The Board of County Commissioners busied itself on Jan. 23 with the annual duty of appointing people who have volunteered to serve on the various boards and commissions that help make county government work.

The BoCC confirmed the following appointments:

Airport Advisory Board: Jack Sprague was named representing Blake Field and Larry Garrett was named representing the North Fork Airport. Merle Lynch was named as an at-large representative. Terms on the board are for three years.

Area Planning Committee appointments were announced. They were William Fender, Jane Wills, and David Torkelson to the Leroux Creek APC. Larry Wissbeck will serve on the North Fork APC. Don Suppes and Layne Brones were named to the Surface Creek APC. Appointed to the Crawford Area APC were Hetty Todd, Gene Goffin, Karl Hipp, and Lynn French. Members on the county's various APCs serve for three-year terms.

Robert Gash was appointed to serve a remaining two years on the Fair Board term of Les Mergelman who recently resigned.

Three were named to serve on the county's Youth Shooting Sports Board. They are Dennis Oeltjenbruns, Kathy Welt, and Wayne Wolf and they will serve three-year terms.

Les Mergelman and Bill Miller were reappointed to two-year terms on the Region 10 Board of Directors. Mergelman and Miller were also reappointed to two-year terms as the county's representatives on the Region 10 Business Loan Fund Board.

Richard Kinser was appointed the North Fork Ambulance District's representative on the West Region Emergency Services Council.

The Community Services Block Grant Advisory Committee works with the Health and Human Services Department on local distribution of various state and federal grant funds. Named to the board were Nancy Hunter, Miriam Helmsing, Jo Rosenquist, and County Commissioner Doug Atchley who will represent the county government.

Helen Barton was named to the Cedaredge Cemetery Board. Richard Moore was named to the Crawford Cemetery Board. And, Terry Taylor was named to the Hotchkiss Cemetery Board. Appointments to cemetery boards are for six-year terms.

The Cory Cemetery board is vacant once again. County commissioner Bruce Hovde has taken on administrative duties for the cemetery for a second time until volunteers can be found to serve.

The Board of County Commissioners will make appointments to other boards in coming weeks. An example is the county Planning Commission. The BoCC conducted two interviews with individuals wanting to serve representing the Delta and Paonia areas. Announcements to those positions will be forthcoming.

Also, Karen Probert was approved for another five-year term as a citizen member for the county Board of Health.