RE: Current search (options) and "Missing" posters

Hello friends & family of Winston,

Thank you for the support and involvement thus far into the search for Winston. The amount of response has been amazing. We continue to be hopeful for Winston's safe return.

I have not been successful in engaging the local authorities to start-up a second search party for Winston given the uncertain directional intention of Winston. The area where Winston was last seen Umcompahgre Wilderness (near Lake City, CO) is very remote, dense and rugged wilderness and the probability of a successful search is unlikely. The following Colorado counties have been notified of Winston's disappearance: Montrose, Gunnison, La Plata, San Juan and Hinsdale is he may have headed in any of these directions.

Currently, the most effective and efficient effort we can make is to post the "Missing- Winston Churchill" posters at every possible trailhead, local parking lot, and public facilities in and around surrounding areas, spanning out towards Silverton, Durango, Lake City, etc. There are many hunters and hikers in the wood at this time of year. Please print out the poster file posted on the Google groups website and post in any likely location you can think of and are able to. Thank you already to the many people who have already been posting these in their communities.

However, there is a significant interest in doing a foot search for Winston in the area where he was last seen. As you may have seen, there have been responses on the blog (insearchofwinston.blogspot.com) as well as 14ers.com. If you are still able and interested in participating in a search, please contact Doug Wall AND the local Sheriff's office at the following numbers below as they will be the best to provide professional advice.

*Doug Wall dugwall@hotmail.com (970) 769-3050
*Sheriff Ron Bruce of the Hinsdale County Sheriff's Department (970) 944-2291
*Deputy Justin Casey of the Hinsdale County Sheriff's Dept

Additionally, thanks to Paddy who created a Google group e-mail account/list which we can all use and access. This is a way for us all to, within a group, reply to a message that someone else posted, or post a message or question of your own. You can also create a discussion topic and keep in touch with each other this way. (i.e. interested search parties for Winston.) Check it out at: http://groups.google.com/group/insearchofwinston
The e-mail address is: insearchofwinston@googlegroups.com

Ideally, we would like to use the above Google group/e-mail address in conjunction with the blogspot (insearchofwinston.blogspot.com) as organized ways for communication. Thanks.

Please contact Shanna if you are having trouble opening the "Missing" poster attachment as I will be unavailable for the next 5 days. Thank you. Winston is in our thoughts.

Jonathan Wrobel
Shanna Rivera