Delta County Independent, Feb. 15, 2012

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INDEX 2 city races contestedTwo of the four Delta City Council

members to be selected in the April 3 municipal election will be unopposed. Both are incumbents — Mary Cooper is completing her first full term from District B, and Bill Raley was appointed to fill a vacancy in District C.

For the at-large seat, incumbent Rob-ert Jurca is being challenged by Gerald Roberts. Frank Tranchina and Ray Penick will face off in District A. That seat is cur-rently held by Guy Pfalzgraff, who will not be running for re-election. The elec-tion will be conducted by mail.

FEBRUARY 15, 2012VOL. 129, NO. 7

City of Delta moves to condemn right-of-wayThe Delta City Council has exercised

its power of eminent domain after several unsuccessful attempts to contact the owner of parcels needed for construction of the alternate truck route.

The property is located south of High-way 348 between the Uncompahgre River and the Union Pacific Railroad tracks, and adjoins the onion sheds. The seven parcels total more than three acres and are owned by Family Household Trust. A law firm in Florida serves as trustee.

City attorney Mike Schottelkotte said numerous attempts to contact the trustee

with offers to purchase the property were not answered. Further efforts to negotiate a conventional purchase of the property from the “uncommunicative” trust are con-sidered to be futile. For that reason, city council concluded that the exercise of the city’s power of eminent domain was the only practical means for acquiring unen-cumbered title to the property.

The action by city council was unusual. The city has been able to come to terms with property owners for all the other right-of-way acquisitions which have taken place over the past several years.

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Don’t frack the forkTo these protesters, the North Fork Valley is a very special place, “a gem” that should be protected from irresponsible oil and gas development. Sympathetic motorists honked their horns at the sign holders lining South Townsend Avenue, in front of the BLM head-quarters in Montrose. Citizens for a Healthy Community organized the rally there on Thursday, Feb. 9, the deadline for submitting comments on a proposal to lease 30,000 acres of land for oil and gas development. See page B1 for the complete story.

BY HANK LOHMEYERStaff Writer

Two more candidates have stepped forward and announced for the Republican nomination for District #3 county commis-sioner.

They are Dr. Roger Bentley and Jonathan “Mark” Roeber. Both announced their candida-cy during the Feb. 7 Republican caucuses.

Dr. Bentley is a chiropractor who has farmed in the Peach Valley area since 1993. He has lived in this area since 1963 when his parents moved here and began farming near Mon-trose. He graduated from Mon-trose High School.

Bentley has been a member of the Delta County Planning Commission for six years and was recently appointed to a second six-year term on that board.

The other newly announced candidate is Paonia resident Jonathan “Mark” Roeber. In an e-mail to caucus participants, Roeber said, “The Roeber fam-ily has owned and operated their family ranch, in Delta County, for 123 years.”

He has been an active part-ner on Mt. Lamborn Ranches in Paonia since 1980 and is co-

owner of Homestead Meats in Delta and Paonia. He and his wife Jody have four children.

The two new candidates join Bob Stechert, a Rogers Mesa orchardist and attorney, in the quest for the party nomination.

Stechert declared his candi-dacy in November. A Colorado native, he has been a Delta County resident since 2000. He is a former member of the Delta County School Board and has two children.

In District #2, Bruce Hovde of Cedaredge has announced his intention to run for re-elec-tion. The former farmer and businessman was elected four years ago on a platform of fiscal responsibility, increased com-munication between citizens, municipalities, and the county, and improved roads. Going for-ward, his goals are business retention, job creation, and helping our small businesses by encouraging people to shop locally.

The Delta County Repub-licans will hold their county assembly on March 24. Any candidate for the party nod who gets 30 percent or more of the local delegates’ votes may appear on the primary election ballot.

Commissioner hopefuls step up

BY PAT SUNDERLANDManaging Editor

Through a series of focus meetings conducted by a Col-orado Association of School Boards (CASB) facilitator last week, the qualities desired in the school district’s next superintendent were identi-fied. CASB’s Bob Cito met with the school board, certi-fied staff, classified staff and community members Feb. 8 and 9. Using the “common threads” generated through those focus meetings, he then put the final touches on a bro-chure which is being distrib-uted this week to interested applicants.

The topics generated dur-ing the focus meetings will

also be used to develop ques-tions for the three to five finalists who are invited to interview for the position.

At each of the focus meet-ings, Cito asked the same questons. First he asked par-ticipants to describe their communities. Rural, agricul-tural and diverse were the words used by school board members to describe Delta County. They also recognize that about 67 percent of the county’s residents do not have children in school.

Strengths and challeng-es facing the school district brought thoughtful responses. School board members and area residents agree that the schools are staffed by great

teachers and the facilities are well maintained. The new building in Cedaredge will be a wonderful addition when it opens later this spring. Com-munity-parent involvement is considered a strength but also a challenge to maintain. Educational options are plen-tiful, from Vision to online learning.

For school board members, maintaining small class sizes, keeping schools open and funding state mandates are a challenge when revenues are declining. School board member Cheryl Hines said it’s the board’s goal to meet those adversities without impacting students or teachers.

At the community meet-ing in Cedaredge, the issue of equity came up. Parents real-ize there’s an advantage to the small class sizes in the smaller schools, but at the same time, programs and class offerings

can be limited by those num-bers. They recognize that cre-ating equal opportunities for kids throughout the district is “a big balancing act.”

Finally, Cito asked partici-pants to define the qualities they would like to see in the next superintendent.

School board members specified:

• Experience and demon-strated success in a challeng-ing environment.

• An educational back-ground, although that’s not required by state statute.

• Outstanding fiscal, man-agement, organizational and communication skills. Strong people skills are also critical. The individual who leads the school district should build strong relationships within the schools and communities.

• The ability to evaluate people and programs, to con-sider the input of others but

be willing to make tough deci-sions.

A leader who is truly truly interested in collabora-tion, who is a diplomat, was mentioned at the community meeting in Cedaredge. School board members used the words “consensus builder” to convey a similar desire.

Integrity, open-minded-ness, energy and the courage to make hard decisions were also listed.

The topic of the school district’s “new direction” came up in Cedaredge. That “new direction” has yet to be defined, prompting Brad Kol-man, a former school board member to comment that it’s up to the board to establish that vision. Then the new superintendent needs to be made aware of that vision, rather than calling a superin-tendent “to tell us where we need to go.”

Focus groups identify the qualities desired in the next superintendent


After meeting in execu-tive session to discuss nego-tiating strategies, the Delta County School Board set the minimum salary for the dis-trict’s next superintendent at $105,000. That salary will be incorporated into a bro-chure outlining the vacancy,

a brochure which will be dis-tributed this week to launch the application process. The deadline for applications is March 15. Screening of the candidates will be conducted by the school board the follow-ing week. After background checks, a list of finalists will be compiled and released to the public on March 29. Inter-

views will be scheduled in April.

Prospective superinten-dents interested in relocating to the Western Slope will have several choices, noted Bob Cito, of the Colorado Associa-tion of School Boards. CASB has been contracted to assist with the search process. Cito

Salary starts at $105,000BY HANK LOHMEYERStaff Writer

Delta County Republicans led support for the social conservative message of Rick Santorum at local precinct caucuses held on Feb. 7.

The county’s Republicans gave Santorum 56.6 percent of the ballots cast, a high-er percentage of votes than he received from any other county in State Senate Dis-trict 5, or in State House

Districts 61 and 54.By contrast, Republicans

in Pitkin County, which shares representation in both houses of the Legisla-ture with Delta County, went for Mitt Romney giving him 86 percent of their votes.

Santorum was the winner among Republicans state-wide also, finishing with 40.3 percent to Romney’s 34.8.

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Hunters oppose Bear Ranch land exchangeDear Editor:

Over the last year or so, sportsmen who hunt on public lands in the vicinity of William Koch’s Bear Ranch (east of Paonia Reservoir) have been asking pointed ques-tions about a proposed land exchange there. As many locals already know, this land exchange would trade 1,846 acres of high elevation (mostly BLM) land east of the Paonia Reservoir for 911 acres of private land near Sapinero/the Curecanti NRA, just south of Blue Mesa Reservoir, and an 80-acre parcel within Dinosaur National Mon-ument in Utah.

According to local Col-orado Backcountry Hunt-ers & Anglers (BHA) members who hunt this terrain, the proposed land exchange is a bad deal for our community and the general public, but it is especially bad for hunt-ers. Around 1,800 acres of excellent elk, deer, turkey and bear hunt-ing land currently under the BLM at the base of the Raggeds Wilderness area is being sought for complete privatization by Bill Koch, who already owns thousands of acres in the vicinity. This land

trade would also reduce the ability of the public to reach the Ragged Moun-tain Basin and would transfer out of public ownership 1,800 acres of prime elk habitat that have nothing to do with the division of the Bear Ranch.

Other things worth pointing out regarding the two parcels Mr. Koch wants to trade: First, you can’t hunt Dinosaur National Monument. Sec-ond, while you can hunt areas of the Curecanti NRA, this particular spot is not a hunting desti-nation. Third, the land Mr. Koch would obtain is “awesome country.” As one of our local BHA members says, “I bow hunt there for elk, my friends bow hunt there, lots of people ... muzzle-load and rifle hunt there. Access is excellent, and from this BLM land, you can go as deep as you want into serious back-country for more hunting and fishing. It is too pre-cious to simply trade off for land that most folks will never even step foot on. Bottom line, we are losing great public hunt-ing land so an incredibly rich individual can fence it off, put up no trespass-

ing/no hunting signs and horde it.”

BHA understands that healthy public wild-life habitat, rivers and streams are the founda-tion supporting the Amer-ican pastimes of hunting and fishing. We believe there is a place for pri-vate lands in this equa-tion, but that the loss of irreplaceable public lands to benefit one (very wealthy) individual is a travesty. The keystone of the North American Model of Wildlife Con-servation is the principle that wildlife are owned by no one, and are to be held in trust for the benefit of all people by government. For hunters, this means that we all have access to the enjoyment and mate-rial benefits (harvests) of wildlife as allocated by law. This access is irre-spective of our social standing, wealth, or own-ership of land. This pro-posed Bear Ranch land exchange would make a mockery of this principle, taking public lands from the many for the benefit of the one.

David LienCo-chair

Colorado BackcountryHunters & Anglers

Colorado Springs

Land swap is an injustice to Delta CountyDear Editor:

The proposed Bear Ranch land swap near the Raggeds Wilderness in Delta County would be an injustice to western Coloradoans if enacted. It is a land grab proposal that could unnecessarily be introduced to an over-burdened and challenged Congress. Mr. W. Billion-aire Koch wants us off of our land, our BLM land because we are inconve-nient for him.

A portion of the 1,846 acres of BLM land is between his newly pur-chased “Upper Bear Ranch” and his “Lower Bear Ranch.” Mr. Koch has “options” for the pos-sible purchase of a small parcel of cluttered land in Utah — he doesn’t own it — but when adding it to the mix of his land swap, this Utah parcel would remove the deal

from local control and would require approval of Congress. What appre-ciation would congress-men of other states have for what we would lose? How many of them would travel the good estab-lished access and com-pare it to the steep, wet, narrow proposed access? This is a local matter that can only be appreci-ated and determined by locals working with our local BLM and local For-est Service representa-tives.

What would we lose? Koch’s deal to trade the Colorado BLM land between two of his par-cels would eliminate safe public access into an area of western Colorado that has breathtaking views of our mountains — mostly snow capped 13ers. Spectacular views of high Colorado moun-tain peaks surround you as you travel up this good road. A shelter for picnics on the good access would be lost to the public.

The proposal elimi-nates access on an open, graveled, southern exposed and thus drier road that has a gentle grade. The access would be replaced by a nar-row, very steep, slippery, north facing road locat-ed further from popula-tion centers. This access point offered by Mr. Koch can barely be considered access. I do not envision myself attempting to drive any vehicle of mine on it and hiking up it was

tough — like climbing a 14er before getting to the forest. It would be preju-dicial to those who do not have extra cash to buy a mountain bike or an ATV and trailer. Also, it would be prejudicial to “quiet users” — bird watchers, hikers, horseback riders and especially hunters who need good multiple access points. Hunting is very important to Colo-rado’s economy and they travel from many other states to hunt the elk in this area.

There could be improved parking area for ATVs for safety but that should not be done through the U.S. Con-gress but rather by local entities. Mr. Koch and crew might consider put-ting up “No Trespassing” signs along his land. One reason for the trade that I heard at an information session was he wanted privacy. This is an inap-propriate reason because one can barely see any of his PRIVATE “western town” buildings from the BLM access strip. The BLM could consider mak-ing the BLM access strip a “No Shooting Zone” to assist with the privacy concerns. Swapping good public access and adjoin-ing public land for some-thing far inferior, diffi-cult access and for much less valued land, is not only an injustice to all now but also for future generations.

Penny HeuscherCedaredge

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What does the silent majority have to say?Dear Editor:

I am sure this letter will anger some of my North Fork/Delta County neighbors but they have had their say, now it’s my turn. First: Delta County has a 30,000+ population. Second: 300-500 turn out at the meetings regard-ing energy developments. That’s only approximate-ly 10%+/- of the populace. Yes, yes, I know, there are children in the population figure and they don’t vote (yet), but I hope you can see where I am coming from as to the numbers involved.

What about the silent majority’s thoughts regarding these issues? What would the results of a straw poll be if one was taken and the silent majority voted as well as the dissidents? Also, I do not believe the comments of two Paonia realtors are the opinion of the other realtors as a whole. I personally know (owning rental units) that energy related employees are constantly trying to find housing closer to their jobs rather that the long commute from Montrose or Palisade.

What will happen if the coal mines shut down

for lack of resources? I am positive the organic farmers are NOT going to support this valley. If the environmentalists are successful in closing down the energy fields, what will this do to the local economy? These energy

related employees spend tons and tons of money in this valley as well as pro-ducing the energy to keep the so called environmen-talists from freezing in the dark.

Larry M. HeadHotchkiss

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When is a donation not a donation?Dear Editor:

I am writing to rebut a recent letter penned by Pam Cocker, wife of entertainer Joe Cocker, who apparently manages her husband’s non-profit foundation. Mrs. Cocker chastised Bill Koch, my boss, for failing to donate to her charity.

In a recent phone con-versation, I reminded Mrs. Cocker that Oxbow Min-ing, a company owned by Mr. Koch, had received a letter soliciting donations in 2008 for her husband’s charitable concert. We gladly sent her organiza-tion a check made out to “Cocker Kids Foundation” for $900 and distributed tickets to our miners. In return for Oxbow’s gen-erosity, the Cocker Foun-dation displayed Oxbow Mining’s corporate ban-

ner and acknowledged the donation in the concert program. Oxbow repeated this gesture in 2010.

In all, Oxbow Min-ing donated $1,800 to Mr. Cocker’s event. In a recent phone conversa-tion, Mrs. Cocker said our money did not count as a donation because it was not tax deductible. Well, I am not about to argue the intricacies of IRS tax laws. I know our intention was to help the Cocker Kids’ Foundation when we sent the two checks and not what we could deduct from our income state-ment. I will also proudly say that Mr. Koch, Oxbow Mining, Bear Ranch, Gunnison Energy and the 7x Cattle Company, have made more than $300,000 in charitable donations in the North Fork Valley over the past two years. We have helped under-write the Delta County Memorial Hospital Foun-dation, paid for fire trucks, baseball fields, school improvements and assisted dozens of other charitable entities that make the North Fork Valley a great place to live. Since Mr. Koch owns these companies, I never quibble about whether they qualify as a dona-tion or not. I simply thank him.

Randy LitwillerCrawford

Involvement is critical to mitigating oil/gas developmentDear Editor:

I am a resident in Delta County. I own 22 acres and raise chickens, dairy goats, horses and cattle, as well as working on a natural garden that would be close to organic. I also have worked in the-gas and oil industry. I love to hunt and hike in our beautiful area.

Sadly as I have read many of the responses to an opportunity to develop one of the area’s natu-ral resources I have seen many false statements and many statements made out of fear or igno-rance.

Is there a potential for negative impacts if the natural resource is devel-oped in our county? YES. Are there safe and wise ways to approach this opportunity, absolutely.

Misconceptions:• Gas development

will decrease the prop-erty values. Property values in Minot, N.D., Williston, N.D., Rifle and Parachute have all expe-rienced increased prop-erty values.

• Air and water will be poisoned. I have yet to find scientific studies that support the assump-tion that water will be contaminated by frack-ing. Most fracking occurs so far below the aquifer that it will not impact the aquifer.

•Development of the natural resource gas would have a negative impact on other natu-ral resources like wild-life and organic farming.The Alaska pipeline was supposed to kill the cari-bou, but the herd thrived during the early years of development and grew to about 14,000 by 1983.

Why would organic farm-ers or wineries be neg-atively impacted if the development of Gas is monitored and overseen by responsible, qualified and caring professionals?

• Gas and oil devel-opment will hurt the local economy. Yes there is a boom which brings in many outside work-ers but most reservations require the gas and oil companies hire a percent-age of local employees. If this was implemented it would reduce the unem-ployment while providing real jobs for many local hard working individu-als.

Legitimate concerns:•Heavy truck traffic on

the roads. Yes, there will be increased truck traf-fic. Some of this traffic can be considerable. Des-ignated truck routes is one way to minimize this concern. This allows the local population to avoid most of the heavy truck traffic More truck traffic brings mechanic, tire and gas station employment and revenue.

•Delta County not receiving compensation from the state for the impact. If Delta County were to work with the developers in requiring a “toll” process for road use then the money would be received directly by the county to adequately maintain the roads.

• Potential water or soil contamination. Prop-er storm water manage-ment and development oversight, water samples prior, during and after are just a few of the processes that if imple-mented correctly would help minimize negative impact. Not enough field

visits and oversight are the biggest reasons for non-compliance and fail-ures to ensure standards are met.

• Impact to view and light pollution. This is a fact. Some oversight can help but there is very little this concern can be mitigated.

• Wildlife impact. The sage grouse is the only study certified animal that has shown a nega-tive impact by develop-ing the natural resources of gas and oil. The sage grouse habitats should be considered in how to minimize or limit the impact by developing gas resources.

• Dust. A real concern is dust mitigation. If dust covers the plants it will suffocate and prevent pollination. Using water trucks to control dust is a practice that has been used effectively in the past.

•NIMBY (Not in My Back Yard). I fully under-stand this thought pro-cess. It is a right and choice everyone has but it is also ultimately a per-sonal choice.

If this development occurs I would prefer to be a part of the process in overseeing and guiding the concerns rather than simply being run over by the process. Getting run over is what will happen if we don’t get involved.

I am sure there are additional pros and cons. Hopefully we can engage in constructive dialogue and work together for the betterment of the people of the county while being considerate of differing views and opinions.

Mike MartinCrawford

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Salarysaid vacancies have also been posted in Durango, Cortez and Glenwood Springs.

He anticipates a pool of 15 to 20 candidates. The salary will be one factor considered by applicants. Another is the economy, and whether they can afford to sell a home that may have lost value over the past few years.

In 2005, when a simi-lar search was conducted, the school board offered a minimum salary of $105,000 with a com-petitive benefits pack-

age. Cortez is advertis-ing a minimum salary of $115,000. Cito did not know the salaries being offered in Glenwood Springs and Durango, but said those superin-tendents are currently earning $145,265 and $155,250, respectively. He said he believes Mon-trose offered $145,000 when that school district selected a new superin-tendent last year.

Mike McMillan, for-mer Delta County super-intendent, was earning a salary in the $125,000 to $130,000 range.

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Happy trailsSchool district staff, former school board members, retired school employees and community members gathered at the district offi ce in Read last Tuesday to bid farewell to retiring superintendent Mike McMil-lan. McMillan had been a teacher, principal and administrator in Delta County since1971. His sudden departure has been attributed to “philo-sophical differences” with the current school board. His resignation came as a surprise for many district employees. The reception outside the dis-trict offi ce was equally surprising, as McMillan had planned a quiet exit. He graciously shook hands or exchanged hugs with all those gathered.


In an ongoing attempt to reduce expenditures at Devil’s Thumb Golf Club, golfers will be allowed to take their own golf carts onto the course — as long as they meet “common sense” standards.

The golf course advi-sory committee is devel-oping those standards, which will include lan-guage limiting the type/amount of alcohol that can be carried in cool-ers attached to the pri-vate golf carts. They will also establish trail fees. The regulations will be in place by April 1, the date established for golf-ers to begin using their own carts.

Local golfers were forced to give up their golf carts when Devil’s Thumb opened in July 2001. Although he wasn’t associated with the golf course at that time, Dev-il’s Thumb manager Rob Sanders knows the issue is still a sore point with the folks who used their own carts on the old nine-hole Cottonwood course.

The new policy will allow the city to cut back on the number of carts it provides at Devil’s Thumb, reducing lease and maintenance costs. Sanders said the fleet will be reduced from 58 to 50, but because of lease agreements currently in effect, savings won’t be

realized until 2014.To cover the rising cost

of repairs, fees on the city-owned carts will be increased about 13 per-cent. Sanders said some golfers drive their carts like four-wheel-drive vehi-cles through the rugged, rocky terrain, increasing repair costs which must be absorbed by the city.

The city council also approved rate changes for golf memberships, which have not gone up for six years.

“These adjustments are needed for us to increase revenue and become more competitive,” Sanders told city council members last month. He also rec-ommended the types of memberships be cut back to simplify the process for both staff and members.

Greens fees will not change. “It’s difficult to raise rates when people have less discretionary income,” Sanders said. “Golf courses are offering deals all over the place just to get people to play golf.”

The new cart fees are expected to generate about $12,000; the new membership rates will increase revenue about $2,000. An additional $5,000 in revenue will be realized if the couples and individuals who have restricted memberships (which have been elimi-nated) purchase unre-stricted memberships.

Sanders reported the volunteer program is also being restructured. Dur-ing 2011 the golf course lost a “significant” num-ber of volunteers who dis-covered they had to claim their compensation (free golf) on their tax returns. They were then forced to pay taxes on the value of an unrestricted member-ship and cart fees.

“We added a $250 credit at the pro shop to compensate our golf-ers for their tax liability,” Sanders said. “Even so we lost a fair number of volunteers.”

The rates changes were unanimously approved by the Delta City Council in January.

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SantorumSantorum’s caucus victo-ry here, and in Minneso-ta and Missouri caucuses on the same night, was reported nationally as a surprise win.

Delta County’s results were Santorum 471 votes, 56.6 percent; Romney 190 votes, 22.8 percent; Newt Gingrich 92 votes, 11 per-cent; and, Ron Paul 77 votes, 9.2 percent. There were two write-in votes cast.

The top two finishers by percentage of ballots cast at party caucuses held in the other State Senate District 5 coun-ties were as follows:

• Pitkin, Romney 83, Ron Paul 31;

• Eagle, Romney 46, Paul 19;

• Gunnison, Santorum 34, Paul 33;

• Chaffee, Santorum 39, Romney 24;

• Lake, Romney 18, Santorum 18.

• Hinsdale, Santorum 22, Gingrich 18.

Caucus results for Summit County, which is in State House Dis-trict 61 with the eastern portion of Delta County, were Romney 42 percent, Santorum 21.

Mesa County, a large portion of which shares State House District 54 representation with the City of Delta, voted San-torum 46 percent, Rom-ney 35.

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Helping the homelessStudents from Delta Opportunity School made a large donation of food, socks and gloves to the Abraham Connection, the homeless shelter located in Delta. Students toured the shelter several weeks ago and were inspired to help by collecting the items. One student even got her employer involved: management, staff and customers at the Dollar Tree in Delta all chipped in to purchase new socks and gloves for the guests at the shelter. “You give my kids a project and they really step up,” said teacher Willyn Webb. Several students dropped the donations off at the shelter last week. Pictured are (from left) Ray Smith, an Abraham Connec-tion board member, Hope Case, Stephanie Miller, Willyn Webb, Camron Sitton, Dustin Warner and Jeremiah Pullins. “We are so grateful to the students and staff at the Delta Opportunity School,” Smith said. “These donations will go a long way to providing for our guests. It’s great to see young people in our community step up and help the shelter.”

Justin and Ashley of Montrose are the parents of a son, Adam Landon, born March 4, 2012, at Delta County Memorial Hospital.

Melissa and Nick Pizey of Paonia are the parents of a son, Colin Michael Pizey, born Jan. 26, 2012, at Mon-trose Memorial Hospital. He weighed 6 pounds, 9 ounces and was 19 inches in length.

BIRTHSBIRTHS

The Delta Doves will host their annual Jour-ney Through Women’s Health spring luncheon Saturday, March 3, at 11 a.m. at Redeemer Luther-an Church. The guest speaker will be Ora Lee, a Grand Junction busi-nesswoman and breast cancer survivor who came to the United States as an exchange teacher from Israel. She will speak about her encounter with the disease and share her walk through this jour-ney in a different culture and the American health care system.

The luncheon will again be prepared by Altrusa International of Delta. For the first few years, the Doves luncheon was

catered by local business-es at $9 a plate. Tickets were sold for $12, leav-ing very little for their efforts. Since 2005, the Altrusans have served the luncheon as a service project, with much of the food donated, giving the Doves far more funds to be applied to their mis-sion of paying for mam-mograms for Delta Coun-ty women under 50 who cannot afford the proce-dure. Women over 50 are covered under a separate government program.

The Delta Doves was organized in 1999 by a group of women, includ-ing mammographers at

Delta County Memorial Hospital, who came to realize that far too many women in Delta County were being referred for breast imaging examina-tions after their cancer had spread, reducing the likelihood that treatment would be successful.

Two major fundrais-ing activities are planned each year, the annual spring luncheon and a booth at AppleFest where homemade apple crisp and cinnamon rolls are sold. All proceeds from these events stay in Delta County. There are no paid administra-tors or “free lunches,” so all funds received go to maintaining the health and well-being of women in the community. Tick-ets are $15 and can be purchased at the Delta County Memorial Hospi-tal Gift Shop, Curves for Women in Delta, and the Gazebo in Cedaredge. For more information, call Nita Casto, 874-3442.

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Altrusa members in Delta demonstrate their appreciation for teachers by delivering homemade goodies, fruit and juice to Garnet Mesa and Lin-coln elementary schools Friday, Feb. 10. A draw-ing was held at each school for a collection of office products from the 3M Company. The win-ners were Lynn Cadrin (Resource 3-5) at Garnet Mesa and Mark Tingler (K-3) at Lincoln. The teachers were pleased to be recognized and the Altrusa members enjoyed honoring them in this

way.Altrusans make a

difference in the com-munity by many acts of service. They support literacy projects, assist at the food bank, donate scholarships to local stu-dents, prepare and serve a meal at Deltarado Days, provide the meal for the Delta Doves lun-cheon, support the three ASTRA clubs in the area and help support the Tri County Resource Center. Their main fundraiser for the year is the November Sugar Plum Luncheon and Fashion Show.

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The children and grandchildren of Flora Lewis

Photo submittedAmanda Twamley presents offi ce products to Mark Tingler, the winner of the drawing at Lincoln Elementary School. Lynn Cadrin won the prize at Garnet Mesa but was unavailable for a picture.

Photo submittedJo Rosenquist, David Mangum and Merna Ray deliver goodies to Garnet Mesa and Lincoln ele-mentary schools.

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Tax-Aide volunteers will be available at the Delta Senior Center three afternoons a week through April 15. Appointments can be scheduled by call-ing 874-7837.

Taxpayers will receive personal assistance from one of the 34,600 volun-teers who make up AARP Tax-Aide. Volunteers can also help low-income seniors and disabled individuals apply for the property tax/rent/heat rebate program com-

monly known as PTC. PTC rebates are issued by the Colorado Depart-ment of Revenue. Eligible applicants can receive a rebate of up to $600 of their property tax paid and $192 of their heat-ing expenses paid during the year, either directly or as part of their rent payments, by filing the Property Tax/Rent/Heat Rebate Application Form 104PTC.

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Altrusaoffers $1,000scholarships

Altrusa International of Delta is offering $1,000 scholarships for non-tra-ditional students who have been out of high school a minimum of five years. Applications can be downloaded from www.altrusinternationalofdelta.com or at Delta County libraries and Delta Montrose Techni-cal College. The appli-cation deadline is April 6. For more information contact Demeris York at 874-6113.

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OBITUARIESElizabeth Milway

Elizabeth Rood Mil-way of Cedaredge died Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012, at her home. She was 71.

No services are planned at this time.

Mrs. Milway is survived by her hus-band, Roger Milway of Cedaredge; a daughter, Laura Milway and her companion Roger Han-cock of Portland, Ore.; a brother, John R-Baugh of Boulder; and two grand-children, Toran Milway and Shade Milway, both of Portland, Ore.

Memorial contribu-tions may be made to the Salvation Army or any local food bank.

Taylor Funeral Service and Crematory is han-dling the arrangements.

Jude MiddletonJude Middleton of

Cedaredge died after a battle with cancer on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012, at Willow Tree Care Center in Delta. She was 66.

A celebration of life will be held Sunday, Feb. 19, at 2 p.m. at the AppleShed in Cedaredge, with Chaplain Nina Gogenola officiating.

Mrs. Middleton was born March 29, 1945, in Watertown, S.D., to Sel-mer and Evelyn (Olson) Anderson. She spent her childhood on a farm in Clear Lake, S.D., and attended Willow Row, a rural school, through eighth grade. She grad-uated from Clear Lake High School in 1963.

She received a schol-arship for Layton School of Fine Art where she graduated in 1968. She earned her master’s degree from the Uni-versity of Wisconsin in December 1983. She later became a licensed clinical social worker, graduating with honors from Colo-rado State University in May 1989. She was an addiction specialist for the LARICO Center for youth in Fort Collins. She received additional train-ing in EMDR therapy and received level III cer-tification in May 1987.

Mrs. Middleton enjoyed hiking, camping, reading, listening to music, her family and cross coun-try skiing. She was an accomplished artist.

She is survived by a

brother, Don Anderson of Austin, Texas; two sisters and their husbands, Joan and Jerry Ulrich of Den-ton, Texas, and Jan and Rog Melius of Faulkton, S.D.; four great-nieces, Joy Ulrich, Jill and Scott McLaughlin, Dawn and Darwin Wold, and Twila and Britt Romans; and two great nephews, Kelly and Dawn Melius, and Mike and Tracy Melius.

Memorial contribu-tions may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care of Western Colo-rado, P.O. Box 24, Delta, CO 81416.

View the Internet obit-uary and sign the online guest registry at taylorfuneralservice.com.


Ramona ParkinsonRamona E. Parkinson

of Delta died Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, at her home. She was 96.

Per her request, no services will be held.

Ms. Parkinson was born March 22, 1915, in Denver, to Thomas and Reine (Chatfield) Parkin-son. She spent her child-hood in New Castle and Delta, and graduated from Delta High School in 1933. She attended the University of Colo-rado in Boulder where she received a bachelor of arts degree in teaching and later graduated from a university in Colum-bus, Ohio with a doctor-ate in pharmacy in the 1950s.

She was a pharma-cist for many years. She enjoyed fishing, crochet-ing, reading and teach-ing.

Ms. Parkinson is survived by two nieces, Leanna James and her husband Gary of Delta, and Tammy Lambert of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho; two nephews, Gary Parkin-son of Eldorado Springs, and Larry Parkinson of Charlotte, N.C.; a sister-in-law, Gladys Parkinson of Delta; and numerous great-nieces and neph-ews.

She was preceded in death by two brothers, William Parkinson and Hubert Parkinson.

Memorial contribu-tions may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care of Western Colo-

rado, P.O. Box 24, Delta, CO 81416.


Taylor Funeral Service and Crematory handled the arrangements.

Ruth CarstenRuth Carsten of

Hotchkiss died Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012, at the Swedish Medical Center in Englewood. She was 88.

A funeral service will be held Saturday, Feb. 18, at 3 p.m. at Hotchkiss Elks Lodge with Gip Gaf-ford and Gary Hanson officiating. Interment will follow at Riverside Cemetery in Hotchkiss.

Mrs. Carsten was born April 2, 1923, in Vilas, to Gideon and Effie (Yowell) Thompson. She spent her early childhood in Spring-field, and graduated from Montrose High School.

She married Billy McMillan on Dec. 12, 1942. They had two sons and a daughter. He pre-ceded her in death in 1961. She married Wil-liam Carsten on Dec. 8, 1962, in Paonia. They had two sons. They celebrated 36 years of marriage. He died May 27, 1998.

Mrs. Carsten enjoyed family functions, sport-ing activities, gardening, especially her roses, and breeding her registered Simmental cattle. She was an avid Broncos fan.

She is survived by four sons, Billy “Mike” McMillan and his wife Patty of Hotchkiss, Larry McMillan and his wife Sara of Fort Lupton, Wil-liam Carsten and his wife Krista of Hotchkiss, and Shawn Carsten and his wife Lynn of Houston, Texas; a daughter, Lana Rae Gafford of Delta; 17 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.

Memorial contribu-tions may be made to the Delta County Live-stock Association Memo-rial Scholarship Fund, c/o Nate Adam, 4468 Crawford Road, Crawford, CO 81415.




An automotive tech-nology student at Delta-Montrose Technical Col-lege got some go-power added to her education last week, thanks to the Delta Street Rodders Car Club.

Club members havebeen thoughtfully distrib-uting proceeds from their annual Confluence Park Car Show to worthy enter-prises in the community.

On Feb. 6, members of the club gathered at DMTC and presented a $350 scholarship to a student in the automotive technology program.

Cheyanne Arellano is

the student who will bene-fit from the club’s generos-ity. Cheyanne is currentlyenrolled in the first semes-ter of the two-semester cer-tificate program. The goal of her studies is to pre-pare her to take and pass an industry certification exam that will open new opportunities of employ-

ment in the automotive technology field.

The school currently has 10 adult students in the automotive technology program. There are also 18 area high school students who are earning credits which can be applied to a DMTC certificate after graduation.

Members of the Delta Street Rodders have also donated to Tri-County Resource Center and to the Delta Volunteer Fire Department 4th of July fireworks display.

DMTC student gets go-power

EmbroiderersMonth tobe observed

Embroiderers Guild chapter members will be stitching at the Delta Public Library on Tues-day, Feb. 21, from 1 to 4 p.m. Area residents are invited to join this cel-ebration of Embroiderers Month.

Photo by Hank LohmeyerMike Fox of the Delta Street Rodders Car Club (right) presents Delta-Montrose Technical College student Cheyanne Areallano with a certifi cate of achievement last week acknowleging a scholarship awarded by the club. Other club members present for the occasion at the DMTC campus are (back, from left) Sam Vasicko and Flora Fox, and (front) Larry Rhine and Don Waggoner.

BY ALLAN DORRPresident, Delta County

Veterinary Medical AssociationRabies is a preventable

disease that is most often transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal. Most people in Colora-do associate rabies with bats. Over the past few years there has been an increase of rabies in the reservoir species — skunks, foxes, coy-otes and the occasional rodent. It can also occur in domestic animals such as cats, dogs, cattle and horses.

Because rabies affects the brain, the main sign is abnormal behavior. Bats, who are nocturnal animals, may come out during the day. Other ani-mals may have difficulty walking, make unusual sounds, or become very aggressive. Every effort should be made to avoid them and call animal control.

If your pet has been bitten or scratched by a reservoir animal, it must be assessed for its risk of

rabies. A pet’s suscepti-bility to rabies depends on its rabies vaccination status — current vaccina-tion, expired vaccination or not vaccinated. Verbal history from the owner is not sufficient; the vac-cination history must be verified by a rabies vac-cination certificate or a consultation with its vet-erinarian.

Depending on the pet’s vaccination status, there are different manage-ment procedures that must be followed. If your pet is current on its vaccinations, an imme-diate booster and home observation for 45 days is required. If your pet’s vaccination is classified as expired, it must be vaccinated immediately, placed under a 90-day home quarantine and revaccinated in 30 days. If your pet is unvac-cinated, euthanasia should be recommended. If the owner is unwill-ing to do this, a manda-tory 180 days quarantine will be required. The first

90 days the animal will be isolated at a secured facility. For the follow-ing 90 days, the pet may be released for home quarantine. Rabies vac-cine will be administered immediately and again at 21 and 60 days.

This can be very costly and timely, especially in the case of the unvacci-nated animal. Rabies is preventable. It may take several months for rabies signs to develop and once they do, the disease is fatal. Do not allow your pet to roam freely. This will increase the chance that they may be exposed without your knowledge. The best prevention is keeping your pet’s vac-cinations current. Rabies vaccinations for horses and other animals are available and recom-mended.

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On Jan. 20, Shaquille Aaron Braley graduated from the United States Marine Corps boot camp in San Diego, Calif. While at boot camp he earned the distinction of “expert” in riflemanship.

After a 10-day leave at home he returned to Camp Pendleton to com-plete Marine Combat Training. Upon comple-tion of MCT he will begin a nine-month training in Pensacola, Fla., for heli-copter airframe mechan-ic.

Shaq is a 2011 gradu-ate of Delta High School. He is the son of the late Steve Braley of Gunnison

and Deb Braley of Delta. He is the grandson of Von-nie and the late Ed How-ard of Grand Junction, formerly of Gunnison.

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Who hasn’t attended a wedding that seems formulaic? The couple enters, they do their spot-light dance, there’s food, a bouquet toss and then the cake cutting. Guests may actually be able to predict what’s coming next. While it is often customary and easy to follow tradition, that doesn’t mean you cannot buck with tradition and offer a few creative ideas to make your event stand out.

Here are several ideas you can introduce into your wedding to add something special to the reception.

• Skip the big entrance. Those who were kind enough to attend the cer-emony have already been introduced to the newly minted happy couple. Instead of spending the cocktail hour in the isola-tion of the wedding suite, mingle with your guests from start to finish. So much time is spent pos-ing for pictures or being out of touch with guests, the cocktail hour can be a great time to sit and chat. Being with guests during the cocktail hour means you don’t have to make that big entrance from behind closed doors.

Guests will have all eyes on you when you step on the dance floor for your first dance together.

• Dance to an upbeat number. Guests are expecting a slow, sappy tune. What they may not expect is an upbeat song that shows you are will-ing to have a little fun. If you haven’t mastered the waltz but enjoy a lit-tle quick step now and again, feel free to choose a tune that shows your excitement and love for each other.

• Encourage couples to dance together. It’s often customary for the bridal party to join the bride and groom on the dance floor midway through the first dance. However, that leaves spouses or signifi-cant others waiting in the wings while their dates tango with groomsmen or bridesmaids. Instead, don’t have assigned part-ners. Rather, encourage your bridal party mem-bers to dance with whom-ever they choose.

• Swap the garter/bouquet toss for some-thing more meaningful. If you’re part of a couple who feels the garter and bouquet toss has become trite, there are other ways to create special moments in your celebra-tion — ones that don’t single out the singletons who haven’t yet found their special someones. Use this time to present a small gift or token of your affection to someone on the guest list who has served as a mentor or source of inspiration.

• Choose one special component as an extra goodie for guests. Some couples feel the more

they offer the better guests will view their wedding. Spending more money doesn’t necessar-ily mean guests will have a better time. If you want to go above and beyond the ordinary, find one thing that you absolutely love and offer that at the party. It could be a flambe presentation, a chocolate or candy bar, a carving station with your all-time favorite food (even if that’s PB&J), or a car-nival-inspired automatic photo booth.

• Hire a live perform-er. Although it’s hard to beat the performance quality of your wedding song being performed by the original artist, unless you’re cousins with Celine Dion, chances are she won’t be available to sing “My Heart Will Go On” at your reception. However, a live band adds a certain level of excitement that a disk jockey may not be able to provide. Those who are adding a cultural or ethnic component to their wedding may want to hire a dance troupe or another type of perform-er, like a bagpiper, as an added measure of enter-tainment for guests.

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Here are some com-mon and some lesser known florist terms that can be advantageous to know.

• Biedermeier: A nosegay arranged tightly with concentric circles of differently colored flowers. The flowers are wired into a holder with only one type of flower in each ring.

• Bouquet: A dense bunch of blooms that are kept together in a bou-quet holder, wired or tied with ribbon.

• Crescent: One full flower and a flowering stem wired together to form a slender handle that is held in one hand.

• Garden: A center-piece featuring wildflow-ers.

• Nosegay: Small, round bouquets com-posed of densely packed round flowers and fill.

• Oasis: Specialized foam that is used in bou-quet holders and center-pieces to retain water and keep blooms fresh.

• Pomander: A flower-covered ball that is sus-pended from a ribbon. It is often carried by child attendants.

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bunch of long-stemmed flowers cradled in the bride’s arms. It’s some-times known as a pag-eant bouquet.

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• Tossing: A smaller copy of the bride’s bou-quet to use in the bou-quet toss.

• Tussy mussy: A small, metallic holder to carry a posy.

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Use the bouquets of the bridal party as the cen-terpieces of some of the reception tables as one way to bring something different to your wed-ding.

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Newly engaged cou-ples choose to capture the occasion in photos that they can cherish. Often, one of these photos is used as an announcement to family and friends and might even be published in the Delta County Inde-pendent.

Engagement photos may be part of a pack-age negotiated with the photographer who will be covering the wedding day. Some couples enlist the help of a friend or a budding photographer to capture an engagement shot. The average cost of engagement photos can range from $200 to $500. Some couples opt to use a photographer who might specialize in other areas (i.e. fashion models) but may want to break into the wedding biz because of how lucrative it can be. Costs may be negotiated as a result.

When shopping around for a photographer, there are certain things couples should keep in mind. The first and most important is selecting a photogra-pher you can relate to. If you don’t feel a connec-tion with the photogra-pher, he or she will have trouble coaxing the shots that will produce the best results. He or she should also be a professional and have some experi-ence working with pos-ing couples. This way the photos don’t look stiff or contrived. Here are some other tips that can lead to great photos.

• Find a photographer

who fits your style. If you’re a quirky couple, go with a quirky photog-rapher. If you’re reserved and a follow-the-book type of couple, then select a more traditional pho-tographer. Some photog-raphers out there forget that this is your moment and want to impart their idea of what you want. Make sure he or she takes your ideas into con-sideration.

• Select one who is open to different shoot

locations and brainstorm-ing. Some of the best photos occur in natural settings, where things aren’t entirely planned. If a photographer simply works out of a studio, you may want to select one who has more free reign with different locales.

• Choose your loca-tion wisely. Certain loca-tions will stand out in your minds because they are visually stunning or are special places where you have spent moments as a couple. By choos-ing a place that offers a personal connection, there’s a good chance you’ll appreciate the pho-tos in the long run. Also, be open to the fact that unplanned stops may offer a great background for the image. Be open to the unexpected.

• Try random poses and some candid shots. Although you might have a vision of the perfect photo in your mind, exper-imenting with different ideas can sometimes lead to a great photo you real-ly love. Expect to take your share of kissing, nose-touching and por-

trait shots. But some fun poses can produce can-did shots that are truly masterpieces. Remember, sometimes photographers will pose you in positions that seem a bit awkward, but this is to get the best lines of the body and flat-tering images.

• Choose clothing that fits the mood. If time and budget allows, have sev-eral different wardrobe changes so that you can see which outfits work and which ones don’t. A formal outfit, comfortable street clothes, something beachy or clothing that fits with your interests (such as polo or baseball) can make for interest-ing engagement photos. Avoid clothing that is too trendy or busy, which may take away from the actual images in the long run. Plus, you don’t want to look back at these pho-tos in the future and say, “What was I thinking?” Avoid matchy-matchy, though. If you are dressed alike, you may appear to be trying too hard. It’s the individual personali-ties you want to shine through.

Tips for engagement photos

A wedding is a joyous event that couples want to share with as many people as possible. Cou-ples commonly ask fam-ily and friends to take part in the ceremony as ushers, bridesmaids or readers. Before enlisting the help of a child to fill such roles, couples should carefully consider each child’s personal maturity level.

• Young children serv-ing as flower girls or ring bearers should be able to walk down the aisle without coaxing. If they

cannot handle this task, then they should not be asked to take part in the wedding.

• Should children prove competent to walk down the aisle unat-tended, couples can have them then make their way to the seats next to their parents, rather than awkwardly standing with the rest of the bridal party for the ceremony.

• A minimum age requirement for wedding participants might be a good idea. A child age 5 or up may be able to appre-ciate the importance of the event.

• Consult with the pastor or officiant of the ceremony. The ceremony location may have rules governing children in the ceremony.

• All people who have participated in the cer-emony will be invited to the reception. If couples decide to have a kids-free party, then reconsider children in the ceremony.

• Think about another role for a young child that will not disrupt the pro-ceedings. Perhaps he or she can help hand out birdseed or small bottles of bubbles to use when the couple has finished

their vows. Or give chil-dren disposable cameras and allow them to cap-ture a kids’-eye view of the wedding.

Couples who choose to have children participate in the ceremony have to realize that there is the potential for slip-ups. Keeping an open mind and some patience can make for some memora-ble moments and a little humor as well.

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A8 Wednesday, February 15, 2012 HEALTH & FITNESS Delta County Independent

You may think of val-entines and roses in Feb-ruary, but did you know that February is Fall Prevention Month? What is so important about fall-ing that makes it worthy of such attention?

Falling is a major health concern in the United States, as well as in Delta County. Approx-

imately 35 million visits were made to emergency departments in the past three years due to com-plications arising from falling. Falls are most common in children less than 5 years of age and adults over 65 years of age. However, the elderly are 10 times more likely to be hospitalized due to

falls than children are. In adults over 65,

falls can have significant consequences. These include, but are not lim-ited to, fractures, hospi-talizations, pneumonia, blood clots, head injuries, and subsequent nursing home placement. Hip fractures are the lead-ing fall-related injury

resulting in hospitaliza-tion. One-fourth of elder-ly patients who sustain a hip fracture will pass away within six months of their injury and near-ly 50 percent will be discharged to a nursing home facility after their hospital stay. About half of these will still be in the nursing home a year after their injury. These reasons and others are why fall prevention has become such an impor-tant concept. Keeping people on their feet and off the ground is good for everyone and increases the quality of life and life expectancy of everyone.

So what can be done to prevent falls? Falls seem to arise from a multitude of causes. It is impor-tant that we all take into account our general ability to balance and walk safely. If a person’s gait is compromised (i.e. shuffles their feet) or their balance is poor for any reason, they should consider using a device such as a walker or cane to help them move about. In addition, weakness in the legs (such as difficul-ty rising from a chair), illness, medication side effects, neuromuscular disorders (i.e. Parkin-son’s Disease), reduced vision and/or hearing, foot problems, dementia, and environmental haz-ards (i.e. oxygen tubing, icy sidewalks and throw rugs) are some other fac-tors that increase the risk of falling. Many medi-cations can increase the risk of falling by causing

problems with balance or light-headedness. Some of the most common of these include tricyclic antidepressants, cardiac medications, anti-hyper-tensives, NSAIDs, ste-roids and diabetic medi-cations. The use of more than four medications together is related to an increased risk of falling. It is important that you discuss your medications and your general condi-tioning with your physi-cian in order to reduce these potential issues. Physical therapy can be a useful method of build-ing leg strength and pre-venting falls.

After you have addressed medication and conditioning issues, you may consider using the following check list to make sure your envi-ronment is safer and fall hazards are removed:

• Remove throw rugs.• Secure carpet

edges.• Remove furniture in

cluttered rooms.• Remove decorative

objects and plants from the floor.

• Remove cords, wires and hoses from walk-ways.

• Check lighting for adequate illumination.

• Secure carpet or treads on stairs.

• Install handrails on staircases.

• Eliminate chairs that are low and hard to get into or out of.

• Avoid using floor wax.

• Ensure that the telephone can be reached

from the floor.• Install grab bars

in bath tubs or showers (eliminate step in bath-tubs if possible).

• Use rubber mats in the shower.

• Hang up floor mats when the shower is not in use.

• Use a raised toilet seat.

• Repair cracked side-walks.

• Trim shrubs and plants along the path-way.

• Be sure doorways and walkways are ade-quately lit.

• Wear stable lace-up footwear with a non-skid sole.

• Wear a life alert device that will alert help in the case a fall occurs.

Although there are certainly many other precautions and prepa-rations that will help prevent falls, employing these simple things will help reduce the risk of falling significantly.

Every year millions of Americans are affected by falls. The cost to patients and their family members goes way beyond finan-cial concerns. If we can be more aware of how to make our environments safer, we can go a long ways towards preventing falls and the subsequent disability and mortality that results from them. Then, perhaps, we can give February back to the cupids, candy kisses and sweethearts. Please . . . DONT FALL!

Falls can have significant consequences

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States in men and women. Coronary artery disease affects 16.8 million Americans. Research about cardio-vascular disease risk fac-tors suggests that mak-ing even small lifestyle changes can reduce the risk of coronary disease, heart attack, stroke and other serious cardiovascu-lar conditions. Some risk factors can be changed or controlled like; stop smoking, lower bad cho-lesterol, raise good cho-lesterol, lower blood pres-sure, control diabetes, maintain healthy body

weight, exercise, and eat a heart healthy diet. Some risk factors are non-modifiable like age and genetics.

To help identify if you have any risk factors for heart disease join us at Delta County Memorial Hospital in the cardiac rehabilitation gym on Feb. 14 and 16 from 2-6 p.m. for individualized assessment. Know your risk factors and make sure you follow up with your health care provider every year for a checkup.

At Delta County Memorial Hospital the cardiac rehabilitation program facilitates the

recovery of Delta County residents after coronary artery stenting, heart attacks and open heart surgery. It is well docu-mented that people who participate in a cardiac rehabilitation program do better and are less likely to die or suffer a heart attack. The program at DCMH emphasizes well-ness, healthy living, long term exercise and healthy eating lifestyles. If you have been affect-ed by heart disease and especially if your physi-cian recommends cardiac rehabilitation please call 874-2412 and “experience a change of heart.”

Personal assessments offered during Cardiac Rehab Week

If you have high blood pressure, your doctor may tell you to cut down on salt and other forms

of sodium. All Ameri-cans should limit their sodium intake to no more than 2,300 milligrams of sodium (about 1 teaspoon of salt) a day — that includes all sodium con-sumed, whether added in cooking or at the table, or already present in food

products.Don’t worry. You can

make your mealtimes tasty by using spices and herbs. See the accompa-nying table for guidelines on what goes best with what.

Source: National Institutes of Health

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A kick-off celebration for the 2012 Delta County Relay for Life will be held Wednesday, Feb. 22, at 6 p.m. at Daveto’s Ital-ian Restaurant in Delta. Those new to the relay experience and those “old hats” are invited to learn more about this year’s event. In addition to great food, the kick off party is your chance to sign up your relay team for only $50 instead of the regular registration fee of $100.

The planning commit-tee will provide start-up packets for your team

building and fund raising efforts and answer any questions you may have. Attendees will also learn how their involvement in the local relay helps the American Cancer Society and the search for a cure.

The Delta County Relay for Life will take place June 29-30 at the track at Delta High School. Teams walk throughout the night in an effort to bring awareness of how cancer has touched our community. The planning committee keeps team members awake and hav-

ing fun by providing lots of entertainment, games and contests all night long. Part of the funds raised from the Delta Relay is used for patient services in this county; other funding is used to aid in cancer research.

“The relay is so much fun, and it really brings the community together,” said this year’s event chair, Lance Boren. “If you’ve never been involved in the Delta County Relay, please stop by our kick-off event to hear more about what we do.”

Please RSVP to the kick-off celebration to Lance Boren, event chair, at [email protected].

It’s time to plan the 2012 Relay for Life

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Delta County Independent HEALTH & FITNESS Wednesday, February 15, 2012 A9

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10-yearemployeeMary Grosvenor has been employed as a registered dieti-tian at Delta County Memorial Hospital for 10 years.

Photo by Verna BarrDelta County Memorial Hospital volunteer service awards were presented during an annual banquet held Feb. 11. Present to receive their awards were: (front row, left to right) Sondra Webb, Sula Mathews, Peg Lucy, Arlene Trautman, Dorothy Loyer, Doris Levenhagen, and Joyce Polfer; (back row) Nancy Hofman, Joyce Raley, Pat Moore, Barbara Hoffart, Chuck Rains, Denise Rains, Martha Grewal, Ruth Marvel, Clarine Raymer and Bobby Miller. Fifteen others were not present.

BY VERNA BARRStaff Writer

Delta County Memorial Hospital values its volun-teers and pays tribute to them at an annual ban-quet and awards ceremo-ny. This year’s event was held Feb. 11 in the oncol-ogy center at the hospital. The banquet was catered by C&J’s.

Hospital administrator John Mitchell expressed his gratitude for the vol-unteer organization and the tremendous job they perform for the hospital.

It was reported that volunteers had given 19,207 hours in 2011.Volunteers serve in many areas throughout the hos-pital including the cafete-ria, ER, gift shop, medi-cal records, oncology, OB, pharmacy, visitor and con-cierge desks, and wherev-er needed. The volunteers also help at Health Fairs and other special events.

Awards for volun-teer “hours” and “years” served were presented by Kathy Sramek, DCMH marketing and educa-tion director, with pins and bars given to those present. The names of all those eligible for recogn-tion were read.

500 hours — Mary Avara, Lawrence Duran, Oscar Plant, Chuck Rains, Denise Rains and Ida Walden;

1,000 hours — Kath-leen Herby, Barbara Hof-fart, Nancy Hofman, Jan McGee, Bobby Miller and Joyce Raley;

2,000 hours — Mary Claxton and Cherie Gill-man;

3,000 hours — Inez

Flint and Martha Gre-wal;

4,000 hours — Joby Cleary, Clarine Raymer and Sondra Webb;

5,000 hours — Ruth Marvel;

6,000 hours — Pat Moore;

7,000 hours — Sula Mathews.

Year pins were award-ed to: Shirley Clayton, Kathleen Herby, Esther Miller and Joyce Polfer, five years; Doris Leven-hagen and Arlene Traut-man, 10 years; Lee Gra-biel, 15 years; – Merle Nobles, 20 years; Dorothy Loyer, 30 years; Peg Lucy, Sula Mathews and Son-dra Webb, 35 years.

DCMH honors volunteers

Photo by Verna BarrInstallation of 2012 DCMH Volunteer board members, administered by Sula Mathews (far right), took place during the Volunteer Recognition Banquet. The offi cers are (left to right) recording secretary Donna DeVore, general trea-surer Paul Hunter, gift shop treasurer Nancy Hofman, secretary Denise Rains, vice president Carlene Dougan, and president Bill Raley.

Stoney Mesa Family Practice

Welcomes Debbie Hillyer

Nurse Practitioner Debbie Hillyerhas now joined Dr. Purvis

Call 874-5061 to schedule an appointment

Womenwith cancermeet forlunch, support

The Delta County Breast and Women’s Can-cer Support Group meets the last Friday of every month in the Grand Mesa Cancer Infusion & Edu-cation Center, just north of Delta County Memo-rial Hospital. The brown bag lunch begins at 12 noon. The next meeting is Feb. 24.

Women with any type of cancer are invited to join this support group of women supporting women. For more infor-mation or a ride, call 872-3309 or 778-8146 by Thursday evening.

If you think you have a drinking problem, Alco-holics Anonymous can help. There are weekly AA meetings throughout Delta County and beyond. For more information, call 245-9649 or 888-333-9649, or visit www.aa-westerncolorado.org.

AustinRobbers Roost, 10465

2100 Road — Thurs-days, 6 p.m. Closed men’s (smoking).

All Saints Luther-an Church, 20101 Deer Creek Road and High-way 65 — Thursdays, 6 p.m. Closed women’s book study.

First Baptist Church, 2210 Canal Street — Fri-days, 6:30 p.m. Open.

Cedaredge145 NW 4th Street —

Mondays at noon (open);

Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. (open); Thursdays at 8 p.m. (open); Saturdays, 7 p.m. (open).

Aspen Trails, Highway 65 — Sundays, 7:30 p.m. Closed men’s 12 and 12.

CrawfordCrawford Town Hall

— Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m. Crawford workshop step meeting.

DeltaFriends of Bill Club,

9th and Palmer — Sun-days, 1 p.m. (open speak-er); Sundays, 7 p.m. (open); Mondays, 12 noon (open); Tuesdays, 12 noon (open); Wednesdays, 12 noon (open 12 and 12); Wednesdays, 5:30 p.m. (closed women’s); Thurs-day, 12 noon (open); Thursdays, 8 p.m. (open); Fridays, 12 noon (open big book); Saturdays, 12:15 p.m. (open).

Center for Mental Health, 107 W. 11th Street — Tuesdays, 8:15 p.m. Closed BB study.

St. Luke’s Church, 5th and Palmer — Saturdays, 11 a.m. Open women’s.

United Methodist Church, 5th and Meeker — Saturdays, 7:30 p.m. Open speaker.

HotchkissFirst Baptist Church,

Main and Oak Street — Mondays, 8 p.m. Open.

United Methodist Church, 2nd and Orchard — Thursdays, 7 p.m. Open.

PaoniaUnited Methodist

Church, 3rd and Onarga — Wednesdays, 8 p.m. Open.

Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 3rd Street and North Fork Avenue — Fridays, 8 p.m. Open.

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5-yearemployeeVeronica Toole-Ortiz recently received a fi ve-year service award from Delta County Memorial Hospital.

Patrick WarhoePatrick E. Warhoe of

Colorado Springs and Cedaredge died after a battle with cancer on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012. He was 77.

A memorial service was held Feb. 9 at Taylor Funeral Service Chapel in Delta.

Mr. Warhoe was born Oct. 15, 1934, in San Francisco, Calif., to Tim-othy and Sarah (Eckles) Sullivan. He was adopted by his stepfather, Felix Warhoe.

He married Virginia Chapla on July 22, 1960. They celebrated 51 years of marriage. She sur-vives.

Mr. Warhoe and his family moved to Colora-do Springs in 1968 from Edwards AFB, Calif. He finished his military career in 1973 and went to work as a civilian at NORAD. He retired and moved to Cedaredge in 1993. He enjoyed fish-ing, four-wheeling, the outdoors, riding snow- mobiles and raising cat-tle.

He is survived by his wife, Virginia; three sons and their wives, Stephen and Kimberly of Bainbridge Island, Wash., Brian and Kirst-en of Austin, Texas, and David and Linda of Colo-rado Springs; and seven grandchildren, Jennifer Hannon and her husband Brian of Seattle, Wash., Amy and Kara War-hoe, both of Bainbridge Island, Wash., Jessica and Ted Warhoe of Aus-tin, Texas, and Stephanie and Samantha Warhoe, both of Colorado Springs.

Memorial contribu-tions may be made to the American Cancer Soci-ety, 2754 Compass Drive, Suite 101, Grand Junc-tion, CO 81506.



Marlena GouldMarlena Kay Gould of

Delta died Monday, Feb. 6, 2012, at Delta County Memorial Hospital. She was 43.

A private family memo-rial service will be held.

Ms. Gould was born April 25, 1968, in Sul-livan, Mo., to Gerald and Ruby (Hollingshead) Gould Sr. She attended school in Sullivan, Mo., and in Delta, and grad-uated from Delta High School in 1985. She attended beauty college.

She enjoyed garden-ing.

Ms. Gould is sur-vived by her mother and her husband, Ruby and Wayne Brew of Delta; and a brother, Gerald Gould Jr. of Denver.

She was preceded in death by her father and grandparents.


Taylor Funeral Service and Crematory handled the arrangements.

Robert TwamleyRobert W. Twam-

ley, formerly of Boston, Mass., Delta and Shey-enne, N.D., died Jan. 29, 2012, at Maristhill Nurs-ing and Rehabilitation Center. He was 74.

Mr. Twamley was born in Sheyenne, N.D., to Archie and Edna (Moe) Twamley. He spent his childhood helping his parents run the local cafe. He graduated from Shey-enne High School in 1955 and received a bachelor of science degree in speech correction from Minot State Teachers College in 1961, and a master of science degree in speech pathology and audiology from Moorehead State College in 1968.

He moved to Massa-chusetts to practice his trade. He enjoyed read-ing, the outdoors, follow-ing sports and spending time with family, espe-cially his grandchildren.

Mr. Twamley is sur-vived by his children, Michael Twamley and his wife Amanda of Delta, Sara Dale and her hus-band Randy of Natick, Mass., Lisa Doerr and her husband Tom of Berlin, Mass., Guy Twamley and his wife Tracey of Med-way, Mass.; his siblings, Mary Jane McLaughlin of Minnesota, Bonnie Mellum and Sharon Mer-kes; his grandchildren, Michael, Alan, Ethan, Benjamin, Nicole, Emilee, Madison, Thomas, Peter, Justin, Maya and Brian; and his great-grandchil-dren, Michael, Alan, Kya and Adam.

Mr. Twamley was pre-ceded in death by a broth-er, Wayne Twamley.

A private funeral ser-vice will be held at a later date.

Memorial contribu-tions may be made to Cir-cle of Caring at Hospice of the Good Shepherd, www.hospicegoodshepherd.org.

O’Keefe-Wade Funeral Home in Taunton, Mass.,

handled the arrange-ments.

Sandra RaySandra Ray of Benson,

Ariz., died Jan. 24, 2012, at her home. She was 46.

A burial service was held Feb. 11 at Valley View Cemetery in Mon-trose.

Mrs. Ray was born May 19, 1965, in Berlin, Germany, to Joel Pace and Eveli Mahn Strassle. Her father was in the Army and brought her to the United States when she was almost 2 years old. She spent her child-hood in Colorado and Wyoming, and gradu-ated from Hannah High School in Hannah, Wyo.

She married Barry Ray. He survives.

Mrs. Ray enjoyed being on the road with her husband while he drove truck.

She is survived by her husband, Barry Ray of Arizona; a son, Michael Pace of Arizona; a daugh-ter, Jeannie Ray-Stewart of Oklahoma; her mother, Eveli Strassle of Delta; a sister, Jolene Nelson of Delta; a brother, Ben Pace of Delta; two grand-children; and several nieces and nephews.

Mrs. Ray was preced-ed in death by her father, Joel Pace.

Mary RowanMary Rowan of Olathe

died Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012, at her home. She was 89.

A funeral Mass took place Feb. 3 at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Delta, with Father Canice Enyiaka officiating. Interment followed at Olathe Cem-etery.

Mrs. Rowan was born Jan. 25, 1923, on a farm on Ash Mesa, to Martin and Anna (Kramer) Dis-tel Sr. She attended the Stone School through the eighth grade.

She married Charlie Rowan on Feb. 1, 1940 in Delta. He preceded her in death in 2000.

Mrs. Rowan and her husband farmed and ranched in Olathe. She enjoyed yard sales, cro-cheting doilies and afghans, quilting, play-ing solitaire, pinochle and Aggravation, cook-ing, Pea Green dances, watching game shows and reading about local history. She was a mem-ber of Busy Bee Club, the Altar and Rosary Soci-ety and the Double Tea Pinochle Cub.

She is survived by two daughters, Brenda Rowan of Olathe; and Judy Legg and her hus-band Jack of Grand Junc-tion; a son and his wife, Larry and Cindy Rowan of Montrose; two sisters, Betty Brill of Montrose, and Helen Cortese of Salida; a sister-in-law, Lola Distel of Olathe; nine grandchildren, Lisa, Candice, Mike, Kristy, Tom, Jacki, Tracy, Scott and Randy; and 19 great-grandchildren, Kelsie, Sidney, Ryon, Aidan, Ayla, Nathan, Tanner, Brady, Chelsea, James Jr., Courtney, Carmen, Drew, Kyla, Grayson, Lauren, Jake, Maggie and Jessalyn.

Mrs. Rowan was pre-ceded in death by her husband, Charlie Rowan; her son, Bobby Rowan; five brothers, Martin Dis-tel, Joe Distel, Johnnie Distel, Frank Distel and Jake Distel; and three sisters, Eva Veo, Katie Rowan and Annie More-land.

Memorial contribu-tions may be made to Hospice and Palliative

Care of Western Colo-rado, 645 S. 5th Street, Montrose, CO 81401.

Valley Lawn Funeral Home in Montrose han-dled the arrangements.

Rosie LangRosa Lea “Rosie” Lang

of Paonia died Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012, at Horizons Care Center in Eckert. She was 82.

Mrs. Lang was born Feb. 15, 1929, in Mal-vern, Ark., to Henry and Minnie (Holman) Conner. She completed 12 years of schooling and attended Durham Business Col-lege.

She married James Lang Sr. on April 27, 1946, in Pine Bluff, Ark. They lived in Arkansas for a few years before moving to Houston, Texas, where they ran a dry goods busi-ness, JR Fashions. They retired and moved to Lake Livingston, Texas. She moved to Paonia after her husband’s death in 2001 to be near her son and daughter-in-law.

Mrs. Lang was a home-maker. She enjoyed fish-ing, gardening, needle-work, jigsaw puzzles and watching NASCAR races.

She is survived by a daughter, Rosa Lang of Livingston, Texas; a son and his wife, James and Rita Lang Jr. of Paonia; a granddaughter, Stacy Anderson and her hus-band John Kurth of Fort Dodge, Iowa; and two great-grandchildren, Brady and Brianna.

Mrs. Lang was preced-ed in death by her hus-band of 50 years, James Lang Sr.

A memorial service will be held Sunday, Feb. 19, at 2 p.m. at Paonia Amer-ican Legion Hall. Cre-mation has taken place and her ashes will be placed in the Columbar-ium Memorial Wall with her husband at Houston National Cemetery.

Memorial contribu-tions may be made to the Rosa Lea Lang Memorial Fund, c/o Paonia State Bank, P.O. Box 597, Paonia, CO 81428.



Helen BrewHelen M. Brew of Delta

died after a battle with cancer on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, at her home. She was 84.

Viewing will be Thurs-day, Feb. 16 at 10 a.m. at Delta Assembly of God. A funeral service will fol-low at 11 a.m. Graveside services will take place at Delta City Cemetery.

Mrs. Brew was born June 27, 1927, in Aus-tin, to Ernest and Cora Duncan. She attended the Fairview School and graduated from Delta High School where she was active in the band and orchestra and was a baton twirler. She was a beauty queen in several local pageants.

She married Kenneth Brew on Dec. 23, 1949, in

Austin. She was the book-keeper for their farming business near Pea Green where they lived for 62 years. He survives.

Mrs. Brew played the piano for Austin Baptist Church. She received her teaching certificate form Western State Col-lege and taught at Col-umbine Elementary on Ash Mesa and at Lincoln Elementary in Delta. She enjoyed camping, travel-ing, sewing, dancing, puz-zles, playing cards with friends, spending time with her family and play-ing the piano and organ. She was instrumental in organizing many reunions for the Fairview School and Delta High School.

Mrs. Brew is survived by her husband, Ken-neth; three sons and their wives, Dennis and June Brew of Cedaredge, Ron-ald and Karen Brew of Parker, and Rancy and Crystal Brew of Grand Junction; six grandchil-dren, Amber Burns and her husband Allyn of LeRoy, N.Y., Corey Brew and his wife Christi of Omaha, Neb., Mirand Cottrell and her husband Britton of Salt Lake City, Utah, Justine Brew of Hollywood, Calif., Andrea Kessler and her husband Kenny of Falcon, and Brian Brew and his wife Rachel of Grand Junc-tion; eight great-grand-children; and a brother, Stanley Duncan of Pali-sade.

Memorial contribu-tions may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care of Western Colora-do, P.O. Box 24, Delta CO 81416.



Jeremy ConklinJeremy Shawn Conklin

of Hotchkiss died Friday, Feb. 10, 2012, at Delta County Memorial Hospi-tal. He was 14.

A viewing will be held Friday, Feb. 17, from 4 to 6 p.m. at Taylor Funeral Service Chapel in Hotchkiss. The fam-ily will have a private memorial service at a later date.

Jeremy was born Feb. 17, 1997, in Bryan, Texas, to Matt Hubbard and Ali-cia Conklin. He spent his childhood and attend-ed school in Texas. He and his parents moved to Hotchkiss in 2008. He was a home school student and enjoyed his dogs, playing video games and spending time with his family.

He is survived by his parents, Matt and Alicia Hubbard of Hotchkiss; two brothers, Jordan Conklin and Justin Conk-lin, both of Hotchkiss; two sisters, Allie Hubbard of Mississippi, and Hayley Hubbard of Hotchkiss; his great-grandmother, Mary “Mamaw” Rury of Lubbock, Texas; maternal grandparents, Debby and Ray Conklin of Palestine, Texas; paternal grand-parents, Jim and Rhoda Hubbard of College Sta-tion, Texas; three uncles, Jon Conklin of Missouri, Jay Conklin of College Station, Texas, and Alan Howell of Dallas, Texas; three aunts, Niky Howell of Dallas, Texas, Chris-tie Hubbard of Hotchkiss, and Rebecca Conklin of College Station, Texas; and numerous cousins.

Jeremy was preceded in death by his paternal great-grandparentsand his maternal great-grand-father.

Memorial contri-butions may be made to CAWS, P.O. Box 12, Crawford, CO 81415.



Catherine RiedyCatherine Ann Riedy

of Delta died after a pro-longed battle with lung cancer on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012, at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Grand Junction. She was 62.

Mrs. Riedy was born in Los Angeles, Calif., to David and Maxine (Obergfell) Miller. She attended Mesa State Col-lege in Grand Junction and graduated with a bachelor of arts degree with honors in 1990.

She was a working art-ist who won awards for her artwork and enjoyed working across multiple media including sculp-ture, doll making, draw-ing, paper making and other art forms. She was a volunteer at the Abra-ham Connection in Delta and taught art classes at the Empowerment Cen-ter in Delta. She was a member of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Delta.

Mrs. Riedy is survived by a son and his wife, Joseph and Danielle Liv-ingston; two brothers, Robert Miller and Larry Miller; her aunt and uncle, Sandra and Pete Tarr; and three cousins, Terry Tarr, Laura Tarr and Janelle Dawson.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Dave Riedy.

A memorial ser-vice was held Feb. 7 at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church.

Glenda WheelerGlenda Elizabeth

Wheeler died Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012, at Colorow Care Center in Olathe. She was 75.

A memorial service was held Thursday, Feb. 9, at Colorow Care Cen-ter in Olathe. Inurnment followed at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Paonia.

Mrs. Wheeler was born July 6, 1936, to Gustave and Fannie (Alderson) Roeber on the Roeber Ranch near Paonia. She graduated from Delta High School and Mesa College in Grand Junc-tion with an art degree.

She was a member of the Lutheran church and was an artist. She enjoyed camping and riding horseback in the mountains with her hus-band. She worked at Red-stone Inn in Redstone, Jenny Lake Resort, Teton National Park in Jack-son, Wyo., and Delta-Montrose Electric Asso-ciation for several years.

Mrs. Wheeler is sur-vived by three nephews, Greg Roeber, Mark Roe-ber and Chad Roeber; a niece, Kathleen Stoner; and a sister-in-law, Doro-thy Roeber.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Albert Wheeler; a broth-er, Clinton Roeber; two sisters, Aline Hulteen and Charlotte Collins; and a niece, Denise Koss-ler.

Memorial contribu-tions may be made to Colorow Care Center in Olathe.



A10 Wednesday, February 15, 2012 OBITUARIES Delta County Independent

Taylor Funeral Service & Crematory

Chalmer & Marge Swain

Mesa View Cemetery

Delta County Independent ACTIVITIES Wednesday, February 15, 2012 A11

Thursday, February 16PUBLIC INPUT ON DEVELOPMENT AND INTEREST OF A COM-

MUNITY GARDEN, 7-9 p.m., Bill Heddles Recreation Center, Room A, Delta.

BINGO, every Thursday, 6:50 p.m., American Legion of Paonia. Come early for hamburgers and hot dogs. This week progres-sive is 59 numbers for $535, blue is 57 numbers and grey is 59 numbers for $250. For more information, call 527-6252.

DEL-ROSE CHORUS SWEET ADELINES INTERNATIONAL REHEARS-ES every Thursday, 6:30 p.m., Delta Methodist Church, corner of Meeker and 5th Street. For more information, call Leslie, 970-256-9763.

BINGO, every Thursday, 7 p.m., Delta Elks Lodge, 563 Main Street. Open to the public. For more information, call 874-3624.

PAONIA ROTARY CLUB MEETING, 12 noon, Paonia Town Hall. Pro-gram begins at 12:30 p.m.: Felix Belmont. Public welcome.

Friday, February 17CRAFT AND FELLOWSHIP — Would you like to learn to sew?

Knit? Crochet? Quilt? Cross stitch? Friday mornings weekly, 9 a.m.-12 noon, Thunder Mountain Church of Christ, 800 Palmer Street, Delta. For more information, call 234-7816.

Saturday, February 18DELTA HUBWHEELER SQUARE DANCE CLUB MEETS, 7:30 p.m.,

Lincoln Elementary School, 1050 Hastings Street, Delta. All plus. Club caller is Larry Schulz. Cuer is Maxine Springer. Prerounds/instructions at 6:30 p.m. For more information, call Loren, 970-249-4858 or Gwen, 970-856-4157.

BLUEGRASS, BLUES, COUNTRY & GOSPEL STRING BAND JAM, 12 noon-3 p.m., Bill Heddles Recreation Center, Delta. For more information, call 874-8777 or 874-0923.

COMMUNITY EVENING DANCE, 7-10 p.m., Bill Heddles Recreation Center, Delta. $4 at the door. Bring a snack to share. Music by Ula Vaun-Kirkman. For more information, call 874-0923.

BLACK CANYON AUDUBON SOCIETY RAPTOR MONTROSE FIELD TRIP. Bring lunch, dress for weather conditions. $5 donation requested to help fund the Ridgway bird banding station. Trip limited to 12 people. To reserve a place, call Bill 970-249-8055.

Monday, February 20ROTARY CLUB OF PAONIA AT KIDS’ PASTA PROJECT DINNER to

raise monies for a Paonia library gazebo, 6 p.m., Scenic Mesa Ranch. Reservations required by calling 985-9220.

Tuesday, February 21PANCAKE SUPPER, 5-7 p.m., St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Delta

with prayer service at 4:30 p.m., The Burning of the Palms.EMBROIDERERS GUILD CHAPTER MEMBERS STITCHING, 1-4

p.m., Delta Public Library, in celebration of embroiderers month. Everyone welcome.

SURFACE CREEK REPUBLICAN WOMEN MEET, 12 noon, home of Norm and Dorothy Kehmeier, 12753 Running Deer Road, Eck-ert. Bob Stechert, Republican candidate for Delta County Com-missioner for District 3 speaks after a short business meeting. Finger food buffet provided by SCRW members. Guests wel-come. For more information, call Anne Snyer, 856-4780.

Wednesday, February 22FREE HEALTH CLINIC, 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m., The Delta Center, 822

Grand, Delta. Free immunizations, well-child checks and visits for chronic conditions for uninsured or under insured children. Free CHP+ and Medicaid application assistance. Call Sarah or Amanda, 874-9517.

PITKIN MESA CLUB MEETING, 1:30 p.m., Lynn Mattingly’s home, 14911 Royal Road. Georgia Finnigan speaks about classical music being offered at the Blue Sage. Refreshments served by hostesses Claudia Henshall and Lee Overton. All women residents of Pitkin Mesa invited.

KICKOFF CELEBRATION FOR 2012 DELTA COUNTY RELAY FOR LIFE, 6 p.m., Daveto’s Italian Restaurant, Delta. RSVP to Lance Boren, event chair, at [email protected].

Thursday, February 23BOARD OF EDUCATION SCHOOL BOARD MEETING, 6 p.m.

policy review, 7 p.m. regular meeting, Hotchkiss K-8 School, 465 Lorah Lane, Hotchkiss.

DELTA COUNTY SCHOOL AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION MEETING, 3 p.m., Vo-Tech building, Paonia. Discussing current legislature bills affecting PERA. For more information, call Dan Burke, 872-2274, Krista Spitzer, 856-9498 or Mary Blake, 527-4504.

PAONIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BUSINESS AFTER HOURS AND OPEN HOUSE, 5-7 p.m., Elsewhere Studios, Paonia.

PAONIA ROTARY CLUB MEETING, 12 noon, Paonia Town Hall. Program begins at 12:30 p.m.: Lucinda Delaney Schroeder speaks about her book, “A Hunt for Justice - The True Story of A Woman Undercover Wildlife Agent.” Public welcome.

Friday, February 24CRAFT AND FELLOWSHIP — Would you like to learn to sew?

Knit? Crochet? Quilt? Cross stitch? Friday mornings weekly, 9 a.m.-12 noon, Thunder Mountain Church of Christ, 800 Palmer Street, Delta. For more information, call 234-7816.

BREAST AND WOMEN’S CANCER SUPPORT GROUP MEETING, 12 noon, brown bag lunch, Grand Mesa Cancer Infusion & Education Center, Delta County Memorial Hospital. For more information or a ride, call Dorthy, 872-3309 or Marie, 778-8146 by Thursday evening.

Saturday, February 25PEA GREEN SATURDAY NIGHT CONCERT, 7-9:30 p.m., Pea Green

Community Center, crossroads of Highway 348 and Banner Road. $5 at the door. Old time, folk and bluegrass musical acts and entertainment. Bring a snack to share if you want. Seating limited. For more information, call Len Willey, 874-8879.

Sunday, February 26HOTCHKISS CRAWFORD HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEETING, 2 p.m.,

Crawford Town Hall. Program: presentation by Dave Primus is “Beneath the Blue Mesa Reservoir.”

Monday, February 274TH MONDAY TALKS AND DISCUSSIONS, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Blue

Sage Center, Paonia. Topic: Know your options for green buri-als, home funerals and more.

Tuesday, February 28BLACK CANYON ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY MEETING, 7 p.m.,

Montrose library, 320 South 2nd. “Astrophotography Basics” talk precedes discussion about current astronomical and club events. Public invited. For more information, go to www.black-canyonastronomy.com or call 856-7716.

Wednesday, February 29FREE HEALTH CLINIC, 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Cedaredge High School.

Free immunizations, well-child checks and visits for chronic conditions for uninsured or under insured children. Free CHP+ and Medicaid application assistance. Call Sarah or Amanda, 874-9517.

Thursday, March 1PAONIA ROTARY CLUB MEETING, 12 noon, Paonia Town Hall.

Program begins at 12:30 p.m.: Barb Sharrow, field manager, Uncompahgre Field Office, Bureau of Land Management. Public welcome.

Friday, March 2WORLD DAY OF PRAYER, 10 a.m., Cedaredge Community United

Methodist Church, 210 NW 3rd St., Cedaredge, followed by fellowship and lunch. Sponsored by Christian Women of Surface Creek. For more information, call Ann, 856-4870 or Bev, 856-6780.

Saturday, March 3DELTA HUBWHEELER SQUARE DANCE CLUB MEETS, 7:30 p.m.,

Lincoln Elementary School, 1050 Hastings Street, Delta. Main-stream dance with announced Plus tips and one Round between tips. Club caller is Larry Schulz. Cuer is Maxine Springer. Prerounds/instructions at 6 p.m. For more informa-tion, call Loren, 970-249-4858 or Gwen, 970-856-4157. Irish stew potluck.

Community CalendarCommunity Calendar

• TAE KWON DO - ongoing classes are held Tuesday and Thursday from 6:45-8:00 p.m.

• HEALTHY BODY STRONG BONES - Adult Fitness Class on Tuesday/Thursday 9:00-10:00 a.m.

• HATHA YOGA - On Wednesdays from 5:00-6:15 p.m. Drop-in fee.

• TAI CHI/QIGONG FOR HEALTH AND LONGEVITY - On Mondays at 7:00 p.m. Pay monthly or drop-in rate.

• BOXING FOR KIDS - It’s back on Saturdays from 10:00-11:00 a.m. Drop in rate.

• GET STARTED AND STAY COM-MITTED - (4) one hour personal training sessions to get you started on your workout rou-tine.

• PRIVATE/SEMI PRIVATE SWIM LESSONS - Registration going on now for lessons.

• REGISTRATION GOING ON NOW FOR THESE NEW LEAGUES: - Spring Dodge Ball on Tuesday evenings March-April and Wiffle Ball League on Monday evening

March-April. Please preregister by Feb. 19.

• COMMUNITY CPR/FA - Next Class offered Sat., March 10 from 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

• COMMUNITY EVENING DANCES - Saturday, Feb. 18 and March 17 from 7:00-10:00 p.m. Please bring a snack to share!

• BEGINNING LINE DANCING - 2 sessions Tuesdays, March 6 (4 weeks) at 2:00-4:00 p.m. or 7:15-9:00 p.m. Call for details.

• CRIBBAGE TOURNAMENT - Sunday, Feb. 19 from 1:00-5:30 p.m. Register early or day of event by 12:30 p.m.

• MOM’S AND SON’S DANCE - Saturday, Feb. 25 from 5:30-8:30 p.m.

• SPRING INTO SHAPE 5K - Save the date for our annual 5K on Saturday, April 14.

• ALIVE AT 25 - DEFENSIVE DRIV-ING COURSE FOR YOUNG DRIVERS - Designed for ages 15-24. Next class Monday, March 26 from 4:30-9:00 p.m. Register

online at www.aliveat25.us.• HANDGUN SAFETY - Saturday,

April 28 from 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

• START SMART GOLF - 6-week class on Wednesday, March 28 for ages 5-7 yr. olds at 3:30 p.m. (No class April 11)

• START SMART BASEBALL - 6-week class on Wednesday, March 27. For ages 3-5 yr. olds at 4:30 p.m. (No class April 11)

• FRUGAL LIVING - This class will show you how to cut your household budget. Sat., Feb. 18 from 1:00-5:00 p.m.

• COUPONING 101 - THE BASICS - Register today for this class on Tuesday, Feb. 28 from 5:30-7:30 p.m.

• ADVANCED COUPONING - Already started couponing? Join this class to increase your savings. Wed., March 7 5:30-8:30 p.m.

• SOUPMAKING BASICS - Tuesday, Feb. 21 from 5:30-8:30 p.m.

• TURKEY HUNTING 101 - Saturday, March 24 from 1:00-4:00 p.m. Please preregister by March 20.

• FLY TYING FOR BEGINNERS - On Tuesday, March 6-March 27, 7:00-9:00 p.m. Parent/Child participation in this class.

• KNITTING SOCKS CLASS - Thursday, March 8-22 from 6:00-9:00 p.m.

• AMATEUR CHESS TOURNA-MENT - Saturday, March 17 from 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.

• APRIL FOOLS SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT - Pre-Season Tournament April 7 and 8. Coed, Men’s or Women’s.

• NIGHT OF THE STARS TALENT SHOW - 2nd annual event on Saturday, April 28 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Kids K-12 pick up your registration packet.

City of Delta Activity Update

Call the Bill Heddles Recreation Center and Cultural Dept. for more information on any of these classes and registration - 874-0923.

7th & 8th 7th & 8th Grade Grade

Boys & GirlsBoys & GirlsBasketballBasketball

TournamentTournamentMarch 9-11March 9-11

Communitydances areopen to all

The community danc-es at Bill Heddles Rec-reation Center are for everyone! Dances are 7 to 10 p.m. and cost $4 at the door. Please bring a snack to share. Upcom-ing dances are Saturday, Feb. 18 (music by Ula Vaun-Kirkman); Satur-day, March 17 (music by Route 66) and Saturday, April 21 (music by North Fork Country).

For more information, call 874-0923.

The Western Slope Concert Series presents the Mientka-Arendt-Krimm Quintet in three concerts — on Friday, Feb. 17, at 7:30 p.m. at the Roper Ballroom in Grand Junction; Satur-day Feb. 18, at 7:30 p.m. at the Paradise Theater in Paonia, and Sunday, Feb. 19, at 3 p.m. at the Montrose Pavilion. Tick-ets are available online at www.JunctionConcerts.com, and Roper Music in Grand Junction, Paonia Farm & Home, and the Montrose Pavilion. All seats are reserved, and start at $9 in advance and $12 at the door for adults.

Originally scheduled as “Breathtaking Trios” with Marcin Arendt and Tyme and Kathryn Mientka, the concert will be replaced by “Gems of Chamber Music: from Duos to Quintets.” Tyme

Mientka is still recover-ing from his long illness, so cellist Gabe Mientka and violists Stephanie Mientka and Andrew Krimm will be filling in for him. Marcin Arendt on violin and Kathryn Mientka on piano will fill out the quintet. The pro-

gram will feature forgot-ten treasures, lost mas-terworks of the last cen-tury, as well as audience favorites from Gershwin and Puccini.

Call (970) 241-4579 for more information, or buy tickets online at www.JunctionConcerts.com.

Quintet will present‘Gems of Chamber Music’

Photo submittedMientka-Arendt-Krimm Quintet

It’s time for the Febru-ary session of this sea-son’s Pea Green Satur-day Night old-time/blue-grass music concert, and everyone is invited. The concert will be held as always at the Pea Green Community Center from 7-9:30 p.m. on Feb. 25. This month will feature The McCoys, Alternate Route and Rock Creek, all for only half a saw-buck ($5) at the door. The famous “I’m a Pea Green-er” lapel button will also be available.

Swing by if you can and experience the best of local musical talent and associate with the most appreciative and well-behaved musical crowd in the three-coun-ty area. But, come early since seating is limited.

The hall is located at the crossroads of Hwy 348 and Banner Road. Bring a small snack to share if you like.

For more information contact Len Willey at 874-8879.

Pea Green Saturday Night returns Feb. 25

Amateurastronomersmeet Feb. 28

“Astrophotography Ba-sics” is the topic of the Feb. 28 Canyon Astro-nomical Society meeting. The talk at 7 p.m. pre-cedes discussion about current astronomical and club events. It will be held at the Montrose Library, 320 South 2nd. The pub-lic is invited. For more information, visit www.blackcanyonastronomy.com or call 856-7716.

Valley Symphony Association is pleased to announce February Valley Symphony Orchestra con-certs, under the direction of Mike Kern, featuring some of opera’s greatest hits. Opera overtures to be featured include Bar-ber of Seville Overture and William Tell Over-ture by Rossini, Carmen Suite by Bizet, Carnival Overture by Dvorak, Tri-umphal March from Aida by Verdi and much more.

Concerts will be Satur-day, Feb. 25, at 7:30 p.m. at the Delta Performing Arts Center and Sunday, Feb. 26, at 3 p.m. at the Montrose Pavilion audi-torium

Tickets are $15 for

adults, $10 for seniors (55 and over) and $5 for students 17 and under. Advance ticket purchases are encouraged and are available at Clubb’s in Delta or Homer L. Sims Agency, Howard David-son Insurance Agency and DeVinny Jewelers in Mon-trose. Tickets are also avail-able online at www.val-leysymphony.net or at the Montrose Pavilion Office by credit card, in person or by telephone (249-7015). Tickets may also be pur-chased at the door prior to either concert.

For concert informa-tion, call 209-2295, visit www.valleysymphony.netor e-mail [email protected].

Valley Symphonyis making overtures

Black Canyon Cam-era Club is sponsoring Steve Traudt’s workshop, “Get Control of Your Dig-ital Camera,” Saturday, March 31, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Stolte Shed in Cedaredge. You will learn about composition, histo-grams, exposure, depth of field, shutter speeds, lenses and more. You will receive a CD which covers all you learn plus much more, so reviewing

and additional learning is easy.

Registration (limited to 10 participants) is $110 for Black Canyon Cam-era Club members and $125 for non-members if received by Feb. 29, $150 after Feb. 29. Reg-istration is not confirmed until payment is received. Contact Rae-Ann Sim-mons to register and for questions: [email protected] or 856-7809.

Gain proficiency with your camera

Bill Heddles Recre-ation Center hosts activi-ties for adults on an ongoing basis. There are several choices for fun and socialization. The cost is minimal, and in some cases free. Activi-ties include:

Duplicate bridge — Mondays, 12:30 to 4 p.m.

Party bridge — Thurs-days, 1 to 4 p.m.

Cribbage grassroots — First Thursday, 6:30

to 9:30 p.m.Cribbage club —

Wednesdays, 8:30 to 11 a.m.

Pinochle — Tuesdays, 1 to 4 p.m.

Tuesday Needlers — Tuesdays, 10 a.m. to noon.

Scrabble —Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Chess club — Tues-days, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.


Ongoing activities at the rec center

Sign up fora wintersnowshoe trek

Join park rangers at the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park for a 2.5 hour snowshoe journey along the rim of the canyon. No spe-cial talent is needed to experience changes in the national park dur-ing the winter. Programs are Saturdays at 10 a.m. and Sundays at 1 p.m. through March 4. No special talent is needed. Snowshoes are available to borrow. Call (970) 249-1914, ext. 423 to sign up.

Tips forfrugalliving

Bill Heddles Recre-ation Center is offering a four-hour “Frugal Liv-ing” class taught by Holly Richard, a local savings expert. She will show you how to cut your house-hold budget in half. She’ll cover couponing, making household precuts to save money, how to save on utility bills and much, much more. You’ll leave the class with recipes, a bucket of homemade laundry detergent, and other items to get you started saving.

The class will be held Saturday, Feb. 18, from 1 to 5 p.m. at Bill Hed-dles Recreation Center. The cost is $25, which includes materials. Call 874-0923 to reserve your spot.

Jam at therec center

Come one, come all, to a bluegrass, blues, country and gospel string band jam from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, at Bill Heddles Recreation Center in Delta.

For more information, call 874-8777 or 874-0923.

A12 Wednesday, February 15, 2012 SCHOOL Delta County Independent

When you need brochures, flyers, business cards or envelopes printed fast, trust Randy Crespin for quality service.

Call or stop byand visit today!

Futureeducatorscan applyfor $500

A reminder to all Mon-trose and Delta County high school senior girls entering the field of edu-cation: Please submit your Delta Kappa Gamma scholarship applications to your school counsel-or’s office by Friday, Feb. 24, for consideration for Delta Kappa Gamma’s $500 scholarship. Delta Kappa Gamma is an organization for women educators from Montrose and Delta counties. For more information, call 249-2560.

On Monday, Feb. 6, Delta High School’s FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) chapter took 50 students to Colorado Mesa University to com-pete in various business events as well as learn business skills from work-shops. Delta’s chapter did outstanding as the results show. The members with an asterisk by their name will represent Delta at the FBLA State Leader-ship Conference where the top individuals and teams from each district in the state will compete to be ranked the top 10 in the state for their event. Among the placers at dis-tricts were:

First place — *Kristi-na Liston – Accounting I; Adara Sandoval, Account-ing II; *Ridge Green – Business Law; *Hailey Donathon – Intro to Busi-ness; *Lake Chaffee and Natalie Martinez – Digi-tal Video Production; *Jon Shirk and Nick Dziubasik

– Marketing; *Taylor King – Introduction to Business Communication; *Tyler Werner, Thomas Duran, Josh Lindsey – Emerging Business Issues;

Second place — *Thom-as Duran – Business Cal-culations; *Ashlee Sun-derland, Tatiana Galvan, Marcus Valdez – E-Busi-ness; *Jon Shirk – Busi-ness Procedures; *Patti Chapman, Soraya Luna, Austin Kimber – Global Business.

Third place — *Paige Bowling – Public Speak-ing II; *Jace Jernberg – Accounting I; *Eduardo Aleman – Introduction to Business; Jackie Gal-legos and Adara Sando-val – Name Tag Design; Devin Marquez, Diana Caballero, Mariah Mar-tin – Emerging Business Issues; *Ashlee Sunder-land – Healthcare Admin-istration; *Tyler Werner – Business Calculations; Torey Grettner, Shelby Hines, Jeremy Dziubasik

– Management Decision Making.

Fourth place — Tay-lor King, Hailey Santon-astaso, Hailey Donathon – Management Decision Making; Lake Chaffee

– Business Communica-tions; Stephanie Sidor and Valerie Velasco – Global Business.

Fifth place — Aus-tin Kimber – Personal Finance; Shelby Hines –

Hospitality Management; Hailey Santonastaso – Introduction to Business Communications; Easton Byers – Sports Manage-ment; Jace Jernberg and Emily Kuta – Entrepre-

neurship; Shannon Foley, Kristina Liston, Autumn Tsosie – Global Business.

Delta’s FBLA chapter would like to thank the parents and community for their support.

Delta’s FBLA chapter achieves stellar results

Photo submittedDelta High School’s FBLA Chapter

Delta County Schools were represented in the 2012 Colorado All State Choir performance on Tuesday, Feb. 7, in Den-ver. Five students from Paonia High and two stu-dents from Delta High were chosen through a tough audition process to perform with the Men’s All State Choir and the Women’s All State Choir. Students from all over the state gather together to practice for three days then present an amaz-ing selection of musical presentations to a packed audience of parents, friends, family, teachers, and school administra-tors.

The Colorado Music Educators Association-sponsored event, sanc-tioned by CHSAA, brings in directors from various places in the country to work with the students. Dr. Janet Galvan of New York directed the wom-en’s choir this year. She explained to the audience how these students come

together for a short three days to work together and consequently they become a “community,” participating in an event that they will never for-get.

Wendy Bodwell, direc-tor of bands in Paonia, and Tambyr Reed, direc-tor of choirs at Delta High School, helped the Delta County youth pre-pare for the event.

Paonia, Delta vocalists selected for All State Choir

Photo submittedRepresenting Delta County at the 2012 Colorado All State Choir performances were (left to right) Ethan Ferguson (Paonia), Desert Mulford (Delta), Jake Johnson (Delta), Jacob Helleckson (Paonia), Nicholas Garver (Paonia), Kaitlyn Johnson (Paonia), Vela Bair (Paonia).

Photo submittedThe following Garnet Mesa second and third grade students earned a Terrifi c Kid Award from the Kiwanis Club of Delta for their efforts to be a respon-sible citizen and student: Grace Hall, Merielle Comerer, Destiny Tew, Isabella Vasquez, Soe Paw, Getsemani Santillan and Janine Garcia.

Photo submittedThe following Garnet Mesa fourth and fi fth grade students earned a Terrifi c Kid Award from the Kiwanis Club of Delta for their efforts to be a responsible citizen and student: Leslie Velasquez, Sami Lane, Abi Turk, Taylor Armendariz, Gianna Brown, Justice Tew, Jake Ray and Abby Wear.

Photo submittedThe following Garnet Mesa kindergarten and fi rst grade students earned a Terrifi c Kid Award from the Kiwanis Club of Delta for their efforts to be a respon-sible citizen and student: Kassidy Wear, James Pope, Lance Porter, Landin Acevez; (standing) Serenity Tew, McKenzie Proctor, Angel Romero and LeeLand Hernandez.

Photo submitted

Virtuous KidsOn Feb. 2, Lincoln Elementary and the Kiwanis Club of Delta recognized the Virtuous Kids: (top row) Kendell Somers (compassionate), Alyssa Sanders (hard worker),Tatum Saddoris (positive and respectful), Domi-nic Hensley (friendly); (middle row) Cody Burnett (helpful), James Goff (diligent), Marcy Schaal (responsible), Madisen Branham (generous), J.T. Kensler (responsible), Zac Kearns (perseverant); (bottom row) Colby Thurston (self-disciplined and responsible), Aneida Sanchez (compassion-ate), Mayte Alvarado (diligent), Zanaida Rodriguez (courageous and hard worker), Hadlee Canty (respectful), Morganne Branham (thoughtful), Juan Tapia (responsible and friendly).

The DHS speech team competed in the last regu-lar season speech meet of the school year Feb. 10 and 11 at Montrose High School. The young Delta team earned fourth place overall in the field of 10 Western Slope schools.

In humor, both Jeremy Dziubasik and Taylor King made finals, with Jeremy placing fourth and Tay-lor finishing sixth. Haley Donathan just missed making the cut for finals and finished in seventh

place. In poetry, Sawyer Keeline qualified for finals and finished third. Javier Romero just missed quali-fying for finals and fin-ished seventh.

In Lincoln-Douglas debate, Ridge Green fin-ished with a 3-1 record, which earned him third place. DHS’s other three Lincoln-Douglas debat-ers, Haley Donathan, Javier Romero and Linh Nguyen all finished with 2-2 records. Public forum debate saw the team of

Sawyer Keeline and Val-erie Velasco post a 3-1 record for third place. The Dziubasik brothers, Nick and Jeremy, went 2-2 and placed fourth.

The team next heads for Durango the last weekend in February to compete in the district tournament. The out-come of this tournament will determine who will be qualified to compete at the state tournament to be held mid-March in Fort Collins.

DHS speech teamwraps up regular season

Mom, sondance setfor Feb. 25

Moms and sons can make a wonderful evening of memories Saturday, Feb. 25, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. This year’s “Light-ing Dance” features the characters from Cars — Mater, Lighting McQueen and the gang. Bring your little guy(s) for a super special evening of dancing and little boy fun. Reg-istration in advance will be taken up to Feb. 24 for $12/couple. The price at the door is $15/couple. Ten couples must be reg-istered by Feb. 17 for this event to take place. Bring a snack to share with oth-ers. Professional photos will be available for an additional $20, payable to the photographer.

For more information or to register, call 874-0923.


On Thursday, Feb. 9 — the deadline for commenting on the oil and gas lease auction slated for August — about a hundred North Fork Val-ley residents rallied at BLM’s headquarters in Montrose.

BLM’s Uncompahgre Field Office is evaluating about 30,000 acres near Paonia, Hotchkiss, Somerset and Crawford to draft an Envi-ronmental Assessment prior to the lease sale. The oppor-tunity to comment is the first step in determining whether all or some of the 22 parcels will be opened to oil and gas exploration.

The rally was organized by Citizens for a Healthy Com-munity, a non-profit organi-zation which formed quickly after the BLM announced the upcoming lease sale. Its mis-sion is “to protect people and their environment from irre-sponsible oil and gas devel-opment in the Delta County region.”

Paonia musician Mike Gwinn summed up the pro-testers’ viewpoint in a song he wrote and performed. The refrain, “Leave our valley alone,” was echoed through-out the song by those attend-ing the rally.

Several individuals also spoke, including Daniel Feld-man, vice president of the CHC board.

“Some BLM person-nel have been quoted in the last two issues of the Delta County Independent as say-ing that the people of the North Fork Valley are misin-formed around this issue,” he said. “We’re here to say that we are very informed about the realities of oil and gas development and the impact of leasing, and drilling, and fracking and longterm oil and gas production.”

He cited several “very real

concerns,” from water con-tamination and air pollution, to declining property values and the impact on wildlife. He detailed specific cases across the country where damage to the environment and the health of individuals has been linked to oil and gas explora-tion.

“For these many informed reasons, we are asking that the BLM deny these 22 par-cels for leasing.

“Over 200,000 acres are already leased for oil and gas development in Delta County, so why do we need to lease these parcels that encompass the most vulnerable parts of our valley?” Feldman conclud-ed.

Paonia Town Councilman Lucien Pevec said there is no benefit to the town or its people that would outweigh the potential risks of oil and gas drilling.

The third speaker was Jack D’Orio, who has grown organ-ic produce on Lamborn Mesa for 25 years. “People buy fruit from us because it is the epit-ome of health and well-being,” he said. He is worried that oil and gas drilling will create uncertainty in the minds of an “informed clientele” that believes food should come from an area with clean air, pristine water and nutrient-rich soil.

“If somebody puts together a drill rig and sticks it out on one of the three sides of our farm that is BLM land, we think that will affect us,” he said.

At the end of the rally CHC delivered a petition contain-ing 3,400 signatures calling for a moratorium on further leasing. A 50-page comment letter with “thousands and thousands” of pages of exhib-its, and all the testimony from the public hearings conducted in the North Fork Valley, were also turned over to the BLM.

Concerned citizens rally in Montrose

Town agrees to partner with schoolon GOCO grant

BY KATHY BROWNINGStaff Writer

Paonia High School has been trying to complete an athletic project for sever-al years. They came to the Paonia Town Council meeting on Jan. 24 to ask the town to

join with them and the junior high in a GOCO partnership agreement.

“Ultimately we know the high school is not going to keep leasing for $10,000 a year the football field at town park,” Mayor Neal Schwieter-man told the board of trustees. “If we can get high quality athletic fields that hold every-thing they need up there, it would be a real asset to the community.”

Right now the high school’s track team runs both their meets at Kremmling because there isn’t a place here.

“There’s a huge economic advantage by having a sports complex capable of having all these events. Then you start doing invitational track meets. If you have an invita-tional track meet, you’ll fill every restaurant this town has to capacity, and more so,” Schwieterman said. “There are a lot of benefits to the town overall.”

Principal Randall Palmer told the council the schools had received an invitation for a GOCO grant application. A government entity must carry the grant to the state. “What we are looking for is a part-nership so that we can have that kind of entity in you to help make that presentation to the Colorado Great Out-doors.” The schools are look-ing for a grant to help with planning costs, not including the construction costs. They need to have a feasibility study completed.

“Along with the sports com-plex,” Palmer continued, “we also have quite a bit of acreage right along the river frontage

that is not being used.”They would like to have

a wildlife viewing area, even some raised gardens that would be on site, some kind of educational and ecological entity to go along with it. They would like to have con-necting river trails.

The principal asked the council to be their govern-ment entity so the schools can have the feasibility study. The study would help them to determine the budget, land-scape and facilities for the track and football field.

Cindy Swartzendruber, who retired last year from Paonia High School, explained that because the school dis-trict doesn’t have money, they are seeking the funds else-where. “We were given the go ahead by the district to pur-sue upgrading our facilities in other ways,” Swartzendruber said. They are getting private donations for matching funds. “We are not looking for any money [from the town], and that is important,” she said.

The mayor said that the town was being asked to be the sponsoring agency and they would pass the funding through to the school group. This is the role the town had for the Paonia River Park.

Barbara Peterson, town clerk, said the town was re-applying for the Apple Valley tennis courts improvement grant. “We may be competing with ourselves.”

Swartzendruber said their grant would just be for plan-ning at this time.

Scott Leon, police chief, said the two projects could go

School sports complex seen as good for Paonia

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Photo by Pat SunderlandThe rally at the BLM headquarters in Montrose drew about a hundred concerned North Fork Valley residents.

Photo by Kathy Browning

Mix art, chocolate and wineLast Friday night the welcoming warmth of the Creamery Arts Center drew many people to come in and linger amidst the Art, Chocolate and Wine Lovers Extravaganza. This Hotchkiss event is the Creamery’s annual offering of an early valentine celebration. Local artists Shannon Castle and Jamie Roeber visited with art lovers during the opening reception.


One element of the pro-posed Central Rockies Land Exchange is for Bear Ranch to purchase 80-acre Orchid Draw in Utah for $300,000 and then give it to the Nation-al Park Service. Then the in-holding will be included in the Dinosaur National Monu-ment. Bear Ranch, owned by Bill Koch, signed a renewal in December 2011 on the origi-nal two-year purchase agree-ment. If the land exchange is approved in Congress then Orchid Draw will be pur-chased and turned over to the National Park Service.

The current owners of Orchid Draw are Diane Dou-glass Iverson and Mary Dou-glass. The two sisters are the granddaughters of Earl Dou-glass, the paleontologist with Carnegie Museum in Pitts-burgh who found eight dino-saur tailbones sticking out of a hill in Utah. That 1909

discovery led to the Dinosaur National Monument being established in 1915.

Orchid Draw is surrounded by Dinosaur National Monu-ment. It’s an 80-acre ravine where Earl Douglass, his wife Pearl and his son, Gawin had their summer home. The home was a boarded tent. A little spring irrigated the land and there was an orchard. The property got its name from a rare orchid which thrived there. Her grandfa-ther viewed their property “as a little oasis.”

Diane’s first memories of Dinosaur National Monument (DNM) was at the close of World War II in 1945. “We never lived there. We always owned that 80 acres and that’s part of where my father grew up. We would go back there because he was so attached to that country. And we heard the stories from day one.”

Diane edited a book

Orchid Draw is one piece of land deal

Photo submitted by Diane Douglass IversonThis is Orchid Draw as it looked in 1913. The photo was taken by Earl Douglass, discoverer of the large dinosaur quarry in Utah. It shows Earl’s wife, Pearl, and their fi ve year old son, Gawin. This was the summer retreat for the family who lived in the tents and planted the garden and orchard.

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Mule deermonitored inNorth Fork Valley

Colorado Parks and Wildlife biologists recent-ly began monitoring mule deer bucks in the North Fork Valley in an effort to better understand a disease that causes ant-ler deformities and the possible long-term effects on herd health.

During the past 10 years, hunters and resi-dents of the Hotchkiss and Crawford areas have reported a high num-ber of so-called “cactus bucks.” In these male animals the antlers grow in odd shapes, never develop fully and do not lose their velvet. Biolo-gists think that the ant-ler deformities are indi-cators of hemorrhagic disease which is caused by viruses transmitted by bites from small insects called midges. But they don’t understand why the disease is particularly prevalent in this area of Colorado. Hemorrhagic disease can also affect white-tailed deer and pronghorns.

In early January,

biologists captured and put radio transmitter collars on eight infected animals, said Brandon Diamond, Gunnison-area terrestrial biologist for Parks and Wildlife. Blood samples were taken and each deer’s physical con-dition was assessed.

“With the radio collars we’ll be able to follow their movements, deter-mine if they lose their antlers, and whether they re-grow normal antlers,” Diamond said. “At the same time we’ll also be able to evaluate their annual survival rates.”

The viruses trans-mitted by the insect bite interrupt hormone production and cause atrophy in the testicles. Infected deer may only suffer a transient fever; however, some animals become lethargic, develop ulcers on their mouths and tongues, show respi-ratory distress, lose their appetite and suffer inter-nal bleeding. Midges are most prevalent in wet areas, and biologists believe that deer become infected when they are concentrated around water holes.

Diamond explained

that licensed hunters are allowed to harvest “cactus bucks” during the annual deer seasons. The virus does not infect humans and there is no risk from handling or eating veni-son from these deer.

While the disease can be fatal, biologists are trying to learn whether infected animals return to normal health and breeding status.

“Right now, the focus is on bucks because their antlers allow us to iden-tify that they’ve been infected and to observe changes over time,” Dia-mond said.

The radio collars can transmit for up to five years, providing biolo-gists the opportunity to make long-term obser-vations. The collars also are expandable so they accommodate the bucks’ increased neck size dur-ing the breeding season.

The deer were cap-tured on private land.

“We really appreci-ate the cooperation from the landowners and the public support for this project,” Diamond said. “We hope to continue this project for several years and we may continue to capture animals in the future to boost our sam-ple size.”

Biologists are studying pervasive deer disease

Join in the fun and support the Rotary Club of Paonia at Kids’ Pasta Project Monday, Feb. 20, at 6 p.m. Come and have dinner at the Scenic Mesa Ranch.

Funds raised from this dinner and silent auction will go to build the Paonia Library Gazebo which will be used as a meeting place for Boys’ and Girls’ Book Clubs.

Call Lenore at 985-9220 or e-mail [email protected] to attend. Reserva-tions are required.

Dinner includes salad, pasta, meatballs and des-ert. Vegetarian and glu-ten-free options are avail-able. Costs are $14 for adults, $8 for kids and $10 for seniors.

For directions to Scenic Mesa Ranch go to www.kidspastaproject.org.

Help KPP and Rotary raise funds

Orchard DrawFROM PAGE B1authored by her father entitled, “Speak To the Earth and It Will Teach You.” The book is about the life and times of Earl Douglass. He was a pro-lific diary writer.

Diane never got to meet her grandfather who died in 1931. “When we would go back to that 80 acres, [Dad] would tell the sto-ries. So I feel like I know my grandfather because Dad talked about him so much.”

Diane says her grand-father was an educator, “but more than that he was such a dedicated sci-entist. He wanted to know truth and he thought he could find it from the earth, from digging up the fossils. He was dedicated to teaching it to other people.”

Diane continued, “He earned the first master’s degree from the Universi-ty of Montana here in Mis-sula. That was in 1893. Then he went on, earned all the credits, took all the courses to earn a doctor-ate at Princeton and he never did the thesis, but he was called Dr. Doug-lass because he just kept studying, taking courses and he was also a poet and a philosopher. He wrote a lot of poems which my father included in his book.”

Today Orchid Draw

is part of their heritage, very dear to her and her sister. They have hiked Orchid Draw many times. “You kind of have a sense of the man who was a nature lover. It means a great deal to us. We go back as often as possible and camp there. It’s just a wonderful place,” Diane said. “We were there for the grand opening of the Great Wall, and I spoke about my grandfather and how important that dis-covery was to him.”

The Great Wall is a wall of dinosaur bones at the monument. Her grandfather had a desire to leave the bones in relief as a teaching tool.

“He had dreamt there would be a building around it so people could come up and look. That happened in 1957, but then that building was condemned. It was reopened in Oct. 2011,” Diane said. Utah Gov. Gary Richard Herbert was there. “It really was a pretty amazing opening. They’ve done a super job at the visitors’ center. It was reopened Oct. 4, 2011, which was 100 years from when it had been set aside as a national monument. It was a special time for it to be reopened.”

When the land exchange bill died in a congressio-nal committee in 2010, it was a disappointment to Diane and her sister. They had wanted to announce Orchid Draw was becom-ing part of the Dinosaur National Monument.

“Whatever happens, happens. But we would like for this to become part of the DNM,” Diane said. “And so we were really disappointed about that. We’re still hoping it might go through. If it doesn’t, something else will hap-pen I’m sure.”

Diane says the ravine is now more wild. The orchard and garden are gone. “The gullies have eroded away. There have been flash floods that have come through there.

And so, I guess for DNM, they are thinking there could be dinosaur depos-its. There might be fossils no one has ever thought about,” Diane said. The exploration and science make the land valuable for the DNM. “For me. . .it’s more just the beauty of canyons that Utah and Colorado have. You know, just the wild land.”

Diane and her sister don’t want the land to be passed on to their six heirs. “We feel like in order to honor our grandfather’s memory we would like the land to be a part of the National Park System. And so, it would mean a great deal to us to have this finished. We would like to have it completed in our lifetime. I’m 73. My sister is 77. We are just hoping this can be com-pleted.”

It was Mary Risser, the National Park Service superintendent, who sug-gested to the Douglass sis-ters to work with Western Land Group. “We thought that this might be the best way. There have been people who would like to buy the land, private enti-ties who would buy the land and we could prob-ably receive more money, but we decided we would like to have it included in the park and so we started thinking of ways this could be done,” Diane said. “We didn’t realize how complicated and how it was involved with so much else.”

They don’t know Bill Koch but realize he was willing to buy their land and use it in a land trade. “From reading the articles there sure are pros and cons, aren’t there?” Diane commented. “I want the best for all people.”

She encourages people to visit Dinosaur National Monument and to read the book by her father. “It’s a pretty amazing account of a man who lived in the wilderness for years and years.”

Sports complexFROM PAGE B1hand-in-hand. The school would provide a letter of support for the Apple Val-ley tennis courts project. Palmer added he had just hired a tennis coach that morning. Leon wants to integrate the Apple Val-ley and Paonia High School projects.

“The day of putting forth any grant request by yourself is long gone,” Schwieterman said. With all the talk about inte-

grating the community, “this is a great way to do that.”

Jim Briscoe, town attorney, said, “Planning grants are reviewed sepa-rately and independent-ly from project grants. And frankly, planning grants are more apt to be approved because of the feasibility aspect of it.”

The council approved the town partnering with the school on the plan-ning grant.


Family and friends of Howard Berkman, who died last October, have established a music schol-arship in his memory.

The Howard Berkman Music Scholarship Fund has raised $4,300 follow-ing a memorial concert at the Blue Sage Center in Paonia, a silent auction and generous donations. Proceeds from his record-ing contracts will con-tribute to the scholarship fund as well. The scholar-ship committee will prob-ably have more special concert events locally and in the Carbondale area where Howard spent a great deal of his time and also in Chicago where he is from.

The music scholarship is the joint endeavor by Berkman’s family and friends who make up the scholarship committee and the Mountain Har-vest Festival. The com-mittee will decide who receives the scholarships. Mountain Harvest Festi-val, a 501 (C)(3) charity, will manage the distribu-tion of the funds.

Bill and Sarah Bish-op explained that rather than form a new char-ity the scholarship com-mittee wanted Mountain Harvest Festival to han-dle the finances. This is because Berkman never missed performing a Sat-urday night concert dur-ing the festival.

“We are really proud to do this for Howard’s memory,” Bill said.

“The scholarship com-mittee is determining how many scholarships and at what value they will be given this year,” Sarah said. “Those schol-arships will go to music students whether they are young people or older people in the North Fork

Valley and Roaring Fork Valley.”

As soon as Mountain Harvest Festival receives instructions from the scholarship committee which is managed by Howard’s brother-in-law, Darrell Sage, the festival will help them with pub-licity.

The scholarship com-mittee is writing up appli-cation guidelines. Moun-tain Harvest Festival will do everything it can to spread the word and encourage applicants.

“I think it is real-ly exciting to have the Mountain Harvest Festi-val working with another group like this. We can handle the financial end and they can do the cre-ative decision making,” Sarah said.

The scholarships are for people wanting to take music lessons, need-ing help in purchasing an instrument or wanting to attend a music camp.

“I think these scholar-ships will tend to be mod-est in a few tens of dollars to a few hundreds of dol-lars each. It won’t be big scholarships. The idea is to encourage promising musicians,” Sarah said.

“It’s all about improv-ing a person’s ability to play music,” Bill added.

Mike Gwinn, leader of the North Fork Fly-ers, helped organized the benefit concert in Paonia. He, the Blue Sage and the family and friends of

Howard Berkman have expressed their sincere thanks for all the sup-port, contributions, per-formances and testimo-nials for the memorial, silent auction and con-cert.

For more details about the Howard Berk-man Scholarship Fund, contact Mike Gwinn at [email protected].

Berkman music scholarships will be unveiled soon

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Crawford welcomes new businessThe Crawford Area Chamber of Commerce recently welcomed Bait-N-Box and More to the community. The business is located at 318 Cedar Avenue and is owned by Gary and Tammy Broughton. They offer bait, tackle, sporting goods, gift items, T-shirts, ice and a full line of grocery items. The business is open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. and can be reached by calling 921-5219.

Paonia, Crawfordstill consideringtheir commitment


When the Orton Fam-ily Foundation awarded a $100,000 grant for local planning and training in December, it came with a requirement for a $25,000 cash match and $75,000 of in-kind donations.

The Orton Founda-tion is more interested in having the local town governments in Paonia, Hotchkiss and Crawford be involved in the pro-cess then have a finan-cial stake in the two-year project.

To that end, Elaine Brett has attended town council meetings in all three towns requesting the towns sign a part-nership agreement. She has visited the councils several times over the grant application process and after the grant was awarded so that the gov-erning bodies would be active, willing partici-pants. The towns, cham-bers of commerce and Orton would be partners. They were looking for the towns to be supportive of the Heart and Soul Plan-ning Process which will contribute to the individ-ual town master plans.

At the Paonia Town Council in late January, Brett asked the town for in kind contributions and a few thousand dollars for matching funds.

“Each town would have a different take on how they are contribut-ing,” Brett said.

Jim Briscoe, town attorney, said the part-nership agreement the town was given was a generic template. His first concern was how much flexibility there was for the town to determine its commitment. This is a one-for-one grant. “It is common for partners to commit themselves to dif-ferent levels of contribu-tion. It would be possible for the Town of Paonia to establish what they’re willing to contribute and willing to participate,” Briscoe said. Paonia’s cash contribution and in kind contributions can be different from the other towns and the chambers of commerce.

The town could start with a bottom line amount and increase their contri-bution later if they want.

Brett said volunteer time and use of facilities are counted toward the in-kind donations. They are looking for shared commitments. They have the chambers of commerce and other non-profits par-ticipating.

A paid project coordi-nator is being hired and

an advisory team will be overseeing the pro-cess and the accounting issues.

Brett said she has “a high level of confidence” in raising the $25,000. She has $19,000 now.

Barbara Peterson, town clerk, said they had budgeted $2,000 for this year plus offering office support in space, copy-ing and minimal supplies. Paonia is not in a posi-tion to be the government pass through agency.

The Paonia Town Council decided to table the final decision until the next meeting, which was to be Feb. 14. That meet-ing has been canceled due to not having a quorum.

The Orton Foundation was hoping to have the signed partnership agree-ments by mid-February.

Next Brett, accompa-nied by Paonia Chamber of Commerce president Alexis Halbert, presented the partnership agree-ment to the Crawford Town Council on Feb. 1. Brett and Sally Kane had spoken to the council at a work session in January.

The language in the partnership agreement had been changed to say a cash contribution “up to $5,000.” Crawford would, like the other towns, decide what amount they can contribute.

Delta County Economic Development is the fiscal sponsor for the project.

The partnership agree-ment states that the Orton Foundation “offers an innovative approach to community planning. . .that helps to identify local values, build a vision from them, and prioritize actions leading to goals, which in two years will: Strengthen the social net-work of the whole val-ley, improve communica-tions within and between groups, have a shared understanding of the desired future, with the ‘average’ citizen able to articulate these communi-ty values clearly, develop the indicators for trans-lating our values into measurable actions that affect our community and economic development, and establish a unified ‘North Fork’ identity.”

The Crawford council was negative to the entire idea and decided to table any partnership agree-ment until after the April municipal election. Once new trustees and a new mayor are elected, Brett will come back and pres-ent the agreement to the new council in April.

Brett then visited the Hotchkiss Town Coun-cil on Feb. 9. Hotchkiss has a representative on the advisory team. He is trustee Dustyn Foster. He is also a representative for West Elk Mine.

There was initial resis-tance from trustees Mar-

lin McCracken and Lindee Cantrell. Jim Briscoe, town attorney, said the revised partnership agree-ment was acceptable. The provision for a cash con-tribution up to $5,000 was an improvement, and his attorney fees could be counted toward in-kind donations.

Brett expanded upon the Delta County Econom-ic Development board’s decision to sign the part-nership agreement and take on administrative and fiscal responsibilities for the project. The board felt it was a “perfect mix” with their economic devel-opment goals.

Cantrell wanted Mayor Wendell Koontz, who was absent, to be present before the council voted. Briscoe pointed out the mayor doesn’t have a vote or a veto power. Sheila Maki, mayor pro tem, said the mayor had not expressed any con-cerns about the partner-ship agreement during the staff meeting.

McCracken said he wasn’t for funds going toward planning.

The council approved on a split vote to enter into the partnership with the Orton Founda-tion. Foster, Jane Wills and Carrie Wingfield voted in favor. Cantrell and McCracken were against.

Hotchkiss commits to Orton agreement

The annual mem-bership meeting of the Hotchkiss-Crawford His-torical Society will be on Sunday, Feb. 26, at 2 p.m. in the Crawford Town Hall.

David Primus, Gunnison author and historian, will present a power point program titled, “Beneath Blue Mesa,” of what was cov-ered when the reservoir was filled in 1965.

The Blue Mesa Reser-voir is the largest body of water in Colorado and the construction of the dam created much contro-versy before being built. Were you ever through

the town of Sapinero or drive by the Rainbow Hotel?

Primus has a collection of photographs dating from 1881 when the nar-row gauge railroad was built along the Gunnison River and will also recall the history of the area. This 20-mile sec-tion of the river west of Gunnison once consisted of towns, ranches, resorts and superb fishing holes. Besides the photos, Pri-mus will show a short movie of the Gunnison Navy.

Membership in the society or door donations are requested.

Historical society annual meeting Feb. 26

Art entries for the 2012 Hotchkiss Sheep Camp Stock Dog Trials Art Competition are due next week.

Entries are to be sub-mitted to The Trout Store and More, 285 E. Bridge St., in Hotchkiss Thurs-day, Feb. 23 and Friday, Feb. 24 between 2–6 p.m.

Out-of-town artists may enter the competi-tion by shipping their

artwork. The Grand Prize win-

ner will receive the TDS Shepherd’s Award $500. Additional prizes will be given for first place $200, second place $100, third place $75 and People’s Choice Award $100.

Winners will be announced on Satur-day, March 10, at the Artist’s Reception at the Hotchkiss-Crawford His-torical Society Museum.

Art contest deadline is next Friday

Elsewhere Studios to host Biz After Hours

The Paonia Chamber of Commerce is sponsor-ing a “Business After Hours and Open House” at Elsewhere Studios on Thursday, Feb. 23, from 5-7 p.m. Elsewhere Stu-dios is located next door to the Flying Fork Cafe at 107 3rd St, Paonia.

Learn more about the Elsewhere Studios Artist Residency Program. It has attracted artists from around the country seek-ing dedicated space and time to be creative.

Vision students answer questions at science fair

The 2012 Science Fair for the North Fork Vision School was packed with students eager and ner-vous to be interviewed by the judges. The fair was

held on Friday, Feb. 10. Projects included Spiders, Are Girls Faster than Boys?, Oil Eating Mush-rooms, Chicken Feed and Growth Rates, Running Times Test — Morning vs. Night, Which Dog Bones Do Dogs Prefer?, i Phone Cookbook Applica-tion and Speech of Special Needs Student Improves

When Riding a Horse.Junior Scientist first

place winners went to Katelan Sinski, ninth grader, and Savannah Russell, 10th grader, for their team research on the relationship between rid-ing horses and if speech improves for students with special needs. Their subject repeated simple

phrases before and after riding a horse and the volume of speech improv-ment. They want to con-tinue this project next year. They will proceed to regionals.

Junior Scientist sec-ond place winner went to Ariana Sorensen, eighth grader, for her computer science technology proj-ect. She is developing an APP for an online cook-book for teenagers and has learned to program in Lua. Her project is still in the development phase and she plans to enter it

again next year as a com-pleted project. She will compete at regionals in Grand Junction.

Kai Sorensen, fourth grader, received Young Sci-entist first place winner, Grand Champion Award and the $50 cash prize for his research on the lifelong question, “Are Girls Faster than Boys?”, with his Blind Man’s Bluff Maze. He test-ed his subjects by blind-folding them and using just their finger to go through a three dimensional maze. His hypothesis was boys are faster, however after

testing 14 subjects, it was proven that girls are indeed faster.

Young Scientist sec-ond place winner went to Evelyn Shenk, fifth grader, for her research on which dog bones do dogs prefer. She learned that her dog preferred homemade dog biscuits vs. store bought.

Zander Sweeny, Harry Trickery, Jacob Arter-born and Odessa Shenk all received participation medals.

Regionals will be held on Friday, Feb. 17, at Colo-rado Mesa University.

Are girls faster than boys? Yes!

The Paonia Police Department has released its blotter for Jan. 17-31. The officers responded to the following incidents:

Jan. 17 — 100 Block of Onarga Ave. for a welfare check, 100 Block of 2nd St. for a dog running at large, 200 Block of Grand Ave. for a citizen assist, 1100 Block of 3rd St. for a dog running at large.

Jan. 18 — traffic stop in the 200 Block of Grand Ave., 200 Block of Clark Ave for a trespass inci-dent, traffic stop in the 300 Block of Rio Grande Ave., 100 Block of Main Ave. for a traffic incident, 200 Block of Onarga Ave. for a non crime incident.

Jan. 19 — traffic stop in the 200 Block of 3rd St., 200 Block of Niagara Ave. for a dog running at large.

Jan. 20 — 100 Block of Dorris Ave. for a bur-glary incident, 200 Block of Grand Ave. for a citizen assist, 100 Block of 1st St. for a dog running at large, 200 Block of Main

Ave. for a dog running at large, 200 Block of 2nd St. for a shoplifting inci-dent, 400 Block of Vista Ave. for an agency assist, 200 Block of Onarga Ave. for an agency assist, 300 Block of Clark Ave. for an alarm incident.

Jan. 21 — 100 Block of Onarga Ave. for an agency assist, 200 Block of Grand Ave. for a parking prob-lem, 50 Block of Highway 133 for an agency assist, traffic stop in the 500 Block of 2nd St.

Jan. 22 — 600 Block of Orchard Ave. for a citizen assist.

Jan. 23 — 50 Block of west 3rd St. for a citizen assist.

Jan. 24 — mile marker 6 and Highway 133 for an agency assist, traffic stop in the 200 Block of Grand Ave., traffic stop in the 500 Block of 3rd St., traf-fic stop in the 700 Block of 2nd St., traffic stop in the 400 Block of 3rd St., 100 Block of Main Ave. for a parking problem, traffic

stop in the 100 Block of 1st St., traffic stop in the 500 Block of 2nd St., 400 Block of Box Elder Ave. for a code enforcement incident, traf-fic stop in the 300 Block of 4th St., traffic stop in the 200 Block of Grand Ave., 200 Block of 2nd St. for a parking problem, 13000 Block of German Creek Ln. for an agency assist.

Jan. 25 — 200 Block of Grand Ave. for a parking problem, traffic stop in the 1000 Block of 3rd St., 1300 Block of 3rd St. for a dog running at large, traffic stop in the 300 Block of 4th St., traffic stop in the 400 Block of 4th St., traf-fic stop in the 400 Block of 4th St., traffic stop in the 300 Block of 4th St., traf-fic stop in the 200 Block of Niagara Ave., traffic stop in the 200 Block of 3rd St., traffic stop in the 100 Block of Grand Ave., traf-fic stop in the 400 Block of 5th St., traffic stop in the 600 Block of 2nd St., traf-fic stop in the 500 Block of 2nd St., traffic stop in the 400 Block of 3rd St., traf-fic stop in the 300 Block of 2nd St., traffic stop in the 50 Block of 1st St.

Jan. 26 — traffic stop in the 200 Block of 3rd St., traffic stop in the 100 Block of 2nd St.

Jan. 27 — 100 Block of Main Ave. for a citizen assist, traffic stop in the 600 Block of 2nd St.

Jan. 28 — Black Bridge Rd. for an agency assist, 300 Block of Poplar Ave. for a traffic accident, traf-fic stop in the 300 Block of Grand Ave., 800 Block of Grand Ave. for a traffic accident, traffic stop in the 500 Block of 2nd St., traf-fic stop in the 100 Block of 1st St., traffic stop in the 200 Block of Grand Ave.

Jan. 29 — 100 Block of Onarga Ave. for a theft incident.

Jan. 30 — traffic stop in the 300 Block of 4th St., traffic stop in the 200 Block of 5th St., traffic stop in the 200 Block of Grand Ave.

Jan. 31 — 400 Block of 2nd St. for a criminal mischief incident.

Paonia Police Blotter

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Delta County 4-Her’s and FFA students weighed in their pro-spective market beef on Saturday, Feb. 4. Excite-ment was high for the 46 local kids who brought 56 steer and two heifers to be weighed in, because the annual market beef weigh-in is the first step toward raising beef for the 2012 junior market livestock sale, which will be held this coming August, during the Delta County Fair.

All but nine of the ani-mals weighed in qualify for the Delta County Bred & Fed program, which certifies to buyers that the animals they are purchas-ing were bred and raised in Delta County. Initial weights ranged from 357 to 1,025 pounds.

With the market beef weigh-in over, these 4-H and FFA kids will now concentrate on raising the best beef possible to offer to buyers over the auction block this sum-mer. Last year, at the 2011 Delta County Fair, 48 local kids sold their beef to the generous buy-ers listed below for total sales of $108,425.

The sale committee thanks these buyers for

their support of local 4-H and FFA kids last year, and invite them to attend the 2012 junior market livestock sale, which will be held at 2 p.m. on Sat-urday, Aug. 11.

For more information on how you can sup-port Delta County kids through the Delta County Fair’s junior market live-stock sale, please call the Delta County Extension Office at 874-2195.

Thank you to our 2011 beef buyers:

Black Mesa Lodge; Callaway Meats; Camp-bell and Sons Ranches; Crawford Country Bank; Delta County Memorial Hospital; Delta Hard-ware; Delta Montrose Electric Association; Delta Sales Yard, Inc.; Escalante Ranch; First Colorado National Bank; First State Bank of Col-orado; Grand Junction Pipe & Supply; Hell-man Chevrolet; Hell-man Motor Company; Hotchkiss Elks Lodge #1807; IMC Company; J Cotter J Ranch; JC Pro-pane; Kwiki Tire I; Kwiki Tire II; Master & Doyle Petroleum Company; Mountain Coal Compa-ny; Oxbow Mining, LLC; Paonia State Bank; Phil-

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& Ranch; Tracy’s Camp Stool Ranch; Turnbull Land & Livestock; Var-ner Equipment; Wendale; Western Implement; and Whiteside Companies.

Beef weigh-in is first step towards county fair

Photo submittedCassidy Shea, a member of the New Pride of the Valley 4-H Club, with her 976-lb. steer, “Porky,” was among the 46 kids to participate in the market beef weigh-in on Feb. 4.

Photo submitted2012 North Fork Vision Science Fair participants were (back row) Katelan Sinski, Savannah Russell and Ariana Sorensen; (middle row) Kai Sorensen, Harry Trickery and Evelyn Shenk; (front row) Odessa Shenk, Zander Sweeny and Jacob Arterburn.

Photo by Carol Kwiatkowski

Colorado Young Writers’ AwardsStudents from the North Fork Valley recently attended the Colorado Coun-cil of the International Reading Association’s annual Young Writers’ Award conference in Denver. The event was held on Saturday, Feb. 4. Those who attended and were honored are (back, left to right) Jean LaTourette Paonia Elelmentary School (PES) second grade teacher of Natasha Eckert who won second place and Karla Nolte Hotchkiss K-8 (HK8) teacher and grandmother of winner Tristan Nolte; (front left to right) winners Natasha Eckert (PES), Lauryn Kiefer (HK8) and Tristan Nolte (HK8). Not pictured are winner Indio Miller-Barnes (PES) and Rhonda Pinckard HK8 third grade teacher.

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B6 Wednesday, February 15, 2012 SPORTS Delta County Independent

SPORTSwww.deltacountyindependent.comFebruary 15, 2012

BY TAMIE MECKDCI Sports Writer

Hotchkiss will send nine wrestlers to state and placed third with 161 points at the 3A Region 1 tournament, held Feb. 10-11 at Montrose High School. The Bulldogs were just three points behind Rifle’s 164 points; Olathe won the tourna-ment with 207 points.

“Four points. That’s pretty tough,” said head coach Glen Suppes, who took 12 wrestlers to the tournament.

Hotchkiss sent three into the championship round. Conner Beard (220) and Joe Boyle (160) claimed tourna-ment championships and Vikash Hypio (106) placed second after falling to No. 1 seeded Austin Shank of Olathe. Beard is the No. 1 seed with a 21-2 record going into state competi-tion, which begins Thurs-day at the Pepsi Center in Denver.

Boyle was sizing up his competition Friday following his opening match.

“Pridy doesn’t like to tie up,” said Boyle about Olathe’s Ben Pridy.

“Galaviz, I’m pretty sure he’ll wrestle you all the way to the end, but I pinned him ear-lier, so...” Boyle decided he could lose two out of three remaining matches and still qualify for state, “But I think I’d rather get first than fifth or sixth.”

The junior didn’t lose, and pinned his way to Saturday’s championship round, where he pinned Pridy in 1:51. Boyle hadn’t forgotten that he missed a trip to state his sophomore year by los-ing a match that he was winning 10-0. “I was very upset. I’m making sure that doesn’t happen this year,” said Boyle after winning his first match of the tournament with an 8-second pin.

Hotchkiss 113-pound-er Garrett Toothaker and 146-pounder Dylan Hill placed third and will advance to state. Hill, a senior, competed at state at 112 his sophomore year, but a shoulder inju-

ry put an early end to his junior season. That was still in the back of his mind after pinning Hugo Ruelas of Rifle on Friday. Hill was pinned in the semi-finals by Kit Reed of Gunnison, then pinned Dakota Johnson of Buena Vista to place third.

“It’s nerve-racking,” said Hill, who was seeded third, “but you’ve got to just focus on what you have to do. You can’t let that get in the way.”

Toothaker missed some competition in January due to a knee injury, and came back to end regu-lar-season competition with a 20-6 record and get rid of the pesky knee brace he wore for several weeks. “I’m still not in as good a shape as I’d like to be,” said Toothaker, who was seeded second at regionals and narrowly lost in a 4-2 decision to Rifle’s Rogelio Navarro in the semifinal round. He pinned Sam Williamson of Cedaredge in 18 sec-onds to place third.

Dustin Head (152), David Mendoza (195)

and Zach Taylor (HWT) placed fourth, as did Logan Schopp (170, 11-8) who will be the only freshman to represent the Bulldogs at state.

“All 12 kids contribut-ed to the team standings,” said Suppes. At 138, Ben Smith faced some tough competition, opening the tournament with a 5-0 loss to fourth-seeded Troy Rose of Olathe, then hav-ing to face No. 2 seed Brandon Kittle of Rifle.

Sophomore Tanner Bizer (120) earned points in early rounds, and senior 126 Marco Meza went two-and-out, “which was tough since he’s a senior,” said Suppes.

“There’s lots of great potential for state,” said Suppes of his qualifiers. He was quick to remind himself that anything can happen. At tournaments, he said, “There’s always something great going on and there’s always some-thing not-so-great hap-pening.”

Brackets and pairings can be found at www.chsaa.org.

HHS sends nine to state


For the first time in the team’s history, Paonia qualified all 14 wrestlers for the state 2A tourna-ment.

This ties the old state record, according to Bert Borgmann, assistant commissioner for the Col-orado High School Activi-ties Association. The only other team to qualify 14 on record was Rocky Ford coach Mike Jurney’s 2006 team.

It’s a very notable achievement, said Borg-mann. “This will go into the record books as a tie.”

The Eagles scored 282.5 points to win their fifth consecutive 2A Region 1 title, with Dove Creek placing second with 158 points. Paonia sent 12 into the finals and claimed six regional championships.

Winning regional titles were freshmen Josh Altman (106, 27-11) and Jesse Reed (113, 34-5), sophomore Ty Coats (132, 32-8), seniors Adri-an Lopez (138, 31-9) and Kyler Bear (160, 33-7), and sophomore Tony Dar-ling (285, 29-4). This was the second regional title for Lopez.

Bear, who was seeded

first, was almost upset in the championship round by No. 3 seed Wyatt Wal-lace of Dolores.

“That was pretty intense,” said Bear, who went back and forth with Wallace for the first two rounds, then looked as if he was done for. “He had me on my back. He about had me pinned, actually. It was pretty close.”

Bear then got a rever-sal that surprised even him, and he went for the kill. “He just let his head

in there, I stuck his head under, put him in a head lock” and got the pin in 5:37.

“I thought it was going to be determined by points the way it was going,” said Bear, who placed fourth at region-als in 2011.

Blake Duval (120, 19-9), Cody Clawson (126, 18-14), Dustin Braslin (145, 26-14), Morgan Rie-der (182, 29-6), Joel Sim-ianer (195, 11-18) and Myles Cumpston (220,

30-4) were runners-up. Cumpston is seeded sec-ond at state behind Nor-wood’s Ty Laframboise, who defeated him 5-3 in the championship round.

Of his four losses in the 2011-12 season for Cumpston, two were to Laframboise.

Two Paonia wrestlers lost in early rounds and had to wrestle back.

Head coach Andy Pipher said he had no doubt that the two who had to wrestle back would

do just that. After getting pinned in

the third round by Der-rick Richard of North Park, 152-pound Jorge Quinonez needed a win over Kolby Starks of Nor-wood to advance. He said he hadn’t wrestled his best in his first match and was determined to win.

“I was thinking I’m pinning this kid as fast as I can,” said Quinonez of Starks. “Going into this match I just thought, I’m

gonna gas it in the third. I’m going as fast as I can and I’m gonna get him.”

Quinonez pinned Starks in 2:30, then went on to defeat Colton Coombs of Rangely to place third.

KC Christian was paired against number two-seeded Brent Har-ris in the semifinals, and lost 4-0. Christian need-ed a win over Dolores to advance, and tore into Griffen Williams, pinning him in 21 seconds. He went on to place fourth.

Bear summed up the day nicely. “We got 12 kids in the finals. That’s pretty cool. We’ve got all 14 going to state, no wrestle-backs, so what else can you ask for?”

The previous school record for number of state qualifiers was 12 in 2004 and 2011. Pipher was pleased to qualify his entire team, but remained cautious. “It’s not the quantity that counts,” he said following the awards ceremony.

As for that 2006 Rocky Ford team, they didn’t win the state tourna-ment. They placed second by 3.5 points to Paonia.

State schedules, pair-ings and brackets are available at www.chsaa.org.

Paonia matmen advance 14

BY WAYNE CRICKDCI Sports Editor

Shane Anderson, Irvin Hernandez, and Morgan McCracken will venture to Denver for this year’s Class 4A State Wrestling Tournament.

McCracken’s second-place finish in the 145-pound division marked the highest finish for a Panther in this year’s regional tournament, which was held in Gyp-sum at Eagle Valley High School.

The Panthers finished sixth overall with 113.5 points. Roosevelt placed first with 204.5 points and was followed by Pali-sade with 168 points.

In the 145-pound title match, McCracken was shutout by a 15-0 score by Montrose’s Geordan

Hudson.At 138, Hernandez

gave the Panthers a third-place finish after he defeated Moffat County’s Garrett Stewart on a 4-3 decision.

Anderson battled Pali-sade’s Justin Ray for third place in the 126-pound class. Ray took third with a 5-1 decision.

The pairings for this week’s state wrestling tournament are out with Anderson (25-11) draw-ing Windsor’s Seth Villa (21-6) in his 126-pound opener.

At 138, Hernan-dez (29-10) takes on Niwot’s Nick Stager and McCracken will take his 30-5 slate into his first match against Discovery Canyon’s Tyler Oberg (23-10).

Panthers sendthree to statewrestling test


The Cedaredge Bruins will send four athletes to this weekend’s state wrestling tournament in Denver.

Cedaredge finished sixth at last weekend’s regional tournament in Montrose with 108 points.

The Bruins did not have a first-place match in the final round but did come away with a pair of thirds and two fourths.

Third-place finishes went to Cole Caywood at 182 after his pinfall win over Rifle’s Clayton Coombs and Tylor Bal-istreri with a 6-4 deci-sion over Hotchkiss’ Zack Taylor in the 285-pound bout.

Sam Williamson lost to Hotchkiss’ Garrett Toothaker at 113 and placed fourth while Ely Fritchman was pinned in his 220-pound match by Lake County’s Aaron Medina.

In the 113-pound bracket at state, William-son (13-14) is matched with Alamosa’s Neff Malouff (36-6). Caywood will take his 20-12 mark into action against Sebas-tian Silvers of Ellicott (30-10) in the 182-pound division.

At 220 pounds, Frit-chman (15-17) will face Daniel Jansen (23-11) from Holy Family. Bal-istreri takes his 16-15 record to the mat against Mead’s Nick Testroet and his 37-5 record.

CHS sends fourmatmen to state

Photo by Tamie MeckThe Paonia Eagles pose for a team photo after setting a school and state record for taking the most wres-tlers to a state meet. Last week’s accomplishment was the fi rst time in school history that the Eagles have qualifi ed all 14 athletes for the state meet this week at the Pepsi Center in Denver. The feat marks the second time in the state’s history that a team has advanced all 14 of its team members. Rocky Ford was the fi rst team to take all 14 back in 2006.

Photo by Tamie MeckHotchkiss’ 113-pounder Garrett Toothaker takes down Gunnison’s Bryten Dickinson in the opening period of 3A Region 1 competition. Toothaker is one of nine Hotchkiss wrestlers to qualify for the state 3A tournament beginning this Thursday.

Photo by Tamie MeckCedaredge’s Cole Caywood works on pinning Olathe’s Kimberlin in an early round match at the 3A regionals held in Montrose last weekend. Cay-wood went on to pin Kimberlin and fi nished third overall to earn a trip to state this week.

Photo by Wayne CrickDelta 126-pounder Shane Anderson maneuvers to get free of his Rifl e opponent in a dual match earlier in the season. Anderson lost his third-place match to Palisade’s Justin Ray last week in the 4A region-als in Gypsum but still qualifi ed for state.

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A pair of important wins over the weekend, coupled with a loss to league leading Palisade, has left the Delta Pan-ther boys in a great posi-tion. Delta was scheduled to face the Bulldogs in Palisade on Tuesday (Feb. 14). A win in that game could give the Panthers their first 4A league title in many years.

Delta defeated Moffat County on Friday (80-58) and helped their position-ing for post-season seed-ing with a 61-44 win over the visiting Sailors on Saturday.

Steamboat Springs helped the Panthers with a 43-40 win over Pali-sade last Friday night. Palisade ends the regu-lar season against Battle Mountain in Edwards on Friday (Feb. 17).

The Panthers regular season ended with the Palisade game on Feb. 14.

Eagle Valley (9-2, 17-5) is tied with Delta and Palisade at this time. The Devils finish their regular season in Glen-wood this Friday. A loss to Glenwood and a win by

the Panthers means an outright title for Delta.

Delta 80, MoCo 58The margin of victory

for Delta the last time these two teams met (Jan. 20) was 15 (73-58). Delta made it a sweep over the Bulldogs on Fri-day (Feb. 10) with an 80-58 victory at home. Delta played against Steamboat Springs on Saturday and, as with the second game against Moffat County, the Panthers increased their margin of victory the first time by seven, 61-44. The score was 54-44 on Jan. 21 in Steam-boat Springs.

The wins give Delta a 16-5 overall record and a 9-2 mark in 4A WSL play.

Delta 80, MoCo 58Senior Jake Ames had

one of his best games of his career on Friday against the Bulldogs. Ames poured in 32 points, with at least seven points being scored in each of the four quarters played.

Delta got nine points from Ames in the opening stanza to help the Pan-thers to a 22-15 start.

Second-quarter play was nearly even with Moffat County earning

an 18-17 edge. Ames had seven of the 17 counters for Delta in the period and had 16 points at half-time.

The Panthers kept their offensive effort active in the second half with an 18-13 advantage in the third quarter. Ames canned seven of the Pan-thers’ points with team-mates Colin Fraser and Blake Velasquez chipping in four points each.

There was little doubt as to the outcome of the contest after third-period play. Delta was nine of 10 from the charity stripe in a 23-12 run to make the final score 80-58. Ames’ nine points led the way for Delta in the period.

Ames’ 32 points was game-high in the scoring department with team-mate Fraser chipping in 16 and Ethan Jack Baier and Velasquez contribut-ing 10 each.

Tyler Hildebrandt fin-ished the night with 13 points for Moffat County.

Delta 61, SS 44The Panthers got off to

a moderately good start against the Sailors on Saturday afternoon and finished the first period with a 16-15 lead. A seven-

point effort from Colin Fraser kept the Panthers’ offense running smoothly. Doug Hawkins was right behind the senior lefty with five points.

Second-quarter action wasn’t as rewarding for Delta as the offensive wheels were mired in mud in an 11-5 surge for the Sailors. Delta trailed at halftime 26-21.

The mudholes dried up during the break and Delta got its offense back on the right track in a 19-10 run to retake the lead at 40-36. In the period, Jake Ames scored seven points with Hawkins and Chris Velasquez helping the cause with six points each.

In the fourth quarter, a stingy Delta defense limited the Sailors to just eight points while the Panthers’ offense netted 21 markers.

Delta had four play-ers in double figures with Hawkins’ 14 leading the way and Velasquez’s 13 close behind. Ames and Fraser had 12 and 11 points to add to the win-ning totals. Steamboat’s Jake Miller paced the Sailor’s offense with 13 points.

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For the Delta Lady Panthers, it was not to be this season. Delta had finished a 15-game win-ning streak before host-ing Moffat County’s Bull-dogs last Friday. Delta had dealt the Bulldogs a 54-39 loss in Craig and Moffat County was more than happy to return the favor with a 61-60 win on Friday.

Delta bounced back on Saturday afternoon with a 54-32 win over the vis-iting Steamboat Springs’ Lady Sailors.

Even with the loss, which dropped the Lady Panthers out of the top 10 state rankings in 4A, Delta has enjoyed anoth-er record-setting season for Delta High School. The Lady Panthers 15-game winning streak is the longest in the school’s history and gives them a chance to better last year’s 17-5 record. Delta could finish 18-4 with a win in Palisade (a game played on Tuesday, Feb. 14).

A loss to Glenwood Springs a week ago knocked the Lady Pan-thers out of a shot for an uncontested league title. A win by Moffat Coun-ty, against Glenwood

Springs, on Tuesday (Feb. 14) would throw the league into a three-way tie for the title for the second year in a row. A Glenwood win gives the title to the Lady Demons and relegates Delta to second place.

In either case scenar-io, the Lady Panthers are in the playoffs and could host a first-round of 48 playoff. After that, the chances of being at home would be greatly dimin-ished.

MoCo 61, Delta 60Delta looked as though

they might have an edge against the Lady Bull-dogs in the first period as they started fast for a 16-11 advantage. Taylor Zunich sparked the early run with a pair of threes to lead the charge. Melis-sa Camilletti kept pace with Zunich as she scored nine for the Bulldogs.

The two teams reversed their scoring roles in the second quarter with Mof-fat County holding the edge 16-11 and a 27-27 tie at halftime.

Skylyn Webb had five points to lead Delta shoot-ers in the second stanza. Three of her points came on a three-for-six perfor-mance at the free throw line. Shelby Curtis was four-for-four at the line.

In all, Delta’s inability to be consistent at the line has hindered their success in several games this season. Against Mof-fat County, the Lady Pan-thers shot a dismal 13 for 27. Missed layups and short-range putbacks have also been a con-cern for Delta coach Matt Hamm.

Second-half play fea-tured a see-saw game with each team seeing the lead come and go.

Moffat County (8-2, 15-6) was two-points better than Delta in the third period with Annie Sadvar scoring six of the Lady Bulldogs’ 12 points.

The Lady Panthers had to scramble to stay with Moffat County down the stretch. Each team had mini-runs to put pressure on their opponents. The final seconds of the game were intense for both teams. A two-point lead for Moffat County was erased on Sadie Carrillo’s three-pointer with just under six seconds left in the game and Delta hold-ing a 60-59 lead.

Moffat County’s Melis-sa Camilletti, a thorn in the side of Delta all eve-ning, took the ball on a throw-in at one end of the court and dribbled the entire length of the floor to score the win-ning basket as the buzzer sounded.

Delta outscored the Bulldogs 23-22 in the final period with Camil-letti scoring 11 of Mof-fat County’s points. Webb was Delta’s offensive force in the fourth quar-ter with eight points and finished the game with 20

counters. Moffat County’s Camilletti had 27 to lead all scorers in the game. Shelby Curtis chipped in 10 for Delta and Sadvar finished with 17 for Mof-fat County.

Delta 54, SS 32Saturday’s hardwood

encounter with Steam-boat Springs didn’t have the pressure-packed fin-ish like Friday’s game.

The game was evenly played in the first quarter with Delta taking a 14-13 lead on Callie Gafford’s 10-point performance.

Delta’s defense stepped up their intensity in the second stanza to allow its offense to outscore Moffat County 10-2. The Panthers owned a 24-15 halftime lead.

Neither team was on its offensive game in the third quarter, but the Lady Panthers managed to add four points to their lead with a 10-6 edge to make it 34-21 going into the final period.

Seven points from Webb and a pair of treys from Alyssa Goff gave Delta more breathing room in the final stanza as Delta outscored the Lady Sailors 20-11 to make the final score 54-32.

Gafford’s 19 points topped all scorers in the game with Webb throw-ing in another 16 coun-ters for the winners.

Eryn Pinck had 14 points to lead Steamboat Springs.

Delta will await the final standings follow-ing this week’s contest in Palisade (Feb. 14) to see where they finish in 4A seeding in the field of 48.

Delta girls split 4A tilts

Photo by Wayne CrickWhile teammate Skylyn Webb (10) looks on, Delta sophomore Callie Gafford shoots over Steamboat Springs’ Sydney Bauknecht in a game played on Saturday afternoon in Delta. The Lady Panthers got back on the winning track with a 54-32 victory.



A two-game week didn’t end well for the Cedaredge Lady Bru-ins. After leading for the entire game against the visiting Hotchkiss Bull-dogs, the Lady Bruins were outscored 18-8 in the fourth quarter last Tuesday (Feb. 7) and lost on a three-point bomb from Alexus Westergren with less than 20 seconds remaining in the game. Hotchkiss came away with the win by a score of 40-38.

A visit from Olathe’s Lady Pirates on Fri-day (Feb. 10) result-ed in another loss for Cedaredge, 66-42.

Cedaredge sits near the bottom of 3A WSL league standings with a 2-10 league record and 3-15 overall. Hotchkiss is also in the lower half of the standings at 4-8 and 6-10.

Hotchkiss 40Cedaredge 38

These two rivals have played each other six times in the last year (going back to last sea-son) with neither team winning by more than a handful of points on each occasion.

This year’s competi-tion began with the Bank of the West tournament in December of 2011. Hotchkiss won that con-test 37-36. The two teams met again on Jan. 14 with the Lady Bruins winning a 38-35 decision. Last week’s 40-38 win gives Hotchkiss the tie-breaker for the season.

There’s a saying that goes, “A win is a win,” and the Lady Bulldogs will take the win no mat-ter how ugly it might have been.

Action was slow from the first period on with miscues by both offenses highlighting the evening. Cedaredge seemed to have an edge in the open-ing quarter with Alyssa Isaman and Jordan Smith scoring four and three points in a Lady Bruins’ 9-5 advantage.

Smith added four more points in the second quar-ter but Jennifer Celis and Westergren canned three-pointers to give Hotchkiss an 8-6 edge in the period to make the halftime score 15-13.

Isaman tallied six points in the third period to lead Cedaredge on a 15-9 run and a 30-22 lead going to the final quar-

ter.A furious fourth quar-

ter by Hotchkiss netted the Lady Bulldogs 18 points while Cedaredge could only score eight. The play of Natalie Anderson highlighted the last half of the period as the scrap-py four foot something sophomore played all out on both ends of the floor. Anderson forced numer-ous turnovers and had a great offensive effort with eight points in the 18-8 Bulldogs’ run. Anderson was six of six at the free throw line and had one field goal for Hotchkiss to account for all of her points in the game.

Westergren, who had been resting for much of the fourth quarter, came in with a little more than a minute left in the game. The Bulldogs trailed by one as the game clock ticked off valuable time. After receiving the ball, Westergren dribbled to her right and put up the game winning shot just to the right of the top of the key for three points and a 40-38 lead.

Even though Ander-son’s efforts put her in the limelight, she was quick to point out there were other players on the

floor who contributed to the game’s outcome. “We weren’t scared and just played hard to the end. I couldn’t have done what I did without my team-mates,” noted Anderson after the game.

Coach Josh Kasper had similar sentiments as well. When asked what he saw in the final moments of the game, he was quick to answer. “I saw five girls on the floor flying around and getting the job done as a team.”

Kasper also gave kudos to his point guard, Aleksus Wilson, who “played a great game.”

Cedaredge could not get to where they wanted the final shot to be taken and time ran out to pre-serve Hotchkiss’ sixth win of the season.

Isaman’s 13 points led Cedaredge’s offense while Westergren shared game-high scoring honors with Isaman with 13 points of her own.

Olathe 66Cedaredge 42

The Lady Bruins were outgunned against Olathe as the league’s top team, started fast, and for the most part stayed that way for the biggest

portion of the contest. A 16-5 run in the first quar-ter established the Lady Pirates’ desire to control the game from the start.

Second-quarter play was another good out-ing for the Lady Pirates offense as they put up another 18 points to 13 for Cedaredge for a 34-18 halftime lead.

Cedaredge’s best quar-ter of play came after the break with the Lady Bruins outscoring Olathe 16-12.

The Pirates re-grouped in the final stanza and the offense canned 20 points while their defense lim-ited Cedaredge to eight points.

Olathe’s Tawni Mid-dleton was the game’s leading scorer with 23 points.

Cedaredge’s final regu-lar season game is sched-uled for Saturday, Feb. 18 in Parachute against the Grand Valley Lady Car-dinals in a game slated to start at 2:30 p.m.

Lady Bruins lose twice

Photo by Wayne CrickCedaredge’s Dakota Baldozier battles with the Lady Bulldogs’ Natalie Anderson during fi rst half action of a game played last week (Tuesday, Feb. 4). Hotchkiss came from behind to win 40-38.


Just where the Bull-dogs will end up when 3A Western Slope playoffs begin is still up in the air. The Bulldogs wrapped up regular-season play against Olathe (15-2, 11-0) Tuesday night (scores were not available by press time).

While their standings going into playoffs could depend on the outcome of this Thursday’s game between Olathe and Gun-nison, a win over Olathe Tuesday would leave them in third place in the district. If so, they will have to travel to top-ranked Aspen next Wednesday. A loss would

likely mean a pigtail game against Cedaredge next Monday, and a road trip on Wednesday.

Under either scenario the Bulldogs will have to play tough to remain in the playoffs. They are now 9-8 overall and 6-6 in league play after a 66-42 loss on Feb. 9 at Gunni-son. Gunnison came out with five trey to take an early 18-point lead over the visiting Bulldogs, “and we just never could catch up,” said head coach Kyle Crowder. Junior Cody Bartlett missed the game due to an illness and three of the start-ers were sick. All in all, said Crowder, “It wasn’t a good week.”

‘Dogs’ boys lose

Photo by Tamie MeckThe Bulldgos’ Tell Hawk (35) is looking for the foul on this jump shot against Cedaredge’s Kyle Ward last Tuesday (Feb. 7). Hawk fi nished with 10 points in the game and his Bulldogs defeated Cedaredge 63-51.


The Lady Bulldogs were outscored 20-0 in the first period against Gunnison and were never able to recover from the deficit. Despite a strong second half, they ended the game with a 48-35 loss.

Hotchkiss is now 6-10, 4-8, and are currently seventh out of 10 teams in 3A Western Slope

standings.In their final game of

the regulation season, Hotchkiss faced the Lady Pirates of Olathe (15-2, 11-0) Tuesday night (results were not avail-able by press time).

The opening round of playoffs happens Tues-day, Feb. 21. Brackets for the upcoming tournament games will be decided after this weekend’s final games.

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With no hometown pool to call their own, they pile in for the 45-minute ride each week-day to their home away from home – the aquatic center adjacent to Mon-trose High School.

Yes, Cedaredge High seniors Michael Bar-nosky and Kostya Cal-lihan, sophomore Lars Knutson and junior high siblings J.D. (eighth) and Kendra (seventh) Ten-Napel give new meaning to the term car “pool.” Each has long been accustomed to driving for swim workouts, as solid foundations were laid for years by coach Amanda Hatch of the Delta Barracudas Swim Team.

Ah, the good old days of only the 25-minute commute to the Bill Hed-dles Rec Center pool.

But a budget ax back in 2009-10 cost Delta High its boys swim pro-gram. Already varsity swimmers as freshmen, Barnosky and Callihan were forced to head south to continue their prep swimming careers.

Barnosky lives five minutes west of town, Knutson five minutes north and the TenNapels

five minutes east.“You get used to the

drive where it just feels normal now,” said Cal-lihan, who lives closest to town. “Being together makes the ride go faster. What would be bad is if the drive had to be made alone.”

Together, the group will make a longer com-mute this weekend. They are set to compete in the 20th Annual Lost Dutch-man Invitational, held just outside of Phoenix.

The trip is a reward of sorts, a chance to flex their swim muscles clos-er to sea level, soak up a little sun and see where they stack up against more regional competi-tion.

After all, the daily grind can get a bit long during the short winter days. Especially dur-ing tougher workouts that require powering through in upwards of four miles of swimming.

“It’s a tribute to these kids and their families what they do to get here from Cedaredge each day,” said Montrose coach Silas Almgren, who has long been considered one of the state’s top swim coaches. “They know sac-

rifice. They know how to overcome obstacles. Right down through to Kendra, they also know how to be team players.

“We are fortunate to have them all.”

Michael BarnoskyThe son of Jim and

Sue Barnosky has long wanted to fly fighter jets and swim in college.

He has now paved the way for both to happen by his recent appoint-ment to the Air Force Academy, where he has also accepted the offer to swim at the Division I level for the Falcons. That announcement has capped an especially busy year for Michael, who has maintained a 3.9 GPA all the while bagging his pilot’s license and ratings for both gliding and hot-air ballooning – the latter two before he could even legally drive a car.

Third in the state last year in the 100-yard breaststroke, Barnosky is considered a strong contender for gold in that event this spring along with being in the mix for the 200 individu-al medley.

“I’m definitely shoot-ing for a state title,”

said the chiseled 6-foot-3, 185-pound Barnosky. “But I’m also trying to have a little more fun with it all, too.

“The time spent back and forth with Kostya and now the younger swimmers is a large part of that. And we’ve all got solid teammates once we get to Montrose.”

Kostya CallihanThe son of Tim and

Larisa Callihan helps to keep the rideshare on the lighter side.

Born in Russia, he has strong ties to the water from birth, as his mother was a multiple-year member of the Sovi-et Synchronized Swim Team.

But now Kostya – like Michael, a former Sea-sonal State champion for the Barracudas – knows he is at the crossroad. And the choices aren’t bad either way.

Eighth in the state last year in the 200 free-style, Kostya probably needs to shave anywhere from five-to-seven sec-onds off of his signature event if he is to extend his swim career into col-lege. If so, the University of Wyoming would prob-ably next get his talents. If not, Kostya will take his 3.8 GPA on to pre-med at Colorado State University.

“Either way, I’m fine with the outcome, because I’m putting in the work,” said Kostya, a 5-11, 165-pound rock who can rip off dozens of pull-ups. “I just wish I could have started swim-ming year-round earlier. Look how it’s already paying off for Lars, J.D. and Kendra ... I’m glad that Michael and I start-ed something that is car-rying on.”

Lars KnutsonThe son of John and

Sara Knutson made the tough choice, and now he is already seeing the move pay off. At 6-4 and 170 pounds, Lars was playing what most tall kids do: basketball. Fur-thermore, Lars’ mom played volleyball at

Duke and an uncle grew to 6-9 and had a splash in the NBA with the San Antonio Spurs.

But Lars always felt like there was unfin-ished business for him in the pool.

So Michael and Kostya started prodding. That influence forged a varsity teammate.

“I’m just glad they kept telling me about this opportunity,” said Lars, who sports a per-fect 4.0 GPA. “It’s like this is what I am really cut out for athletically.”

At a recent meet in Grand Junction, Lars lopped major time off of his 50, 100 and 200 free-style events along with making huge strides in his 100 breast and 200 IM.

The sky is the limit now for the lanky speed-ster who has found a home off the hardwood.

“I like the team aspect down in Montrose,” Lars said. “Hopefully, J.D. and I can continue what Michael and Kostya have started with all of this.”

J.D. TenNapelThe son of James

and Debra TenNapel has always had a ball in hand, and that’s why swimming has been such a tough sell. Especially in Montrose, where he first played football and in one recent calendar year accomplished the following:

Racked up 22 TDs as a dual-threat quarter-back, leading the previ-ously winless “Aztecs” to an 8-3 season and the county championship game.

Led inaugural “Tribe” all-star basketball team in every statistical cat-egory, once burying five 3-pointers in a key tour-nament game ... by half-time.

For good measure, he also booted the winning goal in a regional title soccer match and won a seasonal state crown in the 200 butterfly.

“But I never felt I was fast enough to keep on swimming,” said J.D., a sturdy 6-foot, 160-pound sprinter and honor roll member. “Now that I’m starting to see so much time fall off, I’ve got some tough choices to make. I’m so thankful for Coach Silas and his role in my life. And Michael and Kostya have been like big brothers to me, pushing me on.”

Kendra TenNapelLike her brother,

Kendra also has a lot of irons in the fire, even if they don’t have a ball attached to them. It’s amazing she has found time to test year-round swimming, even if only a few times a week.

Last year’s Delta County Fair & Rodeo Princess did more than just raise Boer goats and race barrels and poles on her Arabian mare, “Snickers.” She also started on pointe under the teaching of Gena Rose at Dance West and was named to the Coun-ty Honor Choir.

A freestyle, butterfly and backstroke sprinter, she’s pretty fast in the pool, too.

“I love being part of this team,” said Ken-dra, also on the CMS honor roll. “And I have always wanted to be a part of a really big meet. That’s what Phoenix is all about to me.”

Already 5-7, Kendra is often recruited by such “tall” sports as vol-leyball and basketball.

As for being the only girl in the rideshare?

“It’s kind of like hav-ing four brothers.”

CHS quint to swim Arizona

James TenNapel photoThese fi ve swimmers are from Cedaredge High School. They will take a lon-ger trip than usual to swim this week as they will be just outside of Phoenix, Ariz., this weekend for a big meet. The pictured swimmers are (left to right) Lars Knutson, J.D. TenNapel, Kendra TenNapel, Michael Barnosky, and Kostya Callihan.


The basketball game between the Bulldogs and Bruins closely resembled the evening’s earlier game between the Lady Bulldogs and Bru-ins in first period play. Not much offense in the beginning with the Bru-ins easing to a 9-3 lead. The game tempo was ele-vated a great deal after that. Hotchkiss came on to win their ninth game of the season, 63-51.

Cedaredge’s match-up against the visiting Olathe Pirates on Friday night wasn’t a happy occa-sion either. The Pirates walked away with a 79-61 decision for their 11th win of the year.

Hotchkiss 63Cedaredge 51

Reid Gates led the way for Cedaredge in the first period with four of the nine Bruins’ points. Tell Hawk had the three Hotchkiss points in the period.

Action in the second quarter was at a higher level with the Bulldogs scratching their way to a 14-11 advantage to trail 20-17 at the break. Hawk and Tanner Simpson had four points each for the Bulldogs and Luke Wieben had five and Gates four for the Bru-ins.

Hotchkiss came out of the locker room after halftime with purpose as they dominated play in a 33-9 run in the third quarter. The surge was one the Bruins would not recover from in spite of a

good rally in the fourth quarter.

Seven Bulldogs con-tributed to the huge run with Simpson’s eight points leading the way.

Hotchkiss found the shoe on the opponent’s foot in the fourth period with the Bruins control-ling play with a 22-13 rally. Wieben and Gates

fueled Cedaredge’s of-fense with eight and six points respectively.

Simpson’s seven points helped the Bulldogs stay somewhat comfortably ahead down the stretch.

Simpson was the game’s leading scorer with 19 points and Hawk finished with 10.

The Bruins had two players in double figures as well with Wieben col-lecting 16 and Gates 14.OHS 79, Cedaredge 61

After the opening quarter of play, the visit-ing Pirates weren’t inter-ested in hanging around. Olathe won the opening period 17-16 but sent a solid message in the sec-ond stanza with a 31-11 blitz that all but sealed the game’s outcome.

With a 48-27 halftime lead, the Pirates didn’t let the game get away from them in the sec-ond half by turning in a solid offensive effort. The Bruins were determined to be the better of the two teams in the second half and turned in a 34-31 advantage over the game’s final 16 minutes of play.

Richard Tafoya scored 16 points to lead the Pirates (11-6 and 7-4) to their 11th win of the year. Cedaredge dropped to 4-14 overall and is 2-10 in league play.

The Bruins finish their regular season in Para-chute on Saturday (Feb. 18) against the Grand Valley Cardinals (11-7 and 7-5).

Game time has been set for 4 p.m.

Bruin boys bested by3A foes on hardwood

Photo by Wayne CrickThe Bruins’ Reid Gates goes up for a shot between Hotchkiss’ Mitch McCallister (10) and Taylor Sch-reiner (11) on Feb. 7. Gates scored 14 points for Cedaredge and often drew the attention of the Bulldogs’ defense when on offense.

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The Lady Eagles are now No. 1 in 2A West-ern Slope standings and remain undefeated in con-ference play after a non-league win over Grand Junction High School’s junior varsity squad and league wins at Meeker and Vail Christian.

The team played well in Friday’s 71-55 win over Meeker, although they had a slow fourth, said head coach Scott Rienks. Prior to their loss, the second of the season, the Lady Cow-boys were ranked first in WSL standings.

Carson Pipher led Paonia in points with 14, and Chelsy Reed and Mandy Bushta each con-tributed 10.

With several players dealing with illnesses, Paonia had their slowest

game since December in terms of points scored in their 48-27 win over Vail Christian.

Paonia will wrap up conference play this weekend, traveling to Plateau Valley (3-9, 1-7) on Friday and hosting No. 4 Rangely (10-5, 6-2) Sat-urday beginning at 12:30 p.m. (Game times were moved up two hours to accommodate those plan-ning to attend the state wrestling championships on Saturday night.)

Class 2A district play-offs begin on Feb. 21 at various sites around the state. With two games remaining, and a final game between Meeker and Rangely still remain-ing, Rienks said the team’s playoff schedule is still up in the air.

Team schedules (and other information) can be found at maxpreps.com.

Paonia girls control WSL

Photo by Tamie MeckPaonia’s Tyler Rapke (right) guards Hayden’s Erin Koehler during a game played in Paonia on Feb. 4. The Lady Eagles won the game and have since taken over sole possession of fi rst place after wins this past weekend over Meeker and Vail Christian.

Photo by Tamie MeckPaonia’s Taylor Katzer puts up two in the Eagles’ Feb. 7 win over De Beque. Katzer scored a career- and game-high 24 points against the Dragons, including 10 fi eld goals in the big 82-67 win at home.


The Paonia Eagles’ boys are now 6-11 overall and 5-3 in league play after defeating De Beque, 82-67, and dropping league games to Meeker and Vail Christian.

Despite double-digit scoring by four De Beque players, the Eagles had their highest scoring game of the season to defeat the Dragons, 82-67.

Taylor Katzer had an outstanding second half, racking up a game-, team- and career-high 24 points for the Eagles, with Dan-iel Ford scoring 15.

Sophomore Jason Stur-gis came off the bench to add another 12. Paonia was also 10-14 from the

free throw line. In Meeker on Friday, a

last-second shot gave the Cowboys a 41-40 league win over the Eagles.

The Cowboys are now 15-1 and are in first place in 2A Western Slope standings.

Paonia suffered a 71-44 loss Saturday at Vail Christian (11-6, 6-3).

The Eagles will play at Plateau Valley Friday at 6:30 p.m., and will host their final game of the season against Rangely on Saturday beginning at 2 p.m. Saturday’s start time reflects a schedule change, as game times were moved up to accom-modate players plan-ning to attend Saturday night’s state wrestling championships.

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Reaching new heightsPhaelen French, a senior at the U.S. Air Force Academy and a 2008 Delta High School gradu-ate, did very well at the Indoor Team Challenge and Combined Events track meet hosted by the U.S. Air Force Academy in late January for col-lege Division 1 and elite athletes. She placed sev-enth in the women’s pentathlon, recording 3,171 points — fi fth best in Air Force Academy history. French matched or improved her career bests for multi-events in the 60 meter hurdles, long jump (pictured above), shot put and high jump. She moved up from 16th to 7th place following a vic-tory in the 800 meter event. The pentathlon score qualifi es her to compete in the Mountain West Conference indoor championship, to be held in Albuquerque, N. M., at the end of February. She is the daughter of Beth and Don French.

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February 15, 2012

BY BOB BORCHARDTStaff Writer

During the town council’s work session on Thursday, Feb. 9, Cedaredge trustee Michael Meskel raised the question of open meetings of its committees.

Mayor Pat Means began by explaining that there are committees that are mandat-ed by state statutes, such as the tree board and planning; citizen group committees, such as recreation and culture and the citizen business sup-port group; and other “task oriented” committees formed to address specific issues, such as the wastewater facil-ity planning committee.

Means said trustees are appointed to these and other committees to represent the town, and that the commit-tees are formed to discuss issues and make recommen-dations to the board of trust-ees. They are not controlled by the board of trustees.

Trustee Meskel is con-cerned that he was not get-ting enough information dur-ing committee reports and felt he was being excluded from going to those meetings. Meskel said he was asked to leave a meeting of the recre-ation and cultural advisory committee because there were already two trustees present and that his presence would violate the Colorado Open Meetings laws.

Meskel then stated that, according to the Open Meet-ings Law, two or more trustees present during a committee meeting constitutes a public meeting and should be open to the public, including himself.

Means said Meskel was mistaken and had not read

the Sunshine law beyond the requirements for open meet-ings at the state level. Means explained that the “two or more” applies only to those meetings at the state level, and that the requirement applicable to local govern-ments is for “three or more” trustees present in order for the meeting to be declared an open meeting. Means said Meskel’s presence at the Rec-reation and Cultural Advisory committee’s meeting would have been a violation of the Colorado Sunshine Law, due to the fact that two other trustees were already attend-ing the meeting.

Section 2(b) of the Colorado Sunshine Law (CRS24-6-402) states, “All meetings of a quo-rum or three or more members of any local public body, which-ever is fewer, at which any public business is discussed or at which any formal action may be taken are declared to be public meetings open to the public at all times.”

In an e-mail to the mayor and town administrator Kath-leen Sickles, Meskel wrote, “I personally would like to hear and witness what is being discussed and decided within these meetings, that we have been excluded [from].” Meskel also said he would like to see all committee meetings open to the public, so that he and other interested parties could attend those meetings. To that end, Meskel said all the town has to do is to post meeting notices in a public place in order to comply with the Sunshine Law.

Means replied that the trustees assigned to those committees are there to bring the information back to the board of trustees. “If we have three or four trustees [at the committee meetings] there is a risk that we [the board of

trustees] are being influenced before the issues come to the board.” Means added that there is also the possibility that too many trustees could influence the committees.

“Trustees have limita-tions,” said Means, “and we don’t want to overwhelm the committees with trustees. We have committee appointments for a reason.”

In response to Meskel’s e-mail, Means said, “If you believe trustees are not reporting enough information at the regular board meet-ings, please feel free to ask for more detail.”

Sickles noted that in the case of the Finance Commit-tee (trustee Nelson Cederberg and Finance Director Tammy Francis), both bring a con-cise and detailed report to the board of trustees. Sickles also noted that if those meetings were made open to the public, they would have to find a suit-able place to hold those meet-ings because “Town Hall is not big enough.”

“But I feel like I am being censored,” said Meskel, “or penalized. Having trustees give out a verbatim report is ridiculous.”

Trustee Gene Welch said he was concerned that if com-mittee meetings were made public, “It would create rumor mills. Just let the commit-tees do their jobs.” Cederberg added, “What Mike [Meskel] is saying has some merit. I would like to go to some of these meetings without par-ticipating.

“But I hear what Gene [Welch] and Pat [Means] are saying.” Cederberg then sug-gested that maybe the trust-ees could consider the issue at some other time.

Means responded, “We can look at this issue at another time. I’m not opposed to that.”

Trustees discuss open meetings in Cedaredge

The way we wereA speedboat cutting through inviting, blue waters and families recreating on the shore nearby isn’t a scene that’s been enjoyed at Fruitgrowers Reservoir for a long time. But that’s the way it used to be, explains Gale Doudy of Cory who loaned this picture to the DCI. The photo is dated from 1957 by the Ford station wagon at the boat launch. Doudy credits Grace Shock as the photographer.

Photo by Bob Borchardt

Fantasy in snowA fast moving winter storm turned backyards in Cedaredge into a fantasy world of snow-clad trees and outdoor furniture. As the early morning sun popped over the horizon, the light added a magical glow. The storm dropped two to three inches of snow around Cedaredge and much more on the Grand Mesa.


If real estate developer, entrepreneur and author Nick Streza has any advice to offer, it would simply be “to buy local and borrow local.”

On Dec. 21, 2011, Alpine Bank (Grand Junction) fore-closed on Nick Streza, owner/developer of DeerCreek Prop-erties, LLC.

According to Streza, Deer-Creek Properties bought the DeerCreek Development in 2007, via investment monies from investors and a loan from Alpine Bank for the DeerCreek Development on the front nine of the golf course at DeerCreek Village. Streza opined, “In the 1970s, federal policies had cre-ated fictitious values for real estate.”

Streza said that when Alpine Bank approved the original loan he was told that the bank looked for businesses to loan money to, “where the bank and the borrower had a relationship, much like a busi-ness partnership,” that they could work together “through the term of the loan.”

“By mid-2008, there were 92 lots ready for homes to be built,” said Streza.

Streza explained that when the housing market and the economy collapsed, buyers were not to be found. Streza said that in mid-2009, addi-tional investment money was used to pay the bills. “By the end of 2009 it became appar-ent that money needed to pay Alpine Bank would not be available from lot sales [and that] the investors had reached their risk limit,” said Streza.

Streza explained that in 2010 and 2011 he worked independently with potential buyers of multiple developed lots, national builders, individ-ual investors and “groups who had an interest in purchasing the entire subdivision,” while remaining in “continual com-munication with Alpine.”

In February 2011, after dis-cussing the foreclosure sale with Streza, Alpine filed for

foreclosure — with an agree-ment to work with Streza. The result was a unique and very different kind of relationship, said Streza. Via that unique agreement, Streza said his wife’s (Cindy) real estate office will be the listing agent and sales representative for Alpine Bank. Streza said Cindy feels that there is still a market for homes that are reasonably priced.

For his part, Nick is work-ing with the bank to “make the development work,” and, per the agreement with Alpine, will be the bank’s representa-tive for the home owners asso-ciation, the community and potential buyers.

Streza will also maintain the DeerCreek Realty Office at 855 SE Stonebridge. According to Streza, the current market value of the building is less than the cost of building the building.” Streza then opined that it will take three years for the real estate market to recover.

“And the business is not for sale either,” said Cindy, dispel-ling some of the rumors going around.

Streza concluded, saying that people need to support their local banks. “Local banks will work with local develop-ers,” said Streza, “to help keep developments afloat and to help make them a viable pur-chase.”

Streza is thankful that the development loan did not come from the big national banks. “In a faltering economy local banks do as much as they pos-sibly can to protect the devel-opment,” said Streza, “and preserve the community.”

Giving credit to his working relationship with Alpine Bank, Streza noted that contrary to rumors, he has not filed for bankruptcy and has no plans to do so in the future.

Cindy added that their working relationship with Alpine Bank has been “won-derful.” Nick said it’s in the best interest for the banks and the developers to work togeth-er through these hard times.

‘Buy local,borrow local’

Photo by Bob BorchardLocal developer Nick Streza

The Colorado Sunshine Law begins: “It is declared to be a matter of statewide concern and the policy of this state that the formation of public policy is public busi-ness and may not be con-ducted in secret.”

In a summary prepared by the Office of Legislative Legal Services, the Sunshine Law generally requires that any state or local govern-mental body that meets to discuss public business, or to take formal action, do so in meetings that are open to the public. Under the law, “meeting” refers to any kind of gathering, convened to dis-cuss public business, whether in person, by telephone, elec-tronically, or by other means of communication. Electronic mail messages can be con-sidered “meetings’ under the statute. The statute does not apply to chance meetings or

social occasions where public business is not the central purpose of the meeting.

Colorado’s Sunshine Law (CRS 24-6-401) defines “local public body” to include any board, committee, commis-sion or other advisory, policy making, rule-making, or for-mally constituted body. In other words, meetings of a municipality’s committees are to be open to the public.

It further defines an open meeting where three or more members of the local body [such as the Cedaredge Board of Trustees] are gathered to conduct business is subject to the Sunshine Law. Such meetings require notice, post-ed at the designated place at least 24 hours prior to the meeting.

The law excludes meetings by administrative staff or faculty, and these meetings are not open to the public.

Sunshine in Colorado

On Friday, March 2, women, men and children in more than 170 coun-tries will celebrate the World Day of Prayer. This year’s service, sponsored by Christian Women of Surface Creek, will be

held at 10 a.m. Friday, March 2, at Cedaredge Community United Methodist Church, 210 NW 3rd Street.

Each year a different country writes the World Day of Prayer worship

service. For 2012, the World Day of Prayer com-mittee of Malaysia has developed the theme “Let justice prevail!”

From it, a clear mes-sage emerges: It takes courage, compassion and

active engagement for justice to prevail. The women of Malaysia ask us to work with God and with each other to create a world in which each gender, race, cul-ture, religion and state

is honored, nurtured and empowered.

Invite your friends, family and communities of faith to join the women of Malaysia on March in prayer and song to sup-port women’s ecumenical ministries toward justice, peace, healing and whole-ness.

The annual offering will support the work

of World Day of Prayer USA and help meet the needs of families who are victims of poverty, vio-lence and human traf-ficking. Fellowship and lunch follow the service at the Cedaredge Com-munity United Methodist Church.

For more information, call 856-4870 or 856-6780.

Justice prevails at World Day of Prayer


After a lengthy dis-cussion about commit-tee appointments and open meetings during its work session on Feb. 9, the Cedaredge trustees turned their attention to the Feb. 16 regular meet-ing.

The first item sched-uled is a public hearing for a hotel/restaurant liquor license application for High Mountain Enter-prises, LLC, dba The Cedaredge Lodge, owned by Gary and Donna Allen and located at 810 N. Grand Mesa Drive. The town has received one letter of opposition to the Allens’ application.

Items designated for action during the meet-ing include:

• The liquor license application from the Allens;

• Budgeting $31,000 of Main Street Improve-ment Project monies to fix the drainage problems and replace the asphalt on NW 9th St. (1,300 feet to the north of NW Cedar Ave.) and NW Cedar Ave. (635 feet to the west of NW 9th St.);

• Confirm the Request for Proposals from vari-ous professional engi-neering services, and to confirm or reject the recommendation by Pub-lic Works Director David Smith to continue the ser-

vices of JVA Consulting, Inc., to create planning documents based on the evaluation of the exist-ing wastewater treat-ment facility (WWTF) and anticipated effluent limits; and

• A resolution to accept the Highway User Tax Fund report.

One item scheduled for action is an application for an alternate point of diversion at the headgate of the Alfalfa Ditch from the Butte and Fogg Ditch companies. It spawned a major discussion during the work session about the Alfalfa Ditch, which runs through the golf course and is “adjacent to private and public prop-erty.” According to the application, the request-ed diversion (via the Alfalfa Ditch), has been taken place informally for years.

A memo to the trust-ees from town adminis-trator Kathleen Sick-les states, “Although the application appears to be a formal process to approve an informal practice, my concern is regarding maintenance easements and necessary maintenance regard-ing the impact of 139.67 c.f.s. over time, to the improved private and public property adjacent to the Alfalfa Ditch, the consequences of high run off and liability to town structures intersecting the Alfalfa Ditch.”

Sickles also noted that

the walking trail along the creek and maintained by the town is being used for vehicular access to the diversion area.

At the Feb. 16 meet-ing the council will deter-mine if the town should produce a Verified State-ment of Opposition, stat-ing why the application should not be granted or why it should only be granted in part. Accord-ing to the memo the town has until the last day of February to file the Statement of Opposition with the Water Clerk’s office, Water Division 4, in Montrose.

Trustees were given detailed information regarding prior right’s-of-way, encroachment and maintenance easements for the Alfalfa Ditch, Fruitgrowers Dam Proj-ect to consider.

The last item sched-uled for action during the Feb. 16 meeting involves election by the Town of Cedaredge “to either charge a sales tax on all [including golf carts] short term rentals or to pay the sales tax upon the purchase of the asset [in this case golf carts] underlying the short term rental.”

It was also noted that Cedaredge residents interested in running for mayor or a seat on the board of trustees during the April 3 election can begin circulating their nomination petitions on Monday, Feb. 13.

Town agenda includes action on water diversion

C2 Wednesday, February 15, 2012 SURFACE CREEK NEWS Delta County Independent

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A senior at Cedaredge High School, and an Eckert home schooler have earned the Orchard City Student of the Month honor for January and February.

Orchard City’s student of the month for January was named at the town board’s regular meeting on Jan. 11.

He is Sterling Rose, a senior at Cedaredge High School and the son of Kelly and Julianna Rose of Eckert.

In making the award presentation, Mayor Don Suppes detailed a long list of accomplishments by Sterling during his high school career. They include taking college level math and literature courses at CHS, and par-ticipating in several var-sity sports.

Sterling plans to attend college and study civil or environmental engineering.

The town’s Student of the Month for February is Josiah Fuller. He was recognized at the trust-ees’ Feb. 8 meeting.

Josiah is from a fam-ily of home schooled high achievers. He has a 3.8 grade point average.

Josiah has lettered in track at CHS. He plays basketball and is cap-tain of the school soccer team.

As future plans, Josiah is considering attending the California Maritime Academy at Vallejo, the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at King’s Point, New York, or possibly a career in the U.S. Navy.

Josiah is the son of Craig and Leann Fuller of Eckert.

Young men earn students honors in Orchard City

Sterling Rose Josiah Fuller


Move over, Rachael Ray. Pardon our flour dust, Paula Deen.

The once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for recogni-tion as a culinary creator of historical note is open to anyone in Austin, Cory, or Eckert who submits their favorite recipe in time for the Orchard City Centen-nial Cookbook.

The Town’s Centenni-al Committee has taken on the project of putting together a homegrown col-lection of good food, from appetizers and beverages to desserts, and some of everything in between.

The project is in need of recipes from all around Orchard City, and orga-nizers are calling for local cooks to contribute their best ones for the effort.

The Committee hopes to produce a cookbook rep-resenting recipes through-out the town and each of the communities of Aus-tin, Cory, and Eckert.

In order to have the volume ready for sale by the beginning of Centen-nial events in May, recipe submissions need to be in

as soon as possible. The cutoff date is the end of March.

Submissions should include the name and res-idence (Austin, Cory, or Eckert) of the submitter.

Categories will be appetizers and beverages, soups and salads, veg-etables and side dishes, main dishes, breads and rolls, desserts, and “this n’ that.”

The book is being planned to include an introduction with a histor-ical narrative of the town and its communities.

The project is being coordinated by Beth Suppes. Recipes may be submitted by e-mail to [email protected] and they can also be delivered at Town Hall.

Best recipes neededfor centennial book

The Town of Orchard City is seeking to fill two positions on the Orchard City Planning Commis-sion. The positions are three-year terms and will begin April 24.

Interested parties must be at least 18 years of age and a resident of Orchard City for no less than one

year. Please send a letter of interest to the Orchard City Town Hall at 9661 2100 Road, Austin, CO 81410. Letters of intent must be received no later than 4:30 p.m. April 2. The board of trustees will make their selection on April 11.


Planning commission has two vacancies

Friends of Cedaredge Library needs book donations

The Friends of the Cedaredge Library des-perately needs donations of good used books now. The friends depend on donations year round to have quality books for the AppleFest book sale. Please donate any book in good condition to the library during operating hours. The friends do not take magazines, pam-phlets, condensed books or encyclopedias.

The Cedaredge High School FFA will hold its annual member auction and Rocky Mountain oyster fry on Thurs-day, Feb. 23, at the high school. The dinner begins at 5:30 p.m., fol-lowed by the member auction at 7 p.m.

Cost is $12 for adults and $7 for kids (save $2

by buying in advance). The menu is all-you-can-eat oysters and chicken.

Then plan to bid on your favorite FFA mem-ber to perform eight hours of labor.

This is a major fund-raiser for the FFA and your support is most appreciated.

FFA oyster fry, auction is Feb. 23

— NOTICE —The Town of Orchard City is seeking to fi ll two positions

on the Orchard City Planning Commission.The positions are three-year terms and will begin April 24, 2012.

Interested parties must be at least 18 years of age anda resident of Orchard City for no less than one year.

Please send a letter of interest to the Orchard CityTown Hall at 9661 2100 Road, Austin, CO 81410.Letters of intent must be received no later than4:30 p.m. April 2, 2012. The Board of Trustees

will make their selection on April 11, 2012. If you have questions, please call 835-3337.

Photo by Bob Borchardt

How deep is the snow?Some young folks with the Mesa County Partners were testing the depth of the snow on Grand Mesa. They would run as far and as fast as they could until they sank into the deep snow. Their report . . . the snow is waist deep and lots of fun to play in!

When members of Cedaredge LDS ward realized the multitude of fantastic cooks with-in their congregation, they decided to publish a cookbook gathering all the prize-winning recipes under one cover. “Let Us Break Bread Together” is the result and is now available for purchase.

Printed by G&R Pub-lishing, the spiral-bound cookbook features 141 pages of favorite tried and true recipes submit-ted by the men, women and children of their con-gregation. From appetiz-ers, soups and salads to breads, side dishes, main dishes and desserts, the cookbook has it all.

There are chapters on Gifts from the Kitchen, Household Hints and Kitchen Crafts for Kids as well.

In addition, a unique “In Readiness” section is devoted to homesteading specialties like home-made jams and jellies, convenient mixes and cleaning products.

Jennifer Bowler, chair-man of the cookbook proj-ect, says, “Many of the recipes have won blue rib-bons in the Delta County Fair. We’re excited to share all these wonderful recipes with the people living in our area.” An added bonus is that the artwork was done by local artist, Sheila Versey.

The cost is $10 and the book may be purchased by contacting Bowler at 856-7082.

Church cookbook features local blue ribbon recipes

BY VERNA BARRStaff Writer

Each year Hospice & Palliative Care in Delta benefits from a special event sponsored by the Elberta Rebekah Lodge in Cedaredge. The fifth annual event will be a soup luncheon held at the IOOF Hall, corner of 3rd and Main Streets, Cedaredge.

Lodge members will be serving a variety of homemade soups, a des-sert, and a beverage from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sat-urday, Feb. 18.

There is no set charge. The event provides an opportunity to donate to support the local Hospice and the services that the

organization offers for individuals and families in our community.

Consider inviting friends and family mem-bers to enjoy a lunch while contributing to an organization that contin-ues to be there wherever and whenever there is a need.

Soup lunch to benefit hospice

U.S. Senator Mark Udall is pleased to announce that he nomi-nated Josiah Fuller of Eckert and Brendan Kortz of Delta for possi-ble appointments to U.S. service academies.

Fuller, the son of Craig and Leanne Fuller, is homeschooled and was nominated to the U.S. Merchant Marine Acad-emy. Kortz, the son of Valerie and Jack Kortz, is a senior at Delta High School and was nominat-ed to the U.S. Air Force Academy and the U.S. Naval Academy.

“As a U.S. Senator, one of my favorite opportuni-ties is to provide nomi-nations to young people in Colorado interested in attending our mili-tary service academies,” Udall said. “Throughout

American history, these academies have devel-oped and produced some of our finest military and civilian leaders, and as a member of the Senate Armed Services Commit-tee, I take very seriously the responsibility of nom-inating the most highly qualified applicants.”

Udall received 450 applications for the nominations, which were reviewed by his Merit Selection Commit-tee. The applicants were evaluated based on aca-demic aptitude, leader-ship potential, determi-nation and overall char-acter. Nearly 250 of those applicants were chosen for interviews, and from those interviews, 43 were selected to receive nomi-nations. Nominated stu-dents will now compete

with other nominated students from around the country for appointments to the Air Force Academy, Naval Academy, Mer-chant Marine Academy and Military Academy.

“I’m hopeful that many of the nominated individuals will receive appointments to the U.S. service academies,” Udall said. “I’m confident that these young men and women will serve ably and proudly, embodying the values represented by the officers in our armed forces.”

The application pro-cess for 2012 nominations will begin with the annu-al Academy Information Day on April 14.

Fuller, Kortz nominatedto U.S. service academies

Delta County Independent LOCAL NEWS Wednesday, February 15, 2012 C3

at CHS CafeteriaTickets: Adults $10 / Kids $5 (elementary school)

At the door: Adults $12 / Kids $7

Dinner: 5:30 p.m. Auction: 7:00 p.m.

For more information or tickets contactKatie Johnson (970) 302-5233 or CHS (970) 856-6882

Thursday, February 23rd

Come enjoy ALL YOU CAN EATRocky Mountain Oysters

& Chicken Tenders.Stay for the Member Auction

to bid on your favorite FFA Member or Team. Members & Teams will be sold to the highest bidder

in exchange for one 8-hour work day.

Cedaredge FFA Annual

ROCKY MOUNTAINOYSTER FRY

& MEMBER AUCTION

The Town of Orchard Citywill be working on

Fairview Rd.between 2050 Rd.

and 2075 Rd.Expect periodic

road closures fromFebruary 13 thru March 9.

Any questions call Orchard City Town Hall

at 835-3337.

NOTICE

Old-Man-of-the- Mountain

It’s snowing again. The Grand Mesa isn’t to be seen, or any other mountains for that mat-ter! But I know that they are there. And I know some of the plants that live in that high country. I think I’ll visit Cotton-

wood Pass today, for the colors are bright in my mind.

Allen and I are just above the area of Krum-moltz (a German term meaning dwarf forest), so now we are in true “alpine.” We stop in a familiar turnoff to take in the scene. The sur-

rounding mountains are reflected in Taylor Reservoir far below. The clouds drifting across the sky leave their reflec-tions too.

But at my feet is one of the most amaz-ing flowers of this alpine region — the Old-man-of-the-mountain. The

bright blossom is nearly two inches wide but the plant itself is only about four inches tall! I kneel down and gently tip a blossom to see the hairy underside. In this cold climate, the hair isn’t to keep warm as we might think, but to serve as a sunscreen in this intense solar radiation. The leaves are green with a blue-cast and are divided into narrow segments.

As are most plants in the high country, this is a perennial for the grow-ing season is too short to start over again each spring. The three-lobed petals waver in the cool breeze. And along the ridge just above us, I see a whole army of my plant — once seen, it’s unmistakable!

Old-Man ranges through Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Idaho and Montana, and it has a variety of names. It’s also known as Alpine Sunflower and there are a number of botanical names as well: Actinea grandiflora, Hymenoxys grandiflora, and Rydber-gia grandiflora (in honor of Per Axel Rydberg, an important botanist in Colorado). And gran-diflora certainly fits! I thank Al Schneider for allowing me to use the photo.

Clearly this is a member of the sun-flower family with its tiny central flowers and large ray flowers (“pet-als”) arranged to mimic a single blossom. There are at least 25 yellow sunflowers at this high elevation, but none out-shine Old-man-of-the-mountain!

Plants of the Western Slope A look at local flora with Evelyn Horn

Photo by Al Schneider

Delta County Librar-ies has received from the Colorado State Library the Broadband Technolo-gy Opportunity Program (BTOP) Recognition Award for going above and beyond with its com-mitment in providing computer and technology services to Delta County.

The libraries in Delta County are being recog-nized for using the BTOP

grant to “re-invent the way they are serving their communities,” says Sharon Morris, director of library development at the Colorado State Library. “Delta County Libraries are exempli-fying the BTOP spirit through innovation and commitment to training.

“All five library branches have enthusi-astically embraced staff

training and computer classes for their com-munities,” Morris states. “They are delivering both literacy and computer skills, and their computer labs are full with classes and activities that are improving skills for high need populations.”

“Last year the Colo-rado State Library, with support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Founda-tion, received federal stim-ulus money to increase computers and expand public access, technology awareness, and training in 83 communities,” explains Annette Choszczyk, library district director.

“As a result of the BTOP grant,” Choszczyk says, “we replaced all of our public access comput-ers and added new lap-tops, printers, scanners, iPads, and ADA worksta-tions.

“Since last October, we have been offering more computer classes with greater frequency and delivering training pro-grams to patrons,” Cho-szczyk states.

“We are very honored to have received this award,” Choszczyk says, “and we look forward to offering more classes throughout the year.”

For more information about computer class-es, please contact your library or visit the Delta County Libraries’ website at www.deltalibraries.org.

Libraries recognized for computer services


Quick responseCedaredge fi refi ghters gather around a car which wound up in the yard of a home at 11976 Highway 65 in Eckert last Thursday afternoon. No details were available from the Colorado State Patrol as of press time Tuesday. The sheriff’s offi ce reports the car ended up wedged into the fence. The unidentifi ed driver had reportedly been to the eye doctor and was head-ing north on Highway 65 when he lost control of his car.

Photo submitted

Hit-and-runAn Eckert homeowner is hoping someone can identify the driver of a full-size red pickup who missed the corner and crashed into the six-foot chain link fence enclosing her property Saturday night. A dog inside the fence escaped injury but was running loose in the streets for some time. Sheriff’s investigators believe the pickup will have front end damage. Anyone with information is asked to call Delta County Crimestoppers at 874-8810 or Delta County Sheriff’s Offi ce at 874-2000.

The Cedaredge High School Band is hosting a community Sweetheart Dance on Saturday, Feb. 18, from 7 - 10 p.m. at the High School. The dance will feature “Route 66” and their blend of surf

music as well as tunes from ‘50s and ‘60s.

All proceeds will go to help the band replace their current 25-year-old uniforms.

Admission is $10 per couple.

Sweetheart dance in Cedaredge

C4 Wednesday, February 15, 2012 CHURCH Delta County Independent

Redeemer Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) at 1000 Pioneer Road in Delta will open its annu-

al Penitential Season of Lent with the observance of Ash Wednesday next week. Redeemer will offer

two 45-minute services on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 22, one at 12:10 p.m. and the other at 7 p.m. The

imposition of ashes as well as Holy Communion will be offered at both services. The noon-hour

service is being offered this year especially for those working people who might find this time more convenient and also for those older ones who don’t like getting out and driving at night.

Ash Wednesday, observed by western Christianity on the church calendar 46 days before Easter, always marks the beginning of the six-week Lenten season. It is observed by marking a cross with ashes on the foreheads of worshippers as a sign of mourning and repentance to God for their sins in remembrance of the suf-fering and sacrifice made for their redemption by Jesus’ death on the cross.

Wednesday mid-week

services will continue to be held at Redeemer Luther-an Church throughout the Lenten Season culminat-ing in special Holy Week observances and Easter Sunday.

Redeemer offers two Ash Wednesday services

DELTA FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GODEaton & Dodge, Delta • 874-3568

Pastor: Lee PonderSunday: Celebration Service 8:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Celebration Service 11:00 a.m.Tuesday: Bible Study 9:00 a.m.Wednesday: Family night 7:00 p.m. Royal Rangers Missionettes Fireproof Youth (Jr. & Sr. High)Saturday: Men's Prayer Breakfast 6:00 a.m.

LANDMARK MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH

12th & Grand, Delta • 874-3717Pastor: Ken Gilchrist

Sunday: Sunday School (all ages) 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Sunday Afternoon 2:00 p.m.Wednesday Evening 7:00 p.m.

CHURCH OF CHRIST164 Grand Blvd.

(Left on top of 3rd St. Hill) • 874-4971Sunday Bible Study 9:45 a.m.Sunday Morning Worship 10:45 a.m.Sunday Brown Bag Lunch 12:00 NoonSunday Afternoon Service 1:00 p.m.Wednesday Bible Study 6:30 p.m.

EL BUEN PASTORSPANISH ASSEMBLY OF GOD

860 Crawford Ave., DeltaCarlos & Rosemary Sluder,

Pastors – 874-0167Benjamin y Eunice Aviña Addlescentes – 874-0517Arturo & Alicia Carrasco,

Children – 874-0771Domingo: Escuela Dominical 10:00 a.m. Predicacion 11:00 a.m. Culto de la Tarde y Niños 5:00 p.m.Miercoles: Family Night 7:00 p.m. Jovenes 7:00 p.m.

GUNNISON VALLEYCHURCH OF THE NAZARENE

1721 H Rd., Delta • 874-0848Website: gvcnazarene.org

Email: [email protected] Pastor Terry D. Hedrick

Associate Pastor Edward (Mike) SandridgeSunday: Sunday School for all ages 9:30 a.m. Worship Service: With Worship Leader Gary Lear & The GVC Praise Team Including Children’s Church And Nursery 10:45 a.m.Wednesday: Ladies’ Breakfast 8:30 a.m. Fellowship & Bible Study Including Potluck Dinner 6:00 p.m.Study Groups:Meeting at various places and times throughout the week.

We want to extend a personal invitation to every-one. Please come and make yourself at home.

“Our church could be your home.”“We exist to glorify God by raising up

Christ-centered, Spirit-filled Disciple makers.”

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH4th and Meeker, Delta • 874-4893

Rev. Alisa SecrestAdult/Children’s Sunday School 9:00 a.m.Praise Music 10:15 a.m.Worship Service 10:30 a.m.

Child care available

DELTA CHRISTIAN CHURCHReaching the children and youth of

Western Delta CountyI Rd. & 1600 Rd., North Delta • 874-4322

www.deltachristianchurch.orgMinistry Staff: Will Pruett, Jeremy Kane,

Kirsten Alsdorf, Jake SullivanFind us on Facebook at Delta Christian Church

Sunday: Worship First Service 9:30 a.m.Second Service 11:00 a.m.Children’s Church: Age 3-5th grade

Childcare (infant/preschool) all services.For Elem., M.S. & H.S. activities, please call

GARNET MESA BAPTIST CHURCH863 A Street, Delta

Jerry Hilterbrand, Pastor • 874-4837Sunday School 9:45 a.m.Services 11 a.m. & 6:30 p.m.Prayer Meeting (Wednesday) 7:00 p.m.

Independent, Fundamental

REDEEMER LUTHERAN CHURCH(Missouri Synod)

1000 Pioneer Road • 874-3052Pastor Jeffrey Ryan

Worship Service 9:00 a.m.Bible Classes and Sunday School 10:15 a.m.

Tiny Treasures Preschool

COMMUNITY OF CHRIST1061 Meeker St., Delta • cofchrist.org

Sunday Morning Worship 10:00 a.m.For more information call 626-3347

CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH (SBC)1290 A St., Delta • 874-9497

Pastor: Randy UnruhWebsite: www.calvarydelta.orgE-Mail: [email protected]

Sunday: Bible Study 9:00 a.m. Morning Worship 10:30 a.m.

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY751 Meeker St., Delta • 874-8083

Sunday: Bible Lesson Sermon 10:00 a.m.Sunday School 10:00 a.m.Wednesday: Testimony Meeting 7:00 p.m.

Child Care Provided • Everyone Welcome

GRAND MESA BIBLE CHURCH710 Crawford Ave., Delta • 874-8315

Pastor Gary CulpSunday School For All Ages 9:30 a.m.Worship Service 10:30 a.m.

Please call for information about Bible studies and Prayer times

FIRST CHURCH OF GOD1102 Howard St., Delta • Church 874-4647

deltafirstchurchofgod.comBob and Linda Aubery

Sunday School Classes for All Ages 9:00 a.m.Sunday Worship Service 10:15 a.m.Wed. Bible Study (Fellowship Hall) 2:00 p.m.Wed. Cedaredge Bible Study (856-3854) 4:00 p.m.Prayer Chain Contact Janice Bridwell 874-4621

MARANATHA FELLOWSHIP(The LORD Cometh)

1712 H Road, Delta • 874-9135Pastor Earl Douglas

Sunday School 10:00 a.m.Morning Worship 11:00 a.m.Sunday Night 6:00 p.m.Wed. Prayer & Bible Study 6:30 p.m.

All Welcome

ST. LUKE'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH“Loyal to the orthodox Christianfaith as received by Anglicanism”

5th & Palmer St., Delta • Rector's Study: 874-9489Pastor Tom Seibert

Holy Eucharist and Sunday School (Sunday) 10:15 a.m.Order of St. Luke & Healing Service, First Monday each month 6:00 p.m.Morning Prayer/Communion Wednesday 10:30 a.m.

ST. ANDREW THE APOSTLE ORTHODOX

298 Bert St., Delta • 874-5225www.saintandrewsdelta.org

Father Daniel JonesSaturday Great Vespers 5:00 p.m.Sunday Divine Liturgy 9:30 a.m.Please call: for feast day services schedule

SEVENTH-DAYADVENTIST CHURCH

763 Meeker St., DeltaPastor: Seth Coridan

Sabbath School Saturday 9:30 a.m.Morning Worship 11:00 a.m.Prayer Meetings Wednesday 7:00 p.m.

CHURCH OF JESUS CHRISTOF LATTER DAY SAINTS

1679 Pioneer Rd., Delta • 874-3444Corner of E. 16th St./F Rd. and Pioneer Rd.

Sunday: Uncompahgre Ward 9:00 a.m. Delta Ward 11:00 a.m.

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF DELTAAmerican Baptist Church

1250 Pioneer Road, Delta • 874-3847deltafirstbaptist.org

Pastor James ConleySunday:Sunday School 9:15 a.m.Morning Worship 10:30 a.m.Sunday Night Church 6:00 p.m.Wednesday:Middle School Blitz 6:00 p.m.AWANA (Sept.-April) 6:00 p.m.Saturday:Men’s Bible Study 7:30 a.m.High School Saturday Night Live 7:00 p.m.

COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

Meets at Bill Heddles Recreation Center, DeltaRon Howard, Pastor

Sunday Worship Service 10:30 a.m.Children’s Church Provided

Home Bible Studies AvailableInformation: call 200-7816 or 874-4372

ST. MICHAEL’S CATHOLIC CHURCH628 Meeker St., Delta • 874-3300

Father Canice Enyiaka Saturday: Confession 4:00-5:00 p.m. Mass 5:30 p.m.Sunday: English Mass 10:00 a.m. Spanish Mass 12:00 NoonDaily Mass Mon.-Fri. 8:00 a.m.

CENTER FOR SPIRITUAL LIVING658 Howard St., Delta

Rev. Kay Spinden • 874-3425Sunday Services 10:30 a.m.Children’s Classes 10:30 a.m.

Science of Mind Classes Also Available

DELTA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH5th & Meeker Streets, Delta • Office — 874-9501

[email protected] Trueblood, Pastor

Early Service 8:30 a.m.Sunday School 9:15 a.m.Late Service 10:45 a.m.Youth Group 5:30 p.m.Communion Worship 1st Sunday

RIVER OF LIFE CHURCH1065 E. 7th St., Delta • 874-0308 • Cell: 314-0116

Pastors David & Michele MurphySunday:Prayer Time 9:00 a.m.Annointed Worship & Praise 9:30 a.m. Annointed preaching to follow

Where the fire & glory of God are manifested

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF CEDAREDGE

370 W. Main St., Cedaredge • 856-3830P.O. Box 400, Cedaredge, CO 81413

Email: [email protected] Pastor Dik Abbott

Sunday:Sunday School for All Ages 9:00 a.m.Morning Worship Service 10:15 a.m. Children’s Church AvailableEvening Service 6:00 p.m.Wednesday:Bible Study 6:00 p.m.AWANA and Youth 6:30 p.m.

GRAND MESA SOUTHERNBAPTIST CHURCH

110 S.E. Jay Ave., Cedaredge • 856-4672Rev. Steven Puls

Bible Study 9:30 a.m.Worship Service 10:45 a.m.Evening Worship 6:00 p.m.Team Kid (Wednesday) 6:00 p.m.Prayer & Bible Study (Wednesday) 7:00 p.m.Brotherhood Breakfast (1st Saturday) 8:00 a.m.Fellowship Breakfast (last Tuesday) 8:00 a.m.

(at Ole Bakery)

ECKERT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH13025 Highway 65, Eckert • 835-3441

P.O. Box 7Pastor Jo DeVinny

Sunday: Morning Worship: Year Round 10:30 a.m.Children’s Sunday School during worshipThursday: Bible Study Held at Big E Market 7:30 a.m.

NEW HOPE EVANGELICALFREE CHURCH

Meets at Cedaredge Community Centerwww.newhopefree.orgPastor Bill Williamson

856-4458Sunday Worship Service 10:00 a.m.Children’s Church 10:45 a.m.

Nursery AvailableMen’s Breakfast 1st & 3rd Sat. 7:00 at Ole BakeryYouth Groups — schedules vary Call for time and place

CEDAREDGE COMMUNITYUNITED METHODIST CHURCH

3rd & Aspen, PO Box 369, Cedaredge • [email protected]

Rev. Debra A. Edwards, PastorVickie Richards-Street, Pastoral Associate

Rev. Bob Watts, Pastor EmeritusAdult Sunday School 8:30 a.m.Children’s Sunday School 9:00 a.m.Worship Services 9:00 a.m. & 10:00 a.m.Communion Worship First SundayZero Gravity Youth Sundays 4:00 p.m.Children, Youth and Adult ChoirsBible Studies Available!Nursery & Attendant also available.

OPEN HEARTS! OPEN MINDS! OPEN DOORS!

CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE2291 Q25 Road, Cedaredge • 856-6137Pastors John and MaryLouise Dannels

Sunday School 10:00 a.m.Morning Worship 11:00 a.m.

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH290 S.W. 2nd Ave., Cedaredge • 210-3398

Pastor Seth CoridanSabbath School Saturday 9:15 a.m.Morning Worship 10:50 a.m.Prayer Meeting Wednesday 3:00 p.m.

ST. PHILIP BENIZI CATHOLIC CHURCH290 N.W. Cedar Ave., P.O. Box 713

Cedaredge, CO 81413Rev. Canice Enyiaka, Pastor

Sunday: 8:00 a.m. MassTuesday: 6:00 p.m. Mass

For more information, call 970-856-6495

ALL SAINTSLUTHERAN CHURCH, ELCA

20101 Deer Creek Rd., Austin • 835-3667www.allsaintslutheranco.org

Tom Lange, PastorSunday: Worship 10:00 a.m. Adult Bible Class 9:00 a.m. Children’s Sunday School 10:00 a.m.

Open Communion (1st & 3rd Sundays)

SURFACE CREEK COMMUNITY CHURCH

21987 Austin Road • [email protected]

John Copper, Pastor • 856-4675Sunday: Worship Service 10:00 a.m.with Children’s Church and nursery providedWednesday: Bible Study 7:00 p.m.

CEDAREDGE ASSEMBLY OF GOD1596 S.W. 9th St., Cedaredge • 856-3586

Bob Hillyer - Senior PastorMarvin Pemberton - Assoc. Pastor

Youth Pastor: Eric MusilJanet Noble - Children

Sunday School 9:00 a.m.Sunday Morning Worship 10:00 a.m.Wed. Family Night: Adult Bible Study, Youth & Children's Ministries 7:00 p.m.Men's Breakfast (Saturday) 7:00 a.m.

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NORTH FORK CHURCH OF CHRIST

40259 M Rd., Paonia • 970-527-5443Sunday Morning 10:00 a.m.Wednesday Evening 5:00 p.m.

Teaching Sound Bible Doctrine

PAONIA FRIENDS CHURCH409 3rd St., Paonia • 527-6151

Pastor Gaylen KinserSunday: SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICE 9:00 a.m. with NURSERY for children 19 mos.-3 years SUNDAY SCHOOL for ages 19 months-adults 10:00 a.m.

CRAWFORD FRIENDS CHURCHNon-denominational

3842 Stearman Lane, Crawford • 921-LORD (5673)Pastor Jerry Dutton

Youth Pastor JP DuttonSunday Worship Service 8:30 & 10:30 a.m.Coffee & Fellowship 10:00 a.m.Children’s Church and Nursery 10:30 a.m.

Youth Group and Adult Life Studieswww.crawfordchristians.org

HOTCHKISS CHURCH OF CHRIST175 N. 1st St., Hotchkiss • 527-3225

Minister Windell HowardSunday Service 10:30 a.m.

MOUNTAIN VIEW BIBLE CHURCHLazear, CO – 872-2139

Pastor Jim Jesser – 323-6412Youth Pastor Jake Erickson - 872-6329

Sunday School 9:45 a.m.Morning Service 11:00 a.m.Evening Service & Youth Night 6:00 p.m.Wednesday Service 7:00 p.m.

Christ Centered Country Church Independent and Fundamental

HOTCHKISS COMMUNITYUNITED METHODIST CHURCH

2nd & Orchard, Hotchkiss • Office: 872-3540Pastor John Hiestand • 872-4881

Sanctuary is handicapped accessibleChildren's and Adult’s Sunday School 9:45 a.m.Worship Service 11:00 a.m.Peace Circle, 2nd Tues. 12:30 p.m.Wearhouse hours: Monday 9 a.m.-3:00 p.m.UMW Meet 3rd Saturday 9:00 a.m.

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FIRST BAPTIST CHURCHOF HOTCHKISS

203 W. Main, Hotchkiss • Church 872-3313Sunday School (all ages) 9:45 a.m.Sunday Morning Worship 11:00 a.m.Sunday Evening Service 5:00 p.m.After School Program (K-8) Wed. 3:45 p.m.Adult Bible Study & Prayer Wed. 7:00 p.m.Youth Group/Teen Bible Study Wed. 7:00 p.m.

Also offering counseling, men’s prayer meetings, ladies’ Bible study, teen outings, nursery and a food pantry. Contact Pastor Jake DeField for

more information.

PAONIAUNITED METHODIST CHURCH

2nd and Onarga, PaoniaPastor Russell Fletcher

Bible Study 9:30 a.m.Sunday School 9:30 a.m.Worship 10:30 a.m.Youth Group 6:00 p.m.

Child care provided every Sun. and on special occasions.

IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH(Missouri Synod)

5th & North Fork, Paonia at the Northwest corner of City Park

Pastor Duane O. Daeke • 527-3232Morning Worship 9:00 a.m.Lent Worship Wednesday 7:00 p.m.Bible Study following worship service

Visitors Always Welcome.

CHURCH OF JESUS CHRISTOF LATTER-DAY SAINTS5th and Oak, Paonia • 527-4239

Bishop Stephen W. BaylesSacrament Meeting 10:00 a.m.-11:10 a.m.Sunday School 11:15 a.m.-12:05 p.m.Priesthood & Relief Society 12:10-1:00 p.m.

BIBLE CENTER CHURCH1117 Third Street, Paonia • 527-4629

www.biblecenteronline.comJohn Owen, Pastor

Sunday School 9:45 a.m.Morning Worship 11:00 a.m.Awana Clubs - Wednesday 7:00 p.m.

NORTH FORK BAPTIST CHURCH639 Samuel Wade Rd., Paonia • 527-4644

www.nfbcpaonia.orgPastor Tobey Williams

Bible Study 9:45 a.m.Worship Service 11:00 a.m.Wednesday Prayer Meeting 6:00 p.m.

Nursery Provided

CRAWFORD COMMUNITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH297 Dogwood Ave., Crawford • 921-3300

Rev. John HiestandSunday Worship 9:00 a.m.Adult Education 8:00 a.m.Children’s Education 9:00 a.m.

FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF PAONIA

227 Oak Ave., Paonia • 527-7291 • 527-3450P.O. Box 413, Paonia, CO 81428

Pastor Ed HollettSunday School 9:30 a.m.Traditional Church Service 10:45 a.m.

PAONIA CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP CHURCH

235 Box Elder Avenue, Paonia • 527-3161www.paoniachristianfellowship.com

Pastor Scott McIntireSunday Services: Sunday School for ages 2-112 9:00 a.m. Worship Service 10:15 a.m. Children’s Church 10:15 a.m.Monday Ladies Bible Study 6:30 p.m. His Hands — Men’s Group 6:30 p.m.Wednesday: Ladies Bible Study 1:00 p.m. Converge for Ages 7-12 4:30 p.m. Youth Dinner 6:15 p.m. Youth Group Grades 7 & Up 7:00 p.m.

Please join our family for a variety of music and worship.

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SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH235 North Fork, Paonia • 527-3214

Saturday Evening Mass 5:00 p.m.Sunday Mass 8:30 a.m.

ST. MARGARET MARY CATHOLIC CHURCH

Bridge & Pinon St., Hotchkiss • 527-3214Sunday Mass 11:00 a.m.

PAONIA SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTCHURCH

41012 Lamborn Dr., PO Box 932, Paonia, CO 81428Pastor Seth Coridan • 970-210-3398

Saturday Services 9:00 a.m.Discover Answers to Life’s Deepest Questions:

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OLD KING JAMES BIBLEBAPTIST CHURCH

5th & Horton, Olathe • 970-497-0790Pastor Brian Lopiccolo

Sunday School 9:30 a.m.Preaching 10:30 a.m. & 6:00 p.m.

ST. JOSEPH’S TRADITIONALROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

Latin Mass59350 Carnation Rd., Olathe • 323-0243

Sunday Masses 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m.Rosary & Confessions 1/2 hour before each mass

Daily masses as scheduled

OLATHE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

Located at 512 HersumSend mail to PO Box 148, Olathe, CO 81425

970-323-6465 • Email: [email protected] Worship 10:30 a.m.Wednesday: Breathing Space 6:00 p.m. Choir 7:00 p.m.

Everyone welcome

LIVING WORD LUTHERAN CHURCH2820 Peyton Dr., Montrose • 249-4405

Pastor Matthew FreySunday Service 9:00 a.m.Sunday School/Bible Study 10:15 a.m.Wednesday Night Bible Study 4:00 p.m.

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The public is invited to join Fr. Tom Seibert of St. Luke’s Episcopal and Pastor Roy Trueblood of Delta United Methodist in an eight-week book study of “Unbinding the Gospel: Real Life Evan-gelism” by Martha Grace Reese. In her words, evangelism is faith shar-ing and this book is “about untying the knots that keep us from living exciting lives in the Spir-it. It’s about unbinding the good news that God

adores us and everyone else, that God has shown this to us through Jesus Christ.”

A study of this book is highly recommended for evangelism teams and all individuals desiring to move closer to God and to grow as Chris-tians. The format for this study is for small groups of six to eight persons to meet once a week for seven or eight weeks and do together the exercises at the end of each chap-

ter. In the words of the author, “The more peo-ple in your church that study the book and begin to pray seriously, the greater chance for real change in your church.”

An important part of the study involves the keeping of a 40 day prayer journal designed to increase our aware-ness of the presence of God. Such journaling could be a discipline of Lent, the season where we prepare for Christ’s

death and resurrection. With this in mind, the first meeting will be at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 25, in the annex at St. Luke’s Episco-pal Church at 5th and Palmer in Delta. Future meetings could be at dif-ferent times and loca-tions according tos the desires of the members of each small group. For more information or to order a book ($15) con-tact Fr. Tom Seibert at St. Luke’s, 874-9489.

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No one cares more about the health and sustainability of public lands ecosystems than grazing permittees.

Their operations con-vert a public resource into an economic benefit demanded and used by consumers in every part of the country. And the public lands they stew-ard provide their liveli-hood.

It’s natural there would be a mutual advantage in graz-ing permittees work-ing cooperatively with public lands manag-ers whose own careers depend on a healthy and productive rangeland province.

Permittees from around the West Slope gathered for that pur-pose at Bill Heddles Rec-

reation Center last week for the “Advanced Range Management School 501.”

The school is a public/private partnership that aims at benefitting lands management agencies, consumers, and the gen-eral public. It provides an opportunity for lands managers to try and connect their science, research, and policies with real-world condi-tions and practices.

The public lands agen-cies benefit from on-the-ground knowledge they gain about conditions on the range.

Grazing permittees benefit by building rela-tionships with lands managers and by get-ting one-on-one feedback from science profession-als on range health issues.

Consumers benefit by

getting a lower cost, nat-ural food product pro-duced from forage-fed livestock.

The public bene-fits when an economic recource is put to pro-ductive use. By work-ing in concert, permitees and lands managers are able to better monitor ecological conditions on rangelands and respond to conditions that are changing.

The “Basic School 101” was held at Heddles in 2009. The sdvanced school provided addi-tional follow up. Pre-senters went deep into the science of good range management.

Each of the more than 80 permittees got a thick binder filled with research, data, trends, and examples of the most recent findings and practices. The top-

ics addressed at the ses-sion spanned the science of plant populations and ecosystems, bringing them to bear on issues of animal nutrition down even to the trace min-eral components of local soils and plants.

Agency sponsors of the event were CSU Extension, U.S. Forest Service, and Bureau of Land Management. Rep-resentatives of the Colo-rado Parks and Wildlife, NRCS, and others par-ticipated.

Presenters were Rob-bie Baird LeValley, CSU Extension range and livestock specialist; Dave Bradford, USFS range management specialist; Chase Roeber, ranch-er, bachelor of science in range management; John Murray, NRCS retired; and Floyd Reed, USFS retired.

Working towards healthy, productive lands

Photo by Hank LohmeyerPublic lands managers met with grazing permittees at an Advanced Range Management School held at Bill Heddles Recreation Center.

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Lonnie Burton, the owner of L&B Vacuum Service, is celebrating 12 years of living in and serving Delta County. He has built his business on a simple formula — offer the best service, the best prod-ucts, the best price and the best quality of work. He has been pleased to watch the business grow, thanks to his many satisfi ed customers — and friends — he’s gained over the years.

Lonnie not only services household and commercial vacuum cleaners, he also sells affordable, high quality new vacuums, including cen-tral vacuum systems. Think it’s too late to take advantage of the convenience of a built-in central vacuum? As an au-thorized dealer of MD Central Vacuum Systems, Lonnie has been trained to install the system in any existing home with minimal intrusion. He can also retrofi t into existing central vacuum systems.

His repair expertise ex-tends to scrubbers, carpet shampooers, buffers, bur-nishers, ride-on equipment, robotic systems and steam cleaners. In addition to fi xing any machine used for fl oor

care, Lonnie now repairs and services swamp coolers.

Lonnie is growing his busi-ness to better serve the needs of the community. That’s why he decided to also become an authorized sales and service center for Heat Surge Amish mantle fi replaces. These electric fi replaces feature a beautiful real wood mantle handmade by the Amish, the

ambiance of real fi re, and have the convenience to sim-ply move your fi replace from room to room.

With over 30 years of ex-perience, Lonnie has the con-fi dence to tackle all types of electro-mechanical devices. He worked as a computer systems analyst for 25 years and in the past repaired com-puters, TV, stereos, VCR, tape

and disc systems, and much more.

In addition to top-notch service, Lonnie offers free pickup and delivery in the Delta city limits. Trip charges for neighboring communities are very reasonable.

So remember Lonnie for all your product and repair needs. You’ll be on your way to a happier pocketbook when you stop by L&B Vacuum Service, located off 1800 Road east of Delta. Just follow Highway 92 to 1800 Road. Across from the Roundup Club Arena, you’ll see a sign for Roundup Road on your right. Turn west, then keep an eye out for the sign at 1789 Roundup Road.

L&B Vacuum Service is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and from 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesday and Thursdays after-noons. To make an appoint-ment for Saturday, get direc-tions or arrange for pickup, give Lonnie a call at 874-6105.

L&B Vacuum Service is an authorized warranty service center for Miraclemate Corp., MD Central Vacuum Systems and Heat Surge Amish mantle fi replaces.

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Customer satisfaction is Lonnie Burton’s top priority. “When you have a pleasant service experience at L&B Vacuum, tell everyone about it,” he says. “If you are ever disappointed, tell me and I’ll make it right.”


The January meeting of the Natural Gas Col-laborative Group in Mon-trose included an update on drilling activities and plans by Gunnison Ener-gy Corporation (GEC) and SG Interests.

Reporting for GEC were company officials Brad Robinson and Lee Fyock. The company’s plans include drilling

two horizontal wells in the Bull Mountain Unit located in Gunnison County.

GEC will re-enter the Spaulding Peak well north of Cedaredge this summer, and it will com-plete and bring into pro-duction a well near Som-erset.

Also, said Robinson, GEC is working on a partnership arrange-ment with Oxbow and a

private investor intended to produce coal bed meth-ane for sale to Holy Cross Electric as electric gen-erating fuel. Attempts spanning years to strike a deal with DMEA on the project never worked out, Robinson said.

SG Interests of Hous-ton was represented at the Montrose meeting by company executive Robbie Guinn and oth-ers. They intend to drill

two gas wells in the Bull Mountain Unit. In addi-tion, they will complete three shale wells. Four other gas wells have been completed recently; the company has completed work on a water storage facility, and SG plans to construct some gathering lines.

Guinn reported that a field-wide Environmental Assessment for the Bull Mountain Unit, located mostly in remote Gunni-son County, will be com-plete in the near future, possibly during February. In the company’s future plans are potentially 36 new well pads with 150 new gas wells.

Drilling opponents in the North Fork Valley have faulted the BLM and exploration compa-nies for not disclosing who nominated 22 North Fork Valley minerals parcels for inclusion in a scheduled August lease auction.

Federal regulations

require those names be withheld until two days following the sale, explained Barb Sharrow, BLM field office man-ager.

Guinn said that SG and other companies typically don’t disclose which parcels they have nominated for a lease sale. That is because dis-closing the information tells other companies what SG has discovered or is interested in, thus inviting bid competition and increasing prices.

All exploration com-panies wanting to bid on a lease are encour-aged to do so in the BLM process, but they should be required to do their own research and due diligence on a lease tract instead of being allowed to speculate on top of the work that SG or another company has done and paid for, Guinn explained.

Because of the large public interest in the scheduled August North Fork sale, Guinn did dis-

close that SG nominated a 299-acre parcel in its current Bull Mountain Unit operating area in Gunnison County.

Robinson of GEC added that his company has no idea who nomi-nated the 22 lease tracts in Delta county. “We don’t know who nominat-ed them or what geologic formation they are look-ing at,” he said.

The local BLM natu-ral resource staff gave a presentation showing the 30,000 North Fork Valley acres included in the August BLM miner-als lease sale which com-prise a fraction of the estimated 185,000 acres already leased for miner-als activity in the area east of Highway 65 in the Uncompahgre Field Office.

Charlie Richmond, GMUG forest supervisor, told the group that an exploration company is discussing a 70-well proj-ect and a pipeline that could parallel the Bull Mountain pipeline.

Gunnison Energy, SG give drilling update

Connie Galvin has been named the Delta-Montrose Technical Col-lege (DMTC) Faculty Member of the Year for 2012. Galvin, along with other outstanding com-munity college faculty from Colorado, was recog-nized by the State Board for Community Colleges and Occupational Edu-cation during an award ceremony in Denver on Feb. 8.

“I am humbled and honored to be selected to receive this award,” said Galvin. “This is not some-thing I would ever have expected.”

Galvin joined the staff at Delta-Montrose Technical College as a part-time instructor in the business program in January 2007. She later became the coordinator and full-time instructor for that program.

Galvin strongly believes in the value of education and the impor-tance of helping each stu-dent achieve the skills he or she needs to be a suc-cess not only in school, but in life. In addition to teaching students the spe-cific job skills required in administrative support, graphic arts and book-keeping, she consistently teaches her students to

be professionals by dem-onstrating professional-ism in all her interactions with students, co-work-ers, and supervisors.

Galvin is a fervent supporter of career and technical education at Delta-Montrose Technical College. She took a com-puter course at DMTC in the 1990s, after moving here from Summit Coun-ty. She enjoyed the course so much and was so excit-ed about learning that she enrolled in what was then Mesa State College and earned a BA in man-agement with a minor in graphic arts.

Along with her formal education in manage-ment, Galvin also has many years of experience in management. She was an assistant manager at a large plant nursery; advertising and produc-

tion manager for a small weekly newspaper and classified paper; man-aged a pizza place; and was production manager at a production bakery in Copper Mountain. This extensive background in management has proven a valuable skill in the classroom.

When Galvin is not teaching, she can be found involved in activities that allow her to live a self-sufficient, sustainable lif-style. She gardens and cans the produce from her own garden as well as area orchards. She is also an avid mushroom hunter and has devel-oped extensive guides for the safe selection and preparation of wild mushrooms, particular-ly those in the vicinity of the Grand Mesa. In her free time she likes to make quilts and raise orchids.

Galvin is originally from Michigan and lived there until she moved to Colorado in 1981. She is married to Jose Guada-lupe Ramirez Pantoja. Galvin has two grown children. Kyle is a chef intern at the Broad-moor Hotel in Colorado Springs and Alexis is a personal trainer in Glen-wood Springs.

Connie Galvin named DMTC Faculty Member of the Year

Connie Galvin

Retiredschool,publicemployeesto meet

Delta County School and Public Employees Retirement Association will meet Thursday, Feb. 23, at 3 p.m., in the tech-nical college building in Paonia. Discussion of pending legislation affect-ing PERA will be held. For more information, call Dan Burke at 872-2274, Krista Spitzer at 856-9498 or Mary Blake at 527-4504. If you are a member and would like to receive e-mails from the local and state orga-nizations, please call with your e-mail address.


Should the county government ever cash in on severance tax and mineral leasing receipts from coal mining opera-tions on Oak Mesa, the money would be subject to TABOR rules.

The county commis-sioners got a brief report on the scenario from county administrator Susan Hansen.

If an Oak Mesa coal mine were to contribute more tax and revenue to the county than TABOR restrictions provide for, county voters would have to give their approval for

the county to keep and spend the money, Hansen explained.

Without that specific approval from voters, county government could be required to lower its mill levy to offset the rev-enue.

An Oak Mesa coal mine is a far future possi-bility. Unlike North Fork Valley mines, the Oak Mesa operation would be entirely within Delta County. That would give the county government first priority on miner-al revenues generated there.

Initial exploration is set to begin this summer.

TABOR will impact coal revenue hopes

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Old Fashioned World Charm...is featured in this 3BR/2.5BA, 2387 sq. ft. home. Basement garage with huge shop, 3 phase power, 1/2 bath & office, plus det. 2 car garage with bonus room on upper level. 7+ acres, irri-gation, pasture & VIEWS!$449,000 #648045

Marsha Bryan856-8800

Cedaredge – Home + Acreage

Charming Southwestern Home…Beautifully land-scaped yard surrounds this lovely 1999 built, 3BR/2BA, 1772 sq. ft. home. Bright and open living area, split bedroom floor plan. Room to park an RV in a fenced area. Attached 2 car garage.$219,900 #664044

Janice Jones856-7344

Cedaredge – Residential

Amazing Price…Plenty of room for the family and friends in this 1870+ sq. ft. home on half acre, in a great central location with wonder-ful views. Game room/fam-ily room in the lower level. Oversized 1 car detached garage.$174,900 #661381

Bert Sibley856-6809

Eckert – Residential

Pumpkin Hill Farm…Unique property on 23.6 acres offers seclusion and a fenced pasture of smooth brome and alfalfa. Good irrigation water rights, fruit trees, raised garden beds, green house, domestic well and Orchard City water tap. Tastefully remodeled 1940 sq. ft. home.$400,000 #665211

Greg Stratman856-7350

Eckert – Home + Acreage

Great Country Setting…on 1.25 acres with excellent views & this spacious 3BR, 1860 sq. ft. home. Great spot for a mechanic or tradesman with a 24 x 32 heated-insu-lated shop, one car garage & inside hobby room.$169,900 #661455

Norm or Christi Prettyman856-7791

Delta – Home + Acreage

Live Off The Grid…Let your imagination run wild! Build your new home or place a modular or manufactured home on this secluded 40 acres. Property will require a well or cistern for domestic water. Great acreage for liv-ing off the grid and enjoying total privacy.$45,900 #647167

Janice Jones856-7344

Austin/Delta – Vacant Land

Prime Location…Great vis-ibility just off State Hwy. 65 in a 30 mph zone! 2300+ sq. ft. commercial building with 5 bays and huge open area, small office/entrance offers lots of possibilities. Lots of parking area. Orchard City water tap will be installed by seller.$89,000 #664713

John Freeman856-3300

Eckert – Commercial

Quiet Austin Country…is captivated from this 3bd, 2 ba, 1512 sq. ft. home that sits in the middle of 3.3 acres. The front yard is land-scaped and the back yard and dog run are fenced. The garage is ready for projects.$129,900 #661405

Shari Davis527-7777

Austin – Residential

Bank-Owned…This prop-erty is being sold in “AS IS” condition. 1972 double-wide on .79 acres! Nice floor plan. Small walk-out basement with interior/exterior access. Patio + deck, pretty wooded lot w/mature growth. www.tourfactory.com/821028$25,000 #664801

Nancy Wood970-201-6988

Cedaredge – Residential

Self-Sufficient Home…On a half acre lot w/irrigation water. Fenced back yard, storage building, apple trees, chicken coop, 2 car garage. Located around the corner from Paonia Town Park, rare lot size within town limits. Virtual tour at www.tourfac-tory.com/648452$185,000 #648801

Doris Danielsen527-7046

Paonia – Residential

Price Reduced…Beautiful home has 3800 sq. ft. 4 bed-rooms, 3 baths. Very nice barn setup with automatic, heated waterers and wash rack with heated water. 3 stall barn plus 3 stall loafing shed. Tack room and hay storage. 9.86 acres all irri-gated.$495,000 #643407

Linda or Bob Lario527-7759

Paonia – Home + Acreage

Super Building Site…in the heart of Cedaredge in the Cottonwood Subdivision. This hillside location is up and away from the crowd and would look out toward the golf course. Water and sewer tap needed.$49,500 #627804

Shari Davis527-7777

Cedaredge – Vacant Lot

12 Prime…Pitkin Mesa Paonia Acres. Organically maintained soil, sweeping mountain and valley views, great water, end of private road location just moments from town! Perfect for cus-tom farming, orchards, vine-yards and/or a special cus-tom home.$325,000 #589777

Bob or Linda Lario527-7756

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• 3BD/2BA house plus den in a quiet cul-de-sac. $925 + Deposit

• 2BD/2BA with stainless steel kitchen applianc-es, secluded back yard, and hot tub.$950 + Deposit

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Marsha BryanCRS, ABR, TRC, SRES, SRSBroker [email protected] Virtual Tours at:www.meetmarsha.com

LOG HOME W/CREEK!Handcrafted Western-Style Log Home on nearly 7 ACRES w/Irrigation Water AND a Year-Round Creek fl owing right by the Home. Magnifi cent Treed “Resort-Like” Setting, 3 Fenced

Pastures, Large Corral, Tack Shed & Det. 2-Car Garage with Hayport. PERFECT HORSE PROPERTY! Cedaredge, #633170, $399,900

FREE HOME DESIGN!Included with Purchase of this Beautiful Creekside Lot in Stonebridge Subdivision is the Opportunity to have your Home Professionally designed

by Professional Architect. One of the few Lots left that border the Surface Creek Walking Trail & Year-Round Creek! Cedaredge, #642776, $94,900

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Janice JonesCRS, GRI, SRES, ABRBroker Owner970-856-7344 Direct phone

TWO FOR THE PRICE OF ONE! Beautifully maintained 1940’s, 4BR/3BA, 1980 sq.ft. home has original oak hardwood fl oors and staircase. Separate family room in the partially fi n-ished basement. Natural gas log fi replace and hot water base-board heat keeps the home cozy and comfortable. Lots of built-in storage & mature landscaping. Plus cozy 2BR/1BA guest bungalow for the extended family or rental income. Great location for a home business with Hwy. 65 frontage. $299,000 Cedaredge, CO #656542

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• WATER TAP INCLUDED! Nearly 15 acres on Redlands Mesa with a seasonal ditch & fantastic 360° views. Shared cul-de-sac and access. $139,000 Hotchkiss, CO #594569• 12+ ACRES, PAID WATER TAP! Get ready to build your dream home on this beautiful country set-ting, located on Cedar Mesa. Live water along west boundary. $75,000 Cedaredge, CO #657138• INCREDIBLE VIEW PROPERTY! 1.84 acre prime building site on the edge of Garnet Mesa over-looking the City of Delta. Zoned A-1, allowing a home or duplex, church, assisted living & more. Paid water tap included. $139,000 Delta, CO #641680• READY TO BUILD! Over half acre building site at end of road location. Includes water tap (not installed), electric, natural gas & phone to lot. Modulars and doublewide mobile homes are allowed. $49,900 Eckert, CO #612148

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FOR RENT IN OLATHENewer and very clean two bedroom apartments. bowerproperties.com or call 970-249-5988. (5x5)

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SECOND STORY APT.for rent in Delta. One bed-room with storage unit, laundry. All utilities except electric paid. 874-4436 Mon-Fri, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. (2x7)

VERY CONVENIENT two bedroom, two bath, partly furnished apartment, attached garage. $600 per month. One month deposit. Application required. No pets. 874-7845. (3x7)

SMALL HOME IN Austin available March 1. $500 rent, $500 deposit. No pets. Call 275-5791. (tfnx7)

COUNTRY LIVINGthree bedroom plus. Pets ok. Available Feb. 17. Call for information. 970-250-9067. (1x7)

THREE BEDROOM, 1 3/4bath duplex in Delta, attached garage; all appli-ances; no pets, no smok-ing. $800 per month plus deposit. 874-9215 or 261-3486. 2x7)

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I, GERRY RIEBOLD, AMno longer responsible for any bills other than my own. (1x7)

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THE FAMILY OF Raymond DenBeste would like to thank all those who have sent cards, condolenc-es, food, gifts and prayers. The family appreciates all who remembered him and his family. (1x7)

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PICKUP ALUMINUM BOXdiamond plate box for smaller pickups. Mounts on rail of pickup bed. 2 doors, easy access side entry. Dimensions: 60" Lx15”Tx17”W Good condi-tion. $100. Call 874-4558, leave message. (tfn41)

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1996 SKI-DOO SUMMIT500. Good condition with reverse, rear rack and cover. 323-5151 after 6 p.m. (tfnx5)

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STOCK TRAILER FORsale. 1996 WW, 19 ft. bum-per pull stock trailer. Double axle, electric brakes, clean wood floor and rubber mats, rear, middle and side gates. Very good condition. $3,500 OBO. 970-874-1332. Please leave message. (4x4)

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2007 FACTORY MADE6x10 utility trailer with square tube railing all around. Holds (2) ATVs. Side rails used for loading from the side and rear. Has 15" 6-ply tires. $1200. Call 874-4558 (tfn46)

TORSION TRAILER AXLE3500 lb. rated torsion axle with 5-lug (4 1/2" pat-tern) spindles included. Dimensions are 82” track length, 65” frame width, 30 degree angle??? $175 874-4558, leave message. (tfnx41)

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251 Meeker St., Delta • 874-8721February 16, 1912

(From the Delta Independent)Four local contractors submitted bids

on the new county home to be constructed on the county poor farm and there was but $160 between the highest and lowest bidder, an evidence of the fact that com-petition was sharp. Contractor Felmlee submitted the lowest figure, $3,734, and was therefore awarded the contract.

The structure is to have a full concrete basement and be one story of brick. It will contain twelve fine large rooms and will be equipped with a first class heating plant, bath, electric lights, etc. In short, the new

county home is to be strictly modern. The building is to be completed by June 1st next and work will be begun on the base-ment at once if the ground and weather conditions are favorable.

* * *Water and sewer connections have been

made this week with the new library build-ing at the corner Sixth and Palmer street.

* * *A force of men are at work pushing the

revision and finishing of the second floor of the new brick building on Delta’s Main Street, just north of the Hillman building, for occupancy by the local Y.M.C.A.

* * *Another successful raid on bunny was

made this week by Roy Bowen, Harry Hauser, Ralph and Dick Cunningham and Jim Bowen. They bagged one hundred and three in about two hours and came in with swelled chests over the record.

* * *Harry Payne and Frank Hollofield were

placed under arrest last Thursday night for disorderly conduct in connection with a “good time,” and at 2:30 the following afternoon in Justice Fairlamb’s court, each was given a fine and costs. Payne’s fine was $100 and trimmings and Hollofield’s $5 and costs. The former was released on

his own recognizance and the latter is liq-uidating with labor at so much per hour.

* * *The lecture on the life and character of

Abraham Lincoln at the Methodist church Wednesday evening by Dr. J. Everist Cathell, was well attended and especially interesting. Dr. Cathell, beside being an exceptionally well posted man and an able speaker, was personally acquainted with the great American president, which gave his talk a different tone from that of the average speaker on the same subject.

* * *Dr. C.H. Burgin held the greatest num-

ber of tickets in the automobile drawing pulled off by a local drug store and the doctor’s children are now in possession of the machine. Miss Ada Arthur held second place in the drawing.

* * *A delegation of Delta Masons, some

twenty-five or thirty in number, will make an auto trip to Hotchkiss tonight to be in attendance upon a session of the Hotchkiss lodge, which is to conclude with a banquet and general good time. A number of mem-bers from the Paonia lodge will also be present.

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OPTICIAN WANTED FORbusy professional office. Send resume to Alpine Optical, 1800 E. Pavilion Place, Suite A, Montrose, CO 81401. (4x5)

THE CITY OF DELTA ISnow accepting applications for seasonal positions at Devil's Thumb Golf Course -wage range is $8.97 to $9.42 per hour; will start hiring first of March 2012. Hours to be worked will be sched-uled as needed. Operations - duties are performance of a wide variety of unskilled maintenance and construc-tion work on the City's golf course. Graduation from high school and must pos-sess a valid driver's license. Clubhouse - provide quality customer service to patrons in assisting in pro shop (schedule could include early mornings, evenings, holidays and weekends). Graduation from high school and 18 years of age or older at the time of hire. Must successfully pass a background check and a required pre-employ-ment drug test if offered conditional employment. City applications to be com-pleted and returned to City of Delta, 360 Main Street, Delta, CO 81416, attention HR Director (please do not submit applications to golf course). Applications avail-able at www.cityofdelta.net. EOE/MF. (2x6)

BOOTH SPACE FORrent. Looking for a nail tech and hair stylist. 210-0258 after 7 p.m. (2x6)

NURSE PRACTITIONERwanted. Four hours on Saturday a must. Work up to 20 or more hours per week. Computer skills required. Must have all license and insurance up-to-date. A DEA is required. Call 874-5777. (2x7)

THE SEVENTH JUDICIALDistrict (7th JD) is look-ing for qualified candi-dates to fill a .80 FTE (32 hours per week) position of Family Court Facilitator. The office may be in any of the 7th JD locations with travel to all 7th JD loca-tions required on a regu-lar basis. The job descrip-tion should be reviewed at www.courts.state.co.us/Careers /Opportuni t ies .cfm. The Chief Judge is the hiring authority and supervisor for this position. Education and experience: Graduation from an accred-ited law school; be admit-ted and active with the Colorado Bar Association strongly desired. BA/BS in Social Sciences and expe-rience working with court procedures, family law, and social work required. Starting pay is $3,664 per month for .80 (32 hours per week) and is not nego-tiable. The incumbent shall not be allowed to practice law in any court of the 7th JD. The application shall be filed electronically. Go to www.courts.state.co.us/Careers/Opportunities.cfm and follow instructions to apply for this position. No paper documents will be accepted locally. Resumes shall not be substituted for the completed application. A cover letter, resume or other documents may be attached to the electronic application but are not required. Applications due on or before 02/28/2012. (2x7)

JAIL BASED CASEManager. Full-time, M-F. BA in behavioral health required. Position works through a grant providing services in the Montrose and Delta jails. As a con-sumer care coordinator, pro-vides referral and linkage to community resources and services; assists in obtain-ing benefits, scheduling appointments, and provid-ing case management. Go to www.centermh.org/careers for more information. To apply, send cover letter, resume and job application to [email protected]. EOE. (1x7)

BADGER DAYLIGHTINGCorporation, North America's leader in non-destructive excavating is hiring. We seek operators and swampers for Central Colo. CDL license is man-datory to be an operator. Swampers will start at $17 hour. Operators will start at $25 per hour. Benefits and 401k after 90 days. E-mail resumes to [email protected]. (1x7)

THIS WEBSITE COULDmean $5,000 a month to you. getyour2now.com/ReneeCreasey (3x5)

BADGER DAYLIGHTINGCorporation, North America's leader in non-destructive excavating is hiring an administrative assistant for our Central Colo., office. Good commu-nication/computer skills, and experience running an office preferred. Pay dependent upon experience. Benefits/401k after 90 days. E-mail resume to [email protected]. (2x7)

LOOKING FOR QUALITY employees? Advertise here in the DCI Classifieds.

PUBLICSERVICE

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THE DELTA COUNTYIndependent runs these items as a public service free of charge for non-profit organizations, if no fees are charged. However, each group is asked to please keep them current by call-ing 874-4421.

BEGINNING THIS MONTHthe Pioneer Al-Anon Family Group will host a special speaker meeting on the last Thursday of each month. Everyone is welcome. 7-8 p.m. in Cedaredge at First Baptist Church, 370 W. Main Street in Wick Hall behind the church, west end. Call Mary 856-6123 or Vicki 856-7115. (tfnx12)

FREE DIAPERS FOR UPto one year! Pregnant women in Delta County can now get help to quit smok-ing and get something they can really use after their baby arrives — free diapers. Healthy moms have healthy babies. Enroll in the Baby & Me Tobacco Free program today. Contact the Delta County Health Department at 874-2165 or your local physician. (TFNx2)

THE DISTRICT ATTORN-ey's Office provides ser-vices to those who have been victimized by a crime of domestic violence, assault and other crimes. To learn more about the victim assistance services provided by the District Attorney's Office, please contact Lou Nesbit at 970-252-4260. (tfx41)

HOTCHKISS-CRAWFORDHistorical Museum. Winter hours, Saturdays 1-4 p.m. thru December 24. $3 admis-sion or free to members. Come see our museum at 2nd & Hotchkiss Streets in Hotchkiss. 872-3780. (tfx44)

ALCOHOLICS ANONY-mous, at Friends of Bill W. club at 9th and Palmer, meets Sunday 1 p.m., 7 p.m. Monday at noon, Tuesday at noon, Wednesday at noon, 5:30 ladies only. Thursday at noon, and 8 p.m., Friday at noon, Saturday 12:15 p.m. Call 874-8282. (tfnx5)

ALCOHOLICS ANONY-mous meeting, women only, (non-smoking), Saturdays, 11 a.m., in the basement of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 5th and Palmer, (go to the back door). (tfx1)

NARCOTICS ANONY-mous meets at 9th and Palmer, Delta, Mondays and Fridays at 8 p.m. (tfnx5)

BECAWS! DONATIONSneeded. Credit cards accepted. Call 970-527-3350, or visit cawsonline.org. Delta County Citizens for Animal Welfare and Shelter (CAWS)

MAKE A FAST SALE! Adver tise in the DCI Classifieds.

DELTA FOOD PANTRYneeds meals for Delta families who are temporar-ily in need. Donations of non-perishable food may be brought to 628 Meeker. (tfx36)

THERE IS A VFW MEETINGon the first Monday of each month. At 6 p.m. there is a potluck and the meeting is at 7 p.m. at the Veterans Building, 15th & Howard, Delta. For further informa-tion, call 874-5150 Paul Carter. (tfx31)

BECAWS! ADOPT A DOGor cat today. Call 970-527-3350, or visit cawsonline.org. Delta County Citizens for Animal Welfare and Shelter (CAWS)

CHAPTER, UNITS OF DAVregular meetings on the second Monday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Veterans Building, 15th & Howard, Delta. For further information, call Paul Carter 874-5150. (tfx19)

ALANON FAMILY GROUPmeets in Delta at 8 p.m. on Tuesdays at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 5th and Palmer. If there is a prob-lem of alcoholism in a family member or friend, we can help you. You are not alone. Call Shirley at 323-5067 or Elizabeth at 874-9832 for information. Alateen meeting in Delta, same time, same place. Call first. (TFNx19)

THE PREGNANCY RE-source Center needs staff volunteers to join our team of those committed to pre-senting life and the truth of Jesus Christ. Why not call us at 874-5733 and find out more? (tfx26)

YOU HAVE THE POWER TOchange a child's life! Children are waiting for senior partners in Delta County right now! Can you spare 3 hours a week? We need your help! Call today for more information. Please volunteer to spend time with a child in our community. Partners of Delta, Montrose and Ouray, 874-4661, www.partners-west.org. or [email protected]. (tfx13)

PAONIA AMERICAN Legion runs a year round non-perishable emergency food pantry. This is for the North Fork area. For information, call 527-6252. (tfx49)

SAVE EYEGLASSES, OLDjewelry and silver or bits of gold and silver scraps. The Grand Odd Fellow Lodge is sending them to: New Eyes for the Needy, 549 Millburn Ave., Short Hills, NJ 07078 or send them to: Gale Conger, Secretary of IOOF Lodge #116, 544 St. Hwy. 548, Delta, CO 81416.

THE AMERICAN RED Cross needs you. Become one of the Red Cross vol-unteers who says, “We’ll Be There, Because Help Can’t Wait!” Call your local Red Cross Chapter at 970-242-4851 or 1-800-HELP NOW for information on the dif-ference you can make in someone’s life as a disaster volunteer. ((TFNx4))

DO YOU HAVE A HOUSEor apartment for rent? Get results through the DCI Classifieds.

UNEMPLOYED? JOINothers for a time of net-working, encouragement, and skill improvement. Latent Resources meets the first Thursday of each month at 6:30 at the Delta United Methodist Church (5th & Meeker). Attendants and visitors are encouraged to dress professionally and bring a note pad and a willingness to learn and be challenged. Find us on facebook.com & twitter.com - search "Latent Resources", or call James at 970-901-9463.

BECAWS! DISCOUNTspay and neuter coupons available. Call 970-527-3350, or visit cawsonline.org. Delta County Citizens for Animal Welfare and Shelter (CAWS)

FARM WORKER HEALTHServices: We offer assis-tance with medical, dental and medicines. If you work in agriculture you may qualify for our services. For more information call 323-0538. (tfx12)

ALANON FAMILY GROUPmeetings. Hotchkiss, Tuesday, 7 p.m., Baptist Church, Oak and Main. Edna 872-6141, Judy 527-5618. Due to low attendance, call first.

ALANON FAMILY GROUPmeetings, Paonia, Wednesday, 7 p.m. United Methodist Church, 3rd and Ornaga. Call Kay at 527-3518 or Chris 527-3366.

YOU CAN QUIT. WE CANhelp. Colorado Tobacco Quitline offers free, confi-dential assistance. Call 1-800-QUIT-NOW. (TFNx28).

ADVERTISE 874-4421

SERVICIOS DE SALUDDe Campesinos: Ofrecemos ayuda con doctores, dentis-tas, y medicinas. Si trabajas en agricultura puedes califi-car para nuestros servicios. Para mas informacion llame al 323-0538. (tfx12)

THINK YOU'RE PREG-nant? Abused? Need help? The Pregnancy Resource Center in Delta offers free service, support and advice to all teenagers and women in crisis pregnancy situa-tions. For Christian help, anytime, call 874-5733.

SUPPORT GROUP: CARE-givers, friends and loved ones of Alzheimer’s and dementia victims. Facing difficult situations? Get help. 2nd Monday every month, 10 a.m. Grand Mesa Southern Baptist Church, 110 SE Jay, Cedaredge. Call Karen for more details, 835-3113. (tfx3)

GOT TIME? RSVP NEEDSsenior citizen volunteers throughout area. If you have 2 - 4 hours per month minimum, opportunities in Delta/Montrose counties that match your interests are available. YOU are the missing LINK. Call 874-8657 or 249-9639. (tfx28)

THERE IS HOPE, THERE IS help for families of prob-lem drinkers. Al-Anon Family Groups. Join us in Cedaredge, Thursday, 8:00 p.m. in Wick Hall, behind Cedaredge Baptist Church, 370 W. Main., Cedaredge. Call Vicki 856-7115 or Mary 835-6123. Speaker mtg. last Thurs. of month. (tfx8)

LET THEM KNOW WHATyou have to sell through the DCI Classifieds. 874-4421

TOO LATETO CLASSIFY

FOR RENT IN PAONIA:Two bedroom, one bath, 800 square foot house. $650 per month. Gas heat. References. One month security. Available March 16. 970-261-2737. (tfnx7)

Delta County Independent LOCAL NEWS Wednesday, February 15, 2012 D3

PUBLIC NOTICES A CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

(NOTICE BY PUBLICATION OF)

32-1-804.1; 32-1-804.3, 1-1-104(34), 32-1-905(2), C.R.S.

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and, particularly, to the electors of the North Fork Pool, Park and Recreation District of Delta County, Colorado.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election will be held on the 8th day of May, 2012, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time, three (3) direc-tors will be elected to serve 4-year terms. Eligible electors of the North Fork Pool, Park, and Recreation District interested in serving on the board of directors may obtain a Self-Nomination and Acceptance form from the District Designated Election Official (DEO):James R. Briscoe (Designated Election Official)102 Bridge Street, Hotchkiss, CO 81419 (DEO Address)P.O. Box 120, Hotchkiss, CO 81419 (DEO Address)(970) 872-3118 (DEO Telephone)The Office of the DEO is open on the following days: Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.If the DEO determines that a Self-Nomination and Acceptance form is not sufficient, the eligible elec-tor who submitted the form may amend the form once, at any time, prior to 3:00 p.m. on Friday, March 2, 2012. The deadline to submit a Self-Nomination and Acceptance is close of business on Friday,

March 2, 2012 (not less than 67 days before the election). Earlier submittal is encouraged as the deadline will not permit curing an insufficient form. Affidavit of Intent To Be A Write-In Candidate forms must be submitted to the office of the designated election official by the close of business on Monday,

March 5, 2012 (the sixty-fourth day before the election).

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, an application for a mail-in ballot shall be filed with the designated elec-tion official no later than the close of business on Friday, May 4, 2012, except that, if the applicant wishes to receive the mail-in ballot by mail, the application shall be filed no later than the close of business on Tuesday, May 1, 2012.

North Fork Pool, Park and Recreation District/s/ James R. BriscoeDesignated Election Official Signature

Published in the Delta County Independent February 15, 2012.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of ALICE MAE BAUER,

a/k/a ALICE M. BAUER, a/k/a

ALICE BAUER, Deceased

Case Number 12PR15

All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to District Court of Delta County, Colorado on or before June 15, 2012, or the claims may be forever barred.

Jeanetta R. NesbitPerson Giving Notice710 NE 2nd StreetCedaredge CO 81413

Attorney for Personal Representative:Aaron R. ClayPO Box 38Delta CO 81416

Published in the Delta County Independent February 15, 22 and 29, 2012.

PUBLIC NOTICE

District CourtDelta County, ColoradoCourt Address: 501 Palmer, Rm. #338, Delta, CO 81416Telephone No.: (970) 874-6280In the Matter of the Petition of:

STEPHEN L. MOCK (name of per-

son seeking to adopt)

For the Adoption of a Child

Case Number: 12 JA 1

NOTICE OF HEARING

To: JAMEY NOEL (Full Name of Parent).Pursuant to §19-5-208, C.R.S., you are hereby notified that the above-named Petitioner(s) has/have filed in this Court a verified Petition seeking to adopt a child.If applicable, an Affidavit of Abandonment has been filed alleg-ing that you have abandoned the child for a period of one year or more and/or have failed without cause to provide reasonable sup-port for the child for one year or more.You are further notified that an Adoption hearing is set on March 2, 2012, at 11:30 a.m. in the court location identified above.You are further notified that if you fail to appear for said hearing, the Court may terminate your parental rights and grant the adoption as sought by the Petitioner(s).Date 1/31/12

CLERK OF COURTMandy AllenBy: /s/ Sue BrunerDeputy Clerk(SEAL)Published in the Delta County

Independent February 15, 2012.

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING

PAN AMERICAN PROPERTY

OWNERS' ASSOCIATION

The Annual Meeting of the Pan

American Property Owners' Association will be held at the Paonia Town Hall on Thursday, February 23, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. for the purpose of electing Directors, receiving reports from Officers and Committees, and conducting any other business that may arise.Ali Lightfoot, Secretary

Published in the Delta County Independent February 15 and 22, 2012.

A CALL FOR NOMINATION

OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

OF THE DELTA COUNTY

AMBULANCE DISTRICT

COUNTY OF DELTA, STATE OF

COLORADO

32-1-804.1; 32-1-804.3, 1-1-104(34),

32-1-905(2), C.R.S.

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and, particularly, to the electors of the Delta County Ambulance District of Delta County, Colorado.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election will be held on the 8th day of May, 2012, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time, 3 directors will be elected to serve 4-year term. Eligible elec-tors of the Delta County Ambulance District interested in serving on the board of directors may obtain a Self-Nomination and Acceptance form from the District Designated Election Official (DEO):Delta County Ambulance DistrictHeather Aguayo (DEO)60 Heinz StreetDelta, CO 81416970-874-7001The Office of the DEO is open on the following days: Monday-Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.If the DEO determines that a Self-Nomination and Acceptance form is not sufficient, the eligible elec-tor who submitted the form may amend the form once, at any time, prior to 3:00 p.m. on Friday, March 2, 2012 (not less than 67 days before the election). Earlier submit-tal is encouraged as the deadline will not permit curing an insuf-ficient form. Affidavit of Intent To Be A Write-In-Candidate forms must be submitted to the office of the designated election official by the close of business on Monday, March 5, 2012 (the sixty-fourth day before the election).

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, an application for a mail-in ballot shall be filed with the designated elec-tion official no later than the close of business on Friday, May 4, 2012 except that, if the applicant wishes to receive the mail-in ballot by mail, the application shall be filed no later than the close of business on Tuesday, May 1, 2012.Delta County Ambulance District/s/ Heather Aguayo (DEO)


STORAGE UNIT SALE

Contents of Farnsworth Minis Unit C23 located at 175 Hwy 133 in Paonia, CO. Unknown contents belonging to Don and Dorothy Husted, last known address: 225 Clark Ave., Paonia, CO. 81428. Contents of this unit will be dis-posed of on February 29, 2012, as Farnsworth Minis chooses.


PUBLIC NOTICE

Consolidated Finance Corpor-ation's annual stockholders meet-ing will be held February 21st, 2012, 2:00 p.m. at Consolidated Finance Corp.


NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of CHRISTOPHER B.

LEFEVRE, a/k/a CHRISTOPHER

LEFEVRE Deceased

Case Number 2012PR8

All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to District Court of Delta County, Colorado on or before May 30, 2012, or the claims may be forever barred.

Bart R. BickmorePerson Giving Notice3566 Apple Mill CoveSalt Lake City UT 84109

Attorney for Personal Representative:Aaron R. ClayClay and Dodson, P.C.PO Box 38, Delta CO 81416


NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Dorothy L. Axtell

Deceased

Case Number 2011 PR 14

All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to District Court of Delta County, Colorado on or before February 8, 2012, or the claims may be forever barred.

James A. Kaplan, #7741Attorney for Personal Representative, Health Management Systems, Inc.

717 Seventeenth StreetSuite 2300Denver, CO 80202


CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly to the electors of the Delta County Fire Protection District #1 of Delta County, Colorado.NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election will be held the 8th day of May 2012, between the hours of 7:00 o'clock a.m. and 7:00 o'clock p.m. At that time two directors will be elected to serve 4-year terms.Self-nomination and acceptance forms are available from Richard N. Smith, Designated Election Official of the District, 1753 G Road, Delta, Colorado.Self-nomination and acceptance forms or letter are to be returned to the designated election official not less than 67 days prior to the regular election, March 2, 2012 until 5:00 P.M.NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that application for absent voter's ballot may be filed with the designated Election Official of the District at the above address no earlier than January 1 immediately preceding the election nor later than the close of business on the Friday immedi-ately preceding the election, Friday, the 4th of May, 2012.DELTA COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT #1By /s/ Richard N. SmithDesignated Election Official


NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of GREGORY KENNETH

GRAHAM Deceased

Case Number 2012PR6


Janice L. GrahamPersonal Representative34693 Powell Mesa RoadHotchkiss, CO 81419



MINNESOTA CANAL &

RESERVOIR COMPANY

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE MINNESOTA CANAL & RESERVOIR COMPANY WILL BE HELD ON SAT-URDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2012 AT 1:PM AT THE:

AMERICAN LEGION HALL IN PAONIA

FOR THE ELECTION OF A BOARD MEMBER AND ANY OTHER BUSI-NESS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE BOARD.



The Annual meeting of the Relief Ditch Co. will be held at the School District Office at Read, Wednesday, February 29, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. for the purpose of electing a Board of Directors, discussing repairs and maintenance and to transact any other business that may properly come before the meeting.

Carol Morrell, Secretary TreasurerIf you are not able to attend the

meeting, please send proxy.Published in the Delta County

Independent February 8, 15 and 22, 2012.


The annual meeting of the Childs Ditch Company will be held Saturday, February 18, 2012 at 10:00 A.M. in the Grand Mesa Water Users office at 125 Hwy 65, Cedaredge, Colorado. Three direc-tors will be elected for two year terms; an assessment on the stock will be levied for 2012 and any other business proper to come before this meeting will be trans-acted.Chann Fogg, PresidentChuck Richards, Secretary



The annual meeting of the Lake Fork Ditch Company will be held Saturday, February 18, 2012 at 1:30 P.M. in the Grand Mesa Water Users office at 125 Hwy 65, Cedaredge, Colorado. Three directors will be elected for two year terms; an assessment on the stock will be levied for 2012 and any other busi-ness proper to come before this meeting will be transacted.Ken Sodowsky, PresidentChuck Richards, Secretary



The annual meeting of the Granby Ditch & Reservoir Company will be held Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at 2:00 P.M. at 125 So. Grand Mesa Drive, Cedaredge, Colorado. Two directors will be elected for two-year terms; an assessment on the stock will be levied for 2012 and any other business proper to come before this meeting will be trans-acted.Brain Thompson, PresidentChuck Richards, Secretary



The annual meeting of the Cedar Mesa Ditch Company will be held Saturday, February 25, 2012 at 1:30 P.M. in the Grand Mesa Water Users office at 125 Hwy 65, Cedaredge, Colorado. Directors will be elected for one year terms; an assessment on the stock will be levied for 2012 and any other business proper to come before this meeting will be transacted.Ellis Fritchman, PresidentCharles Richards, Secretary



The annual meeting of the Cedar Mesa Ditch & Reservoir Company will be held Saturday, February 25, 2012 at 2:30 P.M. in the Grand Mesa Water Users Office, 125 So. Grand Mesa Drive, Cedaredge, Colorado. Directors will be elected for one year terms; an assessment on the stock will be levied for 2012 and any other business proper to come before the meeting will be transacted.Ellis Fritchman, PresidentCharles Richards, Secretary


OLATHE FIRE STATION ADDITION

& RENOVATION

Owner: Olathe Fire Protection District. Contact(s): Kissner G.C., Inc. Design-Build Contractor, (970) 835-7910 or [email protected]. Final bid documents will be released on Monday, February 13, 2012 for the Addition and Renova-tion of the Olathe Fire Station in Olathe, CO. The proposed project is a new 6,240 SF 2 story addition and a 2,300 SF existing renovation. Bids are due to Kissner G.C. on Thurs-day, March 1, 2012 by 5:00 PM.Note: The Olathe Fire Protection District is giving a 5% regional pref-erence to local contractors. This includes Delta and Montrose Counties. Plans will be available through WCCA, Plaza Reprograph-ics, Columbine Copy Center (Mon-trose) and Sunset Print Works (Cedaredge) as well as through Kissner G.C.’s website. www.kiss-nergen.com.


NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Please take notice that the Town of Crawford Board of Trustees shall conduct a public hearing.The Board of Trustees finds that it is appropriate to conduct a public hearing upon the following pro-posals.

FOR CONTINUED RESPON-SIBLE OPERATION AND MAIN-TENANCE OF THE TOWN'S MUNICIPAL WATER AND SEWER SYSTEM TO REVISE ITS SEWER AND WATER SERVICE CHARG-ES FOR ALL USERS OF SAID SYSTEM. Proposed increase for sewer rate is $3.50 per month. Proposed increase for water rate is $2.50 per month.

Hearing date shall commence 7:00 o'clock P.M. on Wednesday March 7th, 2012.Jackie SavageTown Clerk


PUBLIC NOTICE

The Annual meeting of The Short Ditch Company and the Short Ditch Extension Company will be held Saturday, February 25, 2012 at 1 p.m. in the Wheeler Room at Memorial Hall in Hotchkiss, Colorado, for the purpose of elect-ing a Board of Directors for the coming year and the transaction of any other business that may prop-erly come before the meeting.Bill Carpenter, PresidentJudy Howe, Secretary


NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT

TO STORAGE LIEN

Pursuant to C.R.S. 1973 Section 38-21.5-101 et. Seq., notice is hereby given that the following property of Timothy Bruce whose last known address is 858 Willow Drive, Montrose, CO 81401 whose property is stored at Grand Mesa Mini Storage, Unit 110, will be sold to the highest bidder at 12 PM on

February 25, 2012, at Grand Mesa Mini Storage, 1355 SW 9th Street, Cedaredge, CO 81413.The storage unit contains the fol-lowing property: misc. goods.


A CALL FOR NOMINATIONS


32-1-804.1; 32-1-804.3, 1-1-104(34), 32-1-905(2), C.R.S.

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and, particularly, to the electors of the Delta County Fire Protection District No. 2 of Delta County, Colorado.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election will be held on the 8th day of May, 2012, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time, two (2) direc-tors will be elected to serve 4-year terms. Eligible electors of the Delta County Fire Protection District No. 2 interested in serving on the board of directors may obtain a Self-Nomination and Acceptance form from the District Designated Election Official (DEO):James R. Briscoe, Designated Election Official102 Bridge Street, Hotchkiss, DEO AddressP.O. Box 120, Hotchkiss, CO 81419, DEO Address970-872-3118, DEO TelephoneThe Office of the DEO is open on the following days: Monday-Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.If the DEO determines that a Self-Nomination and Acceptance form is not sufficient, the eligible elec-tor who submitted the form may amend the form once, at any time, prior to 3:00 p.m. on Friday, March 2, 2012. The deadline to submit a Self-Nomination and Acceptance is close of business on Friday,




Delta County Fire Protection District No. 2/s/ James R. BriscoeDesignated Election Official Signature


PUBLIC NOTICE

Pursuant to CRS 1973, section 38-21.5-101 et seq., notice is hereby given that the following property of:Unit 19Mary or Elaine Abbott whose last known address is 1284 E. 3rd Street, Delta, CO. 81416 whose property is stored at Delta's Best Storage, 629 Crawford Ave., Delta, CO 81416 will be disposed of March 3, 2012. The storage unit contains the following property: Household and miscel-laneous items.


PUBLIC NOTICE

Pursuant to CRS 1973, section 38-21.5-101 et seq., notice is hereby given that the following property of:Unit 21Bryan Violett whose last known address is 9143 2210 Lane, Austin, CO. 81410 whose property is stored at Delta's Best Storage, 629 Crawford Ave., Delta, CO 81416 will be disposed of March 3, 2012. The storage unit contains the following property: Household and miscel-laneous items.


PUBLIC NOTICE

Pursuant to CRS 1973, section 38-21.5-101 et seq., notice is hereby given that the following property of:Unit 32Renee Romero whose last known address is 1234 827 1525 Rd, Delta, CO. 81416 whose property is stored at Delta's Best Storage, 629 Crawford Ave., Delta, CO 81416 will be disposed of March 3, 2012. The storage unit contains the following property: Household and miscel-laneous items.


PUBLIC NOTICE

Pursuant to CRS 1973, section 38-21.5-101 et seq., notice is hereby given that the following property of:Unit 40Bill Sturgill whose last known address is 861 S. Iowa, Palisade,

CO. 81526 whose property is stored at Delta's Best Storage, 629 Crawford Ave., Delta, CO 81416 will be disposed of March 3, 2012. The storage unit contains the following property: Household and miscel-laneous items.


PUBLIC NOTICE

Pursuant to CRS 1973, section 38-21.5-101 et seq., notice is hereby given that the following property of:Unit C16Bobby Hovey whose last known address is 6814 2200 Rd., Delta, CO. 81416 whose property is stored at Delta's Best Storage, 629 Crawford Ave., Delta, CO 81416 will be disposed of March 3, 2012. The storage unit contains the following property: Household and miscel-laneous items.


PUBLIC NOTICE

Pursuant to CRS 1973, section 38-21.5-101 et seq., notice is hereby given that the following property of:Unit D15/D16Herman Proctor whose last known address is PO Box 138, Delta, CO. 81416 whose property is stored at Delta's Best Storage, 629 Crawford Ave., Delta, CO 81416 will be dis-posed of March 3, 2012. The stor-age unit contains the following property: Household and miscel-laneous items.


PUBLIC NOTICE

Pursuant to CRS 1973, section 38-21.5-101 et seq., notice is hereby given that the following property of:Unit #E01Armeather Rhodes whose last known address is 20214 Kettle Rd., Austin, CO. 81410 whose property is stored at Delta's Best Storage, 629 Crawford Ave., Delta, CO 81416 will be disposed of March 3, 2012. The storage unit contains the fol-lowing property: Household and miscellaneous items.


PUBLIC NOTICE

Pursuant to CRS 1973, section 38-21.5-101 et seq., notice is hereby given that the following property of:Unit #E30Jodel Bitonio whose last known address is 1399 Elm Way, Apt. E21, Delta, CO. 81416 whose property is stored at Delta's Best Storage, 629 Crawford Ave., Delta, CO 81416 will be disposed of March 3, 2012. The storage unit contains the following property: Household and miscel-laneous items.


PUBLIC NOTICE

Pursuant to CRS 1973, section 38-21.5-101 et seq., notice is hereby given that the following property of:Unit #F26Radford & Nicole Mansker whose last known address is 152 Grand Ave., Delta, CO. 81416 whose property is stored at Delta's Best Storage, 629 Crawford Ave., Delta, CO 81416 will be disposed of March 3, 2012. The storage unit contains the following property: Household and miscellaneous items.


PUBLIC NOTICE

Pursuant to CRS 1973, section 38-21.5-101 et seq., notice is hereby given that the following property of:Unit #G09Nikki Arnett whose last known address is 648 Dodge Street, Delta, CO. 81416 whose property is stored at Delta's Best Storage, 629 Crawford Ave., Delta, CO 81416 will be disposed of March 3, 2012. The storage unit contains the following property: Household and miscel-laneous items.


PUBLIC NOTICE

Pursuant to CRS 1973, section 38-21.5-101 et seq., notice is hereby given that the following property of:Unit #G29John Ware whose last known address is 729 Coal Rd., Hotchkiss, CO. 81419 whose property is stored at Delta's Best Storage, 629 Crawford Ave., Delta, CO 81416 will be disposed of March 3, 2012. The storage unit contains the following property: Household and miscel-laneous items.


PUBLIC NOTICE

Pursuant to CRS 1973, section 38-21.5-101 et seq., notice is hereby given that the following property of:Unit #G36Brent West whose last known address is 6604 1900 Rd., Delta, CO. 81416 whose property is stored at Delta's Best Storage, 629 Crawford Ave., Delta, CO 81416 will be disposed of March 3, 2012. The storage unit contains the following property: Household and miscel-laneous items.


PUBLIC NOTICE

Pursuant to CRS 1973, section 38-21.5-101 et seq., notice is hereby given that the following property of:Unit #G40Adrian Bloom whose last known address is 1350 E. 3rd St., Delta, CO. 81416 whose property is stored at Delta's Best Storage, 629 Crawford Ave., Delta, CO 81416 will be disposed of March 3, 2012. The storage unit contains the following property: Household and miscel-laneous items.


PUBLIC NOTICE

Pursuant to CRS 1973, section 38-21.5-101 et seq., notice is hereby given that the following property of:Unit #H36Amy Nichols whose last known address is 216 Meeker, Delta, CO. 81416 whose property is stored at Delta's Best Storage, 629 Crawford Ave., Delta, CO 81416 will be dis-posed of March 3, 2012. The stor-age unit contains the following property: Household and miscel-laneous items.


PUBLIC NOTICE

Pursuant to CRS 1973, section 38-21.5-101 et seq., notice is hereby given that the following property of:Unit #H37John Duran whose last known address is 360 Howard St., Apt. #3, Delta, CO. 81416 whose property is stored at Delta's Best Storage, 629 Crawford Ave., Delta, CO 81416 will be disposed of March 3, 2012. The storage unit contains the following property: Household and miscel-laneous items.


PUBLIC NOTICE

Pursuant to CRS 1973, section 38-21.5-101 et seq., notice is hereby given that the following property of:Unit #I03/I19Ken or Lynda McDougall whose last known address is PO Box 115, Delta, CO. 81416 whose property is stored at Delta's Best Storage, 629 Crawford Ave., Delta, CO 81416 will be disposed of March 3, 2012. The storage unit contains the following property: Household and miscel-laneous items.


PUBLIC NOTICE

Pursuant to CRS 1973, section 38-21.5-101 et seq., notice is hereby given that the following property of:Unit #I16Judy Redd whose last known address is 2311 Rhonda Dr., West Plains, MO. 65775 whose property is stored at Delta's Best Storage, 629 Crawford Ave., Delta, CO 81416 will be disposed of March 3, 2012. The storage unit contains the fol-lowing property: Household and miscellaneous items.


STORAGE UNIT SALE

Notice is hereby given that the contents of Hotchkiss Self Stor-age, Unit #2 located at Hwy 133, Hotchkiss, CO **The following is a partial list of the contents of the storage unit: 27” TV, Shop Vac, 2 Circular Saws, Drill Press, Rotation Saw, Craftsman Radial Arm Saw, misc tools and other misc Items, belonging to Dale a Seaton with a last known address of 459 Low-ell Blvd, Denver, Co 81419 will be disposed of on February 29, 2012. Minimum bid starts at $500.00.Submit your bid to CHOICE PROP-ERTIES at 811 Main St., Delta, CO 81416 or [email protected].


The Delta County Libraries offer many edu-cational and entertain-ing activities and events for you and your fam-ily to enjoy. If you want to know what else your library is offering, please contact the library or visit the Delta County Librar-ies website at www.deltalibraries.org.

CedaredgeKids’ Corner - Gad-

gets and Goo Craft. Kids K-5 are invited to join this after school craft and make invisible ink for the secret agent in all of us! Feb. 16 at 3:45 p.m.

Adult Crafts. Stamp your heart out and make your own “positive/nega-tive” stamp. Friday, Feb. 17, at 10:30 a.m. Please contact the library at 856-3518 to sign up.

Computer Class. Create a personalized iGoogle page and put some pizzazz in your life. Add news, photos,

weather, and stuff from across the web to your page. Saturday, Feb. 18, at 2 p.m. Please contact the library to sign up for the class.

Basic Microsoft Excel Computer Class. Friday, Feb. 24, at 10:30 a.m. Space is limited so contact the library at 856-3518 to sign up for the class.

Tween Book Club. Grades 4-5 join your friends or make new ones and read with us at the library. Wednesday, Feb. 29, at 3:45 p.m.

Storytimes. Baby and Tot storytimes are Thurs-days at 10:30 a.m. Pre-schooler storytimes are Wednesdays at 11 a.m.

CrawfordWednesday Tween

Book Club. Join the fourth-sixth grade tween book club and meet new friends on Wednesdays from 3 to 4 p.m.

One-On-One Com-puter Lab. Crawford

Library is offering one-on-one computer help each Wednesday in Feb-ruary from 3 to 5 p.m. Bring specific computer questions or just spend time honing your skills.

Wii and Waffles. Kids of all ages come and join in the fun and play active Wii games and enjoy a waffle and juice treat! Thursdays in February from 3 to 4 p.m.

Simple Picture Edit-ing. Learn how to use your computer to “tweak” your photos Friday, Feb. 24, from 3 to 5 p.m.

Scrapbooking. Sat-urday, Feb. 25, from noon to 8 p.m.

Storytimes. Baby sto-rytimes are Thursdays at 10 a.m. Tot storytimes are Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. Preschooler story-times are Wednesdays at 11 a.m.

For more information, contact the library at 921-3500.

Delta

Teens — Party “Mardi Gras” Style. Snacks and soda will be provided, and Chris-tian has some fun games planned for grades 5-12. Thursday, Feb. 16, at 4:15 p.m.

One-On-One Com-puter Help. Do you have a computer question or need help with a com-puter program? Our next session will be Thursday, Feb. 16, from 1 to 6 p.m. Sign up at the library for individual computer assistance with a librar-ian.

H&R Block Tax Pre-sentation. Donna Mill-er of H&R Block will be presenting basic/common IRS forms and common errors on them. She will have a question-and-answer session and a basic open discussion of topics that relate to the questions posed from the audience. Tuesday, Feb. 21, 5:30 to 7 p.m.

Basic Computer

Course. Bill Babble will be presenting a basic computer course geared for new computer users. Thursday, Feb. 23, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Sign up by calling 874-9630.

Teen Wii. Come join in the fun and play active Wii games! Wednesday, Feb. 29, at 6 p.m.

Storytimes. Baby sto-rytimes are Wednesdays at 10 a.m. Tot storytimes are Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. Preschooler story-times are Wednesdays at 11:15 a.m.

For information, call the library at 874-9630.

HotchkissBasic Excel Class.

Learn the basics of an Excel spreadsheet Wednesday, Feb. 22, at 10:30 a.m.

Storytimes. Baby storytimes are Mondays at 10 a.m. Tot story-times are Mondays at 10:30 a.m. Preschooler storytimes are Wednes-days at 11:15 a.m.


PaoniaTeen Night. Learn

about the customs and geography of Italy. Sam-ple Italian food and learn basic phrases in the Ital-ian language using the Mango Languages data-base. Plus a special val-entine “chocolate festi-val.” All middle and high school aged students are welcome. Tuesday, Feb. 21, at 5:30 p.m.

Armchair Travel Series. Rain and Gary Klepper will share expe-riences of their journey to Morocco Thursday, Feb. 23, at 6 p.m.

Storytimes. Baby sto-rytimes are Tuesdays at 10 a.m. Tot storytimes are Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. Preschooler story-times are Fridays at 11 a.m.


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D4 Wednesday, February 15, 2012 PUBLIC NOTICES Delta County Independent

COMBINED NOTICE -

PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE

SALE NO. 2011-0200

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:On November 15, 2011, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Delta records.Original Grantor(s) Lucky Adams and Dawn AdamsOriginal Benefi ciary(ies) Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Date of Deed of Trust 5/14/2004County of Recording DeltaRecording Date of Deed of Trust 5/19/2004Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 579720Original Principal Amount $87,000.00Outstanding Principal Balance $77,920.73Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notifi ed that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT

BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOTS 5 AND 6 IN BLOCK 8 OF

TOWN OF AUSTIN, COLORADO.

DELTA COUNTY, COLORADO.

Also known by street and number

as: 22066 Main St, Austin, CO

81410.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED

HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY

CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY

THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has fi led Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 am on Wednesday, 03/14/2012, at Public Trustee’s Offi ce, Delta County Courthouse, 501 Palmer Street, Suite 202, Delta, CO 81416-1764, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certifi cate of Purchase, all as provided by law.First Publication 1/18/2012Last Publication 2/15/2012Name of Publication Delta County IndependentDATE: 11/15/2011Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of ColoradoBy: /s/ Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee(SEAL)The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:KIMBERLY L. MARTINEZ #40351CASTLE STAWIARSKI, LLC 999 18TH STREET SUITE 2201, DENVER, CO 80202 (303) 865-1400The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.Attorney File # 11-13991©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011

Published in the Delta County Independent January 18, 25, February 1, 8 and 15, 2012.

COMBINED NOTICE -

PUBLICATION


SALE NO. 2011-0140

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:On August 4, 2011, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Delta records.Original Grantor(s): JACK B. KAUFMANOriginal Benefi ciary(ies): WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE, INC.Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR WELLS FARGO ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGHCERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-AR8Date of Deed of Trust: 4/23/2004County of Recording: DeltaRecording Date of Deed of Trust: 8/30/2004Recording Reception Number: 579174Original Principal Amount: $422,250.00Outstanding Principal Balance: $371,068.07Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notifi ed that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT

BE A FIRST LIEN.





THE W1/2 NE1/4 NE1/4, THE W1/2

E1/2 NE1/4 NE1/4 AND THE NW1/4

NE1/4 OF SECTION 27, TOWNSHIP

14 SOUTH, RANGE 92 WEST OF

THE 6TH P.M., COUNTY OF DELTA,

STATE OF COLORADO.


as: 3778 L ROAD, PAONIA, CO

81428-9591

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has fi led Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 am on Wednesday, 03/21/2012, at Public Trustee’s Offi ce, Delta County Courthouse, 501 Palmer Street, Suite 202, Delta, CO 81416-1764, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of

the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certifi cate of Purchase, all as provided by law.First Publication: 1/25/2012Last Publication: 2/22/2012Name of Publication: Delta County IndependentDATE: 08/04/2011Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of ColoradoBy: /s/ Jim D. Ventrello, Public TrusteeThe name, address, telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:LISA CANCANON #42043Aronowitz & Mecklenburg, LLP 1199 BANNOCK STREET, DENVER, CO 80204 (303) 813-1177The attorney above is acting as a

debt collector and is attempting

to collect a debt. Any information

provided may be used for that

purpose.

Attorney fi le #: 9105.02316©Colorado Public Trustees’ Association Revised 12/2009

Published in the Delta County Independent January 25, February 1, 8, 15 and 22, 2012.

SHERIFF'S COMBINED NOTICE

OF SALE AND RIGHT TO CURE

AND RIGHT TO REDEEM

To whom it may concern: This Notice is given with regard to the deed of trust described hereinbe-low.Sheriff's Foreclosure Sale No. 11CV15 was commenced in the office of the undersigned Sheriff pursuant to that certain Default

Judgment, and Judgment and

Decree of Judicial Foreclosure ("Judgment and Decree") entered on October 14, 2011, by the District Court of Delta County, Colorado, in Civil Action No. 20011CV15,

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. Steven

L. Carlisle, et al. to foreclose the deed of trust described as follows ("Deed of Trust"):Original Grantor(s): Steven L. CarlisleOriginal Beneficiary: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Secured by Deed of Trust: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Date of Deed of Trust: January 11, 2008County of Recording: DeltaRecording Date of Deed of Trust: January 14, 2008Recording Information: Reception No. / Book No. and Page No. 622119Original Principal Balance: $522,000.00Outstanding Principal Balance: $519,006.39Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101(4)(i),

you are hereby notified that under

the Judgment and Decree, which

is the subject Evidence of Debt,

I am ordered to sell the property

more specifically described as fol-

lows:

NW1/4, NW1/4, SECTION 13,

TOWNSHIP 51 NORTH, RANGE

10 WEST NMPM, COUNTY OF

DELTA, STATE OF COLORADO

TOGETHER WITH 12.4 SHARES

OF CLASS 3 WATER IN THE

UNCOMPAHGRE VALLEY

WATER USERS.

which currently has the address of 1906 Last Chance Road, Delta,

CO 81416 ("Property")WHICH IS ALL OF THE PROPER-

TY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED

BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF

TRUST.

THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED

MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

As of August 31, 2011, the out-standing balance due and owing pursuant to the Judgment and Decree is $638,903.16.

NOTICE OF SALE

THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that I will at public auction at 10:00 a.m. on March 15, 2012 on the front steps of the Delta County Courthouse, 501 Palmer Street, Delta, Colorado sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the Property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the pur-pose of paying the indebtedness evidenced by the Judgment and Decree secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, expens-es of sale, and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the pur-chaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.First Publication: January 18, 2012Last Publication: February 15, 2012Name of Publication: Delta County Independent

NOTICE OF RIGHTS

YOU MAY HAVE AN INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY, OR HAVE CER-TAIN RIGHTS OR SUFFER CERTAIN LIABILITIES PURSUANT TO COLO-RADO STATUTES AS A RESULT OF THE SUBJECT FORECLOSURE. YOU MAY HAVE THE RIGHT TO REDEEM THE PROPERTY OR YOU MAY HAVE THE RIGHT TO CURE A DEFAULT UNDER THE DEED OF TRUST BEING FORECLOSED. A COPY OF SAID STATUTES, AS SUCH STATUTES ARE PRES-ENTLY CONSTITUTED, WHICH MAY AFFECT YOUR RIGHTS, IS ATTACHED TO THIS NOTICE. HOWEVER, YOUR RIGHTS MAY BE DETERMINED BY PREVIOUS STATUTES.A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE

FILED PURSUANT TO C.R.S. §38-

38-104 SHALL BE FILED WITH THE

SHERIFF AT LEAST FIFTEEN (15)

CALENDAR DAYS PRIOR TO THE

FIRST SCHEDULED SALE DATE OR

ANY DATE TO WHICH THE SALE IS

CONTINUED.

A NOTICE OF INTENT TO REDEEM

FILED PURSUANT TO C.R.S. §38-

38-302 SHALL BE FILED WITH THE

SHERIFF NO LATER THAN EIGHT

(8) BUSINESS DAYS AFTER THE

SALE.

DATE: January 11, 2012Fred D. McKee, SheriffSheriff of Delta County, State of ColoradoBy: /s/ Fred McKeeThe name, address and telephone number of the attorneys represent-ing the legal holder of the evidence of debt are as follows:Castle Stawiarski, LLC, 999 18th Street, Suite 2301, Denver, Colorado, 303-865-1400.Elizabeth S. Marcus #16092Kimberly Martinez #40351Christopher Groen #39976THE ATTORNEYS LISTED ABOVE

ARE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLEC-

TOR AND ARE ATTEMPTING TO

COLLECT A DEBT.

ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED

WILL BE USED FOR THAT

PURPOSE.

Carlisle / 09-02001CONV


COMBINED NOTICE -

PUBLICATION


SALE NO. 2011-0202

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:On November 15, 2011, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Delta records.Original Grantor(s) MATTHEW LEE ETTER AND EMILY SUZANNE ETTEROriginal Benefi ciary(ies) WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.Current Holder of Evidence of Debt COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITYDate of Deed of Trust 11/3/2005County of Recording DeltaRecording Date of Deed of Trust 11/7/2005Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 597442Original Principal Amount $129,074.00Outstanding Principal Balance $118,710.86Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notifi ed that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT

BE A FIRST LIEN.

SEE LEGAL DESCRIPTION

ATTACHED HERETO AND

INCORPORATED HEREIN BY

REFERENCE.

LEGAL DESCRIPTION

Part of the SE1/4NW1/4 of Section 25, Township 14 South, Range 95 West of the 6th Principal Meridian described as follows: Beginning at the center North 1/16 corner of said Section 25, Northeast corner of the SE1/4NW1/4; thence the North 1/4 corner of said Section 25 bears North 00°26' East 1326.6 feet; thence North 88°15" West 619.8 feet along the North line of said SE1/4SW1/4 to the centerline of a County road; thence along the centerline of a County road the following: South 71°21' East 229.5 feet; thence along the arc of a curve to the right 98.6 feet, said arc having a long chord which bears South 57°44' East 97.7 feet; thence South 44°07' East 144.8 feet; thence along the arc of a curve to the right 128.5 feet, said arc having a long chord which bears South 23°33' East 127.0 feet; thence South 13°00' East 301.1 feet; thence along the arc of a curve to the right 165.4 said arc having a long chord which bears South 09°55' East 164.4 feet; thence leaving the centerline of said County road North 89°26' East 56.1 feet to the East line of the SE1/4NW1/4; thence North 00°26' East 776.8 feet, more or less, to the Point of Beginning.County of Delta,State of Colorado.Also known by street and number

as: 10690 2150 ROAD, AUSTIN-

ORCHARD CITY, CO 81410.





NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has fi led Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 am on Wednesday, 03/14/2012, at Public Trustee’s Offi ce, Delta County Courthouse, 501 Palmer Street, Suite 202, Delta, CO 81416-1764, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certifi cate of Purchase, all as provided by law.First Publication 1/18/2012Last Publication 2/15/2012Name of Publication Delta County IndependentDATE: 11/15/2011Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of ColoradoBy: /s/ Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee(SEAL)The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:SHEILA J. FINN #36637Janeway Law Firm LLC 19201 E MAIN STREET SUITE 205, PARKER, CO 8013-49092 (303) 706-9990The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.Attorney File # JLF #13451©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011


COMBINED NOTICE -

RESTART - PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-109(2)(b)(II)

FORECLOSURE SALE NO.

2007-0037

Republished to restart foreclosure stayed by bankruptcy and reset sale date.To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:On July 28, 2011, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Delta records.Original Grantor(s): David L. Stover and Laurie J. StoverOriginal Benefi ciary(ies): Norwest Mortgage, Inc.Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Date of Deed of Trust: 2/9/1998County of Recording: DeltaRecording Date of Deed of Trust: 2/13/1998Recording Reception Number: 511435Book No. and Page No.: Book: 795 Page: 635Original Principal Amount: $195,000.00Outstanding Principal Balance: $186,660.17Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notifi ed that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT

BE A FIRST LIEN.





SEE EXHIBIT A ATTACHED HERETO

AND INCORPORATED HEREIN BY

REFERENCE

EXHIBIT "A"

A PARCEL LOCATED IN THE

SE1/4 NE1/4 OF SECTION 13,

TOWNSHIP 14 SOUTH, RANGE 95

WEST OF THE 6TH P.M. HAVING

A DESCRIPTION BASED UPON

A BEARING AND DISTANCE OF

NORTH 00°34'50" EAST 2659.39

FEET BETWEEN A 3 1/2 INCH

ALUMINUM PIPE/CAP SET BY

BUREC AT THE HISTORICAL EAST

1/4 CORNER POSITION AND A 3

1/2 INCH ALUMINUM PIPE/CAP

MONUMENT REPLACING THE

ORIGINAL GLO STONE AT THE

NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID

SECTION 13 WITH ALL OTHER

BEARINGS RELATIVE THERETO.

PARCEL BOUNDARY THENCE

BEGINS AT SAID EAST 1/4

CORNER AND RUNS THENCE

ALONG THE SECTION CENTERLINE

NORTH 87°28'42" WEST 734.57

FEET TO THE EAST LINE OF A

30 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY FROM

THE EXISTING CENTERLINE OF

COUNTY ROAD 2190 DRIVE;

THENCE FOLLOWS SAID RIGHT OF

WAY THE FOLLOWING COURSES

AND DISTANCES; NORTH 29°19'40"

EAST 352.50 FEET; NORTH

31°48'35" EAST 172.05 FEET;

NORTH 45°44'59" EAST 105.96

FEET; NORTH 51°29'03" EAST

117.43 FEET; NORTH 45°25'41"

EAST 105.76 FEET; NORTH

32°56'17" EAST 81.47 FEET; NORTH

21°16'19" EAST 435.82 FEET; AND

NORTH 16°59'51" EAST 130.78

FEET TO THE INTERESECTION

WITH THE EAST LINE OF SAID

SECTION 13; THENCE FOLLOWING

SAID EAST LINE SOUTH 00°34'50"

WEST 1306.76 FEET TO THE

POINT OF BEGINNING. PARCEL

AS DESCRIBED THE SOUTH 20

FEET OF WHICH IS SUBJECT TO

AN EASEMENT FOR INGRESS,

EGRESS AND UTILITIES

ACCORDING TO DEED RECORDED

UNDER RECEPTION #297369,

DELTA COUNTY RECORDS.

COUNTY OF DELTA,

STATE OF COLORADO.


as: 1252 2190 Road, Eckert, CO

81418

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has fi led Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 am on Wednesday, 03/14/2012, at Public Trustee’s Offi ce, Delta County Courthouse, 501 Palmer Street, Suite 202, Delta, CO 81416-1764, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certifi cate of Purchase, all as provided by law.First Publication: 1/18/2012Last Publication: 2/15/2012Name of Publication: Delta County IndependentDATE: 07/28/2011Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of ColoradoBy: /s/ Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee(SEAL)The name, address, telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:ALISON L. BERRY #34531CASTLE STAWIARSKI, LLC 999 18TH STREET SUITE 2201, DENVER, CO 80202 (303) 865-1400The attorney above is acting as a




purpose.

Attorney fi le #: 07-12000©Colorado Public Trustees’ Association Revised 12/2009


COMBINED NOTICE -

PUBLICATION


SALE NO. 2011-0201

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:On November 15, 2011, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Delta records.Original Grantor(s) Charlene M. LawrenceOriginal Benefi ciary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Countrywide Bank, FSB.Current Holder of Evidence of Debt The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association as grantor trustee of the Protium Master Grantor TrustDate of Deed of Trust 3/22/2007County of Recording DeltaRecording Date of Deed of Trust 4/16/2007Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 614170Original Principal Amount $196,000.00Outstanding Principal Balance $218,606.50Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notifi ed that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT

BE A FIRST LIEN.



REFERENCE

EXHIBIT AALL THE REAL PROPERTY, TOGETHER WITH ANY IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, LOCATED IN THE COUNTY OF DELTA AND STATE OF COLORADO, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:LOT 10, STONEBRIDGE VILLAGE, A PLANNED COMMUNITY.EXCEPT FOR AND SUBJECT TO TAXES FOR THE CURRENT YEAR AS BEING PRORATED BETWEEN THE PARTIES, DISTRIBUTION UTILITY EASEMENTS (INCLUDING CABLE TV) THOSE SPECIFICALLY DESCRIBED RIGHTS OF THIRD PARTIES NOT SHOWN BY THE PUBLIC RECORD OF WHICH GRANTEE IN ACCORDANCE WITH MATTERS NOT SHOWN BY THE PUBLIC RECORD, INCLUSIONS OF THE PROPERTY WITHIN ANY SPECIAL TAXING DISTRICT AND SUBJECT TO EXCEPTIONS AS LISTED BELOW.RIGHT OF THE CONTINUED FLOW OR WATER IN SURFACE CREEK ALONG THE EASTERLY SIDE THEREOF. THAT PORTION OF THE PROPERTY, IF ANY, WHICH WAS ACQUIRED, OR MAY HEREAFTER BE ACQUIRED, BY VIRTUE OF ACRETION DUE TO SUDDEN OR ARTIFICIAL ALTERATION OF THE COURSE OF SURFACE CREEK.ALL MINERAL RIGHTS NOT PREVIOUSLY RESERVED BY JORDAN AND SCOTT, A COLORADO PARTNERSHIP IN THE DEED TO FIGURE 4/REGGED MT. RANCES, A COLORADO PARTNERSHIP, RECORDED SEPTEMBER 1, 1978 IN BOOK 464 AT PAGE 343, AND ANY AND

ALL ASSIGNMENTS THEREOF OR INTEREST THEREIN.STIPULATIONS, RESTRICTIONS, CONDITIONS, PROVISIONS AND EASEMENTS AS SHOWN BY PLAT OF STONEBRIDGE AT DEER CREEK VILLAGE, FILING 2, RECORDED FEBRUARY 4, 1988 IN BOOK 19 AT PAGE 79.TERMS, CONDITIONS, OBLIGATIONS AND STIPULATIONS AS CONTAINED IN DEER CREEK VILLAGES DESIGN GUIDELINES AND RULES AND REGULATIONS, RECORDED NOVEMBER 19, 1996 IN BOOK 770 AT PAGE 250.TERMS, CONDITIONS, OBLIGATIONS AND STIPULATIONS AS CONTAINED IN MASTER DECLARATION OF DEER CREEK VILLAGES, RECORDED NOVEMBER 19, 1996 IN BOOK 770 AT PAGE 271, FIRST AMENDMENT RECORDED OCTOBER 6, 1998 IN BOOK 813 AT PAGE 815, SECOND AMENDMENT RECORDED FEBRUARY 14, 2003 IN BOOK 961 AT PAGE 236, THIRD AMENDMENT RECORDED SEPTEMBER 8, 2004 AT RECEPTION NUMBER 583230, FOURTH AMENDMENT RECORDED JANUARY 32, 2006 AT RECEPTION NUMBER 600078.STIPULATIONS, RESTRICTIONS, CONDITIONS, PROVISIONS, AND EASEMENTS AS SHOWN BY PLAT OF STONEBRIDGE VILLAGE, A PLANNED COMMUNITY RECORDED MARCH 15, 2000 IN BOOK 23 AT PAGE 48.RESERVATION AS CONTAINED IN UNITED STATES PATENT RECORDED MARCH 17, 1891 IN BOOK 16 AT PAGE 63 AND RECORDED DECEMBER 24, 1901 IN BOOK 16 AT PAGE 498 SAD RESERVATION BEING AS FOLLOWS: RIGHT OF THE PROPRIETOR OF A VEIN OR LODE TO EXTRACT AND REMOVE HIS ORE THEREFROM SHOULD THE SAME BE FOUND TO PENETRATE OR INTERSECT THE PREMISES.RESERVATIONS AS CONTAINED IN UNITED SLATES PATENT RECORDED JUNE 2, 899 IN BOOK 16 AT PAGE 397, SAID RESERVATIONS BEING AS FOLLOWS: RIGHT OF THE PROPRIETOR OF A VEIN OR LODE TO EXTRACT AND REMOVE HIS ORE THEREFROM SHOULD THE SAME BE FOUND TO PENETRATE OR INTERSECT SAID PREMISES RIGHT OF WAY FOR DITCHES AND CANALS CONSTRUCTED BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE UNITED STATES.STIPULATIONS, RESTRICTIONS CONDITIONS, PROVISIONS AND EASEMENTS AS SHOWN BY PLAT OF THE CEDAREDGE FRUITGROWERS SUBDIVISION, RECORDED MAY 18, 1910 UNDER RECEPTION NUMBER 50001, EXCEPT ROADS AS VACATED BY INSTRUMENT RECORDED APRIL 2, 1993 IN BOOK 699 AT PAGE 343, UNDER RECEPTION NUMBER 467044ALL MINERAL RIGHTS NOT PREVIOUSLY RESERVED BY JORDAN AND SCOTT, A COLORADO PARTNERSHIP IN THE DEED TO FIGURE 4/RAGGED MT. RANCHES, A COLORADO PARTNERSHIP, RECORDED SEPTEMBER 1, 1978 IN BOOK 464 AT PAGE 343, AND ANY AND ALL ASSIGNMENTS OR INTERESTS THEREIN.EASEMENT AND RIGHT OF WAY FOR THE PALICENA DITCH THE KOHLER WATER DITCH AND THE HIGHLINE DITCH AS DISCLOSED BY DEED RECORDED SEPTEMBER 1, 1978 IN BOOK 464 AT PAGE 343.EASEMENT AND RIGHTS OF WAY FOR A SANITARY SEWER COLLECTION LINE AND MANHOLES AS GRANTED THE TOWN OF CEDAREDGE, COLORADO BY INSTRUMENT RECORDED DECEMBER 12, 1976 IN BOOK 449 AT PAGE 119.EASEMENT FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS AS DISCLOSED IN DEED FROM DON LEE AND BEA LEE TO THE TOWN OF CEDAREDGE, A COLORADO MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, RECORDED JUNE 11, 1990 IN BOOK 657 AT PAGE 193.A NOTICE BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEE'S OF THE TOWN OF CEDAREDGE RECORDED MARCH 6, 2006 AT RECEPTION NUMBER 601089TERMS, CONDITIONS, RESTRICTIONS, STIPULATIONS AND PROVISIONS AS SHOWN BY NOTICE OF EXERCISE OF RIGHT-OF-WAY BY THE UNITED STATES AND THE ALFALFA DITCH COMPANY DATED MARCH 14, 2006 AND RECORDED MARCH 14, 2006 AT RECEPTION NUMBER 601317.ADDRESS: 1255 SE STONEBRIDGE DR.: CEDAREDGE, CO 81413TAX MAP OR PARCEL ID NO.: 319329410003 (R017225)Also known by street and number

as: 1255 SE Stonebridge Dr,

Cedaredge, CO 81413-9256.





NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has fi led Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 am on Wednesday, 03/14/2012, at Public Trustee’s Offi ce, Delta County Courthouse, 501 Palmer Street, Suite 202, Delta, CO 81416-1764, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certifi cate of Purchase, all as provided by law.First Publication 1/18/2012Last Publication 2/15/2012Name of Publication Delta County IndependentDATE: 11/15/2011Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of ColoradoBy: /s/ Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee(SEAL)The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:ALISON L. BERRY #34531CASTLE STAWIARSKI, LLC 999 18TH STREET SUITE 2201, DENVER, CO 80202 (303) 865-1400The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.Attorney File # 11-14957©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011


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SALE NO. 2011-0205

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:On November 17, 2011, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Delta records.Original Grantor(s) JOHN M.

TIMBREZA AND JACKIE L. TIMBREZAOriginal Benefi ciary(ies) WELLS FARGO FINANCIAL COLORADO, INC.Current Holder of Evidence of Debt WELLS FARGO FINANCIAL COLORADO, INC.Date of Deed of Trust 12/1/2007County of Recording DeltaRecording Date of Deed of Trust 12/10/2007Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 621280Original Principal Amount $178,881.11Outstanding Principal Balance $178,881.11Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notifi ed that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT

BE A FIRST LIEN.


ATTACHED HERETO AND


REFERENCE.ATTACHED LEGAL DESCRIPTION

Lot 7 of Block L, of the GARNET MESA SUBDIVISION of the City of Delta, Colorado, according to the recorded map of a portion of said GARNET MESA SUBDIVISION filed in the Office of the Clerk and Recorder under Reception Number 318525 on December 9, 1965, Subject to all easements and rights of way existing of record and utility easement as reserved in Instrument recorded December 9, 1965 Reception No. 318525 said easement being that portion along the back of each lot necessary for Installation of public utilities.


as: 232 CEDAR STREET, DELTA, CO

81416.





NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has fi led Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 am on Wednesday, 03/21/2012, at Public Trustee’s Offi ce, Delta County Courthouse, 501 Palmer Street, Suite 202, Delta, CO 81416-1764, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certifi cate of Purchase, all as provided by law.First Publication 1/25/2012Last Publication 2/22/2012Name of Publication Delta County IndependentDATE: 11/17/2011Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of ColoradoBy: /s/ Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee(SEAL)The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:EMILY JENSIK, ESQ. #31294Aronowitz & Mecklenburg, LLP 1199 BANNOCK STREET, DENVER, CO 80204 (303) 813-1177The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.Attorney File # 9106.01780©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011


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SALE NO. 2011-0206

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:On November 17, 2011, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Delta records.Original Grantor(s) LANCE T. LABELLE AND DENA RENEE CALLAHANOriginal Benefi ciary(ies) WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.Current Holder of Evidence of Debt WELLS FARGO BANK, NADate of Deed of Trust 1/26/2006County of Recording DeltaRecording Date of Deed of Trust 1/31/2006Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 600079Original Principal Amount $138,040.00Outstanding Principal Balance $127,472.17Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notifi ed that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT

BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 3 & 4 OF THE AMENDED PLAT

OF ULLERY SUBDIVISION. DELTA

COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and

number as: 1025 NW CEDAR AVE,

CEDAREDGE, CO 81413.





NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has fi led Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 am on Wednesday, 03/21/2012, at Public Trustee’s Offi ce, Delta County Courthouse, 501 Palmer Street, Suite 202, Delta, CO 81416-1764, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certifi cate of Purchase, all as provided by law.First Publication 1/25/2012Last Publication 2/22/2012Name of Publication Delta County IndependentDATE: 11/17/2011Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of ColoradoBy: /s/ Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee(SEAL)The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

EMILY JENSIK, ESQ. #31294Aronowitz & Mecklenburg, LLP 1199 BANNOCK STREET, DENVER, CO 80204 (303) 813-1177The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.Attorney File # 9105.02943©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011


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SALE NO. 2011-0207

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:On November 18, 2011, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Delta records.Original Grantor(s) DOUGLAS C HERBISON AND CYNTHIA D CONGEROriginal Benefi ciary(ies) GREAT AMERICAN BANK, FSB, A FEDERAL SAVINGS BANKCurrent Holder of Evidence of Debt AURORA BANK FSBDate of Deed of Trust 8/11/1989County of Recording DeltaRecording Date of Deed of Trust 8/14/1989Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 442426Book: 632 Page: 296Original Principal Amount $39,500.00Outstanding Principal Balance $23,120.62Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notifi ed that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT

BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOTS 17, 18, 19 AND 20, 21,

AND 22 BLOCK 1, HILLMAN’S

SUBDIVISION OF THE CITY OF

DELTA, COLORADO COUNTY OF

DELTA, STATE OF COLORADO.

TOGETHER WITH ANY AND

ALL WATER, LATERAL, AND

DITCH RIGHTS APPURTENANT

THERETO.


as: 1042 BLUFF ST, DELTA, CO

81416.





NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has fi led Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 am on Wednesday, 03/21/2012, at Public Trustee’s Offi ce, Delta County Courthouse, 501 Palmer Street, Suite 202, Delta, CO 81416-1764, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certifi cate of Purchase, all as provided by law.First Publication 1/25/2012Last Publication 2/22/2012Name of Publication Delta County IndependentDATE: 11/18/2011Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of ColoradoBy: /s/ Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee(SEAL)The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:CATHERINE A. HILDRETH, Esq. #40975Aronowitz & Mecklenburg, LLP 1199 BANNOCK STREET, DENVER, CO 80204 (303) 813-1177The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.Attorney File # 8080.29472©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011


PUBLIC NOTICE

The Region 10 Area Agency on Ag-ing (AAA) is requesting proposals from public, private, and non-profi torganizations to provide services and programs for older adult citi-zens (60+) in Region 10 (Delta, Gun-nison, Hinsdale, Montrose, Ouray and San Miguel Counties) utilizing Fiscal Year 2013 Older Americans Act funds and Older Coloradans Act funds.Funds are intended to promote ser-vices as follows:Secure and maintain maximum in-dependence and dignity in a home environment for older persons who are able to care for themselves, if they receive appropriate support-ive services;Remove individual and social bar-riers and create greater economic and social independence for older persons; andProvide a continuum of care for persons who are elderly and vul-nerable.Services include the following: Congregate Meals, Elder Abuse, Family Caregiver Services, Health Promotion, Home Delivered Meals, Homemaker Services, Information & Assistance, Legal Assistance, Nutrition Education, Ombudsman and Transportation Services.Applications will be available be-ginning 10:00 a.m. Fri., February 10, 2012 and accepted until 4:30 pm, Monday, April 2, 2012. Ap-plicants’ Project Directors are re-quired to attend a training confer-ence (either Tues., Feb. 21, 2012 from 10:00-11:30 am OR Wed., Feb. 22, 2012 from 1:30–3 pm) in order to be considered for funding. Reasonable technical assistance will be provided upon written re-quest from applicants until 4:30 pm, Monday, March 26, 2012. To obtain application materials, inter-ested organizations should contact Michele Gad/AAA Director at Re-gion 10 Area Agency on Aging, 300 N. Cascade, Suite #1, Montrose, CO 81401, phone (970) 249-2436, x. 15.


STORAGE UNIT SALE

Contents of Farnsworth Minis Units G12 & G18 located at 175 Hwy 133 in Paonia, CO. Unknown con-tents belonging to Tracy Rankin, last known address: P.O. Box 1144, Paonia, CO. Contents of this unit will be disposed of on February 29, 2012, as Farnsworth Minis chooses.


Public Notices

Legal Deadline is Monday at 10 a.m.

YourRight

To Know

Delta County Independent PUBLIC NOTICES Wednesday, February 15, 2012 D5COMBINED NOTICE -

PUBLICATION


SALE NO. 2011-0226

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:On December 14, 2011, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Delta records.Original Grantor(s) Terri L. MatthewsOriginal Benefi ciary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Sooper Credit UnionCurrent Holder of Evidence of Debt CU Members Mortgage, A Division of Colonial Savings, F.A.Date of Deed of Trust 5/14/2007County of Recording DeltaRecording Date of Deed of Trust 5/21/2007Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 615282Original Principal Amount $328,000.00Outstanding Principal Balance $327,969.33Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notifi ed that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT

BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 1 OF JUNIPER HILL MINOR

SUBDIVISION, COUNTY OF DELTA,

STATE OF COLORADO.


as: 17679 2550 Road, Cedaredge,

CO 81413.





NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has fi led Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 am on Wednesday, 04/11/2012, at Public Trustee’s Offi ce, Delta County Courthouse, 501 Palmer Street, Suite 202, Delta, CO 81416-1764, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certifi cate of Purchase, all as provided by law.First Publication 2/15/2012Last Publication 3/14/2012Name of Publication Delta County IndependentDATE: 12/14/2011Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of ColoradoBy: /s/ Barbara J. Pierce, Deputy Public Trustee(SEAL)The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:CAMILLE Y. HARLAN #43789CASTLE STAWIARSKI, LLC 999 18TH STREET SUITE 2201, DENVER, CO 80202 (303) 865-1400The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.Attorney File # 11-14221©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011

Published in the Delta County Independent February 15, 22, 29, March 7 and 14, 2012.

COMBINED NOTICE -

PUBLICATION


SALE NO. 2011-0224

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:On December 9, 2011, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Delta records.Original Grantor(s) Paula J Glendening and Greg C GlendeningOriginal Benefi ciary(ies) Ameriquest Mortgage CompanyCurrent Holder of Evidence of Debt JPMC Specialty Mortgage LLCDate of Deed of Trust 8/13/2004County of Recording DeltaRecording Date of Deed of Trust 8/26/2004Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 582818**Original Principal Amount $157,250.00Outstanding Principal Balance $154,528.70Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notifi ed that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT

BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOTS 10 AND 11, PLEASANT VIEW

SUBDIVISION, AS AMENDED,

COUNTY OF DELTA, STATE OF

COLORADO.

**EXCEPT THAT PORTION

OF THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION

REFERENCED IN THE REQUEST

FOR PARTIAL RELEASE OF DEED

OF TRUST AND PARTIAL RELEASE

RECORDED ON MARCH 29, 2005

AT RECEPTION NO. 601918 IN THE

REAL PROPERTY RECORDS OF

DELTA COUNTY, COLORADO.


as: 9871 Horeshoe Lane, Austin,

CO 81410.





NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has fi led Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 am on Wednesday, 04/11/2012, at Public Trustee’s Offi ce, Delta County Courthouse, 501 Palmer Street, Suite 202, Delta, CO 81416-1764, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certifi cate of Purchase, all as provided by law.First Publication 2/15/2012Last Publication 3/14/2012Name of Publication Delta County IndependentDATE: 12/09/2011Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of ColoradoBy: /s/ Jim D. Ventrello, Public

Trustee(SEAL)The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:REAGAN LARKIN #42309CASTLE STAWIARSKI, LLC 999 18TH STREET SUITE 2201, DENVER, CO 80202 (303) 865-1400The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.Attorney File # 09-15224RR©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011


COMBINED NOTICE -

PUBLICATION


SALE NO. 2011-0208

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:On November 22, 2011, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Delta records.Original Grantor(s) Elton J KropfOriginal Benefi ciary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Spectrum Funding CorporationCurrent Holder of Evidence of Debt THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK,AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF CWABS INC., ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-11Date of Deed of Trust 4/25/2007County of Recording DeltaRecording Date of Deed of Trust 4/27/2007Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 614551Original Principal Amount $234,000.00Outstanding Principal Balance $230,257.79Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notifi ed that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT

BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 5, JANUARY ESTATES


STATE OF COLORADO.


as: 17718 B ROAD, Delta, CO

81416.





NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has fi led Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 am on Wednesday, 03/21/2012, at Public Trustee’s Offi ce, Delta County Courthouse, 501 Palmer Street, Suite 202, Delta, CO 81416-1764, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certifi cate of Purchase, all as provided by law.First Publication 1/25/2012Last Publication 2/22/2012Name of Publication Delta County IndependentDATE: 11/22/2011Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of ColoradoBy: /s/ Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee(SEAL)The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:NATHAN S. SILVER #28836ROBERT J HOPP and ASSOCIATES LLC 333 W COLFAX AVENUE STE 200, PO BOX 8689, DENVER, CO 80204 (303) 225-0811The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.Attorney File # 11-05921CO©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011


COMBINED NOTICE -

PUBLICATION


SALE NO. 2011-0209

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:On November 22, 2011, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Delta records.Original Grantor(s) Joe Armendariz and Barbara J ArmendarizOriginal Benefi ciary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc., as nominee for Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.Current Holder of Evidence of Debt THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK,AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE CWABS INC., ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-2Date of Deed of Trust 12/22/2005County of Recording DeltaRecording Date of Deed of Trust 1/10/2006Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 599424Original Principal Amount $116,800.00Outstanding Principal Balance $115,103.66Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notifi ed that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT

BE A FIRST LIEN.

Lot 9 of the Replat of Block 1 of

Garnet Heights Subdivision

County of Delta, State of Colorado


as: 580 BOND ST, Delta, CO 81416-

2550.





NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has fi led Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 am on Wednesday,

03/21/2012, at Public Trustee’s Offi ce, Delta County Courthouse, 501 Palmer Street, Suite 202, Delta, CO 81416-1764, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certifi cate of Purchase, all as provided by law.First Publication 1/25/2012Last Publication 2/22/2012Name of Publication Delta County IndependentDATE: 11/22/2011Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of ColoradoBy: /s/ Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee(SEAL)The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:NEAL J. VALORZ #42496ROBERT J HOPP and ASSOCIATES LLC 333 W COLFAX AVENUE STE 200, PO BOX 8689, DENVER, CO 80204 (303) 225-0811The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.Attorney File # 11-05922CO©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011


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PUBLICATION


SALE NO. 2011-0212

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:On November 23, 2011, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Delta records.Original Grantor(s) PHILIP RHODESOriginal Benefi ciary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., acting solely as nominee for MAJOR MORTGAGECurrent Holder of Evidence of Debt WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.Date of Deed of Trust 4/30/2004County of Recording DeltaRecording Date of Deed of Trust 5/3/2004Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 579256Original Principal Amount $125,530.00Outstanding Principal Balance $112,771.98Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notifi ed that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT

BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 12, SELBY SUBDIVISION


as: 1011 E 5TH STREET, DELTA, CO

81416.





NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has fi led Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 am on Wednesday, 03/21/2012, at Public Trustee’s Offi ce, Delta County Courthouse, 501 Palmer Street, Suite 202, Delta, CO 81416-1764, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certifi cate of Purchase, all as provided by law.First Publication 1/25/2012Last Publication 2/22/2012Name of Publication Delta County IndependentDATE: 11/23/2011Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of ColoradoBy: /s/ Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee(SEAL)The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:LISA CANCANON #42043Aronowitz & Mecklenburg, LLP 1199 BANNOCK STREET, DENVER, CO 80204 (303) 813-1177The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.Attorney File # 9105.02909©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011


COMBINED NOTICE -

PUBLICATION


SALE NO. 2011-0211

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:On November 23, 2011, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Delta records.Original Grantor(s) Jose G. AcostaOriginal Benefi ciary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for CTX MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLCCurrent Holder of Evidence of Debt JPMorgan Chase Bank, National AssociationDate of Deed of Trust 3/28/2007County of Recording DeltaRecording Date of Deed of Trust 4/3/2007Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 613781Original Principal Amount $117,161.00Outstanding Principal Balance $110,884.57Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notifi ed that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT

BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 21 AND 22 IN BLOCK 34 OF

PLAT “C”, TOWN OF DELTA, NOW

CITY OF DELTA, COUNTY OF

DELTA, STATE OF COLORADO.


as: 358 Silver St, Delta, CO 81416.





NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has fi led Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 am on Wednesday, 03/21/2012, at Public Trustee’s Offi ce, Delta County Courthouse, 501 Palmer Street, Suite 202, Delta, CO 81416-1764, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certifi cate of Purchase, all as provided by law.First Publication 1/25/2012Last Publication 2/22/2012Name of Publication Delta County IndependentDATE: 11/23/2011Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of ColoradoBy: /s/ Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee(SEAL)The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:NEAL J. VALORZ #42496ROBERT J HOPP and ASSOCIATES LLC 333 W COLFAX AVENUE STE 200, PO BOX 8689, DENVER, CO 80204 (303) 225-0811The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.Attorney File # 11-06679CO©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011


COMBINED NOTICE -

PUBLICATION


SALE NO. 2011-0213

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:On November 29, 2011, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Delta records.Original Grantor(s) DAVID S. PARKER AND SHANNEL J. PARKEROriginal Benefi ciary(ies) WELLS FARGO FINANCIAL COLORADO, INC.Current Holder of Evidence of Debt WELLS FARGO FINANCIAL COLORADO, INC.Date of Deed of Trust 10/25/2007County of Recording DeltaRecording Date of Deed of Trust 11/7/2007Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 620428Original Principal Amount $135,448.11Outstanding Principal Balance $133,529.30Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notifi ed that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT

BE A FIRST LIEN.

THE FOLLOWING REAL PROPERTY,

IN THE COUNTY OF DELTA, STATE

OF COLORADO TO WIT: LOT 4 IN

BLOCK 1 OF THE HOGREFE AND

WILSON SUBDIVISION

Also known by street and

number as: 560 NW ASPEN AVE,






NOTICE OF SALE


Published in the Delta County Independent February 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29, 2012.

COMBINED NOTICE -

PUBLICATION


SALE NO. 2011-0217

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:On November 30, 2011, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Delta records.Original Grantor(s) Jonathan N. Palmer and Lonni Ann PalmerOriginal Benefi ciary(ies) Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc.Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Date of Deed of Trust 2/26/2001County of Recording DeltaRecording Date of Deed of Trust 3/2/2001Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 541723Book: 876 Page: 115Original Principal Amount $115,000.00Outstanding Principal Balance $95,136.52

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notifi ed that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT

BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 1 , CREEK SIDE MINOR


STATE OF COLORADO.


as: 4099 N. 80 Lane, Paonia, CO

81428.





NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has fi led Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 am on Wednesday, 03/28/2012, at Public Trustee’s Offi ce, Delta County Courthouse, 501 Palmer Street, Suite 202, Delta, CO 81416-1764, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certifi cate of Purchase, all as provided by law.First Publication 2/1/2012Last Publication 2/29/2012Name of Publication Delta County IndependentDATE: 11/30/2011Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of ColoradoBy: /s/ Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee(SEAL)The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:KIMBERLY L. MARTINEZ #40351CASTLE STAWIARSKI, LLC 999 18TH STREET SUITE 2201, DENVER, CO 80202 (303) 865-1400The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.Attorney File # 11-16344©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011


COMBINED NOTICE -

PUBLICATION


SALE NO. 2011-0218

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:On November 30, 2011, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Delta records.Original Grantor(s) WILLIAM L. KELLER JR AND TRICIA L. KELLEROriginal Benefi ciary(ies) WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.Current Holder of Evidence of Debt WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.Date of Deed of Trust 7/10/2009County of Recording DeltaRecording Date of Deed of Trust 7/15/2009Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 636226Original Principal Amount $183,353.00Outstanding Principal Balance $178,267.59Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notifi ed that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT

BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 12 AND 13, EXCEPTING

THEREFROM THE WEST 40 FEET

OF LOT 13, GARY GRESHAM

SUBDIVISION. DELTA COUNTY,

STATE OF COLORADO


as: 1221 FRONTIER ROAD, DELTA,

CO 81416.





NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has fi led Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 am on Wednesday, 03/28/2012, at Public Trustee’s Offi ce, Delta County Courthouse, 501 Palmer Street, Suite 202, Delta, CO 81416-1764, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certifi cate of Purchase, all as provided by law.First Publication 2/1/2012Last Publication 2/29/2012Name of Publication Delta County IndependentDATE: 11/30/2011Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of ColoradoBy: /s/ Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee(SEAL)The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:EMILY JENSIK, ESQ. #31294Aronowitz & Mecklenburg, LLP 1199 BANNOCK STREET, DENVER, CO 80204 (303) 813-1177The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.Attorney File # 9105.03037©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011


COMBINED NOTICE -

PUBLICATION


SALE NO. 2011-0216

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:On November 29, 2011, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Delta records.Original Grantor(s) Marvin G. Stommel and Ruth E. StommelOriginal Benefi ciary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Webster Bank,

National AssociationCurrent Holder of Evidence of Debt Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Date of Deed of Trust 3/16/2005County of Recording DeltaRecording Date of Deed of Trust 3/22/2005Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 589222Original Principal Amount $237,000.00Outstanding Principal Balance $213,410.95Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notifi ed that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT

BE A FIRST LIEN.



REFERENCE

Exhibit AA tract of land situate in part of the W1/2E1/2 of Section 17, Towndhip 13 South, Range 94 West of the 6th Principal Meridian, more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point on the West right of way of "S-50" Lane from whence the S1/4 Corner of Section 17, Township 13 South, Range 94 West of the 6th Principal Meridian bears South 16°57' West a distance of 2,468.23 feet and considering the North-South Centerline of said Section 17 to bear North 00°53'58" West and all other bearings relative thereto; thence South 88°50' West 236.0 feet; thence South 00°12' West 344.2 feet; thence North 88°12' East to the West right of way said "S-50" Lane, 246.2 feet; thence Northerly along said West right of way of "S-50" Lane the following courses and distances: North 125.0 feet; North 02°22' West 216.6 feet more or less, to the point of beginning,County of Delta,State of Colorado.Also known by street and number

as: 18397 EASTRIDGE ROAD,






NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has fi led Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 am on Wednesday, 03/28/2012, at Public Trustee’s Offi ce, Delta County Courthouse, 501 Palmer Street, Suite 202, Delta, CO 81416-1764, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certifi cate of Purchase, all as provided by law.First Publication 2/1/2012Last Publication 2/29/2012Name of Publication Delta County IndependentDATE: 11/29/2011Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of ColoradoBy: /s/ Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee(SEAL)The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:ALISON L. BERRY #34531CASTLE STAWIARSKI, LLC 999 18TH STREET SUITE 2201, DENVER, CO 80202 (303) 865-1400The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.Attorney File # 11-16349©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011


COMBINED NOTICE -

PUBLICATION


SALE NO. 2011-0222

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:On December 7, 2011, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Delta records.Original Grantor(s) DAN L. JOHNSONOriginal Benefi ciary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., acting solely as nominee for AMERICA’S WHOLESALE LENDERCurrent Holder of Evidence of Debt THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF CWABS INC., ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-7Date of Deed of Trust 3/22/2007County of Recording DeltaRecording Date of Deed of Trust 3/27/2007Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 613486Original Principal Amount $169,889.00Outstanding Principal Balance $167,713.87Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notifi ed that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT

BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 68, STONE MOUNTAIN

VILLAGE FILING NO. 2, COUNTY

OF DELTA, STATE OF COLORADO.


as: 783 GENESSEE STREET, DELTA,

CO 81416.





NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has fi led Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 am on Wednesday, 04/04/2012, at Public Trustee’s Offi ce, Delta County Courthouse, 501 Palmer Street, Suite 202, Delta, CO 81416-1764, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certifi cate of Purchase, all as provided by law.First Publication 2/8/2012Last Publication 3/7/2012

Name of Publication Delta County IndependentDATE: 12/07/2011Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of ColoradoBy: /s/ Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee(SEAL)The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:JOAN OLSON, ESQ #28078Aronowitz & Mecklenburg, LLP 1199 BANNOCK STREET, DENVER, CO 80204 (303) 813-1177The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.Attorney File # 1269.07833©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011

Published in the Delta County Independent February 8, 15, 22, 29 and March 7, 2012.

COMBINED NOTICE -

PUBLICATION


SALE NO. 2011-0221

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:On December 2, 2011, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Delta records.Original Grantor(s) Jerry G. Gallegos & Judith Ann GallegosOriginal Benefi ciary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Quicken Loans Inc.Current Holder of Evidence of Debt BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING, LPDate of Deed of Trust 3/31/2009County of Recording DeltaRecording Date of Deed of Trust 4/22/2009Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 633821Original Principal Amount $177,000.00Outstanding Principal Balance $171,215.78Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notifi ed that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT

BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 117, STONE MOUNTAIN

VILLAGE FILING NO. 1, DELTA

COUNTY, COLORADO


as: 785 Barstow Street, Delta, CO

81416.





NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has fi led Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 am on Wednesday, 04/04/2012, at Public Trustee’s Offi ce, Delta County Courthouse, 501 Palmer Street, Suite 202, Delta, CO 81416-1764, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certifi cate of Purchase, all as provided by law.First Publication 2/8/2012Last Publication 3/7/2012Name of Publication Delta County IndependentDATE: 12/02/2011Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of ColoradoBy: /s/ Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee(SEAL)The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:REAGAN LARKIN #42309CASTLE STAWIARSKI, LLC 999 18TH STREET SUITE 2201, DENVER, CO 80202 (303) 865-1400The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.Attorney File # 11-15081©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011


NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of JANET LEE COGSWELL,

also known as JANET L.

COGSWELL, also known as

JANET COGSWELL, Deceased

Case No. 12 PR 11

All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Delta County, Colorado on or before June 1, 2012, or the claims may be forever barred.

Lorie MostellerPersonal RepresentativeP.O. Box 1003Delta, CO 81416970-835-4991

James D. BrownBrown, Schottelkotte, Stimpert & Vaughn, LLC550 Palmer St. - P.O. Box 43Delta, CO 81416-0043970-874-4451Attorneys for Personal Representative


County CourtDelta County, ColoradoCourt Address: 501 Palmer, Room 338, Delta, CO 81416(970) 874-6280In the Matter of the Petition of:

Parent/Petitioner: REBECCA CAR-PENTERfor Minor Child: KAYLEE DENISE RAE ELGINFor a Change of Name to: KAYLEE

DENISE RAE CARPENTER

Case Number: 10C15

PUBLIC NOTICE OF PETITION FOR

CHANGE OF NAME

Public Notice is given on January 23, 2012, that a Petition for a Change of Name of a Minor Child has been filed with the Delta County Court.The Petition requests that the name of KAYLEE DENISE RAE ELGIN be changed to KAYLEE DENISE RAE CARPENTER.

Mandy AllenClerk of CourtBy /s/ Angelina ArreguinDeputy Clerk

(Court Seal)Published in the Delta County

Independent February 1, 8 and 15, 2012.

D6 Wednesday, February 15, 2012 PUBLIC NOTICES Delta County Independent

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO AIRPORT

CONSULTANTS

The Board of Delta County Com-missioners is soliciting Statements of Qualifi cations and Experience from consulting fi rms to provide professional airport engineering services as well as airport planning services for Blake Field and North Fork Airports.This advertisement constitutes the Request for Statements of Qualifi -cations and Experience from fi rm’s for Engineering and airport Plan-ning. We are encouraging fi rms to submit qualifi cations for the possible planning projects listed below. Services to be provided and selection processes are outlined in FAA Advisory Circular 150/5100-14D Services required (Chapter 1) include, but are not limited to, A/E services for all phases and neces-sary incidental services for proj-ects funded by FAA grants within fi ve (5) years subject to review on an annual basis. Selection crite-ria (Chapter 2) will include recent experience in airport projects, ca-pability to perform all aspects of project, reputation, ability to meet schedules within budget; quality of previous airport projects under-taken, familiarity with the project location, understanding of the air-port and proposed, and approach to proposed project. Contemplated projects under this contract may in-clude any of the following projects:Delta/Blake Field

Instrument ApproachRunway LightingInstall Fuel TanksRe-construct TaxiwaysExpand ApronsRehab Runway Reconstruct/Rehabilitate Aircraft Aprons FencingConstruct Parallel Taxiway Utility ExtensionElectrical Vault UpgradeREILsAWOS UpgradeConstruct Taxi lanes (New)Auto ParkingAccess RoadsOther projects as requiredDelta Airport Planning

Environmental AssessmentCAT EX PreparationALP/Master Plan UpdateNorth Fork

Pavement PreservationFencingRamp ExpansionSRE BuildingRemodel Terminal BuildingNorth Fork Airport Planning

EnvironmentalALP UpdateThe selection is intended to include planning services for all phases of the projects which may be granted within fi ve years of the consultant’s contract.The County will select the highest ranked fi rm from the list of appli-cants. A detailed scope of work for the initial project will developed with the highest ranked consultant. Firm consulting fees will be negoti-ated, utilizing an independent cost estimate for the services to be per-formed under both CDOT and FAA grants as approved by FAA and CDOT. Subsequent scopes of work and fees will be negotiated as proj-ects are funded.The contract awarded to the suc-cessful consultant/engineer and or consultant/planning fi rm is sub-ject to the provisions of Executive Order 11246 (Affi rmative Action to Ensure Equal Employment Op-portunity) and to the provisions of Department of Transportation Regulations 49 CFR Part 26 (dis-advantaged business enterprise participation) and to foreign trade restrictions. Qualifi ed DBE fi rms are encouraged to participate.Interested consultants are to submit fi ve (7) complete copies of the Statements of Qualifi ca-tions and Experience by Febru-ary 29, 2012, by 3:00 p.m. Please submit your fi rm’s response to either or both professional dis-ciplines to the Commissioners’ Offi ce, 501 Palmer St., Suite 227, Delta, Colorado 81416. Questions concerning this project should be submitted to Bob Basher at 874-5914 or [email protected]. Questions concerning bid procedures should be submitted to Carolyn Clemens at 874-2101 or [email protected]. Commissioners reserve the right to reject any and all proposals if the Board feels it is in the best interest of the County.


COMBINED NOTICE -

PUBLICATION


SALE NO. 2011-0146

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:On August 12, 2011, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Delta records.Original Grantor(s): PINENEEDLE DEVELOPMENT LLCOriginal Benefi ciary(ies): THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF THE ROCKIESCurrent Holder of Evidence of Debt: HARTLAND CLUBB, SR.Date of Deed of Trust: 11/22/2006County of Recording: DeltaRecording Date of Deed of Trust: 11/22/2006Recording Reception Number: 609932Original Principal Amount: $513,500.00Outstanding Principal Balance: $513,500.00Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notifi ed that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT

BE A FIRST LIEN.





SEE EXHIBIT “A” ATTACHED

HERETO AND INCORPORATED

HEREIN BY REFERENCE.

EXHIBIT A

East Parcel

A parcel of land located in the E1/2NW1/4 Section 27, Township 15 South, Range 96 West of the 6th Principal Meridian, and being more described as follows:Beginning at a point on the North line of said Section 27 from which the N1/4 corner of said Section 27, being monumented with a 30 foot witness corner by LS 24944, bears S89°56'47"E, 1022.70 feet, and considering the line between said N 1/4 corner of Section 27 and the Northwest corner of said Section 27, being monumented with two reference monuments by LS 24660, to bear N89°56'47"W with all other bearings being relative thereto;Thence S00°15'13"W, 151.78 feet; Thence S89°55'47"E, 146.36 feet to the West line of the Fedler Subdivision; Thence S00'15'13"W along said West line of the Fedler Subdivision, 21.73 feet to the Southwest corner of said Fedler Subdivision; Thence S89°55'47"E along the South line of said Fedler Subdivision, 315.13 feet to the Southeast corner of Lot 2 of said Fedler subdivision; Thence S00°04'02"E, 187.32 feet; Thence S89°22'41"E, 230.32 feet; Thence

S00°31'23"W, 1043.39 feet; Thence S89°42'34"E, 338.80 feet to the East line of said E1/2 NW 1/4 Section 27; Thence S00°05'20"W along said East line of the E1/2 NW1/4 Section 27, 1260.65 feet to the Southeast corner of said E1/2 NW1/4 Section 27; Thence S89°13'09"W along the South line of said E1/2 NW1/4 Section 27, 1331.27 feet to the Southwest corner of said E1/2 NW1/4 Section 27; Thence N00°10'16"E along the West line of said E1/2 NW1/4 Section 27, 2688.05 feet to the Northwest corner of said E1/2 NW1/4 Section 27; Thence S89°56'47"E along the North line of said E1/2NW1/4 Section 27, 304.56 to the point of beginning.West Parcel

A parcel of land located in the W1/2 NW1/4 Section 27, Township 15 South, Range 96 West of the 6th Principal Meridian and being more particularly described as follows:Beginning at a point on the North line of said W1/2 NW1/4 Section 27 from which the North 1/4 corner of said Section 27, being monumented with a 30 foot witness corner by LS 24944, bears S89°58'47"E, 1424.08 feet, and considering the line between said North 1/4 corner of Section 27 and the Northwest corner of said Section 27, being monumented with two reference monuments by LS 24660, to bear N89°58'47"W with all other bearings being relative thereto; Thence S89°56'47"E along the North line of said W1/2 NW1/4 Section 27, 96.82 feet to the Northeast corner of said W1/2NW1/4 Section 27; Thence S00°10'16"W along the East line of said W1/2NW1/4 Section 27, 2688.05 feet to the Southeast corner of said W1/2NW1/4 Section 27; Thence S89°13'09"W along the South line of said W1/2 NW1/4 Section 27, 599.79 feet to the Easterly line of a deed recorded in Book 116 at Page 73 of the Delta County Clerk and Recorders Offi ce; Thence N00°16'35"E along the Easterly line of said deed, 1824.65 feet; Thence continuing along the Easterly line of said deed 59.11 feet along the arc of a curve to the left, said curve having a radius of 301.60 feet, a central angle of 11°13'47" and a long chord of 59.02 feet which bears N05'20'18"W; Thence leaving the Easterly line of said deed S89'56'18"E along the South line of the plat recorded in Book 11 at Page 75 and the plat recorded in Book 22 at Page 48 of the Delta County Clerk and Recorders Offi ce, 497.17 feet; Thence N00°44'11"E along the East line of said plats, 813.51 feet to the point of beginning.County of Delta,State of Colorado.Also known by street and number

as: 13482 F ROAD, DELTA, CO

81416

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has fi led Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 am on Wednesday, 03/28/2012, at Public Trustee’s Offi ce, Delta County Courthouse, 501 Palmer Street, Suite 202, Delta, CO 81416-1764, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certifi cate of Purchase, all as provided by law.First Publication: 2/1/2012Last Publication: 2/29/2012Name of Publication: Delta County IndependentDATE: 08/12/2011Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of ColoradoBy: /s/ Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee(SEAL)The name, address, telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:JOHN T. HOWE #18845Hoskin Farina & Kampf 200 GRAND AVENUE SUITE 400, PO BOX 40, GRAND JUNCTION, CO 81502-0040 (970) 986-3400The attorney above is acting as a




purpose.



COMBINED NOTICE -

PUBLICATION


SALE NO. 2011-0156

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:On August 23, 2011, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Delta records.Original Grantor(s): KARLA L. LAKEY AND TIM O’HAYREOriginal Benefi ciary(ies): WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: WELLS FARGO BANK, NADate of Deed of Trust: 4/28/2008County of Recording: DeltaRecording Date of Deed of Trust: 5/5/2008Recording Reception Number: 625268Original Principal Amount: $355,000.00Outstanding Principal Balance: $341,378.17Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notifi ed that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT

BE A FIRST LIEN.






ATTACHED HERETO AND


REFERENCE.

Legal DescriptionPARCEL 1:

A TRACT OF LAND SITUATE IN

THE W1/2E1/2NE/14 AND PART

OF THE NE1/4SE1/4 OF SECTION

9, T14S, R94W OF THE 6TH P.M.,

MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED

AS FOLLOWS:

BEGINNING AT THE CE 1/16

CORNER OF SECTION 9, T14S,

R94W OF THE 6TH P.M. AND

CONSIDERING THE E-W CENTER

SECTION LINE OF SAID SECTION

9 TO BEAR N 89° 40' 02" W AND

ALL OTHER BEARINGS RELATIVE

THERETO;

1. THENCE N 00°32'39" W ALONG

THE WEST LINE OF THE W1/2E1/

2NE1/4 TO THE NW CORNER

THEREOF A DISTANCE OF 2616.07

FEET;

2. THENCE S 89° 56' 49" E ALONG

THE NORTH LINE OF SAID

SUBDIVISION TO THE NE CORNER

THEREOF A DISTANCE OF 659.93

FEET;

3. THENCE S 00° 31' 08" E

ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID

SUBDIVISION AND EXTENDED TO

THE CENTER LINE OF 2420 DRIVE

A DISTANCE OF 2632.00 FEET;

4. THENCE S 89° 13' 32" W ALONG

CENTER LINE OF 2420 DRIVE A

DISTANCE OF 357.12 FEET;

5. THENCE N 04° 05' 05" W TO

THE SOUTH LINE OF THE W1/

2E1/2NE1/4 A DISTANCE OF 19.69

FEET;

6. THENCE N 89° 40' 02" W

ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID

SUBDIVISION A DISTANCE OF

300.44 FEET TO THE POINT OF

BEGINNING.

COUNTY OF DELTA,

STATE OF COLORADO.


as: 13377 2600 ROAD, ECKERT, CO

81418

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has fi led Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 am on Wednesday, 04/04/2012, at Public Trustee’s Offi ce, Delta County Courthouse, 501 Palmer Street, Suite 202, Delta, CO 81416-1764, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certifi cate of Purchase, all as provided by law.First Publication: 2/8/2012Last Publication: 3/7/2012Name of Publication: Delta County IndependentDATE: 08/23/2011Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of ColoradoBy: /s/ Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee(SEAL)The name, address, telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:LISA CANCANON #42043Aronowitz & Mecklenburg, LLP 1199 BANNOCK STREET, DENVER, CO 80204 (303) 813-1177The attorney above is acting as a




purpose.



ORDINANCE NO. 2012-01

AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN

OF ORCHARD CITY, COLORADO,

AUTHORIZING THE VACATION

OF THE BEST NEIGHBORS SUB-

DIVISION.

WHEREAS, John Stafford sub-mitted a request for the subdivi-sion of certain property located in a part of the SE 1⁄4 of Section 35, T 14S, R95W of the 6th P.M., Town of Orchard City, Colorado, to be known as the Best Neighbor Sub-division; and

WHEREAS, on December 11, 2003, the Board of Trustees of the Town of Orchard City approved the fi nal plat of Best Neighbor Subdivi-sion; and

WHEREAS, the fi nal plat was re-corded on the 15th day of Decem-ber, 2003, with the Delta County Clerk and Recorder in Book 30 at Page 6, Reception No. 574751; and

WHEREAS, no improvements have been constructed within the Best Neighbor Subdivision; and

WHEREAS, John Stafford as the current owner of the property with-in the Subdivision has petitioned the Board of Trustees of the Town of Orchard City for the vacation of the entire Best Neighbor Subdivi-sion; and

WHEREAS, the vacation of said Best Neighbor Subdivision does not adversely affect the interest of the Town or of any adjoining prop-erty owner.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT OR-

DAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUST-

EES OF THE TOWN OF ORCHARD

CITY, DELTA COUNTY, COLORADO,

AS FOLLOWS:

The Best Neighbor Subdivision located in the Town of Orchard City, State of Colorado, is hereby vacat-ed by said Town. Furthermore, any property previously dedicated to the public and located within said Subdivision is hereby vacated and ownership of the same is hereby vested in the present owners of land abutting said vacated prop-erty.

The Mayor of the Town of Or-chard City and the Town Clerk are hereby authorized and directed to give proper publication of this Or-dinance and thereafter to record this Ordinance in the publish re-cords pursuant to the requirements of C.R.S. 43-1-202-7 to give notice of this vacation.

READ AND PASSED ON SEC-

OND READING by the Board of Trustees of the Town of Orchard City this 8th day of February, 2012, to become effective thirty (30) days after the date of publication of this Ordinance. This Ordinance shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the Town of Orchard City on 15th of February 2012._________________________________ MayorATTEST:_____________________________Town Clerk


COMBINED NOTICE -

PUBLICATION


SALE NO. 2011-0219

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:On December 1, 2011, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Delta records.Original Grantor(s) CHAD M. RUNDLE AND HANNAH Q. RUNDLEOriginal Benefi ciary(ies) WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.Current Holder of Evidence of Debt WELLS FARGO BANK, NADate of Deed of Trust 5/22/2009County of Recording DeltaRecording Date of Deed of Trust 5/26/2009Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 634858Original Principal Amount $141,780.00Outstanding Principal Balance $137,005.49Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notifi ed that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT

BE A FIRST LIEN.


ATTACHED HERETO AND


REFERENCE.

ATTACHED LEGAL DESCRIPTION

A tract of land beginning at a point 100 feet East of the Southwest corner of Block "J" of Garnet Mesa Subdivision of the Town now the City of Delta,Thence East 50 feet;Thence North 250 feet;thence West 50 feet;Thence South 250 feet to the place of beginning.County of Delta, State of ColoradoAlso known by street and number

as: 833 E 3RD STREET, DELTA, CO

81416.





NOTICE OF SALE



COUNCIL BILL NO. 3, 2012

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF

DELTA, COLORADO AUTHORIZ-

ING CONVEYANCE OF A PARCEL

OF ITS PROPERTY IN BLOCK 39,

PLAT C OF THE DELTA TOWN-

SITE TO HIGH QUALITY PACK-

ING, INC.

WHEREAS, the City recently purchased certain real property from High Quality Packing, Inc., a Colorado corporation, (hereinafter referred to as "High Quality") for purposes of developing a new pub-lic roadway to be known as Confl u-ence Drive; and

WHEREAS, the contract of sale and purchase for the aforemen-tioned transaction provided that the City would, upon proper prior approval of the City Council, con-vey, in exchange, a small piece of its own property to High Quality; and

WHEREAS, the subject property contains approximately .18 acres, is located in Block 39, Plat C, of the original Delta Townsite, and is more particularly described by the survey and mapping instruments prepared by JSC Inc. of Meeker, Colorado on or about January 25, 2012, true copies of which instru-ments (labeled Exhibit A) are on fi le in the offi ce of the Delta City Clerk but not published herewith; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 141 of the Delta Municipal Charter, the City has authority to sell any real property that is determined not to be presently used or needed for public purposes; and

WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the property to be conveyed to High Quality is, in fact not used or needed for public pur-poses and that, in any event, the property recently acquired from High Quality more than adequately substitutes for the City property to be exchanged under this ordi-nance.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT OR-DAINED by the City Council of Delta, Colorado as follows:

1. The aforementioned parcel of City property in Block 39, Plat C of the original Delta Townsite contain-ing approximately 0.18 acres is hereby authorized for conveyance as required by the aforementioned sale and purchase contract be-tween the City and High Quality.

2. The City's Manager and Clerk, in consultation with the City At-torney, are hereby authorized to make, execute, obtain and record any and all documentation that they may deem necessary or pru-dent for the proper implementation of this ordinance.

ADOPTED ON FIRST READING AND ORDERED PUBLISHED THIS 7TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2012.

CITY OF DELTA, COLORADOBy: /s/ Mary Cooper Mayor

ATTEST: /s/ Jolene E. Nelson City Clerk



AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF

DELTA, COLORADO, VACATING

SEGMENTS OF THIRD STREET

AND SILVER STREET IN THE

CITY LIMITS.

WHEREAS, under Article I, Sec-tion 3 of Delta's Municipal Charter, and under C.R.S. 31-15-702(1)(a), the City has general municipal power to vacate streets and road-ways, particularly those that are determined not to be needed for public purposes; and

WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that there is no need to maintain present or future rights of general public access across, through or upon segments of Third Street and Silver Street in Delta, Colorado which segments contain a total of 0.28 acres and are more particularly described by a surveyor's instrument prepared on January 25, 2012 by JSC, Inc. of Meeker, Colorado, a copy of which is labeled and attached hereto as "Exhibit A"; and

WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that vacating the sub-ject segments of Third Street and Silver Street will not result in the isolation of any private land from public access, and is especially warranted by circumstances sur-rounding a new City project for development of a public roadway to be known as Confl uence Drive, and

WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that its actions con-templated under this ordinance will otherwise comply with applicable provisions of law set forth in C.R.S. 43-2-101 et seq.

NOW, THEREFORE, be it or-dained by the City Council of Delta,

Colorado as follows:1. The aforementioned segments

of Third Street and Silver Street, as specifi cally described by the at-tached Exhibit A, are hereby perma-nently vacated; provided, however, that the vacated area is neverthe-less hereby permanently reserved for the construction, maintenance, repair and use of all public utility lines and related facilities deemed necessary by the Delta City Coun-cil, and also temporarily reserved for all necessary purposes relating to construction of the aforemen-tioned Confl uence Drive.

2. Title to the vacated street seg-ments, subject to the aforemen-tioned reservations, shall vest in the owners of adjoining lands ac-cording to the provisions of C.R.S. 43-2-302(1)(c).

3. The City's Mayor and Clerk, in consultation with the City Attorney, are hereby authorized to make, ex-ecute, obtain and record any and all documentation that they may deem necessary or prudent for the proper implementation of this ordinance and for the revision of offi cial maps of the City.

EXHIBIT AJSC, INC.

P.O. Box 1153Meeker, CO 81641

Phone (970) 878-5292Fax (970) 979-5392

3RD STREET VACATION

PLAT C DELTA TOWNSITE

A PARCEL OF LAND LYING IN PLAT C DELTA TOWNSITE, A SUBDIVI-SION PLAT RECORDED IN BOOK 2 PAGE 2 OF THE TOWN OF DELTA PLAT BOOK RECEPTION NO. 7297, LOCATED IN SECTION 13, TOWN-SHIP 15 SOUTH, RANGE 96 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M., CITY OF DELTA, COUNTY OF DELTA, STATE OF COLORADO, BEING MORE PAR-TICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOL-LOWS:COMMENCING AT DELTA TOWN-SITE CORNER NO. 1 (STONE WITH A CUT CROSS IN CONCRETE), WHENCE DELTA TOWNSITE COR-NER DT-2 (3-1/4 INCH ALUMINUM CAP IN RANGE BOX STAMPED COLO DOT DT-2 2001 BLACK 10513) BEARS N79°13'51"E, 2173.02 FEET;THENCE S39°37'26"E, 727.15 FEET TO NORTHEAST CORNER OF BLOCK 39 OF SAID PLAT C DELTA TOWNSITE, BEING THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING;THENCE S89°28'58"W, ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID BLOCK 39, 115.97 FEET;THENCE N36°09'44"W, 92.29 FEET TO A POINT ON THE NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF 3RD STREET;THENCE N89°28'58"E, ALONG SAID NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, 201.37 FEET;THENCE S19°25'57"W, 92.66 FEET TO A POINT ON THE EAST LINE OF SAID BLOCK 39;THENCE N00°29'39"W. ALONG SAID EAST LINE, 12.10 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.CONTAINING 0.28 ACRES MORE OR LESS.






AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY

OF DELTA AUTHORIZING THE

ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN

REAL PROPERTY FROM FAMILY

HOUSEHOLD TRUST FOR THE

CONFLUENCE DRIVE PROJECT.

WHEREAS, the City Council of Delta, Colorado ("the Council") has determined the need to construct a new public roadway or thorough-fare to be known as Confl uence Drive; and

WHEREAS necessary funding for the Confl uence Drive project has been acquired by the City of Delta ("the City"); and

WHEREAS, as part of the over-all Confl uence Drive construction project, the Council has deter-mined the need to obtain certain private property for the planned construction corridor, some of which property will need to be traded or exchanged by the City for property within such corridor that is now owned by the Union Pacifi c Railroad Company; and

WHEREAS, one of the areas of private property ("the subject prop-erty") that needs to be acquired and exchanged for property owned by said Railroad Company, for ulti-mate purposes of completing the corridor for the City's Confl uence Drive construction project is lo-cated in Section 24, Township 15 South, Range 96 West of the 6th P.M., South of Highway 348 and be-tween the Gunnison River and the Union Pacifi c Railroad tracks within the County of Delta, Colorado; and

WHEREAS, the subject property is presently titled in the name of the Family Household Trust, a Flor-ida Trust ("the Trust"); and

WHEREAS, the only address for the Trust known to the City is c/o Raymond Miller, Trustee, 218 Har-bor Drive, Venice, Florida 34285, as shown by local records of the Delta County Treasurer and Asses-sor and by a Statement of Author-ity recorded by the Trust pursuant to C.R.S. 38-30-172 on August 17, 2005 under Reception No. 594641 of the Delta County Colorado re-cords; and

WHEREAS, the City has pre-sented said registered Trustee, and other legal representatives of the Trust at its above listed address, with good faith offers to purchase the subject property, and with related requests for information, none of which offers or requests have been answered by the Trust or by anyone purporting to act on its behalf; and

WHEREAS, it currently appears that further efforts to negotiate a conventional purchase of the sub-ject property from the uncommuni-cative Trust would be futile; and

WHEREAS, although a conven-tional purchase of the subject prop-erty would be preferable, the Coun-cil nevertheless concludes that the exercise of the City's power of eminent domain is the only practi-cal means for acquiring unencum-bered title to the subject property from the Trust under the current circumstances.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT OR-DAINED BY THE DELTA CITY COUNCIL AS FOLLOWS:

1. City staff members, includ-ing particularly the City attorney, shall be and are hereby authorized to commence and pursue with diligence, for purposes of the ini-tial exchange and ultimate public road construction purposes stated above, the acquisition, by proper eminent domain proceedings, of title to, and possession of, the sub-ject property of the Family House-hold Trust located in the County of Delta, Colorado. The subject prop-erty consists of seven (7) small par-cels, all of which are located in the aforementioned Section 24, Town-ship 15 South, Range 96 West of the Sixth P.M., and are more partic-ularly described on surveyor maps and descriptions thereof prepared by JSC Inc. of Meeker, Colorado between the dates of November 17 and November 24, 2011 and desig-nated as project no. 1876-07735.

2. The above referenced sur-veyor maps and descriptions of the subject property shall be retained with the original of this ordinance

in the offi ce of the City Clerk, but need not be included in newspaper publications of the ordinance.

3. Nothing in this ordinance shall be deemed to preclude a conven-tional purchase of the subject property by the City on reasonable terms if the Trust hereafter offers to engage in direct negotiations.





COMBINED NOTICE -

PUBLICATION


SALE NO. 2011-0225

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:On December 12, 2011, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Delta records.Original Grantor(s) JAMES QUAGLIANO AND KATHY QUAGLIANOOriginal Benefi ciary(ies) OLATHE STATE BANK k/n/a BANK OF COLORADOCurrent Holder of Evidence of Debt BANK OF COLORADODate of Deed of Trust 8/9/2005County of Recording DeltaRecording Date of Deed of Trust 8/31/2005Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 595094Original Principal Amount $132,388.51Outstanding Principal Balance $118,604.38Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notifi ed that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT

BE A FIRST LIEN.



HEREIN BY REFERENCE.

EXHIBIT ALot 2 Jess Place Subdivision, Re-Subdivision of Lot 3, Jim and Edith Purcell Minor Subdivision, County of Delta, State of Colorado.Also known by street and number

as: 797 1550 ROAD, DELTA, CO

81416.





NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has fi led Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 am on Wednesday, 04/11/2012, at Public Trustee’s Offi ce, Delta County Courthouse, 501 Palmer Street, Suite 202, Delta, CO 81416-1764, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certifi cate of Purchase, all as provided by law.First Publication 2/15/2012Last Publication 3/14/2012Name of Publication Delta County IndependentDATE: 12/12/2011Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of ColoradoBy: /s/ Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee(SEAL)The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:GREGG HELMSING #11896Helmsing Attorney At Law 842 PALMER Street, Delta, CO 8141-6 (970) 874-7626The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.Attorney File # BANK OF COLORADO vs QUAGLIANO©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011


COMBINED NOTICE -

PUBLICATION


SALE NO. 2011-0223

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:On December 8, 2011, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Delta records.Original Grantor(s) MARK C. WARTH AND ELIZABETH A. WARTHOriginal Benefi ciary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER ACADEMY MORTGAGE CORPORATIONCurrent Holder of Evidence of Debt BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LPDate of Deed of Trust 10/23/2009County of Recording DeltaRecording Date of Deed of Trust 10/28/2009Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 638655Original Principal Amount $195,500.00Outstanding Principal Balance $191,706.50Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notifi ed that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT

BE A FIRST LIEN.



HEREIN BY REFERENCE

EXHIBIT APART OF LOT 4 IN BLOCK 2 OF CEDAREDGE ESTATES SUBDIVISION, AS AMENDED TO THE TOWN OF CEDAREDGE, COLORADO, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS; BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT 4 FROM WHENCE THE SOUTH 1/4 CORNER OF SECTION 20, TOWNSHIP 13 SOUTH, RANGE 94 WEST OF THE 6TH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN BEARS SOUTH 59°55'38" WEST 1505.03 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 85°00'00" WEST 92.90 FEET MORE OR LESS TO THE SW CORNER OF SAID LOT 4; THENCE NORTH 03°28" EAST 184.73 FEET MORE OR LESS TO

THE NW CORNER OF SAID LOT 4; THENCE NORTH 85°00'00" EAST 60.42 FEET TO AN EXISTING CUL-DE-SAC; THENCE ALONG THE ARC OF A CURVE TO THE LEFT 37.93 FEET THE LONG CHORD WHICH BEARS SOUTH 56°43' EAST 37.03 FEET (RADIUS IS EQUAL TO 50.00 FEET); THENCE SOUTH 03°28' WEST 161.54 FEET MORE OR LESS TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, COUNTY OF DELTA, STATE OFCOLORADOAlso known by street and number

as: 425 NORTHEAST BLUEBELL

COURT, CEDAREDGE, CO 81413.





NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has fi led Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 am on Wednesday, 04/11/2012, at Public Trustee’s Offi ce, Delta County Courthouse, 501 Palmer Street, Suite 202, Delta, CO 81416-1764, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certifi cate of Purchase, all as provided by law.First Publication 2/15/2012Last Publication 3/14/2012Name of Publication Delta County IndependentDATE: 12/08/2011Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of ColoradoBy: /s/ Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee(SEAL)The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:MICHAEL MEDVED #14669LAW OFFICE OF MICHAEL PMEDVED PC 355 UNION BLVD#302, LAKEWOOD, CO 80228-1508 (303) 274-0155The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.Attorney File # 11-910-18325©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011


A CALL FOR NOMINATIONS


32-1-804.1; 32-1-804.3, 1-1-104(34), 32-1-905(2), C.R.S.

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and,particularly, to the electors of theBone Mesa Domestic Water District of Delta County, Colorado.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN thatan election will be held on the 8th day of May, 2012, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time, 1 director will be elected to serve 4-year terms and 0 directors will be elected to serve 2-year* terms. Eligible electors of the Bone Mesa Domestic Water District interested in serving on the board of directors may obtain a Self-Nomination and Acceptance form from the District Designated Election Official (DEO):

M. Joetta Burns (Designated Election Official)12514 Crawford Rd (DEO Address)Paonia, CO 81428 (DEO Address)(970) 527-6640 (DEO Telephone)

The Office of the DEO is open on the following days: Sunday-Monday from 9:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m.If the DEO determines that a Self-Nomination and Acceptance form is not sufficient, the eligible elec-tor who submitted the form may amend the form once, at any time, prior to 3:00 p.m. on Friday, March 2, 2012. The deadline to submit a Self-Nomination and Acceptance is close of business on Friday,




Bone Mesa Domestic Water District

Designated Election/s/ M. Joetta Burns


NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of LAWRENCE MICHAEL

SCHEER, JR., a/k/a LAWRENCE

M. SCHEER JR., a/k/a LAWRENCE

SCHEER, a/k/a LARRY SCHEER,

Deceased

Case Number 12PR16


Kenneth E. ScheerPerson Giving Notice521 E. 20th StreetDelta CO 81416

Attorney for Personal Representative:Aaron R. ClayPO Box 38Delta CO 81416


NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of MARGARET ANSTICE

MARKLEY, also known as

MARGARET A. MARKLEY, also

known as MARGARET MARKLEY,

Deceased

Case No. 12PR12

All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Delta County, Colorado on or before June 18, 2012, or the claims may be forever barred.

Robert LongPersonal Representative72 Northeast 500 RoadWarrensburg, MO 64093660-747-3657

James D. BrownBrown, Schottelkotte, Stimpert & Vaughn, LLC550 Palmer St. - P.O. Box 43Delta, CO 81416-0043970-874-4451Attorneys for Personal Representative


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D8 Wednesday, February 15, 2012 BACK PAGE Delta County Independent


Veterinarian and rancher Bill Houseweart is not known for being loqua-

cious. But folks who attended his recent historical society presentation on five genera-tions of Rogers Mesa House-wearts were treated to a full hour of interesting family his-tory.

Back in 1898, Oran Charles Houseweart, Bill’s grandfa-ther, left McCune, Kan., to come to Rogers Mesa. His doc-tor had advised him to seek the dry Colorado climate to help his asthma. Oran Charles worked for other ranchers for 17 years saving his money for the day he could purchase land for his own ranch.

Oran Charles had corre-sponded with Mabel Annie Grove in Kansas for 10 years. Then on June 23, 1910 he

penned a letter to Mabel with his offer of marriage, “would you tie your life up with mine?” He repeated the question on the second page as well. She couldn’t resist and Oran Charles borrowed a wagon with a team of mules to meet her as she got off the train in Delta. They were married that same day. In 1913, their son Oran Grove was born.

The hardworking father continued to save until they could buy 20 acres in 1915. In another five years they added 20 more. In 1925 they pur-chased 40 more acres.

According to Bill House-weart, Oran Charles meticu-lously irrigated and farmed the 80 acres to make the ranch a success to take care of his family.

The family history compiled by Bill states Oran Charles

was “an excellent farmer. He worked long hours from before daylight — milking cows, plowing amid the rocks of Rogers Mesa, suffering in the dust of hay, tediously irrigat-ing what precious water that Leroux Creek could deliver — until past dark at night.” Because of his asthma, dur-ing haying season he “would sleep upright in a chair turned backwards leaning over the back. Some days every breath was a labor.”

Oran Charles and Mabel not only had a herd of cows to milk, they had 500 chickens. The family history states, “The eggs they shipped to Telluride and the cream to Grand

Junction.” Oran Charles died on Feb.

16, 1936 at 61 years of age.Mabel and her son Oran

Grove continued working the ranch. In 1940 he married Margery Spore. They had two sons, Jim born in 1941 and Bill two years later.

In 1943, the couple pur-chased the Bill Coutts home and 40 acres. By 1957, Oran Grove and Margery had added 60 acres to the ranch.

Bill went to Colorado State University to be a veterinar-ian and then returned to the family ranch, doing both occupations. When he substi-tuted for a Delta veterinar-ian he met a young woman from Oregon who had come to learn about being a veteri-narian technician. Betty Jean Bargsten wanted to learn all she could and then return home to help on her family’s ranch. But she took note of Bill on her first day of work,

and in 1977, Bill and Betty were married. They had two sons, Ira in 1978 and Cody in 1980.

In 1993, they too added to the ranch size, buying 45 acres and another 30 acres in 1998.

Bill’s mother died in 1988 and his father in 2002. His brother Jim died in 2005.

Today, Bill and Betty con-tinue their fast-paced vet clinic. Bill is often seen on his ATV with Jack Russell terriers precariously perched wherever they can hang on. He and his dogs are checking on his herd of cows on 3200 Road and Lazear Road.

His two sons, Ira and Cody are part-time ranchers in addition to their full-time jobs.

Ira is a blacksmith. He married Cynthia Butterfield who has her own Princess Beef herd. The couple have two daughters Isabelle (Izzi) born in 2004 and Cecelia (CeCe) born in 2006. Ira’s blacksmith shop is located in his grandfather’s barn on the ranch’s original 20 acres.

After Oran Grove and Jim Houseweart died, Ira and Cynthia moved their home to the ranch. Cynthia notes that “they continue to grow their herd with cows descending from the original Houseweart herd from 1913!”

Cody works for Phillips Equipment in Delta and has one son, Tucker born in 2005.

Bill explains the House-weart work ethic which they learned by example. “You see someone work that hard, you do the same,” he said.

The generations of House-wearts have added to the ranch and progressed from working with horse and mule farming to modern tractors. Bill Houseweart has added pivot sprinklers to make the irrigation process simpler and more efficient.

In two years, the House-wearts will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the ranch being established.

The Housewearts have memorabilia of their ranch-ing history at the Hotchkiss-Crawford Historical Museum until the end of February.

BBAACCKK

PPAAGGEE

An ethic of An ethic of

hard workhard workPhoto by Kathy Browning

Three generations of Housewearts continue the family’s ranching tradition (front, left to right) Ira and Cynthia Houseweart, Bill and Betty Houseweart and Cody Houseweart, (back, left to right) grandkids CeCe, Tucker and Izzi. Buster represents the many Houseweart dogs.

Grandfather Oran Charles Houseweart passed on a strong work ethic to his family. Each generation has increased the size of the Houseweart ranch.

Bill Houseweart still has this 1925 Dodge which belonged to his dad, Oran Grove. It still runs and Bill says he and his wife Betty will sometimes drive it to Lazear.

Mabel Houseweart, Bill’s grandmoth-er, working in her garden on Rogers Mesa.

The marriage proposal by Oran Charles Houseweart to his Kan-sas sweetheart Mable Annie Grove says, “would you be willing to tie your life up with mine?” She was.

Proud parents Margery and Oran Grove Houseweart with their sons Bill and Jim dur-ing the 1940s.

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