Despite my husband’s recent major joint surgery, my back and neck problems, and the fact that we are no longer youngsters, we decided to enjoy the beautiful fall weather and go “leaf peeking” on the Flat Tops last Sunday.
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Website encourages feedback
Congressman Scott Tipton (R-CO) today announced “Small Biz Open Mic,” a new interactive forum that gives American small businesses the opportunity to provide feedback to the House Small Business Committee on how government is helping or harming their businesses.
Western Fuels buys ColoWyo
RBC I Western Fuels-Colorado LLC, a cooperative fuel supplier that delivers coal under contract to the Craig Station and Nucla Station power plants in western Colorado, has entered into an agreement to purchase the Colowyo Mine from Rio Tinto.
Wild horse gathering …
The Bureau of Land Management spent more than a week gathering wild horses in the Piceance-East Douglas area, where there was an estimated population of 380 wild horses. Cattoor Livestock Round-up, out of Utah, used a helicopter to gather 238 wild horses by Sept. 26. The BLM would like to[Read More…]
Letter from the Editor: Thank you, Thank you,
No room for a column this week but always room to squeeze in a thank you.
Letter to the Editor: Commissioner responds
Dear Editor: This letter is in response to a letter concerning H.R. 1581, the Wilderness and Roadless Area Release Act.Let me start by talking about wilderness areas.
Workforce centers “taking care of business”
RBC I In recognition of the 2.7 million men and women who make up Colorado’s labor force and the more than 168,000 private sector businesses that make up the state, this September is workforce development month, an annual tradition in Colorado.
Lightning pummels Northwest Colorado
RBC I Thunderstorms moved through Colorado Monday evening and delivered more than 5,000 lightning strikes to Rio Blanco, Moffat, Routt, Jackson and Grand counties. Varying amounts of rain accompanied the storm minimizing the number of new fires in the area.
Colorado hay directory
RBC I The Colorado Department of Agriculture publishes the Colorado Hay Directory annually to help connect hay producers with buyers. The 2011 edition of the directory is available to the public at no cost.
Students invited to enter contest
RBC I Colorado students are invited to put their creative talents to work promoting awareness of radon, an odorless, colorless radioactive gas that is the second leading cause of lung cancer.
Round-ups key to healthy herds in Piceance region
RBC I Wild horses are thriving in western Colorado on a vast, 190,000-acre area known as the Piceance-East Douglas Herd Management Area. It’s an area southwest of Meeker in Rio Blanco County where the Bureau of Land Management has been managing a herd of wild horses since 1971, when the[Read More…]
Letter: More helicopters
On Aug. 6, 2011, the U.S. lost 30 special forces troops, including 22 Navy SEALS, in a helicopter shot down over Afghanistan. These people were the elite of our military who have trained for these missions over many years.
