Jerry Dexel Named to Town Board
Jerry Dexel was appointed as a new town trustee at the regular meeting of the town fathers Monday night to replace Don Noland whose resignation was accepted following his move outside city limits.
Dexel was voted on, sworn in and seated at the Monday meeting.
He is a newcomer to Dolores and is the manager of the Montezuma Water Company. One other vacancy still exists on the board which is yet to be filled.
Bears Open Season Against Nucla Tonight
The Dolores Bears open their football season on Friday, Sept. 5 at 7:30 p.m. when they face a big team at Nucla.
Nucla will be tough, but according to Coach Ed Page, they are in for a surprise when they meet the Bears.
In a practice Black and White game last week there were a lot of surprises, said Page, all of them pleasant. He was very pleased with Marvin Tabor's running performance.
Wade Goodall and Marvin Reichneau had a good game along with the steady performances of Wayne Chadwick and Nick Randall.
$5,000 Reward Offered for Cattle Killers
In an effort to apprehend persons responsible for recent cattle mutilations in the state, the Colorado Cattlemen's Association (CCA) has offered a $5,000 reward.
According to CCA President Bob Burghart Jr., Colorado springs, monies for the reward fund have been pledged by many of the associations 72 local affiliate cattlemen's groups throughout the state.
"Cattle mutilations are of concern to cattlemen all over the state, whether they are occurring in their area or not," Burghart stated.
Gas Service Break Causes Problems in Dolores
Natural Gas service was interrupted in Dolores on Wednesday afternoon when a construction company snagged a Peoples Natural Gas line while ripping ground during highway construction work on SH 147.
According to Fred Jones, manager of Peoples Natural Gas, the call came in at around 4:45 p.m. reporting the damaged line. Gas was shut off at both the town border station and the Northwest.
Accident Sees Two Dolores Youths Injured
Several accidents were investigated by the State Patrol office over the weekend with one Dolores youth receiving serious injuries.
No injuries were reported in a two car accident on August 28 twenty seven miles south of Cortez on Highway 66. Brenda M. Moore, age 22, of Dolores, was southbound attempting a left turn into a private driveway when her vehicle was struck broadside by a Volkswagen Van driven by Howard G. Schmidt of Juarea, Mexico.
Traffic Accident Totals for Year
Accidents are way up this year in comparison to last year in a report from the Colorado State Patrol Office this week. Traffic accidents for Montezuma County last month totaled 39 accidents, with 20 injuries and no fatalities. This leaves a total of 261 accidents with 81 total injuries and 5 fatalities so far for 1975.
Totals for August of last year were 36 accidents with 16 injured and one fatality.
County Works on Circle K Sanitation Problems
First item of business to be taken care of at the County Commissioners meeting this week was a Board of Health to hear evidence concerning an alleged nuisance at the Circle K Ranch on functioning of a sewage disposal system. After hearing evidence the Board recommended giving the Kings until the end of the year to institute a new system. The new system will have to be completed before the re-opening of the camp in spring.
Wedding Shower
Thirty four guests attended a wedding shower for Lisa Gonzales on Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. Lenore Goode. Helping Lenore as hostess for the event were Jean Fischer, Lois Akin, and Ina Johnson.
Lisa, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gonzales of Dolores, received many beautiful and useful gifts.
Graduating From CSU
A total of 963 seniors and graduate students received degrees at Colorado State University's summer commencement exercises August 22.
