The inaugural committee for Gov.-elect Bill Ritter has received commitments worth $500,000 from corporate and individual contributors, Ritter spokesman Evan Dreyer said Sunday.
The inaugural will cost about $750,000, but the rest of the cash will be raised through ticket sales to the event, Dreyer said.
The campaign said it will release the donors’ names later.
The campaign also announced entertainment for the event. Country music singer Jessi Colter will headline the Jan. 12 concert at the Colorado Convention Center’s Wells Fargo Theatre.
“We’re extremely pleased a musician of Jessi Colter’s caliber will be the main act for Gov.-elect Ritter and Lt. Gov.-elect (Barbara) O’Brien’s inaugural concert,” said inaugural committee co-chairs Frances Koncilja and James Crowe. “This will be a wonderfully entertaining night.”
Other scheduled entertainment includes Mariachi Vásquez, Spirituals Project Choir and Kissidugu.
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ADAMS COUNTY
Man accused of using van in murder try
A Thornton man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder for allegedly hitting a 25-year-old man with a van, police said.
Laron Brown, 28, is accused of backing out of a driveway at the Riverdale Mobile Home Park in the 8500 block of Madison Court on Friday night and first hitting the victim’s vehicle with a van, Adams County sheriff’s officials said in a news release.
The victim then attempted to block Brown and the van from leaving after the accident, police said. Brown got out of the van, started arguing with the victim, got back into his van and intentionally hit the man and drove away, police investigators said.
On Saturday, a witness reported seeing the van in the 2100 block of Coronado Parkway.
Adams County deputies said they found the van, along with Brown and 18-year-old Alecia Robinson, who police say was a passenger at the time of the assault. Robinson was arrested on an outstanding warrant, police said. Robinson and Brown were taken to the Adams County jail.
The condition of the victim and his name were not made available Sunday.
MOFFAT COUNTY
Car hits school bus, which rolls; six hurt
A school bus crash Saturday night on Colorado 13 in Moffat County sent six people to the hospital with injuries, according to the Colorado State Patrol.
The accident happened at 8:30 p.m. about 20 miles north of Meeker when the driver of a northbound 2002 Nissan Altima lost control and collided head- on with the southbound bus, causing it to roll on its right side, the State Patrol said.
The children on the bus were sports team members, said Trooper Melissa Remner. Four of the bus’ 12 occupants were taken to Craig Memorial Hospital. Two people in the Nissan were also taken to the hospital.
The conditions of the injured were not available Sunday.
DENVER
Land board to act on Lowry Range ideas
Colorado State Land Board commissioners will meet Wednesday to take action on proposals for the preservation and development of portions of 26,000 acres of the former Lowry Range in Arapahoe County.
All five commissioners plan to be present at the 10 a.m. meeting in the Boettcher Auditorium in the Colorado History Museum, 1300 Broadway in Denver.
A decision to move forward would lead to negotiations with a selected development and conservation entity.
The board has received three development proposals from Carma Colorado Inc., LRPG LLC, Lend Lease Communities and a conservation proposal from the Arapahoe Grasslands Conservation Team.
The use of Lowry could generate as much as $100 million to $300 million in revenues over a 20-year development period, according to the State Land Board’s estimate.
CLOVIS, N.M.
DMV worker accused of loan and ID fraud
An employee with the Clovis office of the Motor Vehicle Division allegedly used doctored driver’s licenses and false paycheck stubs to take out loans, according to court documents.
Amy Ramirez-Trevino and her now-18-year-old son took out bank loans in the names of two relatives and an acquaintance, documents filed in Curry County Magistrate Court allege.
Police have been unable to locate Ramirez-Trevino. Her son, Rudy Trevino, was arrested Friday, authorities said.
