Letter to the Editor: I was very interested and very concerned when reading your front page story “Sheriff’s excavation…” Hope you do a follow up story so Gilpin County residents can be aware if there is a chance our tax money will be used to foot the bill for a possible lawsuit that could have been avoided by the use of a little common sense. I have a question: Why didn’t the sheriff’s department contact the teenagers’ parents and deal with them instead of a couple of frightened children? It’s hard to believe that armed only with a child’s version of property lines, the sheriff’s department proceeded to dig up a dog’s grave. The lack of professionalism and the ludicrous manner in which this situation was reportedly handled by the sheriff’s department should have a lasting effect on the thinking of the residents of Gilpin County. From all the talk the story invoked, the humor in the story was not ignored. Some folks had “excavation” jokes laved in their comments! But then, sometimes from humor comes awareness! Sincerely, Clay Phillips, Apex Valley.
Brad and Becky Bellingham of Central City are proud to announce the birth of their second child, Bryan Spencer. He was born on May 6, 1985 at Lutheran Medical Center in Denver at 3:30 a.m. He weighed six pounds three ounces and is 19 inches in length. Maternal grandparents are Marge Hargitt and Frank Barnhart of Grants Pass, Oregon. Paternal grandparents are Nancy Bellingham of Sea Side, Oregon, and George Bellingham of Vernonia, Oregon. Melissa is Bryan’s older sister.
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