MEEKER I First National Bank of the Rockies president and CEO Pete Waller has announced that Angelo (Butch) Theos has been elected to serve on the bank’s board of directors.
Month: October 2012
Bingo!
The first Lions Club bingo games for the winter season were called last Wednesday by Mark Rogers at the RBC Fairgrounds.
Tri-county carpool matching service available
RBC I Residents of Moffat, Rio Blanco and Routt counties now have access to a free, online carpool matching service sponsored by the nonprofit Yampa Valley Data Partners in cooperation with the three counties.
Wildfire hazard reduction
RBC I The Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service and U.S. Forest Service plan to issue multiple contracts for a wide range of fuels management reduction work to reduce the risk of wildland fires.
Grand County: Where there’s a mill, there’s a way
RBC I The smell of fresh-cut pine, the steady sound of heavy machinery and the sight of semi-trailers dropping off regular truckloads of logs are clear indicators that Grand County sawmills are alive and kicking.
Rankin proposes money-saving plan
RBC I Bob Rankin, candidate for Colorado House District 57, announced a campaign policy initiative to save Colorado voters money while holding the federal government more accountable for their actions.
Future leaders …
Fifth-graders Dalton Dembowski and Justin Rusher fold the flag after school with help from Parkview Elementary School Principal Mike Kruger.
BMS 6th graders enjoy outdoors
MEEKER I The sixth grade class had a wonderful time at the YMCA Snow Mountain Ranch in Granby, Colo.
Tree’s journey begins Nov. 6 in Meeker
MEEKER I Sen. Mark Udall, Sen. Michael Bennet, and Reps. Diana DeGette, Jared Polis, Scott Tipton, Cory Gardner, Doug Lamborn, Mike Coffman and Ed Perlmutter welcomed the kick-off to the 2012 U.S. Capitol Christmas tree’s journey from Colorado to Washington, D.C. The “People’s Tree,” a 73-inch Engleman Spruce, will be[Read More…]
Letters to the Editor: Oct. 18, 2012
Flag Creek school Dear Editor: My cousin Clara Buchanan’s surname was misspelled as Bucanan in your history of Lime Kiln article. (Clara subsequently married my granddad’s brother, Burnham Smith, becoming my Aunt Clara.)
Up and Down El Rio Blanco: Teamwork
How ‘bout them Broncos? How much fun was it watching the Broncos on Monday Night Football pull off one of the most incredible comebacks in NFL history in an important divisional game against the San Diego Chargers?
Fire prevention week …
Members of the Meeker Volunteer Fire Department taught fire prevention skills at the elementary school on Oct. 10 and 12.