Mesa County thanks the many organizations and individuals who provided response and support to the West Salt Creek Landslide.

Specific thanks to:

Town of Collbran
Collbran Town Marshall
Plateau Valley Fire Department
United States Forest Service (USFS)
United States Geological Survey (USGS)
US Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento, CA
Century Link
OXY USA
Source Gas
Salvation Army
Mesa County Search and Rescue Corps
Mesa County Radio Amateur Communications Emergency Service
National Weather Service
City of Grand Junction – Police Department and Regional Communication Center (911)
Colorado Department of Public Safety
Colorado Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
Northwest Incident Management Team
Colorado Division of Water Resources (CDWR)
Colorado National Guard – High Altitude Training Center
Colorado State Patrol
Colorado School of Mines
NRCS
Bureau of Reclamation
Office of Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper
State of Colorado Geologist
Mesa County Sheriff’s Office
Mesa County Emergency Management
Mesa County Health Department
Mesa County GIS
Mesa County Public Works
Mesa County / Colorado State University Tri-River Extension

For future media updates on the Landslide, please refer to Mesa County’s news blog http://blog.mesacounty.us/  and Mesa County government social media pages: www.facebook.com/mesacounty, https://twitter.com/mesacountynews.

Additionally, information links relating to the landslide may be found at Mesa County government’s web page, http://www.mesacounty.us/West-Salt-Creek-Landslide/.

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Special note: Media be advised, it is our understanding that a pool camera has been pre-arranged to attend this event. A PIO is not scheduled to be at this event.  We trust all media will be respectful of the families’ wishes and privacy, as well as the arrangement made to have the pool camera in the memorial service.

Memorial Service to honor the missing from the West Salt Creek Mudslide

Sunday, June 1, 2014 at 5:00 p.m. – Memorial service to honor the missing from the West Salt Creek Mudslide.  The service will be held at the Plateau Valley School gymnasium.   Family and friends will honor and remember the life of these men and support their families.

Honored are:

Clarence (Clancy) Allen Nichols

Daniel Allen Nichols

Wesley Melvin Hawkins

As an expression of support and sympathy, contributions can be made in lieu of flowers to the Nichols Family and/or the Hawkins Family at Grand Valley Bank, PO Box 130, Collbran, CO 81624.  For questions regarding this donation, please contact Jennifer at Grand Valley Bank at 970-487-0202.