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RIO BLANCO HERALD TIMESThursday, September 20, 2012NEWS ✧ 11AOBITUARIESWanda Alma Ramsay WalkerJune 22, 1925 ~ Sept. 13, 2012Wanda Walker was born June 22,1925, in Rock Springs, Wyo., toJames C. and Barbara Ramsay andpassed away Sept. 13, 2012. Shespent most of her growing up yearson the Ramsay family ranch locatedsouth of Rock Springs on TroutCreek. In her teens she could be seenwith her dad chasing and catchingwild horses that were rampant in thearea.She rode horseback three miles toa one room grade school on SageCreek then finished her high schoolyears in Rock Springs, Wyo., andWasatch Academy in Mount Pleasant,Utah, graduating in 1943. Later sheattended telegraphy school for theUnion Pacific Railroad in Denver,Colo.Wanda met her future husband,James Boyd Walker, at one of thefamous country dances at LadoreHall in Brown’s Park, Colo., and theywere married Feb., 13, 1945, in RockSprings.For the next 48 years theyranched together on DouglasMountain and Vermillion Creek nearGreystone, in the Brown’s Park areaof northwest Colorado. She was agreat calf roper, throwing a neat “twohocker” (picking up both hind feet)which was the only calf catchyallowed at their brandings.On June 16, 1952, Wanda gavebirth to their daughter, Barbara DawnWalker, after driving herself 80 milesto the hospital in Craig, Colo. Herhusband Boyd was at a mountainRHS JUNIOR HONOR SOCIETYBy TESSA SLAGLESpecial to the Herald TimesBLM haltshorse gatherRBC I The Bureau ofLand Management has haltedsummer 2012 emergencygather operations in the WestDouglas Herd Area and,effective immediately, is liftingthe emergency closure ofpublic lands associated withthe gather.Drought conditions thatforced a public land closuresouth of Rangely, Colo., nolonger threaten the wildhorse herd at West Douglas.A portion of public landsnear Texas Mountain wereclosed to the public to reducestrain on drought-stressedhorses. The BLM planned togather up to 50 horses, butstopped gathering operationsonce drought conditionsimproved and animals foundnaturally occurring waterseeps.The BLM manages fourherd management areas inwestern Colorado for healthywild horse herds that are inbalance with other resourcesand uses of the land. Formore information about theseherds and how to visit them,log on to www.blm.gov/co.MeekerChristianChurch443 School St. • 878-5105ADULTS & CHILDRENSunday School 10am Sun.Church Service 11am Sun.Bible Study 7pm Wed.OFFICE HOURSMon. - Fri. 9am-12pmcow camp brandingcalves at thetime. After thebranding hefound out whathappened andjoined his wifeand child.Wanda waspreceded in deathWanda Walker by her husbandBoyd, both of herparents, James and Barbara Ramsay,a brother James Ramsay and anephew, Boyd Ramsay. She is survivedby her daughter, DawnNottingham Miller (and her husbandZack) and two great-grandsons,James Nottingham and TraytonNottingham.Wanda Walker lost her life whiledoing what she loved. She was gatheringcattle in Zenobia Basin onDouglas Mountain with her daughterDawn when the horse she was ridingaccidentally got caught up in somewire. She was thrown and hitting herhead, she apparently died instantly.She crossed the great divide wearingher boots and spurs at the grand oldage of 87 years.The memorial service will beheld at the LDS church in Craig,Colo., on Saturday Sept. 22 at 11a.m.Cremation remains will be interredlater at the Douglas Mountain FamilyRanch.Memorial contributions may bemade to the charity of your choicethrough Grant Mortuary, Craig, Colo.RANGELY I The newlyinstalled 2012 Rangely NationalJunior Honor Society high schoolstudents met on Aug. 30 at 7:30p.m. at the high school for their firstmeeting of the school year. Thenine members in attendance wereHeather Turner, Kellsie Nash, ChrisStaley, William Scoggins, MandyDwang, Kelsey Prosser, ChelseaFicken, Leslie Hernandez, andTessa Slagle. Teachers Wanstedtand Green started the meeting withnominations for officers. This year’sNHS president is Heather Turner,vice president Kellsie Nash, secretaryMandy Dwang, treasurerWilliam Scoggins and co-historiansare Kelsey Prosser and TessaSlagle. The National Honor Societywill be selling root beer floats for $1at the high school’s homecomingvolleyball and football games onSept. 14 in the lower commons.National Honor Society membersneed to remember their $10 fee forthis year’s T-shirt.2012 Statewide Ballot Issues: pg 4(III) QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSURE THAT ARE DIRECTLY ANDDEMONSTRABLY RELATED TO THE OPERATION OF A MARIJUANAESTABLISHMENT;(IV) SECURITY REQUIREMENTS FOR MARIJUANA ESTABLISH-MENTS;(V) REQUIREMENTS TO PREVENT THE SALE OR DIVERSION OFMARIJUANA AND MARIJUANA PRODUCTS TO PERSONS UNDERTHE AGE OF TWENTY-ONE;(VI) LABELING REQUIREMENTS FOR MARIJUANA AND MARIJUANAPRODUCTS SOLD OR DISTRIBUTED BY A MARIJUANA ESTABLISH-MENT;(VII) HEALTH AND SAFETY REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS FORTHE MANUFACTURE OF MARIJUANA PRODUCTS AND THE CULTI-VATION OF MARIJUANA;(VIII) RESTRICTIONS ON THE ADVERTISING AND DISPLAY OF MAR-IJUANA AND MARIJUANA PRODUCTS; AND(IX) CIVIL PENALTIES FOR THE FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH REGU-LATIONS MADE PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.(b) IN ORDER TO ENSURE THE MOST SECURE, RELIABLE, ANDACCOUNTABLE SYSTEM FOR THE PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBU-TION OF MARIJUANA AND MARIJUANA PRODUCTS IN ACCOR-DANCE WITH THIS SUBSECTION, IN ANY COMPETITIVE APPLICA-TION PROCESS THE DEPARTMENT SHALL HAVE AS A PRIMARYCONSIDERATION WHETHER AN APPLICANT:(I) HAS PRIOR EXPERIENCE PRODUCING OR DISTRIBUTING MARI-JUANA OR MARIJUANA PRODUCTS PURSUANT TO SECTION 14 OFTHIS ARTICLE AND THE COLORADO MEDICAL MARIJUANA CODEIN THE LOCALITY IN WHICH THE APPLICANT SEEKS TO OPERATEA MARIJUANA ESTABLISHMENT; AND(II) HAS, DURING THE EXPERIENCE DESCRIBED IN SUBPARA-GRAPH (I), COMPLIED CONSISTANTLY WITH SECTION 14 OF THISARTICLE, THE PROVISIONS OF THE COLORADO MEDICAL MARI-JUANA CODE AND CONFORMING REGULATIONS.(c) IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT INDIVIDUALPRIVACY IS PRO-TECTED, NOTWITHSTANDING PARAGRAPH (a), THE DEPARTMENTSHALLNOT REQUIRE A CONSUMER TO PROVIDE A RETAILMARI-JUANA STORE WITH PERSONALINFORMATION OTHER THANGOVERNMENT-ISSUED IDENTIFICATION TO DETERMINE THE CON-SUMER’S AGE, AND A RETAILMARIJUANA STORE SHALLNOT BEREQUIRED TO ACQUIRE AND RECORD PERSONALINFORMATIONABOUT CONSUMERS OTHER THAN INFORMATION TYPICALLYACQUIRED IN A FINANCIALTRANSACTION CONDUCTED AT ARETAILLIQUOR STORE.(d) THE GENERALASSEMBLY SHALLENACT AN EXCISE TAX TOBE LEVIED UPON MARIJUANA SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANS-FERRED BY A MARIJUANA CULTIVATION FACILITY TO A MARIJUA-NA PRODUCT MANUFACTURING FACILITY OR TO A RETAIL MARI-JUANA STORE AT A RATE NOT TO EXCEED FIFTEEN PERCENTPRIOR TO JANUARY 1, 2017 AND AT A RATE TO BE DETERMINEDBY THE GENERALASSEMBLY THEREAFTER, AND SHALLDIRECTTHE DEPARTMENT TO ESTABLISH PROCEDURES FOR THE COL-LECTION OF ALL TAXES LEVIED. PROVIDED, THE FIRST FORTYMILLION DOLLARS IN REVENUE RAISED ANNUALLY FROM ANYSUCH EXCISE TAX SHALL BE CREDITED TO THE PUBLIC SCHOOLCAPITALCONSTRUCTION ASSISTANCE FUND CREATED BY ARTI-Dianne Lauretta FickenMay 25, 1940 ~ Sept. 18, 2012WRDianne Lauretta Ficken, 72, wasborn on May 25, 1940, and wenthome to be with her Lord on Sept.18, 2012.Dianne was born in Anaheim,Calif., to Harold and AlmiraFellbaum. She was the oldest of threechildren. When she was a senior inhigh school she met Ronald Ficken,and they were married on May 25,1959. They were blessed with 53years of marriage and had three sons,Randy, Roger and Rodney.Dianne loved to participate in awide variety of activities. Herabsolute favorite pastime was walkingthe beach collecting seashells.Other interests included, fishing,singing, volunteering for children,quilting, baking, teaching kindergarten,painting, and picking berrieswith her grandchildren.Dianne Ficken was blessed duringher life and lived in the followingcountries and states where she volunteeredin orphanages,schools,churches andspecial needsschools:Bahamas,Canada, Africa,Washington,California, Texasand Colorado.Dianne Ficken Dianne wasdiagnosed with stage 4 melanomacancer in June. Although strugglingwith the disease was hard, she ultimatelykept a strong faith in theLord, whom she has loved for manyyears serving in the LutheranChurch.Her husband, Ronald Ficken andsons Randy, Roger and Rodney andeight grandchildren survive her.Funeral services will be held atTrinity Lutheran Church in Rangelyat 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 22,2012.970-878-5630AGGREGATES40 RB County Rd. 8 • Meeker, ColoradoS ERVING RIO BLANCO COUNTYREADY MIX CONCRETE • ROCK, SAND, GRAVELYOU PICK UP OR WE CAN DELIVERCUSTOM CRUSHING • FREE QUOTEBUILDING THEFOUNDATION OF MEEKERSteve Baker • 970-326-7356CLE 43.7 OF TITLE 22, C.R.S., OR ANY SUCCESSOR FUND DEDI-CATED TO A SIMILAR PURPOSE. PROVIDED FURTHER, NO SUCHEXCISE TAX SHALL BE LEVIED UPON MARIJUANA INTENDED FORSALE AT MEDICAL MARIJUANA CENTERS PURSUANT TO SECTION14 OF THIS ARTICLE AND THE COLORADO MEDICAL MARIJUANACODE.(e) NOT LATER THAN OCTOBER 1, 2013, EACH LOCALITY SHALLENACT AN ORDINANCE OR REGULATION SPECIFYING THE ENTITYWITHIN THE LOCALITY THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PROCESSINGAPPLICATIONS SUBMITTED FOR A LICENSE TO OPERATE A MARI-JUANA ESTABLISHMENT WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THELOCALITY AND FOR THE ISSUANCE OF SUCH LICENSES SHOULDTHE ISSUANCE BY THE LOCALITY BECOME NECESSARYBECAUSE OF A FAILURE BY THE DEPARTMENT TO ADOPT REGU-LATIONS PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (a) OR BECAUSE OF A FAIL-URE BY THE DEPARTMENT TO PROCESS AND ISSUE LICENSESAS REQUIRED BY PARAGRAPH (g).(f) A LOCALITY MAY ENACT ORDINANCES OR REGULATIONS, NOTIN CONFLICT WITH THIS SECTION OR WITH REGULATIONS ORLEGISLATION ENACTED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, GOVERN-ING THE TIME, PLACE, MANNER AND NUMBER OF MARIJUANAESTABLISHMENT OPERATIONS; ESTABLISHING PROCEDURESFOR THE ISSUANCE, SUSPENSION, AND REVOCATION OF ALICENSE ISSUED BY THE LOCALITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARA-GRAPH (h) OR (i), SUCH PROCEDURES TO BE SUBJECT TO ALLREQUIREMENTS OF ARTICLE 4 OF TITLE 24 OF THE COLORADOADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT OR ANY SUCCESSOR PROVI-SION; ESTABLISHING A SCHEDULE OF ANNUAL OPERATING,LICENSING, AND APPLICATION FEES FOR MARIJUANA ESTABLISH-MENTS, PROVIDED, THE APPLICATION FEE SHALL ONLY BE DUEIF AN APPLICATION IS SUBMITTED TO A LOCALITY IN ACCOR-DANCE WITH PARAGRAPH (i) AND A LICENSING FEE SHALL ONLYBE DUE IF A LICENSE IS ISSUED BY A LOCALITY IN ACCORDANCEWITH PARAGRAPH (h) OR (i); AND ESTABLISHING CIVIL PENALTIESFOR VIOLATION OF AN ORDINANCE OR REGULATION GOVERNINGTHE TIME, PLACE, AND MANNER OF A MARIJUANA ESTABLISH-MENT THAT MAY OPERATE IN SUCH LOCALITY. A LOCALITY MAYPROHIBIT THE OPERATION OF MARIJUANA CULTIVATION FACILI-TIES, MARIJUANA PRODUCT MANUFACTURING FACILITIES, MARI-JUANA TESTING FACILITIES, OR RETAIL MARIJUANA STORESTHROUGH THE ENACTMENT OF AN ORDINANCE OR THROUGH ANINITIATED OR REFERRED MEASURE; PROVIDED, ANY INITIATEDOR REFERRED MEASURE TO PROHIBIT THE OPERATION OF MARI-JUANA CULTIVATION FACILITIES, MARIJUANA PRODUCT MANU-FACTURING FACILITIES, MARIJUANA TESTING FACILITIES, ORRETAILMARIJUANA STORES MUST APPEAR ON A GENERALELEC-TION BALLOT DURING AN EVEN NUMBERED YEAR.(g) EACH APPLICATION FOR AN ANNUAL LICENSE TO OPERATE AMARIJUANA ESTABLISHMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THEDEPARTMENT. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL:(I) BEGIN ACCEPTING AND PROCESSING APPLICATIONS ONOCTOBER 1, 2013;Awana Clubs are startingfor Fall in Meeker!!!(II) IMMEDIATELY FORWARD A COPY OF EACH APPLICATION ANDHALF OF THE LICENSE APPLICATION FEE TO THE LOCALITY INWHICH THE APPLICANT DESIRES TO OPERATE THE MARIJUANAESTABLISHMENT;(III) ISSUE AN ANNUAL LICENSE TO THE APPLICANT BETWEENFORTY-FIVE AND NINETY DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF AN APPLICA-TION UNLESS THE DEPARTMENT FINDS THE APPLICANT IS NOT INCOMPLIANCE WITH REGULATIONS ENACTED PURSUANT TOLaura Irene Osborne CrandellNov. 23, 1914 ~ Sept. 16, 2012Laura Irene Osborne Crandellpassed away Sept. 16, 2012. Shewas born in Montrose, Colo., Nov.23, 1914. She married JohnOsborne in 1931. He is deceased.Together they had eight children:Virgil (Phyllis) deceased; Ruby(Ernie) Martin of Farmington,N.M.; Edra Lutz of Grand Junction,Colo.; James Osborne, deceased;Carol Lea Gentry, deceased; FloydOsborne (Ty) of Rangely; DonnieOsborne, whereabouts unknown;and Jake (Laura) Osborne, Rangely.In 1964 Laura married HaroldCrandell and they made their homein Rangely. They had many wonderfulyears together until HaroldLauraCrandellSeveral Meekerchurches arecoming together topresent this ministry tothe children of Meeker. Are you having troublefinding things for your children to do afterschool?We will be meeting every Tuesday starting September 25thafter school from 3:30-5:00pm. Come andplay games,watch puppet plays andmost importantly learn Truths ofthe Bible through the memorization of Bible verses such asJohn 3:16, Romans 5:8 and1Corinthians 15:3-4.We hope to see you there!!!Location:The Church at Meeker1287 Market Street, Meeker, CO 81641Contact:Pastor Mike Dinwiddie for more information at 970.220.2345If you have any questions aboutAwana please go to www.awana.orgPARAGRAPH (a) OR THE DEPARTMENT IS NOTIFIED BY THE RELE-VANT LOCALITY THAT THE APPLICANT IS NOT IN COMPLIANCEWITH ORDINANCES AND REGULATIONS MADE PURSUANT TOPARAGRAPH (f) AND IN EFFECT AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION,PROVIDED, WHERE A LOCALITY HAS ENACTED A NUMERICALLIMIT ON THE NUMBER OF MARIJUANA ESTABLISHMENTS AND AGREATER NUMBER OF APPLICANTS SEEK LICENSES, THEDEPARTMENT SHALL SOLICIT AND CONSIDER INPUT FROM THELOCALITY AS TO THE LOCALITY’S PREFERENCE OR PREFER-ENCES FOR LICENSURE; AND(IV) UPON DENIAL OF AN APPLICATION, NOTIFY THE APPLICANTIN WRITING OF THE SPECIFIC REASON FOR ITS DENIAL.(h) IF THE DEPARTMENT DOES NOT ISSUE A LICENSE TO ANAPPLICANT WITHIN NINETY DAYS OF RECEIPT OF THE APPLICA-TION FILED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPH (g) AND DOESNOT NOTIFY THE APPLICANT OF THE SPECIFIC REASON FOR ITSDENIAL, IN WRITING AND WITHIN SUCH TIME PERIOD, OR IF THEDEPARTMENT HAS ADOPTED REGULATIONS PURSUANT TOPARAGRAPH (a) AND HAS ACCEPTED APPLICATIONS PURSUANTTO PARAGRAPH (g) BUT HAS NOT ISSUED ANY LICENSES BY JAN-UARY 1, 2014, THE APPLICANT MAY RESUBMIT ITS APPLICATIONDIRECTLY TO THE LOCALITY, PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (e),AND THE LOCALITY MAY ISSUE AN ANNUAL LICENSE TO THEAPPLICANT. A LOCALITY ISSUING A LICENSE TO AN APPLICANTSHALL DO SO WITHIN NINETY DAYS OF RECEIPT OF THE RESUB-MITTED APPLICATION UNLESS THE LOCALITY FINDS AND NOTI-FIES THE APPLICANT THAT THE APPLICANT IS NOT IN COMPLI-ANCE WITH ORDINANCES AND REGULATIONS MADE PURSUANTTO PARAGRAPH (f) IN EFFECT AT THE TIME THE APPLICATION ISRESUBMITTED AND THE LOCALITY SHALL NOTIFY THE DEPART-MENT IF AN ANNUAL LICENSE HAS BEEN ISSUED TO THE APPLI-CANT. IF AN APPLICATION IS SUBMITTED TO A LOCALITY UNDERTHIS PARAGRAPH, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL FORWARD TO THELOCALITY THE APPLICATION FEE PAID BY THE APPLICANT TOTHE DEPARTMENT UPON REQUEST BY THE LOCALITY. A LICENSEISSUED BY A LOCALITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS PARAGRAPHSHALL HAVE THE SAME FORCE AND EFFECT AS A LICENSEISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARA-GRAPH (g) AND THE HOLDER OF SUCH LICENSE SHALL NOT BESUBJECT TO REGULATION OR ENFORCEMENT BY THE DEPART-MENT DURING THE TERM OF THAT LICENSE. A SUBSEQUENT ORRENEWED LICENSE MAY BE ISSUED UNDER THIS PARAGRAPHON AN ANNUALBASIS ONLY UPON RESUBMISSION TO THELOCALITY OF A NEW APPLICATION SUBMITTED TO THE DEPART-MENT PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (g). NOTHING IN THIS PARA-GRAPH SHALL LIMIT SUCH RELIEF AS MAY BE AVAILABLE TO ANAGGRIEVED PARTY UNDER SECTION 24-4-104, C.R.S., OF THECOLORADO ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT OR ANY SUCCES-SOR PROVISION.(i) IF THE DEPARTMENT DOES NOT ADOPT REGULATIONSREQUIRED BY PARAGRAPH (a), AN APPLICANT MAY SUBMIT ANAPPLICATION DIRECTLY TO A LOCALITY AFTER OCTOBER 1, 2013AND THE LOCALITY MAY ISSUE AN ANNUAL LICENSE TO THEAPPLICANT. A LOCALITY ISSUING A LICENSE TO AN APPLICANTSHALL DO SO WITHIN NINETY DAYS OF RECEIPT OF THE APPLI-CATION UNLESS IT FINDS AND NOTIFIES THE APPLICANT THATTHE APPLICANT IS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH ORDINANCES ANDREGULATIONS MADE PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH (f) IN EFFECTAT THE TIME OF APPLICATION AND SHALL NOTIFY THE DEPART-MENT IF AN ANNUAL LICENSE HAS BEEN ISSUED TO THE APPLI-CANT. A LICENSE ISSUED BY A LOCALITY IN ACCORDANCE WITHTHIS PARAGRAPH SHALL HAVE THE SAME FORCE AND EFFECTAS A LICENSE ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT IN ACCORDANCEpassed away in1988.Laura is survivedby manygrandchildren,great-grandchildrenand greatgreat-grandchildren.Laura lovedto be outside inthe garden andyard with her flowers. She was anamazingly strong woman with asmile for everyone.She will be missed by everyone.A memorial service is planned forthe spring.NOBODY COVERS RIO BLANCO COUNTY LIKE THE HERALD TIMES