News from neighbors
Commissioner tours Sterling Livestock; Sil steals the show
THE FENCE POST, Oct. 22 — Silvan Tadolini, who said everyone calls him Sil for short, has seen a lot of groups rumble through the gate and into the sale ring at the Sterling Livestock Commission, but the first group on Wednesday caught his eye and he came down to his usual spot to get a better look.
Jim Santomaso, SLC’s owner and auctioneer, was quick to introduce the group to some of the people who dotted the seats around the ring. From his seat ringside, Sil Tadolini stood and grinned, obviously pleased that Santomaso was introducing him to the group.
In the ring, wrapping up a tour, were Colorado Agriculture Commissioner Kate Greenberg, Sen. Jerry Sonnenberg, Rep. Richard Holtorf, Robert Sakata, Amber Weber, Dan Waldvogel, Rep. Rod Pelton, Logan County Commissioner Byron Pelton, Cari Linker from Sen. John Hickenlooper’s office, Jane Thompson from Sen. Michael Bennet’s office, Gini Pingenot, Darlene Carpio from Rep. Ken Buck’s office and Colleen Peppler.
Santomaso offered a tour of his Sterling Livestock Commission to Greenberg and others as part of a two-day tour of the area.
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Park board gets go-ahead to move forward on sports complex plans
IMPERIAL REPUBLICAN, Oct. 20 — Park board members received a verbal go-ahead to proceed with plans for developing a sports complex in the Cornerstone property.
The three members present at Monday’s council meeting supported last week’s Citizens Advisory Committee’s unanimous recommendation to donate Lots 1 and 2 in Block 6 of Cornerstone for the project.
The CAC put a two-year time period for development of the complex in its motion.
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It is basically down to Tribe vs. Yetis
YUMA PIONEER, Oct. 21 — There are leaders in the clubhouse when it comes to selecting a new mascot for the Yuma schools. However, Yuma-1 District leaders recently learned the district needs to go through the Commission on Indian Affairs to get its new mascot cleared and get Yuma off the list of schools in violation of the new no Native Americans mascot law in Colorado.
Superintendent Dianna Chrisman reported about the recent survey results of students and community members. The district received a total of 869 responses. The voting was Tribe, 467; Yetis, 238; Aggies, 66; Pioneers, 39; Bison, 32; Lightning, 24; and Huntsmen, six.
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College receives COSI ‘Finish What You Started’ Grant
STERLING JOURNAL-ADVOCATE, Oct. 15 — Northeastern Junior College is the recipient of the Colorado Opportunity Scholarship Initiative “Finish What You Started” Grant. The award is $353,211 over three years to provide financial support for students who started their degree or certificate but did not complete their requirements to graduate.
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The possibility of marijuana sales within Julesburg discussed
JULESBURG ADVOCATE, Oct. 8 — Addressing members of the Julesburg Town Board, Janice Kilpatrick of Wild West Weed & Seed asked the board to consider approving a license for a retail marijuana dispensary at 15276 Highway U.S. 385 near the I-76 interchange.
3WS currently operates a hemp apothecary and often turns away customers looking to purchase marijuana. As such, Julesburg is losing large amounts in sales and excise tax revenues.
Kilpatrick estimated that if granted a marijuana license, 3WS could be opened for retail sales as soon as six months and would employ 12-14 full-time positions.
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