The Rio Blanco County Fair is already under way unofficially, but kicks into full gear in an official way on Monday. There’s still that part of me that looks toward the county fair – having grown up with the El Paso County Fair, the Boulder County Fair and the Colorado[Read More…]
Opinion
Letter to the Editor: Meeker a welcoming town
Dear Editor: A couple of weeks ago, I had the honor of doing a book signing at Wendll’s Wondrous Things, and it was an enlightening experience. Wendy and Bobby Gutierrez were exception
Letter to the Editor: Salute to Jon Wangnild
Dear Editor: On behalf of Colorado Parks and Wildlife, we would like to thank all of the agencies, entities and community members who contributed so much to the funeral service and ceremony for wildlife officer Jon Wangnild, whom we tragically lost on June 27.
Letter to the Editor: Rethink uses for old elementary school
Dear Editor: I have recently returned home from what has become my annual visit to your fine town. I am a Colorado native (grew up in Denver) who now lives on the East Coast. But my family has generations-long ties to Rio Blanco and Moffat counties.
Letter to the Editor: Don’t destroy elementary school
Dear Editor: I am writing about the old Meeker elementary school in hopes that an intelligent decision will be made and political/personal reasons will not interfere with good judgment.
Letter to the Editor: How much per pupil will Meeker receive?
Dear Editor: I have been following the Meeker School District state funding issue for the past several months.
Letter to the Editor: School has beneficial uses
Dear Editor: I understand we need a new jail to meet current correctional and ADA standards. Women and men need separate facilities as do juvenile men and women.
Letter to the Editor: Thanks to VFW memorial donors
Dear Editor: On behalf of VFW posts No. 5843 in Meeker and No. 5261 in Rangely, we would like to thank the following donors for their special efforts regarding the Rio Blanco County Veterans Memorial:
From My Window… For first-timer, Range Call and Pageant most impressive
I have been hearing for a couple of weeks now that the Range Call is great once, good the second time and pretty boring after 20 years. That may well be, and I was nearly convinced by Meeker-area regulars that it is really fairly boring for them and that I[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: Visit our 100-year-old museum in Rangely
Dear Editor: This past June marks the 100th anniversary for the final painting touches, two months later than expected, on the second oldest building in Rangely — the school house located at the Rangely Museum.
Searching for a school superintendent; what a parent learned
RANGELY I I haven’t been the parent of school-aged children for long. As of this fall, I’ll be the mom of a kindergartner and a first-grader. I’m still negotiating the learning curve to understand what kids and teachers need from me at school. There are permission slips to remember and[Read More…]
From my window… U.S. still the best place on this planet
Welcome to Meeker, dear visitors, and best wishes for a wonderful Fourth of July and a fun Range Call go out to all on this day.