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Today is the 77th day of 2010. There are 288 days left in the year. On March 18, 1970, U.S. postal workers began an unprecedented two- week strike. In 1766, Britain repealed the Stamp Act of 1765.

In 1837, the 22nd and 24th president of the United States, Grover Cleveland, was born in Caldwell, N.J. In 1922, Mohandas K. Gandhi was sentenced in India to six imprisonment for civil disobedience. (He was released after serving two years.) In 1937, some 300 people, mostly children, were killed in a gas explosion at a school in New London, Texas. In 1938, Mexican President Lazaro Cardenas nationalized his petroleum reserves and took control of foreign-owned oil facilities.

In 1940, Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini met at the Brenner Pass, where the Italian dictator agreed to join war against France and Britain. In 1959, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Hawaii statehood bill. (Hawaii became a state on Aug. 21, 1959.) In 1962, France and Algerian rebels signed a cease-fi re agreement, which took effect the next day.

In 1965, the fi rst spacewalk took place as Soviet cosmonaut Aleksei Leonov went outside his Voskhod 2 capsule, secured by a tether. In 1974, most of the Arab oil-producing nations ended their embargo against the United States. Ten years ago: Taiwan ended more than a-half century of Nationalist Party rule, electing an opposition leader (Chen Shui-bian) whose party favored formal independence from the rest of China. Thursday, March 18 Actor Peter Graves is 84. Composer John Kander is 83.

Nobel peace laureate and former South African president F.W. de Klerk is 74. Country singer Charley Pride is 72. Actor Brad Dourif is 60. Jazz musician Bill Frisell is 59.

Singer Irene Cara is 51. Movie writer-director Luc Besson is 51. Actor Thomas Ian th is 48. Singer-songwriter James McMurtry is 48. Singer-actress Vanessa L.

Williams is 47. Olympic gold medal speedskat- er Bonnie Blair is 46. Country musician Scott Saunders (Sons of the Desert) is 46. Rock musician Jerry Cantrell (Alice in Chains) is 44. Rock singer- musician Miki Berenyi is 43.

Rapper-actress-talk show host Queen Latifah is 40. Actor-comedian Dane Cook is 38. Rock musician Stuart Zender is 36. Singer Devin Lima (LFO) is 33. Rock singer Adam Levine (Maroon 5) is 31.

Having a birthday today TODAY IN HISTORY DEATH NOTICES THE ACES BOBBY WOLFF Maxine Cloyd, 80, Grand Junction, died March 15, 2010, at Mantey Heights. A service is 2:30 p.m. March 26 at First Congregational United Church of Christ in Grand Junction. Survivors include three sons, Rod of Littleton and Ron and Randy, both of Grand Junction; three brothers, Larry Sutton and Marvin Sutton, both of Eckert, and Slim Sutton of California; ve grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Memorial contributions can be made to Mantey Heights Care Center.

Judith Mae Dill, 63, Grand Junction, died March 17, 2010 at Hospice Care Center. A service will be held at a later date in Montana. Ms. Dill was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband, Daniel of Pole Bridge, two daughters, Clover Metzger of Corvallis, and Samantha Shannon of Virginia Beach, one sister, Melody Czepiel of Chicago; and two grandchildren.

Memorial contributions can be made to Hospice Palliative Care of Western Colorado. Danny R. Hawkins, 78, Molina, died March 15, 2010, at Residence at Grand Mesa. A service will be Saturday, March 27 at Eaglelite Cemetery in Collbran. Mr.

Hawkins was a rancher. Survivors include three sons, Daniel, David and Daren, all of Molina; one stepson, Mark Todaro of Wheat Ridge; two stepdaughters, Dawn Wright of Grand Junction and Susan Todaro of Aurora; one brother, Ronald Browse of Florida; two sisters, Jean ey of Oklahoma and Janice Roberson of Washington; and one grandchild. Memorial contributions can be made to Alpine Hospice. Lawrence Edward Hoppy, 83, Grand Junction, died March 3, 2010, at Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Cremation has taken place.

Mr. Hoppy was a vice president of marketing for a trucking company. Survivors include two sons, Dan of Fountain Valley, and Larry of Richmond, two daughters, Barbara Lay- man of Avon and Debby Bates of Huntington Beach, seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Zenta Kordons, 96, Grand Junction, died March 15, 2010 at Larchwood Inn. Cremation has taken place.

A service will be at a later date. Ms. Kordons was a homemaker. Survivors include one son, Uldis of Cincinnati, Ohio; two daughters, Guna Carr of St. Petersburg, and Ingrid Parsons of Fort Collins; and two grandchildren.

Memorial contributions can be made to Hospice Palliative Care of Western Colorado, 3090B N. 12th Grand Junction 81506. Former Crawford resident Daisy Anne Miller, 94, died March 15, 2010, at Cherry Creek Nursing Home in Aurora. A funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Taylor Funeral Service Chapel in Delta.

Interment will follow at Garden of Memories Cemetery in Crawford. Survivors include one son, Gary E. Miller of Fairport Harbor, Ohio; her daughter, Lois D. Bosley of Wichita, two sisters, Beulah McClellan of Grand Junction and Octavia Miller of Eckert; ve grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Memorial contributions can be made to Namaste Hospice, 1633 Fillmore Suite 300, Denver, CO 80206.

Jake Smith, 71, Fruita, died March 12, 2010, at Family Health West. A service is noon Sunday at Buckboard Cafe Bar Steakhouse in Fruita. Mr. Smith was a musician. Survivors include his wife, Jodi Kem of Loma; two stepsons, Eddie Guarduno of Clifton and Tim Buckmaster of Denver; ve stepdaughters, Bonnie Mateo of Fruita, Judy Canada of Grand Junction, Ella Korthas of Aurora, Terry Blackwell and Tammi Buckmaster, both of Denver; 15 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren.

Memorial contributions can be made in name, care of Snell-McLean Funeral Home, 729 37 Road, Palisade 81526. TELL ME ABOUT IT CAROLYN HAX My wife converted to Judaism just before we got married. Yet, each year my mother-in- law sends us Christmas cards. Further, she sends my wife and me money as gifts, and we are not nancially strapped. I truly appreciate her always remembering our birthdays and thinking of us during the holidays.

However, part of me feels like her sending Christmas cards is not acknowledging part of our family identity. And, sending money makes me feel as though she (a) has no idea what to get us, (b) thinks we need money, (c) has put little thought and effort into this. Part of me feels like I am being petty for even complaining, when I realize she is involved in our lives and remembering to send something. Part of me feels as though I should be insulted on both counts. What is your take? Mixed emotions My take will be however much of your unwanted cash like to unload.

I realize monetary gifts can send a loaded message: think or just think at But given the perennial rage prompted by knickknack gifts to minimalists, fussy gifts to modernists, frumpy gifts to fashionistas, fattening gifts to dieters, crassly commercial gifts to PBS-ists, and so on and given the stunning, practical ease in depositing this cash into a college savings account for Junior, accompanied by a thank-you note to Grandma stating as much I think this loaded message is best ignored in favor of bigger things. One of those bigger things being, the Christmas cards to a Jewish household. That does suggest cluelessness at best, and at worst an anti-Semitic swipe (a big stretch). Still, someone with whom you have a good deserves every of any doubt. Certainly your wife can ask her mom, without anger, there any reason you send us Christmas cards, knowing we celebrate Certainly, too, though, you can presume an explanation that will put the issue to rest in your mind.

Such as: Your mother-in-law always does a Christmas card mailing every year, and had any Jewish families in her close orbit before, and she going to do, cross her own daughter off the annual list? Granted, she should switch to something nondenominational haters be damned), or just send you a separate card. But people who mean offense often even dream of the ways they might give it. Carolyn I got a woman pregnant who lives overseas. Baby is due in August. Baby Mama and I are on excellent terms, but we are not looking to marry or even be a couple.

And neither of us is leaving our respective continents. dating. At what point do I tell my dates about the situation? Trans-Atlantic Baby Daddy When would you want to know about your children at home, living with Daddy, placed for adoption? You know where your dates would draw these lines, but you know where you would, so the guideline you have to use. E-mail Carolyn at or chat with her online at 10 a.m. Mountain time each Friday at www.washingtonpost.com.

Carolyn My wife and I have been married ve years, and we have a 4-year-old son. We see my mother-in- law often, and we have a very good relationship with her that I want to maintain. Death notices also published online at GJSentinel.com Benjamin Glen Brown, Jr. August 9, 1927 March 14, 2010 Benjamin Glen Brown, age 82, past away at his residence on Sunday, March 14, 2010. Benjamin was born on August 9, 1927 to Benjamin and Florence Brown, Sr.

in Arkansas City, KS. The family later moved to Borger, TX and Benjamin graduated from Borger High School. He was introduced to Annie Doice Jones by a friend and they later married on July 4, 1952 in Clovis, NM. He served his country in the Navy during the later part of WWII. Benjamin was a retired electrician with the Phillips Petroleum Company for 38 years.

Benjamin was a member of the Church of Christ and he showed in his everyday life to be a follower of Christ. He liked reading Christian literature and studying the Bible. He enjoyed the company others and frequently met his friends at McDonald's for a cup of coffee. His passion in his early years was camping and fishing; he especially loved catching King Salmon while living in Alaska for two years and traveling to work in the North Sea area of Norway, while working for Phillips Petroleum Company. Benjamin always sen postcards home to the family of all the places he visited.

Benjamin is survived by his wife of 58 years, Annie Brown, residing in Grand Junction, CO; his two daughters, Deidra (Jon) Stockdale, of Cortez, CO and Lori (Gordon) Weaver, of Grand Junction, CO; two grandsons, Tyler (Morgan) Morgan, of Ft. Mitchell, AL and Kyle Morgan, of Grand Junction, CO. He was also the proud great grandfather of three. Benjamin was a loving and devoted husband and father. He will be missed dearly by his family and friends.

The family will have a private service at the Veterans Memorial Cemetery of Western Colorado. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Mesa Funeral Service. ives ives ived ived bituaries bituaries Paul Michael Tartaglia May 21, 1940 March 13, 2010 Paul Michael Tartaglia of Fruita, Colorado passed away peacefully on March 13, 2010. He was 69. His wife of 46 years, Stephanie, was by his side.

Paul was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico to Paul and Edna Tartaglia and spent the majority of his life there. In 2005, he and Stephanie relocated to Fruita, CO where they created a fabulous life. A hard worker, Paul was a florist by trade and owned and operated Tartaglia Flowers and Gifts in Albuquerque for 25 years. He was also an entrepreneur and owned businesses in cattle ranching, taxidermy, painting, photography and most recently, raising white doves for release at celebrations. He was an avid outdoorsman who loved hunting and fishing.

He was active in the community and served the Fruita Chamber of Commerce as an Ambassador and was honored as the 2008 Chamber of Commerce Member of the Year. A beloved husband, father, brother, grandfather, friend and bringe of smiles to those he met everyday, Paul will be missed. He loved his family and is survived by his wife, Stephanie; his sister, Loretta Dow of Albuquerque; his children, Debra and Jim Remy of Loma, CO; Paula and Hans Persson of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA; Joy Tartaglia and Robert Braziel of Rio Rancho, NM. His five grandchildren, Shannon and Matthew Remy, Brianna Braziel and Lina and Emma Persson will miss him very much. He had one grea granddaughter, Kira Knecht.

Paul's family would like to publicly thank the nurses and physicians at Family Health West in and St. Mary's Hospital in Grand Junction, CO, the Fruita Police Department and the Lowe Valley Fire Department. Any donations in Paul's name may be made to Family Health West, P.O. Box 130, Fruita, CO 81521 or the Lower Valley Fire District, P.O. Box 520, Fruita, CO 81521.

A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on March 19, 2010 a Callahan-Edfast in Grand Junction, CO. C. Howard Robinson December 9, 1921 March 14, 2010 Howard Robinson was born on December 9, 1921 in Paragonah, Utah, the third child and second son of Joseph M. and Zola Robinson.

He passed away after 88 years of robust, independent living on March 14, 2010. Howard's family moved to Piceance Creek when he was a young child. There they became sheep ranchers, which provided a wonderful, adventurous environment for a young boy to grow up in. Howard learned at a young age how to be a true shepherd not just a sheepherder. Later as a father, he was a good shepherd to his children and family as well as to his sheep.

Howard loved his family. Howard married (Clarice) Jane Raley on December 11, 1941, jus days after Pearl Harbor. They fought hard and loved harder; each being the love of each others life. One cannot think one without the other, hence our happiness for this time of happy reunion for them both. Their marriage was later sealed for time and eternity in the Provo, Utah temple of the Church of Jesus Christ Latter-Day Saints.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Jane; his parents, Joseph and Zola Robinson; older brother, Robb Robinson and sister, Beatrice Shideler. He is survived by his dear cousin, Fletcher Bleak who grew up in the Robinson home. Howard and Jane had five children, all living, Susan (Harold) McBee, Barbara (Dwight) Cook, Larry (Susan Anthony), Elaine (George) Lee, and Samuel (Cheri Wyness). Howard had one deceased grandchild, and 27 living grandchildren. He also considered his nieces and nephews as part of his immediate family.

He was the "fun" grandpa and "Unk" always willing to play a game of some kind, go sledding, skiing, fishing, picnicking, boating, or to a "picture often hauling a pickup full of kids to a good western movie at the outdoor movie theater near Rifle. Howard believed in working hard and playing hard. He always liked to let us think he was the "naughty" one, but we knew it was never really true. He was an expert fisherman, and hunter. He taugh his family by precept and example to love the outdoors and beauties of nature.

He loved his country and the freedoms it offered. He became increasingly concerned that those freedoms were gradually being eroded away with more and more government controls and regulations. Howard was and will always be dearly loved. He will be missed, but his family has faith that he's in a happy, peaceful place with loved ones who have gone on before and many new adventures to look forward to. Viewing at 9:00 a.m.

at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Rifle. Service to follow, Saturday, March 20 at 11:00 a.m. Evelyn O. Welch June 13, 1921 February 24, 2010 Evelyn O. Welch, age 88, of Grand Junction died February 24, 2010, in Las Vegas, Nevada, after a brief illness.

Evelyn was born in Craig, Colorado on June 13, 1921 to Austin and Hazel Hoover. She spent most of her life in Grand Junction and graduated from Fruitvale High School. She was a longtime member of the Epsilon Sigma Alpha sorority. Evelyn married Earle Barbour in 1944 and had four children; they later divorced. She later married Vinson Welch and enjoyed 30 years of traveling the world together.

Before she retired, she was employed at the Mesa County Office. She loved cooking, sewing, playing cards, working in her yard, and spending time with family and friends. Evelyn is survived by her daughter, Linda Fine, sons, Chris (Easther)and Dennis Barbour, and stepson, Dale (Linda) Welch, all Grand Junction; stepdaughters, Denise (J.O. Williams) Welch Denver; Dianne (Roger) Geiss of Peoria, Illinois, and Debra Welch of Vadnais, Minnesota; brother, Melvin (Karma) Hoover and sister-in-law, Agnes Hoover of Grand Junction; daughter-in-law, Mary Barbour of Aspen; 14 grandchildren, 15 grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. Evelyn had a gift of caring and was a friend to everyone.

Her family and friends were blessed by her positive outlook and gentle kindness. She will be greatly missed by all who loved her. Services will be at 2:00 p.m. Friday, March 19, 2010 at the Memorial Gardens Mausoleum, 2970 North Avenue. Memorial contributions to Hospice Palliative Care of Western Colorado in the name of Evelyn O.

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