Delta County Independent, Aug. 15, 2012

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AUGUST 15, 2012 VOL. 129, NO. 33

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Truck route takes an unexpected turn

BY PAT SUNDERLAND Managing Editor

An unsolicited bid from a contractor interested in building Confluence Drive has the City of Delta looking in a new direction. Last week council members agreed to terminate the contract with SEMA Contruction and begin negotiations with Hamon Contractors Inc. of Denver.

After winning voter approval for a bond, the city put the alternate truck route out to bid in March 2011. The project was awarded to the lowest qualified bidder, SEMA Construction, at a cost not to exceed $19,861,017. With design, right-of-way acquisition, and contingency fees, the cost exceeded the funds available for the major project, and the city began looking at design changes to bring the cost down. The most recent cost, submitted by SEMA in July, was $18,489,883, which is comparable to the $18,207,581 price submitted

by Hamon.

But Hamon’s price is not only slightly lower, the firm has convinced the city it can come up with additional cost savings. Public works director Jim Hatheway has already identified two items which he believes will cut another $532,000 from Hamon’s initial estimate.

“We believe their cost is much closer to $17.4 million than $18.2 million,” he told council members Aug. 7.

Hamon has also expressed willingness to work closely with the city to identify additional design savings.

SEMA, on the other hand, has reportedly not done well at identifying value-added elements which would bring the project within budget. Hatheway said some of the ideas SEMA came up with were unacceptable to the city; others were not actually SEMA’s ideas but came out of design changes which reduced the scope of the project.

“That has been a major sticking point for us,” said Rob Pratt of Stantec, the firm which is designing the truck route. “They started out really good and then they got busy on the US 36 corridor and we were on the back burner from that point forward.”

Hatheway said the truck route committee has studied Hamon’s proposal and believes the company can provide “a quality project at a cost within our current budget and available funding.”

As a home rule community, the city does not have to put the project back out to bid.

SEMA had apparently gotten wind of a new bidder and late last week sent an e-mail asking for a chance to continue to work with the city to prove they should be the “contractor of choice.” Company vice president Brett Ames said SEMA has gained “superior knowledge” of the project by working closely with the

Kissner allegedly confessed to murder

BY PAT SUNDERLAND Managing Editor

Despite objections from the attorney representing Billy Kissner, the arrest affidavit outlining the basis of the charges against Kissner has been unsealed. The document had been kept under wraps since Kissner was arrested May 4. He is accused of second degree murder in the death of his wife, Raelynn, at their Cedaredge home in November 2010.

R.L. Benjamin said given the small, close-knit community of Cedaredge, the details contained in the arrest affidavit could have an adverse impact on the defense’s ability to seat an unbiased jury.

Benjamin, an associate of Harvey Steinberg, Kissner’s primary attorney, said he preferred to see those details aired in a preliminary hearing, where he would have the opportunity to rebut the accusations outlined in the arrest affidavit. Compiled by the investigating officer, the arrest affidavit contains the points that support the charges which have been filed in

court. That information has been vetted by one side only, Benjamin argued.

Judge Sandra Miller agreed Delta County is small, but said much of the information in the arrest affidavit will be presented during the preliminary hearing anyway. She ordered the document unsealed. The preliminary hearing scheduled for Aug. 9 was postponed until Sept. 14.

Raelynn Kissner was found face down in the hot tub at her home on Nov. 22, 2010.

Charges were not filed until Kissner’s family members provided law enforcement with information that Kissner had allegedly confessed to the killing. In early May, they handed over several notes, reportedly in Kissner’s handwriting, including one which stated, “The night she died I pushed her and she was going to call 911. All I could think of was losing control. I went into a rage. (I had been having very violent thoughts) and threw her into the hot tub. I had no emotion. Rae had made me into something good and now KISSNER TO A3

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City of Delta residents are invited to a reception to meet the six finalists for the city manager vacancy. Community members will have the opportunity to meet and listen to a brief presentation by each candidate. The reception will be held at Bill Heddles Recreation Center from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 16. On Friday, the six finalists will be interviewed by city council and city staff members. They will also tour the city. The six finalists are Tom Acre, Justin Clifton, Ronald Foggin, Kerwin Jensen, Ed Sadler and Don Van Wormer.

city over the last 16 months.

Ames said SEMA could do the project for $17,216,000, based on the bid form quantities provided by Stantec.

But, he added, their July bid included pricing elements which they felt were missing from the drawings and/or bid items that were not included in the bid pricing form. They could drop the price, but those items will still be required to complete the project to design specifications.

He explained, “Our commitment to the city was to always provide to you a project fully priced based on the work scope you desired with pricing incorporating all the costs to deliver the project.

It was our intent this pricing would eliminate and/or minimize change orders in the future as we know how important it was for this project to TRUCK ROUTE TO A3

Photo by Randy Sunderland

Ross LeValley works his grand champion swine while Cliff Morgan scans the crowd for another bid during Saturday’s Junior Market Livestock Sale at the Delta County Fair. LeValley’s pig was purchased by Mark Schaffer of Shaffer Real Estate for $3,750. More than 200 animals were sold at the auction for a total of $228,878 in support of the young producers involved in Delta County 4-H and FFA.

Junior Market Livestock Sale brings in $228,878 A total of 203 market animals and pens were offered for sale by 4-H and FFA members at the 2012 Junior Market Livestock Sale, held Saturday, Aug. 11, at the county fair.

The sale, totaling $228,878 included $93,900 for 37 beef animals, averaging $2,537.84 per head; $6,150 for 16 chick-

en pens, averaging $384.38 per pen; $20,025 for 32 goats, averaging $625.78 per head; $32,553 for 30 lambs, averaging $775.07 per head; $650 for two rabbit pens, averaging $325 per pen; $72,075 for 67 swine, averaging $1,075.75 per head; and $3,525 for seven pens of turkeys, averaging

$503.57 per pen. The Delta County 4-H and FFA members again thank all the supporters of the Junior Market Livestock Sale.

Last year a total of 214 market animals were sold, with beef averaging $2,258.85 per head and swine averaging $1,017.14 per head.

PLACING

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BUYER

PRICE

Grand champion beef Champion Delta County Bred & Fed

Cassidy Shea

Delta Hardware

$5,500

Reserve champion beef, Reserve champion Delta County Bred & Fed

Taylor Carsten

Spring Branch Excavating/ Doggie Bag Delivery

$3,500

Grand champion pen of chickens

Tyrell Clock

Hotchkiss Automotive, Inc.

$650

Reserve grand champion chickens

Brooke Richards

Delta-Montrose Electric Ass’n.

$400

Grand champion goat

Alexa Huff

Daveto’s Italian Restaurant

$1,500

Reserve grand champion goat

Kaitlyn Sharpe

Sisson’s Feed & Ranch

$1,300

Champion goat Delta County Bred & Fed

Jennifer Badding

Hellman Motor Company

$700

Reserve champion goat Delta County Bred & Fed

Samantha Heinze

Surface Creek, North Fork and Delta Banks

$700

Grand champion lamb

Shane Anderson

Arlo & Susan Cox

$2,000

Reserve grand champion lamb

Colton Hall

Grand Mesa Family Practice

$2,250

Champion lamb - Delta County Bred & Fed

Colbi Braslin

First Colorado National Bank

$800

Reserve champion lamb Delta County Bred & Fed

Jayden Braslin

Hellman Motor Company

$625

Grand champion pen of rabbits

Pascalina Earley

Todd Burwell Construction

$400

Reserve grand champion pen of rabbits

Pascalina Earley

Bolinger & Queen

$250

Grand champion swine

Ross LeValley

Shaffer Real Estate

$3,750

Reserve grand champion swine

Coalby Wilson

Wells Fargo Bank

$2,000

Champion swine - Delta County Bred & Fed

Dalton Raley

West Slope Ag Center

$1,150

Reserve champion swine Delta County Bred & Fed

Paige Roberts

Wilbur-Ellis Company

$1,275

Grand champion turkey

Carissa Sidor

Shea Feedlot & Farms

Reserve grand champion turkey

Morgan Hartigan

North Fork of Lazy H Ranch

$650 $1,150

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

Second West Nile case confirmed The Delta County Department of Health and Human Services recently announced that a second human case of West Nile Virus was confirmed in a Delta County resident on Aug. 2. The resident is a female from the Delta area and is recovering from a case of uncomplicated fever. She experienced the onset of symptoms July 22.

“West Nile Virus is a serious illness, and we want to ensure citizens understand the potential risk associated with infection,” said Delta County public health director Bonnie Koehler. “Late July through early September are when most human cases

of West Nile Virus have been reported in Colorado.”

Health officials say most people bitten by a WNV infected mosquito show no symptoms of illness. However, some become sick three to 15 days after exposure. About one in five infected persons will have mild illness with fever, and about one in 150 people will become severely ill.

Physicians are urged to test patients for the virus if they show signs of fever, meningitis or encephalitis, or sudden painless paralysis in the absence of stroke in the summer months.

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LETTERS Remembering Cherry Day Dear Editor: I would like to share some recollections of “old time” Cherry Days.

First off, it wasn’t Cherry Days. It was Cherry Day. My first was in the mid ‘70s. It was hosted by a “Cherry Day Committee.” (I would not be surprised if Helen Smith was central.) There was the parade, similar to a modern Cherry Days parade, but a little smaller. There was the clown band. It took basically all the fancy cars in town to drive all six king and queen candidates down the parade route. What was very different was the happenings in the park. It was a day of family picnics, and everyone brought their own food.

Well, almost all their own food. You could buy corn on the cob, lemonade and cherry pie. (My wife swears the cherry pie was free!) The carnival may have had a hamburger stand, and might have had a booth with dolls or hats, but they didn’t sell many. Maybe there was a barbecue stand. By today’s standards, there was astonishingly little commercial activity in the park.

Apart from the picnics, there was a coal shoveling contest and a cherry seed spitting contest. I think there were some three-legged races and a wheelbarrow race. People dunked for apples.

One year my wife won the cake walk. Among the few booths was one where for about a dollar you could drop the mayor off a dunking stool into a large tub of water.

He was soaked. There was a little “jail” where a “sheriff” imprisoned locals caught without a Cherry Day button (until they paid up). There was some local music. At dark there was a little fireworks show (paid for by the Cherry Day buttons).

The next day everyone

went back to work. It was simple, non commercial and largely participatory.

I remember a local businessman and owner of the International Harvester building (where they worked on tractors), Ted Joslyn, of the Joslyn department store family (and therefore reputed to be one of the wealthiest citizen in the valley) walked around with a gunny sack, picking up trash. It was a small town taking the 4th of July off for a picnic in the park and some fireworks.

All were welcome. Aside from the fireworks, there was not much for a spectator or shopper.

The local fruit industry had never really been able to compete against marketing organizations like Washington state’s, and many of the local orchards had fallen from commercial viability.

The opening of a large “modern” mine brought an influx of people, some bought up orchards as residences, and stopped growing fruit. Neglected orchards became truckloads of firewood. Then the mine caught fire and closed, the miners left.

The traditional agricultural base wasn’t there any more. It was hard times. There was hardly a Cherry Day at all for a few years and the Cherry Day Committee nearly burned out. I think the local Waldorf school rallied and organized a day with more kid-oriented events like face painting and story telling and rope ladder climbing. Then as times improved, someone from Carbondale’s Mountain Fair came up with a plan to turn Cherry Day into something grand.

Booths and crafts and food and music, all weekend long. He gave it a good try, but it was too different. All that commercialism. That may have been the catalyst that got the chamber of

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commerce to step up and form a Cherry Days committee. And so little by little, through the various “committees” we come to today.

My hat is off to the Cherry Days committee for their efforts. If they are interested in my opinion, it was better as the non-commercial Cherry Day. But it depends on what you want it to be.

If you want it to be on the professional/commercial fair circuit, it has to be more than a day. And while I’d love to dunk the mayor for a dollar, if it were suddenly to be a Cherry Day of old, with such limited opportunities to spend money, I wonder if visitors would find enough to “do”?

Bill Brunner Paonia

There’s no need to change Crawford’s water rates Dear Editor: I urge all water users on the Town of Crawford water system to attend the Sept. 5 town meeting for the public hearing on a new ordinance and rate changes on our water use.

We have an ordinance in place at this time in case of drought conditions. It has worked for the past 25 years! In the old days, the fire station in Crawford would sound the siren twice for everyone to turn off their water and once to turn the water back on. That was before any improvements to the water system.

There is no need for a new ordinance or to raise the rates to get people to conserve water. Probably we need to educate people on how to water a landscape and to be more conscientious of their usage.

The other question is how does one know how much water they are using before getting billed? It would be a shock for the water user to get a bill for $269.90 for using 50,000 gallons of water when they have no idea of the water used.

So will the town provide education on reading the water meters so one knows how much water they have used?

James M. Crook Retired mayor of Crawford for 25 years

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Golf course supported on many levels Dear Editor: This letter is in response to the Aug. 8 DCI article concerning contributions benefiting the Cedaredge Golf Club.

I have only good things to say about the “Cedaredge Golf Club Reserve/Restricted Account” (the “fund”) detailed in the article and applaud the efforts of those involved. Any support to the golf course is a good thing in my view.

What I would like to add concerning the purchase of sprinkler heads is that the “fund” was not the exclusive contributor to the purchase.

The Deer Creek Men’s Golf Club also contributed a rather large sum of money toward that purchase. This is not the first time the men’s club has stepped up in support of the golf course, and will not be the last.

As a matter of fact, by being a men’s (or ladies’) club member, you help support the golf course on a daily basis. All fees collected to join the men’s club and to play in weekly events and/or tournaments goes back into golf course operations.

When big ticket items are needed, such as sprinkler

heads, the men’s club has on many occasions provided some level of financial support.

As I stated above, the “Cedaredge Golf Club Reserve/Restricted Account” is a very good thing and I encourage support/donations.

I also encourage support of the men’s (and ladies’) clubs which provide a fun, competitive, social aspect to golf while providing support to the Cedaredge Golf Club.

Chuck Lionberger President Deer Creek Men’s Golf Club

Don’t read too much into letter Dear Editor: I am writing this letter in answer to Rick Stelter’s letter last week. Mr. Stelter wrote that in the 22 years that he has lived in Paonia, he has never met me and he never saw me at any sports events for Paonia High School.

I find that very strange because I worked in all three Paonia schools as librarian, in the office, as secretary to the vice principal, and as cheerleading coach, field trip and band sponsor. I sold tickets at many of the sports events in Paonia. During that time I knew Mr. Stelter’s wife and all three of his sons, whom I might add are wonderful people. I attended many town meetings when Mr. Stelter was on the council and even worked on a committee. I have attended several functions at the Blue Sage and have made many wonderful new friends at these events.

Mr. Stelter implied that I do not like new-

comers. That is far from the truth. I have many friends that are newcomers to Paonia and all of them are great people. I am not against change in Paonia. Change will happen here and everywhere in the world. I only ask for a little tolerance for the people who have worked to make Paonia the kind of place newcomers want to move to. I belong to local organizations, and that is why I wrote my first letter, because of the total disrespect for the American Legion and our military.

As for my finger pointing and name calling, Mr. Stelter seems to have read a lot more in my letter than I wrote.

I wrote that new people move to Paonia all the time and we, as a community, have welcomed all of them. I said “some” want to change everything about our town. Did I say everyone? No, I did not.

Some is an unspecified number and can be as

little as one. So how come Mr. Stelter classified my some to mean all? As for my not wanting to get along with other people, then you really do not know me!

Many people who grew up in Paonia and returned to visit over the 4th of July called me and wrote to me, telling me they did not wish to return next year because of the negative feelings they received at this year’s 4th of July celebration. This was very sad to me, as people have been returning to the Paonia 4th of July for many years. It is a tradition that has been taking place since I was born.

I never said the mosquito control district does not work, I only said what so many in Paonia are staying at this time, that what they are doing or not doing is not working!

I worry that people are going to get sick because of it.

Verna Namy Paonia

Coal miners are not ‘anti’ anything Dear Editor: Lois Todd made several interesting points in her letter of “non” support, but I believe she missed the point of the coal miners’ “demonstration.” I had the opportunity to stop and chat with two of them. I did not get the impression that they are “anti” anything, but were trying to remind folks that the coal and cattle businesses are what built this area and whose tax dollars continue to financially support it. I believe they found it necessary to speak out in light of the recent vocal anti-fossil fuel development movements in the North Fork Valley. Not only do they feel these sentiments are a threat to their jobs, but mentioned having been the recipients of openly disrespectful remarks and actions because of what they do for a living.

These are big boys who

can cope with snickers and name calling, but the trickle down effect on wives and children is disheartening and the fact that it happens at all is despicable.

As to the progress

of having paved roads, multiple television channels and various other contraptions, does this make any of us better off in reality?

Jakki Taylor Paonia

Coal, oil and gas built this nation Dear Editor: First of all, Rundle Construction would like to thank Oxbow, Gunnison Energy, Bear Ranch, Bowie Resources and West Elk Mine for the work that you have provided this valley so men and women can provide for their families. This country was built on the backs of these working men and women and the bloodshed of our soldiers to live in a free country.

It’s sad that we teach that it’s optional to value the sacrifices made in wars and civilian lives so they could have options at all.

What we need to realize as a nation is that the rich, the middle class, and the poor all need to work together as a team. When you start separating the three, you start to encourage failures because no one wants to be penalized for being successful.

Without a team of tax providers, this country has no survival in building industry and roads to entrepreneurship. You cannot protest against successful entrepreneurship when it’s the reason we have the option to provide for our families.

When you do this, it puts doubt in our younger generations about the meaning of success and sacrifices. Just because you

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have a First Amendment right does not give you the power to abuse it.

Lastly, our nation is not ready for solar or wind yet; this nation is built on energy. It takes fuel to generate horsepower, to move power plants, equipment, trucks and tractors for farming. We’re out of tax dollars that keep this nation going to provide jobs for families to eat, have clothes and a roof over their heads. Oil, gas and coal provide a lot of these jobs and opportunities. Until we can find an energy that will create jobs and fuel our country’s needs in terms of power for generations to come, to keep this economy going we have to rely on coal, oil and gas. This is so that we the people don’t give up what has been gained from the bloodshed of our soldiers and sacrifices of the working men and women to provide for this nation.

Lance and Becky Rundle Eckert

NFMAD article was ‘spot on’ Dear Editor: I just read “Mosquito district defends actions” written by North Fork Mosquito Abatement District board member Rosemary Bilchak Aug 1.

Thank you for publishing it. Very well written and spot on. Too many people are ignorant of the dangers of pesticide exposure and also ignorant of the actual size of the danger from mosquitoes. Intelligent input from “officials” will hopefully do some good in rectifying that situation.

Geoffrey Levens, L.Ac. Paonia

LOCAL NEWS

Delta County Independent

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

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Hen house hearings reopened Tours of CES

BY HANK LOHMEYER Staff Writer

The Board of County Commissioners will reopen their Specific Development application hearing for Western Slope Layers and Rocky Mountain layers.

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The commissioners’ decision to revisit their original Aug. 29, 2011, approvals of the two hen house operations follows a July 5 district court finding that the approvals were insufficient and not property arrived at on four key points. The court remanded (sent back) the approvals to the BoCC for further consideration of the four points, but no time frame for reconsideration was stated by the court.

Since the district court’s July 5 ruling, plaintiffs in a legal action against the BoCC’s original approval asked the court to issue a ceaseand-desist order against Western Slope Layers on Powell Mesa and order removal of the 15,000 laying hens on site.

On Aug. 7, the court ruled that the county’s Specific Development regulations and other evidence of record in the matter “all lead to the necessary conclusion that this egg laying operation cannot continue to operate until county approval of the Special Development. Based on the July 5, 2012, order, that has not occurred. The Court declines to specifically instruct defendant Delta County to compel removal of the chickens or to compel a further public hearing. The court concludes that such measures are within the purview of the defendant Delta County.”

The BoCC decision to reopen its Specific Devel-

opment hearing on Western Slope Layers and Rocky Mountain Layers is a direct response to the district court’s July 5 remand ordering reconsideration of the original approvals.

According to an advisory from the county attorney’s office, the four points that will be considered in the reopened Specific Development hearing are the following ones: • Whether the operations were compatible with the neighborhood; • Whether the operations would have a negative impact on neighboring property values; • Whether the conditions imposed were sufficient to mitigate environmental concerns; • Whether the County staff was able to monitor and enforce the conditions of approval.

Neighbors who from the beginning last year have opposed the hen house proposals are plaintiffs in the suit against the commissioners’ original Specific Development approval. Their continuing calls for environmental concern, and their documentation (including a YouTube video) of dust they say is being emitted from the Powell Mesa chicken house led the BoCC last week to call for air quality monitoring at the site.

One of those neighborhood plaintiffs, veterinarian Dr. Susan Raymond, has called for an independent evaluation the Western Slope Layers facility; an assessment conducted by professionals indepen-

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In the arrest affidavit, Delta County Sheriff ’s investigator Luke Fedler said he also spoke with Dr. Benziger, who performed an autopsy on Raelynn in November 2010. During the autopsy, Dr. Benziger noted evidence of blunt force

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trauma which occurred shortly before Raelynn’s death, as well as older healing contusions.

Dr. Benziger told Detective Fedler he did not believe the injuries that Raelynn had suffered were consistent with the statement given to sheriff ’s investigators

by Kissner. He “advised that these were blunt force injuries that would be consistent with falling, being pushed down and/or being punched.

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A community open house and ribbon-cutting ceremony are planned at Cedaredge Elementary School Thursday, Aug. 16. The historic building on Highway 65 has undergone extensive remodeling to create a beautiful, energy efficient facility for Cedaredge’s young students.

A large addition to the building makes it possible for all the K-5 students to attend classes in the same building, rather than crossing Cedar Avenue to access the gym, cafeteria and other areas.

The project was made possible with an $8.8 million grant from

the state’s BEST (Building Excellent Schools Today) program. The school district contributed $2.6 million to the total cost of $11.4 million. The building was designed by Reilly Johnson Architecture; the general contractor was Kissner G.C. On Thursday, tours of the new facility will be offered every 15 minutes from 4 to 7 p.m. A ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held at 5:30 p.m. in front of the main entrance. Students, parents and members of the community are invited to attend the ceremony and stay for refreshments.

FROM PAGE A1 stay within your budget and not have a project with what we would call budget creep once construction started.”

“You guys need to be sure you’re comparing apples to apples,” city attorney Mike Schottelkotte cautioned, “and you need to make sure SEMA has been given the same information Hamon has.”

The e-mail points the finger at Stantec for failing to provide design specifications in a timely manner.

“As of this date we do not have final drawings from Stantec even though we have made several requests,” Ames wrote. “We would have a concern in receiving an ‘unsolicited proposal’ when the final drawings are not available.”

“In my opinion, changing is what is best for the city. I’ll suck it up and take whatever blows they throw at me,” Stantec’s Pratt said.

“In the big picture, if we can save a million dollars . . .” he added.

Schottelkotte said negotiating a new contract should not be a

problem because the agreement with SEMA essentially expired April 1 when the city failed to give a notice to proceed in a timely manner. At that point, the contract could be terminated by either party.

“The fact that you’re trying to negotiate for a better position with someone else doesn’t create any ethical problem, and it certainly doesn’t create a legally actionable problem,” Schottelkotte said. “Anything that brings you down in cost I think is in the public interest.”

If the contract is terminated, the city must pay SEMA any expenses related to the value-engineering process. SEMA values that engineering at $128,000, but Hatheway said he does not

agree with that amount.

The city will begin negotiations with Hamon immediately, with the intention of getting the project started in October.

Schottelkotte continues to express reservations about proceeding with any phase of the project until the entire right-ofway has been secured and the relocation agreement with Union Pacific has been finalized.

When the contract was initially awarded to SEMA, the construction schedule showed a project completion date of Dec. 1, 2012. Right-ofway acquisitions, negotiations with the Union Pacific Railroad, permit approvals and design revisions have all contributed to the delay in getting the project off the ground.

League of Women Voters will show film The League of Women Voters Montrose County presents a showing of the award-winning film “Patriocracy - A Voice of Reason in an Age of Polarization.”

Join the League of Women Voters Thursday, Aug. 23, at 7 p.m. in the community room of the Montrose Library to view this thought-provoking, non-partisan examination of Washington dysfunction and hyper-partisanship undermining America’s ability to tackle problems. Discussion will follow on “Does hyperpartisanship affect the ability to solve problems in the Colorado Assembly?”

Special guest will be Don Coram, State Representative, District 58.

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The county commissioners’ Sept. 4 hearing will be open to the public. The following instructions have been provided by the county administration for those wanting to comment in writing: Written comments may be submitted to the Delta County Commissioners at 501 Palmer St., Suite 227, Delta CO 81416; or, by e-mail to commis sioners@deltacounty.com addressing one or more of the four areas stated above.

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Waldens celebrate 50th anniversary Marvin and Ida Belle Walden are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. They were married Aug. 16, 1962, in Hotchkiss, and have resided in the Cedaredge area for the past 50 years.

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Republican women to meet Aug. 21 Surface Creek Republican Women will meet at noon Tuesday, Aug. 21, at the home of Norm and Dorothy Kehmeier.

Following a brief business meeting, Austin Keiser, president of the Grand Mesa Water Conservancy District, will speak about the role of the district and give an update on drought and water supplies.

Keiser has served on the district board as a volunteer since 2003. He was first appointed by Judge Charles Greenacre for a term of four years in 2003. He was reappointed to his most recent term in 2011.

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tural water users in this area as he was in the ranching business from 1966 until 1986 in Delta County. Now working as a real estate broker in Cedaredge, he has the perspective of domestic and municipal water users.

Membership in SCRW is open to Republican women and men (as associates) in Delta County.

Guests are always welcome. For more information call Anne Snyer, 8654780; Susan Keiser, 8563649; or Debbie Griffith, 856-3941.

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Robinson, Colson wed in England Holly Claire Robinson and Jeffrey David Colson were wed in Bruton, Somerset, England, on June 9, 2012. Holly is the daughter of John and Judith Robinson of Birmingham, England. Jeffrey is the son of Charla Colson of Delta and Jack Colson of Deming, N.M. Jeffrey attended Delta schools through the fifth

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Arthur Davenport is turning 99 Arthur Davenport of Paonia celebrated his 99th birthday Aug. 14.

He was raised in the North Fork Valley and owned the Davenport Ranch at Coal Creek. An open house will be held in his honor Saturday, Aug. 18, from 2 to 4 p.m. at his home. Friends and family members are invited to drop by for the celebration.

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Auditions set for ‘Wait Until Dark’ Actors are invited to audition for “Wait Until Dark,” a suspenseful drama that will be performed in January at the Magic Circle Players Community Theatre in Montrose. Roles include a woman portraying a 30- to 45-year-old, a girl playing a 10- to 15-yearold, and six men, ages 25-50.

Suzy, a not so typical housewife, becomes the target of three con men who are searching for something very valuable hidden in a doll Suzy’s husband unwittingly brought from Canada.

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day and Monday, Sept. 9 and 10, at 6 p.m. at the theatre.

Audition packets may be picked up at the theatre, 420 S. 12th Street, Montrose.

For further information, contact the director, John Snyder, 417-9920.

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“Medicare 101 And More” will be presented Saturday, Aug. 25, at 10 a.m. at Delta County Memorial Hospital, 1501 E. Third St., Delta. The program will be held in classrooms A and B, to the right of the hospital lobby.

This program is presented by the Colorado 2 cups white vinegar West Retired Senior 1/2 cup sugar Volunteer Program, 8 cups chopped tomatoes AeroCare, the Colorado (about 11 large) Health Foundation and 1/2 cup chopped onion the State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP), and is intended to help those attending understand more about Medicare and the available benefits.

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Wednesday, August 15, 2012

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Public questions the ‘roadless rule’

BY HANK LOHMEYER Staff Writer

Efforts by the U.S. Forest Service to host public forums and open the recent roadless rule decision to public process haven’t dispelled perceptions of the rule as a top-down administrative decree that limits people’s use and enjoyment of public lands.

Judging by comments and questions from about 30 people who attended a U.S. Forest Service information session on the Colorado roadless rule July 26 in Montrose, the public blames the rule for restricting its access to public lands; for limiting and eliminating economic activities in the forest; and, for the closure of long-used roads and trails.

The 2001 Clinton roadless rule was discussed, championed, opposed, and litigated for a decade before its offshoot, the Colorado Roadless Rule, finally took effect on July 3 this year.

More than 10 years after the Bill Clinton administration issued the first roadless rule for national forests, the public remains unclear and

confused about what a roadless rule is or does.

Forest Service personnel from the GMUG and Rocky Mountain Region offices tried to dispel some of those mistaken ideas at the Montrose session and get factual information out. They used a variety of media during the two-hour-long presentation including computer projection, verbal presentation, questionand-answer, along with stacks of documentation, free DVDs, and rafts of colorful maps.

But even after learning, for example, that it is local forest travel planning that closes roads and trails and not the roadless rule, people at the session came away no less critical of the rule.

During the lawsuits that the 2001 Clinton rule spawned, individual states were given the opportunity to adopt state-specific changes to the rule. Only Colorado and Idaho have since adopted their own customized versions. Colorado’s is called the “Colorado Roadless Rule.”

To-the-point assurances from forest managers about what the rule does

are helpful. For instance, the rule still allows ORV use and new trail building.

But, the bureaucratic definitions that accompany those assurances don’t inspire confidence. For example, “Activities that are otherwise not prohibited under the alternatives other than tree cutting, sale, or removal; road construction and reconstruction; and use of LCZs are permissible in roadless areas, if not restricted by other law, regulation, or policies.”

The public is left with an impression that before they do anything on the forest they’d better check first and make sure it’s okay, or else get an official permission and pay some kind of fee.

The Colorado Roadless Rule, in effect on the GMUG and the state’s other national forests, allows five exceptions to new road building activities that the 2001 roadless rule did not allow: • Roads can be made to protect communities from wildland fire threat; • Roads are allowed “to accommodate existing permitted or allocated ski areas”;

Drug-Free Delta County to host workshop Aug. 25 Drug-Free Delta County will host a workshop on Saturday, Aug. 25, from 9 a.m. until noon to address skills and boundaries needed in working with, or living with, the substance-abusing individual. The workshop is designed for individuals who have friends or loved ones with substance abuse issues as well as Drug-Free Delta County volunteers who need these skills and understanding in working with clients. The workshop will be held at Bill Heddles Recreation Center, Room

B and will feature guest speaker Mariah EmondSchaaf, LPC, CAC II, a substance abuse counselor and founder of the newly opened Delta Health and Wellness Center.

Working with substance-abusing individuals is often frustrating and hurtful, and while we may think we are helping them out, we often wonder “Are we really helping?” This workshop will address those issues and offer real life scenarios to help you better understand your role as a loved one, friend or supporter.

Fire burns in West Elk Wilderness Cooler weather early this week helped moderate fire behavior on the East Coal Creek Fire. The fire, located on national forest system lands in the West Elk Wilderness, is currently 141 acres. Fire managers were able to fly over the fire Monday afternoon to better assess the fire’s behavior and size.

During the reconnaissance, it was determined that the East Coal Creek Fire had burned into what was the West Elk Fire (2008). The cooler weather, combined with the fire burning into an area that has already been impacted by fire, resulted in less fire activity throughout the day.

Nonetheless, smoke was

information session still not convinced that the Colorado Roadless Rule is a good thing got cold comfort from regional foresters. The 2001 roadless

rule “is the law of the land,” they said, adding that the Colorado rule affects 157,200 fewer acres than the original 2001 rule did.

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 Aug. 31.

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.

visible along Highway 50 and in the Soap Creek drainage as the fire continued to burn in heavy forest litter.

The fire was started by lightning on Friday, Aug. 10, and remained relatively small until warmer weather and strong winds caused the fire to grow on Sunday afternoon.

The additional resources that arrived Monday began working on securing the fire perimeter in East Coal Creek. Smoke may continue to be visible in the area over the next several days and is expected to be variable depending on the weather conditions and fuel load within the fire’s perimeter.

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A power point presentation with open discussion will be the format for the workshop and we will provide information for you to take home and study on your own.

Registration for the workshop will take place from 8:30 to 9 a.m. with the workshop beginning at 9 a.m. It is the goal of the workshop for attendees to leave having acquired new and helpful skills in working with substance-abusing individuals. If you have ever considered volunteering with Drug-Free Delta County, this workshop is a must. Reservations are requested, so please call Pam Bliss at 921-5641 or 234-5631 to reserve your space.

• Roads are allowed for maintaining, protecting, and accessing water supply and storage facilities; • The so-termed LCZs (linear construction zones) are allowed for utility and fence construction.

• The rule will preserve temporary road building in the North Fork Coal Mining area.

There are 901,100 acres on the GMUG included in the Colorado Roadless Rule. Of those, 130,300 acres are special “upper tier” areas with more restrictions.

Roadless areas aren’t as restrictive as wilderness areas and even allow limited tree cutting under special circumstances. Yet they place heavy restrictions on commercial uses important to communities, including timber harvesting.

When one adds the 901,100 GMUG roadless rule acres to the 582,000 GMUG wilderness acres already in existence, the total of almost 1.5 million acres is functionally half of the GMUG’s 3.1 million total acres. That fact makes official assurances of continued public access to and use of the national forest lands sound shallow.

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Masonic scholarship Drew Beach accepts a $1,000 check from Curt Gamble (left), master of Eckert Masonic Lodge in Cedaredge. Looking on is scholarship chairman Bror Faber. Beach will study criminal justice at The College of Eastern Utah.

Joe Nortrup joins RE/MAX Today Joe Nortrup has joined the sales team at RE/ MAX Today, bringing to the office seven years of experience in real estate.

Nortrup was formerly with Wapiti Properties. A homebuilder for approximately 20 years in Delta and Montrose counties, Nortrup has also farmed and ranched for eight years. He is an accomplished horseman and has extensive experience training horses and teaching horsemanship.

He hopes to use that experience in helping clients who want to acquire or build their dream horse set-up.

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and sellers,” said Nortrup. “And my move to RE/MAX will be a significant benefit to my clients, because RE/MAX has the most powerful name brand in real estate. With nearly 90,000 sales associates in more than 80 countries, when I list a property here in Delta or Montrose counties it’s exposed to a huge audience.”

Nortrup said another advantage offered by his new company is the focus on continuing education.

“No other real estate organization has a higher percentage of associates with advanced, professional designations,” said Nortrup. “Keeping on top of the changes in protocol and procedure is extremely important. As an agent, I need to know the latest techniques so I can do the best for my clients.”

RE/MAX Today is located at 1109 Main in Delta. Joe Nortrup may be reached at 209-6076 (cell), 874-1004 or toll free at 1-877-874-1004.

Drought conditions and low water flows throughout the state have Colorado Parks and Wildlife reminding anglers to monitor water temperature when they are out fishing. Several water-specific recommendations have already been released this summer; however aquatic biologists recognize that fish can be stressed due to temperatures in many different coldwater fishing locations.

“Handling fish in waters that are 68 degrees and above can put undue stress on them,

causing mortalities and compromising the fishery as a whole,” said Ken Kehmeier, senior aquatic biologist for the northeast region. “We ask that anglers keep in mind the production opportunity of a fishery and not solely the fishing opportunity.

Get out and fish, but bring along a thermometer and try to fish early in the day for the best opportunities.”

For more information about fishing in places not affected by low flows, visit wildlife.state.co.us./ Fishing/Pages/Fishing. aspx.

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School district hires 37 new educators Following an orientation session last week, the school district’s 37 new teachers and special services personnel are finalizing preparations for

the first day of school on Monday, Aug. 20.

Below on and on the following page, you’ll find a brief introduction to each of the school district’s new hires.

Benjamin Graves Paonia Junior-Senior High - Science EDUCATION: Environmental Science Stanford University

Brent McRae

Margot Richardson

Paonia Junior-Senior High - High School Math/Business

Paonia Junior-Senior High - Spanish

EDUCATION: B.S. Finance University of Colorado - Boulder HOBBIES: Sports, athletics, reading and hiking.

EDUCATION: B.A. University of Washington HOBBIES: Swing and social dance, healthy community development, gardening and sustainability, metaphysics, travel, Spanish-speaking cultures, art, painting, outdoor adventure, and healthy “coming of age.”

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FAMILY: My husband Mark and college-age son Linus - also a wide circle of friends and family in Paonia and Seattle.

Kirsten Saunders

Max Schuman

Paonia Junior-Senior High - 7th/8th Social Studies

Paonia Junior-Senior High - English

EDUCATION: B.S. Education Northern State University Master’s - Curriculum and Instruction for Social Sciences

EDUCATION: English/Journalism B.A. Colorado College M.S. Northern State University

HOBBIES: I love playing soccer, hiking, traveling around the world, reading and running.

FAMILY: My fiancé is Max Schuman. We have a dog named Fuji.

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Kristina Snyder

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Special Services - School Psychologist

EDUCATION: B.S. Nursing - CU Denver B.A. French - CU Boulder

EDUCATION: M.S. School Psychology

HOBBIES: I have a small hobby farm on Rogers Mesa with grapes, hay and lots of animals including pigs, chickens, ducks, horses and sheep. I am co-leader of Rocky Mountain 4-H Club in Hotchkiss.

FAMILY: I am married to Tyson Snyder.

FAMILY: I have four children: Ryan (18) off to college in Montana this fall, Becca (15) sophomore at HHS, Josh (11) and Matty (9) at HK8. My husband Tom is a CPA.

HOBBIES: I enjoy camping, swimming, crosscountry skiing and motorcycling.

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Summer Dallman

Lisa (Sophie) Egan

Valerie Kortz

Cedaredge Elementary - Kindergarten

Cedaredge Elementary - First Grade

Cedaredge Elementary - Second Grade

EDUCATION: B.A. Education University of Northern Colorado HOBBIES: I love to read! I also love doing anything outside. I am willing to try anything once! My husband and I like to hang out with friends, hike, play racquetball, go to movies and have fun!

FAMILY: We moved here from Kenai, Alaska, with our cat George and our black lab Willie. They are loving Colorado!

EDUCATION: B.A. Spanish/Sociology - Western State Elementary Ed/Linguistically Diverse Ed Metropolitan State College HOBBIES: Skiing, hiking, reading, crocheting, rafting and having fun. I’m interested in my pets, science and learning about the world around us. I love libraries and could hide in a good book for days!

FAMILY: Husband Rob, two daughters, Naomi (fourth grade) and Bridget (third). Gecko, frogs, fish and dog — I love my animals!

EDUCATION: Major: History/Education Mesa State College

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HOBBIES: Gardening, cattle, horses, fourwheeling, reading and family.

FAMILY: My husband Jack and I have a son, Brendan, who is studying aerospace in college, and Makayla, who is a middle school student.

Rebecca Henry

Carrie Berger

Brad Lee Stanfield

Cedaredge Elementary - Third Grade

Cedaredge Elementary - Fourth Grade

Cedaredge Elementary - Fourth Grade

EDUCATION: B.A. Liberal Studies Cal Baptist University Teacher Prep Program, Credential Cal State Fullerton

EDUCATION: Major: Elementary Education York College, Nebraska

EDUCATION: B.A. Elementary Education Western State College HOBBIES: Disc golf, hunting, fishing, hiking, traveling, reading books, watching movies.

HOBBIES: Art, music, writing, reading FAMILY: I married Jon Henry June 16, 2012

FAMILY: I was born and raised on the Western Slope of Colorado by Don and Darlene Stanfield of Montrose. I graduated from Olathe High School and graduated with honors from Western State College.

Christi Patterson

Dax Lance

Derrick Griffiths

Cedaredge Middle School - English

Cedaredge High School - PE/Social Studies

Cedaredge High School - Visual Arts

EDUCATION: B.A. Psychology - University of Oregon SPED Endorsement - Western State College M.A. Education - University of N. Colorado HOBBIES: River rafting, camping, hiking, poetry, photography FAMILY: Three daughters — Ali, 17; Miranda, 14; Sierra, 13. My husband, Timothy Fifer, is the assistant principal at Lincoln Elementary School.

EDUCATION: B.A. Religious Studies, B.A. Anthropology University of Colorado - Boulder M.A. Theological Studies Emory University HOBBIES: I enjoy any sport, weight training, hiking and biking. I also enjoy reading, writing, playing with my boys and learning to play the guitar.

FAMILY: Brandy and I have been married since 2000. We have two boys.

EDUCATION: K-12 Art Education HOBBIES: I enjoy the outdoors, anything from camping to fishing. I collect comic books and old cameras. I am a landscape photographer. I also play guitar, drums, piano and the harmonica. I am a huge Colorado Avalanche fan, as well as a fan of the Denver Broncos and Colorado Rockies.

FAMILY: It’s just me and my wife Brittney, who is a nurse at St. Mary’s. We have a 5month-old chocolate lab named Sierra.

Katherine Stewart

Rebecca Kiefer

Alana David

Lincoln Elementry School - First Grade

Lincoln Elementry School - Third Grade

Lincoln Elementry School - Second Grade

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EDUCATION: Mass Communications Colorado Mesa University

EDUCATION: Interdisciplinary Liberal Arts Western State Colorado

HOBBIES: 4-H, canning, Helping Hands cocoordinator, Beta Sigma Phi member

HOBBIES: Hiking, fishing, hunting, spending time with family

Husband Kevin; daughters Lauryn and Autumn

FAMILY: Husband - Jerad David

Courtney Hellman

Carla Martinez

Tanya Hawk

Lincoln Elementry School - K-2 P.E.

Lincoln Elementry School - First Grade

Lincoln Elementary • Fourth Grade

EDUCATION: M.A. History/Secondary Education University of Northern Colorado

EDUCATION: Elementary Education Mesa State College

EDUCATION: B.A. Elementary Education Colorado Mesa University

FAMILY: I am married to Patrick Hellman and we have two boys, Grady, 4, and Charlie, 2.

HOBBIES: Reading, hiking, farming and my puppy Lulu. I love to dance, cook and explore new places.

HOBBIES: I love camping with family and friends. I also enjoy cooking and baking with my daughter, and spending time with her and our new puppy.

FAMILY: I have three nieces and two nephews whom I adore and spend the majority of my time with. I live with my parents and my puppy on our farm outside of Olathe.

FAMILY: I have an (almost) 8-year-old daughter, Markie.

Amy King

Amber Balbas

Lisa Crowder

Garnet Mesa Elementary - English Language Learners

Garnet Mesa Elementary - Special Education

Garnet Mesa Elementary - First Grade

EDUCATION: Major: Spanish/Teaching Emphasis University of Northern Colorado

HOBBIES: Spending time with my husband, family and friends is really important to me.

I also love basketball, soccer, snowboarding, hiking, camping, water sports (pretty much anything active). When I do stay at home, I love reading and cooking.

FAMILY: I married my high school sweetheart, Todd King, this summer. Our immediate families live in Montrose.

EDUCATION: B.A. Elementary Education Currently earning M.A. Curriculum & Instruction and Special Ed HOBBIES: Camping, hunting, working out, watching baseball, crafting, shopping, spending time with my husband. Anything active or outdoors. I am very interested in professional baseball and the Boston Red Sox. FAMILY: Adopted at 16. Parents - Nan and Michael Gregor; three sisters and a brother.

Married to Luke Balbas; dog named Moose.

EDUCATION: B.A. Interdisciplinary Studies Adams State College M.A. Language Literacy Culture Adams State College HOBBIES: Sports, outdoors, camping, Denver Broncos, coaching/playing volleyball FAMILY: My brother Kyle teaches/coaches at Hotchkiss. My sister-in-law Holly works at Delta High School. Other family members live in Alamosa.

Madonna Aragon

Stacie Archuleta

Andrew Gagnon

Delta Middle School - Special Education

Delta Middle School - Language Arts

Delta Middle School - 7th/8th Science

EDUCATION: B.A. Elementary Education Western Governors University

EDUCATION: B.S. Integrated Science Grand Valley State University

HOBBIES: I enjoy drawing, painting, gardening and quilting.

HOBBIES: As a family, I love to spend time in the mountains camping and riding fourwheelers. I also enjoy photography, gardening and cooking.

HOBBIES: Hiking, camping, hunting, fishing, snowboarding and photography.

FAMILY: I have been married to a remarkable husband, Toby, for 32 years. We have three amazing adult children and two daughters-in-law. I am a proud grandmother.

FAMILY: I have been married for 22 years to Joe Archuleta. My husband is the dean of students, athletic director and football coach for Olathe High School. We have one daughter, Kayley, who is 16 and a junior at OHS.

EDUCATION: B.A. Elementary Education Endorsements: Special Education Generalist Colorado Christian University

FAMILY: Parents - Kathy and Greg Gagnon; a brother, Bill Gagnon, who is 27; and a sister, Rachel Gagnon, who is 22.

Steve Hartman

Penny Bess

Cassie Benson

Delta Middle School - 6th Grade Math

Delta High School - Business

Delta High School - Special Education

EDUCATION: B.S. Mathematics/Secondary Education Mesa State College HOBBIES: Cycling, soccer, golf, movies, sci-fi books and fishing FAMILY: Wife - Stephanie. Three sons - Jacob, 17; Aric, 12; Balin, 5.

EDUCATION: Business Administration/Accounting Colorado State University HOBBIES: My kids, their sports and hobbies, and spending time in the mountains.

FAMILY: My daughter Taylor is 12 and son Grady is 10.

EDUCATION: Early Childhood Education University of Wisconsin Stevens Point Special Ed K-12 Colorado Mesa University HOBBIES: Volleyball, camping, hiking, reading, singing, guitar and Frisbee.

FAMILY: My whole family lives in Wisconsin. I was recently married to someone born and raised in this area, so I am here to stay.

Debbie Yeager

John David

April Sanderson

Delta Opportunity School - Math and Science

Delta Opportunity School

Special Services - Occupational Therapist

EDUCATION: Bachelor’s - Northern Arizona University Master’s - University of Northern Colorado HOBBIES: I enjoy gardening, hunting, fishing, hiking, running and horseback riding. My family and I are very active outdoors. It is important to me to teach my kids the importance of the outdoors.

FAMILY: I have a wonderful husband of over 10 years and two beautiful children. We enjoy being together in everything we do.

EDUCATION: English and Special Education Severe Needs Affective B.A. Colorado Mesa University Graduate Studies at UNC HOBBIES: Gardening, reading, chess, hiking and walking FAMILY: Divorced, no children

EDUCATION: Doctorate of Occupational Therapy Rocky Mountain University HOBBIES: I enjoy being outdoors, hiking, biking, yoga and meditation, cooking and dogs.

FAMILY: My mother and father are retired and live in Delta. My husband and I live with our dog in Paonia. My in-laws live in Racine, Wis., as do my sisters, a nurse and a hair salon owner.

Carlyn Luna

Freya Bass

Derek Kehmeier

Hotchkiss K8 - 7th/8th Science

Hotchkiss High School - Vocational Agriculture

Hotchkiss High School - Business

EDUCATION: B.A. Molecular Cellular Developmental Biology - University of Calif. Santa Cruz M.A. Educational Psychology University of Colorado Denver HOBBIES: Gardening, cooking, food preservation, reading, crafts and martial arts FAMILY: I am married to Brandon and have two daughters, Giovanna, age 5, and Alessandra, age 23 months.

EDUCATION: B.S. Agriculture Education University of Idaho HOBBIES: Farming, skiing, hunting, camping, cooking, food preservation, yoga, travel.

Developing local food systems, helping neighbors and generally enjoying life.

FAMILY: My parents live in Idaho and travel lots. My sister and her family live in Austin, Texas. My brother and his family live in Jerusalem, Israel.

EDUCATION: B.S. Ag Business Colorado State University Master’s Asset Liability Management University of Colorado HOBBIES: Fishing and coaching FAMILY: Dasha, Mackenzie and MaKayla

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Doris Brenton Doris E. Brenton of Hesperia, Calif., died Feb. 19, 2012, at her home.

She was 78.

A graveside memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, Aug. 17, 2012, at the Delta City Cemetery.

Mrs. Brenton was born Feb. 13, 1934, in Stanford, Neb., to Johnny Henry and Lola Faye (Volgamore) Blickenstaff.

She spent her childhood between Delta and southern California. She graduated from Delta High School in 1953.

She married Thomas Matthew Brenton on May 14, 1953, in Montrose.

She was a longtime Delta resident until her retirement when she moved to California.

Mrs. Brenton enjoyed dancing, music, mentoring and collecting wind chimes. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Delta and volunteered at the senior citizen center.

She is survived by her son, Matthew Brenton of Hesperia, Calif.; two

OBITUARIES daughters, Diana Brenton of Riverside, Calif., and Roxanna Manjarrez of Phoenix, Ariz.; a brother, Dennis Blickenstaff of San Jose, Calif.; eight grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Brenton; and a sister, Ila Potter.

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Frances Lehn Frances M. Lehn of Delta died Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012, at Willow Tree Care Center in Delta. She was 87 years.

Rosary was recited Tuesday, Aug. 14, at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Delta.

Mass of Christian burial was Aug. 14 at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Delta, with Father Canice Enyiaka officiating. Burial followed at Mesa View Cemetery in Delta.

Mrs. Lehn was born to Winfield and Emma

(Galleger) Bale on Jan. 11, 1925, in Philadelphia, Pa. She spent her childhood and attended schools in Philadelphia.

She married Charles W. Nelson Sr. in Elton, Md., on Dec. 31, 1943. He died Dec. 17, 1985. She married Walter Lehn in Elton, Md., on Feb. 10, 1988.

Mrs. Lehn was a member of St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Delta. She was also a member of the Pennsylvania Fraternal Order of Police in Pennsylvania.

She enjoyed gambling, dancing, knitting and cooking.

She is survived by two daughters, Florence Lovato and Carol Ann Nelson, both of Delta; 14 grandchildren; 27 greatgrandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Nelson Sr.; her husband, Walter Lehn; her son, Charles Nelson Jr.; and a daughter, Martina Lopez; and three grandchildren, Carmen Lopez, Florencia Gallegos and Aprilynn Salazar.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. Michael’s Catholic Church, 628 Meeker St., Delta, CO 81416.

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Students’ tobacco use declines slowly According to a newly released CDC report on the 2011 National Youth Tobacco Survey, tobacco use among middle and high school students shows a downward trend from 2000 to 2011 — from 34.4 percent to 23.2 percent for high school students and 14.9 percent to 7.1 percent for middle school.

“Overall we’re headed in the right direction, and that’s the good news,” said Celeste Schoenthaler, tobacco program manager at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.

“But part of the reason we’re not seeing a faster decline in tobacco use

among youth here in Colorado is because kids can find a variety of tobacco products that are appealing and cheap. It’s not just cigarettes. Youth are using products like little cigars and smokeless tobacco products such as chew or snus.”

In particular, the survey found high rates of cigar smoking and smokeless tobacco use among high school boys, with 15.7 percent smoking cigars and 12.9 percent using smokeless tobacco.

Many tobacco products are flavored to make them more attractive to new users, even though flavored cigarettes now are prohibited. Tobacco com-

panies can put fruit and candy flavors in cigarettesized cigars and a variety of smokeless products.

Using these products can lead to nicotine addiction and future smoking.

According to the CDC, nearly 90 percent of people who use tobacco became addicted before the age of 18. Tobacco addiction can lead to a lifetime of serious health problems. The best way to prevent tobacco use is not to start.

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Clinton R. Lampton of Morganton, Ga., died Aug. 6, 2012. He was 81.

Mr. Lampton was born Oct. 15, 1930, in Cedaredge, to Frank and Bertha (McFarland) Lampton. In Colorado he was a fruit farmer, raised prize-winning cantaloupe, and ran a small engine repair business.

He moved his family to Kasilof, Alaska, in 1975.

He was a mechanic for R. Lee Seafoods and later ran his own construction company. He moved to Morganton, Ga., in 1985 and continued his construction company with three of his sons.

He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Myrna Lampton; a brother, Glen Lampton of Colorado; a sister, Esther Bever of Colorado; three sons and their families, Doug and his wife Brenda and sons Doug and Brian Lampton of Palmer, Alaska, Chris and daughters Mandy and Melissa Lampton of Wasilla, Alaska, Mike and wife Debbie and daughters Leah and Cassie Lampton of Kasilof, Alaska; a daughter, Elaine McKeral and husband Skip and children Jesse, Kasey, and Ryan of Hemptown, Ga.; daughter-in-law, Teresa Lampton and sons Michael and Tyler of Lakewood, Ga.; and many great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by six brothers, Clyde, Harold, Rich, Charles, Don and Leonard; one sister, Lillian; and two sons, Jimmy Lampton and Keith Lampton.

A memorial service was held in the Henry Cochran Funeral Home Chapel on Saturday, Aug. 11. Arrangements were handled by the HenryCochran Funeral Home of Blue Ridge, Ga.

great grandchildren.

Mr. Crespin was preceded in death by a grandson, David Lee Abeyta; a brother, Jimmy Abeyta; and four sisters, Rosie Abeyta, Josie Diaz, Annie Alarid and Mary Conickas.

Taylor Funeral Service and Crematory is handling the arrangements.

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Sr., a lifetime resident of Delta, died Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012 at Delta County Memorial Hospital. He was 81 years.

A viewing will be held from 6-8 p.m., Friday, Aug. 17, at St. Michael’s Catholic Church. A rosary will be recited at 7 p.m.

A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 18, at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Delta with Donald Ross Father Canice Enyiaka Donald “Wayne” Ross presiding. Burial will follow at Mesa View Cem- died Sunday, Aug. 12, 2012, at Delta County Memorial etery.

Mr. Abeyta was born Hospital. He was 76.

Mr. Ross was born on Aug. 9, 1931, in Delta, to Amelio and Della (Her- June 23, 1936, in Foil, erra) Abeyta. He spent his Mo., to Robert and Arby childhood and attended (Merle) Ross He enjoyed hunting, schools in Delta. fishing, horses and pendHe served in the Uniting time with his family ed States Army during the and friends.

Korean Conflict.

He is survived by his He married Minnie wife, Carol Ross of Delta; Armendariz in Delta on two sons, Chuck Ross June 8, 1957. The cou- and his wife Sharon, and ple celebrated 57 years Robert Ross and his wife of marriage together this Wendy, all of Whitewayear. Minnie survives. ter; his daughter, Teresa Mr. Abeyta was a of Clearwater, Fla.; his retired butcher and sports stepchildren, Tanya, Joe fan. He enjoyed hunting, and Justin Davenport; fishing, farming, garden- his brother, Dale Ross of ing, spending time out- Missouri; his grandchildoors, model airplanes, his dren, Jordyn Scales, Matdog, listening to country thew Ross and Eric and music, playing his guitar, Tiffany Abeyta of Clearand spending time with water, Fla.; his stephis family. He also enjoyed grandchildren, Ashton, making people laugh and Payton and Colton; and telling stories. He was a his great-grandchildren, member of St. Michael’s Zander, Moe and Logan.

Catholic Church in Delta.

He was preceded in He is survived by his death by his first wife, wife, Minnie Abeyta of Mary Ross, and his brothDelta; six children, Joe er, J.B. Ross.

Crespin Abeyta, Jr., RichA gathering of family ard Abeyta, Carol Trujillo, and friends will be held Michael Abeyta, Marie at his home at 4 p.m.

Abeyta and Albert Abeyta, Saturday, Aug. 25. all of Delta; two sisters, Taylor Funeral Service Delphinia Pieto of Ogden, and Crematory is hanUtah, and Lena Garcia of dling the arrangements.

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No forests, no rivers

BY GARY SHELLHORN Forest hydrologist

Chalmer & Marge Swain

Clinton Lampton

Delta County Independent

It all starts with a raindrop. Most of us have been taught the water cycle — raindrops to earth, runoff to the streams, streams to rivers, rivers to the ocean, evaporation back into the clouds and raindrops again. Here in the west, the public’s national forests are where much of the water cycle occurs. In the Gunnison River Basin, national forest lands comprise the headwaters for the entire basin. These headwaters are where precipitation in winter accumulates as snow pack and summer thunderstorms produce runoff that forms streams, creating the web of drainages we call the Gunnison River watershed.

When Congress set aside the public lands comprising the national forests, which includes the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison (GMUG) National Forests, there was an expressed intent to comply with the 1897 Organic Act that cited “securing favorable conditions of water flows” from these lands as a management goal.

The snow pack on the national forests is important to the ecology of the forested landscapes that consist of streams, wetlands, riparian areas, grazing lands, and forested lands. The “raindrops” falling on the national forests sustain those ecological systems which in turn provide runoff and stream flow that feed rivers such as the Gunnison River.

The Forest Service

calculates that about 2,900,000 acre-feet of stream flow comes from GMUG National Forest lands. According to State records, about 25% of that runoff is diverted from the streams for agricultural production in the Gunnison basin. About 1,200 of those points of diversions occur on the National Forest lands and convey the water to lower elevation private lands for agricultural use.

The GMUG has more of these on-forest diversions than most other forests.

Only a small percentage of the stream flow that originates on the national forest is diverted for drinking water, but it is the source of water for 32 domestic water systems supplying about 175,000 people who reside in the Gunnison basin. What is not consumed within the basin flows on to the Colorado River and countless other downstream users.

Storing water on the national forests is another important aspect meeting the “favorable conditions of flow” mandate. On the GMUG there are over 450 permitted reservoirs storing water for agricultural and domestic uses.

The high elevations of the national forest lands allow water users to use gravity powered ditches and pipelines, and cooler temperatures result in lower evaporation rates.

In addition to these supply reservoirs, which also provide important recreation opportunities and fish habitats, there are thousands of constructed ponds that capture small volumes of water for livestock and wildlife.

Sustaining watershed

function is a key part of the “multiple use” management prescription for the national forest. A properly functioning forest watershed will store snow, recharge groundwater, saturate wetlands, and result in high quality runoff. When watershed conditions are good, the results are high quality water, sustained stream flows, productive rangeland and healthy, diverse forest vegetation.

Watershed conditions on the GMUG are good.

Using the National Forest Service classification system, 80% of our 223 sub-watersheds rate as good and properly function while only 20% rate as fair and potentially functioning at risk. None are rated poor. The classification system considers 23 components that relate to watershed function, allowing Forest Service managers to systematically assess the existing watershed function and identify potential risks.

From this information, GMUG managers work to carry out watershed

restoration or protection efforts that will improve conditions related to water quality, fish habitat, wetlands and riparian vegetation, erosion, and upland vegetative health and sustainability.

The connection between watershed management and sustaining streams on our national forests is best characterized by this quote from Gifford Pinchot, the first chief of the Forest Service, who said, “the connection between the forests and the rivers is like that between father and son, no forests, no rivers.”

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 to let the roundtables know what you think, go to www.coloradomesa. edu/WaterCenter.

HEALTH & FITNESS

Delta County Independent

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

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Childhood sports injuries: A guide for prevention More than 38 million children and adolescents participate in organized sports in the United States each year. Still more participate in informal recreational activities. Although sports participation provides numerous physical and social benefits, it also has a downside: the risk of sports-related injuries.

Sports injuries are by far the most common cause of musculoskeletal injuries in children treated in emergency departments. They are also the single most common cause of injury-related primary care office visits.

Common SportsRelated Injuries in Kids Although sports injuries can range from

scrapes and bruises to serious brain and spinal cord injuries, most fall somewhere between the two extremes. Here are some of the more common types of injuries.

Sprains and Strains A sprain is an injury to a ligament, one of the bands of tough, fibrous tissue that connects two or more bones at a joint and prevents excessive movement of the joint. An ankle sprain is the most common athletic injury.

A strain is an injury to either a muscle or a tendon. A muscle is a tissue composed of bundles of specialized cells that, when stimulated by nerve messages, contract and produce movement.

A tendon is a tough,

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A decade of service Leah Keating (left) recently received her 10year service award from Delta County Memorial Hospital.

fibrous cord of tissue that connects muscle to bone.

Muscles in any part of the body can be injured.

Growth Plate Injuries In some sports accidents and injuries, the growth plate may be injured. The growth plate is the area of developing tissues at the end of the long bones in growing children and adolescents.

When growth is complete, sometime during adolescence, the growth plate is replaced by solid bone. The long bones in the body include: long bones of the hand and fingers (metacarpals and phalanges) both bones of the forearm (radius and ulna) the bone of the upper leg (femur) lower leg bones (tibia and fibula), and foot bones (metatarsals and phalanges).

If any of these areas become injured, it’s important to seek professional help from an orthopaedic surgeon, a doctor who specializes in bone injuries.

Repetitive Motion Injuries Painful injuries such as stress fractures (a hairline fracture of the bone that has been subjected to repeated stress) and tendinitis (inflammation of a tendon) can occur from overuse of muscles and tendons. Some of these injuries don’t always show up on x rays, but they do cause pain and discomfort. The injured area usually responds to rest, ice, compression and elevation (RICE). Other treatments can include crutches, cast immobilization and physical therapy.

Heat-Related Illnesses

Heat-related illnesses include: dehydration (deficit in body fluids) heat exhaustion (nausea, dizziness, weakness, headache, pale and moist skin, heavy perspiration, normal or low body temperature, weak pulse, dilated pupils, disorientation and fainting spells) heat stroke (headache, dizziness, confusion, and hot dry skin, possibly leading to vascular collapse, coma and death).

Heat injuries are always dangerous and can be fatal. Heat-related injuries are a particular problem for children because children perspire less than adults and require a higher core body temperature to trigger sweating. Playing rigorous sports in the heat requires close monitoring of both body and weather conditions. Fortunately, heat-related illnesses can be prevented.

Preventing and Treating Injuries Injuries can happen to any child who plays sports, but there are some things that can help prevent and treat injuries. The Emergency Department at Delta County Memorial Hospital provides these suggestions for the prevention of injuries.

Prevention Enroll your child in organized sports through schools, community clubs and recreation areas that are properly maintained.

Any organized team activity should demonstrate a commitment to injury prevention. Coaches should be trained in first aid and CPR, and should have a plan for responding to emergen-

Back to school with diabetes Notebooks, erasers, pencil sets and backpacks are on most kids’ back-toschool lists. But if your child has diabetes, you should add a few extra tasks to the list. At the top, put “good communication” with your child and with the school. ”Diabetes is a serious and lifelong condition, and it’s a growing problem among children and teens. About 186,000 Americans under age 20 have diabetes,” said Mary Grosvenor, registered dietitian and certified diabetes educator at Delta County Memorial Hospital. “Most have type 1 diabetes, which usually first appears during childhood. But in recent years a growing number of kids are being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, a disease that used to strike mostly adults over age 45. Excess weight and inactivity put children and teens at risk for type 2 diabetes.”

When you have diabetes, you have too much glucose in your blood.

Over time, this excess

glucose can damage both large and small blood vessels, leading to heart disease, stroke, nerve damage, blindness and kidney disease. That’s why people with diabetes must regularly check their blood glucose. They need to keep their level from dropping by using strategies like snacking.

When their glucose is too high, insulin can help to bring it down. Essentially, they have to manage their blood glucose level 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

This intensive management can be daunting to kids during school.

They may wonder: What happens if I feel lightheaded, or need a snack in the middle of class?

Will I be OK in gym class?

When should I go to the nurse?

These are all issues that you should discuss ahead of time with school staff and with your child.

Work with your child’s health care team to develop a written diabetes management plan that

outlines your child’s specific medical needs. Make sure key staff members, like your child’s teacher, have a copy of the plan.

Heading back to school with diabetes can be a challenge. But by eating regular meals, making healthy food choices, staying active and taking medications, kids with diabetes can do all the things their friends do, and then some. With planning and good communication, you can help your child have a healthy and happy school year.

School Checklist for Diabetes • Tell the school principal that your child has diabetes. Set up a meeting with the school’s health team.

• Develop a diabetes management plan with your child’s health care team. Give a signed copy of the plan to the school, and discuss how the plan will be put into action.

• Give the school supplies for managing your child’s diabetes, including glucose-monitoring equip-

Affordable Care Act offers vaccination benefits The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has launched a new campaign to help educate Coloradans about vaccination benefits available through the Affordable Care Act. “The Affordable Care Act requires health insurers to provide full childhood and adult immunization coverage for their members,” said Dr. Rachel Herlihy, director of the department’s immunization section. “This is an important benefit of the new health care law, and one we believe can improve the health of all Coloradans.”

The campaign website, http://priceless prevention.org/, helps people determine whether they are covered and provides three easy steps to determine if their private insurance plan cov-

ers the costs of their preventive care. Individuals covered by Medicare or Medicaid will continue to have their immunizations covered through those programs. People who do not have insurance can access low-cost vaccines through local health departments. For information on how to access immunization services in Colorado, contact the immunization section at (303) 692-2650.

“We want people to take advantage of the Affordable Care Act’s vaccination provisions.

Immunization is one of the best ways for Coloradans to stay healthy,” Herlihy said. “Recent outbreaks of whooping cough in Colorado and elsewhere have given all of us a fresh reminder of why we need to immunize.”

Preventive service

provisions in the Affordable Care Act include the following: • Immunizations for whooping cough, measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR), influenza (the “flu”) and hepatitis, among others.

• Blood pressure screening for adults 18 and older.

• Women’s preventive services, such as mammograms.

• Regular well-baby and well-child visits from birth through age 21.

• Screenings for many types of cancer.

• Tobacco screenings and cessation interventions.

• Cholesterol screening for men 35 and older, and women 45 and older.

For a full list of covered preventive services, go to www.healthcare. gov/center/regulations/ prevention.html

ment, snacks, insulin and other medications.

• Inform school staff of any changes to your child’s health status or emergency contact information.

• Help your child take control. Discuss the diabetes management plan with your child. Encourage healthy food choices and physical activity.

• Make sure your child wears a medical alert ID and carries a fast-acting source of glucose, like juice or glucose pills, as prescribed by your physician.

Planning ahead, and getting help from others, will help pave the way for a successful year.

Source: National Institutes of Health

cies. Coaches should be well versed in the proper use of equipment, and should enforce rules on equipment use.

Make sure your child has — and consistently uses — proper gear for a particular sport. This may reduce the chances of being injured.

Make warmups and cool downs part of your child’s routine before and after sports participation. Warmup exercises, such as stretching and light jogging, can help minimize the chance of muscle strain or other soft tissue injury during sports. Warmup exercises make the body’s tissues warmer and more flexible. Cool down exercises loosen muscles that have tightened during exercise.

Make sure your child has access to water or a sports drink while playing. Encourage him or her to drink frequently and stay properly hydrated. Remember to include sunscreen and a hat

(when possible) to reduce the chance of sunburn, which is a type of injury to the skin. Sun protection may also decrease the chances of malignant melanoma — a potentially deadly skin cancer — or other skin cancers that can occur later in life.

Learn and follow safety rules and suggestions for your child’s particular sport.

Treatment Treatment for sportsrelated injuries will vary by injury. But if your child suffers a soft tissue injury (such as a sprain or strain) or a bone injury, the best immediate treatment is easy to remember: RICE (rest, ice, compression, elevation) the injury. Get professional treatment if any injury is severe. A severe injury means having an obvious fracture or dislocation of a joint, prolonged swelling or prolonged or severe pain.

Source: National Institutes of Health

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What you need to know about whooping cough Whooping cough (pertussis) is a very contagious disease found only in humans. People with pertussis usually spread the disease by coughing or sneezing while in close contact with others, who then breathe in the pertussis bacteria. Many infants who get pertussis are infected by older siblings, parents or caregivers who might not even know they have the disease. Laboratory confirmed whooping cough has been seen on the Front Range of Colorado, as reported in the August 2012 Ascel Bio Kids Wellnesscast™.

Symptoms Symptoms of pertussis usually develop within seven to 10 days after exposure, but sometimes not for as long as six weeks. The disease usually starts with cold-like

symptoms and there may be a mild cough or fever.

After one to two weeks, severe coughing can begin. Unlike the common cold, pertussis can become a series of coughing fits that continues for weeks.

In infants, the cough can be minimal or not even there. Infants may have a symptom known as “apnea.” Apnea is a pause in the child’s breathing pattern. Pertussis is most dangerous for babies.

More than half of infants younger than one year of age who get the disease must be hospitalized.

Pertussis can cause violent and rapid coughing, over and over, until the air is gone from the lungs and you are forced to inhale with a loud “whooping” sound. This extreme coughing can

cause you to throw up and be very tired. The “whoop” is often not present and the infection is generally milder (less severe) in teens and adults who have been vaccinated.

Early symptoms of pertussis can last for one to two weeks and usually include: runny nose; low-grade fever (generally minimal throughout the course of the disease); mild, occasional cough; or apnea – a pause in breathing (in infants).

Because pertussis, in its early stages, appears to be nothing more than the common cold, it is often not suspected or diagnosed until more severe symptoms appear. Infected people are most contagious during this time, up to about two weeks after the cough begins. Antibiotics may shorten the amount of time someone is contagious.

As the disease progresses, the traditional symptoms of pertussis appear and include:paroxysms (fits) of many rapid coughs followed by a highpitched “whoop”; vomiting; and exhaustion after coughing fits.

The coughing fits can go on for up to 10 weeks or more. Although you are often exhausted after a coughing fit, you usually appear fairly well in-between. Coughing fits generally become more common and severe as the

illness continues, and can occur more often at night.

Treatment Pertussis is generally treated with antibiotics and early treatment is very important. Treatment may make your infection less severe if it is started early, before coughing fits begin. Treatment can also help prevent spreading the disease to others. Treatment after three weeks of illness is unlikely to help because the bacteria are gone from your body, even though you usually still have symptoms. This is because the bacteria have already done damage to your body.

There are several antibiotics available to treat pertussis. If you or your child is diagnosed with pertussis, your doctor will explain how to treat the infection.

Recovery from pertussis can happen slowly. The cough becomes less severe and less common. However, coughing fits can return with other respira-

tory infections for many months after pertussis started.

Prevention The best way to prevent pertussis among infants, children, teens and adults is to get vaccinated. Also, keep infants and other people at high risk for pertussis complications away from infected people.

In the United States, the recommended pertussis vaccine for infants and children is called DTaP. This is a combination vaccine that protects against three diseases: diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis.

For maximum protection against pertussis, children need five DTaP shots.

The first three shots are given at two, four and six months of age. The fourth shot is given between 15 and 18 months of age, and a fifth shot is given before a child enters school, at four to six years of age.

“Vaccine protection for pertussis, tetanus and diphtheria fades with

‘Freshman 15’ is a myth Hundreds of new students enter college each September. One longstanding assumption about college freshmen is their propensity to gain weight — on average 15 pounds over the course of their initial year in college. As it turns out, a new study pokes holes in that assumption and goes on to point out the truth about freshman weight gain.

A study by research scientist Jay Zagorsky from Ohio State University’s Center for Human Resource Research debunks the myth of the “freshman 15,” stating that the average weight gain is between 2.4 pounds for women and 3.4 for men.

In total, no more than 10 percent of all college freshmen who were examined in the study actually

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gained 15 pounds. Some even lost weight.

The results of this study were published in Social Science Quarterly. The study pointed to aging and becoming young adults as the culprit behind the weight gain, not necessarily the late-night pizza study sessions or cafeteria grub.

The study also looked at same-aged people who were not in college, and most gained the same amount of weight during

time. Before 2005, the only booster available contained protection against tetanus and diphtheria (called Td), and was recommended for teens and adults every ten years,” said Jeanine Finnell RN, Delta County Memorial Hospital infection preventionist. “Today, there are boosters for pre-teens, teens and adults that contain protection against tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis (Tdap). Preteens going to the doctor for their regular checkup at age 11 or 12 years should get a dose of Tdap.

Teens who did not get this vaccine at the 11- or 12year-old check-up should get vaccinated at their next visit. Adults who did not get Tdap as a pre-teen or teen should get one dose of Tdap instead of the Td booster.”

“Women of child-bearing age should receive the Tdap booster shot — ideally before becoming pregnant. If not already vaccinated with Tdap, new mothers should get vaccinated before leaving the hospital with a newborn,” said Andrea Keller DO, obstetrician and hynecologist at Delta OB/GYN. “Those around the infant — parents, siblings, grandparents, other family members, and caregivers — are encouraged to get the appropriate vaccine (either DTaP or Tdap depending on age).”

Pertussis vaccines are very effective in protecting against disease but no vaccine is 100 percent effective. If pertussis is circulating in the community, there is a chance that a fully vaccinated person, of any age, can catch this very contagious disease. If you have been vaccinated, the infection is usually less severe. If you or your child develops a cold that includes a severe cough or a cough that lasts for a long time, it may be pertussis. The best way to know is to contact your doctor.

the period of time they could have been college freshmen.

While students may not gain 15 pounds their freshman year, college-age people do gain about 10 to 12 pounds over the fouryear school period. Again, this is attributed to natural body changes associated with moving from adolescence into adulthood.

To limit weight gain, exercise, choose wisely in the Source: Centers for Disease cafeteria line, and limit Control alcohol consumption.

Hospital infection rate is well below national average The staff at Delta County Memorial Hospital takes infection prevention seriously. Performance is monitored for many initiatives aimed at reducing healthcare associated infections (HAI).

What is a healthcareassociated infection?

Healthcare-associated infections are defined as infections not present and without evidence at the time of admission to a healthcare setting. Most infections that become clinically evident after 48 hours of hospitalization are considered hospitalacquired. Infections that occur after a patient is discharged from the hospital can be considered healthcare-associated if the organisms were acquired during the hospital stay.

In the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that roughly 1.7 million healthcare-associated infections from all

types of microorganisms cause or contribute to 99,000 deaths each year.

The most frequent type of infection in a hospital is urinary tract infection (36%), followed by surgical site infection (20%), bloodstream infection (BSI), and pneumonia (both 11%).

Why do some people acquire Healthcare-associated infections?

People in hospitals are usually already in a poor state of health, which limits their defense against bacteria — advanced age or premature birth along with a weakened immune system (due to drugs, illness, or irradiation) present a general risk, while other diseases can present specific risks — for instance, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (a lung disease) can increase chances of respiratory tract infection or pneumonia.

Invasive devices, such as intubation (breathing) tubes, urinary catheters, surgical drains, and tracheostomy tubes all bypass the body’s natu-

ral lines of defense and provide an easy route for infection. Patients already colonised on admission are instantly put at greater risk when they undergo an invasive procedure.

A patient’s treatment itself can leave them vulnerable to infection — a weakened immune system and antacid treatment undermine the body’s defenses, antibiotic therapy treats one kind of bacteria but may leave resistant organisms.

According to the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, the average overall infection rate for a rural hospital is 5%.

During 2011, the overall infection reported at Delta County Memorial Hospital was 0.28% which is significantly lower.

“We promote a culture of targeting zero health care associated infections,” said Jeanine Finnell RN, Delta County Memorial Hospital infection preventionist. “The hospital has been very pleased with the results of our infection prevention efforts.”

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Five-year employees In August, Debra Carleton and Tom Carmichael completed five years of employment at Delta County Memorial Hospital.

ACTIVITIES

Delta County Independent

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

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Community Calendar ‘Frank Sinatra’ is coming to Delta Wednesday, August 15

TOASTMASTERS SPEECH CLUB MEETS, first and third Wednesdays of each month, 12:15 p.m., U.S. Forest Service, 2250 Highway 50, Delta. For more information, call Tom Condos, 874-6667 or www.toastmasters.org.

THE SPIRIT OF STRINGS: ARNEIS STRING QUARTET, 7:30 p.m., Blue Sage Center for the Arts, Paonia. Final classical concert of the summer.

Thursday, August 16

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: 5th Reel, Celtic, oldies, dance.

BOARD OF EDUCATION SCHOOL BOARD MEETING, 7 p.m., Cedaredge Elementary School, 380 N. Grand Mesa Drive.

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

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

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.

ALTERNATIVE RESEARCH GROUP MEETS, third Thursday of each month, 7-9 p.m., Delta Housing Authority, 511 E. 10th Street, Delta.

August 17-18

NORTH FORK LIBERTY FESTIVAL, Paonia Town Park.

August 17-19

GUN SHOW, Montrose County Fairgrounds, North Second & Phythian (2 blocks north of McDonald’s). Friday: 5-9 p.m.; Saturday: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. $5 admission or $10 3-day pass.

Friday, August 17

NORTH FORK VALLEY CHAPTER OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN ELK FOUNDATION BANQUET, 5 p.m., Hotchkiss Elks Lodge, 190 East Bridge Street.

THE GRANGE FRIDAY MARKET, every Friday, Redlands Mesa Grange, 2800 Rd. and Redlands Mesa Rd., 4-7 p.m. For fun, food and great deals on fresh produce, baked goods, arts, crafts, bath & body products. Also enjoy the Grange Café - this week features Roy and Nina Brown’s chicken casserole, green salad and roll. Call Jim Cazer, 872-2410 for more information.

OPENING RECEPTION with Delta Fine Arts Association, 6-8 p.m., Creamery Arts Center, Hotchkiss.

Saturday, August 18

VALLEY YOUTH ORCHESTRA STRING PLAYERS KID-FRIENDLY AUDITIONS, 8:30-10:30 a.m., Delta Methodist Church, Meeker Street, Delta. All parts of the string family welcome and needed. Full details of the Valley Youth Orchestra’s season found at: www.valleysymphony.net/vyo.

“GATHERING OF CREATIVES” FREE WORKSHOP, 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Yoga Tree, 110 South 7th Street, Hotchkiss. Sponsored by North Fork Valley Creative Coalition. Everyone welcome.

DELTA HUBWHEELER SQUARE DANCE CLUB MEETS, 7:30 p.m., Confluence Park, Delta. Mainstream. Caller is Debby Steinkirchner. Prerounds/instructions at 6:30 p.m. For more information, call Loren, 970-249-4858 or Gwen, 970-8564157. Ice cream social.

Sunday, August 19

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: George Miller and Sharon Clark, baritone and piano.

Tuesday, August 21

SURFACE CREEK REPUBLICAN WOMEN MEETING, 12 noon, home of Norm and Dorothy Kehmeier, 12753 Running Deer Road, Eckert. Following a brief business meeting, Austin Keiser, President of Grand Mesa Water Conservancy District, speaks about the roll of the district and gives an update on drought and water issues.

Wednesday, August 22

WALTER PARKS AND SWAMP CABBAGE CONCERT, 8:30 p.m., Paradise Theatre, Paonia. Concession sales benefit District 81428 Fashion and Design Show.

Thursday, August 23

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: Paul Frazier and Annie Griffin, country, oldies.

Friday, August 24

MONTROSE COUNTY DEMOCRAT BARBECUE, the “Duane Watford Memorial” barbecue, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Lions Park, 600 N. Nevada, Montrose. Menu includes Olathe Sweet Sweet Corn.

Social gathering to meet candidates and old and new friends. $12 for adults; $10 for those 10 through 17; children under 10 free. Music by “Ruby Ridge Ramblers.” Tickets available at the door or in advance by calling 970-964-4291 or 249-4402.

Saturday, August 25

DRUG-FREE DELTA COUNTY HOSTS WORKSHOP, 9 a.m.-12 noon, Bill Heddles Recreation Center, Room B, Delta. Registration from 8:30-9 a.m. Reservations requested; call Pam, 9215641 or 234-5631. Designed for people who have friends or loved ones with substance abuse issues as well as Drug-Free Delta County volunteers needing skills and understanding in working with clients.

“ARE YOU NEW TO MEDICARE?” INFORMATION PROGRAM, 10 a.m., Delta County Memorial Hospital, 1501 East Third Street, Delta, classrooms A and B, to the right of the hospital lobby.

For more information, call RSVP Colorado West, 249-9639.

Sunday, August 26

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: Kerry Claxton and Adrienne Yauck, bluegrass.

Monday, August 27

NEIGHBORHOOD FAMILY POTLUCK PICNIC for customers of the Coalby Domestic Water System and residents of the Coalby Canyon neighborhood, 6 p.m., Cedaredge Town Park. Bring a dish to share and your table service. Meat, potatoes and drink provided by Coalby Birthday Club.

The swingin’ sultry sounds of Sinatra are back with the ultimate Frank Sinatra tribute show starring Derek Evilsizor. He’s got the look, the voice, the singing style and mannerisms of “ol’ blue eyes” himself — you simply won’t believe your eyes

McDonald’s re-opens with 5k fun run, walk Help McDonald’s celebrate its grand re-opening by participating in a 5k fun run and walk sponsored by the City of Delta and McDonald’s.

The event will be held Saturday, Sept. 8, beginning on the Confluence Park trails behind Delta Ace Hardware and ending at McDonald’s.

Check-in begins at 8 a.m. and the fun run/walk begins at 9 a.m. Wear your bib to McDonald’s after the event to receive a free Egg McMuffin or oatmeal.

Young musicians invited to audition Debra TenNapel will hold auditions for the Valley Youth Orchestra Saturday, Aug. 18, from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the Delta United Methodist Church, 5th and Meeker. All parts of the string family are welcome and needed!

The Valley Youth Orchestra consists of three groups that highlight three levels of playing.

The beginning group is the Concertino Orchestra, followed by the Philharmonic Orchestra, which is the more intermediate level. The Chamber Orchestra is comprised of the most advanced players with ages ranging from 12 -18.

Full details of the Valley Youth Orchestras season can be found at:www. valleysymphony.net/vyo.

Wednesday, August 29

HELP CREATE A CHERRY DAYS FESTIVAL IN 2013 that is reflective of our heritage and the Paonia community, 7-9 p.m., Paonia Town Hall.

Thursday, August 30

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: Dr. Mary Kleinsorge, classical, flamenco, guitar and vocals.

Please join Colorado Canyons Association (CCA) for an end-of-summer barbecue in Delta Tuesday, Aug. 28, at the Lions Pavilion in Confluence Park. The barbecue will run from 5:30 to 8 p.m.

Come have a cold beer (or lemonade) and enjoy some great food while CCA celebrates work in Delta County focused on Dominguez-Escalante and Gunnison Gorge national conservation areas.

Entertainment will include live acoustic music and fly casting.

Please e-mail Joe Neuhof at joe@canyon sassociation.org or call 263-7902 to RSVP. The event is free, but a $5 donation is requested to cover costs.

Derrek Evilsizor as Sinata members must RSVP for the Friday, Oct. 12, dinner show by calling 8743624. Seating is limited, so get your tickets early.

For more information call the Delta Elks Lodge at 874-3624.

Bernice Musser to be honored at Delta museum The Delta County Historical Society is pleased to announce a public reception honoring longtime Delta County resident Bernice Musser on Saturday, Aug. 18, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Delta County Museum, 251 Meeker Street, in Delta.

On the occasion of another Pioneer Recognition Day at the museum, guest of honor Bernice Musser is not only being recognized for her many years of service to the Delta community, but also on her 90th birthday.

Bernie (as she likes to be called) has been a part of our cattle ranching history. While Bernie moved with her family to the canyon in 1930 at the age of 8, the Musser ranching business actually began in the canyon back in 1886. Then in 1988, after 102 years of operation by several generations of the Musser family, Bernie and her family sold the ranch and moved into Delta.

Since then, Bernie has been a regular volun-

teer at the Delta County museum for 24 years, and has been a trustee of the museum almost as long.

She has given numerous tours of Escalante Canyon and has generously donated her time and energy to promote

our local history and especially the history connected to the canyon.

The public is invited to share memories and stories with Bernice Musser as she is honored for her contributions to the community. Call 874-8721 for more information.

Vocalist performs at Chapel of the Cross Vocalist George Miller and pianist Sharon Clark will perform at the Chapel of the Cross Sunday, Aug. 19, at 2 p.m.

Miller, a retired Presbyterian minister, lives in Montrose. He has been singing his entire life in church choirs. He has sung with the High Desert Opera, the Shuman Singers and the Magic Circle Players.

Sharon Clark is a fixture on the local musical scene including the Valley Symphony and the Magic Circle Theatre.

The program will include songs of praise, some golden oldies, some

not so familiar, but all songs Miller has enjoyed singing over the years.

Admission is by donation.

George Miller

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Dance band encore Fifth Reel, the Western Slope’s most popular contra dance band, returns to the Chapel of the Cross Thursday, Aug. 16, at 7 p.m. The concert will feature a creative mixture of Celtic, old time, jazz and Dixieland stylizations blended into an energetic and unique sound. The band has four members: former Grand Junction Symphony Orchestra concertmaster Norm Ashley on fiddle, current GJSO principal clarinetist Mick Wilson, pianist Connie Smith and Ron Young, the group’s vocalist who plays hammered dulcimer and percussion. Admission is by donation.

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Friday, August 31

LAST FRIDAY ARTWALK, 5-8 p.m., downtown Paonia.

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.

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

Register at Bill Heddles Recreation Center.

Entry fees before Aug. 31 are $5 per person with a maximum of 12 for a family. After Aug. 31 through the day of the event, the fee is $7 per person with a maximum of $15 for a family of three or more.

Sinatra for over 10 years.

You’ll have a chance to see his show in Delta Oct. 12 and 13 at the Delta Elks Lodge. There will be three performances.

Two performances will be open to the public Saturday at 6:30 and 8:30 p.m.

A Friday dinner show is open only to Elks members and their guests.

Tickets for the public performances on Saturday, Oct. 13 are $15 in advance or $20 at the door. Light appetizers and a cash bar will be available. Elevator access is available from the south parking lot. Tickets can be puchased at the Delta Chamber of Commerce, Delta County Federal Credit Union in Delta and Hotchkiss, Delta County Independent or at the Delta Elks Lodge. Elks

Colorado Canyons invites all to barbecue

Tuesday, August 28

COLORADO CANYONS ASSOCIATION HOSTS END-OF-SUMMER BARBECUE, Lions Pavilion, Confluence Park, Delta, 5:308 p.m. Celebrate CCA’s work in the Dominguez-Escalante and Gunnison Gorge national conservation areas. E-mail joe@canyonsassociation.org or call 263-7902 to RSVP. $5 donation suggested.

and ears. From “Luck Be a Lady” to “Fly Me to the Moon” and everything in between, get ready to step back in time while Derek Evilsizor brings Sinatra alive.

Derek Evilsizor has performed all across the United States and Mexico impersonating Frank

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TAE KWON DO - ongoing classes are held Tuesday and Thursday from 6:45-8:00 p.m.

HEALTHY BODY STRONG BONES - Adult Fitness Class on Tuesday/ Thursday 9:00-10:00 a.m.

HATHA YOGA - On Wednesdays from 5:00-6:15 p.m. Drop-in fee.

TAI CHI/QIGONG FOR HEALTH AND LONGEVITY - On Mondays at 7:00 p.m. Pay monthly or drop-in rate.

GET STARTED AND STAY COMMITTED - (4) one hour personal training sessions to get you started on your workout routine.

ALIVE AT 25 - Next class Monday, August 13 from 4:30-9:00 p.m. Please register online at www.aliveat25.us.

PICKLEBALL DROP-IN TIMES Tuesday/Thursday 4:00-6:00 p.m. and Wednesday/Friday 8:00-10:00 a.m. (new time). See front desk attendant for rental/court times.

JOY OF PAINTING CLASSES Saturday classes, September 22 (Floral), 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Please pre-register.

3-ON-3 BASKETBALL LEAGUE - 2 divisions of play Open and Women’s Leagues. Register your teams by August 26. Games start September 10.

• COMMUNITY EVENING DANCE Saturday, August 18 from 7:00-10:00 p.m. Music by Ula Vaun-Kirkman.

• YOUTH FLAG FOOTBALL - Registration is going on now for boys and girls grades K-4. Register until August 26 with practices in September and games start in October. Any questions contact Whitnee.

• YOUTH TENNIS CLINIC- For ages 8-13 starts Saturday, September 8 (4 weeks) at 8:00 a.m. Register by September 2.

• START SMART TENNIS - Introductory program for 5-7 year olds with Parent Participation on Saturday, September 8 for 4 weeks at 9:00 a.m. Please register by September 2.

• PUNT, PASS AND KICK - For boys and girls age 6-15 as of Dec. 31, 2012.

Compete in this skills challenge on Saturday, September 8 at 4:30 p.m. at Confluence Community Fields.

• YOUTH VOLLEYBALL SKILLS AND GAMES - For ages K-6th starting on Wednesdays September 5-October 10. K-2nd graders play 4:00-4:40 p.m.

3rd-4th graders play 4:40-5:30 p.m. and 5th and 6th graders play 5:306:30 p.m. Please register by August 28.

• CITY OF DELTA AND MCDONALDS 5K FUN RUN AND WALK - Saturday, September 8. Check in 8:00 a.m.-Run/ Walk starts at 9:00 a.m. Pre-register

by August 31 and save or day of race by 8:00 a.m. Race starts behind Ace Hardware on the trail.

• YOUTH/ADULT GUITAR COURSE Session 1 starts Saturday, October 6-November 3 from 10:30-11:30 a.m.

• HANDGUN SAFETY - Saturday, September 29 or October 20 from 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Classes fill up fast - so register early!

• HOME SCHOOL SWIM LESSONS Registration starts August 20-October 8. Classes will start on October 15Nov. 14 Monday/Wednesday from 2:00-2:40 p.m.

• “HAND-MADE” HOLIDAY CRAFT FAIR - Call for vendors. Registration starts Wednesday, August 1. This year show is Saturday, December 1 at BHRC. • DOG OBEDIENCE CLASS - Wednesday, August 29 (6 weeks) 6:30-7:30 p.m. in Confluence Park. Register by August 27.

• DOUBLE DUEL RACQUETBALL AND GOLF TOURNAMENT - Saturday, September 22 starting at 8:00 a.m. for racquetball then play a 9-hole scramble at Devil’s Thumb Golf.

Deadline for registration is Tuesday, September 4 — limited to 24 participants.

• TRIP TO SUPLIZIO FOR GJ ROCKIES GAME - Thursday, September 6 from 5:30-10:45 p.m. (approx.) Must register by September 4 at 5:00 p.m.

• REDSTONE DAY TRIP - Take the bus

to Redstone, Colorado on Tuesday, Sept. 4 from 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Register by August 31.

• OURAY PERIMETER TRAIL HIKE Tuesday, Sept. 11 from 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Please register by Sept. 4.

• SILVERTON DAY TRIP - Wednesday, September 19 from 8:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Please register by September 14.

• LIFEGUARD TRAINING CLASS October 15-19, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Must pass a pre-skills test.

FALL DANCE CLASS with Linda Dysart start the week at Sept. 11 TAP • BALLET JAZZ • HIP HOP CHILDREN’S & PRE-SCHOOL PRE -SCHOOL DANCE Call the Bill Heddles Recreation Center and Cultural Dept. for more information on any of these classes and registration - 874-0923.

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LOCAL NEWS

Delta County Independent

Schools will offer healthier lunches, snacks

BY PAT SUNDERLAND Managing Editor

Will you be allowed to bring cupcakes to school for your child’s birthday?

Can chocolate chip cookie dough be sold for a school fundraiser?

The answer will vary from school to school, says

Rhonda Vincent, food services director for Delta County Joint School District #50. Principals will have some degree of discretion in enforcing a new school wellness policy.

“We expect them to exercise some common sense,” said superinten-

dent Caryn Gibson.

What Vincent and Gibson both know is that the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act will change what’s being offered for lunch and snacks in the schools. In addition, the school wellness policy sets forth “goals” for the food

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that’s available through vending machines, fundraisers and school parties.

“To ensure that students and staff have access to healthy foods and beverages, it is the goal of the district that all foods offered should be healthy,” the policy states.

“Healthy” means that not more than 35 percent of the total calories of the food item, excluding nuts and seeds, are from fat; that not more than 10 percent of the total calories of the food item, excluding reduced fat cheese, eggs and nut butter, are from saturated fat; and that not more than 35 percent of the total weight of the food item, excluding fruits or vegetables, is composed of sugar.

Beverages selections are limited to bottled water, zero or low calorie beverages, 100 percent fruit juice, and fat free or low fat milk. Other drinks with no more than 99 calories for a 12-ounce serving may be offered to high school students.

The guidelines apply to beverages sold on campus during the regular school day, and during before and after school activities such as band and drama.

The state’s nutritional standards do not apply to the sale of beverages at school events where parents and other adults are a significant part of the audience. In other words, Coke and Pepsi will still be sold at high school football games, along with hot dogs, nachos and candy.

Improving child nutrition is the focal point of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010.

For Vincent and the “lunchroom ladies” of Delta County, that means offering fresh fruit and vegetables as often as possible. At least one food item containing whole grains must be offered daily — but not to exceed the weekly maximum of 9 ounces for K-5 students.

Transfats are prohibited.

Processed foods contain too much sodium, so the corn dogs which were so popular last year are out.

Chocolate chip cookies exceed the limit for saturated fat, so when cookies are offered (once a month) they’ll be oatmeal raisin.

The only other desserts on the menu are cinnasticks, cinnamon bread and Jell-O. At one point in the implementation of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, servings of

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starches such as potatoes, corn, lima beans and peas were severely limited.

Those restrictions have eased up, Vincent said, and now the school cafeteria can offer unlimited starches, as long as the requirements for beans/ peas, and dark green and red/orange vegetables have been met.

One of the goals of the act is to provide healthy choices for kids, requiring an “offer vs. serve” approach for cafeteria staff. Instead of ladeling a helping of broccoli onto a child’s tray, the staff will set out five pre-portioned components — meat, grains, vegetables, fruit, milk. The students have to take three, and can turn down two — a selection process that will likely slow down the serving line, especially among the younger children.

Vincent said the 2012-13 school lunch menu contains items such as celery sticks and green pepper strips which, if they’re not chosen by students, can be chopped and used in salads or spaghetti sauce.

Locally grown fruit is served when it’s available, and in the North Fork Valley, ground beef from Homestead Market is used for burgers, sloppy joes and chili. Financial support from the Western Colorado Food & Ag Council, Slo Foods, Paonia Rotary and Wells Fargo covers the price differential between the school district’s bid price and the cost of Homestead’s meats.

Vincent said she would love to expand the program to Delta/Cedaredge schools if she can find businesses or organizations to help shoulder the expense.

The menu takes advantages of commodity items such as pork roast, turkey breast, turkey ham, diced chicken, frozen blueberries and cheese with new items like pulled pork sandwiches and ham and beans. The school district is issued a credit for commodities based on the number of free/reduced

lunches served. Districtwide, 51 percent of elementary, middle and high school students receive free or reduced price lunches. In Delta, the percentage tops 60 percent.

Students paying the full price for lunch will see a slight increase because of another provision in the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act which requires school districts to charge enough to cover the cost of the meal. Vincent says the “equity in school pricing” provision came about because some school districts were using free and reduced reimbursements to subsidize their food service programs. For 2012, lunch prices are $2.40 for K-5, $2.60 for 6-8, $2.70 for 9-12, $3.25 for adults, and 40¢ for reduced lunches. Breakfasts will run $1.30 for PK-5, $1.50 for 6-12, $2 for adults and 30¢ reduced.

Breakfast menus will not be revised until 20132014, so biscuits and gravy, the Friday morning favorite, is safe for now. “But everybody had better enjoy it, because I guarantee biscuits and gravy won’t be available next year,” Vincent said.

While the White House considers schools to be on the “front line” of the national challenge to combat childhood obesity and improve children’s overall health, Vincent says she simply hopes for the best.

“Will a healthy lunch compensate for the snacks they grab when they get home from school?” she wonders. By limiting the proteins and grains which can be served at lunch, she’s concerned the kids will be famished by the time they get home at the end of the day.

And since all the kids are anxious to move through the lunch line and get outside for recess, there’s really no time to educate them about healthy food choices.

“But we’re supposed to be keeping our kids healthy, and this is the way we’re going to do it,” Vincent said.

Hennesseys awarded $132,000

BY HANK LOHMEYER Staff Writer

An eight-person district court jury on Aug. 10 awarded damages to Steve and Bonnie Hennessey of Cedaredge in a civil suit resulting from an incident that took place at the 2008 AppleFest.

During the community street festival that year, an off-road-type utility vehicle driven by William “Snub” Liles collided with Steve Hennessey. The Hennesseys later sued Liles claiming that the incident resulted in brain injury, debilitating symptoms, and economic and non-economic loss.

The Hennesseys claimed damages amounting to $7 million for medical expenses and economic loss stemming from the brain injury. The claim also included damages for physical impairment to Steve Hennessey, and a claim for non-economic losses which together could have increased the total sought-after damages to $21 million, according to defense attorney Janet Spies.

Liles admitted negligence and fault in the collision. He accepted liability for Steve Hennessey’s injuries. But Liles’s attorney argued that Steve Hennessey sustained no brain injury in the collision. She estimated the total amount of damages at $54,000 for less severe injuries Hennessey suffered to the torso.

A two-week-long trial concluded with the jury awarding a total $99,000 to Steve Hennessey ($69,000 for economic damages and $30,000 for non-economic damages) and $33,000 to Bonnie Hennessey ($30,000 for economic damages and $3,000 for non-econom-

ic damages), according to the Delta Combined Court clerk’s office.

Testimony in the long trial was provided by direct witnesses to the Oct. 5, 2008, collision incident, by local medical providers and by friends and members of the Hennessey family.

The prosecution and defense offered divergent views on the Hennesseys’ financial condition at the time of the accident. Prosecution presented the picture of a successful career in real estate and ample income cut off by the accident and its injuries. The defense attorney’s version was one of business investments gone bad and high living expenses amid a real estate market that was collapsing.

Expert witnesses charging up to $500 per hour for their court appearances testified.

They included a practicing neurologist from Denver, and two psychoneurologists who tested Steve Hennessey’s brain functioning and interpreted results of the testing.

Steve Hennessey appeared in court wearing dark glasses and noise cancelling headphones.

He was led by a service dog and attended by a personal care aide. The lawsuit claimed that his debilitating symptoms, including frequent fainting spells, memory loss, and impaired judgment, were caused by a brain injury from the accident.

Liles’s defense countered with testimony that no head injury took place in the collision; that no cause for Hennessey’s symptoms had been proven; and, that the symptoms are not consistent with the type of brain injury the lawsuit claims he suffered.

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Delta fogs fairgrounds

BY KATHY BROWNING Staff Writer

According to Ken Nordstrom, director of the Delta County Health Department, at the request of the fair board and county commissioner Olen Lund, the Delta County Fairgrounds were fogged by the Delta Mosquito Control District #1 last week.

The fairgrounds were sprayed Wednesday night, Aug. 8. This proceeded the demolition derby held on Thursday night and the rodeo on Friday and Saturday. The entire fairgrounds

were fogged except around the animal pens, Nordstrom said.

The fair board will pay the Delta Mosquito Control District #1 for the fogging.

Kevin Parks, president of the North Fork Mosquito Abatement District, confirmed that he and fellow board member Mike Heck fogged the wooded area south and west of the fairgrounds and the wooded areas on the adjacent Hotchkiss fields on Saturday, Aug. 4. The local district refused to fog the remainder of the fairgrounds.

Liberty Festival offers unity in a freedom celebration

BY KATHY BROWNING Staff Writer

How well do you know the U.S. Constitution? Perhaps you know it very well or perhaps you would be surprised by what it actually says and means.

This Saturday at Paonia Town Park from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., the entire family can come and celebrate our liberties, learn more about the U.S. Constitution and have fun in the park. The North Fork Liberty Festival will take place rain or shine. If it has to be moved indoors, it will be held in the park’s Ellen Hansen Smith Center.

Why have a Liberty Festival? It was the idea of Bob Huspen, his wife and several other couples.

“We want unity. There’s a lot of tension now in this area, but even before the most recent events we realize that Americans have a lot to be thankful for, grateful for and unify upon,” Bob Huspen said.

“That’s the purpose of the event. Bring us together to celebrate as well as talk about what gives us our freedoms and our liberty.”

From 10 a.m. until noon, Shane Krauser, a constitutional law professor and a prosecuting attorney in Maricopa County, Ariz., will be leading discussions on liberty.

“He’s very good at helping people understand the foundation of what gives us our liberties,” Huspen said. There will be a pre-event meet and greet and book signing with Krauser at 9 a.m.

Krauser will explain the freedoms established by the constitution and the differences between a republic and a democracy.

The Liberty Festival is a non-political, non-partisan event. Huspen and other locals have become familiar with a new movement called the Trans-Partisan Movement. “It’s people just coming LIBERTY FESTIVAL TO B2

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Rev your engines!

Drivers in last Thursday’s demolition derby were ready to smash cars as soon as the green flag was given. This annual fun is one of the highlights of the Delta County Fair.

The derby was organized by Fred Carson and Ray Katzdorn. See more photos of the Demolition Derby, the Delta County Fair Parade and the 4-H/FFA Horse Show at www. flickr.com/kdbrowning.

Crawford council tours water system

BY KATHY BROWNING Staff Writer

The Crawford Town Council and some citizens took an informative tour of the town’s domestic water system on July 31. Bruce Bair, public works director, led the tour which began at Wiley Spring.

The town has it’s collection box at Wiley Spring inside a fenced and locked facility. Eighty percent of the water is sent to the Town of Crawford and 20 percent to the Crawford Mesa Water Association. The collection box was built around the turn of the 20th century when the

town was incorporated.

Next stop was at the 250,000 gallon storage tank.

The pipeline at the bottom of the hill runs between 200 and 300 psi. By the time the spring water makes its way to the chlorine house at Missouri Flats the psi ranges from 105110 psi. In town the psi is 145 to 150. It is then reduced to 60 psi to go to customers. The storage tank is now filling, and the town’s water dispenser has been turned back on.

The chlorine house has a pump to increase the pressure so chlorine can be injected into the line, Bair said. The

Smash-O-Rama

BY KATHY BROWNING

Photo by Kathy Browning

Public works director Bruce Bair lifts the cover on the Wiley Spring collection system so Crawford trustees and citizens can see its inner workings. Bair led the tour to Wiley Spring, a storage tank, and chlorine house before a downpour sent everyone home.

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There’s no mud in the arena this drought-dried year, so let the smashing begin! And smash they did. What a great Demolition Derby! If you didn’t love the action last Thursday night in Hotchkiss, you’re a sourpuss! Get a life! Some will disagree, but the Demolition Derby during the Delta County Fair is the best thing that happens all year. Otherwise mild-mannered motorists turn into crash-lusting maniacs screaming and clapping wildly at every slam, crunch, ripped off bumper and naked wheel. Drivers who slammed into another driver’s door were chastised immediately by the crowd which knows the rules from previous derbies.

Just a dozen drivers participated in this year’s event and there wasn’t a Powder Puff competition, but the vicarious needs of the crowd were met nevertheless.

Fred Carson and Ray Katzdorn organized the Demolition Derby. There were three heats with four cars in each.

The top two winners in each won $50 a piece.

The B Main, a competition between the losers of the heats, was won by Ron Ellenberger in #76, with Ricky Colton in #44 taking second place.

The A Main was a classic battle with the final minutes, a slam-fest between three cars — #31, #76 and #4 — still running and absolutely refusing to give up. Cole Johnson drove his #31 for a good long while, crashing into other cars. Finally he had crashed and was crashed into so many times his car’s trunk appeared to be right behind his driver’s seat. His tires were also a casualty, and he hopped like a bunny rabbit, albeit slowly, pursuing Joey Graff in #4 and Rod Hall in #76.

Johnson’s engine caught fire!

Hotchkiss Fire Department to the rescue! And he was back at

Photo by Kathy Browning

The victors emerged at the conclusion of the Delta County Fair’s Demolition Derby last Thursday night the proud owners of very dented and shorter cars to be awarded huge trophies and cash prizes. Rod Hall (right) in #76 walks with his trophy and is $1,000 richer after accepting the congratulations from fellow combatant Joey Graff (left). Graff took home $500 and his second prize trophy. it. When his car caught fire a second time though, it was all over for that derby. Johnson was third in the A Main, Joey Graff second and Rod Hall the grand prize winner. For their efforts, Graff won $500 and Hall $1,000. Johnson won the crowd’s admiration. They love spunk!

The top drivers weren’t the only ones to take home cash prizes. Producers Co-op of Olathe and Montrose gave out five $100 bills and 10 $20 bills to lucky ticket holders.

In the crow’s nest calling the action was John Cunningham assisted by Drake Welsh.

Timekeepers were Karen Henderson, Samantha Henderson, Heatherlea Knott, McKenna Hartigan, Morgan Hartigan and Gloria Kendall.

See you at next year’s Demolition Derby, about 359 days away and counting.

Photo by Kathy Browning

Cole Johnson’s car, #31, lost its rear end during the A Main.

When his rear wheels stopped working he just hopped around the arena staying in the fight. When his engine caught fire the second time, the battle he waged with Joey Graff, #4, and Rod Hall, #76, came to an end. Johnson received lots of cheers and applause for his herculean efforts. Ron Ellenberger, #66 (top left), won the B Main and $100.

chlorine house has safety protections in case of a leak.

The town council met the following night on Aug. 1.

Paul Gray, executive director for Region 10, gave a brief talk asking the Town of Crawford to consider becoming a member again. Last year the town council decided against paying dues to the non-profit organization. He pointed out that for Fiscal Year 2011, for every $1 in dues, the six counties in Region 10 received back on average $40.50 in services. The dollars came from state and federal grants. “We leverage dollars from outside and bring them back to this region,” Gray said. There are 22 local governments who are members in Region 10.

Dues are prorated by population. Crawford’s dues for 2013 will be $534 if they decide to re-join.

The Region 10 Business Loan Fund loaned $535,000 in 2012. Two loans were given to businesses in Delta County.

The Senior Program provides about $1 million in services.

In the Crawford area Region 10 did 1,371 units of service provided to seniors over 60.

A unit of service could be a meal or homemaker services.

Of the 73 residents in the Crawford zip code, 26 have received Region 10 services.

“Region 10 probably provides the best return on the public dollar of any dollar that our public entities spend,” Gray said.

Region 10 will send the council more information for their budget considerations.

Jackie Savage, town clerk, researched who owned the Crawford Clipper Ditch Company water used at the cemetery. A certificate of ownership and minutes from 1949 showed that the Town of Crawford owns the shares not CRAWFORD WATER TO B4

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A century of good memories

BY KATHY BROWNING Staff Writer

As a little girl, Laura Shaeffer watched her brave diminutive mother stand on top of a pile of beaver pelts to stop Native Americans from taking them. Laura’s father was away. Her mother’s actions earned the respect of the men who came back and bartered for the pelts. Laura Shaeffer Clock still has the beaded armadillo the braves brought for one exchange. That incident occurred in Wyoming before the Shaeffers moved to Colorado and the area known as Ragged Mountain above

Paonia.

As a little girl, Laura never thought she would live to be 100 years old.

But she has, and in a way that has garnered her the admiration of her family. The invitation to an open house honoring her at 100 quotes Proverbs 31:28, “Her children arise and call her blessed.”

The open house will take place Sunday, Sept.

2, from 5-7 p.m. at the Paonia Friends Church at 409 Third Street. “No gifts, please, just your presence is requested” it says.

Laura authored a history of the Upper North Fork Valley, includ-

ing Ragged Mountain, Anthracite and the Pilot Knob and Muddy areas providing story after story of its residents.

She worked on “Cabin and a Clothesline” for 17 years taping interviews of people during the winter while her sons were in school. Then in the summer when it was timber time and the family was up in the hills, she wrote the manuscript in long hand. Laura’s parents gave her a Kodak box camera and she took many photographs for the book.

She wrote the story of her life last year, but she can’t find the manuscript.

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One hundred? Laura Shaeffer Clock doesn’t look a day over 70. “I don’t worry. I’ve had a good life,” Laura said recently.

Hopefully it will be found soon.

“I grew up on a ranch and I’m very thankful for that,” Laura said recently. Her father had a ranch in Hotchkiss, but when she was five years old they moved to Ragged Mountain in East Muddy country. After several years, the people settling the area decided they needed a post office.

Her father had logs for a new home at their ranch.

Upon learning that someone was going to take over 160-acres below the ranch, he decided to build a home on that property which would also become the post office for the mountain community.

Laura was 13 years old when she moved there.

Her mother was the postmaster for 29 years.

“I’m really glad this

old house is still there,” Laura said following a recent visit at her childhood home. “A lot of the houses that age are no longer there.”

Laura’s education began in Denver as a first grader. She lived with her Belknap grandparents in Delta while she attended second grade. She didn’t go to school for grades three and four, but was home taught by her parents.

They built a schoolhouse in 1926 near her home on Ragged Mountain. The old schoolhouse is still there. Laura graduated from Paonia High School, which was on Fourth Street, and signed up to attend Western State College in Gunnison.

Laura knew her future husband before they both attended high school together. The Shaeffers and the Clocks both had Ragged Mountain ranches. Earl Clock and Laura Shaeffer each won the Rockwell Cup upon their graduation in 1932. The couple married two years later on June 10, 1934, in an aspen grove near a ranch they later bought and sold. They spent their first summer in a tree house, 25 feet high. The tree is still there, but not the one-room tree house.

They built the tree house themselves with the help of Grandpa Clock.

Laura and Earl had two sons, Keith and Clinton. The couple lived in Seattle for three years.

North Fork Liberty Festival — Paonia Town Park —

Schedule of Events Join us as we celebrate the ideals we share as Americans! With so many issues working to divide us, it’s time to unite in celebration of the things we share in common – our liberties!

Commemorate our great country as a Community.

RAIN OR SHINE! In the event of rain we will be meeting in the Teen Center at the Park.

Saturday — August 18 9:00 a.m. —

Pre-event - Meet & Greet/Book Signing w/Shane Krauser

10:00 a.m.-12:00 noon — Discussions on Liberty w/Shane Krauser at Bandstand

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Laura Shaeffer was a recipient of the Rockwell Cup her senior year at Paonia High School.

The Rockwell Cup’s male recipient was Earl Clock, the man she would marry in 1934.

Earl worked in the shipyards. He built cargo ships during World War II. Earl loved to fly planes, and kept a plane on their property in Paonia. The plane is owned by someone else today but still can be flown.

Earl and Laura operated the Clock Laundromat for 37 years in downtown Paonia.

Laura’s memories of growing up include lots of dances at her house and then later at the schoolhouse. The Somerset Orchestra would play, but if they weren’t available her mother would play piano, several others could play guitar and someone else would play a mouth harp. “We could manage without outside help,” Laura said.

Laura, her sister Jeanette and best friend Maxine Goodrich Downing loved to help with cattle drives over McClure Pass to the Placita train station. All the neighbors brought their cattle together. “It was quite an event,” she said.

Laura didn’t feel isolated on the ranch. They received mail twice a week on Mondays and Fridays.

She observes that the Great Depression didn’t affect the ranchers and farmers in the area because they raised their own food. “We would butcher a beef and raised a big garden. We canned lots of vegetables,” Laura said. They would also buy other food in Paonia.

For Laura the biggest change she has seen over her 100 years is going from horses and buggies to cars.

“I lived through a period that was blessed by the Lord. It was a good period in our American history and I am thankful for that,” Laura said.

10:00 a.m.-12:00 noon — Children’s Activities at Pavilion

Liberty Festival

12:00 noon-1:30 p.m. — • Food Vendors Grinnin’ Moose Grill Old River Road Trading Post Liberty Fest - Pie/Ice Cream Cones Revolution Brewing Root Beer Floats Big B’s Juices • Liberty Bell Race • Music • Pony Cart Rides • Train Rides • Bump & Jump 1:30-4:30 p.m. —

Shane Krauser at Bandstand

1:30-4:30 p.m. —

Children’s Activities at Pavilion

4:30 p.m. —

Children’s Presentation at Bandstand

5:00 p.m. —

Thank You for Coming! See You Next Year!

For more information email LibertyFest@mailcom or call Bob at 970-261-1073 Sponsored by: North Fork Liberty Festival Committee

FROM PAGE B1 to the table and really talking about unity and what they want for their community . . . There’s always going to be differences,” Huspen added.

“It’s really crossing any political boundaries, philosophical boundaries so we can unite as a community.

“We really want to bring together both sides, if you want to use that term, on some of the issues we have,” he said.

There will be activities for children from 10noon. The Grinnin’ Moose Grill and the Old River Road Trading Post will be on hand for lunch from 12-1:30 P.M. The Liberty Fest will have pie and ice cream cones for dessert, with Revolution Brewing serving root beer floats.

Big B’s Juices will also be available.

After lunch there will be more time for kids to enjoy the Liberty Bell Race, pony cart rides, North Fork Ambulance Association train rides and a bump and jump.

Dee Holt will sing patriot songs.

From 1:30 to 4:30, Krauser will return for more constitutional discussions. At 4:30 there will be a children’s presentation. Activities end at 5 p.m.

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Reflecting on the Past — Conserving for the Future

Photos by Kathy Browning

This Hotchkiss Bulldogs ‘92 float cooled off the The Crawford Pioneers judges and parade watchers with squirts of water.

4-H Club won first place The Quilt Patch may be closing the doors to their Hotchkiss shop, but delight- Below, the Grand Mesa Harness Club won in the in the Misc. Kid Entry in ed those watching the parade with their quilt-covered pick-up.

Best Theme Category and $100.

Saturday’s parade.

Above, the Red Hat Dolls of the West won second place in the float category.

Below, one float carried a number of proud grand champions and grand reserve champions.

Below, the Crawford Friends Church provided some hoe-down music for the Delta County Fair Parade.

Top, Helen Morgan and Dale Maxwell won second place in the Misc. Adult Entry for their Armed Forces Super Go-Cart. Bottom, a Shriners clown entertains.

GRAND OPENING SALE IN HOTCHKISS August 18 & 19 Saturday - 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. • Sunday - 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Buy one Subway Sandwich Any Size, Any Bread — Get Another Equal or Lesser Value — FREE! (excludes catering)

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Fair parade winners announced Grand Mesa Harness Club received the judge’s award for best theme at the Delta County Fair parade held on Saturday, Aug. 11. They also won first place in the horse

drawn vehicle category.

Other parade winners include: Cars/motorcycles — Tri-County Slammers, first place; Mountain Harvest Festival, second; Mike Mason, third.

Antique car — Glen Martinez, first; Clampers, Eddie Duran, Model A, second.

Antique farm equipment — Sparky’s Farm

Market, first.

Misc. adult entry — Mr. Scotty, parade goat, first; Armed Forces Super Go-Cart, second; James Zimmerle, third.

Float — Crawford Friends Church, first; Red Hat Dolls, second; North Fork Mavericks 4H, third.

Misc. kid entry — Crawford Pioneers, first; North Fork Ambulance

The Crawford Community United Methodist Church will be serving their annual

STEAK DINNER Saturday, August 25 starting at 5:00 p.m. at the historic white church in Crawford Steak (Homestead Market) Dinners $10.00 each Hamburger Dinners $5.00 each Sides will include cowboy beans, corn on the cob, coleslaw, rolls & butter, desserts and drinks.

There will also be musical entertainment, so come get some good food and good times.

Kiddie Train, second; National American Miss, third.

Horse drawn vehicle — Grand Mesa Harness Club.

Mounted — Women’s Surface Creek Saddle Club, first; Carpenter Ranch, second; Jim, Carl, Robin Carpenter, third.

Best theme — Grand Mesa Harness Club, first.

The awards and ribbons were sponsored by Zack’s Bar-B-Q, North Fork Valley Restaurant, The Quilt Patch, Mike’s Barbershop, The Pack Shack, Hometown Café and J & M Plumbing in Hotchkiss; Mile High Greenhouse in Orchard City; Munson’s Main Street Gallery, Starr’s Guitars and Short Branch Liquor in Cedaredge; and Modern Appliance in Delta.

North Fork Motel in Hotchkiss sponsored the $100 cash prize and plaque for the best theme.

First, second and third place entries received a gift certificate and/or cash plus a ribbon. First place was $25, second place $15 and third place $10.

Photo by Kathy Browning

Prize winner Mike Arnold of Paonia was the lucky winner of numerous prizes for this hunting season. His name was drawn at the “Hunting in the North Fork Valley 2012” presentation at the Blue Sage Center for the Arts in Paonia on Aug. 7.

Fifty percent of the raffle proceeds collected from the event benefitted West Elk Mountain Rescue. Arnold and about 60 other hunters heard about this year’s hunting conditions from Kirk Madariaga, district wildlife manager for the Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife.

Look for Madariaga’s observations in next week’s DCI. The Blue Sage Center has the photography and taxidermy of Robert Stephenson of Safari Adventure Wildlife Art and Taxidermy on display.

Swamp Cabbage performs Walter Parks and Swamp Cabbage will perform Americana roots and blues Wednesday, Aug. 22, at 8:30 p.m. at The Paradise Theatre in Paonia.

Proceeds from concession sales will benefit The Paradise’s fourth annual District 81428 Fashion and Design Show, Live Your Dream!

Grassy Hill Entertainment presents an evening

of gritty, soulful, American rock and blues from Georgia. The Seminoles, Timuquans and other Native Floridians harvested, boiled and ate the hearts of the Sabal palm tree. Steamed and served as a stew it’s a rustic delicacy similar to artichoke hearts and traditional cabbage. That essence of the “real” Florida is the basis for Swamp

Audition call for models and performers This Sunday, Aug. 19, at 11 a.m. and Monday, Aug. 20, at 7 p.m., models and performers may audition for the fourth annual District 81428 Fashion and Design Show held at The Para-

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The Community is Invited To a Lunch of: ★ Brats ★ Hot Dogs ★ Chips and Drinks

dise Theater.

Men and women are needed. Bring heels or dance shoes.

For more information, call Regna Jones at 2604321 or visit www.paradise ofpaonia.com.

Pickin’ in the Park presents Liza’s Gogo Lab

BY KATHY BROWNING Staff Writer

It’s gone by fast! The free concert series the first four Thursdays of August will have its third concert on Aug. 16.

Pickin’ in the Park welcomes Liza’s Gogo Lab to the gazebo stage at Paonia Town Park this Thursday.

Jaden Carlson will open the night of music at 6 p.m.

Liza Oxnard gained initial fame in 1991 as the singer, lead guitarist and songwriter for Zuba.

Liza’s Gogo Lab is her latest electronica project with Brian McRae on drums and triggers, Eric Moon on keys, accordion and samples, Kip Kuepper on bass synth and vocals, Danny Sears on trumpet, keys and vocals and Liza on guitar and psychedelic lead vocals.

The band “blends electronic trip hop, acid jazz, an occasional tango with a lounge esthetic, and of course, beats made for dancing. Liza’s seductive vocal stylings blend dreamlike as she signs irresistible Brazilian bossas, remixed jazz standards, and playful European lounge (in various languages . . . Truly sexy).”

Liza says they are currently working on their first CD. Definitely go to www.pickinproductions. com to hear a sampling of her songs.

Head on over to Paonia Town Park on Thursday.

It’s a great outdoor venue.

Cabbage’s inspirational archetype: a mish mash of genres boiled into a stew of mixed blues, jazz, soul, southern rock, Appalachian and even classical vibes.

Swamp Cabbage was formed in 2001 by veteran guitarist Walter Parks, who built an international career as the lead guitarist for Woodstock legend Richie Havens. Parks, who recently marked his debut as a solo artist with the release of his self-titled album earlier this year, formed the group along with bassist Jim DeVito and drummer Jagoda as a way to explore his southern musical influences.

Swamp Cabbage uses guitar, bass and drum format sounds like a southern rock band but “thinks” like a jazz, blues or classical trio. Harmonically, their sound is more complex than the blues.

Rhythmically it’s akin to New Orleans jazz. Lyrically, they offer a comedic travelogue through Park’s North Florida upbringing. Take a listen to their music at www.swamp cabbage.com.

Come hear some great national music and support local art and entertainment! Proceeds from the sales on concessions and on the bar will benefit the production department for The Paradise’s fourth annual District 81428 Fashion and Design Show, Live Your Dream!

Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at The Paradise Theatre Box Office and KVNF in Paonia.

Find more information at www.paradiseofpaonia. com.

Crawford water an assessment.

FROM PAGE B1 Savage presented a the cemetery. The cemetery can use the irriga- resolution which will be tion water but must pay the subject of a public hearing Wednesday, Sept.

5, at 7 p.m.

Resolution No. 3 would amend domestic water assessments rates for the use and operation of the municipal water system of the town for water conservation and an emergency water management plan. The plan “is to control the consumption of water, for reducing the loss or waste of water, for maintaining or improving the efficiency in the use of water during a water shortage due to drought or other water supply emergency.”

Copies of the proposed resolution, with the rate increases, are available at town hall.

Savage gave the council a draft budget to consider for 2013.

A work session will be held Aug. 15 at 7 p.m.

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2012 DELTA COUNTY

FAIR RESULTS Fair results: Needlework, crafts, ceramics OPEN CLASS NEEDLEWORK Sewing Girl’s School Dress 1st Diana Hilterbrand Surface Creek Two Piece Outfit 1st Alexis Eslick Delta Blouse 2nd Veronica Minch Redlands Mesa Shirt, Child or Adult 1st Veronica Minch Redlands Mesa Adult’s Coat 1st Veronica Minch Redlands Mesa Lingerie 1st Jennifer Reed Redlands Mesa Pillow 1st Evelyn Shenk Hotchkiss Apron 1st Jeannie Burritt 3rd Bev Shiflet Hotchkiss Sewn Stuffed Toy 1st Polly Pulver Surface Creek Purse 1st Wanda Gofforth 2nd Marilyn Blanford Hotchkiss 3rd Sallie Waldron Sewn Other Article of Clothing 1st Christine Clark Surface Creek Other Sewn Non-Clothing Article 1st Abbey Reschke 1st Sherrion Taylor & Sid Lewis 2nd Jeannie Burritt Grand Champion Sewing Jennifer Reed KNITTING Sweater 1st Janet Baird Cedaredge Slippers, Mittens or Socks 2nd Polly Pulver Surface Creek Fashion Accessory 1st Myrna Sinner Delta 2nd Janet Baird Cedaredge 3rd Diana Hilterbrand Surface Creek Shell/Vest/Stole/Poncho/Cape 1st Diana Hilterbrand Surface Creek 2nd Polly Pulver Surface Creek 3rd Lynne Bixler Delta Doll Clothes 1st Diana Hilterbrand Surface Creek

Other Hand-Knit Article 1st Janet Baird Cedaredge 2nd Diana Hilterbrand Surface Creek 3rd Bev Shiflet Hotchkiss Fulled or Felted Article 1st Aspen Furubotten Surface Creek 1st Jennifer McPherson Paonia 2nd Victoria Hirsch Surface Creek 3rd Alexandra Hirsch Surface Creek Champion of Knitting Janet Baird CROCHET Placemats 1st Myrna Sinner Delta Potholders, Hot Plate Mats, Dishrag 1st Jeannie Burritt 2nd Myrna Sinner Delta 3rd Diana Hilterbrand Surface Creek Doily, Under 16 Inches 1st Myrna Sinner Delta Centerpiece, 16 Inches or More 1st Myrna Sinner Delta Child’s Clothing, Other Than Sweater 1st Jaquelin Mora Paonia Infant’s Set or Baby Bunting 1st Myrna Sinner Delta Stole/Poncho/Vest/Cape/Shell 1st Myrna Sinner Delta 2nd Diana Hilterbrand Surface Creek Fashion Accessory 1st Myrna Sinner Delta 2nd Diana Hilterbrand Surface Creek Doll Clothes 1st Myrna Sinner Delta Toys 1st Myrna Sinner Delta 2nd Millie Emmons Hotchkiss Bedspred/Blanket 1st Linda Parks Surface Creek Rug 3rd Margaret Osborn Broomstick Lace Article 1st Myrna Sinner Delta Champion of Crochet Myrna Sinner STAMPED EMBROIDERY Table Scarf/Tablecloth/Placemat Set 1st Rogene Mahaffey Surface Creek 2nd Rebecca Lovins Surface Creek 3rd Carolyn Norris Paonia Pillow Slips 1st Laurene Lewis Paonia Other Embroidered Article 2nd Brenda McFarlane EMBROIDERED SAMPLERS Cross-Stitch 2nd Margaret Osborn Embellished Cross-Stitch 1st Lynette Clock Paonia Mixed Technique 1st Lynette Clock Paonia Counted Thread Embroidery Cross-Stitch, Under 20 Count Fabric 1st Aspen Hilterbrand Surface Creek 1st Margie Hollembeak Hotchkiss Cross-Stitch, 20 Count & Higher 1st Ann Troxel

By Janet Baird

OTHER EMBROIDERY Crewel Picture, 12” and Over 1st Holly Audin Delta Needlepoint, Other Article 1st Jennifer McPherson Paonia Brazilian Embroidery 1st Della Collins Hotchkiss

By S&B Quilters

1st Olivia McCrackin Surface Creek 2nd Kaiya Firor Hotchkiss 2nd Sallie Waldron Leather, Carved Article 1st Joe Miles Off Loom Beading - 2 Dimension 1st Lydia Hawkins 2nd Samantha Draves Beaded Jewelry 1st Ann Braslin 1st Charley Perkins Surface Creek 2nd Cheryl Underwood Hotchkiss Metal Jewelry 1st Ann Braslin Other Jewelry AFGHANS 1st Canaan Church Redlands Mesa Crocheted, Ripple 1st Janice Cooper 1st Myran Sinner Delta 2nd Alexis Church Redlands Mesa Crocheted, Shell Stitch 2nd Emily Graham Hotchkiss 1st Bev Shiflet Hotchkiss 2nd Loryn Thompson Hotchkiss 2nd Mary Lou Snell Hotchkiss 3rd Hunter Thompson Hotchkiss Crocheted, Original Design 3rd Wyatt Thompson Hotchkiss 1st Linda Parks Surface Creek Metal Article 2nd Tina Shiflet Hotchkiss 2nd Jim Zimmerlee Crawford 3rd Patti Hecht Delta Wood Carving Any Other, Knit or Crochet 1st George Shiflet Hotchkiss 1st Patti Hecht Delta 2nd John Gilbert Hotchkiss 2nd Helen Carner Surface Creek 3rd Myrna Sinner Delta Novelty Wood Item Grand Champion, Afghans 1st George Shiflet Hotchkiss Myrna Sinner Soft Toy, Not A Doll 1st Millie Emmons Hotchkiss QUILTS 2nd Lilly Middleton Hotchkiss Quilts, Hand Quilted Stained Glass, Foiled Large Hand Quilted, Machine Pieced 2nd Janice Cooper 3rd Gussy Bolton Hotchkiss Mod Podge/Decoupage Hand Quilted, Hand Pieced 1st Ann Troxel 1st Bev Shiflet Hotchkiss Tole Painting Hand Quilted, Embroidered 2nd Christina Jaramillo Redlands Mesa 2nd Trudy Wason Christmas Decorations Quilts, Machine Quilted, Pro 1st Canaan Church Redlands Mesa Longarm Stencil Quilted, Applique 2nd Jeannie Burritt 1st Rose Cox Surface Creek Free Motion Quilt, Hand-Pieced 2nd Alexis Church Redlands Mesa 1st Sandra Cassidy Hotchkiss 2nd Hunter Thompson Hotchkiss 2nd Trudy Wason 3rd Loryn Thompson Hotchkiss 3rd Sherilyn Mortensen 3rd Wyatt Thompson Hotchkiss Free Motion Quilted, Hand Applique Party Decorations 3rd Sallie Waldron 3rd John Thompson Hotchkiss Non-Longarm FM Quilt, Pieced Ecology Special Project 3rd Barbara Roberts Delta Non-Longarm FM Quilt, Embroidered 1st Adam Nicholaus Hotchkiss 1st Jim Zimmerlee Crawford 2nd Wanda Gofforth Novelty Article Machine Quilted Computer, Pieced 1st Mishelle Hulteen Surface Creek 1st Cynda Clay 1st Hunter Thompson Hotchkiss 2nd Vicki Conley Surface Creek 2nd Carolyn Norris Paonia Beginner, First Quilt 2nd Chloe LaNae 2nd Wyatt Thompson Hotchkiss Quilts, Machine Quilted, Amateur 3rd Lisa Heinritz Machine Longarm, FM Quilted 3rd Loryn Thompson Hotchkiss 1st Trudy Wason Dried Arrangement 2nd Sherilyn Mortensen 1st Carolyn Norris Paonia Non-Longarm Free Motion, Pieced 2nd Ann Troxel 1st Jeannie Burritt Wreaths/Swags 2nd Trena Mendoza Paonia 1st Ann Troxel 3rd Bev Shiflet Hotchkiss Non-Longarm Free Motion, Applique Birdhouses 1st Aspen Hilterbrand Surface Creek 1st Melanie Shiflet Hotchkiss 2nd Gavin Finlayson Hotchkiss Beginner, First Quilt, Any Method Models 1st Zach Hall Hotchkiss 2nd Vicki Conley Surface Creek 2nd Kerri Johnson Quilts, Other Techniques/Items Garden Sculptures Rag Quilt or Item 1st Gavin Finlayson Hotchkiss 1st Nicholas Hall Hotchkiss 2nd Mitchell Finlayson Hotchkiss 1st Trudy Wason Scrapbooking 2nd Sherilyn Mortensen 1st Lynette Clock Paonia Tied Quilt or Item 2nd Tia Clock Paonia 1st Shelby Hiatt 3rd Missa Webb Delta 1st Rebecca Lovins Surface Creek Other, Not Listed Group Quilt or Item 1st Magan Bell Delta 1st S&B Quilters Crawford 2nd Paonia United Methodist Quilt 1st Brylan Cotten 1st Colyn McCaffrey Group Paonia 1st Loryn Thompson Hotchkiss Placemats, Tablerunners 2nd Larissa Cotten Crawford 1st Wanda Gofforth 2nd Madison Hulteen Surface Creek 1st Jackie Shiflet Hotchkiss 2nd Sallie Waldron Pot Holders 1st Megan Shiflet Hotchkiss Quillo PU Gussy Bolton Hotchkiss Quilts, Wallhangings Machine Quilted & Pieced 1st Trudy Wason 2nd Cynda Clay 3rd Bertie Smith Paonia Machine Quilted, Appliqued 1st Lottie Hollembeak 1st Trena Mendoza Paonia 2nd Vicki Conley Surface Creek 3rd Bill Wason Paonia Machine Quilt, Hand Applique 1st Pattie Timmerwilke Surface Creek Embellished 1st Sallie Thompson Hotchkiss Miniature, 16” Square or Less 1st Aspen Hilterbrand Surface Creek Any Other Wallhanging 1st Pattie Timmerwilke Surface Creek 2nd Trudy Wason 3rd Bev Shiflet Hotchkiss Stained Glass 1st Della Collins Hotchkiss 2nd Cynda Clay Hand Applied, Machine Quilted 1st Julia Stark Quilting Champions Grand Champion Quilts Rose Cox • S&B Quilters S&B Quilters • Jackie Shiflet Melanie Shiflet •Sallie Thompson Trudy Wason Judge’s Choice Wallhanging Lottie Hollembeak • Sallie Thompson Pattie Timmerwilke Other Needlework Hand Applique, Under 12” 1st Margie Hollembeak Hotchkiss Plastic Canvas, 2-Dimensional 1st Jeannie Burritt 1st Alana Reschke Weaving, On Loom 1st Lanette Earley Delta Champion Other Needlework Lanette Earley Grand Champion Needlework Janet Baird • Lynette Clock Della Collins • Lanette Earley Aspen Furubotten • Rogene Mahaffey Polly Pulver • Ann Troxel

OPEN CLASS CRAFTS Handicraft Handbag Other Than Leather, Crochet, Knit 1st Jeannie Burritt

2nd Saskia Marlin 3rd Kaitlyn Metcalfe Hotchkiss Refrigerator Magnets 1st Canaan Church Redlands Mesa 2nd Emily Graham Hotchkiss 3rd Alexis Church Redlands Mesa 3rd Hunter Thompson Hotchkiss 3rd Loryn Thompson Hotchkiss 3rd Wyatt Thompson Hotchkiss Judge’s Choice - Handicraft Joe Miles Textile Painting Clothing 3rd Jaquelin Mora Paonia Home Furnishings Accessory (Lamp, Bookend, Clock) 2nd Tiffany Clock Paonia Others 2nd Janice Cooper 3rd Tiffany Clock Paonia Dolls Period Doll With Clothes Presently Made 1st Flora Lovelace Porcelain Doll (Not Figurine) With Clothes 1st Donna Ray Rag 1st Sophia McCrackin 2nd Polly Pulver Surface Creek Judge’s Choice - Best Overall Doll Flora Lovelace CERAMICS & POTTERY Fired Finishes, Professional Cover Coat 1st Lou Ann McCay EZ and 1 Stroke 1st Lou Ann McCay Fired Finish, Non-Professional Glazes 1st Dorothy Husted Fired Finishes, Amateur Glazes 1st Lynette Clock Paonia 1st Jolynn Green Delta 2nd Lynette Clock Paonia 2nd Marjorie Lloyd Surface Creek 3rd Diana Hilterbrand Surface Creek Fired Finish, Student 10 & Under Glazes 1st Emma Durnez 2nd Aspen Hilterbrand Surface Creek Specialty Glazes 1st Kaitlyn Metcalfe Hotchkiss Fired Finishes, Student 11-14 Glazes 1st Heather Lea Knott Crawford 1st William Miller 2nd Heather Lea Knott Crawford Fired Finishes, Student 15-18 Glazes 3rd Mariah Young Overglazes 2nd Mariah Young Unfired Finishes, Professional Antiquing 1st Lou Ann McCay Dry Brushing 1st Lou Ann McCay Unfired Finishes, Non-Professional Specialty Finishes 2nd Betty Portman Paonia Unfired Finishes, Student 15-18 Dry Brushing 1st Whitney Harris Delta Other, Amateur Coil 2nd Kate Jessen Paonia Slab 1st Kate Jessen Paonia Wheel 1st Kate Jessen Paonia Other Than Listed Above 1st Kate Jessen Paonia

Photo by Randy Sunderland

The Delta County Fair royalty for 2012-13 are, from the left, Jr. Princess Katilyn Sharpe, Queen Samantha Heinze, and Princess Selbi Shenold. They are standing with saddles which were presented to the new royalty after their introduction Saturday, Aug. 11.

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FAIR RESULTS

Delta County Independent

Fair results: Open class flowers, art

Flower judge Pam Anderson OPEN CLASS FLOWERS Arrangements Dried Arrangement 2nd Ann Troxel Eckert Dried Wreath 1st Ann Troxel Eckert Flowers in a Basket 1st Arlene Porteus Paonia 2nd Lori Timbreza Delta 3rd Amanda Finlayson Hotchkiss Miniature (Not Over 8”) 1st Kaitlyn Metcalfe Hotchkiss 1st Arlene Porteus Paonia 2nd Kate Jessen Paonia 2nd Lori Timbreza Delta 2nd Ann Troxel Paonia 3rd Amanda Finlayson Hotchkiss Shades of One Color 1st Arlene Porteus Paonia 2nd Lori Timbreza Delta 3rd Melissa Hamilton Delta A Man Thing 1st Rod Porteus Paonia 2nd Brian Matus Hotchkiss A Beautiful Bouquet 1st Bonnie Holder Redlands Mesa 1st Lori Timbreza Delta 2nd Melissa Hamilton Delta 3rd Ann Troxel Eckert Unusual Vase or Container 1st Arlene Porteus Paonia My Favorite Time of Year 1st Arlene Porteus Paonia Red, White & Blue Arrangement 2nd Melissa Hamilton Delta Fair Theme Arrangement 1st Ann Troxel Eckert A Sunny Day 1st Arlene Porteus Paonia 1st Lori Timbreza Delta 2nd Kate Jessen Paonia 3rd Ann Troxel Eckert A Rainbow of Color 1st Ann Troxel Eckert Child’s Delight 1st Ann Troxel Eckert 2nd Lori Timbreza Delta Beauty of Youth Display Single Stem, Children 7 & Under 1st Mitchell Finlayson Hotchkiss 2nd Henry Hollembeak 3rd Lella Young Delta Bouquet, Children 7 & Under 1st Mitchell Finlayson Hotchkiss 1st Elliott Hickam Hotchkiss 1st Lella Young Delta 1st Kayleigh Zavala Surface Creek 2nd Henry Hollembeak 3rd CeCe Houseweart 3rd Zephyniah Klaseen Character Fruits & Vegetables, 7 & Under 1st Mitchell Finlayson Hotchkiss 1st CeCe Houseweart Hotchkiss 1st Zephyniah Klaseen 1st Lella Young Delta Gift Shared, 7 & Under 1st Henry Hollembeak 2nd Lella Young Delta Flowers, 1 Variety, Children 8-12 1st Amelia Hickam Hotchkiss 2nd Melanie Shiflet Hotchkiss 3rd Gavin Finlayson Hotchkiss 3rd Lottie Hollembeak Child’s Bouquet, Children 8-12 1st Gavin Finlayson Hotchkiss 1st Amelia Hickam Hotchkiss 2nd Lottie Hollembeak 2nd Malykai Klaseen 2nd Melanie Shiflet Hochkiss 3rd Gavin Finlayson Hotchkiss

By Amelia Hickam

3rd Izzi Houseweart Character Fruit & Vegetables, 8-12 1st Josie Hiatt Hotchkiss 1st Shelby Hiatt Hotchkiss 1st Amelia Hickam Hotchkiss 1st Izzi Houseweart 1st Annika Knehs Hotchkiss 1st Melanie Shiflet Hotchkiss 1st Doyle Young 2nd Gavin Finlayson Hotchkiss 2nd Kaitlyn Metcalfe Hotchkiss Gift Shared, Children 8-12 2nd Lottie Hollembeak A Pretty Bouquet, Teens 13-18 2nd Jackie Shiflet Hotchkiss 3rd Megan Shiflet Hotchkiss Favorite Flower, Teens 13-18 2nd Megan Shiflet Hotchkiss 3rd Jackie Shiflet Hotchkiss Roses, Hybrid Tea Red 1st Lori Timbreza Delta 2nd Kate Jessen Paonia 3rd Ann Troxel Eckert Pink 1st Pat Bennett Crawford 2nd Kate Jessen Paonia 2nd Loryn Thompson Hotchkiss 2nd Sammi Thompson Hotchkiss 3rd Lori Timbreza Delta Yellow 1st Amanda Finlayson Hotchkiss 2nd Pat Bennett Crawford 3rd Kate Jessen Paonia White or Cream 1st Kate Jessen Paonia Bi-Colored or Two Tones 1st Lori Timbreza Delta 2nd Ann Troxel Eckert 3rd Kate Jessen Paonia Old Fashioned 3rd Pat Bennett Crawford My Favorite Rose 2nd Ann Troxel Eckert Roses, Floribunda Red Spray 1st Amanda Finlayson Hotchkiss 2nd Ann Troxel Eckert 3rd Pat Bennett Crawford Other Spray 1st Ann Troxel Eckert Gladiolus Green 2nd Bonnie Holder Redlands Mesa White 1st Amy Daniels Redlands Mesa Red 2nd Amy Daniels Redlands Mesa 2nd Bonnie Holder Redlands Mesa Pink or Coral 1st Amy Daniels Redlands Mesa 2nd Bonnie Holder Redlands Mesa Yellow 1st Bonnie Holder Redlands Mesa Orange 2nd Amy Daniels Redlands Mesa Lavender or Purple 1st Bonnie Holder Redlands Mesa Two-toned or Bi-Colored 1st Bev Shiflet Hotchkiss 3rd Amanda Finlayson Hotchkiss My Favorite Glad 2nd Bev Shiflet Hotchkiss Dahlias Under 4” White 1st Bonnie Holder Redlands Mesa 2nd Lori Timbreza Delta Yellow 1st Amanda Finlayson Hotchkiss 2nd Bonnie Holder Redlands Mesa 3rd Amy Daniels Redlands Mesa Orange 1st Amanda Finlayson Hotchkiss 2nd Amy Daniels Redlands Mesa 3rd Lori Timbreza Delta Lavender 1st Bonnie Holder Redlands Mesa 2nd Lori Timbreza Delta Purple 1st Amanda Finlayson Hotchkiss 1st Bonnie Holder Redlands Mesa 2nd Lori Timbreza Delta Pink 2nd Lori Timbreza Delta 3rd Melissa Hamilton Delta Red 1st Pammie Anderson 2nd Lori Timbreza Delta 3rd Amanda Finlayson Hotchkiss Other 2nd Lori Timbreza Delta Dahlias 4”-8” White 1st Amanda Finlayson Hotchkiss 3rd Pammie Anderson Yellow 1st Melissa Hamilton Delta 2nd Lori Timbreza Delta 3rd Amanda Finlayson Hotchkiss Orange 1st Amy Daniels Redlands Mesa 1st Amanda Finlayson Hotchkiss Lavender 1st Amy Daniels Redlands Mesa 2nd Amanda Finlayson Hotchkiss Purple 1st Pammie Anderson 2nd Lori Timbreza Delta 3rd Amy Daniels Redlands Mesa Pink 1st Lori Timbreza Delta Red 1st Amanda Finlayson Hotchkiss 1st Bonnie Holder Redlands Mesa 1st Lori Timbreza Delta Other 1st Amy Daniels Redlands Mesa Dahlias 8” or Over White 1st Bonnie Holder Redlands Mesa

Yellow or Orange 1st Bonnie Holder Redlands Mesa 2nd Lori Timbreza Delta Lavender or Purple 1st Bonnie Holder Redlands Mesa Annuals, Perennials & Bulbs Asters 2nd Lori Timbreza Delta Bells of Ireland 1st Bev Shiflet Hotchkiss Calendulas 1st Bev Shiflet Hotchkiss Cosmos 1st Brian Matus Hotchkiss 2nd Bev Shiflet Hotchkiss 2nd Lori Timbreza Delta Marigolds, Large 1st Melissa Hamilton Delta 1st Lori Timbreza Delta 2nd Pammie Anderson 3rd Arlene Porteus Paonia Marigolds, Small 1st Bev Shiflet Hotchkiss 2nd Lori Timbreza Delta 3rd Amanda Finlayson Hotchkiss Marigold, Most Beautiful 1st Pammie Anderson 2nd Lori Tembreza Delta 3rd Arlene Porteus Paonia Marigold, Any Other 1st Betty Portman Paonia 2nd Lori Timbreza Delta 3rd Janice Cooper Petunias, Single White 1st Lori Timbreza Delta Petunias, Single Red 2nd Lori Timbreza Delta Petunias, Single Two-Toned/Bi-Color 1st Lori Timbreza Delta 2nd Bev Shiflet Hotchkiss 2nd Ann Troxel Eckert Petunias, Double Pink or Red 1st Lori Timbreza Delta 3rd Ann Troxel Eckert Petunias, Double Lavender/Purple 1st Ann Troxel Eckert Snapdragons 1st Lori Timbreza Delta 2nd Janice Cooper 3rd Bev Shiflet Hotchkiss Sweetpeas 1st Pat Bennett Crawford 2nd Judy Anderson Paonia Zinnia, Large 1st Lori Timbreza Delta 2nd Arlene Porteus Paonia 3rd Bev Shiflet Hotchkiss Zinnia, Small 1st Lori Timbreza Delta 2nd Kate Jessen Paonia 2nd Arlene Porteus Paonia 3rd Bev Shiflet Hotchkiss Zinnia, Most Beautiful 1st Becky Kiefer Hotchkiss 2nd Lori Timbreza Delta 3rd Bev Shiflet Hotchkiss Zinnia, Any Other 1st Arlene Porteus Paonia 3rd Bev Shiflet Hotchkiss Any Other Annual for Drying 1st Bev Shiflet Hotchkiss Sunflower 1st Pat Bennett Crawford 2nd Brian Matus Hotchkiss 3rd Amanda Finlayson Hotchkiss Any Other Annual 1st Bev Shiflet Hotchkiss Chrysanthemums 1st Lori Timbreza Delta 2nd Bev Shiflet Hotchkiss Daisies, Gloriosa 1st Bev Shiflet Hotchkiss 3rd Lori Timbreza Delta Daisies, Gaillardias 1st Bev Shiflet Hotchkiss 3rd Michelle Widner Redlands Mesa Daisies, Any Other 2nd Lori Timbreza Delta 3rd Pat Bennett Crawford 3rd Bev Shiflet Hotchkiss Lilies 1st Amanda Finlayson Hotchkiss 1st Bev Shiflet Hotchkiss 3rd Ann Troxel Eckert Coneflower 2nd Ann Troxel Eckert 3rd Bev Shiflet Hotchkiss Any Other Perennial for Drying 1st Bev Shiflet Hotchkiss Any Other Perennial 1st Bev Shiflet Hotchkiss Houseplant Growing in a Pot Blooming 1st Kimborlee Etter Surface Creek Succulents or Cactus 1st Melissa Hamilton Delta 2nd Sharon Grotrian Surface Creek Foliage Plant 1st Bonnie Holder Redlands Mesa 2nd Annika Knehs Hotchkiss Special Awards Most Beautiful Gladiolus Bonnie Holder Most Beautiful Rose Lori Timbreza Most Beautiful Annual/Perennial Bev Shiflet • Lori Timbreza Most Beautiful Dahlia Amy Daniels • Bonnie Holder Most Beautiful Houseplant Bonnie Holder Most Beautiful Arrangement Arlene Porteus Special Awards Gavin Finlayson • Amelia Hickam Amelia Hickam • Bonnie Holder Zephyniah Klaseen • Jackie Shiflet Ann Troxel

OPEN CLASS ART Landscape - Art Professional 1st Mary Smith Hotchkiss 2nd Michael Martis Paonia 3rd Michael Martis Paonia Amateur 1st Lovey Lewis Surface Creek 2nd Pearl Basher 2nd Amy Daniels Redlands Mesa 3rd Amy Daniels Redlands Mesa Student, Ages 15-18 1st Lane Sanders Delta 2nd Cody Gallob Crawford 3rd Tiffany Clock Paonia Student, 10 and Under 1st Zachary Kuta Delta Portrait/Figure - Art Professional 1st Veronica Carbonell Non-Professional 1st Ryan Marlin Amateur 1st Amy Perkins Surface Creek Student, Ages 15-18 1st Lane Sanders Delta 2nd Jasmine Clauser Hotchkiss Student, Ages 11-14 1st Hannah Hatheway Surface Creek 2nd Hannah Hatheway Surface Creek Student, 10 and Under 1st Zachary Kuta Delta 2nd Kaitlyn Metcalfe Hotchkiss 3rd Chris Hatheway Surface Creek Architecture - Art Student, Ages 15-18 1st Emily Matteson 1st Lane Sanders Delta Student, 10 and Under 1st Gracie Hatheway Surface Creek 1st Hunter Thompson Hotchkiss Still Life/Floral - Art Amateur 1st Amy Daniels Redlands Mesa 2nd Lovey Lewis Surface Creek Student, Ages 15-18 1st Emily Matteson 2nd Mariah Young Student, 11-14 1st Ellie Huspin Student, 10 and Under 1st Jade Husted Hotchkiss 2nd Elizabeth Lewis Surface Creek 3rd Jade Husted Animal/Wildlife - Art Professional 1st Veronica Carbonell Non-Professional 1st Bev Shiflet Hotchkiss Amateur 1st John Stites Cedaredge 2nd Amy Perkins Surface Creek 3rd Veronica Carbonell Student, Ages 15-18 1st Lane Sanders Delta Student, Ages 11-14 1st Lilly Middleton Hotchkiss 2nd Gillian Knott 3rd Lilly Middleton Hotchkiss Student, 10 and Under 1st Leona Myers Hotchkiss 2nd Charley Perkins Surface Creek 3rd Hunter Thompson Hotchkiss Abstract - Art Amateur 1st Amy Perkins Surface Creek 2nd Mishelle Hulteen Surface Creek 3rd Lovey Lewis Surface Creek Student, Ages 15-18 1st Emily Matteson 2nd Whitney Harris Delta Sculpture - Art Professional 1st Judy Leonard Surface Creek 2nd John Gilbert Hotchkiss Non-Professional 1st Bev Shiflet Hotchkiss Landscape - Photography Professional 1st Merv Synhorst Surface Creek 2nd Jaquita Watter Crawford 3rd Spencer Anderson Hotchkiss Non-Professional 1st Carolyn Kimberlin Surface Creek 2nd Emily Knehs Hotchkiss 3rd James Hopper Amateur 1st Laura Fleeger Cedaredge 1st Heather Lea Knott Crawford 2nd Shirley Munoz Delta 3rd Laura Fleeger Surface Creek 3rd Heather Lea Knott Crawford 3rd Jennifer Swanson Delta Student, Ages 15-18 1st Shannon Foley Delta

2nd Jacob Helleckson Paonia 2nd Skylyn Webb Delta 3rd Mycala Read Cedaredge Student, Ages 11-14 1st Brittney Thliveris Paonia 2nd Hannah Hatheway Surface Creek 3rd Sarah Tullis Surface Creek Student, 10 and Under 1st Mitchell Finlayson Hotchkiss 1st Kaitlyn Metcalfe Hotchkiss Portrait/Figure - Photography Professional 1st Martha Synhorst Surface Creek 2nd Merv Synhorst Surface Creek 3rd Spencer Anderson Hotchkiss Non-Professional 1st Robin Wadhams Hotchkiss 2nd Kate Jessen Paonia 3rd Carolyn Kimberlin Surface Creek Amateur 1st Marla Bishop Crawford 2nd Twna Douglas Crawford 3rd Kyra Nelson Delta Student, Ages 15-18 1st Daryl Batt Hotchkiss 2nd Jacob Helleckson Paonia 3rd Shannon Foley Delta Architecture - Photography Non-Professional 1st Robin Wadhams Hotchkiss Amateur 1st Bill Wason Paonia Student, Ages 11-14 1st Brittney Thliveris Paonia Still Life/Floral - Photography Professional 1st Martha Synhorst Surface Creek 2nd Mary Smith Hotchkiss 3rd Merv Synhorst Surface Creek Amateur 1st Marla Bishop Crawford 1st Laura Fleeger Surface Creek 2nd Tanya Gallob Crawford 3rd Laurene Lewis Paonia 3rd Jennifer Swanson Delta Student, Ages 15-18 1st Whitney Harris Delta 2nd Daryl Batt Hotchkiss 2nd Cheyenne Gallob Crawford 3rd Jacob Helleckson Paonia Student, Ages 11-14 1st Rebecca Hofius 2nd Sarah Tullis Surface Creek 3rd Caitlin Hogan Paonia Student, 10 and Under 1st Grace Hatheway Surface Creek 2nd Amanda Hogan Paonia 3rd Amanda Hogan Paonia Animal/Wildlife - Photography Professional 1st Connie Willett 2nd Spencer Anderson Hotchkiss 3rd Sherrion Taylor/ Sid Lewis Paonia Non-Professional 1st Robin Wadhams Hotchkiss 3rd Debbie Matteson Amateur 1st Twna Douglas Crawford 1st Shirley Munoz Delta 2nd Sharon Grotrian Surface Creek 2nd Jaquita Watter Crawford 3rd Kyra Nelson Delta 3rd Nancy Shepard Surface Creek 3rd Linda Welch Hotchkiss Student, Ages 15-18 1st Skylyn Webb Delta 2nd Shannon Foley Delta 3rd Cheyenne Gallob Crawford Student, Ages 11-14 1st Rebecca Hofius 2nd Brigitte Hofius 3rd Brigitte Hofius 3rd Gillian Knott Student, 10 and Under 1st Gavin Finlayson Hotchkiss Abstract - Photography Non-Professional 1st Debbie Matteson Amateur 1st Tanya Gallob Crawford 2nd Marla Bishop Crawford 3rd Sue Caven Crawford 3rd Amanda Finlayson Hotchkiss Student, Ages 15-18 1st Jasmine Clauser Hotchkiss Student, 10 and Under 1st Gavin Finlayson Hotchkiss Best of Show - Photo Gavin Finlayson • Laura Fleeger Martha Synhorst • Robin Wadhams Best of Show - Art Veronica Carbonell Lane Sanders • John Stites

Photo by Pat Sunderland

This striking photo by Laura Fleeger caught the eye of judge Virginia Blackstock (pictured). Fleeger won one of four Best of Show awards in photography.

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FAIR RESULTS

Delta County Independent

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

B7

Fair results: Open pantry, agriculture OPEN CLASS PANTRY Canned Fruits, Vegetables, Meats Peaches 1st Jim Cazer Redlands Mesa 2nd Patricia Tuck Paonia 3rd Bridget Carmody Cherries 1st Marsha Grant Hotchkiss 1st Jennifer McPherson Paonia 2nd Patricia Tuck Paonia Apricots 1st Patricia Tuck Paonia 2nd Verda Dent Hotchkiss Plums 1st Patricia Tuck Paonia Other Fruit 1st Jennifer McPherson Paonia 2nd Jan Gage Surface Creek Applesauce 1st Jim Cazer Redlands Mesa Fruit Juice 3rd Patricia Tuck Paonia Fruit Pie Filling 1st Patricia Tuck Paonia Tomatoes 1st Nancy Shepard Surface Creek 2nd Judy Norway 3rd Verda Dent Hotchkiss Spaghetti Sauce 1st Kelly Katzdorn Hotchkiss BBQ Sauce 1st Michelle Martis Paonia Tomato Based Sauce 2nd Bev Shiflet Hotchkiss Green Beans 1st Verda Dent Hotchkiss 2nd Jim Cazer Redlands Mesa Corn 1st Patricia Tuck Paonia Other Not Listed 1st Patricia Tuck Paonia Jelly, Jams and Butters Jelly Without Pectin 1st Shane Pfifer Delta 1st Shane Pfifer Delta Jelly With Pectin 1st Jennifer McPherson Paonia 2nd Jennifer McPherson Paonia 3rd Tiffany Clock Paonia 3rd Jennifer McPherson Paonia Preserves 1st Becky Kiefer Hotchkiss 2nd Shirley Cotten 3rd Anastacia Gall Hotchkiss Fruit Butter 1st Patricia Tuck Paonia 2nd Marsha Grant Hotchkiss 3rd Jan Gage Surface Creek Peach Jam Without Pectin 1st Patricia Tuck Paonia 3rd Kimborlee Etter Surface Creek Other Jam Without Pectin 1st Patricia Tuck Paonia 2nd Michelle Pagone 3rd Patricia Tuck Paonia Apricot Jam With Pectin 1st Judy Norway 2nd Jennifer McPherson Paonia 3rd Bridget Carmody Peach Jam With Pectin 1st Patricia Tuck Paonia Raspberry Jam With Pectin 1st Patricia Tuck Paonia 2nd Mackenzie Katzdorn Hotchkiss 3rd Debbie Matteson Strawberry Jam With Pectin 1st Lovey Lewis Surface Creek Other Jam With Pectin 1st Colleena Hilling Surface Creek 1st Patricia Tuck Paonia 2nd Tiffany Clock Paonia 2nd Verda Dent Hotchkiss 3rd Jacob Helleckson 3rd Becky Kiefer Low-Sugar Jam 1st Kelly Katzdorn Hotchkiss 2nd Anastacia Gall Hotchkiss Fruit Syrup 1st Lynette Clock Paonia 2nd Joe Keating Pickles and Relishes Dill Pickles 1st Nancy Shepard Surface Creek 2nd Gwen Nelson Delta 3rd Jim Cazer Redlands Mesa Kosher Dill Pickles 1st David Cline Surface Creek Sweet Pickles 1st Bev Shiflet Hotchkiss 2nd Marilyn Blanford Hotchkiss Sweet Dill Pickles 1st Patricia Tuck Paonia Bread & Butter Pickles 1st Nancy Shepard Surface Creek 2nd Kelly Katzdorn Hotchkiss 3rd Jim Cazer Redlands Mesa Pickled Beets 1st Patricia Tuck Paonia 2nd Nancy Shepard Surface Creek 3rd Jennifer McPherson Paonia Jalapenos 1st Colleena Hilling Surface Creek 2nd Kelly Katzdorn Hotchkiss 3rd Nancy Shepard Surface Creek Any Other Pickle 1st Gussy Bolton Hotchkiss 2nd Carolyn Kimberlin Surface Creek 3rd Eugenia Bone Crawford Tomato-Based Sauce 1st Kelly Katzdorn Hotchkiss 2nd Kelly Katzdorn Hotchkiss 3rd Kelly Katzdorn Hotchkiss Red Salsa 1st Kelly Katzdorn Hotchkiss 2nd Nancy Shepard Surface Creek 3rd Doug Wist Cedaredge Relish 1st Jennifer McPherson Paonia 2nd David Cline Surface Creek 2nd Patricia Tuck Paonia 3rd Bev Shiflet Hotchkiss Vinegar 1st Patricia Tuck Paonia 2nd Gene Dent Hotchkiss 3rd Pam Ellison Paonia Other Not Listed 1st David Cline Surface Creek 2nd Jennifer McPherson Paonia 3rd Jan Gage Surface Creek Frozen Foods Frozen Vegetable 1st Kathy Horvath Paonia Dried Foods Dried Fruits 1st Kathy Horvath Paonia Dried Vegetables

1st Kathy Horvath Paonia Dried Fruit Leather 1st Kathy Horvath Paonia 2nd Pat Bennett Crawford Yeast Breads White Bread 1st Bev Shiflet Hotchkiss 2nd Barbara Roberts Delta 3rd Shirley Cotten Whole Wheat 1st Donna Middleton 2nd Kimborlee Etter Surface Creek 3rd Jim Cazer Redlands Mesa Loaf Other Bread 1st Barbara Roberts Delta 2nd Valery Miller 3rd Elaine Leigh Hotchkiss Plain Rolls 1st Bev Shiflet Hotchkiss Any Other Rolls 1st Barbara Roberts Delta 2nd Bev Shiflet Hotchkiss 3rd Michelle Martis Paonia Sweet Rolls 1st Valery Miller 1st Barbara Roberts Delta 2nd Bev Shiflet Hotchkiss Fancy Bread 1st Patricia Tuck Paonia 2nd Jim Cazer Redlands Mesa 3rd Kathy Horvath Paonia Foreign Bread 1st Jim Cazer Redlands Mesa Quick Breads Baking Powder Biscuits 1st Verda Dent Hotchkiss 2nd Bev Shiflet Hotchkiss 3rd Rod Porteus Paonia Muffins 1st Kathryn Anzalone 2nd Kathryn Anzalone 3rd Bev Shiflet Hotchkiss Gingerbread 1st Valery Miller Cornbread 1st Valery Miller Fruit Bread 1st Elaine Leigh Hotchkiss 1st Jackie Shiflet Hotchkiss 2nd Bev Shiflet Hotchkiss 3rd Makalah Henderson Vegetable Bread 1st Megan Shiflet Hotchkiss 1st Tina Shiflet Hotchkiss 1st Cheryl Underwood Hotchkiss 2nd Sage Todd Hotchkiss 2nd Waneta Widner Redlands Mesa 3rd Brian Matus Hotchkiss 3rd Bev Shiflet Hotchkiss Tortillas 1st Valery Miller Any Other Quick Bread 1st Kathryn Anzalone Baked Goods Fruit Pie 1st Henry Hollembeak 1st Bev Shiflet Hotchkiss 2nd Kathryn Anzalone Cobbler, Any Fruit 1st Colleena Hilling Surface Creek Decorated Cake, Wedding 1st Megan Davignon Delta 1st Sarah Wood Paonia Cookies, Chocolate Chip Drop 1st Valery Miller 2nd Barbara Roberts Delta 3rd Amy Lacey Cookies, Sugar Drop 1st Kathy Horvath Paonia Cookies, Fruit Drop 1st Karen Lacey Hotchkiss Ginger Cookies 1st Bev Shiflet Hotchkiss 2nd Verda Dent Hotchkiss 3rd Valery Miller Any Other Dropped Cookie 1st Barbara Roberts Delta 2nd Bev Shiflet Hotchkiss 3rd Elaine Leigh Hotchkiss Peanut Butter Cookies 1st Bev Shiflet Hotchkiss 2nd Kathy Horvath Paonia Ice Box Cookies 1st Kathy Horvath Paonia No Bake Cookies 1st Melanie Shiflet Hotchkiss Brownies 1st Michael Martis Paonia Molded Cookies 1st Patricia Tuck Paonia Bar Cookies 1st Bev Shiflet Hotchkiss 2nd Judy Anderson Paonia Gluten-Free Cookies 1st Jan Hoffman Crawford 2nd Susan Coombe Paonia 3rd Mike Chamas Crawford Brownies 1st Kathryn Anzalone 2nd Susan Coombe Paonia Any Other 1st Marsha Grant Hotchkiss Candies Peanut Brittle 1st Warren Teel Paonia 2nd Betty Portman Paonia Any Other 1st Valery Miller Homemade Soap Homemade Soap 1st Karen Lacey Hotchkiss Homemade Honey Unflavored 1st Kari Long Delta 1st Steve Ziemen 2nd Jan Hickam Hotchkiss 3rd Emma Stopher-Griffin Any Other 1st Kari Long Delta Homemade Wines, Beers, Mead Red Wine 1st Don Grant Hotchkiss 2nd Pam Ellison Paonia 3rd Sherrion Taylor and Sid Lewis Rosé 2nd Mary Cooper Delta White Wine 1st Don Grant Hotchkiss 2nd Pam Ellison Paonia 3rd Cliff Cooper Delta Fruit Wine 2nd Cliff Cooper Delta Beer - Light 1st Jim Henderson 3rd John Harris Delta

Beer - Dark 1st Diane Benzinger 2nd Thomas Gifford 3rd John Harris Mead 1st Mary Cooper 2nd Cliff Cooper

Redlands Mesa Paonia Delta Delta Delta

Special Awards Judge’s Choice, Baked Goods Henry Hollembeak • Barbara Roberts Judge’s Choice, Canned Goods Verda Dent • Shane Pfifer Best of Show Mary Cooper Judge’s Choice - Beer Jim Henderson

OPEN CLASS POULTRY Chickens/Large Fowl American, Hens 1st Odessa Shenk Hotchkiss Cross Hybrid, Cocks 1st Amelia Hickam Hotchkiss Cross Hybrid, Pullet 1st Amelia Hickam Hotchkiss Bantams Miscellaneous Hen 1st Dustin Rogers Hotchkiss Single Combed, Clean Legged, Pullet 1st Izzi Houseweart Hotchkiss Rose Combed, Clean Leg, Cockerel 1st Cece Houseweart Hotchkiss Feather Legged, Pullet 1st Melanie Shiflet Hotchkiss 2nd Cece Houseweart Hotchkiss 3rd Melanie Shiflet Hotchkiss Game Class, Pullet 1st Izzi Houseweart Hotchkiss Other Fowl Guinea, Adult Hen 1st Amelia Hickam Hotchkiss Any Other Fowl, Young Hen 1st Amelia Hickam Hotchkiss OPEN CLASS ALPACA Females Over 1 Year 1st Winnie Hirsch Cedaredge 2nd Aspen Furubotten Cedaredge 3rd Alexandra Hirsch Cedaredge 4th Victoria Hirsch Cedaredge 5th Olivia McCrackin Cedaredge 6th Sophia McCrackin Cedaredge Male Over 1 Year 1st Evelyn Shenk Hotchkiss 2nd Kaiya Firor Hotchkiss OPEN CLASS LLAMAS Tiny Tots Showmanship 1st Corry Dunlap Delta 1st Jermey Griffith Delta 1st Tayler Griffith Delta JUNIOR LLAMA SHOW Llama Classes Female, Over 1 Year 1st Melanie Osteen Delta Gelding 1st Andrew Osteen Delta 2nd Heidi Osteen Delta Llama Performance Class Llama Performance 1st Melanie Osteen Delta 2nd Heidi Osteen Delta 3rd Andrew Osteen Delta Llama Special Class Intermediate Showmanship 1st Heidi Osteen Delta Junior Showmanship 1st Andrew Osteen Delta OPEN CLASS AGRICULTURE Grains Sunflowers 1st George Shiflet Hotchkiss 2nd Pat Bennett Crawford Miscellaneous 2nd Kimborlee Etter Surface Creek Grasses and Hay Sheaf of Alfalfa 2nd Judy Anderson Paonia Herbs - Culinary Basil 1st Amy Daniels Redlands Mesa 2nd Robin Miller 3rd Laurie Conner Hotchkiss Basil, Purple 1st Robin Miller 2nd Emma Stopher-Griffin Basil, Thai 1st Michelle Klaseen Borage 2nd George Shiflet Hotchkiss Chives 1st Amy Daniels Redlands Mesa 2nd Emma Stopher-Griffin 3rd George Shiflet Hotchkiss Chives, Garlic 1st Laurie Conner Hotchkiss 2nd Emma Stopher-Griffin Cilantro 1st Emma Stopher-Griffin Dill 1st Michelle Klaseen 2nd Pat Bennett Crawford Fennel 1st George Shiflet Hotchkiss Lavendar 1st Laurie Conner Hotchkiss 2nd George Shiflet Hotchkiss Parsley 1st Amy Daniels Redlands Mesa 2nd Michelle Klaseen 3rd Emma Stopher-Griffin Rosemary 1st Amy Daniels Redlands Mesa 3rd Laurie Conner Hotchkiss

Sage 1st Amy Daniels Redlands Mesa 2nd Susan Coombe Paonia 3rd Brian Matus Hotchkiss Sweet Woodruff 2nd George Shiflet Hotchkiss Tarragon 1st Amy Daniels Redlands Mesa Thyme 1st Amy Daniels Redlands Mesa 2nd Laurie Conner Hotchkiss Thyme, Lemon 1st Emma Stopher-Griffin Herbs - Medicinal Arugala 2nd Emma Stopher-Griffin Calendula 1st Emma Stopher-Griffin 2nd Donna Middleton Chamomile 1st Laurie Conner Hotchkiss Echinacea 1st George Shiflet Hotchkiss Yarrow 1st George Shiflet Hotchkiss Any Other Medicinal Herb 2nd Emma Stopher-Griffin Roots and Vegetables Beans, Green Snap 1st Lynne Bixler Delta 1st Shirley Cotten 2nd Pat Bennett Crawford 2nd Kimborlee Etter Surface Creek Beets, Table 1st Pat Bennett Crawford 1st Lynne Bixler Delta 2nd John Gilliland Hotchkiss 2nd George Shiflet Hotchkiss 3rd Robin Miller Broccoli 1st Brian Matus Hotchkiss 2nd Pat Bennett Crawford Cabbage, Red 1st Pat Bennett Crawford 2nd George Shiflet Hotchkiss Cabbage, White 1st Pat Bennett Crawford 2nd Anastacia Gall Hotchkiss Cantaloupe 2nd Toni Chatto Surface Creek Carrots, Any Color 2nd Jim Cazer Redlands Mesa Carrots, Baby 2nd Sierra Raven Baker Hotchkiss 2nd John Gilliland Hotchkiss 3rd Pat Bennett Crawford Carrots, Table 1st Sierra Raven Baker Hotchkiss 1st Anastacia Gall Hotchkiss 2nd Pat Bennett Crawford 2nd Robin Miller Sweet Corn 2nd Robin Miller Cucumbers, Burpless 2nd Laurie Conner Hotchkiss 3rd John Gilliland Hotchkiss Cucumbers, Pickling 1st Jim Cazer Redlands Mesa 2nd Millie Eldredge Hotchkiss 3rd Pat Bennett Crawford Cucumbers, Table 1st Pat Bennett Crawford 2nd Laurene Lewis Paonia 3rd Emma Stopher-Griffin Eggplant, Japanese 1st Anastacia Gall Hotchkiss Garlic, Hardneck 1st Pat Bennett Crawford Gourd, Display 1st Toni Chatto Surface Creek Kohlrabi 1st Robin Miller Okra 1st Millie Eldredge Hotchkiss 2nd Robin Miller 3rd Emma Stopher-Griffin Onions, Any Variety 2nd Gene Dent Hotchkiss 3rd Pat Bennett Crawford Onions, Red Sweet 2nd George Shiflet Hotchkiss Onions, Yellow Sweet Spanish 2nd Pat Bennett Crawford 3rd George Shiflet Hotchkiss Peas in Pod 1st John Gilliland Hotchkiss Peppers, Anaheim 1st Robin Miller 1st Michelle Widner Redlands Mesa 2nd Candy Brodel Hotchkiss 2nd Jim Cazer Redlands Mesa 2nd John Gilliland Hotchkiss Peppers, Any Other 1st Kayla Miller 1st Emma Stopher-Griffin 2nd Toni Chatto Surface Creek Peppers, Banana 1st Lynne Bixler Delta 1st Gene Dent Hotchkiss 2nd Candy Brodel Hotchkiss 3rd John Gilliland Hotchkiss Peppers, Bell 1st Lynne Bixler Delta 1st Bonnie Holder Redlands Mesa 2nd Jim Cazer Redlands Mesa 2nd Haley Wilson Redlands Mesa 3rd George Shiflet Hotchkiss Peppers, Jalapeno 1st Gene Dent Redlands Mesa 1st Robin Miller 2nd Toni Chatto Surface Creek 2nd George Shiflet Hotchkiss 3rd Lynne Bixler Delta 3rd Haley Wilson Redlands Mesa Peppers, Sweet 1st Haley Wilson Redlands Mesa Potatoes, Any Other Variety 1st Sierra Raven Baker Hotchkiss 1st Sierra Raven Baker Hotchkiss 2nd Lottie Hollembeak 2nd Robin Miller Potatoes, Red 1st George Shiflet Hotchkiss 2nd Orvel Cotten Crawford 2nd Shirley Cotten 2nd Henry Hollembeak Potatoes, White Russet 1st Pat Bennett Crawford Potato, White Smooth 1st George Shiflet Hotchkiss 2nd Lynne Bixler Delta Pumpkin, Field 2nd Robin Miller 2nd Cody Pagone Rhubarb, Red 1st Lynne Bixler Delta

2nd Laurie Conner Hotchkiss Acorn Squash 2nd Pat Bennett Crawford Squash, Any Other 3rd George Shiflet Hotchkiss Banana Squash 1st Anastacia Gall Hotchkiss Squash, Crookneck 1st Millie Eldredge Hotchkiss 2nd Pat Bennett Crawford Squash, Straightneck 1st Lynne Bixler Delta 2nd John Gilliland Hotchkiss Squash, Zucchini 1st Jim Cazer Redlands Mesa 2nd Millie Eldredge Hotchkiss Swiss Chard, Red 1st Emma Stopher-Griffin 2nd Kimborlee Etter Surface Creek 3rd Brian Matus Hotchkiss Swiss Chard, White 1st Emma Stopher-Griffin 2nd Brian Matus Hotchkiss 3rd Pat Bennett Crawford Tomatoes, Cherry 1st Pat Bennett Crawford 2nd Haley Wilson Redlands Mesa Tomatoes, Green 1st Lynn Bixler Delta 1st James Larkins Hotchkiss 2nd Gene Dent Hotchkiss 2nd Laurene Lewis Paonia 3rd Millie Eldredge Hotchkiss Tomatoes, Other 1st Toni Chatto Surface Creek 1st Bonnie Holder Redlands Mesa Tomatoes, Red 1st Toni Chatto Surface Creek 1st Janice Cooper 2nd Pat Bennett Crawford 2nd Brian Matus Hotchkiss 3rd James Larkins Hotchkiss Turnips 2nd Pat Bennett Crawford 2nd Pat Bennett Crawford Watermelon, Any Variety 1st Toni Chatto Surface Creek 1st Brian Matus Hotchkiss 2nd Robin Miller 2nd Gavin Widner Redlands Mesa Largest and Oddest Produce Oddest Vegetable 1st Toni Chatto Surface Creek 1st Robin Miller 2nd Jared Hulteen Surface Creek 2nd Jared Hulteen Surface Creek 3rd Chandler Widner Redlands Mesa Oddest Carrot 1st Pat Bennett Crawford Oddest Squash 3rd Jessica Craig Surface Creek 3rd Sarah Patrick Largest Zucchini 1st Brian Matus Hotchkiss 2nd Melanie Osteen Delta 2nd Stephen Paul 3rd Pat Bennett Crawford 3rd Karina Robinson Hotchkiss Largest Yellow Crookneck Squash 2nd Arlene Porteus Paonia Largest Cucumber 1st Kari Long Delta Largest Beet 1st Lynne Bixler Delta Largest Carrot 1st Pat Bennett Crawford 3rd Gavin Finlayson Hotchkiss Largest Turnip 1st Emma Stopher-Griffin 2nd Sierra Raven Baker 2nd Pat Bennett Crawford Largest Vegetable, Not Listed 1st Madison Hulteen Surface Creek OPEN CLASS HORTICULTURE Apples Fall Variety Any Other Fall Variety 2nd Diane Benzinger Redlands Mesa Winter Variety Jonathan 1st Judy Anderson Paonia Delicious 1st Ed Conner Hotchkiss Rome Beauty 2nd Ed Conner Hotchkiss Akane 1st Ed Conner Hotchkiss Any Other Winter Variety 1st Ed Conner Hotchkiss Crabapple Plate of Crabapple 2nd Pat Bennett Crawford Apricots; Nectarines Plate of Apricots 1st Kathy Horvath Paonia 2nd Pat Bennett Crawford Peaches Early Season 2nd Pat Bennett Crawford Middle Season, Suncrest 2nd Ed Conner Hotchkiss Middle Season, Red Globe 1st Mishelle Hulteen Surface Creek Any Other Middle Season Variety 2nd Ed Conner Hotchkiss Late Season, J.H. Hale 3rd Ed Conner Hotchkiss Any Other Late Season Variety 2nd Ed Conner Hotchkiss Pears Any Other Pear Variety 3rd Pat Bennett Crawford Prunes Italian Prunes 3rd Ed Conner Hotchkiss Any Other Prune Variety 3rd Ed Conner Hotchkiss Plums Elephant Heart 2nd Ed Conner Hotchkiss Any Other Plum Variety 1st Diane Benzinger Redlands Mesa 2nd Pat Bennett Crawford Grapes Plate of Concords 1st Helen Kramer Any Other Grape Variety 1st Diane Benzinger Redlands Mesa 2nd Pat Bennett Crawford Berries and Nuts Blackberries 1st Robert Church Redlands Mesa Any Other Berry Variety 1st Pat Bennett Crawford 1st Robert Church Redlands Mesa

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FAIR RESULTS

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Fair results: 4-H clothing, food, general CLOTHING CONSTRUCTION Unit 1 - Beg. Clothing, Juniors 2nd Lily Hawkins Austin Unit 1 - Beg. Clothing, Intermediate 1st Courtney Van Vleet Paonia Unit 2 - Beg. Clothing, Juniors 2nd Samantha Cassel Delta Unit 3 - Beg. Clothing, Intermediate 2nd Laura Arterburn Paonia Unit 4 - Beg. Clothing, Juniors 1st Kristal Camacho Hotchkiss Unit 4 - Beg. Clothing, Intermediate 2nd Julie Cassel Delta Unit 7 - Sewing For Others, Seniors 1st Taylor Polson Crawford Unit 8 - Recycled Clothing, Seniors 1st Mandi Chermak Hotchkiss Unit 21 - Cotton/Blend, Senior 1st Chelsy Reed Crawford 2nd Raven Moreland Austin Unit 22 - Synthetics/Rayon, Senior 1st Chelsy Reed Crawford 2nd Kelli Buhrdorf Austin 3rd Carissa Sidor Delta Unit 24 - Silk or Silk Like, Senior 1st Stephanie Sidor Delta 2nd Jennifer Celis Hotchkiss Unit 28 - Specialty Fabrics, Senior 1st Megan Chermak Hotchkiss

1st Kelli Buhrdorf Austin 2nd Chelsy Reed Crawford 3rd Carissa Sidor Delta Unit 24 - Silk or Silk Like, Senior 1st Stephanie Sidor Delta 2nd Jennifer Celis Hotchkiss Unit 28 - Specialty Fabrics, Senior 1st Megan Chermak Hotchkiss CREATIVE CLOTHING Decorate Your Duds Applied - Jr. 1st Saidee Antal Delta 2nd Naomi Ayer Crawford 3rd Liliahna Guy Paonia Decorate Your Duds Applied - Sr. 1st Mandi Chermak Hotchkiss Decorate Your Duds Stitched - Sr. 1st Carissa Sidor Delta Decorate Your Duds Comb., Int. 1st Julie Cassel Delta Decorate Your Duds Comb., Sr. 1st Stephanie Sidor Delta 2nd Megan Chermak Hotchkiss Unit 7 - Create Your Own, Senior 1st Chelsy Reed Crawford 2nd Taylor Polson Crawford Jr. Fashion Revue Grand Champion Kristal Camacho • Saidee Antal Jr. Fashion Revue Reserve GC Naomi Ayer • Samantha Cassel Int. Fashion Revue Grand Champion Julie Cassel • Julie Cassel Int. Fashion Revue Reserve GC Laura Arterburn Sr. Fashion Revue Grand Champion Mandi Chermak • Chelsy Reed Sr. Fashion Revue Reserve GC Kelli Buhrdorf • Stephanie Sidor JUNIOR CREATIVE ARTS Miscellaneous Juniors 1st Joshua Pachl Hotchkiss Grand Champion Junior Joshua Pachl HERITAGE ARTS Crochet, Juniors 2nd Lily Hawkins Austin Crochet, Intermediate 2nd Shelby Antal Delta Crochet, Seniors 1st Kaitlynn Caterino Cedaredge 2nd Kasha Culver Delta Ethnic Arts Open Option, Senior RD Kaitlynn Caterino Cedaredge Grand Champion Crochet Kaitlynn Caterino Reserve Grand Champion Crochet Kasha Culver

By Chelsy Reed This dress is made with duct tape. Chelsy cut 800 petals for the draped overskirt, which weighs 12 pounds. It can be removed, leaving the short blue skirt for dancing the night away at the prom.

ARTISTIC CLOTHING Decorate Your Duds Applied - Jr. 1st Saidee Antal Delta 2nd Naomi Ayer Crawford 3rd Liliahna Guy Paonia Decorate Your Duds Applied - Sr. 1st Mandi Chermak Hotchkiss Decorate Your Duds Stitched - Sr. 1st Carissa Sidor Delta Decorate Your Duds Comb., Int. 1st Julie Cassel Delta Decorate Your Duds Comb., Sr. 1st Stephanie Sidor Delta 2nd Megan Chermak Hotchkiss Create Your Own, Senior 1st Chelsy Reed Crawford 2nd Taylor Polson Crawford CLOTHING GRAND CHAMPIONS Grand Champion Clothing, Jr. Kristal Camacho Grand Champion Clothing, Int. Courtney Van Vleet Grand Champion Clothing, Sr. Chelsy Reed Res. Grand Champion Clothing, Sr. Mandi Chermak Grand Champion Dec. Duds, Jr. Saidee Antal Res. Grand Champ. Dec. Duds, Jr. Naomi Ayer Grand Champion Dec. Duds, Int. Julie Cassel Grand Champion Dec. Duds, Sr. Chelsy Reed Res. Grand Champion Dec. Duds, Sr. Stephanie Sidor 4-H FASHION REVUE Unit 1 - Beg. Clothing, Juniors 1st Lily Hawkins Austin Unit 1 - Beg. Clothing, Intermediate 1st Courtney Van Vleet Paonia Unit 2 - Beg. Clothing, Juniors 1st Samantha Cassel Delta Unit 3 - Beg. Clothing, Intermediate 1st Laura Arterburn Paonia Unit 4 - Beg. Clothing, Juniors 1st Kristal Camacho Hotchkiss Unit 4 - Beg. Clothing, Intermediate 1st Julie Cassel Delta Recycled Clothing, Seniors 1st Mandi Chermak Hotchkiss Unit 21 - Cotton/Blend, Senior 1st Chelsy Reed Crawford 2nd Raven Moreland Austin Unit 22 - Synthetics/Rayon, Senior

By Mandi Chermak Christmas tree skirts were transformed into this beautiful example of artistic clothing.

GENERAL 4-H EXHIBITS Animal Science Vet Science, Senior 1st Makalah Henderson Hotchkiss Vet Science Grand Champion Makalah Henderson Mechanical Science Unit 2 - Small Engines, Junior 2nd Kelvin Graham Delta Unit 1 - Woodworking, Junior 2nd Grant Freed Delta Unit 2 - Woodworking, Junior 2nd Andrew Osteen Delta Unit 2 - Woodworking, Intermediate RD Chase Moon Austin Unit 4 - Woodworking, Intermediate 1st Derrek Johnson Delta Unit 4 - Woodworking, Senior 1st Raven Moreland Austin Unit 2 - Rockets, Balsa Fins, Junior 1st Doyle Young Delta Unit 3 - Rockets, Balsa Fins, Int. 1st Logan Freed Delta 2nd Kaylee Dunham Delta Welding, Intermediate 1st Derrek Johnson Delta Grand Champion Woodworking Raven Moreland • Derrek Johnson Grand Champion Rockets Logan Freed • Doyle Young Reserve Grand Champion Rockets Kaylee Dunham Grand Champion Welding Derrek Johnson Natural Resources Unit 2 - Entomology, Junior RD Saidee Antal Delta Unit 3 - Entomology, Junior 1st Pascalina Earley Delta Archery, Intermediate RD Jordan Denison Hotchkiss Archery, Senior 2nd Jacob Black Cedaredge .22 Caliber, Junior 1st Cheyanne Germann Olathe Reel in the Fun, Intermediate 1st Parker Katzdorn Hotchkiss Unit 1 - Hiking Trails, Junior 1st Megan Weber Delta Grand Champion Entomology Pascalina Earley Grand Champion Shooting Sports Display Cheyanne Germann Grand Champion Outdoor Adventure Megan Weber Grand Champion Sportfishing Parker Katzdorn Community Development Unit 2 - Leadership, Intermediate 1st Lacy Davis Delta Grand Champion Junior Leadership Lacy Davis Leisure Ed/Cultural Arts Beginning Leather Carving, Junior 1st Kelvin Graham Delta Beginning Leather Carving, Int. 2nd Chase Moon Austin Beginning Leather Carving, Senior 1st Whitney Harris Delta Creative Stamping, Senior 2nd Hadassa Graham Delta Unfired Finishes, Senior 1st Whitney Harris Delta Single Layer Cake, Junior 1st Alyssa Bayles Delta 2nd Alexa Huff Delta 3rd Jeanene Williams Austin RD Melissa Webb Delta Single Layer Cake, Intermediate 1st Kaleigh Little Hotchkiss RD Brooke Richards Cory Unit 2 - Single Layer Cake, Int. 1st Abigail Vigil Delta Two-Layer Cake, Intermediate 1st Laura Arterburn Paonia 2nd Shelby Antal Delta Unit 5 - Cakes, Intermediate 1st Amy Baier Delta Unit 5 - Cakes, Senior 1st Emily Johnson Delta Unit 6 - Cake Decorating, Intermediate 1st Susanna Knob Delta Unit - Cake Decorating, Senior 1st Tia Clock Paonia Unit 8 - Cake Decorating, Junior 1st Kaitlyn Sharpe Delta 2nd Saidee Antal Delta Focus on Photography, Junior RD Tristan Campbell Cedaredge Focus on Photography, Intermediate 1st Morgan Miller Eckert 2nd Joyclie Webb Delta

3rd Bo Pipher Crawford 4th Tia Clock Paonia 4th Sabrina Greer Paonia 4th Isaac Vader Cedaredge 4th Tristan Campbell Cedaredge 5th Kaitlynn Caterino Cedaredge 5th Parker Katzdorn Hotchkiss 5th Raven Moreland Austin 5th Kaitlynn Caterino Cedaredge 6th Cheyanna Christian Paonia 6th Sabrina Greer Paonia 6th Carson Pipher Crawford 7th Ellison Black Cedaredge 7th Raven Moreland Austin Grand Champion Meat Chicken Tyrell Clock Reserve Grand Meat Chickens Brooke Richards

By Laura Lund 3rd Courtney Van Vleet Paonia Focus on Photography, Senior 1st Mackenzie Kartzdorn Hotchkiss 2nd Skylyn Webb Delta Mastering Photography, Senior 1st Raven Moreland Austin Best Photo Contest, Intermediate 1st Morgan Miller Eckert 2nd Joyclie Webb Delta 3rd Courtney VanVleet Paonia Best Photo Contest, Senior 1st Raven Moreland Austin 2nd Whitney Harris Delta 3rd Skylyn Webb Delta 4th Ciara Starr Delta 5th Mackenzie Katzdorn Hotchkiss Scrapbooking - 1 Page, Senior 1st Laura Lund Paonia Scrapbooking - 2 Page, Senior 1st Laura Lund Paonia Scrapbooking - Album, Junior 1st Samantha Cassel Delta Scrapbooking - Album, Intermediate 1st Lydia Stalcup Delta Scrapbooking - Album, Senior 1st Tiffany Clock Paonia 2nd Laura Lund Paonia Grand Champion Leathercraft Kelvin Graham • Whitney Harris Grand Champion Cake Decorating Amy Baier Alyssa Bayles • Emily Johnson Grand Champion Photography Mackenzie Katzdorn • Morgan Miller Reserve Champion Photography Joyclie Webb Reserve Champion Cake Decorating Alexa Huff • Abigail Vigil • Tia Clock Overall Grand Champion Ceramics Whitney Harris Grand Champion Scrapbooking Tiffany Clock Samantha Cassel • Lydia Stalcup Reserve Champion Scrapbooking Laura Lund Personal Development/Relationships Study of Another Country, Int. RD Jordan Denison Hotchkiss Plant Science Let’s Get Growing, Intermediate 1st Melanie Osteen Delta Grand Champion Garden Melanie Osteen Visual Arts Portfolio Pathways, Senior 1st Tia Clock Paonia Sketch Crossroads, Intermediate 1st George Arroyo Crawford Grand Champion Visual Arts

By Amy Baier George Arroyo • Tia Clock JUNIOR FOODS AND NUTRITION Food Core Projects Unit 1 Foods, Junior RD Tristan Campbell Cedaredge Food Specialty Projects Bread - Unit 11, Intermediate 1st Julie Cassel Delta Bread - Unit 12, Seniors 1st Sarah Stalcup Delta Edible Bread - Unit 14, Senior 1st Stephanie Sidor Delta Cultural Foods - Unit 30, Senior 1st Nikki Buhrdorf Austin Grand Champion Specialty Foods Julie Cassel • Stephanie Sidor Reserve Champion Specialty Foods Sarah Stalcup JUNIOR GARDEN 5 Tomatoes, Ripe 2nd Melanie Osteen Delta 3 Tomatoes, Green w/Stem 1st Melanie Osteen Delta 3 Cucumbers for Slicing

By Derrek Johnson

1st Melanie Osteen Delta 3 Sweet Peppers 1st Melanie Osteen Delta 3 Summer Squash, Green 1st Melanie Osteen Delta 3 Summer Squash, Yellow 1st Melanie Osteen Delta 5 Potatoes, One Variety/Plate 1st Melanie Osteen Delta Grand Champion Junior Garden Melanie Osteen DOG OBEDIENCE Obedience Sub Novice - A 1st Doyle Young Delta 2nd Jezreel Couch Delta 3rd Jaycie Duncan Hotchkiss 4th Shay Glaser Crawford Sub Novice - B Kaylee Dunham Delta 2nd Makalah Henderson Hotchkiss 3rd Jacob Stucker Hotchkiss Showmanship Junior Novice Showmanship, 8-13 1st Simon Varela Austin 2nd Jaycie Duncan Hotchkiss 3rd Jezreel Couch Delta 4th Shay Glaser Crawford Int. Open Showmanship, 11-13 1st Kaylee Dunham Delta 2nd Jacob Stucker Hotchkiss Senior Open Showmanship, 14-19 1st Makalah Henderson Hotchkiss 2nd Kayla Wilczek Grand Champion Canine Makalah Henderson Kaylee Dunham • Doyle Young JUNIOR POULTRY SHOW Junior Poultry Showmanship Senior Poultry Showmanship 1st Atlantis Campbell Cedaredge 2nd Tiffany Clock Paonia 3rd Carissa Sidor Delta 4th Stephanie Sidor Delta 5th Kaitlynn Caterino Cedaredge Intermediate Poultry Showmanship 1st Adam Sheldon Hotchkiss 2nd Chase Eslick Crawford 3rd Parker Katzdorn Hotchkiss 4th Isaac Vader Cedaredge 5th Brooke Hillman Hotchkiss 6th Brooke Richards Cory Junior Poultry Showmanship 1st Ellison Black Cedaredge 2nd Pascalina Earley Delta 3rd Matthew Pachl Hotchkiss 4th Trey Hunt Hotchkiss 5th Jothan Pyle Austin Junior Chicken/Large Fowl Classes American Hens 1st Pascalina Earley Delta 2nd Kaitlynn Caterino Cedaredge American Cockerel 1st Kaiya Firor Hotchkiss American Pullet 1st Trey Hunt Hotchkiss 2nd Adam Sheldon Hotchkiss 3rd Atlantis Campbell Cedaredge Asiatic Hen 1st Parker Katzdorn Hotchkiss Asiatic Cockerel 1st Parker Katzdorn Hotchkiss Asiatic Pullets 1st Atlantis Campbell Cedaredge English Hen 1st Parker Katzdorn Hotchkiss English Pullet 1st Adam Sheldon Hotchkiss Mediterranean Hen 1st Pascalina Earley Delta Mediterranean Pullet 1st Atlantis Campbell Cedaredge 2nd Kaiya Firor Hotchkiss 3rd Adam Sheldon Hotchkiss 4th Adam Sheldon Hotchkiss Mediterannean Young Trio 1st Kaiya Firor Hotchkiss Continental Hen 1st Parker Katzdorn Hotchkiss Continental Pullet 1st Atlantis Campbell Cedaredge Polish Pullet 1st Jothan Pyle Austin 2nd Kaiya Firor Hotchkiss Miscellaneous Cocks 1st Pascalina Earley Delta Miscellaneous Hen 1st Pascalina Earley Delta Miscellaneous Pullet 1st Trey Hunt Hotchkiss 2nd Adam Sheldon Hotchkiss Cross Hybrid Cockerel 1st Kaitlynn Caterino Cedaredge 2nd Brooke Richards Cory Cross Hybrid Pullet 1st Pascalina Earley Delta 2nd Kaitlynn Caterino Cedaredge 3rd Pascalina Earley Delta Cross Hybrid Young Trio 1st Kaitlynn Caterino Cedaredge 2nd Ellison Black Cedaredge Champion Male Large Breed Pascalina Earley Reserve Champion Male Large Breed Parker Katzdorn Champion Female Large Breed Trey Hunt Reserve Champion Female Large Breed Adam Sheldon JUNIOR FRYER PENS Fryer Pen of Three 1st Tiffany Clock Paonia 1st Tyrell Clock Paonia 1st Brooke Richards Cory 1st Brooke Richards Cory 1st Duncan Campbell Cedaredge 2nd Lucas Vader Cedaredge 2nd Tyrell Clock Paonia 2nd Chase Eslick Crawford 2nd Parker Katzdorn Hotchkiss 2nd Atlantis Campbell Cedaredge 3rd Tia Clock Paonia 3rd Chase Eslick Crawford 3rd Laura Lund Paonia 3rd Laura Lund Paonia

BANTAMS Clean Legged Hens 1st Matthew Pachl Hotchkiss Clean Legged Cockerel 1st Trey Hunt Hotchkiss Clean Legged Pullet 1st Trey Hunt Hotchkiss Cochin Hen 1st Matthew Pachl Hotchkiss Silkie Hens 1st Kaitlynn Caterino Cedaredge Any Other Feather Legged Cockerel 1st Kaiya Firor Hotchkiss Game Class Cockerel 1st Jothan Pyle Austin Game Class Pullet 1st Jothan Pyle Austin Champion Male Bantam Kaiya Firor Reserve Champion Male Bantam Jothan Pyle Champion Female Bantam Kaitlynn Caterino Reserve Champion Female Bantam Jothan Pyle Grand Champion Chicken Kaiya Firor Reserve Grand Chicken Kaitlynn Caterino TURKEYS Herdsman Award PU Tyrell Clock Paonia Meat Class 1st Carissa Sidor Delta 1st Tiffany Clock Paonia 1st Easton Hartigan Hotchkiss 2nd Morgan Hartigan Hotchkiss 2nd Tia Clock Paonia 2nd Easton Hartigan Hotchkiss 3rd Jeramiah Hillman Hotchkiss 3rd Carissa Sidor Delta 3rd Stephanie Sidor Delta 4th Brooke Hillman Hotchkiss 4th Tyrell Clock Paonia 4th Morgan Hartigan Hotchkiss 5th Tia Clock Paonia 5th Stephanie Sidor Delta 6th Tiffany Clock Paonia 6th Tyrell Clock Paonia Grand Champion Meat Turkey Carissa Sidor Reserve Champion Meat Turkey Morgan Hartigan WATERFOWL Old Female Ducks 1st Brandie Cook Crawford Young Female, Ducks 1st Brandie Cook Crawford Old Pair, Ducks 1st Carter Keegan Hotchkiss Young Pair Ducks 1st Carter Keegan Hotchkiss Champion Duck Carter Keegan Reserve Champion Duck Brandie Cook JUNIOR RABBIT SHOW Senior Rabbit Showmanship 1st Mycala Read Cedaredge 2nd Makalah Henderson Hotchkiss 3rd Megan Chermak Hotchkiss Intermediate Rabbit Showmanship 1st Evelyn Shenk Hotchkiss 2nd Abigail Vigil Delta 3rd Ben Kier Austin Junior Rabbit Showmanship 1st Pascalina Earley Delta 2nd Kendell Somers Delta 3rd Ellison Black Cedaredge 4th Irene Shenk Hotchkiss 5th Megan Weber Delta Rabbit Meat Pen, Pen of 3 1st Pascalina Earley Delta 2nd Pascalina Earley Delta Champion Rabbit Meat Class Award Pascalina Earley Res. Champion Rabbit Meat Class Pascalina Earley Rabbit Show Classes Mini Lop, Senior Doe 1st Mycala Read Cedaredge 2nd Makalah Henderson Hotchkiss 3rd Megan Chermak Hotchkiss 4th Abigail Vigil Delta Mini Lop, Junior Buck 1st Makalah Henderson Hotchkiss Mini Lop, Senior Buck 1st Kendell Somers Delta 2nd Mycala Read Cedaredge 3rd MeganChermak Hotchkiss Polish, Senior Buck 1st Ben Kier Austin Other Compact, Senior Buck 1st Ellison Black Cedaredge 2nd Mycala Read Cedaredge 3rd Evelyn Shenk Hotchkiss 4th Irene Shenk Hotchkiss 5th Megan Chermak Hotchkiss Best of Breed Mini Lop PU Makalah Henderson Hotchkiss Best of Breed Compact PU Megan Chermak Hotchkiss PU Ellison Black Cedaredge Best Opposite of Show PU Makalah Henderson Hotchkiss Best of Breed Other Lop Breeds PU Makalah Henderson Hotchkiss Rabbit Classes Other Lop Breeds, Int. Doe 1st Megan Weber Delta Other Commercial, Int. Buck 1st Makalah Henderson Hotchkiss

Pascalina Earley’s Prize-Winning Cock

FAIR RESULTS

Delta County Independent

Wednesday, August 15, 2012

B9

County fair results: Junior animals JUNIOR DAIRY CATTLE Senior Dairy Showmanship 1st Garrett Morgan Paonia Intermediate Dairy Showmanship 1st Wesley Morgan Paonia Junior Dairy Show Jersey Junior Heifer Calf 1st Wesley Morgan Paonia Jersey Junior Yearling Calf 1st Garrett Morgan Paonia Jersey Grand Champion Female Garrett Morgan Jersey Reserve Champion Female Wesley Morgan JUNIOR GOAT SHOW Goat Showmanship Showmanship - Senior 2nd Jennifer Badding Cedaredge 3rd Luke Anderson Delta 4th Samantha Heinze Cory 4th Tristyn Johnson Cedaredge 5th Taylor Jensen Delta 6th Sabrina Greer Paonia 7th Ulises Mendoza Hotchkiss Showmanship - Intermediate 1st Selbi Shenold Austin 2nd Kendra TenNapel Cedaredge 3rd Brandy Gresham Delta 4th Tre’ LaBossiere Eckert 5th Brooke Richards Cory 6th Trynity Jensen Delta 7th Shawn Badding Cedaredge Showmanship - Junior 1st Haylin McCulloch Delta 2nd Ellison Black Cedaredge 3rd Owen Craig Cedaredge 4th Kaitlyn Toothaker Austin 5th Kaitlyn Sharpe Delta 6th Alexa Huff Delta 7th Daniel Conry Delta Junior Goat Show Classes Dairy Type, Intermediate Kid 1st Ellison Black Cedaredge Dairy Type, Junior Yearling 1st Ulises Mendoza Hotchkiss Meat Type, Senior Kid 1st Grady Simpson Paonia 2nd Kendell Somers Delta Meat Type, Junior Yearling 1st Brooke Richards Cory 2nd Sabrina Greer Paonia Meat Types, Does 3 Years & Under 5 1st Kendra TenNapel Cedaredge Market Goat 1st Haylin McCulloch Delta 1st Kaitlyn Sharpe Delta 1st Alexa Huff Delta 1st Alyssa Bayles Delta 1st Samantha Heinze Cory 1st Owen Craig Cedaredge 2nd Grace Hall Delta 2nd Luke Anderson Delta 2nd Kendra TenNapel Cedaredge 2nd Jennifer Badding Cedaredge 2nd Alyssa Bayles Delta 2nd Genevieve Fisher Hotchkiss 3rd Tristyn Johnson Cedaredge 3rd Brandy Gresham Delta 3rd Shelby Calhoun Delta 3rd Kristen Conry Delta 3rd Selbi Shenold Austin 3rd Sophia Fisher Hotchkiss 4th Kaitlyn Sharpe Delta 4th Haylin McCulloch Delta 4th Taylor Jensen Delta 4th Erica Anderson Delta 4th Owen Craig Cedaredge 4th Logan Schuster Cory 5th Tre’ LaBossiere Eckert 5th Tristyn Johnson Cedaredge 5th Kendra TenNapel Cedaredge 5th Shawn Badding Cedaredge 5th Chase Meyers Cedaredge 5th Salem Shenold Austin 6th Trynity Jensen Delta 6th Shelby Calhoun Delta 6th Brooke Richards Cory 6th Heidi Osteen Delta 6th Melanie Osteen Delta 6th Owen Craig Cedaredge 7th Grady Simpson Paonia 7th Kaleigh Little Hotchkiss 7th Alexa Huff Delta 7th Daniel Conry Delta 7th Gratia Fisher Hotchkiss 8th Nicholas Sharp Delta 8th Grady Simpson Paonia 8th Grace Hall Delta 8th Kaleigh Little Hotchkiss 9th Brandy Gresham Delta 9th Gratia Fisher Hotchkiss Pair of Market Goats 1st Kendra TenNapel Cedaredge 2nd Tristyn Johnson Cedaredge 3rd Grady Simpson Paonia Pen of 3 Market Goats 1st New Pride of the Valley 2nd New Pride of the Valley 4th Git-R-Done 4-H Club Grand Champion Market Goat Alexa Huff Reserve Champion Market Goat Kaitlyn Sharpe Grand Champion Market Doe Grady Simpson Reserve Champion Market Doe Brooke Richards Grand Champion Bred & Fed Goat Jennifer Badding Res. Champion Bred & Fed Goat Samantha Heinze Grand Champion Dairy Goat Ellison Black Reserve Champion Dairy Goat Sabrina Greer JUNIOR SHEEP Showmanship Showmanship - Senior 1st Shane Anderson Delta 2nd Luke Anderson Delta 3rd Jayden Braslin Delta

4th Samantha Heinze Cory 5th Lacey Love Delta 6th Tristyn Johnson Cedaredge 7th Hailey Lofley Hotchkiss 8th Dillon Braslin Delta 9th Tiffany Clock Paonia 10th Ashlee Love Delta 11th Tia Clock Paonia 12th Stephanie Sidor Delta 13th Lucas Vader Cedaredge 14th Jasmine Beardslee Hotchkiss Showmanship - Intermediate 1st Colton Hall Hotchkiss 2nd Kambry Hall Hotchkiss 3rd Jessica Craig Cedaredge 4th Kali Kirkendall Delta 5th Emalee Brooks Cedaredge 6th Somer Cannon Delta 7th Colton Peebles Crawford 8th Heidi Osteen Delta 9th Isaac Vader Cedaredge 10th Elijah Etter Paonia 1th Wyatt Pearce Hotchkiss 12th Melanie Osteen Delta 13th Laura Arterburn Paonia 14th Shandon Walker Cedaredge Showmanship - Junior 1st Jessica Dexter Cedaredge 2nd Erica Anderson Delta 3rd Kaitlyn Sharpe Delta 4th Colbi Braslin Delta 5th Jace Peebles Crawford 6th Traycer Hall Hotchkiss Bottle Lamb Class, Age 5-8 1st Lane Arterburn Paonia 1st Jessica Black Cedaredge 1st Nathan Black Cedaredge 1st Michael Calhoun Delta 1st John Dexter Cedaredge Senior Sheep Showmanship Award Shane Anderson Int. Sheep Showmanship Award Colton Hall Junior Sheep Showmanship Award Jessica Dexter Market Lamb Market Lamb 1st Joli Derby Crawford 1st Jace Peebles Crawford 1st Colbi Braslin Delta 1st Kaitlyn Sharpe Delta 1st Makayla Kortz Delta 1st Shane Anderson Delta 1st Kambry Hall Hotchkiss 1st Jessica Craig Cedaredge 1st Jessica Dexter Cedaredge 2nd Lacey Love Delta 2nd John Lofley Hotchkiss 2nd Emalee Brooks Cedaredge 2nd Colton Peebles Crawford 2nd Kali Kirkendall Delta 2nd Tiffany Clock Paonia 2nd Chelsy Reed Crawford 2nd Samantha Heinze Cory 2nd Colton Hall Hotchkiss 3rd Somer Cannon Delta 3rd Colbi Braslin Delta 3rd Jayden Braslin Delta 3rd Wyatt Pearce Hotchkiss 3rd Kaitlyn Sharpe Delta 3rd Makayla Kortz Delta 3rd Erica Anderson Delta 3rd Samantha Heinze Cory 4th Jayden Braslin Delta 4th Jayden Braslin Delta 4th Tayler Huntley Delta 4th Shane Anderson Delta 4th Melanie Osteen Delta 4th Melanie Osteen Delta 4th MaKayla Kehmeier Cedaredge 4th Tiffany Clock Paonia 5th Shandon Walker Cedaredge 5th Blaine Peebles Crawford 5th Blaine Peebles Crawford 5th Tristyn Johnson Cedaredge 5th Dillon Braslin Delta 5th Shelby Calhoun Delta 5th Zebadiah Etter Paonia 5th Jessica Dexter Cedaredge 6th Shyler Walker Cedaredge 6th Hailey Lofley Hotchkiss 6th Hailey Lofley Hotchkiss 6th Colbi Braslin Delta 6th Luke Anderson Delta 6th Jessica Craig Cedaredge 6th Tia Clock Paonia 7th Ashlee Love Delta 7th John Lofley Hotchkiss 7th Tristyn Johnson Cedaredge 7th Gillian Knott Crawford 7th Lucas Vader Cedaredge 7th Lucas Vader Cedaredge 7th Traycer Hall Hotchkiss 8th Joslynn Kendall Hotchkiss 8th Emalee Brooks Cedaredge 8th Colton Peebles Crawford 8th Isaac Vader Cedaredge 8th Stephanie Sidor Delta 9th Joslynn Kendall Hotchkiss 9th Jace Peebles Crawford 9th Heidi Osteen Delta 9th Elijah Etter Paonia 9th Laura Arterburn Paonia 10th Somer Cannon Delta 10th Stephanie Sidor Delta Pair of Market Lambs 1st Shane Anderson Delta 2nd Jayden Braslin Delta 3rd Samantha Heinze Cory 4th Jessica Dexter Cedaredge 5th Tristyn Johnson Cedaredge 6th Makayla Kortz Delta 7th Somer Cannon Delta 8th Melanie Osteen Delta Pen of Three Market Lambs 1st Valley View Showmen 4-H Club 2nd Saddle Mountain 4-H Club Grand Champion Market Lamb Shane Anderson Reserve Champion Market Lamb Colton Hall Grand Champion Bred and Fed

Photo by Randy Sunderland

This young cowgirl reins in her pony while warming up prior to Saturday night’s ranch rodeo.

Colbi Braslin Reserve Champion Bred and Fed Jayden Braslin JUNIOR SWINE Swine Showmanship Showmanship - Senior 1st Ross LeValley Hotchkiss 2nd Jessica Altman Hotchkiss 3rd Carson Pipher Crawford 4th Natalie Anderson Hotchkiss 5th Lacey Love Delta 6th Ashlee Love Delta Showmanship - Intermediate 1st Dalton Raley Hotchkiss 2nd Kayla Gash Cedaredge 3rd Morgan Miller Eckert 4th Jessica Craig Cedaredge 5th Kali Kirkendall Delta 6th Blake Gash Cedaredge 7th Megan Toothaker Eckert 8th Sarah Parker Delta Showmanship - Junior 1st Colby Wilson Hotchkiss 2nd Cassidy Shea Delta 3rd Tawny Roberts Hotchkiss 4th Owen Craig Cedaredge 5th Paige Roberts Paonia Senior Swine Showmanship Award Ross LeValley Int. Swine Showmanship Award Dalton Raley Junior Swine Showmanship Award Colby Wilson Junior Market Swine Classes Market Swine 1st Darcy Parker Delta 1st Paige Roberts Paonia 1st Kaleb Carr Crawford 1st Natalie Anderson Hotchkiss 1st Christie Anderson Hotchkiss 1st Colby Wilson Hotchkiss 1st Cheyanne Germann Olathe 1st Cassidy Shea Delta 1st Dalton Raley Hotchkiss 1st Tre’ LaBossiere Eckert 1st Ross LeValley Hotchkiss 1st Kali Kirkendall Delta 1st Colby Wilson Hotchkiss 2nd Sarah Parker Delta 2nd Cassidy Parker Delta 2nd Corissa Beattie Paonia 2nd Taylor Roberts Paonia 2nd Christie Anderson Hotchkiss 2nd Darrin Young Hotchkiss 2nd Jessica Craig Cedaredge 2nd Owen Craig Cedaredge 2nd Anthony Miller Delta 2nd Dalton Raley Hotchkiss 2nd Megan Toothaker Eckert 2nd Mycala Read Cedaredge 2nd Quinn Husted Hotchkiss 3rd Cassidy Parker Delta 3rd Lauryn Kiefer Hotchkiss 3rd Jennifer Celis Hotchkiss 3rd Jessica Altman Hotchkiss 3rd Bo Pipher Crawford 3rd Anthony Miller Delta 3rd Cassidy Shea Delta 3rd Blake Gash Cedaredge 3rd Tre’ LeBossiere Eckert 3rd Saydee Culver Delta 3rd Susanna Knob Delta 3rd Ross LeValley Hotchkiss 3rd James LeValley Hotchkiss 4th Paige Roberts Paonia 4th Trenton Carr Crawford 4th Carson Pipher Crawford 4th Salem Shenold Austin 4th MaKayla Kehmeier Cedaredge 4th Jessica Craig Cedaredge 4th Colby Rupp Cedaredge 4th Grady Simpson Paonia 4th Grady Simpson Paonia 4th Tyler Simpson Paonia 4th Adam Sheldon Hotchkiss 4th Tyrell Clock Paonia 4th Rebecca Pachl Hotchkiss 5th Darcy Parker Delta 5th Tawny Roberts Hotchkiss 5th Tawny Roberts Hotchkiss 5th Natalie Anderson Hotchkiss 5th Mariah Young Hotchkiss 5th Jessica Altman Hotchkiss 5th Carson Pipher Crawford 5th Daniel Etter Austin 5th Ashlee Love Delta 5th Shay Glaser Crawford 5th Keaton Glaser Crawford 5th Sharon Knob Delta 5th Jayden Braslin Delta 6th Sarah Parker Delta 6th Jesse Miller Eckert 6th Selbi Shenold Austin 6th Kayla Gash Cedaredge 6th Morgan Miller Eckert 6th Lacey Love Delta 6th Kristen Alward Cedaredge 6th Dillon Braslin Delta 6th Colbi Braslin Delta 6th Ryan Pachl Hotchkiss 6th Alex Abila Delta 6th Corissa Beattie Paonia 7th Alex Abila Delta 7th Clayton Abila Delta 7th Trevor Whiteside Delta 7th Jennifer Celis Hotchkiss 7th Austin Germann Olathe 7th Brayden Blair Cedaredge 7th Chase Meyers Cedaredge 7th Brooke Toothaker Cedaredge 7th Matthew Pachl Hotchkiss 7th Colbi Braslin Delta 7th Jayden Braslin Delta 7th Quinn Husted Hotchkiss 8th Pepper Edenbo Delta 8th Trevor Whiteside Delta 8th Mackenzie Katzdorn Hotchkiss 8th Morgan Miller Eckert 8th Colton Ensley Cedaredge 8th Kristen Alward Cedaredge 8th Saydee Culver Delta 8th Isaac Blair Cedaredge 8th Tia Clock Paonia 8th Trenton Carr Crawford 8th Olivia Carney Hotchkiss 9th Sebastian Williams Delta 9th Taylor Roberts Paonia 9th Mackenzie Katzdorn Hotchkiss 9th Bo Pipher Crawford 9th Heidi Osteen Delta 9th Andrew Osteen Delta 9th Owen Craig Cedaredge 9th Jesse Miller Eckert 9th Nevaeh Wilkerson Austin 9th Tyler Simpson Paonia 10th Mycala Read Cedaredge 10th Nicholas Sharp Delta 10th Ryker Holder Delta 10th Amy Baier Delta 10th Tiffany Clock Paonia 10th Kaleb Carr Crawford 10th Heidi Osteen Delta 11th Kali Kirkendall Delta 12th Andrew Osteen Delta 13th Olivia Carney Hotchkiss Pen of Three Market Swine 1st Mount Lamborn 4-H Club 2nd Git-R-Done 4-H Club 2nd Git-R-Done 4-H Club 3rd Surface Creek Wranglers Grand Champion Market Hog Ross LeValley

Photo by Randy Sunderland

Ralph Sheldon, surrounded by his kids, was honored at the Delta County Junior Livestock Sale for being the founder of the very successful Delta County Bred and Fed program to encourage local livestock producers to improve the quality of their animals. The program involves entries in beef, lamb swine. Both grand and reserve champions in beef were Delta County Bred and Fed. Reserve Champion Market Hog Colby Wilson Delta County Bred & Fed Champ Dalton Raley Delta County Bred & Fed Reserve Paige Roberts Swine Breeding Any Other Gilt, Under 6 Months 1st Dalton Raley Hotchkiss 2nd Dalton Raley Hotchkiss 3rd Adam Sheldon Hotchkiss Any Other Litter, 3 Pigs 1st Dalton Raley Hotchkiss Grand Champion Breeding Dalton Raley JUNIOR BEEF Beef Showmanship Contest Senior Beef Showmanship 1st Kasey Miles Hotchkiss 2nd Abbygail Campbell Hotchkiss 3rd Jennifer Badding Cedaredge 4th Cerra Carsten Hotchkiss 5th Kelsie Hartman Delta Intermediate Beef Showmanship 1st Jaden Miller Delta 2nd Olivia Carney Hotchkiss 3rd Jessica Craig Cedaredge 4th Dalton Raley Hotchkiss 5th Lacy Davis Delta 6th Clayton Campbell Hotchkiss Junior Beef Showmanship 1st Jessica Dexter Cedaredge 2nd Haylin McCulloch Delta 3rd Erica Anderson Delta 4th Shay Glaser Crawford 5th Tawny Roberts Hotchkiss 6th Blaine Peebles Crawford Bucket Calf Class, Ages 6-8 1st Ryetta Davis Delta 1st Rylee Kelleher Delta 1st Miranda Shea Delta 1st Courtney Edenbo Delta Junior Market Steer Show Market Beef 1st Jaden Miller Delta 1st Cassidy Shea Delta 1st Cassidy Shea Delta 1st Kasey Miles Hotchkiss 1st Brendon Starr Delta 1st Tristyn Johnson Cedaredge 1st Kelsie Hartman Delta 1st Grace Ayer Crawford 2nd Clayton Campbell Hotchkiss 2nd Rieley McCulloch Delta 2nd Taylor Carsten Hotchkiss 2nd Erica Anderson Delta 2nd Shane Anderson Delta 2nd Mariah Broome Delta 2nd Adam Sheldon Hotchkiss 2nd Cerra Carsten Hotchkiss 3rd Shawn Badding Cedaredge 3rd Shay Glaser Crawford 3rd Hadassa Graham Delta 3rd Jesse Gillenwater Paonia 3rd Ciara Starr Delta 3rd Dalton Raley Hotchkiss 3rd Colton Peebles Crawford 4th Trey Hunt Hotchkiss 4th Braiden Clement Paonia 4th Haylin McCulloch Delta 4th Luke Anderson Delta 4th Blaine Peebles Crawford 4th Jessica Craig Cedaredge 4th Makayla Kortz Delta 5th Keaton Glaser Crawford 5th Lacy Davis Delta 5th Abbygail Campbell Hotchkiss 5th Savannah Rocha Crawford

5th Tawny Roberts Hotchkiss 5th James LeValley Hotchkiss 5th Jessica Craig Cedaredge 6th Jennifer Badding Cedaredge 6th Malykai Klaseen Crawford 6th Hadassa Graham Delta 6th Jace Peebles Crawford 6th Kenley Derby Crawford 7th Malykai Klaseen Crawford 7th Keely Porter Delta Pen of Three Market Beef 1st Valley View Showmen 4-H Club 2nd Mt. Lamborn 4-H Club 3rd Mt. Lamborn 4-H Club Junior Beef Breeding Show Classes Junior Heifer Calves 1st Grady Simpson Paonia Senior Heifer Calves 1st Blaine Peebles Crawford Yearling Heifers 1st Jessica Dexter Cedaredge 2nd Adam Sheldon Hotchkiss 3rd Jared Chappell Cedaredge 4th Carter Neff Crawford 5th Trenton Carr Crawford 6th Olivia Carney Hotchkiss 7th Cody Gallob Crawford 8th Lacy Davis Delta Producing Cow, Calf by Side 1st Grady Simpson Paonia Junior Bull Calves 1st Grady Simpson Paonia Champion Cow/Calf Pair Grady Simpson Overall Superior Heifer Award Jessica Dexter Reserve Superior Heifer Award Grady Simpson Grand Champion Female Jessica Dexter PREMIER EXHIBITORS Grand Champion Horse Selbi Shenold Reserve Grand Champion Horse Erica Anderson Grand Champion Sheep Colton Hall Reserve Grand Champion Sheep Shane Anderson Grand Champion Swine Dalton Raley Reserve Grand Champion Swine Cassidy Shea Grand Champion Beef Kasey Miles Reserve Grand Champion Beef Cassidy Shea Round Robin Showmanship Senior Showmanship 1st Shane Anderson Delta 2nd Tristyn Johnson Cedaredge 3rd Kasey Miles Hotchkiss 4th Arla Nelson Delta 5th Ross LeValley Hotchkiss 6th Garrett Morgan Paonia Intermediate Showmanship 1st Kendra TenNapel Cedaredge 2nd Selbi Shenold Austin 3rd Jaden Miller Delta 4th Dalton Raley Hotchkiss 5th Colton Hall Hotchkiss Junior Showmanship 1st Melissa Webb Delta 2nd Haylin McCulloch Delta 3rd Jessica Dexter Cedaredge 4th Colby Wilson Hotchkiss 5th Colbi Braslin Delta

Photo by Randy Sunderland

Samantha Heinze enters the arena Saturday night before being crowned the new Delta County Fair and Rodeo queen.

B10 Wednesday, August 15, 2012

FAIR RESULTS

Delta County Independent

County fair results: Shooting sports .22 Rifle Hunt/Sit, Senior 1st Mycala Read Cedaredge 1st Christa Baier Delta 2nd Ben Gruber Hotchkiss 2nd Emily Johnson Delta 3rd Lucas Baier Delta 4th Makalah Henderson Hotchkiss 5th Ciara Starr Delta ..22 Rifle Sporter/Prone, Intermediate 1st Derrek Johnson Delta 2nd Amy Baier Delta 3rd Austin Germann Olathe .22 Rifle Sporter/Kneel, Intermediate 1st Derrek Johnson Delta 2nd Amy Baier Delta 3rd Austin Germann Olathe .22 Rifle Sporter/Stand, Intermediate 1st Derrek Johnson Delta 2nd Amy Baier Delta 3rd Austin Germann Olathe .22 Rifle Sporter/Sit, Intermediate 1st Derrek Johnson Delta 2nd Amy Baier Delta 3rd Austin Germann Olathe .22 Rifle Sporter/Prone, Senior 1st Christa Baier Delta 2nd Lucas Baier Delta 3rd Ben Gruber Hotchkiss 4th Kelsie Hartman Delta .22 Rifle Sporter/Kneel, Senior 1st Lucas Baier Delta 2nd Christa Baier Delta 3rd Kelsie Hartman Delta 4th Ben Gruber Hotchkiss .22 Rifle Sporter/Stand, Senior 1st Christa Baier Delta 2nd Ben Gruber Hotchkiss 3rd Kelsie Hartman Delta 4th Lucas Baier Delta .22 Rifle Sporter/Sit, Senior 1st Christa Baier Delta 2nd Lucas Baier Delta 3rd Kelsie Hartman Delta 4th Ben Gruber Hotchkiss Muzzleloading Paper, Intermediate 1st Jackson Little Hotchkiss Muzzleloading Paper, Senior 1st Christa Baier Delta 2nd Mycala Read Cedaredge 3rd Lucas Baier Delta 4th Evan Welt Hotchkiss 5th Andrew Ness Austin Muzzleloading Gong, Intermediate 1st Jackson Little Hotchkiss Muzzleloading Gong, Senior 1st Christa Baier Delta 2nd Lucas Baier Delta 3rd Mycala Read Cedaredge 4th Evan Welt Hotchkiss 5th Andrew Ness Austin Archery Compound, 10 Yard Junior 1st Bolton Couch Delta 1st Owen Craig Cedaredge 2nd Grant Freed Delta 3rd Jaycie Duncan Hotchkiss 4th Jezreel Couch Delta Archery Compound, 10 Yard Int. 1st Wesley Morgan Paonia 1st Kaiya Firor Hotchkiss 2nd Brandon Ness Austin 2nd Jordan Denison Hotchkiss 3rd Raven Moreland Austin 4th Austin Germann Olathe 5th Morgan Miller Eckert Archery Compound, 10 Yard Senior 1st Jacob Black Cedaredge 1st Andrew Ness Austin 2nd Tell Gore Crawford 2nd Arial Duncan Hotchkiss 3rd Mycala Read Cedaredge Archery Compound, 20 Yard Junior 1st Jaycie Duncan Hotchkiss 1st Owen Craig Cedaredge 2nd Jezreel Couch Delta 3rd Grant Freed Delta 4th Jesse Miller Eckert Archery Compound, 20 Yard Int. 1st Wesley Morgan Paonia 1st Morgan Miller Eckert 2nd Sarah Tullis Cedaredge 2nd Jordan Denison Hotchkiss 3rd Kaiya Firor Hotchkiss 4th Brandon Ness Austin 5th Austin Germann Olathe Archery Compound, 20 Yard Senior 1st Jacob Black Cedaredge 1st Mycala Read Cedaredge 2nd Tell Gore Crawford 2nd Arial Duncan Hotchkiss 3rd Andrew Ness Austin Archery Compound, 30 Yard Junior 1st Owen Craig Cedaredge 1st Jesse Miller Eckert 2nd Jezreel Couch Delta 3rd Grant Freed Delta 4th Jaycie Duncan Hotchkiss Archery Compound, 30 Yard Int. 1st Wesley Morgan Paonia 1st Kaiya Firor Hotchkiss 2nd Jordan Denison Hotchkiss 2nd Austin Germann Olathe 3rd Morgan Miller Eckert 4th Brandon Ness Austin 5th Sarah Tullis Cedaredge Archery Compound, 30 Yard Senior 1st Jacob Black Cedaredge 1st Mycala Read Cedaredge 2nd Tell Gore Crawford 2nd Arial Duncan Hotchkiss 3rd Andrew Ness Austin Archery Compound, 40 Yard Junior 1st Jaycie Duncan Hotchkiss Photo by Hank Lohmeyer 1st Owen Craig Cedaredge The results are in for one round of Delta County Fair 4-H shooting sports com- 2nd Jesse Miller Eckert petition in archery at the shooting sports facility on July 28. Young archers get 4th Damon Hudson Delta Grant Freed Delta the opportunity to assess their performances and discuss results with adult 5th Archery Compound, 40 Yard Int. scorers who supervise and instruct the 4-H’ers.

.22 CALIBER RIFLE 50-Foot Hunt, Junior Individual 1st Bolton Couch Delta 2nd Jesse Miller Eckert 3rd Cameron Hudson Delta 4th Spencer Coble Crawford 5th Malyakai Klaseen Crawford 50-Foot Hunt, Intermediate Individual 1st Amy Baier Delta 2nd Brendon Starr Delta 3rd Logan Freed Delta 4th Austin Germann Olathe 50-Foot Hunt, Senior Individual 1st Christa Baier Delta 2nd Lucas Baier Delta 3rd Ben Gruber Hotchkiss 4th Ciara Starr Delta 5th Mycala Read Cedaredge 50-Foot Sporter, Intermediate Individual 1st Derrek Johnson Delta 2nd Amy Baier Delta 3rd Austin Germann Olathe 50-Foot Sporter, Senior Individual 1st Christa Baier Delta 2nd Lucas Baier Delta 3rd Ben Gruber Hotchkiss 4th Kelsie Hartman Delta Scope Class, Intermediate Individual 1st Cassidy Parker Delta 2nd Brandon Ness Austin 3rd Sarah Parker Delta 4th Derrek Johnson Delta 5th Adam Sheldon Hotchkiss Scope Class, Senior Individual 1st Mycala Read Cedaredge 2nd Emily Johnson Delta AIR RIFLE Air Rifle, Utility, Intermediate Individual 1st Duncan Campbell Cedaredge 10M 4 Pos Sporter, Senior Individual 1st Emily Johnson Delta 2nd Andrew Ness Austin AIR PISTOL Air Pistol, 10M, Intermediate 1st Duncan Campbell Cedaredge 2nd Brandon Ness Austin 3rd Derrek Johnson Delta Air Pistol, 10M, Senior 1st Mycala Read Cedaredge 2nd Andrew Ness Austin SHOTGUN Junior Individual 1st Zach Weber Delta 2nd Grant Freed Delta Intermediate Individual 1st Keaton Glaser Crawford 2nd Derrek Johnson Delta 3rd Darrin Young Hotchkiss 4th Wesley Morgan Paonia 5th Morgan Miller Eckert Senior Individual 1st Colton Ensley Cedaredge 2nd Evan Welt Hotchkiss 3rd Tell Gore Crawford 4th Andrew Ness Austin MUZZLE LOADING Intermediate Individual 1st Jackson Little Hotchkiss Senior Individual 1st Christa Baier Delta 2nd Mycala Read Cedaredge 3rd Lucas Baier Delta 4th Evan Welt Hotchkiss 5th Andrew Ness Austin ARCHERY Compound Unlimited, Junior Individual 1st Owen Craig Cedaredge Compound Unlimited, Intermediate Individual 1st Jordan Denison Hotchkiss 2nd Wesley Morgan Paonia Compound Unlimited, Senior Individual 1st Jacob Black Cedaredge 2nd Tell Gore Crawford Compound Limited, Junior Individual 1st Owen Craig Cedaredge 2nd Jezreel Couch Delta 3rd Grant Freed Delta 4th Jesse Miller Eckert Compound Limited, Intermediate Individual 1st Kaiya Firor Hotchkiss 2nd Morgan Miller Eckert 3rd Brandon Ness Austin 4th Sarah Tullis Cedaredge 5th Austin Germann Olathe Compound Limited, Senior Individual 1st Mycala Read Cedaredge 2nd Arial Duncan Hotchkiss 3rd Andrew Ness Austin Recurve Traditional, Junior Individual

1st Abigail Eslick Crawford 2nd Blake Tullis Cedaredge Recurve Traditional, Intermediate Individual 1st Chase Eslick Crawford Recurve Traditional, Senior Individual 1st Evan Welt Hotchkiss .22 CALIBER PISTOL Intermediate Individual 1st Duncan Campbell Cedaredge 2nd Brandon Ness Austin Senior Individual 1st Andrew Ness Austin SHOOTING SPORTS AWARDS .22 Rifle Hunt/Prone, Junior 1st Spencer Coble Crawford 1st Jesse Miller Eckert 2nd Bolton Couch Delta 3rd Cameron Hudson Delta 4th Andrew Harris Delta 5th Trever Wingfield Hotchkiss .22 Rifle Hunt/Prone, Intermediate 1st Brandon Ness Austin 1st Amy Baier Delta 2nd Brendon Starr Delta 2nd Cassidy Parker Delta 3rd Austin Germann Olathe 4th Logan Freed Delta 4th Derrek Johnson Delta 5th Adam Sheldon Hotchkiss .22 Rifle Hunt/Prone, Senior 1st Mycala Read Cedaredge 1st Christa Baier Delta 2nd Lucas Baier Delta 2nd Emily Johnson Delta 3rd Ben Gruber Hotchkiss 4th Mycala Read Cedaredge 5th Ciara Starr Delta .22 Rifle Hunt/Kneel, Junior 1st Jesse Miller Eckert 2nd Bolton Couch Delta 3rd Darcy Parker Delta 4th Spencer Coble Crawford 5th Zach Weber Delta .22 Rifle Hunt/Kneel, Intermediate 1st Amy Baier Delta 1st Cassidy Parker Delta 2nd Duncan Campbell Cedaredge 2nd Austin Germann Olathe 3rd Brendon Starr Delta 3rd Sarah Parker Delta 4th Logan Freed Delta 4th Adam Sheldon Hotchkiss 5th Derrek Johnson Delta .22 Rifle Hunt/Kneel, Senior 1st Mycala Read Cedaredge 1st Christa Baier Delta 2nd Lucas Baier Delta 2nd Emily Johnson Delta 3rd Ben Gruber Hotchkiss 4th Ciara Starr Delta 5th Makalah Henderson Hotchkiss .22 Rifle Hunt/Stand, Junior 1st Cameron Hudson Delta 2nd Trever Wingfield Hotchkiss 3rd Malykai Klaseen Crawford 4th Grace Hall Delta 4th Jesse Miller Eckert .22 Rifle Hunt/Stand, Intermediate 1st Brendon Starr Delta 1st Cassidy Parker Delta 1st Derrek Johnson Delta 2nd Amy Baier Delta 2nd Sarah Parker Delta 3rd Brandon Ness Austin 3rd Logan Freed Delta 4th Duncan Campbell Cedaredge 5th Adam Sheldon Hotchkiss .22 Rifle Hunt/Stand, Senior 1st Mycala Read Cedaredge 1st Lucas Baier Delta 2nd Christa Baier Delta 2nd Emily Johnson Delta 3rd Ben Gruber Hotchkiss 4th Ciara Starr Delta 5th Mycala Read Cedaredge .22 Rifle Hunt/Sit, Junior 1st Bolton Couch Delta 2nd Jesse Miller Eckert 3rd Malykai Klaseen Crawford 4th Cameron Hudson Delta .22 Rifle Hunt/Sit, Intermediate 1st Amy Baier Delta 1st Cassidy Parker Delta 2nd Brandon Ness Austin 2nd Brendon Starr Delta 3rd Logan Freed Delta 3rd Sarah Parker Delta 4th Derrek Johnson Delta 4th Austin Germann Olathe 5th Adam Sheldon Hotchkiss

Photo by Hank Lohmeyer

The Delta County 4-H Shooting Sports facility on Trap Club Road provides the ideal location for young sportsmen to learn the elements of firearm safety while developing skills and self confidence in supervised competition.

1st Wesley Morgan Paonia 1st Kaiya Firor Hotchkiss 2nd Sarah Tullis Cedaredge 2nd Jordan Denison Hotchkiss 3rd Morgan Miller Eckert 4th Brandon Ness Austin 5th Austin Germann Olathe Archery Compound, 40 Yard Senior 1st Jacob Black Cedaredge 1st Arial Duncan Hotchkiss 2nd Andrew Ness Austin 2nd Tell Gore Crawford 3rd Mycala Read Cedaredge Archery Recurve/Longbow, 10 Yard Junior 1st Blake Tullis Cedaredge 2nd Abigail Eslick Crawford Archery Recurve/Longbow, 10 Yard Int. 1st Chase Eslick Crawford Archery Recurve/Longbow, 10 Yard Senior 1st Evan Welt Hotchkiss Archery Recurve/Longbow, 20 Yard Junior 1st Abigail Eslick Crawford 2nd Blake Tullis Cedaredge Archery Recurve/Longbow, 20 Yard Int. 1st Chase Eslick Crawford Archery Recurve/Longbow, 20 Yard Senior 1st Evan Welt Hotchkiss Archery Recurve/Longbow, 30 Yard Junior 1st Abigail Eslick Crawford 2nd Blake Tullis Cedaredge Archery Recurve/Longbow, 30 Yard Int. 1st Chase Eslick Crawford Archery Recurve/Longbow, 30 Yard Senior 1st Evan Welt Hotchkiss Archery Recurve/Longbow, 40 Yard Int. 1st Chase Eslick Crawford Archery Recurve/Longbow, 40 Yard Senior 1st Evan Welt Hotchkiss Air Rifle Utility/Prone, Intermediate 1st Duncan Campbell Cedaredge Air Rifle Utility/Stand, Intermediate 1st Duncan Campbell Cedaredge Air Rifle Utility/Kneel, Intermediate 1st Duncan Campbell Cedaredge Air Rifle Utility/Sit, Intermediate 1st Duncan Campbell Cedaredge Air Rifle Utility/Prone, Senior 1st Emily Johnson Delta 2nd Andrew Ness Austin Air Rifle Utility/Stand, Senior 1st Emily Johnson Delta 2nd Andrew Ness Austin Air Rifle Utility/Kneel, Senior 1st Emily Johnson Delta 2nd Andrew Ness Austin Air Rifle Utility/Sit, Senior 1st Emily Johnson Delta 2nd Andrew Ness Austin Air Pistol/1 Hand, Senior 1st Mycala Read Cedaredge 2nd Andrew Ness Austin Air Pistol/2 Hand, Senior 1st Mycala Read Cedaredge 2nd Andrew Ness Austin Air Pistol/1 Hand, Intermediate 1st Brandon Ness Austin 2nd Duncan Campbell Cedaredge 3rd Derrek Johnson Delta Air Pistol/2 Hand, Intermediate 1st Duncan Campbell Cedaredge 2nd Brandon Ness Austin 3rd Derrek Johnson Delta .22 Pistol, Slow Fire, Intermediate 1st Duncan Campbell Cedaredge 2nd Brandon Ness Austin .22 Pistol, Timed Fire, Intermediate 1st Duncan Campbell Cedaredge 2nd Brandon Ness Austin .22 Pistol, Rapid Fire, Intermediate 1st Duncan Campbell Cedaredge 2nd Brandon Ness Austin .22 Pistol, Slow Fire, Senior 1st Andrew Ness Austin .22 Pistol, Timed Fire, Senior 1st Andrew Ness Austin .22 Pistol, Rapid Fire, Senior 1st Andrew Ness Austin

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Wednesday, August 15, 2012

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County fair results: 4-H Horse Show 3rd Selbi Shenold Flag Race, Junior 1st Kaitlyn Sharpe Pole Bending, Senior 1st Jayden Braslin 2nd Abigail Conley 3rd Arla Nelson 4th Samantha Heinze 5th Paige Bowling Pole Bending, Intermediate 1st Tess Gore 2nd Selbi Shenold Pole Bending, Junior 1st Kaitlyn Sharpe Goat Tying, Senior 1st Jayden Braslin 2nd Arla Nelson Goat Tying, Intermediate 1st Selbi Shenold 2nd Tess Gore Ranch Showmanship, Senior 1st Arla Nelson 2nd Samantha Heinze 3rd Jayden Braslin 4th Paige Bowling Ranch Showmanship, Int. 1st Tess Gore Ranch Horsemanship, Junior 1st Kaitlyn Sharpe Ranch Horsemanship, Novice 1st Brandy Gresham 2nd Erica Anderson 3rd Cheyanne Germann 4th Somer Cannon 5th Kaitlynn Caterino Ranch Horse Trail, Senior 1st Samantha Heinze 2nd Jayden Braslin 3rd Arla Nelson 4th Paige Bowling 5th Atlantis Campbell Ranch Horse Trail, Int. 1st Selbi Shenold 2nd Kendra TenNapel 3rd Tess Gore Ranch Horse Trail, Junior 1st Kaitlyn Sharpe Ranch Horse Trail, Novice 1st Erica Anderson 2nd Cheyanne Germann 3rd Kaitlynn Caterino 4th Somer Cannon Photo by Kathy Browning 5th Brandy Gresham Abigail Conley and Shadow, a 16-year-old thor- Ranch Cattle Sorting, Senior Jayden Braslin oughbred, competed in the Senior Division of the 1st 2nd Samantha Heinze 4-H/FFA Horse Show.

3rd Arla Nelson 4th Paige Bowling Ranch Cattle Sorting, Int. 1st Tess Gore Ranch Cattle Sorting, Junior 1st Kaitlyn Sharpe Individual Cow Work, Senior 1st Jayden Braslin 2nd Samantha Heinze 3rd Arla Nelson 4th Paige Bowling Individual Cow Work, Int. 1st Tess Gore Individual Cow Work, Junior 1st Kaitlyn Sharpe Written Evaluation, Senior 1st Paige Bowling 1st Kaitlynn Caterino 2nd Arla Nelson 3rd Abigail Conley 4th Atlantis Campbell 5th Jayden Braslin 6th Samantha Heinze Written Evaluation, Int. 1st Selbi Shenold 2nd Kendra TenNapel 2nd Brandy Gresham 3rd Tess Gore 3rd Somer Cannon Written Evaluation, Junior 1st Melissa Webb 2nd Kaitlyn Sharpe 4th Erica Anderson 5th Cheyanne Germann Photo by Kathy Browning 6th Gianna Jensen Atlantis Campbell and Tango won sixth place in Mares, 5 Years Old & Younger Senior Showmanship. The 4-H/FFA Horse Show 1st Jayden Braslin 2nd Selbi Shenold was held on Aug. 6.

3rd Samantha Heinze English Equitation, Senior 1st Paige Bowling 2nd Samantha Heinze 3rd Arla Nelson 4th Jayden Braslin English Equitation, Int. 1st Selbi Shenold 2nd Kendra TenNapel 3rd Tess Gore English Riding Control, Novice 1st Erica Anderson English Riding Control, Senior 1st Paige Bowling 2nd Jayden Braslin 3rd Arla Nelson 4th Samantha Heinze English Riding Control, Intermediate 1st Selbi Shenold 2nd Kendra TenNapel 3rd Tess Gore English Riding Control, Novice 1st Erica Anderson English Show Hack, Senior 1st Paige Bowling 2nd Arla Nelson 3rd Samantha Heinze 4th Jayden Braslin English Show Hack, Int. 1st Selbi Shenold 2nd Tess Gore 3rd Kendra TenNapel English Show Hack, Novice

1st Erica Anderson English Over Obstacles, Senior 1st Paige Bowling English Over Obstacles, Int. 1st Kendra TenNapel 2nd Tess Gore English Hunter Hack, Senior 1st Arla Nelson 2nd Samantha Heinze 3rd Jayden Braslin English Hunter Hack, Int. 1st Selbi Shenold Barrel Race, Senior 1st Samantha Heinze 2nd Jayden Braslin 3rd Abigail Conley 4th Paige Bowling 5th Arla Nelson Barrel Race, Intermediate 1st Kendra TenNapel 2nd Tess Gore 3rd Selbi Shenold Barrel Race, Junior 1st Kaitlyn Sharpe Flag Race, Senior 1st Jayden Braslin 2nd Samantha Heinze 3rd Arla Nelson 4th Paige Bowling 5th Abigail Conley Flag Race, Intermediate 1st Tess Gore 2nd Kendra TenNapel

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Jayden Braslin won the All Around Champion Senior Division, the All Around Green Horse Buckle, All Around Superior Horseman Buckle, and Reserve All Around Versatility Horse Buckle (with Rainy). The green team placed first in the team awards. Braslin was the only male contestant in the Horse Show.

Aged Mares 1st Jayden Braslin 2nd Jayden Braslin 3rd Paige Bowling 4th Jayden Braslin 5th Tess Gore 6th Erica Anderson 7th Brandy Gresham 8th Samantha Heinze Geldings, 5 Years & Younger 1st Selbi Shenold 2nd Kaitlynn Caterino Aged Geldings 1st Arla Nelson 2nd Somer Cannon 3rd Kaitlyn Sharpe 4th Somer Cannon 5th Selbi Shenold 6th Paige Bowling 7th Samantha Heinze 8th Atlantis Campbell Western or English Showmanship, Senior 1st Arla Nelson 2nd Paige Bowling 3rd Samantha Heinze 4th Jayden Braslin 5th Abigail Conley 6th Atlantis Campbell Western or English Showmanship, Int. 1st Selbi Shenold 2nd Kendra TenNapel 3rd Tess Gore Western or English Showmanship, Junior 1st Melissa Webb 2nd Kaitlyn Sharpe Western or English Showmanship, Novice 1st Erica Anderson 2nd Kaitlynn Caterino 3rd Brandy Gresham 4th Cheyanne Germann 5th Somer Cannon 6th Gianna Jensen Western Horsemanship, Sr. 1st Paige Bowling 2nd Samantha Heinze 3rd Jayden Braslin 4th Abigail Conley 5th Arla Nelson 6th Atlantis Campbell Western Horsemanship, Int. 1st Selbi Shenold 2nd Tess Gore Western Horsemanship, Jr. 1st Melissa Webb 2nd Kaitlyn Sharpe Western Horsemanship, Novice 1st Erica Anderson 2nd Kaitlynn Caterino 3rd Gianna Jensen 4th Cheyanne Germann 5th Somer Cannon 6th Brandy Gresham Western Riding, Sr. 1st Jayden Braslin 2nd Samantha Heinze 3rd Paige Bowling 4th Arla Nelson 5th Abigail Conley Western Riding, Int. 1st Selbi Shenold 2nd Kendra TenNapel 3rd Tess Gore Western Riding, Jr. 1st Kaitlyn Sharpe 2nd Melissa Webb Western Riding, Novice 1st Brandy Gresham 2nd Erica Anderson Photo by Kathy Browning 3rd Gianna Jensen Horse Show judge Megan Grieve said those competing in the Senior Showman- 4th Somer Cannon ship Class were to show their horse as though they were selling it to her.

5th Kaitlynn Caterino

6th Cheyanne Germann Western Reining, Senior 1st Jayden Braslin 2nd Samantha Heinze 3rd Arla Nelson 4th Paige Bowling Western Reining, Int. 1st Selbi Shenold 2nd Kendra TenNapel 3rd Tess Gore Western Reining, Junior 1st Kaitlyn Sharpe 2nd Melissa Webb Western Reining, Novice 1st Erica Anderson 2nd Somer Cannon 5th Cheyanne Germann 6th Gianna Jensen Western Trail, Senior 1st Arla Nelson 2nd Jayden Braslin 3rd Samantha Heinze 4th Paige Bowling 5th Abigail Conley 6th Atlantis Campbell Western Trail, Intermediate 1st Selbi Shenold 2nd Tess Gore 3rd Kendra TenNapel Western Trail, Junior 1st Melissa Webb 2nd Kaitlyn Sharpe

Western Trail, Novice 1st Erica Anderson 2nd Cheyanne Germann 3rd Somer Cannon 4th Kaitlynn Caterino 5th Brandy Gresham 6th Gianna Jensen Green Horse Horsemanship, All Ages 1st Samantha Heinze 2nd Jayden Braslin Grand Champion Senior Jayden Braslin Grand Champion Intermediate Tess Gore Grand Champion Junior Kaitlyn Sharpe Grand Champion Novice Erica Anderson Grand Champion Green Horse Jayden Braslin Reserve Grand Green Horse Samantha Heinze Grand Champion Mare Jayden Braslin Reserve Champion Mare Jayden Braslin Grand Champion Gelding Arla Nelson Reserve Champion Gelding Somer Cannon

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Eddie Clement brought Robbie LeValley into the show ring for a rousing round of applause prior to the livestock sale to honor her for 23 years of active involvment at the Delta County Fair as part of the Tri River Area Extension. LeValley was recently named county administrator. In thanking everyone, she said, “The kids of Delta County have made this the best job in the world!” She recalled her first year at the fair was in 1988 when she judged the beef show and met her future husband, Mark LeValley. “Kids, leaders, volunteers . . . you have all put a smile on my face . . . thank you from the bottom of my heart!”

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Delta County Fair Livestock Champs Beef

Cassidy Shea of New Pride of the Valley 4-H Club exhibited the grand champion market beef and grand champion Delta County Bred and Fed beef. It was purchased by Delta Hardware, represented by Jim and Jonni Kendrick.

Taylor Carsten of the Mt. Lamborn 4-H Club exhibited the reserve champion market beef and reserve champion Delta County Bred and Fed beef. which was purchased by Eddie and Shelly Clement of Spring Branch Excavating and Doggie Bag Delivery.

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Shane Anderson of the Valley View Showmen exhibited the grand champion lamb, purchased by Susan and Arlo Cox.

Ross LeValley of Mt. Lamborn 4-H Club exhibited the grand champion swine, purchased by Mark Shaffer of Shaffer Real Estate.

Alexa Huff of the New Pride of the Valley 4-H Club exhibited the grand champion goat, purchased by Daveto’s Restaurant, represented by Amanda and Craig Hasto.

Colton Hall of the Saddle Mountain 4-H Club exhibited the reserve champion lamb, purchased by Grand Mesa Family Practice, represented by Dr. Jennifer Craig.

Colby Wilson of Bell Creek Buckaroos exhibited the reserve champion swine, purchased by Wells Fargo Bank, represnted by Sharon Tarmaze and Chris Cox.

Kaitlyn Sharpe of the New Pride of the Valley 4-H Club exhibited the reserve champion goat, purchased by Sissons Feed and Ranch Supply, represented by Cassidy, Sarah and Darcy Parker.

Rabbits

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Pascalina Early of Delta County Columbines 4-H Club exhibited the grand champion pen of three rabbits, purchased by Todd Burwell of Burwell Construction.

Carissa Sidor of the Delta County Columbines 4-H Club exhibited the grand champion turkey, purchased by Shea Feedlot.

Tyrell Clock of the Rocky Mountain 4-H Club exhibited the grand champion pen of chickens, purchased

by Hotchkiss Automotive, represented by Stan and Kelly Katzdorn.

Pascalina Early of Delta County Columbines 4-H Club exhibited the reserve champion pen of three rabbits, which was purchased by Bolinger and Queen, represented by Scott Queen.

Morgan Hartigan of Barrow Mesa 4-H Club exhibited the reserve champion turkey, purchased by North Fork of the Lazy H Ranch, represented by Lisa Escher.

Brooke Richards of Family Traditions 4-H Club exhibited the reserve champion pen of chickens, purchased byDelta-Montrose Electric Association, represented by Brent Hines and Tony Pendergrast.

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Orchard City’s farmers market deemed a success Town picnic, fireworks, set for Aug. 25

BY HANK LOHMEYER Staff Writer

The Orchard City Town Board heard a report on the July 28 Centennial Farmers’ Market and Crafts Event given by Judy Davies on Aug. 8. She reported that the event was seen by the participants as a success.

“The Farmers Market and Crafts Event was a success for the first attempt in Orchard City,” she said.

“From a survey taken of the vendors, 70 percent of the vendors responded, (there was) 71 percent positive feedback and 29 percent negative.

The main complaint from the feedback was that of low sales due to the sparse customer turnout.” Davies said that was partly caused by a delay in getting out publicity for the event.

“However,” her report con-

tinued, “we were informed that nearly the same number of people were milling around the tables at the town park as were witnessed at the farmers’ market in Delta that morning.

Some of the positive feedback highly considered the location in Orchard City, the easy access off of 2100 Road, the abundant parking spaces, and that the market was held under the large, shaded pavilion.”

Davies’ report went on to state, “Out of a potential 18 tables, there were 12 tables reserved at $5 each by 10 vendors. Two unpaid vendors were not ready with their produce or crafts by the event time, and two reserved parking spaces were refunded due to a misunderstanding of the flyer.”

The report detailed a wide variety of merchandise that was available at the event including produce, expert woodcraft, handmade rugs and carry-all bags made from recycled household materials, and some unique dried gourds.

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The grass is high Two horses find the grazing accommodations along Ute Trail Road to their liking.

Cedaredge eyes grant for Main Street

BY HANK LOHMEYER Staff Writer

The Cedaredge Town Board is expected on Thursday, Aug. 16, to okay a $275,000 grant application for a $1 million improvement project to the West Main Street business district. The grant application would have to be submitted by December.

The Colorado Department of Local Affairs has restarted its Energy and Mineral Impact Assistance Program

after shutting it down for two years. Cedaredge wants to be among the first group of local government applicants to tap the money source, and that group of applicants is expected to be large. Consequently, the grant process is expected to be highly competitive.

As explained to the town trustees during an Aug. 9 work session, the $275,000 would be part of a $1 million total project that will improve the appearance and pedestrian

usability of the three-blocklong stretch from Highway 65 to NW 3rd Street. The project’s conceptual plan shows numerous changes including tree plantings, street furniture and lighting, decorative paving, seat walls, and “traffic calming” features. The plan would create a landscaped pedestrian alley way between Starr’s Guitars and Main Street Gallery.

Town administrator Katie Sickles told trustees the town’s

User-friendly changes in store for Orchard City park

BY HANK LOHMEYER Staff Writer

Orchard City Town Park needs a few user friendly upgrades that were discussed by the town trustees on Aug. 8. The board decided to start a month-long trial of having the weekend on-call town staff person check for overfull trash containers and empty restroom tissue dispensers during regular rounds.

There have been instances of both problems occurring over weekends. The trustee parks committee and town board will evaluate the program after the one-month trial period and decide whether to keep it in effect or hire some other part-time person to look after the chores.

The town park was the topic of other business at the trustees’ meeting including the following discussions and action:

• The parks committee suggests some safety improvements at the pavilion which include removal of a section of the barrier cable that separates parking areas from the pavilion grounds.

Trustee Gale Doudy sees the cables as a trip hazard and has wanted them removed since the pavilion was built.

There were concerns about how to keep people from driving onto the grassy area.

Suggestions included placing additional vertical posts or railroad ties, and the use of signage.

Also discussed was the need for safety marking or otherwise mitigating a dropoff from the pavilion concrete pad onto the walking path.

• Town resident Bette Davis addressed the trustees, telling of an experience she and her family had at the pavilion recently. As she

and her husband were readying to load gear and supplies following a 50-member family reunion there, they were approached by a young man, age about 14 or 15, Davis said.

He asked if he could help them with their work. “Okay,” Davis said she told the young man, “but all I can pay you with is ice cream bars, and that was just fine with him,” she said.

“I just want you trustees to know the kind of people who use the park,” she said, adding that her family was highly complimentary of the park facility and its condition.

• The town board approved leasing its Field of Dreams playing fields for use by a Delta County School District 50 girls’ softball program this fall. The agreement calls for a $1,500 lease payment to the town.

bid for DOLA money would in part be based on the need for drainage improvements on Main Street, though the conceptual plan doesn’t show any contours, drain ways, or drainage structures that would conduct runoff flows away from Main Street. The effects of “a lot of little drainage basins all coming to Main Street,” Sickles told the trustees, “is the biggest issue Cedaredge has.”

The Main Street improvements have been on the town’s priority list for about 10 years, Sickles said. Voters have approved a sales tax levy which could be used to pay off a bond issue to pay for work.

The town board has contracted with former county commissioner Wayne Wolf to prepare and submit the grant application. Wolf told the trustees at their work session that Cedaredge’s location south of Gunnison Energy Corporation’s Spaulding Peak project and only a few miles from Oxbow’s Oak Mesa coal exploration project will give the application priority for energy impact funding.

“Cedaredge is the hub of an energy development area,” Wolf said noting also the existence of coal seams along the southern flanks of Grand Mesa.

The application will need local community involvement, Wolf said, including letters of support and actual com-

mitments. Suggested types of private participation included paying for street furniture or street lights by non-profit organizations. The county government may also contribute to the application, Wolf said.

Many other communities in the state have put projects on hold because of the Energy Impact grant program shutdown two years ago, and the town’s request for Main Street project money is expected to be highly competitive.

Trustees discussed whether the town should ask for more than the $275,000. Ken Simpson, speaking from his own experience, said that going for a 40 percent grant of the $1 million project was a possibility because grant funds, even if available, aren’t given if they aren’t asked for. Trustee Nancy Sturgill said, “Before we decide, we should find out how big a pot of (grant) money this is.”

Others thought that since the grants are expected to be so competitive the town should stay with the $275,000 request — a 27/73-percent match that could increase the chances for full approval, trustees believe.

In addition, voter approval of the sales tax and bond issue along with the surrounding energy exploration are expected to make the town’s application a compelling one for the DOLA grant makers to consider.

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Photo by Hank Lohmeyer

A somber tone The normally sun-soaked south flanks of Grand Mesa take on a somber tone as a shaft of sunlight pierces morning clouds.

Pots of pink and purple petunias planted by Pam Higginson took the Cedaredge Area Chamber of Commerce award for best floral display this year. Presenting a check for $100 to Higginson, center, is Patti Michael who judged 35 of the big flower pot displays around town before choosing Higginson’s as tops. Carol Peterson, CACC administrator, is at left.

Higginson bought her floral stock from Linda Record of Living Waters at Eckert. Care for the display included regular watering and feeding with Miracle-Gro and Osmocote, she said.

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Ethics, employees are trustee topics their regular meeting on July 19. Among the matThe Cedaredge town ters dealt with were: • The trustees adopted trustees handled a number of business items at a code of conduct docu-

BY HANK LOHMEYER Staff Writer

ment for its members.

Trustee Ray Hanson noted that the Home Rule Charter Commission had opted to leave the matter of adopting a code of conduct up to the town board rather than include one in the charter document.

Trustee Laurence Smith remarked that a kind of “wall” exists between the roles of a private citizen and elected trustee. The biggest difference, he said, is that the role of a trustee requires objective and non-critical behavior.

• The trustees met in executive session twice during July. The first closed door meeting was to receive legal advice from the town attorney on a specific legal question.

The second session came at a special meeting called prior to a work session on July 26. The purpose of that meeting was to discuss a “personnel matter based on Personnel Handbook ‘Work Place Violence’ complaint filed by an employee.”

• Cedaredge Area Chamber of Commerce president Larry Murphy reported that the community message sign project

had moved into the “logistics phase” with receipt of an $11,000 donation from CACC. The funds came from the Chamber’s AppleFest program, Murphy had told the DCI. The donation doesn’t cover the entire amount needed to reach the project’s $20,000 goal.

But there are enough pledges in hand that the sign could be ordered and infrastructure installed.

Anyone can still donate to the project, Murphy said.

Murphy is also the golf pro at Deer Creek Village. In that role he reported that business at the course is up this season.

• Public works director Dave Smith reported that the intersection at NW 9th and NW Cedar will be paved as part of the current project. NW 9th has been prepared for paving.

Smith also reported that he had met with engineers from Buckhorn Geotech on the Westador streets project working on design and bid specs.

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This is my last column in a series of three where I have been reflecting upon the problems we observed during the Cedaredge Tree Board’s annual Sick Tree Day. What follows are short snippets of what we learned that day.

• The maple, Autumn Blaze, does poorly in our area due to our soil type.

Within 5 years of planting their leaves will turn yellow every year thereafter.

• Norway maples do just fine in our area.

• Do not fertilize trees and shrubs after mid-summer. This can lead to a flush of new, tender growth that will winter kill.

• We do not recommend fertilizer spikes for trees.

Use granular ammonium

Don’t go into an electrical storm...

• Seek shelter.

• Avoid trees or tall objects, high ground water, open spaces, metal objects such as tools, fences and umbrellas.

• If you are in a boat, get to land.

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Rachel Huerkamp (left) held Olympic gold this month while participating in a two-day softball camp with 2004 Olympic gold medal winning softball pitcher Jennie Finch. Rachel, the daughter of Dave and Peggy Huerkamp, is a freshman at Cedaredge High School and will be playing softball this fall. She was excited to pose for a picture with Finch and her two Olympic medals — a gold from 2004 and a silver from 2008. The camp was held Aug. 4-5 in Grand Junction, and fueled plenty of excitement for the 2012 summer games which were underway in London, England. Softball was an Olympic sport from 1996 to 2008, but was removed from the 2012 and 2016 games. An effort is underway to return softball to the 2020 summer games.

sulfate. You only need nitrogen in most cases.

• Do not prune trees after midsummer except for dead branches. Late pruning can result in the same problem as late fertilizer use.

• When pruning, disinfect your pruning shears in alcohol (not the drinking kind) or spray with Lysol between cuts to prevent spreading disease.

• Water trees further out in the second and subsequent years after planting. Always watering at the base of the tree does not encourage the larger root system needed to provide stability and drought tolerance.

• Do not use soil sterilant herbicides for keeping weeds out of paths or driveways. These chemicals are very water soluble and can move considerable distances, killing plants outside your target area.

Also the roots of your trees and shrubs could very likely be under these

treated areas. And lastly, these herbicides persist for a long time, some as long as 10-30 years. Read all pesticide labels first!

• Mites, both spider mites and eriophyid mites, were found on pinyon, ponderosa and Austrian pines.

Mites are very small and difficult to see. Eriophyid mites are cool season mites, most abundant in the spring and fall. Spider mites are warm weather mites and prefer hot, dry conditions.

Eriophyid mites are controlled by carbaryl (Sevin). Spider mites are controlled by dicofol (Kelthane), abamectin (Avid), spiromesifen (Forbid), or bifenthrin (Talstar). Mites are difficult to control.

Until next time, keep the faith. Fall is just around the corner. Cooler temperatures, less watering — I can hardly wait.

Happy gardening!

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.

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• Metal golf clubs & shoes with metal spikes can be dangerous.

• Stay off of bicycles, farm equipment, motorcycles and golf courses.

• If there is a blackout or approaching storm, unplug your computer directly from the wall outlet - a voltage spike could damage it.

• Wait until after the storm for a bath or shower.

• Avoid using appliances such as hair dryers, toasters and radios during a storm.

FROM PAGE C1 The farmers market and craft fair took place at the town park pavilion on July 28 and was the third of four events scheduled this summer to observe the town’s Centennial.

The fourth and final event will take place during the annual town picnic on Aug. 25. That event will feature a fireworks display scheduled for about one hour after sunset and the picnic for town residents set to take

place at 5 p.m.

The farmers market report given by Davies concluded on a personal note. “I have been in and out of sales of a variety of goods and services and this one for the farmers market and crafts event in Orchard City was literally a piece of cake for me – spice cake. I realized how much I have inherited (an interest in farming) and wish only to continue the existence of the local, family-owned farm.”

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Plants of the Western Slope A look at local flora with Evelyn Horn Bulrush/Tule Grayish bulrushes waver in the wind along the dry eastern shore of Harts Basin. Earlier in the season with plentiful water, I’ve watched geese, grebes, and blackbirds building nests in these seven-feet-tall bulrushes. It’s food for the muskrat, nesting for the secretive marsh wren, and shelter for all when the predator flies overhead.

These plants can be

recognized from a distance by their dense growth: dark green, almost blackish in summer, dull fading gray in fall and dead-looking tan in winter. Up close they can be recognized by their small tan seed heads. Along this road, the bulrushes are right with the cattails and the two can easily be distinguished.

Before our waters became polluted, the Bulrush provided human

food. The starchy root could be eaten raw, baked, dried and ground into a flour while the seeds could be simply consumed or ground as the basis of mush. The pollen could be pressed into cakes to bake. The leaves and stems could be woven into matting for many uses, including snug hunting blinds.

I’ve referred to these plants as “tules” rather than bulrushes and now I’ve learned that the

Another deadline nears for pipeline companies

BY HANK LOHMEYER Staff Writer

The Orchard City Town Board moved quickly through an agenda of routine business at its regular meeting on Aug. 8.

The town clerk reported that notices had been sent to outside-of-town private pipeline companies that haven’t yet complied with new rules for domestic water service.

The notices went to 19 of the some 40 pipeline companies the town provides treated water to.

The companies will face an Aug. 31 water shut-

off from the town if they don’t respond and reach an accord with the town

by Aug. 24 on compliance with the new rules.

The original deadline set by the town for full implementation of the new rules was March 1, town clerk Melissa Oelke told the Delta County Independent.

Orchard City began about a year ago working to rationalize its sprawling outside-of-town water service system. Under the new regimen, private pipeline companies on town master meters are required to incorporate,

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Masonic scholarship Tani Zamarripa accepts a $1,000 check from Curt Gamble (right), Master of the Eckert Masonic Lodge in Cedaredge. Also pictured is Bror Faber, scholarship chairman. Zamarripa will be attending Colorado State University with studies in bio-medical sciences.

provide certain documentation to the town about themselves including contact party information, and most important to install backflow prevention devices on their private lines. The backflow preventers are intended to keep any possible contamination from a private water company source from entering the town-wide system, water utility officials have explained.

The private companies will also be required to have their backflow preventers checked for proper operation annually and give results to the town.

Town clerk Oelke reported that she had received replies from several of the notices already.

Most had indicated that their companies had completed necessary paperwork and were ready to submit it, or they were completing final paperwork to comply with the town’s requirements.

In other business, the trustees dealt with the following matters: • An agreement with the U.S. Forest Service was signed spelling out mutual responsibilities for the town’s permitted use of the GMUG for its raw water collection system. The agreements are routine matter for forest permittees.

• A special meeting of the entire town board was set for Aug. 22 to make and approve any final arrangements for the Aug. 25 town picnic and fireworks diplay.

Cedaredge Elementary School

COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSE AND RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY Thursday, August 16 – 4:00-7:00 p.m.

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✹ Please join us in celebrating the opening of the new Cedaredge Elementary School!

STUDENTS, PARENTS, AND ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY ARE INVITED. Tours will be given every 15 minutes from 4:00-7:00 p.m.

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at 5:30 p.m. in front of the main entrance.

Refreshments will be served in the cafeteria.

We look forward to sharing our school and to seeing you at this special community event.

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term “tule” is derived from Nahuatl, a Native American language of the Uto-Aztec group.

The botanical name is Scripus microcarpus (the classical Latin name for bulrush plus “small fruit or seed”).

Our plant is in the worldwide sedge family, Cyperaceae (nothing to do with Cypress, the evergreen tree).

Although sedges are cooler climate plants, they do occur in warmer sites. Cyperus papyrus was the ancient source of paper and the Incas used a giant species for rafts and matting. There are about 4,000 species and 120 or so occurring on the Western Slope with most in the sub-group or genus of Carex or Sedge which usually have triangular shaped stems.

They occur in our high country as very dark green looking four-inchtall, grass-like plants in very wet sites.

But our bulrush has rounded stems. It occurs at Harts Basin as six to eight feet tall bands of growth along the edges of the reservoir.

For the latest information about cranehunting, which has been withdrawn for northern Colorado, see www. evelynhorn.com.

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BLANKETS FOR SUDAN FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF CEDAREDGE IS COLLECTING BLANKETS TO TAKE TO THE VOICE OF THE MARTYRS IN BARTLESVILLE, OK. VOM has been active in Sudan for many years providing essential care to Sudanese Christians.

We can help by collecting good quality new or used blankets.

Blankets need to be twin to queen size and solid weave (not knitted or crocheted). Please include $2 donation per blanket to cover the cost of shipping from Oklahoma to Sudan.

If you can provide blankets but not the donation or the donation but not the blankets, please consider doing so as we are matching donors to blankets as needed.

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Fire Mountain, Paonia Reservoir have big impact

BY TAMIE MECK Staff Writer

BOARD OF DELTA COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE Western Slope Layers and Rocky Mountain Layers Specific Development Applications The Board of Delta County Commissioners will convene a public hearing at 2:00 p.m on Tuesday, September 4, 2012 in Room #234 of the Delta County Courthouse, 501 Palmer Street, Delta, CO to hear additional evidence in the matter of the Western Slope Layers and Rocky Mountain Layers specific development applications.

On July 5, 2012, the Delta County District Court issued a ruling finding four specific areas where the Court stated evidence was lacking in the record for the Commissioners’ conditional approval of the two poultry operations. The Court remanded the applications back to the Commissioners to make additional findings on the four specific areas and issue a new decision. These four areas are: (1) whether the operations were compatible with the neighborhood; (2) whether the operations would have a negative impact on neighboring property values; (3) whether the conditions imposed were sufficient to mitigate environmental concerns; and (4) whether the County staff was able to monitor and enforce the conditions of approval.

The purpose of the public hearing is to take additional evidence to address these concerns.

Written comments may be submitted to the Delta County Commissioners at 501 Palmer St., Suite 227, Delta CO 81416 or by email to commissioners@delt acounty.com, but should be limited to addressing the four areas of concern in the Court’s ruling. Comments received after the close of the public hearing will not be considered.

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Jess Campbell’s ancestors were among the first to file for water rights in the North Fork Valley. In a state that recognizes water rights under a “first in time, first in right” tenet, those rights have become invaluable for Campbell, whose family has operated Campbell & Sons Ranch on the North Fork of the Gunnison since 1890.

The Campbell ranch was one of the guided tours offered as part of the Aug. 6 celebration of the 50th anniversary of the completion of the Paonia Reservoir and expansion of the Fire Mountain Canal. The canal, which begins directly below the town of Somerset, provides 386 farms and 15,300 acres with supplemental irrigation water, which is stored during spring runoff in Paonia Reservoir. In an average year, the reservoir provides 90,000 acre feet of storage.

The Campbells aren’t among the Fire Mountain Canal 488 shareholders, but its existence has a positive effect on their operation.

“I’m not going to say we don’t get any benefits out of it, because when Fire Mountain’s running, we get a lot of return water to the river, which really helps,” said Campbell, who has experienced his share of dry years like this one and constantly seeks new ways to conserve water. Conservation efforts can pay off in years like this. The public lands where the Campbells graze cattle in the summer is now healthier than in the 1920s and ‘30s before the lessons of overgrazing were learned.

They recently harvested a second cut of hay and

alfalfa from their roughly 500 acres, and could see a third cut on the alfalfa, despite this summer’s deep water shortages.

Fire Mountain delivers supplemental water to roughly 15,300 acres of farmland. For the third time since water was first released from the reservoir in 1962, the canal was shut off early, on Aug. 4, when water dipped below the outlet tower located above the dam and spillway. As the canal closed, that increased the flow of the North Fork, from which the Campbells pull much of their water.

Campbell & Sons is primarily a cow/calf operation — mostly Angus and some Hereford. They recently added Wagyu steers, an Asian breed known for the meat’s marbling qualities and flavor, for sale to highend markets. The ranch is one of six that supplies Homestead Meats with its popular, grass-fed beef and other meats and agricultural products.

Like other area ranches, at one time the land grew mostly fruit trees, said Campbell. Today, people are diversifying by converting acreage to, among others, wine grapes and hops.

Campbell’s grandchildren make up the seventh generation of family now living on the ranch, located between Hotchkiss and Paonia.

The family filed on water rights from three ditches between 1890 and 1894.

Their water rights are some of the senior-most in the valley.

“What that means,”

Photo by Tamie Meck

Current Delta County commissioner Olen Lund (right) and former commissioner John Hawkins enjoy conversation at the Aug. 6 presentation of the history of the Fire Mountain Canal and Paonia Reservoir at Hotchkiss Memorial Hall. Hawkins and his wife, Kathleen, attended the original Paonia Dam dedication on Sept. 29, 1962; Kathleen mailed out the invitations. Lund currently serves on the 27-member Inter-Basin Compact Committee. said Campbell, ” is when they start cutting water on priorities, we’re usually the last to get cut.”

Approval of Paonia Project and numerous other dam projects were passed in large part due to Wayne Aspinall, a career politician and 24year House member who chaired the House Interior Committee for more than a decade beginning in 1959. Aspinall, who made the passage of water storage projects in western Colorado the center of his career, pushed those projects, which also includes the Glen Canyon, Flaming Gorge, Blue Mesa and Morrow Point dams, among others, to

NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM

2012-2013 FOOD SERVICE POLICY Delta County School District 50J today announced its policy for determining eligibility of children who may receive free and reduced price meals served under the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs. Local school officials will use the following size and income criteria for determining eligibility.

Family FREE MEALS Size Yearly 1 $14,521 2 19,669 3 24,817 4 29,965 5 35,113 6 40,261 7 45,409 8 50,557 For each additional family member add: $ 5,148

REDUCED PRICE MEALS Yearly $20,665 27,991 35,317 42,643 49,969 57,295 64,621 71,947 $ 7,326

Children from families whose income is at or below the levels shown are eligible for free or reduced price meals.

Application forms are available at all schools during registration. Additional copies are available at the principal's office in each school. The information provided on the application is confidential and will be used only for the purpose of determining eligibility and verifying data. Applications from families receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits (formerly the Food Stamp Program) or Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) need only to list the children's names, name of the person receiving the program benefits, respective case number and the signature of an adult household member.

All other households that would qualify based upon income must show the names of all household members related or not (such as grandparents, other relatives or friends), the amount of gross income each person receives in a month, the source and frequency of pay, the signature of an adult household member and the last four digits of that adult’s social security number – or check the box if the adult does not have a social security number. The information on the application may be verified by the school or other program officials at any time during the school year.

Foster children that are under the legal responsibility of a foster care agency or court are eligible for free meals. Any foster child in the household is eligible for free meals regardless of income. If a family has foster children living with them and wishes to apply for meals, they should complete the application using the instructions for households that have foster and non-foster children residing in the home.

Under the provision of the Policy, Rhonda Vincent, Food Service Manager will review applications and determine eligibility. If a parent is dissatisfied with the decision, a request may be made to discuss it with the determining official. A formal appeal may be made either orally or in writing to Kurt Clay, Assistant Superintendent for a hearing to appeal the decision. The policy contains an outline of the hearing procedure.

Applications may be submitted any time during the school year. If you are not eligible now but have a decrease in income, become unemployed, have an increase in family size, or become eligible for SNAP or FDPIR benefits, you may fill out an application at that time.

Each school has a copy of the complete policy which may be reviewed by any interested party.

Privacy Act Statement: This explains how we will use the information you give us. The Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act requires the information on this application. You do not have to give the information, but if you do not, we cannot approve your child for free or reduced price meals. You must include the last four digits of the social security number of the adult household member who signs the application. The last four digits of the social security number is not required when you apply on behalf of a foster child or you list a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program or Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) case number or other FDPIR identifier for your child or when you indicate that the adult household member signing the application does not have a social security number. We will use your information to determine if your child is eligible for free or reduced price meals, and for administration and enforcement of the lunch and breakfast programs. We MAY share your eligibility information with education, health, and nutrition programs to help them evaluate, fund, or determine benefits for their programs, auditors for program reviews, and law enforcement officials to help them look into violations of program rules.

Non-discrimination Statement: This explains what to do if you believe you have been treated unfairly. “In accordance with Federal Law and U.S. Department of Agriculture policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability. To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410 or call toll free (866) 632-9992 (Voice). Individuals who are hearing impaired or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339; or (800) 845-6136 (Spanish). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.”

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People attending the history presentation of the Fire Mountain Canal and Reservoir peruse historical photos and documents. About 200 people attended the talk, which capped off a day of celebration of the 50th anniversary of the completion of the Paonia Reservoir and extension of the canal.

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Our mission is to “commemorate the word and works of our Master [Christ Jesus] which should reinstate primitive Christianity and its lost element of healing.” (Mary Baker Eddy)

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completion, despite harsh opposition from environmentalists and others.

Despite massive storage projects like Blue Mesa Reservoir, the state is suffering from a lack of water. A state Congressional resolution declares 2012 the “Year of Water” for Colorado. Last week’s celebration is the first of many related to the Colorado River Storage Project. Paonia Reservoir was the first project completed as part of that project.

Celebration organizer Dixie Luke, a Hotchkiss native who was raised on Rogers Mesa and whose family history in the area dates back about 100 years, said the daylong celebration “was a big success.” The biggest disappointment was that the tours had room for 72, but only 32 attended.

“But we got the message out about where our food comes from and how our water is used.”

The day also included a Gunnison Basin Roundtable meeting at Hotchkiss Memorial Hall. That event drew a full house, as did an evening presentation of the history of the project, which included historical photos, record books, maps and more. The original dam proposal gained Congressional approval in 1939 during the Roosevelt administration. The cost of the project, which included a supplemental reservoir and an extension of the Fire Mountain Canal, cost $8.4 million.

Of that cost, just over $2.3 million was incurred

by Fire Mountain water users. That repayment, according to Luke, will be complete in 2040.

About 200 people, from engineers and water commissioners to curious locals attended the talk. Kathy McKee of Hotchkiss shared historical family photos, which she discovered in her mother’s trunk long after the project was complete.

She was one of many in the audience who were linked in one way or another to the planning and construction of the project. Luke said she learned of several more connections while planning the celebration.

Water is deeply engrained in local history and community, said Luke, who plans on adding to the history of water in the North Fork area — a history that, for the early settlers, began out of the need to grow food.

“It’s amazing that people had foresight to dig ditches, and that they are still delivering water more than 100 years later,” here in the North Fork Valley, said Robbie Baird-LeValley, Range Management Specialist for Tri County Extension, while touring the Campbell ranch. She marveled at how it all was planned, and the hard labor that went into construction, often using little more than hand tools and a carpenter’s level.

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Sediment is eroding reservoir capacity

BY TAMIE MECK Staff writer

Water experts knew when it first spilled in May of 1962 that Paonia Reservoir would ultimately fill with sediment.

Its main water source is, after all, affectionately called “The Muddy.”

True to its name, the turbid waters of Muddy Creek deposit several tons of sediment into the reservoir every year.

Fifty years of sediment has reduced water storage capacity, and in a drought year such as this one, that capacity is desperately needed.

On Aug. 4, the water that flows from the dam, which supplies the 488 shareholders of Fire Mountain Canal with supplemental irrigation water, ceased to flow.

This is only the third time in the reservoir’s 50-year history that storage water ran out before fall harvest, according to Trey Denison, project superintendent for the Fire Mountain Canal and Reservoir Company.

The last time was in the drought year of 2002. In 1977 the reservoir never filled to capacity due to insufficient snow melt.

Sediment replacing

Photo by Tamie Meck

The waters of Muddy Creek flow through sediment deposited over the last 50 years into Paonia Reservoir. The problem of sediment filling reservoirs and replacing water storage capacity is a global one.

New scientific information is resulting in conservation efforts at the reservoir and around the world.

Photo by Tamie Meck

For the third time in its 50-year history, the water level in Paonia Reservoir dipped below the outlet tower, lower left, forcing the Fire Mountain Canal and Reservoir Company to shut off the canal to its 488 shareholders on Aug. 4.

storage capacity in reservoirs is a world-wide problem, said Denison, who attended the Bureau of Reclamation Reservoir Sustainability Workshop, held July 1012 in Lakewood. Numerous water companies and governmental agencies were represented, and engineers and professors from around the world were in attendance.

Much has been learned regarding sediment mitigation since Paonia Reservoir first began filling in 1961. The last decade has seen great advances in scientific understanding the problem, The first real efforts to scour the silt-covered reservoir bottom began about 10 years ago. There has already been some measured success with draw-down and flushing of the reservoir. Mechanical removal is also being considered, but is not the

only answer, said Denison.

Hydrology methods being tried in other reservoirs are likely to be used at the Paonia site.

Those methods use water to draw sediment to the dam, then transfer it back into the river system during high water, which would naturally occur anyway, said Denison.

With financial help from the Colorado River Conservancy District, the Fire Mountain Canal and Reservoir Company hired an engineer firm to help study the problem.

The district has partnered with other agencies to create a sediment survey of the reservoir that will help guide the company in addressing the problem.

“We’re at a critical point, where the sediment level has reached the outlet,” said Denison.

Everything below the outlet tower, located just upstream from the spillway, is now filled with sediment. If that outlet were to become plugged, it presents a huge safety issue, since the dam could no longer be used to control flood waters. If that is allowed to happen, the government would begin a decommission process of the dam. Not only would that cost water users, said Denison, the water storage capacity would be lost forever.

“Reservoirs all over the world are filling up at quite a fast rate,” said Denison. With climate change affecting water patterns and droughts becoming more common and more severe in the already arid west, storage is being lost when it is needed the most.

The storage capacity lost in Paonia Reservoir over the last 50 years could

have meant a full season of water for area users.

A great deal of information came out of the July workshop, which focused on reservoir sustainability without losing storage capacity.

Tom Alvey, president of the North Fork Conservancy District, opened the history presentation at the 50th anniversary celebration of the reservoir and expansion of the Fire Mountain Canal on Aug. 6. Water users, the conservancy district, governmental agencies and citizen groups are coming together, with conservation efforts for Colorado’s water storage units in mind, to create plans to solve sediment-related water storage problems.

That may mean that, with some success, “the Paonia Project can continue providing water for the next 50 years,” said Alvey.

C8 Wednesday, August 15, 2012

SPORTS

SPORTS August 15, 2012

Delta County Independent

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High school activities may be reported online

BY TAMIE MECK DCI Sports Writer

While the Delta County Independent strives to provide readers with scores and highlights, there are several online resources available to help parents, coaches and sports fans keep up to date on scores, statistics and much more.

The Colorado High School Activities Association is the governing body that oversees high school-sanctioned extracurricular activities, including sports, speech, spirit, student leadership and music. The CHSAA (chsaa.org) isn’t the place to go for results (except for state playoffs), but the site offers a range of information on each sport and activity sanctioned by the association, including rules and rule changes, contact information and/or directions to schools, and concussion information. The CHSAA also offers a wide range of data, including all of the 2011-12 Academic AllState teams, legal information, playoff brackets, state records and much, much more.

The Colorado Preps Network (coloradopreps. com) also offers scoreboards, results, game and playoff predictions and much more from across the state. Colorado Preps covers only football, volleyball, wrestling, hockey, basketball, baseball, softball and soccer.

Now in its 10th year, MaxPreps touts itself as “American’s source for

high school sports.” Rosters, schedules, scores, statistics, team standings and more for football, soccer, tennis and volleyball are reported by coaches at maxpreps.com. Winter and spring sports include basketball, wrestling, baseball and track and field.

MaxPreps ranks teams and individual athletes by national, state and league standings and allows access to all past information that has been entered by coaches.

Access to MaxPreps is free.

MaxPreps also allows for play-by-play game coverage through the use of iPhone apps.

To find your team, go to www.maxpreps.com and enter in the name of your school in the search field at the top right corner of the screen. A drop box will allow you to select the correct school. Once selected, another drop box appears. Select the sport and level (Varsity, JV, Freshman, etc.).

Under “Team Links” you will find several categories. Some coaches select an athlete/player of the week, and others will take the time to complete a coach’s report. Information available varies from school to school, depending on the information the coaches elect to submit.

For cross country and track and field, MileSplit is the place to go. Log into co.milesplit.com.

From the blue menu bar, select “Calendar.” From

Tunget Gymnastics Location: 21978 Austin Rd., Austin Session #1 Starts Sept. 4-Nov. 5 Session #2 Starts Nov. 6-Jan. 18 Preschool ............................... Mon. &/or Wed. ...............................12:30-1:30 Preschool ............................... Tue. &/or Thur. ..............................10:00-11:00 Level 1 & 2 ........................... Tue. &/or Thur. ..................................4:00-5:15 Level 3................................... Tue. &/or Thur. ..................................5:15-6:30 Boys ...................................... Tue. &/or Thur. ..................................6:30-7:30 Level 4................................... Mon. &/or Wed. .................................4:00-5:30 Level 5+up ............................ Mon. &/or Wed. .................................5:30-7:00 Home School......................... Tue. &/or Thur. ..............................11:00-12:00 Cost: There is a $10 annual registration fee per child.

The total cost of each 8-week session; $60 for once a week; $110 for twice a week.

Call Brenda at 835-3641 to Register and for Class Times and Days

the lower gray menu bar, select “High School” and all meets will be listed.

Under “cross country,” the Delta Invitational on Aug. 31 will be the first local meet you will see for the 2012 fall season. Click on the meet to see which schools plan to compete.

Once a meet is completed and results entered, they can be accessed from this page.

Select “Teams” from the blue tool bar and type in the name of your school. Made sure you have selected the proper sport, as this site tracks indoor and outdoor track and field, and follows college competition.

Click on the appropriate team (middle school, high school, etc.) to see a roster, articles about and photos of your team. The public is welcome to submit photos. You can access individual profiles, track and field performances, and past results.

There is a plethora of information available on this site, so you may want to spend a few minutes familiarizing yourself with it. I highly recommend book-marking your favorite team, rather than maneuvering your way through the site every time you visit.

MileSplit has a team of photographers and writers who cover most meets. To access these articles, one must subscribe to MileSplit, which costs $36 annually. I highly recommend subscribing, both as a way to support the site and a way to find in-depth information on your team and other teams across the region and the state.

The 2012 Fall Sports Edition for The Delta County Independent will be published on Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012.

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22 AND FRIDAY, AUGUST 24 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

At Delta High School in the Wrestling Room Players will have weigh in and will receive their equipment . at this time Registration Cost is $65 For more info call 258-9767 or 874-9979

Photo submitted

The 2012 Wells Fargo Ladies Classic Gross winners were Kim Eaton and Pat Kuntz.

Devil’s Thumb hosts 12th Wells Fargo Tournament action

BY WAYNE CRICK DCI Sports Editor

This year’s Wells Fargo Classic Ladies Golf Tournament was played Aug. 4-5 at Devil’s Thumb Golf Club. Kim Eaton and Pat Kuntz outplayed the rest of the field and were the top Gross performers in this year’s First Flight in a two ladies best ball format.

Other Gross winners in the First Flight included Allison Webb and Tammy Warnke (2nd), Connie Badini and Sheila Naski (3rd), and Kathy Anderson and Connie Jack (4th).

Net winners in the First Flight were Nondis Lowther and Betsy Frazier (1st), Peggy Brink and Tess Jaskunas (2nd), Tammy Fresmire and Karen Shalibeter (3rd), and Nancy Sturgill and Patti Michael (4th).

In the Second Flight, Keri Koch and Janich Kollath (1st), Sue Means

and Donna Cochran (2nd), Joanie Brown and Kathy Miller (3rd), and a tie for fourth between the team of Patty Wilson and Gayle Butler, Chris Anderson and Lee Mendoza, and Cindy Lonis and Helen Jurca.

Net winners in the Second Flight were led

by Pattin Vanlandingham and Cris Sterton followed by Dolli Garrison and Barbara Daveline in second place. Third went to Norma Miller and Sharon Williams with Pinky Crosby and Janie Knapp placing fourth.

Third Flight’s Gross winners included Vicki Ripp and Nancy Stevens (1st), Nancy Baker and Jean Lafara (2nd), Jeannie Pippin and Karen Lock (3rd), and Beth Burke and Betty Jo Gillum (4th).

The Third Flight’s Net winners were Jinx Richards and Nancy Cole (1st), Linda Phillips and

Delta County Fair 5k winners announced The First Annual Delta County Fair 5k Run was hosted by the Kapa Pi Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi on Saturday, Aug. 11 in Hotchkiss.

This year’s inaugural overall female winner was Natalie Anderson with a time of 25:36.

This year’s male overall winner was David True who turned in a time of 25:55.

In the female 10 and under division, winners were Ava Taylor (1st), Piper Smith (2nd), Sasha Taylor (3rd), and Brooke Harding (4th). The male 10 and under winner listed just one contestant, Adam Smith.

In the 15-18 age division for women, Anderson was first with Nikki Buhrdorf placing second in the division.

Danielle Toombs won the 19-29 division for women with Leah Morris, Kelly Johnson and Christy Harding earning the top three spots in the 30-40 age division for women.

Mike Smith was the 30-40 age division winner for men.

Kristian Hill outpaced Carrie Coats to win the women’s 41-50 age division with David True winning the men’s division with Nathan Sponseller and Tom Wills finishing second and third

respectively in the 41-50 age division.

Dave Knutson was the winner in the 61-70 age division for men and Tony Sloski was first in the 71 and up division.

Barb Thurman (2nd), Becky Brown and Archie Wethington (3rd), and Debbie Kahanek and Jo Rosenquist (4th).

Janie Knapp, of Farmington, NM., recorded a hole-in-one on number seven on Saturday.

Photo submitted

Vicki Ripp, right, congratulates Farmington, N.M., golfer Janie Knapp for her hole-in-one on number seven Aug. 4.

Knapp has been playing golf for 22 years before recording her first ace.

Knapp used a seven iron on the 94-yard hole with Pinky Crosby, Gayle Butler and Peggy Wilson witnessing the feat.

Photo submitted

BMX racers third Pictured above (on the left) is Kaylee Davis and Ashley Tabor. Both girls raced at Olathe’s BMX track at a state qualifier on Saturday, July 28.

Davis placed third in the girls’ cruiser division while Tabor was third in the girls’ 20” Class.

Olathe had racers from all over Colorado and Utah. There were 146 riders and 36 motos.

Olathe’s BMX track wll be the site for next year’s qualifier as well. Racing will be Saturdays with sign-up extending from 3-4 p.m. with races beginning as close to 4 p.m. as possible.

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The estimated budget for the design, project management and construction bid items phases of the project is approximately $369,258.

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FROM THE PAST COMPILED FROM DELTA NEWSPAPERS

By DELTA COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY 251 Meeker St., Delta • 874-8721 August 16, 1912 (From the Delta County Independent) Picture to yourself, if you please, a string of refrigerator cars thirty-five miles in length, loaded with Delta county fruit. Add to this twenty miles of sugar beet cars, then add a line of twenty miles of the other products, and you have a solid train of cars seventy-five miles in length, loaded with the shipping products of Delta county for this one year.

The production record of Delta county is making people sit up and take notice. The great crops this year of fruit, sugar beets, potatoes, alfalfa and grains, have proven to the railroad that better service, more equipment and improved roadbed conditions are necessary.

Hence, the broad-gauging of the Marshall pass division is being discussed, a new depot has been promised Delta, and many new locomotives, with hundreds of cars, have been ordered to handle the products of the Western Slope.

In addition to this railroad improvement, there will doubtless be constructed new short lines over

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THE TOWN OF CEDARedge is accepting applications for a Code Enforcement Official. This position performs professional and technical code enforcement work required to protect and preserve life, safety, health, welfare, and property. A detailed job description is available at Town Hall. The position is part-time 12 to 20 hours a week. Hourly wage DOE. Interested persons may submit a completed Town Application to the Town Hall on or before 4:00 p.m. August 21, 2012. Applications may be obtained at Town Hall, 235 W. Main, (P.O. Box 398 for mailing), Cedaredge, CO 81413, www.cedaredge colorado.com or by calling (970) 856-3123. The Town of Cedaredge is an EOE/ADA employer. (1x33)

COLLECTIONS ASSISTant. The 7th Judicial District is looking for qualified applicants to fill the position of Collections Assistant. This is a full-time job (40 hours a week) and is located in Montrose. The person hired shall be required to travel to the other 6 locations in the district on a regular basis.

The position performs the full operational level of work in administering, enforcing and collecting on court orders or judgments entered with respect to fees, fines, costs, restitution or any other accounts receivable of the court, judicial district, or Judicial Department under the supervision of a higher level employee. Salary is $2475 to $3317 per month depending on experience and education. EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE: Graduation from high school or equivalent and two years experience in collections. BA/AA degree from an accredited college or university in the field of business administration, management or related experience desired.

To apply go to http://www. courts.state.co.us/Careers/ Opportunities.cfm and follow instructions. No paper documents will be accepted locally. Electronic Applications are due on or before August 24, 2012.

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SERVICE contact Chief Bob Yant at Healthy moms have healthy FULL-TIME CUSTODIAN, 970-856-4301, (1x33) babies. Enroll in the Baby & full-time administrative Me Tobacco Free program assistant. Apply within. PEOPLE LOOK FOR JOBS THE DELTA COUNTY today. Contact the Delta WeatherPort Shelter in the classifieds. 874-4421 Independent runs these County Health Department items as a public service Systems, 1860 1600 Road, free of charge for non-profit at 874-2165 or your local Delta (2x33) organizations, if no fees are physician. (TFNx2) charged. However, each THE DISTRICT ATTORNTOO LATE group is asked to please ey's Office provides serkeep them current by call- vices to those who have TO CLASSIFY ing 874-4421. been victimized by a crime CHAPTER, UNITS OF DAV of domestic violence, AIR CONDITIONING regular meetings on the assault and other crimes. servicing equipment for second Monday of each To learn more about the sale. 835-3891 (2x33) month at 7 p.m. at the victim assistance services provided by the District UPRIGHT DEEP FREEZE, Veterans Building, 15th & Attorney's Office, please 15 cu. ft., $175. Down-draft Howard, Delta. For further contact Peggy Ann Saxton swamp cooler, 1/2 hp, m- information, call Paul Carter at 970-874-2085. (tfx41) 874-5150. (tfx19) 4800 RLD, $300. 4-ft. tall chain-link dog pen. 8'x8'.

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DELTA COUNTY ROAD AND BRIDGE is accepting applications for the position of Equipment Operator.

Responsibilities include performing a variety of skilled, semi-skilled, labor, maintenance and construction work involving the operation and maintenance of light, medium, and heavy equipment including graders, backhoes, dozers, loaders and dump trucks. High school diploma or equivalent and a minimum of three years experience operating equipment is required. Must have a valid Colorado Commercial Driver’s License, Class A with air brakes and tanker endorsements. Must also provide a current medical card.

Salary: $30,983$33,500 depending on experience.

Interested persons may submit a County application to the County Administrator’s Office on or before Wednesday, August 22, 2012 at 4:00 p.m. Applications may be obtained at the County Administrator’s Office, 501 Palmer Street, Suite 227, Delta, Colorado 81416 or by calling 970874-2459. Applications may also be obtained on our website at www.deltacounty.com. A resume may be attached to the completed County application. Delta County is an EOE/ADA employer.

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Surface Creek and cut-off lines constructed whenever they will shorten the distance to markets our products must reach. *** Next Sunday Austin will again take a whirl at the Hotchkiss ball nine and try to again get a standing in the Sage Brush league, by trimming them so badly they will forget all about the last three games. A large number of Austin fans will accompany the team. *** The board of directors is having the new Hotchkiss school building completed this month in order that it may be in readiness for the coming term of school which commences next month. There will be one room upstairs ready for occupancy and a lavatory is being installed in the basement. *** Mrs. Ed Duke entertained about 80 young people in honor of Miss Lorena Wade and Bruce Duke on Tuesday evening , that being the eighteenth birthday of both. The lawn was prettily decorated with flowers and lights. There was a “mysterious fortune teller” and a number of games played.

During the evening the Hotchkiss orchestra gave a number of selections which were greatly appreciated by all who heard them. Dainty refreshments were served on the lawn at a late hour after which the guests departed, all declaring Mrs. Duke an ideal hostess. *** J.W.D. Golm, the Paonia contractor, recently completed arrangements for the erection of a hospital for the Utah Fuel company at Somerset. The building will be of frame construction and will be located conveniently near the physician’s residence, to which it will be attached by a veranda. As soon as the site can be prepared, Mr. Golm will commence

the work. *** Midsummer travel is heavy this year, nearly all railroad trains being taxed for seating capacity. *** Morgan and Leonard Sweitzer and Misses Kathleen Nutter and Cecelia Verhofstedt made an automobile drive to Montrose and return Sunday.

Several trivial accidents happened to the machine, but nothing serious. *** The bay team being driven by Mrs. T.K. Seaton last Saturday took a lively whirl around a couple of city blocks and ended the race after Mrs. Seaton and little Lee had been thrown out. Both were considerably bruised, it is said, but fortunately the injuries were not of a serious nature. *** Many entrymen are getting ready to prove up on their claims under the new three-year homestead law, who have been in possession for the required time.

The inclination to prove up and get title to their claims as soon as possible, is making a rush of business for the different land offices and proves their claimants fully appreciate the value of their holdings and want title to the same just as soon as they can get it.

It is better for a claimant to have his title, even though he finds it necessary to borrow the money with which to make proof, which is often done to further improvements, for a title from the government is the great primary object.

As many claimants will want to complete their proofs before January 1913, it is well for them to get a start as early as possible. ***

PUBLIC NOTICES

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COMBINED NOTICE PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2012-0077 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On May 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) Melissa Robidoux, an unmarried woman Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Republic Mortgage Home Loans LLC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association Date of Deed of Trust 1/7/2009 County of Recording Delta Recording Date of Deed of Trust 1/12/2009 Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 631351 Original Principal Amount $119,597.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $115,643.86 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. THE NORTH 1/2 OF LOTS 13, 14, 15 AND 16 IN BLOCK 11 OF THE ORIGINAL PLAT OF THE TOWN OF HOTCHKISS COUNTY DELTA, STATE OF COLORADO. EXCEPT FOR THE PORTION OF LAND IN THE PARTIAL RELEASE RECORDED ON APRIL 23, 2012 AT RECEPTION NO. 658027 DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: THE SOUTH 25 FEET OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF LOTS 13, 14, 15 AND 16, BLOCK 11, OF THE ORIGINAL PLAT OF THE TOWN OF HOTCHKISS, COUNTY OF DELTA, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 181 North 3rd 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 Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 am on Wednesday, 09/12/2012, 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 7/18/2012 Last Publication 8/15/2012 Name of Publication Delta County Independent DATE: 05/11/2012 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: 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 # 11-11854 ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011 Published in the Delta County Independent July 18, 25, August 1, 8 and 15, 2012.

COMBINED NOTICE PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2012-0083 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On May 16, 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 B. Lefevre Original Beneficiary(ies) Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Wells Fargo Bank, NA Date of Deed of Trust 9/30/2010 County of Recording Delta Recording Date of Deed of Trust 10/13/2010 Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 646026 Original Principal Amount $206,770.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $202,779.13 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. THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY: LOT 107 OF ORCHARD ESTATES, COUNTY OF DELTA, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 1795 N Apple Drive, 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,

09/12/2012, 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 7/18/2012 Last Publication 8/15/2012 Name of Publication Delta County Independent DATE: 05/16/2012 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 # 12-06030 ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011 Published in the Delta County Independent July 18, 25, August 1, 8 and 15, 2012.

COMBINED NOTICE PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2012-0081 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On May 15, 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) KENNETH E. NICKOLAUS Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., acting solely as nominee for COUNTRYWIDE BANK, FSB 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 3/19/2009 County of Recording Delta Recording Date of Deed of Trust 3/24/2009 Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 633072 Original Principal Amount $177,039.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $170,096.91 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 1, ADAMS SUBDIVISION, COUNTY OF DELTA, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 21095 MARION ROAD, ECKERT, CO 81418-4209.

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, 09/12/2012, 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 7/18/2012 Last Publication 8/15/2012 Name of Publication Delta County Independent DATE: 05/15/2012 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: CATHERINE A. HILDRETH, Esq. #40975 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 # 1269.20074 ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011 Published in the Delta County Independent July 18, 25, August 1, 8 and 15, 2012.

COMBINED NOTICE PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2012-0080 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On May 15, 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) LEILANI PACHEACO AND JUDITH E. MILLSAP Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., acting solely as nominee for TAYLOR, BEAN & WHITAKER

MORTGAGE CORP. 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 1/18/2008 County of Recording Delta Recording Date of Deed of Trust 1/17/2008 Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 622221 Original Principal Amount $182,521.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $174,440.48 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. LOT 24 OF FIRST FILING OF THE PAN AMERICAN PROPERTIES, AS AMENDED, COUNTY OF DELTA, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 24 ALDER COURT, 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, 09/12/2012, 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 7/18/2012 Last Publication 8/15/2012 Name of Publication Delta County Independent DATE: 05/15/2012 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 # 1269.09773 ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011 Published in the Delta County Independent July 18, 25, August 1, 8 and 15, 2012.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Dorothy L. Norris, a/k/a Dorothy Norris, a/k/a Dorothy Lou Norris, Deceased Case Number 12 PR 3 All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Delta County, Colorado on or before October 1, 2012, or the claims may be forever barred.

Personal Representative John H. Norris P.O. Box 1470 Paonia, CO 81428 970-527-4363 Attorney for the Estate James R. Briscoe Briscoe & Associates, P.C. P.O. Box 120 Hotchkiss, CO 81419 970-872-3118 Published in the Delta County Independent August 1, 8 and 15, 2012.

COMBINED NOTICE PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2012-0079 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On May 14, 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) Enrique Falcon and Guadalupe Falcon Perez Original Beneficiary(ies) Rocky Mountain Mortgage Specialists, Inc. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association Date of Deed of Trust 10/17/2003 County of Recording Delta Recording Date of Deed of Trust 10/21/2003 Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 572765 Original Principal Amount $106,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $91,824.88 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 45, YOUNG ESTATES, A SUBDIVISION IN THE COUNTY OF DELTA, STATE OF COLORADO Also known by street and number as: 620 Labor 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, 09/12/2012, 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 7/18/2012 Last Publication 8/15/2012 Name of Publication Delta County Independent DATE: 05/14/2012 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 # 12-00823 ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011 Published in the Delta County Independent July 18, 25, August 1, 8 and 15, 2012.

COMBINED NOTICE PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2012-0078 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On May 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) Travis Ray Buckallew and Deanna Marie Buckallew Original Beneficiary(ies) Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Wells Fargo Bank, NA Date of Deed of Trust 11/8/2005 County of Recording Delta Recording Date of Deed of Trust 11/14/2005 Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 597591 Original Principal Amount $242,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $220,412.71 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 3, PERRY SUBDIVISION OF THE TOWN OF ORCHARD CITY, COUNTY OF DELTA, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 20224 Austin Rd, Austin, CO 81410.

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, 09/12/2012, 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 7/18/2012 Last Publication 8/15/2012 Name of Publication Delta County Independent DATE: 05/11/2012 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: 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 # 12-05990 ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011 Published in the Delta County Independent July 18, 25, August 1, 8 and 15, 2012.

COMBINED NOTICE PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2012-0084 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On May 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) Kevin T. Valdez Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Homecomings Financial, LLC (F/K/A Homecomings Financial Network, Inc.) Current Holder of Evidence of Debt GMAC Mortgage, LLC Date of Deed of Trust 9/14/2007 County of Recording Delta Recording Date of Deed of Trust 9/14/2007 Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 618804 Original Principal Amount $153,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $155,452.76 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. LOT 6 IN BLOCK 2 OF GARNET HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION, COUNTY OF DELTA, STATE OF COLORADO Also known by street and number as: 585 Sloan 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, 09/19/2012, 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 7/25/2012 Last Publication 8/22/2012 Name of Publication Delta County Independent DATE: 05/17/2012 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: 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 # 12-05094 ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011 Published in the Delta County Independent July 25, August 1, 8, 15 and 22, 2012.

NOTICE OF PROPOSED DECISION The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety proposes to Approve Permit Revision Application No. 6, submitted by Oxbow Mining, LLC for a coal mining permit at the Elk Creek Mine (Permit No. C-1981-022). Oxbow Mining, LLC proposes to expand the Permit Area for the Elk Creek mine by 2,247 acres. This PR provides for the lease modification and an additional new Federal Coal lease.

No new surface disturbance is proposed at this time.

The Elk Creek Mine is located in Delta, Gunnison County, approximately 0 miles North of Somerset, Colorado. The Underground operation has an anticipated maximum production capacity of 3,000,000 tons per year. Coal interest is Federal and private, and the surface to be affected is Federal, state and private land. The permit area encompasses approximately 15,676.51 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 any 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 and at the Delta County Clerk and Recorder, 501 Palmer Street, Room 211, Delta, CO 81416. 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 thirty (30) 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 August 8 and 15, 2012.

COMBINED NOTICE PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2012-0085 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On May 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) HEATHER DILLIE Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON F/K/A THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE CWABS, INC., ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-6 Date of Deed of Trust 2/16/2007 County of Recording Delta Recording Date of Deed of Trust 2/20/2007 Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 612261 Original Principal Amount $208,800.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $208,723.87 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 1, BURKEY MINOR SUBDIVISION, COUNTY OF DELTA, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 1659 E 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, 09/19/2012, 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 7/25/2012 Last Publication 8/22/2012 Name of Publication Delta County Independent DATE: 05/17/2012 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

Wednesday, August 15, 2012 telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: LINDSAY J. MILLER #42372 Janeway Law Firm LLC 19201 E MAIN STREET SUITE 205, PARKER, CO 8013-49092 (303) 706-9990 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 # JLF#14312 ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011 Published in the Delta County Independent July 25, August 1, 8, 15 and 22, 2012.

COMBINED NOTICE PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2012-0095 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On June 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) Paul B Ash and Carol Stolns-Ash Original Beneficiary(ies) Ameriquest Mortgage Company Current Holder of Evidence of Debt JPMC Specialty Mortgage LLC Date of Deed of Trust 11/27/2001 County of Recording Delta Recording Date of Deed of Trust 1/31/2002 Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 551672 Book: 914 Page: 329 Original Principal Amount $40,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $23,039.71 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. LOT2,SELBY SUBDIVISION, COUNTY OF DELTA, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 458 B 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, 10/03/2012, 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 8/8/2012 Last Publication 9/5/2012 Name of Publication Delta County Independent DATE: 06/05/2012 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 # 11-07334 ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011 Published in the Delta County Independent August 8, 15, 22, 29 and September 5, 2012.

COMBINED NOTICE PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2012-0087 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On May 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) ANTONIO GARCIA AND VIRGINIA GARCIA Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER, UNIVERSAL LENDING CORPORATION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust 9/23/2009 County of Recording Delta Recording Date of Deed of Trust 9/28/2009 Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 637964 Original Principal Amount $182,040.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $179,018.01 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 10 IN BLOCK 2 OF GARNET HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION, COUNTY OF DELTA, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 570 MUNRO 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, 09/19/2012, 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

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law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 7/25/2012 Last Publication 8/22/2012 Name of Publication Delta County Independent DATE: 05/18/2012 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 # 12-910-21784 ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011 Published in the Delta County Independent July 25, August 1, 8, 15 and 22, 2012.

COMBINED NOTICE PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2012-0089 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On May 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) CHARLES W. HANSEN AND ELOISE KATHLEEN HANSEN Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., acting solely as nominee for COUNTRYWIDE BANK, FSB Current Holder of Evidence of Debt BANK OF AMERICA N.A. Date of Deed of Trust 9/11/2008 County of Recording Delta Recording Date of Deed of Trust 9/26/2008 Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 629124 Original Principal Amount $172,125.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $164,339.93 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 ATTACHED LEGAL DESCRIPTION Legal Description The land referred to in this policy is situated in the STATE OF COLORADO, COUNTY OF DELTA, CITY OF HOTCHKISS, and described as follows: Part of the NW 1/4 SW 1/4 of Section 5, Township 14 South, Range 93 West of the 6th Principal Meridian, described as beginning at the Southwest corner of said NW 1/4 SW 1/4 of said Section 5; thence North along the Subdivision line 416 feet; thence East 208 feet; thence South 416 feet to the South line of said NW 1/4 SW 1/4; thence West 208 feet along said South line to the point of beginning, County of Delta, State of Colorado Also known by street and number as: 14322 2900 ROAD, 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 Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 am on Wednesday, 09/19/2012, 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 7/25/2012 Last Publication 8/22/2012 Name of Publication Delta County Independent DATE: 05/23/2012 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: 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 # 1269.09800 ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011 Published in the Delta County Independent July 25, August 1, 8, 15 and 22, 2012.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of LORA NADINE LILLPOP, a/k/a NADINE LILLPOP, Deceased Case Number 12PR63 All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to District Court of Delta County, Colorado on or before December 3, 2012, or the claims may be forever barred.

Thomas E. Lillpop Person Giving Notice 172 28 1/2 Road Grand Junction CO 81503 Attorney for Personal Representative Aaron R. Clay PO Box 38 Delta CO 81416 Published in the Delta County Independent August 1, 8 and 15, 2012.

STORAGE UNIT SALE Contents of Farnsworth Minis Unit H7 located at 175 Hwy 133 Paonia, CO. Unknown contents belonging to Taylor Jones, last known address of 238 Hwy. 133, Paonia, CO 81428. Contents of this unit will be disposed of on August 31st, as Farnsworth Minis chooses.

Published in the Delta County Independent August 8 and 15, 2012.

D4 Wednesday, August 15, 2012 ORDINANCE NO. 15, 2012 AMENDED AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DELTA, COLORADO, DELETING FROM CHAPTER 17.72 OF THE DELTA MUNICIPAL CODE ALL PROVISIONS REGARDING PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENTS AND REINCORPORATING SUCH PROVISIONS, WITH CERTAIN AMENDMENTS AND ADDITIONS PERTAINING ALSO TO CLUSTER DEVELOPMENTS AND ZERO LOT LINE DEVELOPMENTS, INTO CHAPTER 16.05 OF THE DELTA MUNICIPAL CODE. WHEREAS, regulations pertaining to planned unit developments (PUDs) in the City of Delta are presently part of the City’s general zoning legislation set forth in Chapter 17.72 of the Delta Municipal Code and; WHEREAS, City staff members have suggested that PUD regulations more reasonably fit within the scheme of the City’s subdivision legislation in Title 16 of the Delta Municipal Code; and WHEREAS, the staff members have further recommended that the PUD regulations, with certain amendments, be combined with new provisions providing regulations for cluster developments and zero lot line developments all in a new Chapter 16.05 of the Delta Municipal Code; and WHEREAS, the City Council find staff recommendations to be appropriate and in the public interest.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DELTA, COLORADO, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The entirety of Chapter 17.72 of the Delta Municipal Code is hereby repealed and deleted.

Section 2. A new Chapter 16.05 shall be added to the Delta Municipal Code, as part of the City’s subdivision regulations, to provide as follows: “Chapter 16.05 CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT, PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT, AND ZERO LOT LINE DEVELOPMENT Sections: 16.05.010 Purpose.

16.05.020 General provisions.

16.05.030 Definitions.

16.05.040 Submission and review of cluster development.

16.05.050 Submission and review of planned unit developments.

16.05.060 Submission and review zero lot line development.

16.05.070 Changes to adopted plan.

16.05.010 Purpose. The purpose of the Planned Unit Development, sometimes in this Chapter referred to as PUD, is to provide the opportunities to create more desirable environments through the application of flexible and diversified land development standards under a comprehensive plan. It is further intended to achieve economics in land development, maintenance, street systems, and utility networks while providing building groupings for privacy, usable attractive open spaces, safe circulation, and to protect the general well-being of the inhabitants.

The purpose of Zero Lot Line Development and Cluster Development is to allow multiple ownership of single building envelopes such as condominiums, town homes, office and retail space. Cluster development is encouraged to preserve environmentally sensitive areas, open space and agricultural lands.

16.05.020 General provisions.

A. Planned Unit Developments, Zero Lot Line Developments and Cluster Developments may include the uses allowed by right in the zoning district in which the development is located.

B. The zoning and subdivision regulations contain the minimum standards for any development.

Where modifications of those standards is in keeping with the intent of this Chapter and can be documented to show beneficial effects, such modification may be permitted.

16.05.030 Definitions. Those terms specific to PUD’s, Zero Lot Line Developments and Cluster Developments are defined for use in this Chapter as set forth in this Section. Additional definitions may be found in Section 16.04.030 of The Subdivision Regulations.

A. “Cluster Development” means lots that are smaller and arranged differently than otherwise allowed to allow conservation of farm land, wildlife areas or common open space.

B. “Common Area” means area used and maintained by all owners located in the development.

C. “Common open space” means a parcel of land, an area of water, or a combination of land and water within the site designated and intended primarily for the use or enjoyment of residents, occupants and owners of the Planned Unit Development. In a single-family PUD, private yards may be considered common open space.

D. “Limited Common Element” means an area restricted to use by the units (area) designated.

E. “Plan” means the provisions for development, which may include and need not be limited to easements, covenants and restrictions relating to use, location and bulk of buildings and other structures, intensity of use or density of development, utilities, private and public streets, ways, roads, pedestrian areas, and parking facilities, common open space, and other public facilities.

F. “Planned Unit Development” means an area of land, controlled by one or more landowners, to be developed under unified control or unified plan of development for a number of dwelling units, commercial, educational, recreational or industrial uses, or any combination of the foregoing, the plan for which does not correspond in lot size, bulk or type of use, density, lot coverage, open space, or other restrictions to the existing land use regulations.

G. “Provisions of the plan” means the written and graphic materials and other contents of the “plan” defined by subsection E of this Section.

H. “Zero Lot Line Development” refers to buildings that may be attached to each other with a common wall or directly adjacent to each other on one lot boundary line.

16.05.040 Submission and review of cluster development plans.

A. Cluster developments shall follow sections 16.04.010 through 16.04.080, exempting 16.04.070.

E with the following additional requirements: 1. Interior setbacks of individual ownership may be modified to fit the needs of the specific cluster development. The exterior setbacks of the entire development shall meet the tabled setback for the appropriate zone.

2. Twenty-five percent of the gross acreage must be open space.

3. The minimum lot size maybe reduced if the aggregate size of the total platted cluster development meets the total of all lots minimum size requirements, including open space, however streets and roads may not be counted towards open space.

4. The perimeter of the cluster development which abuts a rightof-way shall be buffered. All, or a portion of, the open space may be located between the clustered development and adjoining devel-

opment.

5. The project landscaping and buffer design shall be established as part of any preliminary subdivision plan approval.

6. A cluster development project may be developed in phases.

The City may require the applicant to divide the project into phases in order to meet requirements and standards contained in these regulations. Each phase must be selfsufficient with adequate facilities and services and contain a mix of residential uses and densities and open space, while meeting the requirements, standards and conditions applicable to the project as a whole.

7. All cluster developments shall establish a Home Owner’s Association or other entity to maintain the common area.

16.05.050 Submission and review of a Planned Unit Development.

A. A PUD shall be located along a major street of at least collector status as shown on Major Street Plan as adopted by the Planning Commission, with access to the street approved by the City Planning Commission.

B. PUDs shall follow Sections 16.04.010 through 16.04.080 (but excepting provisions of subsection 16.04.070E.) with the following additional requirements: 1. Final plan showing the location and size of all existing and proposed buildings, structures and improvements and their uses; 2. Certification showing the landowner dedicates or reserves areas of common open space; 3. Final plan showing the density and type of dwelling to be built within the PUD to include the maximum height of all buildings; 4. Final plan showing the internal traffic circulation system, offstreet Parking areas, service area, loading areas and major points of access to a public right-of-way; 5. Final plan showing the location, height and size of signs, lighting and advertising devises; 6. Final landscaping plan showing the spacing, sizes and specific type of landscaping material; 7. A legal description of the PUD; 8. A final report explaining the character and objectives to be achieved by the PUD; 9. A final report describing the development schedule indicating when construction will start and when the PUD will be completed; 10. Final copies of any special agreements, conveyances, restrictions or covenants which will govern the use, maintenance and continues protection of the PUD and the common open space areas.

C. Minimum design standards.

The provisions of Section 16.04.070 (with the exception of the provisions of Subsection E. thereof), are hereby incorporated in this subsection C. and made a part thereof by this reference.

1. In addition to the requirements set forth Subsection A of said Section 16.04.070, the following will be required for a PUD: a. The uses in a planned unit must be uses permitted of right or permitted by special review in the zoning district in which the planned unit is located. In addition, uses by right in business districts shall be uses by special review in residential planned units, and may be permitted if, in the opinion of the Planning Commission, such uses, if any, to be allowed in a residential planned unit shall be established by the Planning Commission on the basis of these criteria. b. The planned unit’s relationship to its surroundings shall be considered in order to avoid adverse effects to the development caused by traffic circulation, building height or bulk, lack of screening or intrusion on privacy; c. Minimum lot area requirements are established in the Subdivision Regulations. These requirements may be modified by the Planning Commission if the developer indicates that such changes are in keeping with the intent of this Title 16. The Planning Commission must review all PUD’s with respect to living space, common open space, parking spaces and traffic circulation. d. Common Open Space. i. Common open space shall comprise at least twenty-five percent of the total gross area of a residential PUD. Such open space will be developed and designed for the use of the occupants of the development and shall contain therein adequate space for active recreational activities, and adequately landscaped walkways and parks.

Common open space does not include space devoted to streets, parking and loading areas. ii. The Planning Commission may exempt nonresidential PUD’s from the common open space requirement if it finds the development will provide for the occupants’ or customers’ needs for open space in whole or in part by either or a combination of : (1). Public park, mall or recreation features, or a combination thereof, for which the site of the planned unit has or will be levied a special assessment; or (2). Developed facilities in the planned unit, such as but not limited to common recreational areas or facilities, plazas, balconies or rooftops improved for recreational uses. iii. A reduction in common open space or lot area per dwelling unit shall not be permitted if such reduction would be detrimental to the character of the proposed planned unit or the character of the surrounding area. iv. The Planning Commission may determine that all or a part of stream areas, bodies of water, and slopes in excess of fifteen percent may be included as usable open space. In making this determination, the Planning Commission shall be guided by the following factors: (1). The extent of those areas in relation to the area of the planned unit; and (2). The degree to which these areas contribute to the quality, livability and amenity of the planned unit. e. Off-street parking will be determined by the subdivision/zoning regulations. These regulations may be altered by the Planning Commission if the character of the PUD is such that changes to the requirements are in keeping with the intent of this Title.

16.05.060 Submission and review of zero lot line development plan.

A. Zero lot line developments shall follow sections 16.04.010 through 16.04.080, with the exception of the provisions of Subsection 16.04.070.E) with the following additional requirements: 1. The outside boundary of the permissible building envelope for each lot must be graphically depicted on the plat to be recorded.

Any existing buildings must also be depicted on the plat.

2. Multiple plan and elevation view plats are required if a building has more than one story, or if there is a basement located in the building.

3. The setbacks for the original parcel must be met for the appropriate zone, interior setbacks may be zero, and may be through a building or buildings creating individual ownership properties or may divide the original parcel into two or more parcels with individual ownership.

PUBLIC NOTICES 4. Recorded covenants shall provide for the maintenance of common walls, other common areas, limited common areas, and common spaces.

5. All business entities must follow CRS 38-30-172 Statement of Authority.

6. All buildings must meet current building code regulations.

7. Lawfully existing non-conforming uses are not allowed in zero lot line developments.

8. Separate utilities are required for each unit.

16.05.070 Changes to any adopted plans in this Chapter.

A. Minor Plan Changes. The terms, conditions of an adopted plan may be changed from time to time provided as follows: The City’s development department director, or other agent as authorized by the City Manager, may approve minor modifications in the location of streets and underground utilities and in the location, sizing and height of buildings and structures if required by engineering or other circumstances not foreseen at the time the plan was formally approved, so long as the modification does not result in: 1. An increase of more than five percent (5%) in the gross residential density; 2. An increase of more than five percent (5%) in the floor area proposed for nonresidential use of a commercial or industrial nature; 3. An increase of more than five percent (5%) in the total ground area covered by buildings except in single-family residential areas; and 4. A reduction of more than three percent (3%) in the area set aside for common open space.

B. Plan Changes Involving Land Uses. Any uses that are not approved in a final plan but are allowable in the pertinent zoning district as a permitted use may be added to the plan upon approval of any such alteration by the Planning Commission and City Council at regularly scheduled meetings.

C. Major Plan Changes. All other modifications of an adopted and recorded plan shall be regarded as “major modifications”, and shall be subject to the following application and review procedures: 1. Any application for major modifications of a previously approved and recorded plan shall be submitted on forms provided by the City, and a fee equal to that which is required for the initial filing of a full plan shall be paid to the City at the time of any such application.

2. Review and approval of any application filed pursuant to this subsection C shall be subject to compliance with all the criteria and procedural steps required for review and approval for filing a sketch plan. Such review and approval shall also be subject to compliance with all other applicable City Code sections that may be generally contemplated. Complete engineering and design drawings of the proposed major modification of a plan shall be submitted with the application therefore, detailing the proposed changes and demonstrating compliance with all legal requirements.

3. A public review process generally following the procedures set Forth in the Delta Municipal Code shall also be required as a pre-condition of approval of any major modification of a plan. In that regard, the concept of notice to owners of record required under Delta Municipal Code Section 17.04.290(D) (3) shall be expanded to include all record owners of properties within the boundaries of the originally approved plan and all record owners of properties immediately adjoining said boundaries and within a distance of five hundred feet (500’) plus the width of any intervening public right-ofway.

4. The City Planning Commission may recommend for ultimate approval by the City Council the proposed major changes to a plan if it determines that all of the following criteria are substantially met: a. The requested change will not adversely affect the public health, safety and welfare. b. The requested change is the minimum that will afford relief and allow for reasonable use of the property sought to be affected by the application. c. The requested change will not result in development that is incompatible with other property uses and/or building improvement within the pertinent boundaries or in the adjoining areas, and will not substantially impair the value or development of such other property within or outside of the area covered by the originally approved plan.

5. The City Planning Commission may impose such additional conditions of approval as may be reasonably necessary to ensure that the above criteria are met.”

Section 3. In the event that any provision of this new Chapter 16.05 of the Delta Municipal Code is, for any reason, deemed to be unlawful or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall, to the fullest extent reasonably possible, be construed to maintain their validity and enforceability.

ADOPTED ON FIRST READING AND ORDERED PUBLISHED THIS 17TH DAY OF JULY, 2012. /s/ Edward C. Sisson Mayor ATTEST: /s/ Jolene E. Nelson City Clerk ADOPTED ON SECOND AND FINAL READING AND ORDERED PUBLISHED THIS 7TH DAY OF AUGUST, 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 of the City Council of the City of Delta on July 17, 2012, and published in the Delta County Independent, a newspaper of general circulation published in the City of Delta, in its issue of July 25, 2012, and was finally adopted and approved at a regular meeting of the City Council on August 7, 2012, and ordered published as Ordinance No. 15, 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 7th day of August, 2012.

(SEAL) /s/ Jolene E. Nelson City Clerk Published in the Delta County Independent August 15, 2012.

COMBINED NOTICE PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2012-0088 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On May 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) RICHARD J HEMING AND SANDRA V HEMING 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., SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOAN SERVICING, LP Date of Deed of Trust 8/11/2008 County of Recording Delta Recording Date of Deed of Trust 8/13/2008 Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 628028 Original Principal Amount $144,800.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $139,390.65 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. ATTACHED LEGAL DESCRIPTION Part of the NW1/4 of the NE1/4 of Section 23, Township 15 South, Range 96 West of the 6th P.M. more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point on the North boundary of said Section 23, 16 feet East of the North 1/4 Corner of said Section 23; thence South 208 feet; thence East 312 feet; thence North 208 feet to the Section line; thence West along the Section line 312 feet to the Point of Beginning.

County of Delta, State of Colorado Also Known as: 14488 G Road, Delta, CO 81416 Also known by street and number as: 14488 G 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, 09/19/2012, 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 7/25/2012 Last Publication 8/22/2012 Name of Publication Delta County Independent DATE: 05/23/2012 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: 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 # 12-910-21789 ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011 Published in the Delta County Independent July 25, August 1, 8, 15 and 22, 2012.

ORDINANCE NO. 16, 2012 AMENDED AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DELTA, COLORADO REVISING CHAPTER 8.08 OF THE DELTA MUNICIPAL CODE WITH REGARD TO REGULATION OF BURNING ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WHEREAS, City staff members have recommended the revision of Chapter 8.08 of the Delta Municipal Code to expand and better define certain aspects of the City’s restrictions and prohibitions on burning activities; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds staff’s recommendations to be necessary for the control of air pollution, the preservation of public and private property and the general protection of public health and safety.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DELTA, COLORADO, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Chapter 8.08 of the Delta Municipal Code is hereby fully repealed and reenacted to provide as follows: “Chapter 8.08 BURNING RESTRICTIONS Sections: 8.08.010 Definitions.

8.08.020 Open Burning of Materials Generally Prohibited.

8.08.030 Burning Activities Allowed Subject to Restrictions 8.08.010 Definitions. The definitions of words and phrases used in this Chapter which pertain to the concept of “open burning” shall reasonably conform with any which may be provided in C.R.S. 25-7-103 and in Colorado Air Quality Control Commission Regulation No. 9.

8.08.020 Open Burning of Materials Generally Prohibited. It shall be unlawful to conduct any form of outdoor or open burning activity anywhere in the City of Delta except as specifically allowed by Section 8.08.030. This general prohibition shall apply whether or not burning is conducted within a receptacle or facility designed for the containment of outdoor fires.

It is specifically intended to prohibit the burning of all forms of trash, garbage, refuse and other waste materials including without limitation, all forms of vegetation such as leaves, tree limbs, grass, shrub and garden trimmings, and all forms of manufactured products and materials except food materials being used for, and in the process of, cooking meals for human consumption in the manner specifically allowed under Section 8.08.030A. 8.08.030. Burning Activities Allowed Subject to Restrictions.

Notwithstanding any express or implied provision of Section 8.08.020 to the contrary, the following outdoor or open burning activities shall be deemed lawful subject to all specified restrictions and conditions: A. The outdoor cooking of food in grills, barbeque pits and other

containment devices specifically designed for cooking activity, and the use of matches, torches, welding and ignition devices, tobacco products, flares, fireworks, explosives and other products and devices commonly used for domestic, commercial, training and industrial purposes, provided that the pertinent activity otherwise complies with all applicable State laws and regulations.”

B. Open burning on real property of surface brush, weeds and other cover vegetation for purposes of routine ditch and field maintenance and general agricultural purposes on the following conditions: 1. The areas to be burned either consist of an easement area owned and controlled by an incorporated or unincorporated ditch association, or are otherwise located entirely within one or more contiguous lots or parcels of land titled in the name(s) of the same owner(s) and containing one half acre or more in the aggregate.

2. The desired removal of brush, weeds and other cover vegetation cannot be as practically or economically accomplished by means other than burning.

3. Any burning activity is continuously attended by an owner of the easement or property on which the surface burning is to occur, or some properly delegated officer or agent of such owner, who has the ability to control and extinguish the fire through immediately available water sources and other fire suppression tools that are adequate to prevent spread of the fire to manmade improvements and/or to other areas of adjoining land.

4. The owner of the pertinent easement or property observes all applicable provisions, conditions and/or limitations of Department of Public Health and Environment Colorado Air Quality Control Commission Regulation 9 entitled “Open Burning Prescribed Fire and Permitting”, 5 CCR 1001-11, as amended, and has also first complied with applicable provisions of Delta County Burn Regulations (Ordinance No. 2007-02, as amended) by providing notice of an intent to conduct open burning through the “Burn Hotline” at 399-2955 or any successor phone number maintained for burning notification purposes by Delta County.” ************************** Section 2. No part of this ordinance is intended to conflict with any preemptive law or regulation adopted by the State of Colorado.

In the event any such conflict is judicially determined to exist, the State legislation shall prevail in accord with general law.

ADOPTED ON FIRST READING AND ORDERED PUBLISHED THIS 17TH DAY OF JULY, 2012. /s/ Edward C. Sisson Mayor ATTEST: /s/ Jolene E. Nelson City Clerk ADOPTED ON SECOND AND FINAL READING AND ORDERED PUBLISHED THIS 7TH DAY OF AUGUST, 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 of the City Council of the City of Delta on July 17, 2012, and published in the Delta County Independent, a newspaper of general circulation published in the City of Delta, in its issue of July 25, 2012, and was finally adopted and approved at a regular meeting of the City Council on August 7, 2012, and ordered published as Ordinance No. 16, 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 7th day of August, 2012.

(SEAL) /s/ Jolene E. Nelson City Clerk Published in the Delta County Independent August 15, 2012.

COMBINED NOTICE PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2012-0092 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On May 25, 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) STEVEN D TAYLOR Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS,INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER, TAYLOR, BEAN & WHITAKER MORTGAGE CORP. 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 8/29/2007 County of Recording Delta Recording Date of Deed of Trust 9/18/2007 Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 618874 Original Principal Amount $143,618.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $136,546.04 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 3 OF BARB ACRES MINOR SUBDIVISION COUNTY OF DELTA, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 18902 BARB ACRES 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, 09/26/2012, 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 8/1/2012

Delta County Independent Last Publication 8/29/2012 Name of Publication Delta County Independent DATE: 05/25/2012 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: KERRI ANN BOOTH #42562 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 # 12-910-21927 ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011 Published in the Delta County Independent August 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29, 2012.

TOWN OF ORCHARD CITY ACCOUNTS PAYABLE LIST BY VENDOR FOR JUNE 2012 VENDOR NAME AMOUNT PAID ACE………………………

206.75 Adele Coppers………… 2,200.00 Austin Post Office ……

527.72 Beckner & Achziger … 1,330.00 Benson Brothers ………

44.21 Best Connections ……

125.59 Big Johns Lumber Co 92.99 Blair & Associates PC 5,000.00 Bolinger & Queen ……

847.34 Carquest ………………

50.88 Colorado Dept of Corrections …………

46.01 Cooling's Plumbing & Air Conditioning ……

55.20 Dana Kepner ………… 1,050.52 Delta County Commissioners ……

38.00 Delta County Independent …………

661.87 DMEA…………………… 1,609.22 Double J Disposal ……

130.00 Eric Kribbs ……………

20.00 Feather Petroleum Co 1,958.36 Grand Junction Pipe & Supply ……………

285.33 Grand Mesa Discount 2,036.00 Hartman Brothers Inc 71.33 JM Plumbing …………

640.05 Marty Gieck ……………

96.83 Mesa County Health Dept. …………………

100.00 Office Depot ……………

363.68 Payroll Summary …… 31,376.29 Pest Away Spraying …

60.00 Pinnacol ………………

726.00 Polly A Proctor ………

347.92 Ralph Davis ……………

90.00 Sandra Horn …………

39.49 Skybeam ………………

46.45 SoutceGas ……………

81.31 Splish Splash Car Wash …………………

31.68 Sprint ……………………

197.17 TDS Telecom …………

295.42 Telluride Energy LLC … 2,000.00 Trustee Fees …………… 1,600.00 USA Bluebook …………

341.68 Weavers Small Engine 46.00 Published in the Delta County Independent August 15, 2012.

TOWN OF ORCHARD CITY ACCOUNTS PAYABLE LIST BY VENDOR FOR JULY 2012 VENDOR NAME AMOUNT PAID Austin Post Office ……

620.56 Beckner & Achziger …

730.50 Benson Brothers ………

315.95 Carquest ………………

60.25 Classic Computer ……

46.88 Colorado Dept of Corrections …………

30.96 Colorado State Treasurer ……………

254.35 Delta County Independent …………

19.50 DMEA…………………… 1,847.81 Double J Disposal ……

154.00 Feather Petroleum Co 1,381.33 Kwiki Tire Service ……

10.00 Main Street Printers …

292.00 Mesa County Health Dept. …………………

20.00 Michael Reeves ………

262.50 Parker Catering/Feedlot Restaurant ………… 2,995.00 Payroll Summary …… 31,073.32 Pest Away Spraying …

60.00 Pinnacol ………………

726.00 Polar Engraving ………

195.00 Sherwin-Williams Company …………… 3,110.25 TDS Telecom …………

437.30 Trustee Fees …………… 2,000.00 Published in the Delta County Independent August 15, 2012.

COMBINED NOTICE PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2012-0091 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On May 24, 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) BRIDGET E LYONS Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS,INC., AS NOMINEE FOR COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS CWALT, INC., ALTERNATIVE LOAN TRUST 2006-6CB, MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 20060-6CB Date of Deed of Trust 2/16/2006 County of Recording Delta Recording Date of Deed of Trust 2/17/2006 Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 600666 Original Principal Amount $132,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $122,048.77 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" LEGAL DESCRIPTION THAT PART OF THE SW1/4 OF THE SE1/4 OF THE SE1/4 OF SECTION 9, TOWNSHIP 14 SOUTH, RANGE 92 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M., LYING NORTH AND WEST OF COLORADO STATE HIGHWAY NO. 135 EXCEPTING, HOWEVER, A TRACT OF LAND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE SOUTH LINE OF SECTION 9, TOWNSHIP 14 SOUTH, RANGE 92 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M., WHENCE THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE SE1/4 SE1/4 OF SAID SECTION BEARS WEST 145 FEET, AND RUNNING THENCE NORTH 30°50' EAST 239 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 5°20' WEST 50 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 14°50' WEST 161 FEET TO THE SECTION LINE; THENCE WEST 76 FEET TO PLACE OF BEGINNING. COUNTY OF DELTA, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 36755 SUNSHINE MESA ROAD,

HOTCHKISS, CO 81419-6229.

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, 09/26/2012, 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 8/1/2012 Last Publication 8/29/2012 Name of Publication Delta County Independent DATE: 05/24/2012 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 # 12-081-03492 ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011 Published in the Delta County Independent August 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29, 2012.

COMBINED NOTICE PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2012-0094 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On May 30, 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) WILLIS D BARRETT AND CAROL BARRETT Original Beneficiary(ies) INTERMOUNTAIN INDUSTRIES, INC. D/B/A MAJOR MORTGAGE USA 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 1/24/2008 County of Recording Delta Recording Date of Deed of Trust 1/31/2008 Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 622555 Original Principal Amount $113,299.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $111,145.97 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 2, AMENDMENT NO. 1, FOX SUBDIVISION. DELTA COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO Also known by street and number as: 665 FOX COURT, 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, 09/26/2012, 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 8/1/2012 Last Publication 8/29/2012 Name of Publication Delta County Independent DATE: 05/30/2012 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 # 1269.09761 ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011 Published in the Delta County Independent August 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29, 2012.

NOTICE OF DEMAND FOR REPLACEMENT STOCK CERTIFICATE The Bona Fide Ditch Company hereby gives notice that a Petition for Replacement of Stock Certificate was filed by Teddie Graff and Tina Graff for Stock Certificate No. 364, The Bona Fide Ditch Company, in the amount of 29 shares, to be issued to Teddie Graff and Tina Graff as joint tenants. Notice is further given that on October 15, 2012, unless a claim is made of ownership of the stock certificate, a duplicate certificate will be issued to Teddie Graff and Tina Graff in accordance with Colorado law.

Signed this 9 day of August, 2012 THE BONA FIDE DITCH COMPANY /s/ Joe H. Crowley, Jr. Secretary Published in the Delta County Independent August 15, 22, 29, September 5 and 12, 2012.

LOCAL NEWS

Delta County Independent

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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: Delta County Free Adult ESL Classes. Register for classes Aug. 22 and 23 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon at the Delta Center, 822 Grand Avenue, Delta.

Beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels are available. Classes will be Monday through Thursday from 12:15 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. Call 778-9077 or 835-8805 for more information.

Cedaredge Tech Soup Computer Day. Bring your computer questions every Saturday in August from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Contact Cedaredge

Library at 856-3518 for details.

Computer Class.

Come and learn how to set up a Gmail account.

Friday, Aug. 24, at 10:30 a.m. Contact Cedaredge Library at 856-3518 to sign up.

Storytimes.

Baby, tot and preschooler storytimes are Thursdays starting at 10:30 a.m.

For more information, contact the library at 8563518.

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 August from 3 to 5 p.m.

Word and Publisher Class. Learn how to use these programs to create documents, posters, and flyers. Friday, Aug. 24, from 3 to 5 p.m.

Scrapbooking. Bring your scrapping stuff and work on your latest proj-

ect with others. Saturday, Aug. 25, from 12 noon to 8 p.m. Call the Crawford Library at 921-3500 for details.

Storytimes. Baby and tot storytimes on Thursdays are cancelled during August due to staff vacations. Please join us again in September.

Delta Kids Club 4-5 — Drawing in the Human Form. Are you in the fourth or fifth grade?

Want to be in a club just for you? Introducing Club 4-5 with some cool programs just for you. Join us for a basic art class where you will draw a wooden human form doll.

There will be a contest on who can draw the form closest to how it’s posed.

Club 4-5 will start Thursday, Aug. 16, at 4:30 p.m.

Kids Craft Day is Back! Kids are invited to come and create wonderful crafts. Friday, Aug. 24, from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Adult Delta Library Book Club. Are you

interested in an adult book club? Please join us for brainstorming sessions. We want your input! Tuesday, Aug. 28, at 6 p.m. or Wednesday, Aug. 29, at 1 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 August at 1 p.m.

Contact the Hotchkiss Library at 872-4153 to sign up.

One-on-One Computer Help. Anytime during open hours. Contact Hotchkiss Library at 872-4153 for details.

Basic Word Computer Class. Learn the basics of Word. Friday, Aug. 17, at 10:30. Contact the Hotchkiss Library at 872-4153 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 Computer Class Thursday One-on-One. Individual computer instruction to anyone who needs extra help. Thursday, Aug. 16, from 2 to 5 p.m. Appointment is required. Call the Paonia Library at 527-3470.

Teens DVD Release Party. Come celebrate the release of a blockbuster movie where a teenage boy and girl must fight with one another until one survives. Saturday, Aug. 18, at 1 p.m.

VAMPS Book Club.

Join girls ages 11-15 who will never read any vampire books, but will read other exciting stories. Participants read “Dandelion Wine” by Ray Bradbury and then get together for a lively discussion, snacks, and lots

of fun. Saturday, Aug. 18, at 12 noon.

Adult DVD Release Party. Come celebrate the release of a blockbuster movie where a teenage boy and girl must fight with one another until one survives. Monday, Aug. 20, at 1 p.m.

Beginner Basics Computer Class. Beginner basics computer class geared for new computer users. Wednesday, Aug. 22, from 2 to 4 p.m. Contact the Paonia Library at 527-3470 to register for the class.

Greeting Card Workshop. Share ideas and materials with other card makers. Some supplies and tools will be provided or bring your own if you have them. No charge but donations for materials are welcome. Tuesday, Aug. 28, from 2 to 4 p.m.

Storytimes.

Baby, tot and preschooler storytimes are Tuesdays starting 10 a.m. Contact Paonia Library at 5273470.

PUBLIC NOTICES ORDINANCE NO. 14, 2012 AMENDED AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DELTA, COLORADO, ADDING AND MODIFYING VARIOUS PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 17.68 OF THE DELTA MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO THE REGULATION OF SIGNS ON PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WHEREAS, City staff members have recommended the amendment and addition of certain provisions of Chapter 17.68 of the Delta Municipal Code in order to clarify and expand certain aspects of the City’s existing sign regulations; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds staff’s recommendations to be reasonable and in the public interest.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DELTA, COLORADO, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. A new subsection M. is hereby added to Section 17.68.020 of the Delta Municipal Code to provide as follows: “M. Political advertising signs used for campaigning and other purposes related to the promotion of political issues, candidates for public office and other matters to be decided in particular public elections shall be allowed, for a reasonable time period to extend from not more than one hundred eighty (180) days before and not more than ten days after, the pertinent public election in which the office, issue or ballot question addressed by the signs are to be decided. No such signs may be placed within the developed areas occupied by any street, alley, sidewalk, parking area or other public facility, including medians; except that the owners of private property adjoining any public sidewalk or street may maintain such signs for the aforementioned limited period of time within any undeveloped portion of the public right-of-way lying between the edge of the sidewalk or street curbing and their adjoining private land. Any political advertising signage located upon any individual parcel or area of privately owned real property, including any area of adjoining public property allowed by the preceding sentence, shall, in no event, exceed thirty-two (32) square feet in the aggregate and shall not be placed or maintained in any public or private areas where it will pose an obstruction to visibility and thus a safety hazard to motorists and/or pedestrians, as reasonably determined under the City of Delta’s Design Standards and Specifications.”

Section 2. Subsection B. Of Section 17.68.030 of the Delta Municipal Code is hereby repealed and reenacted in its entirety to provide as follows: “B. Pennants, banners, commercial flags, balloons and other wind and air-powered devices resembling balloons, except when used for civic events for a maximum period of ten (10) consecutive days or when otherwise used as a temporary sign pursuant to Subsection 17.68.020L. No such pennant, flag, balloon or other wind or air-powered device resembling a balloon shall be used or displayed at a height more than twenty (20) feet above ground level. This Subsection B. shall not apply to balloons having a diameter of no more than twenty-four (24) inches, or to pennants, banners or flags having a length or width of no more than eighteen (18) inches, or to official City banners, or to flags protected under the United States constitution, including those emblematic of the United States, any State, or any branch of the Armed Forces of the United States.”

Section 3. Subsection E. of Section 17.68.030 of the Delta Municipal Code is hereby repealed and deleted.

Section 4. Subsection A. of Section 17.68.040 of the Delta Municipal Code is hereby amended to provide as follows: “A. Official City-owned and maintained directional signs for public facilities, which signs may be located on any City-owned property, City controlled public easements and property leased for public purposes by the City.”

Section 5. A new Subsection H. is hereby added to Section 17.68.040 to provide as follows: “H. Group identification or directory signs specifically permitted by the City for the collective benefit of churches, service clubs and other civic organizations and special facilities.”

Section 6. Subsection F. of Section 17.68.060 of the Delta Municipal Code is hereby amended to provide as follows: “F. No part of any sign attached to or within six feet of a building shall be higher than the ridgeline of the roof or parapet of the building.”

Section 7. The first sentence of Subsection A. of Section 17.68.080 of the Delta Municipal Code is hereby amended to provide as follows: “A. Portable sandwich signs

which meet the following criteria shall be allowed on sidewalks flanking Main Street between its intersections with First Street and Thirteenth Streets in the City limits provided, however, that each such sign has been issued the required permit from the City: .....”.

Section 8. A new Subsection F. Is hereby added to Section 17.68.080 of the Delta Municipal Code to provide as follows: “F. Sandwich signs shall be permitted on private property in any part of the City classified for zoning purposes as a “business district” provided that the sign is sufficiently anchored to the ground to prevent the sign from injuring other persons or damaging other property as a result of being propelled by wind or other forces.” All sandwich signs shall be subject to the regular sign permit requirements of this Chapter and shall be included in the computation of maximum signage allowed for each respective property.”

Section 9. Except as amended or newly provided above, all other provisions of Chapter 17.68 of the Delta Municipal Code are hereby ratified and confirmed as presently written.

ADOPTED ON FIRST READING AND ORDERED PUBLISHED THIS 17TH DAY OF JULY, 2012. /s/ Edward C. Sisson Mayor ATTEST: /s/ Jolene E. Nelson City Clerk ADOPTED ON SECOND AND FINAL READING AND ORDERED PUBLISHED THIS 7TH DAY OF AUGUST, 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 of the City Council of the City of Delta on July 17, 2012, and published in the Delta County Independent, a newspaper of general circulation published in the City of Delta, in its issue of July 25, 2012, and was finally adopted and approved at a regular meeting of the City Council on August 7, 2012, and ordered published as Ordinance No. 14, 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 7th day of August, 2012.

(SEAL) /s/ Jolene E. Nelson City Clerk Published in the Delta County Independent August 15, 2012.

COMBINED NOTICE - DEFERRED - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-803(6) FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2012-0038 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On March 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) GEORGE R. LOPEZ AND CARLA J. HUMPHREY Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., acting solely as nominee for TAYLOR, BEAN & WHITAKER MORTGAGE CORP. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt CENLAR FSB Date of Deed of Trust 4/18/2008 County of Recording Delta Recording Date of Deed of Trust 5/16/2008 Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 625716 Original Principal Amount $160,500.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $153,710.54 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 2 OF ZELDENTHUIS ANNEXATION AND SUBDIVISION, COUNTY OF DELTA, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 445 J STREET, CRAWFORD, CO 81415.

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 July 11, 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, 10/03/2012 (formerly scheduled for July 11, 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 8/8/2012 Last Publication of Notice of Deferred Sale 9/5/2012 Name of Publication Delta County Independent DATE: 7/27/2012 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 # 3850.00393 ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011 Published in the Delta County Independent August 8, 15, 22, 29 and September 5, 2012.

COMBINED NOTICE PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2012-0096 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On June 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) James L Horn Original Beneficiary(ies) MontroseBank Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Central Mortgage Company Date of Deed of Trust 8/5/2009 County of Recording Delta Recording Date of Deed of Trust 8/10/2009 Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 636795 Original Principal Amount $106,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $102,542.02 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. SEE EXHIBIT A ATTACHED HERETO AND INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE EXHIBIT A A PARCEL OF LAND WITHIN THE NW1/4 OF THE SE1/4 OF SECTION 12, TOWNSHIP 14 SOUTH RANGE 95 WEST OF THE SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN HAVING BEARINGS BASED UPON A BEARING OF SOUTH 00 20' 24" WEST FROM THE C 1/4 CORNER OF SAID SECTION 12, WITH ALL OTHERS BEARINGS BEING RELATIVE THERETO, SAID PARCEL BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS; BEGINNING AT THE C 1/4 CORNER OF SAID SECTION 12 AND RUNNING THENCE SOUTH 59 20' 05" EAST, 705.74 FEET TO A POINT ON THE CENTERLINE OF SURFACE CREEK AS DEFINED BY THE SURVEY RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 4 AT PAGE 53 AND THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING; PARCEL BOUNDARY RUNS THENCE FOLLOWING THE CENTERLINE OF SURFACE CREEK GENERALLY ALONG THE 2 FOLLOWING COURSES; SOUTH 25 51'42" WEST, 82.76 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 29 38'42" WEST, 37.15 FEET; THENCE LEAVING SAID CENTERLINE SOUTH 62 20'22" EAST, 214.60 FEET TO A POINT ON THE WEST RIGHT OF

WAY OF HIGHWAY 65; THENCE ALONG SAID RIGHT OF WAY 91.02 FEET ALONG THE ARC OF A CURVE TO THE LEFT, SAID CURVE HAVING A RADIUS OF 5690 AND WHOSE CHORD BEARS NORTH 28 59'07" EAST, 91.02 FEET; THENCE CONTINUING ALONG SAID RIGHT OF WAY NORTH 22 15'04" EAST, 49.13 FEET; THENCE LEAVING SAID RIGHT OF WAY NORTH 67 39'47" WEST 216.18 FEET MORE OR LESS TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, COUNTY OF DELTA, STATE OF COLORADO Also known by street and number as: 13411 Hwy 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, 10/03/2012, 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 8/8/2012 Last Publication 9/5/2012 Name of Publication Delta County Independent DATE: 06/05/2012 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 # 12-06941 ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011 Published in the Delta County Independent August 8, 15, 22, 29 and September 5, 2012.

COMBINED NOTICE PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2012-0028 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On February 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) EUGENE LEE GRANT Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. acting solely as nominee for INTERMOUNTAIN INDUSTRIES, INC. d/b/a MAJOR MORTGAGE USA Current Holder of Evidence of Debt WELLS FARGO BANK, NA Date of Deed of Trust 6/2/2008 County of Recording Delta Recording Date of Deed of Trust 6/9/2008 Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 626278 Original Principal Amount $152,250.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $152,375.09 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 1, GRANT MINOR SUBDIVISION, ACCORDING TO PLAT RECORDED JULY 26, 1995 UNDER RECEPTION #488195, COUNTY OF DELTA, STATE OF COLORADO Also known by street and number as: 4749 2300 ROAD, DELTA, CO 81416-8216.

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, 10/10/2012, 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 8/15/2012 Last Publication 9/12/2012 Name of Publication Delta County Independent DATE: 02/23/2012 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: 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 # 9105.03435 ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011 Published in the Delta County Independent August 15, 22, 29, September 5 and 12, 2012.

COMBINED NOTICE - DEFERRED - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-803(6) FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2012-0093 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On May 30, 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) DENNIS WHITE Original Beneficiary(ies) REPUBLIC MORTGAGE HOME LOANS LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Date of Deed of Trust 11/20/2009 County of Recording Delta Recording Date of Deed of Trust 11/20/2009 Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 639223 Original Principal Amount $95,918.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $93,010.73 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. THE WEST 70 FEET OF THE NORTH ONE-FOURTH (1/4) OF LOTS 2 AND 3 OF BLOCK 2 OF HOGREFE AND WILSON’S ADDITION TO THE TOWN OF CEDAREDGE, COUNTY OF DELTA, STATE OF COLORADO Also known by street and number as: 545 NW ASPEN 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. The original Sale Date was scheduled for September 26, 2012 but was deferred pursuant to Colorado Revised Statutes 38-38-801 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, 10/10/2012 (formerly scheduled for September 26, 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 8/15/2012 Last Publication of Notice of Deferred Sale 9/12/2012 Name of Publication Delta County Independent DATE: 7/31/2012 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 # 1068.04979 ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011 Published in the Delta County Independent August 15, 22, 29, September 5 and 12, 2012.

STORAGE UNIT SALE Notice is hereby given that the contents of Affordable Delta Storage, Unit #D-56 located at Southgate Lane, Delta, CO **The following is a partial list of the contents of the storage unit: Pontiac Tempest, misc auto parts and materials, shop vac, and other misc. items with a last known address of 13066 Hwy 65, Eckert, CO 81418 will be disposed of on August 22, 2012. Submit your bid to CHOICE PROPERTIES at 811 Main St., Delta, CO 81416 or admin@thechoiceproperties.com, Minimum Bid $400.00 Published in the Delta County Independent August 8 and 15, 2012.

COMBINED NOTICE PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2012-0097 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On June 7, 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) MARIO CARRASCO Original Beneficiary(ies) DeltaBankCenter-MontroseBank Current Holder of Evidence of Debt DeltaBankCenter-MontroseBank Date of Deed of Trust 3/6/2009 County of Recording Delta Recording Date of Deed of Trust 3/20/2009 Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 632969 Original Principal Amount $165,974.05 Outstanding Principal Balance $165,231.72 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 3, JESS’ PLACE SUBDIVISION, COUNTY OF DELTA, STATE OF COLORADO Also known by street and number as: 1551 I 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, 10/10/2012, 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 8/15/2012 Last Publication 9/12/2012 Name of Publication Delta County Independent DATE: 06/07/2012 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: AARON CLAY #9666 CLAY and DODSON PC 415 PALMER STREET, PO BOX 038, DELTA, CO 8141-60038 (970) 874-9777 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 # MONTBK vs CARRASCO ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011 Published in the Delta County Independent August 15, 22, 29, September 5 and 12, 2012.

COMBINED NOTICE PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2012-0098 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On June 7, 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) Richard E Stevens Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Century 21 ( R) Mortgage (SM) Current Holder of Evidence of Debt PHH Mortgage Corporation Date of Deed of Trust 11/24/2006 County of Recording Delta Recording Date of Deed of Trust 12/4/2006 Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 610206 Original Principal Amount $85,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $80,105.05 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 3, UTE TRAIL SUBDIVISION, COUNTY OF DELTA, STATE OF COLORADO Also known by street and number as: 5117 Eagle Feather 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, 10/10/2012, 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 8/15/2012 Last Publication 9/12/2012 Name of Publication Delta County Independent DATE: 06/07/2012 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 # 12-06514 ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011 Published in the Delta County Independent August 15, 22, 29, September 5 and 12, 2012.

STORAGE UNIT SALE Contents of Farnsworth Minis Unit C23 located at 175 Hwy 133 Paonia, CO. Unknown contents belonging to Don Husted, last known address of 225 Clark Ave., Paonia, CO 81428. Contents of this unit will be disposed of on August 31st, as Farnsworth Minis chooses.

Published in the Delta County Independent August 8 and 15, 2012.

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CHURCH DIRECTORY

Delta County Independent

Blankets needed Habitat store reopens in Montrose for outreach First Baptist Church of Cedaredge is collecting blankets to take to the Voice of the Martyrs in Bartlesville, Okla.

Voice of the Martyrs has been active in Sudan for many years providing essential care to Sudanese Christians. You can help by donating good quality new or used blankets. Blankets need to be twin to queen size and solid weave (not knitted or crocheted).

Please include a $2 donation per blanket to

cover the cost of shipping from Oklahoma to Sudan.

If you can provide blankets but not the donation or the donation but not the blankets, please consider doing so as donors will be matched to blankets as needed.

Blankets and donations will be accepted at First Baptist Church, 370 W. Main Street in Cedaredge, from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 18, and from 2 to 6 p.m.

Wednesday, Aug. 22.

Your church or organization having a special event?

Call the DCI 874-4421.

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY

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

Ready, get set, go! Race on over to the Montrose Habitat for Humanity barn raising and ReStore grand opening celebration on Friday, Sept. 7, at the Habitat Barn, 1601 North Townsend, and be among the very first to see the new ReStore and Habitat space.

“We are very excited to unveil our new ReStore and office building to the public,” Montrose Habitat for Humanity executive director Colleen Burke said. “We want to say thank you as well — we could not have completed this project without the help and support of our community, our board of directors, our sponsors, the City of Montrose, Montrose ACT, our staff

9:45 a.m.

11:00 a.m.

2:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

CHURCH OF CHRIST

RIVER OF LIFE CHURCH

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.

SURFACE CREEK

NORTH FORK

Sept. 4. The fee is $20 per person with a maximum of $50 for a family of three or more.

Hike the whole trail, visit Box Canyon Park, or hike a portion of the trail and spend the rest of the day relaxing in Ouray.

For more information, call 874-0923.

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

Join the City of Delta Recreation Department Tuesday, Sept. 11, to hike the Ouray Perimeter Trail. The trip includes transportation from Bill Heddles Recreation Center. Check-in time is 8 a.m., with an expected return time of 4 p.m. The deadline to sign up is

SURFACE CREEK

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF CEDAREDGE

a.m. to 4 p.m. Donations will be taken daily at the back of the new building.

To learn more, email colleen@habitat montrose.org, or call 2529303.

Hike the Ouray Perimeter Trail

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 live radio broadcast.

The move doubles the ReStore’s size to 15,000 square feet and just over 10 acres. New hours will be Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturdays from 9

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

and army of volunteers and, of course USDA Rural Development.”

A ribbon cutting at 12:15 p.m. with the Montrose ACT Redcoats will begin the day on Sept. 7, followed by the barn raising and ReStore grand opening from 6 to 10 p.m.

The celebration will feature live music by Box Car & Yengo, as well as a live auction and barbecue supper. Catch a glimpse of the future, with sneak previews and tours of the ReStore from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. The event is open to the public, and tickets are $25.

On Saturday, Sept.

8, the ReStore will officially open in its new location, with door prizes, hot dogs, soda and

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.

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OLATHE OLD KING JAMES BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH 112 Main St., 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.

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Flying high!

Photo courtesy Marty France, U.S. Air Force Academy

Newly commissioned 2nd Lt. Phaelen French receives congratulations from President Barack Obama during Commencement at the U.S. Air Force Academy earlier this year.

BY ANNETTE BRAND Staff Writer

haelen French, recently graduated from the United States Air Force Academy and commissioned a 2nd Lt. in the United States Air Force, came home to be with family and friends for a few days this summer before reporting for flight training at Laughlin Air Force Base in Del Rio, Texas.

Phaelen says she has wanted to be a pilot since she was very little. When she was seven years old, Air Force Academy class president Holly Adams came to Delta to sing at the Episcopal Church.

Cadet Adams stayed with Phaelen’s family while she and other Air Force Academy cadets were in Delta. Sharing that time with Cadet Adams not only enhanced Phaelen’s interest in becoming a pilot, it gave her an interest in the Air Force Academy.

She says, “It’s the people at the Academy who really make the experience. Cadets make the Air Force Academy what it is.”

Lt. French chose Legal Studies as her major at the Academy. She credits that choice to Miss Deborah Houser, Delta High School, who taught Phaelen speech, debate and English. Miss Houser had her students debate in class and it was the work that she put forth in preparing her arguments for a debate that challenged Phaelen, the homework she enjoyed most.

She was homeschooled prior to joining the student body at Delta High School (DHS). She was very involved in sports at DHS — cross country, track and field and basketball. She excelled in all the sports. “I learned a lot from them,” she said.

“I really enjoy the physical experience of sports,” Phaelen said.

She continued her sports interests at the Academy in

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Photo courtesy Marty France, U.S. Air Force Academy

Phaelen French continued her love of sports at the Air Force Academy, competing in NCAA Division I level track and field events, including the heptathelon. Over two days, she competed in seven events.

track and field. She participated in the two-day heptathelon, seven events: hurdles, high jump, shot put, 200 meters dash, long jump, javelin and 800 meters dash. “That was one of my best experiences in track and field, in all events.

I got to know so many people from those events and it is never boring,” Phaelen said.

Her coach trained the athletes to avoid exhaustion by maintaining calm, maintaining an “even keel.”

Phaelen is the daughter of Don and Beth French of Austin and the granddaughter of Harry and Peggy Gilbert of

Phaelen French

Grand Junction and the late Jan and Ray French of Kenville, N.J. As she was growing up in Delta, she was active in the 4-H program, riding horses and in the performing arts “stuff.” She trained with Regina Barr for performing arts and speaking.

She also has a magnificent voice. She studied voice for many years with Mary Ann Rothburn in Cedaredge. She had two years of lessons with private teacher Jim Warner and sang in a High Desert Opera performance. She sang in many venues in the area, even as a child. She was a frequent soloist in her home church, Presbyterian Church of Delta, and delighted the congregation with Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Pie Jesu, Pie Jesu” (Lord have mercy) during her visit home in late June.

Phaelen said, “I sing as often as I can, whenever I get a chance, and especially when my Mom can come and accompany me.”

She loves to go canoeing and kayaking with her dad, who is teaching her the “Eskimo roll” in the kayak.

She likes visiting with neighbors, especially Linda Speedie and Mary Hinz. She likes to shoot and enjoyed the 4-H Hot Shots program. She also reads any chance she gets.

Phaelen’s parents were always available and supportive, always eager to be involved in something she wanted to do. They called her attention to many things through the years they

thought would be of benefit to her, but they didn’t push, they just encouraged. They took the same approach about her going to the Air Force Academy and being a pilot — they didn’t push, they just encouraged.

Her philosophy of how she lives her life comes, to a great extent, from what she observed while living her formative years with her parents. Her dad is an amateur wood craftsman. Don made a wooden kitchen table when he and Beth were first married which they still use. He says it’s the best $40 he ever spent.

It’s not what her dad makes but how he makes it that has influenced Phaelen.

“He takes the piece of wood,” she says, “looks at the wood, imagines how it will come out but never knows quite how it will turn out, but he enjoys creating something out of the piece of wood.

That’s the central purpose — he enjoys the craftsmanship.

He could go to the store and buy the article, but when he makes it, the piece is unique, each piece is different and the joy is in finding out how to piece it together.

“That’s a good metaphor for what life is like,” Phaelen says. “Everyone’s life is like a piece of wood, a gift. It takes time and desire to let yourself be shaped and to shape your life. It takes work, that’s what’s beautiful about it.

“For me that is where the joy in life is,” Phaelen con-

tinues, “in piecing together these gifts you’ve been given.

You have to be in it the whole time. It takes effort and that is what makes it beautiful. It always has to have a purpose and the central purpose of the effort is itself sustaining.”

Phaelen’s message to kids and older generations alike is to have fun, be adventurous, have courage, shout out to people. “In order to maintain your workability, you have to be authentic to yourself,” she says. “If you want something, go get it. It is only when you are being yourself that you find your authentic self.”

Lt. French’s flight training is underway now at Laughlin Air Force Base. She has had a few flying lessons in the past, a few from Lynn French (no relation) in Crawford and with Mr. Morris at the Aero Club in Colorado Springs.

She plans to make the Air Force her career and wants to be a pilot. She is excited and looking forward to her two years at Laughlin. She says how well she does at Laughlin, how far she goes in airframe, will determine which plane she will get on her next assignment. She says she will work to help the mission and will fill whatever role the Air Force needs.

Phaelen was born in Delta, July 2, 1990, and delivered into this world by Dr. Sam Kevan. “Delta is my home,” she says. “I am glad to be from Delta and always will be no matter where I travel.”

Photo courtesy Beth and Don French

Phaelen French is pictured in 2000 while riding in a Delta County 4-H horse event.