‘Luckiest man in the world’ loved his life
November 6, 2008 by
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CNCC Foundation Dinner raises more than $39,000
Roughly 170 persons attended the annual Colorado Northwestern Community College Foundation fundraising dinner Saturday at the Weiss Activities Center on campus. The amount of money raised at the event, which included dinner, a no-host bar and an auction, was $39,646, which goes to the foundation. Several awards were presented and gifts given by CNCC President [...]
Panthers take out Cowboys, twice
RBC I On Saturday, the Meeker baseball team played what was supposed to be the first home games of the season against the Rangley Panthers, but the games were moved to Rangley after the Meeker fields were subject to rain and snow. The first game was played by Meeker starters Alex Smith, Tanner Matrisciano, Jeremy [...]
Work ethic, good sense, class define Wilbur family
MEEKER I Many people in Meeker are fortunate to have homesteaded land passed down through generations. The work it took to turn those homesteads into real homes is difficult to comprehend, but many of those homesteading families have maintained that work ethic and history for generations. These families have held fast to the foundational beliefs [...]
April 27: Drug take-back and bike auction
MEEKER I Meeker Police Department, in conjunction with several state health and law enforcement agencies, will join many cities and towns across the nation with its National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on April 27. As part of the drug take-back event, the MPD will also hold a bicycle auction in which 14 refurbished bikes will [...]
Program highlighted area pioneers
MEEKER I The Rio Blanco Historical Society’s “Pioneer Women of Rio Blanco County” program drew more than 70 persons Sunday to enjoy the telling of tales dating back at least decades in county history. The event, which was the historical society’s quarterly meeting, featured a smattering of business, a potluck luncheon and the history presentation [...]
Campaign raises more than $46,000 to save tank
RANGELY I The “Save the Tank” campaign may be over, but the task of saving the tank is just beginning. One year ago, the empty 60-by-30-foot water tank west of Rangely, a recording and performance space for musicians and composers for more than three decades, looked like it would be sold and taken down. By [...]
Locals try to save old Rangely tank
RANGELY I When musician and composer Bruce Odland first came to Rangely in 1976, it was the last stop of the Chautauqua Tour, a traveling arts festival funded by the Colorado Council on the Arts and Humanities. Odland carried sound equipment around town for three days, recording the sounds of pump jacks and big rigs, [...]
State champion…
Meeker High School activities director Brett Steinacher, who is a member of the Colorado High School Activities Association (CHSAA) wrestling committee, shakes hands with Meeker freshman TJ Shelton before presenting him with his gold medal and championship bracket at the 2013 Colorado State Wrestling Championships. Shelton is the first freshman from Meeker High School to [...]
Rangely chamber hosts annual Crab Crack
A record 306 tickets were sold for the annual Crab Crack, sponsored by the Rangely Area Chamber of Commerce last Saturday, filling the Colorado Room in the Weiss Center on the CNCC campus. Awards were announced by emcee Tim Webber and presented by RACC executive director Brooke Loshe. Sudexo catered the prepared 600 pounds of [...]
Dinner theater in Meeker Feb. 23
MEEKER I The Meeker Arts and Cultural Council (MACC) in cooperation with the ERBM Recreation and Park District will present a dinner theatre production based on Aesop’s Fables on Saturday, Feb. 23 at 6 p.m. at the Fairfield Center. This hilarious production stars local community actors and high school drama club members who have been [...]
Larry Modlin “pays it forward”
MEEKER I Larry Modlin, a Meeker High School alumnus and son of Nettie Faye and the late Lon Modlin, is retiring after 47 years of running his own businesses. At 67 he looks forward to skiing with his twin grandsons who also live in Greeley. Modlin grew up in Meeker and lived at the top [...]
Life lessons from the Andersons
MEEKER I Imagine if people learned at least one thing, if not more, from one conversation every day. That was the case in a conversation with Harold and Patty Anderson. They not only had history to share, as Harold is often referred to as “a walking history book,” the couple’s words and honest wisdom are [...]