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JR Reece named Delta’s school resource officer BY PAT SUNDERLAND Managing Editor

The Delta Police Department is proud to introduce Officer James (JR) Reece Jr. as the new school resource officer (SRO) for the Delta Police Department. The new position is jointly funded through the City of Delta and Delta County Joint School District #50. Officer Reece started his law enforcement career with the Delta County Sheriff ’s Office as a detentions deputy in 2004. He continued his career with the Delta County Sheriff ’s Office as a patrol deputy until March 2014, when he moved to the Delta Police Department. At the DPD, he has served as a detective, field training officer and patrol officer for the past five years. Officer Reece is also a certified trainer in the ALICE program.

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Gronenthal selected to lead Delta chamber The Delta Area Chamber of Commerce, which serves over 300 local businesses across Delta County, is pleased to announce the hiring of Mitchell Gronenthal as the organization’s newest executive director, effective March 25. Mitchell Gronenthal has been a resident of Delta County for the last seven years. He is co-owner of Reve Portraits, a portrait studio located in Cedaredge. He has volunteered extensively in the community, serving on the boards of Little Sprouts Community

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Preschool and The Arc Mesa County. He is a former member of the Grand Mesa Arts & Events Center advisory committee and still serves on the special events committee. He formerly served as board president of the Cedaredge Area Chamber of Commerce for the past two years. He plans on bringing his knowledge in business to help guide the Delta Area Chamber of Commerce in the direction it needs to go. He brings his expertise in membership engagement, programs, events and marketing. One goal Gronenthal is hoping to conquer in the first year is to create a more dynamic understanding what the chamber offers to its members, while also bringing new and innovative membership benefits, educational training and opportunities along with supporting collaborative and economic development. If you have questions or would like to meet Gronenthal, stop by the Delta Area Chamber of Commerce at 301 Main Street, Delta, or give him a call at 970-874-8616.

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year. He is married and has two children who attend Delta High School. His wife Cheri is employed at the Delta High School as the school’s registrar. Officer Reece will be assigned to all schools within the City of Delta. His duties will include school safety programs, criminal investigations in the schools and mentoring of the students. Officer Reece will be attending the National Association of School Resource Officers (NASRO) basic SRO school in July. His duties will begin in mid-April for the remainder of this school year, and resume at the beginning of the 2019-2020 school year. “I’m going to try to split my time among the schools as evenly as possible,” he said. “For the most part, I feel our schools are safe; a dedicated SRO will just make them that much safer.”

Court: Feds illegally approved natural gas drilling in elk habitat PRESS RELEASE

The disc golf course at Confluence Park was the first of eight stops on the Peaks and Valley Tournament Series Sunday, March 31. The two-round tournament maxed out at 90 golfers. Tournament director Tim Gossage called the course “a new jewel on the Western Slope.” Following tournament play, an awards ceremony was held at CB’s Tavern. At 14 below par, J.C. Kester posted the best score of the day. Some golfers were also observed fishing — trying to snag errant discs from the shallow edge of the Gunnison River.

From early in his career, Reece said he wanted to work with kids — he just didn’t know in what capacity. “I’m excited and grateful the chief and the school district were able to come together and create this position,” he said. Officer Reece has lived in Delta for most of his life. He attended elementary, middle and high school in Delta until the middle of his freshman

A federal judge ruled March 27 that the U.S. Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service illegally approved two adjacent natural gas drilling plans in western Colorado, finding that officials did not adequately analyze wildlife and climate impacts. In the ruling U.S. District Judge Lewis T. Babcock faulted the two federal agencies for failing to account for downstream emissions from drilling and failing to adequately address potential harm to mule deer and elk. “This is an important win for our public lands, the climate and the tenacity of the North Fork Valley community. Requiring the Bureau of Land Management to clearly and properly analyze all potential direct, indirect and cumulative impacts of this large-scale industrial oil and gas devel-

opment project is absolutely critical to protecting the rare and irreplaceable ecosystem of the North Fork Valley and all those who rely on it,” said Natasha Léger, executive director, Citizens for a Healthy Community. “High Country Conservation Advocates is thrilled with the court’s favorable ruling,” said Matt Reed, public lands director at Crested Butte’s High Country Conservation Advocates. “The Bull Mountain area is home to important populations of elk and mule deer, iconic species increasingly under threat from surrounding oil and gas development. Ensuring that impacts from this project are considered, analyzed, and adequately addressed is critical to maintaining their long-term vitality in the Upper North Fork.” In January 2018 Citizens for a Healthy Community,

High Country Conservation Advocates, Wilderness Workshop, the Center for Biological Diversity, WildEarth Guardians and the Western Environmental Law Center filed suit to challenge the 146-well Bull Mountain Master Development Plan and an adjacent 25-well project. This area is primarily private surface ownership with a majority of public minerals. The BLM and Forest Service approved the drilling project after preparing an environmental assessment to analyze the environmental impacts. In his ruling the judge said the Forest Service and BLM “acted in an arbitrary and capricious manner and violated NEPA by not taking a hard look at the foreseeable indirect effects resulting from the combustion of oil and gas” in their environmental analyses.

Commissioners incorporate NF input into Mancos Development Plan BY ANNETTE BRAND Staff Writer

The agenda for the March 26 meeting of the Delta County Board of County Commissioners included finalizing comment letters to the Bureau of Land Management and United States Forest Service regarding the North Fork Mancos Development Plan (NFM). The commissioners submitted previous comment letters on the NFM on March 22, 2017, and June 7, 2018, as the county’s continuing input on the BLM environmental impact assessment and environmental assessment. Having read the comment

letter prior to the meeting, several North Fork residents, including Mary Jursinovic, Natasha Leger, Lisa Nierman, Mary Smith, David Livingston, Patrick Dooling and Mike Oupi, shared their concerns. They addressed the amount of water the project will consume and where that water will come from; truck traffic, including numerous loads of sand being trucked from Fruita, the lack of stability on Highway 131, the impact on hunting of big game and bonding by the developer. Elyse Casselberry, county community and economic development director, explained that this third com-

ment letter is another step in a multi-step process. The commissioners will be able to weigh in on the well pads, pipeline, storage facilities, surface impacts, performance standards, drought management plan, emergency response ... in other words, every part of the work going forward. Casselberry said the Oil and Gas Working Committee, appointed after the updated Master Plan was adopted, is reviewing all the steps of the development, including road access, spills and impact on roads. She said most of the NFM NF INPUT TO A3

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One of the City of Delta’s two trash trucks will be out of commission the week of April 8-12 while it is being serviced. With just one truck available, trash pickup may be delayed until later in the day, or even until the day following your normal pickup day. For more information, call 8747913.

Delta County Commissioners Don Suppes, Mark Roeber and Mike Lane sent letters of support for the nomination of David Bernhardt as Secretary of the Interior to President Donald J. Trump and Senator Michael Bennet on March 26. The commissioners noted that Bernhardt grew up near Delta County and knows how the multiple use mandate of the BLM is applied practically across the landscape. He has broad and extensive experience in both the public and private sectors and understands the complexities of the laws and regulations from all sides. Bernhardt has significant knowledge of the full scope and complexity of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife regulations. They believe this broad-based and in-depth knowledge makes David Bernhardt the right person at this right time to lead the Department of Interior.

On March 31, at approximately 12:30 p.m., Delta Correctional Center escapee Adam Loehr #178404 was apprehended without incident near Whitewater by the Delta Correctional Center Search Team and the Office of the Inspector General. Loehr escaped from DCC on March 9. The search team acted on a tip that Loehr was sighted near Whitewater. The CDOC would like to thank the many law enforcement agencies that assisted in this effort.

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LETTERS Close-mindedness is affecting council decisions Dear Editor: I recently shared with Delta City Council members an article on the effects of marijuana use published on Foxnews. com in February. Nathan Clay replied, saying he doesn’t perceive this article to be of any value. I beg to differ. NYU School of Medicine is where the study was performed. This School of Medicine is one of the top ranking establishments in our nation, if not the world. Evidently, Mr. Clay blatantly disregards that fact due to his liberal bias against Foxnews.com. He states that the article is an opinion piece and not to confuse it with any kind of actual science. Then he asks me to refrain from forwarding any article of this type to him in the future. He also states, “If you have any scientifically

produced paper published in an accredited journal, then by all means, share it along.” By the way, Dr. Marc Siegel, author of the Foxnews.com article, is a professor at NYU School of Medicine. I do not believe Mr. Clay read this article since it appeared on Foxnews.com. If we have in our midst a councilmember making decisions based on his political bias and then on ignorance of current facts, we are in trouble. It was once the standard to question who, what, where, when and why. Councilmembers Nathan Clay, Christopher Ryan and Kevin Carlson do not ask these questions concerning the up-to-date studies on the effects of marijuana use if these reports are not within the scope of their personal, political view-

Democratic bait and switch Dear Editor: On Saturday, March 30, I attended a Hotchkiss town hall hosted by my state representatives, Democrats Kerry Donovan and Julie McCluskie. I had to check my calendar. Was it April Fool’s Day? Not satisfied with holding the Colorado House, Senate and governor’s mansion; not satisfied with majorities that allow them to enact every far left hobby horse imaginable; now the Democrats are “reeducating” the unwashed, knuckle dragging rubes of Colorado, using “bait and switch” carpetbaggers. The Delta County citizens came to discuss the Red Flag bill. Instead, they were given an hour and half National Popular Vote Compact (NPVC) reeducation by Ray Haynes, a purported legislator from (of course) California who spoke

points. This is not a good thing and it is dangerous. Dangerous to the lives of all of us in our community. Dangerous because their closedmindedness affects every decision they are making while seated on the city council. We are a free and open community with a marketplace of ideas and a public square. If we have in our midst councilmembers making decisions based on their personal, political bias and then on ignorance of current facts, we are in trouble. Please plan on attending the council meetings to help guide the future of the City of Delta. The meetings are held at Delta City Hall, entrance on 4th Street, on the first and third Tuesdays of each month at 7 p.m. Cynthia Hansen Dear Editor: Delta Over the past several years we have experienced, read about, or heard of the challenges and troubles faced by at risk a huge portion of local utility companies. those 1,362 jobs in agri- Not only have companies culture. Before coal and had tough operational gas, there were fruit trees problems but rates are and beef cattle. Now, coal driven up to cover addiis nearly exhausted and tional costs associated eventually gas will be with breakdowns, regugone, too. Agriculture in latory compliance, and the North Fork is diverse, general operations. I am giving us fruit and beef not writing to comment but also wine, hops, on these specific issues hemp and organic veg- but to commend one paretables. There is much to ticular company for an be gained by embracing outstanding job. Fruitland Domesrenewable energy develtic Water Company has opment as well. This March, General faced the same chalElectric finally revealed lenges as many other a startling statistic about water supply companies.

drones. A decade after a gas field is developed, there’s not a whiff of gas or economic benefit. Orphan wells and their rusted pumps are scattered throughout oil country — drive through rural Oklahoma and Texas and you’ll see the ruins. The danger is that blight like that in our country sticks around, perhaps forever. Contrast that with agriculture, which is what Delta County Commissioners say they are trying to protect and save with the Master Plan and revised land use regulations. In 2015, there were 1,329 agriculture jobs in Delta County, and by 2016 that number had grown to 1,362 jobs. During that period, mining and oil and gas jobs dropped from 398 to 192 due to the closing of coal mines. Gunnison Energy plans to goose that number of jobs to 400, though job takers will mostly come from elsewhere. While I believe Gunnison Energy has the right to develop its leases and land, I also believe that communities have the right to protect themselves, particularly as they reinvent their local economy apart from the world of boom and bust. Any drilling accident near a waterway puts

their struggling as turbine businesses: From 2015-2017, sales of turbines dropped by 50 percent. As oil and gas analyst David Heikkinen put in the Barron’s Business Journal: Generalist investors believe the terminal investment period for oil and gas is 15-30 years from now. In other words, gas is going away. The bust is in sight. So I ask the Delta County Commissioners to consider that their jobs are not to be promoters of fast-buck growth, but stewards of what lasts — the land and water that the North Fork Valley depends on. David Marston New York City Commercial/real estate investor in Paonia

Highway 133 is safe for semis Dear Editor: I have to laugh every time a letter gets in the paper concerning drilling and fracking. They get larger every time with

KUDOS Event nets $3,000+ for youth Dear Editor: The Kiwanis Club of Delta netted over $3,000 at the eighth annual charity poker tournament held at Bill Heddles Recreation Center on March 16. Approximately 45 players participated in the event. The Kiwanis Club thanks our table sponsors — Josh Applegate Farmers Insurance, Alpine Bank, Hellman Motor Company, Bank of Colorado, First State Bank of Colorado, David James DDS, Heidi’s Deli in Montrose, First Colorado National Bank and Bank of the West. The club also wants to give a shout-out to Whiskey’s in Delta for donating a keg of beer. Delta Walmart, Heirlooms for Hospice, Delta Ace Hardware, Delta Pizza Hut, Delta Dab and Doobie, Daveto’s, NAPA Auto Parts, Kwiki Tire, Kwiki Auto, Days Inn Sundance, Mocha Joe’s, Tucked Away Massage, Uptown Wines, artist Dani Tupper and Slick Ink donated prizes that were raffled off throughout the evening. Five members of the Delta High School Key Club served up chili and finger food to satisfy the hunger of the players. The tournament was not possible without the many players who play on a regular basis, and the expertise and commitment of Western Slope Poker Tours. They provide tables, chips, cards, dealers and a commitment to facilitate an enjoyable evening for novices and experts alike. Money donated at the event stays in Delta County and is used to establish and maintain youth programs and activities to assist youth in Delta County including college scholarships. A big part of the proceeds this year will help support the Delta County Libraries’ summer reading program.

about why the NPVC is good for rural Coloradans. Please do not fall for the bait. This California political whore was paid to stop the citizens from speaking about the Red Flag bill. He sucked up all the allotted time with his mumbo jumbo hitting all the talking points the audience would lend an ear to. He deliberately misled the citizens with legitimate looking graphs and statistics as he repeatedly called himself an “original constitutionalist” but never once mentioning the 12th Amendment. In my opinion, Haynes was clearly an operative for the FairVote (Soros funded) NPVC reeducation organization. These are our Democrat state representatives. They certainly don’t represent me. They think Western Slope Coloradans are imbeciles. They flat out call us “idi-

ots” in the documentary Rocky Mountain Heist. They think we appreciate being tricked to attend their reeducation camp; that we would hand over our precious national elections to a California import. They might as well have included carpetbaggers from New York, Illinois and Massachusetts so there’d be a representative from each of the states that would control presidential elections under the NPVC. So, Ms. Donovan and Ms. McCluskie — Ladies, are either of you woman enough to hold a town hall for your constituents to have an opportunity to address the Red Flag bill? Or, will you remain cute little Democratic Socialist Party she-wolves all dressed up in sheepskins disregarding the will of the people? Barb Stoermer Cedaredge

Fruitland Domestic Water: A step above

Commisioners should be stewards of land, water Dear Editor: The county commissioners’ jubilant response to Gunnison Energy’s new drilling plan for the area 12 miles north of Paonia was deeply troubling. Although Gunnison Energy asserted that it has “the number one and number three producing wells in the Piceance,” that’s not much to crow about if you know anything about the lifetime of a hydraulically fractured gas well. New wells produce a surge of gas, but like meteors entering our atmosphere, gas wells flame out fast. Meanwhile, 2 million gallons of North Fork Valley water is required for the process to splinter sandstone a mile underground — plus the addition of a number of unknown chemicals and sand. As the wellhead coughs back up some of the fracking liquid, the surge of gas peaks — usually 20 days after it’s been drilled. Then, over the next nine months, gas recovery drops significantly. In as quickly as five years, the amount of gas is so diminished the well is effectively dead. Assuming the company that developed it is still around, the well requires remediation. But on the ground, damage is immediate. Drilling for gas brings on a rush of activity, as trucks sloshing with tons of liquid crawl across the high country. But once drilling finishes a second stage begins. Wells are monitored only sporadically and pipelines are monitored remotely via

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the same old why they don’t want any drilling to go on. Margaret Engel (letter to the editor, March 13 DCI) must have ESP to say ahead of time that the roads will be clogged with trucks on the dangerous curvy road. I drive that road all the time and the only curve from Paonia to the Paonia dam that is slightly sharp is south of the Bowie turn-off. The road from there to the dam was completely rebuilt last summer and is made for traffic. This road has lots of traffic every day with or without the trucks she is talking about. Maybe she thinks the trucks coming from the Redstone quarry should go around through Grand Junction instead of through Paonia. Maybe the other big semi delivery trucks should do the same. They have been drilling up there for 25 or 30 years and I don’t remember any wrecks or anything else caused by drilling trucks. The road around the dam has a lot of curves but the trucks don’t seem to have any trouble getting around them. Ms. Engel must live on the highway if she knows how many trucks travel it a day. Or, like I said, she has ESP. John A. Hotchkiss Hotchkiss

Regulatory changes have required FDWC to build, operate and maintain a new treatment plant at both considerable capital and operating cost. The company is also responsible for maintenance of well over 15 miles of water line servicing over 300 company shareholders. Major funding was required to achieve these requirements. This year the board of directors reported to the shareholders the company has completed loan requirements for the new treatment plant. The directors also reported a solid capital reserve base for emergencies and future projects. In addition to these

achievements the board announced a 13.4 percent decrease in the monthly water assessment for all shareholders. I would like to acknowledge the excellent work done by all board members in achieving these milestones. It is rare a utility can achieve this level of financial security and reduce its cost to consumers at the same time. This pays tribute to the time, dedication, and knowledge the FDWC board of directors have. The shareholders of this company should feel fortunate to be represented by such an outstanding group. Randy Litwiller Crawford

Legislation will help address climate realities Dear Editor: Paonia’s recent water crisis highlighted something that we in western Colorado must confront — the reality that sustained drought can have a serious impact on our fragile water systems, which impacts our economy and quality of life. As climate change worsens we can expect to see more intense and longerlasting droughts. The consequences of climate change aren’t limited to water, or to our agriculture economy. Warmer winters result in devastating beetle kills, which in turn fuel even more devastating fires. Those fires contribute to erosion problems, forcing downstream communities to deal with sediment-overloaded water. We are currently seeing the effect of sediment in our reservoir and in irrigation water for local farms and vineyards. Extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and severe. Ultimately we as a community will be forced to pick up much of the tab when these events impact our local roads, bridges and other resources. The Colorado General Assembly is currently considering several important bills. These bills aim to expand opportunities for solar, support purchases of electric vehicles, expand access to electric vehicle charging stations, pro-

vide transition assistance to communities navigating coal mine and coal plant retirements, reduce air pollution, and save money for Colorado’s local governments, families, and businesses. State Senator Kerry Donovan, whose district includes Delta County, is leading on an important bill that would ensure that the state regularly and accurately tracks greenhouse gas emissions in order to focus on the most cost-effective strategies for reducing them. State

The jury’s still out Dear Editor: Until recently the City of Delta had a ComDevelopment munity Department. One of the primary functions of this department was to help contractors and homeowners through the process of applying for a building permit and fielding construction questions. Since the city no longer has a building inspector, it contracted with a company called SAFEbuilt, which reviews all documents and designs submitted as part of a request for a permit. Previously, the director of Community Development would, on behalf of the applicant, submit the documentation to SAFEbuilt for review. Now the functions of the Community Development Department have been

KUDOS SCVHS appreciates support Dear Editor: On March 9 of this year, the Surface Creek Valley Historical Society hosted a Soup Supper at Pioneer Town in Cedaredge. We want to thank all the volunteers who donated crockpots of delicious soups, pans of cornbread, wonderful brownies, and dozens of cookies. Thanks also to the volunteers who served the soup, help set up and clean up. Student volunteers from Cedaredge Middle School were an amazing help. We also want to thank those who came for the dinner and through their donations helped support the Historical Society once again. We look forward to hosting again next year. Patti Hart and Karen Locke Soup Supper Coordinators

Representative Julie McCluskie, whose district includes the North Fork Valley, has been consistently supportive of these efforts and Governor Polis has been signaling strong support as well. I would like to express my appreciation to Senator Donovan, Representative McCluskie, and Governor Polis, and encourage all three to keep working hard to get these important bills passed. Chelsea Bookout Mayor Pro Tem Town of Paonia

reassigned to other city departments and SAFEbuilt. This could make the process of obtaining a building permit more frustrating and confusing. It may also take a bit more effort to get questions regarding construction answered. At this point, the decision to terminate the Community Development Department is neither good nor bad. It is too early in the construction season to say. If you have recently done construction requiring a permit, it is in your best interest to contact the following members of the city council regarding your experience: Ron Austin, Chris Ryan, Gerald Roberts, Nathan Clay and Kevin Carlson. Doing so will allow the city to obtain objective data regarding its decision to close the Community Development Department. Mark Kniskern Delta DELTA COUNTY

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On Friday, March 29, the Center for Mental Health hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for a state-of-the-art crisis walk-in center. While the center is located in Montrose, it will serve six counties, including Delta County. The Center for Mental Health will be working closely with communities throughout the region to ensure access to urgent behavioral health care 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Last year, the Center for Mental Health responded to nearly 3,500 crisis behavioral situations across the region, largely through its mobile crisis support services. These include everything from severe depressive episodes to overdose to suicide attempts. “The Western Slope community is in dire need of a resource where those with behavioral health episodes can get the care they need, close to home,” said Sherry Spalding, chief executive ofﬁcer for CMH. The crisis walk-in center will have 11-15 inpatient and observation beds and can treat about 16 people at any given time.

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ity, but the county can also provide comments. After considerable discussion among the residents, commissioners, Casselberry and county administrator Robbie LeValley, commission chair Don Suppes recessed the meeting to enable LeValley and Casselberry to compose a paragraph to add to the comment letter to include a request for a drought and augmentation plan from Gunnison Energy. The commissioners’

letter also acknowledges the North Fork Mancos Development Plan will be phased in over several years. Specific 2-D and 3-D seismic studies will identify operation sites and reduce the potential for additional exploratory wells. The commissioners expressed appreciation for the work Gunnison Energy has put into the project to reduce the number of trucks on the road by securing the use of rail and water from Oxbow.

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Delta County Commissioner Don Suppes responded to the March 27 article, “County begins long, costly process of adding a courtroom” with some additional details. The new Human Services building will house between 45 and 50 county, district attorney and probation staff members. Three bids were received for the project. The numbers were adjusted to allow for differences in the design/ build process. Ultimately the decision was between Kissner and Stryker with estimated costs at $3.14 million and $2.8 million respectively. The county attorney’s office has to be demolished to meet parking requirements for the City of Delta. That staff has already moved into the basement of the Brown Building. The DA and probation modulars also have to be removed to meet parking requirements. The DA will be housed in the old Forest Service building on Meeker Street, and probation will be moved to the third floor of the courthouse. When the new building is complete Human Services will move from

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its existing building on 6th and Dodge to the new building. At that time the county will begin the process of remodeling the building to allow for county administration and commissioner meeting space. The next step will be turning the second floor of the courthouse into a district courtroom. The county also hopes to resolve the issue of courthouse security, which will probably involve moving the DA and probation into the courthouse permanently.

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empty-nesters, single parents, or those with children of any age. Share your family traditions and our American culture, and learn about theirs. The club is also accepting applications from local high school students interested in studying abroad.

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The City of Delta is sponsoring Start Smart Tennis, a developmentally appropriate introductory tennis program for children ages 5-7. The fee is $45 for parent and �� child for four sessions, to �� be held Saturday mornings in May. To register, Rock Wranglers will call 874-0923. Featuring meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 4, at the Calvary Baptist Church, 1290 A St., Delta. The program will be a video about the Dinosaur Discovery on Dry Mesa in Delta CounWhile Alpine Bank ty. Everyone is welcome. traditionally celebrates 40 I Main St., Delta • 8 74-43 70 National Volunteer Week, this year bank employees are extending their community volunteering for the full month April to allow more �� of employees to participate �� and to increase their support for nonprofits in the 28 Colorado communities the bank serves. “At Alpine Bank, we understand the bank is only as strong as the communities we serve,” said bank chairman Bob Young. “Our staff ’s commitment to neighborhood programs and nonprofits is something we are proud of and have always encouraged.”

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PEOPLE IN THE NEWS Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Okla., has released the fall 2018 honor roll list for outstanding academic performance. Emily Huene was named to the Provost’s List and Jacob and Michael Huene were named to the President’s List. All three are Delta residents. To be named to the Provost’s List, students must carry at least 12.0 units for credit in a semester and attain a grade-point average of 3.5 or better with no grade below “C.” To be named to the President’s List, students must carry at least 12.0 units for credit in a semester and attain a grade point average of 4.0.

17, by calling the Delta Senior Center at 8747837 weekdays between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. or Doris Myers at 210-5416. Please provide the name of the senior who will be attending, plus any caregiver who will be accompanying the individual. Lunch will be served at 12 noon. It is recommended everyone arrive at the center by 11:30 a.m. to check in and be seated.

BIRTHS Deseray and Duane Huff are the parents of a daughter, Lillyanna Reanna Huff, born March 27, 2019, at Delta County Memorial Hospital. She weighed 7 pounds, 0.8 ounce and was 19.75 inches in length. Victor and Sheana Pierce of Delta are the parents of a daughter, Addie Lee Pierce, born March 28, 2019, at Delta County Memorial Hospital. She weighed 6 pounds, .06 ounce and was 19 inches in length.

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Delta police, sheriff’s blotter From the Delta Police fire. No injuries were reportDepartment (edited for ed or observed. The fire was extinguished prior to police length): arrival and was isolated to an area in the yard causing March 24: Nicholaus Michael Rung, damage. A theft was reported at a 36, of Delta was given a verbal warning for the stop sign residence in the 1700 block of violation and issued a proof Caribou Street. Property damage was of service since his license reported from an alleged hit returned suspended. A burglary was reported and run traffic accident in the at Sunset Storage, 667 Indus- 300 block of E. 3rd Street. An officer took a report of trial Blvd. An officer took a report of burglary and theft a stolen bicycle from the 500 allegedly occurring at 697 block of Sloan Street. Tyler Montana WhiteIndustrial Blvd., Sunset StorO’Neal, 24, of Delta was age. An officer responded to arrested and jailed on three Highway 50 north at mile warrants each with a $500 marker 68.99 for a single bond. Sebastian Alberto Soto, vehicle accident involving a horse. The vehicle driver was 19, of Delta was arrested and jailed on a warrant with a not injured. $1,000 bond. March 25: A vehicle was reported March 29: Mathew Charles Tate, 55, stolen from a residence in the of Cedaredge was issued a 1400 block of Bluff Street. Oscar Cerda Gomez, 39, of ticket for alleged third degree Delta was arrested and jailed trespass and possession of for alleged harassment as an drug paraphernalia. John Holland, 59, of Hotchkiss was act of domestic violence. A theft was reported at a issued a no trespass notificaresidence in the 600 block of tion. Officers responded to the Dodge. An officer responded to a 1200 block of A Street on fire in the area of 9th and B a report of a single vehicle streets. The fire was isolated accident. A school bus had to a tree and had already crashed into a fence. No injuries were reported or been extinguished. Officers responded to the observed. The driver of the intersection of Grand Avenue bus was transported by Delta and E. 11th Street for a two County Ambulance to Delta vehicle accident. No injuries County Memorial Hospital for were reported or observed. an unknown medical reason. Robert Clinton Shilts, 25, Seventeen students were on of Montrose was issued a the bus at the time. They ticket for alleged failure to were evacuated and taken yield right of way from a stop into Lincoln Elementary sign and drove motor vehicle School where parent /guardians were notified to pick while license revoked. An officer responded to them up. the area of Highway 50 and March 30: Officers responded to the 1600 Road for an abandoned vehicle in the median/center 600 block of W. 4th Street on turn lane. The vehicle was a report of a single vehicle towed from the scene and the accident. A 16-year-old male driver out of Cedaredge was owner was notified. issued a ticket for alleged March 26: Officers responded to the careless driving after the vehi1000 block of Meeker Street cle he was allegedly driving on a report of a damaged went over the embankment vehicle parked at the curb and almost into the river. with a female in the passenger No injuries were reported or seat. Rhonda Adela Gonzales, observed. The vehicle was 50, of Delta was arrested and towed from scene. An officer responded to jailed for alleged unlawful possession of a Schedule 2 Safeway on a report of shopcontrolled substance, posses- lifting. Rhonda Lou Kilcoyne, 55, sion of a weapon by a previous offender, violation of bail of Delta was issued a tickbond conditions and violation et for alleged shoplifting at Walmart. of a protection order. Officers responded to a Code enforcement followed up on notices of vio- residence in the 500 block lation for weeds/keeping of of E. 10th Street on a report junk at multiple residences in of possible restraining order violation. Jacob Glen Jones, the city. 33, of Delta was arrested and March 27: An officer responded to jailed on three warrants with Taco Time on a report of a total of $4,000 in bonds. Khyrsten Miranda Springfraud by passing counterfeit er, 28, of Cedaredge was currency. A theft was reported at a issued a ticket for alleged business in the 1500 block of obstructing a peace officer and false reporting to authorHighway 50. Code enforcement issued ities. Officers responded to the a warning to a dog owner for two dogs running at large and 300 block of Main Street on a city animal license required 911 call of a male pointing a after the dogs were seen in gun at another male. Joseph multiple locations throughout Robert Chavez, 28, of Grand the day. One dog was caught Junction was arrested and and taken to TAILS for the jailed for alleged first degree burglary (three counts), menowner to pick up. acing, criminal attempt, vioMarch 28: Businesses in the 1400 lation of a protection order, block of Highway 50 reported theft and criminal mischief. Joseph Robert Chavez, suspicious activity, trespass, 28, of Grand Junction was theft and criminal mischief. Officers responded to a arrested and jailed on a warresidence in the 500 block of rant with a $4,000 bond. An officer responded to E. 10th Street on a report of a

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Department, arrested Jonathan Andrew Lopez, 32, near the intersection of W. 7th Street and Silver Street on an outstanding misdemeanor warrant. Deputies responded to a Paonia area residence for a suspicious medical incident. Rhonda Gonzales, a homeless woman from Delta, was arrested for assaulting an officer at the Delta County Jail while in custody. Two dogs running at large and reported to be vicious were reported on Simmental Road, Delta. Deputies were not able to contact the owner of the dogs. March 29: A Delta pawn shop ran the serial number for a firearm that came back as possibly stolen from a Hotchkiss area residence. The sheriff’s office is investigating. The sheriff’s office opened an investigation into a possible sexual assault on a child. At about 6:30 p.m., deputies assisted the Colorado State Patrol with a possible DUI driver at Highway 50, mile marker 78. At about 8 p.m., deputies responded to Highway 50, mile marker 64, for a twovehicle accident. The Colorado State Patrol handled the investigation. March 30: At about 11:30 a.m., the sheriff’s office was notified about an infant male walking down the middle of the road near the address of 43737 Minnesota Creek Road. The 2-year-old was returned to his residence. Sheriff’s deputies and Delta County Search and Rescue responded to a report of a snowmobile accident on Grand Mesa. A 30-yearold man was airlifted to St. Mary’s Hospital to be treated for injuries he suffered when he reportedly ran into a tree. Deputies spoke with a Hotchkiss area woman who said she had been threatened by unknown parties via text message. Deputies assisted the Cedaredge Police Department with a domestic violence incident on W. Main Street. One male party was taken into custody.

a residence in the 600 block of Hastings for a possible restraining order violation. An officer responded to a residence in the 1300 block of Maple Way to assist with a person having a medical emergency. Reminder: The charge is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty. From the Delta County Sheriff’s Office (partial list): March 24: At about 9 a.m., deputies responded to a one-vehicle non-injury accident on Highway 65, mile marker 17. March 26: Deputies responded to an address on Ute Trail Road, Cedaredge, to take a report on tires and rims stolen off a vehicle. A package found on 3100 Road, Hotchkiss, was returned to the carrier who had lost it. Deputies responded to an address on Hillcrest Road, Eckert, to check the welfare of a woman reported to be out of control. The sheriff’s office took a report of cows missing from the Leroux Creek area. At 11:15 p.m., deputies responded to an address on NW Sage Avenue, Cedaredge, for a fight involving multiple individuals and the possible use of weapons. All parties were intoxicated and separated for the night with no charges being filed. March 27: The K-9 officer team visited the residents at Horizons Care Center. Deputies responded to a disturbance on East Ridge Road, Cedaredge, involving a mother and daughter. The two had separated. Deputies received a report of a stolen vehicle on Highway 50, mile post 54. Contact was made with the vehicle, but there was not sufficient information for an arrest. March 28: An investigation has been opened into a possible incident of elder abuse at a Paonia address. Deputies, along with an officer of the Delta Police

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Two DHS seniors named Daniels Scholars Two Delta High School Daniels Scholarship ProApproximately 1,850 seniors, Beki Atchley and gram. students completed the Claire Corbasson, have Corbasson plans to application for the Danbeen selected for the attend college in Wash- iels Scholarship Program ington or Pennsylvania and study either computer science or environmental engineering. She would also like to study abroad one year. Earlier this week, The Daniels Fund announced the names of 218 high school seniors from Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming whose exceptional character, leadership, and commitment to the community have earned them a place in the Daniels ScholarClaire Corbasson Beki Atchley ship Program.

this year. Of the 218 students selected as 2019 Daniels Scholars, 134 are from Colorado, 24 are from New Mexico, 33 are from Utah, and 27 are from Wyoming. “We’re excited to welcome these impressive young people into the family of Daniels Scholars,” said Linda Childears, president and CEO of the Daniels Fund. “Our goal is to help each

of these scholars succeed in college and ultimately become independent, successful in a rewarding career, and actively engaged in their community.” Daniels Scholars may attend any accredited nonprofit college or university in the United States. The program covers the educational expenses that remain after any other scholar-

ships, financial aid, and the Expected Family Contribution (EFC) have been applied. For students choosing to attend one of the Daniels Fund’s 25 partner schools, the EFC is also covered. Motivated high school seniors graduating in 2020 are encouraged to visit DanielsFund.org this fall to apply online for the Daniels Scholarship Program.

Vision Destination Imagination teams will compete at state Vision Charter Academy had three Destination Imagination teams and the success of their first year is amazing.

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Pictured with their ﬁrst place award are Kashus Dick, Nevaeh Angotti and Dylan Miles. They are headed to the state Destination Imagination competition in Denver April 6.

The Improv Wizards, the elementary level team of Bridger (third grade) and Cia Hjorth (fourth grade), placed first in the impromptu challenge. They were coached by their father, Kevin Hjorth. Split Second, the middle level team of Chancellor Miles (seventh grade), Daniel Angotti (fifth grade), Garyd Casteel (fourth grade), placed third in the technical challenge with their project “On Target.” They were coached by their moms Reenie Miles, Danielle Angotti and Margaux Casteel. Picasso, the high school team of Dylan Miles (ninth grade), Nevaeh Angotti (ninth grade), Kashus Dick (10th grade), placed first in the Engineering Challenge with their project “Monster Effects.” They were coached by their moms Reenie Miles and Danielle Angotti. Vision Charter Academy thanks the parent coaches for the hours they spent supporting this student-led endeavor. Jill Jurca responded to an invitation to come to VCA’s back-to-school event last August and get everyone started, and VCA is very grateful for her support, as well.

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Outdoor group forms for men 16+ Legacy Outfitters is an outdoor group for men ages 16 and up that meets the second Monday of each month at the Delta Trap Club for dinner and a speaker. The April 8 meeting features Del Canty and focuses on fly fishing. Meetings are free with no membership fees. Call or text 970-4637355 for more information.

zation in its 48th season. “Our final concert of season 48 highlights some of the best-known Broadway music of the last 60 years, including toe tapping, sing-along melodies from West Side Story, Jesus Christ Superstar, Grease, Wicked, and more,” director Mike Kern said. The concert will feature the brilliant work of

The Delta Hubwheelers Square Dance Club will celebrate its 51st anniversary with a special dance on Saturday , April 6, from 7-9 p.m., in the aerobics room at the Bill Heddles Recreation Center, 531 N. Palmer Street in Delta. Don Fur-

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for this night. Dances are “Mainstream” with “Plus” Tips. Bring refreshments to share during the evening. If coming from out of town, call to verify dance dates, details and directions. Zee Pacheco, 835-3771, or Paul Ash, 970-773-4495.

What’s up at your library? 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 Unraveling DNA Part 2. The April meeting of the Digging Your Roots Genealogy Group will further explore unraveling the code that stretches from here to the moon and back, DNA. This is part two of a series on DNA presented by Greg Hart. Again, bring your attention, questions, paper, and pencil to the Cedaredge Library and you will not be disappointed! Friday, April 5, at 10:30 a.m. Seed Saving for Beginners. Thursday, April 11, at 2 p.m. at Cedaredge Library. Voices of the Western Slope: Water 102. “Introduction to Water in the Surface Creek Valley” is a four-part series that brings together representatives from various water agencies to discuss pertinent topics regarding water use in the Surface Creek Valley. The second presentation in this series will focus on spring runoff and flood water, or free water. Thursday, April 18, 6 p.m. at the Grand Mesa Arts & Events Center. $10 donation recommended. Crafts Group. Crafters meet every Tuesday at 10 a.m. to share ideas and show and tell. 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. Digging Your Roots Genealogy Group. If you have a nagging curiosity about your family’s

beginning or a family legend you have always wanted to prove, then join the “Digging Your Roots” genealogy group at Cedaredge Library. We can help you get a start on research and assist you in tracking down that family legend! The Cedaredge genealogy group meets the first Friday of every month through June from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Crawford Earth Beneath Our Feet with Dr Noe. Join Dr. Noe at Crawford Library for a presentation of the geologic map that shows the town of Crawford and vicinity, including Missouri Flats, Maher and the eastern part of Fruitland Mesa. In this 90-minute lecture, attendees will become familiar with the rocks and sediments that make up this landscape, and the geologic process that created the Smith Fork Valley and surrounding uplands. Wednesday, April 17, at 5:30 p.m. Michelle Klaseen Book Signing. Adults are invited to Crawford Library for a book talk and signing with local author Michelle Klaseen. Klaseen will reveal and discuss her latest book, “Spring Into Life,” Thursday, April 18, at 6 p.m. Trustee Talk Time Do you like your library? Do you have suggestions for improvement? Talk to Jess Deegan, the Crawford representative to the Delta County Libraries Board of Trustees. Deegan is available on the second and fourth Wednesdays of every month at Crawford Library from 4 to 5:30 p.m. If this time does not work for you, contact Deegan at jdeegan@deltalibraries. org or 970-510-0724. Delta 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 databas-

es for online research and classes. Thursday, April 4, at 4 p.m. Delta Friends Meeting. Friends of the Delta Library meet Tuesday, April 9, at 3 p.m. at Delta Library. The public is welcome and encouraged to attend. Youth Writers Club. Teens are invited to Delta Library to share ideas and write! All skill levels and interest areas are welcome. Participants may choose to hand-write or type their work. Tuesday, April 9, at 4 p.m. Spring Book Sale. Friends of the Delta Library will feature cookbooks, gardening, religious and spiritual books during May in the bookstore at Delta Library. Book Character Scavenger Hunt. Search the children’s area for book characters that match the provided character silhouettes. All month in April. Pipe Cleaner Maker Space. Get creative making pipe cleaner sculptures. All supplies provided. All month in April. Council of Teens. The Council of Teens will help plan programs and activities as well as come up with books to add to the teen collection. Meets every Monday at 4 p.m. Genealogy One-onone. The Delta genealogy group meets on the second and fourth Mondays of each month at 5 p.m. 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. Hotchkiss Book Club. This month, the Hotchkiss Book Club will be discussing “Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption” by Bryan Stevenson. Thursday, April 18, at 2 p.m. Tech Café. Hotchkiss Library offers an open

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iconic composers — old and new — like Leonard Bernstein, Andrew Lloyd Webber, and Lin-Manuel Miranda. The concert partner for the spring choral concert is Montrose Memorial Hospital. Tickets for students 17 and under are $5, adults are $17, and seniors (60+) are $16.

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tech cafe for all ages and skill levels to seek tech assistance with computers, tablets and phones. The first and third Mondays every month from 3 to 4 p.m. Paonia Memoir Writing with Yuri Chicovsky. Learn how to turn your memories into shareable stories! Participants will explore the craft of memoir writing in a friendly and supportive environment. All ages are welcome and no writing background is required. The six-week series meets every Wednesday, April 3 through May 8, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Presented by Delta County Libraries and A Little Help. The Earth Beneath Our Feet. Join Dr. Noe at Paonia Library for a presentation of the geologic map that shows the town of Paonia and the surrounding lands to the east and south, including Mt. Lamborn and Lands End Peak! In this 90minute lecture, attendees will become familiar with the rocks and sediments that make up this landscape, and the geologic process that created the North Fork Valley. Tuesday, April 9, at 6 p.m. Tech Café. Paonia Library offers an open Tech Cafe in the Community Room for all ages and skill levels to seek tech assistance with computers, tablets and phones. Every Wednesday from 2 to 3 p.m. Spring Card Maker Space. Visit the Paonia Library during library hours to decorate eggshaped cards for Easter or spring! All supplies provided. All month in April during library hours. Lego Maker Space. Kids and teens are invited to Paonia Library to get creative to building with Lego. All supplies provided. All month in April. Egg Scavenger Hunt. Embark on a scavenger hunt to find 12 pictures of eggs hidden in the children’s area. Win a prize if you find all 12! All month in April.

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Delta Elevator is under new ownership learned the quality of the feed lived up to its reputation. They also discovered the business was for sale, and as exploratory talks took place during the fall and winter, they came to appreciate the commitment of the Esplin family to the mill and to their customers. “It’s clear to me I can’t change the Delta Elevator a lot,” David said. “I’ll just try to continue the reputation the Esplins have built here.” While Bob Esplin is retiring, son Bobby, his wife Franny and mill manager Dakoda Richards will be staying with the operation for the foreseeable feature. “My intent is to honor

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Monday, April 1, marked the first day of David Livingston’s ownership of the Delta Elevator. The elevator had previously been in the Esplin family for nearly 46 years. The purchase of the business culminates an “unexpected journey” for David and his wife Michelle, who raise chickens on Sunshine Mesa near Hotchkiss. The search for organic chicken feed for their pastured poultry operation led them to Delta Elevator. There they were able to obtain a locally sourced custom blend made with non-GMO corn. They soon

Bob and his family,” David said. “It’s important to know that we will not just continue the mill, but will grow it.” Changes, when they come, will be subtle, as exemplified by the name change. Delta Elevator will now be known as The Delta Elevator — simply because that’s the domain name that was available when the Livingstons went to establish a website, www.thedelta elevator.com. The Livingstons hope to maintain the close relationships Bob has established with the growers of non-GMO corn, oats and wheat, plus the customers on the other end of the spectrum who purchase feed, proportioned to the desired nutrient level, for their small livestock operations. There’s a mash side to the business, as well, which involves grinding grain for poultry and swine.

The Livingstons moved to the Hotchkiss area two years ago and immersed themselves in community activities much more quickly than they ever anticipated. Michelle is the coordinator of North Fork Rural Philanthropy Days 2019, and David serves on the board of the Western Colorado Community Foundation. Michelle developed a taste for farm life when she was five and her grandfather owned a sheep ranch near Basalt. Her ties to the Western Slope are numerous, but their careers kept her and David on the Front Range. Even though she was living in suburban Denver, Michelle wanted some chickens and she quickly fell in love with her “city birds.” That love prompted her to “dive deep” into the food movement and that led them to the Hotchkiss area. It’s a beautiful place to live,

she said, and both she and the chickens appreciate the mild climate. Much of David’s career has been in banking, but his parents were small business owners who instilled in him an affinity for products made in the USA. He’s already met many of Bob’s great customers, and is eager to hear any suggestions they have for the business. When originally established, the Delta Elevator was known as the Colo-

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to control pain. Countries such as Canada, Australia and areas in Europe have been using nitrous oxide for decades. During labor the nitrous to oxygen concentration is at 50 percent and at a self-administered dose. “We are very excited to start using nitrous oxide at Stork’s Landing,” states Carol Swingle, clinic nurse manager. “To be able to offer women an alternative to opioids is amazing. While it [nitrous oxide] does not take all the pain away, it is another method to fill the gap prior to other options, like epidurals.” Nitrous is easy to administer, less invasive, safe, and can be cost effective for families.

es seven different health care programs and five affordable housing communities in Montrose and Delta counties. “Volunteers of America is an organization founded on the mission of helping people live the best lives possible. This principle extends not only to the people we serve, but our employees, as well,” said national president and CEO Mike King. “We try to maintain a culture that ensures our employees enjoy a positive work-life balance while also serving the needs of those who depend on our programs. I’m proud that the Great Place to Work Institute has recognized these efforts.” Volunteers of America National Services’ programs in western Colorado employ approximately 600 individuals and offer services including home health care, independent living, assisted living, long term skilled nursing care, physical and occupational rehabilitation therapy, memory care, meals on wheels and community dining sites and Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE).

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rado Milling & Elevator Company. Esplin purchased the business in 1974 from Elevators Inc. “It has been a wonderfully blessed run of 46 years to be in this business and I will miss it dearly,” Bob wrote in a letter to his customers. “Our customers have been like family to us and I appreciate you all. I look forward to spending more time with Laurie, my children and ever-expanding number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren.”

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Coordinators needed for this year’s Crawford Pioneer Days BY ROBBIE WINNE Staff Writer

Tristan Pfeffer is appealing to any and all takers to help with the tasks that contribute to a successful Pioneer Days event in Crawford. Pfeffer has served as the chairperson for the event for the last five years, but will be stepping down from that position for the 2019 season. Pfeffer will still serve as parade coordinator and is looking for a new chairperson. Pfeffer will pitch in as co-chair to facilitate a smooth transition to the change in structure. The duties of the coordinators will be to take on the different tasks required to make Pioneer Days a fun weekend for all. Many of those duties can be delegated to other volunteers. Hopefully this will allow the coordinators to act as overseers who can make sure that everything gets done according to schedule. Pfeffer stresses that many jobs do not require long-term time commitments. Nor do many of the jobs require that the volunteers be present for the weekend of the celebration. The coordinating positions waiting for volunteers to fill are: • Advertisement — work with designer to create print ads, social media and posters • Banners — design and order sponsor, dignitary ban-

ners and display in town • Saturday morning set up — put out chairs, tables, trash cans, decorate judges’ stand • Information booth — put out t-shirts and information, schedule volunteers to man booth • Outdoor chairs and tables — collect on Friday, coordinating with bank, return on Saturday to the Methodist Church • Prizes — order ribbons, sashes, coordinate with treasurer for cash prizes • Supplies — inventory event boxes, purchase needed supplies • Volunteer appreciation dinner — arrange this event for location and meal Pfeffer urges any interested parties to call 206-679-7998 for more information. Pfeffer thanks all in advance for their interest in making this year’s Pioneer Days another successful weekend, for everyone.

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Lani McKay paints a mural on the west side of the former Hightower Cafe in downtown Paonia. McKay and Lorin Pope (not pictured) are a team of traveling artists for hire (lola murals.com) from Livinson, Mont. With help from the North Fork Valley Creative Coalition, the mural is funded by a grant from Colorado Creative Industries and a contribution from building owner Nick Lypps. The artists hope to return next year and paint the remainder of the wall.

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From left, Paonia Experiential Leadership Academy students Ellie Feder, Tyler Delbaugh and Mathew Delaney and resident Sid Lewis came before the board of trustees recently to propose a plastic bag ban. A draft ordinance is expected to come before the board for consideration at the April 9 meeting. The public will have at least two opportunities to publicly comment on the proposal.

the majority of attendees were there to express their opposition to the “Red Flag” bill that narrowly passed the Colorado Senate on Thursday, March 28. Much of the crowd was also squarely in opposition to the primary focus of the meeting, the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (NPVIC), which Governor Jared Polis signed into law on March 15. However, neither Sen. Kerry Donovan (Dist. 5) nor Rep. Julie McCluskie (Dist. 61) addressed either issue in their opening remarks. McCluskie presented her primary focus in session as health care, specifically drafting “re-insurance” policies. She hopes to introduce changes to existing options in order to lower the cost of health insurance by as much as 30 percent. Rep. Matt Soper (Dist. 54) is a co-sponsor of the bill and they are partnering with health professionals to negotiate the health care system and the needs of policy holders. McCluskie also pointed to the successful passing of a bill that allocates additional funds to the Technical College of the Rockies. Donovan spoke about the $10 million Colorado Water Plan that passed the senate. She had pushed for a higher dollar amount ($30 million),

ian and former town trustee Sid Lewis also addressed the board. Referring to “Plastic Bag Reduction Policy Basics,” a nine-page document adopted in 2016 by the city of Kirkland, Wash., Lewis explained in detail how the ban could be phased in. He also gave a long list of statistics supporting the ban. “I think it’s important that the town move forward with a ban for plastic bags,” said Lewis. The effects on “all living things require that we all start walking the talk, with the intention of not changing the world, but realizing that it is just simply who we are and that we are all connected,” said Lewis. “By 2050 it’s projected that there will be more plastics in the water than there will be fish.” In addition to Ridgway, area towns including Crested Butte, Telluride and Carbondale have also adopted ordinances banning plastic bags. Mayor Charles Stewart explained that the draft ordinance would require two readings before it could be formally adopted, “If the board wishes to adopt it.” The board can also request a future effective date, “if it elects to do so,” to give residents and businesses time to prepare for the ban. The ordinance could come before the board as early as the April 9 meeting. Interested parties should check the agenda, which will be posted at Paonia Town Hall and online at www.townofpaonia. com, prior to the meeting.

Hotchkiss rancher and Black Mesa CattleWomen member Dixie Luke explains cowboy gear to students during the second annual Ag Expo, held in March at the Delta County Fairgrounds. The 2018 expo inspired North Fork Montessori at Crawford teacher Becky Raines Kiefer to ﬁnd ways to incorporate ag education into her school’s curriculum. Kiefer was recently awarded a scholarship to attend the National Agriculture in the Classroom at Little Rock, Ark. More coverage of the Ag Expo can be found on page B2.

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30, at the K-8 school did not fill the gym, but made up for the medium-sized attendance in vocal presence and high feelings. By all appearances

Paonia trustees to consider plastic bag ban BY TAMIE MECK Staff Writer

Paonia trustees voted unanimously at the March 26 town board meeting to consider an ordinance banning single-use plastic bags. Trustees directed town attorney Bo Nerlin to draft the ordinance. An attorney with the Montrose law firm J. David Reed, P.C., Nerlin wrote the plastic bag ban ordinance for the Town of Ridgway that was adopted last December. The vote followed a presentation by Paonia Experiential Leadership Academy students Ellie Feder, Matthew Delaney and Tyler Delbaugh, in support of the ban. Students addressed the board on behalf of Sustainable North Fork Valley — a group of Paonia, Crawford and Hotchkiss residents interested in eliminating single-use plastic bags. Each read a prepared statement explaining why they support the ban. They provided statistics on single-use plastic bags, the problems that discarded plastics are causing around the globe, and listed the benefits communities can realize in banning single-use plastics. “People always say that small towns can’t make a difference,” said Matthew Delaney. “But even the smallest seeds grow the mightiest trees.” Local realtor Patti Kaech taught a class for a zero-waste program that students worked on this past winter. “Students decided that a good place to start is with a single-use bag ban,” Kaech told trustees. To replace plastic bags, they suggest “boomerang bags.” Named for the Boomerang Bag movement started in New Zealand, the bags would be made from recycled cloth by students and community volunteers. Bags would not be sold for a profit. Because they can be used hundreds of times, they can be shared with friends and family, or as conversation starters. To help ease the transition, they propose that the ban be phased in over a oneyear period. Stores would also provide disposable paper bags for a small fee, and small bags for produce and other items like nuts and bolts would still be allowed under the ban. The younger generation wasn’t alone in supporting the ban. Resident, septuagenar-

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but was pleased that $30,000 was appropriated for Redi Grants as an amendment to the water bill. The funding will go toward studying diversification in rural Colorado. She also cited bipartisan bills relating to health care. These bills hope to provide more flexible options to consumers, creating lower costs, more choices in coverage, and greater transparency regarding hospital billing procedures and drug availability. Donovan referenced progress in the Ag Committee in its moves to deregulate farm stand acreage requirements and to promote Colorado agriculture to new buyers outside of the United States. Donovan also referred to the successful budgeting of full-day kindergarten statewide as a boon, especially for rural Colorado. The sponsors of the town meeting, former Colorado legislator, Joe Kiklosi and former California legislator, Ray Haynes, turned to the featured topic of the meeting, the NPVIC. Haynes, the key speaker, presented his extensive conservative Republican credentials to the crowd. He served in the California Legislature from 1992-2006 as a senator and assemblyman. He admitted that he had been POPULAR VOTE TO B2

Montessori teacher headed to national ag conference BY TAMIE MECK Staff Writer

Becky Raines Kiefer, a lower elementary pre-K teacher at North Fork Montessori at Crawford is among 400 educators from across the country selected to attend the 2019 National Agriculture in the Classroom at Little Rock, Ark., this June. The conference is designed to teach educators how to use agricultural concepts to teach reading, writing, math, science and social studies. Kiefer was one of three Colorado teachers to receive a scholarship from the CHS Foundation to attend the conference. “There is a proud ag history in Delta County,” said Kiefer. The 2012 agriculture census values products sold at more than $55 million. Despite that, she said, “We have students who have yet to understand the importance of agriculture in their daily lives and teachers who have yet to understand how to incorporate agriculture into the new and evolving science and social studies standards.” Kiefer’s family raises show pigs and her two children participate in 4-H. But it was her attendance at the 2018 Ag BECKY KIEFER TO B2

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Expo brings kids closer to their ag roots County Fairgrounds in Hotchkiss. On Thursday, North Christy Hawk, of the Fork pre-schoolers Black Canyon Cattlethrough third graders Women’s Association viewed the booths. On reported that its secFriday, the expo was ond annual Ag Expo on open to county-wide fourth and fifth graders. Hawk said that for some years they presented in the schools, but that the idea has taken off since then and now they plan to continue showing at Heritage Hall annually. The idea for the expo came from the association’s belief that Delta County schoolchildren need exposure to the Photo by Robbie Winne area’s agricultural roots. The Delta Conservation District provided a diorama The members feel that of the Gunnison River to explain erosion and the many local kids may not need to preserve our rivers. have that rural experience, and the group wants to keep that history and culture alive in the community. The presentations March 21 and 22 was presented to a total of 800 schoolchildren from all six of Delta County’s elementary schools. It was held at Heritage Hall at the Delta

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included a diorama presented by DMEA, illustrating an electrical station. A beekeeper, with his protective bee-keeping outfit, explained the art of beekeeping. The Division of Wildlife showed an array of skins from local animals. Sheriff Taylor gave a talk on ATF safety. One presenter demonstrated the utility of cowboy gear. The Colorado Beef Council explained the many uses of beef products. The Delta Conservation District showed a diorama of the Gunnison River and described the effects of erosion and pointed out the need to preserve our rivers. A petting zoo was quite popular, featuring a rabbit, a chicken, baby chicks, ducklings, a horse, a long-horn steer and a calf, dairy cows and

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her resources with the upper elementary grades to help them design units of study that align with the new academic standards the state is implementing in 2020. “Ultimately, we can have another example of a spiraling curriculum which

meets the interest level and needs of our students in our unique leaning style,” said Kiefer. The scholarship covers the $435 cost to attend the conference, but Kiefer needs help with airfare lodging and meals. She started

a campaign through the teacher funding website DonorsChoose.org to cover the cost of airfare (Little Rock is 1,199 miles and 18 hours by car), lodging and meals. The page is titled “National Agriculture in the Classroom Conference, 2019.”

or red states and deflects attention by candidates to those areas. The need to consolidate votes is not seen as crucial to their success in states where the electoral outcome is more of a given. He states that apathy arises in non-battleground states and that the voting turnout is affected negatively. When enough states join the compact to reach the 270 electoral vote margins for a win, these states agree to, in effect, pool their popular vote counts toward their respective electoral allotments. Among the crowd, there did not appear to be many takers of

Hayne’s arguments. He took questions at the end of his presentation, but the majority remained visibly unconvinced. Donovan stayed behind to speak to attendees. The crowd that formed seemed keenly interested in the “Red flag” bill and questioned her vote on the issue. The controversial bill would allow family or law enforcement to seek a court order to have guns seized if they believe the owner is a threat. It was passed by the Colorado Senate on Thursday, March 28, by one vote and approved by the House on Monday, April 1.

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Becky Keifer FROM PAGE B1 Expo at Delta the Delta County Fairgrounds that inspired her to learn more about teaching agriculture. “Our kids learned so much,” said Kiefer. Last summer she began gathering resources and developing study units that incorporate agriculture into the school’s cultural science and social studies lessons. When she learned about the conference, she applied for the scholarship. The three-day event includes workshops showing teachers how to use agriculture to teach core subjects. Kiefer will take traveling workshops to area agribusinesses and research facilities, including Heifer International headquarters. Keynote speakers are Temple Grandin and Marty Matlock. Grandin is an animal expert, advocate for autistic populations, and author of the books “Animals in Translation” and “Animals Make Us Humans,” and Matlock is a professor of ecological engineering at the University of Arkansas Agricultural Engineering Department. Kiefer said she plans to incorporate what she gains from the conference into pre-K student lessons and build on the knowledge base through agricultural studies. She also plans to share

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State broadband funding reversed for west Hotchkiss DMEA PRESS RELEASE

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Geology with Dr. Noe

Join Dr. Dave Noe at Paonia Library on Tuesday, April 9, at 6 p.m. for a presentation of the geologic map that shows the town of Paonia and the surrounding lands to the east and south, including Mt. Lamborn and Lands End Peak! In this 90-minute lecture, attendees will become familiar with the rocks and sediments that make up this landscape, and the geologic process that created the North Fork Valley. In addition, Dr. Noe will reveal how you can get your own copy of this colorful and highly detailed geologic map.

Earlier this year, the state’s Broadband Deployment Board awarded $4 million in state grant funds to bring high-speed internet to citizens near Crawford, Hotchkiss, Northeast Delta and West Montrose. The funding was awarded to DMEA to build the fiber network that Elevate would use to deliver high-speed internet service. Unfortunately, the good news didn’t last long for those living in west Hotchkiss. On March 8, the Broadband Deployment Board agreed with TDS that the grant for the West Hotchkiss area should be reversed because TDS already serves that area

funds for the Hotchkiss area, overall most citizens living in the grant application area triumphed. The Broadband Deployment Board awarded just over $3 million in grants to DMEA to construct fiber that will allow Elevate to provide highspeed internet. This is more than half the entire funding made available in the 2018 fall DORA broadband program. Construction is expected to kick off in the awarded grant areas in early fall 2019. These grant areas correspond to the following Elevate zones: Montrose 428 C Crawford 57 (portions) Delta N 175 (portions) “We can’t help but be disappointed for

with high-speed internet. TDS is the longtime internet service provider in much of Delta County. “The results are bittersweet,” said Kent Blackwell, chief technology officer for DMEA and Elevate. “We are grateful for the state Broadband Deployment Board’s grants for the areas near Crawford, Delta and Montrose. TDS contended they already provide broadband in and around west Hotchkiss, and they argued our grant for that area should be revoked. Ultimately, the Broadband Board found their argument persuasive, but we respectfully disagree.” Despite the loss of

our neighbors near Hotchkiss. At the same time, we are genuinely grateful for the support the Broadband Deployment Board is providing in our remaining three zones. Those citizens will see truly high-speed internet within the year — all because of the Broadband Deployment Board,” said Blackwell. Established in 2014, the state’s Broadband Fund is designed to bring broadband to rural Colorado at speeds of at least 25 Mbps download and 3 Mbps upload. The fund is administered by a 16member board. Learn more at www.colorado. gov/pacific/dora-broad band-fund/deploymentboard.

‘Listening session’ to begin building code conversation BY TAMIE MECK Staff Writer

The Town of Paonia’s governmental affairs and public safety committee (GAPS) will conduct a “Listening session” at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 16, to hear comments about possible changes to the town building code. In January, town trustees agreed to consider contracting with its building department contractor. Colorado Code Consulting (CCC), to update its building codes to 2018 codes (see “Paonia considers rewrite of its building code“ in the Jan. 30 edition of the DCI). The town currently adheres to 2003 editions of international, building, residential and existing building codes. Before the town commits to the re-write, trustees would like to hear from builders, contractors, architects, homeowners and others who would be affected by the changes, said trustee Dave Knutson at the March 26 board meeting. Town contract building official Dan Reardon will open the meeting with a short, high-level overview of code changes. Town administrator Ken

Veterans display art at the Creamery The Creamery Arts Center, in conjunction with the Art Center in Grand Junction, is honoring military veteran artists with a special show through the month of April. Community members are invited to the opening reception at the Creamery Arts Center in Hotchkiss Friday, April 5, at 6 p.m. Food, refreshments and live music are on tap for the opening reception.

Presentation highlights child abuse awareness On Thursday, April 4, Maria Walker will share “Hope With a Plan” to prevent trauma and cultivate compassion for survivors, including the science of trauma, survivor stories, and solutions. There’ll be a video presentation, testimonials, discussion and question-and-answer session at the end. The presentation begins at 6 p.m. at the Creamery Arts Center, 165 Bridge Street in Hotchkiss. The public is welcome.

Knight, along with trustees Sam Hart and Knutson, both of whom serve on the GAPS committee, will be present. Other trustees may also be in attendance. The GAPS committee plans to use input from the session to present recommendations to the board on the code update and ideas for addressing concerns raised by constituents. The town has until June 28 to decide whether or not to participate with other communities in hiring CCC for the re-write.

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Bruins honor Jack Kehmeier BY WAYNE CRICK DCI Sports Editor

The Kehmeier name has long been synonymous with Cedaredge and its rich track and field accomplishments through the decades. Last Saturday the Kehmeier family received an honor which will recognize, and solidify, the caring and efforts poured into Cedaredge High School student-athletes by Mr. Jack Kehmeier. Cedaredge athletic director Brandon Milholland addressed a gathering of family members, school officials, friends and well-wishers prior to Saturday’s Cedaredge Invitational Track and Field Meet. The following statements were from a prepared presentation by Milholland. Jack Kehmeier was a track and field coach at Cedaredge High School

from 1956-1982. His list of accomplishments include Colorado High Coaches Association Hall of Fame, two team state championships during his tenure (1963-1964), three runner-up finishes (1966, 1970 and 1971), eight top ten finishes and six league/district championships. Kehmeier’s long list of accomplishments also included being named coach of the year by Gunnison High School’s Booster Club while coaching at CHS. Coach Kehmeier was great for student-athletes from all schools, not just from Cedaredge High School. He always was willing to help kids be great in academics and track and field. Cedaredge High School has had a long-standing tradition in the sport of track and field. Milholland noted, “It has been

an honor to propose that we name the track and field complex between Cedaredge High and Cedaredge Middle School the Jack Kehmeier Track and Field Complex.” For many years now, many athletes have received the Jack Kehmeier “Athlete of the Meet” honor. This is another way to show appreciation for the many years of teaching and coaching this man gave to our students. Some of Coach Kehmeier’s other accomplishments include 21 individual and relay state champions; 83 individual and

relay state medals for top five finishes and 109 individual and relay boys and girls league and district champion finishes. Bill Kehmeier, a former student and athlete from Cedaredge High School, had words for the group to commemorate Saturday’s honor. “The Kehmeier family wants to thank a number of people for this honor today.” His first thank you, aside from the listed people to thank, went to nephew Derek Kehmeier for his tireless efforts in planning the all-weather track, which was approximately an 18-month endeavor. In

turn, Kehmeier wanted to make sure Arlo Cox (excavation services) and Janice McCallum (grant writing) got their share of thank yous as well. The first thank you from Bill Kehmeier was for the Delta County School District Board of Directors and Superintendent Caryn Gibson for their support and approval of the honor. Secondly, thanks went to the Cedaredge High School administration, Randy Brown and Brandon Milholland for their nomination letter and the time spent on the organization of Saturday

morning’s ceremony. The third thank you went out to Cedaredge High School head track coach Kirby Henderson for his support and for the extensive research he has done on Cedaredge High School Track and Field. Terry Cedaredge’s Montoya, the CHS art instructor was Kehmeier’s fourth thank you for his design of the sign denoting the name of the track complex. And, finally, Kehmeier thanked all the athletes and students who, “were such an important, major part of Dad’s life.”

Photo by Wayne Crick

Members of the Kehmeier family proudly stand behind the new sign at Cedaredge High School’s track which proclaims the new name for the track facility. In a dedication prior to last Saturday’s Cedaredge Invitational, the new name for the facility is Jack Kehmeier Track and Field Complex, commemorating the long-time coach and educator at Cedaredge High School.

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Bruin girls win Invitational BY WAYNE CRICK DCI Sports Editor

Last weekend’s Cedaredge Invitational track meet began with a snow storm and cold temperatures and finished under partly cloudy skies. Prior to the start of the track meet there was a dedication and re-naming of the track complex in Cedaredge. Long-time coach, and teacher, Jack Kehmeier was honored for his contributions to Cedaredge High School and the community, by

having the track facility named, the Jack Kehmeier Track and Field Complex, in his honor. Participants braved the early hours of the track meet’s snowy conditions with some decent efforts inspite of the conditions. Cedaredge’s boys won their division with 101 points, followed by Coal Ridge’s 100 points. Paonia was third (73), Hotchkiss and Olathe tied for ninth (33) and Delta’s junior varsity team scored 25

Photo by Tamie Meck

Zach McMillan takes the baton from Colby Rupp in the 800-meter relay in Hotchkiss on March 23. The Bruin boys won Saturday’s 800m relay in Cedaredge with a time of 1:35.62.

points to place 12th. On the girls side, Montrose won the team title with 121 points and the Bruins finished second with 112 points. Cedaredge Boys There were three firstplace finishes for the Bruins, six second places and a couple of third-place finishes accounting for most of Cedaredge’s 101 points. Individually, Ryan Imhoff ran to a top finish in 300 hurdles (43.35) and Joshua Jenkins triple-jumped 39-02.25 to win that event. Wyatt Camp, Colby Rupp, Zach McMillan and Alex Barron won the 800m relay with a time of 1:35.62. Second-place finishes went to Tevin Keller (800m, 2:11.21), Jenkins (300H, 43.36), Barron (long jump, 19-04.75), Imhoff (triple jump, 3805.25) and Kaleb Berardi (shot put, 34-09.5) Cedaredge’s 400m relay team (Camp, Rupp, McMillan and Barron) placed second with its time of 45.37. McMillan finished third in the 400m (53.18) and Jenkins jumped 1811 for a third place finish in long jump. Noah McDaniel was fourth in the 100m (12.48) and the 3200m relay team (Keller, Hayden Blanks, Hayden Conway and Brysen Harris) fin-

ished fifth in 9:48.00. Cedaredge Girls There were four top finishes for the Cedaredge girls. Freshman Megan Jenkins won the 300H (47.60) and triple jump (33-09.5) and Kammie Henderson won the high jump (5-0) for individual gold. The Bruins’ 3200m relay team (Jenkins, Kylee Hanson, Kylin Mitchell and Camie Baldozier) posted a time of 10:55.65 to win that event. Second place finishes went to Cedaredge’s 1600 and sprint medley relay teams. Baylee Harris, Brie McGovern, Mitchell and Baldozier combined efforts for a 4:23.92 to place second in the 1600m relay. Megan Gastineau, Makaylie Reed, Reganne McIntire and McGovern had a second-place time of 2:02.33. Finishing third, in individual events, were Aspen Furubotten (100H, 17.88) and Gastineau (long jump, 14-08). Cedaredge’s 4 x 200 meter relay team (Reed, Henderson, Mitchell and McIntire) placed third on Saturday with a time of 1:55.38. Earning fourth-place points were Merielle Comerer (3200m run, 15:26.04), McIntire (100m, 14.05), Harris (100H, 17.90) and Dalia Alejandre (discus, 96-09. Individual fifth-place

Delta wins four in a row BY WAYNE CRICK DCI Sports Editor

Delta High School’s baseball team has won six of its last eight games and are leading the 3A WSL standings with a 72 record. Alamosa and Mountain View are the only teams to have defeated

the Panthers so far this season. Delta avenged its loss to Alamosa a week ago at the St. Mary’s tournament and added a 4-1 win over surprisingly tough Montezuma-Cortez this past week and now owns a four-game winning streak. Cortez came into last

week’s game with Delta sporting a 4-1 record. The host Panthers fell behind in the fourth inning, 1-0, but picked up a single run in the bottom half of the inning to tie the game. Delta got its offense going in the bottom of the sixth with a three-

run spurt that proved to be the difference in a 4-1 win for the Panthers. Andrew Baier had three hits, with two doubles, and an RBI to lead Delta’s offense. Trevor Myers had two hits and Nolan Bynum a single to account for Delta’s six DELTA TO B5

points belonged to Emily Tullis (100H, 17.91) and Furubotten (300H, 52.57). 400m Cedaredge’s

team (Harris, Reed, Furubotten and Milholland) had a time of 54.07 to finish the race in fifth place.

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Senior Hannah Gardner gets in a ﬁnal practice throw before shot put competition began last Saturday. Gardner placed eighth in the event.

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Firor paces Bulldogs scoring in Cedaredge BY WAYNE CRICK DCI Sports Editor

Hotchkiss senior Kaiya Firor was at it again last weekend in Cedaredge. The stellar athlete had a hand in four first-place finishes for the Bulldogs which scored 69 points to finish third in the team race at the Cedaredge Invitational last Saturday. Firor won three individual titles and helped the 1600m relay team win that race. Firor won the 200m in 25.75, the 400m in 57.75 and 100 hurdles in 16.56. Join-

ing Firor on the 1600m relay team were Lottie Hollembeak, Indigo Miller-Barnes, and Elsie Vazquez. The foursome finished the race with a time of 4:22.59. Fourth place finishes went to Hotchkiss’s 400m and 800m sprint medley relay teams. Picking up fifth place points for the Bulldogs in individual events were Mariah Griffith (1600m run) and Katie Powers (3200m run). The Hotchkiss boys earned second place finishes in the 1600m and

800m sprint medley relays. Robert Cochran, Oliver Mendoza, Mordecai White and Saul Cortez crossed the finish line at 3:46.70 in the 1600m relay and Cochran Blaine Peebles, Mendoza and Micah Defield had a time of 1:45.42 in the sprint medley. Cochran (400m) and Peebles (300 hurdles) picked up points for their fifth place finishes and the 400m relay team placed sixth. Photo by Wayne Crick Hotchkiss and Olathe Paonia’s Jesse Burns, right, leads Delta and Hotchkiss runners in the 4 x 200m tied for ninth with 33 relay last Saturday in Cedaredge. points each.

Paonia boys third; girls fifth in track BY WAYNE CRICK DCI Sports Editor

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Hotchkiss hurdler Kaiya Firor cruises to victory in Saturday’s 100m hurdles in Cedaredge. The three Cedaredge athletes (blue uniforms) behind Firor include, from left, Baylee Harris (fourth), Aspen Furubotten (third) and Emily Tullis (ﬁfth).

Paonia’s track teams were third in boys competition and tied for fifth with Grand Valley in the girls division at Saturday’s Cedaredge Invitational. Snow and cold greeted those in attendance in the early hours but eventually the sun came out to melt what little snow had accumulated and temperatures rose to a bearable degree of acceptance by mid-morning and beyond. Paonia’s boys earned three individual titles to help the Eagles finish in third place in the 16-team field with 73 points.

Bruins lose three games BY WAYNE CRICK DCI Sports Editor

Cedaredge High School’s baseball team played three games in La Junta last week. A big third inning cost the Bruins in a 9-8 loss to the Tigers. The Bruins’ biggest loss over the weekend was to Sterling, 14-3. A third loss, 3-1, came against Lamar. Against La Junta Cedaredge owned a 4-2 lead entering the third inning. A seven-run third boosted the Tiger’s lead to 9-4. A defensive fourth and fifth inning left zeroes on the scoreboard for both teams. Cedaredge tallied four runs in the top of the sixth to end scoring in the game giving the Tigers the 9-8 win. Kaden Schulz led the Bruins offense with a home run in three at bats to produce four RBIs. Dusty Emig and Jacob Brown had doubles and an RBI each in the loss and Sean Dale and Trey Geyer had two hits each in the game. Cedaredge’s next game was with Sterling. A ninerun first inning lifted the

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Tigers to a 9-2 lead that was never threatened. Another four runs by the end of the third inning made the score 13-3. One more run in the fourth ended the game after five innings, 14-3. The final game of the week for the Bruins was a defensive battle. Lamar scored once in the first and added two more runs in the sixth after Cedaredge had plated a single run in the top of the inning to make the

final score 3-1. Cedaredge coach Terry Montoya remained positive after the weekend. “We committed a lot of errors, but we outhit both La Junta and Lamar and should have beaten them both. We had chances to win both.” Going on, Montoya explained a bit of the makeup of his team. “We have five guys who are playing as first-time varsity starters. We have to realize that we do belong

with some of the toughest teams in 3A. The most important thing is that they are getting better every time we go out there. So, if we just keep getting better and keep gaining trust in each other, we might just come together at the right time. We’re living by “it’s not how you start, it’s how you finish.” Cedaredge hosts Hotchkiss April 3 at 4 p.m. and plays in Eaton April 5 at 5 p.m.

Photo by Wayne Crick

Delta’s Gauge Lockhart appears to be safe in this photo, but was called out on a play where Lockhart tried to steal a run by following Trevor Myers home on a play that Lockhart gambled on Cortez’s inﬁeld not paying attention to him. Delta won the game, 4-1, extending its winning streak to four.

on the hill and worked four innings allowing three hits and one run while walking two batters and striking out six. Eli Farmer came on to fin-

ish the game with three innings of work keeping Cortez hitless and striking out seven to earn the win. Delta played Rifle

April 2 and plays in Durango April 5 at 5 p.m. The Panthers travel to Carbondale to face Roaring Fork, April 11, at 4 p.m.

Harley Ewert had a first place finish in the 400m dash with a winning time of 52.46. A 23.94 in the 200m dash was good for second place for Ewert. Logan Green ran a 2:06.97 to win the 800m run with Ethan Bartlett finishing sixth in the event for the Eagles. Bartlett was the class of the field in the 1600m with his 4:57.16 and a first-place finish. Paonia’s 4 x 200 relay team finished in second place with a time of 1:37.87. Matthew Kaspar ran the 110 high hurdles in 17.95 to place third and

was seventh in the 400m dash. Simon Cox and Calvin Reese were seventh and eighth, respectively, in the 300 hurdles. Paonia’s girls did not register a first place in any event on Saturday in Cedaredge. They did, however, finish with three second places, two thirds, a fourth and three fifth place finishes. Second place points went to Sadie Miller (long jump, 14-08.75), Poppy Lightfoot (triple jump, 31-11.5) and Sabrina Leighton (shot put, 36-01). Ceylon Carter ran the PAONIA TO B6

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Connolly no-hits Olathe in a single game. “Coach Sparks said to me, ‘Hey, I don’t want you to throw anymore than a hundred pitches and you’re at 87. You have 13 to go throw a no-hitter.’” On offense, Paonia had six hits and five RBIs for the game, scoring six runs in the top of the sixth inning. Juniors Carlos Lozano had one RBI, two stolen bases and two runs and Jai Petmezas hit a single and a double for two RBIs. Stealing bases were Connolly, Austyn Norris and Shane Odom. In the 3-1 home conference win Saturday over Dolores, Connolly allowed one hit and one run in six innings. Facing Bears senior Dakota Smith, who an hour earlier knocked a homer out of the park at Hotchkiss, Connolly had faith in

BY TAMIE MECK DCI Sports Writer

The Paonia baseball team opened the season last week with a 3-0 record. In the first two games of the season, Paonia ace pitcher Soul Connolly has allowed one hit and one run in 13 innings. In the season-opening 7-0 win at Olathe last Tuesday, Connolly pitched a complete game, a no-hitter, striking out 17 and walking two. It was the first no-hitter for Connolly, a lefty who pitched 27 innings in 11 games last season, including the state semi-final and championship games. “It was a great feeling,” said Connolly, who didn’t know he was throwing a nohitter until the seventh inning and was close to the allowed 110 pitches

both himself and his pitching abilities. “He’s got a lot of movement on his fast ball,” said assistant coach Nate Wiggins. “It has a mean tail and it’s hard to hit.” Grey Neal closed on the mound against Dolores with three Ks. To go from a lefty to Neal’s right-handed, low pitches “was just completely different look, it just baffled them,” said Wiggins. Dolores scored its sole run in the fourth inning on a double by sophomore Isaiah Knox. With two on base and one out, Petmezas caught a line drive at first, making the throw to Neal at second for the double play. With two outs in the bottom of the fourth, Connolly sent Norris, Gunner Putman and Petmezas home on a double to center field.

The Bears played a solid game, said Wiggins. “They’re always putting a good team together” and bring good hitters to the game. The Eagles also won Saturday’s league game against Ignacio, 11-1, in five innings. Etter hit the team’s first home run of the season, said Wiggins. “That’s really good for Zeb,” he said. Photo by Tamie Meck The team played well in both games, said Wiggins. Paonia senior Soul Connolly pitches against Dolo“They did the small things res Saturday. Connolly has allowed one hit and one that manufacture runs.” run in 13 innings.

Gunnison baseball tournament moved Due to snow on the ball fields, Gunnison High School’s annual Cowboy Baseball Invitational scheduled for April 5-6 has been moved to Olathe and Montrose. At 1:30 p.m., Friday, the Olathe Pirates open the eight-team tournament against Glenwood Springs. The winner will play the winner of

the Centauri - Montrose game being played at 4 p.m. Friday. The consolation semifinal game is scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday. At 1:30 p.m. Friday, Paonia faces Pagosa Springs in quarterfinals at Olathe High School. The winner will play either Gunnison or Meeker at 4 p.m. Friday, with

the consolation game scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday. The fifth place game is scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday, the third-place and championship games begin at 4 p.m. Saturday, and the fifth-place consolation game is at 1 p.m. For scores and game locations, visit maxpreps. com.

Bulldogs rout Ignacio, fall to Dolores nine BY TAMIE MECK DCI Sports Writer

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Grey Neal catches the throw from ﬁrst base to complete a double play in Paonia’s 3-1 win Saturday over Dolores. The Eagles play this Friday and Saturday at the Gunnison Cowboy Invitational, which was moved from Gunnison to Olathe and Montrose due to snow on the ball ﬁelds in Gunnison.

In their first week on the diamond the Bulldogs split conference games Saturday, opening the day with an 8-4 conference loss to Dolores (4-3). Presley Pene threw six walks and 10 Ks in 4.1 innings, allowing three hits and five runs. Marvin Guereque pitched one inning, allowing one hit and one earned run. Pitchers threw well enough to win the game, said head coach Blake Carlquist. But the offense “had very few quality atbats,” getting just four hits off of Bears’ senior Cameron Chavez. The Bulldogs were also plagued with defensive errors. “They made us pay for every mistake,” said Carlquist. The Bears, who haven’t had a win against Hotchkiss since 2014, got on the board in the first inning on a fence-hitting double by senior AJ Smith.

Hotchkiss answered in the second inning with a one-run single by William Scarlett. After two scoreless innings, Dolores scored five runs on three hits and four walks in the top of the fifth, leaving two runners on base. In the bottom of the fifth, Bulldogs Yahir Chavez and Pene scored on a Marvin Guereque double to trail, 6-3. In the sixth, Dolores’s Smith added insult to injury with a two-run homer. In the top of the seventh inning, freshman Parker Pene took the mound, holding the Bears to one walk, no runs and no hits. With one out in the bottom of the seventh Pene hit a triple, and with two outs, Guereque singled. The final out came on a 5-3 play by the Bears. In its 11-1 win over Ignacio Saturday afternoon, the team “changed its approach, and it

paid off,” said Carlquist. “They played a much better game.” Yanish Jamison pitched a complete game, allowing one hit and one run, no walks, and striking out nine batters in 67 pitches. Presley Pene had two hits and two RBIs, one run and two stolen bases for the game; Brian Gonzalez was 2 for 2 with two doubles and four RBIs. Yanish was 11 with a walk, sacrifice fly and RBI. At 4 p.m. Wednesday, Hotchkiss plays at Cedaredge (3-6, 3A WSL). Hotchkiss travels to Rangely (2-2) this week for a conference doubleheader. Rangely has lost to Nucla and Dove Creek, both currently at 4-2 and in second and third place, respectively, in 1A District 1 standings. Last season the Panthers were 1-19 last season. Carlquist said he’s seen them play this season and they “are a much better team.”

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Shortstop Marvin Guereque completes a double play on a throw to ﬁrst baseman Brian Gonzalez (6) in the Bulldogs’ 8-4 conference loss Saturday to Dolores. Following the loss, the Bulldogs won their conference game against Ignacio, 11-1. The Bulldogs own an overall record of 3-1 and are 1-0 in the 2A District 3/5 League standings.

Paonia CONTINUED FROM B5 800m in 2:39.19 to finish in third place and Lauryn Kiefer sailed the discus 97-05 for a third place in that event. Paonia earned a fourth place in the 800m relay on the efforts of Sadie Mill-

er, Lyla Hayutin-Baril, Sadie Lee and Lightfoot, who turned in a time of 1:57.16. Fifth place points were awarded to Alexandra Eaton (400m, 1:05.80), Lee (high jump, 4-08) and Hayutin-Baril (triple

jump, 30-00.75). Paonia’s girls were sixth in the 800m sprint medley; seventh in high jump (Miller) and eighth in the 400m (Abby LaBounty). Paonia is at Stocker Stadium this Saturday.

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CHS students expand skills, enrich learning BY EMY LYNN ROQUE CISNEROS Staff Writer

For the 2018-2019 school year, Cedaredge High School decided to implement something a little different — Bruin Time (BT). The goal? According to the definition of BT, it’s to enrich student learning and teach necessary life skills by providing students “with an opportunity to explore many different course options that are from a nontraditional pathway.” Every Thursday, students at CHS spend about 90 minutes at the end of the day in an intensive learning class. These aren’t the typical English 101 or Algebra II classes, but instead are based on life skills and interests. Thirty-four different course options were available the past school year and included keyboarding, history of the national parks, mock trial (law), web design, creative writing, book club, digital art/logo design, chemistry of cooking, automotive/leatherworking/horticulture, personal finance/shark tank, and more. “Our students were vocal about getting more options into our school and this was a creative way we were able to do that,” said math and STEM teacher Chris (CJ)

Cannell. For BT his classes were all about barbecue and tech talks. With all about barbecue, Cannell shared skills learned from running his own catering company like cook times, various meats, smoking and how he runs his business. English teacher Heidi Madden taught creative writing first, then chemistry of cooking with science teacher Conner Cannon. In chemistry of cooking students learned the science behind cooking, such as using lime juice and dry ice in recipes. Madden was surprised most of the students didn’t really know how butter was made. Several students came back and said they’d shown their families how to make it after learning in the class. “It’s great to see students get excited seeing chemistry work in their everyday life,” she said. Each BT rotation is four weeks long, with four rotations in a semester. At first students spent eight weeks in a rotation, but staff decided to see if four weeks worked better. Classes are capped at a certain number with every teacher instructing during that period. “The courses available

cover a widespread of hobbies and interests for students of all grade levels. BT also allows students to go outside their comfort zones and meet other students in the school that are not in their group of friends,” said Brieanna McGovern, junior. Peyton Williams, junior, took creative writing and found being able to share her work with peers one of the best aspects. Madden said the rotations also allow her to get to know students she might not otherwise. The idea for BT started about a year ago when principal Randy Brown visited Green Mountain High School. He wanted to see how to create pathways for kids to prepare for life beyond CHS hallways. Looking at GMHS’ designated time where students went to businesses to learn and intern, he decided to implement something similar with CHS resources. “I thought about what the students wanted, and I constantly hear that they desire more life skills,” he said. After redoing the schedule to where Wednesday and Thursdays are a block format, a class

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At their regular meeting, Cedaredge trustees tackled a number of action items like agreeing to go into contract with Western Slope Consulting LLC for contract planning services, reappointing Bob Eckels to the Cedaredge Tree Board, and approving some liquor licenses. The Cedaredge Chamber of Commerce had plenty of activity to report, too. The chamber is currently speaking with CDOT about placing a banner structure on each side of Highway 65 for special events, welcomes and notices.

Cedaredge man wins the ultimate Donkey Kong battle BY PAT SUNDERLAND Managing Editor

Jeff Wolfe, a rural postal carrier from Cedaredge, joined the ranks of elite Donkey Kong players by winning the highly competitive Kong Off 7 earlier this month. Donkey Kong was one

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of the most popular arcade games when Wolfe was a teen in Washington state. He often walked to the bowling alley to hang out with his buddies and play games. As he grew older, got a car and then a girlfriend, he spent less time pouring quarters into arcade games. But whenever he spotted a Donkey Kong game in the airport, he’d stop and make sure he could still get past the third elevator. Then Donkey Kong the movie came out in 2011, and all of a sudden the game was hot again. “Everyone started playing this 30-year-old game,” Wolfe said, and Kong Off, a world champion event, was born. Wolfe was elated when he heard about the competition in New Jersey, but his hopes were dashed just as quickly when he learned the event had already taken place. “Then lo and behold, they announced Kong Off 2 would

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Jeff Wolfe was proud to bring home top honors from Kong Off 7 competition in California.

BT, but overall there’s been overwhelming positive feedback. One difficulty is that if a teacher is gone, they can’t really have a substitute fill in adequately. With offering BRUIN TIME TO C2

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Athletic training helped student McGovern learn how to be a better manager for volleyball and basketball, learning how to tape ankles, wrists, knees and thumbs, and how to prevent and treat injuries.

Sales tax up 15 percent; chamber begins to plan for Applefest 2019 BY EMY LYNN ROQUE CISNEROS

In leatherworking, students worked hands-on to stamp artwork into pieces they chose to make.

period on Thursdays opened up. Monday, Tuesday and Friday are the usual eight period days. Brown said there’ll be some challenges that need to be worked out as they continue

be held in Denver,” Wolfe said. He learned that if he garnered a million points, he could have his own machine for competition. He bought a freestanding secondhand arcade machine, had it shipped to his home and began piling up the points. Unfortunately, he “died” a level too soon but still qualified for the wild card division. That meant sharing a machine with four other very talented guys. When Wolfe wound up with a kill screen that eliminated him from competition, he vowed he’d have his own machine for Kong Off 3. Since then, he’s been to two events in Denver, two in Pittsburgh and two in Banning, Calif. After the first two days of competition in March 2019, Wolfe had the highest qualifying score and was seeded number one. The final eight players then went head-tohead on one credit with no restarts. Wolfe was able to make it through all the brackets and win it all — a feat celebrated with the ringing of cowbells, yelling and screaming, and lots of photos as Wolfe jumped up on his stool with his trophy, as befitting a Donkey Kong champion. “It was a lot of fun!” he said. Upon his return to work, his colleagues presented him with a Donkey Kong cake commemorating his championship. Many had followed the competition on Twitch, a video platform for gamers. The competition is still online for anyone who wants to check it out at twitch.tv/thekongoff. Previous Donkey Kong champions include a plastic surgeon and a Google engineer, but this is the first year the title went to a guy like Wolfe who actually grew up playing Donkey Kong as a kid, and who has never lost his love for the game.

Dave Wilson, board member, reported that they’re also working to serve local beer and wine at the car show in Pioneer Town. Applefest plans are underway. Games for children, a pie eating contest, art for kids and yoga after the 5k are ideas the chamber is exploring. “We want to get some of the younger kids involved who have maybe never received an award and can by participating in games,” said Wilson. Town treasurer’s report revealed that sales tax for February was up by 15.3 percent from previous year-to-date. “There may be an amendment to this, we don’t know yet since it was up so much,” said Patti Michael, trustee. Town administrator Greg Brinck reported that the town staff and trustees will have quarterly lunch meetings to promote more interaction between the two and allow time for different trainings if needed. “If anything, you’ll get lunch and some good conversation out of it,” he said. He also relayed that the new online bill pay system for citizens’ utility bills is being rolled out April 1. This system will allow more security and ease for both citizens and staff. Public works has a new

employee, Jake Urich, who was introduced at the meeting. Scott Lock, public works co-director, reported that while Cedaredge got the winter everyone wanted, but now the roads and concrete are riddled with potholes and cracking. Public works was able to fill some large potholes with road base this last week until they’re able to use the patch material. Chief Dan Sanders reported a “healthy police station” with a recent onslaught of investigations. “I’m talking lengthy, months on end, investigations,” he said. He foresees difficulties in hiring a new staff member with one leaving, voicing that a lower salary and lack of housing are challenges. The fire department is also applying for a grant to get new gear that hasn’t been replaced in 15 years. Trustees then voted to approve the Elevate franchise agreement, approved the golf course restaurant lease with Creekside Café and approved the liquor license transfer for Codi Nelson, owner of Creekside Café, to serve alcohol at the new restaurant. Another liquor license, for the Grand Mesa arts & Events Center was also approved.

Gronenthal resigns as chamber board president BY EMY LYNN ROQUE CISNEROS Staff Writer

Mitchell Gronenthal resigned recently as board president of the Cedaredge Area Chamber of Commerce. Vice president Codi Nelson will act as interim president until nominations and elections can be held to fill the open position. The position for president will be open for nominations at CACC’s April board meeting on

April 2 at 7:30 a.m. at the Civic Center. If there isn’t a current board member who would like to be nominated, CACC will announce and encourage the other members to join the board and apply for the office. The final decision will be decided by a board vote. Gronenthal served with the CACC for three years and has now accepted the executive director position at Delta Area Chamber of Commerce.

CHS hosts student-led health fair on April 9 BY EMY LYNN ROQUE CISNEROS Staff Writer

On April 9, Cedaredge High School will hold its first health fair hosted by students. From noon to 3 p.m. anyone from the community is welcome to visit the CHS gym and see the large variety of booths designed to provide resources and inspire change. The usual blood tests won’t be available, but instead a vast array of information. Some of the health topics addressed will include asthma, CPR, flexibility, skin health, nutrition, opioid addiction, smoking, dental hygiene, symptoms of a heart attack and hiking

trails. Students putting together the fair plan to have Tri-County Health available for cholesterol screenings, a physical therapist for flexibility testing, the mobile blood drive and a dermatologist nurse practitioner available to discuss skin health. Put on by SHAC, the student health advisory committee, this event came together in response to a districtwide health survey. SHAC was created to address issues based on the data revealed in the survey; students wanted to see change and provide a positive impact.

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Church to show movie ‘Risen’ The Rockin’ Church — aka Community United Methodist Church in Cedaredge — invites

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folks from throughout the area to a showing of “Risen” at the church’s movie night, Friday,

April 5. The movie, starring Joseph Fiennes as a Roman soldier who is sent to search for Jesus’ body when it goes missing from the tomb, was a box office hit when it 1lllB S'fAIUlfAMllLYGALLEKY'PUSENTS: �� came out in 2016. Walt Anderson, CUMC member and organizer of the church’s movie nights, says it’s worth viewing again and again. Fiennes’ character undergoes transformation as his search for the missing body introduces him to Mary Magdalene, finds him traveling the road to Emmaus with followers of Jesus and means he is present at other times when the risen Jesus appears to �� believers. �� The 107-minute film �� will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the CUMC sanctuary. It’s free of charge and free popcorn will be served. No reservations are required. The church is at the corner of NW 3rd Street and Aspen Avenue in Cedaredge. There is ample parking. For information, contact Pamela Gubkin weekday mornings at 970856-3696 or pgubkin@ cedaredgecumc.com or Pastor JoeAgne, revagne@ gmail.com or 720-8915233.

FROM PAGE C1 more rotations in a semester they’ll also need to switch up the class offerings to ensure variety and interest. Finding balance in the choices is important, too. At first the classes were more sports/athletic related since many of the teachers are also coaches. For second semester they incorporated more academic and skill-based courses like leadership, adulting and film theory. Brown said CHS is also looking into offering certifications, like athletic training, CPR, EMT and hunter education. Adding in the classes offered for BT otherwise, like as a full scale class, would be nearly impossible. For one, most skills offered don’t need the typical 90 semester contact hours to learn the basics. Second, Brown said the CHS schedule is already packed to capacity with core class offerings. Providing a once a week intensive was the solution. Additionally, some students find they’re able to take a BT course to supplement a core class. “I chose Tech Talks for one of my rotations because I wanted to learn something that would help me in my STEM class that I didn’t have time to learn during the school year,” said McGovern. In creating the list of available classes, each teacher submitted three different ideas. A list was generated and teachers were given autonomy in selecting what they wanted to teach. “Our staff selected courses that play to their strengths and individual backgrounds,” said Cannell. “Our students have gotten an opportunity to learn unique content from teachers they may have not had in a class-

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Hundreds attend Paul Dill fundraiser BY DON BENJAMIN Staff Writer

Around 300 people attended the St. Patrick’s Day fundraiser held in Cedaredge to help Paul and Tracy Dill with expenses related to his cancer treatments. The family is grateful for the assistance. The need for funds is ongoing. Anyone who missed the fundraiser and others who wish to contribute can make a donation directly to Paul Dill’s Cancer Fund at any Bank of Colorado branch statewide.

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room at all.” Students then chose from that list for their rotations. In the fall semester freshmen are required to be in rotations designed to set them up for a success at CHS, such as organization, health and keyboarding. However, BT is sometimes used for other mandatory classes. For example, this semester all underclassmen and juniors will take one rotation of SAT prep. Previously, trying to fit a recommendation or initiative into the day would have thrown everything off, or just not been done. Now CHS has more flexibility. And, BT allows students to take a break from the traditional “class” mindset, choose a skill they want and experience more variety in a semester.

“In a traditional day a student is constantly on, focused intently for an hour eight times a day,” said Brown. “We wanted to find ways to decrease stress for students in the amount they’re juggling, clear their minds and give them an opportunity to choose something that’s more of a break.” Cannell also explained that BT helps showcase how teachers have hobbies, interests, and personal lives outside of school, dispelling the myth that teachers are just teachers. “There are many things in life that don’t show up in a traditional seven-period schedule,” he said. “[BT] has given a lot of our students an opportunity to learn or create things they’re passionate about themselves. It’s true learning at its finest.”

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Bruin Time allows students to interact and learn from teachers in ways they don’t normally.

Easter egg hunt scheduled

Photo by Emy Lynn Roque Cisneros

In chemistry of cooking students learned how Surface Creek Lions foods like limes can cook vegetables and even ﬁsh Club invites area children to make a dish called ceviche. ages 4-10 to Cedaredge Town Park on Saturday, April 20, for an Easter egg hunt! The hunt begins at 10 a.m. sharp! Bring your own basket to collect your goodies! All Saints Lutheran Slope. This organizaChurch will host its 11th tion honors our veterans annual spaghetti dinner and supports the Waron Friday, April 5, from rior Research Center. For 4:30 until 7 p.m. A dona- more information on this tion of $10 for adults and nonprofit organization, go Volunteers $3 for children 10 and to www.WHAFV.org. of Americayounger is suggested. All Saints Lutheran Proceeds will be given Church is located on to Welcome Home Alliance Highway 65 one mile For Veterans (WHAFV) north of the Cory General based in Montrose but Store. To reserve a ticket, serving the Western call 856-6920.

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Grand Mesa Arts and Events Center (GMAEC) kicked off its annual membership drive in style. People spent Saturday night “Rockin’ Through the Decades.” Many were in costume depicting their favorite era, including Sue Beachman (seated) and Dottie Whitlock (standing). Information on how to become a member of the arts center is on their website at www. grandmesaartscenter.com. There are many levels to choose from, including both annual and sustaining memberships to support the center and the cultural activities it brings to our area. For more information check the website or call 970-856-9195.

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