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City of Fort Morgan cemetery to start spring cleanup

Decorations should be removed from gravesites by March 19

The Fort Morgan Cemetery will be starting its annual Spring Cleanup on March 20.

Cemetery patrons are asked to remove all decorations not secured to the foundation of gravesites in the cemetery by Sunday, March 19.

Under City of Fort Morgan Cemetery policy, any decorations or other items remaining in the grass around the foundation of the gravesite after that date will be removed and disposed of by cemetery personnel. This includes any wreath blankets, shepherd hooks, and solar lights which are placed in the ground as well.

The cooperation of cemetery patrons is greatly appreciated and helps the staff do a better and more complete job of sprucing up the cemetery grounds for the spring season.

For more information or questions, call the cemetery office at (970) 867-3908.

Historic preservation board to host a Brush History Museum Sack Lunch.

The public is invited to attend the Brush History Museum’s Sack Lunch Program at noon on April 7 at the East Morgan County Library, located 500 Clayton Blvd. in Brush. Lindsey Flewelling from History Colorado will be on hand to present the benefits of Historic Designation. They will answer questions about Historic Designation, as well as highlighting the benefits of Historic Designation such as: Grant Opportunities, Federal & State Tax Credits, and other valuable benefits.

This presentation is being offered by the Brush History Museum and the Brush Historic Preservation Board.

Writers’ Workshop at The Books on Main

Features Award-winning Author Dan Jorgensen. Award-winning author Dan Jorgensen of Milliken will present a workshop for aspiring writers on March 21, at The Books on Main, 302 Main Street in Fort Morgan.

The event, beginning at 4 p.m., is open to the public at no charge.

Jorgensen has won numerous awards for both his creative and journalistic writing including regional awards for his novels, and regional and national prizes for his news and feature stories.

His newest novel Rainbow Rock, a mysterythriller set in the Black

Hills, has been nominated for the Thriller Writers International’s “Best Original Paperback,” the Readers’ Favorite “Best Mystery,” and a Colorado Book Award. His earlier historical novel And The Wind Whispered was a CBA finalist and a Readers’ Favorite 5-star selection.

Jorgensen will share tips about creating a novel and how he develops ideas for his books. He also will give tips on marketing and promotion and do a question and answer session. The author’s books will be on sale at the event, or anyone who already has copies of any of his books is invited to bring them to the event to be signed.

Rainbow Rock was released internationally in 2022 in both print and ebook versions by Floridabased Speaking Volumes Publishing. Speaking Volumes also has released a new edition of And The Wind Whispered. Both books are on the market through major print and e-book platforms, including Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple Books, Kobo, iTunes and Powell’s.

Rainbow Rock is Jorgensen’s ninth book. He wrote his first novel, the longtime bestseller Killer Blizzard, for a creative writing class at Colorado State University. The book has since had 13 printings in 4 editions.

Jorgensen’s ideas for both Rainbow Rock and And the Wind Whispered grew out of his time living in the Black Hills where he was a

reporter and editor for the Hot Springs (SD) Star and the Rapid City Journal.

2023 Wheat Field Days

Colorado State University Crops Testing is excited to announce the details for the 2023 Wheat Field Days. They are made possible by our farmer-cooperators, seed company and industry partners, and our colleagues from the CSU Dept. of Soil and Crop Sciences, CSU Dept. of Agricultural Biology, the Agricultural Experiment Station, CSU Extension, Colorado Wheat, and the USDA-ARS. We have a great set of public and private wheat varieties to show off in our field trials and characteristics of these varieties will be shared at each field day. CSU faculty and experts will share the latest information and research relating to various aspects of wheat such as breeding, variety trials, entomology, pathology, seed programs, soil fertility, and forage use. Industry representatives will provide wheat market updates and seed company representatives will share information about their varieties.

The field days will be held on June 1 at Walsh, Lamar, and Brandon; June 2 at Burlington and Genoa; June 5 at Wiggins, Roggen, and Orchard; and June 6 at Julesburg, Yuma, and Akron. Please visit www.csucrops.com/wfd for the full schedule and directions.