Dear Editor: In your paper two weeks ago, a front page article announced that the County Republican Party was hosting two county commissioner candidate forums for the four Republican candidates in the two districts (West End and East End) up for election this year —one in Rangely and one in[Read More…]
Month: May 2016
Can food hubs help to boost Colorado’s rural farming economies?
RBC I Dan Hobbs farms 30 acres of land east of Pueblo, Colo. For years, he spent weekends traveling hours to farmers markets to sell his produce, always losing a day in the fields and returning home with leftover vegetables that didn’t sell.
A Look at the Nation: Even those who know Congress best are shaking their heads
RBC I I had the good fortune last week to spend some time in Washington, D.C. with about a dozen former members of Congress. As you’d expect, we got to talking about the current Congress. Very quickly it turned out that the same question was troubling all of us: Why[Read More…]
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Meeker grants help local businesses improve properties
MEEKER I The Town of Meeker is continuing the town grant program aimed at encouraging and helping town businesses succeed and enhance their building and business site appearances.
To better educate next generation, reinvent the classroom
RBC I Quick! Pop quiz! More education funding plus smaller class sizes equals better test scores, right? Wrong. Foreign students outperform Americans on numerous tests: literacy, math, technological knowledge, even everyday skills.
Obituary: Shirley Louise Robertson Englert Wix
Shirley Louise Robertson was born April 9, 1935, to George Andrew and Myrtle Ida (Woodard) Robertson in their home at the back of her father’s barber shop in Simla, CO.
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Meeker holds Memorial Day events Monday
MEEKER I The VFW, American Legion, and their Auxiliaries would like to invite everyone to attend the Memorial Day ceremony at the Fifth Street Bridge on Monday, May 30 at 10 a.m. Then please follow us up to the cemetery for another ceremony honoring our veterans.
OHV club to meet Wednesday
MEEKER I The public is invited to enjoy a root beer float and join the Wagon Wheel OHV Club meeting on Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Meeker Drug.
Ficken is on Dean’s List at Fort Lewis
RANGELY I Chelsea Ficken, of Rangely, Colo., was named to Fort Lewis College’s Dean’s List for the Spring 2016 semester. Ficken’s major is business administration and accounting.
Obituary: Melba Clara (Moore) Dennemeyer
Melba Clara (Moore) Dennemeyer passed away on April 11, 2016. She was born Jan. 17, 1925, at the Moore Ranch in Strawberry Creek to Reid and Lena Moore.