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The hike in revenue also comes from anon-departmental increase of about$100,000, ear-marked for city staff salaryincrease and a grant for $62,000 in the po-lice department to fund a city police officer.

The city has planned for a 3 percent em-ployee raise for the 2012 year. According toKelty, the City of Rifle staff hasn’t had araise since 2008. However, the amount ofsalary increase, which city council has ten-tatively ear-marked $116,019 for employeesalary increases, would not be distributeduntil — and unless — council approved theraises after the mid-year financial review iscompleted next summer. Kelty said the fi-nancial picture would need to improve pri-or to any salary adjustments.

“The raise in salary likely won’t be deliv-ered until the middle of next year, if at all,”Kelty said. “It really depends on next year’srevenue figures, and if the city doesn’t needthe money for something else.”

If the planning grants and $116, 019 non-departmental ear-marked funds are not con-sidered, the city’s budget would look verysimilar to the 2011 general fund budget.

Kelty said the major reductions in rev-enue come from any cost related to devel-opment. With the construction industrydrying up throughout the region so has theamount of revenues the city has receivedthrough building permits.

In addition, the Downtown DevelopmentFund is down nearly $9,000 in property taxrevenue from 2011 as property taxes aredown nearly 23 percent, according to Kelty.The general property tax for the city in2011 was at $831,729 — down to a project-ed $653,814 in property taxes for 2012.

Garfield County also gave less to Riflethrough its annual allotment for countyroad and bridge maintenance.

This week, budget workshops center onthe city water and wastewater treatmentfunds. Hier said the city may need to builda new water treatment plant in the next twoyears. If so, the city would need to decidedhow to fund the annual debt service of con-structing a new water plant that could costanywhere between $26 million and $31million.

Hier said although the overall projectedbudget isn’t the wealth it was in 2008, thecity can still manage its costs without toomuch struggle or using reserve funds.

“We can certainly operate at this level,”Hier said. “There are some signs of im-provement, but we’re still going to tightenour belt.”

The city council is slated to approve the2012 budget on Wednesday, Dec. 7. Nextsummer, the city will review the adopted2012 budget, report findings and adjustnumbers as needed.

For more information on the current draftof the City of Rifle 2012 budget, visitwww.rifleco.org.

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Thank you! For your Work at the Rifle Rest Area

Alex GibooAlexander JarrettBarbara Brines

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Christian DusoldChuck CudeDoug FosterDoug Palmer

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Wednesday, Nov. 2, 6 p.m. - Pub-lic hearing, City Hall

Wednesday, Nov. 16, 6 p.m. - Pub-lic hearing, City Hall

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< FOUR-DAY WEEK, PAGE 1calendar for the 2012-13 school year at itsApril 24 meeting. A final decision on the cal-endar is slated for the May 8 meeting.

The move to a four-day week is aimed attrimming an estimated $500,000 per yearfrom the district’s budget. It’s part of anoverall effort to cut another $1.8 million inspending next year in anticipation of morestate budget cuts for K-12 education.

In early April, Re-2 administrators issuedresponses to some frequently asked ques-tions regarding the four-day week decision.The FAQ document is also posted on thedistrict website.

“The concept of a four-day school weekhas come up each of the last four years thatwe have been in budget cutting conversa-tions,” according to the statement put out bythe district.

“Until recently, it was much smaller dis-tricts that have been successful in imple-menting the four-day week,” it explains.“With school districts like Pueblo and Sali-da adopting the four-day school week … ithas illustrated that larger districts can makethis transition while maintaining theintegrity of the academic day and maximiz-ing cost savings.”

For Re-2, those savings would comethrough a reduction in costs for studenttransportation, food services, use of substi-tute teachers, utilities, and a reduction inhours for other nonteaching staff.

Other questions addressed by the districtin the FAQ include:

Will the school day get longer?In order to maintain state-mandated

contact hours, the school day will likely runfrom 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. A few extra days willalso need to be added onto the end of thecalendar, Hamilton said.

How much money does Garfield Re-2need to cut?

Over the past three years, Garfield Re-2has cut nearly $3 million from its budget inresponse to state budget cuts. For 2012-13,the district is looking at cutting another $1.8million.

“This is because we expect continuedcuts from the state of Colorado, and we donot want to be back at the table again in2013-14 to make additional cuts,” accordingto the statement. “We want to look forwardand project two years’ worth of cuts for the2012-13 school year.”

Doesn’t the district have a big savings account to spend from?

Garfield Re-2 does have about $12.8 mil-lion in fund balance that the district candraw from. The school board is currentlycommitted to spending $2 million in fundbalance over the next two years to help off-set the budget shortfalls. The district plans

to spend a total of $4 million over the nextfour years, bringing the fund balance downto about $8 million.

“That is the level that our bond ratingagencies feel comfortable with, and willallow us to meet our cash flow obligations,”according to the district.

Why such a large fund balance?First, the school board wants to stay away

from borrowing money from the state’s no-interest loan program. Many school dis-tricts, including Roaring Fork Re-1, takeadvantage of that program, because prop-erty taxes come in only twice a year andexpenses are year-round. Garfield Re-2instead spends down its fund balance by $6million to $7 million in between propertytax payments.

The no-interest loan program has comeunder fire politically, and may not be avail-able in the future.

“The fund balance allows us to meet ourfinancial obligations without having to bor-row from the state in the lean times of theyear,” according to the FAQ statement.

Second, Garfield Re-2 has a higher bondrating because of the fund balance.

“This means that when we pass bonds tofund school construction, the district getsthe best rates possible,” the district explains.“That in turn saves the taxpayers money.”

Finally, by maintaining a reserve, it allowsthe school district flexibility to care for emer-gency matters that are not budgeted for.

State budget picture

Recently, the Colorado Legislature’s JointBudget Committee announced it was rec-ommending an additional $57.2 million forK-12 education funding.

For Garfield Re-2, that would meanapproximately $500,000 to $600,000 infunding for 2012-13 that it did not receivethis year.

However, Hamilton explained that theColorado Department of Educationremains unsure if that money will be specif-ically earmarked, placed into the SchoolFinance Act funding equation, or if it willmaterialize at all.

The Legislature also continues to debatethe reinstatement of the Colorado Home-stead Act, which provides a property taxreduction for senior citizens. If the Home-stead Act is reinstated, the funding for thatwould likely come from the K-12 allocationthat the JBC made earlier.

“The state continues to tell school dis-tricts to expect budget cuts through 2014-15,” Hamilton said. “Even though the statecontinues to try and find additional fund-ing, there are always competing interests forthose funds.”

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ment and Garfield County Sheriff ’sDepartment reports the following inci-dents and arrests. Summonses or arrestsmerely indicate an accusation, and thedefendant is presumed innocent unlessfound guilty in court.

Warrant arrest: Deputies contacted avehicle on County Road 311 for a trafficviolation on April 27 at 9:29 p.m. Thedriver, Bruce Lyle Baker, 54, of Vernal,Utah, was taken into custody on an out-standing warrant and taken to jail.

Criminal mischief: Deputieslearned that several juveniles hadallegedly caused less than $500 in dam-age in the 800 block of Battlement Park-way in Battlement Mesa on April 29 at10:04 p.m. Two of the juveniles werelocated and released to their parentswith a summons. The investigationcontinues.

Theft: Deputies responded to a theft ofconstruction equipment and tools onHays Gulch Road, near Parachute, onApril 30 at 12:48 a.m.

DUI: A deputy stopped a vehicle out-side of Silt for weaving on April 30 at 1:14a.m. The driver, Michael Shane McCrary,38, of Silt, was allegedly intoxicated andwas issued a summons for suspicion ofDUI and having an open alcoholic con-tainer in a motor vehicle.

Speeding, warrant arrest: Deputiesstopped a vehicle for speeding on April30 at 6:23 p.m. in the Rulison area andlearned the driver, Tasha Gallegos, 19, of

Glenwood Springs, had a warrant. Shewas arrested and taken to jail.

Vandalism: Deputies took a report ofvandalized windows at a residence onCounty Road 331, outside Silt, on May 1at 2:50 p.m. The case is closed due to alack of leads.

Lost property: Deputies responded toa lost property call at 240 Main St. in Silton May 1 at 3:40 p.m. and learned $350was lost over the weekend.

Traffic violations: Deputies stopped avehicle near Tamarisk and Black HawkTrails in the Battlement Mesa area onMay 2 at 3:49 a.m. and arrested DanielRaymond Emert, 42, of Parachute, forallegedly driving with a revoked licenseand as a habitual traffic offender.

Dogs at large: A deputy found twodogs running at large on I-70 near Silt onMay 3 at 9:12 a.m. The owner, Alicia Wor-ton, 25, of Silt, was issued a summons forallowing the dogs to run at large andwithout licenses.

Minor in possession: Deputies issueda juvenile female a summons for minorin possession of alcohol outside Para-chute on May 6 at 11:22 p.m.

Assault arrest: A deputy responded toa report of a domestic violence incidentoutside of Silt on May 6 at 5:19 p.m. JohnDaniel Doyle, 34, of Rifle, was arrested onsuspicion of third degree assault.

Criminal mischief: Deputies respond-ed to a criminal mischief call on May 7 at7:36 a.m. in the 800 block of West Battle-ment Parkway in Battlement Mesa. Thevictim reported his pickup was keyed.

ing is a “very green way to deal with thesolid wastes you get from wastewatertreatment.”

Lonergan said samples were taken atthe Rifle site on May 3, from both thetreatment plant and composting facility.

“We want to make sure the odors arenot coming from the plant,” since it is thecity’s responsibility, he added.

Each sample was sent to ALS-Kelso,previously Columbia Analytical ServicesInc., for analysis.

A city certificate of designation definesthe operation of the 10-acre site. It canaccept up to 11,000 cubic yards of biosolidsfrom the city’s nearby plant, septage, ani-mal bedding and manure and portable toi-let wastes. Other acceptable materials arewood and yard wastes, paper, cardboardand food wastes. The materials are mixedin specific piles on the site, with heavyequipment used to aerate the material andhelp the composting process.

The Colorado Department of PublicHealth and Environment found severalconcerns with Duke’s operation during acompliance assistance inspection onApril 11. Some had to do with paper-work, but inspectors noted odor com-plaints were not adequately addressedwithin seven days, as the certificaterequires. Other concerns focused onstormwater drainage and pad liner per-meability to protect groundwater

sources. Duke has expressed strongremorse for the odor problems.

Lonergan said he spoke with Dukeabout his operation and said the opera-tor is complying with federal regulationsregarding the control of pathogens asso-ciate with composting.

“We want to see if there’s a way we canfurther reduce the odors,” Lonergan said.“The samples will look for about 20 com-pounds that produce odors.”

The goal is to find long-term solutions,he added, and pointed out that Duke hasended accepting food and grease waste atthe composting site, two common odorsources. Duke has also installed low pres-sure misters around the entire fence lineof the site. The misters spray an organicsolution used by hospitals to help reduceodors, he said. Atomizer fans were alsoplaced within the site and misters sit ontop of the compost piles as well.

“It’s in everyone’s best interests to min-imize the odors, so the city can continueto save some money” by turning its solidwaste over to the adjacent compostingfacility, Lonergan added.

He expected to have the sample resultsby May 18, then submit a final report tothe city in three or four weeks.

“There’s no absolute guarantee therewill never be odors coming from the plantor the composting,” Lonergan said. “Butwe can take steps to minimize them.”

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and Garfield County Sheriff’s Departmentreports the following incidents and arrests.Summonses or arrests merely indicate anaccusation, and the defendant is presumedinnocent unless found guilty in court.

Pot possession: Police received a reportof two juvenile males at Rifle High Schoolwith marijuana paraphernalia on May 1 at8:33 a.m. Both were issued summonses forpossession of marijuana and parapherna-lia. They were released to their parents.

Stolen bike: Police received a report ofa stolen bicycle from the 200 block of EastAvenue on May 1 at 6:28 p.m.

Burglary: Police took a report of a bur-glary and stolen money from a residenceat 200 W. 20th St. on May 1 at 10:32 p.m.

Warrant arrest: Police responded to apossible disturbance at a bar in the 300block of Railroad Avenue on May 2 at 7:23p.m. Officers contacted Michael AnthonyDuran, 30, of Denver, who was not report-ed to be involved in the disturbance.Duran was found to have an outstandingwarrant, was arrested and taken to jail.

Theft: Officers took a report of theft inthe 300 block of Columbine Drive on May3 at 2:28 p.m. Officers are investigating.

Burglary: Police learned of a burglary ata residence in the 1100 block of West 26thStreet on May 3 at 5:05 p.m. in whichappliances were stolen. The case is underinvestigation.

Warrant arrest: Police contacted Shas-ta Girouard, 30, of Rifle, who was known tohave two outstanding warrants on May 3 at9:24 p.m. She was arrested and taken to jail.

Warrant arrest: Police arrested MichaelPatrick O’Malley, 26, of Reno Valley, Calif.,on May 3 at 10:23 p.m. for a parole viola-tion warrant. He was taken to jail.

Warrant arrest: Police responded tothe probation office on May 4 at 10:19 a.m.to arrest a man with an outstanding war-rant. Earle Wesley Deare II, 29, of Para-chute, was arrested and taken to jail.

Criminal Mischief: Officers responded tothe 700 block of West 24th Street on May 5 at4:02 p.m. for a report of criminal mischief inwhich a residential window was broken.

Theft: Police responded to a business inthe 400 block of Railroad Avenue on May5 at 4:15 p.m. Charissa Cortez, 32, of NewCastle, was arrested on suspicion of theftand taken to jail.

Criminal mischief: Police responded tothe 300 block of West Fifth Street on May 5at 7:07 p.m. to take a criminal mischiefcomplaint. A window was broken out of avehicle.

Warrant arrest: Officers contacted twopeople in the 900 block of Railroad

Avenue on May 5 at 11:18 p.m. for a distur-bance. Richard Haugen, 32, of Rifle, wasfound to have an arrest warrant. He wasarrested and taken to jail.

Vicious animal, dog at large: Animalcontrol responded to a dog bite injury in theCottonwood Springs Mobile home park,27653 U.S. Highway 6, on May 5 at 6:27 a.m.The dog’s owner, Maribel Montoya Perez,38, of Rifle, was issued a summons for hav-ing a dog at large and vicious animal. Thevictim treated his injuries at home.

Gas theft: On May 6 at 10:49 a.m., policetook a report of the theft of fuel from Kumand Go, 120 E. First St.

Criminal mischief: Police received areport on May 6 at 6:53 p.m. that a vehiclewas damaged while it was parked in the100 block of Railroad Avenue.

Order violation: Officers responded to750 W. 24th St. on May 6 at 10:19 p.m. for areport of harassment. Officers contactedMatt Archambault, 38, of Rifle, who wasarrested on suspicion of violation of twoprotection orders by consuming alcohol.Archambault was taken to jail.

Criminal mischief: On May 7 at 7:01a.m., police investigated a vehicle inwhich a window was broken while it wasparked in the 800 block of Access Road.

Attempted vehicle theft: On May 7 at10:20 a.m., police took a report of anattempted vehicle theft from the 1400block of Access Road.

Warrant arrest: Officers responded tothe probation office, 200 E. 18th St. in Rifleon May 8 at 11:28 a.m. to arrest MichaelLeroy Vanderpol, 58, of Rifle, for an activewarrant and suspicion of violation of arestraining order by consumption of alco-holic beverage. Vanderpol was taken to jail.

Warrant arrest: Police contacted Der-rik Gage Smith, 24, of Rifle, on May 8 at11:03 p.m. in the 2400 block of WestAvenue. Smith had four active warrantsand was taken to jail.

Drug charges: A deputy contacted avehicle outside Parachute at milemarker75.5 on I-70 on May 8 at 12:57 a.m. forspeeding. The driver, Floyd EdwardHamilton, 22, of Denver, was allegedlyfound to be in possession of suspectedheroin and marijuana. He was arrestedand taken to jail.

Assault: On May 9 at 1:11 a.m., officersallegedly saw Phillip Owen Chipps, 32, ofWausaukve, Wis., assault another man atthe Garfield County Fairgrounds. Chippswas arrested and taken to jail on suspicionof third degree assault and obstruction of apeace officer. The victim was taken to GrandRiver Hospital for medical treatment.

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The hot, dry, windy weather of the lastmonth or so has heightened the aware-ness of fire danger on Colorado’s WesternSlope and elsewhere.

As provided in the Rifle MunicipalCode, open burning fires, whichincludes the sale, possession and useof fireworks, is prohibited in the city ofRifle and Rifle Mountain Park fromMemorial Day to Labor Day each year.

Fireworks include almost all forms,including bottle rockets, Roman can-dles, firecrackers, fountains, spinnersand, yes, even sparklers.

Fire restrictions on Bureau of LandManagement lands in the Grand Junc-tion and Colorado River Valley fieldoffices begin today, May 24.

This includes BLM lands in Eagle,Garfield, Mesa and Pitkin counties.Some portions of southern RouttCounty and northern portions of Deltaand Montrose counties are also includ-ed within these BLM field officeboundaries and covered by theserestrictions.

Fire managers base decisions aboutfire restrictions on specific moisturemeasurements in vegetation. Theunusually dry spring has increased fire

danger to high levels at elevationsbelow 8,000 feet.

The BLM will enforce temporaryrestrictions of:• campfires are only allowed withindesignated fire grates in developedcampgrounds (i.e. a metal, in-groundcontainment structure — fire pans androck campfires rings are not accept-able)• no fires of any type including char-coal outside of developed areas• no smoking except within anenclosed vehicle or building, a devel-oped recreation site or in a barren areafree of vegetationno use of explosive materials• no welding or operation of an acety-lene or other similar torch with openflame• no operation of any internal combus-tion engine without a spark arrestingdevice properly installed and in work-ing order

Fireworks are always prohibited onBLM, National Forest and NationalPark Service lands.

For more information about firerestrictions in these areas, call theGrand Junction Field Office at (970)244-3000 or the Colorado River ValleyField Office at 876-9000.

Hot and dry weather leads tofire and fireworks restrictions

Editor’s note: The Rifle Police Depart-ment and Garfield County Sheriff’sDepartment reports the following incidentsand arrests. Summonses or arrests merelyindicate an accusation, and the defendantis presumed innocent unless found guilty incourt.

DUI: Police contacted Cody JamesLane, 22, of Rifle, on May 10 at 7:27 p.m. fordriving a vehicle with expired registrationalong West 26th Street. Lane was arrestedfor suspicion of DUI and having an opencontainer of alcohol in his vehicle.

Assaulting an officer: Police contacteda vehicle for a traffic violation in the 1200block of Railroad Avenue on May 10 at11:41 p.m. During the stop, Jerry DonaldDisney, 59, of Montpelier, Idaho, alleged-ly attempted to assault an officer. He waslater arrested on suspicion of resistingarrest, DUI, driving under revocation, witha defective tail lamp and on an outstand-ing warrant.

Dog at large: Animal control respondedto a citizen complaint of a dog at large onCounty Road 233 in the Rifle area on May10 at 12:38 a.m. The owner, Marie Lenock-er, 48, of Rifle, was issued a summons.

Vicious animal: Deputies responded toan animal complaint on May 10 at 10:50p.m. outside of New Castle on CountyRoad 335. The dog owner, Maria DelCocorro Sanchez, 42, of Silt, was issued asummons.

Domestic arrest: Deputies respondedto a call of domestic violence on May 10 at2:22 a.m. at 27653 U.S. Highway 6 andarrested Servando Alamos Corral, 37, of

Rifle, on suspicion of misdemeanor thirddegree assault. He was taken to jail.

Theft: Police responded to the 400block of West 2nd Street on May 11 at11:37 a.m. for a report of the theft of thebusiness’ signs. Following investigation,officers identified the suspects as TylerDanielson, 20, and Steven Madden, 21,both of Rifle, and issued them summons-es for suspicion of theft and criminal mis-chief.

Theft: On May 11 at 11:31 a.m., deputiestook a theft report at 5094 Stone QuarryRoad, outside the Battlement Mesa area.Fuel was allegedly stolen from two piecesof heavy equipment.

Harassment: Deputies responded to areport of an assault in progress at 27653U.S. Highway 6 on May 11 at 10:27 p.m. inthe Rifle area. After the investigation, ajuvenile was released on a summons forharassment and illegal possession or con-sumption of alcohol.

Domestic: Deputies responded to areport of domestic violence at 4544 Coun-ty Road 320 outside Rifle on May 12 at 2:17a.m. After investigation, John LelandGoure, 46, of Grand Junction, was takeninto custody on suspicion of third degreeassault and a violation of a protectionorder.

Pot summons: Deputies responded to ajuvenile complaint on Battlement Mesa onMay 14 at 6:48 a.m. A family alleged a 15-year-old juvenile provided marijuana tohis 12-year-old cousin. A report was taken.

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County Sheriff’s Department reports the following inci-dents and arrests. Summonses or arrests merely indicatean accusation, and the defendant is presumed innocentunless found guilty in court.

DUI: Officers contacted Brian Botner, 45, of Rifle, for atraffic violation on May 5 at 11:19 a.m. at the Willow Cir-cle and West 26th Street intersection. He was arrested onsuspicion of DUI and taken to jail.

Domestic Violence: Police learned of a domestic vio-lence incident on May 11 at 4:56 p.m. and took witnessstatements that resulted in the arrest of Jesus Chavez, 41,of Rifle, on suspicion of harassment. He was taken to jail.

Theft: On May 12 at 1:23 a.m., police took a report of astolen bicycle, valued at approximately $1,500, from the100 block of West Fifth Street. The incident remains underinvestigation.

DUI: Officers made a traffic stop in the 100 block of East12th Street on May 12 at 9:01 p.m. and arrested the driv-er, Enrique Yovanni Bedoy Cantero, 21, of Parachute, onsuspicion of DUI and other charges. He was taken to jail.

Minors in possession: While on patrol at the GarfieldCounty Fairgrounds, on May 12 at 9:23 p.m. officers con-tacted an adult man and two juveniles, ages 17 and 18,who appeared to be under the influence of alcohol. Bothjuveniles escaped custody and ran from the scene, butwere apprehended a short time later and issued citations.

DUI: Officers observed a vehicle traveling in the 2300block of White River Avenue with a defective tail lamp onMay 13 at 7 a.m. The driver, Enrique Villesenor-Ruiz, 35,of Rifle, was found to allegedly be driving while his abili-ty was impaired by alcohol and failed to provide validproof of insurance. He was arrested and taken to the RiflePolice Department, then released to a sober party.

DUI: Officers contacted Wesley Cherry, 25, of Rifle, fora traffic infraction on May 14 at 9:38 p.m. in the 1500 blockof Anvil View Avenue. He was arrested on suspicion ofDUI and later released on charges of DWAI, to a soberparty.

Criminal mischief: On May 15 at 11:12 a.m., policelearned of an incident of criminal mischief in which afence was damaged in the 1900 block of Howard Avenue.

Domestic arrest: Police responded to a possibledomestic disturbance in the parking lot at City Market,1320 Railroad Ave., on May 15 at 12:09 p.m. One man,Chad James Snyder, 39, of New Castle, ran from officersbut was apprehended after a brief foot chase. He wasarrested on suspicion of resisting arrest and for two arrestwarrants.

Fraud reports: Police took three fraud by checkreports from businesses in Rifle on May 16. One businesswas in the 2400 block of Railroad Avenue, another in the400 block of East Third Street and the third in the 1900block of Airport Road. The cases remain under investi-gation.

DUI, harassment: On May 18 at 10:05 p.m., policelearned of an alleged assault of a restaurant employee atSammy’s in the 400 block of Park Avenue and left thescene in a vehicle. The suspect, William Charles Reeves,67, of Rifle, was later arrested for suspicion of DUI andharassment and was taken to jail.

Criminal mischief: Police responded to a residence inthe 900 block of West 26th Street on May 19 at 9:29 a.m. totake a report of damage to the exterior of the residencewith paint.

Traffic arrest: Officers contacted Hugh Wilson Luark,40, of Rifle, for a traffic violation in the 1700 block of Rail-road Avenue on May 20 at 9:41 a.m. He was arrested fora warrant and on suspicion of driving under revocation,no proof of insurance and with expired tags.

Warrant arrest: Officers contacted Kevin JonathanBuechler, 20, of Englewood, in the 100 block of West 24thStreet on May 20 at 10:45 p.m. He was arrested and tak-en to jail for three Garfield County warrants.

Restraining order violation: Officers responded to adisturbance in the 800 block of South White River Avenueon May 21 at 1:19 a.m. and learned a man refused to leavea residence when asked. Officers contacted WilliamDavid Coddington, 33, of Pueblo West, in the area anddetermined he was the man involved. They also foundCoddington to allegedly be under the influence of alco-hol, in violation of a restraining order. Coddington wasarrested and taken to jail.

DUI: Officers found a man sleeping in an idling vehiclein the 100 block of West Fourth Street on May 21 at 3 a.m.Jedediah Robert Wilkes, 29, of Rifle, was arrested for sus-picion of DUI, open container, and other charges. He wastaken to jail.

Burglary: Officers responded to a home in the 300block of East First Street on May 21 at 4:10 p.m. for areport of burglary and stolen items. The case is underinvestigation.


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ment and Garfield County Sheriff’sDepartment reports the following incidentsand arrests. Summonses or arrests merelyindicate an accusation, and the defendantis presumed innocent unless found guilty incourt.

Wanted: Crime Stoppers of GarfieldCounty are looking for information lead-ing to the location and apprehension ofJason Ture Hendrickson, 38, of Battle-ment Mesa.

Hendrickson is 5 feet 8 inches tall,weighs approximately 170 pounds, hasblue eyes and blond hair with tattoos onhis wrist and arm. Hendrickson was lastseen in Grand Junction and is wanted forthree outstanding warrants, including fail-ure to register as a sex offender.

Information is also sought on thewhereabouts of Brandon Darin Jensen, 26,of De Beque.

Jensen is 5 feet 11 inches tall, weighsapproximately 180 pounds, has browneyes and brown hair with a tattoo on hisright arm of Chinese symbols. He hasbeen known to frequent the Silt and Rifleareas.

On June 7, Jensen fled the scene of atraffic stop and is wanted for several out-standing warrants, including suspicion ofpossession of methamphetamine, posses-sion of drug paraphernalia, speeding,eluding or attempting to elude a policeofficer and unlawful possession of a con-trolled substance.

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Theft: On May 30 at 3:22 p.m., deputiestook a report of fuel and tool theft in theGarden Gulch area.

Theft: On May 31 at 6:28 a.m., policereceived a report that a vehicle wasentered on Taughenbaugh Boulevard anditems were stolen.

Criminal mischief: Police received acall on May 31 at 9:09 a.m. of broken fencerailings along the bike path in the 2000block of White River Avenue.

Theft: Police responded to 1000 AirportRoad on June 1 at 3:50 p.m. for a report oftheft. A suspect has been identified, andthe incident remains under investigation.

Assault: Deputies learned of a 911hang-up on County Road 240 in the NewCastle area on June 1 at 1:20 a.m. andarrested Sheri Lafond, 50, on suspicion ofthird degree assault of another woman.Lafond was taken to jail.

Warrant arrest: Deputies contactedRicardo Ramon Espino, 32, of Parachute,while he was riding a bike at mile marker86.5 of I-70 on June 1 at 5:01 p.m. andfound he had two warrants for his arrestfrom Mesa and Garfield counties. He wastaken to jail.

DUI: Officers stopped a vehicle drivenby Larry Jason Spaulding, 31, of Rifle, fora traffic offense in the 2200 block ofWhite River Avenue on June 2 at 12:26a.m. Spaulding was arrested on suspi-cion of DUI and other charges. He wastaken to jail.

Disorderly conduct: Police respondedto a disturbance in the 300 block of Rail-road Avenue on June 2 at 2:04 a.m. andarrested Mitchell Saxton, 28, of Wyomingon suspicion of disorderly conduct andharassment. He was taken to jail.

Domestic violence: Officers respondedto 400 McCarron Court for a report of a

domestic violence disturbance on June 2at 5:03 p.m. and arrested Michael LeroyVanderpol, 59, of Rife on suspicion of vio-lating a protection order. He was taken tojail.

DUI: Deputies contacted a vehicle atNorthstar Trail and Stone Quarry Road inBattlement Mesa on June 2 at 2:40 a.m. fora traffic infraction. The driver, Ryan WayneShaw, 39, of Parachute, was arrested forthe suspicion of driving under the influ-ence of alcohol and taken to jail.

Barking dog: Deputies cited RichardoDuarte Jr., 28, of Rifle, for a barking dog onJune 2 at 4:23 a.m. at 2001 W. Second St.

DUI: Deputies contacted a vehicle onJune 2 at 5:58 p.m. on County Road300/Cardinal Way outside Parachute. Thedriver, Beth Elaine Brock, 55, of Para-chute, was arrested for suspicion of failingto stay in a single lane of traffic and driv-ing under the influence of alcohol. Shewas taken to jail.

DUI: Officers observed a vehicle fail tostop at a stop sign at White River Avenueand Centennial Parkway on June 3 at12:51 p.m. The driver, Matthew StevenAlsdorf, 30, of Glenwood Springs, wasallegedly found to be driving whileunder the influence of alcohol. Alsdorf’svehicle was impounded, and he was tak-en to jail.

Pot arrests: Police responded to JoycePark in the 500 block of West 24th Streeton a report of a fight in progress on June 3at 5:02 p.m. Jonathon Anthony Sanchez,18, and 16- and 17-year-old male juve-niles, all of Rifle, were arrested on suspi-cion of marijuana and other charges.

DUI: Officers stopped a vehicle for atraffic violation on June 3 at 11:26 p.m. andarrested the driver, Jonathan Bulow, 20, ofSanta Cruz, N.M., on suspicion of DUI andother charges. He was taken to jail.

DUI: A deputy contacted a vehicle thatfit the description of a REDDI alert on June3 at 1:47 p.m. along West Battlement Park-way and arrested Raul Frances King, 65, ofClifton, on suspicion of DUI and otherrelated charges.

Harassment: Deputies learned of adomestic disturbance on June 4 at 2:13a.m. at County Road 315 and I-70 outsideRifle and arrested Marlene Dean Hunter,30, of Avon, on suspicion of harassmentand domestic violence.

Criminal impersonation: Deputies ontraffic duty in the Rifle area stopped avehicle for expired registration June 4 at6:56 p.m. at mile marker 90 on I-70. Thedriver, Eduardo Garcia-Ruiz, 31, alleged-ly gave a false name. Further investigationshowed Garcia-Ruiz had a suspended dri-ver's status in Colorado. He was arrestedand taken to jail.

Dog at large: Deputies learned of a dogat large outside Rifle on June 6 at 12:39a.m., caught the dog and took it to DivideCreek Animal Hospital. The owner of thedog, Anna Rangel, 30, of Rifle, was issueda summons.

Bike theft: Deputies received a report ofa stolen bicycle on June 9 at 4:10 p.m. inBattlement Mesa.

DUI: Deputies contacted a vehicle out-side Rifle at the intersection of CountyRoads 221 and 223 for several trafficinfractions. On June 9 at 4:50 a.m. Thedriver, David Latimer Simons, 63, ofSpanish Fork, was arrested for drivingunder the influence of alcohol and takento jail.





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Accident: Police responded to a hitand run accident at the intersection ofAirport Road and Taughenbaugh Boule-vard on June 6 at 12:32 a.m. Arturo Anto-nio Cordova, 24, of Rifle, was issued asummons for failing to report the acci-dent, failing to remain on scene, carelessdriving and following too closely.

Warrant arrest: On June 6 at 2:58 p.m.,police responded to the probation officefor a warrant arrest. Jimmy Dean Truax,55, of Rifle, was arrested and taken to jail.

Theft: On June 6 at 4:41 p.m., policetook a report of theft from a business inthe 1500 block of Enterprise Court.

Warrant arrest: Police located Bran-don James Clouse, 33, of Rifle, in the 500block of Birch Court on June 6 at 11:08p.m. Clouse was known to have an activewarrant, was arrested and released onbond.

DUI: Police contacted Eli QuintanaMerfeld, 34, of Roundup, Mont., for atraffic violation on June 7 at 1:58 a.m. inthe 1800 block of Railroad Avenue. Hewas arrested on suspicion of DUI, DUIper se and drug and weapons violationsand was taken to jail.

Theft: On June 7 at 2:53 p.m., policereceived a report that an unlocked vehi-cle was entered and items stolen in the600 block of Mesa Avenue.

Menacing: On June 7 at 10:21 a.m.,police received a report that a man wasyelling obscenities at people on East Sev-enth Street and contacted Rickie AllanBurrows, 42, of Glenwood Springs, forsuspicion of disorderly conduct. He wasarrested on suspicion of child abuse,harassment and menacing and taken tojail.

Fight: On June 8 at 2:46 a.m., policelearned of an assault in the 800 block ofSouth White River Avenue. RaeleneClairmont, 27, of Rifle, and Sarah AnneOrms, 20, of Rifle, had allegedly been in afight. Both were issued summonses andreleased, and officers suspected Ormshad consumed alcohol, in violation of aprotection order. She was additionallycited for restraining order violation andminor in possession.

Theft arrest: Police received a reportof shoplifting at a business in the 1300block of Railroad Avenue on June 8 at8:40 a.m. Amy Renee Peacock, 39, ofRifle, was cited for theft.

Boat theft: On June 8 at 9:09 a.m.,police received a report of a stolen boatand trailer from a residence in the 300block of Tripp Drive.

Fight: Police received a report of twowomen fighting on June 8 at 9:59 a.m. inthe 100 block of East 11th Street. SkylerLynn Peters, 24, of Rifle, was arrested onsuspicion of third degree assault and tak-en to jail.

Theft: On June 9 at 1:34 p.m., policereceived a report of theft in the 900 blockof West 26th Street. The property wasentered and items were taken while theresidence was unoccupied.

Fight: Police responded to a report of afight at 1000 Railroad Ave. on June 9 at11:32 a.m. Mario Ivan Navarro, 22, ofRifle, was arrested and released on asummons for disorderly conduct.

Domestic violence: Police respondedto a domestic disturbance on June 10 at11:21 a.m. in which Krystal Nicole Turn-er, 26, of Rifle, allegedly threatened a manwith a weapon. A small child was presentand Turner was arrested and taken to jailon suspicion of domestic violence, crim-inal mischief, child abuse and menacing.

DUI: Police received a REDDI reporton June 10 at 5:46 p.m. and contacted thevehicle near the West Avenue and WestThird Street intersection. Jessica Rojero,18, of Rifle, was arrested and taken to jailon suspicion of false reporting, drivingunder revocation, DUI and minor in pos-session.

Domestic: Officers responded to the3100 block of Howard Avenue on June 10at 10:54 p.m. for a domestic disturbance.Christopher Cody Schultz, 28, of Rifle,was arrested for suspicion of harassment,criminal mischief and domestic violence.While being arrested, Schultz allegedlyresisted arrest and was charged accord-ingly. He was taken to jail.

Theft: On June 11 at 11 a.m., police tooka report of trespass in the 1900 block ofHoward Avenue. Several items werestolen from a vehicle and trailer. Many ofthe items were recovered in another juris-diction, and a suspect has been identified.

Found property: While investigating areport of trespass and criminal mischiefon June 11 at 1:58 p.m. in the 200 block ofWest 20th Street, officers saw propertybelieved to have been reported stolen.Under investigation.

Warrant arrest: Police arrested Kay-lyne Clark, 23, of Rifle, on an outstandingwarrant on June 11 at 2:15 p.m. She wastaken to jail.

Domestic: Police responded to the 800block of South White River Avenue onJune 11 at 5:16 p.m. on a report of adomestic disturbance. Andrea K. Eden,36, of Rifle, was arrested on suspicion ofdomestic violence and third degreeassault. She was taken to jail.

False report: A man told a sheriffs’deputy on June 12 at 10:40 p.m. he wasassaulted outside Glenwood Springs. Itturned out Juan Daniel Caranza Cornejo,19, of Parachute, made a false report andwas issued a summons.

DUI: Deputies responded to a report ofa REDDI vehicle outside Rifle on June 12at 1:50 a.m. The vehicle was located, andthe driver, Jimmie Dale Wood, 34, of Gyp-sum, allegedly showed signs of beingunder the influence. He was taken intocustody for suspicion of driving underthe influence and taken to jail.

Theft: On June 12 at 12:07 p.m., policetook a report of theft of license plates in the300 block of East Fourth Street. The plateswere recovered in another jurisdiction.

Chase, warrant arrest: Police attempt-ed to contact a man for suspicious activityin the 400 block of West 26th Street onJune 12 at 9:16 p.m. The man fled the areaon a bicycle, was again located and arrest-ed after a short foot chase. Chad JamesSnyder, 39, of New Castle, was arrested onoutstanding warrants and issued a sum-mons for obstruction.

Warrant arrest: Police contactedChristopher Russell Klinder, 44, of Rifle,for a traffic violation on June 14 at 12:30a.m. in Remmington Square on RailroadAvenue. He was arrested on an outstand-ing warrant.

Theft: Police responded to the 1200block of Railroad Avenue on June 14 at9:37 a.m. for a report of the theft of abicycle.


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Pot arrest: Police contacted a vehicle inthe parking lot of Centennial Park aftercurfew on June 15 at 1 a.m. Two 17-year-old juveniles were allegedly in violation ofcurfew and one was allegedly in posses-sion of marijuana and paraphernalia.Both were issued summons and releasedto parents.

Theft: Police responded to a report oftheft in the 900 block of East 17th Street onJune 15 at 4:23 a.m., where items werestolen from an unlocked vehicle.

Theft: Police took several reports ofitems stolen from vehicles on June 15 inthe 700 and 1000 blocks of East 17th Street,1200 block of Clarkson Avenue and 1500block of Beech Street.

Pot arrest: Police received a report ofjuveniles smoking marijuana in the 400block of East Avenue on June 15 at 10:58p.m. A 16-year-old Rifle youth wascharged with possession of marijuana anddrug paraphernalia and released to hisparent.

DUI: Police responded to the area ofWest Centennial Parkway and RailroadAvenue for a two-vehicle accident on June15 at 11:36 p.m. Following an investigation,Scott Andrew Cave, 50, of Rifle, was takeninto custody for suspicion of DUI, posses-sion of marijuana, and allegedly possess-ing a firearm in his vehicle. No injurieswere reported. Cave was taken to jail.

Disorderly conduct: Police respondedto the 100 block of East 5th Street on June16 at 7:49 p.m. for a report of a distur-bance. After investigation, Jerice LaraeBrinklow, 25, of Rifle, was taken into cus-tody on suspicion of disorderly conduct.Brinklow was also charged with obstruct-ing government operations after allegedlybecoming combative while in custody.

DUI: Officers received a report of anaccident in the 300 block of East Centen-nial Parkway (U.S. Highway 6) on June 16at 10:28 p.m. Richard James Medina, 42, ofRifle, was arrested on suspicion of DUI,driving under restraint, failure to provideproof of insurance, open container andfollowing too closely. He was taken to jail.

Theft: Deputies responded to a shoplift-ing incident at Clark’s Market in Battle-ment Mesa on June 16 at 4:04 p.m. A 15-year-old youth was issued a summons fortheft.

Warrant arrest: Deputies responded toa residence at 27653 U.S. Highway 6 nearRifle on June 16 at 11:13 a.m. and arrestedZachary Olmstead, 33, of GlenwoodSprings, on an active arrest warrant. Hewas taken to jail.

Warrant arrests: Police contacted twopeople for an alleged municipal code vio-lation on June 17 at 11:17 a.m. at LionsPark. Kate Crosby, 31, of Rifle, and MichaelAlva Blakeway, 26, of Rifle, were bothfound to have active warrants, were arrest-ed and taken to jail.

Dog at large: An animal control deputysaw a small dog running at large east ofRifle on June 17 at 3:43 p.m. The dog wastaken home and the owner, Jose R Antil-lon-Chavez, 26, of Albuquerque, N.M.,was issued a summons.

Harassment: Deputies responded to adisturbance in the Battlement Mesa areaon June 18 at 4:46 p.m. After investigation,Mary Elizabeth Cunningham, 52, of Para-chute, was arrested on suspicion ofharassment.

Theft: On June 19 at 5:11 p.m., deputiestook a report of a theft incident outside Siltover the June 16-17 weekend. More than$3,000 of items were reported stolen froman agricultural area. The case is underinvestigation.

Warrant arrest: Deputies contacted avehicle on County Road 233 outside Riflefor a motorist assist on June 19 at 5:12 p.m.

The driver, Gilbert Rene Cuevas, Jr., 35,of Rifle, was found to have an arrest war-rant out of Garfield County for failure toappear in court on a traffic infraction. Hewas arrested.

Vandalism: On June 19 at 6:27 a.m., offi-cers took a report of criminal trespass inthe 2500 block of Meadow Circle. A vehi-cle’s windows had been broken and itemsstolen.

Theft: On June 19 at 6:47 a.m., policereceived a report of theft from a lockedvehicle in the 900 block of West 24thStreet.

Theft: On June 19 at 7:37 a.m., policetook a report that an unlocked vehicle inthe 1700 block of Anvil View Avenue wasentered and items stolen.

Theft: Police responded to a report ofshoplifting at City Market on June 19 at10:01 a.m. Warren Allan Langstaff, 43, ofRifle, was arrested on suspicion of theftand later released.

Theft: On June 19 at 10:08 a.m., policetook a report of an unlocked vehicle thatwas entered and items were stolen.

DUI: As Rifle officers approached a sus-picious vehicle in the Remington Squareparking lot on June 20 at 1:54 a.m., itbacked up and almost struck an officer.The driver, Kyle Lowell Moon, 48, of Rifle,was arrested and taken to jail on suspicionof DUI. Raul Moreno Rodarte, 32, of Rifle,was issued a summons for having an opencontainer of alcohol.

Theft: On June 20 at 9:15 a.m., policetook a report of a stolen camp trailer fromthe 3000 block of Coal Mine Avenue.

Vandalism: Police were called to a tres-pass incident in the 1000 block of AirportRoad on June 20 at 1:29 p.m. A woman wasreportedly seen either entering orattempting to enter several vehicles in theparking lot. Vicky Johnson, 42, of Rifle, wasarrested on suspicion of first degree crim-inal trespass and taken to jail.

Restraining order violation: Policewere called to help medical personnel inthe 400 block of Railroad Avenue on June20 at 1:53 p.m. Cecil E. Minkler III, 49, ofSilt, was arrested on suspicion of violationof a protection order by possessing andconsuming an alcoholic beverage. Min-kler was taken to jail.

Attempted theft: On June 20 at 6:01p.m., police took a report of an attemptedfuel theft from a vehicle in the 3100 blockof Howard Avenue.

Warrant arrest: On June 20 at 7:23 p.m.,Bryce Royal Patten, 46, of Rifle, was arrest-ed on an outstanding Chaffee County war-rant, was found to be in possession ofmarijuana and was cited.

Warrant arrest: While investigating aseparate matter in the 1000 block of EastAvenue on June 21 at 3:23 a.m., MichaelRay Allen, 28, of Rifle, was contacted andfound to have a warrant. He was arrestedand taken to jail.

Harassment: Police received a report ofan assault on June 21 at 2:09 p.m. Afterinvestigation, Desirae Ann Stahl, 18, ofRifle, was issued a summons for harass-ment that occurred in the 2400 block ofMeadow Circle.

Vandalism: Police took a report of abroken vehicle window in the 1500 blockof Railroad Avenue on June 21 at 9:33 p.m.It appears nothing was stolen from thevehicle.

Assault: Police responded to a home inthe 500 block of Ash Avenue on June 22 at12:34 a.m. for a report of a domestic dis-turbance in progress. Jamie Matthew Bab-cock, 24, of Rifle, was arrested on suspi-cion of felony menacing with a knife,third-degree assault, and two counts ofviolation of a protection order.

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Enjoy all the thrills, spills and glory ofprofessional rodeo with the return of theColorado Pro Rodeo Association’s rodeo.Events include steer wrestling, tie-downroping, bull riding, team roping, barebackriding, breakaway roping, mixed teamroping, saddle bronc riding and ladies’barrel racing.

Starting with less than five rodeos in1975, CPRA now sanctions 30 rodeos peryear while maintaining a growing mem-bership of approximately 600. CPRA finalstakes place each September, held aroundthe state. The top 12 contestants in eachevent compete for year-end and finalschampionship awards along with prizemoney.

Demo Derby: For more mechanizedexcitement, the demolition derby giveslocal drivers a chance to “crash it out”using junker cars. This quirky sport beganin the 1950s, grew in popularity andbecame a subculture all its own.

As a sport, demolition derby has fewrules, with most regulations focusing onthe cars’ composition and not on the actu-al action on the track. Competitors havetraditionally used full-size, American-made sedans and station wagons, espe-cially those from the 1960s and ’70s, whichwere larger, heavier, and had more robust

frames than later full-size vehicles. Scrap vehicles are purchased from junk-

yards and private owners, usually for lessthan $500, though some select (and rust-free) mid-1970s sedans and station wag-ons may go for more than $1,000. A vehi-cle may be patched up and re-used forseveral events.

Pit crews have to work together effi-ciently in order to repair heat-winningcars so they can return to compete in thefeature event. Drivers are required to weara seat belt and helmet.

An event begins with drivers lined up inthe arena with their tail lights facing eachother. They begin in reverse and startcrashing into each other. Drivers are usu-ally required to crash into another vehicleevery two minutes or they are labeled as“sandbagging” and become disqualified.The last running car wins the event.

Plan to get your tickets early, as thisevent is likely to sell out in advance.

Draft Horse Pull: Featuring the work-horses of yesteryear, this event runsthrough the late morning and afternoon,starting with the Shire Regional HalterShow. The Farm Show resumes at 1 p.m.with halter classes, including Western rid-ing, Draft English riding, horsecarts, Gam-bler’s Choice obstacle rides, farm teamsrunning obstacles and skidding logs, heavyhorse barrel racing and bareback riding,and a heavy horse egg and spoon race.

Contributed photoDraft horses, suchas this stately pair,above, are on fulldisplay in compet-itive events onSunday, Aug. 5.

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