Schools in rural Colorado wrestle with enrollment, funding and resources. This even shows up on the football field. In the first report of a series on rural schools, Small Town Lessons, Dan Meyers visits Arickaree for homecoming, complete with king and queen, and speaks with Jim Trahern, coach of the Kit Carson team.
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