Lambert denies endorsement claims
James Lambert, GOP candidate for Montezuma County commissioner, has refuted endorsement claims made by The Cortez Journal.
Earlier this week, the Journal’s editorial board endorsed GOP commissioner candidate Jim Candelaria. Lambert subsequently offered a rebuttal, which is available in its entirety at cortezjournal.com.
In an interview on Wednesday, Lambert said he believes U.N. Agenda 21 is eroding the rights of Americans.
“Most people want a fast food solution to everything,” he said. “They don’t want to deal with the details.”
Lambert said he believes that Agenda 21, for example, led to the formation of the Canyons of the Ancients, adding the federal land grab was done to control natural resources, such as coal.
Job Corp offers paid vocational training
Job Corps is looking for qualified people ages 16 to 24 who need all-expenses-paid education and vocational training.
Job Corps pays expenses, including room and board and transportation to and from the Job Corps training centers. Training includes trades in building, medical, production, mechanics, business and computer technology and culinary arts.
Job Corps enrollment is year-round, but summer is a good time to start the admissions process.
Call admissions counselor Babette Kimble at 970-565-9523 for information or to start the application process. The Job Corps office is located in the Colorado Workforce Center at 2208 E Main in Cortez, Colo.
LaPlata Medical offers three scholarships
The LaPlata Medical Society is offering three college scholarships for the 2014-2015 school year.
This year there are three $1000 scholarships available. Applicants should be from La Plata, Archuletta, or Montezuma counties, with a desire to return to Southwest Colorado as a health-care provider.
The application deadline will be July 15, 2014. Applicants can apply online at www.laplatamedicalsociety.org.
Scholarship recipients will be honored at the Annual Meeting of the LaPlata Medical Society on Sept. 24, 2014 at the Doubletree.
Dolores negotiating Goose deal
The Dolores Town Board and the Galloping Goose Historical Society have agreed to meet June 19 to discuss an operating agreement for the Goose. Dolores owns Galloping Goose No. 5, but it’s managed by the society. Every summer and fall the Goose is trucked to Durango and Chama, N.M., for popular passenger tours on the rails there.
The board also announced that it has rejected bids for the Phase 2 sidewalk project because they were too high. The project to install four blocks of sidewalk will be bid again.
Sidewalk will be added from the Visitor’s Center west to First Street and the crosswalk to Joe Rowell Park. On the east side, the sidewalk will be extended from the Pony Espresso to 11th Street and the crosswalk to the school.
“By rebidding the project, we hope to get a better price,” said interim manager Lana Hancock.
Dolores seeks to hire manager help
Dolores officials are negotiating to retain former town manager Ryan Mahoney as a consultant for the next six months.
The decision came after a search for his replacement failed to find a match for the town.
“We’ve always had a good working relationship with Ryan, and he is familiar with the town and what we are doing,” said interim manager Lana Hancock.
Mahoney was town manager for four years, but relocated to Tucson, Ariz., in September.
Hancock said he’d help oversee projects, be available by phone and review documents.
“It is not a done deal, but we hope to have a contract signed in July,” Hancock said.
“It would be for professional services, and final decisions would be made by town staff and the board.”
Mahoney would likely help handle Phase 2 of the sidewalk project and the installation of the Overlook Trail connector. He may travel to Dolores as part of the job. The board will reconsider searching for a permanent town manager in December.
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