Dear Editor: The Rio Blanco County Wool Growers had yet another successful lamb kabob barbecue at the RBC Fair this year. The barbecue proceeds go to our Supreme Sheep and Goat Awards that we give to our 4-H and FFA youth. Every meal purchased gives us that much more to[Read More…]
Opinion
Letter: Please be respectful
Dear Editor: A note to some people who were up on the Flat Tops this last Saturday… I am the guy that was waving his arms at you when you were up on the ridge shooting aimlessly down at Shadow Lake where I was fishing with my dog. There were[Read More…]
Letter: Mustang Makeover took a village
Dear Editor: It took the whole Rio Blanco County community to make the third annual Meeker Mustang Makeover event such a big success and continue the progress of building this into a new destination attraction for Rio Blanco County! Big thanks to our presenting sponsors: White River Electric Association, Basin[Read More…]
Letter: Why the jail?
Dear Editor: There are several factors that went into the decision to house the inmates in Moffat County. Let’s start with the most obvious one. Revenues have steadily declined for the county since the State government declared war on the oil and gas industry. Over the last three budget years[Read More…]
Letter: Who is Farm Bureau?
Dear Editor: Who is Colorado Farm Bureau and who is Rio Blanco County Farm Bureau? You might think we are an insurance company. While there is a Colorado Farm Bureau Insurance company, that is just one of many benefits you receive by being a Colorado Farm Bureau Federation member. In[Read More…]
Kaye’s Corner: Rainy day
MEEKER | Wasn’t it wonderful to have a rainy-day last week? Our very dry ground can use all the water it can get. Not only do our crops and gardens benefit, but rain also helps mitigate dangerous wildfire conditions plus adds much needed water to our rivers and lakes that[Read More…]
Loose Ends: Language lessons
MEEKER I “Language sweetie, language,” the woman admonished her young son. I used to hear this same reminder when I was little. My grandmother and mother said these same words to me and my siblings regarding the use of proper English. They never had to tell us to stop using[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: 9/11
The summer before I started high school I took my first trip to New York. The Statue of Liberty was encased in scaffolding that year, but the World Trade Center — the iconic Twin Towers — were open for tourists to visit. For a 14-year-old from rural Colorado, the Top[Read More…]
Letter: Second memorial golf tourney a success
Dear Editor: We would like to thank so many people for helping to make the second annual Nick Lancaster Memorial Golf Tournament a huge success. This tournament would not have happened without the players, sponsors, volunteers and over the top golf course staff. The following businesses/individuals sponsored holes, teams and/or[Read More…]
Evacuate! Not so easy
MEEKER I My heart goes out to all affected by Hurricane Ida and as the storm spreads north of New Orleans to more of our country being hit with harsh rain and flooding. New Orleans rebuilt much of its infrastructure after Hurricane Katrina, 16 years ago. Time will tell how[Read More…]
LOOSE ENDS: Dinosaurs
MEEKER I I spend a lot of time with the dinosaurs. No, I am not an amateur archeologist or paleontologist and taking care of grandchildren involves traveling to museums or excavation sites to see the prehistoric creatures’ remains. The bones and fossils still appeal, but the dinosaurs I am referring[Read More…]
EDITOR’S COLUMN: Happy *meteorological* fall
We’ve always wondered if meteorologists — the prognosticators of weather so frequently jeered and abused for inaccurate predictions — lived in some kind of alternate universe. It turns out, they aren’t even operating on the same seasonal calendar as the rest of us. On the Gregorian calendar, the change of[Read More…]
