Archives for February 2017

2017

Cancer Survivors Building Confidence, Stamina During Inaugural Ice Climb

Written by Production Dept, February 24, 2017

Ten young cancer survivors from throughout the U.S. and as far afield as Canada inhaled and exhaled deeply, breathing in Lake City’s rarified air while building stamina and self-confidence at Lake City Ice Park earlier this week. According to one of the exuberant organizers, Pedro Martinez from Missoula, Montana, many of the four men and…

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2017

Rightsell Named New Democratic Chair, Barker, Robinson Elected Vice-Chairs

Written by Production Dept, February 17, 2017

Long a minority organization in terms of registered numbers, Hinsdale County’s venerable Democratic Party has experienced a recent spike in membership, the number of registered Democrats in the county expanding from just 119 the final week of January, to a total of 124 who are reported registered by Hinsdale County Clerk Joan Roberts as of…

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2017

Hinsdale GOP Re-Elects Wampler as Chair, Heaton Named Vice-Chair, Rogers Sec/Treas

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A hardy group of 16 Republicans ignored the nasty weather to meet in the Arts Center to evaluate the November elections and to nominate new officers on Tuesday evening, February 7. Don Booher offered a heartfelt invocation which was followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.  In his introductory remarks, County Republican Chair Dan Wampler explained…

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2017

Homer Harlan …multi-decade seasonal resident, 95, had varied career, including U.S. Navy, embassy and prison electrician.

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A memorial service is planned at the Masonic Home in Union City, California, in late March for long-time Lake City summer visitor Homer Harlan who died at the Union City rest home on February 3, 2017. Burial has taken place beside his first wife, Fern Harlan, at Petaluna, California. Mr. Harlan, 95, began visiting Lake…

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2017

Henry Tice Hoffman … retired New Jersey chemist, 91, had family associations in Lake City dating to 1875.

Written by Production Dept, February 10, 2017

Lake City native Henry Tice Hoffman, who died in New Jersey, age 91, last month, was regarded as a local boy who proved his hometown proud in the outside world. Hoffman and his slightly older contemporary, the late Dr. David Green (1914-1989), were both alums of the Lake City Public School and both went on…

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2017

New Hinsdale County Assessor is Luke de la Parra

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After interviewing “six very qualified applicants” for the vacated tax assessor position, Hinsdale County Commissioner Susan Thompson announced at the Wednesday, February 1, meeting, that Luke de la Parra was the board’s unanimous choice. She dubbed him, “the candidate who was clearly the best fit to be the new Hinsdale County Tax Assessor.” De la…

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