Month: September 2016
Taxing error, reduced valuation lead to 83 percent cut for conservation districts
RBC I The tax valuation within Rio Blanco County has dropped considerably this year and taxpayers will be paying a reduced amount in 2016. Therefore, the county and special districts within the county will be receiving less. The conservation districts’ tax revenues will be reduced significantly more due to an[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: Saying the Pledge of Allegiance a reminder of who we are and who we want to be
I’m writing this while watching the first presidential debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. Social media today was full of suggested drinking games for adult viewers to help them endure the ongoing insanity of this race for the White House, including imbibing every time someone says “believe me” or[Read More…]
Rangely youth soccer season ends Saturday
By Nora Gianinetti Special to the Herald Times Rangely I Saturday, Sept. 24 was cold and gloomy in Rangely, but these kids didn’t seem to care. The Big Red Juicy Pears (the team in the green jerseys) won the soccer game 5-1. The other team, The Goals, did just as[Read More…]
MHS volleyball wins two
MEEKER | “The girls did a great job this weekend,” Meeker’s head volleyball coach Janae Stanworth said after her team won matches against Plateau Valley and West Grand last weekend. Meeker (8-3) will now take their show on the road for a match in Hotchkiss Friday, then in Oak[Read More…]
Meeker harriers perform well at Anna Banana Memorial
MEEKER | Fruita hosted Meeker, as well as 17 other teams, at Saturday’s Anna Banana Memorial Invitational. The course, run at Connected Lakes State Park in Grand Junction, is well known as one of the fastest of the season, and is a favorite of many runners. The Meeker team came out[Read More…]
Community Calendar: September 29, 2016
VFW Tootsie Care Day Oct. 1 from 12-3 p.m. Toenail trimming for anyone 74 years and younger that has trouble with this task. Please call 878-5738 to schedule appointment. Vicki will call you back. Free monthly movie Oct. 3 at 1:30 p.m. in the Meeker Rec Center MP room Featured[Read More…]
News Briefs: September 29, 2016
Fairfield grant applications due Oct. 3 Meeker | The Freeman E. Fairfield Charitable Trust semi-annual grant application deadline is 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 3. Applications may be mailed to P.O. Box 2302, Meeker, CO 81641 or delivered to Diane Dunham, 438 E. Market. Mailed applications must be received—not postmarked—by Oct.[Read More…]
Boosters: September 29, 2016
PMC, upriver residents lose phone service Wednesday due to cut line
MEEKER I The Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office notified residents that a 200-pair phone line was severed late Tuesday at the junction of County Road 8 and Highway 13, affecting service for residences and businesses north of County Rd. 8, including Pioneers Hospital and south (upriver) on County Road 8.[Read More…]
Classifieds: September 29, 2016
Ads for 09/29/16 ANNOUNCEMENTS ATV, Boat and Snowmobile Owners! You can now renew your Colorado OHV registrations on line at: www.parks.state.co.us RIO BLANCO Masonic Lodge #80 meets 2nd and 4th Thursday, 7:00 p.m., at 7th and Park, Meeker. AA & Al-Anon Meetings – Rangely Alcoholics Anonymous – Open meetings Tues[Read More…]
WREA remains stable despite reduced electric sales
MEEKER I White River Electric Association held its 71st annual meeting on Sept. 14. With an estimated 215 registered members in attendance and more than 250 served for lunch, WREA’s General Manager Alan Michalewicz considers the meeting a huge success. “This kind of turnout is fantastic. Member participation at our[Read More…]
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This year’s batch of Mormon crickets are beginning to hatch. Above is a picture of an immature cricket compared to a dime. JANE TURNBURKE PHOTO Read more online at ht1885.com.
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Join Home.Made for their Spring Cleanout Sale for discounts, new spring styles, and preordering your Mother's Day flowers!
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On April 4, the Meeker Lions Club installed new shelving units for the New Eden Pregnancy Care Center. New Eden asked the Lion’s Club to help them come up with more storage for items within the building, and the Lion’s Club raised money to purchase shelves. OPAL MUNGER PHOTO
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Why are we all so mad? Hear from our Editor in her column this week online at ht1885.com.
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Livestock Judging teams from both sides of the county competed at The Rumble In The Rockies Livestock Judging Contest in La Plata County this past weekend. Read the full story this week online ht1885.com.
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Meeker Cowboy Track continued its season with another meet in Grand Junction, the Frank Woodburn Invitational. The meet went on despite the blustery winds, low temps and snow. Read the story online at ht1885.com.
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Sunglasses, shorts and snowflakes... if that doesn’t sum up a Western Colorado track meet in April, nothing does. The Rangely Panthers will likely have a warmer meet this Friday, April 12, in Grand Junction. Read the recap from the last meet in this week’s edition and online at ht1885.com.
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