By Shannon Lukens.
Club 20 members from throughout the Western Slope are meeting in Grand Junction today and Saturday. The big event is candidate debates for those running in Western Colorado. Routt County Commissioner Tim Redmond will be one of the moderators of some of the debates. While he is there, he plans to visit what he calls a food technology center in Mesa County. He says it’s something that could be a partnership for ag producers in Routt, Moffat, and Rio Blanco counties.
Commissioner Redmond says a food technology center would be for processing, meat packing, cold storage refrigeration, and a commercial kitchen in a co-op style. It would bring more jobs into the region and more money. It would also keep the culture, history and heritage in the area.
Today and tomorrow in the town of Dinosaur in western Moffat County, it’s the Dinosaur Stone Age Stampede and Rodeo. The fun is at Cady Park which is at 600 Triceratops Terrace in Dinosaur.
Look for volunteers, and local law enforcement and firefighters putting over 5,000 flags out on the lawn at Yampa Valley Bank in Steamboat Springs late this afternoon. You’re welcome to help. It’s the 9/11 Never Forget Project.
The 2022 Hayden Cog Ride is this Saturday. It’s a benefit for the historic Hayden Granary, which is now a community gathering place and one of the last remaining wooden bin elevators on the Western Slope of Colorado. It’s a gravel ride up on the Cog network of gravel roads around Hayden. Register at www.ridethecog.com which includes the after party.
- 25-mile Breezer
- 31-mile Gravel Grinder
- 27-mile Mud Route
- 43-mile Combined Ride
- 85-mile Ultimate
The 35th annual Meeker Classic Sheepdog Championship Trials continue through Sunday. Information is at MeekerSheepDog.com
Then in Steamboat, the Routt County Cattlemen are hosting Cattle Dog Trials. They start at 8 a.m. and run through mid-afternoon on Saturday and Sunday at Romick Rodeo Arena. And it’s all free.
Steamboat Resort is inviting everyone to a Community Open House to learn more about their Full Steam Ahead revitalization project at the base area. It’s at 9:30 a.m. Saturday morning. Meet at the Transit Center. You’ll get a tour of Steamboat Square including Skeeter’s Rink, the Mountain Stage, the Range Food & Drink Hall, and the Wild Blue Gondola. Parking is free in the Gondola Square parking structure.
In some early football games Friday…
- Soroco plays Dolores at 2 p.m. in Oak Creek.
- The Steamboat Sailors play Middle Park in Granby at 4 p.m. Listen on KTYV 105.7 Sports on FM or through our website.
- Saturday afternoon, the Moffat County Bulldogs, who are 1-1, are on the road against Bayfield. The game is at 1 p.m. on Saturday.
- Hayden Tigers… They’re away again this week with a 5 p.m. game Saturday afternoon against Wiley in Gilpin County.
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