Dear Editor: I would like to take a moment to inform the residents of Rio Blanco County about a project Rio Blanco County is working on to promote motorized recreation, specifically ATV and Side by Side usage around Rangely. If you are interested in seeing motorized recreation play a larger[Read More…]
Letters To The Editor
Letter: Moosehead Lodge thanks helpers
Dear Editor: On behalf of the Moosehead Lodge, we would like to thank Rangely High School football coaches Paul Fortunato, Cody Denny, Camron Enterline, the RHS football team, Tim Weber, Nathan Montegro, Jerry Blankenship, JC Chumacero, and Rachael Armstrong for all their hard work in laying sod at the lodge.[Read More…]
Letter: Public meeting and open house for new water storage project on White River
Dear Editor: The Rio Blanco Water Conservancy District (RBWCD) is hosting a public meeting and community workshop on Aug. 22 and want individuals interested in our White River Storage project to attend. As many of your readers are aware, in March of 2015 the RBWCD completed a feasibility study with[Read More…]
Letter: Public meeting and open house for new water storage project on White River
Dear Editor: The Rio Blanco Water Conservancy District (RBWCD) is hosting a public meeting and community workshop on Aug. 22 and want individuals interested in our White River Storage project to attend. As many of your readers are aware, in March of 2015 the RBWCD completed a feasibility study with[Read More…]
Letter: Thank you to Cook Chevrolet for donation to Meeker Sportsman’s Club
Dear Editor: On behalf of the Meeker Sportsman’s Club I would like to express my sincere appreciation to Cook Chevrolet of Craig for their recent $300 donation to the Meeker Sportsman’s Club. The club is continuing its fundraising efforts toward our goal of $175,000 to purchase the range property. We[Read More…]
Letter: Some advice from ‘Uncle Al’ might be good for the river
Dear Editor: Sidney Korshak, a legendary attorney active in Chicago in the 1930s, was famous for his negotiating skills, particularly in labor and union affairs. He did favors for his friends and he had many. Some people thought some of his friends were gangsters, but it could not be proved.[Read More…]
Letter: Searching for a lost landing net on the White River
Dear Editor: I experienced a heartbreaking loss. While releasing a fish in the middle of the White River at Sizemore’s above Buford on July 30, I bone-headedly failed to secure my landing net and watched it float away. Thought about swimming after it but its head start was too big.[Read More…]
Letter: Thanks from the Jo Tucker family
Dear Editor: It is with the deepest gratitude we thank our extended Meeker family for your support, particularly during the past six months after the passing of our mother, Jo Tucker. From your gracious responses upon her passing and through the services, to helping us maintain her home until it[Read More…]
Letter: Thanks to Nana Goose for T-shirts
Dear Editor: The staff and residents of the Walbridge Wing would like to send out a big thank you to Nana Goose for the wonderful, patriotic T-shirts they provided for everyone for the Fourth of July. It was great to have us all geared up for the parade. Thank you[Read More…]
Letter: Is this the demise of the Meeker Adventure Center?
Dear Editor: The (lack of) response to request for qualifications (RFQ) for development of a Meeker Adventure Center should be a nail in the coffin. No major investor is interested in the proposal. This confirms warnings from investment experts published previously in these pages. The Adventure Center is not economically[Read More…]
Letter: New public health nurse supports preventative care
Dear Editor: It sure was refreshing to read last week’s newspaper referencing Pioneers Medical Center’s CEO, Ken Harman’s thoughts about the role of prevention in healthcare. The most frustrating thing as a clinician is treating a patient for what should be a simple problem, but with co-morbidities making the real[Read More…]
Letter: Grateful for first responders
Dear Editor: Thank you LORD. In our humblest expression of gratitude. Thank you to Devon Smith, RBCSO and to our first responder team—Nancy Richardson, Fain Richardson and Roger Hall—God bless you for your actions and response to our call on Saturday. You are all awesome human beings and we are[Read More…]
