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Kihei Matsushima could speak only a bit of English after coming to America from Japan in 1916. His father, Sueji, had come to the states in 1895, making his way working on the railroad across the country to Nebraska and eventually Colorado. After some odd jobs, he found work with a German farmer, Al Leyner, who raised sugar beets near Lafayette, and was able to eventually send for his wife and son. Kihei sent for his wife, Yakuye, in 1918 and their first child, Kiichero, was born on December 24, 1920.
In about 1930, Kihei Matsushima walked high above the Denver Union Stock Yards on the catwalk, as commission men on horseback followed him below as he pointed to pens of cattle he was interested in. A vegetable farmer who still farmed with his father and for the Leyner family, he had a small pasture adjacent to the produce fields that was sitting idle and he had plans to run a few cattle on the grass. A deal was made between Matsushima and the commission man to purchase nine heifers an
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The Archuleta School District Board of Education swore in two new nonvoting additions to its board Tuesday evening: student representatives Vinny Carranza and Rachel Smith. Both are juniors at Pagosa Springs High School.
By Randi Pierce
The Archuleta School District Board of Education (BOE) grew a little bit Tuesday evening.
For the first time, the BOE welcomed aboard a pair of students who will serve as nonvoting representatives on the board.
On Nov. 10, the BOE interviewed five applicants interested in serving as student representatives: Kiera Su, Vinicio Carranza, Rachel Smith, Hannah Rockensock and Nell Taylor.
The BOE members then individually ranked and reported their rankings to the district.