Hundreds Oppose 'Wild' River
Over 300 persons turned out in Cortez last Thursday evening for the "wild" river hearing and overwhelmingly voted to leave things as they are.
In the various table summary reports the theme came out that local residents think there is too much government control already, that there is not enough water in the river to support the wild river status, that the river is simply not eligible for the designations under the guidelines established by the Congress.
Park renamed by Bill Wagner
The small picnic area just past the Fourth Street Bridge along the river, formerly known as Rotary Park, has been officially designated by the Dolores Rotary Club as Wagner Rotary Park. Jack Kinkade and Don Ripley last Thursday evening presented Bill Wagner with a framed resolution from the organization, stating that because of his many years of service in the Rotary Club and other community activities, the park would now be known as Wagner Rotary Park. A hand carved sign will be put in the park when it has been fixed up.
County Fair entries due July 28
Plans for the first Montezuma County Fair are materializing and a 47 page fair book, full of events for local residents to enter is now available at the Montezuma County Extension Office.
In the book is a myriad of events for 4-H members but also just about anything that a person could imagine in open classes, which means that anyone can enter.
New Daughter
Mr. and Mrs. George Garretson are parents of a new daughter, born on July 1, 1975 at Community Hospital in Durango. The young lady has been named Pamela Donn and weighed 7 pounds, 1 ounce at birth.
Parents Announce Engagement
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne H. Gangwish announce the engagement of their daughter, Kim, to Keith Clemensen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. Clemensen of Dolores.
Miss Gangwish is a 1975 graduate of MCHS and is now employed at Southwest Memorial Hospital. Her fiance is a 1974 graduate of Dolores High School and is employed by his father. A fall wedding is planned.
Centennial to Honor Escalante Trip
Colorado's tie to the Bicentennial commemoration lies primarily not in merely harking back to a century ago when statehood was granted in the year of the nation's Centennial. Rather, it extends to the very summy the Declaration of Independence was signed when an expedition led by Spaniards Fray Francisco Atancio Dominequez and Fray Silvestre Veles de Escalante set forth from Santa Fe, New Mexico and entered what is now the State of Colorado.
