Delta County Independent, Aug. 16, 2017

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NORTH FORK TIMES

SURFACE CREEK NEWS

A GROWING BUSINESS Hemp nursery, testing facility gets the go-ahead from Paonia, B1

SPORTS

TOP AG STUDENT

TEE TIME

Cedaredge grad looks forward to giving back to the community, C1

Delta, Cedaredge high school golf teams hit the links, C7-8

DELTA COUNTY

AUGUST 16, 2017 VOL. 134, NO. 33

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Solar eclipse fever strikes Delta County BY KAMI COLLINS Staff Writer

Solar eclipse fever has taken over the U.S., and residents here are gearing up for the phenomenon, too, with a handful of residents making plans to travel to Wyoming, Nebraska or Oregon to see the total eclipse. Next Monday, Aug. 21, all of North America will be able to see a partial solar eclipse, and those lucky enough to be in the path of totality, a thin, 70-mile wide ribbon that will pass through 14 states, will see a total solar eclipse. The path of totality begins in Salem, Ore., around 10 a.m. PST. Over the next hour and a half, it will cross through Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, Mon-

tana, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina, and then will end near Charleston, S.C., around 2:45 p.m. EDT. It is the only solar eclipse in this country’s history to be seen from coast to coast. Everyone in the contiguous U.S., plus people in parts of South America, Africa and Europe will be able to see a partial solar eclipse. The entire event will last less than two hours. The longest duration of complete darkness will be near Carbondale, Ill., where the sun will be completely covered for about two minutes and 40 seconds. “This is a really exciting event,” said Brenda Harvey of SOLAR ECLIPSE TO A8

Ute Council Tree to be cut down BY PAT SUNDERLAND Managing Editor

The Delta County Historical Society board of trustees met in emergency session Aug. 10 and concluded by unanimous vote that the Ute Council Tree must be cut down. A portion of the base trunk will be left standing as a memorial. After a giant limb crashed to the ground Aug. 1, the historical society hired a consultant from the Davey Tree Expert Company of Loveland to assess the damage and the future health of the tree. The arborist’s report alerted the historical society to the “extreme danger of a major

event where the remaining branches in the crown of the tree may, in a high wind situation, create severe stress on the trunk of the tree such that the trunk may fracture, split open, or otherwise fail, and as such will create a danger to life and property in the vicinity should the tree fall.” The actual date at which the tree will be removed has not been determined, but ample notification will be provided to all parties holding a cultural interest or general interest in the tree. In a press release issued last week, the Delta County Historical Society notes the UTE COUNCIL TREE TO A3

School lunch prices increase BY PAT SUNDERLAND Managing Editor

Breakfast and lunch prices are increasing for the 2017-18 school year, primarily because of the amount of fruit required by the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act. Breakfast will cost a nickel more, and will run $1.50 for elementary students and $1.70 for middle/high school students. Lunch prices increased a dime, to $2.75 for elementary, $2.90 for middle and $3 for high school students. At a recent meeting, food services director Rhonda Vincent told school board members the latest changes to the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act will have no impact on the meals being prepared for either breakfast or lunch. A few years ago, limits for meat and grains were removed and the schools began serving larger portions, reducing complaints from middle and high school students who said they were still hungry after

INDEX

Accent ........................... A4 Activities ....................... A9 Back Page ................... D8 Business .......................A10 Church ........................... D6 Classifieds .................. D1-2 Delta County Fair .... B5-12 Editorial ......................... A2 Legals ............................ D3 North Fork Times ........B1-4 Obituaries ..................... A8 School Zone ............... A6-7 Sports ..........................C7-8 Surface Creek News ...C1-7 TV Listings ................. D4-5

eating. “Our meals all exceed the minimum requirements for fruits, vegetables, grains and meat/meat alternatives,” Vincent said. “In fact some days we have trouble fitting everything on their trays.” Sodium, fat and calories are still closely monitored under the school nutrition program. While all schools in the district serve breakfast, the state’s “breakfast after the bell” policy requires a nutritious breakfast be provided for all students free of charge if at least 70 percent of students in that school qualify for free or reduced priced meals. At Lincoln Elementary School, now in its second year of the program, 66,500 breakfasts were served in the classrooms — an average of 400 per day. This fall the program expands to BELA preschool. Countywide, over half of Delta County students qualify for free or reduced lunches.

Photo by Randy Sunderland

When seconds count

With the seconds ticking off in his head, Cole Roberts lassoes a calf during rodeo competition at the Delta County Fair. The Saturday night finale featured bareback riding, steer wrestling, saddle broncs, barrel racing, bull riding and the coronation of the Delta County Fair & Rodeo royalty. See pages B1-12 for more fair coverage.

Grand champion market beef rings in at $9,000 Just under 200 market animals and pens and several cheese baskets were offered for sale by 4-H and FFA members at the 2017 Junior Market Livestock Sale, held on the

final day of the county fair. At press time Tuesday, fair officials were double-checking total sales for all the animals. The final tally will be published in next week’s edition.

PLACING

This year’s fair drew 243 4-H/FFA exhibitors and 256 open class exhibitors. See all the exhibitor results on pages B5-12 of this week’s issue.

EXHIBITOR

BUYER

Tawny Roberts

JC Propane - Flower Motors Master & Doyle Petroleum Carsten Simmentals

$9,000

Reserve grand champion market beef Grady Simpson Reserve champion - Delta County Bred & Fed

Tony Spears - Delta Hardware Hellman Motor Company

$4,000

Grand champion pen of chickens

Faith Vader

Hotchkiss Automotive

$425

Reserve grand champion chickens

Alyssa Bayles

Shaffer Real Estate

$475

Grand champion goat Champion - Delta County Bred & Fed

Ellison Black

CropWorx

$1,615

Reserve grand champion goat Owen Craig Reserve champion - Delta County Bred & Fed

West Slope Ag Center

$1,520

Grand champion lamb

Erica Anderson

First Colorado National Bank

$2,200

Reserve grand champion lamb

Jessica Craig

River Valley Family Health Center

$1,800

Champion lamb - Delta County Bred & Fed

Colbi Braslin

Bank of Colorado

$1,000

Reserve champion lamb Delta County Bred & Fed

Jace Peebles

Master & Doyle Petroleum

$1,225

Grand champion pen of rabbits

Hunter Lilly

US Tractor & Harvest

$300

Reserve grand champion pen of rabbits

Cadence Wood

Lightworks Fiber

$350

Grand champion swine

Landon Spaedt

JC Propane

$4,100

Reserve grand champion swine Champion - Delta County Bred & Fed

Tawny Roberts

Alpine Bank

$2,200

Grand champion turkey

Liam McCollum

Shaffer Real Estate

$550

Reserve grand champion turkey

Lance McCullom

Bolinger & Queen

$425

Grand champion market beef Champion - Delta County Bred & Fed

PRICE

Photos of the grand champion and reserve grand champion animals and their exhibitors can be found on page B12 of this week’s issue of the Delta County Independent.

Rec center closure

HHS named finalist

Farm Bill discussion

Bill Heddles Recreation Center in Delta will be closed for annual maintenance Wednesday, Aug. 23, through Friday, Aug. 25. The aquatics area will remain closed through Sunday, Aug. 27. The aquatics area re-opens Monday, Aug. 28; the remainder of the facility reopens Saturday, Aug. 26. Between Aug. 23 and Aug. 25, front desk staff will be available from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. for registration and general information only. For more information, call the recreation center at 874-0923.

Hotchkiss High School was named one of five finalists for the “Succeeds Prize,” considered the state’s most prestigious award in recognition of honoring transformational public schools and educators. 9News, Colorado Succeeds and mindSpark Learning announced the finalists and honorable mention schools Tuesday. The awards recognize “transformational impact as well as excellence in STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) education.” Winners will share $60,000 in cash awards, and will be announced on Oct. 3 at the University of Denver.

Farmers and other interested parties are invited to join the Colorado Corn Administrative Committee (CCAC) and Colorado Corn Growers Association (CCGA) for their upcoming district meeting, which will feature updates on the activities of the two organizations, as well as discussions about the next Farm Bill. The meeting will take place from noon to 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 16, at the Days Inn, 903 Main Street, Delta. Lunch will be provided. No RSVP is required. A brief Farm Bill priorities survey can be completed at www.coloradocorn.com.


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