Delta County Independent, June 27, 2012

NORTH FORK TIMES

SURFACE CREEK NEWS

SPORTS

CHERRY DAYS

A WALK THROUGH TIME

STRIVING TO BE BETTER

Upcoming festival sparks enthusiasm in Paonia, Sec. B, Supplement

100 years of Orchard City history portrayed in melodrama, C1

DHS athlete invited to elite basketball camp, C7

DELTA COUNTY

JUNE 27, 2012 VOL. 129, NO. 26

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County looks at stiffer fire ban

BY HANK LOHMEYER Staff Writer

A combination of enduring drought conditions, high temperatures and wildland fuels moisture at zero percent levels prompted the Delta County Commissioners Monday to consider raising the county’s current open fire ban to a Stage II level.

The Commissioners had a resolution drafted for making the change and awaited word from sheriff Fred McKee on whether he would recommend the move.

“I recognize the severity of these conditions,” McKee

told the commissioners. He explained that he had heard heightened concerns from only one of the county’s five fire chiefs. He told the BoCC that in his judgment the current fire ban is sufficient.

Moving to a Stage II level would essentially eliminate use of charcoal fires and forbid any smoking out of doors, the commissioners concluded, and took no action on a Stage II resolution.

The sheriff ’s office has issued two citations under the county’s current open fire ban, McKee said. (See related story below.)

J.D. TenNapel is headed home

BY HANK LOHMEYER Staff Writer

J.D. TenNapel was with his family driving home to Delta County on Monday after receiving a “full release” from the Shriners Burn Center hospital in Sacramento, Calif.

J.D.’s mom, Debra, told the DCI, “He has a full release from the doctors to play sports, and we are all very excited.”

J.D. is the 15-year-old Delta County youth who suffered second-degree burns in the Surface Creek wildfire on June 8.

“The healing process went much faster than anyone had expected. He is healing beautifully and doing very well,” Debra said.

Cause of Fire Unknown Cause of the June 8 wildfire north of Cedaredge may never be known conclusively, reports Delta County Sheriff Fred McKee. Days of investigation by federal wildland fire specialists and investigators have turned into weeks with the likelihood of finding a cause fading to zero percent.

Investigators have determined where the blaze began that blackened 39 acres along Surface Creek Road and injured J.D. TenNapel.

“It started behind 19555 Surface Creek Road,” said Rob Fiedler, the county emergency incident manager. According to county records, that property is a residence on 6.7 acres.

Summons issued for unlawful burning

BY PAT SUNDERLAND Managing Editor

With both state and county bans on open burning in place, the Delta County Sheriff ’s Office began issuing summons for individuals who violate the ban.

The county has banned all open fires which include agricultural burning, campfires, warming fires, fused explosives, fireworks of all kinds and brands (except with a permit issued pursuant to state or municipal laws), and the prescribed burning of fence rows, wildlands, trash and debris.

On June 20, an anonymous caller reported a campfire at 5794 2100 Road. Sheriff ’s deputies arrived on the scene at about 9 p.m. to find several people standing around a campfire. They identified Alex Hood, 20, as the person responsible for the fire. Hood told deputies he was aware of the fire ban, but wasn’t sure it would be enforced. The fire was extinguished and a summons was issued.

On June 22, a rapidly spreading grass fire was extinguished by firefighters from Hotchkiss. About three acres of dry weeds and prairie grass in the vicinity of 8384 3400 Road south of Hotchkiss were consumed by the fire. It was determined the fire was caused by Joshua Sickles, 23, who was launching rockets in the area, and he was issued a summons.

A downed power line reportedly caused a fire near Highway 133 on June 17, and on June 23 multiple fires were reported on the south side of Highway 92 near Shea Road east of Austin. Sheriff Fred McKee said it’s undetermined how those small fires were ignited, but it shows how dry the conditions are and how easily fires are started. Both roadside fires were quickly extinguished.

“We’re living in a tinderbox,” he said. “Everybody neds to be aware of how serious it is out there.”

The county’s ban on all open fires remains in effect until repealed. The county has banned all open fires defined as “all outdoor fires, including but not limited to agricultural burning, campfires, warming fires, fused explosives, fireworks of all kinds and brands (except with a permit issued pursuant to state or municipal laws), and the prescribed burning of fence rows, wildlands, trash and debris, but (does) not include gas barbecues and charcoal fires in enclosed fire pans of permanent fireplace locations.”

The county’s ban “applies to all public lands and private property in Delta County except: land within the boundaries of the GMUG National Forest, public land managed by the BLM, and Colorado State Parks at Sweitzer Lake and Crawford Reservoir.”

Also excepted from the county’s ban is “any property not owned by Delta County within municipalities which have adopted their own burning regulations.”

Bans in effect on public lands managed by federal agencies vary, and can change.

For instance, “Discussions are going on today (Monday) about possibly going to Stage II restrictions on the GMUG, but no decision has been made yet,” the Forest Service reported.

Since June 7 the GMUG has been on Stage I restrictions, which prohibit building, maintaining, attending or using a fire or campfire except a fire within a permanent constructed fire grate in a developed campground; smoking, except within an enclosed vehicle or building, a developed recreation site or while stopped in an area at least three feet in diameter that is barren or cleared of all flammable materials. Operating or using any internal

combustion engine without a spark arresting device properly installed, maintained and in effective working order is also prohibited. Campers are permitted to use petroleum-fueled stoves, lanterns or heating devices that meet the fire underwriters’ specifications for safety.

BLM restrictions vary somewhat from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.

There is also a statewide fire restriction imposed by

the governor on June 14.

Penalties for anyone found to have been the cause of a wildland fire event, even if an official permission to burn had been issued, may be stiff. “Should a wildfire occur as the result of granting of an exemption to this (state burn ban), the State of Colorado may, and likely would, deny access to state funds to pay for the costs of such a wildfire,” says the governor’s order.

Photo by Pat Sunderland

A great escape With temperatures approaching 100° in many areas of the county, Grand Mesa is a wonderful destination for those searching for a cool getaway.

School district staff will see salary increase

BY PAT SUNDERLAND Managing Editor

School district administrators “combed, scraped and scratched” to come up with funding for salary increases without dipping into the general fund balance.

“We need our staff to know we appreciate them,” said Terry Kimber, who presented his last budget as business manager during the June school board meeting. He has been replaced by Wendi Buhrdorf.

At the school board meeting, Kimber presented a balanced budget which met four primary goals: no use of fund balance; provide an increase in pay for all staff; continue to allocate resources to the areas that most impact stu-

dent achievement; and maintain the financial status of the health insurance program.

The general fund totals nearly $36 million, which is lower than last year. Revenues are broken down into three main categories — state equalization, 65 percent; local property tax, 31 percent; and specific ownership tax, 4 percent.

State funding is based on student enrollment, which is expected to remain flat. Per pupil funding is $6,162.19 per student. After setting aside $250 for the capital reserve fund, per pupil funding totals $5,912.19.

School district staff members have not received a pay hike for several years, and had seen their take home pay shrink due to increased retire-

ment and health insurance contributions. This year they opted to increase their deductibles so employee contributions to the health insurance plan would not further impact their paycheck.

School board member Kathy Svenson clarified that the fund balance will be impacted in some areas, specifically capital reserves and the technical college.

“Thank you for getting us through this process with a balanced budget,” school board member Pete Blair told Kimber. “We’re putting more money into the classroom, we’ve given staff a pay raise, and we’ve put more teachers into the classrooms in Delta.

I don’t know what more we could have done.”

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Singers wanted

Fireworks will go off as planned

Veterans invited

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The Delta County Fair Board is looking for individuals interested in singing the national anthem before the arena events every day of the fair, Aug. 5-11. The board will require the individuals to audition before they are assured a spot. Deadline for being considered is July 3; auditions will be held July 17.

Contact Teresa Burns at 8722396 or 270-4493 for more information.

The Delta Fire Department will conduct its annual 4th of July fireworks show at Confluence Lake in Delta again this year; all permits required by the state have been signed.

“Even with drier than normal conditions we feel that we can safely provide our show as normal, with the assistance again this year from Cedaredge Fire Department to help watch for hot spots and to go to any fire calls during the show,” said Delta station manager Jason Cooley. “This has been normal operating procedure for almost 10 years now. The show will be on the evening of the 4th as in past years and will start at dark.”

The Delta Fire Department would also like to remind everyone that personal fireworks are at this time banned throughout the state of Colorado.

Veterans of Foreign Wars Lee Marts Post 3571 and Women’s Auxiliary invite veterans and their families to a picnic Monday, July 2, at 6 p.m. at the new post home located just north of the old North Delta Market at the last stoplight in North Delta. Picnic fixins and drinks will be provided.

A special invitation is extended to veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Please RSVP by June 30 at 3143838, 874-9203 or 874-7797.

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OPINION

LETTERS Democracy is rule by persuasion Dear Editor: You may have read some of my past letters to the editor. A number dealt with the need to control and manage the expansion of the national debt. However, that national debt will not be controlled and managed until the USA economy recovers, and that recovery is still years in the future, possibly six more years until recovery. Until that time, this nation simply will not see and will not be able to achieve control and effective man-

agement of the national debt. So, then, if we are not able to immediately control and manage the growth of the national debt, just what criteria should we use choose and vote for a candidate for the U.S. Congress, the Third Congressional District: Sal Pace vs. Scott Tipton. Here is a possible criterion.

“Democracy is rule by persuasion, but the unpersuasive often try to coerce the unpersuaded (George F. Will, syndicated columnist, The Wash-

ington Post).”

In this upcoming Third Congressional District election, it is unlikely that we, the voters, can elect a U.S. representative that will help us balance the annual budget and control and manage the national debt. However, we can elect a representative that will persuade the unpersuaded.

Will that candidate be Sal Pace or Scott Tipton?

The choice is up to you, and to me.

Ken Brakken Delta County

State’s seatbelt laws are unreasonable Dear Editor: I am writing this letter on behalf of the Delta civic studies/Constitution class. As an activity in class, we began to write a bill to propose to the Colorado State Legislature in an effort to improve one of many current problems.

This bill was designed to reduce legal government plunder of our money. It attempts to reform the current seatbelt laws.

The laws currently in place are unreasonable.

The state of Colorado collected $600,000 in ticket fines over Memorial Day week in 2010. The cost of each ticket has gone up significantly. The percentage of tickets compared to warnings has also shot up dramatically. The government claims that the laws in place are for our safety, however the evidence sug-

gests that revenue is more central to the laws currently in place. If indeed the laws concerning seatbelt wearing are for our safety, this bill forces government accountability in terms of when tickets are issued and where the money goes. We call it the CASB (commonsense acceptable seatbelt bill).

The following is a summary of the bill.

1. Unless there is a defined and verifiable safety issue, each driver will be given three warnings prior to an actual fine of citation.

2. Valid safety infractions include weather, construction and school zones, broken windshields that reduce visibility, etc.

3. Anyone who cannot wear a seatbelt due to physical impairments is exempted.

4. The state can only take 40 percent of the money for the general fund. The remaining 60 percent would be split evenly between a seatbelt safety education program and money for those who can’t afford the child seats that the law requires.

5. No points can be added to a driver’s license for this offense.

6. The seatbelt infraction shall remain secondary.

7. Infant seats required for all infants under the age of two.

Samuel Resz and the Delta Constitution class of Trevor Granger, Mary Beth Grasha, Camri Hulet, Nathaniel McCay, Katie Nelson, Will Pell and instructor Gary Burnett Delta

Oil/gas exploration impacts land exchange Dear Editor: The headline on Bear Ranch manager Rob Gill’s May 23 DCI letter: “Land exchange, gas development unrelated.” Then, from the text: “A vocal minority has attempted to link the (Bear Ranch) land exchange to the gas development controversy.

Nothing could be further from the truth.”

If only saying it made it so.

Gill is demolishing straw men if he means the now deferred off the wall proposal to lease the North Fork. That was never going to happen.

No geology to find any gas; no liquids to make the profit margin in any gas that could be there; and no pipeline to get wet gas to market if there was any. But SG Interests is going ahead with its 150well program in the Bull Mountain Unit northeast of the North Fork because it’s owned by another billionaire — Texas’ Russell Gordy — who’s going to drill for dry gas because he can afford to ignore its loss-making $2.50 price and he has geology plus a pipeline.

And the Bear Ranch Land Exchange is in this gas development controversy up to its hip boots. Buck Creek Ranch — Bill Koch’s substitute for the existing route on

Don’t dump grass cuttings in the ditch Dear Editor: My problem is probably shared by many — it is those people who have property along the ditches that dump grass cuttings, trash, etc. etc. in the ditch. It means constant maintenance for our irrigation systems and pumps. These cuttings would be better used as compost for vegetable or flower gardens.

I don’t know if there is a way to fine people for this dumping practice, but it might deter some people and save the rest of us a lot of work and money.

Jerry Tucker Delta

a BLM strip between his two Bear Ranches that he wants to take away from us — is in that very same Bull Mountain Unit made up of private ranch land. And it’s surrounded by other private land with proposed SG drillpads. That there are no pads to go on the ranch itself doesn’t help the Buck Creek drive/hike route that compares to the Bear Ranch route we would lose. This route would still be afflicted by a permanent piercing industrial whine from nearby drillpads.

Here’s why: After the hiker/biker would park his SUV on Buck Creek ranch a mile in, he would go south to the Spring Creek BLM strip, then east to climb the strip to its east end, where the trail crosses into the Gunnison NF and meets the Ragged Mountain trail. The map the BLM provided with its public comment period scoping document (the minerals are mostly government owned) shows two drillpads — Fed 12-89-4#1 and Fed 12-89-9#2 — just to the north of the BLM strip’s east end on other private land. Another BLM alternative shows a third pad right in the middle of the BLM strip’s east end, directly on the trail’s proposed route.

If SG’s stated averages occur, each pad would have about four wells — 36 pads for 150 wells — and half of them would be coalseam wells. That’s 4-6 of these wells, each with a dirty secret: Coalseam gas doesn’t come out of the wellbore under its own pressure — it has to be sucked out by noisy compressors which would run 24/7 for the 40 years SG says they will produce. That’s the entire hiking/biking life of anybody reading this letter today. Work and investments have caused me to spend much time in Wyoming’s Powder River Basin and New Mexico’s San Juan Basin — the nation’s two coalseam gas hotspots — and it’s clear that no matter how hard the producers try to muffle the sound with padded buildings, it only dilutes the roar. This is

not shale fracking country, so the noise along with produced water disposal is the big issue even though the population is dispersed. And it’s an issue here. As you climb the 880-foot incline towards the national forest along the Spring Creek BLM strip, the industrial whine would be getting louder as you hike towards it. It will assail the Ragged Mountain trail in the forest next door. Happy trails.

I don’t see how the Bear Ranch Land Exchange fixes this. No other Buck Creek Ranch route has a road; they are too steep to ride a bike up or down, so you would have to hike or push up the entire 1330foot incline to the Ragged Mountain trail — a workout in 1.5 miles. Compare that to the 450-foot climb your SUV could provide on the Buck Creek route just described, or the 950-foot ascent your vehicle performs on the Bear Ranch route we already have where that’s two thirds of the total incline.

The compressors can’t be moved somewhere else because there’s three miles and 2,000 feet of elevation loss and gain to the nearest wellpads to the west.

Senator Mark Udall didnt know this when he said he had no current plans to back the Bear Ranch Land Exchange.

Nor did six groups that have flat come out against it — Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, Crested Butte Mountain Bike Association, High Country Citizens Alliance, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Western Colorado Congress, WSERC-NFRIA Conservation Center (North Fork).

The National Park Service and Nature Conservancy have withdrawn their previous endorsements; perhaps the above will help the Delta and Gunnison County commissioners to do the same. Another nail in the coffin of a misbegotten idea.

Douglas Gill Paonia (Editor’s note: Douglas Gill is not related to Rob Gill.)

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Unwanted dogs, cats can count on Debbie Faulkner Dear Editor: I am a great admirer of Debbie Faulkner and what she does for our community and animals.

This wonderful woman, in my estimation, is a saint who has adopted out over 500 dogs and numerous cats at Black Canyon Animal Sanctuary. She has welcomed dogs of all ages, sizes, and breeds into her shelter, which is part of her personal home, a beautiful horse barn which she turned into a huge protecting shelter and kennels for dogs who need some space of their own.

And most of the expense of building this shelter and upkeep of these animals is paid out of her own pocket.

She and her husband are retirees and this shelter and the cost of providing sanctuary for these animals is borne mostly by the Faulkners with private contributions increasing as the wonderful news of her rescue and care of dogs gets out, animals who would more than likely not be adopted from most public facilities but put down. She has rescued older dogs and lets them live their lives out at the shelter.

She takes little puppies left in dumpsters and dumps or to die by the side of the road. The horrible stories of neglected,

abused, unwanted dogs she has rescued goes on and on.

Since I work out there almost every week and have known Debbie Faulkner for several years, I know how much the animals love and depend on her for their care and their very lives. Any animal who is rescued by Debbie will receive love and good care. She honestly adores

these dogs; why else would someone devote their retirement time and fund to have a shelter on their own home property?

Anyone who thinks differently is certainly not thinking of the lives and welfare of the animals.

I love working out there trying to do a part to help her as do her many friends and supporters.

Sandy Williamson Paonia

Uncertainty hampers our economy Dear Editor: The week of June 18, 2012, could easily be recognized as the week of the worst economic news in U.S. history. Almost every category suffered.

The first two steps in solving any problem are: Recognize that a problem exists.

Determine the cause of the problem.

The opening statement clearly points out we have a problem.

The cause of the problem actually has many sources but they all merge into one all encompassing thing called uncertainty.

All businesses, (large or small) are forced to look at the future when making decisions such as production levels, manpower requirements, inventory levels, etc.

The future sets the level of business activity for today.

Here are some of the uncertainties business is facing today: 1. Taxes.

2. New and burdensome regulations.

3. Energy costs. (War on coal. War on oil drilling. Pie in the sky green fuel promotions.)

4. Health insurance costs.

5. Inflation I probably missed some, but I believe those are the worst ones.

In conclusion, I have defined the problem and outlined the primary causes of the problem. The solution to the problem I leave in your hands.

God bless America.

Jim Andrews Austin

Hatred, bigotry are not part of church’s teachings Dear Editor: I’d certainly like to know what dictionary Gary Handschumaker uses if the verbiage on the sign he refers to constitutes hate speech (DCI June 20). I can find no reference to “denigration or loathing” in the definition of the root word or derivatives of “destitution.” To characterize someone as lacking or in need of something others see as vital, is not vilify-

ing them in any way.

Perhaps if Mr. Handschumaker was more familiar with the teachings of our local Christian churches, he would know that hatred and bigotry are not taught or appreciated there. Loving thy neighbor as thyself, praying for all souls regardless of their beliefs (or lack of), helping one another and struggling daily to follow the Ten Commandments are the

messages that we hear in those churches. The sign at Friends Church hardly dishonors the Crawford community but if Mr. Handschumaker finds it to be a personal insult in that “the shoe may fit,” I am happy to pray for him rather than merely ignore his letter and tacitly subscribe to his opinion of what constitutes “politically correct” signage.

Jakki Taylor Paonia

Orchard City council applauded for lower tap fees Dear Editor: I just finished reading Gary Tharp’s letter regarding Orchard City’s recent action in returning sanity to our water billing and the policy for acquiring a tap (DCI June 20). His contention that we in Orchard City are being shafted belongs to the time when he was on the council and head of the water committee.

Some may not remember when Gary and his group took over Orchard City in the ‘90s, but I do!

Until that time, residents of Orchard City paid $13 for three months with a minimum of 10,000 gallons before additional usage charges. We took care of our system and water resources and were blessed with abundance.

When Gary and his group invaded the town, they went on a spending and hiring spree. So, to afford all the new people and policies, they had to come up with a way to support their grandiose plans. Up until then, Orchard City funded itself with its share

Malathion is better than West Nile Dear Editor: Is there a mosquito control district in the North Fork area? If so, are they doing anything about the mosquitoes? I have lived in Paonia all of my life and have NEVER before seen, and been bitten by so many mosquitoes. I can’t go into my yard anytime of the day.

They are there morning, afternoon and night. I personally would rather take a “chance” with malathion spray than with West Nile. I hope somebody does something SOON! Jody Gentzler Paonia

of state and county taxes.

This and this alone supported the town budget and town improvements including the roads. These were the days when easy government money wasn’t available for small towns and grants for infrastructure difficult. So we saved our money, spent only for necessities and kept the town solvent.

The water fund was used for the water system only.

So faced with all the new expenses, they hijacked the water fund for their purse. I must add that when this group took over, Orchard City had developed a method of budgeting that included funding a water project one year and a road project the next. All the roads in town had been paved, the water system was in excellent shape and the town had millions in CDs that we had saved for emergencies, but it wasn’t enough for the big spenders. So Gary Tharp took a poll of what other water systems were charging their owners (you notice I said owners because taxpayers built our system) and raised our monthly fees to reflect parity with them, not because of the needs within the water system, but rather to fund their excesses in running an out-of-control spendthrift town government.

The destructive policy brought about by Mr. Tharp that demands water in return for domestic water service comes up against a law that says that every foot of agricultural water that is turned to domestic use is reduced by two thirds. One third of that old agricultural water is all that can be used. The other 2/3 reverts to the system, goes downriver and is lost forever to local users and farmers. Now we can really use the word shafted as it was

originally intended. This policy is far more hurtful during a drought than having a few more water users on the system! An action taken solely to stymie development and enrich government with no thought for the consequences to Orchard City or Delta County farmers, or Orchard City citizens, or its future water users.

I applaud the council for their action in lowering the tap fees. Those fees prevented citizens from developing their property, often the only chance some farmers ever had of making their farm finally pay something back.

If you want to thank someone for high priced water, dead flowers and lawns, and less available water, thank Gary Tharp. In my opinion his policies took monies away from the water system and diverted them to many useless and wasteful expenditures without consideration for the size or future of Orchard City.

I hope this is just a first step in returning responsible management and government to Orchard City. Maybe this council will start to make the citizens of Orchard City feel a little less “shafted.”

John Stafford Austin

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On June 10 at 11:37 a.m. Bailee M. Porter, 22, of Hotchkiss was issued a ticket for careless driving after being involved in a single vehicle rollover crash on Highway 92 near Crawford Avenue. Porter was the sole occupant of the vehicle and was transported to Delta County Memorial Hospital. The vehicle was towed from the scene. Alcohol was not a factor.

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All City of Delta government offices will be closed Wednesday, July 4, in celebration of Independence Day. Wednesday’s refuse will be picked up Thursday.

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A request by the county sheriff for an expanded use of his department’s credit card prompted a review of the administration’s internal controls on credit card use at the county commissioners’ June 4 regular meeting.

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technology department and sheriff ’s department.

Limits on the cards’ use have mainly been for travel and travel-related expenses, and for equipment and supplies in the IT department.

Current dollar limits on the county’s credit card use are: sheriff, $14,000; health department, $1,000; human services, $1,500; information technology department, $7,500; and county commissioners, $1,000 each.

The BoCC approved the requested expanded use of the card in the sheriff ’s department.

In other business on June 4, the board of county commissioners named an apparent low bidder to replace the eight-yearold epoxy floor coating at the fairgrounds Heritage Hall. The $9,834 bid was less than half the amount budgeted for the work.

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iff ’s department card is issued for use on travel and travel-related expenses, Hansen explained.

Margaret Davey from the county accounting department joined the meeting to explain the county’s credit card policy.

Davey explained the procedures that provide three separate reviews of credit card bills by county personnel before payment is issued on a credit card statement.

She told the commissioners that there are a total of seven county government issued credit cards in use. They are for each of the county commissioners, health department, human services department, information

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Excavation work continued on the North Delta Irrigation Company pipeline as seen last weekend. The 54-inch pipeline can be seen in the bottom of the trench. Excavators, company officials have explained, are working to open a section of the quarter-mile long tunnel located some 90 feet below the top of Cory Bench. Once exposed, the small excavator seen will be placed in the cavity to remove a “hump” that is preventing the pipeline from laying on a proper flow grade. The excavation work began May 11.

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towed from the scene, and alcohol was not a factor.

At 8:49 p.m. on June 17, a 17-year-old male of Delta was issued a ticket for reckless driving, passing on a hill when view was obstructed, and driving without a valid license after being involved in a single vehicle accident in the 1700 block of F Road.

No injuries were reported, the vehicle was towed from the scene, and alcohol was not a factor.

At 2:23 p.m. on June 18, Nicole Waege, 31, of Delta was issued a ticket for careless driving and no proof of insurance after being involved in a twovehicle crash in the 100 block of W. 4th Street.

No injuries were reported, one vehicle was towed from the scene, and alcohol was not a factor.

Shortly after midnight on June 23, Ty Morgan, 20, of Delta was arrested and jailed for careless driving, DUI, DUI per se, failure to report an accident, no proof of insurance, and possession of a dangerous or illegal weapon after being involved in a single vehicle crash on Pioneer Road near Highway 50. No injuries were reported, the vehicle was towed from the scene, and alcohol was a factor.

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Mike and Amy Lemoine of Stoughton, Wis., and Dwight and Karen Benson of Eckert announce the engagement of their children, Cassie Lemoine and Hans Benson.

The bride-to-be graduated from Stoughton High School in 2003 and the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point with a bachelor’s degree in early childhood education. She is pursuing a master’s degree in special education.

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ated from Cedaredge High School in 2003.

He is employed with Benson Brothers Truck & Equipment. Hans is also a volunteer with the Cedaredge Fire Department.

The couple plan a July wedding and will reside in Austin.

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The day began with the aroma of juicy peach cobbler wafting from the oven. Sirloin tip steaks awaited the hot grill. Eager anticipation lay in the air. Friday, June 15, marked the annual Father’s Day cookout at Crossroads Retirement Community. Pam McGee lovingly decorated five tables with rustic miniature tools, bikes, sleds and buckets. At 11:30 the activities room was filled with 29 happy voices of fathers and their families.

Some guests also enjoyed the sunny outdoors as seating overflowed into the courtyard. Crossroads’ 11 father’s enjoyed pleasant conversation, delicious food, and a personalized Father’s Day card as they received appreciation for being a dad.

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Senior CommUnity meals are served at four dining sites in Delta County — Cedaredge Community Center (MondayThursday), Delta Community Center (MondayFriday), Hotchkiss Senior Center (Monday-Thursday) and Paonia Senior Citizen Center (Monday, Wednesday and Friday).

Meals on Wheels are also delivered from each location. More information is available by calling the Cedaredge meal site, 856-3636; the Delta meal site, 874-7662; Hotchkiss Senior Center, 872-3494; and Paonia Senior Citizen Center, 527-3435.

The menu through July 31 follows: Monday, July 2 — Beef burritos with lettuce, tomato and onion, refried beans, Spanish rice, pineapple tidbits and birthday cake.

Tuesday, July 3 — BBQ beef sandwich, coleslaw, potato salad, corn, fresh banana and ice cream cup.

Wednesday, July 4 — No meal service.

Thursday, July 5 — Roast turkey with cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes and gravy, pea and cheese salad, broccoli, wheat roll and frosted cupcake.

Friday, July 6 — Hamburger patty on a wheat bun, lettuce/tomato/onion, baked potato wedges, baked beans and almondcherry dessert.

Monday, July 9 — Ham loaf, pineapple coleslaw, fettucini alfredo, blackeyed peas and fresh

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Tuesday, July 10 — Baked Cajun fish, boiled redskin potatoes, threebean salad, peas and carrots and peach crisp.

Wednesday, July 11 — Roast beef, mashed potatoes and gravy, broccoli, mandarin spinach salad, wheat roll and frosted cake.

Thursday, July 12 — Sweet and sour chicken over brown rice, Oriental vegetables, spinach cheese salad, grapes and fortune cookie.

Friday, July 13 — Spaghetti with meat sauce, tossed salad, Italian blend vegetables, V-8 juice, garlic breadstick and lemon Italian ice.

Monday, July 16 — Paprika chicken, barley pilaf, orange-glazed carrots, pickled beets, quarter orange and bread pudding.

Tuesday, July 17 — Roast pork, mashed potatoes and gravy, summertime slaw, cauliflower and broccoli mix, wheat roll and PBOK cookie.

Wednesday, July 18 — BBQ chicken on a whole wheat bun, potato salad, baked beans, cucumber and grape salad and cherry crisp.

Thursday, July 19 — Meat loaf with tomato glaze, parmesan garlic potatoes, orange-berry spinach salad, green beans, Italian bread and fresh plum.

Friday, July 20 — Hot turkey sandwich on a wheat bun, mashed potatoes and gravy, coleslaw, peas and carrots and fresh banana.

Monday, July 23 — Potato-crusted cod,

macaroni and cheese, fish house coleslaw, peas and carrots, onion rye roll and frosted cake.

Tuesday, July 24 — Oven baked chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, lima beans, cuke, tomato and onion salad, and tropical fruit mix.

Wednesday, July 25 — Spaghetti with meat sauce, green beans, tossed salad, V-8 juice, garlic breadstick and diced pears.

Thursday, July 26 — Liver and onions or beef patty, mashed potatoes and gravy, mixed vegetables, parmesan pea salad, oatmeal roll and sunset yogurt dessert.

Friday, July 27 — Sloppy joes on a wheat bun, potato salad, spinach salad, baked beans and honey-bee ambrosia.

Monday, July 30 — Hamburger patty on a wheat bun, lettuce/tomato/onion, dilled potato salad, baked beans, quarter orange and ice cream

Donna Sue Scherer is turning 80 Donna Sue Scherer will celebrate her 80th birthday at an open house Saturday, June 30, at the United Methodist Church fellowship hall in Delta. Friends and family members are invited to join the festivities from 2 to 4 p.m. The church is located at 477 Meeker Street.

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Tuesday, July 31 — Chicken ala king over brown rice, California blend vegetables, kidney bean salad, Italian bread and apple crisp.

Johnathan Trotter and Brittany Smith

Trotter, Smith plan August wedding Richard and Amy Trotter and Keith and Barbara Smith announce the marriage of their children, Johnathan Michael Trotter and Brittany Marie Smith. An August wedding and reception will be held in Loveland.

John was born and raised in Chickasha, Okla. Brittany was born and raised in Delta. The couple reside in Fort Collins.

Their grandparents are Thomas and Lynn Smith, Bob and Joyce Trotter, and Al and Ray Albro.

BIRTHS Rhet Reinholtz and Rebecca Holden of Delta are the parents of a daughter, Ophelia Clementine Reinholtz, born June 16, 2012, at Delta County Memorial Hospital. She weighed 6 pounds, 8.4 ounces and was 19.5 inches in length.

Hayle Teal and Dustin Warner of Delta are the parents of a son, Tristin Lee Warner, born June 19, 2012, at Delta County Memorial Hospital. She weighed 6 pounds, 5.8 ounces and was 19 inches in length.

All-Stars plan fundraiser The Delta Youth Baseball League is holding a kids’ carnival as a fundraiser for its All Stars.

The carnival will be held at Sisson Feed & Ranch, 639 Main Street in Delta, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Saturday, June 30, and will feature games, prizes, a raffle, sloppy joes and other goodies.

RED, WHITE ‘N’ BLUE SALAD Our striking “flag” salad drew plenty of attention at our Independence Day party. The shimmering stripes are formed with distinctive gelatin layers.

It makes you want to salute before spooning some up! Laurie Neverman, Green Bay, Wisconsin 14-16 Servings Prep Time: 30 min. + chilling 1 package (3 ounces) berry blue gelatin 2 cups boiling water, divided 2-1/2 cups cold water, divided 1 cup fresh blueberries 1 envelope unflavored gelatin 1 cup heavy whipping cream 6 tablespoons sugar 2 cups (16 ounces) sour cream 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 package (3 ounces) raspberry gelatin 1 cup fresh raspberries Whipped topping and additional berries, optional

In a large bowl, dissolve berry blue gelatin in 1 cup boiling water; stir in 1 cup cold water. Add blueberries. Pour into a 3-qt. serving bowl. Refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour.

Meanwhile, in a saucepan, sprinkle unflavored gelatin over 1/2 cup cold water; let stand for 1 minute. Add the cream and sugar; cook and stir over low heat until gelatin and sugar are completely dissolved, cool to room temperature. Whisk in sour cream and vanilla. Spoon over the blue layer. Refrigerate until firm.

In a large bowl, dissolve raspberry gelatin in remaining hot water; stir in remaining cold water. Add raspberries. Spoon over cream layer. Chill until set. Garnish with whipped topping and additional berries if desired.

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Nadine Lillpop Lora “Nadine” Lillpop of Delta died Saturday, June 9, 2012, at Horizons Care Center in Eckert.

She was 84.

A memorial service will be held Tuesday, July 3, at 10 a.m. at Delta United Methodist Church.

Mrs. Lillpop was born June 26, 1927, in Fowler, to William and Lovella (Reed) Phillips. She spent her childhood and attended school in Fowler, Olney Springs, Crowley and Monte Vista. She attended Adams State College in Alamosa.

She married Lawrence Lillpop on July 28, 1946, in Monte Vista. They celebrated almost 41 years of marriage. He died May 7, 1987, in Delta.

Mrs. Lillpop lived in Rifle, Carbondale, Monte Vista and Pitkin before moving to Delta in 1986.

She was a member of Delta United Methodist Church, the United Methodist Women and Daughters of the American Revolution. She enjoyed music, crafts and gardening.

She is survived by a son and his wife, Thomas and Jennie Lillpop of Grand Junction; a daughter and her husband, Kathleen and Thomas Panter of Delta; four brothers, Joseph Phillips and his wife June of Oxnard, Calif., Robert Phillips and his wife Lucille, and Dale Phillips, all of Buckeye, Ariz., and Donald Phillips and his wife Kay Lee of Springfield, Ore.; four sisters, Eris McLeod of Alaska, Lois Snider and her husband Robert, Gladys Scriven and Eunice Rice, all of Arizona; six grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

Mrs. Lillpop was preceded in death by her husband, Lawrence Lillpop; and two brothers, William Phillips and Jack Phillips.

Memorial contributions may be made to Delta United Methodist Church Memorials, P.O. Box 427, Delta CO 81416.

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Taylor Funeral Service and Crematory is handling the arrangements.

Larry Abbott Laurence “Larry” Richard Abbott of Grand Junction died Thursday, June 14, 2012, at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Grand Junction. He was 69.

A private graveside service was held June 20 at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Paonia, with James Gall officiating.

Mr. Abbott was born Jan. 1, 1943, in Reno, Nev., to Roland and Virginia Abbott. He spent his childhood in Casper, Wyo., and graduated from Natrona County High School in 1961. He graduated from Colorado State University.

He served in the United States Army during the Vietnam era.

Mr. Abbott married Geraldine “Geri” Somrak on Sept. 13, 1967, in Grand Junction. She survives.

He was a retired regional environmental manager with the Colorado Department of Transportation. He enjoyed fishing, camping, golfing, collecting coins, taking vacations and spending time with his family.

Mr. Abbott is survived by his wife of 44 years, Geri Abbott of Grand Junction; two sons and their wives, Gary and Natalie Abbott of Lakewood, and Greg and Tara Abbott of Castle Rock; his mother, Virginia Abbott of Casper, Wyo.; his two siblings, Randy Abbott and Cindy Nolan, both of Casper, Wyo.; and three grandchildren, Grant

Abbott, Grayden Abbott and Benjamin Abbott.

He was preceded in death by his father, Roland Abbott.

Memorial contributions may be made to Digestive Health Alliance, 700 W. Virginia Street #201, Milwaukee, WI 53204, in honor of his oldest grandson, Grant.

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Taylor Funeral Service and Crematory handled the arrangements.

Nettie Sinclair Nettie Sinclair of Bellingham, Wash., died Dec. 26, 2011. She was 98.

A graveside service will be held Friday, June 29, at 1:30 p.m. at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Paonia.

Betty Boyce Betty Ann Boyce of Delta died Sunday, June 24, 2012, at her home.

She was 80.

Visitation will be held Thursday, June 28, from 7 to 8 p.m. at Taylor Funeral Service Chapel in Delta. A funeral service will be held Friday, June 29, at 10 a.m. at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Delta, with Bishop Matthew Clark officiating.

Interment will follow at Delta City Cemetery.

Mrs. Boyce was born Feb. 13, 1932, in Bryon, Wyo., to George and Ruth (Neilson) Hecht.

She spent her childhood in Powell, Wyo., and graduated from Powell High School in 1950. She attended the University of Colorado where she received her bachelor’s degree in education. She received her master’s degree in education from the University of Denver.

She was a Daughter of the Utah Pioneers. She taught at Cunningham Elementary School in Aurora for many years.

She enjoyed painting, drawing, artwork, stamp collecting, making cards, sewing, crocheting, knitting, mending, book clubs and making baby booties.

Mrs. Boyce is survived by her husband, Clifford Boyce of Delta; her mother, Ruth Hecht of Delta; three sons and their wives, Golden and Debbie Boyce of Austin, Mark and Marge Boyce of Paonia, and Stephen and Dawn Boyce of Paonia; a daughter and her husband, Karen and Wayne Witt of Edgewood, N.M.; a brother, Harry Hecht of Bookings, S.D.; a sister-in-law, Jackie Hecht of Powell, Wyo.; a sonin-law, Randy Jones of Littleton; 11 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her father, George Hecht; a daughter, Ruth Jones; a brother, Robert Hecht; and a sister-in-law, Glenda Hecht.

Memorial contributions may be made to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Humanitarian Fund, Attention: Delta Ward, 1751 Dry Creek Circle, Delta, CO 81416, or Hospice and Palliative Care of Western Colorado, P.O. Box 24, Delta, CO 81416.

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and Crematory is han- ing, metal detecting, rock dling the arrangements. hunting and geology of rocks and their formation, and her family.

She is survived by five children, Ben Montgomery and his wife Donata of Coolidge, Ariz., Norman Montgomery and his wife Cheryl of Florence, Ariz., Grandy Montgomery and his wife Georgia of St. John’s, Ariz., Ethel Kissner and Joyce Olson “Kip,” both of Cedaredge; two sisters, Mary Ann Matheson of Woodburn, Ore., and Enid Landon of Alice Montgomery Salem; 15 grandchildren; Alice Montgomery of 27 great-grandchildren; Cedaredge died Saturday, and six great-great-grandJune 23, 2012, at Delta children.

County Memorial HospiMrs. Montgomery was tal. She was 93. preceded in death by A memorial service will her husband, Benjamin be held Wednesday, June “Jack” Montgomery; three 27, at 10 a.m. at Chapel brothers, Charles Newton, of the Cross in Cedaredge, Royce Newton and Richwith Reverend Bob Hilyer ard Newton; and a sister, officiating.

Grace Seeholtzer.

Mrs. Montgomery was View the Internet obitborn Sept. 30, 1918, in uary and sign the online Rifle, to Alfred and Stel- guest registry at taylor la (Helvey) Newton. She funeralservice.com. spent her childhood in Taylor Funeral Service Wyoming, Aztec, N.M., and Crematory is hanRifle, and Oregon. She dling the arrangements. furthered her education in Florence, Ariz., where Dorothy Valles she became an LPN. Dorothy Elaine Valles She married Benjamin Montgomery on Nov. 24, of Crawford died Monday, 1939, in Clovis, N.M. They June 25, 2012, at Delta celebrated 31 years of mar- County Memorial Hospiriage. He died June 21, tal. She was 81.

A private memorial ser1971, in Florence, Ariz.

Mrs. Montgomery vice will be held at a later lived in Anchorage, date.

Taylor Funeral Service Alaska, before moving to Cedaredge in 1974. She and Crematory handled enjoyed gardening, hunt- the arrangements.

News You Can Use Items of interest from Delta County

Protect yourself from West Nile Virus

The Delta County Health Department has started the West Nile Virus (WNV) surveillance for the summer of 2012. The department staff traps mosquitoes weekly for laboratory analysis for West Nile Virus. Traps are located around the City of Delta, Surface Creek, and the North Fork. There have been two positive mosquito samples for West Nile Virus reported this year from Delta County during the week of June 4 — one from the Surface Creek Valley, and one from the North Fork Valley near Paonia.

West Nile Virus disease is a harmful illness.

The various forms, West Nile Virus fever, meningitis, encephalitis or acute flaccid paralysis, all have serious impacts on people. Here’s what you can do to protect yourself from West Nile Virus. Since mosquito bites are the primary transmission of infection, do everything you can to avoid mosquito bites. The only way to

prevent WNV infections is to control the mosquito population and avoid mosquito bites. People who will get WNV disease may start to have symptoms as early as day 3 or 4 after being bitten by an infected mosquito. Anyone of any age can get WNV disease.

Most people who become ill will have mild symptoms including fever, headache, body aches, and occasionally skin rashes or swollen lymph nodes. Infection is thought to confer fairly long term immunity.

However, this virus can cause serious illnesses including encephalitis (swelling of the brain) and/or meningitis (swelling of the brain lining). Symptoms may also include high fever, severe headache, neck stiffness, muscle weakness, and tremors, disorientation, convulsions and coma. Severe infections can result in permanent brain damage or death. People with these symptoms need to seek medical attention immediately.

WNV has been most likely to impact the human population in mid summer, and people

need to take precautions to avoid mosquitoes during the warm weather.

When people are outdoors, especially during dusk and dawn, when mosquitoes are present, they should apply insect repellent to exposed skin.

Repellents with DEET are effective and should be applied according to the label recommendations.

•Make sure that doors and windows have tight fitting screens.

•Drain all standing water on private property no matter how small an amount.

•Stock permanent ponds and fountains with fish that eat the mosquito larva.

•Change water in bird baths or wading pools, empty flowerpots and saucers of standing water at least once a week.

•Remove items that would collect water such as old tires, buckets, empty cans and food and beverage containers.

•Eliminate seepage and standing water from cisterns, pools, septic tanks and animal watering tanks.

•Do not overwater lawns and gardens and irrigation systems in

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order to prevent standing water. Apply mosquito larvicide to those areas that cannot be drained.

For more information contact the Delta County Health Department information phone 874-2165 or go to www. deltacounty.com.

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Caroline Allen Caroline Ruth Allen of Paonia died from a massive stroke on Thursday, June 21, 2012, at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Grand Junction. She was 66.

Mrs. Allen was born Oct. 16, 1945, in Paonia, to Jessie and Emory Simpson. She spent her childhood and graduated from high school in Paonia.

She attended Colorado Northwestern Community College in Rangely.

She studied office management and maintained a 4.0 GPA. She was a lifelong resident of Paonia except for a few years spent in Grants, N.M., and Rangely.

She married Kenny Allen and they celebrated 48 years of marriage. He survives.

Mrs. Allen worked at Rangely Family Medicine as a receptionist and was an insurance claims processor from 1986 to 1992. She was a member of Paonia Christian Fellowship. She helped with youth activities and volunteered at vacation Bible school. She enjoyed camping, fishing, crocheting, tole painting, stamping, sewing, baking (especially cookies), collecting Depression glass, her chihuahua, Pee Wee, working in the yard, the holidays and spending time with her family.

She is survived by her husband, Kenny Allen of Paonia; a son and his wife, Bradley “B” and LaShell Allen of Mesa; a daughter and her husband, Cherice and Reese Timbrel of Battle Mountain, Nev.; two

Memorial Service Graveside service for

Logan McMurry Saturday, June 30 2:00 p.m. at Crawford Cemetery

OBITUARIES grandsons, Tyler Timbrel of Juneau, Alaksa, and Trenton Timbrel of Battle Mountain, Nev.; four granddaughters, Sierra Allen and Sydney Jo Allen, both of Elko, Nev., and Sierra Packard and Aspen Packard, both of Mesa; two sisters, Louise and Weeze Spangler of Grand Junction, and Lorraine “Rain” Failing of Albuquerque, N.M.; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Mrs. Allen was preceded in death by her parents, Jessie and Emory Simpson; and three brothers, Herbert “Sid” Simpson, George “Stubby” Simpson and Carl “Short” Simpson.

A funeral service was held June 25 at Paonia Christian Fellowship with Pastor Scott MacIntire officiating and assisted

by Pastor Larry Johnson.

A graveside service followed at Cedar Hil Cemetery.

Taylor Funeral Service and Crematory handled the arrangements.

Dennis Hovel Dennis Duane Hovel of Delta died after a battle with cancer on Saturday, June 23, 2012. He was 73.

A funeral service will be held Thursday, June 28, at 10 a.m. at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Delta, with Reverend Jeffrey Ryan officiating.

Interment will follow at Delta City Cemetery.

Mr. Hovel was born May 20, 1939, in Sterling, to Walter and Dorothy (Heldt) Hovel. He spent his childhood in Haxtun and graduated from Haxtun High School in 1957.

He fought forest fires and harvested trees in the Black Hills National Forest.

He was drafted into the U.S. Army in October

1961 and was stationed primarily in Zimdorf, Germany. He was honorably discharged in October 1963.

Mr. Hovel graduated from Colorado State University where he earned a degree in forestry in 1968.

He married Jenean Renzelman on June 9, 1968. They had two children and adopted a son from Manila, Philippines, in 1976.

Mr. Hovel worked for the U.S. Forest Service, which led him to Walden, Centennial, Wyo., LaJara, Gunnison, Cheyenne, Wyo., Denver, and finally Delta in 1984.

He was a member of Redeemer Lutheran Church where he served on church council, was instrumental in helping build the new church facility, and helped establish Tiny Treasures Preschool. He enjoyed fishing, camping, hiking, the outdoors, fixing things and reading, particularly cowboy novels.

He is survived by his wife, Jenean; two children, Patrice Weil and her husband Patrick of Valparaiso, Ind., and Kendall Hovel and his wife Tara of Woodland Park; five grandchildren, Emily, Caleb, Daniel, Anysia and Anika; and three siblings, Judy Sturgis and her husband Pat of Port Neches, Texas, Sharon Scheurman and her husband John of Watertown, Wis., and Barry Hovel and his wife Janell of Sterling.

Mr. Hovel was preceded in death by his son, Nathan.

Memorial contributions may be made to Tiny Treasures Preschool, c/o Redeemer Lutheran Church, 1000 Pioneer Road, Delta, CO 81416.

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ating.

Mrs. Palmer was born May 7, 1918, in Colorado Springs, to Franklin and Ollie (Lindsey) Smith.

She attended Cheyenne Mountain High School, Colorado College and the University of Colorado.

She married Benson Palmer on Aug. 21, 1939, in Colorado Springs and they moved to Cedaredge.

They celebrated 66 years of marriage.

Mrs. Palmer enjoyed camping, traveling, sewing, crocheting, cooking and gardening. She dried many of the flowers she raised. She was a member of the Eastern Star, Social Order of the Beauceant and the local garden club.

She was a Cub Scout den mother.

She is survived by three sons and their wives, Richard and Jeanne Palmer, Stephen and Sharon Palmer, all of Cedaredge, and Charles and Beth Palmer of West, Texas; 10 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and two great-greatgranddaughters.

Mrs. Palmer was preceded in death by her husband, Benson Palmer; a brother; and a granddaughter.

Memorial contributions may be made to Knights Templar Eye Foundation, 1033 Long Prairie Road, Suite S, Flower Mound, TX 750224230.

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Taylor Funeral Service and Crematory is handling the arrangements.

Beatrice Palmer Beatrice Annette Palmer of Cedaredge died Tuesday, June 19, 2012, at her home. She was 94.

A graveside funeral service will be held Friday, June 29, at 10 a.m. at Cedaredge Cemetery with Steve Palmer offici-

T hank Y ou The family of Joy Ann (Grett) Harris would like to thank everyone for the cards, food, kind words, hugs and prayers during Joy’s battle with cancer, and the donations to the Delta Elks Elevator Fund and to Hospice.

Thank you to the Bunco ladies for preparing desserts for the memorial get-together.

We would especially like to thank Hospice and Palliative Care of Western Colorado for their wonderful care and support to Joy and the family.

Also, many thanks to Dr. Patrick O’Meara for his care and compassion.

Thank you!

Marge Grett Todd and Casey Harris Mark and Karen Conner Jess and Doreen Grett Scott and Hazel Conner Tom Rowan And all of Joy’s nieces and nephews

Toby Crespin Toby J. Crespin of Delta died Wednesday, June 20, 2012, at San Juan Living Center in Montrose. He was 84.

At his request, no services will be held. Inurnment will take place at a later date at the Veterans Cemetery in Grand Junction.

Mr. Crespin was born April 27, 1928, in Delta, to Phil and Elsie (Trujillo) Crespin. He spent his childhood and graduated from high school in Delta.

He served in the United States Army.

Mr. Crespin married Delia Gallegos on March 25, 1949, in Montrose.

She survives.

He worked in the uranium mine in Uravan and was a pressman for the Delta County Independent and the Daily Sentinel. He later owned and operated his own commercial printing business, The Delta Printer, for several years.

He enjoyed fishing, hunting, gardening, masonry,

We all remember John F. Kennedy’s words, “Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.”

Yet, we often forget the meaning. We forget each of us is needed to help keep democracy alive.

To ensure our freedom, let’s take pride in our country. Display the flag. Register to vote. Volunteer to support your favorite political cause. Teach our children the value of freedom. And, most of all remember the people who died for our freedom.

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY Chalmer & Marge Swain

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four-wheeling and his family. He built his home where he lived for over 60 years.

Mr. Crespin is survived by his wife, Delia Crespin; three sons and their wives, Toby and Frances Crespin Jr. of Commerce City, Alan and Yolonda Crespin of Denver, and Randy and Lorraine Crespin of Delta; a daughter and her husband, Debbie and David Cayou of Delta; a brother and his wife, Jim and Elva Crespin; five sisters, Lois Jemeniz and her husband Frank, Viola Trujillo, Roberta Salazar, Margaret Loveall and Maryanne Romero and her husband Jim; a sister-in-law, Bernice Crespin of Delta; and two grandchildren, Chrystal Romero and her husband Albert, and Tyler Werner.

He was preceded in death by a brother, John Crespin.

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Taylor Funeral Service and Crematory handled the arrangements.

Erma Govea Erma Mary Govea of Montrose, formerly of Delta, died Wednesday, June 20, 2012, at her home. She was 81.

A memorial service was held June 26 at Taylor Funeral Service Chapel in Delta. Inurnment followed at Delta City Cemetery.

Mrs. Govea was born July 19, 1930, in Jansen, to Germo and Erlinda (Mestas) Trujillo. She spent her childhood in Jansen and attended Pacheco High School.

She married Joe Govea in 1967 in Delta. They lived in Delta for 40 years before moving to Montrose nine years ago.

Mrs. Govea was a member of the Spanish Assembly of God in Delta. She was a volunteer foster grandparent and helped with the Colorado Migrant Head Start Program. She enjoyed crafts, bingo, music, crocheting, the outdoors and her family.

She is survived by eight children, Ted Baca of Delta, Margaret Vera of Denver, Selia Sisneros of Boulder, Isabelle Baca of Grand Junction, Ronnie Martinez and his wife Diane of Delta, Alice Jackson, and Cindy Duhn and her husband Michael, all of Montrose, and Joe Govea and his wife Sharon of Orchard Mesa; four sisters, Alice Miller and her husband Bill of Nebraska, Josie Leavitt of Delta, Vivian Hadad of Highlands Ranch, and Joann Narjanio of Denver; 18 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren.

Mrs. Govea was preceded in death by her husband, Joe Govea; a brother, Germo Trujillo Jr.; and a sister, Edith Casias.

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Taylor Funeral Service and Crematory handled the arrangements.

Joseph Ross Joseph F. Ross of Crawford died Thursday, June 14, 2012, at his home. He was 81.

At his request, no services will be held.

Mr. Ross was born Dec. 3, 1930, in Parkersburg, W.Va., to Floyd and Irene (Archer) Ross. He spent his childhood in Parkersburg and graduated from high school there

in 1948.

He lived in Denver before moving to Crawford in the early 1990s. He enjoyed fly fishing and was an accomplished wood carver.

Mr. Ross is survived by his daughter and her husband, Irene and Steve Quick of Michigan; a brother and his wife, Donald and Verna Ross of Bridgeport, W.Va.; two grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

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Marvin Pobrik Marvin John Pobrik of Paonia died Thursday, June 21, 2012, at his home. He was 71.

Rosary was recited June 26, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Paonia. Mass of Christian burial will be held Wednesday, June 27, at 10 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Paonia, with a United Mine Workers of America service.

Mr. Pobrik was born Jan. 29, 1941, in Crested Butte, to John and Anna (Rozman) Pobirk.

He and his family moved to Paonia in 1944, when he was three. He graduated from Paonia High School in 1959. During high school he ran movie theatre projectors from Paonia to Delta at driveins and indoors.

He worked at the Somerset store, then joined the United States Air Force and spent four years at Edwards Air Force Base in California.

Mr. Pobrik married Kathy Rados on June 20, 1987. They celebrated 25 years of marriage. She survives.

He worked at U.S. Steel for 17 years, Paonia Elementary school as a custodian, and owned Marv’s Appliance Repair.

He retired with a disability in 1997. He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and the United Mine Workers of America. He enjoyed doing odd jobs, staying busy around the house, spending time with his grandson Allen, keeping up with current events and watching Yankee baseball games.

Mr. Pobrik is survived by his wife, Kathy Pobrik; two daughters and their husbands, Justine and Benjamin Benedict of Grand Junction, and Anessa and Bill Shively of Colorado; three grandchildren, Allen Benedict, Taylan Shively and Braeden Shively; and four siblings, Evelyn Morrow and her husband Don of Paonia, Don Pobirk of Paonia, Richard Pobirk and his wife Janet of Palisade, and Bob Pobirk and his wife Mary of Crawford.

He was preceded in death by a brother, Herman Pobirk; and three siblings who died as infants.

Memorial contributions may be made to the John Pobrik Memorial Fund, c/o Paonia State Bank.

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Taylor Funeral Service and Crematory is handling the arrangements.

Ruby Benson A memorial service will be held Friday, June 29, at 2 p.m. at Taylor Funeral Service Chapel in Hotchkiss.

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ACTIVITIES

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

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Community Calendar Concert benefits the homeless Wednesday, June 27

PITKIN MESA CLUB FAMILY PICNIC, 12 noon, Swanson’s barn.

Bring the family and a dish to share. Sonja Karen Swanson and Dee Ann Kropp are hosts.

MEDICINE BUDDHA CEREMONY to promote health and healing, 7 p.m., Yoga Tree, Hotchkiss. By Tibetan Monks of Drepung Loseling.

Thursday, June 28

CHAPEL OF THE CROSS CONCERT, 7 p.m., Chapel of the Cross, Pioneer Town, 315 SW 3rd Street, Cedaredge. Admission by donation. Today’s concert: Josh Ooms and Phillip Dannels, vocal, classic piano.

DEL-ROSE CHORUS SWEET ADELINES INTERNATIONAL REHEARSES every Thursday, 6:30 p.m., Delta Methodist Church, corner of Meeker and 5th Street. For more information, call Leslie, 970-256-9763.

FREE CONCERT WITH ELLEN STAPENHORST, 6-8 p.m., Paonia library amphitheater. Bring a picnic.

BINGO, every Thursday, 7 p.m., Delta Elks Lodge, 563 Main Street.

Open to the public. For more information, call 874-3624.

BINGO, every Thursday, 6:50 p.m., American Legion of Paonia.

Come early for hamburgers and hot dogs. This week progressive is 59 numbers for $575, blue is 50 numbers and grey is 52 numbers for $250. For more information, call 527-6252.

Friday, June 29

BREAST AND WOMEN’S CANCER SUPPORT GROUP MEETING, 12 noon, brown bag lunch, Grand Mesa Cancer Infusion & Education Center, Delta County Memorial Hospital. For more information or a ride, call Dorthy, 872-3309 or Marie, 778-8146

by Thursday evening.

AN AMERICAN CELEBRATION, patriotic musical program, 7 p.m. at North Fork Baptist Church, Highway 133, across from StopNSave, Paonia. For more information, call Marilyn, 8723949.

ARTIST RECEPTION for “Lance’s Sustainable Garden!,” 6-8 p.m., Planet Earth and The 4 Directions Gallery, 524 Colorado Avenue, Grand Junction. Photographic exhibit by Suze Smith.

Exhibit open through July 7.

Sunday, July 1

CHAPEL OF THE CROSS CONCERT, 2 p.m., Chapel of the Cross, Pioneer Town, 315 SW 3rd Street, Cedaredge. Admission by donation. Today’s concert: Helleckson Family Chamber Group, cello, violin, piano.

AN AMERICAN CELEBRATION, patriotic musical program, 6 p.m. at Cedaredge Methodist Church, 210 NW 3rd Street, Cedaredge. For more information, call Marilyn, 872-3949.

Monday, July 2

RIDE THE FIRE TRUCKS as they go through Paonia neighborhoods, 6:30 p.m., Paonia Fire Station. For kids and parents.

Cherry Days’ buttons sold door to door for $1 each.

VETERAN’S PICNIC, hosted by VFW Lee Marts Post 3571 and the Ladies Auxiliary, 6 p.m., new post home located at the last stop light in North Delta. All veterans and their families invited.

RSVP at 314-3838 or 874-9203 by June 30. Picnic free, but donations appreciated.

Thursday, July 5

CHAPEL OF THE CROSS CONCERT, 7 p.m., Chapel of the Cross, Pioneer Town, 315 SW 3rd Street, Cedaredge. Admission by donation. Today’s concert: Ray Carpenter, Western guitar, vocals.

WRITE ON!, 7-10 p.m., Blue Sage Center, Paonia. Anthology winners read winning entries.

July 6 & 7

PAONIA LIBRARY BOOK SALE — Friday: 1-5 p.m., Saturday: 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Friday, July 6

PAONIA’S ANNUAL MUSEUM ROOT BEER SOCIAL, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

BOOK CRAFTS, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., corner of 3rd and Grand Avenue, Paonia.

FINAL FRIDAY ART WALK AND SIDEWALK VENDING, downtown Paonia.

Saturday, July 7

DELTA HUBWHEELER SQUARE DANCE CLUB MEETS, 7:30 p.m., Confluence Park, Delta. All plus. Caller is Kathy Racine. Prerounds/instructions at 6:30 p.m. For more information, call Loren, 970-249-4858 or Gwen, 970-856-4157. Independence Day Dance.

CLASS OF 1982 CEDAREDGE HIGH SCHOOL REUNION, RJ’s Restaurant, Cedaredge. Drinks 6 p.m., dinner 7 p.m.

NO SLACKER FIRECRACKER 5K WALK/RUN, registration 8 a.m., Lion’s Pavilion, Confluence Park, Delta with a 9 a.m. start.

Entry fee for adults is $20 if registered by June 25 and $25 after June 25. Kids (ages 12 and under) free. Registration forms available at www.deltahospital.org. Participants receive a t-shirt and snacks.

CAGE FREE COMEDY TROUPE, 3 p.m., family matinee; 9 p.m. adults only show, Paradise Theatre, Paonia. For more information, call 462-7205.

HOTCHKISS HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1982 REUNION, 1-4 p.m., North Fork Pool, Hotchkiss.

Sunday, July 8

CHAPEL OF THE CROSS CONCERT, 2 p.m., Chapel of the Cross, Pioneer Town, 315 SW 3rd Street, Cedaredge. Admission by donation. Today’s concert: Pot Roast Dixieland Band.

July 9-12

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL SONLIGHT EXPRESS, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Landmark Missionary Baptist Church, 1208 Grand Avenue, Delta. For children who have completed 1st grade to high school. For more information or to register, call Pastor Kenneth Gilchrist, 874-3717. Leave message if unavailable.

Monday, July 9

DIABETES SUPPORT GROUP, 2nd Monday of each month, 2:30 p.m., classroom B, Delta County Memorial Hospital.

Tuesday, July 10

TOBACCO CESSATION CLASS SERIES “FRESHSTART” offered by Delta County Memorial Hospital. Classes are free. Must preregister by calling 874-2412.

Thursday, July 12

PICNIC IN THE PARK WITH ROGERS MESA MODERN WOMANS CLUB, 6 p.m., City Park/Fairgrounds, Hotchkiss. For more information, call Lou Ann, 872-4816.

CHAPEL OF THE CROSS CONCERT, 7 p.m., Chapel of the Cross, Pioneer Town, 315 SW 3rd Street, Cedaredge. Admission by donation. Today’s concert: Will Archuleta, marimba.

FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY MEMBERSHIP DRIVE PICNIC, 5:30 p.m., Cleland Park, Delta. For all members and anyone interested in supporting the library. Serving hot dog dinner. Also having a booth at the 1st Saturday Farmer’s Market. Selling books, water and hot dogs as a fund raiser.

Saturday, July 14

CLASSICAL CONCERT “THE SPIRIT OF STRINGS,” with cellist Darrett Adkins and pianist Susan Ellinger, 7:30 p.m., Blue Sage Center for the Arts, Paonia. For tickets call 527-7243 or visit bluesage.org.

DANCE FOR A CURE, 7 p.m.- 12 midnight, Delta Elks Lodge, 563 Main Street. Cash bar, raffle and door prizes. Tickets $10 per person and can be obtained from Jen at 201-1315. Pink attire encouraged.

Sunday, July 15

CHAPEL OF THE CROSS CONCERT, 2 p.m., Chapel of the Cross, Pioneer Town, 315 SW 3rd Street, Cedaredge. Admission by donation. Today’s concert: Rachel Blankmeyer, classical piano gospel.

Items for the Community Calendar may be faxed to 874-4424, mailed to P.O. Box 809, Delta, CO 81416 or emailed to: editor@deltacountyindependent.com Deadline is Tuesday at 10:00 a.m.

Delta Ministries is pleased to present Robin Mark, a worship leader from Belfast, Ireland, in concert Monday, July 23, at the Delta Center for the Performing Arts, 822 Grand Avenue, Delta.

He recorded his first album, “Captive Heart,” in 1992. Many of those songs are used in worship not only in his home church, but throughout Northern Ireland and the world.

Subsequent albums “Not

by Might” and “Days of Elijah” became best sellers in Ireland, and news of his musicality spread fast throughout the United Kingdom. His overall music sales have now reached over two million albums worldwide.

In all his productions, Mark’s signature style of songwriting has spawned hymns of praise and worship which have consistently and repeatedly become the anthems

No Slacker Firecracker Walk/Run Delta County Memorial Hospital is sponsoring the “No Slacker Firecracker 5k Walk/Run” on Saturday, July 7. Registration will begin at 8 a.m. at the Lions Pavilion at Confluence Park in Delta with a 9 a.m. start.

The entry fee for adults is $20 if registered by June 25 and $25 after June 25. Kids (ages 12 and under) are free.

Registration forms are available at www.deltahospital.org. Participants will receive a T-shirt and snacks.

for churches around the globe. Not that Robin regards himself as a “songwriter,” per se. In the Worship Together conference in Toronto, he stated, “I write only when I feel I have something to say. I cannot sit down and write automatically or prolifically; God hasn’t given me that gift, unfortunately! But whether it’s in music, song, business, family or other area of service, so long as I am praising Him, that’s all that matters.”

In 2006, he was nominated for a Dove award for his song “Days of Elijah.”

This year he released a new live and studio album called “John Wesley and Company” in response to many requests for recordings of his ministry songs used in concerts. His latest worship album “Fly” is also available featuring new and revisited songs

of praise and worship.

Don’t miss his concert Monday, July 23. Tickets are $10 and are available at First Baptist Church in

Delta or by calling Willie Gordon at 778-1810. Proceeds benefit the Abraham Connection Homeless Shelter.

Robin Mark

Voices, piano of Ooms and Dannels to be featured Musicians John Ooms and Phillip Dannels will perform at the Chapel of the Cross on Thursday June 28, at 7 p.m. for a program of voice and piano.

Ooms will begin his senior year at Colorado State University pursuing a major in vocal performance. During his time at CSU, Ooms has performed in a variety of musical classics including the role of King Balthazar in Menotti’s Amahl and the Night Visitors. This past summer in Italy, he had the opportunity of singing the role of Don

Alfonso in Cosi fan tutte, at the Opera Orvieto summer program.

Dannels is a student at Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego majoring in music and opera performance. In addition to piano related performances he has been dedicated to developing his lyric baritone voice singing in various oper-

atic productions, including the role of Nardo in Point Loma Opera Theatre’s 2011 production of Mozart’s La finta giardiniera.

The program will include a mix of German art songs by composers such as Schubert, Brahms and Schumann.

Admission is by donation.

Tobacco cessation classes begin July 10 Delta County Memorial Hospital is offering the tobacco cessation class series “FreshStart” beginning Tuesday, July 10. Come to these positive, supportive group sessions, facilitated by an instructor. Over the course of four weeks, the instructor will work with you to develop a plan for tobacco cessation.

This program is

designed by the American Cancer Society, and provides information on strategies for tobacco cessation, how to handle cravings, stress management, healthy living for you and your children, and more. Assistance with nicotine replacement will also be available.

The classes are FREE and you must pre-register by calling 874-2412.

AARP driver safety course set for July 16 Delta Bill Heddles Recreation Center will host the AARP Driver Safety Program from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday, July 16 at 530 Gunnison River Drive, Delta.

The course will be repeated on Monday, Aug. 20.

Save money on insurance and keep up on newer traffic laws at this half-day course. Mem-

bership in AARP is not required.

The fee is $12 for AARP members and $14 for non-members. In appreciation of teachers, educators can attend the course for just $5 in July and August.

Pre-registration is required. For more information, contact John Loring at 856-6924 or 424-1778.

Celebrate America’s heritage at free concert The Montrose Community Band will hold its annual patriotic concert on Saturday, June 30, at 7 p.m. at the Montrose Pavilion. The concert will be held indoors in the auditorium due to the very hot weather that is expected.

The concert is free and features traditional marches, songs celebrating American heritage and the Armed Forces Salute. Ice cream will be available for a donation.

For more information go to www.montroseband. com or call 596-1188.

Helleckson Family

Musical family shares their talents The musical Helleckson Family will perform at the Chapel of the Cross on Sunday, July 1, at 2 p.m. The family plans to perform several four-part vocal a capella numbers, accompanied vocal ensembles and string and piano ensemble works. Selections performed will vary in style from classical pieces by Bach and Monteverdi to contemporary and folk music by artists such as James Taylor, Kate Wolf and Sting.

The Helleckson family moved to Paonia in 1997 where they’ve since

cared for their vineyard and winery estate, Stone Cottage Cellars. Jacob is a senior at Paonia High School and has performed both vocally and on his cello since the age of five. Stephanie is a junior at CU Boulder, majoring in vocal music and archaeology. She also performs with the University Orchestra at CU. Brent and Karen play numerous instruments and met while participating in the North Dakota State University Concert Choir in 1982/1983.

Admission is by donation.

Ute Indian Museum hosts Dance for Tread Lightly Outdoors Expo a cure at July 4 will be an excit- honor mother earth by Uncompahgre Chapter ing, fun, and educational day for Montrose area residents and visitors who are invited to participate in Montrose’s first-ever “Tread Lightly Outdoors” expo. From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. representatives from regional conservation groups and quiet-recreation organizations will be at the Ute Indian Museum with informational booths and hands-on activities aimed at introducing attendees to the numerous, and diverse, ways they can

treading lightly outdoors and forging a deeper connection to their regional public lands.

Interested attendees will have the opportunity to learn new skills and sharpen old ones in any number of organized activities. Eventgoers may join representatives of the Black Canyon Audubon Society for a morning birding walk, participate in morning and afternoon mountain bike maintenance and skills sessions with the

of the Colorado Plateau Mountain Bike Association, or learn the nuances of tying your own fly and making that perfect fly cast with the Gunnison Gorge Anglers. Rounding out the day’s activities, the Lower Dolores Boating Advocates affiliate of American Whitewater will highlight waterbased recreation such as rafting and kayaking.

For more information, contact C.J. Brafford, museum director, at 2493098.

Delta Elks The second annual “Dance for a Cure” will be held at the Delta Elks Lodge Saturday, July 14, from 7 p.m. to midnight.

You’ll enjoy a night of socializing, fun and dancing while raising money for cancer research in Colorado. There will be a cash bar, raffle and door prizes all night. Pink attire is encouraged.

Tickets are $10 and are available by calling Jen Lahoe at 201-1315.

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LOCAL NEWS

Delta County Independent

A restorative approach to juvenile crimes

BY TRICIA WINSLOW Victim/Offender Mediator, Delta County Juvenile Services

“An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.” ~Mahatma Gandhi We all are affected by crime and most know someone, somewhere who has been involved in the criminal justice system as either a “victim” or “offender.” Harmful behavior creates a ripple through our families, neighborhoods, schools, communities, workplaces, regions and on. Just last fall a wonderful new greenhouse at Garnet Mesa Elementary was vandalized one month after it opened. The schoolchildren worked hard to raise $6,000 for the building. Here are some of their reactions as reported in the Nov. 23, 2011, edition of the Delta County Independent: “I felt sad when the greenhouse was destroyed because that was mean.

When I came to school I did not feel happy because I worried about my plant.”

“I am really sad. I like the greenhouse so much and don’t understand why it’s gone.”

“I felt mad when the greenhouse was destroyed because that meant something to us! How would you feel if it happened to you?”

“It made me feel horrible when the greenhouse was destroyed because it was cruel. Who destroyed the greenhouse? I hope they feel sorry.”

Students across the district turned their outrage into action according to the Jan. 18 edition of the paper and organized fundraising events to rebuild the greenhouse.

However, the new one is surrounded by a chain link fence to prevent damage — the “cost” of crime.

Delta County Alternative Sentencing, formerly known as Delta County Juvenile Services, is taking a restorative approach with many of their clients, hoping to change forever a young adult’s choice to be destructive and violent. That means working to restore the

Delta Youth Baseball League

ALL STAR FUND RAISER — Saturday, June 30 — 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

at Sisson’s Feed and Ranch 639 Main St. • Delta

KIDS CARNIVAL ✰ Dunk Tank ✰ Face Painting ✰ Water Balloon Batting ✰ Lots of other Fun Games and Prizes ✰ Sloppy Joes and Other Goodies ✰ Raffle for some great prizes: •An awesome Easton 31” Boys Baseball Bat •El Tapatio Gift Certificates •A Full Size Tree • Other Gift Certificates and more.

Adult and a Kids Raffle. $1.00 per ticket.

Call 208-7987 to get tickets early.

Come hang out with us and support our All Stars!!

You’re invited to take a trip on the

July 9-12 • 10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Ages: Completed 1st Grade through High School For more information call Pastor Gilchrist at 874-3717

Landmark Missionary Baptist Church 1208 Grand Ave. • Delta

lives of both victims and offenders, as well as the community, when a crime is committed. According to the dictionary, restorative means “having the ability to restore health, strength, or a feeling of well-being.” Justice is defined as, “the moral principle determining just conduct; the administering of deserved punishment or reward.”

Putting the two terms together creates programs that often involve a dialogue between the victim and offender to answer three questions: What was the harm that was done? Who is responsible? How will the harm be repaired?

Victim/offender mediations are utilized across the United States in many juvenile programs to bring those involved together for a facilitated conversation about what has happened between them. The victim has the opportunity to discuss how the offense has affected him/her, to ask the offender questions about the incident and to play a role in crafting an agreement around the punishment. This involvement may lead to understanding and

possibly forgiveness, an important aspect of the process.

The offender has the opportunity to address the individual(s) that were harmed and to make amends. S/he has the opportunity to recognize the affects of the offense on the victim(s) personally, plus others and the community as a whole. Future goals for the offender are explored and consequences for continued criminal behavior are discussed. Through this process, a relationship is established that often forms the basis for the sense of responsibility and accountability needed for the offender to help resolve the situation and move on to build a successful life. It is community building in action.

Compare this process to traditional justice systems where those who have broken the law are held accountable by the state, often in court by responding to the judge.

They often pay a fine and may serve jail time.

The victim, or those impacted by the crime, little if any involvement, often only by providing a written statement to the

district attorney about the crime. The offender is punished in an anonymous way with no real connection to the trouble or harm that was caused.

This has resulted in the United States having the highest incarceration rates in the world with a conservative estimated cost of $42 billion per year, according to the National Council on Crime and Delinquency.

Commitment for a juvenile offender in Colorado by the Division of Youth Corrections costs $72,836, whereas a diversion program is only $1,520. These figures are from the Colorado state court administrator. If a young offender turns his life around early thousands of dollars are saved.

The demonstrated success of restorative programs has brought these principles to all levels of crimes across the United States and many countries. The Colorado Legislature, Courts and Probation all encourage restorative programs and our schools, workplaces, health care systems and governments are becoming more restorative.

What this really means

is that those directly impacted by crime are involved in the conversation, generating an atmosphere of inclusiveness and collaboration that allows many offenders to make better choices and improve their lives.

Radio station KVNF’s Local Motion program has archived its interview about the Garnet Elementary greenhouse and a second interview with Tricia Winslow, victim/offender mediator with Delta County Alternative Sentencing at www.kvnf.org.

Chamber introduces new board members Two new board members were recently elected to the Delta Area Chamber of Commerce board of directors.

Wayne Ross is affiliated with Delta Auto Parts (NAPA) at 841 Main Street in Delta. Mike Klinger is the owner of Mike’s Mobile Shredding located in Austin.

Relay for Life is this weekend The annual Delta County Relay for Life takes place this weekend, and the community is invited to participate.

The event is held at the Delta High School track Friday, June 29. Events conclude early Saturday morning.

The relay will kick off at 6 p.m. on Friday with the opening ceremony and survivors and caregivers ceremony. Father Tom Seibert from St. Luke’s Episcopal Church will conduct the opening ceremony. Cancer survivors and caregivers will take the first lap of relay, cheered on by other relayers. After their lap, survi-

vors and caregivers take part in a special service.

Delta County has about 26 teams, and team members will walk throughout the night beginning right after the survivors lap.

Teams will have tents and booths decorated in this year’s theme, “The Magic of Relay.” Teams will also dress up in costumes based on the theme for their first team lap.

Teams will conduct a variety of fundraisers throughout the night, everything from selling baked goodies to face painting to kids games.

Stop by and support the teams. The money raised will go towards each

team’s fundraising goals; that money goes to the American Cancer Society to be used for research, education and local patient services.

Stop by the relay committee’s booth and decorate a luminary bag for $5. Honor a cancer survivor or remember someone who lost the battle with cancer by writing their name on your bag.

Delta resident Tonnie Bules, a breast cancer survivor, will speak at the luminaria ceremony at 9:30 p.m. After she speaks, the hundreds of luminaries lining the track will be lit and the stadium lights darkened. As one, all 230+ participants will walk a silent lap around the track, honoring and remembering those who have fought cancer.

“The luminaria ceremony is very powerful,” said event chair Lance pensate DMEA for loss of Boren. “It is a time when revenue for existing and our community can come new services over a period together as one to grieve, of 10 years. While there is some developable land in the area, city staff and DMEA both agreed future development is unlikely.

Since new services will be minimal over the next 10 years, DMEA was willing to forego payment for any new development.

In the future, utilities director Steve Glammeyer said the city plans to acquire DMEA accounts in the Garnet Mesa Estates, Fox Hollow and Apple Valley subdivisions.

City utility rates are lower than DMEA’s, he added, so the acquisitions create a “better value” for Delta residents.

City acquires DMEA customers

BY PAT SUNDERLAND Managing Editor

As the budget allows, the City of Delta is acquiring Delta-Montrose Electric Association facilities and customers on Garnet Mesa.

On June 18, city council approved an expenditure of $373,861.97 to acquire 63 accounts which include the Pioneer Circle subdivision, LDS Church and Delta High School.

Last year, the city acquired the homes and undeveloped lots in Cunningham Orchard Estates just to the south of the most recent acquisition.

According to the state statutes which outline fair compensation for these types of acquisitions, the city must com-

heal and make steps towards eradicating the cancer that has touched our neighbors. If you have never been to the Relay for Life luminaria ceremony, we encourage you to come.”

After the ceremony, the planning committee has planned lots of wacky games and other entertainment to keep relayers awake all night. Team members walk throughout the night in a symbolic gesture, proclaiming that because cancer does not rest, for this one night, neither do they.

The Relay for Life concludes the next morning with a pancake breakfast and the presentation of team awards.

Relay For Life began in May 1985, when Dr. Gordy Klatt, a colorectal surgeon, took the first step of his 24-hour walk around a track in Tacoma, Wash., and raised $27,000 to support the American Cancer Society.

Photo by Pat Sunderland

Catch of the day Ashton Pagone, 8, of Delta was fishing from the shore of Crawford Reservoir with his grandpa Leslie when he landed this massive fish, a northern pike weighing 19 pounds and measuring 40 inches in length. “He took about 150 yards of line out in the fight,” Ashton said.

Ashton was using a sucker that was six to eight inches long when he caught this fish June 20.

The fish was tagged and when they called the Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife to report their catch, the Pagones were told the fish was tagged April 12, 2008, and measured 31.5 inches at that time. The previous week Ashton caught a 13-inch northern pike and his grandpa told him that was likely the largest fish he’d ever catch at Crawford Reservoir.

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Cherry Days is ‘Routed in Community’

BY KATHY BROWNING Staff Writer

Paonia is bustling with activity preparing to make the 66th Annual Cherry Days the best ever. This year’s theme is “Routed in Community,” and nobody exemplified that more than the late Ellen Smith, who the 2012 Cherry Days are dedicated to.

Make plans to come early Wednesday, July 4, for the Paonia Fire Department’s hardy pancake breakfast from 6-9 a.m. Following that at 10 a.m. is one of the biggest and best Fourth of July parades. The parade route starts in downtown Paonia on Grand Avenue and then winds down Third Street and over to Fourth Street to Paonia Town Park. Bring your lawn chair and pick a sunny or shady spot to view all the parade entries.

Brown’s Amusement Carnival will be open from 11 a.m. until 11 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday. Get your tickets at the Paonia Chamber of Commerce office now for discounted savings.

From 12 to 5 p.m., there will be a trainload of fun for the entire family. Gather at the Paonia Town Park Gazebo for ceremonies, awards and entertainment. With the bumper crop of sweet cherries don’t miss out on cherry cobbler and ice cream at the Paonia Chamber of Commerce booth. Later will be an old fashioned cake walk and the first of five Cherry Days Button drawings. Be sure to buy one or three from the chamber office, local businesses or for a special low price the evening of July 2 from the Paonia Fire Department and volunteers riding fire trucks through the Paonia neighborhoods.

The Ute Trails Car Club will have their annual show in front of the newly renamed Ellen Hansen Smith Center, the former Paonia Teen Center in the town park.

The Curtis Foster Tractor Show will feature a number of really old tractors at 232 Onarga, across the alley behind KVNF. Some of the tractors will be in the parade.

Stop by and see more after the

parade on July 4 and through Saturday.

Bring some extra cash for shopping because the chamber has lined up a number of local vendors who will be in the park.

The local beer and wine garden at Paonia Town Park will be open from 12-5 p.m. on July 4, 4-8 p.m. on July 6, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on July 7 and 12-4 p.m. on July 8.

Thursday, July 5, activities will focus away from the town park, except for the carnival, and move to the Black Bridge Winery at noon for the 100th Birthday of the Black Bridge.

Come for a toast on the bridge at 1 p.m. Local historians will speak. Proceeds from lunch will benefit the Paonia Historical Society. Live music, $5 glasses of wine from the Black Bridge Winery and a few games of horseshoes round out the fun. Dress in vintage attire and arrive in a vintage

car to be entered in a raffle for an autographed bottle of Black Bridge wine.

Thursday evening make your way to the Blue Sage Center in downtown Paonia for the Write On! Anthology Reading. The program starts at 6:30 p.m.

Friday morning starting at 11 a.m. come for Downtown Days. There will be art gallery tours, sidewalk sales and a special industry expo until 2 p.m. by local mines, solar, agriculture and art.

Stop by the Paonia History Museum by the North Fork River to catch up on local history and to partake of their ice cream social.

The Paonia Library is having a book pre-sale from 1-5 p.m. on July 6 and their full book sale from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Saturday, July 7.

If you prefer to bike than read, be at Galaxy Bike and Sport by 2:30 p.m. for a road

bike ride that will cover 10 to 25 miles. You’ll be back in town by 4 p.m. in time for a mountain bike ride.

Or join the Paint Paonia Silent Auction at the Blue Sage Center from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. Paint Paonia is a plein air painting event with artists allowed one day to capture Paonia and the surrounding areas on canvas. A jazz concert with Take 5 completes the evening, from 8-10 p.m.

Honey Don’t has just been added to Friday night’s entertainment line up at the Gazebo in Paonia Town Park. They’ll be performing 6:45-8 p.m.

The Great Grand Avenue Get-together includes not only the jazz concert at the Blue Sage but at 10 p.m. a DJ dance party by Seems Legit Productions at the Paradise Theatre.

Saturday, the annual 5k walk/run starts at 8:30 a.m. from Apple Valley Park. Reg-

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Cherries galore!

The cherries are out early and those with orchards are harvesting them like crazy. While in some years, there seemed to be a shortage of cherries during Cherry Days (of all things!) that’s certainly not true this year. These cherries are from the orchard owned by Mike and Pat Gwinn on Mathews Lane.

istration begins at 7 a.m.

Delicious Orchards on Highway 133 offers doughnuts in the morning and then from 4-7 p.m., barbecue and music.

NFRIA-WSERC Conservation Center will have their annual Cherry Days Silent Auction at Paonia Town Park on Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Come and bid on the many items Saturday and support The Conservation Center.

Immanuel Lutheran Church opens its doors on Saturday, July 7, from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. so the public can view the artwork of Fredrich Wilhelm Kreft. A native of Germany, Kreft is famous as a designer and decorator of churches in his homeland and in the midwest. He and his wife retired to Paonia in 1956. When the church was built in the 1960s, Kreft was in his eighties when he handpainted images of Jesus Christ and angels for the church. Immanuel Lutheran Church has the honor of being the last church Kreft decorated. Enjoy the artistry of Kreft and a church bake sale.

From 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. on Saturday stop by the Heart and Soul Tent in town park and share your story or listen to the stories of others about life in the North Fork Valley.

At 3:30 take a beer tasting class presented by Revolution Brewing and at 4:30 a local wine tasting class.

Farm To Table Dinners featuring North Fork chefs Dava Parr of Fresh and Wyld, Michael Gillespie of The Living Farm Cafe and Ed Vaughn of Delicious Orchards will serve two dinners. The first is at 6 p.m. and the second at 7:30.

Sunday’s festivities include an 8 a.m. road bike ride from Galaxy Bike and Sport.

Music at the Gazebo starts at 10 a.m. Until 4 in the afternoon relax in town park while enjoying entertainment, vendors with arts, crafts and food, storytelling at Heart and Soul, the local beer and wine garden and the final drawing of five Cherry Days buttons.

July 4-8, Paonia is the place to be.

Hotchkiss has its own herbarium Stop by and find out what a herbarium is all about

BY KATHY BROWNING Staff Writer

What’s a herbarium you ask? It’s a place where a collection of dried plants are kept with scientific information. The place for the North Fork Valley’s new herbarium is the Hotchkiss-Crawford Historical Museum.

The grand opening ceremony for the Jacob Hoover Cowen Herbarium was Saturday, June 23.

Second Street between Bridge Street and Hotchkiss Avenue was closed to traffic so the guests could sit outdoors

under shading tents. They listened intently as Chuck Farmer detailed how he and his wife Mary had researched the thesis written by Jacob Hoover Cowen. Cowen wrote his thesis while attaining his master’s degree at Cornell College in 1900.

Then Mary Hotchkiss Farmer gave Cowen’s biography and antedotes about his significant and ambitious life cut off far too early at just 28 years. Cowen had accepted a position at Colorado Agriculture College, now CSU, and was excited to be returning to Colorado. So were his family and friends. But he died of peritonitis because of a ruptured appendix. This stepson of Enos T. Hotchkiss and great uncle of Mary Farmer had made his mark and had

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Specimens were laid out for the public to view for the first time at the new Jacob Hoover Cowen Herbarium on Saturday, June 23. The herbarium is located in the HotchkissCrawford Historical Museum.

helped start the herbarium at Colorado Agricultural College.

Now his legacy continues with the official declaration and opening of the Jacob Hoover Cowen Herbarium in Hotchkiss.

The program showed a geranium which is named in honor of him.

Chuck Farmer said the museum hopes many educators will use the herbarium as well as Girl Scouts to learn about the plants in Delta County and the neighboring watersheds.

The herbarium will be open when the museum is open.

For the summer, hours are 1-4 p.m. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. But arrangements can be made for special showings.

The wealth of information and the many specimens are through the efforts of Carolyn Sue Savage Hall. “This is a dream come true for me,” she said at the grand opening.

She writes, “The goal of the Jacob Hoover Cowen Herbariumm is to make the extraordinarily diverse world of Delta County wild plants available to the widest range of people possible.”

Just before the public had their first view of the herbarium, Hall, along with Mary Farmer and Katy Gnauck, released butterflies into the air from a gift box.

Hall had incredible refreshments for her guests. Fresh fruit and iced cupcakes were garnished with flowers and petals, all edible. There were strawberries about the size of your fist, covered in chocolate.

Every guest received a piece of handmade, recycled and plantable paper. It contained tiny seeds which when planted will grow to be beautiful wildflowers.

Photo by Kathy Browning

Carolyn Sue Hall holds the bookmark all grand opening guests received. It lists those she wanted to thank for their help in making her dream, The Jacob Hoover Cowen Herbarium, a reality.

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Chuck and Mary Farmer stand next to the museum display with the biography of Jacob Hoover Cowen, stepson of Enos T. Hotchkiss, founder of the town, and Mary’s great uncle.

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Outstanding PHS grads named Cherry Days King, Queen

BY PAT SUNDERLAND Managing Editor

Anthony Roeber and Kayla Wilczek have been named Cherry Days King and Queen.

Anthony, the son of Mark and Jody Roeber, said one of his favorite Cherry Days memories is picking cherries with his family.

“I did what all kids do by eating as many cherries as I could until I was sick,” he said.

“I also have always loved seeing all the people, such as our friends and family from afar, return to Paonia for Cherry Days and reunite so swiftly with the rest of the community as everyone comes together to celebrate. Cherry Days will also always bring the memories of our family riding through the parade behind our draft horses.”

Anthony graduated from Paonia High School with a 3.85 GPA. He plans to study prelaw/political science and environmental science at Montana State University. He would like to participate in collegiate athletics, but knows he’ll

Anthony Roeber have to keep his grades up to achieve his goal of becoming a lawyer.

His activities at Paonia High School were diverse — student government, varsity football, basketball and track, choir and drama. His agricultural roots run deep in the North Fork Valley, and he wants to attend a smaller school to maintain the family-like structure he’s been accustomed to, surrounded by both his family and the community.

To help pay for graduate school he is considering a stint in the military.

While Anthony wants to see more of the world than he’s been exposed to in Paonia, he plans to one day return to the Paonia area or the Wesern Slope

“to preserve and fight for the environmental and natural resources industries in the area.”

In her letter of recommendation, PHS teacher Kreszenze Kossler-Allen said she’s encountered few individuals who have such a complete package of potential, talent, strength of character and leadership.

“Anthony thrived on being involved in the entire community of our school — academics, athletics, community service, social life . . .,” said Lindsay Molitor, Paonia High School’s assistant principal/counselor. “Without a doubt Anthony has left a true legacy at our school — one of giving back.”

The daughter of Shawna Wilczek and Mark Wilczek, Kayla says her favorite Cherry Days memory is of going to the parade with her family.

“I’ve always looked forward to the parade. I’ve loved seeing the horses, cars, and of course, the Cherry Days King and Queen! My other favorite memory would be going to the carnival and hanging out with friends and family.”

Share your stories

BY ALEXIS HALBERT Special to the DCI

Sharing stories about our past and our future can teach us about one another, our experiences and perspectives, and about what is important in our lives. Stories tell us where we have been, and can give voice to our dreams of the future.

The Heart and Soul Project, a two-year community driven process that aims to identify what matters most to people in the North Fork Valley through conversations and listening to

each other’s stories, will have a tent at Cherry Days where locals and visitors can tell stories of Cherry Days past, on topics ranging from foundational stories of the North Fork Valley — the traditions, reunions, who lives here — to tales of when and how you have felt inspired in your life by this valley.

Stories will be shared at designated times for certain topics. Come by the chamber booth or the Heart and Soul tent to see the schedule, or share your story with

a volunteer, who will record it.

Many of the stories will be shared again in the future with the community so that people can listen back, particularly to someone in the community who has a strong sense of history or what makes this valley home.

For more information, see the schedule at the Heart and Soul tent, or at www.northforkheartandsoul.com. Or contact Alexis Halbert at 355-0514 if you have a story to share.

Kayla Wilczek Kayla was homeschooled from kindergarten through her freshman year. She enrolled in Paonia High School as a sophomore and quickly distinguished herself both athletically and academically. She graduated with a 3.8 GPA and her ACT score was in the top 25 percent. She was named the most improved tennis player and lettered in tennis both her sophomore and junior years.

“Tennis is my favorite sport,” she said. “It is also

the only sport I play, and I have put many hours of devotion into becoming the best possible player I can be.”

She is a member of Barrow Mesa 4-H Club and has held several leadership positions in both her club and on the Delta County 4-H Executive Council.

Her 4-H projects have revolved around her dog, a Pembroke Welsh Corgi that she’s shown in the Delta County Fair as well as American Kennel Club dog shows.

Kayla plans to attend Colorado State University where she will enroll in pre-dentistry programs. “I want to become a dentist or an orthodontist because of my own personal struggle with my smile and bite,” she said. “The perseverance that I have been able to observe from my dentist and orthodontist has inspired me to do what

they do — to change people’s smiles to help them be more confident and happy about their smile.”

In a letter of recommendation, science teacher Ben Magtutu noted, “Kayla has a particular way of looking at the world that always seems to involve hope. She truly is one who gives promise for the future. Promise not only for herself, but for all who cross paths with her. Kayla’s attitude towards life is so positive that it is infectious.

She perseveres towards a positive outcome even when others around her have given up.”

Kayla and Anthony were each awarded scholarships of $2,000 from the Paonia Rotary Club and will be recognized during the awards ceremony in Paonia Town Park Wednesday, July 4, beginning at noon.

Applications sought for school board vacancy The resignation of school board member Tom Mingen has created an opening in Director District V, which consists of precincts 17, 18, 19 and 20 (old precincts 3, 5, 10 and 15) and that portion of the school district within Gunnison and Montrose counties. This is generally the PaoniaCrawford area.

The Delta County Board of Education will accept letters of interest including name and address through 3 p.m. Friday, July 6. Letters should be sent or delivered to the district office. E-mailed letters are not acceptable.

Qualified applicants must be registered electors and have resided in Director District V for at least 12 consecu-

tive months prior to the appointment. The appointee will serve until the next biennial school board election, which will occur in November 2013.

Board president Tammy Smith reports the school board will announce the list of

applicants at the regular school board meeting July 19. A group of finalists will be interviewed by the board and announcement of the appointment will be made no later than Aug. 16, the scheduled date of the August school board meeting.

Join HHS Class of ‘82 reunion July 7 The Hotchkiss High School Class of 1982 will be celebrating their 30th class reunion the weekend after the Fourth of July.

Parents, members of the class with their families and friends are invited to relax and visit with

the first graduating class of the present Hotchkiss High School at the North Fork Pool on Saturday, July 7 from 1-4 p.m.

Members of the Class of 1982 may contact Diane Wolverton at 720841-7230 for more details on the planned activities.

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Lamborghini owners lunch in Hotchkiss

BY KATHY BROWNING Staff Writer

Did you notice that a Giro happened in Hotchkiss last Friday afternoon? Giro is Italian for tour. A Lamborghini Club USA Giro is sponsored by Lamborghini USA and happens once a year. This year it came from Telluride to the Leroux Creek Inn and Vineyards in Hotchkiss and then over McClure Pass to spend the night in Aspen. Denver was their final destination.

This tour consisted of about 40 Lamborghinis. Most were brilliant green, orange or yellow, although a couple were in classic black.

Members of the Lamborghini Club came from all over the U.S. and Canada for the tour.

Their cars were shipped to Telluride by truck rather than driven and they’ll be shipped home.

Next year will be the 50th birthday for the Lamborghini, first made in 1963 in Bologna, Italy.

Michael Lock, of Lamborghini USA and who hails from London, was among the first to arrive

at Leroux Creek Inn and Vineyards. He arrived in an orange Aventador, which is Spanish for fighting bull. The flagship Lamborghini always is named after a famous bull. The logo for all Lamborghinis is a raging bull.

The Aventador has 700 horsepower and 12 cylinders. It can get to 60 miles per hour in 2.6 seconds.

In under five seconds, it can reach 100 miles per hour. It’s maximum speed is 217. The price tag? About $440,000. The whole Aventador chassis is a molded carbon material, not metal. It is handmade. Four chassis can be produced in a day. It takes two days to assemble the entire car.

Lock was relaxing on a chaise lounge at Leroux Creek Inn catching up on emails and messages waiting for the rest of the Lamborghini owners to arrive for lunch. He was obviously enjoying his time at the inn.

“We do this once a year.

We pick somewhere beautiful and picturesque, somewhere in the U.S., and we do a four-, five- or six-day tour,” Lock said.

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make up for the drivers run-in with the police in Ouray on Thursday.

“Not because of speeding. People on the street got so intimidated with so many Lamborghinis because they are loud, and bright colored, wide, and I think some people got intimidated and made 911 calls saying, ‘We’re being bullied on the road!’

So, we pulled out of that road coming out of Ouray and we came round the bend, and there were all the cops waiting,” Lock

said.

They were “given a talking to.” The police officers told the Lamborghini drivers “to not be so intimidating.” So, the club proceeded in groups of about five or six cars going separately rather than as a convoy.

The Lamborghinis caused many a head to turn as they made their way down Highways 92 and 133. People in the North Fork Valley appreciate a beautiful car, or 40.

Each year Lamborghini Club USA takes a tour to different scenic locations. Last Friday, about 40 of these magnificent cars and their owners arrived at Leroux Creek Inn for a lunch stop. Michael Lock of Lamborghini USA drove the geometric Aventador.

“We chose this region because I have come here for many years. I know this region quite well.

I’ve stayed here with Yvon [Gros] before on a motorcycle trip. So we just felt that this time of year in June the weather is beautiful in Colorado.

The roads are spectacular.”

Yvon and Joanna Gros are the owners of Leroux Creek Inn and Vineyards. The two, along

with their staff and the Lamborghini support team, were putting the finishing touches on the lunch. Large umbrellas and tents were placed over the dining tables adjacent to the vineyards to protect guests from the hot sun. The menu was comprised of local vegetables, fruits, roasted lamb and wine.

It was a beautiful setting and the food and drink did their part to

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The menu of Chef Yvon Gros included all local veg- guests. A member of the Lamborghini support team assists. etables and fruit.

Free your inner chicken Paonia’a own improvisation troupe, Cage Free Comedy hits the Paradise Theatre this Cherry Days. Watch dynamic performers invent hilarious scenes on-the-fly — based on your suggestions. The comedic flock will be performing two shows on July 7. The matinee family show at 3 p.m. promises silly fun for the whole family, while the late-night grownups show at 9 p.m. kicks the clever up a notch for adults.

If you’ve never experienced improve comedy live before, you’re in for a treat. Every show is different and completely unpredictable. Using only their imaginations, the flock turns audience suggestions into spontaneous skits. It’s sometimes bizarre, but always hilarious.

“Improv is all about letting go and having fun,” says troupe member

Thea Deley. “Who among us couldn’t use a little more fun in our lives, right?”

The flock includes Amy Michelle Hoyt, Coo-

per Woods-Darby, Lenore Cambria, Lisa Maddalone, Matthew Harris, Peggy Soup and Thea Deley.

Advance tickets are

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Cage Free Comedy will present two shows during Cherry Days at the Paradise Theatre on Saturday, July 7. The first show is for the entire family at 3 p.m., and then a grown-ups only show at 9 p.m.

Troupe members are Amy Michelle Hoyt, Cooper Woods-Darby, Lenore Cambria, Lisa Maddalone, Matthew Harris, Peggy Soup and Thea Deley.

Legal action taken to disclose lease seekers CHC wants to know who nominated North Fork parcels Citizens for a Healthy Community (CHC) and the Western Environmental Law Center (WELC) filed a lawsuit this week in U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado to force the government to reveal the names of the individuals or corporations that nominated 30,000 acres of public lands in Colorado’s North Fork Valley for oil and gas drilling.

The nominated parcels were included in the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) August 2012 oil and gas lease sale.

In December 2011, in

an effort to learn more about the potential impacts of the proposed drilling surrounding their community, Citizens for a Healthy Community and WELC requested from the Department of Interior (“Department”) the names of the corporations that had nominated these lands for drilling, as they were likely to be the companies that would ultimately be drilling and fracking in our rural, agricultural community.

The Department refused to reveal their identity.

The case, filed under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), aims not only to reveal the identity of the persons or entities that nominated public lands for inclusion in the North Fork lease sale, but also to put an end to BLM’s general policy

and practice of keeping the nominators’ identity secret until after a lease sale takes place.

The groups contend the public has a right to know which companies are nominating public lands for oil and gas development.

In a release, CHS states, “This is just another example of how the government bends over backward to protect the interests of an industry with deep pockets instead of the interests of the public.

“By hiding the identity of the nominating corporations, the Department is prioritizing private industry’s competitive advantage over a fully informed public, not to mention the Department’s own ability to maximize revenue generated from the sale of our public resources.”

available at The Paradise Theater and KVNF. For the Family show doors open at 2:30 p.m., show starts at 3 p.m. Tickets are $5 for kids and $7 for adults. The Grownups show doors open at 8:30 p.m., show starts at 9 p.m. Tickets are $10 advance and $13 at the door. Due to the adult themes and language at the grown-ups show, please leave your kids at home.

For more information call 462-7205, e-mail cagefreecomedy@gmail. com, or check for Cage Free Comedy on Facebook.

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Final Friday art walks add sidewalk vending

BY ANNETTE PRETORIUS Special to the DCI

Downtown Paonia is the bee’s knees. We all know that. But on the last Friday of every month downtown gets a little more hip, with the Downtown Paonia Final Friday Art Walks. Organized by the North Fork Valley Creative Coalition, and sponsored by the participating galleries and organizations, Final Friday Art Walks promote businesses in downtown by creating foot traffic.

New to the Paonia Final Friday Art Walk on July 6 is artist vending on the sidewalks for crafts artists which are not displayed in downtown. Artists who are interested in side walk vending during the art walk can find out more by contacting the Blue Sage at (970) 5277243 or visiting www. bluesage.org.

Also new to the July 6 art walk is a raffle for anyone who completes a passport by visiting all the listed locations and getting stamped, and then returning the completed passport to the Blue Sage. A winner will be drawn from the completed raffles and the winner will receive a wristband to the evening’s Great Grand Ave. Get-Together event at

the Paradise Theatre and the Blue Sage.

Business participants and activities prepared for the July 6 art walk include the Blue Sage Center for the Arts, Burger Bomber, Elsewhere Studios, Glennie Coombe Gallery, Louie’s Pizza, Living Farm Cafe, Purl ‘n Pottery, Revolution Brewing, Studio Bija.

The Blue Sage Center for the Arts will host two gallery openings. The first will be the opening of the “Our People and Places” exhibit in the Blue Sage Gallery and the second will be in our repurposed back room which will feature Elsewhere artists, Hilary Emerson Lay and Maya.

Additionally, the art from our Paint Paonia art competition will be on display and available for silent auction. Stick around until 8:00 p.m. for an evening of jazz with Take 5. Look for interactive art activities.

Debuting at the corner of 2nd and Grand, where the Aspen Leaf Deli used to serve up delicious lunch time meals, is Paonia’s newest eatery, the Burger Bomber. Run by former Louie’s cook, Ryan Todd, the Burger Bomber will celebrate the burger in vintage American style with vintage car photo-

Pioneer Days grew in 2012

BY KATHY BROWNING Staff Writer

Kim and Steve Wasilkowich hosted an ice cream social last Wednesday in appreciation for those who volunteered to make Pioneer Days a success.

The couple has decided that after eight years of involvement and four years of being in charge of running Pioneer Days, it’s time to retire. So, it’s time for someone new to step up to the challenge.

Businesses donated items valued at $4,468 to the auction on June 8. There were 20 more registered buyer’s at the auction. Items sold for $3,192, which includes $113 worth of stuff left over from the yard sale donated by the Crawford Fire Auxiliary and $254 worth of baking contest

goodies sold.

Total revenue for Pioneer Days was $7,416.

Expenses to date total $5,008.

Pioneer Days will make donations to Friends of Crawford Town Hall for renovations, Crawford Fire Auxiliary for fireworks, Crawford Fire Auxiliary for firemen’s needs and the North Fork Ambulance.

Those interested in helping with next year’s 35th annual Crawford Pioneer Days are asked to contact Lynne Watkins at 921-5252 or Cathy Cheatham at 921-5196.

They need volunteers to help with advertising, the parade, vendors, the auction, the baking contest, the cook-off and miscellaneous duties.

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Come meet artists-inresidence and peruse the CSArt Library at Elsewhere Studios. For more information, visit www. elsewherestudios.org/.

In addition to their regularly-featured artists, on July 6 Glennie Coombe is going to have a very special show of kids’ artwork to help raise money for the restoration of the Hotchkiss Barn that was damaged in a wind storm last summer. For more information, visit: http://glenniecoombegallery.com/ aboutus.htm Stop by Louie’s Pizza for a quick slice while enjoying some live music and perusing local art.

Paonia’s newest farm market and inn has joined the art walk. Look for farm art, delectable treats by chef Mike Gillespie, plants for sale, a new deck and plenty of local crafts. For more information, visit: http:// thelivingfarmcafe.com/ Purl ‘n Pottery will be offering special discounts and crafts by artists Marge Bryson, Susie Kaldis, Christy Toohey, Julie DeVilbiss, Dona

Vidrine, and more. Purl ‘n Pottery is your headquarters for local music.

For more information call (970) 260-5908.

Paonia’s own microbrewery will be displaying art by local Tom Gifford, and their for-humans, by humans brews. For more

information visit http:// www.revolution-brewing. com/.

Paonia’s premier yoga studio will be showcasing the art of sacred geometry with artist Anastarr Miliani of Anastarr Designs.

Stop by and see their new studio, and check out the

amazing entry-way art

by Seth Weber. For more information visit: http:// studio-bija.com/ “Venus in the City” multimedia cityscape by Hilary Emerson Lay is on display at the Blue Sage Center during the art walk on July 6.

Write On! Anthology winners read at Blue Sage You know them. They are your friends and neighbors. You see them at the post office, on the street, minding the store, at the movies or in church. But, do you know who they become when they are all alone with their imagination, with pencil in hand or illuminated by their computer screen?

Each year, the Blue Sage Center for the Arts, in collaboration with the Delta County Public Libraries, sponsors a writing competition for local writers, in which they compete for the prestige of being published in an anthology of Delta County Writers. The competi-

tion is a peer-judged process where each entrant receives a copy of all the other entries and judges them on one criterion: to publish or not. If an entry receives enough “Publish” votes, it becomes part of the Write On! Anthology for that year. 2012 will be the fifth publication.

Writers included in the 2012 anthology are Mary Bachran, Megan A. Bell, Boone Bowes, Jamie Bryson, Dan Chisholm, Karen Cline, Arlyn Deva, Karen Fogg, Karen Weinant Gallob, Tanya Gallob, Marylee Hauze, Kyle Keele, Carol Kwiatkowski, Dinah Lindarin, Kay Lindsey, Wes Perrin, Jan Rogers, Marion Conger

Stewart and Thomas Wills.

Join the Blue Sage and the Delta County Libraries in welcoming some of these writers to the Blue Sage on Thursday, July 5, for a reading of their winning entries. Come and be prepared to be touched. Some selections will make you smile; some will make you cry.

You will feel the breath of humanity in all of them.

2012 Write On! Anthologies will be available for sale and autographing at the event.

For more information, contact the Blue Sage Center for the Arts at (970) 527-7243 or visit www.bluesage.org.

Cherry Days booth will highlight mosquito awareness The week of June 24– 30 has been declared the 16th annual “National Mosquito Control Awareness Week” by the American Mosquito Control Association (AMCA).

The AMCA, an international organization of nearly 2,000 public health professionals, has been dedicated to preserving the public’s health and well-being through safe, environmentally sound mosquito control programs since 1935. During “Mosquito Week” the AMCA’s goal is to educate the general public about the significance of mosquitoes in their daily lives and the important service provided by mosquito control workers throughout the United States and worldwide.

Here in the North Fork Valley, the North Fork Mosquito Abatement District (NFMAD) will celebrate this national observation in conjunction with Cherry Days. Look for the giant mosquito in the park on July 4.

Once you locate the district’s booth, you can pick up a mosquito tattoo. (Don’t worry parents, they’re temporary.) You will also be able to learn about the life cycle of the mosquito and how standing water plays a critical part in the development of mosquitoes.

Mosquito breeding chambers will illustrate the various stages of development of the larvae (called instars). If you’re lucky, you may witness the spinning pupae.

These whirling dervishes represent the last waterdependent stage in the development of the mosquito.

Millions, or even billions, of mosquito larvae can live in a small pool of water. This is why the District focuses on the elimination of standing water as a major component of its mosquito

PEOPLE IN THE NEWS Stephanie Widner, of Hotchkiss has graduated from Central Methodist University in Fayette, Mo., with a bachelor of science in nursing.

Check out the DCI Print Shop.

Call Randy Crespin at 874-4421.

control program. A single application of larvicide will kill all of the larvae in that pool. That’s millions of dead mosquitoes!

The larvicide is specific to mosquitoes and black fly larvae, so fish, frogs, birds, and even your dog, cat and children are safe.

NFMAD will also have mosquito-eating fish at the booth. These fish may be helpful in suppressing the numbers of mosquito larvae in some situations. Once again, killing the larvae is a more effective method of mosquito control than trying to track down and kill the adults that are already airborne.

You will learn about

the most effective mosquito control method–YOU! Health departments and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) continually emphasize that the most effective mosquito control is taking personal precautions by observing the 4 D’s: DRAIN – eliminate standing water; DUSK & DAWN – avoid being out of doors during these times when mosquitoes are most active; DRESS – Wear long sleeves and long pants to protect you from bites; DEET – Use repellant.

Although DEET is a very effective repellant,

others also are effective.

Generally, the difference is the re-application rate, water resistance, ambient temperature, abrasive removal, and personal preference. You will find samples of mosquito repellants at the NFMAD booth.

As an extra bonus, you will be able to experience all of these displays while being serenaded. Sing along with our recording of the “Mosquito Killers” song!

The North Fork Mosquito Abatement District looks forward to seeing everyone at Cherry Days. Hopefully, you’ll be inspired enough to sing along!

Wildlife are better off when left alone As the weather warms and people’s outdoor activities increase, so does the chance of encountering baby animals and their parents. Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials remind the public that to give wildlife the best chance of survival, people should leave animals alone. Often times, well-meaning people try to provide assistance where, in most cases, none is needed.

Likely learned by watching and reading popular children’s books and movies, some people attribute human qualities to animals — a concept known as anthropomorphism — and often try “helping” young animals that appear to be abandoned. However, calves and fawns, young raccoons, rabbits and many other species are often deliberately left alone by their mothers to give them the best chance of survival. They are not as delicate and vulnerable as a human baby is and human intervention often affects their chances of long-term survival.

“We know most people mean well,” said Erin Serfoss, Colorado Parks and Wildlife Customer Service Representative in Grand Junction. “But picking up a healthy, young animal and bringing it to us or a vet for help is often the worst thing they can do. In the majority of cases, the young animal is much better off left alone.”

Wild animals have developed survival instincts that make human intervention unnecessary. For example, young deer and elk stumbling about weakly

while learning to walk can attract predators, so nature has provided simple but effective survival tactics — the ability to lie still for hours, little to no scent and natural camouflage. Despite initial appearances, the young animal is much safer left alone while its mother forages for food.

Handling most wildlife is also illegal. People attempting to rehabilitate animals without authorization from Colorado Parks and Wildlife face stiff fines. Additionally, wildlife can carry diseases, and handling it can lead to human illness or serious injuries from scratches and bites from sharp teeth and claws.

“For their own safety, as well as the safety of the animal, people should not handle wildlife,” reminds Trina Romero, Watchable Wildlife Coordinator for Colorado Parks and Wildlife. “If after careful observation, it appears that an animal does need human intervention, the best course of action is calling a wildlife officer.”

Romero says that a young animal that appears healthy and active is likely either still receiving food from its mother, or is capable of surviving on its own and does not need human help. However, if a young animal has been left alone for 12 hours or more, appears emaciated and weak, or it is obvious that the animal’s mother has been killed or severely injured, it may be time to call in an expert.

“If it is truly abandoned or needs help, a wildlife officer will determine what should happen to the young animal

and may choose to take it to a vet or a licensed rehabilitation center where the goal is to eventually release it back into its natural habitat,” said Romero.

However, rare cases exist where an animal can benefit from human intervention and an officer may not be needed.

Despite the myth that a mother bird will abandon its young chick if it is touched by a human, wildlife officials do recommend making an effort to return a baby bird that has fallen from its nest. Even if a person can only place the fallen chick near its nest, the mother will hear its cries and continue to feed it.

Place the young bird in a box lined with paper towels or dryer lint, but do not use grass. The moisture content in grass will lower the bird’s body temperature.

People should also avoid feeding wildlife. It is illegal, irresponsible and can carry hefty fines.

A wild animal’s natural diet is difficult to duplicate and an attempt to feed it or give it water can cause illness or disease.

It can also condition wild animals to see humans as a source of food.

Everyone should remember that nature has provided effective, natural survival methods for wildlife. Although many people have a strong instinct to help what appears to be an animal in need, wildlife is very capable of taking care of itself. In most cases, the best way to care for our wildlife is to watch it from a distance, enjoy the view and let nature take its course.

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Delta County Independent

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

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Summer worship dance camp offered Praise His Name!

Worship Dance ministry out of Crawford is hosting a three-day dance intensive July 30-Aug. 1 at First Baptist Church in Delta that includes an outreach presentation to a local nursing home and a family presentation social following the camp.

The theme for this year’s camp is “Rivers of Living Water: The Refreshing and Healing Waters of our Heavenly Father.” The camp is offered to children ages 5 years old through adult.

No prior dance experience is required. Students will have a core

class that includes devotional time, warm-up, free dance and learned dances. Each class will learn a Hebraic dance to perform and be part of a finale ballet interpretative dance. A variety of workshops will be offered in the camp including Hebraic, ballet, music, drama, purity, missions outreach and creative worship.

Boys will take part in a self defense warrior workshop.

Camp participants will have the opportunity to minister to residents of a local nursing home by presenting their dances on Wednes-

DELTA FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD Eaton & Dodge, Delta • 874-3568 Pastor: Lee Ponder Sunday: Celebration Service 8:30 a.m.

Sunday School 10:00 a.m.

Celebration Service 11:00 a.m.

Tuesday: Bible Study 9:00 a.m.

Wednesday: Family night 7:00 p.m.

Royal Rangers Missionettes Fireproof Youth (Jr. & Sr. High) Saturday: Men's Prayer Breakfast 6:00 a.m.

LANDMARK MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH 12th & Grand, Delta • 874-3717 Pastor: Ken Gilchrist 9:45 a.m.

11:00 a.m.

2:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

CHURCH OF CHRIST

“My plan is to not embarrass myself in front of America,” Andy Konigsmark once said while a contestant on the television show American Gladiators. Andy, a standup comedian who currently lives in Telluride, was featured on the television show in 2008.

During this time he was

860 Crawford Ave., Delta Carlos & Rosemary Sluder, Pastors – 874-0167 Benjamin y Eunice Aviña Addlescentes – 874-0517 Arturo & Alicia Carrasco, Children – 874-0771 Domingo: Escuela Dominical Predicacion Culto de la Tarde y Niños Miercoles: Family Night Jovenes

10:00 a.m.

11:00 a.m.

5:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

GUNNISON VALLEY CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 1721 H Rd., Delta • 874-0848 Website: gvcnazarene.org Email: gvcnazarene@aol.com Senior Pastor Terry D. Hedrick Associate Pastor Edward (Mike) Sandridge Sunday: Sunday School for all ages 9:30 a.m.

Worship Service: With Worship Leader Gary Lear & The GVC Praise Team Including Children’s Church And Nursery 10:45 a.m.

Wednesday: Ladies’ Breakfast 8:30 a.m.

Fellowship & Bible Study Including Potluck Dinner 6:00 p.m.

Study Groups: Meeting at various places and times throughout the week.

We want to extend a personal invitation to everyone. Please come and make yourself at home.

“Our church could be your home.”

“We exist to glorify God by raising up Christ-centered, Spirit-filled Disciple makers.”

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

(Missouri Synod) 1000 Pioneer Road • 874-3052 Pastor Jeffrey Ryan Worship Service 9:00 a.m.

Bible Classes and Sunday School 10:15 a.m.

Tiny Treasures Preschool

763 Meeker St., Delta Pastor: Seth Coridan Sabbath School Saturday Morning Worship Prayer Meetings Wednesday

9:30 a.m.

11:00 a.m.

7:00 p.m.

CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS 1679 Pioneer Rd., Delta • 874-3444 Corner of E. 16th St./F Rd. and Pioneer Rd. Sunday: Uncompahgre Ward 9:00 a.m.

Delta Ward 11:00 a.m.

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF DELTA

ST. MICHAEL’S CATHOLIC CHURCH 628 Meeker St., Delta • 874-3300 Father Canice Enyiaka Saturday: Confession Mass Sunday: English Mass Spanish Mass Daily Mass Mon.-Fri.

4:00-5:00 p.m.

5:30 p.m.

10:00 a.m.

12:00 Noon 8:00 a.m.

CENTER FOR SPIRITUAL LIVING 658 Howard St., Delta Rev. Kay Spinden • 874-3425 Sunday Services 10:30 a.m.

1061 Meeker St., Delta • cofchrist.org 10:30 a.m.

Sunday Morning Worship 10:00 a.m. Children’s Classes Science of Mind Classes Also Available For more information call 626-3347

COMMUNITY OF CHRIST

CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH (SBC) 1290 A St., Delta • 874-9497 Pastor: Randy Unruh Website: www.calvarydelta.org E-Mail: office@calvarydelta.org Sunday: Bible Study Morning Worship

9:00 a.m.

10:30 a.m.

deadline is July 20. To register, go online to www.

GivePraisetoHisName. org or call Kristie Martin, co-director, at 9215478.

RIVER OF LIFE CHURCH

Life.

The show “Comedy Night” also features local comedy magician Ty Gallenbeck, who has just returned from shows in Las Vegas and Los Angeles. “Comedy Night” promises to be a fun night for the whole family, while supporting a great cause. Tickets are

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SURFACE CREEK

NORTH FORK

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF CEDAREDGE

available at Delta Christian Church or online at www.dcccomedynight. eventbrite.com. Tickets in advance are $10 for adults and $5 for children 12 and under. At the door tickets will be $15 for adults and $7 for children. Questions, please call Delta County Young Life at 216-5680.

CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS 5th and Oak, Paonia • 527-4239 Bishop Stephen W. Bayles Sacrament Meeting 10:00 a.m.-11:10 a.m.

Sunday School 11:15 a.m.-12:05 p.m.

Priesthood & Relief Society 12:10-1:00 p.m.

BIBLE CENTER CHURCH 1117 Third Street, Paonia • 527-4629 www.biblecenteronline.com John Owen, Pastor Sunday School 9:45 a.m.

Morning Worship 11:00 a.m.

Awana Clubs - Wednesday 7:00 p.m.

NORTH FORK BAPTIST CHURCH 639 Samuel Wade Rd., Paonia • 527-4644 www.nfbcpaonia.org Pastor Tobey Williams Bible Study 9:45 a.m.

Worship Service 11:00 a.m.

Wednesday Prayer Meeting 6:00 p.m.

Nursery Provided

CRAWFORD COMMUNITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 297 Dogwood Ave., Crawford • 921-3300 Rev. John Hiestand Sunday Worship 9:00 a.m.

Adult Education 8:00 a.m.

Children’s Education 9:00 a.m.

FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF PAONIA 227 Oak Ave., Paonia • 527-7291 • 527-3450 P.O. Box 413, Paonia, CO 81428 Pastor Ed Hollett Sunday School 9:30 a.m.

Traditional Church Service 10:45 a.m.

PAONIA CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP CHURCH 235 Box Elder Avenue, Paonia • 527-3161 www.paoniachristianfellowship.com Pastor Scott McIntire Sunday Services: Sunday School for ages 2-112 9:00 a.m.

Worship Service 10:15 a.m.

Children’s Church 10:15 a.m.

Monday Ladies Bible Study 6:30 p.m.

His Hands — Men’s Group 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday: Ladies Bible Study 1:00 p.m.

Converge for Ages 7-12 4:30 p.m.

Youth Dinner 6:15 p.m.

Youth Group Grades 7 & Up 7:00 p.m.

Please join our family for a variety of music and worship.

Something for everyone!

ADVENTIST CHURCH

GARNET MESA BAPTIST CHURCH

REDEEMER LUTHERAN CHURCH

performing at comedy clubs in Hollywood and then more recently has been featured at the Telluride Comedy Festival.

Andy is coming to Delta for a one night show on June 30, a benefit for local youth attending summer camps through Delta Christian Church and Delta County Young

370 W. Main St., Cedaredge • 856-3830 P.O. Box 400, Cedaredge, CO 81413 NORTH FORK CHURCH Email: fbc@kaycee.net OF CHRIST Senior Pastor Dik Abbott 40259 M Rd., Paonia • 970-527-5443 Sunday: Sunday Morning 10:00 a.m.

Sunday School for All Ages 9:00 a.m. Wednesday Evening 5:00 p.m.

Morning Worship Service 10:15 a.m.

Teaching Sound Bible Doctrine ST. LUKE'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH Children’s Church Available “Loyal to the orthodox Christian Evening Service 6:00 p.m. faith as received by Anglicanism” 5th & Palmer St., Delta • Rector's Study: 874-9489 Wednesday: Bible Study 6:00 p.m.

Pastor Tom Seibert PAONIA FRIENDS CHURCH AWANA and Youth 6:30 p.m.

Holy Eucharist 409 3rd St., Paonia • 527-6151 and Sunday School (Sunday) 10:15 a.m.

Pastor Gaylen Kinser Order of St. Luke & Healing Service, Sunday: First Monday each month 6:00 p.m.

SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICE 9:00 a.m.

GRAND MESA SOUTHERN Morning Prayer/Communion with NURSERY for children 19 mos.-3 years Wednesday 10:30 a.m.

BAPTIST CHURCH SUNDAY SCHOOL 110 S.E. Jay Ave., Cedaredge • 856-4672 for ages 19 months-adults 10:00 a.m.

Rev. Steven Puls ST. ANDREW THE APOSTLE Bible Study 9:30 a.m.

ORTHODOX Worship Service 10:45 a.m.

298 Bert St., Delta • 874-5225 Evening Worship 6:00 p.m.

CRAWFORD FRIENDS CHURCH www.saintandrewsdelta.org Team Kid (Wednesday) 6:00 p.m.

Non-denominational Father Daniel Jones Prayer & Bible Study 3842 Stearman Lane, Crawford • 921-LORD (5673) Saturday Great Vespers 5:00 p.m.

(Wednesday) 7:00 p.m.

Pastor Jerry Dutton Sunday Divine Liturgy 9:30 a.m. Brotherhood Breakfast Youth Pastor JP Dutton Please call: for feast day services schedule (1st Saturday) 8:00 a.m. Sunday Worship Service 8:30 & 10:30 a.m.

Fellowship Breakfast Coffee & Fellowship 10:00 a.m. (last Tuesday) 8:00 a.m. Children’s Church and Nursery 10:30 a.m. (at Ole Bakery) Youth Group and Adult Life Studies SEVENTH-DAY www.crawfordchristians.org

American Baptist Church 4th and Meeker, Delta • 874-4893 1250 Pioneer Road, Delta • 874-3847 Rev. Alisa Secrest deltafirstbaptist.org Adult/Children’s Sunday School 9:00 a.m.

Pastor James Conley Praise Music 10:15 a.m.

Sunday: Worship Service 10:30 a.m.

Sunday School 9:15 a.m.

Child care available Morning Worship 10:30 a.m.

Sunday Night Church 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday: DELTA CHRISTIAN CHURCH Middle School Blitz 6:00 p.m.

Reaching the children and youth of AWANA (Sept.-April) 6:00 p.m.

Western Delta County Saturday: I Rd. & 1600 Rd., North Delta • 874-4322 Men’s Bible Study 7:30 a.m. www.deltachristianchurch.org High School Saturday Night Live 7:00 p.m.

Ministry Staff: Will Pruett, Jeremy Kane, Kirsten Alsdorf, Jake Sullivan Find us on Facebook at Delta Christian Church Sunday: Worship COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN First Service 9:30 a.m.

FELLOWSHIP Second Service 11:00 a.m.

Meets at Bill Heddles Recreation Center, Delta Children’s Church: Age 3-5th grade Ron Howard, Pastor Childcare (infant/preschool) all services.

Sunday Worship Service 10:30 a.m.

For Elem., M.S. & H.S. activities, please call Children’s Church Provided Home Bible Studies Available Information: call 200-7816 or 874-4372 863 A Street, Delta Jerry Hilterbrand, Pastor • 874-4837 Sunday School 9:45 a.m.

Services 11 a.m. & 6:30 p.m.

Prayer Meeting (Wednesday) 7:00 p.m.

Independent, Fundamental

A 10 percent discount is available to families registering three or more students. Scholarships are also available.

Camp registration

751 Meeker St., Delta • 874-8083 1065 E. 7th St., Delta • 874-0308 • Cell: 314-0116 COMMUNITY CHURCH Sunday: Bible Lesson Sermon 10:00 a.m.

Pastors David & Michele Murphy 21987 Austin Road • Austin Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Sunday: Jacopper@tds.net Wednesday: Testimony Meeting 7:00 p.m. Prayer Time 9:00 a.m.

John Copper, Pastor • 856-4675 Child Care Provided • Everyone Welcome Annointed Worship & Praise 9:30 a.m. Sunday: Annointed preaching to follow Worship Service 10:00 a.m.

Where the fire & glory of God are manifested with Children’s Church and nursery provided Wednesday: Bible Study 7:00 p.m.

GRAND MESA BIBLE CHURCH 710 Crawford Ave., Delta • 874-8315 AGAPE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP Pastor Gary Culp OF DELTA Sunday School For All Ages 9:30 a.m.

CEDAREDGE ASSEMBLY OF GOD 326 Main St., Suite 103 (Columbine Mall), Delta Worship Service 10:30 a.m.

1596 S.W. 9th St., Cedaredge • 856-3586 (970)201-7013 Please call for information about Bob Hillyer - Senior Pastor Pastor Jason Havertape Bible studies and Prayer times Marvin Pemberton - Assoc. Pastor Sunday Service 10:30 a.m.

Youth Pastor: Eric Musil Wednesday 7:00 p.m.

Janet Noble - Children Sunday School 9:00 a.m.

FIRST CHURCH OF GOD Sunday Morning Worship 10:00 a.m.

1102 Howard St., Delta • Church 874-4647 THUNDER MOUNTAIN CHURCH Wed. Family Night: Adult Bible Study, deltafirstchurchofgod.com OF CHRIST Youth & Children's Ministries 7:00 p.m.

Bob and Linda Aubery 800 Palmer St., Delta Men's Breakfast (Saturday) 7:00 a.m.

Sunday School Classes Sundays: cedarag.org for All Ages 9:00 a.m.

Bible Classes 9:30 a.m.

Sunday Worship Service 10:15 a.m.

Worship Service 10:30 a.m.

Wed. Bible Study (Children’s church available) (Fellowship Hall) 2:00 p.m.

CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE Wed. Cedaredge Bible Study (856-3854) 4:00 p.m. Weekly home Bible studies Information: 234-7816 2291 Q25 Road, Cedaredge • 856-6137 Prayer Chain Pastors John and MaryLouise Dannels Contact Janice Bridwell 874-4621 Sunday School 10:00 a.m.

Morning Worship 11:00 a.m.

MARANATHA FELLOWSHIP 164 Grand Blvd.

(The LORD Cometh) (Left on top of 3rd St. Hill) • 874-4971 1712 H Road, Delta • 874-9135 Sunday Bible Study 9:45 a.m.

Pastor Earl Douglas Sunday Morning Worship 10:45 a.m.

10:00 a.m.

Sunday Brown Bag Lunch 12:00 Noon Sunday School Morning Worship 11:00 a.m.

Sunday Afternoon Service 1:00 p.m.

6:00 p.m.

Wednesday Bible Study 6:30 p.m. Sunday Night Wed. Prayer & Bible Study 6:30 p.m.

All Welcome EL BUEN PASTOR SPANISH ASSEMBLY OF GOD

out to the world. Youth and adults in the area are encouraged to be part of this exciting and growing ministry. Camp cost is $55 per student.

Gladiator comes to Delta Christian

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY

DELTA

Sunday: Sunday School (all ages) Morning Worship Sunday Afternoon Wednesday Evening

day, Aug. 1, following the camp. Additionally as part of the missions outreach workshop, students will do a hands-on project that will reach

SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH

ECKERT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

HOTCHKISS CHURCH OF CHRIST

13025 Highway 65, Eckert • 835-3441 175 N. 1st St., Hotchkiss • 527-3225 P.O. Box 7 Minister Windell Howard Pastor Jo DeVinny Sunday Service 10:30 a.m.

Sunday: Morning Worship: Year Round 10:30 a.m.

Children’s Sunday School during worship MOUNTAIN VIEW BIBLE CHURCH Thursday: Lazear, CO – 872-2139 Bible Study Held at Big E Market 7:30 a.m.

Pastor Jim Jesser – 323-6412 Youth Pastor Jake Erickson - 872-6329 Sunday School 9:45 a.m.

Morning Service 11:00 a.m.

NEW HOPE EVANGELICAL Evening Service & Youth Night 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday Service 7:00 p.m.

FREE CHURCH Christ Centered Country Church Meets at Cedaredge Community Center Independent and Fundamental www.newhopefree.org Pastor Bill Williamson 856-4458 Sunday Worship Service 10:00 a.m.

HOTCHKISS COMMUNITY Children’s Church 10:45 a.m.

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Nursery Available 2nd & Orchard, Hotchkiss • Office: 872-3540 Men’s Breakfast 1st & 3rd Sat. 7:00 at Ole Bakery Pastor John Hiestand • 872-4881 Youth Groups — schedules vary Sanctuary is handicapped accessible Call for time and place Children's and Adult’s Sunday School 9:45 a.m.

Worship Service 11:00 a.m.

Peace Circle, 2nd Tues.

12:30 p.m.

Wearhouse hours: Monday 9 a.m.-3:00 p.m.

CEDAREDGE COMMUNITY UMW Meet 3rd Saturday 9:00 a.m.

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH National Historical Register site 3rd & Aspen, PO Box 369, Cedaredge • 970-856-3696 cedaredgecumc@tds.net Pastor Deb Edwards Vickie Richards-Street, Pastoral Associate FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Rev. Bob Watts, Pastor Emeritus OF HOTCHKISS Children’s Sunday School 9:00 a.m.

203 W. Main, Hotchkiss • Church 872-3313 Worship Services 10:00 a.m.

Sunday School (all ages) 9:45 a.m.

Communion Worship First Sunday Sunday Morning Worship 11:00 a.m.

Youth and Adult Choirs, Bible Studies, Nursery Sunday Evening Service 5:00 p.m.

OPEN HEARTS! OPEN MINDS! OPEN DOORS! After School Program (K-8) Wed. 3:45 p.m.

Adult Bible Study & Prayer Wed. 7:00 p.m.

Youth Group/Teen Bible Study Wed. 7:00 p.m.

Also offering counseling, men’s prayer SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH meetings, ladies’ Bible study, teen outings, nursery 290 S.W. 2nd Ave., Cedaredge • 210-3398 and a food pantry. Contact Pastor Jake DeField for Pastor Seth Coridan more information.

Sabbath School Saturday 9:15 a.m.

Morning Worship 10:50 a.m.

Prayer Meeting Wednesday 3:00 p.m.

ST. PHILIP BENIZI CATHOLIC CHURCH 290 N.W. Cedar Ave., P.O. Box 713 Cedaredge, CO 81413 Rev. Canice Enyiaka, Pastor Sunday: 8:00 a.m. Mass Tuesday: 6:00 p.m. Mass For more information, call 970-856-6495

PAONIA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 2nd and Onarga, Paonia Pastor Russell Fletcher Bible Study 9:30 a.m.

Sunday School 9:30 a.m.

Worship 10:30 a.m.

Youth Group 6:00 p.m.

Child care provided every Sun. and on special occasions.

ALL SAINTS LUTHERAN CHURCH, ELCA

235 North Fork, Paonia • 527-3214 Saturday Evening Mass 5:00 p.m.

Sunday Mass 8:30 a.m.

ST. MARGARET MARY CATHOLIC CHURCH Bridge & Pinon St., Hotchkiss • 527-3214 Sunday Mass 11:00 a.m.

PAONIA SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH 41012 Lamborn Dr., PO Box 932, Paonia, CO 81428 Pastor Seth Coridan • 970-210-3398 Saturday Services 9:00 a.m.

Discover Answers to Life’s Deepest Questions: Hope Channel 368 on Direct TV

OLATHE OLD KING JAMES BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH 5th & Horton, Olathe • 970-497-0790 Pastor Brian Lopiccolo Sunday School 9:30 a.m.

Preaching 10:30 a.m. & 6:00 p.m.

ST. JOSEPH’S TRADITIONAL ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH Latin Mass 59350 Carnation Rd., Olathe • 323-0243 Sunday Masses 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m.

Rosary & Confessions 1/2 hour before each mass Daily masses as scheduled

MONTROSE LIVING WORD LUTHERAN CHURCH 2820 Peyton Dr., Montrose • 249-4405 Pastor Matthew Frey Sunday Service 9:00 a.m.

Sunday School/Bible Study 10:15 a.m.

Wednesday Night Bible Study 4:00 p.m.

IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH

20101 Deer Creek Rd., Austin • 835-3667 (Missouri Synod) www.allsaintslutheranco.org 5th & North Fork, Paonia DELTA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Tom Lange, Pastor at the Northwest corner of City Park 5th & Meeker Streets, Delta • Office — 874-9501 Sunday: Pastor Duane O. Daeke • 527-3232 delta.umc@juno.com Worship 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship 9:00 a.m.

Reverend Siaosi Prescott Adult Bible Class 9:00 a.m. Lent Worship Wednesday 7:00 p.m.

Sunday Worship Service 10:00 a.m.

Children’s Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Bible Study following worship service Youth Group 5:30 p.m.

Open Communion (1st & 3rd Sundays) Visitors Always Welcome.

Communion Worship 1st Sunday

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Delta Methodists bid farewell to pastor Dr. Roy Trueblood, in his inimitable voice, sang “I’ll Fly Away,” accompanied cheerfully by Cindy Wardlow during his retirement service and farewell reception to his congregation last weekend. The service was full of humor and tears.

The pastor and his wife Jackie came out of retirement, moving from the Eastern Seaboard near Atlanta, to lead an exciting four years at the historic church restored from a fire in the ‘90s.

Trueblood energized the congregation to new heights with a number of programs as well as a daunting fund-raising campaign for the new fellowship hall, which was a challenge during the

recent recession. Not only did he win a regional Methodist award for church growth by doubling the church membership, he added an early morning service for those who work on Sundays. Fundamental to the establishment of the Abraham Connection, a winter shelter for the homeless, he led the church to offer their basement, which was eventually staffed but engaged a number of volunteers from the church community.

Supporting the idea of a free Christmas dinner was a favorite event.

He said it was one of the memorable parts of his ministry of over 50 years.

Dr. Trueblood cooperated with Father Tom Siebert of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church and Pastor Alisa Secrest from the Delta Presbyterian Church for joint services at Easter and Lent. He worked with a number of pastors to perform a healing service at the church early in his ministry. Pastor Roy was particularly passionate about beginning a youth group and men’s breakfast group; he also was a Rotarian.

He most recently helped form a multiple church Bible study on Saturday mornings at St. Luke’s.

The decision to retire was difficult but for a planned hip surgery the end of June and bringing them to a closer proxim-

Jesus’ love flows at VBS Delta’s First Church of God invites children to “Lava Lava Island: Where Jesus’ Love Flows,” July 9-13 from 6 to 8:30 p.m.

“This year our church is overflowing with excitement as we explore Lava Lava Island,” said Pastor Bob Aubery. “Our Lava Lava Island program will provide fun, memorable Bible-learning activities

for kids in kindergarten through fifth grades. Each day kids will sing catchy songs, play teamworkbuilding games, nibble tropical treats, take on a daily challenge to let Jesus’ love flow home, experience electrifying Bible adventures, and create Bible point crafts they’ll take home and enjoy all summer long.”

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“Lava Lava Island is an exciting way for kids to learn more about Jesus’ love,” says children’s Pastor Linda Aubery. “We’ll be studying stories about the life of Jesus. Plus, kids will demonstrate the love of Jesus by collecting canned foods for a local Christian shelter for needy families. We will conclude each day with a festive lava lava luau that gets everyone involved in celebrating what they’ve learned. Family members and friends are encouraged to join us daily for this special time at 8:10 p.m.”

Join VBS MondayFriday, July 9-13, with a closing program on Sunday, July 15, at 10:15 a.m. A luau will follow the program. Call Pastor Linda Aubery at 874-8922 or 874-4647 for registration forms or more information. The program is free.

Delta’s First Church of God is located at 1102 Howard Street (corner of 11th and Howard).

ity to their family in the south. They will live in a retirement community in Ocala, Fla., which is in the heart of horse county.

Trueblood has had a lifelong love of horses and at one time owned harness horses in Indiana.

He also kept a couple of thoroughbred broodmares on a small farm he and Jackie owned.

He also looks forward to golfing and seeking God’s leading to continue Jackie’s and his ministries in some way.

Jackie completed her master’s degree while in Delta and volunteered in elementary school reading programs, soliciting members of the church.

She was later on the staff at Garnet Mesa Elementary School as a literacy coach. She faithfully assisted her husband in his ministry activities,

hosted Bible studies and helped with the children.

Dr. Trueblood will be followed by Reverend Siaosi Prescott and his wife Lucia who most recently pastored two Methodist churches in southern Colorado. Pastor Prescott, of Samoan

decent, is looking forward to holding a luau once he is settled. His first service will be Sunday, July 1, at 10 a.m., with a welcoming potluck to follow in the fellowship hall.

The public is welcome to attend. For further information call 874-9501.

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Discover God’s love at VBS Landmark Missionary Baptist Church is sponsoring a vacation Bible school program for the children of Delta July 912, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Sonlight Express Jesus and Me is an excit-

ing and interactive learning experience for children who have completed first grade through high school teens. Children will discover how much God loves us.

Landmark Missionary Baptist Church is located

at 1208 Grand Avenue in Delta. For more information or to register, call Pastor Ken Gilchrist at Landmark Missionary Baptist Church, 8743717. Leave a message if the pastor is unavailable.

Patriotic music pays tribute to our great nation During these uncertain times, take a moment to pause, pay tribute to the USA and remind yourself what a great nation God has given to us. Come join in “An American Celebration” with patriotic music and singing. You’ll hear “Why I am Proud to Pledge Allegiance to Our Flag,” join in and sing “This Land is Your Land” with banjo accom-

paniment, and hear a combined choir of men’s and women’s voices from Cedaredge, Orchard City, Crawford, Hotchkiss and Paonia performing “Heal Our Land,” “I Sing a Prayer for America” and many other songs. The program wouldn’t be complete without a “Salute to the Armed Services.”

Come and be a part of this great celebration,

which will be presented two times: Friday, June 29 — North Fork Baptist Church on Hwy. 133 across from Stop ‘n Save in Paonia at 7 p.m.

Sunday, July 1 — Cedaredge United Methodist Church, 210 NW 3rd Street, at 6 p.m.

For more information, call Marilyn Wyatt at 872-3949.

AGRICULTURE

Conservation district’s annual meeting is July 9 Landowners in Delta County are invited to have dinner with The Delta Conservation District and the Kid’s Pasta Project.

It is a chance to share in homemade food, local wine and music while paying tribute to local agriculture and conservation efforts. The Conservationist of the year Award will be given to a local landowner.

State Senator Gail Schwartz will also be the featured speaker at the annual meeting. She will speak on past and future

legislative issues.

The Conservation District was established locally in 1951 with a mission to provide for the conservation and preservation of our natural resources and agricultural heritage. More specifically, the district helps landowners with developing improved irrigation methods that increase efficiency while resulting in less salinity and selenium leaching.

The district also works to increase soil health, manage noxious weeds, promote renewable

energy and provide educational workshops and programs.

The dinner is on Monday, July 9, at the Scenic Mesa Ranch. Please RSVP at least by July 2 to the district manager Dev Carey at david.carey@co. nacdnet.net or call 8745726 ext. 121. For more information about the dinner visit online at kidspastaproject.org.

Cost is $14 per adult.

Seating is limited and those interested in attending are urged to reserve their seats early.

Deadline to enter fair queen pageant is July 2 The Delta County Fair Board is looking for young ladies to participate in the 2010 Delta County Fair and Rodeo Royalty Pageant. Miss Delta County Fair and Rodeo Royalty will symbolize the young women of Delta County who wish to further promote the Delta County Fair and Rodeo, and the great western way of life.

They will typify ideal, young American women as they travel throughout the state of Colorado representing Delta County in related activities.

The pageant will be held in conjunction with the Delta County Fair, Aug. 5-11. The royal court will consist of three young ladies: Queen, age 16-19, Princess, age 12-15, and Junior Princess, age 911. The winners will be crowned at the rodeo performance on Saturday night, Aug. 11.

Contestants will be judged on horsemanship which includes: a pattern, queen wave, carrying a flag, and doing a freestyle pattern to music; appearance; personality;

interview; three-minute speech using the fair theme; an impromptu question; modeling; congeniality; and written test.

The royalty committee will be holding a clinic for all young ladies entering the pageant on Monday, July 9. The clinic will cover the basic horsemanship skills, modeling, clothing and makeup tips. The clinic is free and

open to all young ladies who would like to know what fair and rodeo pageants are all about.

The entry deadline for the pageant is July 2. The first part of the contest will be held on July 28. All young ladies interested in the pageant or clinic need to contact Teresa Burns at 872-2396 or 270-4493 for more information and application and materials.

Registration opens for state fair entries The Colorado State Fair’s General Entry Department provides an opportunity for all Coloradans to participate in the fair. Whether it’s wood carving, arts and crafts, pantry, horticulture, or a number of cooking competitions, there’s room for anyone who wants to compete for blue ribbon glory.

Registration fees range from $1 to $5.

In all, there are more than 1,500 classes in 12

departments. Entrants are encouraged to pay tribute to this year’s theme, “Horses, Horses, Horses!” in their entry.

A full list of competitions and entry deadlines can be found by visiting www.coloradostatefair. com. General entry office hours are Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Colorado State Fair runs from Aug. 24 – Sept. 3. For more information, visit www. coloradostatefair.com.

LOCAL NEWS

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Outstanding eighth graders The Hotchkiss Masonic Lodge named Andrew Oviedo (center) and Sophia Schelle as the Outstanding Eighth Grade Boy and Girl for the 2011-12 school year at Hotchkiss K-8. They were joined by their parents for a picture during the year-ending awards assembly.

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Lions honor citizenship The Hotchkiss Lions Club selected three Hotchkiss eighth graders to receive the club’s Outstanding Citizenship Award. Pictured above, with their parents, are Brandi Goddard, Clayton Oxford and Jacob Lewis, during the presentation at the end of the school year.

Moving water from farms to cities Is it necessary and can it be done “nicely”?

BY DENIS REICH CSU Extension

The Colorado and Gunnison Basin Roundtables meet monthly to discuss basin and statewide water issues. These are eclectic groups, comingling engineers, county commissioners, hydrologists, recreationists, environmentalists, policy wonks, farmers and ranchers. While water may be for fighting, these sometime adversaries, sometime allies, brought together by the Colorado Water for the 21st Century Act in 2005, have learned to get along.

While they often disagree, they unanimously agree on one thing: the state can’t continue growing as it has without suffering water shortages that will irreparably damage local economies, the environment and agriculture.

One tough discussion has been the role of agricultural water management in generating new water for future urban growth and in-stream flows (water that stays in the river for environmental and recreational purposes). Irrigated agriculture is the largest consumer of water in the state. It’s not even a close race for secon — towns, cities, and their affiliated businesses are responsible for about one fifth the consumptive use of agriculture.

How could 10 percent of the state’s population —farmers and ranchers — be responsible for more than 80 percent of its water consumption?

For one thing, water diverted is not necessarily water consumed. The public works departments of most municipalities return the majority of water (about 90 percent) that was diverted for drinking and sanitation back to the native hydrology via their waste water treatment plants. That glass of cool clear H2O you just sucked down at the kitchen sink was probably wastewater in a previous life. Don’t worry, you’ll undoubtedly die of something else.

Agricultural water also diverts far more than it consumes, but consume it most certainly does.

There are only a few pock-

ets within the populated areas of the Front Range that are comparable in water consumption to a field of alfalfa or corn.

As a result, agriculture remains the go-to water source for many of the newer municipalities that dot the front range of Colorado. Cities and towns that saw their coffers swell with property tax revenue during recent boom years found making rude-torefuse offers on agricultural water rights in the South Platte and Arkansas basins a straight forward exercise in supply and demand. As a result, some rural counties were devastated.

Irrigators state-wide still get thinlipped when examples of “buy-n-dry,” such as Crowley County in the Lower Arkansas, are discussed.

Hundreds of thousands of acres of irrigated ground was left to the weeds after the water rights were sold and transferred to cities like Colorado Springs and Aurora.

Since the nine basin roundtables first convened across the state in 2006, the consensus has been that this form of water transfer does not serve the long term health of the state. Agriculture has a critical role to play in the future of the state’s economy, open space needs, and cultural identity. More sustainable and agriculture-friendly strategies are needed.

Researchers, ditch companies, irrigators, division engineers have been active in partnership with the roundtables and the Colorado Water Conservation Board to investigate and quantify water savings achievable from partial deficit irrigation (giving plants as much as they need, but less than they’d like), rotational fallowing and temporary leases. The simple objective of these investigations is to develop non-permanent transfers of water from agricultural users to urban areas during periods of high demand, such as this year’s drought: giving up some agricultural water without permanently drying up farms and the communities that go with them.

It’s a strategy that has many obstacles (legal and otherwise), but successful models exist in California and other states. Acknowledging that states with perennial water scarcity probably show us what we can eventually expect

here, it’s likely that Colorado agriculture will be a player in the municipal water business come mid-century. Some roundtable representatives still aren’t happy with such a compromise. It’s not just farmers and ranchers who are chagrined: environmental and recreational spokespersons prefer other opportunities for agriculture, recreation, and the environment to share water in a mutually beneficial and profitable fashion without selling water to communities that grow irresponsibly.

As these issues are debated, it is important to broaden the conversation beyond the “usual suspects” of water stakeholders represented on the roundtables. Public input is needed to help ensure that the solutions found respond to community values, and to ensure that discussions are converted into implementable solutions.

This is part of a series of articles coordinated by the Water Center at Colorado Mesa University in cooperation with the Colorado and Gunnison Basin Roundtables to raise awareness about water needs, uses and policies in our region.

To learn more about the basin roundtables and statewide water planning and let the roundtables know what you think, go to www.coloradomesa.edu/ WaterCenter.

Eight states and dozens of trade, recreation, agriculture, mining, and other public lands users have joined the Colorado Mining Association (CMA) in asking the United States Supreme Court to strike down the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s national “2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule,” which bans road building or maintenance on 58.5 million acres of public lands.

In its petition for a writ of certiorari filed with the U.S. Supreme Court, CMA contends that the Roadless Rule “is a sweeping usurpation of the authority vested solely in Congress to designate lands as wilderness.” States and groups filed amicus briefs this week with the court in support of CMA’s argument that the Roadless Rule usurps Congress’s authority to designate wilderness lands. In Colorado alone, more than 4.2 million acres will be designated as de facto wilderness under the Roadless Rule.

Lower federal courts have found the Roadless Rule to violate multiple federal land management and environmental protection statutes. However, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit subsequently upheld the rule. CMA has challenged the Roadless Rule

Women with cancer meet for lunch, support The Delta County Breast and Women’s Cancer Support Group meets the last Friday of every month in the Grand Mesa Cancer Infusion & Education Center, just north of Delta County Memorial Hospital. The brown bag lunch begins at 12 noon. The next meeting is June 29.

Women with any type of cancer are invited to join this support group of women supporting women. For more information or a ride, call 872-3309 or 778-8146 by Thursday evening.

since 2007, intervening in an action originally brought by the State of Wyoming.

CMA President Stuart Sanderson stated: “CMA greatly appreciates the support of these organizations and states, which represent many diverse interests and millions of citizens not just throughout the west, but throughout the entire United States.

“It is clear” he added, “that the Roadless Rule will cause harm well beyond the mining industry, impacting agriculture, recreation, tourism and many other businesses which rely on access to lands designated for many uses, which the 2001 Roadless Rule prohibits.”

The CMA believes the Roadless Rule will effectively prevent future mining and oil and gas operations on Roadless lands, leading to decreased production, job losses and sharp decreases in taxes and revenues from industry that are critical to local governments and public school systems. It will harm the recreation and tourism industries and will prevent states from conducting necessary activities to manage these lands, including protecting these lands from wildfires and other environmental harm.

The list of organizations asking the U.S. Supreme Court to take the case includes the National Mining Association (NMA), the American Petroleum Institute, the National Cattleman’s Beef Association, the American

Forest Resource Council and the American Sheep Industry Association.

The eight states filing amicus curiae or “friend of court” briefs are Alabama, Utah, Alaska, Arizona, Michigan, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Virginia. Also joining CMA are the Western Energy Alliance, Mountain States Legal Foundation, Wyoming Stock Growers Association, Intermountain Forest Association, and the Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation. The Blue Ribbon Coalition and the California Association of 4 Wheel Drive Clubs also filed briefs with the court.

PEOPLE IN THE NEWS Robert Duran of Delta was awarded the Egg & I Restaurant/Rayno and Patricia Seaser Scholarship of $1,000. He is currently a senior hospitality management major at Colorado State University.

Duran is the son of John Duran and Lisa Gravestock of Delta.

He is the president of Pi Kappa Phi and the parliamentarian/chief of staff/press secretary of the Associated Students of Colorado State University.

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This July Fourth

SHOW YOUR INDEPENDENCE DEFEND YOUR RIGHT TO WALK OR RIDE INTO THE PUBLICLY OWNED RAGGED MOUNTAIN BASIN Line up with other Defenders of Freedom on July 4th on Paonia’s Grand Avenue starting at 9 a.m.

Start marching in the Cherry Day Parade at 10 a.m.

Look for the banner that reads: “Hands off the Ragged Mountain Basin” For information contact: Friends of the Ragged Mountain Basin.

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BUSINESS

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Region 10 ensures seniors receive services Are you (or someone you love) over age 60 and in need of services? If so, help is just a phone call away. More than $1,000,000 in funding will be awarded through the Region 10 Area Agency on Aging this month, guaranteeing continued access to caregiving, transportation, homemaking, preventive dental care, legal aid and ombudsman services for local seniors.

Region 10 AAA has identified 11 qualified contractors through its annual request for proposal process, and awarded one-year contracts to those capable of most effectively operating the programs that serve local seniors. AAA will provide funding to those contractors, which include nonprofit, for-profit and governmental organizations.

“We are very excited to be able to bring this level of funding and support to our communities,” Region

10 AAA Director Michelle Haynes said. “The new contracts will take effect July 1, and reflect our commitment to serving area seniors with comprehensive, cost-effective services that help them maintain an independent, active lifestyle.” Contractors for 2012/2012 include the local providers: All Points Transit — All Points Transit is a 501c3 non-profit organization that provides diala-ride services to seniors in Montrose, Delta and San Miguel counties for medical appointments, meal attendance and shopping needs; Caregiver Solutions — A local business providing qualified professionals to offer respite services to caregivers available to residents of Delta, Gunnison, Hinsdale, Montrose, Ouray and San Miguel Counties.

Grand Mesa Dental Hygiene — Dental hygienist Mary Vigil pro-

NOTICE OF MEETING DELTA COUNTY BOARD OF EQUALIZATION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of County Commissioners of Delta County will sit as the County Board of Equalization in the Delta County Courthouse, Commissioners’ Meeting Room No. 236, beginning July 1, 2012, as provided in C.R.S. 39-8-104, as amended, to review the assessment roll of all taxable property located in Delta County as prepared by the Delta County Assessor, to hear appeals from determinations of the Assessor and to schedule hearings for such properly filed appeals.

REAL PROPERTY PETITIONS for hearing before the Board of Equalization must be received or postmarked on or before July 15, 2012.

PERSONAL PROPERTY PETITIONS for hearing before the Board of Equal-ization must be received or postmarked on or before July 20, 2012.

Hearings on appeals will be held on July 25, 2012 through July 27, 2012.

Ann B. Eddins Delta County Clerk & Recorder Published in the Delta County Independent June 27 and July 4, 2012.

vides, preventive dental care for seniors throughout the six-county territory served by Region 10; Older Americans Charitable Trust/Paonia Counseling Services — Region 10 AAA helps to fund ombudsman services in Montrose, Delta and Gunnison counties, serving seven skilled nursing and 13 assisted living facilities with residence advocacy and assists in identification and prevention of elder abuse in the community; Touch of Care — A locally-owned company that serves Montrose, Delta, Ouray and Gunnison counties with professional homemaker and personal care services; Uncompahgre Volunteer Legal Aid — Region 10 AAA helps to fund legal aid services at low or no cost to seniors throughout the six-county territory served by Region 10; Volunteers of America Senior CommUnity Meals — Volunteers of America is a non-profit organization with a nationwide presence, and provides congregate and home-delivered meal services in Montrose, Delta and San Miguel counties (West End), serving over 10,000 meals each month to seniors in the region.

With the support of federal, state and local funding, Region 10 Area Agency on Aging programs are available at no costs to seniors; donations for services are requested to ensure adequate levels of service remain available to those in need.

To learn more about the programs and services offered through the Region 10 Area Agency on Aging, call AAA Director Michelle Haynes at 249-2436.

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Rotarians award scholarships Rotarians Joe Carlson, Gregg Kuta and Jim Wetzel recently awarded a total of $9,000 in scholarships to Delta High School graduates, as well as $1,500 to nursing students at Delta Montrose Technical College. Receiving $1,500 each from the Rotarians were (front, from left) Elise Scates, Carissa Sidor, Cheryl King (accepting the scholarship on behalf of her son Sean), Rachel Tallent, Sadie Carrillo and Taylor Zunich.

New district ranger assigned to Grand Valley The GMUG National Forest has announced the arrival of William “Bill” Edwards, the Grand Valley Ranger District’s new district ranger.

According to Edwards, “I’m looking forward to exploring the area and getting a feel for the terrain, resources and outdoor activities that make this a great place to live and work.”

Edwards was raised in northern Arizona near

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Prescott, and attended the University of Arizona. He earned a bachelors degree in renewable natural resource management.

He is a major in the Air Force Reserve and has undertaken 13 contingency deployments,

including four combat tours in Afghanistan. He served in support of joint special operations and combat search and rescue forces. He recently completed his master’s degree through the Air Command and Staff College.

Delta County shows job gains According to the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, the unemployment rate in Colorado increased twotenths of one percentage point to 8.1 percent from April to May. A year ago the unemployment rate stood at 9.2 percent.

In Delta County, the unemployment rate dropped slightly, from 8.5 percent in April to 8.3 percent in May, despite an increase in the labor force of nearly a thousand. The labor force as estimated at 16,598 in

May, compared to 15,919 in April.

May unemployment was estimated at 10.7 percent in Montrose County and 9.0 percent in the Grand Junction area.

The largest over the month private sector job gains were in financial activities and leisure and hospitality. The largest decline was in trade, transportation and utilities.

Over the year, private sector payroll jobs increased 41,200 and government declined 400.

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To make shopping even more fun, she will be offering discount punch cards for repeat customers and has already come up with some great ideas for seasonal and holiday sales.

Karleen offers 70/30% consignment on quality handmade items, plus new and used household items in marketable condition. To learn more, give her a call at 210-9402 or stop by the store during business hours, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Karleen is happy to schedule appointments with groups of three or more who would like to visit the store Tuesday and Wednesday. Just give her a call at 210-9402.

Karleen’s Kaleidoscope has a little bit of everything, and the inventory changes frequently so you’ll want to stop in often to see what’s new.

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Since retiring earlier this year, Karleen Sollenbarger is delighted to have more time to work on her crafts.

She especially loves to tole paint, work with silk flowers, and create something decorative and useful out of things that others consider throw-away. She knows there are a lot of other talented, creative people in Delta County so she decided to open a store where everyone could sell their creations and quality collectibles. In May, she opened the doors of Karleen’s Kaleidoscope at 11468 Highway 65 in Eckert.

In addition to handmade items by local crafters, Karleen’s Kaleidoscope features a wide variety of new and gently used gifts and home decorating ideas. This is not just another secondhand store — Karleen’s Kaleidoscope is a fun, festive place to shop for jewelry, gifts and items for your home.

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Police chief calls for better security for city buildings

BY HANK LOHMEYER Staff Writer

Cedaredge police chief Robert Yant on June 21 presented an appeal to the town board on the need for more security in municipal buildings, and in particular during municipal court proceedings.

“The recommendation that I am going to make tonight, which of course is entirely up to the board . . . would be very helpful. It would probably be best to do this by ordinance, that would be to ban weapons in the town’s buildings. There could be a

sign on the door saying, ‘No weapons allowed.’ Town hall, the same thing.”

The chief also recommended that an incoming lock be placed on the side door of the town board’s meeting room.

“Another thing that you might want to consider, especially for our court, is a metal detector,” the chief said.

He described two types of metal detectors: the handheld “wands” and the walkthrough gallery.

The town board took no action on the matter following the chief ’s presentation.

Saddle up those parade entries It is time for interested organizations to sign up for the Little Britches Parade which will be held on July 14.

Registration forms are available at Food Town and the Cedaredge Chamber of Commerce office at 245 West Main Street.

Those organizations that enter will gather on NW Cedar Street to line up in their position in the parade at 11:30 a.m. The parade route will be NW Cedar to NW 5th Street; South to Main, and East on Main to 2nd Street; then South on 2nd Street to 2nd Avenue where it will end.

The Surface Creek Lions

Club will be having their annual cookout at the Lions shelter in Town Park.

Non-profit organizations interested in setting up a booth in the park to sell their products may do so at no charge, but approval is needed. To reserve a booth space, you will need to contact Bill Miller at 856-6153.

This parade is sponsored by the Lions Club, supported by the Little Britches Organization and the Cedaredge Area Chamber of Commerce.

The Chamber of Commerce will be sponsoring a street dance the night of July 14 in downtown Cedaredge.

Grant helps spay, neuter program

BY HANK LOHMEYER Staff Writer

The Friends of Cedaredge Animal Control (FCAC) has been awarded $5,000 by the Animal Assistance Foundation of Denver. The money will be used in the spay and neuter program at the Cedaredge Animal Shelter.

The FCAC is a private organization that has taken over responsibility and funding for operation at the Cedaredge Shelter, which only a few years ago was funded substantially

by the town government.

The FCAC adopted out 100 dogs and 150 cats in 2011. Not all were spayed or neutered by the FCAC; but the group does not let adoptive animals leave its shelter without being spayed or neutered.

In making the $5,000 award, the Animal Assistance Foundation noted its pleasure in being able to assist the FCAC’s work. “Thank you for all you are accomplishing for animals and their families,” the Foundation award letter said.

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Alpine interlude The valley’s hot temperatures make the always-appealing drive to the mesa top almost irresistible. Shown is the easily accessible Cobbett Lake.

Drought worries could bring cuts to water allowance Citizen complaints prompt Cedaredge council to delay decision on cut

BY HANK LOHMEYER Staff Writer

Constituents stepped up and aimed pointed questions at the Cedaredge Town Board and administration during the trustees’ June 21 regular meeting.

An agenda item, “Water conservation: prepare customers for 2013 drought. In August 2012, reduce base gallons from 10,000 to 8,000,” drew critical remarks from former trustee Mike Meskel and other town residents.

Among the criticisms leveled at the agenda item by Meskel and three others were its potential cost to water users, and, that the subject had not been discussed at the board’s June 14 work session even though it had been on that agenda. Also, raising doubts about the town’s intent, Meskel asked, “Is it

really a conservation issue or is it a revenue generator?”

Resident Gerry Mendralla asked, “Is the town under a drought alert for 2013, and if so what authority has officially declared a drought for next year, or is it town policy?”

The trustees moved discussion of the “2013 drought” item forward to its July 12 work session. Mayor Pat Means explained the matter was not discussed at the June work session because that meeting time had been taken up by wastewater treatment plant issues.

A separate item addressed

by Meskel and another constituent was a change in the employee golf benefit. Trustees voted to make the reduced cost golf course privileges available to town employees work a minimum of 20 hours per month. Trustees Dayton Myers and Ken Simpson voted against the change. Previously, 40 hours of work per month were required to qualify for the benefit.

Before the board’s vote on the golf issue, Meskel was critical of the policy and issued a statement that, “I believe as

a board you are using taxpayers’ money fraudulently.”

A speaker identified as Dave Blanchet said it was “ridiculous” to give away a benefit when the golf course is struggling financially.

Mayor pro tem Gene Welch, who was conducting the meeting at Means’s request, explained the board had discussed the issue many times before and had decided on offering a golf benefit to employees.

A third item that constituents criticized involved the town’s water and sewer charges. Mendralla said, “Right now our growth is stagnant and business is struggling, if not leaving. I suggest you consider our fee structures and (cost of permits) that have evolved over time. Make our location more buyer friendly.”

Meskel agreed. His statement to the board pointed out, “I would highly suggest the board review and modify rates more fairly.” After citing examples he added, “As many business owners in town have been struggling for the past several years, why should you as a board further burden commerce?”

‘A walk through time’ was a delight

BY HANK LOHMEYER Staff Writer

Orchard City’s Centennial Committee, with enthusiastic participation of town residents, last Saturday staged the second of four event-days observing the town’s 100th year.

The day was one of honoring the town’s history with presentations and tours of the Eckert and Cory cemeteries (see related story). Events culminated in a unique and thoroughly delightful “walk” through the town’s history presented at Orchard City Park Pavilion.

The “Walk Through Time in Orchard City” was a melodrama-format production.

Elected officials and residents played in various roles.

The opening scene recreated a community meeting 100 years ago where a motion was made to form a town. The motion passes by a narrow margin. But, as things have turned out, that vote result came just moments before the real debate began: naming the new town Austin, Cory, Eckert, or something else.

That is an issue which, in various forms, remains current to the present day.

The scene of “A Walk Through Time in Orchard City” then turns to a young boy. He is suffering from a water-borne ailment like ones said to have been common in Orchard City’s pre-water system days. The boy, who is being comforted by his mother, falls into a dream-laden sleep where he foresees the

Photo by Hank Lohmeyer

Orchard City native Genevieve Hice, 97, shares her remembrances of pioneer days in Orchard City during a community centennial gathering Saturday at Orchard City Park Pavilion.

Genevieve is shown with her daughter, Carolyn Aust. town’s future.

The boy’s dream visions, in the form of historical photos of Orchard City from its founding to the present, were displayed by computer projection onto a large screen set up in the pavilion where dozens of residents had pulled up picnic tables and chairs for a good view of the production.

A community dialog then took place with many observations and reminiscences offered by townsfolk young and old.

“Who knows what this building is?” the moderator asked as a photo appeared on the screen. “That’s the old post office,” came a reply. Old photos, along with some recent ones of commercial buildings, enterprises, schools, orchards, churches, and homes scrolled

by on the screen as residents recalled their personal memories of the town’s history. It was a family event just like dad bringing out his eight millimeter home movies for the family on Saturday night.

Everyone in the darkened living room regaled at the dancing images of themselves projected onto the wall, or onto a bedsheet mom had hung for a screen.

Orchard City native Genevieve Hice, age 97 and a half, recalled the famous 1937 failure of Fruitgrowers Dam and resulting flooding of Austin. “We sat on the hill (Cory Bench),” she recalled, “and watched all the railroad ties wash away.” Their Austin church basement filled with mud.

Genevieve also recalled

a very brief encounter that she and her father had with some fleeing desperados following a robbery in town.

The money stolen was to pay for orchard workers, and every penny was eventually recovered or restored, she remembered.

As the community’s walk down memory lane concluded, the melodrama’s scene changed. The young boy’s dream reverie shifts. He is with modern day friends and they compare their experiences on what it was like living in the Orchard City of then and now. A trip to Delta in 1912 was an all-day event that happened only a couple of times a month, the boy observed; but it only takes 20 minutes

today, his friends replied in amazement.

Finally the young boy, recovered from his illness and with his mother still at his bedside, awakes from his visionary dreaming of things to come.

“You know,” he tells her after having survived his ordeal and witnessing the town’s future, “Orchard City is a pretty nice place to live!”

“A Walk Through Time in Orchard City” was authored

by Nome Boyd of Austin.

Members of the Orchard City Centennial Committee and support staff are Bette Davis, Judy Davies, Kenneth Kline, Gale Doudy, Len Johnson, Melissa Oelke, and Polly Proctor.

Photo by Hank Lohmeyer

The cast of “A Walk Through Time in Orchard City” is shown above. They are, front row from left, Nome Boyd, author of the production; Marsha Thomas, Christian DaCosta, Wyatt Camp, Jothan Pyle, Genevieve Hice, and Jan Gage. On the back row from left are Jan Hinchman, Len Johnson, Gale Doudy, Jimmie Boyd, Matt Soper, and Don Suppes.

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Centennial brings focus to Orchard City history

BY HANK LOHMEYER Staff Writer

Programs and tours at the Eckert and Cory cemeteries set the tone for a day of personal and historic reminisces in Orchard City on June 23.

The occasion was the second of four events this summer by the Orchard City Centennial Committee for observance of the town’s Centennial, 19122012.

At Eckert, Naomi Stewart gave a presentation on local history centered around the establishment of the cemetery and early pioneer settlers, her ancestors, who helped bring it about.

Naomi, like many current Surface Creek Valley residents, is a direct descendant of the first hardy adventurers and opportunity seekers who came here building lives for themselves, and who in the process created the beginnings of the commu-

nities we know today.

Naomi’s mother was Doris Stewart. Doris passed away last year at age 98. During Naomi’s presentation, she explained that her mother was the daughter of Amanda (Johnson) Hart.

Amanda (Naomi’s grandmother) was one of three children of Erik and Brita Johnson, pioneer settlers in the Surface Creek Valley who had come here originally from Sweden. Erik and Brita’s other two children were Emma and Walter.

The Johnson children donated the land, inherited from their parents, for use as the Eckert Cemetery in 1901.

As secretary for the Eckert Cemetery Board, Carol Vela, records from public records in her narrative of the cemetery’s history, “I, Emma C. (Johnson) Weir, in my individual capacity as one of the heirs of Erik

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There is a commemorative garden at the cemetery entrance that was established by the efforts of Doris Stewart with funding assistance from many family members and others, Naomi explained. An engraved stone at the site commemorates donation of the land by the Johnson children: Emma, Amanda and Walter.

During Naomi’s presentation she shared other personal experiences, events, history, and accounts “that I have lived with growing up and my whole life.”

At Cory, the strong tradition of honoring veterans, a tradition upheld by all Delta County local cemetery boards, was especially evident.

“The Cory Cemetery has 93 veterans” interred in its 3.5 acres, states a register. Of those 93, six are the earthly remains of men who served in the Civil War. A research and review of the cemetery today that was compiled by

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Attention-getting The striking color of this blossom seen along Happy Hollow Road is a sweet pea. Thanks to Eckert naturalist Evelyn Horn for the following explanation: It’s a domestic or escaped sweet pea, properly called, lathyrus latifolius. Common names are perennial peavine and everlasting peavine. The name “lathyrus” is Greek for a plant that was supposed to be an aphrodisiac; “latifolius” means “flat leaved.” If readers look at the photo, they will notice a broad upper area; that’s the “banner” to attract pollinators.

Then, there are two smaller structures below it called “wings” which protect the developing pea pod within. And, the plant has “tendrils” to help it climb up the fences.

Fairview students renew friendships at reunion

BY VERNA BARR

Alan M. King

Nome Boyd of Austin indicates that Cory Cemetery may have a claim to the first recorded burial of the two Orchard City cemeteries. “The oldest headstone I found,” Boyd writes, “was for Caroline Ann Amott Estes, born in 1809 and died in 1827.

That date drew my attention because this was still Indian Territory and the pioneers hadn’t come to settle this territory...

I asked around, and a member of the Estes family told me the headstone was wrong, but they didn’t have the correct dates.”

Boyd also notes, “The second oldest grave (at Cory) was dated 1888 for Edwin H. Fleenor.”

At Eckert Cemetery, Vela writes, “The earliest known burials in the Eckert Cemetery took place in 1889.”

So, Cory Cemetery has a claim to having the first burial of the two cemeteries in Orchard City by one year.

Members of the Orchard City Centennial Committee and support staff are Bette Davis, Judy Davies, Kenneth Kline, Gale Doudy, Len Johnson, Melissa Oelke, and Polly Proctor.

Saturday, June 23, was a time to renew friendships and remember times gone by. Everyone who ever attended Fairview School was invited to breakfast at Pleasure Park. The school no longer exists but many memories live on and are recalled each year at the school’s annual reunion.

Fairview School was located between Austin and Cory. Only two rooms were built in 1904 with additional rooms added as more and more families moved into the area.

Correction The man pictured at left in the photo accompanying the Harker Family reunion story on June 20 is misidentified, the DCI is told. He is a member of the Hawker extended family, Alan Anderson.

Grades 1-8 were accommodated.

Rural schools, including Fairview, were closed when the county’s school district was consolidated. Fairview closed in 1966. Children were transferred to Eckert and Delta schools. The building is gone though memories remain.

The planning committee included Connie Hutchinson, Marsha Thomas, June Mills, Merrideth Von Burg, Marilyn Boyd, Sharon Fuller and Ray Drysdale. Drysdale sponsors the breakfast gatherings each year.

117 meals were served to past Fairview students and their guests, 38 more than last year. One traveler came all the way from San Diego.

June Fergus Mills received the special honor of being named to the Fairview Wall of Fame.

A history of June, her

ancestors, descendents, along with family photos will be hung in the Fairview Corner at Orchard City Town Hall.

The coveted ‘softball’ trophy award was presented to T.J. Harshman with the usual instructions to inscribe his name on the ball, display it in a prominent place and return it, gift wrapped, to be re-awarded next year.

A painting by Sharon Fuller was won, in a drawing, by Stanley Duncan. Carnations were given to family members in memory of loved ones who had died during the past year.

An invitation was extended to stop by at the Orchard City Hall to view the Fairview School display. Then, proceed to the Town Park for a picnic box lunch and entertainment in celebration of the town’s 100th year celebration.

Photo by Verna Barr

June Fergus Mills was named to the Fairview Wall of Fame. The framed award contains family photos and a written family history. It will be hung with those of past recipients in the Fairview Corner of Orchard City Hall.

Chapel concert series showcases music pros

BY HANK LOHMEYER Staff Writer

Two well-known local musicians brought quite a bit more than fine entertainment to their audience at the Chapel of the Cross concert on June 21.

Doc Adkins and Paul Frazier are masters of the troubadour’s trade to be sure. But in addition, they are both accomplished with years of academic music study, have both earned degrees in their field, they have taught, and they have each worked professionally and performed with a list of music industry stars whose names would appear on almost any Top 40 chart.

Both Doc and Paul perform regularly with popular bands in this area. Doc is a member of the David Starr Band and Paul provides anchor vocals and instrumental for the Metamoocil Mountain Boys. They teamed up on June 21 and gave a program that accented the Southern cultural roots both men take pride in, and that included Gospel classics blending perfectly with their program’s music-of-the-people style in the setting of the Pio-

Photo by Hank Lohmeyer

Doc Adkins (left) and Paul Frazier are two local musicians who bring impressive academic accomplishment, music teaching, and professional experience to their performances.

neer Town Chapel venue.

Doc’s curriculum vitae starts with his birth in Arkansas and youth in Mississippi. “His music background encompasses country, rock, blues, jazz, and Gospel. He has performed with scores of bands over the past 46 years, including Patti Page, Charlie Pride, Freda Payne, William King Jr. and Milan Williams (The Commodores), Barbara Eden, Doug Supernaw, and Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. He has shared stages with The

Guess Who, Clint Black, Travis Tritt, Badfinger, Three Dog Night, and Bobby Rush.”

Paul’s musical resumé finds its Southern beginnings in Florida. “Over the past 40 years, he has shared stages (and living rooms) with a variety of artists including Jerry Jeff Walker, David Bromberg, Earl Scruggs, Goose Neck Symphony, John Sebastian, John Hartford, Bobby and Bruce Hornsby, The Lost Gonzo Band, and Chuck Price.”

Paul has academic training in his field with “degrees in music composition, percussion, and music education.” Today he teaches music at schools in the North Fork Valley and Delta, and also gives private lessons at Starr’s Guitars in Cedaredge.

Doc’s academic accomplishments include degrees in music education, electronics technology, and computer networking. He has also accumulated experience as a live sound engineer, studio musician, piano tuner, educator, systems installer, published technical writer, artist relations representative, and consultant to many musical acts and installations.”

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What’s bugging you?

Problems of woody plants and their solutions

BY JIM LESER Cedaredge Tree Board

Insects and spiders — are they friends or foes? Believe it or not, most insects and spiders are neither bad nor good.

Only a few are the pests we are concerned about.

Some insects are good because they pollinate crops, produce honey, and are decomposers, breaking down dead things into organic matter and eventually helping the soil. Still others are out there providing beauty and interest to our surroundings. Well you get the idea.

The group I am interested in today is the beneficial insects and spiders we call predators and parasites. The activities of these beneficial species can often completely prevent or greatly limit pest problems. It is important to recognize these beneficial arthropods so they may be appreciated and conserved.

The most recognized predators include lady beetles, lacewings, praying mantis and spiders.

Other predators that are very important but less recognized by the general public are several kinds of beetles including ground and tiger beetles. Assassin bugs, damsel bugs, robber flies and syrphid flies are others.

Lady beetles or ladybugs are the most commonly recognized predator of gardens. Adults are easily recognized but the larvae, which resemble little alligators, are often overlooked.

The most common food for lady beetles is aphids and other soft-bodied insects. Unfortunately

aphids and many other pest species reproduce so rapidly that lady beetles often can not keep up in their feeding and get overwhelmed by the aphid infestation.

In these cases they will need our help. And lady beetles rarely find developing aphid problems until their numbers have gotten out of hand.

Lacewings are another useful predator found in our gardens. Adults have pale, veined wings they hold along the sides of their bodies. We often see them at porch lights.

Adult lacewings feed primarily on nectar and other fluids, but some species also consume a few small insects Lacewing eggs are laid on stalks. The larvae also look like tan alligators with ice-tong like mouth parts. They too like aphids but also can attack small caterpillars Everyone knows the praying mantis. Their eggs are laid in a gluedtogether cluster. They are interesting predators but are not capable of controlling exploding pest populations.

I think spiders are the most interesting group of predators we have.

While web-spinning spiders catch their share of mainly flying insects, it is non-web-spinning crab spiders, wolf spiders and jumping spiders that actively hunt or ambush their prey and are the most useful in controlling your pests.

Insect parasites develop in or on a single host from eggs or larvae deposited by the adult parasite.

Common insect parasites are tachinid flies and the braconid and ichneumonid wasps.

Parasite adults lay their eggs either on or in their host insects, which the larvae consume. Most gardeners will never see or at least recognize an insect parasite or the results of the feeding of their larvae.

You will often see advertisements for parasite and predators in garden catalogs, stores and other sources. The most common ones offered are lady beetles, praying mantis, Trichogramma wasps and fly parasites. I have recently seen them advertised in a local paper. For the homeowner, purchasing these predators or parasites rarely provides any benefit.

So what can you do to help the situation? The approach is conservation.

Minimize use of harsh, broad spectrum insecticides. Only spray when it is clear your natural enemies have been overwhelmed and can’t control the pest infestation.

Create a garden that provides pollen and nectar sources and a safe place

for beneficial insects and spiders to grow and prosper. You will reap the benefits.

For more information on insect and spider predators and parasites complete with pictures, go to: www.ext.colostate. edu/pubs/insect/05550. html.

Jim Leser retired to Cedaredge after a career with Texas A&M University Extension in entomology. He is a member of the Cedaredge Tree Board and a master gardener.

Photo by Hank Lohmeyer

High stepping Members of the Delta County Dance Company performed at the Orchard City Park Pavilion during the centennial observance on Saturday.

Police earn ‘spirit’ award

BY HANK LOHMEYER Staff Writer

The Cedaredge Police Department received an award earlier this month at the Colorado Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP) annual convention.

Town police chief Robert Yant announced the award during the trustees’ regular meeting on June 21.

The honor is called the CACP American Spirit Award, and Cedaredge was the only department in the state receiving the award this year, Yant said.

He and officer Dan Sanders attended the CACP convention (the trip paid for with grant funds) earlier this month, Yant explained. He added

Cedaredge Sick Tree Day is fast approaching The town of Cedaredge has scheduled its annual Sick Tree Day for Saturday, July 14. Registration is open for 22 house calls.

“Once we reach that number we will stop taking reservations,” said Jim Leser, chair of the tree board.

This has been an unusually dry and now hot year. There will be tree stress problems showing up from our drought conditions. There should also be some unusual pest problems. More chlorosis (yellowing of leaves) has been observed this year than in the past.

Native junipers (cedars) and pinyons are showing water stress and some are dying.

A team consisting of tree board members along with Grand Junction expert Dr. Curtis Swift, area extension horticulturalist, will help diagnose your problems and prescribe management solutions. Tree board members include three Master Gardeners and an expert on insects.

Persons living in the town of Cedaredge and surrounding Surface Creek area who have questions concerning the health of

the trees on their property can sign up for a free visit from the experts.

To schedule a visit a person can either sign up in person at the Cedaredge Town Hall, on the town’s website, www. cedaredgecolorado.com, or by calling the town hall at 856-3123. Registration closes on or before July 9, depending upon when the maximum number that can be visited is reached.

Once registration is complete a schedule will be established and people who signed up will be notified as to what time to expect a visit.

that it was a surprise to receive it. “This is another testimony to the dedication of our officers,” he told the town board.

The award is for departments in towns of less than 10,000 population.

Other criteria for receiving the award include the following ones: • It is specifically targeted to those agencies serving smaller communities which do not allow limited manpower, resources or finances to inhibit them in seeking to provide more than basic services; • A department must distinguish itself as extraordinary through one or more of the following: service, standards, attained goals, and professionalism; • The department shall have a justified reputation for overcoming manpower, financial, resource, or other limitations to provide professional service and programs not commonly found in traditional small agencies; • The department has demonstrated dedication to training all its personnel, including management.

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Plants of the Western Slope A look at local flora with Evelyn Horn Milkweed I wander along the ditch bank looking for wildflowers. The terrain looks like the last of July, but it’s only the middle of June. The ditch is nearly dry and the only vegetation is where there’s a bit of moisture.

And here in the mist of the grass is a Showy Milkweed with its pretty pink-purple clusters of blossoms. This threefeet-tall plant is easy to recognize by its pretty blossoms, its large leaves, and its downy covering. It’s soft to the touch and when the four-inch-long seed pods come in autumn, they’re downy too.

Out in the ‘dobes in spring time, there’s a gorgeous plant called Adobe Milkweed in cream and purple. And there’s another white-flowered, low-growing milkweed

Photo by E. Horn

Showy Milkweed in the ‘dobe areas, noted for its white-margined, wavy-edged leaves.

But the common Showy Milkweed, Asclepius speciosa, is my ditch-bank beauty. I reach over and pinch a leaf . . . milky! And, as a rule of thumb, milky sap indicates poisonous

plants. Yet, the Greek term “asclepius” is in honor of Asclepius the god of medicine, and “speciosa” means beautiful. But the plant is poisonous — and, as is sometimes the case, poisonous plants are used in medicine. Michael Moore’s “Medicinal Plants of the Mountain West” describes some of the current uses, and in all cases the root is the needed part. The milky juice can cause skin and eye irritation.

The concoctions made from the roots of milkweeds can be used for heart problems, to increase urination and perspiration. The roots are best collected after the large seed pods have formed and sent their seeds into the wind.

Since most of these plants spread by root

and as well as by seed, digging may reveal a fibrous root system. Still another, the orange-flowered Butterfly Milkweed is found in Mesa and Montrose counties. As the name implies, this milkweed is a favorite of the Monarch butterfly and the insect’s bright orange color warns predators, “I’m poisonous.”

But surprisingly, this one doesn’t have milky sap!

I’m still looking for Immortal or Creeping Milkweed, with purple and green blossoms. This low-growing milkweed occurs in pinyon-juniper woodlands. It has narrow leaves, and the seedpods tend to occur at the tip of the stem in a set of four, hence the common name of “antelope horns.” I’ll never run out of milkweeds!

Photo by Tamie Meck

Business ready Working in the cool of the morning, Carlos puts finishing touches on a set of French doors in preparation for the opening of The Living Farm Café in Paonia. Owner/chef Mike Gillespie said he anticipates opening this week.

Area seniors, children PEOPLE come together for fun IN THE NEWS

Senior CommUnity Care, PACE Program targets the local frail, elder adults with the goal to not only keep them in their home but in their communities. Within this program the participants, many of whom were born and raised in this area, are given the opportunities to be introduced to new activities or be reintroduced to old activities they may have had to give up because of availability, funds and/or disability.

The Black Canyon Boy and Girls Club is a local chapter that is dedicated to the enrichment of local children’s lives by working with young people from various backgrounds and cultures.

They do this by creating opportunities for the children to engage in activities with adults helping them to reach their full potential.

Senior CommUnity Care, the PACE program and Black Canyon Boys and Girls Club joined together in an afternoon of fishing, lunch and fun on Thursday, June 21.

Participants from both the Senior CommUnity

Robert Duran of Delta was awarded the Egg & I Restaurant/Rayno and Patricia Seaser Scholarship of $1,000. He is currently a senior hospitality management major at Colorado State University.

Duran is the son of John Duran and Lisa Gravestock of Delta.

He is the president of Pi Kappa Phi and the parliamentarian/chief of staff/press secretary of the Associated Students of Colorado State University.

Walking tours planned in Montrose Care sites in Montrose and Eckert met the children at Confluence Park in Delta.

These opportunities allow the elderly and the children of the community to come together and find out that age and differences are really only a number.

If you’d like more information about this

event or others with Senior CommUnity Care, PACE, please call Jacqueline Adragna at (970) 209-23239 or email jadragna@voa.org.

If you’d like more information about this event or others with Black Canyon Boys and Girls Club, contact Jerra Grett at 323-5185 or e-mail jerragrett@hotmail.com.

Montrose County Historical Museum will start a historical walking tour, “Local Legends and True Tales,” on June 26.

The walking tours will be held the second and fourth Tuesday of every month, beginning at 6 p.m. and lasting about two hours. There is a suggested donation of $5.

For more information call 249-2085.

Thunder Mountain racing resumes this Saturday Racing at Thunder Mountain resumes on Saturday, June 30, with Outlaws, Dwarf, Renegade, Lightening Sprints, Hobby and Go-Karts running.

In July, enjoy racing on July 6-7, 21, and 2728. There will be no racing on July 14.

Gates open at 4 p.m., racing begins at 7 p.m.

Admission is $10 for adults, $8 for kids and senior citizens, and a family pass is available for $25.

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All Points seeks board members All Points Transit, a privately owned nonprofit transportation agency, is looking for volunteer board members to represent Montrose, Olathe, and Delta Counties.

Please call board president Lacy Anderson at (970) 596-9433 for more information.

merce to help announce the program and drive small business engagement and participation.

The program, which will award up to 12 individual grants of $250,000, was developed to provide small businesses with capital and innovative marketing resources needed to make a positive impact on their business.

The Womens Business Alliance of Colorado has submitted a grant application and needs your help to be eligible to qualify. Please go to www.missionsmallbusiness.com Go to log in and support, enter Womens Business Alliance of Colorado, Colorado, Montrose and then vote. WBA Colorado plans to use the funds to help the local business community.

The deadline to reach 250 votes is June 30. It only takes two minutes to vote. Please take the time to help the local business community.

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SPORTS June 27, 2012

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

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GJ ROCKIES WIN OPENER

BY WAYNE CRICK DCI Sports Editor

If there was ever a sports writer who epitomized the drive to record history as it happened, long-time friend, and departed colleague, Gary Burke would be that writer. His passing on March 13, 2010 was an eventful occassion for many who knew him.

After working with

Burke for more than 20 years as a teacher and as a fellow sports-writer for the Delta County Independent for nearly as long, it was with great honor that this writer attended the Opening Day at Suplizio Field between the Grand Junction Rockies and the Idaho Falls Chukars.

Burke was a great fan of baseball with a deep love of the game in so

Gary Burke

many ways. His beloved Yankees were the bane of baseball for many who were not Yankee fans.

Burke was, nonetheless, a true fan of the team from the Bronx and would gladly debate the virtues of the tradition and play of such a storied franchise.

Sports firsts were not the only events the Burkes would attend. It was not uncommon to find Gary, and his wife of many years Pat, at a variety of events with first-day connotations. From wife Pat, “On the light side, Gary loved attending opening day for anything that was in driving distance. When they had the ribbon-cutting to reopen the new Grand Junction fifth street Bridge, we were there. We were in attendance in Denver when the Colorado state quarter was released. We were at the Rockies opening day for that whole series, and had our season tickets until that last year. When Fort Uncompahgre, Confluence Park and Bent’s Fort (eastern Colorado) opened, we were there.”

Gary and Pat attended baseball games the last year of existence of the

old Yankee Stadium and Shea Stadium where the New York Mets played.

Just recently, daughter Michelle had occassion to be in New York and attended the same stadiums to honor her dad.

Pat was asked how she felt about the Grand Junction Rockies baseball team. “I am so glad to see a pro team come to Grand Junction and I know that Grand Junction and the surrounding communities will support the team.”

How would Gary have responded to the historical occurrence? According to Pat, “At the very mention of a pro team, Gary would have been the first in line to buy season tickets and to get a press pass to be in the press box and on the field taking pictures. Without a doubt, we would have been at opening day, bought memorabilia, took pictures and would have attended many games.”

“Some of his favorite games with the Rockies (Colorado) were when he would take one of us (the kids or me) and sit in the press box,” noted Pat. In final respect to Gary’s memory, “Yes, the Grand Junction Rockies would have been a big

part of our lives. Like me, I know his kids and grandchildren are carrying on his love for baseball and are supporting the Grand Junction Rockies,” quoted Pat. Son Michael was in attendance, in honor of his dad, on opening day. “Dad and I went to every single opening day (Colorado Rockies) for 12 years, including the first opening day ever and later at the opening of Coors Field.”

Michael’s final thoughts reflects the feelings of the Burke family. “Despite the heat, he would have been first there, bought the program, got the free T-shirt, etc. He would have had season tickets and made most of the games for the first season. I imagine he would have started a new “opening day” streak for the Grand Junction Rockies.”

And yes, despite the heat, approximately 5,500 fans poured into the Suplizio Stadium to watch history being made on Opening Day, June 23.

Grand Junction won the game 10-6.

Sunday’s contest, against the Chukars was a 6-4 loss for the Rockies, but there were some awesome plays made by tal-

ented players to mark a successful start to something that was history in the making.

The Opening Day excitement had its drawbacks, but that did not deter fans from taking in an exciting game. One of the most irritating things that occurred was congestion in the concession stand area. A combination of alcohol sales and food sales slowed customer service to nearly a standstill at times. Every patron purchasing alcohol had to show a photo ID before being served.

Grand Junction General Manager Tim Ray was very optimistic about the expected improvement in service. “We will continue to work on improving the service. Our facility was not built to accommodate the large crowd in the manner it was administered on opening day. We had 12 points of sales locations and need more to take care of large crowds.”

Fruita resident Justin Roberts was pleased with the first day and noted there were some faults that might have been avoided. Overall, Roberts felt the opening day experience was a good one. “They’ll get the bugs worked out eventually.”

Photo by Wayne Crick

Hotchkiss residents (left to right) Margie and Jere Hollembeak and Kevin Gallegos attended the home opener for Grand Junction’s Rockies. The Rockies Photo by Wayne Crick took on Idaho Falls in Rookie League play and came away with a 10-6 victory. Grand Junction first baseman Miguel DeLeon (left) just misses making the tag Sunday’s game against the Chukars went to the visiting team, 6-4, bringing on Idaho Falls’ Adrian Martinez. The Rockies pounded out a 10-6 decision over the Rockies’ record to 3-4. Idaho Falls moved to 4-3. the Chukars on their home opener at Suplizio Field in Grand Junction.

Delta athlete at elite camp Skylyn Webb was asked to participate in an elite Before the end of school basketball camp at Coloin May, 2012, senior-to-be rado University on June

BY WAYNE CRICK DCI Sports Editor

Photo by Wayne Crick

Delta’s Skylyn Webb was among the top 40 female basketball players in Colorado who was invited to participate in a Colorado University Elite Basketball camp recently. Webb will be a senior in the fall of 2012.

16. Webb, and 39 other female basketball players considered to be Colorado’s elite players, attended a two-day camp on the campus of Colorado University.

The only way an athlete participates in the camp is through invitation.

Webb, who was involved in a Gold Crown event in Denver of that week, left her teammates on Saturday afternoon (June 16) to attend the elite camp. Upon arriving at the site, Webb, and the rest of the players invited, were shown warmup drills, participated in fundamental drills, played some threeon-three and five-on-five games, and were given a motivational talk on how to be a top player.

At the end of the day, participants competed in one-on-one, three-onthree, and more five-onfive games for placement purposes.

Webb was selected to the 20-member Black team where she was showcased at the shooting guard with some work at the point guard’s position.

When asked about

her selection to attend the elite camp, Webb was humble with her answer.

“I was happy to go. There was a lot of good experience and I thought I played pretty well.”

Webb’s confidence grew during the camp as she realized she was a contributor to the success of her team’s play. “There were a lot of good players there — I was honored to be there.”

Many of the drills were similar to Delta Coach’s Matt Hamm’s practice routines experienced by Webb over the last three seasons.

Webb is determined to be a better player in 201213 for the Lady Panthers and has vowed to work on ball handling and shooting accuracy, including perimeter shots from beyond the arc. She has been a starter for Delta the past three years and hopes to make it four years as a starter when a new season begins in November.

The talented athlete led the Lady Panthers in a variety of categories, including scoring and steals.

Webb is the daughter of Willyn and Jim Webb.

Photo by Wayne Crick

Alpine Bank president Jamie Hamilton (left) and Grand Junction mayor Bill Pitts were co-honorees who threw out the first pitches of Saturday’s Opening Day baseball game between the Grand Junction Rockies and Idaho Falls’ Chukars.

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Weightlifting for sports seasons has early start But for many, summer is a time to train.

For some students, Four mornings a week, summer is a time to relax anywhere from 25 to and enjoy the stress-free 35 boys from Hotchkiss High School are in the life for a few weeks.

BY TAMIE MECK

DCI Sports Writer

Photo by Tamie Meck

Dylan Hill performs a power lift during a summer weightlifting session at Hotchkiss High School. Four days a week athletes pull, press, and pump in order to keep in shape for school sports seasons. Lifting also involves girls’ teams at Hotchkiss High.

gym as the sun is rising, performing stretches, sprints and suicides. It’s great for warming up, but the real workout happens afterward, in the weight room.

Located in a well-lit, long and narrow room off the school’s beaten path, the weight room is crowded with rows of training apparatus. Barbells and dumbbells and racks of free weights, benches and pulleys, belts and bars line the walls and cover the padded floor.

Words of inspiration like “win,” “discipline,” and “think like a champion, act like a champion, be a champion” dot the walls.

A small mural shows the school mascot, a bulldog, busting through a big red “H.” Strategically placed mirrors allow lifters to observe their form; coaches move from station to station, observing athletes and offering suggestions.

To avoid injury and maximize workouts, special attention is given to proper form, and spotters are required for lifts like the bench press.

All of the participants on this particular morning play on the Bulldogs football team. “I’ve been doing this since I was

a freshman,” said senior Zach Taylor, an offensive guard and defensive lineman. “It’s made a huge difference.” Taylor attended the Boise State Football Camp June 1316. Some of the best players from across the country were at the camp, so he got to compete with and against big players, he said. Taylor was alternating spotting and lifting with fellow senior Brayden Wilson at the bench press station. Taylor and Wilson were named all-conference players their junior year; both lift weights four days a week.

In all, about 35 attend summer weights sessions, said athletic director and assistant football coach Doug Horton. As part of their summer training, the team, including nine freshmen, attended team camp at Adams State College earlier this month.

Two of them, Braeden Horton and Dylan Hill, graduated in the spring and plan to play at the college level — Horton at Grinnell College in Iowa and Hill at Hastings College in Nebraska.

The guys aren’t the only ones pumping iron this summer. As they wind down, the girls — cross country runners, volleyball and basketball players, show up. They anxiously listen as Curtis Hintz, the Bulldogs’ defensive coordinator and an assistant track coach, explains their day’s assignment, writing it down on a dry-erase board. They’ll begin as they always do by warming up in the gym. It’s not yet 8 a.m., the heat creeps in the open doors, and the temperatures are expected to be in the mid90s, but the girls are anxious to get started.

Said Horton, “It’s how we spend our summer.”

Photo by Tamie Meck

Joe Boyle works with free weights during a recent summer weightlifting session at Hotchkiss High School. Boyle, a senior, plays defensive back on the football team and is a varsity wrestler for the Hotchkiss Bulldogs during the school year.

Photo by Tamie Meck

With Eric Hollembeak looking on, Brayden Wilson spots Zack Taylor as he performs a bench press.

Wilson and Taylor, both members of the Bulldogs’ football team (all-conference players), have attended summer traiining since they were freshmen.

Photo by Wayne Crick

Surface Creek’s Rachel Huerkamp delivers a pitch in Little Ladies’ softball against Delta last week. The Cedaredge team rolled to a win with Delta failing to score.

SOFTBALL ——— STANDINGS ——— Monday Coed Silver League TEAM OVERALL TK Mining 8-2 US Bank 8-3 Kwiki Auto Service 7-4 All Glass Station 6-4 Edward Jones Investments 5-6 Ahlberg Farms/Tri-County Seam.

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Tuesday Coed Gold League TEAM OVERALL Delta Family Fun Park 10-1 Wells Fargo Home Mortgage 8-3 Twist Off 6-4 Hellman Chevy 6-4 The Pondy 1-10 Mr. Concrete 1-10 LAST WEEK’S RESULTS Wells Fargo 7, Mr. Concrete 0 (Forfeit), Hellman Chevrolet 11, The Pondy 1, Wells Fargo 24, The Pondy 4, Delta Family Fun 20, Twist Off 6.

Thursday Women’s Slowpitch League TEAM OVERALL Wells Fargo Mortgage 9-1 H & R Block 8-2 Republic Mortgage 4-7 Overholt Truss 0-11 LAST WEEK’S RESULTS No games played - Country Jam Tuesday Men’s Slowpitch League TEAM OVERALL Where’s My Pitches 9-1 Classic Wood Floors/Aftershock 9-2 Delta Metals Crusaders 7-3 Balls Deep 6-4

Photo by Wayne Crick

Edward Jones’ Will Coop extends to make this catch against All Glass Station during last Monday night’s Coed Gold League play. All Glass had the last say in the game as they survived an upset scare

by Edward Jones to win a close 8-7 decision.

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REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS/PROPOSALS GUNNISON COUNTY OIL AND GAS FIELD INSPECTOR Background: The Board of County Commissioners of Gunnison County, Colorado (BOCC) and the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) have memorialized their intent to work together to regulate matters related to oil and gas operations in Gunnison County. Pursuant to an Intergovernmental Agreement, the COGCC has delegated to the BOCC inspection authority for oil and gas operation inspections in Gunnison County.

Statement of Qualifications/Request for Proposals: The BOCC requests a Statement of Qualifications and Proposals from individuals or entities to provide to Gunnison County professional services to conduct both state-delegated and Gunnison County authorized inspections of oil and gas operations in Gunnison County.

Position Description: This Oil and Gas Field Inspector will conduct field inspections for all stages of oil and gas operations in Gunnison County to verify compliance with COGCC rules, regulations and policies, and compliance with Gunnison County Oil and Gas Operations Permit approvals; including observing well drilling, completion and abandonment operations and by providing inspection recordkeeping. Observations will be submitted in inspection reports to the COGCC and Gunnison County. This position may work independently from a home office, and must respond to calls from oil and gas operators within a narrow timeframe, including after hours, possible weekends and emergencies. Applicant must meet COGCC minimum qualification requirements and specific training will be provided by the COGCC. Requirements: High school diploma or GED, and a minimum of six years of oil and gas drilling and production well site field operations experience. Substitution: Satisfactory completion of course work from an accredited, non-correspondence college or university in petroleum engineering, petroleum geology, geology, engineering, mechanical engineering, geological engineering, civil engineering, chemical engineering, or environmental engineering may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for up to four years of the required general experience, but not the specific well field experience.

The individual or entity will operate as an independent contractor/consultant and will be required to provide their own transportation, including a 4x4 vehicle.

Necessary Special Requirement: Must possess and maintain a valid Colorado driver’s license. Successful candidates will be expected to furnish a copy of their driving record at the time of final interview. Please provide a Statement of Qualifications/Proposals no later than 5:00 PM, on June 22, 2012, delivered electronically via email attachment to Neal Starkebaum, Gunnison County Assistant Community Development Director, at nstarkebaum@gunnisoncounty.org. In addition to the electronic response, printed copies may also be mailed to the Gunnison County Community Development Department, 221 N. Wisconsin, Suite D, Gunnison, CO 81230. Additional information may be obtained by contacting Neal Starkebaum at (970) 641-0360.

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BEGINNING THIS MONTH the Pioneer Al-Anon Family Group will host a special speaker meeting on the last Thursday of each month.

Everyone is welcome. 7-8 p.m. in Cedaredge at First Baptist Church, 370 W. Main Street in Wick Hall behind the church, west end. Call Mary 856-6123 or Vicki 8567115. (tfnx12) FREE DIAPERS FOR UP to one year! Pregnant women in Delta County can now get help to quit smoking and get something they can really use after their baby arrives — free diapers.

Healthy moms have healthy babies. Enroll in the Baby & Me Tobacco Free program today. Contact the Delta County Health Department at 874-2165 or your local physician. (TFNx2) THE DISTRICT ATTORNey's Office provides services to those who have been victimized by a crime of domestic violence, assault and other crimes.

To learn more about the victim assistance services provided by the District Attorney's Office, please contact Peggy Ann Saxton at 970-874-2085. (tfx41)

CROSSROADS ASSISTed Living is accepting applications for Cook/Dietary Aid. QMAP (Qualified Medication Administration Person), and Housekeeping.

Pick up application at 1380 Aspen Way (1351 E. 3rd Street). (2x26) HOTCHKISS-CRAWFORD Historical Museum. Winter hours, Saturdays 1-4 p.m. thru December 24. $3 admission or free to members.

Come see our museum at 2nd & Hotchkiss Streets in Hotchkiss. 872-3780. (tfx44)

Needed in the North Fork and/or Surface Creek Areas If you thrive on challenges, deadlines, marketing, closing the deal and creative design, the Delta County Independent has a position for you on their advertising team.

A background in marketing, advertising, and/or sales is preferred but not necessary for an ambitious self-starter. Highly organized, excellent grammar skills, detail-oriented and able to multi-task in a fast-paced atmosphere a must.

Must also be self-motivated, outgoing, cheerful, maintain a professional appearance, able to meet deadlines and willing to provide exceptional customer service to the business community.

Duties include servicing established accounts, developing new ones, creative advertising ideas, proofreading ads and other related duties. Good driving record and reliable vehicle required. Prefer full time Mon.-Fri. but part time w/flexible week day hours may be possible.

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Director of Rehabilitation CNAs — Multiple Shifts, FT/PT Rehabilitation Dept. Aide Join a team that is making a difference in the lives of seniors.

Send resume to TBlanchette@voa.org or call (970) 835-3113

ALANON FAMILY GROUP meets in Delta at 8 p.m. on Tuesdays at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 5th and Palmer. If there is a problem of alcoholism in a family member or friend, we can help you. You are not alone. Call Shirley at 323-5067 or Elizabeth at 874-9832 for information.

Alateen meeting in Delta, same time, same place. Call first. (TFNx19)

PUBLIC SERVICE NARCOTICS ANONYmous meets at 9th and Palmer, Delta, Mondays and Fridays at 8 p.m. (tfnx5) BECAWS! DONATIONS needed.

Credit cards accepted. Call 970-5273350, or visit cawsonline. org. Delta County Citizens for Animal Welfare and Shelter (CAWS) DELTA FOOD PANTRY needs meals for Delta families who are temporarily in need. Donations of non-perishable food may be brought to 628 Meeker. (tfx36)

THE PREGNANCY REsource Center needs staff volunteers to join our team of those committed to presenting life and the truth of Jesus Christ. Why not call CHAPTER, UNITS OF DAV us at 874-5733 and find out regular meetings on the more? (tfx26) second Monday of each month at 7 p.m. at the YOU HAVE THE POWER TO Veterans Building, 15th & change a child's life! Howard, Delta. For further Children are waiting for information, call Paul Carter senior partners in Delta 874-5150. (tfx19) County right now! Can you spare 3 hours a week? SERVICIOS DE SALUD We need your help! Call De Campesinos: Ofrecemos today for more informa- ayuda con doctores, dentistion. Please volunteer to tas, y medicinas. Si trabajas spend time with a child in en agricultura puedes califiour community. Partners car para nuestros servicios. of Delta, Montrose and Para mas informacion llame Ouray, 874-4661, www. al 323-0538. (tfx12) partners-west.org. or www. deltayouth@montrose.net. (tfx13) PAONIA AMERICAN Legion runs a year round TOO LATE non-perishable emergency TO CLASSIFY food pantry. This is for the North Fork area. For information, call 527-6252.

LOST DOG NEAR WARD (tfx49) Creek Reservoir on Grand YOUR LISTING HERE! Mesa. Medium black lab call now... 874-4421 with whit spot on chest. No collar or tags. Call 856-3711.

HAVE A GREAT 4TH! (1x26)

MISC.

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ALCOHOLICS ANONYmous, at Friends of Bill W. club at 9th and Palmer, meets Sunday 1 p.m., 7 p.m.

Monday at noon, Tuesday at noon, Wednesday at noon, 5:30 ladies only. Thursday at noon, and 8 p.m., Friday at noon, Saturday 12:15 p.m. Call 874-8282. (tfnx5 THERE IS A VFW MEETING on the first Monday of each month. At 6 p.m. there is a potluck and the meeting is at 7 p.m. at the Veterans Building, 15th & Howard, Delta. For further information, call 874-5150 Paul Carter. (tfx31)

EOE/AA

DELIVER THE DENVER Post. Sunday mornings only, in Delta. Approximately $400 per month. Call Ed at 303-419-2647. (3x26) WANTED TUTOR TO operate computer from beginning to end. One-onone. Call 835-4102. (2x25) LOAN ADMINISTRATIVE Assistant: Manage lending logs, prepare borrower correspondence, apply loan payments, input data, manage loan filing. Skills required: Previous experience in loan department, working knowledge of Word and Excel. Some Saturdays required. Send resume to Richard, FCNB, P.O. Box 100, Paonia, CO 81428. No phone calls please. EEOC/ AA. (2x26)

FROM THE PAST COMPILED FROM DELTA NEWSPAPERS

By DELTA COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY 251 Meeker St., Delta • 874-8721 June 28, 1912 (From the Delta Independent) The pioneer bridge of Delta county, constructed across the Uncompahgre river at the foot of Seventh street in 1884, when this city was but a mere hamlet, has disappeared from view and will be replaced by a handsome steel bridge with concrete abutments just as soon as necessary arrangements can be made by the board of county commissioners.

The old wooden bridge has withstood the spring thaws and overflows of the Uncompahgre for many seasons, but this year it was compelled to yield to current forces and two sections went out in one night. And now a force of workmen are removing the remaining parts, and a temporary bridge is to be put in at once just south of the old site and will be used until completion of the new structure.

The north abutment of the North Delta bridge across the Gunnison has been greatly damaged

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by the recent overflows and a new and heavier wall is to be constructed. This bridge seems to be entirely safe as yet, and residents of the north side are crossing regularly, but for fear of future weakening of the bridge the repairs are considered necessary. *** J.O. Simpson was in Delta on Wednesday looking up machinery to take water over the Fruit Growers reservoir dam, the concrete reinforcement having settled so as to make it impossible to raise the gate.

The great basin has fully two feet of water more than heretofore, so is able to supply an excellent quantity of water for irrigating, but some arrangement must be had for getting the water out, as well as relieve the pressure on the dam, which might be augmented at any time by rainfall as to cause a break. Men have been employed in working and watching at the dam and rumors of danger of a break were current on Wednesday night and Thursday morning.

An effort will probably be made to siphon the water out. *** About the recent agitation for a hospital in Delta, the Independent editor recently met a surgeon who had occupied the position of operator in several hospitals. On the subject, he said: “The sisters are about the only people who can make hospitals a success, and I have no doubt but they would take up your need if it was presented to them with a request to do so. There are no better hospitals and they are not sectarian in practice, as their aid is rendered to all creeds and classes alike. Within them are physicians and

nurses of all creeds, and they are the cleanest of sanitariums.”

As the matter of the proposed hospital at Delta appears to be either dead or dragging, the Independent suggests that those interested in the movement appeal to the Sisters to take the matter up, as Delta is a good field and needs a good institution of that kind. *** Bert Wallace, the carpenter, is busy this week changing the old First National bank building in Paonia into offices, which will be rented by Henry Vail, the owner of the building. The offices will be nice ones and very desirable, as they are on the ground floor. *** Mrs. Jennie Riehl, one of the printer girls employed on the Hotchkiss Herald, was a pleasant caller at the Independent office Monday. She saw for the first time, a Linotype in operation. *** A train of emigrants comprising six prairie schooners pulled into the city from Oklahoma one day the latter part of last week and it was learned from one of the party that they would like to locate in Delta county. They had seen some of the fine orchards, potato and beet fields here, and considered this a garden spot of the universe. *** The big siphon constructed by the Nowland Ditch company over the Cottonwood creek to carry the Needle Rock water to the Nowland mesa land is completed. This will furnish water for a large tract of land between Paonia and Crawford. ***

PUBLIC NOTICES

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Public Notices Your Right To Know Legal Deadline is Monday at 10 a.m.

COMBINED NOTICE PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2012-0053 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On March 29, 2012, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Delta records.

Original Grantor(s) MARY K. HIGGS Original Beneficiary(ies) BW MORTGAGE, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt WELLS FARGO BANK, NA Date of Deed of Trust 6/29/2005 County of Recording Delta Recording Date of Deed of Trust 6/30/2005 Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 592956 Original Principal Amount $102,885.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $112,398.04 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 6, PIONEER PLACE SUBDIVISION, FILING NO. 1, DELTA COUNTY, COLORADO Also known by street and number as: 1711 PIONEER CIRCLE, DELTA, CO 81416.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 am on Wednesday, 08/01/2012, at Public Trustee’s Office, Delta County Courthouse, 501 Palmer Street, Suite 202, Delta, CO 81416-1764, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 6/6/2012 Last Publication 7/4/2012 Name of Publication Delta County Independent DATE: 03/29/2012 Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of Colorado By: /s/ Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee (SEAL) The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: EMILY JENSIK, ESQ. #31294 Aronowitz & Mecklenburg, LLP 1199 BANNOCK STREET, DENVER, CO 80204 (303) 813-1177 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

Attorney File # 9105.03802 ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011 Published in the Delta County Independent June 6, 13, 20, 27 and July 4, 2012.

District Court Delta County, Colorado Court Address: 501 Palmer Street, Room 338 Delta, Colorado 81416 Petitioner: THE CITY OF DELTA, a Colorado Municipality v.

Respondents: THE FAMILY HOUSEHOLD TRUST DATED JANUARY 19, 2005, WALTER RAYNOR, BERNARD BARRERE, THE COLORADO PACKING CORPORATION, JOHN E. HILLMAN, THE DELTA COUNTY CANNING COMPANY, NICHOLAS ABEYTA, AURELIO RODRIGUEZ, HELEN RODRIGUEZ, SENTENEY FAMILY TRUST, JIM VENTRELLO AS TREASURER OF DELTA COUNTY, COLORADO, AND ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN PERSONS WHO MAY HAVE OR CLAIM ANY INTEREST IN THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS CIVIL ACTION. Attorneys for Petitioner: Brown, Schottelkotte, Stimpert & Vaughn, LLC Michael Schottelkotte 550 Palmer St., Ste. 201 P.O. Box 43, Delta, CO 81416 Phone No.: 970-874-4451 FAX No.: 970-874-7433 Email: main@brownlawllc.com Atty. Reg. #: 2414 Case No.: 12 CV 72 SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF CONDEMNATION To the Respondents identified above as: FAMILY HOUSEHOLD TRUST DATED JANUARY 19, 2005, WALTER RAYNOR, BERNARD BARRERE, THE COLORADO PACKING CORPORATION, JOHN E. HILLMAN, THE DELTA COUNTY CANNING COMPANY, NICHOLAS ABEYTA, AND ANY AND ALL UNKNOWNS PERSON WHO MAY HAVE OR CLAIM ANY INTEREST IN THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS CIVIL ACTION. You are hereby summoned and required to file with the Clerk of this Court at the address listed above, on or before the date of July 27, 2012, an answer or other responsive pleading to the Petition in Condemnation ("Petition") filed by the Petitioner, the City of Delta, Colorado, in this matter. Your answer or other response must be accompanied by any applicable filing fee, and a copy thereof should be served upon the Petitioner's attorney.

You are hereby informed that this is a special statutory proceeding in eminent domain for condemnation of specific real property in Delta County, Colorado brought by the Petitioner pursuant to C.R.S. 38-1101, et seq. and 38-6-101 et seq.

Any objection concerning the legal sufficiency of the Petition, or the regularity of other aspects of this proceeding, must be raised as part of any answer or response that you may elect to file with the Court, as provided by C.R.S. 38-1-109.

Said real property being sought by condemnation is more specifically described as parcels 1 through 7 on Exhibit A attached hereto.

"EXHIBIT A" LEGAL DESCRIPTION PARCEL 1.

RIGHT OF WAY DESCRIPTION PARCEL 18 A PORTION OF THAT PARCEL OF LAND KNOWN AS PARCEL B DESCRIBED IN BOOK 866 AT PAGE 261 OF THE RECORDS OF DELTA COUNTY AND LOCATED IN THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 15 SOUTH, RANGE 96 WEST OF THE 6TH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, CITY OF DELTA, COUNTY OF DELTA, STATE OF COLORADO, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BASIS OF BEARINGS: THE LINE BETWEEN DT-1, MONUMENTED

BY A STONE WITH A CUT CROSS IN CONCRETE, AND DT-20, MONUMENTED BY A 2-1/2 INCH DIAMETER ALUMINUM CAP STAMPED LS36067, BEARS S 06°32'17" E, A DISTANCE OF 2700.09 FEET, BEARINGS ARE BASED ON THE MESA COUNTY LOCAL COORDINATE SYSTEM KNOWN AS DCLC02 (2009); COMMENCING AT CORNER NUMBER 20, DELTA TOWNSITE; THENCE S33°38'31"E A DISTANCE OF 2,227.89 FEET TO THE MOST NORTHERLY CORNER OF SAID PARCEL B AS SHOWN ON THE SURVEY OF PAUL SHERMAN ESTATE, RECEPTION NUMBER 2000505 AND BEING ON THE SOUTHWESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD, SAID POINT BEING THE SOUTHEASTERN CORNER OF THAT PARCEL OF LAND DESCRIBED IN RECEPTION NUMBER 650383, SAID POINT ALSO BEING THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD, S 41°22'27" E, A DISTANCE OF 650.00 FEET TO THE NORTHERLY LINE OF THAT PARCEL OF LAND DESCRIBED AT RECEPTION NUMBER 652755 OF THE RECORDS OF DELTA COUNTY THENCE ALONG SAID NORTHERLY LINE, N 89°52'27" W, A DISTANCE OF 156.60 FEET; THENCE ALONG THE ARC ON A NON-TANGENT CURVE TO THE RIGHT HAVING A RADIUS OF 1010.00 FEET, A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 04°26'35" AND AN ARC LENGTH OF 78.32 FEET, THE CHORD OF WHICH BEARS N 43°35'45" W, A DISTANCE OF 78.30 FEET; THENCE N 41°22'27" W, A DISTANCE OF 513.92 FEET TO THE NORTHERLY LINE OF SAID PARCEL B; THENCE ALONG THE NORTHERLY LINE OF SAID PARCEL B, N 69°31'07" E, A DISTANCE OF 128.79 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; PARCEL 2.

RIGHT OF WAY DESCRIPTION PARCEL 18A A PORTION OF THAT PARCEL OF LAND KNOWN AS PARCELS A AND B DESCRIBED IN BOOK 866 AT PAGE 261 OF THE RECORDS OF DELTA COUNTY AND LOCATED IN THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 15 SOUTH, RANGE 96 WEST OF THE 6TH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, CITY OF DELTA, COUNTY OF DELTA, STATE OF COLORADO, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BASIS OF BEARINGS: THE LINE BETWEEN DT-1, MONUMENTED

BY A STONE WITH A CUT CROSS IN CONCRETE, AND DT-20, MONUMENTED BY A 2-1/2 INCH DIAMETER ALUMINUM CAP STAMPED LS36067, BEARS S 06°32'17" E, A DISTANCE OF 2700.09 FEET, BEARINGS ARE BASED ON THE MESA COUNTY LOCAL COORDINATE SYSTEM KNOWN AS DCLC02 (2009); COMMENCING AT CORNER NUMBER 20, DELTA TOWNSITE; THENCE S 30°05'46" E A DISTANCE OF 2,147.88 FEET TO THE INTERSECTION OF THE SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF THAT PARCEL OF LAND DESCRIBED IN RECEPTION NUMBER 650383 AND THE SOUTHEASTERLY LINE OF THAT PARCEL OF LAND DESCRIBED IN BOOK 247 AT PAGE 519 AND BEING 120.32 FEET SOUTHWESTERLY BY PERPENDICULAR MEASURE FROM THE SOUTHWESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD, SAID POINT BEING THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE S 41°22'27" E, A DISTANCE OF 569.22 FEET; THENCE ALONG THE ARC ON A TANGENT CURVE TO THE LEFT HAVING A RADIUS OF 1010.00 FEET, A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 04°26'35" AND AN ARC LENGTH OF 78.32 FEET, THE CHORD OF WHICH BEARS S 43°35'45" E, A DISTANCE OF 78.30 FEET TO THE NORTHERLY LINE OF THAT PARCEL OF LAND DESCRIBED AT RECEPTION NUMBER 652755 OF THE RECORDS OF DELTA COUNTY; THENCE ALONG SAID NORTHERLY LINE, N 89°52'27" W, A DISTANCE OF 56.40 FEET; THENCE ALONG THE ARC ON A NON-TANGENT CURVE TO THE RIGHT HAVING A RADIUS OF 1050.00 FEET, A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 02°13'51" AND AN ARC LENGTH OF 40.88 FEET, THE CHORD OF WHICH BEARS N 42°29'23" W, A DISTANCE OF 40.88 FEET; THENCE N 41°22'27" W, A DISTANCE OF 585.74 FEET TO THE SOUTHEASTERLY LINE OF SAID PARCEL OF LAND DESCRIBED IN BOOK 247 AT PAGE 519; THENCE ALONG SAID SOUTHEASTERLY LINE, ALONG THE ARC ON A NON-TANGENT CURVE TO THE RIGHT HAVING A RADIUS OF 374.56 FEET, A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 06°37'26" AND AN ARC LENGTH OF 43.30 FEET, THE CHORD OF WHICH BEARS N 71°04'00" E, A DISTANCE OF 43.28 FEET FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; PARCEL 3.

RIGHT OF WAY DESCRIPTION PARCEL 20 A PORTION OF THAT PARCEL OF LAND KNOWN AS PARCEL A DESCRIBED IN BOOK 866 AT PAGE 261 OF THE RECORDS OF DELTA COUNTY AND LOCATED IN THE SOUTH HALF OF SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 15 SOUTH, RANGE 96 WEST OF THE 6TH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, CITY OF DELTA, COUNTY OF DELTA, STATE OF COLORADO, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BASIS OF BEARINGS: THE LINE BETWEEN DT-1, MONUMENTED

BY A STONE WITH A CUT CROSS IN CONCRETE, AND DT-20, MONUMENTED BY A 2-1/2 INCH DIAMETER ALUMINUM CAP STAMPED

LS36067, BEARS S 06°32'17" E, A DISTANCE OF 2700.09 FEET, BEARINGS ARE BASED ON THE MESA COUNTY LOCAL COORDINATE SYSTEM KNOWN AS DCLC02 (2009); COMMENCING AT CORNER NUMBER 20, DELTA TOWNSITE; THENCE S30°19'43"E A DISTANCE OF 1,564.53 FEET TO THE MOST NORTHERLY CORNER OF SAID PARCEL A BEING ON THE SOUTHWESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD, SAID POINT BEING THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD, S 41°22'27" E, A DISTANCE OF 225.27 FEET AS SHOWN ON THE SURVEY OF PAUL SHERMAN ESTATE, RECEPTION NUMBER 2000505 TO THE NORTHERLY CORNER OF THAT PARCEL OF LAND DESCRIBED IN RECEPTION NUMBER 650383; THENCE ALONG THE NORTHWESTERLY LINE OF SAID PARCEL, S 48°37'33" W, A DISTANCE OF 120.32 FEET; THENCE N 41°22'27" W, A DISTANCE OF 225.27 FEET; THENCE N 48°37'33" E, A DISTANCE OF 120.32 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; PARCEL 4.

RIGHT OF WAY DESCRIPTION PARCEL 20A A PORTION OF THAT PARCEL OF LAND KNOWN AS PARCEL A DESCRIBED IN BOOK 866 AT PAGE 261 OF THE RECORDS OF DELTA COUNTY AND LOCATED IN THE SOUTH HALF OF SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 15 SOUTH, RANGE 96 WEST OF THE 6TH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, CITY OF DELTA, COUNTY OF DELTA, STATE OF COLORADO, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BASIS OF BEARINGS: THE LINE BETWEEN DT-1, MONUMENTED

BY A STONE WITH A CUT CROSS IN CONCRETE, AND DT-20, MONUMENTED BY A 2-1/2 INCH DIAMETER ALUMINUM CAP STAMPED LS36067, BEARS S 06°32'17" E, A DISTANCE OF 2700.09 FEET, BEARINGS ARE BASED ON THE MESA COUNTY LOCAL COORDINATE SYSTEM KNOWN AS DCLC02 (2009); COMMENCING AT CORNER NUMBER 20, DELTA TOWNSITE; THENCE S30°19'43" E A DISTANCE OF 1,564.53 FEET TO THE SOUTHWESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD; THENCE S 48°37'33" W. A DISTANCE OF 120.32 FEET AND THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE S 41°22'27" E, A DISTANCE OF 517.14 FEET TO THE NORTHWESTERLY LINE OF THAT PARCEL OF LAND DESCRIBED IN BOOK 247 AT PAGE 519; THENCE ALONG SAID LINE, S 48°37'33" W, A DISTANCE OF 40.00 FEET; THENCE N 41°22'27" W, A DISTANCE OF 517.14 FEET; THENCE N 48°37'33" E, A DISTANCE OF 40.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; PARCEL 5.

RIGHT OF WAY DESCRIPTION PARCEL 35 A PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 15 SOUTH, RANGE 96 WEST OF THE 6TH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, CITY OF DELTA, COUNTY OF DELTA, STATE OF COLORADO, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BASIS OF BEARINGS: THE LINE BETWEEN THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 15 SOUTH, RANGE 96 WEST, 6TH P.M., MONUMENTED BY A 2-1/2 INCH ALUMINUM CAP STAMPED LS 17485, 1997, AND DT-20, MONUMENTED BY A 2-1/2 INCH DIAMETER ALUMINUM CAP STAMPED LS36067, BEARS N 42°53'45" W, A DISTANCE OF 5211.92 FEET, BEARINGS ARE BASED ON THE MESA COUNTY LOCAL COORDINATE SYSTEM KNOWN AS DCLC02 (2009); COMMENCING AT CORNER NUMBER 20, DELTA TOWNSITE; THENCE S 35°47'23" E A DISTANCE OF 3,080.25 FEET TO THE INTERSECTION OF THE SOUTH LINE OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 24 AND THE SOUTHWESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD, WHENCE THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 24 BEARS S 52°55'19" E A DISTANCE OF 2,188.75 FEET, SAID POINT BEING THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE ALONG SAID SOUTH LINE OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 24, S 89°54'56" W, A DISTANCE OF 99.91 FEET; THENCE N 52°52'35" W, A DISTANCE OF 45.05 FEET TO THE SOUTHERLY LINE THAT PARCEL OF LAND DESCRIBED IN RECEPTION NUMBER 652755; THENCE ALONG THE SAID SOUTHERLY LINE, N 89°54'56" E, A DISTANCE OF 111.87 FEET TO THE SOUTHWESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD; THENCE ALONG SAID RIGHT OF WAY LINE, S 41°22'27" E, A DISTANCE OF 36.25 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; PARCEL 6.

RIGHT OF WAY DESCRIPTION PARCEL 35A A PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 15 SOUTH, RANGE 96 WEST OF THE 6TH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, CITY OF DELTA, COUNTY OF DELTA, STATE OF COLORADO, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BASIS OF BEARINGS: THE LINE BETWEEN THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 15 SOUTH, RANGE 96 WEST, 6TH P.M., MONUMENTED BY A 2-1/2 INCH ALUMINUM CAP STAMPED LS 17485, 1997, AND DT-20, MONUMENTED BY A 2-1/2 INCH DIAMETER ALUMINUM CAP STAMPED LS36067, BEARS N 42°53'45" W, A DISTANCE OF 5211.92 FEET, BEARINGS ARE BASED ON THE MESA COUNTY LOCAL COORDINATE SYSTEM KNOWN AS DCLC02 (2009); COMMENCING AT CORNER NUMBER 20, DELTA TOWNSITE; THENCE S 35°47'23" E A DISTANCE OF 3,080.25 FEET TO THE INTERSECTION OF THE SOUTH LINE OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 24 AND THE SOUTHWESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD, WHENCE THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 24 BEARS S 52°55'19" E A DISTANCE OF 2,188.75 FEET; THENCE ALONG SAID SOUTH LINE OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 24, S 89°54'56" W, A DISTANCE OF 99.91 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUING ALONG SAID SOUTH LINE OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 24, S 89°54'56" W, A DISTANCE OF 66.15 FEET; THENCE N 52°52'35" W, A DISTANCE OF 45.05 FEET TO THE SOUTHERLY LINE THAT PARCEL OF LAND DESCRIBED IN RECEPTION NUMBER 652755; THENCE ALONG THE SAID SOUTHERLY LINE, N 89°54'56" E,

A DISTANCE OF 66.15 FEET; THENCE S 52°52'35" E, A DISTANCE OF 45.05 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; ANY PORTION OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PARCEL WHICH LAY WITHIN PARCELS OWNED BY FAMILY HOUSEHOLD TRUST; RIGHT OF WAY DESCRIPTION PARCEL 21 VAC ALL OF THAT SIXTEEN FOOT WIDE ROADWAY EASEMENT DESCRIBED IN BOOK 64 AT PAGE 333, BOOK 163 AT PAGE 47, BOOK 240 AT PAGE 127, BOOK 270 AT PAGE 372, AND BOOK 277 AT PAGE 539 OF THE DELTA COUNTY RECORDS; LOCATED IN THE DELTA TOWNSITE AND IN LOT 4 AND THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 5 SOUTH, RANGE 96 WEST OF THE 6TH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, COUNTY OF DELTA, STATE OF COLORADO, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BASIS OF BEARINGS: THE LINE BETWEEN DT-1, MONUMENTED

BY A STONE WITH A CUT CROSS IN CONCRETE, AND DT-20, MONUMENTED BY A 2-1/2 INCH DIAMETER ALUMINUM CAP STAMPED LS36067, BEARS S 06°32'17" E, A DISTANCE OF 2700.09 FEET, BEARINGS ARE BASED ON THE MESA COUNTY LOCAL COORDINATE SYSTEM KNOWN AS DCLC02 (2009); COMMENCING AT CORNER NUMBER 20, DELTA TOWNSITE; THENCE S 02°23'51" E A DISTANCE OF 635.52 FEET TO THE INTERSECTION OF THE SOUTHWESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD AND THE SOUTHEASTERLY RIGHT OF WAY OF BRIDGE STREET, BEING THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD THE FOLLOWING THREE COURSES: 1. S 41°22'27" E, A DISTANCE OF 605.92 FEET TO DELTA TOWNSITE CORNER NUMBER 23; 2. ALONG THE LINE FROM DELTA TOWNSITE CORNER NUMBER 23 TO DELTA TOWNSITE CORNER 19, S 78°11'48" E, A DISTANCE OF 166.85 FEET; 3. S 41°22'27" E, A DISTANCE OF 527.44 FEET TO THE NORTHWESTERLY LINE OF THAT PARCEL OF LAND RECORDED AT RECEPTION NUMBER 650383; THENCE ALONG SAID NORTHWESTERLY LINE, S 48°37'33" W, A DISTANCE OF 16.00 FEET; THENCE N 41°22'27" W, A DISTANCE OF 605.92 FEET; THENCE N 78°11'48" W, A DISTANCE OF 166.85 FEET; THENCE N 41°22'27" W, A DISTANCE OF 611.18 FEET TO THE SOUTHEASTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF BRIDGE STREET; THENCE ALONG SAID LINE, N 48°23'32" E, A DISTANCE OF 16.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; PARCEL 7.

PARCEL 21AE ANY PORTION OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PARCEL WHICH MAY LAY WITHIN THE PARCELS OWNED BY FAMILY HOUSEHOLD TRUST. A THIRTY FOOT WIDE ACCESS EASEMENT OVER AND ACROSS A PORTION OF THE DELTA TOWNSITE AND LOT 4, SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 5 SOUTH, RANGE 96 WEST OF THE 6TH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, COUNTY OF DELTA, STATE OF COLORADO, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BASIS OF BEARINGS: THE LINE BETWEEN DT-1, MONUMENTED

BY A STONE WITH A CUT CROSS IN CONCRETE, AND DT-20, MONUMENTED BY A 2-1/2 INCH DIAMETER ALUMINUM CAP STAMPED LS36067, BEARS S 06°32'17" E, A DISTANCE OF 2700.09 FEET, BEARINGS ARE BASED ON THE MESA COUNTY LOCAL COORDINATE SYSTEM KNOWN AS DCLC02 (2009); COMMENCING AT CORNER NUMBER 20, DELTA TOWNSITE; THENCE S 00°59'48" E A DISTANCE OF 648.44 FEET TO A POINT ON THE SOUTHEASTERLY RIGHT OF WAY OF BRIDGE STREET AND 20.32 FEET SOUTHWESTERLY OF THE SOUTHWESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD, SAID POINT BEING THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE S 41°22'27" E, A DISTANCE OF 1,058.89 FEET TO THE NORTHWESTERLY LINE OF A PARCEL OF LAND KNOWN AS PARCEL A DESCRIBED IN BOOK 866 AT PAGE 261 OF THE RECORDS OF DELTA COUNTY; THENCE ALONG SAID LINE, S 48°37'33" W, A DISTANCE OF 30.00 FEET; THENCE N 41°22'27" W. A DISTANCE OF 1,058.77 FEET TO THE SOUTHEASTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF BRIDGE STREET; THENCE ALONG SAID LINE, N 48°23'32" E, A DISTANCE OF 30.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; At a hearing to be scheduled in this proceeding, or pursuant to a stipulation for immediate possession, the Court may authorize the Petitioner to take full and immediate possession and use of the property described in the Petition, as allowed by C.R.S. 38-1-105(6)(a).

Then, a valuation trial will be scheduled in this proceeding for purposes of determining just compensation to be paid by the Petitioner for the property taken by condemnation. If more than one Respondent is determined to be entitled to share in the just compensation awarded in this matter, a subsequent apportionment trail will be conducted pursuant to C.R.S. 38-1-105(3).

If you fail to answer the Petition in Condemnation by the date specified, or otherwise fail to appear and assert your rights at the valuation and/or any apportionment trial, the Court, without further notice, will cause reasonable compensation to be determined and title to the subject real property to be vested in the Petitioner, all in accordance with applicable law.

This summons and notice is being issued and published pursuant to C.R.S. 38-1-103.

Dated this 22nd day of May, 2012 BROWN, SCHOTTELKOTTE, STIMPERT & VAUGHN, LLC By: /s/ Michael Schottelkotte #2414 Attorney for Petitioner, City of Delta, Colorado Published in the Delta County Independent May 30, June 6, 13, 20 and 27, 2012.

Commissioners Proceedings May 2012 Delta County Government Salaries 406,704 3rd Millennium Cla Serv 60 A Project Resource Serv 663 A-1 Collection Age Serv 1,057 Adumat,John Serv 300 Adventure Media Ll Serv 1,595 Aflac Caic Serv 2,308 Alert/Sam Serv 80 Alpine Archaeologi Serv 6,706 Alpine Fencing And Serv 3,819 Alsco Serv 925 American Bank Not Serv 299 American Family Li Serv 2,953 Americenter Serv 48 Ansafone Contact CServ 45 Apex Wildlife Solut Serv 249 Aptitude Solutions Serv 6,930 Aramark Serv 1,027 Arthurs,Jesse Serv 400 Associated Precast Serv 330 B & B Glass & Serv 1,399

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Wednesday, June 27, 2012 113 450 26 89 71 168 62 55 3,141 40 450 145 900 37 1,200 255 13 6,376 300 998 1,599 577 300 2,127 112,034 12,529 1,757 4,278 300 10,044 26 1,715 300 50 484 39 100 500 322 1,529 167 21 2,042 8,800 16 16,745 505 11 458 5,509 33,199 454 41 119,276 54,345 3,722 836 15,073 172 543 396 723 156 378 565 277 104 99 340 3,428 136 1,001 177 85 800 83 393 68 31 4,768 12 88 705 12,272 2,702 450 1,564 249 4,516 975 86 417 821 26 49 50 1,425 24 261 8 573 200 200 1,500 5,988 1,605 4,293 173 1,860 495 135 170 14 132 375 95 85 976 905 3,989 8,327 400 2,396 3,645 184 21 893 857 113 57,281 1,500 187 426 174 156 300 14 1,619 1,063 120 2,666 -18 500 200 2,031 197 48 85 39 19 1,640 2,093 76 85 5,758 612 4,398 1,355 26 79 266 68 80 2,776 8,864 345 17 85 26 447 1,500 54 185 9,634 1,656 117 85 145 49,357 2,233 300 793 585 1,632 119 695 78 12,347 77 219 48 121 302 109 370 190 997 3 34 124 40 60 15 1,110 4,636 963 1,641 46 1,999 180

Welfelt Fabrication Serv 151 Wells Fargo Serv 1,379 Wells Fargo Bank, Serv 9,930 Wellspring Publishi Serv 613 Western Colorado Serv 951 Wild Kat Media Serv 1,750 Winslow,Patricia Serv 18 Worthington,Micha Serv 275 Wright, Kimberly Serv 136 Zep Sales And Serv Serv 738 Grand Total 1,154,931 I,R. Olen Lund, Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners in and for the said County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, a true statement, of the part of the Commissioners Proceedings and pertaining to allowance of bills, sale of taxes (as provided in the 1973 C.R.S. 30-25-11) and a brief statement of such other matters as is contained therein. Dated this 20th day of June, 2012. /s/ R. Olen Lund, Chairman.

Subscribed and sworn to before me this 20th day of June 2012. /s/ Sandy Cross, 501 Palmer St. Delta, CO 81416. My commission expires 12/03/2013.

Published in the Delta County Independent this 27th day of June, 2012.

COMBINED NOTICE PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2012-0055 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On April 3, 2012, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Delta records.

Original Grantor(s) Daniel Espinoza and Mary E. Espinoza Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Ace Mortgage Funding Inc, a Colorado Corporation Current Holder of Evidence of Debt GMAC Mortgage, LLC Date of Deed of Trust 9/7/2007 County of Recording Delta Recording Date of Deed of Trust 10/9/2007 Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 619510 Original Principal Amount $184,171.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $175,253.50 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 7, SOUTH VIEW SUBDIVISION, COUNTY OF DELTA, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 3101 1900 Road, Delta, CO 81416.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 am on Wednesday, 08/01/2012, at Public Trustee’s Office, Delta County Courthouse, 501 Palmer Street, Suite 202, Delta, CO 81416-1764, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 6/6/2012 Last Publication 7/4/2012 Name of Publication Delta County Independent DATE: 04/03/2012 Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of Colorado By: /s/ Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee (SEAL) The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: CYNTHIA LOWERY-GRABER #34145 CASTLE STAWIARSKI, LLC 999 18TH STREET SUITE 2301, DENVER, CO 80202 (303) 865-1400 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

Attorney File # 12-03177 ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011 Published in the Delta County Independent June 6, 13, 20, 27 and July 4, 2012.

COMBINED NOTICE PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2012-0057 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On April 4, 2012, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Delta records.

Original Grantor(s) Linda K. Tuin Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Fieldstone Mortgage Company Current Holder of Evidence of Debt CitiMortgage, Inc. Date of Deed of Trust 3/8/2004 County of Recording Delta Recording Date of Deed of Trust 3/12/2004 Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 577599 Original Principal Amount $105,300.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $95,503.02 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOTS 21 AND 22 IN BLOCK 2 OF REICHS SUBDIVSION. Also known by street and number as: 264 West Bridge Street, Hotchkiss, CO 81419.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby

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Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 am on Wednesday, 08/01/2012, at Public Trustee’s Office, Delta County Courthouse, 501 Palmer Street, Suite 202, Delta, CO 81416-1764, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 6/6/2012 Last Publication 7/4/2012 Name of Publication Delta County Independent DATE: 04/04/2012 Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of Colorado By: /s/ Barbara J. Pierce, Deputy Public Trustee (SEAL) The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: CYNTHIA LOWERY-GRABER #34145 CASTLE STAWIARSKI, LLC 999 18TH STREET SUITE 2301, DENVER, CO 80202 (303) 865-1400 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

Attorney File # 12-03017 ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011 Published in the Delta County Independent June 6, 13, 20, 27 and July 4, 2012.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL Funding Cycle: JANUARY 1, 2013DECEMBER 31, 2013 The Victim Assistance Law Enforcement (VALE) Board will hold its business and grant application meeting on September 13, 2012 beginning at 9:00 am at the 7th Judicial District Office of the District Attorney, Victim/Witness Services Conference Room located at 1200 North Grand Avenue in Montrose, Colorado.

The Victim Assistance Law Enforcement Board, Seventh Judicial District, announces the availability of local VALE funds authorized by Title 24, Article 4.2,Colorado Revised Statutes.

One original, one copy, and one electronic copy of the application must be submitted to the VALE Board Administrator, 1200 North Grand, #D, Montrose, CO 81401, by 4:00 p.m. by Wednesday, August 15, 2012. Applications received after that time will not be eligible for funding. Applications will NOT be accepted by FAX. Oral presentations are not mandatory, but will be granted upon request.

Requests for personal telephonic oral presentations will be considered on a case by case basis.

ANTICIPATED AMOUNT AVAILABLE: $190,000.00 (anticipated).

CONTRACT/GRANT CYCLE: January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2013 ELIGIBILITY: The Board is authorized to enter into contracts for the purchase and coordination of victims and witnesses assistance services, equipment and training with persons or agencies which the Board deems appropriate.

PRIORITY CATEGORIES: The priority use for funding as listed in the statute is: 1.) Implementation of the rights afforded to crime victims pursuant to section 24-4.1-302.5 CRS, and 2.)

The provision of the services and programs delineated in sections 24-4.1-303 CRS, 24-4.1-304 CRS, and 24-4.2-105(4) CRS, related to all crimes as defined by section 24-4.1-302(1) CRS. 3.) Equipment and Training as outlined in 24-4.2-105(4.3) C.R.S.; and 4.) Scholarships to attend the annual COVA Conference.

The VALE Board has also established the following priorities: Programs that provide direct victim services to victims of those crimes listed in Section 24-4.1-302(1) CRS. The VALE Board may also take into consideration factors other than those stated above in making their final decisions. Board members may award money for projects not designated in the priority categories.

The fact that an applicant meets eligibility requirements and applies for funds within a priority category does not guarantee funding.

EVALUATION CRITERIA: The VALE Board has established criteria which it uses to evaluate grant applications. Please contact the VALE administrator for a copy of the evaluation criteria. The criteria is based upon the implementation of the rights afforded to crime victims pursuant to section 24-4.1302.5 CRS, and the provision of the services and programs delineated in sections 24-4.1-303 CRS, 24-4.1304 CRS, and 24-4.2-105(4) CRS, related to all crimes as defined by section 24-4.1-302(1) CRS. INQUIRES: For additional information and/or application forms and instructions please contact Aimee Gonzalez at (970)252-4276, or write to: Office of the District Attorney, 7th Judicial District Attn: VALE Administrator, 1200 North Grand, Bin D, Montrose, CO 81401.

E-mails can be sent to aimee. gonzalez@co7da.org.

PLEASE NOTE: Copies of the state statutes related to these funds are available on the Colorado State Government web page (www. state.co.us click on Government, then Colorado Constitution and Statutes, then Colorado Revised Statutes C.R.S.) Published in the Delta County Independent June 27 and July 4, 2012.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Pursuant to the Liquor Laws of Colorado, Cedaredge Area Chamber of Commerce, has requested the Board of Trustees of the Town of Orchard City to grant a Special Events Permit for 11245 2100 Road, Austin, Colorado.

A Public Hearing on the application to be held July 11th at 7:00 p.m. at the Orchard City Town Hall located at 9661 2100 Road, Austin, Colorado.

At said place and time, any interested persons may appear to be heard for or against the renewal of said license. Any protest shall be filed in writing with the Orchard City Town Clerk within ten days after date of notice. Date of Application: 5/4/2012.

Published in the Delta County Independent June 27, 2012.

STORAGE UNIT SALE Contents of Farnsworth Minis Unit A5 located at 175 Hwy 133 Paonia, CO. Unknown contents belonging to Dan Dragoo, last known address: P.O. Box 953, Hotchkiss CO 81419. Contents of this unit will be disposed of on July 7th, as Farnsworth Minis chooses.

Published in the Delta County Independent June 20 and 27, 2012.

Legal Deadline 10 a.m. Mondays

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PUBLIC NOTICES

Rogers Mesa Wc 2012 Drinking Water Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) For Calendar Year 2011 Public Water System ID: CO0115685 Esta es información importante. Si no la pueden leer, necesitan que alguien se la traduzca.

We are pleased to present to you this year’s water quality report. Our constant goal is to provide you with a safe and dependable supply of drinking water.

Please contact William Callicutt at 970-872-3794 with any questions about the Drinking Water Consumer Confidence Report or for public participation opportunities that may affect the water quality.

General Information All drinking water, including bottled water, may reasonably be expected to contain at least small amounts of some contaminants. The presence of contaminants does not necessarily indicate that the water poses a health risk. More information about contaminants and potential health effects can be obtained by calling the Environmental Protection Agency’s Safe Drinking Water Hotline (1-800-426-4791) or by visiting http://water.epa.gov/drink/ contaminants. Some people may be more vulnerable to contaminants in drinking water than the general population. Immuno-compromised persons such as persons with cancer undergoing chemotherapy, persons who have undergone organ transplants, people with HIV-AIDS or other immune system disorders, some elderly, and infants can be particularly at risk of infections. These people should seek advice about drinking water from their health care providers. For more information about contaminants and potential health effects, or to receive a copy of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines on appropriate means to lessen the risk of infection by Cryptosporidium and microbiological contaminants call the EPA Safe Drinking Water Hotline at (1-800-426-4791).

The sources of drinking water (both tap water and bottled water) include rivers, lakes, streams, ponds, reservoirs, springs, and wells. As water travels over the surface of the land or through the ground, it dissolves naturally occurring minerals and, in some cases, radioactive material, and can pick up substances resulting from the presence of animals or from human activity. Contaminants that may be present in source water include: •Microbial contaminants, such as viruses and bacteria that may come from sewage treatment plants, septic systems, agricultural livestock operations, and wildlife.

•Inorganic contaminants, such as salts and metals, which can be naturally-occurring or result from urban stormwater runoff, industrial or domestic wastewater discharges, oil and gas production, mining, or farming.

•Pesticides and herbicides, that may come from a variety of sources, such as agriculture, urban stormwater runoff, and residential uses.

•Radioactive contaminants, that can be naturally occurring or be the result of oil and gas production and mining activities.

•Organic chemical contaminants, including synthetic and volatile organic chemicals, which are byproducts of industrial processes and petroleum production, and also may come from gas stations, urban storm water runoff, and septic systems.

In order to ensure that tap water is safe to drink, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment prescribes regulations limiting the amount of certain contaminants in water provided by public water systems. The Food and Drug Administration regulations establish limits for contaminants in bottled water that must provide the same protection for public health.

Lead in Drinking Water If present, elevated levels of lead can cause serious health problems (especially for pregnant women and young children). It is possible that lead levels at your home may be higher than other homes in the community as a result of materials used in your home’s plumbing. If you are concerned about lead in your water, you may wish to have your water tested. When your water has been sitting for several hours, you can minimize the potential for lead exposure by flushing your tap for 30 seconds to 2 minutes before using water for drinking or cooking. Additional information on lead in drinking water, testing methods, and steps you can take to minimize exposure is available from the Safe Drinking Water Hotline (1-800-426-4791) or by visiting http://www.epa.gov/safewater/lead.

Terms and Abbreviations Term Abbreviation Definition Maximum Contaminant Level Goal MCLG The ‘Goal’ is the level of a contaminant in drinking water below which there is no known or expected risk to health. MCLGs allow for a margin of safety.

Maximum Contaminant Level MCL The ‘Maximum Allowed’ is the highest level of a contaminant that is allowed in drinking water.

MCLs are set as close to the MCLGs as feasible using the best available treatment technology.

Our Water Source(s) The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has provided us with a Source Water Assessment Report for our water supply. You may obtain a copy of the report by visiting http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/wq/sw/swapreports/swapreports.html, clicking on Delta County and selecting 115685; Rogers Mesa Wc or by contacting William Callicutt at 970-872-3794. For general information about Source Water Assessment please visit http://www.cdphe.state.co.us/wq/sw/swaphom.html.

Potential sources of contamination in our source water area come from: Surface runoff from agriculture, roads, gas drilling and logging operations.

The Source Water Assessment Report provides a screening-level evaluation of potential contamination that could occur. It does not mean that the contamination has or will occur. We can use this information to evaluate the need to improve our current water treatment capabilities and prepare for future contamination threats. This can help us ensure that quality finished water is delivered to your homes. In addition, the source water assessment results provide a starting point for developing a source water protection plan.

Please contact William Callicutt at 970-872-3794 to learn more about what you can do to help protect your drinking water sources, any questions about the Drinking Water Consumer Confidence Report, to learn more about our system, or to attend scheduled public meetings. We want you, our valued customers, to be informed about the services we provide and the quality water we deliver to you every day.

Water Sources Source Source Type Water Type Location PURCHASED WATER FROM CO0115352 Consecutive Connection Surface Water N/A Detected Contaminant(s) Rogers Mesa Wc routinely monitors for contaminants in your drinking water according to Federal and State laws. The following table(s) show all detections found in the period of January 1 to December 31, 2011 unless otherwise noted. The State of Colorado requires us to monitor for certain contaminants less than once per year because the concentrations of these contaminants are not expected to vary significantly from year to year, or the system is not considered vulnerable to this type of contamination. Therefore, some of our data, though representative, may be more than one year old. Violations and Formal Enforcement Actions, if any, are reported in the next section of this report. Any additional information may be found in the final section of this report.

Note: Only detected contaminants sampled within the last 5 years appear in this report. If no tables appear in this section, that means that Rogers Mesa Wc did not detect any contaminants in the last round of monitoring.

Contaminant Name

Lead and Copper Sampled in the Distribution System Number Unit of Action of Samples Measure Level

Monitoring Period

90th Percentile

COPPER

01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011

0.25

10

ppm

1.3

Sample Sites Above Action Level 0

LEAD

01/01/2011 to 12/31/2011

5

10

ppb

15

0

Typical Sources Corrosion of household plumbing systems; Erosion of natural deposits.

Corrosion of household plumbing systems; Erosion of natural deposits.

Violation(s) and Formal Enforcement Action(s) Violations No Violations to Report Formal Enforcement Actions No Formal Enforcement Actions to Report Published in the Delta County Independent June 27, 2012.

Commissioners Proceedings May 2012 Delta County Social Services Salaries SERV 155,716.99 AFLAC Flex One SERV 35.20 AFLAC CAIC SERV 849.46 AFLAC SERV 796.91 Alires, Misty SERV 26.00 Antillon, Cindy SERV 12.00 Arapahoe County SERV 48.50 AT&T Mobility SERV 139.69 Atchley, Paul SERV 107.20 Atwood, Pamela SERV 13.60 Beck, Renee SERV 14.00 Beep West Paging SERV 45.50 Blaine, Susan SERV 313.20 Bowler, Brian SERV 229.60 Bullard, Angela SERV 75.40 Caldwell, Shelly SERV 160.00 Carelli, Brad SERV 56.00 CEBT SERV 28,768.59 Christine Knight/BoCC SERV 6,629.50 CHSDA SERV 1,750.00 Colonial Life SERV 240.68 CO Correctional Ind. SERV 55.08 Cressler, Lori SERV 166.01 Delta Co Commission SERV 8,557.37 Delta Co Health SERV 2,816.82 Delta Co Independent SERV 38.37 Delta Co Public Library SERV 3,446.17 Delta Co School Dist SERV 22,634.25 Delta Co Sheriff SERV 94.60 Delta Co Telecomm SERV 423.24 Delta Co Treas SERV 32,462.75 Delta Co Treas SERV 4,637.00 Delta Co Treas SERV 733.30 Delta Co Treas SERV 16,726.72 Delta Federal CU SERV 100.00 Doyle Petroleum SERV 677.66 Experian SERV 77.00 Fairfield Inn SERV 258.00 Gallegos, Carol SERV 235.40 Garver, James SERV 117.60 Gilliand, Caroline SERV 122.00 Grand Valley Imaging SERV 271.76 Great America Leasing SERV 147.52 Gunnison H&H Svs SERV 3,840.90 Harper, Mary SERV 33.60 Hasler, Inc SERV 492.00 Haywood, Cassandra SERV 66.00 Hellman Chevrolet SERV 280.29 HHH, Inc SERV 7.00 High Country Shopper SERV 1,071.42 Holiday Inn Express SERV 399.80 IMS Colorado SERV 575.00 Kirkham, Nancy SERV 31.20 LaQuinta SERV 239.00 Laboratory Corp SERV 228.00 Lashmett, Heather SERV 256.01 Lemoine, William SERV 710.00 Lexis Nexis SERV 50.00 Loya, Ruby SERV 119.00 Magdalenski, Ulrike SERV 233.77 Main Street Printers SERV 179.00 Marchun, Karin SERV 115.60 Martinez, Albert SERV 415.80 Melgoza, Deborah SERV 12.00 Mesa Co Sheriff SERV 77.50 Michigan Process SERV 55.00 Nutt, Erin SERV 194.88 Nutt, Vi SERV 33.60 Office Depot SERV 1,082.77 Orona. Lisa SERV 50.40 Records Management SERV 236.50 Rowe, Sue SERV 64.00 Smith, Susan SERV 279.00 Struble, Kari SERV 12.00 Sun Life Financial SERV 617.55 Swisher, Sue SERV 134.40 Talx Corporation SERV 26.00 The Apple Shed SERV 75.00 UPS Store SERV 10.59 Walmart SERV 112.28 Waterrose, Maureen SERV 119.00 Western Slope Health SERV 2,210.00 Total 305,572.50 I, R. Olen Lund, Chairman of the Board of Social Services in and for the said County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, a

true statement, of the part of the Commissioners Proceedings and pertaining to allowance of bills, sale of taxes (as provided in the 1973 C.R.S. 30-25-11) and a brief statement of such other matters as is contained therein. Dated this 27th Day of June, 2012. /s/ R. Olen Lund, Chairman. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 27th Day of June, 2012. /s/ Sandy Cross 560 Dodge St Delta CO 81416. My commission expires 12/03/2013.

Published in the Delta County Independent June 27, 2012.

PUBLIC NOTICE Oxbow Mining, LLC. (OMLLC), P.O. Box 535, 3737 Highway 133, Somerset, Colorado 81434, has filed a complete application to the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (CDRMS) for Permit Revision PR-07 to its existing approved Permit No. C-1981022. The PR provides for 1) the addition of a new 725.9 acres Federal Coal lease COC-70615 to the existing Permit Area and 2) to provide for an updated mine plan for the new area. All new coal lease lands proposed for addition to the existing Permit Area are managed by the BLM. OMLLC's approved Permit Area is located in Gunnison and Delta Counties and north of the town of Somerset and the North Fork of the Gunnison River. OMLLC's current Permit Area would be included on the areas presented by the Somerset and Bowie USGS 7.5 minute quadrangle maps and is generally described as follows: Township 12 South, Range 90 West. 6th PM All or parts of Sections 27-34 Township 12 South. Range 91 West, 6th PM All or parts of Sections 25-27 and 34-36 Township 13 South, Range 89 West 6th PM All or parts of Sections 6 and 7 Township 13 South, Range 90 West 6th PM All or parts of Sections 1-12 and 17 Township 13 South, Range 91 West, 6th PM All or parts of Sections 1-3 and 11-13 The Permit Area contains approximately 15,676.51 acres of surface lands of which 5,551 acres are located on private land and 10,125.51 acres are located on Federal land.

Complete copies of the PR-07 application are on file at the CDRMS offices located at 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, Colorado 80203, Phone: (303) 866-3567; at the Gunnison County Planning Office, the Delta County Planning Office and at the Paonia Public Library. Comments or objections concerning the application for revision should be directed to the CDRMS at the above address not later than 30 days after the last date of publication of this notice in order to be considered.

Published in the Delta County Independent June 13, 20, 27 and July 4, 2012.

COMBINED NOTICE PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2012-0049 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On March 27, 2012, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Delta records.

Original Grantor(s) RACHEL L. ALVAREZ Original Beneficiary(ies) COLORADO HOUSING ENTERPRISES, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

IRBC, LLC Date of Deed of Trust 11/13/2003 County of Recording Delta Recording Date of Deed of Trust 11/17/2003 Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 573722 Original Principal Amount $10,309.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $9,071.19 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 26 OF PIONEER PLACE SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 2 COUNTY OF DELTA, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 1753 PIONEER CIR, DELTA, CO 81416.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 am on Wednesday, 07/25/2012, at Public Trustee’s Office, Delta County Courthouse, 501 Palmer Street, Suite 202, Delta, CO 81416-1764, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 5/30/2012 Last Publication 6/27/2012 Name of Publication Delta County Independent DATE: 03/27/2012 Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of Colorado By: /s/ Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee (SEAL) The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: JOAN OLSON, ESQ #28078 Aronowitz & Mecklenburg, LLP 1199 BANNOCK STREET, DENVER, CO 80204 (303) 813-1177 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

Attorney File # 6025.00005 ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011 Published in the Delta County Independent May 30, June 6, 13, 20 and 27, 2012.

COMBINED NOTICE PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2012-0050 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On March 27, 2012, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Delta records.

Original Grantor(s) RONDA M ROGACKI Original Beneficiary(ies) WELLS

FARGO HOME MORTGAGE, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt WELLS FARGO BANK, NA Date of Deed of Trust 8/14/2003 County of Recording Delta Recording Date of Deed of Trust 8/19/2003 Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 570375 Original Principal Amount $100,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $85,826.53 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 11, BLOCK 2, HOFREFE AND WILSON’S ADDITION TO THE TOWN OF CEDAREDGE, COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 520 W MAIN STREET, CEDAREDGE, CO 81413.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 am on Wednesday, 07/25/2012, at Public Trustee’s Office, Delta County Courthouse, 501 Palmer Street, Suite 202, Delta, CO 81416-1764, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 5/30/2012 Last Publication 6/27/2012 Name of Publication Delta County Independent DATE: 03/27/2012 Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of Colorado By: /s/ Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee (SEAL) The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: LISA CANCANON #42043 Aronowitz & Mecklenburg, LLP 1199 BANNOCK STREET, DENVER, CO 80204 (303) 813-1177 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

Attorney File # 9105.03696 ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011 Published in the Delta County Independent May 30, June 6, 13, 20 and 27, 2012.

COMBINED NOTICE PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2012-0052 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On March 28, 2012, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Delta records.

Original Grantor(s) Christopher

Beilfuss and Desiree Beilfuss Original Beneficiary(ies) First Mortgage Corporation Current Holder of Evidence of Debt JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association Date of Deed of Trust 5/15/2007 County of Recording Delta Recording Date of Deed of Trust 5/18/2007 Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 615252 Original Principal Amount $219,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $213,818.64 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 76, STONE MOUNTAIN VILLAGE FILING NO. 2, COUNTY OF DELTA, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 1516 Guadelupe Street, Delta, CO 81416.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 am on Wednesday, 07/25/2012, at Public Trustee’s Office, Delta County Courthouse, 501 Palmer Street, Suite 202, Delta, CO 81416-1764, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 5/30/2012 Last Publication 6/27/2012 Name of Publication Delta County Independent DATE: 03/28/2012 Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of Colorado By: /s/ Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee (SEAL) The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: KIMBERLY L. MARTINEZ #40351 CASTLE STAWIARSKI, LLC 999 18TH STREET SUITE 2301, DENVER, CO 80202 (303) 865-1400 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

Attorney File # 11-15030 ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011 Published in the Delta County Independent May 30, June 6, 13, 20 and 27, 2012.

COMBINED NOTICE PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2012-0054 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On March 29, 2012, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Delta records.

Original Grantor(s) DWIGHT W. ZEDIKER Original Beneficiary(ies) PAONIA STATE BANK Current Holder of Evidence of Debt PAONIA STATE BANK Date of Deed of Trust 6/2/2009 County of Recording Delta Recording Date of Deed of Trust 6/11/2009 Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 635346 Original Principal Amount $25,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $25,037.76 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. SEE EXHIBIT “A” ATTACHED HERETO AND INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE. EXHIBIT A The South 25 feet of Lot 22 of the Fifth Street Addition to the Town of Paonia, Colorado.

Lots 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 of Block 1 of Charles Vogel 1st Addition to the Town of Paonia Colorado, EXCEPTING THEREFROM The South 20 feet of said Lot 1 as conveyed to the Town of Paonia, Colorado, by deed recorded in Book 330 at Page 221.

EXCEPTING THEREFROM part of Lot 5 of the Charles Vogel 1st Addition and part of Lot 22 of the Fifth Street Addition to the Town of Paonia, described as follows: Beginning at a point on the West line of Lot 5 from which the centerline of 4th Street and Box Elder Avenue bears South 14°15'22" West 121.27 feet and considering the centerline of Box Elder Avenue to bear North, thence north 42.5 feet; thence East 125.0 feet; thence South 37.5 feet; thence West 50.0 feet; thence South 5.00 feet; thence West 75.0 feet to the point of beginning.

Delta County, State of Colorado.

Together with all water and water rights, ditch and ditch rights appurtenant to or used in connection therewith. Attached hereto and made a part hereof by reference.

Also known by street and number as: 504 4TH STREET, PAONIA, CO 81428.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 am on Wednesday, 08/01/2012, at Public Trustee’s Office, Delta County Courthouse, 501 Palmer Street, Suite 202, Delta, CO 81416-1764, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

Delta County Independent First Publication 6/6/2012 Last Publication 7/4/2012 Name of Publication Delta County Independent DATE: 03/29/2012 Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of Colorado By: /s/ Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee (SEAL) The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Marek, David A #8388 David A. Marek PO Box 1387, Paonia, CO 81428-1387 (970) 5275353 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

Attorney File # PSB/ZEDIKER ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011 Published in the Delta County Independent June 6, 13, 20, 27 and July 4, 2012.

Health Board Proceedings May 2012 Delta County Health Department Salaries SERV 48,162.77 AFLAC SERV 317.19 AFLAC Flex One SERV 17.60 AFLAC CAIC SERV 302.09 CEBT SERV 8,663.62 CDPH&E SERV 125.00 Colonial Life SERV 13.44 CO Counties, Inc SERV 350.00 CO Dept of Revenue SERV 344.00 COSOPHE SERV 24.00 Cumulus SERV 1,587.40 Decade Software SERV 729.75 Delta Co Commission SERV 3,184.00 Delta Co General Fund SERV 22.47 Delta Co Human Svs SERV 67.05 Delta Co Independent SERV 375.65 Delta Co Hospital SERV 1,050.91 Delta Co Treas SERV 10,288.79 Delta Co Treas SERV 1,489.00 Delta Co Treas SERV 424.99 Delta Co Treas SERV 4,273.36 Delta Federal CU SERV 625.00 Delta Opportunity SERV 600.00 Doyle Petroleum SERV 261.13 Four Seasons Hotel SERV 298.00 Govconnect SERV 1,240.00 Grand Valley Imaging SERV 96.21 Greninger, Tamara SERV 92.00 Hellman Chevrolet SERV 40.00 Henry Schein, Inc SERV 255.71 High Country Shopper SERV 441.80 Immunostics SERV 152.00 Intermountain Path SERV 72.48 King Soopers SERV 44.01 Koehler, Bonnie SERV 336.40 La Quinta SERV 124.00 Lakeside Village SERV 238.00 Medical Systems SERV 55.00 Metropolitan Path SERV 26.00 Moore Medical SERV 295.65 Office Depot SERV 59.71 Orona, Becky SERV 206.40 Payment Remittance SERV 133.30 Pizza Hut SERV 110.00 Smith Medical Partners SERV 296.12 Sullivan, Pat SERV 219.00 Sun Life Financial SERV 201.79 Vaccine Ed Center SERV 33.00 Verizon Wireless SERV 20.48 Walmart SERV 70.50 Total 88,456.77 I, R. Olen Lund, Chairman of the Board of Health in and for the said County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, a true statement, of the part of the Commissioners Proceedings and pertaining to allowance of bills, sale of taxes (as provided in the 1973 C.R.S. 30-25-11) and a brief statement of such other matters as is contained therein. Dated this 27th Day of June, 2012. /s/ R. Olen Lund, Chairman. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 27th Day of June, 2012. /s/ Sandy Cross 560 Dodge St Delta CO 81416. My commission expires 12/03/2013.

Published in the Delta County Independent June 27, 2012.

COMBINED NOTICE PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2012-0056 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On April 4, 2012, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Delta records.

Original Grantor(s) CURTIS D. BOWERS AND MEGAN A. BOWERS FKA MEGAN A. WARREN Original Beneficiary(ies) CENTEX HOME EQUITY COMPANY, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC Date of Deed of Trust 11/23/2004 County of Recording Delta Recording Date of Deed of Trust 12/9/2004 Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 586247 Original Principal Amount $102,588.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $102,595.46 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. SEE LEGAL DESCRIPTION ATTACHED HERETO AND INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE. Legal Description ALL THE FOLLOWING REAL PROPERTY IN THE COUNTY OF DELTA, AND STATE OF COLORADO, TO WIT: THE NORTH 10 FEET OF LOT 11, AND ALL OF LOTS 12 AND 13, CURTIS AND COWELL RESUBDIVISION OF LOTS A, B, C, AND D, BLOCK 4, PLAT A, TOWN OF CEDAREDGE, COLORADO, COUNTY OF DELTA, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 150 NW 4TH STREET, CEDAREDGE, CO 81413.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 am on Wednesday, 08/01/2012, at Public Trustee’s Office, Delta County Courthouse, 501 Palmer Street, Suite 202, Delta, CO 81416-1764, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser

a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 6/6/2012 Last Publication 7/4/2012 Name of Publication Delta County Independent DATE: 04/04/2012 Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of Colorado By: /s/ Barbara J. Pierce, Deputy Public Trustee (SEAL) The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: JOAN OLSON, ESQ #28078 Aronowitz & Mecklenburg, LLP 1199 BANNOCK STREET, DENVER, CO 80204 (303) 813-1177 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

Attorney File # 9696.02682 ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011 Published in the Delta County Independent June 6, 13, 20, 27 and July 4, 2012.

COMBINED NOTICE PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2012-0060 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On April 11, 2012, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Delta records.

Original Grantor(s) Rosalva Gonzalez Original Beneficiary(ies) Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Wells Fargo Bank, NA Date of Deed of Trust 4/23/2004 County of Recording Delta Recording Date of Deed of Trust 12/20/2004 Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 586650 Original Principal Amount $105,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $92,488.89 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 29 AND 30 IN BLOCK 14 OF GARNET MESA SUBDIVISION TO THE CITY OF DELTA, COLORADO. COUNTY OF DELTA, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 612 Grand Ave, Delta, CO 81416.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 am on Wednesday, 08/08/2012, at Public Trustee’s Office, Delta County Courthouse, 501 Palmer Street, Suite 202, Delta, CO 81416-1764, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 6/13/2012 Last Publication 7/11/2012 Name of Publication Delta County Independent DATE: 04/11/2012 Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of Colorado By: /s/ Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee (SEAL) The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: ALISON L. BERRY #34531 CASTLE STAWIARSKI, LLC 999 18TH STREET SUITE 2301, DENVER, CO 80202 (303) 865-1400 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

Attorney File # 12-04343 ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011 Published in the Delta County Independent June 13, 20, 27, July 4 and 11, 2012.

NOTICE OF PROPOSED DECISION The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety proposes to Approve Technical Revision Application No. 72 (TR-72) for the Bowie No. 2 Mine (Permit No. C1996-083), submitted by Bowie Resources, LLC. J. E. Stover and Associates, on behalf of Bowie Resources, LLC, is proposing to expand Coal Mine Waste Pile #2. The existing hillside slope to the west of the waste pile will be increased to 1.5h:1v slope, the West Diversion Ditch #2 will be relocated to the toe of the slope and the waste pile will expand to fill in the void created by the steeper slope. The disturbed area will increase by 1.8 acres for an addition storage capacity of 65,000 cy. All proposed disturbances are within the present permitted boundary and on land owned by Bowie Resources, LLC. The Bowie No. 2 Mine is a/an Underground coal mine located in Delta County, approximately 5 miles NE of Paonia, Colorado. Coal interest is Federal and private, and the surface affected is Federal and private land. The permit area encompasses approximately 8,300.50 acres.

This proposed decision is based on a finding that the proposed operation will comply with all requirements of the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act, Section 34-33-101, et seq., C.R.S., and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

Copies of the proposed decision, including stipulations, are on file for public inspection at the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Room 215, Centennial Building, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203. Persons with an interest that may be adversely affected by the proposed decision may request a formal hearing before the Mined Land Reclamation Board on the proposed decision. Such request must be made within ten (10) days of the initial publication of this notice, must be in writing, and must state with reasonable specificity the reasons for the request and the objections to the proposed decision.

Published in the Delta County Independent June 27, 2012.

PUBLIC NOTICES

Delta County Independent COMBINED NOTICE PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2012-0061 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On April 11, 2012, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Delta records.

Original Grantor(s) Steve Mcalpine Original Beneficiary(ies) Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust 6/25/2009 County of Recording Delta Recording Date of Deed of Trust 6/30/2009 Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 635859 Original Principal Amount $156,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $150,418.80 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 7 OF PHEASANT RUN SUBDIVISION COUNTY OF DELTA, STATE OF COLORADO Also known by street and number as: 12461 E Spring Cir, Eckert, CO 81418.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 am on Wednesday, 08/08/2012, at Public Trustee’s Office, Delta County Courthouse, 501 Palmer Street, Suite 202, Delta, CO 81416-1764, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 6/13/2012 Last Publication 7/11/2012 Name of Publication Delta County Independent DATE: 04/11/2012 Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of Colorado By: /s/ Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee (SEAL) The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: ALISON L. BERRY #34531 CASTLE STAWIARSKI, LLC 999 18TH STREET SUITE 2301, DENVER, CO 80202 (303) 865-1400 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

Attorney File # 12-01365 ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011 Published in the Delta County Independent June 13, 20, 27, July 4 and 11, 2012.

COMBINED NOTICE PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2012-0068 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On April 19, 2012, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Delta records.

Original Grantor(s) Alvin W Towell and Cydne D Menzel Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP Date of Deed of Trust 2/6/2007 County of Recording Delta Recording Date of Deed of Trust 2/13/2007 Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 612098 Original Principal Amount $304,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $287,179.39 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. PARCEL “B” OF THE GREENFIELD BOUNDARY AGREEMENT. DELTA COUNTY, COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 9011 2050 Rd, Austin, CO 81410-8319.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 am on Wednesday, 08/22/2012, at Public Trustee’s Office, Delta County Courthouse, 501 Palmer Street, Suite 202, Delta, CO 81416-1764, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 6/27/2012 Last Publication 7/25/2012 Name of Publication Delta County Independent DATE: 04/19/2012 Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of Colorado By: /s/ Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee (SEAL) The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: CAMILLE Y. HARLAN #43789 CASTLE STAWIARSKI, LLC

999 18TH STREET SUITE 2301, DENVER, CO 80202 (303) 865-1400 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

Attorney File # 12-03503 ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011 Published in the Delta County Independent June 27, July 4, 11, 18 and 25, 2012.

COMBINED NOTICE PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2012-0069 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On April 19, 2012, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Delta records.

Original Grantor(s) Daniel L. Carver and Margarete A. Carver Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Superior Lending, an Utah Corporation Current Holder of Evidence of Debt U.S. Bank National Association Date of Deed of Trust 3/5/2007 County of Recording Delta Recording Date of Deed of Trust 3/19/2007 Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 613231 Original Principal Amount $129,468.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $141,751.18 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOTS 1 AND 2, LANDS END MOBILE HOME PARK SUBDIVISION OF THE TOWN OF CEDAREDGE, DELTA COUNTY, COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 165 NW Dahlia Avenue, Cedaredge, CO 81413.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 am on Wednesday, 08/22/2012, at Public Trustee’s Office, Delta County Courthouse, 501 Palmer Street, Suite 202, Delta, CO 81416-1764, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 6/27/2012 Last Publication 7/25/2012 Name of Publication Delta County Independent DATE: 04/19/2012 Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of Colorado By: /s/ Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee (SEAL) The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: ALISON L. BERRY #34531 CASTLE STAWIARSKI, LLC 999 18TH STREET SUITE 2301, DENVER, CO 80202 (303) 865-1400 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

Attorney File # 12-02510 ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011 Published in the Delta County Independent June 27, July 4, 11, 18 and 25, 2012.

COMBINED NOTICE - DEFERRED - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-803(6) FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2012-0003 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On January 5, 2012, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Delta records.

Original Grantor(s) MURRAY DANIEL LAMPTON Original Beneficiary(ies) WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt WELLS FARGO BANK, NA Date of Deed of Trust 1/25/2010 County of Recording Delta Recording Date of Deed of Trust 1/29/2010 Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 640671 Original Principal Amount $208,587.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $203,971.42 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. PLEASE SEE LEGAL DESCRIPTION ATTACHED HERETO AND INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE. Legal Description The North 9.75 feet of Lot 19 and Lots 20, 21, 22, 23 and the South 19.36 feet of Lot 24 all in Block 1 of the Business Men's Subdivision in the City of Delta and also a tract of land situate in part of the SW 1/4 SW 1/4 of Section 19, Township 15 South, Range 95 West of the 6th Principal Meridian described as follows: Beginning at a point on the West line of the SW 1/4 SW 1/4 of Section 19, Township 15 South, Range 95 West of the 6th Principal Meridian from whence the Southwest corner of said Section 19 bears South 00°05' East a distance of 873.05 feet and considering the West line of said Section 19 to bear North 00°05' West and all other bearings relative thereto; thence East 150.00 feet; thence North 00°05' West 129.00 feet; thence West 75.00 feet; thence North 00°05' West 79.89 feet; thence West to the West line of said Subdivision a distance of 75.00 feet; thence South 00°05' East along said subdivision line a distance of 209.79 feet more or less to the point of beginning.

County of Delta, State of Colorado Also known by street and number as: 1334 BLUFF STREET, DELTA, CO 81416.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY

CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. The original Sale Date was scheduled for May 9, 2012 but was deferred pursuant to Colorado Revised Statutes 38-38801 et seq. The deferment period has been terminated or ended and the Sale may now proceed according to law.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 am on Wednesday, 08/08/2012 (formerly scheduled for May 9, 2012 and continued for deferment) , at Public Trustee’s Office, Delta County Courthouse, 501 Palmer Street, Suite 202, Delta, CO 81416-1764, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication of Notice of Deferred Sale 6/13/2012 Last Publication of Notice of Deferred Sale 7/11/2012 Name of Publication Delta County Independent DATE: 6/7/2012 Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of Colorado By: /s/ Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee (SEAL) The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: JENNIFER H. TRACHTE, Esq. #40391 Aronowitz & Mecklenburg, LLP 1199 BANNOCK STREET, DENVER, CO 80204 (303) 813-1177 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

Attorney File # 9105.03234 ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011 Published in the Delta County Independent June 13, 20, 27, July 4 and 11, 2012.

COMBINED NOTICE PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2012-0062 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On April 12, 2012, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Delta records.

Original Grantor(s) Wende C Michael Original Beneficiary(ies) Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Wells Fargo Bank, NA Date of Deed of Trust 4/10/2009 County of Recording Delta Recording Date of Deed of Trust 4/15/2009 Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 633648 Original Principal Amount $156,400.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $149,896.68 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 5, GOLD NUGGET SUBDIVISION. DELTA COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO Also known by street and number as: 180 NW 7th St, Cedaredge, CO 81413.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 am on Wednesday, 08/15/2012, at Public Trustee’s Office, Delta County Courthouse, 501 Palmer Street, Suite 202, Delta, CO 81416-1764, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 6/20/2012 Last Publication 7/18/2012 Name of Publication Delta County Independent DATE: 04/12/2012 Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of Colorado By: /s/ Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee (SEAL) The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: REAGAN LARKIN #42309 CASTLE STAWIARSKI, LLC 999 18TH STREET SUITE 2301, DENVER, CO 80202 (303) 865-1400 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

Attorney File # 12-04367 ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011 Published in the Delta County Independent June 20, 27, July 4, 11 and 18, 2012.

COMBINED NOTICE PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2012-0063 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On April 12, 2012, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Delta records.

Original Grantor(s) Christopher A. Haskins and Erin D. Haskins Original Beneficiary(ies) Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Wells Fargo Bank, NA Date of Deed of Trust 6/27/2008 County of Recording Delta Recording Date of Deed of Trust 7/11/2008 Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 627154 Original Principal Amount

$266,950.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $266,950.00 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 78, STONE MOUNTAIN VILLAGE FILING NO. 1, COUNTY OF DELTA, STATE OF COLORADO. THE DEED OF TRUST WAS ERRONEOUSLY RECORDED IN THE RECORDS OF MONTROSE COUNTY, COLORADO AT RECEPTION NUMBER 792184 ON JUNE 30, 2008.

Also known by street and number as: 1520 Guadelupe St, Delta, CO 81416.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 am on Wednesday, 08/15/2012, at Public Trustee’s Office, Delta County Courthouse, 501 Palmer Street, Suite 202, Delta, CO 81416-1764, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 6/20/2012 Last Publication 7/18/2012 Name of Publication Delta County Independent DATE: 04/12/2012 Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of Colorado By: /s/ Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee (SEAL) The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: REAGAN LARKIN #42309 CASTLE STAWIARSKI, LLC 999 18TH STREET SUITE 2301, DENVER, CO 80202 (303) 865-1400 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

Attorney File # 12-04366 ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011 Published in the Delta County Independent June 20, 27, July 4, 11 and 18, 2012.

COMBINED NOTICE PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2012-0066 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On April 18, 2012, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Delta records.

Original Grantor(s) MARGARET E. KLINE Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., Acting solely as nominee for EVERETT FINANCIAL, INC. DBA SUPREME LENDING Current Holder of Evidence of Debt JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Date of Deed of Trust 5/19/2010 County of Recording Delta Recording Date of Deed of Trust 5/21/2010 Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 642993 Original Principal Amount $121,938.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $119,652.48 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOTS 21 AND 22 IN BLOCK 9 OF HILLMANS SUBDIVISION, COUNTY OF DELTA, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 1248 GRAND AVENUE, DELTA, CO 81416.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 am on Wednesday, 08/15/2012, at Public Trustee’s Office, Delta County Courthouse, 501 Palmer Street, Suite 202, Delta, CO 81416-1764, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 6/20/2012 Last Publication 7/18/2012 Name of Publication Delta County Independent DATE: 04/18/2012 Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of Colorado By: /s/ Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee (SEAL) The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: MONICA KADRMAS, Esq #34904 Aronowitz & Mecklenburg, LLP 1199 BANNOCK STREET, DENVER, CO 80204 (303) 813-1177 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

Attorney File # 1068.04640 ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011 Published in the Delta County Independent June 20, 27, July 4, 11 and 18, 2012.

COMBINED NOTICE PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2012-0064

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On April 13, 2012, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Delta records.

Original Grantor(s) JAMES A. THOMPSON AND NORMA JEAN THOMPSON Original Beneficiary(ies) HOMECOMINGS FINANCIAL NETWORK INC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, AS TRUSTEE, POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT DATED AS OF JUNE 1, 2004 MORTGAGEBACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-SL2 Date of Deed of Trust 2/24/2000 County of Recording Delta Recording Date of Deed of Trust 3/1/2000 Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 532586 Book: 850 Page: 626 Original Principal Amount $63,300.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $54,839.11 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT “A” AND INCORPORATED HEREIN AS THOUGH FULLY SET FORTH. EXHIBIT A THE WEST 50 FEET OF LOTS 12, 13, 14, 15 AND 16, BLOCK 18, GARNET MESA SUBDIVISION TO THE CITY OF DELTA, COLORADO, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 16, RUNNING THEN NORTH ALONG THE ALLEY LINE 125 FEET TO THE NORTH LINE OF LOT 12, THENCE EAST ALONG SAID NORTH LINE OF LOT 12, 50 FEET, THENCE SOUTH 125 FEET, THENCE WEST 50 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, COUNTY OF DELTA, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 315 EAST 3RD STREET, DELTA, CO 81416.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 am on Wednesday, 08/15/2012, at Public Trustee’s Office, Delta County Courthouse, 501 Palmer Street, Suite 202, Delta, CO 81416-1764, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 6/20/2012 Last Publication 7/18/2012 Name of Publication Delta County Independent DATE: 04/13/2012 Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of Colorado By: /s/ Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee (SEAL) The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: WAYNE E. VADEN #21026 Vaden Law Firm LLC 2015 YORK STREET, PO BOX 18997, DENVER, CO 20218 (303) 377-2933 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

Attorney File # 12-051-03153 ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011 Published in the Delta County Independent June 20, 27, July 4, 11 and 18, 2012.

COMBINED NOTICE PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2012-0065 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On April 17, 2012, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Delta records.

Original Grantor(s) E J. Sanders WHO ACQUIRED TITLE AS ELWIN JESS SANDERS Original Beneficiary(ies) Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Wells Fargo Bank, NA Date of Deed of Trust 3/17/2006 County of Recording Delta Recording Date of Deed of Trust 4/7/2006 Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 602268 Original Principal Amount $72,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $59,068.00 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 11, SOUTH VIEW SUBDIVISION, COUNTY OF DELTA, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 18953 D Rd, Delta, CO 81416.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 am on Wednesday, 08/15/2012, at Public Trustee’s Office, Delta County Courthouse, 501 Palmer Street, Suite 202, Delta, CO 81416-1764, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 6/20/2012

Wednesday, June 27, 2012 Last Publication 7/18/2012 Name of Publication Delta County Independent DATE: 04/17/2012 Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of Colorado By: /s/ Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee (SEAL) The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: CHRISTOPHER T. GROEN #39976 CASTLE STAWIARSKI, LLC 999 18TH STREET SUITE 2301, DENVER, CO 80202 (303) 865-1400 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

Attorney File # 12-04041 ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011 Published in the Delta County Independent June 20, 27, July 4, 11 and 18, 2012.

COMBINED NOTICE PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2012-0059 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On April 10, 2012, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Delta records.

Original Grantor(s) ANTHONY JAMES WAITMAN AND TANYA LYNN WAITMAN Original Beneficiary(ies) CITICORP TRUST BANK, FSB Current Holder of Evidence of Debt CITIMORTGAGE, INC. Date of Deed of Trust 1/28/2009 County of Recording Delta Recording Date of Deed of Trust 2/3/2009 Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 631884 Original Principal Amount $125,976.63 Outstanding Principal Balance $110,552.86 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. SEE LEGAL DESCRIPTION ATTACHED HERETO AND INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE. Legal Description ALL THAT PARCEL OF LAND IN DELTA COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO, AS DESCRIBED IN DEED DOC # 610385, ID# R003432, BEING KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS: LOTS 7, 8, 9 AND 10 IN BLOCKS 6 OF STOCKHAM AND ZANINETTI SUBDIVISION, FILED IN PLAT DOC # 610385, DOC # 610385, RECORDED 12/11/2006.

BY FEE SIMPLE DEED FROM ANTHONY JAMES WAITMAN AS SET FORTH IN DOC # 610385 DATED 12/08/2006 AND RECORDED 12/11/2006, DELTA COUNTY RECORDS, STATE OF COLORADO.

BY FEE SIMPLE DEED FROM JAMES P. HANKS AND PAULETTE HANKS TO ANTHONY JAMES WAITMAN AS SET FORTH IN DEED INST # 578769, DATED 04/16/2004 AND RECORDED 04/19/2004, DELTA COUNTY RECORDS, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 230 SW 3rd STREET, CEDAREDGE, CO 81413-3615.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 am on Wednesday, 08/08/2012, at Public Trustee’s Office, Delta County Courthouse, 501 Palmer Street, Suite 202, Delta, CO 81416-1764, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 6/13/2012 Last Publication 7/11/2012 Name of Publication Delta County Independent DATE: 04/10/2012 Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of Colorado By: /s/ Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee (SEAL) The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: JENNIFER H. TRACHTE, Esq. #40391 Aronowitz & Mecklenburg, LLP 1199 BANNOCK STREET, DENVER, CO 80204 (303) 813-1177 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

Attorney File # 1175.14752 ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011 Published in the Delta County Independent June 13, 20, 27, July 4 and 11, 2012.

COMBINED NOTICE PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2012-0067 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On April 18, 2012, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Delta records.

Original Grantor(s) TONY ARMENDARIZ AND SANDRA ARMENDARIZ Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER, COUNTRYWIDE BANK, FSB Current Holder of Evidence of Debt BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust 11/25/2008 County of Recording Delta Recording Date of Deed of Trust 12/1/2008 Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 630527 Original Principal Amount $163,328.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $161,236.53 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have

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been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 13 OF YORKSHIRE SUBDIVISION, COUNTY OF DELTA, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 971 YORKSHIRE CT, DELTA, CO 81416-2681.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 am on Wednesday, 08/15/2012, at Public Trustee’s Office, Delta County Courthouse, 501 Palmer Street, Suite 202, Delta, CO 81416-1764, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 6/20/2012 Last Publication 7/18/2012 Name of Publication Delta County Independent DATE: 04/18/2012 Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of Colorado By: /s/ Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee (SEAL) The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: HEATHER DEERE #28597 LAW OFFICE OF MICHAEL P MEDVED PC 355 UNION BLVD #302, LAKEWOOD, CO 80228-1508 (303) 274-0155 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

Attorney File # 12-910-21600 ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011 Published in the Delta County Independent June 20, 27, July 4, 11 and 18, 2012.

COMBINED NOTICE PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2012-0058 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On April 23, 2012, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Delta records.

Original Grantor(s) Brian D. Beck Original Beneficiary(ies) Helmick Mortgage Corporation Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Secretary of Veterans Affairs Date of Deed of Trust 5/11/1994 County of Recording Delta Recording Date of Deed of Trust 5/11/1994 Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 477045 Book: 0721 Page: 46 Original Principal Amount $62,200.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $50,074.69 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. SEE EXHIBIT A ATTACHED HERETO AND INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE EXHIBIT A Part of the NE1/4 NW1/4 of Section 13, Township 14 South, Range 95 West of the 6th P.M., more particularly described as follows: Beginning on the West R.O.W. of Colorado Hwy 65 at a point from which the North 1/4 corner of Section 13, Township 14 South, Range 95 West 6th P.M. bears North 57 degrees 31' East 507.9 feet; thence running North 69 degrees 00' West 57.0 feet; thence North 75 degrees 22' West 50.5 feet; thence South 22 degrees 18' West 105.4 feet; thence South 69 degrees 00' East 106.7 feet to the Hwy R.O.W.; thence North 22 degrees 30' East 111.0 feet more or less to the point of beginning.

County of Delta, State of Colorado.

Together with all water, lateral and ditch rights appurtenant thereto.

Also known by street and number as: 1289 Highway 65, Eckert, CO 81418.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 am on Wednesday, 08/22/2012, at Public Trustee’s Office, Delta County Courthouse, 501 Palmer Street, Suite 202, Delta, CO 81416-1764, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 6/27/2012 Last Publication 7/25/2012 Name of Publication Delta County Independent DATE: 04/23/2012 Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of Colorado By: /s/ Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee (SEAL) The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: KIMBERLY L. MARTINEZ #40351 CASTLE STAWIARSKI, LLC 999 18TH STREET SUITE 2301, DENVER, CO 80202 (303) 865-1400 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

Attorney File # 12-03089 ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011 Published in the Delta County Independent June 27, July 4, 11, 18 and 25, 2012.

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LOCAL NEWS

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What’s happening 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. Check out these summer reading programs: Moon Walk at Rivendell Retreat Everyone is invited to the nighttime guided nature walk at Rivendell Retreat on Redlands Mesa. Sunday, July 29, at 8 p.m. Contact your local Library for information or visit Delta County Libraries website at www. deltalibraries.org.

Stargazing Party Black Canyon Astronomical Society Everyone is invited to the Stargazing Party with the Black Canyon Astronomical Society at the Delta Public Library.

Tuesday, July 10, from 8 to 11 p.m.

Cedaredge Teen Summer Reading Program - Midnight Madness Jeopardy. How much do YOU know? Wednesday, June 27, at 6 p.m.

Kids Summer Reading Program - The Case of the Crusty Cheese interactive puppet show.

Find out “who done it.”

Thursday, June 28, at 1 p.m. at the Stolte Shed.

Kids Summer Reading Program - Reading at the Stolte Shed.

Thursday, July 5, at 1 p.m.

Genealogy. “Who’s Who in Whoville.” The Delta Family History Center will be presenting at our regular genealogy meeting on Friday, July 6, at 10:30 a.m.

Teen Summer Reading Program - Worldwide Tales from the Crypt. Learn about crypts from around the world. Wednesday, July 11, at 6 p.m.

Tech Soup Computer Day. Bring your computer questions every Saturday in July from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Contact Cedaredge Library at 856-3518 for details.

Storytimes.

Baby, tot and preschooler storytimes are Thursdays starting at 10:30 a.m.

For more information, contact the library at 856-3518.

Crawford One-On-One Computer Tutor. Crawford Library is now offering one-on-one computer help. Bring specific computer questions or just spend time honing your skills each Wednesday in June and July from 3 to 5 p.m.

Tweens and Teens

Summer Reading Program - Campfire and Comets. Thursday, June 28, at 4 p.m.

Scrapbooking. Bring your scrapping stuff and work on your latest project. Saturday, June 30, from noon to 8 p.m. Open to all ages but kids under 10 need an adult. Contact Crawford Library at 9213500 for details.

Kids, Tweens, and Teens Summer Reading Program - Campfire Songs and Stories.

A real campfire with s’mores and more! Friday, July 6, at 8 p.m.

Kids Summer Reading Program - Turn on the Night Lights. Aurora Borealis, also known as the northern lights, is a natural occurring phenomenon that lights up the sky. Wednesday, July 11, at 10:30 a.m.

Storytimes. Baby and tot storytimes are Thursdays starting at 10:30 a.m.

Preschooler storytimes on Wednesdays at 11:15 a.m. cancelled for June and July due to the summer reading program. Contact Crawford Library at 9213500 for details.

Delta Teen Summer Reading Program - Worldwide Tales from the Crypt. Learn about crypts from around the world. Thursday, June 28, at 2 p.m.

Adult Basic Com-

Ouray’s Wright Opera House presents summer melodrama The stage at the Wright Opera House will be the scene of rollicking, outlandish goings- on this summer as the original melodrama, “Crooks and Skulduggery at the Hardlife Hotel or Meen E. Moneybank Stinks Up Ouray,” depicts life in 1900s Ouray.

The melodrama, written by former Ouray High School history teacher, Melissa Stacy, tells the tale of an evil banker, Meen E. Moneybank, who is plotting to foreclose on the mortgage of the Hardlife Hotel, owned and operated by Gotta and Hadda Hardlife and their son Ben A. Hardlife.

Mr. Moneybank intends to use the ill-gotten money

to fund his indoor toilet empire.

The cast, under the direction of Michael Ticherich, includes Meen E. Moneybanks, Robert Miller; Gloria Moneybank, Eileen Stanley; Gotta Hardlife, John Cotner; Hadda Hardlife, Sharon Neville; Ben A. Hardlife, Michael Ticherich; Penny Counter, Karen Olson; Madam Dolly Devine, Sandra Boles; Sheriff Lawman, Dan Preston; floozies, Kathy Royale, Lyndsay Hepp, and Ashley Luther; Rocky/stage hand, Max Lisk narrator, Enda Junkins; sound effects, Chris Knight; set design, Kentee Pasek; score by Nancy Ziglar; Wright Opera House crew,

Nancy Nixon, Alyssa Preston, and Dee Williams.

The Friends of the Wright Opera House were inspired to present a weekly melodrama in the venerable old opera house as a way to encourage visitors to spend one more night in town.

According to Dee Williams, board member, “FWOH is striving to be an attraction that brings people to Ouray.”

The melodrama will be presented at 7 p.m. every Monday through July with the exception of July 2. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for children and will be available at the door or on line at www.TheWright OperaHouse.org.

puter Classes. Classes on Tuesday, July 10 and July 17, from 5:30 to 7 p.m.

Teen Summer Reading Program - Movie Night. Come and see this epic adventure movie for all ages from legendary director Steven Spielberg Thursday, July 5, at 2 p.m.

Teen Summer Reading Program - To Catch a Thief! Join us and try out your detective skills Thursday, July 12, at 2 p.m.

Intermediate Computer Classes. Classes on Thursday, July 12 and July 19, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Storytimes. Storytimes for babies, tots and preschoolers are Wednesdays starting at 10:30 a.m.

For information, call the library at 874-9630.

Hotchkiss Baby Sign Language. Are you interested in learning baby sign language and practicing with others? Every Monday in June and July at 1 p.m. Contact the Hotchkiss Library at 872-

4153 to sign up.

One-on-One Computer Help. Anytime during open hours.

Teen Summer Reading Program. Wednesdays in June and July at 4 p.m.

Kids Summer Reading Program. Tuesdays in June and July at 2 p.m.

Storytime Stew.

Thursdays in June at 10 a.m. and July at 10:30 a.m.

Basic Computer Class. Friday, July 6, at 10:30 a.m. Contact Hotchkiss Library at 8725153 to sign up.

Storytimes. Storytimes for babies, tots and preschoolers are Wednesdays starting at 10 a.m.

For more information, contact the library at 8724153.

Paonia Music in the Amphitheater. Come join us on Thursday evenings in June from 6 to 8 p.m.

Ellen Stapenhorst will play June 28; Mike Gwinn July 12; Russ Chapman on July 19; and Juliana Weiser July 26.

Teen Summer Read-

ing Program - America’s Next Top Monster.

Thursday, June 28, from 4 to 6 p.m.

Storytime Stew.

Thursdays in June and July from 10 a.m. to 12 noon.

Teen Summer Reading Program - Movie Night. Come and see a scary movie set in a medieval village where a werewolf has been terrorizing.

Thursday, July 5, from 4 to 6 p.m.

Write On! Local winning authors read from their works at the Blue Sage. Co-sponsored by the library. Thursday, July 5, at 6:30 p.m.

Friends of the Paonia Library Book Sale. Saturday, July 7, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Come to the book presale on July 6 from 1 to 5 p.m.

Book Crafts. Learn to make things out of old books. Friday, July 6, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Storytimes.

Baby, tot and preschooler storytimes are Tuesdays starting 10 a.m. Contact Paonia Library at 5273470.

Ridgway celebrates 25th ‘Sunday in the Park’ The 25th anniversary of “Sunday in the Park” will be celebrated at Ridgway’s Hartwell Park on Sunday, July 1.

The entertainment and worship service begins at 10 a.m. followed by an outdoor barbecue with all the trimmings, free to all who attend the service.

Speaking on this year’s theme, “A Firm Foundation . . . Still!” will be Rev. Harry Strong, United Church of the San Juans, addressing “In the Beginning, God.” Pastor Roger Kriegshauser, Ridgway Community Church, will speak on “The Firm Foundation, Our Nation,” and Pastor Dean Freed of the Colona Community Church will present a message entitled “...

Still!”

“For the past 25 years, this annual tradition has been a wonderful time to celebrate our nation’s independence and the freedom we enjoy as Americans,” says Pastor

Kriegshauser.

Headlining this year’s musical program will be Rock Creek & Co. The band consists of Don and Carolyn Stiltner and Mary June Page. Don picked up a banjo in his early childhood and is steeped in the classic bluegrass tradition of Don Reno and Earl Scruggs. Don taught Carolyn the standup bass and she also sings and gives harmony to many of the songs performed.

Mary June is a songwriter and a gifted lead singer and guitar player. While this threesome exists as a stand-alone band, it also provides a core group for many kinds of musicians who come together and create a variety of musical styles with Rock Creek.

Joining the ‘Company’ for their performance this year are Kyle Elliott, a deep throated baritone who also plays bass and dobro, and Belita Mullinax who loves America’s roots music, bluegrass,

and gospel, and will add great harmony to their singing. In addition, patriotic and inspirational music will be provided

by Del Smith and other local musicians.

This annual patriotic communitywide event is sponsored by the Ridgway Community Church, the United Church of the San Juans, and the Colona Community Church, in an effort to rekindle small town values and community in celebration of Independence Day. “Sunday in the Park” is a casual, outdoor event, so dress comfortably. Some chairs will be provided, but participants are encouraged to bring along their own folding chairs or blankets as they enjoy their lunch and picnic on the grass under 100-yearold cottonwoods.

Hartwell Park is located in the center of Ridgway on Highway 62. For more information, call (970) 626-5692.

PUBLIC NOTICES District Court, Delta County, Colorado Court Address: 501 Palmer Street Delta, Colorado 81416 Plaintiff(s)/Petitioner(s): TOWN OF ORCHARD CITY, COLORADO, a Colorado statutory town v.

Defendant(s)/Respondent(s): JAMES DILLON, an individual and all unknown persons who claim interest Attorney or Party Without Attorney (Name and Address): Larry B. Beckner P.O. Box 220 Grand Junction, Colorado 81502 Phone Number: (970) 245-4300 FAX Number: (970) 243-4358 E-mail: larry@becknerpc.com Atty. Reg. # 8090 SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANT(S) You are hereby summoned and required to appear and defend against the claims of the complaint [petition] filed with the court in this action, by filing with the clerk of this court an answer or other response. You are required to file your answer or other response within 35 days after the service of this summons upon you. Service of this summons shall be complete on the day of the last publication.

A copy of the complaint [petition] may be obtained from the clerk of the court.

If you fail to file your answer or other response to the complaint [petition] in writing, within 35 days after the date of the last publication, judgment by default may be rendered against you by the court for the relief demanded in the complaint [petition] without further notice.

This is an action: to quiet title.

Dated: June 19, 2012 Published in the Delta County Independent First Publication: June 27, 2012.

Last Publication: July 25, 2012. /s/ Larry B. Beckner Attorney for Plaintiff(s)/ Petitioner(s) Published in the Delta County Independent June 27, July 4, 11, 18 and 25, 2012.

District Court Delta County, Colorado Court Address: 501 Palmer, Rm. #338, Delta, CO 81416 (970) 874-6280 In the Matter of the Petition of: Parent/Petitioner: AMY CONLEY HAYUTIN for Minor Child: LYLA HUMMINGBEAR HAYLEY-BARIL For a Change of Name to: LYLA HUMMINGBEAR HAYUTIN-BARIL Case Number: 2012 CV 128 Division 1 PUBLIC NOTICE OF PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME

Public Notice is given on May 30, 2012, that a Petition for a Change of Name of a Minor Child has been filed with the Delta District Court.

The Petition requests that the name of Lyla Hummingbear Hayley-Baril be changed to Lyla Hummingbear Hayutin-Baril.

Mandy Allen Clerk of Court By /s/ ????

Deputy Clerk (Court Seal) Published in the Delta County Independent June 13, 20 and 27, 2012.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Pursuant to the Liquor Laws of Colorado, Delirious Liquors, has requested the Board of Trustees of the Town of Orchard City to grant a modification of premise at 12840 Hwy 65 #4, Eckert, Colorado.

A Public Hearing on the application to be held July 11th at 7:00 p.m. at the Orchard City Town Hall located at 9661 2100 Road, Austin, Colorado.

At said place and time, any interested persons may appear to be heard for or against the renewal of said license. Any protest shall be filed in writing with the Orchard City Town Clerk within ten days after date of notice. Date of Application: 4/27/2012.

Published in the Delta County Independent June 27, 2012.

NOTICE OF PROPOSED DECISION The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety proposes to Approve Technical Revision Application No. 73 (TR-73) for the Bowie No. 2 Mine (Permit No. C1996-083), submitted by Bowie Resources, LLC. Bowie Resources, LLC (BRL) proposes to drill three exploration holes and ten gob vent boreholes for longwall panels 12, 13 & 14. There will be 20.3 acres of new disturbance and 5.7 acres of affected area. All new disturbance and affected areas are on surface owned by BRL and Turkey Track, LLC. The Bowie No. 2 Mine is a/an Underground coal mine located in Delta County, approximately 5 miles NE of Paonia, Colorado. Coal interest is Federal and private, and the surface affected is Federal and private land. The permit area encompasses approximately 8,300.50 acres.

This proposed decision is based on a finding that the proposed operation will comply with all requirements of the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act, Section 34-33-101, et seq., C.R.S., and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

Copies of the proposed decision, including stipulations, are on file for public inspection at the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Min-

ing and Safety, Room 215, Centennial Building, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203. Persons with an interest that may be adversely affected by the proposed decision may request a formal hearing before the Mined Land Reclamation Board on the proposed decision. Such request must be made within ten (10) days of the initial publication of this notice, must be in writing, and must state with reasonable specificity the reasons for the request and the objections to the proposed decision.

Published in the Delta County Independent June 27, 2012.

Nebraska 68509. Such materials may also be hand delivered to the Board’s offices located on the fifth floor of the State Office Building, 301 Centennial Mall South, Lincoln, Nebraska. Requests for additional information regarding the Petition should be directed to the Board at the above address or by calling (402) 471-2301.

NEBRASKA POWER REVIEW BOARD Timothy J. Texel Executive Director and General Counsel Published in the Delta County Independent June 27, 2012.

STATE OF NEBRASKA NEBRASKA POWER REVIEW BOARD In The Matter of the Petition of the Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska to Amend Its Charter NOTICE Petition for Charter Amendment 33 On June 22, 2012, the Municipal Energy Agency of Nebraska (MEAN) filed a Petition with the Nebraska Power Review Board (the Board) requesting approval of an amendment to its charter. This would be the thirty-third time the agency has amended its charter. The purpose of the proposed amendment is to add municipalities of Neligh, Nebraska and Delta, Colorado as voting members of MEAN. The list of all directors in MEAN’s charter will also be updated so it is current. A copy of the entire Petition and all exhibits is available by contacting the Board at the address or phone number below.

Notice is hereby given that the Board will consider approval of the above-referenced Petition during its public meeting on July 13, 2012, beginning at 9:00 a.m. at 301 Centennial Mall South, 5th floor, Lincoln, Nebraska. At that time, the Board will review and consider any requests it has received in support of holding a public hearing on MEAN’s Petition for Charter Amendment 33.

Be advised that if the Board determines there is not sufficient interest to warrant a public hearing, the Board will consider approval of the Petition without a hearing during the Board’s July 13, 2012 meeting.

Parties wishing to request that a public hearing be held or to object to the approval of MEAN’s Petition for Charter Amendment 33 must submit an objection or a request for hearing to the Board in writing.

Such requests or objections must be received by the Board no later than the close of business on July 12, 2012 (5:00 p.m. Central Standard Time). Requests for hearing or objections to approval should be mailed to: Nebraska Power Review Board, P.O. Box 94713, Lincoln,

INVITATION TO BID The Regional Rehabilitation Program administered by the Delta Housing Authority is seeking qualified bidders for small home repair projects in Delta, Montrose, Ouray and San Miguel Counties. Several upcoming projects include #177 and #187 in Hotchkiss, #186 in Montrose, and #179 and #187 in Paonia. Interested parties may pick up details of each project in person at Delta Housing Authority 501 14th Street, Delta between the hours of 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday. They may also make contact at 970-874-7266 or dharehab@bresnan.net for information by e-mail or fax. The bidding process is often directed by the homeowner of each project and/or with consultation and specifications from the Housing Rehab staff when necessary. If and when the work to be considered may disturb painted surfaces on homes built before 1978, contractors must be certified in lead-based paint safe work practices as defined in the EPA RRP training requirements in 40 CFR 745.90. This training is available locally through the Housing Rehabilitation Program upon request. The homeowner of each specific project reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive informalities, to accept the bid which is in their best interest.

Minority contractors are urged to apply. This bid period will remain open approximately 14 days from the date of this publication or until the homeowner has chosen contractors. Contractors are urged to contact the Housing Rehabilitation Program at any time to be placed on a bidders list for these and other upcoming projects and to inquire of the EPA RRP lead-based paint safe work practices training.

Published in the Delta County Independent June 27, 2012.

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS The City of Delta, will receive sealed bids at the City of Delta Public Works Department, 360 Main Street, Delta, Colorado, for

the DELTA COUNTY CANNERY (DCC) DEMOLITION PROJECT until 2:00 P.M. on July 26th, 2012. Bids will not be opened in public.

This project will consist of the demolition and removal of the DCC Building and Possibly the Burned out Building to the West. Located at the far west end of 11th street in Delta, Colorado. All work will be managed under the direction of the City of Delta Public Works Department.

The Contract Documents will be available beginning June 27th, 2012. The Contract Documents may be obtained in person at the following location from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. weekdays, or online at the city website www.cityofdelta. net.

City of Delta City Hall 360 Main Street Delta, CO 81416 The Contract will be awarded to the lowest qualified bidder, as determined by the statement of qualifications and the bid, which is deemed to be in the best interest of the City. The City reserves the right to accept the bid by a competent bidder that will result in the lowest cost to the City. The City reserves the right to accept or reject any Bid without disclosing the reason therefore.

No bids may be withdrawn after the opening of bids, without consent of City of Delta, for a period of sixty (60) days after the scheduled time of opening of bids. The successful bidder or bidders will be required to furnish satisfactory performance and payment bonds equal to the full amount of each bid or proposal if the bid exceeds $50,000 as outlined in the contract.

All bids must be submitted in writing on the forms provided, and must be signed by the bidder or his duly authorized agent.

Published in the Delta County Independent June 27 and July 4, 2012.

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS The City of Delta, will receive sealed bids at the City of Delta Public Works Department, 360 Main Street, Delta, Colorado, for the Survey of Sanitary Sewer Manhole Rim Elevations until 3:00 P.M. on July 12, 2012. A public bid opening will not be conducted.

The project generally consists of surveying sanitary sewer manhole rim elevations at selected sites throughout the City. All work will be managed under the direction of the City of Delta Public Works Department.

The Contract Documents will be available online at the City of Delta website, http://www.deltaco.gov/, beginning June 27, 2012.

The Contract Documents may be obtained in person, at the following location from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00

p.m. weekdays: City of Delta 360 Main Street Delta, CO 81416 The Contract will be awarded to the lowest qualified bidder, as determined by the statement of qualifications and the bid, which is deemed to be in the best interest of the City. The City reserves the right to accept the bid by a competent bidder that will result in the lowest cost to the City. The City reserves the right to accept or reject any Bid without disclosing the reason therefore.

No bids may be withdrawn after the opening of bids, without consent of City of Delta, for a period of sixty (60) days after the scheduled time of opening of bids. The successful bidder or bidders will be required to furnish satisfactory performance and payment bonds equal to the full amount of each bid or proposal.

All bids must be submitted in writing on the forms provided, and must be signed by the bidder or his duly authorized agent.

Published in the Delta County Independent June 27 and July 4, 2012.

ORDINANCE NO. 13, 2012 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DELTA, COLORADO AMENDING SUBSECTION 15.04.090.A.1. OF THE DELTA MUNICIPAL CODE TO REVISE SUPPLEMENTAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR PROPERTIES LOCATED WITHIN HIGHWAY CORRIDORS IN THE CITY LIMITS. WHEREAS, at the request of the City Council, the City Planning Commission has reviewed provisions of development standards for properties located within highway corridors in City limits; and WHEREAS, following its process of review, the Planning Commission has made recommendations to the Council for certain revisions of the pertinent standards; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds the recommendations of the Planning Commission to be reasonable and necessary for promotion of the public welfare.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DELTA, COLORADO, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subsection 15.04.090.

A.1. of the Delta Municipal Code is hereby amended to hereafter provide as follows: 15.04.090.A. Supplemental site development standards for highway corridors.

1. Building facades which are substantially constructed of smooth-face concrete, smoothface concrete block, or metal siding, or similar monolithic building materials shall be designed

to include either a) two (2) foot eaves and a different colored pitched roof with a height between the top of the roof and the eave of at least equal to the distance from the eave to the ground, or a 8:12 pitch; or b) contrasting surface materials on a minimum of 24% of area of the front, and on 20% on each side and rear where visible from any street or proposed street. Such materials may include, but are not limited to, contrasting materials such as glass, brick, stucco, wood, stone, different colored metal or different colored paint.

In either case, other architectural elements must also be included in the design which include but are not limited to architectural projections such as dormers, roof overhangs, protective canopies, and creatively shaped window openings. Metal skinned buildings are not allowed within the B-1 Zoning District.

Section 2. All other provisions of Section 15.04.090 of the Delta Municipal Code are hereby ratified and confirmed as presently written.

ADOPTED ON FIRST READING AND ORDERED PUBLISHED THIS 5TH DAY OF JUNE, 2012. /s/ Edward C. Sisson Mayor ATTEST: /s/ Renee Neubauer Deputy City Clerk ADOPTED ON SECOND AND FINAL READING AND ORDERED PUBLISHED THIS 18TH DAY OF JUNE, 2012. /s/ Edward C. Sisson Mayor ATTEST: /s/ Jolene E. Nelson City Clerk CERTIFICATE STATE OF COLORADO ) ) ss.

CITY OF DELTA ) I, Jolene E. Nelson, City Clerk of the City of Delta, Colorado, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing ordinance was introduced, read in full and passed on first reading at a regular meeting on the City Council of the City of Delta on June 5, 2012, and published in the Delta County Independent, a newspaper of general circulation published in the City of Delta in its issue of June 13, 2012, and was finally adopted and approved at a regular meeting of the City Council on June 18, 2012, and ordered published as Ordinance No. 13, Series of 2012, of said City as provided by law.

IN WITNESS, WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the Seal of the City of Delta, Colorado, this 18th day of June, 2012.

(SEAL) /s/ Jolene E. Nelson City Clerk Published in the Delta County Independent June 27, 2012.

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A shared love for gardening

Photos by Verna Barr

The flower bed near the Chapel of the Cross is cared for by Four Seasons Garden Club members. In photo (l to r) Marilyn Stumf, Margie Keep, Vernetta Mackley and Shirley Hutchinson are planting additional marigolds. The dianthus plants are in full bloom and the Shasta daisies will be blossoming soon.

BY VERNA BARR Staff Writer

here are five garden clubs in Delta County.

Each has their own agenda, programs, and field trips. Some share responsibilities at Horizons and Pioneer Town. Some are joining forces to hold a Plant Fair each year. All meet together once a year for a themed luncheon and program where each club takes a turn as host, rotating in a five-year cycle.

Four Seasons Garden Club was formed on Jan. 24, 1984.

Members have visited greenhouses, taken fall tours with monthly programs planned to reflect spring, summer, fall and winter.

The club has participated in the planting of the area in front of the Cedaredge Community Center and joined with other garden clubs to plant and care for flowers at Horizons. The planting of the strip along the sidewalk outside the west door at the Welcome Center was also a joint project of the local clubs.

No longer involved with that project they now have full responsibility for a flowerbed near the Chapel of the Cross.

Club member Kathy Conlon has helped gardeners at the community garden in Cedaredge.

The club meets at a member’s home each month. Contact number is 856-6450.

Paonia Garden Club was organized in February 1950 when several women got together with plans to share gardening information and to help in the community. The club was a member of Colorado Federation of Garden Clubs with members attending state and federal functions. It soon became apparent that club members could better help themselves and their community by planning and confining their own programs and projects to their local interests.

In 1957 members began creating a Nativity scene as a community project, resulting a Paonia Christmas tradition.

The scene was placed on “P” Hill at the end of Grand Ave.

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Herbs planted in pots have become Plant & Dig Club member Beverly Jean Smith’s form of gardening since it has become difficult for her to perform her former gardening projects. She grows and dries rosemary, oregano, chives, parsley, cilantro, basil and thyme in pots on her deck where she can enjoy, water and harvest them easily.

She has added some annuals to the mix for bright spots of color.

Rose Garden Club member Marilyn McDonald is checking out the garden behind the Welcome Center at Pioneer Town. Three garden clubs, Rose, Friends and Flowers, and Plant & Dig take turns weeding, watering and deadheading faded flowers during the growing season.

Club members have worked diligently, over the past 55 years, to keep it as lovely as when it was first displayed.

The local Lions Club now puts it up and takes it down for the Christmas season. The club sets out donation cans during the holiday season. Christmas cards and postcards depicting the Nativity scene can be purchased. Funds collected help maintain the scene.

Poulos Park was given to the garden club. They watered and took care of it for many years. The park was later turned over to the town and is now irrigated with an automatic sprinkling system.

The club meets on the first Thursday of each month from September through June.

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Dorothy Padotto, president of the Friends and Flowers Garden Club has found that the dry hot weather has affected her garden. The blooming season seems to be shortened though this bed of lilies has done well. Her German shepherd, Brigetta, chose to be in the photo too!

The Engelmann spruce on the left is the only one that she knows of that is growing in the Surface Creek Valley.

Others?

as well as from throughout the county are welcome. Call 929-5350.

Plant & Dig Garden Club began on Oct. 19, 1956. The planned purpose was to learn gardening skills, and to have a knowledge and understanding of horticulture. Members contribute some of their time and energy to the courtyard garden at Horizons and a garden along a walkway at Pioneer Town.

Club meetings are held at 2 p.m. on the third Friday of each month in homes of members. Meetings stress gardening with speakers from the extension service and Master Gardeners. Field trips are planned. Club members provide a horticultural scholarship to a deserving student from either Cedaredge High School or the Colorado State University Extension Master Gardener program. Funds have been raised through yard sales, food sales and plant sales. Phone contact is 835-4343.

Rose Garden Club was originally known as the Rose Birthday Club. The name was changed as the interest in gardening became apparent.

Members are involved in beautification projects including ongoing responsibilities at the Residents’ Courtyard Garden at Horizons, a project not only started, but also promoted to the community and other garden clubs by Rose Garden Club member Miriam Hartig. The garden has provided a restful, colorful spot for residents, their families, and staff to enjoy. The club also shares responsibilities with other garden clubs with the upkeep of a flower garden at Pioneer Town.

Meetings are held in member’s homes at 2 p.m. on the third Friday of each month.

Speakers, frequently Master Gardeners, offer information on timely topics. Phone contact is 856-4491 Friends and Flowers Garden Club was founded in 1964 and consists of members from the Surface Creek Valley. The women who formed the club shared a common interest in gardening, but also wanted to form a circle of friends for socializing.

An interest in gardening has increased, with several of the members becoming Master Gardeners. Members take an interest not only in their own gardens, but help with a garden at Pioneer Town and another at Horizons Care Center. Club members participate in field trips to enhance their knowledge about all living things. A wildflower trip is planned for the near future.

Club members exchange seeds and plants among themselves and several years ago started a plant fair where the garden clubs involved selling plants to raise funds to be used at the discretion of each participating garden club.

Contact number is 856-7251.

Plant Fair history Dorothy Pedotto had attended a plant sale while living in Evergreen, where she gained valuable advice and plants for her garden.

In January 2010, she and other members of Friends and Flowers Garden Club invited the other four garden clubs to meet to find out if they would be interested in planning an annual plant fair.

The Rose Garden Club agreed and together the two clubs held the first fair at the Stolte Shed in Pioneer Town, Cedaredge. Dr. Swift, from CSU, presented a two-hour garden program. Plant club members donated plants from their yards to sell at a reasonable price. After the success of the first event, both clubs decided to continue, leaving it open for other clubs to join if they wished to participate.

Plant and Dig Garden Club joined the other two clubs for the second plant fair. Swift was again the speaker. The event was again well received by the community.

Now there were three clubs involved in the third annual plant fair held this past May. The speaker was Susan Rose from CSU. Local gardeners appreciated the presentation and were able to receive answers to a number of their gardening questions.

The audience, attending the free CSU presentations, has grown and sales have been good. Hopefully the Plant Fair will continue as a regular event. Proceeds are used to invest back into the community.

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A Nativity scene created and painted by members of the Paonia Garden has become a Paonia tradition. It appears on a Paonia hillside every holiday season.

Paonia Cherry Days July 4-8, 2012 A SPECIAL PUBLICATION OF THE DELTA COUNTY INDEPENDENT

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Ellen Smith’s family will lead the parade The 66th annual Cherry Days is dedicated to the memory of Ellen Smith.

Ellen, who died on May 30 at age 75, had spent her life in service to others. Over the years in Paonia with her husband Harold, Ellen had run the Paonia Teen Center and helped many service organizations.

The Paonia Chamber of Commerce has selected Ellen’s family as Grand Marshals for the 2012 Cherry Days Parade. Her family includes her husband Harold Smith, her son Ken Smith and daughter-in-law Betsy, her daughter Danita Green and son-in-law Darrell, her brother Dr. Dan Hansen, six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

In her honor, the Paonia Teen Center located in Paonia Town Park has been renamed the Ellen Hansen Smith Center by proclamation of Paonia Mayor Neal Schwieterman. Before her death, a petition for the name change had already been signed by many who wanted to recognize all the hard work Ellen did at the teen center.

Ellen was born July 2, 1936, in Gunnison, but spent her childhood in Bowie and Grand Junction. She graduated from Grand Junc-

tion High School in 1954. She attended Mesa College and Western State College where she received her master’s degree in special education.

Ellen married Harold Smith on Aug. 18, 1958, in Grand Junction. They have lived in Paonia for 54 years.

Ellen taught for 30 years in Paonia schools.

She loved to cook for her family and for the many functions held at the teen center including the BMW Motorcycle Rally and the Colorado Grand. She was a member of Ute Trails Car Club, the Western Slope Antique Engine Club and the Paonia Garden Club.

Rev. James Gall described Ellen Smith at the Celebration of her Life on June 6.

The first thing that came to mind was that she was always working. To that he added always cooking, always volunteering, always organizing, always smiling, always continuing. And that is exactly how everyone remembers Ellen.

Her family has established the Ellen Smith Memorial Scholarship Fund at the Delta County Federal Credit Union.

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EMT named Paonia’s Citizen of the Year The Paonia Chamber of Commerce has recognized Paonia EMT Linda Kiser as Citizen of the Year.

“This is the most rewarding thing I’ve ever done,” Linda says. “It’s not always pleasant, and it’s not always a happy ending, but we do the best we can given our level of training and the equipment we have.”

Linda was recruited by a neighbor

Linda Kiser

for the ambulance service in 1989, but for several years before had been known as the go-to person for first aid. After signing up she immediately began EMT Basic classes at Delta-Montrose Technical College. She completed intermediate certification in 1992.

About 12 years ago she became a founding member of West Elk Search & Rescue, which services the portion of Gunnison County on this side of Gunnison Mountain. Several rescue teams are in place on the other side of the mountain, Linda noted, but travel from Gunnison to McClure Pass via Montrose and Delta prohibited timely response.

Linda averages 15 ambulance runs a month and can always be counted on, people say. She is modest, quietly competent, kind, discreet — a true professional who has given stability to the medical network of which she is an essential part. Her husband, Robert, a construction supervisor for businesses such as Denny’s, is now retired, but he has always supported her volunteer efforts.

“I feel it’s an absolute necessity that we have an ambulance service,” she said.

Quality Care With a Compassionate Touch Paonia Care and Rehabilitation Center, a Grace Health Care Facility, is a skilled nursing facility caring from the heart.

We have a full staff of therapists to provide rehab after a hospital stay: Physical, Occupational, Speech, and as needed Respiratory services as well as provide for long-term care.

We have a dedicated wing for rehabilitation recoveries and private rooms available.

All qualified insurances are accepted.

• Medicare • VA • Medicaid • UMWA • HMO • Respite • Private • Hospice

Brewery recognized as Business of the Year Revolution Brewing, established in 2008 by Mike and Gretchen King in the former Episcopalian church on Grand Avenue, is being recognized as Paonia’s Business of the Year. The tasting room at 325 Grand Avenue is a popular gathering spot for folks after work. Music,

Mike King

beer-boiled brats and a variety of imaginatively named beers create a festive, relaxing atmosphere.

Mike explains, “The tasting room also once housed the brewery where our humble beginnings of double brewing 12.5 gallons began. Today, we brew just five doors away at 302 Grand Avenue on a six-barrel system. This proximity has served us well, allowing us to reduce our carbon footprint as you’ll frequently see us distributing kegs on foot and wheels.

“We are proud to use ingredients in our beers that are purchased as close to the brewery as possible,” Mike added.

“We want to support our community as directly as we can.”

You’ll find Revolution’s beer throughout the North Fork Valley and parts of Colorado’s Western Slope.

The brewery’s cherry soda and root beer will be featured in the ice cream floats served at the museum Friday, July 6, from 11 to 4.

We have a loyal dedicated staff of RN, LPN and CNA nursing services.

Please stop in for a visit during Cherry Days!

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Cherry Days button prizes go big in 2012 Now in its 66th year, the buttons are back. Many hands see this annual tradition carried forward by hand pressing, numbering and registering each and every one for a chance to win free prizes.

Last year was an all time record of 1,250 buttons made.

“Spanning many years, local business’ have graciously donated wonderful goods and services as button prizes. This year we decided to go big with gift baskets,

as a way of saying ‘thank you’ to the community for all the support with the button drive!” said Amy DeLuca festival director. There are 10 gift baskets in total which can be viewed at the Paonia Chamber of Commerce office, 124 Grand in Paonia.

The first five will be drawn on Wednesday, July 4, at 3 p.m. and the final five on Sunday, July 8 at 3 p.m.

The buttons can be found at dozens

of locations throughout Paonia including the chamber office, for $2 each or 3 for $5. However, for a couple of hours on Monday, July 2, listen for the sirens as the Paonia Volunteer Fire Department will host their annual button drive for only $1 off the truck.

Volunteers meet at the firehouse at 6:30 p.m. Adults are asked to accompany children 10 and under.

This year’s design for the Cherry

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“I came up with the theme ‘Routed in Community’ mainly thinking about all the hard work that’s gone into and continues to go into the Vision 2020 project, the Creative Coalition, our coming together regarding the leases and land exchange — all of those things that show what a strong, involved and passionate community we have, including all of our diversity,” Lecos said. “At first I had a tree/root design, but Amy thought of pulling in the train to represent the long-time energy economy we also have here, in light of all the current energy issues. It still worked great with the theme slogan and enabled us to play with the wording a little, using ‘routed’ instead of ‘rooted.’ Cherries bouncing out of the cars along the tracks. . . shows both our agriculture and energy economy in one — all fun!”

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Cherry Days Button Leading up to Cherry Days, the Paonia Chamber of Commerce office will be selling a variety of commemorative items and tickets: Cherry Days 2012 commemorative Tshirts for men, women, children are $15; Cherry Days hats $15; Retro style “Lucy” aprons with a cherry theme $25; Cherry Days buttons $2 each or three for $5; And while they last — Pre-sale Farm to Table dinner $25; Pre-sale beer tasting class tickets $20; Pre-sale carnival tickets for one day of unlimited rides $20. Most likely they will be sold out by July 1. Cost is $30 if purchased at Paonia Town Park.

Chamber office hours are Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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Cherry Days entertainment schedule Downtown Paonia is the bee’s knees.

We all know that. But downtown gets a bit more hip during Cherry Days with a Celebration of Grand Avenue hosted by downtown Paonia’s premier events centers, the Paradise Theatre and the Blue Sage Center for the Arts. During this celebration of downtown visitors can enjoy interactive art activities, live entertainment, comedy and more. Come on down to Grand Avenue and see what it’s all about.

Write On! Anthology Reading Blue Sage Center for the Arts Thursday, July 5 • 7 to 9 p.m.

Cost: Donation Hear local writers read original poems and prose from the “2012 Write On! Anthology.”

Artist’s Rummage Sale Blue Sage Center for the Arts Friday, July 6 • 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Cost: Free Purchase unwanted art and supplies from local artists and large discounts,

then participate in community art creation.

Paint Paonia Silent Auction The Blue Sage Center for the Arts Friday, July 6 • 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Cost: Free Take home a piece of original artwork inspired by local scenery and painted in 24 hours.

Improvisational Workshop for Kids The Paradise Theatre Friday, July 6 • 5 to 6 p.m.

Cost: $6 Improvisation is the art of performance without preparation. In this fun workshop for kids 10-17, games will be utilized to bring the young artist out of his shell and his imagination onto stage.

A playful atmosphere will encourage creativity through character building exercises. Lisa Howden studied theater at NYU and has directed over two dozen children’s productions in Paonia over the last decade. For more information or to sign up, call Lisa at 366-7510.

ENJOY CHERRY DAYS! July 4-8 North Fork Bank, your locally owned bank, proudly supports our community.

Refreshments served Fri., July 6 • 11-12

Stop by and register for GREAT PRIZES!

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FRESH ORGANIC CHERRIES! Be Sure To Stop By During Paonia Cherry Days For Fresh Local Cherries

Rogers Mesa Fruit Co. Hwy. 92 & 3100 Rd. • Rogers Mesa Hotchkiss • 872-2155

Final Friday Art Walk Grand Avenue, Paonia Friday, July 6 • 5 to 8 p.m.

Cost: Free Stroll Grand Avenue and discover what your local artists are up to. In addition to art in storefronts, there will be sidewalk vending.

2 Gallery Openings Blue Sage Center for the Arts Friday, July 6 • 5 to 8 p.m.

Cost: Free “Our People and Places” will showcase local scenery while Elsewhere artists Hilary Emerson Lay and Maya Jenson showcase their friendly and quirky art inspired by cityscapes.

The Great Grand Avenue Get-Together Blue Sage Center for the Arts and The Paradise Theatre Friday, July 6 Enjoy a jazz concert with Take 5 at the Blue sage starting at 8 p.m. and a

late night dance party at the Paradise with Seems Legit Productions starting at 9 p.m. Tickets are $10 for individual events or $15 for a wristband to both.

Tickets are available at the Blue Sage, Paradise and KVNF. Cage-Free Comedy The Paradise Theatre Saturday, July 7 Family Friendly Show: 3 p.m.

Cost: $5 kids / $7 adults Grown-ups Only Show: 9 p.m.

Cost: $10 advance / $13 at the door Watch dynamic performers invent hilarious scenes on the fly — based on your suggestions! Saturday’s matinee promises silly fun for the whole family, while the late-night show kicks the clever up a notch for adults. The flock includes Amy Michelle Hoyt, Cooper Woods-Darby, Lenore Cambria, Lisa Maddalone, Matthew Harris, Peggy Soup and Thea Deley. More info at 4627204 or cagefreecomedy@gmail.com.

Proud to be a part of Paonia’s 66th Annual Cherry Days.

Mountain Coal Company L.L.C. is committed to being a good neighbor in the North Fork Valley and to preserving its natural beauty and recreational opportunities. We’re proud to have been part of the community for the past 30 years.

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CHC, NWCC share non-profit honors When the Bureau of Land Management announced that 22 parcels in the North Fork Valley were to be auctioned for oil and gas leases, the public took notice. A lot of notice.

The BLM announcement came in December 2011 with first comments due

by Jan. 9, 2012. The first joint meeting sponsored by Citizens for a Healthy Community and NFRIA-WSERC Conservation Center was in Hotchkiss that December. The immediate goal was to get the comment period extended by one month. A letter-writing campaign was successful with the BLM extending the comment period to Feb. 9. It was the first victory on the way to the ultimate goal of all 22 nominated parcels being deferred from the auction planned for this August.

Following the initial meeting, more public information meetings led by CHC and The Conservation Center were held in Paonia and Crawford. Every meeting was packed with concerned citizens who watched a flyover video of the 22 parcels produced from Google Earth

images by The Conservation Center’s VISTA volunteer, Alex Johnson. Maps of the parcels were hung on the meeting room walls so people could see how close the potential drilling would be to their watersheds, homes, schools, recreational areas and towns. The video, maps of the parcels and other information were available on the websites for CHC and The Conservation Center. Copies of the maps were on display at The Conservation Centers’s Paonia office.

The two organizations utilized speakers from their own groups and other experts to provide information on oil and gas development, the timetable leading up to the auction and what actions citizens could take.

On Jan. 28, CHC hosted a meeting at Hotchkiss High School which was moderated by Colorado State Sen. Gail Schwartz. Among those in attendance were BLM staff, representatives for U.S. Senators Mark Udall and Michael Bennet and members of the state legislature.

On Feb. 9, the deadline for the first

comment period, CHC sponsored a rally at BLM’s headquarters in Montrose.

About 100 North Fork Valley residents accompanied CHC leaders to turn in letters and comments.

The Conservation Center and CHC co-hosted a meeting in Hotchkiss on March 7 about the BLM draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for the oil and gas lease sale.

On March 31, CHC presented a forum, ”Understanding the Risks of Oil and Gas Development,” at Hotchkiss High School. Once again a capacity audience attended. They heard from Chip Northrup who has worked in the oil and gas and solar energy industries, John Fenton, a Wyoming rancher who has gas rigs on his ranch, Theo Colborn of TEDX who spoke on air pollution from gas development, and other experts. The forum was held about one week before comments were due on the draft EA. On April 16, a delegation organized and supported by CHC travelled to Washington D.C. to meet with senior staff at the BLM and the White House’s

Council on Environmental Quality.

Then on May 2 came the announcement that Helen Hankins, state BLM director, had deferred all 22 parcels from the August oil and gas lease sale. BLM had received over 3,000 letters and comments. Citizens opposed to the leases rejoiced.

It’s no wonder the Paonia Chamber of Commerce recognizes the combined efforts of these two environmental organizations as Non-profits of the Year.

“Their hundreds of members informed, educated, and rallied people against the BLM’s proposal to offer gas leases for sale in the area’s watershed.

Their sustained efforts in large part resulted in the federal agency’s decision to defer leasing for now,” said Betsy Marston, Paonia Chamber of Commerce spokesperson.

Citizens for a Healthy Community and NFRIA-WSERC Conservation Center have served the North Fork Valley and its residents well seeking to preserve a way of life that is worth fighting for.

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Local spirits, products to be highlighted

BY JIM BRETT Special to the DCI

Cherry Days will be highlighting local food and spirits on Saturday, July 7, in Paonia Town Park. This celebration of all good, local products will begin at 3:30 p.m. with a beer tasting class, followed by a wine tasting class and culminating with two farm to table dinners.

Revolution Brewing’s Mike King will conduct the beer tasting class from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the Storytelling Tent. The nano brewery celebrated its fourth anniversary on May 1. Mike and Gretchen moved from Alaska to Colorado with the desire to a open a brewery somewhere in the state. Trinidad, Alamosa and the Western Slope were their target areas. After considering several places in Delta County, they drove into Paonia and knew they hit the right spot.

Since Paonia has great water — a necessary requirement for making great beer — and unique cultural attributes, Mike and Gretchen decided to set up shop. In Paonia they found a nice niche for themselves and the brewery.

Mike’s beer tasting class will educate what he calls the “average with interested” palate. He will explore the three dimensions of beer: bitterness, malty sweetness and alcohol and the way various recipes and styles quite deliberately balance these three elements.

At 4:30 p.m. Brent Helleckson of Stone Cottage Cellars will lead the wine tasting class. Stone Cottage, which opened its tasting room in 2003, is truly a family-operated winery. Brent, plus his wife Karen, daughter Stephanie and son Jacob do most of the grape growing and wine making on their 4.5 acres of land on Garvin Mesa. Though not certified, they grow as organically and sustainably as possible. They make Gewürztraminer, Chardonnay, Merlot, Pinot Noir and Syrah. They also produce a late harvest Gewürztraminer dessert wine.

Stone Cottage won several gold and double gold medals for their wines at the Palisade Wine Fest; their first release Chardonnay received a Wine Spectator

score of 87 ten years ago.

Brent will demonstrate how to taste and what to look for in wine, highlight what is unique about the wines produced from the grapes grown in the North Fork Valley and those made in the Grand Valley by Palisade and how they differ. He will also recommend food pairings with the various wines.

After the tasting classes, the Storytelling Tent will become the site for the farm to table dinners with two seatings at 6 and 7:30 p.m. Local chefs will take advantage of the wonderful local bounty and offer delectable dishes. Michael Gillespie of the Living Farm Cafe, Dava Parr of Fresh & Wyld, Kelly Steinmetz of the Flying Fork Cafe and Ed Vaughn of Delicious Orchards will show off their talents.

Mike Gillespie’s Living Farm Cafe is the newest restaurant in Paonia. He got his start in the culinary world at the age of 15 when he worked at the Flying Fork Cafe under Kelly Steinmetz’s tutelage. After graduating from Boulder’s Culinary School of the Rockies, Mike spent a year at Mark Fischer’s Six89 restaurant in Carbondale. He was the chef of the Living Farm’s Cafe Dinner Series this past winter and fall. Mike will prepare the apple wood smoked chicken and apple wood smoked baked beans for the dinner.

Labeled “a true ambassador for agritourism” by Colorado Tourism, Dava Parr owns and operates the seven-room Fresh & Wyld Farmhouse Inn, which includes a one-acre farm. She also runs a Community Supported Agriculture that allows other North Fork (and beyond) residents to enjoy her harvesting efforts. A chef for 30 years, she is living her dream by cooking food right out of her garden. If Mother Nature cooperates, Dava plans to concoct a red, white and blue potato dish with a green herb and goat cheese vinaigrette. A salad with a plethora (up to nine different types) of greens will also be on the menu.

“Simple elegance” — that is the label

the Flying Fork’s owner/chef, Kelly Steinmetz, uses to describe his cuisine.

In his early life in Colorado, Kelly helped run several restaurants at the Snowmass ski area, and it was there that he honed his Italian cuisine skills.

When Kelly acquired the Paonia property for his restaurant, the back yard was like a “Garden Of Eden” with apples and pears falling of the trees along with tomatoes on the ground. With excellent local food and wine in the area, Kelly decided this was the place to open his restaurant. Kelly’s contribution to the farm to table dinner will be a garden dish that will include spinach, zucchini, squash, pan-seared polenta and a zesty puttanesca sauce.

Ed Vaughn ran the Burr Trail Grill for three years in Boulder, Utah, and knew Delicious Orchard’s Shawn Larson who was also working in that area at the time. Shawn convinced Ed, who was looking for a fresh start, to come to Paonia. As the Delicious Orchard Cafe embarked on a new path, Ed decided to take on the challenge of guiding the cafe. Having worked in food for 28 years, Ed was intrigued with the notion of creating products right from the premises. Ed will be doing the cherry pies for the dinner. In all of his cooking experience, he considers the sour cherries in this region the most flavorful — the cherries just speak for themselves.

Proceeds from these three spirit and food events will go to the Paonia Chamber of Commerce, which promotes local

business and the area’s unique quality of life. The beer tasting class is $25 per person; the wine tasting class is $25 and the farm to table dinner is $25.

Tickets can be purchased via Brown Paper Tickets on the chamber website, www.paoniachamber.com, and at the chamber office at 124 Grand Avenue.

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Share your stories at Cherry Days

BY ALEXIS HALBERT Special to the DCI

Sharing stories about our past and our future can teach us about one another, our experiences and perspectives, and about what is important in our lives. Stories tell us where we have been, and can give voice to our dreams of the future.

The Heart and Soul Project, a two year community driven process that aims to identify what matters most to people in the North Fork Valley through conversations and listening to each other’s stories, will have a tent at Cherry Days where locals and visitors can tell stories of Cherry Days’ past, on topics ranging from foundational stories of the North Fork Valley — the traditions, reunions, who lives here — and what makes this place home — to tales of when and how you have felt inspired

in your life by this valley; stories of dedication and service to community, family, and the valley; and stories of relationship with our land and livelihoods —how we steward the land we live on.

Stories will be shared at designated times for certain topics. Come by the Chamber Booth or the Heart and Soul tent to see the schedule, or if you have a story you would like to tell on your own about what matters most to you about where you live, you can share it with one of our volunteers who will record it.

Many of the stories will be shared again in the future with the community so that people can listen back, particularly to someone in the community who has a strong sense of what makes this valley home, the history of the area, those who are new and see a vibrant

future for their family, or those who may have a different opinion than one’s own about the valley.

Activities will inspire both adults and children. For kids, the Paonia Library will be celebrating “Tanabata,” the Japanese Star festival held on the seventh day of the seventh month, in the tent on Friday, July 7 from 6 -8 p.m. The local version of Tanabata is based on the legend “The Princess and the Cowherd,” which tells the story of two lovers separated by the Sky King and only allowed to meet on that one special day. In present-day Japan,

people write wishes, sometimes in the form of poetry, and hang them, usually on bamboo trees. We will be telling and reading stories from folklore and providing the materials needed to make written wishes to hang in the Heart and Soul tent.

Music, tall tales and legends of the North Fork Valley, and stories of adventures in the valley will also be featured.

For more information, see our schedule at the Heart and Soul tent, or on our website at www.northforkheartandsoul. com. Or contact Alexis Halbert at 3550514 if you have a story to share.

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PLEASE JOIN US IN CELEBRATING THE 66th ANNUAL CHERRY DAYS AND “ROUTED IN COMMUNITY”” COMMUNITY

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Cherry Days goes for the green

BY AMY DELUCA Special to the DCI

wishes you

Merry Cherry Days!

We invite you to stop by and make reservations for your next visit to Paonia.

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For the second year Cherry Days goes for the green in cooperation with NFRIA-WSERC Conservation Center, Double J Disposal and Green Lotus Events.

The NFRIA-WSERC Conservation Center has worked hard over the years to help Delta County residents recycle. One of the most important first steps was encouraging Delta County to increase its recycling services. Thanks in part to the Conservation Center’s efforts, Delta County recently initiated the recycling pilot program at the North Fork Transfer Station. The transfer station has been a huge success in revealing that North Fork residents want to help divert waste at the Adobe Buttes landfill.

Double J Disposal based in Austin has also responded to the demand by offering commercial and residential services via pick up or dropoff in the North Fork Valley.

“With NFRIA-WSERC providing volunteers at the Zero Wasted Stations and Double J handling the collecting all of our recyclables, it was the perfect match. This simply could not happened without the great support from these two organizations” said Amy De Luca founder of Green Lotus Events who has been sharing sustainable event solutions for over 10 years.

In 2011 Green Lotus started the first greening efforts at Cherry Days which yielded a 90 percent diversion rate from the landfill via zero waste stations which sort waste into three categories: compost, recycle and landfill. They will

CHERRY DAYS ARE HERE!

Be Sure To Stop By Fri., July 6

Popcorn And Sno Cones 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

also return with the very popular water bottle refill station to keep the whole family hydrated in the summer heat.

Remember the 4R’s at Cherry Days: Reduce BYO — bags, bowl, cup, utensils and water bottle. Stay hydrated and use the water bottle refill station in Town Park...it’s free!

Reuse — Don’t miss the fun in the GREEN ZONE! Discover creative ways to repurpose your waste into useful and beautiful crafts and toys.

Recycle — Use the zero waste stations.

Rethink — Visit the booths of Double J and NFRIA-WSERC to learn about services in your community.

Volunteer for the Green Team during Cherry Days and get a free T-shirt.

Sign up or email www.theconservation center.org.

Paonia Library’s Annual

days Fri., July 6 • 1-5 p.m.

Sat., July 7 • 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

At the Library

Books, Books & More Books!

NEW THIS YEAR Book Crafts

128 Grand Ave • Paonia 527-4122 MEMBER FDIC

on the corner of 3rd & Grand Ave. Fri., July 6 • 10-2 Thank you for supporting the Paonia Public Library

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Entertainment line-up

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Main Stage Gazebo Paonia Town Park Wednesday, July 4 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

12:30 to 2:00 . . . . . . . . Pretty Gritty 2:00 to 2:30 . . . . . . Russ Chapman 2:40 to 3:10 . . . . . . . . Bill Powers 3:15 . . . . . . . First button drawing 3:20 to 3:40 . . . . Merrily’s Pop Stars 3:50 to 4:10 . . . . Cage Free Comedy 4:20 to 4:50 . . . . . . . . . . . Zumba Friday, July 8 4 to 8 p.m.

4:00 to 5:20 . . . . . . . . . Local DJs 5:30 to 6:00 . . . . . . Becky Macuen 6:10 to 6:40 . . . . . . . David Bailey 6:45 to 8 p.m. . . . . . . . . Local DJs Saturday, July 7 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

10:00 to 10:45 . . . . . . . . . . . Yoga 12:00 to 12:30 . . . . . . Alex Paliwada 1:10 to 1:50 . Devon Myers & Friends 2:30 to 3:10 . . . . . . Suzanne Paris 12:40 to 1:00 . Karate Demonstration 2:00 to 2:20 . . . . . . . . . . . YeYe O 3:20 to 3:50 . . . . . . Delicious Dance with Margot & Mark 4:00 to 4:40 . Sticky Mulligan & Crew 4:50 to 5:10 . . . . . . Second annual Paonia Dance Brigade 5:20 to 8:00 . . . . . . . . . Local DJs Sunday, July 8 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

10:00 to 10:30 . . . . . . . . . . . Yoga 10:40 to 11:00 . . . . . . Harry Seavey 11:10 to 11:40 . . . . . Nick Thompson 11:50 to 12:20 . . . . . . . . Sea Stars 12:30 to 1:00 . . . . . . . . . . Zumba 1:10 to 1:40 . . . . Marbonia All Stars 3:00 . . . . . . . Final button drawing 2:00 to 4:00 . . . . . . . . . . Durango Orquestra de Salsa Pretty Gritty: Hailing from the hills of Maryland, Pretty Gritty (Sarah Wolff and Blaine Heinonen) come to shake the Rockies with seducing harmonies and addicting acoustics. Recent winners of Best Country and Best Folk Song at the 2012 Indie Music Channel Awards.

Durango Orquestra de Salsa: This seven-piece orchestra kicks out big sounds from its horn section and dual percussion section that bring everyone out on the dance floor — the cherry on top, to close out a packed entertainment line-up and bring the house down Sunday.

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• Know where overhead and underground lines are before you start.

• Unplug power tools when not in use.

• Make sure tools and extension cords are marked for outdoor use.

• Always call before you dig.

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