Hotchkiss man pleads guilty to assault rifle theft
Keaton Bell, age 24, of Hotchkiss, pled guilty late last week before Senior U.S. District Court Judge John L. Kane to one count of possession of stolen firearms and ammunition, and to one count of possession of machine gun, the United States attorney's office, the Eagle County Sheriff's Office, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced. Judge Kane is scheduled to sentence Bell on Aug. 22 at 10 a.m.
Celebrate Hay Daze at Pioneer Days
Photo by Kathy Browning You want to be in the Hay Daze Parade in Crawford this Saturday, June 8, at 10 a.m.? Let Sharon Riegel know at 921-3800 or go online to www.crawfordcountry.org and click on Chamber Events for Pioneer Days. You can also pick up an entry form at Crawford Country Bank. Everybody loves a parade. Don’t miss out!Lynn Watkins and Cathy Cheatham are co-chairing Crawford Pioneer Days 2013. Watkins had worked under Kim Wasilkowich, the former chair, so it wasn't entirely new to her.
Computer scam reported
The DCI has been notified by a Cedaredge area resident of a computer scam being run in the area.
The scam ran like this: A man with a heavy sub-continent accent, speaking rapidly, and who called himself "Edward" but who mumbled his last name, called a woman who lives on Cedar Mesa.
Preserving memories through creative art
Photo by Verna Barr Carol, Rose, Barbara and Amanda are painting during a Memories in the Making art class at Horizons Care Center.Memories in the Making (MIM) is an art program designed for residents in care centers, living with Alzheimer's disease and/or related dementia. The focus of the program is an outlet for creative expression, to encourage communication through painting, to provide sensory stimulation and to increase self-esteem through the creation of something of value.
A ‘failure to communicate’ threatens cemetery water
It may be hard to imagine irrigation water to the Cedaredge Cemetery being shut off. The cemetery is a focus of family unity, of community pride and of historic interest.
