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.
Photo by Tamie Meck Delta’s 3200m relay team placed fourth at last weekend’s 4A state track meet in Lakewood. Its time, 9:32.92, set a new DHS record. Team members are; left to right, Clarissa Whiting (Sr), Mykayla Music (Fr), Skylyn Webb (Sr) and Cleo Whiting…
Photo by Rich Meck Hotchkiss distance runners, and sisters, Natalie Anderson (left-center) and Mae Anderson start the 3200m run together on the opening day of the state track meet. They were fourth and fifth in the 3200 and fourth and sixth, respectively, in…
Photo by Tamie Meck Andy Pipher and son Bo meet Bo’s opponent during the Parade of Champions at the 2013 state wrestling tournament. Pipher was recently named 2013 Colorado Coach of the Year by the National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA).Paonia…
Photo from International Crane FoundationFestival in Monte Vista
Soon I'll be headed for the Crane Festival in Monte Vista, March 8-10. I've been there many times and this year I'll present my PowerPoint entitled "WHOOPERS!"
This is similar to the one I gave at the Bosque Del Apache, with the major changes being the current status of the Operation Migration birds. These birds are hand-raised by costumed humans, trained by costumed people and then led on their initial migration, from Wisconsin to Florida, by ultra light planes.
The original population, declined to fewer than 20, migrated from its nesting grounds in Buffalo Woods National Park in Canada to Aransas, Texas, on the Gulf Coast. In the presentation, I trace the various conservation attempts to save these majestic birds. And I include their presence right here at Hart's Basin.
But of course there's much more to the festival. There are meal events, sandhill crane tours and a raptor tour. The craft show is huge and always worth a visit. On Saturday there will be a writing workshop, a talk about bats, the story of "Lefty," a very special kestrel, and finally my whooper presentation.
Friday evening we'll hear Ted Floyd's "My Favorite Bird." Dr. Floyd (his degree is in ecology) is the author of the "Smithsonian Guide to Birds" and he is the editor of "Birding" the magazine published by American Birding Association. He also contributed to the "Birding Atlas of Breeding Birds" in Nevada and has birded in Mexico, South America, the Caribbean, Europe and Asia. His current interest is in the nocturnal calls of migrating birds. I'm anxious to hear his presentation.
In the spring, "our" cranes come to us from Monte Vista and there you can often see them just foraging in the fields or coming in to roost in the evening. For more information on Monte Vista's 30th festival call 719-852-3552, or visit their website www.cranefest.com. This celebration of the sandhill cranes is well worth the drive. Hope to see you there!
