Dear Editor: Many of you have participated in various activities in the county that have been organized by the Pioneers Healthcare Foundation. Activities such as the Jingle Mingle, and the annual Holiday Tree Lighting. Pioneers Healthcare Foundation, with the help of its numerous sponsors, organizes these fun and entertaining events[Read More…]
Letters To The Editor
Letter: Thanks for making folks feel significant
Dear Editor: “If you want people to feel significant, give them significant things to do.” I’ve heard this phrase over and over throughout my life. Until recently, I haven’t put much thought into how that plays out in my own household. Last week my 9-year-old son wrote his first article[Read More…]
Letter: Appreciation for assistance with Milk Creek signs
Dear Editor: We have just celebrated another Fourth of July. As a community we have come together to enjoy a pretty big celebration of the birth of our county. Most of us think that the Fourth is about the founding of our nation. It is. It is also a celebration[Read More…]
Letter: Why declare my candidacy for 2020 RBC Commissioner this early?
Dear Editor: This is a question I have been asked by a number of people recently. My immediate answer has been to prepare for the numerous events requiring candidate involvement such as the caucus, the assembly and the primary. All of these require preparation on my part so I can[Read More…]
Letter: WRBM thanks 4th of July volunteers
Dear Editor: The 4th of July in Rangely, Colorado is in the books but, with a huge success to define its outcome! The weekend started off with the annual Night Golf four-person Scramble Tournament on Wednesday, July 3. This tournament fills fast and is a sight to see. The Cedar[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: Yet another report on chemical warfare in Meeker
Dear Editor: Meeker’s celebratory Fourth of July spraying has resumed. I have fresh data on the results of that spraying but no new conclusions. I might as well recycle the report from 2017—or from 2002 or any of the intervening years. With my wife’s help, I sampled insects knocked down[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: Leafy spurge rearing its ugly head
Dear Editor: This is the time of year that our world blooms in Rio Blanco County. However one yellow head is a “wolf in sheep’s clothing”: the yellow leafy spurge—and it affects land from Trappers Lake to Kenney Reservoir. Landowners and especially ranchers should be on guard. This exotic invasive[Read More…]
Letter: Avey announces 2020 candidacy
Dear Editor: My name is Mona Avey and I would like to respectfully announce my decision to run for Rio Blanco County Commissioner District 3 in 2020. I am a long-time resident of Rio Blanco County and a descendent of White River pioneer families. I grew up and was educated[Read More…]
Letter: Ty Gates for Rio Blanco County Commissioner: A 2020 Vision
Ty Gates for Rio Blanco County Commissioner: A 2020 Vision Dear Editor: Hi, my name is Ty Gates and I am running for Rio Blanco County Commissioner, thank you for taking the time to visit my page (https://www.facebook.com/Ty-Gates-for-RBC-County-Commissioner-2020-400258997373259/). As a Meeker native, I am deeply rooted and committed to maintaining[Read More…]
Letter: Some kind words
Dear Editor: First, I want to congratulate Ethel Starbuck for having a long and wonderful life and for having helped so many of us, so wisely, through our high school experience Secondly I want to congratulate editor Niki for being chosen Citizen of the Year! And lastly I want to[Read More…]
Thanks for scholarship
Dear Editor: I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge Pioneers Medical Center and [Walbridge] WingNutz for their thoughtful consideration in awarding me a scholarship for the 2019-2020 school year. WingNutz raises the money for this scholarship through their craft fair. I began attending the University of Northern Colorado[Read More…]
Letter: Thanks from Miller family
Dear Editor: On behalf of the family of Jane Miller, we would like to thank everyone who helped us over the past months. Thank you for making the delicious food, for watching over us and helping—even if we didn’t know we needed it. Thank you for the kind gifts and[Read More…]
