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Rich” Sellard…October 20, 1934 – February 10, 2019 Russ Baldwin Feb 12, 2019 Comments 0 BUCKLIN – Robert R. “Rich” Sellard 84, died Sunday, February 10, 2019 at his home in Bucklin.He was born October 20, 1934 at Holly, Colorado, the son of Arvel and Hattie (Casteel) Sellard. Over the years he worked for several COOPS in Colorado and Kansas.On June 7, 1953 he married Vera Mae Riggs at Holly, Colorado. She preceded him in death on July 1, 2010.He attended the Bucklin Free Methodist Church. He was also an avid bowler.Survivors include: his son, Robert Sellard and wife Sylvia, Bucklin; his daughter, Kellie Haney and husband Bob, Topeka; 5 grandchildren, Clay Sellard and wife Marissa, Bucklin, Reagan Sellard and fiancée, Brittania Cassiday, Bucklin, Robyn Knowles and husband Luke, Bucklin, Chase Finnell and wife Megan, Denver, Colorado, and Justin Finnell and wife Andrea, Topeka; and 8 Great Grandchildren.He was also preceded in death by his parents, an infant son, Brad Lee, 4 brothers and 1 sister.Funeral services will be 2:00 pm Thursday, February 14, 2019 at the Bucklin Community Church with Rev. Roger Harris officiating. Burial will follow in the Bucklin Cemetery. Viewing will be Wednesday from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at Minnis Mortuary, Bucklin.The family suggests memorials to the Bucklin Awana Program in care of Minnis Mortuary, P.O. Box 516, Bucklin, Kansas 67834. Condolences may be sent to www.minnismortuary.net. Filed Under: obituary Tags: Minnis Mortuary About the Author: Trackback URL Comments are closed. ...

Water is the lifeblood of the West. We all have a vested interest in the management of the Colorado River,” Governor Jared Polis said. “Thanks to the excellent work from each of the Basin States, we are in position to ensure lasting success for the Colorado River, its environment, economy, and future.”The announcement comes on the deadline set by the Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Brenda Burman for the Basin States to address the situation or provide her agency with input as to Colorado River operations and management.Gov. Polis’s principal representative on Colorado River negotiations, James Eklund, echoed the call for action, “As we finish this race, we begin another… and our pace needs to quicken. Our exceptional snowpack this year merely signals that the more extreme swings in precipitation and the warmer temperatures of climate change require effective and efficient implementation of the tools we are creating in the contingency plan.”While the state of California chose to join Colorado and the other Basin States in signing the letter to Congress, an important water user, the Imperial Irrigation District in Southern California unfortunately could not move forward at this time due to an outstanding request for federal assistance. “We support regional, state and local stakeholders in their efforts to obtain federal funding through existing and future programs to help address impacts to the Salton Sea. However, as negotiated, the DCP is not linked to and does not result in adverse impacts to the Salton Sea.  The flexible tools found in the DCPs are needed now,” said Eklund.The Colorado River provides water to approximately 40 million people and 5.5 million acres of irrigated agriculture in the Upper Basin (Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming) and Lower Basin (Arizona, California and Nevada). The river originates in Colorado and Colorado contributes approximately 70 percent of its flow. Since 2000, the Basin has experienced historically dry conditions and combined storage in Lakes Powell and Mead has reached its lowest level since L...