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TUESDAYFEBRUARY 24, 2015

FEBRUARY 24THS KEY CLUBTHRU TUESDAY: Members are

joining in a food drive in partnership 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: charray.reilly@trinidad.k12.co.us.

Trinidad City Council TUESDAY (1:30 p.m.) Special

session followed by regular work ses-sion will be held at City Hall, 135 N. Animas St. Information: Audra Garrett, 719-846-9843.

Vision Loss Support GroupTUESDAY (1:30-3:30 p.m.) OIB

(Older Individuals Who are Blind or have Vision Loss) hosts a monthly sup-port group at the Trinidad Work Force Center, 140 N. Commercial. Refresh-ments will be served and family and friends are encouraged to attend. Info: 719-546-1271.

Calling all Square DancersTUESDAY (6-8 p.m.) Swing your

partner and join the fun at the Square Dance Club at LaCasa on Hwy 12 in Jansen. New members and beginners al-ways welcome. Info: Peter Monzon, 719-845-0375 or pmm49@hotmail.com.

Today’s Quote“Love is our true des-

tiny. We do not find the meaning of life by our-

selves alone - we find it with another.”

~Thomas Merton

FEBRUARY 25Tourism BoardWEDNESDAY (9 a.m.) Commit-

tee meets in the City Hall Third Floor Conference Room, 135 N. Animas St. Information: City Clerk, Audra Garrett, 719-846-9843.

Las Animas CountyWEDNESDAY (10 a.m.) Board of

County Commissioners work session will be held in the Las Animas Court-house, 200 E. First St., Room 201. In-formation: 719-845-2568.

DEALING: GRIEF & LOSSWEDNESDAY (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 joann@hpct.comcastbiz.net

Hoehne SchoolsWEDNESDAY (6 p.m.) Hoehne

School Board will meet in regular ses-sion in the Superintendents Office. Information: Hannah Baca, 719-846-4457 ext.109.

Trinidad Community Co-opWEDNESDAY (7 p.m.) Acous-

tic Music Jam is open to all levels, all musicians at the Co-op, Corner of Elm and Maple Streets. Info: community-cooptrinidad@gmail.com.

PUBLIC SERVICELibrary Half Day NoticeFRIDAY (Noon-5 p.m.) Due to

the new computer system launch the Carnegie Library will only be open for half the day. Info: Mallory Pillard, 719-846-6841.

TASPERAFRIDAY (1 p.m.) The Trinidad Area

School and Public Employees Retire-ment Association will meet in the Sayre Senior Center, 1222 San Pedro. Infor-mation and lunch arrangements please call: Paul Montera, 719-846-2423.

OPERA TRINIDADSATURDAY (Noon) Thrilling per-

formance—AIDA, by Giuseppe Verdi—the composer’s grandest opera about the forbidden love of an Egyptian gen-eral and an Ethiopian slave, and the jealousy of the daughter of the King of Egypt.

FUN & FUNDRAISER DINNERSATURDAY (6 p.m.) The Trinidad

State Educational Foundation will host their annual fundraiser dinner and silent auction “Aim for the Fence” with fea-tured guest speaker Colorado Rockies great Todd Helton at the THS Donnelly Gym. Info: Linda Perry (719-846-5649) or Toni DeAngelis (719-846-5520).

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.

THE FINE PRINT

WEATHER WATCHTuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near

37. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Night: Mostly clear, with a

low around 18. West southwest wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of rain, mainly after 3 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 40. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm. New precipitation less than a tenth of an inch possible. Night: Rain likely before 9 p.m., then snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. North northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent.

New snow accumulation 1 to 2 inches pos-sible.

Thursday: A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Night: A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. Southeast wind around 5 mph.

Friday: A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. Night: A 20 percent chance of snow with a low around 20.

RIVER CALLPurgatoire River Call as of: 02/20/15. Chilili ditch: Prior-ity # 7 --- Appropriation date: 04/30/1862.

Trinidad Reservoir Accounting:Release 0.91 AFInflow 47.88 AF -- 24.14 CFSEvaporation 3.97 AFContent 17,032 AFElevation 6,179.29Precipitation 0

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

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CREATING COMMUNITY

Trinidad State announces new Heritage SchoolPreserving the area’s historical skills, crafts, art formsBy Steve BlockThe Chronicle-News

Southern Colorado’s rich heri-

tage includes traditional knowl-edge, skills, technologies, crafts-manship and art forms. Trinidad State Junior College is working to keep those tradi-tions alive and pass them on to new generations through the de-velopment of the new Southern Rockies Heritage School.

Kim McKee, director of the school, addressed a Wednesday noon luncheon hosted by the Trinidad & Las Animas County Chamber of Commerce (TLACC) about the new school and what it’s intended to do. The school will provide a bridge linking the past present and future to continue

the hands-on skills of crafts, cul-ture, arts, music and sustainable agriculture, McKee said. Anyone who’s wanted to learn how cheese is made, marveled at the skill of a blacksmith or felt the creative urge to work with leather, spin wool or make soap can learn those

skills at the Southern Rockies Her-itage School.

Bridging the gap between func-tional crafts and creative arts, the school will offer plenty of fun along with hands-on learning. The school will invite neighbors to pass along skills that might oth-

erwise be lost, and feature experts and instructors from afar who will share their knowledge.

Many of the classes will be held at Trinidad State’s Trinidad cam-pus, while others are planned for outlying locations where facilities permit, such as Francisco Fort

in La Veta. Classes in the works for the summer of 2015 include scrimshaw, cowboy hat m a k i n g , leather hol-ster mak-ing, powder

horns, pen and spur making, belt buckles, building a traditional horno, introduction to birding, blacksmithing, Northern Pueblo basket making, bookbinding, pa-permaking, traditional fiber dye-ing, astronomy / night skies and

Photo courtesy of Kim McKeeKim McKee of Trinidad State Junior College is the director of the new Southern Rockies Heritage School.Continued on Page 2 ...

SLIPPERY, TREACHEROUS DRIVING

“... all the things the people here had to do to survive and to share with each other in the early days.”

Hoehne school bus driver, kidsface rough morning commute

According to a press release issued by the Hoehne School District yester-day, the right front tire of one of the District’s school buses slipped on the edge of the road during the morning commute, which pulled it into a ditch approxi-mately half a mile from the school. The school was immediately contacted and another bus was dispatched to pick up the students. Parents were notified that no students were injured in the incident. The bus driver was also uninjured and the bus did not sustain any damage.

EDUCATION FUNDING RESOURCES

Environmental scholarships available for area studentsBy Staff reportThe Chronicle-News

Throughout each year the Cul-

ebra Range Community Coalition (CRCC) networks with various partners and has a booth at every Farmer’s Market at Trinidad’s Cimino Park on summer Satur-

days, asking for donations to sup-port Environmental Scholarships for deserving area students.

This is the fourth consecutive year of the scholarship program, and the donations have built a fund that allows the CRCC to give up to five $4,000 scholarships to students who will pursue a course of study that benefits the environ-ment.

Scholarship applications are available at all area high schools. The scholarships will be $1000 per year awarded at $500 per semes-ter. The scholarship is renewable for up to four years. For renewal, students will need to meet GPA performance standards, maintain

Photo courtesy of Blake Sheumaker, student at Hoehne High School

Steve Block / The Chronicle-NewsTom and Linda Perry, the president and secretary, respectively, of the Culebra Range Community Coalition that gives out scholarships to deserving students who are following an environmental pathway through life, are shown during the celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Bar NI Foundation—another area funding resource for students. The portrait in the backgound is of Tom and Virginia Cabot, who were the founders of the Bar NI.

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U.S. Department of Health & Human ServicesSpecial to The Chronicle-News

Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell to-day announced $9,951,443 in grant awards to Colorado to support the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Pro-gram (Home Visiting Program). These funds will allow Colorado to continue to expand voluntary, evidence-based home visiting ser-vices to women during pregnancy and to parents with young chil-dren. Nationally, $386 million was awarded to states, territories, and nonprofit organizations to support the Home Visiting Program.

“Home visits by a nurse, so-

cial worker, or early childhood educator during pregnancy and in the first years of life can make a tremendous difference in the lives of many children and their families,” said Secretary Burwell. “Today’s awards give Colorado the flexibility to tailor its home visiting programs to address the specific needs of the communities it serves.”

The Home Visiting Program currently serves approximately one-third of the counties in the country with high rates of the following indicators: low birth weight, teen birth rate, living in poverty and infant mortality rates. More than 1.4 million home

Health, Human Services Program invests in Colorado’s youngest childrenFUNDING HOME HEALTH VISITS

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Fern Helen Garner

Fern Helen Garner, 101, ofTrinidad, Colorado went tobe with her heavenly fatheron the beautiful morning ofFebruary 20, 2015. She wasborn on May 27, 1913 inTrinidad, Colo. to Williamand Amanda Stubblefield.

Our beautiful Angel livedher 101 years in Trinidad.She was proud to te l leveryone she was fromTrinidad and would alwayssay “it is a great place tolive.” Fern loved to be outworking in her rose gardenand watch the hummingbirds. She enjoyed singing,dancing, playing domino'sbut most of all she loved tosit and visit with her familyand friends. Anytime anyonewould go to visit she wouldbe waiting with a huge smileand give the biggest hug toinvite you in.

Preceding her in death areh e r p a r e n t s , h e r f i r s thusband Hugh Nall, hers e c o n d h u s b a n d A b eGarner, her beloved sisterLaura, her beloved brothersBill, Donald, and Doug, andh e r g r a n d s o n T o m m yD a r n e l l .

Fern is survived by her sonGary R Nall and daughter-in-law Mona Nall. Grandson,Gary A (Tab i tha) Na l l ,Granddaughters , Suz ieStuber, and Kim Fink. Great-grandchildren, Vinny Nall,Tori (Mark) DeCaria, MonaStuber, Bobby Stuber, SkipSave l l s , and DonovanMcGuire. Also survivng aremany nieces and nephewswho loved her dearly.

Visitation will be Sundayfrom 2 p.m.-6 p.m. at theComi Chapel.

Funeral Services will beMonday, March 2, 2015 at1 0 a . m . a t U n i t e dPresbyterian Church withPastor

Bonnie Canizaro officiating.Interment will follow at the

Trinidad Masonic Cemetery.Arrangements made under

the direction of the ComiFuneral Home.

Gregoria Rodriguz DeSaenz

Gregoria Rodriguez DeSaenz, age 90, passed awayat home on February 21,2015 t the age of 90.

Visitation will be Thursdayfrom 2 p.m.-7 p.m. at theComi Chapel.

Rosary will be Thursday,February 26, 2015 at 7p.m.at the Comi Chapel.

Funera l Mass wi l l becelebrated Friday, February27, 2015 at 1:30 p.m. at HolyTrinity Church.

Interment will follow at theTrinidad Catholic Cemetery.

Complete obituary t follow.Arrangements made under

the direction of the ComiFuneral Home.

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Janet L. ManiscalcoIt is with profound sadness

that the family of Janet L.Maniscalco announces herpassing on February 17,2015. The Lord took ourwarrior at 4:01 p.m. She was50.

Active Pallbearers are KyleManiscalco, Joe Martinez,R i c k M a r t i n e z , L u i sGuzman, Colin Caldwell,Ryan Scott, Chris Baca andTJ Duran.

Visitation will be Tuesday,from 3 p.m.-6 p.m. at theComi Chapel.

Rosary will be Tuesday,February 24, 2015 at 7 p.m.at Holy Trinity Church.

Funera l Mass wi l l bece lebra ted Wednesday,February 25, 2015 at 10 a.m.at Holy Trinity Church.

Interment will follow at theTrinidad Catholic Cemetery.

Ruben DeJesus Gutierrez

It is with profound sadnessthat the family of RubenD e J e s u s G u t i e r r e zannounces his passing onFebruary 18, 2015.

V i s i t a t i o n w i l l b eWednesday, from 2 p.m.-6p.m. at the Comi Chapel.

Rosary will be Wednesday,February 25, 2015 at 7 p.m.at Holy Trinity Church.

Funera l Mass wi l l beThursday, February 26, 2015at 10 a.m. at Holy TrinityChurch.

Interment will follow at theTrinidad Catholic Cemetery.

Arrangements under thedirection of the Comi FuneralHome. 62 Memorials

In Loving Memory ofErnie Moltrer

Happy 50th Birthday Daddy!I love you and

I miss you so much.Love Always, Kix Moltrer

In Loving Memory ofErnie Moltrer

Happy 50th Birthday inheaven.

We love & miss you dearly.Gone but never forgotten.Love, Eliza, Dustyn, & Kix

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In Loving Memory ofErnie Moltrer

Happy BirthdayYou're Nifty Fifty!

Do not ask us if we miss him,For there is such a vacantplace, Often we think we

hear his footsteps, Or seehis smiling face. Sad andmournful was his parting.

Lonely are our hearts today.For the one we loved sodearly, Is celebrating his

birthday in Heaven today.So loved, so missed by,

JJ Ganatta, Maxie,The Garrison's, The Cobb's,

and the rest of the tribe. 63 Card of Thanks

The family of Kent Eberhartwould like to thank everyone

for their expressions ofsympathy, and donations to

the American Cancer Societyin his name. Will all will miss

him terribly.

You pray in your distress and in your need; would

that you might pray also in

the fullness of your joy and

in your days of abundance. ~Gibran

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a field of study that will benefit the environ-ment, and communicate with the CRCC En-vironmental Scholarship Review Commit-tee after each semester.

The application process requires the stu-dents to write a 500-word essay telling the committee why they have chosen their area of study. Applicants must write 250 – 300 word answers to two questions contained in the application.

The written portion of the application al-lows the committee members to get to know the candidates. The committee also hopes that the written answers and essay will help the students clarify their personal visions for their college careers and beyond. The CRCC believes that if students contemplate

their goals and then name them, then they will have a much better chance of achieving those goals.

The application deadline is Friday, March 20, 2015, and some applicants will be invited to oral interviews beginning on April 6. Upon completion of the application, students should sent it, along with attach-ments of their essay, the answered ques-tions and letters of recommendation via e-mail to: tomandlindaperry@gmail.com.

Tom Perry is the president of the CRCC, and Linda Perry is its secretary. The CRCC works with a broad base of community partners to restore forest health, improve wildlife habitat, reduce the risk of unnatu-ral fire, and facilitate small diameter timber based businesses.

visits have been conducted through the na-tional Home Visiting Program, serving par-ents and children in 721 counties in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and five ter-ritories. In 2014, the Home Visiting Program served 115,000 parents and children across the nation. Nearly 80 percent of families partici-pating in the program had household incomes at or below the 100 percent of the Federal Pov-erty Level.

“The Home Visiting Program gives par-ents who chose to participate, the tools they need to support healthy outcomes for their children,” said Mary Wakefield, Ph.D., RN, administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). “Evidence-based home visiting services are proven to help improve maternal and child health, pre-vent child abuse and neglect, and enhance school-readiness.”

Administered by HRSA, in close partner-ship with the Administration for Children and Families, the Home Visiting Program is one part of President Obama’s Early Learn-ing Initiative that focuses on both high-quality infant and toddler care through Early Head Start-Child Care Partnerships and universal Pre-K to improve the essential foundations in early childhood for future healthy develop-ment and well-being.

Current authority for the Home Visit-ing Program expires on March 31, 2015. The President’s Budget requests $500 million for fiscal year 2016 and $15 billion over the next 10 years to continue to expand Home Visiting for families.

For more information on HRSA’s Home Visiting Program, visit http://mchb.hrsa.gov/programs/homevisiting. For a list of awardees, visit www.hrsa.gov/about/news/2015tables/homevisiting.

hide tanning. Farm classes will include cheese making, backyard chickens, bee-keeping and more.

McKee is a relative newcomer to Trini-dad State, who seems well placed to lead the heritage school. The Colorado native spent five years as a singer, dancer and teller of Celtic folk tales from the Irish and Scottish traditions. She and her husband, Ken Willson, who are also known to this area and across the country as the multi-talented and popular mu-sical duo of Willson and McKee, later worked at the Zuni Tribal Culture Center, helping Native American children explore their heritage and traditions. McKee also worked at the North House Folk School in northern Minne-sota.

She described what students could learn at the Southern Rockies Heritage School, includ-ing a sense of one-on-one en-gagement between people. She thanked the folks at Trinidad State for having confidence in her and her ideas about found-ing the heritage school.

“We will try to include things within the community that have to do with our history,” McKee said. “Adobe making, being able to dye with cactus bugs, making rope and all the things the people here had to do to survive and to share with each other in the early days. The top prior-ity for me with this school is creating com-munity. We have communities but we’re all disassociated from each other on many levels. We want people who have skills or talents that they’re practicing in their base-ment or their garage or their backyard, and their kids could care less. What we need to

do is to capture that knowledge and those skills and share it with each other side by side, the way it’s been done for thousands of years. We also need to bring in experts from other areas who have skills and talents that we don’t have around here, and be able to

broaden our experience here in this area.” The Southern Rockies Heritage School

promises to be an intriguing way to keep traditional skills alive while focusing on widespread community engagement.

More information is available on the website: www.southernrockiesheritage-school.org or by calling McKee at (719) 846-5724.

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Steve Block / The Chronicle-NewsKim McKee spoke recently at the Chamber of Commerce Luncheon on behalf of the new Heritage School that will open at Trinidad State later this spring.