Mixing business with pleasure has always been one of the attractions of Denver’s National Western Stock Show.

Go ahead. Just try and find at least one unbreakable resolution.

Years ago, after moving to this part of the west, we began the old White River tradition of cutting down our own Christmas tree.

Amid stories of bailouts, job losses and economic mayhem, one recent national news story about the growth of library users throughout the county caught my eye.

Not so long ago Meeker was not only known for its deer and elk population, but for the abundance of local human elk callers.

Accounts of life on many of the ranches at the turn of the 19th century usually include humorous remembrances of the animal members of the family, including the farmyard creatures.

The recent mountain lion sightings in town have generated a spate of discussions, arguments, lectures, as well as comments.

One local merchant explained the sale of a one-of-a-kind item with “She just had to have it.”

Doesn’t everyone love a good ghost story? This is the season for unexplainable phenomena and whether one believes that houses can be haunted or not, the stories of spirits coming back and unnerving the current residents of some historic residents continue to appeal to many.

No pining for the past. There are no signs posted on Main Street on the old fashioned street lights, not many plaques commemorating historic events.

Stories from the one room schoolhouses still abound in this area, and so the “when I was a youngster” tales passed down from grandparents are dramatic and vivid.