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“Chief For the Day” Clare Handke (center), Rylee (left) and Abigail Cullip met “Offi cer Kids Cop” recently at Pioneer Park. The Sterling Police Department hosted a hotdog picnic with an opportunity to meet “Chief Handke” and department offi cers and their wives. Please see story on page 2. (SPS Photo by Forrest Hershberger.)

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Re-1 gets energy and safety updateBy Forrest Hershberger News Editor The Re-1 Valley Board of Education received an update on energy and safety projects Monday. The district contracted with Honeywell Building Solutions to review safety and energy effi ciency of the District’s facilities. At the Aug. 17 board meeting, Gary Berngard, program manager/manager of business development for Honeywell talked about 10 issues that will be addressed in the fi ve original goals for the district. “We’re here at the request of Jan (DeLay). Before I begin, I want to thank Jan and her staff for her tremendous support. We don’t want to do this project for you. We don’t want to do this project to you. We want to do this project with you,” Berngard said. “Jan and all the staff have been wonderful to work with,” he said. Bernard called the district’s fi ve goals Honeywell’s “marching orders.” He said the goals are being accomplished. He said the ultimate goal is if the goals are sustainable over time and not “some green thing.” He addressed physical security projects done within the district. He said the addition of card readers is not to eliminate bad things from happening, they are designed as a deterrent. Berngard explained a process called “measurement verifi cation” creates a measurable savings goal. He also talked about the four different means of measuring. The board chose to go with a process that requires taking before and after measurements to guarantee effi ciency.

Jim Smith (left), of Wells Fargo Investments, talks with a Northeastern Junior College (NJC) student during the Aug. 17 State of the College address by NJC President Jay Lee. The breakfast meeting showed community members how iPads will be used in classes. (SPS Photo by Forrest Hershberger.)

By Forrest Hershberger News Editor Immediacy of assignment results, time fl exibility and shar-ing of resources are three assets Northeastern Junior College (NJC) expects with development of the iPad Ini-tiative. NJC hosted its fi rst “state-of-the-college” breakfast meeting Monday with President Jay Lee addressing the crowd. Sodexo, the food service agency at NJC, provided the breakfast buffet that Lee says is one of the best-kept secrets in the area. He said Sodexo is

‘State of College’ showcases technology

Upgrades for county elections could be costlyBy Forrest Hershberger News Editor The cost of elections in Logan County may be going up. When and how much are the unknowns. Logan County Clerk and Recorder Pam Bacon met with the Logan County Commissioners in their work session Tuesday to discuss elections and employee pay grades among other issues. She told the commissioners the proposed drop box will be installed by the end of September. The drop box will allow for residents to deposit bills and correspondence after business hours via a secure box at the east end of the south parking lot of the courthouse. The drop box can also be used for ballots on election night. The drop box will have light and security cameras installed as well. Bacon said the Colorado Secretary of State’s offi ce is looking toward a single vendor for election equipment. Currently, there are fi ve companies vying for the state vendor award. She said the State has been discussing single vendorship of election equipment for at least two years. There is a committee of clerks and Secretary of State staff who are evaluating the companies. “Everything is still so much up in the air,” Bacon said. What is known is Logan County’s equipment is

Dolly Huss captured the damaging eff ects of a severe hail storm (golf-ball size or larger) in the Crook-Iliff area on Monday that devasted much of the crops that had barely survived early storms this Summer. Despite severe thunderstorm warnings for Sterling, the city escaped any bad weather. (Photo Courtesy of Dolly Huss and Nate Lauer.)