Archive for Saturday, August 22, 2009

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Our View: Board boredom
August 22, 2009
Lack of candidate interest in serving on Moffat County School Board a disappointing situation that could cancel November election.
Pastor Bob Woods: Come celebrate with us
August 22, 2009
To the editor: On Aug. 26, 1959, First Congregational United Church of Christ moved from Tucker and Victory way.
Police blotter for Aug. 22
August 22, 2009

Bryan Jennings Johnson, 32, of Craig, was booked into Moffat County Jail on suspicion of bond revocation.

Datebook for Aug. 22
August 22, 2009

1 p.m. The Red Hat Society gathers at Subway.

MCTA discusses new marketing plan
August 22, 2009

The Moffat County Tourism Association plans to revamp its approach to marketing the area, either by hiring a professional consulting firm or by conducting its own surveys.

After 35 years, local man still working with bees
August 22, 2009

Steve Smith, 61, has been farming fresh honey for the past 35 years, taking it from hives he cultivates throughout Moffat County.

Patrick Wayne Germond: Freedom is about morality
August 22, 2009
To the editor: Benjamin Franklin once said, “Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they need more masters.”
Annie’s Mailbox: Stepdaughter played card vs. stepmom
August 22, 2009

Dear Annie: I have raised my stepdaughter, “Candace,” for the past 10 years. Her mother passed away tragically when she was very young, and I have tried to be a friend ever since, standing up for her, bending over backward to be good to her.

Horoscope for Aug. 22
August 22, 2009
Horoscope for Aug. 22
Downtown Books to remain open under Caroline Dotson
August 22, 2009
Caroline Dotson is putting books away on the shelves of Downtown Books the way she always has. But it’s missing its founder and former co-owner, Carol Jacobson.
Kathy Bassett: Move over, Paul Bunyan
August 22, 2009

We were all working away. The chainsaws buzzin’, the mauls choppin’, the chips flyin’ and the sweat pouring.

We weren’t going to wait until there was a foot or more of snow on the ground before we got in our winter supply of firewood. No sir. We’re getting while the getting is good.

School reconfiguration prompts traffic changes
August 22, 2009

Adding a grade and rebuilding the middle school, as well as transforming Craig Intermediate School into a preschool through fifth-grade building, will mean safe student arrival could be a concern Aug. 31 and beyond.

Local sheep industry has had brutal and bloody confrontations
August 22, 2009

By the 1890s, sheepmen from Utah and Wyoming were beginning to see that Northwest Colorado could be a profitable place for their flocks.

1st contact at Friday scrimmage
Moffat County High School football moves into action for season
August 22, 2009

As the Moffat County High School varsity football’s offense rumbled down the field for the first time this season, everything appeared to be clicking.

Baxter Black: The mechanical bull
August 22, 2009

So, what’s the difference between riding a mechanical bull and riding a real one?” the boy asked his dad.

Our steak in transportation
August 22, 2009

Working cattle is never easy, but there are things a rancher can do to minimize stress and injury to the cattle, leading to a quality product and more profitable operation, and perhaps a less stressful and safer time for the rancher, too.

Government update for Aug. 22
August 22, 2009
Government update for Aug. 22

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