June 19, 2013

Sports Snaps

Delta Panthers

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Wayne Crick

Delta track teams set new school standards

Photo by Wayne Crick These four Lady Panther athletes set a new Delta High School record in the 3200m relay in 2013. From the left, Clarissa Whiting, Skylyn Webb, Mykayla Music and Cleo Whiting combined talents to set a new record for the 3200m relay with a…

Cedaredge Bruins

Area athletes earn top track accolades

Several area athletes were honored for their committment to track in 2013. Class 4A selections to this year's All-State track team include freshman Greta Van Calcar (Palisade) and Glenwood Springs senior Auston Tribble.

Paonia Eagles

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More than 450 at Summer Duals

Photo by Tamie Meck Cedaredge wrestler Zac Anderson attempts to stack his opponent at the fourth annual Paonia Summer Duals wrestling camp. Cedaredge and Delta brought several young wrestlers to this camp.Summer wrestling tends to be a bit different than the…

New condition put on hen houses

The Board of County Commissioners has added a new condition to its Specific Development approval for Rocky Mountain Layers on Powell Mesa above Hotchkiss.

Rocky Mountain Layers is to obtain the services of a qualified air quality or air pollution engineer and submit an operations plan for ensuring the quality of air emissions from the 15,000-hen egg laying facility.

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County to extend groundwater study

The county is preparing to proceed with the second phase of a study intended to give planners and policy makers a detailed picture of ground water systems here.

The first phase of the study was completed last year and dealt with parts of the Oak Mesa area generally north of Hotchkiss.

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Deceased driver identified

The Colorado State Patrol has identified the driver of a vehicle killed in a rollover accident on Highway 92 May 26. Frederick J. Lee, 59, of Grand Junction was the sole occupant of the vehicle.

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Shot fired above head of trespasser

The 73-year-old mother of a Delta resident reports she fired one round from a .22 handgun after her daughter spotted an unknown man rummaging inside her vehicle on Running Deer Road May 28. She later discovered she was missing $20 and a credit card.

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Prison is focus of community meeting

On Thursday, June 13, the Colorado Departments of Local Affairs and Corrections and the Governor's Offices of Economic Development and International Trade and State Planning and Budgeting, will co-host a meeting in Delta to discuss the state's plan forward for appropriately utilizing state prisons and assisting communities which may be adversely impacted by potential prison closures in the future.

The meeting will be held at the Delta County Courthouse, 501 Palmer, from 9 to 10:30 a.m.

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Tree removal concerns downtown business owners

The removal of trees in downtown Delta may be the catalyst that breathes life back into a lagging downtown revitalization effort.

The Community Revitalization Partnership was launched in 2010 at the encouragement of former city manager Joe Kerby.

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Parents called to pick up partygoers

On May 27, deputies from the Delta County and Gunnison County sheriff's offices investigated an underage alcohol party near U.S. Forest Service Road 712. The party was on U.S. Forest Service land about nine miles east of Crawford.

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Artists invited to capture Paonia

b03 painterPhoto submitted Carbondale artist Mark Mace participated in the Paint Paonia competition in 2012. His painting “Windy Grand Avenue” won third place. The Blue Sage Center for the Arts is accepting entries for this year’s competition.The 4th of July and Cherry Days is approaching, and in Paonia that includes the Blue Sage's annual "Paint Paonia."  This is a plein air painting event in which artists spend one day capturing on canvas what is special to them about Paonia and the surrounding area.

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