Ahhhhh-choooo! Bless you!

Are you a serial sneezer? I can always tell when the tree pollen emerges because I have fits of repetitive sneezes, sometimes as many as a couple dozen in a row. That’s nothing compared to the Guinness World Record holder for consecutive sneezes. Donna Griffiths of Great Britain started sneezing on Jan. 13, 1981, and didn’t have a sneeze-free day until Sept. 16, 1983. According to the BBC, she sneezed an estimated million times in the first 365 days.

If you want to check the pollen count, there’s a website for that: Pollen.com. Plug in your ZIP code to the allergy tab and find out what allergens are at the top of the list. Currently poplar, juniper and oak are at the top of the list.

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No Ride the Rockies after all…

One of the hardest things about being a weekly publication is that when something changes the day the paper comes out it’s too late to fix it. After publishing the press release about Ride the Rockies in this week’s edition, we were informed that the Ride the Rockies event, which was supposed to come through Rio Blanco County in June, was canceled today due to “a lack of interest” for the first time in 37 years. Some of you will be disappointed, and some will sigh with relief…

A few other headlines from the April 18 edition…

Meeker

Firebreak work near Meeker set for April

MEEKER | The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Rio Blanco Fire Protection District (RBFPD) will begin work on a firebreak northwest of the Town of Meeker this month….

County

Tips to protect yourself from fraud and scams

RBC | The amount of money reported lost to fraud and scams in the United States nearly tripled from $3.5 billion in 2020 to $10 billion in 2023, according to…

Meeker, School

Meeker Elementary students earn prizes for reading

About 80 Meeker Elementary Students participated in the reading competition. Prizes were distributed according to the most minutes read by each student. MEEKER | This past week concluded the…

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Sports digest.

Natalie Kracht on the track at the Glenwood Springs Invitational.
Tiffany Jehorek

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This came in too late to print: GG’s Place has updated hours: open 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mondays, closed Tuesdays, open Wednesday-Saturday 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The 54th annual observation of Earth Day will be Monday, April 22.

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