Dear Editor: For the last six years I, along with family and friends, have had the pleasure of hunting elk out of Karl Maser’s Ute Lodge. The beauty of the mountains and the camaraderie of the hunt, plus the people of the Meeker, Colo., area, make my hunting a secondary[Read More…]
Opinion
From My Window… Variety of meetings provides useful information, ideas
Looking out the rear window this week, it has been a busy time all around.
Letter to the Editor: Governor applauded on sage grouse efforts
Dear Editor: The White River and Douglas Creek conservation districts applaud Gov. Jon Hickenlooper’s efforts to showcase Colorado landowners’ work to protect the greater sage grouse in Northwestern Colorado.
Local non-profit group came through when needed
EDITOR’S NOTE — Other than to wish the best to the Denver Broncos on Sunday, I didn’t have a whole lot to add with a column while our Rangely correspondent, Heather Zadra, had a much more important message to get out to many parents in Rio Blanco County who may[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: Artist helps Rangely Animal Shelter
Dear Editor: Local Rangely artist and avid animal lover Tammy Dahle has decided to combine her need to create and her love of dogs to do something to help raise money for the new animal shelter that is in the process of becoming a reality in Rangely. Although the staff[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: Rangely Fire Board thanks employers
Dear Editor: This is proof that Rangely truly is a “great place” to live. Where else would employers allow their employees to miss work because they were volunteering their time to fight a house fire?
Letter to the Editor: What’s happening at the Meeker firehouse
Dear Editor: I would like to take this opportunity to let everyone in the Meeker community know what’s going on down at the firehouse.
From My Window… Never underestimate ease of, need for college degree
It is wonderful to see and hear about all the Meeker and Rangely high school seniors filling out applications, taking their tests, checking into scholarships and grants and even student loans in preparation for life after high school.
Letter to the Editor: Thanks from the Coulter family
Dear Editor: We would like to extend a special thank you to the Rio Blanco County Commissioners for approving the name change to Coulter Field at Meeker Airport.
Letter to the Editor: Level playing field for local businesses
Dear Editor: This is an open letter of opinion to the businesses, organizations and diverse groups in Rio Blanco County. As we all struggle to make ends meet and control our budgets to be fiscally responsible, it is even more important to circulate our business and monies within our communities.[Read More…]
From My Window… Avoid the flu; Looking at life with terminal cancer
EDITOR’S NOTE: Sometimes the old window gets a little foggy, and stories, columns and features that show up do more justice to journalism than I ever could. Below are two health-related columns. The first is written by Margie Joy, the development and community relations manager at Pioneers Medical Center in[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: Amick announces retirement in 2015
Dear Editor: This is an open letter to all Rio Blanco County voters. Jan. 13, 2015, will mark the end of my sixth term as Rio Blanco County Clerk, a position I’ve been honored to serve in over the past 23 years. I do want to let the voters of[Read More…]