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Remains of missing hunter discovered BY PAT SUNDERLAND Managing Editor

A Hotchkiss area man who was moving cattle in the area of Doughty Mountain found what are believed to be the remains of a missing hunter from last year. Terry Baughn of Knox County, Ohio, was 73 when he disappeared Oct. 25 while hunting with friends. His hunting partners found the ATV he was riding the night he disappeared, but a heavy overnight snowfall erased any evidence of Baughn’s movements and hampered the original search effort. Not a trace of him had been discovered since, despite a week-long search earlier this summer. Those search efforts included a helicopter flyover and an exhaustive ground search by Delta County Search and Rescue, volunteers and members of Baughn’s family. Four Colorado Search and Rescue cadaver dogs were brought in from Delta County. Delta County Sheriff Fred

McKee said the Hotchkiss man, Terry Miller, discovered skeletal remains about a mile and a half from where Baughn was last seen. “That was not an area we’d concentrated on during the search effort,” McKee said, although he believes a team of searchers was fairly close to the brushy, heavily wooded area where Baughn was finally found. Delta County Sheriff ’s personnel, Delta County Search and Rescue, the Delta County coroner, and several individuals working with the livestock responded to the area on horseback and foot. At the scene, the skeletal remains and personal effects were gathered and transported back to the coroner’s office. McKee said the cause of death has not been determined, and may never be known. The family was notified Sunday. “They expressed relief that this part of their ordeal has been brought to a close,” McKee said.

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Off to the fair These turkeys were being “herded” into the exhibit hall at the fairgrounds Monday night. All poultry and rabbits were to be in place by 8 p.m. that evening. Dairy cows and goats arrived Tuesday, and sheep, goats, swine and beef weighed in early Wednesday. Heritage Hall exhibits were finished Wednesday, the final step in preparing for four full days of judging, entertainment and arena events. See pages B5-B8 for a complete schedule.

Jan Tuin named to school board vacancy BY PAT SUNDERLAND Managing Editor

By a unanimous vote, the Delta County Board of Education selected Jan Tuin to fill the school board vacancy created by the resignation of Tom Mingen. The school board interviewed four applicants at a special meeting last week. Shelley Clement and Dave Evans had run for office in District V, which encompasses Paonia, Crawford and Hotchkiss, last November.

The other two applicants were Jody Roeber and Jan Tuin. At a special meeting early Monday morning, board members were prepared to cast secret ballots when school district attorney Aaron Clay informed them that a recent court case determined secret ballots violate the state’s open meetings law. They then discussed naming their top two candidates, but when no one embraced that idea board member Cheryl Hines nominated Shelley

Clement, because she was the second highest vote getter in November. “Why did we even interview the other candidates then?” board member Kathy Svenson asked. Board president Tammy Smith said rather than looking in the past, she would prefer to start fresh. “It doesn’t matter who ran in the election,” she said. “It’s only fair to give everybody a shot.” Put to a vote, the nomination of Shelley Clement drew a 2-2 tie with Cheryl Hines and Pete Blair voting in favor and Kathy Svenson and Tammy Smith voting against. Svenson then nominated Dave Evans because he demonstrated he was “thinking out of the box” during the

Hen house found to be in compliance BY HANK LOHMEYER Staff Writer

The Western Slope Layers facility on Powell Mesa was found to be “in substantial compliance” with the county’s conditions of approval during an inspection by county staff on Aug. 2. Nevertheless, the county commissioners agreed to spend at least $2,375 on an air quality survey of the 15,000hen egg-laying barn in hopes of addressing neighbor complaints about dust and odor coming from the facility. Ken Nordstrom, environmental health director for the county health department, reported results of his inspection to the Board of County Commissioners on Monday. Joining Nordstrom on last week’s inspection tour of the facility were Dave Rice, senior planner, and Bob Basher from the county engineering department. Neighbors’ complaints about

dust and odor are a point of difference between the county and Western Slope Layers’ neighbors. Nordstrom told the commissioners, “At the time we were there, we didn’t see any dust. There was very little dust produced by the chickens (scratching). (The owner) is managing the humidity levels to keep the dust down (and that) is an important part . . . . Flies, odor and dust were just very minimal.” Planner Dave Rice told the BoCC, “There was a video posted (Thursday night) that shows dust coming out of the facility.” A viewing of the video showed clouds of dust drifting past a building identified as the Western Slope Layers hen house. A neighbor who witnessed the county’s inspection from a distance e-mailed the DCI saying, “The (video) was taken the evening of the day the HEN HOUSE TO A3

interviews. That motion died for lack of a second. With no clear direction in sight, Smith asked if it was time to seek input from interim superintendent Caryn Gibson. “No,” responded Blair. “This is a board decision, not a staff decision. I ask they not get involved.” Smith then nominated Jody Roeber for the vacancy, and again the motion died for lack of a second. Svenson then tossed out the only name left, and all four board members voted for Jan Tuin, a 37-year employee of the school district. Tuin taught music in Paonia and Hotchkiss, and mentored new music teachers throughout the school district.

During the interview session, Tuin said he would strive to be a good listener, that if selected he would approach his position with calmness and forethought. With 37 years as a music/ arts teacher he promised to work to provide support for the arts within the district. “It’s the arts that make us human,” he said when asked, “If state funding continues to be cut, which large items in the school budget do you feel should be explored?” Tuin will be sworn into office at the Aug. 16 school board meeting. Gibson and Clay said they would arrange some type of orientation before that meeting. Tuin will serve until the next school board election in November 2013.

Hospital CEO terminated BY PAT SUNDERLAND Managing Editor

Last week the board of Delta County Memorial Hospital terminated hospital administrator John Mitchell, who had been on the job just 10 months. Mitchell said the decision caught him off guard. “While I was surprised by this decision, the board and I did have honest differences of opinion about key operational and strategic issues. I respect the board and personally like the board members. I have been treated fairly and with respect.” Mitchell went on to say, “DCMH is a good hospital with a great staff and doctors. I would not hesitate to get my own care at the hospi-

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The Montrose County Sheriff’s Office reports that Jeffrey M. Young, 68, of San Lorenzo, N.M., collapsed and died in the Gunnison Gorge while crossing the Gunnison River. Young was on a fishing trip near the base of Chukar Trail when the incident occurred the afternoon of Sunday, Aug. 5. The cause and manner of death are pending results of an autopsy. According to the Montrose County Sheriff’s Office, there is no evidence of trauma nor felonious conduct on any person’s part.

tal. I am proud of my accomplishments, which include increasing quality, safety and patient satisfaction scores as well as compliance and integrity. I also conducted the first employee satisfaction survey and created an employee action committee to empower staff. I also introduced a physician-led utilization review function to improve the hospital’s financial performance. Since my start as administrator in October, the hospital had its best month financially in June, posting a $220,000 gain compared to a $15,000 budgeted loss. “Delta County is a great place to live and work and it has been my privilege to serve this community.” A statement issued by the

board said Mitchell’s contract was terminated Aug. 1 “in order to facilitate a different general direction of administration at Delta County Memorial Hospital.” “John is a great person,” said hospital board chairman David Lane. “I didn’t have any problems with him individually, and he certainly did some good things for the hospital.” Going forward, leadership at DCMH will fall on chief clinical officer Jason Cleckler and chief financial officer Bev Carlson, who have worked hand in hand with Mitchell. Lane says the board’s next step will be discussed at the next regularly scheduled meeting.

Trooper injured in motorcycle accident A 13-year veteran of the Colorado State Patrol sustained serious injuries Tuesday at about 10 a.m. when his marked motorcycle, a 2011 Kawasaki, struck the side of a 2003 Ford F150 pickup driven by Clell Lambertson, 71, of Montrose. Both parties were reportedly eastbound on Highway 50 about three miles south of Delta. The pickup was in the right lane of traffic. The trooper, who has not been identified, was travelling slightly behind the pickup in the left lane. Lambertson allegedly crossed in front of the motorcycle in an attempt to make a U-turn in the center

median, and the motorcycle hit his driver’s side door. The motorcycle bounced into the westbound lane of Highway 50 where it was struck by a 2001 Pontiac van driven by William Roesch, 69, of Montrose. Roesch sustained minor injuries. The trooper was thrown from the motorcycle and also ended up in the left lane of westbound Highway 50. He was transported to Delta County Memorial Hospital. His condition was not known at press time. Lambertson was not injured in the accident. He has been cited with one count of careless driving causing injury.

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OPINION

LETTERS Newcomers have a lot to contribute Dear Editor: I’m disappointed that rather than find common ground, Ms. Namy has resorted to the basest sort of behavior, name calling, and finger pointing. This letter epitomizes the lack of wanting to get along as well as the detestable anti newcomer sentiment. I have lived in Paonia for over 22 years, served on the mosquito board for 10, the planning and zoning board for over eight years, the town council for 3-1/2 years, and also volunteered with the Cherry Days committee and have been a volunteer on the North Fork Ambulance Association since 2002, yet I cannot recall ever meeting Verna Namy and as a matter of fact I cannot recall meeting her at high school

sporting events, community meetings at the town hall or at the Blue Sage Center or at political events. Doubtless it’s because I’m not very active in the community and I’ll have to try to get out and participate more in order to stop “newcomers” from changing this little town. We have a mosquito control district simply because some civic minded citizens, Jess Campbell and Jim Norris, two that I know about, got the community to approve a tax district to alleviate the problem mosquitoes in the Paonia area. According to several of the oldtimers, “You couldn’t be outside at dawn or dusk without being eaten alive,” and with some money donated and lots of volunteer

time, they started and continued the district for many years. The district does a noble job though handicapped by a lack of funds with many volunteers donating hundreds of hours and many gallons of gas setting and checking traps, counting and identifying mosquitoes and composing reports, all as volunteers. This program is a fine example of the selfless spirit and community being built by, yes mostly newcomers. I invite Ms. Namy to join one or more of the community organizations here, to meet her neighbors and perhaps find some common ground and interests in order to make her feel more of this community and less of an outsider. Rick Stelter Paonia

Paonia’s diversity makes the community vibrant Dear Editor: I will not “support” our local coal miners or our ranchers. And though I advocate legislation that helps our vets, especially the president’s efforts to get them jobs, I will not “support” our local vets either. Why? Because our coal miners, ranchers and vets are not isolated groups with cookie cutter members. They are independent individuals who are important members of our community. I love Paonia’s diversity. We have coal miners, cowboys, hippies and yuppies — and more than a few folks who combine all these into one. We have high tech folks whose neighbors have yet to approach a computer and they get along just fine. “Christian” is a label many claim, but we have folks from numer-

ous religions and schools of thought. This diversity makes us interesting, vibrant. Of course coal miners are essential members of our community. It is their hard labor that generates the backbone of our economy. But we have folks who oppose coal mining, too. That’s what a democracy is — being allowed your own opinion and to voice it without fear. A community who says “Let’s agree to disagree” grows strong. A community that isolates and segregates falls into discord and hate — divide and be conquered. The less we concentrate on who belongs in which group, the better. We are individuals. Look at it this way; can you think of a person who truly represents the “average” Paonian? I didn’t think so.

Traffic laws are for bicyclists, too Dear Editor: I quote the Colorado driving laws as they pertain to bicycles: When operated on a roadway, a bicycle is a vehicle. A bicycle rider must obey the same rules as a car — he must signal turns, obey all traffic signs and even stop for emergency vehicles. An automobile driver must treat the bicycle just as he would treat another car. A bicycle must travel in the same direction as all other traffic. It is illegal in all 50 states to ride a bicycle against traffic. The lady cyclist who was injured in Cedaredge should be charged as she was in the wrong, according to your article about the incident. She was riding on the wrong side of the street against traffic which is clearly breaking

Celebrate liberty Dear Editor: The Paonia Town Park will be the site for a new event, Liberty Festival, Saturday, Aug. 18. Divisions within our country are widening and as Americans we are losing sight of what has kept us united and unique for over 200 years. Regardless of religion, race, or political orientation we all share the unique privilege and responsibility of guarding our freedoms. This is something on which we can

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And for those who bemoan the changes in our community (which I personally find minor), the truth is, the only constant in life is change. It’s why our kids grow up and we have all these newfangled contraptions. Next time a wave of nostalgia hits, take a serious look back. I am not a local, so I only go back to 1976, but here’s the old days I remember: One channel to watch on TV with often iffy reception. A new movie you want to see? Head to Grand Junction because it won’t be at the Bear Theater or Paonia Drive In for six months to a year — or more. A fall drive to Glenwood Springs? Hope it doesn’t rain because that cow trail from Paonia Reservoir to nearly the top of McClure known as Highway 133 turns impassible fast. And was it an idyllic Paonia where everyone got along? For the most part, yes, just like today, but the threats by a few of “sheep dipping hippies” tainted that peace. Regardless, they were wonderful times. Would I want to go back? Absolutely not. For one thing, I’m not the same person. I bet you aren’t either. There’s a lot of pressure these days to pull us apart. I say we stick together. It’s safer that way. And a lot more fun. Lois Hawk Todd Paonia

the law. And if another car had been involved there would have been a careless driving citation issued as well. It is amazing how many bicycle riders ignore and or flaunt the Colorado state laws pertaining to the operation of their vehicle (bicycle). Stop signs for some reason seem to mean slow down and then go ahead without stopping to 99 percent of the bicyclists in Paonia. And in Paonia it is illegal to ride bikes on the sidewalk yet you see people of all ages doing it daily in flagrant disregard for the posted no bikes and skateboard signs on the street. Jeff Hatton Paonia (A bicyclist who does Dear Editor: I was impressed at the stop at stop signs) rapid rescue (DCI, Aug. 1) of the experienced Maryland hiker by the West Elk Mountain Rescue team and the coorall unite! Learn how in a dination with St. Mary’s fun, fast paced and inter- Hospital, Mountain Rescue of Aspen, Marble Fire active way! Our speaker, Shane Department and DBS Krauser, is a prosecut- Helicopters of Rifle (sorry ing attorney and adjunct if I missed others). It is professor of constitution- good to know these dedial law. Those who heard cated volunteers and prohim in Delta last spring fessionals are very quick know what a treat we to jump on a rescue when are in for! He will facili- they are needed. I made a small donatate discussion, so come prepared to engage or tion to West Elk Mounsimply listen and learn. tain Rescue last year Activities and games will and encourage you to do be provided for the chil- the same (I believe the dren. Local food vendors address is 16146 Grange will have lunch available Road, Paonia, CO 81428). or bring your own and And I also encourage you enjoy the North Fork to buy a “membership” Ambulance train, pony in your local ambulance cart rides, a bump and association. We joined jump for the kids and the the North Fork AmbuLiberty Bell race for all lance Association for a ages. The event begins at small fee, which helps 10 a.m. and will conclude this volunteer group buy with a skit by the chil- equipment. These groups dren at 5 p.m. Prepare are there for you whether for a fun and engaging you join/donate or not, day and come celebrate but they can use the supas a community. Liberty, port. You never know a miracle that changed when you are going to need their help. the world! Louise Benson Tonya Huspen Paonia Paonia

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Mosquito district is not getting the job done Dear Editor: First I would like to thank the board of the North Fork Mosquito District, the employees and most especially the many volunteers for their efforts in identifying and attempting to control the mosquitoes in the district. Not an easy task by any measure. Perhaps it would be helpful if this old timer interpreted the comment “doing nothing” for the board. This is not a reference to the board or its employees not working. “Doing nothing” simply means that the current results of their work are not meeting expectations or “what you are doing is not killing enough mosquitoes and I cannot come out of my house without the risk of being bit. Therefore, you are doing nothing to control the mosquitoes at my place.” People at the parks, fairgrounds, and most importantly at their homes are being bitten and forced to take extraordinary precautions to protect their children and themselves from being bitten. Visitors are cutting short their visits and thinking about not coming back due to being swarmed with mosquitoes. The message is simple – What they are doing is not getting the job done. Recognize that wetlands treatment is not controlling the mosquitoes satisfactorily. Let us see the NFMAD doing something more than tell-

ing us Big Sister knows more what is good for us than we do. Many of us as children lived here with some serious spraying when fruit farming was throughout the valley. Interesting that we are still around and kicking. Maybe too much? Keep in mind also that many of us also have advanced degrees or a ton of hard earned experience so let’s cut the spin and keep to the facts. Fact, fogging contains poison. It will hurt/kill a person if taken in large enough doses. The larvicides put in the water contain poison. So we have changed the form of poison and now our estuarine environments (key to aquatic health and survival) are being poisoned instead. A trade-off we need to consider. Also we could be poisoning the North Fork water supply. Shouldn’t we be concerned here too? People who were afraid of the spraying are now out and about. However, now little old ladies who have tended gardens for years are afraid to come out of their houses due to the mosquitoes. Children cannot play at the park due to risk of getting bitten. Picnics have to be moved indoors and sitting out on your porch in the evening is no longer possible. Again a tradeoff, not a solution. The current no spray solution is not working for everyone. While NFMAD says spraying only kills for

a short time if at all, when spraying was done weekly we were able to be outside at our home without mosquitoes being seen for six to seven days. We want this “no mosquito condition” again. The board had a consultant do a study of the district in 2007. If I remember correctly, our district had more wetlands than any area the consultant had studied. This led the consultant to believe that treatment of the wetlands (as now done) would probably not be sufficient to control the mosquito population 100 percent and some selective spraying would be necessary. This seems like a reasonable compromise. Why can’t we be doing this now? Doug Cline Paonia

Delta should be proud of its beautiful flowers Dear Editor: The people of the town of Delta should be very proud of how beautiful their Main street looks. The flowers are stunning and add so much to your downtown area. The design, color and care given to them shows the dedication of what makes small towns stand out in America. Congratulations to Delta Linda Gregory Lander, Wyo.

North Fork Valley is as divided as the rest of the U.S. Dear Editor: I will attempt to kill two birds with one stone in response to a letter by Verna Namy (Aug. 1 DCI, page A2) and the article by Rosemary Bilchak (Aug. 1 DCI, page B3). First the Namy letter: I agree with her 100 percent. I was born on a farm three miles northeast of Paonia. My husband was born in Bowie. We have lived our entire lives in this valley. It really saddens me to see what has happened to the valley in the past 40 years. Most of the farms which farms produced some of the best fruit grown in the valley are gone. As for the town of Paonia itself it has been trashed also. At my 50th class reunion in 2008 I kept hearing “What has happened to Paonia?” I told them it is no longer the pretty little town we grew up in. Weeds higher than my head, dead lawns, houses in need of paint, crumbling streets, etc. When people began moving in here in the ‘60s and ‘70s changes slowly began. I am not opposed to change, but it needs to be positive. Paonia is no longer known for its great fruit and clean coal and cattle ranching, but for the great marijuana that is grown here. Very sad. In regard to Rosemary

Bilchak’s article: If you believe everything she wrote in her article I have a bridge I would like to sell you. First of all when the present board took control of the then Mosquito CONTROL district in 2008 they immediately changed the name to mosquito ABATEMENT district. The reason for this was so they could rewrite the bylaws and do away with any mention of fogging. “Abatement” definition: to decrease or do away with (nuisance). I would ask the board, “How is that working for you?” Rosemary Bilchak would have you believe that the only thing that the former board did was fog. Nothing is further from the truth. They applied larvacide to over 200 breeding spots. When the larvacide they were using became less effective, they changed to a different kind. The years that my husband served on the board they went out with the field workers to check on how things were going and also spent three or four nights a week on the fogging trucks. There is no possible way to completely get rid of mosquitoes, but both methods work and used together the mosquito population was much less than it is now. I don’t remember a

year when the mosquitoes were this bad. Rosemary states that their only concern is the culex mosquito which carries the WNV. Well, they haven’t done well on that score either as the WNV is all over the valley now. It is not that they are “doing nothing,” but they aren’t doing what they can. All in all it has been a very miserable summer. As for the claim that Parkinson’s and brain cancers occurred because of the fogging is absolutely ridiculous. As stated I grew up on a fruit farm as did many of my classmates. Back then, farmers sprayed their orchards several times during the summer. If Rosemary’s claim is true, then this whole valley should be full of stark raving idiots. As far as the valley being divided we are not alone. Just watch the news. Our whole country is divided and as a result nothing is getting done and I don’t see that changing no matter who wins the next election. I used to be very optimistic but sadly that is not the case anymore. The best thing I have going for me is my faith. No matter what else happens God does not change and He has never failed me. Earlana Sims Paonia

There’s a reason mosquitoes are a problem Dear Editor: Rosemary Bilchak of the North Fork Mosquito Abatement District (DCI, Aug. 1) shows a condescending attitude toward taxpayers who disagree with the effectiveness of the district’s program. If repeated letters and complaints from longtime Paonia citizens say the mosquito infestation has never been worse, that’s a clue they may be right and the district is wrong. Further, it’s an insult to challenge skeptics to wade through swampy fields (as Ms. Bilchak put it) with district workers. Bad attitude. If Paonia has much worse infestation than the rest of the county (as appears to be the case) what is going on or going wrong in the NFMAD? I know in Orchard City in past years the mosquito problem dropped to near zero after night-

time spraying and stayed that way for weeks. Our mayor, though, recently announced that spraying will cease now that Obama EPA regulations made the practice too onerous for the applicators. Thanks, EPA! The district’s decision to not fog the fairgrounds in Hotchkiss is unforgivable. I hope they reconsider for the sake of the

health and safety of the citizens in attendance — not to mention the valuable livestock. Gary Cape Austin (Editor’s note: Word was received from the Delta County Health Department late last week that NFMAD has agreed to conduct mosquito adulticide treatment at the fairgrounds.

Remember, children are watching Dear Editor: I would like to thank everyone involved with the Serenity Run this year. It’s always a pleasure having the motorcyclists visit our town. My grandchildren and I have been attending the parade for years now. It’s actually became a family tradition for us. I would however, like to ask the young female rider who

thought it necessary to give someone the finger on Main Street to please restrain herself next time. There were lots of young children watching. Myself along with other parents did not appreciate it. Please remember it’s our job as adults and mentors to set good examples for the children. Peggy Bathie Cedaredge

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Jungle Scouts Montrose Cub Scouts Kenny Gifford and David Mertz aim carefully before pulling the trigger on their BB guns. They were among 81 Cub Scouts attending a day camp held at Confluence Park in Delta Aug. 3 and 4. Camp director Jenni Neill said 37 volunteers helped the boys complete the requirements for merit badges in knots, leather, fishing, geocaching, Duty to God, first aid, archery and more. The theme of the day camp was â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jungle.â&#x20AC;? Boys from Delta, Cedaredge, Montrose, Crested Butte, Gunnison and Ouray were divided into groups named for the turtles, frogs, rhinos and other creatures of the jungle.

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FROM PAGE A1 inspection was conducted . . . . On a hot day such as (we have had), you sit in (the) driveway, and look to the west between 7 and 8:30 p.m. just as the sun is setting. Some nights (the dust) is blowing directly towards (homes). Some nights, it is blowing down valley towards Hotchkiss and Willow Heights. (The hen house) is discharging this (dust) during the days as the fans kick on, but it is just harder to see.â&#x20AC;? In response to the video and the complaints about dust and odor from Western Slope Layers, the commissioners agreed to

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of up to 30 percent of their annual income for the year leases. Coleman said the new Burmese residents will join others â&#x20AC;&#x153;working in the orchards.â&#x20AC;? Non-profit CRHDC receives funding from various federal programs through the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Coleman told the BoCC. The Alta Vista de la MontaĂąa complex cost $7.9 million to build, with the 40 units costing an average of $197,500 each. That is well above the median price of Delta County housing, observed commissioner Olen Lund. Coleman accounted for the cost to a high water table on the site and â&#x20AC;&#x153;cost overrunsâ&#x20AC;? during construction. Commissioner Bruce Hovde expressed concern that the Burmese would encounter a â&#x20AC;&#x153;language barrier.â&#x20AC;? Coleman told the DCI that instructors from Head Start and other agencies are being used for language instruction.

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ethnic Burmese (Myanmar) relocated to Delta from Denver, Coleman said. They were the second group of ethnic Burmese to be relocated to the facility from Denver, Coleman added. The units are occupied 90 percent by ethnic Burmese. The balance of the occupancy is white and Hispanic, Coleman said in a telephone call to the DCI office. Coleman is director of rural field operations for CRHDC, a Westminster company that also owns ag worker housing projects in Alamosa and Center. Coleman said that Delta is the only one of the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s projects that is â&#x20AC;&#x153;focusing on Burmese.â&#x20AC;? Among the original goals of the project was to provide family housing for ag workers, including transient and migrant workers. Tenants sign one-year leases, Coleman said. They must derive more than half of their family income from agriculture to qualify for residency. Tenants pay rent

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Nordstromâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recommendation that a professional air quality consulting firm be hired to do some air sampling. The county health department is staffed with credentialed professionals who have done air quality sampling in the past, but no one in the office has the type of certification in the air quality monitoring trade that a court review of the results will require. The county was stung by district judge Patrickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s July 5 finding that the county isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t properly certified to monitor or evaluate the operating conditions it had placed on Western Slope Layers. The air quality tests will cost the county $2,375, with follow-up surveys costing extra. Rice agreed with Nordstromâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s assessment that Western Slope Layers was complying with the countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s requirements. â&#x20AC;&#x153;From my standpoint (the owner) appears to be in compliance. He has not constructed the concrete pad (for manure load out) but he has indicated that he would do so . . . next year.â&#x20AC;? Western Slope Layers owner Edwin Hostetler and his attorney have responded to operational deficiencies found in previous county inspections, county attorney Christine Knight told the BoCC. Nordstrom, reporting on the Aug. 2 inspection, said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I looked over the facility and all of the plans and found (the owner) to be in satisfactory complianceâ&#x20AC;? with all of the countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s requirements. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some things in my inspection report were minimal as far as compliance,â&#x20AC;? Nordstrom continued. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The feed didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have some certifications. He had a little bit different plan regarding salmonella; (but) it was in compliance. We (observed) very, very little odor, very little dust from the facility. We found very few flies.â&#x20AC;?

Family Fun Night Friday, August 10 * 5-8 p.m. Cedaredge Golf Club

* Metamoocil Mountain Boys * BBQ sponsored by WildďŹ re * Kids Games * Silent Auction items sponsored by Pro Space

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Saturday, August 11 * Hole-in-one Shootout sponsored by Hellman Motors

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Doerer, Coast plan Sept. 1 wedding Dennis and Nancy Doerer of Delta announce the engagement of Jacob Doerer to Lauren Coast, daughter of Larry and Marian Coast of Overland Park, Kan. The groom-to-be is a 2003 graduate of Delta High School. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Creighton University in 2007 and a master’s in criminal justice from University of Phoenix in

Nines celebrate 60 years of marriage

2010. He is employed by the Federal Bureau of Prisons. His fiancee is a 2003 graduate of St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Overland Park, Kan., and earned a degree from Creighton University in 2007. She is employed in Denver with Berkshire Hathaway. They plan to be married Sept. 1, 2012, in Overland Park, Kan.

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Jacob Doerer and Lauren Coast

Charles and Avis Nine of Cedaredge celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on Aug. 2. A family celebration is planned Aug. 11 in Cedaredge, with relatives expected from West Virginia, Georgia, South Carolina and Colorado. Charles and Avis Nine were married Aug. 2, 1952, in Virginia. Charles retired from the specialty

Help Alan Albert celebrate his 95th Alan Albert, a World War II veteran and retired teacher, coach, and mayor from Red Cliff, will celebrate his 95th birthday on Saturday, Aug. 11. Family and friends are invited to join him at the Cedaredge Town Park for hamburg-

ers, ice cream and cake. Bring a salad or fruit if you’d like to join in a potluck at 12 noon. Or feel free to drop in any time between noon and 4 p.m. for ice cream and cake. No gifts, please. He will just be happy to see old friends and new ones.

Relive the old days with historic photos The Delta Extension Office is offering “Images of America: The Uncompahgre Valley,” a 127-page book chock-full of historic photos of the places and people of Delta County. There are 208 historic photos in all — mostly taken around the turn of the last century — of the people who settled the area, their homesteads and businesses, as well as rare historical photos of our local towns.Where possible, early residents are identified, so you may

find photos of your ancestors in this book! This book makes a great gift for folks who have lived in the area for generations, or for local history buffs. Stop by the Delta Extension Office and take a peek. The cost is $21.99 per book. The Delta Extension Office is located at 525 Dodge Street, Delta, and is open weekdays, from 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m. For more information, call the office at 874-2195.

Republican women to meet Aug. 21 Surface Creek Republican Women will meet at noon Tuesday, Aug. 21, at the home of Norm and Dorothy Kehmeier. Following a brief business meeting, Austin Keiser, president of the Grand Mesa Water Conservancy District, will speak about the role of the district and give an update on drought and water supplies. Keiser has served on the district board as a volunteer since 2003. He was first appointed by Judge Charles Greenacre for a term of four years in 2003. He was reappointed to his most recent term in 2011. Keiser is familiar with the issues facing agricul-

12th Annual Devil’s Thumb Ladies Golf Association’s

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WELLS FARGO CLASSIC We would like to THANK the following:

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WELLS FARGO BANK Hellman Motor Company Oxbow Mining Co. Ridgway Valley Enterprises Sisson Feed & Seed Kwiki Tire Service JATS Land & Cattle Co. Sunﬂower Room Colorado Beverage Doug Forde Black Bridge Winery David Lane, CPA Delta Ace Hardware Pest Away Spraying Fire Mountain Fruit Walmart Lily & Rose Home Furnishings

tural water users in this area as he was in the ranching business from 1966 until 1986 in Delta County. Now working as a real estate broker in Cedaredge, he has the perspective of domestic and municipal water users. Membership in SCRW is open to Republican women and men (as associates) in Delta County. Guests are always welcome. For more information call Anne Snyer, 8654780; Susan Keiser, 8563649; or Debbie Griffith, 856-3941.

BIRTHS RaeJean Finamore of Austin is the parent of a son, Benjamin Finamore, born July 26, 2012, at Delta County Memorial Hospital. He weighed 6 pounds, 16 ounces and was 19.25 inches in length. Derik and Sabrina Dawes of Cedaredge are the parents of a daughter, Leea Lynne Dawes, born July 28, 2012, at Delta County Memorial Hospital. She weighed 6 pounds, 14 ounces and was 19 inches in length. Collin and Ashley Scherba of Paonia are the parents of a daughter, Myla Rose Scherba, born July 29, 2012, at Delta County Memorial Hospital. She weighed 7 pounds, 3 ounces and was 18.75 inches in length. Sarah Luke and Gabriel Mattice of Denver are the parents of a daughter, Peyton Skye Mattice, born July 29, 2012, at Delta County Memorial Hospital. She weighed 6 pounds, 3 ounces and was 19.25 inches in length.

engine division of Ford Motor Company. Avis was a realtor and homemaker. They retired to Longmont and moved to Cedaredge 20 years ago. They have five children, Karen Nine and Karla Nine, both of Cedaredge, Alana Nine of

Fort Collins, and Craig Nine and Natalie Hester, Seneca, S.C. The Nines have eight grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, and a great-grandchild on the way.

Redstone day trip planned The City of Delta’s Recreation Department is headed to Redstone for a day of exploring shops, galleries and artist’s studios Tuesday, Sept. 4. A tour of the Redstone Castle is optional. The $22 registration fee covers transportation only. Call 874-0923 to register before Aug. 31.

School district must be notified of home-based education Parents who plan to establish a non-public home-based educational program must provide written notification of its establishment to the local school district of residence each year. The statement should include the name, age, place of residence and number of hours of attendance of each child enrolled in the non-public home-based program. A notification form for this purpose may be obtained from Delta County Joint School District #50, Special Services Building, 1002 Hastings Street, Delta. For more information, call 874-7607.

Avis and Charles Nine

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ITALIAN BASIL PASTA SALAD Ready for a big bite of summertime? Pass around this garden-fresh pasta salad. I’d suggest serving it at your next dinner party, potluck or luncheon. —Charlotte Gehle, Brownstown, Michigan 18 Servings Prep Time: 30 min. + chilling 1 package (16 ounces) bow tie pasta 2 cups grape tomatoes 7 ounces fresh mozzarella cheese, cubed 1 medium sweet yellow pepper, chopped 1 small red onion, chopped 1/2 cup pickled banana pepper rings 1 can (2-1/4 ounces) sliced ripe olives, drained 4 thin slices hard salami, diced 1/2 cup fresh basil leaves, thinly sliced

Kirssi Pacheco and Omar Briceno of Montrose are the parents of a son, Omar Martin Briceno-Pacheco, born July 31, 2012, at Delta County Memorial Hospital. He weighed 6 pounds, 1800 Rd. & Hwy. 92 Delta 13 ounces and was 20.5 874-5000 inches in length.

DRESSING: 3/4 cup olive oil 3/4 cup red wine vinegar 1 garlic clove, minced 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon pepper 1/4 teaspoon dried basil Cook pasta according to package directions; drain and rinse in cold water. In a large bowl, combine the pasta, tomatoes, cheese, yellow pepper, onion, pepper rings, olives, salami and basil. In a small bowl, whisk the dressing ingredients. Pour over salad and toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving.

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Taking the field Directors Andrew Bruington and Ryan Bigley led the Delta High School band onto the grass at Suplizio Field last week, where the band played the national anthem prior to the start of the Grand Junction Rockies game Aug. 2. Band member Tyler Werner had the honor of throwing out the first pitch, and drum major Jake Johnson sang “God Bless America” during the seventh inning stretch. Bigley is the announcer for the Colorado Rockies. Band members were also excited to meet the Rockies’ mascot, Corky the Coyote, and join the Corky dance party in the stands. The trip was made possible by Hellman Chevrolet, which purchased tickets for all the band members. They’ve already been hard at work on the field show they’ll be presenting during fall competition.

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Grammy-Award winning pianist to play at benefit Grammy-Award win- Winston will perform a in Colorado in coming ning solo pianist George series of benefit concerts weeks. He will be at the Montrose Pavilion Sunday, Aug. 12, at 4 p.m. The concert benefits the Montrose Education Fund and the Tri-County Resource Center Food Bank. Since 1986, Winston has been raising money for food banks and a variety of other service organizations, particularly those supporting the arts and arts education. He continues to do so by working with a local food bank in every tour market to hold a canned food drive at his shows, often donating 100 percent of his merchandise sales to the organization. Tickets are $15 and are available at the following Montrose locations: Alpine Bank, 1400 E. Main Street and 2770 Alpine Drive; Around the Corner Gallery, 447 E. Main Street; The Coffee Trader, 845 E. Main Street; Looney Bean Coffee Roasting Company, 3480 Wolverine Drive, Suite A; Montrose Pavilion, 1800 Pavilion Drive; George Winston and Montrose Economic Development Corporation, 100 Tessitore Court, Suite A.

Drug task force seizes cocaine The Seventh Judicial District Drug Task Force recently made multiple arrests in Telluride, the result of a seven-month investigation into a drug distribution ring comprised primarily of Mexican nationals. According to Delta County Sheriff Fred McKee, the sheriff ’s office has assigned an investigator full-time to the Seventh Judicial District Drug Task Force. “We believe that illegal substances being sold anywhere in our immediate vicinity have the possibility of ending up in our community,” he said. “We are pleased the task force has closed down this drug distribution ring.”

During the early morning hours of Aug. 1, search warrants were executed at two Telluride homes, as well as a vehicle that was believed to be involved in drug transactions. Officers found approximately one kilogram (2.2 pounds) of suspected cocaine together with $30,000. Six arrests were made. The U.S. Immigration and Customs Service placed detainers on all six suspects, as they are believed to be in the U.S. illegally. Agencies hold active arrest warrants for additional individuals involved in the investigation who may have returned to Mexico.

Peaches: Freestone • Rozas • Red Globe New Havens • Honey Sweet Corn •Ginger Gold Apples •Green Beans • Rhubarb Shed: 13686 Hwy. 65 835-3628 835-3348 Eckert • 7 Days a Week • 8:30-5:30

Fresh Local Peaches Melons, Tomatoes Peppers and other Veggies

We also have jams, jellies and syrups.

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DeVries Fruit & Veggie Stand The Friend~ly Farm Open: Mon.-Sat. 9-7 Sun. 10-6 Largest selection & variety of locally grown fruits & veggies. Olathe “Sweet” Sweet Corn “Palisade” Peaches, “Homegrown” Tomatoes and Much, Much More!

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A decade of service Larry Vincent congratulates Rhonda Katzdorn on 10 years of employment at Delta County Memorial Hospital.

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338 Main Street • Delta PET OF THE WEEK Sponsored by: Kwiki Tire Service 1680 S. Main St. Delta • 874-4590 Pickles is a 9-yr.-old Pomeranian and acts like a pup. She likes to play ball, not fetch. She has manners and is house broken. She loves to sit on laps & watch TV too. She is spayed & current with shots. To learn more about Pickles, contact her foster mom at 970872-3856 or carollacey@tds.net. $75 adoption fee.

DELTA COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY 970-874-2149 For more information, visit Delta County Humane Society’s website or DCHS@PAONIA.COM

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The Creamery Arts Center

The Creamery is happy to welcome back the Delta Fine Arts Association (DFA), featuring exciting new work during August. The DFA has worked to develop and promote public appreciation and awareness of the visual arts, the artists, and their creative contributions to the life of Delta County and the Western Slope. DFA works to educate and inspire arts, young people, and the general public through exhibitions, programs and workshops, always striving to encourage high standards of excellence in all media. Delta Fine Arts underwrites the development and appreciation of the arts within the Delta County community. The organization provides a focal point where artists

meet and plan art activities, as well as promoting exhibits of DFA members in public places, such as Bill Heddles Recreation Center and the Delta library. As a local not-forprofit cultural organization, DFA encourages and counts on public support of its activities. The association was founded in 1980 and will be celebrating its 32nd anniversary this year. This organization of artists has flourished over the years and attracted many artists from all over the county. The group sponsors the “Art in Public Places” program, keeping several public buildings in local artwork including Delta County Memorial Hospital, First National Bank in Delta, the Heritage Room at the AppleShed Complex Gallery in Cedaredge, The Coffee Barn in Cedaredge and Bill Heddles Recre-

ation Center in Delta. They alternate meetings on the second Monday of the month, between the AppleShed and the First National Bank in Delta. Workshops, demonstrations and art programs are offered at each meeting. Anyone interested in art is welcome. Delta Fine Arts group also publishes a monthly newsletter. For more information on joining Delta Fine Arts, please contact David Rasmussen at 856-4999, or email davidr585@aol.com. The show will be on display in the Peach Gallery through Sept. 11. The opening reception has been moved to Friday evening, Aug. 17, from 68 p.m so that everyone can enjoy the county fair. Please join us in welcoming these deliciously talented, neighboring artists with an evening of home-grown art, refreshments, local wines and micro brews. The annual Peaches and Cream fundraiser will be held during the

opening reception and on Saturday, Aug. 18, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Purchase a handmade bowl and we’ll fill it with ice cream and peaches or a peach dessert. Be sure to stop by our booth at the fair and get a special preview of the fine work of our young Summer Camp artists along with fabulous renditions of the Hotchkiss barn done by our Creamery After School artists. The students drew and painted their interpretations of this historic icon and donated their work to WCIA’s “Save the Hotchkiss Barn” project. These wonderful works will be on display and up for bidding at the Sept. 14 opening at the Creamery. All proceeds from the sale of these magical drawings will go to “Save the Barn.” Summer hours at the Creamery are Monday– Saturday, 11 a.m. until 6 p.m. It is located at 165 W. Bridge St. in Hotchkiss. Visit our website at CreameryArtsCenter.org or visit us on Facebook.

SCHOOL REGISTRATION DATES • 2012-13 DELTA HIGH SCHOOL • • • •

New Students - August 8 — 9:00 a.m. - Noon & 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Seniors - August 9 — 9:00 a.m. - Noon & 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Juniors & Sophomores - August 10 — 9:00 a.m. - Noon & 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Freshmen - August 13 — 9:00 a.m. - Noon & 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.

DELTA MIDDLE SCHOOL • All Students - August 6-8 — 8:00 a.m. - Noon & 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.

DELTA OPPORTUNITY SCHOOL • All Students - August 13-14 — 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

GARNET MESA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL • All Returning Students - August 7-8 — 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL • All Returning Students - August 8 — 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. • All Returning Students - August 9 — 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. The Backpack Program will be hosting kindergarten and new student (elementary age) registration on August 7 and 8 from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. at The Delta Center (822 Grand Ave.) in the office area. Please call 874-9517 for more information. (If you pre-registered in the spring, please go to your assigned school on the above dates.) BELA (Backpack Early Learning Academy), a free public preschool, and Delta County area contracted preschools, may have openings for children 3 to 5 years of age who meet certain requirements. Registration for returning students and new applicants will be on August 10 from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. at The Delta Center (822 Grand Ave.) in the office area. Please call 874-9517 for more information.

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Trail funding On Saturday, Aug. 4, REI awarded a $5,000 grant to the Grand Mesa Nordic Council. On hand for the presentation were GMNC board members Christina Stark, who coaches the Colorado Mesa University cross-country ski team, Tom Ela, who organizes all the citizen races for GMNC, and Dave Knutson, board secretary and who works on warming hut shelters on Grand Mesa. The funds will be used to improve signage and trails at the Ward Creek trail system in Delta County. The grant will also fund work on opening the Summit Trail, a new route along the rim of the Skyway Trail System in Mesa County. The trail was recently approved by the U.S. Forest Service, culminating over 10 years of work by GMNC board member Winslow Robertson. Doug Conant, GMNC operations manager, wrote the grant application. REI also presented a $5,000 grant to Colorado Canyons, and $10,000 to the Colorado Plateau Mountain Bike Association.

CEDAREDGE HIGH SCHOOL • All Students - August 9 — 8:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.

CEDAREDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL • All Students - August 9 — 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

CEDAREDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL • All Students - August 9 — 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

HOTCHKISS HIGH SCHOOL • 10th-12th Grades - August 13 — 7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. • 9th Grade/New Students - August 15 — 7:30 a.m. 5:00 p.m.

HOTCHKISS K-8 SCHOOL • All Students - August 8 — 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

CRAWFORD SCHOOL • All Students - August 14 — 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

NORTH FORK ALTERNATE SCHOOL • All Students - August 13 — 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon Or by appointment: Jed Trefren at 985-8185

PAONIA JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Registration at Paonia High School) • Grades 7-12 - August 8 — 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

PAONIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL • All Students - August 8 — 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

VISION SCHOOLS DELTA ACADEMY OF APPLIED LEARNING (DAAL) • Parent/Student Orientation will be held on August 15 at 6:00 p.m.

DELTA VISION HCP • Open enrollment will be held until Sept. 15. Contact the main office at 874-8226 for more information

NORTH FORK COMMUNITY MONTESSORI SCHOOL • All Returning Students - August 16 — 9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. • All Returning Students - August 17 — 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

NORTH FORK VISION HCP • Open Registration - August 6-8 — 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. • Open Registration - August 13-15 — 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Or call 527-8766 to schedule an appointment Back-to-School Night will be held at Memorial Hall in Hotchkiss on August 13 from 6:00-8:00 p.m.

SURFACE CREEK VISION HCP • • • •

Open Registration will be held on Wednesday, August 8. New Learner Family orientation and registration will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Returning Learner Families may register anytime between 12:00 noon - 3:00 p.m. Hearing and vision testing, along with school pictures will be available that day from 12:00 noon - 3:00 p.m.

— SCHOOL IMMUNIZATION REQUIREMENTS — 2012-13 MINIMUM NUMBER OF DOSES REQUIRED FOR SCHOOL Kindergarten through Grade 12 GRADE

Hep B

DTaP*

K-4

Tdap

2012-13 NÚMERO MÍNIMO DE LAS DOSIS REQUERIDAS PARA LA ESCUELA Kinder del Grado 12

Polio**

MMR

VAR 2

GRADO

Hep B

DTaP*

K-4

Tdap

Polio**

MMR

VAR 2

6-11

* Four Dtap if the fourth was given on or after the fourth birthday. ** Three Polio if third was given on or after the third birthday.

* Cuatro Dtap si el cuarto fue dado en o después del cuarto cumpleaños. ** Tres Poliomielitis si el tercero fue dado en o después del tercer cumpleaños.

You must provide one of the following to your child’s school to comply with the law: 1. A completed Certificate of Immunization. 2. A signed exemption. 3. A plan to complete the missing vaccines.

Usted debe proporcionar uno del siguiente a la escuela de su niño para conformarse con la ley: 1. Un certificado terminado de la inmunización. 2. Una exención firmada. 3. Un plan para terminar las vacunas que falta.

Immunization requirements will be strictly enforced for all students. Students who do not meet the requirements will be denied attendance according to Colorado Revised Statutes 25-4-902. For more information, please go to the Delta County School District website (www.deltaschools.com)

Los requisitos de la inmunización serán hechos cumplir terminantemente para todos los estudiantes. Negarán los estudiantes que no resuelven los requistos a atención según los estatutos revisados Colorado 25-4-902.

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Delta County Independent

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Hospice named Best Company to Work For For the second year in a row, Hospice & Palliative Care of Western Colorado has been recognized as a Best Company to Work For in Colorado 2012, named fourth in a list of top 10 large companies. Hospice & Palliative Care of Western Colorado was the only hospice to be named in this exclusive group. “This award is a true reflection of our dedicated team. Our employees’ service and compassion is Photos by Randy Sunderland what makes our organization such a great place to work,” says Christy The second of Delta’s First Whitney, president and Saturday Outdoor Markets CEO of Hospice & Palwas held Aug. 4. The atmoliative Care of Western sphere was lively, with music Colorado. “We are all by Route 66, activities for very proud to be honored the kids, and lots of vendors. along with other ColoraAbove, Jo-an Barnett and Cardo businesses.” olyn Renfrow make friends The Best Company with Misty, a pony owned to Work For in Colorado by Sara Rapp (also pictured). program is sponsored On the right, a DHS wrestler by the Colorado State waits to see if the ball will hit Council of the Society for its target, sending him into Human Resource Manthe dunk tank. The wrestlers agement (SHRM) in conwere raising money for travel junction with the local expenses. SHRM state chapters, as well as media partners ColoradoBIZ magazine and Jobing.com. This was the seventh annual statewide recognition program in Colorado. The competition is designed to tap into the Alpine Bank would Tom Oliver and Laura University of Colorado’s qualities of employers like to congratulate Jus- Shelton on their recent Graduate School of Bank- that make a measurable tin Menge, Laura Soucie, graduation from the ing at Colorado (GSBC). difference in the local Each spent the last two weeks of July in Boulder completing the three-year program. Menge is the assistant vice president/manager of Alpina Bank’s Delta location. He holds a degree in finance from the UniSee some rock ‘em sock versity of Colorado, Colo- ‘em derby fun Aug. 11, rado Springs and has been when the Arkansas Valley with the bank for nearly Roller Girls take on the six years. Menge sits on Grand Junction Derby the Delta County Hospice team at the Montrose Advisory Board and is a County Fairgrounds. member of Kiwanis. He Come out for the preenjoys hunting, fishing, party at RnR Sports Bar camping, playing golf and at 3 p.m., to meet the spending time with his roller derby girls. Afterwife Sarah and son Riley. wards, head over to Soucie is assistant vice Friendship Hall at 5 p.m. president at the Horizon for an evening of rowdy Drive location. Oliver fun — all to benefit HabiPhoto by Randy Sunderland joined Alpine Bank in tat for Humanity of Mon2007 and was promoted to trose County. assistant vice president/ Tickets are available In recognition of Davis Clothing’s 100 years in manager of the Fruita in advance at the Habitat business, Mayor Ed Sisson (left) presented a branch earlier this year. ReStore for $8, and will plaque to Brad Davis. Davis is the grandson Shelton is a graduate of be $10 at the door. Famof founder John W. Davis. Davis Clothing has Ft. Lewis College and is ilies and larger groups occupied the corner of 4th and Main in Delta currently assistant vice can also save money by since its establishment in 1912. president of the Durango buying a four-pack for location. just $30.

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Camera club meets Aug. 13 Black Canyon Camera Club’s monthly meeting is Monday, Aug. 13, at 6 p.m. in the Heaven’s View community room. Post meeting program will be part two of macrophotography in preparation for a macro-photography exercise to be held later this year. Contact Rae-Ann with questions at rae-anns@live.com or 856-7809.

The City of Delta’s Recreation Department is headed to Grand Junction for an evening of Rockies baseball at the newly renovated Suplizio Field. Game dates for these trips are Aug. 16 (Great Falls) and Sept. 6 (Ogden). Cost for ticket and transportation to each game is $32. If you have your own ticket, the cost for transportation only is $22. Concessions are on your own. Games start at 7:05 so the bus leaves the rec center parking lot at 5:30 sharp. The bus will arrive in Delta about 10:45 p.m. Participants under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult. Call 874-0923 to register. The registration deadline is 5 p.m. two days prior to the trip.

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OBITUARIES

Skyline Memorial Park. Memorial contribuDwyla Minerich of tions may be made to the Fort Mill, S.C., died at American Heart Associaher home July 24, 2012. tion. She was 86. Mrs. Minerich was born Dec. 14, 1925, in Atlanta, Neb., to Roy and Helen (Pearson) Bennett. She attended school in Nebraska and Colorado. She married Johnny Minerich on March 19, 1944. She worked side by Leonard Davis side on the farm with Leonard Earl Davis of Johnny and helped sell Paonia died Tuesday, July honey from their busi31, 2012, at his home. He ness. She was a lifetime Lester Kunes was 89. member of the SeventhLadislav “Lester” A memorial ser- day Adventist Church vice was held Aug. 4 at and a member of the Kunes died Thursday, Paonia Friends Church Bone Mesa Helping Hand Aug. 2, 2012, at the V.A. Medical Center in Grand with Pastor Gaylen Kin- Club. Junction. He was 90. ser officiating. She enjoyed spendA private family graveMr. Davis was born ing time with family and April 25, 1923, to Joseph friends, traveling, read- side service will be held and Lena Davis in Emer- ing, going on picnics and in Boulder. Mr. Kunes was born son, Iowa. He spent his cooking for loved ones. Nov. 9, 1921, in Ravenchildhood and attended She is survived by her school in Emerson and daughter, Sandra Coutts na, Neb., to Joseph and Glenwood, Iowa. He of Hotchkiss; a grandson Marie (Fisher) Kunes. attended New Mexico and his wife, Brett and He spent his childhood State, Colorado Univer- Carolyn Coutts of Grand and graduated from high sity and South Dakota Junction; a granddaugh- school in Ravenna, Neb. He earned a degree from University. ter Tamra Shiflet and Mr. Davis married her husband Clint of Fort the University of ColoDorothy Ellen Chase Mill, S.C.; and four great- rado at Boulder in 1958. He served in the U.S. on Jan. 1, 1951, in Rol- grandchildren, Chase linsville. They had been Shiflet, Sierra Coutts, Navy from Aug. 3, 1942, residents of Colorado and Alexsi Shiflet and Zach- to Oct. 31, 1945. He married Marcella Hawaii for 55 years. ary Coutts. Crandall in Denver on Mr. Davis enjoyed She was preceded in farming in Paonia, swim- death by her husband, Dec. 26, 1942. He was an ming and snorkeling in Johnny; her son, David; avid golfer. After retiring Maui, hunting and hik- and three brothers, Earl, he played golf every day until he was 86. ing in the mountains. Don and Lyle Bennett. He is survived by his He is survived by his A memorial service daughter, Sandra Carlwife of 61 years, Dorothy will be held Monday, Davis of Paonia; three Aug. 13, at the Seventh- son and her husband sons, Steven Davis of day Adventist Church in Roger of Cedaredge; two grandsons, Kirk CarlPaonia, Jack Davis and Paonia. son and his wife Leslie his wife Eunnyung of Memorial contribu- of Norman, Okla., and Rifle, and David Davis tions can be made to Hosand his wife Theresa pice & Palliative Care of Kevin Carlson and his of Crawford; a daugh- Western Colorado or the wife Ingrid of Delta; two ter, Janet Kinser and charity of the donor’s great-grandsons, Aaron Carlson of Norman, Okla., her husband Arden of choice. and KC Carlson of Delta; Battle Ground, Wash.; a Taylor Funeral Service brother, Eddie Davis of and Crematory handled sisters and brothers-inlaw, Dorothy Lammert of Nampa, Idaho; a sister, the arrangements. Oregon, and Patty and Annie Friedell of Santa View the Internet obitBarbara, Calif.; 11 grand- uary and sign the online Warren Smith of Boulder; children; and five great- guest registry at taylor and numerous nieces and nephews. grandchildren. funeralservice.com. He was preceded in He was preceded in death by his wife Mardeath by five sisters and Margaret McNutt cella; seven brothers; and one brother. Margaret Pearl one sister. Memorial contribuMemorial contribuMcNutt of Gresham, tions may be made to Hospice and Palliative Ore., died July 23, 2012, tions may be made to the Grand Junction VAMC, Care of Western Colora- at the age of 92. She was born March CLC Hospice Fund, 2121 do, P. O. Box 24, Delta, 31, 1920, in Austin, to North Ave., Grand JuncCO 81416. Taylor Funeral Service John and Cora (Adams) tion, CO 81502. Taylor Funeral Service and Crematory handled Hawkins. She attended and Crematory handled school in Cedaredge. the arrangements. She married LeRoy the arrangements. View the Internet obitView the Internet obituary and sign the online McNutt on May 28, 1938, uary and sign the online guest registry at taylor in Grand Junction. The family moved to Oregon guest registry at taylor funeralservice.com. in 1946, residing first in funeralservice.com. West Linn then moving Shady Lane to Gresham in 1948. Mrs. Longtime Eckert resi- McNutt was a bus driver dent Clifford “Shady” for the Gresham School Lane, died Wednesday, District, and retired in Aug. 1, 2012, at Horizons 1990 with a perfect safety Care Center. He was 89. record. She also worked A memorial service will for Mark’s Bakery in be held at a later date. Gresham for five years Mr. Lane was born and the Safeway Bakery Sept. 22, 1922, to Clyde for two years. W. and Pearl (Lyttle) She was a member Lane in Collbran. of the Rebekahs and He married Carrie served on the board for Mobley in 1944 in Pasa- the Oregon Farm Bureau dena, California. of Multnomah County. Mr. Lane was a Pearl She was a member of the Thomas Tesch Harbor survivor on Gresham Free Methodist Thomas Harman Tesch the USS Maryland. He Church. of Olathe died Saturday, enjoyed fishing, huntShe enjoyed gardening, ing, hiking, camping, raising flowers, sewing, Aug. 4, 2012, at the San four-wheeling, sports and camping, fishing, cooking Juan Living Center in Montrose. He was 61. drinking beer. and spending time with A funeral service will He is survived by his her family. be held at 1 p.m., Thursthree sons, Dennis Lane She is survived by and his wife Becky of Eck- her children, Eileen day, Aug. 9, at the St. ert, Mike Lane and his Robertson and Maxine Andrew Orthodox Church wife Pauline of Lynden, Finnegan of Gresham, in Delta. Interment will Wash., and Dale Lane and Ore., and Alva McNutt of follow in the Olathe Cemhis wife Vicki of Rangely; Troutdale, Ore.; her sib- etery followed by military a brother, Arnold Owens lings, Charlie Hawkins honors. Mr. Tesch was born of Golden Shores, Ariz.; and Esther Barrett of six grandchildren; and 11 Cedaredge, and John to Roy and Mary (Harman) Tesch on Feb. 7, great-grandchildren. Hawkins of Hotchkiss; He was preceded in five grandchildren; and 1951, in Milwaukee, Wis. His family moved to San death by his wife, Carrie nine great-grandchilFrancisco, San Bruno Lane; and a brother, Bob dren. and Millbrae, Calif. He Lane. She was preceeded in Taylor Funeral Service death by her husband graduated from Capuand Crematory is han- Leroy; her son Richard; chino High School in San Bruno, Calif., in 1969. dling the arrangements. five sisters; and four After graduating from View the Internet obit- brothers. high school, Mr. Tesch uary and sign the online Services were held at guest registry at taylor Bateman Carroll Mortu- was in the U.S. Air Force Special Forces stationed funeralservice.com. ary and interment was in in Vietnam and Laos between 1969 and 1975. He attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Ill. He married Nancy Ellen Myers on Sept. 27, 1982, in Sacramento, Choose Delta County’s only on-site crematory Calif. They were resifor you and your family’s peace of mind. dents of Olathe for the Chalmer & Marge Swain past 28 years. Mr. Tesch was a mem& Crematory Taylor Funeral Service Mesa View Cemetery ber of the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in Grand Junction. He was also a member of the German American Club of Western Colorado, VFW,

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DAV, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, American Correctional Officers Association, Correctional Peace Officers Foundation, Polka Lovers Club, Newark Radio News and AARP. He enjoyed doing community service, building things, remodeling homes, the stocks business, German culture and language, practicing alternative health and the Orthodox religion/ lifestyle. He was also a history buff. Mr. Tesch is survived by his wife, Nancy Tesch of Olathe; three daughters, Catherine Turner of Thomasville, Ga., Valerie Murray and her husband Jed of Montrose, and Ellen Tesch and her fiancé, Kody Luke of Rangely; his mother, Mary Harman Tesch of Martinez, Calif.; parents-in-law, Dudley and Laura Myers of Kent, Wash.; two brothers, Roy Richard Tesch of Suisun City, Calif., and Bob Smith Tesch of Martinez, Calif.; an uncle, Ralph Tesch of Concord, Calif.; two aunts, Marie Harman and Grace Harman, both of Columbia, S.C.; two brothers-in-law, Thomas Myers of Seattle, Wash., and Donald Myers of Kent, Wash.; and four grandchildren, Shawn and Marshall Turner, both of Thomasville, Ga., and John and Natalia Murray of Montrose. He was preceded in death by his father, Roy Tesch; uncles, Elmer Tesch and Arnold Tesch; and his son-in-law, Brian Turner. Memorial contributions may be made to DAV Chapter 17 in Montrose. Taylor Funeral Service and Crematory handled the arrangements. View the Internet obituary and sign the online guest registry at taylor funeralservice.com.

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record-setting eight-time USA Track & Field senior men’s cross-country national titles. He’s in the Guinness book of world records, and was inducted into the NAIA, RMAC (two-time inductee), and Adams State athletic halls of fame. He was an All American at Adams State College and was on three NAIA national cross-country championship teams. In 1998 he played Finnish distance runner LasseViren in the movie “Without Limits,” a biographical film about American distance legend Steve Prefontaine. He graduated from Adams State College in 1982 and was employed as a salesman for Centex Homes. He was a pilot, a member of NRA and attended Calvary of Albuquerque. He enjoyed collecting art, watching movies, riding his Harley or bike, flying and shooting. Connor Porter was nationally ranked in fencing and attended Albuquerque Academy. He is survived by his wife of 20 years, fellow Olympian Trish King Porter; his daughter, Shannon Porter; his parents, Jack and Ruth Porter of Cedaredge; and his twin sister, Patricia Van Inwagen and her husband Chris of Evergreen. Memorial contributions may be made to Albuquerque Academy at www.aa.edu/giving or Operation Heal Our Patriots with checks made out to Samaritan’s Purse with “OHOP in memory of Pat and Connor Porter” in the memo line, P.O. Box 3000, Boone, NC 28607-3000.

Wednesday, Aug. 8, at Delta City Cemetery. Mr. Hays spent his childhood in Delta and graduated with the class of 1967 from Delta High School. He attended Mesa Jr. College from 1968 to 1969. He joined the Army in 1970 and served as an MP. Part of his service in that capacity was at Fort Leavenworth. After he was honorably discharged in 1972, he attended CSU, graduating in 1976. He then worked as an agronomist. In January 1977, Mr. Hays married Sidney Gray. The marriage later ended in divorce. He was a member of Delta Elks Lodge #1235. He had two previous Elks memberships in Kansas. He enjoyed woodworking, wood carving, fishing, hunting, reading and spending time with his dog Boomer. He is survived by his children, Deidre and Grant; a brother, Ron Hays and his wife Judy of Delta; two sisters, Carolyn Munro and her husband Drew of Granby, and Cheryle Messenger and her husband Jess of Austin; four nieces; one nephew; and four great nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Hugh and Ruth Hays; and a great nephew. Memorial contributions may be sent to Delta Elks Elevator Fund, 563 Main Street, Delta, CO 81416 or to Hospice and Palliative Care of Western Colorado, P.O. Box 24, Delta, CO 81416. Taylor Funeral Service and Crematory handled the arrangements. View the Internet obituary and sign the online guest registry at taylor funeralservice.com.

John Neill Jr. John Robert Neill Jr., of Broomfield died July 19, 2012. A private family wake was held. Mr. Neill was born Dec. 6, 1941, in Ft. Huachuca, Ariz., to John and Ruth (Jones) Neill. He graduated from Hotchkiss High School and earned degrees in biopsychology and zoology from the University of Denver. He had a long career in the insurance industry and was one of the owners of Taggart and Associates, in Boulder. He served in the armed forces as an officer of the Army National Guard. He is survived by his son, Travis Neill and Elizabeth Pleshe of Golden; a daughter, Christina Bienemann and her husband Jeremy of Broomfield; two granddaughters, Michelle Bienemann and Lilly Neill; two sisters, Debra McGee of Denver, and Sandra Smith of Littleton; a brother, Travis Neill of Denver; nieces, Tammy Hayward, Amy Quinn and Katie Obrecht; nephews, Brion Neill, Curtis Smith and Michael McGee; six grandnieces and nephews; and his former wife, Linda Neill.

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Lillian Mary Graham of Delta died Sunday, Aug. 5, 2012, at Colorow Care Center in Olathe. She was 80. A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 9, at Delta City Cemetery with Pastor Kenny Pettis officiating. Mrs. Graham was born in Chicago, Ill., on Jan. 24, 1932, to Boleslew and Anastasia Klosowski. She spent her childhood and attended public schools in Chicago, Ill. She married Robert Graham in Boulder on Jan. 5, 1980. They moved from Montrose to Delta three and a half years ago. Mrs. Graham was a member of First Baptist Church. She enjoyed playing bridge, cooking and collecting items from the Wizard of Oz. She is survived by her husband Robert “Bob” Graham of Delta; two sons, Michael Kardas of Chicago, Ill., and Raphael DiGiorgio and his wife Meta of Chino Hills, Calif.; and one stepdaughter, Gabrielle Graham of Henderson. She was preceded in death by brothers, sisters and in-laws; and two babies. Memorial contributions can be made to Hospice and Palliative Care of Western Colorado, P.O. Box 24, Delta, CO 81416. Taylor Funeral Service and Crematory handled the arrangements. View the Internet obitPat Porter uary and sign the online Patrick “Pat” Porter of guest registry at taylor Albuquerque, N.M., died funeralservice.com. in an airplane accident in Sedona, Ariz., on July 26, Steven Hays 2012. His 15-year-old son Connor and friend ConSteven Hays of Delta nor Mantsch were killed died Monday Aug. 6, in the same accident. 2012, at his home. He Mr. Porter was a two- was 62. time U.S. Olympic team Mr. Hays was born member (1984, 1988) in Aug. 16, 1949, to Hugh the 10,000 meters. He and Ruth (Dunivan) Hays was a world record hold- in Delta. er, 12-time U.S. national A graveside memorial champion, and won a will be held at 2 p.m.

Marianne McPherson Marianne McPherson of Cedaredge died Monday, Aug. 6, 2012, at her home. She was 58. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 9, at the Cedaredge Cemetery with Pastor James Conley officiating. Mrs. McPherson was born in Mt. Kisco, N.Y., on Sept. 29, 1953, to Pete and Ruth McKenna. She spent her childhood in Phoenix, Ariz., and moved to Cedaredge where she graduated from high school in 1971. She married Wayne McPherson in Cedaredge on May 26, 1973. He died in 2000. Mrs. McPherson enjoyed gardening, cooking, and spending time with family and friends. She is survived by her mother, Ruth McKenna of Cedaredge; one son, Brian McPherson and his wife Kate of Cedaredge; two daughters, Ginger McPherson of Cedaredge, and Amber McPherson (Sr. Renee) of Spokane, Wash.; one brother, Gary McKenna and his wife Maribeth of Centennial; one sister-in-law, Leila Steele and her husband Mike of Meeker; and three grandchildren, Michelle, Travis and Shane McPherson. She was preceded in death by her husband of 27 years, Wayne McPherson; her father, Peter McKenna; and aunts and uncles. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care of Western Colorado P. O. Box 24, Delta, CO 81416. Taylor Funeral Service and Crematory handled the arrangements. View the Internet obituary and sign the online guest registry at taylor funeralservice.com.

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ACTIVITIES

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Community Calendar Bike ride helps change lives Thursday, August 9

CHAPEL OF THE CROSS CONCERT, 7 p.m., Chapel of the Cross, Pioneer Town, 315 SW 3rd Street, Cedaredge. Admission by donation. Today’s concert: Jeri Arbany, vocal and guitar. DEL-ROSE CHORUS SWEET ADELINES INTERNATIONAL REHEARSES every Thursday, 6:30 p.m., Delta Methodist Church, corner of Meeker and 5th Street. For more information, call Leslie, 970-256-9763. BINGO, every Thursday, 7 p.m., Delta Elks Lodge, 563 Main Street. Open to the public. For more information, call 874-3624.

August 10-12

FOOD - FARM - FILM - WINE FESTIVAL, Paonia. Information and tickets: http://www.slowfoodwesternslope.org/food-farmfilm-wine-2012.html

Friday, August 10

THE GRANGE FRIDAY MARKET, 4-7 p.m., Redlands Mesa Grange, 2800 Rd. and Redlands Mesa Rd. For fun, food and great deals on fresh produce, baked goods, arts, crafts, bath and body products. Also enjoy the Grange Café: this week featuring Roy and Nina Brown’s Brats & Best Darn Beans. Call Jim Cazer, 872-2410 for further information.

Saturday, August 11

DELTA COUNTY FAIR 5K hosted by Kappa Pi Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi, 7:30 a.m., Hotchkiss High School. Afterwards watch the parade, downtown Hotchkiss. Proceeds from the run benefit Wave of the Future Technology Fund at Hotchkiss K-8. Registration forms available at Weekender Sports, Hotchkiss. For more information, call Sundee Shoemaker, 872-3440 or sundeeandgirls@tds.net. ENJOY WINE AND JAZZ with Mike Gwinn and the North Fork Flyers, 5:30 p.m., Leroux Creek Vineyards. For more information, call Mike Gwinn, 527-3424. YARD AND BASEMENT SALE, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 5th and Palmer, Delta.

Sunday, August 12

CHAPEL OF THE CROSS CONCERT, 2 p.m., Chapel of the Cross, Pioneer Town, 315 SW 3rd Street, Cedaredge. Admission by donation. Today’s concert: Metamoocil Mountain Boys, Americana, blues. SONS OF NORWAY, VESTAFJELL LODGE, VIKING DAY PICNIC, 2 p.m., Hawthorne Park, 5th Street and Gunnison Avenue, Grand Junction. Program and activities celebrate “Viking Culture with an Emphasis on Food” presented by Tom Sorensen and Roric. Picnic lunch features food from Viking period in history. Call Barb, 245-5649 or Bud, 242-3396 or read lodge newsletter, “Vestafjell Vandrer,” at www.vestafjelllodge.org for suggestions on food dishes to bring for the shared Viking meal. (Sorry, Vikings didn’t have potatoes or cucumbers yet.) Guests interested in Scandinavian culture welcome.

Monday, August 13

DIABETES SUPPORT GROUP, 2nd Monday of each month, 2:30 p.m., classroom B, Delta County Memorial Hospital. BLACK CANYON CAMERA CLUB MONTHLY MEETING, 6 p.m., Heaven’s View community room. Post meeting program: part 2 of macro photography in preparation for a macro-photography exercise to be held later this year. For more information, contact Rae-Ann at rae-anns@live.com or 856-7809. FREE YOUR INNER CHICKEN with Cage-Free Comedy improv troupe, 5:30 p.m., Blue Sage Center for the Arts. Rehearsal open to public. Free.

Wednesday, August 15

TOASTMASTERS SPEECH CLUB MEETS, first and third Wednesdays of each month, 12:15 p.m., U.S. Forest Service, 2250 Highway 50, Delta. For more information, call Tom Condos, 874-6667 or www.toastmasters.org. THE SPIRIT OF STRINGS: ARNEIS STRING QUARTET, 7:30 p.m., Blue Sage Center for the Arts, Paonia. Final classical concert of the summer.

Thursday, August 16

CHAPEL OF THE CROSS CONCERT, 7 p.m., Chapel of the Cross, Pioneer Town, 315 SW 3rd Street, Cedaredge. Admission by donation. Today’s concert: 5th Reel, Celtic, oldies, dance. BOARD OF EDUCATION SCHOOL BOARD MEETING, 7 p.m., Cedaredge Elementary School, 380 N. Grand Mesa Drive.

August 17-18

NORTH FORK LIBERTY FESTIVAL, Paonia Town Park.

August 17-19

GUN SHOW, Montrose County Fairgrounds, North Second & Phythian (2 blocks north of McDonald’s). Friday: 5-9 p.m.; Saturday: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. $5 admission or $10 3-day pass.

Friday, August 17

NORTH FORK VALLEY CHAPTER OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN ELK FOUNDATION BANQUET, 5 p.m., Hotchkiss Elks Lodge, 190 East Bridge Street.

Saturday, August 18

DELTA HUBWHEELER SQUARE DANCE CLUB MEETS, 7:30 p.m., Confluence Park, Delta. Mainstream. Caller is Debby Steinkirchner. Prerounds/instructions at 6:30 p.m. For more information, call Loren, 970-249-4858 or Gwen, 970-8564157. Ice cream social.

Sunday, August 19

CHAPEL OF THE CROSS CONCERT, 2 p.m., Chapel of the Cross, Pioneer Town, 315 SW 3rd Street, Cedaredge. Admission by donation. Today’s concert: George Miller and Sharon Clark, baritone and piano.

Tuesday, August 21

SURFACE CREEK REPUBLICAN WOMEN MEETING, 12 noon, home of Norm and Dorothy Kehmeier, 12753 Running Deer Road, Eckert. Following a brief business meeting, Austin Keiser, President of Grand Mesa Water Conservancy District, speaks about the roll of the district and gives an update on drought and water issues.

Thursday, August 23

CHAPEL OF THE CROSS CONCERT, 7 p.m., Chapel of the Cross, Pioneer Town, 315 SW 3rd Street, Cedaredge. Admission by donation. Today’s concert: Paul Frazier and Annie Griffin, country, oldies.

Friday, August 24

MONTROSE COUNTY DEMOCRAT BARBECUE, the “Duane Watford Memorial” barbecue, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Lions Park, 600 N. Nevada, Montrose. Menu includes Olathe Sweet Sweet Corn. Social gathering to meet candidates and old and new friends. $12 for adults; $10 for those 10 through 17; children under 10 free. Music by “Ruby Ridge Ramblers.” Tickets available at the door or in advance by calling 970-964-4291 or 249-4402.

Dave Wasson has ridden in Partners fundraiser every year Dave Wasson, a familiar figure around the Delta County School District, was first lured to Delta in 1994 with the promise of a raft trip down the Gunnison River. Instead, his services were diverted to help Partners with an activity at Fort Uncompahgre for youth waiting to be matched with an adult mentor. He was asked to keep an eye on a young Partners child who consistently had difficulties in group activities. Wasson was remarkable working with this young boy and made a commitment to become his Partner. Employed as a teacher in Denver at the time, Wasson agreed to travel to Delta every other weekend to spend six hours with this young boy, fulfilling Partners requested commitment of 12 hours a month for mentoring Partnerships. Several months later, Dave’s job in Denver ended and he was convinced to move to Delta and accept an Americorps VISTA position with Partners. It was 1995 when Partners had the idea to launch a bike ride fundraiser called Pedal for Partners. This first ride began in Telluride and travelled over Dallas Divide to Ouray on the first day. On the second day, the ride went from Ouray to Cleland Park in Delta. Wasson says, “I hadn’t been on a bike since the Reagan administration.” He borrowed a bike that had seen many miles and began raising pledges for his ride. Wasson asked people to pledge him by the mile and that made him determined to pedal every one of the 106 miles. He did it, too. Eight miles out of Delta, Wasson lost the bearing on his front wheel, but he would not stop. Another rider, Bob Remmerde, then a Delta probation officer, heard the clanging of Wasson’s bike and at first thought he had some sort of mechanical problem. When he realized that Wasson’s bike was

Dave Wasson literally falling apart, he shadowed him the rest of the way to the park. He and Dave became friends that day and continue to ride together nearly every week to this day. Some years later, Partners changed the ride to a mountain bike ride calling it the Partners Challenge Ride. This ride began at the top of Cerro Summit and travelled over Owl Creek Pass to Ridgway then on to Ouray. The second day ride began in Ouray and travelled back to Montrose over Log Hill Road and country roads ending at Riverbottom Park. Wasson developed a reputation for always being the last rider to arrive. Over the years, he became a more proficient bike rider and took on the job of encouraging and assisting riders who were not really prepared for this challenging ride with 64 miles of uphill the first day. One by one these novice riders were picked up by Partners’ sag wagons, but Wasson would not take a ride. He frightened the sag drivers a time or two by disappearing. Once he was found having coffee at the old convenience store near Silver Jack. Another time, he chose to take an off road “short cut” but

reappeared much to the driver’s relief just as the alert was about to go out that Wasson had fallen off the mountain. Many riders have participated in the Partners bike ride for many years, but Wasson is the only rider who has participated every year since 1995. In this, Partners’ 25th anniversary of serving youth in Delta, Montrose and Ouray, it’s a different ride. In fact, it’s three rides. Partners wanted to be more inclusive this year to involve mountain bike riders, road bikers and children and families. The mountain bike ride begins in Montrose and travels on back roads over Log Hill Road to Ridgway Town Park. The road ride is from Ridgway Town Park to the top of Dallas Divide and back. The family fun ride is from Ridgway Town Park to Ridgway State Park on the bike trail. This ride is free for children under 12 who are accompanied by a registered adult rider. At the same time Ridgway Town Park is hosting the Arts and Crafts Rendezvous, a festive event with a variety of food vendors and booths. To participate, riders must pay a $50 registration fee and raise at

Bernice Musser to be honored at Delta museum The Delta County Historical Society is pleased to announce a public reception honoring longtime Delta County resident Bernice Musser on Saturday, Aug. 18, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Delta County Museum, 251 Meeker Street, in Delta. On the occasion of another Pioneer Recognition Day at the museum, guest of honor Bernice Musser is not only being recognized for her many years of service to the Delta community, but also on her 90th birthday. She is an “authentic westerner” and has been a resident of Delta County for better than 80 years, about 60 of those while living in Escalante Canyon. Bernie (as she likes to be called) has been a part of our cattle ranching history. While Bernie moved with her family to the canyon in 1930 at the age of 8, the Musser ranching business actually began in the canyon back in 1886. Then in 1988, after 102 years of operation

by several generations of the Musser family, Bernie and her family sold the ranch and moved into Delta. However, retirement was not a word in the Musser dictionary. Since then, Bernie has been a regular volunteer at the Delta County museum for 24 years, and has been a trustee of the museum almost as long. She is active in the Friends of the Delta Library and the Delta Cattlewomen. She is a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Delta County Farm Bureau, serving on local and state boards for many years. In 1995, for her lifetime service to the agriculture industry, Bernie was awarded the Colorado Farm Bureau’s highest and most distinguished honor, the “Service to Agriculture Award.” She has given numerous tours of Escalante Canyon and has generously donated her time and energy to promote our

local history and especially the history connected to the canyon. The public is invited to share memories and stories with Bernice Musser as she is honored for her contributions to the community. Call 874-8721 for more information.

least $50 in pledges. The registration fee can be raised with pledges, too. Why a pledge ride? Partners says there are two reasons. Through raising pledges for their ride, participants talk about the work of Partners, a mentoring program for youth in our area. This program has made a positive difference for children who are experiencing difficulties in their lives. The second reason is to avoid asking area businesses to sponsor another event. The local business community supports Partners in a variety of ways, through discounts to partnerships and by sponsoring other events. This is an event when Partners counts on friends and neighbors to help support the program. Wasson says, “The bike rides have changed my life. I will now live much longer than I expected.” Partners is all about changing lives. For more information, go to the Partners website at www.partners-west. org or call 249-1116.

Jeri Arbaney

Arbaney returns to her roots Local singer-songwriter Jeri Arbaney is coming to the Chapel of the Cross Thursday, Aug. 9, at 7 p.m. She has performed with various local groups such as Surrender, Lost and Found and Peculiar People. In 1990 she formed the Christian band Parable. Currently Arbaney has returned to her roots and is singing and playing solo once again. Inspired during the late ‘60s and early ‘70s by such artists as Gordon Lightfoot, Joan Baez and Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young she sings with only her acoustic guitar. She enjoys performing old hymns, songs of faith and vintage songs in her own unique folksy style. Admission is by donation.

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Sunday, August 26

CHAPEL OF THE CROSS CONCERT, 2 p.m., Chapel of the Cross, Pioneer Town, 315 SW 3rd Street, Cedaredge. Admission by donation. Today’s concert: Kerry Claxton and Adrienne Yauck, bluegrass.

Monday, August 27

NEIGHBORHOOD FAMILY POTLUCK PICNIC for customers of the Coalby Domestic Water System and residents of the Coalby Canyon neighborhood, 6 p.m., Cedaredge Town Park. Bring a dish to share and your table service. Meat, potatoes and drink provided by Coalby Birthday Club.

Thursday, August 30

CHAPEL OF THE CROSS CONCERT, 7 p.m., Chapel of the Cross, Pioneer Town, 315 SW 3rd Street, Cedaredge. Admission by donation. Today’s concert: Dr. Mary Kleinsorge, classical, flamenco, guitar and vocals.

Montrose Democrats plan annual barbecue The Montrose County Democrats barbecue will be held Friday, Aug. 24, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Lions Park, 600 N. Nevada, Montrose. This year’s event is being called the “Duane Watford Memorial Barbecue.” The dinner will be catered by Noon and Night and will include Olathe Sweet sweet corn.

This is an annual social gathering to meet candidates and old and new friends. Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for those 10 through 17, and children under 10 are free. Music will be by the Ruby Ridge Ramblers. Tickets will be available at the door or in advance by calling 964-4291 or 2494402.

Acoustic fun The Metamoocil Mountain Boys return to the Chapel of the Cross Sunday, Aug. 12, at 2 p.m. The Metamoocil Mountain Boys play a variety of acoustic music that includes blues, folk, swing and bluegrass. The trio consists of George Gertz, Paul Frazier and Larry Claxton. The band got together to relive their glory days as young, exuberant pickers before day jobs, reality and other responsibilities got in the way. Their music is presented in a spirit of fun while at the same time paying homage to all that obscure music that never made it to the mainstream. The band does cover tunes that were barely uncovered in the first place. Admission is by donation.

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A little butter to go with your corn? Cheryle Messenger worked alongside fellow church members buttering up ear after ear of sweet corn. Taylor Carter of Olathe (right) has her hands full, but not too full for a fresh ear of corn. Below, festival director Bobbi Sale thanks the many “wonderful volunteers” who help pull off the two-day Olathe Sweet Corn Festival.

On the right, turkey legs are roasted on the grill. The experts at Woody’s say it takes about an hour to get the meat up to 165°.

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Crawford open for boating While the drought has closed many reservoirs for boating, Crawford State Park remains open to boating. The lake has been dropping and the Iron Creek boat ramp is closed, said Senior Ranger Scott Rist, but the Peninsula boat ramp is still open and has about 15 feet of water on it, ensuring the lake will stay open to boating for a while. “The fishing for northern pike, catfish, and crappie is great right now,” said Rist. “With good fishing and water levels high enough to boat

and ski, now is a good time to get out and enjoy the reservoir before the summer is over.” Colorado Parks and Wildlife was created by the merger of Colorado State Parks and the Colorado Division of Wildlife, two nationally recognized leaders in conservation, outdoor recreation and wildlife management. Colorado Parks and Wildlife manages 42 state parks, all of Colorado’s wildlife, more than 300 state wildlife areas and a host of recreational programs.

Elk Foundation banquet is Aug. 17 Come celebrate the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation’s six millionth acre conserved in the company of the finest hunter-conservationists anywhere, at the North Fork Valley Chapter’s second banquet Friday, Aug. 17. This year’s fundraiser will be held at the Hotchkiss Elks Lodge located at 190 East Bridge Street.

Doors open at 5 p.m. During the social hour, enjoy drawings, raffles, games, drinks and a silent auction. A barbecue dinner catered by Zack’s Bar-B-Q and a live auction will follow. For questions or to order tickets, call Paula Klaus at 200-3003 or e-mail paula_ klaus@hotmail.com or call Bobby Gray at 417-9892.

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Before the rain came Here is Needle Rock taken in the vicinity of Wiley Spring above the Town of Crawford. The Crawford Town Council toured and was instructed about Crawford’s water system by Bruce Bair, public works director, last Tuesday evening. It even included a picnic dinner at the water storage tank with sandwiches and drinks provided by Mayor Susie Steckel and trustee Hetty Todd. A downpour caused the tour to be cut a little short. The town’s water dispenser has been turned back on now that the level of water in the storage tanks are back to normal.

Woods around fairgrounds are fogged BY KATHY BROWNING Staff Writer

The North Fork Mosquito Abatement District (NFMAD) fogged the woods south and west of Delta County Fairgrounds in Hotchkiss Saturday evening. Exactly why they fogged depends upon which board member is explaining the action. A special meeting was called by the board on Friday, Aug. 3, at 4 p.m., to reaffirm their previous and illegal vote at a work session on July 26. Colorado Open Meeting Laws only permit votes to be taken at posted, public board meetings or special meetings, not during a work session. In an email to the Delta County Independent, NFMAD president Kevin Parks explained how the work session vote happened. “At the monthly noticed meeting held July 9, the board had an item on its agenda that we decided needed further time, brainstorming and thought. We scheduled a work session for July 26 when we could come in fresh to work on that idea. After the discussion dealing with that idea, I brought up the possibility of fogging the fairgrounds in anticipation of the fair. This had not been previously discussed nor anticipated. “The board did take a vote that was a no vote and no action was taken.”

The work session vote was 3-2 opposed to fogging the fairgrounds prior to the county fair. Subsequently, board member Catherine Gockley announced on the NFMAD website she was withdrawing her vote and resigning from the board. Parks said Gockley left the board because “she is no longer able to contribute the necessary time to the endeavor.” The board accepted her resignation prior to the special meeting on Aug. 3. At the special meeting, the first action was to reaffirm that a vote was taken at the work session to not fog the fairgrounds and no action was taken. This was an attempt to rectify the work session vote and was advised by NFMAD’s attorneys. Board members Parks, Rosemary Bilchak and Mike Heck voted to reaffirm the previous vote. The board then voted to accept Gockley’s resignation. Parks received an email from Gockley after the July 26 meeting stating, “The reality is that I no longer live in the district and I realize I can’t stay informed and contribute to the board with these constraints. I would like to resign from the board effective immediately.” Two candidates were present to fill the board vacancy: Dee Dee Durrance and Bill Brunner.

Durrance has been a volunteer with the mosquito trapping committee for three years. Asked if she could be responsible for the NFMAD website, she replied, “I’m not the person to do that.” She is motivated to be on the board because she approves of responsible spraying rather than blanket spraying. “I live in an area that got [sprayed] twice a week for seven years. This is much better, a scientific approach,” Durrance said. Bill Brunner said, “Your work is very important. Like Dee Dee, I like not being sprayed for no good reason.” He added that the approach of the district stopping calendar spraying has proved itself. “We used to always sleep under a mosquito net. We had to. This year we are again, but this is an unusual year. One of the observations I made is that you didn’t spray in [Paonia Town Park] this year and there were no complaints that I heard.” He said he didn’t see a single mosquito during Cherry Days. He also warned he is controversial.

He offered to do the website even if not appointed to the board. After discussion and another board member Chuck Gille calling in to participate in the meeting by cell phone, the motion was made to appoint Durrance. That was approved by a 4-0 vote. After this, Rosemary Bilchak immediately made a motion to fog the wooded area south of the fairgrounds and the wooded area around Zack Hotchkiss’ fields subject to the conditions that “we send out a press release that says people are still not safe because I’m very worried about the perception that people think they are going to be safe; that we provide adequate notification and that is going to be something we need to work out because the fairgrounds are so . . . It’s not like you can go to people’s houses; and that the tech who drives for us gets hazardous duty pay. We’ll have to figure out what that is. Also I would like to have trapping before and after.” Mike Heck seconded her

motion. Gille asked how the board was being influenced to fog by the county and others? “For the most part it appears motivated by the two positive West Nile samples of mosquitoes carrying West Nile disease that were found [three] blocks away from the fairgrounds at one of our trapping sites,” Parks responded. “With those two positive West Nile samples and the number of people coming to the fairgrounds it raises concern that we do everything we possibly can to provide public safety.” Heck added, “You only spray when you lose the battle, and we lost it on the mosquitoes. We never really had a shot this year. It’s just time to spray. We’ve talked about this earlier . . . We just need to spray and that’s it.” Gille said he had researched the effectiveness of spraying across a number of mosquito districts. “Even with the finding of West Nile that actually spraying does more harm, it worsens the situation than MOSQUITOS TO B2

Group effort picks up 720 lbs. of trash BY KATHY BROWNING Staff Writer

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Champion showman Arla Nelson and Big Red were champions in the Halter Gilding class on Monday, Aug. 6, at the 4-H/FFA Horse Show at the Delta County Fairgrounds. Nelson also won first place in Senior Showmanship and will compete in Friday’s Round Robin. The fair continues in Hotchkiss through the weekend.

Jeff Chen, Pick Up America co-founder, selected Paonia as one of their locations to clean up during the volunteer group’s cross-country campaign because he was an intern at High Country News in 2009. “I love Paonia and Delta County,” Chen said. It was his first experience after college to live in Paonia. “The rural living made an impact on me.” Pick Up America worked with NFRIA-WSERC Conservation Center and Cage-Free Comedy in setting up events this past week. They had a fundraiser show at the Blue Sage Center in Paonia on Saturday night to help with repair costs for Pick Up America’s bus. A number of students came from University of Colorado, Boulder to see the comedy program. “They sent out some students touring across the West learning about different environmental, sustainable and social issues.” The CU students camped out at Delicious Orchards. The Conservation Center worked with Pick Up America in organizing areas to pick up trash and recyclables along roads in Paonia. On

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Pick Up America along with the NFRIA-WSERC Conservation Center and other members of the public picked up trash and recyclables in Paonia on Sunday. Pick Up America is traveling across the United States to bring awareness to the problem and the solution. Sunday morning, the 12 Pick Up America volunteers and local residents picked up 29 trash bags of trash weighing 435 pounds and 19 bags of recyclables weighing 285 pounds. From Paonia, Pick Up America is going to pick up trash along Kebler Pass on their way to Crested Butte. After that they will be going to Dillon picking up trash along hiking trails.

The volunteer group has been leap-frogging their way across the entire United States. After Colorado, they will complete their Nevada segment and will end this year’s journey in San Francisco. Chen said this project began 2-1/2 years ago. They are engaged in picking up litter and sharing with local communities about the zero waste movement.

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Mosquitos FROM PAGE B1 it helps it. Personally, I think it would be in the best interest of the health of our valley to avoid spraying and continue to do alternative measures.” He wanted to educate the public on wearing more protective clothing and for NFMAD to continue larviciding. Heck pointed out, “Chuck, all those towns you’re looking at didn’t have a herd of cattle standing in the middle of it with [a lot of] horses. That’s going to draw in insects like there is no tomorrow. They will go to the horses. That is a consideration that when you look at that other data, it’s not the same.” “I see this as a total political maneuver,” Bilchak said. “We are no longer talking about public health, we are talking about the politics of fogging. Because of the

perception that fogging is something that actually works I am voting against my better judgment. I’m saying we should go ahead and do this and look at the silver lining on the cloud, which is we can take this as an educational opportunity. That’s about as good as it gets.” Gille said he would still vote no. “I think we were put in this position to use our best judgment . . . and rather than a PR motion or action, based on that alone, I can’t see that I can vote for it.” Parks was making his decision based on having West Nile six years ago. At the time, Parks thought he was going to die from the West Nile virus and encephalitis. “It’s just been horrible. I’m one of the lucky ones because it seems I have regained most of my physical and mental fac-

Thank You! I’m grateful to all those in this community and elsewhere who have made Little Friends School possible. ~ The congregation of Immanuel Lutheran Church for opening their doors for a fledgling preschool. ~ The congregation of Paonia Friends Church for sheltering Little Friends for many years. ~ The helping hands who worked together to make the building and yard at 5th Street usable. ~ My co-workers who worked and played with us every day. ~ My family and friends whose loving encouragement has been unfailing over the years. ~ AND all the parents and grandparents who have shared their wonderful children with Little Friends. Remembering the life we shared and the days spent together at Little Friends, I especially want to express my loving thanks to God for my husband and friend, Carver. The Lord has blessed my life through each of you. Thank you, Penny Sutton

ulties, but so many people who have West Nile virus don’t. The thing about it too is that only 1,250 people have died of West Nile virus in the country. The likelihood of becoming affected by it is fairly low but we just want to do everything we can within the guidelines and parameters of our bylaws to do the right thing and provide safe and effective mosquito control.” Tom Wills who had been in discussion with Hotchkiss Mayor Wendell Koontz wanted to make comments prior to the board’s vote. Bilchak responded that public comment was the last item on the agenda. Parks said that they would not allow any public comment prior to the vote despite Wills’ opinion that they could open up the discussion to the public. The decision was approved to fog the woods surrounding the fairgrounds and the adjacent fields. When Tom Wills was allowed to speak, he said the vote was probably illegal because the board did not allow any public comment. However, state law permits a governing body to not take public input. It is, though, a common practice to allow the public to comment prior to the vote. “You made a vote based just on the board’s input and no public input,” Wills said. He was not there officially representing Hotchkiss, but Mayor Koontz and he had talked about the fogging of the fairgrounds. The mayor had written NFMAD recommending they fog prior to the fair for the public’s safety. “My comment would have been before you took the vote, Rosemary’s proposal was too limited,” Wills asserted. “It should have taken in the

entire fairgrounds, not just the wooded area on one side and the fields on the other side. That barrier spraying will probably cut down a lot of mosquitoes, but . . . you miss out of the deterrent effect that actually spraying the whole fairgrounds would have. It would have kept mosquitoes out for several days. Maybe it wouldn’t last until the following weekend, when you really want to worry, because the whole point of spraying the fairgrounds, as you have noted Kevin, is that we’ve had two West Nile pools within the town in close proximity to that. The numbers at the fairgrounds are the highest of any place in town, from the district’s website. And we have the county fair coming in with 3,000 people who aren’t going to dress in long sleeves and long pants. So, there is a health risk there and, if

we can knock down that health risk by a certain percentage that’s what we ought to do. Integrated pest management allows for this. It’s a last resort.” He added it’s totally unreasonable to never spray. Parks said they would fog Saturday morning or evening weather-permitting and with public notification. In a phone interview on Saturday, Parks said they wanted to fog that evening and possibly Wednesday prior to the Aug. 9 Demolition Derby. Parks and Heck were going to do the fogging. NFMAD’s website states there will be signs at the fairgrounds warning that West Nile virus has been located in the area. Mosquito repellents will be provided by NFMAD for fair visitors. The next scheduled NFMAD board meeting will be Monday, Aug. 13,

at 7 p.m. The location has yet to be determined. Had the NFMAD not voted to fog at least some of the fairgrounds, arrangements were being made at the county level to do so. On July 31, Bonnie Koehler, Delta County health officer, released a statement that the “Environmental Health Division is recommending the Delta County Fair Board consider contracting with the Delta Mosquito Control District #1 to spray the fairgrounds to manage adult mosquito populations prior to and during fair events scheduled for Aug. 4-12.” The Delta district “agreed to work with the county to reduce adult populations of mosquitoes at the fairgrounds, if requested. The Department feels this collaborative effort would be beneficial to all participants.”

Photo by Tamie Meck

Putting water to work Robbie Baird-LeValley (second from right), the livestock and range specialist with Colorado State University Tri-County Extension, discusses ranching operations during a tour of the Campbell and Sons Ranch on Monday. The tour was offered as part of the 50th anniversary celebration of the Paonia Reservoir. From left are Jess Campbell and grandchildren Abby Campbell and Clay Campbell, and Kathleen Curry, an independent candidate for the State House, District 61. Tours were also offered to Leroux Creek Vineyards, Ela Family Farms and Kropp Brothers Orchards, and the West Elk Mine. For a full story on the day’s events, see next week’s DCI.

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The Waldorf approach to learning BY KATHY BROWNING Staff Writer

Christy Toohey, kindergarten teacher, Carrie Tentori, administrator, and Thesa Callinicos, faculty chair, could not be more passionate about the new Blossom Valley Kindergarten and homeschool co-op for grades one through eight. In 1973, Callinicos started the Lamborn Valley Waldorf School in Paonia and ran that for 11 years. Tentori, was the parent who started the parent co-op group last year with fifth graders. Toohey has just finished her first year of a threeyear program of training at the Rudolf Steiner College in Sacremento to get her certification to teach kindergarten. “The kindergarten is a licensed child care center, but the classes we are offering are as a homeschool co-op, not a school,” Carrie Tentori explained. “Our co-op is committed to providing Waldorf-inspired educational opportunities to the North Fork Valley. Right now, we are doing that through cooperative education.” Blossom Valley Kindergarten is going to be located in the former Little Friends School and Childcare Center on Fifth Street in Paonia. Is there a need to have a kindergarten not in the public school system? “We felt there was a need in the valley for kids who don’t learn in that way,” Toohey said. “It’s a very different approach.” Callinicos added, “It’s child-centered and developmentally-centered rather than skills-centered. Instead of grouping people by skill, we keep the students in their generation and their developmental growth. When

Photo by Kathy Browning

Blossom Valley Kindergarten, which uses the Waldorf approach to learning, will be starting on Sept. 4. The registration deadline is Aug. 15. Blossom Valley also has a homeschool co-op for grades one through eight. Above, Sky Rieks shows the card she made for Mother’s Day as Lily Lowe watches. Children also grew the flowers used on the card. Below, Mary Tentori holds and gets to know a baby goat. children are ready to by the tests. Children learn they reach out and [are] having to perform grab it rather than push- and [are] being pushed ing them all the way up. and rushed. Waldorf is “What we see is that really the antidote to children are not an empty that,” Tentori said. bucket to be filled,” Call“Children make their inicos said. “We feel the own books. There are no students already have textbooks. They create richness in them. The their own textbooks by teacher’s job is to draw writing the lessons and it out.” illustrating them,” CallIn the Waldorf meth- inicos said. “So they draw od, the student learns by and write from a very doing, experiencing and early age. They learn understanding. math through rhythmic “We have gotten lots stamping and clapping. of feedback from people They learn a second lanvery interested in this guage right from first approach especially in grade when their minds this climate where so are supple and can realmany people are talking ly take it in. They learn about the public educa- to play recorder [in first tion system being driven grade]. And in third

Paonia council backs school’s grant bid BY TAMIE MECK Staff writer

A new sports facility that could include a football field, running track and riverfront recreation area is now one step closer to becoming a reality for Paonia Jr./Sr. High School. At its July 24 meeting, Paonia Town Council voted 6-1 to approve a resolution in support of the school’s $75,000 GOCO planning grant. Council member Ross King cast the dissenting vote. The school is seeking to complete a multiuse sports complex which would allow it to host more sports events. The design area includes land surrounding all sides of the school, two partiallydeveloped fields currently used for practice, and several acres along the North Fork of the Gunnison. The school currently leases Paonia Town Park for football games, and is the only high school in Delta County that does not have a track, thus lacks the ability to host track meets.

Since school districts are ineligible to receive grants directly, GOCO requires that schools applying for funding partner with a municipality. The school originally approached the town with the request for partnership in January. The grant, which does not pay for the actual work on the project, would allow the committee to work with the community in creating the best plan for the facility. Once a plan is in place, the school could then seek grants for construction. Council had voted at its July 10 meeting to support the grant application. The North Fork Pool, Park and Recreation District is also partnering with the town in its application for a project grant to resurface the Apple Valley tennis courts. Earlier concerns that the town may be in competition with itself by supporting two applications were unfounded, since the school is applying for a planning grant,

and those grant applications are considered separately from project grants. Representing the committee, Cindy Swartzendruber assured council that the required cash match of $25,000 has been secured. King said he wants to see and approve the final application, which is due by Aug. 29 to be considered for the fall, 2012, grant cycle, before he will vote in favor of the resolution. “That request puts us in a difficult position,” said Swartzendruber, who offered the nearlycomplete version of the application. If the town rejects the resolution, the school would be forced to start the application process over, said Swartzendruber, who also assured council and King that the resolution will not result in any financial liability for the town. “The concept, the vision is wonderful,” said King, who commended Swartzendruber and the school for their efforts, but did not budge on his stand. Mayor pro-tem Corinne Ferguson reminded council that they already voted to support the grant. Mayor Neil Schwieterman explained that GOCO requires proof of support before the grant is prepared. “The methodology GOCO requires is backwards,” said Schwieterman. Linda Little of Linda’s Bistro, 212 Third Street, received approval for renewal of a liquor license. Little said that the restaurant will mostly open for private parties on Fridays. Schwieterman said he asked police chief Scott Leon, who was not present at the meeting due to a work-related issue, if there were any problems with the establishment, and none were reported.

grade they learn to play violin [or cello] until they choose their life instrument in the fifth grade.” “They all learn to knit with two needles in first grade,” Callinicos said. “Nimble fingers make nimble minds.” “The kindergarten is set in a home-like environment,” Toohey said. “We bake bread. We wash our dishes. We do water-color painting. Lots of drawing and clay modeling. Lots of movement. Circle games. It’s kind of an old-fashioned kind of kindergarten . . . . It’s bringing back the fairy tales, the nursery rhymes. Meeting them where they live in their imagination.” Children are met where they are developmentally and are provided fun activities in a group-like setting so they feel part of something bigger than themselves. Callinicos added that in the kindergarten class there’s “no headwork yet. It’s all through imitation and play.” Everything in kindergarten is very purposefully laying a foundation for the more academic work to happen in first grade. Parents can enroll their K-8 children through the Vision Home and Community program. “We don’t want finances to exclude anyone from coming,” Tentori said.

Fundraising is planned to set up a scholarship fund and tuition assistance. “Right now the grades program is requiring about $1,000 for the year, over and above Vision funds.” They are hoping that price will come down. “For the kindergarten with four full days the rate is $500 to $600 a month,” she said. There are also other rate options such as two full days. Blossom Valley will follow the Delta County School District calendar,

with the exception that their first day is Sept. 4. Classes are from Monday through Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Space is limited. Applications are due Aug. 15. Registration packets can be picked up at the Paonia Library. For more information, call Carrie Tentori at 527-3516 or write info@ blossomvalleyschool.org.

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Second funding option possible for new trail BY KATHY BROWNING Staff Writer

Engineer Joanne Fagan gave the Hotchkiss Town Council two funding options for a new trail that would go from the “Y” at Highways 92 and 133 to the Delta County Fairgrounds. The original approved funding by CDOT for what is known as the Leonard Trail, will cover 80 per-

cent of the cost with the town required to provide a 20 percent match. Most of the match will need to be in cash. The part of the match that could be an in kind contribution has to meet stringent CDOT requirements. The town match is currently estimated between $50,000 to $80,000 for the estimated $400,000 project. With the CDOT funding the trail could be completed in 2013. If the Town of Hotchkiss doesn’t mind waiting for the trail to be completed in 2014, it could apply for Safe Routes to School funding also by CDOT. This would pay for 100 percent of the project funding up to $300,000. The total project cannot exceed $300,000. Fagan wrote in her report, “Our initial cost estimate for the Leonard Pathway was around $400,000, but with sharper pencil and hoping for competitive bids like what we have seen of late, the project could be in the $300,000 range.” If the town decides to apply in November for this funding, word on whether they

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won would not be known until next April. With the time it takes to write and get approval of the necessary intergovernmental agreement, the project would be pushed to 2014 for completion. Furthermore, the application process is very competitive. The council had planned a work session for this Thursday, to discuss their options, but that has been cancelled. The council will now meet at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 16, to walk the proposed trail route with Mike Owens, public works director. The town council meeting will follow at 6:30 p.m. The council meeting was changed to accommodate the county fair.

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Where’s the river? Can you recognize the North Fork? Not now, but wait. Hopefully by this winter, a project to eliminate a maze of channels of the North Fork within Paonia River Park will be completed. Only one or two primary channels will remain to improve boating (when there’s water) and provide wetland and wildlife habitat. This is a joint project by Minnesota Canal and Reservoir Company, NFRIA-WSERC Conservation Center and the Town of Paonia.

Mosquito district gives warning: ‘You are not safe’ SUBMITTED BY THE NORTH FORK MOSQUITO ABATEMENT DISTRICT The board of the North Fork Mosquito Abatement District (NFMAD) is very concerned about West Nile Virus (WNV). Although NFMAD has fogged in Hotchkiss, you are not safe from mosquito bites. There is a misconception that fogging kills all the mosquitoes and limits your exposure to WNV. Before you wander outside without personal protection, consider these

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Free concert in Paonia Thursday The free August concert series, Pickin’ in the Park, will feature Rosie Ledet and the Zydeco Playboys and The Stray Birds. The concert is Thursday, Aug. 9, 6 p.m. at Paonia Town Park. Headliner Rosie Ledet and the Zydeco Playboys has been receiving rave reviews. Worchester Magazine says “Ledet is also blessed with one of zydeco’s most distinctive voices. Her husky, soulful tones keep the melodies in your head long after the dance floor has been cleared for the night.” Brimming with coy sensuality, Rosie’s music is fresh and daring while still retaining its links to its bayou Creole heritage. Rosie has a rare combination of talent, not only in the zydeco world, but in any musical genre. Ledet writes award winning songs, hangs with the best of them on her instrument, and can sing circles around her peers. She is among the few zydeco artists who still sing and write some of their own material in Creole French. Drawing upon the richness of American folk music traditions, the signature power of The Stray Birds sound lies in outstanding songwriting that soars in three-part harmony. The Stray Birds are a trio of captivating chemistry and sensitive musicality. From bustling street corners to silent halls, their performances speak to an uncompromising reverence for songs.

facts: • The American Mosquito Control Association, an association representing researchers, vector control professionals, and industry representatives, reported that adulticide treatments (fogging) had no direct effect on the likelihood of infection. J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 2011 Mar;27(1):69-76. The highest rate of infection in the North Fork Valley occurred when residents were exposed to weekly fogging. Just ask Kevin Parks, President of NFMAD, who contracted WNV during that time. Ask any number of people who were infected in 2006, when our area topped the charts for per capita WNV incidence. Weekly fogging didn’t protect them. • WNV infection is primarily acquired around the home where mosquito breeding habitat, that is, stagnant water, is present. It is more effective for you to drain those birdbaths and clean your gutters than to have your town fogged. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2012 May;86(5):895-901. • Several epidemiological studies found, surprisingly, that WNV disease incidence was significantly elevated in areas with lower human population density. The authors attribute this to the relatively greater percentages of mosquito habitat in those areas, specifically, irrigated agricultural land. One study found that, as the level of irrigation rose by 0.1 percent of the total county land area, the incidence rate of WNV cases

increased by 50 parcent in the human model and 63 percent in the veterinary model. J Med Entomol. 2010 Sep;47(5):939-51. Int J Health Geogr. 2008 May 1;7:19. Prev Vet Med. 2009 May 1;89(1-2):1347. Epub 2009 Jan 30. • These chemicals kill because they are toxic. Regardless of which chemical is used, there are inherent dangers associated with exposure. Almost daily, new reports link chemical exposure to neurological diseases, developmental delays, cancers, and chronic illnesses. Citations are too numerous to list. NFMAD board has thought, and fought, long and hard about fogging because our trapping and testing has shown that there is WNV in the mosquito pools in the valley. To counterbalance that, our own data from previous fogging incidents indicate that the impact of fogging on mosquitoes is not significant and not long-lasting. Adult mosquito populations are replaced within a few days. Many mosquito districts around the country that have abandoned fogging for mosquitoes, even in the event of multiple cases of WNV in humans, having found that fogging only makes matters worse. http://skipper. physics.sunysb.edu/mosquito/mosquito2/Mosquito2.htm Last Saturday [Aug. 4] NFMAD fogged the fairgrounds and some of the surrounding fields as a result of pressure from the Fair board and the Delta County Health

Department. If fogging is inevitable, and in the absence of a declared health emergency, NFMAD should be the entity that is responsible for doing the fogging. The fairgrounds are located in the geographical area under NFMAD’s jurisdiction and our crews and volunteers work hard to scout out breeding sites, apply larvicide, and trap there regularly. When it comes to fogging, NFMAD takes the necessary precautions to protect our volunteers who set the traps, the equipment that cannot be exposed to pesticides, our field crew who lug heavy backpacks through that area to treat the standing waters, and the community — by providing adequate notification. We guard the interests and livelihoods of the numerous organic growers in the area. Fogging with toxins is a serious issue. We have been assured that the campers in the fairgrounds took notice of the warnings given prior to the fogging and vacated during that time. Unfortunately, they will be exposed to the residue for the next several days on the grass, picnic tables and other out-ofdoor equipment. We hope that you will not be fooled. Even though fogging has been done, mosquitoes are still out there. WNV is still out there. So, exercise caution. Use your repellant. Wear long sleeves and long pants. Limit your time out-of-doors when mosquitoes are most active. Be safe.

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Summer fun for Sharon’s Kids Sharon’s Kids, a non-profit corporation, sent 14 boys and girls from Delta County to the YMCA Camp Santa Maria near Bailey. The Trekkers pictured above attended for two weeks, June 24-July 7. From left to right (back) are George Arroya, Cyrus Baxter, Taylor White, Summer Hood, Ben Hech; (front) Christine Clark, Aliyah January, Daniella Baxter, Haley Stacy and Ivorie Crandall. Not pictured are the four younger children that attended June 24-June 30 Iyven January, Briana January, Eddie Hecht and Jarrin Crandall. The mission of this youth outreach program is to help youth cultivate an awareness, understanding and appreciation for the natural world. Under-privileged or at-risk boys and girls are nominated by local elementary schools and two Delta County mentoring groups of Families Plus and Partners. Donations from private individuals, a $500 grant from the Cocker Kids’ Foundation and $500 from the Women’s Peace Circle of the Hotchkiss United Methodist Church made attending camp possible. Outdoor activities are offered throughout the year, and adult volunteers are always needed. Sharon Riegel and her husband Dick Moore took four of these youth on a 3-day llama backpack trip July 2830. For information call Sharon Riegel, founder and President of Sharon’s Kids, at 921-3800.

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Support our youth at the livestock sale Feeding livestock for market is a business venture for our local kids, challenging them to produce a marketable animal that meets quality meat grading standards, and which returns a profit. Additionally, through the 4-H and Future Farmers of America (FFA) educational livestock market-

ing programs, members acquire knowledge and understanding of sound livestock production and management practices. The Delta County Fair’s Junior Market Livestock Sale is your opportunity to support Delta County Youth in these efforts. 4-H and FFA members are offer-

ing their market animals to you over the auction block through this sale. As a buyer, your participation in the sale encourages and recognizes youth for their time, effort and the expense expended toward raising an animal for market. Additionally, you will obtain advertising value through the purchase of

these animals. Buyers get top-quality beef, pork, lamb, rabbit or poultry at attractive prices. Friends, neighbors and relatives may share in the purchase. Businesses and organizations receive advertising value through their purchases and can use the purchases for employee picnics or barbecues, as

goodwill gifts, or may auction off wrapped meat as a fund-raiser. This year’s Junior Market Livestock Sale will be held at the Delta County Fairgrounds in Hotchkiss on Saturday,

Aug. 11, at 2 p.m. For more information, contact the Delta Extension Office, at 874-2195. Your support of the Delta County Fair and of local youth is appreciated! See you at the fair!

Fair 5k planned The Kappa Pi Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi will host the first Delta County Fair 5k on Saturday, Aug. 11, at Hotchkiss High School at 7:30 a.m. Start your day with a fun run/walk and then go to downtown Hotchkiss to watch the parade. Proceeds from the run

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THANK YOU TO THE BUYERS 2011 DELTA COUNTY FAIR JUNIOR MARKET LIVESTOCK SALE The Delta County Fair’s Market Livestock Committee and Delta County 4-H and FFA members wish to again publicly express their thanks to the businesses and individuals who purchased livestock in 2011, and invite them all to support the 2012 Market Livestock Sale! GRAND CHAMPIONS Market Beef Chicken Meat Pen Market Goat Market Lamb Rabbit Meat Pen Market Swine Market Turkey RESERVE GRAND CHAMPIONS Market Beef Chicken Meat Pen Market Goat Market Lamb Rabbit Meat Pen Market Swine Market Turkey

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BUYERS’ POOL Gold Sponsors - $1,000 or more Bank of Colorado Bear Ranch Bowie Mine Silver Sponsors - $500 or more Beavers Construction John Paul Coats Farm Credit Services of the Mountain Plains Hawk Homes & Land Jumbo Concessions Roberts Land & Cattle LLC TSM Construction West Range Reclamation Bronze Sponsors - $250 or more Ayer & Ayer Ranch Coldwell Banker Colorado Realty Gordon Murchison Paonia Car Wash Gary and Amy Peebles Scott Electric Inc. Southgate Commercial, LLC Southwest Pump, LLC

Sponsors Shane, Luke and Erica Anderson Chris and Peggy Decker Gip Gafford Elaine Johnston Koppes Refrigeration & Heating Luce Pipher - Figure 3 Ranch Red Canyon Construction, Inc. Myles and Lisa Roberts Rodman’s Fertilizer & Custom Farming Tribble & Sons Construction LLC Buyers’ Pool members - both businesses and individuals - pool donations, creating additional purchasing power for 4-H & FFA kids. Our members’ contributions enabled the Buyers’ Pool to purchase 26 market animals at this year’s Junior Market Livestock Sale! Call Gary Peebles, at (970) 872-4900 to join the Buyers’ Pool and make a difference to the local kids in our community!

SPECIAL THANKS TO: Chandra Carr Delta Sales Yard Staff CSU Cooperative Extension Holly, Dan, Devon & Lane Varner Les Mergelman Rod & Dale Hall Cliff Morgan Mark LeValley Angie Collins North Fork Bank & Staff Irene & Chris Stewart Mallery Valdez We would also like to give special thanks to the Buyers’ Pool and Gary Peebles of North Fork Bank for raising the floor prices for beef, goat, sheep and swine. (*denotes Volume Buyers)

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Five contestants were interviewed for fair queen, princess and junior princess on July 28. Competition also included a speech, modeling, impromptu questions and a written test. Pictured above are the current fair royalty and the five contestants: (left to right) 2011-12 queen Lindsey Todd, queen contestant Samantha Heinze, 2011-2012 princess Arla Nelson, princess contestant Selbi Shenold, 2011-12 junior princess Tess Gore, contestants Katilyn Sharpe, Erica Anderson and Missa Webb. The 2012-13 royalty will be crowned at 6:30 p.m. Saturday night before the ranch rodeo.

What’s most important to you about the North Fork Valley? The North Fork Valley Heart & Soul Project will be collecting North Fork Valley stories at the 2012 Delta County Fair. What does the Delta County Fair’s theme “Reflecting on the Past - Conserving for the Future” mean to you, your family and your place in the North Fork Valley? Take the opportunity to tell Heart & Soul what matters to you most about Crawford, Hotchkiss, Paonia and the North Fork Valley. You’ll find Heart & Soul located at the Delta County Librar-

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 9 7:00 p.m. Demolition Derby

FRIDAY, AUGUST 10 6:30 p.m. Team Penning (main arena) 7:00 p.m. Local Team Roping Shoot-Out Finals, Mutton Bustin’ & Calf Ridin’, Ranch Rodeo, Bull Riding 10:00 p.m. HHS Cheerleaders Dance (Memorial Hall)

SATURDAY, AUGUST 11 10:00 a.m. Fair Parade (Downtown Hotchkiss) 11:30 a.m. Delta County Livestock Association BBQ 2:00 p.m. Market Livestock Sale 7:00 p.m. Ranch Rodeo, Mutton Bustin’ & Calf Ridin’, Bull Riding, Local Barrel Race, Queen Coronation

During the fair, “walking entertainment” will be provided by the Salida Circus. Balloon modelers will be roaming the fairgrounds throughout the day. At 10 a.m. they’ll be joined by stiltwalkers and a unicyclist. Tuesday through Saturday, a 50-minute interactive show lets the audience become the performers. The “Scarlet Sisters Lost Circus” is presented at 1 p.m. each day. The roaming stiltwalkers and unicyclist make an encore appearance at 3 p.m. each afternoon. Then at 4 p.m., everyone who has ever dreamed of running away with the circus can learn juggling, bucket stilts, acrobats, clowning, plate spinning and more. The fun instructional sessions begin at 4 p.m., after which participants will present a circus show in costume. This workshop is called “Circus in 60 Minutes.” The Salida Circus is based in Salida, and was founded by Jennifer Dempsey in 2007. A circus performer of 25 years, Jennifer got her circus start in third grade at Oak View Elementary under the direction of her P.E. teacher. A stiltwalker, acrobat, knife-juggler, unicyclist and comedy actress, Jennifer’s circus career includes 12 years with the Belfast Circus in Northern Ireland, two years with Circo Rum Ba Ba in London, and five years with the Scarlet Sisters Circus in California. She operates a circus school in Salida where she offers summer camps and workshops. Through the Salida Circus Outreach Foundation, Jennifer and her clown friends offer free circus training to children and adults throughout Chaffee County as a personal development tool in a nurturing, non-competitive environment.

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Arena action abounds Ranch rodeos, team roping, and 4-H/FFA horse events make the grandstand arena an exciting place to be during the Delta County Fair. Ranch sorting, a fun family sport, begins at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 8, in the main arena. The finals get underway at 5 p.m. Admission is free for this great competition, which is part of the HP Cow Horses Saddle Series. “For those who have been to the saddle series sorts, I think we can all agree; you probably won’t see tougher competition,” said Heidi Peterson of HP Cow Horses. “I believe that the saddles won’t be decided until the last sort! Even if you aren’t in the hunt for the saddle; payouts are good.” After a break for the demolition derby on Thursday night, western action returns with a

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a try. The team roping shootout finals, team penning and a local barrel race are also planned Friday. The emphasis is on local, as the five members of each team cannot be members of the WPRA or CPRA. During the ranch rodeos, kids will be competing in mutton bustin’ and calf ridin’.

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Gabby George is parade marshal Delta County native Dale “Gabby” George is the fair parade grand marshal. Gabby was born and raised on the family farm near Crawford and was a member of the last class to graduate from Crawford High School before the school was closed. The Class of 1962 celebrated its 50th reunion over the Memorial Day weekend. Gabby married his high school sweetheart, Anna Jean Hill, on July 15, 1962. Their first date resulted from a dare. They spent their honeymoon in Mason City, Iowa, while Gabby attended auctioneering school.

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Gabby became interested in auctioneering at the age of 5 when he would go to livestock auctions with his granddad. He started teaching himself to auctioneer by pretending to sell his dad’s cows. As he got a little older, the late John McLeod would put him on the bar where he would auction off everyone’s cowboy hats. As well as operating his own auction company, Gabby worked for the Town of Hotchkiss in the public works departmen for 20 years. He worked for the Town of Crawford for 26 years before returning from public works in 2009. Since 1996, Gabby has also been known as a colorful, entertaining rodeo announcer. He served as a volunteer EMT for 24 years and as a volunteer fireman for 27 years. He has played Santa Claus for local communities, and has been the sportsman representative for the North Fork for the Habitat Partnership for the past 21 years. Gabby served on the Delta County Fair Board for 17 years from 1968 to 1984. He has continued to support the fair and recognize the importance of Delta County’s agricultural heritage and way of life. Gabby and Anna have lived in Hotchkiss for 50 years. They raised three daughters and have five grandchildren. Everyone is invited to join Gabby in the fair parade. This year’s theme is, “Reflecting on the Past & Conserving for the Future.” There is no entry fee for the parade. Entries

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2012 DELTA COUNTY FAIR! Theme: “Reflecting on the Past — Conserving for the Future”

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8 7:00 a.m. Sheep, Goats, Swine and Beef Weigh-In 8:00 a.m. Team Sorting - Big Arena 8:30 a.m. All Open Class Fruits, Vegetables, Flowers & Baked Goods in Place for Judging 9:00 a.m. Judging of Heritage Hall Open Class Exhibits 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Harness Club Display in Old Beef Barn 11:00 a.m. Salida Circus Entertainers in the Park 11:00 a.m. 4-H Creative Cooks 2:00 p.m. Goat Showmanship followed by Market Goat/Dairy Goat Show - 4-H/FFA AND OPEN 5:00 p.m. Team Sorting Finals - Big Arena 7:00 p.m. Swine Showmanship followed by Breeding Swine Show - 4H/FFA AND OPEN 8:00 p.m. Heritage Hall Closes THURSDAY, AUGUST 9 8:00 a.m. Market Swine Show - 4-H/FFA AND OPEN 9:00 a.m. Heritage Hall Open 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Harness Club Display in Old Beef Barn 11:00 a.m. Salida Circus Entertainers in the Park 2:00 p.m. Market Sheep Show - 4-H/FFA AND OPEN 3:00 p.m. Farm Mechanics Judging 7:00 p.m. DEMOLITION DERBY 8:00 p.m. Heritage Hall Closes FRIDAY, AUGUST 10 8:00 a.m. Beef Show - 4-H/FFA AND OPEN 9:00 a.m. Heritage Hall Opens 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Harness Club Display in Old Beef Barn 11:00 a.m. Salida Circus Entertainers in the Park

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Round Robin Showmanship Contest - Event Center TEAM PENNING, MAIN ARENA LOCAL TEAM ROPING SHOOTOUT FINALS MUTTON BUSTIN’ & CALF RIDIN’ LOCAL BARREL RACE, RANCH RODEO Heritage Hall Closes HHS Cheerleaders Dance at Memorial Hall

SATURDAY, AUGUST 11 9:00 a.m. Heritage Hall Open 10:00 a.m. Fair Parade - Downtown 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Harness Club Display in Old Beef Barn 11:30 a.m. Delta County Livestock Association Barbecue 12:00 Noon Entertainment in the Park Metamoocil Mountain Boys IN THE EVENTS CENTER 1:00 p.m. Awards presented to Grand Exhibitors Premier Exhibitor Awards 1:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. MARKET LIVESTOCK SALE EVENTS CENTER 7:00 p.m. RANCH RODEO/MUTTON BUSTIN’ & CALF RIDIN’ DELTA COUNTY FAIR & RODEO QUEEN CORONATION 8:00 p.m. Heritage Hall Closes SUNDAY, AUGUST 12 7:00 a.m. Pancake Breakfast at Fairgrounds 8:00 a.m. Load Out Sale Stock 8:00 a.m. Premium Money Paid Until 1:00 p.m. Release of All Exhibits ALL EXHIBITS AND PREMIUM MONEY MUST BE

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Fair royalty represents county at rodeos, parades For the past year, Delta County has been well represented by fair queen Lindsey Todd, princess Arla Nelson and junior princess Tess Gore. Todd reports the 2012 royalty went to the rodeo in Ouray County, rode in three Parades of Lights, and participated in the Colorado Fairs and Rodeo Royalty Clinic, among other activities. At the CAFS convention they met Kelsie Purdy, 2011 Miss Rodeo Colorado, and her lady in waiting, Cassidy Cabbott. “Without the help of our fair board and sponPhoto by Pat Sunderland sors, none of this would Queen Lindsey Todd, princess Arla Nelson and be possible, so I would junior princess Tess Gore rode in three Parades of like to send big thanks Lights, including the parade in Delta. to all of them, as well as Mrs. Burns, for making everything we are able to do possible.” In January, Arla and Tess attended the National Western Stock Show in Denver, where they ushered guests to Gold Buckle Seats for two rodeo performances. Locally, Tess helped with the Kiwanis Fish Fry and sold burritos at fair animal weighHOTCHKISS AUTOMOTIVE ins. QUALITY TRUCK & AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR “The opportunity to Call 872-4978 • 524 Coal Rd. • Hotchkiss serve and represent Delta Open Mon.-Fri.: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. County has given me a greater appreciation for those who give of their time to help others,” Tess said. The 2013 royalty will be crowned SaturSI N C E day at 6:30, prior to the ranch rodeo. The contestants include Samantha Heinze, queen; Selbi Shenold, princess; and Kati1912 CLOTHING CO. lyn Sharpe, Erica Anderson and Missa Webb, junior princess. The queen is 16-19 years in age; the princess is 12-15 years in age; and the junior princess is 9-11 including Straw and Felt years in age. HAT CLEANING The winners are AND BLOCKING awarded trophys, belt One of the oldest Stetson accounts West of the Mississippi buckles, tiaras and scholarships. 401 Main St., Delta • 874-4370

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Big water loss vexes Orchard City trustees BY HANK LOHMEYER Staff Writer

Orchard City’s water utility is still experiencing large losses of treated water even after completion of the West Side main project, according to a report. Trustees and utility staff aren’t sure what is causing the problems now, but there is hope that repair of a major leak last week will cure the problem. The town’s treated water system loss has exceeded 30 percent by a large margin in estimates and surveys taken over recent years. Another recent audit comparing the amount of water leaving the treatment plant and the amount of water being billed to customers’ meters has indicated the problem is continuing. At an Aug. 1 work session, mayor Don Suppes noted that the West Side main line project was the hoped for “silver bullet” that would plug the town’s system leakage. But that hasn’t done the trick. Public works staff thinks replacing a master meter that measures flow from the treatment might solve the problem. It is hoped that another type of meter believed to be more accurate will erase the apparent loss. Suppes pointed out that if the master meter is

defective, it could also be indicating less water being lost than is actually being lost. Trustees Jimmie Boyd and Gale Doudy looked over the water report and had some doubts whether metering is the problem. It looks like actual system leakage to them, they said. The new master meter replacement will cost the town an estimated $10,000, reported Mike Morgan, public works director. A meter replacement is probably the easiest way to check for, and hopefully fix the problem. The town’s distribution system is divided into east and west main trunk lines. With a brand new west line in place since last year, if the meter replacement still indicates large treated water loss in the system, then the East Main line will appear to be the culprit, a problem the town’s water planners hadn’t seriously considered before. There is another hope. Late last week a ruptured line near Horizons Care Center was repaired. Suppes reports that the break on the underside of a fairly new steel line could have been letting tens of thousands of gallons per day flow down Surface Creek. That amount could easily account for the amount of water being lost in the town’s system.

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Biker parade Onlookers took up stations along Grand Mesa Drive to view passing motorcycle riders at the Serenity Run parade past Pioneer Town on Saturday morning, Aug. 4.

Cedaredge details its drought response plan Draft plan shows how town would respond to changing drought conditions BY HANK LOHMEYER Staff Writer

Field of Dreams could host school softball action BY HANK LOHMEYER Staff Writer

The town of Orchard City is readying an agreement that would allow School District 50 to use the Field of Dreams facility for girls softball practice and games this fall. The town board discussed the deal at an Aug. 1 work session and is scheduled to take action at its regular meeting Aug. 8. The season runs Aug. 13 through Oct. 20. Under the proposed agreement the district will pay the town $1,500 for use of the facility. During a town board presentation on the idea of using the Field of Dreams for the school program that took place three months ago, scheduling problems cost were cited as reasons the centrally located Orchard city facility is needed. The district athletic program is having to combine personnel from various areas because of a player shortage in the North Fork area. • The Field of Dreams has become a popular venue for

regional and state youth ball tournaments. The town trustees were presented with an official “thank you” for the facility and its use from Angela Morgan who serves on three area youth baseball organization boards. She brought a box of tee shirts for everyone as a token for allowing state tournaments to be played at the Field of Dreams. She said that people from out of the area are always impressed and complimentary of the Orchard City Town Park facility and the condition it is kept in. The Orchard City Trustees also worked on a memorandum of understanding with the Forest Service on use of public lands for the town’s water utility. Forest Service representative Linda Bledsoe said that such memorandums are normal business with public and private permittees who use the forest for specific economic purposes. They are renewed every five years. Orchard’s City’s was last revised in 2006.

The dry spell of 2012 has been compared with the drought of 2002. A lot of water suppliers in the state during the first half of this year began thinking seriously again about dealing with drought. If dry weather patterns continue through this coming winter resulting in low snow pack next spring, drought could become a real threat. The Cedaredge Town Board in July held a special work session to discuss a community drought response plan that has been drafted by Dave Smith, public works director. A town ability to respond to actual drought conditions is limited to two broad categories of action: increasing water supply, and adopting water conservation measures. According to the draft plan document the trustees discussed last month, there are various ways for possibly increasing water supply in dry years. Among them are the following ones: • Call back water rights owned by the town that it has leased to others in years of plenty; • Declare a halt on leasing of the town’s reservoir water; • Seek administrative waivers, such as a Substitute Water Supply Plan, from Colorado Division of Water Resources

that would allow the town to divert and use irrigation water decrees when available for domestic needs; • Make sure the town’s annual budget provides adequate funding to operate and maintain the raw water collection system for optimal performance; • Ensure the town budget has funds to operate and maintain reservoirs for optimal storage and performance. • Pay an upstream water user for permission to divert more water to the town. The second category of drought response actions would be to conserve available water supplies by decreasing water usage. The draft drought response plan notes, “The primary purpose of the town’s water system is to provide safe drinking water for the health and welfare of all aspects of the community. Therefore, the primary drought response should be to budget available water for the most essential uses during the drought’s duration.” Water use reduction would be voluntary on the part of the town’s water customers under Stage I drought conditions. Stage I is where impacts to local agriculture are being felt and developing drought conditions are similar to those experienced in the 1977 and 2002 drought years. The suite of Stage I water reduction measures would include planning, administrative coordination among water providers, and voluntary cutbacks on non-essential water uses like street washing along

Cedaredge says no to ballot measures 3, 45 BY HANK LOHMEYER Staff Writer

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A desert garden Delta County’s desert landscape comes alive thanks to local ag producers’ irrigated fields in this summer scene along 2200 Road.

with prohibiting ornamental water use in outdoor fountains. With the onset of Stage II drought conditions, water conservation measures would in many cases become mandatory and would affect businesses and personal comforts and lifestyles. The draft report states, “We believe it is important to ensure that any discomfort, difficulty or potential loss is shared as equitably as possible across all customer classes.” It will be left up to the trustees to determine what indicators will be used to determine that a Stage II drought is imminent. Possible triggers could be reservoir levels at certain points in the water year or irrigation season. Actions in response to Stage II conditions would begin with a continuation of Stage I alert and adding the imposition of water use rate increases. Also proposed are the following: • Public facilities like motels and restaurants would be required to install flow restricting devises on faucets and showers. • Penalties would be put in effect for wasting water. • Vehicle washing would be curtailed. • Restrictions on landscape watering could be imposed. • “Prohibiting outdoor water use (as a last resort in an extremely severe drought) except for subsistence irrigation of trees and shrubs.” • The town board has not taken official action on the drought response plan in a final version.

Two questions on the Nov. 6 statewide ballot, #3 and #45, have gotten a “thumbs down” from the Cedaredge Town Board. The initiatives are being called by their supporters the “Public Trust Initiatives,” but they are not trustworthy say opponents. The Cedaredge Town Board voted unanimously on July 19 to oppose the two measures that would turn more than a century of state water law upside down. “This board has to support the resolution” opposing #3 and #45, said trustee Ray Hanson. The Cedaredge resolution calls the two measures “unwise, unnecessary, and disruptive to the fair and responsible allocation and stewardship of Colorado’s scarce water resources, and an unwarranted taking of

vested water rights.” They would, “undermine the constitutional foundation of Colorado’s prior appropriation system.” Among the two measures’ many opponents the Cedaredge trustees have joined is the Central Colorado Water Conservancy District. “The passage of Public Trust Initiatives #3 and #45 would eliminate property and contract rights, and would allow any resident to file a lawsuit against a current owner of water rights,” states the District’s resolution opposing #3 and #45. “These initiatives could lead to less water for the state’s agriculture industry severely impacting local economy, could impact interstate water compacts, and increase litigation severely hampering an already clogged water court system,” the statement adds.

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Golf tournament, family fun night benefit hospice

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A better bandstand Cedaredge’s Centennial Band Stand has gotten an upgrade that will improve its aesthetics and acoustics. The structure’s open rafters are now hidden from view, can lights are installed to improve enjoyment of evening events, and acoustics will be improved by the ceiling’s design. Above, contractor Mark Anderson shows the finishing touches on improvements to town administrator Katie Sickles. Anderson, a base player in the David Starr Band, consulted with local musicians on design of the ceiling.

Grand Opening & Ribbon Cutting Cedaredge Elementary School

“I wonder what I’ll grow up to be when I’m in heaven,” six-year-old Wyatt Tietz said to his mother Heather. When Wyatt was just 4, he was diagnosed with an inoperable ganglioglioma brain tumor. When it became apparent that he wasn’t going to improve, his doctor recommended Hospice & Palliative Care of Western Colorado. Heather had to explain to little Wyatt that he was dying and would someday be in heaven. Hospice was with the Tietz family from that day forward. “We didn’t know how long he had to live and we tried to make every moment we had with him precious,” said Heather with strength in her voice. “Even after the recommendation for Hospice & Palliative Care of Western Colorado, we never felt like this is it — it’s time to give up. We knew that hospice would be there to walk us through this journey and to make it as comfortable and peaceful as possible.” The family grew close with their hospice nurse Anne, who consistently and compassionately took care of Wyatt and supported Heather and

Dan, Wyatt’s parents, and their daughters, with whatever they needed. “We thought that they were just there to take care of the medical side of it — but they’re not. Anne always met our needs and we felt so blessed to have her. She helped to take care of everything. We never had to worry about the care he received.” “We wanted Wyatt to live to the fullest so we tried to help him fulfill his dreams,” Heather stated. Wyatt loved trains since he received his first Thomas the Train at the age of 3. Since then he collected over 100 trains! Friends from Cedaredge arranged for Wyatt to go see the coal trains up close in Paonia. “He even got to take a ride on the train. We can hear that train whistle from our house in Eckert every night,” Heather said through her quiet tears. Hospice was so much more than medical care. They even helped arrange a trip to return to Pennsylvania, so Wyatt could visit the whole family. “That was important to us,” Heather said reassuringly. Just a few days after their family visit Wyatt passed away. “We knew that he was

Wyatt Tietz suffering and it was time day, Aug. 10, from 5 to to let him to go. We got 8 p.m. at the Cedaredge to have those last few Golf Club. There will be intimate moments with a barbecue, live band, him, uninterrupted. We and a putting contest for wouldn’t have been able to the kids. The Wyatt Tietz do that without hospice.” Memorial Golf TournaNow the community ment will be held the is rallying in his mem- next day on Saturday, ory to bring awareness Aug. 11, beginning at 8 of Hospice & Palliative a.m. Proceeds go to HosCare of Western Colora- pice & Palliative Care of do’s services for children Western Colorado’s Pediand their families that atrics Program. are dealing with serious For more information flagrant trespass behav- illness and grief. Fam- contact Heather Tietz at ior by students taking a ily Fun Night is on Fri- 835-3035. shortcut to high school in the morning. Though an earthen berm constructed by the property owners was breached and the individuals responsible were known, police The new location of store will be temporarcouldn’t write a ticket under the old town ordi- the Methodist Women’s ily closed from Aug. 13 nance because the pri- Thrift Store on Main to the end of the month vate property in question Street in Cedaredge has for repairs that are being was not fenced or posted, been a good move that made to the building. increased business and The store will be back as the old law required. funding for the church’s in operation when the work. work is completed and The women who vol- the Thrift Store ladies unteer in the store have want to express a spetold the DCI they want cial thanks to their loyal their customers and sup- customers and generous porters to know that the supporters.

Town changes trespass law

August 16, 2012 4:00 p.m.

BY HANK LOHMEYER Staff Writer

Tours until 7 p.m. Please come and help us celebrate the opening of the historical renovated building. DELTA COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 50J

Scofflaws in Cedaredge will have a harder time in future getting away with trespass. A change to the town municipal code approved by the town board in June makes it easier for CPD officers to write citations for trespass. As explained by mayor Pat Means, the change came about because of

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Army Pfc. Carl H. Johnson has graduated from the fire support specialist advanced individual training course at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla. The field artillery specialists serve in intelligence activities including target processing in field artillery, cannon battalions, division artillery, artillery and maneuver brigade and headquarters and fire support elements. The course is designed to train students to establish, maintain, and operate radio and wire communications and speech security equipment, including encoding and decoding mes-

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sages. They also must prepare and maintain daily staff journals, fire support situation maps, charts and other fire support and target processing procedures, records, and documents. In addition, students assist in initiating requests for field artillery, mortar, naval gunfire, and aerial delivered munitions, and emplace, maintain, and assist in the operation of laser range finders, target designation, and night observation devices. Johnson is the son of Julianne and Richard Johnson of Cedaredge and a 2011 graduate of Cedaredge High School.

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Orchard City gets good report on financial health BY HANK LOHMEYER Staff Writer

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Friends of serenity Cedaredge turned out to greet the Serenity Run at Saturday morning’s traditional parade.

The Town of Orchard City was in about the same financial shape at the end of last year as it was a year before: “Pretty good,” in the assessment of town auditor Pete Blair. Blair gave his audit report on 2011 finances to the town trustees on July 23 telling them, “You’re in good shape.” Among the most notable items on his report were the following ones: • The town’s financial position “isn’t a lot different overall” from 2010. • All of the town’s gov-

Plants of the Western Slope A look at local flora with Evelyn Horn Cattails It feels like late August, but it’s only the first of the month. We turn off of Highway 50 and continue on to Trap Club Road. Along this familiar road, each little wet spot boasts its population of cattails and bulrushes. These perennial plants of marshes and wetlands provide protection and nesting habitat for a number of birds and William Weber suggests that the cattail beds should be preserved as miniature wildlife sanctuaries. At Hart’s Basin, red-winged and yellowheaded blackbirds nest

in the cattails as and more plants well as Sora and take root. In Virginia. time, what was In the natural water becomes process of water land. The velvety and land, water brown of the catcarries bits of tail is the female sand and debris. part while the These are gently upper portion, deposited as the the “tail,” is the water slows. Then male part that that debris slows provides the polfuture water len. Later you that drops more may notice these debris. Eventualbare, upright ly plants take root “tails” above what and a marsh may Photo from USDA was the brown be formed. But, if Plant Profiles portion. By then, the plants (catthe seeds will be tails) are allowed to remain unchecked, buried within the familmore debris is collected, iar fuzz of the cattail. Of

Contributions are already benefitting golf course BY AL SMITH Special to the DCI

Many people know about a fund that the Town of Cedaredge created that gives individuals a way to contribute money for capital improvements to the Cedaredge Golf Club. But not all people know that this fund has already provided funds for golf course improvements. Contributions to the restricted account for golf course capital improvements began flowing in about three months ago. Even though the account is not as large as it might have been, there was enough money to allow Larry Murphy and Adam Conway to purchase sprinkler heads that

Gymkhana series ends on Aug. 12 The schedule for the Surface Creek Saddle Club’s last gymkhana for the summer of 2012 has changed. The gymkhana will be held on Sunday, Aug. 12, at 4 p.m. with registration beginning at the arena at 3:45 p.m. The awards ceremony for the year will immediately follow the gymkhana and will be held at the arena. Spectators are welcome and the concession stand will be open.

recently became available at a greatly reduced price. Had money in the fund not been available, the Cedaredge Golf Club would have been unable to purchase this muchneeded material, because the town currently has no budgeted money for golf club capital improvements. These new sprinklers will replace old and worn-out heads, allowing more efficient use of golf club maintenance money. Golfers and anyone else interested in contributing to the Cedaredge Golf Club Capital Improvement Fund can go to town hall and help provide the club with opportunities for capital improvements that could not otherwise happen. The golf club needs your support and your contribution to this fund. About the Cedaredge Golf Club Reserve/ Restricted Account: In the fall of 2011, the Cedaredge Board of Trustees established a reserve/ restricted account for the sole purpose of allowing individuals to donate money that would be dedicated to golf club capital improvements. This was done because no money for capital improvements was budgeted by the town. Donations to the Town of Cedaredge, with the notation “Golf Club Reserve/Restricted Account” are accumulated, then allocated per request of the Cedaredge

golf pro and approval of the board of trustees, and are used strictly for golf club capital improvements.

course, the native peoples found many uses for the fuzz. Since it’s soft and absorbent, it was used in tinder and torches, as wound dressing and insulation (as in shoes or roof thatching plus matting of all sorts), diapers, and it was even used in floatation devices. Most parts of the plant are edible: But not in the polluted waters of our modern world. In fact, these plants are used to trap pollutants in our waterways. The botanical label is Typha latifolia with “typha” being an ancient Greek name and “latifolia” means “wide leaf.” There are many species of this world-wide plant, and there are cattails aplenty at Hart’s Basin. But they’re a good way off while these today are beside the road to enjoy. For the latest information about cranehunting, check www. evelynhorn.com.

ernmental activity funds, including General Fund and Roads Fund, increased balances during 2011. • Fund balances at the end of 2011 were General Fund $1.7 million, Road Fund $302,000, Conservation Trust (Lottery) $61,000, Park Fund $95,000. • The town’s all-important Water Fund also increased in 2011. The Water Fund held “$1.7 million in available resources.” Blair said, “The water Fund is healthy and is recovering its depreciation costs.” • The town holds some $16 million in total assets including capital assets like water lines and roads. • The town’s capital asset base increased by $1.5 million last year. Of that amount, $1.2 million was a grant to pay for the West Main transmission line project. • The town holds $4.2 million in cash reserves, about half of it in CDs yielding less than onehalf percent annual interest, and the other half in money market accounts.

• The town has funds in hand to cover four years of General Fund operations. • The town’s only current liability is approximately $15,000 worth of accrued employee sick leave, vacation time, and comp time. Trustee Gale Doudy asked about depletion of the General Fund to pay annual park maintenance expenses. Blair replied that even though the park’s principle income base is from user fees (Field of Dreams) and town franchise tax allocations (Source Gas and others), he doesn’t see a problem there. The town spends between $75,000 and $80,000 annually in park maintenance. The park may generate $15,000 to $20,000 in revenue. Blair explained that amounts to a town subsidy of $60,000 to $65,000 per year to the park. “With four years of reserves in the bank, I don’t see it as a problem.” If lean times ever hit the town hard, the park budget will be one of the very first expenses to get cut, Blair acknowledged.

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Report details police activity BY HANK LOHMEYER Staff Writer

The Cedaredge Police Department has released a statistical abstract of its activities for the first six months of 2012. Police chief Robert Yant reports in his activity analysis that of 3,906 citizen contacts there were 548 reports taken by the department’s officers. Other officer activity included the following traffic and vehicle actions: 168 traffic warnings issued; 24 traffic

summonses issued; 22 vehicle accidents; 28 VIN inspections; and 21 suspicious vehicles, persons, or incidents responses. Other department activity included 72 criminal offenses, two suicide attempts, 26 citizen assist calls, 94 assist other agency calls, 19 checks on individuals’ welfare, four unattended deaths; 72 municipal ordinance complaints, 11 sex offender registrations, 43 animal control calls, and five animal control summonses.

So many wonderful pet photos were entered in our contest we had a difficult time narrowing the field to three! We have included our top six choices for our readers to choose a winner from. Choose your favorite photo of the above pets and mail or bring it into our office, or email your choice to editor@deltacountyindependent.com. The winning photo will be featured on the cover of our new Pet Care Guide. Voting ends August 15.

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Local couple golfs daily BY WAYNE CRICK DCI Sports Editor

Most people begin their golfing days at an early age. Not so for Bob and Joan Bartlett of Delta. At ages 82 and 76, Bob and Joan can boast about their playing time spanning only 20 and 12 years respectively. The Bartletts have an unusual story of how their love of golf began. Prior to living in Delta, Bob, and his first wife Debbie, lived in Flagstaff, Ariz., and worked for CF Trucking. Bartlett retired from CF in 1992 and would soon move to Delta. Right after his retirement, Bartlett and wife Debbie were driving around Lake Montezuma near Camp Verde, Ariz (Verde Valley). They stopped at a garage sale and bought a set of golf clubs for themselves. Keep in mind neither had ever played golf before. Not long after, the Bartletts relocated in Delta to begin a new phase of their lives as retired folks. Bob, being a truck driver for most of his life, was overweight and wanting to do something about it. After settling into their new home, Bob began a strict Slim Fast diet plan that he adhered to and in six months had lost 60 pounds cutting his weight to 187. The Bartletts began golfing at the same time

and played faithfully at the old Cottonwood Golf Course in Delta. They usually played 18 holes together with Bob going an extra 18 for good measure. And, there was no taking a cart either. The Bartletts walked. “We learned how to play golf the hard way.....no lessons,” notes Bob. Even after losing all his weight, the Bartletts continued their daily regime. There were two reasons for golfing as much as they did according to Bob. One was to lose weight and to keep it off, and the other was to get lots of exercise. There were dark days ahead for the Bartletts however, as Debbie was diagnosed with lung cancer on Sep. 10, 1998. She passed away two months later on Nov. 11. “Needless to say, after being married to Debbie for 48 years, golf became my soul mate as I had never been alone in my whole life. So, I played morning and afternoon nearly everyday to help me overcome my grief,” explained Bob. There was another interest for Bob that further helped him cope with his loss. He had taken up trap shooting in his 40s and that eventually led him to his first visit to Delta and the Delta Trap Club in September of 1972 (Labor Day). Bartlett was quick to note

that he has been to every Labor Day Shoot since that time making him a fixture at the event. With two leisure time recreations in place, Bartlett looked to a good friend of Debbie’s, Joan Huckett, to help further fill the emptiness. A call to Flagstaff, and Joan, in Dec. of 1999, eventually led to their marriage on June 17, 2000. Joan was now ready to begin her journey into the golfing world with a simple beginning. She was more than content to just walk with her husband to keep him company. Bob would allow her opportunities to hit onto greens in an effort to entice her into playing more. It evidently worked as in the fall of 2000, Joan was ready to do more and got a set of clubs of her own. As in the beginning for Bob, it was play every day with Joan at his side, with occasional extra rounds for himself. There are no more days of 36 holes of play but both are content to have the opportunity to play every day. Their usual round consists of teeing off on number 10 of the back nine at Devil’s Thumb Golf Club. If the Bartletts aren’t the first golfers on the tees, they are among the first handful of avid players to hit the links. They are usually there by 7 a.m. or shortly after that ready to begin their day.

According to Joan, “Unless there’s an emergency, God willing and the creek don’t rise, we’ll be here (Devil’s Thumb) to play.” As the weather turns cooler in the fall months, the Bartletts venture to Douglas, Ariz. where they spend three for four months of the year with opportunities to play golf five days a week all winter long.

Cottonwood Golf Course was a favorite of the Bartletts. When it closed and Devil’s Thumb opened for play, the Bartletts began playing at DeerCreek Village in Cedaredge where the fees were less expensive. After several years, DeerCreek became more expensive and it was back to Delta and play on the local course and save gas. Living only three

miles from Devil’s Thumb was another plus as the close proximity provided more playing time to take advantage of the early morning’s cooler temperatures. Bob completes the story with heartfelt thoughts. “So, we do pretty good for old folks, huh? We are the love of each other’s life and we know God put us together. Golf is just an addded bonus.”

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Joan and Bob Bartlett are all smiles as they prepare to play their early morning round of nine holes at Devil’s Thumb Golf Club in Delta. The couple got late starts in life for the game of golf but now play Monday through Friday if there are “no emergencies, and God willing, and the creek don’t rise,” says Joan.

High school booster clubs work BY TAMIE MECK DCI Sports Writer

Finding the money to support school activities outside the classroom is getting harder. Schools across the state and the country struggle to find funding for extracurricular activities like dance, speech, music and sports. But as they have been for decades, booster clubs are there to help. Booster clubs “enhance the relationship between the school and the community,” said Anita Violett of the Hotchkiss High School Booster Club. Their objective is “to promote the ideals of competition, sportsmanship, teamwork, dedication, self-discipline and self-improvement.” And booster clubs don’t just raise money for

sports, she stressed. Since it was formed in fall of 2004, the Bulldog booster club has contributed to more than 50 efforts. They have sponsored the Obtuse Thinkers, Grad Night, and volleyball’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month fundraiser. They’ve helped purchase team travel bags, uniforms, wrestling and cheerleading mats, library books, equipment, computers, weights, a wrestling scale, security cameras, a router and router table, a gate to the football field, and gymnasium floor runners. The Bulldog murals in the gym, by Jamie Roeber, were also club-funded. Funding also reaches the Hotchkiss K-8 and Crawford schools. “We try to touch all

areas, all students,” said Violett. Supporting students outside of the classroom is a good investment. According to the National Federation of State High School Associations, students who participate in activities, “...tend to have higher grade-point averages, better attendance records, lower dropout rates and fewer discipline problems than students generally.” Booster clubs operate under non-profit 501(c)(3) laws. They are typically run by parent volunteers, who often have children involved in one or more activities. According to the Colorado High School Activities Association, at 58 percent, Colorado has one of the highest participation percentages “in music, speech, student leadership, and athletics.” And that participation is on the rise, according to the National Association of State High

School Associations. Across the state, districts are facing shrinking budgets. As a result, schools rely more and more on booster clubs and their member supporters to provide financial support for their extracurricular activities. The Delta High School Booster Club has tremendous support from the community, said Jim Webb, club president. DHS Booster supports all school activities, from speech to football, said Webb. They also offer four annual scholarships, including the Bertha Calhoun Scholarship, which is presented by the Calhoun family. Booster clubs have to be creative in today’s world. Fortunately, said Webb, “We have really loyal support from the business community,” including some who have been members for 20 years or more. “Without them we wouldn’t be able to do all the things we

do.” Games are perfect for holding contests and raffles. Last season, said Webb, “Papa Murphy’s donated large pizza certificates, which were won through halftime shooting competitions. This year, the club will offer chances to win Denver Broncos tickets, and they’re hoping for some Grand Junction Rockies tickets. “ Most fall sports practices will begin next Monday. Teams and organizations will begin submitting requests, and club board members will begin considering them. “Any request we receive we try to do what we can,” said Webb. It’s all about benefiting kids, he added, echoing Violett’s sentiments. “We try to give back to the kids.” Parents and businesses interested in wishing to attend meetings or help support a local booster club can contact

them at the following: Cedaredge: e-mail ce daredgeboosterclub@gma il.co Paonia: Information for this contact person will be in next week’s edition of The Delta County Independent. Hotchkiss: Call Anita at 872-3918; meetings the first Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m. The DHS Booster Club meets monthly during the school year. For more information, contact membership committee head Cheryl King at cking2002@yahoo. com or 970-260-4356.

DHS FB set to go Delta High School’s football team will begin conditioning camp Aug. 9-10 from 7-8:30 p.m. Two-a-day practices start on Aug. 13-17th from 49:30 p.m. The Green and White game is set for Saturday, (18th), 7-8:30 p.m.

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Supported in part by the Paonia Booster Club, the Paonia Eagles wore pink last October in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Local Booster Clubs are constantly seeking new ways of raising funds to support all extracurricular activities.

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Delta competitors Delta was well represented at the Tri for the Cure, a women’s triathlon held at Cherry Creek State Park Sunday, Aug. 5. The sprint distance event included a half-mile swim in Cherry Creek Reservoir, a 11.4-mile bike ride, and a 3.1-mile run. A total of 1,971 women crossed the finish line, with three of the top 25 coming from Delta — Danielle Bynum, Kindra Spiker and Keri Lederle. The event benefits the Denver Metropolitan Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

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FROM THE PAST COMPILED FROM DELTA NEWSPAPERS By DELTA COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY 251 Meeker St., Delta • 874-8721 August 9, 1912 (From the Delta Independent) A successful jail break in Delta was made at an early hour Sunday morning by Ed McCullom and Lester Aldrich, prisoners of the county, who were allowed freedom of the corridors because all cells were occupied. Sheriff Williams and his forces noted the absence of the two men at breakfast time Sunday morning and were not long in locating the means of exit. A hole, just large enough to allow the bodies of the two men to pass through, had been cut in the east wall of the jail, and the only tools used in the work, a common table knife and fork, were picked up near the aperture on the inside of the building. The walls of the jail are of brick, plastered on the inside, and it is said that the delivery was no very difficult performance. All necessary in

FREE DIAPERS FOR UP to one year! Pregnant women in Delta County can now get help to quit smoking and get something they can really use after their baby arrives — free diapers. Healthy moms have healthy babies. Enroll in the Baby & Me Tobacco Free program today. Contact the Delta County Health Department at 874-2165 or your local physician. (TFNx2)

THE DISTRICT ATTORNey's Office provides services to those who have been victimized by a crime of domestic violence, assault and other crimes. To learn more about the victim assistance services YOU HAVE THE POWER TO provided by the District change a child's life! Attorney's Office, please Children are waiting for contact Peggy Ann Saxton senior partners in Delta at 970-874-2085. (tfx41) County right now! Can you spare 3 hours a week? We HOTCHKISS-CRAWFORD need your help! Call today Historical Museum. Winter for more information. Please hours, Saturdays 1-4 p.m. volunteer to spend time with thru December 24. $3 admisa child in our community. sion or free to members. Partners of Delta, Montrose Come see our museum at and Ouray, 874-4661, www. 2nd & Hotchkiss Streets in partners-west.org. or www. Hotchkiss. 872-3780. (tfx44) deltayouth@montrose.net. ALCOHOLICS ANONY(tfx13) mous, at Friends of Bill PAONIA AMERICAN W. club at 9th and Palmer, Legion runs a year round meets Sunday 1 p.m., 7 p.m. non-perishable emergency Monday at noon, Tuesday at food pantry. This is for noon, Wednesday at noon, the North Fork area. For 5:30 ladies only. Thursday information, call 527-6252. at noon, and 8 p.m., Friday at noon, Saturday 12:15 (tfx49) p.m. Call 874-8282. (tfnx5) SAVE EYEGLASSES, OLD jewelry and silver or bits of ALCOHOLICS ANONYgold and silver scraps. The mous meeting, women only, Grand Odd Fellow Lodge is (non-smoking), Saturdays, sending them to: New Eyes 11 a.m., in the basement of for the Needy, 549 Millburn St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Ave., Short Hills, NJ 07078 5th and Palmer, (go to the or send them to: Gale back door). (tfx1) Conger, Secretary of IOOF NARCOTICS ANONYLodge #116, 544 St. Hwy. mous meets at 9th and 548, Delta, CO 81416. Palmer, Delta, Mondays and THE AMERICAN RED Fridays at 8 p.m. (tfnx5)

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PUBLIC SERVICE THE DELTA COUNTY Independent runs these items as a public service free of charge for non-profit organizations, if no fees are charged. However, each group is asked to please keep them current by calling 874-4421. BEGINNING THIS MONTH the Pioneer Al-Anon Family Group will host a special speaker meeting on the last Thursday of each month. Everyone is welcome. 7-8 p.m. in Cedaredge at First Baptist Church, 370 W. Main Street in Wick Hall behind the church, west end. Call Mary 856-6123 or Vicki 8567115. (tfnx12) YOU CAN QUIT. WE CAN help. Colorado Tobacco Quitline offers free, confidential assistance. Call 1800-QUIT-NOW. (TFNx28).

Cross needs you. Become one of the Red Cross volunteers who says, “We’ll Be There, Because Help Can’t PUBLIC Wait!” Call your local Red SERVICE Cross Chapter at 970-2424851 or 1-800-HELP NOW for information on the difFARM WORKER HEALTH ference you can make in Services: We offer assis- someone’s life as a disaster tance with medical, dental volunteer. ((TFNx4)) and medicines. If you work JOIN in agriculture you may UNEMPLOYED? qualify for our services. For others for a time of netmore information call 323- working, encouragement, and skill improvement. 0538. (tfx12) Latent Resources meets ALANON FAMILY GROUP the first Thursday of each meetings. Hotchkiss, month at 6:30 at the Delta Tuesday, 7 p.m., Baptist United Methodist Church Church, Oak and Main. Edna (5th & Meeker). Attendants 872-6141, Judy 527-5618. and visitors are encouraged Due to low attendance, call to dress professionally and bring a note pad and first. a willingness to learn and ALANON FAMILY GROUP be challenged. Find us on meetings, Paonia, facebook.com & twitter.com Wednesday, 7 p.m. United - search "Latent Resources", Methodist Church, 3rd and or call James at 970-901Ornaga. Call Kay at 527- 9463. 3518 or Chris 527-3366. HEALTHY BABIES START SERVICIOS DE SALUD with early prenatal care. De Campesinos: Ofrecemos Delta County Health ayuda con doctores, dentis- Department. Offers access tas, y medicinas. Si trabajas to immediate, temporary en agricultura puedes califi- Medicaid for pregnant car para nuestros servicios. women who qualify. 874Para mas informacion llame 2165. (tfx25) al 323-0538. (tfx12) BECAWS! DISCOUNT THINK YOU'RE PREG- spay and neuter coupons nant? Abused? Need help? available. Call 970-527The Pregnancy Resource 3350, or visit cawsonline. Center in Delta offers free org. Delta County Citizens service, support and advice for Animal Welfare and to all teenagers and women Shelter (CAWS) in crisis pregnancy situations. For Christian help, YOUR LISTING HERE! call now... 874-4421 anytime, call 874-5733.

the operation was the removal of a little plaster on the inside, which would expose mortar lines between the brick, and then cut out that mortar and remove the brick. Officers are making every effort to get on the trail of the fleeing duo but up to the present time, it is said that they have been unable to get satisfactory clues. *** The members of the local order of Elks were out in full force on Wednesday evening to open the new and handsome quarters in the old Delta National Bank building, corner of Main and Third streets, which had just been remodeled and beautifully furnished for both lodge and club purposes, and to place the horns upon several candidates. *** E.P Martin, civil engineer, reported last week that the water for Scenic ditch was running through the large siphon constructed over Smith Fork canon. The siphon is built of wood and has a length of 2,500 feet and a dip of 380 feet and is 30 inches in diameter. This is one of the largest siphons in the state and carries water from the Fruitland mesa side of the Smith Fork to the Scenic mesa side southwest of Hotchkiss. *** Julius Wicke is having a brick building constructed next to his Hotchkiss blacksmith shop which will be occupied by the feed store. *** Walls of the new garage on north Main street by J.E. Gallup, are completed and a delay

BECAWS! DONATIONS needed. Credit cards accepted. Call 970-5273350, or visit cawsonline. org. Delta County Citizens for Animal Welfare and Shelter (CAWS) DELTA FOOD PANTRY needs meals for Delta families who are temporarily in need. Donations of non-perishable food may be brought to 628 Meeker. (tfx36) HELP!!! KEEP THE animal population under control, and SAVE an animal's life. Adopt your new cat or dog from the Delta County Humane Society. Adoption fee is minimal. Call 874-2149. (DCHS) THERE IS A VFW MEETING on the first Monday of each month. At 6 p.m. there is a potluck and the meeting is at 7 p.m. at the Veterans Building, 15th & Howard, Delta. For further information, call 874-5150 Paul Carter. (tfx31) BECAWS! ADOPT A DOG or cat today. Call 970-5273350, or visit cawsonline. org. Delta County Citizens for Animal Welfare and Shelter (CAWS) CHAPTER, UNITS OF DAV regular meetings on the second Monday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Veterans Building, 15th & Howard, Delta. For further information, call Paul Carter 874-5150. (tfx19)

is now occasioned by the non-arrival of steel parts to be used in the structure. *** Ed Chenowith, one of the pioneers of this city and county, who recently returned to Delta after an extended tour of the West, has opened a carpenter shop in the old building owned by the city on Meeker street near Third. *** The board of county commissioners was in Paonia last Wednesday making an inspection of the new county bridge just completed above that town by the Pueblo Bridge company. They found the structural work in good order and have accepted the job at the price specified by the builders. *** W.E. Obert, E.T. Minney and Mr. Hatcher, formed a party to head for the Blue river country at a point about midway between Montrose and Lake City, last Saturday. Each was well armed for both hunting and fishing and they expected to greatly reduce the number of sage hens in that vicinity. *** Fifteen small wooden stations, about the size of a voting booth and lined with galvanized iron, have been constructed and will be placed in as many different sections of the forest reserve directed by the Delta office, for fire equipment. Fires on the reserves are always liable and it is the desire of the government to have at least some means of battling against such blazes. ***

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Public Notices Your Right To Know Legal Deadline is Monday at 10 a.m. COMBINED NOTICE PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2012-0076 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On May 7, 2012, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Delta records. Original Grantor(s) LOREN D. MCCOLLEY Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., acting solely as nominee for PAONIA STATE BANK Current Holder of Evidence of Debt NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC Date of Deed of Trust 4/6/2007 County of Recording Delta Recording Date of Deed of Trust 4/12/2007 Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 614098 Original Principal Amount $186,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $175,454.19 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 3 OF THE HOMESTEAD SUBDIVISION COUNTY OF DELTA, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 11091 2100 ROAD, AUSTIN, CO 81410. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 am on Wednesday, 09/05/2012, at Public Trustee’s Office, Delta County Courthouse, 501 Palmer Street, Suite 202, Delta, CO 81416-1764, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication 7/11/2012 Last Publication 8/8/2012 Name of Publication Delta County Independent DATE: 05/07/2012 Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of Colorado By: /s/ Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee (SEAL) The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: JOAN OLSON, ESQ #28078 Aronowitz & Mecklenburg, LLP 1199 BANNOCK STREET, DENVER, CO 80204 (303) 813-1177 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. Attorney File # 9696.02736 ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011 Published in the Delta County Independent July 11, 18, 25, August 1 and 8, 2012. COMBINED NOTICE PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2012-0074 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On May 3, 2012, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Delta records. Original Grantor(s) BANJO HOLDINGS, LLC Original Beneficiary(ies) COMMUNITY FIRST NATIONAL BANK Current Holder of Evidence of Debt BANK OF THE WEST Date of Deed of Trust 11/29/2004 County of Recording Delta Recording Date of Deed of Trust 12/2/2004 Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 585985 Original Principal Amount $100,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $84,909.12 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. SEE EXHIBIT “A” ATTACHED HERETO AND INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE. Parcel A and Part of Parcel B described by the deed recorded in book 543 at Page 200 of the Delta County Real Estate Records being part of the SW1/4 of the SE1/4, Section 12, T14S, R95W of the 6th P.M. described as follows: Beginning at a point whence the S1/4 corner of said Section 12 bears S07°46'54"W 482.09 feet (previously described as S07°50'27"W 462.49 feet); Thence West 7.20 feet; Thence S00°29'00"W 41.00 feet; Thence East 21.09 feet; Thence S05°52'00"W 225.08 feet; Thence S75°35'00"E 7.00 feet; Thence S61°49'00"E 69.20 feet; Thence S45°49'00"E 38.40 feet; Thence S87°06'00"E 70.40 feet; Thence N29°54'00"E 62.40 feet; Thence N44°39'00"E 102.60 feet; Thence N63°22'00"E 355.80 feet; Thence N14°53'00"E 219.80 feet; Thence N23°36'00"E 208.30 feet; Thence N17°58'16"E 256.74 feet; Thence N87°15'00"W 297.19 feet; Thence N71°53'00"W 118.60 feet; Thence S30°02'00"W 75.00 feet; Thence S22°10'22"W 83.37 feet; Thence N71°46'00"W 161.65 feet to the Easterly right of way line of

Colorado State Highway No. 65; Thence on the said right of way line the following 3 courses: On the arc of a circular curve to the left 352.48 feet, said curve having a radius of 5690.00 feet and a long chord which bears S27°31'00"W 352.43 feet; S30°52'30"W 99.90 feet; On the arc of a circular curve to the left 28.80 feet, said curve having a radius of 5700.00 feet and a long chord which bears S24°29'00"W 28.80 feet; Thence S00°29'00"W 44.40 feet; Thence East 62.00 feet; Thence South 95.00 feet to the point of beginning. EXCEPTING THEREFROM: A parcel of land located within the SW1/4 of the SE1/4 of Section 12, T14S, R95W of the 6th P.M. having a description based upon a bearing of N00°25'00"E from the 1/4 corner common to Sections 12 and 13 (monumented by a 3 1/4" aluminum cap PLS12766) to the C1/4 corner of said Section 12 (monumented by a 2" aluminum cap PLS24944) with all other bearings relative thereto and being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point from whence said 1/4 corner common to Sections 12 and 13 bears S06°42'36"W 479.68 feet (monumented by a 1 1/2" aluminum cap LS14621); Thence N81°52'40"E 10.30 feet (monumented by a 1 1/2" aluminum cap LS14100); Thence N00°11'30"E 95.04 feet (monumented by a 1 1/2" aluminum cap LS14100); Thence N89°56'55"W 62.39 feet to the West line of said SW1/4 of the SE1/4 (monumented by a witness corner bearing S89°56'55"E 2.26 feet and being a 5/8" rebar); Thence along said West line N00°25'00"E 38.34 feet to the easterly right of way line of Colorado State Highway 65; Thence along said easterly right of way line along the arc of a nontangential curve to the right 6.75 feet, said curve having a radius of 5700 feet and a chord bearing and distance of N24°16'23"E 6.75 feet (monumented by a 2" aluminum cap PLS25972); Thence leaving said easterly right of way line S70°38'38"E 100.00 feet (monumented by a 2" aluminum cap PLS25972); Thence S10°20'29"W 110.00 feet (monumented by a 2" aluminum cap PLS25972); Thence N89°18'23"W 25.78 feet to the point of beginning. Also known by street and number as: TBD HIGHWAY 65, DELTA, CO 81416. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 am on Wednesday, 09/05/2012, at Public Trustee’s Office, Delta County Courthouse, 501 Palmer Street, Suite 202, Delta, CO 81416-1764, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication 7/11/2012 Last Publication 8/8/2012 Name of Publication Delta County Independent DATE: 05/03/2012 Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of Colorado By: /s/ Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee (SEAL) The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: NEAL K. DUNNING #10181 Brown, Berardini & Dunning PC 2000 SOUTH COLORADO BLVD TOWER TWO SUITE 700, DENVER, CO 80222 (877) 234-3152 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. Attorney File # 1386-146 ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011 Published in the Delta County Independent July 11, 18, 25, August 1 and 8, 2012. COMBINED NOTICE PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2012-0077 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On May 11, 2012, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Delta records. Original Grantor(s) Melissa Robidoux, an unmarried woman Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Republic Mortgage Home Loans LLC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association Date of Deed of Trust 1/7/2009 County of Recording Delta Recording Date of Deed of Trust 1/12/2009 Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 631351 Original Principal Amount $119,597.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $115,643.86 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. THE NORTH 1/2 OF LOTS 13, 14, 15 AND 16 IN BLOCK 11 OF THE ORIGINAL PLAT OF THE TOWN OF HOTCHKISS COUNTY DELTA, STATE OF COLORADO. EXCEPT FOR THE PORTION OF LAND IN THE PARTIAL RELEASE RECORDED ON APRIL 23, 2012 AT RECEPTION NO. 658027

DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: THE SOUTH 25 FEET OF THE NORTH 1/2 OF LOTS 13, 14, 15 AND 16, BLOCK 11, OF THE ORIGINAL PLAT OF THE TOWN OF HOTCHKISS, COUNTY OF DELTA, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 181 North 3rd Street, Hotchkiss, CO 81419. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 am on Wednesday, 09/12/2012, at Public Trustee’s Office, Delta County Courthouse, 501 Palmer Street, Suite 202, Delta, CO 81416-1764, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication 7/18/2012 Last Publication 8/15/2012 Name of Publication Delta County Independent DATE: 05/11/2012 Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of Colorado By: /s/ Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee (SEAL) The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: CAMILLE Y. HARLAN #43789 CASTLE STAWIARSKI, LLC 999 18TH STREET SUITE 2301, DENVER, CO 80202 (303) 865-1400 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. Attorney File # 11-11854 ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011 Published in the Delta County Independent July 18, 25, August 1, 8 and 15, 2012.

COMBINED NOTICE PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2012-0083 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On May 16, 2012, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Delta records. Original Grantor(s) Christopher B. Lefevre Original Beneficiary(ies) Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Wells Fargo Bank, NA Date of Deed of Trust 9/30/2010 County of Recording Delta Recording Date of Deed of Trust 10/13/2010 Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 646026 Original Principal Amount $206,770.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $202,779.13 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY: LOT 107 OF ORCHARD ESTATES, COUNTY OF DELTA, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 1795 N Apple Drive, Delta, CO 81416. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 am on Wednesday, 09/12/2012, at Public Trustee’s Office, Delta County Courthouse, 501 Palmer Street, Suite 202, Delta, CO 81416-1764, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication 7/18/2012 Last Publication 8/15/2012 Name of Publication Delta County Independent DATE: 05/16/2012 Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of Colorado By: /s/ Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee (SEAL) The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: REAGAN LARKIN #42309 CASTLE STAWIARSKI, LLC 999 18TH STREET SUITE 2301, DENVER, CO 80202 (303) 865-1400 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. Attorney File # 12-06030 ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011 Published in the Delta County Independent July 18, 25, August 1, 8 and 15, 2012. COMBINED NOTICE PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2012-0081 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On May 15, 2012, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Delta records. Original Grantor(s) KENNETH E. NICKOLAUS Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., acting solely as nominee for COUNTRYWIDE BANK, FSB Current Holder of Evidence of Debt BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP

Date of Deed of Trust 3/19/2009 County of Recording Delta Recording Date of Deed of Trust 3/24/2009 Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 633072 Original Principal Amount $177,039.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $170,096.91 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 1, ADAMS SUBDIVISION, COUNTY OF DELTA, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 21095 MARION ROAD, ECKERT, CO 81418-4209. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 am on Wednesday, 09/12/2012, at Public Trustee’s Office, Delta County Courthouse, 501 Palmer Street, Suite 202, Delta, CO 81416-1764, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication 7/18/2012 Last Publication 8/15/2012 Name of Publication Delta County Independent DATE: 05/15/2012 Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of Colorado By: /s/ Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee (SEAL) The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: CATHERINE A. HILDRETH, Esq. #40975 Aronowitz & Mecklenburg, LLP 1199 BANNOCK STREET, DENVER, CO 80204 (303) 813-1177 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. Attorney File # 1269.20074 ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011 Published in the Delta County Independent July 18, 25, August 1, 8 and 15, 2012.

COMBINED NOTICE PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2012-0080 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On May 15, 2012, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Delta records. Original Grantor(s) LEILANI PACHEACO AND JUDITH E. MILLSAP Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., acting solely as nominee for TAYLOR, BEAN & WHITAKER MORTGAGE CORP. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP Date of Deed of Trust 1/18/2008 County of Recording Delta Recording Date of Deed of Trust 1/17/2008 Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 622221 Original Principal Amount $182,521.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $174,440.48 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 24 OF FIRST FILING OF THE PAN AMERICAN PROPERTIES, AS AMENDED, COUNTY OF DELTA, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 24 ALDER COURT, PAONIA, CO 81428. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 am on Wednesday, 09/12/2012, at Public Trustee’s Office, Delta County Courthouse, 501 Palmer Street, Suite 202, Delta, CO 81416-1764, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication 7/18/2012 Last Publication 8/15/2012 Name of Publication Delta County Independent DATE: 05/15/2012 Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of Colorado By: /s/ Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee (SEAL) The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: JOAN OLSON, ESQ #28078 Aronowitz & Mecklenburg, LLP 1199 BANNOCK STREET, DENVER, CO 80204 (303) 813-1177 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. Attorney File # 1269.09773 ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011

Published in the Delta County Independent July 18, 25, August 1, 8 and 15, 2012.

COMBINED NOTICE PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2012-0079 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On May 14, 2012, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Delta records. Original Grantor(s) Enrique Falcon and Guadalupe Falcon Perez Original Beneficiary(ies) Rocky Mountain Mortgage Specialists, Inc. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association Date of Deed of Trust 10/17/2003 County of Recording Delta Recording Date of Deed of Trust 10/21/2003 Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 572765 Original Principal Amount $106,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $91,824.88 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 45, YOUNG ESTATES, A SUBDIVISION IN THE COUNTY OF DELTA, STATE OF COLORADO Also known by street and number as: 620 Labor Street, Delta, CO 81416. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 am on Wednesday, 09/12/2012, at Public Trustee’s Office, Delta County Courthouse, 501 Palmer Street, Suite 202, Delta, CO 81416-1764, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication 7/18/2012 Last Publication 8/15/2012 Name of Publication Delta County Independent DATE: 05/14/2012 Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of Colorado By: /s/ Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee (SEAL) The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: CYNTHIA LOWERY-GRABER #34145 CASTLE STAWIARSKI, LLC 999 18TH STREET SUITE 2301, DENVER, CO 80202 (303) 865-1400 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. Attorney File # 12-00823 ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011 Published in the Delta County Independent July 18, 25, August 1, 8 and 15, 2012.

NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE LIEN AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR TREASURER'S DEED TAX YEAR 2007 SALE YEAR 2008 TAX LIEN SALE CERTIFICATE NO. 2008-00080 YOU ARE ADVISED TO CONSULT WITH YOUR OWN LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING ANY RIGHTS YOU MAY HAVE TO CURE THIS TAX LIEN. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN and to every person in actual possession or occupancy of the hereinafter described land, lots or premises, and to the person in whose name the same was taxed or specially assessed, and to all persons having an interest or title or record in or to the same, and particularly to: JOANN WILKS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT AT TAX LIEN SALE LAWFULLY HELD ON THE 6TH, DAY OF November, 2008, the then County Treasurer of Delta County, State of Colorado, duly offered for delinquent taxes and/or special assessments for the year 2007, the following described property, situated in the County of Delta and State of Colorado, as described below: PROPERTY LEGAL DESCRIPTION: PART OF LOT 7, SECTION 18, TOWNSHIP 15 SOUTH, RANGE 95 WEST OF THE 6TH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN; BEGINNING AT A POINT WHERE THE LINE BETWEEN LOTS THIRTEEN (13) AND FOURTEEN (14) OF BLOCK ONE (1) STEPHENS SECOND ADDITION TO THE CITY OF DELTA, EXTENDED, WOULD INTERSECT THE EAST LINE OF THE ALLEY OF BLOCK ONE; THENCE EAST TWO HUNDRED SIXTY EIGHT FEET (268'), MORE OR LESS; THENCE NORTH TO THE ORIGINAL TOWNSITE LINE; THENCE WEST ALONG THE TOWNSITE LINE TO THE EAST LINE OF THE ALLEY OF BLOCK ONE; THENCE SOUTH ALONG THE EAST LINE OF THE ALLEY TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. TOGETHER WITH A NONEXCLUSIVE EASEMENT 20 FEET IN WIDTH FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS AS DESCRIBED IN QUIT CLAIM DEED RECORDED MARCH 1, 1995 IN BOOK 736 AT PAGE 213, RECEPTION #484217. MANUFACTURED HOME TITLE: MSO SERIAL: P284133A/B YEAR: 1998 MAKE: SCHULT SIZE: 28X52 Also known by street and number as: 942 E 3RD ST DELTA, CO 81416 COUNTY OF DELTA, STATE OF COLORADO Tax Parcel Number: 345518300011 Tax Account Number: R011681 Said premises were assessed and taxed for the year 2007 in the name(s) of: JOANN WILKS At said sale, a lien secured by the property herein was sold to, and a Tax Lien Sale Certificate of Purchase was duly issued to: PASQUALE MICHAEL GAZILLO, JR on NOVEMBER 6TH, 2008. The present holder, and legal owner thereof, has made request to the Treasurer of Delta County for a deed, and unless the same be redeemed on or before the 30TH day of NOVEMBER, 2012 or unless the parties described or anyone else having an interest in the property files a written response disput-

Wednesday, August 8, 2012 ing this action under the protection of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940, as amended, accompanied with a statement, under oath, and also accompanied by the facts and supportive documents for this dispute and this response delivered to the Delta County Treasurer's Office, 501 Palmer, Suite 202, Delta, CO 81416, no later than 4:30 p.m. on the 30TH day of NOVEMBER, 2012 the said County Treasurer will issue a Treasurer's Deed therefore to said Certificate Holder or his/her assigns. Dated at Delta, Delta County, Colorado, the 20TH day of JULY, 2012. /s/ Jim D. Ventrello, Delta County Treasurer (SEAL) CERTIFICATE HOLDER: PASQUALE MICHAEL GAZILLO, JR First Date of Publication: 07/25/12 Second Date of Publication: 08/01/12 Third and Last Date of Publication: 08/08/12 Published in the Delta County Independent July 25, August 1 and 8, 2012.

COMBINED NOTICE PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2012-0078 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On May 11, 2012, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Delta records. Original Grantor(s) Travis Ray Buckallew and Deanna Marie Buckallew Original Beneficiary(ies) Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Wells Fargo Bank, NA Date of Deed of Trust 11/8/2005 County of Recording Delta Recording Date of Deed of Trust 11/14/2005 Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 597591 Original Principal Amount $242,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $220,412.71 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 3, PERRY SUBDIVISION OF THE TOWN OF ORCHARD CITY, COUNTY OF DELTA, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 20224 Austin Rd, Austin, CO 81410. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 am on Wednesday, 09/12/2012, at Public Trustee’s Office, Delta County Courthouse, 501 Palmer Street, Suite 202, Delta, CO 81416-1764, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication 7/18/2012 Last Publication 8/15/2012 Name of Publication Delta County Independent DATE: 05/11/2012 Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of Colorado By: /s/ Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee (SEAL) The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: CAMILLE Y. HARLAN #43789 CASTLE STAWIARSKI, LLC 999 18TH STREET SUITE 2301, DENVER, CO 80202 (303) 865-1400 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. Attorney File # 12-05990 ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011 Published in the Delta County Independent July 18, 25, August 1, 8 and 15, 2012.

COMBINED NOTICE PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2012-0084 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On May 17, 2012, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Delta records. Original Grantor(s) Kevin T. Valdez Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Homecomings Financial, LLC (F/K/A Homecomings Financial Network, Inc.) Current Holder of Evidence of Debt GMAC Mortgage, LLC Date of Deed of Trust 9/14/2007 County of Recording Delta Recording Date of Deed of Trust 9/14/2007 Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 618804 Original Principal Amount $153,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $155,452.76 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 6 IN BLOCK 2 OF GARNET HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION, COUNTY OF DELTA, STATE OF COLORADO Also known by street and number as: 585 Sloan Street, Delta, CO 81416. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction,

at 10:00 am on Wednesday, 09/19/2012, at Public Trustee’s Office, Delta County Courthouse, 501 Palmer Street, Suite 202, Delta, CO 81416-1764, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication 7/25/2012 Last Publication 8/22/2012 Name of Publication Delta County Independent DATE: 05/17/2012 Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of Colorado By: /s/ Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee (SEAL) The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: REAGAN LARKIN #42309 CASTLE STAWIARSKI, LLC 999 18TH STREET SUITE 2301, DENVER, CO 80202 (303) 865-1400 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. Attorney File # 12-05094 ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011 Published in the Delta County Independent July 25, August 1, 8, 15 and 22, 2012.

COMBINED NOTICE PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2012-0085 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On May 17, 2012, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Delta records. Original Grantor(s) HEATHER DILLIE Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON F/K/A THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE CWABS, INC., ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-6 Date of Deed of Trust 2/16/2007 County of Recording Delta Recording Date of Deed of Trust 2/20/2007 Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 612261 Original Principal Amount $208,800.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $208,723.87 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 1, BURKEY MINOR SUBDIVISION, COUNTY OF DELTA, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 1659 E 3RD STREET, DELTA, CO 81416. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 am on Wednesday, 09/19/2012, at Public Trustee’s Office, Delta County Courthouse, 501 Palmer Street, Suite 202, Delta, CO 81416-1764, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication 7/25/2012 Last Publication 8/22/2012 Name of Publication Delta County Independent DATE: 05/17/2012 Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of Colorado By: /s/ Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee (SEAL) The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: LINDSAY J. MILLER #42372 Janeway Law Firm LLC 19201 E MAIN STREET SUITE 205, PARKER, CO 8013-49092 (303) 706-9990 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. Attorney File # JLF#14312 ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011 Published in the Delta County Independent July 25, August 1, 8, 15 and 22, 2012.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Dorothy L. Norris, a/k/a Dorothy Norris, a/k/a Dorothy Lou Norris, Deceased Case Number 12 PR 3 All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Delta County, Colorado on or before October 1, 2012, or the claims may be forever barred. Personal Representative John H. Norris P.O. Box 1470 Paonia, CO 81428 970-527-4363 Attorney for the Estate James R. Briscoe Briscoe & Associates, P.C. P.O. Box 120 Hotchkiss, CO 81419 970-872-3118 Published in the Delta County Independent August 1, 8 and 15, 2012.

STORAGE UNIT SALE Contents of Farnsworth Minis Unit A7 located at 175 Hwy 133 Paonia, CO. Unknown contents belonging to Robert Tooker, last known address of 224 Minnesota Ave., Paonia, CO 81428. Contents of this unit will be disposed of on August 24th, as Farnsworth Minis chooses. Published in the Delta County Independent August 1 and 8, 2012.

D4 Wednesday, August 8, 2012 PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that pursuant to Section 37-92-401, C.R.S. the State and Division Engineers have made such revisions as were determined necessary to the July 1, 2010 tabulation of all decreed absolute and conditional water rights. The July 1, 2012 tabulation also includes the judgments and decrees of the Courts entered prior to January 1, 2012. The tabulation may or may not include certain water rights claimed in pending or recently concluded proceedings. The tabulation is available for review or free download at http:// www.water.state.co.us/pubs/tabulation.asp. The tabulation may be inspected in the offices of the Division Engineer, the State Engineer, each Water Commissioner and the Water Clerk at any time during regular office hours. The State Engineer or Division Engineer will furnish a copy of the tabulation to anyone requesting the same upon payment of a fee of ten dollars ($10). To obtain a copy of the tabulation by mail, send a written request for “2012 Tabulation” with the ten dollar fee to the State Engineer at 1313 Sherman St., Room 818, Denver, CO, 80203. The tabulation lists the current status of decreed water rights in order of seniority and may be used by the Division Engineer, the State Engineer, and their staffs for administrative purposes. The relative listing of water rights in the tabulation shall not create any presumption of seniority, nor shall the listing of water rights in the tabulation create any presumption against abandonment. The tabulation shall not be construed to modify special provisions of court decrees adjudicating, changing, or otherwise affecting such water rights or to modify contractual arrangements governing the interrelationship of such water rights. This tabulation may include additional information regarding the water rights herein for purposes of identification and description, but this additional information is neither conclusive nor presumptive as to the truth and accuracy of the matters obtained therein. Published in the Delta County Independent August 8, 2012.

COMBINED NOTICE PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2012-0095 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On June 5, 2012, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Delta records. Original Grantor(s) Paul B Ash and Carol Stolns-Ash Original Beneficiary(ies) Ameriquest Mortgage Company Current Holder of Evidence of Debt JPMC Specialty mortgage LLC Date of Deed of Trust 11/27/2001 County of Recording Delta Recording Date of Deed of Trust 1/31/2002 Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 551672 Book: 914 Page: 329 Original Principal Amount $40,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $23,039.71 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT2,SELBY SUBDIVISION, COUNTY OF DELTA, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 458 B Street, Delta, CO 81416. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 am on Wednesday, 10/03/2012, at Public Trustee’s Office, Delta County Courthouse, 501 Palmer Street, Suite 202, Delta, CO 81416-1764, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of

sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication 8/8/2012 Last Publication 9/5/2012 Name of Publication Delta County Independent DATE: 06/05/2012 Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of Colorado By: /s/ Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee (SEAL) The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: REAGAN LARKIN #42309 CASTLE STAWIARSKI, LLC 999 18TH STREET SUITE 2301, DENVER, CO 80202 (303) 865-1400 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. Attorney File # 11-07334 ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011 Published in the Delta County Independent August 8, 15, 22, 29 and September 5, 2012. IN THE DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR WATER DIVISION NO. 4 STATE OF COLORADO TO: ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN WATER APPLICATIONS IN SAID WATER DIVISION NO. 4 Pursuant to C.R.S. 37-92-302, as amended, you are notified that the following is a resume of all applications filed in the Water Court during the month of July, 2012. The names, address of applicant, source of water, description of water right or conditional water right involved, and description of the ruling sought are as follows: There has been filed in this proceeding a claim or claims which may affect in priority any water right claimed or heretofore adjudicated within this division and owners of affected rights must appear to object and protest as provided in the Water Right Determination and Administration Act of 1969, or be forever barred. CASE NO. 2012CW72. Applicant: George Hartigan, P. O. Box 2042, Hotchkiss, CO 81419. Application for Conditional Surface Water Rights: Hartigan Spring – NE1/ 4NW1/4SW1/4 of Section 34, T14S, R92W, 6th PM. 2,284 feet from the south line and 1,056 feet from the west section line. Source: Bell Creek and the North Fork of the Gunnison River. Appropriation Date: 03/07/2011. Amount Claimed: .05 c.f.s. conditional for irrigation of 1 acre, stockwater and to fill pond. DELTA COUNTY. YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED THAT you have until the last day of September, 2012 to file with the Water Clerk, in duplicate, a Verified Statement of Opposition setting forth facts as to why a certain application should not be granted or why it should be granted only in part or on certain conditions. A copy of such a Statement of Opposition must also be served upon the applicant or the applicant’s attorney and an affidavit of certificate of such service shall be filed with the Water Clerk, as prescribed by C.R.C.P. Rule 5. (Filing fee: $130.00; Forms may be obtained from the Water Clerk’s Office or on our website at www. courts.state.co.us). DARLEEN CAPPANNOKEEP, Water Clerk Water Division 4 1200 N. Grand Ave., Bin A Montrose, CO 81401 Published in the Delta County Independent August 8, 2012.

PUBLIC NOTICES 81416. Application For Finding of Reasonable Diligence: Maloney Irrigation Well – Point in the SW ¼ NW ¼ NE1/4, Section 31, Township 14 South, Range 92 West 6 P.M., 765 feet south of the north line and 2110 feet west of the east line of Section 31. Source: Vanderford Ditch. Appropriation Date: 01/01/1883. Amount Claimed: 0.57 cfs. The Application on file with the Water Court contains an outline of the work performed during the diligence period because it is a diligence application. DELTA COUNTY. YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED THAT you have until the last day of September, 2012 to file with the Water Clerk, in duplicate, a Verified Statement of Opposition setting forth facts as to why a certain application should not be granted or why it should be granted only in part or on certain conditions. A copy of such a Statement of Opposition must also be served upon the applicant or the applicant’s attorney and an affidavit of certificate of such service shall be filed with the Water Clerk, as prescribed by C.R.C.P. Rule 5. (Filing fee: $130.00; Forms may be obtained from the Water Clerk’s Office or on our website at www. courts.state.co.us). DARLEEN CAPPANNOKEEP, Water Clerk Water Division 4 1200 N. Grand Ave., Bin A Montrose, CO 81401 Published in the Delta County Independent August 8, 2012.

shall be filed with the Water Clerk, as prescribed by C.R.C.P. Rule 5. (Filing fee: $130.00; Forms may be obtained from the Water Clerk’s Office or on our website at www. courts.state.co.us). DARLEEN CAPPANNOKEEP, Water Clerk Water Division 4 1200 N. Grand Ave., Bin A Montrose, CO 81401 Published in the Delta County Independent August 8, 2012.

IN THE DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR WATER DIVISION NO. 4 STATE OF COLORADO TO: ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN WATER APPLICATIONS IN SAID WATER DIVISION NO. 4 Pursuant to C.R.S. 37-92-302, as amended, you are notified that the following is a resume of all applications filed in the Water Court during the month of July, 2012. The names, address of applicant, source of water, description of water right or conditional water right involved, and description of the ruling sought are as follows: There has been filed in this proceeding a claim or claims which may affect in priority any water right claimed or heretofore adjudicated within this division and owners of affected rights must appear to object and protest as provided in the Water Right Determination and Administration Act of 1969, or be forever barred. AMENDED/CORRECTED CASE NO. 2011CW112. DELTA COUNTY 1. Applicants: Lazear Domestic Water Corporation, P.O. Box 25, Lazear CO 81420. Frank McPherson, President, 970-8722243. Dion M. Luke and Dixie L. Luke, 30638 Hwy 92, Hotchkiss CO 81419 970-872-6265, by Aaron R. Clay, P.O. Box 38, Delta CO 81416, 970-874-9777. AMENDED APPLICATION FOR CHANGE OF WATER RIGHTS 2. Name of Structure: LAZEAR DOMESTIC AUGMENTATION PLAN, 3. Date of Original Decree: October 7, 1998, Case No. 95CW209, Court: Water Division No. 4. 4. Legal Description of decreed point of diversion: North 520 feet and West 404 feet from the southeast corner of the NE1/4SE1/4, Section 33, Township 14 South, Range 93 West, 6th P.M. 5. Date of Appropriation: 11/13/1957 Amount: 80 gpm, 92.02 acre-feet annual diversion.. 7. Use: Domestic, Irrigation and Stock water. 8. Source of Water: groundwater tributary to the North Fork of the Gunnison River. 9. Change requested Applicant Lazear Domestic Water Users requests a modification to the augmentation plan decreed in 95CW209. That plan anticipated use of water released from the Aspinall Unit (Blue Mesa Reservoir) to compensate for the depletions from 100 residences, 200 head of livestock, and 15 acres of lawn and garden. Applicant now anticipates that not more than 2.0 acres of lawn and garden will be irrigated from the well, and that demand for residential use is less than originally contemplated. Demand for 100 homes was calculated to be 39.21 acre-feet. Calculations were made based on 350 gallons per day per home. Depletions for 100 homes were calculated to be 10% of demand or 3.92 acrefeet. Irrigation for Bluegrass was recalculated using the DWR TR21 spreadsheet program. Demand was calculated to be 5.96 acrefeet annually with an 85% irrigation efficiency and depletions were calculated to be 5.07 acre-feet annually. Stock watering was calculated for 200 head of livestock consuming 11 gallons per day per head. Stock water consumption was estimated to be 100% consumptive and was calculated to total 2.46 acre-feet. Depletions for the Town of Lazear were calculated to total 11.45 acre-feet per year at full build-out. (See Table 1, water consumption for Bluegrass and Table 2 calculations of water demand and water depletions in the Town of Lazear.) The Luke Reservoir can provide up to 11.5 acre-feet for the Division Engineer to release as and when needed to satisfy downstream senior calls. 10. Water rights to be used for augmentation: Luke Reservoir, located in the NE1/4SW1/4NE1/4, Section 4, Township 15 South, Range 93 West, 6th P.M., 1680 feet west of the east section line and 1890 feet south of the north section line. This reservoir holds 11.5 acre-feet of water, and Applicants Dixie Luke and Dion Luke request that the use of augmentation be added to the uses decreed in case 01CW258. DELTA COUNTY. YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED THAT you have until the last day of September, 2012 to file with the Water Clerk, in duplicate, a Verified Statement of Opposition setting forth facts as to why a certain application should not be granted or why it should be granted only in part or on certain conditions. A copy of such a Statement of Opposition must also be served upon the applicant or the applicant’s attorney and an affidavit of certificate of such service shall be filed with the Water Clerk, as prescribed by C.R.C.P. Rule 5. (Filing fee: $130.00; Forms may be obtained from the Water Clerk’s Office or on our website at www. courts.state.co.us). DARLEEN CAPPANNOKEEP, Water Clerk Water Division 4 1200 N. Grand Ave., Bin A Montrose, CO 81401 Published in the Delta County Independent August 8, 2012.

COMBINED NOTICE PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2012-0087 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On May 18, 2012, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Delta records. Original Grantor(s) ANTONIO GARCIA AND VIRGINIA GARCIA Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER, UNIVERSAL LENDING CORPORATION Current Holder of Evidence of Debt BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust 9/23/2009 County of Recording Delta Recording Date of Deed of Trust 9/28/2009 Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 637964 Original Principal Amount $182,040.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $179,018.01 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 10 IN BLOCK 2 OF GARNET HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION, COUNTY OF DELTA, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number

as: 570 MUNRO STREET, DELTA, CO 81416. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 am on Wednesday, 09/19/2012, at Public Trustee’s Office, Delta County Courthouse, 501 Palmer Street, Suite 202, Delta, CO 81416-1764, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication 7/25/2012 Last Publication 8/22/2012 Name of Publication Delta County Independent DATE: 05/18/2012 Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of Colorado By: /s/ Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee (SEAL) The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: HEATHER DEERE #28597 LAW OFFICE OF MICHAEL P MEDVED PC 355 UNION BLVD #302, LAKEWOOD, CO 80228-1508 (303) 274-0155 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. Attorney File # 12-910-21784 ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011 Published in the Delta County Independent July 25, August 1, 8, 15 and 22, 2012.

COMBINED NOTICE PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2012-0089 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On May 23, 2012, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Delta records. Original Grantor(s) CHARLES W. HANSEN AND ELOISE KATHLEEN HANSEN Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., acting solely as nominee for COUNTRYWIDE BANK, FSB Current Holder of Evidence of Debt BANK OF AMERICA N.A. Date of Deed of Trust 9/11/2008 County of Recording Delta Recording Date of Deed of Trust 9/26/2008 Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 629124 Original Principal Amount $172,125.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $164,339.93 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. PLEASE SEE ATTACHED LEGAL DESCRIPTION Legal Description The land referred to in this policy is situated in the STATE OF COLORADO, COUNTY OF DELTA, CITY OF HOTCHKISS, and described as follows: Part of the NW 1/4 SW 1/4 of Section 5, Township 14 South, Range 93 West of the 6th Principal Meridian, described as beginning at the Southwest corner of said NW 1/4 SW 1/4 of said Section 5; thence North along the Subdivision line 416 feet; thence East 208 feet; thence South 416 feet to the South line of said NW 1/4 SW 1/4; thence West 208 feet along said South line to the point of beginning, County of Delta, State of Colorado Also known by street and number as: 14322 2900 ROAD, HOTCHKISS, CO 81419. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 am on Wednesday, 09/19/2012, at Public Trustee’s Office, Delta County Courthouse, 501 Palmer Street, Suite 202, Delta, CO 81416-1764, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication 7/25/2012 Last Publication 8/22/2012 Name of Publication Delta County Independent DATE: 05/23/2012 Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of Colorado By: /s/ Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee (SEAL) The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: JOAN OLSON, ESQ #28078 Aronowitz & Mecklenburg, LLP 1199 BANNOCK STREET, DENVER, CO 80204 (303) 813-1177 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. Attorney File # 1269.09800 ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011 Published in the Delta County Independent July 25, August 1, 8, 15 and 22, 2012.

COMBINED NOTICE PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2012-0088 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On May 23, 2012, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to

Delta County Independent the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Delta records. Original Grantor(s) RICHARD J HEMING AND SANDRA V HEMING Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER, COUNTRYWIDE BANK, FSB Current Holder of Evidence of Debt BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOAN SERVICING, LP Date of Deed of Trust 8/11/2008 County of Recording Delta Recording Date of Deed of Trust 8/13/2008 Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 628028 Original Principal Amount $144,800.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $139,390.65 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT ‘A’ AND INCORPORATED HEREIN AS THOUGH FULLY SET FORTH. ATTACHED LEGAL DESCRIPTION Part of the NW1/4 of the NE1/4 of Section 23, Township 15 South, Range 96 West of the 6th P.M. more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point on the North boundary of said Section 23, 16 feet East of the North 1/4 Corner of said Section 23; thence South 208 feet; thence East 312 feet; thence North 208 feet to the Section line; thence West along the Section line 312 feet to the Point of Beginning. County of Delta, State of Colorado Also Known as: 14488 G Road, Delta, CO 81416 Also known by street and number as: 14488 G ROAD, DELTA, CO 81416. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 am on Wednesday, 09/19/2012, at Public Trustee’s Office, Delta County Courthouse, 501 Palmer Street, Suite 202, Delta, CO 81416-1764, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication 7/25/2012 Last Publication 8/22/2012 Name of Publication Delta County Independent DATE: 05/23/2012 Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of Colorado By: /s/ Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee (SEAL) The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: HEATHER DEERE #28597 LAW OFFICE OF MICHAEL P MEDVED PC 355 UNION BLVD #302, LAKEWOOD, CO 80228-1508 (303) 274-0155 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. Attorney File # 12-910-21789 ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011 Published in the Delta County Independent July 25, August 1, 8, 15 and 22, 2012.

COMBINED NOTICE PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2012-0092 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On May 25, 2012, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Delta records. Original Grantor(s) STEVEN D TAYLOR Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS,INC., ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR LENDER, TAYLOR, BEAN & WHITAKER MORTGAGE CORP. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP Date of Deed of Trust 8/29/2007 County of Recording Delta Recording Date of Deed of Trust 9/18/2007 Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 618874 Original Principal Amount $143,618.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $136,546.04 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 3 OF BARB ACRES MINOR SUBDIVISION COUNTY OF DELTA, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 18902 BARB ACRES ROAD, DELTA, CO 81416. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 am on Wednesday, 09/26/2012, at Public Trustee’s Office, Delta County Courthouse, 501 Palmer Street, Suite 202, Delta, CO 81416-1764, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by

law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication 8/1/2012 Last Publication 8/29/2012 Name of Publication Delta County Independent DATE: 05/25/2012 Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of Colorado By: /s/ Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee (SEAL) The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: KERRI ANN BOOTH #42562 LAW OFFICE OF MICHAEL P MEDVED PC 355 UNION BLVD #302, LAKEWOOD, CO 80228-1508 (303) 274-0155 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. Attorney File # 12-910-21927 ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011 Published in the Delta County Independent August 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29, 2012.

COMBINED NOTICE PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2012-0091 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On May 24, 2012, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Delta records. Original Grantor(s) BRIDGET E LYONS Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS,INC., AS NOMINEE FOR COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS CWALT, INC., ALTERNATIVE LOAN TRUST 2006-6CB, MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 20060-6CB Date of Deed of Trust 2/16/2006 County of Recording Delta Recording Date of Deed of Trust 2/17/2006 Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 600666 Original Principal Amount $132,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $122,048.77 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT ‘A’ AND INCORPORATED HEREIN AS THOUGH FULLY SET FORTH. "EXHIBIT A" LEGAL DESCRIPTION THAT PART OF THE SW1/4 OF THE SE1/4 OF THE SE1/4 OF SECTION 9, TOWNSHIP 14 SOUTH, RANGE 92 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M., LYING NORTH AND WEST OF COLORADO STATE HIGHWAY NO. 135 EXCEPTING, HOWEVER, A TRACT OF LAND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT ON THE SOUTH LINE OF SECTION 9, TOWNSHIP 14 SOUTH, RANGE 92 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M., WHENCE THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE SE1/4 SE1/4 OF SAID SECTION BEARS WEST 145 FEET, AND RUNNING THENCE NORTH 30°50' EAST 239 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 5°20' WEST 50 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 14°50' WEST 161 FEET TO THE SECTION LINE; THENCE WEST 76 FEET TO PLACE OF BEGINNING. COUNTY OF DELTA, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 36755 SUNSHINE MESA ROAD, HOTCHKISS, CO 81419-6229. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 am on Wednesday, 09/26/2012, at Public Trustee’s Office, Delta County Courthouse, 501 Palmer Street, Suite 202, Delta, CO 81416-1764, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication 8/1/2012 Last Publication 8/29/2012 Name of Publication Delta County Independent DATE: 05/24/2012 Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of Colorado By: /s/ Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee (SEAL) The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: WAYNE E. VADEN #21026 Vaden Law Firm LLC 2015 YORK STREET, PO BOX 18997, DENVER, CO 20218 (303) 377-2933 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. Attorney File # 12-081-03492 ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011 Published in the Delta County Independent August 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29, 2012.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of LORA NADINE LILLPOP, a/k/a NADINE LILLPOP, Deceased Case Number 12PR63 All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to District Court of Delta County, Colorado on or before December 3, 2012, or the claims may be forever barred. Thomas E. Lillpop Person Giving Notice 172 28 1/2 Road Grand Junction CO 81503 Attorney for Personal Representative Aaron R. Clay PO Box 38 Delta CO 81416 Published in the Delta County Independent August 1, 8 and 15, 2012.

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Wednesday, August 8, 2012

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Kids Wellnesscast™ Delta County August 2012 The Ascel Bio Kids Wellcast™ provides information for parents and caregivers that can help protect children from illness. The Kids Wellcast™ is used as a tool to prevent exposure to harmful infectious agents that may keep children out of school and daycare and cause parents to take time off from work. For more information on the infection risks presented below and ways to protect your child, visit the medical professionals serving your community at Delta County Memorial Hospital. ❒ Overall, the activity level for all pediatric infectious diseases is expected to be LOW for August, however is expected to increase to MODERATE levels by September. ❒ Laboratory confirmed pertussis (whooping cough) has been reported on the Front Range, as forecasted previously by the Black Canyon Station. Vaccination of children per CDC guidelines is strongly recommended. ❒ Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) risk has decreased. Childcare centers and early-age school classrooms should maintain vigilance with prevention measures. There is no vaccine to prevent infection from HFMD viruses. Good hygiene practices including hand washing, routinely disinfecting common surfaces children come into contact with, and avoiding close contact with individuals infected with HFMD will help reduce exposure. ❒ Increasing risk of West Nile virus infection is expected in August and will peak in September. CDC recommends the use of DEET mosquito repellent if traveling in an area with mosquitoes. Several West Nile-infected horses and one human case have been reported in Delta and Montrose counties. ❒ Food-borne illness activity due to Campylobacter is expected to peak through August and September. Community vigilance is recommended when preparing and consuming food to reduce risk of exposure to food-borne pathogens with the potential to cause serious illness. ❒ Irrigation ditches and lawn sprinklers using irrigation water contain viruses and bacteria known in Delta County to cause nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Avoid letting your children play in these ditches and sprinklers to avoid exposure to these pathogens. PUBLIC NOTICE AND DISCLAIMER: Medicine is an imperfect art, and forecasting disease outbreaks is an inexact science. Every reasonable effort has been made by Ascel Bio to produce accurate forecasts, but these are published “as is” without any warranty whatsoever. Ascel Bio makes no warrantee that its forecasts will be error free, or that errors will be corrected. Ascel Bio makes no warrantee, express or implied regarding the accuracy of its products, including this Delta County Kids Wellcast™. In no event shall Ascel Bio be liable to any person, enterprise or entity for damages, including consequential or incidental damages arising out of the use of this Delta County Kids Wellcast™. All clinical decisions made on the basis of this Delta County Kids Wellcast™ are the sole responsibility of the user.

The Delta County Libraries offer many educational and entertaining activities and events for you and your family to enjoy. If you want to know what else your library is offering, please contact the library or visit the Delta County Libraries website at www.delta libraries.org. Check out these summer reading programs: Cedaredge Beginning Computer Class. Come and learn how to set up a gmail account. Friday, Aug. 10, at 10:30 a.m. Contact the library at 856-3518 to sign up for the class. Teen Scene. Bring a friend and enjoy Madlibs fun Aug. 15 at 5:30 p.m. Tech Soup Computer Day. Bring your computer questions every Saturday in August from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Contact Cedaredge Library at 856-3518 for details. Computer Class. Come and learn how to set up a Gmail account. Friday, Aug. 24, at 10:30 a.m. Contact Cedaredge Library at 856-3518 to sign up. Storytimes. Baby, tot and preschooler storytimes are Thursdays starting at 10:30 a.m. For more information, contact the library at 856-3518. Crawford One-On-One Computer Tutor. Crawford Library is now offering one-on-one computer help. Bring specific computer questions or just spend time honing your skills each Wednesday in August from 3 to 5 p.m. Word and Publisher Class. Learn how to use these programs to create

documents, posters, and flyers. Friday, Aug. 24, from 3 to 5 p.m. Scrapbooking. Bring your scrapping stuff and work on your latest project with others. Saturday, Aug. 25, from 12 noon to 8 p.m. Call the Crawford Library at 921-3500 for details. Storytimes. Baby and tot storytimes are Thursdays starting at 10:30 a.m. Preschooler storytimes on Wednesdays cancelled during August due to staff vacations. Contact Crawford Library at 921-3500 for details. Delta Tweens and Teens Drawing in the Human Form. Come and join us for a basic art class where you will draw from a wooden human form doll. There will be a contest on who can draw the form closest to how it’s posed. Thursday, Aug. 9, at 4:30 p.m. Kids Craft Day is Back! Kids are invited to come and create wonderful crafts. Friday, Aug. 24, from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Kids Club 4-5 — Drawing in the Human Form. Are you in the fourth or fifth grade? Want to be in a club just for you? Introducing Club 4-5 with some cool programs just for you. Join us for a basic art class where you will draw from a wooden human form doll. There will be a contest on who can draw the form closest to how it’s posed. Club 4-5 will start Thursday, Aug. 16, at 4:30 p.m. Storytimes. Storytimes for babies, tots and preschoolers are Wednesdays starting at 10:30 a.m.

For information, call the library at 874-9630. Hotchkiss Baby Sign Language. Are you interested in learning baby sign language and practicing with others? Every Monday at 1 p.m. Contact the Hotchkiss Library at 872-4153 to sign up. One-on-One Computer Help. Anytime during open hours. Contact Hotchkiss Library at 872-4153 for details. Basic Word Computer Class. Learn the basics of Word. Friday, Aug. 17, at 10:30. Contact the Hotchkiss Library at 872-4153 to sign up. Storytimes. Storytimes for babies, tots and preschoolers are Wednesdays starting at 10 a.m. For more information, contact the library at 872-4153. Paonia Pickin’ In the Park. Library will close at 6 p.m. on Aug. 9, 16, and 23 for Pickin’ in the Park events. Movie for Kids. Kids come and join us for a movie Aug. 15 at 1 p.m. Computer Class Thursday One-onOne. Individual computer instruction to anyone who needs extra help. Thursday, Aug. 16, from 2 to 5 p.m. Appointment is required. Call the Paonia Library at 5273470. Teens DVD Release Party. Come celebrate the release of a blockbuster movie where a teenage boy and girl must fight with one another until one survives. Saturday, Aug. 18, at 1 p.m. VAMPS Book Club. Join girls ages 11-15 who will never read any vampire books, but will

read other exciting stories. Participants read “Dandelion Wine” by Ray Bradbury and then get together for a lively discussion, snacks, and lots of fun. Saturday, Aug. 18, at 12 noon. Adult DVD Release Party. Come celebrate the release of a blockbuster movie where a teenage boy and girl must fight with one another until one survives. Monday, Aug. 20, at 1 p.m. Beginner Basics Computer Class. Beginner basics computer class geared for new computer users. Wednesday, Aug. 22, from 2 to 4 p.m. Contact the Paonia Library at 527-3470 to register for the class. Storytimes. Baby, tot and preschooler storytimes are Tuesdays starting 10 a.m. Contact Paonia Library at 527-3470.

Cabins available for use Delta IOOF Lodge #116 announces that cabin manager Glen Conger has the IOOF cabins ready for summer use. The cabins are located on the north side of Baron Lake on Grand Mesa. Anyone interested in using one or more of these cabins for a night, a weekend or a vacation should call Gale Conger at 874-4678 or Glen Conger at 874-7028 for complete information. You’re encouraged to contact them quickly, because cabin reservations fill fast for the summer months.

PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE OF PROPOSED DECISION The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety proposes to Approve Permit Revision Application No. 6, submitted by Oxbow Mining, LLC for a coal mining permit at the Elk Creek Mine (Permit No. C-1981-022). Oxbow Mining, LLC proposes to expand the Permit Area for the Elk Creek mine by 2,247 acres. This PR provides for the lease modification and an additional new Federal Coal lease. No new surface disturbance is proposed at this time. The Elk Creek Mine is located in Delta, Gunnison County, approximately 0 miles North of Somerset, Colorado. The Underground operation has an anticipated maximum production capacity of 3,000,000 tons per year. Coal interest is Federal and private, and the surface to be affected is Federal, state and private land. The permit area encompasses approximately 15,676.51 acres. This proposed decision is based on a finding that the proposed operation will comply with all requirements of the Colorado Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Act, Section 34-33-101, et seq., C.R.S., and the regulations promulgated thereunder. Copies of the proposed decision, including any stipulations, are on file for public inspection at the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Room 215, Centennial Building, 1313 Sherman Street, Denver, Colorado 80203 and at the Delta County Clerk and Recorder, 501 Palmer Street, Room 211, Delta, CO 81416. Persons with an interest that may be adversely affected by the proposed decision may request a formal hearing before the Mined Land Reclamation Board on the proposed decision. Such request must be made within thirty (30) days of the initial publication of this notice, must be in writing, and must state with reasonable specificity the reasons for the request and the objections to the proposed decision. Published in the Delta County Independent August 8 and 15, 2012.

Notice of Decision USDA-Forest Service, Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests Federal Coal Lease Modifications COC-1362 & COC-67232 Paonia Ranger District Gunnison County, CO Federal coal lease applications to modify two existing coal leases were made by Ark Land Company to the USDI Bureau of Land Management (BLM)-Colorado State Office. The request is to add approximately 1721 acres of National Forest System (NFS) surface lands managed by the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre, and Gunnison National Forests to two existing leases for the purpose of preventing bypass of federal compliant and super-compliant coal reserves. The lease modifications are located approximately 7 miles southeast of Somerset, Gunnison County, CO in Sections 10, 11, 14, 15, 22 and 23, T. 14S, R. 90W, 6th PM and are adjacent to existing federal coal leases on NFS and private lands. The BLM manages the federal mineral estate for coal leases. Where the land surface is managed by the Forest Service, BLM must obtain consent from the Forest Service before leasing can occur. A Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) has been prepared analyzing the effects of the Forest Service consenting to the BLM leasing these parcels and BLM issuing the

lease modifications. At the leasing stage, the federal agencies evaluate the effects of subsidence (lowering of the land surface incident to coal removal) and identify where surface resources may require specific protection from subsidence or foreseeable surface uses. The quantity of mineable coal in both lease modifications would likely extend the existing operations approximately 19 months beyond those currently approved within federal leases. An additional 16-17 months of mining in coal on adjacent private lands could also be realized by access gained through the lease modification areas. No increase in the rate of coal production is anticipated nor will any additional jobs be created at the West Elk Mine as a result of BLM issuing the lease modifications. I have decided to select alternative 3, Consent to Lease with Stipulations, as described in the FEIS. Selection of this alternative provides the BLM-Colorado State Office my consent to lease the NFS lands included in Federal Coal Lease Modifications COC-1362 & COC-67232. My consent decision includes the application of terms and conditions, identified as stipulations, to protect surface (nonmineral) resources on NFS lands. My decision does not authorize actual mining or any surface disturbing activities; however, it is based upon the analysis in the EIS, which evaluated potential future use of the land surface with effects similar to existing coal activities in the area and with coal lease stipulations applied. My decision will be implemented through issuance of the Record of Decision followed by BLM’s action of making a subsequent and independent decision on whether or not to lease or lease with additional stipulations. If the BLM decides to modify the existing leases, mining activities may be permitted by Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety and/or Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement. Mountain Coal Company and Ark Land, as lessees, would be responsible for securing/maintaining any local, State or Federal permits and approvals as applicable and required by law for future mining operations of the lease modifications at the West Elk Mine. This decision is subject to administrative review pursuant to Federal Regulations at 36 CFR 215.11. Appeals (including attachments) must be in writing and filed (regular mail, fax, e-mail, hand-delivery, express delivery, or messenger service) with the Appeal Deciding Officer (§215.8) within 45 days following the date of publication of the Notice of Availability of the FEIS in the Federal Register. The publication date of the Federal Register notice is the exclusive means for calculating the time to file an appeal (§215.15 (a)). Those wishing to appeal should not rely upon dates or timeframe information provided by any other source. Pursuant to 36 CFR 215.13 (b), only those individuals or organizations who submitted comments during the official comment periods (April-May 2010 and/or April 2012July 2012) may file an appeal. The addresses for filing appeals are: USDA, Forest Service, Region 2 Attn: Appeal Deciding Officer, 740 Simms Street, Golden, CO 80410 Fax: 303-275-5134 to the attention of Appeals; Email: appeals-rocky-mountain-regional-office@fs.fed.us It is an appellant’s responsibility to

provide sufficient activity-specific evidence and rationale, focusing on the decision, to show why the Responsible Official’s decision should be reversed. At a minimum, an appeal must include the following (§215.14): (1) Appellant’s name and address (§215.2), with a telephone number, if available; (2) Signature or other verification of authorship upon request (a scanned signature for electronic mail may be filed with the appeal); (3) When multiple names are listed on an appeal, identification of the lead appellant (§215.2) and verification of the identity of the lead appellant upon request; (4) The name of the project or activity for which the decision was made (Federal Coal Lease Modifications COC-1362 & COC-67232), the name and title of the Responsible Official, and the date of the decision; (5) The regulation under which the appeal is being filed, when there is an option to appeal under either this part or part 251, subpart C (§215.11(d)); (6) Any specific change(s) in the decision that the appellant seeks and rationale for those changes; (7) Any portion(s) of the decision with which the appellant disagrees, and explanation for the disagreement; (8) Why the appellant believes the Responsible Official’s decision failed to consider the substantive comments; and (9) How the appellant believes the decision specifically violates law, regulation, or policy. Notices of Appeal that do not meet the requirements of 36 CFR§215.14 will be dismissed. Pursuant to 36 CFR 215.9(a), if no appeal is filed, implementation of this decision may occur on, but not before, the fifth business day from the close of the appeal period. Copies of the EIS and full text of my decision may be downloaded from the internet at the following link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/fsusda-pop.php/?project=32459. For further information or to obtain copies of the Final EIS or Record of Decision, please contact Niccole Mortenson, Engineering and Minerals NEPA Project Specialist, at 406-329-3163 or nmortenson@fs. fed.us, or Ryan Taylor, Geologist, at 970-527-4131 or rztaylor@fs. fed.us. Published in the Delta County Independent August 8, 2012.

STORAGE UNIT SALE Notice is hereby given that the contents of Affordable Delta Storage, Unit #D-56 located at Southgate Lane, Delta, CO **The following is a partial list of the contents of the storage unit: Pontiac Tempest, misc auto parts and materials, shop vac, and other misc. items with a last known address of 13066 Hwy 65, Eckert, CO 81418 will be disposed of on August 22, 2012. Submit your bid to CHOICE PROPERTIES at 811 Main St., Delta, CO 81416 or admin@thechoiceproperties.com, Minimum Bid $400.00 Published in the Delta County Independent August 8 and 15, 2012.

COMBINED NOTICE PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2012-0094 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On May 30, 2012, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Delta records. Original Grantor(s) WILLIS D BARRETT AND CAROL BARRETT Original Beneficiary(ies) INTERMOUNTAIN INDUSTRIES,

INC. D/B/A MAJOR MORTGAGE USA Current Holder of Evidence of Debt BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP Date of Deed of Trust 1/24/2008 County of Recording Delta Recording Date of Deed of Trust 1/31/2008 Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 622555 Original Principal Amount $113,299.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $111,145.97 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 2, AMENDMENT NO. 1, FOX SUBDIVISION. DELTA COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO Also known by street and number as: 665 FOX COURT, DELTA, CO 81416. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 am on Wednesday, 09/26/2012, at Public Trustee’s Office, Delta County Courthouse, 501 Palmer Street, Suite 202, Delta, CO 81416-1764, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication 8/1/2012 Last Publication 8/29/2012 Name of Publication Delta County Independent DATE: 05/30/2012 Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of Colorado By: /s/ Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee (SEAL) The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: JOAN OLSON, ESQ #28078 Aronowitz & Mecklenburg, LLP 1199 BANNOCK STREET, DENVER, CO 80204 (303) 813-1177 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. Attorney File # 1269.09761 ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011 Published in the Delta County Independent August 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29, 2012.

COMBINED NOTICE - DEFERRED - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-803(6) FORECLOSURE

SALE NO. 2012-0038 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On March 12, 2012, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Delta records. Original Grantor(s) GEORGE R. LOPEZ AND CARLA J. HUMPHREY Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., acting solely as nominee for TAYLOR, BEAN & WHITAKER MORTGAGE CORP. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt CENLAR FSB Date of Deed of Trust 4/18/2008 County of Recording Delta Recording Date of Deed of Trust 5/16/2008 Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 625716 Original Principal Amount $160,500.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $153,710.54 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 2 OF ZELDENTHUIS ANNEXATION AND SUBDIVISION, COUNTY OF DELTA, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 445 J STREET, CRAWFORD, CO 81415. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. The original Sale Date was scheduled for July 11, 2012 but was deferred pursuant to Colorado Revised Statutes 38-38801 et seq. The deferment period has been terminated or ended and the Sale may now proceed according to law. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 am on Wednesday, 10/03/2012 (formerly scheduled for July 11, 2012 and continued for deferment) , at Public Trustee’s Office, Delta County Courthouse, 501 Palmer Street, Suite 202, Delta, CO 81416-1764, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication of Notice of Deferred Sale 8/8/2012 Last Publication of Notice of Deferred Sale 9/5/2012 Name of Publication Delta County Independent DATE: 7/27/2012 Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of Colorado By: /s/ Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee (SEAL) The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the

attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: LISA CANCANON #42043 Aronowitz & Mecklenburg, LLP 1199 BANNOCK STREET, DENVER, CO 80204 (303) 813-1177 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. Attorney File # 3850.00393 ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011 Published in the Delta County Independent August 8, 15, 22, 29 and September 5, 2012.

COMBINED NOTICE PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2012-0096 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On June 5, 2012, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Delta records. Original Grantor(s) James L Horn Original Beneficiary(ies) MontroseBank Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Central Mortgage Company Date of Deed of Trust 8/5/2009 County of Recording Delta Recording Date of Deed of Trust 8/10/2009 Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 636795 Original Principal Amount $106,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $102,542.02 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. SEE EXHIBIT A ATTACHED HERETO AND INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE EXHIBIT A A PARCEL OF LAND WITHIN THE NW1/4 OF THE SE1/4 OF SECTION 12, TOWNSHIP 14 SOUTH RANGE 95 WEST OF THE SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN HAVING BEARINGS BASED UPON A BEARING OF SOUTH 00 20' 24" WEST FROM THE C 1/4 CORNER OF SAID SECTION 12, WITH ALL OTHERS BEARINGS BEING RELATIVE THERETO, SAID PARCEL BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS; BEGINNING AT THE C 1/4 CORNER OF SAID SECTION 12 AND RUNNING THENCE SOUTH 59 20' 05" EAST, 705.74 FEET TO A POINT ON THE CENTERLINE OF SURFACE CREEK AS DEFINED BY THE SURVEY RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 4 AT PAGE 53 AND THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING; PARCEL BOUNDARY RUNS THENCE FOLLOWING THE CENTERLINE OF SURFACE CREEK GENERALLY ALONG THE 2 FOLLOWING COURSES; SOUTH 25 51'42" WEST, 82.76 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 29 38'42" WEST, 37.15 FEET; THENCE LEAVING SAID CENTERLINE SOUTH 62 20'22" EAST, 214.60 FEET TO A POINT ON THE WEST RIGHT OF WAY OF HIGHWAY 65; THENCE ALONG SAID RIGHT OF WAY 91.02 FEET ALONG THE ARC OF A CURVE TO THE LEFT, SAID CURVE

HAVING A RADIUS OF 5690 AND WHOSE CHORD BEARS NORTH 28 59'07" EAST, 91.02 FEET; THENCE CONTINUING ALONG SAID RIGHT OF WAY NORTH 22 15'04" EAST, 49.13 FEET; THENCE LEAVING SAID RIGHT OF WAY NORTH 67 39'47" WEST 216.18 FEET MORE OR LESS TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, Also known by street and number as: 13411 Hwy 65, Eckert, CO 81418. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 am on Wednesday, 10/03/2012, at Public Trustee’s Office, Delta County Courthouse, 501 Palmer Street, Suite 202, Delta, CO 81416-1764, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. First Publication 8/8/2012 Last Publication 9/5/2012 Name of Publication Delta County Independent DATE: 06/05/2012 Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of Colorado By: /s/ Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee (SEAL) The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: ALISON L. BERRY #34531 CASTLE STAWIARSKI, LLC 999 18TH STREET SUITE 2301, DENVER, CO 80202 (303) 865-1400 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. Attorney File # 12-06941 ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011 Published in the Delta County Independent August 8, 15, 22, 29 and September 5, 2012. STORAGE UNIT SALE Contents of Farnsworth Minis Unit H7 located at 175 Hwy 133 Paonia, CO. Unknown contents belonging to Taylor Jones, last known address of 238 Hwy. 133, Paonia, CO 81428. Contents of this unit will be disposed of on August 31st, as Farnsworth Minis chooses. Published in the Delta County Independent August 8 and 15, 2012.

STORAGE UNIT SALE Contents of Farnsworth Minis Unit C23 located at 175 Hwy 133 Paonia, CO. Unknown contents belonging to Don Husted, last known address of 225 Clark Ave., Paonia, CO 81428. Contents of this unit will be disposed of on August 31st, as Farnsworth Minis chooses. Published in the Delta County Independent August 8 and 15, 2012.

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Blankets needed for Sudanese outreach First Baptist Church of Cedaredge is collecting blankets to take to the Voice of the Martyrs in Bartlesville, Okla. Voice of the Martyrs has been active in

Sudan for many years providing essential care to Sudanese Christians. You can help by donating good quality new or used blankets. Blankets need to be twin to queen

size and solid weave (not knitted or crocheted). Please include a $2 donation per blanket to cover the cost of shipping from Oklahoma to Sudan. If you can provide

Yard and basement sale planned at St. Luke’s Church The annual yard and basement sale at St. Luke’s Church in Delta (5th and Palmer) begins at 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 11. The church will be selling furniture and household items at rock bottom prices. Collectibles and nearly new items will be offered in the church annex. Camp-

ing goods, tools and small appliances will be offered in the yard. Books will be for sale under the canopy. The basement will have toys, kitchen and office supplies, jewelry, tote bags, shoes and clothing galore. Come shop for your children’s back-to-school clothing needs.

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY

DELTA DELTA FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD Eaton & Dodge, Delta • 874-3568 Pastor: Lee Ponder Sunday: Celebration Service 8:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Celebration Service 11:00 a.m. Tuesday: Bible Study 9:00 a.m. Wednesday: Family night 7:00 p.m. Royal Rangers Missionettes Fireproof Youth (Jr. & Sr. High) Saturday: Men's Prayer Breakfast 6:00 a.m.

LANDMARK MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH 12th & Grand, Delta • 874-3717 Pastor: Ken Gilchrist Sunday: Sunday School (all ages) Morning Worship Sunday Afternoon Wednesday Evening

The popular $2 a grocery sack sale begins at noon. This event is one of the church’s main fundraisers used to maintain the church building as well as support outreach into the community. For further information or to make a donation, contact Elizabeth Wilcox at 874-9832.

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

CHURCH OF CHRIST

860 Crawford Ave., Delta Carlos & Rosemary Sluder, Pastors – 874-0167 Benjamin y Eunice Aviña Addlescentes – 874-0517 Arturo & Alicia Carrasco, Children – 874-0771 Domingo: Escuela Dominical Predicacion Culto de la Tarde y Niños Miercoles: Family Night Jovenes

10:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m.

GUNNISON VALLEY CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 1721 H Rd., Delta • 874-0848 Website: gvcnazarene.org Email: gvcnazarene@aol.com Senior Pastor Terry D. Hedrick Associate Pastor Edward (Mike) Sandridge Sunday: Sunday School for all ages 9:30 a.m. Worship Service: With Worship Leader Gary Lear & The GVC Praise Team Including Children’s Church And Nursery 10:45 a.m. Wednesday: Ladies’ Breakfast 8:30 a.m. Fellowship & Bible Study Including Potluck Dinner 6:00 p.m. Study Groups: Meeting at various places and times throughout the week. We want to extend a personal invitation to everyone. Please come and make yourself at home. “Our church could be your home.” “We exist to glorify God by raising up Christ-centered, Spirit-filled Disciple makers.”

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

(Missouri Synod) 1000 Pioneer Road • 874-3052 Pastor Jeffrey Ryan Worship Service 9:00 a.m. Bible Classes and Sunday School 10:15 a.m. Tiny Treasures Preschool

763 Meeker St., Delta Pastor: Seth Coridan Sabbath School Saturday Morning Worship Prayer Meetings Wednesday

9:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m. 7:00 p.m.

CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS 1679 Pioneer Rd., Delta • 874-3444 Corner of E. 16th St./F Rd. and Pioneer Rd. Sunday: Uncompahgre Ward 9:00 a.m. Delta Ward 11:00 a.m.

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF DELTA

ST. MICHAEL’S CATHOLIC CHURCH 628 Meeker St., Delta • 874-3300 Father Canice Enyiaka Saturday: Confession Mass Sunday: English Mass Spanish Mass Daily Mass Mon.-Fri.

4:00-5:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 10:00 a.m. 12:00 Noon 8:00 a.m.

CENTER FOR SPIRITUAL LIVING 658 Howard St., Delta Rev. Kay Spinden • 874-3425 Sunday Services 10:30 a.m. 1061 Meeker St., Delta • cofchrist.org 10:30 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship 10:00 a.m. Children’s Classes Science of Mind Classes Also Available For more information call 626-3347

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CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH (SBC) 1290 A St., Delta • 874-9497 Pastor: Randy Unruh Website: www.calvarydelta.org E-Mail: office@calvarydelta.org Sunday: Bible Study Morning Worship

9:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m.

Hospice & Palliative Care of Western Colorado offers three weekly grief support groups in Delta County as a free community service. Mending Hearts groups are open to any adult who has experienced the loss of a loved one. The groups are ongoing, so participants are welcome to join at any time and pre-registration

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is not required. The Delta grief support group meets from 6 to 7:30 p.m. every Thursday at Hospice & Palliative Care of Western Colorado, 195 Stafford Lane. The Hotchkiss grief support group meets at First Baptist Church,

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FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF CEDAREDGE

203 West Main Street, every Monday from 1 to 2:30 p.m. In Cedaredge, meetings are held at Cedaredge Public Library, 180 SW 6th Street, every Tuesday from 2 to 3:30 p.m. For more information, contact the Delta hospice office at 874-6823.

CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS 5th and Oak, Paonia • 527-4239 Bishop Stephen W. Bayles Sacrament Meeting 10:00 a.m.-11:10 a.m. Sunday School 11:15 a.m.-12:05 p.m. Priesthood & Relief Society 12:10-1:00 p.m.

BIBLE CENTER CHURCH 1117 Third Street, Paonia • 527-4629 www.biblecenteronline.com John Owen, Pastor Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Awana Clubs - Wednesday 7:00 p.m.

NORTH FORK BAPTIST CHURCH 639 Samuel Wade Rd., Paonia • 527-4644 www.nfbcpaonia.org Pastor Tobey Williams Bible Study 9:45 a.m. Worship Service 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Prayer Meeting 6:00 p.m. Nursery Provided

CRAWFORD COMMUNITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 297 Dogwood Ave., Crawford • 921-3300 Rev. John Hiestand Sunday Worship 9:00 a.m. Adult Education 8:00 a.m. Children’s Education 9:00 a.m.

FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF PAONIA 227 Oak Ave., Paonia • 527-7291 • 527-3450 P.O. Box 413, Paonia, CO 81428 Pastor Ed Hollett Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Traditional Church Service 10:45 a.m.

PAONIA CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP CHURCH 235 Box Elder Avenue, Paonia • 527-3161 www.paoniachristianfellowship.com Pastor Scott McIntire Sunday Services: Sunday School for ages 2-112 9:00 a.m. Worship Service 10:15 a.m. Children’s Church 10:15 a.m. Monday Ladies Bible Study 6:30 p.m. His Hands — Men’s Group 6:30 p.m. Wednesday: Ladies Bible Study 1:00 p.m. Converge for Ages 7-12 4:30 p.m. Youth Dinner 6:15 p.m. Youth Group Grades 7 & Up 7:00 p.m. Please join our family for a variety of music and worship. Something for everyone!

ADVENTIST CHURCH

GARNET MESA BAPTIST CHURCH

REDEEMER LUTHERAN CHURCH

370 W. Main Street in Cedaredge, from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 18, and from 2 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 22.

Grief support groups meet weekly throughout the county

370 W. Main St., Cedaredge • 856-3830 P.O. Box 400, Cedaredge, CO 81413 NORTH FORK CHURCH Email: fbc@kaycee.net OF CHRIST Senior Pastor Dik Abbott 40259 M Rd., Paonia • 970-527-5443 Sunday: Sunday Morning 10:00 a.m. Sunday School for All Ages 9:00 a.m. Wednesday Evening 5:00 p.m. Morning Worship Service 10:15 a.m. Teaching Sound Bible Doctrine ST. LUKE'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH Children’s Church Available “Loyal to the orthodox Christian Evening Service 6:00 p.m. faith as received by Anglicanism” 5th & Palmer St., Delta • Rector's Study: 874-9489 Wednesday: Bible Study 6:00 p.m. Pastor Tom Seibert PAONIA FRIENDS CHURCH AWANA and Youth 6:30 p.m. Holy Eucharist 409 3rd St., Paonia • 527-6151 and Sunday School (Sunday) 10:15 a.m. Pastor Gaylen Kinser Order of St. Luke & Healing Service, Sunday: First Monday each month 6:00 p.m. SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICE 9:00 a.m. GRAND MESA SOUTHERN Morning Prayer/Communion with NURSERY for children 19 mos.-3 years Wednesday 10:30 a.m. BAPTIST CHURCH SUNDAY SCHOOL 110 S.E. Jay Ave., Cedaredge • 856-4672 for ages 19 months-adults 10:00 a.m. Rev. Steven Puls ST. ANDREW THE APOSTLE Bible Study 9:30 a.m. ORTHODOX Worship Service 10:45 a.m. 298 Bert St., Delta • 874-5225 Evening Worship 6:00 p.m. CRAWFORD FRIENDS CHURCH www.saintandrewsdelta.org Team Kid (Wednesday) 6:00 p.m. Non-denominational Father Daniel Jones Prayer & Bible Study 3842 Stearman Lane, Crawford • 921-LORD (5673) Saturday Great Vespers 5:00 p.m. (Wednesday) 7:00 p.m. Pastor Jerry Dutton Sunday Divine Liturgy 9:30 a.m. Brotherhood Breakfast Youth Pastor JP Dutton Please call: for feast day services schedule (1st Saturday) 8:00 a.m. Sunday Worship Service 8:30 & 10:30 a.m. Fellowship Breakfast Coffee & Fellowship 10:00 a.m. (last Tuesday) 8:00 a.m. Children’s Church and Nursery 10:30 a.m. (at Ole Bakery) Youth Group and Adult Life Studies SEVENTH-DAY www.crawfordchristians.org

American Baptist Church 4th and Meeker, Delta • 874-4893 1250 Pioneer Road, Delta • 874-3847 Rev. Alisa Secrest deltafirstbaptist.org Adult/Children’s Sunday School 9:00 a.m. Pastor James Conley Praise Music 10:15 a.m. Sunday: Worship Service 10:30 a.m. Sunday School 9:15 a.m. Child care available Morning Worship 10:30 a.m. Sunday Night Church 6:00 p.m. Wednesday: DELTA CHRISTIAN CHURCH Middle School Blitz 6:00 p.m. Reaching the children and youth of AWANA (Sept.-April) 6:00 p.m. Western Delta County Saturday: I Rd. & 1600 Rd., North Delta • 874-4322 Men’s Bible Study 7:30 a.m. www.deltachristianchurch.org High School Saturday Night Live 7:00 p.m. Ministry Staff: Will Pruett, Jeremy Kane, Kirsten Alsdorf, Jake Sullivan Find us on Facebook at Delta Christian Church Sunday: Worship COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN First Service 9:30 a.m. FELLOWSHIP Second Service 11:00 a.m. Meets at Bill Heddles Recreation Center, Delta Children’s Church: Age 3-5th grade Ron Howard, Pastor Childcare (infant/preschool) all services. Sunday Worship Service 10:30 a.m. For Elem., M.S. & H.S. activities, please call Children’s Church Provided Home Bible Studies Available Information: call 200-7816 or 874-4372 863 A Street, Delta Jerry Hilterbrand, Pastor • 874-4837 Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Services 11 a.m. & 6:30 p.m. Prayer Meeting (Wednesday) 7:00 p.m. Independent, Fundamental

be matched to blankets as needed. Blankets and donations will be accepted at First Baptist Church,

751 Meeker St., Delta • 874-8083 1065 E. 7th St., Delta • 874-0308 • Cell: 314-0116 COMMUNITY CHURCH Sunday: Bible Lesson Sermon 10:00 a.m. Pastors David & Michele Murphy 21987 Austin Road • Austin Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Sunday: Jacopper@tds.net Wednesday: Testimony Meeting 7:00 p.m. Prayer Time 9:00 a.m. John Copper, Pastor • 856-4675 Child Care Provided • Everyone Welcome Annointed Worship & Praise 9:30 a.m. Sunday: Annointed preaching to follow Worship Service 10:00 a.m. Where the fire & glory of God are manifested with Children’s Church and nursery provided Wednesday: Bible Study 7:00 p.m. GRAND MESA BIBLE CHURCH 710 Crawford Ave., Delta • 874-8315 AGAPE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP Pastor Gary Culp OF DELTA Sunday School For All Ages 9:30 a.m. CEDAREDGE ASSEMBLY OF GOD 326 Main St., Suite 103 (Columbine Mall), Delta Worship Service 10:30 a.m. 1596 S.W. 9th St., Cedaredge • 856-3586 (970)201-7013 Please call for information about Bob Hillyer - Senior Pastor Pastor Jason Havertape Bible studies and Prayer times Marvin Pemberton - Assoc. Pastor Sunday Service 10:30 a.m. Youth Pastor: Eric Musil Wednesday 7:00 p.m. Janet Noble - Children Sunday School 9:00 a.m. FIRST CHURCH OF GOD Sunday Morning Worship 10:00 a.m. 1102 Howard St., Delta • Church 874-4647 THUNDER MOUNTAIN CHURCH Wed. Family Night: Adult Bible Study, deltafirstchurchofgod.com OF CHRIST Youth & Children's Ministries 7:00 p.m. Bob and Linda Aubery 800 Palmer St., Delta Men's Breakfast (Saturday) 7:00 a.m. Sunday School Classes Sundays: cedarag.org for All Ages 9:00 a.m. Bible Classes 9:30 a.m. Sunday Worship Service 10:15 a.m. Worship Service 10:30 a.m. Wed. Bible Study (Children’s church available) (Fellowship Hall) 2:00 p.m. CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE Wed. Cedaredge Bible Study (856-3854) 4:00 p.m. Weekly home Bible studies Information: 234-7816 2291 Q25 Road, Cedaredge • 856-6137 Prayer Chain Pastors John and MaryLouise Dannels Contact Janice Bridwell 874-4621 Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m.

MARANATHA FELLOWSHIP 164 Grand Blvd. (The LORD Cometh) (Left on top of 3rd St. Hill) • 874-4971 1712 H Road, Delta • 874-9135 Sunday Bible Study 9:45 a.m. Pastor Earl Douglas Sunday Morning Worship 10:45 a.m. 10:00 a.m. Sunday Brown Bag Lunch 12:00 Noon Sunday School Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Sunday Afternoon Service 1:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. Wednesday Bible Study 6:30 p.m. Sunday Night Wed. Prayer & Bible Study 6:30 p.m. All Welcome EL BUEN PASTOR SPANISH ASSEMBLY OF GOD

blankets but not the donation or the donation but not the blankets, please consider doing so as donors will

SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH

ECKERT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

HOTCHKISS CHURCH OF CHRIST

13025 Highway 65, Eckert • 835-3441 175 N. 1st St., Hotchkiss • 527-3225 P.O. Box 7 Minister Windell Howard Pastor Jo DeVinny Sunday Service 10:30 a.m. Sunday: Morning Worship: Year Round 10:30 a.m. Children’s Sunday School during worship MOUNTAIN VIEW BIBLE CHURCH Thursday: Lazear, CO – 872-2139 Bible Study Held at Big E Market 7:30 a.m. Pastor Jim Jesser – 323-6412 Youth Pastor Jake Erickson - 872-6329 Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Morning Service 11:00 a.m. NEW HOPE EVANGELICAL Evening Service & Youth Night 6:00 p.m. Wednesday Service 7:00 p.m. FREE CHURCH Christ Centered Country Church Meets at Cedaredge Community Center Independent and Fundamental www.newhopefree.org Pastor Bill Williamson 856-4458 Sunday Worship Service 10:00 a.m. HOTCHKISS COMMUNITY Children’s Church 10:45 a.m. UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Nursery Available 2nd & Orchard, Hotchkiss • Office: 872-3540 Men’s Breakfast 1st & 3rd Sat. 7:00 at Ole Bakery Pastor John Hiestand • 872-4881 Youth Groups — schedules vary Sanctuary is handicapped accessible Call for time and place Children's and Adult’s Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Worship Service 11:00 a.m. Peace Circle, 2nd Tues. 12:30 p.m. Wearhouse hours: Monday 9 a.m.-3:00 p.m. CEDAREDGE COMMUNITY UMW Meet 3rd Saturday 9:00 a.m. UNITED METHODIST CHURCH National Historical Register site 3rd & Aspen, PO Box 369, Cedaredge • 970-856-3696 cedaredgecumc@tds.net Pastor Deb Edwards Vickie Richards-Street, Pastoral Associate FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Rev. Bob Watts, Pastor Emeritus OF HOTCHKISS Children’s Sunday School 9:00 a.m. 203 W. Main, Hotchkiss • Church 872-3313 Worship Services 10:00 a.m. Sunday School (all ages) 9:45 a.m. Communion Worship First Sunday Sunday Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Youth and Adult Choirs, Bible Studies, Nursery Sunday Evening Service 5:00 p.m. OPEN HEARTS! OPEN MINDS! OPEN DOORS! After School Program (K-8) Wed. 3:45 p.m. Adult Bible Study & Prayer Wed. 7:00 p.m. Youth Group/Teen Bible Study Wed. 7:00 p.m. Also offering counseling, men’s prayer SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH meetings, ladies’ Bible study, teen outings, nursery 290 S.W. 2nd Ave., Cedaredge • 210-3398 and a food pantry. Contact Pastor Jake DeField for Pastor Seth Coridan more information. Sabbath School Saturday 9:15 a.m. Morning Worship 10:50 a.m. Prayer Meeting Wednesday 3:00 p.m.

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

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

ALL SAINTS LUTHERAN CHURCH, ELCA

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

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

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

OLATHE OLD KING JAMES BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH 112 Main St., Olathe • 970-497-0790 Pastor Brian Lopiccolo Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Preaching 10:30 a.m. & 6:00 p.m.

ST. JOSEPH’S TRADITIONAL ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH Latin Mass 59350 Carnation Rd., Olathe • 323-0243 Sunday Masses 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m. Rosary & Confessions 1/2 hour before each mass Daily masses as scheduled

MONTROSE LIVING WORD LUTHERAN CHURCH 2820 Peyton Dr., Montrose • 249-4405 Pastor Matthew Frey Sunday Service 9:00 a.m. Sunday School/Bible Study 10:15 a.m. Wednesday Night Bible Study 4:00 p.m.

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20101 Deer Creek Rd., Austin • 835-3667 (Missouri Synod) www.allsaintslutheranco.org 5th & North Fork, Paonia DELTA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Tom Lange, Pastor at the Northwest corner of City Park 5th & Meeker Streets, Delta • Office — 874-9501 Sunday: Pastor Duane O. Daeke • 527-3232 delta.umc@juno.com Worship 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship 9:00 a.m. Reverend Siaosi Prescott Adult Bible Class 9:00 a.m. Lent Worship Wednesday 7:00 p.m. Sunday Worship Service 10:00 a.m. Children’s Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Bible Study following worship service Youth Group 5:30 p.m. Open Communion (1st & 3rd Sundays) Visitors Always Welcome. Communion Worship 1st Sunday

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Harvest queen Kathy English and longtime employee Debbi Shaw (right) know most of their farmers’ market customers by name. They’ve been a mainstay of the farmers’ market at 5th and Meeker in Delta for years. The farmers’ market is open Wednesday and Saturday mornings through late fall.

BY PAT SUNDERLAND Managing Editor

he produce Kathy English offers for sale at the farmers’ market in downtown Delta doesn’t get much fresher — she’s up at the crack of dawn Wednesday and Saturday mornings to load her pickup with carrots, cucumbers, cabbages and more. By late morning, she’s sold out of everything she harvested that morning. Tomatoes, cantaloupe, watermelon — folks are anxious for the unbeatable taste of locally grown fruits and vegetables. While farmers’ markets have gained popularity with city folks who want to know where their food came from, and how it got to their plate, the folks who frequent Delta’s farmers’ market are generally more straightforward in their approach. They know that Kathy will bring only the ripest, freshest-tasting produce, and they know that if they need a boxful for canning, she’ll be able to provide that, too. Now’s the time of year when everything is ripe for the picking, and that means Kathy will be laboring 12, 14 and even 16 hours a day until mid-September. The 11 or so acres of Bill and Kathy English’s farm dedicated to gardening are prolific producers of beets, onions, garlic, carrots, pumpkins, green beans, sweet corn, watermelon, gourds, cantaloupe, potatoes, a variety of squash, and peppers of all kinds. Sections have been devoted to early, middle and late plantings of most vegetable types so Kathy can keep her customers supplied into the fall months. There is one crop she cuts back on

— squash. “Don’t plant a lot of that in the fall because everybody has a squash plant in their yard.” For the first time in Kathy’s experience, sweet corn was ready for harvest by the 4th of July. “That’s never happened before, but everything was early this year.” In addition to selling at the farmers’ market, Kathy has a number of wholesale customers who stop by the farm near Pea Green for special orders. Tomatoes and pumpkins are shipped out by the semi-load. “We send out pallets and pallets of tomatoes,” Kathy said. When she’s not at the farmers’ market, you’re likely to find her in the shed sorting and boxing the tomatoes for shipment. This task is so overwhelming it requires the help of Merced’s wife. The English farm is comprised of 84 acres, plus they farm two additional parcels of 11 and 24 acres for neighboring landowners. The bulk of the land is planted with feed corn for Foster Farms. That side of the operation is handled by Bill. “He’s the real farmer,” Kathy says. She didn’t get into farming until after she and Bill were married in 1970. “I went to college and obtained a master’s degree in child psychology. My dad still shakes his head.” Her introduction to farming came from a widely known expert, John Harold. She worked for him for several years before “Olathe Sweet” gained its well-earned reputation for outstanding flavor. She and Bill were also involved in field testing the sweet corn. They have two employees,

including one who has been with them for over 35 years. Merced made the move with them when they sold their farm on East Mesa outside of Olathe and moved to the opposite side of Highway 50 in 1989. With an eye on retirement, Bill and Kathy put their farm up for sale about five years ago. “It’s pretty hard to sell anything right now, I suppose, but nobody wants to buy a farm — it’s too much work,” Kathy says. So they keep planting and harvesting, planting and harvesting, but Kathy says they’re definitely slowing down. Health issues have been a concern since she and Bill were involved in an accident that totaled their pickup last spring. Bill escaped serious injury but Kathy was hospitalized for several days with broken ribs and a knee injury. She continues to have problems with her heart — a result of the sudden impact from the pickup’s airbag. Still,

both she and Bill are up at 4:30 a.m. to start irrigating. The threat of a water shortage has forced the Englishes to conserve, but Kathy says that’s just made them do a better job of farming. Then it’s into the fields to start picking. It’s not a big farm, but as any gardener knows, a healthy, productive garden requires constant planting, weeding, watering and spraying. So when the end of October rolls around, Bill and Kathy are ready to disappear for a few days. They let just a couple of family members in on their plans, then they take off for parts unknown. Despite the lingering injuries from her traffic accident, and the long hours needed to make a farm successful, Kathy always has a smile for her longtime customers. And when they no longer show up once or twice a week, it’s like she’s lost an old friend — one that she wants to make sure has the best home-grown produce she has to offer.

Kathy jokingly refers to “Inny” as her sister. The scarecrow was named after the invisible friend her daughter had as a child. One day the young girl told her mom Inny had gone to Oregon, and “that was the last of that.”

Kathy plants marigolds among the tomatoes to repel white top, a pest that flies in with the wind from the desert climates of Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico. To cut down on pests, she also moves the garden area around each year.

“Boy, that’s sweet. The sugar is just pouring out of it,” comments Bill English as he samples the first watermelon of the season. Bill and Kathy grow both the large black diamond variety and smaller seedless types.

Kathy illustrates the size of a special variety of pumpkins that will come out of the field she’s standing next to. “They’re about the size of a basketball, a size that kids can handle. Then we have the really big ones.” The pumpkins are trucked to Denver, Durango, Colorado Springs and Salt Lake City. By early fall, there won’t be a pumpkin left in the field.