- It’s pre-winter time
- October 31, 2009
- Pre-winter has arrived in Northwest Colorado. As residents, we know that this time of year (usually around Halloween) there are periods of snow, sometimes heavy.
- Diane Prather: A newfangled phone system
- October 24, 2009
- Recently, I ordered a textbook via the phone from a publishing company. It took time and patience to reach the correct department because the company had an automatic answering device with a number of push button choices. It got me to wondering what would happen if a rancher had to rely on a similar phone system to get help with a problem - perhaps one requiring a veterinarian.
- Attitude expert to speak at Achievement Night
- October 17, 2009
- Alisa Comstock, Moffat County Youth Development Director, said the upcoming “Achievement Night is going to look different this year.”
- Achievement Night to feature attitude speaker
- October 17, 2009
- Alisa Comstock, Moffat County Youth Development Director, said the upcoming “Achievement Night is going to look different this year.” That’s because the Moffat County Fairground Pavilion, the usual site of the annual Achievement Night, is being remodeled and is not available. So instead, 4-H members will gather at the Moffat County High School auditorium, 900 Finley Lane. The event will take place Oct. 29.
- Cowbelles recruiting new members
- October 10, 2009
- “Beef: It’s What’s For Dinner.” According to Moffat County Cowbelle president Arloa Gerber, the main goal of the Cowbelles is promoting beef.
- Buster becomes world champion
- October 2, 2009
Buster is a 4-year-old Bay Tobiano Stallion, and he was recently named an American Paint Horse Association World Champion.
- Diane Prather: Signs fall has arrived
- September 26, 2009
Even if we didn’t have a calendar, we’d know it’s fall because: The wheat has been cut, and the fields are a golden brown.
- City addresses ‘urban chickens’ ordinance
- Proposal would allow up to 5 hens in single-family zones
- September 26, 2009
- An ordinance in the early stages of review would allow as many as five chicken hens to be kept at homes within city limits in single-family zone districts. The ordinance has not been reviewed by the Steamboat Springs Planning Commission or City Council but probably will be this fall.
- Be safe in preparing meats
- September 19, 2009
- Food safety begins at the grocery store. “Convenient & Healthy: Ground Beef Recipes,” a brochure prepared by the Colorado and Iowa Beef Councils, offers tips for buying beef.
- Moffat County does well with livestock at state fair
- September 12, 2009
- The results are in from the Colorado State Fair livestock show, which took place Aug. 28 through Sept. 7 in Pueblo.
- Moffat County shows well at State Fair
- September 5, 2009
- Before this year’s Moffat County Fair, 4-H Completion Day marked the culmination of work in general 4-H projects.
- California, Utah fires create Steamboat haze
- Skies affected by California fires; 2 weekend fires extinguished
- 01:23 p.m., August 31, 2009 Updated 12:00 a.m.
- A couple of small lightning-caused local blazes were put out during the weekend, but Routt County residents are still dealing with the effects of wildland fire.
- Remembering the country school
- August 29, 2009
School will be starting for Craig youths Monday, and all of the back-to-school talk triggers memories of school years when my sisters, brother and I were growing up on the ranch.
- 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.
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