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2018

Ready, Set, Go! Campaign

Press Release
West Custer County Library

The Ready, Set, Go!  (RSG) Program is managed by the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC). This program helps firefighting and emergency preparedness professionals teach community members who live in high risk wildfire areas how to best prepare themselves and their properties against fire threats. Cindy Howard, the Custer County Emergency Management (OEM) Director, will present the Ready, Set, Go program to the public at the West Custer County Library on Tuesday, April 24th at 5 p.m.
Howard will address expectations for a potentially active 2018 fire season including drought and forest health conditions. The Code Red system and the Custer County Notification and Warning Plan will also be discussed. Library staff will be available to help you sign up for the Code Red system at the event.
Howard’s role with the OEM since 2016 includes: public outreach to educate and inform the citizens of Custer County how to personally plan, prevent and mitigate risks to threats such as wildfire and winter storms. The Hayden Pass, Beulah Hills and Junkins fires, as well as the post-wildfire flash-flooding along Hardscrabble Creek in 2017 and a deployment to hurricane Irma are just some of the challenges she has faced. Ms. Howard has been an active member of the Chamber of Commerce, the Custer County Board of Zoning Adjustment, the Custer County Planning Commission and the Custer County Tourism Board.
For more information on these free library events, please contact Cathy at 719-783-9138 or email cathy@westcusterlibrary.org.

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BOCC: Staff Reports; Landfill, Water Trucks, Extension Office, Health Nurse

Board of County
Commissioners (BOCC)
—April 4, 2018
WESTCLIFFE, CO

by Jackie Bubis
The meeting started at 9 a.m. with the Pledge of Allegiance and roll call. Introductions of the public in attendance followed.
Commissioner Items
Commissioner Printz had no new items.
Commissioner Canda met with the Postmistress to make sure that the heritage road signs would be no issue in mail delivery. A group of citizens is working on a proposal to put up the heritage road signs (Kettle Rd, Macy Lane, etc.) along with the numbered road signs. Mr. Canda also asked Attorney Smith to look at the right-of-way up to the Hibbs tower. Continue reading BOCC: Staff Reports; Landfill, Water Trucks, Extension Office, Health Nurse →

Custer County Kids

Bobcat Track & Field: Sangre de Cristo Meet & Salida Meet

by CCSD-1 Staff
and Sentinel Staff

Custer County Middle School Track Team Competes at Sangre de Cristo Track Meet

Coach Eric Prins reported that the middle school team traveled to Mosca and participated in the Sangre De Cristo Track Meet on Friday April 6th.
The boys were led by Joshua Christy and TonyTomasoni. Joshua placed First in the long jump and second in the 100 m. Tony placed second in the discus, third in the shot put and forth in the triple jump.
The girls were led by Kyleigh Martin, who finished second in the 400 m., fifth in the hurdles and was part of the sixth place 1600 m. relay. Brooke Bomgardner finished third in the 800 m. and was part of the 1600 m. relay. Brooke Flynn finished second in the hurdles, Miah Sayhouse placed second in the shot put. Katelyn Daniels and Kylie Carter were the other members of the 1600 relay.

Custer County High School Track Competes at Salida Invitational

On Saturday, April 7th the Custer County Bobcats traveled to Salida to run, jump and throw against 21 other high school teams. The girls placed 13th and the boys were ranked 9th at the end of the day, a day which started out pretty cold but warmed up by noon.
Bobcat girls who placed in the top eight in their respective events—thus earning points for the team—were the following: Kaydin Moore placed 3rd in triple jump, 8th in 300 m. hurdles and tied for 8th in 100 m. hurdles. Kayla Camper placed 5th in long jump and 6th in 100 m. dash. Memphis Curry placed 8th in shot put.


photos by Jim Silver

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2018, Letters

The Gun Grabbers are HERE in Boulder

The Gun Grabbers are HERE in Boulder

Editor;

Hi, I’m writing to you because I subscribe to your paper and it would be a waste of time to write to The Denver Post, The Times Call or The Daily Camera. I attended the Boulder City Council Gun Grab meeting. I would say that there were approximately 20 gun owners to every gun grabber. The gun grabbers had their children with them bearing signs that said things like ” No more sales of Military Weapons”. The kid was about four [ years old] , his Mom was pregnant and this is scary. The sound system was terrible, you could not hear the speakers, the visual sub-titles were at the bottom of the screen so that if you were not Tall or infant you could not tell what was being said and there was no air, no open window and no air conditioning. The place was packed, upstairs downstairs and the back room. It was so unpleasant that I got the feeling that they did not want us there. I also got the feeling that this law was already passed. There will be another Government fee and a $100,000 fine if you don’t register your guns.

I looked up violent crime statistics for Boulder. (2013- 0 murders, 33 rapes) (2014- 1 murder, 43 rapes) (2015- 1 murder, 39 rapes) (2016, 0 murders, 46 rapes) (2017- 3 murders, 41 rapes} The crime statistics do not say if the murder were gun related, knife or beating. I do remember some homeless guys beating a guy to death in that time period. Those rape numbers are extraordinarily high and should be addressed. If those women were armed I bet the numbers would come down but being Boulder what we need is a [phallic] registration program, fee determined by size; in Boulder it is not function but appearance.  I also think we need a Second Amendment PRIDE Day, where everyone who owns gun that has not shot a person has to open carry that gun on Second Amendment PRIDE Day. In this action we can show the snowflakes how many guns
are out there that have not broken out of their gun safes and attacked them.

Ed Dloughy,
Longmont, Colorado

2018

2018 Silver Cliff Election Results Are In

Update: Final ballot count:  Jeremy Handy (124), David Elliott
( 119), Lisa Guarnere (87), Mary Behrendt (85), Mary Gompf (82) and Samantha Moos (39). 

Unofficial results for the Silver Cliff Town Board:

Two of the three open Town Board portions have been decided: Jeremy Handy (119 votes) and David Elliott (114 votes) are in. Absentee ballots out so the third position will have to wait for these to be counted. The three candidates for the final spot are Lisa Guarnere (85 votes), Mary Behrendt (81 votes) and Mary Gompf (81 votes). Samantha Moos had (38 votes). April 12th is the final day for election results with the positions taking office at May town meeting.

 

2018

“Wifi Towers” Still Possible w DOLA GRANT

“Wifi Towers” Still Possible:
DOLA Will Dole with Matching Funds

The Sentinel received a copy of the following Grant Response from DOLA to the BOCC Chair from Senator Crowder. We’ll provide more details in next week’s BOCC report.  The letter’s text is below:

—March 27, 2018

RE: EIAF 08635 – Custer County BB Infrastructure Expansion

Dear Chairman Flower:
The Department of Local Affairs is in receipt of your application for state Energy and Mineral Impact Assistance funds. These revenues are derived from oil, gas, carbon dioxide, coal, and metals extracted in Colorado. Continue reading “Wifi Towers” Still Possible w DOLA GRANT →

2018

Candidate for U.S. Congress 5th District, Darryl Glenn

Candidate for U.S. Congress 5th District, Darryl Glenn
Holds Community Forum at Gibson Mansion

by Barbara Penezic
for Fremont County Crusader and SDC Sentinel

Darryl Glenn was introduced by his lovely and articulate wife Jane Northrup Glenn. Mrs. Glenn describes her husband as a man of God. A man who can withstand the pressure of government work and represent his constitutes without wavering. Darryl is an Air Force Academy Alumni and a retired Lt. Colonel.
The forum was an open discussion on gun control, school safety, immigration and other hot button issues of concern within Fremont County. Glenn welcomed all who had taken the time from their busy schedules to attend the event. Continue reading Candidate for U.S. Congress 5th District, Darryl Glenn →

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Bishop Castle Fire Most Likely Electrical

Photo courtesy of Wetmore Voluntary Fire Department

Press Release
Custer County Sheriff’s Office

On Wednesday, March 28th, at approximately 05:30 a.m., Custer County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call from two female passersby of a structure fire at Bishop Castle, located on State Highway 165 at approximately twelve thousand block. Rye, Beulah and Wetmore Fire Departments were dispatched along with two Custer County Sheriff’s deputies.
Rye fire arrived on scene first and reported two structures were burning and had collapsed within themselves. The gift shop/residence and a small outbuilding were destroyed. There was no one living in the residence at the time of the fire. Fire had begun to creep up the mountainside but due to recent snowfall, the fire did not progress into the trees.
Wet Mountain Fire Department arrived on scene late afternoon to put foam on the structure as it remained hot and smoldering. Bishop Castle was closed to the public until the investigation was complete. The castle was not damaged in the fire.
Custer County Sheriff’s Office concluded their investigation of the Bishop Castle fire. An arson investigator in conjunction with our investigator determined the cause of the fire will be unknown but most likely electrical. Total loss of the two buildings is estimated at approximately $185,000 dollars which includes the buildings and contents. The castle has been released back to owner Jim Bishop and is open for tourism.
Custer County Sheriff’s Office wishes to express our condolences to the Bishop family in the loss of the buildings.

2018

Interviews: Candidates for The Wet Mountain Fire District Board

(Editor/GG: There are two board positions up for grabs on Wet Mountain Fire Protection District Board come Election Day, May 8th. There are four candidates running for the two positions, Jeremiah Coleman, Dave Tonsing, Scott Virden and Jim Lewis. Below are interviews with Coleman, Tonsing and Virden. Lewis failed to respond to contact attempts. The election will be May 8th, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., AT THE FIRE HOUSE. Unless you get an absentee ballot ahead of time, you must go to the Fire House to vote.)

INTERVIEWS:

by Fred Hernandez Continue reading Interviews: Candidates for The Wet Mountain Fire District Board →