Local News
The Chronicle-News Trinidad, Colorado
Page 2 Frinday, Saturday & Sunday, March 20-22, 2009
Article by Cynthia Berresse Ploske

Lonnie Adkisson was born in Missouri. His wife Vibeke, originally from Denmark, was raised in Greeley, Colorado, and is retired from a medical supply company that specialized in rehab equipment for people with disabilities. Since the early 1990s, while living in Littleton, CO. They had been searching for a historic property in northern New Mexico or southern Colorado. In November 2004, after seeing a local real estate agent’s sign, they were shown the McCormick Building at 101 East Main Street. Several weeks later they purchased the building. By February 2005, they commissioned Gene Bonds, a local designer, to draft plans converting the second floor to include rooms for their residence and space for commercial use. According to the Adkissons, Bonds’ designs exceeded the original layout as rendered by architects I.H. and W.M Rapp.
(Spring 2006 issue of FirstNews The First National Bank in Trinidad)
Lonnie and Vibeke have made their life in Trinidad. Their devotion to this community is remarkable.