From June 15-17, Montezuma County emergency managers will participate in a mock emergency involving distributing pills to the public. A C-130 will land at the La Plata County Airport, and empty pill bottles will be delivered by truck to the county annex in Cortez.

“It is a fictitious medicine, and we won’t be notified what it is for until the day of the exercise,” said emergency planner Paul Hollar. “We are determining how many people we can serve.”

County employees and senior center members will be used for the pill dispensary. Counties statewide will hold similar mock exercises to practice for when a real medical disaster strikes.

Montezuma County commissioners gave permission for the Masonic Lodge No. 133 to install a cornerstone and time capsule in the new combined courthouse.

The Montezuma County Lodgers Tax board distributed annual funds to local chambers of commerce and organizations from tax revenues.

Crow Canyon Archaeological Center received $1,000; the Cortez Cultural Center, $20,000; the Dolores Chamber of Commerce, $30,000; the Mancos Chamber of Commerce, $35,000; Mesa Verde Country, $60,000; and the Galloping Goose, $1,000.

Kevin Fadis, the new race track promoter for the fairgrounds, plans to bring in more races and expand the bleachers.

“There is a lot of potential for bigger events like monster truck shows and freestyle motorcycle competitions,” he told commissioners. “Race fans will travel to good events, and locals love it too.”

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