County plans to air meetings
The Montezuma County Commission is planning to broadcast their meetings on the Internet.
Audio and visual equipment is being upgraded so residents can view the meetings online via the county website.
The county is also looking into possibly broadcasting the meetings on a public television channel of the Southwest Colorado Television Translator Association.
Technical details are still being worked out, but access to the meetings on the county website is expected in the coming months.
Wild and Scenic festival is Jan. 23
Two hours of films, food, and beer will be featured at the annual fundraiser for the Montezuma Land Conservancy on Jan. 23 at the Dolores Community Center.
The Wild and Scenic film festival shows selected outdoor-adventure and nature documentaries from the famed Telluride Film Festival.
The family event costs $15 per adult, or $5 for kids 12 and under. Advanced tickets are $12 and can be purchased at the Cortez MLC office. Doors open at 5:45 p.m. and films begin at 6:30 p.m.
The fete includes local cuisine sold separately and free beer courtesy of the Dolores River Brewery.
There will be door prizes from Osprey and Patagonia, a silent auction and and a pie auction. All proceeds benefit the conservancy.
Sheriff’s Office issues scam alert
The Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office issued a scam alert Tuesday. According to the department, a person identifying themselves as Deputy Morelli is calling local people and advising them that a warrant has been issued for their arrest for failure to show up for a court hearing. The person then gives the address of the Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office. The caller then has been advising those that he calls that they must pay money or they will be arrested.
The Sheriff’s Office posted the warning on its Facebook Page, “It sounds very legit. It is not.”
“Once again this is not legit. The Sheriff’s Office will never demand payment in lieu of going to jail,” the department posted.
As of Wednesday, the Sheriffs Office was working to get the imposters shut down. The department was working on getting a court order in order to shut the caller down.
The Cortez Journal
