Book club July 10 MEEKER | The Meeker Library book club book will be reading “The All-Girls Filling Station’s Last Reunion” by Fannie Flagg. We will discuss the book on Monday, July 10 at 1 p.m. All are welcome to join in the fun. Free legal clinic MEEKER | A[Read More…]
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Sounds of solstice …
The weekend of June 24-26 was the busiest weekend for The TANK Center for Sonic Arts. Artists Ben Neill, Beth Custer and Sound Circle performed over the weekend. The audience came from all over, including locals from Rangely and visitors from Denver and even New York. On Friday, 40 mile-per-hour[Read More…]
Community Calendar: June 8, 2023
First Meekerpalooza this Friday MEEKER | Live music, food, fun and family…what more could you want? The Meeker Friday concert tradition continues in June and July. Music will be provided by West Highway 7 (June 9); Elk Range (June 23); Noodle Soup (July 14) and A Band Called Alexis (July[Read More…]
Free lithophone lecture and demonstration May 27
RANGELY | A set of rounded stones shaped like French baguettes baffled a scientist for decades after they were discovered in the high desert of southern Colorado. She finally unlocked the mystery and learned the stones were used to express a fundamental human impulse. “Litho” is Greek for stone and[Read More…]
NEWS NOTES: Sept 15, 2022
Susie Ibarra at The TANK this month RANGELY | Coming to the TANK for a residency in September is sound-sculptor and percussionist Susie Ibarra, who will present her work in an extraordinary concert. The New York Times notes that her compositions are capable of “calling up the movements of the[Read More…]
NEWS NOTES: Sept 8, 2022
Fair board public input meetings tonight RBC | Public input meetings for the Fair Board will be held Thursday, Sept. 8 at 6 p.m. in Meeker at the Fairgrounds Exhibit Hall and at the County Annex Building in Rangely. Debates Sept. 10 RBC | Candidates for Colorado House District 26,[Read More…]
NEWS NOTES: July 21, 2022
July 24 TANK concert canceled RANGELY | Covid strikes again. We’re sad to announce that the Andy Clausen concert, set for next Sunday evening, July 24, has been canceled. Musicians on Andy’s current tour have come down with the virus, and we decided to play it safe and schedule Andy’s[Read More…]
TANK solstice festival this weekend
RBC | Calling All Sonic Pilgrims! If you sing or play an instrument, come to the Tank for our Solstice Festival! This year the TANK returns to a tradition from pre-covid years, inviting all sonic pilgrims to celebrate the summer solstice in weekend-long solo presentations, group sound making and general[Read More…]
Celebrating Septemberfest
Rangely celebrated Septemberfest and its 75th anniversary in style this past weekend, with all sorts of events including a bike rally, open houses at The TANK and Rangely Automotive Museum, a parade, a ball drop, rib cook off, inflatables, numerous events in the park including a rib and chili cookoff[Read More…]
THE TANK …
On Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021, in the high desert of Colorado, guitarist and composer Bill Frisell and filmmaker Bill Morrison projected film images onto the stark landscape and the sides of the seven-story tower known simply as “The Tank.” The extraordinary structure was the backdrop for a sold-out audience seated[Read More…]
NEWS NOTES: August 19
Public meetings for water initiative RBC | Public meetings for the White River Integrated Water Initiative Please join us at the: •Piceance Creek Rock School on Aug. 19, 6 p.m. For more information email [email protected] or visit whiterivercd.com. Frisell, Morrison at the TANK RANGELY | On Saturday, Aug. 28 at[Read More…]
NEWS NOTES: August 12
White River Alliance meeting MEEKER | The next meeting of the White River Alliance will be Aug. 18 at 6 p.m. at Circle Park in Meeker. Join us for pizza and beverages. Public meetings for water initiative RBC | Public meetings for the White River Integrated Water Initiative Please join[Read More…]
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The Barone Middle School track team competed and placed well in the meet in West Grand last weekend. The eighth grade boys won the overall meet. Read the recap online at ht1885.com.
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The Meeker Preschool Roundup will be held this Friday, April 26th from 8am to 4pm!
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Gear up for an unforgettable adventure with the 2024 Ride The Rockies Route, set to unfold from June 9th to 15th! Read all about this new and exciting adventure visiting Meeker this year in this week’s edition and online at ht1885.com.
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Rangely Panther Kobey Chism (#22) has been selected to play in the 2024 8-man football all-state game. He’s sponsored by the Bleed Green Lancaster #17 Foundation. Story at ht1885.com.
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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Rio Blanco Fire Protection District (RBFPD) will begin work on a firebreak northwest of the Town of Meeker this month. Read about it online at ht1885.com.
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You can always find a reason to laugh... start with yourself. Hear from our Editor in her column this week online at ht1885.com.
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The amount of money reported lost to fraud and scams in the United States nearly tripled from $3.5 billion in 2020 to $10 billion in 2023, according to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Learn the tricks to help protect yourself and your family in this week’s edition and online at ht1885.com.
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About 80 Meeker Elementary Students participated in the reading competition. Prizes were distributed according to the most minutes read by each student. Story at ht1885.com.
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