THURSDAY ❖ APRIL 29, 2010
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CRAIG DAILY PRESS S E RV I N G C R A I G A N D M O F FAT C O U N T Y
VOL. 109, NO. 85
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Energy summit looks to fuel thought
WAITING FOR THE SUN
BY BRIAN SMITH DAILY PRESS WRITER
Hume, a Moffat County Sheriff’s Office investigator, dropped out of the race for Moffat County coroner Feb. 27 because of a possible Hatch Act violation. Herod resigned April 2 from her job as the county’s chief deputy clerk and elections supervisor so she could remain eligible to run for clerk and recorder after the Office of Special Counsel
Kate Nowak, Yampa Valley Partners executive director, said the upcoming Fueling Thought Energy Summit will provide visitors with a local, national and global perspective on energy development. “Energy is very near and dear to us, but it is only when we plug in our Blackberry or turn on our light that we expect it to be there,” she said. The fourth annual Fueling Thought Energy Summit, hosted by Yampa Valley Partners, is scheduled for May 12 through 14. The summit will focus on what is new and different in energy development, Nowak said. “A lot of times, we go day in and day out with tunnel vision in our little communities and what is happening in our local mine or our local economic development,” she said. “What happens out there internationally does affect us here locally eventually.” Early bird registration to get discounted conference rates ends Friday. A conference pass for May 13 and 14 costs $175 before Friday, and $225 after. Individual day passes are also available. An early bird pass for May 13 costs $125 and a May 14 pass costs $95. After Friday, a May 13 pass costs $175 and a May 14 pass costs $145. The highlight of the three-day event will be a presentation from keynote speaker Bob Wendling,
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BRIAN SPILLANE, OF DIVIDE, THROWS A DISC from a tee box Wednesday at the disc golfing course at Loudy-Simpson Park. Spillane and a friend decided to spend the afternoon at the park after windy conditions ended their workday early.
‘A piece of the solution’ Local residents testify at capitol for limiting Hatch Act’s reach BY BRIAN SMITH DAILY PRESS WRITER
Sitting and waiting for more than three hours at the state capitol, and listening to heated committee debates between Colorado lawmakers, Craig resident Lila Herod was admittedly nervous. “You could see some tempers flaring,” she said. “When we got done with ours, they were all unanimous. All of them supported this totally, 100 percent.”
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On Tuesday, Herod and K.C. Hume, two local residents impacted by the federal Hatch Act, and John Ponikvar, Moffat County Republican Central Committee chairman, traveled to Denver to testify before a Colorado House committee on state, veterans and military affairs. Herod, Hume and Ponikvar spoke in favor of a proposed House joint resolution aimed at limiting the Hatch Act’s scope. They testified alongside State
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Rep. Randy Baumgardner, R-Hot Sulphur Springs, Rep. Scott Tipton, R-Cortez, and Secretary of State Bernie Buescher. The Hatch Act was enacted in 1939 to cover federal employees and was amended in 1940, adding state and local employees. It restricts the political activity of people employed by state or local executive agencies and who work in connection with programs financed in whole or in part by federal loans or grants.
CELEBRATION OF THE WORLDS: The Moffat County Literacy Council is hosting a community Literacy Festival from 3:30 to 6 p.m. today at the Boys & Girls Club of Craig, 1324 E. U.S. Highway 40. The event will feature activities for children and free books. For more information, call 826-0411.
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ANNIE’S MAILBOX . . . 14 CLASSIFIEDS . . . . . . . 15 COMICS . . . . . . . . . 13 CROSSWORD . . . . . . 13 DATEBOOK . . . . . . . . 2
DEATHS . . . . . . . . . . 5 ENTERTAINMENT . . . . 14 OPINION . . . . . . . . . . 6 SPORTS . . . . . . . . . . 11 WEATHER . . . . . . . . . 2