By
Marie Patchen
Mountain Valley
News staff
Residents of the town of Cedaredge came out in numbers
to attend the Community Economic Development
Assessment offered by the Colorado Office of Economic
Development and International Trade on April 30 and
May 1.
"A CED should come from
the community, and I was very happy that the community
was represented there," said Town Administrator
Katie Sickles of the strong turnout and participation
of area residents.
The 48-hour program is
designed to help communities plan for the future and
was led by a team of hand-picked industry
professionals who met with community members to learn
about the town and its future development. Through a
series of three public sessions, the team gathered
information on what community members feel to be the
town’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and
threats, and then provided a report with their
recommendations for its overall economic improvement...
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Special
guests take the bench in Delta
Colorado
Supreme Court justices teach way of law to high-schoolers
By
Lindy J Gwinn
Mountain Valley
News staff
Delta County residents were treated to very special guests in the community on
April 30 and May 1.
The Colorado Supreme Court Justices were in the
city to kick off the beginning of the Law Day celebration,
which is held annually on May 1. It brings the Colorado
Supreme Court into the state’s communities in an effort to reach out to high
school seniors and give them a close-up look at how the
Supreme Court and Court of Appeals work.
The justices heard two cases in front of hundreds of
students who came from Delta, Cedaredge, Hotchkiss, Paonia, Montrose, and
Meeker high schools.
Law Day was initiated in 1986, and the Courts in the
Community program was initiated to coincide with Law Day.
“It’s just a great thing to
go out and talk with the kids, as a Supreme Court justice;
we don’t have many opportunities to talk to young people.
It’s great to see their energy and their fresh ideas,” said Chief Justice
Mary Mullarkey, who has served as a justice on the Colorado
Supreme Court for almost 21 years.
To kick off the celebration of Law Day, Colorado
Supreme Court Justices were honored at a reception held
at Bill Heddles Recreation Center on April 30. Local wines were donated
and appreciated by the guests and attendees of the reception.
All seven of the justices, Chief Justice Mary
Mullarkey, and Justices Nathan B. Coats, Michael L. Bender, Gregory J. Hobbs,
Alex J. Martinez, Nancy E. Rice, and Allison Eid were in
attendance.
Members of the Colorado Bar Association, Delta
District and County court judges, representatives of the
Delta County Court Clerk’s Office, elected officials from
Delta County and its municipalities, Delta County School
Board officials, police chiefs from Cedaredge and Delta
police departments, as well as other leaders of the community,
turned out to meet and honor the justices.
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