Ranchland Farm News (Newspaper) - August 11, 1977, Colorado Springs, Colorado PIKES PEAK LIBRARY 2 CO 80901 COLORADO SPRINGS ews 20 Serving the Pikes Peak plains region since 19O1 VOLUME 77 ISSUE 25 Largest Rural Weekly In All County And East El Paso AUGUST 1977 BUILD RAMAH DAM ROAD HAIL STONES the size of baseballs fell in the Simla area Saturday eve August Four of the stones dwarf the darker tennis ball in this EL PASO COUNTY 4H LIVESTOCK WINNERS Champion Angus Beef Breed ing Animal Presented by the Angus Association to Terri Ingram Champion Market Beef Trophy Presented by the An gus Association to Patty Gaddy Overall Grand Champion Breeding Animal Young Reserve Grand Champion Overall Breeding Animal to Terri Ingram Champion Overall Horse Trophy 12 and under to Julie Vinall Champion Overall Horse Tro phy 1315 Years to Holly Sproul Champion Overall Horse Tro phy 16 years and ovet to Patty Carew Grand Champion Rabbit to Brad Henderson Reserve Grand Champion Rabbit to John Doty Grand Champion Poultry to Brenda Ball Reserve Champion Poultry to Brenda Ball Grand Champion Market Beef to Patty Gaddy Reserve Grand Chamption Market Beef to Steve Young Grand Champion Market Sheep to Larry Simshauser Reserve Grand Champion Market Sheep to Karen Doty Grand Champion Breeding Sheep to Fred Ridpath Reserve Champion Breeding Sheep to Carolyn Ringler Grand Champion to Sandy Allen Reserve Champion Feeder Beef to Rhonda Evanoika Grand Champion Breeding Swine to Brett Wager Reserve Grand Champion Breeding Swine to Henry Eich man Grand Champion Market Swine to Brett Wager Reserve Grand Champion Market Swine to Brett Wager Grand Champion Dairy to Laurie Bradley Reserve Champion Dairy to Steven Branham Grand Champion Beef Show man to Ron Singer Reserve Champion Beef Show man to Peggy Gaddy Grand Champion Horse Showmanship to Patty Carew Reserve Grand Champion Horse Showmanship to Barbie Knoeckel Grand Champion Dairy Show man to Laurie Bradley Reserve Champion Dairy Showman to Steve Branham Grand Champion Swine Showman to Brenda Ball Reserve Grand Champion Swine Showman to Kimber Green Grand Champion Sheep Show man to Jerri Craig Reserve Champion Sheep Showman to Carolyn Ringler Grand Champion Round Ro bin Showman to Ron Singer Reserve Grand Champion Round Robin Showman to Brenda Ball Grand Champion Dog Show man to Alisa Schmeister Reserve Grand Champion Dog Showman to Randy Miller Rate of Gain Trophy 1st place to Sandy Allen Rate of Gain Trophy 2nd place to Rick Looper Revolving Trophy Pen of 3 Market Swine to 76ers 4H Club Pen of 3 Market Sheep to Pals of the Pine 4H Club Pen of 3 Market Beef to AOK 4H Club First Aid Class In There will be a standard First Aid Class at August 15th at 7 SPEAK OUT All readers of the Farm News are urged to fill out the Speak Out questionnaire on page 4 of this issue and send it to The forms do not need to be The more forms we the more responsive we can be to the Your participation in this survey will be greatly Red Cross Classes Offered Anyone in the area who would like to take the Red Cross Multi Media First Aid Class or the Multi Media First Aid Instructors do so by signing up at the East Central BOCES Box CO phone number 7752342 820 2nd The sign up can be done by card or by telephone and is necessary so that the instructors will know how many to prepare The Multi Media Class will be offered at the Gold Medallion Room of the Mountain View Electric Association in Limon on August 22nd and August 23rd from to each In those peo ple who have a current or re cent Red Cross Multi Media card can also take the Instructors Class in Red Cross Multi This Instructors Class will be of at the Mountain View Electric Association Gold Medal lion Room in Limon on August 24th and August 25th from 6 00 each The basic instructors for the sessions will be Loren Gilcrest and Ted The Multi Media Course is an eight hour program and teach es accident prevention and gives the person basic first aid The Instructors Class is an eight hour program and it allows qua individuals to teach the First Aid Multi Media The Multi Media Class and Instructors Class is open to any one in the area who desires There will be no charge for either of these Access to the Ramah State Recreation area west of Ramah must be constructed by the state if it is to be the board of county commissioners decided on August The board informally agreed at its regular meeting that the county will not build a new ac cess road to the 100acre reser Don chairman of Lamms special committee on Ramah asked the com missioners to help in the devel of a new access road to the operated by the State Game and Fish Department and the State Division of Parks and Outdoor Access to the recreational facilities on the north side of the reservoir apparently was blocked earlier this year by an adjacent property That resulted in the General Assem bly passing a this year call ing for the status of the recrea tion Smith said a delega tion of eastern Colorado resi dents sought and received the governors veto of the Smith told the commissioners the governors committee on the reservoir is now seeking a new road from 24 north along a section line adjacent to the western edge of the 14yearold The board agreed with Smith that a need exists for a new ac cess to the reservoir but it dif with him on who should construct Why should the county build an access to a state recreation area Commissioner Charles Heim asked Because the people in the area Want Smith I dont think its the countys Commissioner Thorn Foulks The people out there should take their request to the state or be prepared to pay an additional mill levy to pay for the roads Max county trans portation department said he doesnt oppose maintain ing the road once it is so long as it is built to county He later explained the road would have to be 24 feet with threefoot shoulder on eith er and have a six to eight inch gravel surface to meet county If constructed to plans already prepared by the the roaa would extend from 24 past the reservoir to West Ramah It would be approximately two and a half miles long and cost between 000 and 000 a mile to The constructed by the Army Corps of Engineers as part of the 14 dam Big Sandy Creek flood prevention It cost more than 000 to build and is the only reservoir in the project with complete rec including campground and boat launching From GAZETTE By Stephen GT Staff Writer Hail Forces Plane Down Near Hanover A Tennessee man set his small plane down in an open area southeast of Colorado Springs Friday when hail smashed the crafts The sheriffs office identified the man as Phillip The incident occurred at Green landed his plane near Hanover Green and a passenger in the his were taken to Penrose Hospital follow ing the Both men were examined and Lee Benjamin is the proud owner of the 1977 Elbert County Fair Grand Champion
