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Montrose Daily Press
- What a Difference 55 Years Makes! - Congratulations to all of the area graduates! It’s an exciting time for you and I wish you the best, as well as commend you for a job well done. My favorite stories in the paper are about our youth,
- A mother’s anguish - It is a mother’s nature to do anything under the sun to protect, support and nurture her children. You see it every day, not only in humans, but in the world of nature. It’s amazing, heartwarming and
- 100 Years Ago—Back to 1912 - You are in for a treat in downtown Montrose on the afternoon of Saturday, May 12. Two blocks of Main Street will revert back to the year 1912 featuring a fashion show — then and now. People in period
- Nine subdivisions and a mobile home park -
Mountain Valley News
- We declare today ‘Thank a Cop Day’ - 5/16/12 -
In 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed a proclamation. He designated May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day. The proclamation also provided that the week in which May 15 fell became Police Week.
Yesterday, many thousands of people came together to honor those who have fallen in the line of duty as law enforcement officers around the country. A goodly number of those who attend events like the memorial service in Senate Park in Washington, D.C. are law enforcement officers. They are there to support their comrades even in death.
We have no authority, and we do not presume to have any, but we hereby declare today Thank a Cop Day.
Do us a favor and take a minute today to thank your local law enforcement officers for what they do. Even if you disagree with some of what they do, take a minute to realize that they are there for you, should you need them.
It is our humble opinion that the communities in which this paper is read the most have the security of knowing that they have some very dedicated law enforcement officers. Many of those officers are young. Many of them are here just to gain experience and then to move on to places where they can make more money. Many of them are still in the learning mode. The best of them will keep learning until the last day of their career.
There are also a sizeable number of those who wear badges in our small communities that are here because this is where they want to be. There are chiefs that came here to get away from the turmoil of big cities, but still realize that one phone or radio call may instantly put them into a life-threatening situation. They may spend most of their days writing traffic citations and telling people to keep their dogs quiet, but that one call you make asking for their assistance may well be the one that saves your life.
The National law Enforcement Officers Memorial, dedicated in 1991, is a monument dedicated to those officers who have died in the line of duty. More than 19,000 names are engraved on the 304 foot-long wall. The names go back to the first known officer killed in the line of duty in 1791, and names are added every year during National Police Week.
Honor after death is a wonderful thing, but it does more for those still living than it does for the one that is gone. Let’s do something now – today. Instead of making jokes about the coffee and donuts, maybe you could just pay for them and walk out. Instead of trying to hide your cell phone or put on your seat belt because there is a marked car behind you, maybe just pull up beside Sgt. Smith and say, thank you.
As for us, here at MVN, we thank all of you. We know we sometimes get on your nerves. We know we sometimes have to remind you of the Freedom of Information Act. We know that sometimes we seem a little pushy. We also know that your protection and service to our communities is very important and lends to the life we have here. Thank you.
- Special election results show 30 percent of voters cast ballots - 5/16/12 -
By Kami Collins, Mountain Valley News staff
Staff in the county election department is seeing an increase in voter turnout since elections have gone more and more to mail ballots. In the most recent election, the special district election held May 8, 30 percent of active voters returned ballots, said Rene Loy, Delta County Elections Supervisor. “We had a good turnout,” she said. Normally at a polling place in a special election, only about 10 percent of active voters cast ballots, she added.
“We are seeing more people vote in mail elections. Even our municipalities seem to see an increase in voter turnout with a mail ballot,” she said.
Delta County currently has 11,083 permanent mail in voters, which is 76 percent of the active voters; there are 14,627 active registered voters in the county.
Most, though not all, of the elections in Delta County are turning to mail ballots. In the regular election last month, all but Hotchkiss conducted elections by mail. All municipalities, even Hotchkiss with the polling place, saw decent voter turnout, however.
The primary election in June will be conducted by mail ballot, Loy said. The general election in November will be both: those who are registered with the county as permanent mail ballots will get their ballots early and those who are not registered as permanent mail voter will have to go to their polling places either during early voting or on Election Day.
In the May 8 special election, voters across the county had the opportunity to vote for issue relating to several special districts. For the Delta County Memorial Hospital board of directors, David Lane took one seat with 2,580 votes and John Breitnauer, Jr., took the second seat with 2,357 votes. The two beat Barry Singleton and Diana Hanson.
For the Delta County Ambulance District board of directors, Teresa Ferganchick (1,353 votes), Bud Holmes (1,345 votes) and incumbent Kathie Lester (1,316 votes) were elected to serve. The three won out over Pamela Baysinger, Kathleen Ryan and incumbent Shirls Kaiser.
The North Fork Pool, Park and Recreation District had three four-year seats available, and three candidates run for those positions. Jean Aaro, Lisa Cook and Teresa Driscoll will serve four years. The district also had two two-year terms, and three people ran for those seats. Randy Spadafora and Ulrich Lange will serve two years; Margaret Shishim lost one of the seats by 31 votes.
Voters in the Stony Creek Ranch subdivision in Hotchkiss, 15 square miles of land in the upper Leroux Creek area, overwhelming agreed to be included in the Hotchkiss Fire Protection District #4, with 22 voting in favor and four voting against the ballot measure.
The last day to register for the primary election is May 29. The last day to change party affiliation in order to vote in the primary is May 25. Unaffiliated voters will not receive a primary ballot.
