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n Dolores resident helps unravel bird mystery.

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sports

n Local high school students make All-Conference basketball team.

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living

n Fox continues recovery after painful breast cancer ordeal.

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Enrollment down, $400,000 gone Decrease in student numbers costing Re-1 school district By Michael Maresh Journal Staff Writer The Montezuma-Cortez Re-1 School District lost more than $443,000 in state funding for the 2011-12 school year because enrollment dropped by 72 students, district records show.

Districts are mostly funded on the number of students who attend school, and Re-1 has continued to see its enrollment drop. According to district records, student enrollment in the Re-1 decreased from 2,970 students last year to 2,898 for the 2011-12 school year. The decrease of 72 students re-

politics

Cortez to pick 4 councilors Tuesday

sulted in the district losing funding of $443,592 because schools in Colorado are paid $6,161 for every child who attends school. The school with the biggest drop was Montezuma-Cortez High School, which decreased in students from 721 to 679, while Kemper Elementary saw its enrollment go from

404 to 363 students. Compounding the problem was the state’s decision to cut the per pupil funding from $6,259 in 2010 to $6,161 which resulted in another decrease in funding of $283,000. In 2009, enrollment in the district

Birds of a feather …

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A life gone too soon Community feels loss of young child

By Reid Wright

Journal Staff Writer Cortez voters will go to the polls Tuesday to pick their next city council in the 2012 Municipal Election. Polling for the regular election will take place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, with mail-in ballots due 7 p.m. that same day. Four seats on the Cortez City Council are up for grabs. Three seats are four-year terms and one will be for a two-year term. On Election Day, the polling location for Precinct 1 (city residents living north of Main Street) is the Montezuma County Annex Building, 103 North Chestnut St. The polling location for Precinct 2

By Brandon Mathis Journal Staff Writer

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Journal/Sam Green

Eating some hay and sharing a field are a pheasant and a Canada Goose northwest of Cortez.

The loss of a loved one is hard, but even more so when the loved one is your own child. Ryan Burris and Ana Hern of Cortez feel that loss. They lost their young daughter on Tuesday to a lifelong illness. Aeden Marie Burris was 6 years old when she passed away on Tuesday, March 27. According to her obituary, she was the epitome of a princess. Geraldine Jones is one of Hern’s closest friends. Together, they work at Silver Bean Coffee in Cortez. Jones said it wasn’t easy to talk about Aeden’s passing. “It’s kind of hard to talk about,” she said of her friend’s loss. “They are

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Parks and wildlife releases big-game count Southwest Colorado hunters bag fairly average deer, elk season By Russell Smyth Journal Staff Writer Southwest Colorado hunters experienced consistent hunting during the fall 2011 big-game seasons, according to recently released survey results from Colorado Parks and Wildlife. After the fall hunting seasons end,

Colorado Parks and Wildlife uses a random telephone survey of hunters to estimate the number of animals harvested and hunters’ success rates, said Joe Lewandowski, a Durangobased spokesman for the wildlife agency. The agency releases survey results in the spring. “We don’t call every hunter, but it’s a representative sample that gives us an accurate picture of what the harvest was,” Lewandowski said. Weather often affects hunting seasons, as Lewandowski noted.

“We had … some early snow that got the animals moving around,” he said. “The first season for elk was pretty successful. … I think you could say it was a typical season.” DEER HUNTING Hunter success rates remained fairly stable for the fall 2011 deer seasons, according to parks and wildlife statistics. For example, hunters in Game

DEER HUNTING

Three bucks gather in a pasture of hay near Dolores. A recently released Colorado Parks and Wildlife survey indicates Southwest Colorado deer hunters experienced a relatively consistent 2011 hunting season.

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Big - gam e harvests 2011 fall big-game harvests for some Southwest Colorado game management units follow. Statistics are for all manner of take — archery, muzzle-loader and rifle. Colorado is divided into more than 150 game management units.

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Management Unit 72, located west of Cortez, had a 60 percent success rate, meaning 60 percent of hunters harvested a deer. The average success ■■ Deadline for hunters nears. rate for the past five years in GMU 72 page 7A is 58 percent. Parks and wildlife divides the state into more than 150 game management units. Deer hunters in GMU Although the health of deer popu73, located east of Cortez, logged a lations can vary from one part of the 58 percent success rate in 2011, com- state to another, Colorado has experipared to the five-year average of 54 See count on Page 7A percent.

■■ Game Management Unit 72, west of Cortez — deer hunting, 60 percent success rate, 344 deer harvested, 577 hunters, five-year success rate average is 58 percent. ■■ GMU 73, east of Cortez — 58 percent success rate, 333 deer harvested, 572 hunters, fiveyear success rate average 54

ELK HUNTING

average 20 percent. ■■ GMU 73 — 16 percent success rate, 158 elk harvested, 1,002 hunters, five-year success rate average 28 percent. ■■ GMU 71 — 18 percent success rate, 573 elk harvested, 3,171 hunters, five-year success rate average 26 percent. ■■ GMU 711 — 24 percent success rate, 617 elk harvested, 2,555 hunters, five-year success rate average 27 percent. ■■ Statewide — 21 percent success rate, 212,000 hunters; 43,480 elk harvested.

■■ GMU 72 — 17 percent success rate, 103 elk harvested, 610 hunters, five-year success rate

Source: Colorado Parks and Wildlife

percent. ■■ GMU 71, northeast of Cortez — 31 percent success rate, 189 deer harvested, 604 hunters, five-year success rate average 44 percent. ■■ GMU 711, north of Cortez — 46 percent success rate — 336 deer harvested, 732 hunters, five-year success rate average 44 percent. ■■ Statewide deer — 43 percent success rate, 33,200 deer harvested, 76,445 hunters.

Local & State

Cortez Journal Saturday March 31, 2012

Tipton honored

County moving offices to give courts more space By Michael Maresh Journal Staff Writer

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U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton R-Cortez (right), was recently presented with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Spirit of Enterprise Award by chamber President Thomas Donohue for “supporting America’s Job Creators.”

P o lice B l o tter THURSDAY, MARCH 22 • Dispatch aired a call that a reporting party was outside of a house and was worried about her juvenile daughter who was inside and possibly being held against her will. When the officer arrived, he saw the reporting party, an adult female, on the back porch speaking with an adult female inside. The female resident asked to speak with the officer inside the house, and he found her to be very intoxicated. She claimed that the juvenile had been at her home because she was being abused at home. There was also an adult male in the residence, holding a 1-year-old infant. The juvenile female was located, and she was found to also be intoxicated. It was determined that the adults had given her alcohol while she was at their house watching a movie, and that she had known that she was drinking alcohol and had done so by her own decision. The female resident, who also turned out to be underage, was arrested. The adult male was also placed under arrest after he attempted to flee the scene while extremely intoxicated, and still holding the infant. The juvenile was issued a summons for illegal consumption by an underage person. The infant was released to the custody of Social Services for her safety. The two residents were issued felony holds and charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor. It was also recommended that the adult male be charged with child abuse for attempting to flee intoxicated while holding the baby. Both subjects were left in the care of jail staff. • An officer responded to a local business for a shoplifting complaint. A vehicle had just left the scene with three young males in baseball caps, and one of them had attempted to steal an iPod Touch valued at $400. Another officer located the vehicle, only with one occupant. The driver was contacted, and turned out to be intoxicated. He was placed under arrest and identified by the store employee as the male who had attempted to steal the iPod. He was issued a summons for shoplifting, was arrested for DUI, and was issued a notice of revokation of his driver’s license. His car was released to his grandmother, and he was left in the care and custody of jail staff. SUNDAY, MARCH 25 • An officer was dispatched to a residence in reference to a disturbance. He spoke with a woman who told him that she had been in an argument with

her daughter. The woman invited him in to check on her daughter. As he was looking through the house, he observed a male hiding in the closet with a blanket on top of him. He observed that the male was intoxicated. When asked why he was hiding, the 19-year-old male told the officer that he was getting ready to go to sleep. Dispatch advised that there was an active warrant for the male’s arrest, as well as a restraining order stating that he could not possess or consume alcohol. He was placed under arrest. TUESDAY, MARCH 27 • An officer reported to a residence for a report of theft. The owners had some containers in their back yard that had been full of scrap wiring, and the wiring had been stolen. The officer observed where two trash cans had been dragged to a fence that separated the property from that of their neighbor. The neighbor was contacted by the officer, who allowed him to search the property where he found several pieces of scrap wire on the neighbor’s side of the fence and several more pieces in the back yard of the residence. The neighbor had been at work, but his son had been home, and he said he would speak to him about it. While the officer was speaking to the owners of the stolen scrap wiring, the son came over and told them that he had stolen the wiring, and had taken it to Belt Salvage and sold it. The owners agreed not to press charges as long as the son turned over the money he had made from selling their wiring. The officer will contact the business to verify that the amount given matches. • An officer was requested to respond to a gas station for a report of theft by an employee. The officer spoke with the district manager for the station, who told him that they had noticed they had been $312 short on lottery ticket sales. The manager and district manager had reviewed the security video and had found footage of one of their clerks removing the tickets and putting them back. Later that day, the manager contacted the officer to let him know that the employee had called her and was going to come in. When he arrived, the officer was handed a letter written by the employee saying that during the month of March she took and redeemed scratch tickets from the store. The officer issued her a summons for theft. The employee made an agreement with the business manager to pay back the value of the tickets that were stolen, and paid a portion of the money.

Four departments within Montezuma County are still slated to have new digs in about three weeks to give the court system more space. Four Montezuma County administration offices will move into the former First National Bank Building at 140 West Main St. in April. County Assessor Mark Vanderpool said the bank building will become home to the county clerk and recorder, the county treasurer, the county assessor and the county’s information technology offices. County Administrator Ashton Harrison said the four departments needed to be moved to provide space for the courts, but added he did not know yet whether that space would be used for courtrooms or offices. “We will have to do a study on the space and

N ew O ffice loc ation Montezuma County offices that will move to the former First National Bank Building at 140 West Main St. in April: decide what would be the best (option) for the court,” Harrison said. He said counties in Colorado are required by the state to provide space for the courts. He added the county has known for several years that the space for the court system was considered inadequate. “It is not the right time to build a new facility, but we do need adequate space,” Harrison said. He said the bank’s first asking price for the facility was too steep for the county to afford and only bid on the property when the bank lowered its asking price. “They had listed it for sale even before they moved,”

GOP budget focuses on retirees By Joe Hanel Journal Denver Bureau Editor’s note: This is the Herald’s weekly roundup of campaign news. Sniping over senior citizens continued in the race for Western Colorado’s congressional seat this week, highlighted by a Republican vote to fundamentally change Medicare. Rep. Scott Tipton of Cortez joined most other Republicans to vote for a GOP budget that would convert Medicare for future retirees into a voucher system for people to buy private insurance. Tipton voted with the GOP on a similar budget last year. The GOP budget also calls for cutting taxes, simplifying the tax code and creating just two income tax brackets, 10 percent and 25 percent. The top rate is now 35 percent. Tipton called the GOP budget a responsible step toward stabilizing Medicare and U.S. government finances. “The American people deserve more than the continued reckless spending put forward in the president’s budget proposal, which would bankrupt our country by expanding the national debt to $26 trillion over the next decade,” Tipton said in a news release. “If Washington fails to act, the situation could reach a point at which government can no longer fund the programs that so many Americans rely on.” His opponent, state Rep.

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Harrison said. “A year later we were able to negotiate a cheaper price.” The county acquired the 53-year-old bank building for $400,000 last year and has been remodeling the interior in preparation for the move. Harrison said the remodel likely wouldn’t exceed $150,000 and taxpayers would not be charged. He said a big advantage in using the bank as a county facility is its proximity to the other county buildings that will not be moving. Harrison said a lot of work at the bank still needs to be accomplished before Michael Maresh can be the county can start to use reached at michaelm@corthe facility. tezjournal.com

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Sal Pace, D-Pueblo, said the budget Tipton supported would end the Medicare guarantee of health coverage for the elderly. “Getting the deficit under control is important, but we have to do it in a reasonable fashion. Eliminating benefits for seniors and replacing it with a voucher program that would more than double what seniors currently

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High for the past week .......................... 69° Low for the past week ........................... 17° Normal high for the past week .............. 55° Normal low for the past week ............... 28° Normal average temperature .............. 41.2°

Record high this date ................. 73° (1998) Record low this date .................... 2° (1936) Record high for this month ......... 78° (2004) Record low for this month ........ -15° (1935)

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campaign sent out an email blasting Pace for a 2010 vote in the state House to suspend a property tax exemption for senior citizen homeowners. The exemption is likely to be restored this year, thanks to the recovery of the state budget. Countdown: 87 days until the primary election. 220 days until the November election.

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pay is not the way to do it,” Pace said in a news release. National campaign committees for both parties piled on, with Republicans accusing Democrats of a “taxing, spending and borrowing spree” and Democrats chiding Tipton for choosing “millionaires over Medicare.” A few hours after the vote in Washington, Tipton’s

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“Just a lot of remodeling and bringing things up to code,” he said. Vanderpool said the county is still planning to move offices over to the former bank building in the next few weeks. “We will be moving over to the First National Bank Building in April,” Vanderpool said. “That is the plan.” Vanderpool said part of the reason for the move is to give the court system more room because it currently does not have enough space. Vanderpool also said that the county had been eyeing the possibility of purchasing the building for more than a year. “The bank had a new facility and the building was vacant,” he said. “The county and bank had discussions and the need for additional space.”

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GOP votes down voter registration bill By Joe Hanel Journal Denver Bureau DENVER — House Republicans on Wednesday killed a bill on voter registration from one of their own members, Rep. Don Coram, R-Montrose. The bill was a reaction to Republican Secretary of State Scott Gessler’s effort to prevent county clerks from mailing ballots to people unless they voted in the last major election. After the vote, Democratic leaders were so angry they called for Gessler’s removal as the state’s top elections official. The House Local Government Committee killed Coram’s bill on a party-line, 6-5 vote. It had passed the Senate 24-10. Colorado labels voters as “inactive” if they skipped voting in a November election in an even-numbered year. Gessler has told county clerks not to send mail ballots to voters on the inactive list. Instead, the clerks send a series of postcards, to which voters can

reply and reactivate their voting status. Coram’s Senate Bill 109 would have moved all inactive voters to the active list, and it would have told elections officials to use the U.S. Postal Service’s change-ofaddress database to update their voter rolls. Several rural county clerks, including La Plata’s Tiffany Parker, pushed for the bill, saying it would make the work of updating voter rolls easier, cheaper and more accurate. “I strongly believe it is in the best interest of Colorado voters and will save money,” Parker said in written testimony to the House panel. The bill would save La Plata County $7,000 a year, Parker said. But Gessler testified against it. “Many clerks and recorders believe this is going to substantially increase costs,” Gessler said. Also, the U.S. Postal Service database is unreliable, he said. Although clerks from

Denver and Pueblo agreed with La Plata’s clerk, elections officials in other big Front Range counties opposed the bill. “Apparently, we didn’t make a strong enough case for it. We’ll move on,” Coram said. “We didn’t have consensus from the clerks.” Democrats, though, smelled a plot to disenfranchise their voters, because more registered Democrats than Republicans are listed as inactive. Gessler has previously attracted controversy by alleging that thousands of non-citizens were on the voter rolls. Wednesday’s testimony was the last straw for State Democratic Party Chairman Rick Palacio. “If Scott Gessler is unwilling to fulfill his duties as a non-partisan election officer, the people of Colorado should consider all avenues necessary to remove him as Secretary of State,” Palacio said in a news release. In 2011, Gessler tried to block clerks in Denver and Pueblo from sending mail

ballots to inactive voters. But the clerks sued and won a preliminary injunction against Gessler. The full case is not scheduled to be heard until January 2013. That means that clerks in Denver and Pueblo can ignore Gessler’s orders and send ballots to inactive voters this fall. Both cities are Democratic strongholds. “It weights those counties with a higher percentage of votes. That’s the downside,” Coram said. If Pueblo sends out ballots to inactive voters and other clerks do not, it could make a difference in a close race between U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton, R-Cortez, and his Democratic challenger, Sal Pace, a state representative from Pueblo. But Gessler said he is trying to be prudent in his maintenance of the voter lists. “We need to think through these things better, and we certainly shouldn’t do them on the eve of a United States presidential election,” Gessler said.

deaths Aeden Marie Burris Graveside services for Aeden Marie Burris, 6 year-old daughter of Ryan and Ana, will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 3 at Summit Ridge Cemetery. Aeden was born Jan. 13, 2006 in Denver the daughter of Ryan Thomas Burris and Ana Marie Hern. She passed Burris away on Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at her Cortez home. Aeden was the epitome of struggles. She

a princess; always polite and respectful to everyone she met. Aeden never c o m plained during her health was smil-

ing and never complained, right up to the very end. Surviving Aeden are her parents, Ryan Burris and Ana Hern both of Cortez; her grandparents, Ira L. Imler of Durango, Verna M. Burris of Cortez, and Linda Knaras and husband, Mike of Cortez; and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, and family and friends.

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briefs Bureau releases Februaryend status of local reservoirs The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation recently released the February-end status of local reservoirs Jackson Gulch and McPhee. Jackson Gulch reservoir live content stood at 3,680 acrefeet with a 9,977 acre-feet maximum capacity and a 4,557 acre-feet average (1981-2010) end-of-month content. At Jackson Gulch, a daily maximum/minimum of 0/0 cubicfeet-per second was released into the Mancos River, and 12 acre-feet were released for municipal purposes. McPhee Reservoir live content stood at 287,844 acre-feet, with a 381,051 acre-feet maximum capacity and a 268,010 average (1981-2010) end-of-month content. At McPhee, 1,726 acre-feet were released into the Dolores River, and 1,297 acre feet were released for transbasin purposes. At McPhee, a daily maximum/minimum of 30/30 cubic-feetper-second was released into the Dolores River. Questions can be directed to the Southern Water Management Group, Resource Management Division of the Western Colorado Area Office, Durango, at 385-6523.

Rifle and Pistol Club wins NRA award, grant The Four Corners Rifle and Pistol Club has been awarded the National Rifle Association Gold Medal Award and a $5,500 Friends of the NRA grant. To receive the National Rifle Association Gold Medal Club award, a club must meet specific criteria. The Four Corners Rifle and Pistol Club has done so many years. Because of this designation, the club has preferred status for the National Rifle Association Range Grant Program. The $5,500 grant also awarded to the club is partial funding for a dedicated 50-meter, Junior 22 Rimfire Range Facility at the outdoor range, which is located across from the Montezuma County Fairgrounds. The facility will provide a place for local youth to shoot with their parents, compete in supervised club and 4-H events, and participate in public shooting events. Four Corners Rifle and Pistol Club, Inc., is a Nonprofit Corporation formed in 1963.

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Opinion

Cortez Journal Saturday March 31, 2012

The combined Montezuma Journal (Established 1888), the Cortez Herald (Established 1908), and the Cortez Sentinel (Established 1929). Suzy Meyer, Publisher

Russ Smyth, Managing Editor

editorial

City council election Don’t squander opportunity to weigh in on local government

ortez voters who haven’t received a municipal ballot in the mail go to the polls on Tuesday to pick city council members. Aside from occasional controversies like the recent recall, city politics generally are low key, which is the sign of a municipality run well. Because the police come when we call them, our streets are in good repair, our taps produce clean water and our garbage is hauled away, Cortez residents assume that all is well with the city government. That’s a local benefit well worth working to preserve. Council members receive solid information from the city manager and department heads and make sound decisions based on data rather than on politics. Their constituents are usually willing to let them perform their duties without a great deal of supervision or interference. That doesn’t mean citizens shouldn’t choose council members wisely and interact with them during their terms. Not everyone can be a good elected The issue: official. Those jobs involve timeMunicipal consuming hard work, often withelections. out thanks, and the decisions that must be made sometimes are chess moves in a plan that won’t play out Our opinion: fully for many years. The skills and of the people making Good local lead- motivations such decisions determine the fuers make a big ture of Cortez. With that in mind, consider these difference in a qualities: community. Council members must be able to organize, understand and process information in a way that informs their decisions. They must be willing to read thick packets, research complex issues, and recognize the multiple factors involved in each issue. They must be willing to seek information from constituents, then separate it from the emotions involved in current events and make decisions based on facts. They must not be susceptible to the pressure to treat family members, friends, neighbors and business associates differently than other constituents. They must be able to accept legitimate criticism without internalizing the viciousness that so often characterizes 21st century politics. They must be able to understand the way their decisions work with other forces, including other local governing bodies like the county and special districts, state and federal laws, the economy, the environment, community values and social change. They must be able to create policies that are sustainable but not immutable, to serve the community well now and into an unknowable future. Most of the time, they must bring those skills to bear on esoteric issues that aren’t particularly interesting to the general public until something goes wrong. Choose carefully, vote wisely, and stay involved after the election. Local politics may not be as entertaining or as upsetting as the national show, but the actions of city government have a greater effect on the everyday lives of the people who live and work in Cortez, as they do for those in Mancos and Dolores.

readers write Prioritize teacher salaries, senior tax exemption Editor: After reading your editorial in the March 29 Journal, it is apparent you are not of senior citizen age nor have a member of your family trying to make ends meet when gasoline, food costs, insurance (or lack of), medicines, home heating costs, water, (forget watering your lawn) or when something breaks down

how to pay for repairs, when all of the above have increased drastically. The average senior citizen home owner has paid school taxes for numerous years after their children have left the nest only to see teachers’ salaries below the state average and the desire of a few to build new and larger schools (with my taxes) when the student enrollment has declined remarkably, surely gives us some

rights for the return of a homestead tax benefit Students learn from good teachers, not a new building. The Joint Budget Committee put the money where it will help the most: teacher salaries and the senior citizen. Jeanette Hammons Cortez Via e-mail

I don’t care what party the DA belongs to Editor: I want to thank Heather Lewis, Patricia Robbins and Don Etnier for revealing the hysteria of the Republican Party elite over the results of their county assembly. They fear losing political power and favors as rank and file Republicans reclaim their party and choose competent candidates who represent a broader constituency. Ms. Lewis, Larrie and Pat Rule’s daughter, rightly acknowledged Jim Wilson’s hard work on her sister’s case and his excellent results. You’re right: No other DA would have, or should have, directed so many resources into a single post conviction motion. Rather than assigning the case to a deputy, Jim spent countless hours working on

that case, while neglecting his primary responsibilities. An independent DA guarantees cronyism will be minimized. I have never criticized Jim’s legal abilities, but I have criticized the cronyism that evolved over his first years in office and the detrimental effects to the evenhanded administration of justice within the office as a result of that cronyism. Jim knew exactly how I felt about this. We were friends for 18 years; he worked for me off and on for 12 years; and Jim Wilson always had a job with me when he needed it. And, yes, I worked for Jim until I resigned in 2007. Ms. Robbins thought a police officer’s refusal to sign Wasley’s petition intimidation, not an informed decision. No one works more closely with the DA than law enforcement. That of-

ficer’s actions speak volumes about the opinions of those who know Wasley’s work best. Mr. Etnier, a precinct captain, continues to spew vitriol about his party’s duly nominated DA candidate as well as at anyone who disagrees with him. What ever happened to Reagan’s 11th Commandment? Finally, my criticism of Wasley is not partisan or personal. I don’t care what party the DA belongs to and I don’t need a job. Montezuma County is my home. I want a competent DA for our district. We deserve one and Wasley is not that man. Mac Myers Mancos Via e-mail

Wasley supporters are grasping at weak straws Editor: In response to James Davies’ letter, I’d like to clarify a few misconceptions. First, out of 141 delegates, only seven were law enforcement. They were there of their own choosing, not commanded by the sheriff. We are not and never have been in control of the DA’s office. That can be seen in the history of decisions not to pursue certain prosecutions against criminals who repeatedly fail to comply with statute and court orders. We, as citizens of this county, pay bills and taxes, just like the rest of our community. Our voice is just as important as every citizen’s. Again, it was our voice along with the entire voting populace of Montezuma County that chose Sheriff Spruell

and will choose our next DA. Sheriff Spruell supports the people of Montezuma County, first and foremost. He has opened his conference room to each candidate for us to hear what they have to say and to ask questions on issues that concern us, both personally and professionally. I am a registered Republican; I want what’s best for the whole of the county, the state and the country. These childish games of half- truths are insulting to me as a private citizen. To insinuate that I am incapable of having my own opinion in any elective matter is offensive. I am voting for Furse based on his professionalism and knowledge of the law. I’ve been in court and personally witnessed the resulting chaos under the current

leadership of the DA’s office. I know several people who have witnessed Mr. Furse in court and noted how well prepared and knowledgeable of the law he was. As for Mr. Furse’s “jail time,” it was a dumb mistake made in his youth, absolutely. A life-defining mistake, certainly not. There is not a soul amongst us or who has ever held office that has an error-free life. To grasp at such weak straws only demonstrates the desperation of the opposing candidate. Thanks for your consideration. Donna Kennell Cortez Via CortezJournal.com

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Saying goodbye to the ranch All my childhood memories take me back to my family’s guest ranch in a remote area of northwest Colorado. Without this place, what would I have to remember? There are the good memories of riding through uncut hay meadows and racing toy boats down our backyard stream, all set beneath the looming peaks of the Mount Zirkel Wilderness near Steamboat Springs. Then there are the hard-knock memories that every ranch kid shares, like catching the school bus at 6 a.m. for the long ride into town, the mud seasons that left our truck stuck for days, the fact that we could never take a family vacation because relentless work weighed us down. But memories are all I have left; my family sold our ranch when I was in high school. And this is not just my experience. Every day, other kids in the West have to say good-bye to the family ranch. It’s a separation much like losing a loved one or having the roots that once grounded you yanked up. These days, keeping a ranch go-

ing is a lot more difficult than working one, and that’s saying a lot, because to my mind, nothing’s harder than ranch work. Eventually, many cash-strapped landowners struggling to make ends meet have little choice but to sell. Faced with daunting property taxes, escalating debt and the prospect of never getting out with your boots still on, the decision almost becomes easy. A ranch sale means retirement money, sendyour-kids-to college money. What’s left behind when the ranch sells? In the West, it’s often residential subdivisions split into 10-, 20- or 40-acre parcels. Gone forever is the family ranch, along with a lot of the wildlife habitat and open space that benefit all of us. In my case, I think I’m lucky. The buyers of our ranch not only kept it as a working guest and agricultural operation, they also safeguarded it from future development by securing a conservation easement, one of the most powerful tools in the West for ranchers who want to stay put without selling off their land in par-

Writers on the Range Kerry Brophy-Lloyd cels. That said, I’ve learned that conservation easements aren’t for everyone. Delicate negotiations go into making these deals. After countless cups of coffee in kitchen meetings, sometimes it just doesn’t work out. But I’ve seen a lot of conservation agreements that do happen -- sometimes against enormous odds -- and it gives me hope. One project in eastern Colorado’s grasslands reveals that ranching families don’t have to give up what they love, and that strength in numbers counts when it comes to conservation. Here’s the example: A rancher named Harold Yoder got to thinking that one way to lure back his

older son, who had moved to Oklahoma, was to acquire the nearby Winship Ranch, a 37,000-acre spread that had been for sale since 2008. The place, he thought, was solid country for someone like his son to ranch. A few of Harold’s neighbors were interested in the Winship, too, but nobody on his own could swing the asking price. That’s when they all sat down with The Nature Conservancy and asked, “Can we do this together?” That first discussion led to a new model for private-lands conservation in Colorado, one in which four families placed easements on their home ranches and then used the associated out-of-pocket savings to purchase portions of the Winship Ranch, enabling each family to expand their operations. The Nature Conservancy negotiated the easements and facilitated the transaction. The resulting deal safeguards 48,500 acres of shortgrass prairie, land essential for providing habitat for pronghorn, swift fox and the less-

er prairie chicken. It also catches and purifies water, while simultaneously protecting several historic ranching operations. Sure enough, Harold’s son, Sid Yoder, returned with his young family after the complex project took shape. “It’s been a pleasure and a joy to come home,” says Sid. “It’s where I grew up, it’s a place that I love, and I was glad to have an opportunity to bring my kids back here.” While I will never get the chance to return to my own family’s ranch, there is comfort in knowing that, given new tools, people who want to do so can keep their ranches alive. And though the ranch of my childhood is no longer mine, the last time I visited, I saw my little blue tricycle was still stashed in a corner of the old barn. It looked just the way I remembered it. Kerry Brophy-Lloyd is a contributor to Writers on the Range, a service of High Country News (hcn.org). She lives in Idaho with her husband and young son.

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commentary

Educational success in other nations

We’ve all heard the comparisons between U.S. public education and that of other industrialized countries. And we don’t rank well in those comparisons. Too often, policymakers respond with outrage at the poor state of education and immediately begin brainstorming their own solutions, citing notions of American exceptionalism as they implore adoption of their fixes. Instead, why not examine what those other countries are doing to achieve that success? Professor Robert Schwartz of Harvard’s Graduate School of Education did just that and spoke about it at last month’s Camden Conference. The approaches used by some of the top performing nations are antithetical to some of

our dearly held values and beliefs, but if we are serious about improving educational outcomes, why not consider making changes? First, the comparisons. According to professor Schwartz, among the 34 nations in the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development, the U.S. is 12th in reading literacy. The top five nations are Korea, Finland, Canada, New Zealand and Japan. In science, the U.S. ranked 17th; the top five are Finland, Japan, Korea, New Zealand and Canada. And in mathematics, the U.S. was 25th. Korea, Finland, Switzerland, Japan and Canada were tops. The U.S. also fares poorly in the rate at which students complete high school. In the 1960s, the U.S. topped the list

Others Say the daily news bangor, maine of nations, but by the 1990s and 2000s, dropped to sixth and then 13th. Korea, meanwhile, went from 27th to first in that span. In four-year college completion, in the span from 1995 to 2005, the U.S. dropped from second to 15th. But here’s the kicker of comparisons which lights a fire under reformers: the U.S. ranks second in spending per student, trailing Luxembourg and followed by Switzerland, Norway and Austria. Professor Schwartz notes that a cursory examination of

the top-performing countries shows some big differences from the U.S. They don’t leave financing of education to “the vagaries of the local property tax or property wealth,” but instead see education as a state responsibility. Rather than a bottomup, grassroots approach to configuring the system, in the top-performing nations “there’s an effort, at the top of the system, to really be clear about goals, and often those get expressed (as) national standards,” he said. Rather than come up with complicated statements of what schools must achieve — think No Child Left Behind — the top performers articulate broad, core concepts at specific grade levels and leave it to local schools to achieve. With some 15,000 locally

elected school boards in the U.S., Schwartz acknowledges that such a change will be difficult. Students in those nations are rigorously evaluated to determine that they’ve achieved. Often, that’s a weeklong evaluation which includes written and oral examination — and no multiple choice questions. “Young people understand that how well they do on those end-of-high-school assessments really have a lot to do with the kinds of opportunities that are now open to them,” he said. Successful nations have elevated the status of teachers, too. In Finland, there are ten applications for every teacher prep course, which itself is a demanding five-year process heavy on clinical work.

Though Schwartz told the Camden Conference that he has high regard for Education Secretary Arne Duncan, he believes U.S. priorities are misplaced. Tying evidence of student learning to teacher evaluation is “not a recipe for progress” in the other countries, he said. Charter schools and other school choice options disrupt, and high-achieving nations instead focus on the system as a whole. Rather than threaten the lowest performing schools, the U.S. should instead do what Canada does, which is lavish attention and support on such schools. These are hard changes to make, but the proof of their success — albeit in other cultures and other political and economic systems — should not be ignored.

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The GOP and our community deserve better

Editor: As a young Republican excited about voting for the first time, I have tried to educate myself about the local GOP and its candidates. While I remain eager to take part in this election, I want to share my disappointment with the Republican Party and the way prominent members have conducted themselves. I was present at the county assembly as a volunteer and was shocked to read Ms. Bohn’s paid advertisement, as it did not represent what actually happened. Ms. Bohn is the vice president of the

Republican Women’s Club and is a precinct captain. I hope that she does not speak for either group. As it turns out, this seems to be normal and acceptable behavior within the party. I found out that another precinct captain, Don Etnier, engaged in unacceptable behavior by calling delegates to the assembly and instructing them who not to vote for, an act in clear violation of party bylaws. He was also present at the ag expo with others, literally blocking people’s movement in front of the GOP booth and forcibly trying to get them to sign Rus-

sell Wasley’s petition while slandering the only DA candidate currently on the ballot. It seems that Mr. Etnier is no more concerned with following the law than he is with following party rules, and it disappoints me that the party leaders have not taken action against people like Mr. Etnier and Ms. Bohn. While their misdeeds and writings may be the most public examples, I fear the problem is more widespread. As a young man who has been raised to believe in the principles of the Republican Party, I find this kind of be-

havior very discouraging. I thought I had escaped bullying and intimidation when I graduated high school, but I have found, by joining the local Republican Party, I may be returning to the same hostile environment. I believe the Republican Party and our community deserve better. As such, I am committed to staying involved and becoming the future of the local Republican Party, promoting harmony and positivity along the way. Cody T. Reim Dolores Via CortezJournal.com

Being paid is not giving back Editor: I did not say “giving back’is lame. That title came from the editor, who did not get my point either. I said the use of the phrase is a lame way of saying nothing else. In response to the two letters in Thursday’s Journal regarding the “giving back” phrase, I offer the following. Yes, giving back is noble but one does not give back if one is being paid. If you pay for goods or services it is not

taking. Neither the city nor the school system gave you anything — you paid for those services through your tax dollars. There are many great places in Cortez to give back (give is the operative word). Giving back means volunteering, and it is disturbing that the phrase is defined so loosely when there are so many wonderful volunteers who do “pay it forward: without compensation or fanfare. Politicians are not giving when one is paid for their ser-

vice. It is not rocket science — just think about it a little deeper than the surface. These are buzzwords to deflect from the real issues. I was disappointed that in the interviews there were few statements as to the real qualifications of the new candidates. Just buzzwords that do not give the voter adequate information on which to cast a vote. The letter was not meant to be cold or callous but rather to stir a deeper thought process.

Cula Garner Cortez Via e-mail Editor’s note: Cortez city council members earn $4,800 per year. They are also provided with dinner at most meetings and travel expenses for council-related trips. Montezuma County commissioners are paid $58,500 (a figure set by state statute) and reimbursed 44 cents per mile. Their benefits include 100 percent of insurance and a 5 percent retirement-fund match.

Work with others to create positive situations Editor: I am a first-year employee of Montezuma-Cortez District Re1. As you all know, it has been a year full of change. I have read and heard from countless people stating how they are unhappy 5.5”with X 6”the change back to

the five-day week, angry at the school board, etc. I have also read letters to the editor at this very paper stating how they are unhappy that the interim superintendent is making some very important decisions yet will only be here on a temporary basis.

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You know what I say to all these whiners? Get over it! The change to a five-day week has been made. If you want to leave, leave. It is your right and no one will hold it against you. The nice thing about the United States is that adults are free to make their own decisions. TM

Moaning and groaning about the situation will accomplish nothing. Work with others to create positive situations for the community you live in.

Patients must report health care shortcomings Editor:

ees resulted in improved care. They also did not follow up with me. Within hours, I was requiring urgent assistance with a beeping IV machine. After using my call bell for one hour continuously, I used my bedside phone to call the hospital operator to summon the nursing unit staff to come to my aid. I have had care in hospitals in Nebraska, Illinois, Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado. I am aware of the challenges in provision of quality health care in our country. Insured individuals pay for the health care provided. When the level of service and care do not meet acceptable standards, the patient must take responsibility and report these shortcomings to the management. If we ever hope to have higher standards, we have to set the standards and ensure they are met. Bigger is not necessarily better.

Recently, I was hospitalized for two days in Banner Baywood Medical Center in Mesa, Ariz. As Banner Health has numerous facilities in several states, I want to inform your readers of my experience. Banner Baywood Medical Center promotes its Vision, Mission, Value and Brand on its website, and this organization fell short in all aspects of my care. Throughout my stay, I received mimimal care, at best. Frequently, I waited long periods for any assistance after pushing my call bell. In one such instance after using the restroom and having summoned help with the call bell and receiving none, I attempted to get myself back to bed. My next recollection was of being on the floor and calling out for help several times. Soon after this incident I was visited by Banner Baywood’s damage control team including the nursing unit manager, paFay L. Kautz tient advocate, chaplain and Cortez social worker. Although one Via CortezJournal.com might think otherwise, neiEditor’s note: Fay Kautz is ther my serious fall or visit a former member of the local from these Banner employ- hospital board.

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Cortez Journal Saturday March 31, 2012

M-CHS All-Conference spotlight athlete of the week Journal Staff Report

Name: Amanda Gallegos. Grade: 11. Favorite cartoon: The Powerpuff Girls. Favorite food: Steak. Favorite color: Yellow. Sport: Track and dance. Favorite kind of car: Jeep. Favorite thing to do: Dance. Something no-one knows about me: Competed in beauty pageants as a baby. Favorite actor: Ryan Gosling. Favorite place to shop: Hollister. Plans after high school: College; undecided where to go. Favorite quote: “Don’t let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game.” Parents: Teresa and Matthew Cook, and Alex and Tiffany Gallegos. Summer highlights: Going to the lake. Best high school memory so far: Taking first in four events at our track meet on March 23. Favorite band: Of Mice of Men.

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Favorite holiday and why: Thanksgiving, because I can eat a whole bunch. What you should know about me: I can’t stand smacking. Stats/accomplishments: Won four events at the Panther invitational. Wins included, 400- and-800-meter dash, 800-sprint medley and the 4 x 400-meter relay.

Sports Briefs Cortez Rec. Center volleyball and dodgeball registration The City of Cortez Parks and Recreation Department is now taking registrations for men’s and women’s 3-on-3 volleyball. Cost to participate is $75 per team and includes an eight-game season, along with a double elimination tournament. T-shirts awarded to tournament champions. The season begins Monday, April 9, for women and Tuesday, April 10, for men. Registrations will close Monday, April 2. The Cortez Rec. Center is also taking registrations for coed dodgeball. League play is scheduled to begin Thursday, April 12. Registration deadline is Thursday, April 5. Cost to play is $75 per team and teams consist of six players; three women and three men. Call Joye McHenry, recreation supervisor, at 564-4080 with any questions.

Levi Horn football camp The Ute Mountain Recreation Center in Towaoc and Chicago Bears offensive lineman, Levi Horn, are holding a free, oneday football skills camp at Wolf Pack Field on Friday, April 6. Horn is a member of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe and a Washington state native. The full-day camp includes on the field drills with Horn and other coaches, a motivational speech by Horn and lunch. The camp runs from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Kids should bring cleats, workout clothes and a hoodie, in case of inclement weather. For more information, call Nick Traweek at 5645752 or 564-5360, or email ntraweek@utemountain. org.

Tri-City Soccer registrations Tri-City Soccer is accepting registrations for spring soccer. Spring soccer will run from Monday, April 9, through Saturday, May 5, for most teams. Teams are for children aged 3 through 13 (based on their age as of July 31, 2011). Placement is based on first come, first served space availability. If a child played soccer in the fall of 2011, people do not need to re-register their child. Registrations can be picked up at the Cortez Recreation Center. People can also register online at tricitysoccer.com. Call 7495475 or e-mail tcsa@tricitysoccer.com with questions.

Towaoc high school basketball tournament The Ute Mountain Recreation Center in Towaoc will host a boys and girls high school tournament the weekend of April 14-15. It’s a double elimination tournament and entry fee is $140. Registration deadline is Tuesday, April 10. Call back for game time will be Thursday, April 12, before noon. Awards are given to first- through-third-place. For more information, please contact Jonathan Dinae at 564-5360.

CWGA kickoff dinner The annual Conquistador Women’s Golf Association kickoff dinner is on Tuesday, April 17, at Lotsa Pasta. It will begin with a social hour at 6:30 p.m., and dinner at 7. The price will be $15 per person. There is a sign up sheet in the ladies lounge at the Conquistador Golf Course Pro Shop. People can also call Justina (565-1001) or Lanette (5654669) to R.S.V.P. Please leave a message if they are unable to take your call. The deadline to R.S.V.P. is Tuesday, April 10. There will be door prizes. League dues this year are $55. If people wish to be included in the holein-one competition, add another dollar for a total of $56. The deadline for dues will be Sunday, April 29. After that, one’s membership will become inactive with CWGA local, CWGA state and GHIN on Monday, April 30. If paid later, the membership will be re activated. Regular Tuesday play begins with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m., May 1, with lunch and a business meeting to follow play at the Cortez Elk’s Lodge. The sign-up sheets for play and the lunch are at the Pro Shop. The first play for Wednesday will be May 2.

All-Conference basketball teams have been announced and many local athletes were selected. Montezuma-Cortez High School senior Sydney Bayles made first-team All-Southwestern League for the Lady Panthers. M-CHS seniors Jay Rainer and Destry Smith made second-team All-SWL for the Panthers. For the 2A San Juan Basin League boys, Dolores junior Cody Carroll was named first-team and AllRegion. Senior and sophomore teammates Alex Goodwin and Tyler Weir were named SJBL honorable mention. Mancos senior and freshman Kenny Phillpot and Nigel Henry also made honorable mention. The 2A SJBL girls AllConference team consisted of Dolores senior and junior Katlynn McGee and Cydney McHenry. Mancos senior Erica Blackburn made the team as well. In 1A SJBL selection, the Dove Creek Lady Bulldogs placed Shelbie knuckles (sophomore), Madison Young (sophomore) and Zoey Young (senior) on the All-Conference team.

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Sydney Bayles struggles for control of the ball with Raquel Delgado at the Lady Panthers home game with Durango in February.

4 Corners will host RMN DENVER — Rocky Mountain Nationals is committed to nurturing the development of today’s youth athletes and tomorrow’s leaders. RMN hosts a unique series of wrestling events, such as the Aztec Warrior Championships in Farmington, N.M., on the weekend of April 28-29. The event will showcase youth wrestlers kindergarten through 12th-grade, draw national attention, and engage the participation of kids and their families from all around the country. The tournament is open division. “The Rocky Mountain

Nationals is one of the most outstanding wrestling events in the nation,” said Ken Chertow, U.S. Olympian. “The Rocky Mountain Nationals stands out in the crowd. The Rocky Mountain Nationals’ U. S. Triple Crown of Wrestling, is an awesome series of events.” The Four Corners area has a rich wrestling history and this event promises to deliver an action packed national tournament that will make Four Corners proud. A thousand athletes will compete in this amateur wrestling event to be held at McGee Coliseum, a 5,000 seat arena. “The Rocky Mountain Na-

tional events host the most exciting youth tournaments in the country,” said Kenny Monday, Olympic Gold Medalist, freestyle wrestling. “We at Team Monday love coming to the tournaments, because they are so well run. It’s a great tournament to be a part of.” John B. Fritz, director of athletics and former wrestling coach of Penn State University, added his thoughts on RMN events. “I’m highly impressed by Rocky Mountain Nationals and its tournaments” he said. “The things you look for in a tournament are excellence of competition and good organization. The

RMN tournaments are at the very top of each of those two criteria.” First- and-second-place trophies will be awarded. Third- through-sixth-place medals will also be given. Each age division will have its own Outstanding Wrestler award. Folkstyle wrestling is on Saturday, and freestyle and greco are on Sunday on 15 mats. Cost is $40 for all three styles. This is not a sanctioned event, AAU or USA cards are not required. To register, please log on to www.rockymountainnationals.com. For questions, email to rmnwrestling@aol. com.

Lakeside Lanes bowling results Journal Staff Report

Bowlers in the local Lakeside Lanes leagues are getting closer to finishing the winter sessions. The statistics show several nice games. Results are taken from the last two weeks of league play. The Powder Puff Women’s League for March 14 lists Citizens State Bank with the high handicap game/series (843/2,403). Teammate Lindy Rucker rolled the high scores of 230/242/642/678 for scratch/hcp game/ scratch/hcp series. For the men’s Tuesday Petroleum League for March 15, Bru’s House of Color had the high hcp game (1,127) and Lakeside Lanes had the high hcp series (3,003). Kevin Montgomery took the high hcp game (253). Jerry Spandrio rounded out the other top honors with the high scratch game/series/ hcp series (248/651/651). The Oddball Mixed League, for March 8, posted Rez Pinz with the high hcp game/series (846/2,450). Gene Baker had the The Southwest Softball high scratch/hcp games umpire clinic will be held (219/256). Ben Crites came on Thursday, April 19, at 5:30 p.m., at the Parque de Vida field. For further information, please contact Josh Cornett at 560-0496. today Southwest Softball will be High School Baseball conducting its annual draft on Friday, April 20, at 5:30 Grand Junction at Montezuma-Corat the Parque de Vida field. tez, 11 a.m. All players who are moving Dolores at the San Juan (Blanding, up divisions, or wish to be Utah) JV, 11 a.m. High School Girls Soccer placed in the draft, need to attend. For further informa- Montezuma-Cortez at Fruita Monution, please contact Scott ment, 11 a.m. High School Girls Tennis Tullis at 570-5270.

Southwest Softball umpire training and draft

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away with the high scratch series (596) and Shannon Whiteman took the hcp series (660) for the men. Ashley Seeley had the high scratch game (189), Paula Luthi took the high scratch series (533), Brittany Bryan bowled the high hcp game (225) and Terri Whiteman rolled a 620 hcp series for the women. Wednesday morning’s Coffee League for March 9, posted the individual highs going to Lela Stanley (225/269/581/713) for the scratch/hcp games/scratch/ hcp series). Her team, Stanely Electric, took the high hcp series (1,935) and Ann’s Quilting took the hcp game with 648. The Twilighters Mixed League for March 7, listed Little Bear Trading Post taking the team high hcp game and series with 910 and 2,554. Crites rolled the high scratch game/series/ hcp game series (266 and 715) for the men. Arlene Curtis took the high scratch game/series/hcp game (216/589/231) and tied with Tami Lange for the high hcp series at 629 for the women. Results for Powder Puff

on March 21, show Citizens State Bank with the high hcp game (840) and the Alley Cats taking the hcp series (2,376). Penny Smothers rolled a 571 scratch series, Rucker posted the high scratch game (226), Linda Smith had a 245 hcp game and Whiteman rolled a 661 hcp series. The Tuesday afternoon ladies, for March 22, had Pippo’s with the high hcp game (664) and P & D Grocery with the high hcp series (1,832). Terri McConville rolled a 201 high scratch game, Denese Rentz had a 506 scratch series, and Carol Dunsworth took the high hcp game/series of 256 and 681. Tuesday Men’s Petroleum League on March 22 lists Ute Mountain Housing Authority taking the hcp game/series (1,053/2,976). Crties once again won the high scratch game/series and hcp game/ series with 256 and 670. The Oddball Mixed League on March 15 show Budlight Kingpins taking the hcp game (899) and Team 5 taking the hcp series (2,521). Dennis Wojociechowski rolled a 639 scratch series and Adam Bryan recorded

a good night with the high scratch/hcp game/hcp series (259/313 and 728). No women’s results were posted for this week. The Twilighters Mixed League reported scores for March 14. Triad Western took team honors with the high hcp game/series (856/2,444). Randy Avon dominated the men’s stat’s with high scratch/hcp game and scratch/hcp series totals of 247 and 682. Curtis took all four of the top spots for the women with the high scratch/hcp game/scratch/hcp series (226/240/613/655). Wednesday morning ladies Coffee League mixed it up with Busy Bees winning the team high hcp game (650) and Ann’s Quilting rolling the high hcp series (1,795). Jennifer Smith had a stellar day rolling a 218/273 for high scratch game/hcp game, Ann Neely rolled a 638 hcp series and Rucker posted the high scratch series of 530. Summer leagues are forming now. Contact Lakeside Lanes at 565-9355 for information about leagues and open bowling schedules.

Local Sports Calendar Grand Junction Central at Montezuma-Cortez, 10 a.m. High School Track and Field Dove Creek at Grand Junction (Mickey Dunn Invite), 9 a.m. Dolores at Cedaredge, 8:30 a.m. Mancos at Farmington (N.M.) Invitational, 9 a.m. friday, april 6 High School Girls Soccer

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Generous community helps out From Page 1A doing the best they can right now.” Jones said that she and other employees of the shop, the Streamline trailer at the west end of Main Street, wanted to help. They knew they could only try to provide comfort to their grieving friend. As her obituary reads, Aeden never complained of her illness, but smiled in the face of it. “There’s nothing we can do besides for us to just be there for them,” Jones said. Jones said Hern was taking some time off work for now. Gigi Schwartz has owned the Silver Bean for 13 years and said that the community has come out with overwhelming support for Hern and Burris. The Silver Bean staff put out a donation jug to help raise funds for the family. “There is just an outpour of support from the community,” she said. “Amazing generosity.” The shop has collection cans for donations to help with the cost of the funeral. People were stopping by the Silver Bean all day, stuffing bills and coins into the can.

Casey DePue is a first year teacher at Kemper Elementary who had Aeden in her kindergarten class. She described Aeden as a cute, bright-eyed little girl. “I knew she had health problems but she came in so excited to be there, just to be in school,” DePue said. “She was just a good little girl.” DePue said that Aeden and her parents had been back and forth to Denver since the holiday season and that she was finally removed from class in February. “We sent her letters and the kids even sent her a poster,” said DePue. “Everyone loved her.” DePue said that she will send a letter home with students for parents over spring break and that a counselor will visit her classroom. DePue described Aeden’s mother and father as amazing parents. The teacher was gripped with emotion as she talked about Aeden. “She really loved her mom and dad.” Memorial contributions may be made in Aeden Burris’ name to the Children’s Hospital Heart Institute in Aurora, Colo.

ama zing g e n e rosit y ■■ On Thursday, March 29, The Silver Bean coffee shop declared a Benefit Day to raise funds for the family of Aeden Burris. The community has responded in a manner to be proud of. Gigi Schwartz, the owner of the business, expresses her appreciation:

A big thank you to the Cortez community for coming out in droves on short notice this past Thursday to support a worthy cause. In addition to all of your donations and kind wishes, all of the business’ daily sales went directly to our employee to help defray funeral costs for her young daughter who sadly lost her battle with a lifelong illness. The outpouring of support from our community touched me in a way that I will not soon forget. Thank you for making a difference! Gigi Schwartz, The Silver Bean

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Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials are reminding hunters to submit 2012 biggame hunting applications before the deadline passes. Applications for limited licenses are due by midnight Tuesday, April 3, said Joe Lewandowski, a Durangobased spokesman for parks and wildlife. About 60 percent of Colorado hunters apply online now, Lewandowski said during a telephone interview. From Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s website resources and secure license application portal to video tutorials and hunt planners manning the agency’s call center, hunters have at their fingertips all the resources they need to plan their hunt, the wildlife agency’s director, Rick Cables, said in a written statement the agency released Tuesday. “Colorado has more elk than anywhere else in the world and loads of hunt options,” Cables said in the statement from parks and wildlife. “We’ve also got a ton of information on our website that can help you select the right hunt for you and your hunting buddies. A little time spent planning this week can pay off with a memorable Colorado hunt this fall.” Andy Holland, the state’s big game manager, encourages hunters to improve their chances of success in the draw by applying for second-, third- and fourth-choice licenses. Hunters can also select “leftover draw” instead

From Page 1A enced a slight decline in populations during the past few years, Lewandowski said. “Wildlife — it takes them a long time to recover, and we had a couple of tough winters …,” he said. “When you have rough weather like that, deer — obviously they’re very hardy animals, but all the fawns don’t make it.” Increased human development, along with industries such as gas and mining, also affect deer populations, Lewandowski said. So do people recreating in the outdoors. “We’ve got a lot more people running around on ATVS (all-terrain vehicles) and a lot more people hiking, and all

these things have an effect on the critters,” he said. Deer herds declined some due to a tough 2008-2009 winter, but the relatively mild 2011-2012 winter could help stabilize populations, Lewandowski said. Even so, fewer doe tags will be available for fall 2012 hunters. Statewide, an estimated 76,445 hunters bagged about 33,200 deer in 2011. About 47 percent of rifle hunters had a successful season. ELK HUNTING Success rates for Southwest Colorado elk hunters dipped some in fall 2011, according to the parks and wildlife survey. Game Management Unit

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72 elk hunters tagged a 17 percent success rate, compared to the five-year average of 20 percent. GMU 73 hunters saw a larger decline, from a five-year average success rate of 28 percent to a 16 percent success rate in fall 2011. Colorado’s elk population is at a fairly good level now, Lewandowski said. “Overall our elk populations are real good in Southwest Colorado,” he said. Elk herds exceeded optimal population levels in previous years, Lewandowski said. “For the past about three seasons we really kind of got into too many elk,” he said. “From about 2000 to 2007, we had a lot of complaints from ranchers and a lot of other

people who thought we had too many elk. During those years we issued a lot of cow (elk) permits; that’s how you stabilize or knock down a population.” Elk hunters who get off their ATVs and work harder to pursue elk tend to have higher success rates, Lewandowski said. Statewide, an estimated 212,000 hunters harvested about 43,400 elk in 2011. Although the harvest represents a 9.5 percent decrease from 2010, it’s still more than in any other state. Colorado’s elk population is estimated at 280,000. Reach Russell Smyth at russells@cortezjournal.com or 564-6030.

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Holy Week Laity Services, various locations Holy Week Laity Services will take place at 7 a.m. each morning Monday, April 2, through Friday, April 6. These services are led by lay people from a number of churches in the area, and each service lasts 30 minutes. On Monday, April 2, St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, 110 W. North St.; Tuesday, April 3, Lifeway Baptist Church, 601 N. Dolores Road.; Wednesday, April 4, Trinity Lutheran Church, 208 N. Dolores Road.; Thursday, April 5, First United Methodist Church, 515 N. Park St.; Friday, April 6, Evangel Assembly of God Church, 209 W. Fifth St.

St. Barnabas Episcopal Church St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, 110 W. North St., will celebrate the Holy Eucharist at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. Palm Sunday; and present “Women’s Liturgy” at 7:20 p.m. Wednesday, April 4. On Maundy Thursday, April 5, there will be Foot Washing in the park at 4:45 p.m., a Maundy Thursday Eucharist at 6:30 p.m., and a Maundy Thursday Vigil through the night. On Friday, April 6 the Good Friday Liturgy will begin at noon, and a service of Tenebrae will begin at 6:30 p.m. Easter Sunday services are The Great Vigil of Easter at 6 a.m. followed by a breakfast and a Holy Eucharist at 9 a.m.

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints On Sunday, April 8 at 6 p.m., the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints invites the community to come to a free Easter Cantata concert titled “I Stand All Amazed” at the LDS Church on 26525 County Road M. All faiths are welcome to come and hear music celebrating the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. Refreshments will be served. For more information, contact Cindy Thompson at 8822661 in the evenings

Mountain View Baptist Church Mountain View Baptist Church would like to invite everyone to attend Easter services on Sunday, April 8, at the church, at the corner of Colorado Highway 184 and County Road 30.5 in Dolores. We will enjoy an Easter Sunrise Service at 6:30 a.m., followed by breakfast. Sunday school will be at 10 a.m., and the Easter morning service is at 11 a.m. There will be no evening services. For more information, call the church office at 882-7521 or Pastor Scott Hartle at 739-4496.

Anglican Church of St. Philip the Evangelist The Anglican Church of St. Philip the Evangelist, 716 S. Market St., will observe Good Friday with a Stations of the Cross Service at noon Friday, April 6. The service consists of the reading of Scripture and prayers centering on events of the last few days of Jesus’ life leading up to the crucifixion and will feature plaques created by local Ute beader Paul LaRose. Each station features a different cross, colorful, unique and expressive of Jesus’ journey to the cross. For information about this service, call 565-1555 or Fr. Carl Brenner at 505-564-3910.

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First Baptist Church, Mancos First Baptist Church, 150 N. Walnut in Mancos, invites the public to join us for Revival services with David and Karen Garrett on Sunday, April 8, at 10:45 a.m. and Monday-Wednesday, April 9-11, at 7 p.m. Bro. David Garrett has been in full-time evangelism for over 35 years. He travels nationwide to preach Christ. He preaches and sings as he brings music to life through songs of worship given him by God touching his heart as he plays guitar, banjo and piano. For more information, contact Pastor Rick Gregory at 533-7634.

Church Directory. . . ANGLICAN CHURCH OF ST. PHILIP THE EVANGELIST: 716 S. Market St., Cortez. Bible study, 9:45 am; Sunday worship service of Holy Eucharist at 10:45 am.; Wednesday night ‘Pizza & Bible study’, 6:30 pm. For more information phone 565-1555. APOSTLE’S DOCTRINE UPC: 27510 Hwy 160, Cortez. Sunday service at 10 a.m.; Wednesday evening 7:30 p.m. Pastor Keith McGuire, 533-1467. ARRIOLA BIBLE CHURCH: Located 8 miles north of Cortez on Hwy 491. Sunday School for all ages at 10 a.m. Morning worship, 11 a.m. with nursery & children’s church. Middle & high school youth group, Thursday, 7 p.m. AWANA kids club, Wednesday, 6:20 p.m. Pastor Kent E. Slyter, 882-4047. ARRIOLA GENERAL ASSEMBLY CHURCH OF THE FIRST BORN: County Road 22. Sunday services, 10:30 am; Wednesday, 7:30 pm. Everyone welcome. BAHA’I FAITH: Baha’is believe men and women are equal, prejudice of all kinds must be eliminated, there is only one God, unity in diversity is possible. Lending library available for independent investigation, phone 565-7910. BAPTIST CHAPEL: 1509 Hwy 145. Sunday: Bible study, 9:45 am; 11 am. worship service. Wednesday nights at 7:00 p.m. Pastor Mark Baker. BLESSED BIBLE CHURCH: 23826 Road G, is a Bible-based and Christcentered worship, blessed by grace. The church offers weekly Sunday morning service at 10:30 a.m. and Thursday night Bible study at 6:30 p.m. Co-pastors are Neely Lewis and Paul Ives. For more information, contact Neely Lewis at 529-0780. BUDDHISM: The Four Corners District of the Soka Gakkai meets for Gongyo (chanting) and discussion on Sundays at 10 am. For more information, phone Retha Williams at 564-0719. CALVARY CHAPEL CORTEZ: 9 am Sunday mornings at 11012 Hwy 491. Teaching the word of God simply. For more information call Pastor Michael Demers, 882-2429. CAMPFIRE FELLOWSHIP: Dove Creek, Hwy 141 and County Line Road, turn left, down 2 miles. Sundays, 3 p.m., Pastor Deb McClellan, (970) 7390132 or (970)739-3828. CENTER OF LIGHT-DOLORES: 19581 Cty Rd 31; Sunday service, 9:30 am. Please call for a schedule of other available classes and services. Rev. Meira Leonard, 882-2123. CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES: 432 N. Broadway. Day job ministries, 7 am to noon, Monday-Friday; 565-1941. Christian restorative ministries. Christian 12-step program meets Thursdays, 6:30 pm. Call Phil at 882-2254 or 5651941 for more information. CHURCH OF CHRIST: North Hwy 491 and Cty Rd. 23. Sunday morning service 10:30 am. For information call Gary Graff, 882-2681 or Shelby Smith, 565-1045. CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS: 1790 E. Empire, Cortez. First Ward: Sacrament 9-10:10 am; Sunday school 10:20-11 am; Priesthood, Relief Society, Young Women, 11:10-12 noon. Second Ward: Sacrament 11 am-12:10 pm; Sunday school 12:20-1 pm; Priesthood, Relief Society, Young Women 1:10-2 pm. Family History Center, 564-1064. Tues., Wed., & Thurs. 9-12 am, 1-4 pm, 6-9 pm. For more information, phone 5649640 or visit www.mormon.org. CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS: 26525 Cty. Rd. M, Cortez, 565-4372. Third Ward: Sacrament 9-10:10 am; Sunday school 10:20-11 am; Priesthood, Relief Society, Young Women, 11:10-12 noon. Fourth Ward: Sacrament 11 am-12:10 pm; Sunday school 12:20-1 pm; Priesthood, Relief Society, Young Women 1:10-2 pm. CHURCH OF RELIGIOUS SCIENCE STUDY GROUP: Meetings, biweekly, 10 am. All interested & Unity Church followers invited. For more information phone 882-7110 or 565-8901. CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE: 514 N. Chestnut, 565-7826. Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.; worship, 10:30 am; evening service, 6 pm. Wednesday prayer and praise, teen Bible study, and children’s services, 7 pm. Anthony Maes, pastor, 565-7826. CONGREGATION BEIT SIMCHA: Sabbath Eve services start Friday night at 6:30 pm. in Dolores with eating, dancing, singing and fellowship after. Phone 882-7031 or e-mail beitsimcha@centurytel.net for additional information. CONGREGATION HAR SHA-LOM: 2437 Cty Rd. 203, Durango. Congregation meets in Durango for services. For information call 375-0613 for times, which vary throughout the year. www.harshalomdurango.org CORTEZ CHRISTIAN CHURCH: 2306 E Empire St. Sunday school 9:30 am; worship & praise service 10:30 am. Call 565-8191 and leave a message. CORTEZ CHURCH OF CHRIST: 631 E. Montezuma Ave., Cortez, CO. Sunday Bible classes, 9 am; worship services, 10 am; evening worship, 6 pm; Wednesday - evening Bible class, 7 pm. Rob Hall, minister, 565-3631. CORTEZ SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH: 540 W. Fourth. Saturday Sabbath School, 9:30 am; worship, 10:45 am. Pastor Steve Gillham, 882-0165. DOLORES SOUTHERN BAPTIST CHURCH: Hwy 145 & 21st St., Dolores. 9:15 am. Sunday Bible study; 10:30 am worship. Pastor Don Phillips. Contact 882-3104. DOLORES UNITED METHODIST CHURCH: 105 N. 8th, Sunday service at 9:15 am; adult Sunday School 8:30 am; Pastor Rick Carpenter, 573-0335.

HAVANA — Pope Benedict XVI demanded greater freedom for the Catholic Church in Cuba during Mass before hundreds of thousands of people Wednesday in the shrine of the island’s communist revolution, denouncing “fanaticism” that tries to impose its truth on others. Benedict’s unusually politicized homily was a not-sosubtle jab at Cuba’s leadership before a vast crowd in Revolution Plaza. But he also used plain language to urge an end to Cuba’s isolation, a reference to the 50-year U.S. economic embargo and the inability of 11 American presidents and brothers Fidel and Raul Castro to forge peace.

With the country’s leadership listening from front-row seats, Benedict issued his strongest denunciation of religious intolerance yet in Cuba, referring to the Biblical account of how people persecuted by the Babylonian king “preferred to face death by fire rather than betray their conscience and their faith.” He said people find freedom when they seek the truth that Christianity offers. While he did not mention the government by name, the comments were an unmistakable criticism of the Cuban reality, said the Rev. Joseph Fessio, a former student of Benedict. As his U.S. publisher, Fessio knows well the pope’s message and how he transmits it, particularly the watchwords of his pontificate: truth and freedom.

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DOVE CREEK SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH: Saturday worship, 9 am, Sabbath school, 10 am; prayer meeting Tuesday, 7 pm. Matt Segebartt, pastor. 677-2792. ETZ CHAIM B’YESHUA - Tree of Life in Jesus is a Messianic fellowship celebrating Shabbat each Friday at 6:30 p.m. with Torah and Brit Hadashah study (the whole scripture), along with praise, worship and oneg; also observing the Biblical feasts as they occur on the Hebrew calendar. Call the Gasners 882-7696 or the Kuiks 739-9434 for location. Shalom. EVANGEL ASSEMBLY OF GOD: 209 W. 5th. Sunday School, 9:30 am; morning worship, 10:30 am; Sunday evening prayer, 5:30 pm; Adult and youth Bible studies, children’s programs, Wednesday, 7p.m. Nursery provided for all services. Senior Pastor, Jeff McDonell; 565- 4198 or 565-0842. FAITH BIBLE CHURCH: corner of 2nd & Maple, across from the Middle School. Sunday worship service at 10:30 a.m. including nursery and children’s church for ages 3-8. Ladies Bible study, Tuesday at 10 am. (call church for location); Men’s study, Saturday morning at 7 am. Communion service and evangelistic emphasis is the 1st Sunday of the month. FELLOWSHIP BAPTIST CHURCH: Cahone. Sunday School 10 am; worship service 11 am; Sunday evening worship service, 5 pm.; lady’s bible study, Friday nights, 6 pm. Kenneth Hudgeons, pastor, 562-4718. FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH: 1st and Linden St. Sunday School, 10:00 am; morning worship 11:00 am; Sunday evening service 6 pm; Wednesday Bible Study, 7 pm. Pastor Paul Houston; Mancos and Dolores Assembly of God churches will now attend services in Cortez. 565-3043. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH: 100 N. Market, Cortez. Sunday celebration & Worship begins at 10:45 a.m. Fellowship At 10:15 a.m.; Beginning at 9:15 a.m. Sunday School for all ages, plus 4 adult elective classes, with nursery for all services. Children’s church, ages 3 to 3rd grade during worship hour. Divorce Care, 7 p.m; Widow’s Connection, monthly. For additional information on programs call Pastor Vic Powell, 565-6555. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH:, DOLORES: 100 N. 7th. Every Sunday: morning worship, 9:30 am; women’s Bible study, Tues., 7:30 pm; church prayer, Wed., 6 pm in the parsonage; Biblical foundations (indepth Biblical studies), Thurs., 7 pm. Pastor, Rev. Walther Olsen, for additional information and/or prayer, 882-7270. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF DOVE CREEK: 303 N. Main St. Sunday school, 10 am; morning worship, 11 am; Awana, 5 pm. Youth meetings, Sunday eves., jr. high, 5 pm, high school 6 pm. Sunday services televised on DCTV, 9 and 11 am, cable Ch. 32, UHF Ch. 20. Pastor Mike Farren, 677-2230. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF MANCOS: 150 N. Walnut. Sunday School, 9:45 am; Morning worship, 10:45 am; Weds. Bible study, 5 pm. Pastor Rick Gregory, 533-7634. FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH: 515 N. Park. Sunday worship service, 8:30 am and 11 am (child care provided); Sunday school, 9:45 am; youth group, 5 pm Sun.; Children’s Enrichment Program, Monday through Friday; United Methodist Men’s breakfast, first Friday of every month, 7 am. Pastor Tom Towns, 565-3002; e-mail sttown@msn.com. FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF DOVE CREEK: Dove Creek, CO. Worship service at 11:30 am. Pastor Rick Carpenter, 573-0335. FOLLOWERS OF CHRIST CHURCH: Pleasant View. Sunday school, 9 am; Sunday worship, 11 am; Wednesday evening service 7 pm. Everyone welcome. FOUR CORNERS INDIAN CHRISTIAN MISSION: Empire & Dolores Hwys. Evening service, Sunday and Thursday, 7:30 p.m. FOURSQUARE CHURCH OF CORTEZ: The Family Worship Center, 500 N. Washington. Adult Sunday school, 9 am, Sunday service, 10:30 am. Wednesday, adult Bible study, Good News bears children church and youth group, 7 pm. Pastor Stuart and Liliana Hanold, (970) 565-3709 for prayer or to contact the church, email: familyworship@ fone.net. GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH: 6176 Hwy 160-491, 739-1183. Sunday school, 9:30 am; Sunday worship service, 10:30 am;. John Melancon, pastor. GRACE FELLOWSHIP, EFCA: We meet Sunday mornings at 10’ish and are located a 1/2 block north of Main on Chestnut Street. Children’s church & Nursery. Youth group meets Sunday evenings at 6:30 PM for middle and high school students. Our desire is to “Keep it Christ-Centered, Keep it Simple, and Keep it Real.” Pastor Mike Schrag. For more information, call 565-3663 or visit our website: www.GraceInCortez.org. IGLESIA en ESPANOL VIDA en VICTORIA: 500 N. Washington. Meets Domingo’s (Sunday’s) at 1 pm. Es un Iglesia Quadrangular (a Foursquare church). We have nursery and children’s church every Sunday with coffee and snacks after every service. Men’s and women’s cell groups during the week. Stuart and Liliana Hanold, pastors. Call 565-3709 for more information. HOUSE OF ZION FELLOWSHIP: Home group fellowship, worship, Bible study, prayer, women’s ministry, men’s ministry. We are a part of the spiritfilled five fold ministry of Chuck Pierce and Glory of Zion, teaching, healing, deliverance, impartation. For times, more information, prayer or just a friendly visit call 749-8528. KINGDOM PURPOSE FELLOWSHIP: (formerly Harvest Christian Center),

Mancos High School, in the student lounge. Sunday worship, 10 am. Pastors Bobby & Deborah LaCoure, 505-215-0487; www.kingdompurpose.org LIFEWAY BAPTIST CHURCH: 601 N. Dolores Rd., Cortez. Sunday: Bible study, 9:45 am; worship, 10:50 am; evening worship, 5:30 p.m. Tuesday: adult fellowship activities, 10a.m.-2p.m.; Children in Action (C.I.A.) grades Pre-K to 8th grade, 5:30-7 P.m. Sundays; Wednesday Bible study, 7 pm.: 1st & 3rd Thursday: Women’s missionary union 10a.m. Pastor Andy Johnson 564-1239. LIGHTHOUSE BAPTIST CHURCH INDEPENDENT FUNDAMENTAL: 11502 Hwy 145. Worship service & jr. church, 10:45 am; evening worship 6 pm; Group Bible Studies, 7 pm Wednesday Pee Wee and Patch the Pirate children’s choir clubs, 7 pm. Nursery provided for all services. Free bus transportation for Sunday morning. Everyone welcome. Pastor Andrew Reed, 565-9302. MANCOS CHURCH OF CHRIST: 601 Railroad Ave., Mancos. Sunday Bible study, 10 am; worship service, 10:45 am. For more information call 533-7164. MANCOS CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS: services 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Bishop Lymon Bayles, 207 Montezuma, 533-7708. MANCOS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH: 470 Grand, (Grand Ave. & Oak St.), Mancos. Sunday, 9 am traditional service, 11 am praise service; nursery, children and youth programs available. 533-7460. MARVEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH: Marvel, Colo. Sunday school, 10 am; worship, 11 am. Youth, Tuesday, 5 pm. Bud Rousset, minister, 588-3350. MONTELORES BAPTIST CHURCH: 18735 Cty Rd. 23.5, Lewis, Colo., (across from Narraguinnep Lake). Sunday school, 10 am; Worship service, 11 am; Sunday eve. 6 pm; Kid’s Klub, Monday 6pm; Wednesday Bible study 6:30 pm. For more information contact Pastor Paul Gleason, 882-2418; www.Montelores Baptist.com. MOUNTAIN VIEW BAPTIST CHURCH: Corner of Hwy 184 & Cty. Rd. 30.5, Dolores. Sunday school, all ages, 10 am; Sunday morning service, 11 am; Sunday evening service, 6 pm; Sunday evening youth group, 7th-12th grade, 6 pm; Sunday evening TeamKIDS program, 3 yrs old to 6th grade, 6 pm. Wednesday night prayer meeting, 7 pm; For more information contact Pastor Scott Hartle, 882-7521 or 739-4496. OUR LADY OF VICTORY CATHOLIC CHURCH: 101 N. 7th St., Dolores. Masses: Saturday, 4:30 pm. Father Pat Valdez, 565-7308. PLEASANT VIEW CHURCH OF CHRIST: Sunday: Worship, 9 am; Bible class following. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: Corner of Fourth and Washington, Cortez. Sundays: Worship at 9:30 a.m. Sunday School for all ages at 10:40 a.m. Child care is provided all morning. Youth group is Sundays at 2:00 p.m. Co-pastors Steve & Kim Nofel; office hours 9 a.m.-noon. E-mail mvpchurch@q.com or phone 565-7024 for more information. PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH: 900 S. Oak St., Cortez. Meets every 2nd, 3rd, & 4th Sunday of each month. Elder Cleveland Bass, pastor. Phone 565-2798 or 565-5344. RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS: (Quakers): Mancos Valley Worship Group. Unprogrammed worship in homes. Please call 564-9903 or 882-7891 for date, time and location. RICO COMMUNITY CHURCH: Rico, Colo. Lord’s Day worship, 10:30 a.m. For information on worship, youth or other events, call the church at 967-2463, or pastor Suzy Meyer at 560-1407. ROCK SPRINGS COMMUNITY CHURCH: 32233 Hwy 160. Sunday worship, 8:45 and 10:45 am. Call 565-1177 for more information. ROMAN CATHOLICS: Would you like to attend a regular Traditional Latin Mass in Durango? Write: Orthodox Roman Catholic Movement, PO Box 89, Westcliffe, CO 81232. Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX) TRADITIONAL ROMAN CATHOLIC MISSION: meets for the celebration of the Traditional Latin Mass once per month on the first Sunday of each month. All interested are invited to attend. Informative reading materials will be available for those seeking to deepen their knowledge of the Latin Mass. Potluck dinner and recreation will follow all Sunday Masses. Location varies. For mass time and location, or for more information, call Thadd at 739-8092. SOUTHSIDE CHURCH OF CHRIST: 38600 Road H, Mancos. Class, 10

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Families, Societies and Cooperation

amilies and societies are quite varied in performing the task of raising and educating children. The importance of this task can hardly be overestimated, given the importance of producing individuals who can be selfsupporting at the same time that they contribute to the next generation and help with caring for the previous generation. Some cultures have extended families

where aunts and uncles play a large role. In many countries, like the United States, there are a variety of family types, from the traditional two-parent family to the single-parent and blended family. Consider how many families have a grandmother who helps out with caring for her grandchildren. Many American children no longer grow up in a two-parent family and close to ten percent of them now grow up in households where neither biological parent is present. A recent report from China estimates that in that country close to 200 million children are without daily contact from their parents because of the parents’ need to travel to find work. As the economic realities of the world constrain individuals to do whatever is necessary to feed themselves and their children, we must find new ways to cooperate in order to help our fellow human beings survive and thrive.

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am; worship, 11 am. A new testament church. Call 533-9168 for information. ST. BARNABAS’ EPISCOPAL CHURCH: 110 W. North St., (one block north of Main Street on the corner of North & Elm St.). Sunday services are at 8:00 a.m. and 10 a.m. The Reverend Leigh Waggoner. Call 565-7865 or log on to stbarnabascortez.org. ST. JUDE CATHOLIC CHURCH: 432 N. Pine St., Dove Creek, Masses: Saturday, 6:30 pm; Wednesday, 6:30 pm. Father Pat Valdez, 565-7308. ST. MARGARET MARY CATHOLIC CHURCH: Cortez, 28 E. Montezuma Ave. Masses- Sunday, 10:30 am; 12:30 (Spanish); 5 pm; Friday, 5:30 pm; Monday, Tuesday, & Wednesday, 8 am.; Friday, 5:30 pm; Vista Grande Inn, 3:15 pm. Father Pat Valdez, 565-7308. ST. PAUL’S CHURCH (Episcopal): 479 Bauer Ave., Mancos. Sunday morning prayer & Eucharist 9 am. Contact Rev. Bob Seney, 533-9104. ST. RITA CATHOLIC CHURCH: 203 S. Main, Mancos. Masses-Sundays, 8:30 am; Fridays, 10 am at Valley Inn Nursing Home in Mancos. Father Pat Valdez, 565-7308, www.stpaulmancos.org. SUMMIT LAKE COMMUNITY CHURCH: Across from Summit Lake at 36501 Hwy 184 between Dolores and Mancos. Expository preaching. Sunday School, 9:15 am; Sunday worship, 10:30 am; AWANA, & Bible studies during the week. Pastor Scott Christensen, 882-4144, www.summitlakechurch.org. THE FOUR CORNERS COM-MUNITY AGLOW LIGHTHOUSE: will meet for prayer on the second and fourth Saturdays of each month at 1 p.m. at 1702 Rolling Road in Cortez. For more information, call 565-4063. TOWAOC BAPTIST CHURCH: Sunday School, 10 am; morning worship, 11 am; Sunday evening Bible Study, 6 pm; Transportation is available. Pastor Chris Kelly. TOWAOC INDIAN CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY: Towaoc. Sunday school, 10 am; worship, 11 am; Sunday evening, 7 pm; Wednesday Bible study, 7 p.m. TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH: 208 N. Dolores Rd, Cortez. Sunday worship, 9 am; Bible study & Sunday school, 10:15 am. 565-9346. THE CHURCH OF THE HOLY GRAIL: 1016 East Main St., #1: Sunday: 1 pm celebration of the Holy Eucharist; 2 pm fellowship and Bible study. Wed.: 5:30 pm celebration of the Holy Eucharist. 564-1718. The M. Reverend Danita Wesch. UNITARIAN FELLOWSHIP: 25 N. Market, upstairs in the Cortez Cultural Center. Sundays 10:30 am. Coffee and conversation after meetings. UTE MOUNTAIN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH: Towaoc. Sunday community service, 11 a.m.; Sunday eve. worship, 6 pm; Wed. night 6 p.m. prayer & worship with Bud Rousset. VICTORY WORLD OUTREACH: 11088 N. Hwy 491, Cortez. Service times: Sunday, 10:30 am, worship, preaching and childrens services; Sunday night worship and preaching, 6 pm; Wednesday worship and preaching, 7 pm. A nursery is provided for children up to 4 yrs. old during every service. Pastors Jonathan & Robin Bland. For further information call 565-8533 or 882-7012. VISTA GRANDE NURSING HOME CHAPEL: 1221 N. Mildred Rd., Cortez. Sundays at 10 am.

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Community The Cortez Journal encourages people to submit announcements about upcoming events for the Community Calendar. Send announcements to news@cortezjournal.com. Items submitted at least two weeks in advance will have a better chance of getting published; items submitted several days before the event might not get published. For more information, call the Journal at 565-8527.

Montezuma Orchard Restoration Workshop meets today Please join Jude Schuenemeyer with the Montezuma Orchard Restoration Project (MORP) and Beth Lashell with Fort Lewis College at the Old Fort at Hesperus today on Saturday, March 31 from 2 to 4 p.m. for a Montezuma Orchard Restoration Workshop. To reach the old Fort at Hesperus, from Hwy. 160, take Hwy. 140 five miles south to 18683 Hwy. 140. Meet outside the historic library. The workshop will take place in the orchard, and will include pruning, grafting, and assessment of this orchard planted in the 1920’s. Snacks and drinks will be provided. Attendees should dress in layers and bring gloves. There is no cost. Please RSVP to Beth at 385-4574 or lashell_bfortlewis. edu.

The Crags, Holy Smokers, Beesknees perform at Sideshow Sideshow Emporium & Gallery will present three live bands on Saturday, March 31 beginning at 7:30 p.m. Sideshow is at 411 Central in Dolores. The Crags, a female-fronted garage punk trio from Durango, will headline the evening. The Holy Smokers, a threepiece western gothic instrumental group featuring steel guitar will follow, and opening the evening are the Beesknees, an alt-folk duo from Dolores. There is a $5 cover charge. For more information, call 739-4646.

Mancos Library screens “Lioness” film for Community Cinema The Mancos Public Library, located at 211 W. First St., as part of Women’s History Month, will show the Community Cinema film “Lioness” on Saturday, March 31 at 2 p.m. in the meeting room. They went to Iraq as cooks, clerks and mechanics and returned a year later as part of America’s first generation of female combat veterans. How did five female army soldiers end up fighting alongside the Marines in some of the bloodiest battles in the Iraq War? For more information, call MPL at 533-7600 or visit www. mancoslibrary.org.

Silent auction will raise funds for Caughey memorial playground A silent auction to raise funds for the Louie Caughey Memorial Playground at the Montezuma County Fairgrounds will be held during the upcoming High School Rodeo on Saturday, March 31. The silent auction will start at 9 a.m. and bids will close at 5 p.m. Plans are underway for the renovation of the playground in memory of longtime Montezuma County resident Louie Caughey. The public is invited to attend the rodeo and participate in the silent auction. For more information, or to donate an item for the silent auction, call Bonny White at 560-0795 or LuAnn Meyer at 739-6874.

Cortez Animal Shelter will have children’s Blessings Basket In celebration of Easter, during the week of Monday through Friday, April 2 through 6, the Cortez Animal Shelter, 2791 E. Main St., invites the public to bring children by to select an egg from the Basket of Blessings. Each egg holds

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a surprise treat and a wish for a donation item for a child to bring back to the shelter to help the homeless pets. This is a wonderful way for children to learn compassion as they help our furry friends that have found themselves at the shelter. The shelter is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, call the shelter at 565-4910.

Archaeologist Kearns will discuss Basketmaker III culture The Hisatsinom Chapter of the Colorado Archaeological Society will present Tim Kearns to discuss Basketmaker III in the Southern Chuska Valley, Northwest New Mexico on Tuesday, April 3 at 7 p.m. at the Cortez Cultural Center, 25 N. Market St. In his presentation, Tim will highlight the Basketmaker III settlement, architecture, subsistence and material culture of the southern Chuska Valley area with a focus on the population movement and settlement dynamics of the period AD 500 to AD 725. His remarks will address questions that complement the current Basketmaker III research project being conducted by the Crow Canyon Archaeological Center. Tim Kearns is a professional archaeologist currently associated with Woods Canyon Archaeological Consultants. For questions about this or other lectures, please call Bob Bernhart at 739-6772.

Nashville band JP Harris and the Tough Choices play Brewery J.P. Harris and the Tough Choices from Nashville will play at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, April 4 at the Dolores River Brewery, 100 S. 4th St. The band doles out pure unadulterated country music — the kind destined for dancing and heartache. They’ve resurrected the ghosts of a time when real, hardcore Honky Tonk ruled the airwaves; before the words “pop” or “new” ever met the word “country.” If you wanna dance, if you wanna cry in your drink, or if you like scruffy fellas in tight jeans, then look out for J.P. Harris and The Tough Choices. There is a $5 door charge. For more information, call the Brewery at 882-4677.

renamed Raising Readers Storytime at the Cortez Public Library, 202 N. Park St. Storytime is held every Thursday and Friday at 10:30 a.m. for preschool-aged children. Both days will follow the same theme. On Thursday there will be no craft. Older children are welcome to join in for the craft at 11:15 a.m. on Fridays. “Chocolate Bunnies, Chocolate Bunnies, Chocolate Bunnies” is the subject on Thursday, April 5 and Friday, April 6. “Did the Tooth Fairy Come?” will be discussed on Thursday, April 12 and Friday, April 13. “Are You a Good Steward?” will be presented on Thursday, April 19 and Friday, April 20. “Jump Frog” will wrap up the month on Thursday, April 26 and Friday, April 27. Raising Readers Storytime offers songs, stories, crafts and silliness and uses the Early Childhood Literacy Initiative program. For more information, contact the library at 565-8117.

Cortez Library offers April computer training classes The Cortez Public Library, 202 N. Park St., will offer a series of computer training classes in April. All classes start at 1 p.m. On Friday, April 6 and 20, Gabe Torres from the Southwest Colorado Workforce Center will teach computer classes on various aspects of finding a job on the Internet, including: registering with the Workforce Center; updating your Workforce registration; conducting job searches statewide; updating skills which will allow the system to find more jobs for the client; applying for unemployment insurance; ONET-ONLine website job title searches; resume preparation; searching for State applications; labor market information; labor law information; and facilitating the WorkKeys Skills Assessment. On Thursday, April 12, Randy Funk will hold a class on Internet Shopping. On Thursday, April 26, Randy Funk will teach students about Microsoft Word. All classes must be signed up for ahead of time, as space is limited. Sign up by calling the library at 565-8117 or by stopping by.

Gospel Easter Egg Hunt at Parque De Vida amphitheater

Blessed Bible Church will host a Gospel Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 7 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Parque De Vida amphitheater in Cortez, behind the recreation center. The event will include treats, games, music and an amazing egg hunt. There will be prizes and gifts and a lot of fun. Please The inaugural Southwest Tourism Summit will take place come and join us — it is free and a safe environment will be in Durango on Thursday and Friday, April 5 and 6. All pre- provided. sentations will be at Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge RailFor more information, call Pastor Neely at 565-5360 or road Museum and at the Strater Hotel. 529-0780. This new tourism conference will provide Southwest Colorado businesses with valuable information and networking opportunities with key tourism leaders. The featured speaker will be Al White, Director of the Colorado Tourism Office, and there will be additional presentations from Tour ColoAll children in kindergarten through fourth grade are invitrado, Four Corners Film Commission, Southwest Colorado Travel Region and many more. Attendees can learn about ed to attend an Easter party from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 7 domestic and international travel trends, the state tourism at the Montezuma Valley Presbyterian Church, 350 S. Washoffice’s new ad campaign, and opportunities in advertising ington St., Cortez. The church is directly across the street and grants, agritourism, PR, heritage and culture, and other from Manaugh School. This activity is organized by the “Fellowshipping Fun Lovtopics. Registration is $99. Call 385-8842 for schedule, registration or information, or ing Outreaching Christian” committee and the Youth Group of the church. Numerous games and activities are planned visit www.durango.org/summit or www.durangotrain.com. for the children to enjoy. A raffle will be held for a number of items, including a large vinyl bunny. Refreshments will be available for parents who accompany their children. For more information, contact the church at 565-7024 or Jack Robbins at 882-1444. United Blood Services will hold a mobile blood drive from 2:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday, April 5, at the Fellowship Hall of First United Methodist Church, 515 N. Park St. in Cortez. To set up an appointment or for more information, call 385-4601 or sign up online at www.bloodhero.com. The Cortez Rotary Club invites area children — from toddler up to 12 years of age — to the Annual Easter Egg Hunt, which begins promptly at 10 a.m., Saturday, April 7, on the west side of Cortez City Park. The hunt will have 3,000 real and 2,000 plastic eggs for children to gather. “Too Early for Spring?” is the April theme of the newlyFor more information, call 560-0781.

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Presbyterian Church will host Easter party for children

Mobile blood drive will take place at First United Methodist

Cortez Rotary Club holds annual Easter Egg Hunt for kids

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cortez Superintendent committee New members to search members to be announced be sworn in on By Michael Maresh Journal Staff Writer The Montezuma-Cortez School District Re-1 is seeking volunteers to participate in the interviews for the new superintendent that could be hired as soon as April 17. Interim superintendent Mary Rubadeau said Re-1 put out a notice for people wanting to participate in the process by serving on a committee and received too many replies from people wanting to serve. Each committee should consist of eight to 15 people, and participants will be notified today by email on whether they were selected to serve on a committee A few board members will look at the volunteers to decide who would and should be allowed to serve on one of the committees and who has the time that is required. She said the Re-1 School Board will have to narrow the list down by looking at peo-

ple’s qualifications and work experience. Rubadeau said she and the school board would like the committee or committees to be comprised of teachers and support staff from each school site and members from the community at large. She said the hope is to have one to two groups that can interview the candidates before giving their thoughts and opinions on the candidates to the board. She said the committee is meant to serve in an advisory role and a lead facilitator for the board. Rubadeau stressed that the superintendent decision will be made by the board. Bob Cito, a special consultant with the Colorado Association of School Boards, was hired for $9,000 to come to Cortez to help form and then work with the committees on April 10. The committees training session will be from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on April 10 and the interviews with the candi-

■■ Profiles on the four superintendent candidate finalists.

dates will take place from 7:45 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on April 14. Each committee interview with the candidates will last about 90 minutes and its findings will be presented to the board. Rubadeau said Cito will come up with the questions that should be asked of the finalists for the Re-1 superintendent position. She also said the board could select its next superintendent at its April 17 meeting, though she added board members may want to do site visits where the finalists live and work to get a better gauge of what the community feels about the person. Cito said his role in the process is to help set up the com-

mittee and help them keep a focus while developing the questions to be asked of the candidates. “We want to make sure it is fair to all the candidates,” he said. He added the committee will be grading them on their strengths and weaknesses. He said each candidate will answer the same questions from a committee, but also said the questions from the board will likely be different. “There are no right or wrong questions,” he said, “I will check them to make sure they are legal.” Michael Maresh can be reached at michaelm@cortezjournal.com

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Enrollment numbers dropping in Re-1 From Page 1A was 2,984 and the per pupil funding formula was almost $6,900, and the high school’s enrollment in the same year was 760. Re-1 School Board President Tim Lanier said it is his understanding that enrollment in the district has been dropping for the last eight to 10 years, and the statistics that the district provided for the last three years backed up his

belief. Lanier said one of the reasons for the decrease in Re-1 enrollment is based on economics where families are forced to relocate to find jobs. He also said there are some families who have decided to take their children out of the Re-1 to enroll them in the Dolores schools to give them a better chance to succeed because of the issues the local district is facing, including low student achievement. Lanier said high school

sports is another factor. He said there have been a few instances where students transferred to Dolores because they could not get much playing time in certain sports. “A few that have gone over there for sports,” he said. He added that the majority of people who move to Cortez are retirees, so the district is not recouping the students whose families moved away. Like Lanier, board member Pete Montaño said the economy is a big factor.

Pepperhead Restaurant in downtown Cortez will be closed April 1-9. “It’s spring break and a lot of our staff have kids and families,” Tess Montaño said. “They get to have that time off to spend with their families before summer.” Montaño said it also gives them a chance to get the business ready for the upcoming busy tourist season. “We are going to be stripping the floors and doing

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Current Councilors Bob Archibeque, Matt Keefauver and Mayor Dan Porter are serving terms that do not expire until 2014. Candidates elected to the council are expected to be sworn in at the April 24 council meeting, at which point one of the elected councilors will be chosen for the position of Mayor. Voters must have registered for the election by March 5. Early/absentee ballots were due Friday. The seven-member Cortez City Council typically meets in the evening the second and fourth Tuesdays of every month. The job pays $400 a month, with the mayor making $500 per month. For more information, contact the city clerk’s office at 564-4008.

(Cortez residents living south of Main Street) is the Montezuma Valley Presbyterian Church, 350 South Washington St. Residents who did not receive a mail-in ballot as expected may check at the city clerk’s office in City Hall, 210 East Main St. Candidates for four open seats on the city council (in order of ballot placement) are Shawna McLaughlin, Ty Keel, David Chisholm, Tom Butler, Richard Solano and Karen Sheek. Voters may vote for up to four candidates per ballot, but may also limit their vote to one, two or three candidates. Councilor Donna Foster will be term-limited out. Sheek was appointed by the council last fall to replace Robert Rime, who Reach Reid Wright at reresigned to seek employ- idw@cortezjournal.com ment in Arizona.

“There are no good paying jobs here,” he said, adding many parents need to look at better economic climates to support their children even if that means moving. Montaño also thinks that if Re-1 can improve student achievement and help students succeed, parents would not feel the need to move their children to a nearby district.

Michael Maresh can be reached at michaelm@cortezjournal.com

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Solved in one fowl swoop Dolores resident helps unravel bird mystery By Shannon Livick Dolores Star Editor When Dolores veterinarian and fish pathologist Carolyn Gunn first saw a black swift, she was hooked. “They are really cool birds,” she said. And these black birds that only nest behind high-altitude waterfalls or in caves are also mysterious. But thanks to Gunn and a team of avid black swift researchers, we know a bit more about these little black birds. Most recently Gunn helped solve the long-standing mystery of where black swifts fly during the winter. Brazil. It’s an answer that wasn’t known until last year and worldwide after the recent publication of a scientific article Gunn and her team helped produce. The solved mystery is getting recognition worldwide. “We’ve had a huge and positive response,” she said. So far, an ornithologist from Europe has contacted the group, the Smithsonian magazine, Audobon Magazine, bird experts in Brazil and countless others. Gunn helped design a harnass that allowed the birds to carry a geolocator. “They are a very unusual bird,” Gunn said. They are a small bird, about 45 grams. They live more than 10 years, songbirds live about three years, and they lay one egg per year, Gunn explains. They nest largely behind waterfalls, in caves and other cool, dark places. It all started about 12 years ago when Gunn got a call from a friend. Her friend had just attended a lecture about black swifts and when they were finished asked if anyone could volunteer to help find the reclusive birds. “I was a very casual birder at that time,” Gunn said. Gunn was told by her friend that the black swift nested behind remote waterfalls and volunteers had

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AN ADULT black swift. Swifts are very specialized. They fly all day to collect insects for their young, and nest only in dark caves or behind waterfalls. to hike to them to find and record the birds. “She thought of me because I like to hike,” Gunn smiled. The rest, as they say, is history. “I just totally got hooked,” Gunn says with a smile. Thanks to Rich Levad, Gunn said, she was hooked on the mysterious bird. Levad has since passed away after a fight with Lou Gehrig’s Disease, and Gunn said she and her team carry on in his memory. The team of three consisted of Gunn, Jason Beason of the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory and Kim Potter. At the time, Gunn said, you couldn’t even find a picture of a black swift on the Internet. Now, thanks to Gunn, the team and others, you can find much more. The birds in Colorado like to nest above 7,000 feet. The closest colony to Dolores is just below Navajo Lake. One of the largest colonies is at Box Canyon Falls in Ouray. “Not all these waterfalls have tails to them,” Gunn said.”We’ve all hiked hundreds of miles.” And once you get to the falls, the birds are black, they nest in moss nests and are very hard to see. In August of 2009, Gunn spent a sleepless night devising a harness for the bird. Typical harnesses didn’t fit the swift. Mainly because swifts don’t have legs like other birds. Since they nest on cliff sides and in caves their legs are more like hooks. They don’t perch or

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walk on the ground like most birds. “The first harness just slid right off,” Gunn said. So the challenge was to design something that would stay on the small bird and not cause any damage. “I really worried about this,” Gunn said. “As a vet I am sworn to do no damage to animals.” The harness that Gunn devised was made of Teflon ribbon. The bird wore the geolocator like a backpack and the harness crossed in the front. In 2009, Gunn and her team put harnesses on four birds. The following year, three of the four birds were captured. “When we captured the first bird with a geolocator on it, we were ecstatic because we had no idea if it would work,” Gunn said. It took months and months of combing through the data before the mystery was solved. The birds flew over 4,000 miles to a remote, lowland rainforest in Brazil. People in Brazil had no idea the birds were there. “They didn’t even have swifts on registry in Brazil,” Gunn said. But of course, as one question is answered, there are always more to follow. Gunn and her team suspect that the birds may have never been seen in Brazil because they keep in the air the whole time. “It’s called aerial roosting,”

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A BLACK SWIFT cave near the Colorado Flat Tops Wilderness Area.

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CAROLYN GUNN is seen courtesy photo/Todd Patrick Photography here holding a purple martin. Gunn, of Dolores, recently CAROLYN GUNN, of Dolores, designed a harnass for the helped solve a long-lived mys- black swift to help solve the mystery of where they fly in the tery about the black swift, a winter. bird that nests behind highaltitude waterfalls. she said. But the only way to tell if that is true is to wait for technology. Currently, live GPS devices that would give movement of birds are too heavy. But the team is ready. “We have a request in with the space station to be ready,” she said. This summer, Gunn and the team, will travel to other known locations of swifts: California, Alaska and Oregon, to see if those black swifts too travel to Brazil. She and the team also plan to take DNA of the birds to determine if colonies mingle or stick together. Gunn does all this on her free time because these birds, they really are cool.

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Diane Fox works at the Cortez Police Station as the school and youth officer. She’s been with the Cortez Police Department for the past 19 years, and is currently on light duty as she continues her cancer recovery.

Diane Fox continues recovery after long, painful breast cancer ordeal By Dale Shrull Journal Staff Writer

District Board of Education. As she talks about her battle, she jokes and chuckles, and then seriously says she’s not ready to let her guard down yet. Cancer has a way of shattering hopes and dreams, even when things are looking good. After a double mastectomy on Aug. 12, Fox was sure that she had the upper hand on her breast cancer. Chemotherapy would finish the job, then it would be on with her life. But little did she know that chemotherapy would conspire against her. After the Sept. 25 treatment, Fox became severely ill. But that’s what chemo does. “I just thought it must be the chemo,” she says. “I got to the point that this can’t be right.” She was too sick. Something was wrong. The chemo was attacking her, killing her. Rushed to a Durango hospital and right into ICU, Fox was teetering on the edge of death. “It really could have gone either way. It was bad,” she says matter-of-factly now. She was suffering from a deadly infection brought on by the chemotherapy. For 10 days, death was perched at the side of Fox’s hospital bed. Then a little improvement. Out of ICU but still in the hospital. For 35 days, sick, disorientated and scared beyond words, Fox remained in the hospital. Her husband Ray rarely left her side.

Diane Fox watched as the chemical concoction seeped into her body. Clinched and terrified, she waited and braced for the worse. What could be worse than what she’d already endured? After an agonizing, painful nearly threemonth ordeal, really the only thing worse would be death. On Sept. 25, the 44-year-old Cortez woman had her first chemotherapy treatment. The chemical, which by its very nature is designed to kill, nearly killed Diane Fox. “It attacks everything,” Fox says of chemo. Cancer is the target but there are other hideous effects. “Chemo kills things, it kills cells,” then she pauses briefly. “With me, it almost killed me.” Hair is a casualty of chemotherapy and the war on cancer. Debilitating nausea, energy sucked away. Chemotherapy is a harsh necessity in many cancer battles for life over death. But it’s not supposed to kill the patient. Today, her smile has returned. Her gusto for life and her joyous personality are back. She’s returned to lightduty work with the Cortez Police Department and has resumed her place on the Kade Fox Montezuma-Cortez School See Alive on Page 4B

“It didn’t look good but I know how strong my mom is. She knew she had to fight. That’s my mom, she’s a fighter.”

“It attacks everything. Chemo kills things, it kills cells. With me, it almost killed me.” Diane Fox

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Boyd-Spigner engagement

thank yous Cortez Invite a huge success for M-CHS track program The Montezuma-Cortez High School track program would like to thank all the volunteers who helped with our recent Cortez Invite. The meet was a huge success, with 12 schools participating. It was

Thank you to Ag Expo Beef Show sponsors, donations

Thank you to the sponsors of the 2012 Ag Expo Beef Show: Chappell Farms, Dr. Alan Schafer, Cortez Orthodontics, Montezuma Veterinary Clinic, Intermountain Farmers Association, and Crystalyx. Also, a special thank you to Econo Lodge for the judges room. Thank you for the donations for the prize monplanning to make the week- eys for the beef exhibitors: end a success. We appreciate all you’ve done to help our school. It is amazing to see so many parents and students volunteering their time and hard work. It does take a Thank you, everyone, community to raise and educate a child. Thank you for all for all the kindness you have shown us during our your support. Sincerely, the staff at Pleas- time of grief. Thank you Father Pat, the women of ant View St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church, Elizabeth, Chaplin Leonard, the American Legion Honor Guard, Ertel Funeral Home, Hospice of up and taking care of all the little details is deeply appreciated. Special thanks to the group of home-schooled kids that worked so hard. I understand the food was terrific, the The horses at Fresh Start music was great, the auction was a lot of fun and there was Horse Rescue wish to thank eva lot of good social time, too. I eryone who pitched in to make am reminded, once again, of our 2012 Four States Ag Expo the blessings of living in this experience a success: Our volcommunity, where people re- unteers Amy, Amanda, Chris, ally do care — and show it in Daniel, Diana, Diane, Dick, tangible ways. I have a moun- Donna, Elizabeth, Erin, Jerry, tain ahead of me to climb, but Mary and Matthew for taking with my faith, my family and care of us; Rescued to Ride for the support of my friends and training us; the Ag Expo board community, I can make it to the top. “Thank you” seems really inadequate — but to all who worked, came by, brought desserts, sent cards, donated The St. Margaret Mary your hard-earned money — thank you from the bottom Outreach Committee wishof my heart. My prayer is that es to thank all who particiGod would bless you and pated in our collection of Suckla Auction Service’s eyeglasses. bless you abundantly. A grand total of 708 eyeRussell Crites Open Consignment an awesome day, with our Montzuma-Cortez boys and girls capturing team titles. This meet could not have been successful without your help. With much appreciation, M-CHS Track Staff

Thanks to school fundraiser volunteers at Ag Expo Thank you! The teachers and staff at Pleasant View Elementary School would like to thank the PTO, parents, family members and students for helping with the fundraiser at the Ag Expo. The volunteers worked all weekend running a concession booth. It took a lot of hard work, volunteers, staff, and great

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The Boyd and Spigner families are proud to announce the engagement of Veronica Boyd, daughter of Dale and Catherine Boyd of Dove Creek, to PFC Andrew Spigner, son of Douglas and Athena Spigner, also of Dove Creek. Veronica and Andrew are 2009 graduates of Dove Creek High School. Andrew is serving in the U.S. Army at Fort Carson, Colo., and recently deployed to Afghanistan on his first overseas tour. Veronica is attending her third year of college at Colorado State University in Fort Collins. The couple plans to be wed in 2013.

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Thank you for benefit dinner comes from heart It is with a very humble and grateful heart that I write this letter. Last August, I was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of prostate cancer. After surgery, things were looking good. At my checkup in February, however, it wasn’t looking so good. I am currently in treatment at the Cancer Treatment Centers of America, in Goodyear, Ariz. Last Friday, a benefit dinner and dessert auction, organized by the Montelores Christian Home Educators, was held for me at the Arriola Community Center to help offset medical costs. I wasn’t able to be there as I am in treatment, but the reports from my family were incredible. To say I am overwhelmed at this show of love and support is a huge understatement. All the work that went into planning, organizing,  cooking, setting up, cleaning      

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FARM & HAYING EQUIPMENT New Holland 575 baler & accumulator Int'l manure spreader Rollover 2 bottom plow 300 GM hay rake John Deere planter Yanmar 18hp dsl 4wd w/ldr,tiller,brushing auger Double plow JD 2630 w/loader 12ft disk Due to budget cuts, we Zetor 6245 4wd w/loader 3 pt 6ft blade have closed the Thursday Hesston 6555 swather 16 ft 3 pt brush hog 5 ft MF tandem 10ft disk evening meals; home deliv- 8400 Hesston swather 18ft w/AC John Deere FBA 5612 9' drill, 7" spacing ery seniors may receive an MF 2640 w/farmhand, 236 Haystacker & bucket 8 yard hydraulic scraper additional meal during the MF35 MF 35 w/loader 8 yard rubber-tired hydr. scraper week to compensate. MF 165 8 yard scraper Meals are a $3.50 dona- 6650 Hesston windrower 3 pt brush hog tion for seniors 60 or oldV plow fits Case 2670 er, $9 for those under 60. VEHICLES Bale grapple 60# Lunches are served at 12 1977 Ford 8000 10 yd dump truck, 3208 CAT diesel 3 pt 3 row marker 3 pt blade noon Monday, Wednesday, 1982 Auto Car 350 Cummins, 5X4 trans, winch V plow for loader and Friday. Tuesday meals 1981 GMC 3/4 ton pickup 454 eng, new tires 1978 CJ 5 42 MB Willy Jeep 3 pt chisel 8ft are served on Tuesday eve- 1978 Ford dump truck Brush Hog 1445 24' disk nings at 5:30 p.m. There is 1995 Ford Taurus SE, 200K mi, 3.8, 30 mpg 24ft offset disc a salad bar every Tuesday 1969 Ford F-600, Cat diesel V-8, 5 spd JD 7 bottom plow 14ft chisel w/harrow pull type at 5 p.m. and Wednesday 1968 Ford Ranchero, 3 spd, 6cyl at 11:30 a.m. Milk is served 1973 Chevy 2 ton 50K original mi., 350 V8 extras 14ft disk 10 ft grain drill with all meals. Please call 1981 GMC 2t diesel w/20' flatbed 1964 Int'l 2.5 ton truck w/1500 Gal water tank Kuhn hay fluffer the day before or by 9:30 1980 Chevy 1-ton flatbed truck 3 row marker a.m. at the latest on the Chevy military blazer, snow plow, snow tires, chns Harrow same day to reserve your 1997 Chevy Siberian 4 X 4 New Holland 315 baler New Holland 276 baler meal. For more information 1998 Jeep Cherokee JD 16ft spring tooth and to make your reserva- 1966 Intl truck w/dump bed Sprayer w/2-6ft fold out booms tion, contact Montezuma 2000 Chevy Blazer 1997 Suburban 18ft chisel w/sweeps County Senior Center at Ford 18ft chisel 564-2775 or 564-2772. Reverse tine Rotavator TRAILERS The Senior Center can al- 1980 Eager Beaver tilt trailer 20ft,12 ton, new deck 6" little Rhino blade ways use more volunteers. Econoline gooseneck 20ft w/dt, tand axle Great Bend 760 Loader (6000 series trctr) 18 bale hay head Please give a call to find out 30ft flatbed trailer for hay 12ft blade for Case 2670 4wd tractor how you can help with this 30ft flatbed trailer for equip. & hay, w/ramps Livestock trailer 16ft 2005 NH 1412 disk mower w/flail cond. meal program. JD pull trailer good New Holland 1412 pull behind swather 18ft Hillsboro stock trailer 16" 2 bottom rollover plow 16 ft flatbed trailer bumper pull JD field cultivator 18ft Case 5 bottom plow JD 5 bottom plow

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Last Monday came in with the wind and dust! It was impossible to see Sleeping Ute as we approached Cortez, and the dust left its telltale mark on the snow up here. Highway 145 is dry, of course, but up on the pass the shady spots are still treacherous, I am sure. We mentioned flying kites last week, and let’s get them assembled and head for the park. It is a safe fly zone down there at the school. Lydia Hagan, daughter of Mary and Mike Hagen, celebrated her 11th birthday last week with her entourage of friends. Happy times are so good for us. We haven’t seen our crippled crow since we arrived back from vacation. He is an old-timer and super smart in survival tactics. Courtesy Photo Spring break is next week for our students. The southFifteen teenagers attended the first meeting of the Montezuma Teenage Republicans (“The MonzTars”) on Saturday, east corner of Utah is usuFeb. 24. Pictured from left to right are, kneeling, Cassidy King and Emily Graf; sitting, first row, Nate Todd, Michael Boyd and Sadie ally the warmest area in Graf; second row, Kaleb Todd, Nolan King, Aram Fitzgerald and Kae Lynn Graf; third row, Suzanna Fitzgerald and Leiajoy Fitzgerald. our little world for a week’s camping vacation. There Not pictured are Garrett Morris, Bailey Morris, Landon Meier and Cody Reim. are canyons and lots of history to explore over in that area. The community gathered together at the fire house to remember our friend Terry Turner, who passed away the 16th of this month. By MICHAEL BOOTH Lana, Terry’s lovely wife and in Massachusetts. The Denver Post Success with the new drugs best friend, always spent the has dimmed the power of entire evening with us. She DENVER — Zach Nielson long-held assumptions about knows this community will at age 11 couldn’t quite put support her in every way we MS. his finger on the two words Deb Nielson said that behis doctors were avoidtween Zach’s MS diagnosis ing using around him. But and learning of the new class his mother certainly could. of highly effective drugs, “I Deb Nielson knew people spent many nights crying in wheelchairs, knew what it without the kids knowing.” meant that Zach was waking At his worst, Zach had been up numb, knew how scary it in the hospital four times in was when he staggered stiffly six months with crippling down the hallway like a young flare-ups. Now, what the Nieldrunk. Associated Press/RJ Sangosti, The Denver post sons see is Zach spending But just over two years later, winter weekends camping a new generation of powerful Deb Nielson, left, helps her son, Zach Nielson, 14, with home- and snowmobiling with his drugs has drained the power work at their home in Arvada. Zach, a young MS patient, with Boy Scout troop, and ready of the words “multiple scle- the help of a new drug is living a very normal life. to launch on his final Eagle rosis” for Zach and thousands Scout project. of patients like him. The drugs step was an MRI. targeted MS at the molecular have erased symptoms and “I always said the unknown level, rather than the cruder reversed nerve scarring in the is scarier than anything else,” blocking of immune-system largest subgroup of MS suffer- Berlinger said. problems. Gilenya, the first ers, transforming for the first Before she got the MRI re- oral drug, was effective more time victims’ experience with sults, a colleague with MS than half the time. the disease. tried to prepare her for bad Tysabri was a bigger breakFar from a life sentenced news with supportive advice. through, using IV treatment to relentless disability, Zach Berlinger turned 24, got an and stopping relapses 70 Nielson is among a growing MS diagnosis the next day percent of the time while regroup who feel as if their MS and promptly returned to Eu- moving lingering traces of never happened. rope and the land of denial. symptoms. The new agents “When they first told Eventually, her stateside are powerful and dangerous, me, I was worried it would doctors gave her a book on though, and the FDA briefly get worse and worse, and I “the big four drugs” at the yanked Tysabri from the marwouldn’t be able to have my time and told her to go home ket when some patients with dream job,” said Zach, who and decide which one to try. a common background virus just turned 14. “Now I know I They all sounded terrible — developed brain infections. can be a pilot.” painful shots with uncertain In a rare move, the FDA alThe new class of drugs results. lowed Tysabri back on the “gave me my active son back,” “The choices were which market with strict protocols. Deb Nielson said. “I’m conis the lesser of the evils,” said Patients are tested for the vivinced of that now.” Berlinger, who works in stu- rus, must come in for the IV Eight hundred MS patients dent affairs at the University treatment every four weeks are on Zach’s miracle drug, of Colorado at Boulder. and must check in with Tysabri, through the Rocky The older set of MS-fighting their neurologist every three Mountain MS Center and drugs was interferon-based, months. the University of Colorado with many possible side efBerlinger went on Tysabri Denver’s Anschutz Medical fects. They stopped relapses in January 2011. She has had Campus. Hundreds more are only about a third of the time no flare-ups of symptoms on Gilenya, the first approved for patients in the most com- since then. An MRI in Deoral treatment for MS, and mon category, relapsing-re- cember showed there had other new drugs introduced mitting MS. been no new progression of in recent years. Berlinger, aided by par- the lesions. Dr. Tim Vollmer, an An- ents more aggressive than Like the other 800 Tysabri schutz MS expert, calls it a her in researching the illness, patients at Anschutz, Ber“rich tool set of many drugs” chose to go on a clinical trial linger just has to while away and said it’s “not unusual for of a newer treatment. CU An- two in-chair hours a month. those patients to come in and schutz, a national leader in She brings her iPad and noosay, `I don’t feel like I have MS MS research, has 30 clinical dles around on it while she’s anymore.’ “ trials at a given time on mea- hooked up to the drip. “People with MS have a sures to attack the disease. “Tysabri is a paradigmreason to be optimistic,” said But Berlinger’s trial didn’t changer,” Vollmer said. “We’re Dr. Timothy Coetzee, chief re- work out; she had three re- no longer just trying to slow searcher at the National Mul- lapses in 12 months, and her the disease. Now we’re retiple Sclerosis Society in New lesions were still growing. versing it.” York. In the meantime, the Food “I no longer worry about Elissa Berlinger, 25, now and Drug Administration had waking up numb,” Berlinger feels the kind of hope as she begun approving the new said. She’s leaving soon for leaves Colorado for graduate generation of measures that grad school at Smith College school that she only recently thought might be impossible. The MS education for Berlinger began five years ago, when she was 20 and energetic and about to leave on a dream student-travel trip to Europe. She got strep throat and mono just before she left, then felt weakness in her hips. While traveling, she collapsed on the way to a hotel bathroom. Her descent into the mystery of the disease followed classic lines: flare-ups every few months, numbness from hip to toe, amateur diagnosis of a slipped disc or lingering mono. X-rays for a tumor 1430 Main, Cortez • were negative, and the next

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Rico Report MARLENE HAZEN can. We thank the Rico Volunteer Fire Department for setting up everything at the fire house for this occasion. It takes all the members to do this job the day before. Also, we appreciate Donna Martinez for planning this fine evening for Lana. As we have mentioned before, Dr. Mick McClain (Kim) of Prescott, Ariz., and of Rico, suffered a crisis, an aneurysm, 11 months or so ago while at home in Prescott. A few days ago he spoke to Kim for the first time. Does that give you a happy smile? The family plans to bring Mick up to rehab at home here on some good old San Juan Mountains fresh air when it warms up early summer. Kaitlin Nunley and Mike Davis recently spent several days visiting her father in Payson, Ariz. Marlene Hazen has lived in Rico for two decades. An active member of the community, she participates in organizations such as the Rico Women’s Club and Rico Historical Society.

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Photographed in the Southwest Oncology Center in Durango, Diane Fox receives a chemotherapy treatment. Following her first chemotherapy treatment on Sept. 25, 2011, Fox suffered a serious infection that resulted in her being hospitalized for 35 days. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in early August. From Page 1B A SERIOUS INFECTION This type of infection brought on by chemo is rare in breast cancer patients. The chemo-related infection attacked her with brutal repercussions. Surgery was even needed to remove 18 inches of her bowel. She also lost 30 pounds during her sickness but even found a quirky silver lining in that. “I could stand to lose a few pounds,” she says. “But seriously, I needed to lose those pounds correctly.” This type of infection is called neutropenic enterocolitis, also known as typhlitis. It normally attacks patients whose white blood cells are down. But Fox’s white blood count was down and the chemotherapy caused the deadly infection. So, as she watched the chemical pumped into her body the second time, Fox was understandably concerned. Terrified, she waited. Remembering months of nightmarish pain and torment. This time the formula was right and Fox was on the road to recovery. The road to that point is still difficult for Fox to fully absorb. As dreadful as the situation looked with Fox in the hospital, the family was always optimistic. During the rough times, Derek Fox, 25, and his Air Force flight squadron all shaved their heads to support his mom in her battle. For eldest son Kade, 26, who lives in Grand Junction with his wife and son Jackson, he knew Mom was not going to give up. “It didn’t look good but I know how strong my mom is,” he says. “She knew she had to fight. That’s my mom, she’s a fighter.” DISCOVERING A LUMP In early August, Diane was on vacation visiting Derek at Fort Scott Air Force Base in Illinois. A trip to see her 1-yearold grandson Elijah. A trip with quality family time to the brim.

That’s when she discovered a lump in her breast when she was adjusting her shirt. Diane admits that she hadn’t been diligent when it came to her breast examinations. “I never had a mammogram before, and I know that’s a no-no.” But the lump was there. On Aug. 2, the diagnosis confirmed cancer. Fox is focused, determined and task-oriented. She approached this frightening and daunting situation with the same persevering attitude. “I took my diagnosis, it scared me, then it was time to focus. Now what? I’m just that type of person. What’s the next step?” She says. She went on an aggressive offensive in her battle. Just 10 days after diagnosis, she had a double mastectomy. “I just wanted to know it was gone,” she says. Recovery, then chemotherapy — that was the next step. The plan was in place but then the chemo attacked her, and the plan went haywire. Now, 242 days have passed since her harrowing diagnosis. Nearly eight months that passed with the speed of a turtle trudging through mud, and Fox is getting healthier. Her life slowly inching back closer to normal. NEW APPRECIATION FOR LIFE Cancer and this thing called typhlitis have hammered away at joy and happiness for the Fox family. But what didn’t kill Diane Fox has made her stronger. “You don’t have bad days now,” Fox says bluntly. Yes, there are difficult days when the chemo — the new chemical concoction — drains her energy and forces her back to bed with sickness, but life is good because life continues. “I’m just blessed, beyond blessed, for having people around me, people who rallied around me.” For the mother of three, the silver linings are every-

where. “People are so much worse off than I am. I have a new appreciation for life,” she says. She jokes and remains as grounded as a wingless airplane, never deviating from who she is and how she embraces life. For now, the roller coaster continues. More chemotherapy and challenging days. She recently finished her final breast reconstructive surgery, and she’s developed cataracts in both eyes, and that means more surgery and more pain. Still she jokes. Taking about her hair loss, she just chuckles. “It was weird at first. But it doesn’t bother me too much. I’m not a real high maintenance girl anyway. It’s coming back now and it’s coming back in gray.” Then she confesses a little secret. “Between me and my hairdresser, we always knew it was gray,” she says, then laughs. Then there are the friends. “I have such great friends. They’ve made and sent me silly hats and do-rags. I look at everything with a bit of humor so you gotta laugh or you’ll make yourself crazy,” she says. She’s given away most of her headwear to other women who are now fighting their own cancer battle. But she saved one. A simple, gray wool cap. It’s the one she wore the most. “You’d think I’d want to throw it away,” she says. “But it became so much of my identity through that time that I just kept it.” As for the reconstructive surgery, that was Diane’s choice. A courageous choice that many women who have breast cancer must face. “I chose to have surgery, because I still want to look and feel like a woman.”

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Diane Fox receives a hug from her son, Devin, at the basketball seniors night for MontezumaCortez High School.

“Between me and my hairdresser, we always knew it was gray.” Diane Fox

R e l ay fo r life ■■ Relay for Life of Montezuma County is set for July 20 at Parque de Vida. For more information or to get involved, contact Susan Williams at susan.williams@cancer.org or 247-0278.

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Breast Cancer Facts & Info ■ ■ PREVALENCE FACTS Breast cancer is second only to lung cancer in all reported cancer cases, accounting for a little more than 10 percent of cancer diagnoses around the world. Women are about 100 times more likely to develop the disease than men; however, the survival rates are about the same regardless of the patient’s sex. About 519,000 people died from the disease in 2004.

For instance, those with stage IIA have a 92 percent chance of surviving the disease for at least five years, and even those with stage IIIB breast cancer have a 54 percent survival rate. That’s a better than one in two chance of survival, and a betting person would tell you to take those odds! All things considered, regardless of the odds, The Breast Cancer Society will always bet in favor of survival. With hope, wonderful miracles can and ■ ■ SYMPTOM FACTS One of the most com- do occur every day with mon symptoms of breast cancer patients. cancer is an abnormal lump or mass in the ■■ COMMON STATISTICS breast. The most efBreast cancer is one of fective way to detect a the most common forms lump is to perform a of cancer for women. Evmonthly self-exam. An ery woman has a 12 perannual mammogram, cent chance of developperformed at a doctor’s ing invasive breast cancer office, can detect lumps at some point in her life. in their earliest stages, In fact, of all the women increasing the odds for you know, 1 in 8 will cona complete recovery. tract some form of breast Other common breast cancer in her lifetime. cancer symptoms include While these are scary staunexplainable changes in tistics, it’s important to breast size, shape, or col- realize that very few peoor. Patients and doctors ple actually die from the often report that cancer- disease. The bottom line ous breasts remind them is, only about 3 percent of oranges because they of women die from breast develop a reddish tint and cancer. The odds—1 in bumpy texture. While this 35–are definitely in the is a common symptom for patient’s favor. some types of breast cancer, the absence of this ■ ■ IMPROVEMENTS symptom does not mean Another reason for breast cancer isn’t pres- women to have hope is ent, because many wom- that incidence rates of en with the disease nev- the disease (in the U.S.) er experience this sign. have actually been decreasing for the last decade. From 1999 to ■ ■ TREATMENT FACTS The most common 2005, the incidence rate treatment for breast can- dropped by 2.2 percent, cer is surgery. Depend- a large number for a dising on the stage of the ease that affects 12 perdisease, surgeons might cent of all women. Likebe able to remove the wise, instances of death cancerous tumors while from breast cancer have leaving the breast intact. been dropping for more In other cases, however, than a decade, especially a mastectomy, though in women under 50. As a more drastic surgery, medical technology conis necessary in order to tinues to improve and reduce the risk of recur- women learn more about rence. Many patients also how they can reduce their receive medication and risks of developing the radiation treatments. Ra- disease, these statistics diation greatly reduces will continue to improve. the risk of a patient developing breast cancer ■■ Understanding Statistics again, but it sometimes It is important for womcauses side effects that en and their families to are difficult to toler- understand that, while ate. Medication can also breast cancer is a very cause unwanted side ef- serious disease, it is not fects in some women. a death sentence. Staying ■■ SURVIVAL STATISTICS Doctors are so confident that they can treat stage I breast cancer that they give patients a 100 percent five-year survival rate. Even in cases with a slightly more advanced stage of the disease, there are reasons to be extremely optimistic.

alert, getting regular exams and immediately addressing any early warning signs are the best ways to detect possible cancerous cells while they are still easy to treat. Source: www. breastcancersociety.org

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Chemo will continue until September From Page 5B er,” she says bluntly. Fox has a way of shifting the focus to others, in this case, others who are facing the same horrendously tough battle. “It’s amazing to see all the people battling cancer here. They just put their wigs on and go to work every day. I’m just amazed,” she says. “They are all amazingly strong people who have to go through it.” For Ray, the torment was unrelenting. He was fortunate to

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