Hotchkiss News

The North Fork Pool Park and Recreation District completed their public meetings held Nov.

This Saturday, Nov. 21, at Memorial Hall in Hotchkiss, Hotchkiss United Methodist Peace Circle Womena s group will present a silent auction.

For the 10 months of 2009, the Delta County Sheriffa s Department has responded to 373 calls for service in a oethe Orchard City area,a made 24 arrests in connection with those calls, and handled an additional 49 traffic offences.

What a difference two days make. The Paonia Town Council met on Tuesday, Nov. 10 with the trustees voting to table a moratorium on medical marijuana dispensaries within town limits.

In a room filled with families and friends, Delta County 4-H members and leaders were in the spotlight during the annual achievement banquet, held Saturday, Nov.

Kenneth a oeBucka Donathan and Dorothy Vaughn were married Nov. 14, 1959, in Eckert.

Preschoolers at the Hotchkiss Montessori Community School will soon be able to swing, slide and play on a new playground, built just for them, thanks to a few grants and lots of work by parents.

Last month the North Fork Pool, Park and Recreation District initiated the first steps for completing a district-wide recreation master plan.

After two encounters with law enforcement authorities last week, Rory Rundle, 49, of Crawford is being held in jail on a $60,000 bond.

The school district's newly formed Budget Task Force met Tuesday, Oct. 27, to consider ideas to reduce the school district's budget by $2 million.

The death of a Delta County resident has been attributed to H1N1 flu virus, county public health officer Bonnie reported Monday.

Last summer I helped my friend Marliee Gilman slaughter and process about 24 fat ducks.

A medical marijuana dispensary which opened in Delta near the intersection of Highways 50 and 92 has Delta Police Department Chief Robert Thomas scrambling to protect both the new business and the com [ ... ] Delta The North Fork Community Montessori School will host its i rst annual Pumpkin Festival on Saturday, Oct.

Accreditation provides a process for the State Board of Education to fulfill its constitutional responsibility for supervising the public schools of the state.

I have noted with interest the letters to the editor and the debate surrounding the Hidden Gems Wilderness proposal.

A graveside funeral service was held Oct. 17 at Riverside Cemetery in Hotchkiss.

Ita s been a waiting game for the community and ambulance service volunteers since an Aug.

The combination of declining enrollment and decreasing funding from the state loom large in the minds of school board candidates, all of whom put budget concerns at the top of the list of issues facing Delta County Joint School District #50. Five candidates are seeking three seats on the school board.

Hotchkiss photographer Robert G. Kearney took this unique fall scenic shot at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct.

With more than 135 pre-registered entries, and even more registering on the day of the race, the i rst AppleFest 5K Run and 2.5K Fitness Walk turned out to be a huge success.