May, 2018 | The Herald Times | Serving Meeker, Rangely, Dinosaur & Northwest Colorado

News Notes

CNCC Cottage Food Training June 5

MEEKER | Anyone operating a food business from home kitchens and/or food vendors participating in Farmer’s Markets and other summer venues will benefit from this training. The training covers basic food safety, foods permissible in Colorado’s Cottage Food Act, ingredient labeling and disclaimer requirements, and special considerations for food preparation[Read More…]

May 29, 2018 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Homegrown Entrepreneurs: Kyle Stewart

Kyle Stewart—Metal Artist and Welder, Stewart Welding RANGELY | Kyle Stewart graduated from Rangely High School in 2007. Growing up around metal (his family has owned a Stewart’s Welding shop for decades) he developed a desire to not just work with metal, but make it art, eventually becoming an award[Read More…]

May 28, 2018 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Rangely

CLEAN UP CREW …

Rangely 4-H youth spent Friday morning cleaning up trash on Highway 139 as part of the 4-H commitment to community service. COURTESY PHOTO

May 28, 2018 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Meeker

Pioneers welcomes new board members

MEEKER | At the regular monthly board of directors meeting for Pioneers Medical Center two new members were welcomed to the board. Brian Bofinger and Todd Shults, along with re-elected members Kim Brown and Kai Turner, were sworn on to the seven-member board. “We are thrilled to welcome Brian and Todd[Read More…]

May 28, 2018 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Opinion

Veteran’s Posting: May 24, 2018

By Wes Eubanks Meeker VFW & American Legion MEEKER | God Bless America. I go to the cemetery up on the hill above the river and there beneath the cedars I kneel and clean the dust off of the tombstone of a veteran. I say a prayer I plant a flag.[Read More…]

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Letters To The Editor

Letter: Local business an asset to community

Dear Editor: I would like to thank Identity Graphics in Meeker for designing and making my re-election signs. Carly Thomson was great to work with. We are so very lucky to have a business like this in our county. Shopping at home is the best! Thank you, Renae Neilson Meeker

May 28, 2018 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

County

Memorial Day: What is it?

RBC | Memorial Day is considered the unofficial kick-off to summer vacation for a lot of people, a three-day weekend for others, and a good reason to enjoy a barbecue and time with friends and family for others. None of those things are the reason for Memorial Day. Following the Civil[Read More…]

May 28, 2018 by Niki Turner Comments are Disabled

Obituaries

Obituary: Cass Casper

Cass Casper Aug. 27, 1926 ~ May 15, 2018 Cass Casper passed away on May 15, 2018, surrounded by his family. He was born Aug. 27, 1926, to Hattie and Ed Casper in Hildreth, Neb. Cass married his wife Patricia Cassidy at their cabin in Buford, Colo., on July 10,[Read More…]

May 28, 2018 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

“A good time was had by all.”

MEEKER | The statement, “A good time was had by all,” ended many a Meeker Herald report about the annual Oldtimers’ Reunion and Dance. Even though it’s a biased assumption made by the writer—who has no way of knowing if everyone attending had a good time—it must be mostly true. After[Read More…]

May 27, 2018 by Niki Turner Comments are Disabled

Opinion

Guest Column: Time to put down some roots

By Julie Hart Special to the Herald Times MEEKER | I didn’t plan that last Friday would be the day I opened my front door, put Cookie girl on her leash and head west down my block. I just knew I had to get out of the house. I arrived in[Read More…]

May 27, 2018 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

County

Do you suffer from low vision?

RBC | Low vision is a visual impairment that cannot be corrected with standard eyeglasses, contact lenses, medication, or surgery. With low vision, activities like reading, shopping, cooking, writing, and watching TV may be hard to do. What are signs of low vision? Difficulty with any of the following—even when wearing glasses[Read More…]

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Rangely

Flood study, water rights and more on agenda for Rangely

FLOOD STUDY The council approved Town Manager Peter Brixius’ execution of a fact sheet/study memo regarding the RBC Risk Map Supplemental Flood study required by the state and FEMA. The study involves conducting new flood hazard analyses and special flood hazard area designations for North Elk Creek and College Canyon[Read More…]

May 27, 2018 by Jennifer Hill Comments are Disabled