Delta County Independent, March 7, 2012

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INDEX Join an interview panelDelta County School District is seek-

ing volunteers to participate in the inter-view of finalists for the superintendent of schools position. Participants must be available for a two-hour training session Tuesday, April 17, at 7 p.m., and the day of Saturday, April 21, for interviews. Two committees will be selected by the Delta County Board of Education. Each com-mittee will consist of 8-12 members.

Interested participants can find an application on the school districts web-site, www.deltaschools.com. Applica-tions are due March 26.

MARCH 7, 2012VOL. 129, NO. 10

Hospital, ambulance district candidates namedThe Delta County Clerk & Recorders

Office will conduct a coordinated election by mail to fill the boards of special districts. The election is scheduled May 8; ballots will be mailed on about April 19.

Two directors will be selected for four-year terms on the board of directors of Delta County Memorial Hospital. Board president Thelma Starner is term limited; the other seat is held by John Breitnauer Jr., who is seeking re-election. The other three candidates are Diana Hanson, David Lane and Barry Singleton.

Three 4-year terms will be filled on the

board of directors of the Delta County Ambulance District. Six candidates have expressed interest: Pamela Baysinger, Tere-sa Ferganchick, Bud Holmes, Shirls Kaiser, Kathie Lester and Kathleen Ryan. Kaiser and Lester currently serve on the ambulance board with Alana Foster, who is not seeking re-election.

Hotchkiss Fire District #4 will expand its boundaries with approval from the affected residents. The North Fork Pool, Parks & Rec-reation District will also be included in the election, but county elections officials had no information on candidates.

BY PAT SUNDERLANDManaging Editor

The pool at Bill Heddles Recreation Center is slated to be closed for about a month beginning April 2. The pri-mary purpose is to replace the dehumidifcation unit, but while the pool is closed the surfaces of the main and tot swimming pools will also be replastered.

The dehumidifcation sys-tem is 20 years old and has been limping along for 10, said Renee Ealey, assistant director of the rec center.

The HVAC unit will be moved into a bump out to be built adjacent to the pool area. We will have to break out walls, and add some con-crete out back, Ealey said.

Replacement of overhead ductwork will also take place.The pool has to be drained to bring in lifts to reach those ducts.

While the pool is closed, the wood in the sauna will be replaced, repairs will be made to the pump, and the pool deck will be recaulked.

Ideally we wont be closed

the entire month, Ealey said. The goal is to be open in early May for the rush of end-of-year school programs and the beginning of sum-mer usage.

The rec center dehumifi-cation system, called a pool pak, went to bid in Octo-ber 2011. Four bids were received, with the winning bid of $441,800 submitted by Coolings Heating & Air Conditioning of Montrose. The other three bids topped $500,000.

Resurfacing will be done by High Country Pools & Spas of Fort Collins. Just two qualified bids were received for this project, which includes the addition of drain covers, a safety fea-ture now required by fed-eral law. High Countrys bid totaled $153,130.

The main and tot swim-ming pools were last resur-faced in early 2000. Accord-ing to rec center director Wilma Erven, years of chem-icals have simply eaten the plaster down to concrete in several large areas.

Rec center pool to close for a month


Commercial development has picked up since the begin-ning of the year, with the most visible construction yet to come at the corner of Hwy. 50 and 92.

Maverik has purchased the six-acre corner parcel which contained Brutons Conoco, Pro-Build and B&L Motor Homes. Before a fire swept through shared retail space in 2009, Nichols Carpet and the Salvation Army also occupied a portion of the acreage with a vacant restaurant.

The corner will return to its original purpose as a gas station/convenience store, part of the rapidly expand-ing Maverik chain of stores. The remaining parcels will be sold.

Construction permit man-ager Don Lilyquist said Maveriks goal is to open 25 to 30 stores a year. The chain is located throughout the western states of Washington, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Nebraska, Nevada, Utah and Arizona, but currently has just two stores in Colorado Fruita and Grand Junction. Were looking at two addi-tional parcels in the Grand Junction-Montrose areas, Lilyquist said.

Currently, six stores are under construction and 234 are in operation.

The timeline for Delta is still uncertain because of

remediation work at the site. At some point, underground storage tanks discharged fuel into the soil. Once the exten-sive testing is completed and the contaminated soil has been removed, Maverik will begin working through the design approval process with the City of Delta.

I suspect were at least two months, possibly as many as four, before we begin construc-tion, Lilyquist said. Once we begin, well be on a 130-day construction schedule.

The current structure will be razed, and a bright, cheer-ful convenience store will be built from the ground up. The convenience store will have a full range of food items, as well as an onsite bakery where breads and pastries are baked fresh every day.

Outside there will be 10 fueling stations.

Maverik bills itself as adventures first stop, so all stores are built around an outdoor theme. Lilyquist said the Delta store will look very similar to the operations in Fruita and Grand Junction, except that it will be slightly larger at 4,600 square feet.

The entire operation will be open 24 hours a day, requiring 12 to 15 employees to cover all the shifts. The store director has not yet been assigned, Lilyquist said.

Colorado WestOphthalmology

East on Highway 92, Sul-

livan Construction is erecting an office building that will be shared by Colorado West Oph-thalmology and Alpine Opti-cal. The new office is located at 1426 Mesa View, near Delta

County Federal Credit Union.We are building a new

office in Delta to better meet the needs of our patients in Delta and the surrounding areas, said Karen Winkel-

man, Colorado West Ophthal-mology. Currently, theres a six- to eight-week wait for appointments with the one ophthalmologist the current

Convenience store planned at 50, 92

Commercial building picks up

Photo by Pat Sunderland

Piling it onThe feel of spring is in the air, even on Grand Mesa where February storms have fi nally pushed snowpack closer to expected levels. The NCRS SNOTEL site shows Mesa Lakes at 81 percent of normal. Statistics aside, theres plenty of the white stuff for outdoor enthusiasts who enjoy the incredible opportunities for snowmobiling, snowshoeing and cross-country skiing found on Grand Mesa.

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BY HANK LOHMEYERStaff Writer

Repair of last summers collapse inside a quarter-mile-long irrigation tunnel beneath Cory Grade is turning out to be, as predicted, a big job.

The North Delta Irrigation Company owns a canal and tunnel that provide irriga-tion water from the Gunnison River to some 2,000 acres of local farm land.

Last year as the dam-age was still being assessed, North Delta Irrigation Com-pany president Ken Nelson told the DCI that it would take more than a small bandage to repair the tunnel, This is going to cost, he said.

The company has since approached the Gunnison Basin Water Roundtable and the Glenwood Springs-based Colorado River Water Con-servation District (commonly known as The River Dis-trict) about possible funding assistance.

Lynn French of Crawford said the company is hopeful that funding assistance in the

form of a grant/loan pack-age will be approved in time for work to begin this spring and, hopefully, completed by June 1.

At their annual meeting, the members of the company voted almost unanimously to increase their assessments to pay the loan portion, French said. We have gotten very positive feedback from the state staff, he added

Tom Alvey, Delta Countys representative on The River Districts board of directors, reported to the county com-missioners on Monday, March 5, that cost estimates for reopening and shoring up the collapsed tunnel section ranged from $1.6 million to $2.35 million. French said the company is hopeful its appli-cation will be approved by the state at a scheduled March 20 meeting.

The section of tunnel under Cory Bench has by all assess-ments served its useful life. French explained the engi-neering solution chosen will replace the tunnel section

with a 54-inch-diameter heavy polymer-resin pipe reinforced with extensive concrete grout-ing that will run through the entire tunnel section.

Last summers collapse created a true emergency that has been met with coopera-tion and a lot of hard work to put the proposed solution in place now, French explained.

A number of solutions were proposed and discussed, but the new pipeline is expected to work best well into the future. It will serve as the beginning of planned long-range system improvements that will pipe the companys water from 2100 Road to Highway 65, and then beyond.

In spite of the high cost of repairs, Alvey noted that the North Delta system is vitally important and would be a significant loss to the area.

North Delta Irrigation Company was able to draw supply from a junior decree on Tongue Creek last year when abundant water was avail-able. French credited the City

North Delta tunnel repair is a big job

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LETTERSLETTERSLets pack the gym for scholarship basketball gameDear Editor:

I am writing to thank the community of Delta for their support of the DHS Lady Panthers basketball team as they defeated Conifer 64-44 in the first round of the 4A state baskeball playoffs. The Delta High School gymnasium was packed with enthusiastic sup-porters; the scene was exhilirating. I would love to see the gym packed again on Thursday, March 29, for the fourth annual Jack Hawkins Memorial Scholarship basketball night.

The event includes

basketball games between the DHS facul-ty, students and alumni, a chili supper sponsored by the Delta Volunteer Fire Department, and other activities. There will be a small fee for admission to the games and an additional fee for the chili supper. All funds generated from the games and the supper go directly to the scholar-ship fund.

To date, five $1,000 scholarships have been given in Big Jacks memory to Delta High School graduates Alicia Gieck, Leah Sanford,

Donny Stewart, Tiffany Schaaf and Tyler Jones.

Jack believed that all students should have the opportunity to further their education. With community support we hope to award scholar-ships to two deserving students from the DHS Class of 2012.

For more informa-tion check the DCI, the school website (DHS.deltaschools.com) or con-tact me at Delta High School (874-8031) or [email protected]).

Vicie DeLisleEvent Organizer

Delta

Thank the farmers who provide the necessities of lifeDear Editor:

Where does your food come from?

If youre like many Americans, the answer is the grocery store. And frankly, that disturbs me. The grocery store isnt where food comes from its just from where its distributed. In real-ity, far too many people are unaware of the role of American agriculture in their daily lives . . . and what it really takes to have food on their din-ner table.

Just a few genera-tions ago, most people were a part of and

had friends or relatives involved with agri-culture. Today, thats no longer the case. Thats why Im writing, because agriculture is respon-sible for providing the necessities of life . . . food, fiber, clothing, and shelter. And its about time Americans recog-nize that contribution!

American farm-ers are working harder than ever, and it shows. Today, each American farmer feeds more than 144 people. And the need for food produced in the United States is dramatic. Agriculture is

this nations #1 export and vitally important in sustaining a healthy economy.

And its not just the farmer who makes our food possible. The entire agriculture industry, all the way to the grocery store, are vital links in a chain that brings food to every citizen and mil-lions of people abroad.

Frankly, its easy to take agriculture for granted in America. Our food is readily accessible and safe. For this, were unbelievably fortunate, but that doesnt mean we dont have an obliga-tion to recognize how its made possible. Take time to thank someone who is involved in agriculture everyday and especially during National Agri-culture Week, March 4-10. National Ag Day is March 8.

Teresa BurnsBlack Mesa

CattleWomenHotchkiss

Change can bea good thingDear Editor:

I read with interest a letter in the paper a few weeks ago by a fomer school board member who was upset by the changes taking place in the school district. This person is affiliated with a political party that was for change in the 2008 elections when Presi-dent Obama was elected but seems very upset by change in our schools. I for one, have a great deal of confidence in our Delta County School Board. They, like boards before them, have the quality education of our children in a fiscally responsible manner as their goal. Give them some time and I believe you will find that change can be a good thing.

Dawn UllreyPaonia

An introduction to CAWSDear Editor:

The board of directors of Delta County CAWS (Citizens for Animal Wel-fare and Shelter) would like to introduce our organization to the peo-ple of Delta County and invite all to the official CAWS grand opening of the shelter on May 5. CAWS would also like to dispel some confusion which may be occurring due to CAWS taking over operations of the Delta County Animal Shelter.

The shelter will con-tinue to be run by the city until April 1 when CAWS will take over operations. The shelter has 12 dog kennels, six of which will be dedi-cated to the City of Delta for impounds and quar-antined dogs. The other six will house adoptable pets in CAWS program, some of which may be city impounds which have been relinquished after a five-day holding

period. There are also 12 kennels at the shelter for cats.

Teresa Kallsen, who currently works as a part-time employee at the shelter, will remain an employee of the city until April 1 and then will become an employee of CAWS. Ryla Pavlisick, who has completed train-ing as an animal control officer, will be patrolling the streets of Delta, Mon-day-Friday from 9 a.m. to noon. Police officers will continue to respond to reports of dog bites and vicious or aggressive animals when Pavlisick is not on duty.

As of the first of April, CAWS will begin working toward staffing the shel-ter from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., seven days a week with trained volunteers and augmented by paid staff. Until April 1, the shelter will only be open Thurs-day through Monday from 9 a.m. to 12 noon.

There will be a variety of volunteer opportunities at the shelter, and we really need people who care about animals to join us in making the shelter a success. The public is invited to stop in for our open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays to learn about volunteering at the shelter and to visit adoptable animals. The shelter is located at the end of 4th Street, east of Main Street in Delta. For more information, or if you are looking to adopt an animal, please contact [email protected] or call 527-3350. If you are a Delta city resident and have lost or found a pet, call the shelter at 874-1078.

CAWS Boardof Directors

Rand KokernotLynn Wetherell

Kathy ReichJohn Martindale

JoAnn KalenakDave Anderson

Follow the moneyDear Editor:

Watergates lesson to follow the money remains germane and must be applied when considering the touted merits of Keystone XL. Industry framing and mainstream GOP rheto-ric tout increases in local jobs and energy indepen-dence as prime reasons for approving this proj-ect. Yes, a few ephem-eral jobs will indeed be made available during construction, but lets not be disingenuous on the energy independence front. Many pipelines already carry crude from the tar sands to refiner-ies in the U.S. Far closer than Galveston, most of their refined products actually remain in the U.S. and are utilized here.

No, the prime pur-pose for moving Cana-dian crude to Texas coast refineries is to facilitate export to foreign mar-kets, aggrandizing a few at the expense of the many. This is poor policy and sadly, another exam-ple of business as usual. The heavy hand of indus-try lobbying is obvious here with profit and not American independence their real target. As ener-

gy autonomy is lauded as a major American policy goal, we should not be shipping BTUs overseas. Keystone XL is not in the best interests of the country.Mitchell Gershten MD

Paonia

Protect our childrenDear Editor:

Its a disgrace, said Sandra Ugalde, and she is very right. I refer you to the Delta County Inde-pendent article dated Feb. 29, Mother of sex assault victim pleads for justice.

It is time to protect our children from sexu-al assault, and support them. It is very much past the time to begin sentencing their abusers to serious jail time. In Delta County, it seems to be the norm for sexual predators to expect little or no jail time if they are convicted. Why are these cases being downgraded to low level felonies by the district attorneys office? Why are the sentences

handed out so ridiculous-ly lenient? Do we NOT CARE about our children? It is an outrage! It is time for all of us to stand up and require some justice from our judicial system. The sentencing hearing for this latest case was set for March 6, but has been given a continuance to March 28 at 10 a.m. Before then, please con-tact the district attorney at 1200 North Grand, Montrose, phone number 252-4260. You might also contact the court at Delta County Courthouse, 501 Palmer Street, Delta CO 81416. Our children are worth fighting for, then and now.

Karen ClineEckert

Elks Charity Ball was a successDear Editor:

The Delta Elks held their Charity Ball on Feb. 11. We would like to thank the following sponsors for their donations to the silent auction, which was a huge success:

Delta Cooper Family Chiropractic, Moon-shine Liquor, Hellman Motor Co., D & B Liquors, Hellman Chevrolet, The Sunflower Room, 2nd Edition, Pest Away, Delta Floral, Big O Tires, Bill Heddles Recreation Center, NAPA Auto Parts, Walmart, Ace Hardware, Smiling Aviation, Papa Murphys, Devils Thumb Golf Club, Wells Fargo Bank, Sisson Feed & Seed, US Tractor, The Stock-yard Restaurant, Davetos Italian Restaurant, Modern Appliance Company, the Emblem Club.

Cedaredge/Eckert Cedaredge Golf Course, Wildfire Pizzeria & Wine Bar, Grand Mesa Salon & Spa.

Olathe Olathe True Value Hardware.Montrose Black Canyon Jet Center, Black

Canyon Golf Course, The Bridges Golf and Coun-try Club, Cobble Creek Golf Course, Mountain Bladerunner Helicopter.

Ridgway San Juan Balloon Adventures.Ouray City of Ouray, Box Canyon Lodge,

Ouray Chalet Inn, Switzerland of America Jeep Tours.

Grand Junction Partners (Powderhorn lift tickets), Western Slope Billiards.

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Trustee refutes comments in letterDear Editor:

I have served on the Paonia Board of Trust-ees in good faith since 2008. I feel that I need to refute the statements of Karen Fogg in her let-ter of 2/29/12 as they are factually inaccurate.

Karen Fogg states: Mr. Pevecs support-ers and peer group have found out what many Paonia citizens already knew Mr. Pevec has the worst attendance record of all the trust-ees in 20 years of council meetings.

While I am touched that Fogg thinks I have supporters, the rest of the statement is an eas-ily verifiable lie. Minutes of each meeting show that my record puts me right in the middle of the pack for attendance at the sitting councils that I participated in. It is a matter of public record, and not opinion. Lying to defame someone in print is called libel and is often the subject of lawsuits, not just inner vulgarity.

As for the meetings I missed this last fall, they were mostly work sessions that I admit I should have been at, however I was working from 7:30 a.m. to 6 or 6:30 p.m. and trying to have dinner with my kids before a 6 p.m. work ses-sion followed by a 7 p.m. council meeting. Yes, I am self employed, and I control my hours, but it also means I have a responsibility that can not be put aside.

Karen: We voted him off council once but Mayor Schwieterman brought him back and made him the head of the finance committee.

I was asked to run in that election by a diver-sity of people that prob-ably would never talk to one another. I agreed, but told them that I find electioneering and self

promotion distasteful and that if they want-ed to campaign for me, they could, but I would not. Hence by 14 votes I was not voted in to office. As for Neal bringing me back? Neal is not a vot-ing member of the council except as a tie breaker. I was appointed by unani-mous vote of the sitting council, over another candidate, with the sup-port of David Webber (a matter of public record not opinion).

Fogg: But what con-cerns me more is why year after year both of them chose not to adopt the recommendations of the towns auditor.

After the 2009 audit the town adopted the recommendations of the audit report as part of its financial policy by vote of council; a matter of pub-lic record available in the minutes. The attempts to implement the proce-dural recommendations by council and staff were continually thwarted by our finance officer, who was allegedly attempting to conceal her misuse of funds. All of the informa-tion that both myself, and co-chair of the finance committee Brian Ayers, were able to get about the towns financial situ-ation was vetted through the finance officer. I am in no way trying to shrug responsibility for the con-ditions that led to a mem-ber of staff allegedly mis-using funds. It is clearly part of the job we accept on council. I have repeat-edly accepted responsibil-ity on the public record. We as leaders are being open and honest with the situation and facilitating the changes that should be made. The real crime would be if we did not learn from this fiasco. If I thought that resigning would be productive for Paonia, I would. The fact is the amount of money

allegedly embezzled is not material to the financial well-being of the town. In the final analysis the cost of this alleged crime to the town will be minimal, as our strategy to recover the funds is thorough, and the procedural out-comes of this crisis will bear fruit for many years. The truth is Paonia is in great financial health and will benefit immensely from the process of estab-lishing daily procedures to insure that people in positions of trust can not spend money inappro-priately, and the people tasked with over sight are cross trained in the new system well enough to guarantee it. It is very hard to walk into any system and expect to be able to make heads or tails of it, let alone when someone is allegedly sab-otaging it. The suspicious activity was found by our auditor, a professional forensic accountant, and the investigation has been handed to CBI.

Fogg: The mayor should have put trustees on the finance committee who not only could add and subtract, but who understood the necessity of checks and balances.

Just take that as it is, no explanation neces-sary.

I have learned a lot from participating on the town council, and thank all of the trustees for their support and participation they are dedicated and hardworking. Its a big deal to give up your time without any potential for personal rewards. I have observed the campsite rule and am leaving the town better off than I found it. The education I received is the return for my time. Working with Neal Schweiterman and David Webber has informed my perspec-tive, and to them I am grateful. Please let this rebuttal of Karen Foggs letter show that there are productive ways for the town to move forward precipitated by the cur-rent crisis. It is clear to me that a trustee needs to be patient, honest and open-minded to the ideas expressed by all of the towns citizens. Before voting in April please ask yourself if Karen Foggs demonstrated penchant for deceitful and accusa-tory comments without calm informed reflection is what you want in a Paonia trustee?

Lucien PevecPaonia

THANK YOUfrom the friends and family of

Howard BerkmanFriends and family of Howard Berkman wish to acknowledge the outpouring of support for his music and his memory since his passing on October 29, 2011. Proceeds from several sources, including benefi t concerts in Paonia and Chicago (to be held 3/18/2012) as well as future benefi ts, sales of cds, and a forthcoming songbook will contribute to music scholarships in Howards memory. For more information, go to www.howardberkman.com and click on scholarships.

Specifi c thanks go to the following: PAONIA MEMORIAL AND SCHOLARSHIP BENEFIT CONCERT Mike Gwinn, Mountain Harvest Festival, especially Sarah & Bill Bishop, KVNF and Jeff Reynolds, for promoting the memorial and the benefi t concert; silent auction volunteers, donors of auction items, Jason Jones poster artist, Blue Sage Center for the Arts, Annette Pretorius and staff, North Fork community; for all the great food and wine contributed Revolution Brewery, Bob & Candy Penetta, Leroux Creek/wine donation, Black Bridge/wine donation, Flying Fork Restaurant, Tom Wills, Midnight Mesa, Karen Tafejian Mojo, Michael Meadows, Devon Meyers, Gus Brett, North Fork Flyers, The Strolling Scones, Ellen Hutto and Paul Frazier. SPECIAL MENTION to Liz Lillien, Nick and Livvy McMahill, Jeff Reynolds and Harry Knipe for their radio tribute, John Ohnmacht for his youtube video tributes, Paonia Public Library and Laura Lee Yates for the lending library, Delicious Orchards and Geoff and Tracey Schwartz, Gene Lubin, Al Goldberg, Steve El-man, Christie Cantrell, Carol Lund, Claire and Paul Murrill, CAWs, Robin Waters and Cedar Keshet. Thank you to local musicians - Johnny O, Rick Stockton, Helen Highwater and JoeAlan Meador who keep the songs and stories alive through their performances. And thank you to all Howards friends, and all who love and remember Howard.

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Delta County Independent LOCAL NEWS Wednesday, March 7, 2012 A3

ClarificationCouncilmember Ed

Sisson called regard-ing the Feb. 29 article, Councilmember stands firm: Condemnation is not an emergency. Sis-son said he agreed with the stand taken by coun-cilmember Robert Jurca, and would have also voted against an emer-gency ordinance if the matter had moved for-ward to a vote. Instead, the emergency provision was passed and the ordi-nance will not take effect until after a second read-ing and subsequent pub-lication.

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Feeding the massesDelta County 4-Hers served approximately 2,399 dinners at their 62nd annual 4-H Beef Roast Sunday, March 4. A total of 1,122 meals were served at Hotchkiss High School and another 1,277 at Delta Middle School. Proceeds provide funding to support educational programming for boys and girls in Delta County who participate in the 4-H program. Members, leaders, parents and the CSU Extension Service thank all the volunteers for their work in helping prepare and serve the meal, along with Delta Middle School and Hotchkiss High School for the use of their facilities. Thanks, also, to the patrons of the beef roast.

The Bureau of Land Management is hosting public meetings in Col-orado, Utah, and Wyo-ming to answer questions about and solicit com-ments on its oil shale and tar sands Draft Program-matic Environmental Impact Statement (Draft PEIS).

In Colorado, the meet-ing will be held Monday, March 12, at the BLM Colorado River Valley Office, 2300 River Front-age Road, in Silt. It begins

at 7 p.m.BLM officials will be

on hand to take written comments and assist with the commenting process. The Draft PEIS is being prepared by the BLM to assess a range of man-agement alternatives for future oil-shale and tar sands activities on public lands. The Notice of Avail-ability of the Draft PEIS was issued in the Fed-eral Register on Feb. 3. A 90-day public comment period began that day and

will close on May 4.Written comments on

the Draft PEIS should be submitted by May 4 using an online comment form on the Draft PEIS web-site at http://ostseis.anl.gov. This is the preferred method for comment-ing. Comments may also be submitted by regular mail to: Oil Shale and Tar Sands Draft Programmat-ic EIS, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Avenue, EVS 240, Argonne, IL 60439.

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Commercial buildingoffice on Stafford Lane can accommodate. With additional space and improved work flow, there will be room for two ophthalmologists as well as the optometrist and the retail services of Alpine Optical.

We wont be across

from the hospital any longer, but well still be close, Winkelman said.

The new 6,000-square-foot building has been a long time coming, she said, but now that its tak-ing shape theyre eagerly anticipating occupancy in May.

We will not only be able to increase the cov-erage of doctors in this office, and alleviate crowding in Montrose, well also have a great new facility to see our patients, she said.

Delta OrthopedicsOn Cottonwood Street,

Dr. John Knutson, an orthopedic surgeon, is erecting a building in a subdivision he estab-lished several years ago. He and physicians assis-tant Jacob Oberheu cur-rently see patients in an office at Horizons Care Center in Eckert. They hope to move into their new building in June. The general contractor is Curtis McCrackin.

Tunnel repairof Delta for helping with that contingency.

The section of the North Delta Canal tunnel collapsed from the sides about 400 feet in from the west portal last summer. The new pipe will extend through the tunnel and beyond both portals.

The tunnel is about five feet high and runs some 80 feet or more beneath the surface of

Cory Bench. The new pipeline will have capac-ity to carry the companys entire decreed entitle-ment, French explained. The tunnel had been in service since 1901.

The North Delta Irri-gation system takes water out of the Gun-nison River near Austin. From there, the 23-mile-long canal/tunnel system carries water for 174 irrigators to its termina-tion near West Winds Air Park.

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El Pomargives tocountynon-profits

The El Pomar Founda-tion, based in Colorado Springs, has donated $47,500 to local non-prof-it organizations.

Its a pleasure and a privilege to work with El Pomar because it asks local people to give money away to deserving non-profits, said Betsy Mar-ston, a member of the foundations San Juan Advisory Council.

The groups receiving checks include:

Backpack, an early learning program of the Delta County School Dis-trict, $35,000.

Delta Opportunity School, a program of the Delta County School Dis-trict, $1,500.

Delta-Montrose Elec-tric Associations Round-up program for needy families, $7,500.

Delta Food Pantry, $1,500.

Surface Creek Food Pantry, $2,000.

The advisory coun-cil meets several times a year and is headed by William Ward, an El Pomar board member.

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Little boy funKeagan and Kandice Crespin were the winners of the Lightning Dance at the annual mother-son dance hosted by Bill Heddles Recreation Center on Feb. 25. This years event featured the characters from the movie Cars.

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In a large bowl, combine fl our,salt if desired and pepper; set aside 2 tablespoons. Add meat to bowland toss to coat.

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Add carrots; cover and sim-mer for 45 minutes. Stir in peas. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes for until the vegetables are tender.Remove bay leaf.

For dumplings, in a large bowl,combine fl our and baking powder.Stir in milk, egg, oil and parsley ifdesired. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto simmering stew. Cover andcook for 12-14 minutes or until done. Do not lift the cover. Serveimmediately.

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Redeemer Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) at 1000 Pioneer Road in Delta will hold mid-week services on Wednesdays throughout the Lenten Season culminating in special Holy Week obser-vances and Easter Sun-day.

Pastor Jeffrey Ryan welcomes all to worship with Redeemer Lutheran Church throughout the season of Lent. All of the Wednesday evening ser-vices will begin at 7 p.m. Pastor Ryan has selected as the overall theme for his mid-week services, The Miracles of Lent. Following is the schedule of services and his ser-mon titles:

Mid-week Service #3, March 7 The Earth-quake from Matthew 27:51b; Hebrews 12:25-29; Matthew 26:36-56.

Mid-week Service #4, March 14 The Split-ting Rocks from Matthew 27:51c; Romans 8:18-30; Matthew 26:57, 27:10.

Mid-week Service #5, March 21 The Open Tomb from Matthew 27:52-53; 1 Corinthians 15:50-58; Matthew 27:11-26.

Mid-week Service #6, March 28 The Faith of

Soldiers from Matthew 27:54; Romans 15:8-13; Matthew 27:27-31.

Holy Week observance at Redeemer Luther-an Church begins with Palm Sunday service at 9 a.m. April 1, followed by Maundy Thursday service April 5 at 7 p.m.; Good Friday service April 6 at 7 p.m.; and Easter Sunday worship at 9 a.m. April 8.

Weekly Lenten services continue

Department of Agri-culture commodities will be distributed Thursday, March 22, at the follow-ing locations:

Delta First Assem-bly of God gym, 762 Dodge Street.

Cedaredge Masonic Hall, 295 W. Main Street.

Hotchkiss Heritage Hall, Delta County Fair-grounds.

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 following as long as the items are available: tomato juice, frozen chicken, cereal, dried plums, canned apri-cots, canned green beans, canned chicken, milk, sweet potatoes, tomato sauce, pasta, beef stew and pistachios.

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

For more information, call 874-2039.

Commodity distribution scheduled March 22

Jesus and Misty Ban-uelos of Delta are the parents of a daughter, Gia Margarita Aleera Banuelos, born Feb. 25, 2012, at Delta Coun-ty Memorial Hospital. She weighed 5 pounds, 14 ounces and was 18.5 inches in length.

Isaac Reed and Alisha Tuck of Delta are the par-ents of a Leap Year baby born Feb. 29, 2012, at Delta County Memorial Hospital. Bryson Lee Reed weighed 6 pounds, 1.8 ounces and was 19 inches in length.

Rigoberto and Jean-nette Sanchez of Delta are the parents of a son, Enrique Samuel San-

chez, born Feb. 25, 2012, at Delta County Memo-rial Hospital. He weighed 6 pounds, 14 ounces and was 19 inches in length.

Kyle Jorgensen and Jamie Avello of Paonia are the parents of a daughter, Preslie Olivia Jorgensen, born Feb. 23, 2012, at Delta Coun-ty Memorial Hospital. She weighed 6 pounds, 4 ounces and was 17 inches in length.

Katie Peebles and Brandon Denny of Bill-ings, Mont., are the par-ents of a son, Dawson W., born Feb. 27, 2012, in Billings. He weighed 7 pounds, 2 ounces and was 22 inches in length.

BIRTHSBIRTHS

Delta County Memo-rial Hospital has recent-ly encountered patients with respiratory syncy-tial virus (RSV) bronchi-olitis, some of whom have become quite ill with pneumonia.

The RSV season is expected to last through April 2012

Bronchiolitis is infec-tion and mucus in the airway tubes

It usually starts like a common cold, but can progress to a more severe cough, wheezing, difficult breathing, or (for infants) a pause in breathing.

Hospital admission may be required for oxy-gen and fluids support if more severe disease develops.

High risk popula-tions typically include kids attending daycare, or those with underly-ing lung or heart dis-ease, prematurity, a poor immune system, asth-ma/secondhand smoke exposure, and especially infants under 6 months old. This season, how-ever, DCMH has seen unusually severe disease in children 2 years old.

Transmission is usu-ally through direct con-tact (hands with secre-tions touching nose,

mouth, or eyes); older siblings may infect the younger kids.

Call your doctor if your child shows any increased problem with breathing, has fever >100.4 (100.4 for more than 3 days (>3 months old), or is not taking enough fluids for normal urine output

Call 911 if your child stops breathing, turns pale or blue, is grunting to breathe, or is getting tired of working hard to breathe.

To prevent RSV, avoid passive smoke exposure; stay away from adults and children who are sick; avoid childcare cen-ters especially for higher risk kids and infants; and wash hands frequently with soap and water or with alcohol hand rubs.

Hospital provides information about RSV

Donationsneeded forcommunityyard sale

Prevention & Recovery for Delta County, formerly Meth-Free Delta County, is collecting items for our Pay It 4Ward Community Yard Sale to be held April 4 at the Lions Pavilion. If you have items in good condition to donate to a great cause, please call 201-2901 to arrange pickup. Your support of this fundraiser will aid Prevention & Recoverys efforts to assist clients with their recovery from substance abuse.

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Royalty crownedBob and Arlene McGarvin were crowned king and queen during the Delta Elks annual Char-ity Ball. This was the fi rst year the event was open to the public, and the fi rst time a king and queen were recognized. Proceeds from the evening which included dinner, dancing, a silent auction and a raffl e go to the Elks Charity Fund, which is distributed to the com-munity through various programs.

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The community once again showed its support for the nursing program at Delta-Montrose Tech-nical College recently as organizations came together to award $10,150 in scholarships to prac-tical nursing students. The 18 scholarships were awarded during a scholarship luncheon at DMTC on Feb. 22.

I would like to express our gratitude for all of the organizations who sup-port our students with scholarships, said Birdie Young, practical nursing program coordinator at DMTC.

The following scholar-ships were awarded this year:

The Judy Davis Schol-arship was established by the practical nursing class of 2010 for a stu-dent with high academic standing. It is in recogni-tion of long-time nursing instructor Judy Davis.

The scholarship was pre-sented by Judy Davis and Connie Bingaman, past co-president of the Class of 2011 Brigid Heckel received a scholarship for $500. This scholar-ship is funded by dona-tions, which can be made through DMTC at any time.

The Shari Barclay Nursing Excellence Award is an annual award presented to a stu-dent with high academics in the practical nursing program. The $500 schol-arship was presented to Emily Stutzman by Shari Barclay and Cyndy Vra-bec. This scholarship is funded by donations. Donations may be made through DMTC at any time.

Delta Rotary president Nancy Wood and Rotarian Jim Wetzel awarded $750 scholarships to Amanda Slogar and Kelsey DeLa-torre.

Horizons Care Center, represented by Joshua Jones, presented eight scholarships. Kelsey DeLatorre was award-ed $1,000, Angela Vas-sallo was awarded $750, Denise Bryndal and Erin Lewis were each awarded $500, and Laretha Palm-er, Pam Bean, Amanda Logan, and Deanne Stanberry received $250 scholarships.

Hotchkiss Kiwanis Clubs fifth annual schol-arship was presented by Katy and Earl Busby and John Austin to Dulcesi-ma Coleman ($1,000) and Tayler Young ($1,000). This scholarship is funded by an annual spring fish fry and winter Christmas tree sale.

There were also four memorial scholarships awarded. The Ron Stuck-er Memorial Scholarship established by Delta County Breast Cancer Survivors Womens Sup-

port Group was present-ed for the fifth year. Dul-cesima Coleman received the $400 scholarship.

The Ruth Rathmell Wing Scholarship was established by the BL Chapter of the Montrose Philanthropic Educa-tion Organization (PEO).

Chairman of education Betty Jean Metcalf pre-sented a $500 scholar-ship to Lisa Harper.

Montrose Black Can-yon Kiwanis presented the Hal Koontz Memorial Scholarship for $500 to Kristin Simms.

The Charles and Viv-

ian VanDenBerg Memo-rial Scholarship was established by their son Dr. John VanDenBerg. Dr. VanDenBerg pre-sented Erin Lewis with a $500 scholarship. Dona-tions may be made to this scholarship through DMTC at any time.

Nursing scholarships presented at luncheon

Photo submittePictured are scholarship recipients (back row, left to right) Brigid Heckel, Amanda Logan, Denise Bryndal, Amanda Slogar, and Kristin Simms; (middle row) Jessica Yarnell, Pam Bean, DeAnne Stanberry, Laura Merritt, Felicia Avila, Tayler Young, and Emily Stutzman; (front row) Angela Vassallo, Kelsey DeLa-torre, Erin Lewis, Laretha Palmer, and Dulcesima Coleman.

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Stalcupmoves onto statescience fair


Sarah Stalcup, a sophomore at Delta High School, was a top finisher at the regional science fair in Grand Junction. She won two tops awards: $100 for the Bill Baird Cold Water Conservation Award from the Grand Valley Anglers, and $200 for the S.M. Stoller Cor-poration Science Award. Stalcup advances to state competition in April.

The daughter of Terry and Paula Stalcup, Sarah was the only DHS student to complete a science fair project. Her project was based on a science and engineer-ing apprenticeship she did with the U.S. For-est Service last summer. The topic was so inter-esting, she is turning it into a multi-year science fair project. The title of her project is Riparian Area Multiple Indicator Monitoring. The project stems from data collec-tion on Big Dominguez Creek.

Listons science teach-er, Robin Liston, encour-aged her to enter her project in the regional science fair.


Delta County Joint

School District #50 is responsible for provid-ing special education and

related services at no cost for children between the ages of 3 and 21 with

disabilities. Just over 10 percent of the students in Delta County are eli-

gible for the free services, compared to 9.7 percent in Montrose County and 10.4 percent in Mesa County. Nationally, stu-dents with disabilities make up about 13 per-cent of the student popu-lation.

An overview of the ser-vices provided to students with disabilities, present-ed by Sandie Jungers, director of special ser-vices, was the topic of a recent focus meeting with the Delta County School Board. School board members, three of whom are newly elected, host the focus meetings periodically to educate themselves about differ-ent aspects of operations. Personnel, the budget and curriculum have also been topics of focus meet-ings.

Jungers explained that each student is individu-ally assessed to determine eligibility for special edu-cation and what services or programs would be most appropriate. To the extent possible, children with disabilities are edu-cated with their peers. Removal of children with disabilities from the gen-eral educational environ-ment occurs only if the disability is so severe, the

child can not be satisfac-torily educated even with the use of aids and sup-plementary services. All children with or without disabilities deserve the opportunity to participate with their peers, develop friendships, and receive an appropriate education. That is what the special education staffs strive for when planning a program for students with special needs, Jungers said.

Special education services are available in the districts alterna-tive programs, as well as traditional schools. The district provides special services to 571 students in the traditional schools, including 39 students in Vision schools. Last fall, the district added a part-time special educa-tion coordinator to work with the Vision schools and their families. The coordinator doesnt work directly with the stu-dents, except to conduct evaluations or progress monitor. She meets with the resource consultants to make sure the cur-riculum matches the students needs, and she works with parents to coordinate services that are available only at tra-ditional schools, such as speech therapy.

The school district employs five speech ther-apists, three part-time occupational therapists, five school psychologists, half-time audiologist, and 29 certified teach-ers. In the traditional and Vision schools, 74 paraprofessionals work with students with dis-abilities or special educa-tion staff. Some are part-time employees. Jungers said, We have an excel-lent staff, both certified and classified, who work with our students with disabilities. It does get tricky at times to sched-ule staff that are shared between buildings but we have dedicated staff who make it work.

For four consecutive years, Delta Countys special services depart-ment has achieved the highest level of recogni-tion from the state for complying with the state and federal laws concern-ing special education. Test scores, however, are below the state level in reading, writing and math. While students with disabilities scores have remained stable, the achievement bar is being raised for all stu-dents in Colorado. Each building staff is working to address these gaps and increase student growth.

School district serves 571 special ed students

Photo submitted

Virtuous KidsOn Feb. 23, Lincoln Elementary and the Kiwanis Club of Delta recognized the Virtuous Kids: (top row) Preston Hodgin (diligent), Pascalina Earley (compassion), Joshua St. Peter (responsible), Zach-ary Kearns (responsible), Mickinzie Engledow (responsible), Jessica Minerich (responsible), Gabriella Gonzalez (responsible), Missa Webb (honest), Briana Phillips (diligent), Tenayah Pfi fer (hard worker), Nathaniel Mason (sharing), Jennifer Carrasco (diligent), Emily Johnson (respectful); (middle row) Alexxis Dunn (responsible), Autumn Eddy (responsible), Kaylee Thurston (responsible), Cheyenne Fricks (responsible), Yasmani Reyes (responsible), Alex Abila (responsible), Colbi Braslin (respon-sible), Kolter Davis (responsible), Haydn Wilcox (responsible), Jezreel Couch (responsible), Matt Huff (responsible), Eliza Cowley (responsible), Elizabeth Hawkins (responsible), Camren Reed (respon-sible), Jacob Merriman (responsible), Edgar Olivas (hard-worker), Hope Campbell (hard worker); (bottom row) Alma Gonzalez (respectful), Noelani Ramon (enthusiastic), Ruben Gaona (responsible), Ryetta Davis (excellent), Ximena Garcia (friendly and courageous), Sabrie Saddoris (self-disciplined), Donavan Raley (responsible). Not pictured: Bradyn Carver (responsible), Brody Connally (respon-sible), Breck Lashmett (responsible).

Delta County School District

PRESCHOOLREGISTRATION

COLORADO PRESCHOOL PROGRAMWHEN: March 16, 2012WHERE: The Delta Center 822 Grand Avenue Early Registration is VERY important in reserving a spot for next year!TIME: 8:30 a.m. 3:30 p.m. WHAT TO BRING: Birth Certifi cate Immunization Schedule Social Security CardPLEASE BRING YOUR CHILD IF: He/She has not been through a backpack screening You have concerns about their skill level When you are ready to turn in your pre-registration packet, a staff member will review your paperwork with you.Tuition-free acceptance to preschool may be based on one or more of the following factors:Economic, Educational, Social and Family Cir-cumstances. If your child is accepted to pre-school, you will be notifi ed sometime in May. A limited number of tuition slots are available.

COLORADO PRESCHOOL SLOTSAVAILABLE AT:

DELTA BELA Preschool March 16, 2012 CEDAREDGE Little Sprouts April 2-6, 2012 (Call 856-4648 for appointment) HOTCHKISS Hotchkiss BELA Pre K-8 April 30, 2012 No 3-year-olds are accepted at Hotchkiss Preschool.

Montessori

PAONIA Paonia BELA Preschool April 25, 2012

CRAWFORD Crawford BELA Preschool March 30,2012

* Children must be 3 years old before September 1, 2012

Delta County School District

REGISTRATIONPREESCOLAR

COLORADO PRESCHOOL PROGRAMCUANDO: 16 de Marzo de 2012

DONDE: The Delta Center 822 Grand Avenue Delta, CO La matricula temprana es MUY importante para asegurar un lugar para el ano que entra!

HORA: 8:30 a.m. 3:30 p.m.QUE NECESITA TRAER: Acta de Nacimiento Cartillia de las Vaccunas Tarjeta de Seguro POR FAVOR DE TRAER A SU NINO/A SI: no le han hecho un examen de dial (de aprendizaje) tiene preocupacion de el desarrollo de el o ellaCuando usted este listo para entregar su paquete de preinscripcion, un miembro del personal revisara los papeles con usted.Aceptacion a la escuela preescolar puede ser ba-sada en uno o mas de los siguientes: Economico, Educacion, Circumstancias Sociales y de Familia. Si su hijo/a es aceptado a la escuela preescolar, usted sera notifi cado en Mayo.

LUGARES PREESCOLARES ESTANDISPONIBLES EN: DELTA BELA Preschool 16 de Marzo de 2012 CEDAREDGE Little Sprouts 2-6 de Abril de 2012 (Call 856-4648 for appointment) HOTCHKISS Hotchkiss BELA Pre K-8 30 de Abril de 2012 Ninos de 3 anos NO SON ACEPTADOS en la escuela de Hotchkiss

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CRAWFORD Crawford BELA Preschool 30 de Marzo de 2012

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For more information,please call Stephanieor Sarah at 874-9517.

Delta County Independent SCHOOL Wednesday, March 7, 2012 A7

INVITATION TO SOLICIT INTERVIEW TEAM PARTICIPANTSDelta County School District 50J is seeking volunteers to participate in the interview of nalists for the superintendent of schools position. If you wish to participate you should have thefollowing times available:

A. Two-hour training session to be held on Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. B. One full day for the interviews on Saturday, April 21, 2012. Interviews lasting 90 minutes will be conducted with each candidate. At the end of each interview, your committee will complete a form listing the candidates strengths and any concerns. This will be presented to the Board of Education for consideration.

Two committees will be selected by the Board of Education. Each committee will consist of 8-12 members. The Board will select individuals to assure the committees represent K-12 education as well as a cross-section of the community.

Participants will be noti ed by April 4, 2012, via email. Individuals not selected will also benoti ed by this date. If you would like to be considered, please complete the attached form and return it to the school district by March 26, 2012.

The Delta County Board of Education thanks you for your willingness to give of your time toassist in this process.

APPLICATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE INTERVIEW PROCESS

NAME: _________________________________________________________________________

ADDRESS: _____________________________________________________________________

EMAIL ADDRESS ________________________________________________________________

PHONE: ________________________________________________________________________

MY AFFILIATION WITH THE DISTRICT AND/OR WITH THE COMMUNITY IS: ________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

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Please return this application by mail to:

Delta County School District 50J ATTN: Caryn Gibson 7655 2075 Road Delta, CO 81416 OR scan and email to [email protected]

DELTA COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 50J

SUPERINTENDENTSEARCH

Knights of Columbus Deltas Grand Mesa Council 2731

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Kids WellnesscastDelta CountyMarch 2012

Seasonal levels of respiratory infections beginning to decrease, with continuing declin-ing levels through April. Seasonal asthma risk persists through

March at declining levels. An Illness Watch for asthma in Delta County remains in effect with a high number of children seeking emer-gency treatment at Delta County Memorial Hospital expected to require hospitalization to manage their asthma in March. Ascel Bio fore-casts that seasonal asthma risk will continue to decrease through April in Delta County. Pneumonia occurrence as a result of the

flu or other viruses decreases in March, with continuing declining levels through April. Impetigo risk levels remain relatively low

through March, with increasing risk beginning in April due to streptococcus and staphylococ-cus bacterial infections, including MRSA. Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) risk

increasing through March. Childcare centers and early-age school classrooms should main-tain vigilance with prevention measures. Seasonal chicken pox risk remains rela-

tively low in March, with increasing risk levels beginning in April. This disease is uncommon in Delta County, but community vigilance is also recommended. Campylobacteriosis risk remains relatively

low in March, with increasing risk levels begin-ning in April. Other seasonal risks from food-borne illnesses like Salmonella remain low in March. However, non-routine outbreaks are possible and Ascel Bio recommends commu-nity vigilance.

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Thur., Mar. 8 JV and Freshmen Baseball at Montrose; Girls Soccer at Battle Mountain, 3:00 & 5:00 p.m.; DHS Choir Concert, 6:00 p.m.

Fri., Mar. 9 Registration Deadline for April 14 ACT Test; Girls Tennis at Hotchkiss, 4:00 p.m.

Sat., Mar. 10 Baseball at Home vs. Battle Mountain, 11:00 a.m.; Girls Soccer at Home vs. Moffat County, 11:00 a.m.

Mon., Mar. 12 Baseball C & JV at Home vs. Rifle, 3:00 p.m.; Parent Accountability Meeting, 6:00 p.m.

Tues., Mar. 13 Girls Soccer at Eagle Valley, 3:00 p.m.Wed., Mar. 14 NHS Honors Party, 6:00 p.m.

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Photo submittedThe following Garnet Mesa kindergarten and fi rst grade students earned a Terrifi c Kid Award from the Kiwanis Club of Delta for their efforts to be a responsible citizen and student: (seated) Aylin Bay-les, Jacob Springer, Cole Vance and Sanaa Ashurst; (standing) Katherin Suarez, Taylor Gibson, Ayralin Hoffbauer and Dawson Foreman.

The DHS speech team traveled to Durango Feb. 24 and 25 for the dis-

trict tournament, where nearly half of the team qualified to compete in

the state tournament.In interpretive events,

three members of the

team qualified for state, while several more were named as alternates. In humor, Taylor King and Haley Donathan both qualified, and Jeremy Dziubasik was named an alternate. In poetry, Ridge Green qualified to compete at state, while Linh Nguyen was named an alternate. Drama saw Amadi Houston named as an alternate, while in duo Ayasha and Alysha Richards were named alternates.

Public speaking events saw both Delta extemporaneous speak-ers qualify for state Nick Dziubasik in national extemp and Paige Bowling in foreign extemp. Rachel Tallent was named an alternate in original oratory.

Debate competition saw the public forum team of Sawyer Keeline and Valerie Velasco qual-ify to go to state with a 3-1 record.

Those who qualified will head to Fort Col-lins for the state tour-nament to be held on March 16 and 17. Then the entire squad will be off to Central High School in Grand Junc-tion to compete in the national qualifying meet March 23 and 24.

Speech team qualifies for state

Photo submittedThe following Garnet Mesa second and third grade students earned a Terrifi c Kid Award from the Kiwanis Club of Delta for their efforts to be a responsible citizen and student: Eric Calzada, Jace Putney, Brittney Kerr, Bernice Rosales, Willy Ellis, Keneth Cabrara, Courage Gallegos and Thadius Ashurst.

Photo submittedThe following Garnet Mesa fourth and fi fth grade students earned a Terrifi c Kid Award from the Kiwanis Club of Delta for their efforts to be a responsible citizen and student: Trevor Ledesma, Jackelin Suarez, Dominick Abeyta, Shad Lewis, Lennise Ball and Jenny Nicholson.

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A8 Wednesday, March 7, 2012 OBITUARIES Delta County Independent

Richard KutaRichard M. Kuta

of Delta died Tuesday, March 6, 2012, at his home. He was 82.

Funeral services are pending.

Mr. Kuta is survived by his wife, Jacque Kuta of Delta; two sons, Randy Kuta of Aurora, and Mike Kuta of Austin; a daughter, Melinda Kuta of Lafeyette; three step-daughters, Kim Roberts of Delta, Shelly Vandertie

of Solana Beach, Calif., and Lisa Kuta of High-lands Ranch; six sisters; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and seven stepgrandchil-dren.

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

Taylor Funeral Ser-vice and Crematory is handling the arrange-ments.

Max SpeerMax Clair Speer of

Delta died Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012, at Delta County Memorial Hospital. He was 70.

A memorial service was held March 3 at Tay-lor Funeral Service Cha-pel in Delta, with James Gall officiating.

Mr. Speer was born July 22, 1941, in Cedaredge, to Allen and Lillie (Long) Speer. He spent his childhood in Paonia and graduated from Paonia High School in 1960.

He married Joy Mill-er. The marriage ended in divorce. He married Patsy Conner in Las Vegas, Nev., in October 1983, and their two fami-lies were combined. They celebrated 28 years of marriage. She survives.

Mr. Speer was a heavy equipment operator. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping, old tractors, jet boating on the Colo-rado River and restor-ing antiques and old gas steam engines. He was a member of the Western Slope Antique Power and Four Corners Antique Power. He lived in Grand Junction for 27 years before moving to Delta in 1987.

He is survived by his wife, Pat Speer of Delta; a son and his wife, James and Mel Speer of Cedaredge; two daugh-ters and their husbands, Susan Speer and Ron Hanks of Hotchkiss, and Kit and Jason Moody of Aurora; his father-in-law, John Hallock of Delta; his granddaughter, Sydney Moody of Aurora; numer-ous nieces and nephews; and a sister-in-law, Car-lene Dugan.

Mr. Speer was preced-ed in death by his par-ents and a brother, Ray Speer.

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Taylor Funeral Service and Crematory handled the arrangements.

John GiardinoJohn Anthony Giardi-

no, formerly of Pueblo, died Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012, at Delta County Memorial Hospital. He was 89.

A Mass of Christian burial was held March 2 at St. Philips Catho-lic Church in Cedaredge, with Father Canice Eny-iaka officiating. A grave-side service was held March 3 at Rose Lawn Cemetery in Pueblo, with Father William Gleeson officiating.

Mr. Giardino was born June 13, 1922, in Pueblo, to Gabriel and Rose Mauro Giardino Nittinger. He spent his childhood in Pueblo and graduated from Centen-nial High School in 1940.

He served in the Navy during World War II as an aviator flight engineer, flying PBMs in search of German U-boats and attaining the rank of LTJG.

Mr. Giardino married Margaret Brothers on Nov. 22, 1942, in Chi-cago, Ill. They lived in Pueblo most of their mar-ried life and celebrated 69 years of marriage. She

survives.He was self-employed

as a master plumber and founder of Ameri-can Plumbing and Heat-ing, which he ran with his wife for 34 years. He enjoyed traveling and spending time with fam-ily and friends. He was a member of St. Phil-ips Catholic church in Cedaredge, Elks Lodge #611 in Florence, Mas-ter Plumbers Association, Dante Alighieri in Pueblo and the Pueblo Historical Society.

Mr. Giardino is sur-vived by his wife, Mar-garet Giardino of Cedaredge; a son and his wife, Dr. John and Fran Giardino of Bryan, Texas; a daughter and her hus-band, Terry and Perry Hotz of Cedaredge; four grandchildren, Anne-Marie Wheatley and her husband Scott of Yuma, Ariz., Amanda Cerise and her husband Craig of Cedaredge, Brie Hotz of Washington, D.C., and Freddie Hotz and his wife Heather of Fruita; five great-grandchildren, Isabel Cerise, Maya Cerise, Emerson Wheat-ley, Freddie Hotz Jr. and Eliot Wheatley; his aunt, Grace Mauro; and numer-ous nieces, nephews and cousins.

Memorial contribu-tions may be made to the preschool Backpack Program, 822 Grand Ave., Delta, CO 81416, or Pueblo Historical Soci-ety, 201 West B Street, Pueblo, CO 81003.



Kenneth PavlisickKenneth John Pav-

lisick of Paonia died Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012, at Paonia Care and Rehabilitation Center. He was 77.

At his request, no ser-vices will be held.

Mr. Pavlisick was born Oct. 25, 1934, in Bowie, to Martin and Jennie (DeLost) Pavlisick. He spent his childhood in Paonia and graduated from Paonia High School in 1952. He attended Col-orado State University.

He entered the U.S. Army in 1957 and was honorably discharged as a SP5 in 1960.

Mr. Pavlisick mar-ried Rena Schoneman on March 25, 1961, in Paonia. She survives.

He was a member of Sacred Hearth Catho-lic Church in Paonia, Hotchkiss Elks Lodge #1807, United Mine Workers of America Local #6417 and Black Canyon Veterans of Foreign Wars #9333. He enjoyed snow-mobiling, hunting, his cabin in Hubbard Park and spending time with his family.

Mr. Pavlisick is sur-vived by his wife, Rena Pavlisick of Paonia; a son and his wife, Kenneth and Sherrie Pavlisick Jr. of Phoenix, Ariz., and their children, Sam, Zack and Allie; a daughter, Teresa Pavlisick and her son, Nathaniel; a great-grand-son, Maverick of Grand Junction; a brother and one sister.

Memorial contribu-tions may be made to the North Fork Ambulance Association, P.O. Box 127, Hotchkiss, CO 81419.



Vicente Paz en la Casa

Vincent Leo Jude Hum-fress was born Feb. 3, 1941, in Wallsend, Nor-thumberland, England.

He studied at St. Cuth-berts College in England from 1952 to 1966 and was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle on June 5, 1966, at St. Aidans Wil-lington Quay, Northum-berland.

Father Vicente came

to the Diocese of Pueblo on May 30, 1972. He was naturalized as a citizen of the United States in 1980. In November of that same year, Father Hum-fress changed his name to Vicente Paz en la Casa.

He received his doctor of ministry degree on May 31, 1985. He was pastor of St. Michael Parish form 1983 to 1987.

A funeral was celebrat-ed Feb. 10 at the Cathe-dral of the Sacred Heart in Pueblo. Burial was in San Juan Bauptista Cem-etery in Florence.

Memorial contribu-tions may be made to the Mana House, 115 E. Main Street, Florence, CO 81226, or the Caon City Pregnancy Center, 508 Greenwood Ave., Caon City, CO 81212.

Holt Family Funer-al Home handled the arrangements.

Grace ShockGrace Shock of Aus-

tin died Sunday, March 4, 2012, at her home. She was 95.

Mrs. Shock is survived by a son, Jim Shock of Austin; a grandson, Luke Shock and his wife Melis-sa of Austin; and three great-grandchildren, AJ Shock, Alexa Shock and Anthony Shock.

Valley Lawn Funeral Home in Montrose is han-dling the arrangements.

Jim RobertsonJim Justin Robertson

died Saturday, March 3, 2012, at the Veterans Community Living Cen-ter in Grand Junction. He was 80.

A graveside funeral service will be held Satur-day, March 10, at 10 a.m. at Mesa View Cemetery.

Mr. Robertson was born Feb. 3, 1932, in Eck-ert, to Justin and Loretta (Jones) Robertson.

He served in the U. S. Army from 1950 to 1959.

Mr. Robertson was the Mayor of Delta for two terms, a member of Delta City Council, volunteered on the Delta Fire Depart-ment for 22 years and served on the fire board. He owned Eckert Elec-tric. After retiring, he enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening, his grandchil-dren and computer activi-ties including his family genealogy.

He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Edra

Robertson; four daugh-ters and their husbands, Lori and Jay Alsdorf, Jime and Randy Charles-worth, Terri and Gary Knob, and Toni and Rick Allen; a son and his wife, Jim and Susan Robert-son; 16 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and two sisters-in-law, Laree Stites and Erma Beck.

Mr. Robertson was preceded in death by two brothers and one sister.

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


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

Karen GuyerKaren Sue Guyer of

Cedaredge died Wednes-day, Feb. 29, 2012, at her home. She was 55.

A memorial service is planned for later this year.

Mrs. Guyer was born Feb. 4, 1957, in Boulder, to Donald and Josephine (Prochaska) Guyer Sr. She spent her childhood in Boulder. She lived in Nederland before moving to Cedaredge in 1990.

She enjoyed doing puz-zles, being a grandmother, coffee, cooking, collecting bears, her friends and dot-ing on her cat, Cleo. She worked at the pizza shop in Cedaredge.

Mrs. Guyer is survived by daughter and her hus-band, Lydia and Bob Palm-er of Cedaredge; a son, JJ Springer of Grand Junction; three grandchildren, Sean, Kiara and Karen Lynn; a sister and her husband, Joy Guyer and Val Hart; and three brothers, Rich-ard Guyer, Donald Guyer Jr. and his wife Mary, and Mark Cruthers and his wife Shannon.

Mrs. Guyer was preceded in death by her parents; and a sister, Helen Cruthers.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Sur-face Creek Food Bank in Cedaredge.


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Our mission is to commemorate the word and works of our Master [Christ Jesus] which should reinstate primi-tive Christianity and its lost element of healing. (Mary Baker Eddy)

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Talk with a lawyer for free on Thursday, March 8, 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.

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Womens support groups for issues sur-rounding domestic vio-lence are being formed. The meetings will be held Wednesdays from 4 to 5:30 p.m. For more infor-mation and the location of the meeting place, call 249-8345.

Philip Spinenden of Delta, an engineering student at the University of Idaho, has been named to the Deans List for the fall semester 2011. To achieve this honor, undergraduate students achieved a grade point average of 3.5 GPA on a minimum of 10 graded credits.

IN THE NEWS

PEOPLEPEOPLE


Wednesday, March 14 79 P.M.at Westminster Hall

(Presbyterian Church, 135 E. 4th)

Come enjoy an evening with the candidatesfor Delta City Council

Mary Cooper Robert Jurca Ray PenickBill Raley Gerald Roberts Frank Tranchina

O P E N H O U S E

The Delta AreaChamber of Commerce

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Photo by Pat Sunderland

Foundation fi ghts cancerThe AC Foundation, represented by Kim Neuenschwander and Ann Carl-son in the photo above, recently supported the Delta Doves with a $2,000 donation. Beverly Moore and Nita Casto (right) said the funds will be used to pay for mammograms for Delta County women under 50 who cannot afford the procedure. The AC Foundation was established in 2005 by Anns son Cody, to help pay for medical costs incurred when Ann was diagnosed with cancer. Ann has recovered, but theres still a need for money to help others. Two major fundraisers are held every year a golf tournament in August and an Oktoberfest celebration at Hoolies Bar & Grill with proceeds going to worthy organizations like the Delta Doves.


After delaying the planned 2011 purchase of a new phone system for the county courthouse, the county commission-ers in February approved an $86,352 expenditure for the buy.

The commissioners had decided to delay the

upgrade until 2012 in order to bring other parts of the courthouse data and communications net-work into compliance with new phones.

The county received four bids, the highest coming in at $159,004. The winning bid was rec-ommended to the BoCC by a committee of county

department heads and staff.

In other business at recent meetings, the Board of County Com-missioners dealt with the following matters:

The BoCC received a yearly operations report for Blake Field showing a total of 2,910 takeoffs and landings during 2011.

County upgrades courthouse phones


The weekly county jail census report has been running below the facil-ity capacity for many months.

Two or three years ago it was common for the combined detention facility and work release facility to be housing 65 or more offenders. The weekly jail census report that county commission-ers received on Feb. 21 is more typical of the counts in recent months: detention facility 35, work release 11; total 46. Lower jail census counts are being seen in other jurisdictions in the state also.

Sheriff Fred McKee has pointed out that in spite of declining jail populations his deten-tion facility still suffers from design shortcom-ings which make opera-tions more complicated and difficult than they need to be.

In other business at recent meetings, the BoCC has dealt with the following matters:

The commissioners agreed to sign a contract for rehabilitation work on the Delta Public Library Carnegie building. The City of Delta is owner of the structure, but the countys signature was required because it owns the library grounds. Money for the work is coming from a Colorado State Historic Preser-vation Fund grant. The

$153,225 project will be paid for with the $93,859 grant and with $59,366 in library district funds. No county funds will be used in the project.

The commissioners ratified a bid award for a new color printer/plot-ter in the Geographic Information Systems department. Cost of the new map-making tool is $6,854.

Jail census declines

Be part ofOlathesCinco deMayocelebration

The Town of Olathe will host its first annual Cinco de Mayo celebra-tion Saturday, May 5, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Olathe Community Park. Plans include music, food and fun.

The featured attrac-tions will be the chihua-hua races, chihuahua costume contest and the crowning of the tiniest chihuahua. A low rider car show and hopper demonstration are also scheduled.

There are openings for entertainers, vendors, cars and volunteers.

For more information, call the Town of Olathe Activities Department at 323-6006 or e-mail [email protected].

High Roller Wells Fargo Hartman Bros. Grand Mesa Oncology MDs Eric Schmidt MD & Allan Miller MD Paonia Care & Rehabilitation

Pit Boss JATS Land & Cattle Douglas B. Huene MD Laura McCrackin MD Hospice & Palliative Care Colorado West Investments Inc

Wise Guy Delta County Memorial Hospital Volunteers Marvin & Shari Mike & Kathy Sramek - Hycon Constructors Ridgway Valley Enterprises Touchstone Energy Hellman Motor Co Bev & Dale Carlson

Card Sharp DMEA Hellman Chevrolet-Buick Delta Orthopedics, LLC Surface Creek Bank, Delta Bank, North Fork Banks Pat & Ralph Mangum Ahlbergs Alpine Bank Volunteers of America

Handicapper Bonnie Thompson Insurance Center Comfort Home of Delta Delta Hardware First State Bank of Colorado Michelle Isom Taylor Funeral Services & Crematory Surface Creek Veterinary Center ProSpace Interiors Willow Tree Care Center

Additional Donors Bank of Colorado Rocky Mountain Healthcare Plans Welfelt Welding Judy & Pete Wycko Joe Carlson Clay & Dodson PC

Live & Silent Auction Donors Alice & Ray Penick Apple Shed Gallery Bette Green Bruce & Lucinda Stanley Camp Robber Cedaredge Golf Course Corrine Thornsberry Daphna Russell Delta County Independent Devils Thumb Golf Cours

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