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in Sf-nlnet Awlnetaav Fftjrudrv 8 2007 3A Around the Region dt (prfity yWiPriH I Ity 1 li4lj if yd I df r1 i )T if) I I Pt-DGlRd it ') jt V'J'SK'J T1) 1 Jfl iMf jt I' ii iw ,4 x- Olathe man dies in faun accident SairfJsiMWolta, Kyndreds if colors and iesips fir pur mm neei. Carpeffme By BEVERLY CORBEU The Ddily Sentinel MONTH! ISO A 58 year-old matt' died Tuesday morning after Ijis clothes got caught in farm equipment, Montrose County Sheriff Rnk Dunlap said Montrose county coroner Dr Thomas Canfield identified the man as Citriano Ramon of Mon trose County It appears they weie unload slammed him into the ground several times, Dunlap said The man was alone in the work yard at the time, Dunlap said As near as we can tell, once his clothes became entangled there was nothing he could do," Dunlap said The an ident occurred near Olathe at Seymour Farms on Hillside Road in Montrose County between 10 13 and 11 13 a Dunlap said Dunlap said Ramon's employ mg corn from a truck into a gram storage elevator, and the operator got his clothes entan gled in the power-takeoff shaft, Dunlap said The rotating power-takeoff shall, alKiut 3 inches diam eter, is run by a tractor and connects to an auger that moves the corn into the grain elevator, Dunlap said When the mans shirt and jacket got tangled up, the shaft pulled him around with it and er found him at 11 15 a The tractor had stopped running that time, he added Montrose county coi oiiei Dr Thomas Canfield said the death ap(xais to be a tiagu ar ident An autopsy will be performed beiause the mans death was unattended and work related, he said Beverly Qirlwll can be reac heel i ui mail at bcorhell agjds am iXiiwtK f. OQOaO'OKiXOQQO'OQOOOQO 1997 2007 10 Sage grouse not affected by recreation activity, group says CaIhc Strain ZS $2 OFF 9 HOLES $4 OFF 18 HOLES oupon it good Monday thru Friday Excludes Special Event Holiday Expires March 31, 1007 Good for one player only 00010 (400000 0OOOOOO N2T-- By MIKE McKIBBIN the Daily Sentinel RIFLE A hunting season for Greater Sage Grouse part of the Piceance Creek basin and a portion of the Roan Plateau was opposed by a woikmg group developing a conserva tion strategy for the potentially endangered buff At a Tuesday night meeting in Rifle, the group of local government, landowners and other interest groups decided they do not want to sie hunting remstat ed for the Greater Sage Grouse, which has leen petitioned for listing under the federal Endati gen'd Species Act The group thought recreational activities over the several hundred thousand acre area do not have many adverse impacts during key reprodue gpike shop 10th flcth We how Have Cervelo Grand Junction, (970) 243-0807 turn and brood rearing seasons The Colorado Division of Wildlife leads the effort to develop a conservation plan for the grouse in various regions, as well as a statewide plan, area Wildlife Conservation Biologist John Toolen The effort is designed to help the current population of grouse the region, estimated at between 1,200 to 1,500, reach healthier levels while dealing writh impacts such as recreation and rampant en ergy development The working group began meeting June 2005 and a draft plan for the area, bounded by the southwest part of the Piceance Creek basin, the upper reaches of Roan Creek and the west side of Parachute Creek to the Colorado River, is due out in April or May, Toolen said Hunting for the birds ended in said the state shouldnt give police another reason to pull drivers over Sen John Morse, Colorado Springs, the former Fountain police chief, told lawmakers -that routine traffic stops can sometimes lead to big breaks, pointing out that Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh as arrested that way Under current state law, fail ure to buckle up is a secondary offense, meaning officers can 1998, W'hen population numbeis based on lek, oi nest, surveys dropp'd substantially, he said Group members said if the Colorado Wildlife Commission reinstated hunting for grouse, it would almost ensure the birds listing as an endangered species Because elevations where present-day leks are located and the presence of snowpack until as late as mid June, recreational impacts nesting and brooding seasons were felt to be negligible by the group Asking energy companies to set policies to keep workers away from leks in the spring and early summer was mentioned as a protection policy for the birds Aide AhKibbm can be reached na mad at mmchibbumg(h com to passage cite drivers only if they've been stopped for some other reason Colorado could pick up a $12 million federal grant if it joins the 25 other states who have made it a primary offense The bill would also raise the fine for not wearing a seat belt from $15 to $25 Tupa said rais mg the fine alone would encourage people to buckle up and was a better alternative to giving police more power Seat belt measure closer I Med Spa i Ant) Aging Skin Care and Laser Center By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DENVER Drivers could be pulled over for not, wearing their seat belts under a measure given final approval by the state Senate on Tuesday Senators backed the projxisal (Senate Bill 151) in a 18-16 vote and sent it to the House, where it died last year amid fears of racial profiling. Sens. Greg Brophy Wray, and Ron Tupa, Boulder, both kin i.neihimm 1 Skin I lyhlenmy df Recur hu iiiy 1 XoihSin euat Face itt At ne la alnenl llair Removal llulin Treatn'ciit Sin nh Marki Ex-deputy accused of having child pom By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DENVER The! HI tested a fomiei Aiapuhoe County shei ill's deputy Tuesday on luld poi nog raphy charges, fedei al prosecutors said A federal guild jun indicted Douglas Mor nil Peek.

53, Monday on charges of tion. possession, (list) lhu tion and teceipt of child pornography, according the US Attoi nev Oflu Denver Most of the coun', were punishable bv up to 20 years in federal prison and up to a $2.30, ooo hue The indictment act used Peek of using the Intel net to transport a mm ie it child poi nogi apliv He also was smpettid of possessing porno graphic images, un hiding toddlers being forced to engage sexual activity, sending a pornographic image over the Internet and knowingly receiving e-mail with child irnog raphv Peek was suspendt from his county jiosition on Oct 31 children and were being held at the Pueblo l-iil under $30. (XH bail each Tin babv was placed a foster home. Police Sgt Biett Wilson said He said police found the child and ai rested ft lbo rhin hours of getting a tip on Mon dav The Eermas weie anested on Tuesday Wilson said all throe were Mexican nationals and tixler.il officials had been asked 6 mv cs tigate their immigration status Cash 5 Tuesday 6. 8, 9, 27 and 28 Fot more information call (900) 44S 1000 or go to wav cotoradolottery com Each call costs 29 cents me DM sentinel is tinned Wgf pan rervneC and lahie Ex reevt ung I'HCW'ir plrj.st "all oli jr-uir Dnameni 242 11.

vt2 Henrietta Hay, Dick Maynard, Gary Harmon and You Said It authors all good reasons to check out the Local page in The Daily Sentinel vour paper every dav Woman, pair accused of swapping baby for down payment on car Richard K. Midler. MI) Medical Director trtitud. Vim ru, in Hoard nt I rmatologv (7546) SR I I VI ((1st By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Hie Blotter COMPILED BY SENTINEL STAFF Man accused of mcih possession Brian Jack Daniels, 41, a homeless Grand Junction man, was arrested on suspicion of methamphetamme possession after he was pulled over on Mesa Avenue on suspicion of a traffic violation. Mesa County sheriff's deputies reported recovering "numerous needles coated ith methamphetamme residue during their search of Daniels car, according to departmental reports Daniels, ho could face felony drug possession charges, as booked into the Mesa County Jail early Monday morning Man accused ofliarassment Matthew Simon Kowalski, 22.

905 Colorado Ave Apt 2. was arrested on suspicion of harassment after he repeat edly called and text messaged his ex girlfriend after a judge restrained the two from contact. Mesa County Sheriff Depart ment spokeswoman Noi ma Mestas said Tuesday Mestas said Kowalski began calling his ex-gulfriend after she was released from the Mesa County Jail on Feb. 19 He said Kowalski's girlfriend had been locked up on suspicion of assaulting Kowalski Mestas said Kowalski pnx'eeded to call and text message her more than 10 times, shift mg between Feb 19 to Feb 24 from apologizing to accusing her of messing around Kowalski was btxiked into the Mesa County Jail Monday nmht According to the Grand Junction Police Depai tment: A 12 ear old boy as issued a summons Monday morning on sii'-pii ion of marijuana possession after he was contacted at West Middle Schcxil School District 51 spokesman Jeff Kinland said the boy was being disciplined Knlland said he ill likely fac susjxnsion if this is his first offense An unknown person stole a silver 2002 Pontiac Sunfire worth moro than $.300 from the 600 bhxk of Gemstone Way sometime Monday aftei noon According to the Mesa County Sheriffs Department: Jei inn lax Gadtxm. 28.

226 Gunnison Ave Apt C. was arrested on suspu ion of felony menacing and misdemeanor assault aftei he allegedly threatenixl a person the 500 block of Pauline Street with a gun Gadbeiry was txxktd into the Mesa County Jail earh Tuesday morning An unknown BB cun vandal caused S8O0 damages to a home and i hu le the 1(H) block of East Mallard Wav some time Mom, rang Accoi ding to the Fiuita Police Department. Ru h.inl Count -F 537 West Pa boi Way Apt l.wasar rested ovei tie wet Rend on suspicion of resisting arrest Comu-ll was isoKil into the Mesa Co, any Jail on Natunlav aftei nix i hi 2 was issutxi a summons on suspi non ui assault Mo si a ufni oftuers nseiwd a upon that she ami i son PUEBLO Three people were arrested on charges of swapping a 5-month-old boy for a downpayment on a used Dixlge Intrepid and cash, police said Tuesday Nicole Unix. 23. is accused of trading the baby to Jose-Juun Irorma, 47, and his wife, Irene.

27. in exchange for the down payment and an unspecified amount of cash All were arrested on suspi cion of felony trafficking in Getting it right "Getting it right" appears as needed to correct erroneous information that has appeared in The Daily Sentinel's news columns, to add details that should not have been omitted fioin a story or to coi rect -pographical errors that changed the meaning ot the story. The Duckett fnnulv sto on page 1C of Sunduv Daily Sentinel included an out of date meeting place for The Compassionate Friends The group now meets at 7 30 the first Tuesday of every month at Seventh dav Adventist Church. 7i0 Mesi Ave A Feb 23 at tide on Page IB about Schixil Disti ict 31 future us of the Saunders Fieldhouse lomplex incormtlv s.ud Disti ict ,31 spools held six cii ('yen's Sf'xkei Stadium The stxvei teams plnv Cur.von View.