Gotta love this weather! I hope you haven’t put away your winter hats and gloves. I don’t mind the rain/snow mix, but I hate the wind. It’s good to have an article submitted again. I don’t know if I’m the Prodigal Son or just a man desperate for news to[Read More…]
Opinion
Loose Ends: The Lunchroom Lady
You would think after 40 years of teaching, a retired teacher would have the good sense to stay out of the schools. All the germs and unruly children, you know. One of my all-time favorite fellow teachers, Claire R. Burke didn’t think much of the traditional retirement plan. She moved[Read More…]
CNCC works on its own ‘Field of Dreams’
Tom Cassera, Colorado Northwestern Community College’s first-year baseball coach, had never met Julius and Lomell Poole. That is, until about two weeks ago. Cassera met the Pooles for the first time during a recent doubleheader at the CNCC ballpark in Rangely. “They seem like very nice people,” Cassera said of[Read More…]
Letters: March 26 Edition
Dear Editor, First of all, I’d like to begin by saying congratulations to the Meeker boys’ and girls’ basketball teams for an outstanding showing at the 2A state tournament recently held in Pueblo. As a former Meeker girls’ coach (1991-1994), it was awesome to see some familiar faces and watch[Read More…]
Antique rifle causes a contemporary injury
Ran Cochran managed to call 911. After that, it’s all pretty much a blur.
Looking Back: Gossip girls 1870
“Somebody said” has been the start of many untrue stories and gossip in this community since the late 1870s. Reading the local oral histories and talking with history buffs about the different rumors plaguing the White River Valley from the earliest days of settlement, I am struck by the effectiveness[Read More…]
Letters: March 19 Edition
Scare up good food without scaring yourself
It seems every year there is some food scare. This year, it has been salmonella in peanut butter. And with the economic downturn, people are turning to gardening as a way to supplement their food budgets.
Letters: March 12 Edition
Dear Editor, The zoonotic workshop held recently at CNCC and sponsored by the Rangely Animal Shelter was high in attendance and rated as an excellent class overall. Thirty-seven people attended, many traveling long distances, coming in from Snowmass, Steamboat Springs, Craig and Meeker. It was good to see the representation[Read More…]
Here’s Rio Blanco County … by the numbers
County Assessor Renae Neilson knows her numbers. Speaking at an meeting last month of Rio Blanco County Democrats, Neilson, who, by the way, is a Republican, recited figures mostly off the top of her head, with very few notes.
Letters: March 5 Edition
Meeker Locals: February 26
A word of caution to everyone out there taking over-the-counter medications to deal with bouts of cold and flu: read the directions on the boxes. Medical personnel, and your body, will thank you!