Gunnison Country Times, October 9, 2025

Property taxes set for big increase

State

assessment changes to impact residential rates

William Spicer Special to the Times

Homeowners in the City of Gunnison can expect to see a significant increase in their property taxes when they receive their 2025 tax bills next January. According to Gunnison County Assessor Alexandra Cohen, taxes on a typical residential property in the city are expected

NEWS: Q&A: City council candidates, A3

COMMUNITY: ‘A Felt Odyssey’ opens at GAC, A12

SPORTS: GHS volleyball win-streak snapped at Montrose, A25

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County tests virtual fencing for cattle

Local ranchers urged to experiment with innovative technology

Gia Wright Times Staff Writer

Gunnison County is offering local cattle ranchers the opportunity to participate in a program that allows them to test an innovative virtual fencing technology system for up to two years at little to no cost.

This developing technology has several potential benefits, including flexible fencing boundaries that can be altered quickly, improved tracking on cattle’s location, heat-mapping that offers data on grazing patterns, reduced time required to gather herds and reduced need

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HIGH SPIRITS: A carnival and soup supper on Saturday, Oct. 4 at the Fred Field Center raised money to support the High Attitude Dance Academy. The fun included carnival games and face painting. For more see A28. (Photo by Jacob Spetzler)

A local cow fitted with a virtual fencing collar. (Courtesy Hannah Cranor-Kersting)

QUOTE of the week

“It’s almost like GPS for cows”

— Hannah Cranor Kersting, Gunnison County extension director

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BRIEFS

CPW seeking roundtable members

Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) is accepting applications from hunters, anglers and trappers to join the Sportsperson’s Roundtable. The application period is open through Oct. 17, 2025.

Volunteering for the Roundtable is an opportunity to share insights with CPW on critical wildlife management and recreation issues.

CPW aims to maintain a geographically diverse membership on the Roundtable, ensuring that all regions of the state are represented.

To apply, complete the CPW Sportsperson's Roundtable Membership Application online before the deadline. CPW staff will make selections and notify selectees. Roundtable members serve two-year terms. Responsibilities of members include:

• Participating in a half or full-day in-person meeting twice a year and occasional virtual meetings. (Travel to in-person meetings is at the member’s expense.)

• Attending regional CPW Sportsperson’s Meetings and other meetings with hunters, anglers and trappers in your area.

• Maintaining strong relationships with fellow sportspeople and staying informed about current events and emerging issues.

• Identifying topics for discussion at Roundtable meetings. Actively sharing information and ideas with Roundtable members and CPW staff during and between meetings.

• Providing your contact information on the CPW Roundtable webpage and being available to sportspersons around the state to discuss information pertinent to the Roundtable.

For more information about the process, email Jonathan Boydston at jonathan. boydston@state.co.us or Ben Sharp at benjamin.sharp@state. co.us.

Christopher Brown

It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Christopher Brown, 66, who left this world on Sept. 28, 2025, in Denver, Colorado, with his beloved wife Lisa by his side.

Born on May 11, 1959, in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, Christopher led a life defined by love, humor and an unwavering spirit. Christopher was devoted to his family. He met Lisa in Gunnison, Colorado, where they fell in love over their shared passions for life and adventure. They married in 1985 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Over the decades, they built a strong and loving partnership that served as the foundation of their family. Together, they raised two sons, Tyler and Dylan, who brought immense joy and pride to Christopher's life. He was especially fond of his grandsons, Payson and Briggs, who were his sources of laughter and joy. Educated at Denison University and graduating from Western State College in Gunnison, Christopher embarked on a fulfilling career in banking and finance, beginning in Colorado Springs in 1984. In 1996, he bravely transitioned to entre -

preneurship by establishing West Elk Funding, a mortgage company that served countless families in his beloved Gunnison community.

Christopher’s love for the outdoors was infectious and he engaged in many activities that brought him closer to nature and his friends. Fishing, hunting, camping, golfing and disc golfing were not just hobbies but passions that he cherished. In 2009, he founded the High Mountain Flyers disc golf club, a testament to his spirit of community and joy in engaging with others who shared his interests. Despite a fierce and courageous 27-year battle with Parkinson's disease, Christopher never wavered in his spirit. His resilience and sense of humor left a profound impact on those around him; he had an extraordinary ability to find light even in the darkest moments.

His kindness, ambition and energetic personality endeared him to countless friends and family who were touched by his generous heart. Christopher was predeceased by his father, William Brown. He is survived by sons Tyler (Meagan) and Dylan (Shay); grandsons, Payson and Briggs; his beloved mother, Charlotte Brown; two brothers, William Brown, Jr. (Ann) and James Brown (Terri); as well as many cousins, nieces, nephews and a wide circle of devoted friends whose lives he enriched with love and laughter.

A celebration of Christopher's life will be held at a later date in the picturesque mountains of Gunnison, where he found great joy and solace. His legacy of love, laughter and a connection to the great outdoors

will continue to inspire all who knew him. In this time of mourning, we encourage all to remember Christopher's zest for life and to carry forward his spirit of kindness, joy and resilience. He lives on in the hearts of his family and friends, and his memory will forever be a guiding light. Much love, honor and laughter to you, Christopher, as you join the great adventure beyond.

Catherine Brennan Lacy

Catherine Brennan Lacy, 95, passed away peacefully on Sept. 28, 2025, in Gunnison, Colorado.

She was born June 18, 1930, in Pueblo, Colorado, to John Patrick Brennan and Katherine Margaret Flemming. Catherine grew up in Pueblo, graduating from Pueblo Catholic High School in 1948 and later earning an associate degree in home economics and business from Pueblo Junior College.

In 1954, she married William J. Lacy, and together they raised six children. Catherine lived in several Colorado communities throughout her life, including Crested Butte, Gunnison, Montrose, Vail, Pueblo, Denver and Grand Junction. She

worked for Mountain States Telephone, Russell Stover, Gorsuch Ltd., Saks Fifth Avenue and United Bank, among others. She also volunteered at the Sangre de Cristo Arts and Conference Center.

Known for her resilience, sewing creativity and devotion to family, Catherine built a full life centered on hard work, service and love.

She is survived by her six children, Mary Katherine Ruddy, Elizabeth Jean Limoges, William Joseph Lacy Jr., John Thomas Lacy, Mark Patrick Lacy and Margaret Anne Lacy; her brother, Ted Brennan; her sister, Pat McDonnell; as well as many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

A private family Catholic service will be held at Queen Of All Saints in Crested Butte by Father Andreas.

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Four candidates vie for three City Council seats

Schwartz, Zahradka, Ahonen and Coleman announce candidacy

Alex McCrindle Times Associate Editor

With election day looming on the horizon this November, four people have announced their candidacy for Gunnison’s City Council.

This December, the terms of current councilors Jim Gelwicks and Scott Frazier are set to expire. Gelwicks has reached the end of his allowable term limit after serving on the council for eight years, while Frazier chose not to seek re-election. The four-year terms of Mayor Diego Plata and Mayor Pro Tem Marisela Ballesteros-Celestino do not expire until 2027. With three seats up for grabs, four candidates are set to compete in a town-wide game of musical chairs this election day. Candidates Audrey Zahradka, Loren Ahonen, Tristen Coleman and returning councilor Matt Schwartz spoke with the Times to discuss their candidacies.

(Editor’s note: The following conversations have been edited for length and clarity.)

Tell me a little bit about yourself and your background.

I grew up in St. Paul, Minnesota and have been involved in politics my whole life because my parents and my grandparents were involved in politics. So, local politics have always been really important to me. I went to the University of Minnesota for forestry and urban forestry and then worked as an arborist refinishing hardwood floors back in Minnesota. After my husband and I got married, we moved to Colorado. We lived in Fort Collins for three years, and now we've lived in Gunnison for just over five years. I now work at Fullmer's Ace Hardware. I started there in the paint department in 2021 and then worked my way up. I worked as a supervisor for a couple years and now I am the corporate buyer. So anything we sell at Ace that doesn't come from the Ace warehouse all goes through me.

What motivated you to run for council?

I am a big believer in democracy and that democracy is only as good as the people who participate. With the way national politics has been going for the last 10 years or so, I think if you really want to make a difference, local politics is where that can

actually happen. I've always been involved in local politics. I went to basically every caucus or rally that I could go to when I lived in Fort Collins. I was involved a little bit more on a grassroots level and since moving [to Gunnison], I've been doing a lot of volunteer work. I think this is the next step in being as involved as I can be. Gunnison is a really special place. There's really cool restaurants and shops and the access to outdoor recreation is amazing. More than anything, I think the people of Gunnison are really unique, because it's a blend: an old school cowboy town with a vibrant art scene. I love the idea of being able to represent and foster all of that diversity.

If elected, what particular challenges do you see facing the city that you would like to address?

I've had a lot of discussions with heads of different city departments about this, which has been really helpful for steering how I think about these issues. Obviously Gunnison has aging infrastructure. I think capital improvements, [such as] the firehouse, building the new water treatment plant and updating businesses on Main Street. It's a bummer to

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Audrey Zahradka

go out on Main Street and see so many closed down businesses. I want to get involved in making owning a business on Main Street more attractive and more accessible as well. I think we're working on that with the park’s master plan that's going to get hammered out in the next few months. But with my background being in urban forestry, I really want to see some improvements on some of our less used parks. I've talked to a lot of people who don't even know about the West Side River Park — and these are people who have lived in Gunnison forever. Everyone knows about Jorgensen and Legion Park, because that's where everything happens. But making some of our smaller parks a little more, not even accessible — they're right there. But just letting

people know that they're there would be huge.

What message do you have for voters?

I represent a little bit of a different demographic than a lot of our current city council members. I'm newer to town, which can be good and bad. I have a really strong background in local politics. I'm a renter, not a homeowner — so I know how hard it is to find affordable, accessible rentals in Gunnison and that's something that I also want to work on, whether it’s changing land use codes to make renting a little more easy — I'm not sure — but it is something that is important to me. I'm just a little younger, I’m progressive and I really want to represent that demographic.

Tell me a little bit about yourself and your background.

I was born and raised here in Gunnison and am a fourthgeneration local. My parents are Steve and Jennifer Coleman, who own Custom Home Accents. I graduated from Gunnison High School in 2019, studied history at Western and sat on the historic board of preservation for the county for a year. I am a born and bred local. I love our history, the community and the valley and have been involved with a lot of local events for some time now. For the last few years, I have been working at the Gunnison Bank and Trust, as of now I am their new account specialist.

What motivated you to run for council?

I've seen how hard it is being in the younger generation and trying to stay here in the valley as the city is growing — and there has been a call for having that perspective on council. A lot of the [current council members] are all great people, but they've had the fortune of being able to choose to live in Gunnison. I'm one of the individuals that's having to find out how on earth am I going to stay. I was raised by a great family, but I've definitely been raised by this community as well. My inspiration comes directly from my family. My great grandfather set the standard for this family back when he first came to Gunnison in the 40s. He helped

out by bringing the Christmas tree to the Night of Lights. Him and his brother Jim helped build the Pioneer Museum. My father served as a fireman, and then he was in the police force for over a decade. My grandmother served at the jail for decades. My Grandpa worked for the county and did tons of work for infrastructure in the valley — and my great grandmother was an editor at the Gunnison Country Times back in the 70s. So having that generational knowledge here, it feels more like I'm helping neighbors and family out more than anything.

If elected, what particular challenges do you see facing the city that you would like to address?

Particular challenges I see right now is that this city is definitely going to grow. Growth is good, but I think the challenge is not losing sight of why people want to live here and not losing sight of who we are. I want to make sure that we give opportunities so that those who have been born and raised here are able to stay here. I'm very local-business-forward as multiple members of my family own local businesses here in town. Beyond that, I think a lot of what I may be taking on would be these new developments coming in. This water treatment plant is definitely going to be a very interesting task. I only just recently saw that they accepted the grant for it. I'm very excited to

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affect the valley and how it might open up more infrastructure for growth. But in general, I think it's going to be [issues] like this West Thorn development, Gunnison Rising and even talks about what might be going on at the Dunbar ranch region — and just making sure that whatever development happens we don't lose the sight

Matt Schwartz

Tell me a little bit about yourself and your background.

My wife and I moved to Gunnison in 2001 to purchase the Family Vision Center. We bought the business and worked together for the first 15 years. We have two daughters, both of whom have graduated from high school and are off at college, but were born and raised here. I have spent a lot of time since I've been in Gunnison volunteering my time with the chamber of commerce, with the youth hockey organization and with the county planning and zoning commission. I've been on council in the past and I've really tried to be involved with this community because we love it here.

My experience [on City Council] has been very good. I really love the work. It's interesting to have the opportunity to learn about what goes on from the city side to take care of our most basic needs — things like water, sewer, electricity, streets, police and fire. But also what kind of planning can help us to do some of the things I would classify more as “wants” rather than “needs” such as trail planning, parks and rec and some of those things.

What motivated you to run for council?

First of all, I really enjoyed the work the first time around. I didn't feel like there were any glaring problems or issues with the city, but I did want to be available to contribute my time. I may have run earlier, but with both of my children leaving home and now being an empty nester, I feel like I have the time

of our locals and our community members. I want to make sure those developments benefit not just people wanting to move here, but the people that are already living here.

What message do you have for voters?

This is my home. This is where my family is and this is where I want to live. I want to treat this

community as the community that raised me. I want to give back to it, make this town proud and the voters and my family proud.

to be able to put the effort in that it takes — so I decided to get involved again.

If elected, what particular challenges do you see facing the city that you would like to address?

We've had challenges, even when I was on council the last time, with updating our infrastructure. I feel like we've made leaps and bounds in terms of progress, making sure that our infrastructure is as good as it can be. The biggest challenge that I see in this next term is that we're seeing flat revenue and increasing costs. I want to work on figuring out how we can increase revenues — whether that's through economic development [or other strategies] — and we'll do the best we can with costs, even though a lot of that is out of our control. The biggest concern that I have moving forward is that if we have flat revenue next year and our costs go up 3%, we can only do less as the City.

Tell me a little bit about yourself and your background. I'm a Midwesterner by birth, I moved to Gunnison in 2007 to go to Western. I'm a guy who has a story that many people

have around here — go to Western, get stuck (in a good way) and then leave for a little bit until the valley vortex pulls you back. I came out here for Western, left for a couple of years for work, came back to continue my education and got

We have to look at where our resources are best spent and make those tough decisions, or work on economic development and find a way to increase the amount of money coming in so that we can continue to provide the same level of service that we currently are. My hope is that we'll be able to improve and do more down the road.

What message do you have for voters?

I'm a long time Gunnison resident. I'm very invested in this community. I want to see us be successful and I have the experience from both a business standpoint and from a service standpoint to hopefully help move us in the right direction towards that success.

a master's degree at Western. I'm here for a lot of the same reasons as others. I recreate a lot. I ride my bike a lot. I play bike polo with my friends, I hike, I do all those things. But it's not like the animating force in my life, like it is for some people in our community. So I get a nice balance of being able to walk to the grocery store, ride my bike to the grocery store, I rarely have to get into my car and I've got a community that means a lot to me with public access.

I've done a variety of things in the valley, everything from working as a custodian at Western, to working at the housing authority, for the County and then at Western as an adjunct lecturer. I currently work for the Colorado Energy Office, which is a part of the state government. I work remotely and travel back and

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Little Munich on Tomichi

Gunnison Bank and Trust hosted its annual Oktoberfest celebration on Friday, Oct. 3. Attendees received two free beers from High Alpine Brewery, food prepared by Mario's and the polka music of the Pete Dunda Band.

(Photos by Morgan Raspanti)

for physical fencing.

Gunnison County’s Colorado State University Extension Director and third-generation valley cattle rancher Hannah Cranor-Kersting explained the program to the Times

“This partnership between the county and our ranching community is moving livestock management into the technology age,” Cranor-Kersting said. “It’s almost like GPS for cows.”

The collar technology Gunnison County is using was created by a company called Vence. It utilizes 4 to 6 inch collars placed on each cow which communicate with a base tower.

“Essentially it works like cell phone service,” Cranor-Kersting said. “There’s a tower that actually sends and receives a signal — both to my computer and then also to the collar on the cow. On the computer I can draw a line to create a virtual fence which is how I control the cows.”

In addition to providing ranchers an exact location for each cow, the collars work like a dog shock collar, alerting the cattle where the virtual fencelines exist. When a cow approaches a boundary that the rancher has mapped on their computer, a warning beep sounds to alert them that they are nearing a fence. When a fenceline is crossed, the animals receive a mild stimulus.

The cows receive the stimulus when crossing or exiting a boundary, but will not receive another upon re-entering. This differs from invisible dog fences and was intentionally designed to avoid discouraging cattle from returning to their designated zones. Prior to interacting with the virtual fence technology, cattle in the program undergo training to get them used to associating the beep sound with approaching a physical fence.

Gunnison County has been helping facilitate this program since 2022 and recently purchased its second tower to expand access to more ranchers. These towers are mounted atop trailers that can be conveniently moved around to different locations to accommodate participating ranches and grazing sites.

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to increase by 30% over the prior year. The reasons for this are twofold, Cohen said. First, 2025 was a reappraisal year. During each odd-numbered year, the Assessor’s Office revalues all property in the county to reflect changes in the real estate market since the previous reappraisal. The value the assessor places on each property is called its actual value, she said.

Most parts of the county experienced minimal change in value between the 2023 and 2025 reappraisals. But residential property in and around the City

ogy reduce the need for costly, resource-heavy fencing, it also allows ranchers to selectively keep cattle away from certain areas of their properties. This is particularly helpful for protecting riparian zones, anthropological or historical sites, burn scars or other areas sensitive to damage from cattle grazing. Less physical fencing also reduces issues with wildlife getting caught up in fences as well as interference with natural migration and movement patterns.

Local rancher Scott Redden has participated in the trial for the past two years.

“What I liked the most about the collars was that they put a pinpoint on where the cows were seen in the last couple of hours,” Redden said. “So when I was going to go find cows I could look and see where they were on the range and I wouldn’t have to ride the whole pasture. Last year I saved myself about a week’s time [overall] because there were a few times where I had cows way over where I wouldn’t have looked for them.”

of Gunnison was an exception, Cohen said. It increased by an average of 17%, taking the median actual value of a single family home in the area from $470,000 to $550,000.

The second factor contributing to increased taxes is a recent major overhaul of statewide property tax laws. Last year, the legislature enacted significant changes to the way assessed values will be calculated for 2025, several of which will impact residential property in particular.

Traditionally, assessors have multiplied each residential property’s actual value by a single assessment rate to calculate its assessed value. The rate used in 2024 was 6.70%. Now, for 2025, assessors must apply two differ-

In addition, he said the collars were useful for locating injured or dead cows, as their location tracking would show a lack of movement from the animal and allow them to be found more quickly and easily.

“We’ve been using the collars for two years now,” Redden said. “The first year is a lot of training and you see pretty good progress, but this year we saw a lot more progress with them. The cows figured out how they worked. We’re seriously thinking about using them again.”

The idea behind this testing program is that ranchers can try out the technology to see if it suits their needs before investing in their own infrastructure. While virtual fencing has a myriad of potential benefits to ranchers, the technology is fairly expensive to purchase, with collars costing $50 per year and range station towers costing between $10,000 to $12,000 each .

“The support of the county in this endeavor can’t be understated — it is so important to have the technology available to producers to try it out

ent assessment rates. To derive the assessed value that will be used for school district taxes, the rate is 7.05%. For all other taxing entities, the rate is 6.25%.

In 2024 assessors also applied a statutory $55,000 reduction to the actual value of each residential property before calculating its assessed value, Cohen said. That reduction was temporary and is gone for 2025.

As a result of these changes, a home with a current actual value of $550,000 will have an assessed value of $38,780 for the school district, and $34,380 for all other taxing entities, Cohen said. Based on a prior actual value of $470,000, the same property would have been assessed at $27,810 in 2024.

before they make a large and long-term financial commitment,” Cranor-Kersting said. “Producers save time, gain valuable grazing data and can test whether this is a tool that works for their operations.”

The future of ag tech looks bright as various companies like Vence, Halter and Gallagher continue to develop and improve their own virtual fencing technology systems. These trials help pinpoint issues with the systems (such as connectivity and waterproofing) so that they can be resolved.

“Once virtual fencing fully transitions to satellite, it will be a game-changer,” CranorKersting said. “Even since I started working with this technology in 2022, it has come a long way.”

Gunnison County is currently exploring options to help offset startup costs and CSU Extension is also willing to assist ranchers with finding funding sources if they choose to invest in the technology after participating in the trials. The Natural Resources Conservation Service has some funding for ag

Home owners pay property tax to entities that serve their property (county, city, school district, etc.). The amount payable to each entity is equal to the appropriate assessed value multiplied by the entity’s mill levy, divided by 1000, Cohen said. Entities will not finalize their 2025 levies — the amount of their allowed levy they actually claim — until midDecember, but in previous reappraisal years aggregate mill levies have dropped slightly.

Combining all these variables, the Assessor’s Office expects property taxes on homes in the City of Gunnison to rise significantly for 2025, Cohen said. Individual changes will vary depending on the prior and current year actual value of each

tech, as well, including a grant that ranchers may be able to apply for during the next fiscal year.

Funding for the virtual fence trail program is supported by the Roger E. Cotten Fund through the Gunnison Bank & Trust. Donations can be made to help support this program by donating to the Community Foundation of the Gunnison Valley and specifying the Roger E. Cotten Fund.

The county is now seeking new producers to test the equipment in spring 2026. This program is open to cattle ranchers in both Gunnison and Hinsdale counties. CranorKersting noted that the virtual fence tests would be ideal for ranchers with a range of 50 to 100 head of cattle, working on 100 to 200 acres.

To participate in the program or for more information, email hannah.kersting@colostate.edu.

(Gia Wright can be contacted at 970.641.1414 or gia@gunnisontimes.com.)

property. But for a typical home whose value has increased from $470,000 to $550,000 the changes would translate to an estimated tax bill of $1,860, an increase of $430 — over the previous year, she said.

None of these estimates accounts for the potential impact of any new levies. If voters in the city approve an additional 12.5 mills, the overall increase in residential property taxes would be significantly greater, Cohen said. Under that scenario, the same typical home would see estimated taxes of $2,290, or a 60% increase over 2024.

(William Spicer is a former Gunnison County Assessor’s Office employee.)

A mobile base tower from the virtual fence trials. (Courtesy Hannah Crano-Kersting)

forth to Denver fairly often for that work. We work on greenhouse gas mitigation across different sectors and my team works on buildings and energy.

What motivated you to run for council?

It's actually funny, this is not the first time I ran for council. I first ran when I was a 21-year old college student and so it's always sort of been on my mind. I just got to a stage right now in my personal and professional life where I felt like I had the ability to step back in. I've been on the board at the Gunnison County Metropolitan Recreation District before for quite some time. So I'm used to public service and [currently] work for the state. So to me, it's a chance to do things that I'm familiar with, but in my own town, in a place that matters to me. In my job, I spend a lot of time on the computer and

being on council offers me an opportunity to be in my community, talking to people faceto-face. I think we're at a kind of a crossroads in our community — lots of things have changed in the 15-ish years that I've been here and things will continue to change. So I think having some perspective about that and also being able to jump in and listen and share the values of the people around me.

If elected, what particular challenges do you see facing the city that you would like to address?

We have a lot of infrastructure needs in our community that are currently being considered, or need to be considered in the future. We're also not a very large community, which means that the tax base is also not very large either. Anytime cities or other folks are looking at revenue that has an impact on residents, it has an impact on businesses. I think executing

the wastewater treatment plant is going to be a task and an undertaking. One of the other things is just figuring out what the city can do as a municipal entity to catalyze the local economy. Everybody has noticed increasingly empty storefronts. There are challenges with the costs of rent we see in our community and our other communities for commercial spaces. The current council has done a fair bit of thinking about this — whether to work on that with an economic development corporation or other options. But are there creative solutions to helping our downtown Main Street corridor thrive? When they thrive, lots of our households thrive. So I think that those are two of the bigger things — executing these very large infrastructure projects and maintaining the infrastructure we have. Roads are always a basic necessity that people want to not think about, but you need to have money to man -

Hands-on at Coldharbour Homestead

age your roads and your alleys. We've seen that on the ballot in the last three to five years and so I think that those are all the linchpins of making sure that people have a quality of life that they want.

What message do you have for voters?

My message is that I am like many of you. I participate in recreating in our community, but I also go to arts events. I have a tendency to meet people where they're at. I know a lot of folks in town. Some of them may like me, some of them may not like me and that's the nature of being in a small community. You're not always going to agree with everybody, but I think most everybody who knows me knows that I'm willing to listen, I'm willing to hear ideas that are counter to mine and to think about what that means for building our community in a way that's supportive of everybody. We need people

to be able to live in places they can afford, to work at the grocery store or to attend Western or do whatever it is they do in our community. Those things have all been challenges in the last few years and probably the last decade. By no means am I a guru on any of those topics, but I am here to listen and learn and I think that that's one of my greatest qualities, is being a quick learner.

(Alex McCrindle can be contacted at 970.641.1414 or alex@ gunnisontimes.com.)

The Gunnison Middle School 7th grade class attended a field trip at the Coldharbour Homestead on Friday, Oct. 3. Partners from HCCA, Trout Unlimited, the CSU Extension Office, Coldharbour, Flags of Intention and Colorado Parks and Wildlife presented stations for students to learn. Topics included riparian ecology and restoration, Leave No Trace, flood irrigation, invasive species and creating prayer flags honoring their connection to the watershed.

(Photo by Katya Schloesser)

How to minimize lithiumion battery fire risk

Oct. 5-11 is Fire Prevention Week

Most of the electronics in our homes — smartphones, tablets, power and lawn tools, laptops, e-cigarettes, headphones and toys, to name just a few — are powered by lithium-ion batteries. However, if not used correctly or damaged, lithium-ion batteries can overheat and start a fire or explode.

“Lithium-ion batteries are powerful, convenient and they’re just about everywhere,” said Lorraine Carli, vice president of outreach and advocacy at National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). “Making sure the public knows how to use them safely is critical to minimizing the potential risks they pose.”

According to NFPA, devices powered by lithium-ion batteries are largely used without incident. However, reports of fires and explosions involving lithium-ion batteries have been on the rise in recent years, reinforcing the importance of better educating the public about how

to use, handle and recycle them safely. Here are recommended ways to minimize the risk:

Buy only listed products

When buying a product that uses a lithium-ion battery, take time to research it. Look for a stamp from a nationally recognized testing lab on the packaging and product, which means that it meets established safety standards.Many products sold online and in stores may not meet safety standards and could increase the risk of fire.

Charge devices safely

Always use the cables that come with the product to charge it. Also, charge the device in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. If you need a new charger, buy one from the manufacturer or one that the manufacturer has approved. Charge your device on a hard surface. Don’t charge it under a pillow, on a bed, or on a couch. This could cause a fire. Don’t overcharge your device. Unplug it or remove the battery when it’s fully charged.

Dispose of batteries responsibly

Don’t throw lithium-ion batteries in the trash or regular recycling bins because they could catch fire. Recycling your device or battery at a safe battery recycling location is the best way to dispose of them. Visit call2recycle.org to find a nearby recycling spot.

Fire Prevention Week is celebrated throughout North America every October and is the oldest U.S. public health observance on record. For more than 100 years, Fire Prevention Week has worked to educate people about the risk of home fires and ways to minimize them. Local fire departments, schools and community organizations play a key role in bringing Fire Prevention Week to life in their communities each year and spreading basic but critical fire safety messages.

(Source: National Fire Protection Association)

Damaged or uncertified batteries in e-bikes can pose an elevated fire risk. (Metro Creative)

An odyssey of felt

GAC show features fiber art

Enid Holden Special to the Times

A novel fiber art exhibit, a must-see this month, is Cecilia Eager’s “A Felt Odyssey” displayed at the Gunnison Arts Center in the downstairs Cy Baird Gallery until Oct. 29.

“I’m excited for this opportunity to have my work featured, with more than one piece at a time,” she said. “While regional juried shows are a great way to participate, some of my works are too large and they typically show only one item per artist. Here it’s a more immersive experience focused on work I’ve created in the past seven years that has never been seen in Gunnison before.”

Eager’s process is a unique, complicated and layered one, just like the art itself. Eager takes photos as a first documentary step, usually of nature — interesting colors that grab her attention, landscape elements such as tree branches or ice layers or a fascinating color palette. The inspirations can be as varied as water, forest service maps, ice textures, tree branches or places she frequents on dog walks.

Describing her process, Eager says that she selects her most interesting pics, prints them out and expands them, often just focusing on a visual detail. She then creates black and white sketches on paper and adds to those colored pencils to explore color themes and find the most promising combinations. She picks the strongest designs which speak to her personally or excite her interest.

After that, Eager is ready to go, making felt, yarn and scrap fabric samples which will flavor the finished work. She enlarges her designs to full size on paper and uses her swatches to move

on to the wool aspect of her creations.

The felting process involves making a stack of wool layers, often up to four layers maybe two or three inches tall. Eager wets these down with warm, soapy water and with gentle agitation, the air escapes and the fibers cross over and entangle. For this, the material is mainly sheep’s hair, which has microscopic barbs and the soap helps the sheep fibers to slip around and bond.

The felting and shrinking of the sheep wool creates a mat that is permanently locked together. Wanting more choice and color excitement, Eager incorporates strands of yarn and fabric snippets in her layers, adding extra colors, textures and linear effects. She feels they contribute to the mystery and the toning of colors in her work.

Sometimes she feels that the lines of her designs are not distinct enough at this stage and she will hand sew or use a sewing machine to add lines and more color. Although much of her work is indirectly inspired by nature or landscapes, her finished works often have a modern abstract quality which she explores in different versions.

“The abstraction takes the pressure off,” she said. “I can keep or change the proportions from the originals or I can distort items to focus on patterns and colors.”

Another area of interest for Eager is to draw two disparate elements together.

“I can combine places I’ve visited with my dog and match that up with patterns of tree branches, for example or incorporate some personal story telling as I work, and the interest of the design evolves and transforms,” she said.

Eager reports that the reaction to her work at the past First Friday Art Walk opening was extremely positive and she got great feedback. It made all the

Cecilia Eager at her Gunnison Arts Center exhibit called “A Felt Odyssey.” (Photo by Enid Holden)

months of work in her studio and kitchen worthwhile, she said.

“Each piece presents its own challenges,” she said. “It was great to step back and view the final effect of the biggest pieces because working at that size represents a challenge.”

Eager has a wide background in fiber arts and textiles. She taught elective classes in the art department at Western Colorado University and has experience with weaving, dyeing and sewing. She has also

shared her talents in the school district in the summer enrichment programs.

“Blending elements from garments, yarns and fabrics along with sewing, with the dyed sheep’s wool roving enlivens the tactile surface of my felt designs,” she said. “Landscapes and natural forms transform into exciting abstractions.”

(Enid Holden is a Gunnisonbased freelance writer.)

October Art Walk

(Photos by Jacob Spetzler)

On Oct. 4, 2025, the Gunnison County Library hosted a special storytime in which storybook characters came alive. The event was made possible in part by a grant from the Community Foundation of the Gunnison Valley. Costumes were provided by Boomerang. Children and parents enjoyed pizza from Mario’s and ice cream from Spenny’s. Both fictional and non-fictional books were shared. The storybook characters that appeared included Abe Lincoln, Gandalf, an owl, the Shark Lady, the Turtle from Alice in Wonderland, local sheriff and a witch.

Last Saturday, DFG Off Key performed in Western’s Kincaid Hall. The band — named after the first letters of the musicians’ names — is part of the Youth Rock Band program, an ongoing initiative to create community and connection for K-12 musicians in the valley. DFG Off Key is composed of Dakota Bennett (9th grade) playing acoustic guitar, Finn Zeilman (5th grade) on piano and Grace Eisenbart (8th grade) on electric guitar.

(Photos by Heather Zeilman)

(Photos by Paula Earley)

What do we mean by ‘authenticity?’

Wendy Videlock Special to the Times

Authenticity is one of those words that’s been so overused and commodified, it’s sadly fallen into the camp of advertisers, influencers and politicians.

It has become a buzzword for saying whatever one feels like saying about themselves or others, regardless of the consequences. We might think people are being authentic when they say whatever comes to mind, but blurting out unfiltered thoughts is not always truthtelling.

If we are deeply ego-driven or driven by greed, for example, is it a virtue to flaunt those things in the name of authenticity? Or is it more authentic to acknowledge these human attributes as personal challenges?

If we are deeply bitter or resentful, is it authentic to exact revenge on those whom we feel have done us wrong — or is it authentic to examine how dangerous revenge can be as a motivator? Is a mass murderer just being authentic and true to himself?

My sense is that the reality of authenticity is complex, elusive, paradoxical and is not for the faint of heart — or the humorless.

I'm sometimes spring and sometimes wintress, sometimes earnest, sometimes fib-ish, sometimes skinny, sometimes blimpish, sometimes frail, sometimes bullish, sometimes mercy, sometimes rancor, sometimes color, sometimes language, sometimes whole and sometimes famished.

“Be yourself,” we are told, as if selfhood were static, as if we were all miraculously self aware.

Miles Davis famously said, “It takes a long time to learn to sound like yourself.”

Brene’ Brown defines authenticity as having the courage to be imperfect, set boundaries and embrace one’s whole self.

It seems that living an authentic life means being honest with one’s self in order to be honest with others. It’s the first part that many people would prefer to do without.

Perhaps authenticity involves cultivating an awareness between one’s inner life and one’s outer expression.

When I first began teaching years ago I suffered from imposter’s syndrome so badly I overcompensated — feigning expertise and generally trying too hard to sound like I knew what I was talking about at all times.

It was exhausting. It was truly exhausting. It wasn’t until I began to shed those layers of pretension that I began to experience, not exhaustion, but the exhilaration that comes from teaching. Ancora Impara, I am still learning.

A poet friend of mine, a man who was deeply generous and gracious, recently died, leaving many of us bereft. He was deeply loved, not just for his brilliance, but for his easy way with everybody, whether stranger, friend or colleague, whether PhD or bartender. Yet a couple of years before he died he shared with mutual friends that he felt he had had failed in his genuine engagement with others. I was really surprised to hear this but shouldn’t have been. This kind of humility and self examination is precisely what made him so uniquely genuine.

It seems authenticity is not a possession but a practice. Perhaps it’s not so much about certainty of who we are, but rather inquiry as to who we are.

The more I seek authenticity in others and in myself, the more I think it does not mean discovering some pre-existing self residing within, but rather discovering the self through conscious, courageous action.

Keats said, “Some say the

world is a vale of tears, I say it is a place of soul making.”

The way of authenticity becomes especially muddied in an age of performance. On social media, where persona is constructed for public display, people may present a manufactured version of themselves. Influencers who market their vulnerability or “realness” can fall into the trap of staging sincerity. This does not mean that all expressions online are false, but it shows how fragile authenticity can be when packaged as a commodity.

In the end, it seems authenticity is less about finding the self than about living truthfully in the midst of human complexity. Maybe to be truly authentic is to be faithful to the fragile, changing self that is always becoming.

I mean, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to know that we are all at our best when we’re not looking to impress, driven by a need to hurt others or pretending to be something we are not. It’s comforting and perhaps more honest to think of authenticity as a lifelong pursuit, a daily practice and a worthy endeavour.

Just north of mist, along the border half a color from the water, under the kiss of shadow’s daughter, (two breaths backward, one word upward), past the rumpled terra cotta, down the salve of templed sorrow, up the scales of Bach and Buddha, down the moon of broken solder, through the eyes of someone’s father, in the grass beside the water, one part liar, one part seer, one part lyric, one part scholar, this is the walk we come to wander, one part illness, one part healer.

(Wendy Videlock serves as poet laureate of Western Colorado. Reach her at westernslopeword@gmail.com.)

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PTA costume swap

Are you looking to create a spooky, sparkly or just plain silly Halloween outfit for free? Join the Gunnison PTA at the second annual Halloween costume swap. Oct. 15 at Lake School 1:30-2:30 p.m., Oct. 17 at the Gunnison Library (children's section) 3:30-5 p.m., Oct. 22 at GCS during the Pumpkins & Popcorn event 5:30-7 p.m. Check out the PTA website for more info reach out to gunnisonvalleypta.com.

Talent show auditions

We invite you to audition for the Gunnison Valley Talent Show Oct. 14 between 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the University ballroom. Please arrive with a 3 minute or less prepared act as an individual or group. The talent show will be on Nov. 8 and is a fundraiser for The Gunnison Creative District. Please email Heather Hughes at hhughes@ western.edu with any questions.

Gunnison Basin Sage-Grouse Strategic Committee meeting

The next meeting of the Gunnison Basin Sage-Grouse Strategic Committee will be Oct.15 at 10 a.m. via Zoom or in the Planning Commission Meeting Room at the Blackstock Government Center. For more updated information, including the most recent agenda and access to the virtual meeting, please visit gunnisoncounty. org/187/Gunnison-Basin-SageGrouse-Strategic-Com.

The League of Women Voters

The League of Women Voters of the Gunnison Valley will meet on Oct.14 at 4 p.m. in the Gunnison County Public Library, 1 Quartz Street. The meeting is an opportunity to learn about the state and local ballot issues for the Nov. 4 election. City Council candidates will be presenting and taking questions. Fire Chief Hugo

GUNNISON ARTS CENTER BRIEFS

Resin creations: spooky edition

Join Shana Vogel Oct.10 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. and get into the holiday spirit with this spooky keepsake class. Create your own skulls, pumpkins, ghosts and more with a variety of molds that will be unforgettable.

Painting with light + Amanda Sage

Join us Oct.11 from 10 a.m.6 p.m. in this one-day deep dive to explore merging inner and outer vision through paint. Amanda will guide you through stages of developing and discovering a painting in acrylic. No prior experience needed.

Ceramic cauldrons + butter beer martinis

Join us Oct. 18 from 5:30-8:30 p.m. for this adult clay class where you will build a handmade ceramic cauldron and additional bat friends which will be ready by halloween. Toast your creation with a butter beer martini.

Un-Dead Ball

Join us for the Gunnison Arts Center’s first-ever Un-Dead Ball — a frightfully fun Halloween night with music by Skyler Matthias, creepy craft cocktails and the crowning of our Un-Dead Royalty. Step into our haunted courtyard-turned-

CB CENTER FOR THE ARTS BRIEFS

Bill McKibben author talk

Acclaimed environmentalist

Bill McKibben, author of more than 20 books, comes to Crested Butte with his latest release, “Here Comes the Sun: A Last Chance for the Climate and a Fresh Chance for Civilization” on Oct. 8 at 6 p.m. McKibben is one of the first to sound the alarm about the climate crisis and insists this moment is also full of possibility.

Community art open studio

Join us Oct. 8 from 4-7 p.m. for a free community art + craft afternoon to work on your canvas for the fundraiser exhibition “The Color of Snow”. Come use our vast selection of art supplies to bring your canvas to life and fill the gallery walls with hundreds of works that showcase the creativity of our community.

Ferchau will also attend to state the fire district's case for the property tax increase and to take questions on how the funds will be used.

Fall Folk: Natalie Spears & David Brown

Join us Oct. 21 at 5 p.m. for an evening of free folk music with Natalie Spears & David Brown (Rising Appalachia). An incredible duo for a perfect and intimate fall evening. No tickets required—just show up, enjoy the music, grab a complimentary drink and explore the vintage market pop-up.

Cookbook club

On Oct. 23 at 6 p.m. we’re diving into “Dinner in One” by Melissa Clark, a collection of simple yet satisfying one-pot meals that are perfect for the fall season. From warming stews to hearty pastas, these recipes make weeknight cooking effortless while filling your home with the rich, inviting aromas of autumn. The cost is $25.

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graveyard for games, surprises and a scream-worthy celebration on Oct. 31 from 9 p.m.-12 a.m. This is an 18+ event.

Rocky Horror Picture Show

Join us on Oct. 24 at 7 p.m. for a thrilling screening and sing-along of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, complete with a live shadow cast brought to you by Firebird Theatre, bringing the film to life right before your eyes. Join us for the after party. DJ Walter Balltell will be bringing the vibes after the screening for a late night dance party in the Atrium. The cost is $35.

Music on Main Street

The newly opened Whammy Bar at 126 N. Main St. in Gunnison hosted live music for the First Friday Art Walk on Oct. 3.

(Photos by Jacob Spetzler)

GUNNISON WATERSHED SCHOOL DISTRICT

See GWSD website for details gunnisonschools.net

Gunnison Watershed School District believes that students thrive when they are connected to something bigger than themselves. That’s why we create learning experiences that spark curiosity, helping students discover who they are and how to make a difference in the world around them. As they excel in academics, athletics and the arts, students find the confidence to pursue any opportunity in life. Our team is “Driven to be the Difference!”

HOURLY OPPORTUNITIES

Transportation and Facilities Office Manager District .5 Emergency Manager GCS - Significant Needs EA GCS - Permanent Substitute Substitute Teachers Food Service Bus Drivers

PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

District Psychologist GCS - Special Education Teacher

Please contact: Superintendent’s Office Kim Fuller 800 N. Boulevard 970-641-7760 kfuller@ gunnisonschools.net

CITY OF GUNNISON EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Utility Billing Clerk

Full-Time, $53,300-$62,600/yr

We’re looking for a Utility Billing Clerk to join our team. In this role, you’ll be responsible for processing utility bills, maintaining customer accounts, and assisting with payments and inquiries. Your ability to handle data with precision while delivering excellent customer support will make a direct impact on our community. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and enjoy working with numbers and people, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Part-Time Openings

Rink Concessions: $20.91-$23.64/hr. Senior Meals Assistant Cook: $25.09-$27.82/hr. Zamboni Drivers: $21.33-$24.06/hr.

For more information, including complete job descriptions, benefit packages, required job qualifications and application instructions, please visit GunnisonCO.gov/HR.

GUNNISON VALLEY HEALTH IS HIRING:

Cook (Senior Care & Hospital), FT - $18.90-$23.40/hour DOE

Logistics Specialist, FT - $18-$21

Benefits Eligibility: Medical, dental, vision, health care FSA, and dependent care FSA: All active employees working 40 or more hours per pay period are eligible for benefits on the first of the month following date of hire. PRN staff are not initially eligible for benefits.

Please visit our website for more indepth position descriptions, specific qualification requirements and to apply online at gunnisonvalleyhealth. org/careers or call HR for questions 970-641-1456. (PRN = as needed). All offers of employment are contingent upon the successful completion of a negative 10 panel drug screen test, criminal background check, reference checks, infection prevention procedures (TB test, Flu Shot, immunization records, etc.), physical capacity profile and acknowledgement of policies.

Community Banks of Colorado is currently seeking candidates to fill both a Relationship Banker and an Associate Banker position in our Gunnison Banking Center. Excellent opportunities to start a banking career and grow your career!

Benefits Include:

•Competitive Pay

•Paid Time Off – Sick and Vacation

•401K Savings Plan

•Health Insurance

•Medical Insurance

•Dental and Vision Insurance

•Tuition Reimbursement

•Associate Stock Purchase Plan

For position details and to apply, please visit cobnks.com.

THE CLUB AT CRESTED BUTTE is hiring the following part-time and full-time winter seasonal positions: Ski Valet, $18-$21/hr.; Line Cook, $21-$26/hr. + Gratuity; Server $16/hr. + Gratuity; Bartender $16/hr. + Gratuity; Lead Bartender $20/hr. + Gratuity; Snow Removal, on-call/early morning availability, $25-$30/hr. Employee benefits include employee discounts and ski storage at the base area. For more information or to apply, please visit theclubatcrestedbutte. com or email jobs@clubatcrestedbutte.com.

LAND TITLE IS GROWING: We are seeking a Customer Experience Officer to join our Crested Butte team. This key position supports the overall business plan and strategic direction of the organization by coordinating the customer closing experience. Learn more at ltgc.com/careers.

GOLDEN EAGLE is looking for CDL and non-CDL drivers. Pay is based on experience. Call 970-641-3230.

PRESCHOOL LEAD TEACHER: Tenderfoot Child & Family Development Center is seeking an early childhood teacher for preschool aged children (2 1/2-5 years old). The lead teacher position can be part-time or full-time ($20.46 -$22.52/hour). Must be Colorado Early Childhood Teacher Credential Level 2 or equivalent. Benefits include flexible scheduling, a supportive team, paid time off, child care benefits, and continuing education. Email tfootdesk@ gmail.com or call 970-642-1949 for more information. EOE

THE TOWN OF CRESTED BUTTE is seeking a Senior Accountant to join the Finance & Administrative Services team. The Senior Accountant is responsible for the daily operations of maintaining and balancing accounts by verifying, allocating, posting, and reconciling transactions and

WESTERN COLORADO UNIVERSITY

seeks applicants for the following full-time (40 hours/week), fully benefitted position:

Executive Assistant: This position is part of the Business School and reports to both the Dean and Associate Dean, works closely with faculty, staff, and students, and is responsible for assisting with the day-to-day operation of the Business School. This position is primarily on campus with the potential for occasional remote work. Starting annual salary is $52,000 - $59,000.

Tenure Track Faculty in Accounting: Western Colorado University invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track faculty position in Accounting. We seek a dynamic teacher-scholar who is committed to student-centered learning, professional preparation, and inclusive, interdisciplinary education. This is an in-person, on-campus position on our vibrant residential campus in Gunnison, Colorado. Starting annual salary is $85,000 - $94,000.

To view the full job announcements and apply, visit western.edu/jobs and click on “View Careers” (EOE)

resolving discrepancies. This includes, but is not limited to, payroll processing, budgeting, grant management, bank reconciliations, compliance reporting, and data analytics. It is imperative the Senior Accountant maintains the smooth operation of the Finance and Administrative Services Department in compliance with all company policies and federal, state, and local legislation. This year-round position includes an excellent benefits package with 100% employer paid health, dental, vision, life insurance, and matched contribution to retirement plan. Starting salary is $73,815 - $88,578 DOQ. Full job description is available on the Town’s website at townofcrestedbutte.colorado.gov. Please submit application, cover letter, and resume via email to jobs@crestedbutte-co. gov. Position is open until filled. The Town of Crested Butte is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

POWERSTOP is hiring a line cook and a lead cook. Looking for people that are available 20 to 40 hours a week to work. Pay is based on experience and starts at $17-$20 before tips. Average daily tips will add $5-$10 an hour to base pay. Some benefits available after 6 month period for a long term position. Submit resume in person at Powerstop.

THE GUNNISON ANIMAL WELFARE LEAGUE (GVAWL) is seeking a compassionate, organized Shelter Manager to oversee daily operations of our adoption center. This role ensures the health and well-being of animals, supervises staff and volunteers, coordinates adoptions and veterinary care, and engages with the community to promote responsible pet ownership. For more information regarding this position, please visit gvawl.org and scroll down to “News.” Resumes and cover letters may be sent to gvawlcentral@gmail.com. Position will remain open until filled.

MOUNTAIN EXPRESS DRIVER: JOIN

OUR TEAM: Mountain Express is looking to recruit already CDL’d drivers for immediately available shifts. Starting wage is $25.50/hr. as well as a sign-on bonus. Free health insurance is available based on hours worked. Ski locker benefit. Drivers are responsible for safe transport and friendly assistance of passengers on our bus route. Please contact Leah Petito at lpetito@ mtnexp.org to apply and for a complete Job Description visit mtnexp.org.

ID SCULPTURE designs and manufactures climbing boulders, playground sculptures, and fine art sculptures for parks, schools, and public spaces across the country. We use a combination of technology and traditional methods to create unique interactive environments.

IDS provides secure, year-round indoor and outdoor work in a unique fabrication environment with opportunity for advancement. We offer benefits including 80 hrs. of PTO annually, (10) paid Holidays annually, a healthcare plan including medical, dental & life, and matching 401(k)

retirement. ID Sculpture is a Playcore company, an equal opportunity employer. We are currently seeking: Logistics Manager Ideal candidates possess a positive attitude, good work ethic and are eager to learn. Individual must be detail oriented and able to multi-task in a fast-paced environment. Duties and responsibilities include coordinating logistics for incoming and outgoing projects and materials, reviewing and maintaining documentation, and providing logistical and material support for the production team. Application and full description listed at Playcore.com/careers. Salary: 50k - 65k DOE.

THE TOWN OF CRESTED BUTTE is seeking an experienced Finance and Administrative Services Director. This fulltime, year-round role offers a competitive salary ($116K–$142K DOQ) and a generous benefits package, including 100% employerpaid health coverage. If you have a strong background in financial management, budgeting, and leadership—and a passion for serving your community—apply today. Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a closely related field required. MBA and CPA preferred. Minimum of ten years of professional experience, including at least five years of directly relevant work in an accounting or financial management position. Government accounting experience is preferred. The Town of Crested Butte is an equal employment opportunity employer. Please send your resume, cover letter, and application to jobs@crestedbutte-co.gov.

IRWIN BACK COUNTRY GUIDES is seeking On Mountain Hospitality candidates for our cat skiing operation. This role is guest facing and applicants must have a strong desire to provide exceptional hospitality to high-end clientele while maintaining a professional appearance. The diversity of this role requires experience in both food preparation and mountain operations, as well as a hard-working team player with attention to detail and good communication skills. Marker certification, CPR/First Aid certification, and the ability to operate a snowmobile is preferred. Clean motor vehicle record is mandatory. Compensation is $200 per day, plus tips. Full time and part time Winter positions are available for the season running December through midApril.

GENERAL GROUNDS MAINTENANCE AND SNOW SHOVELER NEEDED: Full time, deasonal. Valid driver’s license required. Start now. $24/hour. Ski pass reimbursement. 970-349-6281 or prpropertyoffice@gmail.com.

WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACITLITY FOREMAN: The Mt. Crested Butte Water and Sanitation District is accepting applications for a full-time Wastewater Treatment Facility Foreman to join a team environment focused on operating the wastewater treatment facility and collection system for Mt. Crested Butte. Key qualifications include experience in treatment and collection system operations and maintenance, employee supervision, construction, and electrical/mechanical repair and maintenance. A State of Colorado Class B Wastewater Treatment and Class 3 Collection System certification is required. The ability to obtain Class A Wastewater Treatment and Class 4 Collection System certification within one year is mandatory (training for certifications provided). Operators are required to take on-call responsibility, including select weekends and holidays. A valid Colorado driver’s license is also required.

The position offers a competitive hourly rate of $36.74 to $45.06, DOE, along with an excellent benefits package. Benefits include 100% employer-paid family health, dental, vision, and life insurance premiums, 12 paid holidays, two weeks of paid vacation, a retirement plan with a 5% employer match and up to an additional 3% optional match, employer-provided uniforms, and a seasonal wellness benefit.

The full job description is available at www. mcbwsd.com. Please submit a cover letter and resume to Mt. Crested Butte Water and Sanitation District, PO Box 5740, Mt. Crested Butte, CO 81225, or email info@ mcbwsd.com.

Position will remain open until it is filled. MCBWSD is an Equal Opportunity Employer. KALOW ELECTRIC is looking for a reliable electricial apprentice to join our team. The apprentice’s responsibilities include completing all tasks assigned by the supervising electrician, which may include assisting with installations, troubleshooting, repairs and calibrations of electrical systems and equipment. Please contact Bill Kalow 970-596-6832 or email resume to Kalowelectric@gmail.com.

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THE TOWN OF CRESTED BUTTE is seeking a skilled Mechanic to join our Public Works team. This position performs maintenance and major repairs on a wide range of vehicles and equipment, including diesel, gas, and electric-powered systems. Responsibilities include diagnostics, preventative maintenance, welding, fabrication, equipment operation, and record keeping. 2+ years of experience in vehicle/ equipment repair required. This full-time, year-round role offers a competitive salary ($55,458-$80,406 DOQ) and a generous benefits package, including 100% employerpaid health coverage. The Town of Crested Butte is an equal employment opportunity employer. Please send your resume, cover letter, and application to jobs@crestedbutteco.gov.

THE TOWN OF CRESTED BUTTE

PARKS AND RECREATION Open Space & Trails Department is seeking Recreation Instructors for a variety of programs including Soccer, Flag Football, Gymnastics, Indoor Climbing, and Referee. Pay range of $19-22/hour dependent on program role. Come help provide valuable programming to your community by being a facilitator for one of our many programs! Please submit your resume via email to jobs@crestedbutte-co. gov. Town of Crested Butte is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

REAL ESTATE

FOR RENT: Built in 2007. 3BR, 2.5 bath town home in Gunnison. 1140 W. New York. All appliances plus washer/dryer. $2,230 monthly for one year lease. Call owner at 361-550-0919 or Nesbitt & Co 970-596-0922 for more information.

DUPLEX FOR RENT in CB South.

2BD/1.5BA. Two-story home with river and mountain views + yard. Available Nov. 1. $2,600/mo + utilities. 1st & security deposit required. References required. No pets, no smoking. Option for fully furnished. Full-size washer/dryer. Email shavanohouse@gmail. com.

PRIME GROUND FLOOR RETAIL SPACE: Next to City Market in Gunnison. 1,500 sqft of prime ground floor retail space available in the Meadows Mall next to City Market in Gunnison-huge parking lot, tons of foot traffic, excellent 135 highway visibility-for more information, call Jordon Ringel at 817733-6947 or visit GunnisonMeadows.com.

4BR/2 BATH DUPLEX: $3000/month includes internet, electric, gas, trash, water, sewer. no hidden fees. Close to hospital, WSC, City Market. all new appliances. W/D, pets considered. Email ranchhouserent@ gmail.com.

FOR LEASE: The newly renovated mall building located at 123 W. Tomichi Ave. Gunnison. $850/mo. Includes utilities. Contact 720-308-8239.

NOTICE OF BUDGET

NOTICE OF BUDGET

NOTICE is hereby given that a proposed budget has been submitted to the board of directors of the Gunnison/Hinsdale Combined Emergency Telephone Service Authority for the ensuing year of 2026; a copy of such proposed budget has been filed in the office of the City of Gunnison Finance Department where the same is open for public inspection; such proposed budget will be considered at a regular meeting of the board of directors to be held at the Gunnison County Emergency Operations Center at 510 W. Bidwell Ave., Gunnison, CO on October 29, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. A remote video communications link may

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also be obtained by contacting Ben Cowan, Fiscal and Administrative Agent, at the below address. Any interested elector may inspect the proposed budget and file or register any objections thereto at any time prior to the final adoption of the budget.

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C/O City of Gunnison P.O. Box 239 Gunnison, CO 81230 Phone: 970-641-8162

Gunnison Country Times

Gunnison, Colorado Publication date of October 9, 2025 18837

NOTICE OF INTENT TO DISPOSE

Notice is hereby given to the following parties that their personal items stored at Discount Self Storage, 1825 N. Hwy 135, Gunnison will be sold or disposed of unless claimed and paid in full prior to October 24, 2025.

Unit P15 - Carly Johann

Date of Redemption: October 24, 2025

Gunnison Country Times

Gunnison, Colorado Publication dates of October 9 and 16, 2025 18949

PUBLIC HEARING

Notice of Public Hearing

2026 Budget – December 12th, 2025 Gunnison County Metropolitan Recreation District, North Subdistrict, and South Subdistrict

Notice is hereby given that the proposed 2026 budget will be submitted to the Board of Directors of the Gunnison County Metropolitan Recreation District by October 15, 2025. A copy of said budget will be filed at the District office, 710 S. 9th Street, Gunnison, CO 81230, where the same is open for public inspection after October 15th, or a copy may be obtained by emailing a request to admin@gcmetrec.com. That said proposed 2026 budget will be considered at a special meeting of the Gunnison County Metropolitan Recreation District Board of Directors to be held on Friday, the 12th day of December 2025, at 1:00 P.M. at the District office. The Board will hold a public hearing at such a meeting during which all interested parties may be heard. A remote video communications link may also be obtained by contacting Derrick Nehrenberg, Executive Director, via the phone number below or emailing a request to admin@ gcmetrec.com. Any interested elector of the District may inspect the proposed budget and file or register any objections thereto at any time prior to the final adoption of the budget on December 12th, 2025. Derrick Nehrenberg, Executive Director, (970) 641-8725.

Gunnison Country Times Gunnison, Colorado Publication date of October 9, 2025 18930

PUBLIC HEARING

The Saguache County Board of Commissioners will hold a Public Hearing at the Saguache County Road and Bridge meeting Room located at 305 – 3rd Street, Saguache, Colorado, on the following date:

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2025, at 1 PM to consider proposed changes to the 1041 Regulations.

To view the proposed changes, you may contact the Saguache County Land Use Department – PO Box 326, Saguache, CO 81149 or atorrez@saguachecounty-co.gov or by calling 719-655-2321 or you may also view the changes on our website at www. saguachecounty.colorado.gov .

Written comments will be accepted until Thursday, November 13, 2025, at 3pm, and may be sent to Saguache County Land Use Department at PO Box 326, Saguache, CO 81149 or email to atorrez@saguachecountyco.gov.

Gunnison Country Times

Gunnison, Colorado

Publication dates of October 9, 16, 23, 30 and November 6, 13, 2025 18924

PUBLIC HEARING

CITY OF GUNNISON

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

PLEASE TAKE NOTE THAT, pursuant to Sections 6.7 and 10 of the Land Development Code of the City of Gunnison, Colorado, a public hearing before the City Council will be held on the 28th day of October, 2025 in the Gunnison Recreation Center, 200 East Spencer Avenue, Gunnison, Colorado on the merits of application ZA 25-1, proposing to repeal the City of Gunnison Land Development Code and reenact a new Land Development Code in Title 15 of the Gunnison Municipal Code, and to amend the Official Zoning Map to correspond to new designated zone districts within the City of Gunnison. The City Council Regular Session will start at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 28, 2025. The Planning and Zoning Commission has made a recommendation on portions of the draft Land Development Code (Section 15.50, 15.60 and 15.70) and the proposed Zoning Map. City Council shall be hearing comments on all sections of the Land Development Code as well as the Zoning Map.

Documents can be found on the City’s Website at: https://www.gunnisonco.gov/ departments/planning/land_development_ code_update_project.php Written comments may be submitted online through the website link until 3:00 pm, on Monday, October 27, 2025.

AT WHICH TIME AND PLACE you may attend and give testimony.

The public may attend this meeting with City Council in-person. No remote access is available for this public hearing.

City of Gunnison, Colorado

City Council /s/ Erica Boucher, City Clerk

Gunnison Country Times Gunnison, Colorado

Publication date of October 9, 2025

18931

PUBLIC HEARING

The Saguache County Board of Commissioners will hold a Public Hearing at the Saguache County Road and Bridge meeting Room located at 305 – 3rd Street, Saguache, Colorado, on the following date:

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2025, at 11 AM to consider proposed changes to the Saguache County Land Development Code.

ARTICLE 2, ARTICLE 4, ARTICLE 6, ARTICLE 8, ARTICLE 10, ARTICLE 13, DEFINITIONS

To view the proposed changes, you may contact the Saguache County Land Use Department – PO Box 326, Saguache, CO 81149 or HYPERLINK “mailto:atorrez@ saguachecounty-co.gov”atorrez@ saguachecounty-co.gov or by calling 719655-2321 or you may also view the changes on our website at HYPERLINK “http:// www.saguachecounty.colorado.gov”www. saguachecounty.colorado.gov .

Written comments will be accepted until Thursday, November 13, 2025, at 3pm, and may be sent to Saguache County Land Use Department at PO Box 326, Saguache, CO 81149 or email to HYPERLINK

“mailto:atorrez@saguachecounty-co. gov”atorrez@saguachecounty-co.gov.

Gunnison Country Times

Gunnison, Colorado

Publication dates of October 9, 16, 23, 30 and November 6, 13, 2025

18923

PUBLIC HEARING

For Immediate Release

Public Hearing Notice

Saguache County Board of Commissioners

The Saguache County Board of Commissioners invites the public, local fire districts, and town boards members within Saguache County to attend a Public Hearing on the Colorado Wildfire Urban Interface

(WUI) Code.

Date: Tuesday, November 12, 2025

Time: 5:00 p.m.

Location: Road & Bridge Meeting Room, 305 3rd Street, Saguache, CO

This hearing will provide an opportunity for affected fire districts and municipalities— those required to write and enforce the State of Colorado WUI Code—to share their input.

The Commissioners are seeking testimony on:

• Opinions regarding the WUI Code.

• The ability to enforce its requirements.

• The ability to write the required codes.

• Authority and feasibility of adopting related fees.

Your participation is important to help guide how the WUI Code will be applied within Saguache County.

Pizza will be provided.

For more information, please contact the Saguache County Administration Office at (719) 655-2231.

By Order of the Saguache County Board of Commissioners

Gunnison Country Times

Gunnison, Colorado Publication dates of October 9, 16, 23, 30 and November 6, 13, 2025

18925

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF INTENT FOR A CONTINUOUS PROGRAM TO INCREASE WINTER PRECIPITATION

Western Weather Consultants L.L.C. (WWC), P.O. BOX 58, Durango, CO 81302, has applied to the Colorado Water Conservation Board for renewal of its five-year permit to conduct ground-based precipitation enhancement in the San Juan Mountains for the following entities: Dolores Water Conservancy District, Southwestern Water Conservation District, Telluride Skiing Co, Purgatory Resort, Montezuma Valley Irrigation Co, Animas La Plata Water Conservancy District, Pine River Irrigation District, Florida Water Conservancy District, Florida Consolidated Ditch Company, and the New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission.

WWC’s Manager, Head of Operations, and Director of Field Operations will oversee the program, and WWC is the Permit Holder.

The primary target area for the five-year Weather Modification Permit is the San Juan Mountains above 8,500 feet, mainly targeting the upper regions of the West Dolores, San Miguel, Dolores, La Plata, Animas, Florida, Pine, San Juan, and Blanco River Basins, as well as Telluride and Purgatory Ski Resorts.

The Colorado Weather Modification Rules and Regulations 2 CCR 401-1 (Rule 7) require that this notice be published in counties affected by the operations and adjacent counties: Archuleta, Dolores, Hinsdale, La Plata, Mineral, Montezuma, San Juan, San Miguel, Conejos, Gunnison, Montrose, Ouray, Rio Grande, and Saguache.

The program will run from November 1 to April 15 each year through 2030. Safety measures are in place for severe conditions, avalanche danger, and snowpack thresholds. The Permit Holder must annually supply emergency managers with an operational plan and coordinate with the CWCB to ensure safe operations as directed by the Colorado Revised Statutes.

The intended effect of all operations is to increase precipitation and snowpack water content in the primary target area, benefiting natural habitats, agriculture, municipal water supplies, stock growers, recreation, tourism, and the local economy.

Complete details are available from WWC by mail or by emailing westernweather@ gmail.com. The CWCB will conduct a public hearing on the permit renewal application on October 15, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. via Zoom. Comments can be submitted to Andrew Rickert, CWCB, 1313 Sherman Street, Suite 718, Denver, CO 80203, at 720-651-1918, or by emailing andrew.rickert@state.co.us to obtain Zoom access.

Gunnison Country Times Gunnison, Colorado. Publication dates of October 2 and 9, 2025 18838

PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE OF STATE OF COLORADO COORDINATED ELECTION GUNNISON, COLORADO TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4th, 2025

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to law, an Election will be held in Gunnison County, in the State of Colorado, on Tuesday, November 4th, 2025. The Election will be conducted as a Mail Ballot Election. The Gunnison County Clerk and Recorder, Kathy Simillion, is the Designated Election Official for Gunnison County.

Voter Service and Polling Centers (VSPC)

Voter Service and Polling Centers will provide the following services: Ballot

Drop-Off, Voter Registration & Updates, Replacement Ballots, and Electronic & ADA Compliant Voting. The VSPCs will be open per the below schedules. The Blackstock Government Center VSPC is in the Office and Parking Lot, located at 221 N. Wisconsin St, Gunnison. Hours of operation: • October 20th – October 25th, 2025 (M-F) – 8:00 AM until 5:00 PM (In Office) • October 27th – October 31st, 2025 (M-F) – 8:00 AM until 5:00 PM (In Parking Lot) • November 1st, 2025 (Sat) – 7:00 AM until 11:00 AM November 3rd, 2025 (Mon) –

PM on Election Day, November 4th, 2025, or by visiting GoVoteColorado.gov. To register to vote online, an eligible elector must possess a valid Colorado Driver’s License or valid Colorado Identification Card. For further information or questions please contact the Gunnison County Elections Division at (970) 641-7927.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the County of Gunnison, this 12th day of September, 2025.

Kathy Simillion, Gunnison County Clerk and Recorder Gunnison Country Times Gunnison, Colorado Publication date of October 9 and 16, 2025 18737

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF PROPOSAL TO ENACT A SALES TAX

CARBONDALE & RURAL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly, to the electors of the Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District, Garfield, Gunnison, and Pitkin Counties, Colorado: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election of the Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District (“District”) will be held on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. (“Election”). The Election is being conducted as a coordinated mail ballot election. Mail ballots will be mailed to eligible electors by the Clerk & Recorders for Garfield, Gunnison, and Pitkin Counties between 15 and 22 days before the Election. The location and hours of the polls, and all mail ballot return and drop-off locations, shall be as designated by the Clerk & Recorders. Contact information for the Clerk & Recorder Elections Departments is:

Garfield County Website: https://www.garfieldcountyco.gov/ clerk-recorder/elections/ Email Contact Form: https://www. garfieldcountyco.gov/clerk-recorder/emailelections/ Telephone: 970-384-3700, option #2 Address: 109 8th Street, Suite 200, Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 Gunnison County Website: https://www.gunnisoncounty. org/136/Elections-Office

Email: elections@gunnisoncounty.org Telephone: (970) 641-7927 Address: 221 N. Wisconsin St., Gunnison, CO 81230

Pitkin County

Website: https://www.pitkinvotes.com/

Email: elections@pitkincounty.com

Telephone: 970-429-2732

Address: 530 E Main St., Ste 104, Aspen, CO 81611

At the Election, the eligible electors will vote on the District’s proposal to enact a sales tax. The full text of the District’s sales tax ballot issue states as follows:

SHALL CARBONDALE & RURAL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT’S TAXES BE INCREASED BY $4,300,000 (FIRST FULL FISCAL YEAR DOLLAR INCREASE), AND BY WHATEVER AMOUNTS ARE COLLECTED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER, FROM A 1.50 PERCENT SALES TAX COMMENCING ON JANUARY 1, 2026, WITH THE REVENUE BEING USED TO REDUCE THE FINANCIAL IMPACTS OF NEW DEVELOPMENT ON EXISTING PROPERTY OWNERS BY SHARING THE COST OF FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES WITH BUSINESS PATRONS LIVING OUTSIDE THE DISTRICT, TO OFFSET THE SIGNIFICANT REVENUE THE DISTRICT HAS LOST FROM THE CONTINUAL REDUCTION IN PROPERTY ASSESSMENT RATES, TO MAINTAIN EMERGENCY RESPONDER STAFFING IN THE FIRE STATIONS AND FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION, AND TO FUND SCHEDULED CAPITAL REPLACEMENTS, SUCH SALES TAX TO BE IN ADDITION TO ALL OTHER TAXES THE DISTRICT LEVIES, AND SHALL THE DISTRICT BE AUTHORIZED TO COLLECT, RETAIN, AND SPEND ALL REVENUE GENERATED BY SUCH TAX THAT EXCEEDS THE LIMITATIONS IN SECTION 20 OF ARTICLE X OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION AS A VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE AND AN EXCEPTION TO THE LIMITATIONS IN SECTION 29-1-301 OF THE COLORADO REVISED STATUTES, AND ANY OTHER LAW?

YES/FOR NO/AGAINST

Questions regarding the sales tax election may be directed to the District’s Designated Election Official at: Sarah Shepherd, 303482-1002, or info@ccrider.us.

BY ORDER OF THE CARBONDALE & RURAL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT

Gunnison Country Times

Gunnison, Colorado

Publication dates of October 2, 9, 16 and 23, 2025 18880

PUBLIC NOTICE

GUNNISON COUNTY

TAX SALE INFORMATION

TAX SALE LIST

Our tax sale list will be published in October and will run for three weeks.

SALE

-Date of Sale: November 7, 2025

-Sale will be held online at “http://www. zeusauction.com/” www.zeusauction.com. Auction and registration information available on our website, www.gunnisoncounty.org/ treasurer.

-Auction will begin at 8:00 am MST and close at 5:00 pm MST

BIDDING

-Employees and officials of Gunnison County, members of their immediate families or their agents are not permitted to bid at Gunnison County Tax Sale.

-It is bidder’s responsibility to know what he/ she is bidding on. Each parcel number and minimum bid (minimum bid includes taxes, interest, advertising and certificate costs) will be listed on auction site.

- Payment for all winning bids will be made by ACH from the bidder’s account that was used in the registration process. This is the only form of payment accepted.

INTEREST

14%

TAX LIEN

-You are only purchasing a lien to the property no other rights.

SUBSEQUENT PROPERTY

-If the owner does not pay future taxes by July 31, you will be notified of the amount due and you may pay them if you wish. Payments will accrue interest at the same rate as the certificate.

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Gunnison, Colorado.

meeting on Monday, October 27, 2025 at 5:30 PM at the UGRWCD Offices, 210 W. Spencer Ave., Suite A, Gunnison, CO 81230 and via Zoom video/teleconferencing. For questions or the Zoom meeting registration, please contact the District at (970)641-6065. A meeting agenda will be posted at the District Office prior to the meeting.

Gunnison Country Times Gunnison, Colorado Publication date of October, 9, 2025 18902

PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLICATION LIST FOR DELINQUENT REAL ESTATE TAXES FOR TAX YEAR 2024 GUNNISON COLORADO

PUBLIC NOTICE Is hereby given that I will, according to law, offer online at www.zeusauction.com, November 7, 2025 commencing at the hour of 8:00 am and ending at 5:00pm on said day, tax liens on the following described real estate situated in said County of Gunnison for unpaid general taxes for the year 2024.The taxes herein set together with interest, penalties and costs good thru October 31, 2025 as provided by law; (advertising costs are made on an average parcel charge);

R040365 $4,485.68

35 LINKS LLC UNIT 15, THE LINKS VILLAS, THE LINKS AT SKYLAND SUBDIVISION

R031930 $ 5,552.30

470 MEADOW PARTNERS LLC LOT 29, MERIDIAN LAKE MEADOWS SUBDIVISION

R030032 $6,954.32

725 RED LADY AVE LLC UNIT 1, CIMMARON CONDOMINIUMS, CRESTED BUTTE

R002178 $3,629.41

ABILA KEVIN A LOTS 3 & 4, BLOCK 24, WEST GUNNISON

R008250 $503.33

ABILA KEVIN A

G & S NO. 1 LODE MINING CLAIM, SURVEY #14511, QUARTZ CREEK PROPERTIES SUBDIVISION

R014744 $1,032.35

ADEN ROGER GEORGE LOT 7, BLOCK 14, ARROWHEAD, FILING NO. 2, #635141

R007402 $822.38

ALEXANDER MARTI WRIGHT LOTS 1-7, BLOCK 12, TIN CUP

R007689 $2,034.35 ALSH LLC

71.52 ACRES IN SECTION 9, TOWNSHIP 48N, RANGE 1E

R013343 $1,004.43

ANDERSON PATTI DICK

IMPROVEMENT ONLY: ON USFS LAND, SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 14S, RANGE 85W, LOT Z, CEMENT CREEK SUMMER HOME GROUP

R025333 $13,573.25

ANTHONY INVESTMENTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 165.85 ACRES IN SECTION 22, TOWNSHIP 14S, RANGE 85W

R042890 $989.45

ARCHULETA ANGELO MORNING STAR & LAMAR LODE MINING CLAIMS, SURVEY #S:2656 & 2657 TOMICHI MINING DISTRICT

R074431 $914.3 B MURPHY CONSTRUCTION LLC UNIT B, BUILDING 105, LAZY K TOWNHOMES

R016974 $101.48 BALLEW DEREK MATTHEW LOT 248, BLUE MESA SUBDIVISIONUNIT 1

R011843 $32.70 BARBER THOMAS J 34 ACRES IN SECTION 13, TOWNSHIP 48N, RANGE 3W

R006085 $29,901.45 BEAR CROSSING DEVELOPMENT LLC LOTS 27, 28, 44 & 45, CHALET VILLAGE SUBDIVISION, ADDITION NO. 3

R016248 $747.92

SOPRIS SUBDIVISION, BLOCK 25, CRESTED BUTTE

R041144 $770.98

BROWN DAVID ELWOOD

5 ACRES IN SECTION 34, TOWNSHIP 51N, RANGE 1E

R007350 $2,626.64

BROWN MARK E AND LAURA N FAMILY

TRUST THE LOT 1, EUBANK’S ACRES SUBDIVISION

R017594 $1,817.42

BROWN MARK E AND LAURA N FAMILY

TRUST THE LOTS 1-4, BLOCK 5, WEST GUNNISON AMENDED

R030227 $1,532.92

BROWN MARK E AND LAURA N FAMILY

TRUST THE LOTS 4-6, BLOCK 5, GILL’S ADDITION TO GUNNISON

R045408 $2,322.67

BROWN MARK E AND LAURA N FAMILY

TRUST THE 12.40 ACRES IN SECTION 22, TOWNSHIP 15S, RANGE 84W

R017451 $772.00

BRUMGARD RANDOLPH DALE JR LOT 2, LITTLE BIG HORN SUBDIVISION

R027383 $35.42

BUFFINGTON MATTHEW H

37.33 ACRES IN SECTION 34, TOWNSHIP 14S, RANGE 87W

R017476 $1,859.46

BURNETT ROBERT F LOT 119/120, SPRING CREEK TRACTS SUBDIVISION

R032096 $4,152.38

BUSHFENCE LLC UNIT 105, MAJESTIC PLAZA CONDOMINIUMS, CRESTED BUTTE

R016176 $125.25

BUTH ROSEMARIE 19.951 ACRES IN SECTION 7, TOWNSHIP 13S, RANGE 89W

R003660 $1,116.36 BYRD MARK AUSTIN LOTS 17-20, BLOCK 24, PITKIN

R070815 $97.63

CARRINGTON JOHN MITCHELL LOT 2, BLUE MESA SUBDIVISIONUNIT 2

R041487 $1,077.86

CASCINO KATHLEEN A UNIT F, LAZY S CONDOMINIUM, MT CRESTED BUTTE

R011665 $101.48

CATTLES LOGAN LOT 46, BLUE MESA SUBDIVISIONUNIT 1

R072193 $1,311.07

CAUSBY JOSEPH MICHAEL

PARCEL A, IDA SUBDIVISION

R015591 $15,089.86

CHASE BARBARA J LOT S-11, SKYLAND SUBDIVISION

R028032 $165.32

COLEMAN MARIE

UNDIVIDED 50% INTEREST IN: YELM LODE MINING CLAIM SURVEY #7106, ROCK CREEK MINING DISTRICT

R040308 $224.76

COLEMAN MARIE

UNDIVIDED 50% INTEREST IN: ORIOLE LODE MINING CLAIM, SURVEY #6431, ROCK CREEK MINING DISTRICT

R008061 $487.69

COLLINS WENDY K 1.125 ACRES IN SECTION 35, TOWNSHIP 51N, RANGE 1W

R011592 $584.39

COMPTON BRENT W LOT 7, BLOCK 19, ARROWHEAD, FILING NO. 1, #699196

R011556 $1,379.49

CORDOVA SHANNON LOT 7, BLOCK 15, ARROWHEAD, FILING NO. 2, #677309

R041961 $1,365.61

CRANOR MICHAEL JAMES PARCEL 3, SHERMAN & EDNA RANCH SUBDIVISION

R005200 $,3828.46

CRESTED BUTTE ESCAPE LLC UNIT 4, JUNIPER BLDG, OUT RUN

CONDOMINIUMS, MT CRESTED BUTTE

R006014 $1,760.63

D ELGIN LLC UNIT 436, THE PLAZA AT WOOD CREEK

CONDOMINIUMS, MT CRESTED BUTTE

R042770 $2,404.40

DAHL DUSTIN LOT 26, BLOCK 24, CRESTED BUTTE SOUTH SUBDIVISION

R031537 $12,217.13

DAHLBERG ERIC LOT 29, THE SUMMIT SUBDIVISION

R011687 $1,772.49

DE WYS MATTHEW C

6.25 ACRES IN SECTION 5, TOWNSHIP 48N, RANGE 4W

R011688 $1,996.03

DE WYS MATTHEW C

0.59 ACRES IN SECTION 5, TOWNSHIP 48N, RANGE 4W

R072867 $1,656.32

DE WYS MATTHEW C

38.5 ACRES IN SECTION 5, TOWNSHIP 48N, RANGE 4W

R005018 $7036.67

DELTABLUE ENTERPRISES LLC LOT 10, CHALET VILLAGE, ADDITION NO. 10, #703069

R031972 $2,794.78

DEUTSCH JEFF UNIT 1C, ROCKIN Z RANCH CONDOMINIUMS, CRESTED BUTTE

R031973 $2,690.70

DEUTSCH JEFF UNIT 1W, ROCKIN Z RANCH CONDOMINIUMS, CRESTED BUTTE

R031977 $2,287.94

DEUTSCH JEFF UNIT 2, ROCKIN Z RANCH CONDOMINIUMS, CRESTED BUTTE

R008806 $98.23

DEWITT FAMILY REVOCABLE TRUST

DIAMOND NO. 6 LODE MINING CLAIM, SURVEY #8388, QUARTZ CREEK PROPERTIES, #703105

R008155 $98.23

DEWYS MATTHEW C

0.25 ACRES IN SECTION 33, TOWNSHIP 49N, RANGE 4W

R071363 $11,209.27

DOUBLE M LLC

170.70 ACRES IN: HOMESTEAD LOT, LOST MINER RANCH SUBDIVISION

R016554 $665.27

DRAHNAK BRIAN LOTS 46 & 47, BLUE MESA VILLAGE SUBDIVISION

R073069 $772.90

DUKE ALEXIS UNIT B, TIMBER TOWNHOMES, GUNNISON

R002334 $672.03

EDGE JOHNNY L III UNIT 202, BLDG A, THE WILLOWS CONDOMINIUMS, #680305

R072568 $6,188.28

ELKLAND REAL ESTATE LLC UNIT 142, MAJESTIC PLAZA CONDOMINIUMS, CRESTED BUTTE

R042873 $1,966.91

DELQ SEWER/WATER ASSESSMENT ONLY

FERRELL PETER ANDREW LOTS 37 & 39, NORTH VALLEY SUBDIVISION

R009064 $1,333.66

FOSSIL CREEK MINES LLC PART OF RECONSTRUCTION & CARROLL

PLACER MINING CLAIMS, SURVEY #19524, AND PART OF CLARKSON LODE MINING CLAIM, SURVEY #12011A, GOLD BRICK MINING DISTRICT

R025504 $924.09

FOSSIL CREEK MINES LLC DEMURRER #3, GOLD LINK NOS. 3-6, SURVEY #15656, GOLD BRICK MINING DISTRICT

R026043 $604.47

FOSSIL CREEK MINES LLC

SILVER ISLET LODE MINING CLAIM, SURVEY #583A, QUARTZ CREEK MINING DISTRICT

R070593 $1,069.36

FOSSIL CREEK MINES LLC 8 MINING CLAIMS IN GOLD BRICK MINING DISTRICT

R070754 $548.03

ASSESSMENT ONLY

GARDUNO RUSTY LOT 19, THORNTON MEADOWS, #701517

R015869 $446.43

GARVER BRYAN LOTS 1-3, BLOCK 11, SOMERSET

R015933 $193.80

GARVER BRYAN LOT 7, BLOCK 4, SOMERSET

R015806 $205.74

GARVER BRYAN G LOT 5, BLOCK 4, SOMERSET

R015807 $211.71

GARVER BRYAN G LOT 6, BLOCK 4, SOMERSET

R005316 $1,235.83

GATTIS EVAN UNIT R-334, THREE SEASONS CONDOMINIUMS, MT CRESTED BUTTE

R008954 $721.16

GAULT GROUP LLC LOT 1, TOMICHI PARK SUBDIVISION

R008970 $806.18

GAULT GROUP LLC

PHILADELPHIA BOY, ROCKFORD, MINERS RELIEF & FREEPORT LODE MINING CLAIMS, SURVEY #S: 984, 985, 986 & 987, TOMICHI MINING DISTRICT

R043129 $28,414.08

GCP HOLDINGS LLC LOT S-187, SKYLAND SUBDIVISION

R012299 $188.48

GIERUT MICHAEL JOSEPH

ALICE LODE MINING CLAIM, SURVEY #13181, GOOSE CREEK MINING DISTRICT

R005181 $1,968.10

GILES STEPHANIE GLORIA SKAFF LOT 4, BLOCK E, CHALET VILLAGE SUBDIVISION, ADDITION NO. 2

R017525 $1,038.71

GREEN CHRISTIAN MICHAEL UNIT 11, WATER WHEEL CONDOMINIUMS, GUNNISON

R044272 $55.79

GREER JOHN H LOT 7, CEBOLLA HOT SPRINGS RANCH SUBDIVISION

R005292 $2,015.34

GRIMM VICTOR M UNIT R-208, THREE SEASONS CONDOMINIUMS, MT CRESTED BUTTE

R009985 $791.65

GROSSE JUSTIN MICHAEL LOTS 32 & 33, ANTELOPE HILLS MOBILE HOME SUBDIVISION

R030853 $349.67

GUCCIONE LAURA 40 ACRES IN SECTION 7, TOWNSHIP 48N, RANGE 1E

R011808 $369.64

GUEST NATHAN LOT 7, BLOCK 10, ARROWHEAD, FILING NO. 2, #684563

R009202 $329.65

GURLEY ELDON

IMPROVEMENT ONLY: CABIN ONLY IN NW4SE4NW4. SEC 8, 50N1E, ON NEWTON SHANK LAND

R007963 $1,059.30

HARRIS THOMAS ORVAL LIME BASIN NO. 2 LODE MINING CLAIM, SURVEY #13950, QUARTZ CREEK PROPERTIES SUBDIVISION

R072068 $2,851.4

HASSEBROEK KATHERINE C UNIT 303, THE TIMBERS CONDOMINIUMS, MT CRESTED BUTTE

R005235 $3,735.45

HASTINGS TRACY R WILLIAMS UNIT 115, MOUNTAIN SUNRISE CONDOMINIUMS, MT CRESTED BUTTE

R015194 $1,593.42

HAVERLY LLC LOT 43, BLOCK 4, CRESTED BUTTE SOUTH FILING 2, #674282

R070701 $8,582.15

HAVERLY LLC LOT 44, BLOCK 4, CRESTED BUTTE SOUTH FILING 2, #674281

R070702 $9,181.50

HAVERLY LLC LOT 45, BLOCK 4, CRESTED BUTTE SOUTH FILING 2, #674281

Publication dates of October 9, 16 and 23

2025

18906

PUBLIC NOTICE

MEETING NOTICE

Upper Gunnison River Water Conservancy District

Board of Directors Meeting

Monday, October 27, 2025 at 5:30 PM

The Board of Directors of the Upper Gunnison River Water Conservancy District (UGRWCD) will conduct a regular board

BIBBY CHARLES KING JR LOT 13, BLOCK 3, ARROWHEAD, FILING NO. 3, #583904

R005287 $1,008.34

BLAND LOGAN JULIUS UNIT R-241, THREE SEASONS CONDOMINIUMS, MT CRESTED BUTTE

R000989 $809.03

BLOOM DANIEL M LOT 41, BLOCK 8, PALISADE ADDITION TO GUNNISON

R003319 $6,267.22

BORLAND ANTHONY H LOT 20 & PART OF LOTS 18 & 19, THE

R040932 $4,936.60

CRESTED BUTTE LIMITED LP LOT 2, WHETSTONE VISTA SUBDIVISION

R074623 $254.13

CRISP TRAMPAS VAN

EASTERN STAR, SURVEY #: 16731, COCHETOPA MINING DISTRICT

R044557 $5,567.37

CULTIVATE RETREATS LLC

UNIT 419, MOUNTAINEER SQUARE

CONDOMINIUMS, MT CRESTED BUTTE

FOSSIL CREEK MINES LLC

SILVER CORD LODE MINING CLAIM, SURVEY #975, QUARTZ CREEK MINING DISTRICT

R012798 $7,872.75

FRIEDMAN ARON LOT 24, ALPINE MEADOWS SUBDIVISION

R014126 $197.63

GALE SYLVIA LOT 71, MARBLE SKI AREA SUBDIVISION, FILING NO. 3

R045063 $674.54 DELQ SEWER/WATER

R007438 $505.01

HELMS JUSTIN

DEER TRAIL LODE MINING CLAIM, SURVEY #4705, TOMICHI MINING DISTRICT

R007517 $440.75

HELMS JUSTIN

EARLY BIRD LODE MINING CLAIM, SURVEY #1885, TOMICHI MINING DISTRICT

R033490 $498.30

HELMS JUSTIN

LITTLE BOSS LODE MINING CLAIM,

SURVEY #2658, TOMICHI MINING DISTRICT

R040202 $1,482.02

HELMS JUSTIN

LOTS 25-27, BLOCK 36, PITKIN

R001332 $1,258.65

HERNANDEZ SILVIA VERONICA PEREZ PART OF LOTS 8-12, BLOCK 14, WEST GUNNISON

R016721 $67.35

HESS TYE ADAMS LOT 182, BLUE MESA SUBDIVISIONUNIT 2

R031950 $5,651.13

HISE ELISABETH M LOT 49, MERIDIAN LAKE MEADOWS SUBDIVISION

R010497 $3,730.76

HOLLER THOMAS E 38.91 ACRES IN SECTION 7, TOWNSHIP 49N, RANGE 1W

R002335 $672.03

HOLLINGSHEAD GLEN

UNIT 203, BLDG A, THE WILLOWS CONDOMINIUMS, #478416

R007154 $,2824.44

HOLMAN JEFFREY B LOTS 1 & 2, BLOCK 3, THE HOMESTEAD SUBDIVISION, B718 P73, #700627

R026969 $1,563.30

HOLMAN JEFFREY B LOT 11, BLOCK 4, THE HOMESTEAD SUBDIVISION, #604885, #700627

R011339 $370.17

HONEY BADGER RESOURCES LLC

ROSE BUD AND PART OF HUMMING BIRD & WAR EAGLE LODE MINING CLAIMS, SURVEY #10910, DOMINGO MINING DISTRICT (BALANCE IN SAGUACHE COUNTY)

R012274 $198.94

HONEY BADGER RESOURCES LLC MILLSITE LODE LODE MINING CLAIM, SURVEY #19920, DOMINGO MINING DISTRICT

R032084 $835.80

HOOT OWL RANCH INVESTMENTS LOT 8, GREEN MESA RANCH SUBDIVISION

R042684 $2,990.69

HUBERT BRETT LOT 100, BUCKHORN RANCH SUBDIVISION

R030310 $5,373.17

HUBERT BRETT DOUGLAS LOT 13, TRAPPER’S CROSSING AT WILDCAT SUBDIVISION

R030322 $5,373.17

HUBERT BRETT DOUGLAS LOT 25, TRAPPER’S CROSSING AT WILDCAT SUBDIVISION

R010893 $1,758.41

HUMPHREY ELIZABETH D UNIT 17, QUE QUA CONDOMINIUMS, GUNNISON

R002173 $1,567.69

IPPOLITO DAVIDE LOTS 18-20, BLOCK 25, WEST GUNNISON

R003077 $9,109.87

JENSEN KAREN S REVOCABLE TRUST LOTS 23, 24 & PART OF LOT 25, BLOCK 8, CRESTED BUTTE

R043500 $1,658.95

JOHNSON DUANE BRYAN UNIT 15, PIONEER PLAZA COMMERCIAL TOWNHOMES, #682022

R014669 $1,224.54

JOHNSON PARK LLC 1 ACRE IN SECTION 12, TOWNSHIP 46N, RANGE 6W

R016643 $773.19

JOHNSTON META LOTS 77 & 78, BLUE MESA SUBDIVISION - UNIT 2

R040228 $4,190.60

JOSE JAMES LOT 5, FAIRWAY PARK AT SKYLAND

TOWNHOME SUBDIVISION

R012091 $1,041.33

KELLEHER ERICA

1.96 ACRES IN SECTION 19, TOWNSHIP 47N, RANGE 3W

R011572 $584.39

KESSELL MICHAEL W LOT 12, BLOCK 2, ARROWHEAD, FILING NO. 1, #619171

R007485 $159.69

LACAPRA DANIEL ANTHONY

UNDIVIDED 50% INTEREST IN: DEAD WOOD LODE MING CLAIM, SURVEY #1872, TOMICHI MINING DISTRICT

R040376 $81.46

LACAPRA DANIEL ANTHONY

UNDIVIDED 50% INTEREST IN: DEAD WOOD LODE MING CLAIM, SURVEY #1872, TOMICHI MINING DISTRICT

R033165 $170.87

LACAPRA VINCE

UNDIVIDED 71% INTEREST IN: IRON

KING LODE MINING CLAIM, SURVEY #4808, TOMICHI MINING DISTRICT

R009352 $617.32

LAU JOANNE W K

ARMSTRONG GULCH NO. 9 LODE MINING CLAIMS, SURVEY #8213, QUARTZ CREEK PROPERTIES SUBDIVISION

R031080 $9,958.51

LAUZON ERIC LOT 1, BUCKHORN RANCH, #658309

R073591 $1,432.09

LEACH RONALD S LOTS 4-12, BLOCK 33, MARBLE

R007267 $712.31

LESKY FAMILY TRUST 24.61 ACRES IN SECTIONS 22 & 23, TOWNSHIP 49N, RANGE 2E

R009973 $679.02 DELQ SEWER/WATER ASSESSMENT ONLY

LOMELI RUTH LOT 21, ANTELOPE HILLS MOBILE HOME SUBDIVISION

R002275 $7,274.4

LONGHORN PROPERTIES LIMITED LLC LOTS 7-9, BLOCK 8, RIO GRANDE ADDITION TO GUNNISON

R027989 $5,790.21

LOVETT NATHAN F LOT 33, BLOCK 5, CRESTED BUTTE SOUTH SUBDIVISION

R016014 $10,875.31 INCLUDES DELQ SOMERSET SEWER AND WATER

LUNDGREN JOHN LOT 8, BLOCK 9, SOMERSET

R016466 $540.24

MAIER DAVID ANTHONY LOT 6, BLOCK 10, ARROWHEAD, FILING NO. 3, #513488

R014558 $928.32

MAPLE GROVE PROPERTIES LLC LOT 24, BEARCLAW SUBDIVISION

R005697 $3,664.38

MASON DONALD BLAKE UNIT 22, SNOWCREST CONDOMINIUMS, MT CRESTED BUTTE

R004987 $7,178.49

MATSUMOTO ROSS MIKI LOT 45, CHALET VILLAGE SUBDIVISION, ADDITION NO. 10

R032378 $21,982.05

MCCAY J DAVID REVOCABLE TRUST LOT 15, RED MOUNTAIN RANCH SUBDIVISION

R016578 $97.63

MCDONALD MICHAEL LOT 10, BLUE MESA SUBDIVISIONUNIT 2

R008534 $981.63

MCGINNIS SHANNON H HORN NO. 1 LODE MINING CLAIM, SURVEY #15184, QUARTZ CREEK PROPERTIES SUBDIVISION

R044569 $4,318.22

MCNEILL CYNTHIA J UNIT 507, MOUNTAINEER SQUARE CONDOMINIUMS, MT CRESTED BUTTE

R001025 $1,673.09

MCPHAUL DEVIN S LOT 11, BLOCK 4, PALISADE ADDITION TO GUNNISON

R005731 $15,141.71

MESZAROS PROPERTIES LLC LOT 10, SUNLIGHT RIDGE ESTATES SUBDIVISION

R074550 $4,157.08

METCALF GARY WAYNE JR UNIT 3C, HAVERLY TOWNHOMES, CRESTED BUTTE SOUTH, #699984

R014347 $1,232.63

MILE ANDREW L LOT 6, BLOCK 3, HERMIT’S HIDE-AWAY SUBDIVISION

R007012 $2,036.59

MITSUBA LLC PART OF CLARKSON LODE MINING

CLAIM, SURVEY #12011A & PART OF RECONSTRUCTION PLACER MINING

CLAIM, SURVEY #19524, GOLD BRICK MINING DISTRICT

R009102 $1,987.41

MITSUBA LLC PART OF RECONSTRUCTION PLACER

MINING CLAIM, SURVEY #19524, GOLD BRICK MINING DISTRICT

R003345 $9,393.47

MM VENTURES LLC

1, #702861

R015355 $5,869.72

MONACO ANTHONY ROBERT LOT 9, BLOCK 8, CRESTED BUTTE SOUTH SUBDIVISION

R007136 $2526.61

MORGAN GUY H JR 3.487 ACRES IN SECTION 28, TOWNSHIP 51N, RANGE 1E

R031929 $7,445.85

MORNING DEW PARTNERS LLC LOT 28, MERIDIAN LAKE MEADOWS

SUBDIVISION

R008177 $1,620.30

MORRIS RICHARD E

SALARY GRABBER & NIAGRE LODE MINING CLAIMS, SURVEY #18614, GOLD BRICK MINING DISTRICT

R012575 $23,387.09

MT CB REAL ESTATE LLC

IMPROVEMENTS ONLY: ON USFS LAND - CRESTED BUTTE MOUNTAIN RESORT SKI AREA

R010591 $2,638.06

DELQ SEWER/WATER ASSESSMENT ONLY NELSON DAVID T LOT 37, DOS RIOS SUBDIVISION, UNIT NO. 1

R003330 $7,093.49

OKEMAH ABSTRACT AND TITLE CO LOTS 13 & 14, BLOCK 26, CRESTED BUTTE

R004189 $26.33

PANNUNZIO ALICE LOTS G & H, BLOCK 21, EAST MARBLE

R013635 $60.48

PASSANTINO LEONARD R UNDIVIDED 75% INTEREST IN: DIADEMA LODE MINING CLAIM, SURVEY #12166, ROCK CREEK MINING DISTRICT

R028040 $126.91

PASSANTINO LEONARD R

UNDIVIDED 25% INTEREST IN: YELM LODE MINING CLAIM SURVEY #7106, ROCK CREEK MINING DISTRICT

R040309 $122.61

PASSANTINO LEONARD R UNDIVIDED 25% INTEREST IN: ORIOLE

LODE MINING CLAIM, SURVEY #6431, ROCK CREEK MINING DISTRICT

R005184 $6,437.24

PAULSEN RANDALL J LOT 2, BLOCK E, CHALET VILLAGE SUBDIVISION, ADDITION NO. 2

R005039 $9,105.39

PAULSEN RANDY LOT 29, CHALET VILLAGE SUBDIVISION, ADDITION NO. 10

R007989 $315.87

PEAVEY BARBARA SUZANNE

GUIENO LODE MINING CLAIM, SURVEY #8050, QUARTZ CREEK PROPERTIES SUBDIVISION

R016308 $747.92

PETERSON DONNA R LOT 1, BLOCK 1, ARROWHEAD SUBDIVISION, FILING NO. 3

R008950 $2,202.07

PETERSON ERIC C LOT 22, TOMICHI HEIGHTS RANCHETTES SUBDIVISION

R026602 $3,678.23

PETERSON RODNEY N 0.36 ACRES IN SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 49N, RANGE 2E

R003477 $6,183.50

POTICIA PALACE LLC TRACT 1, SAYA SUBDIVISION

R032062 $1,172.18

POWERS D MAX

40 ACRES IN SECTION 32, TOWNSHIP 51N, RANGE 2E

R007312 $986.10

QUARTZ CREEK LAND CO

1.38 ACRE TRACT IN NW4SE4. & NE4SW4, SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 50N, RANGE 3E

R008792 $1,925.39

QUARTZ CREEK LAND CO

217.62 ACRES IN SECTIONS 26 & 27, TOWNSHIP 50N, RANGE 3E

R007202 $272.13

QUINCY JONATHAN HORN NO.3 LODE MINING CLAIM, SURVEY #15184, QUARTZ CREEK

SUBDIVISION

R045044 $2,009.20

RASCON LAURA GUADALUPE LOT 2, THORNTON MEADOWS

SUBDIVISION

R003889 $674.40

REED RAMON LOTS 14-16 & PART OF LOT 13, BLOCK 20, PITKIN

R074525 $229.98

RICKEY CARL LOT 3, BLOCK 21, IRWIN

R033904 $2,292.47

ROCKING HORSE PROPERTIES LLC UNIT E, MAJESTIC PLAZA CONDOMINIUMS, CRESTED BUTTE

R043987 $1,791.90

RYAN CHARLES T UNIT 303, THE GRAND LODGE CRESTED BUTTE RESORT II CONDOMINIUMS, MT. CRESTED BUTTE

R033191 $349.11

RYAN PATRICK SENATOR BECK LODE MINING CLAIM, SURVEY #16567, QUARTZ CREEK MINING DISTRICT

R005519 $2,588.48

SAIED V C UNIT 2302, COLUMBINE CONDOMINIUMS, MT CRESTED BUTTE

R073165 $3,481.88

SALIX AND THE PEARL LLC UNIT 6, 510 ELK CONDOMINIUMS, CRESTED BUTTE

R031542 $5,446.37

SANTOS AFRICA LOTS 23-26, BLOCK 7, RIO GRANDE ADDITION TO GUNNISON

R044409 $2,695.67

SANTOS FERNANDO LOT 25, MEADOW VISTA SOUTH SUBDIVISION

R001326 $1,223.62

SANTOS GARCIA HOLDINGS LLC LOTS 6-9, BLOCK 15, WEST GUNNISON

R001327 $842.55

SANTOS GARCIA HOLDINGS LLC LOTS 10-12, BLOCK 15, WEST GUNNISON

R032106 $2,502.89

SCARLET BEGONIAS PARTNERS LLC UNIT 221, MAJESTIC PLAZA CONDOMINIUMS, CRESTED BUTTE

R032107 $2,658.27

SCARLET BEGONIAS PARTNERS LLC UNIT 222, MAJESTIC PLAZA CONDOMINIUMS, CRESTED BUTTE

R030704 $562.99

SCHMITT ROBERT LOT 2, BLOCK 1, THE RIDGES AT ARROWHEAD, #680168

R030705 $3,322.97

SCHMITT ROBERT LOT 3, BLOCK 1, THE RIDGES AT ARROWHEAD, #678820

R030706 $1,269.14

SCHMITT ROBERT LOT 4, BLOCK 1, THE RIDGES AT ARROWHEAD SUBDIVISION

R011359 $196.19

SCHOONOVER JACKIE L NELLIE MC LODE MINING CLAIM, SURVEY #19523, TIN CUP MINING DISTRICT

R008596 $271.03

SEARS MICHELLE L IRON POINT LOAD LODE MINING CLAIM, SURVEY #7908, QUARTZ CREEK PROPERTIES SUBDIVISION

R026586 $1,328.17

SELLERS CHAD ANTHONY 40 ACRES IN SECTION 10, TOWNSHIP 48N, RANGE 3W

R006204 $1,420.03

SENGELMANN GARY J UNIT 1, BLDG A, CHADLINGTON HOUSE CONDOMINIUM, MT CRESTED BUTTE

R014067 $218.52

SERENITY HOUSE LLC LOT 13, BLOCK 5, MARBLE SKI AREA SUBDIVISION, FILING NO. 1

R014069 $218.52

SERENITY HOUSE LLC LOT 12, BLOCK 5, MARBLE SKI AREA SUBDIVISION, FILING NO. 1

R070979 $218.52

SERENITY HOUSE LLC LOT 17, BLOCK 5, MARBLE SKI AREA SUBDIVISION, FILING NO. 1

R070980 $218.52

SERENITY HOUSE LLC LOT 16, BLOCK 5, MARBLE SKI AREA SUBDIVISION, FILING NO. 1

R013663 $573.07

SERENITY POINT LLC

DYNAMITE, LEGACY & SATURDAY NIGHT LODE MINING CLAIMS, SURVEY #7655, ROCK CREEK MINING DISTRICT

R032379 $12,342.55

SERRY NAKISA LOT 16, RED MOUNTAIN RANCH SUBDIVISION

R007316 $1,286.82

SHANK NEWTON M JR

R015698 $2,802.31

SHAPIRO TERRY ALLEN LOT 5, LAKE VIEW ESTATES SUBDIVISION

R014160 $1,604.46

2017-2024 TAXES

SHOTWELL EDWARD LOT 30, MARBLE SKI AREA SUBDIVISION, FILING NO. 3

R032204 $1,077.09

SHRIEVES STEPHANIE A LOT 29, SUNSPOT SUBDIVISION

R074545 $4,157.08

SLATE RIVER INVESTMENTS LLC UNIT 2B, HAVERLY TOWNHOMES, CRESTED BUTTE SOUTH, #695920

R011400 $923.42

STANDARD METALS CORPORATION

COX, FRENCH & WEISS LODE MINING CLAIMS, SURVEY #16121, ELK MOUNTAIN & ROCK CREEK MINING DISTRICTS

R012297 $286.77

STANDARD METALS CORPORATION

FOURTH OF JULY LODE MINING CLAIM, SURVEY #4298, ROCK CREEK MINING DISTRICT

R012881 $2,683.59

STANDARD METALS CORPORATION

CINCINATI NO 4, YANKEE BLADE, BUCKEYE, BIG STRYKE, BIG ELEPHANT & BEACONSFIELD LODE MINING CLAIMS, ELK MOUNTAIN MINING DISTRICT

R012882 $464.59

STANDARD METALS CORPORATION

BUFFALO LODE MINING CLAIM, SURVEY #4760, RUBY MINING DISTRICT

R033664 $532.78

STANDARD METALS CORPORATION

MOUNTAIN QUAIL LODE MINING CLAIM, SURVEY #4032, ROCK CREEK MINING DISTRICT

R033671 $371.26

STANDARD METALS CORPORATION

IOWA LODE MINING CLAIM, SURVEY #4453, ELK MOUNTAIN & ROCK CREEK MINING DISTRICTS

R017023 $47.27

STEPHENSON CAROLYN A LOT 301, BLUE MESA SUBDIVISIONUNIT 1

R005063 $4,043.66

STERLING TRUST COMPANY PART OF INN SITE 1, BLOCK A, CHALET VILLAGE SUBDIVISION, ADDITION NO. 1

R074547 $4,815.47

STEWART BRETT UNIT 2D, HAVERLY TOWNHOMES, CRESTED BUTTE SOUTH, #699022

R074551 $4,804.02

STEWART STEPHEN UNIT 3D, HAVERLY TOWNHOMES, CRESTED BUTTE SOUTH, #694000

R006323 $1,631.17

STRICKLAND JAMES M JR UNIT 6, WEST ELK TOWNHOUSES, A CONDOMINIUM, MT CRESTED BUTTE

R042709 $9,958.51

SUGAREE LH LLC LOT 22, BUCKHORN RANCH SUBDIVISION

R005324 $3,478.86

SWITCH NINE LLC UNIT 3, ELK RIDGE III CONDOMINIUMS, #696676

R010738 $2,673.11

TAYLOR CHRIS AND JEAN ANN LIVING TRUST LOT 67, DOS RIOS UNIT NO. 3, #703336

R005294 $2,015.34

TAYLOR WILLIAM W UNIT R-234, THREE SEASONS CONDOMINIUMS, MT CRESTED BUTTE

R025553 $540.07

TICKNER FAMILY REVOCABLE TRUST 75.4 ACRES IN SECTIONS 27, 34 & 35, TOWNSHIP 47N, RANGE 4W

R013455 $940.71

UGGE CRYSTAL LOTS 2-7 & 34-39, BLOCK 17, SCHOFIELD TOWNSITE

R012136 $728.04

VANDERHOOFVEN MARILYN J LOT 11, BLOCK 1, MURDIE SUBDIVISION

R025802 $3,270.90

VIDMAR M K TRUST 9.203 ACRES IN SECTION 3, TOWNSHIP 49N, RANGE 1W

R032351 $34.84

VILLLAS AT MT CRESTED BUTTE ASSOCIATION LOTS 43 & 44, VILLAS AT MT CRESTED BUTTE SUBDIVISION

R011885 $557.95

VOYTILLA LIVING TRUST LOT 3, BLOCK 5, ARROWHEAD, FILING NO. 1, #616214

UNDIVIDED 29% INTEREST IN: IRON KING LODE MINING CLAIM, SURVEY #4808, TOMICHI MINING DISTRICT

R008962 $147.39

LACAPRA VINCE

PARTS OF LOTS 12-16, BLOCK 27, CRESTED BUTTE

R074122 $130.11

MOE SHANE AND JAMIE LOT 30, BLUE MESA SUBDIVISION - UNIT

R001978 $7,877.57

REES JOE G LOTS 16-19, BLOCK 29, ORIGINAL GUNNISON

2.70 ACRES IN SECTION 8, TOWNSHIP 50N, RANGE 1E

R042812 $4,587.90

WHEAT MARK LOT SF6, COTTONWOOD MEADOWS SUBDIVISION

R031245 $30.94

WHETSTONE TOWNHOUSE ASSOC

PART OF LOT M-5, RIVER BEND SUBDIVISION

R011309 $416.97

WHINNERY HELEN E 160.93 ACRES IN SECTIONS 1 & 2, TOWNSHIP 45N, RANGE 4W

R012328 $32.11

WHINNERY HELEN E

40 ACRES IN SECTION 35, TOWNSHIP 48N, RANGE 4W

R025262 $110.84

WHINNERY HELEN E

400.32 ACRES IN SECTIONS 30 & 31, TOWNSHIP 48N, RANGE 3W

R025264 $115.25

WHINNERY HELEN E 88.264 ACRES IN SECTIONS 6, 7 & 12, TOWNSHIP 47N, RANGE 3W

R025329 $64.60

WHINNERY HELEN E 196.67 ACRES IN SECTION 8, TOWNSHIP 46N, RANGE 3W

R025330 $2,847.23

WHINNERY HELEN E 978.03 ACRES IN SECTIONS 25, 26, 35 & 36, TOWNSHIP 46N, RANGE 4W

R032638 $56.34

WHINNERY HELEN E 160 ACRES IN SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 46N, RANGE 4W

R032968 $33.81

WHINNERY HELEN E

40 ACRES IN SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 46N, RANGE 4W

R032992 $56.34

WHINNERY HELEN E

160 ACRES IN SECTIONS 4, 9 & 10, TOWNSHIP 45N, RANGE 4W

R041356 $143.33

WHINNERY HELEN E 149.753 ACRES IN SECTIONS 6 & 7, TOWNSHIP 47N, RANGE 3W

R042352 $184.62

WHINNERY HELEN E

200 ACRES IN SECTION 36, TOWNSHIP 48N, RANGE 4W

R042353 $53.03

WHINNERY HELEN E

40 ACRES IN SECTION 36, TOWNSHIP 48N, RANGE 4W

R042917 $65.14

WHINNERY HELEN E

200 ACRES IN SECTION 1, TOWNSHIP 47N, RANGE 4W

R044335 $31.06

WHINNERY HELEN E

7.082 ACRES IN SECTION 6, TOWNSHIP 47N, RANGE 3W

R040779 $65.14

WHINNERY STEVEN L

200 ACRES IN SECTIONS 17 & 20, TOWNSHIP 46N, RANGE 3W

R042351 $65.14

WHINNERY STEVEN L

200 ACRES IN SECTIONS 25 & 26, TOWNSHIP 48N, RANGE 4W

R042916 $38.17

WHINNERY STEVEN L

80 ACRES IN SECTION 35, TOWNSHIP 48N, RANGE 4W

R042918 $468.73

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The Town of Pitkin is soliciting cost proposals for snow removal services for winter 20252026. The services to be provided will consist of plowing approximately thirty-eight (38) blocks. A copy of the formal Request for Proposals which identifies cost proposal requirements and street segments in Pitkin that are to be plowed may be obtained by contacting the Pitkin Town Clerk by email at thetownofpitkin@gmail.com or by telephone at 970-787-0031. A minimum of $100,000.00 in general liability insurance will be required. Cost proposals are to be submitted in accordance with the Request for Proposals by 5pm on Wednesday, October 15, 2025. The Town Board of Trustees expects to award a contract during the Regular Monthly Meeting on October 20, 2025.

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Bethany Church

909 N Wisconsin St.

(behind Powerstop) • 970-641-2144

One service at 9 a.m. with nursery & children’s church.

Check us out on YouTube at Gunnison Bethany. gunnisonbethany.com

B'nai Butte Jewish Congregation

PO Box 2537 Crested Butte, CO 81224 305-803-3648 bnaibutte@gmail.com

Serving the Jewish communities of Crested Butte, Gunnison and surrounging areas.

Spiritual leader: Rabbi Mark Kula is available for you at RabbiMarkKula@gmail.com bnaibutte.org

Community Church of Gunnison

107 N. Iowa • 970-641- 0925

Pastor Larry Nelson

Age Graded and Adult Ministry - 9 a.m. - 10 a.m.

Church Service - 10:30 a.m.

Office Hours: Mon-Thurs, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

For more info: ccgunnison.com or email info@ccgunnison.com

Join us in-person, listen to our broadcast on 98.3 FM, or view online stream on YouTube

Transforming Lives • Building Community

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First Baptist Church

120 N. Pine St. • 970-641-2240

Pastor Jonathan Jones

SUNDAY

Sunday School at 10 a.m.

Sunday Morning Worship at 11 a.m.

Sunday Evening Service at 6 p.m. (during school year)

WEDNESDAY (during school year)

Truth Trackers Kids Club at 6:30 p.m.

Youth Group for Teens at 7:30 p.m. firstbaptistgunnison.org.

Gunnison

Congregational Church

United Church of Christ

317 N. Main St. • 970-641-3203

Reverand Ian Wrisley

Welcoming, Open and Affirming, Building a Just world for All.

Sundays, 10 a.m.

Fridays Meditation, 12:30-1 p.m.

“Come-as-You-Are” Worship gunnisonucc.org

Trinity Baptist Church

523 N. Pine St. • 970-641-1813

Senior Pastor - Joe Ricks

Sunday Service 9:30 a.m.

Adult Bible Study 8 a.m. trinitybaptistsgunnison.com

Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church

711 N. Main • 970-641-1860

Senior Pastor Jacob With

Childrens Sunday School – Sunday 9 a.m.

Adult Sunday School – Sunday 9 a.m.

Divine Service of the Word – Sunday 10 a.m.

Wednesday night service at 7pm.

New Song Christian Fellowship

77 Ute Lane • 970-641-5034

A Christ Centered Gospel Sharing Community where we want to be part of a community who encourage and support one another in our spiritual journey.

Sunday 10 a.m. / Wednesday 7 p.m. newsonggunnison.net

St. Peter’s Catholic Church

300 N. Wisconsin • 970-641-0808 Fr. Andres Ayala-Santiago gunnisoncatholic.org crestedbuttecatholic.org or call the Parish Office.

St. Peter’s - Gunnison Sat 5 p.m. & Sun 10:30 a.m., 12 p.m. (Spanish) Mass

First Sunday of every month bilingual Mass 11 a.m.

Queen of All Saints - Crested Butte, 401 Sopris Sun 8:30 a.m. Mass

St. Rose of Lima - Lake City Communion Service, Sun. at 10 a.m.

Church in the Barn 8007 County Road 887

Waunita Hot Springs Ranch • 970-641-8741 Sundays, 10:30 a.m. Non Denominational Come as you are.

Church of Christ

600 E. Virginia • 970-641-1588

Sunday Morning Bible Class: 9:30 a.m.

Sunday Morning Worship: 10:30 a.m.

Sunday Evening Worship: 6 p.m.

Wednesday Night Bible Class: 7 p.m.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Gunnison Branch 810 N 11th St. 970-648-4804

Sacrament Meeting 10 a.m. Attending church each Sunday is a respite from fast-paced daily living. Join us to worship God, strengthen your spiritual connections, and focus on Jesus. Worship with a community of people who are trying to be more Christlike and learn from each other.

The Good Samaritan Episcopal Church

307 W. Virginia Ave. • 970-641-0429

Rev. Laura Osborne, Vicar

First Sunday of each month –11 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite II Alternating at Good Samaritan and All Saints in the Mountains

Check our websites for location

Second Sunday-Fifth Sunday –9 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Rite II

Children’s Sunday school –2nd and 4th Sundays, monthly Office hours: M-TH 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Taize – 1st Wednesday, monthly - 7 p.m. goodsamaritangunnison.org

Visit our partnership church: All Saints in the Mountains, Crested Butte Meeting Second-Fifth Sundays at 5 p.m., Holy Eucharist, Rite II

403 Maroon Ave, Crested Butte

Visit our website for location of 11 a.m. Holy Eucharist, First Sunday of each month allsaintsinthemountains.org

GHS setter has the volleyball team in rhythm

Claus and Kowal bond on the court

James Nokes Special to the Times

Addison Claus wants to set the stage.

From the back row, she gets the GHS volleyball team offense started with a pass. As the ball comes in, she wants the gym to explode with excitement — even if she’s not on the final end of the point.

The Cowboys rode a season best five-game win streak into a clash with Montrose — where the streak ended with a sweep by the Red Hawks. The connection between middle hitter Rose Kowal and Claus has been a match-opening catalyst.

“What I love about it is I get to make her look terrific,” Claus said. “It’s always so cool knowing you had a big part in making that huge play.”

Claus has connected on the fly with her hitters this season. She was never a setter and drilled practice reps to find out the right height, speed and spin the hitters wanted. As middle hitter, Kowal is always in search of an explosive play, a big kill, to start the game.

“I want to make a statement,” Kowal said. “I work hard for this and my team works hard for this. The start is super important because the whole game is a game of momentum and energy. Individually, it gives me a confidence boost too.”

Because they’ve grown so familiar in their rotations, with just a quick look before a play, they are certain a point will follow.

“We’ve pulled off some crazy game-opening hits,” GHS coach Lindsay Hart said. “To get that first kill and the momentum that comes with it is fun.”

But quick starts weren’t always the norm for GHS. It

GHS cross country gears up for postseason

Callahan and Jones lead girls to podium finish in Salida

James Nokes

Special to the Times

On the heels of a positive showing at the Salida Classic on Oct. 4, the Cowboys are growing in strength ahead of the 3A regional championships in two weeks.

The Cowboys ran with their teammates, fed off each other’s energy and pushed each other after a long break. More importantly, the team got a glimpse of the competition it will face in Colorado Springs on Oct. 23. Overall, the girls team finished third, as Jordan Callahan took seventh place and Elora Jones crossed

the finish line in eighth.

“It’s definitely really cool to see people so close,” Jones said. “In the big races you can’t see anyone and don’t know where everyone stands. When we are in smaller races, you know if you’re doing well.”

After a week without a race, the Cowboys came out strong in Salida and got back to business.

Just like the girls team, the boys are pushing the pace and running as a pack of Cowboys.

“It was a nice measuring stick to see where you are compared to everyone else,” Davis said. “It was a rust buster, too, because we hadn’t raced in almost 14 days. That being said we still went out very hard and were aggressive. We did a great job of rising to the occasion.”

Consequently, the Cowboys have entered what Davis said is a “weird” part of their season. There’s about 10 days left in their training cycle that needs to

include two hard, high-volume workouts. But the foundation has been built for their postseason performance.

All that’s left to do now is stay healthy, maintain the cardiovascular conditioning they’ve achieved and push some strength gains forward ever so slightly. Because the girls roster is so young, Davis considered the roster as being ahead of schedule.

There is one junior that joins a slew of underclassmen, but GHS won’t change its plans or deviate from the path it’s worked so hard to carve.

“As a team we are doing really well,” Jones said. “We still have a little work to do and hopefully we can get there within the next few weeks with our training. I am really proud of the way the team has been packing up and doing well in races. I think we’ve all been running kind of slower times but we have been

at really hard meets. I’m excited for the meets that are coming up because they will be faster.”

If GHS can stay together, it has a shot to secure its place in the state championship.

(James Nokes writes for Colorado Preps.)

Aubrey Welfelt plays in fron to the homecoming crowd. (Photos by Evan Bjornstad)

Members of the GHS cross country team at the Salida Classic Oct. 4.(Courtesy Colorado Preps)

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took time, but the Cowboys have found their groove on offense. The girls have established a chemistry between their backline and hitters. There’s an unspoken bond between them that translates to success on the court.

Traditionally, the Cowboys have had a strong defense on their back row. Their ability to absorb service, receive and set up an attack put them in position to thwart an opponent’s momentum and build their own offense.

Also, when an opponent gets its offense rolling, the passing game has to keep its shape to counterattack. It took GHS time to iron out the nuances involved, but Hart said they’ve grasped the concepts required to be successful.

“We learned how to play to each other’s strengths and that’s really cool,” Hart said. “It took a few games to figure that out. It’s been fun to watch them grow into a team and become a force to be reckoned with.”

It’s a pressure-packed moment as the setters have a split second to react to an incoming shot. They must know where their hitter is and put them in a position to make a strong swing at the ball.

If the operation is off just a tick the attack isn’t optimized. Conversely, the hitters must time their jump, their approach and presentation to the setter as an indicator that they are ready.

“There’s a lot of pres -

sure on the hitter and setter,” Hart said. “You have to have a good offense to make points. You can’t just rely on other teams to make errors.”

(James Nokes writes for Colorado Preps.)

Mustang XC gallops into postseason

The girls and boys middle school cross country teams both won at the Salida Invitational on Oct. 4. The meet concluded the fall regular season, and now both teams will head to the state championships on Oct. 25.

(Photo by Joy Mason)

(Photo by Melissa Post)

Ruthie Lock practices her hitting.

Aubriel Loken leads the Cowboy defence.

ROUND UP

James Nokes Special to the Times

Cowboy football has to master the musts

Through three quarters, the GHS football team trailed 7-6 against Montezuma-Cortez.

While the scoreboard showed progress, GHS, sitting 0-5 overall, is still in search of closing out game-changing situations. The game finished as a 21-6 defeat.

“What we showed Friday proved to ourselves and the community that we are a good football team,” GHS coach Chase Starman said. “We aren’t a ‘get blow out of the water every week’ team. We’ve made strides but are still trying to find a game where we play a full, four quarters. We don’t need to

make a lot of changes, we just have to get better at the situational stuff. There are just some things we have to do that are ‘musts.’”

It’s those situations, getting off the field on third down or grinding out an extra yard on fourth down, that Starman wants the Cowboys to hone in on as the season enters its stretch run.

“We really flipped the narrative,” Starman said. “We would do one cool thing and then a bunch of bad things. We had a bunch of small moments that were crucial that could have set us apart.”

The Cowboys host Alamosa at 7 p.m. on Oct. 10.

Gunnison and Meeker split weather-plagued doubleheader

Every flyball was an adventure when the GHS softball team split a double header with Meeker on Oct. 4.

The Cowboys took game one 6-4, but dropped the nightcap 11-8 in an error-filled game. GHS coach Leslie DiLorenzo said game two was a “heartbreaker,” as every run surrendered was unearned.

“It was a weird day because both teams barely hit the ball,” she said. “The wind coming up at Meeker, which sits above the valley, started blowing in full force. It was 40 miles per houror more. The ball was holding up as soon as it was hit in the

Boys soccer stumbles in league clashes

Each game has added weight for the GHS boys soccer team as the regular season draws closer to a conclusion. And because of that, the 6-1 loss to Crested Butte on Oct. 1 and the 3-1 loss to Telluride on Oct. 4 sting just a little bit more.

Eli Coop scored the lone goal of the game for the Cowboys, as the boys continue to push for postseason qualification. They currently sit at No. 22 in the CHSAA Selection and Seeding Index. The top 24 teams will advance to the state tournament, which begins later this month.

The Cowboys played arguably their best game of the season as they battled to a scoreless tie with Grand Junction, a team that has yet to lose in 2025. The Cowboys will host Alamosa at 4 p.m. on Oct. 9.

air. Our fielders were almost at the edge of the grass because the wind was blowing so hard.”

Because the wind eased up a bit in game two, Mckayla Singer launched her second home run of the season, but the Cowboys rally came up short.

“We’ve got to enjoy the moment,” DiLorenzo said. “It’s that time of year where we have put in the time. Now we need to work to fix the little things here and there.”

(Photos by Evan Bjornstad)

(Photos by Jacob Spetzler)