by Dr. Mohr
Steve Wiser is a successful farmer in Northwestern Pennsylvania. The sandy soil along the southern shore of Lake Erie and abundant rain support rich harvests of sweet corn, soybeans, and pumpkins. Continue reading Trophy Mountain Lion Kill in Wyoming
Board of County
Commissioners (BOCC)
—January 8, 2019
WESTCLIFFE, Colo.
by Jackie (Muddy) Bubis
The meeting started at 9 a.m. with the Pledge of Allegiance and roll call. Introductions of the public followed.
Minutes from December 18th and 31st were approved.
Commissioner Items
Commissioner Printz and Tom Flower both met with Cheryl Trent when she was in town. She is heading up the Economic Development Strategic Plan survey and interviews of local business owners and entrepreneurs. (If you haven’t filled out the survey, the deadline is approaching. Electronic version can be found on the Custer County website: www.custercountygov.com.) Continue reading BOCC Jan 8: Swearing In, County & Regional Appointments
2019 Custer County Commissioners announce Board Appointments
by Fred Hernandez
The weather forecast called for 100% precipitation with an accumulation of about 4-8 inches of snow. Temperature would be around minus seven with a wind chill factor of minus fifteen to minus twenty degrees. It was the perfect night to stay home and sit by a nice fire; reminiscent of the song made famous by Dean Martin for those who will remember the good old days. Continue reading New Years Eve at Tony’s Weather or not, the Fun Was On
by George Gramlich, News and Commentary
Another year, another round of taxes and fees to ensure that the government gets well fed while our real incomes decline. Welcome to today’s “Colorado/East California” Outdoor Mecca with a highlight on Colorado’s expanded war on hunting, fishing and outdoor recreation. Continue reading Colorado 2019: Big Increases in Hunting, Fishing, Park Fees
Board of County
Commissioners (BOCC)
—December 18, 2018
WESTCLIFFE, Colo.
by Jackie Bubis
The meeting started at 9 a.m. with the Pledge of Allegiance and roll call. Introductions of the public followed. The commissioner room was packed to overflowing. Most were veterans attending to hear the agenda item regarding the VSO position. Some were there for the agenda item concerning broadband. Continue reading BOCC: Dec 18
Special Christmas Delivery at St. Thomas More Hospital
CAÑON CITY, COLO. – It’s just a few days until Christmas and two bundles of joy have been delivered at St. Thomas More Hospital’s Birth Center (STM). Michael David Hodges (Left, green hat) was born to Kyrstin Minich and Dylan Hodges. Briar Rose Grace Boone (Right, red hat) was born to Evelyn and Tyler Boone. Because STM believes in making every delivery special, stockings and knit caps were gifted to the newborns to help them celebrate their first Christmas. The stockings were created by STM volunteers and the knit caps were donated by Lifeway Southern Baptist Church.
by Barbie Gierhart.
Sports Reporter
On Saturday, December 15th Custer County High School Basketball teams had their home games against the South Park Burros. The Varsity Boys and Girls played hard, but both lost to South Park.
The Lady Bobcat’s final score was 45-38. Scoring the most points was Memphis Curry with 12.
Katherine Mullett added 10 points, Lindsey Gillmore eight, Emma Aldrich seven, and Brittany Benoit scoring one point.
The Custer County Boys Basketball team took two tough losses over the weekend. On Friday, the Bobcats traveled to Colorado Springs and lost to ECA 62-32. WilliamBerry led the team in scoring and rebounding with eight points and 12 rebounds. Cash Rowley and Chad Lewenkamp each added six points. On Saturday, the Bobcats lost to South Park at home 50-34. Wesley Curtis lead the team in points with 11 and rebounds with seven. Ben Penkoff added six points. William Berry lead team with three steals and Chad Lewenkamp lead the team with three assists.
Coach Prins stated that “We had a lot of good looks, we just couldn’t make the shots.”
The JV Lady Bobcats also played South Park on
Saturday, December 15th losing to the Burros 35-25.
The Middle School Bobcat Boys played two away games last week. The A Team had an impressive win against Gardner 58-14. The B Team also won against Gardner 19-14. The A Team had a big win against South Park 44-17, but the B Team lost their game against South Park 11-2.
by Kris Schoech
and Laura Vass
Science teacher, Rae Anne “Randi” Dotter, Cotopaxi Schools was recently the Colorado recipient of the National University System- Colorado Sanford Teacher Award. The Sanford Teacher Awards are given to one teacher in D.C and one in each state for a total of 51 awards nationwide. The Sanford Teacher Award is based on criteria of inspiring teaching, and all finalists qualify for being named the nation’s top inspirational teacher in 2019; The awards are supported by philanthropist I. Denny Sanford. The qualities identified by the Sanford Teacher Award reflect the mission of education-focused programs that are being expanded nationally through the leadership of the private, nonprofit National University System, which is home to one of the top ten largest schools of education in the country.
It’s always a welcome surprise when a rural school teacher wins an award of this caliber. Randi’s teaching methodology and over and above average efforts in and out of the classroom are indeed unique and have won the hearts of her students and their parents. Continue reading Cotopaxi Science Teacher Receives High Honor
by CCSD-1 Coaching Staff
The Custer County High School Football team ended the year 5-4, and competing for a playoff position for most of the season. Leading the 2018 Bobcats were All-League selections seniors Ray
Perez and Adam Sapp and junior Cold Budds. Honorable mention recognition was extended to senior Chad Lewenkamp and
junior Patrick Post.
Ray Perez led the Bobcats in rushing with 723 yards, followed closely by Cole Budds with 675 yards, while Chad Lewenkamp led in passing with 304 yards. Patrick Post led the team in receptions with 6. Leading the team in tackles was Budds with 131 tackles. For his efforts, Budds was awarded Defensive Player of the Year for the Bobcats and Perez was awarded the Offensive Player of the Year. Special Teams Player of the Year was awarded to Adam Sapp and Patrick Post for their commitment to and performance on the kicking teams. Practice Player of the Year was given to JD Morris.
The “Bobcat Award” which recognizes a player who best exemplifies the foundations of the football program was awarded to Chad Lewenkamp. “Chad was a great leader for us!”, noted head coach Troy Bomgardner. “He was the “do-it-right guy and an
awfully good football player, he will be greatly missed!”.
Other team awards given included: Most Improved Player- Elias Zeller and Tony Tomassoni. “Against All Odds” Award to Greyson Barwick, Hit of the Year Award to Jakob Morris. Highest Senior GPA Awardt to Chad Lewenkamp. “Pound for Pound” Award to Tyler Camper and Team Player Award to Casey Sargent and Jakob Morris. Captains for the 2018 season were Chad Lewenkamp, Ray Perez and Adam Sapp.
“I was very pleased with this year,” said Bomgardner. “Our players put in great effort and I felt they did “Raise the Bar” for our football program. We have a good number of returners and our effort continues to improve in the weight room so we are excited about 2019; this is a compliment to this year’s seniors.”
