Page 2 GRAND GAZETTE May 27, 2021 WWW.GRANDGAZETTE.NET courtesy photo Grand River Ranch Employees came together once again to perform their annual highway cleanup project. This year’s crew consisted of (L to R) Carol Culbreath, JoAnna Heeney, Melisa Sherman, Serenity Williamson, Carly Reynolds, Kelley Rice, and Randy Taussig (not pictured). The crew once again collected over 60 bags of garbage from along Highway 40, making Kremmling more than just Grand. photo by Kim Cameron Hot Diggity Dog! FAITH NOTES Lindsey Hester serves a hot dog to her fi rst customer, Dave Skinner (above), after setting up her delicious fare in front of O’Reilly’s in Kremmling last Kremmling Gore Range Baptist Church: week. Community Church Pastor Allen will host a Sunday & The Gathering service via Facebook Live at 10am. Hester’s new business, the Hot Dog Lady, takes over where Gina and Marty Sunday worship gatherings Find this and other resources on Schroeder left off when they retired from Geenie’s Weenies last fall.. She will be held at 10am and 5pm. Facebook at Gore Range Baptist will continue with all the best-loved specialty dogs, like the Reuben, so stop Weekly emails provide updates, Church. -- Take note that services by for a taste of summer! ongoing opportunities, and Stirring are telecast via the private Facebook Group news. For more information group and not the Church’s main Marty (below) was present for an offi cial changing of the guard, showing or to sign up for email contact, go to page. Go to https://www.facebook. his support for Kremmling’s newest entrepreneur. 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 Flocknote at GrandCatholic.com. 2 3 6 1 5 9 4 8 7 4 1 7 8 3 2 5 9 6 9 8 5 6 4 7 3 2 1 Moose is looking for his BFF 6 5 2 4 7 3 8 1 9 1 7 4 5 9 8 6 3 2 3 9 8 2 1 6 7 4 5 Hi there. 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And it is that reward that “I am so grateful for the many motivated Mrs. Janssen to opportunities I have had at West pursue her teacher’s certification Grand and for the friendships I through Regis University and, have developed with current and eventually, a master’s degree with former WGSD staff members,” a concentration in curriculum expressed Mrs. Janssen in from Adams State University. her letter of resignation. Since 1986, Mrs. Janssen would But Mrs. Janssen is ready to work at WGES as a volunteer, move onto her next adventure, student teacher, substitute teacher, devoting herself to her many varied paraprofessional, and classroom interests, such as sewing, jewelry teacher. She spent most of her career making, camping, and learning in the fourth-grade classroom. more about her family history- And she most recently served -committing more time to her as the Title I reading teacher. participation in the Grand County In each of those roles, Mrs. Lodge of the Sons of Norway. Janssen has worked to continue She looks forward to finishing inspiring a love of learning and some home redecorating and, of discovery in her students. course, she is looking forward She remembers the first day of to “spoiling her grandchildren,” school in 2017 as being particularly who now live just down the memorable, as it fell on the date of street from her in Kremmling. a total and near-total eclipse visible “I already know I will miss from much of North America. the students,” Mrs. Janssen Kremmling fell in the deep umbrage, confirms. And when asked if not total descent of the eclipse, and what she will miss the most, she photo by Marissa Lorenz Mrs. Janssen had organized a whole responds without hesitation: “The Mrs. Jane Janssen was awarded a plaque for Excellence in Education at program of activities for students. expression on a kid’s face when Tuesday’s Special Meeting of the West Grand Schools Board of Education. She “It was so much fun to prepare!” they finally “get it”--it is gold. was presented with a plaque and a bright bouquet of fl owers by K-8 Principal she still says excitedly. “It brought It is platinum. It is priceless.” Mr. Jack Daly. Mrs. Janssen’s last day as a classroom teacher will be next Mrs. Janssen was recognized week. me back to my science background, and it was great to get the students with an award of Excellence in excited about what they’d be seeing. Education at this week’s special by Marissa Lorenz School of Nuclear Medicine --It was the greatest umbrage I’ve meeting of the West Grand Technology. It was there that she ever seen. It was amazing!” Schools Board of Education and American historian Henry met her now-husband, Larry. Mrs. Janssen already knows that will be celebrated, along with Adams once said, “A teacher affects The couple were married in Estes the next total eclipse to reach the fellow retiree Laura Gore, at a eternity; [she] can never tell where Park, a trip that would fortuitously area will be in 2045. She says that reception on Tuesday, June 1, at [her] influence stops,” and the lead to their relocating to she has made her two grandchildren 4:30 in the District Boardroom sentiment could not be more true Kremmling a short four-months later promise to take her to Summit and Elementary Field. than when teachers have impacted to establish their family and their County from where there will be The community is invited to generations of students, such as shared life. Mrs. Janssen became the best and nearest viewing. the reception in order to pass on West Grand’s Jane Janssen. involved in teaching at her church In August of last year, Mrs. best wishes to both teachers. Mrs. Janssen was born and and volunteering at West Grand Janssen received her 25-year raised in Boise, Idaho. She studied Elementary School (WGES) when teacher’s pin from West Grand, science and physics at the University her son entered as a kindergartner. though she has spent the better of Idaho and, upon graduating, She explains that she was part of 35 years in the school. came to Colorado to attend the drawn to elementary-age children SURGERY & INJURY RECOVERY Sheldon J Hufford WORKER'S COMP ACCEPTED Horseshoeing SERVING GRAND COUNTY AND SURROUNDING AREAS sjhuff[email protected] MichelleMichelle Licha-OrosLicha-Oros 970-509-0348 MEDICALMEDICAL MASSAGEMASSAGE THERAPYTHERAPY Kremmling 765-426-8029 MANUALMANUAL LYMPHATICLYMPHATIC DRAINAGEDRAINAGE Water Temp 57 Inflow 150.... Out Flow 50 Pike Trapping continues . Thanks Page 4 GRAND GAZETTE May 27, 2021 WWW.GRANDGAZETTE.NET Wolford Report Schroetlin elected to help lead Sheriffs’ Association courtesy photo Grand County Sheriff Brett Schroetlin joins other leaders of the Western States Sheriffs’ Association. (l to r) Sergeant at Arms Ray Del Bosque, Treasurer Gary Bettencourt, Secretary Cory Helton, Vice President by Hannah Zagone Schroetlin, President Leo Dutton, Immediate Past President Fred Lamphere, and Executive Director Jim Pond. That’s a keeper! Terry Ballard shows her big brown trout. She caught it in her fishing boat with her husband, Jack mid-morning on Saturday. She This past week Grand County the relationship with our federal land Sheriff Brett Schroetlin was management agencies, address policy said that she was using small orange pop gear and orange Earnie’s. This and procedural matters, develop week there was one reported pike catch. This week, nobody had luck with honored to attend the Western States Sheriffs’ Association (WSSA) annual guidelines to promote uniformity in bobber fishing. We have had suggestions that rooster tails and spinners conference in Reno, Nevada. Sheriff matters that are important to Sheriffs have been great for on shore fishing.