Archive for Tuesday, February 14, 2012

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Commitment to Excellence member seeks volunteers to lend teachers a hand
By Bridget Manley
February 13, 2012
Ann Marie Roberts, a local business owner and Maximum Commitment to Excellence member, believes community support and student achievement go hand-in-hand. If the community backs teachers and students, the latter “are going to want to be successful and they’re going to want to improve because they know … the community’s behind them,” said Roberts, who owns the Craig-based R & R Catering and Double Barrel Steakhouse in Hayden with her husband, Pat. She’s spearheading an effort to accomplish that goal by getting more volunteers into Moffat County School District classrooms

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Amateur chocolatier’s bid at Taste of Chocolate yields sweet reward
By Bridget Manley
February 14, 2012
A casual observer would probably never guess Deborah Behringer’s kitchen was the scene of a chocolate-coated frenzy. A pan of rising bread dough sat neatly atop a warming oven in her Craig home Monday afternoon. Her counters were nearly spotless and her Kitchen Aid sat neatly in a corner. But it was a different scene Saturday, the end of a two-day marathon to prepare Behringer’s chocolate mocha truffles for the sixth annual Taste of Chocolate, she said. Bits of chocolate covered both sides of her cutting boards, and there was even a smidge of it on the pepper grinder, she said.
Lance Scranton: Defining our mantra
Lance Scranton
February 14, 2012
Look around our local community, sports teams or extra-curricular activities and you’ll see or hear mantras of all kinds. They’re found on T-shirts, banners, and even painted on the sides of vehicles. Most are clever, some are less than appropriate, but they all have an underlying meaning: This is what we stand for. As a teacher, I’m intrigued by these pithy phrases.
Craig Police Chief: ACET essential for fighting local drug trade
By Jerry Martin
February 14, 2012
A complete picture of the All Crimes Enforcement Team’s 2011 activity wasn’t fully reflected in a year-end report, a task force board member said. A Craig Daily Press editorial published Feb. 1 questioned the task force’s effectiveness based on numbers provided in the 2011 report. In response to the opinion piece, Craig Police Chief Walt Vanatta provided the newspaper with a news release that included information he said gives perspective to the report written by ACET Commander Marvin Cameron. “There are reasons for a perceived reduction in numbers,” Vanatta said. “Most of them are budget driven.” Two funding streams — grants and asset forfeitures — have dwindled over the years, changing the way cooperating agencies approach funding ACET, according to the release.
On the Record for Feb. 14, 2012
February 14, 2012
On the Record for Feb. 14, 2012

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