Thanks for help with, attending Empire Frog Rodeo
Editor:
The town of Empire would like to give a most sincere thank-you to Sally Rush for coordinating the 2012 Frog Rodeo. By her dedicated efforts along with some amazing volunteers, the event was a success. Also, thank you to everyone who attended the event and supported the celebration of frogs. It was really you that made the day possible.
We would like to thank the following contributors/sponsors/vendors: KGOAT radio, Clear Creek Metropolitan Recreation District, Clear Creek Economic Development Corp., Tommyknockers, Reptillian Paradise, Timberline Waste Management, The Guanella family ranch, Dairy King, Mad Creek B & B, Mountain Edge Coffee Shop, Tomato Liquor, Serene Wellness, Altitude Sickness, The Hard Rock Café, Lewis Sweet Shop, Jenny’s Restaurant, Glenbrook Gallery, First Presbyterian Church in Georgetown, Burger King, King Soopers, Budweiser, the Kitch Law Firm, Clear Creek Courant, especially Stephen Knapp and Deb Hurley Brobst for their creative and informative articles, Firestarter, Clear Creek Liquor Store and Empire Strikes Back, the band that rocked on.
Thank you, and we “hop” to see you next year for another day of fun.
Jennifer Cade
town clerk of Empire
Bob Bacon will be missed
Editor:
Bob Bacon, KGOAT’s beloved studio engineer, passed away on Tuesday, July 17. Bob was an electronics repairman for years, serving the community while he raised his daughters Stephanie and Melanie in Idaho Springs.
He was one of the founders of KGOAT in 1994, and through his technical expertise, he brought the station from a duct-tape-and-bailing-wire operation to the sophisticated media outlet it is today. When confronted by the FCC and asked what he did for a living, Bob famously stood his ground and said, “I make illegal radio transmitters.”
Bob was passionate about the radio station and delighted in the joy that rippled from the station through the community. Through his efforts and many others around the country, the FCC and Congress came to realize that there was a need for community radio, which had been decimated by corporate radio takeover. This led to the low-power FM station initiative that brought community radio back to small-town USA and led to KGOAT getting its license.
Bob was very humble, respectful of others, kind and considerate. He had a lightning-quick mind and always amazed us how he could figure out any technical problem we might have. He was widely loved through the community. We will miss his famous dry humor and play on words.
KGOAT will have a memorial for Bob in early September, and we will keep you up to date on that.
Goodbye, Bob. We miss you and hope you are getting our signal wherever you are.
Greg Markle
general manager, KYGT-FM
Sponsors, fans make
Oh My Gawd Rodeo a success
Editor:
The Clear Creek Fairgrounds Association would like to thank everyone who sponsored and helped at the 2012 Oh My Gawd Rodeos.
Sponsors: Clear Creek Firestarter, Miner Street Shell, Shotcrete Technologies, Turner Enterprises, Double Bark K, Clear Creek Economic Development, Bruce Brown, Clear Creek Rafting, Mutual of Omaha, Wildfire Restaurant, A Whistle Stop Café, Trois’s Café & Marketplace, CCTS, Argent Real Estate, The Shoe Merchant, Mill Creek Designs, Brian’s Dogs, Alpine Mountain Properties, Historic Georgetown at the Hamill House, Buffalo Restaurant,Allied Towing, Java Mountain Roasters, The Happy Cooker, You Imagine It Gift Shop, Lee & Jennifer Miller & Co., Clear Creek Sheriff’s Department, Idaho Springs Fire Department, Clear Creek Ambulance Association, Sander Graphic/Town Office Supply, Elks Lodge No. 607, the Clear Creek Courant, Loren
“Biff” Eckles, Richard and Norma Eckles, Will Terry, Rick Thomas, Rick and Kathy Ball, Paula Lincoln Clayton, Fred and Hillary Williamson, Louise Cannady, Susan Mcollough-Serpa, Sue Grimm, Galen Goldsmith, Christy Morrell, Lizzette Colon, Right of Passage and the Junior ROTC Group from Ridgeview Academy.
Last but not least, to all our loyal rodeo fans for making this another successful rodeo season. We will see you next year for the annual Oh My Gawd Rodeos.
If you are interested in being a sponsor or volunteering time, contact Laura at 303-419-7555.
Laura Allen
secretary, Clear Creek
Fairground Association
KYGT-FM
Jr. ROTC Group from Ridgeview Academy.
Last but not least, to all our loyal rodeo fans for making this another successful rodeo season. We will see you all next year for the annual Oh My Gawd Rodeos. If you are interested in being a sponsor or volunteering time, contact Laura at 303-419-7555.
Laura Allen
secretary
Clear Creek Fairground Association
Thanks for help with, attending Empire Frog Rodeo
Editor:
The Town of Empire would like to give a most sincere thank you to Sally Rush for coordinating the 2012 Frog Rodeo. By her dedicated efforts along with some amazing volunteers the event was a success. Also, thank you to everyone who attended the event and supported the celebration of frogs. It was really you that made the day possible.
We would like to thank the following contributors/sponsors/vendors: KGOAT radio, Clear Creek Metropolitan Recreation District, Clear Creek Economic Development Corp., Tommy Knockers, Reptillian Paradise, Timberline Waste Management, The Guanella Family Ranch, Dairy King, Mad Creek B & B, Mountain Edge Coffee Shop, Tomato Liquor, Serene Wellness, Altitude Sickness, The Hard Rock Café, Lewis Sweet Shop, Jenny’s Restaurant, Glenbrook Gallery, First Presbyterian Church in Georgetown, Burger King, King Soopers, Budweiser, The Kitch Law Firm, Clear Creek Courant, especially Stephen Knapp and Deb Hurley Brobst for their creative and informative articles, Firestarter, Clear Creek Liquor Store and Empire Strikes Back, the band that rocked on.
Thank you and we “hop” to see you next year for another day of fun.
Jennifer Cade
town clerk of Empire
Bob Bacon will be missed
Editor:
Bob Bacon, KGOAT’s beloved studio engineer, passed away on Tuesday, July 17. Bob was an electronics repairman for years, serving the community while he raised his daughters Stephanie and Melanie in Idaho Springs.
He was one of the founders of KGOAT in 1994, and through his technical expertise, he brought the station from a duct-tape-and-bailing-wire operation to the sophisticated media outlet it is today. When confronted by the FCC and asked what he did for a living, Bob famously stood his ground and said, “I make illegal radio transmitters.”
Bob was passionate about the radio station and delighted in the joy that rippled from the station through the community. Through his efforts and many others around the country, the FCC and Congress came to realize that there was a need for community radio, which had been decimated by corporate radio takeover. This led to the low-power FM station initiative that brought community radio back to small town USA and led to KGOAT getting its license.
Bob was very humble, respectful of others, kind and considerate. He had a lightning-quick mind and always amazed us how he could figure out any technical problem we might have. He was widely loved through the community. We will miss his famous dry humor and play on words.
KGOAT will have a memorial for Bob in early September, and we will keep you up to date on that.
Goodbye, Bob. We miss you and hope you are getting our signal wherever you are.
Greg Markle
General manger
KYGT-FM