October 2017 Update

October was unusually warm and dry month until the last week of the month we experienced cold drizzle turning into snow just in time for trick-or-treaters…. I think Mother Nature seems to know when Halloween is and always provides us with wintery cold evenings. The recorded highs for the month were daytime temperatures in the low 80’s and the night time low’s reached 22 degrees.
With those warm dry temperatures many hay fields were able to cut and bale a third crop this year. Great news for Penrose farmers! Later in the month we experienced the wind that played with all the dried leaves and clogged up the screens and water lines. This put an extra burden on the ditch riders and those receiving their 4^th irrigations. It was a constant battle keeping the screens and lines clear.

In addition to running water the ditch riders worked on the line 09A project on 8^th street and it is finally completed and a repair was made on line 06A on the west side.

As a reminder to all…irrigations will only run until 11/15/17, unless it snows/freezes and it would be possible that all irrigations will end at that time.

Do not forget to vote on November 7^th. All ballots MUST be received by 7pm at the Fremont County Clerk and Recorder Office located on Macon Avenue in Canon City. Both Penrose Water District and Penrose Recreational Park have ballot items that directly effect our Penrose Community.