The deer herd in Rio Blanco County is the lowest it has been in the last 50 years since my family has been processing game. I will admit there were too many deer in the ‘50s for the range to support along with cows, sheep and yes, wild horses.
Letters To The Editor
Letter to the Editor: Keep the name of the pageant the same
Dear Editor: It was interesting to me that Dolly Viscardi, in her column a couple of weeks ago, used my Uncle Roy (LaRoy) Purdy to reinforce an argument for changing the name of the Meeker Massacre Pageant to the Meeker Pageant. Needless to say, I knew Roy Purdy very well.
Letter to the Editor: Block Iran on the Arabian peninsula
Dear Editor: The Iraqi Shiites have increased their attacks on American troops in Iraq. June saw 14 U.S. soldiers killed, which is the highest death toll since 2008.
Letter to the Editor:Exchange students need host families in Rangely area
Dear Editor: International high school exchange students are coming to study in the Rangely area during the 2011-12 school year.
Letter to the Editor: Parents urged to review children’s immunization records
Dear Editor: Rio Blanco County Department of Public Health and Environment would like to remind parents to be sure and review their children’s immunization records before the upcoming school year.
Letter to the Editor: Host families needed for foreign exchange students in Meeker
Dear Editor: Academic Year in America (AYA) is looking for Meeker families to host high school exchange students from all over the world this August.
Letter to the Editor: Girl Scouts say thanks
Dear Editor: We would like to thank the following businesses and individuals who helped make our trip to South Dakota possible: Napa, Giovanni’s, Professional Touch, Urie Trucking, Dan and Same Bartling, Sweetbriar, Rangely District Hospital and Mr. Mark.
Letter to the Editor: “Green Machine” destroying economy?
Dear Editor: An Englishman, Lord Christopher Monckton, tells us, “The Green Machine – the extreme environmentalist political lobby – is destroying your American economy right before our eyes.”
Letter to the Editor: More questions for Yellow Jacket board
Dear Editor: First and foremost, we must correct ourselves for incorrectly stating the number of directors not present or continuing to serve on the board after their appointments had expired. It was not four directors but five directors either not present or continuing to serve after their appointments had expired.
Letter to the Editor: Meeker Lions Club thanks volunteers
Dear Editor: Meeker Lions Club would like to thank everyone who volunteered to help all the clubs,and community organizations to make a successful Fourth of July weekend.
Letter to the Editor: Help our own country
Dear Editor: Someone please tell me what the hell’s wrong with all the people that run this country! Both republicans and democrats! We’re “broke” and can’t help our own seniors, veterans, orphans, homeless etc.?
A response to Kenney camping complaints
Dear Editor: After reading the letters from Mr. Howard and Mrs. A.A. Johnson and having probably been the most heavy user of the campgrounds for the past seven years, I’d like to respond in behalf of some of us “locals.”