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INDEX First Saturday MarketOn the first Saturday of July, August,

September and October, the Delta Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting a First Saturday Market on 3rd Street near the chamber office. The family-friendly event will feature a farmers market, conces-sions, artists, crafts, games, face paint-ing, live music, adoptable animals, arti-san food products and a dunk tank from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

For more information or a vendor application, call the Delta Area Chamber of Commerce at 874-8616 or visit www.deltacolorado.org.

JUNE 13, 2012VOL. 129, NO. 24

Learn about loan fundRegion 10 will present information

about its business loan fund program Tuesday, June 19, from noon to 1 p.m. in the upstairs conference room at the Delta Area Chamber of Commerce, 301 Main.

Bring a brown bag lunch and listen to Vince Fandel discuss how Region 10 can qualify your business for a variety of fed-eral loan programs, and how his organi-zation can partner with your local bank to get a “yes” response to your request.

Region 10’s Business Loan Fund was created in 1984 and has loaned over $8.6 million to businesses and non-profits.

DMEA ballots dueDelta-Montrose Electric Association

(DMEA) is a non-profit electric distribu-tion cooperative governed by a board of directors elected by its member-owners. Each year there is an election to deter-mine the representative from three of DMEA’s nine board districts. This year, six candidates are seeking election to the DMEA board. DMEA members are reminded that voted ballots must be returned by mail no later than June 13. You can also vote in person at DMEA’s annual meeting at the Montrose Pavilion Thursday, June 14, from 8 to 9 a.m.

BY HANK LOHMEYERStaff Writer

J.D. TenNapel, 15, suf-fered second-degree burns last Friday as he drove an ATV through his family’s rural neighborhood warning others of a wildland fire as flames around him rapidly spread and intensified.

J.D.’s injuries were the only ones sustained in the 39-acre blaze that blackened piñon/juniper woodland along Sur-face Creek Road between Tim-othy and T75 roads.

J.D. today is in a Shriners burn center hospital in Sac-ramento, Calif. (See related story below.)

The wildland fire broke out on Friday afternoon at 3 p.m.,

said Rob Fiedler, county emer-gency manager. One “large barn” was destroyed, Fiedler said.

All of the 35 to 45 homes that Fiedler estimates were evacuated in the fire area were saved. The 80 to 90 peo-ple evacuated from the area during the firefighting effort were allowed to return home at 9 p.m. Friday, said Kevin Walker, Cedaredge fire chief. Walker said the size of the fire was determined by walk-ing the perimeter with a GPS device.

Fiedler said that fire units from Cedaredge, Delta, Hotchkiss, Olathe, and Paonia responded. Federal fire crews were also dispatched to the

scene, along with law enforce-ment personnel from several agencies.

Also assisting was a unit from the Rifle Correctional Facility that worked on Satur-day hunting and extinguish-ing possible hot spots.

Rotary-wing and fixed-wing aircraft operated by Olathe Spray Service joined the fire-fighting effort and played a key role in “knocking the fire out,” Walker said.

At the home of John and Michelle Gillis on Ute Trail Road, some distance from the fire scene, a pond served as water supply for the Olathe heli-copter. Michelle Gillis explained how the couple gathered with a few neighbors in the middle of

their green, four-acre pasture to watch the helicopter pilot make his efficient, 2.5-minute round-trip runs to the fire and back.

The cause of the fire was still under investigation Tues-day and a determination was expected as the Delta Coun-ty Indepedent (DCI) went to press. Walker said the fire is not believed to have started in the barn that was lost. “We believe the fire was burning for some time before it got to the barn,” Walker said.

Firefighters battled swift, hot winds in low humidity and high temperatures that stoked

the blaze through tinder dry woodlands.

Walker praised the determi-nation, coordination, and skill of the responders who labored in the chaos of a wildland fire. “Everyone worked so well as a team,” he said. “Everyone worked together, and it was just amazing to see the dedica-tion of everyone.”

James TenNapel, J.D.’s father, told the DCI, “Those firefighters were just absolute-ly determined that they were not going to let any houses burn. They set up their perim-eters and did not give up.”

Teen injured, homes spared in wildfire

BY PAT SUNDERLANDManaging Editor

Stricter EPA regulations are forcing some changes at the city’s municipal light and power (ML&P) plant.

The regulations, which take effect in May 2013, require lower CO emissions and more stringent maintenance and record keeping. Four of the seven engines in the power plant are affected by the RICE (Reciprocating Internal Com-bustion Engines) regulations.

The two oldest engines in the plant date from 1935 and 1936. Over the next 20 years, five additional engines were added as demand for electric-ity increased in the growing community. In the late ‘60s, it was determined it would be more cost effective to pur-chase power than to generate it, plus it was getting more difficult to meet demand. Currently, the ML&P plant is used for emergencies and to generate electricity for the grid under its contract with its power supplier, Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska (MEAN). The city expects to receive $86,400 for that power in 2012.

Working with a consul-

tant, utilities director Steve Glammeyer came up with six options to make the engines RICE compliant. Options range from closing the plant

(which was quickly dismissed by staff and council) to retro-fitting the four non-compliant engines at an estimated cost of $210,000 to $262,000 per

engine.As council members con-

sidered the six options, they were reminded of the summer two years ago when a DMEA transformer failed on Garnet Mesa, cutting power to about 6,700 customers in Cedaredge, Hotchkiss, Olathe and points in between. Because of shared transmission lines, the city was also affected. Within an hour of the outage, the ML&P plant was on line generating electricity for the city. That removed pressure from the DMEA grid and helped crews make their repairs.

Once the transmission proj-ect — a joint venture between Tri-State, DMEA and the city — is completed, the chances of an outage of that magni-tude will be reduced dramati-cally. Still, council members feel more comfortable having a backup in place.

After weighing the options presented by Glammeyer, they decided to put the four largest engines on emergency status and keep the three smaller, older engines — which do not require retrofitting — on the MEAN contract.

That option allows the city to run the generators

for an indefinite amount of time during an emergency and decreases the time and cost to maintain the plant, Glammeyer said. Operation of the ML&P facility currently runs $127,000 year; under the approved option operating costs will drop to $68,200.

Some investment will be needed to make two of the engines more reliable, and the city will be able to sell just $6,300 of power (as opposed to $86,400) to MEAN, but the expense of retrofitting the four larger engines will be saved, at least for now. City council members said they would like to see those engines brought up to RICE standards as funds become available.

Glammeyer said a proposed amendment to the RICE rules may help offset the expense of retrofitting. The emergency status generators can be run for 50 hours a year for testing and heating the cooling water. Under the proposed amend-ment, the generators could be run for 100 hours, which could reduce the amount of power the city purchases from MEAN. Over four years, Glammeyer said the city could save $400,000.

EPA regs drive changes at ML&P plant

Photo by Pat SunderlandThe Environmental Protection Agency is implementing new regulations which affect the City of Delta’s municipal light and power plant. Built in 1937, the plant is listed on the city’s historical registry.


Early Tuesday morning, young J.D. TenNapel and his dad James were scheduled to board a flight bound for a Shriners burn center hospital for advanced, specialized care of J.D.’s second-degree burns.

J.D., a 15-year-old quar-terback on his school football team, received the injuries during efforts to warn neigh-bors of a wildland fire out-break in their Surface Creek Road neighborhood northwest of Cedaredge on June 8.

James TenNapel told the

Delta County Independent (DCI) that he had been con-tacted by a Shriner from Grand Junction. Another out-of-state Shriner had seen an account of J.D.’s heroic act on a national news program and set events in motion for J.D. to be transferred to the burn center in Sacramento, Calif.

The Shriners have operated burn centers since 1960, and their 22 facilities are known for tops-in-the-field care. They specialize in burn treatment for youth under 18 years old.

“I really want to say how appreciative we are of all the

marvelous care J.D. received from the ambulance crews and at Delta County Memo-rial Hospital. We can only say how thankful and apprecia-tive we are,” James said.

In the aftermath of his serious injuries, J.D. was experiencing pain at sharply higher levels Monday than he had been over the weekend as his system responded to the trauma it received.

“There is greater pain now,” James told the DCI. “There is a lot of fluid build-up and con-cern for infection setting in,

J.D. TenNapel movedto Shriners burn center

Photo submitted by Bob SuttonOminous plumes of smoke rise at the start of the wild land fi re north of Cedaredge last Friday.

J.D. TENNAPEL TO A3

UP, UP AND AWAYCouple celebrates 65th wedding

annanniversary with helicopter tour, C1

A LIFE WELL LIVEDTireless Paonia volunteer,organizer remembered, B3

ON YOUR MARK . . .69 young athletes compete in

Hershey’s Track Meet, C6

A2 Wednesday, June 13, 2012 OPINION Delta County Independent

LETTERSLETTERS

Roeber’s roots run deep in the North Fork ValleyDear Editor:

Memorial Day this year found me walking through the Cedar Hill Cemetery in Paonia with my children. After visit-ing the graves of three generations of their great-grandparents we began to talk about the other North Fork Valley fami-lies who are represented by numerous headstones. I remember doing this with my grandmother and great-grandmother. The stories they shared of the people they knew gave me a unique under-standing of our valley. The lives and perspec-tives of the diverse people who built this area are woven together into the beautiful and unique tap-estry we call home.

I believe in the wisdom of representative govern-ment. Republicans in Delta County have a dis-tinct choice for a District 3 county commissioner candidate. As District 3 encompasses the North Fork Valley, we need to consider who will best represent this unique val-ley. Commissioner candi-date Mark Roeber’s roots

in the North Fork go even deeper than mine. He understands the unspo-ken “code” that wove the attractive cultural tap-estry of District 3. His-torically, the North Fork has been characterized by an independent, freedom loving people who respect the rights of others to live as they choose. Property rights are foundational and must be protected, but tempered with respect for others rights.

The “spirit” of Mark’s words concerning prop-erty rights have been twisted by supporters of candidate Roger Bentley. Mark is not in favor of regulation, but rather encouraging responsible citizenship by fostering a culture of respect among neighbors. This is NOT the job of a county com-missioner so he quali-fied his statement of “not offending the neighbors” was his personal view as a private citizen.

Mark is principled, balanced, and rock solid. He patiently considers all perspectives and does not jump to conclusions. He listens far more than

he speaks and has an amazing ability to work with people. A lifetime of ranching has developed creative problem solving skills, (legendary farm boy ingenuity), and a healthy respect for the land and its resources. A candidate’s personal life does matter, and his fam-ily is a good reflection of his character. Mark’s knowledge of industry in the valley has been gained by experience and whatever he doesn’t know he will learn quick-ly as he’s intelligent and approachable. Because of his decades of work on federal land boards he is respected and connect-ed across the state and nation, which will prove valuable when represent-ing the interests of Delta County.

If you desire to pre-serve the unique heritage and balance of responsi-ble freedom within Delta County for the present and future generations please vote for J. Mark Roeber for District 3 county commissioner.

Tonya HuspenPaonia

Base your vote on candidates’ knowledge, experienceDear Editor:

The skullduggery and hyperbole surrounding elections never fails to flabbergast me.

In the June 6 edition of the DCI, Matt Soper apparently doesn’t under-stand how big the county commissioner District 3 is, heavily implying that Peach Valley is part of the Delta District 1.

We all vote for commis-sioners, no matter what district we live in, and the commissioners rep-resent the entire county. The only requirement is that the candidates live in the district they are running for. Mr. Soper himself, unlike Dr. Roger Bentley, lives in District 2. Mr. Soper also claims Dr. Bentley wants to eliminate the planning commission that he has served on — voluntarily — for 6 1⁄2 years. The existence of the planning commission is required by state law — something

Dr. Bentley understands and that Mr. Soper appar-ently does not.

My neighbor, Travis Jardon, claims Dr. Bent-ley — a lifelong Repub-lican — is a “hard core Libertarian” and only pretending to be a Repub-lican. Mr. Jardon himself is registered unaffili-ated, so where does this “Republican Party loy-alty” and concern about “party infiltration” come from? His claims of Dr. Bentley’s support for nuclear waste plants, car-cass disposal sites, con-fined animal operations of 5,000 skunks (???), and neighbors harming each other is literally from out of left field.

Are these really the things supporters have to resort to at election time?

I have known Dr. Bentley for many years. He is a thoughtful, kind person; professional and informed in his health care practice; and has

volunteered many hours of his time for public ser-vice — requiring difficult juggling schedules for his farming/ranching and doctor’s practice. I don’t personally know Mr. Roe-ber and have no desire to make up wild slanderous insults directed at him. I encourage all of you who will be voting in the Republican primary elec-tion to vote based on your knowledge of the candi-dates, your understand-ing of the principles of limited government, and the difference between property rights and desire to inflict opinions on neighbors (individual rights vs. the collective). Nothing at all personal against Mr. Roeber — I support Dr. Roger Bent-ley for our next county commissioner of District 3, based on his proven abilities.

Debbie SchumRedlands Mesa

(District 3)

Don’t vote on a friend’s say-soDear Editor:

We would like to start by first explaining our position on why and who we are voting for. This is not about voting against someone. If you had two friends, one is a plumber and the other an electri-cian, you would not hire the plumber to do your electrical work nor would you hire the electrician to do your plumbing. So goes the reason we have chosen to vote for Roger Bentley for Delta County Commissioner. We feel that he is very qualified for this job. Roger under-stands the process. He has served for six years on the Delta Planning Commis-sion and has taken the position that he is there to serve the people and not dictate to or control the people. He has had to make decisions based on the Master Plan of Delta County, some of which he does not agree with.

If you are not familiar with this plan we sug-gest that you go to Delta County’s website and read it. In doing so, one of the things you will find is that the county is in zones. These zones hin-der you in different ways depending on what zone you are in. For example: If you live in the unincorpo-rated part of Delta Coun-ty you would not be able to divide off one or two acres of your property for one of your children and give it to them to build on without special vari-ance permission granted

by the Board of Coun-ty Commissioners. This is taking away a right that you should have. You bought the land, you pay taxes on the land, but the county controls how and what you can do with it. It is these kind of unwar-ranted things that Roger is against. Roger Bentley sticks to the rules such as they are, and does not play favorites to special interest groups which usually are self serving groups, or make promises to buddies who want a favor. His concerns are for ALL the people and against restrictive rules and regulations. Some have tried to label Roger as a rogue, trying to throw out governmental regula-tions. This is totally false. Roger, like all citizens, understands that there have to be rules and reg-ulations, or there would be chaos. There is a big difference here in rules and regulations versus governmental control on its people.

Don’t vote just because of what a friend said.

It is our duty as respon-sible citizens to make wise decisions on who we want handling our county and our tax dollars. This is not our guy against your guy, it’s about who will do the right thing for the right reason. You should not vote for, or against a candidate because of someone’s position on a matter; every story has two sides. Take responsi-bility for your actions, do

your homework and vote for the candidate that will serve all the people of Delta County. And that candidate is Roger Bent-ley.

Remember that every new regulation opens the door for another. So that someday your neighbors may be able to deter-mine whether or not you can have a rose garden for personal or business purposes. One neighbor’s allergic to roses, one neighbor doesn’t want you to poison for bugs, so you’ll have to have bug eaten roses, and then there’s the neighbor that says the roses will attract bees and if stung by a bee puts them in a life threat-ening situation. Oh, and let’s not forget the neigh-bor who wants conditions attached that you cannot let the roses grow over a certain height so as not to block their view! So, if you really want that rose garden, well then you will just have to move. And if you do decide to move, be sure and check with your future neigh-bors and make sure that THEY will let you have a rose garden.

Arlie ClarkKay ClarkCrawford

What does ‘right to farm’ really mean?Dear Editor:

This letter is in response to Mike Mason’s letter from the May 30 edition. Private property rights are important to this county and this coun-try. I believe that C.R.S. 35-3.5-101 stands for a simple fact — Colorado is a farming state; there-fore, don’t come here and buy property in a farm-ing community and then decide that you are going to file a lawsuit against a farmer for farming because you don’t like the farming environment.

What does “right to farm” mean or what did the legislature intend by the right to farm bill? The only ones that can positively answer that question are the ones that wrote the law. However, a judge can also define what the law means.

To define the farming operation for a farm, you must pick a point in time and define the farming practices in place. Mr. Mason’s conviction about Colorado’s “right to farm state” it would seem to be an anything goes at any time approach. However, one can just as easily be convinced that the “right to farm” simply means the right to continue farming the way that you have been farming, regardless of who moves in next to you. From that standpoint, making a major change to your farming operation does indeed mean that a per-mit to change should be required. A chicken coup, a pig pen, or a cattle barn with a couple hundred animals in the operation might be what is on the property next to yours. If

the farm chooses to go to factory production with 200,000 or more animals in a confined space, most logical thinking people would that as a signifi-cant change to a farm operation. That signifi-cant change in operation could have a significant impact on the rest of the community and complete-ly change the nature of the community.

We all have legal rights that we are entitled to exercise. However, the rule of law protects all of us such that no one can exercise their legal rights and as a result inflict harm on others. To my way of thinking, Mark Roeber’s ability to recog-nize these truths means that he is indeed worthy of receiving your vote.

Mike DrakePaonia

Recipient is grateful for Paonia Rotary scholarshipDear Editor:

I have been prepar-ing for a six-week-long internship at Best Friends Animal Sanctu-ary in Kanab, Utah, for the summer. I am writ-ing today to indicate my appreciation, gratitude and thanks to the Paonia Rotary Club for selecting me as the recipient at Vision Home and Com-munity School for the Rotary Club Scholarship. It was a great privilege to have been selected for this award. The award now sits adjacent to me in my little office win-dow at home next to my desk. Without this schol-arship, I would have not been able to pursue my desired career of becom-ing an animal welfare advocate.

I am going to be going to school at Colo-rado Mountain College in Glenwood to get my certificate in animal shelter management fol-lowed by my prospects to obtain an animal sci-ence degree at Colorado State University in Fort Collins. Animal shelter-ing has been a part of my life since I started volunteering at CAWS, Black Canyon Animal Sanctuary and last but not least Best Friends Animal Sanctuary. What used to be a volunteering position has now become much more! I cannot wait to start my future

career after getting my degree.

Also I just wanted to mention the honor I felt at the Vision senior graduation ceremony May 18. It was extreme-ly memorable when Felix Belmont presented me the Rotarian award on stage as friends and fam-ily cheered. That beau-tiful spring day with the scent of peony flow-ers in the air will be etched into my memory!

It was a great honor to receive the scholarship and everyone that I have informed is overjoyed. I can promise you that I will continue to work very hard and give back to others in my commu-nity, just as the primary motto of Rotary is “Ser-vice Above Self.”

Once again, thank you to the Paonia Rotary Club for your support and belief in me, as well as the other students

from the community that received the scholarship this year. May the Paonia Rotary Club continue to provide scholarships to youth graduating from the area high schools in the North Fork, so that they too can follow their passions and dreams in life to make a better world for all.

Carter Keegan Vision Home and

Community Program Class of 2012

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Firefighters were fabulousDear Editor:

There is no way we could extend our thanks to the fabulous firefight-ers, law enforcement officers and other volun-teers except through your newspaper.

It is with grateful hearts to God and each of them that we all still have our homes in Cedaredge after the terrible fire on Friday.

An off-duty police offi-cer and his wife started pounding on doors, run-ning throughout the neighborhood on Timothy Road before help arrived, warning us of the fire.

In just less than six hours the fire was extin-

guished except for hot spots that were under surveillance the remain-der of the evening.

We also want to thank the inmates from Rifle for their professional help.

There were prayer chains all over the Unit-ed States praying for their safety and for each of us involved for which we sincerely express our thanks. God certainly heard and answered those prayers.

Again, please accept our thanks which I’m sure represents all of our neighbors. You were, and are, in our prayers.

Gary and Betty AvisCedaredge

Nullification maintains balance of powerDear Editor:

In last week’s DCI, Hank Lohmeyer report-ed that I said during the recent GOP debate that if elected my top goal would be “support of law enforcement.” Mr. Lohmeyer failed to emphasize that the spe-cific context of my sup-port would be relative to the sheriff standing between a citizen and a rogue federal agency or agent who oversteps its or his authority.

The principles of “nul-lification” and “interposi-tion” first expressed in the Virginia and Ken-tucky resolutions in 1798 against the unconstitu-tional Alien and Sedition Acts, provide that the state government has the power to disregard federal law by refusing to

enforce it.One way nullification

could be accomplished is by the arrest of a federal agent who attempts to impose a void federal law against a citizen. This would be the act of “inter-position” by the sheriff. The sheriff is the chief law enforcement author-ity in the county, elected directly by the people to serve and protect them against the criminal ele-ment in a county, even if that element is the gov-ernment itself. It is up to the sheriff to honor his oath of office to support and defend the Consti-tution by distinguishing when the United States Congress, the Colorado General Assembly, state or federal administrative bureaucracies, the gover-nor or even the president

have abused their power by passing unconstitu-tional statutes, orders, rules or regulations. Nul-lification is the means by which the balance of power is maintained in America’s compound republic, thereby thwart-ing any design to reduce the people under abso-lute despotism.

It is my platform to introduce the principles of nullification and inter-position into the Colo-rado General Assembly, and to provide backup to the sheriffs should they choose to put their reputation on the line by interposing in behalf of one of the citizens of their county.

David JusticeCandidate

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Former high school principals Todd Markley (Cedaredge) and Kurt Clay (Delta) have been named assistant super-intendents by Caryn Gib-son, superintendent of schools for Delta County Joint School District 50.

Markley’s focus will be high schools and human resources; Clay will over-see pre-kindergarten to eighth grade schools and school/community relations, among other duties.

Interviews for the vacancies at both Cedaredge and Delta high schools will begin this week.

With the assistance of a facilitator, Gibson, Markley and Clay con-ducted a team planning

and building session with the district’s principals on June 8. “The people who are going to make a dif-

ference are right here in this room,” Gibson said.

The session began with a celebration of the 2011-12 school year. After each principal had shared a noteworthy accomplish-ment, Gibson observed, “The adults had their ups and downs this school year, but the kids had a great year.”

The group then moved on to creating a vision which puts the focus on students and includes a culture of high expecta-tions and a rigorously rich curriculum. The schools will be staffed by the best teachers — peo-ple of integrity and char-acter. The school district will be financially stable,

and will communicate better with the communi-ty. Relationships will be marked by trust, respect and professionalism. Above all, those gath-ered in the room want Delta County to once again be considered one of the top school districts in the state. The facili-tator, Illene Roggensack, wrapped up the planning session by helping the group identify specific strategies and behaviors for implementing that vision.

The principals will meet again at a retreat in August. In the meantime, Gibson said, “Have a great summer and enjoy your families!”

School leadership team is in place

Photo submitted

South Canal tourCongressman Scott Tipton, left, toured DMEA’s South Canal project site on June 8 and dis-cussed the project with company representa-tives.

J.D. TenNapelwhich can happen days after the injuries,” James said.

“J.D.’s entire right arm is burned from the shoulder to the wrist. He has burns on his back, his right leg, and in the cheek bone area,” James said. “There will be scar-ring. He is an athlete and a quarterback and we want to see all his func-tions retained.

“We’re thankful for the chance to take J.D. to a Shriners, 24/7 highly spe-cialized burn care unit. We could not have asked for better care than we have had in Delta,” James said.

“We serve a big God. We have strong faith, and we are thankful to every-one here for their concern and offers of help. We thank God and every one of our friends, neighbors, and callers for their offers of support and help”

J.D.’s mom is conduc-tor of the local Valley Youth Orchestra. James is himself recuperating from surgery due to a neck injury sustained at work. The family has two other children and has

lived in this area since 2005.

“J.D.’s mom and I are very proud of our son’s behavior,” James said.

Delta County Memo-rial Hospital confirmed Tuesday that J.D. had

been discharged. His con-dition had been listed as “stable.”

A benefit fund for J.D. was in the process of being established this week at Wells Fargo Bank, Delta Branch, 874-6215.

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A Delta Traditionfor 22 years

Photo by Hank LohmeyerThe Dove residence was one of those spared from the Surface Creek Road fi re last Friday because of the determination, skill, and coordinated work of multiple responding agencies. “You train and train and train, but when you get there it is pure chaos,” said Cedaredge Fire Chief Kevin Walker. “It is just amazing how everyone worked so well as a team.”

Colorado Canyons Association and the West-ern Colorado Interpretive Association are pleased to sponsor a lecture on Escalante Canyon pre-sented by Bernice Muss-er. Musser will present a slide show of the history of Escalante Canyon and the Musser Ranch.

Bernice Hendrickson

moved to “The Forks” in 1930 with her family when she was in the third grade. She left the canyon to finish high school and to attend Mesa Junior College. She returned to the canyon when she married John Musser in 1944.

Don’t miss this won-derful opportunity to learn about our local homesteading and ranch-ing history Thursday, June 14, at 7 p.m. at Bill Heddles Recreation Cen-ter in Delta. Admission is free.

Musser will also host a guided auto tour of Escalante Canyon for those who are interested in visiting the sites and learning more on Satur-day, June 16, from 8:30-12 noon. Please RSVP to CCA by calling 263-7902 or [email protected] to reserve a seat on the tour.

Musser sharesranching heritage

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Jonesnameddirectorof DMTC

John Jones has been named interim director of Delta-Montrose Tech-nical College (DMTC), school superintendent Caryn Gibson announced last week.

Jones was the direc-tor of DMTC during the 2011-12 school year, but was slated to be replaced by Gibson. When she accepted a one-year con-tract as superintendent, she did so with the provi-sion she would be able to resume directorship of the technical college at the end of the school year, assuming a new super-intendent will have been hired.

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A4 Wednesday, June 13, 2012 ACCENT Delta County Independent

Ashley Foley and Wil-liam Carney, together with their families, announce their engage-ment.

William and Ashley were high school sweet-hearts and both gradu-ated in 2007 from Delta High School. Ashley is employed at the UPS Store. Will is currently employed at Delta Met-als.

The couple is planning their wedding July 7, 2012, at Ridgway State Park.

Foley-Carney plan July 7 wedding

Ashley Foleyand William Carney

Jesus Bejarano and Elmy Gonzalez of Delta are the parents of a son, Jesus Adiel Bejarano, born June 1, 2012, at Delta County Memorial Hospital. He weighed 8 pounds, .01 ounce and was 20.5 inches in length.

Adam and Cortney Carpenter of Hotchkiss are the parents of a son, Weston Arthur Carpen-ter, born June 1, 2012, at Delta County Memorial Hospital. He weighed 7 pounds, 11 ounces and was 20 inches in length.

Leslie Ann Gonzalez of Austin is the parent of a son, Matthew Jaracua-ro, born June 1, 2012, at Delta County Memorial Hospital. He weighed 6 pounds, 8 ounces and was 19 inches in length.

James and Sheila Dawson of Delta are the parents of a son, Gage James Dawson, born June 4, 2012, at Delta County Memorial Hospi-

tal. He weighed 6 pounds, 11 ounces and was 18.5 inches in length.

Justin and Chelsie Pagone of Hotchkiss are the parents of a son, Adrian Jacob Pagone, born June 3, 2012, at Delta County Memorial Hospital. He weighed 5 pounds, 12 ounces and was 18 inches in length.

Marlem Leon and Nimrod Aragon of Delta are the parents of a daughter, Jocelyn Ara-gon Leon, born June 5, 2012, at Delta Coun-ty Memorial Hospital. She weighed 7 pounds, .07 ounces and was 19.5 inches in length.

Krista and Larry Wil-son of Austin are the parents of a son, Alary Joe Wilson, born June 6, 2012, at Delta County Memorial Hospital. He weighed 6 pounds, 15 ounces and was 19.75 inches in length.

Vanessa Wilson and Marcus Hardin of Delta are the parents of a daughter, Raylynn Lee-ann Hardin, born June 6, 2012, at Delta County Memorial Hospital. He weighed 8 pounds, 5.7 ounces and was 22.5 inches in length.

Ted and Lynn Schanen of Cedaredge are the parents of a son, Fred-erick “Fritz” Donald Schanen, born June 6, 2012, at Delta County Memorial Hospital. He weighed 7 pounds, 6 ounces and was 20 inches in length.

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Five local garden clubs get together once a year with each club taking a turn hosting the lun-cheon. This year’s event was held at St. Phil-

ip’s Catholic Church in Cedaredge on June 7.

Members of Four Sea-sons Garden Club were hosts for this year’s event. They chose “The Mad Hatter” for their theme. The mad hat theme was

carried out with decora-tions, crazy hats, even the menu consisting of Twee-dle Dum and Tweedle tea, king’s coffee with sprin-kles and clotted cream, Cheshire cat nibbles, rabbit sticks, Alice key-hole salad, Klukie noodle casserole, with queen’s delight cupcakes for des-sert.

Other participating garden clubs were Friends and Flowers, Rose Gar-den Club, Paonia Garden Club and Plant and Dig Garden Club.

Five garden clubs join for ‘Mad Hatter’ fun

Photo by Verna BarrIt was a gathering of the Mad Hatters when fi ve local garden clubs got togeth-er in Cedaredge on June 7. The annual luncheon was hosted this year by the Four Seasons Garden Club, and everything had a touch of “The Mad Hatter.” Wearing “mad hats” are, from the left, Four Seasons members Janie Metz, Kathleen Morse, Mimi Gay, Rita Bodine, Virginia Menke, Kathy Conlon, Esther Summers, Marge Keet, Shirley Hutchinson and Marilyn Stumpf. Displayed on the table are theme decorated hats, one from each of the other clubs. From the left are Friends and Flowers Garden Club, Rose Garden Club, Paonia Gar-den Club and if you look closely you can see a tall “mad hat” by the Plant & Dig Garden Club behind the center hat.

Delta Emblem Club #462 is again sponsoring an Americanism contest open to businesses and organizations. You are asked to put up a dis-play depicting American-

ism. The display should be ready by July 1 and remain up until July 21. The display should depict Americanism and its ide-als.

The displays will be judged and ribbons placed on the winning displays. A plaque will also be awarded to the three top displays.

You will need to regis-ter your display to have it judged. Send the name of your business or orga-nization, location of dis-play, and person to con-tact with a phone num-ber to the Delta Emblem Club #462, P.O. Box 362, Delta, CO 81416 or deliv-er it to the Delta Area Chamber of Commerce, 3rd and Main.

Entry information should be delivered or mailed to arrive by July 1.

Demonstrateyour Americanism

Christian Kathrein of Delta has been named to the Dean’s List at North-eastern Junior College for the 2012 spring semester. Kathrein earned a grade point average between 3.5 and 3.74.

Located in Sterling, Northeastern Junior Col-lege is the largest resi-dential two-year college in Colorado.

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PEOPLEPEOPLE

Department of Agri-culture commodities will be distributed Thursday, June 21, at the following locations:

Delta — Delta Mid-dle School cafeteria, 822 Grand Avenue.

Cedaredge — Mason-ic Hall, 295 W. Main Street.

Hotchkiss — Heritage Hall, Delta County Fair-grounds.

Because of the unavail-ability of the normal site in Delta, this quarter’s distribution will be conducted at the Delta Middle School cafeteria. Vehicles should enter through the gate at 8th and Howard streets.

Distribution begins at 9 a.m., and ends at 1 p.m., or earlier if items are no longer available.

To receive commodi-ties, you must be a resi-dent of Delta County and meet income eligibil-ity guidelines of $1,679 monthly for a family of one, $2,268 for a family of two, $3,446 for a family

of four, and $4,624 for a family of six.

A typical household will receive the follow-ing as long as the items are available: milk, dried plums, peanut butter, fro-zen chicken, canned car-rots, cereal, applesauce, tomato soup, rice, canned apricots, canned pota-toes, canned beef stew, mixed fruit and canned kidney beans.

Please bring some form of identification. If picking up commodities for another household, an ID and a note from that household is required.

Commodity distribution scheduled June 21

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Aides to U.S. Senator Michael Bennet found what they were after in Delta on May 31 as they came here for a “listening session” to hear the con-cerns and issues of area ag producers.

“We’re hurting out here. The government rules and regulations are getting harder every year. We need help and relief,” said a woman from the North Fork Valley. She said that she and her husband each have two outside jobs and still have difficulty making their small family ag operation pay. Speakers at the ses-sion were not required to identify themselves.

“The government’s help hurts us. You have to get back to reality. We have the common sense to run our farms and treat people right. You don’t know what it’s like,” Bennet’s aides were told. The senator was invited to tour some small, North Fork ag operations to see for himself what the life-style is like.

The Obama adminis-tration’s Department of Labor came under sting-

ing criticism at the ses-sion for its farm labor H2A program.

Olathe producer John Harold told Bennet’s aides, “The H2A process is complex, cumbersome, and nearly unworkable. You have ag doing the work of ICE, the border patrol and immigration. If you are going to ask us to do it, then at least get rid of the other (depart-ments) who aren’t.”

Bennet aide Grant Colvin said, “We know the H2A process is creat-ing economic loss from unused and wasted pro-duction.” He added, “It (H2A) hasn’t resolved the illegal immigrant ag worker problem.”

Another local produc-er at the session said the Department of Labor is using “gestapo enforce-ment tactics,” and that enforcement against pro-ducers is unfair. Fines being levied against pro-ducers are “outrageous,” another said, adding that one grower in the Grand Junction area has a $35,000 lawyer bill fighting his fines. “Get the Department of Labor out of H2A enforcement,” the senator’s aides were

told.Other issues aired at

the session included the following ones:

• A rule proposed by the Department of Labor would have out-lawed family farms from having their own chil-dren help with all but the most menial farm chores. The rule would have ended programs like 4-H and FFA, crit-ics warned. The rule was finally withdrawn by the Labor Department under a storm of popular pro-test.

• Small family farms are being driven out of business because they don’t get the kinds of fed-eral subsidies that agri-business corporations receive.

• The Farm Bill cov-ers almost $300 billion annual spending with 78 percent of that money going into the food stamp program, Colvin said. “The Farm Bill should be called a ‘food bill,’ ” he said.

• Small farms should be able to accept food stamps in payment for their direct-to-consumer sales.

• Farm subsidies end up going to urban areas where management headquarters for agri-business is located and

not to rural areas where food is produced.

The Delta event took place on the eve of Con-gress taking up the Farm Bill. Adoption of the Farm Bill, which takes place every five years, is always a time of con-stituent contact for Con-gress members. Bennet and his staff conducted two dozen “listening ses-sions” around the state in advance of the Farm Bill vote.

‘We’re hurting out here,’ senator’s staff is told

Flow chart from the Department of Labor shows the complex steps that ag producers must follow to comply with seasonal labor laws known col-lectively as “H2A.” The chart also illustrates the increased regulatory burden added from 2009 to 2010. The federal H2A bureaucracy that producers complain about having to deal with stretches from the Western Slope to Denver, to Chicago, to Atlanta to Washington D.C.

From June 15 to July 2, owners of taxable per-sonal property (e.g., busi-ness furnishings, equip-ment, etc.) may challenge the county assessor’s val-uation of their property. The value determined by the assessor is based on information submitted on your Personal Property Declaration Schedule. If you failed to file a dec-laration schedule, the value was determined using the “best informa-tion available.”

Taxpayers who dis-agree with their personal property valuations may object by mail or in per-son by July 2. Once an objection has been filed, the assessor will review the account and mail you a notice of determination by July 10. A taxpayer’s exclusive remedy for a “best information avail-able” (BIA) valuation is the protest procedure described in this press release.

If you disagree with the assessor’s decision, you may file an appeal with the county board of equalization. The appeal

to the county board of equalization must be postmarked or hand delivered by July 20. The county board will notify the protestor by mail of the hearing date, time, and place where evidence may be presented in support of the case. The county board will con-clude hearings and ren-der decisions by the close of business on Aug. 3. The county board must mail a decision within five busi-ness days of the date of its decision. If the county board adjusts the value of your property, the tax bill you receive next Janu-ary will be based on the adjusted value.

If you disagree with the county board’s decision, you may file an appeal with the State Board of Assessment Appeals or the district court, or you may request a binding arbitration hearing with-in 30 days of the county board’s decision.

For additional infor-mation regarding the protest and appeal pro-cess, contact the county assessor at 874-2120.

Personal property taxpayer remedies

Horseracingtraditioncontinues

Since 1889, horse races have been run at the Montrose County Fair-grounds track. You can be part of the tradition June 16 and 17. Post time is 1 p.m. both days.

Races are also sched-uled July 21 during the Montrose County Fair and Sept. 8 and 9. Post time is 1 p.m.

Kids’ stick horse races, food vendors and a cal-cutta are all part of the fun. For more informa-tion, call 252-9455 or 216-8505.

Your church or organization having a special event?Call the DCI 874-4421.

A6 Wednesday, June 13, 2012 LOCAL NEWS Delta County Independent

Phaelen Ann French graduated from the United States Air Force Academy and was com-missioned as a second lieutenant in the United States Air Force on May 23.

French graduated with a degree in legal studies and has been assigned to

pilot training at Laughlin Air Force Base.

French was Group 4 Honor Corps chair and was named to the superin-tendent’s list for academ-ic, military and athletic honors. Part of a summer cultural assignment was spent in France working at the joint chiefs of staff with military and diplo-matic attaché. She com-peted for the academy as a multi in the pentath-lon and heptathlon earn-ing eight athletic letters in track and field and cross country. She also achieved a gold rating in the German Military Pro-ficiency test.

USN SEAL Lieutenant John Crossick (retired) presented the commission oath and U.S. Army First Sergeant John Lopez of Delta presented the first salute in a ceremony at the academy.

Phaelen received her bachelor of science degree from President Barack Obama during the gradu-ation ceremony.

Phaelen is a 2008 grad-uate of Delta High School and is the daughter of Don and Beth French of Austin.

French graduates from academy

Vendors,paradeentriessought

The 77th annual Del-tarado Days, with theme “Community Pride...City Wide” will be held on July 19-22. If you are interested in being a vendor or participating in the parade, applica-tions are available at the Delta Area Chamber of Commerce at 301 Main or online at www.delta-colorado.org.

We appreciate the generosity of the community memberswho continuously support our youth.

It is great to be a part of such a caring community.

DELTA HIGH SCHOOL

CLASS OF 2012Graduates and Parents would like to thank the following

for their generous donations and support of theGrad Night Party and Baccalaureate:

Delta and Montrose County Adult Protective Services and Region 10 Area Agency on Aging are hosting a training event

on Elder Abuse Aware-ness Day, June 15. The event is free to the public and will be held at Bill Heddles Recreation Cen-

ter in Delta from 1 to 4 p.m.

Topics include addic-tions in the elderly, ombudsman services,

financial exploitation and adult protective refer-rals.

Please RSVP by call-ing 872-1000.

Learn to prevent elder abuse

Proclamation

Elder Abuse Awareness DayWHEREAS, Delta County Adult Protective

Services, a division of adult services within Delta County Health & Human Services, works in accordance with the State of Colorado to protect at-risk elderly and disabled adults who reside in Delta County; and

WHEREAS, the employees of Delta County Adult Protective Services are dedicated to pro-tecting the health and at-risk adults they serve, and provide a variety of services which are intended to prevent physical abuse, neglect, self-neglect, and the financial exploitation of local residents who are elderly or disabled; and

WHEREAS, by supporting our nation’s and Colorado’s public health system we can build on the successes of the past and establish the solid foundation needed for the continued awareness and safety of vulnerable citizens;

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Delta County Commissioners does hereby proclaim June 15, 2012, to be

ELDER ABUSE AWARENESS DAYfor Delta County, Colorado, in accordance with the State of Colorado’s observance. The Board of Delta County Commissioners recognizes Delta County Adult Protective Services for its efforts in promoting and protecting the health, welfare, and quality of life of vulnerable adults in our community.

ADOPTED this 21st day of May, 2012.Board of County Commissioners

County of DeltaState of Colorado

R. Olen Lund, ChairC. Douglas Atchley, Vice Chair

C. Bruce Hovde, Commissioner

Photo by Marty FrancePhaelen French and other graduates of the United States Air Force Academy had the opportunity to shake hands with President Barack Obama.

Learn how tobe a bettersalesperson

The Women’s Business Alliance of Colorado pres-ents “What’s the Differ-ence between Failure and Success in Salespeople?” at 5:30 p.m. Wednes-day, June 20, at Flower Motors Subaru, 1760 N. Townsend in Montrose.

Let’s face it – it some way, shape or form, we are all in sales. We sell the charity we believe in, we sell the latest health benefit we are using and mostly in our work, we sell our product or service. So why do some do so well and others are challenged by the process? Join Val-erie Meyers of Coldwell Banker and Sue Hansen of Sue Hansen Speaks, as they explore all the aspects of a positive sales experience. A light din-ner will be served. RSVP is required by e-mailing [email protected] or calling (970) 901-6761. There is a fee.

Photo by Hank Lohmeyer

Dark clouds, silver liningStorm clouds that raked the south fl anks of Grand Mesa were no bother to hummingbirds feeding on the deck at Aspen Trails camp-ground. Accompanying thundershowers were a welcome change to the hot, dry weather of early summer.

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Students of the MonthBrought to you by the DCI and the Delta High School Booster Club

Myra JimenezAge: 18Parents: Rafael Jimenez, Graciela SalazarYear in school: 2012 gradFavorite subject: ScienceFavorite counselor: Holly Teyler-CrowderThe most infl uential person in my life: My momPlease tell us why: Because she has always been there for me and she’s worked so hard to get me where I am today. I love you, Mom.

After graduation, I plan to: attend the University of Northern Colorado to pursue a degree in biochemistry with an emphasis on pre-med.

Favorite saying: “Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” ~ Harold R. McAlin-don

In my spare time I like to: spend time with my family and friends.

Favorite musician/song: Luke Bryan

Favorite TV show: Grey’s Anatomy

Myra was a member of College For Every Student and the National Honor Society. She was treasurer of Future Business Leaders of America and vice president of LULAC. She played tennis and volleyball and is employed at Papa Murphy’s.

Ethan Baier

Age: 18

Parents: Ernest and Teresa Baier

Year in school: 2012 grad

Favorite subject: Statistics

Favorite teacher: Rob Ames

The most infl uential person in my life: My older brothers

Please tell us why: They have always been awe-some role models for me.

After graduation, I plan to: run track at Colorado Mesa University and study statistics.

Favorite saying: Don’t take yourself too seriously.

In my spare time I like to: play basketball with my friends, high jump and sleep

Favorite musician/song: Drake, J-Coleand Jack Johnson

Favorite TV show: The Offi ce

Ethan was involved in cross-country, basketball and track. He was a member of CFES and FBLA. He helps run a youth group at his church and in the summer helps with the Abraham Connection homeless shelter.

Delta First Baptist Church is hosting a musi-cal drama at the Delta Center for Performing Arts on Thursday, June 21, at 7 p.m. The group of junior and senior high students will be sharing in the performance of “Unbelievable” as part of their 2012 summer tour. These youth are from First Baptist Church of Augusta, Kan., and have been traveling throughout the western states since the first week of June.

This musical is appro-

priate for people of all ages and interests. The group writes and shares the gospel of Jesus Christ in a unique dramatic per-formance each summer. This particular musical came from a reading of Ephesians 3:17-19. Much of the music in the pro-gram is from popular con-temporary Christian art-ists.

In the past, families and children of all ages have been thoroughly entertained while hearing the gospel message in a

fresh way.Over 40 youth and adult

sponsors are on the 2012 tour sharing this program and visiting the western United States. They travel in a motor bus and spend time together in daily devotions and Bible study. They raise their own sup-port for the summer mis-sion tour. This is the third tour to stop in Delta over the years.

Everyone is invited to attend this evening of music and drama as they perform “Unbeliev-able,” made new by God’s extravagant love. There is no charge, but a free will offering will be received on behalf of the group.

For more information about this activity or the ministries of Delta First Baptist Church, call 874-3847.

Students present musical drama

Jennifer Badding of Cedaredge and Ariel Daugherty of Paonia were among the 275 stu-dents from Colorado list-ed on the University of Wyoming’s spring semes-ter academic Dean’s and Dean’s Freshman Honor Roll.

The honor roll con-sists of regularly enrolled undergraduates above freshman standing who earned a 3.4 or better grade point average, and freshmen who have earned a 3.25 or better grade point average.

To be eligible, students must have been enrolled for a minimum of 12 cred-it hours taken for letter grades.

Located in Laramie, the University of Wyo-ming is the state’s only four year higher educa-tion institution, offering more than 180 programs

of study. A low student faculty ratio allows for individual instruction and attention.

PEOPLEPEOPLE IN THENEWS

Girls on theRun planssummer camp

Girls on the Run West-ern Colorado is offering a summer camp in Grand Junction July 9-13. The camp is open to girls in third-sixth grades from across western Colorado. Size is limited; early reg-istration is encouraged.

The cost is $69 or $79 with a swim pass. Camp runs from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. (or 5 p.m. with purchase of a swim pass). The loca-tion is the Lincoln Park loop.

To register, call Grand Junction Parks and Rec-reation at 254-3864.

An informational booklet for all 4-H’ers and FFA kids desiring to participate in the pre-mier exhibitor contests during the fair is now available at the Delta Extension Office, located at 525 Dodge Street, in Delta. The information packet includes scor-ing information and tips on making a successful

presentation. The Delta Extension Office is open Monday-Friday, between 8 a.m. and noon, and 1 and 5 p.m. For more information, contact the Delta Extension Office at 874-2195.

Premier exhibitor booklets available

Eighth GradeStraight A’s

Archuleta, Stormi Arias, Cruz Carrasco, Alan Chavez, JuanContreras, RodolfoDavey, Shanan Duran, Oscar Jurca, SaraMahaffey, JadeMewhinney, SethMills, KoryMusic, MykaylaNguyen, Uyen Nicholson, Abbigail Redden, TylorRobb, Heather Simon, Kaisa Streich, Anthony Williams, Alexis

3.33-3.99Arias, Jesus Brown, Kelby Campas, NeifiCarr, Tori Contreras, Marina Dunham, KayleeEaster, HannahFisk, Cidney Gallegos, VictoriaGaona-Lorenzo, Jennifer

Hawkins, Amelia Hayner, Naomi Hirschberg, Skye Hobbs, KarissaLindsey, Kaleb Medina, MariaMelgoza, DarioMetcalf, Easton Moe, KCRhinehart, Miranda Rolf, AlexandriaScott, Dakota Siettmann, DevinSturgeon, JoellSutliff, Jamie Unruh, HannahUribe, AshleyUribe, JanethValdez, Dalton

Seventh GradeStraight A’s

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Dr. Janet Moore of Delta Pediatrics, in col-laboration with Families Plus and the Family Lit-eracy and Resource Pro-gram, will be offering free sports physicals Aug. 4, 11 and 18. The clinics are available to students who are uninsured or under-

insured (high deductible or sports physicals are not covered in the family’s insurance policy). Clinics will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Delta Pediatrics in Delta.

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Discover adventure waiting at every cornerat our Big Apple Adventure

Vacation Bible School!All Children —Preschool - 5th Grade are Welcome

June 18-22 • 9:00 a.m.-Noon

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Call 874-9497 or email us at offi [email protected] you plan to attend so we can get you registered early.

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Photo by Diane Webster

Just too cute in spotsWhile driving on the Grand Mesa last weekend Diane Webster and a friend, Dorothy Hansen, spotted a baby elk. Nearby they spotted a second calf, also in spots. Presently the mothers came along and then wandered off to join another mother and calf and two cow elk. They were very excited by the encounter, made even more special as they listened to momma and baby calling softly to each other.

There will be two opportunities to see electric and alternative fuel vehicles on Thurs-day, June 14, (Flag Day) through a collaborative effort of the FORE Alli-ance and DMEA. The vehicles to be showcased include a Toyota’s Prius C, with an estimated 53 city mpg rating; Toyota’s Prius, with an estimated 40 mpg city rating; and a Chevy Volt, a plug-in range-extended elec-tric vehicle with an on-board gasoline generator, brought to both events courtesy of Tri-State Gen-eration and Transmission Association.

The vehicles will be dis-played in the morning at DMEA’s annual meeting at the Montrose Pavilion from 8-9 a.m. during the registration and voting part of DMEA’s event.

Thursday evening, the FORE Alliance brings the innovative, gas and money saving vehicles to Main in Motion from 6-8 p.m.

“We hope people will come out to either or both events to check out some of the cool cars now available that can save consumers money and help reduce foreign oil imports,” said Abbie Brewer, executive direc-tor of the FORE Alliance. “Attendees can also get the scoop on the next generation of Hybrid Electric Plug in vehicles coming to the US next year! These and other energy efficient technolo-

gies offer solutions for a better tomorrow.”

Brewer noted that Schneider Electric would also unveil its electric vehicle charging stations for residential use. These stations shorten the time needed to recharge elec-tric vehicles at home.

For additional details about the DMEA annu-al meeting, visit www.dmea.com; for more infor-mation about the FORE Alliance, visit www.fore-alliance.org.

Electric, alternative fuel vehicles showcased June 14

The 11th annual Caregiver’s Toolbox Con-ference will be held on Wednesday, June 20, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. t the Two Rivers Convention Center in Grand Junc-tion. The registration fee is just $10 and includes lunch, all sessions and materials.

The conference will

feature dynamic expert speakers covering topics on advance care plan-ning, financial resources for caregiving, diabetes education, legal issues for caregivers and much more.

Featured keynote speaker Jane W. Bar-ton will present on “The Destabilizing Nature of Illness and Disability and Ritual: Integration of Mind, Body and Spirit.”

“We are very excited to offer this important con-ference again this year,” said Dave Norman, direc-tor of the Area Agency on Aging of Western Colora-do. “This is a tremendous value for attendees as we have several educational sessions and high caliber presenters to help family members, professionals and volunteers success-fully navigate the chal-lenges of caregiving.”

Caregivers and recipi-ents age 60+ qualify for free respite care during the conference. To reg-ister, call Western Colo-rado 211 by dialing 2-1-1 or 244-8400 from a cell phone. Those interested in attending may also contact Dave Norman, director of the Area Agen-cy on Aging, at 248-2717.

Caregivers conference to be held in GJ

Delta County Memo-rial Hospital was hon-ored with an “A” Hospi-tal Safety ScoreSM by The Leapfrog Group, an inde-pendent national non-profit run by employers and other large purchas-ers of health benefits. The Hospital Safety ScoreSM

was calculated under the guidance of The Leap-frog Group’s Blue Rib-bon Expert Panel using publicly available data on patient injuries, medical and medication errors, and infections. U.S. hos-pitals were assigned an A, B, C, D, or F for their safety. Delta County Memorial Hospital was one of seven Colorado hospitals to receive an “A” score. A total of 33 Colorado hospitals par-ticipated in the Leapfrog program in 2011.

“We are pleased that Leap Frog has recognized Delta County Memorial Hospital for our high safety outcomes, which have also been validat-ed thought CMS Medi-care Core Measures and National Patient Safety Standards. Our physi-cians and hospital staff work diligently every day to provide great care to our patients,” said John Mitchell, hospital admin-istrator.

“It’s The Leapfrog Group’s goal to give patients the information

they need and deserve before even entering a hospital,” said Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group. “We congratulate the hospitals that earned an ‘A’ and we look for-ward to the day when all hospitals in the U.S. will earn the highest scores for putting patient safety first.”

To see Delta County Memorial Hospital’s scores as they compare nationally and locally, visit www.hospitalsafetyscore.org, the Hospital Safety ScoreSM website, which also provides infor-mation on how the public can protect themselves and loved ones during a hospital stay.

DCMH receives an‘A’ for patient safety

Kids Wellnesscast™Delta County

July 2012❒ Seasonal asthma risk persists through June

with an increase in activity expected following the onset of Arizona’s wildfire season, which gener-ates aerosol plumes that impact Delta County inhabitants. An Illness Watch™ for asthma in Delta County remains in effect with a high num-ber of children seeking emergency treatment at Delta County Memorial Hospital expected to require hospitalization to manage their asthma in June.

❒ High tree pollen counts in Delta Coun-ty persisted through April with declining levels observed through May. Onset of peaking grass and weed pollen exposure expected by late May, which will likely trigger an increase in allergy-related symptoms in June. Visiting an allergist to test for your child’s specific allergy triggers is recommended.

❒ Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) risk increases in June. Childcare centers and early-age school classrooms should maintain vigilance with prevention measures. There is no vaccine to pre-vent infection from HFMD viruses. Good hygiene practices including hand washing, routinely dis-infecting common surfaces children come into contact with, and avoiding close contact with individuals infected with HFMD will help reduce exposure.

❒ Slight increases in H. influenzae activity and occurrence of acute sinusitis and pneumonia in June.

❒ Elevated occurrence of ear infections expect-ed in June due, in part to increasing activity of bacteria, including H. influenzae, that can cause ear infections. Signs your child has an ear infec-tion include pulling at the ears, excessive crying and irritability, and in some instances fluid drain-ing from the ear. To determine if your child has an ear infection and to obtain appropriate treatment evaluation by a doctor is recommended.

❒ Continued decreasing occurrence of pink eye is expected in June, with a slight uptick in sore throat occurrence likely during the same time period.

❒ Minimal activity expected for respiratory infections such as RSV and influenza in June.

❒ Food-borne illness activity due to Campylo-bacter and Salmonella expected at low levels in June. An increasing trend in activity for Salmo-nella food-borne exposure is anticipated for July with the occurrence of warmer environmental temperatures. Ascel Bio recommends community vigilance when preparing and consuming food during this time period to reduce risk of exposure to food-borne pathogens with the potential to cause serious illness.

For more informationvisit www.deltahospital.org

PUBLIC NOTICE AND DISCLAIMER: Ascel Bio, a U.S.-based, commercial disease forecasting company, is committed to cutting global morbidity, and the mortality of hundreds of infectious diseases, in half by 2035. By taking the guesswork out of disease seasonality, clinicians can anticipate demand for care, aid the diagnostic process, support decision making and improve the quality of life. Medicine is an imperfect art, and forecasting disease outbreaks is an inexact science. Every rea-sonable effort has been made by Ascel Bio to produce accurate forecasts, but these are published “as is” without any warranty whatsoever. Ascel Bio makes no warrantee that its forecasts will be error free, or that errors will be corrected. Ascel Bio makes no warrantee, express or implied regarding the accuracy of its products, including this Delta County Kids Wellnesscast™. In no event shall Ascel Bio be liable to any person, enterprise or entity for damages, including consequential or incidental damages arising out of the use of this Delta County Kids Wellnesscast™. All clinical decisions made on the bases of this Delta County Kids Wellnesscast™ are the sole responsibility of the user.

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 June 29.

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.

Talk with a lawyer for free on Thursday, June 14, and the second Thurs-day of each month, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Enter-prise Center, 300 North Cascade Avenue (corner of North 3rd and North

Cascade) in Montrose. Please enter the door at the southwest corner of the building; all other doors will be locked.

Low income residents who need answers to civil legal questions can talk with a lawyer for free. Cli-ents will first be screened to see if they qualify for these services. A volun-teer lawyer will then be available for brief con-sultation on issues such as divorce, custody, child support, landlord/tenant problems, debt/consumer problems and other legal matters. The lawyer cannot discuss traffic or criminal issues.

Bring any court papers, leases, letters, or other documents related to your legal problem. If you need an interpreter, please bring one with you.

For more information, call 249-7202. This ser-vice is sponsored by the 7th Judicial Bar Associa-tion and the Uncompah-gre Volunteer Legal Aid on a monthly basis.

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Delta County Independent OBITUARIES Wednesday, June 13, 2012 A9

Carolyn HoltonCarolyn Estelle Holton

died Nov. 21, 2011, in Flor-ence, Mont. She was 71.

She was born Oct. 8, 1940, in Chattanooga, Tenn. She attended school in Salinas, Calif., and graduated from Salinas High School in 1958. She attended Hartnell Junior College in Salinas.

Mrs. Holton worked for the Monterey County Wel-fare Department before working at Lockheed Mis-siles and Space Company in Sunnyvale, Calif. She worked as a secretary in the SSD Publications Department in November 1961, where she met her future husband.

She married Piper Holton on Sept. 8, 1962, in Carmel, Calif. He sur-vives.

Mrs. Holton worked for the Santa Clara School District in California until she and her hus-band retired and moved to Lake City before settling in Hotchkiss. She and her husband were involved with the Hotchkiss Elks Lodge and the Colorado State Elks Association where Piper was presi-dent and Carolyn became the first lady of Elkdom.

She enjoyed travel-ing all over the United States, Mexico and Can-ada. Her favorite places were Santa Cruz, Calif., Cabo San Lucas, Mexico and Key West, Fla.

After suffering a heart attack when she was in her 40s, she began to spread the word about heart health for women. She was one of 63 women selected to attend train-ing seminars at the Mayo Clinic for the National Women Heart Associa-tion. She was an advocate for Women Heart for Colo-rado and made presenta-tions to women on the Western Slope and Den-ver area.

Mrs. Holton is sur-vived by her husband, Piper Holton; two daugh-ters and their families, Carrie and Christopher Morris, and their daugh-ters, Maggie Morris and Piper Morris, and Tracy and David Stevens and their daughters, Callie Stevens, Davey Stevens and Hattie Stevens.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Eugene and Lottie Ded-mon; two sisters, Jean Frazier and Lottie Trim-ble; and a brother, Paul Dedmon.

A celebration of life will be held Saturday, June 16, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the pavilion behind Zack’s Restaurant.

Mansel ZeckMansel C. Zeck of Mon-

trose died Friday, June 8, 2012, at his home.

A memorial service will be held Saturday, June 16, at 11 a.m. at First Church of God in Delta.

Mr. Zeck is survived by his wife, Lilia Zeck.

Crippin Funeral Ser-vice and Crematory in Montrose is handling the arrangements.

Dale HugginsDale Gladen Huggins

of Cedaredge died Thurs-day, May 31, 2012, at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Grand Junction. He was 60.

A graveside memorial service will be held Fri-day, June 15, at 10 a.m. at the Louisville Cemetery in Louisville.

Mr. Huggins is survived by his wife, Ellyn Huggins of Cedaredge; two sons, Ryan Huggins and Tra-vis Huggins and his wife Bonnie, all of Denver; his mother, Ruth Huggins of Louisville; a sister, Karen Hebbel of Fort Collins; and two grandsons, Cade Huggins and Henry Hug-

gins, both of Centennial.Memorial contribu-

tions can be made to Chil-dren’s Hospital, 13123 E. 16th Avenue, Aurora, CO 80045.

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

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

Ruth ClarkA graveside service for

Ruth Marie Clark will be held Thursday, June 14, at 1 p.m. at Olathe Cem-etery.

She was born June 23, 1920, in Princeton, Wis., to Otto Semro and Ella Marrie Keller. She died May 19, 2012, at age 91.

She moved to Craig is the late 1920s with her mother. She graduated from Craig High School and Mesa College in Grand Junction.

Mrs. Clark moved to Delta and was co-owner of a liquor store.

She married Darius Clark in 1970 and they moved to Montrose. They owned and operated the Mode O’ Day dress shop. They were involved in the Montrose retail commu-nity until the late ‘70s when they sold the store and spent their winters in Las Vegas, Nev., and their summers in Olathe. Mr. Clark died in 1987, and Ruth moved back to Olathe before moving into the Homestead in Montrose during the late 1990s.

Mrs. Clark enjoyed traveling with her hus-band, rides in the coun-tryside, a meal at the Red Barn and a box of choco-lates.

She is survived by two nephews, Bob Semro and Gary Semro, both of Lit-tleton; her stepdaughter, Suzanne White and her husband Joseph of San Juan Capistrano, Calif., and their daughters, Stefanie Tewes, Maria Mebane, Tara White and Vanessa White, all of Cali-fornia; and a great-grand-child, Jackson Mebane.

Crippin Funeral Home and Crematory of Mon-trose is handling the arrangements.

Sonya BertrochSonya Patricia Ber-

troch of Delta died after a battle with ovarian can-cer on Thursday, June 7, 2012, in Delta County Memorial Hospital. She was 74.

Mrs. Bertroch was born May 6, 1938, in Eagle, to George and Dor-othy Collett. She spent her childhood in small railroad towns including Camp Hale and Pando. She attended elementary school in Rangely and Sweetwater, and gradu-ated from Eagle County High School in Gypsum.

She married Leslie Bertroch on Feb. 5, 1956, in Elko, Nev. They moved to Bond in 1958, where she became the Bond postmistress.

In 1969 she became a secretary to the bank president at Eagle Val-ley Bank. She and her husband were owner/operators of a small self-service gas station. They raised and showed Appa-loosa horses. They moved to Crawford in 1979 and operated a small ranch. They moved to Delta in 1981 where she worked as an insurance repre-sentative for Combined Insurance. In 1995 she became a family counsel-or for Martin Mortuary. She transferred to Mesa View Mortuary in Delta and remained when it was purchased by Taylor Funeral Service and Cre-matory.

Mrs. Bertroch was an avid sports fan, watching the Broncos, Denver Nug-gets and Colorado Rock-ies. She enjoyed bowling, music and family out-ings.

She is survived by two daughters and their hus-bands, Melody and Joe Clark of Grand Junc-tion, and Valerie and Bob Ross of Delta; her grandchildren, Melissa Musella and her husband John of Virginia Beach, Va., Joe Clark Jr. and his wife Melissa of Grand Junction, Robbie Olson of Eagle, Rachell Olsen and her husband Jake of Grand Junction, Stepha-nie Ross of Grand Junc-tion, and Kelsey Ross of Delta; six great-grand-children, Alyssa, Saman-tha, Johnny, Aidynn, Trinity and Gianna; and numerous uncles, aunts, nieces, nephews cousins and in-laws.

Mrs. Bertroch was preceded in death by her husband of 39 years, Les Bertroch; and baby broth-er, George Jr. “Georgy” Collett.

A memorial service will be held Saturday, June 16, at 10 a.m. at Taylor Funeral Service Chapel in Delta. A luncheon will follow at 11:30 a.m. at Bill Heddles Recreation Center.

Memorial contribu-tions may be made to the ovarian cancer research efforts.



Dr. John Seaberg Jr.Dr. John Jefferson

Seaberg Jr., formerly of Delta, died Monday, June 4, 2012. He was 84.

Dr. Seaberg was born Oct. 10, 1927. He played high school and college sports and lettered in bas-ketball, football baseball and track. He received his bachelor of arts degree from Adams State College in Alamosa, his master’s degree from the Univer-sity of Northern Colorado in Greeley, and his doctor-ate in administration and supervision from the Uni-versity of New Mexico.

He spent over 40 years in education and 22 years at the University of Okla-homa, retiring from the University of Oklahoma College of Education in 1991. He was inducted into the Oklahoma Edu-cator’s Hall of Fame in 1993, where he was rec-ognized as teacher, edu-cator, mentor, role model, consultant, researcher and leader. He was the founder and developer of Oklahoma Project LEAD (Leadership in Educa-tional Administration and Development).

Dr. Seaberg enjoyed hunting, fishing and help-ing students complete their doctorate degrees. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, where he served in the Bishop-ric and Stake Presidency for over 20 years. He also served as High Priest group leader.

He is survived by his wife, Rhea; three sons and their wives, Dr. John and Wendy Seaberg III of Columbia, Mo., Nor-man and Sherry Seaberg of Tecumseh, Okla., and James and Christine Sea-berg of Alpine, Utah; and 10 grandchildren.

Dr. Seaberg was pre-ceded in death by his brother, David.

A memorial service was held June 7 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Norman, Okla. Interment

took place in Alamosa.Havenbrook Funeral

Home in Norman, Okla., handled the arrange-ments.

Marc Gohn Jr.Marc Allen Gohn Jr.,

formerly of Montrose, died Saturday, June 9, 2012, at St. Mary’s Medical Cen-ter in Grand Junction. He was 20.

A funeral service will be held Monday, June 18, at 11 a.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Cedaredge. Buri-al will follow at Cedaredge Cemetery. A viewing will be held one hour prior to the service.

Mr. Gohn was born Nov. 6, 1991, in Grand Junc-tion, to Marc Gohn Sr. and Christine George. He spent his early childhood in Crawford and moved to Montrose with his family when he was three. He graduated from Montrose High School in 2010. He attended Colorado Mesa University where he was pursuing a degree in criminal justice. His goal was to become a Colorado State Patrolman.

He enjoyed weightlift-ing, running, helping oth-ers, listening to music and spending time with fam-ily and friends. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Criminal Jus-tice Club at Colorado Mesa University and command-ing officer for ROTC when he was in high school.

Mr. Gohn is survived by his father, Marc Gohn Sr. of Grand Junction; his mother and stepfa-ther, Christine and Sean

Leahey of Denver; pater-nal grandparents, Caro-lyn and Robert Reed of Cedaredge, and Charles Gohn of California; mater-nal grandparents, Jack and Susan Moots of Vir-ginia; a brother, Russell George of Greeley; two sisters, Jennifer Gohn of Grand Junction, and Can-dice George of Pennsyl-vania; a niece, Madison Hubbard of Grand Junc-tion; a nephew, Damian Altimirano of Cedaredge; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.

He was preceded in death by his great-grand-parents.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Marc Gohn Jr. Memorial Fund, c/o San Juan Mountains Credit Union, 1102 South Cascade Ave., Montrose, CO 81401.



Nadine LillpopLora “Nadine” Lillpop

of Delta died Saturday, June 9, 2012, at Horizons Care Center in Eckert. She was 84.

A memorial service will be held at a later date.

Mrs. Lillpop is sur-vived by a son and his wife, Thomas and Jennie Lillpop of Grand Junc-tion; a daughter and her husband, Kathleen and Thomas Panter of Delta; four brothers, Joseph Phillips and his wife June of Oxnard, Calif., Rob-ert Phillips and his wife Lucille, and Dale Phillips, all of Buckeye, Ariz., and Donald Phillips and his wife Kay Lee of Spring-field, Ore.; four sisters, Eris McLeod of Alaska, Lois Snider and her hus-band Robert, Gladys Scriven and Eunice Rice, all of Arizona; six grand-children; and seven great-grandchildren.

View the Internet obit-uary and sign the online guest registry at taylor

funeralservice.com.Taylor Funeral Service

and Crematory is han-dling the arrangements.

Edward Montoya Jr.Ed Montoya Jr. of Aus-

tin, Texas, died May 27, 2012, at his home. He was 58.

Mr. Montoya was born Oct. 9, 1953, in Delta, to Edward and Fidelia (Val-dez) Montoya. He spent his childhood in Delta and graduated from Delta High School in 1972.

He married Carrie Pope on June 11, 1971, in Cedaredge. She died Oct. 15, 2011.

Mr. Montoya worked for the University of Texas for 23 years before retiring. He was currently work-ing for the City of Aus-tin Water Department. He enjoyed sno cones and fishing trips to the coast with his grandson, family and friends.

He is survived by two daughters and their hus-bands, Tina and Isaac Palacios of Round Rock, Texas, and Lisa and Jr. Leos of New Braun-fels, Texas; his parents, Edward and Fidelia Mon-toya Sr.; a brother, Rich-ard Montoya of Austin, Texas; two sisters, Rene Montoya and Yvonne Pingleton, both of Austin, Texas; and a grandson, Nathan Palacios of Round Rock, Texas.

Mr. Montoya was pre-ceded in death by his wife, Carrie Montoya; and a brother, Fidel Montoya.

A graveside service was held June 2 at Onion Creek Memorial Park in Austin, Texas.

Tom and Mary Lou Huerkamp were married for more than 42 years when a heart condition led her to seek care from Hospice & Palliative Care of Western Colorado. She received hospice care for more than six months before she passed away peacefully in her home with her beloved husband by her side.

Tom believes that Hos-pice & Palliative Care of Western Colorado is a resource that many mis-understand and wants the local community to know how Hospice can help and that services are just a phone call away.

“Hospice did so much for both Marylou and me. First, it let Marylou stay in the home she so dearly loved. Next, it stopped the confusion and frus-trations of dealing with Medicare and insurance. Then it gently and com-passionately led both of us to understand all that could be done, had been

done, and now we needed to focus on making the quality of time that was left the best it could be,” said Tom.

Hospice & Palliative Care of Western Colo-rado emphasizes quality of life and works to pro-vide relief from painful symptoms for those fac-ing advancing illness.

“Hospice professionals have a unique set of skills. They focus on the patient’s wishes — providing com-fort care and easing the pain and suffering that are often associated with serious illness. Hospice brings together a variety of skills with a common goal. They focus on hon-oring a patient’s values and easing the emotional, physical and sometimes spiritual toll of a terminal illness. There is someone, an actual human voice or presence, available 24 hours a day seven days a week,” explains Dr. Scott Rich, Delta physician.

The goal of hospice

care is to maintain the highest quality of life for the patient, and of equal importance, their fam-ily and friends. “Many delay Hospice services, believing they are sur-rendering hope. In fact, we see patients improve to the point they are no longer ‘terminally’ ill. In some situations, patients enrolled with hospice actually live longer than similarly ill patients not under hospice care,” says Rich.

Many people may not realize that when hospice becomes involved, for most, the costs of every-thing required to care for the patient, including medications and treat-ments, are covered at 100 percent. This is a huge benefit for families.

If you or someone you know could benefit from hospice contact the Delta Hospice office at 874-6823 or drop by the office at 195 Stafford Lane for more information.

Hospice help is justa phone call away


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Prickly PearIt’s early June, but it

looks more like the end of July. The ‘dobie landa-cape here along Hulteen Road is dry, dry, dry. I feel lucky to find any-thing at all, but here is a yellow-flowered cactus.

Allen stops the car, and I scramble out. My cactus plant is atop a lit-tle ridge above this dirt road. Maybe it’s just a “little ridge” but the foot-ing is treacherous . . . not much choice but to try for the photo from this angle. I note the spent blossoms. They look like little orangish, twisted turbans. Plenty of cac-tus pads, few buds, and fewer blossoms.

So often I’ve looked at a cactus plant and thought, “won’t that be grand when all of those buds open!” But of

course, it doesn’t work that way . . . only a few at a time seems to be the strategy.

And you can’t tell cactus species by their flower color. So to tell species, one must exam-ine the placement and

shape of the needles and the glochids (those tiny brownish needles at the base of the big nee-dles). In my photo the glochids look like little brown spots, but never, ever touch! These little spines are barbed and so

tiny that you can’t real-ly see them without a magnifier. Horrid if you get them in your skin! With today’s cactus, the blossoms may be red or yellow or coppery and the plants hybridize eas-ily. The ancient Greek term “opuntia” has lost its meaning, but “poly-canthus” means “many seeds.”

Later in the season, the fruits from these two-inch-wide blossoms will bear dry, inch-long tan to brown fruits that fall off quickly. Anoth-er species in our area, the Berry Prickly Pear, Opunti phaecantha, has inch-long reddish to pur-plish fruit that can be gathered to make cactus candy and such. Don’t touch the glochids, but be glad for cactus, at least something is blooming!

Plants of the Western Slope A look at local flora with Evelyn Horn

Photo by E. HornPrickly Pear: Opuntia polycantha

Photo submitted

Wedding dresses for the agesThe Delta County Museum has just completed a new exhibit of historic wedding dresses, the earliest dating to 1907. Of particular interest is the 1928 dress, representative of the “fl apper” era, where the dress length was above the knees. Six wedding dresses span a period of 55 years of styles. Included in the exhibit is the 1916 wedding dress of Anna Simpson, daughter of the famous marksman, W. Ray Simpson, who shot and killed the two McCarty outlaws following their failed robbery of a Delta bank in 1893.

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.

CedaredgeTeen Summer Read-

ing - America’s Next Top Monster. No stage fright allowed. How scary can YOU be? Wednes-day, June 13, from 6 to 7 p.m.

Kids Summer Read-ing - Welcome to the Night. A nocturnal pup-pet show shown in the daylight. Thursday, June 14, at 1 p.m. at the Stolte Shed.

Teen Summer Read-ing - Campfires and Comets. This is HOT! Wednesday, June 20, at 6 p.m.

Kids Summer Read-ing - Starry Starry Night. Meet Vincent Van Gogh. You will have stars in your eyes. Thursday, June 21, at 1 p.m. at the Stolte Shed.

Computer Class - Understanding Tech Toys. USBs, MP3s, Net-books, notebooks, Tab-lets, iPads, iPods, Nooks, Kindles and eBooks. Find out what, when and how to use these “toys” of the future. Friday, June 22, at 10:30 a.m. Contact Cedaredge Library at 856-3518 to sign up.

Kids Summer Read-ing - The Case of the Crusty Cheese. Inter-active puppet show. Find out “who done it.” Thurs-day, June 21, at 1 p.m. at the Stolte Shed.

Teen Summer Read-ing Program - Mid-night Madness Jeop-ardy. How much do YOU know? Wednesday, June 27, at 6 p.m.

Storytimes. Baby and Tot storytimes are Thursdays at 10:30 a.m.

Preschooler storytimes are Wednesdays at 11 a.m.

For more information, contact the library at 856-3518.

CrawfordOne-On-One Com-

puter Tutor. Crawford Library is now offering one-on-one computer help. Bring specific com-puter questions or just spend time honing your skills each Wednesday in June from 3 to 5 p.m.

Tweens and Teens Summer Reading Program - To Catch a Thief! Use fingerprints to find the perp! Thurs-day, June 14, at 4 p.m.

Basic Photo Edit-ing. Learn how to use the computer to enhance your digital photos. Fri-day, June 15, from 3 to 5 p.m.

Kids Summer Read-ing Program - Starry Night. Meet Vincent van Gogh! Wednesday, June 20, at 10:30 a.m.

Teen Summer Read-ing Program - Ameri-ca’s Next Top Monster. Thursday, June 21, at 4 p.m.

Kids, Tweens, and Teens Summer Read-ing Program - The Bear Facts. Discover fascinating and scary stuff about bears. Fri-day, June 22, at 2 p.m.

Kids Summer Read-ing Program - Delta Detective Agency. Kids help solve the Case of the Crusty Cheese! Wednes-day, June 27, at 10:30 a.m.

Tweens and Teens Summer Reading Pro-gram - Campfire and Comets. Thursday, June 28, at 4 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 11:15 a.m.


DeltaTeens Summer

Reading Program - PJs and Pizza! Show up in your comfortable PJs and eat some pizza, play some Wii, and hang with friends. The pro-gram will be a blast! Bring your appetite and your video game skills! Thursday, June 14, at 2 p.m.

Adult Craft Class. Join us for an afternoon craft project of fused glass jewelry of necklac-es/earrings with Peggy Papon of Cottonwood Studios in Cedaredge. Cost for materials will be $10-$14. Saturday, June 16, from 1 to 3 p.m. Call Delta Library at 874-9630 to sign up.

Digital Audio Com-puter Class. Two ses-sions only Wednesday, June 20 and June 27 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Kids Summer Read-ing Program - Van Gogh’s Starry Night. Thursday, June 21, at 10:30 a.m.

Teens Summer Reading Program - Midnight Madness Jeopardy. Thursday, June 21, at 2 p.m.

Teen Summer Read-ing Program - World-wide Tales from the Crypt. Learn about crypts from around the world. Thursday, June 28, at 2 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.

HotchkissOne-on-One Com-

puter Help. Anytime during open hours.

Summer reading program for all ages. Kids, tweens and teens come and enjoy the fun activities for the summer reading program start-ing the week of June 4.

Contact the Hotchkiss Library at 872-4153 for details.

Teen Summer Read-ing - Hotchkiss Para-normal Investigators (HPI). HPI will be dem-onstrating the equipment they use, give a first look at the evidence from investigations, and even search the Hotchkiss Library for paranormal activity. Wednesday, June 20, from 4 to 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.


PaoniaMusic in the Amphi-

theater. Come join us on Thursday evenings in June from 6 to 8 p.m. On June 14, David and Tamara Hauze take the stage. On June 21, Gus-tavo Brett shares his music, and on June 28, Ellen Stapenhorst will perform.

Teens Summer Reading - Worldwide Tales from the Crypt. Thursday, June 14, from 4 to 6 p.m.

Children’s Summer Reading Program - Starry, Starry Night. Meet Vincent Van Gogh Wednesday, June 20, from 1 to 2 p.m.

Teen Summer Read-ing - To Catch a Thief. Thursday, June 21, from 4 to 6 p.m.

Greeting Card Workshop. Share ideas and materials with other card-makers. Some sup-plies and tools provided, or bring your own if you prefer. Tuesday, June 26, from 2 to 4 p.m.

Storytimes. Baby storytimes are Tuesdays at 10 a.m. Tot storytimes are Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. Preschooler story-times are Tuesdays at 11:15 a.m.

What’s up at your library?

The Delta County Relay for Life Committee is excited to once again honor local cancer survi-vors and caregivers dur-ing this year’s Relay for Life at Delta High School, June 29-30.

Each year during the event, which raises money to research and treat cancer, those who

have already braved the fight are honored with a special ceremony and reception. Survivors and caregivers also start the Relay by walking the Survivor Lap. The open-ing ceremony starts at 6 p.m. with the Survivor Lap starting at 6:20 p.m. The reception follows at 7 p.m.

A primary goal of Relay is to celebrate those indi-viduals who have coura-geously won their battle against cancer. Relayers also take time to remem-ber those who have fought heroically, but now remain in our hearts and memories, reminding us how important it is to join together in this great cause. Cancer patients, survivors and their fami-lies who bravely take on this disease give us a reason to celebrate. So please join us, and invite those who have helped you along the way!

If you are a survivor or caregiver and would like to be a part of this special ceremony, call Gina Cas-sel at 250-9144.

Cancer survivors,caregivers to be honored

For a quote on all your printing needs call Randy Crespin at 874-4421.

Delta County Independent ACTIVITIES Wednesday, June 13, 2012 A11

Thursday, June 14MORNING COFFEE MEETING WITH ROGERS MESA MODERN

WOMANS CLUB, 10 a.m., Hometown Café, Hotchkiss. For more information, call Lou Ann, 872-4816.

CHAPEL OF THE CROSS CONCERT, 7 p.m., Chapel of the Cross, Pioneer Town, 315 SW 3rd Street, Cedaredge. Admission by donation. Today’s concert: Black Canyon Barbershop Chorus.

PAONIA ROTARY CLUB MEETING, 12 noon, Paonia Town Hall. Program begins at 12:30 p.m.: A showing of “Saving Face,” Academy Award winner in 2012 for best documentary. Public welcome.

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.

BLACK CANYON AUDUBON SOCIETY ANNUAL DINNER MEET-ING, 6 p.m., Bridges, Montrose. Jason Beason speaks on black swifts. Public welcome. Paid reservation must be received by June 5. For more information, call 970-252-0918.

FRIENDS OF THE CEDAREDGE LIBRARY FOR COFFEE AND POETRY, 9 a.m., Cedaredge Library. Several local poets have been invited to share their poems. For more information, call the library, 856-3518.

BOARD OF EDUCATION SCHOOL BOARD MEETING, 6 p.m. policy review, 7 p.m. regular meeting, The Delta Center for the Performing Arts, 822 Grand Avenue, Delta.

LECTURE ON ESCALANTE CANYON presented by Bernice Musser, 7 p.m., Bill Heddles Recreation Center, Delta. Admission free. Sponsored by Colorado Canyons Association and the Western Colorado Interpretive Association.

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

BINGO, every Thursday, 6:50 p.m., American Legion of Paonia. Come early for hamburgers and hot dogs. This week progres-sive is 58 numbers for $493, blue is 50 numbers and grey is 56 numbers for $250. For more information, call 527-6252.

Friday, June 15ELDER ABUSE AWARENESS DAY TRAINING EVENT, 1-4 p.m., Bill

Heddles Recreation Center, Delta. Free to the public. For more information, call 872-1000.

“WHAT WOULD JEFFERSON DO?” Acclaimed scholar and author Clay Jenkinson performs as Thomas Jefferson, Montrose Pavilion, 6:00 p.m. Reserved seat tickets available for $25 from Dahlia’s Floral Design, Townsend and Main, or at the door. For information, call 596-5158 or 240-4739.

Saturday, June 16DELTA HUBWHEELER SQUARE DANCE CLUB MEETS, 7:30 p.m.,

Confluence Park, Delta. All plus. Caller is Richard Berry. Pre-rounds/instructions at 6 p.m. For more information, call Loren, 970-249-4858 or Gwen, 970-856-4157. Barbecue burgers and hotdogs potluck.

TO HONOR DAD, HOMEMADE BISCUITS AND GRAVY BREAK-FAST, 7-11 a.m. $6 a plate, IOOF Hall, 290 W. Main Street, Cedaredge. Elberta Rebekah Lodge #106 will be serving.

DANCE, 6 p.m., Blue Sage Center for the Arts, Paonia. Kid and family dance from 6-6:30 p.m. Free Swing Dance lessons 6:30-7 p.m. The North Fork Flyers perform at a dance and fund raiser for the Mountain Harvest Festival. $10 per person donation. Kids 12 and under free.

GUIDED AUTO TOUR OF ESCALANTE CANYON, 8:30 a.m.-12 noon. RSVP to Colorado Canyons Association by calling 263-7902 or e-mailing: [email protected] to reserve a seat on the tour. Bernice Musser is host.

BENEFIT BARBECUE for 2-year-old Destiny Burrows, Field of Dreams. Barbecue, music and raffle begin at 4 p.m. For more information, call Paula Lorimor, 874-2980.

Sunday, June 17CHAPEL OF THE CROSS CONCERT, 2 p.m., Chapel of the Cross,

Pioneer Town, 315 SW 3rd Street, Cedaredge. Admission by donation. Today’s concert: Carl Bivens American West Band.

Monday, June 18AN AMERICAN CELEBRATION practice, 7 p.m. at Austin Baptist

Church, 22046 Canal Street, Austin. For more information, call Marilyn, 872-3949. All singers welcome.

Tuesday, June 19SURFACE CREEK REPUBLICAN WOMEN MEET, 12 noon, home of

Norm and Dorothy Kehmeier, 12753 Running Deer Rd. Speak-ers: Debra Irvine and David Justice, candidates for Republican Primary for District 61 to the Colorado House of Representa-tives. Surface Creek Republican Women membership open to all registered Republican women in Delta County. Guests welcome. For more information call Anne Snyer, 856-4780, Susan Keiser, 856-3649 or Debbie Griffith, 856-3941.

Wednesday, June 20TOASTMASTERS SPEECH CLUB MEETS, first and third Wednes-

days of each month, 12:15 p.m., U.S. Forest Service, 2250 Highway 50, Delta. For more information, call Tom Condos, 874-6667 or www.toastmasters.org.

Thursday, June 21CHAPEL OF THE CROSS CONCERT, 7 p.m., Chapel of the Cross,

Pioneer Town, 315 SW 3rd Street, Cedaredge. Admission by donation. Today’s concert: Paul Fraizer and Doc Adkins, guitar, keyboards, vocals.

ALTERNATIVE RESEARCH GROUP MEETING, 7-9 p.m., 511 East 11th Street, Delta.

CHAMBER BUSINESS AFTER HOURS, 5-6 p.m., Yoga Tree and Embrace, Hotchkiss. For more information, call Debbie Chees-man, 209-4432.

“HANDS-ONLY CPR” CLASS, 6:30 p.m., oncology building, Delta County Memorial Hospital. Space limited so call 874-6517 to register. Sponsored by DCMH, Delta County Ambulance Dis-trict and Delta-Montrose Technical College.

Saturday, June 23ORCHARD CITY CENTENNIAL YEAR EVENT — Walk through his-

tory with interpretative tours through Cory and Eckert cemeter-ies, 9-11 a.m. followed by an old-fashioned box lunch social and entertainment at Town Park from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

ART AND WINE FESTIVAL, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., The Garden Center, one mile south of Delta on Highway 50. Music and wine tasting begin at 11 a.m. For more information, call 874-9009. A benefit for the Abraham Connection/Delta County Homeless Shelter.

FAIRVIEW SCHOOL REUNION, Gunnison Pleasure Park, 9 a.m. breakfast, to renew friendships, and recall memories of school days.

Sunday, June 24CHAPEL OF THE CROSS CONCERT, 2 p.m., Chapel of the Cross,

Pioneer Town, 315 SW 3rd Street, Cedaredge. Admission by donation. Today’s concert: Roth family, violin, flute, piano.

Monday, June 25AN AMERICAN CELEBRATION practice, 7 p.m. at Austin Baptist

Church, 22046 Canal Street, Austin. For more information, call Marilyn, 872-3949. All singers welcome.

Thursday, June 28CHAPEL OF THE CROSS CONCERT, 7 p.m., Chapel of the Cross,

Pioneer Town, 315 SW 3rd Street, Cedaredge. Admission by donation. Today’s concert: Josh Ooms and Phillip Dannels, vocal, classic piano.

Friday, June 29BREAST 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.

Sunday, July 1CHAPEL OF THE CROSS CONCERT, 2 p.m., Chapel of the Cross,

Pioneer Town, 315 SW 3rd Street, Cedaredge. Admission by donation. Today’s concert: Helleckson Family Chamber Group, cello, violin, piano.

Community CalendarCommunity Calendar

Items for the Community Calendar may be faxed to 874-4424, mailed to P.O. Box 809, Delta, CO 81416 or

emailed to: [email protected] is Tuesday at 10:00 a.m.

Kids, jointhe funat Bananas

Kids, join the City of Delta Recreation Department for a trip to Bananas Fun Park in Grand Junction. You can have fun with mini golf, bumper boats, go-karts, laser tag, arcade games, and bump ‘n jumps. The trip includes transportation to the fun park and lunch at the park’s Congo Cafe. Call Bill Heddles Rec-reation Center, 874-0923, to reserve a spot for Thursday, July 12, from 10:30 to 5 p.m. Registration fee is $25.

Delta Ministries is pleased to present Robin Mark, a worship leader from Belfast, Ireland, in concert Monday, July 23, at the Delta Center for the Performing Arts, 822 Grand Avenue, Delta.

He recorded his first album, “Captive Heart,” in 1992. Many of those songs

are used in worship not only in his home church, but throughout Northern Ireland and the world. Subsequent albums “Not by Might” and “Days of Elijah” became best sell-ers in Ireland, and news of his musicality spread fast throughout the Unit-ed Kingdom. His overall

music sales have now reached over two million albums worldwide.

In all his produc-tions, Mark’s signature style of songwriting has spawned hymns of praise and worship which have consistently and repeat-edly become the anthems for churches around the globe. Not that Robin regards himself as a “songwriter,” per se. In the Worship Together conference in Toronto, he stated, “I write only when I feel I have something to say. I cannot sit down and write automatically or prolifically; God hasn’t given me that gift, unfor-tunately! But whether it’s in music, song, business, family or other area of service, so long as I am praising Him, that’s all that matters.”

In 2006, he was nomi-

nated for a Dove award for his song “Days of Elijah.” This year he released a new live and studio album called “John Wesley and Company” in response to many requests for record-ings of his ministry songs used in concerts. His lat-est worship album “Fly” is also available featuring new and revisited songs of praise and worship.

Don’t miss him concert Monday, July 23. Tickets are $10 and are available at First Baptist Church in Delta or by calling Willie Gordon at 778-1810. Pro-ceeds benefit the Abra-ham Connection Home-less Shelter.

Concert benefits the homeless

“Honey Don’t,” the musical union of Bill Powers and Shelley Gray, a duo also well known as one-half of Paonia’s old-time bluegrass band Sweet Sunny South, will be performing Saturday, June 22, at The Wright Opera House, 472 Main Street in Ouray. Show-time is 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 and are available online at www.TheWrightOperaHouse.org, in Ouray at Buckskin Book-sellers, in Ridgway at Cimarron Books, and in Montrose at Ouray Sil-versmiths.

The music of “Honey Don’t” is acoustic and based in the folk tradi-tion yet crosses over into the Americana realm. The songs are catchy and engaging, funny, sad, lonesome and uplifting. Most of the songs are original, but select covers and traditional tunes are

part of their repertoire as well.

Their 2009 debut release featuring Greg Schochet on mandolin and Ryan Drickey on fid-dle hit the top 40 Nation-al Americana charts for

several weeks topping off at #25. The CD was the #2 (out of 100) most played on Colorado Radio and one of five nominees in the bluegrass category for Westword Magazine’s 2010 showcase.

Honey Don’t takes the stage in Ouray June 22

Reminder – July 13 is the deadline to submit open class livestock pre-entry forms, and all 4-H and FFA pre-entry forms for the 2012 Delta Coun-ty Fair. Pre-entry forms must be received at the Delta Extension Office, located at 525 Dodge Street in Delta, by the close of business (5 p.m.) on July 13, and must be complete and have all required signatures to be accepted. Entries will not be accepted after 5 p.m. July 13. Entries may be mailed in, but must be received, not postmarked, by July 13.

Pre-entry forms are available now and may be picked up at the Delta Extension Office between the hours of 8 a.m. and noon, and 1 and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. For more information, contact the Delta Exten-sion Office at 874-2195.

Pre-entriesfor fairare dueJuly 13

The stage at the Wright Opera House will be the scene of rollick-ing, outlandish goings- on this summer as the origi-nal melodrama, “Crooks and Skulduggery at the Hardlife Hotel or Meen E. Moneybank Stinks Up Ouray,” depicts life in 1900s Ouray.

The melodrama, writ-ten by former Ouray High School history teacher, Melissa Stacy, tells the tale of an evil banker, Meen E Mon-eybank, who is plot-ting to foreclose on the mortgage of the Hardlife Hotel, owned and oper-ated by Gotta and Hadda Hardlife and their son Ben A. Hardlife.

Mr. Moneybank intends to use the ill-got-

ten money to fund his indoor toilet empire.

The cast, under the direction of Michael Tich-erich, includes Meen E. Moneybanks, Robert Mill-er; Gloria Moneybank, Eileen Stanley; Gotta Hardlife, John Cotner; Hadda Hardlife, Sharon Neville; Ben A Hardlife, Michael Ticherich; Penny Counter, Karen Olson; Madam Dolly Devine, Sandra Boles; Sheriff Lawman, Dan Preston; floozies, Kathy Royale, Lyndsay Hepp, and Ash-ley Luther; Rocky/stage hand, Max Lisk narra-tor, Enda Junkins; sound effects, Chris Knight; set design, Kentee Pasek; score by Nancy Ziglar; Wright Opera House crew, Nancy Nixon, Alys-

sa Preston, and Dee Wil-liams.

The Friends of the Wright Opera House were inspired to present a weekly melodrama in the venerable old opera house as a way to encour-age visitors to spend one more night in town.

According to Dee Wil-liams, board member, “FWOH is striving to be an attraction that brings people to Ouray.

The first show is Mon-day, June 18, at 7 p.m. The melodrama will be presented every Monday through July with the exception of July 2. Tick-ets are $10 for adults, $5 for children and will be available at the door or on line at www.TheWrightOperaHouse.org.

Ouray’s Wright Opera House presents summer melodrama

The Bar 70 Cowboy Band will perform at the Chapel of the Cross Sunday, June 17, at 2 p.m. The group from Montrose plays music from the early American West. The time period for the music is from the middle 1800s to the 1930s. These are songs that originated as a form of American folk music that was composed by and about the people who settled and worked

throughout the western United States. Featured will be songs about the ‘49ers, immigrants, law-men, the cowboy and of course the beauty and grandeur of the West.

Band members include Carl Bivins on guitar, Marvin Ballantyne on banjo, Bob Jentsch on piano and accordion and Sharlene Simkin on string bass.

Admission is by dona-tion.

Cowboy band performs June 17

Festivalbenefitshomelessshelter

The Garden Center is hosting an Art and Wine Festival to benefit Abra-ham Connection, a home-less shelter serving Delta County.

The event will take place Saturday, June 23, at the Garden Center, 1970 S. Main Street in Delta. The event runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; music and wine tasting begin at 11 a.m. Live music will be provided by David Starr, Tamara and David Hauze, and Dr. Mary Kleinsorge.

Call 874-9009 for more information.

The Black Canyon Barbershop Chorus under the direction of MaryAnn Rathburn will perform at the Chapel of the Cross-Thursday, June 14, at 7 p.m.

Black Canyon Barber-shop Chorus was formed in 1975. Originally char-

tered as a Montrose chapter, the chorus has evolved into a regional organization representing both Delta and Montrose counties. Choir members sing four-part harmony, which is music in its pur-est form, created with nothing but human voic-

es coming together to cre-ate a rich and satisfying texture that is pleasing to the ears and invigorat-ing to the soul.

Don’t miss this perfor-mance at Chapel of the Cross at Pioneer Town in Cedaredge. Admission is by donation.

Black Canyon barbershoppers perform at Chapel of the Cross

Communitydance setfor June 16

Ula Vaun-Kirkman will provide music for a community evening dance Saturday, June 16, at Bill Heddles Recre-ation Center. The dance will run from 7 to 10 p.m. and costs $4 at the door. Please bring a snack to share.

There will be no dance in July, but mark your calendar for Aug. 18.

The Montrose Com-munity Band will hold its annual patriotic concert on Saturday, June 30, at 7 p.m. at the Montrose Pavilion. The concert is free and features tradi-tional marches, songs celebrating American heritage and the Armed Forces Salute. Bring a lawn chair or blanket

and a picnic to enjoy the concert outside on the south lawn of the Mon-trose Pavilion. (In the event of adverse weather the concert will be held indoors.) Ice cream will be available for a dona-tion.

For more information go to www.montroseband.com or call 596-1188.

Celebrate America’s heritage at free concert

During Deltarado Days, High Desert Opera will present “The Elixir of Love,” a stylized and comic opera staged in English and set in the Wild West of Colorado’s Grand Valley!

The story, taking place in the 1890s, welcomes Dr. Carl Eratta, a travel-ing con artist who turns a ranch topsy-turvy with promises about his magi-cal elixir. The snake-oil salesman convinces a penniless cowboy to

squander his last “two-bits” on a love potion (in fact a local vintage wine!) in order to win the heart of the wealthy ranch owner.

Whacky situations and crazy twists ensue.

The opera will be pre-sented Saturday, July 21, at the Delta Center for Performing Arts at 822 Grand Avenue in Delta.

Grand Junction per-formances are slated for the Avalon Theatre, 645 Main Street, Friday,

July 20, and Saturday, July 28. All performances begin at 7 p.m.

Tickets for the Delta performance are avail-able at the door or at the following local outlets — City Market, 122 Gunni-son River Drive; Delta Ace Hardware, 121 W. Gunni-son River Drive; and the Delta County Indepen-dent, 401 Meeker Street.

Call the Delta Area Chamber of Commerce at 874-8616 for more infor-mation.

‘The Elixir of Love’is coming to Delta


Calvary Baptist Church

Father’s DayBike & Car Show

SUNDAY, JUNE 17Registration & Check-in from 8-10 a.m.

Father’s Day Service at 10:30 a.m.BBQ and Show Start at Noon

Car or Bike Entry $25(Includes BBQ, T-Shirt and Gift Bag)Non-participants $5 for BBQ

Trophies include“People’s Choice”,

“Best in Show”, and more

1290 A Street, DeltaCall (970) 874-9497 for more information

Photo submittedDelta County Judge Sandra Miller was recently named the Colorado Judicial Offi cer of the Year (2011). Judge Miller is pictured here (sixth from right) with Delta County’s Drug Court team: (left to right) Brad Kolman, Dave Wasson, Bruce Hovde, John Baier, Bob Tweedell, Anne Gallegos, Susan Blaine, Judge Charles Greenacre, Juan Gallegos, Judge Sandra Miller, Stacey Christie, Lisa Tullio, Pam Bliss, Noelle Fry and Mariah Emond. Delta County’s Drug Courts are recognized statewide for their innovative approach to recovery from drug addiction.

In 1996, Congress amended the Safe Drinking Water Act. (SDWA) It added a provision requiring that all community water systems deliver to their customers an annual Water Quality Consumer Confi dence Report. (CCR)

A community water system is defi ned as a system that has at least fi fteen service connections serving year round resi-dents. Typically these systems include municipalities, ho-meowners associations, districts and other such organiza-tions. The CCR includes information on source water, the levels of any detected contaminants and compliance with drinking water rules, plus some educational materials.

The systems served by Project 7 Water Authority, the City of Montrose, the City of Delta, the Town of Olathe, the Tri-Coun-ty Water Conservancy District, the Menoken Water District and the Chipeta Water District distributed their fi rst CCRs in late summer of 1999 covering the 1998 water data.

Copies of the new Consumer Confi dence Reports will be mailed to residents on June 19, 2012. This report covers the data collected between January and De-cember 2011. Copies of this information will be avail-able at City Hall or appropriate water providers by July 1, 2012. Residents are encouraged to review this in-formation and contact their water provider or Project 7, 249-5935 with any questions.

Project 7 Water Authority Systemsto distribute Consumer Confi dence Reports

The 2011 Colorado Judicial Branch Judicial Officer of the Year award went to the Hon. Sandra K. Miller, Delta County court judge. The Colorado Judicial Branch annual-ly recognizes a handful of outstanding employ-ees for exemplary work contributing to the high quality of service provid-ed throughout the state’s 22 judicial districts.

Judge Miller was nom-inated for the award by Pamela Bliss, volunteer coordinator with Drug Free Delta County, and 7th Judicial District pro-bation officer Juan Gal-legos.

“Judge Sandra Miller has donated countless hours of her time to make Adult Treatment Court a reality for Delta Coun-ty,” Bliss wrote in a let-ter of recommendation. “Through her wisdom and compassion, a multitude of once drug-addicted individuals have gone on to have productive lives reunited with their fami-lies in Delta County.”

“Judge Miller’s inter-actions with clients are frequently mentioned at court graduations as the most important and impactful interactions they have had while in the program,” Gallegos wrote in a letter of rec-ommendation. “One cli-ent, who may have been the most difficult in the history of the program, recently graduated. At the graduation, her big-gest and most emotional thank you was reserved for Judge Miller, and I think that says it all.”

The Colorado Judi-cial Branch includes the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, as well as the state’s district and county trial courts. The branch is also home to the Department of Pro-bation Services, which employs more than 1,100 people including approxi-mately 900 probation supervisors and officers. The department’s officers are responsible for super-vising more than 6,000 juvenile offenders and

more than 54,000 adult offenders.

As of July 1, 2011, the Colorado Judicial Branch employed approximately 3,400 employees, which includes 374 justices, judges and magistrates. In fiscal year 2011, the latest for which full sta-

tistics are available, there were 505,265 cases filed statewide at the County Court level, 246, 728 filed in District Court, 2,742 in the Court of Appeals and 1,387 in the Supreme Court. There were an additional 956 cases filed in the water courts.

Judge Sandra Millerwins judicial branch award


The big excavation project under way atop Cory Bluff to reestablish irrigation water flows for

the North Delta Irriga-tion Company will con-tinue.

After workers finally installed a four-foot diam-eter pipeline through the partially collapsed, quar-ter-mile-long tunnel on May 25, another problem now has to be dealt with.

Water flow though the pipeline is being restrict-ed.

Company represen-tative Lynn French told the Delta County Inde-pendent on Monday the cause is thought to be that the pipeline is not on a proper grade. It is thought to be lying either atop debris within the tunnel, debris left by last summer’s partial collapse and recent construction work; or the pipeline may be atop a geologic struc-ture, “a rise,” within the tunnel.

The first scenario would be relatively sim-pler to deal with, French said. The second would require lots more digging, including use of a small excavator working within the excavation and along-side the pipeline some 90 feet or more below ground level to remove material from the tunnel floor and establish the right grade for water to flow.

The tunnel was con-structed 110 years ago with very little elevation difference between the east and west portals, explained French. He said

the pipeline is flowing about one-third as much water as it should be.

The additional work has required that Iris Road be closed at the west

side of Cory Bluff. The excavating contractor is using a previously mined area north of the road to store the additional earth that is being taken out.

More digging for pipeline

Photo submitted by Kelly LeeThe massive excavation project atop Cory Bluff continues, seen in this May 27 aerial photo. Project managers have decided they need to try and deter-mine the cause for restricted water fl ow through the recently installed pipeline inside the partially collapsed tunnel some 90 feet below the surface. The pipeline apparently is not on grade, explains project managers. Whether it is laying atop debris or a geologic structure, a “rise,” within the tunnel is the question they hope to answer with more dig-ging this week.

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Delta County Memori-al Hospital, Delta Coun-ty Ambulance District, and the Delta-Montrose Technical College have teamed up to present a program on the newest “Hands-Only CPR” life-saving technique.

Space is limited for this June 21 event and pre-registration is strongly suggested by calling 874-6517. The event will take place at the Oncology Building next to DCMH

on Thursday, June 21, beginning at 6:30 p.m.

During this session, medical professionals will provide instruction and discussion of first aid for heart attacks and other related emergencies. Paramedics, EMTs and nurses will be on hand to assist in skills practice during an optional ses-sion using life-like CPR mannequins.

Light refreshments will be available and a free blood pressure check will be available, too.

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BY KATHY BROWNINGStaff Writer

It was about 28 years ago that a reporter with The Den-ver Post was participating in a 10,000 bicycle event in Iowa that was sponsored by the local newspaper. She brought the idea back to The Denver Post and Ride the Rockies was born.

The 27th annual Ride the Rockies came through the North Fork Valley on Sunday stopping in Hotchkiss over-night. This bike tour will take the riders over five mountain passes, two national parks and 442 miles in six days. The rid-ers came from Gunnison rid-ing through Crawford. Monday morning they took Back River Road and then Highway 133 over McClure Pass on their way to their next overnight stay in Carbondale.

Some bikers camped at Hotchkiss K-8 turning it into a tent city. Others stayed in local motels, some in Cedaredge, Delta and Montrose. Colorado Charter Lines shuttled the rid-ers to accommodations.

The Hotchkiss High School football team provided over-night security for the bicycles at the Hotchkiss K-8 play-ground. “We needed young guys who stay up all night anyway,” Mayor Wendell Koontz said as he was manning the Hotchkiss Chamber of Commerce booth on Sunday.

Hotchkiss K-8 principal Car-rie Coats greeted everyone as they brought their bikes to the bike corral. She invited them to get some food at the conces-sions set up inside the school. In addition to the concessions, the Hotchkiss K-8 PIT Crew (Parent Involvement Team) prepared Sunday’s lunch and arrived at 3:30 Monday morn-ing to prepare breakfast for the riders. They made 800 break-fast burritos. “I have the best parents in the world,” Coats said.

Two riders, Greg Church-man and Jason Diaz, left at 7:30 Sunday morning to make their way to Hotchkiss. It was a little windy at first, but once

they went through the canyon, Churchman said, “It was abso-lutely gorgeous.”

Asked if they took vacation time to participate in Ride the Rockies, Diaz joked, “No. My boss thinks I’m working!” Churchman said actually they did take vacation time.

It was the first time either had done the six-day jaunt. Both enter other biking events. Once they were picked through the Ride the Rockies lottery system, they knew they had to put in more time training.

“The folks up in Crawford put up a pretty good show for all of us,” Diaz said. The Crawford Friends Church provided lunch after the non-denominational service. Coin-cidentally, riders began arriv-

ing in town.After riders reached

Hotchkiss K-8, if needed they could get first aid which was provided by St. Anthony Hos-pital. A medical care van was brought from Denver spon-sored by the Denver Commu-nity Service Center. Cathy Kissner said there had been a couple of minor accidents Sunday morning. Medics and doctors ride with the others to be available when mishaps or injuries happen.

Nolan Epple was in the information booth helping peo-ple get to their hotel shuttles and find their way to show-ers, food and entertainment. Epple has worked with Ride the Rockies for five years. At a ceremony Saturday night in Gunnison those who have been with Ride the Rockies for mul-tiple years were recognized. A couple people have been with the ride for 25 years.

In one large tent riders could get massages. About 24 to 26

massage therapists came along to help soothe riders’ muscles.

Elizabeth Norris, commu-nity relations manager and a Colorado native, said over 2,000 riders were involved this year. The total partici-pants for the ride balloons to about 3,500 when all the sup-port crew is counted. Hotchkiss K-8 was the headquarter site with camping, lunch, breakfast and the bike corral. The Delta County Fairgrounds just down Fourth Street was the enter-tainment site hosted by the Hotchkiss Chamber of Com-merce with dinner provided by local nonprofits. There was an Odell Beer Garden and local musical entertainment.

Six shuttle buses ran until 10 p.m. Sunday so people could enjoy all the activities at the fairgrounds.

From the reports Norris was hearing on Sunday after-noon, riders met some head winds, but “It’s one of the most beautiful rides that Colorado has with the North Rim of the Black Canyon,” Norris said. “Everyone’s smiling!”

Norris said the economic impact for the host commu-nity for one night averages $250,000.

Ride the Rockies also gives a $5,000 grant to a local non-profit in their host towns. This year that was won by Kids’ Pasta Project which supports many local nonprofits. The check was presented at Heri-tage Hall on Sunday before the cycling seminar. One hun-dred percent of the proceeds from Ride the Rockies goes back to The Denver Post Com-munity Foundation which pro-vided the grant to Kids’ Pasta Project.

“Thanks for being such a wonderful host community. This whole valley has been great!” Norris said.

Hotchkiss hosts Ride the Rockies


The Town of Crawford is experiencing a reduction in water storage levels. Bruce Bair, public works director, at last week’s council meeting said he made the decision to shut off the water dispenser used by out-of-town residents.

Bair asked Jackie Savage, town clerk, to put a notice on utility bills that demand for water is up, but supply is not what he would like. “Supply is good, but not as great as some years. This time of year is normally a lower flow. The springs pick up later in the summer towards July, August,” Bair said. “I’ve been keeping an eye on it for two to three weeks. It started prob-ably in early May.”

Bair told the Department of Interior that town water from the dispenser would not be available for their use on Black Canyon Road. They haul 7,000 gallons a couple of times a day. “So, I cut them off. They have to go elsewhere,” he said.

“We are not in a crisis. We are in a caution, beware, take care of what you’ve got,” Bair said. Within a week the town’s water tank had dropped from 20 to less than 14 feet from water usage. Until the town tank recovers, the dispenser will be shut off. As of the June 6 council meeting the water storage tank was back up to 19 feet. A second 24-foot tank is staying between 17 and 20 feet.

Savage gave the council members a chart of “Exception-al Usage.” It showed that in the last 12 months, Crawford water users averaged 2,285,450 gallons a month. In May of 2001 they used 2,023,640 gal-lons and 2,098,920 gallons this past April. For May 2012 the amount jumped to 3,747,840 gallons.

Bair said Pioneer Park is not as green as it usually is because public works only waters two days a week now instead of every other day.

Bair said there are several options for the situation — let the users know the water situ-

ation, put restrictions on water use, or change how much water is included in the base rate. He suggested the base rate include 10,000 gallons, not the current 20,000.

Rural customers with a $22.50 base rate would pay $2 per 1,000 gallons for using 10,000 to 15,000 gallons, $2.50 per 1,000 gallons for 15,000 to 20,000 gallons, $3 per 1,000 gallons for 20,000 to 25,000 gallons and $4 per 1,000 gal-lons for $25,000 and more gal-lons.

He proposed that residen-tial and commercial customers be charged $1 per 1,000 gal-lons for 10,000 to 15,000 gal-lons, $1.50 per 1,000 gallons for 15,000 to 20,000 gallons, $2 per 1,000 gallons for 20,000 to 25,000 gallons and $3 per 1,000 gallons for 25,000 gal-lons and more.

By ordinance, the Town of Crawford reserves first prior-ity to the use of its municipal water system for those located within the town limits and the right to shut off service to rural areas for the protection of the town and its residents.

Public works is going through the water system to find out why 20 percent of the water is “unaccounted for.” Bair said it is normal for there to be 10 to 20 per-cent unaccounted for due to leaks. Valves and hydrants are being checked. Bair said the town is doing its part in try-ing to locate leaks. He is also checking usage and meters at Crawford State Park.

Bair said it would be hard to enforce watering restric-tions which is why he is sug-gesting to cut the number of gallons of water included in the base rate and charge more for usage above the ini-tial 10,000 gallons. He added that 10,000 gallons would be a normal amount for a fam-ily of four, but probably not enough if “you want a big green yard.”

Former mayor Jim Crook said Crawford has always had an abundance of water. He acknowledged that right now there is a crisis because of

low snow pack, but the town’s springs are normally at their lowest point in the spring. The springs could pick up, Crook said. “As a citizen of Crawford and as a taxpayer, I live in this municipality because of the amenities I have — water and sewer.” He said if it means the difference in people eating and taking showers, he will let his landscape dry up, but he doesn’t believe the council should decide he can’t have a landscaped yard and penalize him through higher rates.

Crook is a master gardener and co-owner of Bee Yard Gar-dens. He said people need to water deep and infrequently if water is to be rationed. Put on an adequate amount of water and then water again in seven to nine days. Grass can be stressed but will come back when watered. However, trees and shrubs must be watered or they won’t come back. For new plants in a vegetable gar-den, until the roots get estab-lished, people should water everyday for a few days and then back off watering. Roots are seeking oxygen, not water, Crook said.

Crook is opposed to raising the usage rates. He formerly believed domestic use of water meant household use only. But he found out that the State of Colorado says domestic use of water includes watering your landscape and vegetable gar-den.

“We pay the taxes in this town. We live in this town. We should have the water rights before outside users have it,” Crook said.

An out-of-town water user John Martindale said he understood why the dispenser is shut off, but he doesn’t like to see people in town leav-ing their sprinklers on all day while at work. “People who have to go many miles for their water are going to become irri-tated with that,” he said.

When the council has its work session on Wednesday, June 20, at 7 p.m., they will discuss the water situation, water conservation, potential restrictions and usage rates.

Crawford cautious about water supply


Investigators found little wrong as they responded to a complaint about fires on C Hill above Crawford.

Crawford Mayor Susie Steckel contacted the Delta County Sheriff and the Bureau of Land Management recently about underage teens riding motorcycles and ATVs through town and with concerns of set-ting fires on Thompson Hill, known as C Hill.

According to Undersher-iff Mark Taylor, deputies are checking whether a young person on a motorcycle or ATV has a driver’s license as required by Crawford ordi-nance. Teens can’t drive on county roads or in the incor-porated parts of town without a license. It’s up for parents, he said, to monitor their own children on BLM and other public land where there are no age and driver’s license requirements.

Ryan Regnell, a U.S. Rang-er with BLM, was in town over

the holiday weekend to assist the Montrose BLM office. He went to C Hill twice beginning on May 30.

Regnell said the initial report BLM received was that multiple fires had been set by teens on C Hill. A sher-iff ’s deputy was on the scene first. The deputy found that some boys camped overnight on May 28. According to Reg-nell, their camp fire “was a little large” and “they failed to fully extinguish it in the morning.” The deputy easily put out the remaining camp fire with dirt.

“It’s not like they were playing with matches setting bushes on fire,” Regnell said. “It was a single, independent pit fire.” Regnell found no evi-dence of other fires being set. The camp fire was set before the Delta County fire ban was in place. “They chose the right spot to do it, but as boys will do, bigger is better,” Regnell said. The teens he contacted had proper permits for riding ATVs on public land.

Sheriff, BLM monitor ‘C’ Hill activities

Photo by Kathy BrowningThe friendly bikers above are on their way to entering the friendliest town in the west, Hotchkiss. It was all part of Ride the Rockies sponsored by The Denver Post and Wells Fargo Bank. By all accounts, the bikers loved the scenery and the hospitality afforded them. Crawford was just wrapping up Pioneer Days on Sunday morning following a worship service with a free barbecue lunch in town park, when the fi rst Ride the Rockies folks peddled in. The Crawford Friends Church provided an impromptu lunch for them as well. Early riders Monday morning on their way over McClure Pass to their Carbondale destination caught up with a cattle drive on Highway 133. Where did the motorists go?

For a limited time the Town of Paonia will be picking up all large items at no extra charge, (unless otherwise noted) in an effort to spruce up Paonia.

Get your stuff out by your normal trash area and the Town of Paonia will take it away. The next pick up days are June 25-29.

The town will not enter private property to remove items. Items must be near the normal trash area.

Do not panic if items are

not removed all at once. It may take a few trips to remove different types of items.

While no flammable liquids will be picked up, most items will be — yard waste, paint filled with kitty litter, oil, lum-ber and branches bundled in five-foot lengths, scrap metal, tires, household appliances and furniture. There will be a $10 charge for refrigerators and freezers with freon.

Call 527-4101 for more information.

Help spruce up Paonia June 25-29

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It’s raining bicyclists in the North Fork

Photo by Kathy BrowningRide the Rockies descends into the Town of Crawford Sunday where there was a rest stop and hospitality by the Crawford Friends Church. After being refreshed riders proceeded to Hotchkiss where they spent Sunday night.

Photo by Kathy BrowningBlue skies and lots of friendly people greeted those making the journey from Gunnison to Hotchkiss. Ride the Rockies ends Friday after some 442 miles. Here the riders leave Crawford Town Park on Highway 92.

Photo by Kathy BrowningThe bike corral set up at Hotchkiss K-8 was bursting at its seams by the time all 2,000 bicycles arrived on Sunday. Hotchkiss High School football players provided security all night long. The riders could just rest and enjoy dinner and entertainment at the fairgrounds and not worry about their bicycles.

Photo by Kathy BrowningKids’ Pasta Project got a really big check for $5,000 from Ride the Rockies and also a number of their members had winning raffl e tickets and got prizes by having the right answers to trivia questions. The presentation was Sunday, June 10, at Heritage Hall at the fairgrounds.

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Rev. James Gall described Ellen Smith at the celebration of her life on Wednesday, June 6. The first thing that came to mind was that she was always working. To that he added always cook-ing, always volunteer-ing, always organizing, always smiling, always continuing. And that is how everyone remembers Ellen.

When she died sud-denly on Wednesday, May 30, the reaction was one of shock at a death so unexpected. People thought back to the last time they had seen her at a Ute Trials Car Show, the Paonia Teen Center or the BMW Rally.

Ellen Smith was a teacher for 30 years. After retirement in 1965 she was asked by the school district to teach special education classes. The classes were just being introduced in Delta Coun-ty. She worked on her masters degree to accom-plish the task. Rev. Gall said Smith was ahead of her time in teaching special education classes. She taught students age six to 16 altogether like in an old-time one-room schoolhouse. “She said it’s a matter of finding alter-native methods to teach

kids,” Rev. Gall said. The rest of the state would follow with special educa-tion classes in 1975.

Ellen was an active member in every orga-nization she joined, Gall said. She was a member of the Ute Trails Car Club, Western Slope Antique Engine Club, Paonia Gar-den Club, local co-ordi-nator of the BMW Rally and the Colorado Grand, organizer and operator of the Paonia Teen Center, the Paonia Booster Club, American Legion Auxilia-ry, Cherry Days, a retired teachers group, a soror-ity, the impressive list went on. Gall concluded she was a cook, caterer and innovator.

Paonia Mayor Neal Schwieterman announced that the Town of Paonia had been approached in May to rename the teen center to the Ellen Hansen Smith Center. It was on the agenda for the May 22 council meet-ing, but the meeting was cancelled due to a slim agenda. So, after check-ing with town attorney Jim Briscoe, he made an official proclamation renaming the center in her honor. The origi-nal community petition for the re-naming came from Paonia Elementary School.

Rene Atchley said,

“God must have needed a new cook. So Ellen went ahead to organize.” She worked with Ellen for 15 years and said Ellen must have had Energizer

batteries in her body dur-ing the Beemers’ Rally. Ellen would have gravy already made by 5 a.m., and coffee ready for the next day by 9 p.m. Ellen organized the annual Easter Egg hunt. Her fin-gers would be raw from twisting plastic eggs to fill with goodies for the kids.

Ellen Smith was 75 years old when she died.

Her family requests memorial contributions be made to the Ellen Smith Memorial Scholar-ship Fund at the Delta County Federal Credit Union.

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The Paonia Lions Club and the Paonia High School seniors recently got together to complete a community service proj-ect requested by the for-mer Paonia Teen Center coordinator, Ellen Smith, before she passed away.

Over three days, 12 volunteers put in over 70

man hours and donated over $250 in supplies, in order to sand, repaint, and replace as needed, the seats of the visitor side bleachers located at Paonia Town Park.

Although the Lions Club donated the food, Ellen Smith’s “right hand” team of Mary Blake, Rene Atchley and Sue Rhoades prepared meals the first

two nights, so the crews could eat and keep work-ing.

Appropriately, the Lions finished putting the bleachers back togeth-er the morning before Ellen’s Memorial Service in the park on June 6.

The Paonia Teen Cen-ter has been renamed in Ellen’s honor, The Ellen Hansen Smith Center.

Paonia Lions, seniors refurbish park bleachers

Photo by Robert BushtaThe Paonia Lions Club and Paonia High School Class of 2013 worked at the Paonia Teen Center last Monday and Tuesday getting the bleachers ready for Cherry Days, the BMW Rally and the American Legion softball tourna-ment in July. Pictured in the foreground from left to right are seniors Mandy Bushta, Abby Campbell, Annavah Kropp, and Chelsey Reed. Pictured in the background from left to right are Lion Jack Blair, senior Matt Hayden, and Lions Brian Ayers, Mike Peacock, and Ron Sims. Not pictured are Lions Mike Hughes, Robin Schiro, and Bob Bushta.

Photo by Kathy BrowningHere’s Ellen Smith with husband Harold and their classic Auburn during the 2010 Cherry Days. Ellen was always cooking for some event and she was a familiar and very welcome sight in her apron. As the card from her memorial service stated, Ellen Smith entered into rest on May 30.

Photo by Kathy BrowningMany attended the Celebration of Ellen Smith’s Life on Wednesday, June 6 at Paonia Town Park. The Ute Trials Car Club lined up in two rows in front of the Paonia Teen Center. Members of the Colorado BMW Motorcycle Club came over from Denver. Ellen Smith was the force behind the teen center now named for her, the car club and the BMW Rally which chose to come year after year in great part due to her gifts in hospitality, generosity and organization.


Upon the written request by a municipality, the Colorado Department

of Transportation (CDOT) will put up a “community way finding sign.” Jenny Mitchell, nurse practitio-ner and founder of the Needlerock Health Clin-ic, presented the infor-mation to the Crawford Town Council on Wednes-day, June 6.

Mitchell and her hus-band had a modular building recently deliv-ered to the clinic’s new location on Elm Street. The clinic was formerly located in the lower level of Need-le Rock Realty on Highway 92 in downtown Crawford. With the new location, Mitchell wants a sign directing people to the clinic. The sign would list several non-profits or civic buildings such as the health clinic, the library, school, cemetery or town hall.

About the new clinic, Mitchell said, “It’s not on the main highway and people don’t know I exist.” She would like a sign by the town park adjacent to Highway 92 pointing towards Elm Street.

“We have a lot of tour-ists who visit in the sum-mer,” she said. “It would really help the clinic to have more business, because we want the

clinic here long after I’m gone.”

CDOT requires the Town of Crawford to sub-mit a letter asking for the sign, which would be at no cost to the town.

Trustee Hetty Todd believes the sign would be beneficial. She said people have had difficulty finding Crawford School because it is not visible from the highway.

The council voted unanimously to send a letter to CDOT request-ing the sign.

Volunteers are needed to help remodel the mod-ular. “It’s a community clinic,” Mitchell said. “It’s run by a non-profit. The more help we can get the better.”

Crawford requests informational sign

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The 34th annual Crawford Pioneer Days provided great fun from Thursday through the weekend. And Saturday night’s fireworks went off without a hitch.

The winners started with the baking contest on Thursday and ended with the Cowboy Cook-off on Saturday evening.

Kim and Steve Wasilk-owich, who have orga-nized Pioneer Days for the last several years, have announced their retirement even though they look too young to be doing so. It’s a huge undertaking, but also very rewarding. Kim said it was all worth it just to look at all the people lin-ing Highway 92 in down-town Crawford to watch the annual parade.

Before the live auction at the Crawford Commu-nity Center Friday, the grand marshal and king and queen were intro-duced. Here’s the infor-mation provided by Pio-neer Days.

Pioneer Days grand marshal Argee Gofforth was born July 4, 1934, in his grandparents’ home in Crawford. He spent his boyhood growing up on a ranch below Needle Rock, and as a little boy, helped his mom memorize the phone numbers since she was Crawford’s telephone operator. Gofforth gradu-ated from high school in Crawford, joined the Air Force and eventually returned to the house he was born in. Gofforth has two children, two stepchil-dren, four grandchildren, 10 stepgrandchildren and five great-grandchildren and a “man cave” to play in.

Pioneer Days king and queen are Leonard and Jeannie Shaw. Jeannie grew up in Delta, while

Leonard was born and raised in Crawford. They reside on the old family farm just north of town, underneath C Hill, and Leonard keeps eight or nine cows. They grow a big garden, can fruit from their orchard and raise their own beef.

Here are the 2012 Pio-neer Days winners:

Dignitaries — Grand marshal, Argee Gofforth; king and queen, Leonard and Jeannie Shaw; Vol-unteer of the Year, Susan Hansen; Business of the Year, Don’s Directory; Non-Profit of the Year, Friends of Crawford Town Hall.

Baking Contest, Adult — First place bread, Laura Rieck; second place bread, Mildred Kinser; third place bread, Lora Coates.

First place cookies, Barb Goffin; second place cookies, Terri Pittman; third place cookies, Sal-lie Waldron.

First place pie, Kim Burke; second place pie, Laura Rieck.

First place cake, Donna Cochran; second place cake, Christopher Brown; third place cake, Laura Rieck.

First place bars, Laura Rieck; second place bars, Erin Kendall.

Baking Contest, Youth — First place bread, Alexa Eslick.

First place cookies, George and Robert; sec-ond place cookies, Kaleb Carr; third place cookies, Dakota Rounds.

First place bars, Alexis Arroya.

First place pie, Hailey Carr.

Parade —Grand vhampion,

Smith Fork Ranch.Best theme, Marla

Bishop.First place youth, Lar-

issa Cotten; second place youth, Houseweart Kids; third place youth, 4-H group.

First place adult, Marla Bishop; second place adult, Bob Heid; third place adult, Jim Zimmerle.

First place music, Crawford Friends Church; second place music, Delta County Libraries.

First place float, Smith Fork Ranch; sec-ond place float, Ander-sons and David Justice; third place float, Don’s Directory.

First place group, Partners Mentoring; sec-ond place group, Dani Smith and Family; third place group, First State Bank of Colorado.

First place history/horse, Thunder Mountain Colorado History; second place horse, Roger Bent-ley and Mike Twamley.

First place antique/classic vehicle, Har-old Smith; second place antique/classic vehicle, Gene and Laura Rieck; third place antique/clas-sic vehicle, Tom Stevens.

First place humor, Dick Moore; second place humor, Sharon’s Kids.

Outhouse Races — First place, Crawford Friends Church; second place, Uncle Nubs; third place, Fruitland Mesa Club; People’s Choice, Sharon’s Kids.

Cowboy Cook-off — Judge’s Choice: First place, Erin Kendall; sec-ond place, Anna Smith; third place, Peggy Ward-law; best theme, Erin Kendall.

People’s Choice: First place, Erin Kendall; sec-ond place, Boyd Collins; third place, Wanda Gof-forth.

Lots of winners at the 34th Pioneer Days

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Hector Zeferino of Hotchkiss Paranor-mal Investigators (HPI) will visit the Hotchkiss Library during the teen summer reading program on Wednesday, June 20, at 4 p.m.

“Hector and the other team members will dem-onstrate the equipment they use to search for paranormal activity,” says Sarah Pope, youth librarian. “They will show us how they use special video and audio equip-ment to search out para-normal activity, and then they will even search for

ghosts in the Hotchkiss Library.

“HPI is a new local organization that offers free paranormal investi-gation,” Pope explains. “They have found excit-ing evidence while inves-tigating Paonia’s Bross Hotel and the old mining town of Cripple Creek, and they are planning to investigate the old Stan-ley Hotel in Estes Park.”

“ ‘Own the Night’ is this year’s theme for the teen summer read-ing program at all of the libraries in Delta Coun-ty,” Pope says. “So, we

thought this would be a fun program for the teens to learn about high-tech equipment and the grow-ing popularity of ghost hunting.”

Deb Anderson from Delta will conduct a simi-lar teen program at the Cedaredge Library on Wednesday, July 11, at 6 p.m.

For more informa-tion about these pro-grams contact the Hotchkiss Library at 872-4153, the Cedaredge Library at 856-3518, or visit online at www.deltalibraries.org.

Ghost hunters to visit Hotchkiss Library

Freshmen4.0

Alexis ArroyoEddie CambriaTifany ClockMorgan DodierWesley HardinLogan HillTiJay LehmanUlises MendozaMadison MilnerKaden MilsteinRebecca PachlBrielle PalmerRiver PanishAnna SteckelKayli TallentDuncan TurnbullAlisa WilliamsShianne Wright

3.4-3.9Damen BartlingKaleb BaylesKeegan BurkeTia ClockTyrell ClockSebastian DavisArial DuncanAnna Lee DuttonCaroline GallegosMartha HarperMakalah Henderson

Alexander HulteenMackenzie KatzdornCandice LegerMoriah RodstromLogan SchoppJacob SchreinerAlex SmithGavin Widner

3.0-3.3Trinton BallardValente CamposBryce HommeKursten KeelerCarlynn ToothakerAleksus Wilson

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Chris AllenNatalie AndersonDaryl BattKelli BuhrdorfJennifer CelisIlsa GracelandKylie HodgesJake HubbellNilam HypioBethany MalievskyEmily MattesonAmber PagoneCaleb SchelleIsabel SilversteinJessica Violett

3.4-3.9Anna AshmoreTristan BelewTanner BizerMandi ChermakLaura EgidiEarl GaubAshley KoileRoss LeValleyGabrielle MathesonTyler SuppesMariah Young

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3.4-3.9Mariah AdamsCody BartlettConner BeardCiara Beegle

Teo BradburyBryanna CoxKristina DelouryRuss EvansTony IbarraChristina JaramilloCody LittlefieldBrydie MitchellDavid OviedoSavannah RochaSadie SmithTrenten TamayoAlexis WestergrenBrayden Wilson

3.0-3.3Angela BorgmanTaylor SchreinerZack TaylorBree VernonMeaghan Wright

Seniors4.0

Nikki BuhrdorfTell HawkReed HubbellVikash HypioErin JonesDeana McGrathKasey MilesBen SmithKelsey SpadaforaBeth Wood

3.4-3.9Christa BeirigerJordan BelewBrandy DuttonMariah HafleySamantha HendersonDylan HillBraeden HortonAaron HudsonRichard KendallJessi MautzJoe McChesneyRyan PachlJessica PadillaLeah PaleckiAmber RankinSydney RoopSidney SauterKim Wellman

3.0-3.3Sarah BarrettLane CoeChelsea HotchkissPolo IbarraDylan JensenKassie MayfieldKelsey MilnerLindsey ToddNolan TracyTory Welt

Hotchkiss High honor rollThe following students were named to honor roll at Hotchkiss High School for

the second semester of the 2011-2012 school year:

File photo by Kathy BrowningThe Huck Finn Days fi shing derby returns to Volunteer Park in Paonia this Sat-urday, June 16, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Hosted by the Hotchkiss National Fish Hatchery, it is open to kids ages 3 to 12 (must be accompanied by an adult).

The Hotchkiss Nation-al Fish Hatchery will host its annual Return of Huck Finn Days fish-ing derby on Saturday, June 16, at Volunteer Park near Paonia (about one mile west of town on Mathews Lane).

The ponds are located directly behind the base-ball fields to the north along the river. Last year, 118 kids had fun fish-ing. They were joined by Honkers, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s blue goose mascot, and Smokey Bear from the U.S. Forest Service.

The derby is a great way to instill the love of sport fishing to our young children. It is hoped this will help build the next generation of outdoor enthusiasts.

The fishing derby is free to kids ages 3-12.

They must be accompa-nied by an adult, and they should bring their own poles and bait. The ponds will be freshly stocked

with 12-inch trout.Through the generous

support of local business-es, there will be prizes of all kinds.

Huck Finn fishing derby set for Saturday

The Hotchkiss Nation-al Fish Hatchery is busy stocking area lakes and streams with rainbow trout raised at the hatch-ery.

Over the past couple of weeks, fish were stocked at:

Silver Jack Reservoir — 19,126 7.7” rainbow trout;

McPhee Reservoir — 13,155 9.4-inch rainbow trout;

Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge, 12.1-inch rainbow trout for a fishing derby;

Animas River — 18,253 three-inch rainbow trout; and

Volunteer Park, Paonia — 1,250 12.5-inch rainbow trout for annu-al Huck Finn Fishing Derby.

So far this year the hatchery has stocked McPhee Reservoir, Ridg-way Reservoir, Heron Reservoir, Leadville NFH, Blue Mesa Reser-voir, Lemon Reservoir, Ute Indian Reservation, Silver Jack Reservoir, Monte Vista NWR and the Animas River.

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BY JOHN BOCCHINOSpecial to the DCI

River Sense: The Thrill It is a valley. It is a town. It is a river. It is our Gunnison. And like many before me, I came to Gunnison for the fish-ing.

For someone who grew up back east, fishing brook trout streams you could literally step over, the majestic mountains and rivers of the west can be intimidating. At first, you are simply awestruck by the vast open spaces surrounded by moun-tains that disappear into clouds at 13,000 or 14,000 feet. As you try to get your mind around that, you see the river winding down through the valley. Pristine. Beautiful. Invit-ing. As you exhale, you look for a place to park and put your waders on. I am definitely here for the fishing.

Some say the Gunnison River begins in Almont, Colorado, where the Tay-lor River and the East River merge. But I say

it begins with melting snow high in the Rocky Mountains. This trickle becomes the river which has defined this valley for centuries. Whether you view the river as a commercial necessity, an agricultural requirement, a recreational resource, or a piece of history, it is the central nervous system of the valley. It has impacted the local culture and shaped the lives of residents since the area was first settled. Since there are so many different perspectives when it comes to our river, and water in gener-al in Colorado, there exist many challenges related to how we can experi-ence and share in all that the Gunnison River has to offer. There is a long history of this delicate balancing act, and many before us have worked diligently to address the needs of all interested parties. The people come and go. Time marches on. The work continues. And thanks to a lot of hard

work and common sense, the river still flows. And the fishing...well, the fishing is truly special. It is why so many return year after year.

I find a place to park my truck. It’s a nice spot close to the river, all pub-lic access but no one in sight: Another shock for an Easterner. It’s early

spring with snow on the ground and ice on the river bank. The water is low and clear, crystal clear. I gear up, rig up my fly rod, and head to the river.

When I stand on the bank of the Gunnison River for the first time, I am overwhelmed. But then I see a riffle just

off the near bank, and beyond that, a large pool with a tail-out and anoth-er riffle. Approaching a big river is like trying to solve a big problem. It’s easier to tackle if you break it down into small-er pieces. I now see many small streams. I can fish a small stream. I haven’t even taken my first cast and I feel that chill. Not a chill from the cold. (And we know how cold it can get in the Gunnison Val-ley!) This is that special feeling, just like the rush you got when that girl in high school smiled back at you for the first time. This is love at first sight.

I wade out and begin to cast and work my fly through all the usual spots. This time of year, I look for the deeper and slower water. I look for seams and eddies, and all the typical places where trout hold and feed. At first, it’s hard to concen-trate on the fishing in the midst of such pris-tine beauty. I am already thinking this is the place. This is where I stay. I have arrived. Then my line tightens. My rod bends and sweeps out to my right in an instant.

And then my line goes slack. I am reminded of what it feels like to lose a fish. A nice fish. I check my flies and get back into a rhythm of casting and mending my line, and working my fly through the zones of opportunity in anticipation of another magic moment.

I live here now and I also contribute when I can to the efforts to keep our rivers flowing. There are many of us. We have arrived. And we are here for the fishing.

John Bocchino arrived in Gunnison in March, 2006. He fishes year round and is a profes-sional fly fishing guide. He can be contact-ed via his website at RiffleandRise.com.

This is part of a series of articles coordinated by the Water Center at Colo-rado Mesa University in cooperation with the Colorado and Gunnison Basin Roundtables to raise awareness about water needs, uses and policies in our region. To learn more about the basin roundtables and statewide water planning, go to www.coloradomesa.edu/WaterCenter.

The thrill of fishing the Gunnison

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Kebler Pass (CR 12) Road will be closed Fri-day June 22, from 3 to 6 p.m. to all traffic for the Crested Butte Bike Week Chainless World Championship Bike Race.

This includes all roads, neighborhoods, and access points to

Kebler Pass (CR 12) Road between Whiterock Ave. in Crested Butte to 1/2 mile beyond Kebler Pass on the western, Paonia side of the pass.

Please call the Crested Butte/Mt. Crested Butte Chamber of Commerce at 970-349-6438 with any concerns or questions.

Kebler Pass to close for bike raceElectric vehicles

including a Chevy Volt and alternative fuel vehicles such as a “Flex Fuel Hummer” will be on display at DMEA’s annual meeting the morning June 14, at the Montrose Pavilion.

“It’s “Flag Day,” so a great opportunity to showcase cars that reduce our nation’s reli-ance on foreign oil,” explained Tom Polika-las, DMEA’s public rela-tions/communications supervisor and annual meeting organizer.

Tri-State Generation and Transmission Asso-ciation, DMEA’s power supplier, is bringing the Volt; Intergalactic Hydrogen is bringing the “Flex Fuel Hum-mer” Turner Toyota is also bringing high effi-ciency vehicles to dis-play, including the Toyota Prius, with an estimated 40 mpg city rating and the Toyota Prius C, with an esti-mated 53 city mpg rat-ing. Schneider Electric is also displaying its electric vehicle charging stations for residential use at the meeting.

“We’d like to thank the companies showcas-ing these interesting vehicles and technolo-gies at our annual meet-ing,” Polikalas said.

The vehicles will be on display at the Montrose Pavilion from 8-9 a.m. during the reg-istration and voting part of DMEA’s event. The FORE Alliance is also bringing the vehicles to “Main in Montrose” that evening from 6-8 p.m. for more information about the FORE Alli-ance, visit www.foreal-liance.org.

For additional details about the DMEA annual meeting and how to reg-ister for door prizes that include LED TVs, please visit www.dmea.com.

DMEA charges up meeting interest with electric cars

Photo submittedFill ‘er up? No, plug ‘er in! The Chevy Volt was Motor Trends “Car of the Year” for 2011 and also “Europe’s “Car of the Year.” One is coming to the Montrose Pavilion on June 14, courtesy of Tri-State Generation and Transmission Asso-ciation, to be showcased at DMEA’s annual meeting.

The North Fork Flyers will play at the Blue Sage Center for the Arts in Paonia, Saturday, June 16, for a night dance and fund raiser.

Every penny raised goes to support the annu-al Mountain Harvest Festival. Have a blast, do good, and dance ‘till the cows come home!

Mark and Margot of Delicious Dance will lead a kid and family dance

from 6 - 6:30 p.m. After that, childcare is offered at KVNF for $5 per kiddo if you sign up in advance.

Free swing dance les-sons start 6:30 - 7 p.m. Then dance any way you like while the Flyers play a wide ranging mix of rock, blues and classic pop.

Admission is a $10 donation per person. Kids 12 and under are free.

Flyers head up benefit concert

It has been a terrify-ing week for many resi-dents in the Rocky Moun-tain Region forced out of their homes as they fled from the flames of sev-eral large, out-of-control wildfires. The High Park Fire northwest of Fort Col-lins, and a fire just outside of Ruidoso, N.M., have already claimed dozens of structures and left thou-sands evacuated.

That should set off warning bells for home-owners. Now is the time to develop an evacuation plan and make sure you have insurance protection for your home and per-sonal belongings.

“Thousands of home-owners found themselves in the path of danger-ous wildfires this week,” says Carole Walker, executive director of the Rocky Mountain Insur-ance Information Associa-tion. “Unfortunately, most people don’t think about how they will escape and what insurance protection they have to rebuild and replace their belongings until something unthink-able occurs.”

People should review what their insurance cov-ers, policy dollar limits and protection for per-sonal belongings. Most

insurance policies also cover additional living expenses if you are unable to live in your house or apartment because of a fire or other covered peril. Most policies will reim-burse you the difference between your additional living expenses and your normal living expenses, but do have set limits on the amount they will pay and may be subject to a deductible.

Log on to www.rmiia.org for helpful informa-tion, including an insur-ance/evacuation checklist and disaster preparation tips.

RMIIA offers this insur-ance checklist:

• Develop an evacua-tion plan — In addition to developing an escape plan, another key to a good evacuation plan is to con-sider what you will need most when you are forced to leave your home on a moment’s notice. Make copies or scans of impor-tant financial and per-sonal documents, includ-ing insurance policies. You should email or send these to relatives or friends out-of-state to ensure they aren’t left behind.

• Create a home inven-tory — Make a home inventory that includes

lists, pictures or a video-tape of the contents of your home or apartment. After all, would you be able to remember all the possessions you’ve accu-mulated over the years if they were destroyed by a fire? Having an up-to-date home inventory will help get your insurance claim settled faster, verify losses for your income tax return and help you purchase the correct amount of insur-ance.

It’s easy to get over-whelmed, but RMIIA now has free software that you can download to help sim-plify the process! You can even add digital photos and scan in receipts, along with your room-by-room online inventory. Log on to www.rmiia.org for free home inventory software or a sample home inven-tory.

• Do an annual insur-ance check-up — Insur-ance is something most people don’t even want to think about until they need it the most. But, understanding what is and isn’t covered in your home-owners insurance policy can mean the difference of being able to rebuild your home and replace your personal belongings. Homeowners need to do

annual insurance policy “check ups” to make sure they keep up with local building costs and have adjusted their coverage to include home remodeling and additions. If you don’t have replacement cover-age, consider spending a few extra dollars for cover-age that pays for the cost of replacing the damaged property without deduc-tion for depreciation.

• Know what is, and isn’t covered — The typi-cal homeowners insur-ance policy covers damage resulting from fire, wind-storm, hail, water damage (excluding flooding), riots and explosion as well as other causes of loss, such as theft and the extra cost of living elsewhere while the structure is being repaired or rebuilt. Ask about extra coverage endorsements to help pay for building code upgrades.

Your policy also covers your legal liability (up to policy limits) if you, mem-bers of your family or even your pets hurt other people or their property, not just in your house, but away from it, as well. If you have a lot of assets to protect, you may want to consider an umbrella policy that offers increased protection against lawsuits.

Are you prepared for wildfire

The National Coopera-tive Forest Fire Preven-tion Program Committee has selected the West Region Wildfire Coun-cil (WRWC) to receive a Smokey Bear Award Cer-tificate for their service to wildfire prevention. Their selection of WRWC for this award is based

on the organization’s leadership in promoting wildfire mitigation and prevention education in Community Wildfire Pro-tection Plans across the region they serve.

The Cooperative Forest Fire Prevention (CFFP) Program, the USDA For-est Service, the National Association of State For-esters (NASF), and the Advertising Council spon-sor the national Smokey Bear Awards. It is the highest national honor one can receive for out-standing work and signif-icant program impact in wildfire prevention. This award has been bestowed on well-deserving groups and individuals annually since 1957. The Smokey Bear Award certificates and plaques are awarded to a few select nominees to recognize their poten-

tial to receive future Smokey Bear Awards, or for State Forestry agen-cies to independently rec-ognize outstanding wild-fire prevention efforts.

The certificate and plaque will be presented to the West Region Wild-fire Council on Thurs-day, June 14, by the Acting Forest Supervi-sor of the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison National For-est. The award presen-tation is scheduled for 3 p.m. at the Montrose Public Lands Center (2465 S. Townsend Ave-nue, Montrose) during WRWC’s regularly sched-uled monthly meeting (second Thursday of each month from 3 - 5 p.m.).

For more information about the West Region Wildfire Council, visit www.COwildfire.org.

West Region Wildfire Council earns award

B6 Wednesday, June 13, 2012 LOCAL NEWS Delta County Independent

On Friday, June 8, the Bureau of Land Man-agement posted a pre-liminary Environmental Assessment for public comment regarding coal lease modifications at the West Elk Mine to con-tinue mining operations adjacent to the existing federal coal leases.

The West Elk Mine has been in operation since 1982 and produced about 6 million tons of coal in 2011. Currently, the mine employs 378 people, and the major-ity of these employees, as well as their families, live in communities in Delta County. Total direct eco-nomic benefits associated with the coal mines with-in the North Fork Valley exceed $60 million annu-ally.

West Elk Mine’s coal lease modification appli-cation consists of adding about 800 acres to lease COC-1362 and about 921 acres to lease COC-67232 in order to prevent the bypassing of about 10.1 million recoverable tons of federal coal.

The BLM in accor-dance with the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 and the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands of 1947 is responsible for the leasing decision analyzed in the EA. The coal lease modification surface area, however, includes Nation-al Forest System Lands managed by the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison National Forests. For coal lease modification applications involving the USFS, the BLM must submit the lease modification appli-cation to the Secretary of Agriculture for consent.

“The issuance of a lease modification is a commit-ment of the resource for potential exploration, mining, development and reclamation subject to

further review and per-mitting actions by the state,” said Barb Shar-row, BLM Uncompahgre Field Manager.

The Proposed Action conforms to the overall guidance given in the Uncompahgre Basin Resource Management Plan. The RMP identifies federal coal lands that are suitable for further leas-ing consideration with stipulations or unsuitable for leasing. Additionally, the RMP identifies areas within the 83,334 acres of federal coal estate in Paonia/Somerset areas that would be suitable for further leasing consider-ation.

Gunnison County receives approximate-ly $2 million annually in tax revenues as the result of the coal mining operations at the West Elk Mine. Delta Coun-ty receives the indirect financial benefit and tax revenue from the indirect businesses that support the mine, and the tax base from the workers, and their families, that reside in the County.

When a coal leasing action is proposed, envi-ronmental analysis is required by the National Environmental Policy Act. The NEPA directs the BLM to consider how the Proposed Action may impact the lands and resources and iden-tify alternatives within the NEPA process. To review the environmen-tal assessment, go to http://www.blm.gov/co/st/en/BLM_Information/nepa/ufo.html.

Written comments must be submitted by Monday, July 9, to the BLM Uncompahgre Field Office, Attn: Desty Dyer, 2465 S. Townsend Ave., Montrose, CO 81401, fax 970-240-5368 or [email protected]. Com-

ments must include your complete name and address. When com-menting, please include references to the Chap-ter Number, and, if pos-sible, the page number. This will help us to spe-cifically respond to your comment(s).

Public comments and information submitted, including the names, street addresses, and email addresses of persons who submit comments, will be available for public review and disclosure at the UFO during regular business hours (from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.), Monday through Friday, except holidays. Respondents who wish to withhold their name and/or address from public review, and/or from disclosure under the Free-dom of Information Act (FOIA), must state this prominently at the begin-ning of their comments. Such requests will be hon-ored to the extent allowed by law; however, there is no guarantee that the BLM will be able to honor the request. All submis-sions from organizations or businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as representa-tives or officials of orga-nizations or businesses, will be made available for public inspection in their entirety.

BLM seeks input on West Elk coal lease

Crawford Honor: 4.0George Arroyo Jr.Shelby Rogers-EllisonJoseph BurrisEthan GuyGillian KnottJace PeeblesCarson BeckIvy KirkElectra Lovato

Black and Orange Honor: 3.5-3.9

Malykai KlaseenJames ScriverMaria BurrisJazmyn HartCandace Johnson-Sie-blerEmma NielsenKyla SeldersElijah KirkAlanna DrennanJacob Palecki

William ScarlettHunter GallobKash WilliamsBenjamin WrightRobert CochranEllieyana LoweCubsv’ Honor: 3.0-3.4

Lillian KubanColton PeeblesBraxton TrujilloZachary BrownTaylor WhiteAlyssa Palecki

Crawford honor rollThe following students were named to honor roll

at Crawford K-6 for the fourth quarter of the 2011-2012 school year:

Photos by Kyle Crowder

Masons honor HHS gradsMembers of the Mt. Lamborn Masonic Lodge #102 presented scholarships to three Hotchkiss High School graduates on May 9. Art Wolverton, Les Kolb and Greg Allen (back row, left to right) presented (front row, left to right) Vikash Hypio with the A. Willard Laurel Memorial Scholarship for $1,000 and Kelsey Spadafora and Joe McChesney each with $500 Educa-tional Opportunity Grants.

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The Wild West — Boots, Hats and Vests

With the Lynch-Cotten American Legion Color Guard the 34th annual Pioneer Days Parade offi cially started last Saturday morning about 11. As usual during Pioneer Days, Kim Wasilkowich (left) was everywhere. She

and Steve have organized the multi-day event for several years, but are not stepping down to have a rest. She wanted to snap a photo of the Crawford Friends Church entry for the Outhouse Race. It was named, “The Holy Crap-per.” The team won fi rst place in the competition which was held after the parade and Fido Follies.

Audiences enjoyed three performances of “Aunt Fannie’s Last Laugh, or Where There’s A Will, There’s A Won’t” by Rick Steckel. Above are Mc-kayla Hess as Felicity Fairweather and David Murry as Rock Hound.

Crawford Friends Church also won for the best music during the Pioneer Days parade. They could play, sing, dance and be driven down the parade route all at the same time.

For a little guy, Bruce Bair sure likes to eat. Here he is chowing down at the First State Bank of Colo-rado - Crawford lunch.

Smith Fork Ranch were named Pioneer Days Grand Champion for their great entry. They had numerous riders and this horse performed tricks. The horse could twirl a lasso and picked up a hankerchief off the pavement. Smith Fork Ranch also won fi rst place fl oat.

Photos byKathy BrowningMore photos atwww.fl ickr.com/

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Jeannie and Leonard Shaw had their banners on proclaiming them the 2012 Pioneer Days Queen and King. The announcement was made Friday night before the live auction at the Community Center. Below is Pioneer Days Grand Marshal Argee Gof-forth and his wife Wanda, who is a town trustee.

Erin Kendall of Cedaredge was made an honor-ary Crawford resident because she always par-ticipates in Pioneer Days. In this year’s events, she won second place in the baking contest and Peo-ple’s Choice, Judges fi rst place and best theme in the Cowboy Cook-off. It was her year!

B8 Wednesday, June 13, 2012 BUSINESS Delta County Independent

BY NEAL SCHWIETERMANRecreational representative, Gunnison Basin Roundtable

and director, Paonia Kayak ClubThis spring we were

eating pizza in downtown Paonia and in pulls a van carrying the Colorado Rocky Mountain School kayak racing team. In quick time they wolfed down their pre-ordered seven pizzas and quickly headed over the pass to Carbondale. They were on the way home from the Colorado High School Kayaking Championships held in Durango.

In this case, Paonia was a just a lucky stop on

the trip home and the res-taurant owner was happy to sell seven extra pizzas on a slow evening. White water rafting accounts for $155 million tourist dollars spent in Colorado in 2011. The biggest hit-ter is the Arkansas River, which pulls in over 200 thousand user days per year. The Gunnison Basin draws a respectable 20,000. While white water recreation generates just 16% of the tourism dol-lars that the skiing does, it is still important to our local economies.

In the rural Colorado that we all love, it is often

difficult to make a living. Many of us know ranch-ers and farmers whose spouses work “regular” jobs to keep the family afloat in the agricultural life style. Even when we work “regular” jobs, our pay is well below Front Range rates.

So how do we make a rural economy work? Diversify. The more veins feeding the aorta, the quicker it fills. On the Western Slope, few of us want to make it rich, but we sure would like our children to be able to return after college and make a go of it.

Recreation does not drive the economy, but is another feeder vein. The Taylor River accounts for 2/3 of the boating user days in the Gunnison Basin. This helps fill restaurants and rental houses AND keeps ener-getic ski area workers employed off season.

Down valley, the Gunnison Gorge, the Lower Gunnison and even the short Lake Fork season all add a little. From Lake City to Grand Junction, businesses get just a bit more. Direct spending on recreational boating adds $1.9 million to the Upper Gunnison economy and generates a total of $4.9 million over-all. The Lower Gunnison (Lake Fork and below) benefits from over $.5 million spent directly and $1.4 million in increased economic activity.

These numbers from the Colorado River Out-fitters Association 2001 report DO NOT include economic activity gener-ated from fishing, plea-sure boating on reservoirs or “private boaters.” A private boater is one that likes the sport enough to purchase the gear to raft, kayak or canoe rivers on their own. They are not confined to the commer-

cially-run sections of riv-ers.

Highly skilled kayak-ers run the class V Oh-Be-Joyful Creek above Crest-ed Butte or Escalante Creek below Delta. They, too, will purchase food and the occasional adult bev-erage during their trav-els. Those liking calmer waters run the North Fork of the Gunnison or the “Gunny Gorge,” and locals benefit from rent-ing pack animals or visits to local wineries.

The organization “Pro-tect the Flows” recently released a report find-ing that recreation on the Colorado River sup-ports 234,000 jobs across seven states and provides $26 billion in economic activity each year. You can always quibble with the numbers in econom-ic impact studies, but there’s no doubt that the ability to play on rivers benefits our region.

All of this fun happens on the water that flows down our rivers. Some is en route to a faucet, some to a farm, and some to users outside the state. The Gunnison Basin

Roundtable, a group des-ignated to plan for our future water needs (both “consumptive” uses that take water out of the stream and “nonconsump-tive” uses that don’t), has chosen to look at recre-ational river use as a part of the whole, not a use contrary to the end user. Whenever possible, the Roundtable encourages projects on our rivers to help both the water right holder and the users on the delivery channel. In the end, as our waters

flow to their final use, all can enjoy it. With any luck, that chance restau-rant visit will become the norm.

The Water Center at Colorado Mesa Univer-sity is working with the Colorado and Gunnison Basin Roundtables to raise awareness about how water works in our region. To learn more about the basin roundta-bles and statewide water planning, go to www.coloradomesa.edu/Water-Center.

White water feeds the economy

BY RANDY SUNDERLANDGeneral Manager

Computer users must be constantly vigilant against attack, whether from an infected e-mail message or using their credit card on an unse-cured website. The form of attack varies widely, and often lulls users to make a bad decision.

Local computer store owner Gynee Thomas-sen deals with users who have made poor decisions and now have an infected computer. Lately, she has seen a new form of attack where users are freely giving scammers access to their computers . . . and all kinds of personal and confidential informa-tion.

She said these users are receiving phone calls from people identifying themselves as represen-tiving Microsoft, HP or Dell. As part of the call, these scammers (often with heavy accents) request remote access to the computer and the unsuspecting users are

following instructions and giving the caller open assess to their computer.

“They are installing a keylogger program,” said Thomassen. “This gives scammers every key-stroke you might make.” As the scammer monitors the computer, they can learn access codes, pass-words, user names . . . even credit card numbers. And the keylogger is invisible, working in the background so the user is completely unaware of the identity theft.

Thomassen cautions peo-ple about giving such access when a company calls. “Big companies like Microsoft do not initiate calls such as this,” she said. Only con-sider giving remote access if you have initiated the contact with the company, and if in doubt, hang up and call the service repre-sentative again.

A quick search of the Internet can provide con-cerned computer users with an abundance of tips to improve e-mail and online security.

Scammers seek remote access

File photo by Randy SunderlandKayakers and rafters fi nd the Gunnison River to be an exciting and fun ride downstream from the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park.

A new website has been developed to familiarize Colorado food producers with federal, state and local food licensing regu-lations, and to help ensure that the path food travels from farm to fork is safe. The website, www.cofarm-tomarket.com, is for farm-ers market vendors, ag producers and food prod-uct manufacturers.

“Marketing and sell-ing food products can

be one of the most chal-lenging aspects to a farm enterprise or food entre-preneur, especially when direct sales are involved,” said Wendy White, mar-keting specialist for the Colorado Department of Agriculture.

The website also includes information regarding the Cottage Foods Act which was signed into law in March 2012.

Online resource helps food businesses


Seventy-seven artists from across the Western Slope and from as far as Texas brought over 200 of their original works to show for entry in the 40th annual Edge of the Cedars Art Exhibit that con-cluded on Sunday.

The best of show winner as judged by artist Vera Mulder of Fruita was a watercolor by a previous show winner, Cindy Brabec-King of Palisade. The best of show entry takes a nautical theme of small fish-ing boats at dock, one of them with a cat aboard.

Sponsors of the annual

event are members of the local Epsilon Sigma Alpha chap-ter of Zeta Omicron sorority. The ESA chapter raises funds from the show that this year funded two $500 scholarships for graduating Cedaredge High School seniors. The ESA chapter also donates to other local organizations in the community.

The national Zeta Omi-cron organization and ESA have also supported St. Jude’s Children’s hospital for many years.

More than a dozen local individuals and businesses sponsored cash awards to winning artists in the Edge of

Cedars Exhibit. They included Big John’s, Benson Brothers, Cedaredge Area Chamber of Commerce, Parks Insurance, Surface Creek Bank, Tay-lor Funeral Services, Wells Fargo, Munson’s Main Street Gallery, Cedaredge Dental Office, Vela Ranches, Clas-sic Computers, Double-J Dis-posal, Delta Orthopedics and Mattes and More.

Edge of Cedars draws more than 200 entries

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Running on lowAnecdotal reports from river fl oaters and fi shermen that the Gunnison River is at the lowest stage in memory are supported by data from the Cedaredge water commissioner’s offi ce. Average fl ows at Delta this time of year are 3,000 cubic feet per second, water managers report. Last week, on June 6, only 629 cfs were fl owing at Delta. Current contingency plan-ning includes one option for drawing down Grand Mesa reservoirs to levels that could provide emergency reserves in 2013 if next winter’s snowpack fails. Meanwhile, though low water river fl oating isn’t the greatest, Gunnison River fi shing has been reported good. Photo taken at the SH65 bridge.

Photo by Michele Gillis

Front row seatCedaredge teacher Michele Gillis had a front row seat as a helicopter from Olathe Spray Service dipped water from a pond on her property west of Cedaredge on Ute Trail Road. She captured the photo as she and some neighbors gathered in the open space around the pond while fi refi ghters battled a wildfi re on Friday, June 8. Gillis said winds were driving the fi re towards their home, and they had gathered their horses and moved them near the water. The assistance of rotary-wing and fi xed-wing aircraft from Olathe Spray Service was critical and essential to the successful fi re fi ghting effort, said Kevin Walker, Cedaredge fi re chief. “They were able to come over and knock the big fl ames down so our ground crews could get in and attack the fi re,” he said.


The Memorial Wall at Orchard City’s new Centenni-al Park is beginning to display sentiments of town residents in the form of engraved tiles that residents may purchase and have mounted there.

As of last week, 28 of the tiles had been installed. They memorialize or honor indi-viduals, town pioneers and pioneer families, and social institutions. Some are simple signatures and some include salutes to others in the com-munity.

Information on buying tiles for the Memorial Wall is avail-able at Orchard City Town Hall, 835-3337.

Memorial Wall is beginning to bear witness

Photo by Hank LohmeyerOrchard City’s community wall of honor is beginning to display tiles placed by town residents.


The regularly scheduled work session for Cedaredge town trustees on June 14 will include a special meeting con-vened prior.

On the agenda for the spe-

cial meeting is an item deal-ing with “appointment of town clerk and deputy town clerk.”

Items up for discussion at the work session include planning, funding options, and rates for a proposed new sewer treatment plant.

Special meeting set to appoint town clerk

Photo by Hank LohmeyerA watercolor portrait of “Shad-ow” by artist Dale Russell Smith of Cedar Mesa won an award in its category and was a popular show entry.

Photo by Hank LohmeyerA few of the many individuals, sponsors and artists who made the 40th Edge of the Episolon Sigma Alpha Cedars Art Exhibit a success are pictured, from left, Karen Spears, ESA president; Shirley Clayton, Kathy Westlake, and Carol Vela, ESA mem-bers; and, Vera Mulder of Fruita, judge of this year’s show.

Photo by Hank Lohmeyer“Cowboy Campfire” by Cedaredge artist John A. Schmidt evoked familiar Western magic.


Signs, fences, and ditches are topics being taken up by the Cedaredge Planning Com-mission.

A new comprehensive sign code, including provisions and fees for obtaining sign permits, has been referred to the town trustees for consid-eration.

The planning commission decided on June 5 that its next project will be a set of codes to spell out rules and regulations for fences. Mayor Pat Means pointed out that the town’s site development standards already include fencing regulations for new subdivisions. The fence code that town planners propose to write would govern new fence construction on existing parcels.

And, town administrator Katie Sickles told the town planners that a network of pri-

vate irrigation ditches which make their ways through the town should be addressed. So, ditches will be a third item the planning commis-sion takes up, most likely in the near future. The planning commission will ask for the town board’s endorsement of project priorities.

Sickles explained that in many cases the town doesn’t know who owns the ditches, who gets water from them, or whom to contact if a problem arises with them in their tran-sits through town. Sickles said issues of concern are drainage, maintenance, emergency situ-ations, and interface issues with town utilities.

First order of business, planning commission meme-bers decided, would be to begin work with the pub-lic works department on an inventory of the ditches that are believed to be a con-cern.

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Problems ofwoody plantsand their solutions

BY JIM LESERCedaredge Tree Board

Water. The life blood of all living things. Too little can result in death but too much can also bring death. No truer statements have been uttered but did you know we as gardeners often are guilty of one or the other excesses?

And what could be more important to Coloradans than water? Mark Twain famously said: “Whiskey is for drinking; water is for fighting over.” So today we are going to talk about proper watering, mostly about trees and woody perennials.

First we’ll address newly planted trees. Most of you will either build a basin around the tree, dik-ing out as far as the drip line. You then dutifully flood this basin every time you water. The alternative is to put in an irrigation system with drip emitters or spray nozzles that are close to the tree’s trunk. Oftentimes only two.

Both these methods work well for the first year but please change this for the second and subsequent

years. Tree roots can grow sev-eral feet out from the original container or root ball space in the first year.

You must remove this basin and water a larger area, preferably using a sprinkler. Sprinkler heads spraying toward the trunk need to be pointed out-ward and maybe even moved further away from the trunk.

Our soils tend to be fairly heavy clay. Trees and other woody perenni-als will have most of their roots in the upper 12-18 inches. This means roots will spread out further and can potentially dry out sooner.

A bigger problem may be competition from other plants. Trees planted in the lawn often are water starved because the grass is intercepting most of the irrigation water. I tend to plant my trees and shrubs in areas adjacent to lawns rather than in them.

This brings us to anoth-er potential watering problem; mixing together plants with different water requirements. A pinon is not going to do well in a bluegrass lawn. Likewise, many of our natives are

going to need much less water than our annual flowers we purchase from local nurseries.

Water needs are han-dled by how much and how often. It is better to water less often and more deeply for this encourages a bet-ter root system. One that can withstand drought conditions better.

I may water my estab-lished junipers and pinyons every two months during the heat of the summer but my neighbor’s bluegrass lawn needs water at least twice a week. Newly plant-ed trees and shrubs may need to be watered every few days at first. Watering frequency in their second and subsequent years will decrease.

I do not have many water loving plants. Most of my woody plants are watered on a 21-, 40- or 60-day cycle. Some even less frequently. The surest way to kill a newly planted big sagebrush (Artemisia) bush is to water it. This shrub will die if you water it much, even when newly planted.

Don’t forget to mulch around your trees and woody perennials. This

will hold moisture in the soil and help extend your watering frequency. Just make sure you keep the mulch away from the tree trunk or shrub base. We don’t want to keep the base of these plants wet and we don’t want to provide a refuge for pests to live next to the plant base.

One last piece of advice: adjust your water-ing schedule according to needs. Water in the winter about every 30-40 days when weather permits. Water less fre-quently in the cooler spring and late fall and more frequently when it is hot and dry.

We don’t get much rain here so make sure you pro-vide life’s blood to your plants. Trees that become stressed from too much or too little water are more susceptible to disease and pest problems. Water the right amount at the right time at the right frequen-cy.

Jim Leser retired to Cedaredge after a career with Texas A&M Univer-sity Extension in entomol-ogy. He is a member of the Cedaredge Tree Board and a master gardener.

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Destiny is a 2-year-old who has gone through 15 back surgeries and one brain surgery since being admitted to Children’s Hospital on April 14. Her parents are Greg and Sic-cily Burrows of Eckert.

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Four-footed fashionIris Marconnette was one of the PACE partici-pants enjoying the Dog Fashion Show held at the Eckert CommUnity Care Center on Friday, June 8th. Ashlee Davis gave Iris an up-close encounter with Angel, an 11-year-old Pomeranian dressed in an exquisite red couturier gown.


Gullible SkepticsA talented group of local musicians who know how to show they really enjoy performing for people serenaded an audience at the Chapel of the Cross on June 7. They gave their listeners a signature style concert of soft popular and rock songs by artists including James Taylor; The Eagles; Crosby, Stills, and Nash, and others. Members of the Gullible Skeptics are, from left, Carol Morrell, Brenda Suiter, Dave Christian, Mary Ann Rathburn, and Marty Rathburn. On June 10, a program of classical piano by Jill Olson was scheduled. There is a full season of Chapel con-certs scheduled every Thursday and Sunday this summer through August.

The first two Gymkha-na’s for the 2012 Summer Gymkhana series were held on May 30 and June 6 at the Surface Creek Arena in Cedaredge. There was a good turnout in all age groups but espe-cially in the “7 and under” class where there were 13 participants. It is more than fun to watch these little guys and gals ride their horses in the events. Results for both evenings are posted below.

The next gymkhana will be on Wednesday, June 13, with two more for the summer on June 27 and Aug. 15. Registra-tion is at the arena on the night of the event begin-ning at 5:30 p.m. and is $5 per event. Each gym-khana starts at 6:30 p.m. The concession stand is open each evening and spectators are welcome.

May 30 ResultsAdult: Barrels

— Jenni Cerise, Jessie Brown, Mandy Trembly, Audra Penasa and Lana Sulkey; Pole Bending — Shana Wilgus, Mandy Trembly, Jessie Brown and Dorothy Goff; Flag Race — Jessie Brown, Mandy Trembly and Dorothy Goff; Fun Race — Jessie Brown, Shanna Wilgus, Mandy Trembly and Dorothy Goff;

14-18 year olds: Barrels — Brittanny Brassfield, Alyssa Isa-man, Sierra McHugh and Samantha Heinze; Pole Bending — Brit-tanny Brassfield, Alyssa Isaman, Sierra McHugh and Samantha Heinze; Flag Race — Alyssa Isa-man, Samantha Heinze; Fun Race — Samantha Heinze, Sierra McHugh and Alyssa Isaman;

8-13 year olds: Barrels — Josie Rumble, Conner Cannon, Kole Hawkins, Ryan Searcy and Jessie Stillings; Pole Bending —

Emilee Isaman, Kendall McHugh, Shay Hamilton, Mariah Isaman and Kait-lyn Sharpe; Flag Race — Emilee Isaman, Mariah Isaman, Kaitlyn Sharpe, Lexee Wilson and Sarah Parker; Fun Race — Ken-dall McHugh, Mariah Isaman, Elaine Cannon, Emilee Isaman and Kait-lyn Sharpe;

7 and Under: Barrels — Josie Rumble, Conner Cannon, Ryan Searcy, Shelby Risher and Jessie Stillings; Pole Bending — Josie Rumble, Ryan Searcy, Conner Cannon, Roudy Sharpe and Aus-tyn Goode; Flag Race — Conner Cannon, Kole Hawkins, Roudy Sharpe, Shelby Risher and Kaden Hawks; Fun Race — Con-ner Cannon, Josie Rum-ble, Kole Hawkins, Ryan Searcy and Jessie Still-ings;

All Around Honors for May 30 were awarded to the following people:

Adults: Jessie Brown, Mandy Trembly and Dor-othy Goff; 14-18 year olds: Alyssa Isaman, Saman-tha Heinze and Sierra McHugh; 8-13 year olds: Emilee Isaman, Kendall McHugh and Mariah Isa-man; 7 and under: Con-ner Cannon, Josie Rum-ble and Kole Hawkins.

June 6 ResultsAdult: Barrels — Jenni

Cerise, Audra Penasa, Lana Sulkey, Mandy Trembly and Dorothy Goff; Pole Bending — Jes-sie Brown, Shirley Koch, Dorothy Goff, Savannah Boyd and Mandy Trem-bly; Flag Race — Jessie Brown, Dorothy Goff, Savannah Boyd and Shirley Koch; Fun Race — Jessie Brown, Doro-thy Goff, Savannah Boyd, Mandy Trembly and Shir-ley Koch;

14-18 year olds: Bar-rels — Sierra McHugh, Alyssa Isaman, Chelsea

Hotchkiss, Dusty Koch and Chance Dillingham; Pole Bending — Alyssa Isaman, Sierra McHugh; Flag Race — Sierra McHugh, Dusty Koch, Chance Dillingham and Chelsea Hotchkiss; Fun Race — Alyssa Isaman, Dusty Koch, Sierra McHugh and Rhyann Dahl;

8-13 year olds: Bar-rels — Courtney Free-man, Nellie Freeman, Kendall McHugh, Kendra TenNapel and Morgan Dillingham; Pole Bending — Courtney Freeman, Nellie Freeman, Kendall McHugh, Kendra Ten-Napel and Elaine Can-non; Flag Race — Court-ney Freeman, Kendall McHugh, Elaine Cannon, Sara Parker and Karima Penasa; Fun Race — Nel-lie Freeman, Emilee Isa-man, Mariah Isaman, Courtney Freeman and Kendall McHugh;

7 and Under: Barrels — Conner Cannon, Josie Rumble, Ryan Searcy, Kole Hawkins and Jessie Shillings; Pole Bending — Josie Rumble, Conner Cannon, Ryan Searcy and Kole Hawkins, Jes-sie Shillings; Flag Race — Conner Cannon, Ryan Searcy, Roudy Sharpe, Shelby Risher and Jes-sie Shillings; Fun Race — Josie Rumble, Kole Hawkins, Ryan Searcy, Conner Cannon and Jes-sie Shillings;

All Around Honors for June 6 were awarded to the following people:

Adults: Jessie Brown, Dorothy Goff and Shir-ley Koch; 14-18 year olds: Sierra McHugh, Alyssa Isaman and Dusty Koch; 8-13 year olds: Court-ney Freeman, Kendall McHugh and Nellie Freeman; 7 and under: Conner Cannon, Ryan Searcy and Josie Rum-ble.

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In celebration of Father’s Day, Cedar-edge’s Elberta Rebekah’s Lodge #106 plans a spe-cial breakfast each year

on the day before dad’s special day.

Breakfast will be served from 7 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 16 at the IOOF Hall, 290 W. Main Street in Cedaredge.

Homemade biscuits and gravy tops the menu, served with scrambled eggs, mixed fruit, coffee and juice for only $6 a plate.

Proceeds from the event are used for school awards.

Breakfast with dad in Cedaredge

Fairview school reunion set for June 23

All who ever attended Fairview School, and a guest, are invited to join others at Gunnison Plea-sure Park (off Highway 92 between Austin and Hotchkiss) on June 23 at 9 a.m. for breakfast.

Many past students return each year to renew friendships and remember their early school days. The commit-tee planning the event would like even more of those who attended the school to come and enjoy the gathering.

Call 835-3883 if more information is needed.

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Jeff Labrum, Grand Knight, and Blaine Wells, scholarship chairman, of Our Lady of the Rock-ies, Knights of Columbus, Council 11731 of St. Phil-ip’s Benizi Mission Cath-olic Church in Cedaredge presented a $500 scholar-ship to Esmeralda Ale-jandre.

Esmeralda is the daughter of Martin and Maria Alejandre, and graduated from Cedaredge High School on May 26, 2012. Esmer-alda was taught by her parents to always put God at the front of your

plans and He will help you succeed in life.

She wrote the follow-ing in her application: “Three of my siblings dreamed of going to col-lege, but financial aid was a problem for them.” As the third child of seven, it is her goal to be the first of her family to attend higher education. She has been accepted for the Fall of 2012 at Western State College of Colorado. Her aspiration is to become a Spanish/English teacher.

Esmeralda’s name will be engraved on the KOC

Scholarship Plaque that is displayed in St. Anne’s Hall at the church. This is the third year for this award.

The Knights of Colum-bus wish to thank the parishioners of our par-ish who attended our monthly breakfasts and donated to this worthy cause. With our parish-ioners support, the Knights hope to continue offering this scholarship for future high school graduates who are members of St. Philip’s Benizi Mission Catholic Church.

Esmeralda Alejandre receives Knights award

Photo submittedCedaredge High School graduate Esmeralda Alejandre was awarded a scholar-ship from the Knights of Columbus, St. Philip’s Benizi Mission Catholic Church. Pictured with Esmeralda are her parents, Maria and Martin Alejandre, scholar-ship chair Blaine Wells (left) and Jeff Labrum, Grand Knight (right).

Representatives of the Cedar Mesa Commu-nity Club presented the club’s three scholarships to Ellen McKinney, Jor-dan Warner, and Savan-nah McIntire at the Cedaredge High School

scholarship awards din-ner in May.

Through the hard work of club members and the support of the commu-nity for the twice-annual fundraiser dinners, the club has been able to increase the amount of their scholarships almost every year. This year $2,000 was given to qual-ified students residing on Cedar Mesa. Ellen Mc-Kinney and Jordan War-ner each received $1000 toward their continuing education.

Savannah received the $750 Emma Cox Memo-

rial Scholarship from the Right Sizers group of the Cedar Mesa Club. The Right Sizers is a weight-loss and healthy-living support group estab-lished by the Cedar Mesa Club about four years ago. Their scholarship is presented to a student who will pursue studies in the health or medical fields.

The Cedar Mesa Club congratulates these three deserving students, as well as their parents and teachers, on their accom-plishments, and wishes for them a bright future.

Cedar Mesa Community Club presents scholarships

Cedaredge Elberta Rebekah Lodge #106 met May 21. The meet-ing would normally have been held on May 28, but due to Memorial Day it was moved up a week. We opened lodge and roll call was taken to make sure we had a quo-rum, then we recessed to have a game night. Everyone came dressed in something funny and we played games and had refreshments. Door prizes of ready-to-plant snapdragons, petunias

and marigolds were given out during the evening. Donna Waibel, Carol Mendenhall and Becky Lane won the door priz-es.

One game played was Spring with the Wright Family where everyone ended up with a white elephant gift. All had fun playing this game. Another game played was the dice game called Left, Right, Center. Everyone starts out with three dimes and at the end of the game the last

one with a dime wins the post. Donna Waibel and Bonnie Pope each won a pot.

The grand prize for the funniest dressed went to Carolynn Andersen. She won a pot of flowers to plant and a $10 gift cer-tificate to Subway. All of us had fun and we hope to have another fun night soon. Cedaredge Elberta meets on the second and fourth Mondays at 7:30. Come see us and have some fun.

Bonnie Pope

Cedaredge Elberta Rebekah Lodge #106 happenings

Photo submittedAt their May meeting, members of Cedaredge Elberta Rebekah Lodge #106 dressed in something funny. The women played games and enjoyed refresh-ments.

A notable 65thAn exciting ride and aerial tour of Delta County in a helicopter capped 65 years of marriage on May 24 for Max and Lurleen DeBusk of Austin. They were married in Arkansas in 1947 and have lived here for many years. The fl ight and accompanying celebration were arranged and hosted by the cou-ple’s friends, dozens of whom came to Orchard City Town Park to help celebrate the occasion. There was a large decorated cake provided by a neighbor and Meadow Gold donated ice cream. Max was surprised to learn that Lurleen wanted to take a helicopter ride as she had never before wanted to fl y. Pictured above are Max, Lurleen and Doug Sheffer of DBS Helicopters, owner and pilot, based at the Garfi eld County Airport.

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Water is on the agenda

The Orchard City Town Board will take up consideration of water issues at their regular meeting on Wednesday, June 13.

At its May meeting, the town trustees heard “first reading” of an ordi-nance that would end a town policy in place since 2005 requiring subdivid-ers to give the town raw water to serve newly cre-ated lots. There will be a “second reading” and a public hearing on the ordinance before sched-uled board action.

Another water-related ordinance that would allow for sale of domestic taps without first buying a building permit from the town is also up for final consideration.

Final agreements with consulting firms working on the early planning of a town hydroelectric power project will be also con-sidered.

Photo by Randy SunderlandThe Cedar Mesa Community Club presents their 2012 scholarships. Pictured, from the left, are Cedar Mesa Community Club incoming president Janice Jones, Emma Cox Memorial Scholarship recipient Savannah McIntire, club president Bev Henry, and club scholarship recipients Ellen McKinney and Jor-dan Warner.

Al Smith to chair planning commission


Al Smith was voted to a year term as chair-man by his colleagues on the Cedaredge Plan-ning Commission at the group’s annual reorgani-zation session June 5.

Terry Jarbo was cho-sen as vice chairman.

Other current mem-bers of the town plan-ning commission are Bob Michael, Chuck Dalpiaz, and Bill Miller. There are two vacancies.

Do beavers make great teachers?

According to high-altitude gardening guru Sandy Cruz, they cer-tainly do. Not because they show others how to fell trees or build dams, but because they dem-onstrate a fundamental behavioral trait: they are driven to create an envi-ronment that is better for themselves and their neighbors.

On a two-acre site a few miles northwest of

Salida, Cruz and her partner, Gene Tkatschen-ko, have spent the past year working their land using the principles of an increasingly popular practice called permac-ulture design. Their ulti-mate goals include pro-viding sustainable food and shade, and conserv-ing water for the ben-efit of themselves, their neighbors and the arid local environment.

“We’re looking to regenerate a disturbed

area so that it’s healthy and thriving,” Cruz said.

Cruz and Tkatschen-ko readily compare per-maculture practitioners to beavers because of the mammals’ vital role in streamside ecosystems. When beavers chomp down trees and dam up streams, their efforts benefit themselves and the many other organ-isms around them through habitat altera-tion and increased food availability. Cruz says that the beaver’s role demonstrates that co-existence and coopera-tion are more important in a natural setting than Darwinian competition.

“Permaculture design shows us how we can put together communities where everyone is coop-erating, not competing,” Cruz said. She explains that with permaculture, various plants, animals, fungi and other organ-isms are encouraged to work together with humans for the mutual benefit of all.

Permaculture origi-nated in Australia in the 1970s. The word is derived from blending “permanent” and “agri-culture,” though Cruz says “perennial agri-culture” is a more apt description. The prac-tice requires imitating nature to achieve a level of sustainable self-reli-ance. Specific principles guide the permaculture process, such as pro-ducing no waste, using renewable resources, minimizing water loss and obtaining a crop yield. Cruz says that the no-till, eco-friendly sys-tem is gaining ground not only in Colorado, but throughout the world.

“The practice applies larger ecosystem con-cepts and processes to small-scale food produc-tion, which can be a great tool for educating the public about how inter-related our actions are with changes in our envi-ronment,” said Megan Sweeney, forester at the Colorado State Forest Service Salida District.

Over the past year, Sweeney has helped Cruz select and purchase more than 300 CSFS seedling trees and shrubs for use in her permaculture gar-den. Planted between two parallel fencerows surrounding Cruz’s prop-erty are CSFS trees and shrubs that grow well at 7,200 feet. In addition to providing food, the eventual living fence will block wind and enhance wildlife habitat.

Cruz has spent the last four decades learn-ing firsthand about strategies for high-ele-vation permaculture. Before moving to Salida in 2011, she rebuilt a cabin west of Boulder and created the original demonstration site for High Altitude Permac-ulture — an organiza-tion she founded to teach courses on the practice. Despite several years of neglect, it recently has been yielding what Cruz calls “bumper crops” of Nanking cherries and chokecherries. Her new Salida property will now serve as a second demon-stration site for teaching

others about permacul-ture.

First goalBefore achieving sus-

tainability, Tkatschenko says their first goal is to regenerate the surround-ing ecosystem by build-ing up the soil and plant-ing seedling trees and shrubs. To build up the soil, they created islands covered with heavy lay-ers of mulch — an organ-ic lasagna comprised of rotten hay, straw, leaves and manure. The mulch, in turn, absorbs and retains moisture for seedlings planted in the islands — a lot of seed-lings.

An effective permacul-ture project may require a significant amount of planting. To make their project affordable, Cruz and Tkatschenko obtained most of their seedling trees and shrubs from the Colorado State Forest Service Nurs-ery in Fort Collins. The nursery provides low-cost seedling trees and shrubs to landowners who agree to use them for conservation pur-poses, and delivers the orders throughout Colo-rado each spring. The CSFS has even prepared a cookbook with recipes to utilize the fruits of nursery-grown shrubs. CSFS foresters usually help landowners with tree species selection, planting techniques and layout plans, but Swee-ney said that Cruz and Tkatschenko already had the knowledge necessary to create a successful, productive planting.

“I toured their gar-den last year and was fascinated with the concept and what they were able to grow,” said Sweeney. She, Cruz and Tkatschenko all agree the couple has had tre-mendous success with seedling survival rates; they estimate that 95 percent of their plant-ings survived the first year.

This year, Tkatschen-ko said they will plant cover crops–perennial plants that handle poor soil conditions well, such as blue grama grass and milk vetch–between the

mulched islands. These crops will increase the biomass that supports healthier soils; as the plants mature, dead plant matter gradual-ly blends into the soil, improving the growing environment.

They also will soon plant 30 piñon pines to block wind and serve as a future source of pine nuts. The nuts will sup-plement yields from the hundreds of other fruit-or nut-bearing CSFS seed-lings they have already planted, including Nan-king cherry, buffaloberry, golden currant and cara-gana — a drought-toler-ant, edible legume that doubles as a nitrogen fixer. They have even planted food crops from other nurseries, includ-ing plums, chokecher-ries and apricots, which for now are dwarfed by stacks of straw bales that shelter them from the elements.

Non-fruiting trees also are pivotal to the success of their site. On the west side of the property, to help an existing stand of Siberian elms block out the prevailing wind and afternoon sun, the cou-ple has planted ponder-osa pine seedlings from the CSFS Nursery that eventually will enhance the natural windbreak. Additionally, trees plant-ed around most of the property are intended

to create a “shelter belt” — a microclimate more moderate and moist than outside weather condi-tions.

Adding Chickens and Bees to the Mix

Cruz said their cur-rent focus is to build the soil and care for the recently planted trees and shrubs until they are established. Once the CSFS shrubs are large enough, the couple plans to introduce chick-ens into the outer fence run. This “chicken moat” will help prevent the infiltration of grasshop-pers and other destruc-tive insects into the gar-den, while the chickens produce manure to fer-tilize the surrounding shrubs. An added bonus is that the hens will pro-vide an ongoing supply of fresh eggs. Cruz and Tkatschenko also plan to build solar greenhouses for four-season growing, and to establish bee colo-nies to provide honey and encourage pollination.

Although starting up a permaculture proj-ect may seem daunting, many resources are avail-able for assistance. Cruz teaches workshops and eight-month design cours-es in Boulder and Salida, and a good website for information specifically about high-altitude per-maculture is available at http://hialtpc.org.

Using permaculture to raise food, rehab landC4 Wednesday, June 13, 2012 AGRICULTURE Delta County Independent

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!

PAUL DAILY AND THE WILD HORSE MINISTRIESCOME AND SEE A DEMONSTRATION NEAR YOU

THURS. & FRI., JUNE 14 & 15• 6:30 P.M.MASTER’S HAND TRAINING

56240 Holly Road, OlatheTake Hwy 348 West out of Olathe, turn left on 5600 Rd., continue 3.6 mi.,

road bends left becoming Holly, we are the fi rst place on the right

SATURDAY, JUNE 16 • 5:30 P.M.COWBOY AT THE CROSS CAMP MEETING

COWBOY CHURCH10211 Tongue Creek Road, Austin

Top Cory Grade turn left on Fairview Road, turn right atbottom of hill on Tongue Creek Road, fi rst driveway on left

SUNDAY, JUNE 17COWBOY CHURCH • 8 A.M.with Gary Lear and “The Way”

GRAHAM RANCH SUMMER CAMPDEMONSTRATION • 2 P.M.Graham Ranch Summer Camp

15 miles south of Whitewater on Hwy 141, then 12 mi. southon the Uncompahgre Divide Road (follow signs)

TUESDAY, JUNE 19 • 6:30 P.M.PALISADE MINISTERIAL ALLIANCE

3702 G Road, Palisade

THURSDAY, JUNE 21 • 6:30 P.M.STILLWATER COWBOY FELLOWSHIP

VICTORY LIFEMesa County Fairgrounds, Hwy 50 East of Grand Junction

www.vlcgv.org.stillwater

Come One Come ALLBring A Lawn Chair - Come & Camp if you likeDemonstrations, And A Great Time

ALL FREESponsored by the

Gunnison Valley Church of the NazareneFor info. contact Pastor Terry Hedrick 970-778-8516

As for me and my horse, we will ride for the Lord!www.wildhorseministries.com

JUNE 1421

High Country Equipment, LLC

36356 Highway 92 • Hotchkiss, CO 81419 • 970-872-3890 • 970-872-3894

The Natural Resourc-es Conservation Service (NRCS) in Delta County recently announced an application cutoff date of Monday, July 2, in order to be considered for 2013 funding in the Environ-mental Quality Incen-tives Program (EQIP).

Submitted eligible applications that are received after July 2 will be considered during a later time and will be processed throughout the fiscal year as needed.

The accelerated time-line for EQIP is intended to provide program par-ticipants and NRCS staff more time for quality con-servation planning and economic impact analy-sis. All applications will be evaluated and funded on a watershed basis, with local and watershed

workgroup input on con-servation priorities.

“Over the years, we have seen exceptional support from landowners for the EQIP program,” said Wes Boyce, District Conservationist with the NRCS in Delta. “This earlier-than-usual dead-line allows us to provide better assistance in help-ing them conserve our natural resources.”

NRCS continually strives to put conserva-tion planning at the fore-front of its programs and initiatives. Conservation plans provide landown-ers with a comprehensive inventory and assessment of their resources and an appropriate start to improving the quality of soil, water, air, plants, and wildlife on their land.

EQIP is an incentives

program that provides financial assistance for conservation systems such as animal waste management facilities, irrigation system effi-ciency improvements, fencing, and water sup-ply development for improved grazing man-agement, riparian protec-tion, and wildlife habitat enhancement.

Interested applicants may apply at their local NRCS Service Center. Applications MUST be received in your local NRCS Service Center by close of business on Mon-day, July 2.

For additional infor-mation on EQIP, please contact the Delta NRCS Field Office at 874-5726. You can also visit our website at www.co.nrcs.usda.gov.

Applications for EQIP funding due by July 2

Paul Daily with Wild Horse Ministries, a non-profit organization, has been traveling full-time giving colt demonstra-tions to audiences since May 2000. Daily does not “break horses,” he “gen-tles” them, with words and pats until they let him bridle, saddle and ride them — all within two hours.

Wild Horse Ministries will present a colt starting demonstration including life lessons we can learn from the horse, June 14 - 15, starting at 6:30 p.m. at Master’s Hand Train-

ing, 56240 Holly Road, Olathe. Paul Daily will spend two hours teach-ing an untrained horse to accept saddle and rider. Through this process he explains how the lessons the horse is learning par-allel what we experience in everyday life.

Please bring your family and friends to this entertaining and informative event. It is free and food will be provided. For more information visit www.mastershandtraining.com or call Andrew Bow-man at (970) 275-9238.

Colt starting demo set for June 14-15

Delta County Independent CHURCH Wednesday, June 13, 2012 C5

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

Sunday Worship Service 10:00 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

AGAPE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIPOF DELTA

326 Main St., Suite 103 (Columbine Mall), Delta(970)201-7013

Pastor Jason HavertapeSunday Service 10:30 a.m.Wednesday 7:00 p.m.

THUNDER MOUNTAIN CHURCH OF CHRIST

800 Palmer St., DeltaSundays: Bible Classes 9:30 a.m. Worship Service 10:30 a.m.

(Children’s church available)Weekly home Bible studiesInformation: 234-7816

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]

Pastor Deb EdwardsVickie Richards-Street, Pastoral Associate

Rev. Bob Watts, Pastor EmeritusChildren’s Sunday School 9:00 a.m.Worship Services 10:00 a.m.Communion Worship First SundayYouth and Adult Choirs, Bible Studies, Nursery

OPEN HEARTS! OPEN MINDS! OPEN DOORS!

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


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.

cedarag.org

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.

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.

National Historical Register site

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.

Something for everyone!

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

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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Bring your children to enjoy “Amazing Won-ders Aviation” at Grand Mesa Baptist Church, 110 SE Jay Street in Cedaredge. Sessions are open to kindergar-ten through pre-teens June 25-29 from 9 a.m. to noon.

Children will enjoy amazing crafts at the Great Barrier Reef, a worship rally and music at the Matterhorn, Bible study and stories at Victoria Falls, rec-reation and games at the Grand Canyon, mis-sions and stories under the northern lights, and a snack area at the Pai-cutin volcano. Eyes will

be opened as children tour some of the world’s most marvelous natural wonders and encounter God like never before.

Staff members are coming from Texas to assist with all the excit-ing adventures.

You may pre-register your children by calling Mary or Richard Wel-don at 835-3329 or the church weekday morn-ings at 856-4672. Pastor Steve Puls will likely answer or please leave a message. Registra-tion will also take place starting at 8:30 a.m. preceding each day’s session.

Kids will perform at

the family night barbe-cue Friday, June 29, at 6 p.m.

Ann Perry of Cedaredge and Richard Weldon of Austin are co-directors for the VBS.

Weldon stated, “We have had some great vacation Bible schools in the past and have always had some real special things going to keep the kids’ interest. This year I believe we have some extra special events that will happen, weather permitting.”

Put “Amazing Won-ders Aviation” on your calendar for June 25-29 . . . your kids will not want to miss it.

Amazing wonders await kids at Grand Mesa Baptist Landmark Missionary

Baptist Church is spon-soring a vacation Bible school for the children of Delta July 9-12, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Sonlight Express Jesus and Me is an excit-ing and interactive learn-ing experience for chil-dren who have completed first grade through high school teens. Children

will discover how much God loves us.

Landmark Missionary Baptist Church is located at 1208 Grand Avenue in Delta. For more informa-tion or to register, call Pastor Ken Gilchrist at Landmark Missionary Baptist Church, 874-3717.

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Splashinto VBS

Come splash into Jesus Expedition Vaca-tion Bible School at Delta Church of Christ Satur-day, June 16. Dive into the Bible and learn about the miracle when Jesus told his disciples to fish for a fish with a coin in its mouth. Enjoy Bible stories, singing, games, crafts, snacks and an “octopus on seaweed” for lunch. Swim on over with your friends to 164 Grand Boulevard from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. for all the fun. For more information, call 778-6120.

Community Resourc-es and Housing Devel-opment Corporation (CRDHC) has emergen-cy temporary housing assistance available for migrant and seasonal agricultural workers in the area. This assistance can help to pay rent and

utility arrears for up to 90 days. If you know a farmworker who might be in need of assistance, please have them contact Noemi Velez at (970) 210-7894 or visit the office at the Alta Vista de la Montana located at 7108 Highway 50.

Housing assistance available for ag workers

C6 Wednesday, June 13, 2012 SPORTS Delta County Independent

SPORTSwww.deltacountyindependent.comJune 13, 2012

BY TAMIE MECKDCI Sports Writer

Serious competitors know that off-season matches can make or break a wrestling sea-son.

“Oh, it makes all the difference in the world,” said David Falls, head coach at Pueblo West High School. “You can’t wrestle starting in November and expect to be a state champion in February, you know.“

Pueblo West was one of 40 schools represented at the third annual Paonia Summer Duals wrestling camp, held last weekend

at Paonia High School. Falls has attended all three summer duals, and this year brought four wrestlers for two days of wrestling. Falls also planned to take his crew fishing and enjoy the scenery and “gorgeous weather... Where else would you rather be on a weekend like this?”

Paonia is the first school to offer the con-cept of the summer duals. Unlike traditional wres-tling camps, which are typically held on college campuses, duals leave accommodations large-ly up to the visitors,

although the school opens its facilities, including locker rooms, and opens the football field to camp-ing.

Campers are also responsible for their own meals. That lowers the cost of the camps, which was a driving force behind creating the Paonia duals.

“We went to camps in the summer and the kids were paying $350-$400,” said Paonia head coach Andy Pipher, whose camp cost $50 per wrestler. While the accommoda-tions were great, bunking in dorms, eating meals in cafeterias, “We just

decided to find a little cheaper way to get our kids matches.”

While 24 teams attend-ed the first camp, the duals have filled the last two years, with teams coming from throughout the state and as far away as Utah, Arizona, New Mexico and Nebraska.

“I think that he is real-ly setting a trend,” said Falls. “It’s one of the best deals for the money.” And it’s catching on, he added. This summer, Ft. Lupton, Ignacio and La Junta will host their first duals, and other schools are talking about adding duals to their summer programs,

said Falls.The fact that the event

can be a great fundraiser makes the duals all the more attractive. All pro-ceeds from last weekend will go to local wrestling programs, said Pipher.

A total of 30 teams com-peted in the duals. Not all schools brought a full team, and wrestlers from schools like Pueblo West were either filled with open weights on other teams, or combined with other schools to form a team. Wrestlers competed in 18 weight classes, including all 14 high school classes and four lighter weights, from 85 to 100 pounds. Taking into account byes and other factors, Paonia assistant coach Mark Mil-ner estimated that between 4,500-5,000 matches were held, but results weren’t tracked.

It really wasn’t about wins and losses, said coach Nick Gagliardi of Cheyenne Mountain, who brought 12 varsity wres-tlers, including one from Arizona. Gagliardi said he was interested in com-peting with teams from the Western Slope and seeing what they were doing. “You know, kids come from all around the region to wrestle because there’s good competition,” he said.

Each wrestler can expect about 12 duals, which amounts to about a third of a wrestling sea-son. Despite the fact that athletes aren’t in their best shape, competition is fierce.

“You try to win every match that you’re in,” said Paonia sophomore Jesse Reed. “It’s still very competitive.”

Summer duals catching on

Photo by Tamie MeckPaonia’s Morgan Rieder, left, grapples with a wres-tler from Grandview High School at the third annu-al Paonia Summer Duals Wrestling Camp.

Photo by Tamie MeckNolan Jones of Paonia works to cradle his oppo-nent at the third annual Paonia Summer Duals Wrestling Camp.

Photo by Tamie MeckWrestling at 106 pounds, Paonia’s Josh Altman works toward a pin over Jacobe Lewis of Hotchkiss at the third annual Paonia Summer Duals Wrestling Camp. More that 400 athletes competed in roughly 4,500 matches during the two-day event.

BY WAYNE CRICKDCI Sports Editor

The 2012 Hershey’s Region 5 Track Meet for area athletes was held at Delta High School on June 6.

There were 69 athletes assembled to participate in the eight events asso-ciated with the nation-ally renowned program.

The top three athletes in both boys and girls categories for ages 9-10, 11-12, and 13-14 were released by Bill Heddles Rec Center coordinator Whitney Lear.

9-10 Age DivisionFor the standing long

jump in the 9-10 year old boys, the top three places went to Sean Graff of Montrose with a jump of 5’7”.

Blade McCormick of Delta (5’7”) was second, and Shad Lewis of Delta (5’6”) was third.

The girls top three in the standing long jump went to Brienna McGov-ern of Cedaredge (5’3”), Kammie Henderson of Eckert (5’2”), and Grace Trefen from Hotchkiss (4’11”).

Hotchkiss’ Colby Wil-son threw the softball 104’7” to win his division. Braden Sjoden, of Mon-trose placed second with a throw of 90’0” and Alec Price of Cedaredge was third with a toss of 73’0”.

In the girl’s division of 9-10 year olds softball throw, Aubrey Henderson of Penrose had the win-ning throw with 78’2”. Delta’s Samantha Cassel was second with her 72’0” and Hannah Carlson of Cedaredge was third with a throw of 61’6”.

In 50m dash competi-tion for the 9-10 boys, Alec Price was the win-ner in a time of 7.26. Sec-ond and third, respective-ly, went to Colby Wilson (7.27) and Braden Sjoden (7.46).

The girls’ 50m dash winners were Cedar-edge’s Nicole Price (7.78), Aubrey Henderson (8.08.06), and Kammie Henderson (8.0818).

Winners in the 100m dash for 9-10 boys includ-ed Colby Wilson (15.49), Alec Price (15.5), and Shad Lewis (16.71).

Girls’ winners were

Aubrey Henderson (17.02), Brienna McGov-ern (17.06), and Kammie Henderson (17.46).

In 200m dash competi-tion for the boys, Connor Hogan of Montrose won the event with a time of 30.02. Second place went to Cedaredge’s Alejan-dro Barron (30.64) and Delta’s Blade McCormick was third (32.95).

The girls’ 200m win-ners were Nicole Price (35.46), Brienna McGov-ern (35.66), and Saman-tha Cassel (38.99).

Connor Hogan won the 400m dash for 9-10 year old boys with a time of 1:15.56. Montrose’s Sean Graff placed sec-ond (1:18.75), and Ale-jandro Baron was third (1:21.12).

The girls’ 400m win-ners included Cedar-edge’s Hannah Carlson (1:26.19), Montrose’s Lydia Stryker (1:29.28), and Hotchkiss’ Isabella Brezonick (1:31.53).

11-12 Age DivisionHotchkiss’ Jake Trefen

was this year’s stand-ing long jump winner for boys aged 11-12. He

jumped 6’6” to get the win with Cedaredge’s Peter Carlson leaping 6-2” for second and Connor Imus of Montrose land-ing 6’ 2” from the board for third.

In the girls’ division Missa Webb picked up the first of her three wins with a jump of 6’11” in the stand-ing long jump. Hotchkiss’ Kaiya Firor was second (6’9”) and Lisa Peterson of Mon-trose was third (6’2”).

In the boys’ softball throw competition,

Peter Carlson threw the ball 128’2” to win first place. Jake Trefen was second (117’0” and Chase Hiatt of Hotchkiss (113’5”) was third.

Winners in 11-12 girls’ softball throw included Hotchkiss’ Josie Hiatt (112’6”) and Shelby Hiatt (31’2”).

The 11-12 boys’ win-ners in the 100m dash were all from Montrose. First through third place went to Joseph Dono-hoe (15.19), Bryce Bush (15.62), and Connor Imus (15.65).

Missa Webb was the girls’ winner in the 100m dash with a time of 15.15. Lisa Peterson was second (15.31) with Cedaredge’s Jade Gummo placing third (15.46).

The 200m dash win-ners in the boys’ division included Olathe’s Kade Terrell (34.46), Bryce Bush (35.65), and Cedar-edge’s Fabian Barron (42.02).

Missa Webb’s 33.93 was good enough to win the 200m dash competi-ton for 11-12 year old girls. Second place went to Jade Gummo (35.09 and third place to MaKayla Kehmeier (37.68) of Cedaredge.

In the 400m dash, Evan Graff of Mon-trose ran a 1:12.41 to win the event. Peter Carl-son was second (1:13.62) and

Rock Neal of Hotchkiss (1:20.81) was third.

The 11-12 winners in the girls’ division were Kaiya Firor (1:15.56), Lisa Peterson (1:16.50), and Josie Hiatt (1:20.22).

Evan Graff was the 11-12 boys winner in the 800m run. Graff ran the two laps in a time of 2:48.11. Hotchkiss ath-letes won the second and third places. Jake Tre-fen had a time of 2:48.93 and Rockley Neal ran a 3:04.02 to place third.

13-14 Age DivisionMontrose’s Riley Free-

land was the winner in both the standing long jump and softball throw competitions last week. He jumped 7’8” in the standing long jump and threw the softball 150’2”.

Delta’s Kylar Mas-sano placed second in the standing long jump with a leap of 6’3” and was third in the softball throw (115’7”). Montrose’s Lake Sanburg was sec-ond in the softball throw

(139’0”).In the girls’ divi-

sion, Kenzie Henderson jumped 7’4” to win the standing long jump. Del-ta’s Julie Cassel was sec-ond (7’2”) and Montrose’s Lauren Peterson (6’11”) was third.

In the boys’ 100m dash competition, Cedaredge’s Duncan Campbell was the winner in a time of 14.99. Lake Sanburg was second (15.15) and Kylar Massano third (17.46).

For the girls in 100m dash competition, Hotchkiss’ Katy Parsons ran a 14.06 to claim first place with Kenzie Hen-ders second (14.18), and Julie Cassel (15.15) plac-ing thirds.

Duncan Campbell doubled up in the dashes with a win in the 200m in a time of 33.96.

Girls’ 200m dash winners included Katy Parsons (29.93), Delta’s Makayla Mills (30.52), and Delta’s Rhiannon Broyles (31.34).

In 800m competition for the boys, Riley Freeland was the lone partic-ipant who fin-ished in a time of 2:42.46.

Kayla Trefen won the girls’ 800m in a time of 2:45.81 with Rhiannon Bro-yles (2:50.31) second, and Kaylee Dun-ham of Delta third (2:58.84).

No boys ran the 1600m race.

The top three runners for the girls were Hotchkiss’ Christie Ander-son (6:17.85), Kaylee Dun-ham (6:21.59) and Makayla Mills (6:38.15.

Hershey’s meet completed

Photo by Wayne CrickMissa Webb crosses the fi nish line fi rst in the 100m dash in the 11-12 age division of the Hershey’s Track Meet held at Delta High School on June 6. Webb also won the standing long jump and the 200m dash events.

Photo by Wayne CrickThese four young ladies made up the fi eld in last Wednesday’s 1600m run in the girls 13-14 age division. Hotchkiss’ Christie Anderson (front) was the winner followed by Kaylee Dun-ham and Makayla Mills of Delta. Montrose’s Lauren Peterson was fourth.

Delta County Independent SPORTS Wednesday, June 13, 2012 C7


There were a few changes in the Monday Coed Silver League stand-ings after last week’s play. US Bank remains on top with its 6-2 mark after picking up a pair of wins over All Glass Sta-tion (15-4) and Edward Jones (18-6).

All Glass kept its spot at number two with a split in games against US Bank and Ahlberg Farms/Tri-County Seamless. All Glass dealt Ahlberg’s a 12-1 loss.

TK Mining scored an 18-4 win over num-ber seven Friggin’ A’s and moved ahead of last week’s number two team,

All Glass Station, with a 5-3 record. All Glass is 5-3.

Kwiki Auto Service fell from its fourth place standing to number six after losing to sixth-place Ahlberg Farms (17-5). Kwiki finished with a record of 3-4 last week while Edward Jones Investments and Ahl-berg Farms headed into this week’s play with 4-4 marks.

Edward Jones won their Monday night first game over DCC Crush (7-6) and then lost to US Bank later in the eve-ning.

Ahlberg Farms split with All Glass and Kwiki Auto to account for their

4-4 record.Tuesday Coed

The Coed Gold League did not have any changes in league standings after last week’s action.

Delta Family Fun Park (7-1) stayed atop the standings with a 19-11 win over Hellman Chev-rolet and number two Wells Fargo Home Mort-gage defeated number three Twist Off (23-10) upping its league record to 6-2. Twist Off is 5-3.

Hellman Chevrolet came back from its ear-lier loss to Delta Family Fun to score a 16-6 win over Mr. Concrete to post a 4-4 record for fourth while Mr. Concrete is 1-7 in the number five spot.

The Pondy scored its first win of the season, 21-4, over Mr. Concrete giving both teams a 1-7 mark and a share of the cellar.

Women’s SlowpitchFor the second time

this season, Wells Fargo Mortgage has defeated H & R Block (10-9), and in doing so, captured the lead in women’s slow-pitch softball standings with an 8-1 record.

H & R (7-2) rebounded from its earlier loss to

Wells Fargo to score a 30-19 decision over Overholt Truss in their second game of the evening. The loss for Overholt Truss keeps them winless in 2012 with an 0-9 record.

H & R Block and Wells Fargo played a clean game against each other with a minimum of errors and some solid defensive play on both sides.

Wells Fargo began their evening with a win over Republic Mortgage, whose record is 3-6 fol-lowing the loss.

Men’s SlowpitchThere were minor

shifting near the middle of the standings in men’s slowpitch play.

At the top, Where’s My Pitches and Delta Metal Crusaders, continue to share the lead with 7-1 records following wins last week. Where’s My Pitches slipped past Hell-man Motors 20-16 and Delta Metal 10-runned Mr. Concrete 22-12.

Number three After-shock/Classic Wood Floor Designs is 7-2 following their 19-0 win over The Casers (10th) last Thurs-day.

Mr. Concrete is fourth

at 6-3 with Balls Deep and Hellman Chevrolet sneaking past Hellman Motor with 5-4 and 5-5 records. Hellman Motor is 4-5 following their split

with Kwiki (win - 20-13) and Where’s My Pitches.

Next in line is Big B’s (4-4), Kwiki Tire (2-7), The Casers (2-8), and Misfits (0-9).

Softball action sees changes

Photo by Wayne CrickUS Bank’s shortstop Jordan Sandoval tosses the ball to second baseman Bri Story during game action between the Monday Coed league’s number one and two teams. US Bank stayed on top with a convincing 15-4 win over All Glass Station.

Photo by Wayne CrickDelta 7’s JP Gallegos (left) has the appearance of being focused during last week’s T-Ball contest between Delta 7 and Delta 2. The Delta 2 runner looks as though she might have a disagreement with Gallegos.

Photo by Wayne CrickHotchkiss scores one of its 15 runs in a 13-14 year old ladies’ softball game at Mountain View Park in Delta. Hotchkiss trailed 4-1 early in the contest but rallied for a 15-4 decision. It was the fi rst game of the season for the two teams.

Photo by Wayne CrickHome plate umpire Terry Kimber has a good view of this play at the plate last week during game action between Delta and Central. A busy summer schedule awaits area high school athletes with doubleheader action every week.

Photo by Wayne CrickOlathe’s Kade Terrell leans into his standing long jump attempt at the Region 5 Hershey’s Track Meet in Delta on June 6.

C8 Wednesday, June 13, 2012 SPORTS Delta County Independent


Delta High School’s Lady Panther basket-ball team participated in tournament action held in Montrose and Olathe on Friday and Saturday (June 1 and 2). Delta’s varsity team played six games in Montrose while the junior varsity team played an equal num-ber of contests at Olathe High School.

The Lady Panthers’ varsity team came

through the weekend with five wins and one loss. Montrose handed Delta its worst loss in several years.

Delta faced a rebuild-ing Olathe squad on Friday and eventually earned a win to start their tournament. Game two was with Centauri and was also a win.

The third game of the day on Friday was with host school Montrose. The Lady Indians were on fire and hit a high

percentage of their shots from all over the floor to drub the Lady Panthers.

Saturday’s action included three closely contested games with Pagosa Springs, Paonia, and Moffat County. Delta won all three by less than five points in each instance.

The last game of the day on Saturday was with an old nemesis, Moffat County. The Lady Bull-dogs are dropping down to Class 3A in 2012-13

and will no longer be part of Delta’s game schedule in basketball. The two teams have history dat-ing back a number of years. Saturday’s contest, however, was a display of good sportsmanship and skill with the Lady Panthers handing Mof-fat County a loss with best wishes in their new league schedules. The Lady Bulldogs are highly competitive and will cer-tainly be a force in 3A

competition.Delta’s junior varsity

squad opened their tour-nament with a loss to Buena Vista and then earned a victory over Ridgway 2. Their last game of the day on Fri-day was with a more sea-soned Ridgway 1 team that resulted in a close loss.

Saturday was a solid day for the young Pan-thers as they earned wins over Centauri, Fruita,

and Montrose to end tournament play at 4-2.

Members of the varsity team included Callie Gaf-ford, Erin Zunich, Skylyn Webb, Patti Chapman, Shelby Curtis, Brooke Taylor, Bailey Massano, and Katie Puderbaugh. Junior varsity mem-bers who played includ-ed Reilly Quist, Rachel Huerkamp, Stephanie Sidor, Haley Millard, Taylor Jensen, Desiree Smith, Kenzie Jones, Madison Farmer, Katie Ames, Emily Kuta, Tory Davis and Nicole Money.

Lady Panthers hoop it up

Photo by Wayne CrickDelta High School’s head girls’ basketball coach, Matt Hamm, offers advice to some of his players versus Paonia on Saturday. Players pictured include: left to right, Callie Gafford, Skylyn Webb, Katie Puderbaugh, Erin Zunich, Brooke Taylor and Bailey Massano. Not in the picture were Shelby Curtis and Patti Chapman.


The 12th Annual Delta Rotary Club Golf Tournament was played at Devil’s Thumb Golf Club on Saturday, June 9. There were 96 players who made up 24 teams in this year’s scramble.

The winning team fired a 16-under to win the tournament with a round of 56.

Team members of the winning foursome includ-ed Lyle Wingard, Don Wingard, Rob Griffin and Cal Letey.

Lyle Wingard also had the day’s longest drive.

Second place honors belonged to the team

of Jeff Caldwell, Chris Smith, Brendon Ravens and Dustin Smith who recorded a 58 for their day’s play.

The tournament’s third place finish went to Clint Savage, Bo Baker, Byron Savage and Jimmy Retherford.

One player, Tim Esgar, walked away from the tournament $500 richer after hitting a shot on number 17 that came to rest just over two feet from the pin. Esgar earned the tournament’s top award after all 96 golfers failed to score a hole-in-one at number 17 for a new car sponsored by Hellman Motors.

12th Annual Delta RotaryTourney played

Photo by Wayne CrickTim Esgar displays the check for $500 he won for being closest to the pin on number 17 in the Delta Rotary Golf Tour-nament last Saturday at Devil’s Thumb Golf Club.

Photo by Wayne CrickThe winners of the 12th Annual Delta Rotary Golf Tournament are pictured above. Beginning on the left is Rob Griffi n, Cal Letey, Don Wingard and Lyle Wingard. The foursome came in with a 16-under par 56 to win the tournament by two strokes.

Photo submittedThe 20th Annual Big John’s Lumber Scramble was held on June 2 at Cedaredge Golf Club. The winners of the tournament are pictured above. Beginning on the left is Chris Muhr, Rusty Crick, Nancy Sturgill and Mike Brown. The four-some shot a 60 to defeat Al Brown, Barb Murphy, Doug Wist and Rob Griffi n whose team score was 62.


The winning foursome of Chris Muhr, Rusty Crick, Nancy Sturgill and Mike Brown fired a 60 to defeat all comers in the 20th Annual Big John’s Lumber Scramble that was held on the course at Cedaredge Golf Club on June 2.

Al Brown, Barb Mur-phy, Doug Wist and Rob Griffin carded a 62 to earn runner-up honors.

A score of 63 was carded by the team of Billy McCollough, Tracy Brown, Todd Landon and Scott Lewis earning them third-place honors.

The longest drive of the tournament for women

went to Tracy Brown, and Mike Brown was the long-drive winner for the men.

Rhonda Curtis was closest to the pin for women and Jim Hakan-son the closest for men competitors.

The tournament’s lon-gest putt belonged to Lila Jiron.

Winning foursome 12under at Big John’s

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251 Meeker St., Delta • 874-8721June 14, 1912

(From the Delta Independent)The east water tank of the pair located on

Garnet mesa which have stored the water supply for Delta over twelve years past, and were alone in that service until substituted or assisted by the new reservoir about a year ago, was scattered to the winds shortly after twelve o’clock Sunday night and the perfect wrecking of that conspicu-ous landmark which has towered above the city for so long a time, is in evidence for several yards about the former location.

The bursting of the big tank made a report that could be heard by all residents of Garnet mesa, and there were many in other parts of the city awakened by the noise. Several persons on the mesa jumped from their beds and went out to learn the cause of such a report at that hour of the night. They found the collapsed tank and a great body of water which it had turned loose

to flow down the hillside and through that end of Seventh street. Some little damage was done to the street but repairs can easily be made, it is said.

The heavy iron bands which held together the staves of the tank were badly rusted and weakened, thus causing the crash. The other tank stands nearby and many who have since viewed the wreck cannot see how it could escape a similar fate, as the debris and water must have struck it with great force. The timbers, roofing and bands of the wrecked tank were scattered in every direction.

These two tanks, as previously stated, were all there was to Delta’s water storage until about a year ago, and the pressure was about sixty pounds. We now have one hundred and ten pounds from the new reservoir.

* * *The newly elected officials of Orchard City

are certainly a busy set of men. Three meetings already and they have not been elected a week. They are after pure mountain water and will cer-tainly get it. They hold a meeting at the Fairview school house tonight.

* * *The river has fallen over three feet since our

last issue. It is now within its banks.* * *

A.M. Felmlee has the contract to construct the new garage for J.E. Gallup on North Main street.

* * *A substantial plank walk was erected across

to dry land to North Delta from the north end of the bridge this week which is of great conve-

nience to people living across the river.* * *

A new thing in the banking line is soon to be instituted at Grand Junction – a boys bank – controlled by boys, operated by them, and boys are to be the depositors. The capital stock is to be $500.

* * *Oliver Cook, assisted by his brother Albert,

made surveys at the Rollins coal mine last week, making it possible for the mines to be operated on a more scientific basis than by driving tunnels in a hap hazard manner as heretofore.

* * *Dr. L.A. Hick boarded the east bound train

for Sapinero Sunday morning, stating that he was on his way to a Sunday school convention, but as he had a basket and fishing tackle under his arm, but few who heard the remark could take it seriously. And then, too, who ever heard of Jack Gale and A.W. Carr remaining so long at a convention of that order. They have been in the vicinity of Sapinero for nearly two weeks.

* * *G.W. Meyer, the Racket store man, lost con-

trol of the clutch on the steering gear of his auto Wednesday evening when driving down Main street, and had a rear-end collision with George Borden’s buggy, which completely wrecked the right wheel of the Borden vehicle and caused some little damage to the auto. A new wheel was promptly supplied and no particular incon-venience was suffered, except for the expense of the mishap.

* * *

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2005 VOYAGER 12'X8'drive on/off single axle steel ATV trailer with 13 inch wheels. Excellent con-dition, garaged entire life. In Cedaredge, 856-3991 for information. $1,000 OBO submitted by 5 p.m. June 22, 2012. Send to: Delta County Fire Protection District No. 3, P.O. Box 804, Cedaredge, CO 81413. The District reserves the right to refuse any or all offers. (2x24)

ENCLOSED 6X10 UTILITYtrailer. H&H brand. Electric brakes, new tires. Excellent condition. $2100.00 874-4558 (tfn)

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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)

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)

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 Peggy Ann Saxton at 970-874-2085. (tfx41)

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))

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.

HEALTHY BABIES STARTwith early prenatal care. Delta County Health Department. Offers access to immediate, temporary Medicaid for pregnant women who qualify. 874-2165. (tfx25)

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! 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)

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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)

HELP!!! KEEP THE animal population under control, and SAVE an ani-mal's life. Adopt your new cat or dog from the Delta County Humane Society. Adoption fee is minimal. Call 874-2149. (DCHS)

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)

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Delta County Independent PUBLIC NOTICES Wednesday, June 13, 2012 D3

COMBINED NOTICE -

PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE

SALE NO. 2012-0053

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:On March 29, 2012, 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) MARY K. HIGGSOriginal Benefi ciary(ies) BW MORTGAGE, LLCCurrent Holder of Evidence of Debt WELLS FARGO BANK, NADate of Deed of Trust 6/29/2005County of Recording DeltaRecording Date of Deed of Trust 6/30/2005Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 592956Original Principal Amount $102,885.00Outstanding Principal Balance $112,398.04Pursuant 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 6, PIONEER PLACE

SUBDIVISION, FILING NO. 1,

DELTA COUNTY, COLORADO

Also known by street and number

as: 1711 PIONEER CIRCLE, DELTA,

CO 81416.

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, 08/01/2012, 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 6/6/2012Last Publication 7/4/2012Name of Publication Delta County IndependentDATE: 03/29/2012Jim 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 # 9105.03802©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011

Published in the Delta County Independent June 6, 13, 20, 27 and July 4, 2012.

District CourtDelta County, ColoradoCourt Address: 501 Palmer Street, Room 338Delta, Colorado 81416Petitioner: THE CITY OF DELTA, a

Colorado Municipality

v.

Respondents: THE FAMILY

HOUSEHOLD TRUST DATED JAN-

UARY 19, 2005, WALTER RAYNOR,

BERNARD BARRERE, THE COLO-

RADO PACKING CORPORATION,

JOHN E. HILLMAN, THE DELTA

COUNTY CANNING COMPANY,

NICHOLAS ABEYTA, AURELIO

RODRIGUEZ, HELEN RODRIGUEZ,

SENTENEY FAMILY TRUST, JIM

VENTRELLO AS TREASURER OF

DELTA COUNTY, COLORADO, AND

ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN PER-

SONS WHO MAY HAVE OR CLAIM

ANY INTEREST IN THE SUBJECT

MATTER OF THIS CIVIL ACTION.

Attorneys for Petitioner:Brown, Schottelkotte, Stimpert &

Vaughn, LLC

Michael Schottelkotte550 Palmer St., Ste. 201P.O. Box 43, Delta, CO 81416Phone No.: 970-874-4451FAX No.: 970-874-7433Email: [email protected]. Reg. #: 2414

Case No.: 12 CV 72

SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF

CONDEMNATION

To the Respondents identified

above as: FAMILY HOUSEHOLD

TRUST DATED JANUARY 19,

2005, WALTER RAYNOR, BER-

NARD BARRERE, THE COLO-

RADO PACKING CORPORATION,

JOHN E. HILLMAN, THE DELTA

COUNTY CANNING COMPANY,

NICHOLAS ABEYTA, AND ANY

AND ALL UNKNOWNS PERSON

WHO MAY HAVE OR CLAIM ANY

INTEREST IN THE SUBJECT

MATTER OF THIS CIVIL ACTION.

You are hereby summoned and required to file with the Clerk of this Court at the address listed above, on or before the date of July 27, 2012, an answer or other responsive pleading to the Petition in Condemnation ("Petition") filed by the Petitioner, the City of Delta, Colorado, in this matter. Your answer or other response must be accompanied by any applicable fil-ing fee, and a copy thereof should be served upon the Petitioner's attorney.

You are hereby informed that this is a special statutory proceeding in eminent domain for condemnation of specific real property in Delta County, Colorado brought by the Petitioner pursuant to C.R.S. 38-1-101, et seq. and 38-6-101 et seq. Any objection concerning the legal sufficiency of the Petition, or the regularity of other aspects of this proceeding, must be raised as part of any answer or response that you may elect to file with the Court, as provided by C.R.S. 38-1-109.

Said real property being sought by condemnation is more specifically described as parcels 1 through 7 on Exhibit A attached hereto.

"EXHIBIT A"

LEGAL DESCRIPTION

PARCEL 1.

RIGHT OF WAY DESCRIPTION PAR-

CEL 18

A PORTION OF THAT PARCEL

OF LAND KNOWN AS PARCEL

B DESCRIBED IN BOOK 866 AT

PAGE 261 OF THE RECORDS OF

DELTA COUNTY AND LOCATED

IN THE NORTHWEST QUARTER

OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER

OF SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 15

SOUTH, RANGE 96 WEST OF THE

6TH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, CITY

OF DELTA, COUNTY OF DELTA,

STATE OF COLORADO, BEING

MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED

AS FOLLOWS:

BASIS OF BEARINGS: THE LINE

BETWEEN DT-1, MONUMENTED

BY A STONE WITH A CUT CROSS

IN CONCRETE, AND DT-20, MONU-

MENTED BY A 2-1/2 INCH DIAM-

ETER ALUMINUM CAP STAMPED

LS36067, BEARS S 06°32'17" E, A

DISTANCE OF 2700.09 FEET, BEAR-

INGS ARE BASED ON THE MESA

COUNTY LOCAL COORDINATE

SYSTEM KNOWN AS DCLC02

(2009);

COMMENCING AT CORNER

NUMBER 20, DELTA TOWNSITE;

THENCE S33°38'31"E A DISTANCE

OF 2,227.89 FEET TO THE MOST

NORTHERLY CORNER OF SAID

PARCEL B AS SHOWN ON THE SUR-

VEY OF PAUL SHERMAN ESTATE,

RECEPTION NUMBER 2000505

AND BEING ON THE SOUTHWEST-

ERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF THE

UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD, SAID

POINT BEING THE SOUTHEAST-

ERN CORNER OF THAT PARCEL

OF LAND DESCRIBED IN RECEP-

TION NUMBER 650383, SAID

POINT ALSO BEING THE POINT OF

BEGINNING;

THENCE ALONG THE SOUTH-

WESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE

OF THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD,

S 41°22'27" E, A DISTANCE OF

650.00 FEET TO THE NORTHERLY

LINE OF THAT PARCEL OF LAND

DESCRIBED AT RECEPTION NUM-

BER 652755 OF THE RECORDS OF

DELTA COUNTY

THENCE ALONG SAID NORTHERLY

LINE, N 89°52'27" W, A DISTANCE

OF 156.60 FEET; THENCE ALONG

THE ARC ON A NON-TANGENT

CURVE TO THE RIGHT HAVING A

RADIUS OF 1010.00 FEET, A CEN-

TRAL ANGLE OF 04°26'35" AND

AN ARC LENGTH OF 78.32 FEET,

THE CHORD OF WHICH BEARS

N 43°35'45" W, A DISTANCE OF

78.30 FEET;

THENCE N 41°22'27" W, A DIS-

TANCE OF 513.92 FEET TO THE

NORTHERLY LINE OF SAID PAR-

CEL B;

THENCE ALONG THE NORTH-

ERLY LINE OF SAID PARCEL B,

N 69°31'07" E, A DISTANCE OF

128.79 FEET TO THE POINT OF

BEGINNING;

PARCEL 2.


CEL 18A

A PORTION OF THAT PARCEL OF

LAND KNOWN AS PARCELS A

AND B DESCRIBED IN BOOK 866

AT PAGE 261 OF THE RECORDS

OF DELTA COUNTY AND LOCATED









AS FOLLOWS:







LS36067, BEARS S 06°32'17" E, A





(2009);



THENCE S 30°05'46" E A DIS-

TANCE OF 2,147.88 FEET TO THE

INTERSECTION OF THE SOUTH-

WESTERLY LINE OF THAT PARCEL


TION NUMBER 650383 AND THE

SOUTHEASTERLY LINE OF THAT

PARCEL OF LAND DESCRIBED

IN BOOK 247 AT PAGE 519 AND

BEING 120.32 FEET SOUTHWEST-

ERLY BY PERPENDICULAR MEA-

SURE FROM THE SOUTHWEST-

ERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF

THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD,

SAID POINT BEING THE POINT OF

BEGINNING; THENCE S 41°22'27"

E, A DISTANCE OF 569.22 FEET;

THENCE ALONG THE ARC ON A

TANGENT CURVE TO THE LEFT

HAVING A RADIUS OF 1010.00

FEET, A CENTRAL ANGLE OF

04°26'35" AND AN ARC LENGTH OF

78.32 FEET, THE CHORD OF WHICH

BEARS S 43°35'45" E, A DISTANCE

OF 78.30 FEET TO THE NORTHER-

LY LINE OF THAT PARCEL OF LAND

DESCRIBED AT RECEPTION NUM-

BER 652755 OF THE RECORDS OF

DELTA COUNTY;

THENCE ALONG SAID NORTHERLY

LINE, N 8952'27" W, A DISTANCE

OF 56.40 FEET;

THENCE ALONG THE ARC ON A

NON-TANGENT CURVE TO THE

RIGHT HAVING A RADIUS OF

1050.00 FEET, A CENTRAL ANGLE

OF 02°13'51" AND AN ARC LENGTH

OF 40.88 FEET, THE CHORD OF

WHICH BEARS N 42°29'23" W, A

DISTANCE OF 40.88 FEET;



SOUTHEASTERLY LINE OF SAID

PARCEL OF LAND DESCRIBED IN

BOOK 247 AT PAGE 519;

THENCE ALONG SAID SOUTH-

EASTERLY LINE, ALONG THE ARC

ON A NON-TANGENT CURVE TO

THE RIGHT HAVING A RADIUS OF

374.56 FEET, A CENTRAL ANGLE

OF 06°37'26" AND AN ARC LENGTH

OF 43.30 FEET, THE CHORD OF

WHICH BEARS N 71°04'00" E, A

DISTANCE OF 43.28 FEET FEET TO

THE POINT OF BEGINNING;

PARCEL 3.


CEL 20



A DESCRIBED IN BOOK 866 AT


DELTA COUNTY AND LOCATED IN

THE SOUTH HALF OF SECTION

24, TOWNSHIP 15 SOUTH, RANGE

96 WEST OF THE 6TH PRINCIPAL

MERIDIAN, CITY OF DELTA, COUN-

TY OF DELTA, STATE OF COLORA-

DO, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY

DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:







LS36067, BEARS S 06°32'17" E, A





(2009);



THENCE S30°19'43"E A DISTANCE

OF 1,564.53 FEET TO THE MOST

NORTHERLY CORNER OF SAID

PARCEL A BEING ON THE SOUTH-

WESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF

THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD,


BEGINNING;



OF THE UNION PACIFIC RAIL-

ROAD, S 41°22'27" E, A DISTANCE

OF 225.27 FEET AS SHOWN ON

THE SURVEY OF PAUL SHERMAN

ESTATE, RECEPTION NUMBER

2000505 TO THE NORTHERLY COR-

NER OF THAT PARCEL OF LAND

DESCRIBED IN RECEPTION NUM-

BER 650383;

THENCE ALONG THE NORTH-

WESTERLY LINE OF SAID PARCEL,

S 48°37'33" W, A DISTANCE OF

120.32 FEET;


TANCE OF 225.27 FEET;

THENCE N 48°37'33" E, A DIS-


POINT OF BEGINNING;

PARCEL 4.


CEL 20A





DELTA COUNTY AND LOCATED IN

THE SOUTH HALF OF SECTION

24, TOWNSHIP 15 SOUTH, RANGE

96 WEST OF THE 6TH PRINCIPAL

MERIDIAN, CITY OF DELTA, COUN-










LS36067, BEARS S 06°32'17" E, A





(2009);



THENCE S30°19'43" E A DISTANCE

OF 1,564.53 FEET TO THE SOUTH-

WESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF

THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD;

THENCE S 48°37'33" W. A DIS-

TANCE OF 120.32 FEET AND THE

POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE


517.14 FEET TO THE NORTHWEST-

ERLY LINE OF THAT PARCEL OF

LAND DESCRIBED IN BOOK 247

AT PAGE 519;

THENCE ALONG SAID LINE, S

48°37'33" W, A DISTANCE OF 40.00

FEET;



THENCE N 48°37'33" E, A DIS-


POINT OF BEGINNING;

PARCEL 5.


CEL 35

A PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED









AS FOLLOWS:


BETWEEN THE SOUTHEAST COR-

NER OF SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP

15 SOUTH, RANGE 96 WEST, 6TH

P.M., MONUMENTED BY A 2-1/2

INCH ALUMINUM CAP STAMPED

LS 17485, 1997, AND DT-20, MON-

UMENTED BY A 2-1/2 INCH DIAM-


LS36067, BEARS N 42°53'45" W, A





(2009);





INTERSECTION OF THE SOUTH

LINE OF THE NORTHWEST QUAR-

TER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUAR-

TER OF SAID SECTION 24 AND

THE SOUTHWESTERLY RIGHT

OF WAY LINE OF THE UNION

PACIFIC RAILROAD, WHENCE THE

SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID

SECTION 24 BEARS S 52°55'19"

E A DISTANCE OF 2,188.75 FEET,


BEGINNING;

THENCE ALONG SAID SOUTH LINE

OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER

OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF

SAID SECTION 24, S 89°54'56" W,

A DISTANCE OF 99.91 FEET;



SOUTHERLY LINE THAT PARCEL


TION NUMBER 652755;

THENCE ALONG THE SAID

SOUTHERLY LINE, N 89°54'56" E,

A DISTANCE OF 111.87 FEET TO

THE SOUTHWESTERLY RIGHT OF

WAY LINE OF THE UNION PACIFIC

RAILROAD;

THENCE ALONG SAID RIGHT OF

WAY LINE, S 41°22'27" E, A DIS-


POINT OF BEGINNING;

PARCEL 6.


CEL 35A

A PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED









AS FOLLOWS:


BETWEEN THE SOUTHEAST COR-

NER OF SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP

15 SOUTH, RANGE 96 WEST, 6TH

P.M., MONUMENTED BY A 2-1/2

INCH ALUMINUM CAP STAMPED

LS 17485, 1997, AND DT-20, MON-

UMENTED BY A 2-1/2 INCH DIAM-


LS36067, BEARS N 42°53'45" W, A





(2009);





INTERSECTION OF THE SOUTH

LINE OF THE NORTHWEST QUAR-

TER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUAR-

TER OF SAID SECTION 24 AND



RAILROAD, WHENCE THE SOUTH-

WEST CORNER OF SAID SECTION

24 BEARS S 52°55'19" E A DIS-

TANCE OF 2,188.75 FEET; THENCE

ALONG SAID SOUTH LINE OF THE

NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE

SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID

SECTION 24, S 89°54'56" W, A

DISTANCE OF 99.91 FEET TO THE

POINT OF BEGINNING;

THENCE CONTINUING ALONG

SAID SOUTH LINE OF THE NORTH-

WEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTH-

EAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION

24, S 89°54'56" W, A DISTANCE OF

66.15 FEET;



SOUTHERLY LINE THAT PARCEL


TION NUMBER 652755;

THENCE ALONG THE SAID

SOUTHERLY LINE, N 89°54'56" E,

A DISTANCE OF 66.15 FEET;

THENCE S 52°52'35" E, A DIS-


POINT OF BEGINNING;

ANY PORTION OF THE FOLLOW-

ING DESCRIBED PARCEL WHICH

LAY WITHIN PARCELS OWNED BY

FAMILY HOUSEHOLD TRUST;


CEL 21 VAC

ALL OF THAT SIXTEEN FOOT

WIDE ROADWAY EASEMENT

DESCRIBED IN BOOK 64 AT PAGE

333, BOOK 163 AT PAGE 47, BOOK

240 AT PAGE 127, BOOK 270 AT

PAGE 372, AND BOOK 277 AT

PAGE 539 OF THE DELTA COUN-

TY RECORDS; LOCATED IN THE

DELTA TOWNSITE AND IN LOT

4 AND THE SOUTHEAST QUAR-

TER OF SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 5


6TH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, COUN-










LS36067, BEARS S 06°32'17" E, A



COUNT LOCAL COORDINATE SYS-

TEM KNOWN AS DCLC02 (2009);



THENCE S 02°23'51" E A DISTANCE

OF 635.52 FEET TO THE INTER-

SECTION OF THE SOUTHWEST-

ERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF THE

UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD AND

THE SOUTHEASTERLY RIGHT OF

WAY OF BRIDGE STREET, BEING




OF THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD

THE FOLLOWING THREE COURS-

ES:

1. S 41°22'27" E, A DISTANCE OF

605.92 FEET TO DELTA TOWNSITE

CORNER NUMBER 23;

2. ALONG THE LINE FROM DELTA

TOWNSITE CORNER NUMBER 23

TO DELTA TOWNSITE CORNER 19,


166.85 FEET;

3. S 41°22'27" E, A DISTANCE OF

527.44 FEET TO THE NORTHWEST-

ERLY LINE OF THAT PARCEL OF

LAND RECORDED AT RECEPTION

NUMBER 650383;

THENCE ALONG SAID NORTH-

WESTERLY LINE, S 48°37'33" W, A

DISTANCE OF 16.00 FEET;







SOUTHEASTERLY RIGHT OF WAY

LINE OF BRIDGE STREET;

THENCE ALONG SAID LINE, N

48°23'32" E, A DISTANCE OF 16.00

FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGIN-

NING;

PARCEL 7.

PARCEL 21AE

ANY PORTION OF THE FOLLOW-

ING DESCRIBED PARCEL WHICH

MAY LAY WITHIN THE PARCELS

OWNED BY FAMILY HOUSEHOLD

TRUST.

A THIRTY FOOT WIDE ACCESS

EASEMENT OVER AND ACROSS

A PORTION OF THE DELTA TOWN-

SITE AND LOT 4, SECTION 24,

TOWNSHIP 5 SOUTH, RANGE 96

WEST OF THE 6TH PRINCIPAL

MERIDIAN, COUNTY OF DELTA,



AS FOLLOWS:







LS36067, BEARS S 06°32'17" E, A





(2009);



THENCE S 00°59'48" E A DISTANCE

OF 648.44 FEET TO A POINT ON

THE SOUTHEASTERLY RIGHT OF

WAY OF BRIDGE STREET AND

20.32 FEET SOUTHWESTERLY OF



RAILROAD, SAID POINT BEING


THENCE S 41°22'27" E, A DIS-


NORTHWESTERLY LINE OF A PAR-

CEL OF LAND KNOWN AS PARCEL



DELTA COUNTY;

THENCE ALONG SAID LINE, S

48°37'33" W, A DISTANCE OF 30.00

FEET;

THENCE N 41°22'27" W. A DIS-


SOUTHEASTERLY RIGHT OF WAY

LINE OF BRIDGE STREET;

THENCE ALONG SAID LINE, N

48°23'32" E, A DISTANCE OF 30.00

FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGIN-

NING;

At a hearing to be scheduled in this proceeding, or pursuant to a stipulation for immediate posses-sion, the Court may authorize the Petitioner to take full and imme-diate possession and use of the property described in the Petition, as allowed by C.R.S. 38-1-105(6)(a). Then, a valuation trial will be scheduled in this proceeding for purposes of determining just compensation to be paid by the Petitioner for the property taken by condemnation. If more than one Respondent is determined to be entitled to share in the just compensation awarded in this mat-ter, a subsequent apportionment trail will be conducted pursuant to C.R.S. 38-1-105(3).

If you fail to answer the Petition

in Condemnation by the date spec-

ified, or otherwise fail to appear

and assert your rights at the valu-

ation and/or any apportionment

trial, the Court, without further

notice, will cause reasonable com-

pensation to be determined and

title to the subject real property to

be vested in the Petitioner, all in

accordance with applicable law.

This summons and notice is being issued and published pursu-ant to C.R.S. 38-1-103.

Dated this 22nd day of May, 2012

BROWN, SCHOTTELKOTTE, STIMPERT & VAUGHN, LLCBy: /s/ Michael Schottelkotte#2414Attorney for Petitioner, City of Delta, Colorado

Published in the Delta County Independent May 30, June 6, 13, 20 and 27, 2012.

COMBINED NOTICE -

PUBLICATION


SALE NO. 2012-0055

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:On April 3, 2012, 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) Daniel Espinoza and Mary E. EspinozaOriginal Benefi ciary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Ace Mortgage Funding Inc, a Colorado CorporationCurrent Holder of Evidence of Debt GMAC Mortgage, LLCDate of Deed of Trust 9/7/2007County of Recording DeltaRecording Date of Deed of Trust

10/9/2007Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 619510Original Principal Amount $184,171.00Outstanding Principal Balance $175,253.50Pursuant 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.

LOT 7, SOUTH VIEW SUBDIVISION,

COUNTY OF DELTA, STATE OF

COLORADO.


as: 3101 1900 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, 08/01/2012, 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 6/6/2012Last Publication 7/4/2012Name of Publication Delta County IndependentDATE: 04/03/2012Jim 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:CYNTHIA LOWERY-GRABER #34145CASTLE STAWIARSKI, LLC 999 18TH STREET SUITE 2301, 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 # 12-03177©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011


COMBINED NOTICE -

PUBLICATION


SALE NO. 2012-0057

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:On April 4, 2012, 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) Linda K. TuinOriginal Benefi ciary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Fieldstone Mortgage CompanyCurrent Holder of Evidence of Debt CitiMortgage, Inc.Date of Deed of Trust 3/8/2004County of Recording DeltaRecording Date of Deed of Trust 3/12/2004Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 577599Original Principal Amount $105,300.00Outstanding Principal Balance $95,503.02Pursuant 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 21 AND 22 IN BLOCK 2 OF

REICHS SUBDIVSION.


as: 264 West Bridge Street,

Hotchkiss, CO 81419.





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, 08/01/2012, 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 6/6/2012Last Publication 7/4/2012Name of Publication Delta County IndependentDATE: 04/04/2012Jim 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:CYNTHIA LOWERY-GRABER #34145CASTLE STAWIARSKI, LLC 999 18TH STREET SUITE 2301, 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 # 12-03017©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011


COMBINED NOTICE -

PUBLICATION


SALE NO. 2012-0046

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:On March 19, 2012, 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) Branden Duane FryOriginal Benefi ciary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Republic Mortgage Home Loans, LLCCurrent 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 9/12/2006County of Recording DeltaRecording Date of Deed of Trust 9/18/2006Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 607789Original Principal Amount $146,000.00Outstanding Principal Balance $136,682.02Pursuant 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 7 OF

GARNET MESA SUBDIVISION,


COLORADO.


as: 718 East 4th 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, 07/18/2012, 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 5/23/2012Last Publication 6/20/2012Name of Publication Delta County IndependentDATE: 03/19/2012Jim 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 2301, 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 # 12-02344©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011

Published in the Delta County Independent May 23, 30, June 6, 13 and 20, 2012.

COMBINED NOTICE -

PUBLICATION


SALE NO. 2012-0047

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:On March 20, 2012, 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) Kelly Brooks and Karen A. BrooksOriginal Benefi ciary(ies) Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Date of Deed of Trust 2/16/2007County of Recording DeltaRecording Date of Deed of Trust 2/22/2007Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 612366Original Principal Amount $289,000.00Outstanding Principal Balance $271,954.48Pursuant 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 7, BLOCK 3, HIDDEN VALLEY

ESTATES PHASE 1 & 2, DELTA

COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO.


as: 13645 Ragged Mountain Drive,

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, 07/18/2012, 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 5/23/2012Last Publication 6/20/2012Name of Publication Delta County IndependentDATE: 03/20/2012Jim 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 2301, 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 # 12-00698

©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011


COMBINED NOTICE -

PUBLICATION


SALE NO. 2012-0048

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:On March 21, 2012, 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) MILTON J. VIDRINE JR.Original Benefi ciary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER, REPUBLIC MORTGAGE HOME LOANS LLCCurrent 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 11/20/2009County of Recording DeltaRecording Date of Deed of Trust 11/25/2009Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 639341Original Principal Amount $222,360.00Outstanding Principal Balance $218,414.76Pursuant 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 8 IN BLOCK 2 OF PANORAMA

HEIGHTS COUNTY OF DELTA,

STATE OF COLORADO


as: 24285 VALLEY VIEW CIRCLE,

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, 07/18/2012, 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 5/23/2012Last Publication 6/20/2012Name of Publication Delta County IndependentDATE: 03/21/2012Jim 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:HEATHER DEERE #28597LAW OFFICE OF MICHAEL P MEDVED 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 # 12-910-21410©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011


PUBLIC NOTICE

Garnet Mesa Investments, LLC, P.O. Box 784, Delta, CO 81416, (970)874-9986 has filed an application for a Reclamation Permit with the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board under provisions of the Colorado Land Reclamation Act for the Extraction of Construction Materials. The proposed mine is known as the Warren Pit and is located at or near NE1/4NW1/4, Section 9, Township 15 South, Range 95 West, 6th Prime Meridian, Delta County, Colorado.The proposed date of commence-ment is August 1, 2012, and the proposed date of completion is October 30, 2032. The proposed future use of the land is Private Recreation.Additional information and the tentative decision date may beobtained from the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, Colorado, 80203, (303) 866-3567, or at the Delta County Clerk and Recorder's office; 501 Palmer Street, Delta, Colorado, 81416, or the above named applicant. A complete copy of the application is available at the above named County Clerk and Recorder's office and at the Division's office.Comments Concerning the applica-tion and exhibits must be in writ-ing and must be received by the Division of Minerals and Geology by 4:00 p.m. on July 3, 2012.Please note that under the provi-sions of C.R.S. 34-32.5-101, et. seq.,comments related to noise, truck traffic, hours of operation, visual impacts, effects on property val-ues and other social or economic concerns are issues not subject to this Office's jurisdiction. These subjects are typically addressed by your local government, rather than the Division Reclamation, Mining and Safety or the Mined Land Reclamation Board.

Published in the Delta County Independent May 23, 30, June 6 and 13, 2012.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Charles Larue

Farrington, a/k/a Charles L.

Farrington, a/k/a Charles

Farrington, Deceased

Case Number 2012PR44

All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to theDistrict Court of Delta County, Colorado on or before September 9, 2012, or the claims may be for-ever barred.

Charlotte Louise KetchumPersonal Representative10024 3300 RoadHotchkiss, CO 81419

Attorney for the EstateSandra J. Nettleton, #42411Briscoe & Associates, P.C.P.O. Box 120Hotchkiss, CO 81419970-872-3118

Published in the Delta County Independent May 30, June 6 and 13, 2012.

Public Notices

Legal Deadline is Monday at 10 a.m.

YourRight

To Know

D4 Wednesday, June 13, 2012 PUBLIC NOTICES Delta County Independent

COMBINED NOTICE -

PUBLICATION


SALE NO. 2012-0040

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:On March 13, 2012, 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) Bonifacio Arreola and Guadalupe ArreolaOriginal Benefi ciary(ies) Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Date of Deed of Trust 6/25/2010County of Recording DeltaRecording Date of Deed of Trust 6/30/2010Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 643807Original Principal Amount $275,000.00Outstanding Principal Balance $268,358.56Pursuant 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 2, HINES FARM RESOURCE

PRESERVATION MAJOR

SUBDIVISION, ACCORDING TO

THE PLAT THEROF FILED FOR

RECORD SEPTEMBER 24,2001

IN PLAT BOOK 26 AT PAGE 45.


COLORADO.


as: 2745 Tessman 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, 07/11/2012, 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 5/16/2012Last Publication 6/13/2012Name of Publication Delta County IndependentDATE: 03/13/2012Jim 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:CYNTHIA LOWERY-GRABER #34145CASTLE STAWIARSKI, LLC 999 18TH STREET SUITE 2301, 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 # 12-03042©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011

Published in the Delta County Independent May 16, 23, 30, June 6 and 13, 2012.

COMBINED NOTICE -

PUBLICATION


SALE NO. 2012-0039

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:On March 12, 2012, 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) RUSSELL WHITEOriginal Benefi ciary(ies) WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.Current Holder of Evidence of Debt WELLS FARGO BANK, NADate of Deed of Trust 7/31/2009County of Recording DeltaRecording Date of Deed of Trust 8/5/2009Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 636714Original Principal Amount $197,496.00Outstanding Principal Balance $191,457.51Pursuant 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 74 OF STONE MOUNTAIN

VILLAGE FILING NO. 2 COUNTY OF

DELTA, STATE OF COLORADO


as: 1512 GUADELUPE STREET,

DELTA, CO 81416-5700.





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, 07/11/2012, 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 5/16/2012Last Publication 6/13/2012Name of Publication Delta County IndependentDATE: 03/12/2012Jim 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 # 9105.03613©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011


COMBINED NOTICE -

PUBLICATION


SALE NO. 2012-0041

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:On March 13, 2012, 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 W. Slaughter and Paula K. SlaughterOriginal Benefi ciary(ies) Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Date of Deed of Trust 7/30/2010County of Recording DeltaRecording Date of Deed of Trust 8/6/2010Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 644563Original Principal Amount $292,011.00Outstanding Principal Balance $284,984.56Pursuant 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

Part of he East 1/2 of the Northwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 of Section 31, Township 15 South, Range 95 West of the 6th principal meridian, described as follows:Beginning at the Southwest 1/16th corner;Thence North 48 degrees 21' West 433.5 feet;Thence North 16 degrees 36' East 245.7 feet to the South side of 1600 road;Thence South 44 degrees 18' East 363.4 feet along the South side of 1600 road to the East line of the said East 1/2 of the Northwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4;Thence South 263.4 feet along the East line of the said East 1/2 of the Northwest 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4, more or less to the point of beginning.County of Delta, State of Colorado.Also known by street and number

as: 3335 1600 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, 07/11/2012, 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 5/16/2012Last Publication 6/13/2012Name of Publication Delta County IndependentDATE: 03/13/2012Jim 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 2301, 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 # 12-03044©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011


ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

The City of Delta, will receive sealed bids at the City of Delta Public Works Department, 360 Main Street, Delta, Colorado, for the 2012 Concrete Replacement

Project until 2:00 P.M. on June 21,

2012. A bid opening will not be conducted.The project generally consists of replacing sidewalk, performing ramp upgrades and replacing a small amount of vertical curb and gutter at sites identified through-out the City. All work will be man-aged under the direction of the City of Delta Public Works Department.The Contract Documents will be available beginning June 6, 2012. The Contract Documents may be obtained in person, at the follow-ing location from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. weekdays:

City of Delta Public Works360 Main StreetDelta, CO 81416

The Contract will be awarded to the lowest qualified bidder, as determined by the statement of qualifications and the bid, which is deemed to be in the best interest of the City. The City reserves the right to accept the bid by a competent bidder that will result in the lowest cost to the City. The City reserves the right to accept or reject any Bid without disclosing the reason therefore.No bids may be withdrawn after the opening of bids, without con-sent of City of Delta, for a period of sixty (60) days after the sched-uled time of opening of bids. The successful bidder or bidders will be required to furnish satisfactory performance and payment bonds equal to the full amount of each bid or proposal.All bids must be submitted in writ-ing on the forms provided, and must be signed by the bidder or his duly authorized agent.

Published in the Delta County Independent June 6 and 13, 2012.

Town of Orchard City 2012 Drinking Water Consumer Confi dence Report For Calendar Year 2011

Public Water System ID # CO0115588Esta es información importante. Si no la pueden leer, necesitan que alguien se la traduzca.

We are pleased to present to you this year’s water quality report. Our constant goal is to provide you with a safe and dependable supply of drinking water of the highest quality.General Information About Drinking Water

All drinking water, including bottled water, may reasonably be expected to contain at least small amounts of some contaminants. The presence of contaminants does not necessarily indicate that the water poses a health risk. Some people may be more vulnerable to contaminants in drinking water than the general population. Immuno-compromised persons such as persons with cancer undergoing chemotherapy, persons who have undergone organ transplants, people with HIV-AIDS or other immune system disorders, some elderly, and infants can be particularly at risk of infections. These people should seek advice about drinking water from their health care providers. For more information about contaminants and potential health effects, or to receive a copy of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines on appropriate means to lessen the risk of infection by Cryptosporidium and microbiological contaminants call the EPA Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 1-800-426-4791.The sources of drinking water (both tap water and bottled water) include rivers, lakes, streams, ponds, reservoirs, springs, and wells. As water travels over the surface of the land or through the ground, it dissolves naturally occurring minerals and, in some cases, radioactive material, and can pick up substances resulting from the presence of animals or from human activity. Contaminants that may be present in source water include:• Microbial contaminants, such as viruses and bacteria that may come from sewage treatment plants, septic systems, agricultural livestock operations, and wildlife.• Inorganic contaminants, such as salts and metals, which can be naturally-occurring or result from urban storm-water runoff, industrial or domestic wastewater discharges, oil and gas production, mining, or farming.• Pesticides and herbicides that may come from a variety of sources, such as agriculture, urban storm-water runoff, and residential uses.• Organic chemical contaminants, including synthetic and volatile organic chemicals, which are byproducts of industrial processes and petroleum production, and also may come from gas stations, urban storm water runoff, accidental spills and septic systems.• Radioactive contaminants, that can be naturally occurring or be the result of oil and gas production and mining activities.In order to ensure that tap water is safe to drink, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment prescribes regulations limiting the amount of certain contaminants in water pro-vided by public water systems. The Food and Drug Administration regulations establish limits for contaminants in bottled water that must provide the same protection for public health.

Our Water Source(s)

Source Water Type

Spring No 8 Ground Water Under The Infl uence Of Surface WaterSpring No 9 Ground Water Under The Infl uence Of Surface WaterSpring No 10 Ground Water Under The Infl uence Of Surface WaterSpring No 11 Ground Water Under The Infl uence Of Surface WaterSpring No 12 Ground Water Under The Infl uence Of Surface WaterSpring No 13 Ground Water Under The Infl uence Of Surface WaterSpring No 14 Ground Water Under The Infl uence Of Surface WaterSpring No 15 Ground Water Under The Infl uence Of Surface WaterSpring No 1 Ground Water Under The Infl uence Of Surface WaterSpring No 2 Ground Water Under The Infl uence Of Surface WaterSpring No 3 Ground Water Under The Infl uence Of Surface WaterSpring No 4 Ground Water Under The Infl uence Of Surface WaterSpring No 5 Ground Water Under The Infl uence Of Surface WaterSpring No 6 Ground Water Under The Infl uence Of Surface WaterSpring No 7 Ground Water Under The Infl uence Of Surface WaterLittle Gem Reservoir Surface Water * Not used in 2011Big Ditch Intake Surface Water * Not used in 2011The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has provided us with a Source Water Assessment Report for our water supply. You may obtain a copy of the report by visiting www.cdphe.state.co.us/wq/sw/swaphom.html or by contacting Mike Morgan at 970-835-3337.Potential sources of contamination in our source water area come from:Deciduous forest, evergreen forest, mixed forest, septic systems, gas wells, animal activity, and/or runoff from roads.The Source Water Assessment Report provides a screening-level evaluation of potential contamination that could occur. It does not mean that the contamination has or will occur. We can use this information to evaluate the need to improve our current water treatment capabilities and prepare for future contamination threats. This can help us ensure that quality fi nished water is delivered to your homes. In addition, the source water assessment results provide a starting point for developing a source water protection plan.Please contact Mike Morgan at 970-835-3337 to learn more about what you can do to help protect your drinking water sources, any questions about the Drinking Water Consumer Confi -dence Report, to learn more about our system, or to attend scheduled public meetings. We want you, our valued customers, to be informed about the services we provide and the quality water we deliver to you every day.

Terms and Abbreviations

The following defi nitions will help you understand the terms and abbreviations used in this report:• Parts per million (ppm) or Milligrams per liter (mg/L) - one part per million corresponds to one minute in two years or a single penny in $10,000.• Parts per billion (ppb) or Micrograms per liter (ug/L) - one part per billion corresponds to one minute in 2,000 years, or a single penny in $10,000,000. • Parts per trillion (ppt) or Nanograms per liter (nanograms/L) - one part per trillion corresponds to one minute in 2,000,000 years, or a single penny in $10,000,000,000.• Parts per quadrillion (ppq) or Picograms per liter (picograms/L) - one part per quadrillion corresponds to one minute in 2,000,000,000 years or one penny in $10,000,000,000,000.• Picocuries per liter (pCi/L) - picocuries per liter is a measure of the radioactivity in water.• Nephelometric Turbidity Unit (NTU) - nephelometric turbidity unit is a measure of the clarity of water. Turbidity in excess of 5 NTU is just noticeable to the average person.• Action Level (AL) - the concentration of a contaminant which, if exceeded, triggers treatment or other requirements which a water system must follow.• Treatment Technique (TT) - A treatment technique is a required process intended to reduce the level of a contaminant in drinking water.• Maximum Contaminant Level Goal (MCLG) - The “Goal” is the level of a contaminant in drinking water below which there is no known or expected risk to health. MCLGs allow for a margin of safety.• Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) - The “Maximum Allowed” is the highest level of a contaminant that is allowed in drinking water. MCLs are set as close to the MCLGs as feasible using the best available treatment technology.• Maximum Residual Disinfectant Level Goal (MRDLG) - The level of a drinking water disinfectant, below which there is no known or expected risk to health. MRDLGs do not refl ect the benefi ts of the use of disinfectants to control microbial contaminants.• Maximum Residual Disinfectant Level (MRDL) - The highest level of a disinfectant allowed in drinking water. There is convincing evidence that addition of a disinfectant is necessary for control of microbial contaminants.• Running Annual Average (RAA) - An average of monitoring results for the previous 12 calendar months.• Gross Alpha, Including RA, Excluding RN & U - This is the gross alpha particle activity compliance value. It includes radium-226, but excludes radon 222 and uranium.• Microscopic Particulate Analysis (MPA) - An analysis of surface water organisms and indicators in water. This analysis can be used to determine performance of a surface water treatment plant or to determine the existence of surface water infl uence on a ground water well.• Below Detectable Limit (BDL) – A term from testing results indicating a lower level of test constituents above a detectable limit based on standard testing practices and procedures.

Detected Contaminants

Town of Orchard City routinely monitors for contaminants in your drinking water according to Federal and State laws. The following table(s) show all detections found in the period of January 1 to December 31, 2011 unless otherwise noted. The State of Colorado requires us to monitor for certain contaminants less than once per year because the concentrations of these contaminants are not expected to vary signifi cantly from year to year, or the system is not considered vulnerable to this type of contamination. Therefore, some of our data, though repre-sentative, may be more than one year old. The “Range” column in the table(s) below will show a single value for those contaminants that were sampled only once. Violations, if any, are reported in the next section of this report. The water quality prior to treatment and the effectiveness of the treatment plant has allowed for reduced monitoring schedule for some required testing of water provided by the Town of Orchard City. This will explain the date of testing conducted in prior years for this report. For further test results, please contact Mr. Mike Morgan at (970) 835-3337.

Turbidity

TT Requirement Level Found Violation Sample Likely Source of

(Yes or No) Date Contamination

Maximum 0.56 NTU Highest single No Date: Surface Runoff gathering silt and other for any single measurement: May 15, 2011 material(s) that would cause measurement Maximum allowable cloudiness in the incoming turbidity is 1.0 NTU water. Polymer dose was increasedTurbidity to remove added material(s). In any month, at least Lowest monthly No Month: 95% of samples must be percentage of May, 2011 less than 0.3 NTU samples meeting TT standard for our technology: 98%

Disinfectants

MRDL MRDLG Units Level Detected Violation Source

& Range (Yes or No)

Chloramines 4 4 ppm N/A N/A Water additive used to control microbesChlorine 4 4 ppm 0.53 No Water additive used to control microbesChloride dioxide 800 800 ppb N/A N/A Water additive used to control microbes

Disinfection Byproducts

Contaminant MCL MCLG Units Average Range Highest Violation Sample Likely Source of Contamination

RAA (Yes or No) Date/Year

Haloacetic Acids 80 N/A ppb 4.35 4.35 4.35 No Aug. 2011 By-product of drinking water disinfection(HAA)

TotalTrihalomethanes 60 N/A ppb 7.22 7.22 7.22 No Aug. 2011 By-product of drinking water disinfection(TTHM)

Bromates 10 0 ppb NT No RAA By-product of drinking water disinfectionChlorite 1 0.8 ppm NT No RAA By-product of drinking water disinfection

Total Organic Carbon

Contaminant Compliance Factor Lowest Running Annual Violation Sample Likely Source of Contamination

(measurements Running Annual Average Range (Yes or No) Date/Year

should not be Average (compliance) for the Year

lower than this factor) (compliance

factor) factor)

Total Organic Carbon 1.0 0.40 .58 No 2011 Naturally present in the environment(TOC)

Inorganic Contaminants

Contaminant MCL MCLG Units Level Detected/ Violation Sample Likely Source of Contamination

Range (Yes or No) Date

Antimony 6 6 Ppb Discharge from petroleum refi neries; fi re retardants; ceramics; electronics; solderArsenic 50 0 Ppb Erosion of natural deposits; runoff from orchards; runoff from glass and electronics production wastesAsbestos 7 7 MFL Decay of asbestos cement water mains; erosion of natural depositsBarium 2 2 Ppm Discharge of drilling wastes; discharge from metal refi neries; erosion of natural depositsBeryllium 4 4 Ppb Discharge from metal refi neries and coal-burning factories; ;discharge from electrical, aerospace, and defense industriesCadmium 5 5 Ppb Corrosion of galvanzied pipes; erosion of natural deposits; discharge from metal refi neries; runoff from waste batteries and paintsChromium 100 100 Ppb Discharge from steel and pulp mills; erosion of natural depositsCyanide 200 200 Ppb Discharge from steel/metal factories; discharge from plastic and fertilizer factoriesFloride 4 4 Ppm Erosion of natural deposits; water additive which promotes strong teeth; discharge from fertilizer and aluminum factoriesMercury (inorganic) 2 2 Ppb Erosion of natural deposits; discharge from refi neries and factories; runoff from landfi lls; runoff from croplandNitrate (as Nitrogen) 10 10 Ppm 0.2 No 02/2011 Runoff from fertilizer use; leaching from septic tanks, sewage; erosion of natural depositsNitrite (as Nitrogen) 1 1 Ppm BDL No 02/2011 Runoff from fertilizer use; leaching from septic tanks, sewage; erosion of natural depositsSelenium 50 50 Ppb Discharge from petroleum and metal refi neries; erosion of natural deposits; discharge from minesThallium 2 0.5 Ppb Leaching from ore-processing sites; discharge from electronics, glass, and drug factories

Synthetic Organic Contaminants, Including Pesticides and Herbicides



2,4-D 70 70 Ppb BDL No 12/2011 Runoff from herbicide used on row crops2, 4, 5-TP (Silvex) 50 50 Ppb BDL No 12/2011 Residue of banned herbicideAcrylamide TT 0 N/A BDL No 12/2011 Added to water during sewage/wastewater treatmentAlachlor 2 0 Ppb BDL No 12/2011 Runoff from herbicide used on row cropsAtrazine 3 3 Ppb BDL No 12/2011 Runoff from herbicide used on row cropsBenzo (a) pyrene (PAH) 200 0 Ppt BDL No 12/2011 Leaching from linings of water storage tanks and distribution linesCarbofuran 40 40 PPb BDL No 12/2011 Leaching of soil fumigant used on rice and alfalfaChlordane 2 0 Ppb BDL No 12/2011 Residue of banned termiticideDalapon 200 200 Ppb BDL No 12/2011 Runoff from herbicide used on rights of wayDi (2-ethylhexyl) adipate 400 400 Ppb BDL No 12/2011 Discharge from chemical factoriesdi (2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 6 0 Ppb BDL No 12/2011 Discharge from rubber and chemical factoriesDibromochloropropane 200 0 Ppt BDL No 12/2011 Runoff/leaching from soil fumigant used on soybeans, cotton, pineapples, and orchardsDinoseb 7 7 Ppb BDL No 12/2011 Runoff from herbicide used on soybeans and vegetablesDiquat 20 20 Ppb BDL No 12/2011 Runoff from herbicide useDioxin [2,3,7,8-TCDD] 30 0 Ppq BDL No 12/2011 Emissions from waste incineration and other combustion; discharge from chemical factoriesEndothall 100 100 Ppb BDL No 12/2011 Runoff from herbicide useEndrin 2 2 Ppb BDL No 12/2011 Residue of banned insecticideEpicholorohydrin TT 0 N/A BDL No 12/2011 Discharge from industrial chemical factories; an impurity of some water treatment chemicalsEthylene dibromide 50 0 Ppt BDL No 12/2011 Discharge from petroleum refi neriesGlyphosate 700 700 Ppb BDL No 12/2011 Runoff from herbicide useHeptachlor 400 0 Ppt BDL No 12/2011 Residue of banned temiticideHeptachlor epoxide 200 0 Ppt BDL No 12/2011 Breakdown of heptachlorHexachlorobenzene 1 0 Ppb BDL No 12/2011 Discharge from metal refi neries and agricultural chemical factoriesHexachlorocyclo pentadiene 50 50 Ppb BDL No 12/2011 Discharge from chemical factoriesLindane 200 200 Ppt BDL No 12/2011 Runoff/leaching from insecticide used on cattle, lumber, gardensMethoxychlor 40 40 Ppb BDL No 12/2011 Runoff/leaching from insecticide used on fruits, vegetables, alfalfa, livestockOxamyl [Vydate] 200 200 Ppb BDL No 12/2011 Runoff/leaching from insecticide used on apples, potatoes and tomatoesPCBs [Polychlorinatedbiphenyls] 500 0 Ppt BDL No 12/2011 Runoff from landfi lls; discharge of waste chemicalsPentachlorophenol 1 0 Ppb BDL No 12/2011 Discharge from wood preserving factoriesPicloram 500 500 Ppb BDL No 12/2011 Herbicide runoffSimazine 4 4 Ppb BDL No 12/2011 Herbicide runoffToxaphene 3 0 Ppb BDL No 12/2011 Runoff/leaching from insecticide used on cotton and cattle

Volatile Organic Contaminants



Benzene 5 0 Ppb BDL No 12/2011 Discharge from factories; leaching from gas storage tanks and landfi lls

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Legal Deadline10 a.m. Mondays

Delta County Independent PUBLIC NOTICES Wednesday, June 13, 2012 D5

COMBINED NOTICE -

PUBLICATION


SALE NO. 2012-0044

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:On March 15, 2012, 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) Lori B HunterOriginal Benefi ciary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for U.S. Bank N.A.Current Holder of Evidence of Debt U.S. Bank National AssociationDate of Deed of Trust 5/3/2010County of Recording DeltaRecording Date of Deed of Trust 5/11/2010Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 642681Original Principal Amount $228,000.00Outstanding Principal Balance $227,513.58Pursuant 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 tract of land situated in the SW1/4 of the NE1/4 of Section 17, Township 13 South, Range 94 West of the 6th Principal Meridian, more particularly described as follows:Beginning at a point whence the North Quarter corner of Section 17 bears North 14°17' West a distance of 1925.5 feet;Thence North 84°57' East 86.4 feet;Thence South 62°32' East 193.1 feet;Thence South 47°48' East 133.1 feet;Thence South 3°48' East 230.1 feet;Thence North 89°52' West 349.4 feet;Thence North 3°09' West 400.0 feet, more or less, to the Point of Beginning.Also known as Lot 16 of Northridge Subdivision,County of Delta,State of ColoradoAlso known by street and number

as: 18571 Eastridge Rd, 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, 07/18/2012, 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 5/23/2012Last Publication 6/20/2012Name of Publication Delta County IndependentDATE: 03/15/2012Jim 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:CYNTHIA LOWERY-GRABER #34145CASTLE STAWIARSKI, LLC 999 18TH STREET SUITE 2301, 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 # 12-01099©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011


COMBINED NOTICE -

PUBLICATION


SALE NO. 2012-0049

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:On March 27, 2012, 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) RACHEL L. ALVAREZOriginal Benefi ciary(ies) COLORADO HOUSING ENTERPRISES, LLCCurrent Holder of Evidence of Debt IRBC, LLCDate of Deed of Trust 11/13/2003County of Recording DeltaRecording Date of Deed of Trust 11/17/2003Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 573722Original Principal Amount $10,309.00Outstanding Principal Balance $9,071.19Pursuant 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 26 OF PIONEER PLACE

SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 2


COLORADO.


as: 1753 PIONEER CIR, 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, 07/25/2012, 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 5/30/2012Last Publication 6/27/2012Name of Publication Delta County IndependentDATE: 03/27/2012Jim 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 # 6025.00005©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011


COMBINED NOTICE -

PUBLICATION


SALE NO. 2012-0050

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:On March 27, 2012, 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) RONDA M ROGACKIOriginal Benefi ciary(ies) WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE, INC.Current Holder of Evidence of Debt WELLS FARGO BANK, NADate of Deed of Trust 8/14/2003County of Recording DeltaRecording Date of Deed of Trust 8/19/2003Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 570375Original Principal Amount $100,000.00Outstanding Principal Balance $85,826.53Pursuant 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 11, BLOCK 2, HOFREFE

AND WILSON’S ADDITION TO

THE TOWN OF CEDAREDGE,

COLORADO.

Also known by street and

number as: 520 W MAIN STREET,






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, 07/25/2012, 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 5/30/2012Last Publication 6/27/2012Name of Publication Delta County IndependentDATE: 03/27/2012Jim 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 # 9105.03696©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011


COMBINED NOTICE -

PUBLICATION


SALE NO. 2012-0052

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:On March 28, 2012, 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) Christopher Beilfuss and Desiree BeilfussOriginal Benefi ciary(ies) First Mortgage CorporationCurrent Holder of Evidence of Debt JPMorgan Chase Bank, National AssociationDate of Deed of Trust 5/15/2007County of Recording DeltaRecording Date of Deed of Trust 5/18/2007Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 615252

Original Principal Amount $219,000.00Outstanding Principal Balance $213,818.64Pursuant 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 76, STONE MOUNTAIN

VILLAGE FILING NO. 2, COUNTY

OF DELTA, STATE OF COLORADO.


as: 1516 Guadelupe 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, 07/25/2012, 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 5/30/2012Last Publication 6/27/2012Name of Publication Delta County IndependentDATE: 03/28/2012Jim 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 2301, 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 # 11-15030©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011


COMBINED NOTICE -

PUBLICATION


SALE NO. 2012-0054

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:On March 29, 2012, 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) DWIGHT W. ZEDIKEROriginal Benefi ciary(ies) PAONIA STATE BANKCurrent Holder of Evidence of Debt PAONIA STATE BANKDate of Deed of Trust 6/2/2009County of Recording DeltaRecording Date of Deed of Trust 6/11/2009Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 635346Original Principal Amount $25,000.00Outstanding Principal Balance $25,037.76Pursuant 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 AThe South 25 feet of Lot 22 of the Fifth Street Addition to the Town of Paonia, Colorado.Lots 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of Block 1 of Charles Vogel 1st Addition to the Town of Paonia Colorado, EXCEPTING THEREFROM The South 20 feet of said Lot 1 as conveyed to the Town of Paonia, Colorado, by deed recorded in Book 330 at Page 221.EXCEPTING THEREFROM part of Lot 5 of the Charles Vogel 1st Addition and part of Lot 22 of the Fifth Street Addition to the Town of Paonia, described as follows: Beginning at a point on the West line of Lot 5 from which the centerline of 4th Street and Box Elder Avenue bears South 14°15'22" West 121.27 feet and considering the centerline of Box Elder Avenue to bear North, thence north 42.5 feet; thence East 125.0 feet; thence South 37.5 feet; thence West 50.0 feet; thence South 5.00 feet; thence West 75.0 feet to the point of beginning.Delta County, State of Colorado.Together with all water and water rights, ditch and ditch rights appurtenant to or used in connection therewith. Attached hereto and made a part hereof by reference.Also known by street and number

as: 504 4TH STREET, 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, 08/01/2012, 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 6/6/2012Last Publication 7/4/2012Name of Publication Delta County IndependentDATE: 03/29/2012Jim 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:Marek, David A #8388David A. Marek PO Box 1387, Paonia, CO 81428-1387 (970) 527-5353The 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 # PSB/ZEDIKER©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011


COMBINED NOTICE -

PUBLICATION


SALE NO. 2012-0056

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:On April 4, 2012, 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) CURTIS D. BOWERS AND MEGAN A. BOWERS FKA MEGAN A. WARRENOriginal Benefi ciary(ies) CENTEX HOME EQUITY COMPANY, LLCCurrent Holder of Evidence of Debt NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLCDate of Deed of Trust 11/23/2004County of Recording DeltaRecording Date of Deed of Trust 12/9/2004Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page

Number) 586247Original Principal Amount $102,588.00Outstanding Principal Balance $102,595.46Pursuant 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

ALL THE FOLLOWING REAL

PROPERTY IN THE COUNTY OF

DELTA, AND STATE OF COLORADO,

TO WIT:

THE NORTH 10 FEET OF LOT

11, AND ALL OF LOTS 12 AND

13, CURTIS AND COWELL RE-

SUBDIVISION OF LOTS A, B, C,

AND D, BLOCK 4, PLAT A, TOWN

OF CEDAREDGE, COLORADO,


COLORADO.


number as: 150 NW 4TH STREET,






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, 08/01/2012, 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 6/6/2012Last Publication 7/4/2012Name of Publication Delta County IndependentDATE: 04/04/2012Jim 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: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 # 9696.02682©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011


COMBINED NOTICE -

PUBLICATION


SALE NO. 2012-0060

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:On April 11, 2012, 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) Rosalva GonzalezOriginal Benefi ciary(ies) Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc.Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Wells Fargo Bank, NADate of Deed of Trust 4/23/2004County of Recording DeltaRecording Date of Deed of Trust 12/20/2004Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 586650Original Principal Amount $105,000.00Outstanding Principal Balance $92,488.89Pursuant 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 29 AND 30 IN BLOCK 14 OF

GARNET MESA SUBDIVISION TO

THE CITY OF DELTA, COLORADO.


COLORADO.


as: 612 Grand Ave, Delta, CO

81416.





NOTICE OF SALE


Published in the Delta County Independent June 13, 20, 27, July 4 and 11, 2012.

COMBINED NOTICE -

PUBLICATION


SALE NO. 2012-0061

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:On April 11, 2012, 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) Steve McalpineOriginal Benefi ciary(ies) Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Date of Deed of Trust 6/25/2009County of Recording DeltaRecording Date of Deed of Trust 6/30/2009Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 635859Original Principal Amount $156,000.00Outstanding Principal Balance $150,418.80Pursuant 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 7 OF PHEASANT RUN

SUBDIVISION COUNTY OF DELTA,

STATE OF COLORADO


as: 12461 E Spring Cir, Eckert, CO

81418.





NOTICE OF SALE



PUBLIC NOTICE

Mountain Coal Company, LLC (MCC), P.O. Box 591, Somerset, CO 81434, (970) 929-5015, has filed a complete application for Technical Revision No. TR-128 to MCC’s Mining and Reclamation Permit No. C-80-007 with the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board (Board), under the provi-sions of the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act of 1979. The permit was originally issued by the Board in July 1981, and subsequently renewed in August 1986, January 1993 (effective August 1991), July 1996, July 2001, April 2007 (effective July 2006), and November 2011 (effective July 2011.) The current five-year per-mit term expires July 31, 2016. The West Elk Mine five-year permit area contains lands in Sections 9-11, 13-36, T13S, R90W, 6th PM; and Sections 23-26, T13S, R91W, 6th PM, and Sections 1-5 , 8-12, T14S, R90W, 6th PM in Delta and Gunnison Counties. The loca-tion of the lands can be found on the USGS 7.5 minute Somerset and Minnesota Pass Quadrangle Topographic Maps. The current permit area encompasses approxi-mately 17,154.9 acres.This Technical Revision provides as-built and geotechnical reports of the repairs completed on the slump below the ST-2 pad and the native slides below the RPEE Haul Road HR-1 segment. Revisions to the RPEE geotechnical monitor-ing program, including the slide areas to the north, and clearwater diversions and runoff sediment drainage plans for the RPEE area are also included. This technical revision will not result in any new surface facilities nor increase coal production above currently permit-ted levels.Copies of the technical revision application are available for review at the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety (CDRMS) office, Centennial Building, 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, Colorado, 80203, phone (303) 866-3567, and the Gunnison County Planning Office, 221 N. Wisconsin, Suite D, Gunnison, CO 81230. Comments or objections concerning the revi-sion application should be directed to the CDRMS at the above address not later than 10 days after the date of publication of this notice in order to be considered.

Published in the Delta County Independent June 13, 2012.

PUBLIC HEARING

The Hotchkiss Planning Commis-sion will hold a Public Hearing to consider amendments and adop-tion of the Hotchkiss Master Plan on June 27, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. at the Hotchkiss Town Hall, 276 W. Main Street, Hotchkiss, Colorado. The amended Master Plan is avail-able at the Hotchkiss Town Hall for citizen review. Comments and concerns may be presented at the Public Hearing or by fi ling written comments at the Town Clerk’s of-fi ce at P.O. Box 369, 276 W. Main Street, Hotchkiss, CO 81419 prior to the public hearing.


PUBLIC NOTICE

North Fork Water Service has water quality consumer confidence reports for 2011 available upon request. Call Tony Cone at 527-3060.


Carbon tetrachloride 5 0 Ppb BDL No 12/2011 Discharge from chemical plants and other industrial activitiesChlorobenzene 100 100 Ppb BDL No 12/2011 Discharge from chemical and agricultural chemical factorieso-Dichlorobenzene 600 600 Ppb BDL No 12/2011 Discharge from industrial chemical factoriesp-Dichlorobenzene 75 75 Ppb BDL No 12/2011 Discharge from industrial chemical factories1,2-Dichloroethane 5 0 Ppb BDL No 12/2011 Discharge from industrial chemical factories1,1-Dichloroethylene 7 7 Ppb BDL No 12/2011 Discharge from industrial chemical factoriescis-1,2-Dichloroethylene 70 70 Ppb BDL No 12/2011 Discharge from industrial chemical factoriestrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene 100 100 Ppb BDL No 12/2011 Discharge from industrial chemical factoriesDichloromethane 5 0 Ppb BDL No 12/2011 Discharge from pharmaceutical and chemical factories1,2-Dichloropropane 5 0 Ppb BDL No 12/2011 Discharge from industrial chemical factoriesEthylbenzene 700 700 Ppb BDL No 12/2011 Discharge from petroleum refi neriesStyrene 100 100 Ppb BDL No 12/2011 Discharge from rubber and plastic factories; leaching from landfi llsTetrachloroethylene 5 0 Ppb BDL No 12/2011 Discharge from factories and dry cleaners1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene 70 70 Ppb BDL No 12/2011 Discharge from textile-fi nishing factories1,1,1-Trichloroethane 200 200 Ppb BDL No 12/2011 Discharge from metal degreasing sites and other factories1,1,2-Trichloroethane 5 3 Ppb BDL No 12/2011 Discharge from industrial chemical factoriesTrichloroethylene 5 0 Ppb BDL No 12/2011 Discharge from metal degreasing sites and other factoriesToluene 1 1 Ppm BDL No 12/2011 Discharge from petroleum factoriesVinyl Chloride 2 0 Ppb BDL No 12/2011 Leaching from PVC piping; discharge from chemical factoriesXylenes 10 10 Ppm BDL No 12/2011 Discharge from petroleum factories; discharge from chemical factories

Unregulated Contaminants

Unregulated contaminants are those for which EPA has not established drinking water standards. The purpose of unregulated contaminant monitoring is to assist EPA in determining the occurrence of unregulated contaminants in drinking water and whether future regulation is warranted.Contaminant MCL MCLG Units Level Detected/ Violation Sample Likely Source of Contamination


N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Secondary Contaminants

Secondary standards are non-enforceable guidelines for contaminants that may cause cosmetic effects or aesthetic effects in drinking water. EPA recommends these standards but does not require water systems to comply.Contaminant Secondary MCLG Units Level Detected/ Violation Sample Likely Source

Standard Range (Yes or No) Date

Aluminum 0.05 to 0.2 N/A ppm N/AColor 15 N/A color units N/ACorrosivity noncorrosive N/A N/A N/AFoaming Agents 0.5 N/A ppm N/AIron 0.3 N/A ppm N/AManganese 0.05 N/A ppm N/AOdor 3 N/A threshold odor N/A numberpH 6.5-8.5 N/A ppm N/ASilver 0.10 N/A ppm N/ASodium N/A N/A ppm N/ASulfate 250 N/A ppm N/ATotal Dissolved Solids 500 N/A ppm N/AZinc 5 N/A ppm N/ADisinfection By-Products Date Average Range Highest RAA Unit MCL MCLG Typical Source

TOTAL HALOACETIC 2011 7.98 7.98 7.98 ppb 60 N/A By-product of drinking water disinfectionACIDS (HAA5)

TTHM 2011 7.29 7.29 7.29 ppb 80 N/A By-product of drinking water chlorination

Lead and Copper Collection Date 90TH Percentile Unit AL Typical Source COPPER, FREE 7/13/10 – 7/15/10 4 ppm 1.3 Corrosion of household plumbing systems; Erosion of natural deposits; Leaching from wood preservatives

LEAD 7/13/10 – 7/15/10 22 ppb 15 Corrosion of household plumbing systems; Erosion of natural depositsHealth Information About Water Quality

Infants and young children are typically more vulnerable to lead in drinking water than the general population. It is possible that lead levels at your home may be higher than other homes in the community as a result of materials used in your home’s plumbing. If you are concerned about elevated lead levels in your home’s water, you may wish to have your water tested and flush your tap for 30 seconds to 2 minutes before using tap water. Additional information is available from the Safe Drinking Water Hotline (800)426-4791. There are no additional required health effects notices.Violations

Type Category Analyte Compliance Period

NoneInformation About the Above Violation(s)

There are no additional required health effects violation notices.Town of Orchard City is required to include an explanation of the violation(s) in the above table and the steps taken to resolve the violation(s) with this report.Please share this information with all other people who drink this water, especially those who may not have received this notice directly (for example, people in apartments, nursing home, schools, and businesses). You can do this by posting this in a public place or distributing copies by hand or mail.


D6 Wednesday, June 13, 2012 PUBLIC NOTICES Delta County Independent

TOWN OF PAONIA

MAY 2012

DISBURSEMENTS

Aflac …………………… 666.04Bob Stover …………… 18.00Bolinger & Queen …… 341.52Briscoe & Associates, PC. …………………… 2,915.00City of Delta …………… 203.00Delta County Independent ………… 442.50Dependable Lumber, Inc. …………………… 197.49Don's Market ………… 96.27Eagle Welding ………… 71.73Enterprise Fund ……… 1,853.50Farmer Frank's ……… 239.85Feather Petroleum Company …………… 2,357.76Dreyfus Shareholder Services ……………… 1,621.09Galaxy Bike and Sport 20.00Grants Auto Repair … 74.20Keith Rusk …………… 233.00Ken Cypher …………… 280.00Kerri McDaniel ……… 93.00Kois Brothers Equipment Co …………………… 763.80Kwiki Tire II …………… 4,087.68Lasting Impressions … 117.00Liberty National Worksite …………… 240.96Louis Pizza …………… 276.85Mail Services, LLC …… 337.09Mary Stover …………… 18.00Master Petroleum Company …………… 877.14Nationwide Environmental Service ……………… 130.26Orion Rising LLC …… 250.00Paonia Auto Parts …… 51.17Paonia Car Wash …… 42.95Paonia Flower Shop … 45.00Paper Works, Ink ……… 1,626.45Pitkin Mesa Pipeline Company …………… 53.00Scott Leon …………… 204.32Southwestern Systems, Inc. …………………… 4,852.55Tracy VanVleet ………… 900.00UNCC …………………… 64.40United Companies …… 2,262.65Western Implement Company …………… 30.58West's Home Center … 18.98Wilbur-Ellis Company 600.00Wilmore & Company 54.00Winston Water Works 2,444.19Winwater ……………… 2,192.88Aflac …………………… 868.04Allenhofen, Mike …… 5,474.00Arbor Day Foundation 15.00Bolinger & Queen …… 65.58Caselle, Inc …………… 537.00CO Association of Chiefs ………………… 150.00Delta Montrose Electric Assn. ………………… 3,244.72DMEA …………………… 61.71Double J Disposal Inc 156.00Grafix Shoppe ………… 495.70Kansas City Life Insurance …………… 68.80Kay Findlay …………… 17.73Loberg, Travis ………… 115.60Michol & Johannes LLC …………………… 266.95Recla Metals ………… 821.70Reedys North Fork Service ……………… 636.17Robert's Enterprises … 62.00Rocky Mountain Health Plan …………………… 7,706.12Snap-on Tools ………… 549.25SOS Staffing ………… 614.19Southwestern Systems, Inc. …………………… 473.50TDS Telecom ………… 494.56TDSNet Internet Services ……………… 129.00United Companies …… 111.90Weekender Sports, Inc 490.38Wilmore & Company 372.50Winwater ……………… 3,322.80Totals: ………………… 61,808.75May Payroll …………… 34,447.66


COMBINED NOTICE - DEFERRED

- PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-803(6) FORECLOSURE

SALE NO. 2012-0003

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:On January 5, 2012, 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) MURRAY DANIEL LAMPTONOriginal Benefi ciary(ies) WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.Current Holder of Evidence of Debt WELLS FARGO BANK, NADate of Deed of Trust 1/25/2010County of Recording DeltaRecording Date of Deed of Trust 1/29/2010Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 640671Original Principal Amount $208,587.00Outstanding Principal Balance $203,971.42Pursuant 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.

PLEASE SEE LEGAL DESCRIPTION

ATTACHED HERETO AND


REFERENCE.

Legal DescriptionThe North 9.75 feet of Lot 19 and Lots 20, 21, 22, 23 and the South 19.36 feet of Lot 24 all in Block 1 of the Business Men's Subdivision in the City of Delta and also a tract of land situate in part of the SW 1/4 SW 1/4 of Section 19, Township 15 South, Range 95 West of the 6th Principal Meridian described as follows: Beginning at a point on the West line of the SW 1/4 SW 1/4 of Section 19, Township 15 South, Range 95 West of the 6th Principal Meridian from whence the Southwest corner of said Section 19 bears South 00°05' East a distance of 873.05 feet and considering the West line of said Section 19 to bear North 00°05' West and all other bearings relative thereto; thence East 150.00 feet; thence North 00°05' West 129.00 feet; thence West 75.00 feet; thence North 00°05' West 79.89 feet; thence West to the West line of said Subdivision a distance of 75.00 feet; thence South 00°05' East along said subdivision line a distance of 209.79 feet more or less to the point of beginning.County of Delta, State of ColoradoAlso known by street and number

as: 1334 BLUFF 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. The original Sale Date was scheduled for May 9, 2012 but was deferred pursuant to Colorado Revised Statutes 38-38-801 et seq. The deferment period has been terminated or ended and the Sale may now proceed according to law.THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 am on Wednesday, 08/08/2012 (formerly scheduled for May 9, 2012 and continued for deferment) , 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 of Notice of Deferred Sale 6/13/2012Last Publication of Notice of Deferred Sale 7/11/2012Name of Publication Delta County IndependentDATE: 6/7/2012Jim 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:JENNIFER H. TRACHTE, Esq. #40391Aronowitz & 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 # 9105.03234©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011


TOWN OF PAONIA

APRIL 2012

DISBURSEMENTS

Affordable Auto Glass Inc. …………………… 155.00Briscoe & Associates, PC …………………… 4,865.00Caselle, Inc …………… 3,045.00Colorado State Treasurer …………… 296.26Delta County Independent ………… 142.21Delta Montrose Electric

Assn. ………………… 889.29Dependable Lumber, Inc. …………………… 282.10DMEA …………………… 62.28Don's Market ………… 10.00Double J Disposal Inc …………………… 60.00Duckworks Auto Parts 301.99Enterprise Fund ……… 1,849.75Feather Petroleum Company …………… 2,229.50Dreyfus Shareholder Services ……………… 1,621.09Hartman Brothers Inc. 770.70Hays Drug Store ……… 25.17Hellman Motor Company …………… 128.70Intermountain Sweeper 337.00Kwiki Tire II …………… 60.00Mail Services, LLC …… 337.35Master Petroleum Company …………… 801.79North Fork Valley Heart & Soul ……………… 2,000.00Paonia Auto Parts …… 699.61Paonia Car Wash …… 45.05Paonia Cleaners & Laundry ……………… 160.00Paonia Farm & Home Supply ……………… 166.36Paonia High School … 104.00Paper Works, Ink ……… 288.79Pat Morgan …………… 125.00Pitkin Mesa Pipeline Company …………… 53.00Reedys North Fork Service ……………… 1,517.20Reg Moore …………… 4,197.00Ricoh Americas Corporation ………… 249.16Scott Leon …………… 206.04Snap-On Tools ………… 180.25SOS Staffing ………… 404.45Tifco Industries ……… 212.17UNCC …………………… 32.20Valley Machine ……… 55.40West's Home Center … 16.98Wilbur-Ellis Company 650.60Winston Water Works 2,245.00Winwater ……………… 902.04Avaya Financial Services ……………… 332.46Caselle, Inc …………… 537.00Delta County Clerk & Recorder ………… 1,003.65Delta Fire Safe, LLC … 280.25Delta Montrose Electric Assn. ………………… 3,844.31Double J Disposal Inc 156.00Grainger ……………… 15.04John Frazier Cornwell Tools ………………… 404.95Kwiki Tire II …………… 200.00Loberg, Travis ………… 113.60Metlife ………………… 30.00Postmaster …………… 190.00Ricoh Americas Corporation ………… 347.01Rocky Mountain Health Plan …………………… 7,706.12Slow Food Western Slope ………………… 500.00SOS Staffing ………… 414.50Source Gas …………… 650.46Southwestern Systems, Inc …………………… 603.00Spring Branch Excavating ………… 210.64Tamara Spano ………… 59.04TDS Telecom ………… 503.18TDSNet Internet Services ……………… 129.00United Companies …… 2,213.51USA Blue Book ……… 673.07Valley Machine ……… 170.00We Brighten Your World ………………… 160.00Western Slope Consulting ………… 293.75Totals: ………………… 54,568.93April Payroll …………… 33,758.14


COMBINED NOTICE -

PUBLICATION


SALE NO. 2012-0059

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:On April 10, 2012, 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) ANTHONY JAMES WAITMAN AND TANYA LYNN WAITMANOriginal Benefi ciary(ies) CITICORP TRUST BANK, FSBCurrent Holder of Evidence of Debt CITIMORTGAGE, INC.Date of Deed of Trust 1/28/2009County of Recording DeltaRecording Date of Deed of Trust 2/3/2009Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 631884Original Principal Amount $125,976.63Outstanding Principal Balance $110,552.86Pursuant 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


REFERENCE.

Legal Description

ALL THAT PARCEL OF LAND

IN DELTA COUNTY, STATE OF

COLORADO, AS DESCRIBED IN

DEED DOC # 610385, ID# R003432,

BEING KNOWN AND DESIGNATED

AS: LOTS 7, 8, 9 AND 10 IN BLOCKS

6 OF STOCKHAM AND ZANINETTI

SUBDIVISION, FILED IN PLAT

DOC # 610385, DOC # 610385,

RECORDED 12/11/2006.

BY FEE SIMPLE DEED FROM

ANTHONY JAMES WAITMAN

AS SET FORTH IN DOC #

610385 DATED 12/08/2006 AND

RECORDED 12/11/2006, DELTA

COUNTY RECORDS, STATE OF

COLORADO.

BY FEE SIMPLE DEED FROM

JAMES P. HANKS AND PAULETTE

HANKS TO ANTHONY JAMES

WAITMAN AS SET FORTH IN DEED

INST # 578769, DATED 04/16/2004

AND RECORDED 04/19/2004,

DELTA COUNTY RECORDS, STATE

OF COLORADO.


number as: 230 SW 3rd STREET,

CEDAREDGE, CO 81413-3615.





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, 08/08/2012, 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 6/13/2012Last Publication 7/11/2012Name of Publication Delta County IndependentDATE: 04/10/2012Jim 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:JENNIFER H. TRACHTE, Esq. #40391Aronowitz & 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 # 1175.14752©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011


COUNCIL BILL NO. 13, 2012

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF

DELTA, COLORADO AMENDING

SUBSECTION 15.04.090.A.1. OF

THE DELTA MUNICIPAL CODE

TO REVISE SUPPLEMENTAL DE-

VELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR

PROPERTIES LOCATED WITHIN

HIGHWAY CORRIDORS IN THE

CITY LIMITS.

WHEREAS, at the request of the City Council, the City Planning Commission has reviewed provi-sions of development standards for properties located within highway corridors in City limits; and

WHEREAS, following its process of review, the Planning Commis-sion has made recommendations to the Council for certain revisions of the pertinent standards; and

WHEREAS, the City Council fi nds the recommendations of the Plan-ning Commission to be reasonable and necessary for promotion of the public welfare.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT OR-DAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DELTA, COLORADO, AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. Subsection 15.04.090.A.1. of the Delta Municipal Code is hereby amended to hereafter pro-vide as follows:15.04.090.A. Supplemental site de-

velopment standards for highway corridors.

1. Building facades which are substantially constructed of smooth-face concrete, smooth-face concrete block, or metal sid-ing, or similar monolithic build-ing materials shall be designed to include either a) two (2) foot eaves and a different colored pitched roof with a height be-tween the top of the roof and the eave of at least equal to the distance from the eave to the ground, or a 8:12 pitch; or b) contrasting surface materials on a minimum of 24% of area of the front, and on 20% on each side and rear where visible from any street or proposed street. Such materials may include, but are not limited to, contrasting mate-rials such as glass, brick, stucco, wood, stone, different colored metal or different colored paint. In either case, other architectural elements must also be included in the design which include but are not limited to architectural projections such as dormers, roof overhangs, protective cano-pies, and creatively shaped win-dow openings. Metal skinned buildings are not allowed within the B-1 Zoning District.Section 2. All other provisions of

Section 15.04.090 of the Delta Mu-nicipal Code are hereby ratifi ed and confi rmed as presently written.

ADOPTED ON FIRST READING AND ORDERED PUBLISHED THIS 5TH DAY OF JUNE, 2012.

/s/ Edward C. Sisson Mayor

ATTEST: /s/ Renee Neubauer Deputy City Clerk


PUBLIC NOTICE

Oxbow Mining, LLC. (OMLLC), P.O. Box 535, 3737 Highway 133, Somerset, Colorado 81434, has filed a complete application to the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (CDRMS) for Permit Revision PR-07 to its exist-ing approved Permit No. C-1981-022. The PR provides for 1) the addition of a new 725.9 acres Federal Coal lease COC-70615 to the existing Permit Area and 2) to provide for an updated mine plan for the new area. All new coal lease lands proposed for addition to the existing Permit Area are managed by the BLM.OMLLC's approved Permit Area is located in Gunnison and Delta Counties and north of the town of Somerset and the North Fork of the Gunnison River. OMLLC's current Permit Area would be included on the areas presented by the Somerset and Bowie USGS 7.5 minute quadrangle maps and is generally described as follows:

Township 12 South, Range 90 West. 6th PM All or parts of Sections 27-34Township 12 South. Range 91 West, 6th PM All or parts of Sections 25-27 and 34-36Township 13 South, Range 89 West 6th PMAll or parts of Sections 6 and 7Township 13 South, Range 90 West 6th PMAll or parts of Sections 1-12 and 17Township 13 South, Range 91 West, 6th PM All or parts of Sections 1-3 and 11-13

The Permit Area contains approxi-mately 15,676.51 acres of sur-face lands of which 5,551 acres are located on private land and 10,125.51 acres are located on Federal land.Complete copies of the PR-07 appli-cation are on file at the CDRMS offices located at 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, Colorado 80203, Phone: (303) 866-3567; at the Gunnison County Planning Office, the Delta County Planning Office and at the Paonia Public Library. Comments or objec-tions concerning the application for revision should be directed to the CDRMS at the above address not later than 30 days after the last date of publication of this notice in order to be considered.

Published in the Delta County Independent June 13, 20, 27 and July 4, 2012.

TOWN OF PAONIA

MARCH 2012

DISBURSEMENTS

Accutest Mtn. States, Inc. …………………… 432.00Briscoe & Associates, P.C. …………………… 5,182.00City of Delta …………… 213.00Delta Auto Parts ……… 149.25Delta County

Independent ………… 53.50Delta Montrose Electric Assn. ………………… 1,007.70Dependable Lumber, Inc. …………………… 328.16DMEA …………………… 66.39Dolphin House ……… 200.00Don's Market ………… 138.66Duckworks Auto Parts 28.04Dunn, John …………… 476.50Econo Signs …………… 1,363.22Enterprise Fund ……… 1,610.25Feather Petroleum Company …………… 2,174.12Dreyfus Shareholder Services ……………… 1,621.09Hartman Brothers Inc 583.49K-D Flags, LLC ………… 189.30Kois Brothers Equipment Co ……… 75.17Assured Title Co ……… 55.46Master Petroleum Company …………… 637.74North Fork Medical Clinic ………………… 134.00North Fork Pool, Park & Rec. ……………… 3,000.00Paonia Auto Parts …… 364.76Paonia Car Wash …… 78.45Paonia Farm & Home Supply ……………… 252.22Paper Works, Ink ……… 332.27Pitkin Mesa Pipeline Company …………… 53.00Reedy's North Fork Service ……………… 450.43Robert's Enterprises … 62.00Scott Leon …………… 209.15SOS Staffing ………… 893.86TDS Telecom ………… 490.54TDSNet Internet Services ……………… 129.00The Filter House ……… 63.12UNCC …………………… 20.93Valley Machine ……… 220.10Weekender Sports, Inc 26.52West's Home Center … 49.97Winston Water Works 1,975.00Winwater ……………… 39,999.28Aflac …………………… 868.04Avaya Financial Services ……………… 332.46Blair and Associates P.C. …………………… 10,700.00Bolinger & Queen …… 59.50Caselle, Inc …………… 537.00CIRSA ………………… 13,064.01City of Delta …………… 223.00Colorado Chapter ICC 30.00Delta Montrose Electric Assn. ………………… 4,367.21Delta Montrose Tech. College ……………… 130.50Double J Disposal Inc 76.00Firstview Communications …… 204.70Kwiki Tire II …………… 666.00Lewis, Sid ……………… 61.20Liberty National Worksite …………… 240.96Loberg, Travis ………… 113.71Mail Services, LLC …… 340.16MARC …………………… 57.81Metlife ………………… 30.00Orion Rising LLC …… 250.00Pan American Homeowners Assn. ………………… 75.00Paonia Chamber of Commerce ………… 32.68Paonia Cleaners & Laundry ……………… 210.00Rocky Mountain Health Plan …………………… 7,706.12Snap-On Tools ………… 951.76SOS Staffing ………… 695.06Source Gas …………… 1,436.53Southwestern Systems, Inc. …………………… 1,542.25United Companies …… 2,407.94Totals: ………………… 113,022.26March Payroll ………… 37,831.31


NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of NORMA EVELYN VOLK,

a/k/a NORMA E. VOLK, a/k/a

NORMA VOLK, Deceased

Case Number 12PR48

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 October 8, 2012, or the claims may be forever barred.

Dean LamptonPerson Giving NoticePO Box 250Paonia CO 81428

Attorney for Personal RepresentativeAaron R. ClayPO Box 38Delta CO 81416

Published in the Delta County Independent June 6, 13 and 20, 2012.

BOARD OF DELTA COUNTY

COMMISSIONERS

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Dissolution of Federal Mineral

Lease District

The Board of Delta County Com-missioners will be holding a public hearing at 11:00 AM on Monday, July 2, 2012 in Room #236 of the Delta County Courthouse, 501 Palmer St., Delta, CO, to consider dissolution of the Delta County Federal Mineral Lease District and

to receive public comments in fa-vor or in protest of said dissolution. Written comments may be submit-ted to the Board of Delta County Commissioners on or before 5:00 p.m. Friday, June 29, 2012.The Board of Delta County Com-missioners organized the Delta County Federal Mineral Lease Dis-trict in 2011 in order to maximize the amount of payment in lieu of taxes funding and to protect the County’s federal mineral lease pay-ments from the federal prior-year payment method. For further infor-mation you may contact Christine Knight, Delta County Attorney at (970) 874-2090.BOARD OF DELTA COUNTY COMMISSIONERSR. Olen Lund, Chairman


SECTION 00100

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

The City of Delta, will receive sealed bids at the City of Delta, 360 Main Street, Delta, Colorado, for the City of Delta Aerobic

Digester Improvements until 1:00 pm, Tuesday, July 10, 2012 , at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud.This project generally consists of the removal of the existing jet aeration/mixing system in the two existing digester basins; installation of four new Aeration Industries floating mixers; new platforms to access the mixers, a new CMU building with double tee roof; new digester level sensors, probes and controllers; new electri-cal conductors, conduits, and duct banks; three new exhaust vents; and installation of new trolleys and hoists . All work will be managed under the direction of SGM, Inc.The Contract Documents will be available beginning June 13,

2012 . The Contract Documents may be obtained in person at SGM, 118 West 6th Street, Suite 200, Glenwood Springs, Colorado and may be obtained upon a non-refundable deposit of $75.00.Contract Documents will be avail-able for reviewing at the following location(s):

City of Delta, 360 Main Street, Delta, CO 81416

SGM, 118 W. 6th Street, Suite 200, Glenwood Springs, CO 81601

A mandatory pre-bid meeting will

be held at 10:00 am, Wednesday,

June 27, 2012, at the City of Delta’s

WWTF located at 1398 hwy 50;

Delta, CO. 81416.

The Contract will be awarded to the lowest qualified bidder, as determined by the statement of qualifications and the bid, which is deemed to be in the best interest of the City. The City reserves the right to accept the bid by a competent bidder that will result in the lowest cost to the City. The City reserves the right to accept or reject any Bid without disclosing the reason therefore.No bids may be withdrawn after the opening of bids, without con-sent of City of Delta, for a period of sixty (60) days after the sched-uled time of opening of bids. The successful bidder or bidders will be required to furnish satisfactory performance and payment bonds equal to the full amount of each bid or proposal.All bids must be submitted in writ-ing on the forms provided, and must be signed by the bidder or his duly authorized agent.


District CourtDelta County, ColoradoCourt Address: 501 Palmer, Rm. #338, Delta, CO 81416(970) 874-6280In the Matter of the Petition of:

Parent/Petitioner: AMY CONLEY HAYUTINfor Minor Child: LYLA HUMMING-BEAR HAYLEY-BARILFor a Change of Name to: LYLA HUMMINGBEAR HAYUTIN-BARIL

Case Number: 2012 CV 128

Division 1

PUBLIC NOTICE OF PETITION FOR

CHANGE OF NAME

Public Notice is given on May 30, 2012, that a Petition for a Change of Name of a Minor Child has been filed with the Delta District Court.The Petition requests that the name of Lyla Hummingbear Hayley-Baril be changed to Lyla Hummingbear Hayutin-Baril.

Mandy AllenClerk of CourtBy /s/ ????Deputy Clerk

(Court Seal)Published in the Delta County

Independent June 13, 20 and 27, 2012.

PUBLIC NOTICES

Colorado coal produc-tion and employment rose in 2011, moving Colorado back into the top 10 among coal producing states, said the Colorado Mining Association (CMA) in a report released last week. Production levels are still far below the record levels set in 2004, and the outlook remains very guarded in the near term due to adverse conditions in markets for thermal coal used in the genera-tion of electricity. Exces-sive regulations from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and state mandates for more expensive fuels for electricity generation also threaten coal’s position in the energy mix over the long haul.

Colorado now ranks 9th among the coal pro-ducing states, up two notches from 2010. And coal production last year increased 6 per cent to 26.8 million tons. Stuart Sanderson, CMA Presi-dent, cautioned against reading too much into the production increases. “2010 was a record low not seen since 1996,” he said, “and 2011 produc-tion was 30 per cent below 2005 levels, with the

most significant declines occurring in the export markets to other states, which have fallen 59% in the past seven years. One mine closed last year and there is no reason to pres-ently conclude, given cur-rent market conditions, that 2011 performance represents a reversal of the longer term trend,” he added.

The report con-tained some good news. The number of persons employed by Colorado’s ten producing coal mines rose by 13 per cent to 2,504, due mainly to the opening of a new met-allurgical coal mine in southern Colorado. CMA reported that employees (nearly 2,200 in all) at the state’s nine (9) thermal coal mines (used in elec-tricity generation) earned average wages and ben-efits in excess of $115,000 annually, tops among the state’s industrial work-ers.

Mining was also one of the few sectors to add jobs to the nation’s econ-omy during the recession following the 2008 finan-cial crisis. “Colorado coal mine employers deserve a great deal of credit for keeping employment lev-

els steady, notwithstand-ing significant declines in mine output over the past several years and the challenges going for-ward,” Sanderson empha-sized.

Taxes and royalties also increased in 2011. Colorado coal producers paid over $65 million in federal and state royal-ties that support local governments and the pub-lic school system. Overall industry tax expenditures exceed $116 million.

Coal production in northwest Colorado, the state’s principal coal min-ing region, has fallen by 30 per cent since 2005 and one mine cut pro-duction by half in recent years due to the inability to a secure a long-term contract to facilitate mine expansion. Another mine had zero production in 2011.

“This is the result of uncertainty over govern-ment regulations, and the threat of excessive action by the EPA and others,” Sanderson said. “Further-more, the production cuts that will result from the implementation of House Bill 10-1365, which man-date the closure of power plants along the Front

Range using clean, high quality Colorado coal in favor of higher cost natural gas, have not yet taken full effect,” he added. Sanderson said “that will displace up to 4 million tons annually in coal sales.”

Trouble in regions like this prompted last week’s visit by presumptive Republican Presidential nominee Mitt Romney to Craig. In his speech to a crowd of more than 1,500, he called for a true “all of the above energy policy” that includes resources below the ground, like coal, not just those above it like wind and solar.

The threat of EPA action is real, said Sand-erson. The New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) (addressing car-bon dioxide emissions) effectively ban new coal power plants and will cost the nation 1.4 million jobs, according to experts. Following issuance of the Mercury Air Toxics Rule (MATS), utilities have announced that they will have to close power plants producing five times the 5,000 megawatts (MW) EPA predicted would be impacted by the regu-lations, an amount of

electricity sufficient to power millions of homes. The MATS rule is the most costly ever imposed on the utility industry, admits the White House, yet no comprehensive cost analysis was performed by EPA to assess its eco-nomic impact.

“What happens in Washington will eventu-ally have an impact on communities like Craig, Colorado,” said Sander-son. “The specter of EPA regulation can have sig-nificant impacts, and has been used to justify extreme results, even when the circumstances did not justify the mea-sures taken,” he added. “No better example may be found,” he said, “than the 17 day rush to enact-ment of HB 1365 two years ago.” The plan ulti-mately approved by the Public Utilities Commis-sion ignored lower cost options for compliance that would have saved consumers $1 billion. “Getting out ahead of the curve,” which proponents of 1365 said was needed to meet federal require-ments that may never become law, “actually puts Colorado energy consum-ers behind the eight ball,”

Sanderson concluded.CMA is an industry

organization, founded in 1876, whose more than 900 members include the producers of coal, met-als and other minerals throughout Colorado and the west, as well as indi-viduals and organizations providing services, equip-ment and supplies to the industry.

Colorado back in top 10 coal producers

Exhibitor book now available

An informational booklet for all 4-Hers and FFA kids desiring to participate in the Pre-mier Exhibitor contests during the fair is now available at the Delta Extension Office, located at 525 Dodge Street, in Delta. You can pick up your information pack-et, which includes scor-ing information and tips on making a successful presentation, Monday through Friday, between 8:00 a.m. and noon, and between 1 - 5 p.m. For more information, con-tact the Delta Extension Office, at 874-2195.

Delta County Independent TELEVISION LISTINGS Wednesday, June 13, 2012 D7

TV CHANNEL REFERENCEListings shown are west feeds

BD

BP

= Bresnan Cable Delta

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DN

DT

= Dish Network

= Direct TV

CC

(N)

= Movies

= Closed Captioned

= New Episode

KWGN-CW Denver

KCNC-CBS Denver

KRMA- PBS Denver

KMGH-ABC Denver

KDVR-Fox Denver

KREY-CBS Montrose

KJCT-ABC Grand Jct.

KKCO-NBC Grand Jct.

KFQX-Fox Grand Jct.

A&E

BRAVO

CINE-Cinemax

DISCV-Discovery

DISN-Disney

ENC-Encore

ESPN

ESPN2

F/X

FOOD

FSRM-Fox Sports RM

HALL-Hallmark

HBO-Home Box Offi ce

HGTV-Home & Garden

HIST-History

LIFE-Lifetime

NICK-Nickelodeon

SPIKE

STARZ

TBS

TMC-Movie Channel

TNT

USA-USA Network

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17. Showing sound judgment18. Hungarian Violinist Leopold19. Stone of W. Ireland22. Appeared to be true23. Feet of two syllables24. Point that is one point E of SE25. Foray

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If you are looking for a dependable business to provide a service to you, look nofurther. The businesses below are some of the best in their fi eld and can provideyou with what you are looking for. Delta County’s fi nest Services advertise in theDelta County Independent Service Directory. Give them a call and let them know

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SERVICEOF THE WEEK

APPLIANCEREPAIR

BUSH & TREEMULCHING

EXCAVATING GUTTERS

SEAMLESS STEEL

GUTTERS

By Mesa Components(A division of Big John's Lumber)

835-3080 or

856-3185

DRYCLEANERS

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DELTA CLEANERS

264 MAIN874-4606

STORAGE

• Specializing in tall trees• Stump Removal

• Locally owned & operated• Fully insured

• Free estimates

872-418114129 3100 Rd. • Hotchkiss

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874-4294

GRAND MESA MINI STORAGE

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10 x 10 to 10 x 40Fenced • Lighting

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Easy AccessLocated on Hwy. 65 • Cedaredge, CO

(970) 856-7013

BUILDING MATERIALS

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AFFORDABLE APPLIANCE, LLCServicing most major brands and most major appliances.

We also sell parts!Serving Delta County And

Surrounding Area339 Main St.

Delta

874-1062

Lumber Co., Inc.• Building Materials • Plumbing & Electrical

• Doors & Windows • Ace Paints • Lawn & Garden • Hardware & Tools • Material Estimates • Delivery

Open 7 Days A Week

856-3185200 SW 2nd Fax: 856-3188 Cedaredge

Roberts Enterprises

Serving All Of Delta CountyResidential & Commercial

• Weekly Pickup• Dumpster & Roll-offs• 20-40 Yard Capacity

527-3602

Waste Disposal

480 Riley Lane Delta

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• Sales • Service • Parts • Bags • Belts• All Makes & Models

• Miracle Mate Authorized Warranty Service1789 Roundup Rd., Delta • 874-6105

www.lbvac.com

Brush & Tree Mulching • Brush HoggingFenceline Cleanup

Fuel Reduction For FiresCleanup of Russian Olive, Elm,

Cottonwoods, Tamarisk, Willow, BrushProviding skidsteer, backhoe & small

dozer for landscaping, rototilling,cement ditch cleaning, digging,

fence post holes and more

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Call Dan Hudson at(970) 234-8218 or (970) 874-9218

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PPAAGGEE Photos by Hank Lohmeyer

Ed Bernadou of Cedaredge has his best known and most admired work of model building, a complete scale model of Pioneer Town, on display at the Welcome Center.

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One model in Ed’s collec-tion is kit built. It is the U.S.S. Bernadou, named for a great uncle who served in the Spanish and American War.

Ed’s garage workshop is where he keeps his sev-eral talents sharp. The Plexiglass model is of the proposed Methodist church elevator project. The Golden Gate Bridge painting won a ribbon at the Edge of the Cedars art Exhibit this month.


A lot of people know that the masterpiece scale model of Pioneer Town

on display at the Cedaredge Welcome Center was built by Ed Bernadou.

What people may not know is that Ed’s model building career began in the 1930’s when he was a young boy, and that his career continues to this day.

Ed’s complete scale model replica of the valley’s history and heritage on display at Pioneer Town is only one of many model building mas-terpieces that he, along with other professionals working under his supervision, has created during that career.

“Aircraft have been a love all of my life,” Ed says. So, it’s not surprising that among his first modeling ventures were airplanes. A recent addition to his collection is an impres-sive, scratch-built scale model of a vintage, World War I era, British-made bomber in Canadian Air Force livery. People saw it displayed in the Edge of Cedars Art Exhibit two years ago.

Ed is a proud veteran.

From 1943 to 1945 he served in the U.S. Naval Reserve as seaman 1/c metal smith work-ing and flying on the PB2-Y, a four-engine flying boat. At the end of World War II, Ed joined the Army Air Corps as a flight engineer stationed at

Hickam Field, Hawaii, from 1946 to 1948.

Ed has a unique connec-tion with the military; a Navy destroyer that served in World War I and World War II, the U.S.S. Bernadou, is named for his great uncle, Lt. John Baptiste Bernadou, a torpedo boat commander in the Span-ish and American War. The U.S.S. Bernadou received a Presidential Unit Citation for action in the World War II North Africa campaign.

Ed built his professional model building career after World War II making wind tunnel models for Boeing in Wichita, Kan. From there he moved on to the Denver area directing and contributing work on massive scale models of industrial projects includ-ing mines, power plants, and other industrial facilities for customers in the U.S. and abroad.

Ed’s current projects include a working scale model of the Cedaredge Methodist Church elevator project. The model is being used in the church’s fund raising efforts.

For this year’s Edge of Cedars Art Exhibit in June, Ed won a ribbon for a hand-carved basswood model of geese landing at Confluence Lake. He took the idea from a newspaper photo that caught his eye. Ed includes photogra-phy among his several inter-ests and talents.

“I’ve done wood working all of my life, too,” he said. And although the complete wood

working shop once set up in the Barnadous’ garage is gone now, there is a handsome entertainment center in the living room of Ed and Virgin-ia’s comfortable Ginter Grove home north of Cedaredge that shows Ed’s artful and profes-sional skill.

The efficient garage work-shop where Ed works on his projects today is constructed conveniently into a corner and along two walls. Though it holds all the many tools Ed needs to keep his creative instincts and skilled hands on the move, there is still plenty of room left for Virginia to park her car indoors out of the weather.

Ed and Virginia, married for 62-plus years, enjoy a life of community involvement so characteristic of many ener-getic retirees who call Sur-face Creek Valley home. They, like many of their neighbors, learned about Cedaredge from friends who had moved here. Ed and Virginia moved here from a nice Front Range area at Coal Creek Canyon in the foothills above Denver.

Ed and Virginia share a love of art, and both are art-ists. They display Ed’s models and their oil paintings at the annual Edge of the Cedars exhibit. Ed’s entries earned several ribbons this year.

Virginia is active in the Methodist Church and has contributed to projects with her play writing talent and by helping to organize and stage the congregation’s popular musical productions for the public.

Before Ed and Virginia met, a mutual friend had managed to arrange a pen pal relation-ship for them while Ed was serving with the Army Air Corps in Hawaii and Virginia was living in Kansas. “We wrote to each other for over a year,” Virginia recalls.

When Ed got out of the service, they met for the first time. “I asked her to marry me, and three days later she said ‘Yes.’”

Ed still writes. He contrib-utes articles to the “table-top” publications seen in area restaurants. Though an accomplished writer today, it’s unlikely that anything Ed ever wrote accomplished more than the letters he exchanged with Virginia more than 62 years ago.

Photo captures some of the variety Ed and Virginia Bernadou enjoy in their life together. The curio cabinet holds Virginia’s collection of fi gurines. Ed did the paint-ing of a California mission hanging at left, and he built their handsome entertainment center.

Ed built 42 hobby horses like this one from an original design using a single plank of 2x10x10 select fi r for each one.

A newspaper photograph was the inspiration for this hand carved model of geese landing at Confl uence Lake, another of Ed’s prize-winning entries in the Edge of Cedars this year.

Virginia takes pleasure and pride in her collec-tion of over 30 Lladro fi gurines from Spain, like this ballerina.