GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — Mesa County Valley School District 51 held a 2011 Salute to Staff gathering April 27 to honor 37 retirees and employees who have reached 5-, 10-, 15-, 20-, 25-, 30-, and 35-year milestones.

Here's the list of folks retiring from district 51 after the school year, and their time of service in the district:

Debra Bailey, Emerson - 21 years

Aronda Bartman, Redlands - 26 years

Holmes Bassette, Rocky Mountain - 11 years

Joan Bernal, Nisley - 31 years

Janet Black, Appleton - 19 years

Tammy Blair, Clifton - 31 years

Pamela Bouton, Fruitvale - 23 years

Anne Breckenridge, BTK (Basil T. Knight Center) - 25 years

Debra Buniger, Lincoln OM - 24 years

Connie Clever, Lincoln OM - 13 years

Collene Costello, Orchard Mesa - 24 years

Nancy Flannery, Hawthorne - 16 years

Catherine Gaggini, West - 7 years

Pamela Gubkin, Central - 9 years

Jeanne Hejny, R-5 - 21 years

Corine Hesslink, Chatfield - 26 years

Denise Hoctor, Orchard Avenue - 29 years

Jean Hunt, Rocky Mountain - 8 years

Jeri Hurt, Taylor - 32 years

Richard Lawson, maintenance - 24 years

Wendy Leader, BTK - 5 years

Robin Moreng, Pear Park - 15 years

Leslie Piquette, Mesa View - 28 years

Cathleen Pollert, GJHS - 23 years

Donna Ramsey-Kendrick, Appleton - 17 years

Mark Schmalz, Appleton - 26 years

Jeanine Smith, Chatfield - 30 years

Karen Stone, Dos Rios - 37 years

Dawn Tooker, Fruitvale - 28 years

Connie Turner, Orchard Mesa - 22 years

Diane Waite, Orchard Avenue - 16 years

Jackie Walsh, East - 28 years

Paula Wehner, Tope - 31 years

Retia Williams, Orchard Mesa - 12 years