By Teresa L. Benns
SAGUACHE— The Saguache Sheriff’s Office and the Office of Emergency Management (OEM) were big winners in emergency funding for the second cycle sales tax grants for 2018, with the sheriff’s office awarded over $18,000 in sales tax grant funds and OEM receiving over $8,000.
Libraries, food banks, the Center Conservation District, Center Schools, Moffat School, Saguache Chamber of Commerce, SLV Fair Board and other organizations also received funding. The following is an itemized list of funds received:    

Emergency    
Crestone Food Bank: $5,000
Dan Warwick, Saguache County Sheriff: $2,779.98
Dan Warwick, Saguache County Sheriff: $2,779.98
Dan Warwick, Saguache County Sheriff: $2,959.62
Dan Warwick, Saguache County Sheriff: $2,959.62
Dan Warwick, Saguache County Sheriff: $3,400
Laurie Vigil - HEART: $4,000
Neighbors Helping Neighbors: $5,000
Northern Saguache County Fire Protection District: $5,000
Robert Woelz - Office of Emergency Management: $4,944
Robert Woelz - Office of Emergency Management: $3,078
Saguache County Veterans Services: $1,749
Total amount awarded: $43,650.20
Renewable Energy    
Crestone Peak Community Housing: $5,000
Saguache Chamber of Commerce: $3,840
Town of Center    : $0.00
Saguache Works, 4th Street Food: $5,000
San Luis Valley Great Outdoors (SLVGO!): $5,000
San Luis Valley Fair Board: $5,000
Dan Warwick, Saguache County Sheriff: $3,400
Center Conservation District: $5,000
Total amount awarded: $32,240
    
Youth and senior    
Center Boys & Girls Club: $3,000
Center Conservation District: $2,000
Center Consolidated Schools: $4,000
Crestone Performances, Inc.: $5,000
EarthArt Institute: $2,216
Friends of the Baca Grande Library: $4,140
Moffat Consolidated School District: $1,500
Neighbor to Neighbor: $3,382
Northern Saguache County Library District: $2,500
Rachel Kellum, Moffat School Art Program: $4,000
Rio Grande Watershed Conservation and Education Initiative: $2,000
Saguache County Tourism Council: $5,000
Saguache Sagebrush Quilters: $3,230
Wreath’s Across America: $5,000    
Total amount awarded: $46,968
Total amount of grants awarded: $122,858.20