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roadshowgrandjacksoncounties.eventbrite.com photo by Molly Johnson Below zero temperatures did not faze the experienced ranch hands from Bear Mountain and the Peak. Every year they make the drive the herd of expectant mommas to the pasture where they will calve. (L to R) Brian Manuel, Brad Probst, Rich Sherman, Corry Taylor and Mike Sherman. Spanish interpretation provided Not pictured Bruce James and Dave Hammer.

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FAITH NOTES Kremmling Gore Range Baptist Church: photo by Jim Yust Community Church Pastor Allen will host a Sunday A bald eagle watches an opening in the Blue River. & The Gathering service via Facebook Live at 10am. Sunday worship gatherings Find this and other resources on will be held at 10am and 5pm. Facebook at Gore Range Baptist Weekly emails provide updates, Church. -- Take note that services ongoing opportunities, and Stirring are telecast via the private Facebook Historical Hindsights Group news. For more information group and not the Church’s main provided by the Grand County Historical Association or to sign up for email contact, go to page. Go to https://www.facebook. kremmlingcommunitychurch.org. com/groups/1236993409966318/ and request to join. Trinity Episcopal Church: St. Peter’s Catholic Church: (with St. John the Baptist in Granby) Masses continue with limited Services will be held via attendees. Sign up for 10am mass at Zoom at 5:00pm Saturday St. Peter’s in Kremmling online at and 9:30am Sunday. GrandCatholic.com. Confession is Centering Prayer is via available 30 minutes prior to mass. Zoom at 3pm on Fridays. Mass will also be live- Bible Study via Zoom streamed from Our Lady of at 11am Wednesday. the Snow in Granby at 9:30am All links and ongoing Sunday via YouTube at Grand updates can be found on Catholic. The Spanish language Facebook @TrinityKremmling mass is on Fridays at 7:00pm. or @StJohnsGranby or at Find streaming information and stjohnsgranby.org. sign up for ongoing updates via This is an image of Haying in the Jones meadow with a horse drawn Flocknote at GrandCatholic.com. mower. The man holding the whip is believed to be Frank Jones. Page 3 GRAND GAZETTE March 4, 2021 WWW.GRANDGAZETTE.NET March 20 declared Meat-In Day by Marissa Lorenz to CDA ag census data, Grand County’s On Tuesday, the Grand County traditional, family- Board of County Commissioners owned cattle and hay (BOCC) heard and approved ranches made up a $14.4 a request to support official million industry. celebration of a “Meat-In” Day on And in support of that March 20, in order to promote beef industry, local businesses and the beef and ag industries. are hustling to organize The request was brought forward “lots of happenings” by Kim Cameron, representing the for March 20. Middle Park Cowbelles, a group The Kremmling organized by local cattlewomen in the Mercantile, owned by mid-1950s in order to promote beef. local ranchers Dave and Cameron explained that the Karen Hammer, will be effort comes in response to Colorado serving free burgers, Governor Jared Polis having recently starting at 11:30 am. declared the same date a statewide They plan to serve 400 “MeatOut Day,” to advocate to 500 burgers from meatless diets to consumers. locally-sourced beef. “Removing animal products Middle Park photo by Molly Johnson Meat is working on from our diets reduces the risk of The Sherman brothers, Mike and Rich, trail the herd and keep track of the stragglers. various ailments, including heart promotional ideas, disease, high-blood pressure, stroke, according to rancher/ owner Mitch Lockhart. various cancers, and diabetes,” wishing to participate and for motioned for a vote to support Area restaurants will be offering reads the Governor’s proclamation, advertising. The local chapter of the official declaration. And just meat specials and promotions “and a plant-based diet helps protect Farm Bureau is also pledging its one hour later, Staff presented the in support of the event. the environment by reducing our support for the Meat-In Day. unanimous board with a written carbon footprint, preserving forests, The Grand Old West will be Cameron explained that trucks resolution for signature, declaring grasslands, and wildlife habitats, and serving an array of meat dishes for and trailers were being recruited March 20, 2021, and each year reduces pollution of waterways.” lunch and dinner, including their to help promote the Meat-In Day after as “Grand County Ranching, Saturday night prime rib dinner. However critics, such as and that messages on banners Livestock, and MEAT-IN DAY, in The 9&40 will offer beef and pork the Colorado Farm Bureau, in support of the agricultural order to promote the importance specials. The Dean West, which contend the move discounts industry were encouraged. of and to support the agricultural the fact that agriculture and serves locally-sourced beef from industry in the State of Colorado.” livestock are important economic Battle Creek Ranch near Parshall, will Commissioner Kristen Manguso drivers in Colorado. also offer special deals for the day. With the MeatOut proclamation, Debbie’s Drive-In in Granby, says local rancher Doug Bruchez, a family-owned restaurant “Polis is disregarding rural America. whose owners have grown from (....) We don’t get a lot of opportunities restaurateurs to also become cattle to let our voices be heard. But this ranchers with the purchase of a event has really struck a chord.” ranch on Corral Creek, is also Colorado’s ag industries planning to support the event. contributed $41 billion to the “There was a time in my life Colorado economy and employed where I was vegan for nearly 20 nearly 173,000 people in 2018, years, so I actually understand that according to the Colorado Department perspective,” says Debbie Fitch, of Agriculture (CDA), which also co-owner of Debbie’s Drive-In and reports 60% of the state’s $7.1 billion Fitch Ranch in Parshall, on why her in agricultural cash receipts that restaurant will be participating in year being credited to livestock. Meat-In Day. “I discovered I liked Colorado remains the “third- beef while attending a culinary largest producer of sheep and lambs course and now, look--I raise cattle in the US and has 2.7 million head of and own a hamburger restaurant! CELEBRATE cattle,” reads the Colorado Livestock “What is important to me Association’s website. The state is that politicians do not try to MEAT-IN DAY is a leader in ag science education influence our communities on a and meat processing and packing whim, disregarding how it may technology. And it has pioneered negatively impact any industry- 3-20-21 efforts in the related fields of livestock -this time, specifically targeting health and land/water conservation. our animal agriculture industry in Colorado. I’d rather they stand up Join us for Free Hamburgers at the Merc The CDA also notes that 11:30-ish until they are gone “agritourism” brought in an additional and give a nod to the thousands of $64 million in Colorado ag income ranchers and farmers who work Meat for every meal! in 2017 when 1,056 Colorado farms hard, acknowledging the quality provided agritourism and recreational we produce as well as the Western Breakfast - Lunch - Dinner services, “to connect consumers Heritage for which we are known.” with the heritage, natural resource, Commissioner Merrit Linke added or culinary experience they value.” to Cameron’s listi of participants, Everyday stating that the Middle Park Grand County is a historically SPONSORED BY: agricultural county, with sheep and Stockgrowers Association had also KREMMLING MERCANTILE MIDDLE PARK FARM BUREAU MIDDLE PARK STOCKGROWERS cattle ranching being the primary discussed the Meat-In event and occupation even among the earliest had committed funding support for MIDDLE PARK COWBELLES 3R'S 4H CLUB MOUNTAIN MAMA'S EMBROIDERY homesteaders. 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Fishing with Bernie | Grand County Fishing Report Grand Lake - Grand Lake continues to grow ice with the current temperatures that we are having up there. Along with the cold temps comes snow and that means pockets of slush can be found throughout the lake. Please plan accordingly when thinking about what type of boots are needed to ensure a comfortable fishing experience. Rainbows and browns are still being caught but have moved off slightly deeper in search of their next meals. Focus efforts photo by Kem Davidson in 10-20 feet of water and very early in the day for the fastest action. Small Wolford Report jigs tipped with wax worms have been best. photo courtesy of Dan Shannon by Kem Davidson, Project Caretaker We would suggest a small CLAM caviar jig or drop Doug Sloat with a 41.5 inch mackinaw. The reservoir received 80,000 fingerling rainbow trout this week. They kick jig for best results. were stocked through a hose and hole drilled in the ice. Ice fishing will Lake trout have been starting to show up suspending over deep water. to melt off the ice throughout March remain a possibility as long as the ice continues to support anglers. Outflow we should start to see more Northern remains at 22 cfs. This week, we found fish at over 160 foot depths. Pay special attention to Pike move into the shallows to catch your electronics when locating the any sun they can on sandy and soft suspenders and make sure that your dark bottoms. Enjoy the ice while it presentations are above them at all is here because it is gonna be fading times. These suspending fish are away before we know it! — Fishing looking up for what they are preying with Bernie Guide, RhettFeltman on and having your baits anywhere Lake Granby - Ice conditions are Middle Park Health from 2-20 feet above them will pay good and the slush is minimal with Here for All Your Healthcare Needs off. Spoons tipped with a small good travel through most of the lake. amount of meat or small soft plastics Fishing conditions have continued to will definitely grab their attention. improve over the past week. Rainbows White, green and grey have been and browns are biting in shallow rocky the beat colors when fishing soft areas early then moving deeper as the plastics or swim baits. — Fishing sun comes up. Small tungsten jigs and with Bernie Guide, Jake Foos spoons will entice bites. Lake trout are Williams Fork - Ice conditions still being caught through most depths, are holding strong, light snowpack on with most consistent success coming top of the ice with some slush showing between 50-80ft. Starting to see some up later in the day. Heavy winds have suspend over deeper water structure. made a few snow drifts on the side Color depends on the day, but small roads going around the lake but they tubes, grubs, and spoons tipped with should clear up soon. Fishing has sucker meat will produce bites. When been very slow for lots of people I in an area where fish are present but have spoken with, With the full moon not biting, don’t be afraid to move to Middle Park Health is taking necessary precautions for our staff and fading away things should start to find those that will bite! —Fishing patient’s safety during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Our goal is to continue pick back up. March can be a really with Bernie Guide, Dan Shannon. to provide safe care to our patients and help stop the spread of the fun month to fish so don’t give up virus. Precautions include: The Fishing with Bernie team has on the short rods quite yet! Rainbow been guiding in Grand county for over • Offering telemedicine appointments for appropriate visits fishing has been picking up in the 25 years. For more info please check • increasing all cleaning and sanitizing measures following guidelines from CDC shallows as they are starting to switch out www.fishingwithbernie.com, • limiting visitors gears and think about spawning. www.facebook.com/ • monitoring all employee’s vital signs, even if they are asymptomatic Lake trout can still be found in 40- FishingWithBernie/ • requiring use of personal protective equipment (PPE) for both employees and 60’ the hard part has been getting or our Instagram pages https://www. patients bites. Slowly hitting bottom with a instagram.com/fishing_with_bernie • utilizing curbside testing to separate ‘sick visits’ from ‘well visits’ smaller 2-4” bait has been getting https://www.instagram. • screening patients for COVID-19 symptoms before in-person appointments most of the bites. As the snow starts com/fishingwithaltitude Please call central scheduling to schedule 970.887.5886 Life’s celebrations (and big fish) are important! MIDDLE PARK HEALTH Winter Park | Fraser | Granby | Grand Lake | Kremmling | Walden Please send a photo and caption to the Grand Gazette at Keeping Life Grand 970.724.3442 | MiddleParkHealth.org [email protected]. We will print your announcement free of charge.

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Live production of the Velveteen Kremmling Fire Department Rabbit premieres March 16 February Call Log by Daniel Bowerly Feb. 2, 6:45am, Motor vehicle accident with no injuries, Hwy 9 Feb. 3, 7:28pm, Dispatched and cancelled en route This year’s West Grand Feb. 5, 5:42pm, Motor vehicle with injuries, Hwy 40 MM 169.5 High School play will be “The Feb. 7, 12:19pm, Motor vehicle with no injuries, Hwy 40 MM 173 Velveteen Rabbit,” a classic tale Feb. 10, 4:31am, Motor vehicle with no injuries, Hwy 40 MM 161 that is a favorite of many people Feb. 10, 1:32pm, Motor vehicle with no injuries, Hwy 40 MM 157 young and old alike. This is the story of how a young girl receives Feb. 12, 6:37pm, Dispatched and cancelled en route a Rabbit made of velveteen for Feb. 13, 1:20am, Motor vehicle with no injuries,Hwy 40 MM 167 Christmas but quickly sets it aside. Feb. 19, 4:04pm, Motor vehicle with no injuries, Hwy 40 MM 172.7 Other, more modern toys such as Feb. 21, 1:30pm, Motor vehicle with injuries,Hwy 40 MM 151.9 the Rubber Duck and Soldier tease Feb. 21, 5:41pm, Motor vehicle with no injuries, Hwy 40 MM 173 The Velveteen Rabbit for being Feb. 21, 11:25pm, Fire in mobile home, 12th Street too simple and thus not “real.” Feb. 25, 7:48pm, Off-road vehicle or equipment fire, 12th Street But old and wise Horse reassures Feb. 26, 2:32pm, Passenger vehicle fire, Hwy 40 Rabbit that toys become real by being loved, and after that Rabbit Hot Sulphur Spring/Parshall desires nothing else. There is a great deal of humor in the play Fire Protection District February Call Log written for the stage by Elise Feb. 1, 5:24 pm, EMS CALL: Conducted medical assessment, Kauzlaric and also some moments courtesy photo vitals, and supplied O2. GC EMS transported the patient. that will really touch your heart. West Grand eigth grader Callie Freitag as Feb. 5, 1:04 pm, EMS CALL: Conducted medical Nearly all of the characters the Rubber Duck. this year are portrayed by students assessment and vitals and GC EMS transported patient who are veterans of West Grand Feb. 10, 1:38 pm, Fire call box truck The Velveteen Rabbit is grateful High School drama. The Girl is played Feb. 12, 9:49 am, EMS CALL Conducted medical assessment by Iliana Castillo, The Velveteen for all of our local sponsors. As is our custom, each sponsor will be and all vitals. GC EMS arrived and Fire cleared the scene. Rabbit is played by Shannon Whitten, Feb. 12, 3:31 pm, Ambulance call and the Nana is played by Rachel recognized during the performance. Williams. In the toy department, the The Velveteen Rabbit will be Feb. 12, 4:54 pm, Rollover with injuries Horse is played by Emily Osborne, performed live in the West Grand Feb. 16, 5:17 pm, EMS CALL: Conducted medical assessment the Rubber Duck is played by Callie High School Auditorium at 7:00 pm on and assisted GCEMS with packaging of patient for transport Freitag, and the Soldier is played March 16 and 17. Seating will be limited Feb. 16, 11:23 pm, EMS CALL Conducted medical by Eleanore Poindexter. There according to current restrictions. The assessment and vitals. Turned over to GC EMS Velveteen Rabbit will also be available is also a doctor (Alex Bergman), Feb. 26, 6:06 pm, Accident with injuries -car vs deer, airbag deployment an uncle (Alex Bergman) and a online on Facebook Live, on the West couple more rabbits played by Grand High School facebook page. Wendy Eller and Eric Gregory.

Three members of the Open Lands, Rivers, and Trails Advisory Committee will start their second and final four-year term in 3R'S 4H CLUB March 2021. These three members are representatives from District 2, District 3, and Fraser. The Grand County Board of County Commissioners encourages MEAT GIFT BAG DRAWING interested applications to apply. Members of the Committee shall not be compensated

SATURDAY 3/20/2021 for their services.

Register during the To qualify, you must be a resident of Grand "Celebrate MEAT-IN DAY" County, preferably residing in at the Kremmling Mercantile unincorporated Commissioner District 2, unincorporated Commissioner District 3 or Fraser.

Please submit questions and applications by *NEED NOT BE PRESENT TO WIN March 11th to [email protected]. For more information: https://www.co.grand.co.us/851/Open-Lands-Rivers-and- Trails-Advisory-Co Page 6 GRAND GAZETTE March 4, 2021 WWW.GRANDGAZETTE.NET Spring into reading this month! 16 due to the All-Staff Training. Humorous, and Overall Favorite. Week will be Monday, March The Book Float Contest is back! Entry forms are available at the 15-Saturday, March 20. Check out a Activities and dates In Kremmling, we can accept library and at the post office. DVD from the library anytime that floats from students in Kindergarten- We have SO MANY great new week and receive a bag of popcorn to remember 5th grade. If you would still like to books, DVDs and audiobooks for and other treats! NEW to GCLD participate but are older than 5th all ages for you to check out, as well are DVD Collections, with 3-5 by Emily Pedersen grade, we will have a teen/adult as items in our Library of Things. themed DVDs in a case... so fun! Kremmling/Hot Sulphur Spring contest for floats in Hot Sulphur This includes musical instruments, Take and Make kits this Library Branch Manager Springs. You may still bring your knitting and crochet needles, silicone month include Oobleck, Puddle floats to the Kremmling Library to molds, STEAM kits, Early Literacy Jumper (a minute-to-win-it The library will be CLOSED enter them in the teen/adult contest. kits, and Nintendo Switches. Access challenge), Leprechaun Traps and on Tuesday, March 16 for Book Floats are due by 4:00 Grand is also slowly and surely Suncatcher Eggs. Stop by and an All-Staff Training. p.m. on Saturday, April 17. They coming back. Check out tickets to the get one (while supplies last)! Denver Zoo, the Butterfly Pavilion, Just a reminder that Storytime is will be judged by the public from The Virtual Book Club is doing the Denver Museum of Nature and now at 11:15 on TUESDAY mornings. Monday, April 19-Saturday, “Blind Date with a Literary Book” Science and more! Be sure to check Storytime is offered digitally with April 24 and winners will be this quarter. Shelly has wrapped with each individual institution an occasional Outdoor Storytime at announced the following week! multiple books for display and as to its COVID regulations. Doc Ceriani Park. You will still be To enter a book float, decorate a affixed clues to each one that give able to join digitally for our Outdoor shoe box (or similar sized box) based Remember, throughout the the book’s genre, first line, and info Storytimes. Please see www.gcld. upon a favorite book, character in school year, students in grades about characters, tone, writing style, org, Programs tab for the link to a book, or scene from a book. Put K-12 who come to the library and theme, etc. Come to the library join. March’s Outdoor Storytimes the title of the book, author’s name, check out something on their card and unwrap a book that appeals to will be on Tuesday, March 9 and and your grade on the side of your will be entered into a monthly you! The book club will meet the Tuesday, March 30 (for our annual float. DO NOT put your name on the drawing for a Kum N Go pizza and first Monday in May to discuss our Easter Egg Hunt)! There will be float. Categories include: Best Use a book or DVD of their choice! reads. More details forthcoming. NO storytime on Tuesday, March of Materials, Most Colorful, Most Do-It-Yourself Movie Night We hope to see you soon! Humor found in GCLD Libraries you have access to 17,194 titles that available may pull a smile or a full belly laugh movies or from you. You can then filter down shows for all the options by numerous categories, ages that from Available At, Format, Reading you can Level, Added in the Last, Awards and stream, and more to pinpoint your style of humor. OverDrive In less than a minute, you pops-up 141 could be pulling off a shelf or eBooks and by Tallie Gray placing a hold on the following: eAudiobooks. GCLD Director of Library • newly added DVD When Resources comedy film collections can you find • comic books like Garfield or time to read? National Belly Laugh Day Calvin and Hobbes (which Exercising or Life by Jennifer Lynn Aaker. In the officially falls on January 24, live in the Dewey Decimal driving while listening to a story description of her book, she quotes April Fool’s Day is just around section of J 741.5, but also check that makes you laugh are possibly President Dwight D. Eisenhower, the corner, and all of April is out Graphic Novel sections) the only forms of multitasking one should do. Using audiobooks, “A sense of humor is part of the art declared National Humor Month. • kits, like Minute to Win It, books on CDs, or the read-aloud of leadership, of getting along with You may think of these as fun yet based on the popular NBC TV Wonderbooks are fabulous ways of people, of getting things done.” And insignificant days, but think again. show and includes everything you giving your eyes a rest and tantalizing this insight is from “the second Laughter can be vital for fueling need to challenge yourself and your ears and your sense of humor. least naturally funny president positive energy, happiness, good family while laughing aloud health, connections and creativity. Need further convincing of ever (after Franklin Pierce).” Examples of comedic the importance of laughter? Read “Our sense of humor helps us books listed in this search: GCLD helps everyday be a cope with the mounting daily stress Humor, Seriously: Why Humor is National Belly Laugh Day. we all find in our lives today; it • Is This Anything? By Jerry a Secret Weapon in Business and sustains the spirit of joy, aliveness Seinfeld came out a few months ago and hope, even on our toughest • Another new release is the often- days,” wrote Paul McGhee, Ph.D. hilarious journal entries found in Sure, Dr. McGhee, but where Greenlights by Matthew can one find laughter these days? McConaughey Grand County Library District • Dad Jokes for Kids! By (GCLD) is here to the rescue. Jimmy Niro can get a pained All five library branches are chortle from the entire family. open, even for browsing, and we If anything by David Sedaris, have gifts of joy and laughter to Tina Fey, Trevor Noah, Phoebe check out with your library card. Robinson or other funny writers Need help in finding a book, put you in a jovial mood, you’re in DVD, kit, or CD? Our online PIKA luck. Five out of five GCLD libraries catalog, found on gcld.org, can are home to at least a handful of make finding a chuckle a snap. Type books to encourage laughing. “Comedy” in the search box, click Want to stay home and giggle? on the blue drop down box and select With the same “Comedy” catalog “Subject” and within .75 seconds, search, Kanopy eContent has 705 Page 7 GRAND GAZETTE March 4, 2021 WWW.GRANDGAZETTE.NET What is Your Road-Less-Traveled? by Brian Mori it’s a collection of stories from 25 research around what works, and years of education experience.” the ways to integrate technology Wise educators know there’s Peppard said the title of his book with good teaching, is better.” no one path to success, nor was inspired by a child’s interpretation Peppard was adamant that there will the destination look the of Robert Frost’s timeless poem, is no one-size-fits-all solution in same for any two people. “The Road Not Taken.” education. “ A new book by West Grand “Everybody has their own road In West Grand we are doing Superintendent of Schools Darrin to awesome,” he elaborated. “(The everything we can right now Peppard, Ed.D., invites readers Title) was really a no-brainer.” to do right by our kids and our to look at leadership from the Peppard has taught - usually community,” he said. perspective of a modern teacher. science - and coached team “(Leadership) is not about “It’s about those lightbulb sports in his home state and making a decision for one particular moments when you see success also in northern Arizona. group, or the loudest voice, it’s in somebody’s eyes,” he said. He added that he felt fortunate about understanding the whole “When they overcome obstacles to grow as an administrator during scope of the entire community.” they didn’t believe they could, a shift in education culture.“In Peppard is also on the Grand it’s fulfilling.” Peppard, 51, has the beginning it was all about County Higher Education catching what people did wrong,” Board of Directors. been an educator for well over courtesy photo two decades, though originally he he explained. “We started focusing He was frank about wanted to be a physical therapist. on what people did right, and that what it was like to be an Dr. Darrin Peppard “(Teaching) was about the was the road to awesome.” educational leader in 2020. “This has been, by far, the most farthest thing from my mind,” Peppard said he believes the tactic he said. “It’s challenging but not challenging year in my career,” he he said of his days in college. “A of emphasizing individualized success daunting, and has incredible views.” friend asked me if I would help is transferrable across all types of said. “I understand the struggles Peppard is also working coach a kids’ basketball team; that leadership roles, and throughout just that everybody is having.” on a children’s book which same week I changed my major.” about any organizational enviornment. When not navigating the hallways will contain many of the same of West Grand, Peppard enjoys golfing Originally from Casper, “Everyone, child and adult, wants themes of leadership. Wyoming, Peppard and his wife to feel like they’re part of something or exploring outdoors with his wife. He and Jessica have a daughter Jessica moved to Grand County special,” he said. “They want to feel “We love Grand County,” he about to graduate college out of state. a little over three years ago. that they’re valued, seen, and loved. said. “We will never hit every trail The Road to Awesome is After they settled, he began Leadership is about relationships.” because there are so many.” available at Barnes and Noble, writing his 207-page, semi-auto- Peppard said education has evolved As for the links, Peppard said that Amazon.com, or via Peppard’s biography, The Road to Awesome. more than most people realize. he has played every golf course in website: darrinmpeppard.com. It was published in summer 2020. “We had incredible teachers the area but is partial to Pole Creek. “There was a lot of start and then and now, that’s not different,” “It’s such a beautiful course,” stop,” he said. “In many ways, he clarified. “But the amount of HSS places moratorium on new development except single family homes investment since that plan was last updated in 1999. In consideration of these factors, the Town Board The Town of Hot Sulphur adopted an ordinance imposing COVID Vaccines Available for 65+ Population Springs population has had a a moratorium on the acceptance, Middle Park Health is excited to announce we are significant increase over the past processing, and granting of vaccinating the 65 and older population. 10 plus years. Furthermore, the permits and approvals of any Town staff has been receiving form of new development except many inquiries into land for the construction of a single- We will be holding several drive-through vaccination clinics over the coming weeks. development within the Town. family home and accessory Middle Park Health staff will be reaching out to those 65 and older who have completed These were the major factors uses related to a single-family the Grand County Public Health Vaccine Registration Form and designated Middle Park Health as their Primary Care Provider. causing the Town Board to pause home on January 21, 2021. The development in order to review moratorium is in effect through If you wish to register for the current phase or future phases please complete the zoning and subdivision March 31, 2022, a reasonable the Vaccine Registration Form found here: www.co.grand.co.us/vaccine OR regulations, update the Town’s amount of time for the Town call 970.724.4718 construction standards, and Board to evaluate the current ensure that the Town can As we move through the phases of distribution we will continue to update the codes, standards, and regulations community through our website, social media and local newspapers. continue to provide services such and the current water and sewer as water and sanitary sewer as system capacities to develop *MPH will continue to hold the COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics as long as we continue to the Town grows. The Board is long term strategies in the best receive vaccines. also considering whether or not interest of the community. 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MIDDLE PARK HEALTH Keeping Life Grand Page 8 GRAND GAZETTE March 4, 2021 WWW.GRANDGAZETTE.NET Have you seen this critter? by Susan Michaud hunting for his favorite dinner. The ermine’s main diet is the mouse What is brown in the summer, and vole although he will eat an white in the winter, and eats mice occasional chipmunk, squirrel, or for dinner? If you said ermine, you rabbit. In the summer, he adds frogs, would be right. The short-tailed nesting birds and their eggs, insects, weasel, also known as the ermine and berries to the menu. He has been (Mustela erminea), is common in known to eat chickens but will often the mountains of Colorado, and visit a chicken coop just to feast on area residents have spotted him the rats and mice that are attracted many times romping, bouncing, to the chicken feed. According and plunging through the snow. to the Colorado Parks & Wildlife His size and the length of his (CPW) website, the ermine can take tail distinguishes the ermine from down an animal much larger than his larger cousin, the long-tailed himself by wrapping his long body weasel, who also lives in Colorado. around the prey and killing it with The ermine is much smaller at 8- to a quick bite at the base of its skull. 10-inches long and weighing in at one Introduction of the ermine has and a half ounces. The long-tailed been attempted to lower rodent weasel averages 14 to 18 inches and populations, but the unintended consequences have been dire at times. weighs around 5 ounces. While both courtesy photo of their tails are tipped with black, According to Crittering.com’s article, the long-tailed weasel’s tail is around “Tracking the Ermine,” posted on one-half the size of his body while February 26, 2015, by James Beissel: eaten all of the occupants. He centuries. Wikipedia states: the ermine’s tail is much shorter. In the late 1800s, short-tailed will often kill more than he needs Ermine luxury fur was used and cache the rest since he has During the winter, when the weasels were introduced to New in the 15th century by Catholic a high metabolism and must eat ermine is completely white, the black Zealand by European settlers in monarchs, who sometimes used it as one-third to one-half of his body tip on his tail diverts predators such an attempt to control the rabbit the mozzetta cape…. The ceremonial weight each day. This is also why as the hawk or eagle. The bird will population (also introduced). robes of members of the UK House he hunts even during the coldest aim for the black tip and inadvertently The impact on New Zealand’s of Lords and the academic hoods miss the ermine’s body. native ground-nesting bird weather, although mostly at night. of the universities of Oxford and Cambridge are traditionally trimmed populations has been disastrous. Who Needs a Cat? Always Hunting The ermine’s slender body can with ermine. In practice, rabbit or Susan Shea, in her February he playful demeanor of the find its way into a rodent’s burrow, fake fur is now often used due to T 17, 2020 article, “Winter ermine may well be his way of and he will live there until he has expense or animal rights concerns. Weasels – White on White,” Prelates of the Catholic Church published at northernwoodlands. still wear ecclesiastical garments org, shared this story: featuring ermine (a sign of their My sister once lived in an old status equal to that of the nobility). farmhouse that became infested with Cecilia Gallerani is depicted holding mice. She and her roommates had an ermine in her portrait, Lady with a contest going to see who could an Ermine, by Leonardo da Vinci. devise the most ingenious mousetrap, Brown with a light-colored RE/MAX Agent Amber Lemon Earns and they kept a tally of how many underbelly in the summer, the ermine Top Award for 2020 Transaction Total mice were killed. Then an ermine mates during this time, and after a moved in with them for a month. long delay in implantation of embryos KREMMLING, CO, March 4, 2021– Amber Lemon, with RE/MAX Red, has recently “We didn’t have much of a mouse followed by a gestation period of been recognized by Re/Max, LLC as a top producing agent within the Re/Max problem after that,” she recalled. about 30 days, four to nine tiny franchise. Lemon ranks 4th amongst her Re/Max peers for 2020 with a total of 104 th A Kremmling local recently young are born in April. The male transacons. This is the 5 year Lemon has been recognized as a Top Producer. shared a similar story of her “no- and female do not live together but good cat” killing an ermine that had do live near each other. The male’s Lemon has been working in the real estate industry for more than 15 years and has extensive experience in residenal and commercial. been working rather successfully territory comprises many smaller, on her mouse problem. female territories, and the older the male, the larger his territory becomes. “Amber has been an integral member of Re/Max Red and is more than deserving of Known the World Over this very presgious award,” said Rebecca Guthrie, Broker / Owner, of RE/MAX Red. If you are lucky enough to see “Winning this award is a tremendous accomplishment. Amber connues to raise the Known as “stoats” in other one of these small critters in your bar in real estate, making us, and this community, proud.” parts of the northern hemisphere, travels, you can thank him for the ermine can be found from keeping the rodent population under RE/MAX Red was also recognized as an office with Highest Average Transacon per Russia and Scandinavia to control in your neighborhoord. Associaon for a single office, being the only Colorado office within the Franchise to Greenland, Japan, and Ireland. He receive this award amongst the Western Region. This is the third year Re/Max Red has been recognized. and his fur have been popular for

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If your property is now listed with a REALTOR® or Broker, please disregard this offer, as it is not our intention to solicit the offerings of other REALTORS® or Brokers. The information contained herein is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed. Page 9 GRAND GAZETTE March 4, 2021 WWW.GRANDGAZETTE.NET West Grand enters NASA Culinary Challenge by Marissa Lorenz recipe ideas to the NASA Hunch program in November and, in West Grand students December, were selected to continue participated in the preliminary to the first round of taste testing. round of judging for the 2020-2021 Murphy describes finding NASA Hunch Culinary Challenge a tasty recipe that “was able to on Wednesday, February 24. meet the nutritional standards” West Grand senior Jacob Murphy as the greatest challenge they and junior Joe Manguso prepared faced. And Manguso noted that it an Indian-spiced tomato soup took “lots of experimentation.” with grilled cheese sandwiches, In the end, the students presented a presenting their interpretation of soup with a definite spicy flair, using “healthy comfort food,” this year’s such spices as turmeric, cayenne, predetermined theme, for evaluation cumin, ginger, garlic, and cilantro. by nearly a dozen judges. “Food loses its flavor in space,” The team, which also includes Murphy described, “so we sought senior Tylor Ususan, has had spice so it wouldn’t taste dull.” to work within the Challenge’s Event Judge and NASA nutritional guidelines to select Ambassador Dave Schlichting photo by Marissa Lorenz and develop two recipes that affirmed the decision, explaining Jacob Murphy and Joe Manguso prepare the “comfort food” for the may eventually be served on the that taste buds don’t function NASA Culinary Challenge to be judged. International Space Station (ISS). the same way in the space environment and that, therefore, Recipes had to provide between the dish, including taste, texture, and hope they earn the privilege “astronauts really like spice.” 200-400 calories; have equal to or less aroma, and appearance. of competing in the finals.” than 12 grams of fat, 250 milligrams Other judges included area chefs Those teams that are judged to All finalists are awarded $12,000 of sodium, and 8 grams of sugar; and Shawn Wheatley of the Grand Old be the winners of the preliminary scholarships to Sullivan University have 3 or more grams of dietary fiber. West and Jon Harvey of the Dean competition will advance to a final in Kentucky towards a degree West; educator and co-founder of Students noted that they thought competition, traditionally held at in either culinary arts; baking Colorado Aerolabs, Jess Buller; of the classic combination because it Johnson Space Center in Houston. and pastry arts; travel, tourism, Grand County Airport Supervisor fits within the given ingredient and However, due to COVID-19 and event management; or hotel and space/culinary enthusiast Josh nutritional restrictions and “tastes concerns, last year’s event was and restaurant management. The Schroeder; wildlife biologist Tifany good and makes you feel good.” held virtually. This year’s plans top three teams receive $20,000, Rubalcaba; and other area residents. Students chose the recipes in the still seem to be undecided. $40,000, or full tuition towards Students took comments and fall, while simultaneously learning “This is the second year we any of the given programs. responded to all questions while about “food processing and food in have competed in the NASA Hunch Additional scholarships are the judges submitted evaluations, microgravity.” They submitted the Culinary Challenge,” noted teacher offered through the American judging the sensory experience of Emmylou Harmon. “Most students Culinary Federation. who compete are from culinary The West Grand team has schools or after-school programs. yet to submit final papers and BE A PART OF These gentlemen worked hard to meet videographies of the experience. the guidelines set forth, practiced They will be notified of final THE CHANGE IN making their dish even when school selection in late spring. OUR COMMUNITY. was virtual and they had to come For more information about the to the school. I am proud of their NASA Hunch Culinary program, dedication during this difficult year go to hunchculinary.com.

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970-725-3477 photo by Marissa Lorenz Jacob Murphy serves Jess Buller his grilled cheese sandwich and soup. Page 10 GRAND GAZETTE March 4, 2021 WWW.GRANDGAZETTE.NET Kindness Crew thanks frontline workers by Marissa Lorenz not alone,” says Amara Miranda--or “letting Kremmling saw the Kindness local businesses and first Crew, a group of West Grand 5th responders know that we graders, hand-delivering large festive appreciate them,” according bags to many of the town’s frontline to Brooke Terryberry. workers on Friday, February 26, “Sometimes people can recognizing the everyday efforts be rude to others,” observes of those citizens and spreading Tasha Springs. “We wanted kindness across the community. to spread kindness instead.” The group is made up of “When the [kindness] about 15 students who have been goal was presented to participating in various ways with students, they took off with the AeroLab Program, meeting the idea!” says Frazier. She after school and on Fridays for notes that, where she used homework assistance and other to see one or two students educational boosts and support, says after school and four of classroom teacher Courtney Frazier. five on Fridays, there are But… “Ms. Frazier and Ms. now three or four students after school and about a Vance came up with the idea to do photo by Marissa Lorenz something more and to put kindness dozen who will show up out in the school,” relates Kindness on any given Friday. “It (Back L to R) Harley Carpenter, Brooke Terryberry, Tasha Springs, Harmoni Crew member Vivian Edson. has really motivated more Wolverton, Esmerelda Dominguez, Kyra Leyba, Jack Burton, Isabella Lawrence, “We wanted to do something students to be involved. Devon Mahorney (Bottom L to R) Cora Osborne, Amara Miranda, Vivian Edson, around the school,” says Harmoni They’re excited to be here!” Bailey Cook Wolverton. “Cora and Vivi came And last Friday, up with a bunch of ideas.” the students packed bags full of cookies, tea, candies, oversized want to see people be inspired to group hopes to solicit other donors or Such as “writing kind spread kindness to all those who sponsors to keep its mission going. notes to students and staff,” thank-you cards, and other treats to they come in contact with.” To learn more or to donate/ continues Bailey Cook. distribute to “the Post Office, Fire Station, Police Station, EMS, and But kindness often isn’t free. offer sponsorship to West Grand’s Initially, explains Devon Frazier and a donation from her 5th-grade Kindness Crew, contact Mahorney, “we made similar Cliffview,” explained Jack Burton. But the students’ ambition doesn’t family members have been paying Ms. Frazier at [email protected]. appreciation packages for West for any supplies used so far. The Grand Staff members.” end there. Next up are ideas for a “We gave care packages to Facebook page and a rock-finding teachers,” says Edson, “and they project that would pass on kind started emailing, telling us ‘Thank messages and which would allow you,’ and asking for more information community members to track the LOOK KREMMLING, NO CAVITIES! about what we were doing.” rocks’ movement around town. And within the school, “It would be nice “It was Cora’s idea,” Our Registered Dental Hygienists to do something for our special needs clarifies Mahorney, “and she kids,” recommends Bella Lawrence. would like to recognize the latest members of the started crying when we started hearing back from teachers.” “And we are planning a sled day with hot cocoa for the whole Wiping tears from her cheeks February 2021 No Cavities Club community,” says Edson. upon thinking of it, Cora Osborne explains, “I am so happy we “The mission of the 5th-grade could do it. It just feels good.” Kindness Crew is to spread kindness in whatever way possible,” notes And the group soon added more Frazier. “The students understand regular and more ambitious goals, that a little bit of kindness can go a including reading a daily kindness long way, especially in today’s world. challenge on the announcements-- which can be as simple as a prompt “We hope to continue to to “tell someone that you appreciate reach out in the community and Brynlie Connor Evelina them and remind them that they’re make a difference. The students Looking for a day camp option for your kids with cabin fever? Rebecca is offering scholarships for Granby Day Camp as well.... Scholarships will be coordinated with Jackson Raegan Suzzen Granby Rec and depend upon availability. Call Julie Martin for more details, 970-887-3961. 970-724-3737 Rebecca Guthrie [email protected] Andrew W. Burns, DDS (970) 485-4141 107 S.6th St., Kremmling 404 Park Ave., Kremmling - Colorado Vincent Page 11 GRAND GAZETTE March 4, 2021 WWW.GRANDGAZETTE.NET

What’s Happening in West Grand Week of March 1-5, 2021 have a clear vision; Excellence empowered, in Learning, Leadership, and adaptable, Engagement. But what does that inquisitive, look like in our classrooms? The connected, and development of the “Profile of a open-minded. All Learner” was intended to answer of this is fortified that very question. Working by a base formed collaboratively with business from our partners partners, students, and all staffulty, and foundation. the district profile of a learner was Now, as we work created and came to be late last school to further integrate year. Obviously with the pandemic this into our daily garnering most of the spotlight, it feels practice, teachers imperative that we bring this back to and students the forefront. This project was done have targets to in collaboration with the Homegrown shoot for and to Talent Initiative (HTI) school-to- quantify learning by Dr. Darrin Peppard work program at WGHS. We are dispositions. West Grand School District proud that our students, staffulty, and community members identified six State Testing What is a West Grand traits as important in our learners at I mentioned Learner? all grade levels. In each, the focus previously that on leading, learning, and engaging state testing was For more than a year, West is defined. In West Grand, we will Grand has been working to identify prioritize being knowledgeable, going to still the answer to this question. We be happening. We are getting more detail West Grand Activity Schedule at this point regarding which Thursday, March 4 Monday, March 8 grade levels • 9am - noon, Colorado Aerolab • 4:05 pm Volleyball Parent must take which WinterFest Days for ages 4-7, Meeting -- Volleyball Practice assessments. Once we have COVID case count dropping in the Mush! Time for Iditarod. Meet begins finalized our schedules, we will be county. More information will come upstairs in the Bumgarner Bldg. communicating this to parents. One next week on how this will work. To register visit coloradoaerolab. Tuesday, March 9 org or email info@ • 11:15 am Kremmling Library thing of note, state assessments must ColoradoAeroLab.org Outdoor Storytime at Doc be taken in person. For those families Prom and Graduation • 4:30pm WG High School Ceriani Park. Go to www.gcld. that have their students fully remote March is upon us, which Basketball @ North Park org for more info. with the district, the option to test will brings up some of the traditional (VARSITY ONLY) Girls Varsity • WG Basketball - STATE exist but must be done in person at the happenings for WGHS. Clearly last 4:30 pmBoys Varsity 6:00 pm BRACKET info TBD school. Again, more information will year the ability to have a prom and • 6:30 pm Overflow (Christian • 6pm Board of Education Work be provided very soon on this topic. the “normal” in-person graduation Youth Group) meets downstairs Session, K-8 Community Room was not something that could • 6:pm Board of Education Regular in Bumgarner Bldg. Students in The Velveteen Rabbit occur. However, it is our hope and grades 6-12 are welcome. Meeting, K-8 Community Room expectation that we can hold both of • This year’s play performance Friday, March 5 these events this spring. Obviously, Wednesday, March 10 will be The Velveteen Rabbit. The • 5pm, WG Middle School Girls’ dates for the play will be March 16 status on the dial, case counts, and Basketball @ Hayden • 12:20pm High School Overflow and 17. We are hopeful that we can so forth will have an impact on this • 2:30pm, WG Regionals Wrestling (Christian Youth Group) Lunch have a reasonable opportunity to have goal, but this is what we are working Downstairs in the Bumgarner this in person, especially with the on for this school later year. @ Meeker Bldg. Grades 9-12 are welcome. Saturday, March 6 • 4:30-5:3 pm, CDLS Student • 2:30pm, WG Wrestling Regionals Extra Support for 6-12th grade (Colorado Aerolab), Mr. Reimer’s @ Meeker Room • 9am WG Middle School Girls’ Thursday, March 11 Basketball @ North Park • 1pm WG High School Girls • WG Basketball - STATE Basketball vs TBD BRACKET info TBD Monday, March 8 • 6:30 pm Overflow (Christian Breakfast - Benefit BarLunch - Bean & Cheese Burrito Youth Gp) meets downstairs in Bumgarner Bldg. Students in Tuesday, March 9 Sunday, March 7 grades 6-12 are welcome. Breakfast - Cereal Lunch - Rib-a-que Sandwich Wednesday, March 10 Breakfast - Cinnamon Roll Lunch - Ham/Cheese Wrap Thursday, March 11 Breakfast - UBR Roll Lunch - Sunflower Butter Uncrustable WG printed menu sponsored by United Business Bank

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The The Mustangs , with had a lead at halftime of 28 to 13. second quarter found the Lady a full roster, took on Every player on the team added to Mustangs giving up 10 points and the Vail Christian this team effort. The team played only scoring 2 to find themselves Saints on February 26, together, had some fun, and just down 19 to 10 at half time but the in a 2A/1A Western looked like a totally different Lady Mustangs were still in the Slope North League group of young ladies. Schake led game. The second half found the matchup. During the the way with 18 points, Castillo Saints again going on another big first quarter the game followed with 14 and Probst broke run, outscoring the Mustangs 14 was back and forth through her shooting woes with to 4 in the third quarter. In the until the Mustangs 10 points. The Lady Mustangs fourth quarter with some fire, finally pulled away to led in every category of the game the Lady Mustangs finally put end the first quarter including rebounds, steals, and 8 points on the board, but their up 15-9. The second assists and finally were able to hold effort was too little, too late. quarter ended up their turnovers to fewer than 20 Castillo was the leading scorer going to the Saints which was the first time all year. with 9 points followed by E. Daly however and made with 6. There were not many There are two games remaining the game a one point highlights from the game, but they in this shortened season. They game going into are continuing to work hard. travel to Walden to take on North halftime with the Tuesday night was a different Park and will end the season at Mustangs up 24-23. story for the Lady Mustangs home on Saturday with a team The game remained as they faced the Lake County from the south of the league. If close with each team Panthers. The Lady Mustangs the ladies continue to play as they only scoring 8 points came out with an energy yet to did against Lake County, we will in the third quarter. be seen this season. They hit the end the season with three straight However the Saints photo by Molly Johnson wins. Best of luck ladies!!! had an explosive fourth quarter West Grand sophomore Wyatt Howell goes for and out scored the a lay-up during the basketball game against the Mustangs 16-8 in Vail Christian Saints. the quarter to beat the Mustangs 47-40. Mustangs 22 to 10. The Mustangs On February 27, the Mustangs held on to take the victory 51-47. took on the Hayden Tigers in In a last minute scheduled another league match up. The game, the Mustangs took on the Mustangs had already taken on Lake County Panthers on Tuesday, Hayden in an earlier matchup March 2. The Mustangs came this year in which the Mustangs out to a sluggish start with sloppy won 50-45. Right away from passes and over dribbling being the opening tip it was clear that down 16-10 at halftime. However the Mustangs were going to win the boys had a stronger second the game with the score at the quarter with each team scoring end of the first quarter was 15-7 11 points with the Mustangs still in favor of the Mustangs. The being down 27-21 at the half. second quarter both teams scored Although the boys never gave up 10 points and it was clear the the sluggish start proved too much Hayden Tigers would not go down for the Mustangs to overcome easy with the Mustangs up 8 at in their defeat to a score of 54- halftime. However the Mustangs 44 in favor of the Panthers. The came out of halftime scoring 16 Mustangs look to finish out their points in the third quarter opposed regular season strong in hopes to Hayden’s 8. The fourth quarter of a playoff bid at North Park to photo by Amber Thurow of the game became very physical take on the Wildcats on thursday West Grand junior Alex Schake (shooting the ball) is a powerhouse with both Charlie Multerer and March 4th. They then will go on under the basket. According to Max Preps, she averages 7.9 points per Rene Domiguez receiving technical to face an unknown opponent at game, 9.2 rebounds and 5.1 defensive rebounds. She is flanked by senior fouls along with one of Hayden’s the time in a cross league match Iliana Castillo (#4) who averages 6.2 points per game, 8.9 rebounds and players as well. Hayden made a late up on Saturday, March 6. 5.3 defensive rebounds. In this game, the Mustangs ladies won against push in the quarter outsourcing the Hayden, their first win of the season. Page 14 GRAND GAZETTE March 4, 2021 WWW.GRANDGAZETTE.NET

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Message and data rates may apply. 1 message per request. Text STOP to 33011 cancel. Text HELP to 33011 for help. FedEx Ground is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer (Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans) committed to a diverse workforce. Page 15 GRAND GAZETTE March 4, 2021 WWW.GRANDGAZETTE.NET Christine Travis joins County as Communications Director by Marissa Lorenz “And we just got Blending traditional through the fire. Any issues have some new-to-us and social media been solely due to sheer man- On Tuesday, Grand County snowmobiles this to ensure ALL of power concerns and people being Acting Manager Ed Moyer year. This weekend, our community’s spread too thin, trying to provide announced the hiring of Christine I just took the dog residents receive thorough communications among Travis of Kremmling for the for a walk, and messages, not only many other responsibilities. newly-created position of County we spent time on in times of crisis but “I see this dedicated position as Communications Director. the 4-wheeler.” the day-to-day news more of a jumping-off point. I hope Travis grew up in Englewood, In accepting and information they to take all the hard work that was Colorado, but spent much of theCommunications need to feel safe and done before, building and adding her childhood with cousins and Director role, Travis informed and a part to it, in order to fill the inevitable other relatives in Indiana. Her draws on a diverse of this community, gaps that need to be addressed. family would return east as work experience is important. “I’m especially excited,” she she went into high school, and that she credits “That’s what continues, “to see how we can Travis would eventually return with preparing her courtesy photo communications blend social media and traditional to what had remained her “home for the new position, Christine Travis new is to me, making media, integrating and using all base,” as a student at Indiana “--the entirety of my County Communications sure everyone in the possible techniques, to focus University, where she would earn career--up to and Director the community on internal communications-- a bachelor’s degree in journalism. including my most feels that they using digital-based techniques As a new college graduate, recent position as a dispatcher for have a voice. So that is how I and tactics to communicate most Travis took a corporate the Grand County Sheriff’s Office. see this role, as bridging the gap effectively with County staff marketing job within the “With each position,” she between the commissioners and members so they can be the best financial industry. She returned explains, “the experience county leadership, the elected ambassadors to the community.” to Denver in 2000 with her I gained was like making officials, and the community “On behalf of the Board of then-husband when colleagues a house from Lego blocks- at large--making sure that County Commissioners and the told her of Colorado’s booming -each block contributes to everyone feels like they can entire Grand County team,” financial marketing sector. the whole of the house. participate in the conversation.” Moyer stated, “we welcome Finally, the couple decided to “I graduated from college But Travis is quick to note that Christine into her new role as make their way to the mountains just as the internet was being those gaps do not indicate any Communications Director and look as “the place they really wanted invented, for lack of a better previous failure in the system. forward to working with her, and to be.” They settled in Kremmling word. Watching communications “The County and especially the many great things to come.” in 2009 where they owned a evolve, particularly with the Alexis Kimbrough have done an Travis will take up her successful woodworking business advent of social media, has been amazing job through COVID and new role on March 15. for many years and where their powerful. I consider my journalism family would take root. education more classical and Travis’ parents followed her traditional compared with much of back to the area soon after, wanting today’s media. But watching and to be closer to family and the two participating in communications grandchildren. Her son graduated during the shift from newspapers from West Grand in 2017, and and magazines to Twitter and her daughter is currently a 5th Snapchat has been fascinating.” grader in the school district. But it was in her position Travis says she most values as dispatcher during the Kremmling and Grand County for recent East Troublesome the outdoor opportunities afforded Fire that really “opened her to her and her children. “We’re eyes” to the communication right in the center of this triangle gaps in Grand County. between Winter Park, Steamboat, “There is a reason dispatch is and Summit. It puts us right in the called the ‘communication center,’” heart of this outdoor playground.” Travis notes. “We have many Travis describes enjoying the households in our community-- reservoirs, kayaking, fishing, whether they’re seniors, English WinterWinter FusionFusion and hiking, but admits to really is a second language, or simply being a winter sports enthusiast- in a cell coverage ‘hole’--where -“they’re what keeps me here.” access to live updates via Facebook 20212021 “I love skiing,” she remarks. and other social outlets is limited.

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Obituary Maribelle Wareham 1933-2021 Our beautiful, spunky, sweet and many nieces and nephews. final trip was a church history tour and spicy mother and grandmother, She was preceded in death by her from New York to Illinois ending in Maribelle Wareham, age 88, passed oldest grandson Dana Wareham Missouri where Mom spent much away peacefully February 27, 2021, and very recently by her only of her childhood with her beloved in Cedar City, Utah, of age-related sibling, Charles Thomas Brown. Granny Sharrah. Mom also traveled causes. She was born on the kitchen Maribelle served many callings with life-long friends throughout table on an extremely cold winter day and lived a lifetime full of service to Europe, New Zealand, and Australia. in Kremmling, Colorado, on February both her church and community. She She loved to attend jazz concerts, 7, 1933, to Horace Wills Brown and never missed an opportunity to share Denver Bronco games, local high Loretta Jewell Sharrah Brown. She a special casserole with a neighbor school sporting events, and theater married Kenneth “Ray” Wareham in need or even a partial side of beef productions whenever possible. June 22, 1952, in Kremmling where if she found the need was great. Following Ray and Wills’ passing they spent their early married life. Following their retirements, Ray and in 2013, Mom moved to Cedar City to Ray and Maribelle later purchased a Maribelle served an LDS mission in be closer to family. She enjoyed the farm and made their home for over Cove Fort. Mom later filled her days past seven years at Brookdale Assisted 60 years in Ferron, Utah, where they updating family history and genealogy Living, where she was treated like enjoyed extended family and many presenting a scrapbook to Ray, a queen as a beloved resident and life-long friendships. Despite the every grandchild at their high school was a favorite of many of the nurses difficulties of ranching in the area graduation, and each of her children. who lovingly cared for her during costumes for any occasion, and her and enduring hard economic times, Prior to her marriage to Ray, her time there. Maribelle enjoyed participation and involvement in every they expanded and developed a Maribelle attended Colorado Women’s her life at Brookdale participating in church and community activity in successful cattle operation oftentimes College in Denver majoring in all activities especially entertaining the beautiful town of Ferron that she supported by Dad’s second job as a speech and drama. As her children the other residents with her weekly loved. “Maribelle’s Hill” is a tribute coalminer and later by Mom’s position grew older, she fulfilled her lifelong dance to “These Boots are Made for to her that will ensure she is never as an elementary school teacher. goal by graduating from the Walkin.’” She never lost her sense forgotten by the residents there. Before meeting Ray, Maribelle College of Eastern Utah and Utah of humor. Bingo games will not Viewing will be Saturday, March was living her dream working as State University with a degree in be the same without her; however, 6, 2021, at the Ferron Millsite Ward, horse trainer and jockey at the horse Elementary Education where she other residents may now have an 30 West 200 North, Ferron from 9:30 track in Kremmling. She caught Dad’s was honored to be inducted as a honest chance to win a candy bar! to 11:30 a.m. with funeral services eye as she was waitressing at the local member of Phi Kappa Phi. This Maribelle will be especially to follow at Noon. Live-streaming restaurant. Because he was working greatly pleased Grandma Brown as missed by her family during the will be available on the Fausett as a ranch hand, they had similar both of Mom’s parents were college Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays Mortuary Facebook page. Burial passions and seemingly a perfect graduates, a rarity for this generation. and each birthday that she always will immediately follow the funeral match. She quickly said “Yes” despite Maribelle taught school at made special. We will especially miss services where Maribelle will be her parents’ objection because she Ferron Elementary and Cottonwood her divinity, her special jumbo rolls laid to rest next to her husband and had not finished her college degree. Elementary for 25 years where she made from Grandma Wareham’s son at the Ferron City Cemetery. Mom loved horses and did not touched the lives of many students special recipe, prime rib, and Santa’s The family wishes to extend miss an opportunity to bet a quarter and will be remembered especially personal visit on Christmas Eve sincere appreciation and thanks to on a horse-race at Peach Days, for her specific aversion to the word much to her grandchildren’s delight. the both the kind staff and residents participate in the riding club, or “ain’t”, annual field trips to the Utah Mom and Dad never missed a dance at Brookdale Assisted Living and compete in a barrel race where she State Fair, and trips to the San Rafael review, stock show, ballgame, piano the staff of Intermountain Hospice once won 4th place in the State on swell to search for petroglyphs where recital, graduation, or wedding often for their loving friendship and her beloved Dodger Jim. Horses she would present a history lesson, traveling many miles including to the wonderful care provided to were her true passion and she and full-sized candy bars given out Oklahoma and Oregon to celebrate Mom. Funeral arrangements are supported Dad’s dream of owning on Halloween. Mom favored those those milestones and achievements. entrusted to the care of Fausett his own cattle ranch and dabbling students who cheered with her for her They taught us the value of hard Mortuary. Family and friends in horse racing where their horses beloved Denver Broncos, therefore, work and we are forever humbled may sign the online guestbook won several futurities throughout the possibly awarding extra credit for and grateful for their sacrifices, and share memories of Maribelle State. Maribelle was a member of the Monday’s assignments. She celebrated patriotism, and huge influence they at www.fausettmortuary.com. American Legion Auxiliary, Emery her students’ accomplishment of had in our lives and the lives of others. In lieu of flowers, the family County Historical Society, and graduating high school by sending Maribelle will also be remembered suggests memorial donations welcomed as a member of Daughter each of them a writing or piece of for her huge smile and wave during to the Utah Chapter of the of the Utah Pioneers. Mom and Dad artwork she had saved from their her daily morning walks, her colorful Alzheimer’s Association (www. were honored as Grand Marshalls time in her fourth and second grade clothing, extravagant jewelry, fabulous alz.org Chapter Utah). of the 2008 Peach Day Parade and classroom accompanied by a two- happy to be driven by their son Wills dollar bill. Seemingly frugal, Ray atop his 1967 Corvette Convertible. and Maribelle generously supported Maribelle joined the Church of missions for many including their [email protected] Greg Bayda Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints own children and Maribelle’s 970-887-2529 MPLET PO Box 2208 in 1964 and was sealed to Ray and students, and very generously Fax: 725-3537 O “Everything E Granby, CO 80446 her family in the Manti Temple supported their children’s and C in Building” in 1969. Their children are Wills grandchildren’s endeavors to achieve Phillip Wareham (deceased), Kit C college educations. They were most CONSTRUCTION and Alma Wareham (Cedar City), proud of those accomplishments. Est. 1972 and Ginger and John Wiscombe Maribelle had the opportunity to (Washington, Utah). Maribelle is travel both the United States and the also survived by seven grandchildren world extensively. She and Ray loved Specializing in: (w/own crews!) and nine great-grandchildren Clinton traveling to bull sales and stock shows • Custom Homes, Additions, • Log Restoration - Exterior & and Brittni Wiscombe (Taylen and throughout the West with friends in Remodeling & Commercial Work Interior Finishes Teagan), Rebecca and Scott Portlock the cattle business. She and Dad also • Conventional Framing & Log • ICF Homes & Foundations (Nicholas), Cassidy and Jeremy traveled to Mexico, Korea, Hawaii, Homes • ICF Safe & Fire rooms / Bunkers Hymas (Jaidyn, Kaycen, Bridger Canada, South Africa, and cruised and Adriana), Jordan (Trey and through the Alaska inside passage and • Decks, Kitchens & Baths • Everything - Concrete to Finish Mack), Logan Wareham, Kelsey the Panama Canal. They made new • Chicken Coops Work (subcontracting available) Rae Wareham, Myra Wareham, friends wherever they went. Their www.CCinGrandCo.com Page 18 GRAND GAZETTE March 4, 2021 WWW.GRANDGAZETTE.NET

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Happy Birthdays & Anniversaries Dates to Remember Thursday, March 4 Monday, March 8 Jeff Cunico Manny Barbero Chris Kassales Jim Miller Thursday - March 4 Christian Tichy Bobby Wilson • Kremmling Food Pantry, 10am - 2pm, behind the high school Teri Linke Joelle Hargardine • MPH/KMHD Board, 6pm; go to middleparkhealth.org. Rob MacDonald Taylor Pesch • Zumba, 4:30pm, Bumgarner Building Riley Mahon Nicole Weaver • In 1918, the first case of the 1918 flu is recorded in an Army private in Monique Sanchez Tara Walker Kansas. David Wittenburg John Williams Pattie Heller  Mary O. Yust  Friday - March 5 • **Kremmling Food Pantry, seniors 60+ only, 12pm - 1pm, behind the Tuesday, March 9 high school Jack Burton Samuel Colt manufactures the first pistol, a 34-caliber, in 1836. Friday, March 5 • Odin Brosze Practice Com-immunity: Make sure to properly clean and store firearms Shawn Farrell • Marilyn Curry after use. Sylvia Riisager Jodi Griesch Augustus Clayton Kelley Saturday - March 6 Becca Hadley Marcia Wyatt • Outbreak of Kindness, distributing food bags at Dawgs Abound, 4th & Linda Janssen Bobby Wilson Eagle, 11am - 12pm Larry Jones  • Remove faucets, sprayers, & showerheads to clean buildup in water/ Bob & Joanne Baker  vinegar baths. Wednesday, March 10 Sunday - March 7 Cody Davis • Practice self-care: Indulge yourself today! Treat yourself to something you Saturday, March 6 Justin Devos love. Tim Bock Larry Gross Tiffany Demattos Don Off Monday - March 8 Mike Sidler Harlan Singer • Zumba, 4:30pm, Bumgarner Building Otis & Joann Meeks  Pepper Mahon Whittlef • MP Fairboard, 6pm; details on Facebook. • Kremmling Sanitation, 6pm; go to TownofKremmling.org. Sunday, March 7 • In 1948, US Supreme Court rules religious education unconstitutional in Josh Richert Thursday, March 11 public schools. Gary Bumgarner Emilia Horn • Practice Com-immunity: Support the West Grand School District. Contact Katie DeBell Frank Hallett the district office for current supply/donation needs at 970-724-3217. Fernando Dominguez Shug Reynolds Tuesday - March 9 Chris Kassales Savannah Ramirez • Board of County Commissioners’ meeting, 8am; listen online at co.grand. Twila O’Hotto Jessica “JJ” Connolly co.us. Audra Weimer Gloria Cordova • WG School Board, 6pm; go to wgsd.us. Paula Steinbacher Lar Mabey • Kremmling Food Pantry, 10am - 2pm, behind the high school Marcus Davis Tymber Mahon • 1964: Ford begins production of its new sports car, the Mustang. Rachelle Hawkinson • Practice Com-immunity: Take a friend for a drive. Check out the beautiful Email Cindy Darland  ranching landscape. [email protected] to put your birthday or  = anniversary Wednesday - March 10 anniversary on the calendar!  = birthday (in memory) • Cardio Sculpting, 4:30pm, Bumgarner Building • Kremmling Planning & Zoning, 6pm; got to TownofKremmling.org. • GC Planning Commission, 6:30pm; go to co.grand.co.us. Local foundation has funds • Alexander Graham Bell completes the first successful phone call in 1876. for adult education scholarships Thursday - March 11 The West Grand Community Educational Foundation is reminding • Kremmling Food Pantry, 10am - 2pm, behind the high school • Kremmling Fire Board, 6pm; go to KremmlingFire.org. adults within western Grand County that it has funds available for adult • Zumba, 4:30pm, Bumgarner Building education scholarships and is accepting applications for scholarships for its • In 1927, $104,000 was stolen in the first armored car robbery. April 12 meeting. • Practice Com-immunity: Support local business & keep your money local. The Foundation recognizes that education is a lifelong process and would like to support adults looking to achieve their educational goals. In the past, the Foundation has funded scholarships to help individuals earn Save the Date certifications and degrees in their field of work as well as acquire training to learn new skills. It is the mission of WGCEF to support education in May 1 - Middle Park Fair & Rodeo hosts the community and the Foundation recognizes that education has many Kentucky Derby Party different faces. The Foundation does require the education be part of a formalized August 7 - Tracy Byrd Concert hosted by the Middle program, but that program can be in the form of classroom teaching, online Park Fair & Rodeo classes, or in field training programs. August 28 - Diamond Rio Concert hosted by the For more information, or to obtain an application, please contact Larry Kremmling Chamber Banman at [email protected] or by mail at WGCEF, PO Box 1542, Kremmling, CO 80459 The deadline for submission of scholarship applications is Friday, April 2, 2021.

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