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Groundbreaking for the North Fork Miner's Trail

KVNF - Mountain Grown Community Radio | By Lisa Young
Published May 13, 2024 at 2:29 PM MDT
Map of the North Fork Miner's Trail
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Map of the North Fork Miner's Trail
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The North Fork Miner's Trail is now 'shovel ready'
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The North Fork Miner's Trail is now 'shovel ready'
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Numerous stakeholders in the project get ready to 'break ground'
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Numerous stakeholders in the project get ready to 'break ground'
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Delta County District 3 Commissioner Wendell Koontz
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Delta County District 3 Commissioner Wendell Koontz
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Delta County Commissioner Mike Lane and Esther Koontz hold up the North Fork Miner's Trail Map
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Delta County Commissioner Mike Lane and Esther Koontz hold up the North Fork Miner's Trail Map
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Community members mingle during the trail groundbreaking in Hotchkiss
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Community members mingle during the trail groundbreaking in Hotchkiss
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Delta County Commissioner Don Suppes speaks at the North Fork Miner's Trail groundbreaking
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Delta County Commissioner Don Suppes speaks at the North Fork Miner's Trail groundbreaking
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A special cake commemorates the groundbreaking ceremony for the North Fork Miner's Trail
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A special cake commemorates the groundbreaking ceremony for the North Fork Miner's Trail
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Community members gathered for the long awaited groundbreaking ceremony of the North Fork Miner's Trail on Friday, May 10 at the Hotchkiss Fairgrounds and boat ramp.

The rain held off as community members gathered for the groundbreaking ceremony of the North Fork Miner’s Trail in Hotchkiss. Delta County Commissioner Wendell Koontz spearheaded the project and the groundbreaking ceremony.

Following the ceremony, I spoke with Commissioner Koontz and property owner Dave Cotten who donated land for the project.
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Lisa Young
Lisa was born in Texas but grew up on a small farm in Olathe, Colorado and considers herself a “Colorado native after six years of age.” Lisa has nine years experience in news reporting. She began her career as a News Director for a small radio station on Colorado's Eastern Plains. Following her initial radio career, Lisa worked as a staff reporter for The Journal Advocate and South Platte Sentinel in Sterling, Colorado and then returned to the Western Slope as staff reporter for the Delta County Independent.
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