Three Members of the LTC Fred Ettleman Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7305 took the time to visit Rye High School (RHS) on Tuesday, May 7, to explain to the students the significance of Memorial Day. Sr. Vice Commander Jerry Collins, Chaplain Don Shumake, and Quartermaster Tom Howard were proud to explain the holiday to the students as well as presenting two patriotic videos and talking about their military experience. They also explained the significance of the Memorial Poppy and handed them out to the students after the presentation.

Small Fire at Rye Elementary Results in Evacuation A small fire at Rye Elementary resulted in a short evacuation and some cleanup, but had little other effect. Rye Fire Protection District Fire Chief Steve Bennett reported the call came in to them at 10:12 a.m.

Spring arrived in southern Colorado, and with it came several feet of rain and snow just days before Mother's Day. While southern Colorado always welcomes the moisture, this storm also brought widespread power outages to higher elevations in the co-op's service territory.

Pueblo County Sheriff David Lucero and his staff are crafting a response to a Department of Labor complaint claiming unfair labor practice against him for his refusal to bargain with them after the state legislature passed a bill last year expanding collective bargaining rights for county workers. Lucero asked for and was granted an extension to the mid-May deadline, because, for one thing, he feels he is responding not just for himself but for sheriffs throughout Colorado.

It is that magical month of the year when the Sangre de Cristo Volunteers for Community (VFC) convert boxes and boxes of donated items into cash. Well, ok, maybe it is not magic.

“One of the reasons I started Complete Tree Care,” shared owner Emery Guthrie, “was because I had a problem tree on my property and I couldn’t find anyone to take care of it. I’d call telephone numbers and no one would answer the phone and they never returned messages. I knew I could provide better service than that.”