Delta coaches Luis Meza, center, and Clayton Curtis congratulate 152-pound senior Hunter Brasfield after an upset win sent him into the 4A Region 4 semifinals.
Hotchkiss senior Joe Boyle controls Ruben Chagoya of Basalt to win a 3A Region 1 title. He is one of 7 Hotchkiss state qualifiers.
Hotchkiss and Paonia boys will square off this week on the basketball courts. Both are 6-4 in league play.
Delta senior Brooke Taylor scores two of her 12 points against Summit after grabbing an offensive rebound.
Paonia 195-pounder Tyler “TK” Kendall sets Rangely’s Drew Collins up for a pin.
Paonia freshman Bo Pipher sets TJ Richard of North Park up for a pin in Saturday’s regional semifinal round. He is one of 13 Paonia wrestlers headed to state!
Surrounded by coaches and his dad, Conner Beard signs Letter of Intent to play football for the University of Nebraska Kearney.
Hotchkiss' Jacobe Galley signed a Letter of Intent to play football and study engineering at Colorado Mesa University.
Hotchkiss senior Cody Bartlett signed his National Letter of Intent to run cross-country for Hawaii Pacific University.
Last week's regular-season baseball finale in Gypsum was a victory for the Panthers as they rolled past Eagle Valley 12-1. The win left Delta with a league record of 12-2 and an overall mark of 16-3.
It was a tale of two games for Cedaredge's baseball team last week. The Bruins were on the road in Bayfield to face Peak to Peak's Pumas in game one of elimination play.
Photo by Tamie Meck Kylie Hodges releases the discus at the Bruin Invitational. Hodges will compete in both the discus and shot put at this week’s state 2A track meet in Lakewood. Teammate Daryl Batt had her best throw of the season and is going to state in…
Photo by Tamie Meck Senior Josiah Spano, of Paonia, was an All-Conference first team selecton in the 2A WSL for the 2012-13 hoop year.This year's Class 2A All-Conference and All-State honors in the 2013 Photo by Tamie Meck Paonia High School senior Annavah…
I'm a native of Colorado, but years ago I left to teach school in Las Vegas, Nev. There I met the native plants of the Mojave Desert and I've been amazed and enamored by all native plants since then.
Now I'm "into birds" but my first love is still native plants, and many of my columns for the Delta County Independent have been about our 'dobe wildflowers.
And I have an exciting new tool, my computer. Through my computer I have found www.swcoloradowildflowers.com with plants found within a 150-mile radius of the Four Corners.
If you've been reading my columns lately, you've probably seen Al Schneider's photos in my work. The Old-Man-of-the-Mountain pictured here is found in our alpine regions (above tree limit). Notice the fine, wooly hairs on the plant (to protect against ultraviolet radiation at high elevations). I have neither the equipment nor the skill to capture such exquisite detail in a photo! So now, when the winter blues come calling, I just go to the website and admire gorgeous flowers!
This group, San Juan/Four Corners Native Plant Society, has monthly winter meetings at Fort Lewis College in Durango with presentations by college students, faculty and guest speakers. Summer brings twenty or so field trips gauged for those who just want to experience the beauty of our native plants, or for those who want to learn more or those who want to delve into the details. Of course, the meetings and trips are open to the public. The group works with botanical and environmental groups in Colorado, Arizona, Utah and New Mexico and they are part of the San Juan Chapter of the Native Plant Society of New Mexico.
The website, www.swcoloradowildflowers.com has not only the names of plants but information on habitat, the location of the plant pictured, botanical information, and even an offer to send your photo to them for help in identifying a "mystery plant." Plus, an app is available.
