JW Rawlings Museum Celebrates St. Patrick's Day with Seniors March 15th
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March 15, 2023, 5:00 pm
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March 15, 2023, 9:30 pm
The Museum will honor all seniors March 15th with a free St. Patrick’s Day themed celebration! Activities will begin at 11:30 a.m. in the Grand Hall. Seniors from the Senior Opportunity Center; the Bent County HealthCare System Nursing Home; Pra...
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Ordway Volunteer Fire Department Celebrates 106th Birthday
Ordway Volunteer Fire Department Celebrates 106th Birthday On February 21, 1917, the Ordway Volunteer Fire Department was established. For over a century, the department has been providing the community with fire protection and emergency services....
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Bent County Historical Society Announces Buffalo Soldier’s Presentation March 25th
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March 25, 2023, 5:30 pm
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March 25, 2023, 7:30 pm
Bent County Historical Society Announces Buffalo Soldier’s Presentation March 25th The Bent County Historical Society is proud to announce that their guest speaker this year for their annual meeting will be Dennis R. Moore of Colorado Springs. T...
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Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site Presents: Protecting the Mail: 1863
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February 18, 2023, 4:00 pm
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February 18, 2023, 11:00 pm
Protecting the Mail: 1863 La Junta, CO – Bent’s Old Fort was a trading post operated by Bent, St. Vrain, & Company as a private place of business that relied on peaceful relations with the Cheyenne, Arapaho, Comanche, Kiowa, and other Plains N...
Bent County Art Guild Annual Fun Raiser Feb 12, 2023
By Linda Bourne Bent County Art Guild Annual Fun Raiser The community is invited to a Gnome Garden Party Fun Raising Dinner on Sunday February 12th at 5pm at the John Rawlings Heritage Center Grand Hall. The dinner is $25.00 a plate and includes a...
Bent’s Fort Chapter of Santa Fe Trail 2022 Member of the Year
BENT’S FORT CHAPTER MEMBERSHIP OF THE YEAR AWARD Pack Mule/Oxen/Worker Bee Our 2022 Member of the year is always willing to lend a helping hand or take you to a place you’ve never seen before. As you are going, he will point out “just right ...
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Bent’s Fort Chapter of The Santa Fe Trail Annual Meeting Jan. 14, 2023
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January 14, 2023, 5:30 pm
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January 14, 2023, 8:30 pm
BFC Annual Meeting to be held January 14 The Bent's Fort Chapter Annual Meeting will be held Saturday, January 14, at the JW Rawlings Heritage Center and Museum, 560 Bent Ave., Las Animas, CO. The meeting will begin at 10:30am followed by a catere...
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Rawling's Museum First Friday Crafters Get Sewing Jan. 6, 2023
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January 6, 2023, 8:00 pm
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January 6, 2023, 11:00 pm
Are you a crafter? Crocheter? Quilter? Or just have a small project you are working on but haven’t been in the mood to finish? Well, we are starting a little group session at the Rawlings Museum, the first Friday of each month, from 1-4 pm, upst...
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57th Annual Bent County Historical Society Essay Winners Announced
57th Annual Bent County Historical Society Essay Winners Announced Bent County Historical Society is proud to announce the winners of the 57th annual essay contest. This contest is called, “Giving Thanks to our Elders’ History.” The rules en...
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Bent’s Old Fort Evening Candlelight Tours December 2 & 3, 2022
Evening Candlelight Tours December 2 & 3, 2022 La Junta, CO – The annual Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site Evening Candlelight Tours will be presented on Friday, December 2 and Saturday, December 3 this year. The 90-minute Evening Candlel...
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