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MAY 23-25~CLOSURE NOTICES*The Chronicle-News office will be

closed Monday for Memorial Day. The paper will be delivered as usual with no interruption of service. Information: 719-846-3311.

*Las Animas County EmployeesFRIDAY & MONDAY: The county of-

fices at the courthouse will be closed for a mandatory furlough day for all county employees and for the Memorial Day Holiday. Information: Leeann Fabec, 719-845-2562.

*The City of Trinidad offices and Landfill will be closed on Monday in ob-servance of Memorial Day.

*SCCOG the South Central Council of Governments and affiliates will be closed Monday for the Memorial Day Holiday. Rideline information: 719-845-1127.

Today’s Quote“ … from these honored dead we

take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last

full measure of devotion — that we here highly resolve that these

dead shall not have died in vain — that this nation, under God,

shall have a new birth of freedom — and that government of the

people, by the people, and for the people, shall not perish from the

earth.”

~Abraham Lincoln

~TRINIDAD LAKE STATE PARKInformation: Park Office, 719-846-

3818*FRIDAY (8 p.m.) Ranger Campfire

Talk at the park amphitheater.*SATURDAY (3 p.m.) Youth Ar-

chery Program (Boys and Girls age 10 and older) join District Wildlife Manager Bob Holder at Carpois Cove Parking Lot.

*SATURDAY (7 p.m.) Enjoy “Sights and Sounds of Colorado Wildlife” with Bob Holder at the amphitheater.

*SUNDAY (6 p.m.) NEW THIS YEAR: A Ranger Hike every Sunday night thru Labor Day. Meet at the Visitor’s Center to begin the adventure.

*SUNDAY (7 p.m.) Images of the Canyon performance by nationally rec-ognized guitarist Jaquie Gipson at the amphitheater.

~ Community Men’s BreakfastSATURDAY (8 a.m.) Bring your sons

and join us for free food, fellowship and fun every 4th Saturday at the First Chris-tian Church, 402 E. First St. (basement fellowship hall). Information: Tom Berry, 719-846-0879 or 719-846-3843. Every-one is welcome to attend.

~Celebrate National EMS WeekTHRU FRIDAY (4-9 p.m. each eve-

ning) The public is invited to an open house at The Trinidad Ambulance District building, 939 Robinson Ave. Register to win one of four free gifts on SATURDAY (10 a.m.) at the Family Fun Day at Trini-dad Catholic Football Field complete with a Firemen’s Challenge and Chili Cookoff.

~Philosophy Discussion GroupSATURDAY (12:30 – 2 p.m.) Join

this free discussion group at the Lava Yoga Studio, 828 Arizona. RSVP: 719-846-2325 or email: www/lavayogastu-dio.com. Everyone is welcome.

~LeVeta Art ShowSATURDAY (5-7 p.m.) The Pinion Hill

Art Gallery will host its 9th Annual Memo-rial Day Weekend Art Opening, 210 S. Main St. Information: 719-742-3666.

~ Meditation GroupSUNDAY (11 a.m.) You are invited

to experience what meditation can do for you. This free group meets at the La Quinta Inn on Toupal Drive. Information: Noah Simpson, 719-680-0109.

MAY 26~MEMORIAL DAYMemorial Day is a US federal holiday

that honors the men and women who died while serving in the United States Armed Forces. The holiday, which is celebrated every year on the final Mon-day of May was formerly known as Decoration Day and originated after the American Civil War to commemorate the Union and Confederate soldiers who died in the Civil War. By the 20th cen-tury, Memorial Day had been extended to honor all Americans who have died while in the military service.

PUBLIC SERVICE~Apishapa Valley MAY 31 (10 a.m.-2 p.m.) Celebrate

“Heritage Day” at the Heritage Center, 151 Main St. in Aguilar. Festivities include a bake sale, live demonstrations and historical presentations. Information: Pat Romero, 719-941-4678.

~2014 ARTOCADECALLING ALL VOLUNTEERS: Anyone

interested in participating in the September ArtoCade please contact Rodney Wood at 719-334-0087 or [email protected].

the Fine Print

Weather WatChFriday: A 30 percent chance of showers

and thunderstorms, mainly after noon. Most-ly cloudy, with a high near 73. West wind 5 to 10 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a

tenth of an inch. Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.

Saturday: A 20 percent chance of show-ers s. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.

Sunday: A 30 percent chance of show-

ers. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.

Monday (Memorial Day): A 10 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. W-NW wind around 10 mph. Night: A 10 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. N-NW wind 5 to 10 mph.

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the ChroniCle neWs“Weekend edition”Friday, saturday & sundayMay 23-25, 2014

By Steve BlockThe Chronicle-News

Trinidad’s City Council and staff still have things to learn about the issues involved with bringing legalized recreational marijuana to the City. So that they can increase their knowledge of that subject, City staff members travelled to Pueblo County on Thursday, May 22, to see how that county successfully implemented retail pot sales.

City Attorney Les Downs said that City Administrative Intern Tara Marshall had taken the lead role in organizing the tour, though Marshall was not present at Tuesday’s City Council meet-ing, where Downs provided infor-mation about the retail pot tour. All of the City’s administrative staff members who are available will be going on the tour, Downs said.

“We’re going to Pueblo Coun-ty, where we’ll be meeting with the Pueblo County clerks and their staff, the county attorney, the county planner and everyone who has anything to do with mari-juana licensing, especially retail-marijuana licensing, and seeing how it’s done and talking to those people first,” Downs said. “Then after lunch, we’ll be going and touring a number of marijuana facilities. The big cultivation fa-cilities, the stores — and it’s just going to be a wonderful tour. Tara has gone to a tremendous amount of trouble to organize this. And we’re all really excited to do that.”

Downs said that the landscape

had changed for Councilmembers now that medical marijuana was legalized in the City. He said that during the process of passing the marijuana ordinances that legal-ized pot, it was OK for Council-members to allow themselves to be lobbied by people interested in the issue, but not anymore. He

said that now that pot has been legalized, Council had to function as a quasi-judicial body, deciding whether or not to approve mari-juana-related licenses, and could no longer allow themselves to be lobbied by anyone on licensing or other marijuana issues. He urged citizens with concerns or com-plaints about pot-licensing issues to bring them directly to City Hall so they could consult with staff

members on those issues.“Now, I think it’s especially

important to remind you, because if you are lobbied, or you allow yourself to be the recipient of this kind of information or other out-side influences, you’re going to have to recuse yourself....,” said Downs. “It already came up at a Planning, Zoning and Variance Commission meeting. There was a CUP [Conditional Use Permit] application that was heard the other night, where, I respectfully submit, a commissioner should have recused himself. I addressed it, didn’t address it sufficiently, and was mollified by the assur-ance that he didn’t have a conflict of interest, but I think that was wrong….,” Downs said. If, he con-tinued, “you are influenced and that comes about, then you may have to recuse yourself on those individual applications when they come before you.”

Local businessman Howard Lackey, speaking during the pub-lic-comments part of the meeting, said he didn’t want Trinidad to miss the boat when it came to le-galized retail marijuana. He said he’d read an article in the paper recently where the idea of restrict-ing large pot-cultivation facilities only to industrial zones was dis-cussed, and he said he thought that was a bad idea.

“I think it would be a mistake to make the Industrial Park the only place you can grow, for two reasons,” Lackey said. “One, that restricts free trade, and two, the more important thing, if a guy has a warehouse on the east side

of town and he’s going to employ 20 people in a grow operation, you know, it’s not the City’s position to say, ‘no, you can’t do that, you’ve got to put it out at the Industrial Park.’ The other thing that’s going to be very important is that I hope the City, in addition to the medi-cal, would really consider getting retail at the same time,” he said.

Lackey said legalized pot of-fered the potential of significant tax revenues coming in to the City’s coffers. “Retail as well as medical is going to be very impor-tant, and if you’re in the business, I think there’s less than 50 medi-cal-pot cardholders in the com-munity, so you’re not going to be able to make it with that facility,” he said. “You’re going to need to generate more income. The other thing is that the practice of selling [medical pot] for a year is prob-ably not the wisest thing to do, be-cause that would be like a liquor store owner only being able to sell 3.2-percent beer for a year before they can sell 6-percent beer. It doesn’t make any sense. The rev-enue that you lose over that year on the retail side is phenomenal. That money will widen sidewalks, plant the parks and do everything else that we need to do. What we have here is an opportunity to mine the biggest gold mine in this area, which is I-25,” he said.

Downs later disputed Lackey’s claim that there were only 50 medical-pot cardholders in Trini-dad, saying that it was his under-standing that there were actually between 450 and 480 medical-pot cardholders in the City.

City staff learns about legalized marijuana business issues during Pueblo County tour

RETAIL POT SALES

File Photo / The Chronicle-NewsCity Attorney Les Downs

FAMILY FUN

Monument Lake opens for summerBy Scott MastroCorrespondentThe Chronicle-News

Monument Lake, located along Highway 12, also known as the Highway of Legends, serves as a respite, an escape and an outdoor playground for the residents of Trinidad and the surrounding ar-eas. The resort encompasses 350 acres, 100 of which are covered by a lake that is stocked with cut-throats, rainbows and browns, as well as kokanee salmon and splake.

Located only 37 miles from Trinidad , Monument Lake offers local residents and travelers from afar the opportunity to camp, fish, boat, bike, hike, dine and spend the night in a cabin. The resort opened

for business this year on May 16, and now that Memorial Day Week-end has arrived, the property will be abuzz with holiday revelers. The campsites will likely be full of tenters and RVers who have stocked up on supplies in the Store by the Shore, the cabins will be rented and the Grubstake Café will serve countless diners who have worked up their appetites

while enjoying the great outdoors. Owned by the City of Trinidad

for nearly a hundred years and used as a water source, the resort is in its seventh year of a 20-year lease with lessee and operator Mike Robb. Mike brings years of management and retail experi-ence to the business of running a resort. Speaking of what his spe-cific duties are at the resort, he smiled and said, “I do everything.”

In the welcoming office, reser-vation specialist and Oak Grove, Missouri native Kyrie Sams said she’d learned about Monument Lake’s summer-employment op-portunities at the Colorado Work-force Center. She and her hus-band, Thomas, moved to Trinidad in March. She said, “We wanted a change and found Trinidad. We

like it here.” Speaking about the resort, she said, “So far we’ve had guests from Oklahoma, Kansas, New Mexico, Texas, Denver, Col-orado Springs, Pueblo and even Trinidad.”

Trinidad State business major Selena Sanchez is spending her summer waitressing at the Grub-stake Café, and she said, “My mother teaches in Primero, and

we live there. We moved down from Colorado Springs.”

Manning the kitchen is Stone-wall native Kurt Bayes. He said that he and Mike Robb were child-hood friends, then explained, “Mike ran into my mother at Walmart. She told him I was looking for a job,” so Kurt soon came to the Grub-stake kitchen.

Kurt pointed out that the El Miramonte Room was the original portion of the newly renovated lodge, an adobe-style structure built in 1937 by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) and the Izaak Walton League of Trinidad. In the 1980s, the City added 20 ado-

be-style rooms. Kurt said, “Each room in the lodge has a fireplace and balcony, and no televisions

or phones.” He explained that, “The Miramonte is available for private din-ing, corporate meetings, fam-ily reunions and any sort of special event up to 100 peo-ple.”

Departing lodge guests Thayne and Cara Harman were visiting from Amaril-lo, Texas. “My family’s been coming here

for years. That’s how we know about Monument Lake.”

Photos by Scott Mastro / The Chronicle-NewsClockwise from above, the views of Monument Lake and the surrounding re-gion, including West Spanish Peak in the distance, are spectacular. Trinidad State business major Selena Sanchez is spending her summer waitressing at the Grubstake Café. From left, Mikeal Floyd, his father, Gary, and friend Thad Rash came from Kansas to fish at Monument Lake.

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Purgatoire River Call as of 05/22/2014.Storz ditch: Priority #36 / Appropriation date: 07/01/1867.

Trinidad Reservoir Accounting:Release 236.02 AFInflow 250.87 AF -- 126.48 CFSEvaporation 8.85 AFContent 14,319 AFElevation 6,174.62Precipitation 0

Downstream River Call / High-land Canal: 04/01/1884.

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The Grubstake Café combines fine dining and a rustic, come-as-you-are atmosphere, with all of the items on the menu offered throughout the day. Featuring continental-style and traditional breakfasts, lunch specialty sandwich-es, chili, soups and salads and dinner entrées to suit every palate, as well as signature pies and seasonal desserts, the Grubstake Café has earned its reputation for serving deli-cious food. Open seven days a week, the restaurant caters to customers who are staying at the lake or who simply stop in for a meal and to take in the scenery.

All of the 13 newly renovated adobe cabins feature bath-rooms with showers, indoor fireplaces, outdoor fire-pits and laundry facilities. The tent and RV campsites offer picnic tables, fire pits and parking. The Store by the Shore is open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

At the fish-cleaning station, Mikeal Floyd and Thad Rash of Syracuse, Kansas, and Mikeal’s father, Gary Floyd of Ozawkie, Kansas, cleaned their limit of brown, rainbow and cutthroat trout and were enjoying a breakfast of beer and sunshine.

Thad said, “Gary’s been coming here since the road was unpaved, about 40 years. We come in the spring for a few days, then again in the fall. Gary’s been bringing us since we were kids.”

On Saturday, June 7, Monument Lake will host the 18th Annual Stonewall Fishing Tournament, with registration at 7 a.m., fishing at 9 a.m., and awards at 4 p.m. No fishing license will be required for the tournament and bait will be available. Forms are available at stonewallfire.us and additional information is available at 719-868-2249.

Monument Lake is also running a seasonal fishing con-test from May 16 to September. The angler with the largest fish by weight during the 2014 summer season will receive a two-night stay for two in the lodge, holidays excluded. The angler must bring the fish to the Store by the Shore in a fresh-caught state on the day of the catch. It will be weighed, photographed and logged in.

Under Mike Robb’s guidance, the resort is being re-stored to the splendor it possessed during its heyday in the 1940s.

Monument Lake is located at 4789 Colorado Highway 12, in Weston. It will be open through Sunday, September 14. The website is monumentlakeresort.com, the phone num-ber is 719-868-2226 and the email address is [email protected].

Whether local residents and travelers from other regions are able to partake of the outdoor wonders that Monument Lake offers during this Memorial Day Weekend, whether they choose to stay in the lodge or in the cabins some other time this summer season, or whether tourists travel-ing the Highway of Legends choose to enjoy a meal in the Grubstake Café, Monu-ment Lake will put smiles on all of their faces and will create lasting memories.

60 Obituaries

Paul Roy Hunter

Paul Roy Hunter, passedaway April 15, 2014 at theage of 68. He was a residentof Albuquerque, NM, survivoris his daughter Thea Intveld.Paul Roy Hunter, Vietnam

Veteran, father, teacher ,both lived and taught in theTrinidad area for over adecade. The family wishes tof a c i l i t a t e a memo r i a lgathering for the personalclosure of any of his friendsin the area, we have chosento honor and celebratePau l ҋs l i f e and t hoserelationships with a smallmemorial gathering on Wed,the 4th of June 2014, at2 :00pm. The memor ia lservice with be held at theHoliday Inn Hotel of Trinidad,Colo. in a reserved section oftheir restaurant in the hotel.It is requested by the familythat friends please refrainfrom sending or bringing anyflowers, Paul would muchrather prefer that you make acontribution to your favoriteVeterans organization. Thefamily is sincerely lookingforward to meeting andtalking with any of Paulҋsfriends from the Trinidadarea. Hope to see you on the4th of June 2014. Anyquestions may be directed toPhi l l ip Croteau v ia h [email protected] or via hiscell # 1-617-733-3778.

Paul Roy Hunter

Paul Roy Hunter, passedaway April 15, 2014 at theage of 68. He was a residentof Albuquerque, NM, survivoris his daughter Thea Intveld.Paul Roy Hunter, Vietnam

Veteran, father, teacher,both lived and taught in theTrinidad area for over adecade. The family wishes tof a c i l i t a t e a memo r i a lgathering for the personalclosure of any of his friendsin the area, we have chosento honor and celebratePau l ҋs l i f e and t hoserelationships with a smallmemorial gathering on Wed,the 4th of June 2014, at2 :00pm. The memor ia lservice with be held at theHoliday Inn Hotel of Trinidad,Colo. in a reserved section oftheir restaurant in the hotel.It is requested by the familythat friends please refrainfrom sending or bringing anyflowers, Paul would muchrather prefer that you make acontribution to your favoriteVeterans organization. Thefamily is sincerely lookingforward to meeting andtalking with any of Paulҋsfriends from the Trinidadarea. Hope to see you on the4th of June 2014. Anyquestions may be directed toPhi l l ip Croteau v ia h [email protected] or via hiscell # 1-617-733-3778.

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Ben A. Narvaez

Ben A. Narvaez, passedaway at Mt. San RafaelHospital on May 20, 2014 atthe age of 97.V i s i t a t i o n w i l l b e

Wednesday, May 28, 20144pm-6pm at the ComiChape l .Rosary will be Wednesday

May 28, 2014 at 7pm at HolyTrinity Church.Funera l Mass wi l l be

Thursday, My 29, 2014 at10am at Holy Trinity Church.Interment with Rite of

committal will follow at theTrinidad Catholic Cemetery.Complete obit to follow.Arrangements made under

the direction of the ComiFuneral Home

Bennie J. Urioste

Bennie J. Urioste, age 84,passed away at the ColoradoState Veterans NursingHome in Walsenburg, Colo,on May 18, 2014.Visitation will be Thursday

from 4pm-7pm at the ComiChapel.Rosary will be Thursday,

May 22, 2014 at 7pm at theComi Chapel.Funera l Mass wi l l be

Friday, May 23, 2014 at 1pmat Holy Trinity Church.Interment will follow at the

Trinidad Catholic Cemeterywith graveside servicesconducted by the UnitedStates Air Force HonorGuard.Arrangements made under

the direction of the ComiFuneral Home.

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Joseph Vaccaro

J o s e p h V a c c a r o ,affect ionately known asS a r g e , p a s s e d aw a yunexpectedly at the Sangrede Cristo Hospice House inPueblo, Co. on May 16,2014. He was 88.Visitation will be Tuesday,

May 27, 2014 at the ComiChapel from 3PM-6PM.Rosary will be Tuesday,

May 27, 2014 at 7PM at HolyTrinity Church.Funera l Mass wi l l be

Wednesday, May 28, 2014at 10AM at Holy TrinityChurch.Interment will follow at the

Trinidad Catholic Cemeterywith graveside servicesconducted by Ft. CarsonHonor Guard.Persons wishing to do so

may make contributions inJoeҋs memory to Holy TrinityChurch, 235 N. Convent,Trinidad, CO. 81082Arrangements made under

the direction of the ComiFuneral Home.

Joseph Vaccaro

J o s e p h V a c c a r o ,affect ionately known asS a r g e , p a s s e d aw a yunexpectedly at the Sangrede Cristo Hospice House inPueblo, Co. on May 16,2014. He was 88.Visitation will be Tuesday,

May 27, 2014 at the ComiChapel from 3PM-6PM.Rosary will be Tuesday,

May 27, 2014 at 7PM at HolyTrinity Church.Funera l Mass wi l l be

Wednesday, May 28, 2014at 10AM at Holy TrinityChurch.Interment will follow at the

Trinidad Catholic Cemeterywith graveside servicesconducted by Ft. CarsonHonor Guard.Persons wishing to do so

may make contributions inJoeҋs memory to Holy TrinityChurch, 235 N. Convent,Trinidad, CO. 81082Arrangements made under

the direction of the ComiFuneral Home.

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Rose Passarelli

R o s e { M i l o s e v i c h }Passarelli of Trinidad, Colo.died Monday May 19, 2014.She was 90 years old. Borna t the fami l y home inTrinidad, with Dr. Benedicta{Beshoar } Fox Joergerattending, on September 30,1923 to André and Ivka{Padjen} Milosevich. Shewas the second of f ivech i l d ren . She mar r i edMichael Angelo Passarelli onMarch 2, 1946. Mike died onOctober 1, 1994 at age 79.He owned and operated EliteJewelers on Main Street inTrinidad.Rose was preceded in

death by: her son, JamesMichael (Dec. 1, 1954 – April7, 1994); her parents andparents- in- law, Ralph &Marie {Iaconetti} Passarelli;her brothers and their wives– Vince & Liz {Boday}; Edo &Pauline {Hawkins}; John &Hazel {Givens} and their son,G e o r g e A n d r ew ; h e rbrothers-in-law -- R.D. Reno;Fr. Ralph Passarelli, S.J. andJohn Maio; her sisters-in-lawand the i r husbands - -Margaret & Carl Costa;Helen & Chris Blondi; andher uncle Matt and aunt Zora{Padjen} Milosevich.She is survived by: her

sister, Vera Reno, Raton,NM; her son, Ron and hiss p o u s e , E r i c M o o r e ,Phoenix, Ariz.; daughter,Marie and her husband,Drew Nigrini, Walsenburg,Colo.; and daughter LanettePassarel l i , Denver; hersister-in-law, Edna Maio,Simi Valley, Calif.; sister-in-law, Mary & her husband,John Niccoli, Trinidad. Alsos u r v i v i n g a r e h e rgrandchildren – Amy & DanFaucher, Denver; Cullen &Sarah Nigrini, Austin, TX;Alyson & Nathaniel Barre,Denver ; Ar i ca & ChadAndreatta, La Veta, Colo.;a n d R om a n N i g r i n i ,Walsenburg. Rose was thebeloved Nana and G.G. tosix great-grandsons – Logan,Declan, and Gavin Faucher;Vincent and George Nigrini;and Jett Andreatta.She is survived by nieces

and nephews on t h ePassarelli side of the familytree – Mike & Roseanne{Magyar} Maio, ThousandOaks, Calif.; Cynthia {Maio}& Tom Loucks, Moorpark,Calif.; Judi {Maio} & JoeDeBella, Santa Fe; Cheryl{Blondi} & Harry McCluskey,Bloomington, Ill; Chris Ann{Blondi} & Paul Furlong, NewBraunfels, TX; Connie Jean{Blondi} & Bob Alberts,Evans, Colo.; Rick Niccoli,Long Beach, Calif.; Arlene{Romero} Niccoli, GrandJunction, Colo.; Ralph &Linda Costa, Glendale, Ariz.;Cathy {Costa} & Joe Clifford,Bristol, Ind.On the Milosevich side of

her fami ly t ree, she issurvived by nieces andn e p h e w s – V i n c e n tMilosevich, Jr., Chandler,Ariz.; Elizabeth Milosevich,Tucson, Ariz.; Rich Reno,Albuquerque; Randolph &Paula Reno, Albuquerque;Ronda Reno, Raton, N.M.;Roger Milosevich & MonicaMcGrath, Temecula, Calif.;Karen Paiz, Trinidad; Dr.Mark Winchester, Wichita,Kan; Rita Papini, Trinidad;Gary Mi losev ich , VeroBeach, Fla. ; Francie &R a n d y K a u f m a n ,A l b u q u e r q u e .Her extended family is

extraordinary in that heruncle, Matt Milosevich wasthe brother of her father,André, and Mattҋs wife, Zora{Padjen}, was the sister ofher mother, Ivka. PrecedingRose in death were herdouble cousins: Dona & herhusband, John Marshall;Thurm Sanford (husband ofL o l a ) ; F r a n k Ma s e r o(husband of Kate); Dona Mia{Macilroy}, wife of Chuck;and Nick and his wife, MaryEllen {Samora}. Survivingdouble cousins include: KateMasero, Trinidad; Matt, Jr. &Jean {Ladiges}, Fullerton,C a l i f . ; L o l a S a n f o r d ,Crestline, Calif.; Vince &Silvia {Granieri}, Durham,Calif.; Chuck, Yorba Linda,Calif. & Trinidad; Paul &Patsy, Santa Fe. The twobranches of the Padjen /Milosevich family have heldreunions every five years.She at tended them al l ,including the most recentreunion in Long Beach, Calif.in July 2010.She last visited cousins on

her mother ҋs side of thefamily (Padjen) in Europe 10yea rs ago – M isha &Danielle Kapin, Celle St.Cloud, France; TamaraMoric, Rijeka, Croatia; Igor &Milena {Matijevic} Padjen,Zagreb, Croatia; Branka{Padjen} & Darko Cagali,Zagreb, Croatia; and KarlaJovanovic, Rijeka, Croatia.She also visited her aunt Lili,widow of Branko Padjen, inZagreb, who passed shortlyafterwards.Rose, l ike her mother

before her, was an activeofficer in St. Josephҋs Lodge#284 (Tr in idad) o f theCroatian Fraternal Union,serving as its secretary fortwenty years, at tendingnumerous quad renn i a linternational conventions.She was an avid bowler withthe T r i n i dad Women ҋsLeague for 40 years. Rosewas a member of the CapriLounge Team that won the1963 Trinidad Womenҋs All-City Tournament. She wason at least two WIBC CityChampionship teams. Shealso served as a DemocraticParty Precinct CommitteeWoman for many years.She was the 1940 Trinidad

High School HomecomingQueen, and was active insports and other extra-curricular activities. Aftergraduation, and during WorldWar II, she worked at theTodd Shipyards in SanPedro, CA, returning toTr in idad to work as aQuartermaster Clerk at theGerman Prisoner of WarCamp at Beshoar Junction,east of Trinidad. In 1964, sheworked with then MayorBuzz Merson, and othercivilian employees at thecamp, to host the f i rs treunion of former prisoners,guards, and employees of“Camp Trinidad”. In 1994,she was instrumental in theinstallation of the bronzeplaque commemorating thecamp that hangs in TrinidadCity Hall.Al l who knew her wi l l

remember her vibrancy, hergracious good nature, herdevotion to family ties, andthe love she imbued in herown family.Pallbearers will be Cullen

Nigrini, Roman Nigrini, DanFaucher, Nathaniel Barre,Chad Andreatta and LeoBonfadini.Honorary pal lbearer is

Harry McCluskey.Visitation Monday, May 26,

2014, from 4pm To 7pm atMullare-MurphyFuneral Home. Rosary will

follow the visitation at 7pm Atthe funeral home. Funeralmass will be Tuesday, May27, at 1pm At Holy TrinityCatholic Church with Fr.

Richard Becker officiating.Burial wi l l fol low at theTrinidad Masonic Cemetery.The family has entrustedMul lare-Murphy FuneralHome with the arrangements

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Rose Passarelli

R o s e { M i l o s e v i c h }Passarelli of Trinidad, Colo.died Monday May 19, 2014.She was 90 years old. Borna t the fami l y home inTrinidad, with Dr. Benedicta{Beshoar } Fox Joergerattending, on September 30,1923 to André and Ivka{Padjen} Milosevich. Shewas the second of f ivech i l d ren . She mar r i edMichael Angelo Passarelli onMarch 2, 1946. Mike died onOctober 1, 1994 at age 79.He owned and operated EliteJewelers on Main Street inTrinidad.Rose was preceded in

death by: her son, JamesMichael (Dec. 1, 1954 – April7, 1994); her parents andparents- in- law, Ralph &Marie {Iaconetti} Passarelli;her brothers and their wives– Vince & Liz {Boday}; Edo &Pauline {Hawkins}; John &Hazel {Givens} and their son,G e o r g e A n d r ew ; h e rbrothers-in-law -- R.D. Reno;Fr. Ralph Passarelli, S.J. andJohn Maio; her sisters-in-lawand the i r husbands - -Margaret & Carl Costa;Helen & Chris Blondi; andher uncle Matt and aunt Zora{Padjen} Milosevich.She is survived by: her

sister, Vera Reno, Raton,NM; her son, Ron and hiss p o u s e , E r i c M o o r e ,Phoenix, Ariz.; daughter,Marie and her husband,Drew Nigrini, Walsenburg,Colo.; and daughter LanettePassarel l i , Denver; hersister-in-law, Edna Maio,Simi Valley, Calif.; sister-in-law, Mary & her husband,John Niccoli, Trinidad. Alsos u r v i v i n g a r e h e rgrandchildren – Amy & DanFaucher, Denver; Cullen &Sarah Nigrini, Austin, TX;Alyson & Nathaniel Barre,Denver ; Ar i ca & ChadAndreatta, La Veta, Colo.;a n d R om a n N i g r i n i ,Walsenburg. Rose was thebeloved Nana and G.G. tosix great-grandsons – Logan,Declan, and Gavin Faucher;Vincent and George Nigrini;and Jett Andreatta.She is survived by nieces

and nephews on t h ePassarelli side of the familytree – Mike & Roseanne{Magyar} Maio, ThousandOaks, Calif.; Cynthia {Maio}& Tom Loucks, Moorpark,Calif.; Judi {Maio} & JoeDeBella, Santa Fe; Cheryl{Blondi} & Harry McCluskey,Bloomington, Ill; Chris Ann{Blondi} & Paul Furlong, NewBraunfels, TX; Connie Jean{Blondi} & Bob Alberts ,Evans, Colo.; Rick Niccoli,Long Beach, Calif.; Arlene{Romero} Niccoli, GrandJunction, Colo.; Ralph &Linda Costa, Glendale, Ariz.;Cathy {Costa} & Joe Clifford,Bristol, Ind.On the Milosevich side of

her fami ly t ree, she issurvived by nieces andn e p h e w s – V i n c e n tMilosevich, Jr., Chandler,Ariz.; Elizabeth Milosevich,Tucson, Ariz.; Rich Reno,Albuquerque; Randolph &Paula Reno, Albuquerque;Ronda Reno, Raton, N.M.;Roger Milosevich & MonicaMcGrath, Temecula, Calif.;Karen Paiz, Trinidad; Dr.Mark Winchester, Wichita,Kan; Rita Papini, Trinidad;Gary Mi losev ich , VeroBeach, Fla. ; Francie &R a n d y K a u f m a n ,A l b u q u e r q u e .Her extended family is

extraordinary in that heruncle, Matt Milosevich wasthe brother of her father,André, and Mattҋs wife, Zora{Padjen}, was the sister ofher mother, Ivka. PrecedingRose in death were herdouble cousins: Dona & herhusband, John Marshall ;Thurm Sanford (husband ofL o l a ) ; F r a n k Ma s e r o(husband of Kate); Dona Mia{Macilroy}, wife of Chuck;and Nick and his wife, MaryEllen {Samora}. Survivingdouble cousins include: KateMasero, Trinidad; Matt, Jr. &Jean {Ladiges}, Fullerton,C a l i f . ; L o l a S a n f o r d ,Crestline, Calif.; Vince &Silvia {Granieri}, Durham,Calif.; Chuck, Yorba Linda,Calif. & Trinidad; Paul &Patsy, Santa Fe. The twobranches of the Padjen /Milosevich family have heldreunions every five years.She at tended them al l ,including the most recentreunion in Long Beach, Calif.in July 2010.She last visited cousins on

her mother ҋs side of thefamily (Padjen) in Europe 10yea rs ago – M isha &Danielle Kapin, Celle St.Cloud, France; TamaraMoric, Rijeka, Croatia; Igor &Milena {Matijevic} Padjen,Zagreb, Croatia; Branka{Padjen} & Darko Cagali,Zagreb, Croatia; and KarlaJovanovic, Rijeka, Croatia.She also visited her aunt Lili,widow of Branko Padjen, inZagreb, who passed shortlyafterwards.Rose, l ike her mother

before her, was an activeofficer in St. Josephҋs Lodge#284 (Tr in idad) o f theCroatian Fraternal Union,serving as its secretary fortwenty years, at tendingnumerous quad renn i a linternational conventions.She was an avid bowler withthe T r i n i dad Women ҋsLeague for 40 years. Rosewas a member of the CapriLounge Team that won the1963 Trinidad Womenҋs All-City Tournament. She wason at least two WIBC CityChampionship teams. Shealso served as a DemocraticParty Precinct CommitteeWoman for many years.She was the 1940 Trinidad

High School HomecomingQueen, and was active insports and other extra-curricular activities. Aftergraduation, and during WorldWar II, she worked at theTodd Shipyards in SanPedro, CA, returning toTr in idad to work as aQuartermaster Clerk at theGerman Prisoner of WarCamp at Beshoar Junction,east of Trinidad. In 1964, sheworked with then MayorBuzz Merson, and othercivilian employees at thecamp, to host the f i rs treunion of former prisoners,guards, and employees of“Camp Trinidad”. In 1994,she was instrumental in theinstallation of the bronzeplaque commemorating thecamp that hangs in TrinidadCity Hall.Al l who knew her wi l l

remember her vibrancy, hergracious good nature, herdevotion to family ties, andthe love she imbued in herown family.Pallbearers will be Cullen

Nigrini, Roman Nigrini, DanFaucher, Nathaniel Barre,Chad Andreatta and LeoBonfadini.Honorary pal lbearer is

Harry McCluskey.Visitation Monday, May 26,

2014, from 4pm To 7pm atMullare-MurphyFuneral Home. Rosary will

follow the visitation at 7pm Atthe funeral home. Funeralmass will be Tuesday, May27, at 1pm At Holy TrinityCatholic Church with Fr.

Richard Becker officiating.Burial wi l l fol low at theTrinidad Masonic Cemetery.The family has entrustedMul lare-Murphy FuneralHome with the arrangements

67 Mullare-Murphy Funeral Home

Rose Passarelli

R o s e { M i l o s e v i c h }Passarelli of Trinidad, Colo.died Monday May 19, 2014.She was 90 years old. Borna t the fami l y home inTrinidad, with Dr. Benedicta{Beshoar } Fox Joergerattending, on September 30,1923 to André and Ivka{Padjen} Milosevich. Shewas the second of f ivech i l d ren . She mar r i edMichael Angelo Passarelli onMarch 2, 1946. Mike died onOctober 1, 1994 at age 79.He owned and operated EliteJewelers on Main Street inTrinidad.Rose was preceded in

death by: her son, JamesMichael (Dec. 1, 1954 – April7, 1994); her parents andparents- in- law, Ralph &Marie {Iaconetti} Passarelli;her brothers and their wives– Vince & Liz {Boday}; Edo &Pauline {Hawkins}; John &Hazel {Givens} and their son,G e o r g e A n d r ew ; h e rbrothers-in-law -- R.D. Reno;Fr. Ralph Passarelli, S.J. andJohn Maio; her sisters-in-lawand the i r husbands - -Margaret & Carl Costa;Helen & Chris Blondi; andher uncle Matt and aunt Zora{Padjen} Milosevich.She is survived by: her

sister, Vera Reno, Raton,NM; her son, Ron and hiss p o u s e , E r i c M o o r e ,Phoenix, Ariz.; daughter,Marie and her husband,Drew Nigrini, Walsenburg,Colo.; and daughter LanettePassarel l i , Denver; hersister-in-law, Edna Maio,Simi Valley, Calif.; sister-in-law, Mary & her husband,John Niccoli, Trinidad. Alsos u r v i v i n g a r e h e rgrandchildren – Amy & DanFaucher, Denver; Cullen &Sarah Nigrini, Austin, TX;Alyson & Nathaniel Barre,Denver ; Ar i ca & ChadAndreatta, La Veta, Colo.;a n d R om a n N i g r i n i ,Walsenburg. Rose was thebeloved Nana and G.G. tosix great-grandsons – Logan,Declan, and Gavin Faucher;Vincent and George Nigrini;and Jett Andreatta.She is survived by nieces

and nephews on t h ePassarelli side of the familytree – Mike & Roseanne{Magyar} Maio, ThousandOaks, Calif.; Cynthia {Maio}& Tom Loucks, Moorpark,Calif.; Judi {Maio} & JoeDeBella, Santa Fe; Cheryl{Blondi} & Harry McCluskey,Bloomington, Ill; Chris Ann{Blondi} & Paul Furlong, NewBraunfels, TX; Connie Jean{Blondi} & Bob Alberts,Evans, Colo.; Rick Niccoli,Long Beach, Calif.; Arlene{Romero} Niccoli, GrandJunction, Colo.; Ralph &Linda Costa, Glendale, Ariz.;Cathy {Costa} & Joe Clifford,Bristol, Ind.On the Milosevich side of

her fami ly t ree, she issurvived by nieces andn e p h e w s – V i n c e n tMilosevich, Jr., Chandler,Ariz.; Elizabeth Milosevich,Tucson, Ariz.; Rich Reno,Albuquerque; Randolph &Paula Reno, Albuquerque;Ronda Reno, Raton, N.M.;Roger Milosevich & MonicaMcGrath, Temecula, Calif.;Karen Paiz, Trinidad; Dr.Mark Winchester, Wichita,Kan; Rita Papini, Trinidad;Gary Mi losev ich , VeroBeach, Fla. ; Francie &R a n d y K a u f m a n ,A l b u q u e r q u e .Her extended family is

extraordinary in that heruncle, Matt Milosevich wasthe brother of her father,André, and Mattҋs wife, Zora{Padjen}, was the sister ofher mother, Ivka. PrecedingRose in death were herdouble cousins: Dona & herhusband, John Marshall;Thurm Sanford (husband ofL o l a ) ; F r a n k Ma s e r o(husband of Kate); Dona Mia{Macilroy}, wife of Chuck;and Nick and his wife, MaryEllen {Samora}. Survivingdouble cousins include: KateMasero, Trinidad; Matt, Jr. &Jean {Ladiges}, Fullerton,C a l i f . ; L o l a S a n f o r d ,Crestline, Calif.; Vince &Silvia {Granieri}, Durham,Calif.; Chuck, Yorba Linda,Calif. & Trinidad; Paul &Patsy, Santa Fe. The twobranches of the Padjen /Milosevich family have heldreunions every five years.She at tended them al l ,including the most recentreunion in Long Beach, Calif.in July 2010.She last visited cousins on

her mother ҋs side of thefamily (Padjen) in Europe 10yea rs ago – M isha &Danielle Kapin, Celle St.Cloud, France; TamaraMoric, Rijeka, Croatia; Igor &Milena {Matijevic} Padjen,Zagreb, Croatia; Branka{Padjen} & Darko Cagali,Zagreb, Croatia; and KarlaJovanovic, Rijeka, Croatia.She also visited her aunt Lili,widow of Branko Padjen, inZagreb, who passed shortlyafterwards.Rose, l ike her mother

before her, was an activeofficer in St. Josephҋs Lodge#284 (Tr in idad) o f theCroatian Fraternal Union,serving as its secretary fortwenty years, at tendingnumerous quad renn i a linternational conventions.She was an avid bowler withthe T r i n i dad Women ҋsLeague for 40 years. Rosewas a member of the CapriLounge Team that won the1963 Trinidad Womenҋs All-City Tournament. She wason at least two WIBC CityChampionship teams. Shealso served as a DemocraticParty Precinct CommitteeWoman for many years.She was the 1940 Trinidad

High School HomecomingQueen, and was active insports and other extra-curricular activities. Aftergraduation, and during WorldWar II, she worked at theTodd Shipyards in SanPedro, CA, returning toTr in idad to work as aQuartermaster Clerk at theGerman Prisoner of WarCamp at Beshoar Junction,east of Trinidad. In 1964, sheworked with then MayorBuzz Merson, and othercivilian employees at thecamp, to host the f i rstreunion of former prisoners,guards, and employees of“Camp Trinidad”. In 1994,she was instrumental in theinstallation of the bronzeplaque commemorating thecamp that hangs in TrinidadCity Hall.Al l who knew her wi l l

remember her vibrancy, hergracious good nature, herdevotion to family ties, andthe love she imbued in herown family.Pallbearers will be Cullen

Nigrini, Roman Nigrini, DanFaucher, Nathaniel Barre,Chad Andreatta and LeoBonfadini.Honorary pal lbearer is

Harry McCluskey.Visitation Monday, May 26,

2014, from 4pm To 7pm atMullare-MurphyFuneral Home. Rosary will

follow the visitation at 7pm Atthe funeral home. Funeralmass will be Tuesday, May27, at 1pm At Holy TrinityCatholic Church with Fr.

Richard Becker officiating.Burial wi l l fol low at theTrinidad Masonic Cemetery.The family has entrustedMul lare-Murphy FuneralHome with the arrangements 62 Memorials

In Loving Memory ofCid Tapia "Little Cid"

Who was taken from us 12years ago, May 23, 2002

He was a very specialperson, In his own uniqueway, and We miss him sovery much each and everyday. Until we can see youagain out love to you

we send.Always remembered,

always loved.Aunt Pat and Reuben,

Richard, Damon and LouiseBradley, and Shawn.In Loving Memory

of Lilly Duran

on the 10th anniversary ofher death

May 23, 2004

When your beautiful heartstopped beating,

my heart just broke in two,knowing that here on earth,

there will never beanother you.

Loved and Missed by yourchildren, Carolyn, Fred,

Henrietta, Dorisand Families

In Loving Memory ofPriscilla Gonzales

8-20-1917 5-25-1992

Though her smile is goneforever, Her hand we cannot

touch, We have manymemories of the Mother We

Love so much.Sadly missed and loved by,The Gonzales, Narvez and

Tapia Families.

~ Memorial Day Mass ~Trinidad Catholic Cemetary

10 a.m., Monday,May 26, 2014

~Weather permitting~

Photo by Scott Mastro

Special to The Chronicle-News

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced support for agriculture producers and en-ergy facilities working to turn renewable biomass materials into clean energy. The support comes through the Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP), which was reauthorized by the 2014 Farm Bill and will resume this summer.

The Farm Bill authorizes $25 million annually for BCAP, requiring between 10 and 50 percent of the total funding to be used for harvest and transportation of biomass residues. Tra-ditional food and feed crops are ineligible for assistance. The 2014 Farm Bill also enacted several modifications for BCAP, including higher incentives for socially disadvantaged farm-ers and ranchers and narrower biomass qualifications for matching payments, among other changes.

“This initiative helps farmers and ranchers man-age the financial risk of growing and harvesting en-ergy biomass at commercial scale,” said Farm Service Agency Administrator Juan M. Garcia. “Investing in ag-ricultural and forestry pro-ducers who cultivate energy biomass and supporting next-generation biofuels facilities make America more energy independent, help combat cli-mate change and create jobs in rural America.”

BCAP employs three types of biomass assistance. For growing new biomass, BCAP provides financial assistance with 50 percent of the cost of establishing a perennial crop. To maintain the crop as it matures until harvest, BCAP provides an annual payment for up to five years for herbaceous crops, or up to 15 years for woody crops. To collect existing agricul-ture or forest residues that are not economically retrievable, BCAP provides matching payments for mitigating the cost of harvesting and transporting the materials to the end-use facil-ity.

“For forest residues, this year’s matching payments are targeted for energy generation while reducing fire, insect and disease threats on Forest Service and Bureau of Land Man-agement lands,” said Garcia. “Agriculture residues for en-ergy are also eligible for matching payments.”

He continued by saying, “The potential to achieve trans-formational progress on biomass energy in rural America and generate tremendous economic opportunities is very promising. Energy crops occupy the space between produc-tion and conservation, providing opportunities for marginal land, crop diversity and more energy feedstock choices.”

The USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA), which adminis-ters BCAP, will coordinate BCAP enrollments. Information on funding availability will be published in an upcoming “Federal Register” notice. For more information on BCAP and other FSA programs, visit a local FSA office or go online to www.fsa.usda.gov.

USDA announces support for renew-able-biomass energy

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