Posts Tagged ‘Hotchkiss’

December 22nd, 2015

A Smell of Gas Stations Past – Hotchkiss Supports Coal Mine Area Exception Reinstatement

A Smell of Gas Stations Past Town Supports Coal Mine Area Exception Reinstatement By Thomas Wills Hotchkiss Town Council December 10, 2015 Present: Mayor Wendell Koontz, Tom Wills (this reporter), Jim Roberts, Dustyn Foster, Lindee Cantrell and Larry Jakubiak. Absent:…Click to view post »


December 19th, 2015

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Hotchkiss Meats Experiences the Cooperative Difference, Receives Capital Credit Retirement

  Hotchkiss Meats Experiences the Cooperative Difference, Receives Capital Credit Retirement Although officially incorporated as a business in 1983, Hotchkiss Meats has been processing local livestock and game in the North Fork Valley for more than 50 years. The family-owned…Click to view post »


December 16th, 2015

Judge Finally Reverses Order, Allowing Reopening of Powell Mesa Chicken Barn and Construction of Redlands Mesa Barn

Judge Finally Reverses Order, Allowing Reopening of Powell Mesa Chicken Barn and Construction of Redlands Mesa Barn By Thomas Wills   After nearly three years and multiple challenges the “Chicken War” case has come full circle.  According to a ruling…Click to view post »


December 11th, 2015

How Local Government Works: Can We Use Pot Tax to Pay Water Bills and Other Questions

How Local Government Works:  Can We Use Pot Tax to Pay Water Bills and Other Questions By Thomas Wills Recently there has been a lot of loose talk, particularly on the Facebook Paonia Message Board, about how people perceive local…Click to view post »


December 9th, 2015

Town of Hotchkiss Town Council Agenda – December 10, 2015

  Town of Hotchkiss Town Council Agenda  – December 10, 2015 6:30 P.M Call the Meeting to Order   Pledge of Allegiance   Minutes for November 12, 2015   Liquor License Renewal Past Times Tavern   Donation Request Discussion Partners…Click to view post »


December 7th, 2015

Hotchkiss Marshal: Lock Your Car and Help Your Neighbors Shovel Snow

Deputy Marshal Gates Shaklee-  2015 Hotchkiss Citizen of the Year. Lock Your Car and Help Your Neighbors Shovel Snow By Thomas Wills Hotchkiss Marshal’s Report October and November, 2015 Despite Halloween and hunting season visitors in town it was another…Click to view post »


December 4th, 2015

November 2015 – Another Month in the Valley

  Winter on the Highway – Hotcukiss –  Photo by Thomas Wills Another Month in the Valley By Thomas Wills – Herald Editor and Co-Publisher October 25 – I picked all of the green peppers in the gardens along with…Click to view post »


December 3rd, 2015

December 3:Hotchkiss Community Chamber of Commerce Info and Links

Mary Hockenbery and friend at the Church of Art –  Tom Wills photo Hotchkiss Community Chamber of Commerce  Info and Links December 1, 2015 (From: Katherine Colwell – Communications Secretary) Starting this month, on Wednesday, December 16, HCCC Regular Board Meetings…Click to view post »


November 30th, 2015

News and Links from Katherine at the Hotchkiss Community Chamber of Commerce

A BIG flower in Hotchkiss was made by Tom Wills using discarded cardboard cartons and leftover discarded house paint. Want to make some street flowers? Call Tom at 872-2664 News and Links from Katherine at the Hotchkiss Community Chamber of…Click to view post »


November 24th, 2015

What’s Happening at the North Fork Public Libraries?

What’s Happening at the North Fork Public Libraries? (submitted) Crawford Storytime for Babies, Tots, and Preschoolers at the Crawford Library. Stories, games, songs, activities, and crafts for kids 0-5 and their parents or caretakers. Thursdays starting at 10:30 a.m. Contact…Click to view post »