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March 30, 2017
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ELBERT COUNTY, COLORADO
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Changes explored during water panel update Commissioners call for more oversight, possible new direction BY JODI HORNER SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA
Sophie Lawrence from Conifer pets her Fjord horse named Starfire Malin Jambette on March 11 at the Rocky Mountain Horse Expo in Denver. PHOTOS BY STEPHANIE MASON
Horse enthusiasts gallop to expo Training clinics and entertainment wrangle audiences across state BY STEPHANIE MASON SMASON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
The National Western Stock Show Complex in Denver recently hosted more than 150 events for thousands of horses and horse lovers alike during the 2017 Rocky Mountain Horse Expo. Throughout the weekend of March 10-12, nine arenas and event spaces simultaneously hosted horse-related clinics and events. Classes regarding riding, SEE HORSES, P5
Paige Osborne, from Breckenridge, rides her horse, Tucker, at Cody Harrison’s clinic about how to create and handle speed on March 11 at the Rocky Mountain Horse Expo in Denver.
In a thorough presentation by Bob Ware of the Water Advisory Commission, the Board of County Commissioners was updated on the group’s progress at the BOCC meeting on March 22. Ware told the county commissioners that the water group needs more members. “We’d like to have two or three more people,” he said. “We are also looking for some people to help us with research, things of that nature.” Although interest in Elbert County’s water situation has grown, there are still many people who need to become aware, Ware indicated. The WAC was formed more than 10 years ago as an ad hoc group with the purpose of advising the county commissioners on matters regarding water policy. The three current members have been on the water group for more than five years. “Most people take water for granted, as long as water is coming out of the tap, everything is good,” Ware said. But with 98 percent of the county’s population on wells, “people have a lot to be concerned about, it’s just that simple,” he said. Presently, there are 138 people on the WAC email list, though Ware hopes to see that number increase as Elbert County’s citizens become more informed and made aware of the need for citizen involvement. SEE WATER, P6
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