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SEPTEMBER 12, 2012 VOL. 129, NO. 37

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GMES receives national recognition BY PAT SUNDERLAND Managing Editor

Garnet Mesa Elementary School has joined an elite group of schools across the nation that have gained recognition as a National Blue Ribbon School. The announcement was made last week by U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, who recognized 269 public and private schools based on their overall academic excellence, or for making progress in improving student academ-

ic achievement levels. “I have known that Garnet Mesa Elementary School is special for a long, long time,” said parent Gretta Carmichael, a member of the school and district accountability committees. Her children have attended GMES for seven years. “It’s an amazing school and there are no more dedicated teachers,” she said. “Now it’s official.” The school was nominated for Blue Ribbon status ear-

lier this year by the Colorado Department of Education, which studied academic achievement in 2,000 schools across the state and picked the five most deserving for consideration from Colorado. Applications were then subjected to two rounds of reviews. Once both reviews were completed, schools had to

meet adequate yearly progress for the latest round of state assessments to receive the Blue Ribbon award. Because state assessment results are not typically announced until late summer, the winning schools aren’t announced until September of the year after a school’s initial nomination. The ceremony takes

place in mid-fall. The entire process, from initial nomination to receiving the award, takes about a year. Principal Jim Farmer attributes Garnet Mesa’s recognition to a team effort that has included collaboration among staff, parents, students and the community. BLUE RIBBON TO A3

Hearing reopens hen house issue BY HANK LOHMEYER Staff Writer

Supporters and opponents of Western Slope Layers and Grand Mesa Layers assembled at the County Courthouse Sept. 4 to once again make their cases to the Board of County Commissioners. The BoCC hearing on county Specific Development approvals for the two, 15,000hen egg production facilities was called in order to answer district court objections to the original hearing process last year. In a lawsuit brought by hen house neighbors that challenged the county’s approvals, the district court had found sufficient evidence of record lacking in four areas. The areas were: 1) whether the hen house operations were compatible with the neighborhood; 2) whether the operations would have a negative impact on neighboring property values; 3) whether the conditions imposed on the operations were sufficient to mitigate neighbors’ concerns;

and 4) whether the county staff was able to monitor and enforce the conditions of approval. The testimony at the hearing was limited to addressing those four specific areas. A key element of the proceedings involves the county’s mitigation-dependent planning process. The county relies heavily on a system of requiring mitigation measures to address opponents’ objections to new development. But this time, opponents are saying that mitigation measures do not automatically create compatibility with existing uses in their neighborhood. The BoCC’s original position that the opponents’ “fear factor” was not adequate for a specific development denial was challenged Sept. 4. Opponents came with claims and submitted their documentation of harmful health effects being caused by Western Slope Layers’ operation on Powell Mesa. Supporters of the egg HEN HOUSE TO A3

More West Nile cases expected BY PAT SUNDERLAND Managing Editor

The Delta County Department of Health and Human Services reported three additional human cases of West Nile Virus the week of September 2, and warned the risk is still high. “While the prime West Nile Virus transmission season is waning, I expect to continue to see an increase in the number of human cases in September and October because of the lag time between being bitten and getting a confirmed diagnosis,” said Bonnie Koehler, Delta County public health director. “The risk of being bitten by a mosquito carrying West Nile Virus is still extremely high and will continue to be high until mosquitoes die off with the

first killing frost. It’s still not over for Delta County.” The three documented cases involve a 50- to 59-yearold female from the Delta area who was hospitalized; an 80- to 90-year-old female from the Delta area who had an uncomplicated fever; and a 50- to 59-year-old female from the North Fork area with uncomplicated fever. In all three cases, the onset date for the disease was July or mid-August. The total number of confirmed West Nile cases stands at 20, 10 males and 10 females from all areas of the county. The health department’s weekly collection of mosquito samples has concluded but active surveillance of cases involving humans continues.

Photo by Pat Sunderland

Amy King helps English Language Learners practice their writing skills. For a high percentage of Garnet Mesa Elementary students, English is their second language. Pictured with Mrs. King are Angel Romero, Mrs. King, Agustin Montoya, Emigdio Corral and Shwe Sin Paw. Alberto Lujano is in the back row.

Fiber optics will put Delta in the fast lane BY PAT SUNDERLAND Managing Editor

The City of Delta has joined forces with the Eagle Net Alliance, an intergovernmental co-op that is connecting communities across the state with high-speed broadband service. Eagle Net received a $100 million federal grant to deliver a carrier-quality broadband network to connect education, libraries, government and health care facilities across the state. At a recent city council meeting, Patrick Swonger, the southwest regional community representative, discussed the “exciting era” of fiber optics that will open up a new way of doing business across the state. The United States is ranked 25th in Internet bandwidth and speed, he said; Colorado is ranked 21st among the 50 states. “That’s a middle-ofthe-pack place we don’t want to be,” Swonger said. The solution, he said, lies with fiber optics. “Just one strand of that fiber holds 14 terabytes and that’s a lot of data. I don’t think here in town you even have a gigabyte. That one strand will provide 14,000 gigabytes.” Installation will move western Colorado from the “information mule trail” to the “information superhighway” with fiber optic capability that he compared to a 150,000- to 200,000-lane highway.

That may seem like excess capacity, he said, but the demand for bandwidth continues to grow beyond all forecasts. “Cell phones of today have more power than a computer of just a few years ago and that trend is just only going to accelerate. We need to provide for that.” In addition, the excess bandwidth will be made available to private providers who can then make faster service available to homes and businesses in the Delta area. “In Delta we’re working on four miles of infrastructure,” Swonger said. The cable will initially connect “community anchor institutions” such as Delta-Montrose Technical College, Delta City Hall, Delta County Courthouse, Delta Public Library and the hospital. “Our hope is over time we can reach out to Hotchkiss, Paonia, Crawford. This is really the beginning of a statewide effort, not the end.” Councilmember Mary Cooper, the city’s liaison to Delta County Economic Development, echoed Swonger’s comment that faster download speeds are critical for attracting new business to the area. “This is an incredible opportunity for the city,” she said. “It will be a phenomenal move for us if we can put it together.” Swonger said by year’s end, 2,550 miles of fiber optics will be strung across the state.

Construction is moving rapidly, with crews at work on I-25 north to the Wyoming border, in the Denver metropolitan area, in the eastern Colorado communities of Yuma, Brush, Fort Morgan and Burlington, and south in Colorado Springs, Monte Vista and Alamosa. What EagleNet brings is open access, which means the roads opened for data are open to everybody. “A lot of places have fiber that go right through them, and you are one of them, but the problem is you don’t have any way to get on that road. We’re trying to bring in more lanes and more ability to move data in and out, particularly out.” With permission from the City of Delta, Swonger said the fiber optics should be installed by the end of the summer. Council members unanimously agreed to sign a power pole agreement in exchange for two fibers dedicated to city use. “We’re paying for four megabytes of service now,” said interim city manager Glen Black. “With this agreement (valued at $23,600 over a 20-year period), we’ll get up to 40 megabytes at the same price. That’s a pretty phenomenal increase for the city.” “Now we don’t have to talk about what you don’t have and we can start talking about what we’re going to do with this bandwidth and connectivity,” Swonger said.

INDEX

Contract finalized

Water to shut off early

Drug Take Back

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Contract negotiations between the City of Delta and Justin Clifton, Delta’s new city manager, have been finalized. Clifton is expected to begin his duties about Oct. 1. He will be paid $95,000 annually, which is about $8,000 less than former city manager Joe Kerby, who was more experienced. Kerby also received a housing allowance that Clifton will not, although he will occupy the same city-owned home on 7th Street temporarily. According to Delta’s charter, the city manager is required to live within the city limits.

Due to drought conditions and the heavy usage of stored water this summer, the Uncompahgre Valley Water Users Association (UVWUA) will be shutting the Gunnison Tunnel off two and a half weeks early this year. The shut-off date will be Oct. 15. This decision has been made to conserve Taylor Reservoir water for next year. Growers planting winter grains should plan accordingly. Pending the type of winter we have this year, there is a possibility water will be turned on later than normal next spring. For questions or comments, call UVWUA at 249-3813.

The Delta Police Department will participate in the fifth national Drug Take Back event sponsored by the Drug Enforcement Agency on Saturday, Sept. 29. The police department will have a collection site at Bill Heddles Recreation Center, 530 Gunnison River Drive, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The service is free and available to anyone. Prescription and non-prescription medications which are expired or no longer needed can be disposed of. Please remove any personal information from bottles and packaging. For more information, go to www.dea.gov.

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OPINION

LETTERS Community garden has survived growing pains Dear Editor: You may or may not know the City of Delta has an organic community garden. It’s located at Pioneer Road and 7th Street. As any living first year, there have been many growing pains and challenges, but the garden has survived! There have been frustrated gardeners due to drift from toxic spray. The Colorado Department of Agriculture has done soil and plant samples. They and the local extension office support the gardeners and the garden. They are readily available to answer questions and provide guidance. I am an advocate for this garden to succeed. I believe the adversity we faced is a perfect experience to create community in cooperation with environment and individual choice of weed control. It’s a proven fact that toxic spray can drift up to several miles, adversely affecting an organic garden. However, with this knowledge I believe we can all work together. I envision a community garden with groups and individuals sharing gardening techniques, growing food and educating the children toward a healthy future. The children have opportunity for

an outdoor classroom, so to speak. They can plant seeds, water, weed and harvest their work. The garden is being cleaned up in preparation for winter. Those gardeners who persisted with the summer growing season are harvesting their crops. In my particular plot I have butterflies, ladybugs, toads and hummingbirds. I don’t believe those things would be found in an unhealthy garden. We anticipate more plots being utilized in the

spring of 2013. Please consider signing up and being an integral part of this community garden effort. We must keep going forward and learn from our mistakes. Contact Paul Suppes at 874-7973 to reserve a 10x20 plot. Know that there is much support for this project. The time has come for education, promotion of healthy gardens, healthy people and community coming together. Kathleen Ray Delta County

Koch has a right to his privacy Dear Editor: Regarding Mr. Krizmanich’s letter on Sept. 5: It took some trying to get through his lengthy “family history” and unionism tirade to get to the meat of his concern. I could expound about my seven generations of family in the Gunnison-Delta -Crawford-Paonia area as well but I will not. Also, I am NOT a union member. I was one time in the late 1950s for about two weeks. I found out I did not like it and could do just as well without them. I know this may open up a flood of prounion comments, but it is still a matter of personal choice.

Hen houses negatively impact property values Dear Editor: As a real estate broker, investor and developer for the past 32 years I have a definitive opinion about valuation of properties as well as devaluation of properties. I can unequivocally say that if the county commissioners allow a commercial hen house, like the one on Powell Mesa, to be situated in a small farming neighborhood they will negatively impact the property values surrounding the hen house, absolutely no doubt about it. The negative impact can be a perceived negative impact as well as real negative impact. The public will view it as a negative factor when weighing one neighborhood against another that is free of a commercial operation of that size and nature. As a real estate broker we have a duty to disclose negative factors that could affect the future value of a property, if known by the broker, such as a future highway being built in that neighborhood, or in this case, an egg laying factory. If the buyer could pick between a neighborhood with a hen house and one without one, it goes without saying that the hen house neighborhood would lose out. That is a direct negative

His complaint seems to be mostly centered on other people’s private collections and private property rights. Is he implying that I must display to the public my private collections of whatever I have, which I maintain on my private property? It appears to me that Mr. Krizmanich may just have an inner envious desire as well as a frustration about other people’s successes. Let me sum it to say that Mr. Koch is the same as any other citizen, regardless of wealth, and has the right to privacy as well as private property rights. Larry Head Dear Editor: Hotchkiss I believe Democrats are different. Especially now, the differences between the parties are sharper and more critical should just create a than they have been in museum for the public in my entire lifetime. The a “friendly city” to cre- reason we know this is ate goodwill, class and that citizens report what civility, but it seems to our candidates and leadme that the person who ers do and say. I’ve been is lacking in all of those a Democrat for as long areas, from his home in as I remember. One of Glenwood Springs, is Mr. the values that I am Krizmanich. passionate about is the Marc Kanter right to vote. The ongoing Delta efforts at voter suppression inspired me to create a website to encourage citizens to register and vote. The reason we know about the Repubpossible. licans’ attempt to deny For me, however, it is voting rights is that it his political courage that was recorded and reportis most impressive. He ed on. could have taken a less I make films. I share risky but less sure means stories. I was invited of eliminating bin Laden. to attend a fundraiser He could have delayed for Sal Pace and other the unpopular health care Democratic candidates in legislation, as his chief of Paonia last week, with staff recommended, but the purpose of conducthe believed it was the ing interviews with both right thing to do for mil- participants and candilions of citizens. In negoti- dates on the importance ating with the opposition, and value of voting, to he has offered long-term share and inspire others adjustments to entitle- to do the same. As I and ment programs and in so an associate entered with doing made his base of our photographic equipsupport nervous. He has ment, we were stopped pursued a nuanced for- at the door, and told we eign and national securi- were not permitted to ty policy. When our direct film or take photographs interests are involved, he of the event or participursues unilateral exer- pants. Clearly, my parcise of American power ticipation as previously anywhere in the world. discussed weeks earlier, When the issue is the had not been communimaintenance of peace cated to organizers, and and ability in sensitive I was appalled by the regions of the globe, he rationale I was given...it pursues cooperation with was “policy” not to allow other powers. The former photographs to be taken gets his criticism from at any of their events. the left and the latter First of all, I was being gets him criticism from completely open, and I the right. But he remains was facing a room full undeterred. of friends and members President Obama of my own community. If deserves a second term. my intent was to try and America deserves his catch the candidate or leadership. donors “off the record” I John M. Spurgeon (as well as anyone with a Cedaredge smart phone) could have

that Mr. Koch is on the board of the Smithsonian Institute, he loans out much of his collection to museums around the country and he hosts a retreat for authors and historians who focus on western American history at the ranch annually? Mr. Krizmanich complains that Mr. Koch

We need Obama’s leadership Dear Editor: Four years ago I supported Barack Obama for president because I saw in him high intelligence, tough-mindedness and a broad world view coupled with youthful energy. Naturally, I did not know then how he would perform, but hoped for the best. Four years later I still support President Obama. There are those who are disappointed in him, but I am not one of them. He has proven to be an excellent decision maker. When a quick decision was required — as with the Somali pirates — he did not hesitate. When there was time for deliberation —as with Afghan policy — he took time and gathered as much information as

Reader: I smell a skunk Dear Editor: A few whiles back we were camping on the Conejos in southern Colorado. Not long after we had fallen asleep, Roger poked me and whispered, “Dad, there is something in the tent.” I whispered back, “The flashlight is by the

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pole.” By then, Dave was awake. One blink of the flashlight revealed our visitor was a great big skunk. His tail was as big around as a football and right in my face. We all burrowed down in our sleeping bags until our visitor departed. We had made the serious mistake of storing a bag of groceries in the tent. The skunk smelled our bread and came to dinner. We learned a valuable lesson. Now that was about 50 years ago. What brought it to mind was the fiasco revolving around the Democrat platform and the omission of God and Jerusalem. In all my 87 years have I seen so many politicians in such a frenzy. Alas, the Emperor is naked! Surely, there must be a skunk around here somewhere. Jim Andrews Austin

impact and will affect the value of the property offered for sale in that neighborhood in a negative way. Stigmatizing a property also leads to a negative impact on the valuation of properties. The county commissioners have stigmatized Delta County by allowing an incompatible land use on Powell Mesa and leaving the citizens of Delta County thinking that a hen house operation could go anywhere in the county, anywhere in their neighborhood. They have put the fear into the citizens that the impossible really is possible with their decision back in 2011. Powell Mesa has already experienced the negative impact of that chicken house on the neighborhood with the environmental issues and health issues that the neighbors are experiencing, which in turn will affect the sale of properties and in the end the value of those properties. I myself would have never bought a home on Powell Mesa would I have known that the possibility of a commercial chicken house operation would or could exist, but like most people I would have bet my life savings on the fact that from a land use planning perspective a commer-

cial chicken house would be considered 100 percent incompatible with the surrounding small farm acreages and in fact should have been considered 100 percent incompatible. To sum it up, we have an absolutely incompatible land use on Powell Mesa as well as Redlands Mesa with respect to these chicken houses, as well as a gross injustice of devaluating the neighboring properties. If a governmental body allows a property to be devaluated by adversely impacting the surrounding properties with an incompatible land use, it becomes tantamount to a taking of the land and infringes on my property rights, to which I am vehemently opposed. I appeal to the county commissioners to right a wrong and issue a cease and desist order on the existing hen house and not allow any future commercial operations of this nature in neighborhoods of small farms. Commissioners, please listen to your constituents, they are the ones that put you in the seat you are in because they had faith in your ability to make a sound decision that you can stand behind. Mogli Cooper Carbondale

Democrats must embrace total transparency

It’s not Koch who’s lacking class and civility Dear Editor: After reading the letter to the editor from Joe Krizmanich I felt it necessary to write my own in response. First, I would like to ask what point, if any, Mr. Krizmanich was trying to make? From what I have read, the “town” he referred to that Mr. Koch is building is on his own private land and will serve as a location for family and business retreats. It is not in “pristine, sacred wilderness,” but actually on land that is not public and has been privately used for ranching and agriculture for generations. It is his private property. Second, I have a feeling that Mr. Krizmanich’s comments are more motivated by emotion and class envy than any logical argument. Unfortunately, it probably wouldn’t make any difference to Mr. Krizmanich and those like him that Mr. Koch directly employs hundreds of people in the North Fork Valley. It would probably not matter to them if they knew that Mr. Koch has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to the community from hospitals and food banks to libraries and schools. Would it matter to know

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Trail maintenance appreciated Dear Editor: Our very informal but long-lived (translation: older women) group made its annual trek over Crag Crest trail last week. Was it the 10th, 11th or 14th annual event? We can’t remember. Did we mention we were older? What a beautiful day it was going up to the top! And what an exciting time coming down in the rain and hail. We digress as usual. We’re writing to express our most sincere thank you to the folks

who fixed the part of the crest that had sloughed off this past year. We were thinking it wasn’t going to be a pretty sight. A bunch of older women crawling across what we heard was a pretty narrow spot. Instead, the trail was in great shape due to folks who also must be in great shape. Thanks to you we had another wonderful day. Peggy Baxter The Surface Creek Ramblers Cedaredge

easily accomplished that without their knowledge. Even after explaining, and reminding those in charge of my purpose and of their previous knowledge, I was dealt with in a condescending, stilted manner. I felt as if I was attempting to communicate with a policy enforcer from a finance company, as there was absolutely no acknowledgment of the situation, simply a repetition of “procedure.” At this point, the easiest and most comfortable thing would be for me to just forget about this. However, by doing that every principle I believe in and support, especially as a Democrat, becomes worthless because I’m unwilling to stand up and call out what is so clearly disingenuous behavior. I’ve been told not to blow this out of proportion, because it’s just a small event, in a small town. It doesn’t matter, it’s their policy, and I could have chosen to attend the event, had I only left my camera, and my principles, outside. And in doing so, I abandon everything I know is right. Let’s just throw out common sense and fairness — just this once, just for this small event, in this small town. Don’t ruffle feathers. Preventing transparency, even on a small town level, is a big thing, and everyone who supports this policy needs to be asking themselves why they have such a high (and misplaced) level of concern. George Allen’s “Macaca” moment was cited. Opposition effort to take words out of context was cited. Protecting the anonymity of donors was cited. Thank God the “Macaca” moment was captured on

tape. If you believe that taping the comment was the problem, and not the comment itself, you’re with the wrong party. The opposition can and will take comments out of context. Deal with it. The best way to protect a candidate from that happening is to have a true and genuine record of what is being said. The quickest, easiest way to discredit deceptive acts like those of James O’Keefe and others is access to a transparent account of the actual event. As far as protecting the anonymity of donors, is that not one of the biggest issues in this election cycle? Are we not demanding transparency from our opponents? Have we become as hypocritical as the other side? Not my Democratic Party. This is why I’ve written. I would like to know will this policy continue to exist? I am so proud to be a Democrat. I am proud of what we’ve accomplished and what I believe we will accomplish; however, we have to live the ideals we stand to protect. If we are supporting candidates or donors who are unwilling to be transparent, then something is seriously wrong. I don’t know Sal Pace. I lost an opportunity to get to learn more about him, but he lost an opportunity as well. Because of this existing policy, we don’t have much chance to get to know the real person asking us for our vote. From what I’ve heard, he’s the right man for this job. But it’s a shame that he and his staff aren’t comfortable enough to allow total transparency. David Jacobson Paonia

NFMAD takes the right approach Dear Editor: Thank you, thank you, thank you Paonia Mosquito Abatement field crew. A few weeks back I reported that we could use some help with the mosquito population at our home along the river. Within a few days we received word that the field crew had come through. They discovered and treated several sources of standing water in the vicinity. They also stated that they would watch these spots on a continuing basis. We typically have far more mosquitoes than the average homesite in the area. After this

treatment began we are nearly mosquito free. The numbers declined dramatically just after they treated the area. I have studied the scientifically-based information, and have refused to allow mosquito spraying near our home due to health concerns and concern for the overall negative biological effects on beneficial insects etc. I am greatly appreciative to the mosquito board and field crew for taking the approach of treating larva sources these past several years. Carol Pierce Paonia

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Hen house FROM PAGE A1 production facilities are relying heavily on expert opinion, anecdotal experience with egg production facilities in other parts of the country, and on “right to farm” arguments. County attorney Christine Knight and another attorney from Cheyenne, Wyo., Karen Budd-Falen, made their cases supporting the commissioners’ original approval. Knight asserted staff ’s ability to monitor the operations, citing more than a dozen inspections, reports and operational directives involving Western Slope Layers since April. “The Hostetlers (owners of the Powell Mesa hen house) have not been given a free pass,” Knight said. Attorney Budd-Falen offered expert opinion, reports and photographs asserting compatibility of

the hen houses with the small ag and rural residential area; no negative impact on property values in the area; and no threat to environment or health. A petition said to contain 450 signatures of county residents in favor of the hen houses was also submitted. Following the two attorneys came an at times emotional response to the proponents’ case. Opponents submitted their evidence claiming to show actual damage to environment and health from the four months of Western Slope Layers operations. Attorney Earl Rhodes said “a tremendous amount of pollution” has caused very substantial harm to Susan Raymond, the nearest neighbor on Powell Mesa. “This type of operation is incompatible with the area where it is located,”

Blue Ribbon DOWNTOWN PAONIA

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

FROM PAGE A1 “So many people are needed for a school to succeed — people you don’t think about like Ann Forsberg, district audiologist, who helped us incorporate FM system technology into all our classrooms. Each of those pieces together helps our kids,” Farmer said. Nine years ago, when Farmer and teacher Denise Theobald joined the staff at Garnet Mesa Elementary, everybody was doing things differently, Theobald said. Test results showed a lack of consistency and a lack of continuity. With the assistance of the Colorado Department of Education, Garnet Mesa staff joined together to develop a school improvement plan. “We’re really focusing on the standards and making sure all students are proficient at whatever standards we’re looking at,” Farmer said. “If they’re not where they need to be, we have a system in place to bring them up to proficiency.” “We’ve come so far,” said Theobald, who now teaches third grade. “It’s just amazing. I’m pretty proud of our school.” “I am very excited and honored that Garnet Mesa Elementary School has received the 2012 Blue Ribbon School award,” said Caryn Gibson, superintendent of schools for Delta County Joint School District 50. “The dedication and hard work of Mr. Farmer and the Garnet Mesa staff reflects the conviction that every child has promise and that a quality education lays the foun-

dation towards a strong and secure future. All of the Delta County schools have made great strides in securing a quality education for our students. Delta County Schools truly care and challenge all students to learn and to be their very best. I am proud of Garnet Mesa Elementary and Delta County Schools for the quality education we give our students.” The Blue Ribbon program recognizes schools in one of two performance categories. Garnet Mesa was placed in the category of “Exemplary Improving,” for schools that have at least 40 percent of their students from disadvantaged backgrounds (based on the number of students eligible for free or reduced lunches). Over a five-year period, these schools have demonstrated the most progress in improving student achievement levels as measured by state assessments or nationally-normed tests. Farmer has been invited to attend a recognition ceremony Nov. 12-13 in Washington, D.C. Farmer said he is allowed to select a teacher to attend the recognition ceremony, as well. “I have a lot of volunteers, and they’re all deserving, so the challenge will be coming up with a fair way to determine who is most deserving,” he said. The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program is part of a larger U.S. Department of Education effort to identify and disseminate knowledge about best school leadership and teaching practices.

Rhodes said. at the hearing’s conclusion ment and any BoCC deciRaymond, nearly in that the testimony would sion announced at a future tears, testified of fugitive be taken under advise- date. chicken feathers and dust on her property and in her home; of manure odors; of having to use an inhaler for the first time after living in her home for 28 years; and of her asthma diagnosis since the facility opened. “I am begging you to shut this down. Please, shut it down or move it,” she said. Our trained specialists will Ralph D’Alessandro recounted 25 complaints replace or repair your car’s that he said have been filed windshield quickly, “on health related issues,” carefully and affordably. from people living within a mile of Western Slope We bill insurance Layers. “All are real, none Call us for an are contrived,” he said. estimate The complaints were from people who have developed asthma, pneumonitis, con693 Industrial Blvd. • Delta gestion, eye irritation and eye infections, he said. The ailments “have cost these people hundreds of dollars to be medically treated since this operation began,” D’Alessandro said. Also testifying in opposition to the facility were Travis Jardon and Mark GW King Cool. Five citizens offered their supporting views of Ofﬁce (970) 874-9300 the Western Slope Layers Cell (970) 260-8781 facility during the Sept. 4 hearing. They were Susan Stucker, Dave Whittelsey, David Koontz, Barbara • Specializing in retirement plan rollovers Hulet and Roger Bentley. ( 401K, 403B, proﬁt sharing, etc.) Eight citizens spoke against the Western Slope • Annuities Layers facility. They were • Life Insurance Andrea Robinsong, Bernie • Long Term Care Insurance Heideman, Brian Braddy, • Stocks* Michael McCarthy, Gary • Bonds* Matlock, Nomie Gray, • Mutual Funds* Corinne Holder and Steve Harper. County commission chairman Olen Lund said

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There will be two categories: Canned and Fresh Each category will have a Mild and a Hot entry. Entries must be turned in by 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 15. Judging will begin at 11 a.m. and winners will be announced later that day. Prizes include: First Place in each category (Canned Hot and Mild and Fresh Hot and Mild) will receive a $50 Delta Hardware Gift Card. Second Place in each category will receive a $25 Delta Hardware Gift Card.

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Dig through Grandpa’s old tool box and bring in a unique tool. Let us guess what it is called and what it is used for. The most mysterious tool wins a prize.

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Commodity distribution scheduled Sept. 20 Department of Agriculture commodities will be distributed Thursday, Sept. 20, at the following locations: Delta — First Assembly of God gym, 762 Dodge Street. Cedaredge — Masonic Hall, 295 W. Main Street. Hotchkiss — Heritage Hall, Delta County Fair-

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grounds. Distribution begins at 9 a.m., and ends at 1 p.m., or earlier if items are no longer available. To receive commodities, you must be a resident of Delta County and meet income eligibility guidelines of $1,722 monthly for a family of one, $2,333 for a family of two, $3,554 for a family of four, and $4,775 for a family of six. A typical household will receive the following as long as the items are available: milk, frozen whole chicken, applesauce, spaghetti sauce, canned peaches, canned peas, canned kidney beans, canned green beans, raisins, dried plums, pinto beans, cereal, grits, canned beef stew, grapefruit juice and frozen ground beef. Please bring some form of identification. If picking up commodities for another household, an ID and a note from that household is required. For more information, call 874-2039.

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Garnet Chapter #39, Order of the Eastern Star, installed officers for 20122013 on Sept. 3. Installed were Donna Ames, worthy matron; Marvin Hannigan, worthy patron; Cindy Wardlaw, associate matron; Len Wardlaw, associate patron; Nita Casto, secretary; Fay Hannigan, treasurer; Millie Young, conductress; Pat Aspenwall, associate conductress; A. Lee Casto, chaplain; Carlene Dougan, marshal; Mary Ellen Harris, organist; Yvonne Rowland, Adah; Martha Atchley, Ruth; Dahlgren Andrews, Esther; Lucky

Republican women to meet Sept. 18

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Surface Creek Republican Women will meet at 12 noon Tuesday, Sept. 18, at the home of Norm and Dorothy Kehmeier, 12753 Running Deer Road, Eckert. Following a brief business meeting, Nick Streza, author of “Progress in America, Redefining the American Dream,” will speak. Guests are welcome. For more information call Anne Snyer at 856-4780.

Cox, Martha; Roy Young, warder; and Bill Harris, sentinel. The installing past matron was Janet Bennett and installing past patron was Bill Bennett, both of Silver Star #40 in Montrose. Mary Avara was installing marshal from Cedaredge #129. Installing chaplain was Velma Holder from Gar-

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in membership in Garnet Chapter #39, call secretary Nita Casto at 874-3442. The organization meets the first and third Mondays of each month (except July and August) at 7:30 p.m. in the Masonic Lodge at 437 Main Street, Delta. If you have a relationship with anyone who is or was a Mason, you are eligible.

Delta County Women’s Connection meets for lunch Delta County Women’s Connection meets at Bill Heddles Recreation Center for lunch Friday, Sept. 21, at 11:30 a.m. The topic is “Living h‘apple’ly ever after.” Dawn Hetzler of Elizabeth will speak on “How to Be Rich.” In a world where money matters and an economy driven on consumer spending, Hetzler discusses how to succeed in a tough economy. She has a bachelor’s degree in science from the University of Colorado and is a real estate broker/owner of Dawn Realty, Metro Brokers. On any given Monday you can find her on the

BeaconFest: A bounty of senior fun The Beacon senior newspaper is having a party and you’re invited. The second annual Montrose-Delta BeaconFest Senior Fair will be held from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 20, at the Montrose Pavilion, 1800 Pavilion Drive. This year’s MontroseDelta BeaconFest features an exciting line up of live entertainment, free food, informative seminars, and booths sponsored by over 60 senior related businesses. “We’re happy to bring back BeaconFest to seniors in the MontroseDelta area,” Beacon publisher Kevin VanGundy said. “Over 1,200 people came through last year, making our first Montrose-Delta BeaconFest a huge success. This year’s show will be bigger and

net #39, and installing organist was Dee James from Silver Star #40. Installing warder was Dan Stitt from Silver Star #40, and installing sentinel was Pete Tarr from Garnet #39. Nellie Clark was the Bible bearer. A reception was held in the dining room following installation. If you are interested

better.” Thousands of dollars worth of door prizes will be given away to those who attend. Who says there’s no such thing as a free lunch? Volunteers of America’s Senior CommUnity Meals will serve a free lunch to those 60 years old and older. (For those under 60, lunch will be a nominal $6.75.) Lunch will be served promptly at noon. BeaconFest is free to attend. For more information, call 243-8829.

golf course. Special feature will be Vicki Proffit from the House of Promise in Olathe, speaking on “Getting a better understanding of how addictions affect our community.” There will also be special music on the violin by Emily Williamson. Lunch and program is $8. Lunch will be cranberry chicken, rice with vegetables, rolls, dessert and beverage catered

by C&J’s in Delta. Free childcare is available by reservation only; please bring a sack lunch for your child. Reservations are required and cancellations are appreciated if you cannot attend. For reservations call 8566446 or 856-4650 or email joyreu39@gmail.com by Monday, Sept. 17. Stonecroft Ministries connects women with God, each other, and their communities.

CITY OF DELTA RESIDENTS THE CITY OF DELTA PLANNING COMMISSION HAS A VACANCY. Planning Commissioners take part in charting the course of growth and development within City limits while learning more about local planning. The Planning Commission is appointed by City Council for three year terms and meets the first Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. to review and make recommendations on subdivision proposals, zoning, conditional use, and variance requests. Applicants MUST BE qualified electors (live in City limits) of the City of Delta. This appointment will fill the remaining portion of a term and will expire April 2014. If you are interested in serving on the City Planning Commission, Please call City Clerk’s Office at 874-7566 or visit the City’s website www.cityofdelta.net to receive an application. APPLICATION DEADLINE: September 21, 2012

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BIRTHS Lorenzo and Edna Campos are the parents of a daughter, Valeria Ivanna Campos, born Sept. 1, 2012, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction. She weighed 6 SPICED APPLE BUTTER pounds, 8 ounces and was This is a wonderful recipe 18.75 inches in length. to create a delicious spread for Gus and Jen BennettGrey of Montrose are the parents of a son, Bryce Logan Bennett-Grey, born Sept. 5, 2012, at Delta County Memorial Hospital. He weighed 7 pounds and was 21 inches in length. Shelby Jones and Mackenzie Crager of Delta are the parents of a daughter, Gracelynne Rose Crager, born Sept. 6, 2012, at Delta County Memorial Hospital. She weighed 5 pounds, 15.5 ounces and was 18 inches in length.

muffins, bread, and scones. It is so flavorful yet easy to make.—Antique Apple Orchard, Joe Brocard, Sweet Home, Oregon This recipe is: Diabetic Friendly 32 Servings Prep: 20 min. Cook: 1-3/4 hours 8 medium apples, peeled and coarsely chopped 1-1/2 cups apple cider or juice 1/3 cup packed brown sugar 1/3 cup dark molasses 2-1/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon 3/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger 3/4 cup golden raisins

Alex and Amy Shelley of Montrose are the parents of a daughter, Elise Lynne Shelley, born Aug. 31, 2012, at Delta County Memorial Hospital. She weighed 7 1800 Rd. & Hwy. 92 Delta pounds, 5 ounces and was 874-5000 21.5 inches in length.

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Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Baby Landon makes five — graduates, that is BY PAT SUNDERLAND Managing Editor

The Delta County Health Department recently recognized its fifth graduate of the Baby and Me Tobacco Free program. Bregan Fleming is the most recent graduate of the program. “Being a graduate is quite an accomplishment,” O’Brien said. “All of these graduates quit smoking when they found out they were pregnant and they remained smoke-free for 12 months then remained smokefree for 12 months postpartum — that means almost 21 months of being smoke-free!” As an incentive, the health department

awards the new moms $25 diaper vouchers for up to 12 months after delivery. “That was a pretty good incentive,” said Fleming, who received her final voucher in August. But the biggest reason she quit was for her health and that of her baby. Pregnant women who smoke expose themselves and their babies to dangerous chemicals like nicotine, carbon monoxide and tar. These chemicals can lessen the amount of oxygen the baby gets. Smoking can also damage the baby’s lungs. Smoking increases the risk of low birth weights, and, because the habit can be kicked, pregnant women are referred to the

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Health educator Karen O’Brien and public health nurse Kelly Beard congratulate Bregan Fleming on her decision to give up smoking when she was pregnant with her son Landon. Landon recently turned one and Bregan is still committed to a smoke-free lifestyle.

GJ’s Cross Orchards presents ‘Inventive Minds’ The seventh annual Two Rivers Chautauqua will feature the “Inventive Minds” of Henry Ford, Mary Shelley, Albert Einstein and Dr. Seuss. These four creative people continue to enrich our lives and challenge our minds. In addition to the professional Chautauquans, the event will feature Young Chautauquans from School District 51. The event will take place Friday, Sept. 14,

from 5:30 to 9 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 14, from 1 to 9 p.m., on the grounds of Cross Orchards Historic Site, 3073 F Road in Grand Junction. The cost is $7.50 per person, $12 per couple or $15 per family each day. This premier event under the big tent is family-friendly, educational and fun. For more information on the performances and schedule visit www.TwoRivers Chautauqua.com.

Kids Wellnesscast™ Delta County September 2012 The Ascel Bio Kids Wellcast™ provides information for parents and caregivers that can help protect children from illness. The Kids Wellcast™ is used as a tool to prevent exposure to harmful infectious agents that may keep children out of school and daycare and cause parents to take time off from work. For more information on the infection risks presented below and ways to protect your child, visit the medical professionals serving your community at Delta County Memorial Hospital. ❒ Overall, the activity level for all pediatric infectious diseases is expected to be MODERATE for September through October. ❒ Reactive airway/asthma exacerbations is expected to increase sharply in September, and we have already seen cases in the pediatrics clinic. Close follow-up with your physician is recommended to ensure proper use of preventive medications. ❒ Acute upper respiratory tract infections, including croup, is expected to peak in September due to rhinovirus and parainfluenza. ❒ Enterovirus infection is expected to continue at peak levels this month. Enterovirus causes diarrheal disease. ❒ Laboratory confirmed pertussis (whooping cough) continues to be reported on the Front Range, as forecasted previously by the Black Canyon Forecast Station. Vaccination of children per CDC guidelines is strongly recommended. ❒ Risk of West Nile virus infection is expected to peak in September and dramatically decrease by October. CDC recommends the use of DEET mosquito repellent if traveling in an area with mosquitoes. Several cases of meningitis and encephalitis have been reported in Delta County over the last week. ❒ Rabies activity in animals is expected to peak in September. ❒ Food-borne illness activity due to Campylobacter, E. coli, Salmonella, and Listeria is expected to peak through September. Community vigilance is recommended when preparing and consuming food to reduce risk of exposure to food-borne pathogens with the potential to cause serious illness. PUBLIC NOTICE AND DISCLAIMER: Medicine is an imperfect art, and forecasting disease outbreaks is an inexact science. Every reasonable effort has been made by Ascel Bio to produce accurate forecasts, but these are published “as is” without any warranty whatsoever. Ascel Bio makes no warrantee that its forecasts will be error free, or that errors will be corrected. Ascel Bio makes no warrantee, express or implied regarding the accuracy of its products, including this Delta County Kids Wellcast™. In no event shall Ascel Bio be liable to any person, enterprise or entity for damages, including consequential or incidental damages arising out of the use of this Delta County Kids Wellcast™. All clinical decisions made on the basis of this Delta County Kids Wellcast™ are the sole responsibility of the user.

program which includes cessation counseling, support and CO monitoring. Fleming said she had a habit of smoking when she was stressed. It also felt natural for her to have a cigarette in hand when she was behind the wheel of her car. Now she keeps one eye on the road and the other on Landon. The Baby and Me Tobacco Free program is available in the majority of Colorado counties. The program has been funded by the Colorado Health Foundation to provide incentives (vouchers for free diapers) for lowincome pregnant women who quit smoking and participate in carbon dioxide monitoring during pregnancy and after the delivery of the baby. More information is available by calling the Delta County Health Department at 874-2165.

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Creating hope Habitat for Humanity has partnered with Drug-Free Delta County (DFDC) in the creation of Hope House, a transitional housing facility for clients recovering from substance abuse addiction. Volunteers from DFDC gathered to begin clean up on the property and house last weekend. The house at 260 Howard Street in Delta, donated by Wells Fargo to Habitat for Humanity, is getting a complete makeover with new windows, flooring and appliances. The mission of Habitat for Humanity is to provide adequate housing for people in need.

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WINDSORS APARTMENT 9-11 anniversary observed at DMS Under New Management 240 Meeker St. #15 Delta, CO 81416 Call 874-1109 for more info.

BY HANK LOHMEYER Staff Writer

in America before many of them were born was different, before the 9-11 attacks made airport luggage searches and metal detectors in government buildings common elements of everyday life. Fourteen DMS students whose parents are serving in the military

each took the microphone in turn and told what branch of the service their parent is in and, insofar as possible, where they are currently stationed. One speaker said that 2,977 people were killed in the 9-11 attacks. The 9-11 memorial service,

which has been observed in Delta every year since 2002, concluded with a playing of Taps in memory of the attacks and of those who suffered loss and died. The event was a reminder and a call to the constant vigilance required to preserve American freedoms.

The eleventh anniversary of the 9-11 terrorist attacks on New York, Washington D.C. and in rural Pennsylvania was honored in ceremonies at Delta Middle School on Tuesday. Students, school staff and administrators, elected officials and others gathered for the memorial event that was organized by Delta’s Lee Marts Veterans of Foreign Wars Post and Auxiliary. Ceremonies included a student assembly on the school lawn, remarks by guests, a performance by the school band, the National Anthem performed by the student chorus, and the planting Photo by Hank Lohmeyer of a memorial tree on the school grounds — a coni- Delta Middle School’s chorus performs the Star Spangled Banner as members fer donated by The Gar- of Lee Marts VFW Post and Auxiliary perform color guard duties during the annual 9-11 memorial observance held at DMS. den Center. Event guest Scott Striet, staff aide to Congressman Scott Tipton, explained to the assembled students that life

Cub Scout registration is Sept. 13

You and a guest are invited Please join us for a free special presentation focused on practical and useful ways to teach children about money.

When: Tuesday, September 25, 2012; 7:00 p.m. Where: American Legion; 315 West 5th St. (Hwy. 348 across from Town Park); Olathe, CO Hosted by: Primerica and American Century Investments Local Office Address: 308 Main Street; Ste. 204; PO Box 570; Olathe, CO 81425 Local Office Phone: (970) 323-5755 RSVP: To ensure you receive a kids’ activity book at the seminar (to later share with your kids) please reply to Lynette Rowland at 323-5755 or lrowland.jjy20@primerica.com by September 18, 2012.

Boys in first through fifth grades are invited to register for Cub Scout Pack 485 at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 13, at Delta Middle School. More information is available from Dan Neil, 234-9154. Photo by Hank Lohmeyer Young men grades 6 The currently serving and retired military parents of 14 DMS students were and up who are interestrecognized during a 9-11 memorial tree planting ceremony at the school on ed in joining Boy Scout Tuesday. Troop 485 are asked to call (970) 417-3243.

PEOPLE IN THE NEWS Air National Guard Airman Jonathan R. Smail graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force. The son of Michelle Smail of Cedaredge, Smail is a 2008 graduate of Cedaredge High School.

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Virtuous Kids On Sept. 6, the first group of Virtuous Kids was recognized by Lincoln Elementary School: (bottom row) Paw Eh Gay Wah (on task), Taylor Somers (respectful), Hai Soe (diligent), Austin Nelson (helpful), Miranda Arnett (responsible) and Mya Abeyta (diligent); (middle row) Amaliya Trujillo (generous), Analee Duncan (respectful), Cameron Luna (friendly), Norma Gonzalez (respectful) and Jenna Reece (compassionate); (top row) Emma Corbasson (helpful and compassionate), Arianna Nelson (generous), Riley Sanders (generous and compassionate), Nadia Pina Fausto (responsible and helpful), Karen Springer Grover (cooperative) and Eliza Cowley (on task).

Montrose High School will host college fair Montrose High School is pleased to once again be selected by the Colorado Council on High School and College Relations to host one of approximately 70 fall college fairs offered throughout the state.

The college fair will be held in the Montrose High cafeteria from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 13. For more information call the MHS guidance office at 249-2429.

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Wednesday, September 12, 2012

A new chapter opens in Delta’s history BY PAT SUNDERLAND Managing Editor

A building which once housed a key contributor to Delta’s economy will soon be razed to make way for the alternate truck route. While the site of Delta County Canning Factory won’t actually be used for the four-lane highway, it is needed for relocation of the Union Pacific Railroad tracks. The presence of those railroad tracks facilitated shipment of locally grown fruit and vegetables — many with the Town Talk label on the can — across the country. In a 1996 DCI article, Gordon Hodgin, now deceased, recalled receiving a case of the local brand when he was a Navy storekeeper in Washington.

“They usually took all the labels off so the enemy wouldn’t know the location of our canning factories, but one day we got a case of Town Talk peas,” he said. “I put them on the mess table and told everyone, ‘This is where I come from.’ ” The Delta County Canning Company — at one time the largest canning factory in Colorado — was a visible symbol of the agricultural bounty of western Colorado. Fruit production in the area first gained national attention at the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago. That year, Delta County fruit won 30 of the 40 first prizes. The awardwinning fruit, fertile soil and climate quickly drew others to the area. One

of those men was Frank Sanders, who took his profits from the Bachelor Mine near Ouray and sunk them into several ventures in Delta, including a brick yard, a cattle ranch, and the Anna Dora Opera House, in partnership with hardware merchant Ray Simpson. In the spring of 1895, Sanders built a two-story cannery in North Delta. A Delta Board of Trade pamphlet printed in 1895 extolled its virtues: “Delta is the first county on the Western Slope to secure a canning factory and under the leadership of Mr. Anderson will be one of the best in the state. This season will turn out their first shipments of pickles, relishes, fruits, fruit butters, jams and

sauerkraut. Their shipments will amount to several railroad carloads and their work during this period has furnished a market for all the surplus tomatoes, cucumbers, small onions and all kinds of fruit raised in the area.” But the plant could not maintain continuous operations and after several changes in management and ownership, it closed in the early 1900s. In 1920, a new stateof-the-art facility was built on the south end of Main Street, and can be seen west of the Stockyards Restaurant. The factory cost $150,000 and measured 72x144 feet. It had over 200 windows, including 176 windows in the roof alone. That year

Powerful women in Delta’s history At a recent meeting ley, was a physician and of Altrusa Internation- missionary to the King al of Delta — a service of Siam and his family organization comprised of many wives and chillargely of female commu- dren. Western medicine nity leaders — museum was virtually unknown director Jim Wetzel gave in Siam, and Dr. Brada presentation about two ley would see about 100 powerful women in Del- patients a day in his small clinic. The king gave him ta’s history. Lucy (Redman) Hill- five acres adjoining the man, born in 1881, came palace, and built him a to Delta as a child and home out of teakwood. Mary Adelle, or Dellie, was educated in Delta as she was usually called, schools. She served as secre- was raised in luxury, with tary-treasurer of the servants provided by the Delta County Republican king to do all household Central Committee for 16 chores. Dellie’s mother, years, and was a national Sarah, was Dr. Bradley’s committeewoman from second wife, his first wife, Colorado from 1928 to Emile having died of TB the early 1940s. She in 1845. Dr. Bradley had organized the Nation- 10 children, five by each al Federation of GOP wife. Both of Dr. BradWomen. During the 1936 ley’s wives taught school and 1940 elections, she in the king’s palace – for served as GOP national a total of 21 years – folvice chairwoman. Lucy lowed by Anna LeonowHillman would not hesi- ens (The King & I), who tate to tell anyone of her taught for six years. Dellie would often play with political connections. She was Delta’s child Anna’s son, Louis, in the welfare director before palace school. When Dellie was about the advent of public wel20, she went to Amerfare programs. She married John Hill- ica to attend college at man in 1899. He served Oberlin College in Ohio. as a Colorado state rep- It was her first time in resentative from 1924 America. In her second to 1928, then as a state year at Oberlin, she was called to Kansas City, senator until 1932. Lucy was once invited Kan., to help care for her to dinner at the White uncle, Eben Blachly (her House. During the serv- mother’s brother), who ing of fried chicken, she was quite ill. At about was reluctant to pick the same time, Eben’s son up the chicken with her Andrew was summoned fingers until President from Monument; howevHerbert Hoover told her er, Eben died before his (probably by his example) arrival. Andrew met Dellie (they were first cousthat it was okay. In the days before ins) and they fell in love. median strips were Within weeks, they were placed down Main Street, married (in Missouri in Lucy would back out 1877) and with Andrew’s of her driveway and, mother, they all returned regardless of the direc- to Andrew’s home in tion she was heading, Monument. Andrew was a drug would back clear across the street before turn- and grocery merchant, ing. Traffic had to watch and followed the D&RG for her — not the other railroad in its expansion way around. On one occa- to the Western Slope, sion she was ticketed by to Pueblo, Salida and a local state policeman, Gunnison. In 1885, they whereupon she promptly moved to Delta County. told him who she was At this time, Dellie and and that she had “con- Andrew had had six nections.” He gave her healthy boys. Andrew Trew Blachly the ticket anyway, and he was subsequently trans- was a bank cashier in the ferred to another city. She Farmers & Merchants did, indeed, have political Bank in Delta when the McCarty gang chose his clout! Lucy Hillman died in bank to rob in 1893. During that robbery, 1964 at the Andrew was shot age of 83. and killed. By this Mary time, the family Adelle (Bradconsisted of eight ley) Blachly boys. Andrew’s was born to mother still lived American with them. missionary Dellie and her parents in sons were dirt 1854 in Bangpoor, and Delkok, Siam. lie was left with Her father, Jim Wetzel mortgages to pay Dr. Dan Brad-

on two properties, as well. She sold the farm they were living on at the time of Andrew’s death and built a new home on the other 40-acre parcel. Today, Sloan Street cuts through the middle of this property, and the Blachly home still survives on this street. Dellie was strong in her Christian faith and on one occasion the family was seated around the dinner table with no food in the house. As Dellie was praying, a knock on the door revealed a can of milk and some potatoes and fruit outside the door. Now that is faith! All eight Blachly children graduated from Delta schools. One died a year or two after graduation. The other seven went on to graduate from college — not on a regular schedule. Often, it took two or three of the others to work in order to pay the tuition of the ones in college. Three of the boys even went on to

earn graduate degrees. Dellie died in 1926 while visiting one of her sons in Maryland. She had lived in Delta for 31 years.

the factory produced over 690,000 cans of fruit harvested in the fall. The plant operated for just 10 years until the recession and bankruptcy issues forced a temporary closure. By 1942 the plant was operating at full capacity in support of World War II. The late Esther Stephens recalled an incident from that era: “Mothers, wives and sweethearts were mailing packages overseas to their men folk. They would write back that salt water was getting into the box and spoiling the contents. The canning factory solved the problem by letting them pack the goodies in gallon metal cans, then bring them down to the factory where they would seal the lid on, and they would be waterproof.” By 1959 the Delta operation was spending $100,000 on produce and another $100,000 on salaries. During peak season it employed 125 people. Production figures for that year included three million pounds of tomatoes (much of which was used for catsup), 600,000 pounds green and wax beans, 500,000 pounds each peaches and apples, and 100,000 pounds of pumpkins as well as smaller amounts of Italian prunes, beets and apricots. Cans also carried the Rainbow, Del-Pak and Moore-Kap labels. One local legend about the canning factory revolves around the “paddle ladies.” Some say they dispensed punishment to slow or careless

workers, but others said the wooden paddles were used to stop the flow of water and fill the sinks with tomatoes. A 1934 photo of those women shows them wearing white uniforms and caps which covered their hair. The men in the photo wore overalls and no caps — presumably they worked in the adjacent warehouse. The cannery had to rely on farmers and orchardists growing — sometimes under contract — enough produce and fruit to make the operation profitable. Weather, marketing and transportation also impacted the operation of the Delta County Canning Company, which closed in 1964. Most recently the old warehouse was used for onion storage. Delta Museum director Jim Wetzel said he believes the warehouse is the building that is actually slated to be demolished; the building in which canning took place has been gone for years. A complete history of the Delta County Canning Factory and other local commercial food canning and preserving operations can be found in Lee Scamehorn’s “Colorado’s Small Town Industrial Revolution.” Scamehorn, a professor emeritus of history at the University of Colorado, has published three volumes on the same topic. The latest issue focuses on the Western Slope, with emphasis on Delta and Mesa counties. The book was published by Dog Ear Publishing, www.d ogearpublishing.net.

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York, Pa. and Wallace and Bertha Frank of Mapleton, Minn.; five uncles, Luke Rosten and spouse, Beth, Eric Rosten, Joseph Weaver and spouse, Shaya, Luke Weaver and spouse, Julie, and Caleb Weaver; and 11 cousins. Arrangements are being handled by Taylor Funeral Service and Crematory. View the Internet obitKyler Hernandez uary and sign the online Kyler Reid Hernandez guest registry at taylor was born and died Sept. funeralservice.com 5, 2012, at Delta County Ula Weinant Ula Weinant died Aug. Memorial Hospital. Kyler is survived by 29, 2012, in Grand Junchis mother, Lorinda Hertion. She was 98. She was born to Clin- nandez of Hotchkiss; his ton and Flora Ferrier grandparents, Marc and in Crawford on April 6, Deborah Hernandez of 1914, and spent many Hotchkiss; three uncles, years in the North Fork Nathan Hernandez of Carbondale, Jake HerValley. Mrs. Weinant married nandez of Cedaredge, David â&#x20AC;&#x153;Butchâ&#x20AC;? Weinant in Josh Hernandez and 1934 and they made their spouse Mandi of Delta; home on a small ranch Becky Vaselka of Thief outside of Crawford. The River Falls, Minn.; a couple retired to Arizona. great-grandmother, Cotie Santos Urien Mrs. Weinant returned to Osborne of Montgomery, Santos T. Urien died Grand Junction in 2008. Ala.; and many aunts, Monday, Sept. 2, 2012, She is survived by two uncles and cousins. A private memorial is at the Willow Tree Care grandchildren, Roxanne Sandt of Houston, Texas, being planned for Kyler. Center in Delta. He was and Steven Hickok of To express sentiments, 79. go to the Facebook page, Graveside services Grand Junction. were held Saturday, Sept. She was preceded in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Baby Kyler Reid.â&#x20AC;? Arrangements are 8, at the Delta City Cemdeath by her husband, David, in 1987; daugh- being handled by Taylor etery with Father Canice ter, Alice; two brothers, Funeral Service and Cre- Enyiaka officiating. Santos Totoricaguena Grant and Phillip; and matory. View the Internet obit- Urien was born Nov. 1, two sisters, Alma and uary and sign the online 1932, to Valerio Urien Irena. At her request, no ser- guest registry at taylor Astarloa and Trinidad funeralservice.com. Jayo in Eiear, Spain. He vices will be held. spent his childhood and grew up in Spain. Judah Rosten Mr. Urien was a memJudah R. Rosten was ber of St. Michaelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s CathDear Little Judah Ray, born and died Aug. 31, olic Church in Delta. He 2012, at Delta County was a sheepherder and Memorial Hospital. enjoyed fishing and huntA memorial service ing. You are so very will be held at 10 a.m. On Oct. 1, 1974, he missed and have left Saturday, Sept. 22, at married Lydia Martinez a hole in our hearts. the Cedaredge Assembly in Delta. of God with Pastor Bob We are so thankful He is survived by five Hillyer officiating. Iter- sons, Rick Naranjo of that our Lord and ment took place at Mesa Cory, Jose Naranjo, RonView Cemetery Sept. 7. Savior Jesus Christ nie Naranjo and Sam Judah Ray Rosten Naranjo, all of Delta, and has welcomed you was born prematurely to Frank Naranjo of Fort home and made you Lance and Laura (Weav- Collins; three daughters, er) Rosten at Delta Coun- Stella Roybal of Lompoc, whole again. ty Memorial Hospital. Calif., Jacqueline MartiRemember, we canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t He is survived by his nez of Delta and Veronica wait to see you and parents, Lance and Laura Martinez of Aurora; two Rosten of Crawford; sisters, Carmen Urien hold you in our arms a brother, Seth, of and Esperanza Urien, again! Crawford; grandparents, both of Spain; 23 grandLarry and Lee Rosten children; 26 great-grandSending you our love, of Glenwood, Minn. and children and five greatRay and Caroline Weaver great-grandchildren. Daddy, Mommy and of Eckert; great-grandMr. Urien was precedparents, Mary Myers of ed in death by his wife, Big Brother Seth Lydia; a son, Jessie Naranjo; a daughter, Virginia Maestas; and two grandsons, Brandon Padilla for David Mangum and Jessie Chavez. Arrangements were handled by Taylor Funeral Service and Crematory. View the Internet obituary and sign the online 464 Howard Street - Delta guest registry at taylor funeralservice.com Furniture â&#x20AC;˘ Household â&#x20AC;˘ Antiques â&#x20AC;˘ Glassware â&#x20AC;˘ Collectibles

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;They were wonderful.â&#x20AC;? Dear Chalmer and Marge, It has been our pleasure to get to know you and your staff. We wanted to express our gratitude for the excellent service you have provided for our Mother and our family. You are all amazing! The compassion, kindness and attention to detail have not gone unnoticed. The memory tree, the pin, the heart with seeds, all the tiny adjustments with pictures and words, everything you did was greatly appreciated. We appreciate Lance doing all the special things that he did such as being at the cemetery with the ashes and assisting Jane and the family with anything we needed. The celebration of life, at Ragged Mountain, was beautiful; Russ Tyler did an awesome service. We were able to release balloons. It was spectacular against the Raggeds. Thank you again. We believe you have provided a service that is unmatched by anyone. Sincerely, The family of Norma Volk

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Gerald Davidson Gerald Davidson of Delta died Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012, at St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital in Grand Junction. He was 95. Mr Davidson lived in Delta for 86 years. He was born in Onaka, S.D., on June 21, 1917, to Fred and Ruth Davidson. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II in the European theater. Shortly after returning from the war he married Adeline Shilling Greer whom he met at a dance at Pea Green. Mr. Davidson was a custom home builder, woodworker and parttime farmer. He enjoyed horseback riding, rock hunting and travelling with his wife and family. He is survived by his daughter, Joan Davidson Cross and her husband Bert; his son, Larry Davidson and his wife, Gayle; grandchildren, Erin Cross, Beryle Alexis and Tommy Davidson; and six great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Adeline; two brothers, George and Keith; two sisters, Pauline Davidson and Mary Ice; and a grandson, Michael Davidson. A memorial service will be held at the Taylor Funeral Service Chapel in Delta on Thursday, Sept. 13, at 2 p.m. Burial will follow at Mesa View Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Spirit Wind Horse Rescue. Arrangements are being handled by Taylor Funeral Service and Crematory. View the Internet obituary and sign the online guest registry at taylor funeralservice.com

Wayne Harvey Kendall of Paonia died Monday, Sept. 10, 2012, at Delta County Memorial Hospital. He was 72 A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 15, at the Taylor Funeral Service Chapel in Paonia. A potluck will follow at the Paonia Town Park. Mr. Kendall is survived by two sons, David and Dann Kendall, both of Cedaredge; three daughters, Michelle, Christie and Sharon Kendall, all of Durango; three brothers, Lee Kendall of Hotchkiss, Darrell Kendall and Delbert Kendall, both of Paonia; three sisters, Ethel Burns of Arkansas, Eunice Davis of Eckert and Francis McMillan of Paonia; and numerous grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care of Western Colorado, P.O. Box 24, Delta, CO 81416. Arrangements are being handled by Taylor Funeral Service and Crematory.

clude at the mortuary. Mr. Rogers is survived by his wife, Barbara Rogers of Delta; one son, William Rogers and his wife Khym of Murray, Utah; one daughter, Allison Rogers of Northglenn; two brothers, Bruce Rogers and his wife Fran of Spokane Wash., and Richard â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dickâ&#x20AC;? Rogers and his wife Maria of Denver; and three grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Association, 520 W. Gunnison Ave., Grand Junction, CO 81501. Arrangements are being handled by Taylor Funeral Service and Crematory.

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Gale Brooks A celebration of life will be held for Gale Brooks Saturday, Sept. 22, in Cedaredge at the Stolte Shed from 6 to 9 p.m. Refreshments will be served. Please bring stories and laughter. For more information call 856-7584.

Allan Rogers Allan â&#x20AC;&#x153;Alâ&#x20AC;? Ross Rogers of Delta died Monday, Sept. 10, 2012, at Delta County Memorial Hospital. He was 76. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 14, at Taylor Funeral Service Chapel in Delta. Services will con-

Berkeley Elizabeth Blashfield died Sept. 4, 2012, at the Paonia Care and Rehabilitation Center. She was 76. A private family service will be held in Wheat Ridge. Mrs. Blashfield is survived by two sons, Christopher Lobanov-Rostovsky and his wife Anita of Westminster, and Nicholas Lobanov-Rostovsky and his wife Mi Suk of Kapolei, Hawaii; eight grandchildren, Andrei Lobanov-Rostovsky, Stephen Lobanov-Rostovsky, Andre Rodriguez, Alex Rodriguez, Adam Rodriguez, Caleb LobanovRostovsky, Saul Santana and Sonia Glenister; and two great-grandchildren, Luka Lobanov-Rostovsky and Elena Glenister. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care of Western Colorado, P.O. Box 24, Delta, CO 81416. Arrangements are being handled by Taylor Funeral Service and Crematory.

Delta Presbyterian hosts focus group The Delta Presbyterian Church will host a focus group series, â&#x20AC;&#x153;People of Faith: Christianity in America.â&#x20AC;? Six weekly one-hour discussion group meetings will begin Sept. 27 and run through Nov. 1. Each Thursday session will view a 30-minute DVD video followed by a 30minute question and discussion period. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We will embark on a trip across more than 400 years of Christianity in America â&#x20AC;&#x201D; from before the pilgrims to television and Internet evangelism â&#x20AC;&#x201D; in this DVD series and discussion group,â&#x20AC;? said group leader Jim Leser. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll gain valuable perspective on the people and ideas that shaped America and see how the United States came to be

the first nation in history based upon the ideal of religious liberty. The six weekly episodes include: 1) Faith in America: From Monarchs to the Marketplace, 2) Many Mansions, 3) Rebels with a Cause, 4) Challenges and Change, 5) Home Grown Saints and 6) The Future of Christianity. This DVD series is a product of the Institute for the Study of American Evangelicals and is distributed by Vision Video. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Through this DVD showing we will meet spiritual visionaries, leaders and entrepreneurs who shaped Christianity. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll also learn about key events, movements and controversies that continue to affect us and will influence the

future of the church in America,â&#x20AC;? Leser said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We will explore the questions: Is America now or has it ever been a Christian nation? What is the meaning of separation of church and state? How can the church be a faithful Gospel witness in a pluralistic society? What will the church look like in the future? â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;People of Faith: Christianity in Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; brings perspective to these questions and much more.â&#x20AC;? All in the community are invited to participate in this free discussion group. Meetings will take place Thursdays beginning at 7 p.m. in Westminster Hall at 135 East 4th Street in Delta. For more information call Becky Branton at 8744893.

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The Walk to End Alzheimerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s is coming to Sunrise Creek Senior Living Community. The one mile walk and 5k run will be held Saturday, Sept. 22. After the walk/run there will be live musical entertainment by the Opal Moon Band, a pancake breakfast, kids bump and jump, dunk tank, and vendor booths. Registration will open at 8 a.m. with the walk/ run beginning at 9 a.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; or register in advance at www.Alz.org/walk. There is no set reg-

istration fee, but the Alzheimerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Association encourages walkers and runners to donate or ask friends and family to sponsor your participation. Official walk t-shirts are given to those who bring in at least $100. A kickoff party will be held Friday, Sept. 21, at Sunrise Creek. The party consists of a silent auction, hors dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;oeuvres, wine and live music by Alternate Route band. Tickets are $25 per person and includes two glasses of wine or $15 per person with no alcohol.

Due to a reporting error, the date of last weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s county commission meeting was misstated. The commissioners normally meet on the first and third Mondays of each month. Last week, since Monday was a holiday, the board met on Tuesday, Sept. 4. Separately, a headline in the Sept. 5 DCI used the word â&#x20AC;&#x153;aerialâ&#x20AC;? in a headline about mosquito spraying. Aerial spray is one method, groundbased fogging is another, of mosquito adulticide application, which was the announced topic of the commissionersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; discussion.

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Community Calendar Thursday, September 13

BINGO, every Thursday, 6:50 p.m., American Legion of Paonia. Come early for hamburgers and hot dogs. This week progressive is 55 numbers for $285, blue is 55 numbers and orange is 51 numbers for $250. For more information, call 527-6252. 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. PAONIA ROTARY CLUB MEETING, 12 noon, Paonia Town Hall. Program begins at 12:30 p.m.: Weston Norris speaks about the future of West Elk Mine. Public welcome. PACK 485 CUB SCOUT REGISTRATION, 7 p.m., Delta Middle School. for boys 1st-5th grade. For more information, call Dan Neil, 234-9154

Friday, September 14

COLORADO GRAND LUNCH STOP, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Delta County Fairgrounds, Hotchkiss. View vintage cars; meet the drivers. OPENING RECEPTION for Oklahoma Laday Artists, Plein Aire Paint Out At Log Hill and Summer Art Camp Student Show, 6-8 p.m., Creamery Arts Center, Hotchkiss.

Saturday, September 15

“FREE FOR ALL” EVENT, 9-11 a.m., Delta First Church of God, 1102 Howard Street (corner of 11th and Howard), Delta. Everything is free (clothes, furniture, decor, books, etc.) Booths for free Bibles and free prayer requests too. For more information, call Pastor Bob or Linda Aubery, 874-4647. DELTA HUBWHEELER SQUARE DANCE CLUB MEETS, 7:30 p.m., Lincoln Elementary School, 1050 Hastings Street, Delta. Mainstream. Club caller is Larry Schulz. Cuer is Maxine Springer. Prerounds/instructions at 6:30 p.m. For more information, call Loren, 970-249-4858 or Gwen, 970-856-4157. GALA OPENING of the Community Supported Art Library Gallery, 6-8 p.m., Blue Sage Center, Paonia. Cocktail attire suggested. Hosted by the Blue Sage Center for the Arts and Elsewhere Studios.

Tuesday, September 18

CELEBRATING HORIZON CARE CENTER’S 40TH ANNIVERSARY, 5-7 p.m. SURFACE CREEK REPUBLICAN WOMEN MEET, 12 noon, Norm and Dorothy Kehmeier’s home, 12753 Running Deer Rd., Eckert. Following brief business meeting, Nick Streza, author of “PROGRESS IN AMERICA, Redefining the American Dream,” speaks. Guests welcome. For more information, call Anne Snyer, 856-4780.

Wednesday, September 19

ECKERT SCHOOL REUNION AND POTLUCK, 12 noon, Eckert Presbyterian Church. For more information, call Carlene White Dougan, 874-9351. 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.

Thursday, September 20

BOARD OF EDUCATION SCHOOL BOARD MEETING, 6 p.m. policy review, 7 p.m. regular meeting, Delta Center for Performing Arts, 822 Grand Avenue, Delta. PAONIA ROTARY CLUB MEETING, 12 noon, Paonia Town Hall. Program begins at 12:30 p.m.: Jim Ramey, Citizens for a Healthy Community, speaks. Public welcome.

September 21-23

COWBOY CAMP MEETING, Eckert. Gary Lear Ministry and Blaine Lilly Ministry, features Country Gospel Music Association male and female vocalists of the year. For more information, call (970) 275-5579.

Friday, September 21

DELTA COUNTY WOMEN’S CONNECTION LUNCHEON, 11:30 a.m., Bill Heddles Recreation Center, Delta. Topic: Living H”apple”ly Ever After. Dawna Hetzler speaks on “How to Be Rich.” Vicki Proffit speaks on “Getting a better understanding of how addictions affect our community.” Also violin music by Emily Williamson. Lunch and program is $8. Reservations required by calling Joyce, 856-6446, Pat, 856-4650 or email joyreu39@gmail.com by Sept. 17.

Wednesday, September 26

DISTRICT 81428 FASHION AND DESIGN SHOW, 8 p.m., Paradise Theatre, Paonia.

September 27-30

MOUNTAIN HARVEST FESTIVAL in Paonia.

Thursday, September 27

HARVEST OF VOICES — Kick off Mountain Harvest Festival with a harvest of the North Fork Valley’s bounty of writing talent, 7:30 p.m., Blue Sage Center for the Arts, Paonia.

Friday, September 28

BLUE SAGE CHILI COOK-OFF at Mountain Harvest Festival, 5 p.m., Paonia Town Park.

Saturday, September 29

FALL FAMILY FESTIVAL, 9 a.m.-3:33 p.m., Redeemer Lutheran Church, 1000 Pioneer Road, Delta. Arts and crafts, games, food, bakery. GRAPE STOMP, 10:30 a.m., Paonia Town Park. Sponsored by Orchard Valley Farms. NATIONAL DRUG TAKE BACK EVENT — Police department has a collection site, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Bill Heddles Recreation Center, 530 Gunnison River Drive, Delta. For the public to dispose of prescription and non-prescription medications expired or no longer needed. Remove any personal information. For more information go to: www.dea.gov.

Wednesday, October 3

Saturday, October 6

CLASSICAL CONCERT SERIES, An American Story: Denver’s Queen City Ragtime Ensemble, 3-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m., Blue Sage, Paonia. For more information, call 527-7243 or bluesage.org. DELTA HUBWHEELER SQUARE DANCE CLUB MEETS, 7:30 p.m., Lincoln Elementary School, 1050 Hastings Street, Delta. Mainstream. Club caller is Larry Schulz. Cuer is Maxine Springer. Prerounds/instructions at 6 p.m. For more information, call Loren, 970-249-4858 or Gwen, 970-856-4157. Chili potluck.

Sunday, October 7

MILLER AND CLARK SACRED MUSIC CONCERT, Delta Presbyterian Church, 2:00 p.m.

Monday, October 8

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

Thursday, October 11

HARVEST-FAMILY POTLUCK WITH ROGERS MESA MODERN WOMANS CLUB, 12 noon, Rogers Mesa Community House (corner of Highway 92 and 3100 Road). For more information, call Lou Ann, 872-4816.

Wednesday, October 17

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. 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

ACTIVITIES

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Big brass comes to Delta The Rodney Mack Philadelphia Big Brass will perform in Delta Monday, Sept. 17, at the Delta Center for Performing Arts and Education, 822 Grand Avenue. The Delta Montrose Community Concert Association presents this outstanding brass quintet at 7:30 p.m. The Rodney Mack Philadelphia Big Brass is composed of five of America’s top brass musicians who are dedicated to bringing the joyous experience of great music to a wide range of audiences. A group that always reflects the diverse makeup of men and women in American culture, the quintet is dedicated to the notion

that music is a gift to be enjoyed by everyone. They especially like to reach out to the world’s youth and inspire them to reach their dreams. Rodney Mack, founder and trumpet player, was born in New Orleans. He began taking classic trumpet lessons at the age of 11 with his cousin, Wynton Marsalis. Referred to as a “trumpet prodigy,”

he made his solo debut at the age of 15 with the New Orleans Symphony. He then received national attention at the age of 19 as soloist with the Boston Pops. He has since received numerous honors as principal trumpet with several of the world’s finest symphony orchestras. He gives master classes at the Juilliard School and at national and interna-

tional trumpet guild conferences. For more information about this concert, contact Bob Brown at 8354480, Sue Roushar at 249-9154, or Charlie Huff at 921-4142. Season tickets may be purchased at the door the night of the concert. Single tickets are $20 for adults and $5 for students and may also be purchased at the door.

Community band to play free concert The Montrose Community Band will play a free concert Sunday, Sept. 30, at 3 p.m. at the Montrose Pavilion. The concert theme is a “Return to Classics” with both old and new classical songs that are sure to entertain. Some of the songs played will include The Blue Danube, Rollo Takes a Walk, Kentucky1800 and The Immovable Do. For more information visit www.montroseband. com/ or call 596-1188.

Ballroom dancing classes start Sept. 24 Professional dance instructor Kayln Bruington will offer ballroom dance classes at Bill Heddles Recreation Center beginning Monday, Sept. 24. Monday classes are for beginning and intermediate dancers. On Wednesday night, ballroom dancers will build confidence with a lot of dancing time. All classes combine for “The Starbeam Ball” Oct. 26. Call 874-0923 to register by 5 p.m. Sept. 21.

Plein aire art and music day planned at local winery Delta Fine Arts extends an invitation to area artists, musicians, photographers and the public to a plein aire art and music day at Stoney Mesa Winery Saturday, Sept. 22, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. While this is not an organized music festival, there will be an opportunity for musicians to come alone or in groups to enjoy the beautiful surroundings. Hopefully it will be harvest time, so there will be an opportunity for artists and photographers to capture the moment. “However, in case we have guessed the wrong date, we are asking anyone who is inclined to dress in field clothes with straw hats so we may use each other for models,” club member Carol Rasmussen explained. Artists, please bring your equipment. If you need tables or chairs, you must furnish your own. You are welcome to set up in the vineyard or patio — just be courteous of the management and equipment. Artists are

also encouraged to dress as would be appropriate for agricultural workers. Bring your own lunch; wine may be purchased. Stoney Mesa Winery is located at 16199 Happy Hollow Road outside of Cedaredge. From High-

way 65, turn left on SW 11th Avenue and go west about a mile to 2225 Road. Turn left and take an immediate right uphill to the winery. For more information, e-mail carolannras@tds. net.

Gunnison Gorge geology explained You already know about the breathtaking setting of the Gunnison River Gorge and the stark, mysterious beauty of the surrounding adobe hills. But do you know about the dynamic geologic forces that created this landscape? Join Dr. Dave Noe, senior geologist from the Colorado Geological Survey, to learn about the formation of the gorge. Dr. Noe will show how geologists use clues offered by existing geology to piece together its history. Melting glaciers, breaking natural dams, large floods, volcanic explosions, and

catastrophic mudslides... these all contributed to form the fascinating landscape that we see today. Dr. Dave Noe’s presentation is being offered in conjunction with the Montrose BLM. It will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 13, at the Gunnison Forks overlook, which is on the bluff directly above the Gunnison River Pleasure Park. Take the Gunnison Forks/Pleasure Park turn off Hwy. 92, turn right at the wood fence (approximately 1⁄4 mile) before dropping down the hill. Follow this dirt road to the overlook.

What’s up at your library? The Delta County Libraries offer many educational and entertaining activities and events for you and your family to enjoy. If you want to know what else your library is offering, please contact the library or visit the Delta County Libraries website at www.delta libraries.org. Check out these summer reading programs: Cedaredge Tech Soup Computer Day. Bring your computer questions every Saturday in September from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Computer Class. Photo Editing and Web Albums. Friday, Sept. 14, at 10:30 a.m. Contact Cedaredge Library at 856-3518 to sign up. Teen Scene. Stressed Out? Make your own stress ball. Wednesday, Sept. 19, at 5:30 p.m. Adult Craft Class. Join us for this fun craft class and make a “Heartfelt Doll.” Friday, Sept. 21, at 10:30 a.m. Contact Cedaredge Library at 856-3518 to sign up. Downloadable eBooks/ Audio Books Class. Come to this class and learn how to download eBooks and audio books using Overdrive. Friday, Sept. 28, at 10:30 a.m. Contact Cedaredge Library at 856-3518 to sign up. Teen Scene. Outdoor war games. Wednesday, Oct. 3, at 5:30 p.m. Storytimes. Baby, tot and preschooler storytimes are Thursdays starting at 10 a.m. For more information, contact the library at 856-3518.

Crawford One-On-One Computer Tutor. Crawford Library is now offering one-on-one computer help. Bring specific computer questions or just spend time honing your skills each Wednesday in September from 3 to 5 p.m. Facebook for Fogies. Learn about social networking and surprise your grandkids! Friday, Sept. 21, from 3 to 5 p.m. Scrapbooking. Bring your scrapping stuff and work on your latest project with others. Saturday, Sept. 29, from noon to 8 p.m. Storytimes. Baby, tot, and preschooler storytimes start Sept. 13 at 10 a.m. Contact Crawford Library at 921-3500 for details. Delta Grades 4-5 Club. Drama Workshop Part 1. Use the tools of the trade – mind, body and voice. Thursday, Sept. 13, at 4:30 p.m. Teens Drama Workshop - Part 2. Drama workshop/improvisation and group skit work. Thursday, Sept. 20, at 4:30 p.m. Grades 4-5 Club. Drama Workshop - Part 2. Drama workshop/improvisation and group skit work. Thursday, Sept. 27, at 4:30 p.m. Kids’ Craft Day. Kids, celebrate Mexico’s Independence Day by making your own piñatas! Friday, Sept. 21, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Delta Library Adult Book Club. The book

for this month is “Little Bee” by Chris Cleave. The next meeting is Saturday, Sept. 22, at 2 p.m. Please contact Delta Library at 874-9630 and get a copy of the book prior to the meeting. Adults’ Craft Class. Bookmark craft. Tuesday, Sept. 25, at 5:30 p.m. Storytimes. Storytimes for babies, tots and preschoolers are Wednesdays starting at 10:30 a.m. For information, call the library at 874-9630. Hotchkiss One-on-One Computer Help. Anytime during open hours. Contact Hotchkiss Library at 872-4153 for details. Kids’ Cooking Class. Kids in grades 3-5 have fun cooking up a storm, making yummy smoothies and fun breakfast toast. Thursday, Sept. 13, at 3:45 p.m. Microsoft Publisher Class. Learn how to make flyers using Microsoft Publisher. Friday, Sept. 14, at 10:30 a.m. Crafty Kids. Kids come and have some fun making a craft. Thursday, Sept. 27, at 3:45 p.m. Downloadable eBooks/ Audio Books Class. Come to this class and learn how to download eBooks and audio books using Overdrive. Friday, Sept. 28, at 10:30 a.m. Contact 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 872-4153. Paonia

Book Club. The book for discussion is “Unbroken” by Laura Hillenbrand. Relates the story of a U.S. pilot who survived when his bomber crashed into the sea during World War II, spent 47 days in the ocean, was rescued by the Japanese Navy, and held prisoner until the end of the war. Thursday, Sept. 13, at 7 p.m. Computer Class E-mail. Learn how to set up an e-mail account. Wednesday, Sept. 19, from 2 to 4 p.m. Greeting Card Workshop. Share ideas and materials with other card makers. Some supplies and tools provided or you can bring your own if you have them. No charge, but donations for materials are welcome. Tuesday, Sept. 25, from 2 to 4 p.m. Downloadable eBooks/ Audio Books Class. Come to this class and learn how to download eBooks and audio books using Overdrive. Wednesday, Sept. 26, from 2 to 4 p.m. Contact Paonia Library at 527-3470 to sign up. Harvest of Voices. Local writers read their work at Blue Sage Center for the Arts (part of Mountain Harvest Festival co-sponsored by the library). Thursday, Sept. 27, at 7:30 a.m. Grape Stomp and Treasure Sale Fundraiser. All day at Paonia Town Park as part of Mountain Harvest Festival. Saturday, Sept. 29, at 9 a.m. Storytimes. Baby, tot and preschooler storytimes are Tuesdays starting 10 a.m.

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BUSINESS

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Funding for scenic byways suspended BY PAT SUNDERLAND Managing Editor

The funding for interpretive signage, trailheads, parking lots and marketing for the Grand Mesa and West Elk scenic byways has been suspended, leaving unanswered questions about the future of the National Scenic Byway Program. On July 6, President Obama signed a new transportation bill, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP21), which will sustain the Highway Trust Fund and provide states and communities with two years of steady funding to build roads, bridges, and transit systems. Although the National Scenic Byway Program was NOT eliminated, and the designation program still exists within the Federal Highway Administration, there is neither direct funding nor grant

Parade theme ideas sought The Delta Area Chamber of Commerce is looking for suggestions for the theme of the 2012 Parade of Lights. The winning suggestion will receive a free parade entry. Ideas are due to the chamber by Sept. 28. Once a theme is picked, the chamber will host a poster contest for the parade. Entries for the poster contest with the winning theme will be due to the chamber by the end of October. Everyone in the community, including children, is invited to submit their poster. There will be newspaper, radio and Facebook coverage, as well as posters throughout the county.

program funds in the new bill for the National Scenic Byway Program. Lenore Bates, program manager for Colorado Scenic & Historic Byways, explains that the Grand Mesa Scenic Byway is a nationally designated route, while the West Elk Loop has gained state designation. But the funding for both comes from the federal government. There are 25 scenic byways in Colorado, more than in any other state. Eleven are nationally designated. Colorado is touted as having one of the top byways programs in the country. But with a lack of funding to support the program, downsizing or elimination may have to be considered. Bates says it looks like counties and cities can apply for funding under certain categories in MAP 21. But because scenic byways cross several jurisdictions, it’s not clear how non-profit organizations like the Grand Mesa Scenic Byway Association would put together an application. In the past, byways association president Bill Miller says, the Grand Mesa Scenic Byway Association has partnered with the U.S. Forest Service to come up with matching funds for recreational amenities on Grand Mesa. Improvements at Island Lake, Mesa Lakes and County Line have been completed through that partnership. “We’re probably dead in the woods now,” Miller said, who sees only a slight possibility of obtaining funds for future improvements. “We spent 20-25 years marketing and promoting these byways,” said Chris Miller, executive director of the Western Colorado Interpretive Association. “They’ve become the backbone of some of our rural

communities. My concern is that we’re going to lose funding to continue marketing them. We have always had a coordinator at CDOT who has made sure our 25 byways are being promoted. If you’re not constantly telling the story in these rural communities, people forget about them. There’s a lot of economic development to be done on these scenic byways, and a lot of businesses that rely on them.” Bates agrees the transportation bill has created a lot of turmoil, including her own position within the Colorado Department of Transportation. “I anticipate facilitating some meetings through our CDOT that include stakeholders. We could try to put together a plan so if we can’t move forward, at least maybe we can sustain the scenic byways for a period while our economy recovers,” Bates said. “But, realistically, if scenic byways aren’t in the transportation bill, it’s not very optimistic.” Because of the economy, Bates says infrastructure has been a priority the last couple of years because it gets people back to work; marketing and promotional materials have not been funding priorities in any of the corridor management plans. The Grand Mesa Scenic Byway is a 63-mile stretch of Highway 65 that extends from Cedaredge to Interstate 70 about 30 miles east of Grand Junction. The West Elk Loop travels from Hotchkiss to Paonia and Somerset. One segment of the loop encompasses Kebler Pass, or County Road 12, which takes motorists to Crested Butte, Gunnison, the north rim of the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Crawford and back to Hotchkiss.

There’s also the option of continuing along Highway 133 as it winds along Paonia Reservoir and the Raggeds Wilderness before dropping into the scenic Crystal Valley where the towns of Marble and Redstone are located. Three other scenic byways are within a day’s drive, Chris Miller points out. “Our 25 byways include our state’s greatest assets, including

stories, historical sites, national and state parks and rural communities and businesses. It is an efficient grassroots program that has provided preservation and economic benefits throughout our rural areas.” Miller recently sent out an e-mail blast urging action in the form of letters to the Colorado Department of Transportation, DOLA and other state agencies requesting

continued support for the state’s scenic byways. “We may not have the federal funding at this time, but with support from the state we can continue to band together to still create a strong program. “It’s time to take heed,” she added. “We can’t get complacent, otherwise we will lose this program.” For more information, contact Miller at 8746695.

Photos by Randy Sunderland

Two thumbs up! Ronald McDonald gives two thumbs up to the huge group of kids gathered at McDonald’s Saturday for a celebration of the store’s new look. Above, a family fun run/walk kicked off a day of special events. McDonald’s owner Debbie Long Shea said she hopes to make the run/walk an annual event.

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Colorado Grand stops in Hotchkiss Friday The Colorado Grand celebrates its 24th annual tour with a lunch stop in Hotchkiss on Friday, Sept. 14. The Hotchkiss Community Chamber of Commerce has hosted a lunch for the Colorado Grand road racers on their multi-day jaunt around Colorado for 18 of the past 24 years. The Colorado Grand is a non-competitive road race that involves nearly 100 vintage cars and covers 1,000 miles of Colorado’s most scenic roadways. The cars will begin arriving at the fairgrounds in Hotchkiss

around 11:30 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 14 and will all be back on the road by 1:30 p.m. The lunch stop is a fun event that the public is encouraged to attend. There is no admission to see these amazing automobiles and the drivers are excited to let you examine their vehicles close up. The Colorado Grand Board donates $6,000 to the Hotchkiss Chamber, provides a $5,000 scholarship to a Hotchkiss High School senior and in years past has provided additional donations to local non-profit groups.

Crawford drought ordinance passes BY KATHY BROWNING Staff Writer

With this season’s water shortage due to drought conditions over in the Town of Crawford, the town council which met on Sept. 5 voted only on an ordinance permitting the town to have the right to enact emergency measures. There was no further need to decide what those emergency measures will be in the future. That will be determined by whoever is on council during the next drought. Whether that will involve shutting off the water dispenser for those who haul water and raise water rates on heavy users will be decided as the circumstances warrant. For now, the Town of Crawford has on its books the Drought Measures Ordinance of 2012. Referring to an earlier proposal to raise water rates during a drought, former mayor Jim Crook said the town was trying to gouge water users. Mayor Susie Steckel took exception to his characterization. One comment was that water users receive 20,000 gallons with their base rate, and that’s plenty of water so the town should do what it needs to do in emergency situations. Trustee Christie Young noted that there is no more water to be purchased. The town can’t make it and they can’t buy it. Mike Tiedeman, trustee, noted that the town is not interested in taking advantage of water users for the town’s benefit. The ordinance is to make sure that in-town water users will have water during a drought or other emergency water shortages. A firefighter, Tiedeman said all customers should want water spilling at the storage tanks during a drought if there is a wildfire. He wants the storage tanks as full of water as possible. Using town water to fight a wildfire or structure fire would deplete water storage and with low water flow from Wiley Spring, it could take a long time to fill the tank. Those against passage of the ordinance said current

BLM gives okay for Oak Mesa exploration On Tuesday, Sept. 11, the Bureau of Land Management signed a decision record approving Oxbow Mining, LLC’s federal coal exploration license. The project, called Oak Mesa, extends from the edge of the Bowie Mine holdings westward across the mesa to the Leroux Creek area, encompassing about 13,873 acres, north of Hotchkiss. Exploration activities to determine seam reserve availability will begin with the issuance of the license and will be completed within two years. The project includes drilling up to 43 exploration drill holes on private and federal lands into federal subsurface holdings. To review the environmental documents, go to http:// www.blm.gov/co/st/en/BLM_ Information/nepa/ufo.html.

town laws already allow the town to respond to emergency situations, questioned how the town would know a drought was happening and worried that water users would not have adequate notice. Town staff responded that current law does not allow raising rates, that they monitor drought conditions daily and that users would have 30 days’ notice of temporary higher water rates to discourage usage.

Photo by Sam Cox

Remembering 9/11 The Paonia Elementary student body and staff led by music teacher Kim Johnson paid tribute to the country, to those who died and survived, and to the heroes who served on September 11, 2001. On that day 11 years ago terrorists crashed three passenger jets into the World Trade Center’s Twin Towers and the Pentagon. A fourth attack against the Capitol in Washington, D.C. was foiled by passengers who took control of United Airlines Flight 93 from terrorists and crashed the jetliner into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Nearly 3,000 people were killed in the morning attacks. The students sang “America (My Country, ‘Tis of Thee)” and “The Star-Spangled Banner.”

Hotchkiss hires private firm to battle mosquitoes BY TAMIE MECK Staff Writer

The Town of Hotchkiss voted to hire a private contractor to fog targeted areas within the town limits, including the area that encompasses the high school, Montessori School and North Fork Pool. After listening to arguments for and against fogging for mosquitoes within annexed areas of town, the Hotchkiss Board of Trustees voted unanimously at a special meeting last Wednesday to hire a private contractor to do the work. Town trustees and Delta County had requested that the North Fork Mosquito Abatement District spray targeted hot spots within the town limits at a special meeting of the district, held Aug. 28. All of the areas annexed into the town fall within the district’s boundaries. The board failed to take the issue to a vote at a special meeting held Aug. 28. Following the meeting, board members Kevin Parks and Mike Heck resigned. Both are proponents of spraying as a last resort, as instructed in the Integrated Pest Management (IPM) method the district adopted in 2008. Colorado Mosquito Control, Inc. fogged Saturday evening, using the product Evoluer, a combination of the insecticide Permethrin, and the benign additive piperonyl butoxide, which bonds with Permethrin to enhance “the effectiveness of Permethrin by reducing the insect’s ability to defend itself from the active ingredient,” according to the product’s website. The Willow Heights and Duke Hill areas were not fogged, according to a special notice posted on the town’s website. The company was instructed not to fog properties where “no spray” signs were posted. Trustees also put a $1,000 limit on the project. Chuck Gille, one of three remaining NFMAD board members, advised trustees against fogging. Gille cited Sept. 3 trap counts taken within town limits, showing a drop in the number of the WNV-carrying Culex mosquitoes. Of the five trap counts, only three West Nile virus carrying Culex Mosquito samples were found. (Details of the district’s 2012 trap counts can be found at the NFMAD website, http://pmcd.editme. com/) Gille further argued that Permethrin will also kill nontargeted species, including

Photo by Tamie Meck

These two young ladies were among the many football fans who take advantage of mosquito spray offered at the gate at last Friday’s football game at Hotchkiss High School. honeybees, cats, fish, worms and ladybugs, without curing the root cause of the problem: stagnant water. He didn’t “get into the damage spraying causes children and older people,” and asked trustees if they think that “insecticides are part of a basic food group?” Permethrin is largely ineffective at killing adults, and “only knocks mosquitoes out of the air,” said Gille. “I guess you’re wanting to kill honeybees or something. We’re not

sure what you want to kill.” Mayor Wendell Koontz asked Gille why the NFMAD budgeted no money for fogging when it promotes IPM. “Targeted fogging is still part of that whole management system,” said Koontz. He asked Gille why it took a special meeting to have the fairgrounds fogged, “when we had such high numbers of mosquitoes down there, by your own count. “We here are charged with the health, safety and welfare

of the citizens of Hotchkiss. I would think that the district would be as concerned with that.” Gille responded that the board would fog if the county alert system had merited it. “But we never met the criteria that would trigger fogging.” Gille said the fogging of the fairgrounds by the county “violated several of their own rules in addition to some federal regulations,” but was not specific. (Details of the Delta County response levels can be read online at www.deltacountyindependent.com.) Trustees heard from 14 citizens, most of whom were either in support of spraying or of taking additional measures to suppress mosquito populations. One speaker urged people to take Bvitamins as an alternative to mosquito repellents. Two speakers were not in favor of spraying, but did support the additional efforts by trustees to prevent WNV threats in light of the continuing increase in cases either confirmed or being investigated in Delta County. As of last Wednesday, that count stood at 20. Montrose County also recently reported two cases of WNV-related deaths. One citizen spoke out against fogging.

Oxbow gives $10,000 to ambulance district BY KATHY BROWNING Staff Writer

The North Fork Ambulance Association (NFAA) received a $10,000 donation from Oxbow Mining last Thursday evening. Richard Kinser, president of the NFAA board of directors, and Kathy Steckel, director, said the funds could be used as the match for equipment grants. One piece of equipment they are considering purchasing is a CPR unit that does mechanical compressions on a patient. It straps around a person’s chest. “We are very appreciative of the work you do,” Jens Lange, Oxbow mine manager told the NFAA board of directors. Lange, Steven D. Weist of Oxbow Mining Oak Mesa LLC manager special projects and Doug McCay, diesel mechanic, presented the $10,000 check to the board on Sept. 6.

Photo by Kathy Browning

At the North Fork Ambulance Association board of directors meeting in Hotchkiss on Sept. 6, representatives of Oxbow Mining presented the all-volunteer group with a $10,000 check to be used as needed. Attending the presentation are (left to right) Karina Nicewicz, Drake Welch, Jens Lange, Clinton Clock, Doug McCay, Deb Ferrier, Steven D. Weist, Richard Kinser, Kathy Steckel, Sheila Maki and Don Geddes.

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World champion’s roots are in 4-H BY KATHY BROWNING Staff Writer

Terrie Heid-Brazier has been winning top prizes for many years for her horsemanship. She is a world champion and national champion in Western and English riding competitions in three countries. She is a trainer with a horse showing career that has spanned more than 40 years. This year after being away from the show ring for four years, Terrie’s horse has succeeded in a first. Her horse Docs Summer Sky (Sky for short), is the first horse to win the European AQHA Open All-Around Superior Award. Terrie’s parents are Bob and Joan Heid of Fruitland Mesa. They couldn’t be prouder of their daughter’s achievements. They rightly believe that Terrie can

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Terrie Heid was 12-years old when she and Welcome participated at the 1968 Jefferson County 4-H Fair winning a blue ribbon. Terrie has turned her love of horses into a 40-year career of training and showing horses. be an inspiration to any young member of 4-H. The Heid family formerly lived in Arvada. Her father, who was the head wrangler at a working cow ranch, taught her

Former NFMAD president still positive BY KATHY BROWNING Staff Writer

On Aug. 28, North Fork Mosquito Abatement District president Kevin Parks resigned. But he remains steadfastly positive about district accomplishments. “The implementation of the majority of the integrated pest management program has exceeded my expectations,” Parks said. About whether larviciding alone can adequately handle mosquito populations rather than doing both larviciding and fogging, Parks said, “It depends on the year. This year it didn’t . . . The numbers reflect that.” He said without a doubt, the drought contributed to the high numbers. This year with just 1-1/2 inches of rainfall until we had another 1-1/2 inches of rainfall

in one day, the weather patterns over the last 10 years have been the same. “This was just a really tough year for growing mosquitoes,” Parks said. Parks said he was conflicted about the fogging of Hotchkiss last Saturday. “Based on the most recent trap data the number of [Culex] mosquitoes that carry the West Nile virus are way down,” he said. “So the risk is quite low, yet at the same time, as ineffective as fogging is, if [one person is infected by a mosquito] that portion of integrated pest management program is necessary. I think they are doing what needs to be done.” The Town of Hotchkiss paid $1,000 and Delta County $500 to Colorado Mosquito Control, Inc. to fog within town limits and fields just outside of town on Sept. 8.

to ride when she was just three years old. By age 11, Terrie was competing in Western classes at 4-H shows and affiliated Appaloosa shows with her young mare named Welcome. She won many awards as a teen including five consecutive years as the county 4-H Western Rider Champion. At 13, Terrie competed with Welcome in Englishridden events. They won two county 4-H English Rider championships. That was followed with five year-end championships and four reserve championships in Colorado Hunter and Jumper Association-approved shows. By 1971, Terrie and Welcome won the title of World Champion Appaloosa Jumper. After graduating from the University of California with a bachelor’s degree in sociology, Terrie travelled through 10 European countries. She decided to move to Italy where she trained and showed Appaloosas and Quarter Horses in AQHA/ ApHC-approved national shows. Now as an adult, Terrie continued her winning ways with numerous year-end national championships in halter,

trail, western pleasure, western riding, reining, hunter under saddle, hunter hack and working hunter categories. Terrie moved to the United Kingdom in 1998 and once again won many top awards. In 2002, Terrie began training Docs Summer Sky, her twoyear-old filly. “Sky grew and blossomed, and was easy as pie to break in . . . Although her fiery temper meant she liked to be asked rather than pushed around,” Terrie writes. In her lifetime career of competitions, Sky became the first British-bred or British-born Quarter Horse ever to earn the title of AQHA Champion. In 2008, Sky was eight years old and became the first horse in Europe to achieve an AQHA Open All-Around Superior Award. Terrie and Sky won their 50th Open AllAround Championship, and received the AQHA Superior Award. It was an outstanding achievement because there are AQHA-approved shows in all 50 American states, more than 25 foreign countries and with more than five million Quarter Horses registered in the world. Terrie prided herself in winning championships “with home-bred products of average breeding or horses with problems of character and disposition.” She chose not to view that as a shortcoming, but a challenge. She relished “beating the more talented and sought-after horses with unassuming horses that no one would have thought would excel.” Terrie works harder because she loves training horses. “It was so rewarding to feel these horses progress and improve, and I know that the reason we won was because

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Terrie Heid-Brazier and Sky won the 2008 50th Open All-Around Championship. That earned Sky the AQHA Open All-Around Superior Award. we had a true partnership, a relationship of affection and intimacy. The show horses I train have always tried very hard for me, because they know I care about them and because my relationship with them doesn’t stop when our daily riding session is over,” Terrie writes. And now in 2012, Terrie and Sky competed in the AQHA-UK Spring Show winning second in Senior Reining, Senior Trail, Senior Western Pleasure, Senior Hunter Under Saddle, All Ages Western Riding and third in Aged Mares at Halter to win the AQHA Open All-Around Championship with 28 All-Around points for Show 1. Her nearest competitor had

13 points. In Show 2, Sky won the Aged Mares class and was named Grand Champion Mare. Sky, at age 12, showed she still had it and then some. She is now enjoying her retirement with Terrie. Heid-Brazier Western Performance Horses is Terrie’s training center in Worcestershire, England. Her website states she is “well known for her ability to produce happy, quiet, playful young horses who can be both affectionate companion horses that do tricks, as well as champion performers in the show ring in a wide variety of events.” At a very young age Terrie found her calling, and has pursued and lived her calling to perfection.

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North Fork principals pursue high standards with staff, students BY KATHY BROWNING Staff Writer

This is the second half of interviews with principals serving in the North Fork Valley. The first part ran last week. North Fork Vision

Teri Kinkade Teri Kinkade is starting her fourth year as director of North Fork Vision School. She has been in higher education for over 25 years. At her previous position she was CEO of the West Garfield Campus for Colorado Mountain College, which serves Rifle, Parachute, Silt and New Castle. She worked at Colorado Mountain College for 16 years. She met her husband Tarey Archer four years ago. A position came open at the North Fork Vision Home and Community Program. She applied and was offered the position. “We decided we would make the change and come over here. It’s been great. We love living here, working here and working in alternative education,” Kinkade said. Going from college level to K-12 was a transition for her, though her strong administrative, management and supervisory skills have been a benefit. But she says working with all the accountability processes required in K-12 education created a steep learning curve for her during her first year. “Last year we received full accreditation in the Delta County School District. So we have made huge improvements with our students’ growth and achievement,” Kinkade said. She feels she can now really focus on the work and not so much on learning about the work that needs to be done. North Fork Vision has community educators and parent educators. They have two highly qualified educators in science, two in language arts and one in math. They also have 10 resource consultants who help the family create, implement and monitor their individual learning plans so goals are met. The staff includes a business manager, office manager and a learner coordinator. It is the learner coordinator who matches the family with their resource consultant.

“There are many educational philosophies that come to play in our program,” Kinkade said. “I appreciate why the parents are so passionate about the different approaches for their kids.” Colorado State standards are moving from a skills-based knowledge to more of a conceptualbased knowledge which includes critical thinking skills. “That has been a focus of our programs for quite a long time. The [Vision] kids who go on to college do really, really well because they have learned to be independent learners and take control of their own education, and that’s what you have to do in college,” Kinkade said. Enrollment at North Fork Vision is at 110 students, which is up from enrollment levels over the last eight years. When Kinkade first arrived the school had 47 learners returning. “I believe we have increased the stability and quality of services that we are offering to our families.” North Fork Vision is a public school within the district with different learning options for students. It is a contract school which is the district’s version of a charter school. Hotchkiss K-8

Carrie Coats When she was in the second grade in Erie, Carrie Coats knew she wanted to be a teacher. Coats is in her 12th year as principal of Hotchkiss K-8. Prior to that she was in Delta for nine years. Eight of those years Coats was at Delta Middle School teaching English and P.E., and as a coach, school counselor and assistant principal. At Delta High she was assistant principal for one year. “I absolutely love the K-8 environment because it really allows us to create that seamless educational experience for kids from pre-K up to eighth grade. You become so connected to them—that’s really what it’s about. “I have 365 kids but I only gave birth to two of them because they all feel like your kids after awhile. In a K-8 environment you can really spiral your learning from

social, emotional, developmental, all the way around. The spiraling of knowledge is just incredible.” Every year Coats and the staff want to develop a culture wherein the students understand the value of Hotchkiss pride. The statement every student learns is “Be proud of who you are and what you do all the time! Know it! Believe it! Live it!” Coats wants that value to be displayed in every aspect of a student’s life. And she believes it is a value that every student in the county should have every day. Concerning academics, HK8 wants to meet the needs of every student at their ability and help them grow to the best level the student can achieve. “We really want to improve in our reading of non-fiction text,” Coats said. “We want to develop our writers.” She wants to emphasize reaching those at lower levels and also continue working with those with gifted abilities in writing. HK8 has great achievement scores, Coats said. “The kids do their best because of who they are, and I also attribute it to our amazing staff.” The third element in their high achievement scores is due to thinking outside the box. “Financial resources aren’t necessarily there, but that doesn’t mean we stop educating kids,” Coats said. “We have to think differently. This school truly values giving kids a variety of opportunities.” For example, HK8 is the only middle school in the state that offers an elective in conservation hunters education. “For us, 21st century skills with children are essential assets. Technology is a real big goal for us because our kids are coming to us as digital learners,” Coats said. Another goal is to help HK8 teachers understand concept-based instruction and curriculum. “Because our Colorado academic standards are written conceptually,” Coats said, “we need to go deeper in what we are teaching . . . . We teach kids the mastery of the standards. That basically means to use skills and knowledge and apply it across time. If we’re going to use Newton’s Law, that’s great. That’s content. But we want to teach the concept of the trajectory of an object in motion.” Coats thinks the entire Delta County School District is blessed. “I am completely impressed with the commitment, the dedication and the overall passion” in the district. “We teach the three P’s: Passion, Purpose, Plan. Our passion

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Caught napping After being treed by a dog Saturday morning, Sept. 8, on Lamborn Mesa near Paonia, this bear cub spent the day snoozing in the nook of a cottonwood tree. The cub’s mother was not seen. At dusk the cub came down and meandered off after enjoying a few berries.

is to educate every kid need our students to have every day.” access and be aware of Daily, Coats sees teach- those things,” Cox said. ers, para-professionals and parents collaboratPaonia Jr./Sr. High ing to create a successful school. Coats teaches “Community of Caring,” which is a citizenship course she developed, to every grade once a week. She is also a trainer in “Habits of Highly Effective Teenagers.” “Everybody has such great strengths to give to this world, and our job as educators is to foster that and help [the students] grow,” Coats said. Randall Palmer Paonia Elementary

Sam Cox Sam Cox is in his first year as principal of Paonia Elementary. He served last year as principal of Crawford School. He started in Delta County schools seven years ago as a third grade teacher at Lincoln Elementary for one year and then assistant principal at Lincoln for four years. Cox began his career in education in 1997. He taught in the Woodland Park School District near Colorado Springs for two years. He and his wife Tara taught at an American school in Brazil for one year. On their return he taught at Basalt, and then went to North Carolina for five years. It was in North Carolina he first worked in administration as an assistant principal. It was a natural progression to move into administrative duties because Cox had always been in teacher/leader type roles. “I was able to look at things at a schoolwide level. I could really focus on helping all the students in the school, not just the students in my classroom. I was able to help teachers out and make sure they had the tools necessary to insure their students’ success,” Cox said. Cox grew up in the North Fork Valley and graduated from Hotchkiss High School. Despite all their traveling, “We always knew we would wind up back in the North Fork Valley to raise our kids,” he said. His goals for Paonia Elementary start with making sure there is a smooth transition. “Paonia Elementary is a very stable school in terms of staff. I think Mr. Figenser [the former principal] was here for 11 years. So I want to make sure it’s a smooth transition for staff, smooth for the students and smooth for the community. I want Paonia Elementary to continue its record of excellence with student growth and student achievement,” Cox said. When he interviewed the staff last year, Cox asked them to identify the strengths, weaknesses, threats and opportunities for the school. “One of the opportunities I heard from most staff members was building a stronger community/school partnership. Over the course of this year, I hope to begin to identify how we can strengthen that relationship and build a stronger partnership with the community.” Cox wants stronger partnership with the arts, theater and radio station in Paonia. “We have a lot of resources in the community that aren’t available in other Delta County communities. We

Randall Palmer is in his second year as principal for Paonia Junior and Senior High Schools. Previously he was an assistant principal for Delta Middle School. He is starting his fifth year in the Delta County School District. “We had a great year last year,” Palmer said. “But now we know where our focus should be. We have had an opportunity to gauge everything. We are looking at some of the changes we can make.” The first goal for Palmer and his staff is to continue establishing their school culture. “We use an acronym, PRIDE — being positive, respectful, being people of integrity, determination and excellence. It’s also to build upon the academic along with our new activities. For example, our crosscountry team is new to our school. We continue to offer students more elective choices, like technology and business.” What they will focus on this year is to have “an academic attitude, being people of character and teamwork.” Their acronym for that is “ACT.” Everything at both schools is to fulfill the ultimate goal to graduate students with options. Last year was the opportunity for the school and the community to get to know Palmer’s leadership, and for him to embrace the community so they are all on the same page. The junior/senior high schools have a total staff

of 14 teachers. Lindsay Molitor is the assistant principal. Out of the 14 domains that CSAP monitors, the schools scored their best or next highest scores in the last six years for nine of those domains. Paonia High School is known for its Swing Choir. Wendy Bodwell teaches instrumental and vocal classes at the school. She combines both classes, allowing each group to highlight each other, Palmer said. Their fall music performance will be on Oct. 30. “It’s a great community. We cannot do our jobs as well as we are able to . . . without the support of our community. We have coaches out of the community. We have sponsors out of the community. The parents were here last night serving dinner during the volleyball game. The school events are a celebration of our community,” Palmer said. The new staff all have their master’s degrees or are in pursuit of their master’s. “That allows us to offer those classes that help our students move to the next level.”

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Grape Stomp hits ripe old age of 5 this year This is the fifth year of the “Grape Stomp” competition which benefits the Paonia Public Library. The stomp was previously held on the grounds of sponsor Orchard Valley Farms, but was moved to the Paonia City Park in 2010 when it outgrew the farm site. The Grape Stomp is now one of the biggest draws on the Saturday events of the Mountain Harvest Festival’s town-wide celebration. Here’s how the stomp works. Each team (up

products. Although teams are encouraged to come in costume, costumes are not required to win the grand prize. The 2012 contest will take place on Saturday, Sept. 29, beginning at 10:30 a.m., in the area next to the Band Stand. The costume theme will be “Characters from Fairy Tales” as well as “Lucy Look-A-Likes.” Giants, dragons, monsters, kings, princesses, knights — and a few Lucys — are expected. Any non–profit organization that sponsors a team will have the opportunity to give a short description of what its group contributes to the community. They can also provide membership literature at the “Teams” table near the stomping area. Registration forms for teams and sponsors as well as Rules for the Grape Stomp are available at the library or at Orchard Valley Farms (on Black Bridge Road). Registration is $75 for a team, and many of the non-profit group teams are sponsored by local individuals or businesses. All proceeds from the Grape Stomp benefit the Paonia Public Library. For further information, contact Judy MarPhoto photo tin at 527-5533 or Kathy Don’t miss out on the fun of competing in the 2012 Grape Stomp in Paonia on Bradley (970) 270-7733. Sept. 29. Above, the Rotary Club of Paonia won first place in 2008 with 19.39 Enter soon — deadline for entries is Sept. 27. pounds of juice. The event is sponsored by the Orchard Valley Farms. to four members) gathers round a thigh-high wooden wine barrel and two team members at a time get into the barrel barefoot to stomp 20 pounds of grapes. The other two members hold the stompers up, shove grapes under the feet of the stompers to help the process and at the end race to the judges’ table with the bucket of grape juice to be weighed. The whole process takes five minutes — and the team with the most juice col-

HOTCHKISS HIGH SCHOOL SCHEDULE Thur., Sept. 13 V Boys Tennis at Cedaredge, 4:00 p.m. Fri., Sept. 14

Volleyball at Meeker, 4:00, 5:00, 6:00 p.m.; Volleyball at West Grand, 11:00 a.m., 12:00 Noon, 1:00 p.m.; Varsity Football at Del Norte, 4:00 p.m.; Cross Country at Eagle Valley.

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lected wins the Grand Prize basket of goodies. There are three other prize categories: Best Costume, Best Showmanship, Best “I Love Lucy” team (team members dress as Lucille Ball’s character from the television show where Lucy stomps grapes with Ethel). Prizes for school groups include tickets to the Paradise and Ollie’s Ice Cream gift certificates. Prizes for adult or adult/ mixed groups include baskets of wine and local food

HK8 ornaments going to Washington The Hotchkiss K-8 Wednesday Express has announced that ornaments made by the students are going to be on display this Christmas in Washington D.C. Colorado has been asked to supply the 2012 Capitol Christmas tree, which will come from the White River National Forest. The tree will be on display at the Capitol in Washington D.C. Coloradoans will provide 5,000 handmade ornaments to adorn the tree. In addition, several smaller “companion” trees will decorate offices

throughout the Washington D.C area with 1,000 ornaments for each tree. Hotchkiss K8 students have been asked to make ornaments for the Christmas tree as well as the “companion trees.” Students in K-4 will be making ornaments during their art time and fifth through eighth grade students will be making them in their CAP classes. The ornaments should be designed to reflect the theme of “Celebrating Our Great Outdoors.” They need to be completed by Oct. 1.

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Thur., Sept. 13 Soccer vs. Roaring Fork, 4:00 p.m.; JV Football vs. Delta, 4:30 p.m. Fri., Sept. 14 Volleyball at Vail Mountain, 4:00 p.m. Sat., Sept. 15 Softball at Aspen, 11:00 a.m.; Volleyball vs. Meeker, 11:00 a.m.; Football vs. Centauri, 2:00 p.m.; Volleyball vs. West Grand, 4:00 p.m; Cross Country at Eagle Valley. Mon., Sept. 17 Parent Accountability, 6:00 p.m. Tues., Sept. 18 Soccer at Coal Ridge, 4:00 p.m.; Volleyball at Olathe, 4:00 p.m. Wed., Sept. 19 School Pictures, 8:00 a.m. Sponsored By:

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energy saving opportunities, learn about tools to analyze the technical and financial feasibility of adding wind or solar energy, and different financing options and incentives. Pre-registration is required, with a cost of $10 at the door. Contact Sharal Foss at (970) 491-6281 or sharal. foss@colostate.edu to register.

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Quite a monster! Fred and Jeannie Jardine of Hotchkiss showed Kathy McKee their large garden product yesterday — a cucumber. It weighed 15 lbs., was 46 1/2 inches long and the circumference at the widest spot was 15 1/2 inches!

Silent auction benefits barn Hotchkiss area students have interpreted the historic Enos T. Hotchkiss Barn. Their artwork will be sold as a fundraiser for the barn’s restoration Friday, Sept. 14, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Creamery Art Center, 168 W. Bridge Street, Hotchkiss. The minimum bid in the silent auction is $20. You may also contribute by making a donation for a chance to win a portion of three-quarters of grass-fed beef, processed and wrapped. The Hotchkiss family has donated a steer as part of the fundraising to “Save The Barn.” Donations are $2 for one ticket or $5 for three tickets. Threequarters of beef will be given away. Drawing for the beef will take place Friday, Sept. 14, at the Creamery between 6 and 8 p.m. You do not need to be present to win. Western Colorado Interpretive Association is also seeking contributions to help meet the matching fund requirements for the state historic grant. Donations to facilitate restoring this iconic community landmark to its original

condition may be sent to “Save The Barn,” c/o WCIA, 2250 Highway 50, Delta, 81416, or you may drop off your donation at the First State Bank of Hotchkiss located on Main Street in Hotchkiss. WCIA is a 501(c) 3 nonprofit, so all donations are tax deductible. For more information contact Chris Miller, “Save The Barn” committee, at 874-6695.

Grange hosts market on Fridays Every Friday the Redlands Mesa Grange, 2800 Road and Redlands Mesa Road hosts a market and a meal from 4-7 p.m. The weekly market is fun, food and great deals on fresh produce, baked goods, arts and crafts. Also enjoy the Grange Café — this week featuring “Sister D’s” cheese and spinach stuffed pasta shells, meatballs and sausage, salad and garlic bread.

Delta County yields lots of litter Pick Up America has finished its cleanup sweep through Delta County, and reports that a four-person team picked up 4,641 pounds of litter along 33.2 miles of roads. They report that they now “lovingly call the county Dirty Delta.” At an average of 140

pounds of litter per mile, Delta County ranks as one of the trashiest areas Pick Up America has walked through. The team reports things are not much different as it moved into Mesa County, where it conducted a cleanup last weekend.

Gallery hosts gala opening at Blue Sage There will be a gala opening of the new Community Supported Art Library Gallery, housed in the back room of the Blue Sage Center in Paonia on Saturday, Sept. 15, from 6 to 8 p.m. Enjoy live music by Susan Ellinger while meeting the participating North Fork Valley artists, view their work, and learn more about how the CSArt Library works. Cocktail attire is suggested. All work is for sale, and a 10 percent discount will be offered to new members during the opening.

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A gazebo raising Members of the Rotary Club of Paonia are constructing a gazebo at the Paonia Public Library. The project has been led by Rotarian president Norm Lewark. Above, volunteers are installing a wall last Sunday morning. The gazebo will be an attractive setting for reading groups.

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VB off to best start at PHS BY TAMIE MECK DCI Sports Writer

The Lady Eagles are now 5-0 after winning matches last week against Delta (3-2), Hotchkiss (3-0), Grand Valley (3-0) and Plateau Valley (3-0). Their opening record is the best start the team has posted since 2009. The 3-2 win at Delta was the first against the powerhouse Lady Panthers since, well, perhaps ever. And they’ve done it all with freshman Taylor Carsten in the starting lineup. “She plays like a senior,” said senior starter, Abby Campbell. Carsten, a 5-foot-5 setter/outside hitter, already leads the team in serving aces with 78, and after five games has made 83 percent of her serves. She recorded 19 aces against Delta. “Killer serves,” said Campbell. Carsten didn’t know what to expect in her first season. “I just figured I’d come out doing my best

and hope for a starting spot,” she said. Carsten credits her talents to her mom, head coach Krista Carsten, and her sister, senior Ce’rra Carsten, who also made the varsity team her freshman year and was named all-conference first team in 2011. “It gets hard sometimes because she expects a lot more out of me than

everyone else,” said the younger Carsten of her sister. “But I just know she’s trying to make me better.” Carsten’s least impressive stats thus far are at the net where she’s completed two blocks. “We run a 6-2 so I set in the back row. I’m not really tall and can’t jump real high yet. I’m still working on it, but that’s kind

of my issue in the front row.” Krista Carsten, who played for Hotchkiss and in college, started her daughters on volleyball at an early age. In fifth grade, Taylor played club volleyball in Grand Junction, and in eighth grade she was on a Delta club team that played in Grand Junction on weekends. This summer, she

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Paonia senior Abby Campbell (15) makes the game-point kill to win game three against visiting Plateau Valley. With only two seniors, the Lady Eagles are a young team, but they don’t play like one. Paonia is 5-0, including a big win over 4A Delta.

made as many open gyms as possible and traveled with the team. Like her sister, Taylor thrives on competition, and called the match against Delta, “a lot of fun.” Sophomores Morgan and Easton Hartigan also made the varsity team their freshman year. Both are in the starting lineup and piling up impressive stats in digs and serve receptions, and at the net, where Krista Carsten refers to their tandem blocking efforts as “the Great Wall of Hartigan.” Junior Carson Pipher, an outside hitter who already has 34 kills and 43 digs, rounds out the starters. Sophomores Claire Tracy and Taylor Plymale are the only two players on the bench. “There’s not much depth, which is pretty evident with so few substitutions, but we’re working on that,” said Krista Carsten. “I think this is the best

team that we’ve been,” said Campbell, the tallest player and the designated blocker who also made all-conference first team her junior year. “Not only because of talent but because of our chemistry. We’re all really good friends, we’ve all matured a lot.” The win at Delta “... was a great momentum boost,” added Campbell. “It got us going for the season, let us know that we can do that, we can play that good.” Paonia has four more matches scheduled this week, first meeting 1-0 Vail Mountain, the only other undefeated team in Western Slope play. The two teams will face off this Friday at Vail; on Saturday, Paonia will host a triangular with Meeker and West Grand. Their busy schedule is a good thing, said Campbell, who spent the early part of the season recovering from the West Nile virus. “It gets us in shape.”

Cedaredge football team rolls vs. Olathe BY WAYNE CRICK DCI Sports Editor

According to several sources, Cedaredge High School’s football team hadn’t beaten the always tough Olathe Pirates in 15 or 16 years. Craig Cerise, assistant principal at Delta Middle School, was a freshman when the Bruins last defeated Olathe. Since that time, it’s been pretty much all Olathe. Not so last Friday night in Cedaredge. Cedaredge erupted for 21 first-quarter points and went on to outscore the Pirates 4118 for a non-conference prep victory. Photo by Randy Sunderland

The first half of the Cedaredge and Olathe football game ended with this exciting near miss when Bruin quarterback Dante Markley’s pass was just a little tall for his receiver Reid Gates. The half ended with the Bruins on top 21-6, on their way to an impressive 41-18 win. Gates made his impact on the ground, carrying the ball 19 times for 195 yards and two touchdowns. His teammate, Kyle Ward (30) is on the left.

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A very young tennis team from Cedaredge High School is finding wins difficult to come by. In fact, they are finding players hard to come by. Only six athletes are listed on the team roster after one player moved with his family to Montrose, where he is playing for the Indians. Only five were on hand last Thursday (Sept. 6) as Cedaredge took on the Hotchkiss Bulldogs at Bill Heddles Rec Center in Delta. Hotchkiss had little trouble defeating the young Bruins’ team as they won all seven matches (three by forfeit). Hotchkiss’ Tony Ibarra played in the day’s closest match against the Bruins’ Austin Bowen. Ibarra played a steady game and eventually earned straight set wins of 6-3 and 6-2 in 1 Singles play. Brydie Mitchell rolled over his opponent (Ryan Bowen) in 2 Singles action by identical scores of 6-0 and 6-0. The 3 Singles match between the Bulldogs’ Azure Eller and Cedar-

edge’s Garrett Peterson ended with Eller claiming straight set wins of 6-1 and 6-1. In the only doubles action of the match, David Oviedo and Uliss-

es Mendoza of Hotchkiss breezed past the Bruins’ Landen Eckhart and Arie Wick, 6-0 and 6-0. Cedaredge forfeited the matches at 2, 3, and 4 Doubles.

the airways and once on the ground. Kyle Ward had two receptions for 12 yards. Defensively, Dustin Stracener led Cedaredge with five solo tackles and one assist. Trent Walker and Carter Wasser had four tackles with Wasser picking up an assist as well. Wasser also had a sack in the game. Alejandro Alejandre was five for six in the PAT department. Cedaredge’s next gridiron encounter is set for Sept. 14 in Dolores against the Bears. Game time is set for 7 p.m.

Paonia netters defeat Delta in five-set play BY WAYNE CRICK

Hotchkiss blanks Bruins in tennis play

Dante Markley was 11 of 18 in the passing department for 156 yards and two touchdowns, while Reid Gates racked up 195 yards on the ground with 19 carries to his credit. Carter Wasser had 14 carries for 134 yards giving the Bruins a potent one-two ground assault. Cade Wasser had a good day catching the ball as he snagged four passes for 60 yards (32 yards the longest) and scored one touchdown. Carter Wasser covered 70 yards with the three passes he caught and scored one touchdown via

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Volleyball fans from Paonia and Delta filled the gymnasium for what promised to be a great matchup between two topnotch programs. Those in attendance were not disappointed. It wasn’t easy for either team and there was plenty of superior play to highlight Paonia’s 3-2 match win. Paonia won the opening set 25-22 and seemed to have game momen-

tum on their side with a steady aggressive style of play. Set two went to the Lady Panthers in the match’s most lopsided score, 25-12. Delta was successful with its strong net play and plenty of hustle while the Lady Eagles had several miscues. Delta found itself in a catch-up role in set three and lost a 25-21 decision to the Lady Eagles. One of the more noticeable reasons for Paonia’s suc-

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Hotchkiss’ Tony Ibarra focuses on the ball as he prepares his return to Cedaredge’s Austin Bowen in 1 Singles play last week. Ibarra won the match with scores of 6-3 and 6-2. The Bulldogs managed to shutout Cedaredge 7-0.

Delta’s Brooke Taylor (left) and Easton Hartigan of Paonia battle at the net during last week’s Delta and Paonia volleyball match in Delta. The talented Lady Eagles’ team played with aggression and sneaked past a good Delta team, 3-2.

cess in this set was the service of Taylor Carsten. Her ball was served hard and created problems for the Lady Panther receivers. Set four was a nailbiter with Paonia unable to seal the win in a 2523 loss to the Lady Panthers. Paonia’s last time out in this set came with Delta leading 24-23. The deciding set looked to be all Delta early with the Lady Panthers running to a 7-3 lead. Delta, however, was forced to take a timeout with the score tied at 11 and could not recover in the 15-13 loss for the match win. Easton Hartigan led the Lady Eagles’ offense with 15 kills and Ce’rra Carsten had 14. Taylor Carsten finished with six aces from the service line (most coming in the crucial third set). Three players had 20plus digs for Paonia with Taylor Carsten’s 27 leading the way. Abby Campbell had 22 and Ce’rra Carsten another 21. For Delta, Patti Chapman had three aces with teammates Natalie Larkin, Erin Zunich, and Skylyn Webb recording two each. Webb had 10 kills to lead Delta in that department and Callie Gafford had three solo blocks and three assists. VOLLEYBALL TO B8

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Delta soccer team wins two BY WAYNE CRICK DCI Sports Editor

Of the three scheduled soccer matches to be played by Delta High School, two were played at Delta Middle School. Delta had matches at Rifle (Sept. 4), at home with Cortez (Sept. 7), and Aspen (Sept. 8). Rifle 3, Delta 2 (OT) On Sept. 4, the Panthers traveled to Rifle to play the Bears. Rifle took advantage of an overtime period to score a 3-2 win. Rifle’s Marco Gutierrez scored goals in each of the three periods while Augustin Pantoja scored goals in each of the first and second halves of play. With the match tied at the end of regulation play, an extra period was needed to produce a winner. Unfortunately for the Panthers, a penalty kick gave the Bears their opportunity to win the game. Gutierrez’s kick found the back of the net to give Rifle its 3-2 league win. Delta 8, Cortez 2 The Panthers turned up the heat against Cortez on Friday, Sept. 7. Four goals in the first half helped propel the Panthers to an

8-2 victory. Pantoja and Kai Maulhardt paced the Delta offense with two goals each. Four other players (Marcos Gonzalez, Austin Davis, Wade Stinson and Chrishan Monzon) scored one goal each for the Panthers. Jorge Quinonez and Nathaniel Gomez had assists for the winners. Delta 2, Aspen 1 On Saturday, Sept. 8, the Panthers hosted Aspen’s Skiers. The Skiers took a 1-0 lead to halftime. The two teams played much of the first half in Aspen’s portion of the field but could not find the back of the net. Jorge Quinonez was in the right place at the right time as he scored Delta’s first goal with 22:32 left in the second half. Nearly 11 minutes later, Chrishan Monzon scored off a corner kick from Pantoja to give the Panthers the lead. Each team took turns crossing midfield into their opponent’s end of the field but failed to score, giving Delta the 2-1 victory. Delta is in action again on Sept. 13 (Thursday) as they are scheduled to host Roaring Fork at 4

p.m.. The next two soc- day (Sept. 15) contest at Mountain Huskies for a and Coal Ridge’s Titans cer matches will be on Edwards where the Pan- 1 p.m. start. A Sept. 18 meeting in New Castle the road with a Satur- thers will face the Battle date (Tuesday) has Delta at 4 p.m.

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A corner kick is headed out of the box by an unidentified Aspen defender during last Saturday afternoon’s match at Delta Middle School. In the picture for Delta are Malaki Rhode (26, on right) and Ramiro Fausto (3). Delta was the more dominant team in this contest and eventually won with an overtime goal from Chrisham Monzon on Agustin Pantoja’s corner kick to the middle of the field.

No surprises in close Bulldog loss to No. 1 BY TAMIE MECK DCI Sports Writer

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Bulldog running back Trenton Tamayo, who ran for two touchdowns and a two-point conversion, is tackled on a first-down run against Buena Vista. The Bulldogs suffered their first regular-season loss in two years against the No. 1 ranked Demons.

Hotchkiss tennis team falls to visiting Cortez BY TAMIE MECK DCI Sports Writer

Hotchkiss faced Montezuma-Cortez at Delta Friday. While the team lost 6-1, several matches were lost by a very small margin. No. 4 doubles team Quentin Varner and Josh Parsons had the best performance of the day, said head coach Brian Benson, “because they refused to quit.” The duo “lost the first set, 6-0, then trailed 5-0 in the second set before rallying for seven straight games to take the second set,” said Benson They came up just

short of winning the tiebreaker, 10-7, “But what a super match.” No. 1 doubles David Oviedo and Ulises Mendoza lost in straight sets, 6-3 and 6-2. Keegan Burke and Tyler Suppes also went to a tiebreaker, losing 4-6, 6-2, 7-10, as did No. 3 doubles Alex Hulteen and Caleb Bayles (3-6, 6-4, 9-11). At No. 3 singles, Azure Eller is now 4-1 after defeating Cortez player Ford Wegner, 6-4, 6-2. Brydie Mitchell faced Logan Dean, a top-ranked player in the region, and lost 6-3 and 6-1.

Volleyball CONTINUED FROM B7 Toni Ortiz had 17 assists for Delta and Webb 11 to lead in that category. Delta’s dig leaders were Larkin (36), Zunich (28) and Chapman (22). Paonia head coach Krista Carsten was ecstatic with her team’s efforts. When asked about how defeating a larger school, and rival, would influence the play of her team, Carsten did not hesitate with her answer. “It’s wonderful. We now have the knowledge that we can play at that level and succeed. We had heart. Everyone had a moment when they contributed to the win on the floor. I’m so proud of these girls.

Everyone knows the role they have and each contributes some way.” Delta coach Renee Cronenberg was finding the loss particularly hard as the Lady Panthers have a winning record against Paonia and she wanted it to continue. The last time a Delta squad lost to Paonia was unknown, but the fact that two good teams gave fans a game to remember was something to behold. Cronenberg acknowledged the competitiveness of Paonia and believes they are a team to be reckoned with in the 2A/1A division. Delta also played in the Cortez Invitational over the weekend. Those

Hotchkiss is now 11 after falling to Buena Vista, 18-13, Friday night. It was the Bulldogs’ first regular-season loss in two years, but it wasn’t completely unexpected. The team knew what they were up against. Buena Vista is, according to Colorado Preps, the No. 1-ranked 1A team in the state, and Hotchkiss is ranked fourth. The Demons (Tri-Peaks League) were coming off a 55-12 season-opening win over Alamosa, where they rushed for 422 yards and seven touchdowns. “They did exactly what we thought and they did it as well as we expected them to,” said head coach Zac Lemon. Buena Vista played the first half like a welloiled machine, consistently moving the ball forward and carrying for three touchdowns. “They just managed the clock so well,” said Lemon. “We were able to move the ball in the first half,” but all three Bulldog possessions ended in turnovers. A little better execution in the first half and it would have been a different game. The Bulldogs threatened to score on their

And at No. 1 singles, Tony Ibarra lost to Graham Cathey, also one of the better singles players in the region, 6-1, 7-5. Hotchkiss is on the road this afternoon, facing Fruita Monument’s junior varsity squad for the second time this season. Matches are scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. Hotchkiss will host Cedaredge at Apple Valley Park in Paonia on Thursday, beginning at 4 p.m. BY TAMIE MECK The Bulldogs blanked DCI Sports Writer the Bruins in last week’s With five Western action at Heddles Rec Slope races to choose Center. from, only seven teams elected to compete at Saturday’s Warrior cross country invitational, held at Long Family Memorial results are presented in Park in Grand Junction. Despite being the related stories elsewhere in today’s sports section. smallest schools in the Next week’s schedule bunch, both 2A Paonia has Delta at Palisade on and Hotchkiss posted top Thursday (Sept. 13) with 25 finishes. Well over 100 runners matches (Fr-V) beginning at 4:30, 5:30, and competed in each divi6:30 p.m. On Saturday sion. The Hotchkiss girls (Sept. 15) the Lady Panthers play host to Eagle placed four runners in the Valley’s Lady Devils for top 25. Natalie Anderson matches at 11 a.m., 12 placed third with a time of 20:13, with Jenni Celis noon and 1 p.m. Paonia played Nor- finishing sixth in 21:18. wood on Tuesday and is Freshman Mae Anderson set to visit Vail Mountain finished 17th (22:36) and on Friday (Sept. 14) for Tiffany Clock placed 22nd varsity action beginning with a time of 22:53. Cody Bartlett and at 6 p.m. On Saturday, Paonia will host Meeker Andrew Tiedemann finfor matches beginning at ished in the top 10 for 1 p.m. and later that day Hotchkiss. Cody Bartlett finished takes on West Grand at fifth with a time of 17:39 6 p.m.

final drive of the half after Conner Beard returned the kickoff 43 yards into Demon territory. The Demon defense pressured quarterback Josh Hardin for two incomplete passes, and with 24 seconds remaining, Harden was intercepted by Dakoda DeFurio, who ran for a touchdown. The Bulldogs shut down the PAT attempt, but trailed 18-0 heading into the half. The Bulldogs were fired up for the second half. On their opening drive, Hardin carried the ball 30 yards on a keeper to advance the ball to the Demon 26. Demon penalties resulted in two Bulldog first downs and put the ball inside the 10. Trenton Tamayo finished the 65-yard drive on a 5-yard touchdown run, and Tanner Bizer split the uprights for the PAT. On the Demons’ first possession of the half, defensive back Jesse Head broke up a pass play inside the Bulldog five-yard line to prevent a Demon touchdown, and a fourth-down pass by Kody Close was overthrown, giving the Bulldogs possession at their own 21. The Demons pushed back and the Bulldogs were forced to punt on fourth-

and-long. Early in the fourth quarter, Hotchkiss recovered a Demon fumble to set up a second Tamayo touchdown run. Tamayo then carried for the twopoint conversion to bring Hotchkiss to within three points with just under 5 minutes remaining in the game. Hotchkiss forced Buena Vista to their only three-and-out situation of the game after Conner Beard sacked Close. Hotchkiss got the ball at midfield on a short kick out of bounds. Hardin threw a 24-yard pass to Jacobe Galley to put the ball on the Demon 25. With less than a minute remaining, a Bulldog win disappeared when Hardin was intercepted. The Bulldogs ran for 170 yards in 32 carries. Safety Dustin Head completed 10 solo tackles and Joe Boyle added seven. Despite the loss, this is the kind of game the Bulldogs need to prepare for playoff season, said Lemon. “There are such things as quality losses, and this can be considered as a quality loss,” he said. “It helps us prepare for playoff games and it’s going to be good for us. We’re going to learn from this.

Hotchkiss, Paonia XC teams run in Warrior and Tiedemann was seventh with a time of 18:10. After setting a personal best time of 18:00 at Delta last week, Kurt Katzdorn

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Hotchkiss’ Mae Anderson (left) and Paonia’s Chelsy Reed run in the Warrior Cross Country Invitational on Saturday of last week. Both placed in the top 25. Paonia and Hotchkiss were the only 2A schools to compete at the annual race.

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Indians blank Delta in grid tilt BY WAYNE CRICK DCI Sports Editor

The long football history between Montrose and Delta High School added one more page to the book last week. Montrose, which holds a 62-56-4 advantage over Delta following last week’s win, used a solid ground game to score a convincing 35-0 win at Panther Stadium. Montrose used just

three minutes of the opening quarter to drive the ball 53 yards to paydirt. The Indian’s Angelo Youngren was the key ingredient to the game’s first score. Youngren had runs of 20, 12, 10, and three to set up senior quarterback Drew Casbier’s two-yard plunge for the score. A Youngren PAT kick made it 7-0 with 9:02 left in the first quarter. Delta began its first

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Montrose’s Mike Rocha is magnetic in that he attracted four Delta defensive players during one of his runs. Shylo Holden (45) and Tyler Sandoval (3) are the first to get to Rocha with Josh Lindsey (59) and Hunter Brasfield (5) closing in.

drive of the game from its own 38. A pass from Mitchell Whiteside to Chris Black moved the ball to Montrose’s 45yard line. A run of six yards by Robert Williams put the ball at the Indians’ 39. A couple of runs by Whiteside edged the ball down to the 35. Two straight passes to Black gained 11 more yards to the 24 before a five-yard penalty moved the ball back to the 29. Whiteside’s next pass attempt was plucked from the air by Montrose’s Blake Alexander and taken to the Delta 39 where the Indians began their second drive of the first quarter. Another steady diet of Youngren, sprinkled with runs from Mike Rocha and Casbier, moved the ball to Delta’s five before the first quarter ended. On the first play of the second stanza, Rocha bulled his way into the end zone for the score. The PAT was good and the Indians owned a 14-0 lead with 11:54 left before halftime. Montrose’s drive was good for 10 plays and 61 yards. Delta’s offense had little success on its second possession of the game. A seven-yard run from

Zach Decker was all the offense the Panthers could muster in a three and out possession. Montrose could do no better on its next possession and punted the ball back to Delta. The Panthers, who began this series on their own nine, had to punt the ball back to Montrose after another three and out series. This time, the Indians began their next possession after returning the ball to the Delta nine yard line. The Indians turned Youngren loose again, and he toted the pigskin three times before scoring from three yards out with 5:12 left before the half. The PAT kick made it 21-0. Neither team mounted an offensive threat the rest of the way and the halftime score stood at 21-0 in favor of the Indians. Delta was unable to move the ball far enough to move the chains in its opening drive of the second half and had to punt the ball to the Indians. Montrose was equally ineffective on its first possession and punted the ball back to Delta. Unfortunately for the

Panthers, the punt was misshandled and Montrose recovered the ball at the Panthers’ 34-yard line. Youngren, following a 10-yard holding penalty, took off on a 35-yard scoring jaunt to end a threeplay drive with 7:30 left in the third frame. The score stood at 28-0 following the PAT. The Indians got the ball back after Delta failed to move the ball and began a drive on the Delta 40. Casbier tossed a 24-yard scoring strike to Anthony McEachern, culminating a five-play drive with 4:29 left in the period. The PAT gave Montrose a 35-0 lead heading into the fourth quarter. Delta’s offense continued to sputter with Cade Gafford replacing Whiteside at quarterback for part of the third quarter and all of the fourth. Montrose used its bench for much of the fourth quarter and turned the ball over to the Panthers with loss on downs four of five possessions down the stretch. Delta did manage to come out ahead in one category that didn’t hurt them against Gunnison, but could cause problems

in close ballgames. That category is penalties. Against Gunnison, Delta had well over 100 yards against them. This week’s contest produced four flags for just 20 yards. In the passing department, Whiteside finished the game with four completions in 12 attempts for 42 yards and one interception. Gafford was one for four and seven yards. Black was Delta’s top receiver with four catches good for 42 yards. Decker’s 14 carries for 74 yards topped the Panthers’ rushing game. Montrose’s Youngren led all rushers in the game with 129 yards on 21 carries. Casbier was five of 11 in the passing department for 47 yards and one touchdown. The Indians had 263 total yards and Delta 119 for the game. The Panthers (1-1) will try to get back on the winning tract this week when they host the visiting Eagle Valley Devils on Friday (Sept. 14) at 7 p.m. Montrose is scheduled to host Pueblo West on Friday with a 7 p.m. start time.

DHS girls split SB games BY WAYNE CRICK DCI Sports Editor

Delta’s Lady Panthers played several softball games this past week, beginning with a 5-1 loss to Palisade in a contest played at Colorado Mesa University. A Thursday contest between Delta and Grand Valley went to the Lady Panthers by the score of 14-3. Delta also took part in tournament play in Gypsum at the Eagle Valley Tournament where they played three games. Palisade 5, Delta 1 This was a close game that saw scoring in the first and sixth innings only. Delta opened the game with one run in the top of the first only to fall behind after the Lady Bulldogs plated two runs in the bottom of the inning. For the next four innings, neither team could produce enough offense to generate any runs. Palisade added

three insurance runs in the bottom of the sixth and produced a 5-1 lead that would hold up. Delta got two hits in the game, singles from Kasha Culver and Katlyn Davis. Culver scored the Lady Panthers’ only run. Delta 14, GV 3 Each team started the game with a pair of runs in their halves of the first inning. Delta outscored the Lady Cardinals 3-1 in the second inning and exploded for six more in the third for an 11-3 lead going to the fourth. Delta tacked on another three runs in the bottom of the fourth and held Grand Valley scoreless in the top of the fifth to end the game after five innings via the 10-run rule. The Lady Panthers’ 14 runs came on seven hits and help from six errors from the Grand Valley defense. Bry Music paced Delta’s offense with two hits

in four at bats for three RBIs and a double. Tierra Higgs had three RBIs with a pair of doubles for the Lady Panthers. Higgs was the winning pitcher with seven strikeouts in her four innings of work. Eagle Valley Tourney Delta 13, EV 4 The only information available for this game was the score. Delta 6, Cedaredge 2 Delta’s third game with Cedaredge resulted in its third win of the season against the Lady Bruins. Delta put the first runs on the board in the second inning when it scored twice. One more run in the third boosted Delta’s lead to 3-0 as the two teams went to the fourth. Cedaredge cut Delta’s lead to one with a pair of runs in the bottom of the fourth. Later, in the sixth, Delta plated three runs to make the final

score 6-2. No individual game stats were available. Fossil Rid. 21, Delta 1 Delta’s final game of the weekend was a 21-1 loss to Fossil Ridge’s Lady Sabercats. The 5A school gave up one run to Delta in the first inning and then put the clamps on their bats. Fossil Ridge’s offense put six runs on the board in first-inning play. The Lady Sabercats doubled their score in the second inning and scored three more times in the bottom of the third to end the game, 21-1, on the 20-run rule after three. Delta’s record stands at 5-4 overall and 0-2 in league play. Delta returned to Gypsum to face Eagle Valley on Sept. 11 and is in Rifle on Sept. 18 for a 4 p.m. contest with the Lady Bears. Rifle dismantled the Panthers, 16-2, on Aug. 28 in Delta.

CHS softball team busy BY WAYNE CRICK DCI Sports Editor

The Cedaredge High School softball team had a busy schedule this past week. The Lady Bruins had games on Sept. 4 (vs. Grand Junction Central JV) and three contests in Gypsum while participating in the Eagle Valley Tournament. Those teams played in Gypsum included Eagle Valley, Delta and Grand Valley. Central JV 6, Ced. 5 At Central, the Lady Bruins fell behind 2-0 after two innings of play. Central scored one run in each of the third and fourth innings making the score 3-2 after Cedaredge had added a singleton in the third and

fourth innings as well. The Lady Warriors doubled their score with three runs in the fifth and Cedaredge plated one run in its half of the inning. That left Central on top 6-3. The Lady Bruins put up two more runs in their half of the seventh to make the final score 6-5. EV 13, Cedaredge 12 One of the three games played in the Eagle Valley tournament was against the host Lady Devils. A strong early showing got Cedaredge off to a 5-2 lead after three innings of play. Eagle Valley got the bats going in the fourth inning and the Lady Devils scored six runs while its defense held

Cedaredge to one run. Eagle Valley owned an 8-6 lead going to the fifth inning. Each team scored two runs in the fifth keeping Eagle Valley ahead by two, 10-8. The Lady Devils scored two more runs in the sixth and Cedaredge tallied four to tie the game at 12-12. Eagle Valley managed to score once in the seventh to earn the 13-12 decision. Cedaredge 19, GV 7 Against the Lady Cardinals, Cedaredge started with a bang by scoring eight runs in the first inning and another four in the second. Grand Valley scored two runs in the third making it a 12-2 Cedaredge lead going to

the fourth. A five-run surge by Grand Valley in the fourth narrowed the Lady Bruins’ lead to 13-7 after Cedaredge scored one run in the inning. Cedaredge put the game away in the fifth with a six-spot to make the final score 19-7. The Cedaredge-Delta game results are found in a related story in today’s paper. Cedaredge has a record of 2-7-1 heading into next week’s action. After taking on Montrose’s junior varsity on Tuesday, Sept. 11, the Lady Bruins were scheduled to play a doubleheader against Aspen on Saturday (Sept. 15) with games beginning at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Cedaredge VB in Craig BY WAYNE CRICK DCI Sports Editor

Cedaredge’s Lady Bruins finished their week of volleyball with tournament action in Craig at the Moffat County Invite where they played Steamboat Springs, Basalt and Moffat County. The Lady Bruins dropped two games to Steamboat and then beat Basalt in three. In its final game of the weekend, Cedaredge shut down the Lady Bulldogs in two games.

“We improved each game. I am really looking forward to seeing where we can take this team this year. We have lost a few games early here that look bad on our record, but the truth is, this is a different team than when we played those early games. I would love to have those days back because I am confident we would have a different outcome,” noted coach Heather Dunbar. There were some outstanding play from the

Lady Bruins’ team this past week and Dunbar mentioned several as big contributors to the weekend’s play. One athlete she mentioned was Jordan Smith for her play in the middle and at the serving line. Another was Savannah Herman for her outstanding play in receiving services. Summer Herman was also noted as a consistent outside hitter and Rebecca Deal, who Dunbar sees as the “glue holding us together.”

Cedaredge’s setter, Lindsey Gardner, received accolades for her job of learning the Lady Bruin hitters and improving everyday. Next up for Cedaredge is a date in Aspen on Sept. 15 with the Lady Skiers. Matches are set to begin (C-team through varsity play) at 1, 2 and 3 p.m.

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Delta pitcher Tierra Higgs tried to stretch a double to a triple against the visiting Grand Valley Lady Cardinals last Thursday (Sep. 6). Her gamble didn’t pay off as she was called out. Delta had little trouble in a 14-3 win.

CC CONTINUED FROM B8 Paonia junior Jason Sturgis posted the best time for the Paonia boys team, finishing the 5000meter course in 19:04. Taylor Polson and Chelsy Reed continue to lead the Paonia pack. Polson placed ninth with a time of 21:28, and Reed was 19th with a time of

22:44 No team scores were recorded. Both teams will compete this Saturday at the Eagle Valley Cross Country Invitational where the course runs through the Gypsum Creek Golf Course at an elevation of 6,300 feet, according to milesplit.com.

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— Thursday, Sept. 13 — Freshmen: Babies, Sophomores: Super Heros, Juniors: Pirates, Seniors: Togas

— Friday, Sept. 14 — Blue & Gold Day Float Decorating Parade - 2:00 p.m. Volleyball vs. Roaring Fork - 4:00, 5:00, 6:00 p.m. FFA Alumni Tailgate Party - 5:30 p.m. on the track Football vs. Grand Valley - 7:00 p.m. Crowning of Royalty at Half Time

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The distance is the same, the winners are the same, but the site and day are different. That could be the standing opening paragraph for Clarissa and Cleo Whiting from Delta High School. The two seniors dominated last week’s Warrior Cross Country Invitational with Cleo getting the win this week. Her time of 19:58 was one second faster than sister Clarissa who finished

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Colorado Rockies’ Jorge De la Rosa delivers a pitch during his recent rehab assignment with the Grand Junction Rockies. He gave up three hits and allowed no runs in his three innings of work.

second in 19:59 and was last week’s winner. For the Whitings, it was their second straight one-two finish in cross country competition in the new 2012 season. They were the only two athletes from Delta listed in the top 25 finishers for women. Hotchkiss had five top 25 athletes (Natalie Anderson (3rd), Mae Anderson (17th), Tiffany Clock (22nd) and Sophia Schelle (24th). Paonia’s Taylor Polson (9th) and Chelsy Reed

(19th) made the top-25 list for the Lady Eagles. On the boys’ side, junior Dustin Ownbey was the top Delta placer at number nine. His time was 18:23. Jonathon Kinderknecht placed 19th with a time of 19:02. Hotchkiss’ top-25 placers in the men’s division included Cody Bartlett (5th), Andrew Tiedemann (7th) and Kurt Katzdorn (12th). Paonia’s top finish in the boys’ division came from Jason Sturgis who was 21st.

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Paonia didn’t have a soft landing in Parachute. The visiting Eagles lost, 38-13, to Grand Valley High School Friday night. Grand Valley (2-0 overall, 0-0 2A Western Slope League) had 26 points on the board by the end of the first period. Morgan Rieder scored on a three-yard touchdown run in the second

period to end the half with the Eagles trailing, 32-6. In the third quarter, Jesse Reed, who led the Eagles in rushing with 96 yards, scored on a twoyard run, with Lane Clawson kicking the PAT. Quarterback Ty Coats was held to just 50 yards passing, and Rieder carried for 54 yards. On defense, freshman Taylor Walters had seven tackles and one intercep-

tion, Gunnar Chesnik and Rieder contributed seven tackles each. Joel Simianer also had six solo tackles and one sack, and Reed had five tackles. Paonia will again travel this weekend, facing Centauri (1-1 overall, 0-0 Southern Peaks League), at La Jara, beginning at 2 p.m. Saturday. The Eagles will host its home-opener on Sept. 21, against Dolores.

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Bruin running back Carter Wasser (44) tries to step out of a tackle during action Friday night between Cedaredge and Olathe. Wasser carried the ball 14 times for more than 130 yards against the Pirates, rushing for a touchdown and catching a pass for another.

SURFACE CREEK September 12, 2012

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Matt Soper will leave town board BY HANK LOHMEYER Staff Writer

Orchard City Trustee Matt Soper, elected to the town board in April, has submitted his resignation from the post. In his resignation letter submitted to the town trustees, Soper explained a complication in attaining his legal credentials that has led to the need for him to resign and attend law school out of state. “This past July complications with the New York Court of Appeals arose regarding my qualifications to be called to the bar under newly enacted regulations. These regulations were in response to the financial crisis and were designed to protect American legal jobs for American lawyers. Unfortunately for my situation, I studied outside the United States, which means I fall under these new regulations. Prior to this summer, the regulations allowed anyone who had studied at least three years of law within a common law jurisdiction to pay the fee and sit for the New York Bar Exam. Providing a candidate passed the bar and an ethics check, then they would be admitted to practice law. “After being informed of the situation, I launched an appeal, based on legitimate expectations and the grandfathering clause. My appeal ultimately failed and I am

Matt Soper required to complete an LL.M. (master of laws) degree at an American Bar Association (ABA) law school. The program must be taught in-person and certain course work completed before admittance to sit the bar will be granted. I applied to the University of New Hampshire, School of Law and was accepted. They have a continual admission process right up until classes commence. Once I have completed this degree, I will then sit for the bar exam in July 2013.” Soper’s letter makes his resignation effective upon the seating of his replacement. The town board has 60 days to find a replacement to fill out the remainder of his twoyear term.

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Evening of music The Valley Symphony Orchestra and Chorus gave a rousing performance at the Town Park bandstand in Cedaredge Saturday evening, Sept. 8. Several hundred people enjoyed the outdoor concert.

Independent Kathleen Curry visits Cedaredge

Munson’s gallery moves to AppleShed New boundaries BY HANK LOHMEYER Staff Writer

Tracy Munson is moving her gallery and store to the AppleShed. The long-time Main Street anchor retailer will open for business this Friday in a hightraffic, highly visible space facing Highway 65, explained Tracy. “We will be moving on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of this week and be open on Friday,” she said. “We will be located in the northeast part of the AppleShed. We will have our own entrance directly from the outside, or people can find

us if they enter through the main door,” next to the Loading Dock Deli, Tracy said. At the new location, Tracy’s customers will find the same quality artwork, jewelry, and accent pieces that Munson’s Gallery has become famous for, and some new additions. Also, the new location will provide space for Tracy to conduct sculpture classes. Munson’s will be open seven days a week, Tracy said. “We will have the same hours as the AppleShed.” There are as yet no plans for the retail space on Main Street that Munson’s is vacating, Tracy said.

draw part of Delta County into House District 61 BY HANK LOHMEYER Staff Writer

Kathleen Curry, a former Democratic and independent state representative from Gunnison, was in Cedaredge at Lion’s Pavilion on Aug. 31 to meet with residents and discuss issues. She also met with voters in the North Fork Valley during the trip. Curry served six years in the legislature, five of them as a Democrat. She ran for

a fourth term as an independent in 2010. She is running again as an independent for the newlydrawn House District #61 which includes the east twothirds of Delta County and the five municipalities of the Surface Creek and the North Fork valleys. Her former house district did not include Delta County. “While the lines have been re-drawn, the issues facing the new district are not so different,” says a campaign statement. “The economy, water, mining, oil and gas extraction, beetle kill, agricultural sustainability, education, the state budget, transportation, recreation – these are the issues that continue to be on the minds of our mountain communities.” She and her husband have a hay and cattle operation, she said. The Cedaredge session was a non-partisan event. Various legislative issues including the bill passage process, how committees work, and the role of an independent were discussed.

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Kathleen Curry is shown with Linda Grunkemeyer, center, and Cindy Beach during a recent visit to Cedaredge.

Attending the informal session were Dennis and Linda Grunkemeyer, Don Ahern, Jan Kennedy, Cindy Beach, and Jean Tramp. Representing the League of Women Voters and there to discuss an October candidate forum was Peggy Baxter.

Line repairs cut water loss Aging water lines continue to worry town officials BY HANK LOHMEYER Staff Writer

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Out with the old At halftime of the Cedaredge-Olathe football game, the Bruins Marching Band performed a portion of this year’s field show as it gets ready to defend its state marching band title. Trumpeter Lucas Vader and his fellow musicians sounded good as they performed intricate maneuvers before an appreciative crowd. The band will be sporting a new look when it performs during October’s homecoming game as it debuts new uniforms. Band instructor Mike Bowles explained that last year the band started a campaign to replace their 25-year-old uniforms (pictured above). These uniforms were purchased used from Highlands Ranch High School in the mid-1990s. With private donations and some money from the school district, the band has been able to make a down payment on its new uniforms this past spring, and it is still raising money to finish paying for the uniforms.

Town officials reviewed an improved water system audit report during a work session for Orchard City trustees on Sept. 5. The audit showed significantly less treated water being leaked from the town system than had been seen only a month earlier at the beginning of August. Repair of a major leak in the transmission line along Highway 65 is being credited with cutting the amount of water lost from the town system. Mayor Don Suppes had told the DCI that the rupture in a fairly new steel line had occurred on the bottom of the conduit and so it was not readily visible to workers. The water leaking out had created an underground channel running into Surface Creek. The amount lost could well have been into the tens of thousands of gallons per day,

Suppes had explained. The town’s water system audit reports compare the amount of water leaving the treatment plant with the amount billed to customers each month. The comparison can reveal water being lost in the system. At the beginning of August, well upwards of 30 percent of the town’s treated water was going missing. Following repair of the big leak, losses were cut to “the 15 percent range,” Suppes said. The Highway 65 repair “had to account for the bulk (of the losses),” he said. “But we still have some leaks out there.” Suppes explained later in the meeting that “over the last eight months we have found a lot of town water lines that are borderline failure. They are going to be a major budget hit to us.” Water utility workers also thought a faulty meter at the treatment plant might be contributing to the high loss figure. Replacement cost for the meter was pegged at $10,000, but a $130 repair of the present meter is going to be tried first.

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‘Pops in the Park’ delights hundreds BY HANK LOHMEYER Staff Writer

For the fifth or sixth year (organizers weren’t able to recall for sure which it was) the Cedaredge “pops in the park” concert delighted an audience of several hundred music lovers who found Town Park the perfect place to be last Saturday on a late summer evening. More important than how long the young tradition has been running was the unique pleasure that audience and performers alike experienced

from an evening of classic and popular symphony music played with professional expertise in open air from the town’s Centennial Bandstand. The Valley Symphony Orchestra and Chorus combined for almost two hours of entertainment. The music program included numerous familiar pieces including classic show tunes and theme music from popular films. The orchestra was conducted by Mike Kern. The chorus, under the direction of Lenore Hample, performed three

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Conductor Mike Kern and the Valley Symphony Orchestra perform in Cedaredge Town Park with a portion of the large audience listening in the background.

CEDAREDGE HIGH SCHOOL SCHEDULE Thur., Sept. 13 Tennis at Hotchkiss, 4:00 p.m. Fri., Sept. 14

Football at Delores, 7:00 p.m; College Fair (Jrs./Srs.), 9:0010:30 a.m.

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Mon., Sept. 17 JV Football at Hotchkiss, 4:30 p.m.; Golf Regionals, TBA. Sponsored by:

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vocal selections including the patriotic Battle Hymn of the Republic. The event benefits from a substantial list of local sponsors and supporters, and this year it attracted an audience estimated at 300 or more. The evening’s program got under way with a presentation of colors with members of Boy Scout Troop 497 and Cub Scout Pack 497 of Cedaredge officiating. A new feature of the event this year during intermission was a popular vote on 12 original artist entries in a contest for selection of the official AppleFest poster. The winner, announced at the end of the concert, was an entry by artist Mary Key who will receive a $100 prize, organizers of the contest said. The contest is a fundraiser for the Cedaredge Area Chamber of Commerce hosted by Delta Fine Arts. The work will be used in AppleFest promotions and the original will be silent auctioned during the Golden Gala, Oct. 5, and AppleFest, Oct. 6-7.

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Working together On Friday, Aug. 31, Cedaredge Police Officer Dan Sanders and his four-legged partner Buddy paid a visit with the third grade students at Cedaredge Elementary. The students had read “Officer Buckle and Gloria” by Peggy Rothman in class, and Officer Sanders and Buddy gave the students a real life example of teamwork in action. Sanders talked about how he and Buddy have to trust each other completely as they work together. Buddy demonstrated some of the skills he uses with Officer Sanders, such as finding materials from a lost person. Some of the students were also able to get close and pet Buddy.

Orchard City hears appeals as water shut-off deadline nears BY HANK LOHMEYER Staff Writer

At the end, there are five outside-of-town water companies on Orchard City’s utility system that face an approaching Oct. 1 shutoff deadline. Nineteen shutoff notices were sent out on Aug. 1 to private pipeline companies the town supplies bulk water to. Fourteen of them have since completed their required improvements and paperwork to comply with Orchard City’s new rules of service for private water companies. Of the five left, one is expected to wind up in court because of a longrunning dispute among the water users, a dispute that has already been to court once. A second pipeline company is in the process of completing required safety valve installation. A third has pled financial hardship because only two of the four users on the water line can afford to pay anything for the required improvements. A fourth company has

Literary club will offer up books, art and soup The Cedaredge Women’s Literary Club celebrates books with two new projects to raise money for the Cedaredge Public Library’s collection. A unique shopping event will take place during AppleFest Oct. 6 and 7. Members will be selling handmade books, journals, paper, tags, decorated boxes, and other gifts made with text, images, and other parts of discarded books and paper. Members have also prepared and packaged gift bags of Literary Soup Mix, with help from the girls of the graduating class of 2012 from Cedaredge High School and start-up money for supplies from the Cedaredge Rotary Club. When you see these unique items, you’re sure to find some perfect hostess, thank-you, and Christmas gifts for folks on your list. The Cedaredge Women’s Literary Club will be at 505 W. Main at the northwest corner of Cedaredge Town Park.

decided that it wants to take the town up on its offer of paying half the materials cost for needed system upgrades and be “taken over” as direct, outside customers of the town. The fifth private pipeline had previously installed a cross connection required by the town which the town now wants upgraded with another type. Discussions are taking place. Officials say the last thing they want to do is to shut off anybody’s water. “But sometimes it takes a shutoff notice to get any action,” observed Mayor Don Suppes. For over a year, the board and staff have been working with the private domestic water companies on the new rules. They are intended to ensure safety of the water supply, limit the town’s liability in event of a mishap, and organize the private systems into a consistent policy regimen. Of the original private companies on the town system in May, 2011, one has been taken over by the town, three are in the process of upgrading their systems, 29 have complied with the new rules,

and the five remain. Town hall staff wants trustees to set a final date certain for requiring water companies’ compliance with new rules and bring an end to repeated deferrals and extensions. “We should consider each company’s situation on its own merits,”

said trustee Gale Doudy. “I don’t want to shut off anybody’s water and you don’t either.” Representatives of the five remaining noncompliant companies were scheduled to make their appeals for another extension before the trustees at their Sept. 12 meeting.

Miller named National Merit Semifinalist Joshua Miller, a homeschool student from Cedaredge, has been named a semifinalist in the 58th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Officials recently announced 16,000 semifinalists — academically talented high school seniors who have an opportunity to continue in the competition for about 8,300 National Merit Scholarships worth more than $32 million that will be offered next spring. To be considered for a Merit Scholarship® award, semifinalists must fulfill several requirements to advance to the finalist level of the competition. Three types of National Merit Scholarships will

be offered in the spring. Every finalist will compete for one of 2,500 National Merit $2,500 Scholarships that will be awarded on a state representational basis. About 1,000 corporate-sponsored Merit Scholarship awards will be provided by approximately 240 corporations and business organizations for finalists who meet their specified criteria, such as children of the grantor’s employees or residents of communities where sponsor plants or offices are located. In addition, about 200 colleges and universities are expected to finance about 4,800 college-sponsored Merit Scholarship awards for finalists who will attend the sponsor institution.

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No-play zone The playground at Cedaredge Town Park is closed temporarily for rehabilitation work. Debris from the big cottonwood trees that shade the play area is a continual maintenance issue, town officials explain. So, the town has decided to replace the play area’s pea gravel footing material with mulch. The mulch is expected to be better material in the location under the trees and to provide a better cushion for the play surface.

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WHAT’S BRUIN INSIDE Football with an overwhelming win against Cortez.

Photo by Kristin Gardner Cade Wasser lunges for a touchdown against Cortez.

Photo by Kristin Gardner Reid Gates sprints down the side line to gain many yards for Cedaredge. By Jessica Sullivan Editor-in-chief The Black and Blue Wrecking Crew is back and better than ever! The boys on the Cedaredge High School football team this year are different from any other team that head football coach Brandon Milholland has seen in his 10 years of coaching. “The boys this year completely unselfish and truly love being a team. No one has an ego, and they are willing to help each other out.” The first game that the team played was against Eagle Valley who came out with the victory. Now nerves are gone and the Bruins are officially in their season on the schedule and in their minds. The team has never looked better. The teamwork that this team has showed on last Friday’s game

Photo by Kristin Gardner Cedardge celebrates the score during the Cortez game.

against Cortez. Senior Cade Wasser said that it was the best he has seen the team play in his 4 years in Cedaredge. Cortez had no idea what hit them. It only took two plays for Cedaredge to score a touchdown, and the momentum was in the Bruins’ favor the rest of the game. At the end of the fourth quarter the scoreboard read 46 for the Bruins and 7 for the Panthers. Every player who stepped on the field accomplished his job to help bring the team to victory. After the game some of the players were asked how it felt to earn a win like they had. Senior Dante Markley said that “It felt so good!” while Senior Cade Wasser said that he slept very well that night. The win gave the players an even bigger craving for victory, and after the game there is not a doubt in anyone’s mind that they will satisfy it. On Friday, September 7 the

Bruins’ made history and beat the Olathe Pirates for the first time at least in at least fourteen years. “They did not just show up, they arrived.” said teacher Ms. Gillis after watching the game. The boys have big plans for this season and have the talent and commitment to bring their dreams to a reality. Mr. Milholland said that while he was watching the film on Friday’s game, it was hard to find any flaws. “Near perfection.” The upperclassman on the team really stepped up and showed the underclassmen how to play Bruin Football. When the players are asked about the team this year it is impossible to ignore their pure love of the game. Senior Dante Markley promises that when they play a football game “We are gonna fight 100% of the time. Some plays won’t go exactly as planned, but that’s just part of the game.”

New Leadership at CHS By Kristin Gardner Staff Writer Colorado native Kevin Gardner took the job he’s dreamed of, and became the principal of Cedaredge High School this year. His goal has been to retire with his wife in Cedaredge. Becoming principal, he is in the process of adjusting to everyday life here. Mr. Gardner moved from working at Castle View High School in Douglas County to tiny Cedaredge. The population of the towns was a big change for him, but luckily the community, students and teachers were more than welcoming. He is looking forward to knowing more of the students, how the school has worked in the past, and the new community he has entered. The story of how the new face was brought to CHS is an interesting one. Mr. Gardner saw the opportunity and jumped right on it by interviewing the day before his 10-day trip to China. When he returned, he had to make yet another drive over to Delta County for a follow up interview, and before

he even made it home, he received the call he was anxiously awaiting. “My aspirations for this year are to get to know everybody, make sure they are on the right paths, and to put the focus where it belongs: the classroom,” states Gardner. He remains very focused on the future for the next generations going through the school. His unique and fierce loyalty as a parent, principal, friend, and husband guarantees that he will always encourage, help, and challenge people to reach their full potential. Life outside the school is as important to Mr. Gardner as his job. He spends his spare time with his four children and his wife. He also has an unknown passion of building and modifying ponds and waterfalls at his home here and in Douglas County. As a new face of Cedaredge High School, Kevin Gardner brings many years’ experience and has goals set for the school year. He expresses his excitement for this year with the new changes and a new town. “I really like the great young Photo by Joanne Tawney adults, great teachers, and great The new principal, Mr. Gardner community that Cedaredge has.”

State-of-the-art elementary school unveiled. New principal and vice principal at CHS. New teachers bring many new skills and experiences to Cedaredge. Softball girls now participating on the countywide team. Volleyball with an extremely close game Softball girls now practicing in countywide team at Field of Dreams Tennis has a new coach and a new outlook. Golf about to enter regionals after a great season. The banner flies high at football games. Volleyball Tourney at Moffat: Won 2, Lost 2.

Check out Homecoming this year. A Saturday night tradition becomes a Friday night dance.

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BRUINS Cedaredge High School

Photo by Jake Wieben Kristen Gardner has a perfect approach and earns the kill for the Bruins. Photo by Raven Moreland Kendall McHugh sets the ball to middle Nellie Freeman in their game against Hotchkiss.

Lady Bruins’ Volleyball Team’s Hard Work Is Paying Off By Sierra McHugh Staff Writer

Photo by Alyssa Isaman Jacob Robb practices his swing to lower his score and help his chance of placing at Regionals.

Long before the school year started, the fall sports pre-season began. During the entire months of July and August the Cedaredge High School volleyball teams worked hard to get better for the season ahead. Every week they had early mornings that many girls showed up for even though it was from 7-9 A.M. And sometimes it was as early as 6-8 A.M This summer the CHS volleyball team was lucky enough to have a private camp with the head coach from CMU. “That camp was really fun,” Jessica Sullivan said, “I really think that we benefited from

it and it was a really good opportunity to get help from a coach at a higher level.” The team learned many new skills from Coach Fleming, head coach at CMU. Those skills have led the Bruins to do very well in the regular season Everyone knows that the Hotchkiss Bull Dogs are a big rival to the Cedaredge Bruins. On September 4th the Cedaredge Bruin volleyball teams played their first home game against them. The hard work the volleyball girls put in paid off but did not give the varsity a win. The JV and C-team did however. This past weekend the varsity team went to Moffat Coun-

ty and played in a pool play tournament. In that tournament the team did very well. With two wins, the girls really feel like they have improved and that they really did well. The weekend before that, the JV and C-team went to a tournament in Grand Valley. The CTeam did amazing and won the tournament. The JV team also did very well and took second. There will be a good season ahead for the Cedaredge High School Bruin Volleyball team and many good games to look forward to. The next home game is September 22nd and the team appreciates the support they receive from everyone in the community.

Golf Team Has Big Plans for Regionals By Alyssa Isaman Staff Writer Fore! Heads up! The Cedaredge golf season is well underway as regionals approach quickly. The golf team has already competed in all, but one of their tournaments for the year, which started in early August. “The season has gone well for everyone. I’ve had low scores and need to get them up to make all conference,” says James LeDonne, a senior on the team. “We have a strong first three, but also a consistent four and five to push the top three.” The golf team’s top three players are James LeDonne, Jacob Robb, and Carter Stoudt. On the

stats, LeDonne’s best score in his high school career is a 76. Sophomore Jacob Robb’s best score is an 85, and senior Carter Stoudt’s best is an 84. In an interview, LeDonne stated his favorite course to play is Cobble Creek in Montrose because it is good for his type of play. Stoudt’s favorite is Black Canyon in Montrose due to the short course and very little trouble. Robb’s favorite was Aspen’s course simply because they gave free food. With state approaching fast, the team pushes to get their best scores in. When asked if he thought the team and himself had the potential to make state this year, LeDonne re-

plies, “Yeah, there is. I’ve been close in the past but was one or two strokes away from the top. Recently, on August 28th, the Cedaredge Tournament at Deer Creek was played. Fifty-six high school students competed, and Cedaredge’s own James LeDonne placed third with a score of 80. “I had one hole that messed me up, but played the rest great,” LeDonne states after he played that day. Stoudt received a score of 94, and Robb’s score was a 92. The boys play in a tournament on September 12th at Dos Rios in Gunnison. They tee off at 10 a.m. This is the last competition before regionals begin on September 17th. Good luck, golfers!

Photo by Dakota Baldozier Steven Archibeque winds back to try to shoot under par.

County Team Has Amazing Chemistry By Raven Moreland Staff Writer The Cedaredge High School Softball Team is starting off the season with a new coach and positive attitudes. The girls are confident and determined to be successful this season. So far, due to their hard work, the varsity team has won two out of three games. They have played against Grand Junction, Fruita Monument, and Rifle. The team is focused on making it to state this year. They are looking forward to where their hard work will bring them this season. “I am most excited for the new team and being able to have all the positions

filled out,” says Katie O’Hern. The team has high expectations and ambitious goals. When asked what her overall goal this year is, Katie O’Hern replied, “To make it to state, do well at regionals, and create a good team bond.” Teamwork is extremely important to these girls, and they are all thoroughly devoted to their team. Coach Hall is working hard in order to see the girls succeed. In order to prepare the girls, Coach Hall says, “I am preparing them by practicing everyday and spending time on basic fundamentals.” Their hard work is definitely paying off. Coming in as a new coach, Matt Hall is confident in his team. When

asked what his personal coaching goals and expectations for this season are, he replied, “To win the league, qualify for regionals, and go to state.” With two out of three games won, the team is well on their way to achieving these goals. Having a new coach and an enduring team is beneficial in many ways. The team is eager to see if they are qualified for state, and they are sure to have a successful season full of victories. When asked how she feels about her team and her coach, Mycala Read replied, “I think we have a very strong Photo by Tessa Wick Katie O’Hern was calm and ready to team and a very good coach.” make a play if the ball came to her.

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Mrs. McFadden By Tessa Wick Staff Writer For those of you who have been attending Cedaredge as long as I have, you might recognize one of the many new additions to the staff here at Cedaredge High School. Joining our English Department here at CHS is none other than Mrs. McFadden. Before working here in Cedaredge, Mrs. McFadden taught in Delta. However, since the fall of 2000, she has taught both third and fourth grade at Cedaredge Elementary School. Trading hooks for lockers, Mrs. McFadden is teaching at Cedaredge High School. Changes occur in teaching high school stu-

dents compared to gradeschool students. When I asked her about this, Mrs. McFadden said, “I am able to discuss complex ideas with kids.” Although one difference is sure to come, “No more lining kids up in ABC order,” she jokingly told me. Many of you, like me, were lucky enough to have already been taught by Mrs. McFadden as either a third or fourth grader. Now she will be seeing familiar faces in class and throughout the hallways. “It’s cool,” she tells me. “There is already a connection and they know what I’m like.” This year, Mrs. McFadden wants to help students do their best anyway she can. “I love learning new things and seeing that “light bulb” go on for students,” says Mrs. McFadden.

Former Grand Junction Charter School Teacher Mr. Dax Lance sees Cedaredge as having a very different atmosphere as most people would think. Obtaining his Bachelor’s degree from University of Colorado Boulder and his Master’s from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, he believes education is the most important career a person can do to shape the future. He is teaching weights and current events as well as coaching the middle school’s football team alongside Mr. Dan Andersen. He will be assisting Mr. Ted Schanen in the winter with varsity wrestling and Mr. CJ Cannell in the spring with varsity baseball. Although he has yet to figure out his place, he will acquire much knowledge as a teacher and a person by taking on many activities with his students, which he knows will be helpful.

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Mr. Lance By Jake Wieben Staff Writer

Mr. Griffiths

Mr. Lance enjoys the presence of his students. He is one of very few teachers to not hear many complaints making the students here look remarkable. The trait he enjoys the most about them is that they are naturally curious; it makes his job more enjoyable, but apathy will always upset him. Everyone should be passionate and motivated about something. Our new principal, Mr. Kevin Gardner, and new assistant principle and athletic director, Mr. Brandon Milholland, make him more attracted to Cedaredge High School. The vision for this school entices him because he knows this is a flagship school in the district and state for academics. Mr. Lance is making a great addition to the school with a positive attitude and passion for education. “I would love to see every student realize their fullest academic potential. There is so much potential here,” he says.

Derrick Griffith enjoys his place in our school. As Cedaredge High School’s new art teacher, Griffiths left college and had a tough time finding an art-teaching job. After working at Colorado Mesa University for 2 years, he took the opportunity when CHS had an art teacher opening. CHS’ previous and well-known art teacher Don McFadden invited Griffiths to meet various CHS staff members on their last day of school in May. Griffiths feels lucky to work in a smaller environment in order to provide more efficient, one-on-one time with his eager art students. Finding the job was difficult,

and now Griffiths cherishes every experience in his ordinary day. He believes art is everywhere. In order to notice it, every person has to be willing to open his eyes and see it. Several of Griffith’s interests include photography, playing and watching all types of sports, fishing, and art. He plays the piano, drums, guitar, and harmonica; these instruments define Griffiths as genuinely talented in music. When asked about his greatest weakness, Griffiths replied by saying he is “too nice”. He agrees to do favors for anyone who asks him, no matter how much he has on his plate. He looks forward to passing down his art knowledge and skills to his students and is pleased to be a part of our school. We are lucky to have him.“If an opportunity presents itself, take it, if not you will always wonder,

Mr. Milholland By Jordie Smith Staff Writer As a new school year begins, many new positions are assigned to the staff at Cedaredge high school. Mr. Brandon Milholland, once one of the English teachers here at the high school, was assigned the position of vice principal and athletic director. “I was immediately pumped when I found out about my new position. I was excited for a new opportunity and a challenge”, he said with a smile. When asked what he looked for while being in this position he replied, “definitely the overall athletic programs being successful and keeping up with academics”. With new positions brings new responsibilities. “As athletic di-

rector I am not only in charge of one sport, but all of them. I appreciate having the privilege to oversee and support all Cedaredge athletics,” Mr. Milholland says. “As vice principal I want to do the right thing and continue to help the teachers as well as better the school in any way possible”. When transitioning from one position to another one must always leave something behind. When asked what he was going to miss most about teaching Mr. Milholland responded, “What I’m going to miss the most is being around my students and the opportunity to have a casual conversation with them. Of course, I miss the reading and writing aspect of being an English teacher as well”. Good luck, Mr. Milholland.

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Town Celebrates New State of The Art Elementary Building

Photos Submitted The new Elementary School building brings state of the art technology to Cedaredge. The students will enjoy all of the perks of having an eco-friendly school, and having a fantastic learning environment. The teachers and students are all enjoying all of the high tech features that the school has to offer.

Thriving with Change By Megan Wick Staff Writer With Mr. McFadden recently retired, it is too early for him to return to coaching the boys’ tennis team. This is one season of the very few that Coach McFadden will not be leading. In his place stands Coach Griffiths. He is the new art teacher, and the man who is willing to step up to the plate…or net. Coach Griffiths is making some adjustments to the tennis team as well as our school. His expectations are excellent standards. Like every coach, he wishes to see each player advance and expand in per-

sonal growth, no matter their individual strengths during this sport season. Each member has his own talents; “I noticed one of the guys is consistent with serving. So to bring that out, I’m making him serve to others and work on the returns,” replied Coach Griffiths after being asked how he emphasizes individual capabilities. Team captain of the boys’ varsity team and one of the most active tennis players in our school is Austin Bowen. He has played since his freshmen year; he played two seasons with Coach McFadden, and this will be his first season playing with Coach Griffiths. “Both coaches are

The students of Cedaredge High School would appreciate the support of the community during our Homecoming Week.

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good. However, there are multiple differences such as their personalities, ways of teaching, and the interactions with the team. Griffiths has just started playing with us. McFadden was always trying to hit us with the balls,” said Austin Bowen. Arie Wick has just started playing for Cedaredge High Schools’ tennis team. Coach Griffiths and the team offer up a good, welcoming atmosphere. “Everyone is very friendly, and everyone wants to help each other learn the game.” Wick indicates that the team needs supporters just like other fall sports. He would be excited to see a big crowd at one of their games.

Photo by Tessa Wick Peter Plonka practices his game face for his upcoming match.

Homecoming Is In The Air By Kaitlyn Kissner Staff Writer With school in session, the students at Cedaredge High School are beginning to anticipate an upcoming, and very exciting week. Homecoming is in the air, and the activities are on their minds. On October 8-12, the five days of homecoming will be underway. The theme for this year is “Super Fairy/Hero Tale Week”. With such a creative theme, students can expect a great week. H o m e c o m i n g We e k 2012 will be filled with fun and excitement for the whole community. When asked what her feelings toward Homecoming week this year are, freshman Angela Laurence stated, “ I’m really psyched because I was here to see the Homecoming-

football game last year. I’m in marching band this year, so I’m looking forward to marching during the game.” When asked that same question, Sophomore Tylor Beach answered, “I want Homecoming to be fun. I want to do more activities and have the school more involved. I want to be outdoors, too.” Junior Aaron Henrie responded, “I’m very ecstatic for the spirit week and the bonfire. I like Bump and Jumps, so I hope we have one. I’m also really excited for the volleyball games… girls in spandex!” Seniors Justice Kuhn and Lindsey Cotten agree that they are going to have a great Homecoming. The girls stated, “We’re stoked! We weren’t very interested until our senior year; now we’re so excited. We

just want to live it up.” Many events are going to be part of this year’s H o m e c o m i n g week. Monday, October 8th, there will be a movie night held for Cedaredge students at the High School. On Tuesday, the 9th, the volleyball games combine with a chili cook off. Wednesday, October 10th, the school will be holding their annual Homecoming bonfire. On Friday the 11th, the Homecoming p a r a d e , the football game, and the school dance will be taking place. Before the football game, FFA will be holding a burgers and brats tailgate. The football game will start on Friday, October 12th, at 6:00 PM. The dance will be the same day from 9:00-12:00. The dance will be semiformal, appropriate attire excludes T-shirts.

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PACE program enrolls 100th at Senior CommUnity Care Senior CommUnity Care, the PACE program, celebrated its 100th enrollment to the Eckert Center on Aug. 1. This was a monumental step in the right direction for the growth of the program. “Originally the program was only intended to enroll around 100 for both sites,” stated Jacqueline Adragna, marketing manager for Senior CommUnity Care. “The fact that the Eckert and Montrose centers are both at and above 100 participants each shows the dedication and continued commitment of service Senior CommUnity Care has to both communities.” “The PACE program is all about serving the community and our neighbors; we are so pleased to be helping folks like Mrs. Bennett stay in their homes and communities. It is truly a wonderful outreach that encompasses not only the objective of the PACE model, but also the mission of

Volunteers of America to go out where there is a need,” commented Dorothy Pew, Eckert Center manager. Each participant coming into the PACE program is an individual celebration, but the 100th enrollment is a special milestone to recognize. Irene Bennett, born in Pierce, has been a longtime Delta resident. Before retiring she drove a school bus for 25 years and her late husband, Earl, was a longtime employee of Community Options. As Irene got older it was evident that it was becoming harder for her to stay home without assistance from her daughter who became her caregiver. Bennett, who had spent three months prior to enrolling into PACE between the hospital and nursing home, heard about PACE and “was very curious when Gerald came to my house and explained everything to me . . . but while at PACE I met a lot of very nice

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Dorothy Pew, Eckert Center manager (left), and enrollment specialist Gerald Templin (right) celebrate with Irene Bennett, the 100th person to enroll in the PACE program at the Senior CommUnity Care center in Eckert. people.” Enrollment specialist Gerald Templin, who enrolled Irene, commented, “I think this milestone is wonderful. I couldn’t have enrolled a nicer lady for the 100th person.” “I [like to] keep going.

My daughter does so much, I am just used to living by myself,” states Bennett. She is still able to live by herself with the help of the PACE program. “[PACE] lets me do what I can still do.” And she wouldn’t have it any other way.

Birds of the Western Slope A look at local birds with Evelyn Horn Festival Time A young sandhill crane is often called a “colt.” It’s all legs and neck! And the movement is much like that of a colt, the horse kind. They’re eager to get there, but they don’t know where “there” is! At the Yampa Festival (starting next Monday, Sept. 17), I’ll get to see the video by Nina Faust and Edgar Bailey of a sandhill family, colt and all, filmed at the Kachemak Crane Watch in Homer Alaska. On Tuesday Ken Strom (Colorado Audubon Society, and former manager of the Rowe Sanctuary on the Platte River in Nebraska) will speak on the natural history, behavior, evolution and migration of cranes across

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our continent. And I’ll be privileged to present my PowerPoint on Rocky Mountain Cranes (the ones that stop at Hart’s

Basin). Wednesday, Sept. 19, we’ll hear Robert Skorkowsky speak on the status of cranes in the Yampa Valley and Ken Strom will make a second presentation, Cranes and People (about ecotourism and education). And some of the Tuesday presentations will be repeated for the convenience of the festival participants. The festival will close with Wednesday’s presentation by Dr. George Archibald, co-founder of the International Crane foundation. Last week’s column was devoted to this most outstanding gentleman. He’ll talk about cranes at high altitudes (that will include our sandhills as they cross

What’s bugging you? Problems of woody plants and their solutions BY JIM LESER Cedaredge Tree Board

Can you feel it? Can you see it? Can you smell it? The early stages of fall are upon us. Hooray! Temperatures have moderated — no more 90s? And there is some color to the leaves of some trees and shrubs. I noticed that the poison ivy along the Surface Creek trail is turning orange and red. There are reports of small aspen clumps turning yellow on the Grand Mesa. Fall brings a laundry list of things to think about and do. Now is when our mistakes often confront us or at least we now have time to reflect upon them. You know when you plant a tree, shrub or woody perennial there are things that need to be done properly. The number one mistake folks make is planting below grade in an effort to create a watering

basin. Use the soil displaced by the root ball to build an above grade dam around these plants. And knock this down in about a year. Trees that are planted too deep often do okay for the first few years and then begin to decline and eventually die. Continuing to water at the base of older trees can also lead to decline in vigor and even death. Roots need to breathe and they need water several feet out from their trunk. I recently visited the Orchard City Town Park after viewing a branch from an ash tree with scorched leaves during our Master Gardener diagnostic morning on Wednesdays. There were several older ash trees planted in a row. About half of them were exhibiting significant leaf scorch and branch dieback. There are several possible causes of this problem

Water seminar set for Sept. 13 “Future, Present and Past” is the theme of the Colorado River District’s Annual Water Seminar set for 9 a.m.–3:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012, at the Two Rivers Convention Center in Grand Junction. The cost to attend is $25 and includes morning coffee, pastries and lunch. Anne Castle, Assistant Secretary for Water

and Science, Department of the Interior, is the keynote speaker for the lunchtime program. Addition topics include the drought of 2012, the Colorado River Basin Study, the science of fire and a discussion of Water Wranglers, a new book by George Sibley. For details visit www. ColoradoRiverDistrict. org.

but usually leaf scorch is associated with poor water uptake. Leaves can lose more water than they take in and hence they scorch, especially during the hot days we have experienced this summer. Why could this problem have developed? These trees were planted below grade and still were being hand watered around their base in a basin. They were also being watered once a week. What are my recommendations to try and save these trees? Removal of the dams around the basin is one. But do not fill in the remaining depressions with soil. This will cause more problems. And now schedule watering once every 15-21 days. Watering deeply and watering with sprinklers will also get water down to more roots and also out to more roots. So the lessons learned — plant at grade level, water in a dammed basin only the first year and henceforth by broadcast sprinkler, and water more deeply and less frequently. The second mistake most gardeners make, including me, is to keep a poorly performing or dying plant on life support rather than disposing of it. Two problems here — wasting valuable time nursing a terminally ill plant rather than replacing it, and having to look at a dying plant over several months or years. How discouraging. My mother taught me a valuable lesson about gardening. When asked why her garden always looked good, she replied, “Bury your mistakes! Don’t display your mistakes for you and the whole world to see.”

the continental divide to arrive at Hart’s Basin). Crane watching, a picnic and a photography workshop, will be held on Sunday and Monday, Sept. 16 and 17, at the Nature Conservancy’s Carpenter Ranch. But the festival headquarters will be located in the Bud Werner Memorial Library in Steamboat Springs. For information, call me at 835-8391 or go online and search for Yampa Valley Crane Festival. This autumn festival was partly in response to the proposed crane-hunt last spring. Not only were the people in the Yampa Valley instrumental in opposing the hunt, but they’ve organized this event. I’ve attended a number of festivals in my pursuit of these magnificent birds, and so I’ve a good idea of the tremendous labor required! But it’ll be worth all the effort of last spring’s opposition to the hunt.

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Nick Streza to speak to Republican Women Nick Streza, author of “Progress in America: Redefining the American Dream,” will be the guest speaker at the Surface Creek Republican Women’s meeting on Sept. 18, 2012. The meeting will take place at noon at the home of Norm and Dorothy Kehmeier. A short business meeting will be held prior to Streza’s talk. Nick Streza is the grandson of a pioneer and immigrant. He learned the value of hard work on his parent’s small farm in Western Colorado. After college, Streza has had a dual career in real estate and business

management. Along with his construction-related work, he has maintained a business management and strategic planning company for the last 30 years. Streza will speak on topics he has detailed in his book. He will highlight such issues as medical care and illegal aliens. In his book, Streza offers common sense solutions to improve American political standards. He will also share his current experiences and ideas for Mexican citizens to find work in Mexico. For more information, call Anne Snyer at 8564780.

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Nominations sought for ag hall of fame Do you know of someone who’s helped support and guide Colorado’s agriculture industry in an extraordinary way? Do you wish for a way to recognize that special person, to acknowledge a lifetime of achievement and experience that has helped mold our state’s most vital industry? If you know someone who fits that bill, who has played an outstanding role in keeping Colorado’s agriculture industry and its allied businesses among the best in the nation, now is the time to consider nominating him or her for induction to the Colorado Agriculture Hall of Fame. This award is Colorado’s only state-

wide award recognizing outstanding individuals from all facets of agriculture for their lifetime achievement. Nominations are due October 15, to the Colorado FFA Foundation office. Applications are available from the Colorado FFA Foundation and may be requested by calling 719-829-4483 or by downloading from the Foundation website, www.coloradoffafoundation.org. Other supporting information may include a résumé, previous awards, additional comments and letters of recommendation or support. As well, a summary of how the nominee has touched people or communities through

Christian Science Society, Delta welcomes you to our Church Services. Our Pastor is the Bible and the Christian Science textbook, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, by Mary Baker Eddy. 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

his or her involvement in agriculture is required. The Colorado FFA Foundation also recognizes younger contributors to agriculture through the Rising Star award in conjunction with the Agriculture Hall of Fame. The Rising Star award recognizes the new generation of Colorado Agriculturists. The Rising Star can be farmers, ranchers, or anyone involved in agriculture or agri-business industries. The candidate is between the ages of 35 and 50. The Rising Star will be elected by the members of the Colorado Agriculture Hall of Fame. Applications and details for the Rising Star award can be found at www.coloradoffafoundation.org Friends, peers and business associates will recognize one or more inductees during the Colorado Agriculture Hall of Fame Banquet, Feb. 14, 2013, at the Renaissance Hotel, Denver. The 2013 inductees will join 74 other outstanding Colorado agriculturists who have been similarly honored since 1989. All Agriculture Hall of Fame inductees’ portraits are displayed in the Colorado Department of Agriculture offices. Take this opportunity to nominate that extraordinary individual, on behalf of yourself or your organization, whose unique contributions have helped shape Colorado’s agriculture industry. Please call the Colorado FFA Foundation, 719-829-4483, or visit the Colorado FFA Foundation website for more information and nomination forms.

Photo submitted by Harry Gilbert

Spectacular mystery Former Delta County resident Harry Gilbert submitted this photo of a moth on oak brush on the Uncompahgre Plateau overlooking Unaweep Canyon, about half way between Whitewater and Gateway. A neighbor suggested it was a Ranchman Tiger Moth, but online galleries do not match up. Anyone with a better identification is invited to submit their thoughts to editor@deltacountyindependent.com. Otherwise, enjoy the beauty of one of the denizens of the Western Slope.

Food prices are not driven by drought Google “drought” and “food prices,” and you will get pages of dire warnings about how the drought is going to drive up food prices. The connection seems obvious, but it’s not as simple as the news stories make it sound. The cost of growing food is only a small percentage (on the aver-

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PUBLIC NOTICE DELTA COUNTY FAIR BOARD VACANCIES The Delta County Board of Commissioners is soliciting applications from persons interested in serving as representatives on the Delta County Fair Board. Positions are available in each district. The Fair Board is responsible for producing the annual Delta County Fair. The Fair Board typically meets in the evening of the ﬁrst Tuesday of each month. Board position terms are for 3 years and will expire October 1, 2015. Interested persons are requested to submit a letter of interest stating their qualiﬁcations and interest in serving. Letters should be delivered, mailed or faxed to the address below by September 27, 2012. Any questions can be directed to Eddie Clement, Fair Board President at 527-4971. Delta County Board of Commissioners Attention: Carolyn Clemens 501 Palmer Street, Suite 227 Delta, Colorado 81416 (Fax # 874-2114) E-mail: cclemens@deltacounty.com

Workshop details new water project funding The Delta Conservation District will hold a water users irrigation Funding Opportunity Workshop for the new Basin States Program on Thursday, Sept. 20, in Hotchkiss Memorial Hall. The workshop will run from 6:30-8:30 p.m. The program is funded through the Colorado State Conservation Board (CSCB). Jim Currier, the basin states salinity program coordinator from the CSCB, will present the details of the new program. Interested individuals and group laterals and ditches are invited to attend, especially those groups who previously have submitted applications to the NRCS office in Delta. The Basin States Program is a multi-year program so that if a group is not funded in its first year, funding can be obtained in subsequent years. Staffing limitations may limit the number of applications that can be processed in the program’s first year.

Interested parties should contact Dev Carey, district manager for the Conservation District, at 872-6245 to reserve a place for the workshop.

age, less than 20 percent) of the price you pay for it. “Rocky Mountain Farmers Union promotes local foods because direct sales eliminate so many of the hidden costs,” said RMFU President Kent Peppler, a Mead, Colo., farmer. “When consumers buy a box of corn flakes for $4, the farmer gets eleven cents. That means if the cost of corn doubles, the cost of cornflakes should go up eleven cents.” More than 80 percent of the food price in the grocery goes to manufacturers and marketers. The more manufacturing, the less the farm-

er’s share. Twenty-three cents worth of potatoes go into a $4 bag of chips; A two-liter bottle of soda contains 12 cents worth of agricultural products. Even fresh produce has huge overheads; only 10 percent of the cost of tomatoes goes back to the folks who grew them. “Of course the drought will drive up the cost of food,” Peppler said. “But don’t be fooled by price exploiters looking for an excuse to put it to the consumer and blame farmers. Shop your farmers markets, join a CSA or a food co-op, and you will be using your food dollar wisely.”

Environmental projects benefit multiple water users BY JENNIFER BOCK Gunnison Basin Roundtable

Water for the environment is one of the most basic, yet difficult concepts in our state’s water supply discussions. Water has been appropriated for instream flows (water left in the stream to keep it healthy) by the Colorado Water Conservation Board since the late 1970s. In 2008 the Black Canyon decree assigned minimum and peak flows to the National Park, and flows for endangered species and whitewater parks have also influenced our state’s water landscape for decades. Yet, when the Colorado Water for the 21st Century Act asked each basin roundtable to assess its “non-consumptive needs,” water for the environment and for recreation rather than consumptive uses, there was more than a little confusion and today, as the roundtables attempt to fund non-consumptive projects, we are still working to define the concept. The Gunnison Basin Roundtable completed its nonconsumptive needs assessment last summer, and detailed ongoing projects that provide water for the environment as well as planned projects. In early May, the non-consumptive subcommittee of the Gunnison Basin Roundtable met in Hotchkiss to hear from proponents of non-consumptive projects and discuss what kinds of projects should receive funding. At the Round-

table’s June meeting in Gunnison, it approved funding for two key nonconsumptive projects: a project co-sponsored by the City of Gunnison and the Division of Parks and Wildlife to restore riparian habitat on the Gunnison River near the City of Gunnison, and a project sponsored by Trout Unlimited to redesign a diversion structure on the Gunnison River below its confluence with the North Fork. One important note is that both projects have non-environmental benefits as well as environmental benefits. A 2011 study of the riparian corridor through the City of Gunnison found that a healthy riparian zone would facilitate recharge of the aquifer and aid late season flows. The Trout Unlimited project will not only provide a more efficient diversion structure for irrigators, but will also rehabilitate the erod-

ed riverbanks and restore impaired habitat along the Gunnison River. Whereas environmental flow projects in the past may have been controversial, there is hope that the non-consumptive projects approved by the Gunnison Basin Roundtable will move forward to serve multiple interests. Multipurpose projects have always been a goal of Roundtable, and restoring riparian health, rebuilding diversions, and augmenting instream flows can benefit irrigators and other users as well as the environment. Healthy flows and groundwater recharge are essential not only for environmental health but also for agriculture and municipal supplies. As we have seen throughout the 2012 drought season, the health of our river system is strongly linked to the health of our economy and our Western Slope lifestyle.

Horse ecosanctuary proposals due Sept. 29 The Bureau of Land Management announced that it is extending its deadline for private land wild horse ecosanctuary proposals to Sept. 19. The ecosanctuaries, to be publicly accessible with a potential for ecotourism, would help the BLM feed and care for excess wild horses that have been removed from western public rangelands. Each proposed

ecosanctuary must be able to support at least 100 wild horses. The official notice of solicitation can be found at www.grants.gov under opportunity number L12AS00140. For more information, please contact Susan Kaller, Grants Management Officer, at 775-861-6559 or Zachary Reichold, senior wild horse and burro specialist, at 202-912-7261.

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AS OF JUNE 2, 2012, I AM not responsible for any debt associated with Clifton Hood. s/Kathleen Hood. FOR SALE - DELTA HOUS(1x37) ing Authority will accept written offers to sell a 1947, 4-cylinder Ford Tractor, model 8N-C. Please prepare LOST & your offer and mail it to: DHA, Attn: tractor, 201 14th FOUND Street, Delta CO, 81416. Offers will be opened publicly at the September 26th MISSING: MALE NEU- board meeting at the same tered English Bulldog, Tues., address. (1x37) 8/21/12 from 1431 Howard St. My dog is on daily medication & needs his meds. YARD Please return to shelter, a vet, or call 874-3846 or 270SALES 6441. No questions asked. (3x36) YARD SALE – 695 INDUSFOUND SOMEONE'S trial Blvd., next to Shears To puppy? Let them find it in You. Thurs., Fri., Sat. 9:30the DCI Classifieds. 5:00 p.m. (1x37)

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FSBO - 40 ACRES; 7 shares of water, doublewide, end of 2225 Rd., Delta. Scenic & private. $10,000 down, $950/mo. (970) 250-8545. (3x36) NEWER BEAUTIFUL DUPlex at 4th and Columbia, $260,000; one unit available November 1. Live in one unit and qualify now for low interest loan on owner occupy investment property or FHA – and the other tenant helps pay for your investment! (Talk to your lender! Don't let this deal get away!) 3BR/2BA, ceramic tile in kitchen, dining and baths, walk-in master closet, vaulted ceiling, underground sprinklers, gas forced air conditioning and heating, oversized one-car garage. Why rent when you can own? Interest is SO LOW! Call Renée at (970)433-8084 (3x37)

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2006 TOYOTA TACOMA double cab, 124,000 miles; hard tonneau cover, tow package, heavy-duty brush guard, off-road package; excellent condition. $17,995. 856-3260 (3x36) THE CITY OF DELTA HAS several vehicles for sale, to view please visit the City of Delta website. www. cityofdelta.net (4x35)

REGION 10 IS ACCEPTing applications for the position of Executive Director. Established in 1972, Region 10 is a 501C3 non-profit organization offering public programs in support of eighteen local communities and six counties in western Colorado. This position requires at least a Bachelor's Degree and a minimum of five years' relevant experience in business, public administration, finance or equivalent life experience in the field of administration. Applications should be sent to: chair.region10@gmail. com. The deadline for applications is Sept. 28, 2012. For more information and a complete job description, please visit our web site at www.region10.net. (2x37)

1981 LINCOLN CONTINental Mark VI mileage 130000, premium upgraded audio, like new transmission, runs great $3250 OBO. 1997 Buick LaSabre Limited mileage 198530, premium eclipse CD/DVD player, needs engine work $1250. OBO. 2008 SUN MC13-250cc motorcycle mileage only 78, great-looking, sporty ride. Needs some WHIMSPIRE CHILD electrical work, $1300. OBO Placement Agency is seek(970)417-7743. (1x37) ing compassionate, stable adults to open their homes to children in need. Please call 970-252-0030 to learn HELP more about becoming a foster parent. (8x28) WANTED

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HELP WANTED: The Delta County Sheriff ’s Department is creating a hiring list for Dispatcher. Responsibilities Include: Maintaining communication Center for citizens, municipal, county, state and national agencies; receiving and relaying information and responding to urgent and emergency requests. Minimum requirements: Must be 21 years of age, high school diploma or equivalent, good telephone skills and etiquette, public relation skills, basic computer and typing skills. Previous dispatch experience is helpful Shift/weekend/ holiday work is required. Salary: $31,856 - $35,049. Interested persons may submit a County Application to the County Administrator’s Office on or before Friday, September 21, 2012 at 12:00 noon. Applications may be obtained at the Administrator’s Office, Delta County Courthouse, 501 Palmer St., Ste 227, Delta, CO 81416 or by calling 970-874-2100. 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.

Delta County Health and Human Services has an opening for a temporary part-time (8 hours per week) Dietitian for the Women, Infant and Children’s (WIC) Program. Position will be responsible for providing nutritional counseling to high risk pregnant women and children. Qualified applicants must be a Registered Dietitian or Registered Nurse and must be WIC certified or able to obtain WIC certification within six months of hire date. Salary: DOE Interested persons may submit a County Application to the County Administrator’s Office on or before Friday, September 21, 2012 at 4:00 p.m. Applications may be obtained at the Administrator’s Office, Delta County Courthouse, 501 Palmer St., Ste 227, Delta, CO 81416 or by calling 970-874-2459. Applications may also be obtained on our website at www.deltacounty.com. A resume may be attached to the County application. Delta County is an EOE/ADA employer.

CIRCULATION ASSIStant - High Country News, a non-profit publishing company located in Paonia, seeks a circulation assistant. Desired skills: experience with e-mail, data entry, Word & Excel; excellent oral and written communication, customer service experience; ability to lift up to 50 lbs. and sit and/or stand for long periods of time. Full-time benefited position. Submit résumé and cover letter to: jobs@hcn. org. EOE(2x35) NURSING STAFF NEEDed: Part-time with clinic experience preferred. Medical Assistant, LPN or equal experience applications/résumés with address and references being accepted at Cedaredge Doctor's Office, position includes extensive paperwork and multi-tasking. Must be flexible. Send to: Marilyn, 255 S. Grand Mesa Drive, Cedaredge, CO 81413 (2x37)

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FROM THE PAST COMPILED FROM DELTA NEWSPAPERS By DELTA COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY 251 Meeker St., Delta • 874-8721 September 13, 1912 (From the Delta Independent) W. Ray Simpson came in from Long Beach, California, Monday and spent two days visiting old friends in Delta. At the time of the hold-up of the Farmers and Merchants bank here in 1893, Mr. Simpson was running a hardware store in the room now occupied by the Delta Steam Laundry. While calling at the Independent office, Mr. Simpson mentioned no word of his early day exciting experiences, merely remarking that the paper’s plant did not look much like it did when he was a citizen of Delta, and he made a like statement of the entire city, and surrounding country. His disposition appears modest and unassuming but his manner is alert and he doesn’t look like a good man for a bank robber, or even an ex-bank robber to tackle. *** In the window of the Delta Trading company

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ALCOHOLICS ANONYmous, at Friends of Bill W. club at 9th and Palmer, meets Sunday 1 p.m., 7 p.m. Monday at noon, Tuesday at noon, Wednesday at noon, 5:30 ladies only. Thursday at noon, and 8 p.m., Friday at noon, Saturday 12:15 p.m. Call 874-8282. (tfnx5)

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ALANON FAMILY GROUP meetings, Paonia, Wednesday, 7 p.m. United Methodist Church, 3rd and Ornaga. Call Kay at 5273518 or Chris 527-3366.

THINK YOU'RE PREGnant? Abused? Need help? The Pregnancy Resource Center in Delta offers free service, support and advice to all teenagers and women in crisis pregnancy situaSERVICIOS DE SALUD tions. For Christian help, De Campesinos: Ofrecemos anytime, call 874-5733. ayuda con doctores, dentistas, y medicinas. Si trabajas YOU CAN QUIT. WE CAN ALCOHOLICS ANONY- en agricultura puedes califi- help. Colorado Tobacco mous meeting, women only, car para nuestros servicios. Quitline offers free, confi(non-smoking), Saturdays, Para mas informacion llame dential assistance. Call 111 a.m., in the basement of al 323-0538. (tfx12) 800-QUIT-NOW. (TFNx28). St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 5th and Palmer, (go to the SELL THAT BOAT FAST SIGN UP TODAY FOR in the DCI Classifieds. Call a subscription to the DCI! back door). (tfx1) 874-4421. NARCOTICS ANONYmous meets at 9th and Palmer, Delta, Mondays and EDUCATION EDUCATION Fridays at 8 p.m. (tfnx5) BECAWS! DONATIONS needed. Credit cards accepted. Call 970-5273350, or visit cawsonline. org. Delta County Citizens for Animal Welfare and Shelter (CAWS) DELTA FOOD PANTRY needs meals for Delta families who are temporarily in need. Donations of non-perishable food may be brought to 628 Meeker. (tfx36) HELP!!! KEEP THE animal population under control, and SAVE an animal's life. Adopt your new cat or dog from the Delta County Humane Society. Adoption fee is minimal. Call 874-2149. (DCHS) THERE IS A VFW MEETING on the first Monday of each month. At 6 p.m. there is a potluck and the meeting is at 7 p.m. at the Veterans Building, 15th & Howard, Delta. For further information, call 874-5150 Paul Carter. (tfx31)

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BECAWS! ADOPT A DOG or cat today. Call 970-5273350, or visit cawsonline. org. Delta County Citizens for Animal Welfare and BEGINNING THIS MONTH Shelter (CAWS) the Pioneer Al-Anon Family Group will host a special CHAPTER, UNITS OF DAV speaker meeting on the last regular meetings on the Thursday of each month. second Monday of each Everyone is welcome. 7-8 month at 7 p.m. at the p.m. in Cedaredge at First Veterans Building, 15th & Baptist Church, 370 W. Main Howard, Delta. For further Street in Wick Hall behind information, call Paul Carter the church, west end. Call 874-5150. (tfx19) Mary 856-6123 or Vicki 856ALANON FAMILY GROUP 7115. (tfnx12) meets in Delta at 8 p.m. FREE DIAPERS FOR UP on Tuesdays at St. Luke’s to one year! Pregnant Episcopal Church, 5th and women in Delta County can Palmer. If there is a probnow get help to quit smok- lem of alcoholism in a ing and get something they family member or friend, can really use after their we can help you. You are baby arrives — free diapers. not alone. Call Shirley at Healthy moms have healthy 323-5067 or Elizabeth at babies. Enroll in the Baby & 874-9832 for information. Me Tobacco Free program Alateen meeting in Delta, today. Contact the Delta same time, same place. Call County Health Department first. (TFNx19) at 874-2165 or your local THE PREGNANCY REphysician. (TFNx2) source Center needs staff THE DISTRICT ATTORN- volunteers to join our team ey's Office provides ser- of those committed to previces to those who have senting life and the truth of been victimized by a crime Jesus Christ. Why not call of domestic violence, us at 874-5733 and find out assault and other crimes. more? (tfx26) To learn more about the AMERICAN victim assistance services PAONIA provided by the District Legion runs a year round Attorney's Office, please non-perishable emergency contact Peggy Ann Saxton food pantry. This is for the North Fork area. For at 970-874-2085. (tfx41) information, call 527-6252. DELTA FOOD PANTRY (tfx49) needs meals for Delta families who are temporar- LOOKING FOR QUALITY ily in need. Donations of employees? Advertise here non-perishable food may in the DCI Classifieds. be brought to 628 Meeker. ADVERTISE! 874-4421 (tfx36)

on Main street, can be seen the largest watermelon ever raised in this vicinity, if not the largest in the world. This monster melon weighs 105 pounds and from appearances is as sound as a dollar, and when cut will no doubt prove as sweet to the taste as it is sound. *** The passenger train due in this city at 10:45 Monday morning from Grand Junction failed to put in an appearance until 6 in the evening because of a freight wreck on the line about four miles this side of Grand Junction early that morning. The freight engine and tender were struck by a huge rock which came tearing down the mountain and caused complete overturning of the engine, which landed in the river several feet below the track. The engineer and fireman saw the boulder advancing upon them just too late to avoid the crash and both jumped from their positions of peril. Both escaped entirely uninjured. The rock which caused the wreck was thirty feet long and eleven feet thick. It had to be broken with dynamite to remove it from the track. *** A large number of the automobile owners and good roads boosters of Delta county assembled in Hotchkiss last Thursday evening for the purpose of perfecting what is to be known as the Delta County Motor club and to arrange for a permanent and substantial interest in the good roads movement. A matter of considerable importance to members of the new organization was the posting of road signs – instructions to auto drivers – as to distances and condition of roads in this county similar to those used in other counties of the state, and

those notices are to be posted in the near future. *** Harry Scott was jailed for drunkenness Sunday in Cedaredge, but dug the brick out of the chimney of the jail and escaped. He will probably not return, which will be a good thing. *** On Wednesday the Surface Creek Fruit Growers association shipped out the first car of peaches packed in bushel baskets ever sent from the North Fork or any other fruit section in Colorado. The car contained forty dozen baskets of the early Crawford peach. *** Delta county has every reason to feel proud of the new county home situated on the public farm about one mile south of the city, for it is just as good as any such home in the state and far ahead of most of them. The new home has just been completed, and Mr. and Mrs. Moon, who are to have charge, moved in a few days ago and are arranging things about the premises so that all inmates will be assured of perfect comfort, and there will be as little inconvenience to the direction and handling of affairs as possible. At the present time there are four inmates of the home – persons who have been cared for about the city for some months past – and it is reported that one or two others are to be enrolled in a short time. There are but six or eight subjects of this character within the boundary lines of Delta county and this fact is good evidence of business and financial conditions. ***

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Public Notices Your Right To Know Legal Deadline is Monday at 10 a.m. IN THE DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR WATER DIVISION NO. 4 STATE OF COLORADO TO: ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN WATER APPLICATIONS IN SAID WATER DIVISION NO. 4 Pursuant to C.R.S. 37-92-302, as amended, you are notified that the following is a resume of all applications filed in the Water Court during the month of August, 2012. The names, address of applicant, source of water, description of water right or conditional water right involved, and description of the ruling sought are as follows: There has been filed in this proceeding a claim or claims which may affect in priority any water right claimed or heretofore adjudicated within this division and owners of affected rights must appear to object and protest as provided in the Water Right Determination and Administration Act of 1969, or be forever barred. CASE NO. 2012CW89. Applicant: Bob and Peggy Isom, 15076 Deer Run Road, Delta, CO 81416. Application for Water Storage Rights: Isom Pond No. 1 – NW1/ 4SW1/4 of Section 24, T15S, R96W, 6th PM. 2,601 feet from the south line and 274 feet from the west section line. Source: Uncompahgre River. Appropriation Date: 06/01/1980. Amount Claimed: 1.0 acre foot absolute for wildlife, piscatorial and irrigation of 10 acres. Isom Pond No. 2 – SW1/4NW1/4 of Section 24, T15S, R96W, 6th PM. 2,501 feet from the north line and 228 feet from the west section line. Source: Uncompahgre River. Appropriation Date: 06/01/1980. Amount Claimed: 1.0 acre foot absolute for wildlife and piscatorial. Isom Pond No. 3 – NE1/4SE1/4 of Section 23, T15S, R96W, 6th PM. 2,131 feet from the south line and 458 feet from the east section line. Source: Uncompahgre River. Appropriation Date: 08/25/2010. Amount Claimed: 20.0 acre feet conditional for wildlife, stockwater, piscatorial and irrigation of 17 acres. Isom Pond No. 4 – NE1/ 4SE1/4 of Section 23, T15S, R96W, 6th PM. 2,310 feet from the south line and 408 feet from the east section line. Source: Uncompahgre River. Appropriation Date: 08/25/2010. Amount Claimed: 20.0 acre feet conditional for wildlife, stockwater, piscatorial and irrigation of 17 acres. Isom Pond No. 5 – NE1/4SE1/4 of Section 23, T15S, R96W, 6th PM. 2,367 feet from the south line and 194 feet from the east section line. Source: Uncompahgre River. Appropriation Date: 08/25/2010. Amount Claimed: 20.0 acre feet conditional for wildlife, stockwater, piscatorial and irrigation of 17 acres. Isom Pond No. 6 – SW1/4NW1/4 of Section 24, T15S, R96W, 6th PM. 2,056 feet from the north line and 435 feet from the west section line. Source: Uncompahgre River. Appropriation Date: 08/25/2010. Amount Claimed: 20.0 acre feet conditional for wildlife and piscatorial. Isom Spring and Pipeline No. 1 – NW1/4SW1/4 of Section 24, T15S, R96W, 6th PM. 1,478 feet from the south line and 10 feet from the west section line. Source: Uncompahgre River. Appropriation Date: 07/01/1991. Amount Claimed: 45 g.p.m. absolute to fill Isom ponds 1 and 2 and for subsequent piscatorial, wildlife and irrigation of 10 acres of lawn and garden. Isom Spring No. 2 – NE1/4SE1/4 of Section 23, T15S, R96W, 6th PM. 2,405 feet from the south line and 330 feet from the east section line. Source: Uncompahgre River. Appropriation Date: 06/01/1980 for absolute uses and 08/25/2010 for conditional uses. Amount Claimed: 10 g.p.m. absolute for stocwater and wildlife and conditional for filling Isom Pond No. 5 for subsequent piscatorial and irrigation of 1 acre of lawn and garden. Isom Spring No. 3 – NE1/4SE1/4 of Section 23, T15S, R96W, 6th PM. 2,300 feet from the south line and 221 feet from the east section line. Source: Uncompahgre River. Appropriation Date: 06/01/1980 for absolute uses and 08/25/2010 for conditional uses. Amount Claimed: 15 g.p.m. absolute for stockwater and wildlife and conditional for filling Isom Pond No. 5 for subsequent piscatorial and irrigation of 17 acres of lawn and garden. Isom Spring No. 4 – NE1/4SE1/4 of Section 23, T15S, R96W, 6th PM. 2,228 feet from the south line and 235 feet from the east section line. Source: Uncompahgre River. Appropriation Date: 06/01/1980 for absolute uses and 08/25/2010 for conditional uses. Amount Claimed: 15 g.p.m. absolute for stockwater and wildlife and conditional for filling Isom Pond No. 4 for subsequent piscatorial and irrigation of 17 acres of lawn and garden. Isom Spring No. 5 – NE1/4SE1/4 of Section 23, T15S, R96W, 6th PM. 1,962 feet from the south line and 409 feet from the east section line. Source: Uncompahgre River. Appropriation Date: 06/01/1980 for absolute uses and 08/25/2010 for conditional uses. Amount Claimed: 15 g.p.m. absolute for stockwater and wildlife and conditional for filling Isom Pond No. 3 for subsequent piscatorial and irrigation of 17 acres of lawn and garden. Isom Spring No. 6 – NE1/4SE1/4 of Section 23, T15S, R96W, 6th PM. 1,962 feet from the south line and 586 feet from the east section line. Source: Uncompahgre River. Appropriation Date: 06/01/1980 for absolute uses and 08/25/2010 for conditional uses. Amount Claimed: 15 g.p.m. absolute for stockwater and wildlife and conditional for filling Isom Pond No. 3 for subsequent piscatorial and irrigation of 17 acres of lawn and garden. Isom Spring No. 7 NE1/4SE1/4 of Section 23, T15S, R96W, 6th PM. 2,304 feet from the south line and 484 feet from the east section line. Source: Uncompahgre River. Appropriation Date: 06/01/1980 for absolute uses and 08/25/2010 for conditional uses. Amount Claimed: 15 g.p.m. absolute for stockwater and wildlife and conditional for filling Isom Pond No. 4 for subsequent piscatorial and irrigation of 17 acres of lawn and garden. Isom Spring and Pipeline No. 8 – SW1/4NW1/4 of Section 24, T15S, R96W, 6th PM. 2,397 feet from the north line and 431 feet from the west section line. Source: Uncompahgre River. Appropriation Date: 06/01/1980 for absolute uses and 08/25/2010 for conditional uses. Amount Claimed: 15 g.p.m. absolute for wildlife and conditional for filling Isom Pond No. 6 for subsequent piscatorial use. DELTA COUNTY. YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED THAT you have until the last day

of October, 2012 to file with the Water Clerk, in duplicate, a Verified Statement of Opposition setting forth facts as to why a certain application should not be granted or why it should be granted only in part or on certain conditions. A copy of such a Statement of Opposition must also be served upon the applicant or the applicant’s attorney and an affidavit of certificate of such service shall be filed with the Water Clerk, as prescribed by C.R.C.P. Rule 5. (Filing fee: $130.00; Forms may be obtained from the Water Clerk’s Office or on our website at www. courts.state.co.us). DARLEEN CAPPANNOKEEP, Water Clerk Water Division 4 1200 N. Grand Ave., Bin A Montrose, CO 81401 Published in the Delta County Independent September 12, 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.

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. 2012-0100 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On June 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) RENE L. BECERRIL AND MARK A. BECERRIL 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 12/17/2007 County of Recording Delta Recording Date of Deed of Trust 12/21/2007 Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 621633 Original Principal Amount $163,922.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $160,652.39 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 17 AND 18 IN BLOCK 12 OF GARNET MESA SUBDIVISION, DELTA COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 560 HOWARD STREET, DELTA, CO 81416-3627. 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, 10/17/2012, 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 8/22/2012 Last Publication 9/19/2012 Name of Publication Delta County Independent DATE: 06/14/2012 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: 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 # 1269.09626 ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011 Published in the Delta County Independent August 22, 29, September 5, 12 and 19, 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.

PUBLIC NOTICE Bowie Resources, LLC, Box 483, Paonia, Colorado, 81428, has filed with the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety a complete application for a technical revision for its Bowie No. 1 Mine permit No. C1981-038. The proposed revision will change the channel lining and increase the specified riprap size in reclaimed Ditch 7. The Bowie No. 1 Mine is located in Delta County, approximately four (4) miles north of Paonia, CO. The Bowie No. 1 Mine loadout is located in Delta County approximately one mile east of Paonia, CO south of State Highway 133. The surface facilities, located north of the North Fork of the Gunnison River, are located in portions of Sections 23 and 24, Township 13 South Range 92 West; and Section 29, Township 13 South, Range 91 West of the 6th P.M. The mine permit area is located on the U.S. Geological Survey 7.5 minute Bowie and Gray Reservoir, Colorado Quadrangle maps within the following sections. Township 13 South, Range 92 West, 6th P.M. Sec. 1: SW1⁄4 Sec . 2: SE1⁄4 Sec. 10: Lots 1-3, 6-11, 13, 14-16 Sec. 11: All Sec. 12: Lots 3-6, 11-15, SW1⁄4SW1⁄4 Sec. 13: All Sec. 14: All Sec. 15: Lots 1-3, 6-11,14-16, 17-22 Sec. 22: Lots 1-3, 6-8 Sec. 23: Lots 1-9, portions of Lots 10, 13, 14 Sec. 24: Lots 1-6, 8, 9, 11, 12, eastern portion of Lot 10, western portion of Lots 7 & 13, S1⁄2 NE1⁄4 , NW1⁄4SE1⁄4 Sec. 25: Portion of N 1⁄2 Township 13 South, Range 91 West, 6th P.M. Sec. 17: SW1⁄4 Sec. 18: Lots 3-4, E1⁄2SW1⁄4, W1⁄2SE1⁄4, NE1⁄4SE1⁄4, NW1⁄4SE1⁄4SE1⁄4 Sec. 19: NE1⁄4NW1⁄4, N1⁄2NW1⁄4NE1⁄4 Portions of Sections 29, 30, 31, 32 Containing 5,431 acres more or less. Bowie No. 1 permit contains 5,431 acres, 1,466 acres of federal surface, and 3,965 private surface. There are 1,433 acres of privately owned coal and the remaining 3,998 acres are Federally owned. A copy of the proposed revision is available for public inspection at the Paonia Public Library, 2 Third Street, Paonia, CO, and at the Denver office of the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety (Room 215, 1313 Sherman St., Denver, CO 80203, (303) 866-3567). Written comments regarding this application may be submitted to and additional information may be obtained from the Denver office of Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety. Written comments must be received by the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety within 10 days after the date of this publication in order to be considered. Published in the Delta County Independent September 12, 2012.

COMBINED NOTICE PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2012-0101 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On June 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) BENNY W. LILLARD AND LACIE D. LILLARD Original Beneficiary(ies) SURFACECREEKBANK CENTERMONTROSEBANK Current Holder of Evidence of Debt SURFACECREEKBANK CENTERMONTROSEBANK Date of Deed of Trust 11/2/2006 County of Recording Delta Recording Date of Deed of Trust 11/3/2006 Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 609368 Original Principal Amount $122,051.31 Outstanding Principal Balance $108,331.93 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. LOT 11 OF SUNNY SLOPE SUBDIVISION, DELTA COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 22154 SYCAMORE LANE, 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, 10/17/2012, 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 8/22/2012 Last Publication 9/19/2012 Name of Publication Delta County Independent DATE: 06/14/2012 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: 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 # SCBC vs LILLARD ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011 Published in the Delta County Independent August 22, 29, September 5, 12 and 19, 2012.

COMBINED NOTICE PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2012-0102 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On June 15, 2012, the undersigned

Wednesday, September 12, 2012 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 Wood and Laurie Wood Original Beneficiary(ies) Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Wells Fargo Bank, NA Date of Deed of Trust 2/22/2007 County of Recording Delta Recording Date of Deed of Trust 2/28/2007 Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 612514 Original Principal Amount $280,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $262,084.89 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 2 IN BLOCK 2 OF ADOBE SUNSETS SUBDIVISION COUNTY OF DELTA, STATE OF COLORADO Also known by street and number as: 19618 E RD, Delta, CO 81416. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 am on Wednesday, 10/17/2012, 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 8/22/2012 Last Publication 9/19/2012 Name of Publication Delta County Independent DATE: 06/15/2012 Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of Colorado By: /s/ Barbara J. Pierce, Deputy Public Trustee (SEAL) The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: 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 # 12-07159 ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011 Published in the Delta County Independent August 22, 29, September 5, 12 and 19, 2012.

COMBINED NOTICE PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2012-0103 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On June 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) ROBERT J. JONES AND LOREA L. JONES Original Beneficiary(ies) WERNER LIVING TRUST Current Holder of Evidence of Debt WERNER LIVING TRUST Date of Deed of Trust 2/21/2006 County of Recording Delta Recording Date of Deed of Trust 3/3/2006 Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 601060 Original Principal Amount $60,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $60,000.00 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. PART OF THE W1/2SW1/4NW1/4 OF SECTION 36, TOWNSHIP 14 SOUTH, RANGE 95 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M. DESCRIBED BY METES AND BOUNDS AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT 427 FEET NORTH AND 30 FEET EAST OF THE SW CORNER OF THE SW1/4NW1/4 OF SAID SECTION 36: THENCE SOUTH 130 FEET; THENCE EAST 230 FEET; THENCE EAST 230 FEET; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY 261 FEET, MORE OR LESS TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. TOGETHER WITH ALL DITCH AND WATER RIGHTS AND DITCH AND WATER STOCK, BOTH IRRIGATION AND DOMESTIC, BELONGING TO, USED UPON OR IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. Also known by street and number as: 9558 2100 ROAD, AUSTIN, CO 81410 (formerly 2103 J50 Road, Austin Colorado 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, 10/17/2012, 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 8/22/2012 Last Publication 9/19/2012 Name of Publication Delta County Independent DATE: 06/18/2012 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 tele-

phone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: GREGG HELMSING #11896 LAW OFFICE OF GREGG HELMSING 842 PALMER Street, PO BOX 75, Delta, CO 81416-0075 (970) 874-4860 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 # WERNERvsJONES ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011 Published in the Delta County Independent August 22, 29, September 5, 12 and 19, 2012. COMBINED NOTICE PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2012-0105 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On June 20, 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) Larry D. Perkins and Glenda E. Perkins Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for American National Bank Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Wells Fargo Bank, NA Date of Deed of Trust 9/22/2006 County of Recording Delta Recording Date of Deed of Trust 9/27/2006 Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 608131 Original Principal Amount $204,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $187,238.51 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. SEE EXHIBIT A ATTACHED HERETO AND INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE EXHIBIT A PART OF THE SE1/4 SE1/4 OF SECTION 23, TOWNSHIP 14 SOUTH, RANGE 95 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M. MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SECTION 23, TOWNSHIP 14 SOUTH, RANGE 95 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M., THENCE NORTH 00°10’ EAST 139.5 FEET; THENCE NORTH 88°28’ WEST 373.1 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 06°25’ WEST TO THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 23 A DISTANCE OF 154.3 FEET; THENCE NORTH 89°27’ EAST ALONG SAID SOUTH LINE OF SECTION 23 A DISTANCE OF 389.8 FEET, MORE OR LESS TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. COUNTY OF DELTA, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 11023 2100 Road, 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, 10/17/2012, 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 8/22/2012 Last Publication 9/19/2012 Name of Publication Delta County Independent DATE: 06/20/2012 Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of Colorado By: /s/ Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee (SEAL) The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: CHRISTOPHER T. GROEN #39976 CASTLE STAWIARSKI, LLC 999 18TH STREET SUITE 2301, DENVER, CO 80202 (303) 865-1400 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. Attorney File # 12-07161 ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011 Published in the Delta County Independent August 22, 29, September 5, 12 and 19, 2012.

County Court Delta County, Colorado Court Address: 501 Palmer St., Room 338, Delta, CO 81416 (970) 874-6280 In the Matter of the Petition of: Adult: Wendy Sue Buhrdorf For a Change of Name to: Wendy Sue Everett Case Number: 12C65 PUBLIC NOTICE OF PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME Public Notice is given on July 17, 2012, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an Adult has been filed with the Delta County Court. The Petition requests that the name of Wendy Sue Buhrdorf be changed to Wendy Sue Everett. Mandy Allen Clerk of Court By /s/ Angel Ruiz Deputy Clerk (Court Seal) Published in the Delta County Independent August 29, September 5 and 12, 2012.

PUBLIC NOTICE Due to the drought conditions and the heavy usage of stored water this summer the Uncompahgre Valley Water User's Association (U.V.W.U.A.) will be shutting the Gunnison Tunnel off two & a half (2 1/2) weeks early this year. The shut off date will be October 15th. This decision has been made in order to conserve on Taylor Reservoir water to carry over for next year. We are asking that growers planning to plant winter grains to plan accordingly. Pending the type of winter we have this year, there's a possibility that we may turn the tunnel on later than normal next spring. Any questions or comments please feel free to call U.V.W.U.A. at 2493813. Published in the Delta County Independent September 5, 12, 19, 26, October 3 and 10, 2012.

D4 Wednesday, September 12, 2012 County Court District Court Delta County, Colorado Court Address: 501 Palmer Street, Room 338 Delta, Colorado 81416 Petitioner: THE CITY OF DELTA, a Colorado Municipality v. Respondents: BERNARD BARRERE, EDNA BARRERE, COLORADO PACKING CORPORATION, DELTA COUNTY CANNING COMPANY, DELTA FLOUR MILLS COMPANY, DELTA CANAL COMPANY, REBECCA THOMPSON, TRUSTEE OF THE FRANCES GORDON IRREVOCABLE TRUST DATED OCTOBER 16, 2009, AND ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN PERSONS WHO MAY HAVE OR CLAIM ANY INTEREST IN THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS CIVIL ACTION Attorneys for Petitioner: Brown, Schottelkotte, Stimpert & Vaughn, LLC Michael Schottelkotte 550 Palmer St., Ste. 201 P.O. Box 43, Delta, CO 81416 Phone No.: 970-874-4451 Email: main@brownlawllc.com FAX No.: 970-874-7433 Atty. Reg. #: 2414 Case No.: 12 CV 230 SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF CONDEMNATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO: To the above identified Respondents, GREETING: This summons and notice (“Summons”) is being issued pursuant to C.R.S. 38-1-103. You are hereby summoned and required to file with the Clerk of this Court an answer or other response to the accompanying Petition in Condemnation (“Petition”) within the time allowed by law. If service of the Summons and Petition was made upon you within the State of Colorado, you are required to file your answer or other response within twenty-one (21) days after such service occurs. If such service was made upon you outside of the State of Colorado, you are required to file your answer or other response within thirty-five (35) days after such service occurs. Your answer or other response must be accompanied by the applicable filing fee. You are hereby informed that this is a special statutory proceeding in eminent domain for condemnation of certain interests in real property brought pursuant to C.R.S. 38-1105, et seq. Any objection concerning the legal sufficiency of the Petition, or the regularity of other aspects of this proceeding, must be raised as part of any answer or response that you may elect to file with the Court, as provided by C.R.S. 38-1-109. The real property affected by condemnation in these proceedings is located in Section 24, Township 15 South, Range 96 West of the 6th Principal Meridian and is more particularly described on Petitioner’s Exhibit 1 attached hereto. PETITIONER’S EXHIBIT 1 PARCEL 37 A PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED WITHIN THE DELTA TOWNSITE AND LOT 4, SECTION 24 AND THE WEST HALF OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 15 SOUTH, RANGE 96 WEST OF THE 6TH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, CITY OF DELTA, COUNTY OF DELTA, STATE OF COLORADO, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BASIS OF BEARINGS: THE LINE BETWEEN CORNER NUMBER 20, DELTA TOWNSITE, MONUMENTED BY A 2-1/2 INCH DIAMETER ALUMINUM CAP STAMPED LS36067, AND THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 15 SOUTH, RANGE 96 WEST, 6TH P.M., MONUMENTED BY A 2-1/2 INCH ALUMINUM CAP STAMPED LS 17285, 1997, BEARS SOUTH 42°53’45” EAST, A DISTANCE OF 5211.92 FEET, BEARINGS ARE BASED ON THE MESA COUNTY LOCAL COORDINATE SYSTEM KNOWN AS DCLC02(2009); COMMENCING AT CORNER NUMBER 20 ,DELTA TOWNSITE; THENCE SOUTH 02°23’51” EAST A DISTANCE OF 635.52 FEET TO THE INTERSECTION OF THE SOUTHWESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD AND THE SOUTHEASTERLY RIGHT OF WAY OF BRIDGE STREET, BEING THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE NORTH 48°37’33” EAST, A DISTANCE OF 100.00 FEET; THENCE PARALLEL WITH AND 100.00 FEET SOUTHWESTERLY BY PERPENDICULAR MEASUREMENT FROM THE CENTERLINE OF THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD, SOUTH 41°22’27” EAST, A DISTANCE OF 2,874.58 FEET; THENCE NORTH 52°52’35” WEST, A DISTANCE OF 501.69 FEET; THENCE ALONG THE ARC OF A TANGENT CURVE TO THE RIGHT HAVING A RADIUS OF 1010.00 FEET, A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 11°30’08” AND AN ARC LENGTH OF 202.76 FEET, THE CHORD OF WHICH BEARS NORTH 47°07’31” WEST, A DISTANCE OF 202.42 FEET; THENCE NORTH 41°22’27” WEST, A DISTANCE OF 2,181.54 FEET TO THE SOUTHEASTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF BRIDGE STREET; THENCE ALONG SAID SOUTHEASTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE, NORTH 48°33’11” EAST, A DISTANCE OF 20.32 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. PARCEL 27 A PORTION OF THAT PARCEL OF LAND KNOWN AS PARCEL B AND DESCRIBED ON CHAIREZ AND GORDON BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT RECORDED AT RECEPTION NUMBER 603400 DELTA COUNTY RECORDS, LOCATED WITHIN THE DELTA TOWNSITE, CITY OF DELTA, COUNTY OF DELTA, STATE OF COLORADO, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BASIS OF BEARINGS: THE LINE BETWEEN DT-1, MONUMENTED BY A STONE WITH A CUT CROSS IN CONCRETE, AND DT-20, MONUMENTED BY A 2-1/2 INCH DIAMETER ALUMINUM CAP STAMPED LS 36067, BEARS S 06°32’17” E, A DISTANCE OF 2700.09 FEET, BEARINGS ARE BASED ON THE MESA COUNTY LOCAL COORDINATE SYSTEM KNOWN AS DCLC02 (2009); COMMENCING AT CORNER NUMBER 20, DELTA TOWNSITE; THENCE S 01°07’47” W A DISTANCE OF 591.66 FEET TO A POINT ON THE SOUTHWESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD, BEING THE MOST SOUTHEASTERLY CORNER OF SAID CHAIREZ AND GORDON BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT AND THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE ALONG THE SOUTHEASTERLY LINE OF SAID CHAIREZ AND GORDON BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT, S 48°40’55” W, A DISTANCE OF 20.32 FEET; THENCE PARALLEL WITH THE SOUTHWESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD, N 41°22’27” W, A DISTANCE OF 579.56 FEET; THENCE N 48°38’47” E, A DISTANCE OF 20.32 FEET TO THE SOUTHWESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD; THENCE ALONG SAID SOUTHWESTERLY LINE, S 41°22’27” E, A DISTANCE OF 579.58 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. PARCEL 30 A PORTION OF THE DELTA TOWNSITE, CITY OF DELTA, COUNTY OF DELTA, STATE OF COLORADO, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DE-

SCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BASIS OF BEARINGS: THE LINE BETWEEN DT-1, MONUMENTED BY A STONE WITH A CUT CROSS IN CONCRETE, AND DT-20, MONUMENTED BY A 2-1/2 INCH DIAMETER ALUMINUM CAP STAMPED LS36067, BEARS S 06°32’17” E, A DISTANCE OF 2700.09 FEET, BEARINGS ARE BASED ON THE MESA COUNTY LOCAL COORDINATE SYSTEM KNOWN AS DCLC02 (2009); COMMENCING AT CORNER NUMBER 20, DELTA TOWNSITE; THENCE S 01°07’47” W A DISTANCE OF 591.66 FEET TO A POINT ON THE SOUTHWESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD, BEING THE MOST SOUTHEASTERLY CORNER OF THE CHAIREZ AND GORDON BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT AS RECORDED IN RECEPTION NUMBER 603400 AND THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD, S 41°22’27” E, A DISTANCE OF 57.87 FEET TO THE NORTHWESTERLY LINE OF THAT PARCEL OF LAND DESCRIBED AS PARCEL 2 IN BOOK 828 AT PAGE 467; THENCE ALONG SAID NORTHWESTERLY LINE, S 48°33’11” W, A DISTANCE OF 20.32 FEET; THENCE N 41°22’27” W, A DISTANCE OF 57.91 FEET TO THE SOUTHEAST LINE OF SAID CHAIREZ AND GORDON BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT; THENCE N 48°40’55” E, A DISTANCE OF 20.32 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; COUNTY OF DELTA, STATE OF COLORADO. If you fail to answer the Petition in Condemnation within the time allowed, or fail to appear and assert your rights at a valuation trial to ultimately be scheduled in this matter, the Court, without further notice, will cause reasonable compensation to be determined and title to the subject real property and the related interests to be vested in the Petitioner, all in accordance with applicable law. Please also take notice that this matter has been scheduled at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday October 23, 2012, 2012 for a conference with the Court Clerk (telephone no. 970-874-6280) in order to set further proceedings before the Court in this matter. Dated this 29th day of August, 2012. BROWN, SCHOTTELKOTTE, STIMPERT & VAUGHN, LLC By: /s/ Michael Schottelkotte (Original Signature on File) Michael Schottelkotte, #2414 Attorney for Petitioner, City of Delta, Colorado Published in the Delta County Independent September 5, 12, 19, 26 and October 3, 2012. COMBINED NOTICE PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2012-0099 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On June 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) Kenneth Sizemore and Brenda Sizemore Original Beneficiary(ies) Chase Bank USA, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association Date of Deed of Trust 12/9/2005 County of Recording Delta Recording Date of Deed of Trust 12/15/2005 Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 598732 Original Principal Amount $102,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $96,028.79 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 tract of land described as beginning at a point 1088 feet West of the 1/4 section corner between Sections 18 and 19, Township 15 South, Range 95 West of the 6th P.M.; Thence North 530 feet, more or less, to the South line of that tract of land as described in deed recorded in Book 478 at Page 874, Thence West to the East line of Stephen's Second Addition to the Town, now City of Delta, Colorado, said point being on the East line of an alley; Thence South 530 feet, more or less, to a point West of the point of beginning; Thence East to the point of beginning. County of Delta, State of Colorado Also known by street and number as: 909 E 5th St, Delta, CO 81416. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 am on Wednesday, 10/17/2012, 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 8/22/2012 Last Publication 9/19/2012 Name of Publication Delta County Independent DATE: 06/14/2012 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: 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 # 12-05554 ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011 Published in the Delta County Independent August 22, 29, September 5, 12 and 19, 2012.

PUBLIC NOTICES COMBINED NOTICE PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2012-0043 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On March 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) RENE’E L. HAZEN NOW KNOWN AS RENEE L. CREASEY Original Beneficiary(ies) RUTH M. BURK Current Holder of Evidence of Debt RUTH M. BURK Date of Deed of Trust 9/21/2007 County of Recording Delta Recording Date of Deed of Trust 9/21/2007 Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 618997 Original Principal Amount $125,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $81,873.82 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, RUJO MINOR SUBDIVISION AS SHOWN ON PLAT RECORDED JULY 8, 1997 UNDER RECEPTION #506005. Also known by street and number as: TBD HIGHWAY 65, CEDAREDGE, CO 81413. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 am on Wednesday, 10/24/2012, 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 8/29/2012 Last Publication 9/26/2012 Name of Publication Delta County Independent DATE: 03/14/2012 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: LARRY ZIEGLER #12989 LARRY J. ZIEGLER ATTORNEY AT LAW 270 WEST MAIN STREET, PO BOX 1117, CEDAREDGE, CO 814131117 (970) 856-6310 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 # BURK vs HAZEN/ CREASEY ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011 Published in the Delta County Independent August 29, September 5, 12, 19 and 26, 2012.

COMBINED NOTICE PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2012-0109 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On June 21, 2012, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Delta records. Original Grantor(s) Dwight W. Zediker Original Beneficiary(ies) CitiCorp Trust Bank, FSB Current Holder of Evidence of Debt PennyMac Corp. Date of Deed of Trust 4/30/2003 County of Recording Delta Recording Date of Deed of Trust 9/12/2003 Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 571311 Original Principal Amount $112,980.95 Outstanding Principal Balance $98,028.68 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. SEE EXHIBIT A ATTACHED HERETO AND INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE EXHIBIT A THE SOUTH 25' OF LOT 22 OF THE FIFTH STREET ADDITION TO THE TOWN OF PAONIA, COLORADO. LOTS 1, 2, 3, 4 AND 5 OF BLOCK 1, OF CHARLES VOGAL 1ST ADDTION TO THE TOWN OF PAONIA, COLORADO, EXCEPTING THEREFROM THE SOUTH 20 FEET OF SAID LOT 1 AS CONVEYED TO THE TOWN OF PAONIA, COLORADO, BY DEED RECORDED IN BOOK 330 AT PAGE 221. EXCEPTING THEREFROM PART OF LOT 5 OF THE CHARLES VOGAL 1ST ADDITION AND PART OF LOT 22 OF THE FIFTH ST ADDITION TO THE TOWN OF PAONIA, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE WEST LINE OF LOT 5 FROM WHICH THE CENTERLINE INTERSECTION 14'15'22" WEST 121.27 FEET AND CONSIDERING THE CENTELINE OF BOX ELDER AVENUE TO BEAR NORTH, THENCE WEST 50.0 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 5.00 FEET; THENCE WEST 75.0 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. Also known by street and number as: 504 4TH STREET, PAONIA, CO 81428-0050. 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, 10/24/2012, 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 8/29/2012 Last Publication 9/26/2012 Name of Publication Delta County Independent DATE: 06/21/2012 Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of Colorado By: /s/ Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee (SEAL) The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: KIMBERLY L. MARTINEZ #40351 CASTLE STAWIARSKI, LLC 999 18TH STREET SUITE 2301, DENVER, CO 80202 (303) 865-1400 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. Attorney File # 12-02555 ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011 Published in the Delta County Independent August 29, September 5, 12, 19 and 26, 2012. COMBINED NOTICE PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2012-0108 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On June 21, 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) MARLIN MILLER AND KARLENE MILLER Original Beneficiary(ies) NORTHFORKBANKCENTERMONTROSEBANK Current Holder of Evidence of Debt NORTHFORKBANKCENTERMONTROSEBANK Date of Deed of Trust 12/21/2006 County of Recording Delta Recording Date of Deed of Trust 1/4/2007 Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 611074 Original Principal Amount $249,500.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $299,140.00 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. SEE EXHIBIT A ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF. EXHIBIT A LEGAL DESCRIPTION A tract of land situated in the SE1/ 4NE1/4 of Section 32, Township 14 South, Range 93 West of the 6th Principal Meridian, more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the NE Corner of the SE1/4NE1/4 of Section 32, Township 14 South, Range 93 West of the 6th Principal Meridian; thence South 89°53' West, to the NW Corner of said SE1/4NE1/4, a distance of 1,321.4 feet; thence South 00°06' East, 338.3 feet; thence North 89°55' East, 1,322.2 feet; thence North 00°14' West, a distance of 339.1 feet, more or less to the point of beginning. Delta County, State of Colorado. Also known by street and number as: 9729 3000 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, 10/24/2012, 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 8/29/2012 Last Publication 9/26/2012 Name of Publication Delta County Independent DATE: 06/21/2012 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 # NORTHFORKBANKCENTER vs MARLIN AND KARLENE MILLER ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011 Published in the Delta County Independent August 29, September 5, 12, 19 and 26, 2012.

DISTRICT COURT, DELTA COUNTY, COLORADO 501 Palmer Street, Top Floor, Delta, CO 81416 Plaintiff(s): AMERICAN BUILDERS & SUPPLY CO., INC. v. Defendant(s): ANDY L. CRAWFORD; and JIM D. VENTRELLO, as Public Trustee of Delta County, Colorado Case Number: 2012CV70 Division 1 SHERIFF'S COMBINED NOTICE OF SALE AND RIGHT TO CURE AND REDEEM Under a Judgment and a Decree of Foreclosure, entered August 7, 2012, in the above entitled action, I am ordered to sell certain real property as follows: Original Grantor: Andy L. Crawford Original Beneficiary: American Builders & Supply Co., Inc. Current Holder of the evidence of debt secured by Deed of Trust: American Builders & Supply Co., Inc. Date of Deed of Trust: February 21, 2011 Date of Recording of Deed of Trust: February 28, 2011

County of Recording: Delta Recording Information (Reception No.): 649138 Original Principal Balance of the secured indebtedness: $204,205.80 Outstanding Principal Balance of the secured indebtedness as of the date hereof: $192,691.82 Amount of Judgment entered August 7, 2012: $218,305.97 Description of property to be foreclosed: See Attached Exhibit A Exhibit A Section 19, Township 15 South, Range 94 West 6th P.M.; NW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 (Formerly Lot 1); SW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 (Formerly Lot 2); NW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 (Formerly Lot 3); SW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 (Formerly Lot 4); E 1/2 of the W 1/2, W 1/2 of the NE 1/4; and the NW 1/4 of the SE 1/4; Except that part of the SE 1/4 of the SW 1/4 described as beginning at the South 1/4 Corner of Section 19; Thence North 435.6 feet; Thence West 500 feet; Thence South 435.6 feet; Thence East 500 feet; Excepting therefrom that tract of land described in Deed recorded March 6, 2002 in Book 918 at Page 817 Reception Number 552773, more particularly described as follows: Part of the SW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Section 19, Township 15 South, Range 94 West, 6th P.M. described as follows: Beginning at a point on the West line of the said SW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 whence the Southwest Corner of said Section 19 bears South 00°03'45"East 30.60 feet; Thence on the said West line North 00°03'45"West 12.05 feet; Thence North 64°27'27"East 60.92 feet; Thence North 88°35'11"East 372.99 feet; Thence South 87°15'08"East 165.87 feet; Thence South 78°49'22" East 119.15 feet; Thence South 88°48'43"East 364.19 feet; Thence South 00°08'48"West 11.67 feet; Thence North 89°51'12"West 1074.48 feet to the point of beginning. Excepting therefrom Rolling Hills Ranch Subdivision Phases I and II and Lot 71 County of Delta, State of Colorado THE PROPERTY TO BE SOLD AND DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN. THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. The covenants of said Deed of Trust have been violated as follows: failure to make payments on said indebtedness when the same were due and owing, and the legal holder of the indebtedness has accelerated the same and declared the same immediately fully due and payable. NOTICE OF SALE THEREFORE, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I will, at ten o'clock A.M., on October 2, 2012, on the front steps of the Delta County Courthouse on 501 Palmer Street, Delta, CO 81416, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property described above, and all interest of said Grantor and the heirs and assigns of said Grantor therein, for the purpose of paying the judgment amount entered herein and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication: August 29, 2012 Last Publication: September 26, 2012 Name of Publication: Delta County Independent NOTICE OF RIGHTS YOU MAY HAVE AN INTEREST IN THE REAL PROPERTY BEING FORECLOSED, OR HAVE CERTAIN RIGHTS OR SUFFER CERTAIN LIABILITIES PURSUANT TO COLORADO STATUTES AS A RESULT OF SAID FORECLOSURE. YOU MAY HAVE THE RIGHT TO REDEEM SAID REAL PROPERTY OR YOUR MAY HAVE THE RIGHT TO CURE A DEFAULT UNDER THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED. A COPY OF THE STATUTES WHICH MAY AFFECT YOUR RIGHTS IS ATTACHED HERETO. A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE PURSUANT TO SECTION 38-38104, C.R.S., SHALL BE FILED WITH THE SHERIFF AT LEAST FIFTEEN (15) CALENDAR DAYS PRIOR TO THE FIRST SCHEDULED SALE DATE OR ANY DATE TO WHICH THE SALE IS CONTINUED. A NOTICE OF INTENT TO REDEEM FILED PURSUANT TO SECTION 3838-302, C.R.S., SHALL BE FILED WITH THE SHERIFF NO LATER THAN EIGHT (8) BUSINESS DAYS AFTER THE SALE. The name, address, and telephone number of each of the attorneys representing the lien holders are as follow: Nathan L. Andersohn, Atty Reg. No. 12000, Andersohn Law Office, PC, 11971 Quay St., Broomfield, CO 80020, 303-650-6414. Attorney for American Builders & Supply Co., Inc. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. This Sheriff's Notice of Sale is signed on August 21, 2012. Fred McKee, Sheriff, Delta County, Colorado By: /s/ Fred McKee Statutes attached: §§ 38-37-108, 38-38-104, 38-38-301, 38-38-304, 38-38-305, and 38-38-306, C.R.S., as amended. Published in the Delta County Independent August 29, September 5, 12, 19 and 26, 2012. COMBINED NOTICE PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2012-0034 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On March 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) Kenneth R. Decker and Crystal R. Decker Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for GMAC Mortgage, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt GMAC Mortgage, LLC Date of Deed of Trust 4/24/2007 County of Recording Delta Recording Date of Deed of Trust 5/29/2007 Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 615500 Original Principal Amount $200,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $196,101.92 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 ALL THAT PARCEL OF LAND IN CITY OF DELTA, DELTA COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO, AS MORE

Delta County Independent FULLY DESCRIBED IN DEED INST #593492, ID#R011365, BEING KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS A PARCEL IN THE S1/2 OF THE NE1/4 OF SECTION 14, TOWNSHIP 15 SOUTH, RANGE 94 WEST OF THE 6TH PM. BY FEE SIMPLE DEED FROM VIRGIL C. DECKER AND JOSEPHINE D. DECKER AND DENNIS D. DECKER AS SET FORTH IN INST #593492 DATED 7/15/2005 AND RECORDED 7/15/2005, DELTA COUNTY RECORDS, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 6644 2050 Rd, Delta, CO 81416. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 am on Wednesday, 10/17/2012, 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 8/22/2012 Last Publication 9/19/2012 Name of Publication Delta County Independent DATE: 03/05/2012 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: KIMBERLY L. MARTINEZ #40351 CASTLE STAWIARSKI, LLC 999 18TH STREET SUITE 2301, DENVER, CO 80202 (303) 865-1400 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. Attorney File # 11-15758 ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011 Published in the Delta County Independent August 22, 29, September 5, 12 and 19, 2012. COMBINED NOTICE PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2012-0115 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On July 3, 2012, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Delta records. Original Grantor(s) ANTHONY ZILLINGER Original Beneficiary(ies) NORTHFORKBANKCENTERMONTROSEBANK Current Holder of Evidence of Debt NORTHFORKBANKCENTERMONTROSEBANK Date of Deed of Trust 10/3/2005 County of Recording Delta Recording Date of Deed of Trust 10/18/2005 Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 596642 Original Principal Amount $123,748.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $116,073.99 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. SEE LEGAL DESCRIPTION ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF. LEGAL DESCRIPTION Exhibit A Lot 23B of Lee's Home Park Addition. A parcel of land located within and being part of Lot 23 of Lee's Home Park Addition of Section 31, Township 13 South, Range 91 West of the 6th P.M., having a description based upon a bearing of North 0°11'11" East from the Southwest corner of Lot 23 (monumented by a 1/2 inch rebar) to the Northwest corner of Lot 23 (monumented by a 1/2 rebar), with all other bearings relative thereto; Beginning at the Southwest corner of Lot 23 and running along the West line of said Lot North 00°11'11" East 86.89 feet; Thence North 89°59 51" East 117.78 feet to the East line of said Lot; Thence along East line of said Lot South 00°48'00" West 80.02 feet to the Southeast corner of Lot 23; Thence along South line of said Lot South 86°38'00" West 117.15 feet to the point of beginning. County of Delta, State of Colorado Also known by street and number as: 410 5TH STREET, PAONIA, CO 81428. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 am on Wednesday, 10/31/2012, 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 9/5/2012 Last Publication 10/3/2012 Name of Publication Delta County Independent DATE: 07/03/2012 Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of Colorado By: /s/ Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee (SEAL) The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: AARON CLAY #9666 CLAY and DODSON PC 415 PALMER STREET, PO BOX 038, DELTA, CO 81416-0038 (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 # NFBCvsZILLINGER ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011 Published in the Delta County Independent September 5, 12, 19, 26 and October 3, 2012.

PUBLIC NOTICE Garnet Mesa Investments, LLC, P.O. Box 784, Delta, CO 81416, (970) 874-9986 has filed an amendment to an application for a Reclamation Permit with the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board under provisions of the Colorado Land Reclamation Act for the Extraction of Construction Materials. The proposed mine is known as the Warren Pit and is located at or near NE1/4NW1/4, Section 9, Township 15 South, Range 95 West, 6th Prime Meridian, Delta County, Colorado. The proposed date of commencement is October 15, 2012, and the proposed date of completion is October 30, 2032. The proposed future use of the land is Private Recreation. Additional information and the tentative decision date may be obtained from the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, Colorado, 80203, (303) 8663567, or at the Delta County Clerk and Recorder's office; 501 Palmer Street, Delta, Colorado, 81416, or the above named applicant. A complete copy of the application is available at the above named County Clerk and Recorder's office and at the Division's office. Comments Concerning the application and exhibits must be in writing and must be received by the Division of Minerals and Geology by 4:00 p.m. on October 9, 2012. Please note that under the provisions of C.R.S. 34-32.5-101, et, seq., comments related to noise, truck traffic, hours of operation, visual impacts, effects on property values and other social or economic concerns are issues not subject to this Office's jurisdiction. These subjects are typically addressed by your local government, rather than the Division Reclamation, Mining and Safety or the Mined Land Reclamation Board. Published in the Delta County Independent August 29, September 5, 12 and 19, 2012.

COMBINED NOTICE PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2012-0117 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On July 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) Karan Dale Haag and Deanna Lynn Haag Original Beneficiary(ies) Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Wells Fargo Bank, NA Date of Deed of Trust 10/17/2005 County of Recording Delta Recording Date of Deed of Trust 10/21/2005 Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 596871 Original Principal Amount $110,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $105,141.34 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 12 AND THE WEST 1/2 OF LOT 13, BLOCK 5, GARNET MESA SUBDIVISION, TO THE CITY OF DELTA, COLORADO. COUNTY OF DELTA, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 611 E 4th 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, 11/07/2012, 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 9/12/2012 Last Publication 10/10/2012 Name of Publication Delta County Independent DATE: 07/05/2012 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: 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 # 09-18164R ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011 Published in the Delta County Independent September 12, 19, 26, October 3 and 10, 2012.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of DOROTHY ELAINE VALLES, A/K/A DOROTHY E. VALLES, A/K/A DOROTHY VALLES, Deceased Case Number 12PR65 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 December 23, 2012, or the claims may be forever barred. Richard H. Valles Personal Representative 914 7745 Road Crawford, CO 81415 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 September 5, 12 and 19, 2012.

PUBLIC NOTICES

Delta County Independent ORDINANCE NO. 1 Series 2012 AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF CRAWFORD, COLORADO, AMENDING PROVISIONS OF THE CRAWFORD MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO DOMESTIC WATER ASSESSMENTS IN TIME OF DROUGHT OR OTHER WATER SHORTAGE. WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees has determined that steps should be taken to encourage the conservation of the municipal domestic water supply in times of drought or other water shortage; and WHEREAS, Section 13-2-190 of the Crawford Municipal Code allows the Town to shutoff domestic water supply to out-of-town taps and give priority to residents of the Town to receive domestic water in such conditions; and WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees has determined that metering of water usage and charging water assessments on a progressively higher water rate for greater consumption will encourage water conservation in such times of water shortage. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF CRAWFORD, COLORADO, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 13-2-190 of the Crawford Municipal Code is hereby amended to read, in its entirety, as follows: "The Town hereby reserves the first priority for the use of its municipal water system for the inhabitants and water users located within the corporate limits of the Town and any additions thereto. Accordingly, in times of drought or other water shortage which, in the discretion of the Board of Trustees, threatens the capacity of the Town's water supply system, the Board of Trustees may take the following actions as it may determine best under the circumstances: a. The Board of Trustees may shut off service to rural water areas, the water dispenser or any part thereof. If the Board determines that it is not necessary to curtail all rural domestic water supply, it may order that taps be closed in in reverse order of their issuance until the water supply for the Town is protected. b. The Board of Trustees may order the metering of water consumed by rural and in-town water taps and impose a graduated schedule of rates for water assessments increasing with rising consumption in a manner that will encourage water conservation. c. Action authorized by this section may be taken by the Board of Trustees by resolution setting forth a summary of the circumstances which the Board finds to require the imposition of such measures and, in accordance with Section 132-80, setting the rates for metered water usage as the case may be. In taking action under this Section 13-2-190, the Board of Trustees, in consultation with the Public Works Director, shall determine when conservation measures should go into to effect, and their duration, to temporarily reduce the demand placed on the Town's domestic water supply system giving primary consideration to the following factors affecting the Town's domestic water supply and/or the capacity of the Town's domestic water system to deliver water: 1. The extent to which the Town's ability to fight fire may be compromised; ii. The extent to which the Town's ability to deliver water to in-town water users may be compromised; iii. The cause of the limitations on the Town's ability to deliver domestic water including drought or other circumstances of nature beyond the control of the Town and the need to make improvements or repairs on the Town's domestic water delivery infrastructure. iv. The ability of the Town to provided fair and adequate notice to its water users of the measures to be implemented. Section 2. This ordinance shall be authenticated by the signatures of the Mayor and the Town Clerk, shall be recorded in a book kept for that purpose and shall be published according to law. APPROVED AND ADOPTED BY THE AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF CRAWFORD, COLORADO, THIS 5TH DAY OF SEPT., 2012. /s/ Carolyn Steckel, Mayor ATTEST: /s/ Jackie Savage, Town Clerk CERTIFICATION The undersigned, Jackie Savage, as the Town Clerk of the Town of Crawford, Colorado, does hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of Ordinance No. 1, 2012 Series adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Town of Crawford, Colorado, at a regular meeting held on Sept. 5, 2012, and that the same was duly published according to law on Sept. 5, 2012. Dated this 5th day of Sept., 2012. Jackie Savage, Town Clerk Published in the Delta County Independent September 12, 2012. COMBINED NOTICE PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2012-0113 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On June 28, 2012, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Delta records. Original Grantor(s) JOSE ORONA Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR CHERRY CREEK MORTGAGE CO., INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY Date of Deed of Trust 7/24/2009 County of Recording Delta Recording Date of Deed of Trust 7/27/2009

Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 636518 Original Principal Amount $145,809.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $141,743.49 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 ATTACHED LEGAL DESCRIPTION LEGAL DESCRIPTION Parcel 1: Part of the E 1/2 of the NE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Section 7, Township 15 South, Range 95 West of the 6th P.M. being part of that certain parcel of land described by the deed recorded in Book 437 at Page 517 of the real estate records of Delta County, Colorado described as follows: Beginning at a point on the East line of the said E 1/2 of the NE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 whence the North 1/4 corner of said Section 7 (a nail in I Road) bears North 00°04' East, 1,103.9 feet, considering the line between the Northwest corner of Section 7 (a 1 1/2" diameter metal survey cap by L.S. 5652) and the said North 1/4 corner to bear South 89°30' East, and all other bearings to be relative thereto; Thence South 00°04' West 187.7 feet on the said East line of the E 1/2 of the NE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 to the North right of way line of H-75 Road; Thence North 89°55' West, 116.2 feet on the said North right of way line on the said North right of way line of H-75 Road; Thence North 00°04' East, 187.7 feet; Thence South 89°55' East, 116.2 feet to the point of beginning. County of Delta, State of Colorado Parcel 2: Part of the E 1/2 of the NE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Section 7, Township 15 South, Range 95 West of the 6th P.M. being part of that certain parcel of land described by the deed recorded in Book 437 at Page 517 of the real estate records of Delta County, Colorado described as follows: Beginning at a point on the East line of the said E 1/2 of the NE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 whence the North 1/4 corner of said Section 7 (a nail in I Road) bears North 00°04' East, 1,103.9 feet, considering the line between the Northwest corner of Section 7 (a 1 1/2" diameter metal survey cap by L.S. 5652) and the said North 1/4 corner to bear South 89°30' East, and all other bearings to be relative thereto; Thence North 89°55' West, 116.2 feet; Thence South 00°04' West, 187.7 feet to the North right of way line of H-75 Road; Thence North 89°55' West, 30.0 feet on the said North right of way line of H-75 Road to the West line of the said Parcel described by the Deed recorded in Book 437 at Page 517 the following; North 00°04' East, 567.0 feet; South 89°30' East, 146.2 feet; South 00°04' West, 378.2 feet to the point of beginning. County of Delta, State of Colorado Also known by street and number as: 1684 H75 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, 10/31/2012, 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 9/5/2012 Last Publication 10/3/2012 Name of Publication Delta County Independent DATE: 06/28/2012 Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of Colorado By: /s/ Barbara J. Pierce, Deputy Public Trustee (SEAL) The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: SHEILA J. FINN #36637 Janeway Law Firm LLC 19201 E MAIN STREET SUITE 205, PARKER, CO 80134-9092 (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#14546 ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011 Published in the Delta County Independent September 5, 12, 19, 26 and October 3, 2012.

PUBLIC NOTICE SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Delta, State of Colorado, shall pursuant to statute hold a public hearing to receive public input on the following Supplemental Budget

Resolution on September 17, 2012 at 9:30 a.m. at the Delta County Courthouse, 501 Palmer St., Room 236, Delta, Colorado, 81416. SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF DELTA, STATE OF COLORADO NO. 2012-R-______ A RESOLUTION APPROPRIATING ADDITIONAL SUMS OF MONEY TO DEFRAY EXPENSES IN EXCESS OF AMOUNTS BUDGETED FOR THE COUNTY OF DELTA, COLORADO IN THE YEAR 2011. WHEREAS, circumstances have arisen which could not have been reasonably foreseen at the time of the adoption of the 2011 Delta County Budget in the Enterprise Landfill Fund, and WHEREAS, funds are available within the above referenced fund from either unanticipated revenues and/or unappropriated revenues with additional revenues budgeted accordingly; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Delta County Commissioners as follows: 1. That the 2011 budget and appropriation for the Enterprise Landfill Fund be increased from $1,079,713 to $1,120,713 for the following purpose: To account for capitalized expenditures in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) . . . . . $41,000 That the sum of $41,000 is hereby budgeted and appropriated from unappropriated funds in the Enterprise Landfill Fund. INTRODUCED, READ AND ADOPTED this 17th day of September, 2012, nunc pro tunc December 31, 2011. Published in the Delta County Independent September 12, 2012.

COMBINED NOTICE PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2012-0119 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On July 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) ROD ULLERY AND SHARON ULLERY Original Beneficiary(ies) SUBURBAN MORTGAGE INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP Date of Deed of Trust 8/31/1999 County of Recording Delta Recording Date of Deed of Trust 9/1/1999 Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 528154 Book: 839 Page: 362 Original Principal Amount $77,500.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $49,315.30 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. A certain tract of land located in the NW1/4 of the NE1/4, Section 29, Township 13 South, Range 94 West of the 6th p.m., more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point in the middle of a county road, 310.0 feet West of the NE corner of said NW1/4 NE1/4; Thence South 07°45' WEst 16.25 chains (1,072.5) feet more or less along the West line of and to the SW corner of a tract of land previously known as the "C.L. Pike Tract"; Thence Westerly 6.81 chains (449.46 feet) with an old fence line described in a deed from Frank to Thompson recorded in Book 53 at page 33 of the Delta County records as bearing North 69°44' West to the centerline of Surface Creek (previously called to the East bank of Surface Creek); Thence along the centerline of Surface Creek to a point where said centerline intersects the center of the County Road hereinbefore mentioned; Thence along the centerline of said County road 6.25 chains (412.5 feet) more or less to the point of beginning. EXCEPTING THEREFROM the following tract of land as disclosed in deed recorded in Book 345 at page 508 and more particularly described as follows: Part of the NW1/4 NE1/4 Section 29, Twp. 13 S., Rg. 94 W. 6th P.M. Beginning at a point in the center of a County Road. Whence the Northeast corner of said NW1/4 NE1/4 Section 29 bears S 89°08' E 310. feet; Thence S07°45'W 312.65 feet; Thence N89°08'W 150 feet; Thence N07°45'E 312.65 feet to the center of a county road; Thence S89°08'E 150 feet along said road centerline to the point of beginning. ALSO EXCEPTING a tract of land as disclosed in deed recorded in book 431 at page 801, more particularly described as follow: Part of the NW1/4 of the NE1/4 of Section 29, Township 13 South, Range 94 West of the 6th P.m. Beginning at a point in the center of a County road whence the Northeast corner of the NW1/4 NE1/4 of said Section 29 bears South 89°08' East 500 feet; Thence South 07°45' West 212.65 feet; Thence North 89°08' West 135 feet; Thence North 07°45' East 212.65

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feet; Thence South 89°08' East 135 feet more or less along the center line of the County road to the point of beginning. ALSO EXCEPTING a tract of land as disclosed in deed recorded in book 363 at page 344 more particularly described as follows: Part of the NW1/4 NE1/4 of Section 29, Twp. 13 S, Rg 94 W of the 6th p.m. Beginning at a point in the center of a County road whence the Northeast corner of said NW1/4 NE1/4 Sec. 29, Twp. 13 South, Rg 94 W 6th P.M. bears South 89°08' East 635 feet; Thence South 07°45' West 312.65 feet; Thence North 89°08' West 272.51 feet to the center of Surface Creek; Thence North 36°30' East 381.83 feet along center of Surface creek to center line of a county road; Thence South 89°08' East 87.5 feet along said road center line to the point of beginning. ALSO EXCEPTING a tract of land as disclosed by deed recorded in book 509 at page 197 more particularly described as follows: A tract of land situate in part of the NW1/4 of the NE 1/4 of Section 29, T 13 S, R 94 W of the 6th P.m. Beginning at a point on the North line of Section 29 (said point being also in the center of Cedar Mesa Street) T 13 S, R 94 W of the 6th P.M. from whence the N1/4 Corner of said Section 29 bears N89°30' W a distance of 901.84 feet and considering the North line of said NE 1/4 to bear N89°30W and all other bearings relative thereto; Thence S07°32'W 314.6 feet; Thence S16°11'E 98.1 feet; Thence S07°37'W 590.7 feet; Thence S21°05'E 77.7 feet; Thence N72°30'W 51.2 feet; Thence N21°05'W 56.0 feet; Thence N07°37'E 590.7 feet; Thence N16°11'W 98.1 feet; Thence N07°32'E to the North line of said NW1/4 of the NE1/4 a distance of 319.8 feet; Thence S89°30'E a distance of 40.3 feet more or less to the point of beginning. ALSO EXCEPTING A tract of land situate in part of the NW1/4 NE1/4, Section 29, Township 13 South, Range 94 West, sixth principal meridian more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point on the west right of way line of S.E. Fourth street from whence the Northeast corner of the NW1/4 NE1/4 of section 29, Township 13 South, Range 94 West of the sixth principal meridian bears North 68°59' East a distance of 566.31 feet and considering the North line of the NE1/4 of said section 29 to bear South 89°08' East and all other bearings relative thereto; Thence South 07°45' West along the West right of way line of S.E. Fourth Street a distance of 50.00 feet; Thence North 89°08' West parallel with the North line of the NW1/4 NE1/4 a distance of 135.00 feet; Thence North 07°45' East parallel with the West line of S.E. Fourth street a distance of 50.00 feet; Thence South 89°08' East parallel with the North line of said subdivision a distance of 135.00 feet to the point of beginning. County of Delta, State of Colorado. Also known by street and number as: 160 SE 4TH STREET, CEDAREDGE, CO 81413. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 am on Wednesday, 11/07/2012, 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 9/12/2012 Last Publication 10/10/2012 Name of Publication Delta County Independent DATE: 07/05/2012 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: 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 # 1269.20551 ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011 Published in the Delta County Independent September 12, 19, 26, October 3 and 10, 2012.

COMBINED NOTICE PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2012-0121 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On July 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.

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Original Grantor(s) ELIZABETH J. SAWATZKY AND REBECCA A. HANSON Original Beneficiary(ies) NORTHFORKBANKCENTERMONTROSEBANK Current Holder of Evidence of Debt NORTHFORKBANKCENTERMONTROSEBANK Date of Deed of Trust 7/14/2006 County of Recording Delta Recording Date of Deed of Trust 7/25/2006 Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 605943 Original Principal Amount $58,157.08 Outstanding Principal Balance $226,102.16 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. SEE LEGAL DESCRIPTION ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF. LEGAL DESCRIPTION Lots 6, 7 and 8 in Block 7 of the Original Plat of the Original Plat of the Town of Crawford, Colorado. Also together with the West 1/2 of the following described vacated alley: Beginning at the Northeast corner of Lot 6 in Block 7, Original Plat of the Town of Crawford Colorado; Thence East 10 feet more or less to the Northwest corner of Lot 1 in said Block 7; Thence South 125 Feet along the West lines of Lots 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 in said Block 7 to the Southwest corner of Lot 5 in said Block 7; Thence West 10 feet, more or less to the Southeast corner of Lot 6 in said Block 7; Thence North 125 feet along the East line of said Lot 6 to the point of beginning. County of Delta, State of Colorado Also known by street and number as: 344 HIGHWAY 92, 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. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 am on Wednesday, 11/07/2012, 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 9/12/2012 Last Publication 10/10/2012 Name of Publication Delta County Independent DATE: 07/11/2012 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: AARON CLAY #9666 CLAY and DODSON PC 415 PALMER STREET, PO BOX 038, DELTA, CO 81416-0038 (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 # NFBvsSAWATZKY/ HANSON ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011 Published in the Delta County Independent September 12, 19, 26, October 3 and 10, 2012.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of LEONARD W. WEISS, Deceased Case Number 12PR73 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 February 1, 2013, or the claims may be forever barred. Carolyn Hawkins Person Giving Notice 1221 Highway 50 Delta, CO 81416 Published in the Delta County Independent September 5, 12 and 19, 2012.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of COLE HOMER GARBER, a/k/a COLE H. GARBER, a/k/a COLE GARBER, Deceased Case Number 12PR67 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 January 7, 2013, or the claims may be forever barred. Elisa Garber Person Giving Notice 40819 D Road Crawford, CO 81415 Attorney for Personal Representative Aaron R. Clay PO Box 38 Delta CO 81416 Published in the Delta County Independent September 5, 12 and 19, 2012.

District Court Delta County, Colorado Court Address: 501 Palmer St., #338, Delta, CO 81416 In the Matter of the Petition of: Parent/Petitioner: McKenzie Cowan for Minor Child: Mia Paige Schillawski For a Change of Name to: Mia Paige Cowan Case Number: 2012CV201 Devision 1 PUBLIC NOTICE OF PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME Public Notice is given on 8/28/2012, that a Petition for a Change of Name of a Minor Child has been filed with the Delta District Court. The Petition requests that the name of Mia Paige Schillawski be changed to Mia Paige Cowan. Mandy Allen Clerk of Court By /s/ Gabreilla Rich Deputy Clerk (Court Seal) Published in the Delta County Independent September 5, 12 and 19, 2012.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Mary Volk, Deceased Case Number 2012PR00074 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 February 1, 2013, or the claims may be forever barred. Lynn French Personal Representative 38692 Indian Head Lane Crawford, CO 81415 Published in the Delta County Independent September 5, 12 and 19, 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.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of ROBERT C. HEWITT, Deceased Case Number 12PR56 All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative. District Court of Delta County, Colorado on or before Nov. 28, 2012, or the claims may be forever barred. Joyce E. Rodriguez 8750 Water Lane Delta, CO 81416 Published in the Delta County Independent August 29, September 5 and 12, 2012.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Janet Y. Stewart, Deceased Case No. 12PR66 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 December 31st, 2012, or the claims may be forever barred. Janell S. Puckett Personal Representative P.O. Box 206 Cairo, IL 62914 864-979-8179 James D. Brown Brown, Schottelkotte, Stimpert & Vaughn, LLC 550 Palmer St. - P.O. Box 43 Delta, CO 81416-0043 970-874-4451 Attorneys for Personal Representative Published in the Delta County Independent August 29, September 5 and 12, 2012.

NOTICE OF BUDGET Notice is hereby given that a proposed budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of the Bone Mesa Water District for the ensuing year of 2013. A copy of such proposed budget is available for inspection at the Paonia Library and the Hotchkiss Library. Such proposed budget will be considered at a meeting of the Board of Directors of the District to be held at the Paonia Town Hall Community Room in Paonia on the 19th day of September, 2012, at 7:00 o’clock p.m. Any interested elector within such Bone Mesa Water District may inspect the proposed budget and file or register any objections thereto at any time prior to the final adoption of the budget. Dated the 6th day of September, 2012. BONE MESA WATER DISTRICT Secretary Published in the Delta County Independent September 12, 2012.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of MARGARET DEUTSCH, Deceased Case Number 2012PR64 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 January 30, 2013, or the claims may be forever

barred. Leta Hughes Person Giving Notice 23152 Ute Trail Road Cedaredge, Colorado 81413 David A. Marek Attorney for Personal Representative P.O. Box 1387 Paonia, CO 81428 Published in the Delta County Independent September 12, 19 and 26, 2012.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Mayme K. Abseck, a/k/a Mayme Abseck, Deceased Case Number 2012 PR 68 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 January 6, 2013, or the claims may be forever barred. James A. Kaplan, #7741 Attorney for Personal Representative, Health Management Systems, Inc. 717 Seventeenth Street, Suite 2300 Denver, CO 80202 Published in the Delta County Independent September 12, 19 and 26, 2012.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of GARRY WARE, also known as Garry Irwin Ware and Garry Ware, Deceased Case Number 2012PR71 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 January 14, 2013, or the claims may be forever barred. Virginia Marie "Ree" Ware Person Giving Notice 15718 2900 Road Hotchkiss, CO 81419 Published in the Delta County Independent September 12, 19 and 26, 2012.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of DONALD WAYNE ROSS, a/k/a DONALD W. ROSS, a/k/a WAYNE ROSS, Deceased Case Number 12PR75 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 January 15, 2013, or the claims may be forever barred. Carol A. Ross Person Giving Notice 1558 H38 Road Delta CO 81416 Attorney for Personal Representative: Aaron R. Clay PO Box 38 Delta CO 81416 Published in the Delta County Independent September 12, 19 and 26, 2012.

PUBLIC NOTICE In compliance with the Land Development Regulations of the Town of Paonia, Colorado, the Paonia Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, September 18, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. at Paonia Town Hall Community Center Room, 214 Grand Avenue, Paonia, Colorado to consider allowing a photography and design home occupation request in a R-1, Single Family Residential District, located at 215 Colorado Avenue; the property owned by Matthew and Tennille VanVleet. The Town Council will address the same application on September 25, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. at the same location. Interested parties are invited to attend the hearing, or send comments by September 14, 2012 to the Town of Paonia at P.O. Box 460, Paonia, CO 81418. If you are unable to attend this meeting and would like to comment on this request, please submit comments in writing by September 14, 2012. Published in the Delta County Independent September 12, 2012.

Montezuma County, Colorado District Court Address: 109 W. Main, Room 210 Cortez, CO 81321-3190 Plaintiff(s)/Petitioner(s) and Address: Andrew Davis Sanford Defendant(s)/Respondent(s) and Address: Debra C. Sanford Case Number 12 DR 99 CONSOLIDATED PUBLICATION OF NOTICE Notice is hereby given that in the following proceedings filed in this Court, under the Uniform Dissolution of Marriage Act, the above Court has found that due diligence has been used to obtain personal service of process and that efforts to obtain same would be to no avail, and has ordered one publication of a Consolidated Notice of said proceedings. ACTION # 12 DR 99 RESPONDENT PARTY Debra C. Sanford NATURE OF ACTION Dissolution of Marriage You are further notified that a copy of the Petition and Summons may be obtained from the Clerk of the Court during regular business hours and that default judgment may be entered against that party upon whom service is made by this notice if he or she failed to appear or file a response within 30 days after the date of this publication. Dated this 9th day of August, 2012. Douglas S. Walker District Court Judge Published in the Delta County Independent September 12, 19, 26, October 3 and 10, 2012.

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fun for the whole family. There will be hayrides, Hogo hamster balls and carnival games for the kids. The “older kids” will enjoy the arts and craft booths and the American and Mexican food booths. Moms and dads will love the Good Old Lutheran Bakery featuring hot cof-

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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

fee, freshly-made Norwegian lefse, homemade breads, pies, cookies and other assorted tasty confections. There will be something for every age in the silent auction. Bring a chair or pull up a hay bale and enjoy the entertainment and toetapping music.

9:45 a.m. 11:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m.

CHURCH OF CHRIST

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.

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NORTH FORK

sale where nothing has a price. There will be booths for free Bibles and free prayer requests. After all, salvation is free! Come see what else you can get for free. Contact Pastor Bob or Linda Aubery, 874-4647, for more information.

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

Delta First Church of God, 1102 Howard Street, is hosting its second “Free For All” event on Saturday, Sept. 15, from 9 to 11 a.m. Everything is free — clothes, furniture, decor, books and so much more. It’s all free for the taking! It’s like a garage

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FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF CEDAREDGE

for good in the world,” says Reverend Joy. Other special activities honoring the day involve a community picnic in the park across from the center.

‘Free For All’ is open to everyone

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

RIVER OF LIFE CHURCH

connecting at the heart level with the works of these people around the world, as you come to see yourself as being part of a much bigger picture — a much larger force

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

On Sunday, Sept. 16, Center for Spiritual Living, Delta, is hosting a special program honoring Centers for Spiritual Living’s™ global growth movement. In a message specially prepared for this event, Rev. Joy Robinson will describe the organization’s global outreach, unveil its food project and share information about the activities of its international communities — what is now being provided, and how members and friends can personally be a part of this expansion. The celebration begins at 10:30 a.m. at 658 Howard Street. “This will be a time of

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. CEDAREDGE COMMUNITY Wearhouse hours: Monday 9 a.m.-3:00 p.m. 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 Bob Watts, Pastor Emeritus FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Adult Bible Study 9:00 a.m. OF HOTCHKISS Children & Youth Sunday School 9:00 a.m. 203 W. Main, Hotchkiss • Church 872-3313 Worship Service 10:00 a.m. Sunday School (all ages) 9:45 a.m. Communion Worship First Sunday Sunday Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Youth and Adult Choirs, Bible Studies, Nursery Sunday Evening Service 5:00 p.m. OPEN HEARTS! OPEN MINDS! OPEN DOORS! After School Program (K-8) Wed. 3:45 p.m. Adult Bible Study & Prayer Wed. 7:00 p.m. Youth Group/Teen Bible Study Wed. 7:00 p.m. Also offering counseling, men’s prayer SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH meetings, ladies’ Bible study, teen outings, nursery 290 S.W. 2nd Ave., Cedaredge • 210-3398 and a food pantry. Contact Pastor Jake DeField for Pastor Seth Coridan more information. Sabbath School Saturday 9:15 a.m. Morning Worship 10:50 a.m. Prayer Meeting Wednesday 3:00 p.m.

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

PAONIA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 2nd and Onarga, Paonia Pastor Russell Fletcher Bible Study 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship 10:30 a.m. Youth Group 6:00 p.m. Child care provided every Sun. and on special occasions.

ALL SAINTS LUTHERAN CHURCH, ELCA

235 North Fork, Paonia • 527-3214 Saturday Evening Mass 5:00 p.m. Sunday Mass 8:30 a.m.

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

PAONIA SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH 41012 Lamborn Dr., PO Box 932, Paonia, CO 81428 Pastor Seth Coridan • 970-210-3398 Saturday Services 9:00 a.m. Discover Answers to Life’s Deepest Questions: Hope Channel 368 on Direct TV

OLATHE OLD KING JAMES BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH 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. Open Communion (1st & 3rd Sundays) Visitors Always Welcome. Communion Worship 1st Sunday

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B A C K P A G E

With Bill Hellman Sr. (left) at Comet Drug Coffee Club

BY VON MITCHELL DCI Staff Writer

e was tired of all the neighborhood sticks (the really good players) coming in at one or two under par and not being able to participate in that conversation. After all, his own golf game couldn’t qualify him to exchange barbs with the big hitters, or “flatbellies” as he called them. So, he changed par — simple as that. “Our new par is 50,” said Melroy, aka Mel Renfrow, “and we’re gonna play winter rules year round, too. Anybody doesn’t like it doesn’t have to play with us.” So, when he came in with a 48 for nine holes on the old course, he strolled into the clubhouse and announced in his trademark Oklahoma drawl that he, too, was “a couple under.” It was his way of keeping the playing field level, of letting everybody know that he had just as much right to the brass ring as the next guy. For a man utterly devoid of pretense, whose entire life poked fun at shows of self-importance by anybody, anytime, it all made perfect sense. And just like that he was right back in the middle of the conversation — where he always belonged. The Garrett’s Days Mel Renfrow was born in 1917 to Peter and Lurline Renfrow in Woodward, Okla. He grew up in the Dust Bowl days and migrated to Delta with his parents in a Model A after graduating high school in 1935. Needing work, he quickly settled in as a store clerk for his uncle, Lewis “L.W.” Garrett, the proprietor of Garrett’s Mercantile in downtown Delta. Mel worked diligently at the store, even through the war years (having been denied the opportunity to serve in a fighting capacity by all branches of the military due to high blood pressure), and struck up a friendship with a co-worker named Dave Tarr, the father of longtime Delta insurance agent Pete Tarr. “My dad,” says Pete, “wanted to buy the store from L.W. because Garrett was going down to Florida and staying all winter, leaving Dad and Mel to run the store. My dad asked L.W. if he could buy the store, and L.W. said no initially. So Dad said, ‘I’m not going to work there anymore. He takes all the profit and we do

all the work.’ So we moved to Oregon and Dad went to work at the shipyards. About a year later, L.W. called and asked my dad if he still wanted to buy the business. Dad said, ‘Yeah, I want to buy it, but on one condition. I need Mel Renfrow as my partner.’ So Dad brought Mel into it around 1945 and they got along wonderfully. It was the best partnership I’ve ever seen. They worked beautifully together for years until Dad eventually sold out to Mel.” Pete remembers Mel as being a very savvy merchant. “His memory was fantastic. He knew where everything was. You might say, ‘Do we have any shoes in 8DD?’ and he would say, ‘Aw, I think we have a couple pairs of boots and maybe a pair of shoes or two back there on such-andsuch a rack.’ He was just a good, solid businessman.” In 1947, Mel met and married the love of his life, a local fifth grade English and reading teacher named Jackie Meyn. They enjoyed 52 years of marriage, moved from Grand Avenue to Grand Boulevard, and fell into what became a fairly typical routine during Mel’s working days. “Mel was always busy,” says Jackie. “He worked six days a week at the store, including Saturday nights until 8 or 9 p.m. Then on Sundays he was either at the trap club or the golf course (working to get them going). He and Babe Kaup basically started the trap club. He broke his shoulder falling off a ladder while he was working on one of the buildings. But he enjoyed his involvement at both places.” For many years, the Renfrows owned most of the block between 3rd and 4th streets on the east side of Main Street. Mel’s first cousin, Clyde, owned the furniture store on the corner, and Mel owned most of the middle of the block, including the buildings adjacent to Garrett’s. When Mel sold Garrett’s in 1980 to Jerry Classi and closed that chapter of his life, it was the end of an era. For Mel Renfrow, though, it was simply time to focus on more serious pursuits — like breaking “par.” “If It Don’t Bother You, It Don’t Bother Me” Sure, not everybody liked his casual approach to the rules of golf, but Melroy didn’t

Jackie and Mel

And par is 50 — Remembering Mel Renfrow care. He wasn’t trying to make the Tour. He was just having fun. He’d snake a putt in from 20 feet and then deadpan to anyone within reach, “You didn’t think I was that good, did ya?” His witty personality was always ready for prime time even if his golf game wasn’t. Donning one of his many hats — today the Ben Hogan, tomorrow the crocheted Coors — he chomped on a cigar and set up so far to the right that people never crowded that edge of the tee box. He waggled the club like he was sweeping out front of the store. After unleashing another of his patented outside-to-in attacks on the golf ball, Melroy would just smile, regardless of the result, blue eyes twinkling, and say, “Well, I’m closer than I was.”

Mel

He was a fixture at the Comet Drug coffee club, a morning gathering of Delta residents that included Bill Hellman Sr., Harold Broughton, Judge Calhoun, Ray Werner, and Doug Atchley among many others. He was known for performing “Oklahoma Math,” which basically ensured that whomever he wanted to stick with the bill would receive the ticket after a great deal of mostly-fixed coin flipping. He’d bet 100, which meant that he’d bet 100 pennies — on just about anything from the Broncos to whether or not a dog would cross the street. In his basement, a room adorned with ironwood carvings and a vast collection of canes and hats, not to mention a full bar, TV set, and his favorite chair — the original “man cave” before the term became popular — was the proof that he won more often than not: an array of dollar bills, neatly and proudly displayed beneath the shiny glass cover of his coffee table. “Pidge” (short for pigeon) was the nickname given to anyone who contributed to his stash of ones. It was all strictly small stakes, but it’s difficult to think that anybody enjoyed a small wager more than Mel Renfrow. “He used to come in here on Sundays,” says Zack Meyer, owner and operator of Zack’s BBQ in Hotchkiss since 1972, “and want to bet on a ballgame. The bet was he either paid double for his dinner or he got it for free. There were a couple times that he got a free dinner, but there were several times when he paid double. It was all in good fun. He was a heck of a guy.” Contributions One would be hard-pressed to find anyone in the history

of Delta, Colorado, who was as civically involved or as instrumental in bringing so many developments to the community as Mel Renfrow. At different times he served as president of the Junior, Delta and Delta County Chambers of Commerce. He was past president and a member of Kiwanis for 55 years, including a stint as lieutenant governor of the Rocky Mountain District. He was president of the Colorado Game and Fish Commission. He was past president and a member of the Tri-County Water Board for 28 years. He was a lifetime member of the Elks Lodge. He was an active member of Ducks Unlimited and helped to get a local chapter as well as a Western Slope chapter. He served as an auctioneer for many Ducks Unlimited fundraisers saying, “C’mon now, folks. It’s only money. It’s only money.” He also served on the site committees for the Delta Trap Club, Cottonwood Golf Club, and the Delta Correctional Facility. He was a charter member of both the trap and golf clubs and, as mentioned before, labored physically to make both places a reality. His efforts, together with those of Hank Showalter, Charlie Willett, L.T. Mangum, and several others were key in making the Cottonwood Golf Club (Delta Golf Club at that time) possible. He even served as master of ceremonies for the Ridgway Dam dedication in August 1987. He’s been credited with helping bring Foster Farms to the area and worked actively throughout his life to make Delta a better place. Lee Martinson, who used to own Comet Drug Store says, “Mel was one of Delta’s greatest promoters. He had such a cheerful personality and was just a nice guy.” His was a life of service that could best be summed up by the bumper sticker on his car which read, “I ♥ Delta.” A Cruel End 5.4 million Americans suffer with Alzheimer’s. The disease affects one in every eight Americans over the age of 65, and nearly half of people aged 85 or older have it. It’s said that another American develops Alzheimer’s disease every 68 seconds.1 It’s a cruel disease that takes a friend or loved one away before they quit breathing. It’s how Melroy exited. This man with the fantastic memory and charm-

ing wit began to slip and then ceased to exist. “I just remember before we knew he had it,” says Jackie. “We’d go to the grocery store and people would come up to talk to him and he couldn’t remember their names. That really bothered him.” As Mel’s symptoms progressed, it became clear to Jackie that he needed more intensive care. She had to make the decision that so many loved ones struggle with because they can’t communicate with the person in question: Is it time for the nursing home? Jackie decided that it was. “It was difficult,” she says. “Of course they tell you not to come back and visit for two or three days. They always tell you that. That was tough. But before that, I felt like I couldn’t leave him. I was afraid that he might take off and walk someplace. Late in the day,” Jackie continues, “he would start to pace in the living room and say, ‘I want to go home.’ Sometimes he’d go and try the door. I had to put another lock on it. But he’d say, ‘I want to go home.’ I’d say, ‘Mel, I’ll take you wherever you want to go, but your home is here.’ He never could tell me where he wanted to go, but I think he was thinking of Oklahoma. “When I went to see him after a couple days,” Jackie continues, “I think he knew who I was. He didn’t act like he knew me, but he didn’t act like he didn’t know me either. It was that way until the end. It was just a tough time.” Mel passed away in December 1999, just a few days before the fabled Y2K. One can only smile at how he might have viewed that twitchy spectacle. One of the least worried people of all-time in the midst of a society gone nervous. He left behind an incredible legacy. One of his good friends and a charter member of the golf team known as “Melroy’s Boys,” Don Mitchell, called Mel “the father I never had and as honest a man as I’ve ever known.” To study his life is to study a good chunk of Delta history — not bad for an Okie just trying to trade jabs with the flatbellies. He’s 13 years gone, but he’s even par now and still right in the middle of the conversation. 1 http://www.alz.org/documents_ custom/2012_facts_figures_fact_ sheet.pdf (accessed 7/20/12)

Mel (far right) from the early days of Garrett’s