2011 | The Herald Times | Serving Meeker, Rangely, Dinosaur & Northwest Colorado

Marvine Snow Trail open

MEEKER | The Marvine Snow Trail is open for cross-country skiers and snowmobilers with 2.2 miles of groomed track to the warming hut.

December 31, 2011 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Loose Ends: Resolving to forgo one tradition

New Year’s resolutions never work. The reason is that first key word, resolution, dooms the maker to failure. Tradition might dictate a perfunctory list-making but it never requires follow-through. It is not like one is swearing an oath, as resolving to do something carries no weight.

December 31, 2011 by Dolly Viscardi Comments are Disabled

Eating disorders identified in college freshman

RBC I As college freshmen across the U.S. return home for the holidays, thousands of parents will — for the first time — discover eating disorders that developed during their child’s first semester.

December 31, 2011 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Hometown hero returns to Pearl Harbor

MEEKER I “Dec. 7, 1941 – a date which will live in infamy…” These words were spoken by President Franklin D. Roosevelt following the attack on Pearl Harbor.

December 31, 2011 by Hallie Blunt Comments are Disabled

Colorado launches new DUI resource website

RBC I With holiday parties in full swing, the state has launched a new tool to help Coloradans make safer choices before getting behind the wheel after consuming alcohol. A new statewide DUI resource website, No DUI Colorado

December 31, 2011 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Christmas Bird Count Saturday

DINOSAUR | The Dinosaur/Jensen Christmas Bird Count will be held on New Year’s Eve, Saturday, Dec. 31.

December 30, 2011 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Rio Blanco Days Gone By

The Meeker Herald — 125 years ago n Judging by the financial statements of Meeker’s two banks, that town is one of the most prosperous in the state. Rio Blanco is isolated from the rest of the world insofar as a railroad is concerned, and possibly in many respects they[Read More…]

December 30, 2011 by Herald Times Staff Comments are Disabled

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Pole 2 Pole …

Aart Huijg, who passed through Meeker this summer and stopped for lunch at Clark’s, checked in from Mexico recently, saying, “Sorry for the delay. I crossed the border into Mexico and not a lot of Internet is available. At the moment I am writing from a computer at a high school.[Read More…]

December 30, 2011 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Range Call in January?

MEEKER I Ask any local and they’ll tell you one of Meeker’s best annual events is the 4th of July Range Call Celebration.

December 30, 2011 by editor Comments are Disabled

Turn your 2012 memories into prizes

RBC I As 2011 comes to a close, gather your favorite photographic memories for Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s “Best of 2011 at Colorado State Parks” photo contest.

December 30, 2011 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Meeker Locals

Happy New Year! Here at the Herald Times we hope you all had a peaceful and pleasant Christmas celebration and are ready to leap into 2012 filled with hope and a sense of optimism. Maybe if we all ignore the whole idea of new year’s resolutions we’ll be able to[Read More…]

December 29, 2011 by Herald Times Staff Comments are Disabled

Up and down el Rio Blanco: Happy new year

Here’s hoping everyone had a wonderful Christmas and sending best wishes for the new year! I want to apologize to the Coulter family for an incorrect headline on the front page of last week’s Herald Times.

December 29, 2011 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled