Welcome to the Golden West Pioneer Council
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This is the homepage for the Golden West Council, Colorado Chapter, Qwest Pioneers.
The Golden West Council is one of six pioneer clubs or councils in Colorado. Geographically, the Golden West Council covers the Western Slope of Colorado. The Western Slope is everything North to South on the Western side of the Rocky Mountains. This includes such cities in the North and to the East from the Utah border as Craig and Steamboat Springs. From the Utah border and to the South it covers such cities as Durango and Cortez. In the middle of the state from the Utah border it covers such cities as Grand Junction, Delta, Montrose, Gunnison and Crested Butte. The Golden West Council holds its board meetings in Grand Junction.
Contact Information
Qwest Pioneers-- Golden West Council
800 Main St.
Grand Junction, CO 81501
Telephone: 970-244-4982
Bernie Vahling - Council Co-President
Telephone: 970-263-7298
Gayle Griffin is the current Golden West Council Co-President, and he will serve us through September 2008. This year the presidency will be filled by 4 co-presidents. Past president Ron Shelp will serve through March 2008, past president Bernie Vahling will serve from April 2008 through June 2008, past president Gayle Griffin will serve from July through September 2008, and past president Dave Collard will serve from October through December 2008.
These 4 co-presidents have a varied background. Ron retired from AT&T (later became Lucent Technologies), Bernie retired from US West, Gayle retired from Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co., and Dave retired from AT&T.
Please welcome these presidents for 2008.
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| Golden West 2008 Co-Presidents
Shown Left to Right
Dave Collard, Gayle Griffin, Bernie Vahling, & Ron Shelp |
The following table provides links to other Golden West Pioneer Council pages. You can click on the appropriate link to obtain additional information
Links to Additional Information
Action To Get Information For Click On Board of Directors Click On New Members Click On Volunteer Activities Click On Luncheons Click On Social Events Click On Gunnison Museum
You should visit Qwest Pioneers to pickup on the latest Qwest Pioneers Regional and Chapter pioneering information.
If you would like more information about Golden West Council Pioneering, you can send Ron an email.
If you have any ideas of what to include on this site, please click here and write me a message. This is the email address for Ron Shelp, webmaster for Golden West Council.
