Like us on Facebook! Visit us online at montrosemirror.com! Please Support our Advertisers! Fresh News forFRESH Busy NEWS People FOR BUSY-Weekly PEOPLE...WEEKLY on Mondays! ON MONDAYS! © Issue No. 259, Feb. 12 2018 SHE FOLLOWED HER DAD’S LEAD, NOW www.montrosecounty.net KATIE SICKLES IS LEADING OURAY INTO THE FUTURE By Carole Ann McKelvey www.voahealthservices.org Mirror Feature Writer OURAY – On Monday, Feb. 5, during the Ouray City Council meeting, Kathleen “Katie” Ann Sickles was officially voted in as the Ouray City Administrator, after working since last November as the interim city administrator, with a salary of $98,975. Sickles had previously been town administrator for her home www.tristategt.org town of Cedaredge, resigning that position last No- vember when she took the interim position in Ouray. As a teen, Sickles worked at her father's business in Cedaredge, McDermith and Schuster Consulting Engineers (he was the Schuster) during her high New Ouray City Manager Katie Sickles sits in her office school years, summers and free Continued pg 13 on the 3rd day of her job. (Photo by Michael Lawton). www.alpinebank.com WITH A PACKED HOUSE, MONTROSE BOCC TALKS SAFETY WITH CDOT DURING ANNUAL VISIT By Caitlin Switzer www.smpa.com MONTROSE- The Montrose Board of County Com- missioners (BOCC) met twice last week, convening for a special meeting on Monday, Feb. 5 and for a regular meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 7. SPECIAL MEETING: On Monday, Feb. 5, Commis- sioners met for a brief special meeting, to consid- er the possible reappointment/appointment of www.dmea.com two members to the Western Region Emergency Trauma Advisory Council (Western RETAC). One of the open seats is for a two-year term, expiring Jan. 31, 2020; the other open seat is for a four- year term that expires Jan. 31, 2022. According to County Manager Ken Norris, four www.scottsprinting.com individuals had indicated interest and had been interviewed for the open seats; Doris Van Ness, Allen Hughes, Jeff Stephens and Scott Fitzgerald. Commissioners appointed Stevens to the two-year Montrose County resident and retired law enforce- term, and Fitzgerald to the four-year term. ment professional Nancy Medlock spoke at the BOCC With no further business, the meeting was ad- www.montrosehospital.com meeting Feb. 7; “...I recently lost three brothers to journed. violence in this state,” Medlock said. Mirror staff pho- REGULAR MEETING: With a packed house in to. Continued pg 8 in this Gail Marvel’s ABC Club Students Art Goodtimes’ A Fresh Point of Rob Brethouwer on issue Answering the Call series! of the Month! Up Bear Creek! View, from MHS! classical music! www.montrosedowntown.com The Montrose Mirror | February 12, 2018 Page 2 ANSWERING THE CALL: MONTROSE HIGH SCHOOL SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER TREVIS BOOTH By Gail Marvel An instructor for Active MONTROSE-School Resource Officer Shooter and Workplace Trevis Booth has 21 years of law enforce- Violence Booth said, ment experience; five and a half years “Basically, we instruct all with the Montrose County Sheriff’s Office the schools about active and 16 years with the Montrose Police shooters events. We teach Department (MPD). Run, Hide and Fight.” Booth Booth, who was born and raised in Nor- goes into the community to wood, graduated from Norwood High train businesses, churches, School in 1991. He was introduced to a non-profits and government law enforcement career when his uncle, a entities, “We do it at no former Montrose County Under Sheriff, cost. We want everyone in recommended he apply for the position as our city to be up to date on jailer. the best options to survive A School Resource Officer is not an em- an active shooter and work- ployee of the school district, but rather is place violence situation.” MHS School Resource Officer Trevis Booth. a police officer assigned to schools. Booth Booth is also a member of Courtesy photo. is primarily assigned to Montrose High SWAT and Crime Prevention School (MHS); however, he is on call for Through Environmental Design (CPTED), a You can’t be as forceful. You change your Johnson or Pomona Elementary Schools program that evaluates for safety. vocabulary and tone so it’s not so harsh. when there is a need and where he main- When asked about the most stressful There are 1,230 kids at MHS and about 98 tains a drop-in presence. “My duties at part of his job Booth said, “That’s a tough percent are great kids. On a daily basis I the schools are no different than crime on question. In law enforcement one day it’s probably deal with two - three percent. I the street — domestic violence, sex as- hunky-dory and the next day you’re up to don’t like to say people are bad. I feel peo- sault, disorderly conduct, bullying. Any- your ears in stuff. You put on a vest when ple are good in nature, but they make bad thing that happens on the street happens you walk out the door and you know you choices. I want to see kids succeed.” in schools. In schools there is a lot of dis- could be killed, shot or maimed. But you Booth has not used CPR, but he has used orderly conduct and bullying.” Occasional- don’t let that stress get to you, if it did I lifesaving skills when talking to suicidal ly Booth is called upon to teach classes would have been out of law enforcement students, “I’ve been able to get students such as the PD’s role in government, long ago. I’m very religious [LDS] and my help when they didn’t feel they could talk search and seizure, gun safety, drugs, Bike faith helps me process the stressors that to a counselor.” Rodeo and Stranger Danger. “If there is a come with law enforcement.” Away from law enforcement Booth and problem with stealing in an elementary Being a resource officer is not for every his family like outdoor activities (camping, school a teacher might ask me to give a officer, “I enjoy working with kids, but it’s hunting).“ I’m an avid fly fisherman and I class on theft and the consequences.” a different mindset from a street officer. even tie my own flies.” All original content material is protected by copyright. No reprints without permission.© Publisher: Caitlin Switzer, Weekly pre-share Circulation 10,400+ Note: Opinion/Editorial letters & Commentary do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Mirror owners or contributors. We do welcome all points of view and encourage contributions. 970-275-0646 www.montrosemirror.com [email protected] The Montrose Mirror | February 12, 2018 Page 3 The Montrose Mirror | February 12, 2018 Page 4 A FRESH POINT OF VIEW: FROM THE HALLWAYS OF MHS HIGH SCHOOL RELATIONSHIPS OFTEN GO BOGUS ON VALENTINES DAY The day of (public displays of affection), LOVE is in Valentine's Day is also one of the more love always the air, and by LOVE I mean people throw- hated holidays, throwing relationships changes the ing off their unmentionables while using into the faces of single people who don’t atmosphere their homework to hide the spicy stuff have anyone to celebrate that day with. around the going on under the desk. Which probably makes them even sadder. school. It’s usually common to see students play- High school relationships often go bogus Guys going ing tonsil hockey in the halls, but I am on Valentines Day, ranging from overly Jack Switzer, MHS from being more than sure on Valentines day I won’t affectionate in the middle of the class- freshman. kind and be able to get five feet without seeing room to just spending school time to ap- friendly to sad blobs, shedding tears onto something that I can’t erase from my preciate each other. the desks because they don’t have a ma- memory. Gross. Teachers come to school ready to throw te. There are also the poor souls who don’t down with the students, and kids run to Couples pair off just so they aren’t alone, have anybody to play tonsil hockey with, the back of the library to cry and re-read even if they’ll break up in three and who have to resort to sitting in a pud- twilight while listening to the saddest 21 days. Teachers practically go into full dle of tears instead. The world filled with pilots songs. wrestler mode because teenagers usually pink turns blue, a day that’s supposed to Some actually feel indifferent, and just are out of control on days even remotely be for loving people, but having nobody to do their schoolwork and get the day over close to holidays. love, I can understand why someone with, not wanting to deal with the couples Don’t even get me started on the PDA’s would feel awful about that. Which is why glued to each other in the hallways. The Montrose Mirror | February 12, 2018 Page 5 OPINION/EDITORIAL: LETTERS THANK YOU TO UNDERSHERIFF ADAM MURDIE AND ROBBIE MURDIE FOR HELPING WEST END FAMILY LINK CENTER Editor: When Undersheriff Adam Murdie and wife, Robbie, learned the West End Family Link Center in Nucla was in need of food items, cleaning supplies, hygiene items, coats and warm clothing a few months ago, they coordinated efforts with T.J. and Jack at Nucla and Paradox Fire, a drop point for Christmas gifts for the West end Montrose Sheriff’s Posse toy drive. They wound up taking a large load of toys and gifts for the toy drive as well many loads of essential family items and food and clothing.