Gratitude for your generosity Dear Editor, Our annual Prime Rib Dinner and Pie Auction was a huge success! 50 items were auctioned off, and every penny of it will go into scholarships for local students, and once again the amount raised exceeded expectations. For those of you unable to make[Read More…]
Tag: Letters To The Editor
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR – April 11th, 2024
Pies for scholarships! Dear Editor, Please join us this Sunday for the annual Prime Rib Dinner and Pie Auction This event is a fundraiser that will provide scholarships to Rio Blanco County students. This way you can directly support our graduates, and every dollar raised by the auctioned treats goes into[Read More…]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR – March 21st, 2024
Thanks from the Justus family Dear Editor, To everyone who has supported us following the loss of Julie, we would like to express our sincere thanks. The cards, letters and phone calls were very much appreciated. Jeanette and Mike Justus and family Rangely Appreciation for the Meeker Fire Department Dear[Read More…]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR – March 14th, 2024
Facts do matter: more on Wolf Creek Dam Dear Editor, Does anyone remember the story of Juniper Canyon? Back in the 1970s, there was an effort to build a large dam to store water on the Yampa River in northwest Moffat County. At 220 feet high and just over a[Read More…]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR – March 7th, 2024
Registered RBC voters,participate in the caucus Dear Editor, We are privileged to live in America where we enjoy the benefits of a democratic society. How blessed we all are! However, with privilege and blessing comes responsibility and effort. We have a representative government. A government that is “of the people,[Read More…]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR – February 29th, 2024
Congrats on fabulous concert Dear Editor, I would like to congratulate the Meeker High School and Barone Middle School Band and Choir Director Raquel Neesham on the fabulous Pops Concert which took place at the Fairfield Center on Feb. 22, 2024! Meeker student musicians were highlighted in the program which featured[Read More…]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR – February 15th, 2024
Democracy requires participation Dear Editor, We are privileged to live in America where we enjoy the benefits of a democratic society. How blessed we all are! However, with privilege and blessing comes responsibility and effort. We have a representative government. A government that is “of the people, by the people,[Read More…]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Cowboy Up! What an honor. Dear Editor, Thank you to the Meeker High School senior class. Thank you for remembering your time in the library. I appreciate all of you and how you’re making a difference in our part of the world. Thank you to the school district for the[Read More…]
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Report card on MSD, from an outgoing board member Dear Editor, Eight years ago electors sent me to serve on the School Board for Meeker School District RE-1. With respect for public opinion, here’s a final report card. What happened in the District over the past eight years, and where[Read More…]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR – October 26th, 2023
Time capsule Dear Editor, As I was going through my brother’s letters, I came across this one from my Dad to Gary on his 16th birthday. It is a time capsule of life in the early ‘60s; what was expected of teenagers in both discipline and respect. My Dad was[Read More…]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR – September 28th, 2023
Another outstanding Meeker Classic thanks to community involvement Dear Editor, An open letter to the community: with the 2023 Meeker Classic in the books, it’s fitting to send out praises to the community for pulling off an outstanding event. These things don’t just happen — it takes the efforts of[Read More…]
Letter: Thanks from Lancaster family
Dear Editor, There are so many people to thank for helping to make the fourth annual Nick Lancaster Memorial Golf Tournament the huge success that it was! This tournament would not have succeeded without the players, sponsors, volunteers and over the top golf course staff. The following businesses/individuals sponsored holes,[Read More…]