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AUGUST 15, 2018 VOL. 135, NO. 33

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Demolition Derby, ATV races draw a crowd BY DON BENJAMIN Staff Writer

In Delta County how do you get thousands of people to wait in line to park, linger in another line to buy tickets, and sit on hard bleachers or stand in the dirt for hours? Easy, just fill an arena with mud and throw in lots of clunker cars, whizzing ATVs and fearless drivers. Competition at the 113th annual Delta County Fair

drew to a close last Saturday evening with the popular demolition derby and ATV barrel races. Both events were held at the Hotchkiss fair grounds. And when the evening ended, there were only three things left to do on Sunday to officially draw the 2018 fair to a close: an early morning Future Farmers of America pancake breakfast was served; all exhibits and premium money had to be

Photo by Don Benjamin

Ryan Wells of Delta and his number 6 car survived the night to claim top honors in the 2018 Delta County Fair Demolition Derby last Saturday. His sponsor was Ol’ Red’s Towing.

Marijuana question may be on the ballot BY PAT SUNDERLAND Managing Editor

During the municipal election in April, the issue of marijuana sales in the City of Delta frequently cropped up. Most questions were prompted by two ballot measures concerning the taxation of retail marijuana and retail marijuana products — if in the future those sales were allowed. Both measures passed by about a 60-40 margin. After discussing the issue at length with his constituents, newly-elected council member Nathan Clay suggests it’s time to go back to the voters, this time to ask if marijuana sales should be allowed in the City of Delta. “The sales tax question passed overwhelmingly,” he said. “I think that’s evidence that citizens are not as afraid of marijuana sales as some people think they are.” His comments took some council members by surprise. They were meeting in a work session Aug. 7 to discuss wording for two questions on the November ballot. Their thoughts were focused on the sale or exchange of city property when Clay brought up marijuana. Objections were swift.

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Accent ........................... A4 Activities ......................A11 Back Page .................... D8 Business .......................A12 Church ........................... D4 Classifieds .................. D1-2 Editorial ......................... A2 Fair Results ............. B5-12 Health & Fitness ...... C6-8 Legals ............................ D3 North Fork Times ........B1-4 Obituaries ....................A10 Sports ..........................C4-5 Surface Creek News ...C1-3 TV Listings ................. D5-6

“I just asked the question I’m being asked, which is why not allow the sale of marijuana and marijuana products in the City of Delta?” he said following the meeting. Clay said he’s done his research and he disagrees with the fear tactics frequently used by the opposition. “I don’t want to make decisions based on fear,” he said. “I agree we need to be responsible about it, but I believe we should explore all sources of revenue. People claim to be very pro-private industry, but only the private industries they approve of. “If it doesn’t pass, it doesn’t pass, but the city needs some income. “The bottom line is, the five people in that room shouldn’t be deciding on anything. It should go to a vote.” Council will meet Tuesday, Aug. 24, to review wording and vote on all the ballot measures to be put to the voters in November. The city is seeking approval to sell the ML&P plant on South Main Street which is no longer operational, and to swap the Riverbend and Cottonwood parks for land on the south side of the Gunnison River with better accessibility and visibility.

picked up by noon; and — of course — what was left of the mangled cars had to be hauled away. But before Sunday morning could roll around, Saturday night had to run its course. As it awaited the start of the derby, the Saturday crowd estimated at over 3,000 cheered for the water truck while it wetted-down the arena. Next they witnessed a parade of derby cars — some occupied by last year’s fair royalty and their successors. Then the crowd applauded the shooting skills demonstrated by girls from the 4-H archery contingent. And finally it was time for mayhem. Two semi-final contests pitted vehicles in similar classes against one another. Old-iron battled old-iron and 1980s or newer took on their counterparts. In between derby matches, while pit crews and drivers labored to repair their injured vehicles to answer the next contest bell, ATV riders entertained the crowd by weaving their way around barrels in solo races to post the best time. After some wild card opportunities were decided, ten derby finalists emerged to fight in the main event of the evening for cash prizes totaling $3,500.

Saturday’s heat of ten finalists included last year’s champion and the only woman to ever win the derby, Hotchkiss resident Madison Milner, who had her own cheering section in the stands. Milner had a

good run as she faced the other finalists but she couldn’t pull off a repeat victory. After the dust — or rather the mud and radiator steam — settled, the top three finishers DEMOLITION DERBY TO A3

Photo by Pat Sunderland

After 35 years of announcing fair events and urging junior livestock buyers to dip a little deeper into their pockets, Les Mergelman is retiring. He and his wife, Dorothy Jean, were recognized for their tireless support of the youth of Delta County at the Delta County Junior Market Livestock Sale.

Junior Market Livestock Sale rings in at $274,300 A total of 185 market animals and pens and three cheese baskets were offered for sale by 4-H and FFA members at the 2018 Junior Market Livestock Sale, held Aug. 11 in Hotchkiss, during the Delta County Fair. The sale, totaling $274,300 included $97,940 for 30 beef

animals; $6,250 for 13 chicken pens; $39,075 for 48 goats; $30,690 for 29 lambs; $1,400 for three rabbit pens; $96,195 for 56 swine; $1,100 for two pens of ducks; and $1,650 for three pens of turkeys. Total for the cheese basket sale was $700 for three baskets. The Delta County 4-H and

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FFA members again thank all the supporters of the Junior Market Livestock Sale, as well as the volunteers, the Junior Market Livestock Sale Committee, sponsors and buyers for their support of Delta County youth. See all the exhibitor results on pages B5-12.

EXHIBITOR

BUYER

Tawny Roberts

JC Propane - Flower Motor Master & Doyle Petroleum

$7,400

Reserve grand champion market beef Erica Anderson Reserve champion - Delta County Bred & Fed

Delta Hardware Hellman Motor Company

$5,300

Grand champion pen of chickens

Jesse Miller

Hotchkiss Automotive

$625

Reserve grand champion chickens

Jesse Miller

Shaffer Real Estate

$950

Grand champion goat

Lola Mitchell

JC Propane - Flower Motor

$1,500

Reserve grand champion goat

Jessica Black

CropWorx

$1,300

Grand champion lamb

Erica Anderson

LC Landscaping

$2,000

Reserve grand champion lamb

Bronson Hall

US Tractor

$1,500

Grand champion pen of rabbits

Rorie Nicholson

Shaffer Real Estate

$425

Reserve grand champion pen of rabbits

Ivary Lorimor

West Slope Ag

$475

Grand champion swine

Lola Mitchell

Jennmar Sanshell - Jennmar Jennchem - Compliance Staffing

$3,200

Reserve grand champion swine

Tawny Roberts

Dr. Jennifer Craig

$4,250

Grand champion duck

Lance McCollum

First Colorado National Bank

$600

Reserve grand champion duck

Lance McCollum

Bolinger & Queen

$500

Grand champion turkey

Jeanene Williams

Kwiki Tire

$700

Reserve grand champion turkey

Brayden Lorimor

Farm Bureau

$575

Grand champion market beef Champion - Delta County Bred & Fed

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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.

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Food For Thought/Vision Charter Academy has been selected as a State Farm Neighborhood Assist® Top 200 finalist and needs your help by voting for them to receive a $25,000 grant from State Farm®. From now until Aug. 24 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time, U.S. residents who are 18 and older with a valid email address can vote for their favorite cause at https://www.neighborhoodassist.com/entry/2012962. Anyone voting is allowed up to 10 votes per day. On Sept. 25, the top 40 vote-receiving causes will be announced at www.neigh borhoodassist.com and a $25,000 grant will be awarded to each of the affiliated nonprofits. Food For Thought/Vision Charter Academy provides weekend food bags to kids in need through a service learning program operated by K-12 kids. State Farm Neighborhood Assist is a crowd-sourced philanthropic initiative that empowers communities to identify issues in their neighborhoods. A State Farm review committee selected the top 200 finalists from 2,000 submissions.

Motorists are reminded that the first day of school is Monday, Aug. 20. Extra caution should be exercised in school zones and around bus stops, particularly in the mornings before school starts and in the afternoons when students start to head home. Be alert for reduced speeds and changes to student dropoff zones used by parents and school buses. A reminder from the Colorado State Patrol: upon meeting or overtaking a school bus from either direction, motorists must stop their vehicles at least 20 feet before reaching the bus if the bus’s signal lights and retractable stop signs have been activated.

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OPINION

LETTERS Trump’s message is real exaggerated or unimportant stories. How can they call that news, when they pick the topics and choose which viewpoint they want to show. President Trump has delivered that big change. He has done exactly what he promised to do on taxes, energy, health care, and regulations. All of these changes were done to reverse Obamaera presidential orders or the Affordable Health Care Act, which has done everything but make health care affordable. As for separating illegal immigrant families, get real. Eighty percent were re-united within three days. Most of them who weren’t had criminal records or were bringing in children who weren’t even theirs. If you commit a felony, are arrested, and go to jail, your children will not go with you. Obama’s catch and release program was a joke, and illegals were being turned loose to hide or return at a later date. Our immigration policy clearly needs an overhaul. Trump and most Republicans are willing to compromise. Democrats don’t want to work with him. Period. As for Trump lying 3,200 times? Who’s counting? He is not a politician and has chosen to attack his enemies rather than say nothing like GW Bush did. Yes, he will defend himself and say outrageous things. That alone probably makes him unelectable in 2020. But who really knows. Republicans blocking extending election secuDear Editor: rity? Collaborating with To reply to Mr. Jacob- the Russians to fix the son of Paonia, I hesitate election? Don’t waste to resort to the same pla- your time worrying about cating tactics as he did. Instead, all I can say is, if you live in a glass house, you really shouldn’t throw stones. His analogy of the party he doesn’t belong to could be reversed and Dear Editor: I am really tired of used to describe his party. smoky skies and burning Lies, deceit, it is everyeyes, and the cause of where. Instead of smearing a man who wasn’t most of it is inane pressupposed to win, if we sure from environists ALL were to embrace (environmentalists him in his efforts to bet- without the “mental”). ter America, I shudder Too many of our forests to think how much more are full of dead, dying, would be accomplished. and overcrowded trees She lost, face it, thank- because these people oppose timber harvests fully. Yes, I too am an Amer- and even the creation ican and never thought of fire breaks in brush, the man I voted for was actions that make areas perfect. That is why we less susceptible to catago to church. Church is strophic fires. To “save the forests,” a hospital for us who are sick. In the end, it’s all the owl, lynx, salamanmoot as politics is not the der, etc. ad nauseum, only thing that matters. they have instead caused Working together would the total destruction of fall far higher on the pri- forests, wildlife habitat, ority list. So, instead of and human homes (over throwing mud, extend 1,000 homes so far this your hand and ask, what year, and “wildfire seacan I do to better things. son” is just starting). PeoGod bless you and God ple have died because of these fires. As bad as the bless America. Gary Herby smoke is here, think what Delta it must be in California.

Dear Editor: I must compliment David Jacobson on his writing skills and thoughtful plea to Republicans to rise up against what he sees as an assault on American values by President Trump (DCI letters to the editor Aug. 1). I have voted Republican for over 40 years but have only been a registered Republican for two of the last 49 years. You must understand that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction, especially in politics. I don’t consider Donald Trump a Republican. He could have just as easily run as a Democrat, had not Hillary Clinton had the nomination locked up. I voted for him in the election but not in the primary. Why? Because I didn’t like his manners, or methods of getting things done. I did, however, like his message, and strongly believed that we needed a big change. The Democratic Party has moved far to the left and, like the media, would rather “shoot the messenger and ignore the message.” How can anyone watch network news and not see the media bias or wonder why they waste so much time on

Ask yourself: How can we make things better?

these things. They are largely a waste of time. President Trump will never win a popularity contest. He can be kind, considerate and generous, and one minute later, be a vicious attack dog. Politicians and business people throughout the world accept that and don’t take his everyday rants seriously. You shouldn’t either. Pay attention to what he does and not what he says and you will understand the man better. The country will survive Donald Trump and his presidency. Both Republicans and Democrats need to deal with his message, because it is real and significant. Never has there been a better time for real leaders to step forward. True leaders should never be judged on their personal lives but in their willingness to do what has to be done for the country. The challenges we face in the future are real. Forty years of Democratic socialism, and an ever-expanding government has not worked. Individuals and businesses in this country are by and large doing very well under Trump. What needs to be fixed is the federal government. As President Kennedy said, “Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.” President Trump had a very good life before running for president. He didn’t need to do it. Was he answering the call to serve his country or is he an egomaniac in pursuit of power and glory? Time will tell. James Timmerwilke Cedaredge,

Put the blame where it’s due How many people are hospitalized with breathing problems there? Yes, it is hotter and drier this year. Climate changes ... naturally. Several ice ages and warming spells occurred before humans even existed. We can blame “climate change” and let our forests burn, or we can help protect them by using logging and then prescribed burns to reduce fuel loads, increase health of remaining trees, and increase water yields, while disturbing habitat only temporarily and helping to protect structures. We need to act for the long-term health of our forests and quit being so shortsighted. Tired of smoke from the life-destroying (5,000,000 acres so far) wildfires? If so, blame the environists. Angie Many Eckert

The choice in House District 61 is clear Dear Editor: I would like to offer my condolences to Julie McCluskey, liberal Democrat candidate for Colorado House District 61, for receiving the kiss of death endorsement from former President Obama yesterday. His failed statist Keynsian central planning philosophy is now squarely on her shoulders and is her political weight to bear. Do we really want Colorado to go the destructive Obama Way? McCluskey also received the political death by ignorance endorsement from columnist Susan Knopf, supposedly an AP and UPI writer who has difficulty putting two intelligent sentences together. These two endorse-

ments from the crypt certainly cannot be welcome news for the inexperienced McCluskey who now has to shield herself from these incriminating leftist burdens. Colorado cannot afford more of the big government of Barack Obama and Jared Polis that she will implement. The choice is very clear in House District 61. Julie McCluskey, the Democrat, wants more government regulation in immigration, the environment, tax increases and central planning. She is an elitist who thinks we the people are stupid and she can run our lives better than we can. Mike Mason, the conservative Republican, is a Delta County hemp farmer, a stage 4 can-

cer survivor, a physicist/ engineer and a guy who believes that less government is better government. He wants to enable individual Coloradans to succeed in their lives without government regulation and interference. He believes in personal responsibility, a clean environment like on his hemp farm, parental choice in education and lower taxes across the board. Be an informed voter this November. Study the differences in these two candidates and vote to make Colorado a pretty place that is no longer pretty screwed up politically. Kim McGahey Chairman Summit County Republicans

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County leaves surplus funds to languish Dear Editor: The county is about to begin its annual budget process. In a recent interview with KVNF, Commissioner Don Suppes sidestepped a question about county reserve funds telling listeners that the county wants 25 percent of its annual budget carried over to the new year in case of emergencies. The problem with his answer is that it was only half true. Yes, county administrator Robbie LeValley confirmed that the county has made it a policy to hold 25 percent of the county’s annual budget in reserve accounts to cover three months of operating expenses in times of emergency, however, the county holds a lot more than 25 percent ... almost twice as much, in fact. (Point of reference: Mesa County holds 22.17 percent in reserve or $34 million of a budget of $166 million.) In a presentation last month, contract CPA and auditor Pete Blair told commissioners that the county ended 2017 with more than $17 million (or 48 percent of the total county budget) in various fund accounts. He noted that the county

“couldn’t use most of these funds on just anything” since they were tagged for specific spending. He failed, however, to point out that almost half of the money slated for spending is often left untouched year-afteryear, maintaining almost 50 percent in reserves. Blair did mention that $4 million of these reserve funds were not allocated to a specific account, which means commissioners can spend the money in any way they wish. In other words, our commissioners currently have a $4 million slush fund and the county government, as a whole, isn’t the poor relative it often pretends to be, but rather, has a tidy sum stuffed under the mattress. Commissioner Suppes isn’t the only one fanning the flames of financial woe when it comes to the county’s coffers. County administrator LeValley prides herself in her ability “to say no” when asked for funding by department heads and county residents on the reasoning that the county is broke. Several other county officials have cried wolf with predictions of impending disaster caused by feder-

al mandates and industry downturns that have simply not materialized. Folks, the math is pretty simple. The county budget is $33 million; a 25 percent reserve is $8.25 million; the county carried over $17-plus million in 2017. This leaves a lot of money languishing in very low-to-no interest-bearing accounts whose values erode each year due to inflation. And news flash: This practice has been going on for years. Back to the $4 million slush fund. I’m just wondering what this money could buy: Adequate staffing and competitive pay for county service departments (the county doesn’t even have a receptionist); larger police force; animal control and shelter; better weed control; paved roads; recreation amenities ... fill in the blank yourself. Financial responsibility is not a fat wallet when the kids are starving. In fact, it should be a crime. One thing is for sure. It’s a crying shame. JoAnn Kalenak Hotchkiss P.S. Another option: Give the money back to the taxpayers. Many of us could use it.

Law enforcement blotter From the Delta Police Department (edited for length): Aug. 6: Officers assisted Child Protective Services with a child abuse call. Officers responded to Maverik Gas Station for a two-vehicle traffic accident. Officers received a lobby complaint of a lost debit card and fraudulent use of a debit card. Adam Kasamis was arrested on a Delta County warrant with a no bond. Officers conducted a traffic stop in the area of Confluence Lake and Kellogg Street. Harry M. Robinson, 23, of Delta was arrested on a Colorado State Patrol warrant with a $500 bond. Aug. 7: Officers responded to 433 Main Street, Main Street Pawn, for a report of falsifying a pawn slip. Officers responded to the 600 block of Grand Avenue for an adult male making suicidal threats. The male was transported to Delta County Memorial Hospital for a mental health hold. Officers responded to 2nd Street and Main Street for a three-vehicle traffic accident. Wayne M. Ortiz, 37, of Delta was issued a summons for following too closely and failure to provide proof of insurance. Officers performed a traffic stop at Highway 50 and Highway 92. Haley J. Rhode, 41, of Delta was arrested on charges of violation of bail bond conditions and unlawful possession of controlled substance. Jamie L. Hutchinson, 24, of Olathe was arrested on charges of violation of bail bond conditions and unlawful possession of controlled substance. Aug. 8: Officers responded to Highway 50, mile marker 71, for a two-vehicle traffic accident. Lea M. Trickel, 29, of Cedaredge was issued a summons for failure to maintain a single lane (weaving). Officers took a lobby report of a sex assault on a child that occurred approximately two years earlier. Aug. 9: Officers responded to the 1500 block of East 3rd Street for a possible sex assault. Officers took a lobby report of possible unlawful sexual contact. Officers took a report of a possible assault. Aug. 10: Officers responded to Maverik for a possible protection order violation. Officers responded to 1006 Highway 92, B&T Auto, for a report of suspicious activity. Officers took a lobby report of a possible assault that occurred at an address in the 700 block of Meeker Street. Officers responded to City Market for the report of a possible fraudulent prescription. Officers responded to D&B Liquor for a private property accident. Lisa R. Damiano, 38, of Cedaredge was arrested on a Delta County warrant with a $500 bond and an Eagle County warrant with a $1,000 bond. Officers were notified of a possible child sex assault by the Montrose County Sheriff’s Office, that occurred in the City of Delta.

Aug. 11: Officers responded to the area of 6th Street and Grand Avenue for a two-vehicle accident. Larry J. Walker, 72, of Delta was issued a summons for careless driving. Officers responded to Walmart for a report of possible theft. Officers responded to Tractor Supply for a private property accident. Officers responded to Needle Rock Brewing Company for a possible theft. Officers responded to the area of Highway 50 and H38 Road to attempt to locate a wanted person. As a result, Jacob G. Jones, 33, of Delta was arrested on two Delta County warrants, one with no bond and a $1,500 bond. Jacob is also facing additional charges of criminal mischief, obstruction and resisting arrest. Officers responded to the area of West 5th Street and Confluence Drive for the report of a possible adult suicidal female. Citations: 11 tickets were issued this week for various traffic violations. Please remember: All criminal charges are merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until or unless proven guilty. From the Delta County Sheriff’s Office (partial list): Aug. 6: A Crawford woman was reportedly very upset after receiving a call stating a sheriff’s deputy was on his way to arrest her if she didn’t make a payment over the phone. Delta County Sheriff Fred McKee said such calls frequently involve a threat from the IRS or an alleged warrant for failure to appear for jury duty. Never provide these callers with credit card or bank information, he says. If you have questions about a possible warrant for your arrest, check with your local law enforcement agency. Deputies responded ot Delta County Memorial Hospital where a 47-year-old Delta man was being treated for facial injuries allegedly inflicted by his 25-year-old son. He refused to prosecute and the case was closed. Aug. 7: The theft of four tires belonging to a customer was reported at Kiwki Tire II outside of Hotchkiss. Surveillance video showed a white male in the area where the tires were stolen. A possible ID has been made and the investigation is continuing.

A resident of H38 Road requested help with a flooded ditch after getting no response from the ditch rider. Aug. 8: A Cedaredge area resident asked to talk to deputies about items being stored in a camper trailer on his property. He suspects the items are stolen. Deputies investigated the theft of a 2015 Dodge Ram pickup. It was determined the pickup was in the possession of a friend and the case was closed. Aug. 9: David Olson, 38, of Delta was charged with domestic violence and second degree assault following a physical altercation with his girlfriend that allegedly involved a strangulation attempt. She called for help from a neighbor’s phone and was later transported to Delta County Memorial Hospital for treatment of her injuries. Aug. 10: An Orchard City resident reported an ongoing problem with two pit bulls that are allowed to run at large. The owners were given a verbal warning to keep their dogs contained. Aug. 11: Deputies assisted the Colorado State Patrol with a single vehicle rollover on Highway 50 near Dominguez Canyon Road. The driver, tentatively identified as Joshua Lubinski, 28, of Denver, was taken directly to St. Mary’s Hospital by a Delta County Ambulance crew. The Colorado State Patrol is handling the investigation. Deputies were asked to look into an unauthorized diversion of irrigation water in the Paonia area. The locks on a camp trailer, horse trailer and truck were all damaged by someone who inserted small pieces of wood and sticks into the locking mechanisms. Deputies are investigating if the criminal mischief is related to a dispute between two Paonia area neighbors. Aug. 13: At about 3 a.m., a man residing on Highway 92 near Hotchkiss woke up and spotted a female stealing antlers from his front yard. He provided a description and license plate number for the vehicle. A short time later, Delta Police Department officers spotted the suspects’ vehicle in the City of Delta. Chante Martinez, 28, of Delta and Matthew Garcia, 38, of Delta, were each charged with theft and third degree criminal trespass. The antlers are valued at about $200.

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LOCAL NEWS

Delta County Independent

Wednesday, August 15, 2018

Rain fails to slow spread of Bull Draw Fire Although storms brought 1/10 to 1/3 of an inch of rain to the Bull Draw Fire, there was not enough rain to impact the fire’s spread southwest of Delta. According to an update provided Tuesday morning, the lightningcaused fire has consumed

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25,190 acres. Minnesota Incident Command System Type 2 Blue Team is directing the firefighting efforts of 380 personnel. The fire, which started July 29 about 12 miles northwest of Nucla, is just 19 percent contained. Smoky conditions persist throughout the western portion of the state. Storm cells continue to surround areas of the fire, bringing gusty and erratic outflow winds, along with active lightning. Due to the weather conditions on Monday, the fire made two main pushes to the northwest and southern edge of the fire. In the northwest, fire grew around the Campbell Point/Coyote Basin area. In the southern area, fire continued to push into the 2004 Campbell fire scar. Engines and crews are working around the Campbell Point homes to reduce the amount of heat in that area. On the northeastern edge of the fire, crews are felling hazard trees and preparing the Divide Road for burnout operations later in the week. The southern edge of the fire has two different operations. The

first operation is utilizing hand crews and dozers to construct direct fireline connecting to the old 2004 Campbell Fire scar. The second operation is utilizing hand crews and dozers to construct contingency fire line around the southern area due to values at risk. The western edge of the fire has not gained significant acreage and continues to smolder around natural barriers. This edge of the fire is unstaffed allowing resources to be utilized on higher priority areas. Smoke from the western states, and various fires around the state of Colorado will continue to impact this area. There are closures in place for BLM and U.S. Forest Service areas affected by the Bull Draw Fire, including a 17-mile section of Divide Road. Some county roads are also affected. For a map of current BLM and national forest closure areas, go to https://bit. ly/2vSLNLe. For a detailed daily air quality summary for all areas of Colorado, visit: https://www.colorado.gov/ airquality/colorado_sum mary.aspx.

Photo by Don Benjamin

Battling to the finish, Gabe Harger of Paonia (left in car number 731) and Ryan Wells of Delta (in car 6), clash in the center of the arena. Wells got in the final strike to claim the $2,000 first place prize in the demolition derby at last Saturday’s Delta County Fair. Duane Bloom of Delta placed third.

Demolition Derby FROM PAGE A1 in the 2018 Demolition Derby were Ryan Wells of Delta, first; Gabe Harger of Paonia, second; and Duane Bloom of Delta, third. In the ATV barrel

races competition, Eddie Pena of Parachute was declared overall 2018 champion with the fastest time among all riders, a sizzling 17.520 seconds. Other results were: Side-by-side competition — Trenton Hagerty, first (19.121 seconds) and Trevor Kebowski, second (25.188)

Sport-Quads competition — Eddie Pena, first (17.520 seconds); Trenton Hagerty, second (18.819); Luke Anderson, third (20.094); and Gavin Kinnett, fourth (20.877). Utility competition — Marcus Brodina, first (21.21 seconds) and Jesse Houghton, second (24.45).

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Eddie Pena of Parachute posted the fastest time in last Saturday’s Delta County Fair ATV barrel race, completing the muddy course in 17.520 seconds.

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Gabe Harger of Paonia drove his number 731 car to a second-place ﬁnish in the 2018 Delta County Fair’s Demolition Derby. His sponsor was Americare.

Premises approved for broadband infrastructure BY ANNETTE BRAND Staff Writer

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At their Aug. 6 meeting Delta County Commissioners signed a lease agreement with Region 10 LEAP, Inc. to bring

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broadband to the North Fork Annex. The lease is for a term of 20 years, after which the lease shall be renewed on a year-to-year basis. The site for the broadband will be located in the existing IT room at 196 W. Hotchkiss Avenue, Hotchkiss.

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Low-income seniors may qualify for nutrition assistance Adults aged 60 and over in Delta County may be eligible to receive a monthly nutritious food box consisting of nonperishable protein, milk, juice, cereal, canned or

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dried fruits and vegetables, and refrigerated cheese. Food Bank of the Rockies and its partner agencies want to make sure no senior goes hungry. For more information, seniors and their families can contact Salvation Army Delta at 970-3993584. Food Bank of the Rockies, a nonprofit organization, distributed nearly 49 million meals last year through direct service programs and partner agencies. One in 10 Coloradans, including one in six Colorado children, struggle with hunger. Since 1978, FBR has

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provided more than 615 million meals to people in need in our community. Food Bank of the Rockies is a member of Feeding America. For additional information, please visit www.foodbankrockies. org.

Tour the LDS church building Have you ever wondered what’s inside an LDS church building? Well, you’re in luck! The LDS missionaries will be hosting a tour of the church building at 1679 Pioneer Road in Delta. An open house is planned Friday, Aug. 24, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. This is a great opportunity to see what The Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints is all about. There will be presentations, tours, and opportunities to ask the missionaries whatever it is you are curious about. Feel free to bring the whole family, as all are welcome to this event. We hope to see you there! Feel free to call or text 970-589-3256 with any further questions or to RSVP. Also, check the event out on Facebook at @LDSDelta Ward or search fb.me/ LDSDeltaWard

BIRTHS Zack and Erica Esser of Delta are the parents of a son, Henry Archer Esser, born Aug 3, 2018, at Delta County Memorial Hospital. He weighed 7 pounds, 10.4 ounces and was 21 inches in length. Hestia and Ed Lujan of Delta are the parents of a son, Maliki Adonis Lujan, born Aug. 5, 2018, at Delta County Memorial Hospital. He weighed 7 pounds, 10 ounces and was 19.75 inches in length. Cody and May Sweet of Delta are the parents of a son, Isaiah Frank Sweet, born Aug. 7, 2018, at Delta County Memorial Hospital. He weighed 7 pounds, 7 ounces and was 21 inches in length.

Eye-catching display

A sculpture by Daphna Russell is surrounded by a colorful assortment of ﬂowers at the southeast corner of 4th and Main. The annual displays in the medians and pots on Main Street are admired by residents and visitors alike.

Libraries provide valuable services for adults BY TRACY IHNOT Delta County Libraries

Delta County Libraries continues to offer valuable adult education services, despite losing a grant in the summer of 2017 that funded a majority of the literacy program. “We are doing the best we can with the limited resources we have,” says Gail Srebnik, literacy administrator for Delta County Libraries. “We have pieced together a program with various small grants, focusing on areas of high need.” One of those needs is High School Equivalency (HSE) testing. Delta County Libraries is a HiSET® testing site. The HiSET® exam is one of three tests used in the United States and its territories to measure HSE skills. “Delta County Libraries is one of the only HiSET® testing sites in our area,” explains Srebnik. “We have supported over a dozen individuals in earning their high school equivalency diploma since September 2017.” Kirk O’Brien is the father of one of those individuals. “The HiSET® program was confidenceinspiring for my son,

who recently passed the test,” says O’Brien. The Delta location was the only facility within three hours of our house and was an excellent place for him to take the test.” In addition to the HiSET® exam, Delta County Libraries also offers college test proctoring. “This service has become an increasingly popular option for college students and professors,” states Srebnik. Delta County resident John Moore utilized the service as a college student. “Using Gail as a proctor really made my life easier when I was back in school,” Moore explains. “She is very flexible with scheduling. Every time I came in for a test, she always had a great attitude and was always helpful. You can’t really ask for more from a proctor. I’m about to finish my degree and she’ll be one of the people I can thank for helping me get there.” College professors are also grateful for the proctoring service provided by Delta County Libraries at no cost to the student. Gordon DeSpain, professor of mathematics at San Juan College in Farmington, N.M., is one

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AARP Foundation TaxAide is looking to expand its team of volunteers for the upcoming tax season. Tax-Aide, now in its 51st year, offers free in-person preparation and assistance to anyone, especially those 50 and older, who can’t afford a tax preparation service. Volunteers make a difference in their communities by assisting many older, lower-income taxpayers, and their families, who might otherwise miss out on the tax credits and deductions they’ve earned. Since its inception, AARP Foundation Tax-

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of them. “Going to college is a very stressful and challenging process for most students and in the modern world, online classes are becoming more and more common,” DeSpain comments. “Therefore, proctoring services are very important to my online students. “Students sometimes have a difficult time finding a site to take a proctored exam and it can be even more challenging to find a site at which they can afford the costs of having the exam proctored. The service that Delta County Libraries provides is a wonderful service that is both needed and appreciated by students and teachers alike!” Srebnik also finds value in offering the service. “It’s a really good feeling to hand over a diploma or proctor a test that helps a student succeed. Working with them one-on-one or in a small group setting helps me get to know them as individuals. I see firsthand the positive impact it has on their life. It is truly rewarding.” To learn more about the literacy program, visit www.deltalibraires.org.

Volunteers needed for AARP Foundation Tax-Aide

Aide has served more than 68 million taxpayers. The program is seeking volunteer tax preparers, client facilitators, those who can provide technical and management assistance and interpreters. Every level of experience is welcome. Volunteer tax preparers complete tax preparation Tyler and Samantha training and IRS certifiKirkpatrick of Austin are cation. the parents of a son, JaxLast year, 3.073 AARP �� tyn Kirkpatrick, born Foundation Tax-Aide Aug. 8, 2018, at Delta volunteers helped more County Memorial Hospithan 31,257 people file tal. He weighed 8 pounds, �� their federal and state 11 ounces and was 20.25 tax returns. The program �� inches in length. is offered at approximately 61 sites in Colorado, including senior centers, libraries and other convenient locations. AARP Foundation �� Tax-Aide has grown since its inaugural team of just four volunteers in 1968. The program now �� involves 35,000 volunteers and serves over 2.5 �� Matthew and Mirandia Craddock of Hotchkiss are the parents of a daughter, Mischa Craddock, born Aug. 8, 2018, at Delta County Memorial Hospital. She weighed 7 pounds, 9.4 ounces and was 19.5 inches in length.

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PEOPLE IN THE NEWS Desiree Smith of Austin was named to Fort Lewis College’s Dean’s List for the spring 2018 semester. Smith’s major is elementary education. To be eligible for Dean’s List, a student must carry a semester GPA of 3.6 or better in no fewer than 15 credit hours and have completed all work for which they are registered.

million taxpayers annually at nearly 5,000 sites nationwide. In 2018 taxpayers who used AARP Foundation Tax-Aide received $1.3 billion in income tax refunds and more than $213 million in Earned Income Tax Credits (EITCs). Taxpayers do not need to be a member of AARP or a retiree to use Tax-Aide. To learn about our volunteer opportunities, email dgdelta@msn.com or call 874-7123. You can also find additional information at aarp foundation.org/taxaide.

Register for fall dance classes Register now for fall dance classes taught by Lynda Dysart at Bill Heddles Recreation Center. Classes start the week of Sept. 11. Options include preschool dance, and beginning, intermediate and advanced classes in ballet and jazz. Cost is $65 for the 10-week session with a recital at the conclusion. There is an additional fee for the recital costume. Please pick up a complete schedule at Bill Heddles Recreation Center or call 874-0923 for more information.

LOCAL NEWS

Delta County Independent

Wednesday, August 15, 2018

Take it slow on Owl Creek Pass

Photo by Pat Sunderland

New home for district staff

Delta County Joint School District #50 celebrated the relocation of the district ofﬁce to 145 W. 4th Street, Delta, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house last week. Pictured in the front row are (from left) assistant superintendent Kurt Clay, House District 60 candidate Matt Soper, superintendent Caryn Gibson, school board members Jill Jurca, Pete Blair, Ron Germann and Richard Hypio, and holding the ribbon on the right, John McHugh, facilities supervisor. District staff, Delta Area Chamber of Commerce ambassadors and community members were invited to be part of this momentous occasion. Gibson said the new location will allow the school district to collaborate and communicate more effectively.

Work has commenced on the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison (GMUG) National Forests’ Owl Creek Road Improvement Project. Overall, there has been great public support and enthusiasm for the work, but recently the project contractor has begun expressing concerns over public safety due to unsafe driving in the project area. A primary priority of work for the GMUG is the safety of both the public and those who work for it. It is with this in mind that GMUG reiterates the need for all those in the area to slow down and drive safely. Work for the project is scheduled until winter snowfall makes the area inaccessible. This means that heavy equipment such as motor graders, dump trucks, rollers, excavators and water trucks will be operating in the area into the fore-

seeable future. Many of these pieces of equipment are 1.5 to 2 times the size of the average passenger vehicles and lack the ability to quick maneuver in tight spaces. With much of the project’s work taking place around Owl Creek Road’s narrow and blind turn areas, excessive speed and a lack of situational awareness can lead to accidental collisions that will inflict far more damage on passenger vehicles along with a high probability for serious bodily injury while causing little to no damage to the equipment. While safety measures have been put into place by construction crews it is your responsibility to drive safely. The GMUG encourages everyone to keep their safety along with the safety of their passengers and other travelers in mind when travelling on national forest system lands.

Nazarene Church celebrates 100 years of service Gunnison Valley Church of the Nazarene will celebrate its 100th year of existence Sunday, Aug. 19. A day of celebration begins at 10 a.m. with former pastor, Clark Childers, preaching the sermon and Crosswalk providing special music. An old-fashioned barbecue will follow the service. What can one say about 100 years of service to a community? It would be impossible to know how many lives have been touched, or even changed in that length of time by the people who served, individually and collectively in the Church of the Nazarene here in Delta. Maybe you were one of them? If so, please come and share your story with others this Sunday. One hundred years ago Rev. J. R. Hunter came to town and pitched a tent at the corner of 5th & Main, where the present day Clubb’s Store now stands. He held several weeks of evangelistic services. Following the revival campaign, the Pentecostal Church of the Nazarene of Delta was organized on Aug. 31, 1918, by Rev. J.R. Hunter, and became the second Nazarene Church on the Western Slope, Montrose Church of the Nazarene being the first. Minutes of that organizational meeting, which are still on file at the present-day church, show 57 members signed the original charter. Rev. Hunter and all the ministers who followed for many years made great sacrifices financing the church and providing for their own families. They worked at many varied occupations to see the work go forward. “The Hall” as it was known became the first place of worship. Later the church moved to the court room in the old courthouse, while the basement church (1920) at 3rd and Palmer was constructed. That same location later housed the Coca-Cola Bottling Company. Rev. Hunter resigned in 1921 to plant new churches in Salt Lake City and California. Fred Kerst was called to pastor in 1921 and stayed only one year. He was followed by W.T. Mason, 1922-1923, and Rev. Ray Howell, 1923-1924. During that

time the basement church was condemned, and it was necessary to move again. St. Luke’s Episcopal Church graciously offered their church while Rev. Howell constructed a small frame building on 8th and Main in 1924. Rev. B.R. Golightly served from 1924-1925 and then on several occasions to supply the pulpit over the years whenever he was needed. The Church of the Nazarene has always ordained women. Rev. Lillian Wilson, who was known as an inspirational leader, came to pastor the church in 1925. Her husband A.W. Wilson was a carpenter, so land was purchased at 8th and Palmer and the west wing of the church was constructed under his skillful hand and leadership. Rev. Lillian Wilson served the church and community from 1925-1930. Rev. J.H. Crawford, and his wife, both good preachers, soon arrived with a large family. He stayed two years, leaving in 1932, and Rev. L.A. Ogden followed, serving three years. He left in October 1935. On New Year’s Day, Rev. and Mrs. Frank Evans arrived. Mrs. Evans was also a good preacher, so together they gave the church a spiritual uplift. The sanctuary was enlarged, and the Sunday school grew under their ministry. Rev. W.T. Johnson came from Oklahoma in June 1942, and only served three months before leaving to pursue evangelistic work. Then in October, Rev. James Barr came from Idaho to fill the pulpit. Under his ministry the church was again enlarged, and the ground south of the church was purchased for a parsonage. Under the ministry of Rev. L.P. Roberts, 19471949, the church erected a larger sanctuary. It is told that on the following Christmas Sunday in the old church, there were 450 in Sunday school, and the small church overflowed with children sitting on the platform and altar. Helen Marsh and Jewell Land, both good preachers and musicians, filled the pulpit until Rev. Eugene Moores arrived in March 1950. Rev. James Hamilton, who still lives locally, came from Florida in September 1952, and

served the community until the spring of 1955. Rev. Melvin Carpenter, 1955-1961, directed the building of a parsonage beside the church. In July 1961, Rev. Maurice Moore returned to Delta as pastor with his wife and two sons. Rev. Marshall Vaughn served the church from 1964-1968. In June 1966 a much-needed remodeling and redecorating program was undertaken. Rev. Garth Hyd, 19681971, was followed by Rev. Clarence Griffin, 19711973. During his ministry he was elected president of the Delta Kiwanis Club. The whole community was shocked when he died while ice fishing at Blue Mesa Lake.

Baptism in the Gunnison River - 1919

After the death of Rev. Griffin, Rev. John Snyder filled the pulpit for a few months in 1973. He was followed by Rev. Bert Edwards, 19731975; Rev. Paul Trissel, 1975-1977; Rev. Paul Jackson, 1977-1988, longer than any pastor up to that time. Rev. Marvin Rankin pastored the church for just 18 months in 19881989. In December 1989 Rev. Jack Camp and his wife Mary were called to pastor. The building at 8th and Palmer was sold to Taylor Funeral Service in 1991. Land was purchased at the corner of H and 1725 Road where the present church building was constructed. The first service was held in the new building on Nov. 1, 1992. At that time the name of the church was changed to Gunnison Valley Church of the Nazarene. Rev. Jack Camp served the church from 1989 until 1995. Dr. Clark A. Childers served the church from Dec. 24, 1995, until May 2003. He still resides in Grand Junction and will be the keynote speaker at the 100th celebration on Aug. 19. Pastor Terry Hedrick

came to the Gunnison Valley Church in November 2003 and still serves as senior pastor. At this point he is the longest serving pastor in the history of the church. During his stay the church has started house churches and planted or helped plant several other churches in the area. At present Rev. Hedrick presides over the planting of

cowboy churches for the Colorado District Church of the Nazarene. The church’s goal is 10/40: that for every 40 miles, the church will gather up 10 people who will in turn plant another church. “We believe in raising up disciples for the Lord Jesus Christ empowering them, and then sending them out,” Rev. Hedrick said.

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First tent meeting at 5th and Main in Delta

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NEW TEACHERS

50J welcomes new staff members

The first day of the 2018-19 school year is Monday, Aug. 20. As usual, there are a number of new faces in each school. Last week, the school district’s new classified staff members gathered

for an orientation session at the Delta Center. The session provided an opportunity for photographs, printed here with short biographies submitted by the teachers, special education professionals and administrators.

Robert Wolcott

Cedaredge Middle/High School - Choir and Band EDUCATION: Bachelor’s - Central Christian College Master’s - Wichita State University HOBBIES: water sports/activities (swimming, water skiing, snorkeling, diving), hiking, camping, writing music, playing guitar and drums, singing, snow skiing, traveling FAMILY: My wife Melany and I have three children, Taryn, age 13, Jocelyn, age 12, and our youngest, Owen, age 7.

Brittany Kelleher

Cedaredge Middle School - Sixth Grade Math EDUCATION: BA - Elementary Education

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HOBBIES: I am actively involved with our church, Cowboy at the Cross, as well as our ministry, Rodeo Bible Camps of America. We are active in 4-H. We enjoy participating in various rodeos and horse shows. We also enjoy camping and ﬁshing. FAMILY: I am married with two daughters and one son.

Heidi Madden

Cedaredge High School - English EDUCATION: BA - English - Univ. of Northern Colorado MA - Curriculum & Instruction - CU Denver HOBBIES: Spending time with my husband and our four kids; anything outdoors - ﬁshing, ATVs, hiking; reading; cooking. FAMILY: My husband Mike and I have four kids: Olivia, age 12; Grace, age 11; Aubrey, age 9; and Jack, age 5.

Sean Hannon

Paonia Elementary School - PE K-6

Cedaredge Elementary School EDUCATION: BS - Elementary Education Grand Canyon University

Madison Daig

Cedaredge Elementary School - First Grade EDUCATION: BS - Elementary Education

HOBBIES: I love being outside, camping and hiking on Grand Mesa, or just working outside. When it’s cold out I enjoy reading with a warm cup of tea or coffee.

HOBBIES: I love the outdoors so I love to camp and hike. I love to walk and enjoy the sunshine, especially if I get to listen to music! My favorite thing to do is to spend time with my family.

FAMILY: I have two kids, Audrey, age 8, and Archer, age 6. My husband Cory is a 10year Army veteran. I have two dogs. Lexi is a retired service dog and Finn is a goofy yellow lab.

FAMILY: My mom and dad live in Fort Collins where I went to high school. I have an older brother, Cody. I’m very close to the rest of my family in Michigan (where I lived until I was 13!).

Isaac Stanley

Cedaredge Middle School - Eighth Grade Social Studies/PE

Amy Jo ODubhaigh

Cedaredge Middle School - Sixth/Seventh English

EDUCATION: BS - Secondary Education - Social Studies Kansas State University

EDUCATION: BA - University of Michigan - English MA - Western State University (in progress)

HOBBIES: Fishing, hiking, camping, rafting, skiing, running, football and basketball.

HOBBIES: Hiking, camping, health and ﬁtness, sports, reading, writing (ﬁction), creating, playing with my kids and pups.

FAMILY: I am single.

Aimee Groth

Cedaredge Middle School - Art and Special Ed Aide EDUCATION: Attending Alternative Teacher Licensing program in fall at UnBOCES HOBBIES: I enjoy spending time with my family and two boys, now 7 and 3, going to outdoor concerts, library, roller skating. I look forward to spending more time with them outdoors hiking, camping and ﬁshing. I also enjoy baking, crocheting and spending time with friends. FAMILY: I am from Denver and my spouse is from Texas. We are excited to move to such a beautiful part of Colorado.

Francisco Gonzalez

Cedaredge High School - 9-12 Art and Spanish EDUCATION: Adams State University BA - K-12 Art & Spanish Education MA - Educational Leadership HOBBIES: Spending time with friends and family. Drawing, painting, dancing, hiking, swimming, skiing and camping. FAMILY: I come from a family of eight. I am a single parent of three boys — Javier, Estevan and Rodrigo (ages 13, 12 and 1).

Andrew Eyler

Paonia Junior-Senior High School - Mathematics

FAMILY: Three children and two dogs — Cian, age 9, Elsha, age 7 and Senan, age 4. Sherpa, a chihuahua/dachshund, and Bran, a Great Dane.

Dante Markley

Cedaredge High School - Social Studies EDUCATION: BA in History, Minor in Economics Western State Colorado University HOBBIES: Aside from teaching, I enjoy hunting and fishing. Ice fishing is my favorite way to fish. I enjoy spending time with friends and family on the Uncompahgre Plateau and Grand Mesa. I also love coaching and competition in general. FAMILY: My parents are Todd and Shannon Markley. I have an older sister, Dessa, and a younger brother, Drew.

Conner Cannon

Cedaredge High School - Science EDUCATION: Bachelor’s in biology, minor in chemistry Adams State University HOBBIES: I like weightlifting and power lifting. I am an avid rugby fan. I played rugby for 5 years in college and it was a blast. I also like collecting and using vintage shave gear. I enjoy quiet nights with my wife, binge watching Netﬂix shows and eating. FAMILY: Just a small family of two at the moment consisting of my beautiful wife and myself. Despite what she says, I deﬁnitely married “up.”

Heidi Simpson

Hotchkiss K-8 - Sixth Grade Social Studies/ELA

EDUCATION: Bachelor’s - Physical Education Southern Illinois

EDUCATION: BA Mathematics CU Boulder

EDUCATION: York College of Pennsylvania - Nursing WGU - Elementary Education/SPED

HOBBIES: Fishing, hunting, hiking, camping, cooking, gardening, nutrition

HOBBIES: Shotokan karate, rafting, motocross, hiking, expanding knowledge in mathematics, physics and natural sciences.

HOBBIES: Ranching, cattle and horses; 4H, leader advisor; scrapbooking; crafting; furniture repurposing; reading.

FAMILY: I have been married to my wife, Allison, for three years. We have two children. Our daughter, Rose, is 2 years old and our son, Francis, is 2 months old.

Jon Siegel

Hotchkiss K-8 - Counselor

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Rebecca Gober

Delta County Independent

EDUCATION: BA Psychology - San Diego State University MA Community Counseling - Adams State HOBBIES: I enjoy the outdoors, mountain biking, snowboarding, traveling, coaching youth sports and following football and baseball. Spending winters in Crested Butte and Telluride with family is a favorite. FAMILY: I met my wife, Amanda, at San Diego State. We’ve lived in Montrose since 1996 and have three children, Jakob, 20; Zach, 18; and Abby, 10.

FAMILY: My parents are William and Jennifer Eyler, who run the North Fork Montessori at Crawford School.

Lauri Rossi

Hotchkiss K-8 - Computer/Health EDUCATION: MA Educational Technology California State Dominguez Hills BS Business Administration University of California Riverside HOBBIES: I enjoy knitting and cooking. I love to go camping. FAMILY: I have a grown son who lives in California.

FAMILY: My husband was born and raised on the ranch we own. We have been married 24 years and have three children: Tyler, age 23; Grady, age 16; and Kaylee, age 11.

Mollie Renardet Hotchkiss K-8 - Third Grade

EDUCATION: MEd - Texas State University San Marcos, Texas HOBBIES: Camping, hiking, yoga, travelling. Learning about other cultures; supervising exchange students. FAMILY: My husband is Dimitri. We have two children. Our daughter, Preslie, is 18 years old. Braden, our son, is 14.

Amy Johnson

Hotchkiss K-8 - Seventh/Eighth Grade Math EDUCATION: Biology Colorado Mesa University HOBBIES: Hiking, running, gardening, four-wheeling, boating FAMILY: My husband is Nick. We have two doggies.

Haillie Taylor

HHS - Physiology, Geography, Weights, Consumer Math EDUCATION: BA Kinesiology Concentration K-12 Colorado Mesa University HOBBIES: Coaching HHS girls’ basketball, rodeo, riding hoses and camping. FAMILY: I have one stepbrother. My ﬁancé Shane has two boys, Mason and Logan.

Bryan Hollembeak Hotchkiss K-8 School - Principal

EDUCATION: Bachelor’s 7-12 Social Studies University of Northern Colorado Master’s Educational Leadership Northern Arizona University HOBBIES: Cooking, ﬁshing, camping, weightlifting, sports, family, being on the farm. FAMILY: My wife is Natalie. I have six kids — Sarah, Garrett, Jace, Coulson, Emma and Joseph. Sarah is married to Kyle and Garrett is married to Erica. We will be grandparents in September.

Christi Gubser

North Fork School of Integrated Studies - Principal EDUCATION: BA Biology and Environmental Science University of Pennsylvania MA/License Secondary Science Education CU Boulder Administrator’s License - Western State HOBBIES: I am trilingual (French and Spanish) and enjoy music, jewelry design, travel, outdoor recreation, camping and backpacking. FAMILY: My husband is Jeff Rieks. We have three kids — Sky, 10; Leila, 6; and Emmett, 1.

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Scott Moore

Garnet Mesa Elementary - Assistant Principal EDUCATION: Interdisciplinary Studies - Adams State Teacher Leadership Colorado Mesa University HOBBIES: Biking, anything with my family, camping, ﬁshing FAMILY: My wife is Michelle. We have a son, Kayden, age 5; and a daughter, Elizabeth, age 2.

Hannah Snow

Lincoln Elementary - Third Grade EDUCATION: Elementary Education Northern Michigan University HOBBIES: I enjoy being outdoors as much as possible, camping, hiking, ﬁshing and kayaking. I’m also an avid hockey player and fan. On rainy days I read, cook, knit and write. FAMILY: I come from a large family with many siblings. I had a chaotic, fun, energetic childhood! I’m close to my mom and many of my siblings.

Sara Bolyard

Lincoln Elementary - Kindergarten EDUCATION: Bachelor’s in Education, K-6, ESL Master’s in Instructional Leadership Union University in Jackson, Tenn. HOBBIES: Spending time with family, traveling with my husband, skiing, hiking and playing with our two dogs. FAMILY: Chris Bolyard - husband; Will and Sharon McReynolds - parents

Coral Knox

Delta Middle School - Sixth Grade English EDUCATION: BS Secondary Education (English emphasis) Grand Canyon University

Garnet Mesa Elementary - First Grade

Bryanna Music

HOBBIES: In my free time, I enjoy fourwheeling, hiking, camping and spending time outdoors. I also enjoy spending time with family and friends. FAMILY: I come from a family of educators. Both of my parents are educators and I am excited to follow in their footsteps.

Gabriella Tickner

Special Services EDUCATION: BS Speech & Hearing Science Metropolitan State University HOBBIES: I run to keep in shape but love to ride my bike for joy. As a family, we love to travel and camp! FAMILY: I have a 4-year-old son named Carlos. He is wonderful and naughty all at the same time. I have been married to a wonderful ﬁsherman for 10 years. I am very lucky!

Jennie Hickson Special Services EDUCATION: BS Occupational Therapy

HOBBIES: I played tennis in college so tennis has always been a large part of my life - I teach tennis in my summers off. Hiking, art, history, paddleboarding, almost all sports, reading, traveling and anything involving taking care of my kids! FAMILY: My husband is Jeff. We have two sons, Abe, age 9, and Warren, age 4.

Eric Smith

Districtwide - American Sign Language Interpreter EDUCATION: Social Studies Education and History University of Wisconsin LaCrosse HOBBIES: Travel, hunting, ﬁshing, reading, camping, working out and sports - softball, volleyball, football, ultimate frisbee. FAMILY: I am single and have no children. My parents are happily married and I have one older brother.

Alex Shockley

Grand Mesa Choice Academy - Special Education 9-12 EDUCATION: BA English/Liberal Arts BA Special Ed Teacher University of Northern Colorado HOBBIES: I enjoy cooking, baking, gardening, road biking, swimming, reading and many more activities - except dancing. We do everything as a family. FAMILY: I was married on Leap Day in 2012 in Denver. My wife is a dietitian and we have two children - a boy, age 3, and a girl, 1 1/2.

EDUCATION: Bachelor’s Business Administration Wayland Baptist University Master’s Special Education - In progress Colorado Christian University HOBBIES: Hiking, reading, playing board games, being with friends and family, church, working with children. FAMILY: My husband is Joel. We have four kids - Hannah, 21; Malachi, 19; Kestra, 18; and Tyler, 16.

Courtney Hellman

Lincoln Elementary - Math Interventionist

EDUCATION: BA Elementary/Early Childhood Education Ottawa University HOBBIES: Weightlifting, working out, hiking, camping, reading, The Ofﬁce FAMILY: Very close family. My mom, Stephanie, and dad, Anthony, have been married 26 years. My older brother, Justin, is married to Jaelee. My little sister is Mykayla Music.

Elio Navarro

Delta Middle School - Assistant Principal EDUCATION: BA English - American Military University Master’s Educational Leadership Louisiana State University HOBBIES: When I am not reading historical ﬁction, I am writing historical and non-ﬁction material. Also, besides being a student and coach of human behavior, I am a mixed martial arts coach and practitioner. For more, visit www.about.me/elionavarro FAMILY: I have a big extended family in the USA and in Mexico. I am married and have three grown children.

Debra Biermann

Delta Middle School - Seventh Grade English EDUCATION: BS - Northwest Missouri State University MEd - University of Missouri

FAMILY: My husband is Drew Bievmann. We have a dog named Fergus.

Delta High School - Math EDUCATION: BS Mathematics, Secondary Ed. Emphasis Colorado Mesa University

Garnet Mesa Elementary - Special Education

FAMILY: My husband is Bryan. We have six kids - Sarah, Garrett, Jace, Coulson, Emma and Joseph. Our two oldest kids are married and we will become grandparents in September!

Lincoln Elementary - Second Grade

Veronica (Ronnie) Arrington

HOBBIES: Baking, traveling, reading, family

FAMILY: I live with my husband and our two dogs, Jackie (dachshund mix) and Casey (Maltese).

Kayley Archuleta

Wednesday, August 15, 2018

EDUCATION: Early Childhood & Elementary Education Utah State University

HOBBIES: Reading, skiing, mountain biking, backpacking, traveling, board games

Delta High School - English Language Development EDUCATION: BS - Indiana State University MEd - University of Nevada, Las Vegas HOBBIES: I enjoy travel and have visited more than a dozen countries in the Americas and Europe. During school breaks, I go on road trips to national parks with friends. I also enjoy geocaching, reading and participating in NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). FAMILY: My parents live in northwest Indiana. I have a gaggle of cousins spread throughout the country.

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Natalie Hollembeak

HOBBIES: I like hiking, racquetball, tennis, video games and taking my dogs to the dog park.

Tiffany Hendrix

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NEW TEACHERS

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EDUCATION: BA History Emphasis on secondary education with endorsement in elementary education University of Northern Colorado HOBBIES: I love spending time with my family, coaching and playing sports, baking and reading. FAMILY: I have been married 12 1/2 years and we have three fabulous kids.

Shaun Morgan

Delta Middle School - Seventh Grade Social Science EDUCATION: BS Teaching Social Sciences Brigham Young University HOBBIES: I love music and theater. I sing, dance, play the piano and the ukulele. I also love the outdoors - hiking, camping, biking and I’ve just picked up ﬁshing. My favorite sports are disc golf and ultimate frisbee. I spend my free time writing novels and playing board games with my family. FAMILY: My lovely wife, Jenny, and I have a toddler named David.

Stuart Johnson Delta Middle/Delta High - Band EDUCATION: BA Music Education Western State College HOBBIES: Music, classic cars, 4x4 trail rides FAMILY: I’ve been married for 26 years. We have two boys, a 22-year-old attending CSU and a 15-year-old at Montrose High School.

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A8 Wednesday, August 15, 2018

AGRICULTURE

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Surviving drought: A workshop for ranchers on the Western Slope CSU Extension, Colorado Cattleman’s Association, Delta County Livestock Association and Mesa County Cattlemen join forces to host a workshop, “Surviving Drought: A Workshop For Ranchers on the West Slope and Beyond.” Extreme drought conditions in 2018 require ranchers and livestock owners to make difficult and stressful decisions regarding their operation, land and livestock. This workshop offers

information, strategies and support for ranchers and livestock producers of all sizes who are dealing with drought and its effects. Join neighbors and beyond for a meal in Delta (lunch) or Loma (dinner) on Aug. 21 and learn how to cope with the ongoing situation. Meal is free with RSVP by Aug. 16 to Retta Bruegger — retta. bruegger@colostate.edu or online: http://range management.extension. colostate.edu/surviving-

drought-a-workshop-forranchers-on-the-westslope-and-beyond/. Topics will include decision support tools you can use with challenging decisions such as buying hay or selling cows, cost-effective supplementation and de-stocking strategies, wildfire preparedness and disaster assistance programs. The workshop in Delta runs from noon to 3 p.m. at Bill Heddles Recreation Center, 531 Palmer Street.

The Delta County Libraries offer many educational and entertaining activities and events for you and your family to enjoy. If you want to know what else your library is offering, please contact the library or visit the Delta County Libraries website at www.delta libraries.org. Cedaredge Storytimes. Storytimes for babies, tots and preschoolers are Thursdays starting at 10:30 a.m. Low Vision Technology Demo. For those individuals suffering from macular degeneration, glaucoma or any other eye disease that reduces the ability to read, watch television or enjoy the outdoors, there is technology available that can help. Scott Chaplick, a professional in the field, will lead a discussion on macular degeneration and present the latest in adaptive technology that can help individuals stay independent. Wednesday, Aug. 22, at 2 p.m. Call 399-7674 for more information. Microbial “Our Allies: What Would We Do Without Them?” Eugenia Bone will speak about and sign her new book “Microbia: A Journey Into the Unseen World Around You” on Wednesday, Aug. 22, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Grand Mesa Arts & Events Center. While researching her 2011 book “Mycophilia,” Eugenia Bone became fascinated with microbes — those life forms that are too small to see without a microscope. She wanted to understand the microbes that lived inside other organisms, so she enrolled at Columbia University to study ecology, evolution, and environmental biology. “Microbia” takes the layman on

Compensation available to protect forest lands Colorado landowners who want to protect environmentally valuable private forest areas that could someday be threatened by development or conversion to other nonforest uses — and who desire to receive monetary compensation in the process — now have the opportunity to submit proposals to protect their forestlands. This month the Colorado State Forest Service is accepting Forest Legacy Program proposals from Colorado landowners. The program authorizes

the CSFS or U.S. Forest Service to purchase permanent conservation easements on private forestlands to prevent those lands from being converted to non-forest uses. The application deadline is Aug. 31 for federal fiscal year 2020 funding. Proposals must be submitted by standard mail. The purpose of the Colorado Forest Legacy Program is to protect environmentally important private forest areas that are threatened by conversion to non-forest uses.

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Forestlands that contain important scenic, cultural, recreation and water resources, including fish and wildlife habitat and other ecological values, and that support traditional forest uses, will receive priority. Landowners who elect to participate in the program are required to follow a land management plan approved by the CSFS. Activities consistent with the management plan are permitted, including timber harvesting, grazing and recreation activities. The Colorado State Forest Stewardship Coordinating Committee will evaluate proposals and recommend to the state forester those proposals that have sufficient merit to forward to the U.S. Forest Service. Forwarded proposals will then compete at a regional and national level for funding. For additional information or to obtain an application packet, contact Carolyn Aspelin at 970-491-1869. Applications also are available online at http://csfs.col ostate.edu/funding-assis tance.

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a survey of the role of microbes in nature and illustrates their importance to the existence of everything: atmosphere, soil, plants, and us. Presented by Grand Mesa Arts & Events Center and Delta County Libraries. $10 recommended donation at the door to cover costs. Maker Sunflower Space. Bring the entire family to the Cedaredge Library to create beautiful sunflower crafts at the maker station. All month in August during library hours. August StoryWalk®. The August StoryWalk® book on the Surface Creek Trail is “There’s No Such Thing as a Dragon” by Jack Kent. When Billy Bixbee finds a tiny dragon in his bedroom, his mom tells him, “There’s no such thing as a dragon!” This only makes the dragon get bigger. He grows, and grows, and grows, until he’s bigger than Billy’s house — and that’s just the beginning! Find out how the story goes on the Surface Creek Trail in August. Then, visit the Cedaredge Library for activities and a take home craft related to the story. Tech Café. Bring your devices! Bring your questions! Staff at Cedaredge Library will help you clear up your confusion with technology. From smartphones and laptops to tablets and computers, our resident techies will do their best to get you going. The second and fourth Fridays of every month from 2 to 4 p.m. Crafts Group. Crafters meet every Tuesday at 10 a.m. to share ideas and show and tell. Crawford Storytimes. Storytimes for babies, tots and preschoolers are Thursdays starting at 10:30 a.m. Contact the library at 399-7783 for details. Scrapbooking. Join friends at Crawford Library and get your pictures and other treasured items in your scrapbook. The first Monday of every month at 11 a.m. Quilt Display. There is an informational display on quilting set up at Crawford Library during the month of August. The display includes information on quilting methods and construction along with examples of different styles of quilts. Tech Help. Librarians will be available to help you with questions and problems about computers or mobile devices. Wednesday through Saturday by appointment. Contact the library at 399-7783 for details. Delta Storytimes. Storytimes for babies, tots and preschoolers are Wednesdays starting at 10:30 a.m. Contact the library at 874-9630 for details. Back to School Scavenger Hunt. Kids are invited to Delta Library to embark on a scavenger hunt in the children’s area to find objects that are used at school. All month in August during library hours. Bookmark Maker Space. Teens are invited to Delta Library to make bookmarks at the maker station. All month in August during library

hours. All supplies provided. Craft Stick Catapult Maker Space. Kids are invited to Delta Library to build a catapult using craft sticks and rubber bands. Catapult a pompom and see how far it goes! All month in August during library hours. All supplies provided. Tech Information Station. Delta Library offers an open tech information station in the conference room for all ages and skill levels to seek technical assistance with computers and tablets. Attendees will also receive an introduction to utilizing library databases for online classes. Thursday, Aug. 23, at 11 a.m. Teen Game Night. Teens are invited to Delta Library every Wednesday night at 4 p.m. for board games and card games in the teen area. Talk & Tangle Yarn. This is a group of knit and crochet enthusiasts who get together to talk and work on their individual projects. Anyone is welcome to join. Mondays starting at 5:30 p.m. Hotchkiss Storytimes. Baby, tot and preschooler storytimes are Wednesdays starting at 10:30 a.m. Contact the library at 399-7781 for details. School Supply Drive. Hotchkiss Library is hosting a school supply drive to benefit local schools. Drop off supplies in August during library hours and help support area youth! All supplies will be donated to Hotchkiss schools. Paonia Storytimes. Baby, tot and preschooler storytimes are Tuesdays starting at 10:30 a.m. Contact library at 399-7881 for details. Knit Crochet Day. Enjoy the camaraderie of fellow knitters and crocheters; share projects and browse our library of craft books for use or purchase. Always tea and cookies too! Saturday, Aug. 18, from noon to 1:30 p.m. Tech Café. Paonia Library will have an open tech café in the community room for all ages and skill levels to seek tech assistance. Every Wednesday from 2 to 4 p.m. Fourth Annual Tomato Haiku Contest. Our tomato haiku contest is back! Submit up to three original haiku poems. Winners will be selected in a variety of categories. Open to all ages. Visit www.deltalibraries.org/haiku-contest/ for details and to enter. Seeking Submissions for Harvest of Voices. The Paonia Literary Committee is seeking original works of poetry, fiction, and non-fiction for the 2018 Harvest of Voices performance during Mountain Harvest Festival. Winning submissions will be read by the writer the evening of Sept. 27 at the Blue Sage Center for the Arts. The performance will be livestreamed to The Paradise Theatre. The submission deadline is Aug. 31. For submission guidelines, please call the Blue Sage Center for the Arts at 970-527-7243 or visit www.deltalibraries.org.

Workshop highlights at-home water efficiency Does the hot and dry summer have you thinking of ways to be more efficient with your water? Have you considered installing a rain barrel or grey water collection system at your home? The Western Slope Conservation Center will be hosting a free workshop on “At-Home Water Efficiency for Colorado” on Thursday, Aug. 16, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the CSU

Research Center on Rogers Mesa, Hotchkiss. The workshop will feature speaker Avery Ellis of Avery Ecological Design and will include a presentation with handson applications for grey water and rain collections systems. Come and learn about current Colorado regulations around stored and re-cycled water. Potluck hors d’oeuvres are suggested.

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Willis Walker died July 11, 2018, at his home in Hotchkiss. He was 77. He was born at home near Speedwell, Tenn., on Nov. 27, 1940, to Milus and Trula Walker. He worked hard as a youth to support and feed his family. In his early 20s he moved to Dayton, Ohio, and was hired by Chrysler Corporation. He worked there for 20 years until a brain aneurysm forced him to retire in 1984. He moved to Hotchkiss in 1991 with his wife Diane and son Matt. He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Diane Walker of Hotchkiss; daughter, Lana Tobin of Dayton, Ohio; son, William Walker of Denver; nephew/brother, Jerry (Susie) Rogers of Eaton, Ohio; four sisters-in-law, Christine (Joe) Williams and Cheryl (Mike) Bradford, all of Grand Junction, Barbara (Mike) Mayer of Galena, Ohio and Heidi (Randy) Orndorf of Fairborn, Ohio; brothers-in-law, Paul Hattstaedt of Glenwood Springs and Jack (Kathy) Marks of Silver Springs, Fla.; two granddaughters, Kaelee Tobin of Denver and Kelsey Tobin of Cincinnati, Ohio; one

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sister, Etta Mae Wright of Big Rapids, Mich.; and extended family. He was preceded in death by three infant brothers, Eugene, James and Corey Walker; five sisters, Agnes Webb, foster mother/sister, Gertrude “Sis” (Hoyle) Rogers, Jeanette Hill, Betty (Jack) Marks and Thelma Harmon; one brother, Timothy (Jeanette) Walker; and father- and mother-in-law, Otto and Carol Hattstaedt. A celebration of life service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, at the Taylor Funeral Service Chapel in Hotchkiss. Memorial contributions can be made to HopeWest, PO Box 24, Delta, CO 81416, or Hotchkiss Fire District, PO Box 522, Hotchkiss, CO 81419. Taylor Funeral Service and Crematory is handling the arrangements. Visit the internet obituary and sign the online guest registry at www. taylorfuneralservice.com.

Irene Althoff

Irene LaVonne Althoff died at her home in Orchard City on Aug. 2, 2018. She was 88. She was born June 21, 1930, to George and Ruth (Rognrud) Wallin in Steele, N.D. She grew up in Sterling, N.D., and graduated from Bismarck High School. On Sept. 4, 1948, she married Paul Althoff. She enjoyed photography, oil painting, quilting, embroidery, gardening, landscaping, rock collecting and more. She remodeled homes in Ypsilanti, N.D., Golden Valley, N.D., and Orchard City, where she spent the last

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30 years of her life. Her motto was to keep curiosity alive and always keep learning. She is survived by her four children, Ron, Debi, Kim and Brian; a brother, George; seven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and two greatgreat-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband; two sisters, Bea and Jan; and a brother, Keith. A joint memorial service for LaVonne and Paul Althoff will be held at All Saints Lutheran Church in Austin on Tuesday, Aug. 21, at 11 a.m. Taylor Funeral Service and Crematory is handling the arrangements. Visit the internet obituary and sign the online guest registry at www. taylorfuneralservice.com

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Hotchkiss and Delbert Kendall of Paonia; and two sisters, Ethel Burns of Ohio and Eunice Davis of Austin. She was preceded in death by her husband; five sisters, Dorothy Gibson, Margie Kendall, Florence Dearmond, Helen Littlefield and Ruth Long; and five brothers, Eugene, Arthur, Dale, Darrell and Wayne Kendall. Taylor Funeral Service and Crematory is handling the arrangements. Visit the internet obituary and sign the online guest registry at www. taylorfuneralservice.com.

Longtime Hotchkiss resident Wilma Johnson died July 13, 2018, at her home. She was 71. A celebration of life will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 17, at Camp Cedaredge, 19986 Highway 65, Cedaredge. Wilma June Allen was born on Sept. 25, 1946, to Howard and Dorothy (Klopp) Allen in DeBeque. She spent her childhood in the Grand Valley, mainly DeBeque and Clifton. She attended Central High School in Grand Junction and Trinity Bible College in Ellendale, N.D. She later received her cosmetology license from DeltaMontrose Technical College and worked as a beautician. On March 26, 1977, she married Owen Johnson in Hotchkiss. They lived in Hotchkiss for 35 years. Mrs. Johnson was a member of the Rivers Church (formerly Delta Assembly of God). She enjoyed sewing, cake decorating, gardening, painting and music. She is survived by her husband, Owen Johnson of Hotchkiss; sons, Boyd (Connie) Johnson of Detroit Lakes, Minn., Darrel Johnson of Hotchkiss, Dell (Lynette) Johnson of Delta and William Mercer, Brian Mercer and Robert Mercer, all of Grand Junction; daughter, Diane (Jason) Bursack of Fargo, N.D.; brother, Lewis (Barbara) Sylvain of Hackettstown, N.J.; 14 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; a grandson, Evan Johnson; and a brother, Bill Allen. Taylor Funeral Service and Crematory is handling the arrangements. Visit the internet obituary and sign the online guest registry at www. taylorfuneralservice.com.

Frances McMillen

Frances McMillen died Aug. 8, 2018, at Montrose Memorial Hospital. She was 80 and a resident of Colorow Care Center in Olathe. Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 17, at Mesa View Cemetery in Delta. Frances Lee Kendall was born May 1, 1938, to Ira and Maggie (Maxwell) Kendall in Cope. She spent her childhood and attended school in Paonia. She lived in Paonia, Hotchkiss and Delta. She married Roy McMillen in Denver. He preceded her in death. She enjoyed playing and listening to music and watching movies. She was a member of the Christian Church. She is survived by two brothers, Lee Kendall of

founding member of the All Saints Lutheran Church. She enjoyed gardening and spending time with her family. She is survived by her sons, Victor (Rene Hadley) Young and Robert Young; and one sister, Ruth Homburg. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jene Young; son, James Young; and one sister, Helan Wilson. Taylor Funeral Service and Crematory is handling the arrangements. Visit the internet obituary and sign the online guest registry at www. taylorfuneralservice.com.

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Austin resident Roger R. McPherson died Aug. 6, 2018, at his home. He was 76. He was born June 20, 1942, in Steamboat Springs to Roger Arlo and Mina (Miller) McPherson. He spent his childhood and attended school in Craig, graduating from Moffat County High School in 1961. After high school, he attended the Colorado School of Mines. On May 11, 1964, he married Frances Gallegos in Craig. Mr. McPherson enjoyed fishing, woodworking and motorcycle riding. He is survived by his children, Roger Arlo (Elizabeth Ann) McPherson of Casper, Wyo., Briar McPherson of Casper, Wyo. Regina (Wayne) Woods of Flint, Mich., and Eric McPherson of Casper, Wyo.; one brother, Milo McPherson of Craig; nine grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by his wife of 44 years, Frances McPherson; and one sister, Arola Burgman. Taylor Funeral Service and Crematory is handling the arrangements. Visit the internet obituary and sign the online guest registry at www. taylorfuneralservice.com.

Virgina Young

Eckert resident Virgina R. Young died Aug. 3, 2018, at her home. She was 86. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 17, at All Saints Lutheran Church in Austin, with Pastor Paul Rosin officiating. Interment will follow at Cory Cemetery. Virgina Ruth Durkee was born June 10, 1932, to Charles and Eva (Erebs) Durkee in Windsor. She spent her childhood in Windsor and Wagon Wheel Gap. In 1954, she graduated from St. Luke’s Nursing School in Denver. She earned a master’s degree in 1972 from Western State College. Mrs. Young was an instructor at the DeltaMontrose Vo-Tech (Technical College of the Rockies) for many years; she taught the inaugural class of 1977-78. She also worked as a home health nurse in Delta before retiring. On June 8, 1958, she married Andrew “Jene” Young in Denver. They were married 59 years before his death in July 2017. Mrs. Young was a

Donald Eugene Fick of Cedaredge died Aug. 1, 2018. He was 87. He is survived by his wife, Barbara; two sons, Don Jr. and Tom (Shirley); one daughter, Patricia (Duffy); seven grandchildren and their spouses; and 21 greatgrandchildren. Services will be held Sept. 8 at 10 a.m. at the Holiness Chapel, Highway 92 and 2075 Road, Delta. Memorial contributions may be made to the National Kidney Foundation.

Jim Sullenger

Jim Sullenger of Edmond, Okla., died Aug. 11, 2018, at his home. He was 71. A celebration service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, at Riley Funeral Home in Hamilton, Texas, with JD Young, his son-in-law, officiating. Mr. Sullenger was born in Snyder, Texas, on Nov. 6, 1946, to Jim and Juanita (Warren) Sullenger. On Jan. 26, 1968, he married Marie Van Nest. After graduating high school, Mr. Sullenger was awarded a full scholarship to Texas Christian University to study athletic training. He earned a master’s degree and was hired as a TCU athletic trainer for 10 years. In 1979, he retired from athletic training to become a minister in Granbury, Texas, then in Delta. He spent his final 15 years as a minister in Hamilton, Texas. He volunteered his athletic training skills to the neighboring schools during this time. He also served on short-term missions in Russia, Scotland and Kenya, with a full year in Grenada in the Caribbean. He enjoyed studying and teaching the Bible to others. In 2003, the Sullengers moved to Allen, Texas, to be closer to family. He worked with troubled youth in Allen schools for five years. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Marie; two daughters, Stacey (JD) Young of Edmond, Okla., and Reagan (Bob) Showman of Phoenix, Ariz.; four grandchildren, Clay, Madison, Logan and Makenna Young; two sisters, Kay (Tom) Valentine of Snyder, Texas, and Fay (Brent) Terry of Granbury, Texas; two brothers, Richard (Cindy) Sullenger of Dallas, Texas, and Bill (Alice) Sullenger of Cody, Wyo.; and extended family. Memorial contributions may be made to Fosters Home for Children in Stephenville, Texas, at fostershome. org or Touch a Life Foundation in Dallas, Texas, at Toucha lifekids.org. Riley Funeral Home in Hamilton, Texas, is handling the arrangements.

James Roberts

Longtime Hotchkiss resident James “Jim” Roberts died Aug. 11, 2018, at his home. He was 75. A celebration of life service will be held Friday, Aug. 17, at 2 p.m. at the Hotchkiss Elks Lodge. James Paul Roberts was born April 27, 1943, in Denver to Elaine and Harold Roberts. His mother died while he was young and his father later married Dorothy Black. He spent his childhood and attended school in Monte Vista. After high school, he served in the US Navy. On June 11, 1966, he married Barbara Jean Hunt in Monte Vista. They adopted two children. Mr. Roberts was currently serving as a Hotchkiss town councilman. He was a member of the Hotchkiss Elks Lodge, Hotchkiss Fire Department, North Fork Ambulance Service and the Monte Vista Methodist Church. He was the past post commander in the American Legion in Lancaster, Calif. He enjoyed spending time with his family, the mountains and the ranching life — haying, taking care of livestock, fencing and cutting firewood. Mr. Roberts is survived by his wife, Barbara Roberts of Hotchkiss; son, Mike Roberts of Delta; daughter, Lorrie Brodie of Hotchkiss; brother, Gary (Karen) Roberts of Denver; sister, Elizabeth Roberts of Lakewood; adoptive sister, Virginia Jones of Bellingham, Wash.; two grandchildren; and extended family. Memorial contributions may be made to North Fork Ambulance Service, PO Box 27, Hotchkiss, CO 81419. Taylor Funeral Service and Crematory is handling the arrangements. Visit the internet obituary and sign the online guest registry at www. taylorfuneralservice.com.

Harry Staub

Harry Staub died July 16, 2018. He was 65. He was born Sept. 16, 1952, in Orange, N.J. He moved to Colorado in 1980. He enjoyed animals and working with the Cedaredge Animal Shelter. He also started the Mountain Valley News. He is survived by a brother, Cliff Staub; sister, Holly Gallegos; and extended family. He was preceded in death by his parents, Florence and Harry Staub; and partner, Dan Ames. A memorial service will be held Sunday, Sept. 2, at 1 p.m. at the Stolte Shed in Cedaredge.

Amanda Wright

Amanda Faith Wright died Aug. 13, 2018, at her home in Cedaredge. She was 33. Funeral services are pending with Taylor Funeral Service. She is survived by her parents, Steve and Lisa Wright. Visit the internet obituary and sign the online guest registry at www. taylorfuneralservice.com.

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The Cedaredge Community Band, affectionately known as “The Grady Bunch,” will perform Sunday, Aug. 19, at 4 p.m. Due to the heat, wind, and smoke from ﬁres, the concert will be held at True Life Church at 1596 SW 9th Street in Cedaredge instead of outdoors at the Chapel of the Cross. Admission is by donation. In its third year of existence, the band has grown to nearly 30 members. The concert will include standard marches, Broadway show tunes, medleys of TV hits, ballads, and patriotic favorites. You are invited to bring your favorite lawn chair and an appetite for good band music. Anyone interested in joining the ensemble is encouraged to contact director Grady Weiszbrod, 970856-1063, for further details.

Dancing with the Stars: Delta style Get ready to be entertained and support your favorite nonprofit all at the same time. Delta County’s Dancing with the Stars is set for 6 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 25, at the Delta County Performing Arts Center, with six local dance teams performing to raise funds for six area nonprofits. Choreographers Gena Rose, Kayln Bruington, Kristine Weiszbrod and Lenore Cambria are challenged with creating

two unique routines for the untrained dancers to perform at the event. Rehearsals are already underway, and Reve Portraits has provided each team with a professional photo shoot and promotional posters. As the dancers perform on behalf of their nonprofit, they will be competing for the coveted Judge’s Choice and People’s Choice awards, where audience members will vote via their smartphones at the

Flag Football Pro Day comes to Delta Flag football season is upon us. Kids will have a chance to showcase their skills at Delta’s first Flag Football Pro Day. Stop by Confluence Community Fields Friday, Aug. 17, any time between 5 and 7 p.m. to participate and to register for flag football. Contestants will compete in three different mini

performance. Each nonprofit, in partnership with their dance team, will fundraise through sponsorship packages, VIP tickets, and sales of general admission tickets prior to the event. Team sponsors and overall event sponsors will receive a VIP pass to “A Star Struck Evening,” slated for Aug. 24 at the Grand Mesa Arts and Event Center in Cedaredge. The invitation-only event will bring together dancers, choreographers, nonprofits, and sponsors for an evening of music and dancing, with Altrusa International of Delta serving up an array of tasty appetizers. Nonprofits and dance teams participating in the Delta DWTS event on Aug. 25 are: • Naomi’s Hope Project, Ken and Tracy Brown; • CASA of the 7th Judicial District, Alberto Mejia and Aggie Unda; • Grand Mesa Arts and Event Center, Rachel and Bill Van Houten; • Fort Uncompahgre on the Old Spanish Trail, Tristan and Lee Redepenning; • The Abraham Connection, Deborah and Ken Shaffer; • Families Plus, Star-

beam Studio dancers Emma Wise, Willa Clay, Jayren Botts and Olivia Tyan. Tickets may be purchased from the participating nonprofits or dance teams, the Delta Area Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors, and the Cedaredge Chamber of Commerce. For sponsorship information, call 970-209-5320.

Hubwheelers plan special square dance The Delta Hubwheelers Square Dance Club is planning a special dance Thursday, Aug. 16, with guest caller Dean Diederman from Nebraska at a special location — Garnet Mesa Elementary School. Enter from the cafeteria off 5th Street. The second dance of the month, which would normally be held Aug. 18, has been cancelled. Hub Wheelers dance on the first and third Saturdays of each month. Dances are Mainstream with Plus tips from 7 to 9 p.m. Club caller is Naaman Moorehouse of Grand Junction. For more information, call 835-3771 or 8358666.

skills challenges to test speed, agility and throwing accuracy. Each participant will receive a free giveaway, and the winner of each division will be awarded a grand prize courtesy of the Delta Walmart Supercenter. This event is free to all kindergarten-fourth graders who register or who are currently registered for the upcoming youth flag football seaDisaster son. Please note that the Day is not a requirePreparedness Pro ment to register for youth football. Fair planned flagFor more information, Learn how to be pre- contact Tyler Schumpared for any disaster at acher at 874-0923 or the Disaster Prepared- tyler@cityofdelta.net. ness Fair in Paonia Saturday, Aug. 18. Booths and displays on emergency kits, fire prevention, evacuation preparedness, flood preparedness and more will be set up at the Paonia Library, 80 Samuel Wade Road, from 2 to 5 p.m. Register your cell phones to be notified of local emergencies and learn about Delta County’s hazard mitigation plan. The Disaster Preparedness Fair is sponsored by Delta County Emergency Management in partnership with the Paonia Library, Colorado DiviPhoto submitted sion of Fire Prevention and Control, American Red Cross, Delta CounThe vocal group Hearts of Harmony will perform at Cedaredge Chapel ty Memorial Hospital, of the Cross Thursday, Aug. 23, at 7 p.m. The ensemble consists of nine Paonia Fire Department, vocalists from Delta County and singers who are involved in the Valley Paonia Police DepartSymphony Chorus. Selections will include Southern folk, gospel, pop, and ment, Delta County Broadway — all in rich four-part harmonies. Admission is by donation. Health Department and U.S. Forest Service.

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History Colorado seeks rural applicants for tax credit program History Colorado is calling all rural entrepreneurs with a business idea, a vision for historic preservation, and an interest in accessing tax credits to help defray eligible rehabilitation costs. Applications for the annual tax credit program are accepted on a rolling basis, but most of the credits are claimed by early November so time is of the essence to tap into the 2018 funds. History Colorado provides technical assistance to help business owners and other inter-

FCNB to host Business After Hours First Colorado National Bank, located at 150 Gunnison River Drive in Delta, is the host of Business After Hours Thursday, Aug. 16. Delta area business owners are invited to attend this networking event, sponsored monthly by the Delta Area Chamber of Commerce. To RSVP, call 8748616.

ested parties navigate the historic preservation tax credit program and is especially interested in supporting projects that will create vibrant rural communities across the state. “We’ve seen a lot of interest in the tax credit program along the front range since 2015, and now we are making a concerted effort to tap into rural communities across the state,” said Mark A. Rodman, chief preservation programs officer and deputy state historic preservation officer for History Colorado. “The economics of maintaining vibrant and thriving small towns can be challenging, and the historic preservation tax credit program is designed to ease that burden.” Two recent examples of projects that have benefited from the tax credit program are the rehabilitation of the historic Fruitdale School in Wheat Ridge, into a 16-unit residential building, and the transformation of the Odd Fellows building, built in 1890, into New Castle Dental on Main Street in New Castle, a small mountain town near Glenwood

Registration opens for E2 Energy Conference ENGAGE and Delta County Economic Development are hosting their second annual E2 Energy Conference Sept. 17 and 18 in Paonia. A special kickoff event, Spark Tank, takes place at the Paradise Theatre in Paonia Sept. 17. This free event starts at 4 p.m. The conference will take place at the Energy Tech in Paonia on Tuesday, Sept. 18. Keynote speaker is Tom Plant from CSU’s

Center for New Energy Economy. Kathleen Staks and Bryan Hannegan are event moderators. Other speakers include Jasen Bronec, DMEA; Mark Dyson, RMI; Rep. Chris Hansen; Chris Riler, Guzman; and several more. Registration is $60; student rates are available. Visit deltacountyed. org or engagedeltacounty. org for more information and links to registration/ sponsorship options.

Springs on the Western Slope. Dr. Lauren Roper and her husband relocated to New Castle from Texas in 2015, after looking for a small, rural community to open her dental practice. With a background in interior design, Dr. Roper was thrilled when the opportunity to buy and refurbish the historic Odd Fellows building on Main Street presented itself. “Taking on a project like this is a bit of a leap of faith,” said Dr. Roper. “The best advice I can give to anyone considering marrying their business idea with historic preservation, is to just go for it. The tax credit provided a significant amount of funding for my project and working through the tax credit process with History Colorado was very helpful in making my vision a reality.” The historic preservation tax credit program has been available since 1990 and was bolstered by a 2014 Colorado state law that established a $10 million annual fund for commercial preservation projects, and additional dollars for residential projects. Since the new law took effect, more than $20 million has been awarded in commercial tax credits, generating over $180 million in construction and over $14 million in sales tax. History Colorado is interested in hearing from business owners, farmers and ranchers, counties and municipalities, and other interested parties across Colorado with ideas about pairing business development with historic preservation. Contact a Preservation Program Associate today to start the process at hc_oahp@state.co.us or 303-866-3392.

Back-to-school kickoff

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Superintendent Caryn Gibson welcomes about 700 employees of Delta County Joint School District #50 to a kickoff event at the Delta Center for Performing Arts Tuesday, Aug. 14. The keynote speaker was Barbara Oakley, PhD, professor of engineering at Oakland University in Rochester, Mich. She has also authored numerous books, articles and the world’s most popular online course, “Learning How to Learn.” Her presentation reﬂected the focus of the back-to-school event — educating the whole child. A lighthearted musical selection by district administrators got the morning started. Student musicians including Emily Baldwin, Shanayo Deuschle and Remi Baldwin and a vocal group comprised of the district’s music instructors also performed. The session concluded with a presentation by the Delta Police Department on active shooter civilian response. The school district’s emphasis on student/staff safety was underscored during the presentation by Chief Luke Fedler, Commander Jesse Cox and Detective Sgt. Jeremy Gay.

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Jeff and Shannon Clemens wanted to bring affordable office space to Delta and found the coworking method of sharing space, costs, equipment, and ideas, to be a great way to do that. “Everything is in place for an entrepreneur or small business to get started,” Jeff says. The members of DeltaCOWORKS at theHUB enjoy the PERKS of ultra highspeed internet, ergonomic adjustable desks and chairs, large conference room, kitchen and even a smaller private meeting room. Monthly members have 24/7 access keys via their smartphone app, giving them the flexibility to work when they work best. “We created the space we would love to work in every day,” says Shannon. “And the super affordability of theHUB memberships offer all the resources you need, when you need them. If you want a customizable desk for your business, we offer the Designated Desk monthly membership. If you want to bring your work with you and take it when you leave, we offer the Flex Workspace monthly

membership. TheHUB also has a Day Drop-in membership for when you just need all the great resources for a day.” Being downtown on Main Street with Clyde’s Café next door and Columbine Massage and Yoga upstairs add to the PERKS of having your business in theHUB. “We want people to come and give it a try,” says Jeff, “so we offer Free Days and 1⁄2 off your first month of mem-

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Each one has found theHUB to be a great place to work. “I love the orange and white!” is the one statement Shannon hears most often of the bright and energetic atmosphere at theHUB. Jeff and Shannon would love to give you a tour and free cup of coffee (another PERK)! So stop by 326 Main Street in Delta, or call (970)773-0408 and see what theHUB can do for you and your small business!

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bership.” Current Monthly Member, Fred Candelario, owner/operator of Candelario’s Tech Service says, “I personally have seen success in my business by being a Dedicated Desk member in theHUB.” TheHUB has members from a wide variety of small businesses — from writers, designers, counselors and consultants to website builders, photographers and independent sales agents.

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Crawford hosts summer potluck at state park Everyone is invited to the Summer Social Potluck at Crawford State Park on Saturday, Aug. 18, hosted by the Crawford Area Chamber of Commerce. It begins at 5 p.m. on the pennisula. Please bring a side dish to share. The Bank of Colorado is providing hamburgers and hotdogs, and First State Bank is providing all the condiments. The chamber will take care of drinks, plates,

etc. The Crawford State Park is generously providing free admission and parking on the pennisula for the event. Last year’s inaugural event was great fun, and the chamber hopes everyone will turn out to make the second annual summer social a huge success. For more information contact Collenette Vervloet at 970-921-5505.

Friday service set for Hotchkiss trustee James Roberts BY TAMIE MECK Staff Writer

The North Fork Valley lost one of its best-loved citizens. James Roberts passed away Saturday, Aug. 11, at his home. He was 75. A celebration of life service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Hotchkiss Elks Lodge, 190 Bridge Street. Roberts lived life to the fullest, was a devoted family man, and was grateful for every day he had. Most recently, he served as a trustee for the Hotchkiss Town Council since 2012 and was halfway through his second four-year term. Former town mayor Wendell Koontz said that his passing will leave a big gap in the council. “Jim was an incredibly bighearted man,” said Koontz. “He had a love for his community and he showed it.” Roberts was born in Denver in 1943 and grew up in Monte Vista. He served in the Navy during World War II. He, wife Barbara and their two children moved to Hotchkiss in 1978, where he farmed, worked for the City of Delta, and was a coal miner. In a 2015 interview with the DCI, Roberts compared the coal mine layoffs of the

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This shows where the planned Crossroads Ballﬁeld Complex will be located at the Crossroads Park near Hotchkiss High School, operated by the North Fork Pool, Park and Recreation District.

Grant brings Crossroads ballfields closer to reality

James Roberts 1980s and his layoff from the Hawks Nest Mine to the 20142015 mine layoffs, which, he said, affects more than just the miners. “It’s going to affect Hotchkiss big time.” After the layoffs of the 1980s, Roberts found work in California, and the family soon followed. After five years, he said, they moved back to Hotchkiss. “We decided we’re going home,” he said. Roberts also was a member of the Hotchkiss Elks Lodge, a former volunteer driver with the North Fork Ambulance, and served as a firefighter and board member for the Hotchkiss Fire District until 2012. A full obituary can be found on page A10.

This week, the North Fork Pool, Park and Recreation District is excited to announce that it has received an energy and mineral impact assistance grant of $426,677 from the Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) to complete the Crossroads Ballfield Complex. Fourteen years ago, the community came together to honor the memory of the “Hotchkiss Ambassador,” Tom Roberts. Because of his love of baseball and kids, contributions from family and friends were donated to the North Fork Pool, Park and Recreation District to become the seed money for the construction of a ball field complex for the community. The dream of Mr. Roberts and this group of donors is about to become a reality! Many people remember what an impact Tom Roberts had as he supported various activities for the kids in the

Dog stuck in mud lives to see another day BY TAMIE MECK Staff Writer

Lacey is one lucky lab. Last Saturday, Aug. 11, three friends from the Silt area were exploring Paonia Reservoir when they discovered the dog trapped in the mud and were able to rescue her. The three friends, Armando Mancinas-Urtusuástegui, Moisés Saavedra and Michelle Smith, traveled with their four dogs from Silt via West Divide Creek and stopped off at Paonia State Park. They stopped at the boat ramp and began walking downstream toward the dam. While no one was around, said Mancinas-Urtusuástegui, “We could hear a dog barking.” Mancinas-Urtusuástegui noticed that his dog was checking something out in the mud. “It looked like a log,” he said. He quickly realized it was a dog stuck in the mud. When he tried walking toward her, he sank into the mud. “I realized that the dog was obviously in a lot of trouble,” he said. He and Saavedra man-

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Silt-area residents Moisés Saavedra and Armando MancinasUrtusuástegui rescued Lacey, a white lab, after discovering her stuck in the mud at Paonia Reservoir. They and friend Michelle Smith had driven over from Silt to explore the area when they decided to stop off at the reservoir. aged to pull her out. She was exhausted, but unharmed, he said, and her back legs were wobbly. They rinsed her off, and she followed them back to their truck. That they found her was “totally by chance,” said Mancinas-Urtusuástegui. The three posted images of her on their Facebook pages, and on the Roaring Fork Swap page. Almost instantly the posts went viral. “It was just crazy,” said MancinasUrtusuástegui. People were

thanking them for saving the dog and offering to adopt her. Some thought that she may have been abandoned and had not-so-kind words for her owner. The granddaughter of Lacey’s owners contacted them, explaining that Lacey had tried to follow her owners when they left on vacation and were looking for her, said Mancinas-Urtusuástegui. All three are hoping to return to the area in the future and continue exploring.

community. He carried on a tradition of supporting the community that his father had started. He played baseball growing up, as did his two sons. He loved all events, but especially baseball, which led his family to donate the $5,750 toward the construction of ball fields in his memory. Several other donations were made to this fund, and this money has been waiting for the spark to make this dream a reality. In 2016, Hotchkiss Homeplate and the North Fork Pool, Park and Recreation District started fundraising and planning in order to write grant requests. With the $350,000 GOCO grant secured earlier this year, this DOLA grant and several other grants from foundations listed below, as well as local cash and in-kind support, the goal of securing the funding to build the $909,255 Crossroads Ballfield Complex is now just about complete. Construction will begin this fall and be completed by the end of the summer 2019. According to the DOLA award letter: “Award of the DOLA grant was based on a variety of factors including: connection to energy impact, degree of need, measurable outcomes, amount of request, relationship to community goals, level of local match and community support, management capacity, and readiness to go. Competition for these limited funds was intense and DOLA had many more requests than funds available. This grant offer was made from federal mineral lease proceeds.” In partnership with the Hotchkiss Home Plate Baseball Association, the North Fork Pool, Park and Recreation District will construct a baseball/softball complex at Crossroads Park with four new multi-use fields in one central location alleviating safety and programming concerns for players and their families. These will replace the two thirty-five-year-old baseball/softball fields owned by the county at the Delta County Fairgrounds and relieve over-scheduling at the baseball and t-ball fields at the Hotchkiss K-8 School. Existing facilities at Crossroads Park include an outdoor swimming pool, two soccer fields, a bicycle pump track, and hiking/bicycle trails constructed in partnership with the Nature Connection. The proposed fields are included in the district master plan and relocating them to Crossroads Park will truly make this a central location for all types of family sports. Crossroads Park is near the crossroads of Highway 133 and 92, convenient as a central location for all three towns in the district. This recreation district serves the towns of Hotchkiss, Crawford and Paonia and the surrounding unincorporated areas. The Crossroads Ballfield

project will require extensive excavation and dirt work, installation of electricity, water, irrigation, dugouts, scoreboards, storage, batting cages, bleachers with removable shade, shade trees, scorekeepers’ boxes, turf-covered infields, walkways, signage, parking, picnic pavilion, fencing, backstops, and hitting stations. The NFPPRD would like to thank the following foundations and donors: GOCO $350,000; DOLA $426,677; The Gates Family Foundation $30,000; El Pomar $15,000; Daniels Fund (pending); Hotchkiss Lions Club $1,000; Hotchkiss Home Plate $6,600; Delta County Commissioners $2,500; Town of Hotchkiss $500; North Fork Pool, Parks and Recreation (Including the Roberts Memorial Fund, Delta County Commissioners, the Nolte Family, and other local donors). In addition, the following in-kind donations have been made/promised: Delta County Road and Bridge $15,000 in-kind to widen our access road; Mesa Engineering $13,840 for the drafting plans, staking, consultation and Bid Schedules for Contractors; Town of Hotchkiss $900 in-kind donation to trench a water line to the water fountain; Grand Junction Pipe and Supply $2,893 in-kind for the plans for the irrigation/sprinkler system and a discount on materials purchased; DMEA $15,000 in-kind donation of trenching electrical service to the scoreboards; Gallegos Construction $15,360 in-kind materials and labor toward the dugouts. Funding for picnic tables and cement work for the shade structure has not yet been secured, so if you as an individual, or your company or organization is interested in becoming a supporter of this project, please contact Lenore Cambria, District Administrator at nfpool@tds.net “The support of Hotchkiss Home Plate’s president, Terry Pagone and secretary, Michelle Pagone, has been crucial in helping to get this project off the ground. They have been there for the design phase, to liaise between North Fork Pool, Park and Recreation District and Hotchkiss Home Plate’s board, coaches and parents, to help educate and present plans at public meetings, and to help fundraise and garner local inkind support and volunteers to help with the build. The board of directors for the North Fork Pool, Park and Recreation District has been instrumental in helping write grants, and present to various governmental entities within the district. Without this collaboration, we couldn’t have gotten this far. But now the real work begins,” says Lenore Cambria, District Administrator. “We’re very excited to get started!”

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The Delta County Fair Board is seeking community minded individuals to join our team. Livestock, 4-H, FFA or event planning experience a plus but not required. Please submit letters of interest to info@DeltaCountyFair.com by August 31st. New members will be chosen at the September 4th meeting. Position is subject to a background check and approval by the Delta County Commissioners.

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Bryan Hollembeak returns to Hotchkiss as HK-8 principal BY PAT SUNDERLAND Managing Editor

Bryan Hollembeak was raised in a family that highly valued education. His mother was a third grade teacher; his dad served as teacher and principal in both Hotchkiss and Delta. He was also raised in a community with a deep streak of Bulldog Pride. “I am a Bulldog to the core, having spent all of my K-12 education in Hotchkiss,” he wrote in a letter of introduction to the families of Hotchkiss K-8, where he’ll be serving as principal. After graduating from Hotchkiss High School in 1988, Hollembeak attended the University of Northern Colorado where he majored in social sciences - secondary education. Upon graduating in 1993, he moved to St. Johns, Ariz., a small agricultural community much like Hotchkiss. Hollembeak taught and coached at the high school for 13 years. For the past 12 years, he was the K-3 principal at Coronado Elementary, also in St. Johns. He earned his master’s degree in educational leadership from the University of Northern Arizona. St. Johns was known as “The Town of Friendly Neighbors,” which closely resembles Hotchkiss’s motto of “Friendliest Town Around.” The climate and culture were also very similar. “That’s probably why I enjoyed St. Johns so much,” Hollembeak said. “It reminded me about what I enjoyed growing up here.” With 25 years in education in Arizona, and three kids at the right age to make a move, he felt the time was right to return to Hotchkiss. Another consideration were his three kids from a previous marriage, who had graduated college

and were solidly on their own. “This was just the right opportunity at the right time,” he said. His wife Natalie found a job teaching first grade at Garnet Mesa Elementary School, which coincidentally was the first teaching job Bryan’s mom landed. Bryan and Natalie’s children are in the ninth, seventh and fifth grades, so two will be at Hotchkiss K-8 with Bryan. The third will attend Hotchkiss High School and is looking forward to playing three sports. Teaching is almost a family legacy in the Hollembeak family. Bryan’s brother Eric is a teacher and coach at Hotchkiss High School; his sister Lisa teaches third grade in Fruita. All witnessed their parents’ desire to help kids succeed and decided to follow in their footsteps. Only one sibling entered a different field, and is living and working in Phoenix. “I think teaching is a higher calling,” Hollembeak said. “We need quality people in education and that’s why I’m so excited about working with the staff at Hotchkiss K-8. Cooks, custodians, secretaries, teachers, aides ... it’s a team effort.” He’s getting to know staff members and is looking forward to building on all that’s positive at Hotchkiss K-8. He and assistant principal Casey Carlquist will be meeting with staff to establish academic goals and identify how to help all kids succeed and grow, “because I believe all kids can do that.” He’s pleased that Hotchkiss K-8 has maintained a commitment to educating the “whole child” by offering art, music and P.E., in addition to core subject areas.

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Bryan Hollembeak is excited to return to his hometown of Hotchkiss after 25 years of teaching, coaching and administrative work in Arizona. “I’m excited to walk some of the same halls I attended in my grade school years!” he said in a letter of introduction to Hotchkiss K-8 parents. “Everybody has different talents,” he said. “One of our roles is to help everyone develop those talents. It’s no different than when I was a kid in school. Wood shop and welding kept a lot of kids in school.” Growing up, Hollembeak learned the value of hard work by working on his grandfather’s dairy farm. “Kids need to know that success comes from hard work,” he said. They also need to learn to be resilient, to work through problems and come up with a solution. “It’s okay to fail,” he added. “I’ve learned more through failure than from success.” He said he has high expectations for student behavior. In weighing the need for discipline, he considers three factors — safety of students and staff, order within the school, and respect for everyone’s rights. Respect is key, he said. “It’s important to help kids make responsible choices and understand the consequences of their

choices,” he said. Respect is also key when working with staff. As principal, he understands the need to remove as many obstacles as possible, so they can focus on the instruction of kids. In addition to establishing relationships with staff and the school’s 300 or so students, Bryan is looking forward to re-connecting with the community and the high school. The Hollembeak family enjoys hiking, camping, fishing and other outdoor activities. Bryan enjoys cooking for his family; his specialty is Italian cuisine. “I got through college working in an Italian restaurant,” he said. He also relishes the solitude of getting on the tractor at his dad’s ranch. For many spring breaks, he drove from Arizona to Hotchkiss to visit family and relax on the farm. “This is a great place to be and a great place to raise kids,” he said. “I wouldn’t have moved back if I didn’t think so.”

Crawford council offers citizens time to review franchise ordinance BY RANDY SUNDERLAND General Manager

When the Crawford Town Council convened on Wednesday, Aug. 1, they expected to adopt two ordinances — one to renew the franchise agreement with TDS and another to establish a policy for late fees and disconnect/reconnect of water and sewer service. The first seemed routine business as Mayor Wanda Gofforth read Ordinance 4-2018 into the record for a franchise agreement with TDS for the next 10 years with a 3 percent fee to the town. Trustee John Paton then motioned to delay action on the ordinance for 30 days to give the citizens an opportunity to review and comment. Mike Tiedeman seconded the motion. During discussion it was decided to post the wording to the town’s website, and make it available for review at the Crawford Town Hall. The motion was approved. Before moving to the second ordinance, Mayor Gofforth noted the town’s attorney suggested that ordinances be read into the record when introduced, and then have a second reading at the next voting meeting. The mayor then read Ordinance 3-2018 into the record. This deals with late fees and policy for dealing with delinquent water and sewer payments. Public works director Bruce Bair explained that the town charges $5 late fee for water and sewer if not paid by the date stipulated on the bill. If billed a second time, an addi-

tion late fee is added, and after two months the water is disconnected. There is a $50 reconnect fee. A few wording changes were suggested, and the mayor stated the ordinance will be corrected and have another reading at the Aug. 15 work session. The council also heard from Eagle Scout candidates Ozzy and Bam Brewer. The brothers are Boy Scouts living in Crawford and members of the Paonia Boy Scout Troop. Ozzy explained they were working on their Eagle project. Since they lived in Crawford, they decided to ask if the town had any particular needs that could be included in their project. Bruce Bair, noting that the idea came from a resident, suggested a weather shelter for kids waiting for the school bus. He noted the town might donate the materials and the scouts provide the planning and labor to build such a shelter. Another suggested project was for a shade structure where parents could sit and watch as their children played in town park. Bair encouraged the two scouts to work up a plan, and to bring a concept back to council for consideration. Paton motioned the town be willing to work with the scouts on an approved project. It was seconded by Ralph Clark and approved unanimously. The Crawford Town Council meets Aug. 15 for a work session, beginning at 7 p.m.

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Philanthropy Days conference to be held in Delta County Following a successful pitch in July by Delta County community leaders, the 2019 Western Slope Rural Philanthropy Days conference will be held in the North Fork Valley. The conference is scheduled for June 1214. Mikayla Curtis with the Eagle River Youth Coalition, along with Elaine Brett, have been selected as the Western Slope Rural Philanthropy Days (RPD) event cochairs. Beginning later this month they will lead a regional steering committee to begin planning for the conference. Rural Philanthropy Days (RPD) is a statewide program that provides nonprofit leaders the resources needed to lead effective and sustainable organizations. RPD conferences convene nonprofits, funders and local governments to share ideas and develop collaborative opportuni-

ties in order to build the capacity of local organizations and communities to address regional social issues. “We are very excited to host RPD,” said Brett, a retired organization development consultant and Western Slope RPD event co-chair. “It will be the first time the conference will be held in Delta County and we look forward to showing off what makes this place very special to the funders and to our neighbors on the Western Slope. The North Fork Valley is in an interesting transition time and RPD will not only offer a boost to our local economy, it will inspire our nonprofits and our communities to be future-focused. The opportunities for learning and for networking will enhance the way we all operate our organizations.” The Community Resource Center and

Recycle leftover paint on Aug. 23 Not sure what to do with all that leftover and unused paint? PaintCare Colorado is conducting Paint Sweep events in rural Colorado this summer and selected Paonia as one of its drop-off sites. From 2-6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 23, residents can drop their unwanted paint cans off at the Town of Paonia staff parking located in the alleyway behind Town Hall, 214 Grand Avenue. There is no charge for this service. PaintCare accepts latex or oil-based house paints and primers, stains, deck and concrete sealers, and clear finishes such as varnishes and shellac. Containers must have the original manu-

facturer label. PaintCare Colorado does not accept leaking, unlabeled or empty containers, aerosol spray paints, or drum containers larger than five gallons. They also cannot accept hazardous waste or chemicals such as paint thinner, solvents, motor oil, spackle, glue, adhesives, roofing tar, pesticides or cleaning chemicals. Businesses can bring an unlimited amount of latex paint, but there are restrictions on the amount of oil-based paint they can bring. No early drop-offs are accepted and will be considered illegal dumping. Visit www.paintcare. org for more information.

Anschutz Family Foundation, along with local volunteers, coordinate the events in eight rural regions throughout Colorado. The Western Slope region consists of Delta, Eagle, Garfield, Mesa and Pitkin counties. A conference is hosted in each rural region every four years, with the location varying depending on the interest of host communities each cycle. “Sue Anschutz-Rodgers’ vision in creating this program 27 years ago was to get the funders that are primarily based on the Front Range to go to the nonprofits out in the state,” said Abel Wurmnest, executive director of the Anschutz Family Foundation. “Rural Philanthropy Days gives us an opportunity to meet with nonprofits and other local leaders on their home turf to better understand the challenges and needs of the region in order to make the best grants that we can.” For more information about Western Slope Rural Philanthropy Days, please visit www.west ernrpd.org.

Town of Paonia seeks auditing proposals The Town of Paonia is soliciting proposals from qualified public accounting firms for its fiscal years 2018-2020 auditing services. A full packet can be found at www. townofpaonia.com (under “NEWS” tab), or can be requested by emailing paonia@townofpaonia. com. Proposals arriving at Town Hall no later than 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 7, will be considered.

Celebrating Hotchkiss

Photos by Tamie Meck

David Alderdice (center) and the Community Band, performed at the third annual Farm to Fiddle Festival Friday at Creamery Park in Hotchkiss. Folks enjoyed beverages from Leroux Creek Vineyards, Mesa Wind Winery and Big B’s while relaxing in the shade and listening to a variety of artists. Vendors, an art show, door prizes, a rock climbing wall and chickin’ pickin’ bingo rounded out the festivities. The event coincides with the Delta County Fair and Rodeo, and is intended to bring fairgoers downtown to see all that Hotchkiss has to offer.

Photos by Randy Sunderland

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North Fork advocates rally to send message to Zinke According to a release issued by Citizens for a Healthy Community, more than 70 Delta County residents gathered at Poulos Park in Paonia on Friday, Aug 10, to send a clear message to Department of Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke that public lands are the cornerstone to the well-being for the North Fork Valley and the Western Slope. The rally was spurred by Secretary Zinke’s visit that day to Steamboat Springs, where a coalition of conservation groups and businesses organized a Stand for Our Land Rally. Speaking at the Paonia rally were respresentatives of North Fork organizations which combined to compose a letter to Secretary Zinke in support of public lands. They touched on why public lands matter, why they wrote the open letter in support of public lands, and how Secretary Zinke and the Trump Administration were actively

attacking the public lands of the Western Slope. “Over the last year and a half, we have seen a wholesale attack on our public lands through budget cuts, staffing restrictions, new planning rules, and attacks to our National Monuments,” said Alex Johnson, executive director of the Western Slope Conservation Center. “Our community members work hard to engage in local land planning processes, but what are we supposed to do if those processes are shrunk, and even eliminated? It’s time to tell Secretary Zinke that enough is enough.” “Our community expects this administration to listen to local input on leasing of our public lands which will impact future generations,” said Natasha Leger, executive director (interim) of Citizens for a Healthy Community. “With this latest lease sale, our elected officials afforded little public comment and received no

‘consent of the governed’,” said Lesandre Holiday of North Fork Valley Community Rights Advocates. Immediately after the rally, a delegation from the North Fork Valley drove to Steamboat Springs to deliver the letter to Secretary Ryan Zinke from valley organizations, farms, ranches, businesses, and residents. The letter raises concerns about the direction of public lands management under Secretary Zinke at the U.S. Department of Interior — which includes most of the nation’s key public lands agencies. Organizations sending the letter include Citizens for a Healthy Community, The Western Slope Conservation Center, the Colorado Farm & Food Alliance, North Fork Valley Community Rights Advocates, and Valley Organic Growers Association, in addition to more than 40 western Colorado farms, ranches, businesses, and organizations along with dozens of valley residents.

Blue Sage recreates 1920s speakeasy Enjoy the atmosphere of a 1920s speakeasy. The Blue Sage Center for the Arts is hosting this jazzy event Friday, Aug. 17, from 8 till 10 p.m. Music will be provided by the Adam Bodine Trio. Table service will be provided with both cocktails and appetizers available for purchase. The event cost is $15. Guests are encouraged to dress in ‘20s attire. For more information please contact the Blue Sage at 970-527-7253.

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Protesters gather in Paonia

About 70 individuals turned out Friday for the ‘Rally for Our Land’ protest at Poulos Park in Paonia. Protesters were calling for the government and Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke to cease sales of oil and gas leases in the North Fork Valley and protect all public lands for generations to come. Following the protest a contingency traveled to Steamboat Springs to deliver a letter signed by area citizens to Zinke, who spoke last weekend at the annual Steamboat Institute Freedom Conference.

Elsewhere Studios to host Art at Work symposium Elsewhere Studios will host a Symposium of Inspired: Art at Work — showcasing works of local and visiting artists. They will consider the specific yet universal questions: “What is your relationship to this land? How can we create a resilient economy that’s good for the people and the land?” The event takes place Friday through Sunday, Aug. 24-26, at The Paradise Theater, and Blue

Sage Center for the Arts, in Paonia. Event speakers include Robin Kimmerer, author of Braiding Sweetgrass, Woody Tasch of Slow Money on how to put power back into the hands of food growers. Food writer Eugenia Bone on ‘The Microbiome of the Garden,’ Brianne Cohen ‘Climate Justice and Forensic Aesthetics,’ ‘Reading the River,’ by Basia Irland, and public lands advocate Regina Lopez Whiteskunk on sources of inspiration. Disaster to experiPreparedness Opportunities ence the flavors and innovators of the North Fork Fair set for interspersed. Aug. 18 North Fork Valley is an area experiencing in Paonia increased pressure for oil Learn how to be pre- and gas development, and pared for any disaster at also holds the highest per the Disaster Preparedness Fair in Paonia Saturday, Aug. 18. Booths and displays on emergency kits, fire prevention, evacuation preparedness, flood preparedness The Bookcliff, Mount and more will be set up Sopris and South Side at the Paonia Library, 80 conservation districts Samuel Wade Road, from will host “Water Law in 2 to 5 p.m. Detailed information a Nutshell,” from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, Aug. will also be available on 23, at the Rifle Branch Delta County’s Hazard Library, 207 East Avenue. Mitigation Plan. The seminar covers law Register your cell related to water rights phones to be notified of and ditch rights, includlocal emergencies and ing appropriation, perlearn about Delta Coun- fection, use, limitations, ty’s hazard mitigation attributes, abandonment, plan. and enforcement of variThe Disaster Preparedness Fair is sponsored by Delta County Emergency Management in partnership with the Paonia Library, Colorado Division of Fire The Austin Piazzola Prevention and Control, Quintet will perform SatAmerican Red Cross, urday, Aug. 25, at the Delta County Memorial Blue Sage Center for the Hospital, Paonia Fire Arts in Paonia. The conDepartment, Paonia cert begins at 7:30 p.m. Police Department, Delta The group is considCounty Health Depart- ered one of the foremost ment and U.S. Forest tango ensembles in the country, and will presService.

capita of organic farming operations outside of California. Inspired:Art at Work’s art-lens initiative aims to move beyond community divisions, and invites local dialogue on topics related to prosperity and sense of place in the North Fork Valley, health of our watershed, resource use, and neighbors creating resilience. Elsewhere Studios offers time and space for creators of all sorts to make new work. Awarded a grant in 2017 via Colorado’s Arts In Society focus on arts for social action, Inspired: Art at Work is their first dedicated socially engaged art project. Learn more and get tickets at: www.elsewhere studios.org/inspired-artat-work.

Water law seminar offered Aug. 23 ous types of water rights. Seminar presenter Aaron Clay is an attorney at law. Clay grew up in Hotchkiss and was referee for the Colorado Court, Division 4 (Montrose) from 1982-2008. Cost for the seminar is $50 per person and includes lunch. Realtors are eligible for eight continuing education credits. Register online at www. evenbrite.com.

Austin Piazzolla Quintet performs at Blue Sage ent unique arrangements of Astor Piassolla’s nuevo tango works as well as their own compositions. This kicks off the new concert series at the Blue Sage. For series details and tickets visit www. bluesage.org or call 970527-7243.

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Pickin’

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Justin Evan Thompson, center, was the featured ‘6@6’ artist at the Aug. 8 Pickin’ in the Park concert at Paonia Town Park. He was joined by vocalist Melanie Jean, drummer Justin Hess, and guitarist Joshua Dennison. The Charlie Hunter Trio headlines the Aug. 16 Pickin’ series concert at 7 p.m. Taylor Hawk will open at 6 p.m. with six songs, followed by a set by the modern folk quartet, “The Sea The Sea.” Concerts are free and food, drink and kids’ activities are available.

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2018 DELTA COUNTY

FAIR RESULTS

County fair results: Needlework, ceramics NEEDLEWORK AFGHANS Knitted, Other 1st Donna Rohwer 2nd Deborah Guyer 3rd Bev Shiflet Crocheted, Ripple 1st Mary Rister 2nd Mary Eversman 3rd Rena Collins Crocheted, Shell Stitch 1st Wendy Harrah 2nd Bev Shiflet Crocheted, Granny Square 1st Clara Cummings 1st Linda Parks 2nd Katie Sayler 3rd Rena Collins Crocheted, Afghan Stitch 2nd Pam Ballard Crocheted, Navajo 1st Cathy Bennett Crocheted, Original Design 1st Fran Hostetter 2nd Wendy Harrah 3rd Linda Parks Crocheted, Mile a Minute 1st Verda Dent 1st Loydena Hamrick 2nd Donna Rosane 3rd Wendy Harrah COUNTED THREAD EMBROIDERY Cross Stitch, Under 20 Count 1st Jaynie Logan 2nd Dolores Baxter 3rd Anna Alvarado Blackwork, Under 20 Count 3rd Anna Alvarado Other Embroidered Article, Under 20 Count Fabric 1st Jennifer Reed CROCHET Table Scarf or Wall Panel 1st Carol Lamm-Mog 2nd Pam Ballard 3rd Justine Forster Potholders or Dish Cloths 1st Dovie Story 2nd Karen Marty 3rd Loydena Hamrick Doily, Under 16 Inches 1st Dovie Story 2nd Mary Rister Centerpiece, 16 Inches and Over 2nd Cathy Bennett Child’s Clothing, Other Than Sweater 1st Dovie Story 2nd Katie Sayler Infant’s Set or Bunting 1st Katie Sayler 2nd Spring Oswalt Stole, Poncho, Vest, Cape or Shell 1st Mary Vaughn 2nd Pam Ballard 3rd Jodie Clark Sweater 1st Mary Vaughn 2nd Rena Collins Fashion Accessory

1st Fran Hostetter 2nd Elisa Greco 3rd Mary Vaughn Doll Clothes 1st Lois Weinmeister 2nd Spring Oswalt 3rd Mary Rister Toys 1st Fran Hostetter 1st Megan Regenfuss 2nd Stephanie Hanson Pillow Top 3rd Ann Houghton Bedspread or Blanket 1st Loydena Hamrick 2nd Karen Marty 3rd Fran Hostetter Rug 3rd Katie Sayler Household Articles 1st Mary Vaughn 2nd Dovie Story 3rd Diana Hilterbrand Hats 1st Carol Lamm-Mog 2nd Morgan Rister 3rd Waino Tuominen EMBROIDERED SAMPLERS Cross Stitch 1st Dovie Story Mixed Technique 2nd Dovie Story Other Sampler Article 2nd Sally Waldron KNITTING Sweater 1st Kathy Carlson Slippers, Mittens or Socks 1st Marilyn Blanford 2nd Lois Weinmeister 3rd Diana Hilterbrand Fashion Accessory 1st Cheryl Oberle 2nd Bev Shiflet 3rd Diana Hilterbrand Doll Clothes 3rd Diana Hilterbrand Other Hand Knitted Article 2nd Diana Hilterbrand Fulled or Felted Article 1st Elisa Greco 2nd Stephanie Hanson 3rd Diana Hilterbrand Stole, Poncho or Cape 1st Diana Hilterbrand 1st Cheryl Oberle 2nd Mary Vaughn OTHER EMBROIDERY Machine Embroidery, Computerized 1st Sherry Willis 2nd Mary Rister Surface Embroidery, Other 2nd Shari Davis Brazilian Embroidery 1st Della Collins OTHER NEEDLEWORK Hand Appliqué 1st Corrine Thornberry 2nd Trish Tuin 3rd Della Collins Machine Appliqué 1st Trish Tuin 2nd Sherry Willis Plastic Canvas, 2nd Dimensional 3rd Betty Portman Beadwork 2nd Amanda Meredith Any Other 1st Aspen Hilterbrand 1st Carol Lamm-Mog 2nd Mary Rister Machine Embroidery, Non-Computerized 1st Margie Hollembeak 2nd Mildred Kinser QUILTS/WALLHANGINGS Machine Quilted,

Photo by Pat Sunderland

Sherry Cobb and Sharon Perry, representing the Jerry Cobb family and JC Propane, congratulate the 2018-19 fair royalty. Pictured with the Cobb sisters are (from left) 2017-18 princess Annie Wilson, 201718 queen Tess Gore, 2017-18 junior princess Aylin Bayles, 2018-19 junior princess Roan Spencer, 2018-19 princess Electra Lovato and 2018-19 queen Kenda Falkner.

Machine Pieced, Standard 1st Bev Shiflet 2nd Sally Waldron 3rd Gidget Dillingham Machine Quilted, Hand Appliqued, Standard 1st Sally Waldron 2nd Barb Rogers Machine Quilted, Machine Appliqued, Standard 1st Carol Lamm-Mog 2nd Bill Wason 3rd Dianna Ballinger Embellished, Standard 1st Corrine Thornberry 2nd Gidget Dillingham 3rd Carol Lamm-Mog Any Other Wallhanging 1st Trish Tuin HAND QUILTED Hand Quilted, Machine Pieced 2nd Kimberly Rezak Hand Quilted, Hand Pieced 1st Lue Schoonover 2nd Della Collins Hand Quilted, Hand Embroidered 3rd Barbara Murdoch Hand Quilted, Machine Appliqué 1st Sherry Willis MACHINE QUILTED, AMATEUR Machine Longarm Stencil Quilted, Pieced 2nd Sally Waldron Machine Longarm Free Motion Quilted, Pieced 1st Carlotta Gibson 2nd Tia Homedew Machine Longarm Free Motion Quilted, Appliqued 1st Margie Hollembeak Machine Non Longarm Free Motion Quilted, Pieced 1st Bev Shiflet 2nd Margie Hollembeak Machine Non Longarm Free Motion Quilted, Embroidered 1st Margaret Osborn 2nd Barb Rogers Machine Non Longarm Free Motion Quilted, Appliqued 1st Bill Wason 2nd Susan Newcomb Machine Computerized Quilted, Pieced Knitted Sweater 1st Theresa Rankin 2nd Sally Waldron By Kathy Carlson 3rd Margie Hollembeak Machine Computerized Quilted, Appliqued 1st Theresa Rankin Machine Quilted, Hand Appliqued, Any Method 1st Susan Newcomb 2nd Theresa Rankin Machine Quilted, Any Other Method 1st Barb Rogers 2nd Bill Wason 3rd Lori Vaught Beginner, First Quilt 1st Emma Hollembeak 3rd LeAnn Duncan MACHINE QUILTED, PROFESSIONAL Machine Longarm Stencil Quilted, Pieced 1st Wanda Gofforth 2nd Leanna James Machine Longarm Free Motion Quilted, Pieced 1st Kimberly Rezak 2nd Trudy Wason 3rd Michelle Jacketta Machine Longarm Free Motion Quilted, Embroidered 2nd Betty Henderson Photo by Pat Sunderland Machine Longarm Free Motion Corinne Thornberry combined quilting and embroi- Quilted, Appliqued dery to create this prize-winning entry. 1st S&B Quilters Guild

Machine Non Longarm Free Motion Quilted, Pieced 1st Trudy Wason Machine Computerized Quilted, Pieced 1st Trudy Wason 2nd Sharon Schmidt 3rd Michelle Meyers Machine Quilted, Any Method, Beginner 1st Cally Gallegos QUILTS, OTHER TECHNIQUES AND ITEMS Embellished Quilt or Item 3rd Carol Lamm-Mog Painted or Colored Fabric Quilt or Item 1st Barb Rogers Paper Pieced Quilt or Item 1st Barb Rogers 2nd Trudy Wason 3rd Tammy Marty Rag Quilt or Item 1st Henry Hollembeak 3rd Dovie Story Group Quilt or Item 2nd Mildred Kinser 3rd Loydena Hamrick Bags 1st Margaret Osborn 2nd Corrine Thornberry 3rd Trish Tuin Placemats, Tablerunners 1st Sherry Willis 2nd Wanda Gofforth 3rd Kathy Carlson Pot Holders 1st Bev Shiflet Clothing Article 1st Corrine Thornberry 2nd Marilyn Blanford 3rd Karla Nolte Quilt As You Go 1st Wanda Gofforth SEWING Girl’s Dress 1st Aspen Hilterbrand Skirt 1st Susan Dickson 1st Megan Regenfuss 2nd Aspen Hilterbrand Shirt, Child or Adult 1st Tia Homedew 1st Nikki Minch Adult’s Ensemble

1st Cheryl Oberle 1st Sarah Smith Child’s Ensemble 1st Rebecca Walton Vest 2nd Susan Dickson Pillow 1st Megan Regenfuss 1st Trish Tuin 2nd Trudy Wason 3rd Mary Rister Apron 1st McKinley Bejarann 1st Sherry Willis 2nd Carol Lamm-Mog 3rd Loydena Hamrick Sewn Stuffed Toy 1st Megan Regenfuss Bag or Tote 1st Marilyn Blanford 1st Megan Regenfuss 2nd Bev Shiflet 3rd Sherry Willis Backpack 1st Jaden Harrison Purse 2nd Tawanaka Edwards Other Sewn Clothing Article 1st Mary Rister 2nd Susan Dickson 3rd Susan Caven Other Sewn Non Clothing Article 1st Margie Hollembeak 1st Ryer Roberts 2nd Joseph Hollembeak 2nd Susan Newcomb 3rd Elisa Greco Embellished Clothing Article 1st Susan Dickson STAMPED EMBROIDERY Pictures Under 14 Inches 1st Theresa Rankin Scarf, Doily, Vanity or Buffet Set 2nd Laurene Lewis Table Scarf, Tablecloth or Placemat Set 1st Della Collins Pillow Slips 1st Dovie Story 2nd Betty Henderson Tea Towels 1st Margaret Osborn Clothing Article 1st Dovie Story Other Embroidered Article

2nd Barbara Murdoch Grand Champion of Quilt Division Emma Hollembeak Reserve Grand Champion of Quilt Division S&B Quilters Guild Henry Hollembeak Judge’s Choice of Needlework Sharon Schmidt Aspen Hilterbrand Della Collins Grand Champion of Needlework - Youth Tia Homedew Reserve Grand Champion of Needlework - Youth Clara Cummings Champion of Sewing Rebecca Watson CERAMICS FIRED FINISHES Cover Coat, Professional 1st Lou Ann McCay Cover Coat, Student 10 and Under 1st Kayla Lubin Glazes, Student 11-14 1st Izzi Houseweart 2nd Cece Houseweart Specialty Glazes, Student 11-14 2nd Megan Regenfuss Glazes, Student 15-18 2nd Meg Schatte OTHER Hand Molded, Student 11-14 1st Megan Regenfuss UNFIRED FINISHES Dry Brushing, Amateur 1st Kelly Lubin 1st Patricia Ruble Stains, Professional 1st Lou Ann McCay Dry Brushing, Student 10 and Under 1st Tia Homedew Antiquing, Student 11-14 1st Gracelynn Lubin Dry Brushing, Student 11-14 1st Gracelynn Lubin

Photo by Pat Sunderland

Wyatt Hamilton went the full eight seconds during the ﬁrst round of bull riding competition at the Friday night rodeo.

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DELTA COUNTY FAIR

Delta County Independent

County fair results: Art, photos, crafts

Kaylee Simpson’s Art Overall Judge’s Choice for Student ART ABSTRACT Student - ages 10 and under 1st Landan Chapin 1st Colin Pizey 2nd Owen Pizey 2nd Loni Bell 3rd Paxton Bell 3rd Landan Chapin Amateur 1st Thom Mog 2nd Amanda Chapin Professional 1st Mandy Cotten Student - ages 11-14 1st Kaylee Simpson 2nd Ella Stoner Student - ages 15-18 1st Grace Deck ANIMAL WILDLIFE Student - ages 10 and under 1st Gabe Arciniegas 2nd Ryaunna Rhoades 3rd Memphis Enzer 3rd Clay Hollembeak 3rd Clay Hollembeak 3rd Owen Pizey Student - ages 11-14 1st Megan Regenfuss 1st Cece Houseweart 2nd Ella Byram 3rd Grace Ware 3rd Larissa Cotten 3rd Ella Stoner 3rd Mitchell Finlayson 3rd Emily Rodriguez 3rd Hannah Rodriguez Student - ages 15-18 1st Grace Deck 2nd Meg Schatte 2nd Isabella Spano

Amateur 1st Janet Brackin 2nd Janet Brackin 3rd Ruthanna McFarlane Non-Professional 1st Cheryl Brown 2nd Bev Shiflet 3rd Lynn Brgoch Professional 1st Gary Oberle ARCHITECTURE Student - ages 10 and under 1st Tanner Homedew Student - ages 15-18 1st Grace Deck Professional 1st Gary Oberle LANDSCAPE Student - ages 10 and under 1st Violet Enzer 2nd Colin Pizey 3rd Violet Enzer Student - ages 11-14 1st Megan Regenfuss 2nd Ella Byram Non Professional 1st Lynn Brgoch 2nd Cheryl Brown Professional 1st Mandy Cotten PORTRAIT/FIGURE Student - 10 and under 1st Paxton Bell Student - ages 11-14 1st Megan Regenfuss 2nd Larissa Cotten 3rd Grace Ware Student - ages 15-18 1st Grace Hatheway 2nd Grace Hatheway

Diane St. Peter’s Photograph Overall Judge’s Choice - Adult

Sculptures

Amateur 1st Carol Lamm-Mog 2nd Thom Mog Non-Professional 1st Cheryl Brown Professional 1st Gary Oberle SCULPTURE Student - ages 10 and under 1st Paxton Bell 2nd Paxton Bell Amateur 1st Bev Shiflet Professional 1st Lynn Brgoch 1st John Gilbert STILL LIFE/FLORAL Student - ages 10 and under 1st Rafe Arciniegas 2nd Violet Enzer 2nd Tia Homedew 3rd Paxton Bell Student - ages 11-14 1st Megan Regenfuss 2nd Joseph Hollembeak 3rd Jaden Harrison 3rd Myea Morales Student - ages 15-18 1st Grace Deck Non-Professional 1st Cheryl Brown PHOTOGRAPHY ABSTRACT Student - ages 10 and under 1st Ryaunna Rhoades Student - ages 11-14 2nd Elizabeth Cooper Student - ages 15-18 1st Nevaeh Wilkerson 2nd Travis Rankin Amateur 1st Marla Bishop Non-Professional 2nd Abigail Hilty Professional 1st Jaquita Watters ANIMAL/WILDLIFE Student - ages 10 and under 1st Ryaunna Rhoades Student - ages 11-14 1st Elizabeth Cooper 2nd Mitchell Finlayson Student - ages 15-18 1st Travis Rankin 2nd Grace Deck Amateur 1st Janell Oberheu 2nd Amanda Meredith 2nd Brittany Haining 3rd Janet Brackin 3rd Chad Lloyd 3rd Ruthanna McFarlane Non-Professional 1st Brian Matus 2nd Abigail Hilty 2nd Amanda Meredith 3rd Tincy Von Atzingen Professional 1st Diane St. Peter 2nd Jaquita Watters ARCHITECTURE Student - ages 10 and under 2nd J.C. Vela Student - ages 11-14 2nd Gavin Finlayson Student - ages 15-18 1st Hannah Hatheway Non-Professional 1st Nancy Horning 2nd Karen Lacey Amateur 1st Mary Hyke 2nd Kris Stewart 3rd Kris Stewart LANDSCAPE Student - ages 10 and under 1st J.C. Vela 2nd Ryaunna Rhoades Student - ages 11-14 1st Gavin Finlayson 2nd Mitchell Finlayson 2nd Hannah Hatheway 2nd Elizabeth Cooper 3rd Mitchell Finlayson 3rd Julianna Kribbs 3rd Izzi Houseweart 3rd Gavin Finlayson Student - ages 15-18 1st Morgan Rister 2nd Hannah Hatheway 3rd Alyssa Bayles Amateur 1st Janell Oberheu 2nd Wendy Simpson 2nd Trish Tuin 3rd Lily Koile Non-Professional 1st Karen Lacey 2nd Brian Matus 3rd Nancy Horning Professional 1st Jaquita Watters 2nd Diane St. Peter PORTRAIT/FIGURE Student - ages 15-18 1st Hannah Hatheway

Amateur 1st Trish Tuin 2nd Chad Lloyd 3rd Janell Oberheu Non-Professional 1st Abby Ruble 2nd Karen Lacey Professional 1st Trey Gronenthal 2nd Diane St. Peter STILL LIFE/FLORAL Student - ages 10 and under 2nd Ian VanHorn Student - ages 11-14 1st Elizabeth Cooper Student - ages 15-18 1st Jenna Regenfuss 2nd Grace Hatheway 3rd Jenna Regenfuss 3rd Nevaeh Wilkerson Amateur 1st Lee Collins 2nd Trish Tuin 3rd Amy Bell 3rd Amanda Meredith Non-Professional 1st Nancy Horning 2nd Nancy Horning Professional 1st Diane St. Peter

Photo by Pat Sunderland

Van Tuin’s Wood Entry Judge’s Choice - Adult Craft

ART Overall Judge’s Choice - Student Kaylee Simpson Elizabeth Cooper Dorothy Garber Award Megan Regenfuss PHOTOGRAPHY Overall Judge’s Choice - Adult Diane St. Peter CRAFTS DOLLS Period Doll With Clothes 1st Flora Lovelace Other 1st Mary Rister HANDICRAFT Hat, Other than Leather, Crochet or Knit 1st Elisa Greco Beaded Jewelry 1st Kanon Andregg 1st Emeli Caldwell 1st Cody Pagone 1st Jessi Ruble 1st Rylee Spencer 2nd Kelty Andregg 2nd Trenton Andregg 2nd Ava Caldwell 2nd Emily Rodriguez Other Jewelry 1st Kelty Andregg 1st Janice Cooper 1st Hannah Rodriguez 1st Rylee Spencer 2nd Cody Pagone 2nd Emily Rodriguez 3rd Mary Rister Metal Article 1st Tristan Andregg Wood Carving 1st John Gilbert 1st Len Johnson 2nd George Shiflet Novelty Wood Article 1st Roger Condit 1st Memphis Enzer 1st Len Johnson 3rd Emma Cummings Rock Article 1st Traci Sundquist 1st Judy Anderson Soft Toy, Not a Doll 1st Wesley Hutchins 1st Megan Regenfuss 1st Donna Rosane

Memphis Enzer’s Novelty Wood Article Judge’s Choice - Junior Craft Stained Glass, Foiled, Small 1st Trenton Andregg 1st Janice Cooper Tole Painting 1st Michael Hilty 2nd Janet Brackin 3rd Nancy Horning Christmas Decorations 1st Kanon Andregg 1st Mary Hyke 2nd Mary Rister 2nd Rylee Spencer Other Holiday Decorations 1st Emily Rodriguez Party Decorations 1st Kelty Andregg 1st Cody Pagone 2nd Emeli Caldwell 2nd Jessi Ruble Ecology Special Project 1st Paonia Care Center & Rehab 1st Lupe Mendoza 1st Mary Vaughn 2nd Elisa Greco 2nd Wesley Hutchins Novelty Article of Original Design 1st Mary Vaughn 2nd Nancy Horning 2nd Betty Portman Dried Arrangement 2nd Mary Hyke Wreaths/Swags 2nd Mary Hyke 2nd Ruthanna McFarlane Mosaic 1st Hannah Rodriguez 1st Alicia Schoborg Models 1st Paxton Bell 1st Joseph Byram

2nd Alex Burruss Garden Sculptures 2nd Ava Caldwell Baskets 1st Jeri MacTaggart Other, Not Listed 1st Roger Condit 1st Clara Cummings 1st Mitchell Gronenthal 1st Loydena Hamrick 1st Grace Hatheway 1st Ryaunna Rhoades 1st Mary Rister 2nd Blake Homedew Magnet 1st Kanon Andregg 1st Trenton Andregg 1st Ava Caldwell 1st Jessi Ruble 2nd Emeli Caldwell 2nd Hannah Rodriguez Handmade Piece of Furniture 1st Jerry Adams 1st Dennis Marty 2nd Michael Hilty Accessory (Lamp, Bookends, Clock) 1st Gif Hoyer 2nd Michael Hilty 2nd Mary Rister Other, Not Listed 1st Janice Cooper 1st Lisa Heinritz 1st Van Tuin Judge’s Choice Crafts - Junior Memphis Enzer Judge’s Choice Crafts - Adult Van Tuin Judge’s Choice Best Overall Doll Flora Lovelace

Photo by Emy Lynn Roque Cisneros

Three of the ﬁve Alpaca Show contestants line up to hear the results: (from left) Tori with Bunny, Sophie with Snowball and Winnie with Paquita.

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DELTA COUNTY FAIR

Delta County Independent

Wednesday, August 15, 2018

County fair results: Agriculture, pantry Peppers, Bell 1 Stevie Lynn Johnson Peppers, Jalapeño 1 Stevie Lynn Johnson 2 Mary Pfalzgraff Peppers, Sweet 1 Mary Pfalzgraff Potatoes, Red 3 George Shiflet Potatoes, White Russet 1 George Shiflet Potatoes, White Smooth Skin 2 Stevie Lynn Johnson Pumpkin, Pie (Small) 1 Stevie Lynn Johnson 1 Brian Matus Rhubarb, Green 1 Gavin Finlayson 2 Abigail Hilty 3 Nancy Horning Rhubarb, Red 1 Gavin Finlayson 1 George Shiflet Squash, Crookneck 2 Rod Porteus Squash, Spaghetti 1 Pat Bennett Squash, Straightneck 1 Gini McNair 2 Heidi Berger 2 Chelsie Doolin 3 Stevie Lynn Johnson Squash, Zucchini 1 John Forster 2 Janelle Christie Photo by Tamie Meck 2 Gini McNair Delta County Fair horticulture judge Bob Eckels 3 Heidi Berger takes a good sniff of a chocolate mint entry dur- Swiss Chard, Red Heidi Berger ing judging of culinary herbs at Heritage Hall last 1 2 Rod Porteus Wednesday. An Advanced Master Gardener with 3 George Shiflet CSU Extension Tri River Area, Eckels said unifor- Swiss Chard, White mity is among his top criteria in considering which 1 George Shiflet 2 Caroline Gilliland entry will get the blue ribbon. 3 Heidi Berger Tomatoes, Cherry AGRICULTURE 1 Gavin Finlayson HERBS 1 Tincy Von Atzingen Basil 3 Judy Anderson Tincy Von Atzingen 1 Tomatoes, Green 2 Carlotta Gibson 2 Gavin Finlayson Chives 3 Stevie Lynn Johnson 1 Tincy Von Atzingen Tomatoes, Other 2 Mary Stahl 3 Heidi Berger Chives, garlic 3 Stevie Lynn Johnson 1 Heidi Berger Tomatoes, Red 1 Gavin Finlayson 2 Mary Stahl 1 Luanne Tarbell 3 Gavin Finlayson 2 Janice Cooper Cilantro 3 Stevie Lynn Johnson Pat Bennett 2 3 Tincy Von Atzingen Dill Heidi Berger’s Turnips 1 Stevie Lynn Johnson Oddest Squash 1 Caroline Gilliland 1 Gini McNair 2 Rod Porteus 2 Caroline Gilliland Watermelon Fennel ROOTS AND VEGETABLES 1 Mia Cowan 2 Heidi Berger Arugula Any Other Item Lavender 3 Gini McNair 1 Gigi Deegan 2 Tincy Von Atzingen Beans, Green Snap 2 Heidi Berger Lemon Balm 1 Pat Bennett 3 Caroline Gilliland 2 George Shiflet 2 Stevie Lynn Johnson Mint, Chocolate 2 Tami Kropp Judge’s Choice - Junior Division 1 Gavin Finlayson Beets, Table Stevie Lynn Johnson 2 Gigi Deegan 1 Gini McNair Helen Kramer Mint, Peppermint 2 Pat Bennett Memorial Award 1 Gavin Finlayson 2 Janelle Christie Hazel Kalland 1 Mary Stahl Cabbage, Red Mint, Spearmint 1 Pat Bennett PANTRY STORE 1 Stevie Lynn Johnson Cabbage, White BAKED GOODS 2 Gavin Finlayson 2 Pat Bennett Fruit Pie 2 George Shiflet Carrots 1st Bev Shiflet Oregano 3 Heidi Berger 2nd Georgeann Heinle Susie Coombe 2 Carrots, Baby 3rd Rena Collins Parsley, Curly 1 Pat Bennett No Bake Pie 2 George Shiflet 1 Stevie Lynn Johnson 1st Rena Collins Parsley, Flat Leaf 2 Heidi Berger Cobbler, Any Fruit 1 John Forster Carrots, Table 1st Judy Anderson 2 Caroline Gilliland 1 Pat Bennett Decorated Cake/Youth Occasion Rosemary 1 Stevie Lynn Johnson 1st Ruthanna McFarlane 1 Susie Coombe 2 Heidi Berger Novelty Cake 2 Tincy Von Atzingen Cucumbers, Pickling 1st Ryaunna Rhoades Sage 1 Stevie Lynn Johnson 1st Tincy Von Atzingen Heidi Berger 1 3 Caroline Gilliland Boxed Cake Mix Cake, Iced Thyme Cucumbers, Table 1st Rod Porteus 1 Tincy Von Atzingen 1 Stevie Lynn Johnson Cheesecake, Traditional 2 Susie Coombe 3 Rod Porteus 1st Judy Anderson Calendula Garlic, Hardneck Cheesecake, Cream Cheese George Shiflet 2 1 Luanne Tarbell 1st Cheryl Brown Echinacea 2 John Forster Any Other Cake 1 Stevie Lynn Johnson 3 Tincy Von Atzingen 1st Spring Oswalt 2 George Shiflet Garlic, Softneck Cupcakes Yarrow 1 Janelle Christie 1st Katie Sayler 1 John Forster 2 Mary Pfalzgraff Dropped Choc. Chip Cookies 2 Gavin Finlayson Kohlrabi 1st Holly Audin 3 George Shiflet 2 Heidi Berger 1st Barbara Roberts Any Other Medicinal Herb Lettuce, Loose Leaf 2nd Katie Sayler 1 Hazel Kalland 1 Gini McNair 3rd Bev Shiflet 2 George Shiflet 2 George Shiflet Dropped Oatmeal Cookies LARGEST AND ODDEST Onions, Red Sweet Spanish 1st Bev Shiflet PRODUCE 2 Stevie Lynn Johnson 2nd Judy Anderson Oddest Vegetable 3 Gene Dent Dropped Sugar Cookies 1 Stevie Lynn Johnson Onions, White Sweet Spanish 1st Bev Shiflet 1 Eva Stoner 2 Stevie Lynn Johnson Dropped Fruit Cookies 2 Loni Bell 3 John Forster 1st Bev Shiflet Oddest Carrot Onions, Yellow Sweet Spanish Dropped Nut Cookies 2 Stevie Lynn Johnson 1 Pat Bennett 1st Bev Shiflet 3 Gene Dent Oddest Squash Ginger Cookies, Peppers, Anaheim 1 Heidi Berger 1st Verda Dent 1 Stevie Lynn Johnson Largest Zucchini 2nd Bev Shiflet 1 Mary Pfalzgraff 1 Stevie Lynn Johnson 3rd Heidi Berger Peppers, Any Other 1 Rod Porteus Any Other Dropped Cookie 1 Stevie Lynn Johnson 2 Heidi Berger 1st Jynae Scott 1 Tami Kropp Largest Yellow Crookneck Squash 1st Bev Shiflet 3 Gigi Deegan 1 Heidi Berger 2nd Heidi Berger Peppers, Banana 1 Stevie Lynn Johnson 3rd Patricia Ruble 1 Caroline Gilliland 2 Rod Porteus Sandwich Cookies 1 Stevie Lynn Johnson Largest Vegetable, Not Listed 1st Katie Sayler 3 Nancy Horning 1 Gavin Finlayson

Macaroons 1st Bev Shiflet Peanut Butter Cookies 1st Heidi Berger 1st Rod Porteus 1st Bev Shiflet No Bake Cookies 1st Angie Irwin 1st Karen Lacey 2nd Nancy Horning 3rd Nancy Horning Molded Cookies 1st Bev Shiflet Bar Cookies, Any Type 1st Ryaunna Rhoades 1st Bev Shiflet 2nd Judy Anderson 3rd Heidi Berger Other Fancy Cookies 1st Bev Shiflet 2nd Gif Hoyer Any Other Cookies 1st Bev Shiflet 2nd Georgeann Heinle 3rd Nancy Horning Brownies 1st Karen Lacey CANDIES Peanut Brittle 1st Rena Collins Caramels 1st Barbara Youngwirth Toffee 1st Barbara Youngwirth 2nd Rena Collins Any Other Candy 1st Barbara Youngwirth DRIED FOODS Dried Fruit 1st Marsha Grant FUN WITH FOOD Most Unique Entry in Canning 1st Jeannette Homedew 1st Ruthanna McFarlane Most Unique Baked Entry 1st Porsche Triantos GLUTEN FREE Gluten Free Quick Bread 1st Jennifer McPherson Gluten Free Rolls 1st Kimberly Rezak Pie with Gluten Free Crust 1st Don Grant Gluten Free Cookies 1st Susie Coombe Gluten Free Any Other 1st Susie Coombe HOMEMADE HONEY One Jar Honey, Unflavored 1st Wayne Moore One Jar Honey, Chunk 1st Wayne Moore One Jar Honey, Comb 1st Wayne Moore HOMEMADE SOAP Homemade Soap 1st Kimberly Rezak Liquid Soap 2nd Jeri MacTaggart Lotion 1st Jeri MacTaggart Essential Oil 1st Jeri MacTaggart JAMS, JELLIES AND BUTTERS Cherry Jelly, With Pectin 1st Beth Suppes Other Jelly, with Pectin 1st Beth Suppes Sugar Free or Low Sugar Jelly with Pectin 2nd Luanne Tarbell Preserves 1st Tincy Von Atzingen Marmalade 1st Cheryl Oberle 2nd Jennifer McPherson Fruit Butter 1st Jami Taylor Jam, Combination of Fruits without Pectin 1st Bev Shiflet Other Jam, without Pectin 1st Marsha Grant 2nd Tim Reed Apricot Jam, with Pectin 2nd Gigi Deegan Peach Jam, with Pectin 1st Heidi Berger 2nd Gigi Deegan 3rd Jeri MacTaggart Raspberry Jam, with Pectin 1st Jeri MacTaggart 2nd Abby Ruble Strawberry Jam, with Pectin 1st Gigi Deegan Plum Jam, with Pectin 1st Jeri MacTaggart Jam, Combination of Fruits with Pectin 1st Susie Coombe 2nd John Forster 2nd Nancy Horning Other Jam, with Pectin 1st Nancy Horning 2nd Johnnie Hicks 2nd Nancy Horning Non-Fruit Jam 1st Jennifer McPherson Low Sugar or Sugar Free Jam 1st Luanne Tarbell 2nd Cathy Bennett PICKLES, RELISHES, SALSAS Dill Pickles 1st Rena Collins 2nd Susan Pagano Kosher Dill Pickles 1st Gini McNair

Bev Shiﬂet’s pantry entries earned the highest number of quality points and the Mayme Louise Ruble Memorial Ribbon. 2nd Rena Collins Bread and Butter Pickles 1st Karen Marty 2nd Gigi Deegan 3rd Nancy Horning Pickled Beets 1st Jeri MacTaggart 2nd Susan Pagano Pickled Beans 1st Jeri MacTaggart 2nd Michael Hilty Other Pickled Item 1st Gini McNair Chutney 1st Susie Coombe Relish 1st Jeri MacTaggart 2nd Marsha Grant 3rd Cheryl Brown Vinegar 1st Gene Dent Red Salsa 1st Abby Ruble 2nd Bev Shiflet 3rd Jeri MacTaggart Green Tomato Salsa 1st Nancy Horning Jalapeños 1st Nancy Horning Other Jalapeños 1st Abby Ruble Other Spicy or Hot Item 1st Jeri MacTaggart 3rd Michelle Pagone Other Peppers 1st Jeri MacTaggart PRESERVED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES Fruit Pie Filling 1st Nancy Horning Green Beans 1st Jeri MacTaggart 2nd Rena Collins Corn 1st Rena Collins 2nd Jeri MacTaggart 3rd Abby Ruble Other Vegetable 1st Jeri MacTaggart Red Tomatoes 1st Bev Shiflet 2nd Gini McNair 3rd Rena Collins Tomato Juice 1st Luanne Tarbell 2nd Gini McNair Spaghetti Sauce 1st Jeri MacTaggart 1st Michelle Pagone Other Tomato Based Sauce 1st Jeri MacTaggart Canned Meat 1st Jeri MacTaggart QUICK BREADS Baking Powder Biscuits 1st Tanner Homedew 1st Bev Shiflet Muffins, Any Type 1st Bev Shiflet 2nd Patricia Ruble Banana Bread, Without Nuts 1st Bev Shiflet 2nd Rena Collins

Banana Bread, With Nuts 1st Rena Collins 2nd Gigi Deegan 3rd Amanda Collins Pumpkin Bread, Without Nuts 1st Bev Shiflet Pumpkin Bread, With Nuts 1st Gigi Deegan Other Fruit Bread 1st Nancy Horning Zucchini Bread 1st Blake Homedew 1st Bev Shiflet 2nd Heidi Berger Coffee Cake 1st Bev Shiflet Any Other Quick Bread 1st Amanda Collins WINES, BEERS AND MEAD One Bottle Red Wine, Dry 1st Don Grant One Bottle White Wine, Dry 1st Don Grant YEAST BREADS Loaf White Bread 1st Marilyn Blanford 2nd Bev Shiflet Loaf Whole Wheat Blend Bread 1st Jim Cazer 2nd Amanda Collins Loaf of Other Bread 1st Barbara Roberts 2nd Jim Cazer Plain Rolls 1st Bev Shiflet Whole Wheat Rolls 1st Kimberly Rezak Rolls, Other Flour 1st Barbara Roberts Any Other Rolls 1st Bev Shiflet Sweet Rolls 1st Verda Dent 2nd Marilyn Blanford 3rd Bev Shiflet Foreign Bread 1st Jim Cazer Judge’s Choice - Junior Division Tanner Homedew Judge’s Choice - Adult Division Gene Dent • Jennifer McPherson Judge’s Choice - Wine Don Grant Mayme Louise Ruble Memorial Ribbon Bev Shiflet

FLOWER RESULTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AT PRESS TIME AND WILL BE PUBLISHED IN NEXT WEEK’S EDITION

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Delta County Libraries’ booth at the county fair gave children the opportunity to get creative with paint and markers in the air-conditioned Heritage Hall.

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DELTA COUNTY FAIR

Delta County Independent

County fair results: Shooting, general 4-H BLACK POWDER MUZZLELOADING Traditional Sight - Junior 2nd Johnny Gibson 4-H Hot Shots Traditional Sight - Intermediate 1st Ryan Gibson 4-H Hot Shots SHOTGUN Junior 2nd Nolan Hanson Best of the West Intermediate 1st Ryan Gibson 4-H Hot Shots 2nd Dawson Morgan Bell Creek Buckaroos 3rd Keaton Sanders Best of the West Senior 1st Grace Hall New Pride of the Valley WESTERN HERITAGE Intermediate Individual 1st Dawson Morgan Bell Creek Buckaroos 2nd Ryan Gibson 4-H Hot Shots Senior Individual Austin Germann Git-R-Done Photo by Kaylee Dunham 1st

Reserve champion Grand champion Reserve champion Grand champion Reserve champion Reserve champion Grand champion Reserve champion Grand champion

George Baier reminds participants of the July 21 4-H GENERAL EXHIBITS fair shoot of the safety guidelines that are a core ARTISTIC CLOTHING piece of 4-H shooting sports. Decorate Your Duds, Intermediate .22 CALIBER PISTOL Intermediate 1st Keaton Sanders Best of the West Grand champion 2nd Austin Nelson Hot Shots Reserve champion Senior 1st Austin Germann Git-R-Done Grand champion .22 CALIBER RIFLE 50-Foot Hunt - Junior 1st Donny Gibson 4-H Hot Shots Grand champion 2nd Trevor Nicholson 4-H Hot Shots Reserve champion 3rd Brendyn Worth 4-H Hot Shots 4th Levi Morgan Bell Creek Buckaroos 5th Isabelle Hall New Pride of the Valley 50-Foot Hunt - Intermediate 1st Brianna Hall New Pride of the Valley Grand champion 50-Foot Hunt - Senior 1st Austin Germann Git-R-Done Grand champion 50-Foot Sporter, 4 Position - Junior 1st Paige Holder 4-H Hot Shots Grand champion 2nd Gage Adam Bell Creek Buckaroos Reserve champion 50-Foot Sporter, 4 Position - Intermediate 1st John Dexter New Pride of the Valley Grand champion 50-Foot Sporter, 4 Position - Senior 1st Austin Germann Git-R-Done Grand champion .22 Caliber Rifle Scope - Junior 1st Wylee Lorimor 4-H Hot Shots Grand champion 2nd Chayton Falkner Rocky Mountain 4-H Reserve champion .22 Caliber Rifle Scope - Intermediate 1st Austin Nelson 4-H Hot Shots Grand champion .22 Caliber Rifle Scope - Senior 1st Grace Hall New Pride of the Valley Grand champion AIR RIFLE Utility Category - 25 Foot - Junior 1st Johnny Gibson 4-H Hot Shots Grand champion 2nd Donny Gibson 4-H Hot Shots Reserve champion ARCHERY Compound Unlimited - Junior 1 1st Brianna Hall New Pride of the Valley Grand champion 2nd Kiera Tyler Best of the West Reserve champion 3rd Amberlyn Abbott 4-H Hot Shots 4th Marcos Camacho North Fork Mavericks 5th Zoey Duncan North Fork Mavericks Compound Unlimited - Senior 1st Sierra Nelson 4-H Hot Shots Grand champion 2nd Bailey Rogers Best of the West Reserve champion 2nd Jaycie Duncan North Fork Mavericks Compound Limited - Junior 1st McKenzie Proctor Git-R-Done Grand champion 2nd Zoey Duncan North Fork Mavericks Reserve champion 3rd Charles Miller Crawford Pioneers 4th Annie Wilson North Fork Mavericks 5th Wylee Lorimor 4-H Hot Shots Compound Limited - Senior 1st Morgan Miller Crawford Pioneers Grand champion 2nd Kaiya Firor North Fork Mavericks Reserve champion 3rd Grace Hall New Pride of the Valley 4th Jaycie Duncan North Fork Mavericks Recurve/Longbow Limited - Junior 1st Cody Phillips Best of the West Grand champion 2nd Charlie Miller Valley View Showmen Reserve champion Recurve/Longbow Limited - Senior 1st Kaiya Firor North Fork Mavericks Grand champion

1st Zoey Duncan North Fork Mavericks Grand champion Artistic Clothing, Decorate Your Duds, Combined 2nd Anysia Hovel New Pride of the Valley CAKE DECORATING Unit 4, Junior 1st Brylee Bush New Pride of the Valley Grand champion 2nd Jaycee Christie Unit 5, Intermediate 1st Brianna Hall New Pride of the Valley Unit 3, Intermediate 1st Anika Hovel Reserve champion Unit 1, Junior 3rd Aaliyah Huberd Surface Creek Wranglers Unit 3, Senior 1st Baili Hulet New Pride of the Valley Grand champion Unit 1, Intermediate 1st Ivary Lorimor 2nd Kyra Johnson Git-R-Done Unit 7, Intermediate 1st Bailey Miller Crawford Pioneers Grand champion Unit 1, Junior 1st Kiera Stroh Surface Creek Wranglers Reserve champion 2nd Emmalynn Prosser Surface Creek Wranglers CERAMICS Unfired Finishes, Junior 1st Gracelynn Lubin Mt. Lamborn Grand champion CLOTHING CONSTRUCTION Beginning Clothing, Junior 1st Tia Homedew Mt. Lamborn Grand champion 2nd Kaylee Simpson Bell Creek Buckaroos FOODS AND NUTRITION Cooking, No Bake Bars, Junior 1st Cassidy Ballard New Pride of the Valley Grand champion GARDENING See Them Sprout, Junior Peyton Wood Git-R-Done HERITAGE ARTS Quilting, Unit 4, Intermediate 1st Lottie Hollembeak Rocky Mountain 4-H Grand champion Quilting, Unit 1, Junior 1st Tia Homedew Mt. Lamborn Grand champion LEATHERCRAFT Individual Skills for Older Members, Senior 1st Andrew Harris 4-H Hot Shots Grand champion 1st Charley Perkins Best of the West Reserve champion 2nd Shoshana Vigil Prairie Rangers Introduction to Leathercraft and Stamping, Junior 1st Cody Brack New Pride of the Valley Grand champion Advanced Leather Carving, Intermediate 1st Henry Hollembeak Rocky Mountain 4-H Grand champion Leather Carving, Senior 1st Jesse Miller Crawford Pioneers Grand champion ROCKETRY Introduction to Rocketry, Junior 1st Brayden Lorimor 4-H Hot Shots Grand champion OUTDOOR ADVENTURE Hiking Trails, Senior 1st Andrew Harris 4-H Hot Shots Grand champion PHOTOGRAPHY Focus on Photography, Unit 1, Intermediate 1st Ryetta Davis New Pride of the Valley Grand champion 2nd Elizabeth Galley Ridgerunners Mastering Photography, Unit 3, Intermediate 1st Addison Neal Rocky Mountain 4-H Reserve champion SCRAPBOOKING Scrapbook Album, Junior 1st Kalli Haining 4-H Hot Shots Grand champion SHOOTING SPORTS Archery Stand Alone, Intermediate 1st Marcos Camacho North Fork Mavericks Grand champion 2nd Brianna Hall New Pride of the Valley Reserve champion .22 Rifle Stand Alone, Senior 1st Grace Hall New Pride of the Valley Grand champion .22 Rifle Stand Alone, Junior 1st Isabelle Hall New Pride of the Valley Reserve champion Archery Stand Alone, Junior 1st Wylee Lorimor 4-H Hot Shots Grand champion SPORTFISHING Take the Bait, Intermediate 1st Colton Rounds Best of the West Grand champion 2nd Isabel Cerise Best of the West Reserve champion Take the Bait Stand Alone, Intermediate 1st Colton Rounds Best of the West Grand champion Artistic Clothing 1st Zoey Duncan 2nd Anysia Hovel Clothing Construction 1st Tia Homedew 2nd Kaylee Simpson Fashion Revue 1st Zoey Duncan 2nd Tia Homedew 1st Kaylee Simpson

Photo by Pat Sunderland Photo by Pat Sunderland Grand champion honor

Tia Homedew demonstrated her sewing skills in both the 4-H and open divisions.

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Delta County Independent

DELTA COUNTY FAIR

Wednesday, August 15, 2018

County fair results: 4-H/FFA Horse Show 4th Aylin Bayles New Pride of the Valley 5th Annie Wilson North Fork Mavericks 6th Cheyenne May Best of the West 7th Breanna May Best of the West Western Riding, Junior 1st Roan Spencer Mt. Lamborn 2nd Maya Cerise Best of the West Western Riding, Novice 1st Colie Kelleher Prairie Rangers 2nd Ellie Emmons Ridgerunners 3rd Macy Medill Best of the West 4th Addyson Roeling Best of the West 5th Zeandra Robidoux Best of the West 6th Chyann Ashby Best of the West 7th Jon Fisher Best of the West Western Reining, Senior 1st Tess Gore Mt. Lamborn 2nd Evelyn Shenk Rocky Mountain 4-H Club 3rd Irene Shenk Rocky Mountain 4-H Club 4th Kenda Falkner Rocky Mountain 4-H Club Western Reining, Intermediate 1st Isabelle Burruss New Pride of the Valley 2nd Annie Wilson North Fork Mavericks 3rd Akaya Johnson Git-R-Done 4th Breanna May Best of the West 5th Aylin Bayles New Pride of the Valley 7th Cheyenne May Best of the West Western Reining, Junior 1st Roan Spencer 2nd Maya Cerise Best of the West Western Reining, Novice 1st Ellie Emmons Ridgerunners 2nd Jon Fisher Best of the West 3rd Macy Medill Best of the West 4th Colie Kelleher Prairie Rangers 5th Chyann Ashby Best of the West 6th Zeandra Robidoux Best of the West 7th Addyson Roeling Best of the West Western Trail, Senior 1st Tess Gore Mt. Lamborn 2nd Kenda Falkner Rocky Mountain 4-H Club 3rd Bailey Rogers Best of the West 4th Evelyn Shenk Rocky Mountain 4-H Club 5th Irene Shenk Rocky Mountain 4-H Club Western Trail, Intermediate 1st Aylin Bayles New Pride of the Valley 2nd Taneal Braslin Git-R-Done 3rd Annie Wilson North Fork Mavericks 4th Breanna May Best of the West 5th Cheyenne May Best of the West 6th Isabelle Burruss New Pride of the Valley 7th Akaya Johnson Git-R-Done Western Trail, Junior 1st Maya Cerise Best of the West 2nd Roan Spencer Western Trail, Novice 1st Colie Kelleher Prairie Rangers 2nd Jon Fisher Best of the West 3rd Addyson Roeling Best of the West 4th Macy Medill Best of the West 5th Ellie Emmons Ridgerunners 6th Chyann Ashby Best of the West 7th Zeandra Robidoux Best of the West GYMKHANA Barrel Race, Senior 1st Tess Gore Mt. Lamborn 2nd Kenda Falkner Rocky Mountain 4-H Club 3rd Evelyn Shenk Rocky Mountain 4-H Club Barrel Race, Intermediate 1st Taneal Braslin Git-R-Done 2nd Aylin Bayles New Pride of the Valley 3rd Akaya Johnson Git-R-Done 4th Isabelle Burruss New Pride of the Valley Barrel Race, Junior 1st Roan Spencer Mt. Lamborn Flag Race, Senior 1st Kenda Falkner Rocky Mountain 4-H Club 2nd Irene Shenk Rocky Mountain 4-H Club 3rd Tess Gore Mt. Lamborn Flag Race, Intermediate 1st Isabelle Burruss New Pride of the Valley 2nd Taneal Braslin Git-R-Done 3rd Aylin Bayles New Pride of the Valley Flag Race, Junior 1st Roan Spencer Mt. Lamborn Western/English Horse Showmanship, Senior 1st Tess Gore Mt. Lamborn 2nd Bailey Rogers Best of the West Photo by Don Benjamin 3rd Evelyn Shenk Rocky Mountain 4-H Club Rocky Mountain 4-H Club The Delta County Fair’s covered arena was ﬁlled with anticipation Sunday, 4th Irene Shenk Rocky Mountain 4-H Club Aug. 5, as youngsters competing in the 4-H and Future Farmers of America 5th Kenda Falkner Western/English Horse Showmanship, Int. (FFA) horse show lined up to await the judge’s decision. 1st Taneal Braslin HORSE Written Evaluation, Senior 1st Irene Shenk Rocky Mountain 4-H Club 2nd Tess Gore Mt. Lamborn 3rd Kenda Falkner Rocky Mountain 4-H Club 4th Evelyn Shenk Rocky Mountain 4-H Club 5th Bailey Rogers Best of the West Written Evaluation, Intermediate 1st Isabelle Burruss New Pride of the Valley 2nd Aylin Bayles New Pride of the Valley 3rd Annie Wilson North Fork Mavericks 4th Akaya Johnson Git-R-Done 5th Taneal Braslin Git-R-Done 6th Cheyenne May Best of the West 7th Breanna May Best of the West Written Evaluation, Junior 1st Roan Spencer Mt. Lamborn 2nd Maya Cerise Best of the West Written Evaluation, Novice 1st Zeandra Robidoux 2nd Jon Fisher 3rd Macy Medill 4th Ellie Emmons 5th Chyann Ashby 6th Colie Kelleher 7th Addyson Roeling Halter Mare, 5th Years Old and Younger 1st Colie Kelleher Prairie Rangers 2nd Roan Spencer Mt. Lamborn Halter, Aged Mare 1st Taneal Braslin Git-R-Done 2nd Taneal Braslin Git-R-Done 3rd Tess Gore Mt. Lamborn 4th Taneal Braslin Git-R-Done 5th Evelyn Shenk Rocky Mountain 4-H Club 6th Zeandra Robidoux Best of the West 7th Akaya Johnson Git-R-Done 8th Irene Shenk Rocky Mountain 4-H Club Halter, Aged Gelding 1st Bailey Rogers Best of the West 2nd Tess Gore Mt. Lamborn 3rd Chyann Ashby Best of the West 3rd Jon Fisher Best of the West 4th Kenda Falkner Rocky Mountain 4-H Club 5th Macy Medill Best of the West 6th Isabelle Burruss New Pride of the Valley 7th Annie Wilson English Equitation, Senior 1st Tess Gore Mt. Lamborn 2nd Bailey Rogers Best of the West 3rd Evelyn Shenk Rocky Mountain 4-H Club English Equitation, Intermediate 1st Taneal Braslin 2nd Annie Wilson North Fork Mavericks 3rd Isabelle Burruss New Pride of the Valley 4th Akaya Johnson Git-R-Done English Equitation, Junior 1st Maya Cerise Best of the West 2nd Roan Spencer Mt. Lamborn English Riding Control, Senior 1st Bailey Rogers Best of the West 2nd Tess Gore Mt. Lamborn 3rd Evelyn Shenk Rocky Mountain 4-H Club English Riding Control, Intermediate 1st Isabelle Burruss New Pride of the Valley

2nd Annie Wilson North Fork Mavericks 3rd Taneal Braslin Git-R-Done 4th Akaya Johnson Git-R-Done English Riding Control, Junior 1st Maya Cerise Best of the West 2nd Roan Spencer Mt. Lamborn English Show Hack, Senior 1st Tess Gore Mt. Lamborn 2nd Bailey Rogers Best of the West 3rd Evelyn Shenk Rocky Mountain 4-H Club English Show Hack, Intermediate 1st Taneal Braslin Git-R-Done 2nd Isabelle Burruss New Pride of the Valley 3rd Akaya Johnson Git-R-Done 4th Annie Wilson North Fork Mavericks English Show Hack, Junior 1st Maya Cerise Best of the West 2nd Roan Spencer Mt. Lamborn English Training Over Obstacles, Senior 1st Tess Gore Mt. Lamborn 2nd Bailey Rogers Best of the West 3rd Evelyn Shenk Rocky Mountain 4-H Club English Training Over Obstacles, Intermediate 1st Annie Wilson North Fork Mavericks 2nd Taneal Braslin Git-R-Done 3rd Isabelle Burruss New Pride of the Valley 4th Akaya Johnson Git-R-Done English Training Over Obstacles, Junior 1st Roan Spencer Mt. Lamborn 2nd Maya Cerise Best of the West Western Horsemanship, Senior 1st Tess Gore Mt. Lamborn 2nd Kenda Falkner Rocky Mountain 4-H Club 3rd Irene Shenk Rocky Mountain 4-H Club 4th Bailey Rogers Best of the West 5th Evelyn Shenk Rocky Mountain 4-H Club Western Horsemanship, Intermediate 1st Isabelle Burruss New Pride of the Valley 2nd Taneal Braslin Git-R-Done 3rd Akaya Johnson Git-R-Done 4th Breanna May Best of the West 5th Aylin Bayles 6th Cheyenne May Best of the West 7th Annie Wilson North Fork Mavericks Western Horsemanship, Junior 1st Maya Cerise Best of the West 2nd Roan Spencer Mt. Lamborn Western Horsemanship, Novice 1st Macy Medill Best of the West 2nd Ellie Emmons Ridgerunners 3rd Colie Kelleher Prairie Rangers 4th Addyson Roeling Best of the West 5th Zeandra Robidoux Best of the West 6th Chyann Ashby Best of the West 7th Jon Fisher Best of the West Western Riding, Senior 1st Tess Gore Mt. Lamborn 2nd Bailey Rogers Best of the West 3rd Kenda Falkner Rocky Mountain 4-H Club 4th Irene Shenk Rocky Mountain 4-H Club 5th Evelyn Shenk Rocky Mountain 4-H Club Western Riding, Intermediate 1st Isabelle Burruss New Pride of the Valley 2nd Taneal Braslin 3rd Akaya Johnson Git-R-Done

Delta County Fair Parade

Photos by Kaylee Dunham

2nd Isabelle Burruss New Pride of the Valley 3rd Aylin Bayles New Pride of the Valley 4th Akaya Johnson Git-R-Done 5th Breanna May Best of the West 6th Cheyenne May Best of the West 7th Annie Wilson North Fork Mavericks Western/English Horse Showmanship, Junior 1st Maya Cerise 2nd Roan Spencer Mt. Lamborn Western/English Horse Showmanship, Novice 1st Ellie Emmons Ridgerunners 2nd Macy Medill Best of the West 3rd Zeandra Robidoux Best of the West 4th Jon Fisher Best of the West 5th Addyson Roeling Best of the West 6th Colie Kelleher Prairie Rangers 7th Chyann Ashby Best of the West

Photo by Pat Sunderland

Seven-year-old Whitney Brack brought Starburst (above) and 8-yearold Janelle Christie brought Lilac to the PeeWee Showmanship Exhibition. The contest is for young kids and animals that have been born in 2017.

Judges Awards CARS, MOTORCYCLES 1) New Pride of the Valley 4-H Club ANTIQUE CAR 1) Olen Lund HORSE DRAWN VEHICLE 1) Grand Mesa Harness Club 2) Best of the West 4-H 3) Y Bar Ranch MISC. ADULT ENTRY 1) Guns and Garters 2) Western Colorado Shrine Club 3) Knights of Columbus FLOAT 1) North Fork Mavericks 2) Red Hat Dolls of the Valley 3) Delta County FFA MISC. KID ENTRY 1) Jayce Simpson 2) A Little Touch of Country 3) Surface Creek Wranglers 4-H Club MIXED GROUP 1) Delta County Republicans MOUNTED 1) A Lady and Her Friends 2) Carpenter Family BEST THEME North Fork Mavericks 4-H Club

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DELTA COUNTY FAIR

Delta County Independent

County fair results: Rabbits, poultry BANTAMS Any Other Feather Legged, Cockerel 1st Cecelia Houseweart Rocky Mountain 4-H Club 2nd Cecelia Houseweart Rocky Mountain 4-H Club CHICKENS American, Cocks 1st Jeanene Williams Prairie Rangers Asiatic, Hens 1st Isabelle Houseweart Rocky Mountain 4-H Club English, Cockerel 1st Isabelle Houseweart Rocky Mountain 4-H Club Rocky Mountain English, Pullet 1st Isabelle Houseweart Rocky Mountain 4-H Club Mediterranean, Pullet 1st Kyrah McCleland Rocky Mountain 4-H Club Continental, Pullet 1st Isabelle Houseweart Rocky Mountain 4-H Club Rocky Mountain Continental, Young Trio 1st Isabelle Houseweart Rocky Mountain 4-H Club French, Pullet 1st Cecelia Houseweart Rocky Mountain 4-H Club Oriental, Pullet 1st Cecelia Houseweart Rocky Mountain 4-H Club Miscellaneous, Pullet 1st Cecelia Houseweart Rocky Mountain 4-H Club 2nd C. Tomaske/Doose Mt. Lamborn 3rd Pascalina Earley Delta FFA 4th C. Tomaske/Doose Mt. Lamborn Cross-Hybrid, Hens 1st Pascalina Earley Delta FFA 2nd Jeanene Williams Prairie Rangers 3rd Jeanene Williams Prairie Rangers 4th Levi Morgan Bell Creek Buckaroos Broiler (Fryer) Pen, Market Class 1 1st Alyssa Bayles New Pride of the Valley 2nd Morgan Miller Crawford Pioneers 3rd Wylee Lorimor 4-H Hot Shots 4th Rorie Nicholson 4-H Hot Shots 5th Grace Jensen Mt. Lamborn Broiler (Fryer) Pen, Class 2 1st Bailey Miller Crawford Pioneers 2nd Charles Miller Crawford Pioneers 3rd Sharon Vigil Prairie Rangers 4th Grace Jensen Mt. Lamborn 5th Trevor Nicholson 4-H Hot Shots Broiler (Fryer) Pen, Class 3 1st Morgan Miller Crawford Pioneers 2nd Charles Miller Crawford Pioneers 3rd Wylee Lorimor 4-H Hot Shots 4th Aylin Bayles New Pride of the Valley

Photo by Randy Sunderland

Each year the Market Livestock Sales Committee honors businesses for their support at the livestock sale. This year three businesses were recognized for their long-time support of the sale and the kids who participate. From the left are Carl Cassel with Western Implement, Dave Dillie with Callaway Packing, and Dan Varner with Delta Sales Yard.

5th Leah Vader Surface Creek Wranglers 6th Kacie McCollum North Fork Mavericks Broiler (Fryer) Pen, Class 4 1st Jesse Miller Crawford Pioneers 2nd Jesse Miller Crawford Pioneers 3rd Bailey Miller Crawford Pioneers 4th Kacie McCollum North Fork Mavericks Ducks, Meat Type 1st Lance McCollum North Fork Mavericks 2nd Lance McCollum North Fork Mavericks Turkeys, Meat Class 1st Jeanene Williams Cedaredge FFA 2nd Brayden Lorimor 4-H Hot Shots 3rd Liam McCollum North Fork Mavericks 4th Brayden Lorimor 4-H Hot Shots Poultry Showmanship, Senior 1st Pascalina Earley Delta FFA 2nd Jeanene Williams Prairie Rangers 3rd Morgan Miller Crawford Pioneers 4th Jesse Miller Crawford Pioneers 5th Alyssa Bayles New Pride of the Valley Poultry Showmanship, Intermediate 1st Cecelia Houseweart Rocky Mountain 4-H Club 2nd Aylin Bayles New Pride of the Valley 3rd Liam McCollum North Fork Mavericks 4th Sharon Vigil Prairie Rangers 5th Kacie McCollum North Fork Mavericks 6th Isabelle Houseweart Rocky Mountain 4-H Club 7th Bailey Miller Crawford Pioneers 8th Rorie Nicholson 4-H Hot Shots 9th Charles Miller Crawford Pioneers Poultry Showmanship, Junior 1st Grace Jensen Mt. Lamborn 2nd Kyrah McCleland Rocky Mountain 4-H Club 3rd Wylee Lorimor 4-H Hot Shots 4th C. Tomaske/Doose Mt. Lamborn 5th Brayden Lorimor 4-H Hot Shots 6th Levi Morgan Bell Creek Buckaroos 7th Trevor Nicholson 4-H Hot Shots Turkey, Broad Breasted White, Young Tom 1st Jeanene Williams Prairie Rangers American Hens 1st Quinn Heinritz 1st Macy Mitchell Macy Mitchell Photo by Randy Sunderland 1st Macy Mitchell Lance McCollum, a member of the North Fork 1st Miscellaneous, Hens Maveriks 4-H Club, exhibited the grand champion 1st Andie Heinritz

market ducks, which were purchased at the livestock sale by First Colorado National Bank, repreRABBIT BREEDING sented by Leann Duncan.

3rd Trevor Nicholson 4-H Hot Shots 4th Kalli Haining 4-H Hot Shots 5th Kenneth Vance Prairie Rangers SMALL BREEDS Angora/Wool Breeds, Junior Doe 1st Fisher Smith 2nd Rachel Smith 3rd Rachel Smith Holland Lop, Junior Doe 1st Rachel Smith Holland Lop, Senior Buck 1st Fisher Smith Polish, Senior Doe 1st Rachel Smith Rex, Senior Buck 1st Fisher Smith Other Compact, Senior Doe 1st Maelie Allison Other Compact, Senior Buck 1st Paxson Allison Other Not Listed, Senior Buck 1st Sterling Kier FUR CLASS Regular Fur 1st Kalli Haining 4-H Hot Shots 2nd Anika Hovel 3rd Anysia Hovel New Pride of the Valley Specialty Fur 1st Hunter Lilly Prairie Rangers MARKET RABBITS Rabbit Meat Pen of 3 1st Rorie Nicholson 4-H Hot Shots 2nd Ivary Lorimor 4-H Hot Shots 3rd Kalli Haining 4-H Hot Shots

RABBITS

Californian, Junior Doe 1st Autum Tietz New Pride of the Valley Californian, Junior Doe 2nd Hunter Lilly Prairie Rangers Californian, Junior Buck 1st Trevor Nicholson 4-H Hot Shots 2nd Hunter Lilly Prairie Rangers New Zealand, Junior Buck 1st Kalli Haining 4-H Hot Shots Mini Lop - Senior Buck 1st Anika Hovel New Pride of the Valley Mini Lop - Senior Buck 2nd Anysia Hovel New Pride of the Valley Rex - Senior Doe 1st Kenneth Vance Prairie Rangers Rex - Junior Buck 1st Hunter Lilly Prairie Rangers 2nd Hunter Lilly Other Compact - Junior Buck 1st Irene Shenk Rocky Mountain 4-H Club Other Compact - Senior Buck 1st Evelyn Shenk Rocky Mountain 4-H Club Other Not Listed - Junior Doe 1st Marcos Camacho North Fork Mavericks 2nd Cole Vance Prairie Rangers 3rd Cole Vance Prairie Rangers RABBIT SHOWMANSHIP Rabbit Showmanship, Senior 1st Irene Shenk Rocky Mountain 4-H Club 2nd Evelyn Shenk Rocky Mountain 4-H Club 3rd Anysia Hovel New Pride of the Valley Rabbit Showmanship, Intermediate 1st Hunter Lilly Prairie Rangers 2nd Marcos Camacho North Fork Mavericks 3rd Rorie Nicholson 4-H Hot Shots Ivary Lorimor 4-H Hot Shots Photo by Randy Sunderland 4th Cole Vance Prairie Rangers Lance McCollum also exhibited the reserve cham- 5th Rabbit Showmanship, Junior pion market ducks, which were purchased by 1st Anika Hovel New Pride of the Valley Bolinger and Queen, represented by Scott Queen. 2nd Autum Tietz New Pride of the Valley

Photo by Emy Lynn Roque Cisneros

Irene Shenk (right) took ﬁrst place in the Senior Rabbit Showmanship. Also pictured are Anysia Hovel and Evelyn Shenk.

Photo by Emy Lynn Roque Cisneros

For the Intermediate Rabbit Showmanship, judge Stephanie Ringle asked many questions to decide on placement.

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Delta County Independent

DELTA COUNTY FAIR

Wednesday, August 15, 2018

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County fair results: Goats, swine, beef GOAT GOAT BREEDING Dairy Type, Yearling 1st Bailey Rogers Best of the West Dairy Type, Does 2 Years & Under, Milking 1st Bailey Rogers Best of the West 2nd Leah Vader Surface Creek Wranglers Dairy Type, Does, 2 years and under 3 1st Bailey Rogers Best of the West Dairy Type, Does 3 to 5 Years, Milking 1st Bailey Rogers Best of the West 2nd Faith Vader Surface Creek Wranglers Dairy Type, Does 5 Years and Over 1st Bailey Rogers Best of the West Meat Type, Yearling 1st Shay Glaser Hotchkiss FFA 2nd Elizabeth Galley Ridgerunners 3rd Grace Hall New Pride of the Valley 4th Isabelle Hall New Pride of the Valley Meat Type, Does 3 to 5 Years, Milking 1st Brianna Hall New Pride of the Valley Meat Type, Junior Buck Kid 1st Shay Glaser Hotchkiss FFA GOAT SHOWMANSHIP Goat Showmanship, Senior 1st Katie Hyke Cedaredge FFA 2nd Owen Craig Surface Creek Wranglers 3rd Arianna Nelson 4-H Hot Shots 4th Sierra Nelson 4-H Hot Shots 5th Blaine Peebles Crawford Pioneers 6th Ellison Black Surface Creek Wranglers 7th Charley Perkins Best of the West 8th Alyssa Bayles New Pride of the Valley Goat Showmanship, Intermediate 1st Lola Mitchell Mt. Lamborn 2nd Grace Prosser Surface Creek Wranglers 3rd Nathan Black 4th Kylee Terry New Pride of the Valley 5th Brianna Hall New Pride of the Valley 6th Rylee Kelleher New Pride of the Valley 7th Aylin Bayles New Pride of the Valley 8th Dawson Morgan Bell Creek Buckaroos Goat Showmanship, Junior 1st Landon Spaedt Git-R-Done 2nd Jessica Black Surface Creek Wranglers 3rd Macklynn Greenhalgh New Pride of the Valley 4th Paige Kehmeier Git-R-Done 5th Kierra Terry New Pride of the Valley 6th Emmalynn Prosser Surface Creek Wranglers 7th Lars Zukauskas Valley View Showmen 8th Samantha Toothaker Prairie Rangers Market Goat Feeder 1st Lars Zukauskas Valley View Showmen 2nd Lars Zukauskas Valley View Showmen 3rd Cole Vance Prairie Rangers 4th Grace Hall New Pride of the Valley Show Class 2 1st Rylee Kelleher New Pride of the Valley 2nd Trey Caywood-Hunt Mt. Lamborn 3rd Samantha Toothaker Prairie Rangers 4th Baili Hulet New Pride of the Valley 5th Macklynn Greenhalgh New Pride of the Valley 6th Dawson Morgan Bell Creek Buckaroos 7th Colie Kelleher Prairie Rangers 8th Blaine Peebles Crawford Pioneers 9th Candace Siebler Hotchkiss FFA Show Class 3 1st Lola Mitchell Mt. Lamborn 2nd Owen Craig Surface Creek Wranglers 3rd Nathan Black Surface Creek Wranglers 4th Shay Glaser Hotchkiss FFA 5th Owen Craig Surface Creek Wranglers 6th Levi Morgan Bell Creek Buckaroos Show Class 4 1st Landon Spaedt Git-R-Done 2nd Paige Kehmeier Git-R-Done 3rd Arianna Nelson 4-H Hot Shots 4th Aylin Bayles New Pride of the Valley 5th Macklynn Greenhalgh New Pride of the Valley 6th Charley Perkins Best of the West 7th Elizabeth Galley Ridgerunners Show Class 5 1st Jessica Black Surface Creek Wranglers 2nd Austin Nelson 4-H Hot Shots 3rd Grace Hall New Pride of the Valley 4th Rylee Kelleher New Pride of the Valley 5th Grace Prosser Surface Creek Wranglers 6th Kenneth Vance Prairie Rangers Show Class 6 1st Jessica Black Surface Creek Wranglers 2nd Ellison Black Surface Creek Wranglers 3rd Paige Kehmeier Git-R-Done 4th Liam McCollum North Fork Mavericks 5th Addisen Dominguez New Pride of the Valley Show Class 7 1st Arianna Nelson Delta FFA 2nd Nathan Black Surface Creek Wranglers 3rd Hunter Goff New Pride of the Valley 4th Julia Nelson 4-H Hot Shots 5th Katie Hyke Cedaredge FFA Show Class 8 1st Isabelle Hall New Pride of the Valley 2nd Brianna Hall New Pride of the Valley 3rd Tanner Edenbo Valley View Showmen 4th Isabelle Hall New Pride of the Valley 5th Alyssa Bayles New Pride of the Valley Show Class 9 1st Julia Nelson 4-H Hot Shots 2nd Landon Spaedt Git-R-Done 3rd Aylin Bayles New Pride of the Valley 4th Sierra Nelson Delta FFA 5th Haylin McCulloch New Pride of the Valley 6th Colie Kelleher Prairie Rangers Show Class 10 1st Haylin McCulloch New Pride of the Valley 2nd Kacie McCollum North Fork Mavericks 3rd Annie Wilson North Fork Mavericks 4th Kylee Terry New Pride of the Valley 5th Tanner Edenbo Valley View Showmen Show Class 11 1st Katie Hyke Cedaredge FFA 2nd Shay Glaser Hotchkiss FFA 3rd Emmalynn Prosser Surface Creek Wranglers 4th Kierra Terry New Pride of the Valley 5th Grace Prosser Surface Creek Wranglers 6th Charley Perkins Best of the West 7th Ethan Toothaker Prairie Rangers Show Class 12 1st Sierra Nelson Delta FFA 2nd Ellison Black Surface Creek Wranglers 2nd Kalli Haining 4-H Hot Shots 3rd Annie Wilson North Fork Mavericks 4th Alyssa Bayles New Pride of the Valley 5th Morgan Redden Delta FFA 6th Keaton Glaser Hotchkiss FFA Pair of Market Goats 1st Jessica Black Surface Creek Wranglers

2nd Nathan Black 2nd Grace Hall 4th Brianna Hall 5th Tanner Edenbo 6th Lars Zukauskas Pen of Market Goats 1 Surface Creek Wranglers 2 Git-R-Done 4-H Club

SWINE MARKET SWINE Show Class 1 Feeder 1st Landon Spaedt Git-R-Done 2nd Austin Roeling Cedaredge FFA 3rd Keith Stillings Surface Creek Wranglers 4th Henry Hollembeak Rocky Mountain 4-H Club 5th Raelee Meyers Ridgerunners 6th Austin Roeling Cedaredge FFA 7th Gage Adam Bell Creek Buckaroos 8th Cali Ware Ridgerunners 9th Ellie Emmons Ridgerunners 10th Hunter Lilly Prairie Rangers Show Class 2 1st Ellie Lowe Hotchkiss FFA Show Class 3 1st Lola Mitchell Mt. Lamborn 2nd Makayla Kortz Delta FFA 3rd Kiera Stroh Surface Creek Wranglers 4th Dalton Raley Valley View Showmen 5th Aneka Price Mt. Lamborn 6th Tia Homedew Mt. Lamborn 8th Owen Craig Surface Creek Wranglers 9th Breanna May Best of the West 10th Kierra Terry New Pride of the Valley 11th Austin Curfman Git-R-Done Show Class 4 1st Makayla Kortz Delta FFA 2nd Laynee Zeldenthuis Crawford Pioneers 3rd Gage Adam Bell Creek Buckaroos 4th Lottie Hollembeak Rocky Mountain 4-H Club 5th Jessica Craig Surface Creek Wranglers 6th Abel Etter Bell Creek Buckaroos 7th Austin Curfman Git-R-Done 8th Wylee Lorimor 4-H Hot Shots 9th Micah Culp New Pride of the Valley 10th Shania Ballard New Pride of the Valley 11th Brylee Bush New Pride of the Valley 12th Kaitlyn Sharpe New Pride of the Valley Show Class 5 1st Tawny Roberts Mt. Lamborn 2nd Dalton Raley Valley View Showmen 3rd Nathan Black Surface Creek Wranglers 4th Lillian Jardon Mt. Lamborn 5th Tate Fischer Best of the West 6th Valor Long Mt. Lamborn 7th Keith Stillings Surface Creek Wranglers 8th Cheyenne May Best of the West 9th Talan Hulet New Pride of the Valley 10th Paige Holder 4-H Hot Shots Show Class 6 1st Lane Stroh Surface Creek Wranglers 2nd Laynee Zeldenthuis Crawford Pioneers 3rd Jesse Miller Hotchkiss FFA 4th Paige Roberts Mt. Lamborn 5th Ella Jensen Mt. Lamborn 6th Addyson Roeling Best of the West 7th Dallyn Roeling Cedaredge FFA 8th Jessica Craig Surface Creek Wranglers 9th Shania Ballard New Pride of the Valley 10th Ethan Toothaker Prairie Rangers 11th Josiah Culp New Pride of the Valley Show Class 7 1st Lillian Jardon Mt. Lamborn 2nd Autumn Kiefer Mt. Lamborn 3rd Lauryn Kiefer Mt. Lamborn 4th Charles Miller Crawford Pioneers 5th Tate Fischer Best of the West 6th Hunter St. Clair Delta FFA 7th Nathan Black Surface Creek Wranglers 8th Kaitlyn Sharpe New Pride of the Valley Show Class 8 1st Lola Mitchell Mt. Lamborn 2nd Tawny Roberts Mt. Lamborn 3rd Ella Jensen Mt. Lamborn 4th Landon Spaedt Git-R-Done 5th Abel Etter Bell Creek Buckaroos 6th Owen Craig Surface Creek Wranglers 7th Wylee Lorimor 4-H Hot Shots 8th Erik Baier 4-H Hot Shots 9th Landan Hulet New Pride of the Valley Show Class 9 1st Tia Homedew Mt. Lamborn 3rd Kylee Terry 4th Paige Holder 4-H Hot Shots 5th Evan Baier 4-H Hot Shots 6th Easton Baier 4-H Hot Shots 6th Taneal Braslin Git-R-Done 7th Cassidy Ballard New Pride of the Valley 8th Hunter Goff New Pride of the Valley 9th Baili Hulet New Pride of the Valley 10th Hunter Lilly Prairie Rangers Show Class 10 1st Dallyn Roeling Cedaredge FFA 3rd Autumn Kiefer Mt. Lamborn 4th Valor Long Mt. Lamborn 5th Abigail Culp New Pride of the Valley 6th Hunter St. Clair Delta FFA 7th Nevaeh Wilkerson Cedaredge FFA 8th Baili Hulet New Pride of the Valley 9th Brylee Bush New Pride of the Valley 10th Dakota Rounds Best of the West 11th James Goff New Pride of the Valley Show Class 11 1st Samantha Toothaker Prairie Rangers 2nd Addyson Roeling Best of the West 3rd Paige Roberts Mt. Lamborn 4th Landan Hulet New Pride of the Valley 5th Dakota Rounds Best of the West 6th Hunter Goff New Pride of the Valley 7th James Goff New Pride of the Valley SWINE BREEDING Any Other, Gilt, under 6 months 1st Dalton Raley Valley View Showmen Any Other, Gilt, 6th months and up to one year 2nd Kiera Stroh Surface Creek Wranglers SENIOR SWINE SHOWMANSHIP 1st Tawny Roberts Mt. Lamborn 2nd Dalton Raley Valley View Showmen 3rd Owen Craig Surface Creek Wranglers 4th Lauryn Kiefer Mt. Lamborn 5th Makayla Kortz Delta FFA INTERMEDIATE SWINE SHOWMANSHIP 1st Lola Mitchell Mt. Lamborn 2nd Lane Stroh Surface Creek Wranglers 3rd Lillian Jardon Mt. Lamborn 4th Nathan Black Surface Creek Wranglers 5th Erik Baier 4-H Hot Shots JUNIOR SWINE SHOWMANSHIP 1st Landon Spaedt Git-R-Done 2nd Kiera Stroh Surface Creek Wranglers 3rd Aneka Price Mt. Lamborn 4th Paige Holder 4-H Hot Shots 5th Laynee Zeldenthuis Crawford Pioneers

BEEF BEEF BREEDING Junior Heifer Calves 1st Darcy Parker 2nd Pascalina Earley Senior Heifer Calves 1st Roan Spencer 2nd Roan Spencer Yearling Heifers, Show Class 1st 1st John Dexter 2nd Cecelia Houseweart 3rd Henry Hollembeak 4th Trynity Jensen Yearling Heifers, Show Class 2nd 1st Tawny Roberts 2nd Isabelle Houseweart 3rd Dalton Raley 4th Ryetta Davis Yearling Heifers, Show Class 3rd 1st Alexandra Wrich William Wrich Photo by Randy Sunderland 2nd Grady Simpson Bailey Rogers displays a selection of cheese, made 3rd Junior Bull Calves from milk produced by a dairy goat and auctioned 1st Henry Hollembeak

at the Junior Market Livestock Sale.

Surface Creek Wranglers New Pride of the Valley New Pride of the Valley Valley View Showmen Valley View Showmen

2nd Dalton Raley Valley View Showmen Yearling Bulls 1st Alexandra Wrich Crawford Pioneers Producing Cow, Calf by Side 1st Henry Hollembeak Rocky Mountain 4-H Club 2nd Darcy Parker 3rd Dalton Raley Valley View Showmen 4th Pascalina Earley Delta FFA BEEF SHOWMANSHIP Senior Beef Showmanship 1st Tawny Roberts Mt. Lamborn 2nd Grady Simpson Bell Creek Buckaroos 3rd Jessica Dexter New Pride of the Valley 4th Darcy Parker New Pride of the Valley 5th Arianna Nelson Delta FFA 6th Colbi Braslin Git-R-Done Intermediate Beef Showmanship 1st Taneal Braslin Git-R-Done 2nd John Dexter New Pride of the Valley 3rd Austin Nelson 4-H Hot Shots 4th Courtney Edenbo Valley View Showmen 5th Shanda Kier Prairie Rangers 6th Ryetta Davis New Pride of the Valley Junior Beef Showmanship 1st Landon Spaedt Git-R-Done 2nd Kaylee Simpson Bell Creek Buckaroos 3rd Cody Brack New Pride of the Valley 4th Roan Spencer Mt. Lamborn 5th William Wrich Crawford Pioneers 6th Charlie Miller Valley View Showmen MARKET BEEF Show Class 1 1st Erica Anderson Valley View Showmen 2nd William Wrich Crawford Pioneers Show Class 2 1st Charlie Miller Valley View Showmen Show Class 3 1st Courtney Edenbo Valley View Showmen 2nd Dalton Raley Valley View Showmen 3rd Blaine Peebles Crawford Pioneers 4th Darcy Parker New Pride of the Valley 5th Charley Perkins Hotchkiss FFA Show Class 4 1st Erica Anderson Valley View Showmen 2nd Arianna Nelson 4-H Hot Shots 3rd Trynity Jensen Delta FFA 4th Joshua Bryant Crawford Pioneers 5th Dalton Raley Valley View Showmen 6th Ryetta Davis New Pride of the Valley 7th Malykai Klaseen Hotchkiss FFA Show Class 5 1st Colbi Braslin Git-R-Done 2nd Erica Anderson Valley View Showmen 3rd Grady Simpson Bell Creek Buckaroos 4th Landon Spaedt Git-R-Done 5th Lottie Hollembeak Rocky Mountain 4-H Club 6th Zephyniah Klaseen Crawford Pioneers 7th Alexandra Wrich Crawford Pioneers Show Class 6 1st Tawny Roberts Mt. Lamborn 2nd Kaylee Simpson Bell Creek Buckaroos 3rd Austin Nelson 4-H Hot Shots 4th Cody Brack New Pride of the Valley 5th Henry Hollembeak Rocky Mountain 4-H Club 6th Hunter Bryant Hotchkiss FFA 7th Shanda Kier Prairie Rangers Show Class 7 1st Jaden Miller Mt. Lamborn 2nd Jessica Dexter New Pride of the Valley 3rd Landon Spaedt Git-R-Done 4th Colton Peebles Hotchkiss FFA 5th Taneal Braslin Git-R-Done 6th Addisen Dominguez New Pride of the Valley Show Class 8 1st Addisen Dominguez New Pride of the Valley Pen of Three Beef 1st Git-R-Done 4-H Club 2nd Valley View Showmen 4-H Club 3rd New Pride of the Valley 4-H Club DAIRY CATTLE Jersey Senior Heifer Calf 1st Dawson Morgan Bell Creek Buckaroos 2nd Levi Morgan Bell Creek Buckaroos Intermediate Dairy Showmanship 1st Dawson Morgan Bell Creek Buckaroos Junior Dairy Showmanship 1st Levi Morgan Bell Creek Buckaroos Champion Heifer, Supreme Female Roan Spencer Reserve Champion Heifer Tawny Roberts Grand Champion Bull Alexandra Wrich Reserve Grand Champion Market Steer Reserve Delta County Bred & Fed Champion Erica Anderson Grand Champion Steer Grand Champion Delta County Bred & Fed Tawny Roberts

Photo by Emy Lynn Roque Cisneros

Charlie Miller developed a strong bond with her friendly steer, Bob.

Mt. Lamborn Mt. Lamborn New Pride of the Valley Rocky Mountain 4-H Club Rocky Mountain 4-H Club Delta FFA Mt. Lamborn Rocky Mountain 4-H Valley View Showmen New Pride of the Valley Crawford Pioneers Crawford Pioneers Hotchkiss FFA Rocky Mountain 4-H Club

Photo by Pat Sunderland

Harley and Cole Roberts teamed up for dally ribbon roping at the Team Roping Saddle Shoot Out Finals.

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Delta County Fair Livestock Champs Beef

Tawny Roberts of Mt. Lamborn 4-H Club exhibited the grand champion and champion Delta County Bred & Fed market beef, purchased by Flower Motor Company, represented by Wes Goza, Master and Doyle Petroleum, represented by Frank McPherson, and JC Propane, represented by Sha ron Perry and Sherry Cobb.

Erica Anderson of the Valley View Showmen 4-H Club exhibited the reserve champion and reserve champion Delta County Bred & Fed market beef, purchased by Delta Hardware, represented by Jim Kendrick, and Hellman Motor Company, represented by Bill Hellman Jr.

Lamb

Swine

Goat

Erica Anderson of Valley View Showmen 4-H Club exhibited the grand champion market lamb, purchased by LC Landscaping, represented by Levi Spaedt.

Lola Mitchell of the Mt. Lamborn 4-H Club exhibited the grand champion market swine, purchased by Jennmar Sanshell, Jennmar, Jennchem and Compliance StafďŹ ng Agency, represented by Chad Mitchell and Lance Kappel.

Lola Mitchell of the Mt. Lamborn 4-H Club exhibited the grand champion market goat, purchased by Flower Motor Co., represented by Wes Goza, and JC Propane, represented by Sharon Perry and Sherry Cobb.

Bronson Hall of the North Fork Mavericks 4-H Club exhibited the reserve champion market lamb, purchased by U.S. Tractor & Harvest, represented by Kirk Smith.

Tawny Roberts of Mt. Lamborn 4-H Club exhibited the reserve champion and champion Delta County Bred & Fed market swine, purchased by Dr. Jennifer Craig.

Jessica Black of the Surface Creek Wranglers 4-H Club exhibited the reserve champion and grand champion Delta County Bred & Fed goat, purchased by CropWorx, represented by Dan Karrol and Jake Hall.

Rabbits

Turkeys

Chickens

Rorie Nicholson of the 4-H Hot Shots exhibited the grand champion pen of three rabbits, purchased by Shaffer Real Estate Company, represented by Mark Shaffer.

Jeanene Williams of Cedaredge FFA exhibited the grand champion turkeys, purchased by Kwiki Tire, represented by Kevin Rusling.

Jesse Miller of the Crawford Pioneers 4-H Club exhibited the grand champion pen of chickens, purchased by Hotchkiss Automotive, represented by the Katzdorn family.

Ivary Lorimor of the 4-H Hot Shots exhibited the reserve champion pen of three rabbits, purchased by West Slope Ag, represented by Curtis Milton.

Brayden Lorimor of the 4-H Hot Shots exhibited the reserve champion turkeys, purchased by Delta County Farm Bureau, represented by Olen Lund.

Jesse Miller of the Crawford Pioneers 4-H Club exhibited the reserve champion pen of chickens, purchased by Hotchkiss Automotive, represented by the Katzdorn family.

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Food bank seeks donations of fresh produce BY DON BENJAMIN Staff Writer

According to Maria Nakai, a spokesperson for the Surface Creek Community Services food bank, the non-profit group “will graciously accept your abundant harvest from your garden or orchard. Farm eggs are also welcome.” Area residents with surplus produce or fruit or eggs are asked to bring donations to the food bank at 245 West Main Street in Cedaredge. Donations can be accepted anytime during the facility’s open door hours. On Thursdays the door is open from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. On Fridays the door is open from 10 a.m.noon. On Tuesdays from 3:305 p.m. the door is open and volunteers are busy unloading a delivery truck but donations can also be dropped off during this time. As needed, donors can schedule a different drop-off day by calling 970-856-1125. Maria also reminded every-

one that the food bank is always accepting new clients. The food bank serves qualified families and individuals who reside in Cedaredge, Eckert, Austin, and Cory. The food bank uses the emergency food assistance program (TEFAP) guidelines for determining eligibility based on family size and income. Volunteers are also welcome especially on Tuesday afternoons to help unload the delivery truck and on Thursdays to help distribute food to clients. At the present time no additional help is needed on Fridays. Monetary donations to support the work of the food bank are also encouraged and these can be mailed to Surface Creek Community Services, P.O. Box 963, Cedaredge, CO 81413. Please make checks payable to “Surface Creek Community Services.” Those seeking assistance or wishing to volunteer can contact the food bank at 970-856-1125.

Orchard City community picnic is this Saturday BY EMY LYNN ROQUE CISNEROS Contributive Writer

The town of Orchard City invites all town residents to its annual picnic Sat., Aug. 18. The mayor and trustees will be serving hotdogs and hamburgers provided by the town, with side dishes provided by the trustees. The event runs from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. However, those wishing to enter the pie baking contest must be present

at the beginning to register. Pies must be homemade and participants are required to be town residents. Festivities will also include a watermelon eating contest for all ages and a slip n’ slide from Bananas Fun Park. Melissa Oelke, town administrator, encourages everyone to attend this fun and free event at Orchard City Town Park, 11245 2100 Road. If there are questions, please call 970-835-3337.

Beautiful harvest

Though the Cedaredge community gardens are strictly adhering to watering restrictions during the regional drought, the grounds are nevertheless brimming with ﬂowers and produce. The all-volunteer organization is in its tenth year of operation. The gardens provide growing space to the local community within the 81413 zip code and members also donate fresh produce to the Surface Creek food bank. Garden participation requires a $25 membership fee which includes water, organic soil amendments, and access to hand tools and other equipment. Anyone interested in becoming a member should contact the gardens’ secretary, John Steighner at 970-856-1001, or the organization’s president, Larry Claxton at 970-596-1776.

DCED addresses concerns of Orchard City trustees BY EMY LYNN ROQUE CISNEROS Contributive Writer

DCED, Delta County Economic Development, took priority at the Town of Orchard City’s regular meeting Aug 8. Stacey Voigt, executive director of DCED, is a new resident

Town committee keeping eye on water usage BY EMY LYNN ROQUE CISNEROS Contributive Writer

To start off the Orchard City water committee meeting on Aug. 8, Steve Kehmeier approached the board with a proposal regarding his water line. In short, he plans to pay for the relocation of his water meter and line near Nowhere Road. Per his concern, the board agreed that if he desires extra pressure than what the town guarantees up to his meter then he will need to put in a water pump booster. Additionally, he will donate and sign over his existing pipeline to the city for future

use. The committee agreed to put this on the agenda for the next work session so it can write out clearly what is to be agreed upon. Next, Paul Kehmeier from the planning commission spoke with the committee. He mainly advised that private water lines put into houses or subdivisions be built to town specifications. He expressed concern over guarding the town’s financial liability should lines not be up to specifications and they become responsible for repairs/maintenance. This recommendation is based on the reality that “in the future the town may need

Intersection improvements

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to take over these lines.” While the committee expressed desire to not take responsibility for private lines it agreed the town may need to take action in the future. Paul Crockett, visitor, recommended “reviewing current town standards for future growth,” should the town put this policy into place. The committee agreed to look at it further along with road specifications, particularly regarding water code in subdivisions. Melissa Oelke, Orchard City town administrator, then presented answered questions from the town attorney. The attorney said should WATER COMMITTEE TO C2

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Workers from Western Gravel Constructors were busy last week at the junction of Hwy 65 and Main Street in Cedaredge. Their goal was to make corrections in the intersection which included laying concrete to smooth-out a jarring dip in the southbound merge lane.

of Orchard City and came to update the board on the organization’s work and to address concerns raised by trustees at the July 11 meeting. She began by notifying the trustees that Tom Huerkamp, former Orchard City trustee and board vice president of DCED, is retiring from his board position to focus on the hospital. She then explained how their board members and major investors work. In sum, board members can be elected after making a $500 investment. Those elected are voted in by DCED community members, about 73 individuals, businesses or organizations which have donated. Five seats are reserved for public entities or non-profits which can appoint a person after making a $5,000 investment. Voigt used the term investors/investments due to a certain tax write off available for investor organizations versus membership organizations. Trustee Mel Cook expressed concern over how DCED uses the funds it receives. Voigt explained that she is one of two employees; she is salaried and non-benefited while her assistant is full-time, hourly and non-benefited. The remaining funds go to operating costs and varying projects. “Our total operating budget last year was $120,000,” she said. Voigt was brought in so DCED can expand its projects and raise more funds. Under major projects she explained how thanks to a new tax incentive they’re looking into a program called “Opportunity Zones.” She plans to work with the community to bring in capital and investment gains to help with various things like affordable housing and for-profit development in the area. DCED is also looking at advocating for a partnership between the school districts and Technical College of the Rockies to create an “Act Certified Work Ready Community.” This partnership would go through the community to identify emerging and current workforce to connect with employers. Another main project is dealing with the housing situation. “There’s a challenge for housing for everyone,” she said. She identified an issue with the extremes of low income, not healthy housing and high

income, unaffordable housing, without a good amount in the middle. This is not a problem just to Delta County, but across the country. Additionally, a major focus for DCED is on looking toward economic drivers and opportunity within the county. For example, she is working with the tourism council as it looks at new rebranding. Ideally, she wants to help businesses expand. “I have recently taken a new approach at how I can help businesses here by supporting them and helping them expand,” she said. This includes visiting businesses and the agriculture community to ask what they need and their challenges. She doesn’t recruit businesses, but should they seek DCED’s help then the organization will work with them. As an example, she hinted at the possibility of a trailer building company creating 15 jobs within the community. Her goal is to meet with at least one business a week. Another partnership is with ENGAGE, an initiative to promote innovation and entrepreneurship within the county. DCED is primarily helping organize an energy conference Sept. 17-18 in Paonia. After updating on projects Voigt invited John Gavin, board president, to the podium to answer questions on the Elevate Fiber discussion. “We [the county] wouldn’t have fiber broadband without DCED,” he said. He explained how DCED focused heavily on the broadband problem and helped urge DMEA to focus on the plan that ultimately led to Elevate. Gavin then answered questions. Trustee Jan Gage expressed concern about when Eckert would have Elevate. Trustee Gynee Thomasen said they only need 44 more signups and that Elevate has been invited to the town picnic on Aug. 18. Overall, acording to Gavin, the project is ahead of schedule for sign-ups. Grants and funding is being sought to help setup broadband in higher cost, rural areas. Trustee Doug Keller asked how DCED is specifically benefiting Orchard City, given that it has contributed about $7,000. Gavin mainly pointed toward the board providing representation and DCED RESPONDS TO C2

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Water committee FROM PAGE C1 the town need to cut off excessive water users, after taking precautionary and communicative measures, they have the right to do so. This is due to excessive water use in a drought jeopardizing the wellbeing of others and the town. “If we have to deal with this situation then we know the law backs us

up,” said Oelke. The attorney said the town can restrict the vending machine use just to town residents if needed. Currently this machine is responsible for one percent of water consumption. There are two major construction projects using more water than usual for this machine. Mike England said he

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thinks the town is okay to continue the use of the vending machine. “The water plant usage is down,” he said. Usage went down from 660 gpm to 575 gpm overnight due to the water bills. Next, the monthly treatment plant brought good news. “The flow is down about 250 gpm from last year,” said trustee Dick Kirkpatrick. To finish the meeting the committee reviewed the water audit. This report indicated that water conservation efforts are working. Per the report, 616 users had under 10,000 gallons of consumption, 210 users had 10,000 to 15,000 gallons and 362 had over 15,000 of consumption. Trustee Doug Keller urged the committee to focus on targeting the 362 to decrease their consumption. “Let’s just see if they do that two months in a row,” commented Kirkpatrick. Similar to last year, the report indicated 7 percent of consumption could not be accounted for, due to leaks and other causes. This represents about 1.8 million gallons. Oelke did note there were two reported leaks last month that are now fixed. Overall, consumption is down thanks to citizens conserving water.

Chamber seeking board members The Cedaredge Area Chamber of Commerce has openings on its board of directors, and is seeking individuals who want to make a difference in the community. Contact the chamber at 970856-6961 or by email at cedaredgeareachamber@ gmail.com for details.

Ofﬁcers installed

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On July 9, the Surface Creek Valley Lions Club held its annual installation of officers. The event was held at the home of Judy Welch in Cedaredge. Don Chapman of the Delta Lions Club officiated. Installed for the coming year were Ray Hansen, president; Judy Welch, vice president; Patti Michael, secretary; John Loring, treasurer; Jeannie Pippin, lion tamer; and Chris Anderson, public relations. Join the Lions for bingo on the first and third Wednesdays of the month. Games begin at 7 p.m. in the Masonic Lodge. For membership information, call Judy Welch at 856-1140.

Building bridges and great golf swings Sizzler golf tournament, set for Aug. 25, goes co-ed

The Sizzler golf tournament, hosted by the Cedaredge Ladies Golf Club, has historically been a women’s golf event with proceeds being raised for various charities in the Cedaredge community. In January 2018, the Cedaredge Ladies Golf Club executive committee members voted to create a 501(c)(3) nonprofit fundraising entity known as “The Friends of Cedaredge Golf Inc.” with a specific fundraising objective. The nonprofit’s mission is to fund The First Tee school program at Cedaredge Elementary, expand The First Tee to the middle school, to develop a certified The First Tee golf course at Cedaredge, to provide financial assistance to young golfers to attend golf camps, offer scholarships to “Bruin” golfers headed to college, and to purchase golf equipment that will be available at Cedaredge Golf Course for use by the youth in our community who may not be able to afford their own. The long-term goal is to develop community youth golf programs which will begin “building bridges and great golf swings” for the young citizens of Cedaredge. The First Tee curriculum is recognized across the United States for teaching The First Tee nine core values and nine healthy habits to students and has a 20year history of positively impacting youth through

the game of golf. The community’s enthusiasm for this national program has been overwhelming. One of the biggest 2018 supporters for the nonprofit is the U.S. Bank of Cedaredge which generously committed $2,500 to fulfilling club goals. “We also believe in the power of play and its ability to bring joy, to help develop problemsolving skills, creativity and relationships and to build social and emotional learning,” said Dawn Conrad, AVP/branch manager at U.S. Bank. “Through our Community Possible giving and engagement platform, we are focused on closing the gap between people and possibility in the areas of work, home and play. This support of The First Tee is a great example of how we are supporting play. We are excited to bring forward these opportunities for our area youth.” Other corporate sponsors include Bank of Colorado and DMEA. This year, due to a declining membership within the club, the executive committee concluded that if the Sizzler is to be successful, it was time to invite men to participate in the tournament. The format has been changed to a net handicap game which makes stacking teams more difficult. The co-ed team fun begins with two flights (four team places each) offering greater individual cash payouts, the Hellman Toyota hole-in-one challenges where lucky players can win a new car, a big screen TV, a set of Callaway golf clubs or a $500 gift card. There will be door prizes from local businesses, plus swag

bag, a delicious breakfast and lunch, all for $65 per player. Adding to the fun, the ladies will host The First Tee Par Tee pasta dinner on Aug. 24, the evening before the Sizzler, for players and golf enthusiasts in the community at the Clubhouse Grill for $15 per person. A silent auction will benefit Friends of Cedaredge Golf. Available for purchase will be golf and fishing related items including a putting system, a collection of wines from Cedaredge wineries, a canoe, a fishing themed basket filled with a locally handmade fly rod and lures, golf lessons, local art and many more unique items. Barb Stoermer, Sizzler event planner, invites the community to the silent auction. “It is never too early to start shopping for the holidays,” she said. Due to extreme drought conditions at the golf course, the 18hole event will be played on the front nine twice and be limited to 48 players. Carts have been restricted to 90-degree paths across the fairways. Since second stage drought restrictions were implemented in early July by the town, the once lush beautiful fairways have deteriorated, but the golf course staff has worked diligently to keep the greens and 100 yards into the greens in very playable conditions. More tournament details and a team registration form are available online at www.cedaredge ladiesgolf.com or by calling the pro shop at 970856-7781. The pro shop can help you organize your team if you are looking for players.

pening with DCED. Voigt addressed this concern, noting that she wants to work with the board, specifically trustee Cook, to ensure communication while maintaining confidentiality when necessary. Ultimately, Voigt said that DCED benefits Orchard City by creating businesses and jobs throughout the community. While the businesses might not be created specifically within Orchard City, its employees might live within the town. “A lot of people who live here spend money in those places,” said trustee Gage. Major Ken Volgamore brought up that DCED has yet to visit the three business owners who sit on the board of trustees, despite her goal to visit with businesses. “I’m new, give me a chance,” said Voigt in referral to how they were not visited in the past. After receiving a remark that the board

might stop its contributions for a year and then reassess, Voigt responded, “I’d be happy to prove otherwise and I feel confident in what DCED is doing. I see a lot of great things for this community.” She challenged the board to “believe in what they got” and look toward the future. “I think it’s worth the investment to give you your chance,” said trustee Kirkpatrick. Voigt plans to report quarterly to the board. She emphasized plans to create a more communicative future for the organization with others. This includes a newsletter and other reports. She will bring these plans to the board after DCED’s Aug. 9 meeting about goals and communication. Those desiring to learn more about DCED can sign-up for its newsletter and read about current projects online at www.delta countyed.org.

DCED responds FROM PAGE C1 gave an example of how Huerkamp has improved the medical system because he’s heard and met needs of the community. Trustee Mel Cook voiced his displeasure with the meetings being “secretive” and “closed.” Gavin said that due to some matters being sensitive for confidentiality — such as businesses relocating to the community — that they have to maintain discretion and secrecy. “I can’t speak to how things were run in the past,” said Voigt. “But we are going into the future.” She said they are working on transparency and can look into executive sessions, but that they need to maintain a safe space for businesses. “This issue is new, it hasn’t been brought up in the past,” said Gavin. Gage responded, saying that it’s new because since Huerkamp left they don’t know what’s hap-

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Wednesday, August 15, 2018

Veterans gather for coffee in Cedaredge BY DON BENJAMIN Staff Writer

Delta County veterans meet in Cedaredge on the third Tuesday of every month. They will next gather for a meet-andgreet coffee on Tuesday, Aug. 21, at The Pondy in downtown Cedaredge

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at 220 West Main Street from 10 a.m. to noon. Veterans are invited to drop in anytime to meet comrades and interact with veterans’ service officials. The event is sponsored by Welcome Home Alliance for Veterans. Those who have not

already done so should bring their DD-214 discharge papers to be registered for alliance services. The Pondy provides free coffee and Stacy’s on Main serves up free treats. For questions, contact the alliance at 970-765-2210.

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Lovers of the spoken word gathered in the Bank of Colorado Theater earlier this month. The group heard Phil Ellsworth and other local poets recite works to honor the late Verity Martin. The theater, which is housed in the Grand Mesa Arts & Events Center (GMAEC), continues to host a wide variety of concerts, art classes, and other cultural events. For a current listing of GMAEC happenings, call 970-856-9195 or visit its Facebook page.

Surface Creek Saddle Club wraps up a busy summer BY DON BENJAMIN

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After nine weeks of horse and rider contests, the Surface Creek Saddle Club hosted the final event in the 2018 Saddle and Buckle Series gymkhana on August 1. The final standings in the allages competition include scores for seventy-five participants ranging in age from as young as two years old all the way to adults in their sixties. Since May 30, contestants have been assembling at the saddle club’s arena east of downtown Cedaredge to race around barrels, weave in and out of flag poles, and race the clock in other challenging events that tested equestrian endurance and skill. They competed for bragging rights, for fun, and for prizes. Prizes varied by age group. First-place riders in the 8-13, 14-18, and adult age groups won a Base Model Racing Trophy Saddle from Corriente Saddle Company. Generous sponsors provided funds to purchase gift certificates for these prizes. The San Juan Honey Company teamed up with Reflection Equine Massage & Bodywork to sponsor the first-place saddle which was awarded to Taneal Braslin who rode in the 8-13 year old competition. Bank of Colorado sponsored the first place saddle presented to Jessica Baldwin who scored top points in the 14-18 year old group. And West Elk Electric sponsored the adult saddle awarded to Sierra McHugh. The names of sponsors will appear on the fenders of each saddle — the wide vertical band of leather that connects the main saddle to the stirrup. Since the youngest first place finishers would quickly outgrow a pint-sized saddle, they earned a buckle instead. The youngest competitors could either ride solo or on a horse led by an adult. Those seven years of age and under competed for an Elite Line Buckle from the Corriente Buckle Company. The first place winners in this youngest group were Ryder Porter for lead-line

Military veterans gather monthly in Cedaredge at gatherings sponsored by the Welcome Home Alliance for Veterans. The next gathering is Tuesday, Aug. 21, at The Pondy in downtown Cedaredge.

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Laynee Zeldenthuis and her brother Easton competed in different age groups. Laynee’s summer point total earned her fourth place in the 8-13 year old category. Easton scored a whopping 309 points which earned him ﬁrst place among the 7-andunder solo riders. and Easton Zeldenthuis for solo riding. Second- through fifthplace riders in all age groups received a gift certificate to obtain tack for their horses. Those placing second in point totals received a three-piece breast collar and thirdplace received a one-ear headstall. Saddles, breast collars, and headstalls were purchased through the Corriente Saddle Company. Fourth-place winners received splint boots and fifth-place earned bell boots. The boots were purchased through Delta Animal Health. All prizes were presented in the form of gift certificates in order to allow the recipients to upgrade their prize if they wish. In addition, all participants received a t-shirt and embroidered ball cap with the Surface Creek Saddle Club logo. These items were funded by the club and created by Lasting Impressions of Paonia. According to Melinda Katchur, who serves as the saddle club’s secretary/treasurer, Gwen Williams was instrumental in procuring the wide range of participant prizes awarded this year. Williams serves as vice president of the club which is operated solely by volunteers. Other officers include Keith

Stilling, president, and members at large Kurt Jones, Mitch Larson, Stacey Keyon, and Whitney Wooley. Throughout the summer additional volunteers and the competitors themselves pitched in as needed to help with gymkhana events. Attendance at this year’s gymkhana series was strong though slightly less than last year due to one of the competition Wednesdays being skipped because it fell on the Fourth of July holiday. The stated mission of the Surface Creek Saddle Club is to provide a safe environment for equine activities: a place for youth and people of all ages to be able to explore, understand, and participate in equestrian activities which reflect the foundation on which the American West was built. The volunteer officers will meet as a group in September to discuss ongoing arena maintenance and begin planning for next year’s events. The saddle club is a non-profit organization. Any individual or business desiring to contribute time, materials, services, or funds to the club’s efforts is urged to contact Keith Stillings, president of the Surface Creek Saddle Club at keith.stillings@yahoo. com.

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Brylee Peterson competed in the 7-years-and-under category during this summer’s gymkhana. The intrepid rider gave it her best shot when she mounted-up every Wednesday evening and took part in all nine weeks of the buckle and saddle series. Her overall point totals earned her a fifth place finish in a field of 10 riders.

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Delta golfers finish fifth BY WAYNE CRICK DCI Sports Editor

There may not have been a better day for the opening day of golf season for last week’s Delta Panther Invitational at Devil’s Thumb Golf Course in Delta. A high sky, glazed with the smoke from numerous fires in the western United States, did not deter play allowing a successful start to the 2018 golf campaign for new Delta coach Jeff Reiher and his Panthers. Though his Panthers were not the tournament winners, there was consistency in play from Delta’s varsity team with a resulting fifth-place fin-

ish among 15 teams listed on the scoreboard. Aspen’s Skiers were the class of the field with a sizzling 203 for the team title and an 18-hole total of 65 from Aspen’s Dominic Lanese to capture the medalist honors. In all, the Skiers landed four in the top five and all five were within the top 20 of individual players. Lanese carded a 65 for top medalist honors with Jack Pevny’s card showing a 69 with teammates Colter Zwieg (69) and Dawson Holmes finishing his round with a 71 in fifth-place. Nic Pevny finished 16th with an 81. For Delta, senior

Rowyn Carmichael led a charge of three Panthers who completed play with scores of 82 to finish 1719 on the day. Joining Carmichael with an 82 were Ryan Cooper and Atley Harris. Coach Reiher shared some thoughts on Delta’s first meet of the season. “I thought our home tournament went okay. Rowyn Carmichael and Ben Cooper did not shoot what they were capable of and finished with 82s. I think it was early-season jitters and getting into some trouble on just a couple of holes.” Going on, Reiher noted, “I was pleasantly surprised with Ryan Coo-

per who also carded an 82. I think it was his best tournament score so far in high school.” Early-season athletes often miss much of the fluidity of easing into a comfortable school routine with events that cause them to miss a couple of days a week for the first two weeks of school. An up-side to the early season is regional golf tournaments are on Sept. 17 and state competition is a week later noted Reiher, making golf one of the shortest seasons. Cedaredge’s Lucy Sachova, a Czechoslavakian exchange student, paced the Bruins play with a 92 last week. Other varsity players on Cedaredge’s roster include Mason Smelser, Tristin Campbell, Aspen Furubotten and Ian Anderson. Cedaredge’s golf team is scheduled to participate in the same tournaments as Delta on Aug. 22 (Black Canyon), Aug. 23 (Cobble Creek) and Aug 28 (Rifle).

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Delta’s Rowyn Carmichael prepares to swing through with a tee shot during last week’s Delta Panthers Invitational Golf Tournament at Devil’s Thumb. Carmichael, and two other Panthers, ﬁnished play with identical scores of 82.

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Cedaredge’s number one player, Mason Smelser, follows his tee shot during play in the Delta Panther Invitational at Devil’s Thumb last Friday.

Jeff Reiher new DHS golf coach in 2018 BY WAYNE CRICK DCI Sports Editor

A new school year often brings new coaching assignments and an excitement of the coming challenges. For Jeff Reiher, the golf season at DHS has begun and he has the reins of a young Panthers’ team. Reiher began his first season at the helm of Delta’s golf program this fall. A long-time golfing enthusiast, Reiher takes over for Ken Brown, who stepped down to pursue other interests which includes spending more time with family members and their sporting endeavors. Early years of golfing included four years of play for Delta High School from 1978-81 under Ollie Leighton. An extensive background in the sport includes play in, and around, the courses in western Colorado and a membership at Devil’s Thumb Golf Club in Delta. Delta had one state qualifier last season in KC Carlson who graduated. According to Reiher, “The Panthers don’t have a lot of experience,” with senior Rowyn Carmichael

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projected to be one of Delta’s top players in 2018. Along with Carmichael the senior roster will include Ryan Cooper, Joe Bules and Evan Baier. Junior Ben Cooper was touted as a player who could figure in the mix for top scores for the Panthers by Reiher. Atley Harris will also be counted on to finish with competitive scores each time out. Zack McCormick and Grant Freed are the other two juniors on this year’s roster. The five sophomores on Delta’s 2018 roster are Keagan EryelMoralez, Jack Loveland, Logan Schuster, Zachary Kuta and Isaac Chavez. Freshmen roster players include Ethan Kappel, Tyler Deuschle and Brenden Baier. Reiher’s no stranger

to the rigors of the Panthers’ schedule with the likes of Aspen, Montrose, Grand Junction, Fruita and a number of other league teams possessing talented squads. Cobble Creek, Bookcliff and Dos Rios were noted as some of the more challenging courses the Panthers will play this season. Delta began its season last Friday with the Delta Invitational and 15 teams. This week’s schedule included matches at Fruita’s Adobe Creek (Aug. 13) and Gypsum Creek (Aug. 14). The Panthers continue play next week on the links at Black Canyon Golf Course (Aug. 22), at Cobble Creek (Aug. 23) and play Bookcliff on Aug. 27 and on to Rifle Aug. 28 the following week.

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Bo Pipher grapples with an opponent as a member of the Penn State Nittany Lions wrestling team. A three-time state champion and 2017 graduate of Paonia High School, Pipher is heading into his sophomore year at PSU.

Penn State wrestler Bo Pipher living his dream BY TAMIE MECK DCI Sports Writer

Bo Pipher is living his dream. A 2017 graduate of Paonia High School, Pipher just completed his freshman year as a member of the Penn State University Nittany Lions wrestling team. The Nittany Lions have won seven of the last eight national Division I wrestling titles and ended the 2017-18 season with a 14-0 record and a third straight national title. “I’m definitely living my dream,” said Pipher, who wrestled at 141 and 157 pounds his freshman season and posted an impressive 11-15 record. “Every day’s a new challenge. No matter who you’re wrestling, you’ve just got to be prepared.” Pipher recently helped coach a youth wrestling camp with Tanner Ridgway, a 2007 graduate of Paonia High four-time state placer and 2007 state champion. Ridgway is now head wrestling coach at Palisade High Photo by Wayne Crick School. Delta senior Joe Bules begins his qualifying round Pipher said he’ll wresfor tournament play last week. tle at either 149 or 157

pounds this coming season. Whether he makes the starting team this season depends on which weight he makes. “We’ll see how things go,” he said. Pipher has a long history of winning. He was a three-time state champion at PHS and was the state runner-up his freshman year. His last two seasons in high school he was undefeated and set a state record for most wins by pin in a season (43) his senior year. He also holds the state record for most career pins (131). The son of Andy and Tonya Pipher, of Crawford, Pipher comes from a long line of wrestling champions. Andy Pipher is a two-time state champion for Hotchkiss High School, a one-time national champion and four-time all-American (placing sixth or higher) for Colorado State University — Pueblo (19891992). During his 21 years as head coach at Paonia High School, he coached 14 wrestlers to 21 individual state titles and won five state team

titles. Andy retired from coaching in 2017 to follow not only Bo’s career, but daughter Carson’s sports career at Colorado Mesa University, where she will compete this fall for the Mavericks’ newlyformed women’s wrestling team. His uncle, Chuck Pipher, is four-time All American and three time national champion at Colorado State University — Pueblo and is now head coach at Colorado Mesa University; uncle Clint Pipher is a twotime All-American for CSU-Pueblo and was an assistant coach at CSU. Cousin Charlie Pipher is heading into his second season as head wrestling coach at Western State Colorado University in Gunnison. Bo Pipher said coaching may be in his future, but that’s not where his focus is heading into his sophomore year at Penn State. “I’m mostly trying to focus on competing at this point,” said Pipher. But looking to the future, he says, “I can’t see being away from wrestling.”

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Delta County Independent

Wednesday, August 15, 2018

Nathan Clay joins DCI as sports stringer “I’m looking forward to writing again,” says Clay, whose main focus is on his favorite sport: soccer (or as he calls it: football). A follower of EUFA Europa League football (soccer) and a U-12 youth soccer coach for the City of Delta recreation department, he calls soccer a “world sport” and enjoys

BY TAMIE MECK DCI Sports Writer

As fall prep sports season begins, the Delta County Independent is gearing up for coverage of the local sports scene. This season also marks the 98th season for the Colorado High School Activities Association. The CHSAA’s roots date back to May of 1921, when a group of Colorado high school superintendents and principals met in Boulder to organize the Colorado High School Athletic Conference to discuss how to better regulate and develop the interscholastic school athletic program. In 1924, the CHSAC joined the National Federation of State High School Associations, of which it has remained an active member ever since. Today, the CHSAA represents 359 member schools in attaining its mission of “Seeking

it for its constant action. Clay joins long-time sports reporter Wayne Crick, a Delta County native and Hotchkiss High School graduate who has covered sports for the DCI since 1991; and Tamie Meck, who has covered sports for most of her nearly nine years as a reporter for the DCI.

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DCI sports writers/photographers Tamie Meck and Wayne Crick discuss the fall sports season with Nathan Clay. Clay will be pitching in to help cover the four high schools in Delta County. excellence in academics, activities and athletics.” The CHSAA oversees 10 fall girls’ and boys’ sports, six winter sports, eight spring sports, along with music, speech and debate, sportsmanship and student leadership. This fall, Nathan Clay joins the DCI as a sports

writer and photographer. Clay is a fourth-generation Delta native and 1999 graduate of Delta High School, where he played tennis, qualified two seasons for state track, and participated in other school-related activities. Clay and wife Amanda, who teaches English Language Learners at Lincoln Elementary School, have two children, ages 9 and 7. Clay also brings extensive media experience to the DCI. He earned a bachelor of fine arts degree in film at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where he studied writing and wrote movie reviews and covered media for the UNLV campus paper, The Rebel Yell. His career included a stint in reality TV. As a videographer at DHS he filmed happenings around the school for a daily 10-minute video presentation. His junior and senior years he videoed wrestling, volleyball, basketball and football events, which were broadcast on Channel 11, a 24-hour public

access television station. It involved “lots of time with rudimentary equipment,” he said. The show was quite popular and was heavily followed by grandparents and those unable to get to local sports events. After 18 years in Las Vegas he realized how great a place Delta is and returned home. This spring he was elected to the Delta City Council.

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Youth volleyball skills and drills offered

Bill Heddles Recreation Center is offering volleyball skills and drills for youth grades K4. Register before Sept. 23; the cost is $30. Skills and drills will be Monday nights Oct. 15 through Nov. 19. K-2 students will play from 4 to 4:40 p.m., and grades 3-4 will play from 4:40 to 5:30 p.m. Come learn the skills of volleyball and how they are applied to a real game. For more information, You receive secure access to your account information from the contact Whitnee Lear at of your computer from anywhere in the world, 24-7. 874-0923 or Whitnee@ A recent story appearing in the DCI inadver- cityofdelta.net. tently identified a fish caught at Confluence Lake as a smallmouth bass. The fish was a largemouth bass and is �� not a threat to other species in the lake.

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Cedaredge’s Lucie Sachova, a Czech Republic exchange student, was the Bruins top player last week at the Delta Panther Invitational Golf Tournament with her round of 92.

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There were 15 teams signed up for this year’s Delta Panther Invitational Golf Tournament last Friday at Devil’s Thumb Golf Course. Gunnison’s number two player, Grifﬁn Pederson, brought a ray of frivolity to the tournament with his brightly-colored socks with their Colorado logo. Aspen was the team titlest with a score of 203.

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Three-time state champion Bo Pipher wrestles in the state semiﬁnal match during his senior year at Paonia High School.

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Vision in the classroom Parents often go to great lengths to help their children succeed in the classroom. Offering homework help and/or hiring tutors can help kids achieve their academic potential, but parents should not overlook the effects their children’s vision can have on their performance in the classroom. The American Optometric Association notes that students perform visual tasks in the classroom throughout a typical school day. Kids rely on their vision when reading, writing or using computers. When that vision is not functioning properly, students’ performance may suffer. What are some warning signs that kids may be struggling with their vision? The AOA notes that undeveloped or poorly developed visual skills can make it difficult or stressful for youngsters to learn. But children may not always inform their parents if they’re struggling with their vision. Rather, the AOA says children with poor visual skills will typically avoid reading or other near visual work as much as possible. Students also may attempt to do their work, but do so with a lowered level of comprehension or efficiency. Discomfort, fatigue and shortened attention spans are other potential indicators of undeveloped or poorly developed visual skills. Children experiencing eye and vision problems also may suffer from frequent headaches, cover one eye, tilt their head to one side, lose their place

when reading, see double, and/or hold reading materials close to their face. Are poor visual skills always diagnosed? Because undeveloped or poorly developed visual skills elicit many of the same symptoms associated with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, some kids struggling with their vision may be misdiagnosed with ADHD. To ensure kids are accurately diagnosed, the AOA recommends that children receive routine eye examinations. This is especially important for school-aged children, as vision changes frequently during this period. Visual problems like myopia (nearsightedness) or refractive errors like farsightedness or astigmatisms can adversely affect students’ academic performance. When should kids receive eye exams? The AOA recommends

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Many middle and high schools emphasize their goals of producing well-rounded students. Extracurricular activities teach students important life lessons, provide them opportunities to socialize and often stimulate their minds and bodies in ways that differ from the stimulation provided in the classroom. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau states that, in 2014, 57 percent of children between the ages of 6 and 17 participate in at least one

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Clinic manager Carol Abeyta congratulates Wenshu Yu, M.D., on 10 years of employment at Delta County Memorial Hospital. Dr. Yu is a rheumatologist.

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children receive annual eye examinations. More frequent examinations are recommended for children experiencing specific vision problems. School screenings are not sufficient, as the AOA notes that such screenings only test for distance visual acuity. Comprehensive optometric examinations are more thorough than

school screenings and can reveal issues that can adversely affect students in the classroom. Undeveloped or poorly developed visual skills can adversely affect kids’ academic performance. But annual optometric examinations can detect vision problems that may otherwise go undiagnosed.

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after-school extracurricular activity. Children are more likely to participate in sports than clubs or lessons, such as music, dance and language, but each of these activities can be beneficial to students’ development. Students who participate in extracurricular activities may want to limit their participation to 20 hours per week. This is according to a group of professors from Stanford University and Villanova University who have been collecting data on the issue since 2007. In their report “Extracurricular Activity in High-Performing School Contexts: Stress Buster, Booster or Buffer?”, Jerusha Conner and Sarah Miles found that 87 percent of kids who would be considered to have packed schedules were perfectly happy unless they were doing more than four hours a day. The “over-scheduling hypothesis” may be overhyped. This is the concern that too much organized activity participation leads to poor developmental outcomes. This hypothesis also suggests that hectic schedules also undermine family functioning, detract from schoolwork and possibly increase the risk of copycat behaviors and excessive competitiveness. However, in the

study “The Over-Scheduling Hypothesis Revisited: Intensity of Organized Activity Participation During Adolescence and Young Adult Outcomes,” researchers J.L. Mahoney and Andrea Vest determined that, controlling for demographic factors and baseline adjustment, extracurricular intensity was a significant predictor of positive outcomes and unrelated to indicators of problematic adjustment (e.g., psychological distress, substance use, antisocial behavior) at young adulthood. Even though extracurricular activities are largely positive — even when schedules are packed — parents need to be aware of the diminishing returns of too many activities. This is something called the “threshold effect.” Benefits from extracurriculars can level off when too many activities are being juggled. If a child is experiencing anxiety, sleeplessness or depression, or seems overly stressed, it could be time to reduce students’ time spent doing structured activities. It’s essential that families use the cues given by kids to assess what students can handle. And children should be encouraged to be honest with their parents about their extracurricular activities as well.

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Clinics director Jan McCracken congratulates Carol Abeyta (left) on 10 years of employment at Delta County Memorial Hospital.

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HEALTH & FITNESS

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Wednesday, August 15, 2018

Calm the chaos on busy school mornings Mornings can test the busy families as adults get out the door on time. patience and stamina of and children hurry to Starting off the morning already stressed can lead to feeling tense throughout the rest of the day. There is no magic formula to make mornings less hectic, but the following are some ways families can streamline their morning routines. • Make use of the night before. Morning madness may come about due to lack of preparation the previous night. The more that can be done the night before, the less there will be to do on weekday mornings. School mornings tend to be calm when certain Encourage children to lay tasks are completed the night before, everyone is out clothes for the next well-rested and routines are adhered to. day and take a shower or

A hero for youth BY MADDIE WHITE A Kidz Clinic

Take a moment to think about your definition of a hero. In fairytales, comic books, novels, and other sources of media, a hero is often characterized as somebody admired for his extraordinary courage, strength, and ability. Also, heroes typically provide service to others in need — whether it’s a person, a group, or an entire community — without any expectation of reward. Most heroes who come to mind are some type of superhuman adult. I challenge you to think about a person you identify as a real-life hero. Part two of the challenge: become some version of that hero you just identified. In one way or another, we are all capable of showing courage, strength, and ability to at least one person in our lives. I hope to encourage you to become a hero for one young person this school year. Studies have shown that adverse childhood experiences are connected to lower school achievement, poor health, and increased criminal behavior. Developing resilience through supportive relationships, positive experiences, and adaptive skill-building can help youth overcome these adverse experiences. Supportive relationships are the foundation of youth resilience and success. Every young

person is one positive, trusted adult away from achieving his goals. Every young person is one hero away from becoming his own success story. You may be wondering how you can pull this off. Here are some tips for sharing your inner hero with youth in the community: Express care by intentionally checking-in and asking about parents or siblings, sports, hobbies, and other activities. You can do this by scheduling regular one-on-one time or checking-in over the phone. Challenge growth by encouraging youth to think about their future. You can teach goal-setting skills and plan to check-in about progress toward specific goals. Provide support by taking on the role of an advocate during challenging situations. Make time to celebrate successes with a high-five or even a special activity. Give youth a chance to use their voice and choice in situations. You can share power and convey respect by showing interest in things they care about by asking them to share their knowledge and thoughts on the topic. Expand possibilities and increase hope for youth in the community by connecting them with other adults or students who can help them discover an interest and inspire them to set and reach their goals. Reaching out to a youth

Distributing dignity to women in need Elevate Fiber, powered by DMEA, combined black tie with tampons when they kicked off a Dignity Drive at the annual Women of Distinction event on Aug. 2. The purpose? To support women in need by collecting feminine hygiene products. “Pads. Tampons. Pantyliners. These words are typically off-limits in public conversation. We forget that these items are more than just offlimits; they’re actually out of reach for hundreds of women in need every single month. They are expensive and often in very limited supply at resource centers. So, we’re doing something about it,” said Becky Mashburn, DMEA communications and marketing manager. Elevate Fiber is collecting sanitary items until Sept. 6. Recommended

in need is its own kind of extraordinary super-hero characteristic! Maddie White, MSW, is an integrated care therapist and wellness counselor at A Kidz Clinic, a school-based clinic serving all students in Delta County Joint School District #50. For more information, call 874-2753.

bath that evening. Make lunches the night before a school day, and gather all supplies from homework stations, restocking backpacks and gym bags so everything is ready to go come the morning. • Get to bed earlier. Sleep experts say that if you need to rely on an alarm clock to get up in the morning, you may not be getting enough sleep. The National Sleep Foundation says schoolaged children should get between nine and 11 hours of sleep a night. Teenagers require between eight and 10 hours of sleep per night, while adults need between seven and nine hours. A good night’s rest can reduce morning crankiness and get everyone moving more efficiently. • Incentivize timeliness for kids. Children who are reluctant to head to school may need extra motivation to get out the door. Offer small rewards to kids when they get ready on their own or finish breakfast in a certain amount of time. Rewards can include a treat like choosing a favorite show to watch after school or

a special outing on the weekend. • Follow a schedule. Make mornings the same each day so everyone knows what to expect. Uniformity can streamline tasks and ensure everyone knows what’s expected of them. • Stay organized. Racing around trying to find

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donations include pads, tampons, wipes, incontinence items, deodorant, razors, shaving cream, period cups, toilet paper, Ziploc bags, underwear and general toiletries. All donations will be given to local resource centers in Montrose and Delta counties to be distributed to those in need. Donations can be dropped off at the following locations: DMEA and Elevate Fiber — 11925 6300 Road, Montrose. Montrose Daily Press — 3684 North Townsend Avenue, Montrose. Montrose Recreation District — 16350 Woodgate Road, Montrose. Montrose Memorial Hospital — 800 S. 3rd Street, Montrose. Montrose City Hall — 433 S. 1st Street, Montrose. River Valley Health Center — 5 Hillcrest Plaza Way, Montrose.

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keys or jackets can be very stressful. Make it a point to return items to their proper places so that everyone knows where to look for the items they need. School mornings can be challenging, but with some ingenuity and forethought, the stress can be tamed.

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Volunteering for the Hardrock BY KYLE RICE, NP DCMH Urgent Care

include heat-related illness, altitude illnesses, hypothermia, dehydration, lightning strikes, sprains/strains, fractures, or falls. Fortunately during this race, the most common issue was related to the heat racers encountered going in to the Ouray aid station. They could not take in enough fluid, refuel, or manage to keep it down. By the time they arrived at the Engineer aid station, they were mildly dehydrated, hypoglycemic, and hypothermic. For the most dehydrated or nauseated, I would place them on a Therma-rest pad to prevent hypothermia, cover them with a blanket, place them in front of the heater and allow them to rest for about an hour. After this, they would then be able to keep fluid and fuel down and then rejoin the race. Many of the racers were extremely grateful to have the opportunity to rest, warm up, refuel, and rehydrate. The most rewarding part of the experience was being able to help these elite national and international athletes,

providing assistance in this amazing trail race, and working with a dedicated group of volunteers who selflessly give up three to four days of their lives to do this. Once the last runner passed through the aid station at 8 a.m. Saturday, we started breaking down the station. These

backcountry aid stations are remote and Leave No Trace principles are observed. Everything had to be carried back out including all trash. I am planning to do this again next year and encourage anyone interested to volunteer at any of the many events that are planned throughout the year.

For those of you unaware, there is a 100mile trail race that starts and ends in Silverton. It is considered a graduatelevel ultramarathon in the world of long-distance trail running. National and international competitors enter a lottery system after qualifying for the lottery by running and volunteering in other races; 145 runners are drawn. Last July 20 at 6 a.m. was the 25th anniversary of this prestigious race and I was fortunate enough to have had the opportunity to be a medical volunteer at the remote aid station at Engineer Pass. After attending a seminar in the morning on medical issues we might encounter, vehicles were loaded and by evening we left before the start of the race. After an hour’s drive to the pass, we backpacked our own camping gear and carried food, shelter, and water filtraPhoto submitted tion equipment a mile Nurse practitioner Kyle Rice helped man one of four and a half and 1,200 feet medical aid stations along the 100-mile Hardrock down to a relatively flat ultramarathon. meadow along the race course. We spent the night there and started setting up the shelter and getting ready for the runners next morning. Set-up included filtering water from a nearby stream, getting lights set up, heat, cooking broth, and getting food ready for the runners. This aid station was at mile 51.6 in the course and one of four remote aid stations along the course. Once set up, the first runners started showing up at 4 p.m. with the bulk of them arriving around 2-4 a.m. My responsibilities included caring for runners who were having medical issues encounPhoto submitted tered during the race. Medical volunteers get ready to pack food, gear, shelter and water ﬁltration Risks in this kind of race equipment to a remote aid station on Engineer Pass.

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Delta County Memorial Hospital recently recognized four employees with ﬁve years of service. Pictured clockwise from top left are Loretta Taylor (right) with Jody Roeber; Kayla Meza (left) with Mark Carlton (right); Penny Cooper with Tamara Pearce; and Karen Rae with Jacki West.

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Pets ROTTWEILER STUD SERVice. Purebred for backyard breeding. I owned mom and dad of stud. Call Jay at 970-417-2104. Cedaredge. (2x33)

Yard Sales RECENTLY MOVED YARD Sale. August 18 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. 964 Meeker Street in Delta. Couch/chairs/ottoman, 2 dining room tables, mattresses, tools and more. (1x33)

Wanted Help Wanted ANY ITEMS FROM THE Speedway Gas Station that was located in Delta. Ron Taylor, 719-371-3986. (3x33)

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Help Wanted POSITION ANNOUNCEment—Delta County Libraries Bookkeeper/ Administrative Assistant. Delta County Libraries Administration-Hotchkiss. 30 hours/week, $16 - $25/ hour. Application Deadline: August 31, 2018, 5:00 p.m. Applications and complete job description available at: www.deltalibraries.org/ bookkeeper-administrativeassistant/ (4x32)

THREE WHEEL BICYCLE with basket. Brand new. $250. 209-5799. (1x33) WHEELBARROW, TRUETemper $30. Table saw $30. Two scroll saws, Delta scroll $75 & Ryobi scroll $50. 970901-9947 or 970-209-1162 cell. (1x33)

ADVERTISE 874-4421 Guns GUN SHOW AT MONTrose County Fairgrounds, Friday, Aug.17 4-8 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 18 9 a.m.5 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 19 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Buy, sell, trade, browse. $5 admission/3day pass $10. Sponsored by Montrose Rod & Gun Club. (1x33)

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For Sale 2 CEDAREDGE CEMetary Plots for sale. $800 for both. Section J, Lot 15, Sites 4 & 5. NE Section. Phone Kathy Watson (707) 704-6188. (4x32)

�� DELTA COUNTY LIBRARies—Cedaredge/Delta Library Assistant. Do you dream of mountain towns, piles of books, and creative projects with interesting people? It all comes together at Cedaredge and Delta libraries. If you listen well, think quickly, enjoy variety, and stay calm under pressure, please send us your application for this library assistant position. Applications and complete job description available at: www.deltalibraries.org. (3x33) MOVING? CHANGING YOUR ADDRESS? Please give the Delta County Independent 10 days notice — PO Box 809, Delta CO 81416 970-874-4421

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CUSTOMER SERVICE SPECialist I. High Country News seeks data entry and departmental support. Strong candidates will have experience meeting the needs of customers and providing accurate, high-volume data entry. Non-exempt, PT, hourly position, $15/hour. For details and how to apply, go to hcn.org/ about/jobs. Deadline 8/17/18. EOE. (2x32) BOLINGER AND QUEEN is now accepting employment application in Hotchkiss for a full-time inside sales position. Applicants must have a valid driver's license and be able to work and communicate with a wide range of people. Applications can be picked up at 32874 J Rd. in Hotchkiss. For questions call 970-872-3371. (2x33)

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Help Wanted �� DEVELOPMENT ASSISTant. High Country News seeks assistance on fundraising campaigns. Strong candidates will have experience administering monthly-giving programs, communicating with donors, and working with complex databases. Non-exempt, hourly, up to 40 hrs/wk. PT applicants will be considered. For details and how to apply, go to hcn.org/about/ jobs. Deadline 8/17/18. EOE. (2x32)

BUSY SURGICAL PRACtice looking for part time (20 hrs/week) Medical Assistant. Previous EMR experience prefered, but willing to train. Please email resume and references to melissadelsurg@ NEW ADDRESS? PLEASE notify the Delta County yahoo.com. (2x33) Independent prior to movPEOPLE LOOK FOR JOBS ing. PO Box 809, Delta, CO in the classifieds. 874-4421 81416 or 970-874-4421.

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WEST SLOPE AG. CENter is hiring F/T positions in our feed mill and warehouse. Requirementsheavy lifting, multi-tasking, clean driving record, reliable. Apply in person at 412 S. 5th St. Olathe. (Call for directions only 970-3235869) (1x33)

ROGERS MESA FRUIT Co. is now taking applications for seasonal packers and sorters for the 2018 packing season. Come in to fill out an application M-F 8 a.m.-4 p.m. 9981 3100 Road, Hotchkiss, CO 81419. We are located on the corner of Hwy 92 & 3100 Rd. (2x32)

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HOW DO I SELL MY Cottage Food products? You may sell your products directly to the consumer from your residence, roadside stand, Farmers’ market, community supported agricultural organizations, or other similar venue. If you have any questions, please call: 874-2165. Delta County Health Department. (4X29) DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Support Group for Adults and Children: Every Wednesday in Delta from 5-7 p.m. there will be a free support group for adults whose lives have been impacted by domestic violence and a separate group for children at the same time. Please call 970-8744941 to sign up.

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THE ABRAHAM CONNECtion homeless shelter, located at 480 Silver St., Delta, offers emergency overnight shelter and food to men, women and families in the Delta area midOctober- April. Call us at 970-773-8290 to make a referral, or for informaFREE DIAPERS FOR UP tion on how to volunteer to one year! Pregnant or donate. www.Delta women in Delta County can A b r a h a m C o n n e c t i o n . now get help to quit smok- org. ing and get something they can really use after their THE KINGS TABLE SOUP baby arrives — free diapers. Kitchen needs egg cartons. Healthy moms have healthy If you have any to give babies. Enroll in the Baby & please call 250-6637 and we Me Tobacco Free program will pick up. today. Contact the Delta County Health Department WOMEN ONLY AA MEETat 874-2165 or your local ings, Delta, Saturdays, 11:00 a.m., at St. Luke's Episcopal physician. Church, 5th & Palmer (back SUBSCRIBE! 874-4421. door).

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WANNA PLAY A ROUND? Golf with a fun group of ladies. Two membership options available. Sign up at www.cedaredgeladies golf.com. Get to know us on Facebook at “cedar edgeladiesgolfclub”

NARCOTICS ANONYmous meets at 9th and Palmer, Delta, Mondays and Fridays at 8 p.m.

HOSPITAL VOLUNTEERS Wanted! Delta County Memorial Hospital needs hospital volunteers. Days and hours are flexible. There are currently openings in the ER, Oncology, Gift Shop and some additional areas. If you are interested, please contact Volunteer Coordinator, Barbara Hall at 250-2105 for an application.

CHAPTER, UNITS OF DAV regular 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.

DELTA FOOD PANTRY needs meals for Delta families who are temporarily in need. Donations of nonALCOHOLICS ANONY- perishable food may be mous meets Thursdays at 7 brought to 628 Meeker. p.m. Friends of Bill W. Club. THERE IS A VFW MEETING 897 Palmer Street, Delta. on the first Monday of each CO FATHER’S NETWORK- month. At 6 p.m. there is a dedicated to providing potluck and the meeting is community and education at 7 p.m. at the First Baptist to fathers of special needs Church, 1250 Pioneer Rd., kids. Meets twice monthly Delta. For further inforon the 1st Saturday at 11 mation, call 874-8172 Jim a.m. and the 3rd Monday Baker, Quartermaster. at 6:30 p.m. - 511 E. 10th St, Delta. See our website for HILLTOP COMMUNITY more details: www.codads. Resources offers free services and support to vicorg tims of Domestic Violence AL-ANON AND ALATEEN: and Sexual Assault. There Hope and help for families are also ongoing support and friends of alcoholics groups. Please call our office meets in Delta: Al-Anon and at 970-773-2251 for more Alateen, Tuesdays at 7:30 information or if you are in pm, St. Luke’s Episcopal crisis please call our 24 hour Church, 145 W. 5th St., con- crisis line at 1-844-990-5500. tact Elizabeth 970-874-9832 AL-ANON: HOPE AND or Shirley 970-323-5067. help for families and CARING FOR CARE- friends of alcoholics givers, C4C - support- meets in Hotchkiss: Aling hearts that care. Open Anon, Mondays at Noon, to ANY caregiver. Meets Methodist Church 285 N. monthly in Delta, 2nd 2nd, contact Elsie 970-210Tuesday at 11 a.m. - 511 E. 8090 or Marjorie 970-43310th St, Delta. 1856.

YOU HAVE THE POWER TO change a child's life! Children are waiting for senior partners in Delta SUPPORT THE DELTA County right now! Can you Library. Give a gently used spare 3 hours a week? We book in the Downstairs need your help! Call today Book Store. for more information. Please volunteer to spend time with WELCOME RETURNING a child in our community. Veterans, Post 9221 VFW Partners of Delta, Montrose meets at 5:00 p.m. on the and Ouray, 874-4661, www. 4th Thursday of each month partners-west.org. or www. in Cedaredge. To find out deltayouth@montrose.net. how to participate in promoting patriotism and PAONIA AMERICAN assisting veterans, contact Legion runs a year round Wayne Hamrick, (970) 250- non-perishable emergency 1180. food pantry. This is for the North Fork area. For inforAARP DRIVER SAFETY mation, call 527-6252. Course. Save on insurance, keep up on newer traffic SAVE EYEGLASSES, OLD laws, learn defensive driv- jewelry and silver or bits of ing techniques. For details gold and silver scraps. The and schedule contact John Grand Odd Fellow Lodge is Loring (970) 856-6924 or sending them to: New Eyes (970) 424-1778. for the Needy, 549 Millburn Ave., Short Hills, NJ 07078 AL-ANON: HOPE AND or send them to: Gale help for families and Conger, Secretary of IOOF friends of alcoholics meets Lodge #116, 5516 Hwy. 348, in Cedaredge: Al-Anon, Delta, CO 81416. Thursdays, 8 pm, Wick Hall behind First Baptist Church, AL-ANON: HOPE AND 370 W. Main St., contact help for families and Mary M. 970-856-6123 or friends of alcoholics Jim 970-874-7855. meets in Paonia: Al-Anon, Wednesdays at 7 pm, HOTCHKISS-CRAWFORD United Methodist Church, Historical Museum. Winter 3rd & Onarga, contact Lisa hours, Saturdays 1-4 p.m. 970-395-3608, Chris 970$3 admission or free to 527-3366 or Marjorie 970members. Come see our 433-1856 museum at 2nd & Hotchkiss Streets in Hotchkiss. 872- THE AMERICAN RED 3780. Cross needs you. Become one of the Red Cross volCHECK OUT THE BOOK unteers who says, “We’ll Be store at the Delta Library. There, Because Help Can’t You'll find a great selection Wait!” Call your local Red of paperbacks at reasonable Cross Chapter at 970-242prices. 4851 or 1-800-HELP NOW IF YOU LOVE BOOKS, for information on the difyou will love the Downstairs ference you can make in Bookstore in the basement someone’s life as a disaster volunteer. of the Delta Library.

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Head ‘Down the River’ on an educational adventure The Museums of Western Colorado is excited to partner with Colorado Canyons Association for an educational adventure on the Colorado River, Aug. 31 to Sept. 2. Paddle an inflatable kayak or relax aboard an oar raft as you travel 25 miles through Ruby and Horsethief canyons. Participants will marvel at the area’s serenity, while winding through dramatic sandstone canyons deep in the heart of the McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area (NCA). Short hikes lead to breathtaking overlooks, ancient Native American sites, and red rock arches. CCA’s expert guides will share their deep knowledge of the

diverse ecology, geology, paleontology, and human history of the area. Delicious, freshly prepared meals, comfortable campsites, and unhindered night skies will be unforgettable. The cost for the trip is $500 per person for museum and CCA members, and $550 per person for non-members. The group is limited to 15 people, with a minimum age requirement of 15. Participants will need to be in good physical condition while rafting relatively flat water for three days, and hiking moderate to strenuous trails throughout the course of the trip. This is a primitive, backcountry camping experience with

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no amenities or services. Payments will be refunded if cancellations are made 10 or more days before trip departure. No refunds for cancellations will be given after that time. CCA will pro-

The Thursday, Aug. 16, concert at the Cedaredge Chapel of the Cross will feature Dr. John Howard. The concert begins at 7 p.m.; admission is by donation. Dr. John Howard, conductor and organist, is a native of San Diego, Calif., and earned his bachelor of arts in music from Christian Heritage College in 2002. In 2005,

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he earned his master of arts in musicology from San Diego State University, and in 2011, he completed his doctorate of musical arts (DMA) in choral conducting and pedagogy at the University of Southern Mississippi. He has taught at the high school, collegiate and university levels. Dr. Howard currently holds the position of

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director of music and worship arts at the First Presbyterian Church of Grand Junction, and has served in similar positions at other churches in California and Mississippi. He has conducted the Schumann Singers in Grand Junction, the Germania Choir in El Cajon, Calif., and the House of Germany’s Deutscher

Choir San Diego. In addition to these appointments, Dr. Howard maintains a small private studio in piano, voice, and organ, and works as a freelance accompanist. Dr. Howard works with tireless passion and energy to promote excellence in choral and organ music for the glory of God and the enrichment of contemporary culture.

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Mr. KVNF’s birthday bash Photos by Tamie Meck

Felix Belmont blows out 100 candles at his June 30 birthday party. More than 200 of his friends and family members celebrated with him.

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hen Felix Belmont was born in the west side of Manhattan in 1918, Woodrow Wilson was president, the Great Depression was more than a decade away, and in response to World War I, publication of the U.S. Armed Forces newspaper Stars & Stripes had resumed after a long hiatus. In his 100 years Felix has seen a lot of trends and fads come and go. He served his country during World War II, enjoyed 62 years of marriage, and had a successful corporate career. Fortuitously, in the late 1970s, he and wife Pauline moved to Paonia, where daughter Louise was a volunteer DJ at a new radio station called KVNF. The rest, they say, is history. On June 30, more than 200 of his friends, family members and supporters came from as far away as Saudi Arabia to celebrate his 100th birthday and to show their love, respect and admiration. (When he called to invite me to his party, he made it clear that I was invited not as a reporter/photographer, but as his friend. That’s the kind of guy Felix is.) A director emeritus of KVNF, Felix has been a volunteer DJ for 39 years and is believed to be the oldest volunteer public radio DJ in the country, possibly in the world. Since its early days Felix has been a champion of KVNF, a dedicated fundraiser (he has possibly raised more money for the station than anyone), and fierce defender of public radio. He once even co-signed a loan for the station. When KVNF grew out of its old Grand Avenue studio and moved up the

Delta County Commissioners Mark Roeber, center, and Don Suppes present Felix with a proclamation declaring June 30, “Felix Belmont Day” in honor of his 39 years of dedicated service to the citizens of Delta County and the North Fork Valley. street to its new state-of-theart station in 2006, the building was named in honor of Felix. He may be 100, but he’s still sharp as a tack. Every other Sunday afternoon he spins tunes from the Big Band and popular tunes of the 1930s and 1940s as the host of KVNF’s Stop Time, tossing in some Broadway hits and show tunes for added flavor. In a 2014 interview, Felix told KVNF reporter Laura Palmisano that he enjoys the music of that time period because it’s what he knows best and most closely associates with. “It’s good music,” he said, and the words are easy to understand. It’s also the music he danced to in high school and college, and that was popular when he met his future wife, Pauline, in 1939. Not only that, he told Palmisano, but it’s music not played by many stations and he doesn’t want it to go away and be forgotten.

Always a gentleman, Felix kisses the hand of Paonia resident Peggy Clements at his 100th birthday party. Clements celebrated her 104th birthday in March.

In 2011, the National Federation of Community Broadcasters honored Felix as Volunteer of the Year at its annual convention in San Francisco. “He’s our wisest elder and our staunchest supporter at every level of the organization,” said then station general manager Sally Kane. In his acceptance speech Felix said the honor was especially gratifying because he was about to turn 93. He accepted the award in honor of KVNF’s 75 other volunteer DJs, and the station’s 14 volunteers, including Pauline, “who had posted on ahead to a far better spectrum in which we are here today.” He also took a moment to defend public radio in a time when federal funding was being slashed, and defended freedom of speech. (His acceptance speech is available on youtube.) In 2014 Felix was voted the first “Mr. KVNF” by station members. He’s also an active Rotarian with the Rotary Club of the North Fork Valley, attends Rotary’s weekly meetings, and regularly works out at Steve Leighton’s gym. Once a month Felix interviews Delta County commissioners and other county officials for KVNF’s Delta County Commissioners Report. At his celebration the Delta County Board of County Commissioners declared June 30 Felix Belmont Day. “Some of my most fun conversations I have are with you right there in the radio station,” said Com-

At his 100th birthday party, dubbed ‘Felix Cabaret,’ Birthday Boy Felix Belmont is surrounded by, in his words, “lovely, beautiful, wonderful women.” The car is a fully restored 1927 Buick owned by Don Grant.

Lenore Cambria (far right) and her tap dance students rehearsed for three months to perform at Felix’s party.

From left, the jazz trio of Ellen Hutto, Sally Kane and Marti Durlin are accompanied by the Grand Junctionbased Swing City Express. missioner Don Suppes, praising his knowledge of the valley and its history. During a commissioners’ interview several years ago, Felix compared the “Great Recession of 2008” with those tough times in America known today as “The Great Depression.” He recalled the depression’s earliest days, coming home one day to find his family’s belongings laid out in front of the house. They moved to a much smaller house and had very little, but Felix said he never felt poor. To illustrate the span of technology during his lifetime, KVNF operations manager Jeff Reynolds shared how in the early days of KVNF’s annual Holiday Auction, which he said was more like a yard sale, he came across of box of rusty old tools. On top of it, said Reynolds, was an ancient Edison cylinder recorder. When he showed it to Felix, he shared that he was still using one in 1962 when his employer, Borden, was installing its very first main frame computer. Felix said he would dictate on the cylinder, then send it to the typing pool for transcription. Once done, the typist would use a tool to erase the recording so that it could be used again. The entertainment at his party included the Grand Junction-based Clark Gault and the Swing City Express performing jazz and swing songs from Big Band era. Tap dance teacher and local theatre artist Lenore Cambria and her students performed a couple of dance routines. Lenore said she proposed the idea to her students, and they began rehearsing three months before the party. While she’s a seasoned performer, for her

students, “It was a first, but they all said, ‘For Felix, we’ll do it. We’ll set aside our stage fright and we’ll book.’” Ellen Hutto, Sally Kane and Marti Durlin performed jazz tunes, and three generations of Talbotts, Linda Talbott, Sariah Talbott-Carey and Merrily Talbott, dressed as the Andrews Sisters, sang a re-worked version of the World War II era hit, “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy.” He was the kind of famous man from out Paonia way, He had a certain style that no one else could say When all the ladies gathered round, Whenever Felix would stop by on his way around time He’s got a harem now, a centenarian, He’s the kind of famous man from out Paonia way. He served in the Army for his Uncle Sam And then he toured around the world as a businessman. You know he loved his wife Pauline And when his daughter was born Louise entered the scene But that was years ago; he’s still alive, you know. He’s the kind of famous man from out Paonia way. Felix wasn’t the only centenarian at his party. Peggy Clements is 104, and Naomi Bryson celebrated her 101st birthday in February. “They’ve got me completely beat,” joked Felix. “I’m just a young guy.” Before blowing out the 100 candles on his huge birthday cake, Felix thanked a long list of friends for making the party a fun and successful event. “But it’s not any one individual, it’s all of you collectively that made this an incredible event for my life, and I again thank you from the bottom of my heart.”