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New book about massacre released

RBC I The Rio Blanco Historical Society met Sunday for their first general membership quarterly meeting in 2012. The meeting was followed with a presentation by Bob Silbernagal on the topic of his newly-published book entitled “Troubled Trails” about the Meeker Massacre and the events that followed.

Up and Down El Rio Blanco: Believe

Did anyone watch the Broncos’ playoff game Sunday last? How much fun was that? (If I were texting this to someone, I would have added a 🙂 after the question marks because sometimes a simple smiley face is a great response, especially if you have a good idea but are[Read More…]

Meeker Locals

Members of the Southern Ute tribe performed a snow dance last week near Vail in hopes of upping the snowpack numbers for the year, which has been unseasonably dry across the western half of the state.

District asked to add drama

MEEKER I In the interest of collaboration and for the benefit of Meeker’s kids, Gary Zellers and Bob Amick, representing the Meeker Arts and Cultural Council, asked the board of the Eastern Rio Blanco Metropolitan Recreation District to consider a proposal “to provide comprehensive performing arts programs for the Meeker[Read More…]