Hartel named campaign head
The Greg Brophy gubernatorial campaign has named Bruce Hartel of Cortez/Dolores as the Montezuma County chairman for the campaign in the Republican primary. Hartel has experience in political campaigns, from the Ronald Reagan presidential runs to recent campaigns for the Colorado Speaker of the House and several state congressmen.
Hartel has told the Cortez Journal that after meeting Brophy on his recent visit to Cortez, he decided, “Greg Brophy’s straight talk and small-town values are just what we need in Colorado. As one of the state’s most conservative lawmakers, Senator Brophy has fought on the frontlines of every bill that matters. He will be a governor who listens to hard-working Coloradans, not out-of-state special interest groups. He believes our 2nd Amendment rights should never be weakened. He was a leader in the fight to protect gun rights for our citizens.”
Hartel invites any Montezuma County resident who shares these views to contact him at montezumaforgreg@gmail.com. “By working together, we can elect a staunch fiscal conservative who has consistently fought to cut spending and opposed tax increases on working families,” Hartel said.
Dolores River Anglers to meet
The Dolores River Anglers will have a general membership meeting on Nov. 18 downstairs at Fiesta Mexicana Restaurant. The program will begin at 6:30 p.m., and meet-and-greet time at 6 p.m.
James Roberts, a researcher with the Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, Colorado State University, has spent the past several years leading a team analyzing the probable impacts of climate change on cutthroat populations in the Upper Colorado River Basin, which includes the Dolores River Basin. James will be joined by Chris Rasmussen, a local riparian ecology researcher who is leading a multiyear ecological study of the lower Colorado Basin riparian areas. Their collective insights as to what is likely to unfold in our fisheries over the ensuing years should be very informative.
Questions? Please call Duncan Rose at 570-9905 or Dale Smith at 759-3020.
Send care boxes to troops
The public is invited to Join Blue Star Moms Southwest Chapter 2 in sending boxes to the troops.
There are boxes located around Montezuma County: in Cortez at Susie’s Hallmark, Carquest, Big O Tires, Jack & Janelle’s Country Kitchen, and The Good Life; in Dolores at The Ponderosa Restaurant; and in Mancos at Cellar Cuts. There are lists of items wanted in or near the boxes.
Information: smvzorro@aol.com.
Church holding ‘Veterans Sunday’
Lighthouse Baptist Church would like to thank all veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces for their service and sacrifice for our nations’s liberty and freedom.
Please join us for “Veteran’s Sunday,” Nov. 10 at 10:45 a.m. to honor our nation’s veterans. All veterans and their families are invited to a luncheon hosted in their honor after the morning service. Information at 565-9302.
Little Bauer Trail closing section
Portion of Little Bauer Trail to be temporarily closed due to logging activity.
The Dolores Ranger District will temporarily close a portion of the Little Bauer loop trail and Forest Road 385.D from the bridge east to Forest Road 385 to public traffic today through Dec. 15.
The closure is necessary to protect public safety during logging operations underway in the area.
The portion of the Little Bauer Trail affected by the closure is the southeast portion from the footbridge across the creek on Forest Road 385-D heading north for about a half mile to the intersection of the trail that goes east and west. For information, contact the Dolores Public Lands Office, 29211 Highway 184, Dolores, 970-882-7296.
Dolores ski swap starting today
The Dolores Ski/Snowboard Swap will be held at the Dolores Community Center on Nov. 8-9. It begins with gear drop-off from 4 to 8 p.m. Nov. 8. The sale will be from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Nov. 9. Contact Clay Tallmadge at 882-7255 or ctallmadge@dolores.k12.co.us.
Workshop aims to help farmers
Colorado AgrAbility will host a free workshop on Tuesday, Nov. 19, at the Southwest Colorado Community College. The workshop, “AgrAbility Farm/Ranch Adaptations & Financial Resources,” will take place from 9 a.m. to noon and includes lunch for those who pre-register at least one week before the workshop. It will be held in the ITC building of SCCC, 33057 U.S. 160, Mancos.
To pre-register or for information about the project, participants can call Tom Hooten, CSU Extension, Montezuma County at 565-3123 or Dr. Bob Fetsch (970) 491-5648. Email him at Robert.fetsch//www.agrability.chhs.colostate.edu.
