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TORRINGTON – Delo-res Ann Dummitt died at Goshen Care Center on Dec. 29, 2020. Delores was born Nov. 19, 1929, at Ba-yard, Neb. She moved with her parents, Iliff and Lucy Dummitt, to Morrill, Neb. She graduated from Mor-rill High School in 1940.

Delores married Charles Ca rson on M a rch 27, 1950, and to this union, they had three daugh-ters Cherie, Karyn and Rene’. They farmed south of Lyman, Neb., Lingle and Morrill, Neb. Delores worked at Farmers State Bank in Lyman, Neb., until she retired in 1988. Charles passed away on May 12, 1971.

She married Ivan Benja-min on May 25, 1973, and they made their home in Gering, Neb., until Ivan passed away in 2010. De-lores then moved to Tor-rington to be close to her

daughter, Karyn. Delores was active in

Eastern Star and was a Past Worthy Matron of Order of Eastern Star. Her greatest joy was being with family and spoiling her grandchildren. She loved to bake and enjoyed giving out cookie trays. Delores liked to crochet and made beautiful cro-cheted tablecloths for each of her children and grandchildren.

Survivors include her

daughter Karyn (Brian) Grasmick, granddaughter Amy Bates (Frank Jones), grandson Brent (Kendall) Grasmick, granddaughter Andrea (Josh) Wethering-ton, three great-grand-daughters, three great-g randsons, two g reat-great-granddaughters and two great-great-grand-sons. Sons-in-law Rodger Derr and Sam Adams.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her father-in-law and mother-in-law Earl and Irene Car-son, mother-in-law Dor-thia Benjamin, brother Donald Dummitt, daugh-ters Cherie Carson and Rene’ Adams.

Due to COVID-19, ser-vices will be held at a later date. Online condolences may be left at www.du-gankramer.com, and Me-morials may be made to the First Congregational Church in Torrington.

Delores A. DummittNov. 19, 1929 – Dec. 29, 2020

TORRINGTON – Nicole Castro-Tapia, 48, passed away Dec. 26, 2020, at Wyoming Medical Center in Casper. Graveside services will be held Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020, at 10:30 a.m. at Valley View Cemetery with Reverend Fa-ther Ray Moss officiating. Ar-rangements are under the di-rection of the Colyer Funeral Home, and friends may send condolences to the family at www.colyerfuneralhome.com.

Nicole was born Sept. 6, 1972, in Torrington, where she grew up and attended Torrington High School. Nicole continued to reside in Torrington and had her daughter Alison Castro in 1992. She later married Roge-lio Tapia in 1997, and they had two children, Amelia Tapia and Augustine Tapia. The newest love of her life was her granddaughter, Aspyn, whom she adored without limits.

Nicole had a natural gift of

caring for others and made a lifetime career in doing so. After graduating, Nicole began her caretaking role at Torrington Learning Center and did so for many years. Throughout her career, she was employed at Goshen Care Center and Diversified Ser-vices, Inc. At the time of her passing, she was self-employed as a Community Health Care Provider with the state of Wyo-ming via the Developmental Disability Division. Nicole touched many hearts and will forever be remembered for her

natural healing touch.When she was not caring for

others, she spent time making crafts with whatever material she could get her hands on. She lived a very simple and selfless life and appreciated the smallest things most take for granted. Her infectious smile and laughter will be for-ever in our hearts.

Nicole is survived by her husband, Rogelio Tapia of Torrington; children Alison Castro of Harrisburg, Neb.; daughter Amelia “Molly” Tapia (granddaughter Aspyn Jo) of Torrington; son Au-gustine “Gus” Tapia of Tor-rington; Mother Elisa Castro of Torrington; Brother Joseph (Mary) Castro; Sisters Susan (Jose) Tapia; Lisa (Amado) Sal-dana and Andrea Castro all of Torrington; and numerous nephews, nieces, aunts, uncles and cousins.

Preceding in death was her father Andrew Castro and nephew Andrew Jon Castro.

Nicole Castro-TapiaSept. 6, 1972 – Dec. 26, 2020

A compendium of Goshen County Sher-iff’s Office, Torrington Police Department and local emergency response service calls

Law Enforcement Activity Dec. 23 – Dec. 29

Assist the public: 158Suspicious activity: 35Traffic complaints: 22Parking complaints: 3Traffic accidents: 6Fire/rescue: 36Disturbances: 8Other: 64Total calls: 332

Dec. 23 – 5:47 a.m. – Fire call on Road 37H, RP reported a hay fire at the Old Rawhide Feedlot.

Dec. 23 – 11:10 a.m. – Suspicious circum-stances on Campbell Drive, a subject is re-fusing to leave after being discharged and medically cleared.

Dec. 23 – 12:09 p.m. – Assist the public on East B Street, RP advised there is a line hanging down directly into her backyard.

Dec. 23 – 12:36 p.m. – Suspicious circum-stances on East B Street, someone took the plates off of RP’s vehicle. RP states he is having trouble with his family.

Dec. 23 – 6:09 p.m. – Suspicious vehicle on State Highway 156, RP advised there has been a strange car outside his house. RP stated the car has been flinging rocks at his house as well.

Dec. 23 – 8:59 p.m. – Assist other agency on East C Street, delivering Christmas dinner with Highway Patrol.

Dec. 23 – 9:08 p.m. – Assist other agency on East C Street, delivering Christmas dinner with Highway Patrol.

Dec. 24 – 9:13 a.m. – Domestic on East 17th Avenue, there is a fight in progress.

Dec. 24 – 4:22 p.m. – Suspicious circum-stances on Main Street, female RP is screaming, advising a male subject took pills and has passed out.

Dec. 24 – 6:45 p.m. – Disturbance on U.S. Highway 26-85, RP is requesting someone out there as soon as possible.

Dec. 25 – 11:02 a.m. – Harassment on East F Street, RP states a male keeps going to

mostly of soy instead of beef. The latest ad campaign features BK’s plan to intro-duce lemongrass to cows’ diets to reduce methane emissions. In it, teen pop-coun-try singer Mason Ramsey sings about how the new BK diet reduces emissions by more than a third and ends with plain text over a shot of a carnival, stat-ing, “Since we are a part of the problem, we are working on a solution.”

That commercial was the tipping point, said Lori Shafer, one of the event’s organizers. Local cattle producers decid-ed to take a stand. They did so by lining the streets and adjacent parking lot near Burger King in Torrington on Friday with all manner and makes of pick-up trucks and trailers adorned with pro-beef signs and American flags.

August

GCSD releases Smart Start planTORRINGTON – After much specu-

lation and hullabaloo on social media, Goshen County School District No. 1 re-leased its Smart Start School Operation Plan last week. To begin with, anyway, school will look almost normal despite opening in the escalating COVID-19 pandemic.

The plan outlines a multi-tier strategy that keeps students in class as long as it’s safe. It ranges from tier 1A, which is school as usual, but with illness screen-ing and some personal protective equip-ment. The worst-case scenario is tier 3, which requires all students to learn on-line and no students will be allowed on campus.

Cloth face coverings, which scientists and doctors say can prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, have become a hot topic online and with a group of local citizens. They will be a part of the school year, and that was decided by virtue of a 5-4 vote by the Goshen County School District Board of Trustees last week that decided parents can’t apply for waivers for their children to opt-out of wearing one.

Trail Elementary teacher navigates first day of school in the age of

COVID-19TORRINGTON – Gwen Walsh will si-

multaneously manage two classrooms this year for the first time in her 30 year career.

There’s the familiar one inside Trail Elementary School, where she’ll work

see LOG page A3

TORRINGTON – Grave-side services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021, at the Valley View Cem-etery with Father Ray Moss officiating for Henry Castro, 71, of Torrington, who passed away Dec. 28, 2020, in Denver, Colo. He was surrounded by his wife, his children and several grandchildren, as well as the beautiful Rocky Mountains. Arrangements are by the Colyer Funeral Home, and condolences may be sent to www.colyerfuner-alhome.com.

Henry was born on July 15, 1949. In 1973, he met Mary Ellen Prado, the love of his life and they married. God blessed them with five chil-dren: Thomas Castro, Simo-na Denny, Norma Hesch, Ol-ivia Remmers and Theodore “Steven” Castro. Henry was loved by his grandchildren: Ephraim Gonzalez, Kaitlen Brown, Hannah Gonzalez, Zaide Remmers, Isaiah Rem-mers, Angelo Remmers, Caleb Moore, Phoenix Cas-tro, Toki Castro, Jeremiah Remmers and Luke Hesch.

He was a friend to the whole town of Torrington; he will be remembered for offer-ing his “peace sign” to all he encountered.

He was determined to pro-vide for his family and give them the life he felt they de-served. In addition, Henry made sure to always sup-port his kid’s academics and sports. A family man through and through, he would find special ways to love on each person. As he often mentioned, his fam-ily meant more to him than anything else in the world. He also valued service to the community and country. He was very proud of his eldest son, Deputy Chief Thomas Castro of the Dallas Police

Department, and his two grandsons Air Force Staff Sergeant Zaide Remmers and Coast Guard Seaman Isaiah Remmers.

Henry was also a pas-sionate “chef at heart” and dreamt of opening a food truck with his baby boy, Ste-ven Castro, and could often be found delivering his fa-mous shrimp soup and salsa to his friends and family. An-other passion was support-ing his sport’s teams. Henry was always rooting for his San Antonio Spurs and his Denver Broncos. The shout of “Go Spurs Go” and “Go Broncos Go” will always be reminiscent of dad. Anyone who knew Henry knew that he was the most loving fa-ther, husband and grandfa-ther a family could ask for. He was preceded in death by brother Andrew Castro and sister Anastacia Hernan-dez. He is survived by sister Jenny Rodriguez, brother Tony Castro and sister Mary Aleman, as well as count-less numbers of family and friends.

Henry CastroJuly 15, 1949 – Dec. 28, 2020