HomeMy WebLinkAbout951492.tiffJUNE 19,1995
DEAR SIRS:
WE ARE WRITING TO PROTEST WHAT WE SAW AS A "POLICE
ACTION" AND THE BLATANT MISUSE OF THE TAX DOLLAR. WE
HAVE WATCHED THE NEWS REGARDING CITIZEN MILITIA WITH
DISBELIEF AND THOUGHT THE PEOPLE INVOLVED MUST BE
LUNATICS. THAT WAS BEFORE WE ATTENDED THE RODEO
IN THE TINY TOWN OF GROVER, COLORADO AS WE HAVE FOR THE
PAST THIRTY YEARS OR SO. THIS FOR US HAS ALWAYS BEEN
A FAMILY AFFAIR, A PLACE TO PICNIC ON FATHERS DAY AND
A PLACE WHERE WE COULD TAKE OUR CHILDREN TO THE DANCE
WITH US JUST AS OUR PARENTS DID. THE WELD COUNTY
SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT AND THE STATE PATROL HAVE ALWAYS
BEEN IN ATTENDANCE AND WE AGREE THAT THERE SHOULD NOT
BE FIGHTING OR UNDERAGE DRINKING. THIS YEAR THOUGH,
SOMEONE DECIDED THAT THEY WOULD BE PREPARED FOR A RIOT
AND BROUGHT ENOUGH OFFICERS TO RUIN THE FUN AND PROFITS
FOR A COMMUNITY WHO USES THIS EVENT FOR THEIR ANNUAL
FUND RAISING. IT IS A SHAME WHEN PUBLIC OFFICIALS MAKE
A DEMONSTRATED EFFORT TO RUIN A SMALL COMMUNITY EVENT PUT
ON BY VOLUNTEERS WHO HAVE WORKED HARD FOR YEARS TO HELP
THEIR COMMUNITY. WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT ELECTED OFFICIALS
ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS. WE ARE NOT POLITICALLY ACTIVE,
BUT WILL BECOME SO TO MAKE SURE THAT PERSON IS NOT RE-ELECTED
TO REPRESENT US IN WELD COUNTY OR THE STATE OF COLORADO.
SINCERELY,
MR. AND MRS. DENNIS KIELER
19511 W.C.R. 90
PIERCE, COLORADO 80650
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