Hometown heroes Dear Editor, Thursday last I walked to the newspaper building to get a newspaper. On my way back to my apartment I fell over a piece of uneven sidewalk. It’s by the stop sign on the corner of Main and 3rd. Thank God for the wonderful people in[Read More…]
Tag: Letters To The Editor
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR – December 26th, 2024
Books, books, books Dear Editor, I could not live in a world without books. Ever since I could read, probably about third grade, I loved the once-a-week visits to the school library. Students were limited to three books per week. Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy were popular then. I couldn’t[Read More…]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR – December 19th, 2024
Library Board mill levy vote Dear Editor, The Rio Blanco County Meeker Regional Library Board is currently controlled by three new board members, relative newcomers, who appear to know little about Rio Blanco County economics. The mill levy, set years ago before the energy boom, is 2.03 mills. With the energy[Read More…]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR – December 12th, 2024
Thanks from 4-H Dear Editor, The Rio Blanco County (RBC) 4-H Staff, 4-H Program, and 4-H Youth Fund would like to thank the community for their generous support this past week. A big thank you to Mountain Valley Bank (MVB) for hosting their annual Charity Challenge and selecting 4-H as[Read More…]
LETTER TO THE EDITOR – November 28th, 2024
Wolf species that has never been in Colorado can’t be “re-introduced” Dear Editor, This was printed in the latest NRA publication “AMERICAN HUNTER”: “Three teenagers set up a hunting blind and decoys early in the morning on Sept. 21 in St. Germain, Wisconsin. As dawn broke, one of the teens[Read More…]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR – November 21st, 2024
Volunteer says privileges revoked at animal shelter Dear Editor, I knew that there would be repercussions for posting pictures of the [Rangely animal] shelter, yes, I did get called into the office and reprimanded. They decided to “temporarily revoke my volunteer privileges.” (The reason that I was given was because[Read More…]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR – November 14th, 2024
Thank you for quilting supplies Dear Editor, The Rio Blanco Stitchers would like to thank all of the Veterans for their service to our community and country. We were honored to present 11 quilts to our local veterans in appreciation for their service at the Veterans Day Celebration at Barone Middle[Read More…]
Letters to the Editor – October 31st, 2024
Learning from our predecessors Dear Editor: We live in a time with all kinds of information available from multiple sources. During the heat of today’s political battles, we continually hear accusations of Communist, Socialist, Fascist and others. Our understanding of these terms is often incomplete or inaccurate. Recently I came upon[Read More…]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR – October 24th, 2024
Thanks from the Meeker ecology program Dear Editor: The Meeker International Ecology Program would like to extend a HUGE thank you to Smoking River Brewery and the Borchard family for providing an excellent venue for our Turtle Tides lunch and silent auction fundraiser on Sunday. The support of the community[Read More…]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR – October 10th, 2024
Library Board comments Dear Editor: I would like to thank Jared Henderson for his excellent article and reporting on the September library board meeting. I hope he will continue to attend future meetings. That said, I have a soft voice that may not have been clearly heard by all those[Read More…]
LETTER TO THE EDITOR – October 3rd, 2024
How to rope a bear… from the Cowboy Gathering at Trappers Lodge Dear Editor: Tracy and I, along the Brennans and other Meekerites were treated Saturday to the fourth edition of Trappers Lake Cowboy Gathering on the Mountain. This event drew people from as far away as Arkansas to listen[Read More…]
LETTER TO THE EDITOR – September 26th, 2024
Meeker Cemetery Board attends Special District Association conference Dear Editor: The staff and two members of the board of the Meeker Cemetery District attended the Special District Association Conference in Keystone September 10-12. The first morning started off with Ann Terry, CEO, announcing to the Meeker Cemetery the most beautiful cemetery in[Read More…]
