Breed of distinction

Hank Lohmeyer

Published on Thursday, 16 June 2011 17:01

Photos by Hank Lohmeyer

The star of the show, a four-day-old Norwegian Fjord foal, didn’t have a name yet when Brandy Ferganchick of Eckert’s Thunder Mountain Fjords gave a clinic on the breed at All Saints Lutheran Church for the Vestagjell Lodge of the Sons of Norway.

It was a local celebration of Norwegian culture and heritage at Cory's All Saints Lutheran Church on a sunny Sunday afternoon in May.

Friendly people of Norwegian and Scandinavian heritage from Delta, Mesa and Montrose counties and beyond gathered for a monthly meeting and Norwegian feast.

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The book on Eli

Von Mitchell

Published on Thursday, 09 June 2011 17:53

By Von Mitchell

Special to the DCI

d08_bp1 Eli Baier stands 6'4" tall and has the wingspan of a condor. He is the second oldest child in a family where love reigns and eight may not be enough. He is a 4.0 student and a three-time All Western Slope League First Team selection in basketball at Delta High School.

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Volunteers make it happen

Verna Barr

Published on Wednesday, 25 May 2011 01:00

Photo by Verna Barr

Lyn Moseley and Richard Blanning volunteered to clean up Pioneer Town’s Lizard Head Saloon to get the building ready for the opening of the summer season on May 28, which is also Heritage Day when admission is free. The buildings will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., along with demonstrations and horse-drawn wagon rides. The Cedaredge Rotary will also be selling hamburgers and hotdogs at noon.

Volunteers make up the core of all happenings at Pioneer Town in Cedaredge. It's been that way since its beginning back in 1980 when Maynard Nelson took the reins and worked with a group that had tried to get a historical society and museum started following the Centennial Bicentennial celebration in 1976.

Maynard Nelson made it happen!

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A green all-star

Tamie Meck

Published on Wednesday, 18 May 2011 01:00

Photo by Tamie Meck

It all started with an Earth Box for Alison Gannett. For those who have limited space or don’t know where to start in raising their own food, an Earth Box or small raised bed can be a great jumping off point.

Alison Gannett and Jason Trimm didn't let a recent rain interfere with their work.

"I'm trying to think of a best rain-day project right now," said Trimm, stacking straw bales under a constant, cool drizzle while chickens pranced in and out of their coop-on-wheels.

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Blessed are the peace makers

Bob Borchardt

Published on Thursday, 12 May 2011 16:26

Photo by Bob Borchardt

Verity Martin at her Cedaredge home with some of the items from her time in Africa as a member of the Peace Corps.

Who would ever have thought that a small town girl from southeastern Colorado would be counted among those working to make peace in the world. Cedaredge resident Verity Martin is that girl.

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Delta Renaissance

Hank Lohmeyer

Published on Wednesday, 04 May 2011 01:00

The colorful and interesting encampments seen periodically on Delta’s Crawford Lane are historical re-enactments of Renaissance Fair events that have become the focus and passion of a Delta family.

People may have wondered about the tents and banners that periodically appear for a couple of days on Crawford Avenue across from Delta's Wal-Mart.

The encampments are local "festivals" associated with Renaissance Fairs that take place in many locations.

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Hutch

Von Mitchell

Published on Wednesday, 27 April 2011 01:00

d10_bp1 Every teacher has a mailbox. It's just that Hutch's says, "Don't give me attitude.

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Hearth of the community

Tami Meck

Published on Thursday, 21 April 2011 16:24

Monica Wiitanen of Paonia monitors her retained-heat masonry oven while homemade pizzas cool. Bake days are social events as the Wiitanens welcome friends, neighbors, and even a culinary school to experience the joys and benefits of baking outdoors in a wood-fired oven.

When Monica Wiitanen pre-heats her oven, she doesn't turn a knob or punch a button. There's no pilot light.

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Keeping history alive

Verna Barr

Published on Wednesday, 13 April 2011 01:00

Rendezvous is “to assemble at a certain place at a certain time.” Mountain Men and their families meet for competition, various outdoor events, and socialization. Clothing worn is either handmade or received in trade and represents the early time period.

Armed with muzzle-loading weapons, dressed in handmade period clothing, a group of local men and women enthusiastically keep alive the fur trapping era.

Mountain men reenactors started a local club in 1987.

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