Interior sets area council

GRAND JUNCTION I Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewel announced Monday the 2013 appointments to the citizen-based Northwest Resource Advisory Council, which advises the Bureau of Land Management on public land issues in northwestern Colorado.
Jewel named five appointments to the Northwest RAC, whose 15 members represent a balance of public land resources and uses.
Carl Conner of Grand Junction is a new member representing archaeological and historical interests. Conner is the president of the…