T'dad Talk - August 7, 2020

Today, ever wondered what that entry way looking thing being built on Commercial Street is? We got the scoop from the builders. Locally and in the state, the Colorado High School Activities Association (CHSAA) announces their two thousand twenty-twenty-one calendar and in the nation, mac and cheese becomes breakfast food…

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For today, mostly sunny skies with highs around 90 degrees. Tonight, mostly clear with lows hovering around 60 degrees. 

For the weekend, Saturday and Sunday show highs for the Southeast Colorado region around 90 degrees with possible afternoon showers and thunderstorms.

When you consider ongoing projects and active businesses happening downtown, many of them have a common denominator; Downtown Trinidad Development Group (DTDG). From the Champions Building on Commercial Street, to Walter’s Beer Garden & Grill (formerly Purple Toad), this group, led by the vision of the groups General Partner and Phil Long Toyota Owner Jay Cimino, is in the works of numerous commercial development projects to stimulate the growth of Trinidad.

Recently, we were able to speak with the group’s Corporate Communications Director Gina Sacripanti regarding a number of these projects. Most colorful, and certainly visible, of the projects is the entryway being built on Commercial Street for Sister Blandina Gardens.

Sister Blandina Segale (1850-1941) lived in Trinidad from 1872 to 1876, and again from 1889 to 1892. She was instrumental in Trinidad’s transition from the lawlessness of the Wild West as well as the founding of School District No. 1 in the State of Colorado.  

According to a book on Sister Blandina by Katie O’brien, titled “The Nun Who Took on Billy the Kid”, during her missionary work, she met, among others, Billy the Kid and leaders of the Native American tribes of the Apache and Comanche. 

In addition to Sister Blandina’s work in establishing schools, she worked with the poor, the immigrants and the oppressed.  Much of her focus was on helping the Hispanics and indigenous peoples of Southern Colorado and Northern New Mexico. Recently, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Fe has opened a case to canonize Sister Blandina into Sainthood.

According to Sacripanti, the Downtown Trinidad Development Group wanted to bring Trinidad back to the City of Champions it once was and she added they felt it was important to have a spiritual garden in honor of Sister Blandina next to the Holy Trinity Church.

Included in the Sister Blandina Gardens will be a water feature serving as a gathering place with a waterfall and nearby fire pit encompassed by colorful, immaculate landscaping (pardon the pun).

To hear about the other projects the group is working on, including a beer gardend and grill, hot wings diner, and progress on the Hilton Inn, along with photos and renderings of the projects, pick up a copy of today’s newspaper or visit our website.

Crossing the lines between local and throughout the state, the Colorado High School Activities Association has announced its 2020-2021 interscholastic athletics and activities calendar, following months of collaboration with Gov. Jared Polis, the CHSAA Resocialization Task Force, the Sports Medicine Advisory Committee, the state's COVID-19 Response team, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, and the CHSAA Board of Directors and administrative staff.

Note that the resumption of all activities and athletics are subject to change based upon any changes to national, state or local guidelines.

The 2020-21 season will be played with a modified sport schedule due to the on-going global pandemic, creating four separate sports seasons during the school year.

Locally, Trinidad School District No. 1, Primero, Hoehne, and other districts have sent out notifications to parents and students informing them of the changes to the usual season. This includes pre- and post-screening with temperature checks, working out in pods, and wearing masks. 

Following a phone call with Gov. Jared Polis on Tuesday, Blanford-Green and CHSAA received a final response on the plan it submitted to the state's COVID response team. This includes the clearance for cross-country to begin this fall.

Due to the restrictive nature of the current state guidelines, and the ability to follow Colorado Department of Education requirements, all contact sports have been moved to a season that will commence later in the calendar, and allow for playoffs and culminating events without creating new conflicts.

The modified calendar splits sports into four seasons, concluding in late June: A, B, C and D

Dates and plans for non-athletic activities continue to be formulated.

Each season is approximately seven weeks from start to finish. Sports will have their regular season competition limits reduced. The postseason for each sport will also be shortened, including the number of state qualifiers.

With all that said, football will be included in season C which begins March 1st and concludes with championships by May 1st. Football followed by graduation and Summer doesn’t sound all that bad actually.

More Americans are eating at home as the pandemic spreads across the United States, and household routines are changing. So Kraft Heinz (KHC) announced Tuesday that it will rebrand its Kraft Macaroni and Cheese Dinner along with its iconic blue box.

It's not getting a full redesign: The company is just adding the word "breakfast" — instead of dinner — to encourage Americans to start their day with neon orange cheesy noodles.

The company hopes the new "breakfast" label could take away some of the shame that's associated with parents serving their kids easy-to-make non-breakfast foods in the morning.

Americans are eating at home more during the pandemic, and that's been good news for Kraft Heinz. The company's stock is up 9% this year. Breakfast in particular has been a boon for the prepared foods business — and a struggle for restaurants like Starbucks and McDonald's, which have invested huge amounts of money and resources into luring commuters with coffee and quick-serve food. Fewer people are commuting, and breakfast has apparently become a home meal again.

Happening over the weekend, Mount San Rafael Hospital will be hosting their Golf Tournament tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Trinidad Golf Course to raise funds for their facility-remodeling project. For more info, contact Kim Lucero at 719-846-8053.

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