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Abby Harrison Times Staff WriterThe Gunnison Watershed School District (GWSD) Board
has taken another step forward in looking at its potential to offer housing to its employees.
Like other public institutions that have entered the housing market, the District is fighting to keep and recruit new employees. To start seeking solutions — and how they could be paid for — the board has solicited a housing action plan.
At a school board meeting
While Gunnison Valley Health (GVH) Paramedics wait on a new station, a temporary living space has been placed next to the existing one, bridging the gap until a $12 million campaign to build the new station is complete. For years, paramedics have needed a new building, primarily to increase capacity and reduce the distance they have to cover to respond to emergencies.
Th e new modular trailer has seven bedrooms, a common space, a kitchen and bathrooms. It also has a full HVAC system, rated glass and is insulated on the outside walls. The trailer was originally supposed to be on-site in 2021, but was held up by COVID-era manufacturing delays. The City of Gunnison authorized the trailer as a two-year temporary use on
the commercially-zoned lot.
The crew moved in at the start of spring. So far, having a place to sleep that is just seconds from the trucks has already made a huge difference, said Chief Paramedic CJ Malcolm.
"As an intermediary solution, it's exceptional,” Malcolm said.
“It moves us a lot closer to the ambulances by a matter of minutes, we’re essentially right next to them. This is one of our main needs for improving EMS, getting rid of this lengthy walk, or even just slow response, especially at night.”
Paramedics had been staying in three of the 10 GVH-owned Elk Crest Condos, just southeast of the hospital campus. In the wintertime, they had to cross the often-icy parking lot to get their trucks — a distance that posed a significant obstacle to time-crunched first responders.
Once the paramedics moved out of the condos, GVH immediately filled those spots with other hospital employees, said Vice President of Operations Wade Baker. The cost to lease or purchase the trailer was effectively the same, he said, so the EMS
DON’T GET YOUR PAWS WET: During a break from kayaking, Eric Freson gave Daisy the dog a ride on his kayak while Ailee Larson swam next to them at the Gunnison Whitewater Park on Tuesday, July 11. Daisy isn’t fond of water, so her skill of riding on top of the boat was born from necessity, Freson said.staffing challenge just down the roadAndrew Dudna teaches a sixth grade social studies class in May at the Gunnison Community School. Abby Harrison Jacob Spetzler School district A6 Water plant A6
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Chris Harnish
Chris Harnish passed away on Nov. 18, 2018. A celebration of his life will take place on July 21, 2023 at 11 a.m. at Bill’s Park in Gunnison, CO. Please bring a chair, a dish and a memory of Chris to share.
Christian Schlegel
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Lazy K application deadline extended
The application deadline for the upcoming Lazy K affordable housing lottery has been extended.
This is the final lottery for homes in the 80% AMI range at Lazy K. Th e Housing Authority plans to hold one more for two 140% units.
County selects Whetstone development partner
Gunnison County has selected Servitas as its development partner for the Whetstone workforce housing project just south of Crested Butte.
According to county officials, Servitas proposed a development model that aligns with the county’s goals and provides a detailed and realistic proposal for executing the construction and financing the large project.
Each component of the proposal and development process includes strong teams of experts and well-developed strategies to execute the project from planning through construction.
Overall, the proposal was holistic and well-thought out, said County Manager Matthew Birnie.
“This community continues to show leadership and sophistication in tackling the unprecedented housing need in the Western Slope — and we welcome the opportunity to serve the project’s laudable goals,” said Angel Rivera, vice president of Servitas.
of this loss, we will be joined by mental health professionals and have a mental health resource table hosted by CB State of Mind to assist us all through this time.
For more information about the memorial service and BBQ please visit mealtrain. com/yqz9qe (please note any donations made beyond what will be used to cover the costs of the service and BBQ will be donated to CB State of Mind). In lieu of flowers, we ask that you please donate to CB State of Mind (cbstateofmind.org) to assist in connecting our community with mental health support and provide individuals with scholarships for counseling services.
her sister Mildred, her daughter Brenda and her grandson David. She is survived by her daughters, Juanell Garcia (Gill) and Beverly Richards, her sister Joyce Snook, her grandchildren Jesse Bell (Angie), Tami Van Treese (Scott), Jessica Willis, Stephanie Alpin, Wynne Richards (Chelsea) and Jennifer Garcia, her great and greatgreat grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. The family would like to express their sincere appreciation to the Senior Care Center, especially her care team, for the care Betty received throughout her time there, and to Gunnison Valley Health Hospice for their help toward the end of their mother’s life. Betty will be greatly missed.
Don grew up in the Meeker area. His childhood was spent in town, where his family owned and operated the Meeker hotel and several other downtown businesses. His teen years were spent on the family ranch raising Angus cattle. He graduated from Meeker High School with the class of 1959 and attended Mesa College in Grand Junction. He was in partnership with his parents in Glenwood Springs operating the Coast to Coast Hardware store.
March 5, 1998 - June 28, 2023
Today we sat down to write what no parent wants to ever do — write our son’s obituary. Christian left his parents Scott Schlegel, Chris Peterson, stepfather Ben Nielsen, brothers Alex and Matt Schlegel, grandparents Sharon Schlegel and Don and Marilyn Peterson, his little buddy Loki and his strong tribe of friends old and new far too soon.
Christian was happiest when he was moving and doing, working with his hands building parts of the valley with the crew at Christopher Klein Construction, hiking, hunting, biking, snowboarding, wakeboarding, snowmobiling and so much more. He truly loved this community and would be thrilled to see his family, tribe and community supporting each other through this time. His memorial service will be held at the pavilion at Legion Park on July 21 at 5 p.m., followed by a BBQ for all of us to honor him and share our memories. Due to the circumstance
Betty Tyson, loving mother, sister, aunt, grandmother, great grandmother and great-great grandmother, left this world peacefully on June 28, 2023, surrounded by her loving family at the Gunnison Valley Health Senior Care Center.
Betty was born in Seneca, South Carolina on March 22, 1937. Her family moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico when Betty was in her early teens. There, she met and married Kenneth Tyson and they embarked on a life in the U.S. Air Force. Their union resulted in the birth of three girls: Juanell, Brenda and Beverly. Betty is preceded in death by Kenneth, her mother Helen,
Don E. (Edward) Wilson was born on Oct. 4, 1940 to Ed and Betty Wilson of Meeker, Colorado. He passed peacefully at his Florida home on July 1, 2023 at the age of 82. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Sue Anne Wilson, a son, Gabriel Wilson (Courtney), of Florida and a daughter, Genevieve Chaparro, of Tennessee, four grandchildren, Chloe and Colby Wilson, Bruce Sparks and MiLu Chaparro, his sister, Terry (Greg) Nelson, sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Lisa and Gary Clagett and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and sister and brother in law, Theralyne & Myron Dull.
In 1970, Don found his lifetime career in real estate. He purchased and operated his own real estate office in Gunnison, Colorado, which he brokered for over 40 years. He was best known for negotiating some of the first conservation easements in Colorado and preserving thousands of acres of agricultural land. He specialized in recreational properties, businesses and ranches. He supported 4-H, Rotary and other community programs. He and his wife created the West Elk Terrier Kennel that raised, trained, worked and showed Jack Russell terriers to many national championships. Don was passionate about big game hunting, trout fishing and, later, in Florida, bagging whitetail deer, feral hog and turkey.
After retiring, Don and his wife took up the RV life and traveled many miles back and forth across the country. They wintered in New River, Arizona and in 2013, they decided to settle in central Florida to be close to family. His family was his pride and joy. He was known as a gentleman with a sense of humor, a quick smile, a firm handshake, warm hugs and an honesty and moral compass that never wavered. He was an organ donor and chose cremation and no service. Memorial donations can be made to the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation or jackrussellterriermuseum.com.
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HOME ON 50 ACRES in Ohio City features an excellent mixture of wildlife, nearby trails, aspen, pines & 300 feet of Gold Creek frontage. 3 bdrm/2 bath house, huge attached garage, large detached barn, touched by Forest Service lands. 5498 County Road 771; $2,500,000.
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MOUNTAIN HOME with loft nestled in the trees with Gold Creek in the back yard on over 3 acres. Just 3.5 miles from Ohio City, 1 bdrm/1 bath, bordered by national forest, built in 1994 with well & septic.
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MAKE AN OFFER 4 bdrm/2 bath, 1920sf home and a fully remodeled basement with 2 car detached garage conveniently located near the new library & trail system. Includes a cozy great room & bonus room for storage or crafts. 108 Irwin Street; $629,000.
ily, Willma Duffy, Gunnison and Jack Woodward, Cherry Hill, New Jersey.
Jim grew up in the Texas panhandle, where he excelled in sports and academics. He graduated from Darrouzett High School, Darrouzett, Texas, in 1949. While there, he was selected as the Captain of Defense of the Texas six-man football all-stars.
James (Jim) Allen Pendergraft, age 91, of Gunnison, Colorado, passed family on July 1, 2023. He was born James Allen Phillips to Jessie and Lloyd Phillips at home on a farm near Okeene, ed in death by his loving wife, Barbara. He is survived by son Bradly (Laurie), Parishville, New York, sons Stanley, Denver, and Kevin, Colorado Springs, daughter Stacy (Tex Bradford), Gunnison, grandsons Kyle (Emily), Lowville, New York, Evan, Charleston, South Carolina and Jakob (Austina Bush), Potsdam, New York, great-grandson Lukus, and loved and cherished fam-
On June 22, 1951 he married Barbara Hannah Laubhan from Follett, Texas. Jim was given a full football scholarship to West Texas State College at Canyon, Texas. There, he received his BS in Education from West Texas State College in 1953 and completed his Masters in Education degree in 1959. After living in many places in Texas, Jim and Barb spent 11 years in Spearman, Texas, where Jim taught, coached and became principal of the Junior High School.
The family moved to Gunnison in 1968, where Jim was the assistant superintendent. He finished a Masters Education Specialist degree from Western State College in 1973. Jim spent 39 years in education and was a past president of the Rocky Mountain Association of School Business Officials (RMASBO) and Colorado Association of School Executives (CASE).
Following their retirement, James and Barbara enjoyed
traveling to most states and much of Canada. This included travel for Jim’s passion of bike racing. He won over 125 medals competing in the Senior Olympic Games. After seeing most of the country, they settled during winters at Orangewood Shadows in Mesa, Arizona, making it a big part of their lives and where they made many close friends. There, Jim continued to find great joy in riding, accumulating over 150,000 miles in his lifetime. He also coached and played on the senior softball team for several years, leading to winning the league championship.
Jim will be remembered for his love and generous support for his children. He was a devoted husband, dad and grandfather. He had a passion for sports and was motivated to do well in everything he did. When he was 87, he took dance lessons and was a dancing grandpa, enjoying jam sessions and two-stepping with the ladies. Services will be held with family and close friends.
Memorial donations may be made to the Gunnison Valley Animal Welfare League, P.O. Box 1834, 98 Basin Park Drive, Gunnison, CO, 81230, where Barbara fostered many cats and Jim fell in love with all of them. Thank you to everyone for all of your prayers and thoughts in our time of loss.
Times Staff Report
On Sunday, July 9, at approximately 5 p.m. the Gunnison County Sheriff's Office was contacted by a hiker near Gold Creek Campground who had discovered a remote campsite with a heavily decomposed deceased individual within the camp. Gold Creek Campground is about 7 miles north of Ohio City.
The following morning, on July 10, the Sheriff’s Office located the campsite and discovered two more heavily decomposed deceased individuals within the campsite. It appeared the individuals had been deceased for a substantial period of time. The identities of the individuals are not being released at this time. The cause of the three deaths is under investigation pending
the completion of an autopsy. Gunnison County Undersheriff Josh Ashe told the Times that the deceased are not locals. There are no known risks to residents or outdoor enthusiasts recreating in the area associated with this event. No additional information was available as of press time.
(Source: Gunnison County Sheriff 's O ffice.)
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According to new studies in paleoclimatology, as well as international historical records, the earth this summer reached its hottest global temperatures since before the last ice age, or in about 125,000 years. This included a week with at least four successive days with the hottest global temperatures ever recorded, which considers over 40 years of data. The wildfires burning in Canada are the largest that nation has ever seen in its history.
In other places, what were until just recently considered as “1,000 year flood events” are happening with increasing frequency in our heated, still heating, world. Ocean temperatures have likewise hit record temperatures as the extent of ice cover across the planet, in polar regions and at high elevations, has been shrinking at an alarming rate.
Closer to home we have so far ducked the extreme high temperatures many other places are facing this year, and the choking wildfire smoke, but we should not always expect to be this fortunate. In fact this region, the Gunnison River watershed, is heating more quickly than most places, with much of the region already breaching the 2.0°C temperature increase since preindustrial times, that climate science tells us we should strive to avoid.
Within this decade,
according to information compiled for the Colorado Farm & Food Alliance’s report: Gunnison Basin-Ground Zero in the Climate Emergency, the City of Montrose is predicted to experience more than one week of additional extreme heat days (temperatures above 95°F) each summer. The City of Delta: 10 additional days.
And as temperatures rise, certain types of human diseases also increase - particularly those spread by insects such as mosquitos and ticks. Our region is already at elevated risk of West Nile Virus, and that is only expected to grow worse.
Many observers fear we are entering not only a period of significant climate disruption, but reaching tipping points that might push vital ecological systems to a new, and more hostile-to-human-flourishing, “normal.” But although the
situation is dire and in need of urgent, “all-hands” action, there is still time to shift this apocalyptic trajectory.
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is the largest-ever federal contribution to addressing climate change. Through the IRA, western Colorado can begin to transform itself into an American climate leader. Western Slope cities like Montrose, Grand Junction and Gunnison can provide the research, professional services and economic support to help move innovative, results-driven solutions forward.
And our towns and rural areas, like the North Fork Valley, Olathe, Ridgway and Delta, can showcase climate leadership too — such as by encouraging more community-based renewables that integrate with rural economies, like agrivoltaics. Or by developing more programs to help farmers shift toward increased regenerative practices and by prioritizing the conservation of natural places and the rehabilitation of degraded lands, habitats and watersheds. But to make the most of these opportunities, to prepare for a heated future, and to avoid even worse consequences that will come with failure to act, we need to rise to this moment.
Instead of looking to the past, in the rear-view mirror, western Colorado needs leadership that will seize this once-in-generations opportunity and lean fully
into climate action.
For sure, there are organizations, businesses and elected officials in our region who are already doing some of this work. But it's time for all the region’s governments to get off the side-lines. In partnerships, we can prepare our communities for what is to come, caused by record levels (in human time) of greenhouse gasses that our activities have already pumped into earth’s thin atmosphere. And through regional collaborations we can build for a more sustainable, post-carbonenergy economy to align with the realities of this century. Most importantly, if we neglect to do that work now it will only result in a future that is more costly, more damaged, and more deadly for ourselves and for our children, in the near decades to come. And that will indeed be on us.
(Pete Kolbenschlag is a rural advocate, long-time climate activist and director of the Colorado Farm & Food Alliance which works to provide a platform for rural leadership to support secure, equitable and resilient food systems, conservation, and climate action. He lives outside of Paonia.)
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Mountain Roots Summer CSA participants picked up their bags of local produce at South Main on Friday, July 7. The three-month program is now in its third week. The CSA which stands for ‘community-supported agriculture’, is a way for local farmers to sell their produce directly to local consumers. The bags included freshly picked kale, beets and spinach. There were also options for locally produced meat, eggs and bread.
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When Jack Breezley was trying to decide which college to attend, he came across a YouTube video about Western Colorado University’s trail running team. Afterward, he looked into Western’s Mountain Sports program and was hooked.
Breezley joined both the trail running and ski mountaineering (also known as skimo) teams when he arrived at Western. He would later compete at some of the sports’ top international competitions, traveling to British Columbia, Austria and Spain with the help of Mountain Sports. As a member of the U.S. Skimo Team, he’s also had the opportunity to compete at the world championships. All of these races put him on a path that could lead to a career as a professional athlete after graduation.
“I never really foresaw myself getting closer to the front of the pack, I was just doing it for fun,” Breezley said. “Then I came here and got this structured coaching and training and really started to excel. My view shifted to where I am considering there might be possibilities down the road where I could make this a career.”
None of this would have been possible without Western’s relatively young Mountain Sports program, one that has continued to flourish since its inception approximately 10 years ago. In addition to trail running and skimo, Mountain Sports includes climbing, mountain biking, freeride skiing and snowboarding and alpine and nordic ski racing teams.
Although the Mountain Sports teams don’t quite fall under the traditional club sports or NCAA athletics umbrellas, it often grants its student athletes the opportunity of a lifetime. At the same time, its popularity has not only benefited students, but Western itself. Mountain Sports has boosted student recruitment and retention. Many students are drawn to the Gunnison Valley for the chance to become the top athletes in the mountains.
“I have a lot of pride in the program, and am a big advocate for it,” said Gary Pierson, Western’s dean of students. “I really believe in it because I see not only what it does for our university, but also for our students.”
On average, approximately 28% of deposited students, which are individuals who
have made a non-refundable tuition payment, expressed interest in Western’s Mountain Sports teams at some point in the application process. Once enrolled, these student athletes continue to outpace other students with high GPAs.
Mountain Sports’ success has attracted the attention of the Tourism and Prosperity Partnership (TAPP), the organization tasked with promoting tourism in the Gunnison Valley. Leaders at TAPP saw the program not only as a unique draw to Western, but the area as a whole.
Over the past two years, the program, which previously generated the majority of its recruitment from word of mouth, got a boost. This year marks TAPP’s most significant support for Western, with focus placed on the university’s Outdoor Industry Engineering and Blister Labs programs at the Rady School as well as Mountain Sports. Last year, TAPP contributed around $200,000 to the program, half of which it held on to for marketing Mountain Sports. In 2023, that figure rose to $300,000.
The money has also helped Western increase programming for its free ride and mountain bike teams and send athletes to bigger and better events each year. This year, three athletes had the chance to qualify for the Freeride World Tour, one of the world’s top ski and snowboard competitions.
“Being able to send athletes to events like that has really elevated our program,” said Kevin Geisen, head coach of Mountain Sports and assistant director of campus recreation.
According to Geisen, the Mountain Sports program has grown almost every year, roaring back to life after a slight pause during COVID. Between 2020 and 2023, the number of students on the roster grew from 122 to 145 athletes. Twenty-five percent of Mountain Sports athletes are also part of the Rady School, the highest level of participation amongst Western’s degree programs.
TAPP’s recent marketing focus has been extreme skiing
during the winter and mountain biking in the summer, along with access to public lands — making Mountain Sports a natural crossover in what the team is already promoting, said TAPP Marketing Director Andrew Sandstrom. TAPP frequently integrates Mountain Sports athletes into its storytelling and content creation.
“With that, our hope is that we can not only drive tourism, but also recruitment and retention for Mountain Sports,” he said.
TAPP’s financial support has allowed Mountain Sports to offer a number of new scholarships to help cover team dues, which goes toward coaching, travel costs, race entries and uniforms. The median cost is between $600-700.
When Breezley joined the team, he said he wasn’t sure if he would’ve called himself an athlete. He wasn’t fighting for podiums or to be at the front of the race. But the team culture created by his coaches and teammates pushed him to grow not only as an athlete, but an individual.
“I hope to go professional with either or both sports after graduation, but I’m trying not to worry about that … The opportunities with the Mountain Sports program are so abundant and helpful for my career right now, I’m going to use what I’ve got while I have it,” he said.
(Bella Biondini can be contacted at 970.641.1414 or bella@ gunnisontimes.com.)
Members of the trail running team at Palisades Tahoe a few weeks ago for the Broken Arrow race.
Following a recommendation from the Planning and Zoning Commission, city council on July 11 unanimously approved on first reading a major change to the VanTuyl Ranch planned unit development (PUD) standards — a guidebook for how a property can be developed. city added specific language that makes it more clear the construction of a water treatment plant and any accessory buildings such a pump station are permitted on site.
The city hopes to place it within Parker Pasture’s ranch headquarters along the north side of County Road 14. The Parkers lease the land from the city.
During the regular city council meeting, the city also approved a $1.2 million engineering contract with JVA, Inc. The engineering firm will assist the city in selecting water treatment equipment, designing water piping routes and the plant’s overall layout. Although the PUD change will not receive final approval until July 25, the amendment, paired with the engineering contract, makes it probable the city will not pursue an alternate location, according to Public Works officials.
The city does not have a surface water treatment plant, and its existing antiquated system is no longer permitted by the state. According to the team, the project would greatly reduce the risk of drinking water contamination and add redundancy in the case of drought or a wildfire.
The city launched the planning process for the $35 million plant late last year. This project will include three parts: new wells and water distribution lines, the plant itself and an infiltration gallery, which is essentially an underground straw that will pull water from
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on June 26, the board directed local housing consultant Willa Williford to draw up a housing action plan. The plan will lay out a variety of possibilities for the District to offer affordable housing, but does not flesh out those ideas to completion. No decisions have been made yet as to what the housing projects might look like.
“The dynamic that I'm always thinking about is that housing is an ecosystem for all of us across the community,” Williford said. “And we have different needs around our different stages of life, our income and our family size.”
Last month, the board heard from Williford on the state of the District’s employee housing needs. The data showed just over half of the District's employees' households have gross incomes between $40,000 and $75,000. According to the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority, those earners can
the river. The city currently only relies on groundwater, so this would act as a secondary source of water. A reservoir is also being proposed in later stages of the project.
The 2010 VanTuyl Ranch Management Plan states that the property “holds an enormously important role in the development of future water utilities that will serve the city.”
The original language in the PUD states that allowable uses include a water delivery system and a water well field, alongside traditional agriculture production and recreation. No changes were made to the existing agricultural zoning.
afford a home between $212265,000. In Gunnison County, the 2022 median sale price for a single family home has surpassed $700,000.
“When I started out in housing 20 years ago, everything was about emergency shelter, because that's where there was no functionality in the markets. Now we're seeing that there's big gaps and problems in the missing middle,” Williford said.
The District is also facing a slew of unique challenges just a few years in the future, which could result in GWSD needing to hire 70-80 new employees in the next five years. A relatively young employment base, combined with the 30-40 staff members set to retire in the next five years, means the district’s staff could become unstable as young people are priced out of the valley and there’s no one to replace them.
To help the District decide how to proceed, Williford looked into four other school districts considered to be the “most active” in employee housing: Telluride, Aspen,
“The [intent] was obviously to enhance the city's long term domestic water supply, storage and protection,” said Public Works Director David Gardner. “That's the primary and the paramount feature of why we're doing this.”
Over the past few months, some residents have expressed discomfort with the city’s preferred location at VanTuyl Ranch. While many within the Gunnison community agreed with the city’s need for a plant, they worried it could permanently alter the character of the well-loved open space — bringing noise, light pollution and machinery into the area that is
Roaring Fork and Eagle.
Those districts manage housing units differently, but a through line is that most give priority to new hires with a focus on transitional housing. Some then use a lottery system that considers income, length of time in that district and number of dependents. All four districts have a partnership with a local housing agency, like a housing authority or Habitat for Humanity.
“Aspen, Roaring Fork and Telluride are a little bit ahead of us, as those resort communities have experienced their drastic cost of living changes before the Gunnison Valley did. But I think we are on that path,” said Superintendent Leslie Nichols.
Funding mechanisms also vary. In Roaring Fork and Aspen, taxpayers approved bond issues to fund the projects and Telluride is currently considering one. Eagle mostly uses land it already owns, and Certificates of Participation (COPs) — using existing assets as collateral — to fund their projects.
e team’s early conceptual designs, although far from final, show a treatment plant that is housed in a building that is similar in size and appear-
Under the PUD change, the size of the plant and the adjacent facilities cannot surpass 20,000 square feet. The buildings and parking lot will likely take up 2.5 acres on the ranch property, although its final size is yet to be determined. This site was selected for its proximity to the Gunnison River and existing wells and because the land has already been disturbed by ranching activity.
known for its open rangeland and wet meadows.
“I was surprised at how quickly those wet meadows are slated for the new development and for the changes that of course, we need to be making,” Gunnison resident Brooke Zanetell said at the meeting.
“But in my humble opinion, they should always be the last resort.”
Traditional water treatment plants typically have large open tanks, water basins and domes. Aware of the community’s concern of the plant’s proposed location, city planners are pushing for a facility that will blend into the surrounding environ-
In Gunnison, the board will have to consider a lack of inventory and extremely low vacancy rates. For nearly a decade, rental vacancy rates have been below 1%. Master leasing is also an option, one already pursued by other public entities like Gunnison Valley Health and Western Colorado University. Master leasing can benefit the renters by guaranteeing inventory at a fixed price and benefit the developper by locking in leases for years at a time, Williford said.
Stipends have surfaced as a potential solution, but Williford cautioned that issuing stipends can add up fast, and ultimately not get at the heart of the issue. Nichols agreed, adding that the District could make an argument in the short-term for stipends, but would continue to grapple with a lack of inventory.
“There is no way we can improve their purchasing power. There’s nothing to purchase. There's nothing to rent,” Nichols said.
Paying for employee hous-
Now that a contract has been signed, JVA will develop 30% of the plant’s design, a process that is expected to be complete by January of 2024. This will act as a rough draft, allowing the Public Works Department to make adjustments as needed throughout the design process. The engineering plans will be site-specific and outline the ltration equipment and piping, while more details e city plans to use its water fund balance, the pot of money created from water user’s utility bills and tap fees, to pay for the contract. Water user fees are typically used to pay for the operation and maintenance of the city’s wells and distribution system. Although the $1.2 million will be paid off over time, the first phase of design work would bring the fund balance close to empty, said Finance Director Ben Cowan.
Th e city has already secured a $300,000 grant from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment for the design work to help offset some of this cost. The team will continue to apply for outside funding, and plans to take out a loan to cover the remaining costs.
(Bella Biondini can be contacted at 970.641.1414 or bella@ gunnisontimes.com.)
ing is a looming question. The District could pursue a number of different methods — a bond issue, inter-agency partnership or state and federal grants. For Treasurer Dave Taylor, the District must first evaluate the financial liability of building and owning houses. The idea of pulling from the general ffund to support housing, which the District uses for day-to-day operations, is a non-starter, President Tyler Martineau said.
“If we took a million dollars of the general fund a year, and we said that million dollars is going to go towards building a house, we would have a riot … that would be a million dollars coming out of every teacher's salary. And that would not fly,” he said.
A housing plan that enables the District to benefit from grants and other one-time funding opportunities will be key to fi nancing any affordable housing project, Martineau said.
(Abby Harrison can be contacted at 970.641.1414 or abby@ gunnisontimes.com.) The VanTuyl Ranch property is located on the northwest corner of Gunnison.hospital purchased it, with the goal to repurpose it once the new station opens.
Although the seven-bedroom space is tight, the inclusion of a common area improves crew morale and workflow, Malcolm said. Before, paramedics were coming from separate condos for meals and desk work, “breaking the crew up,” in valuable downtime.
“That messes with crew dynamics. It just reduces that ability for fellowship, and to tell stories and de-stress and do all those things you typically see from EMS and fire service in the evenings,” Malcolm said.
Crew members are also eating healthier, as a central kitchen space has allowed them to reduce the amount they eat out. It’s also boosted companionship by creating a space for paramedics to share meals at the same table, he said.
The hospital is currently seeking to raise $12 million for a new station. Seconds Save Lives has so far brought in $8.8 million, and the Gunnison Valley Health Foundation is launching a million-dollar matching campaign this summer. The hope is to reach the goal by the end of summer 2024, said Foundation Executive Director Jenny Birnie.
Construction on the new station will begin while the hospital continues to raise money, Baker said. Work is expected to start this coming fall, as construction
crews start drilling wells for the geothermal heating system. The “larger” construction effort will start the following March, Baker said, with a tentative goal of finishing the project by September 2025.
The new building will be located just north of Six Points, in a 1-acre vacant lot right next to the Alpengardener. The new building will have 10 bedrooms, eight truck bays (up from four), an industrial kitchen, a training space and “flop rooms,” or places for visiting paramedics to stay.
The proposed location of the new EMS barn is adjacent to several other hospital-owned properties — collectively making the area GVH’s future development hub, Baker said.
The hospital owns the roughly 4-acre lot just north of North Colorado Street, a stone’s throw from where the new EMS station will go. That lot may soon house the coming Gunnison
Valley Health Medical Services Building, which is expected to be around 40,000 square feet. If the building proves too expensive or cumbersome to complete in the next three to five years, the hospital would look to renovate the old Dollar Store property, bought in 2021, to house a few key services, Baker said.
GVH also owns a 1.5-acre lot right across Hwy. 135, the original planned location for the EMS building. But land development costs, along with no real need for the building to have a “storefront” location, pushed them to move it to the lot across the street. As executives make a decision about where the medical services building will go, they’ll also decide whether to keep or sell the plot across Hwy. 135.
(Abby Harrison can be contacted at 970.641.1414 or abby@ gunnisontimes.com.)
The Gunnison Valley is square in the middle of summer, with temperatures recently reaching into the mid-80s and low-90s.
Th ese high temperatures are caused, in part, by a recordbreaking heat dome that’s baking parts of the Southwest. Additionally, the National Weather Service (NWS) is predicting a weaker and later-thanusual monsoon season, throwing uncertainty into how much water ranchers and farmers can expect this summer. Although monsoon rains typically begin mid-June, weather forecasters predict that the precipitation will be delayed statewide.
The influx of hotter temperatures is not uncommon for this time of year, said NWS Senior Meteorologist Dennis Phillips. Mid-summer is typically when heat waves pummel the desert Southwest, as high pressure sys-
tems trap hot air in the region. High pressure conditions form a “dome” and trap warm ocean air and heat radiating off the ground over the Southwest.
In the northern hemisphere, air circulates clockwise around high-pressure systems, creating southwest winds that bring hot air up to the Gunnison Valley. But the dome’s exact location wavers back and forth as it moves, Phillips said. Th e highpressure cell currently sitting across the Southwest has been moving around West Texas, Arizona and even part of southern California.
“That's why during even the monsoon, if it was active, sometimes you get pulses of moisture, and sometimes it gets cut off because that high just is constantly moving across the southern part of the United States,” Phillips said.
The jet stream, or narrow bands of strong wind in the upper atmosphere, has moved northward, which allows high pressure systems to stick around down south. So far, the Southwest has yet to see any significant relief, Phillips said. Arizona and Texas have recorded triple-digit high temperatures for weeks.
Millions of people now wait for the arrival of the North American Monsoon, the seasonal change in the prevailing wind direction that usually
ushers in thunderstorms, precipitation and a break in the higher temperatures. The monsoon allows moisture to flow continuously from the Gulf of California, Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific Ocean into the usually arid Southwest. This year, NWS is predicting a weaker monsoon season with a delayed start, Phillips said.
There’s no clear mechanism for the delay of monsoon season, but weather researchers theorize that past El Niño events have delayed the onset of the monsoon in the American Southwest. At the beginning of June, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center officially issued an El Niño Advisory. El Niño typically ushers in cooler temperatures and increased moisture to the region, but forecasters belive that the climate phenomenon can weaken and reposition the air circulation patterns that guide that moisture.
Predicting the start of monsoon season is the “million dollar question,” Phillips said. Monsoon season is like hurricane season, he said — the conditions can persist for months with no event, but because conditions are ripe, a hurricane or monsoon could occur at any moment. Although the monsoon most heavily impacts states closest to the water sourc-
es (Arizona and New Mexico), Colorado generally receives heavy afternoon rains from the monsoon during the late summer each year
There may be some hints of the monsoon starting in the mountains of Mexico, he said, but it has not yet come across the border to break the highpressure heat pattern and provide coveted late-summer rain.
Winds howl into July
The seasons have been moderately delayed this year, Phillips said. Snow continued to fall into May and a big runoff season consumed much of June. Typically, windier conditions set up in late May and early June, but with late-season moisture delaying warmer temperatures, the arrival of strong winds were delayed.
Warmer temperatures cause mixing higher into the atmosphere. As the valley heats up during the day, the air starts to move up the mountain faces, in a process called convection. With that hot air and mixing high in the atmosphere, comes stronger winds at the surface. Delayed winds have meant later-than-usual red flag warnings, which are issued by NWS, and indicate a higher risk of fires through a combination of 15% or less humidity, winds greater than 25 miles per hour and dry fuels. These warnings usually start up in the spring, but have just begun to accrue around the Western Slope over the last couple of weeks.
(Abby Harrison can be contacted at 970.641.1414 or abby@ gunnisontimes.com.)
The sageland of Hartman Rocks bakes in the sun on June 25.
The Gunnison 12U baseball team stopped at Jermaine's for some ice cream after practice on Tuesday, July 11. While the athletes enjoyed their cold treats, they enthusiastically tried to get passing cars to honk.
Summer is in full swing in the alpine tundras above Lake City near Wetterhorn and Uncompahgre peaks. Snow has been replaced with colorful blue columbines, alpine sunflowers and daisies.
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2022 Community Health Needs Assessment. Clinical services will be provided by boardcertified OB/GYN physician, Deborah Tozer and Doctor of Nursing Practice Joy McElyea, who together will offer a comprehensive array of gynecological care.
Gunnison Valley Health CEO Jason Amrich said that this specialty clinic was designed with a large amount of input from the community.
“Access to women’s health services was identified as one of the major health needs in our Community Health Needs Assessment,” Amrich said. “Women’s health is a very broad category of specialized services, and we wanted to ensure that we were developing a service line that was what the community wants and needs. To help clarify, we spent a lot of time conducting focus groups and talking to women in the community about their health care needs.”
The two providers at the GVH Women’s Health Clinic are specialists who can offer a broad continuum of care that will support women to access the services they need without leaving the community. The available services and care will encom-
Tozer most recently has been practicing in the Parker area near Denver. She earned her degree from Indiana University School of Medicine and enjoys vide continuity of care from adolescence and beyond. Tozer prides herself in high quality patient-centered care in both obstetrics and gynecology.
McElyea is a women’s health nurse practitioner who has been with Gunnison Valley Health since 2015. McElyea specializes in health care for women from adolescence through the postmenopausal period.
“I want everyone who calls the Gunnison Valley home to have the ability to access as much of their health care as possible without having to travel,” Amrich continued. “Dr. Tozer and Joy McElyea are going to fill a considerable gap in healthcare services, and I am thrilled that they have chosen to share their considerable talents with Gunnison Valley Health and the women in our community.”
The clinic will be open on Mondays and Wednesdays and is located inside of the specialty clinic at the hospital. Appointments are required and can be scheduled by calling 970.641.3927. More information about the specific services offered is available at gunnisonvalleyhealth.org.
(Source: Gunnison Valley Health.)
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GVH women’s clinic services will be provided by board-certified OB/ GYN physician, Deborah Tozer and Doctor of Nursing Practice Joy McElyea (above).
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On July 5 and 7, West Elk Mountain Rescue (WEMR) was dispatched for two separate rescues involving backpackers caught in deep snow on the Silver Creek Trail in East Avalanche Creek. The trail begins at the top of the Lead King Loop outside of Marble.
The Gunnison County Sheriff’s Office received a request for help from a solo female backpacker at approximately 6:15 p.m. on Wednesday, July 5 via inReach. She was located on the north side of Silver Creek Pass, approximately three miles from the trailhead.
The subject reported being cold and tired and was having difficulty keeping to the trail and navigating the deep, continuous snow as the trail is buried on that side of the pass. The Sher iff ’s Office notified WEMR, activating a team of volunteers who began coordinating a rescue effort.
Due to the time of day and location, a helicopter was dispatched to the area. She was located successfully, transported by air to the nearby Marble airstrip and, as no medical aid was needed, was provided transportation by car to Carbondale by WEMR volunteers.
Two days later, the Sheriff’s
ce received another call for assistance at approximately 3 p.m. via inReach from two backpackers who were requesting help because one member injured their knee and was having difficulty traversing the deep snow.
Once again, due to the timing and location of the incident, a helicopter was dispatched to the scene. Meanwhile, a team of six WEMR volunteers mobilized and hiked in towards the party. Finally, the Care Flight helicopter crew located the party and was able to transport them to safety.
WEMR reminds backcountry travelers of the unusually high snowpack this year and encourages hikers to always carry and use appropriate safety equipment for the terrain and conditions that may be encountered.
“These hikers encountered conditions that are hard to imagine on a warm summer day at the trailhead. Deep, wet snow adds difficulty to what is already difficult terrain and increases the risks of exposure,” said Jeffrey Turre, WEMR president. “Rapid GPS communication with the distressed individuals, efficient collaboration of responder services and workable weather conditions meant we were able to complete these missions effi ciently and before nightfall. But a good rule of thumb is to prepare for your adventure as if we won't be there to help.”
(Source: West Elk Mountain Rescue.)
Gunnison Valley’s first-ever “Community Champion” has been selected. Yazmin Molina, Gunnison Health and Human Services multicultural resource coordinator, has been chosen as the inaugural recipient of the award, given to those who support inclusion and belonging across the valley.
“We're trying to recognize people who make the community a more welcoming place where everybody belongs,” said Tina McGuinness, executive director of Gunnison Valley Mentors. Mentors nominated Molina. “It can be anybody for lots of different reasons … It doesn't necessarily have to be somebody who's welcoming just to immigrant communities, but somebody who is welcoming to LGBTQ+ kiddos or kiddos who are new to town.”
Over a year ago, the Gunnison County Community Health Coalition determined several community-wide focuses to strengthen health and wellness for everyone. One of those priorities was “welcoming and belonging” for immigrants and youth. A working group — composed of representatives from the City of Gunnison, the county, Mentors, Gunnison County 4-H, Western Colorado University and the Coldharbour Institute — generated an idea to nominate community members who demonstrate that stated priority.
Molina works on the county multicultural resource team, which also includes two Health Navigators. The team is tasked
with identifying, and later filling, resource or care gaps for the immigrant and Spanishspeaking community.
“I moved here when I was 7 as an immigrant. I know firsthand what it's like to be in our community and be an immigrant,” Molina said. “I saw my parents struggle, other family members and friends in the Gunnison Valley also struggled. That's my motivation, to be able to make it easier for our community members, to have someone that they trust in to come in and work with us.”
For example, in-person interpreting was a gap when Molina started with the county back in 2020, she said. Just last year, her team worked with GVH to get translators for the hospital. The team connected GVH with a professional interpreting company to hire community members who completed medical interpreting training. In May of this year, the team worked with a Denver-based company to help residents understand how to get their driver's license, even including the option for Spanish-speakers to take the written test in real time. (See related story on B14.)
(Abby Harrison can be contacted at 970.641.1414 or abby@ gunnisontimes.com.)
CARE TO SUPPORT THE HEALTH OF WOMEN OF ALL AGES.
The providers at the Gunnison Valley Health Women’s Health Clinic are specialists who can offer a broad continuum of care that will support women to access the services they need without leaving the community. The available services and care will encompass everything from prevention to surgery.
Services Include:
•Hormone replacement therapy
•Menopause care
•Infertility evaluation
•Evaluation and Treatment of Abnormal Uterine Bleeding & Irregular Menstruation
•Endometriosis Evaluation & Treatment
•Ovarian Cyst Evaluation & Treatment
•Hysterectomy
At first glance South 9th Street looks like a warehouse district, but a new string of art studios has added a splash of color to the west side of town.
Five local artists are using their work to bring energy, art and community to South 9th Street, an area that has historically been an industrial zone and borders the GunnisonCrested Butte Airport. Potter Abra Karbin, ceramist Emily Loehle, sculptor Paige Stewart, painter Anders Johnson and muralist Jennifer Vannatta call themselves South 9th Street Studios and Galleries. The group held a grand opening on Sunday, July 9. Although some are still getting settled into their new spaces, the artists welcomed the community to an area they hope will become a place other creatives can grow and share their own work.
It may seem as if the collection of studios on South 9th Street was carefully coordinated, but its founders said that the new artists’ row was purely coincidental.
“It's just sort of this glue of creativity that brought us all together,” Vannatta said. “And
hopefully it's going to be a whole space.”
Stewart started moving into her studio in February.
Although she said the gallery and adjacent studio space are still unfinished, the spot has been completely transformed. Fresh coats of white paint and leather couches create a cozy living room setting in what used to be a metalworking room and storage space. At the front of the room, Stewart displayed some of her smaller sculptures.
Soon, the blank walls will be used for quarterly art shows for other women artists in the Gunnison Valley. Stewart already has one lined up for the fall and one for the winter. Her dream is to eventually find a large space nearby to
break up into studios she can rent out to other artists who are more in the “burgeoning” beginning, and to use as a shared gallery space to do shows throughout the year, she said.
Many artists early in their careers struggle to find the proper place to create, Stewart said. Before she moved to 9th Street, she taught pottery classes at the Gunnison Arts Center and worked out of a much smaller studio space around the corner. But she grew frustrated, and was unsure if she wanted to stay in Gunnison because she needed more space to grow.
“We're down here because there's space, and artists need space to make work,” Stewart said. “It's insane to just have a
dedicated safe space, a sacred space, to make the work that you want to make … I was in my little cocoon, and now I'm ready to participate in the community. I understand what I want to do and how I can show up.” Vannatta is settling in right next door. She has been creating and teaching in the Gunnison Valley for more than a decade. In recent years, she stepped away from the Arts Center and began creating more privately. Now that she has her own studio and workspace, branded with the name Fig Hollow, she’s ready to make an appearance again. Her hope is to start hosting monthly painting classes in the winter.
As the artists, now next door neighbors, make big plans for
the future, they are also able to lean on one another for support. The group is already trading and blending ideas, sharing business advice and lending a helping hand.
“The networking is going to just make our creative community a lot stronger, and that web is going to be more woven where we all can come in and knock,” Vannatta said. “It's really more of a community, instead of a space where we leave and are only responsible for a section of it.”
(Bella Biondini can be contacted at 970.641.1414 or bella@ gunnisontimes.com.)
WELCOMING & BELONGING COMMUNITY CHAMPION - NOMINATION FORM
The Gunnison County Health Coalition Widespread Sense of Belonging Sub-Committee seeks to recognize members/organizations of the community who are taking actions and initiating practices that inspire a sense of inclusion, belonging, and welcoming in their community, neighborhood, business, and/or organization. To recognize an identified organization, neighbor, friend, co-worker, volunteer, or young adult, complete the nomination form below and submit it to Info@ColdharbourInstitute.org by the 15th of every month.
CAMPIÓN COMUNITARIO DE BIENVENIDA Y PERTENECER - Formulario de Nominación
El Comité del Sentido de Pertenecer del Condado de Gunnison de la Coalición de Salud está buscando reconocer los individuos en la comunidad que están tomando acciones y inciando prácticas que buscan tener un tema de inclusión, perteneciendo, y dando la bienvenida en su comunidad, vecindad, negocios, y organización. Para reconocer un vecino identificado, colega de trabajo, voluntario, o adulto joven, complete este formulario de nominación abajo y entregue a Info@ColdharbourInstitute.org antes del 15 de cada mes empezando el 15 de julio.
Paintings by Anders Johnson sit on a shelf in his studio. Bella Biondini
Paige Stewart (left) and Jennifer Vannatta sit outside of one of the new galleries on South 9th Street.
THE TOWN OF MT. CRESTED BUTTE is looking for a full-time year-round maintenance worker. Typical job duties will vary from season to season and will include but are not limited to: snow shoveling, plowing of the Mt. Crested Butte roads and various parking lots, maintaining town equipment and vehicles, emptying trash cans, repairing fence lines, building maintenance, road maintenance including sweeping, flagging, filling potholes, maintaining the town’s ditches and culverts. Schedule is 4 10hour days with one weekend day in the winter being required. Overtime is expected during snow cycles. Minimum qualifications include the ability to obtain a class B commercial driver’s license, clean seven year driving record, ability to obtain their flagger certification, safely lift 80 pounds, good customer service, communication and team work skills, ability to walk on uneven surfaces, ability to work outdoors for an extended period in the summer and winter, basic knowledge of heavy equipment and snow plowing experience. Preferred qualifications include having a class B commercial driver’s license, flagger certification knowledge of heavy equipment operations, loader, backhoe and snowplow experience, knowledge of vehicle and heavy equipment maintenance (mechanic) welding experience and building maintenance and upkeep experience. Starting pay range is $48,590-$56,436 depending on experience.
The Town offers an amazing benefit package with paid health, vision and dental insurance for you and your family, 401(1) or pension plan, 12 paid holidays, generous vacation and sick time, wellness program and more. Please visit mtcb.colorado.gov for the full job description. Contact Bobby Block at bblock@mtcb.colorado.gov with any questions. To apply email your resume, cover letter and three references to Tiffany O’Connell at toconnell@mtcb.colorado.gov.
SPALLONE CONSTRUCTION has immediate openings for laborers in the Gunnison, Crested Butte area. Experience required not required, but preferred. Must be able to assist laborer performing physical tasks involved in construction activities. Must have a valid drivers license, references required. $22/hr or higher depending on experience, benefits available after one year of employment. Please submit resume to: office@spalloneconstruction.com.
SERVICE PLUMBER TECHNICIAN:
Timberline Mechanical Contracting is looking for a service technician for troubleshooting and plumbing repair. Plumbing and customer service experience preferred. We offer high pay, paid holidays, paid vacation, health insurance and ski pass. Clean driving record is mandatory.
Timberline Mechanical Contracting Crested Butte, CO. Phone: 970-349-5679. Email info@timberlinemech.com.
SPALLONE CONSTRUCTION has immediate openings for dump truck drivers in the Gunnison, Crested Butte area. Experience of 3-5 years required. Must be able to assist laborer performing physical tasks involved in construction activities. Must have a valid drivers license, references required. $25-$38 depending on experience, benefits available after one year of employment. Please submit resume to: office@spalloneconstruction.com.
CRESTED BUTTE AUTO REPAIR IS
HIRING: We are looking for a full-time service writer/office assistant for a fastpaced environment. Experience preferred but willing to train. Computer skills and strong attention to detail required. Tasks include communicating with customers, scheduling appointments, answering multiple phone lines, billing and developing cost estimates. Pay starting at $20/hour or more based on experience. We offer health insurance, retirement, vacation and sick pay. Please email resume to crestedbutteauto@ yahoo.com or stop by 301 Belleview to fill out an application.
THE TOWN OF CRESTED BUTTE seeks applicants for a finance administrative assistant to join the Finance and Administrative Services team. The finance admin assistant is responsible for daily financial tasks including administration of the sales tax collection process, cash receipting, departmental customer service and file/records maintenance. This yearround position includes an excellent benefits package with 100% employer paid health, dental, vision, life insurance and contribution to retirement plan after one year of employment. Starting salary is $47,200$57,500 DOQ. Full job description is available on the town’s website at townofcrestedbutte. com. Please submit application, cover letter and resume via email to jobs@crestedbutteco.gov. Position is open until filled. The Town
of Crested Butte is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
GUNNISON COUNTY ELECTRICAL ASSOCIATION, INC. is currently seeking applications for an electrical engineer position. This is a full-time position that will be reporting to the Gunnison headquarters location. This position is responsible for the design, coordination, overcurrent protection, voltage regulation, load balancing, planning and troubleshooting of the cooperative’s electric power distribution system. This position will assist other departments in using, configuring and maintaining AMI, SCADA, GIS, OMS and billing systems. The wage for an electrical engineer is between $87,568-$116,750 annually. Actual compensation offer to candidate may vary outside of the posted hiring range based upon work experience, education and/or skill level. Applicable overtime pay may apply occasionally or when needed. Upon meeting eligibility requirements, this position offers health care benefits, retirement benefits, paid time off and paid scheduled holidays. To see the complete job description and to learn how to apply please visit our website at gcea.coop, about tab, careers. Job will remain opened until filled.
THE CRESTED BUTTE/MT. CRESTED BUTTE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE is seeking a qualified membership coordinator responsible for growing chamber memberships and for building sustainable relationships with new and existing members, for the accounting for new memberships and invoicing new and existing members. This position is responsible for membership communications, renewals and generating and onboarding new members. Attention to detail is key. Knowledge of QuickBooks preferred. This is a contractor position starting in July. Email cover letter and resume with references to director@ cbchamber.com. Please put ‘Membership Coordinator’ in the subject line. E.O.E. cbchamber.com.
WOOD PRODUCT SIGNS is seeking a personable, highly-organized and reliable individual for a full-time office position. This position manages the daily operations of the office and is the first point of contact for customers. Requirements for this position include excellent written and verbal communication skills, ability to multitask and handle multiple projects at once including managerial tasks and extensive knowledge of QuickBooks, Adobe and Microsoft programs. Experience in design software is recommended. Benefits include paid time off, paid holidays, retirement plan contributions and working in a brand-new facility in 2024. Please submit resumes to office@woodproductsigns.com.
ARE YOU TIRED OF WORKING MULTIPLE
JOBS TO MAKE IT IN THE VALLEY? Iron Horse is looking for the right individual to join our expanding property care team. This individual is responsible for property inspections, inventories and the overall quality and presentation of vacation rentals in our luxury inventory. You will work hand-inhand with our maintenance, housekeeping and reservation teams to ensure that our guests experience vacation perfection. Pay starts at $22 per hour plus a company car, health insurance, on-call pay, paid vacation, ski or health and wellness pass, 5-day work week and more! If you are detail oriented, organized, punctual and only want the best, then submit your resume to steve@ ironhorsecb.com and qualified applicants will be contacted for an interview. Clean driving record is required. No phone calls please.
LEGAL/VICTIM SERVICES: Position available immediately in the Gunnison District Attorney’s Office. Legal services portion requires excellent word processing skills (M/S Word), professional demeanor and must enjoy working with the public. Duties include legal filings and case handling, telephones, electronic filing, greeting visitors and coordination with court and law enforcement personnel. Legal or criminal justice background preferred but not required. Victim services portion, responsible for assisting victims through the criminal justice system, as it relates to the DA’s Office. Full-time, 40 hours a week. Salary $19-$26 DOE, benefit package. Please submit your resume with employment references to: Administrator, Office of District Attorney, 1140 N. Grand Avenue, Ste. 200, Montrose CO 81401, by email to mail@ co7da.org. Position opened until filled.
CAREER OPPORTUNITY: Gunnison Savings and Loan Association is seeking applications from qualified individuals with strong customer service skills looking for a career in banking. The position includes performing teller functions and assisting in the loan department. The successful applicant will demonstrate a strong work ethic, attention to detail and an enthusiastic, positive attitude. Benefits include an enjoyable and friendly work environment, employer-assisted health insurance,
monthly health savings account contribution, 401-K retirement plan, paid vacation and sick leave. Starting salary will depend on qualifications and experience. Please submit a letter of application and resume with references to Janice English, Sr. Vice President, 303 North Main, Gunnison, CO 81230, jenglish@gunnisonsl.com or 970642-4642. Equal Opportunity Employer.
OFFICE MANAGER POSITION: The Catholic churches in the Gunnison and Crested Butte area are looking for an experienced office manager. The ideal candidate will demonstrate professionalism, a positive attitude, maintain confidentiality and have strong interpersonal and organizational skills. Experience with bookkeeping, publisher and Microsoft windows is preferred but not required. This is a part-time position and offers a competitive wage. For questions, call 970641-0808. Send resumes to: stpeters@ gunnisoncatholic.org.
FROSTY LEAF IS HIRING apart-time bud tender. Must be badged, 20 hours a week, flexible hours. Email Richparadiso@prodigy. net or kwahler@frostyleafgco.com.
CRESTED BUTTE BURGER COMPANY is hiring the following positions: cooks and cashiers - flexible schedule available, starting pay $16-$18/hr. + gratuity. Assistant manager - full-time seasonal, starting pay $18-$20/hr. + gratuity, pay DOE. For more information or to submit a resume, please email crestedbutteburgerco@gmail.com.
DAVID GROSS GENERAL CONTRACTOR is seeking a high level construction project manager to manage multiple current and future projects. Full-time salaried position with potential health, 401k, ski pass and a kick-ass team to work with. Fast-paced high volume general contractor. Pre-construction through punch list. Must have attention to detail and be proficient in all computer related skills. Great work environment. Send resume to david@davidgrossgc.com.
WE NEED YOU! Find your niche at Six Points helping adults with disabilities with activities of daily living. No experience needed. Clean driving record preferred and background check. Part and full-time available. 50% off everything in the store, plus the intangible benefits of building meaningful relationships. $15/hr. Contact resmgr@sixpointsgunnison. org or call 970-641-3081.
ROAD MANAGER/HEAVY EQUIPMENT
OPERATOR - CB SOUTH METRO
DISTRICT: This position would be responsible for planning, organizing and directing all activities and staff related to the district’s roads and maintenance. Duties include road maintenance, snow removal, drinking water operations, wastewater operations and other day-to-day tasks of running a utility. This job requires the applicant to have heavy equipment experience. Motor grader and loader specifically. Applicants must be 18 years of age and have a valid Colorado driver’s license. The successful applicant is eligible to receive an elite benefit package. Full job description, requirements, pay ranges and benefits are available on the district’s website at cbsouthmetro.net. Email resume to info@cbsouthmetro.net or drop off at 280 Cement Creek Road.
LAKE CITY AREA MEDICAL CENTER is hiring a medical assistant; training provided. Must have proficient computer and communication skills. Up to 40 hrs/ wk, $18-20 to start. Email your resume to lcmedcenter.net. EOE.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN CHOCOLATE
FACTORY in Crested Butte is now hiring and assistant manager – previous management experienced preferred. Counter helpprovide excellent customer service, scoop ice cream, stock cases and other duties. Fun job, great tips. Flexible hours. Apply in person at 314 Elk Ave., Crested Butte or send resume to ashlee.rmcf@hotmail.com.
THE CLUB AT CRESTED BUTTE is hiring the following part-time and full-time seasonal positions: line cooks and dishwasher $20$25/hr., general facility maintenance $18$20/hr., front desk attendants $16-$18/hr. Employee benefits include complimentary golf rounds and employee discounts. For more information or to submit a resume, please visit theclubatcrestedbutte.com or email jobs@clubatcrestedbutte.com.
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AUTOMOTIVE MASTER TECHNICIAN. If you are curious about how your current job compares to Precision Automotive? EMAIL your resume to precisionauto4040@hotmail.com, call or text Steve at 970-596-9999 ALL INQUIRIES ARE STRICKLY CONFIDENTIAL! Benefits include: PAID VACATION, PAID HOLIDAYS, MEDICAL, DENTAL, MATCHING IRA. AUTOMOTIVE APPRENTICE Do you love cars? Get your start in the well paid and exciting world of Automotive Repair that could turn into your life passion. Work along side your mentor a Master Certified Technician while completing online modules such as: Electrical, Engine mechanical, Transmission, Drive train, Suspension & Steering, Heating & A/C, Engine Performance and Brakes.
CAR WASH/DETAILER/SHOP MAINTENANCE. Call or text 970-596-9999 for interview. PRECISIONAUTO.NET
*Housing is held for Gunnison County employees and may be available for you to rent*
Eligibility Technician HHS: 40 hours/week, monthly salary range from $3,764-$4,285, plus full benefits.
Summer Seasonal Public Works:
Aug. 2023.
Clinical Services Manager HHS: 40 hours/week, monthly salary range from $7,009-$9,915, plus full benefits.
Juvenile Diversion Case Manager/ School Based Inspire Mentor Juvenile Services: Full-time, 40 hours/week, hourly rate range from $27.15-$38.41, plus full benefits.
Clinical Case Management Coordinator Juvenile Services: Parttime, 35 hours/week, hourly rate range from $28.78-$40.71, plus full benefits.
Accountant I Treasurer: 40 hours/ week, monthly salary range from $4,440-$6,281, plus full benefits.
Guaranteed 40 hours/week, hourly rate range from $15.75-$22.28 depending on experience, plus partial benefits. Outdoor work that includes traffic control, fencing, tree and brush removal, trail work, recycling, equipment training and much more, all in a 4 day work week.
Health Coalition Coordinator HHS: Part-time, 25 hours/week, hourly rate range from $27.15-$38.41, plus partial benefits.
Patrol Deputy Sheriff: Full-time, 40 hours/week, monthly salary range from $5,552-$7,853, plus full benefits.
Detention Deputy Sheriff: Full-time, 40 hours/week, monthly salary range from $4,989-$7,057, plus full benefits. Only work 14 days a month.
For more information, including complete job descriptions, required qualifications and application instructions, please visit GunnisonCounty.org/jobs.
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. And 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
Food Service-CBCS and GCS
Finance Assistant
Office Manager-CBSS
Achievement Center
Educational Assistants
ELL Educational Assistant-
GMS and CBCS
Special Education EACBSS and CBES
Building Manager-CBCS
Assistant Building Manager-CBCS
Lead Custodian-Lake School
Permanent Substitute-CBSS
Bus Drivers
Substitute Teachers
PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
Nutrition Program Supervisor
IT Professional-District
2nd and 4th grade Teacher-CBES
3rd grade Teacher-GES
Counselor-GES-(1 year only)
Counselor-CBES
ELL Teacher-GMS
Special Education TeachersGMS and GHS
Coaching:
GHS - Assistant Boys’ Spccer Coach
CBMS - Head Volleyball Coach
GHS - Speech and Debate
CBCS-
Head and Assistant Hockey Coach
GMS -7th grade
Head and Assistant Volleyball Coach
GMS - 8th grade
Assistant Volleyball Coach
Please contact:
Superintendent’s Office
JoAnn Klingsmith 800 N. Boulevard 970-641-7760
jklingsmith@gunnisonschools.net
Please contact:
Superintendent’s Office
JoAnn Klingsmith
Please note this is not a complete list of all our open jobs. You can view all open positions at our website at gunnisonvalleyhealth.org/careers.
Computer Technician - FT $22.61$26/hr. DOE
Facilities Tech - FT $21.53-$25.84/ hr. DOE
Personal Care Provider/Assisted
Living - FT $17-$19.55/hr. DOE
Cook - PT or FT, $18-$22.50/hr DOE
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 in-depth position descriptions, specific qualification requirements and to apply online www. gunnisonvalleyhealth.org/careers/, or call HR for questions 970-6411456. (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.
hour, banquet server, $17/hr + tips, room attendant, $18/hour, engineer 1, $21/hour, engineer 2, $22.50/hour, engineer 3, $24/ hour, security guard, $20.25/hr, assistant chief engineer, $55-65k/year, front office director, $65-$75k/yr, front office manager, $50 - $58k/yr. For details and to apply, please visit highgate.com/careers.
DO YOU WANT TO WORK ON A SUPPORTIVE AND FUN TEAM where you get to help people in our community?
Are you looking for something with growth potential? Join CB Dental as a scheduling coordinator. No experience preferred. Happy to train anyone open to learning new skills and who enjoys helping people. Full-time, year round, competitive pay and benefits. $20-25/hr DOE. Shoot us an email with your cover letter and resume to amy@ crestedbuttedentist.com.
PAVEMENT MAINTENANCE
TECHNICIANS WANTED TO JOIN THE SEALCO TEAM: $33+ hourly - $1,800+ weekly potential with performance and safety bonuses. Seeking motivated, hardworking and dependable individuals. No experience necessary. On the job training working outdoors. Paid weekly. Must be capable of lifting 60 pounds. Email resumes to Aaron@sealcoincorporated.com or call 970-641-4260.
Competitive pay, 401K, insurance, paid vacations. 40 hour work week. Apply at John Roberts Motor Works.
Journeyman & Residential Wireman for projects in the Gunnison and Crested Butte areas. Must have a valid Colorado driver’s license and pass a pre-employment drug screen. Top pay & Benefits.
Send resumes to info@ec-electric.com or call 970-641-0195 www.ec-electric.com/careers
Pay $19/hour. The Town of Crested Butte is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
YOUNG TODDLER AND MULTI-AGE
PRESCHOOL/PRE-K GUIDES NEEDED:
You light up whatever room you enter with a sparkle in your eye, sing like no one’s listening, love like you’ve never been hurt, dance like nobody’s watching and live like it’s heaven on earth.
Paradise Place Preschool is seeking to hire a few happy souls who are also wellcomposed, caring, understand empathy, passionate in voice and body language, organized, well-balanced, know that connection is the goal, potentially bi-lingual in Spanish, responsible, conscientious, social, community-minded, patient and persistent, creative, idealistic and value-driven.
Whew! That is a mouthful and seemingly impractical. Know that most of us are this description. Let us help you realize this. And, before you say “no” to work in childcare, share with us the job description to which you would say “yes”.
We currently need guides for a young toddler class and a multi-age preschool/prekindergarten class.
A few perks:
-nine recognized holidays as paid days off
-three weeks of paid time off: autumn break, winter break, spring break
-84 accrued hours of additional paid time off during your first year
-a savings incentive 3% match plan
-training and professional development assistance and planning -childcare tuition discounts
-discounts at participating local shops and restaurants
To place a 25-word COSCAN Network ad in 91 Colorado newspapers for only $300, contact your local newspaper or email Colorado Press Association Network at rtoledo@colopress.net
THE ELEVATION HOTEL AND SPA and José Crested Butte are hiring for the summer season and beyond. Full-time team members are eligible for full benefits including medical, dental, vision, PTO, 401k, gym membership, room night discounts and housing. The following roles are available to high quality candidates: Night auditor, $21/ hour, Bellperson, $17/hour + tips, guest service agent, $20.25/hour, cook, $19/
TEMPORARY LABORERS NEEDED: Need some cash this off season? The Town of Crested Butte Parks and Recreation Department is hiring temporary laborers for spring prep/cleanup season. Work will begin once the snow is gone from the majority of parks and public areas. Duties include raking, power washing, painting and general cleanup and repairs. Full job description and application available online at townofcrestedbutte.com click on “Careers”.
-work-aversary recognition
-$18-$23/hour starting pay Contact: paradiseplaceschool@gmail.com
Subject line: employment at Paradise.
PINNACLE ORTHOPEDICS is seeking a FT medical assistant to join our team. Duties include clinical documentation, x-rays, medical supply inventory management and
casting/splinting. Good organization and computer skills while working in a fast-paced environment are important. Position is for both our Crested Butte and Gunnison offices. $20-$24/hr DOE. Please send resume to office@pinnacleorthocolorado.com.
COMMUNITY BANKS OF COLORADO is currently seeking a qualified candidate to fill a relationship banker position in our Gunnison banking location. Customer services, sales and relationship building experience preferred. For position details and to apply, please visit cobnks.com. NBH Bank is an equal opportunity employer.
CB MT. THEATRE seeks part-time artistic director (20h/wk). They will work with the executive director on CBMT’s theatrical season, oversee productions and coordinate with a volunteer cast and crew. Ideal for somebody detail-oriented, who enjoys working with volunteers in a creative capacity. Send resume and questions to office@cbmountaintheatre.org.
THE TOWN OF MT. CRESTED BUTTE is looking for a full-time, year-round parks worker. This position has a wide range of duties from landscaping, maintaining playgrounds, cleaning up after events, installing and repairing sprinkler systems, operating chain saws, vehicles, power and hand tools, light equipment such as skid steer and lawn mowers, snow removal in the winter with hand shoveling, ice picking and using a bob cat. For a full job description please go to mtcb.colorado.gov. Schedule is 4 10-hour days with one weekend day in the winter required. Must have a seven-year clean driving record, the ability to obtain your flagger certification, safety lift 80 pounds, good customer service, communication and team work skills, and ability to work outside in the winter and summer for an extended period of time. Starting pay is between $44,000-$61,000, depending on experience.
The Town offers an amazing benefit package with paid health, vision and dental insurance for you and your family, 401(1) or pension plan, 12 paid holidays, generous vacation and sick time, wellness program and more. Contact Tim Roybal at troybal@ mtcb.colorado.gov with any questions. To apply, email your resume, cover letter and three references to Tiffany O’Connell at toconnell@mtcb.colorado.gov.
MILITARY SURPLUS: Canon City. Delivery or meet in the middle. Ammo, cans, tents and more. Jon 720-220-8951.
STORAGE UNIT SALE: New merchandise added weekly. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays. 108 S. 11th, alley side.
LOST: Panasonic DC-ZS70 camera on the Gunnison River, July 4th below Almont. It’s in a waterproof case. Please call me if found, 970-631-3541.Thanks, Stuart Schneider.
HEAVY-DUTY STEEL ROOFING SHEETS: Approx. 50, used. $3 each. Great for interior/ exterior architectural interest, construction. 303-870-3098.
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL: Keepers of the Kingdom. July 31-Aug. 4th. 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m. at Bethany Church. 4 yrs.-5th grade. Register at gunnisonbethanyvbs. myanswers.com/keepers-of-the-kingdom/.
REAL ESTATE
OFFICE SPACE TO RENT: In Gunnison. Health, beauty, general. Shared bathrooms and kitchen. Call 970-641-2423 or text only 970-497-6121.
PRIME OFFICE SPACE on Main St. Five private offices. Client waiting/conference room, reception desk, 12 paved parking spaces. Call or text 970-596-9999 for more info.
RETAIL/OFFICE SPACE FOR LEASE at the Gunnison Meadows Mall next to City Market, +/-1,500 sqft available. For more information and pricing visit GunnisonMeadows.com or call Jordon Ringel at 817-733-6947.
3BR 1 BATH home for rent in Gunnison. Available August 1. $1,900/month. Text 903452-1492 for application and details.
CROSSWORD
ANSWERS FOR PREVIOUS WEEK
HOME FOR SALE in private 6-lot subdivision. Built in 2020. Great Gunnison city end-of-the-road location. 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 1,700 sq. ft. home with 582 sq. ft. heated garage. Covered 288 sq. ft. front porch and a 160 sq. ft. rear patio on a 12,141.18 sq. ft. lot. Energy efficient R-25 walls and R-49 roof. Constructed on slab with radiant in-floor heat operated by a self-cleaning natural gas boiler. An HRV air circulation system services this very accessible, open design, single-level home. Granite counter tops throughout with under-cabinet lighting. Upgraded appliances including washer and dryer. Automatic sprinkler system. On-slab detached shed/ garage. 765K. Enter 600 Carbon Ct.. on Zillow to see pictures. Please contact terravistalimited@gmail.com or 970-4979113.
NOTICE OF INTENT TO DISPOSE:
To the following parties that have their personal property stored at Plott’s Mini Storage, LLC. 312 W. Hwy 50 Gunnison, CO 81230:
All property will be sold or disposed of, unless claimed and/or all rent and fees paid prior to July 21, 2023.
Unit 348 - Clay Jeske
Gunnison Country Times
Gunnison, Colorado
Publication dates of July 13, 20, 2023
9857
Notice is hereby given to the following party that their personal property stored at Storage Brothers, 610 W US HWY 50 Frontage Road, Gunnison, CO 81230 will be sold or disposed of unless claimed prior to the 20th of July 2023 and or all rent/fees are paid. The contents will be sold or otherwise disposed of on July 21, 2023 at 10 a.m. on the Storage Brothers facility.
Unit SB - 118 Kevin Chedd
Date of redemption: July 21, 2023
Gunnison Country Times
Gunnison, Colorado
Publication dates of July 13, 20, 2023
9855
Notice is hereby given to the following parties that their personal items stored at Discount Self Storage, 246 Buckley, Crested Butte, CO will be sold or disposed of unless claimed prior to July 27th.
Unit D5 – Jeff Zurmuhlen
Unit Up 61 - Rob Knight
Date of Redemption: July 27th
Notice is hereby given to the following parties that their personal items stored at Discount Self Storage, 1825 N. Hwy 135, Gunnison, CO will be sold or disposed of unless claimed prior to July 27th.
Unit 89 - Lucas Dehmlow
Unit 198 - Claudia Torres
Date of Redemption: July 27th
Gunnison Country Times Gunnison, Colorado
Publication dates of July 13, 20, 2023
9899
Gunnison Country Times Gunnison, Colorado
Publication dates of July 13, 20, 2023
9866
Notice is hereby given to the following party that their personal items stored at the self storage facility located at 108 S. 11th St., Gunnison, CO will be sold or disposed of unless claimed prior to July 28, 2023.
Unit 6 - Mary Covelli
Date of Redemption: July 28, 2023
Gunnison Country Times Gunnison, Colorado
Publication dates of July 13, 20, 2023
9867
NOTICE OF NAME CHANGE
PUBLIC NOTICE OF PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME
Public Notice is given on JUNE 22, 2023 that a Petition for a Change of Name of an Adult has been filed with the Gunnison County, Colorado Court.
The Petition requests that the name of PATRICK BRADLEY BLACK-DALE be changed to PATRICK BRADLEY BLACKDALE
Kate Cook
Clerk of Court/Deputy Clerk /s/ Kate Cook
Gunnison Country Times Gunnison, Colorado
Publication dates of June 29, July 6, 13, 2023
9727
PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING APPLICATION TO TRANSFER OWNERSHIP OF LICENSE TO OPERATE A MARIJUANA RETAIL STORE ST GUNNISON, LLC dba SUN THEORY
PURSUANT TO THE MARIJUANA LAWS OF THE STATE OF COLORADO AND THE CITY OF GUNNISON, COLORADO, ST Gunnison, LLC, dba Sun Theory, 1198
B North Main Street, Gunnison, Colorado 81230 has requested that the licensing officials of the City of Gunnison transfer ownership of a Retail Marijuana Store License in the City of Gunnison.
A public hearing on the application will be held in the City Council Chambers located on the second floor of City Hall, 201 West Virginia Avenue, Gunnison, Colorado at 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, July 25, 2023, at which time and place you may give testimony on the application. This public hearing may also be attended remotely by phone or computer by registering at https:// us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_yKrRIEbQRO5ETsvyIAYqw
Application Date: April 4, 2023
Applicant Name: ST Gunnison, LLC
Applicant Address: 138 ½ W. 1st Street, Salida, CO 81201
Applicant Contacts: Connor Oman, 138 ½ W. 1st Street, Salida, CO 81201 Mark Adams, 6001 Cervinus Run, Austin, TX 78735
John Constantine, 202 Nueces Unit 1806, Austin, TX 78701
Notice is hereby given to the following party that their personal property stored at Storage Brothers, 610 W US HWY 50 Frontage Road, Gunnison, CO 81230 will be sold or disposed of unless claimed prior to the 20th of July 2023 and or all rent/fees are paid. The contents will be sold or otherwise disposed of on July 21, 2023 at 10 a.m. on the Storage Brothers facility.
Unit SB - 110 Bettina Hill
Date of redemption: July 21, 2023
Gunnison Country Times
Gunnison, Colorado
Publication dates of July 13, 20, 2023
9873
Notice is hereby given to the following party that their personal items stored at the self storage facility located at 108 S. 11th St., Gunnison, CO will be sold or disposed of unless claimed prior to July 28, 2023.
Unit 4 and 11 - Thomas Munoz
Date of Redemption: July 28, 2023
writing to Gunnison County Clerk- Kathy Simillion, 221 N Wisconsin Suite C, Gunnison CO 81230 prior to the hearing or in person at the hearing.
Gunnison Country Times Gunnison, Colorado
Publication date of July 13, 2023
9520
NOTICE is hereby given of a public hearing before the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Gunnison, Colorado, at 8:45
a.m. of the 18th day of July, 2023, in the Board of County Commissioners Meeting Room, Gunnison County Courthouse, 200 East Virginia Avenue, Gunnison, Colorado for the purpose of adopting a re-districting resolution, “A Resolution Establishing the Districts of Gunnison County commissioners as a Result of the 2020 Federal Census”. This notice given and published by the order of the Board of County Commissioners. Dated this 7th day of July, 2023.
COUNTY OF GUNNISON, COLORADO
Publish as a Public Notice in the July 13, 2023 edition.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF GUNNISON, COLORADO RESOLUTION NO. 2023-______
A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE DISTRICTS OF GUNNISON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AS A RESULT OF THE 2020 FEDERAL CENSUS
WHEREAS, Colorado Revised Statute § 30-10-306(1), as amended, provides that each county shall be divided into three compact districts by the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Gunnison, Colorado (“Board”); and
WHEREAS, Colorado Revised Statute § 3010-306(4), as amended, provides that, after each federal census of the United States, each district shall be established, revised, or altered to assure that such districts shall be as nearly equal in population as possible based on such census and shall be completed by September 30 of the second odd-numbered year following such census; and
WHEREAS, the United States Bureau of the Census has completed the 2020 federal census, therefore requiring the Board to complete the revision or alteration of Gunnison County Commission districts on or before September 30, 2023; and
WHEREAS, Colorado Revised Statute § 3010-306(5), as amended requires the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Gunnison, Colorado to conduct a public hearing on the proposed district boundaries at least thirty (30) days before adopting a resolution to change such boundaries; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Gunnison, Colorado conducted such public hearing on _________, 2023; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Gunnison, Colorado has considered information and data received from the United States Bureau of the Census for the 2020 census and has, in addition, considered comments and input received at the aforementioned public hearing on the question of commissioner district boundaries;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Gunnison, Colorado, that:
Section 1:
Commissioner’s District 1 is hereby declared to be that portion of Gunnison County lying south and west of a line commencing at the point of intersection of the western-most boundary of Gunnison County with the Third Standard Parallel South, which is also the northern-most boundary of Township 51 North and the southern-most boundary of Township 15 South;
centerline of Rio Grande Avenue; Thence west along the centerline of Rio Grande Avenue to the point of intersection with the centerline of 10th Street; Thence south along the centerline of 10th Street to the point of intersection with the centerline of Railroad Avenue;
Thence southwesterly along the centerline of Railroad Avenue to the point of intersection with the centerline of South 8th St;
Thence north along the centerline of South 8th Stto the point of intersection with the centerline of Rio Grande Avenue;
Thence west along the centerline of Rio Grande Avenue to the point of intersection with the centerline of U.S. Highway #50;
Thence westerly along the centerline of U.S.
Highway #50 to the point of intersection with the centerline of Gold Basin Road, being County Road #38;
Thence in a southerly direction along the centerline of Gold Basin Road, being County Road #38 extended, extended to the point of intersection with the boundary between Gunnison County and Saguache County.
Section 2:
Commissioner’s District 2 is hereby declared to be that portion of Gunnison County lying east and south of a line commencing at the point of intersection between the boundary of Gunnison County and Saguache County with the centerline of Gold Basin Road, being County road #38 extended;
Thence northerly along the centerline of Gold Basin road extended to the point of intersection with the centerline of U.S.
Highway #50;
Thence easterly along the centerline of U.S.
Highway #50 to the point of intersection with the centerline of Rio Grande Avenue;
Thence east along the centerline of Rio Grande Avenue to the point of intersection with the centerline of South 8th St;
Thence south along the centerline of South 8th Stto the point of intersection with the centerline of Railroad Avenue;
Thence northeasterly along the centerline of Railroad Avenue to the point of intersection with the centerline of 10th Street;
Thence north along the centerline of 10th Street to the point of intersection with the centerline of Rio Grande Avenue;
Thence east along the centerline of Rio Grande Avenue to the point of intersection with the centerline of 12th Street;
Thence north along the centerline of 12th Street to the point of intersection with the centerline of Arthur Avenue;
Thence east along the centerline of Arthur Avenue to the point of intersection with the centerline of Spruce Street;
Thence north along the centerline of Spruce Street to the point of intersection with the centerline of Leroy Avenue;
Thence east along the centerline of Leroy Avenue to the point of intersection with the centerline of Pine Street;
Thence north along the centerline of Pine Street to the point of intersection with the centerline of Elizabeth Avenue;
Thence east along the centerline of Elizabeth Avenue to the point of intersection with the centerline of Colorado State Highway #135;
Thence north along the centerline of Colorado State Highway #135 to the point of intersection with the centerline of County Road #730 also known as Ohio Creek Road;
Thence northwesterly along the centerline of County Road #730 to the intersection of that portion of the “Skito to Crested Butte TriState 115 kV Transmission Line” the location of which is referenced in the documents identified in Appendix “A” attached hereto and incorporated herein;
Thence northerly along that portion of the “Skito to Crested Butte Tri-State 115 kV Transmission Line”, the location of which is referenced in the documents identified in Appendix ‘’A”, to the intersection of the centerline of County Road #749 also known as Alkali Road;
Thence east along the centerline of County Road #749 also known as Alkali Road; to the intersection of the centerline of Colorado State Highway #135;
intersection with the centerline of Colorado State Highway #135; Thence south along the centerline of Colorado State Highway #135 to the point of intersection of the centerline of County Road #749 also known as Alkali Road; Thence east along the centerline of County Road #749 also known as Alkali Road to that portion of the “Skito to Crested Butte Tri-State 115 kV Transmission Line”, the location of which is referenced in the documents identified in Appendix “A”; Thence southerly along that portion of the “Skito to Crested Butte Tri-State 115 kV Transmission Line”, the location of which is referenced in the documents identified in Appendix “A”, to the point of intersection of the centerline of County Road #730 also known as Ohio Creek Road; Thence northwesterly along the centerline of the Ohio Creek Road to the point of zintersection with the southern boundary of Township 14 South, which point of intersection is located at the approximate northwest corner of Section 1, Township 15 South, Range 87 West of the Sixth Principal Meridian;
Thence west along the southern boundary of said Township 14 South to the point of intersection with the boundary line between Range 87 West and Range 88 West of the Sixth Principal Meridian; Thence southerly along said boundary line to the third Standard parallel South, which is the boundary line between Township 51 North and Township 15 South;
Thence west along the Third Standard parallel to the point of intersection with the western-most boundary of Gunnison County.
Section 4:
The Chairperson of the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Gunnison, Colorado is hereby authorized to affix his signature upon one or more maps of Gunnison County or portions thereof depicting the location of the above-described boundary lines of commissioners’ districts for Gunnison County also identified in Appendix “B” attached hereto and incorporated herein.
Section 5:
The Board of County Commissioners of the County of Gunnison, Colorado hereby finds that the above-described commissioners’ districts are as compact and as nearly equal in population as possible, in accordance with Colorado law.
INTRODUCED by Commissioner, seconded by Commissioner, and adopted this ____ day of _______, 2023.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF GUNNISON, COLORADO
By Jonathan Houck, Chairperson By Elizabeth Smith, Vice Chairperson By Laura Puckett Daniels, Commissioner ATTEST:Deputy County Clerk APPENDIX “A”The location of that portion of the “Skito to Crested Butte Tri-State 115 kV Transmission Line” is identified in the following documents:
1. Easement, recorded in the records of the Office of the Clerk and Recorder of Gunnison County, Colorado in Book 385 at page 471; and
2. Easement, recorded in the records of the Office of the Clerk and Recorder of Gunnison County, Colorado in Book 385 at page 476; and
3. Easement, recorded in the records of the Office of the Clerk and Recorder of Gunnison County, Colorado in Book 387 at page 191; and
4. Easement, recorded in the records of the Office of the Clerk and Recorder of Gunnison County, Colorado in Book 387 at page 196; and
5. Easement, recorded in the records of the Office of the Clerk and Recorder of Gunnison County, Colorado in Book 387 at page 200; and
6. Right of Way No: 1641, Book 16, recorded in the records of the Office of the Clerk and Recorder of Gunnison County, Colorado in Book 387 at page 485; and
Written comments may be submitted to the City Clerk’s Office located in City Hall, 201 West Virginia Avenue, Gunnison, Colorado; mailed to the City Clerk at PO Box 239, Gunnison, CO 81230; or emailed to eboucher@gunnisonco.gov until 12:00 noon, on July 24, 2023.
By order of Erica Boucher, City Clerk
/s/ Erica Boucher, City Clerk,
Thence running along said line east to the boundary between Range 87 West and Range 88 West of the Sixth Principal Meridian;
Thence north along said boundary line to the southern-most boundary of Township 14 south;
Thence east along said line to the point of intersection with the Ohio Creek Road, being County Road #730, said point of intersection being located at or near the northwest corner of Section 1, Township 15 South, Range 87 West of the Sixth Principal Meridian;
Thence along the centerline of Ohio Creek Road in a southeasterly direction to the point of intersection with the centerline of Colorado State Highway #135;
Thence south along the centerline of Colorado State Highway #135 to the point of intersection with the centerline of Elizabeth Avenue in the City of Gunnison;
Thence west along the centerline of Elizabeth Avenue to the point of intersection with the centerline of Pine Street;
Thence south along the centerline of Pine Street to the point of intersection with the centerline of Leroy Avenue;
Thence west along the centerline of Leroy Avenue to the point of intersection with the centerline of Spruce Street;
Thence south along the centerline of Spruce Street to the point of intersection with the centerline of Arthur Avenue
Thence west along the centerline of Arthur Avenue to the point of intersection with the centerline of 12th Street;
Thence south along the centerline of 12th Street to the point of intersection with the
Thence north along the centerline of Colorado State Highway #135 to the point of intersection with the centerline of the road known as Jack’s Cabin Cutoff, being County Road/Forest Route #813;
Thence easterly along the centerline of Jack’s Cabin Cutoff to the point of intersection with the centerline of Taylor River Road, being County Road/Forest Route #742; Thence easterly along the centerline of Taylor River Road to the point of intersection with the centerline of Cottonwood Pass Road, being Forest Route #209; Thence easterly along the centerline of Cottonwood Pass Road to the point of intersection with the Continental Divide, which is also the eastern boundary of Gunnison County.
Section 3:
Commissioner’s District 3 is hereby declared to be that portion of Gunnison County lying north of a line commencing at a point on the easterly boundary of Gunnison County where the County line intersects with the centerline of the Cottonwood Pass Road, being Forest Route #209; Thence westerly along the centerline of the Cottonwood Pass Road to the point of intersection with the centerline of the Taylor River Road, being County Road/Forest Route #742; Thence westerly along the centerline of the Taylor River Road to the point of intersection with the road known as the Jack’s Cabin Cutoff, being County Road/Forest Route #813; Thence westerly along the centerline of the Jack’s Cabin Cutoff to the point of
7. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service Special-Use Permit No: OUR400601.
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Gunnison County Public Works Department will be listing several vehicles and pieces of equipment for sale at JJKaneAuctions. com. These listings will be on the JJ Kane Auctions website ONLY. The first auction will be from August 8th to August 15th. Listings will change periodically.
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The Saguache County Board of Commissioners are accepting written offers for County Owned Property currently. The lots available will be accepted by the Commissioners, at their discretion, until July 25, 2024.
If you would like to submit a bid offer for any available properties a bid packet and a list
of properties is available on the Saguache County website at www.saguachecounty. colorado.gov or you can call the Land Use office at 719-655-2321 or by email request to landuse@sagauchecounty-co.gov.
Bids must be submitted on a County bid form. Funds must accompany bids. NO
CASH WILL BE ACCEPTED.
**You must enclose the completed bid form in a sealed envelope marked “County Owned Property Bid” and indicate on the envelope the block, lot or lots and parcel number, the bid is intended for. **
The Board reserves the right to refuse any bid submitted.
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Gunnison, Colorado
Publication dates of June 29, July 6, 13, 20, 27, 2023
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SUMMONS
DISTRICT COURT, GUNNISON COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO
200 East Virginia Gunnison, CO 81230 970-642-8300
Plaintiff: Colorado Outward Bound School f/k/a Outward Bound Wilderness, Inc., a Colorado nonprofit corporation, v. Defendant: Patrick J. Bridge, an individual; and all unknown persons who claim any interest in the subject matter of this action.
Attorneys for: Colorado Outward Bound School
Corey T. Zurbuch, #37850
BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP 675 Fifteenth Street, Suite 2900 Denver, Colorado 80202
Phone Number: 303.223.1100; FAX Number: 303.223.1111
czurbuch@bhfs.com
Case Number: 2023cv030025
Div.: 2
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS:
You are hereby summoned and required to appear and defend against the claims of the Complaint filed with the Court in this action, by filing with the clerk of this Court an answer or other response. You are required to file your answer or other response within thirtyfive (35) days after service of this Summons upon you. Service of this Summons will be complete on the day of the last publication. A copy of the Complaint may be obtained from the clerk of the Court.
If you fail to file your answer or other response to the Complaint in writing within thirty-five (35) days after the date of the last publication, judgment by default may be rendered against you by the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint, without any further notice.
This is an action to quiet the title of the Plaintiff in and to the real property situated in the City and County of Gunnison, Colorado, more particularly described on Exhibit A, attached to and made a part of this Summons by this reference.
BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK,
LLP By: /s/ Corey T. Zurbuch909 N Wisconsin St. (behind Powerstop) • 970-641-2144
Summer schedule, One service at 9am! gunnisonbethany.com
9 am: Family Service with nursery & children’s church
Check out our website for updates!
Or download our app on the App Store by searching, Gunnison Bethany.
B'nai Butte Congregation
PO Box 2537 Crested, Butte CO 81224 305-803-3648 www.bnaibutte.org
Jewish communities of Crested Butte, Gunnison and the East River Valley in Colorado PO Box 2537 Crested, Butte CO 81224 bnaibutte@gmail.com
Spiritual Leader:
Rabbi Mark Kula; available for you at RabbiMarkKula@gmail.com (305) 803-3648
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.
PROPERTY DESCRIPTION PROPERTY TO BE TRANSFERRED TO OUTWARD BOUND SCHOOL
A PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED IN THE VALLEY CLAIM: (MINERAL SURVEY NO. 3388) OF THE ROCK CREEK MINING DISTRICT IN TOWNSHIP 11 SOUTH,. RANGE 87 WEST OF THE SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, COUNTY OF GUNNISON, STATE OF COLORADO; SAID PARCEL BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
COMMENCING AT ANGLE POINT NO. 7 OF SAID GREENSBORO PLACER (MINERAL SURVEY NO. 12204) OF THE ROCK CREEK MINING DISTRICT, A STONE IN PLACE; THENCE N32°52’38’’E A DISTANCE OF 414.00 FEET TO A POINT ON THE LINE BETWEEN ANGLE POINT NO. 9 AND ANGLE POINT NO. 10 OF THE GREENSBORO PLACER, A REBAR AND CAP LS.#19598 IN PLACE, THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE N45°15’05”E ALONG SAID LINE A DISTANCE OF 174.10 FEET TO SAID ANGLE POINT NO. 10, A REBAR AND CAP L.S. #14111 IN PLACE; THENCE S45°11’00”E ALONG THE LINE BETWEEN ANGLE POINT NO. 10 AND ANGLE POINT NO. 11 OF SAID GREENSBORO PLACER A DISTANCE OF 430.82 FEET TO A REBAR AND CAP L.S.#19598 IN PLACE; THENCE LEAVING SAID LINE N67°15’49’’W A DISTANCE OF 99.59 FEET TO A REBAR AND CAP L.S.#19598 IN PLACE; THENCE N57°27’42’’W A DISTANCE OF 119.41 FEET TO A REBAR AND CAP L.S.#19598 IN PLACE; THENCE N58°10’26’’W A DISTANCE OF 25.77 FEET TO A REBAR AND CAP L.S.#19598 IN PLACE; THENCE
N67°37’06’’W A DISTANCE OF 35.01 FEET TO A REBAR AND CAP
L.S.#19598 IN PLACE; THENCE
N74°15’05’’W A DISTANCE OF 189.58
FEET TO THE i POINT OF BEGINNING; SAID PARCEL CONTAINING 0.752 ACRES, MORE OR LESS.
JUNE 17, 2022
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Publication dates of June, 22, 29, July 6, 13, 2023
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SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
DISTRICT COURT, GUNNISON COUNTY, COLORADO
Court Address: 200 East Virginia Avenue
Gunnison, CO 81230
Plaintiff: The Board of County Commissioners of the County of Gunnison, State of Colorado
v.Defendant: Steve Leigh, an Individual Attorney: Matthew R. Hoyt, Atty. Reg. #51792
Alex San Filippo-Rosser, Atty. Reg. #43874
Sammy Obaid, Atty. Reg. #39392 Office of the Gunnison County Attorney 200 East Virginia Avenue Gunnison, CO 81230
Phone Number: (970) 641-5300
Fax Number: (970) 641-7696
E-mail: mhoyt@gunnisoncounty.org
asanfilippo-rosser@gunnisoncounty.org
sobaid@gunnisoncounty.org
Case No. 2023CV030002
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO THE ABOVE-NAMED
DEFENDANT: STEVE LEIGH
You are hereby summoned and required
Community Church of Gunnison
107 N. Iowa • 970-641- 0925
Pastor Larry Nelson
Sunday Morning Worship 9:30 a.m.
Nursery & Age-Graded Ministry
Weekly Student Ministry
Weekly Adult LifeGroups
Office Hours: Mon-Thurs, 9:00-4:00
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
First Baptist Church
120 N. Pine St. • 970-641-2240
Pastor Jonathan Jones
9:30 A.M. Share & Prayer Fellowship
10 A.M. Sunday School Classes
11 A.M. Morning Worship Service
6 P.M. Evening Service
Wednesday 7 PM - Children's Patch Club
Gunnison Bible Institute
Thursday 7 PM - College & Career Christian Fellowship www.firstbaptistgunnison.org.
The Good Samaritan
Episcopal Church
307 W. Virginia Ave. • 970-641-0429
Rev. Laura Osborne, Vicar
Sunday Morning Holy Eucharist, Rite II 9 a.m.
Children's Sunday school 9 a.m. - 9:40 a.m.
Office Hours: M-Th 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
www.goodsamaritangunnison.com
Visit our partnership church: All Saints in the Mountains, Crested Butte Holy Eucharist, Rite II, Sunday 5 p.m. Union Congregational Church, 403 Maroon Ave., Crested Butte.
Gunnison Congregational Church United Church of Christ
317 N. Main St. • 970-641-3203
Open and Affirming
Whole Earth · Just Peace
Sunday, 10:00 a.m. Casual, Relaxed, “Come As You Are” Worship www.gunnisonucc.org
Grace Covenant Church Gunnison
101 N. 8th St. Gunnison
Meeting at the Historic 8th St School House
Reformed, Confessional & committed to Expository preaching
Sundays 10:00 a.m.
Thursdays 1:00 p.m.
Women's Bible Study gracegunnison.com
Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church
711 N. Main • 970-641-1860
Bible Study and Sunday School at 9:00 a.m. on Sundays Church Service at 10:00 a.m. on Sundays
Pastor Robert Carabotta, Pastor Jacob With
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 10am / Wednesday 7pm www.newsonggunnison.net
to appear and defend against the claims of the complaint filed with the court in this action, by filing with the clerk of this court an answer or other response. You are required to file your answer or other response within 35 days after the service of this summons upon you. Service of this summons shall be complete on the day of the last publication. A copy of the complaint may be obtained from the clerk of the court.
If you fail to file your answer or other response in writing within the applicable time period, the Court may enter judgment by default against you for the relief demanded in the complaint without further notice.
This is an action for declaratory and other relief to enforce violations of Colorado’s
On-Site Wastewater Treatment System (“OWTS”) Act, Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25-10-101 et seq., as well as Gunnison County’s land use, wastewater treatment, and building regulations and codes.
OFFICE OF THE GUNNISON COUNTY
ATTORNEY
By: /s/ Alex San Filippo-Rosser Matthew R. Hoyt, Atty Reg. No. 51792
Alex San Filippo-Rosser, Atty. Reg. #43874 Sammy Obaid, Atty Reg. No. 39392
Dated: June 15, 2023
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Rocky Mountain
Christian Ministries
1040 Highway 135 (1/4 mile N. of Spencer Ave.) • 970-641-0158
Sunday Morning Worship 9:30am
Nursery and Children’s ministry through Middle School “Remedy” Worship Nights Small Group Ministries www.rmcmchurch.org
St. Peter’s Catholic Church 300 N. Wisconsin • 970-641-0808 Fr. Andres Ayala-Santiago www.gunnisoncatholic.org www.crestedbuttecatholic.org or call the Parish Office.
St. Peter's - Gunnison Sat 8:30 am, 6:30 pm & Sun 10:30 am, 12:00 pm (Spanish) Mass First Sunday of every month bilingual Mass at 11am
Queen of All Saints - Crested Butte, 401 Sopris Sun 8:30am Mass St. Rose of Lima - Lake City Mass Service, Sat 4:00pm
Trinity Baptist Church
523 N. Pine St. • 970-641-1813
Senior Pastor - Joe Ricks
Sunday Service 9:30 a.m.
Adult Bible Study 8:00 AM www.trinitybaptistsgunnison.com
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On Friday. July 7, the Gunnison Arts Center hosted its monthly First Friday ArtWalk. This month’s exhibitions featured a variety of Western-themed exhibits, refreshments and live music. The evening ended with a bonfire at South Main Street.
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ANIMAL TREATMENT - CRUELTY
- MUNICIPAL — 900 N. MAIN ST.
HARASSMENT: INSULTS,TAUNTS,CHALLENGES
— 800 N. COLORADO ST.
JULY 8
DISTURBING THE PEACE —
612 E. GEORGIA AVE.
ACCIDENT — 880 N. MAIN ST. ACCIDENT — 880 N. MAIN ST.
WELFARE ASSIST - MISSING
PERSON — N. COLORADO ST.
VIOLATION OF PROTECTION
ORDER: CRIMINAL ORDER — 311 REED ST.
JULY 9
MEDICAL CALL — CR 49
ANIMAL - RUNNING AT LARGEMUNICIPAL — 100 S. 8TH ST.
HARASSMENT: STRIKE, SHOVE, KICK — 112 S. SPRUCE ST.
WELFARE ASSIST — E. TOMICHI AVE.
GUNNISON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
JULY 3
-Vin inspection
-Civil standby
-Agency assist to the Gunnison Police Department with a juvenile
-Paper service
-OHV accident with injuries
-Agency assist to the - disorderly conduct
-Paper service
-Crimes against at risk adult
-OHV accident with injuries
JULY 4
MAIN ST.
JULY 6
CAMPING PROHIBITED —
100 S. TELLER ST.
HARASSMENT: MUNICIPAL —
600 N. COLORADO ST.
THEFT: INTENDS TO
PERMANENTLY DEPRIVE —
W. NEW YORK AVE.
MUNICIPAL CODE VIOLATION —
717 N. 12TH ST.
PROPERTY - FOUND —
201 W. VIRGINIA AVE.
PROPERTY - FOUND —
501 E. TOMICHI AVE.
PROPERTY - FOUND — 100 N.
ADAMS ST.
JULY 7
WELFARE ASSIST — N. COLORADO ST.
WARRANT SERVICE - OTHER
JURISDICTION — 804 N. MAIN ST.
-Disorderly conduct
-Agency assist to the GPD
-Welfare check on a dog
-Lost property report - cell phone
-Trespassing report
-Suspicious activity report
-Noise complaint
JULY 5
-Welfare check
-Agency assist to the Colorado State Patrol with a cold car crash
-Summons issued for underage consumption of alcohol
-Medical call
-Welfare check - mental health call
-Found property
-Search and rescue with West Elk SAR for a stranded hiker above Marble, Colorado
-Found and returned property - wallet
-Paper service
JULY 6
-Driving under the influence of alcohol arrest
-Disorderly conduct
-Harassment call
-Information report - possible missing person
-Information report - ATV accident
JULY 7
-911 hang up - unfounded
-Paper service
-Search and rescue call with West Elk SAR for an injured hiker near Marble
-Dog at large call
-Agency assist to Hinsdale County Sheriff’s office with a possible missing person
JULY 8
-Agency assist to the GPD with a possible missing person
-Littering call - warning issued
-Welfare check
-Paper service
-Unattended death
-Complaint in Somerset regarding a vicious pitbull
-Agency assist to CSP with a noninjury car accident in Somerset
-Information report on criminal mischief in Somerset
-Agency assist to the CSP with 2 vehicle accidents on Hwy 50
-Agency assist to the CSP for an accident on Hwy. 135
-Welfare check on a wounded bull
-BOLO (be on the lookout) issued on an overdue person
-Possible missing hikers - found
JULY 9
-Agency assist to GPD with an unresponsive person
-One person was taken into custody for harassment and domestic violence
-Information report on a vehicle blocking a ranch driveway
-Barking dog complaint
-911 hang up call
-Information - civil
-Unattended death x 3
-Overdue person - contacted and safe
-Agency assist to CSP with a car crash
JULY 10
-Welfare check
-Vin inspection
-Disorderly conduct
-911 hang up in Somerset
-Paper service
-Dog at large
-Burglar alarm call
-Welfare check /mental health call
Abby Harrison Times Staff Writer
and coworkers
just lost her husband and, faced with the difficult task of clearing and sorting his belongings, reached out to Hull for help. The process takes on a familiar rhythm each time. Rooms filled with objects: baubles big and small, a mixture of personal and meaningless, wearable, useful or those just meant to sit on a windowsill. Hull
Sharon Affinatti and D Lathrop“She's really caring when she does it, because she asks ‘what do you want to do? What do you want to keep?’ She'll look for pictures and things that she thinks you might want and calls you to ask about it. She's just amazing,” Jerosolow said.
Sorting through piles of personal belongings is not an uncommon occurrence for Hull, Affinatti and Lathrop. The
helping residents declutter and sort through their belongings, often after a spouse or family member is lost. Those items are then sold off at an estate sale or brought back to the Antique Barn, just minutes past the entrance to Hartman Rocks.
The barn is filled with treasures from almost every era of the Wild West. Wooden rocking chairs, belt buckles, 20th cen-
with fairy and Christmas lights, feels like a portal to another time. Shoppers come once a week on Saturdays to peruse and admire the eclectic, and immense, collection.
The business started in the summer of 2020, when a friend was moving to Maine but didn’t have any local family to help him pack up and sort through his belongings. Hull volunteered her whole church to come
Maureen Hull at the Antique Barn. Sharon Affinatti in front of the Antique Barn at a sale last month. Salvage Sisters B2 Abby Fostveit Jacob Spetzler The inside of the Antique Barn. ARTS: Brenton presents ‘Color Maps of the Wild,’ B7 BIZCENTS: Shondecks pass on insurance business, B3 SPORTS: Pizza in town league softball, GUNNISON COUNTRY TIMES • THURSDAY, JULY 13, 2023load his U-haul, because “that's what churches do,” she said. Faced with a pile of things four times the size of the biggest possible U-Haul, Hull started rescuing things from the dumpster and putting them on the lawn for an impromptu garage sale.
That day, she met Affinatti, who swung by the evolving yard sale. Soon enough, Salvage Sisters was born.
Most people hear about the Salvage Sisters through their realtors, Hull said. A year and a half ago, in a marketing bid, Hull sent paper flyers out to all the realtors in town; the business grew from there.
When the women arrive on scene, they don’t come emptyhanded. They bring an enor-
mous trash and recycle dumpster to the property so that customers aren’t left with unwieldy piles of objects sitting in their front lawns. The process starts the same way: arriving on scene and sorting like items into piles, and disposing of things that cannot be repurposed or resold.
“We've met some really cool, awesome people. They just needed a little help,” Hull said.
The business side of Salvage Sisters is fairly straightforward,
Hull said. She makes an offer for the items she thinks she can sell or offers a flat fee plus a percentage of what sells later. She also considers the amount or weight of the goods, how much there is to recycle or the amount for chemicals that may need to be hauled to Montrose for proper disposal.
The mark left by the Salvage Sisters is mostly invisible: homes left empty, recycling bins cleared and once-full storage sheds
emptied and ready for the next renter. But for Jersolow, the footprint of those few days spent cleaning lives on.
“It was hard for me to go through that room,” Jerosolow said. “Those were his belongings and for her to do that for me was a godsend.”
(Abby Harrison can be contacted at 970.641.1414 or abby@ gunnisontimes.com.)
Old construction items are sold at a Salvage Sisters estate sale last month. Jan and Steve Canull peruse the large variety of items at the Antique Barn. Linda Munro sorts through items on a table. “Saturdays are our garage sale days,” she said.WITH GUNNISON COUNTY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
SANCUARY SOMATICS YOGA 513 S MAIN ST
CRESTED BUTTE: FRIDAYS 12 - 2 P.M.
OH BE JOYFUL MAROON AVE
Each group meeting will include:
•Breastfeeding support and weight station
The historic Smith Opera House on North Boulevard houses Gunnison’s only family-owned insurance agency: Shondeck Financial Services and Insurance. The agency was established by Gary and Karen Shondeck in 1997. As of July 1, the couple stepped aside, passing ownership to Scott and Lauren Shondeck.
“They know what they’re doing,” Karen said. “It makes our life easy because now that we’re getting older, we want to slow down and travel and do things before we can’t.”
Before moving to Gunnison, Gary and Karen lived in the Black Forest, just north of Colorado Springs. During that time, they often visited Gunnison, and when they decided to make the move, Gary took a position in the insurance department at the First National Summit Bank.
“We packed up the family,” Gary said. “I moved over here when we tried to sell our house in the Springs, and then we all got over here together.”
Gary worked for the bank until November 1997 — when the family-owned insurance agency was born. At first, he and Karen operated the business out of their home.
“Then we got an office,” Gary said. “We went ahead and hired employees and everything started to happen. Technically, in November of ‘97 is when we became Shondeck Financial Services and Insurance.”
Gary and Karen said they found Gunnion to be an ideal place to raise their children, Scott and Kate. Scott was in kindergarten and Kate was in fourth grade when they moved to town. As the children grew
up, Karen said she encouraged them to get away from Gunnison to experience more of the world before deciding where to settle down.
“We said you have to go away for at least a year,” Karen said. “You can come back after that if you want.”
Both followed her advice and moved away, but were drawn back to their hometown. Scott has worked full-time at the agency for 10 years, and Kate co-owns 1880 Tapas and Spirits with her husband Pat Manning. Scott’s wife Lauren, who he met during his time at Colorado State University, began working at the agency two years ago. Lauren previously worked in human resources at Target and was director of admissions and marketing at Western Colorado University. At the agency, she is in charge of life and health insurance.
Both Gary and Karen will continue to be involved with the agency, but they said that decision-making power is now in the hands of Scott and Lauren.
“Our goal is to continue to carry what they’ve [Gary and Karen] built and help serve the community,” Lauren said.
The most notable challenge of working in the insurance industry is keeping up with changes, Gary said. Despite this challenge, being there for people is enough of a reward for the Shondecks. Gary and Karen said that they believe it is important to have someone there for you when the process gets confusing.
“That’s what I was brought up watching,” Scott said. “That’s what made me want to do it. It was second nature … it was the right thing to continue on.”
(Abby Fostveit can be contacted at 970.641.1414 or intern@ gunnisontimes.com.)
•Conversations around maternal mental health
•Light refreshments
Cada reunión de grupo incluirá:
•Soporte para la lactancia y estación de pesas
•Conversaciones sobre la salud mental materna
•Refrigerios ligeros
For more info, contact Kelsey Weaver at kweaver@gvh-colorado.org or 970-648-7071
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Alex McCrindle Times Staff Writer
Mikayla O’Connell turned away from Ollie, her redbone coonhound, at the Fred Field Center on Monday. She marched forward, taking a left turn and circling the indoor arena which was lined by a white fence. Ollie sat with his ears back. His eyes tracked O’Connell as she walked along. Finally, she came to an abrupt stop and turned to face her concerned pet.
“Ollie, come.”
The dog leapt up, darting toward his handler. He made two strides before glancing at the audience. Ollie spotted one of his fans in the bleachers. Instead of returning to O’Connell, the pooch curiously stuck his head through the intertwined white fencing. Th e judges and crowd laughed as Mikayla and Ollie regrouped and returned to the center of the arena.
The 2023 4-H Dog Show opened Cattlemen’s Days on July 10. In a smaller showing than usual, only three contestants and their dogs participated. Still, a large crowd packed
into the building to watch the kids compete in the events of showmanship, discipline and rally. O’Connell finished as overall grand champion, and Jayce Janssen and Bindi, his German shorthair pointer, finished as reserve grand champion. Project leader Sue Runge said the show is about much more than first-place trophies.
“For middle and high school students, it is such a pivotal age for development,” she said. “I’ve seen this project bring self confidence to kids. When they start, they talk quietly and their heads hang down. But by the end of it, they are walking tall and proud. In the end, they’ve accomplished something they didn’t think they could do.”
The program begins in March, four months before Cattlemen’s Days. The kids learn how to train their dogs through weekly classes and spend six weeks studying discipline, five weeks on showmanship and five weeks for rally — a navigational course where dogs perform skills. Throughout the class, the kids are entirely responsible for feeding, veterinary care and training. Runge said the goal is to build a tight bond between the handler and dog.
As Cattlemen’s approaches, the kids take a final knowledge exam to cap off their handling education. Then, they present to a panel of judges and audience
members and receive awards.
“Unlike the dog shows on T.V., it doesn't matter if you have a mixed breed or a pure breed or a show dog,” Runge said. “In 4-H, the whole point is the kids. How are their skills in handling? That's what's being judged. We just want to see they're learning and improving from year to year.”
This year, Ellie Woodward competed for the first time with her Great Pyrenees, Abby. The two trotted around the arena together in the rally competition, changing pace and weaving through the required turns.
Janssen, dressed in a cowboy hat and jeans, celebrated his third season by finishing as the reserve grand champion. O’Connell and Ollie, competing for their fourth season, amazed the crowd with their heeling ability, and finished as the 2023 grand champion.
“This event goes way beyond just training dogs,” Runge said. “It’s not just about the project, it’s about making a difference in kids' lives. I can’t say enough positive things about the work the Gunnison 4-H program does for this community.”
Get free legal advice on the second Wednesday of every month from 2-5 p.m. at the Gunnison County Library at 1 Quartz St. in Gunnison and at the Old Rock Community Library in Crested Butte. Volunteer attorneys will offer assistance one-on-one, via computer link. In Gunnison call 970.641.3485 or in Crested Butte call 970.349.6535 to be added to the sign-up sheet.
Living Journeys hosts free and confidential monthly support groups — open to all Gunnison County residents.
-Caregivers Support Group: 1st Monday of each month.
-Bereavement Support Group: 2nd Monday of each month.
-Cancer Support Group: 1st Thursday and 3rd Monday of each month.
Professional therapists facilitate in-person and zoom meetings, no RSVP necessary. Get details at livingjourneys.org.
Considered by many to be the finale of the Crested Butte summer season, the 37th Paragon People’s Fair will be held Sept. 2-3 on Elk Avenue in Crested Butte. Booth spaces are still available, so get your applications in by visiting paragonartgallery.com or pick one up at the Paragon Gallery, 132 Elk Ave. in Crested Butte.
Weekly intermediate and advanced tennis mixer will be held Thursday evenings at 5 p.m. in Crested Butte. No registration is needed, just show up at the town tennis courts
located across from the visitor center. Mixed doubles is the game. No partner is needed to participate, and anyone is welcome. The cost is $5 per night or $20 for the season, with the cost going toward tennis balls. For more information contact Don Cook at 970.497.0123.
American Legion fundraiser
American Legion Post 54 needs help to renovate their restrooms to be ADA compliant so all veterans and community members can use their facilities. You can read more and donate at gofund.me/1e53f21c or call Mark at 970.901.8400.
Pioneer Museum honors ranching heritage
A visit to the Gunnison Pioneer Museum this Cattlemen’s Days weekend would be a wonderful way to honor our ranching heritage with its many related exhibits. The museum is open daily from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. through Oct. 1, with admission $15 for ages 13+, $5 for those 6-12, and free for 5 and under. Check out our brand new gunnisonpioneermuseum.com.
On July 15 at 9 a.m., join Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, the Gunnison Wildlife Association and the West Elk Archers for the 3rd Annual Sportsman’s Volunteer Day. Volunteers will enhance brood-rearing and summerfall habitats for the threatened Gunnison sage-grouse and improve big game winter/spring habitat. Please pre-register at backountryhunters.org.
On Thursdays in July from 6-9 p.m., students will expand their throwing knowledge to create more advanced forms. All ability ranges are welcome. The cost is $201 for members and $236 for non-members.
Explore the history of Second Street in Crested Butte on a walking tour with historian Duane Vandenbusche on July 15 from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. The cost is $30 for museum members and $35 for non-members. Register with the Crested Butte Museum at 331 Elk Ave., call 970.349.1880 or visit crestedbuttemuseum.com. All proceeds directly benefit our non-profit museum.
Please join us in celebrating Sandy Rider’s 80th birthday on July 15 from 1-3 p.m. at Bill’s Park in Gunnison.
The Gunnison Basin SageGrouse Strategic Committee will meet on July 19 at 10 a.m. via Zoom or in the Planning Commission meeting room at the Blackstock Government Center at 200 W. Virginia in Gunnison. For more updated information, including the most recent agenda and access to the virtual meeting, please visit gunnisoncounty.org.
The UCC Church in Crested Butte invites the community to a golden jubilee celebration and roast for Rev. Kelly Jo Clark (20 years of service) and Rev. Tim Clark (30 years of service) on July 26 at 5 p.m. at Rainbow Park Pavillion. Bring your sense of humor and a side dish.
Missoula Children’s Theater presents “The Secret Garden” from Aug. 7-12 at the Gunnison High School Auditorium, sponsored by the Gunnison Arts Center. Please call Julia Wilson at 970.275.8863 for more information and to register.
On July 13 and 27, a local watercolor artist will guide you (and your wine) through a watercolor painting from start to finish, giving instruction on setting up to paint, wash and watercolor painting techniques, composition and more. Absolutely no experience is necessary. The cost is $25 per class.
On July 16, savor a meal with chef Andrea Murdoch, who draws from her training at the Culinary Institute of America
to blend classical techniques with Indigenous ingredients and traditions. Your ticket includes a three-course, winepaired meal as well as enrollment in the Center’s annual membership program. Find more information and register at crestedbuttearts.org.
On July 17, rising artists in grades 6-12 will elevate and enrich their individual artistic voices by exploring various techniques. The cost is $50.
The Alpenglow Summer Concert Series runs Monday evenings from June 19-Aug. 14 at 5:30-7:30 p.m. in Crested Butte. Enjoy free live music with beautiful Crested Butte Mountain and stunning Paradise Divide as the backdrop.
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The spectacular fireworks display this last Fourth of July reminded us that our own dog Coral, like many others, was frightened by the sounds of fireworks and thunderstorms. Why some dogs develop these fears and others don’t isn’t clear, but for the dogs suffering from them, they can be quite intense and distressing. For reasons we don’t understand, cats don’t usually develop severe noise phobias.
While the fireworks may be mostly over, thunderstorm season is just beginning. We want to try to reduce these fear reactions because it affects not only a dog’s quality of life but our own as well. It’s not easy, and often not effective, to try to desensitize pets to these two types of noises, primarily because it’s difficult to mimic them and present them in a controlled way. Anti-anxiety medication prescribed by your veterinarian can often be at
least somewhat helpful.
One of the recommendations we still sometimes hear is to not reassure or try to comfort fearful dogs because that will only “reinforce” their fears. Both science and experience tells us this is simply not true.
Emotions like fear aren’t affected by rewards and punishment in the same way voluntary behaviors are. Fears don’t lessen if we try to punish them; in fact, such attempts can actually increase fear. If your child is afraid of a “monster” she sees in a movie, who would even consider sending her to her room as punishment? We certainly never considered yelling at Coral to try to make her less fearful.
Aversive events like loud noises increase emotional arousal. Doing something unpleasant to a child or pet when they are fearful actually adds to their fear. Not only do they have the noise fear to deal
with but the unpleasantness of being yelled at or scolded.
Because fear involves emotional arousal, lessening fear requires decreasing emotional arousal. We helped Coral by gently cuddling and talking soothingly to her which helped her calm down. Doing so certainly didn’t make her more afraid of the noises — we were
not “rewarding” her fear. In fact, just the opposite happened. While we couldn’t get her to be completely relaxed, her panting and shaking did decrease.
Does this seem counter intuitive? Consider another example.
During in-home consultations for people with aggressive dogs, the animal would often greet us barking and growling. In addition to using appropriate body postures to make ourselves appear non-threatening, we’d toss a treat to the dog. If we were rewarding the threatening, agitated behavior, the aggression would have escalated. We would have learned very quickly not to employ this tactic. Instead, in all but the most severe cases, the opposite happened. The dog calmed down, often switching to friendly displays, and would sit waiting for more treats. This is an example of what is known as classical counterconditioning.
This type of conditioning can
be a powerful way to change behaviors associated with emotional arousal. It’s frequently used by human psychotherapists to reduce fears and phobias in people and by behaviorists and trainers using scientifically based dog training methods. It’s best done with the guidance of a trained professional, because it is less likely to be successful if improperly implemented.
Regardless, don’t be afraid to comfort or reassure your fearful animals. It’s likely to help them, and also make you feel better. And it won’t make their fears worse.
While backpacking in the Rawah Wilderness, about 40 miles west of his home in Bellvue, Colorado, Chuck Brenton felt confronted by the immensity of nature. As an artist, Brenton knew there must be a way to capture the sublime experience of connecting with nature — of feeling small while simultaneously recognizing the vastness of the universe. He began observing patterns, specifically by thinking about the landscape and how animals use it.
With the intent of capturing the complexity of the wilderness, Brenton created “Color Maps of the Wild,” a collection of polychrome bronze sculptures depicting the structure of habitats and the movement of the wildlife occupying them.
Brenton said the inspiration came from his time backpacking and his long-time love of science.
“For me that project is specifically a combination of an ecological study, painting and sculpture,” Brenton said.
Brenton attended Colorado State University where he studied landscape architecture, environmental science and sculpture. Although Brenton did not discover his sculpting talent until college, his interest in art began at an early age. He grew up in Iowa, watching his father draw. Brenton said his father was very passionate about art, which motivated him to drive his son to art classes at the Des Moines Art Center — a 45-minute drive from their home. At the center, Brenton was most fascinated by their
raphy, which he continued to practice in college, especially while on backpacking trips with his wife.
“I got into some wildlife photography, and ended up taking an intro to sculpture class at CSU,” Brenton said. “Even though I thought I wanted to be in photography, something caught me with that sculpture [class].”
As someone who finds enjoyment in the process of projects, he said he appreciated how much he could experiment with the artform.
“You're not just connected to one medium, or way of doing things or looking at things,” Brenton said. “It just really was natural to me, and a lot of my projects just came together really well, and I was getting a lot of good feedback in the critiques. You gravitate toward what you do naturally.”
After graduating from college with a sculpture degree, Brenton worked for a fine art bronze foundry in Loveland for five years. Brenton said bronze is a soft medium that attracts artists who mostly work with clay. Oftentimes, they are looking to replicate a clay sculpture with a permanent medium.
Brenton said he never had an interest in working with clay, but at the foundry he worked with bronze every day, helping artists recreate their sculptures.
“I never really thought I was going to be a bronze artist, just because it's so traditional,” he said. “I kind of lean away from tradition a lot of times.”
After developing his technical skill with bronze, Brenton said he spent time trying to figure out his own style while also breaching beyond what has traditionally been done. For example, Brenton said that bronze artists, specifically Western artists, typically use the medium to
Western thing,” Brenton said. “Let's represent the movements of these animals or the mountains themselves. You never see landscapes in bronze.”
However, a challenge that Brenton faced during his time creating “Color Maps of the Wild” was that bronze does not cast into large geometric shapes easily. It begins to warp and sink into itself. Additionally, Brenton said that paint does not stick to a polished metal since its surface has no texture.
“Through experimentation and risk taking, I found the right paint combination that would work,” he said. “That’s the one thing that I probably spent the most time on, was just getting that paint to stick.”
Brenton finished the first part of the project in 2021. After showing his work in Sculpture in the Park in Loveland last year, he was invited to display it at the Crested Butte Center for the Arts.
Brenton said he plans on continuing that work along with possibly starting a new project, drawing inspiration from a newfound interest. Before the pandemic, he began running. During the pandemic, he competed in his first trail race in the mountains. Ever since, he has become more invested in the world of ultra marathon running. While training for the Never Summer 60k, Brenton felt the same sensation he felt in the Rawah Wilderness.
“There’s something there,” Brenton said. “There’s something in this mountain running that I’m going to find.”
(Abby Fostveit can be contacted at 970.641.1414 or intern@ gunnisontimes.com.)
The Cattlemen’s Days Ranch Rodeo returned to the Gunnison County Fairgrounds on July 8. CCC Ranch took overall first, while Hildreth Performance Horses took second. CCC Ranch also took first in the Watershed division — a division made up of ranches exclusively located in the local watershed. Clayt Stout took Top Hand, while Coy Hildreth’s Grey earned Top Horse. This years competitors battled through five events: calf branding, stray gather, trailer loading, pen-and-doctor and sort-in-order. Tate and Kelly Jo Scanga were the stock contractors.
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The Top O’ the World Garden Club awarded Wanda Bearth of 101 East San Juan Ave. with Yard of the Week. “The landscaping was clean, but sparse when I moved in three years ago,” she wrote. “I asked Justin with Never Summer Landscaping to build the mound, plant trees and place the boulders, including that huge quartz rock. He suggested lining the ditch with rock as another special feature. I have planted dozens of perennials each summer and I decided to let the meadow grass continue to grow at the edge of the mound, along the ditch. My favorite plants and easiest to grow have been Maltese cross, rudbeckia, yarrow and salvia. The deer have dug up the tulip and daffodil bulbs every winter, but the allium escaped their notice this year. I feel honored to have been chosen as Yard of the Week.”
The Top O’ the World Garden Club awarded Jan and Theresa Bryniarski and family, owners of Alpine Inn and Suites located at 1011 West Rio Grande Avenue Business Yard of the Month. “We want to thank everyone who is involved with the award for Business Yard of the Month for giving us this recognition,” Bryniarski said. “We have been in business for 21 years — we have raised our daughters here. We are very honored and happy to call the Gunnison Valley our home for so many years. We would like to take the opportunity to thank all of you who are in the Gunnison community for letting us feel like a part of the family. This community is one of the very few that welcomes you with open arms, so thank you Gunnison.”
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McCrindle Times Staff WriterMountaineer wrestler
Roberto Estrada won gold at the 2023 Pan American games in Santiago, Chile on July 6.
The freshman defeated top athletes from North, Central and South America in the 20U 55 kilogram Greco-Roman division. Now, Estrada’s winding road from Gunnison to Chile not only led to a gold medal — but an opportunity to compete in the 2024 Olympic trials.
“Anytime you get an invitation to wrestle overseas and represent the United States it is a huge accomplishment,” said Head Coach Charlie Pipher. “Roberto has worked so hard on his Greco in the last six months. He’s a competitor, very focused and goal driven. Winning gold
is a really big deal.”
Estrada completed the 202223 NCAA wrestling season as a redshirt freshman. He began working with Western coach Glenn Garrison who specializes in the Greco-Roman discipline — a style that differs from the NCAA discipline of Folkstyle. This spring, Estrada began competing at national team tournaments. He finished second in the US Open World Team Qualifier in Las Vegas in April before finishing third at the World Team Trials in Ohio. The back-to-back podium finishes clinched a Pan American qualification and the Mountaineer grappler booked his ticket to Santiago.
“[Coach Garrison] has so much knowledge,” Estrada said. “I look up to him in so many ways. He’s wrestled abroad and knows what it takes to compete at the Pan Am’s. Still, I just never thought I’d go abroad and come home with a gold medal.”
The Pan Am games are a precursor for the Summer Olympics for countries in the
Western Hemisphere. The event occurs every four years and hosts 39 different sports, such as gymnastics, swimming and equestrian events, and gives athletes an opportunity to qualify for the Olympics. For Estrada, the gold medal earned him an Olympic redshirt. This means he can train exclusively for the Olympic trials without losing a year of collegiate eligibility. He has not decided if he will accept the invitation.
Estrada will either step into his second year wrestling for the Mountaineers, or train full-time for the 2024 Olympic trials.
This week, Estrada is off to the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs to train at the Greco-Roman World Team Training Camp. He will spend 12 days working with top athletes in the country alongside Western teammate Sage Harrison.
“It’s huge for our team and the guys, getting to wrestle the
or Colorado Mesa doesn’t seem so daunting.”
Only days after returning from South America, Estrada said the memories made in
held the American flag and ran a circle around the mat,” Estrada said. “It was so surreal.”
gled to gain offensive traction. Back-to-back solo home runs from Blackstock extended the lead, making it 5-0 through two innings.
Alex
McCrindle Times Staff WriterThe Gunnison Pizza Company “Pie Slammers” faced off against Blackstock Bistro in an all-time classic slug-fest on July 11 at Jorgensen Park. The adult men’s competitive softball game concluded with a score of 19-13, as new dents were added to the Jorgensen Ice Rink tin roof, and Blackstock fended off a late comeback from the Pie Slammers.
The Bistro boys tacked on three runs to open the game — taking an early 3-0 advantage as the Pie Slammers strug-
Gunnison Pizza rolled over on three pitches, grounding out to shortstop and ending a quick second inning. Blackstock’s firing offense did not slow down. Quick feet from Jayden Archuleta and Western professor Kevin Nelson loaded the bases, leading to a 3-run shot to the hockey rink. The Times’ own Jack Anderson went yard on a hanging pitch, sending the lead to 10 runs.
For the three fans enduring mosquito bites and a blowout game, a Blackstock victory seemed inevitable. That is, until the Pie-Slammer bats came to life.
Consecutive RBI singles lifted the discouraged eyes of the Pizza Company in the
runs over the left field wall. The comeback was in full swing as the score sat 15-10.
Blackstock brought home four more runs, and put the game out of reach. The game ended 19-13 for the Bistro.
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The 12U age group has two teams split on experience level. The Tournament team rostered older players and traveled to larger competitions this season. The Platinum team offered starting experience to younger players, preparing them for the upcoming season.
Head Coach Jayden Archuleta said the team has helped the younger players to step into leadership roles ahead of next year.
“I tell these guys every practice that they are the foundation of the team next year,” he said. “These 11-and 12-yearolds need to learn to hold each other accountable and set the standards for future seasons. They’re learning what us coaches expect from them and how
to do things the correct way, because they’re all going to be leaders next year.”
On Friday, the Gunnison ballplayers started hot against Crested Butte. In the first innings, the Platinum team drove runs home and took an early lead. Crested Butte struggled to kick start its offense, and fell 23-3 in the first game of the night, and 18-8 in the second game.
Archuleta credited the wins to strong pitching and defensive play.
“Logan Boscaro, Roman Lucero and Ryan Johnson all pitched, which was really helpful for us,” he said. “Logan is also a great catcher, he knows how to be a wall behind the plate. Ryan is a heck of a shortstop and can throw the ball across the diamond like nothing. Roman has been a great team player, he’s been really coachable and listens well.”
The Platinum team will wrap up its summer season with another doubleheader against Crested Butte on July 11, followed by a doubleheader versus Buena Vista on July 12. The tournament team’s season will continue with a tournament in Monte Vista on July 22-23.
(Alex McCrindle can be contacted at 970.641.1414 or alex@ gunnisontimes.com.)
The Jorgensen softball fields filled to the brim with visiting teams July 8-9 for the annual Wet Grocer softball tournament. The adult tournament has been an annual occurrence for over 25 years, said organizer Mike Cribari. “I just like playing softball so it's fun for me,” he said. Columbine Mineral Shop out of Montrose won the “B” bracket, while Mile High Mayhem from Denver took second place. In the upper bracket, Team Prime from Grand Junction won and Team Shane, also out of Grand Junction, finished in second.
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Hace diez años se firmó y entró en vigencia la histórica ley SB-1351 que permite a inmigrantes sin estatus legal, obtener una licencia y permisos para conducir en el estado de Colorado.
Desde entonces más de 250,000 habitantes de Colorado han podido obtener sus licencias de conducir y seguro vehicular. Así lo afirmó El gobernador de Colorado, Jared Polis, en el evento de celebración del aniversario de la ley. Por su parte, el condado de Gunnison y los servicios de recursos multiculturales realizaron por segundo año consecutivo una jornada taller para las personas de habla hispana, con el objetivo de educarlos en las leyes de conducir de Colorado y guiarlos en el proceso de solicitud de la licencia de conducción. El evento contó con la asistencia de más de 50 hispanos, entre ellos un grupo de jóvenes
estudiantes de la High School. Los participantes no solo recibieron el curso sobre las normas de tránsito estatales por parte de la escuela 1st Choice Driving Academy, sino que además presentaron en la misma jornada el examen escrito de conducción. Colaboradores como Gunnison Country Substance Abuse Prevention Project (GCSAAP) y la directora de servicios juveniles Kari Commerford. Hicieron posible la participación de 8 jóvenes de la escuela superior en este taller. Entre sus objetivos GCSAAP incentiva a los jóvenes aprender a conducir de forma segura y según las normas, para de esta forma reducir el riesgo de consumo de sustancias psicoacti-
vas.
Según Kari Commerford, “hasta hace poco los jóvenes tenían que presentar su examen de conducción en línea y esto representaba una gran barrera, en especial para los jóvenes de origen hispano”. Comentó la directora de servicios juveniles.
Gilberto Torres e Israel Oltehua, dicen sentirse emocionados de poder obtener un permiso para conducir. “Podremos movilizarnos cumpliendo con las leyes y ayudar a nuestras familias” . Comentaron los estudiantes.
Cabe señalar que cualquier persona sin un estatus legal definido, que viva en Colorado, puede solicitar su licencia de conducir en cualquiera de las
36 oficinas de la División de Vehículos Motorizados del estado (DMV). Hasta hace poco, solo algunas oficinas podían gestionar este tipo de licencias.
Además, quienes deseen solicitar su permiso para conducir deberán cumplir con los requisitos de no tener antecedentes judiciales, demostrar que viven en el estado, pagar sus impuestos en Colorado y aprobar los exámenes escrito y práctico de conducción.
(Se puede contactar a Laura Cardozo en 970.641.1414g)
Ten years ago, the historic SB-1351 law was signed and
went into effect, allowing immigrants without legal status to obtain a license and permits to drive in the state of Colorado.
Since then, more than 250,000 Coloradans have been able to obtain their driver's licenses and vehicle insurance, said Gov. Jared Polis at an event celebrating the law's anniversary.
For the second consecutive year, Gunnison County and Multicultural Resource Services held a one-day workshop for local Spanish speakers, to educate them on Colorado driving laws and guide them through the driver's license application
process.
More than 50 Hispanics attended the event including a group of young high school students. The participants not only received the course on state traffic regulations from the 1st Choice Driving Academy, but also took the written driving test on the same day.
Collaborators included the Gunnison County Substance Abuse Prevention Project (GCSAAP) and Juvenile Services Director Kari Commerford. They made it possible for eight high school youth to participate in this workshop.
GCSAAP encourages young
Cattlemen´s Days 2023 — 123 Anniversario — Calendário de Eventos
Jueves 13 de Julio
9 a.m. PRC Rodeo de holgura
10 a.m. Espectáculo Porcino 4-H y FFA
2:30 p.m. Espectáculo de Ovejas 4-H y FFA
5:00 p.m. Feria (carnaval)
6:30 p.m. Pre rodeo PRCA
7:00 p.m. PRCA Suficientemente fuerte para vestir de Rosa
1:30 a.m. Espectáculo Round Robin Showmanship
5 p.m. Feria (carnaval)
6:30 p.m. Pre rodeo PRCA
people to learn how to drive safely and in accordance with the rules, in order to reduce the risk of substance abuse.
"Until recently, young people had to take their driving test online, and this was a big barrier, especially for young people of Hispanic origin,” Commerford said.
Gilberto Torres and Israel Oltehua, said they are excited to be able to obtain a driver's license.
"We will be able to get around in compliance with the laws and help our families," Torres said.
It should be noted that any-
one without a defined legal status, living in Colorado, can apply for a driver's license at any of the state's 36 Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) offices. Until recently, only a few offices were able to handle this type of licensing.
In addition, those who wish to apply for a driver's license must have no criminal record, prove that they live in the state, pay Colorado taxes and pass the written and practical driving tests.
(Laura Cardozo can be contacted at 970.641.1414.)
7 p.m. PRCA Noche Patriótica/ viste de rojo, blanco y azul Sábado 15 de Julio
10 a.m. Desfile de Ganaderos
12:30 p.m. BBQ de comprador de ganado Junior 4-H
1:30 p.m. Subasta de comprador de ganado Junio 4-H
5 p.m. Feria (carnaval)
6:30 p.m. Pre rodeo PRCA
7 p.m. PRCA Legado de conservación de los Ranchos de Domingo 16 de Julio
9 a.m. Iglesia de vaqueros en el recinto ferial (Rodeo)
5 p.m. Feria (carnaval)
Gunnison apunta a tener carreteras más seguras y conductores responsables
July 18: Hike – Scarp’s Ridge. Rated Intermediate (high elevation). RSVP
Required!
July 20 (Morning): Tour of Lost Miner Ranch & Equestrian Center. This tour includes a petting pen with all your favorite ranch animals! RSVPs required for planning purposes. Transportation provided. This hike subject to change depending on weather. Please check with Senior Center Coordinator for latest info!
Aug. 1: Hike – Three Lakes Loop. Rated Easy. RSVP required.
Aug. 2 (1 p.m.): Book Club. August book “Woman of the Light” by Kali Fajardo-Anstine. Call Judy for more info: 973-584-4987.
SIGN UP AT THE REC CENTER FRONT DESK!
Mondays & Wednesdays in the Gym
- Silver Sneakers Boom Muscle @ 9:30
NOTE: Splash class will resume as soon as possible!
NEXT WEEK’S MENU:
Mon., July 17: Chicken Enchiladas, rice, peas, fruit
Fri., July 21: Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, veggies, homemade bread, cottage cheese
Mondays, Wednesdays, & Fridays – 11:30 a.m. arrival. Pick-ups from 11 – 11:15 a.m. $5 per meal. Advance orders encouraged: 970-641-8272. Homemade desserts with every meal!
AT THE SENIOR CENTER 200 E. SPENCER AVE. ALL SENIOR CENTER PROGRAM INFO & RSVPS: EGILLIS@GUNNISONCO.GOV OR 970-641-8272.
Mondays –Bridge @ 1p.m.
Tuesdays –
Mahjong @ 10a.m. Canasta @ 2p.m.
Wednesdays –Book Club @ 1p.m. on 1st Weds. of month
Thursdays –Bridge @ 1p.m.
Fridays – Art Club @ 12:30p.m. & Mahjong @ 1p.m.
All Senior Center Program info & RSVPs: egillis@gunnisonco.gov or 970-641-8272.
Older adults offer much to local and national communities. According to census data, adults aged 65 and older comprise 16.8% of America’s population in 2021. That is projected to grow to 22% by 2040. Even so, seniors do not always get the recognition they deserve.
It’s always a good time to thank special seniors in your life, whether they are family, caregivers, friends or mentors. Individuals can go one step further by giving back to seniors in the following ways.
Volunteer. Visit a senior center and find out how you can volunteer your services and do something fun or informational with the seniors who are there. You may be able to guide a class in a certain activity, such as crafting or yoga. Volunteers may be needed to call bingo numbers or help with meal services. Provide financial relief. Small business owners can offer discounts to senior clientele. Perhaps run specials on services, including anything from tax preparation to hair styling. If you don’t own a business, you can provide some assistance in other ways, such as cutting the lawn or doing light gardening so that a senior does not have to spend money on a weekly service.
Tutor how to use technology. If you are tech savvy, you can
help seniors navigate new gadgets. Help seniors with social media accounts, downloading digital photos and more.
Dine out (or in). Some seniors may be alone if a spouse has predeceased them or if they are divorced. Loneliness may grow into depression. One way to help a senior feel appreciated is by sharing meals together. Designate a day or two each week to gather at the dinner table.
Serve as a chauffeur. Offer to drive a senior to the store or appointments. While communities may have taxi services or even accessible senior rides,
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With our signature Cattlemen’s Day celebration upon us, what better time to look back at our wonderous ranching heritage through related films made in our area over the years. Many folk are unaware that some of our local ranchers were featured in what is considered the first movie filmed in Colorado, by renowned photographer, journalist and silent film director, Harry H. Buckwalter. Harry founded his Buckwalter Films studio in 1902 with “The Girls in Overalls” being his first project featuring the seven daughters of Ohio Creek valley rancher, Regis Vidal. When Regis passed away, followed a year later by his wife, and with the ranch in heavy debt, the children decided to work the ranch themselves. The girls donned overalls and took up the heavy drudgery of the field and, “like true French maidens they lost none of their graces or charms. Neither could they forego the habit of wearing high-heeled shoes while at work. The film shows the girls at work and at play.”
Our beautiful region was a favorite of another famous film maker by the name of Andre de la Varre, who produced many short travelogues, including one in 1944 of our infamous Gunnison Navy that was shown to soldiers serving overseas during World War II, and another one about Cattlemen’s Days. Although we’ve come across a few copies of the Gunnison Navy film, our search for the one featuring our famous rodeo continues today.
Possibly the best film made depicting our ranching heritage was the “American Cowboy” documentary produced by Ford
Motor Company for its “Americans at Home” series back in 1951. It featured local rancher Gus Roberson and Ford promoted the film this way: “Today’s American Cowboy is very different from the popular conception of the gun-toting cowhand of the early West. How he really works, lives, and plays is portrayed against the romantic background of the rugged Western range. Filmed in the heart of the Rocky Mountain empire, this lively documentary takes the viewer to Gunnison, Colorado – to the homestead of the Roberson Hereford Ranch. Here you will thrill to the excitement of the round-up, branding, life in the bunkhouse, the drive to summer pastures high in the Rockies, the rodeo, and winter feeding in raging blizzards.” The world premiere of the movie was shown outdoors at our rodeo grounds following the conclusion of Cattlemen’s Days with Governor Thornton presenting a cowboy statuette, “Oscars”, to Gus with approximately 3,000 people in attendance.
Many feature films have been filmed or partially filmed here in our neck of the woods over the years, and a recent visitor who grew up in our Ohio Creek valley recalled seeing John Wayne walking the streets of Gunnison during the filming of “The Searchers” back in 1956. We encourage everyone to check out our brand-new website where we have recently added a link to the “American Cowboy” documentary, along with many other notable videos and digital files related to our amazing history. With our extensive collections of intriguing ranching artifacts on display in our Coleman Building and throughout our campus, we invite locals and visitors alike to take time and plan a visit during this year’s Cattlemen’s Day celebration.
sometimes it can be more efficient for seniors to rely on others for rides. Take a senior along when shopping at the supermarket.
Invite seniors to events. If you have a special event coming up, such as a child’s big birthday, graduation or religious occasion, invite an elderly neighbor. It can brighten his or her day and even provide a change of routine and scenery. There’s no shortage of ways to give back to the special seniors in your life and in your community.
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MUSEUM OPEN DAILY 9:00 A.M.-5:00 P.M.
FROM MAY 15 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30.
Admission $15 ages 13+, $5 for ages 6-12, Free for 5 and under. Follow us on Facebook for current information and amazing local history!
The Gunnison Parks and Rec Gymnastics team competed in Fraser on Saturday, July 8, earning a series of podium spots ahead of the upcoming state competition. Head Coach Sam Denham said she was proud of her athletes and excited to see what comes next. “The girls are so dedicated to the sport, themselves and the team,” Denahm said. “Energy levels are at their best everyday and it shows.” The team will take 19 of its 24 gymnasts to the state meet which is scheduled for July 22 and 23 in Broomfield. Denham said the athletes hard work was matched by the commitment by her co-coaches, Kailyn Japuntich and Liv Mount. Japuntich, an incoming senior at Gunnison High School, also competes in Optional Division. “It is really amazing to see Gunnison Gymnastics making such a big statement this way considering we have always been the smallest team from the smallest place,” Denham said. “It makes me so excited and proud to watch this team grow, not only in size but as amazing athletes.”
with 32.4
Taylor Mattson3rd on vault with 7.6, 4th on floor with 8.9, 5th A.A with 31.5
Morgan Williams 6th on bars with 7.3, 6th on beam with 8.2, 2nd on floor with 9.15, 6th A.A with 31.45
Elians Mullins6th on vault with 7.0, 4th on bars with 7.6, 6th on beam with 8.2
Atlee Martinez1st on vault with 8.0
Tess Hemmert4th on beam with 8.4, 3rd on floor with 9.05
Alia Cohen6th on bars with 6.9
Penny Tidwell5th on vault with 7.3
Dakota Bennett6th on vault with 6.8
CeCe Marquis5th on floor with 8.4
Grace Eisenbart6th on floor with 7.9
Optionals 2 divisions
Carly Ezzell4th on vault with 7.7, 4th on bars with 7.4, 1st on beam with 8.65, 2nd on floor with 8.1, 2nd A.A with 31.85
Kailyn Japuntich 3rd on vault with 8.2, 5th on bars with 7.0, 5th on beam with 6.2, 4th on floor with 7.8, 4th A.A with 29.2
Lili Davis3rd on vault with 7.7, 5th on beam with 6.75, 2nd on floor with 8.2
Emma Bogart6th on vault with 7.3
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The Gunnison 12U softball season came to a close on Monday, June 10, with an away game against Buena Vista. The competition ended in a tie. “It was a close, hard-fought battle between two evenly matched teams,” said Head Coach Brett Adkins. Over the weekend, the team celebrated its final practice with a parents versus players game. Though the parents had a few big hits, they struggled to keep up with the younger athlete’s speed and strength on the mound.
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Local 4-H riders showed off their equestrian skills at the Cattlemen’s Days Horse Show on Friday, July 7. Aspen McNulty took first in the Overall Senior division while Mark Williams came in right behind her in second. In Overall Intermediate, Genevieve Williams took the top spot and Cameron Leonard earned second. EllaMae McKee finished first in Overall Junior and Jacee Herrera notched second.
