One of our subscribers, Jennifer Adamson, wrote to us a few weeks ago, saying that she went to visit the Tenderfoot Mountain Landmark overlooking Salida for her birthday and found it had been vandalized since her last trip there two years ago.
Below are photos. Jennifer left a message with Salida’s Mayor asking if there was a cleanup plan. She got no response.
Photos courtesy of Jennifer Adamson. Many were too foul to print.
by George Gramlich,
Commentary
Okay, Mayor Paul Wenke didn’t say “for the children”, but he just might have anyway. “For the roads” is the same thing. The question is again, to what lengths will politicians stoop to taking more of our money for their grandiose, wasteful, poorly planned spend-ing schemes. What we have going on here in the tiny, little town of Westcliffe, is what is happening in our state and in our country: tax and spend liberalism. Continue reading Ballot Measure A: It Really is a Slush Fund
by George Gramlich
Could be a fun presentation Monday, February 17, 5:30 p.m. at the Saddle Club when Lauren Boebert, the pistol packing owner of the famous gun friendly diner, Shooters Grill in Rifle, Colorado, comes to Westcliffe. She is launching a primary challenge against our existing Third Congressional District Congressman, Scott Tipton. She is a long time registered Republican and has been a national figure in the Second Amendment rights fight. Continue reading Lauren Boebert, Gun Rights Advocate, Candidate for 3rd Congressional District
Board of County
Commissioners (BOCC)
—December 18, 2019
WESTCLIFFE, Colo.
by Jackie (Muddy) Bubis
The meeting started with the Pledge of Allegiance and roll call. Introductions of the public followed.
The minutes for November 27th, December 5th and 6th were approved.
Commissioner Items:
Commissioner Canda reported that CenturyLink is looking at options for extending fiber down to McKenzie Junction to include grant application. The meeting with Sallie Clark from USDA Rural Development went well and Mr. Canda was pleasantly surprised at all the programs available for small rural communities. Continue reading BOCC: Airport Firetruck Fireworks
By Ted Ballard
The status of Engine 32 and Fire Protection for the Home Owners Associations (HOA)s by the Silver West Airport south of town on Hwy. 69, was the main topic of discussion during the December 11 meeting held by the Wet Mountain Fire Protection District (WMFPD). Continue reading Engine 32
by George Gramlich
The hand of God can clearly be seen in making a wonderful event happen last Saturday. Two separate strands of fate were somehow joined to produce a literal bounty of Thanksgiving food for around 100 Custer County families, and it wasn’t by chance.
Our local Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 12063 wanted to provide Thanksgiving turkeys and fix’ns for some of our less fortunate families in the Valley. After some planning, they began raising money to get ‘er done. They posted on social media and did door-to-door visits to the business community in Westcliffe and Silver Cliff. As usual, our merchants responded well.
Continue reading Neighbors Helping Neighbors: Groups Provide Thanksgiving Dinner to Many
CCSD-1 and Sentinel Staff
On Saturday, August 17th, the CCHS fall sport teams traveled to Manitou Springs to climb the Manitou Incline. Cross Country, Football, and Volleyball athletes boarded a bus at 7:30 a.m. and began their ascent of the world-renowned hike at approximately 10 a.m. Continue reading Bobcat Sports Teams Conquer the Incline
“Historic Inter-Governmental Cooperation
underway among all local entities…”
by Mark Carmel,
Carmel Management Company
Many community leaders and concerned citizens are now calling for historic cooperation and collaboration as a result of a “Special Meeting” convened on August 1, 2019. The Town of Silver Cliff Board of Trustees welcomed Custer County Commissioners Bill Canda, Tom Flower and Jay Printz, Westcliffe Mayor Paul
Wenke along with Westcliffe Trustee representatives, and a full house of concerned citizens at Town Hall. Continue reading Silver Cliff Spearheads Unified Approach for Fiber-Broadband
Dear Editor,
In response to the July 19 article titled, “No response to Wetmore Emergency,” I would like to provide more facts in this particular call.
It is correct that Custer County EMS (CCEMS) was called to provide service in Wetmore. (an area that has never been a primary call area for CCEMS)
It is correct that a second CCEMS crew was called. The reason a second crew is called is to ensure that the primary service area (the West Custer County Hospital District) has a crew to respond to its service area.
It is correct that a second CCEMS crew was not available.
It is correct that Custer County dispatch called AMR out of Canon City/Pueblo respond to this call.
It is correct that like CCEMS, AMR also did not have the crew availability to provide service outside their primary call service area.
It is not correct that “all the while the ambulance crew up the mountain went back to sleep.”
AMR has a contract with the city of Pueblo and the city of Canon City to provide services to the community, much like Custer County EMS has with the residents of the West Custer County Hospital District. At a time we should be collaborating and working together to solve this challenge of providing care to an area in need, I would request that in the future all of the facts are obtained before an article is published.
As always I encourage questions or comments. Respectfully Submitted,
Lisa Drew, RN, BSN, MSN
Executive Director
West Custer County Hospital District
by George Gramlich,
News and Commentary
The Colorado Secretary of State gave the nod to the Recall Polis Petition wording submitted to it recently by the Dismiss Polis Committee group (see dismisspolis.com) last Monday, July 8th. 23,000 petitions were printed on Tuesday and were distributed around the state Wednesday. If the petition drive is successful, there will be a recall election in the fall.
The Sangre de Cristo Sentinel is the Recall Polis petition signing center for Custer County. Continue reading Polis Recall IS ON!!!
