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The Face Painting booth was a popular place at Thursdays Rye Elementary School Carnival. Photo by Shirley Pigg

Rye Elementary Carnival was a Stunning Success

Shirley Pigg

Tuesday, April 4, 2023

Everyone worked together on Thursday, March 30, to make the 2023 Rye Elementary Carnival a huge success. Students, staff, parents, and community members all plotted, planned, set up, cooked, prepared games and prizes, and worked hard to present the carnival to a packed school of happy children.

Rye High School FFA Career Development team at Lamar Community College. Courtesy Photo

Rye FFA Smokes Career Development Event

Shirley Pigg

Tuesday, April 4, 2023

Rye Future Farmers of America (FFA) members left an impact when they attended the District Career Development Event at Lamar Community College last week. Members attending represented a wide range of agriculture education as they were entered in Ag Sales, Meat Science, Vet Science, and Floriculture.

Petition to Eliminate Strong Mayor Government Filed

Terry Kraus

Tuesday, April 4, 2023

A petition was turned into the Pueblo City Clerk on Wednesday, March 29, easily before the 5:00 p.m. deadline, to put a measure on the ballot which would eliminate the strong mayor form of government voted on by the citizens of Pueblo in 2017.

Don’t miss a Sangre de Cristo VFC Hoppy Easter at Greenhorn Meadows Park this weekend. Details on p. 4. Photo Courtesy of Deb Straub

Happy Easter

News Staff

Tuesday, April 4, 2023

Chamber Finalizes Business EXPO Details

Shirley Pigg

Tuesday, April 4, 2023

The Greenhorn Valley Chamber of Commerce board devoted their April 3 meeting to ironing out details for the Business EXPO on Saturday, April 8. The EXPO will be held at Craver Middle School from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Beckwith Dam Project Update at CCMD Meeting

Shirley Pigg

Tuesday, April 4, 2023

Colorado City District Manager Jim Eccher gave a Beckwith Dam Project Progress Report, sharing that he and Joshua Goodwin had met with the Colorado Water Conservation Board on March 16 for a loan process. He advised that they were granted the $3,000,000 loan during the meeting.

Vietnam War Veteran and feature writer for the View, Jerry Collins (L), with friend Dieter Herbstler and a bus driver on the right. The Greenhorn Valley View would like to continue a series of interviews with Vietnam Veterans in the Colorado City and Rye areas, in honor of the 50 Year Anniversary of the end of that war. Photo Courtesy of Jerry Collins

Honoring Veterans of the Vietnam War 50 Year Anniversary

Jerry Collins

Wednesday, March 29, 2023

The picture above was taken in February, 1971, on a hot day when we stopped at a Vietnam shrine along a mountain road for a break. I am on the left, and my good buddy, Dieter Herbstler, is on the right. The third person, with the rifle, was our driver.

In the eerie aftermath of a tornado last Wednesday, a barn roof was found to be lifted off it’s structure on Singer Lane and deposited over a quarter of a mile away on Park Road. Photo Courtesy of Bryan Boyer

Mini Tornado Creates Havoc on Singer Lane

Shirley Pigg

Wednesday, March 29, 2023

Brief but highly memorable. A mini tornado that ripped through the Singer Lane area of Rye didn’t last long, but it created havoc and destruction for those residents in its path.

Sangre de Cristo Volunteers for Community envision a Summer Concert series held on the Susan Kalman Peaks to Prairie Community Center patio. Courtesy Photo

VFC Continues to Serve the Community Under Patrick’s Leadership

Terry Kraus

Wednesday, March 29, 2023

Susan Kalman’s departure from the state for health and family reasons, left the Sangre de Cristo Volunteers for Community (VFC) in unfamiliar territory. Since their founding in 2009, Kalman has headed the organization.

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Good News for CCMD

Shirley Pigg

Tuesday, March 21, 2023

Colorado City District Manager Jim Eccher had good news to share with the board of directors during the March 14 meeting.

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