June 20, 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…

Donations for June 22 fishing derby needed

Each year kids enjoy fishing at Volunteer Park's ponds in Paonia for the Return of Huck Finn Days Fishing Derby. This year the event is Saturday, June 22.

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Another step closer to reality

b01 planIllustration courtesy Design ConceptsIt's more than a decade-long vision, but the dream of constructing a sports and outdoor education facility at Paonia Junior/Senior High School is one step closer to reality.

Last Wednesday, the project's citizen planning committee, along with representatives of Design Concepts, presented the preliminary master plan for the project to the public.

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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.

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Celebrate Hay Daze at Pioneer Days

b01 pioneerPhoto 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.

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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.

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Preserving memories through creative art

c03 artPhoto 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.

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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.

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Chapel season opens with local favorites

c02 martinstarrPhoto by Hank Lohmeyer Roy Martin and David Starr opened the Chapel of the Cross concert season on Sunday with a performance that included original compositions by both musicians.David Starr and Roy Martin gave the opening concert for the Chapel of the Cross concert season on Sunday.

Their ideally-blended voices and acoustic guitars in the unique setting of the chapel gave the audience an experience like being very comfortable in a favorite place – a happy favorite place.

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