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Carolyn Gochee donated $550 of her winnings as a race car driver at Hayden Speedway and funds from sales of T-shirts and sponsorships to help Sherry Bird, who is battling breast cancer.

About 100 people filled the pews in the church Wednesday morning at the Faith Lutheran Church. Kathie Johnson’s co-workers from the Craig Police Department, as well as many other law enforcement officers from Moffat County, joined her friends and family at the service.

Craig Police Chief Walt Vanatta and commanders Jerry DeLong and Bill Leonard said there is no chance they will ask the court for leniency in sentencing if former detective Ken Johnson is convicted in his ongoing felony case.

Although the boys varsity golf season ended Oct. 5 with the regional tournament in Steamboat Springs, closure came Wednesday night.

The Moffat County High School swimming pool is now open for public swimming, according to a news release issued Wednesday.

The American Legion Post 62 plans to host a free chili supper for all veterans and their families from 5 to 7 p.m. Nov. 17 at the Legion hall, 1055 Moffat County Road 7.

This new puppy is liable to kill me.

It’s not that our first week together hasn’t been great. It has. Lucy, the too-cute-for-words cocker spaniel my daughter adopted from the Lawrence Humane Society, couldn’t be better behaved. That is, for a 3-month-old puppy.

Truly, the American people have been blessed “with blessings from Heaven above, blessings of the deep that lies beneath” (Genesis 49:25).

I’m sure everyone’s intentions are good and they mean well, but I’m concerned this social host ordinance could mean some problems for all of us, such as questions about private property rights.

When Moffat County High School needed a new coach to lead the girls soccer program, it reached out to a familiar face.

Next meeting: Thursday, Oct. 22 at the district administrative building, 775 Yampa Ave.

Moffat County Commission special board meeting

Dear Annie: I’m a junior in high school. Two years ago, I was dating “Janie” and noticed she had some eating problems. She threw away the lunches her mom made and spent a lot of time in the bathroom. Then things seemed to get back to normal, and I forgot about it.

As I write this week’s column, leaves are dropping off the trees, and the sky is a dark blue-black, threatening of storm. (It’s probably a good thing that our potatoes are dug.)

It’s time to cook up some hearty, cool-weather meals.

I have been involved with Communities Overcoming Meth Abuse since Annette Dunkley, Buddy Grinstead and Dave Derose formed the organization.

Fire managers from the Northwest Colorado Fire Management Unit plan to conduct a 150-acre prescribed burn today on Douglas Mountain about two miles southwest of Greystone and 34 miles west of Maybell in Moffat County.