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
Ron Shelp - Council Co-President
Telephone: 970-523-4774
Bernie Vahling is the current Golden West Council Co-President, and he will serve us through June 2009. This year the presidency will be filled by 4 co-presidents. Past president Ron Shelp served us through March 2009, past president Bernie Vahling will serve from April 2009 through June 2009, Jerry Wilds (new co-president) will serve from July through September 2009, and past president Dave Collard will serve us from October through December 2009.
These 4 co-presidents have a varied background. Ron retired from AT&T (later became Lucent Technologies), Bernie retired from US West, Jerry retired from US West, and Dave retired from AT&T.
Please welcome these presidents for 2009.
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| Golden West 2008 Co-Presidents
Shown Left to Right
Ron Shelp, Bernie Vahling, Jerry Wilds, & Dave Collard |
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 Thanks for Giving 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.
