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NORTH FORK TIMES SPORTSSURFACE CREEK NEWSCAUSE FOR CELEBRATIONOld timers, newcomers gather in Crawford for dinner, awards, B3

SHARING MEMORIESHistorian tells tales of Black

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INDEX Pit bull shot to deathA homeowner shot and killed a pit bull

type dog that entered a fenced yard in the 1200 block of E. 13th Street and attacked his dog shortly after 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1. The homeowner killed the dog with one shot; the Delta Police Dept. reports that no surrounding homes or per-sons were endangered by use of the fire-arm. The homeowner’s dog was severely injured and taken to a veterinarian for treatment. Anyone with information about the pit bull, a young adult male, reddish brown in color with a red nylon harness, is asked to call the DPD at 874-7676.

FEBRUARY 8, 2012VOL. 129, NO. 6

Citizens plan rally at BLM headquartersCitizens for a Healthy Community (CHC)

will host a rally at the BLM Montrose Field Office to highlight the BLM’s proposal to lease 30,000 acres of BLM land in the North Fork Valley. Speakers will include a speaker for CHC and representatives of the North Fork’s affected farmers, realtors, agro-tourism busi-nesses, and municipalities. CHC will submit its scoping comments to the BLM along with a petition with over 3,000 signatures calling for a moratorium on gas leasing in the North Fork.

The rally will take place Thursday, Feb. 9, at 11 a.m., at the BLM Uncompahgre Field Office headquarters, 2465 S. Townsend Ave,

Montrose. Organizers suggest you carpool and park on the south end of the Russell Stover parking lot on Oak Grove Road. Do not park in the BLM lot.

“Natural gas drilling and development is a very serious threat to the health and liveli-hoods of many North Fork Valley residents,” said CHC’s Brad Burritt. “Organic and con-ventional farming, ranching, tourism, real estate and property values, hunting, recre-ation, wildlife, air and water quality will all be harmed if oil and gas development occurs.” He can be contacted for more information at 234-5412 or [email protected]

BY HANK LOHMEYERStaff Writer

The Board of County Com-missioners has submitted its comments to BLM on the pro-posed August gas lease auc-tion in the North Fork.

The county’s comments comprise nearly six full, sin-gle-spaced pages of parcel-specific factual information, commentary, and recommen-dation. The county’s comment letter, approved and signed by the commissioners on Mon-day, asks BLM to consider the individual parcel comments if deferral of the August 2012 lease sale is not feasible.

The county’s letter, drafted by Bruce Bertram, local gov-ernment designee, in consul-tation with Susan Hansen, county administrator, states in an opening paragraph, “The board recommends that the BLM consider deferring the August 2012 oil and gas lease sale of all parcels” until after completion of the Uncom-pahgre Field Office revised Resource Management Plan (RMP). The first draft of the RMP is due in 2013.

Failing a blanket defer-ral, the county’s specific com-ments for individual parcels focus heavily on concerns over

water issues, both irrigation and domestic, and on local geology.

In presenting the draft to the BoCC for discussion on Monday, Bertram advocated for including the blanket deferral option based on the 23-year age of the UFO’s cur-rent RMP.

“The reasons for deferral on these leases is unique to this sale because of the 23-year-old RMP,” Bertram told the commissioners. He called the current RMP “outdated,” adding, “I don’t think that any (exploration) company out there would be hurt by the delay.”

In addition to the age of the document, Hansen added that technological advances in minerals exploration and production, including hydrau-

lic fracturing and horizontal drilling, are not adequately detailed in the current RMP.

County commission chair Olen Lund said he was not totally convinced by the let-ter’s arguments for deferral.

At recent meetings attend-ed by the BoCC, top BLM officials have not been encour-aging to advocates of the blanket deferral. At a BoCC work session on Jan. 30, Lori Armstrong, BLM’s southwest district manager, said that the UFO’s current RMP is “still well within the param-eters” for the number of gas wells and minerals develop-ment forecast 23 years ago.

On Jan. 25 at a meeting of government, agency, and industry representatives in Montrose, UFO manager Barb Sharrow explained sev-

eral procedures in the current review process that would address issues being raised by deferral advocates. Those include the following:

• A nine-month-long lead time between announcement of the lease sale and the August event;

• Two 30-day comment periods, plus a 90-day protest period on the sale’s environ-mental assessment (EA);

• And, the agency’s abil-ity to add “lease notices” and “conditions of approval” to any exploration and development work on specific parcels.

“We made our decisions in 1989 in the management plan (RMP),” Sharrow said, add-ing, “It’s strange to be doing an EA on a prior decision.”

Delta County’s call for

County comments on North Fork gas

BY PAT SUNDERLANDManaging Editor

The real estate trends tracked quarterly by Heritage Title Company reveal the first “uptick” in home sales since 2005. In 2011, the title compa-ny reports, real estate trans-actions increased nearly 13 percent in Delta County. The 562 sales for the year compare to 498 in 2010.

That’s great news for everyone in the community, not just realtors, said Kim Guthrie-Burch, broker owner of RE/MAX Today. Home sales are one sign that the economy may be recovering — although the fact that there are so many bank-owned properties on the market may indicate otherwise.

In the Delta area, over half of the MLS sales over the past two to three months have been bank-owned properties, reports Marsha Bryan, a bro-ker owner in Cedaredge.

“People are more motivated to buy these homes because interest rates are at such his-toric low rates, and they’re seeing these really good pric-es,” Bryan said.

Doris Danielsen, a Paonia real estate agent, agrees. “People have finally decided they feel comfortable enough with the price to jump in.”

She has worked with a lot of first-time homebuyers, many of whom are employed in the mines. “This is the perfect opportunity for young people to buy. A lot of these bank-owned properties are smaller, more affordable homes, very suitable for starter homes.”

Despite the increase in sales, the inventory of bank-owned homes remains high and will stay that way for some time to come, Bryan pre-dicts. “Banks still have a lot of properties they haven’t put on the market yet,” she said, “and there are many more

homes still in the process of foreclosure.”

According to Heritage Title Company, the number of completed foreclosures increased to 193 in 2011, from the 163 completed in 2010. Foreclosure filings, however, decreased from 2010 to 2011.

The bank-owned properties are coming on the market at attractive prices — good news for buyers who are “snapping” them up, according to Kim Guthrie-Burch, but bad news for sellers who are forced to price their homes competi-tively.

“We’re starting to see not just foreclosures sell, but people still need to get real on their selling price because their competition is those foreclosures,” said Guthrie-Burch.

The price doesn’t have to be as low as a bank-owned prop-erty, Bryan added, because

Foreclosures lead uptick in home sales

HOME SALES TO A3


An important milestone in the Hartland Dam reconstruc-tion project was achieved last Friday.

As two track hoes oper-ated by Kissner Construction opened a breach in the proj-ect’s coffer dam, waters of the Gunnison River for the first time flowed into the newly built fish passage and recre-ational boat bypass.

But, say construction offi-cials, let river rafters beware: The section of river is still closed to recreational boat-ing traffic. There are another good six weeks of work on the project before rafters are allowed to use the section.

Work has now shifted to the river’s north bank where stabilization and additional safety enhancements will be completed.

Delta County’s Kissner Construction, primary con-tractor on the project, has built two fish passage struc-tures on the main stem of the Colorado River near Grand Junction. The company’s work at Delta is designed to allow species of native fish to pass upstream, and downstream, past the Hartland Dam irriga-tion diversion.

The dam had been identi-fied as a barrier to native fish movement in the river. The work was funded largely by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior.

The reconstructed dam design is also intended to con-nect navigable river segments for rafters. Parties of rafters attempting to pass the dam structure without portaging around it on private prop-erty have overturned. Despite

warnings posted upstream, deaths have occurred. Depart-ment engineers say the new design will be safer for rafters and make trespassing on pri-vate property unnecessary.

The main fish passage structure consists of 272 concrete domes bolted to foundations set in bedrock. As water flows through the domed structures, the strong current created by the Hart-land diversion is broken into smaller, easily navigable seg-ments that allow native fish to pass upstream.

A navigable channel designed also for use by recre-ational boaters moving down stream runs between two rows of grouted boulders next to the main fish passage.

There is also a second, smaller, fish passage struc-ture that allows bypass

Hartland milestone reachedBY PAT SUNDERLANDManaging Editor

Gregory Thompson, 34, was shot in the abdomen Monday, Feb. 6, near Paonia, and a suspect is in custody. Galen Forrester Wood, 31, was taken into custody and is being held on a $60,000 bond at the Delta County Jail. He faces charges of first degree assault, felony men-acing and illegal discharge of a weapon.

Delta County Under-sheriff Mark Taylor issued a press release Tuesday morning, stating the shoot-ing took place at about 7:30 p.m. Thompson and Wood are reported to be friends. An altercation broke out between the two men when Wood allegedly shot Thompson with a 20-gauge

shotgun for not leaving the residence. Alcohol is a pos-sible factor.

A single shot was fired at Thompson’s abdomen. The blast exited out his back. The North Fork Ambulance responded and transported Thompson to Delta County Memorial Hospital. He was later airlifted to St. Mary’s Hospital where he received further treatment and is now recovering from his wounds.

The shooting occurred in the unincorporated area

of Delta County. Sheriff ’s Deputy Kris Stewart was the first officer to respond. Sgt. David Strait, Deputies Chris Ledoux and Corey Eshelman were also on scene, as were Paonia Police Chief Scott Leon and Sgt. Shawn Sanchez.

Paonia man shot; suspect in custody

Galen Wood

COUNTY COMMENTS TO A3

HARTLAND TO A3

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Real Estate Sales

Information provided by Heritage Title Company, Delta County Clerk & Recorder

A2 Wednesday, February 8, 2012 OPINION Delta County Independent

LETTERSLETTERS Heroes in the DA’s officeDear Editor:

It is the duty of the district attorney to hold offenders accountable for criminal conduct and seek justice for victims of crime. It is impossi-ble for this to happen without courageous people who are willing to report criminal con-duct and are willing to speak their truth in the face of public skepticism, uncertainty and attacks on their credibility and reputations. Often these victims are required to speak publicly about pri-vate and personal mat-ters. This office of the district attorney works to support victims and expects only two things from crime victims and witnesses: honesty and courage.

The criminal and

abhorrent behavior by former DA Myrl Serra would not have been dis-covered without the hon-esty and courage of four employees of this office. These individuals report-ed Serra’s crimes despite fears of being fired, dis-believed, ridiculed and damaged professionally. These four people are true heroes.

These four individu-als deserve an apology from the man who bul-lied, harassed, stalked, assaulted them and sub-jected them to criminal extortion. Recent events and statements in court make it evident that no such apology will be made. This district attor-ney, on behalf of the office of the district attor-ney, apologizes to each of these four individuals

for the harm they have suffered and endured as employees of an office in which both personal and professional conduct is rightly expected to be of the highest standards.

This district attor-ney, with the assistance of these four courageous individuals and the rest of an outstanding staff, will continue to work hard to repair the exten-sive damage caused by Serra’s criminal conduct and gross derelection of duty. We will restore the effectiveness of this office in achiving justice for the honest and courageous victims of crime in this judicial district who rely on us.

Dan W. HostenpillerDistrict Attorney

Seventh Judicial DistrictState of Colorado

DAs apologize for actions of one of their ownDear Editor:

As district attorneys, and in accordance with our ethical guidelines, we withheld comment on the charges against Myrl Serra, former dis-trict attorney in the 7th Judicial District, during the pendency of the pro-ceedings. Since Mr. Serra has been convicted and sentenced, it is necessary for us to openly address his conduct.

As president of the Col-orado District Attorney’s Council, I am speaking for all the elected pros-ecutors in our organiza-tion in writing this letter. There are four points we would like to make.

First, we express our sincere apologies and sympathy to the vic-tims in this case and all those who were affected by Mr. Serra’s illegal and destructive actions. The scars left by such actions are often lifelong. We also recognize the last-

ing harm caused by these crimes to the community and to the outstanding staff of the district attor-ney’s office in the 7th Judicial District.

Second, as the state’s prosecutors, we are held to a higher standard — as we should be. When one of us violates the law, we will not hesitate to openly and publicly take a posi-tion expressing our abhor-rence of the activities that have brought disrepute to our profession. Mr. Ser-ra’s acts have not only created great harm to the victims and his communi-ty but have tarnished the reputation of prosecutors who are committed to the highest ethical standards in the legal profession.

Third, we thank the attorney general’s office for their very able han-dling of this case. Hope-fully the court’s decision will serve its intended purpose. We trust that as a result of his conviction

and sentence, Mr. Serra will never again be in a position to take advan-tage of others by virtue of his power or authority, or in any other context.

Finally, as district attorneys we are vig-orously opposed to any sexual harassment in the work place no matter who may be involved. We all have strict office policies against sexual harass-ment which are taught and emphasized in every DA office. Thus, it pains us deeply when one of our own violates the very policies and laws we so vigorously uphold.

We hope and pray those who were victimized will continue to heal. Again, we apologize as a profes-sion for all who suffered because of the actions of former district attorney Myrl Serra.

Larry R. AbrahamsonPresident

Colorado District Attorney’s Council

Stand up and fight before it’s too lateDear Editor:

First of all I would like to thank the organiza-tions and individuals who are tirelessly fighting this looming threat against our valley! And to those of you who actually believe this would be good for our communities, I challenge you to educate yourselves and find out the many dangers this would pres-ent. What is at risk is our clean water and air, agriculture, wildlife, busi-nesses, and our property values. The very things that we all love and value would all be put in jeop-ardy! Is anything worth that? Absolutly not!

I have attended two of the last four meetings concerning this issue, and noticably absent were most of our elected officals, our youth, ranch-ers, business owners, and sadly our church leaders! You may say, “Well we try to stay out of political issues.” Really? As a fol-lower of Christ, I believe this is a moral issue as well! So if you really care about our health, our lives, and preserv-ing what we have in this wonderful place, you will stand up and fight before it’s too late!

Teri SoutherlandPaonia

Forum backers: Drop the condescending attitudeDear Editor:

Your article “Group hopes drilling facts may calm North Fork fears,” dated Wednesday, Feb. 1, states in its first paragraph that a public forum is planned to cor-rect bad information and correct unfounded fears. The wording implies that the forum planners, the Natural Gas Collabora-tive Group, consisting of elected officials and bureaucrats, as well as industry representatives, has access to information the general public does not, even though a good many of those protesting the proposed lease sales are highly educated pro-fessionals, some with ter-minal degrees in various scientific disciplines.

While it is understood that those with a vested interest in pushing the sales through are uncom-fortable with the public comment process, espe-cially inasmuch as the April 22, 2010, policy reforms delineate an

extensive and thorough public engagement (in order to avoid potential post-sale litigation), they are mandated by their roles as representatives of a democratic gover-nance system to allow citizen involvement. This will entail knowledgeable people with extensive backgrounds disputing the partial and biased information promoted by the industry, resi-dents objecting to hav-ing their ground water polluted by the fracking process (which has been proven), business people explaining the adverse effects to their organic farms and wineries, and those with an interest in preserving the natural beauty of the North Fork Valley, expressing their dismay at the potential of noisy, ugly oil rigs in their backyards. Anyone who has gone to the Four Corners area since the extensive drilling started down there is fully aware of the intrusion the rigs

create in what was once a beautiful and pristine area.

Understanding the effects of natural gas and oil drilling is not rocket science, and the people of the North Fork Valley are not ignorant peasants who need to be soothed by the NGCG. Environmen-tal justice entails giving voice to those impacted by the anti-social and destructive behaviors of extractive industries. Barb Sharrow and her fellow forum organizers should remember that the elected and unelect-ed government officials working on this project are not industry min-ions, but representa-tives of the people in a democratic system. Their duty is to the greatest common good, and their allegiance to the citizens of Delta County. It would behoove them then to drop the condescending attitude.

Nancy C. CarreClark Fork, Idaho

Anti-drilling campaign based on fear, not scienceDear Editor:

I would like to speak in favor of letting the BLM’s oil and gas lease process go forward. There is another side of this picture that is not being considered. Instead of waging a campaign com-prised of fear tactics and lack of science or fact, the Citizens for a Healthy Community (CHC) could be informative and con-structive and lead a respectful, thoughtful and intelligent discussion so individuals can decide for themselves. CHC has done the opposite. They hire a full-time staffer to fight the BLM, with the support of two attorneys ready to file suit.

The leasing prospect has become synonymous with “poisoned water supply” and earthquakes

and fracking. None of these events are likely, at least in the Crawford area. For instance the Crawford Town Council is concerned that the town’s spring and water supply will be contaminated. However, according to several reputable petro-leum geologists, there is almost a zero chance that any wells would ever be drilled on the flanks of Landsend Mountain. In addition the stratigraph-ic section that would be penetrated by any wells in the Crawford area does not lend itself to any unconventional resource which might need frack-ing in order to produce oil and/or gas.

I live in this county, have two grandchildren that live in this county and care about its nat-ural resources and its future. My background includes managing a substantial pollution pre-vention program for the U.S. Environmental Pro-tection Agency for eight years and working in the oil and gas industry for 10 years. Following is the letter I submitted to the Bureau of Land Manage-ment (edited by the DCI for length).

“As a resident of Crawford, I would like to voice my strong sup-

port for the oil and gas leasing process in Delta County. I believe the BLM process should go forward and the nomina-tion of leases should not be withdrawn.

I have faith that if any of the leases are purchased and devel-oped that the oil and gas industry will act in a responsible manner and comply with the multi-tude of regulations that protect our environment.

I am disgusted with the way Citizens for a Healthy Community (CHC) and WSERC have misled the public with false information, lack of any scientific basis and use of scare tactics. Obvi-ously, they have adopted this one-sided approach to satisfy their own exis-tence.

Most of the land under consideration is geologi-cally highly unlikely to contain oil and gas. In the unlikely event that any of these leases are actu-ally developed, the type of geology present would NOT require fracking. Please do not rely on let-ters based on confusion and misrepresentation of the facts. It is a travesty of our governmental pro-cess.”

Sharon RiegelCrawford

Which direction is the school district headed?Dear Editor:

I served on the Delta County School Board for seven years, and one thing I learned fast after being appointed to fill a vacancy was that there are at least two sides to every issue. It took time to sort out the full dimensions of what we on the board observed and what we were told and read about. There is always a learning curve when you first come onto a board, and I’d estimate that school board mem-bers need a year or more to think clearly about con-troversial issues as well as about the people who work with the district’s children.

That was painfully evident from the actions of the school board at its last meeting, held in

Cedaredge. The school board’s 4-1 vote against then-superintendent Mike McMillan revealed a rush to judgment with no sup-porting evidence. The three new board members, in particular, have not had enough time on the board to have a good ground-ing on how the school dis-trict functions, much less on whether it was being managed properly by the superintendent.

The school board seems to have started its work with preconceived agen-das.

When they were run-ning for office just a few months ago, did any of the three new board members mention that they intend-ed to turn the school district upside down? Did they tell voters they wanted no superinten-dent but a CEO instead?

Had they taken time to learn their jobs and eval-uate the performances of school administrators, you might be able to say that their opinions were thoughtful.

Instead, all three seem to have conducted unin-formative campaigns and have since operated most-ly in secret. We don’t know what they found wrong with the school district beyond vague statements about needing a “new direction.”

We don’t know whether they want to close schools, fire teachers, cut out bus routes — we know noth-ing because school board members aren’t talking.

Personnel matters, as we all know, are not dis-cussed in public, but the ideas of a school board, its rationale for change and the changes themselves — its “direction” — are all public matters of vital interest to taxpayers who deserve to know what is going on and why. Secrecy makes the public distrust-ful — with good reason.

All of us in Delta Coun-ty certainly expected and hoped for much better out of the new board. But this board with a majority of new members quickly turned out a good man as superintendent and it did so without grace. He deserved better and so does the public. What will this board do now to redeem themselves after this awful start?

Betsy MarstonPaonia

Seniors correct meal numbersDear Editor:

This letter is written in regard to the article dated Jan. 11 by Bob Bor-chardt. The undersigned would like to make the following statements in answer to Eileen Liles:

The number of seniors served by the VOA is way above 20-25 people. Including meals taken to homebound seniors,

an average of 95 people were served in August 2011; an average of 96 in September 2011; an average of 89 in October 2011; an average of 95 in November 2011; and an average of 89 in Decem-ber 2011.

We think the people in charge need to research what they are saying before they say it.

Rose CoxMyrna BertramTwila LowArt LindseyJohn HansonE. FreazellBill VanceJames A. LowBetty BodineAnn DerbyRoger RhodesJoan A. RhodesLeonard RussellGail BrooksJohn MileyNellie ZachryCharlie HawkinsMarie RousaJayne Countryman Helen RichterFletcher KehmeierDiana RatliffCaroline GollerBarbara CairnsEvelyn HuckebyVirginia Stohler

Lois BakerSteven CountrymanMary BohlKay WestlakeRuth Ann DawsonJune BalsterDorthy BridgdonBill HermanOrere HinkleyWendell HinkleyDavid BeezleyAnnette McCormickJack McCormickDale WellsGilbert CoxJune WellsDon WolteringGordon HoltonRichard RatliffJack BennettKay CallahanJames LattaMaggie CrossmanDolly WilsonCharlie BakerIsal Shields

School board was thoughtfully selectedDear Editor:

I want to extend a belated thank you to the Delta County Indepen-dent for the excellent cov-erage of the candidates who ran for the school board last year.

Everyone in Delta County had the opportu-nity to read about, meet with, or talk to each can-didate, or for that mat-ter, run for a seat them-selves.

Delta County, last November, by vote, elect-ed the three new school board members.

This was no “hasty action.” It was a deliber-ate, well-examined, well-chosen action. We voted and the vote spoke.

Cynthia HansenDelta

Setting therecord straightDear Editor:

I am writing to set the record straight. On Jan. 18 the DCI printed a let-ter to the editor in sup-port of Mr. Koch and the Bear Ranch by Debbie Smith. In her letter she says that Mr. Koch has regularly made donations to the Cocker Kids’ Foun-dation and other groups and organizations. I can-not speak for the others, but as the director of the foundation I can accu-rately say that we have never received any finan-cial support from Mr. Koch or the Bear Ranch. We would be happy to hear from him!

Pam CockerDirector

Cocker Kids’Foundation

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Photo by Hank LohmeyerTrack hoes breech a coffer dam allowing water to fl ow into the fi sh and boat passage structures built as part of the Hartland Dam reconstruction project. The 272 concrete domes are designed to break the strong, downstream cur-rent into small navigable segments that provide resting places for native fi sh moving upstream. Water fl owing between two rows of grouted stone mounds creates a channel for boaters moving downstream. The stream segment is closed to boaters until construction is offi cially completed later this spring.

County commentsconsideration of the blanket deferral option joins a large chorus of

opposition to the lease sale that has called for deferral since the sale was announced in early December. As staff per-sonnel at the Montrose UFO office work through the agency’s established procedures for conduct-ing the auction, orga-nized opposition hopes

the political outcry will spark intervention at the state, congressional, or cabinet level to halt it.

The BLM’s Armstrong told county commission-ers that her agency had received over 3,000 com-ments as of the end of January. Most comments advocate for no lease sale, for blanket withdrawal of the parcels, or for wait-ing until completion of the new RMP. She said that “misinformation is rampant and arguments are emotional. Several threatening letters have

been received.”The county’s comment

letter states in closing, “The board supports responsible development of (energy) resources in a manner which respects the BLM’s mandate of multiple use and sus-tained yield, while at the same time protecting the very resources and val-ues that are important to our constituents: clean air, clean water, tourism, recreation, and a safe and healthy community for present and future generations.”

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Hartlandmovement via a series of small pools created in the river flow.

According to the U.S. Department of Interior, the Hartland Irrigation Company built the orig-inal dam in 1881. The dam’s main purpose has been to divert water for crop irrigation. The reconstruction work is designed so it will protect the Hartland Company’s

access to senior water rights, the department said.

The native species fish passage aims to recon-nect river habitats and fish populations above and below the dam. Department of Interior

ecologists say the dam structure was blocking three threatened spe-cies of bottom-dwelling, native fish — the flannel-mouth sucker, bluehead sucker and roundtail chub — from swimming upstream past the dam.

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Home salesa privately owned home is typically in better shape. If a homebuyer doesn’t want to deal with improvements or repairs, they’re likely to be will-ing to pay a little more for a turnkey home.

“At first people were very resistant to lowering their prices,” Danielsen said. Now most sellers are more willing to drop their prices, if they are able, whereas before they might have held out for the market to rebound, Danielsen observed. But some sellers simply can’t lower their price, because of what they owe. Those are the homes that are likely to sit on the mar-ket for a longer period of time.

“It took all of us a long time to realize how

severe the loss of value was,” Danielsen said. She estimates her own home has lost about a third of its value since 2008.

“We won’t see a turn-around in prices for a couple of years, if that,” Bryan said.

Still, Heritage Title Company reports nine sales over the $1 million mark in 2011, compared to three sales in 2009. Guthrie-Burch reports that she ended 2011 with one of her best quarters — and none of the sales were foreclosed homes.

In total dollar vol-ume, $108.5 million was reported in real estate sales throughout Delta County, a 28.7 percent increase from the $84.3 million in 2010.

All three agents report that 2012 is off to a strong start. “I have a real posi-tive outlook,” said Guth-rie-Burch.

“If you have any money to invest, it couldn’t be a better time to buy,” Bryan added.

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The City of Delta Parks Department is looking for public input on the development of a commu-nity garden. A meeting for interested parties will be held Thursday, Feb. 16, from 7 to 9 p.m. at Bill Heddles Recreation Center.

Chihuahuaownercited fornuisance


An Orchard City resi-dent was recently charged with violation of county ordinances after his chi-huahua allegedly killed a neighbor’s guinea hen. The county ordinances deal with nuisance ani-mals and dogs running at large.

The man was previ-ously warned about his dog, which allegedly also killed some of the neigh-bor’s chickens and ducks.

County ordinance prohibits dogs at large, disturbing of the peace and quiet, chronic public nuisance, vicious dogs, improper care or mis-treatment of an animal, and failure to vaccinate against rabies.

If you live in the unin-corporated area of Delta County and you are hav-ing problems with any of those issues, you may call the Delta County Sheriff ’s Office at 874-2015 and ask a deputy to respond. In many cases, the officer will provide information and a warn-ing to first-time offend-ers. If multiple calls on the same animal are made, a summons into court will be issued.

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A4 Wednesday, February 8, 2012 ACCENT Delta County Independent

AARP Tax-Aide is the nation’s largest volun-teer-run tax assistance preparation service, pre-paring tax returns and answering tax questions free of charge for low- and moderate-income taxpay-ers. AARP Tax-Aide is a program of the AARP Foundation and is offered in conjunction with the IRS.

Tax-Aide volunteers will be available at the Delta Senior Center three afternoons a week through April 15. Appoint-ments can be scheduled by calling 874-7837.

Taxpayers will receive personal assistance from one of the 34,600 volun-teers who make up AARP Tax-Aide. Volunteers can also help low-income seniors and disabled individuals apply for the property tax/rent/heat rebate program com-monly known as PTC. PTC rebates are issued by the Colorado Depart-ment of Revenue. Eligible applicants can receive a rebate of up to $600 of their property tax paid and $192 of their heat-

ing expenses paid during the year, either directly or as part of their rent payments, by filing the Property Tax/Rent/Heat Rebate Application Form 104PTC.

Free income tax assistance available

A kick-off celebration for the 2012 Delta Coun-ty Relay for Life will be held Wednesday, Feb. 22, at 6 p.m. at Daveto’s Ital-ian Restaurant in Delta.

Those new to the relay experience and those “old hats” are invited to learn more about this year’s event. In addition to great food, the kick off party is your chance to sign up your relay team for only $50 instead of the regular registration fee of $100.

The planning commit-tee will provide start-up packets for your team building and fund raising efforts and answer any questions you may have. Attendees will also learn how their involvement in the local relay helps the American Cancer Soci-ety and the search for a cure.

The Delta County Relay for Life will take place June 29-30 at the track at Delta High School. Teams walk throughout the night in an effort to bring aware-

ness of how cancer has touched our community. The planning commit-tee keeps team members awake and having fun by providing lots of enter-tainment, games and contests all night long. Part of the funds raised from the Delta Relay is used for patient servic-es in this county; other funding is used to aid in cancer research.

“The relay is so much fun, and it really brings the community together,” said this year’s event chair, Lance Boren. “If you’ve never been involved in the Delta County Relay, please stop by our kick-off event to hear more about what we do.”

Please RSVP to the kick-off celebration to Lance Boren, event chair, at [email protected]. To keep up to date on the latest relay news, become a fan of the Relay for Life – Delta County, Colo. page on Facebook.

It’s time to plan the 2012 Relay for Life

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NewlywedsDonna Ferganchick and Charles Farr were mar-ried on Jan. 28, 2012, at the Chapel of the Cross in Cedaredge. Brad Kolman offi ciated the cer-emony in the presence of the couple’s families. The couple will be at home in Battlement after a trip to Hawaii.

Becomea fostergrandparent

St. Mary’s Foster Grandparent Program is a non-profit program which pairs adults, age 55 and up, with special-needs and at-risk chil-dren in Mesa and Delta counties. Volunteers tutor and mentor kids in the classrooms of non-profit day care centers, pre-schools, and K-12 grade classrooms, under the supervision of a certified teacher. Qualified volun-teers are needed to tutor and mentor kids in Delta County. Eligible volun-teers may receive a non-taxable hourly stipend, mileage reimbursement, an annual wellness exam and other great benefits. Help our children, help our schools and have fun! For more information call 263-9091, ext. 6.

Stoney Mesa Family Practice

Welcomes Debbie Hillyer

Nurse Practitioner Debbie Hillyerhas now joined Dr. Purvis

Call 874-5061 to schedule an appointment

CHOCOLATE FONDUEThis creamy, delectable dip

is a chocolate lover’s dream. You’ll want to sample it with a variety of dippers, including strawberries, banana chunks and cake cubes. Jane Shapton of Irvine, California sent the recipe.

20 ServingsPrep: 15 min.Cook Time: 30 min.

1-1/2 cups sugar 1-1/4 cups water 1/4 cup light corn syrup 1 cup baking cocoa 1/2 cup heavy whipping

cream 5 ounces semisweet choco-

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In a small saucepan, bring thesugar, water and corn syrup to aboil. Reduce heat; simmer, un-covered, for 20 minutes, stirringfrequently.

In a small bowl, combine thecocoa, cream and half of the syrupmixture until smooth; return tothe pan. Bring to a boil, stirringconstantly. Reduce heat; simmer,uncovered, for 5 minutes. Stir inchopped chocolate until melted.Serve warm with fruit or cake fordipping. Refrigerate leftovers.

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Life coachwill signnew book

Dr. Edith Johnston, a coach and consultant for “How To” Life Consultants, LLC from Delta, has just released Discovering the “Intensity of Brilliance, A Mandala Journey.” This is a visual journal of a multi-talented individual. Dr. Johnston will be at Hastings in Montrose on Feb. 18 from 1-4 p.m. to sign your book, answer questions and discuss the journey. Come out and take your next step along your journey.

Sergio and Enereido Medina of Delta are the parents of a daughter, Sherlene Medina, born Jan. 27, 2012, at Delta County Memorial Hospi-tal. She weighed 6 pounds, 0.4 ounce and was 20.5 inches in length.

Lacy and Tyler Carv-er of Crawford are the parents of son, Cody Joe Carver, born Jan. 27, 2012, at Delta Coun-ty Memorial Hospital. He weighed 7 pounds, 5 ounces and was 20 inches in length.

Travis Griswold and Becky Kelley of Delta are the parents of a daughter, Jadyn Ayn Griswold, born Jan. 28, 2012, at Delta County Memorial Hospital. She weighed 6 pounds, 15 ounces and was 19.5 inches in length.

Crystal and Chris-tian Sandoval of Delta are the parents of a son, Christian Sandoval, born Jan. 28, 2012, at Delta County Memorial Hospital. He weighed 10 pounds, 9 ounces and was 22.5 inches in length.

BIRTHSBIRTHS

AARPdriver safetyclass offered

Bill Heddles Recreation Center in Delta will host the AARP driver safety program from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 20. Keep up on newer traffic laws while sav-ing money on insurance. Membership in AARP is not required. The fee is $12 for AARP members and $14 for non-mem-bers.

Pre-registration is required by calling Del Hampton at 856-3673.

Jam at therec center

Come one, come all, to a bluegrass, blues, country and gospel string band jam from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, at Bill Heddles Recreation Center in Delta.

For more information, call 874-8777 or 874-0923.

St. Luke’sto servepancakesupper

St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 5th and Palmer, announces its annual Shrove Tuesday pancake supper Feb. 21 from 5 to 7 p.m. A prayer service begins at 4:30 p.m. and includes The Burning of the Palms.

You’re invited for a good meal and fellow-ship.

The student-run Greenhouse Club is host-ing a community bake sale Thursday, Feb. 9, at Garnet Mesa Elementa-ry School, 600 A Street, Delta. The bake sale starts at 10 a.m. and con-tinues until supplies run

out. Please stop by and purchase a homemade cake, pie, or tray of delec-table goodies for your office or home.

All proceeds will ben-efit spring projects and planting in the school greenhouse.

Students raise funds for greenhouse projects

Communitydances areopen to all

The community danc-es at Bill Heddles Rec-reation Center are for everyone! Dances are 7 to 10 p.m. and cost $4 at the door. Please bring a snack to share. Upcom-ing dances are Saturday, Feb. 18 (music by Ula Vaun-Kirkman), Satur-day, March 17 (music by Route 66) and Saturday, April 21 (music by North Fork Country).

For more information, call 874-0923.

Subscribe to the DCI.Call 874-4421.

Delta County Independent LOCAL NEWS Wednesday, February 8, 2012 A5


A national recogni-tion earned last week by the Delta County Health Department “is a really big deal” for the depart-ment and the public it serves, explains Bonnie Koehler, health officer for Delta County.

The department’s achievement, recognized by the National Associa-tion of County and City Health Officials (NAC-CHO), is creation of a comprehensive, 999-page emergency preparedness plan for the county. The plan specifically addresses every aspect of operations the department would need to deploy in a variety of public health emergency scenarios, members of the project team explained.

The ultimate goal of the county health depart-ment’s work on the proj-ect is to safeguard public health. The impetus for creating the plan was Col-orado’s adoption of Project Public Health Ready, a cooperative effort between NACCHO and the Centers for Disease Control.

The basis for celebra-tion at the Health Depart-ment last week came with a NACCHO notice that the plan had been accepted, an event that culminated two years and thousands of hours of staff work pro-

ducing the plan.Koehler said, “We are

proud to have been rec-ognized by Project Public Health Ready for our high level of preparedness. We will continue to improve our ability to quickly and effectively respond to any public health crisis in Delta County.

“I believe this honor is well deserved because it reflects the tremendous effort, dedication, creativ-ity, and cooperation of our entire staff, and particu-larly of the project team: Ken Nordstrom, Pat Sul-livan, Kelly Beard and Karen O’Brien.”

Since 9/11, there have been efforts at every pub-lic sector level, and espe-cially by first responder agencies, to update and codify emergency response procedures. The County Health Department’s work is a critical link in that chain of prepared-ness and it interfaces with other emergency planning that has been put in place here.

The county’s Commu-nity Wildfire Protection Plan, for example, has been adopted, extended, and put into practice. Development of that local initiative is tied to receipt of state and federal money for fighting wildland fire events.

The health depart-ment’s final emergency plan “is a feather in the cap” said project team member Pat Sullivan, county nurse manager. “Other counties have not been able to meet the tough criteria that Delta County has now met.”

During their effort put-ting the emergency plan together, health depart-ment staff, and especially the project team members

themselves, shouldered additional work loads for up to 18 months in weekly sessions lasting from two to four hours, explained department director Koe-hler.

The department doesn’t have a staff position dedicated to emergency preparedness, Koehler explained. The informa-tion contained in the 999-page plan compiles the knowledge previously kept “under the hats” of department administra-tors. The study draws that information out, examines it, details its interconnec-tions with other depart-ment and county resourc-es, and puts it down in writing for use by all pub-lic health officials in an emergency scenario.

The plan details chain of command protocols, sit-ing and staging of emer-gency response activi-ties, and procedures for accessing additional public health resources from regional and state agencies. Every conceiv-able aspect of emergency response from communi-cating with the public to decommissioning a clinic site is addressed in the plan document, team members told the DCI.

For example, proj-ect team member Kelly Beard explained, “In an emergency, I would be in charge of running clinics required by the situation. Sites for emergency clin-ics are pre-selected and included in the plan. The plan specifies what facil-ities are to be used so that health workers know where to report.” Infor-mation about those key locations would also be readily available to news media for dissemination to the public.

Should any key mem-ber of the department’s emergency response chain of command be unavail-able during an incident, the plan would allow someone else to step in and take their place for the duration.

The plan addresses protocols for dealing with quarantine orders, seri-ous food borne illness out-breaks, or a large hazard-ous materials incident.

Other areas covered in the emergency action plan instruct on handling com-munications inter-depart-mentally, with other agen-cies, and with the public.

Team member Karen O’Brien, the department’s health educator, served as coordinator of the effort. “It was a good, two-years-long project from the time we first started taking training on what would

be required,” she said. “Everyone worked in an outstandingly profession-al manner. It was a real learning experience for everyone to see in detail what everyone else in the department does.”

In addition, the depart-ment now feels itself a more tightly knit, effec-tive team unit than before, more knowledge-able about their own

work and their colleagues’ work, and with a stronger sense of a shared mission of protecting the health of the community.

Writing the prepared-ness plan really is just the beginning. The depart-ment’s emergency pre-paredness plan is a living document that will under-go continuous examina-tion, revision, and updat-ing as required.

Emergency plan is nationally recognized

Photo by Hank LohmeyerThe Delta County Health Department administrators who led the effort to develop a comprehensive emergency planning document for the county are (from left): Bonnie Koehler, county health offi cer; Pat Sullivan, nurse manager; Kelly Beard, immunization nurse; Karen O’Brien, county health educator; and Ken Nordstrom, county environmental health director.

Photo by DPD Offi cer James Dunn

Unscheduled stopOn Friday, Feb. 3, at 7:11 a.m. offi cers of the Delta Police Department responded to a two-vehicle crash in the 300 block of Main Street. The crash involved a Delta County Joint School District 50J school bus and a passenger car. No injuries were reported. The driver of the passenger car, Marvin L. Mitchell, 78, of Delta was issued a ticket for following too closely. The school bus, a 2004 Blue Bird passenger bus, was not carrying any children. It was replaced by an alternate bus to continue the bus route for the day. The red 1998 Volkswagen Jetta was towed from the scene.

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Election of the Board of Directors is by ballot only. There will bethree three-year terms up for election in 2012.

The Nominating Committee of Delta County Federal CreditUnion has nominated the following individuals for theseboard positions:

Bonnie KoehlerJim DavisMaryAnn Rayside

Additional nominations for the Board of Directors may bemade in writing by February 24, 2012 to: Attention: Nominating Committee Chairman Delta County Federal Credit Union 1340 Hwy. 92 Delta, CO 81416

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Airman Josh Lindley

Josh Lindley, the son of Leasha and Mark Lindley of Eckert, will graduate from a techni-cal school at Keesler Air Force Base on Feb. 7. He will continue training as an air traffic controller at Travis Air Force Base near Sacramento, Calif.

Lindley is a 2008 grad-uate of Cedaredge High School. He joined the Air Force in the fall of 2011 and completed basic military training at San Antonio, Texas.

IN THE NEWS

PEOPLEPEOPLE

Knights of Columbus Delta’s Grand Mesa Council 2731

St. Michael’s Catholic Church • 628 Meeker St.

BREAKFASTSunday, February 12 • 8 a.m.-Noon

All-you-can-eat biscuits and gravy, eggs, sausage, bacon, pancakes, fruit, coffee and juice!

Suggested donation: Adults - $5, Seniors-$4, Children under 12-$3Family Package-$15 for 2 adults & 3 or more children

A6 Wednesday, February 8, 2012 ACTIVITIES Delta County Independent

Wednesday, February 8FREE HEALTH CLINIC, 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Hotchkiss K-8. Free immu-

nizations, well-child checks and visits for chronic conditions for uninsured or under insured children. Free CHP+ and Medicaid application assistance. Call Sarah or Amanda, 874-9517.

Thursday, February 9GARNET MESA ELEMENTARY COMMUNITY BAKE SALE, 10 a.m.

until supplies run out. All proceeds benefit spring projects and planting in the greenhouse. Sponsored by the Greenhouse Club.

BINGO, every Thursday, 7 p.m., Delta Elks Lodge, 563 Main Street. Open to the public. For more information, call 874-3624.

DEL-ROSE CHORUS SWEET ADELINES INTERNATIONAL REHEARS-ES every Thursday, 6:30 p.m., Delta Methodist Church, corner of Meeker and 5th Street. For more information, call Leslie, 970-256-9763.

Friday, February 10CRAFT AND FELLOWSHIP — Would you like to learn to sew?

Knit? Crochet? Quilt? Cross stitch? Friday mornings weekly, 9 a.m.-12 noon, Thunder Mountain Church of Christ, 800 Palmer Street, Delta. For more information, call 234-7816.

FREE PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA INFORMATIONAL WORKSHOP, 5:30 p.m., Bill Heddles Recreation Center, Delta. Sponsored by Integrative Counseling Solutions. How can you resolve psy-chological trauma? Does it have to lead to PTSD? Learn how to help yourself and others. What effective, evidence-based therapies exist when you need professional help.

Saturday, February 11A VALENTINE’S CAKE DECORATING DAY, 11 a.m., Historic Hanson

Mesa Bed and Breakfast, Hotchkiss. Take home a heart-shaped cake and enjoy a gourmet lunch. No supplies needed. Cost $72. To reserve your space, call 872-4444.

CHARITY BALL, Delta Elks Lodge #1235, 563 Main Street, Delta. Dinner, 6-9 p.m., prime rib or chicken cordon bleu. Open to the public. RSVP to 874-3624 by Feb. 7. Dance starts 8 p.m. Dinner and dance $25/person; dance only $10/person. All proceeds go to Elks charities.

DOROTHY DUNFELDER RELATES HISTORY of Tracy cattle ranching family, 1:30 p.m., Hotchkiss-Crawford Museum.

THIS IS WHERE WE LIVE BELL CREEK HOE-DOWN with music by Honey Don’t, 6 p.m., Blue Sage Center, Paonia. Pies from the Grange. $10 admission.

BLACK CANYON AUDUBON SOCIETY RAPTOR PAONIA/HOTCHKISS/CRAWFORD FIELD TRIP. Bring lunch, dress for the weather conditions. $5 donation requested to help fund the Ridgway bird banding station. Trip limited to 12 people. To reserve your place, call Jason, 970-310-5117.

Sunday, February 12SERIES OF BIBLE TALKS, Sundays through February 12, 3 p.m., Bill

Heddles Recreation Center conference room.VALENTINE MUSIC CONCERT, 2 p.m., Eckert Presbyterian Church.

Presented by Del-Rose Chorus, Sweet Adelines, International. $7 admission includes refreshments and benefits EPC Histori-cal Restoration Fund. For tickets, call 835-3441.

VESTAFJELL LODGE, SONS OF NORWAY, CELEBRATING “Mors-dag,” Norwegian Mother’s Day and Valentine’s Day with a dessert and goodies auction, 2 p.m., Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, 3133 F Road, Grand Junction. Members asked to provide a homemade item for the auction and bring a dish to share for the potluck meal. Guests welcome. For more information, call Barb, 245-5649, Bud, 242-3396 or check the website, www.vestafjelllodge.org.

BLACK CANYON AUDUBON SOCIETY RAPTOR PAONIA/HOTCHKISS/CRAWFORD FIELD TRIP. Bring lunch, dress for the weather conditions. $5 donation requested to help fund the Ridgway bird banding station. Trip limited to 12 people. To reserve your place, call Jason, 970-310-5117.

BECOME A SAGE OF THE BLUE SAGE — 1-5 p.m., Blue Sage Center, Paonia. Volunteer training. Refreshments provided. For training schedule, call 527-7243.

Monday, February 13DELTA FINE ARTS MEETING, 2 p.m., AppleShed Gallery, Cedaredge.

Following the meeting Carol Ann Rasmussen demonstrates her use of alcohol inks. For more information, call Carol Ann Rasmussen, 856-4999.

Tuesday, February 14FRUITLAND MESA CLUB VALENTINE’S POTLUCK LUNCH, for all

women in the Crawford area, 12 noon, Crawford Town Hall. Bring potluck to share; coffee, tea and tableware provided. Dress in your finery and meet, greet, and share fellowship, coffee and goodies with friends and neighbors.

SINGING VALENTINES at your location from the Black Canyon Chorus, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Locations: Cedaredge, Delta, Olathe, Montrose, Ridgway. Early reservations have the best pick of song times. For more information, call Carol, 874-4244. Details also at www.Blackcanyonchorus.org.

Thursday, February 16PUBLIC INPUT ON DEVELOPMENT AND INTEREST OF A COM-

MUNITY GARDEN, 7-9 p.m., Bill Heddles Recreation Center, Room A, Delta.



Saturday, February 18DELTA HUBWHEELER SQUARE DANCE CLUB MEETS, 7:30 p.m.,

Lincoln Elementary School, 1050 Hastings Street, Delta. All plus. Club caller is Larry Schulz. Cuer is Maxine Springer. Prerounds/instructions at 6:30 p.m. For more information, call Loren, 970-249-4858 or Gwen, 970-856-4157.

BLUEGRASS, BLUES, COUNTRY & GOSPEL STRING BAND JAM, 12 noon-3 p.m., Bill Heddles Recreation Center, Delta. For more information, call 874-8777 or 874-0923.

COMMUNITY EVENING DANCE, 7-10 p.m., Bill Heddles Recreation Center, Delta. $4 at the door. Bring a snack to share. Music by Ula Vaun-Kirkman. For more information, call 874-0923.

BLACK CANYON AUDUBON SOCIETY RAPTOR MONTROSE FIELD TRIP. Bring lunch, dress for the weather conditions. $5 donation requested to help fund the Ridgway bird banding station. Trip limited to 12 people. To reserve your place, call Bill 970-249-8055.

Tuesday, February 21PANCAKE SUPPER, 5-7 p.m., St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Delta

with prayer service at 4:30 p.m., The Burning of the Palms.

Wednesday, February 22FREE HEALTH CLINIC, 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m., The Delta Center, 822

Grand, Delta. Free immunizations, well-child checks and visits for chronic conditions for uninsured or under insured children. Free CHP+ and Medicaid application assistance. Call Sarah or Amanda, 874-9517.

PITKIN MESA CLUB MEETING, 1:30 p.m., Lynn Mattingly’s home, 14911 Royal Road. Georgia Finnigan speaks about classical music being offered at the Blue Sage. Refreshments served by hostesses Claudia Henshall and Lee Overton. All women residents of Pitkin Mesa invited.

KICKOFF CELEBRATION FOR 2012 DELTA COUNTY RELAY FOR LIFE, 6 p.m., Daveto’s Italian Restaurant, Delta. RSVP to Lance Boren, event chair, at [email protected].

Thursday, February 23BOARD OF EDUCATION SCHOOL BOARD MEETING, 6 p.m.

policy review, 7 p.m. regular meeting, Hotchkiss K-8 School, 465 Lorah Lane, Hotchkiss.



Community CalendarCommunity Calendar

Items for the Community Calendar may be faxed to 874-4424, mailed to P.O. Box 809, Delta, CO 81416 or

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The Western Slope Concert Series presents the Mientka-Arendt-Krimm Quintet in three concerts — on Friday, Feb. 17, at 7:30 p.m. at the Roper Ballroom in Grand Junction; Satur-day Feb. 18, at 7:30 p.m. at the Paradise Theater in Paonia, and Sunday, Feb. 19, at 3 p.m. at the Montrose Pavilion. Tick-ets are available online at www.JunctionConcerts.com, and Roper Music in Grand Junction, Paonia

Farm & Home, and the Montrose Pavilion. All seats are reserved, and start at $9 in advance and $12 at the door for adults.

Originally scheduled as “Breathtaking Trios” with Marcin Arendt and Tyme and Kathryn Mientka, the concert will be replaced by “Gems of Chamber Music: from Duos to Quintets.” Tyme Mientka is still recover-ing from his long illness, so cellist Gabe Mientka

and violists Stephanie Mientka and Andrew Krimm will be filling in for him. Marcin Arendt on violin and Kathryn Mientka on piano will fill out the quintet. The pro-gram will feature forgot-ten treasures, lost mas-terworks of the last cen-tury, as well as audience favorites from Gershwin and Puccini.

Call (970) 241-4579 for more information, or buy tickets online at www.JunctionConcerts.com.

Quintet will present‘Gems of Chamber Music’

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Singing valentinesEach year the Black Canyon Chorus forms a number of quartets and offers singing valentines to individuals at their home, restaurant or business on Val-entine’s Day. This year the singing valentines include a real rose or teddy bear for $30. Also offered this year is a song set to an offi ce location for $50. Those scheduling may purchase discounted tickets to Black Canyon Chorus’s annual show in Montrose at $8 per ticket. Singing valentines are only one day, Tuesday, Feb. 14, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., and are avail-able in the Cedaredge, Delta, Olathe, Montrose and Ridgway areas. Early reservations will have the best pick of song times. For information call 874-4244 or visit www.Blackcanyonchorus.org. Pictured above are (left to right) Dan Baer, Kevin Cohenour, Bonnie Akin, Larry Wilkinson and Jason Ward.

Raptorfield tripsplanned

Black Canyon Audu-bon Society announces three raptor field trips.

Participation for each trip is limited to 12 peo-ple. Call to reserve your place.

Saturday, Feb. 11 — Paonia/Hotchkiss/Crawford raptor field Trip. Call 310-5117.

Sunday, Feb. 12 — Paonia/Hotchkiss/Crawford raptor field trip. Call 310-5117.

Saturday, Feb. 18 — Montrose raptor field trip. Call 249-8055.

Bring lunch, dress for the weather conditions. A donation is requested of $5 to help fund the Ridgway bird banding station.

Valley Symphony Association is pleased to announce a special Val-entine’s Day fund-raising event on Saturday, Feb. 11, at the Montrose Pavil-ion. The event starts at 6:30 p.m. and will feature

an amazing array of hors d’oeuvres and sweets plus dancing to music provid-ed by Larry Sims and the popular Swing City Express. Tickets are $40 per person or $350 for a table of 10. There will be

a cash bar.Because last year’s

event sold out quickly, advance ticket pur-chases are encouraged. They may be purchased at Clubb’s in Delta or Homer L. Sims Agency, Howard Davidson Insur-ance Agency and DeVin-ny Jewelers in Montrose.

Tickets may also be purchased online at www.valleysymphony.net or at the Montrose Pavil-ion Office by credit card either in person or by telephone (249-7015).

For concert informa-tion, call 209-2295, visit www.valleysymphony.netor e-mail [email protected].

Sweethearts and swing

What will you do to celebrate Valentine’s Day? Come enjoy a per-formance of special music for the occasion, performed in four-part harmony by the Del-Rose Chorus, Sweet Adelines International. The per-formance is scheduled Sunday, Feb. 12, at 2 p.m. at Eckert Presbyte-rian Church.

Eckert Presbyte-rian Church has hosted several Sunday after-noon concerts featuring Delta County/Surface Creek musical talent. Any proceeds or dona-tions received at these events have benefited the church’s building restora-tion fund. Over the past year, projects relating to the boiler, bell tower, electrical systems and an engineer assessment have been completed.

Tickets for the valen-tine music concert are $7 and include refresh-ments. Call 835-3441 for tickets.

Enjoy an afternoon of valentine music

Carol Ann Rasmus-sen will demonstrate her use of alcohol inks at the Feb. 13 meeting of Delta Fine Arts. The meeting begins at 3 p.m. at the AppleShed in Cedaredge.

Rasmussen is a con-sumate artist who resides in Cedaredge, where she creates beautiful land-scapes and florals in her own style of alcohol inks. Since moving to Colorado Rasmussen has partici-pated in many exhibi-tions and now displays her artwork in several galleries in the western United States.

Rasmussen was intro-duced to a unique style of painting in an alcohol ink workshop in North Carolina. This medi-um allowed her to fully express her bold passion for design and color. The inks work in a very fluid manner, however, using her own techniques, and

through a lot of determi-nation and experimenta-tion, she has developed the control necessary to finish with a flurry of color and detail.

Her paintings reveal jewel-like colors of high intensity which have been washed on to a specially glossed matrix material upon which the inks flow into one another. Ras-mussen is a pioneer in this art form. Her work is in various galleries in the northwest United States, and is shown locally at The Oakley Gallery in Grand Junction, Around the Corner in Montrose, and The Creamery in Hotchkiss.

Delta Fine Arts meets at 2 p.m. on the second Monday of each month. The demonstrations fol-low the meetings. For more information, call Carol Ann Rasmussen at 856-4999.

Delta Fine Arts meets Feb. 13

Huntered classesoffered

The Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Montrose Service Center hunter education instructors will be conducting a hunter education course Feb. 20, 22, 27 and 29 from 6 to 9 p.m. The classes will be held at the Montrose Rod & Gun Club indoor range. You must pre-register by calling 252-6000. Class fee is $10. Class size is limited but a minimum of 10 students are required to hold the class.

A weekend class will be held March 17 and 18 at the Montrose Rod & Gun Club. A class fee of $10 and sign-up is required.

Contact the Division of Wildlife, 252-6000, for information on courses to be offered later in the year.

Mom, sondance setfor Feb. 25

Moms and sons can make a wonderful eve-ning of memories Satur-day, Feb. 25, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. This year’s “Lighting Dance” fea-tures the characters from Cars — Mater, Lighting McQueen and the gang. Bring your little guy(s) for a super special eve-ning of dancing and little boy fun. Registration in advance will be taken up to Feb. 24 for $12/couple. The price at the door is $15/couple. Ten couples must be registered by Feb. 17 for this event to take place. Bring a snack to share with others. Professional photos will be available for an addi-tional $20, payable to the photographer.

For more information or to register, call 874-0923.

Chacoscholarto speak

“Chaco’s Northern Prodigies” is the topic for the monthly meeting of the Chipeta Chapter of the Colorado Archaeolog-ical Society Wednesday, Feb. 15, at 7 p.m., Mon-trose United Methodist Church, 19 S. Park Ave-nue. Presenter Paul Reed is a preservation archae-ologist currently working as the Chaco Scholar at Salmon Ruins Museum in New Mexico. Contact Tri-cia Winslow at 249.6250 for more information.

Cribbageplayers,sign up fortournament

The City of Delta’s annual cribbage tourna-ment is scheduled Sun-day, Feb. 19, from 1 to 5:30 p.m. at Bill Heddles Recreation Center. All ages are welcome. Players must play singles; doubles are an option. The fee is $10 per person and $5 per person for doubles. Bring your own boards if you have them. Register at the rec center, 874-0923.

Delta County Independent OPINION Wednesday, February 8, 2012 A7

LETTERSLETTERSBLM must proceed with cautionDear Editor:

Since December 1984 my family and I have owned a home on nine acres, three miles north-east of the town of Paonia on Reds Road on Garvin Mesa. I join my commu-nity in urging the BLM to withdraw all 22 parcels in Delta and Gunnison coun-ties from consideration for lease sale. Proposed par-cel #6207 is in close prox-imity to the Terror Creek Ditch and Reservoir. Fam-ilies of deer and large elk herds use the entire area as their range with as many as 100 head of elk overnighting and travel-ing nearly daily upon our land in deep winter. The resting grounds and route to the river and return-ing to the high country across this land must be protected. Intact wildlife habitat and wildlife corri-dors are essential to pre-serving the diversity of living communities in this area, and to ensuring the economic boost from the annual influx of hunters

from all around the coun-try who come to enjoy the impeccable beauty and unparalleled backcountry experience and to support the communities of Delta and Gunnison counties.

Many of my neighbors also graze cattle, horses, goats and sheep on the lands irrigated by the Terror Creek Ditch. The livelihood of my neigh-bors is contingent upon the quality of water, and very much upon the desirability of the area to visitors and tourists who come to the North Fork Valley to enjoy and shop at the world class wineries, organic farms and orchards. These local businesses contribute to the vitality and eco-nomic well-being of our community as travelers come from far and wide to enjoy spectacular natu-ral beauty and the superb quality of the agricultural bounty.

It is imperative that the Bureau of Land Man-agement bring the pre-

cautionary principle to bear here, recognizing the agency’s social responsi-bility to protect the public from exposure to harm, when scientific investiga-tion has found a plausible risk. Given the extensive acreage and number of parcels under consider-ation, a comprehensive review of all values rep-resented in this land as it is now must be initi-ated. From high quality aquifers to indispensable habitat for wildlife and spectacular recreation opportunities, all factors must be brought into con-sideration and evaluated through an Environmen-tal Impact Statement on each parcel. The area in question, of which 33,000 acres are under consid-eration for lease sale, is clearly one of the true jew-els of western Colorado — there is no amount of gas or oil that can weigh against the value of this undisturbed treasure.

Meg O’ShaughnessyPaonia

Oil/gas exploration jeopardizes a way of lifeDear Editor:

I’ve come to realize the proposed lease of 30,000 acres for oil and gas explo-ration locally is a clear example of intending to sacrifice “the many for the few.” For many who came to the North Fork Valley, they did so due to the healthy environment and clear appreciation that most exhibited in the way-of-life they pursued. Now that is clearly jeop-ardized by the intentions of a few who would bene-fit if successful in leasing, then drilling and produc-ing natural gas. It is very clear the majority of the local population is both informed and fearful of all the negative impacts “fracking” for gas would bring us. They’re voic-ing their concerns with passion. Will this derail those who would despoil this magical valley? The possibility exists that it may NOT be enough!

Those that intend to “have their way” with us come from a very dark place. This darkness starts with an entity who requested these parcels be put up for an oil/lease sale with the said requester’s

name NOT divulged. The BLM then used a 22-year-old Resource Management Plan to determine the appropriateness or com-patibility of this possible land use. Seems to me this outdated plan can-not provide the updated induction vital to critical high-impact decision-making. Clearly, we the people were NOT protect-ed by our government as the process began. And so now we have been allowed to comment about these proposed leases. Will these comments be just another way for our cur-rent form of democracy to play out — where we can vent with no ultimate protection from the “dark-ness” intended for us?

The BLM is seeking written comments regard-ing this proposed lease. They suggest we focus our comments on “specific” parcels that may impact each of us. It’s as if we are to see in only two-dimensions on the map and reduce our comments to “me here, drilling there . . . me not happy.” They prefer we don’t rise above the map and see our com-munity under assault.

They prefer we NOT have any transcendant view that can foresee the dam-age in the aggregate and the overarching context of a government owned by the “few” at the sacrifice of the “many.”

The narrative the natural gas industry has “spun” is that natural gas is a “clean” source of energy. They’ve clearly breathed too many VOCs! I won’t bore you with all the dastardly details that the life cycle of natural gas exploration actually entails. Let there be no doubt that in the com-ing decades the amount of damage wreaked on our fragile eco-system will be known and we will be spending untold resources to mitigate the ill-health effects to people and the planet.

A noble disposition is to consider the impacts long-term of short term behav-ior. How will this impact future generations? Fracking IS an aggres-sive assault of the earth that shakes it, poisons it, abuses it and then folds up the tent and leaves all the misery and suf-fering behind. This fight to stop fracking locally is a “call to arms.” Let the BLM know you’re watch-ing and demand they act according to the wishes of the majority. Let’s not be “collateral dam-age” to the greedy goals of the oil industry with the complicit behavior of our representatives! We CAN protect what we’ve come here to savor — a healthy environment and abundant unspoiled beau-ty to share with all that desire!

David PriceCrawford

Shock and disbeliefDear Editor:

I am writing to express my appreciation to the Paonia Town Council and clerk Barbara Peterson for the extra time and efforts being required of them with the addition of the special meetings to deal with concerns over possible BLM leases and the Bear Ranch land exchange. I am especially grateful to Trustees Ferguson and Ayers and Mayor Neal Schweiterman for voting against writing a letter from the town opposing the land exchange. It is disappointing that the “shock and disbelief” of the opponents of this land exchange has resulted in some harsh and childish behavior toward them. My own “shock and dis-belief” is my inability to understand the near hysterical opposition this issue has been generating based on “what the valley will lose.”

Are we talking about access to recreational areas that will be com-pletely lost to public use? Will we lose access to our homes or jobs? Would this land exchange create life changing hardships? Is this really about conve-nient and “historic” access vs. private property rights or is this about resent-ment? The opponents have been waging quite a cam-paign through meetings, in print and on the Inter-net but I would wager that if this were an issue put to a vote, there would

be an equal or larger number of people in favor of the land exchange. Perhaps once this legisla-tion is introduced and the opponents urge our repre-sentatives to vote against it, they will also suggest new legislation restrict-ing “certain” people from purchasing land for pri-vate use at all.

Jakki TaylorPaonia

Town councils have influenceDear Editor:

It really is a pity that the Paonia Town Coun-cil punted on the Bear Ranch land exchange issue — and particularly interesting to note that one member opposed writing a letter before legislation might be introduced, because it would be a mere symbol-ic gesture. Actually, the council’s weighing in now could have a significant impact, as illustrated by a land exchange propos-al from 2002 that was very much like the Koch exchange. George Stro-emple, a wealthy land owner near Sisters, Ore., called on Tom Glass’s col-league Andy Wiessner to write legislation that would exchange some land he owned to the BLM and bring some land managed by the Forest Service to him to expand his estate. Like the Koch exchange, the trade “had”

to be legislated because it involved two depart-ments of the government. Like the Koch exchange, it raised the ire of citi-zens who did not want to give up a favorite piece of their public land. With no other recourse for pub-lic involvement, citizens of Sisters called on their town council to hold a meeting, to which more than 200 people showed up, the vast major-ity speaking against the trade. While having no jurisdiction over the fed-eral land, the town coun-cil passed a resolution against the exchange, largely because its leg-islative process would shut out the public. This symbolic gesture and the scores of citizens speak-ing against the exchange were the nails in the cof-fin for that exchange. No member of the Oregon delegation wanted to take up such a toxic pro-

posal, and despite prom-ises to the contrary by Stroemple and Wiessner, the exchange never came back. Local councils in fact have a great deal of influence — and it is always best to start using it before, rather than after, a bill starts moving through Congress.

Janine BlaelochWestern Lands

ProjectSeattle, Wash.

Erstwhile global warmingDear Editor:

It has recently become quite clear that man-made (aka anthropo-genic) global warming is unproved and basically nothing more than a senseless mantra of envi-ronmental extremists and all others who take this approach. The evi-dence of the truth of this proposition is increasing-ly apparent and can read-ily be found in numerous scientific investigations. Any reasonable, unbi-ased person will be able to locate the evidence without difficulty.

Furthermore, if any-one who reads these col-umns is interested in the subject of sustainable energy, they ought to take the following into account. If, and it surely is so, a definition of “sus-tainable” includes the word inexhaustible, then fossil fuels of two particu-lar kinds are without a doubt sustainable, being natural gas and coal. Estimates of the duration of commercial sources of such fuels are greater than anything that can be accurately determined. Such duration is gener-ally considered to be sev-eral hundreds of years. In other words, there’s

no definite limit that can be placed on the contin-ued availability of these fossil fuels from here to eternity.

In conclusion, develop-ment of natural gas and coal production in the North Fork Valley is a reasonable, sensible, and important commercial activity that should be encouraged.

John F. AustinHotchkiss

Thanks for the feedbackDear Editor:

Thanks for your con-tinuing coverage of Bear Ranch’s proposed land exchange. We’ve received a lot of good input from folks in the North Fork Valley over the last few weeks. The public meet-ings in Paonia have been very instructive, and we have heard some excel-lent ideas on how to make our proposal better. Over the next few weeks we will be working on refin-ing the plan to reflect the public comments we have received. I would also like to say “thank you”

to everyone who attended the public meetings and gave us their feedback on the exchange. Open-ness and transparency are important to us as we move through this process and we appreci-ate the opportunities to provide information and answer questions from stakeholders. You have my commitment that we will use the comments we have received to improve our land exchange pro-posal.

Rob GillBear Ranch

Somerset

Thanks, Anika, for sharing story of friendshipDear Editor:

A note of appreciation for the article by Anika Carlson, “A unique friend-ship” (Dec. 28).

It is nice to know that in this age of digi-this and digi-that, today’s young people are still seeking out friendships among their real-life peers. I thank Miss Carlson for sharing the story of her friendship journey with Dantrick.

Many people labor under the false notion that children with devel-opmental conditions, such as autism or Down Syn-drome, are not capable of experiencing true friend-ship. Whether out of anxiety or fear or simply ignorance, many will not even attempt to befriend a person who experiences such challenges.

As Miss Carlson points out, however, relation-ships with all different sorts of people are indeed possible — real friend-ships, not charity friend-ships. These relationships are mutually rewarding and beneficial.

Thanks again for shar-ing the story.

Suzanne BoboKodiak, Alaska

Finally!

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FEBRUARY 8 – SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH FOCUS MEETINGS

8:30 a.m. Administration at District Offi ce, 7655 2075 Rd., Delta10:00 a.m Classifi ed Staff at District Offi ce, 7655 2075 Rd., Delta2:15 p.m. Classifi ed Staff at Delta Center for Performing Arts and Education, 822 Grand Ave., Delta4:00 p.m. Certifi ed Staff at Delta Center for Performing Arts and Education, 822 Grand Ave., Delta7:00 p.m. Community Meeting at Delta Center for Performing Arts and Education, 822 Grand Ave., Delta

FEBRUARY 9 – SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH FOCUS MEETINGS

8:00 a.m. School Board at District Offi ce, 7655 2075 Rd., Delta10:00 a.m Community Meeting at Paonia (Technical College Campus), 218 4th Street, Paonia2:00 p.m. Community Meeting at Cedaredge Coommunity Center, 235 W. Main St., Cedaredge4:30 p.m. Certifi ed Staff at Hotchkiss High School, 438 Bulldog St.7:00 p.m. Community Meeting at Hotchkiss High School, 438 Bulldog St., Hotchkiss

DELTA COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 7655 – 2075 Road • Delta, CO 81416970-874-4438 970-874-5744 (fax)

www.deltaschools.com

COMMUNITY INVITED TO PARTICIPATEIN SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH

FOCUS GROUPSMembers of the community, along with school district staff, are invited

to participate in focus group meetings to help Delta County SchoolDistrict 50J develop a leadership profi le for a new superintendent of schools. A consultant from Colorado Association of School Boards(CASB), which has been retained to conduct the search process,

will facilitate the focus groups.

Participants in the one-hour meetings will discuss the leadership qualities and skills necessary for the new superintendent to be successful.

Information gathered from the focus groups will be used to advertise the position and will be the basis of interview questions for candidates.

Due to space and accommodations, please RSVP to the District Offi ceat 874-4438 if you are interested in attending a Focus Group meeting.

See the schedule below for dates, times and locations.

The Board of Education is expected to name the newsuperintendent April 23, 2012.

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Photo submittedThe following Garnet Mesa second and third grade students earned a Terrifi c Kid Award from the Kiwanis Club of Delta for their efforts to be a responsible citizen and student: Amanda Fernandez, Andrew Perez, Jack Loveland, Aubree Andre, Elijah Kettle, Sophia Gazzillo, Feliz Munoz and Tyler Deuschle.

Photo submittedThe following Garnet Mesa fourth and fi fth grade students earned a Terrifi c Kid Award from the Kiwanis Club of Delta for their efforts to be a responsible citizen and student: Jeni Sullivan, Caleb Frazier, Katelyn Lancaster, Abbie Carmichael, Kiara Guzman, Sheldon Cox and Ben Cooper.

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Photo submittedThe following Garnet Mesa kindergarten and fi rst grade students earned a Terrifi c Kid Award from the Kiwanis Club of Delta for their efforts to be a respon-sible citizen and student: Andric Sanchez, Nevaeh Ortiz and Yahtziri Hernandez; (standing) Keegan Nelson, Kade Nelson and Levity Wilkinson.

The ASTRA Club of Delta held a canned food drive competition between other clubs at Delta High School during the week leading up to the NFL Super Bowl. A total of 243 pounds and $63 was collected during the “Souper Bowl.”

With a total of 108 pounds, the DHS Stu-dent Council collected the most canned goods for

the Delta Food Pantry. A donation of $50 will be made to the food pantry by ASTRA in honor of the Student Council.

ASTRA is an interna-tional community service organization for youth under the auspices of Altrusa International. The club meets monthly on the first Tuesday of the month at the Delta Public Library at 6 p.m.

ASTRA challenge benefits food pantry

Th ank YouMike Ahlberg

for providing theRocky Mountain Oysters,Beans and Onions for the

PER Night at theDelta Elks Lodge.

Think big and enter the essay contest spon-sored by Thunder Moun-tain Church of Christ. Submissions are being sought from first through fifth graders in the Delta County public schools. Four $100 savings bonds will be awarded. Essays should be no more than one page in length and tell what the author’s big plans are after they get out

of school. Kids are encour-aged to think of how they will use their full poten-tial to make a difference in the world, the type of job and the skills they will need to succeed. Entries can be delivered by hand or mail to Thunder Moun-tain Church of Christ at 800 Palmer Street in Delta by 5 p.m. March 15. Call Darin Hamm at 234-7816 for more information.

Essay contest is open to grades 1-5

Babysittertrainingoffered

Bill Heddles Recre-ation Center is offering a babysitter training course taught by a certi-fied American Red Cross instructor. Participants 10 to 15 years of age can learn to be a responsible babysitter. Learn how to be a good leader and role model, how to make good decisions and solve prob-lems, how to keep the children and themselves safe, how to handle emer-gencies such as injuries, illnesses and household accidents, how to write a resume, and how to inter-view for jobs.

This two-day course is offered Wednesday and Thursday, Feb. 15 and 16, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The class fee is $90 which includes CPR and first aid certification and a first aid kit. Register by Feb. 10 at Bill Heddles Recreation Center, 874-0923.

Altrusaoffers $1,000scholarships

Altrusa International of Delta is offering $1,000 scholarships for non-tra-ditional students who have been out of high school a minimum of five years. Applications can be downloaded from www.altrusinternationalofdelta.com.

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Virtuous KidsOn Jan. 26, Lincoln Elementary and the Kiwanis Club of Delta recognized the Virtuous Kids: (top row) Alex Portillo (generous), Abigail Esser (gen-erous and helpful), Sierra Nelson (independent and responsible), Ancelin Arias (responsible and caring), Bolton Couch (respectful); (middle row) Colbi Braslin, (perseverant), Zachary Kuta (responsible), Josue Quintero (responsible), Lucero Arteaga (hard worker), Alex Gaona (diligent), Daniel Santos (respectful), Jose Renteria (responsible); (bottom row) Gabriel Pena (diligent), Gadiel Castillo (helpful), Jacob Dillon (hard worker), Martin Roach (kind and respectful), Juan Jaracuaro (compassionate and generous).

Ten area students have been named semi-finalists for the Daniels Scholarship.

Asiala Melgoza, Bren-dan Kortz, Ethan Baier, Jacob Ames and Conor Laws were nominated for the scholarship by Delta High School.

Paonia High School nominated Mary Moll and Sarah Rushing.

Jordan Belew, a stu-dent at Hotchkiss High School, was nominated by Partners of Delta, Montrose and Ouray counties.

Cedaredge High School nominated Ashley Waddington and Cody Wieben.

These students are among the approximate-ly 700 semifinalists in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming entering the final selec-tion phase for the Dan-iels Scholarship. In early April, 250 Daniels Schol-arships will be awarded to finalists.

In establishing the Daniels Fund, cable pio-neer Bill Daniels directed the program to seek out promising students who demonstrate strength of character, a well-round-ed personality, potential to give back to the com-munity, and other char-acteristics.

The Daniels Scholar-ship has grown from a small pilot program with 32 students launched in the year 2000, to award-ing some 250 scholarships each year in the spring. To date, 2,262 Daniels Scholarships have been awarded, allowing stu-dents to attend colleges and universities across the United States.

The Daniels Scholar-

ship is not “full ride,” but is supplemental to all other financial aid resources available to the student. By requir-ing students to apply for other readily available financial resources such as Pell Grants, the Dan-iels Fund is able to pro-vide even more scholar-ships to deserving young people seeking to attend college.

Bill Daniels, a cable pioneer known for his kindness and generosity to those in need, estab-lished the Daniels Fund to provide grants and scholarships in Colora-do, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. When he died in the year 2000, his estate transferred to the Fund, making it the largest foundation in the Rocky Mountain West.

Area students named Daniels Fund semifinalists

Photos submittedDelta Opportunity School students who earned Gold Club recognition for the fi rst semester are pictured. In order to be in Gold Club students have to exceed the minimum credit requirements of 3.0 credits for the semester, have good attendance, and have model behavior. Pictured above are Shantell Durant, Courtney Waller, Danielle Hale, Mario Gonzalez and Aaron Peterson. Below are Melissa Martinez, Kayla Boyd, Jeff Vincent and Robert Cobos. Not pictured: Alyssa Wells and Cody Wheeler.

Kids Wellnesscast™Delta CountyFebruary 2012

❒ Seasonal levels and severity of illness due to respiratory infections will continue to be high in February, with a decline in activity lev-els in March. An Illness Watch™ for respiratory disease caused by RSV (respiratory syncytial virus), influenza, and other viruses is in effect for February.

❒ Seasonal asthma risk is expected to peak in February. An Illness Watch™ for asthma in Delta County remains in effect with a high percentage of children seeking emergency treatment at Delta County Memorial Hospital expected to require hospitalization to manage their asthma in February. Ascel Bio forecasts that seasonal asthma risk will begin to decline in March in Delta County.

❒ Risk for croup is expected to remain low in February, with an increase in activity projected for March.

❒ Ear infections will be at moderate levels from February to March.

❒ Strep throat infections will be at low levels from February to March.

❒ Hand, foot and mouth disease risk remains low from February through March.

❒ Seasonal risks from foodborne illnesses like Salmonella are low. However, non-routine outbreaks are possible and Ascel Bio recom-mends community vigilance and maintenance of safe food handling practices.

❒ Seasonal chicken pox risks are expected to decline from February through to March. This disease is uncommon in Delta County.

For more informationvisit www.deltahospital.org

PUBLIC NOTICE AND DISCLAIMER: Ascel Bio, a U.S.-based, commercial disease forecasting company, is committed to cutting global morbidity, and the mortality of hundreds of infectious diseases, in half by 2035. By taking the guesswork out of disease seasonality, clinicians can anticipate demand for care, aid the diagnostic process, support decision making and improve the quality of life. Medicine is an imperfect art, and forecasting disease outbreaks is an inexact science. Every rea-sonable 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 Wellnesscast™. 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 Wellnesscast™. All clinical decisions made on the bases of this Delta County Kids Wellnesscast™ are the sole responsibility of the user.

Students of the MonthBrought to you by the Delta County Independent

and the Delta High School Booster ClubTaylor Zunich

Age: 18

Parents: Todd and GayeLynn Zunich

Year in school: Senior

Favorite subject: English

Favorite teacher: Mr. Mock

The most infl uential person in my life: My dad

Please tell us why: He pushes me to be the best in all that I do. I look up to him because of the accomplish-ments he has achieved in his life. He inspires me to make the right choices and strive to do my best and has shaped me into the person I am today. In the future, I aspire to be just as successful as he is.

After graduation, I plan to: attend a four-year college or university and major in nursing, with a minor in sports management. I also plan on playing volleyball at the college level.

Favorite saying: “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I, I took the one less traveled by and that has made all the difference.” ~ Robert Frost In my spare time I like to: spend time with my friends and family. I also enjoy shopping, listening to music, playing volleyball as much as possible, exercising and taking random road trips with my little sister.

Favorite musician: Taylor Swift

Favorite TV shows: The Bachelor/Bachelorette, Survi-vor, American Idol and Dancing with the Stars

Taylor’s primary activities are volleyball, basketball and track. She has lettered varsity in all three sports every year she has participated, and has received All-Confer-ence honors. She also finds involvement in National Honor Society very rewarding.

Jonathon Shirk

Age: 17

Parents: Lynn and Thomas Shirk

Year in school: Senior

Favorite subject: Literature

Favorite teacher: Mr. Hamilton

The most infl uential person in my life: My mom

Please tell us why: Because she helps me stay focused and make very critical decisions as I plan my life.

After graduation, I plan to: study petroleum engineer-ing and business at Colorado School of Mines

Favorite saying: “With great power comes great responsibility.” ~ Stan Lee

In my spare time I like to: read books and comic books, watch movies with my friends and practice golf at Devil’s Thumb Golf Course.

Favorite song: Heartbeat - Childish Gambino

Favorite TV show: The Big Bang Theory

Jonathon has been involved in Boy Scouts since he was a Tiger Scout in second grade. In January 2011 he achieved the Eagle Scout Award, Scout’s highest hon-or. He is captain of the varsity Knowledge Bowl team and is a four-year member of Future Business Leaders of America. He is vice president of the FBLA chapter and president of Key Club. He helped start Delta High School Key Club as an eighth grader, and in his junior year served as Division 7 Lt. Governor of the Rocky Mountain District which includes Colorado, Wyoming and part of Nebraska. He is also involved with National Honor Society and Young Life.

Spaghetti Dinner Meadow Gold and

DHS Booster Club

Announce the annual Meadow Gold Night

Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser!

Where: DHS Cafetorium

When: Friday, February 10th, 5 –7pm

(during the Moffat County Games)

Prices: $5.00 adult $3.00 children under 12 $15.00 per family (up to six people)

Icecream YUM!

Children under two eat free

Meadow Gold andDHS Booster Clubannounce the annual

Meadow Gold Night Spaghetti Dinner

Fund Raiser

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 105-7 p.m.

(during the Moffat County Games)at DHS Cafetorium

PRICES:$5 Adult$3 Child under 12

$15 Family

up to 6 people

Childrenunder 2eat free

Ice CreamYUM!!

NEW HOURS:Open Thurs., Fri., 8:30-5:30 • Sat. 9-12

309 Main St. • Olathe309 Main St. • Olathe323-8811323-8811

Men’s Cuts ~ Men’s Cuts ~ $$10100000

Boys’ Cuts ~ Boys’ Cuts ~ $$880000

Under 12 Under 12

Girls’/ WomenGirls’/ Women’s Cuts ~ ’s Cuts ~ $$15150000

♥♥ Valentine’s Special Valentine’s Special ♥♥MENS • BOYS CUTS

Bill Heddles Recre-ation Center is offering a babysitter training course taught by a certi-fied American Red Cross instructor. Participants 10 to 15 years of age can learn to be a responsible babysitter. Learn how to be a good leader and

role model, how to make good decisions and solve problems, how to keep the children and themselves safe, how to handle emer-gencies such as injuries, illnesses and household accidents, how to write a resume, and how to inter-view for jobs.

This two-day course is offered Wednesday and Thursday, Feb. 15 and 16, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The class fee is $90 which includes CPR and first aid certification and a first aid kit. Register by Feb. 10 at Bill Heddles Recre-ation Center, 874-0923.

Become a better babysitter

‘Alive at 25’offered atrec center

“Alive at 25,” a defen-sive driving course led by the Colorado State Patrol, is offered to drivers ages 15 to 24. The course consists of four hours of classroom instruction designed to prevent traffic violations, collisions and fatalities. The focus of the program is making drivers aware of typical driving hazards. Participants can test for a driving permit at age 15 1/2 or older.

The next class will be offered Monday, Feb. 13, at Bill Heddles Recre-ation Center. The class runs from 4:30 to 9 p.m. Register and pay for the course online at www.aliveat25.us.

A10 Wednesday, February 8, 2012 OBITUARIES Delta County Independent

Eva BuddeckeEva June Buddecke of

Fruita died Jan. 23, 2012, at Family Health West in Fruita. She was 86.

Mrs. Buddecke was born May 13, 1925, in Toronto, Kan., to John and Naomi Thompson. She graduated from Delta High School in 1942.

She married Clyde Baker on Sept. 12, 1943. They had four children. They divorced in 1967. She married Paul Bud-decke on Sept. 24, 1968. They owned and operated Paul’s Variety in Delta for 10 years.

Mrs. Buddecke worked for CD Smith, Mile High Feed and Grain, and Hested’s Department Store. She enjoyed cro-cheting, fishing, oil and tole painting, yodeling while she canned fruit, family holiday celebra-tions and working in the yard.

She is survived by a brother and his wife, Reverend Fred and Dot Thompson of Montrose; a sister and her hus-band, Melba and Jack Cutter of Longmont; four children. Lt. Col. (retired) Richard Baker and his wife Annette of Hillsboro, Ky., Donna Moore of Fruita, Bar-bara Stucker of Rapid City, S.D., and Devona Henderson-Sanders and her husband Jess of Delta; 12 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grand-children; and numerous stepgrandchildren and stepgreat-grandchildren.

Mrs. Buddecke was preceded in death by her two husbands.

At her request, no ser-vices will be held. A fam-ily life celebration will he held in the spring and her cremains will be interred alongside her husband Paul at Veter-ans Memorial Cemetery in Grand Junction.

Memorial contribu-tions may be made to “Main Street” at Family Health West in Fruita.

Glenda WheelerGlenda Elizabeth

Wheeler died Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012, at Colorow Care Center in Olathe. She was 75.

A memorial service will be held Thursday, Feb. 9, at 10 a.m. at Colorow Care Center in Olathe. Inurnment will follow at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Paonia.

Memorial contribu-tions may be made to Colorow Care Center in Olathe.

View the Internet obit-uary and sign the online guest registry at taylorfuneralservice.com.

Taylor Funeral Ser-vice and Crematory is handling the arrange-ments.

Laurence SmithLaurence Calvin Smith

of Grand Junction died Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012, at Hospice and Palliative Care Center in Grand Junction. He was 87.

Mr. Smith was born March 3, 1924, in Olathe, to Thomas and Sadie (Clark) Smith. He gradu-ated from Grand Junc-tion High School in 1941.

He enlisted in the Merchant Marines in 1941 during World War II. He then enlisted in the Army and was sent to Army Language School. He mastered the German language and was sent to Germany where he served for three years in the Counter Intelligence Corps.

Mr. Smith received an academic diploma from Mesa Junior College in Grand Junction, a bach-elor of arts degree from Western State College in Gunnison and his master of arts degree from Chap-man College in Orange, Calif.

He taught middle school for 22 years in Nucla, Grand Junction and Santa Maria, Calif. He taught high school social studies and Ger-man in Costa Mesa, Calif., for the last three years where he was the golf coach. He was a member of the Methodist church and sang in the choir wherever he lived. For the last 20 years he was a member of Delta Presbyterian Church. He traveled to over 50 coun-tries. He enjoyed classi-cal music and was a lifelong member of the Delta-Montrose Com-munity Concert series. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge (32nd degree) for 61 years and was received into Scot-tish Rite on May 9, 1953, in Grand Junction.

Mr. Smith is survived by his life partner of 52 years, Norman Campbell; and several nieces and nephews. His name was carried on by a great-great-niece, Caroline Laurence Vincent.

He was preceded in death by six brothers and one sister.

Viewing will be held Thursday, Feb. 9, from 4 to 6 p.m. at Taylor Funeral Service Chapel in Delta. A funeral ser-vice will be held Friday, Feb. 10, at 10 a.m. at Presbyterian Church of Delta with Reverend Alisa Secrest officiating. Burial will follow at 2 p.m. at Memorial Gar-dens in Grand Junction.

Memorial contribu-tions may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care of Western Colora-do, 3090 N. 12th Street, Suite B, Grand Junction, CO 81506, or to the char-ity of the donor’s choice.

View the Internet obit-

uary and sign the online guest registry at taylorfuneralservice.com.

Taylor Funeral Service and Crematory is han-dling the arrangements.

Judy BuhlkeJudith “Judy” Ann

Buhlke of Delta died Sat-urday, Feb. 4, 2012, at Hospice and Palliative Care Center in Grand Junction. She was 72.

A viewing will be held Friday, Feb. 10, from 1 to 1:45 p.m. at Delta Presby-terian Church. A memori-al service will follow at 2 p.m. with Reverend Alisa Secrest officiating. Burial will follow at Mesa View Cemetery. A gathering for friends and family will follow in Westminster Hall of the Delta Presby-terian Church.

Mrs. Buhlke was born June 22, 1939, in Mil-waukee, Wis., to Norman and Ida (Werner) Cale. Her mother passed away when she was young and she was raised by her father and stepmother, Lillie Cale. She spent her childhood in West Allis, Wis., and attended St. Rita’s grade school and Pius XI High School. She attended Misericordia Hospital School of Nurs-ing in Milwaukee.

She married Larry Buhlke on Sept. 10, 1966, in Aurora. They lived in Denver before moving to Delta in 1978.

Mrs. Buhlke was a registered nurse at Delta County Memorial Hos-pital and was named employee of the month in November 1985. In 1990 she and Larry moved to Phoenix, Ariz. She became a traveling nurse in 1992 and worked vari-ous nursing assignments in Connecticut, Florida, Arkansas and Wiscon-sin. She and her husband lived in a motor home for nine years. One of her favorite assignments was in Yuma, Ariz. Her last assignment was in Oahu, Hawaii. She lived and worked in Waikiki for four months. She returned home to Delta in 2001 and continued doing home health for Rocky Mountain Nurses Association in Delta. She retired after spine sur-gery in 2009 and moved to Crossroads Assisted Living in 2010.

Mrs. Buhlke was a member of Delta Presby-terian Church where she once served as a deacon. She was a member of the PEO Sisterhood until 2009. She volunteered at her church and Cross-roads prior to surgery. She delivered Meals on Wheels and took blood pressures at Columbine Senior Center and pre-pared income tax returns for seniors and well as other community service projects. She enjoyed

bingo, playing cards, painting, arts and crafts, exercise for seniors and watching movies. She attended church activi-ties, Bible study, concerts, plays and breakfast club. She was the president of the Residents Council at Crossroads.

She is survived by two daughters, Nancy Ayle and her husband Lincoln, and Connie Buhlke of Aurora; three granddaughters, Nicole Fischer, Amber Ayle and Autumn Ayle, all of Auro-ra; a brother and his wife, Wayne and Geri Zabler of Louisville, Ky.; a sister, Barbara Kopfmann of Germantown, Wis.; and a sister-in-law, Mary Buhl-ke of Juniata, Neb.

Mrs. Buhlke was pre-ceded in death by her husband, Larry Buhlke, in March 2000; and a sis-ter, Michele Cale.

Memorial contribu-tions may be made to Delta Presbyterian Church, Columbine Senior Cen-ter, or to the family to cover final expenses, c/o Connie Buhlke, 21854 E. Lake Place, Aurora, CO 80015.



Rosa LangeRosa Lea Lang of

Paonia died Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012, at Horizons Care Center in Eckert. She was 82.

A memorial service will be held Sunday, Feb. 19, at 2 p.m. at Paonia American Legion Hall. Cremation has taken place and her ashes will be scattered with her husband’s at Houston National Cemetery.

Mrs. Lang is survived by a daughter, Rosa Lang of Livingston, Texas; a son and his wife, James and Rita Lang Jr. of Paonia; a granddaughter, Stacy Anderson and her husband Kurth of Fort Dodge, Iowa; two great-grandchildren, Brady and Brianna; a sister-in-law; and two nephews.

Memorial contribu-tions may be made to the Rosa Lea Lang Memorial Fund, c/o Paonia State Bank, P.O. Box 597, Paonia, CO 81428.


Taylor Funeral Service and Crematory handled the arrangements.

Patrick WarhoePatrick E. Warhoe of

Colorado Springs and Cedaredge died after a battle with cancer on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012. He was 77.

A memorial service will be held Thursday, Feb. 9, at 2 p.m. at Taylor Funeral Service Chapel in Delta.

Memorial contribu-tions may be made to the American Cancer Soci-ety, 2754 Compass Drive, Suite 101, Grand Junc-tion, CO 81506.



LaVon HoffmanLaVon Ann Hoffman

died Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012. She was 52.

Mrs. Hoffman was born July 21, 1959, in Delta to Lee and JoAnn Frost. She attended school in Eckert and Cedaredge and grad-uated from Cedaredge High School in 1978. She completed a secretarial and bookkeeping course at Delta Montrose Tech-nical College.

She was a member of First Baptist Church of Cedaredge, active in the youth fellowship and

was an AWANA youth leader. She enjoyed ani-mals and was an avid horsewoman. She served as a wrangler for Tiger Run Tours at Dry Gulch in Summit County and Rimrock Rodeo Adven-tures in Fruita. She was instrumental in start-ing and managing The Flying AH, a non-profit horse rescue. She men-tored many foster chil-dren and others doing community service. She owned Majestic Peaks Cleaning Company. She was an artist and enjoyed photography and the out-doors.

Mrs. Hoffman is sur-vived by two daughters, Ashlee Hoffman and Ryan Flint of Mesa, and Aleesha Dobbs and her husband Luke of Fruita; five grandchildren, Astreaé, Aerro, Lane, Dakota and Sierra; her parents, Lee and JoAnn Frost of Grand Junction; a brother and his wife, Scott and Kim Frost of Cedaredge; two sisters and their husbands, Lisa and Mark McMillan of Cedaredge, and DeEtta and Jim Latta of Frisco; her grandmother, Doro-thy Gregory of Grand Junction; and multiple nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts and uncles.

A funeral service will be held Wednesday, Feb. 8, at 11 a.m. at First Bap-tist Church in Cedaredge, with Pastor Mark Fisher officiating. Burial will follow at Cedaredge Cem-etery.

Memorial contribu-tions may be made to any Coloramo Federal Credit Union or to the LaVon Hoffman Benefit Auction on Facebook.



Sandra RaySandra Ray of Benson,

Ariz., died Jan. 24, 2012, at her home. She was 46.

A burial service will be held Saturday, Feb. 11, at 2 p.m. at Valley View Cemetery in Montrose.

Alice Pauline (Har-vey) Knob died Jan. 31, 2012, at Delta, Colo. She was 84.

A rosary was recited by the Knights of Colum-bus at 7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 3, at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Delta. A Mass of Christian buri-al was held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 4.

Alice was born on Aug. 17, 1927, in Arkalon, Kan., to Susie (Bellucci) and Chet Harvey. She lived in Seward County until she was 10 years old, when her mother became ill and the fam-ily moved to Delta, Colo., for a brief time. Susie’s sister, Mary (Bellucci) Core took care of Susie until her death. Alice then lived with several members of her family in Kansas, friends in New Mexico and family in Delta. At 17, after gradu-ation from Liberal Kan. High School, she moved to Delta. She was work-ing and living on her own when her father died and her only brother, Robert was killed in France dur-ing World War II, both died in July of 1944.

She married Andy Knob on Nov. 11, 1947, at St. Michael’s Catho-lic Church in Delta. She became a member of St. Michael’s prior to their marriage and she was active in the Altar

and Rosary Society, St. Michael’s School and other church activities.

They lived on their farm on California Mesa for all of their 61 years of marriage. Alice was an intregal part of their successful farm and cat-tle business. Andy died in 2009. Alice had five children and raised four to adulthood. A daugh-ter was stillborn and her son, Patrick, was killed in an auto accident in 1977.

Alice is survived by son, Philip and Jane (Dettlaff) Knob; daugh-ter, Sherry (Knob) and Chuck Christie, all live in Delta; son, David and Vickie (Hollett) Knob live in Palisade, Colo.; her grandchildren, Jim, Sarah, Stephen, Joseph, Miryam, Thomas, Sha-ron and Susanna Knob, Brandon, Ryan, Brett and Stacy Christie and their daughters, Trista and Taryn, Seth Knob, Shae Arnett and her son, Oskar Crouch, Zane and Kellianne Arnett and their daughter, Veroni-ka.

Alice was a proud and supportive mother, a very loving grand-mother and she enjoyed her twin great-grand-daughters so much. She was a sports fan and had a great time travel-ing to the children’s and grandchildren’s sporting events. Alice and Andy made many friends while traveling to foot-ball, baseball games and wrestling matches.

Alice was creative and like to sketch, write and recite poems, and she would sing old sons and parts of songs, some very funny. She enjoyed doing crossword puzzles every day and sometimes the

grandkids would help. Dancing was a favorite pastime and she and Andy enjoyed traveling and the yearly trips to Las Vegas with nephew and niece, Richard and Bette Forfitt. Family! Alice lost her immediate family at a young age, which made her value every single ember of the Knob family, Harvey family and the Bellucci family. Alice spent many years researching her ancestry and Andy’s as well and she didn’t use the computer. The count-less hours she spent on genealogy is and will be appreciated by her fam-ily. She gave them the gift of a connection with their ancestors and an appreciation of being a part of a large, loving family.

In lieu of flowers, please donate in Alice’s memory to the Kitchen Fund at St. Michael’s Catholic Church, 628 Meeker Street, Delta, CO 81416, or to Hospice and Palliative Care of West-ern Colorado, P.O. Box 24, Delta, CO 81416.

Taylor Funeral Ser-vice and Crematory han-dled the arrangements.


Paid obituary

Alice KnobAug. 17, 1927 ~ Jan. 31, 2012

Taylor Funeral Service & Crematory

Chalmer & Marge Swain

Mesa View Cemetery

Delta County Independent OBITUARIES Wednesday, February 8, 2012 A11

DELTA FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GODEaton & Dodge, Delta • 874-3568

Pastor: Lee PonderSunday: 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 • 874-3717Pastor: Ken Gilchrist

Sunday: Sunday School (all ages) 9:45 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. Sunday Afternoon 2:00 p.m.Wednesday Evening 7:00 p.m.

CHURCH OF CHRIST164 Grand Blvd.

(Left on top of 3rd St. Hill) • 874-4971Sunday Bible Study 9:45 a.m.Sunday Morning Worship 10:45 a.m.Sunday Brown Bag Lunch 12:00 NoonSunday Afternoon Service 1:00 p.m.Wednesday Bible Study 6:30 p.m.

EL BUEN PASTORSPANISH ASSEMBLY OF GOD

860 Crawford Ave., DeltaCarlos & Rosemary Sluder,

Pastors – 874-0167Benjamin y Eunice Aviña Addlescentes – 874-0517Arturo & Alicia Carrasco,

Children – 874-0771Domingo: Escuela Dominical 10:00 a.m. Predicacion 11:00 a.m. Culto de la Tarde y Niños 5:00 p.m.Miercoles: Family Night 7:00 p.m. Jovenes 7:00 p.m.

GUNNISON VALLEYCHURCH OF THE NAZARENE

1721 H Rd., Delta • 874-0848Website: gvcnazarene.org

Email: [email protected] Pastor Terry D. Hedrick

Associate Pastor Edward (Mike) SandridgeSunday: 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 every-one. 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 CHURCH4th and Meeker, Delta • 874-4893

Rev. Alisa SecrestAdult/Children’s Sunday School 9:00 a.m.Praise Music 10:15 a.m.Worship Service 10:30 a.m.

Child care available

DELTA CHRISTIAN CHURCHReaching the children and youth of

Western Delta CountyI Rd. & 1600 Rd., North Delta • 874-4322

www.deltachristianchurch.orgMinistry Staff: Will Pruett, Jeremy Kane,

Kirsten Alsdorf, Jake SullivanFind us on Facebook at Delta Christian Church

Sunday: Worship First Service 9:30 a.m.Second Service 11:00 a.m.Children’s Church: Age 3-5th grade

Childcare (infant/preschool) all services.For Elem., M.S. & H.S. activities, please call

GARNET MESA BAPTIST CHURCH863 A Street, Delta

Jerry Hilterbrand, Pastor • 874-4837Sunday School 9:45 a.m.Services 11 a.m. & 6:30 p.m.Prayer Meeting (Wednesday) 7:00 p.m.

Independent, Fundamental

REDEEMER LUTHERAN CHURCH(Missouri Synod)

1000 Pioneer Road • 874-3052Pastor Jeffrey Ryan

Worship Service 9:00 a.m.Bible Classes and Sunday School 10:15 a.m.

Tiny Treasures Preschool

COMMUNITY OF CHRIST1061 Meeker St., Delta • cofchrist.org

Sunday Morning Worship 10:00 a.m.For more information call 626-3347

CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH (SBC)1290 A St., Delta • 874-9497

Pastor: Randy UnruhWebsite: www.calvarydelta.orgE-Mail: [email protected]

Sunday: Bible Study 9:00 a.m. Morning Worship 10:30 a.m.

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY751 Meeker St., Delta • 874-8083

Sunday: Bible Lesson Sermon 10:00 a.m.Sunday School 10:00 a.m.Wednesday: Testimony Meeting 7:00 p.m.

Child Care Provided • Everyone Welcome

GRAND MESA BIBLE CHURCH710 Crawford Ave., Delta • 874-8315

Pastor Gary CulpSunday School For All Ages 9:30 a.m.Worship Service 10:30 a.m.

Please call for information about Bible studies and Prayer times

FIRST CHURCH OF GOD1102 Howard St., Delta • Church 874-4647

deltafirstchurchofgod.comBob and Linda Aubery

Sunday School Classes for All Ages 9:00 a.m.Sunday Worship Service 10:15 a.m.Wed. Bible Study (Fellowship Hall) 2:00 p.m.Wed. Cedaredge Bible Study (856-3854) 4:00 p.m.Prayer Chain Contact Janice Bridwell 874-4621

MARANATHA FELLOWSHIP(The LORD Cometh)

1712 H Road, Delta • 874-9135Pastor Earl Douglas

Sunday School 10:00 a.m.Morning Worship 11:00 a.m.Sunday Night 6:00 p.m.Wed. Prayer & Bible Study 6:30 p.m.

All Welcome

ST. LUKE'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH“Loyal to the orthodox Christianfaith as received by Anglicanism”

5th & Palmer St., Delta • Rector's Study: 874-9489Pastor Tom Seibert

Holy Eucharist and Sunday School (Sunday) 10:15 a.m.Order of St. Luke & Healing Service, First Monday each month 6:00 p.m.Morning Prayer/Communion Wednesday 10:30 a.m.

ST. ANDREW THE APOSTLE ORTHODOX

298 Bert St., Delta • 874-5225www.saintandrewsdelta.org

Father Daniel JonesSaturday Great Vespers 5:00 p.m.Sunday Divine Liturgy 9:30 a.m.Please call: for feast day services schedule

SEVENTH-DAYADVENTIST CHURCH

763 Meeker St., DeltaPastor: Seth Coridan

Sabbath School Saturday 9:30 a.m.Morning Worship 11:00 a.m.Prayer Meetings Wednesday 7:00 p.m.

CHURCH OF JESUS CHRISTOF LATTER DAY SAINTS

1679 Pioneer Rd., Delta • 874-3444Corner 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 DELTAAmerican Baptist Church

1250 Pioneer Road, Delta • 874-3847deltafirstbaptist.org

Pastor James ConleySunday:Sunday School 9:15 a.m.Morning Worship 10:30 a.m.Sunday Night Church 6:00 p.m.Wednesday:Middle School Blitz 6:00 p.m.AWANA (Sept.-April) 6:00 p.m.Saturday:Men’s Bible Study 7:30 a.m.High School Saturday Night Live 7:00 p.m.

COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

Meets at Bill Heddles Recreation Center, DeltaRon Howard, Pastor

Sunday Worship Service 10:30 a.m.Children’s Church Provided

Home Bible Studies AvailableInformation: call 200-7816 or 874-4372

ST. MICHAEL’S CATHOLIC CHURCH628 Meeker St., Delta • 874-3300

Father Canice Enyiaka Saturday: Confession 4:00-5:00 p.m. Mass 5:30 p.m.Sunday: English Mass 10:00 a.m. Spanish Mass 12:00 NoonDaily Mass Mon.-Fri. 8:00 a.m.

CENTER FOR SPIRITUAL LIVING658 Howard St., Delta

Rev. Kay Spinden • 874-3425Sunday Services 10:30 a.m.Children’s Classes 10:30 a.m.

Science of Mind Classes Also Available

DELTA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH5th & Meeker Streets, Delta • Office — 874-9501

[email protected] Trueblood, Pastor

Early Service 8:30 a.m.Sunday School 9:15 a.m.Late Service 10:45 a.m.Youth Group 5:30 p.m.Communion Worship 1st Sunday

RIVER OF LIFE CHURCH1065 E. 7th St., Delta • 874-0308 • Cell: 314-0116

Pastors David & Michele MurphySunday:Prayer Time 9:00 a.m.Annointed Worship & Praise 9:30 a.m. Annointed preaching to follow

Where the fire & glory of God are manifested

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF CEDAREDGE

370 W. Main St., Cedaredge • 856-3830P.O. Box 400, Cedaredge, CO 81413

Email: [email protected] Pastor Dik Abbott

Sunday:Sunday School for All Ages 9:00 a.m.Morning Worship Service 10:15 a.m. Children’s Church AvailableEvening Service 6:00 p.m.Wednesday:Bible Study 6:00 p.m.AWANA and Youth 6:30 p.m.

GRAND MESA SOUTHERNBAPTIST CHURCH

110 S.E. Jay Ave., Cedaredge • 856-4672Rev. Steven Puls

Bible Study 9:30 a.m.Worship Service 10:45 a.m.Evening Worship 6:00 p.m.Team Kid (Wednesday) 6:00 p.m.Prayer & Bible Study (Wednesday) 7:00 p.m.Brotherhood Breakfast (1st Saturday) 8:00 a.m.Fellowship Breakfast (last Tuesday) 8:00 a.m.

(at Ole Bakery)

ECKERT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH13025 Highway 65, Eckert • 835-3441

P.O. Box 7Pastor Jo DeVinny

Sunday: Morning Worship: Year Round 10:30 a.m.Children’s Sunday School during worshipThursday: Bible Study Held at Big E Market 7:30 a.m.

NEW HOPE EVANGELICALFREE CHURCH

Meets at Cedaredge Community Centerwww.newhopefree.orgPastor Bill Williamson

856-4458Sunday Worship Service 10:00 a.m.Children’s Church 10:45 a.m.

Nursery AvailableMen’s Breakfast 1st & 3rd Sat. 7:00 at Ole BakeryYouth Groups — schedules vary Call for time and place

CEDAREDGE COMMUNITYUNITED METHODIST CHURCH

3rd & Aspen, PO Box 369, Cedaredge • [email protected]

Rev. Debra A. Edwards, PastorVickie Richards-Street, Pastoral Associate

Rev. Bob Watts, Pastor EmeritusAdult Sunday School 8:30 a.m.Children’s Sunday School 9:00 a.m.Worship Services 9:00 a.m. & 10:00 a.m.Communion Worship First SundayZero Gravity Youth Sundays 4:00 p.m.Children, Youth and Adult ChoirsBible Studies Available!Nursery & Attendant also available.

OPEN HEARTS! OPEN MINDS! OPEN DOORS!

CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE2291 Q25 Road, Cedaredge • 856-6137Pastors John and MaryLouise Dannels

Sunday School 10:00 a.m.Morning Worship 11:00 a.m.

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH290 S.W. 2nd Ave., Cedaredge • 210-3398

Pastor Seth CoridanSabbath School Saturday 9:15 a.m.Morning Worship 10:50 a.m.Prayer Meeting Wednesday 3:00 p.m.

ST. PHILIP BENIZI CATHOLIC CHURCH290 N.W. Cedar Ave., P.O. Box 713

Cedaredge, CO 81413Rev. Canice Enyiaka, Pastor

Sunday: 8:00 a.m. MassTuesday: 6:00 p.m. Mass

For more information, call 970-856-6495

ALL SAINTSLUTHERAN CHURCH, ELCA

20101 Deer Creek Rd., Austin • 835-3667www.allsaintslutheranco.org

Tom Lange, PastorSunday: Worship 10:00 a.m. Adult Bible Class 9:00 a.m. Children’s Sunday School 10:00 a.m.

Open Communion (1st & 3rd Sundays)

SURFACE CREEK COMMUNITY CHURCH

21987 Austin Road • [email protected]

John Copper, Pastor • 856-4675Sunday: Worship Service 10:00 a.m.with Children’s Church and nursery providedWednesday: Bible Study 7:00 p.m.

CEDAREDGE ASSEMBLY OF GOD1596 S.W. 9th St., Cedaredge • 856-3586

Bob Hillyer - Senior PastorMarvin Pemberton - Assoc. Pastor

Youth Pastor: Eric MusilJanet Noble - Children

Sunday School 9:00 a.m.Sunday Morning Worship 10:00 a.m.Wed. Family Night: Adult Bible Study, Youth & Children's Ministries 7:00 p.m.Men's Breakfast (Saturday) 7:00 a.m.

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NORTH FORK CHURCH OF CHRIST

40259 M Rd., Paonia • 970-527-5443Sunday Morning 10:00 a.m.Wednesday Evening 5:00 p.m.

Teaching Sound Bible Doctrine

PAONIA FRIENDS CHURCH409 3rd St., Paonia • 527-6151

Pastor Gaylen KinserSunday: SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICE 9:00 a.m. with NURSERY for children 19 mos.-3 years SUNDAY SCHOOL for ages 19 months-adults 10:00 a.m.

CRAWFORD FRIENDS CHURCHNon-denominational

3842 Stearman Lane, Crawford • 921-LORD (5673)Pastor Jerry Dutton

Youth Pastor JP DuttonSunday Worship Service 8:30 & 10:30 a.m.Coffee & Fellowship 10:00 a.m.Children’s Church and Nursery 10:30 a.m.

Youth Group and Adult Life Studieswww.crawfordchristians.org

HOTCHKISS CHURCH OF CHRIST175 N. 1st St., Hotchkiss • 527-3225

Minister Windell HowardSunday Service 10:30 a.m.

MOUNTAIN VIEW BIBLE CHURCHLazear, CO – 872-2139

Pastor Jim Jesser – 323-6412Youth Pastor Jake Erickson - 872-6329

Sunday School 9:45 a.m.Morning Service 11:00 a.m.Evening Service & Youth Night 6:00 p.m.Wednesday Service 7:00 p.m.

Christ Centered Country Church Independent and Fundamental

HOTCHKISS COMMUNITYUNITED METHODIST CHURCH

2nd & Orchard, Hotchkiss • Office: 872-3540Pastor John Hiestand • 872-4881

Sanctuary is handicapped accessibleChildren'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.UMW Meet 3rd Saturday 9:00 a.m.

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FIRST BAPTIST CHURCHOF HOTCHKISS

203 W. Main, Hotchkiss • Church 872-3313Sunday School (all ages) 9:45 a.m.Sunday Morning Worship 11:00 a.m.Sunday Evening Service 5:00 p.m.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 meetings, ladies’ Bible study, teen outings, nursery and a food pantry. Contact Pastor Jake DeField for

more information.

PAONIAUNITED METHODIST CHURCH

2nd and Onarga, PaoniaPastor 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.

IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH(Missouri Synod)

5th & North Fork, Paonia at the Northwest corner of City Park

Pastor Duane O. Daeke • 527-3232Morning Worship 9:00 a.m.Lent Worship Wednesday 7:00 p.m.Bible Study following worship service

Visitors Always Welcome.

CHURCH OF JESUS CHRISTOF LATTER-DAY SAINTS5th and Oak, Paonia • 527-4239

Bishop Stephen W. BaylesSacrament 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 CHURCH1117 Third Street, Paonia • 527-4629

www.biblecenteronline.comJohn Owen, Pastor

Sunday School 9:45 a.m.Morning Worship 11:00 a.m.Awana Clubs - Wednesday 7:00 p.m.

NORTH FORK BAPTIST CHURCH639 Samuel Wade Rd., Paonia • 527-4644

www.nfbcpaonia.orgPastor 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 CHURCH297 Dogwood Ave., Crawford • 921-3300

Rev. John HiestandSunday 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 • 527-3450P.O. Box 413, Paonia, CO 81428

Pastor Ed HollettSunday School 9:30 a.m.Traditional Church Service 10:45 a.m.

PAONIA CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP CHURCH

235 Box Elder Avenue, Paonia • 527-3161www.paoniachristianfellowship.com

Pastor Scott McIntireSunday 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.

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SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH235 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 • 527-3214Sunday Mass 11:00 a.m.

PAONIA SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTCHURCH

41012 Lamborn Dr., PO Box 932, Paonia, CO 81428Pastor Seth Coridan • 970-210-3398

Saturday Services 9:00 a.m.Discover Answers to Life’s Deepest Questions:

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OLD KING JAMES BIBLEBAPTIST CHURCH

5th & Horton, Olathe • 970-497-0790Pastor Brian Lopiccolo

Sunday School 9:30 a.m.Preaching 10:30 a.m. & 6:00 p.m.

ST. JOSEPH’S TRADITIONALROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH

Latin Mass59350 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

OLATHE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

Located at 512 HersumSend mail to PO Box 148, Olathe, CO 81425

970-323-6465 • Email: [email protected] Worship 10:30 a.m.Wednesday: Breathing Space 6:00 p.m. Choir 7:00 p.m.

Everyone welcome

LIVING WORD LUTHERAN CHURCH2820 Peyton Dr., Montrose • 249-4405

Pastor Matthew FreySunday Service 9:00 a.m.Sunday School/Bible Study 10:15 a.m.Wednesday Night Bible Study 7:00 p.m.

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Anna KnobAnna Marie “Dolly”

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A rosary was recited Feb. 7 at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Delta, with Reverend Canice Enyiaka officiat-ing. Inurnment followed at Delta City Cemetery.

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erset, to Paul and Jose-phine (Boss) Coan. She attended school in Som-erset and Delta, gradu-ating from Delta High School in 1943. She attended a business col-lege in Greeley.

She married Victor Knob on June 13, 1966. They celebrated 39 years of marriage. He preceded her in death on Sept. 29, 2005, in Delta.

Mrs. Knob grew up entertaining people on the Western Slope with her acrobatics and tap dancing on the Egyp-tian Theater stage. She established schools for dance in Delta, Ouray and Greeley. In 1973, she and her husband owned and operated Terrell’s Restaurant and Lounge in Delta for 20 years. She was a member of St. Michael’s Catholic

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Roger SelkRoger Glenn Selk of

Paonia died Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012, at Paonia Care and Rehabilitation Center. He was 81.

A memorial inurnment service was held Feb. 7 at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Paonia, with Reverend Duane Daeke officiating.

Mr. Selk was born March 11, 1930, in Fai-bury, Neb., to John and Thelma (Glenn) Selk.

He spent his childhood in Nebraska and Califor-nia. He attended school in Ventura, Calif.

He married Roberta Orton on Nov. 6, 1954, in Las Vegas, Nev. They lived in Las Vegas for over 50 years before retir-ing and moving to Paonia six years ago.

Mr. Selk was a mem-ber of the Lutheran church, Lions Club and Elks Lodge. He was an avid golfer and enjoyed fishing, hunting and bowling. He worked for Los Prados Golf Course in Las Vegas after retir-ing from EG&G subcon-tractors for the Depart-ment of Energy.

Mr. Selk is survived by his wife, Roberta Selk of Paonia; three sons, John Selk of Paonia, Larry Selk and his wife Debo-rah of Las Vegas, Nev.,

and Terry Selk and his wife Faith of Elk Grove, Calif.; a daughter, Chris-tine Potter of Paonia; a half-brother and his wife, Robert and Sherri Branch of Rogue River, Ore.; seven grandchil-dren; one great-grand-son; and a great-grand-daughter on the way.

He was preceded in death by a son, Kenneth Selk.

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Scholarship recipientsLes Renfrow (left) presented L & A Renfrow Foundation scholarships to six full-time Delta-Montrose Technical College students for the spring semester. Scholarship recipients were Sarah Westin (cosmetology), Robin Mercer (cosmetology), and Laura Merritt (practical nursing); (kneeling) Lee Lowthian (architectural drafting), Angela Vassallo (practical nursing), and Felicia Avila (practical nursing). Also pictured is John Jones, college director. The L & A Renfrow Foundation scholarship was started in 2005 by Les and Ann Renfrow to honor students and staff from Delta-Montrose Technical College.

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The GMUG is looking at a 10 percent cut in its budget from the For-est Service in FY 2012, Charlie Richmond, for-est supervisor, told the Board of County Com-missioners on Jan. 30.

That cut will come as part of a 3 percent cut to the Forest Service nationally. But, lurking within those numbers is a possible 56 percent cut for roads, infrastruc-ture, and facilities both nationally and locally, Richmond said. Follow-ing the session with com-missioners, the forest supervisor’s office quali-fied the numbers saying they are still preliminary and not official.

The GMUG would be “hard hit” by such cuts, Richmond told the BoCC. “The cuts will affect both

recreational and admin-istrative facilities. We simply cannot maintain the recreation sites we have with the money we (would be) given.”

Roads would also be affected by cuts of that magnitude. “I don’t know what message Congress is trying to send,” Rich-mond told the BoCC.

Delta County has a keen interest in one of the GMUG’s premier recreation sites — the Grand Mesa Visitors Center. The county paid to help construct the log structure and is current-ly one of three “partners” providing funding for it. The county contributes $10,000 annually for the visitor center operation, with the Forest Service and a commercial ven-ture housed there also contributing.

The GMUG’s hopes for a new administrative building at Delta could also be hit by funding problems, Richmond explained. Delta County pledged $200,000 in-kind support for the proposed $7 million construc-tion project, a pledge Richmond said he was very grateful for. Other local interests have also pledged support.

The GMUG’s proposal for the new forest super-visor’s headquarters received the top prior-ity by the Forest Service national headquarters. Yet, Richmond said that considering the overall budget picture, “It’s still a long shot that we will get the money (for con-struction this year).”

He said that the GMUG will be looking at a lease arrangement of some kind if there is no funding commitment for

a new headquarters by early 2014. Construction plans for a new facility have been drawn up if a build-lease deal can be worked out, he added.

Richmond also report-ed on the following proj-ects:

• Paonia District Ranger Levi Broyles has taken on management of the Grand Valley District since Connie Clement-son left that post to work for the BLM in Dolores. There are 35 applicants for the Grand Valley job.

• The GMUG “is ripe for an outbreak of spruce beetle infesta-tion,” Richmond report-ed. Individual trees are being removed as they become infected. More timber sales this year will involve more volume of wood than at any time in the last 30 years. The work will “keep a healthy forest.”

• The GMUG staff is “under seige” with a “large work load” from environmentalist lawers who are appealing every coal project.

National budget cutscould hit the GMUG

The Region 10 League for Economic Assistance & Planning (Region 10) has selected Michele Gad, Area Agency on Aging (AAA) Coordinator at Region 10, to succeed Lee Bartlett as director of the program.

Gad was chosen from a strong field of candidates in interviews conducted by Region 10 executive director Paul Gray, mem-bers of the AAA Regional Advisory Council and the Region 10 staff. Gad has spent many years serv-ing senior citizens in the region as well as hav-ing more than 25 years of finance and business experience.

“I am pleased that

Michele will be taking on the leadership role in this important program,” Gray said. “She is highly competent, cares deeply about the population we serve, and has estab-lished many relation-ships with older adults, local/community orga-nizations and the State Unit on Aging.”

“Lee did such a fabu-lous job,” Gad said. “I will never be able to fill his shoes. However, I hope that I am able to fill the position of AAA director as successfully as he did.

“I look forward to tak-ing AAA to the next level of success,” she said. “People over age 60 are a vital part of our com-

munity — we need to be doing whatever it takes to serve them.”

The Area Agency on Aging receives approxi-mately $1,000,000 in funding annually, and contracts with eleven

provider organizations in Delta, Gunnison, Hin-sdale, Montrose, Ouray and San Miguel Counties. These contracts help fund a wide variety of services for senior citizens, includ-ing senior dining, meals on wheels, transportation services, dental services, homemaker services, legal services and many others.

Region 10 AAA seeks to assure that a compre-hensive array of services provided through a coor-dinated network will be available to enable older persons in the region to live independently as long as possible.

To learn more, visit www.region10.net, or call AAA at 249-2436.

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The 2012 Home, Gar-den and Recreation Show will be held on Friday and Saturday, March 30 and 31, at Bill Heddles Recreation Center in Delta. If you are inter-ested in being a vendor at this event, please call the Delta Area Chamber of Commerce at 874-8616, or visit www.deltacolorado.org.

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Fabulous FebruaryA horse adds to this beautiful scene from Fobare Road just outside of Hotchkiss.

BY KATHY BROWNINGStaff Writer

The Town of Crawford real-ly needs its citizens to step up and serve their commu-nity. The April 3 election will decide on four trustee posi-tions and a new mayor.

Long-time mayor Jim Crook said he will not run again. Announcing they will not be seeking another term as trustees are Bill Mosey, Bruce Green and Susie Steck-el. Steckel has announced

she is running for Crawford mayor. Christie Young who was appointed last year to fill the vacancy created when Darren Dworsky resigned, intends to run in her first election.

Those running for office cannot collect signatures until Feb. 13. Voters can only sign one petition for mayor, and four trustee petitions.

Trustees Mike Tiedeman and Hetty Todd still have time remaining on their terms.

Crawford voters will elect new council


The Crawford public works department announced at the Feb. 1 council meeting the town needs a utilities increase totaling $6 a month. If approved, the rate increase would begin in April. The total breaks down to a $2.50 rate increase on the monthly water bill and a $3.50 increase on the monthly sewer bill. Town staff and Mayor Jim Crook are making the increase propos-al, “after much deliberation, research and discussion.”

Of the $2.50 water increase, $2 would be reserved for capi-tal improvement and infra-structure needs. That would mean $6,400 would be set aside per year for long term needs and $1,600 a year to counter inflation. The current inflation rate is 3.87 percent.

On the sewer side, $1.50 of the increase would be for future capital improvement and infrastructure needs. That will total $4,824 per year for long term needs and nearly

$6,700 a year for current fund shortfalls and inflation.

“Increased costs are never welcome but at present time are a reality we must face. In order to be considered for large budget item grants the Town of Crawford must dem-onstrate that we have con-sidered and are preparing for these needs,” said Bruce Bair, public works director.

Bair told the board of trust-ees that the town has not been putting money away to meet future needs in the two enter-prise funds.

Water rates were increased in 2007. Sewer funds, Bair reported, are failing to meet expenses by about $5,000 a year.

Water and sewer tap fees will also go into the capital improvement fund for needs 10 years from now.

The Town of Crawford will have a public hearing on the proposed water and sewer monthly rate increases on Wednesday, March 7, at 7 p.m. Public comment is welcome.

Water/sewer rate hike sought in Crawford


Some local real estate brokers are concerned about what is happening with prop-erty values and sales with just the suggestion of oil and gas development in the North Fork Valley.

Bob Lario, president of RE/MAX Mountain West told the Jan. 12 Rotary Club of Paonia that the perception there may be drilling in this area is already affecting the market. “This could kill us,” he said.

In an interview, Lario noted that he has not person-ally lost any contracts since

the Bureau of Land Manage-ment made their December announcement of the oil and gas leases available for sale this August. “We are strug-gling a little bit with the dis-closure requirements of this,” Lario said. “The biggest effect we are seeing is people step-ping back from contracts or pursuing a property they have their eyes on. It’s buyers that have not entered into con-tracts yet.” Potential buyers, Lario believes, are thinking if these leases go through, they may not be interested in com-ing to this area.

Lario said current buyers are looking for bargains and that is how the market in the North Fork Valley is begin-ning to recover. He attributed it to the kind of people being attracted to the area inter-ested in the arts, small farms, breweries, wineries, orchards music studios, music venues and a healthy environment without industrial activities.

In his letter to the BLM, Lario wrote, “In this fragile recovering market, it doesn’t take much of a perceived threat to the desired ameni-ties to discourage the buy-ing decision.” He continued, “We simply cannot afford to lose interest in and sales of properties in this area whose real estate market is already saturated with economically distressed properties.”

Bernadette Stech, a Paonia Realty broker, originally came to the North Fork Val-ley 13 years ago for many of the same reasons as current buyers. She has an organic orchard, organic gardens and a greenhouse on five acres on

Pitkin Mesa. She moved here so she and her family could breathe clean air and drink clean water. “And I don’t want to put that at risk,” she said.

She has lost one contract and another potential home buyer said they would con-tinue to rent until they know what is going to happen with the oil and gas leases. “They want to grow organically,” Stech said. Her potential buy-ers believe oil and gas devel-opment threatens the water. “Because that’s what we have heard in the news with Mon-tana, Wyoming and even in Silt and Rifle,” Stech said.

She got a call two weeks ago from an organic grower who wanted an evaluation of her home because she is thinking of moving because of the potential oil and gas development.

Stech always tells those who are moving here for a specific purpose — for their health or to have an organ-ic orchard, that BLM has announced the oil and gas leases sale. She refers people to the Citizens for a Healthy Community website for more information.

“I haven’t spoken with a single person in this valley who is for the oil and gas leases being sold,” she said. “I visit with a lot of different people, including coal miners. They don’t want all the truck traffic and all the noise. They don’t want the pollution.”

Stech said if oil and gas development comes to the area rental prices may sky rocket, but home sales will go down.

Pending oil/gas leases worry home buyers

Photo by Kathy BrowningBernadette Stech is a real estate broker who has lost a sales contract and has had others put on hold while they await word if the BLM will continue with the planned August sale of oil and gas leases in the North Fork Valley.

Meeting Presidentand First Lady was‘amazing’ forMahala Greer


Mahala Greer, Paonia High School graduate and soon to be graduate this May from the University of Colorado Denver, is a real “Friend of Barack.”

Throughout her college career, Greer has worked 20 hours a week and even left university studies for a while to work full-time to pay for college. Even so, she will leave college with a debt of $35,000 in loans. The lion’s share of the debt is with low interest federal loans, but she is want-ing to enter into an education career which is not always high paying.

While working on cam-pus as a peer educator in the Office of Community Standards and Wellness, she and others in the office were asked if they wanted to volun-teer when President Barack Obama spoke at the Univer-sity of Colorado Denver in October 2011.

“Everyone in the office was very excited to do so,” Greer said. “And then, they were also looking for a student to do the introduction for Presi-dent Obama. I submitted a blurb about myself talking about how I was interested in going into education.”

The White House selected Greer because she was a stu-dent with loan debt, a topic President Obama would speak about at the Auraria Event Center.

She met the President back in October, shaking his hand and talking to him for about a minute before introducing the President to the audience. Afterwards, she had her pic-

ture taken with him. Little did she know then

that she would once again meet the President this January in Washington D.C. for the State of the Union address. She received a phone call on Jan. 19 from the Department of Educa-tion and the White House. She was told that her story was exactly what a lot of students are facing — higher education with a higher and higher price tag. “They asked me if I would be their guest to hear the President’s State of the Union address on Jan. 24.” Her travel and accom-modations were included. She was excited and accepted the invitation.

“I’ve been in charge of all my educational expenses,” Greer said. “I’ve been accept-ed in the Teach for America Program and long term would like to continue in the edu-cation field. I’m going into a career where I won’t be guaranteed to make a lot of money, but I’d rather go into a career I’m more passionate about than something where I could make more money. Unfortunately, the tuition is just rising in this country, and more and more students are having to take out loans and work while they are in school and it can be pretty challeng-ing.”

One of the pieces of legis-lation proposed by President Obama is helping to make loan repayment easier for stu-dents. “I know it’s my debt and I assume responsibility for it. The proposed presiden-tial plan would make it easier to make payments without it hurting the college graduate personally. It would be pay-ing back a certain percentage of your gross income [as the] maximum for your monthly loan payment. It is really helpful to have an idea when you are on a budget to know exactly what you would be paying,” Greer said.

Greer flew into Wash-ington D.C. Tuesday, Jan. 24, taking the Metro to her hotel because she really likes public transportation. She then went to the White House for a tour. Greer was able to bring a guest, a good friend at American Univer-sity. Greer met First Lady Michelle Obama and then was escorted to the Capital building where she watched the speech.

During the speech Greer sat two rows behind Mrs. Obama and next to the mayor of San Antonio and a man from Florida. Her guest and the other guests watched the speech from the White House Theater.

Her impression of being in Washington, meeting the First Lady and hearing the President deliver his State of the Union at the Capital was “an overwhelming and honor-ing experience. It was really amazing to be in the Capi-tal watching the speech. The energy in the room was very interesting. There was a lot of people very into the speech and very excited about a lot of what the President was say-ing. There was a portion that was not as enthusiastic.”

About President and Mrs. Obama, Greer said, “They were just amazingly nice and gracious people.” Those invited by the White House went in one by one to have their picture taken with Pres-ident Obama. “He was asking everyone if they had fun that evening.”

She continued, “They seem to genuinely care and are gen-uinely nice, and interested in us. It was an honor to be there and that was just so amazing to me.”

About the President’s State of the Union address, Greer said, “I thought it was a really great speech and a lot of what he was saying is very hopeful for the future of our country, I feel.”

Paonia grad invited to State of Union address

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If you are keeping score, scratch SG Inter-ests Inc. of Houston, Texas off as possibly nominating the BLM oil and gas parcels in the North Fork Valley. They didn’t.

Gunnison Energy Cor-poration had announced earlier they had nominat-ed parcels in Gunnison County but not the par-cels in Delta County.

Robbie Guinn, SG Interests vice presi-dent, said on Feb. 1 that company management understands the con-cerns in the Hotchkiss and Paonia area about the 30,000 acres and 22 parcels proposed for oil and gas leases.

Their policy is not to

comment on BLM sales, but they have decided to make an exception this time. According to Guinn, as far as the parcels in and around Hotchkiss and Paonia, SG Interests did not nominate the par-cels.

SG Interests current-ly has one well in Delta County and approximate-ly 22 or 23 in Gunnison County. “It’s growing fair-ly steadily,” Guinn said.

SG Interests didn’t nominate the parcels

Loberg is public works director


Scott Leon decided last August to resign as public works director and focus his attention as police chief for the Town of Paonia.

That change in duties took effect as of Jan. 1. Travis Loberg is the new Paonia public works director. Having previ-ously worked about 18 months for the depart-ment, Loberg returned in 2006 and worked with Leon in public works through 2011.

ClarificationCAWS has provided

more details of the gen-erous contribution from Tayshen Automotive. The online article, “Grants lift CAWS into the black for 2011” was posted Feb. 1. Tayshen will pay one-half of adoption fees for their customers only. A voucher can be claimed at Tayshen Automotive at the time of service.


Recycling just got a whole lot closer to home.

The North Fork Transfer Station outside of Hotchkiss off Back River Road is now open for recyclable items. It opened last Thursday, Feb. 2, with 14 people bringing their plastic bottles, cans and news-papers.

John Niblack, who works at the transfer station, said the recy-cling center is open Thursday through Mon-day from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. The transfer sta-tion is manned during those hours.

The recycling pilot is being done by Delta County and Waste Man-agement. There are three large containers for comingles, cardboard and paper.

Comingles include 1-7 plastic, aluminum bev-erage containers, glass

bottles and jars, tin and steel cans. A sec-

ond container is for cor-rugated cardboard. The third is for office paper, newspapers, magazines, catalogs, phone books, directories, junk mail, shredded paper and paperboard which would include cracker, snack

and cookie cartons.No food waste, films,

plastic bags, plastic wrap, foam cups and foam containers are accepted.

The transfer station has a separate paid area for trash.

Recycling center opens

Photo by Kathy BrowningThree brand spanking new containers are waiting at the North Fork Transfer Station for your recyclable items. The pilot program is being offered free of charge by Delta County and Waste Management.

Home buyersFROM PAGE B1

Currently, Stech said, home selling prices are still low. A recent foreclo-sure valued at $182,000 in 2007 has now been marked down to $109,000. More homes may be sell-ing right now due to short sales and foreclosures, but expensive properties are not selling. On aver-age, Stech sells between 12 to 15 homes in a year.

In her letter to BLM, Stech wrote, “This is a

small community. When real estate loses value it translates into signifi-cant financial impact on the community. We have already seen a negative impact from recession. As prices move down, we see more foreclosures, people lose their homes. I already deal almost daily with clients trying to avoid a foreclosure. We don’t need any more pres-sure to move real estate prices down.”


Scott Leon, Paonia police chief, reports that a residential burglary took place on the east end of town. The police blotter indicated the burglary was in the 100 block of Dorris Avenue.

The residence is owned by Karen Bennett. Caretaker Mike Burum reported hearing dogs barking around 11:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 19. Police believe entry into the home was forced. A pistol, tools and jewelry

of unspecified value was reported missing.

Leon encourages hom-eowners to make sure their valuables and their homes are secure at all times.

He noted that Gunnison and Montrose have recently had issues with burglaries. Montrose has had 14 daytime bur-glaries.

Anyone with informa-tion on this burglary are asked to call the Paonia Police Department 527-4822 or CrimeStoppers 874-8810.

Police investigate home burglary

PEO Chapter GT in Delta County offers a $1,000 revolving scholar-ship annually to a high school senior girl who will attend college in the fall. This year the scholarship goes to a Hotchkiss High School graduate.

Application instruc-

tions are available through the guidance counselor. The deadline for applying is April 2.

PEO is an internation-al philanthropic educa-tional organization aimed at furthering educational opportunities for women worldwide.

PEO scholarship will go to HHS grad


The alleged misuse of funds at Paonia Town Hall is being investigated by the Seventh Judicial District Attorney and the Delta County Sheriff ’s Office.

One investigator from each has been assigned to

the case. According to Sheriff

Fred McKee, the investi-gators met with the audi-tor on Feb. 1 and the investigation is just in its infancy.

The Paonia Police Department is not involved in the investiga-tion.

Sheriff/DA investigating Paonia finance case


The Old Timers and Newcomers Dinner was held last Saturday, and for the first time at Crawford School. Local businesses showcased their wares. Guests enjoyed a potluck with meat loaf and lasa-gna for the main entree.

The annual event is hosted by the Crawford Area Chamber of Com-merce. President Lynne

Watkins moderated the presentations. The cham-ber shared six reasons why local businesses should be a member. The first reason is that businesses can use the chamber’s website as a connection to advertise. Secondly, the calendar of events shows local event schedules and allows business members to advertise their promo-tions. Business listings on the Crawford Cham-ber website link to the North Fork website pro-viding access to poten-tial customers. Even those who don’t own a business can become a supporting member of Crawford businesses and the community. Member businesses are advertised throughout the year in local publications includ-ing the DCI. The final reason was that more than 1,000 full color brochures and maps are placed in Colorado visi-tor centers with links to member Crawford busi-nesses.

A series of awards were presented throughout the

night. The winners are:Business of the Year —

Don’s Directory of the Oil and Gas Industry. Mike Hart, Don Hart (founder) and Jane Hart received the award.

Non-profit of the Year — Friends of Crawford Town Hall, who are coor-dinating the renovation of the town hall (the for-mer Crawford School). Susan Hansen accepted the award on behalf of the organization.

Volunteer of the Year — Susan Hansen, who was introduced by her husband Dick.

Old Timer — Bertha Ann Linman.

Newcomers — Gene and Dee Smith.

The audience also heard from Crawford principal Sam Cox, Elaine Brett of North Fork Vision 2020 who explained about the recent $100,000 Orton Family Foundation Heart and Soul Grant for the entire North Fork Valley, John Watkins of Friends of Crawford State Park, Lynne Watkins for Pio-neer Days, Susan Hansen for Friends of Crawford Town Hall and Delta County Sheriff Deputy and Crawford resident Kris Stewart.

The highlight of the evening was when everyone shared their name and connection to Crawford.

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Shotsfiredat home


The Delta County Sheriff ’s Office is seek-ing information about a shooting incident which took place on Lamborn Mesa Road the evening of Feb. 1. At about 8:30 p.m., Amanda Gaston called dispatch to report that a shot had been fired at her home. One round, possibly from a .30 caliber rifle, went through the exterior wall and punctured a freezer.

“The homeowner was sitting right next to the freezer,” said Delta County Sheriff Fred McKee.

Sheriff ’s deputies found a spent shell cas-ing on the road near Gaston’s house and questioned neighbors who identified two sub-jects who were possibly coyote hunting in the area. The sheriff ’s office is attempting to contact those hunters, who could face charges of reckless endangerment, if the shot was fired acciden-tally, or felony menac-ing, if they intentionally shot at the home.

Anyone with informa-tion about this incident is asked to call Delta County Crimestoppers at 874-8810 or the Delta County Sheriff ’s Office at 874-2000.

Log homedestroyedby fire


A log home on Stevens Gulch Road was con-sumed by fire Saturday, Feb. 4, the Delta County Sheriff ’s Office reports.

The home at 17430 Stevens Gulch was owned by Kirt Morgan and his family. According to the sheriff ’s office, a fire alarm in the home went off at about 6 p.m., and when Morgan went to investigate he found the laundry room totally engulfed in flames. The laundry room contained a washer, dryer and hot water heater; either the dryer or the hot water heater may have caused the blaze.

Firefighters from Paonia and Hotchkiss responded but were unable to save the home or its contents. No one was injured.

Photo by Kathy BrowningDon’s Directory of the Oil and Gas Industry was named Crawford’s Business of the Year at the annual Old Timers Newcomers Dinner held Saturday, Feb. 4 at Crawford School. Mike Hart (center) received the award with his father Don and mother Jane. Lynne Watkins (left), president of the Crawford Area Cham-ber of Commerce and Jane Richardson (second left) made the presentation.

Photo by Kathy BrowningSusan Hansen is shown after her husband Dick presented her with the Volunteer of the Year award at the Old Timers Newcomers Dinner on Saturday. Hansen also picked up the award on behalf of Friends of Crawford Town Hall which was named Non-profi t of the Year.Photo by Kathy Browning

Delta County Sheriff Deputy Kris Stewart was introduced to the audi-ence. He grew up and lives in Crawford.

Paonia-based KVNF has been selected as one of 10 stations in the country to be part of the “Localore” project.

Localore is a $2 mil-lion initiative produced by Boston-based AIR, the Association of Indepen-dents in Radio. More than $1 million in funding will support 10 station-based innovation teams for up to one year. The teams are tasked with bringing their ingenuity to blend digital and broadcast technology, and invent new forms of storytelling that will appeal beyond public broadcasting’s traditional core audi-ence. KVNF was select-ed, along with KALW San Francisco, KCRW Los Angeles, KQED San Francisco, KUT Austin, WBEZ Chicago, WGBH Boston, WYSO Dayton, Prairie Public Broadcast-ing Fargo, and Twin Cit-ies Public Television Min-neapolis.

Julia Kumari Drapkin, a multi-media producer from New Orleans, will spend 12 months leading and producing her project “iseechange.” Bringing together public radio, a mobile documentary unit, and a custom crowdsourc-ing multi-media platform, Drapkin seeks to engage residents of the North Fork region in a conver-sation about how they see change through the course of a year — sea-son to season. Based in the KVNF building, but having a robust field component to the project, “iseechange” will serve as a central access point to collect observations, orga-nize conversation threads, and report stories.

KVNF listeners will enjoy regularly produced

short segments on the airwaves and posted on www.kvnf.org. At the end of each season, Drapkin will create a final, highly produced multi-media documentary that sum-marizes the conversation that took place in sound, image, and online.

Upon notification of this prestigious effort, Sally Kane, KVNF gen-

eral manager said, “We are honored to have been selected in this highly competitive process. Julia Kumari Drapkin’s ‘iseechange’ project will be a source of inspiration to our listeners as well as our professional staff as we continue to strive to be a source of quality community-based jour-nalism in the region.”

KVNF tapped for ‘Localore’ project

Death is part of life. Do not come to it unprepared. Know what to do if your loved one dies at home suddenly. Know your options for a less expensive green funeral and/or burial. Set yourself up to be treated the way you want to be treated in the event of a terminal illness, and much more. (Bring your note pads!)

This is an opportunity to begin making informed choices that will allow the end of your life (unex-pected or expected) and beyond to be easier on you and your loved ones.

This is important infor-mation for anyone over the age of 18, and those concerned about parents passing, finances, etc.

This is a serious sub-ject, but not always sol-emn.

First in a series of fourth Monday talks and discussions at the Blue Sage, the talk will be Monday, Feb. 27, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Do-nations will be accept-ed to benefit the Blue Sage. The program will be presented by Caro-lyn Ringo, Steve Lyons, Annette Choszczyk and Jean Ceriani.

Blue Sage begins 4th Monday series

This Saturday, Feb. 11, beginning at 1:30 p.m., Dorothy Dunfelder will tell the history of the Tracy cattle ranch-ing family. Her talk is being presented at the Hotchkiss - Crawford Museum.

Dunfelder’s granddad was part of the group of miners with the Alfred Packer party, but he

wisely stayed that win-ter near Delta with Chief Ouray. Packer was later convicted of manslaugh-ter for killing his five companions near Lake City.

George Tracy served on the grand jury that indicted Packer.

Don’t miss this infor-mative presentation by Dorothy Dunfelder.

Tracy cattle ranching history to be told

Hotchkiss will be host-ing 2,000 bikes and their riders for the 27th annual Ride The Rockies bicycle tour. Hotchkiss is one of seven communities to host this year’s tour, scheduled for June 9-15.

“This year we wanted to combine six iconic Colora-do rides into one rare and beautiful week of cycling,” said Chandler Smith, tour director of Ride The Rock-ies. “We knew we needed Hotchkiss to make our vision a reality.”

Starting in Gunnison on June 10, cyclists will pedal over five legendary mountain passes, through

two national parks, and ride the highest continu-ous byway in the United States. Ride The Rockies will travel to Hotchkiss, Carbondale, Leadville, Granby, Estes Park, and finish in Fort Collins at Odell Brewing Company for the tour end finale on June 15.

This will be the 2nd time in the 27-year his-tory of Ride The Rockies that Hotchkiss has been chosen as an overnight host town.

“We are excited to return to Hotchkiss after a three-year hiatus. The community has been a

delight to work with and cyclists are sure to enjoy the second stage trek over McClure Pass,” said Smith.

While the tour route changes each year, the benefits and responsibili-ties of the host commu-nities remain the same. Benefits include publicity generated, positive eco-nomic impact, fund-rais-ing opportunities and a grant provided to an eli-gible non-profit agency in each host town by The Denver Post Communi-ty Foundation. In 2011, cyclists spent an average of $250,000 in a 24-hour

time period in each town. Many cyclists also plan to return as tourists. Host communities support the tour by providing lodg-ing, community meals and entertainment for the cyclists.

Over 4,000 applications are expected for the 2,000 spots available for this year’s ride. Riders on past Ride The Rockies have represented all 50 states and 18 foreign countries. Ride The Rockies is a non-competitive event open to cyclists of all ages, and riders are encouraged to ride at their own pace.

For information on Ride The Rockies activi-ties in Hotchkiss, con-tact Nathan Sponseller, Hotchkiss Community Chamber of Commerce at 872-5031.

Hotchkiss to host Ride the Rockies in June


Award winning art-ist and Hotchkiss High School art teacher, Jamie Roeber will be among the talented artists opening at The Creamery Arts Center this Friday, Feb. 10 at 6 p.m. Her show, “Wired to the West,” will be on display until March 5.

Roeber is a Colorado native who loves the west. She moved to Delta County nearly four years ago and fell in love with

the community.“I couldn’t refuse the

hopes of a community that is proud and happy. And that is exactly what I found,” Roeber said. “The students have been more than amazing, co-work-ers, businesses, along with the climate of the North Fork Valley, I’m in awe of what a fortunate opportunity it was to be able to move here and call it my home.”

Calling the North Fork Valley home has also caused her to want to give

her art students more. Roeber began working on her masters degree at Colorado Mesa Univer-sity. Once she had half of her necessary credits, the university allowed her to start teaching college classes to her students. Those humanities credits are needed by students who will graduate from Hotchkiss High School with associate degrees.

“My dreams for life are coming true and I have an opportunity to share this with the community as my art goes on display in

Hotchkiss this February,” Roeber said. Through her art, she is saying, “Thank you to everyone in the North Fork Valley for being so inspirational, kind and welcoming.”

Roeber uses chicken wire and recycling mate-rials found on her home-stead to create her lively western art.

“My larger than life art captures the back-breaking work, the sad-dle weary trail, and the intense physical demands that the West is known for. It reflects the symbols of the toiling cowboy and the heritage of the home-steaders. Woven chicken wire has the capability to transform itself into layers of transparent or opaque forms,” she said of her larger than life wire-sculptured art pieces.

Roeber won the Peo-ple’s Choice Award in 2011 at the Black Can-yon Art Show for her chicken wire sculpture of a saddle. Then her five-foot tall cowboy boot of

chicken wire named “Size Matters” received Best of Show in the Delta Coun-ty Fair.

Come out to meet

Roeber this Friday night from 6-8 p.m. at The Creamery Arts Center in Hotchkiss.

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The amenities at Paonia Library continue to grow. Thanks to the Rotary Club of Paonia, the Paonia Library will have by this early sum-mer a timber gazebo.

The gazebo was designed by Norm Lew-ark, president-elect of the Paonia Rotary Club. It will be built on the north side of the Paonia Library next to the amphithe-ater.

“It is primarily con-ceived as a place for the Boys’ and Girls’ Book Clubs,” Lewark said.

Current estimates are that the gazebo will cost about $6,000 to build. The Rotary Club of Paonia originally com-mitted $3,500 and will

have fund raisers for the remainder.

One of the fund rais-ers will be a Kids’ Pasta Project dinner on Mon-

day, Feb. 20 at Scenic Mesa Ranch. It starts at 6 p.m.

The dinner includes salad, pasta, meatballs and dessert. Vegetarian and gluten-free options are available. Prices are $14 for adults, $8 kids and $10 seniors.

The Rotary Club of Paonia will also have a silent auction during the dinner. If you would like to contribute donations of food, wine, art, services or anything that might sell contact Norm Lew-ark at 527-7415 or 275-4767.

Rotary donating gazebo to Paonia Library

Photo by David JacobsonHere is the one-fi fth scale frame model of the gazebo designed by Norm Lewark, president-elect of the Rotary Club of Paonia. The gazebo will be given to the Paonia Library.

Jamie Roeber

Photo submittedJamie Roeber created this chicken wire sculpture of a cowgirl who has worked long hours and whose sore joints leave her desiring the comfort of a hot bath. Roeber is one of the artists featured this month at The Creamery Arts Center. The opening reception is this Friday at 6 p.m.


The Galaxy Bike and Sport Shop will have to move their sign from the public right-of-way at the Town of Paonia’s expense. That decision was made Jan. 24 by the Paonia Town Council. It was a unanimous deci-sion concerning an issue which began one year ago.

The council took the advice of their attorney Jim Briscoe who stated the sign was illegally

placed in the right of way. The town will pay for the expense for the shop owners to move the sign onto their proper-ty since it was a town building inspector who granted them permis-sion on the sign’s place-ment.

The town granted the bike shop three variances so they can keep the free standing sign, not have to re-size the oversized sign, and for having two signs. The second sign is on the building.

Galaxy sign must be moved

Photo contest begins

The Hotchkiss Chamber of Commerce and The Pack Shack are having a photo contest, and are invit-ing entries from local photographers.

Enter your Hotchkiss area photos for use on the official 2012 Hotchkiss post cards. Submit your photos by e-mail to [email protected], or bring them in person to the Pack Shack or Delta County Fed-eral Credit Union Hotchkiss branch by April 2.

Winners will receive photo acknowledge-ment on the back of post cards and there will be three $10 Pack Shack gift certificates awarded.

The chamber is looking for photos which show all that Hotchkiss has to offer spring, summer, and fall.

Hotchkiss Home Plate is reminding par-ents that it is time to register their kids for summer baseball and softball.

Watch for registra-

tion forms in your mail-box, or pick up a form at Hotchkiss K8 and Crawford School.

Registrations are to be returned to Hotchkiss Home Plate by Feb. 19.

Registration begins for summer ball

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SPORTSwww.deltacountyindependent.comFebruary 8, 2012

BY TAMIE MECKDCI Sports Writer

Paonia wrapped up a perfect 15-0 season Thursday, defeating Cen-ter High School, 72-3, at Colorado Mesa Univer-sity.

The Eagles were scheduled to dual 5A Grand Junction Central, a team they dualed in December, but the War-riors had too many points for the season. “And we feel fortunate,” said head coach Andy Pipher. “Cen-ter drove four hours to come and wrestle us. A long drive.”

Seven of Paonia’s 13 wins against underdog Center were by pin fall. “It would have been real easy for my kids to go out there and kind of let down and not step up and wrestle tough,” said Pipher, whose team has been ranked No. 1 in state 2A competition since the season began. Paonia also brought home four first-place and one second-place tournament trophies this season.

“Instead of just getting a win they went for the pin,” said Pipher. “They go for the kill, and that’s

real important. If they stay focused like that, they’ll do just fine: in the next two weeks.”

It’s not the first unde-feated season, but it’s the most in terms of numbers in recent history, said Pipher, whose 2006 state championship team was also undefeated. Paonia last won the state title in 2009.

The Eagles enter regional competition with 499 wins, 326 pins, and 246 losses. Whenever they walk into a room, they know everyone is out to get them.

Adrian Lopez said that’s good motivation, and his 28-9 record reflects that. But second-ranked Lopez, the 138-pound senior who won a regional title at 135 in 2011, knows that he’s got to wrestle tough down to the last match. Experi-ence has shown him than any fifth-ranked guy can walk into a room on any given day and pin him or any one of his team-mates.

Because nothing is certain in wrestling, some team members don’t pay attention to

rankings. Third-ranked 182 Morgan Rieder (27-5) has only lost to one 2A wrestler, and is favored to win a regional title. He’s not concerned with his opponent’s record or whether he’s wrestled him in the past.

Heading into region-al competition, which begins Friday, Pipher’s No. 1 concern is keep-ing his athletes healthy and injury-free. The team has adjusted the length and intensity of practic-es and coaches are busy breaking down videos and reviewing them with individual wrestlers, pri-

marily focusing on kids who beat them earlier.

“I always tell the kids this time of year, ‘Beat somebody that’s beat you and you’ll do just fine,’” said Pipher. “That’s real important. Beat some-body that’s beat you.”

With wrestlers ranked in all 14 weight class-es, Pipher anticipates a strong finish at region-als. His team includes seniors Lopez, Kyler Bear (152, 30-7), Dustin Braslin (145, 24-13), KC Christian (160, 13-7) and Myles Cumpston (220, 28-3). Jorge Quinonez (152, 25-13) and Rieder

are juniors. Sophomores include Blake Duval (120, 17-8) Ty Coats (132, 29-8) and heavyweight Tony Darling, who has quietly wrestled his way to a 27-4 record with 21 pins and three forfeits, and a first-place regional and state ranking.

Freshman varsity members are Jesse Reed (31-5), Josh Altman (106, 24-11) and Joel Simianer (182, 22-13). Simianer debuted in the rankings this week at No. 13. Only one other wrestler is regionally ranked above Simianer, “So he’s got a real good chance of quali-

fying,” said Pipher. “It’s great to get a kid like him who could have played basketball or wrestled. He’s good at both and he decided to wrestle. By the time he’s a junior he’ll be really good and a contender for the state finals. He’s that tough.”

As Pipher noted at the Screaming Eagles tourna-ment, everything before regionals is just practice. “Nobody has any respect for you and you have to go out and earn it,” said Pipher. “Nobody cares what anyone’s done up to the point. It’s the next two weeks that matter.”

Paonia perfect in mat duals

Photo by Tamie MeckThe Eagles know when they walk into the gym, everyone is out to beat them. Paonia ended the season at 15-0 and is favored to win this weekend’s 2A Region 1 Tournament in Palisade.


Tyler Rapke was no match for Hayden’s posts.

Coming off the bench, the 5-foot-5 junior went up against the tower-ing twins, both standing over six feet, time after time. And time after time she was blocked. While it seemed her attempts were futile, it appeared her main goal was to get the taller players into foul trouble. And she suc-ceeded.

For Paonia, Saturday’s home game against the Tigers was one of their first opportunities this season to see how they stood up against height. They knew that Hayden’s posts were slow and not able to run a full game, said senior guard Jessica Altman after the 83-66 win, their second win of the weekend. Their plan

was to run them hard and not let Hayden set the tempo. The bench would take shots from the paint to draw fouls, and would run a fast offense to wear down the Tigers; the starters would get plenty of time to recover, and push their game to the limit and rack up points in the short time they were on the court.

This was the tallest team Paonia has come up against this season and they handled them well, said Altman.

Rapke never scored in the game, but what she did do was an important part of Paonia’s game plan against a much taller Tiger team. By the fourth quarter, both Tiger posts were tired and in foul trouble.

For the first eight minutes it looked as if Hayden (10-5, 7-3) had a chance against Paonia,

pulling out their best shots to take an early 12-9 lead. Coach Scott Rienks gave his starters, Altman, Carson Pipher, Abby Campbell, Chelsy Reed and Ce’rra Carsten, a break, and Hayden kept pace with Paonia’s bench to bring the score to 21-18 with 4:40 remaining in the first.

Hayden trailed 41-33 at the half after a two-point goal at the buzz-er by Tiger post Aubree Hauskins.

Altman opened up the second half with a three, and hit another soon after to give Paonia a 49-33 lead.

Annavah Kropp came off the bench to hit anoth-er three and give Paonia a 52-35 lead. Rapke was also assigned to defend against 6-foot-1-inch post Erin Koehler. Half-way into the third, Koe-hler made her third foul

against Rapke. Paonia led 61-45 at

the end of the third. Hayden was worn down and couldn’t afford to pull their starters.

At the start of the fourth, the Paonia bench scored a quick seven points without ever let-ting Hayden’s offense past half-court.

Paonia dominated West Grand Friday night for a 70-28 conference win. The Eagles held the Mustangs to single-digit points in all four quar-ters.

Reed scored a game-high 21 points against the Mustangs, including three treys, and made five of the team’s 24 steals.

Paonia is currently No. 2 in 2A Western Slope standings and will face No. 1 Meeker (11-3, 6-0) Friday at Meeker. They play Vail Christian (7-7, 5-5) Saturday at Vail.

Lady Eagles win twice

Photo by Tamie MeckLady Eagles’ Tyler Rapke (24) came off the bench to draw fouls against Hayden’s towering post play-ers last week. Hayden’s height was no match for Paonia’s deep bench, speed, skill and endurance. Paonia won the game 83-66.


Paonia got off to a slow start, but pulled out a strong second half to defeat West Grand, 59-56.

Senior Daniel Ford led the Eagles in scoring with 22 points — a game-,season- and career high for the senior center.

Ford was often dou-ble-teamed, and drew early fouls from Mustang senior Zach Ahrens. “He’d go straight up and go for the shot block, so I start-ed going into him and would get the foul and I’d get my points from the free throw line,” said Ford, who was 8 for 11 from the line.

The Eagles missed several lay-ups and easy shots and ended the first period trailing 21-14 after a three at the buzz-er by Mustang Colman Spring. The Eagles held West Grand scoreless for the first four minutes of the second, and a lay-up by Ford brought them to within one. West Grand answered with two, and Zane Anderson forced a turnover which Ford converted to a lay-up to keep them within one. A foul sent Ford to the

line, where he was 2-2 to give the Eagles a one-point lead with a minute remaining in the half.

Katzer took a steal down the lane for two, and Anderson followed up with a three-point play to give Paonia a 29-23 lead. West Grand made four quick inside shots to end the half with a one-point lead.

Ahrens got into foul trouble early in the sec-ond half. Trevor Walters, who was in a first-half shooting slump, started hitting his shots and took a pass from Antho-ny Roeber to the three-point line to give Paonia a four-point lead. Ander-son forced a turnover and passed to Walters for a lay-up to give Paonia a 40-35 lead with one and a half minutes remaining in the third. The Eagles held the Mustangs to just seven third-period points and led 37-45 going into the final period.

West Grand’s Reno Davidson scored two con-secutive treys to give the Mustangs a three-point lead with six minutes remaining. West Grand attempted to press, and the Eagles turned the pressure into opportu-

nity.“We were running

the floor really well, and we worked all week on breaking that press,” said Ford. “We broke it, so it didn’t bother us.”

Walters hit a jump shot from the top of the key to give Paonia a 57-56 lead with 18 seconds remaining. Paonia forced a turnover, allowing Wal-ters to make the final lay-up of the game for the win. Walters ended the game with 16 points. Anderson added nine, Anthony Roeber eight,

and Taylor Katzer four.“I never had my

doubts,” said head coach Chase Roeber. “But it was closer than I wanted it to be.”

“I think every game we’re improving, we’re getting better,” said Ford. “We’re taking steps for-ward.”

The Eagles will be challenged Friday when they play No. 1 Meeker (14-1, 6-0), at Meeker. On Saturday, Paonia plays Vail Christian (9-6, 4-3) at Vail. Junior var-sity games are first.

Paonia boys split games

Photo by Tamie MeckPaonia guard Trevor Walters pulls down a defen-sive rebound against Hayden on Saturday. The Eagles won their league game with West Grand on Friday but suffered their fi rst league loss to the Hayden Tigers on Saturday, 75-57.

Photo by Tamie MeckPaonia post player Daniel Ford takes a jump shot over a West Grand defender in last Friday’s 59-56 win over the Mustangs. Ford scored a career-high 22 points for the Eagles. Paonia played Hayden on Saturday and lost to the league-leading Tigers.

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Cedaredge High School senior Sierra Williams signed a letter of intent to attend Florida State in Tallahassee. Williams will receive a track schol-arship and is expected to be a potential impact athlete in the program.

Williams is a three-year track star at Cedaredge and is expected to con-tribute significantly to this year’s program and become a four-year let-ter winner for the Lady Bruins.

Last year’s state track championships was a spe-cial event for Williams who won the state 100 meter title and was run-ner-up in the 200 meter dash by mere hundreths

of a second.Williams thanked

a number of people for her success, including Cedaredge head track coach Kirby Henderson and sprint coach Kirk McLaughlin.

“All the hard work over the years, and the support of my family, is finally paying off,” stated Williams Wednesday at the signing ceremonies at Cedaredge High School.

Williams will pur-sue studies in physical therapy while attending Florida State.

The signing was attended by several of Williams’ relatives including her parents Ty and Sadie Williams, brother Austin, grand-parents Connie and Dan Williams, great-grand-parents Eleanor Williams and Audrey Wicks and Krista and Jim Wren.

Sierra Williams signswith Florida State

Cedaredge’s stel-lar high jumper Danny Martinez will continue his goal of achieving great heights and is set to attend Western State College in Gunnison in the fall of 2012.

Martinez signed his letter of intent with West-ern State on Wednesday, Feb. 1 in an assembly ceremony at Cedaredge High School.

A track scholarship awaits Martinez at West-ern State where he plans on continuing his high

jumping goal. In addition to his athletic responsibil-ities, Martinez will study Sports Science Exercise.

Martinez has been a standout high jumper for the Bruins over the past two seasons and looks for-ward to this year, which he has set new goals and standards for the coming track season.

Martinez gained his expertise from the coach-ing staff at Cedaredge High School, includ-ing head track coach Kirby Henderson, jump-

ing coach Mike Morgan, and sprint coach Kirk McLaughlin.

Martinez’s main con-cern for the immedi-ate future includes the upcoming track season where the Bruins can make the year a special time. “I’m excited for the season to start. I believe both the boys and girls teams can make a run for regional titles this sea-son,” stated Martinez.

Martinez’s parents, Celeste and Anthony, are from Cedaredge.

Danny Martinez signswith Western State

Photo by Wayne CrickCedaredge High School’s Sierra Williams signs her National Letter of Intent to Florida State University in Tallahassee, Fla. on Wednesday, Feb. 1. Williams’ father, Ty, looks on. Williams will compete in track and study physical therapy at FSU.

Photo by Wayne CrickSierra Williams poses with head Cedaredge track coach Kirby Hen-derson (left) and sprint coach Kirk McLaughlin.

Photo by Wayne CrickWith his mother (Celeste) and father (Anthony) looking on, Cedaredge High School’s Danny Martinez signs his National Letter of Intent to Western State College in Gunnison. Martinez has an athletic scholarship that will go towards track and fi eld where he will participate in high jump. Martinez will pursue a career in Sports Science Excercise while attending WSC.

Changein timesfor hoop contests

Delta High School ath-letic director Bruce Keith released a time change for this weekend’s Steam-boat Springs basketball games scheduled for Sat-urday, Feb. 11. The origi-nal starting times for the girls and boys varsity games was 2 and 3:30 p.m. According to Keith, the new times will be 1 and 2 p.m. for the varsity contests.

Girls’ junior varsity action is slated to begin at 10 a.m. with the boys’ junior varsity game to follow at 11:30 a.m.

Photo by Wayne CrickDanny Martinez poses with track coaches Kirby Henderson (head coach), Kirk McLaughlin (sprint coach), and high jump coach Mike Morgan. Martinez signed a letter of intent to Western State College on Wednesday, Feb.1.

BY WAYNE CRICKDCI Sports Editor

Cedaredge’s boys broke into the win column last week with a 59-46 win in Basalt on Friday (Feb. 3). A loss at home to Gun-nison’s Cowboys on Sat-urday leaves the Bruins with a 1-9 league mark and 4-12 overall.

Bruins 59, Basalt 46Reid Gates led Cedar-

edge’s offense last Friday with 19 points against Basalt. Two other players for the Bruins, Miguel Barajas and Luke Wieben, finished with 13 and 11 points respectively.

It was a fairly open

offensive game in the first quarter with the Bruins outscoring Basalt 19-14. Drew Beach led the way for Cedaredge with six points.

The game stayed close through the second stanza with Cedaredge stretching their lead by three in a 13-10 run and a 32-24 halftime lead. Wieben scored 10 of his 11 points in the period while Basalt’s Ryan had seven for the Longhorns.

Basalt was more aggressive to open the second half and managed to outscore the Bruins 14-9 to cut Cedaredge’s

lead to 41-38. Gates’ five points paced the Bruins’ offense.

Gates and Barajas scored eight and seven points respectively for the Bruins in an 18-8 surge in fourth-quarter play.Gunnison 82, CHS 59

Gunnison’s Cowboys rode roughshod over the Bruins in first-quarter action as they snapped the nets for 28 points on offense while their defense allowed 14. The Cowboys’ Connor Clark scored 11 points in the run with teammates Steven Starkebaum and Caleb Wilson adding seven and

six points respectively.Barajas and Wieben

had four points each for the Bruins in the opening frame.

Barajas had six points in the second quarter and Wieben five in the Bru-ins’ 14-point effort. That was too little in the fact that Gunnison scorched the nylon for 29 points in the same time span. Christian Aguilar had 11 points for Gunnison and Steven Starkebaum another seven helping the Cowboys gain a 57-28 halftime lead.

Gunnison kept its offense presence in the third frame but on a less-er volume with just 15 points.

The Bruins got eight points from Gates in the period with Kyle Ward contributing the only other point of the quarter for Cedaredge.

An offensive explosion from the Bruins’ Wieben produced 13 points in the fourth quarter as Cedaredge outscored Gunnison 22-10 to make the final score 82-59.

Cedaredge’s Wieben and the Cowboys’ Agui-lar shared game-high scoring honors with 22 points. Starkebaum fin-ished with 20 counters and Clark 16 to give the Cowboys three players in double figures.

The Bruins also had three players in double figures with Gates (15) and Barajas (14) joining Wieben in double digits.

Cedaredge has one game this week against Olathe, who is third in 3A WSL standings at 6-3 and 10-5.

Game time is set for 7:30 p.m.

Bruin boys win WSL tilt

Photo by Wayne CrickCedaredge senior Miguel Barajas has a plan as he eyes an opening in the Gun-nison defense last Saturday evening. Barajas, and his Bruin teammates, were unable to stop the Cowboys in an 82-59 loss at home. Barajas had 14 points in the game.

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Both the girls and boys basketball team at Hotchkiss High School suffered defeats against the visiting Roaring Fork Rams.

The Lady Bulldogs took the game to over-time before falling 53-49 and the boys fell behind

early and never fully recovered in a 69-56 loss to the Rams Friday night (Feb. 3).

Lady Rams 53Lady Bulldogs 49 (OT)

There was a surge and let down for each team in this contest.

The two teams took turns leading at vari-ous points in the game with an 11-10 final quar-ter giving Hotchkiss the points it needed to send the game into overtime with the score tied at 48 all.

Roaring Fork held an 11-9 lead after one period of action.

Five points from Nat-alie Anderson and four from Alexus Westergren in the second quarter helped the Lady Bulldogs outscore Roaring Fork 11-10 but left them one-point down, 21-20 at the half.

After halftime, Wester-gren hit a trio of three-pointers to lead Hotchkiss on an 18-16 edge in the third period. The Rams’ Kaleigh Wisroth had eight counters to lead Roaring Fork shooters in the period. Hotchkiss was the leader, 38-37, heading into the final stanza.

The Lady Rams man-aged to battle back from a small deficit in the mid-dle of the fourth quar-ter to outscore Hotchkiss 11-10 and tie the score at 48 apiece and force overtime.

Hattie Gianinetti had a field goal and a free throw in the overtime period to lead the Lady Rams to victory after Roaring Fork outscored Hotchkiss 5-1.

Westergren led Hotchkiss’ offense with 14 points while Wisroth scored 18 to lead the Lady Rams.

Hotchkiss’ girls (3-7 and 5-9) are seventh in the 3A WSL while Roar-ing Fork is third with their records of 7-2 and 8-7.

The Lady Bulldogs host Gunnison on Thurs-day (Feb. 9) at 5:30 p.m. and then travel to Olathe on Feb. 14 to play the Lady Pirates at 5:30 p.m. to end regular season play.Rams 69, Bulldogs 56

It wasn’t a great start for either team last Fri-day (Feb. 3) but the con-sistency by Roaring Fork proved to be the differ-

ence in the game.The Rams outscored

Hotchkiss by 14 points in the first half and that difference held up for the rest of the game.

Roaring Fork lead 12-8 after one period and then added eight more points to their lead with an 18-10 second-period run.

The game was played evenly in the second half. Roaring Fork out-scored the Bulldogs 15-13 in the third frame with Hotchkiss winning the fourth quarter 25-24 to make the final score 69-56.

Tanner Simpson had a great game for the Bulldogs with 21 points, including five three-point goals. Cody Bartlett’s 10 points gave the Bulldogs two players in double fig-ures for the game.

Roaring Fork’s Trae Moxley was the game’s leading scorer with 26 points and teammate Dakotah Grett added 19 for the winners.

Hotchkiss’ boys are in Gunnison on Feb. 9 for a 7 p.m. contest and in Olathe on Feb. 14 for their final regular season game at 7 p.m.

HHS cagers fall to Rams

Photo by Wayne CrickHotchkiss’ Brandy Dutton and Roaring Fork’s Hat-tie Gianinetti dive for a loose ball in last week’s 3A WSL contest. Roaring Fork won the game in over-time by the score of 53-49.


The Lady Bulldogs dropped two conference games in overtime last weekend, losing Friday to Roaring Fork and Satur-day to Grand Valley.

Coach Josh Kasper said that his team was up by six against Roar-ing Fork with about three minutes remaining in regulation play, and by four with about 40 sec-onds remaining. “Their girl hit a shot from the wing right at the buzzer to send it into overtime,” said Kasper.

It was a tough match for both teams, said Kasper. Roaring Fork has height, which Hotchkiss struggled with, and Hotchkiss has speed,

which challenged Roar-ing Fork. But the No. 3 Lady Rams had the final say, winning 53-49.

Hotchkiss kept pace throughout regulation play against Grand Val-ley on Saturday. Brandy Dutton hit a three to bring Hotchkiss to within one with just under five minutes remaining in the game.

A lay-up by Jessie Mautz tied the game at 32-all with less than a minute remaining. Hotchkiss held the ball for the final shot, but two attempts came up short and sent the game into overtime.

“We did a good job of running the clock down to get the last shot,” said Kasper. Alexis (Wester-

gren) had a good look, Kylie (Hodges) got the offensive rebound and had a good look.” But their shots were no match against the height of Grand Valley’s defense.

In overtime, Grand Valley came out with two treys to take a six-point lead with two minutes remaining.

A lay-up by Natalie Anderson brought the Lady Bulldogs to within four. After another Cardi-nal field goal, a shot from the paint by Jessie Mautz brought them back to within four with 1:30 to go. The Lady Cardinals controlled the game for the final minute to win 41-36.

Probably their big-gest weakness was in

free throws, said Kasper. “We’ve lost four games this year where if they would have shot even 40 percent from the foul line they would have won.”

Turnovers were also a weak area, said Kasper. Of the team’s 27 game turnovers, 17 were in the second half. “With 27 turnovers that’s 27 times we didn’t get to shoot the ball. For us to be suc-cessful we’ve got to be at about 12 to 15 turn-overs.”

The Lady Bulldogs are now 3-7 in 3A Western Slope play. They have two conference games remaining, at Gunnison (5-11, 3-7) on Thursday, and against No. 1-ranked Olathe (13-2, 9-0) on Val-entine’s Day, at Olathe.

HHS girls lose 2nd OT tilt


The Bulldogs wrapped up regular-season com-petition with a 52-9 dual win Thursday over Gun-nison. Hotchkiss won five matches by pin and lost two by decision.

Joe Boyle wrestled Cowboy Isreal Valentin to his back after 10 sec-onds, then took another 14 to seal the win at 160.

Vikash Hypio pinned Justin O’Dell in 1:38, and at 138 Ben Smith pinned Cody Willie half-way through the second period.

Garrett Toothaker (113), who missed much of January’s competi-tion due to a knee injury, struck early against Gun-nison’s Bryten to finish with a cleanly-executed pin in 1:15.

At 120, Tanner Bizer won an 11-3 decision over Dustin White. At 126, Marco Meza defeated Jack Murphy, 5-1. Meza scored a takedown with 10 seconds remaining to lead 2-0 at the end of period one, and added an escape at the buzzer for the 5-1 lead going into the final period.

Conner Beard, who is ranked third in state competition at 220, had been sick all week and just wasn’t at his best when he faced fourth-ranked Jeremy Ruiz.

Beard had an oppor-tunity to cut the match short near the end of period one when he got Ruiz to his back, but only scored on a 2-point near fall.

“He slipped out,” said Beard, who struggled to go the full six minutes with Ruiz. The two were an even match, with Beard scoring the only second-period point on an escape.

Beard controlled Ruiz through most of the third, with Ruiz tying the match at 3-all on a 2-point near fall. Beard scored a take-down to win 5-3.

It’s possible the two will meet again this weekend at the 3A Region 1 tour-nament, which begins Friday at Montrose High School. Beard is the No. 1 seed at 220, and Ruiz is No. 2.

The Bulldogs ended the season with a 13-5 dual record. They were 4-1 at the Jan. 28 Cen-

tauri Duals invitational, defeating Buena Vista 64-21 and Rocky Ford 56-51, and losing 27-15 to Pago-sa Springs to place second in their pool. Hotchkiss defeated Monte Vista 51-21 to place third.

At the Feb. 4 West-ern Slope League duals, Hotchkiss was 2-2, defeat-ing Cedaredge, 51-24 and topping Coal Ridge 47-14, and losing 52-21 to Rifle and 31-30 to Grand Valley.

Hotchkiss is predicted to place second at this weekend’s 3A Region 1 tournament.

On the Mat gives Hotchkiss an eighth-place ranking in state. Five wrestlers are ranked in the top 10 in state,

and three more are in the top 15. Only one, Beard, is predicted to win at regionals. The Bulldogs will have open weights at 132 and 182.

Head coach Glen Sup-pes said he approaches regionals with caution. “There’s nothing certain,” said Suppes, citing as an example the dual’s absence of Gunnison’s 152, Kit Reed, who suf-fered a season-ending knee injury earlier in the week.

The team is ramping up their practice sched-ule and will spend the week reviewing videos.

“The nice thing about regionals,” said Suppes, “everybody gets a clean start.”

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Photo by Wayne CrickThe Bulldog’s Tanner Simpson shoots over Roaring Fork’s Clay Gross in game action last Friday night.

Photo by Tamie MeckHotchkiss’ 113-pounder Garrett Toothaker works toward a fi rst-period pin against Gunnison’s Bryten Dickinson Thursday. Toothaker is one of seven Bull-dogs ranked in 3A Region 1 competition to be held Friday and Saturday at Montrose High School.

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Delta’s Lady Panthers lost their bid to become the only girls’ team to go undefeated in league play when they lost 56-48 to Glenwood Springs on Saturday. The loss drops Delta into a two-way tie for the league race at 8-1 with the Lady Demons. Each team has defeated the other on the road, which is a difficult feat.

In boys’ action, the Panthers built a big lead through three quarters but had to hang on for a

68-63 in the end.Girls’ Action

This was a key contest for both Delta and Glen-wood Springs. A Delta win would have almost assured the Lady Pan-thers of a league title and possibly an undefeated league schedule for the first time in school his-tory. For Glenwood, it meant a second chance at the title, or at least a share of the top place.

The Lady Demons were on fire to start the game and built a big lead before Delta fought back

to trail 17-9 at the end of one quarter.

A 9-8 second period gave Glenwood a 26-17 halftime lead.

Delta found some momentum in the third quarter and erased the nine-point halftime defi-cit to lead before slipping late in the quarter to trail 42-36 going to the final stanza.

Glenwood had too much for Delta down the stretch and with the help of eight of 14 from the free throw line managed to hold on for the 56-48 win.

Skylyn Webb fin-ished with 15 points for Delta and Callie Gafford had 11. Delaney Gaddis scored 14 points to lead Glenwood scorers.

The Lady Panthers play Moffat County on Friday (Feb. 10) at 6 p.m. and then face Steamboat Springs on Saturday at 1 p.m. Delta ends their regular season on Tues-day (Feb. 14) with a game

in Palisade at 6 p.m.Boys’ Action

The Demons had one of their only leads at 15-13 after one period of play. Ethan Jack Baier had nine of the 13 points to pace the Panthers’ offense.

Jake Ames took over the scoring spotlight for Delta in the second quarter. Ames netted 11 points in a 26-11 run by the Panthers. Baier con-tributed six points to the run.

After halftime, Delta’s offense outscored the Demons 14-8 for a seem-ingly comfortable 53-34 lead.

The Demons weren’t quite finished however as they poured in 29 fourth-quarter points while hold-ing Delta to 15.

Glenwood’s Mike McGraw was the game’s leading scorer with 26 points. Baier and Ames contributed 19 apiece to the winners’ score while Colin Fraser tallied 14

counters for the Pan-thers.

Delta has a 7-2 league mark and is 14-5 overall to hold down third place in 4A WSL standings. Palisade is first at 7-1 and 15-4 with Eagle Val-ley second with records of 8-2 and 16-5.

The Panthers play

Moffat County Friday at 7:30 p.m. and Steamboat Springs on Saturday at 2:30 p.m.

Delta could make a mess of the standings with a victory over Pali-sade in their last regular season game in Palisade on Tuesday (Feb. 14) at 7:30 p.m.

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Cedaredge’s Lady Bruins split the two 3A WSL games played last week and still find them-selves near the bottom of league standings with a 2-8 record and 3-13 over-all. Cedaredge won their weekend opener against Basalt with a 45-15 score on Friday (Feb. 3). Satur-day’s contest with visit-ing Gunnison ended 47-32 in favor of the Lady Cowboys.

CHS 45, Basalt 15Cedaredge’s defense

was dominant against the Lady Longhorns last Friday evening. An 11-7 start for the Lady Bruins established a lead that would never be relin-quished.

Rebecca Deal snapped the nets for 11 points in

a Cedaredge 20-2 run in the second period that gave the Lady Bruins a 31-9 halftime lead. Tani Zamarripa chipped in another six points in the big run.

Cedaredge kept the pressure on the Lady Dragons’ offense to open second-half play. A 12-2 surge by Cedaredge gave the Lady Bruins a 43-11 lead going into the final quarter.

Not much scoring took place in the final stanza with Basalt winning the quarter with a 4-2 edge to make the final score 45-15.

Deal’s 15 points gave Cedaredge the game’s leading scorer. Zamarripa finished with eight points for the Lady Bruins.Gunnison 47, CHS 32

The way the two teams

played in the first quar-ter of this contest made fans believe a close game was set to unfold before them. Cedaredge took a 13-12 lead after the first eight minutes of play with Jordan Smith can-ning seven of the Lady Bruins’ points.

Gunnison’s Alyssa Nelson took charge of the Lady Cowboys’ offense in the second quarter and netted seven of her team’s 15 points while the defense limited Cedaredge to seven coun-ters.

The Lady Bruins trailed by seven, 27-20, going to halftime.

A stingy Gunnison defense returned to the court in second-half play and held Cedaredge to four points in the third frame. Meanwhile, the

Lady Cowboys’ offense tallied 14 points to take a 41-24 lead into the final stanza.

Cedaredge shaved two points off the Lady Cowboys’ lead in an 8-6 advantage in the fourth quarter to make the final score 47-32.

Zamarripa’s eight points paced Cedaredge’s offense with teammates Kaitlyn Kissner and Smith adding seven points each. Nelson’s 17 points gave Gunnison the game’s leading scorer while Brooke Stephens and Jordan Wallin con-tributed 11 and 10 points respectively for the Lady Cowboys.

Cedaredge is sched-uled to host league-lead-er Olathe’s Lady Pirates (9-0 and 13-2) on Friday, Feb. 10 at 6 p.m.

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Delta County Federal Credit Union

Chartered in 1958, Delta County Federal Credit

Union is your “Community Credit Union,” offering

products that can assist you in everyday fi nances,

future goals, retirement and loans to fi t all your

needs. There is also an investment center on site.

Anyone who lives, works, worships or attends

school in Delta County is eligible for membership.

Businesses, organizations, and other legal entities

within the county can also take advantage of the

many benefi ts of membership.

Credit unions are unique because they’re de-

signed not-for-profi t, not-for-charity, but for service.

Since credit unions are not-for-profi t organizations,

earnings are returned to members in the form of

higher dividends, lower fi nance rates, and new

products and services. Delta County Federal Cred-

it Union is managed by a seven-member volunteer

board, a fi ve-member volunteer supervisory audit

committee, and a staff of eleven. They have two

locations to serve you - one in Delta and another

in Hotchkiss.

DCFCU offers competitive rates on mortgages,

home equity loans, vehicle, recreational and agri-

cultural loans. A full range of deposit products in-

clude money market savings, IRAs, checking ac-

counts, certifi cates of deposit, and a youth savings

program.

Delta County Federal Credit Union is committed

to helping young people build a strong foundation

for making fi nancial decisions. They will award two

scholarships in the amount $1,250 to graduating

student members this year. Applications can be

obtained from either office or online at www.delta-

countyfcu.com.

Future plans for DCFCU include opening addi-

tional locations and possibly adding business ac-

counts. For more information regarding member-

ship, products and services, stop by either location,

or call today.

Delta County Federal Credit Union’s Delta location at 1340 Hwy. 92

Delta County Federal Credit Union’s Hotchkiss location at 120 N. 6th Street

1340 Hwy. 92

Delta

874-7674

120 N. 6th St.

Hotchkiss

872-4277

DELTA COUNTY

FEDERAL

CREDIT UNION

www.deltacountyfcu.com

DELTA COUNTY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION’S

MISSION STATEMENT

Delta County Federal Credit Union will offer

products and services which meet the

fi nancial needs of our present and potential

members. It will ensure long-term prosperity

by providing products and service in a

manner consistent with high standards of

quality, at the fairest price, in order to create

the best possible value for its members.

Products and services will be delivered

through distribution systems staffed and

supported by member-driven, friendly,

productive employees with

a high degree of integrity.

2011 FOCUS ON BUSINESS • DELTA COUNTY INDEPENDENT • PAGE 31

A trip to downtown Cedaredge should include a stop at

Cedaredge Floral & Country Market’s old-fashioned soda

fountain. Jan Frame, Peggy Sutton, Sally Clay, Susan Baker,

Cydnee Rodarte, Amy Wright, Joan Stratman, Patty Wilkerson,

Teresa Cotten, Donnie Carr and Sandy VanDenBerg pride

themselves on great customer service.

Cedaredge Floral & Country MarketShopping at Cedaredge Floral & Country Market in

downtown Cedaredge is a delightful experience. The

store is located in a 100-year-old building that has been

restored to capture days gone by. After admiring the orig-

inal tin ceilings, authentic soda fountain, and black and

white fl oor tile, you’ll be drawn to the amazing variety of

gifts, fl oral arrangements and antiques and collectibles.

The large selection of glassware, jewelry, vintage tins,

linens and lovely antique furniture in the country market

will bring back memories of times past.Enjoy a treat from Schwan’s at the old-fashioned soda

fountain, then spend a few minutes browsing among the

unique gift items at Cedaredge Floral. Willow Tree an-

gels, Bearfoot Bears, Cheerful Giver candles, Leaning

Tree cards, art, books, kitchen items, jewelry and plush

animals are just a few of the items offered at Cedaredge

Floral. Recent additions include Coldwater Coffees &

Teas, locally blended Green Valley Herbal products, or-

ganic spices and Seatle’s Best Chocolates.Services include UPS shipping and a full-service fl oral

department. Floral designers Teresa Cotten, Joan Strat-

man, Patty Wilkerson and Donnie Carr will thoughtfully pre-

pare fresh, creative fl oral arrangements for any occasion.

Delivery for the plants and beautiful arrangements is

available in the Surface Creek and Delta areas. World-

wide delivery service is offered through Telafl ora.

Cedaredge Floral & Country Market is owned by John

and Barbara Breitnauer and managed by Sandy Van-

DenBerg. In 2010, the Breitnauers celebrated 30 years

of ownership. Built in 1906, the building was originally

the town’s only pharmacy. Although the pharmacy has

been moved to Cedaredge Food Town, you’ll still fi nd a

large collection of pharmacy memorabilia on display, a

tribute to the building’s historic origins.Stop by and let the friendly staff help you select the

perfect gift for any occasion. Cedaredge Floral & Country

Market is open 9-5 Monday-Friday and 10-4 Saturday.Address: 215 West Main St., Cedaredge

Phone:856-7762

Big John’s Lumber is not only one of the Surface Creek Valley’s oldest estab-lishments, it’s also one of the few remain-ing locally owned independent lumberyards in Delta, Montrose or Mesa coun-ties. Big John’s Lumber Company has been located at 200 SW 2nd Street in Cedaredge for over 100 years. The lum-ber yard has been owned by the Lindseyfamily since 1968, when Art discovered the opportunity of a lifetime while working as a traveling salesman for the Macklan-burg-Duncan Co., a building supply com-pany. When Art Lindsey purchased the business from Josie Brewer, CedaredgeLumber had just four employees and a beginning inventory of $48,000. It has grown to 26 employees, both full- and part-time, with an inventory that is con-

tinually changing to meet the needs of a growing community.Big John’s prides itself on its greatselection, as well as the quality of its

staff. Key personnel, their titles andlength of service with Big John’s, are: Su-san Kunkel, general manager, 32 years;John Kimberlin, assistant manager and outside sales, 8 years; Sharon Bur-nett, store manager, 16 years; Sue Ko-roshetz, offi ce manager, 15 years; SteveDolan, inventory control, 8 years; Chuck Hutchinson, rental manager, 6 years; PatHoffman, data entry, 8 years; Scott Dick-son, outside sales, 5 years; Greg Conner,yard foreman, 4 years. Sales associatesinclude Jeff Sappington, Johnnie Lyonsand Robert Gash, 3 years. Part-time em-ployees are Paul Mayne, DeWayne Wil-liams, Robert Arnold, Greg Feazell, CarlToothaker, and Gary Waite.Big John’s Lumber is fully equipped

to supply Delta County contractors and homeowners with everything they need to build or remodel a home, from BCIfl oor systems to Marvin windows. BigJohn’s ACE Rental Place has what you need from lawn and garden equipment to scaffold and construction power tools. Why own when you can rent? Delivery is available for all products. With a rentalshop, ACE paint shop and full line hard-ware store, Big John’s is truly a “one stop” shop.

As an independent lumber yard, BigJohn’s can adjust quickly to new trendsand the staff can easily build a relation-ship with customers, many of whom are in the store several times a day. Manag-ers don’t have to answer to the bureau-crats in a large corporation to meet their customers’ needs. Big John’s is one of avery few single owner independent lum-ber yards on the Western Slope. Specialorders are a huge part of their business— the staff can order just about anythingthat a customer may want.Big John’s Lumber is open seven days

a week — the only yard in all of DeltaCounty open on Sunday.

Big John’s Lumber Co., Inc.

Address: 200 S.W. 2nd StreetCedaredgePhone: 856-3185Fax: 856-3188

rInc.

Pictured above: Paul Mayne, Carl Toothaker, Robert Arnold, DeWayne Williams,

Gary Waite and Greg Conner.

Pictured above: Chuck Hutchison, Pat Hoffman, Sue Koroshetz and SteveDolan. Below: Scott Dickson, SusanKunkel and John Kimberlin.

Jeff Sappington, Robert Gash, Johnnie Lyons, Greg Feazell and Sharon Burnett

Photo by Wayne CrickDelta’s Blake Velasquez is closely guarded by a Glenwood Springs’ defender in a game played last Saturday in Delta. The Panthers held on for a 68-63 win.


Hotchkiss dropped two conference games over the weekend, losing 69-56 Friday to Roaring Fork and 50-46 Satur-day to Grand Valley. The losses bring the Bulldogs’ league record to 5-5.

Grand Valley guard Eddie Pena scored two of the Cardinals’ three first-period treys, while Bulldog Taylor Schreiner scored four field goals from the paint.

Hotchkiss trailed 19-17 going into the second quarter.

The Bulldog defense held Grand Valley to three second-quarter goals and Hotchkiss had a 29-25 lead going into the half. Grand Valley scored 16 points and held Hotchkiss to three field

goals to lead 41-36 at the end of the third.

With under a minute remaining the Cardi-nals held a 47-44 lead. Hotchkiss forced two turn-overs but were unable to capitalize. Three missed free throws by Grand Valley kept the Bulldogs to within three, but Car-dinal Trevor Smith went 1-2 from the line for a four-point Cardinal lead with 13 seconds remain-ing.

Tell Hawk scored 12 points for the Bulldogs. Schreiner finished with 11, and Tanner Simpson 10.

Hotchkiss travels to Gunnison (8-8, 4-6) Thursday, and wraps up conference play against Olathe (10-5, 6-3) next Tuesday, beginning at 7 p.m., at Olathe.

‘Dawgs’ loseclose one to GV

Photo by Wayne CrickJennifer Celis is a member of the Lady Bulldogs’ basketball team and a band member at Hotchkiss High School. Celis hurried to the stands to play in the band right before the tipoff of last Friday’s Hotchkiss and Roaring Fork game.

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C R E E K CCSectionSection

February 8, 2012

Photo by Bob Borchardt

Making tracksAfter a slow start, the snow is starting to accumulate on the Grand Mesa. The result is more people coming out to enjoy one of the best winter playgrounds in the country. From cross-country skiing to snowshoeing, snowmobiling to sledding, people are able to enjoy their favorite winter pastime.


Candidate packets for peo-ple wanting to run for Orchard City mayor or trustee will be available at Town Hall begin-ning Feb. 13.

Qualifications for candida-cy include being an Orchard City resident and completing a petition to run bearing 25 valid signatures. Candidate materials must be returned to the town clerk’s office by March 2.

Trustee seats occupied by Jimmie Boyd, Marsha Thom-as, and Len Johnson are open. Last week the three incum-bents said they are still work-ing to decide on their plans.

The trustee seat currently held by Jerry Brunemeier is also open with his resignation effective April 3.

Three of the four trustees elected will serve four-year-terms. The fourth will serve the remaining two years on Brunemeier’s term.

The mayor’s four-year term is also up this April. Don Sup-pes has indicated that he will likely seek a second term.

Orchard City will have

its April 3 municipal elec-tion conducted by mail ballot through the county Clerk and Recorder’s elections depart-ment. Orchard City was given a rough cost estimate of $3,500 from county elec-tions for handling the vote tally duties. The cost esti-mate is based on the number of registered voters in the town, said Rene Loy, elec-tions director.

The town trustees at their December regular meeting approved a resolution permit-ting the county clerk to handle the work.

In former days, a primary duty of the legally mandated position of town clerk was conduct of regular munici-pal elections. In three of the county’s municipalities, that work has in recent years been contracted out to the county clerk and recorder’s elections department. The other two in addition to Orchard City are Cedaredge and Delta.

This year, explained Loy, Paonia and Crawford will also use the clerk’s office for con-ducting their April 3 munici-pal votes by mail ballot.

Orchard City candidates can pick up petitions beginning Feb. 13

BY BOB BORCHARDTStaff Writer

On Thursday, Feb. 2, the Cedaredge town council can-didates information night attracted only three resi-dents. Ray Hanson, Michael Meskel and Curt Williams expressed an interest in run-ning for mayor or for one of the four vacancies on the board of trustees in the April 3 election.

According to deputy town clerk Patricia Luna, the meeting was an opportunity for potential candidates to learn about the offices and pick up information packets (including nomination peti-tions). Luna noted that any-one interested in running for office, who did not come to the meeting, can pick up their packets at Cedaredge Town Hall.

During the meeting, Luna explained that to be eligible for office candidates must be at least 18 years old, a resident of Cedaredge for at least 12 months as of the date of election and during their entire tenure in office, and a “qualified” elector of the town. Nomination peti-tions must be signed by at least 25 residents who are also registered electors of the Town of Cedaredge.

Luna noted that candidates can begin circulating their petitions on Monday Feb. 13.

Petitions with the required number of signatures are to be returned to town hall no later than noon, Friday, March 2. Petitions are to be filed with and signatures veri-fied by the town clerk in order for the petitioner to be eligible as a candidate for the April 3 election.

Luna recommended get-ting more signatures than the minimum of 25 in case some signatures prove to be invalid.

Those attending the meet-ing were also given a memo regarding restrictions on what is required and when, and what town employees may or may not do regarding their conduct during the elec-tion process. They were also given information pertaining to the Fair Campaign Prac-tices Act (FCPA) regarding public disclosure of revenue sources and uses of campaign

funds. The FCPA requires filing

an affidavit stating that can-didates are familiar with and understand the provisions of the FCPA within 10 days after announcing their candidacy. Failure to sign the affidavit can result in the individual’s disqualification as a candi-date for office.

The FCPA also requires that all contributions and expenditures must be reported and are due 21 days before to the election, the Friday before the election, 30 days after the election and annually on the first day of the month in which the anniversary of the election occurs.

There is no requirement to file if no contributions are being accepted and no expen-ditures are being made for the campaign.

For more information call the town hall at 856-3123.

Three turn out for candidate workshop

Nominating petitions for the Town of Cedaredge’s regu-lar municipal election, to be held April 3, may be picked up at the town hall beginning Feb. 13 during regular busi-ness hours. Petitions may be circulated starting that day. Completed petitions need to

be filed with the town clerk by noon on March 2. Open seats are a four-year term for mayor and for trustee, three four-year terms and one two-year term.

For more information con-tact the town clerk at 856-3123.

Candidate petitionswill be available Feb. 13

Orchard City cooksasked to submitfavorite recipes forcommemorative cookbook


Move over, Rachael Ray. Pardon our flour dust, Paula Deen.

The once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for recognition as a culinary creator of histori-cal note is open to anyone in Austin, Cory, or Eckert who submits their favorite recipe in time for the Orchard City Centennial Cookbook.

The Town’s Centennial Committee has taken on the project of putting together a home grown collection of good food, from appetizers and beverages to desserts, and some of everything in between.

The project is in need of recipes from all around Orchard City, and organizers are calling for local cooks to

contribute their best ones for the effort.

The committee hopes to produce a cookbook repre-senting recipes throughout the town and each of the com-munities of Austin, Cory, and Eckert.

In order to have the volume ready for sale by the begin-ning of Centennial events in May, recipe submissions need to be in as soon as possible. The cutoff date is the end of March.

Submissions should include the name and residence (Aus-tin, Cory, or Eckert) of the submitter.

Categories will be appetiz-ers and beverages, soups and salads, vegetables and side dishes, main dishes, breads and rolls, desserts, and “this n’ that.”

The book is being planned to include an introduction with a historical narrative of the town and its communi-ties.

The project is being coordi-nated by Beth Suppes. Reci-pes may be submitted by e-mail to [email protected] and they can also be delivered to Town Hall.

Cooking up a centennial treat


On Feb. 2, the Cedaredge Area Chamber of Commerce distributed a questionnaire by e-mail to help identify the “spatial needs of various orga-nizations that utilize the cur-rent community center facil-ity and also to understand how your organization may utilize community space in the future.”

The questionnaire was apparently drafted by the Town of Cedaredge and members of the Civic Center Design Committee (CCDC) and sent to indentified users of the Community Center.

According to the explana-tory letter, the CCDC is con-sidering:

• Whether replacement of the existing community cen-ter will be more cost effective than remodeling;

• A new facility could be located adjacent [to] or within the same property of the exist-ing community center;

• The project details or new facility is not being considered a “sporting” recreation center; and

• A draft set of facility plans will be produced by the end of this year.

The CCDC is seeking input from organizations who are currently using and/or want-ing to use the community cen-ter. Specifically, the group is hoping to identify future orga-nizational needs; type and amount of space needed; ame-nities that would make the facility better; and whether or not organizations are will-ing to pay for use of the new facility, and, if so, how much are they willing to pay?

The questionnaires are to be returned to Cedaredge Town Hall by Thursday, Feb. 16.

Civic Center OptionsOptions presented dur-

ing the Jan. 4 meeting of the CCDC regarding the renova-tion of the Community Center included a) a complete reno-vation of the existing Com-munity Center to include an energy efficiency retrofit; or b) to demolish the current build-ing and build a new center specifically designed to meet the needs of the entire com-munity.

The CCDC appears to favor the latter. According to the information provided at that meeting, “The cost of remod-eling will be expensive, and yield inferior results, not com-pletely meeting community needs.” It was also noted that a new building could be built to new energy efficiency stan-dards resulting in reduced energy costs, and that those reduced energy costs could help pay for the cost of build-ing.

According to information provided by town administra-tor Kathleen Sickles, the space used at the current town hall for town business by town administrative staff and offi-cials is 2,226 square feet plus an additional 2,385 square feet of heated “unusable” space (does not include the area used by the food bank), with energy costs (gas and electric) totaling $4,086.09 in 2011.

The 2011 energy costs at the current community center (an area of 9,520 square feet) totaled $10,356.88. Energy cost for both facilities for 2011 totaled $14,442.97.

As a comparison, Hotch-kiss town clerk Marlene Searle reported that energy costs (gas and electric) at the Hotchkiss Town Hall and Senior Citi-zens Center (includes the town administrative offices and council chamber, the Hotchkiss Police Department and the Senior Citizens Cen-ter) for 2011 totaled $9,537. Searle noted that the seniors pay for the gas used by the stoves for cooking senior meals.

Delta Montrose Electric Association has offered to donate “up to $25,000 for a geo-exchange system [for the Community Center], condi-tional upon a thorough energy efficiency make over,” accord-ing to DMEA board member Nancy Hovde.

During the January meet-ing, it was stated that a 10,000 sq. ft. building “would be sufficient for the Town of Cedaredge. Construction of a new facility would cost $175 per sq. ft., and with removal of the existing building and new parking lot, would cost about $2 million dollars.”

It was also noted that a

25,000 sq. ft. building would be needed to meet senior citi-zens and VOA congregate site meals, with kitchen facilities. This facility will probably cost $3-4 million.

It was also noted that funding for a new civic center could come from grants, and other funding and that orga-nizations wanting to use the new facility (such as VOA, senior citizens and others) will be asked to help defray the costs.

If and when a new build-ing is built, the existing town hall, along with an expanded police department, could be moved to the new site that would include a command center for emergencies and an event center for expanded community uses.

According to the informa-tion provided during the Jan. 4 meeting, “A new civic cen-ter could save the Town of Cedaredge money because it would be more efficient for staff and energy efficient.” The town could then rent or sell the existing town hall, “poten-tially to a store that would generate sales tax revenue.”

Civic center questionnaire is out

Back by popular demand, the 2nd annual Cupid Cut a Rug dinner and dance returns Feb. 11 at the Stolte Shed in Cedaredge.

More than 100 people enjoyed a great meal and dancing to the oldies last year. So much so that the event is being repeated. Says event coordinator Vickie Street, “It sim-ply was one of the most

enjoyable fund raisers we’ve ever had. Everyone seemed to have so much fun.”

The music again will be provided by area radio talent, Jon-Luc of KVNF. The meal, which includes grilled pork loin, will be prepared by chuck wagon specialist, Les Mergel-man. Dinner starts at 5 p.m. with dancing to fol-

low. Purchase tickets

in advance by calling 623-0142 or 856-4991, and at the Apple Blos-som on Main Street in Cedaredge. Price is $20 per couple and $12 for singles.

All proceeds will bene-fit the Cedaredge United Methodist Church eleva-tor fund.

Cut a rug in Cedaredge


More than 150 friends, well wishers, clients, members of the Friends of Cedaredge Animal Shel-ter, several dogs, one cat with asthma and mem-bers of the Cedaredge Area Chamber of Com-merce gathered on Sat-urday morning, Feb. 4, to celebrate the grand open-ing of the beautiful new Surface Creek Veterinary Center (SCVC).

The event was also a fund raiser, bringing in $935 in donations for the Cedaredge Animal Shelter and $75 for the “Rocky Fund,” a fund to help owners provide long term care for pets with chronic diseases.

The Center is the new home of Surface Creek Veterinary Service, a mobile service that has been around since 2009, and is now offering cli-ents a full service, fully equipped hospital to bet-ter serve the needs of their animals, large or

small.Jeff and Susie Hirsch

(both DVMs) and their family moved to Cedaredge in the spring of 2009. The Hirschs start-ed a mobile veterinary service that has evolved into the SCVC. Jeff has an interest in feline med-icine and endocrine dis-orders (such as diabetes, Cushings disease, hypo-and hyper-thyroidism, and Addison’s disease). Susie enjoys working on a wide variety of animals, with an emphasis on the ruminants (alpacas, lla-mas, sheep, goats, and cattle). “But not horses,” she laughed. They enjoy spending time with their four children and with their family and are active in their church and the community.

The Hirschs were joined by Jodi Black, DVM, in November 2011, as part of the SCVC. Black did research in feline nutrition and canine heartworm disease at Colorado State Uni-

versity, and drug devel-opment and testing at Novartis Animal Health. Black is experienced in companion animal prac-tice, including feline spe-cialty, emergency clinic and wildlife treatment and rehabilitation. She opened Best Friends Vet-erinary Service in Eckert before selling it to Dr. Clark Martin DVM. Since then she has worked at Tiara Rado Animal Hos-pital and the Grand Val-ley Emergency Clinic in Grand Junction. Jodi and her husband Sam are both very involved in the lives of their three active young children.

Mari Cadwell, veteri-nary assistant and recep-tionist, Lori McKinney, veterinary assistant and Emily Williamson, recep-tionist, make up the rest of the experienced and highly qualified staff at the SCVC.

The Surface Creek Vet-erinary Center is located at 17800 Hanson Road, Cedaredge, and is a full service, surgical and medical facility housing three exam/treatment rooms, one operating/sur-gical room, a room for x-rays, four indoor dog runs, multiple hold-ing/recovery pens, office space, a nursery for chil-dren and a comfortable reception area. Vaccina-tions and examinations are performed Monday through Saturday.

For more information or to make an appoint-ment, call the Center at

Cedaredge welcomes new vet clinicC2 Wednesday, February 8, 2012 SURFACE CREEK NEWS Delta County Independent

The Town of Orchard City is seeking to fill two positions on the Orchard City Planning Commis-sion. The positions are three-year terms and will begin April 24.

Interested parties must be at least 18 years of age and a resident of Orchard City for no less than one

year. Please send a letter of interest to the Orchard City Town Hall at 9661 2100 Road, Austin, CO 81410. Letters of intent must be received no later than 4:30 p.m. April 2. The board of trustees will make their selection on April 11.

For more information, call 835-3337.

Planning commission has two vacancies

HOURS: M-F • 8-5 • SAT. • 9-2

856-4474

17800 Hanson Rd. • CedaredgeJeff Hirsch, DVM • Susie Hirsch, DVM

Jodi Black, DVM

to everyone who came to ourOpen House and made it a success.

We raised over $900 for the Cedaredge Animal Shelter!

Congratulations To Our Drawing Winners:

Evelyn NicholsLouise Segura

Cheryl HebenstreitRay Fleeger

Andy RobertsonBarbara Allen

WE ARE STILLOFFERING25% OFFAll Dental Procedures

Through The End of February

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CEDAREDGE HIGHSCHOOL SCHEDULEThur., Feb. 9 Student Council Blood Drive;

ASTRA Meeting in Library, 6:00 p.m.

Fri., Feb. 10 Wrestling Regionals in Montrose, TBA; Basketball at Home vs. Olathe, 3:00, 4:30, 6:00, 7:30 p.m.

Sat., Feb. 11 Wrestling Regionals in Montrose, TBA; ACT Testing.

Feb. 13-17 WINTER BREAK.Tues., Feb. 14 FFA Alumni Meeting, 5:30

p.m.Sponsored by:

210 S.E. Independence Ave. • 856-3151

Photo by Bob BorchardtASTRA members and other CHS students with collected food items gather Friday, Feb. 3, to tally the donations for this year’s Souper Bowl food drive. Among those pictured are ASTRA members Baylee Laufer, Ashley McAlpine, Danni Floyd, Kendra Pappan, Linda Pappan, Jessica Chevalier, Kim Doughty (advisor), Amanda Twamley (advisor), Savannah MacIntire, Rowdy Murphy and David White. The Cedaredge High School FFA won the challenge with 323 cans of soup and 10 other food items and will be treated to a root beer fl oat party.

Photo by Bob BorchardtSurrounded by friends, staff and well-wishers from the community, Susie Hirsch DVM cuts the ribbon to offi cially open the Surface Creek Veterinary Center in Cedaredge on Saturday, Feb. 4.


“ASTRA-nomical” —that’s really the only way to describe the members of the Cedaredge High School’s ASTRA Club, and on Friday, Feb. 3, club members gathered in the CHS cafetorium to tally up the dona-tions gathered by various CHS organizations (FFA, National Honor Society, Youth Alive, the Spanish Club, Student Council and ASTRA) participat-ing in the club’s “Souper Bowl” challenge. The event was a week long challenge to the other clubs to see which of those clubs could collect the most food items to

benefit the Surface Creek Community Services Food Bank.

All in all, according to club advisor Amanda Twamley, this year’s “Souper Bowl” challenge resulted in 420 cans of soup and 56 other food items being collected for the food bank, with the FFA kids collecting 323 soup items and 10 “other” items.

The ASTRA Club will honor the members of the FFA for their efforts and for their support of the food bank by hosting a root beer float party for them. The ASTRA Club also made a donation of $75 to the food bank in honor of the FFA for col-

lecting the most items for the food drive.

ASTRA is an interna-tional community service organization for youth between the ages of 12 and 25. The CHS ASTRA Club was chartered in February 2008, under the sponsorship of Altrusa International, and now has over 20 members. Since its inception, the CHS ASTRA Club has received support from Altrusa of Delta.

The CHS ASTRA Club meets the second Thurs-day of each month at 6 p.m. in the CHS library. Advisors Amanda Twam-ley and Kim Doughty can be contacted for more information.

Cedaredge youth tackle Souper Bowl challenge

Celebrate Valentine’s Day by enjoying a per-formance of the Del-Rose Chorus, Sweet Adelines, International, on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2 p.m., at Eckert Presbyterian Church (EPC). These female vocalists sing in the style of four-part harmony and have selected special music for this occasion.

Eckert Presbyterian Church has hosted sev-eral Sunday afternoon concerts featuring Delta

County/Surface Creek musical talent. Any proceeds or donations received at these events have benefited the EPC Building Restoration Fund. Over the past year, projects relating to the boiler, bell tower, electri-cal systems and an engi-neer assessment have been completed.

Tickets for the valen-tine music concert are $7 and include refreshments. Call 835-3441 for tickets.

Valentine music at Eckert church

Cory woman wants to help others

E.J. Verdahl who lives at Cory has decided she wants to do something special for other, less fortunate people in the world.

Inspired by her late friend Pearl Tiffany of Eckert, Verdahl is work-ing to raise money for Samaritan’s Purse Minis-try, she explained to the DCI. Samaritan’s Purse is affiliated with the Franklin Graham min-istry organization, she said.

She told the DCI that she hopes to turn energy behind the 2.4 million steps she walked from last July to December into funds for the relief agency.

“I have a cell phone that counts every step I take,” Verdahl explained. “I have averaged 4.7 miles per day.”

She has embarked on the project in memory of her friend, Tiffany, who was known locally as “the Eckert flower lady” before she passed away in 2009. Tiffany’s home hosted a large display of wildflowers. “She also helped the Sioux people,” Verdahl said.

“I just want to be able to do something good for others before I go, too,” Verdahl said. She said the ministry she is work-ing with has set up a page on the internet for her activities.

Anyone interested in learning more about Verdahl’s project may call her at 399-7087.

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TV CHANNEL REFERENCEListings shown are west feeds

BD

BP

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= Bresnan Cable Paonia

DN

DT

= Dish Network

= Direct TV

CC

(N)

= Movies

= Closed Captioned

= New Episode

KWGN-CW Denver

KCNC-CBS Denver

KRMA- PBS Denver

KMGH-ABC Denver

KDVR-Fox Denver

KREY-CBS Montrose

KJCT-ABC Grand Jct.

KKCO-NBC Grand Jct.

KFQX-Fox Grand Jct.

A&E

BRAVO

CINE-Cinemax

DISCV-Discovery

DISN-Disney

ENC-Encore

ESPN

ESPN2

F/X

FOOD

FSRM-Fox Sports RM

HALL-Hallmark

HBO-Home Box Offi ce

HGTV-Home & Garden

HIST-History

LIFE-Lifetime

NICK-Nickelodeon

SPIKE

STARZ

TBS

TMC-Movie Channel

TNT

USA-USA Network

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Orchard City administrator duties sharedby clerk, publicworks supervisor


The Orchard City Town Board will take additional time before deciding whether its new split-duty management regimen is working out as hoped.

Following the depar-ture of town adminis-trator David Varley last September, town officials went with a management scheme of split responsi-bilities for the town.

While the mayor pro-vides a lot of day-to-day operations oversight, the town’s workday duties are managed “inside town hall” by the town clerk, and “outside town hall” by the public works department supervisor.

But after three months of feeling their way through the change, Mayor Don Suppes and town board are split on whether the system should be formally adopt-ed and the three-month trial period ended.

In a “straw poll” taken at the Feb. 1 work session, trustees split evenly on whether the three-month trial period for the new system should be ended or extended. Trustees Jim-

mie Boyd, Len Johnson, and Jan Gage prefer to end it now. Trustees Gale Doudy, Jerry Brunemei-er, and Marsha Thomas want to extend it at least another three months.

Suppes proposed extending the trial until after the April 3 munici-pal election so a new town board could decide how it wants the town to be run. He also said that some details of the split duty scheme still need to be worked out.

Doudy championed a new town personnel pol-icy that in future would establish a one-year pro-bation period for all new

hires and internal pro-motions. Other trustees expressed agreement with the idea

Town clerk Melissa Oelke and public works supervisor Mike Morgan were appointed to their new positions last Sep-tember as part of the three-month trial.

While some board members think the town is running good right now, others feel the split responsibility system needs fine tuning and more work.

Gage said she felt Oelke and Morgan had “really stepped up to the plate.” Trustee Thomas pointed

out that there aren’t even current job descriptions for the two new manage-ment positions that have been established.

Thomas, though not opposed to the individ-ual in the town clerk’s post, stated once again her opposition to Orchard City’s $63,000 annual sal-ary for the town clerk’s job. “It’s too much,” Thomas said. “We are just a water utility, but we pay more than other towns with a marshal, a sewer system, and other things. A future town board will have to deal with this someday. I feel its not fair to the citizens of Orchard City,”

she said.Under the split duty

management system, the town clerk and utilities supervisor are both paid a $63,000 annual salary. Suppes said the town is paying a total of $66,000 less in annual salary now than it did with a town administrator on staff.

He said that the previ-ous town administrator’s wage and benefit package totalled over $90,000 a year.

Suppes said that he would include a discus-sion of the split-duty management system on the agenda for the board’s March meeting.

Split-duty management under review

BY VERNA BARRStaff Writer

Everyone attending the Surface Creek Valley Historical Society’s annu-al banquet was eager to meet, greet, and listen to Dr. Duane Vanden-busche’s presentation on “Black Canyon and the Gunnison Tunnel”. Some of his former students at

Western State College were in the audience. Vandenbusche spoke of the canyon’s history, the building of the tunnel, and of his own experienc-es in the Black Canyon. Slides were shown of early explorations illustrating the steepness, narrow-ness, the huge rocks and dangers encountered in

surveying and construc-tion of the tunnel.

Awards were given during the evening. John Spurgeon presented the Student History Award plaque and an honorar-ium to Cedaredge High School senior Austin Fischer. He is especial-ly interested in Ameri-can and military history. Fisher was recommended by Allen Golden, CHS history teacher.

Ginni Moseley was rec-ognized as Volunteer of the Year for her outstand-ing dedication to Pioneer Town as Welcome Center coordinator, a position she has held for the past two years. Her plaque was presented by the society’s 2011 president Gael McCully.

Ed and Beryle Marah, along with Pat and Gwen Marah, were recipients of the Pioneer Award. Les Mergelman told of the many contributions and services performed by the Marahs over the years. Their outstanding dedica-tion to the society, Pioneer Town, Cedaredge and the community has been well documented. The written record and a copy of their scrapbook will become a part of SCVHS’s archives.

Dick R. Brooks II was elected by members to serve a term on the board of directors. Carol Gamble was reelected to another term.

Les and Dorothy Mergelman outdid them-selves once again by preparing prime rib and grilled chicken plus the rest of the items on the menu for the banquet. McCully noted that the society is blessed to have them volunteer to provide the service . . . and they always do a great job!

Historical society enjoys evening of awards, memories

Photo by Verna BarrAustin Fischer, a senior at Cedaredge High School, was recognized with this year’s Student History Award at the SCVHS’s annual banquet.

Photo by Verna BarrDr. Duane Vandenbusche visited with John Spur-geon and many others following the recent SCVHS annual banquet.

Sandhill Cranes?Do you think you

heard Sandhill Cranes?Do you think you saw

some?Well, maybe you did!

Our wintering flock of Sandhills has gradu-ally increased over the years, and over 500 have been reported this win-ter. They’ve been seen or heard from Ouray to Grand Junction, in short, through the whole valley! So keep your eyes and ears open.

And spring is coming! This year the crane fes-tival at Monte Vista will be March 9 through 11. The keynote speaker on Friday night is Henry Lappen with “A Passion for Birds.” Henry uses realistic masks to por-tray various shapes (of bills and feet) to explore

the birds’ evolution in adapting to their widely differing environments. Hawks Aloft will host a raptor identification tour and Kevin Corwin will present information on our beautiful Bluebirds. There will be crane view-ing tours, a lecture about the geology/ecology that shaped the Rio Grande, Bird identification walks, and photography workshops as well.

Then on March 16 and 17 the cranes will be arriving here (we hope!) and we will have our Crane Days festival. Plans are in the mak-ing right now. So if you think you hear or see Sandhill Cranes, please call at 835-8391.

NEWS: A Common or Eurasian Crane has been seen in Nebraska.

Poor bird’s on the wrong continent! Looks a lot like our Sandhill, but has a white eye-line and black neck.

Birds of the Western Slope A look at local birds with Evelyn Horn

Photos from International Crane Foundation free photo gallery

Challenge raceDuring last week’s dog sled races, Delta County Commissioner Bruce Hovde (below) won the race when Mesa County Commissioner Steve Acquafresco (left) took a wrong turn and Cedaredge Mayor Pat Mean took a bad spill. Means is recovering from broken ribs but says she is game for a rematch next year.

Delta County Independent SURFACE CREEK NEWS Wednesday, February 8, 2012 C5

Help Us Plan our Future as a Memberof the Library District Board

Our mission: Informing and empowering the community

Providing resources for life, leisure, and learning

Delta County Libraries, the District,is seeking to fi ll a Board vacancy:

Cedaredge Area, term ending 01/31/2014

Are you community minded?

*Do you take a keen interest in the development

of library services in Delta County?

*The Board adopts and oversees the budget, bylawsand policy; conducts long range planning; and hires

and supervises the library district director.The Board meets once a month on a weekday

afternoon, rotating among the libraries in our district.

Applications are available at theDistrict libraries and on the District website,

www.deltalibraries.org.

Return applications to aDelta County library or mail to:

Board PresidentDelta County Libraries Board of Trustees

P.O. Box 858, Delta, CO 81416

CALL OF NOMINATIONTake advantage of an excellent opportunity to serve

your community in a signifi cant way!

The Town of Orchard City is in need of qualifi edcitizens to serve on the elected Board of Trustees. Orchard City needs motivated and enthusiastic leaders

to continue progress in these challenging times.Interested candidates must be a registered elector,eighteen years of age or older on the date of theelection and must have resided within the Town

for at least twelve consecutive months.

There are four Trustee positions and the Mayorposition up for election. These terms beginApril of 2012 and will serve until April 2016.

Trustees are expected to be an active participant in monthly board meetings and serve on committees

as appointed by the mayor.

Candidate packets will be available on February 13at the Town Hall located at 9661 2100 Road.

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Interested parties must be at least 18 years of age anda resident of Orchard City for no less than one year.

Please send a letter of interest to the Orchard CityTown Hall at 9661 2100 Road, Austin, CO 81410.Letters of intent must be received no later than4:30 p.m. April 2, 2012. The Board of Trustees

will make their selection on April 11, 2012. If you have questions, please call 835-3337.

C6 Wednesday, February 8, 2012 AGRICULTURE Delta County Independent

For over half a cen-tury the Delta County 4-H Program has served a delicious roast beef dinner to help support its programing. This year’s event is Sunday, March 4, from noon to 3:00 PM at either Delta Middle School in Delta or Hotchkiss High School in Hotchkiss. Carry out is also available.

Tickets are $8 for

adults (12 and up) and $4 for children.

Tickets are available at the door the day of the dinner, in advance from local 4-H members, or in advance at the Delta County Extension Office located at 525 Dodge Street in Delta. All pro-ceeds benefit local youth who are involved in the 4-H program in Delta County.

Beef Roast tickets available now

Several local agricul-tural producers helped advance legislation which will help small produc-ers expand their oppor-tunities to sell products directly to local consum-ers.

The Local Foods, Local Jobs act (SB12-048), sponsored by Senator Gail Schwartz (D-Snow-mass), passed through the Senate Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Energy Committee in late January and is up for a second reading and voice vote on the floor of the Colorado Senate.

The Local Foods, Local

Jobs act supports local, small-scale growers and producers by creating alternative methods for them to sell homemade, value added goods. Sen-ate Bill 48 will allow small growers to sell their products directly to consumers, jump start-ing local economies and increasing the availabil-ity of healthy foods.

Senator Schwartz offered the following comment: “I am pleased to see that this jobs bill passed with bipartisan support as it will direct-ly benefit many hard-working Coloradans. By

empowering Colorado’s small farms and small-business entrepreneurs, this bill will create jobs, strengthen the economy, and promote tourism in our local communities.”

The Local Foods, Local Jobs Act will ease impediments to local markets by exempt-ing home kitchens from certain health inspec-tions that are generally applied to large retail-ers. Home kitchens will be trained on safe food handling and processing procedures, as well as labeling requirements to ensure healthy prod-

ucts. Small business-es that promote locally sourced foods can get a strong start due to these streamlined regulations. It applies only to produc-ers who earn less than $5,000 each year for each food type produced and exempts schools and nonprofits from liability from serving or produc-ing un-inspected food.

Monica Wiitanen, owner of The Small Pota-toes Farm in Paonia, explained how she will directly benefit from the passage of Senate Bill 48: “This bill would make a big difference to our farm operation as we could use excess or injured produce to make garlic and chile powder, dried tomatoes, kale chips, potato bread, and lots more.

“I work with a young professional baker and this will create income for him as well. It really has a spiral effect, and I think it will bring some life and prosperity into our community.”

Mark Waltermire, a farmer from Hotchkiss, explained how the provi-sions of the bill would allow him and other Col-orado farmers to create products and sell directly to consumers from farm-ers markets and other small venues.

Nearly 30 other states have passed similar laws to promote local prod-ucts. Senate Bill 48 is sponsored in the House of Representatives by Rep-resentative Don Coram (R-Montrose).

A similar bill, HB12-1027, sponsored by Laura Bradford (R-Grand Junc-tion) is making its way through the Colorado House.

Cottage food bill moves out of senate committee

The 10th anual con-vention of the Ditch and Reservoir Company Alli-ance (DARCA) will be held Feb. 23-24 at the Double Tree Hotel in Col-orado Springs.

During the two-day conference, 33 speakers will discuss their views on timely subjects facing ditch and reservoir com-panies.

There will also be a pre-conference workshop on Wednesday, Feb. 22, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on “Is Your Great-granpa’s Dam Ready for the 21st Century.”

For information visit online atwww.darca.org or contact DARCA at (970) 412-1960 or by e-mail at [email protected].

Ditch companies to hold conference

From established crops such as potatoes and sod to crops new to Colorado such as hops and lav-ender, the diversity of Colorado’s specialty crop industry is evident across the state. To help develop and promote the state’s specialty crops, the Colo-rado Department of Agri-culture (CDA) is seeking proposals for the Spe-cialty Crops Block Grant Program.

Specialty crops are defined as fruits and veg-etables, dried fruits, and nursery crops including floriculture and sod.

“Specialty crops are an important part of Colo-rado’s agriculture indus-try,” said Tom Lipetzky, CDA’s Markets Division Director. “These funds will help develop and pro-mote the state’s diverse specialty crops.”

Colorado’s specialty

crops represent approxi-mately 11 percent of Col-orado’s total agricultural cash receipts. In 2010, cash receipts from spe-cialty crops totaled more than $645 million.

The grant program is funded through the U.S. Department of Agricul-ture (USDA) which part-ners with state depart-ments of agriculture to enhance the competitive-ness of specialty crop producers in areas such as marketing, promo-tion, education, research, trade and nutrition.

“The department must submit a request outlin-ing projects to the USDA in order to receive these funds,” continued Lip-etzky. “This application process will help deter-mine which projects are included in our applica-tion to the USDA.”

CDA anticipates that

more than $680,000 will be available to support the specialty crop grant, and funds are expected to be available for projects to start early in 2013. Producer groups, organi-zations, and associations, as well as state and local organizations, academia and other specialty crops stakeholders are eligible to apply either as single entities or in combined efforts. Proposals submit-ted by individual produc-ers must demonstrate that the potential impact of the project will accrue to a broader group of sim-ilar producers, region or industry segment.

Proposals must be received by close of busi-ness (4:30 p.m.) on April 4. For more information and an application, visit www.colorado.gov/ag/specialtycropgrant or call (303) 239-4117.

Grant program aims at specialty crops

Join Dr. Ron Godin, Colorado State Univer-sity’s local agronomist, on Saturday, Feb. 25, for a one-day workshop on hops growing.

This workshop is designed to give hops growers and those who will be planting hops this year critical infor-mation to make man-agement decisions that yield success. The pro-gram will cover hops varieties, planting, irri-gation, pruning, disease and much more. Grow-ers are encouraged to

bring specific questions as well.

The workshop will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Orchard Mesa Research Center in Grand Junction. Cost is $35 per person or $60 per couple (or any two persons from the same ranch), and includes lunch. Space is limited and pre-registration is required.

To register or for more information, con-tact the Delta County Extension office at 874-2195.

Hops workshop to be held Feb. 25

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THE CITY OF DELTARecreation Department is seeking qualified bidders for Pool Finish Replacement Project at the Bill Heddles Recreation Center. Please contact Renee Ealey at 970-874-0923 for the RFP pack-et. RFP deadline is Feb. 15, 2012 at 2 p.m. (1x6)

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RECREATIONALVEHICLES

1996 SKI-DOO SUMMIT500. Good condition with reverse, rear rack and cover. 323-5151 after 6 p.m. (tfnx5)

TRAILERSALES

STOCK TRAILER FORsale. 1996 WW, 19 ft. bum-per pull stock trailer. Double axle, electric brakes, clean wood floor and rubber mats, rear, middle and side gates. Very good condition. $3,500 OBO. 970-874-1332. Please leave message. (4x4)

2007 FACTORY MADE6x10 utility trailer with square tube railing all around. Holds (2) ATVs. Side rails used for loading from the side and rear. Has 15" 6-ply tires. $1200. Call 874-4558 (tfn46)

TORSION TRAILER AXLE3500 lb. rated torsion axle with 5-lug (4 1/2" pat-tern) spindles included. Dimensions are 82” track length, 65” frame width, 30 degree angle??? $175 874-4558, leave message. (tfnx41)

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D2 Wednesday, February 8, 2012 CLASSIFIEDS Delta County Independent

COMPILED FROM DELTA NEWSPAPERSBy DELTA COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY

251 Meeker St., Delta • 874-8721February 9, 1912

(From the Delta County Independent)Rumors of a gold strike in Black Canyon

above Delta, have been rife this week, but the Independent reporters have not been able to trace them to details. That gold may have been discov-ered there running in value from $20 to $50 per ton, as these rumors convey, would not be surpris-ing, as it is doubtless a gold quartz section, as well as a gold placer section. Where placer gold has been found for years, there are likely to be veins to form its source.

* * *It was announced last week that the new

or 1912 contracts for the growing of sugar beets and to be executed between the growers and the Western Sugar and Land company, are now ready for delivery and coupled with this announcement the announcement that a new scale of prices has been agreed upon which will make possible a sub-stantial increase in the price to be received for the

beets by the grower.Under the new contract the company agrees

to increase by gradual and substantial scale, the price of the beets on the half percent basis. In other words, make an increase in the price for each half percent of the beets. Last year the scale in price depended upon the larger unit of increase of one percent.

* * *The people of Crawford, Hotchkiss and other

points along its proposed line are much elated over the renewed prospects of the early building of the Red Canon railroad.

Preliminary surveying was done for this line last season and much interest aroused at which time a considerable amount was raised by popular subscription to aid in building the road, but not an amount equal to that asked. It is now stated that the people promoting the road have lessened their request to within easy reach of those to be benefited by its building, and that work is likely to begin on the Crawford – Maher line in the early spring.

* * *The Delta Electric Light and Power company

has just installed four 32-candle power lights on the county bridge across the Gunnison bridge leading to North Delta, an advance which cannot fail to meet the approval of all residents of that district. Many people of the north side are not unfrequently [sic] in attendance upon evening doings here in Delta, and “dark of the moon” times were very unfavorable for the trip either on foot or in carriages across the long bridge.

It is also learned that the light company is even going farther within the next few months, and extend a line through the thickly populated

part of North Delta in order that the residents who so desire may have electric light in their homes.

* * *A.E. Spor, who lives on Paonia’s main street ,

opened the door of his home last night to a baby boy whose claim on the affections of his parents is already strong enough to guarantee him a perma-nent boarding place.

* * *W.L. Savage was a caller at the Chronicle

office the first of this week. The past, present and future of Crawford were topics of discussion. Mr. Savage is an old resident, and beside being an old settler he is an observant one. He is enthusiastic in his faith that there is a magnificent future in store for this section of the country.

* * *The plasterers will finish up the new bank

building in Hotchkiss next week, and then the car-penters will begin finishing. There has been quite a lot of delay in the construction of this building, but the contractors were unable to avoid it.

* * *The marshal was instructed to arrest any

boy or girl under age found at unusual places or in improper company at unreasonable hours; in other words to fully enforce the curfew laws and those of the juvenile court. Complaint has been made by the churches and others that young girls are at the dances or parading the streets up to midnight, a fact which their parents may either be ignorant of or careless about. This condition has suggested the more rigid enforcement of the laws governing such matters.

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Job Title: Sr. Mine Geologist

An underground coal mine near the town of Paonia, Colorado is seeking a Sr. Mine Geologist to provide geological engineering assistance to the underground and surface Operation Departments. The Sr. Mine Geologist will be a part of the Mine Technical Services Department. The individual will report to the Manager of Technical Services. The Sr. Mine Geologist provides geologic data and services to the mine engineering and opera-tions departments relative to mine geology and coal quality projections. The Sr. Mine Geologist will spend even amounts of time split between working underground and in the offi ce. Underground work will include underground mapping, observations, sampling, drilling and routine con-tact with underground mining personnel. Surface offi ce work will include preparation of maps and cross-sections, maintenance of geologic fi les and databases, analyses of data and preparation of reports. The individual also will assist as needed with core logging, core testing, and surface mapping. In addition, the Sr. Geologist is responsible for developing and managing the GVB (Gob Vent Boreholes) and exploration and drilling program. The Sr. Mine Geologist also will assist the Manager of Techni-cal Services with environmental monitoring, database maintenance and reports.

Basic Job Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Geology or Geological EngineeringTwo to Five years experience in CoalAbility to work underground in a coal mineBasic knowledge of sedimentary structuresBasic knowledge of western US coal stratigraphyBasic knowledge of coal deposits and coal depositional environmentsBasic skills with geologic computer modelingWorking knowledge of MS Word, Excel and AccessWorking knowledge of AutoCaddExperience with SurvCadd software package a plusMechanical aptitude and underground experience a plus

The company offers a competitive pay and benefi t package that includes vacation, relocation, medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, 401(k) plan, and site bonus plan. If you qualify for the above vacancy and want an excellent opportunity to work in a team environment for a com-pany that values safety and its employees, please send or e-mail your resume and MSHA certifi cations to the following:

Apply:Bowie Resources, LLCAttn: Human ResourcesPO Box 1488Paonia, CO 81428email: [email protected]

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THIS WEBSITE COULDmean $5,000 a month to you. getyour2now.com/ReneeCreasey (3x5)

OPTICIAN WANTED FORbusy professional office. Send resume to Alpine Optical, 1800 E. Pavilion Place, Suite A, Montrose, CO 81401. (4x5)

BOOTH SPACE FORrent. Looking for a nail tech and hair stylist. 210-0258 after 7 p.m. (2x6)

LOOKING FOR QUALITY employees? Advertise here in the DCI Classifieds.

DELTA BASED MANU-facturing company is seeking an over-the-road truck driver. This person must have a CDL license. Workday usually starts on Saturday through Tuesday or Wednesday for weekly trips to Oklahoma and back. Apply via e-mail only, send resume to [email protected]. (2x5)

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THE CITY OF DELTA ISnow accepting applications for seasonal positions at Devil's Thumb Golf Course -wage range is $8.97 to $9.42 per hour; will start hiring first of March 2012. Hours to be worked will be sched-uled as needed. Operations - duties are performance of a wide variety of unskilled maintenance and construc-tion work on the City's golf course. Graduation from high school and must pos-sess a valid driver's license. Clubhouse - provide quality customer service to patrons in assisting in pro shop (schedule could include early mornings, evenings, holidays and weekends). Graduation from high school and 18 years of age or older at the time of hire. Must successfully pass a background check and a required pre-employ-ment drug test if offered conditional employment. City applications to be com-pleted and returned to City of Delta, 360 Main Street, Delta, CO 81416, attention HR Director (please do not submit applications to golf course). Applications avail-able at www.cityofdelta.net. EOE/MF. (2x6)

Classified Ads are where people look for jobs! Call 874-4421 to place your ad now.

SERVICES

CARE GIVER AVAILABLEfor respite and 24 hour care. Fourteen years specializing in medical recovery and terminal care. Outstanding references. Call 970-327-0167. (4x3)

LET THEM KNOW WHATyou have to sell through the DCI Classifieds. 874-4421

PUBLICSERVICE

THE DELTA COUNTYIndependent 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 call-ing 874-4421.

NEW ADDRESS? PLEASEnotify the Delta County Independent 10 days prior to moving. PO Box 809, Delta, CO 81416 or 970-874-4421.

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PUBLICSERVICE

PUBLICSERVICE

FREE DIAPERS FOR UPto one year! Pregnant women in Delta County can now get help to quit smok-ing 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)

HOTCHKISS-CRAWFORDHistorical Museum. Winter hours, Saturdays 1-4 p.m. thru December 24. $3 admis-sion or free to members. Come see our museum at 2nd & Hotchkiss Streets in Hotchkiss. 872-3780. (tfx44)

ALCOHOLICS ANONY-mous, at Friends of Bill W. club at 9th and Palmer, meets Sunday 1 p.m., 7 p.m. Monday at noon, Tuesday at noon, Wednesday at noon, 5:30 ladies only. Thursday at noon, and 8 p.m., Friday at noon, Saturday 12:15 p.m. Call 874-8282. (tfnx5)

ALCOHOLICS ANONY-mous meeting, women only, (non-smoking), Saturdays, 11 a.m., in the basement of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 5th and Palmer, (go to the back door). (tfx1)

NARCOTICS ANONY-mous meets at 9th and Palmer, Delta, Mondays and Fridays at 8 p.m. (tfnx5)

BECAWS! DONATIONSneeded. Credit cards accepted. Call 970-527-3350, or visit cawsonline.org. Delta County Citizens for Animal Welfare and Shelter (CAWS)

DELTA FOOD PANTRYneeds meals for Delta families who are temporar-ily in need. Donations of non-perishable food may be brought to 628 Meeker. (tfx36)

HELP!!! KEEP THE animal population under control, and SAVE an ani-mal'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 MEETINGon 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 informa-tion, call 874-5150 Paul Carter. (tfx31)

BECAWS! ADOPT A DOGor cat today. Call 970-527-3350, or visit cawsonline.org. Delta County Citizens for Animal Welfare and Shelter (CAWS)

CHAPTER, UNITS OF DAVregular 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)

THE AMERICAN RED Cross needs you. Become one of the Red Cross vol-unteers who says, “We’ll Be There, Because Help Can’t Wait!” Call your local Red Cross Chapter at 970-242-4851 or 1-800-HELP NOW for information on the dif-ference you can make in someone’s life as a disaster volunteer. ((TFNx4))

UNEMPLOYED? JOINothers for a time of net-working, encouragement, and skill improvement. Latent Resources meets the first Thursday of each month at 6:30 at the Delta United Methodist Church (5th & Meeker). Attendants and visitors are encouraged to dress professionally and bring a note pad and a willingness to learn and be challenged. Find us on facebook.com & twitter.com - search "Latent Resources", or call James at 970-901-9463.

HEALTHY BABIES STARTwith early prenatal care. Delta County Health Department. Offers access to immediate, temporary Medicaid for pregnant women who qualify. 874-2165. (tfx25)

BECAWS! DISCOUNTspay and neuter coupons available. Call 970-527-3350, or visit cawsonline.org. Delta County Citizens for Animal Welfare and Shelter (CAWS)

FARM WORKER HEALTHServices: We offer assis-tance with medical, dental and medicines. If you work in agriculture you may qualify for our services. For more information call 323-0538. (tfx12)

ALANON FAMILY GROUPmeetings. Hotchkiss, Tuesday, 7 p.m., Baptist Church, Oak and Main. Edna 872-6141, Judy 527-5618. Due to low attendance, call first.

S SOMEONE’S DRINK-ing affecting your teenager? Delta and Cedaredge area is now offering Al-Ateen Group meetings for your troubled teen. Teens share support, strength and hope. For more information call 835-3408 or 874-9832. (tfx8)

ALANON FAMILY GROUPmeetings, Paonia, Wednesday, 7 p.m. United Methodist Church, 3rd and Ornaga. Call Kay at 527-3518 or Chris 527-3366.

SERVICIOS DE SALUDDe Campesinos: Ofrecemos ayuda con doctores, dentis-tas, y medicinas. Si trabajas en agricultura puedes califi-car para nuestros servicios. Para mas informacion llame al 323-0538. (tfx12)

THINK YOU'RE PREG-nant? Abused? Need help? The Pregnancy Resource Center in Delta offers free service, support and advice to all teenagers and women in crisis pregnancy situa-tions. For Christian help, anytime, call 874-5733.

YOU CAN QUIT. WE CANhelp. Colorado Tobacco Quitline offers free, confi-dential assistance. Call 1-800-QUIT-NOW. (TFNx28).

SUPPORT GROUP: CARE-givers, friends and loved ones of Alzheimer’s and dementia victims. Facing difficult situations? Get help. 2nd Monday every month, 10 a.m. Grand Mesa Southern Baptist Church, 110 SE Jay, Cedaredge. Call Karen for more details, 835-3113. (tfx3)

FAMILIES BELIEVING in families: Tandem Families is an innovative, private non-profit mentor-ing program providing ser-vices for at-risk children of Delta and Mont-rose coun-ties. Anyone interested in volunteering their services or donating usable items should call 874-3000 or 252-7445. (TFNx8)

DO YOU HAVE AN UN-wanted item that is taking up space in your closet? Sell it through the DCI Classifieds! Call 874-4421.

YARDSALES

YARD SALE: HUGE moving out of state sale. 130 East 9th Street, Delta. Victorian house across from Best Western. (Behind Hellman’s) Friday and Saturday, Feb. 10 and 11 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Colorado Estate Sales, Shiela Unrein. 275-1854. (1x6)

Delta County Independent LOCAL NEWS Wednesday, February 8, 2012 D3

PUBLIC NOTICES

PUBLIC NOTICE

Consolidated Finance Corpor-ation's annual stockholders meet-ing will be held February 21st, 2012, 2:00 p.m. at Consolidated Finance Corp.

Published in the Delta County Independent February 1, 8 and 15, 2012.

PUBLIC NOTICE

The Town of Hotchkiss Planning Commission will have a Public Hearing on February 22, 2012, at

6:30 p.m., at the Hotchkiss Town Hall, 276 W. Main Street, Hotchkiss, Colorado to consider a Special Zoning Use Review and a Zoning Variance request. The Hotchkiss Board of Trustees will consider this same request at a Public Hearing on March 8, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. at 276 W. Main Street, Hotchkiss, CO. The request is to use the current drive-through for a restaurant at 301 E. Bridge Street and to request a variance from the off street park-ing regulations. Julie Lange filed the application. Concerns and com-ments may be presented at the Public Hearing or by filing writ-ten comment to the Town Clerk’s office at P.O. Box 369, Hotchkiss, CO 81419 prior to either of the public hearings.

Published in the Delta County Independent February 8, 2012.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of JANET LEE COGSWELL,

also known as JANET L.

COGSWELL, also known as

JANET COGSWELL, Deceased

Case No. 12 PR 11

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 June 1, 2012, or the claims may be forever barred.

Lorie MostellerPersonal RepresentativeP.O. Box 1003Delta, CO 81416970-835-4991

James D. BrownBrown, Schottelkotte, Stimpert & Vaughn, LLC550 Palmer St. - P.O. Box 43Delta, CO 81416-0043970-874-4451Attorneys for Personal Representative


NOTICE BY PUBLICATION

A CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

CRS 1-1-104(34); 32-1-804.1; 32-1-804.3

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and, particularly, to the electors of the Delta County Memorial Hospital District of Delta County, State of Colorado.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election will be held on the 8th day of May, 2012, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time, two directors will be elected to serve 4-year terms. If an eligible elector of the Delta County Memorial Hospital District is inter-ested in serving on the board of directors, a Self-Nomination and Acceptance form may be obtained from the district designated elec-tion official, Aaron R. Clay, at 415 Palmer Street, Delta CO 81416, 874-9777, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. This form must be filed with the Designated Election Official no later than Friday, March 2, 2012. A Self-Nomination and Acceptance form that is not sufficient may be amended once at any time prior to 3:00 p.m. on Friday, March 2, 2012. Affidavit of Intent to be a Write-In Candidate forms must be submit-ted to the office of the designated election official by the close of business on Monday, March 5, 2012.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, application for a mail-in ballot shall be filed with the designated elec-tion official no later than the close of business on Friday, May 4, 2012, except that, if the applicant wishes to receive the mail-in ballot by mail, the application shall be filed no later than the close of business on Tuesday, May 1, 2012.

Delta County Memorial Hospital District

Aaron R. Clay, Designated Election Official Signature


MEETING NOTICE

The Annual Meeting of the Young Creek Reservoir Company will be held Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 2 p.m. in the Grand Mesa Water Users Office, 125 Grand Mesa Drive, Cedaredge.

Board of directors will be elected for the ensuing year; an assess-ment will be levied for 2012 and other business proper to come before the meeting will be trans-acted.

Bob Morris, PresidentDorman Frost, Secretary

I hereby appoint ________________ to vote my ____ shares of stock at the above meeting.Mail to: Dorman Frost, 22980 Frost Rd., Cedaredge, CO 81413_________________________________

signaturePublished in the Delta County

Independent January 25, February 1 and 8, 2012.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of LOIS JEAN MALONEY,

a/k/a LOIS J. MALONEY, a/k/a

LOIS MALONEY, Deceased

Case Number 12PR7

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 May 28, 2012, or the claims may be forever barred.

Geraldine A. WaltersPerson Giving Notice666 E. Cliff DriveGrand Junction, CO 81506

Attorney for Personal Representative:Aaron R. ClayPO Box 38Delta CO 81416

Published in the Delta County Independent January 25, February 1 and 8, 2012.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Rose Marie Burditt,

Deceased

Case Number: 12 PR 10

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 May 25, 2012, or the claims may be forever barred.

Susan B. Hillyard, P.C.Person Giving NoticeP.O. Box 808Delta, CO 81416


NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING

The Annual Meeting of NORTH DELTA IRRIGATION CO. will be held February 11, 2012 at 2 p.m. at the Delta Middle School Cafeteria, 910 Grand Ave. On the agenda: election of officers, increase of assessment fees due to the tunnel collapse, related grants, loans and any other business.Current officers: Ken Nelson - Pres., Vernon Nutter - VPres., and Carolyn Hawkins - Sec./Treas.

Published in the Delta County Independent February 1 and 8, 2012.

County CourtDelta County, ColoradoCourt Address: 501 Palmer, Room 338, Delta, CO 81416(970) 874-6280In the Matter of the Petition of:

Parent/Petitioner: REBECCA CAR-PENTERfor Minor Child: KAYLEE DENISE RAE ELGINFor a Change of Name to: KAYLEE

DENISE RAE CARPENTER

Case Number: 10C15

PUBLIC NOTICE OF PETITION FOR

CHANGE OF NAME

Public Notice is given on January 23, 2012, that a Petition for a Change of Name of a Minor Child has been filed with the Delta County Court.The Petition requests that the name of KAYLEE DENISE RAE ELGIN be changed to KAYLEE DENISE RAE CARPENTER.

Mandy AllenClerk of CourtBy /s/ Angelina ArreguinDeputy Clerk

(Court Seal)Published in the Delta County

Independent February 1, 8 and 15, 2012.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of CHRISTOPHER B.

LEFEVRE, a/k/a CHRISTOPHER

LEFEVRE Deceased

Case Number 2012PR8

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 May 30, 2012, or the claims may be forever barred.

Bart R. BickmorePerson Giving Notice3566 Apple Mill CoveSalt Lake City UT 84109

Attorney for Personal Representative:Aaron R. ClayClay and Dodson, P.C.PO Box 38, Delta CO 81416


PUBLIC NOTICE

The Town of Hotchkiss Planning Commission will have a Public Hearing on February 22, 2012, at

6:30 p.m., at the Hotchkiss Town Hall, 276 W. Main Street, Hotchkiss, Colorado to consider an R-1 Zone – Home Occupation Permit Application for an Accounting Service at 410 Duke Hill Road. The Hotchkiss Board of Trustees will consider this same request at a Public Hearing on March 8, 2012

at 6:30 p.m. at 276 W. Main Street, Hotchkiss, CO. Gordon MacAlpine filed the application. Concerns and comments may be presented at the Public Hearing or by filing writ-ten comment to the Town Clerk’s office at P.O. Box 369, Hotchkiss, CO 81419 prior to either of the public hearings.


NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Dorothy L. Axtell

Deceased

Case Number 2011 PR 14

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 February 8, 2012, or the claims may be forever barred.

James A. Kaplan, #7741Attorney for Personal Representative, Health Management Systems, Inc.717 Seventeenth StreetSuite 2300

Denver, CO 80202Published in the Delta County



OF THE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE

TURNER DITCH COMPANY

You are hereby notifi ed that the an-nual meeting of the stockholders of the Turner Ditch Company will be held at the Paonia Public Library at 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 14, 2012. The purpose of this meet-ing will be to elect the board of directors for the ensuing year and to transact such other business as may be brought before the meet-ing.

Steve Kossler, PresidentDawn Ullrey, Sec./TreasurerPublished in the Delta County

Independent February 8, 2012.

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly to the electors of the Delta County Fire Protection District #1 of Delta County, Colorado.NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election will be held the 8th day of May 2012, between the hours of 7:00 o'clock a.m. and 7:00 o'clock p.m. At that time two directors will be elected to serve 4-year terms.Self-nomination and acceptance forms are available from Richard N. Smith, Designated Election Official of the District, 1753 G Road, Delta, Colorado.Self-nomination and acceptance forms or letter are to be returned to the designated election official not less than 67 days prior to the regular election, March 2, 2012 until 5:00 P.M.NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that application for absent voter's ballot may be filed with the designated Election Official of the District at the above address no earlier than January 1 immediately preceding the election nor later than the close of business on the Friday immedi-ately preceding the election, Friday, the 4th of May, 2012.DELTA COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT #1By /s/ Richard N. SmithDesignated Election Official


STORAGE UNIT SALE

Contents of Farnsworth Minis Unit A6 located at 175 Hwy 133 in Paonia, CO. Unknown contents belonging to Audrey Head, last known address: 218 South Grand, Rangely, CO 81648. Contents of this unit will be disposed of on February 29, 2012, as Farnsworth Minis chooses.


STORAGE UNIT SALE

Contents of Farnsworth Minis Unit A5 located at 175 Hwy 133 in Paonia, CO. Unknown contents belonging to Christy Guyers, last known address: P.O. Box 759, Paonia, CO. Contents of this unit will be disposed of on February 29, 2012, as Farnsworth Minis chooses.


STORAGE UNIT SALE

Contents of Farnsworth Minis Units G12 & G18 located at 175 Hwy 133 in Paonia, CO. Unknown con-tents belonging to Tracy Rankin, last known address: P.O. Box 1144, Paonia, CO. Contents of this unit will be disposed of on February 29, 2012, as Farnsworth Minis chooses.


NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of GREGORY KENNETH

GRAHAM Deceased

Case Number 2012PR6

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 June 8, 2012, or the claims may be forever barred.

Janice L. GrahamPersonal Representative34693 Powell Mesa RoadHotchkiss, CO 81419



MINNESOTA CANAL &

RESERVOIR COMPANY

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE MINNESOTA CANAL & RESERVOIR COMPANY WILL BE HELD ON SAT-URDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2012 AT 1:PM AT THE:

AMERICAN LEGION HALL IN PAONIA

FOR THE ELECTION OF A BOARD MEMBER AND ANY OTHER BUSI-NESS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE BOARD.



The Annual meeting of the Relief Ditch Co. will be held at the School District Office at Read, Wednesday, February 29, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. for the purpose of electing a Board of Directors, discussing repairs and maintenance and to transact any

other business that may properly come before the meeting.

Carol Morrell, Secretary TreasurerIf you are not able to attend the

meeting, please send proxy.Published in the Delta County



(NOTICE BY PUBLICATION OF)

32-1-804.1; 32-1-804.3, 1-1-104(34),32-1-905(2), C.R.S.

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and, particularly, to the electors of the Hotchkiss Fire Protection District No. 4 (aka Delta County Fire Protection District No. 4) of Delta County, Colorado.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election will be held on the 8th day of May, 2012, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time, two (2) directors will be elected to serve 4-year terms. Eligible electors of the Hotchkiss Fire Protection District No. 4 (aka Delta County Fire Protection District No. 4) interested in serving on the board of directors may obtain a Self-Nomination and Acceptance form from the District Designated Election Official (DEO): Nomi Gray

29587 Redlands Mesa RoadHotchkiss, Co 81419970-872-2145

The Office of the DEO is open on the following days: Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.If the DEO determines that a Self-Nomination and Acceptance form is not sufficient, the eligible elec-tor who submitted the form may amend the form once, at any time, prior to 3:00 p.m. on Friday, March 2, 2012. The deadline to submit a Self-Nomination and Acceptance is close of business on Friday,

March 2, 2012 (not less than 67 days before the election). Earlier submittal is encouraged as the deadline will not permit curing an insufficient form. Affidavit of Intent To Be A Write-In Candidate forms must be submitted to the office of the designated election official by the close of business on Monday,

March 5, 2012 (the sixty-fourth day before the election).

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, an application for a mail-in ballot shall be filed with the designated elec-tion official no later than the close of business on Friday, May 4, 2012,

except that, if the applicant wishes to receive the mail-in ballot by mail, the application shall be filed no later than the close of business on Tuesday, May 1, 2012.

Hotchkiss Fire Protection District No. 4 (aka Delta County Fire

Protection District No. 4)By /s/ Nomi Gray

Designated Election OfficialPublished in the Delta County


The Delta County Libraries offer many edu-cational and entertain-ing activities and events for you and your fam-ily to enjoy. If you want to know what else your library is offering, please contact the library or visit the Delta County Librar-ies website at www.deltalibraries.org.

CedaredgeComputer Basics.

Learn Microsoft Word 2010 Friday, Feb. 10, at 10:30 a.m.

Crafty Kids Satur-day. Create a Valentine’s Day card for your very special someone. Space is limited so call the library at 856-3518 to sign up. Saturday, Feb. 11, at 10:30 a.m.

Teen Scene. Make a funky disco ball with your old CDs Wednesday, Feb. 15, at 6 p.m.

Kids’ Corner - Gad-gets and Goo Craft. Kids K-5 are invited to join this after school craft and make invisible ink for the secret agent in all of us! Feb. 16 at 3:45 p.m.

Adult Crafts. Stamp your heart out and make your own “positive/nega-

tive” stamp. Friday, Feb. 17, at 10:30 a.m. Please call to sign up.

Computer Class. Create a personalized iGoogle page and put some pizzazz in your life. Add news, photos, weather, and stuff from across the web to your page. Saturday, Feb. 18, at 2 p.m. Please contact the library to sign up for the class.

Storytimes. Baby and Tot storytimes are Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. Preschooler storytimes are Wednesdays at 11 a.m.

For more information, contact the library at 856-3518.

CrawfordWednesday Tween

Book Club. Join the fourth-sixth grade tween book club and meet new friends on Wednesdays from 3 to 4 p.m.

One-On-One Com-puter Lab. Crawford Library is offering one-on-one computer help each Wednesday in Feb-ruary from 3 to 5 p.m. Bring specific computer questions or just spend time honing your skills.

Wii and Waffles. Kids

of all ages come and join in the fun and play active Wii games and enjoy a waffle and juice treat! Thursdays in February from 3 to 4 p.m.

Storytimes. Baby sto-rytimes are Thursdays at 10 a.m. Tot storytimes are Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. Preschooler story-times are Wednesdays at 11 a.m.


DeltaTeens — Valentine’s

Day Cards. Come and create a work of art for your sweetheart, and have a great time doing so. This craft is for grades 5-12 on Thursday, Feb. 9, at 4:15 p.m.

Teens — Party “Mardi Gras” Style. Snacks and soda will be provided, and Chris-tian has some fun games planned for grades 5-12. Thursday, Feb. 16, at 4:15 p.m.

One-On-One Com-puter Help. Do you have a computer question or need help with a com-puter program? Our next session will be Thursday, Feb. 16, from 1 to 6 p.m.

Sign up at the library for individual computer assistance with a librar-ian.

H&R Block Tax Pre-sentation. Donna Miller of H&R Block will be presenting basic/common IRS forms and common errors on them. She will have a question-and-answer session and a basic open discussion of topics that relate to the questions posed from the audience. Tuesday, Feb. 21, 5:30 to 7 p.m.

Storytimes. Baby sto-rytimes are Wednesdays at 10 a.m. Tot storytimes are Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. Preschooler story-times are Wednesdays at 11:15 a.m.

For information, call the library at 874-9630.

HotchkissCrafty Kids. Kids

K-2 are invited to join in the fun and make a Valentine’s Day craft. All materials supplied! Thursday, Feb. 9, at 3:45 p.m.

Computer Basics.

Start the new year off right by learning the new Microsoft Word 2010. Learn to create various documents such as let-ters, papers and flyers. Feb. 15 at 10:30 a.m.

Basic Excel Class. Don’t just sit there scratching your head. Come join the class and learn the basics of an Excel spreadsheet. Wednesday, Feb. 22, at 10:30 a.m.

Storytimes. Baby storytimes are Mondays at 10 a.m. Tot story-times are Mondays at 10:30 a.m. Preschooler storytimes are Wednes-days at 11:15 a.m.


PaoniaEvening Book Club.

The selection for Febru-ary is “Life and Times of the Thunderbold Kid” by Bill Bryson. Read the book and join the discus-sion, Thursday, Feb. 9, at 7 p.m.

Computer Class -

Basic Internet Search-ing. Library staff will offer a computer class on basic Internet searching, which includes instruc-tion on navigating a web browser, exploring the Delta County Libraries website, and printing web pages. Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2 p.m. Call the library at 527-3470 to register.

Teen Night. Learn about the customs and geography of Italy. Sam-ple Italian food and learn basic phrases in the Ital-ian language using the Mango Languages data-base. Plus a special val-entine “chocolate festi-val.” All middle and high school aged students are welcome. Tuesday, Feb. 21, at 5:30 p.m.

Storytimes. Baby sto-rytimes are Tuesdays at 10 a.m. Tot storytimes are Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. Preschooler storytimes are Fridays at 11 a.m.


What’s happening at your library?

BY CHARLIE HUFFDelta-Montrose Community

Concert AssociationOn Monday, Jan. 30,

over 400 of the area’s Community Concert patrons and guests once again enjoyed an evening of great music performed by a trio of talented and joyful performers in the persons of Jimmy Mar-tin, Drew Jansen, and Jody Briskey who tour the country singing and accompanying themselves on the electric keyboard and the piano — and how GREAT did our new piano sound under their talented hands!

With their enthusias-tic spirit and personal identification with our audience, each of these three, whether perform-ing solo or as duos or all three together, were obviously enjoying every minute. They were able to bring us along with our memories of some of the great entertainers and

song writers of the past such as Patty Page, Barry Manilow, Rosemary Cloo-ney, and Judy Garland. Their love of the music and the great performers of the eras of the ‘50s and ‘60s, and ‘70s was evi-dent by the affection and authenticity with which they each performed and gave of themselves to us through their incredible talents and performing art. Also, their personal knowledge of some of the history of our rich musi-cal heritage added inter-est and good humor to their work.

As always, such an enjoyable evening filled with the spirit and talents of ThreeStyle — Jimmy, Drew, and Jody — came to a fun-filled conclusion all too quickly, though the three standing ova-tions did bring them back for a rousing encore and many warm greetings from them each in the hallway and foyer as the

audience made their way home once again.

If you find yourself missing out on one of these truly enjoyable and family-friendly concerts and performances as brought to our area by the Delta-Montrose Com-munity Concert Asso-ciation, we invite you to make it a point to attend the next scheduled per-formance which will be held at the Delta Center for the Performing Arts and Education at 9th and Grand on Friday, March 2. Appearing will be the world-class Rastrelli Cello Quartet who per-form nearly every style of music on the cello, every-thing from the symphonic classics to jazz or even a polka! Bring the whole family and enjoy a relax-ing and enjoyable eve-ning of uniquely beautiful music! For more informa-tion, contact, Bob Brown at 835-4480 or Charlie Huff at 921-4142.

ThreeStyle — great styleAll persons owning,

possessing, or controlling taxable personal property with a total actual value greater than $5,500 (per owner, per county) on Jan. 1, 2012, are required to report the personal property to the assessor by April 17, 2012. Per-sonal Property Declara-tion Schedules have been mailed to every person, business, or company known to own, possess, or control taxable personal property in the county. Non-receipt of a declara-tion schedule DOES NOT excuse taxpayers from declaring taxable personal property to the assessor. If you have not received a declaration schedule and own personal property with a value greater than $5,500, contact the asses-sor at 874-2120.

All personal property with a total actual value in excess of $5,500 (per owner, per county) is tax-able unless specifically exempt by law.

Taxable personal prop-erty includes:

• All residential house-

hold furnishings used to produce income.

• Equipment, furni-ture, and machinery used by commercial, industri-al, and natural resource operations.

• Property used in an agribusiness that does not qualify as agricul-tural pursuant to § 39-1-102(1.6)(a), C.R.S.

• Expensed assets with a life greater than one year.

• Fully depreciated assets still in use.

• Personal property in storage that is subject to IRS depreciation.

• Leasehold improve-ments.

Equipment that is licensed as a motor vehi-cle (SMM plate or Z-Tab) is not reported on the Personal Property Decla-ration Schedule.

Completed declaration schedules are due April 17. You may extend the deadline if, prior to April 17, the assessor receives your written request for an extension along with $20 for a 10-day exten-sion, or $40 for a 20-day

extension. If you do not meet the April 17 dead-line and do not request an extension, a penalty in the amount of $50 or 15 percent of the taxes due (whichever is less) will be applied to your account.

If you fail to file a dec-laration schedule, the assessor will establish a taxable value based on the “best information available” and add a pen-alty of up to 25 percent of assessed value for any omitted property that is subsequently discovered.

Businesses must declare personal property by April 17

Astronomyclub meetsmonthly

Black Canyon Astro-nomical Society meets the last Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. in either Montrose/Delta. Meet-ings feature talks and interesting discussions about astronomical top-ics. For details visit www.blackcanyonastronomy.com or call 856-7716.

D4 Wednesday, February 8, 2012 PUBLIC NOTICES Delta County Independent

COMBINED NOTICE -

PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE

SALE NO. 2011-0197

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:On November 9, 2011, 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) KESTER COLLINS AND CHRISTINE COLLINSOriginal Benefi ciary(ies) WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.Current Holder of Evidence of Debt WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.Date of Deed of Trust 10/8/2007County of Recording DeltaRecording Date of Deed of Trust 10/11/2007Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 619635Original Principal Amount $187,064.00Outstanding Principal Balance $187,871.85Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notifi ed 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, REPLAT OF LOT 1, FEDLER

MINOR SUBDIVISION, COUNTY

OF DELTA, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number

as: 13032 F 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 fi led 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, 03/07/2012, at Public Trustee’s Offi ce, 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 Certifi cate of Purchase, all as provided by law.First Publication 1/11/2012Last Publication 2/8/2012Name of Publication Delta County IndependentDATE: 11/09/2011Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of ColoradoBy: /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:EMILY JENSIK, ESQ. #31294Aronowitz & Mecklenburg, LLP 1199 BANNOCK STREET, DENVER, CO 80204 (303) 813-1177The 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 # 9105.02791©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011

Published in the Delta County Independent January 11, 18, 25, February 1 and 8, 2012.

COMBINED NOTICE -

PUBLICATION


SALE NO. 2011-0196

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:On November 7, 2011, the under-signed 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) PABLO HERNANDEZ AND CELIA HERNANDEZOriginal Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., acting solely as nominee for AMERICA’S WHOLESALE LENDERCurrent Holder of Evidence of Debt BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING, LPDate of Deed of Trust 8/19/2005County of Recording DeltaRecording Date of Deed of Trust 8/24/2005Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 594846Original Principal Amount $171,000.00Outstanding Principal Balance $156,973.16Pursuant 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 pay-ments 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, CUCUY SUBDIVISION,

DELTA COUNTY, COLORADO.


as: 10235 HIGHWAY 65, AUSTIN,

CO 81410.



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 auc-tion, at 10:00 am on Wednesday, 03/07/2012, at Public Trustee’s Office, Delta County Courthouse, 501 Palmer Street, Suite 202, Delta, CO 81416-1764, sell to the high-est 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 indebted-ness 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 1/11/2012Last Publication 2/8/2012Name of Publication Delta County IndependentDATE: 11/07/2011Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of ColoradoBy: /s/ Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee(SEAL)The name, address, business tele-phone number and bar registra-tion number of the attorney(s) rep-resenting the legal holder of the indebtedness is:JOAN OLSON, ESQ #28078Aronowitz & Mecklenburg, LLP 1199 BANNOCK STREET, DENVER, CO 80204 (303) 813-1177The 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 # 1269.07789©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011


COMBINED NOTICE -

PUBLICATION


SALE NO. 2011-0200

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:On November 15, 2011, 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) Lucky Adams and Dawn AdamsOriginal Benefi ciary(ies) Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Date of Deed of Trust 5/14/2004County of Recording DeltaRecording Date of Deed of Trust 5/19/2004Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 579720Original Principal Amount $87,000.00Outstanding Principal Balance $77,920.73Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notifi ed 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.

LOTS 5 AND 6 IN BLOCK 8 OF

TOWN OF AUSTIN, COLORADO.

DELTA COUNTY, COLORADO.


as: 22066 Main St, Austin, CO

81410.





NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has fi led 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, 03/14/2012, at Public Trustee’s Offi ce, 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 Certifi cate of Purchase, all as provided by law.First Publication 1/18/2012Last Publication 2/15/2012Name of Publication Delta County IndependentDATE: 11/15/2011Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of ColoradoBy: /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:KIMBERLY L. MARTINEZ #40351CASTLE STAWIARSKI, LLC 999 18TH STREET SUITE 2201, DENVER, CO 80202 (303) 865-1400The 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 # 11-13991©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011

Published in the Delta County Independent January 18, 25, February 1, 8 and 15, 2012.

COMBINED NOTICE -

PUBLICATION


SALE NO. 2011-0195

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:On November 4, 2011, 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) MARK ORROriginal Benefi ciary(ies) INDYMAC BANK, F.S.B.Current Holder of Evidence of Debt DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, as Trustee of the Home Equity Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Trust Series INABS 2005-C, Home Equity Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certifi cates, Series INABS 2005-C under the Pooling and Servicing agreement dated Sept 1, 2005Date of Deed of Trust 4/15/2005County of Recording DeltaRecording Date of Deed of Trust 4/18/2005Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 590299Original Principal Amount $87,600.00Outstanding Principal Balance $82,971.95

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notifi ed 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 DESCRIPTIONThat part of the NE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Section 13, Township 14 South, Range 95 West of the 6th P.M. commencing at a point 19 rods West of the 1/4 Section corner between Sections 12 and 13 of said Township and Rage, being on the Westerly line of the County Road;Thence South 21° West following the Westerly of the County Road 570 feet for a point of beginning;Thence North 69° West 145.2 feet;Thence South 21° West 75 feet;Thence South 69° East 145.2 feet to the Westerly line of the County Road;Thence North 21° East following the Westerly boundary of the County Road 75 feet to place of beginning.EXCEPTING THEREFROM that portion of said property as conveyed to the Colorado State Department of Highways more particularly described in deed recorded December 3, 1951 in Book 318 at Page 291.County of Delta, State of ColoradoAlso known by street and number

as: 12891 HIGHWAY 65, ECKERT,

CO 81418.





NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has fi led 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, 03/07/2012, at Public Trustee’s Offi ce, 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 Certifi cate of Purchase, all as provided by law.First Publication 1/11/2012Last Publication 2/8/2012Name of Publication Delta County IndependentDATE: 11/04/2011Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of ColoradoBy: /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. #40975Aronowitz & Mecklenburg, LLP 1199 BANNOCK STREET, DENVER, CO 80204 (303) 813-1177The 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 # 3500.01209©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011


COMBINED NOTICE -

PUBLICATION


SALE NO. 2011-0140

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:On August 4, 2011, 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): JACK B. KAUFMANOriginal Benefi ciary(ies): WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE, INC.Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR WELLS FARGO ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGHCERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-AR8Date of Deed of Trust: 4/23/2004County of Recording: DeltaRecording Date of Deed of Trust: 8/30/2004Recording Reception Number: 579174Original Principal Amount: $422,250.00Outstanding Principal Balance: $371,068.07Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notifi ed 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 W1/2 NE1/4 NE1/4, THE W1/2

E1/2 NE1/4 NE1/4 AND THE NW1/4

NE1/4 OF SECTION 27, TOWNSHIP

14 SOUTH, RANGE 92 WEST OF

THE 6TH P.M., COUNTY OF DELTA,

STATE OF COLORADO.


as: 3778 L ROAD, PAONIA, CO

81428-9591

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has fi led 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, 03/21/2012, at Public Trustee’s Offi ce, 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 Certifi cate of Purchase, all as provided by law.First Publication: 1/25/2012Last Publication: 2/22/2012Name of Publication: Delta County IndependentDATE: 08/04/2011Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of ColoradoBy: /s/ Jim D. Ventrello, Public TrusteeThe name, address, telephone number and bar registration

number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:LISA CANCANON #42043Aronowitz & Mecklenburg, LLP 1199 BANNOCK STREET, DENVER, CO 80204 (303) 813-1177The 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 fi le #: 9105.02316©Colorado Public Trustees’ Association Revised 12/2009

Published in the Delta County Independent January 25, February 1, 8, 15 and 22, 2012.


The annual meeting of the Cathe-dral Water Company will be held Thursday February 23, 2012 at 7:00 PM at the Crawford Elementary School in Crawford for the purpose of electing board members and for such other business that may come before the stockholders.


PUBLIC NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of the Sunshine Mesa Domestic Water Company will be held Saturday morning, February 18, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. at the Hotchkiss City Hall, Senior Dining Room, 276 West Main, Hotchkiss, Colorado 81419. We will meet for the pur-pose of electing one three-year board member, and the transac-tion of any other business that may properly come before said meeting.Todd Sabatke, PresidentKatherine Sabatke Secretary/Treasurer


SHERIFF'S COMBINED NOTICE

OF SALE AND RIGHT TO CURE

AND RIGHT TO REDEEM

To whom it may concern: This Notice is given with regard to the deed of trust described hereinbe-low.Sheriff's Foreclosure Sale No. 11CV15 was commenced in the office of the undersigned Sheriff pursuant to that certain Default

Judgment, and Judgment and

Decree of Judicial Foreclosure ("Judgment and Decree") entered on October 14, 2011, by the District Court of Delta County, Colorado, in Civil Action No. 20011CV15,

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. Steven

L. Carlisle, et al. to foreclose the deed of trust described as follows ("Deed of Trust"):Original Grantor(s): Steven L. CarlisleOriginal Beneficiary: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Secured by Deed of Trust: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Date of Deed of Trust: January 11, 2008County of Recording: DeltaRecording Date of Deed of Trust: January 14, 2008Recording Information: Reception No. / Book No. and Page No. 622119Original Principal Balance: $522,000.00Outstanding Principal Balance: $519,006.39Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101(4)(i),

you are hereby notified that under

the Judgment and Decree, which

is the subject Evidence of Debt,

I am ordered to sell the property

more specifically described as fol-

lows:

NW1/4, NW1/4, SECTION 13,

TOWNSHIP 51 NORTH, RANGE

10 WEST NMPM, COUNTY OF

DELTA, STATE OF COLORADO

TOGETHER WITH 12.4 SHARES

OF CLASS 3 WATER IN THE

UNCOMPAHGRE VALLEY

WATER USERS.

which currently has the address of 1906 Last Chance Road, Delta,

CO 81416 ("Property")WHICH IS ALL OF THE PROPER-

TY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED

BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF

TRUST.

THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED

MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

As of August 31, 2011, the out-standing balance due and owing pursuant to the Judgment and Decree is $638,903.16.

NOTICE OF SALE

THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that I will at public auction at 10:00 a.m. on March 15, 2012 on the front steps of the Delta County Courthouse, 501 Palmer Street, Delta, Colorado sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the Property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the pur-pose of paying the indebtedness evidenced by the Judgment and Decree secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, expens-es of sale, and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the pur-chaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.First Publication: January 18, 2012Last Publication: February 15, 2012Name of Publication: Delta County Independent

NOTICE OF RIGHTS

YOU MAY HAVE AN INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY, OR HAVE CER-TAIN RIGHTS OR SUFFER CERTAIN LIABILITIES PURSUANT TO COLO-RADO STATUTES AS A RESULT OF THE SUBJECT FORECLOSURE. YOU MAY HAVE THE RIGHT TO REDEEM THE PROPERTY OR YOU MAY HAVE THE RIGHT TO CURE A DEFAULT UNDER THE DEED OF TRUST BEING FORECLOSED. A COPY OF SAID STATUTES, AS SUCH STATUTES ARE PRES-ENTLY CONSTITUTED, WHICH MAY AFFECT YOUR RIGHTS, IS ATTACHED TO THIS NOTICE. HOWEVER, YOUR RIGHTS MAY BE DETERMINED BY PREVIOUS STATUTES.A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE

FILED PURSUANT TO C.R.S. §38-

38-104 SHALL BE FILED WITH THE

SHERIFF AT LEAST FIFTEEN (15)

CALENDAR DAYS PRIOR TO THE

FIRST SCHEDULED SALE DATE OR

ANY DATE TO WHICH THE SALE IS

CONTINUED.

A NOTICE OF INTENT TO REDEEM

FILED PURSUANT TO C.R.S. §38-

38-302 SHALL BE FILED WITH THE

SHERIFF NO LATER THAN EIGHT

(8) BUSINESS DAYS AFTER THE

SALE.

DATE: January 11, 2012Fred D. McKee, SheriffSheriff of Delta County, State of ColoradoBy: /s/ Fred McKeeThe name, address and telephone number of the attorneys represent-ing the legal holder of the evidence of debt are as follows:Castle Stawiarski, LLC, 999 18th Street, Suite 2301, Denver, Colorado, 303-865-1400.Elizabeth S. Marcus #16092Kimberly Martinez #40351Christopher Groen #39976THE ATTORNEYS LISTED ABOVE

ARE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLEC-

TOR AND ARE ATTEMPTING TO

COLLECT A DEBT.

ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED

WILL BE USED FOR THAT

PURPOSE.

Carlisle / 09-02001CONV


COMBINED NOTICE -

PUBLICATION


SALE NO. 2011-0202

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:On November 15, 2011, 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) MATTHEW LEE ETTER AND EMILY SUZANNE ETTEROriginal Benefi ciary(ies) WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.Current Holder of Evidence of Debt COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITYDate of Deed of Trust 11/3/2005County of Recording DeltaRecording Date of Deed of Trust 11/7/2005Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 597442Original Principal Amount $129,074.00Outstanding Principal Balance $118,710.86Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notifi ed 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 LEGAL DESCRIPTION

ATTACHED HERETO AND

INCORPORATED HEREIN BY

REFERENCE.

LEGAL DESCRIPTION

Part of the SE1/4NW1/4 of Section 25, Township 14 South, Range 95 West of the 6th Principal Meridian described as follows: Beginning at the center North 1/16 corner of said Section 25, Northeast corner of the SE1/4NW1/4; thence the North 1/4 corner of said Section 25 bears North 00°26' East 1326.6 feet; thence North 88°15" West 619.8 feet along the North line of said SE1/4SW1/4 to the centerline of a County road; thence along the centerline of a County road the following: South 71°21' East 229.5 feet; thence along the arc of a curve to the right 98.6 feet, said arc having a long chord which bears South 57°44' East 97.7 feet; thence South 44°07' East 144.8 feet; thence along the arc of a curve to the right 128.5 feet, said arc having a long chord which bears South 23°33' East 127.0 feet; thence South 13°00' East 301.1 feet; thence along the arc of a curve to the right 165.4 said arc having a long chord which bears South 09°55' East 164.4 feet; thence leaving the centerline of said County road North 89°26' East 56.1 feet to the East line of the SE1/4NW1/4; thence North 00°26' East 776.8 feet, more or less, to the Point of Beginning.County of Delta,State of Colorado.Also known by street and number

as: 10690 2150 ROAD, AUSTIN-

ORCHARD CITY, CO 81410.





NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has fi led 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, 03/14/2012, at Public Trustee’s Offi ce, 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 Certifi cate of Purchase, all as provided by law.First Publication 1/18/2012Last Publication 2/15/2012Name of Publication Delta County IndependentDATE: 11/15/2011Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of ColoradoBy: /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:SHEILA J. FINN #36637Janeway Law Firm LLC 19201 E MAIN STREET SUITE 205, PARKER, CO 8013-49092 (303) 706-9990The 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 #13451©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011


COMBINED NOTICE -

RESTART - PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-109(2)(b)(II)

FORECLOSURE SALE NO.

2007-0037

Republished to restart foreclosure stayed by bankruptcy and reset sale date.To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:On July 28, 2011, 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): David L. Stover and Laurie J. StoverOriginal Benefi ciary(ies): Norwest Mortgage, Inc.Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Date of Deed of Trust: 2/9/1998County of Recording: DeltaRecording Date of Deed of Trust: 2/13/1998Recording Reception Number: 511435Book No. and Page No.: Book: 795 Page: 635Original Principal Amount: $195,000.00Outstanding Principal Balance: $186,660.17Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notifi ed 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 LOCATED IN THE

SE1/4 NE1/4 OF SECTION 13,

TOWNSHIP 14 SOUTH, RANGE 95

WEST OF THE 6TH P.M. HAVING

A DESCRIPTION BASED UPON

A BEARING AND DISTANCE OF

NORTH 00°34'50" EAST 2659.39

FEET BETWEEN A 3 1/2 INCH

ALUMINUM PIPE/CAP SET BY

BUREC AT THE HISTORICAL EAST

1/4 CORNER POSITION AND A 3

1/2 INCH ALUMINUM PIPE/CAP

MONUMENT REPLACING THE

ORIGINAL GLO STONE AT THE

NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID

SECTION 13 WITH ALL OTHER

BEARINGS RELATIVE THERETO.

PARCEL BOUNDARY THENCE

BEGINS AT SAID EAST 1/4

CORNER AND RUNS THENCE

ALONG THE SECTION CENTERLINE

NORTH 87°28'42" WEST 734.57

FEET TO THE EAST LINE OF A

30 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY FROM

THE EXISTING CENTERLINE OF

COUNTY ROAD 2190 DRIVE;

THENCE FOLLOWS SAID RIGHT OF

WAY THE FOLLOWING COURSES

AND DISTANCES; NORTH 29°19'40"

EAST 352.50 FEET; NORTH

31°48'35" EAST 172.05 FEET;

NORTH 45°44'59" EAST 105.96

FEET; NORTH 51°29'03" EAST

117.43 FEET; NORTH 45°25'41"

EAST 105.76 FEET; NORTH

32°56'17" EAST 81.47 FEET; NORTH

21°16'19" EAST 435.82 FEET; AND

NORTH 16°59'51" EAST 130.78

FEET TO THE INTERESECTION

WITH THE EAST LINE OF SAID

SECTION 13; THENCE FOLLOWING

SAID EAST LINE SOUTH 00°34'50"

WEST 1306.76 FEET TO THE

POINT OF BEGINNING. PARCEL

AS DESCRIBED THE SOUTH 20

FEET OF WHICH IS SUBJECT TO

AN EASEMENT FOR INGRESS,

EGRESS AND UTILITIES

ACCORDING TO DEED RECORDED

UNDER RECEPTION #297369,

DELTA COUNTY RECORDS.

COUNTY OF DELTA,

STATE OF COLORADO.


as: 1252 2190 Road, Eckert, CO

81418

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has fi led 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, 03/14/2012, at Public Trustee’s Offi ce, 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 Certifi cate of Purchase, all as provided by law.First Publication: 1/18/2012Last Publication: 2/15/2012Name of Publication: Delta County IndependentDATE: 07/28/2011Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of ColoradoBy: /s/ Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee(SEAL)The name, address, telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:ALISON L. BERRY #34531CASTLE STAWIARSKI, LLC 999 18TH STREET SUITE 2201, DENVER, CO 80202 (303) 865-1400The attorney above is acting as a




purpose.

Attorney fi le #: 07-12000©Colorado Public Trustees’ Association Revised 12/2009


COMBINED NOTICE -

PUBLICATION


SALE NO. 2011-0201

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:On November 15, 2011, 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) Charlene M. LawrenceOriginal Benefi ciary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Countrywide Bank, FSB.Current Holder of Evidence of Debt The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association as grantor trustee of the Protium Master Grantor TrustDate of Deed of Trust 3/22/2007County of Recording DeltaRecording Date of Deed of Trust 4/16/2007Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 614170Original Principal Amount $196,000.00Outstanding Principal Balance $218,606.50Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notifi ed 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.



REFERENCE

EXHIBIT AALL THE REAL PROPERTY, TOGETHER WITH ANY IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, LOCATED IN THE COUNTY OF DELTA AND STATE OF COLORADO, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:LOT 10, STONEBRIDGE VILLAGE, A PLANNED COMMUNITY.EXCEPT FOR AND SUBJECT TO TAXES FOR THE CURRENT YEAR AS BEING PRORATED BETWEEN THE PARTIES, DISTRIBUTION UTILITY EASEMENTS (INCLUDING CABLE TV) THOSE SPECIFICALLY DESCRIBED RIGHTS OF THIRD PARTIES NOT SHOWN BY THE PUBLIC RECORD OF WHICH GRANTEE IN ACCORDANCE WITH MATTERS NOT SHOWN BY THE PUBLIC RECORD, INCLUSIONS OF THE PROPERTY WITHIN ANY SPECIAL TAXING DISTRICT AND SUBJECT TO EXCEPTIONS AS LISTED BELOW.RIGHT OF THE CONTINUED FLOW OR WATER IN SURFACE CREEK ALONG THE EASTERLY SIDE THEREOF. THAT PORTION OF THE PROPERTY, IF ANY, WHICH WAS ACQUIRED, OR MAY HEREAFTER BE ACQUIRED, BY VIRTUE OF ACRETION DUE TO SUDDEN OR ARTIFICIAL ALTERATION OF THE COURSE OF SURFACE CREEK.ALL MINERAL RIGHTS NOT PREVIOUSLY RESERVED BY JORDAN AND SCOTT, A COLORADO PARTNERSHIP IN THE DEED TO FIGURE 4/REGGED MT. RANCES, A COLORADO PARTNERSHIP, RECORDED SEPTEMBER 1, 1978 IN BOOK 464 AT PAGE 343, AND ANY AND ALL ASSIGNMENTS THEREOF OR INTEREST THEREIN.STIPULATIONS, RESTRICTIONS, CONDITIONS, PROVISIONS AND EASEMENTS AS SHOWN BY PLAT OF STONEBRIDGE AT DEER CREEK VILLAGE, FILING 2, RECORDED FEBRUARY 4, 1988 IN BOOK 19 AT

PAGE 79.TERMS, CONDITIONS, OBLIGATIONS AND STIPULATIONS AS CONTAINED IN DEER CREEK VILLAGES DESIGN GUIDELINES AND RULES AND REGULATIONS, RECORDED NOVEMBER 19, 1996 IN BOOK 770 AT PAGE 250.TERMS, CONDITIONS, OBLIGATIONS AND STIPULATIONS AS CONTAINED IN MASTER DECLARATION OF DEER CREEK VILLAGES, RECORDED NOVEMBER 19, 1996 IN BOOK 770 AT PAGE 271, FIRST AMENDMENT RECORDED OCTOBER 6, 1998 IN BOOK 813 AT PAGE 815, SECOND AMENDMENT RECORDED FEBRUARY 14, 2003 IN BOOK 961 AT PAGE 236, THIRD AMENDMENT RECORDED SEPTEMBER 8, 2004 AT RECEPTION NUMBER 583230, FOURTH AMENDMENT RECORDED JANUARY 32, 2006 AT RECEPTION NUMBER 600078.STIPULATIONS, RESTRICTIONS, CONDITIONS, PROVISIONS, AND EASEMENTS AS SHOWN BY PLAT OF STONEBRIDGE VILLAGE, A PLANNED COMMUNITY RECORDED MARCH 15, 2000 IN BOOK 23 AT PAGE 48.RESERVATION AS CONTAINED IN UNITED STATES PATENT RECORDED MARCH 17, 1891 IN BOOK 16 AT PAGE 63 AND RECORDED DECEMBER 24, 1901 IN BOOK 16 AT PAGE 498 SAD RESERVATION BEING AS FOLLOWS: RIGHT OF THE PROPRIETOR OF A VEIN OR LODE TO EXTRACT AND REMOVE HIS ORE THEREFROM SHOULD THE SAME BE FOUND TO PENETRATEOR INTERSECT THE PREMISES.RESERVATIONS AS CONTAINED IN UNITED SLATES PATENT RECORDED JUNE 2, 899 IN BOOK 16 AT PAGE 397, SAID RESERVATIONS BEING AS FOLLOWS: RIGHT OF THE PROPRIETOR OF A VEIN OR LODE TO EXTRACT AND REMOVE HIS ORE THEREFROM SHOULD THE SAME BE FOUND TO PENETRATEOR INTERSECT SAID PREMISES RIGHT OF WAY FOR DITCHES AND CANALS CONSTRUCTED BY THE AUTHORITY OF THE UNITEDSTATES.STIPULATIONS, RESTRICTIONS CONDITIONS, PROVISIONS AND EASEMENTS AS SHOWN BY PLAT OF THE CEDAREDGE FRUITGROWERS SUBDIVISION, RECORDED MAY 18, 1910 UNDER RECEPTION NUMBER 50001, EXCEPT ROADS AS VACATED BY INSTRUMENT RECORDED APRIL 2, 1993 IN BOOK 699 AT PAGE 343, UNDER RECEPTION NUMBER 467044ALL MINERAL RIGHTS NOT PREVIOUSLY RESERVED BY JORDAN AND SCOTT, A COLORADO PARTNERSHIP IN THE DEED TO FIGURE 4/RAGGED MT. RANCHES, A COLORADO PARTNERSHIP, RECORDED SEPTEMBER 1, 1978 IN BOOK 464 AT PAGE 343, AND ANY AND ALL ASSIGNMENTS OR INTERESTS THEREIN.EASEMENT AND RIGHT OF WAY FOR THE PALICENA DITCH THE KOHLER WATER DITCH AND THE HIGHLINE DITCH AS DISCLOSED BY DEED RECORDED SEPTEMBER 1, 1978 IN BOOK 464 AT PAGE 343.EASEMENT AND RIGHTS OF WAY FOR A SANITARY SEWER COLLECTION LINE AND MANHOLES AS GRANTED THE TOWN OF CEDAREDGE, COLORADO BY INSTRUMENT RECORDED DECEMBER 12, 1976 IN BOOK 449 AT PAGE 119.EASEMENT FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS AS DISCLOSED IN DEED FROM DON LEE AND BEA LEE TO THE TOWN OF CEDAREDGE, A COLORADO MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, RECORDED JUNE 11, 1990 IN BOOK 657 AT PAGE 193.A NOTICE BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEE'S OF THE TOWN OF CEDAREDGE RECORDED MARCH 6, 2006 AT RECEPTION NUMBER 601089TERMS, CONDITIONS, RESTRICTIONS, STIPULATIONS AND PROVISIONS AS SHOWN BY NOTICE OF EXERCISE OFRIGHT-OF-WAY BY THE UNITED STATES AND THE ALFALFA DITCH COMPANY DATED MARCH 14, 2006 AND RECORDED MARCH 14, 2006 AT RECEPTION NUMBER 601317.ADDRESS: 1255 SE STONEBRIDGE DR.: CEDAREDGE, CO 81413TAX MAP OR PARCEL ID NO.: 319329410003 (R017225)Also known by street and number

as: 1255 SE Stonebridge Dr,

Cedaredge, CO 81413-9256.





NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has fi led 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, 03/14/2012, at Public Trustee’s Offi ce, 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 Certifi cate of Purchase, all as provided by law.First Publication 1/18/2012Last Publication 2/15/2012Name of Publication Delta County IndependentDATE: 11/15/2011Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of ColoradoBy: /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 #34531CASTLE STAWIARSKI, LLC 999 18TH STREET SUITE 2201, DENVER, CO 80202 (303) 865-1400The 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 # 11-14957©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011



LONE CABIN DITCH & RESERVOIR

COMPANY

The annual meeting of the Lone Cabin Ditch & Reservoir company will be held Thursday, February 16, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. at the Briscoe res-idence 42384 Lamborn Mesa Road,Paonia, Colorado, for the purpose of electing board members, estab-lishing assessments, discussion of possible future amendments to By-Laws and/or articles of incorpora-tion, and for such other business as may come before the stock-holders.James R. BriscoePresident


Public Notices

Legal Deadline is Monday at 10 a.m.

YourRight

To Know

Delta County Independent PUBLIC NOTICES Wednesday, February 8, 2012 D5PUBLIC NOTICE

Bowie Resources, LLC, P.O. Box 483, Paonia, CO, 81428, has sub-mitted a complete application for a technical revision to the Division of Reclamation, Mining & Safety for its approved Bowie No. 2 Mine, mining permit no. C-1996-083. The proposed revision will allow expan-sion of the mine plan area to the north. North mains and gate roads will be developed in anticipation of obtaining lease modifi cations so four longwall panels B19, B20, B21 and B22 can be mined. All develop-ment is within the approved permit boundary.Most of the mine facilities are lo-cated north of Bowie Road near the town of Bowie, CO. A pump station, three sediment ponds, a coal mine waste disposal area and unit train loadout are located south of Bowie Road. The Fire Mountain Canal is located south of the mine facilities and north of the unit train loadout. The North Fork of the Gunnison River is located south of the mine permit boundary. The proposed mine permit area is located on the U.S. Geological Survey 7.5 minute Bowie Quadrangle map within the following sections.Township 13 South, Range 91 West, 6th PM

Sec. 2: SW/4NW/4,SW/4Sec. 3: ALLSec. 4: ALLSec. 5: S/2SE/4, SE/4SW/4, S/2NE/4NE/4SE/4, SE/4NW/4NE/4SE/4, E/2SW/4NE/4SE/4, SE/4NE/4SE/4Sec. 6: lots 5, 6, 7, SW/4NE/4, SE/4NW/4, E/2SW/4, SE/4Sec. 7: ALLSec. 8: NE/4, W/2 , W/2SE/4**Sec. 9: NE/4, NW/4, SE/4, NE/2SW/4, SE/4SW/4, NE/4SW/4SW/4Sec. 10: ALLSec. 11: SW/4, NW/4Sec. 14: NW/4 except that portion south of the Union Pacifi c Railroad right of waySec. 15: NE/4, NW/4, NW/4SE/4 Portions of the N/2SE/4, SW/4SE/4, S/2SW/4, excluding all privately held lands not owned or controlled by Bowie Resources LLC or the Union Pacifi c Railroad.Sec. 16: N/2NE/4Sec. 17: NW/4, W/2NE/4Sec. 18: Lots 1,2, NE1⁄4, E/2NW/4Sec. 22: Portion of NW/4NW/4, on lands owned by the Union Pacifi c Railroad

Township 13 South, Range 92West, 6th PM

Sec. 1: SE/4Sec. 12: lots 1,2,7,8,9, and 10

Township 12 South, Range 91 West, 6th PM

Sec. 27: SW/4, S/2SE/4, S/2 NE/4SE/4, S/2NW/4SE/4Sec. 28: E/2 SE/4Sec. 33: Lots 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 10,11, 12, 14, 15, 16, SE/4NW/4, S/2NE/4, NE/4NE/4Sec. 34: ALLSec. 35: SW/4 Lot 18, NW/4 Lot 19

* North of Deer Trail DitchSome of the affected area pro-posed by this revision will be with-in 100 feet, measured horizontally, of the outside right-of-way line of Stevens Gulch Road in the follow-ing areas.Township 13 South, Range 92 West, 6th PM

Sect. 1: SE/4A public hearing, for the purpose of determining whether the interests of the public and affected landown-ers will be protected may be re-quested by contacting the Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety in writing within 30 days after the last publication of this notice. Any such hearing will be held in the lo-cality of the mining operation.The current Bowie No. 2 Mine per-mit contains 8,301 acres of land, 4,637 acres of private surface and 3,664 acres of Federal surface. Private minerals within the permit area encompass 1,957 acres with Federal minerals accounting for the balance of 6,344 acres.A copy of the proposed revision is available for public inspec tion at the Paonia Public Library, 2 Third Street, Paonia, CO, and at the offi c-es of the Division of Reclamation, Mining & Safety, 1313 Sherman St., Room 215, Denver, CO, 80203, (303) 866-3567. Written comments regarding this application may be submitted to and additional infor-mation may be obtained from the Division of Reclamation Mining & Safety at the above address. Writ-ten comments must be received by the Division of Reclamation, Min-ing & Safety within 10 days after the date of this publication in order to be considered.


COMBINED NOTICE -

PUBLICATION


SALE NO. 2011-0205

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:On November 17, 2011, 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) JOHN M. TIMBREZA AND JACKIE L. TIMBREZAOriginal Benefi ciary(ies) WELLS FARGO FINANCIAL COLORADO, INC.Current Holder of Evidence of Debt WELLS FARGO FINANCIAL COLORADO, INC.Date of Deed of Trust 12/1/2007County of Recording DeltaRecording Date of Deed of Trust 12/10/2007Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 621280Original Principal Amount $178,881.11Outstanding Principal Balance $178,881.11Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notifi ed 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 AND


REFERENCE.ATTACHED LEGAL DESCRIPTION

Lot 7 of Block L, of the GARNET MESA SUBDIVISION of the City of Delta, Colorado, according to the recorded map of a portion of said GARNET MESA SUBDIVISION filed in the Office of the Clerk and Recorder under Reception Number 318525 on December 9, 1965, Subject to all easements and rights of way existing of record and utility easement as reserved in Instrument recorded December 9, 1965 Reception No. 318525 said easement being that portion along the back of each lot necessary for Installation of public utilities.


as: 232 CEDAR STREET, DELTA, CO

81416.





NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence

of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has fi led 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, 03/21/2012, at Public Trustee’s Offi ce, 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 Certifi cate of Purchase, all as provided by law.First Publication 1/25/2012Last Publication 2/22/2012Name of Publication Delta County IndependentDATE: 11/17/2011Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of ColoradoBy: /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:EMILY JENSIK, ESQ. #31294Aronowitz & Mecklenburg, LLP 1199 BANNOCK STREET, DENVER, CO 80204 (303) 813-1177The 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 # 9106.01780©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011


COMBINED NOTICE -

PUBLICATION


SALE NO. 2011-0206

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:On November 17, 2011, 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) LANCE T. LABELLE AND DENA RENEE CALLAHANOriginal Benefi ciary(ies) WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.Current Holder of Evidence of Debt WELLS FARGO BANK, NADate of Deed of Trust 1/26/2006County of Recording DeltaRecording Date of Deed of Trust 1/31/2006Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 600079Original Principal Amount $138,040.00Outstanding Principal Balance $127,472.17Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notifi ed 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 & 4 OF THE AMENDED PLAT

OF ULLERY SUBDIVISION. DELTA

COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and

number as: 1025 NW CEDAR AVE,

CEDAREDGE, CO 81413.





NOTICE OF SALE



COMBINED NOTICE -

PUBLICATION


SALE NO. 2011-0207

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:On November 18, 2011, 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) DOUGLAS C HERBISON AND CYNTHIA D CONGEROriginal Benefi ciary(ies) GREAT AMERICAN BANK, FSB, A FEDERAL SAVINGS BANKCurrent Holder of Evidence of Debt AURORA BANK FSBDate of Deed of Trust 8/11/1989County of Recording DeltaRecording Date of Deed of Trust 8/14/1989Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 442426Book: 632 Page: 296Original Principal Amount $39,500.00Outstanding Principal Balance $23,120.62Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notifi ed 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.

LOTS 17, 18, 19 AND 20, 21,

AND 22 BLOCK 1, HILLMAN’S

SUBDIVISION OF THE CITY OF

DELTA, COLORADO COUNTY OF

DELTA, STATE OF COLORADO.

TOGETHER WITH ANY AND

ALL WATER, LATERAL, AND

DITCH RIGHTS APPURTENANT

THERETO.


as: 1042 BLUFF ST, DELTA, CO

81416.





NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has fi led 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, 03/21/2012, at Public Trustee’s Offi ce, 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 Certifi cate of Purchase, all as provided by law.First Publication 1/25/2012Last Publication 2/22/2012Name of Publication Delta County IndependentDATE: 11/18/2011Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of ColoradoBy: /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. #40975Aronowitz & Mecklenburg, LLP 1199 BANNOCK STREET, DENVER, CO 80204 (303) 813-1177The 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 # 8080.29472©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011


COMBINED NOTICE -

PUBLICATION


SALE NO. 2011-0208

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:On November 22, 2011, 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) Elton J KropfOriginal Benefi ciary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Spectrum Funding CorporationCurrent Holder of Evidence of Debt THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK,AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF CWABS INC., ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-11Date of Deed of Trust 4/25/2007County of Recording DeltaRecording Date of Deed of Trust 4/27/2007Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 614551Original Principal Amount $234,000.00Outstanding Principal Balance $230,257.79Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notifi ed 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 5, JANUARY ESTATES

SUBDIVISION, COUNTY OF DELTA,

STATE OF COLORADO.


as: 17718 B ROAD, Delta, CO

81416.





NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has fi led 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, 03/21/2012, at Public Trustee’s Offi ce, 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 Certifi cate of Purchase, all as provided by law.First Publication 1/25/2012Last Publication 2/22/2012Name of Publication Delta County IndependentDATE: 11/22/2011Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of ColoradoBy: /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:NATHAN S. SILVER #28836ROBERT J HOPP and ASSOCIATES LLC 333 W COLFAX AVENUE STE 200, PO BOX 8689, DENVER, CO 80204 (303) 225-0811The 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 # 11-05921CO©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011


COMBINED NOTICE -

PUBLICATION


SALE NO. 2011-0209

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:On November 22, 2011, 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) Joe

Armendariz and Barbara J ArmendarizOriginal Benefi ciary(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 OF THE CWABS INC., ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-2Date of Deed of Trust 12/22/2005County of Recording DeltaRecording Date of Deed of Trust 1/10/2006Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 599424Original Principal Amount $116,800.00Outstanding Principal Balance $115,103.66Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notifi ed 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 9 of the Replat of Block 1 of

Garnet Heights Subdivision

County of Delta, State of Colorado


as: 580 BOND ST, Delta, CO 81416-

2550.





NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has fi led 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, 03/21/2012, at Public Trustee’s Offi ce, 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 Certifi cate of Purchase, all as provided by law.First Publication 1/25/2012Last Publication 2/22/2012Name of Publication Delta County IndependentDATE: 11/22/2011Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of ColoradoBy: /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 J. VALORZ #42496ROBERT J HOPP and ASSOCIATES LLC 333 W COLFAX AVENUE STE 200, PO BOX 8689, DENVER, CO 80204 (303) 225-0811The 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 # 11-05922CO©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011


OVERLAND DITCH AND

RESERVOIR COMPANY

NOTICE OF ANNUAL

STOCKHOLDERS’ MEETING

FEBRUARY 13th, 2012

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the regular annual stockholders’ meet-ing of the Overland Ditch and Res-ervoir Company will be held pursu-ant to the by-laws of said Company at the Redlands Mesa Grange, 2800 Road and Redlands Mesa Road, Hotchkiss, Colorado, on Monday, February 13th, 2012, 7:00 MST, at which meeting an election of two (2) Board of Directors shall be held, 2011 assessments will be set, and to act on all other business that may properly come before this meeting.BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORSPhilip Ceriani, President38638 Stucker Mesa Rd.Hotchkiss, CO 81419Debbie Christner, Secretary28444 Redlands Mesa RdHotchkiss, CO 81419


COMBINED NOTICE -

PUBLICATION


SALE NO. 2011-0212

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:On November 23, 2011, 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) PHILIP RHODESOriginal Benefi ciary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., acting solely as nominee for MAJOR MORTGAGECurrent Holder of Evidence of Debt WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.Date of Deed of Trust 4/30/2004County of Recording DeltaRecording Date of Deed of Trust 5/3/2004Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 579256Original Principal Amount $125,530.00Outstanding Principal Balance $112,771.98Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notifi ed 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 12, SELBY SUBDIVISION


as: 1011 E 5TH STREET, DELTA, CO

81416.





NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has fi led 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, 03/21/2012, at Public Trustee’s Offi ce, 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 Certifi cate of Purchase, all as provided by law.First Publication 1/25/2012Last Publication 2/22/2012Name of Publication Delta County IndependentDATE: 11/23/2011Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of ColoradoBy: /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 #42043Aronowitz & Mecklenburg, LLP 1199 BANNOCK STREET, DENVER, CO 80204 (303) 813-1177The 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 # 9105.02909©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011


COMBINED NOTICE -

PUBLICATION


SALE NO. 2011-0211

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:On November 23, 2011, 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) Jose G. AcostaOriginal Benefi ciary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for CTX MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLCCurrent Holder of Evidence of Debt JPMorgan Chase Bank, National AssociationDate of Deed of Trust 3/28/2007County of Recording DeltaRecording Date of Deed of Trust 4/3/2007Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 613781Original Principal Amount $117,161.00Outstanding Principal Balance $110,884.57Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notifi ed 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 21 AND 22 IN BLOCK 34 OF

PLAT “C”, TOWN OF DELTA, NOW

CITY OF DELTA, COUNTY OF

DELTA, STATE OF COLORADO.


as: 358 Silver St, Delta, CO 81416.





NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has fi led 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, 03/21/2012, at Public Trustee’s Offi ce, 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 Certifi cate of Purchase, all as provided by law.First Publication 1/25/2012Last Publication 2/22/2012Name of Publication Delta County IndependentDATE: 11/23/2011Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of ColoradoBy: /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 J. VALORZ #42496ROBERT J HOPP and ASSOCIATES LLC 333 W COLFAX AVENUE STE 200, PO BOX 8689, DENVER, CO 80204 (303) 225-0811The 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 # 11-06679CO©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011


COMBINED NOTICE -

PUBLICATION


SALE NO. 2011-0213

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:On November 29, 2011, 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) DAVID S. PARKER AND SHANNEL J. PARKEROriginal Benefi ciary(ies) WELLS FARGO FINANCIAL COLORADO, INC.Current Holder of Evidence of Debt WELLS FARGO FINANCIAL COLORADO, INC.Date of Deed of Trust 10/25/2007County of Recording DeltaRecording Date of Deed of Trust 11/7/2007Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 620428Original Principal Amount $135,448.11Outstanding Principal Balance $133,529.30Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notifi ed 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 REAL PROPERTY,

IN THE COUNTY OF DELTA, STATE

OF COLORADO TO WIT: LOT 4 IN

BLOCK 1 OF THE HOGREFE AND

WILSON SUBDIVISION

Also known by street and

number as: 560 NW ASPEN AVE,






NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence

of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has fi led 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, 03/28/2012, at Public Trustee’s Offi ce, 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 Certifi cate of Purchase, all as provided by law.First Publication 2/1/2012Last Publication 2/29/2012Name of Publication Delta County IndependentDATE: 11/29/2011Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of ColoradoBy: /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 #42043Aronowitz & Mecklenburg, LLP 1199 BANNOCK STREET, DENVER, CO 80204 (303) 813-1177The 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 # 9106.02063©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011

Published in the Delta County Independent February 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29, 2012.

COMBINED NOTICE -

PUBLICATION


SALE NO. 2011-0217

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:On November 30, 2011, 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) Jonathan N. Palmer and Lonni Ann PalmerOriginal Benefi ciary(ies) Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Inc.Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Date of Deed of Trust 2/26/2001County of Recording DeltaRecording Date of Deed of Trust 3/2/2001Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 541723Book: 876 Page: 115Original Principal Amount $115,000.00Outstanding Principal Balance $95,136.52Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notifi ed 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 , CREEK SIDE MINOR

SUBDIVISION, COUNTY OF DELTA,

STATE OF COLORADO.


as: 4099 N. 80 Lane, Paonia, CO

81428.





NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has fi led 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, 03/28/2012, at Public Trustee’s Offi ce, 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 Certifi cate of Purchase, all as provided by law.First Publication 2/1/2012Last Publication 2/29/2012Name of Publication Delta County IndependentDATE: 11/30/2011Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of ColoradoBy: /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:KIMBERLY L. MARTINEZ #40351CASTLE STAWIARSKI, LLC 999 18TH STREET SUITE 2201, DENVER, CO 80202 (303) 865-1400The 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 # 11-16344©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011


COMBINED NOTICE -

PUBLICATION


SALE NO. 2011-0218

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:On November 30, 2011, 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) WILLIAM L. KELLER JR AND TRICIA L. KELLEROriginal Benefi ciary(ies) WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.Current Holder of Evidence of Debt WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.Date of Deed of Trust 7/10/2009County of Recording DeltaRecording Date of Deed of Trust 7/15/2009Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 636226Original Principal Amount $183,353.00Outstanding Principal Balance $178,267.59Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notifi ed 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 12 AND 13, EXCEPTING

THEREFROM THE WEST 40 FEET

OF LOT 13, GARY GRESHAM

SUBDIVISION. DELTA COUNTY,

STATE OF COLORADO


as: 1221 FRONTIER ROAD, DELTA,

CO 81416.





NOTICE OF SALE



COMBINED NOTICE -

PUBLICATION


SALE NO. 2011-0216

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:On November 29, 2011, 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) Marvin G. Stommel and Ruth E. StommelOriginal Benefi ciary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Webster Bank, National AssociationCurrent Holder of Evidence of Debt Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Date of Deed of Trust 3/16/2005County of Recording DeltaRecording Date of Deed of Trust 3/22/2005Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 589222Original Principal Amount $237,000.00Outstanding Principal Balance $213,410.95Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notifi ed 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.



REFERENCE

Exhibit AA tract of land situate in part of the W1/2E1/2 of Section 17, Towndhip 13 South, Range 94 West of the 6th Principal Meridian, more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point on the West right of way of "S-50" Lane from whence the S1/4 Corner of Section 17, Township 13 South, Range 94 West of the 6th Principal Meridian bears South 16°57' West a distance of 2,468.23 feet and considering the North-South Centerline of saidSection 17 to bear North 00°53'58" West and all other bearings relative thereto; thence South 88°50' West 236.0 feet; thence South 00°12' West 344.2 feet; thence North 88°12' East to the West right of way said "S-50" Lane, 246.2 feet; thence Northerly along said West right of way of "S-50" Lane the following courses and distances: North 125.0 feet; North 02°22' West 216.6 feet more or less, to the point of beginning,County of Delta,State of Colorado.Also known by street and number

as: 18397 EASTRIDGE ROAD,






NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has fi led 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, 03/28/2012, at Public Trustee’s Offi ce, 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 Certifi cate of Purchase, all as provided by law.First Publication 2/1/2012Last Publication 2/29/2012Name of Publication Delta County IndependentDATE: 11/29/2011Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of ColoradoBy: /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 #34531CASTLE STAWIARSKI, LLC 999 18TH STREET SUITE 2201, DENVER, CO 80202 (303) 865-1400The 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 # 11-16349©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011


D6 Wednesday, February 8, 2012 PUBLIC NOTICES Delta County Independent

COMBINED NOTICE -

PUBLICATION


SALE NO. 2011-0222

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:On December 7, 2011, 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) DAN L. JOHNSONOriginal Benefi ciary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., acting solely as nominee for AMERICA’S WHOLESALE LENDERCurrent Holder of Evidence of Debt THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF CWABS INC., ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-7Date of Deed of Trust 3/22/2007County of Recording DeltaRecording Date of Deed of Trust 3/27/2007Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 613486Original Principal Amount $169,889.00Outstanding Principal Balance $167,713.87Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notifi ed 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 68, STONE MOUNTAIN

VILLAGE FILING NO. 2, COUNTY

OF DELTA, STATE OF COLORADO.


as: 783 GENESSEE STREET, DELTA,

CO 81416.





NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has fi led 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, 04/04/2012, at Public Trustee’s Offi ce, 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 Certifi cate of Purchase, all as provided by law.First Publication 2/8/2012Last Publication 3/7/2012Name of Publication Delta County IndependentDATE: 12/07/2011Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of ColoradoBy: /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 #28078Aronowitz & Mecklenburg, LLP 1199 BANNOCK STREET, DENVER, CO 80204 (303) 813-1177The 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 # 1269.07833©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011

Published in the Delta County Independent February 8, 15, 22, 29 and March 7, 2012.

COMBINED NOTICE -

PUBLICATION


SALE NO. 2011-0221

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:On December 2, 2011, 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) Jerry G. Gallegos & Judith Ann GallegosOriginal Benefi ciary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Quicken Loans Inc.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, LPDate of Deed of Trust 3/31/2009County of Recording DeltaRecording Date of Deed of Trust 4/22/2009Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 633821Original Principal Amount $177,000.00Outstanding Principal Balance $171,215.78Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notifi ed 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 117, STONE MOUNTAIN

VILLAGE FILING NO. 1, DELTA

COUNTY, COLORADO


as: 785 Barstow Street, Delta, CO

81416.





NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has fi led 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, 04/04/2012, at Public Trustee’s Offi ce, 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 Certifi cate of Purchase, all as provided by law.First Publication 2/8/2012Last Publication 3/7/2012Name of Publication Delta County IndependentDATE: 12/02/2011Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of ColoradoBy: /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 #42309CASTLE STAWIARSKI, LLC 999 18TH STREET SUITE 2201, DENVER, CO 80202 (303) 865-1400The 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 # 11-15081©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011


COMBINED NOTICE -

PUBLICATION


SALE NO. 2011-0146

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:On August 12, 2011, 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): PINENEEDLE DEVELOPMENT LLCOriginal Benefi ciary(ies): THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF THE ROCKIESCurrent Holder of Evidence of Debt: HARTLAND CLUBB, SR.Date of Deed of Trust: 11/22/2006County of Recording: DeltaRecording Date of Deed of Trust: 11/22/2006Recording Reception Number: 609932Original Principal Amount: $513,500.00Outstanding Principal Balance: $513,500.00Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notifi ed 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

East Parcel

A parcel of land located in the E1/2NW1/4 Section 27, Township 15 South, Range 96 West of the 6th Principal Meridian, and being more described as follows:Beginning at a point on the North line of said Section 27 from which the N1/4 corner of said Section 27, being monumented with a 30 foot witness corner by LS 24944, bears S89°56'47"E, 1022.70 feet, and considering the line between said N 1/4 corner of Section 27 and the Northwest corner of said Section 27, being monumented with two reference monuments by LS 24660, to bear N89°56'47"W with all other bearings being relative thereto;Thence S00°15'13"W, 151.78 feet; Thence S89°55'47"E, 146.36 feet to the West line of the Fedler Subdivision; Thence S00'15'13"W along said West line of the Fedler Subdivision, 21.73 feet to the Southwest corner of said Fedler Subdivision; Thence S89°55'47"E along the South line of said Fedler Subdivision, 315.13 feet to the Southeast corner of Lot 2 of said Fedler subdivision; Thence S00°04'02"E, 187.32 feet; Thence S89°22'41"E, 230.32 feet; Thence S00°31'23"W, 1043.39 feet; Thence S89°42'34"E, 338.80 feet to the East line of said E1/2 NW 1/4 Section 27; Thence S00°05'20"W along said East line of the E1/2 NW1/4 Section 27, 1260.65 feet to the Southeast corner of said E1/2 NW1/4 Section 27; Thence S89°13'09"W along the South line of said E1/2 NW1/4 Section 27, 1331.27 feet to the Southwest corner of said E1/2 NW1/4 Section 27; Thence N00°10'16"E along the West line of said E1/2 NW1/4 Section 27, 2688.05 feet to the Northwest corner of said E1/2 NW1/4 Section 27; Thence S89°56'47"E along the North line of said E1/2NW1/4 Section 27, 304.56 to the point of beginning.West Parcel

A parcel of land located in the W1/2 NW1/4 Section 27, Township 15 South, Range 96 West of the 6th Principal Meridian and being more particularly described as follows:Beginning at a point on the North line of said W1/2 NW1/4 Section 27 from which the North 1/4 corner of said Section 27, being monumented with a 30 foot witness corner by LS 24944, bears S89°58'47"E, 1424.08 feet, and considering the line between said North 1/4 corner of Section 27 and the Northwest corner of said Section 27, being monumented with two reference monuments by LS 24660, to bear N89°58'47"W with all other bearings being relative thereto; Thence S89°56'47"E along the North line of said W1/2 NW1/4 Section 27, 96.82 feet to the Northeast corner of said W1/2NW1/4 Section 27; Thence S00°10'16"W along the East line of said W1/2NW1/4 Section 27, 2688.05 feet to the Southeast corner of said W1/2NW1/4 Section 27; Thence S89°13'09"W along the South line of said W1/2 NW1/4 Section 27, 599.79 feet to the Easterly line of a deed recorded in Book 116 at Page 73 of the Delta County Clerk and Recorders Offi ce; Thence N00°16'35"E along the Easterly line of said deed, 1824.65 feet; Thence continuing along the Easterly line of said deed 59.11 feet along the arc of a curve to the left, said curve having a radius of 301.60 feet, a central angle of 11°13'47" and a long chord of 59.02 feet which bears N05'20'18"W; Thence leaving the Easterly line of said deed S89'56'18"E along the South line of the plat recorded in Book 11 at Page 75 and the plat recorded in Book 22 at Page 48 of the Delta County Clerk and Recorders Offi ce, 497.17 feet; Thence N00°44'11"E along the East line of said plats, 813.51 feet to the point of beginning.County of Delta,State of Colorado.Also known by street and number

as: 13482 F ROAD, DELTA, CO

81416

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has fi led 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, 03/28/2012, at Public Trustee’s Offi ce, 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 Certifi cate of Purchase, all as provided by law.First Publication: 2/1/2012Last Publication: 2/29/2012

Name of Publication: Delta County IndependentDATE: 08/12/2011Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of ColoradoBy: /s/ Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee(SEAL)The name, address, telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:JOHN T. HOWE #18845Hoskin Farina & Kampf 200 GRAND AVENUE SUITE 400, PO BOX 40, GRAND JUNCTION, CO 81502-0040 (970) 986-3400The attorney above is acting as a




purpose.



PUBLIC NOTICE

CASE NO. 2011CW151. Concerning

the Revised Abandonment List of

Water Rights in Water Division No.

4. The previous publication con-cerning the Revised Abandonment List in Water Division 4 stated that a statement of opposition may be filed by the last day of February 2012. This notice is to clarify that any person who wishes to protest the inclusion of any water rights on the revised abandonment list may file a written protest no later than June 30, 2012. Bob Hurford, Division Engineer Dick Wolfe, State Engineer


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. 4Pursuant to C.R.S. 37-92-302, as amended, you are notified that the following is a resume of all applica-tions filed in the Water Court dur-ing the month of January, 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 pro-ceeding a claim or claims which may affect in priority any water right claimed or heretofore adjudi-cated within this division and own-ers 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. 2012CW1. Applicant: Mitchell and Donna Gershten, 15426 Fire Mountain Road, Paonia, CO 81428. Application for Absolute Surface Water Rights: Tail Water Ditch Diversion – NW1/4SW1/4 of Section 31, T13S, R91W, 6th PM. 2,597 feet from the north line and 1,039 feet from the west section line. Source: North Fork Gunnison River and Gunnison River. Appropriation Date: 07/15/2007. Amount Claimed: 34 g.p.m. abso-lute for irrigation of crops and orchard. DELTA COUNTY.

YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED THAT you have until the last day of March, 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 appli-cant’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: $158.00; 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 41200 N. Grand Ave., Bin A

Montrose, CO 81401Published in the Delta County


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. 4Pursuant to C.R.S. 37-92-302, as amended, you are notified that the following is a resume of all applica-tions filed in the Water Court dur-ing the month of January, 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 pro-ceeding a claim or claims which may affect in priority any water right claimed or heretofore adjudi-cated within this division and own-ers 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. 2012CW2(REF NO.

05CW120). Applicant: Fred Ferganchick, Trustee for the Tony Ferganchick Trust, d/b/a/ Hecama Ranch, 18327 George Creek Road, Eckert, CO 81418. Application To Make Absolute and for Finding of Diligence: Cedar park Ditch Ferganchick Enlargement – NW1/4NE1/4SE1/4 of Section 16, T13S, R95W, 6th PM. 2,530 feet south of the north line and 1,260 feet east of the west line. Source: Gunnison River. Appropriation Date: 08/17/2005. Amount Claimed:.2.0 c.f.s. absolute of which .05 abso-lute may be used for domestic use. The application on file with the water court contains and outline of the work performed during the dili-gence period. DELTA COUNTY.

YOU ARE FURTHER NOTIFIED THAT you have until the last day of March, 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 appli-cant’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: $158.00; 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 41200 N. Grand Ave., Bin A

Montrose, CO 81401Published in the Delta County


PUBLIC NOTICE

The Region 10 Area Agency on Ag-ing (AAA) is requesting proposals from public, private, and non-profi t organizations to provide services and programs for older adult citi-zens (60+) in Region 10 (Delta, Gun-nison, Hinsdale, Montrose, Ouray and San Miguel Counties) utilizing Fiscal Year 2013 Older Americans Act funds and Older Coloradans

Act funds.Funds are intended to promote ser-vices as follows:Secure and maintain maximum in-dependence and dignity in a home environment for older persons who are able to care for themselves, if they receive appropriate support-ive services;Remove individual and social bar-riers and create greater economic and social independence for older persons; andProvide a continuum of care for persons who are elderly and vul-nerable.Services include the following: Congregate Meals, Elder Abuse, Family Caregiver Services, Health Promotion, Home Delivered Meals, Homemaker Services, Information & Assistance, Legal Assistance, Nutrition Education, Ombudsman and Transportation Services.Applications will be available be-ginning 10:00 a.m. Fri., February 10, 2012 and accepted until 4:30 pm, Monday, April 2, 2012. Ap-plicants’ Project Directors are re-quired to attend a training confer-ence (either Tues., Feb. 21, 2012 from 10:00-11:30 am OR Wed., Feb. 22, 2012 from 1:30–3 pm) in order to be considered for funding. Reasonable technical assistance will be provided upon written re-quest from applicants until 4:30 pm, Monday, March 26, 2012. To obtain application materials, inter-ested organizations should contact Michele Gad/AAA Director at Re-gion 10 Area Agency on Aging, 300 N. Cascade, Suite #1, Montrose, CO 81401, phone (970) 249-2436, x. 15.


DISTRICT COURT, DELTA COUNTY, COLORADO501 Palmer Street, Room 338, Delta, Colorado 81416Petitioner: THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADOIn the Interest of: [Name Omitted, date of birth 02/26/2007], ChildAnd Concerning Respondents: [Name Omitted] (Mother) and UNKNOWN FATHERAttorney for Petitioner: Christine L. Knight, Atty Reg # 34213County AttorneyJohn F. Baier, Atty Reg # 38345Assistant County AttorneyBradley K. Kolman, Atty Reg # 4352Senior County AttorneyAddress: 320 W. 5th St., Delta, CO 81416-1610Phone Number: 970-874-2090Fax Number: 970-874-2094E-Mail: [email protected]

Case Number: 2012 JV 03

Division: 1

ALIAS SUMMONS (PUBLICATION)TO: UNKNOWN FATHER

You are hereby notified that a verified Petition has been filed in the above named Court in which it is represented to the Court that [name omitted] a child born on February 26, 2007, is a neglected and dependent Child for the rea-sons set forth more fully in said Petition, incorporated herein by reference. It is alleged that you are the father of the child. In addition to the original Petition filed in the Court, a copy may be obtained from the office of the Delta County Attorney, 320 West 5th Street, Delta, CO 81416.

Termination of the parent-child relationship is a possible remedy available if this Petition alleging that the child is dependent and neglected is sustained. A separate hearing must be held before such termination is ordered. Termination of the parent-child legal relation-ship means that the child who is the subject of this Petition would be eligible for adoption.

You are further notified that the Court has set said petition for an advisement hearing on the 14th day of February, 2012, at 9:00 o'clock a.m.

You are hereby notified to be and appear before this Court at said time.

WITNESS my hand and the seal of said Court this 2nd day of February, 2012.

Mandy AllenClerk of the Combined Court

By: /s/ P. HagelDeputy Clerk(COURT SEAL)

To the Parents, Guardians, or other Respondents

You are to be present at all hear-ings of said case, including the hearing set above, as your right to the care, custody, control and guardianship of said Child(ren) will then be finally determined. A con-tinuance of any scheduled hearing may be granted for a reasonable time upon good cause shown to the Court. You are further notified that you are entitled to such other legal rights and privileges as more fully set forth in this summons.YOU ARE NOTIFIED THAT:1. You are entitled to admit or deny

the truth and accuracy of any statement made by the petition. If you deny any statements alleg-ing the dependency and neglect of your children, the petitioner must prove the statements by a preponderance of the evidence at a trial that will be scheduled by the Court.

2. You have a right to be repre-sented by a lawyer at all hear-ings conducted in this case. If you do desire to be represented by a lawyer, you should begin now to obtain his assistance and ask him to notify the court of his intention to represent you. If the court finds that you cannot afford to pay for a lawyer, you are entitled to a court-appointed lawyer without cost to you.

3. You have a right to a trial by a jury of not more than six persons. If you wish a trial by jury, you or your lawyer should request it in writing as soon as possible. If you do not request a trial by jury trial will be to the Judge.

4. You have a right to question any witness who appears at the hearing on behalf of the petition-er and you also have the right to call and examine any witness of your own. At your request, the court may subpoena persons to be present as your witnesses.

5. When the court or a jury has reached a final decision in this case, you have a right to request a rehearing or new trial, but your request must be made in writing, within fifteen (15) days of the decision, unless the court grants a longer time. You have the right to appeal the court's decision.

6. If the petition is sustained, the court may make orders affect-ing any person named in the petition concerning the custody, care and discipline of the chil-dren, and may place the children outside of the family home if it finds that such placement would serve the best interests of the children.Published in the Delta County


COMBINED NOTICE -

PUBLICATION


SALE NO. 2011-0156

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:On August 23, 2011, 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): KARLA L. LAKEY AND TIM O’HAYREOriginal Benefi ciary(ies): WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: WELLS FARGO BANK, NADate of Deed of Trust: 4/28/2008County of Recording: DeltaRecording Date of Deed of Trust: 5/5/2008Recording Reception Number: 625268Original Principal Amount: $355,000.00Outstanding Principal Balance: $341,378.17Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notifi ed 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 AND


REFERENCE.

Legal DescriptionPARCEL 1:

A TRACT OF LAND SITUATE IN

THE W1/2E1/2NE/14 AND PART

OF THE NE1/4SE1/4 OF SECTION

9, T14S, R94W OF THE 6TH P.M.,

MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED

AS FOLLOWS:

BEGINNING AT THE CE 1/16

CORNER OF SECTION 9, T14S,

R94W OF THE 6TH P.M. AND

CONSIDERING THE E-W CENTER

SECTION LINE OF SAID SECTION

9 TO BEAR N 89° 40' 02" W AND

ALL OTHER BEARINGS RELATIVE

THERETO;

1. THENCE N 00°32'39" W ALONG

THE WEST LINE OF THE W1/2E1/

2NE1/4 TO THE NW CORNER

THEREOF A DISTANCE OF 2616.07

FEET;

2. THENCE S 89° 56' 49" E ALONG

THE NORTH LINE OF SAID

SUBDIVISION TO THE NE CORNER

THEREOF A DISTANCE OF 659.93

FEET;

3. THENCE S 00° 31' 08" E

ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID

SUBDIVISION AND EXTENDED TO

THE CENTER LINE OF 2420 DRIVE

A DISTANCE OF 2632.00 FEET;

4. THENCE S 89° 13' 32" W ALONG

CENTER LINE OF 2420 DRIVE A

DISTANCE OF 357.12 FEET;

5. THENCE N 04° 05' 05" W TO

THE SOUTH LINE OF THE W1/

2E1/2NE1/4 A DISTANCE OF 19.69

FEET;

6. THENCE N 89° 40' 02" W

ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID

SUBDIVISION A DISTANCE OF

300.44 FEET TO THE POINT OF

BEGINNING.

COUNTY OF DELTA,

STATE OF COLORADO.


as: 13377 2600 ROAD, ECKERT, CO

81418

NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has fi led 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, 04/04/2012, at Public Trustee’s Offi ce, 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 Certifi cate of Purchase, all as provided by law.First Publication: 2/8/2012Last Publication: 3/7/2012Name of Publication: Delta County IndependentDATE: 08/23/2011Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of ColoradoBy: /s/ Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee(SEAL)The name, address, telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:LISA CANCANON #42043Aronowitz & Mecklenburg, LLP 1199 BANNOCK STREET, DENVER, CO 80204 (303) 813-1177The attorney above is acting as a




purpose.





32-1-804.1; 32-1-804.3, 1-1-104(34), 32-1-905(2), C.R.S.

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and, particularly, to the electors of the North Fork Mosquito Abatement District of Delta County, Colorado.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election will be held on the 8TH day of May, 2012, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time, two (2) directors will be elected to serve 4-year terms. Eligi-ble electors of the North Fork Mos-quito Abatement District interested in serving on the board of directors may obtain a Self-Nomination and Acceptance form from the District Designated Election Offi cial (DEO), or may be picked up from the Town of Paonia Monday - Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at: Karen BudingerP.O. Box 327Paonia, CO 81428970-361-0574orTown of Paonia214 Grand AvenuePaonia, CO

If the DEO determines that a Self-Nomination and Acceptance form is not suffi cient, the eligible elec-tor who submitted the form may amend the form once, at any time, prior to 3:00 p.m. on Friday, March 2, 2012. The deadline to submit a Self-Nomination and Acceptance is close of business on Friday, March

2, 2012. Earlier submittal is encour-aged as the deadline will not permit curing an insuffi cient form. Affi da-vit of Intent To Be A Write-In-Can-didate forms must be submitted to the offi ce of the designated election offi cial by the close of business on Monday, March 5, 2012.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, an application for a mail-in ballot shall be fi led with the designated elec-tion offi cial no later than the close of business on Friday, May 4, 2012, except that, if the applicant wishes to receive the mail-in ballot by mail, the application shall be fi led no later than the close of business on Tuesday, May 1, 2012.

North Fork Mosquito Abatement DistrictKaren Budinger, Designated Elec-tion Offi cial


ORDINANCE NO 2012-01

AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING

FOR THE ANNEXATION OF

PROPERTY TO THE TOWN OF

PAONIA, COLORADO, KNOWN

AS THE MCGAVIN ADDITION,

DESCRIBING THE PROPERTY

TO BE ANNEXED AND THE

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

TO BE IMPOSED UPON SUCH

ANNEXED PROPERTY.

WHEREAS, The Board of Trustees of the Town of Paonia, Delta County, Colorado, have reviewed the Petition for Annexation of The McGavin Addition to the Town of Paonia, Colorado, more particular-ly described in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference; and

WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees has determined, upon reviewing pertinent facts, data, and statu-tory law, that the annexation of The McGavin Addition to the Town of Paonia, Colorado, is a desirable and necessary step in the orderly development of the community and that the public interest will be properly served by said annexa-tion; and

WHEREAS, said Petition for Annexation meets and fulfills the requirements of C.R.S., 31-12-104 (1975, as amended) and is not sub-ject to any limitation in C.R.S., 31-12-105 (1975, as amended) in that it meets the following conditions:

(1) At least one-sixth (1/6) of the perimeter of the area is contiguous with the Town boundaries;

(2) That a community of inter-est exists between the proposed area of annexation and the pres-ent Town;

(3) That the territory will be urbanized in the near future;

(4) That the territory is capable of being integrated into the Town with the existing roads, water sys-tem, and sewer lines; and

WHEREAS, The Petition has been signed by the owners of one hundred percent of the property proposed to be annexed, exclusive of streets and alleys; and

WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees has found that, pursuant to C.R.S., 31-12-107 (1975, as amended), such territory may be annexed to the Town of Paonia, Colorado, after notice, hearing and without election;

THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED

BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF

THE TOWN OF PAONIA, DELTA

COUNTY, COLORADO:

ii) That the property known as The McGavin Addition, more par-ticularly described in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference, is hereby annexed to the Town of Paonia, Colorado.

iii) This Ordinance shall become effective upon the date hereinafter set forth.

iv) That if anyone or more sec-tions or parts of this Ordinance shall be adjudged unenforceable or invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate any of the remaining provisions hereof, it being the intention that the various provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed.Exhibit AMcG-3 LLCMcGavin Annexation/Subdivision438 Stahl Rd427 Samuel Wade Rd.A parcel of land within Block 7, Beezley's Subdivision to the Town of Paonia, within the NW1/4 NW1/4 of Section 06, Township 14 South, Range 91 West of the Sixth Principal Meridian having bearings based upon a bearing of N.88°58'26"W. between the Northeast corner of said Section 06 and the N1/4 cor-ner of Section 01, Township 14 South, Range 92 West of the Sixth Principal Meridian with all bearings being relative thereto, said parcel being more particularly bounded and described as follows:Beginning at the Southwest corner of said Block 7 from whence the Northwest corner of said Section 6 bears N.58°32'21"W. 1166.16 feet parcel boundary runs thence N.19°03'47"W. 387.39 feet along the West line of said Block 7 to a point on the South boundary of the Samuel Wade Road Annexation #2 as recorded under reception No. 648410; thence along said South boundary S.59°49'54"E. 44.87 feet; thence leaving said boundary of Samuel Wade Road Annexation #2 and following the perimeter of Samuel Wade Road Annexation #1 the following (3) three courses (1) 249.60 feet along the arc of a curve to the right, said curve having a radius of 440.06 feet and whose chord bears S.43°34'56"E. 246.27 feet; (2) thence S.27°20'00"E. 23.59 feet; (3) thence 109.23 feet along the arc of a curve to the left, said curve having a radius of 657.32 feet and whose chord bears S.32°05'38"E. 109.11 feet to a point on the South boundary of said Block 7, Beezely's Subdivision; thence following said South line S.71°02'36"W. 159.49 feet to the point of beginning. Parcel as described contains 0.92 acres.

PASSED, APPROVED, AND

ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Town of Paonia, Colorado, on this 24th day of January, 2012./s/ Trustee Brian Ayers/s/ Trustee, Sydney LewisAbsent Trustee, Blake Kinser/s/ Trustee, Corinne FergusonAbsent, Trustee, Lucien Pevec/s/ Trustee, David Weber/s/ Mayor, Neal J. SchwietermanATTEST:/s/ Town Clerk, Barbara J. Peterson(Town of Paonia Seal)


COMBINED NOTICE -

PUBLICATION


SALE NO. 2011-0219

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:On December 1, 2011, 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) CHAD M. RUNDLE AND HANNAH Q. RUNDLEOriginal Benefi ciary(ies) WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.Current Holder of Evidence of Debt WELLS FARGO BANK, NADate of Deed of Trust 5/22/2009County of Recording DeltaRecording Date of Deed of Trust 5/26/2009Recording Information(Reception Number and/or Book/Page Number) 634858Original Principal Amount $141,780.00Outstanding Principal Balance $137,005.49Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notifi ed 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 AND


REFERENCE.

ATTACHED LEGAL DESCRIPTION

A tract of land beginning at a point 100 feet East of the Southwest corner of Block "J" of Garnet Mesa Subdivision of the Town now the City of Delta,

Thence East 50 feet;Thence North 250 feet;thence West 50 feet;Thence South 250 feet to the place of beginning.County of Delta, State of ColoradoAlso known by street and number

as: 833 E 3RD STREET, DELTA, CO

81416.





NOTICE OF SALE

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has fi led 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, 04/04/2012, at Public Trustee’s Offi ce, 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 Certifi cate of Purchase, all as provided by law.First Publication 2/8/2012Last Publication 3/7/2012Name of Publication Delta County IndependentDATE: 12/01/2011Jim D. Ventrello, Public Trustee in and for the County of Delta, State of ColoradoBy: /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 #42043Aronowitz & Mecklenburg, LLP 1199 BANNOCK STREET, DENVER, CO 80204 (303) 813-1177The 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 # 9105.03034©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 6/2011


PUBLIC NOTICE

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and,particularly, to the electors of Delta County Fire Protection District No. 3 of Delta County, Colorado.NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN thata mail in election will be held on the 8th day of May, 2012, between the hours of 7:00 AM and 7:00 PM. At that time (2) directors will be elected to serve 4 year terms from the following areas.

Area No. 1, One member who resides within Cedaredge Town limits (four year term)Area No. 2, One at large member who must be an active fireman in District No. 3 (four year term)Self nomination and acceptance

forms are available from Bruce C. Bertram (970-856-7688) Designated Election Official of the District at the Fire Station (P.O. Box 804), Cedaredge, Colorado, 81413 and must completed and returned to the Designated Election Official not less than 67 days prior to the regu-lar election: (by March 2, 2012).NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN thatapplications for and return of absentee mail in ballots may be filed with Bruce C. Bertram (856-7688) Designated Election Official of the District, at P.O. Box 804, Cedaredge, CO 81413, between the hours of 8:00 AM and 8:00PM, untilthe close of business on the Friday (Friday, May 4, 2012) immediately preceding the regular election.

Delta County Fire Protection District No. 3By /s/ Bruce C. Bertram, Designated Election Official




CRS 1-1-104(34); 32-1-804.1; 32-1-804.3

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and, particularly, to the electors of the Delta County Mosquito Control District of Delta County, State of Colorado.NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN thatan election will be held on the 8th day of May, 2012, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.At that time, three directors will be elected to serve 4-year terms. If an eligible elector of the Delta County Mosquito Control District is interested in serving on the board of directors, a Self-Nomination and Acceptance form may be obtained from the district designated elec-tion official, Aaron R. Clay, at 415 Palmer Street, Delta CO 81416, 874-9777, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. This form must be filed with the Designated Election Official no later than Friday, March 2, 2012. A Self-Nomination and Acceptance form that is not sufficient may be amended once at any time prior to 3:00 p.m. on Friday, March 2, 2012. Affidavit of Intent to be a Write-InCandidate forms must be submit-ted to the office of the designated election official by the close of business on Monday, March 5, 2012.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, application for a mail-in ballot shall be filed with the designated elec-tion official no later than the close of business on Friday, May 4, 2012, except that, if the applicant wishes to receive the mail-in ballot by mail, the application shall be filed no later than the close of business on Tuesday, May 1, 2012.

Delta County Mosquito Control District

Aaron R. Clay, Designated Election Official Signature



The annual meeting of the Stevens & Linder Ditch Company will be held Monday, February 13, 2012 at 1:30 P.M. in the Grand Mesa Water Users office at 125 Hwy 65, Cedaredge, Colorado. Three direc-tors will be elected for two year terms; an assessment on the stock will be levied for 2012 and any other business proper to come before this meeting will be trans-acted.Larry Traubel, PresidentChuck Richards, Secretary

Published in the Delta County Independent January 25 and February 8, 2012.

STORAGE UNIT SALE

Contents of Farnsworth Minis Unit C23 located at 175 Hwy 133 in Paonia, CO. Unknown contents belonging to Don and Dorothy Husted, last known address: 225 Clark Ave., Paonia, CO. 81428. Contents of this unit will be dis-posed of on February 29, 2012, as Farnsworth Minis chooses.


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D8 Wednesday, February 8, 2012 BACK PAGE Delta County Independent

BY TAMIE MECKStaff Writer

At the Colorado High School Activities Asso-ciation’s 2011 3A Spirit

competition last December. the Hotchkiss High School Dance Team experienced a first in the team’s seven year history, advancing to the finals after a flawless prelimi-nary round. They went on to do another perfect show and place second. “It was the first time we ever made it to finals, so it was pretty awesome,” said senior Kelsey Spadafo-ra, who also was named to the CHSAA’s All-State Poms team.

The eight-girl team will perform at the annual Home Show on March 16, in Hotchkiss High School gym. The perennial performance packs the stands. This year’s theme, “Proud to be an Ameri-can,” is a special tribute to 9/11, said head coach Steph-anie Neff. Spadafora and Mariah Hafley, co-captains and four-year team members, choreographed all the move-ments.

Their performance (which can be found on youtube) also earned them an invitation to dance at this year’s state 3A girls basketball tournament on March 10 at Fort Collins. Proceeds from the Home Show will help pay for the trip.

Dance teams typically perform during half time of home football and boys bas-ketball games. Regional and state competitions are held in November and December, and participants can letter.

With few 3A entries to the paid regional competition, which also comes from Home Show proceeds, Hotchkiss competes with 2A, 4A and 5A teams. They love the competi-tion from the big schools, said Neff. The girls also benefit from seeing higher-level per-formances, which are often professionally choreographed. Neff said her girls have always choreographed their own routines and have been complimented at every state competition with inquiries about their choreographer.

While they enjoy choreo-graphing and other aspects of

spirit, for the dancers it’s all about performance.

“When you nail it, and you know you nailed it, it’s such a great feeling,” said Hafley. “You know you did good.”

Neff, who danced in high school and choreographed dance while in college, helped start the team seven years ago. They have competed at state the past six years and have placed at least fifth. Neff is especially proud of this year’s performance, consider-ing there are five freshmen on the team.

Hafley and Spadafora both loved to dance, and Spadafora is a gymnast. So they decided to try out for the team their freshman year. Both are now hooked on dance. This year, they choreographed all the routines performed in the 9/11 show and at state. Choreogra-phy comes with experience and takes time, they said. The state routine took all summer to choreograph, and the team rehearsed for four months prior to state competition.

Three years ago, Neff started the Big Sister/Little Sister program. Open to area fifth- and sixth-grade girls, the program partners them with dance team members, who spend one evening a week together learning their moves and routines and get-ting to know each other. They complete the program with performances at the Home

Show. Big Sister/Little Sister attracted a record 30 young dancers this year.

To introduce them to chore-ography, “I will probably give the little sisters eight or 16 counts to do what they want,” said Neff.

One of Neff ’s former

dancers, Michelle Sparks, returned home after college, where she also danced and choreographed, and is now the assistant coach. It’s the first time Neff has had an assistant coach. “I’m so grate-ful to have her working with us,” said Neff.

Dance caught on at Paonia High School, where cheer-leading coach Candy Wuollet formed a team last Novem-ber.

There was little support for cheerleading and only two girls on the squad. But there was a strong interest in dance, particularly from the basketball team, said Wuollet, who was in her fourth year of coaching the cheerleaders. “We decided to see if we could make it work and what we got out of it.” More than 20 girls tried out, including several basketball players.

Dance can be done along with other sports, “Which is nice. Way nice,” said Wuollet. And it allows for kids who aren’t into the intense compe-tition to be a part of a team.

It’s time-consuming and hard to fit into school and other sports, said three-sport athlete Ce’rra Carsten, who manages to fit dance into her busy schedule that includes school, basketball and calving season. But it offers the ben-efit of working with girls she might otherwise not know, and that makes it worth the effort.

For senior Sarah Rushing, dance opened up opportuni-ties. As a freshman, Rushing was planning on doing three sports, but has been side-lined with knee injuries since her freshman year. “It’s nice, because it’s really a bummer just sitting there and watch-ing everyone do the sports I love,” said Rushing, who now manages the girls basketball team. “Finally being able to be a part of something again

is really nice.”Rushing said Wuollet and

her teammates understand she can’t do all the moves and encouraged her to join the team. While she strives always to do her very best, she is restricted. “And they’re totally ok with that.”

The team didn’t form in time for 2011 state competi-tion. Wuollet plans to have both performance competi-tive teams next year. The competitive team will be geared toward those not involved in another sport in order to avoid conflicts when it comes time to com-pete.

Wuollet had little prior dance experience, and con-tacted Neff for guidance. “She’s beyond wonderful,” said Wuollet. “She’s the one who set me up and said this is what you need to do and this is how you do it.”

She also turned to youtube for ideas and instruction, and started a Facebook page as a way to keep the team con-nected, since “Everyone is on Facebook.”

Paonia’s spirit season ended last week, and the Hotchkiss team invited them to perform at the Home Show. “We want to help support the Paonia program,” said Neff.

The Hotchkiss girls gave their last half-time perfor-mance of the season at Sat-urday’s game against Grand Valley. “It’s kind of sad,” said Spadafora as she and Hafley waited to perform. “We really didn’t think of it until now.”

Both seniors plan on attending college — Hafley at Colorado Mesa University and Spadafora at Colorado State or Grand Canyon uni-versity. Both plan to try out for the dance team.

Why? Because, said Spada-fora, “Once you get out there and perform, there’s nothing else like it.”

BBAACCKK

PPAAGGEE

And . . . 5, 6, 7, 8 . . .And . . . 5, 6, 7, 8 . . .Photos by Tamie Meck

Members of the Hotchkiss High School dance team perform the routine that earned second place at this year’s state Spirit competition. The team, along with the newly-formed Paonia dance team and fi fth-and sixth-grade girls from Hotchkiss area schools, will perform this and other routines at the annual Home Town Show on March 16. The eight members of the team are Madison Milner, Isabel Silverstein, AnnaLee Dutton, Becca Pachl, Kursten Keeler, Aleksus Wilson, Mariah Hafl ey and Kelsey Spadafora. They are coached by Stephanie Neff.

Members of the Paonia High School dance team perform the fi nale of their routine, “Rock That Body,” at half-time of an Eagles basketball game. Paonia formed a dance team last November.

Hotchkiss dance coach Stephanie Neff has coached the Hotchkiss High School dance team for seven years. In December, the team placed second in poms at state spirit competition.

Members of the Hotchkiss dance team and fi fth- and sixth-grade girls from Hotchkiss and Crawford practice a new dance routine through the team’s Big Sister/Little Sister program. The younger girls will perform at the March 16 Home Show.

delta county independent, feb. 8, 2012

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