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Tuesday November 29, 2022
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Welcome To The 22nd Issue of Volume 2!
Christmas in the Wet Mountain Valley
With Thanksgiving Day in the rearview mirror, it is time to prepare for the Christmas season. If there is one thing the Wet Mountain Valley does well, it is celebrating! There is a plethora of activities sure to get everyone from infant to 100 years-of-age into the holiday spirit this week. Please make plans for your family and come out to both the Cliffs’ to enjoy the activities that are planned.
Thursday, December 1
2 p.m.-6 p.m.- Come out for the Annual West Custer County Library Arts and Crafts Fair in the Hope Lutheran Church fellowship Hall. Local artisans will have their wares for sale. Get a head start on your Christmas shopping and support your friends and neighbors.
Friday, December 2
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.- Come out for the Annual West Custer County Library Arts and Crafts Fair in the Hope Lutheran Church fellowship Hall. Local artisans will have their wares for sale. Get a head start on your Christmas shopping and support your friends and neighbors.
9 a.m.-6 p.m.- Festival of Trees at Cliff Lanes Event Room in downtown Westcliffe. Come vote for and bid on your favorite tree.
All funds raised will go toward the purchase of new books for the Custer County School library.
Saturday, December 3
8 a.m.- 5 p.m.- Jingle Bell Extravaganza at First Baptist Church in Westcliffe. All proceeds raised during this festival will go toward vests for the Custer County Sheriff’s Office.
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.- West Custer County Library Arts and Crafts Fair in the Hope Lutheran Church fellowship Hall.
9 a.m.-6 p.m. Festival of Trees at Cliff Lanes Event Room in downtown Westcliffe. Come vote for and bid on your favorite tree.
All funds raised will go toward the purchase of new books for the Custer County School library.
1 p.m.-4 p.m.- Come out to Silver Cliff for a fun afternoon for the whole family. There will be hot dogs, popcorn, hot cocoa, and goodie bags for the kids. Santa will be there before heading to the parade at 4:30 p.m. Location will be at the Silver Cliff town shop near the Silver Cliff Park.
1 p.m.- Christmas Community Banquet at Valley Bible Fellowship Church.
4:30 p.m.- “Magical Musical Christmas” parade begins! This amazing parade is fun for the entire family and is sure to get you in the Christmas spirit. It will start on Main Street in Silver Cliff and the route will continue in Westcliffe.
At Dusk: Tree Lighting in Jess Price Park.
Immediately following the parade, come on down to the Jones Theater where they will be presenting a reading of “A Christmas Carol.”
This may not be a complete list of all activities this weekend. Please see the ads in this week’s issue of TVB!
Make sure to shop local and visit the shops around the Wet Mountain Valley for all your gift-giving needs. Have a safe, blessed, and joyous holiday weekend!
Tracy Ballard
Thursday, December 1
2 p.m.-6 p.m.- Come out for the Annual West Custer County Library Arts and Crafts Fair in the Hope Lutheran Church fellowship Hall. Local artisans will have their wares for sale. Get a head start on your Christmas shopping and support your friends and neighbors.
Friday, December 2
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.- Come out for the Annual West Custer County Library Arts and Crafts Fair in the Hope Lutheran Church fellowship Hall. Local artisans will have their wares for sale. Get a head start on your Christmas shopping and support your friends and neighbors.
9 a.m.-6 p.m.- Festival of Trees at Cliff Lanes Event Room in downtown Westcliffe. Come vote for and bid on your favorite tree.
All funds raised will go toward the purchase of new books for the Custer County School library.
Saturday, December 3
8 a.m.- 5 p.m.- Jingle Bell Extravaganza at First Baptist Church in Westcliffe. All proceeds raised during this festival will go toward vests for the Custer County Sheriff’s Office.
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.- West Custer County Library Arts and Crafts Fair in the Hope Lutheran Church fellowship Hall.
9 a.m.-6 p.m. Festival of Trees at Cliff Lanes Event Room in downtown Westcliffe. Come vote for and bid on your favorite tree.
All funds raised will go toward the purchase of new books for the Custer County School library.
1 p.m.-4 p.m.- Come out to Silver Cliff for a fun afternoon for the whole family. There will be hot dogs, popcorn, hot cocoa, and goodie bags for the kids. Santa will be there before heading to the parade at 4:30 p.m. Location will be at the Silver Cliff town shop near the Silver Cliff Park.
1 p.m.- Christmas Community Banquet at Valley Bible Fellowship Church.
4:30 p.m.- “Magical Musical Christmas” parade begins! This amazing parade is fun for the entire family and is sure to get you in the Christmas spirit. It will start on Main Street in Silver Cliff and the route will continue in Westcliffe.
At Dusk: Tree Lighting in Jess Price Park.
Immediately following the parade, come on down to the Jones Theater where they will be presenting a reading of “A Christmas Carol.”
This may not be a complete list of all activities this weekend. Please see the ads in this week’s issue of TVB!
Make sure to shop local and visit the shops around the Wet Mountain Valley for all your gift-giving needs. Have a safe, blessed, and joyous holiday weekend!
Tracy Ballard
Release Date: Immediately
On Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022 The Wet Mountain Tribune is reporting that the Sangre de Cristo Sentinel
botched Custer County’s Tax Lien Sale. Some of the information stated in the article is incorrect.
The County Treasurer sent a multiple page document to the Sangre de Cristo Sentinel for the Tax Lien
Sale Notice. The Sentinel received this request and input into newspaper format. The proof was
returned to the Treasurer’s office for approval. In the proofing process, the last page of the notice was
missed.
It is required that the posting for the sale must be posted for 3 consecutive weeks. When there is an
error like this the options are to cancel all tax lien sales and reschedule the sale to be able to comply
with the 3 week posting rule OR continue the sale of the properties that were posted correctly (meeting
the 3 week posting requirement) and post the 11 properties (not 10 properties as stated in the Wet
Mountain Tribune article) that were not posted at a different time. The Treasurer decided that it would
be best for the county to do the latter. At this time, taxes have been collected from 5 out of the 11
properties with delinquent taxes. If the Treasurer is unable to collect from the remaining 6 liens
($4,091.32 to date), then the collection of taxes is simply postponed. There is no loss in tax revenue to
Custer County
To ensure that the people traveling to attend the sale were not inconvenienced and the county is able to
collect delinquent taxes in a timely manner, the County Treasurer decided to proceed Since the 11 tax
liens were not included in the legal notice, the attendees of the sale may not have known about the
property or had the opportunity to bid because the tax bill was satisfied.
After doing a quick review of the tax lien sale notices from years in the past, the signature and seal were
not included in those postings. (Reference: Wet Mountain Tribune Nov. 4, 2021, Nov 12, 2021 & Oct. 24,
2019 postings).
There is NO loss of county revenue. Any delinquent taxes that were not satisfied the day of the sale will
be satisfied at the next sale. Since the majority of liens are satisfied prior to a sale, any potential
additional revenue is a moot point.
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Media Contact:
Jennifer Kriegh
Public Information Officer
719-783-2552 Phone
pio@custercounty-co.gov
On Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022 The Wet Mountain Tribune is reporting that the Sangre de Cristo Sentinel
botched Custer County’s Tax Lien Sale. Some of the information stated in the article is incorrect.
The County Treasurer sent a multiple page document to the Sangre de Cristo Sentinel for the Tax Lien
Sale Notice. The Sentinel received this request and input into newspaper format. The proof was
returned to the Treasurer’s office for approval. In the proofing process, the last page of the notice was
missed.
It is required that the posting for the sale must be posted for 3 consecutive weeks. When there is an
error like this the options are to cancel all tax lien sales and reschedule the sale to be able to comply
with the 3 week posting rule OR continue the sale of the properties that were posted correctly (meeting
the 3 week posting requirement) and post the 11 properties (not 10 properties as stated in the Wet
Mountain Tribune article) that were not posted at a different time. The Treasurer decided that it would
be best for the county to do the latter. At this time, taxes have been collected from 5 out of the 11
properties with delinquent taxes. If the Treasurer is unable to collect from the remaining 6 liens
($4,091.32 to date), then the collection of taxes is simply postponed. There is no loss in tax revenue to
Custer County
To ensure that the people traveling to attend the sale were not inconvenienced and the county is able to
collect delinquent taxes in a timely manner, the County Treasurer decided to proceed Since the 11 tax
liens were not included in the legal notice, the attendees of the sale may not have known about the
property or had the opportunity to bid because the tax bill was satisfied.
After doing a quick review of the tax lien sale notices from years in the past, the signature and seal were
not included in those postings. (Reference: Wet Mountain Tribune Nov. 4, 2021, Nov 12, 2021 & Oct. 24,
2019 postings).
There is NO loss of county revenue. Any delinquent taxes that were not satisfied the day of the sale will
be satisfied at the next sale. Since the majority of liens are satisfied prior to a sale, any potential
additional revenue is a moot point.
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Media Contact:
Jennifer Kriegh
Public Information Officer
719-783-2552 Phone
pio@custercounty-co.gov
Release Date: Immediately
Undersheriff Smith reported to the Custer County Commissioners that the Custer County Sheriff’s Office
was given notice that Custer EMS will be reducing services to the Custer County Law Enforcement and
Custer County Jail. In this notice, they were provided a document that stated specimen draws & routine
jail medical clearances for law enforcement are no longer allowed in their scope of work.
In the past, Custer County EMS has provided these services for Law Enforcement in the county and were
billed accordingly. Due to this reduction in services,the Custer County Sheriff’s department is creating a
new contract with Fremont Fire Department at quadruple the cost.
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Media Contact:
Jennifer Kriegh
Public Information Officer
719-783-2552 Phone
pio@custercounty-co.gov
Undersheriff Smith reported to the Custer County Commissioners that the Custer County Sheriff’s Office
was given notice that Custer EMS will be reducing services to the Custer County Law Enforcement and
Custer County Jail. In this notice, they were provided a document that stated specimen draws & routine
jail medical clearances for law enforcement are no longer allowed in their scope of work.
In the past, Custer County EMS has provided these services for Law Enforcement in the county and were
billed accordingly. Due to this reduction in services,the Custer County Sheriff’s department is creating a
new contract with Fremont Fire Department at quadruple the cost.
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Media Contact:
Jennifer Kriegh
Public Information Officer
719-783-2552 Phone
pio@custercounty-co.gov
Release Date: Immediately
Sheriff Elect Smith is hosting a listening campaign regarding mental health and law enforcement in
Custer County. This will be held on Thursday, December 1st at 1PM at Chuds Restaurant . He is seeking
input from the community that has been impacted by law enforcement and mental health issues. This
is the first step in improving services provided by the Sheriff’s Office during the Mental Health Crisis.
The Undersheriff is applying for a Co-Responder Grant to establish this program in Custer County. This
will help our community!
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Media Contact:
Jennifer Kriegh
Public Information Officer
719-783-2552 Phone
pio@custercounty-co.gov
Sheriff Elect Smith is hosting a listening campaign regarding mental health and law enforcement in
Custer County. This will be held on Thursday, December 1st at 1PM at Chuds Restaurant . He is seeking
input from the community that has been impacted by law enforcement and mental health issues. This
is the first step in improving services provided by the Sheriff’s Office during the Mental Health Crisis.
The Undersheriff is applying for a Co-Responder Grant to establish this program in Custer County. This
will help our community!
##
Media Contact:
Jennifer Kriegh
Public Information Officer
719-783-2552 Phone
pio@custercounty-co.gov
Release Date: Immediately
Several days of Emergency Preparedness and Response (EPR) Pueblo-based training were completed last
week by the Custer County Public Health Agency Technical Specialist (Leigh Cuthbertson) and Director
(Clifford Brown). This provided the first of two stages of EPR’s advanced management training developed
by FEMA. Christe Coleman, a Wet Mountain Valley Native and regional emergency manager, was one of
several instructors for this course. Our Public Health Department, Sheriff’s Office, Office of Emergency
Management, Fire Department, and EMS are constantly taking courses to better prepare for
emergencies when they happen.
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Media Contact:
Jennifer Kriegh
Public Information Officer
719-783-2552 Phone
pio@custercounty-co.gov
Several days of Emergency Preparedness and Response (EPR) Pueblo-based training were completed last
week by the Custer County Public Health Agency Technical Specialist (Leigh Cuthbertson) and Director
(Clifford Brown). This provided the first of two stages of EPR’s advanced management training developed
by FEMA. Christe Coleman, a Wet Mountain Valley Native and regional emergency manager, was one of
several instructors for this course. Our Public Health Department, Sheriff’s Office, Office of Emergency
Management, Fire Department, and EMS are constantly taking courses to better prepare for
emergencies when they happen.
##
Media Contact:
Jennifer Kriegh
Public Information Officer
719-783-2552 Phone
pio@custercounty-co.gov