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Aaron, Aveahna and Haliegh Klein gave Santa their Christmas list after breakfast at the Blue Mountain Inn and Suites. Haleigh Klein, sister Aveahna, and mom and dad Krissy and Zach wait for the girls’ turn in the Snowflake Baby Contest Saturday afternoon. Fellow entrant Rachel Elder waits with her friends
Norm Hall, Sr. and Patty Shue were crowned Christmasfest senior king and queen in the CNCC Colorado Room Saturday afternoon. Alivia Green, Drew Zadra, Kaitlyn Cox and Aaron Klein were this year’s princesses and princes.
More than 50 kids, including Journie Gladstone, enjoyed having their picture taken with the Grinch at Colorado CPA in Rangely last Friday, while carolers outside kicked off the Grinch-themed 2012 Rangely Christmasfest.
RANGELY I Though the event went off well as a whole, there were definite highlights at this year’s Christmasfest, according to organizer and WRBM aquatics/recreation director Camilla Kennedy. “I think it went pretty well,” Kennedy said. “The Parade (of Lights) was beautiful this year. We had tons of kids in the Snowflake Baby contest. And [...]
RANGELY | The Western Rio Blanco Recreation and Park District will celebrate the 2012 Christmasfest, a Grinch-themed Christmas in Rangely Friday and Saturday.
RANGELY I If this year’s Christmasfest celebrations can survive the Grinch, Rangely residents should have plenty to do the week of Dec. 10. Bertha Tolley, who has helped plan Christmasfest for several years, came up with “The Grinch Who Stole Christmas” theme.
Chosen as Christmasfest royalty this year were king Bill Ormsbee, queen Dena Byers, first attendants Bob Flynn and Dorothy Collins and second attendants Will and Charlotte Novak. Christmasfest’s princess and prince were Mariah Henson and Johnny Deminguez (front).
Winners of the Christmasfest gingerbread man/house contest were (left to right) first place, Kaylee Day; second place, Alivia Green; and third place Tyson and Emilee Barnes.
Dear Editor: Our theme this year for Christmasfest is Around the World Christmas and we want to get the community involved this year in all of the festivities.
Roughly 170 persons attended the annual Colorado Northwestern Community College Foundation fundraising dinner Saturday at the Weiss Activities Center on campus.
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.
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.
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.
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.
RANGELY I The “Save the Tank” campaign may be over, but the task of saving the tank is just beginning.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.