Trail Days Festival and other big events in recent years, but some at the meeting questioned whether the Chamber should play that role, or if it should stick to promoting lo-cal businesses. She asked Vaugeois if the Tourism Board could sponsor the Festival and other big commu-nity events.

Vaugeois said the Board didn’t have the resources to sponsor big events, but said the Chamber had asked the Board to help promote those big events and the Board had agreed to help out in the promotional efforts.

Fletcher said it was time for Council to have a meeting with the Tourism Board to discuss what could be done to promote the City’s tourism efforts.

and Galerie Vivante, located at 214 E. Main St. Palmer said the show is an exploration of the eccentric world of our feline friends, with some of the artworks featuring actual cat hair used as felt and incorporated into the art. Her friends have been dropping off bags full of cat hair on her doorstep since they heard about the new show and her need for more and more feline fluff. That’s kind of a bummer, though, because you see Palmer’s allergic to cat hair. She said she could work with the cat hair as long as she doesn’t touch her face while working with it. Frequent hand washing is required.

She got the word out about the upcoming show to her friends in the art communities both locally and in Raton, N.M., Colorado Springs and Albuquerque, and conducted clinics about cat hair felting, which in-volves inserting cat hair into an artwork using a barbed needle. There are no restric-tions for artists wanting to show their art-works, which can be presented in any form, as long as it has something to do with our furry feline friends.

The show will be open to the public until Thursday, April 23, with the entry deadline set for March 13 and 14. The entry fee is $5 per piece or three pieces for $12. Prizes will be awarded in several categories. Palmer said in a Monday interview that she hadn’t chosen a judge for the show just yet.

There are many different art forms included in the feline art show including welding, weaving, painting, mixed media, pottery and a functioning guitar made, in part, from a kitty litter box. She said she’s working with the folks at Noah’s Ark Ani-mal Shelter to have a kitten adoption event outside of the studio on opening night. One of the pieces she’s working for the show is based on a petroglyph of a mountain lion,

while another is an interpretation of an an-cient Egyptian feline artwork.

Some of the local artists with works in the new show include Tony Haddow, Jeanne Galbraith, Peggy Westmoreland, Anna Hoaglund, Kurt Newton, Trish Keck, Lora Nava, Carole Bourdo, Susan Minor and many others.

“We’ll have some of the pieces here and some at Galerie Vivante, depending on how many pieces come in,” Palmer said. “A few of the pieces won’t be for sale because they have sentimental value to the artist or their family.”

One of the pieces is an image of a moun-tain lion painted on buffalo hide that was part of an historic Lakota Indian teepee, contributed by Joelle Mathews of La Veta. A poem about cats is included in the show. Palmer said she’d been impressed by the plethora and variety of the artworks that had come in thus far. Visitors to the show will be offered a temporary tattoo image of a cat’s paw.

“I love the idea of inclusiveness,” she said. “We’ll have people who have never shown anything in their lives, and we’ll have professional artists. I love that we can do a themed show and enjoy it with every-body.”

While not a cat owner herself, for obvi-ous reasons, she said she loves the furry critters, only at a distance. She’s delighted to be hosting the feline art show.

“Mostly it’s an opportunity for people who never would have been in a show to be in a show. That’s one of the things that’s important to me, to allow people to display their own creativity. I had never shown my work until I came to Trinidad. It’s been wonderful to have the support, and I enjoy sharing it.”

More than 100 framed pieces of art will be on display.

The exhibit will open on March 13 with a reception and awards presentation at 6 p.m. at Art Gallery Main, 130 E. Main Street in Trinidad. Light refreshments will be served. The show will be open through March 26, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday

through Thurs-day. Admission is free.

Since arriv-ing from Idaho in the fall of 2013, Art Professor Vilas Tonape has worked to build the art ex-perience for his students. “He really is taking it to another level and I’ve heard nothing but good comments from students,” said Dean of Arts and Sciences Debbie Ulibarri. “It’s ex-citing to see.”

Whether of-fering a class like

figure drawing, not seen at Trinidad State in many years, or something new like abstract art, Tonape has continued to immerse his students in the world of art. Tonape is grati-fied his program is now full.

“We see the artistic process as an im-portant and thoughtful exploration. We encourage everyone to come and join us in

welcoming so many talented young art-ists,” said Tonape.

“I’ve been so happy to see the support we have gotten from the community in the form of sponsorships and donations. We are seeing strong co-operation and support between the College and the community.” The following busi-nesses and organiza-tions contributed to make this show pos-sible: Trinidad Area Arts Council, Frank Images, Lucky Mur-phy Art Gallery, Judy and Edward Fuentes, Ida and Sherry’s Used Furniture, Cedar Street Printing and Trinidad State Educa-tional Foundation.

agement. He is on track to receive a mas-ter’s degree in November from Coker Col-lege in Collegiate Athletic Administration.

Salbato will inherit a very successful de-partment with sev-en sports: Baseball, Softball, Volleyball, Men’s and Women’s Soccer and Men’s and Women’s Bas-ketball. In the last 12 months both the Baseball and Men’s Soccer teams took the Region IX Title. The Men’s Soccer Team finished third in the nation in NJCAA Division I. Volleyball finished with the best win-ning percentage in program history be-fore Coach Ellen Mc-Gill moved on to Di-vision II Pembroke this past December.

“We have an outstanding athletic depart-ment at Trinidad State and I am honored to be a part of it. The coaching staff is tremen-

dous. They all work extremely hard and their teams have had great success both on the field and in the classroom,” said Salbato. “Coach Holden has done a great job running

this department. It is a daunting task to follow in his footsteps but with his support, that of the coaches, the administration and the rest of the TSJC family, we can keep taking our pro-grams forward.”

Current Ath-letic Director Rich Holden will move his attention to-ward Women’s Basketball. He will also coach the Golf Team, now in its fi-nal season. Dr. Sim-one thanked Hold-en “for his years of service and his con-

tinuing support throughout this transition. His dedication to the College is noteworthy and his guidance will be invaluable.”

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City Councilwoman Pat Fletcher

Steve Block / The Chronicle-News“There’s No Such Thing as an Ordinary Cat” is the theme of the new fine art show that will run at the Oasis Studio/Galerie Vivante in Trinidad. Susan Palmer, above, arranges some of the many interesting items that will be on display for viewers to enjoy.

Photo courtesy of Trinidad State CollegeSelf-portrait in progress by TSJC art student Kara Flores.

Photo couresty of Cynthia Berresse PloskiA scenic mountainscape is one of the many student art works that will be on display at Gallery Main in Trinidad for the TSJC Student Art Show.

By Eric John MonsonNews EditorThe Chronicle-News

“They haven’t told me I have to move,” says Mike Sal-bato with a grin and a shrugg, seeming to reference both his cramped office located somewhere in the bowels of Scott Gym and the recent announcement that he’s been named Trinidad State Junior College’s new Athletic Director.

Finding his office is like trying to catch the Hogwarts express at King’s Cross Station Platform Nine and Three-quarters. It’s located somewhere between the gym’s first and second floors, or maybe it’s between the second and third floors. Well, if you meet a Minotaur, just know you’ve gone too far.

When asked if his new promotion will come with a new office, Salbato laughs and says, “Everyone asks that. I like my office. The head of IT [Doug Bak], my first boss here, said ‘you’re moving to this place, I know.’ [referencing the TSJC staff’s belief that Salbato was destined for the AD job]. And [current AD] Rich [Holden] is always like ‘when you take over my office...’ I like my office. I do want a vent in here, but other than that. It’s really a neat place, because the kids pass by here. So I see them all everyday. That’s been a big relationship I’ve gotten to have.”

It’s been a long 20-year road that’s led Salbato, a Trini-dad native, from a work-study gig in TSJC’s audio-visual

department to becoming the school’s athletic director. He comes to the job as a local school-boy athlete, as a sports writer for two local newspapers including The Chronicle-News, as a radio announcer for local sports, as TSJC’s sports videographer, and most recently as the schools web-master and sports information director and assistant AD. He’ll continue his duties as sports information director. He’ll just drop the webmaster and ‘assistant’ titles.

Salbato’s the local boy that’s made good. And he’s done it while staying right here. He’s been involved with lo-cal sports his entire life. His dad, Gene, coached at Trinidad Catholic for about 20 years and then coached at Hoehne for about 20 years more. When Mike ran out of time to continue his radio announcing gig, his dad stepped in. And he’ll be calling the Hoehne girls state tournament run this weekend in Pueblo.

“My entire life has been sports ori-ented. I remember coming up here with coach Wetzel when he was bas-ketball coach a long time ago. Playing in the gym when I was a little kid. This has just always been a part of my life,” says Salbato sitting in front of a picture of his wife and their three children.

Salbato rolled out of Hoehne High School and into TSJC. “Majored in electronics, of all things,” says Salbato. And then, though he didn’t know it at the time, he fell into a career.

“The audio/visual thing happened almost by accident and it’s turned into a career. Doug Bak, the head of that de-partment and he’s our head of IT now, he was my boss and just kept me here. And Coach Holden was actually one of my references when I first applied full-time here after graduating.”

Since his time in that audio/vi-sual department, Salbato’s been able to count long-time TSJC coach and Athletic Director Rich Holden, who is stepping down to focus on coaching, as a mentor. That mentorship will con-tinue as Holden will be around to guide Salbato through the twisted web of col-

lege athletics regulation. Covering their 20-year relationship Salbato says, “It’s

been crazy. Coach Holden and I started at about the same time, when I came back to school he was just starting here as a volleyball assistant. I was down in the audio visual of-fice as a work study student and somehow I got hooked up with him, filming all these games and stuff and he discov-ered I could do video work and wanted to just make high-light videos of his team. When we worked back in those days it was the A to B rolls for video and we would spend hours looking at video. That’s kind of how we got started.”

Now Salbato steps up into Holden’s shoes. “It’s exciting and it’s a huge task. Coach Holden does so many things be-hind the scenes, making things work. I’ve been following him around for about a year and a half trying to learn and there’s still so much I have to learn. I’m going to be really glad that he’s still going to be around to help me,” says Sal-bato.

To prepare for his new role, Salbato’s completed about four years of college courses in three years. He said as of 2012 he only had his TSJC Associate of Arts degree, but now he should finish his masters “thankfully in November,” he says. But first he has a new volleyball coach to hire and a new website to launch for the college. Both should happen in the coming weeks, which is “a good thing, because my volleyball players are getting awful anxious right now,” says Salbato.

It’s common to find one of the college’s athletes in Sal-bato’s office, usually as they work on the recruiting video they hope gets them to the next level both athletically and academically. So, for those videos, Salbato’s background comes in handy. “My favorite part is working with the kids,” he says. “I have about 20 work study kids and most of them are athletes. It’s great to be able to get to know them all. And I get to see them in good spots, at their best and in this time when they’re moving forward and making choic-es that impact their future.

“I love it when they get that call from the next level and come running in here and say ‘I signed with so-and-so.’ Getting them to that next-level is huge for us. And I love it when they stay local, like at Adam’s State, or Pueblo. Then we get to watch them and follow their careers.”

Salbato’s career has been nearly just as interesting to fol-low; rising from just the local ‘sports guy’ to now directing his own athletic department.

Professionally, Salbato may have outgrown the close-ness of his cave in Scott Gym. But you can’t blame him for not wanting to give it up— he’s come plenty far by staying right where he is.

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Outlook for Today’s Investors: Less Certainty - but Potential Opportunities

The world of today is vastly different from the one that existed in, say, 1974. Innovations such as the Internet, smartphones, tablets, Facebook, Twitter and so on have made our lives more enjoyable, efficient and productive in many ways, and have vastly improved our access to the world’s knowledge. Yet when it comes to one important area of our lives — investing for the future — many of us may actually face more challenges today than we might have in the past.At least two main factors are responsible for this apparent regression. First, following a quarter century during which U.S. workers’ income rose fairly steadily, “real” wages — that is, wages after inflation is considered — have been flat or declining since about 1974, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Secondly, during this same time period, we’ve seen a large drop in the percentage of private-sector workers covered under a “defined benefit” plan — the traditional pension plan in which retired employees receive a specified monthly benefit, with the amount determined by years of service, earnings history and age.So unlike your counterparts in the 1950s and 1960s, you may not be able to count on a rise in real wages, and you may not have the promise of a regular pension. What, then, can you do to improve your prospects for eventu-ally achieving a comfortable retirement?First of all, in the absence of a formal pension, you will need to create your own retirement plan. That means you will need to consider all the opportunities available to you. If your em-ployer offers a 401(k) or similar account, such as a 403(b), contribute as much as you can

afford — at the very least, put in enough to earn your employer’s matching contribution, if one is offered. And even if you participate in your employer’s plan, you may also be eli-gible to open an IRA. If you’re self-employed, you still have options such as a SEP IRA or a “solo 401(k).” While these accounts may differ from each other in terms of eligibility, income restrictions and contribution limits, they both offer the same key benefit: the ability to defer taxes on your earnings for many years, typi-cally until retirement. As for your next main challenge — the need to compensate for stagnant real wages and the subsequent difficulty of boosting your savings — what can you do? For one thing, you will need a reasonable percentage of your portfolio — both inside and outside your IRA, 401(k) and other retirement plans — devoted to growth-oriented investments. It’s true that the value of growth vehicles, such as stocks and stock-based instruments, will always fluctuate. But you can help control this risk by owning a mix of investments, includ-ing stocks, bonds, Treasury bills, certificates of deposit (CDs) and other securities. Keep in mind, though, that while diversification can reduce the impact of volatility on your hold-ings, it can’t guarantee profit or always protect against loss. As far as attaining rising wages and enjoying guaranteed retirement payments, we don’t have the “certainties” that many people had in the 1950s and 1960s. But you can still help brighten your future — through diligence, discipline and the determination to explore the opportunities available to you.

FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK

Eric John Monson/The Chronicle-NewsNewly named Trinidad State Junior College Athletic Director, Mike Salbato, in his office in Scott Gym on the TSJC campus in Trinidad.

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