The Community Catalyst Oct 2011

OCTOBER 2011

Nora Knows PG 2

Pieces of our Past PG 3

Stellar Student PG 4

Book Nook PG 5

Nonprofit Listing PG 6

Calendar of Events PG 7

CatalystCatalystTHE COMMUNITY

If you were unable to attend the Senior BBQ on

Thursday, September 15th, which was sponsored

by Volunteers of America, Air Options and Citizens

State Bank you missed out on a wonderful event.

The room was filled with caring people, like Monica

Odom, and the people that deserve to be cared

about.

Also attending,

Tom Wright, Montrose County Veterans•

Services

Judy Schmalz, The Center for Mental Health,•

who offered a suicide awareness session after the

program ended, where you could learn to

recognize symptoms in someone who is in need of

support.

Deana Sheriff, Program Director of Senior•

CommUnity Meals

Sarah Curtis of All Points Transit, who brought•

the seniors to the event from the West End and

Norwood.

Tiffany Hill of PASCO/SW, who, along with other•

caring people, bring health care to elders at home.

The Hospice Group•

Our seniors are the core foundation of our

community. They are our history, they have

contributed their entire lives to maintain what is

precious about our area and they have the wisdom

we need to carry on. And, they are all so good

looking!

In this spirit, we have many challenges coming at

us. The recent announcement that we will be

losing our dispatch service was an alarming

surprise. But already we are mustering to try to

save it, by the efforts of Dianna Reams, Jack Lee and

others, who will meet to find ways to hold on to it.

It’s not enough to voice your opinion and complain

about it, it’s more important to have intelligent

dialog to find the solutions to prevent it. This will

take effort, research and time. Find out or ask how

you can help.

If nothing else, this magazine is about finding

solutions and encouraging you to get involved, not

just with the threats to our community, but with

the positive things that make this community

strong. So turn off your TV, attend meetings,

volunteer for a town board, help out where you

can, say a nice word to someone you don’t know,

get to know your neighbor, encourage a child, visit

the library.

We have to extend ourselves to keep what our

seniors have created alive and well. Be nice, work

hard, and be pleasant and interesting to be around.

Demonstrate that you care about other things

besides yourself. These are the keys to a

successful, caring community.

This publication is made possible by the

Paradox Strengthening Community Fund.

Thanks for reading!

Notes from the Publisher2

Dear Nora,I have been at a job for two months

and up until 3 days ago, I thought Iwas doing well. Then I was blindsidedby a temporary supervisor who hadme in the manager's office,unbeknownst to the manager, for ameeting. I was berated for severalsmall mistakes made during the firstweek of training, none of which havebeen repeated since. I felt like she wasoverly critical and now that I knowshe's watching me closely, I'm makingmore errors. My co-workers seem tolike me, and reassure me I'm doing agood job, but I'm afraid now that I'mso unsure of myself, I will get fired.

Signed,What to do at Work

Dear Wiped out at Work, Don't take your temporary

supervisor too seriously, they aren'twatching your every move. Relax, takea deep breath, and have confidence inyourself. If you know you're doing thebest you can, then keep doing a goodjob. The more you worry, the morecritical you will be of yourself and theworse you will do. If you feel thissupervisor's criticism is overly unjust,take them aside and let them know, orsend them an email telling them thethings you've done since then tochange. If she continues to beunfounded in her criticism and thesituation does not change, go to yourmanager, or her supervisor and letthem know how you feel. They may beable to offer some mediation that canimprove the situation. It's ok to stickup for yourself!

R

Dear Nora,My boyfriend's ex won't leave him

alone. I know I'm already an insecureperson, but when she calls 4 or 5times a day and texts even more, Ithink it's out of line. He says he has nofeelings for her anymore, but she, on

the other hand, upon finding out thathe had begun dating someone else(me), began calling him in tears, andbegging him to take her back. Whileshe no longer makes the same typesof phone calls to him, she does callconsistently. She began datingsomeone else, but that has notstopped her from calling myboyfriend, asking about ourrelationship, and occasionallysuggesting that they make plans. Iknow he would never cheat on me butthe fact that this girl had enoughcontrol over him in the past that hewould continue to allow her back intohis life makes me very uncomfortable.I am an insecure person as it is andthis issue seems to upset me on adaily basis. I constantly wonder if she'scalled, what they talked about, etc. Heclaims that my feelings are his prioritybut if the phone calls upset me somuch, then shouldn't he offer to stoptalking to her?

Signed,Insecure in Ignacio

Dear Ignacio, First, despite all the propaganda to

the contrary, romantic relationshipsdo not transition to friendships.Second, he is making choices abouthis relationship with this woman thatupset you. If he knows that you areupset about the ongoing relationshipand continues the relationshipanyhow, this gives you an enormousamount of information about hischaracter. There are boundaries herethat need to be drawn. You need to lethim know the kind of connections youwill permit in your foreverrelationships and he needs to learn tosay goodbye. It is time to talk.

RDo you have a problem and need

some advice? Nora knows and canhelp! Submit your letter to

[email protected]. You will remain anonymous!

Position is based at Tri-State’s coal fired powerplant, Nucla Station, in Nucla, CO. Responsiblefor installing, repairing and maintaininginstrumentation and control equipment in acoal fired power plant facility.

ASS degree or vocational school certificationin instrumentation and control, electrical,electronics or equivalent experience. 5 years ofinstrumentation and control equipment

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Apply online at www.tristategt.org, then clickon Careers link, or send to Tri-State Generationand Transmission Assoc., Inc., at P.O. Box 33695,Westminster, CO 80233.

Equal Opportunity Employer –Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran

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of quality care in your immediate area. If you are interested in becoming a licensed child care provider, please call Bright

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“Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gar-deners who make our souls blossom.”

- Marcel Proust

gg NoraKnows

The area around these three towns is called Wright’s Mesaand was first settled by area cattlemen. Folks also moved to thearea from the Colorado Co-operative Company towns of Pinonand Ute for one reason or another and went to work for thesecattlemen. They also preempted land for themselves. Otherscame from surrounding towns such as Norwood and Naturita.It is surprising how mobile these early pioneers were.

About 1911 or 1912 an orchard company took up some landin the area and planted fruit trees. They advertised the regionas the Redlands and sold many of the orchards. When a post

office was built the name was changed to Redvale becausethere was already a Redlands in western Colorado. Because ofthe high altitude of 7000 feet the orchards were not profitable.They were gradually pulled up and the land put to other uses.

Between 1913 and 1921 Redvale was one of the stops madeby the freight wagons carrying copper and uranium ore fromParadox Valley to the railhead in Placerville. A livery barn did athriving business during this period.

In 1904 or 1905 Mocks Malich brought in about twentyfamilies, who originally came from the Island of Crete in theMediterranean. They established a trading center calledShenandoah, three miles below Redvale. These colonists

helped with the first enlargement of the Gurley Reservoir andreceived stock in the ditch as payment for their labors. Thisditch extends to the farms in this area several miles belowNorwood.

Shenandoah consisted of a store, a recreation hall, and ahotel during its heyday. Today there is no town, althoughdescendants of the original settlers still live in the area.

Coventry came into being when, in 1920, the GurleyReservoir was enlarged the second time. Housingaccommodations were in short supply so the workers createdthe little town of Coventry. The village folded after the work onthe dam was completed and the workers left.

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Many area residents follow currentevents and have been hearing an ever-

increasing drumbeat about a growing global population. Theycan’t be faulted for dismissing that information and thinking itreally doesn’t apply to their sparsely populated surroundings.However, nothing could be further from reality.

Here’s why. Right now, about seven billion people live onplanet earth. Over the next four decades, the Food andAgriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations projectsworld population will grow to nine billion. That’s the equivalent ofadding another one-and-a-half Chinas and all those people haveto eat.

Many, particularly in China and India, have more disposableincome than they’ve ever had in history, and want additionalprotein in their diets. Enter the humble beef cow.

The West End and surrounding areas have an abundant supplyof the amazing renewable resource known as grass. Cows (andother ruminant animals like deer, elk and sheep) can do somethinghumans cannot—convert grass into digestible food, then intohigh-quality protein. Better yet, these “combines on legs” can goplaces where mechanical harvesting equipment fears to roll.

Beef cattle spend the vast majority of their lives—and producethe greatest amount of beef—eating grass or forage. When a calfis born, it consumes its mother’s milk (the cow is getting hernutrients from forage). As the calf grows, it starts grazing andover time (usually over the summer for spring-born calves) isweaned completely off the cow. The calf will spend the fall, winterand spring eating primarily grass. Most beef marketed in the U.S.is finished on grain, meaning that the animals’ forage diets aresupplemented with grain for the last several months beforeharvest.

SustainabilityThe term “sustainability” is much in vogue in many industries

today, agriculture (a.k.a. food) included. Of course, sustainabilityis defined in different ways by different people. Some who cloakthemselves in the sustainability mantra have promoted the ideathat grass-fed beef is more environmentally friendly than beeffinished on grain, and have encouraged consumers it means thatfarmers and ranchers should return to some idealized version oftheir grandparents’ production systems.

While less-intensive production systems can certainly work forsome producers, Washington State University animal scientist Dr.

Jude Capper’s research indicates our greatest opportunities forenhancing sustainability are improving the overall productivityper unit of land and other inputs. (Editor’s note: if any particularproduction method doesn’t work for the producer implementingthat method, it is, by definition, unsustainable.)

Dr. Capper spoke this past summer at a cattle industry meetingheld in Denver. She used a transportation analogy to explain theconcept. Consider two vehicles: one gets 35 miles per gallon offuel, another gets 5 miles per gallon. Over a 500-mile trip, vehicleA burns 14.3 gallons of fuel, while vehicle B burns 100 gallons. Sowhich is most efficient?

At first blush, it seems a no-brainer that vehicle A is the clearwinner. But what if vehicle B (a passenger bus) carries 50 peopleversus four in vehicle A (a car)? Vehicle A, carrying four people at35 miles per gallon achieves 140 “people miles” per gallon.Vehicle B, carrying 50 people at 5 miles per gallon achieves 250“people miles” per gallon. If efficiency is measured in terms offuel-use productivity, the bus is more efficient and moresustainable.

Now, take this same concept, Capper told her audience, andapply it to animal agriculture. Improvements in productivityreduce the environmental “footprint” of each animal and theindustry overall. In 1977, Capper noted, it took five animals toproduce the same volume of beef as four animals in 2007. In 1977,birth to harvest averaged 606 days, which dropped to 482 days by2007. The volume of beef that took 3000 animal days to producein 1977 only took 1900 animal days in 2007, using less land, lesswater, less feed and producing less waste.

In her comprehensive study that covered the three decadesbetween 1977 and 2007, Capper documented the followingimprovements in the beef industry:

• Beef per animal – up 131 percent• Number of beef cattle in the United States – down 30 percent

(and down markedly more now after the massive herdliquidations caused by this summer’s drought)

• Amount of feed for U.S. beef production – down 19 percent• Water used in U.S. beef production – down 14 percent• Land used for U.S. beef production – down 34 percent• Manure production – down 20 percent• Methane emissions from U.S. beef production – down 20

percent• Nitrous oxide production from U.S. beef production – down

11 percent• Total “carbon footprint” of U.S. beef production – down 18

percent

Capper also has conducted research comparing the threeprimary production systems in use today:

• Conventional – calves pastured until yearling stage, thenfinished on high-energy rations, using implants and treating sickcattle with antibiotics

• Natural – Same as conventional, except no hormones orantibiotics

• Grass-fed – Cattle remain on pasture from birth to harvest

In Capper’s study, conventional cattle produced carcassesaveraging 800 pounds, with 453 days to slaughter. Natural cattleproduced carcasses averaging 714 pounds with 464 days toslaughter. Grass-fed cattle produced 615-pound carcasses with674 days to slaughter.

Based on these examples, shifting all U.S. beef production to“natural” would require 14.4 million more animals to produce thesame volume of beef. Shifting entirely to grass-fed productionwould require 64.6 million more animals to equal today’s beefproduction. And that’s not all. Grass-fed production at that levelwould require an additional 131 million acres of land – equal to 75percent the area of Texas – dedicated to beef production. Thesystem would require 468 billion additional gallons of water andproduce 134 million extra tons of greenhouse gas emissions.

Capper stressed that she does not discourage or opposenatural or grass-fed production. If producers have an opportunityto meet a consumer-demand niche and find economic andenvironmental sustainability in producing beef with theseattributes, the decision is theirs to make. Her gripe is with thosewho promote the idea that turning all beef production to naturalor grass-fed systems would reduce environmental impacts orimprove sustainability.

In summary, one of the West End ‘s primary natural resources isin high demand, and that demand curve doesn’t look like it will beleveling off any time soon.

"The future is extremely bright for American farmers andranchers,” says Robert Thompson, who has over the years wornthe hats of Purdue University dean of agriculture, USDA assistantsecretary for economics and World Bank director of ruraldevelopment among others. “Producers should see higher-than-historic prices. It will still be a commodity business, and there willbe a lot of volatility around that trend line, but things look verypositive long-term."

By: Marie Templton and the Rimrocker Historical Society

Redvale, Shenandoah and CoventryPieces of our Past:

By Jeri Mattics Omernik

The Cattle List: Serving Seven Billion Daily (and growing)

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On the Cover:The cover photograph was captured byMike Mortensen. Here’s a snippet aboutthe photographer:

I'm a native of Silver City, NM and a grad-uate of Brigham Young University. Wehave lived many places in the West, but wehave never lived anywhere with more nat-ural beauty as there is here in Naturita andsurrounding area. The variety within 50miles is absolutely phenomenal. Whatmore could a photographer ask for? I am aretired Spanish teacher and my photogra-phy is self taught. I have much to learn,but I love sharing with others what wehave come to appreciate so much aboutthis beautiful area. Mike also teachesSpanish and Photography classes at theNaturita Community Library.

Would you like to submit a photograph for consideration of publication? All files mustbe at least 150 dpi and 12 inches by 12 inches large. Submit your photos to

[email protected]

This month's stellar student is JeanDenham. Jean is quite the renaissancestudent. She is involved in theTelluride Institute's Bridal Veil LivingClassroom project, which combinescollege level writing with in the fieldexperience for a comprehensivescience program that will earn hersimultaneous high school and collegecredit. Jean also loves singing in choirand was very active in the dramaprogram. She is a talented artist, avidreader and enjoys challenging herself."Jean is a really neat kid." Her Choirteacher, Miss Evelyn Herring, said.

"She has a wonderful personality andsense of humor. She also has a goodlevel head on her shoulders and astrong sense of responsibility. She issmart, she is artistic and just an allaround nice young lady."

Thank you Jean, for being apositive and active member of our

community.

Introducing October’s CommunitySuperstar - Doylene Garvey!

By Allie SutherlandWe all know the type. The person you can

count on no matter what, the person that alwaysseems to be doing something good for others.But every once in a while, someone stands outabove that crowd as an exceptional citizen.

Doylene Garvey is that person. When I first metDoylene, I knew instantly that I would have a hardtime keeping up with her. I was immediately inadmiration of all the things she does. Doylenequickly became a friend and a resource for me, asI know she is with others here in the West End.

Mrs. Garvey married her High Schoolsweetheart Stan 33 years ago and since then theyhave formed a successful hunting and outfittingbusiness in Nucla. During the course of her timehere, Doylene has coached a high school danceteam, been a school board member, a chambermember, she owned her own clothing companyand is a member of the Spruce and ColumbineGarden club. Doylene is a valued mentor for theOne-to-One mentoring program, and our onlyactive mentor in the Nucla/Naturita area. Doyleneis also known for organizing community eventssuch as fundraisers for children battling cancerand on the less serious side, helped organize theannual prairie dog shoot. On top of all listed, and

I am sure I missed plenty, Doylene and Stan haveraised three wonderful children!

Being a tight knit community is such a vital partof what we do here in the West End and Doyleneis a fine example of how we make it work. Whenyou speak of Doylene to others who live here,their sentence usually begins with “she helpedme…” or “she organized…” Fill in the blanks asneeded. I believe that Doylene’s youngestdaughter Sara hit the nail on the head when shesaid, “She loves her community and is willing todo whatever is needed for it.”

These are just a few of the reasons we havenamed Doylene Garvey our first CommunitySuperstar! I am honored to call Mrs. Garvey afriend and our community is honored to have heras a citizen!

We are looking for Superstar nominees fromnon-profits and the community to honor thesepeople that do so much. Submit to either the

[email protected] or writeup a bio and drop off the nomination and a

picture to dallas Holmes at the NaturitaCommunity Library.

CommunitySuperstar

Doylene Garvey with grandson Austin

Mike Mortensen

Jean Denham

Stellartudent

Harvest DinnerPlease join us at the historic Joseph/Kearney farmOctober 8 for a five-course meal made with locally

grown and harvested food. The main course is lamb and will be served with wine.

Tickets are $100 and are limited to 50 guests.A silent auction will follow.

Proceeds to benefit The Wright Stuff Foundation.

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The Naturita Community Library now offers abrand new service for library patrons. RecordedBooks' Universal Class is an educational serviceproviding the highest quality online courses forpatrons interested in the lifelong pursuit ofknowledge for either personal or professionalreasons. Lifelong learning not only enhancessocial inclusion, active citizenship and personaldevelopment, but also competitiveness andemployability. To date, over 300,000 studentshave benefited from Universal Class state-of-the-art online courses!

This program offers real instructors•engaging video based lessons•collaborative learning environment•

certificates of achievement•continuing education units that meet IACET•

standardsover 500 courses•

You can access this database from your homecomputer using your library card number, orfrom your library. Please visit the NaturitaCommunity Library for more information and asample class list. Naturita Community Libraryoffers Universal Class Educational ProgramOnline.

This program is made available throughColorado Workforce center's Virtual Workforce @Your Library initiative

Naturita Community Library offers UniversalClass Educational Program Online

This painting is oneof the many silent

auction items.

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• The Book Nook •By dallas Holmes

Book publishing, like many otherindustries, experiences trends. Last yearwas all about the celebrity chef, budgets,and crazed couponers. 2009 focused onthe home remodel. Election years areflooded by politics and then of coursethere's the influence of Oprah. Thissummer the trend seemed to fall towardsthe celebrity biography, and everyonefrom rookie football players to roguepoker winners and Saturday Night Livealum. entered the arena. A few gemsdefinitely stood out.

Tina Fey makes me laugh. Tina Fey'sbook “Bossypants” made me laugh outloud. She has a very poignant way oflooking at life and every experience sherelates is touched with her incrediblesense of humor. Tina Fey has this talent forweaving an anecdote with the realities oflife as a mother, and her autobiographystruck a gentle tone between her personalexperiences and the actress we see herplay. Her “Prayer for a Daughter” broughttears of laughter to my eyes, and maybe abit of sadness at the bare honesty.

I played poker with Jerry Yang. We wentto the same card casino in Los Angeles,played in the same $20 Friday noon game.

I came with my

manager, he carried a notebook and tookmassive amounts of notes on all of themajor players, if you could call people whoplayed the $20 lunch game major players.Less than 2 years later he was sitting at thefinal table at the World Series of Poker, andI was frantically emailing my old manager,is that really the weird guy with thenotebook from the poker games? JerryYang's story of surviving communistinfiltrated Laos as a child, refugee campsand immigrating to America is pepperedwith his rise to fame as an unknown parlorgame player to the champion of 2007'sWorld Series of Poker is engrossing. Thisbook is so much more than the story of apoker professional, it's the story of asurvivor, and as in every game he plays,Jerry is surely “All In”.

PS - I beat Jerry in a Father's Daytournament at Pechanga Casino inCalifornia in 2006.

Other recent celebrity biographies tocheck out at your library -

Robert Redford - “Robert Redford: TheBiography by Michael Feeney CallanTim Tebow - “Through My Eyes” by Tim

Tebow with Nathan WhitakerRob Lowe - “Stories I Only Tell My

Friends” by Rob Lowe

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The SMRC is offering a training that will qualify you as a Domestic Violence and SexualAssault Advocate. The training consists of 3 weeks of class time on Tuesday and Thursdayevenings 6-9pm; one Saturday training 9a-3p, and Independent Study. The commitmentafter the training is absolutely up to you. The training is FREE.

To sign up or if you have any questions, please call 864-2274 or 728-5842 x3#

San Miguel Resource Center Advocate Training

A Night of Entertainment :Dinner and Show

Performance by the Archer Family on October 1 @ 6pm at the Nucla SeniorCitizen's Building. The cost is $7.50 for San Juan Club Members and $15 for gener-al public. Please RSVP by calling Citizen's Bank 865-2255 or NNACC 865-2350

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Norwood Farmer’sMarket

9 am to 1 pm 1120 Summit • Norwood

LAST NorwoodFarmer’s Market of

the season9 am to 1 pm

1120 Summit • Norwood

West End PublicSchools Board

7:30 to 10:30 pm336 Adams • Naturita

San Miguel BOCC9:30 am • Telluride

Montrose BOCC10:30 am • Nucla

Story Time11:30 am to noon

Naturita Community Library



October 12 continuedThe Book Club

2:00 pmNaturita Community Librarydiscussing Pride and Prejudice




Naturita Community Library Community Cinema1:30 pm


Community Cinema7:00 pm


Teen Night6:30 pm to 9:00 pm

Naturita Community LibraryStory Time11:30 am to noon


Town of NuclaBoard Meeting

7 to 9 pm320 Main • Nucla

2nd AnnualHarvest Dinner

6 pm to 9 pmat the Kearney Farm

San Miguel BOCC6 pm • Ophir

Meeting to discuss proposedclosure of post office

Town of NuclaBoard Meeting

7 to 9 pm320 Main • Nucla

San Miguel BOCC9:30 am • Telluride

NNACC Monthlymeeting

7-8 pm425 Main, Naturita

San Miguel BOCC9:30 am • Norwood

Town of NaturitaBoard Meeting

7 to 9 pm222 E. Main • Naturita

Montrose BOCC9 am • Montrose

Town of NaturitaBoard Meeting

7 to 9 pm222 E. Main • Naturita

Volunteers help atthe Food Bank

4 pm440 W Main • Naturita

Food BankHandouts

4 pm440 W Main • Naturita

Montrose BOCC9 am • Montrose

To include your calendar item in thisfree listing, email your information to:

[email protected] call 970 859-7207.

Deadline is the 16th of every month.

Ace of NorwoodLocated in the Livery PlayhouseNorwood, CO970-327-4016http://www.aceofnorwood.orgFurthering opportunity for the arts and educa-tion to the communities of the west ends of SanMiguel and Montrose counties.

All Points Transit100 Tessitore Court, Suite DMontrose, CO 81401970-249-6204

Area Agency on Aging300 N. Cascade Avenue, Suite 1Montrose, CO 81401970-249-2436Providing valuable services and information forsenior populations.

Basin Clinic421 Adams StreetNaturita, CO 81424970-865-2665Division of Montrose Memorial Hospital. Offersgeneral practice medical treatment.

Center for Independence1-800-613-2271www.cfigj.orgHelping people with disabilities.

Center for Mental Health1350 Aspen Street #BNorwood, CO 81423970-327-4449Offering comprehensive mental health services 8am to 5 pm Monday - Friday.

Dolphin House - 7th Judicial ChildAdvocacy Center735 South 1st StreetMontrose, CO 81401

970-240-8655Provides a safe non-threatening child friendlyenvironment for interviewing child victims,assessments and referrals.

Family Link CenterPO Box 602165 W. 10th AveNucla, CO 81424970-864-2245Our mission is to give the people of our commu-nity a helping hand by providing resources, toolsand strategies to strengthen families and individ-uals.

Montrose County HHS851 Main StreetNucla, CO 81424970-864-7319Child Care Assistance, Medicaid, food stamps,general assistance, Child Protective Services, andmany other public services.

Montrose County HousingAuthority222 Hap CourtOlathe, CO 81425970-323-5445Assisting with housing for eligible individuals,families and seniors meeting income guidelines.

Montrose County Veterans Services1845 South Townsend AvenueMontrose, CO 81401970-249-2115Health Care, Compensation or Pension, Educationor Training. Home Loan Guaranty, Life Insurance,Burial and Memorial Benefits, Service ConnectedDisability, Copies of DD214

Naturita Community Library107 West 1st AvenueNaturita, CO 81422970-865-2848www.facebook.com/NaturitaLibrary2011 Best Small Library in AmericaThousands of pieces of reference materials, pub-lic computers and community programming.

Norwood Chamber of CommercePO Box 116Norwood, CO 81423800-282-5988Education and assistance for businesses andorganizations.

Norwood Public Library1110 Lucerne StreetNorwood, CO 81423970-327-4833Open 11 am to 5 pm Monday through Saturday.

Nucla Naturita Area Chamber ofCommerce230 West Main StreetNaturita, CO 81422970-865-2350Serving the Bedrock, Naturita, Nucla, Paradox andRedvale communities.

Nucla Naturita Food BankPO Box 163Nucla, CO 81424970-864-7680Providing Food Box hand outs every 3rd Friday ofevery month from 4-5pm at the TLC Bldg 440 W.Main St. Naturita

Nucla Public Library544 Main StreetNucla, CO 81422970-864-2166Thousands of pieces of reference materials, pub-lic computers and community programming.

PASCO/SW, Inc.45 S. WashingtonCortez, CO 81321970-565-6833

Rimrocker Historical SocietyPO Box 913Nucla, CO 81424Charged with collecting and preserving artifactsconcerning the cultural and natural history of theWest End of Montrose County. Dedicated to pro-moting awareness, understanding appreciationof the past and present.

San Miguel County HHS1120 Summit StreetNorwood, CO 81423(970) 327-4885Family Planning, Immunizations, Food Benefits,Medicaid, Child Care Assistance, County WellnessProgram, Heat bill payment assistance (LEAP). Allservices are confidential and provided on a slid-ing scale base.

San Miguel Resource CenterDomestic Violence and Sexual Assault CrisisCenter - 24 hour Hotlines: 970-864-2275 970-327-0566970-728-5660

Small Business DevelopmentCenterWestern State College of Colorado600 North Adams Street Taylor Hall 112970-943-3159Providing free, confidential business consultingservices including legal formation, loan applica-tions, marketing, business planning and access tocapital.

Uncompahgre Medical Center1350 Aspen StreetNorwood, CO 81423970-327-4233Committed to providing quality, cost effective,accessible healthcare. Services include generalhealthcare, dental care and special programs witha focus on prevention.

West Montrose Economic &Community DevelopmentOrganizationPublisher@TheCommunityCatalyst.comEncouraging community collaboration for thebetterment of our region.

Volunteers of America - SeniorCommUnity Meals11407 Highway 65Eckert, CO 81418970-874-7662

Wright Stuff CommunityFoundation1215 Summit StreetNorwood, CO 81423970-327-0555Providing early and continuing educationalopportunities to rural youth and families insouthwest Colorado.

To include your nonprofit or organization in this free listing, email your

information to:[email protected]

or call 970 859-7207. Deadline is the 16th of every month.

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Nonprof i t Direc tory - Serv ing the West End

Fall gardening chores to keep your plants happyTraditionally Fall is a time we set aside for garden

‘clean-up’. While some things need to be done before theonset of freezing weather, cutting back perennials andshrubs is best left for spring.

The only pruning that should be done is removal ofdiseased or damaged wood. Dried stems and bloomsprovide winter interest, food for birds and serve as pro-tection for plant crowns during freezing and thawingcycles. Fallen leaves also protect plants if raked intoflower beds. Turn some of the fallen leaves into the soil ofyour vegetable garden. Only leaves of plants diseased orinsect infested during the growing season should beremoved.

In early autumn, divide and transplant perennials;apply fresh mulch, being careful to keep it away fromtrunks of trees; fertilize, aerate and mow the lawn; collectseeds and don’t forget to weed, you’ll prevent a lot ofgrief next year!

When the first frost is forecast cut some of yourremaining flowers and bring them inside to enjoy!

Before the killing frost, winterize your irrigation sys-tem, but don’t forget that plants need occasional water-ing in winter when there is no snow cover.

You should also empty and store earthen planters in acool shed or garage and turn compost.

In the vegetable garden, harvest warm-season cropslike beans, squash and tomatoes before the first frost.Tomato plants can be hung in a dark room or the greentomatoes can be placed in single layers in paper bags toripen. Cool-season crops, such as cabbage, carrots, broc-coli and potatoes can be harvested after the first frost.Can or freeze any vegetables that you can’t eat rightaway.

We usually think of Spring as planting time, not Fall,but evergreen trees and shrubs

can be planted until theground freezes. Seeds

of grasses, perennials and self-sowing types of annualslike poppies are best sewn in late Fall just before it getscold enough for snow to stay on the ground. And ofcourse, Fall is the time to plant spring-blooming bulbs!Daffodils, tulips, crocuses, snowdrops and scilla (amongothers!) can all be planted until the ground freezes.

After the ground freezes and the snow stays on theground (hopefully), you can enjoy the view out your win-dow and watch the birds eat the seeds from the plantsyou left for them.

Overview of Fall Gardening Chores

GeneralWinterize irrigation system•Turn compost and build new compost pile with fall•

leaves Clean beds of debris that can harbor disease and•

insects Mulch•Harden plants/ deep watering•Plant spring-blooming bulbs•“lift” and store bulbs (gladiolus, dahlias, tuberous•

begonias, etc).

PerennialsCut back dead stems•Except for crown protection, winter interest, food and•

shelter for small wildlifeDivide and transplant •Plant new plants (as long as ground is not frozen, soil•

is good, they are properly planted and mulched)

AnnualsPot any you want to bring indoors and place near•

sunny windowSew seed for self-seeding types•California poppies, love-in-a-mist, cosmos, etc. •

VegetablesHarvest warm-season crops•

before frost

Tomatoes, cucumbers, beans, squash, etc.•Harvest cool season crops after frost •Cabbage, carrots, brussels sprouts, etc.•Clean beds of plant remains, etc.•Turn soil and amend with compost, fall leaves and/or•

manure if needed

LawnFertilize with 1# N/ 1000 ft2•Aerate•Mow to 2” (never cut more than 1/3)•Mow to 1.5” where snow stays on ground all winter•Apply vole repellant and fungicides•

Shrubs/ TreesPlant or transplant evergreens•Apply anti-desiccant to evergreens•Prune and discard diseased, damaged wood•Protect roses if necessary•Apply hardware cloth around trunks to snow depth to•

protect from vole damage during winter

This Informational Handout was written by YvetteHenson, Extension Director and Agriculture, NaturalResources and Horticulture Agent for San Miguel Basin.For other Fact Sheets or information on growing at highaltitude, come by our office at 1120 Summit Street(across from the Fair Grounds) in Norwood, call 327-4393, email [email protected] [email protected] or visit our website atwww.coopext.colostate.edu/sanmiguel/.

Colorado State University, U.S. Department ofAgriculture and Colorado counties cooperating.Extension programs are avail-able to all without dis-crimination.

Yvette Henson • Colorado State University Cooperative Extension • www.ext.colostate.edu • Reprinted with permission • All rights reserved

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