I didn’t see “A Christmas Story” until I was well into my 30s. Besides the memorable scenes of Flick the bully being triple-dog-dared to stick his tongue to a metal pole and Ralphie so thoroughly bundled up for harsh winter weather he couldn’t put his arms down (which comes back[Read More…]
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EDITOR’S COLUMN: Happy Birthday, HT!
“By the absence of an irreverent press, Europe for a thousand years has existed merely for the advantage of half a dozen seventh-rate families called Monarchs, and some hundreds of riffraff sarcastically called Nobles. Our papers have one peculiarity — it is American — it exists nowhere else — their[Read More…]
Meeker biking association hosts FUN Ride Poker Run Aug. 26
MEEKER | The Meeker Area Mountain Biking Association (MAMBA) will host a FUN Ride Poker Run on Saturday, Aug. 26 at 9 a.m. Online registration is $15; same-day registration (cash only) is $20 and opens at 7:30 a.m. The event is open to all ages. Minors will need to have[Read More…]
Colorado Court of Appeals rules sheriff’s office can be held liable in 2016 wrongful death suit
RBC | The Colorado Court of Appeals has ruled that the Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office can be held civilly liable for the death by suicide of Catherine Rowell in 2016 while Rowell was held in the Rio Blanco County Detention Center. Rowell was arrested in Rangely on Feb. 12,[Read More…]
EDITOR’S COLUMN: Mental Health Awareness Month
The month of May is national mental health awareness month, and it’s a good time to do a self check. This is your annual reminder, a public service announcement, if you will. When my oldest son was 13 or 14 he developed an interest in knife throwing. One day he[Read More…]
TOWN OF MEEKER: Short meeting for trustees
MEEKER | With Mayor Kent Borchard and Mayor Pro Temp Travis Day absent, Trustee Wendy Gutierrez was appointed to lead Tuesday’s board meeting. Board members heard an invitation from Jan Zuber on behalf of the Rio Blanco County Pioneers Association for this year’s dinner/dance on June 3. “It’s now open[Read More…]
EDITOR’S COLUMN: Do your best
Most of us are familiar with the concept of leaving things in better condition than we found them. Whether you’re visiting a park or a campground and you pack out your own trash as well as the litter left by someone else, or you’re staying at a friend’s home as[Read More…]
COUNTY BEAT: April 25, 2023
RANGELY | “If you want to get better, you better go learn constantly and get better. And these two guys are the quintessential example of that,” RBC Planner/GIS Director Leif Joy told the board of commissioners Tuesday, referring to Building Inspector Matt Franks and Emergency Manager/Natural Resources Director Eddie Smercina.[Read More…]
EDITOR’S COLUMN: Perspective
As a child I was fascinated with ants, to the point my mother told me I better stop staring at those tiny things all the time or I’d ruin my eyesight. Whether my obsession with ants or bad genetics landed me in Coke bottle glasses at 12 is open to[Read More…]
More questions about Wolf Creek
MEEKER | Seeking answers to multiple questions posed about the White River Water Storage Project (Wolf Creek Reservoir), Meeker’s Board of Trustees welcomed Rio Blanco Water Conservancy District District Manager Director Alden Vanden Brink and project manager Wade Haerle of Vanoco Consulting to Tuesday’s meeting. Vanden Brink and Haerle responded[Read More…]
EDITOR’S COLUMN: Just say “no”
Know your limits. Know when to give, know when to demand, know when to say no, know when enough is enough.” ~ Unknown There’s a soundtrack on repeat in my head that has the “be all you can be” Army recruitment jingle, coupled with Jane Fonda saying “go for the[Read More…]
COUNTY BEAT: April 12, 2023
COUNTY VALUATION County assessor Renae Neilson updated the board on county valuation. She said her office expects an increased number of appeals this year after notices go out to residents on May 1 (see additional details in Neilson’s letter to the editor this week on page 5.) Neilson attributed the[Read More…]