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Custer Deputies Bust Four Mexican Illegals Plus, a Sinister Twist

Custer Deputies Bust
Four Mexican Illegals
Plus, a Sinister Twist

by George Gramlich,
News and Commentary

About 1:25 p.m. on Wednesday, January 29th, Custer County Sheriff’s Deputy Daniel Santiago was patrolling State Highway 96 (aka, Hardscrabble Road, or just the Scrabble. It runs from Wetmore up the mountain to Silver Cliff and Westcliffe.) and got behind a somewhat older (2002) white Ford box van. Around mile marker 18 (near MacKenzie Junction). Noticing that the van had a defective taillight, the Deputy lit up his lights and pulled the van over. Continue reading Custer Deputies Bust Four Mexican Illegals Plus, a Sinister Twist →

2025, Uncategorized

Motions Hearing for Alleged Triple Murder Accomplice Kochis

Nancy Rae Medina-Kochis
Photo: 2023 Custer County Sheriff’s Office

by George Gramlich
The alleged accomplice to the triple murder in 2023 off of Oak Creek Grade, Nancy Rae Medina Kochis, had a “motions” hearing last Tuesday, February 4, 2025 in District Court in Custer County. District Court Judge Lauren Swan presided. The Defendant’s attorney was Mr. Cutler while the 11th Judicial District’s District Attorney, Jeff Lindsay, represented the state.
Ms. Kochis, who is out on bail, is charged with five Level 5 felonies in regard to the alleged homicides. The hearing was an attempt by the Defense to get the charges dismissed based on allegations that the Custer County Sheriff’s Office and the District Attorney’s Office were delinquent in delivering evidence to the defense.
Mr. Cutler called Custer County Detective Sergeant Elizabeth Robinson as a witness. Detective Robinson is the lead deputy on the case. Detective Robinson testified that there were over 200 pieces of evidence “discovered” or turned over to the defense including thousands and thousand of pages of documentation. Mr. Cutler, laboriously, attempted to show that a few items were turned over late. This went on and on. Detective Robinson explained over and over again how the process worked and how she responded to requests for information in a timely manner. It appeared that Mr. Cutler did not make much progress.
After Mr. Cutler was done, DA Lindsay reviewed the
evidence procedures with Detective Robinson and how the Public Defenders Office reviewed all the evidence at the Sheriff’s Office.
The result was that Judge Swan ordered another motions hearing on March 31, 2025 at 1:30 p.m. in District Court in Custer County.

2025, BOCC, Uncategorized

Jan 30 BOCC: Lawsuit, Roth Get FD Position, Attorney Drama

Decline Rumblings,
$60k Lawsuit Payment, Roth Gets the Finance Director’s Position, More County Attorney Drama

by George Gramlich,
News and Commentary
The January 30, 2025 Custer County Board of County Commissioners’ (BOCC) meeting started at 9:01 a.m. at the All Aboard Westcliffe meeting room in Westcliffe. All three Commissioners were present: Chair Bill Canda and members Lucas Epp and Paul Vogelsong.
In Commissioner Items, Epp said the Commissioners were “mandatory” reporters for the Department of Human Services re child protective services and they must undergo training because of that mandate. Epp also said he had talked to our Public Health Department about their grant funding and what level of services that could provide if their state and federal grant for income declines. (And it will. All of Custer County’s departments and offices should prepare contingency plans for a probate grant income decline.) He noted that the Upper Arkansas Area Council of Governments (UAACOG) (a government grant dispensing non-profit machine in Cañon City) might also have some serious funding issues going forward. Epp commented, “Grants are up in the air. If certain things go away, what are we going to do and what is it going to look like?)
( It’s called small, efficient, prioritized government focusing on the essentials.)
Canda chimed in, “Fed funding is the issue. We need to know what grants are federal.” (Note a LOT of “state” grants are actually fed money that was given to the state…)
In New Business, Accounts Payable was first up. Epp stated that the monthly AP amount was high as it is in the beginning of the year and also it contained a $60k bill from the county’s insurer (CTSI) for the deductible amount we have to pay for the settlement of the tasing lawsuit brought by a minor who
was in custody by the Sheriff’s Office. (This was before Sheriff Smith came on board. Rumor has it the settlement was for around $700k.) The incident occurred in 2022 and involved alleged excessive force. The total A/P for January was $365k and it was approved.
The next report was from the Wet Mountain Fire District. It was reported that the District received the most calls for service ever last year, 340 calls. There were 16 fires responded to.
The Tourism Bureau’s report involved a slide presentation. They said they were doing a good job as the Lodging Tax was up for last year. The online Zoom system went out during their report so much
was missed.
Our County Clerk and Recorder, Kelley Camper, then was up requesting the ok form the Commissioners to apply for a $144k grant from the state fund that grabs $2 from every electronic document recording the Clerk’s Office does. The Commissioners gave their approval.
Brian Anderson gave the Airport report. The $650k eight-foot fence that a donor put up and paid for was about completed. However, the three access gates to the airport need to be upgraded to keep deer and other pesky critters out. The Airport has a $50k grant it can use. They received a local bid to fix the gates for around $21k. This passed.
Next Agenda Item was, “Consideration of the Finance Director’s Position”. Epp handled this. (As you know, we haven’t had a Finance Director for over a year after the big County Manager debacle. The Commissioners were only offering $125k for the job and the real-world price to get anybody decent is over $200k. Vernon Roth, our IT Director has been basically doing the job (with help from Redlands Accounting) and all reports say he is doing a great job. So, after a year, something finally happened….) Epp kind of laid out some background on where we are re the position saying we had an employee (Roth) in this position (on an interim basis) now for a year. Epp proposed to “move that employee into this Finance Director’s position” and we “will keep Redlands or another consultant here as backup.” Epp proposed a salary of $95k. Epp then read a letter from a local citizen who is a very high-speed accountant saying Vernon can do the job. Vogelsong commented that if we bring somebody new in it “would be a big learning curve.” A couple of peasants then spoke up supporting Vernon. The vote was then taken and all three Commissioners voted to give Vernon the job. (Good move. Vernon is super smart and a very hard worker.)
The next subject was pretty controversial, “Review and Consideration of the Contract for County Attorney”. (Remember there was a personnel issue with our County Attorney, Dan Slater, and a county employee. The Commissioners voted to fire Slater for it. They took away Slater’s contract with the department where the issue occurred but kept him on for the BOCC and the Sheriff’s Office until they found a replacement. Until now, they haven’t found anybody.
This Item is Canda’s baby. He said he has an attorney, Rachel Maxam, who just moved here and has a practice in Colorado Springs and she wants the job. She wants $5k a month and $100 per hour for
extra hours.
Canda went on a bit about Maxam then Slater rose to his defense saying she would cost 43% more than what he was getting. Epp said he thought her flat fee was way too high and was concerned that we would normally not use that many hours. Slater said his average monthly fee for 2024 was $3,290 per month and her proposed contract doesn’t cover “litigation” which his does and this could cost a ton more. Slater then said he “continues to have questions to why you still want to change.” Epp responded something about, “legalities of conflict of interest”. At some point in the discussion, Slater said the “issue” had been resolved (so no point in trying to get rid of him.) This went on and on. Finally, as it is a personnel issue, the Commissioners decided to have an Executive Session on it (date to be decided). So, Slater is still our County Attorney. (Well, Slater was removed re his “personnel issue” from one of his contracts with the county and apparently the “issue” is resolved now. The problem is, getting an attorney who really knows county/municipal law is difficult. And the gov’t legal arena is complex and complicated. You need a lot of experience to get good at it. Watching Slater now for years, he knows his stuff. The only real blem on his work here was the County Manager vignette where he did not give the Commissioners proper advice on how to follow the law regarding setting up a County Manager position and filling it. Other than that, he has done a good job. He had his hand slapped over the personnel issue. It is going to be real difficult to find someone with his experience who will charge us a reasonable rate….  Maybe change your minds mighty Commissioners and give him a second chance?)
And that was it. Pretty good drama quotient. Stay tuned for the next chapter of “Happy Valley”. Continue reading Jan 30 BOCC: Lawsuit, Roth Get FD Position, Attorney Drama →

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BOCC Jan 23: Suicides high in 2024, Auditor Change Delay

BOCC: Coroner: A Lot of Suicides in 2024, Auditor Change Delay, P&Z Activity Down

by George Gramlich,
News and Commentary
The January 23, 2025 Custer County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) regular meeting took place at the All Aboard Westcliffe meeting room.
It started around 9 a.m. and all three Commissioners were present: Chair Bill Canda, and members Lucas Epp and Paul Vogelsong.
Before Commissioner Items, Canda
asked the Board whether the Commissioners should verbally summarize what was in the written reports submitted by various officials and department heads. (Instead of just reading them silently in front of the audience). Epp concurred. (This is a good thing as the public didn’t know what was going on. And, as shown below, it worked quite well. Thank you, Canda and Epp.)
In Commissioner Items, Vogelsong noted that he and Epp went to CCI for Commissioner training.
Staff Reports were next. First up was our Veterans Service Officer, Dominic Edginton. Dominic said he had 39 scheduled appointments in December and eleven walk-ins. He filed nine new claims and had a total of 366 claims filed last year. He said at the end of 2024, our veterans were getting an increase of $160k monthly. Also, since he started about 18 months ago, he had gotten $1.2 million in retro payments for the veterans. And, at the end of 2024, he had managed to get a total of $2.4 million in payments.
The first Elected Officials Report was from the Sheriff’s Office (SO). Epp gave the highlights: the Posse members donated 5,663 hours last year with 404 hours being prisoner transport. The SO also finished the year under budget. There were 966 traffic stops in 2024 with 142 tickets being issued. Forty-one traffic accidents occurred last year which was a 41% reduction from 2023. There was one traffic fatality.
Treasurer Virginia Trujillo gave the Treasurer’s report. The usual stuff. All good.
The Coroner’s Office report was delivered by Coroner Brad Baltzly. Brad opened with the 2024 death totals: 13 natural, 1 accidental, 7 suicides, no homicides and no undetermined. Brad noted that the suicide number was more than double from 2023 (3). He said there was “no specific demographic” and “They were all over the board.” So, there was a total of 21 deaths in 2024 compared to 18 in 2023. (Hospice deaths are not counted.) Brad reported that the Coroner’s Office was under budget for 2024 by $47k and that his autopsy costs have risen to $1,750 per autopsy. He also remarked that two of the suicides were out of town people. Only one suicide was a veteran. Brad said the latest suicide was a “transgender” person and there were some difficulties with that person’s real name. He noted that “transgenders have a lot higher rate for suicide” than non-trans people and that, “Those folks are more prone to that for some reason.”
Human Resources Director Bob Smith then gave his report. He stated the county employees Annual Open Enrollment period is over (for benefits). Bob said there are currently four open workers compensation claims. HR’s new Technician person, Monique Reed, has started and she is a big help. Bob then talked about his work on department policies and procedures. He wants a work session with the Board on his draft of the new county employee handbook. He is also working on a uniform “wage structure” for the county.
Epp then reviewed the Information Technology Department’s submitted report. There is a new IT employee, John TXXXX who is doing good and getting a lot done. IT did a lot of work on the Sheriff’s Office “Tyler” communication system which has had some issues. It looks like this might finally be working well.
In Finance, Epp reviewed the written report. Most of it was noting the items worked on by our accounting consultant, Lisa Hammon, from Redland’s Consulting. At the end of the report, citizen Jimmy “The Plumber” McMahon asked how long has our current county auditor (DiNardo) been auditing the county’s books. Epp answered “10 years”. Epp then said the “state” says five years is the max and they will be looking for one August 1. Epp said they tried to get a new one for this year, but they started too late and everybody they talked to was booked. Jimmy asked about how much our auditor has been charging us and Epp said last year it was around $80k and normal should be about $20k. Epp also stated that he wanted to keep Redland’s Accounting around as “watch dog” over our Finance Department and our auditors. (Good idea.)
The Human Services report was the usual stuff. Epp reviewed that.
The Planning & Zoning report showed a slowing down of activity over 2023. The report noted that there were 172 “compliance issues” in 2024 and 15 have been sent to the county attorney. Of the 172, 76 have complied. 2024 permit revenue was down last year, and the Use Tax was also down by $155k. Last year there were 107 septic permits, 91 dwelling permits and 71 non-dwelling permits. Total 2024 permits issued were down a lot from 2023. County Attorney Slater than reviewed the status of the 15 he received for action. He said he sent “letters” to all of them and eight have reached some sort of “resolution”. Slater said he just filed two suits in county court and will be filing the other five next week.
Canda then reviewed the Airport Report. He said the Jet A fuel tank Is there and it still needs some work to get operational. He noted that the land survey of the airport is underway. The new “gang fence” surrounding the airport to keep out large animals is about done. It was totally paid for by the Ought Six Ranch. The cost was $650K. Some of the gates though still need work.
The Landfill Report was brief. Their 2024 budget was $399k and they bought in $313k in fees. The state inspector was there recently and there were no violations.
Not too much in the Office of Emergency Management (OEM) (grants, grants, grants) and the CSU Cooperative Extension (lots of programs, 78 kids in 4H).
In New Business, the first item was the Managing Commissioner Departments/Boards assignments. Here’s who got what:
Vogelsong: P&Z, Human Services, CSU Extension, Weed Board, Useful Public Service, Human Resources, Landfill.
Epp: Finance, CC Kids Council, Workforce Housing Board, Upper Ark Water, Recycling, Public Health, Grounds, Tourism Board.
Canda: Road & Bridge, IT, Fair Board, Airport Board, EOM, and BOCC Admin.
The Board then went into Executive Session over some personnel matter.
The reconvened after the ES. The meeting took over four hours.
Another chapter down in the Happy Valley saga. At least no rudeness from the lefties in this one. See you next week.

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“Everything that Can Burn, Will Burn”

“Everything that Can Burn, Will Burn”
A Documentary to Learn From

by Katherine Brenchley
As the wildfires continue to rage in California, it seems the topic is on the minds of many Americans. Glenn Beck recently mentioned a documentary that came out in 2023 that does an amazing job of addressing the $12 BILLION per year (in California alone) “Wildfire Industrial Complex”. It’s called Hotshot and was produced by Gabriel Kirkpatrick Mann.
In the film, Mann follows his wife (a rarity in the firefighter community) and her Texas Canyon Hotshots, along with several other Hotshot teams, for six fire seasons. He captured some remarkable moments during some of the biggest fires in California leading up to 2023 and offers a good education on the lessons he learned and an important warning for states like Colorado.
Delving into the history of fire mitigation and suppression, Mann explains the idea of Fire Debt, which is “the primary driver of fire intensity. And the reason is simple. More fuel, bigger bomb. More carbon grows out of the ground every year. So every year that you’re not burning some of it off, your fire debt increases.” And when that debt comes due, the result is costly.
Mann says, “Global wildfire activity is actually decreasing. It’s only getting worse in the areas that practice aggressive fire suppression, like the American West, but few are eager to tell you the truth. Instead, they tell you the sky is falling like never before and it’s all the faults of our modern…climate.” In fact, Beck pointed out that when Mann presented his documentary to Netflix, they refused to buy it unless he made changes to include a segment about the problem of “climate change”. Mann declined.
The problem isn’t the climate, which is always changing, it is the that we aren’t taking care of our open spaces, something even the Forest Service acknowledges. We’ve likely all seen the smoke and read the notifications about prescribed burns, but I wonder, are we doing enough? Ever walk the Rainbow Trail and notice the standing dead and downed trees and the dead brush too thick to walk through? Consider the Sangres haven’t burned in almost 120 years. It has created watershed issues and a significant decline in the water table. And other areas are much worse than our Sangres, like the beetle kill forests around Steamboat Springs or Wolf Creek Pass.
According to Mann, “Medicinal fire reduces wildfire destruction by 87%. Florida proactively burns more in one year than California has burned in the last fifty years. And guess which state has a wildfire problem?” So called ‘environmentalists’ and politicians have put an essential stop to mitigation and prescribed burns, which directly cause the catastrophic fires like we’re seeing in California.
Check out the documentary and learn about this very real threat: hotshotmovie.com. Then start asking questions – your local Fire Marshall (the Sheriff) might be a good place to start.

2025

Password Leak in 2024 CO Voting Systems: After Investigation, Criminal Charges Dropped

BIOS Password Leak in 2024 Colorado Voting Systems:
After Investigation, Criminal Charges Dropped BIOS Password Leak in 2024 Colorado Voting Systems:
After Investigation, Criminal Charges Dropped

(Note: the Denver DA report has been released (employee names redacted.) The Sentinel will put that PDF up on our website along with the press release.  Pages 11, 12, 23 and 24 will give you that warm fuzzy feeling you get when you “trust” your government to create policies and protocols that protect your vote.  READ HERE )

Press Release
11th Judicial District DA
Jeffrey D. Lindsey

After careful review of reports pertaining to the Colorado Secretary of State (SOS) publishing BIOS voting machine passwords and contacting each County Clerk and Recorder in Fremont, Chaffee, Park, and Custer Counties, the 11th Judicial District, Office of the District Attorney is endorsing the decision made by the Denver District Attorney’s Office in announcing that criminal charges will not be filed in this matter. The decision by this office was made based on the following.
• In early November, numerous voters from the 11th Judicial District (as well as other judicial districts across Colorado) sent affidavits pursuant to C.R.S. §1-13-101, requesting an investigation by the District Attorney’s Office into the publishing of the BIOS passwords by the Colorado Secretary of State. An informal meeting was called where all affected District Attorneys and the executive team at the (Colorado District Attorney’s Council (CDAC) discussed the most efficient way to investigate the allegations. Since the Secretary of State’s Office (Colorado Department of State/CDOS ) is based in Denver County, the decision was made to have the Denver District Attorney’s Office take the lead in conducting the investigation. The investigative
team at the Denver District
Attorney’s Office was assigned to review the case.

• On December 20, 2024, Denver District Attorney, Beth McCann announced her office would not be pursuing criminal charges in this matter stating, “The decision was the result of a seven-week long investigation by the Denver DA’s Office into possible violations of two Colorado statutes: C.R.S. 1-13-708(2), which concerns the publication of passwords related to a voting system; and C.R.S. 18-8-405(1), which concerns second degree official misconduct. “After an extensive investigation by prosecutors and investigators in my office, we have concluded that there were no criminal violations of the law regarding the publication of the voting machine passwords,” said DA McCann. “Based on everything we have learned, the passwords were published in error and not ‘knowingly’, as required to prove a violation of C.R.S. 1-13-708(2), or ‘knowingly, arbitrarily or capriciously’, as required to prove a violation of CRS 18-8-405(1). There is no indication that the passwords were published in an effort to influence the outcome of an election.” (The report is attached to this release).

• The report was forwarded to all District Attorneys in Colorado. At the behest of District Attorney Jeff Lindsey, an investigator from the 11th Judicial District contacted all four (Fremont, Chaffee, Park, and Custer) County Clerk and Recorders. These offices are res-
ponsible for elections in the State of Colorado. Inquiry was made to determine if any election improprieties occurred. Every Clerk
and Recorder within the District indicated that there were not any improprieties in the elections that may have been affected by the release of the passwords. The four Clerk and Recorders expressed satisfaction in the integrity of the 2024 election. The machines affected are monitored 24 hours a day, seven days a week by video monitoring. Moreover, the machines are required to be in secure locations and access of the area is only by approved employees of the County Clerk and Recorders.

• The District Attorney’s Office recognizes the importance of fair and legal elections. They are the cornerstone of our Democracy. As was done in this investigation, improprieties should be investigated and handled accordingly.

• The investigation is considered closed at this time.

2025, Uncategorized

They’re Coming! Wolves Near Cañon City, Maybe a Custer Incursion

Editor/GG: Based on this map, looks like a big, bad wolf might have breached the Custer County border. Perhaps our Trump inspired Wolf Fence stopped him. But they are coming. The Rainbow Trail could look like a north/south Wolf Highway this summer. Could be interesting hiking and ranching in a few months.)

Press Release
Colorado Parks and Wildlife

Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) posted the updated Collared Gray Wolf Activity Map on its website to show where wolves are distributed around the state this month. You can view our Collared Wolf Activity Maps on the fourth Wednesday of every month that reflect collar data for the prior month. Please note, the watersheds in the southeast region that are lit up in this map represent the movement of one animal. As a reminder, in order for any watershed to indicate wolf activity, at least one GPS point from at least one of the wolf collars was recorded within the boundaries of the watershed within the last 30 days. Simply because a watershed indicates wolf activity, it does not mean that a wolf or wolves are
present throughout the entire water-shed nor that they are currently in the watershed.
On January 19, CPW completed capture and release work for the second gray wolf reintroduction season in support of the Colorado Gray Wolf Restoration and Management Plan. The activity information related to the reintroduced wolves from British Columbia as well as the wolves from the original Copper Creek pack is included in this month’s map. (See article on page 23)
As wolves begin to move to new areas of the state, CPW has prepared with expanded and improved capabilities for producers through the Conflict Minimization program that will allow for faster response to conflicts and higher likelihood of effective non-lethal deployment. This work results in improved strategies for altering depredation behavior early and reducing the potential for repeated depredations.

In early January, CPW also pub-lished a Wolf-Livestock Conflict Minimization Program Guide that provides information on a variety of tools and methods available for livestock producers to employ in efforts to reduce the likelihood of wolf-livestock conflicts and establishes a framework for CPW’s response, along with available support from other state, federal and nongovernmental organizations.
The public can register for a Non-lethal Wolf Conflict Reduction Training on February 12th in Buena Vista. The main focus of this training is to help educate the public and producers on effectively handling encounters with wolves. Join Colorado Department
of Agriculture, CPW, APHIS Wildlife Services and Colorado
State University Extension at this upcoming interagency training
session.
More information about Living with Wolves is available on our website https://cpw.state.co.us/

2025, Uncategorized

Love is in the Air

LOVE IS IN THE AIR
Salty Pine Floral & Boutique

Pepper Stafford- Floral Designer and owner of Salty Pine Boutique in Westclife

by Fred Hernandez
Ah, Valentine’s Day. The time for red roses, boxes of chocolates, romantic candlelight dinners for two and cute Cupid shooting his arrows at unsuspecting lovers. Despite all the hoopla on this signal day few actually know the origins of this celebration which is shrouded in deep mystery and is embedded with both Christian and ancient Roman traditions.
The Romans celebrated a fertility festival known then as Lupercalia. Dedicated to Faunus, the Roman god of agriculture, it involved animal sacrifice with the blood soaked in pieces of animal skin, slapped on the women who truly believed it would
improve their fertility. With the rise in Christian beliefs this annual festival was deemed “unChristian” and finally, it was outlawed at the end of the FifthCentury when Pope Gelasiusdeclared February 14th St. Valentine’s Day.
Before that Catholic history has it that there were three Valentines all of whom were beheaded by the Roman Emperor for various reasons.
The more popular legend is that the Emperor was convinced that single men made better fighters for his army and so, decreed that young men should not be married. St. Valentine, believing that the edict was too severe and unjust, secretly married young men until his actions were discovered and he was made a martyr.

St. Valentine then became the “patron Saint” of lovers. Today we have a whole industry dedicated to this one feast day. From greeting cards, to flowers, gifts of all kinds, dinners and celebrations and much more.
In Custer County we have a very special place where the joyful celebration of Valentine’s Day can begin for everyone. Salty Pine at 411 Main Street in Westcliffe is a most unique boutique that offers beautiful flower arrangements including fresh and beautiful, imported Ecuadorian Roses, hip clothing, dazzling jewelry and many other gifts. This is their 13th Valentine Day offering since the shop first opened on December 12, 2012. The owner, Pepper Stafford, highly recommends placing your orders ahead of time to ensure availability of products especially the imported Ecuadorian Roses will be available at last year’s prices. That is really good news since the price of roses everywhere is skyrocketing.

Also available are delicious gourmet chocolate covered strawberries, delightful assorted candy bouquets, live blooming and non-blooming plants, and what is called a dish gardencomposed of assorted plants.
Gift certificates are also available and one can place orders for delivery out of state. Salty Pine is open to serve everyone daily except Sundays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. You may want to check the entire product line at westcliffeflowershop.com or call (719) 783-9393.
Happy Valentine’s to everyone. A word of caution:..Cupid has his eye on you! Je t’aime.

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Sangre Shooting Sports Club Elects Board and Officers

L to R: John Noard, Cole Collins, Peggi Collins, Bill Garrett, Tom Sullivan, Steve Konegni, Linda Pollack

Press Release
The Sangre Shooting Sports Club (SSSC) held its annual members’ meeting on Saturday, January 18, 2025, at Lange Hall in the Hope Lutheran Church, Westcliffe. Approximately 60 people were in attendance. Morning
refreshments were served. 2024 accomplishments
were reviewed and planned activities for 2025 were revealed including community efforts such as CPR classes and highway cleanup adventures as well as shooting events. Sheriff
Rich Smith also gave a presentation on new and proposed Colorado gun laws that will have an impact on individual citizens. Tom Sullivan was reelected as President. Cole Collins, Peggi Collins, Bill Garrett, Steve Konegni, John Noard and Linda Pollack were elected as Board Members. Specific Officer positions were selected by the Board members. They are John Noard, VP, Peggi Collins, Secretary and Bill Garrett, Treasurer.