It has been two years since the Census Bureau admonished us to fill out our forms and the numbers are finally in. What changes have occurred in Rio Blanco County since the last census?
Month: March 2011
Up and down el Rio Blanco: Getting the paper out
Every Thursday morning Ray Castle Sr. drives to the south end of Rifle to pick up more than 2,000 copies of the Herald Times.
Commissioners attend meeting
Rio Blanco County commissioners Kai Turner and Ken Parsons attended the final meeting of the joint select committee on redistricting in Grand Junction last Saturday.
Leah Kenney-Coy: There’s a fiery way about her
“It’s not the size of the man in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the man.” Change it to “woman” and that quote is perfect for Leah Kenney.
Classifieds: 3/24/11
Wrestlers…
Four local wrestlers, including former Meeker student Cody Pfau, J.R. Crawford, Lucas Heinle and Taran Smedley competed in a freshman/sophomore tournament recently held in Pueblo.
Obituary: Christene Leverne Caswell Sept. 16, 1930 ~ March 12, 2011
Christene was born in Anson, Texas, on Sept. 16, 1930, and passed away on March 12, 2011, in Grand Junction, Colo.
Ladies offer rides to mobile food bank
MEEKER | Anyone needing a ride to the mobile food bank in Meeker on March 24?
First birthday…
Trey Michael Merritt celebrated his first birthday March 8, 2011.
Ambassadors look forward to next time
Dear Editor: On March 10, the ERBM Recreation and Parks District hosted the Harlem Ambassadors professional show basketball team for a night of high-flying slam dunks, hilarious comedy and feel-good family entertainment.
4-H News
4-H reports on club meetings and other activities.
Obituary: James Melvin “Jim” Cloud Dec. 16, 1931 ~ March 9, 2011
Jim Cloud was born Dec. 16, 1931, in Meeker, Colo., to James Henry Cloud and Della Mae Vail Cloud.