Staff Report
MONTROSE — Representatives from Colorado's largest retirement program, Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA), are hosting informational workshops and individual meetings in Montrose Tuesday and Wednesday. The visit comes just a week after a legislative panel revealed the retirement system can now only meet 51.8 percent of its obligations to retirees.
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Tuesday, July 21 at 4:30 p.m. - Group Workshops, lasting 90 minutes, will provide a hands-one approach to retirement planning. Reservations are required no later then Monday.
Tuesday, July 21 at 6:30 p.m. - Benefit Information Meetings, lasting two hours, is recommended for members at any stage in their PERA careers, especially those within five to 10 years of retirement, and is a outline of the program.
Wednesday, July 22 at 4:30 p.m. - Retirement Process Meetings, lasting 90 minutes, reviews the fundamentals of benefits, forms, and post-retirement issues.
Wednesday, July 22 at 6:30 p.m. - PERACare Information Meetings lasting 90 minutes, will inform people about eligibility, Pre-Medicare and Medicare plan choices, prescription benefits and other topics.
For more information, call (800) 759-7372 or visit www.copera.org.
Look for more news about PERA's in the Montrose Daily Press after these meetings.
Delta man dead in rollover
MONTROSE COUNTY — An early-morning rollover near Roubideau Canyon Road left a Delta man dead, the Colorado State Patrol reported.
William Hammer, 21, was eastbound on 25 Mesa Road, when his 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee went off the side. He overcorrected and spun counterclockwise across the roadway, then off the left side, where the Jeep rolled four times, throwing Hammer from the vehicle.
He died at the scene.
Moon Fire burning on BLM land
MONTROSE — The Bureau of Land Management was watching a new fire yesterday, about 14 miles southeast of Gateway, in the Moon Basin area.
According to Montrose Interagency Fire Management, the fire was at about 29 acres Saturday afternoon. It first began burning with an active flame front and some spotting ahead of the fire, which was burning to the southwest through rugged terrain filled with piñon-juniper and sage fuels.
A wildland fire engine was dispatched to the fire, and a helicopter flew over this morning. For now, officials are monitoring the fire with an eye toward resource benefit and ecological restoration; they will be watching to ensure the fire continues to go where it needs to go in order to reduce excess fuels.
Grammar Fire near containment Saturday
NORWOOD — The Grammar Fire that erupted Tuesday and pushed several nearby residents out of their homes for a few days was reported at near containment Saturday afternoon, with officials predicting full containment soon.
The lightning-sparked fire chewed through 801 acres on BLM and private land, and hotshot crews were ordered, along with numerous other resources. Saturday afternoon, officials were "rapidly de-mobilizing" firefighters, public information officer Larry Helmrick said.
Some of the crews will stay onsite after containment to monitor for flare-ups and other hazards.
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