Sterling Relases Info Given to Teachers in Repsonse to Deer Creek Shooting

The shooting Tuesday brought out action plans at schools quite a distance from where it happened, including Sterling RE-1 schools. The District Care and Recovery Team met first thing yesterday and prepared an information packet that was distributed to teachers and staff, as well as supplied to the media. In it, the district says, "as Colorado is faced with another school shooting, students will come to school with questions and concerns." Teachers spent time discussing those concerns with students yesterday, straightening out any false information the children might have heard and reiterating that not only did it happen outside our area, but that school officials do have a plan in place to keep them safe. Counselors have also been prepared to talk with children or parents with more severe concerns.

MOrgan Conservation District's Landowners Seminar Set for Saturday

The Morgan Conservation District has set this Saturday as the date for a landowner workshop in Fort Morgan. It's from 10 to 1 Saturday at the Country Steak-Out. Some of the areas that will be discussed, round table-style, include ridding properties of prairie dogs and what to do with the holes when they're gone; how to do composting; repairing ground that's been over-grazed; and the latest advice on how to set up a new windbreak. Of course, there'll be government folks there to talk about land use permits, building regulations and the like. The cost of the workshop is $20, which will include the noon meal and a resource book that was developed in part by Morgan Conservation District. They ask that you register ahead of time -- call Val at 867-9659, ext. 126, by tomorrow.