Rio Blanco County veterans service officer Hoot Gibson accepts a $3,000 check from Western Rio Blanco Metropolitan and Recreation and Park District (WRBM) executive director Tim Webber last Friday.
Eagle Scout, VFW conduct flag ceremony
July 6, 2012 by Leave a Comment
MEEKER I Eagle Scout Collin Cochran will join VFW Commander Tom Kilduff and members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in conducting an official and patriotic flag retirement ceremony on the courthouse lawn immediately following the conclusion of the parade.
Gone, but not forgotten
July 5, 2012 by Leave a Comment
RBC I Independence Day is celebrated because of the brave soldiers serving in the armed forces, fighting and defending the Constitution of the United States and the rights it provides all Americans. Range Call has celebrated Independence Day in Meeker since 1885 and Rio Blanco County has produced hundreds of
VFW memorial …
April 14, 2012 by Leave a Comment
RBC | Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 5843 in Meeker and VFW Post 5261 in Rangely are currently raising funds for the Rio Blanco County Veterans Memorial to be placed on the courthouse lawn in Meeker.
History many don’t know
April 3, 2012 by Leave a Comment
RBC I There are 58,267 names now listed on the polished black wall of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C., including those added in 2010. The names are arranged in the order in which they were taken from us by date. Within each date the names are alphabetized. It is hard to believe it [...]
Veterans memorial contributions
March 25, 2012 by Leave a Comment
MEEKER | Contributions to the proposed County Veterans Memorial can be sent to: VFW POST 5843, Rio Blanco County Memorial Fund, Mountain Valley Bank, 400 Main St., Meeker, Colo., 81641.
Veterans ask for support
January 27, 2012 by Leave a Comment
RBC I Several veterans from local VFW Post 5843 presented a proposal to place a bronze statue of a modern-day soldier on the south sidewalk of the courthouse lawn and Rio Blanco County commissioners had no objections to the project.
Once a volunteer, always a volunteer
January 12, 2012 by Leave a Comment
RANGELY | The word “volunteer” is never so cherished as when it’s applied to those who signed a blank check on their lives in service to our country. Rio Blanco County has many men and women who have served and continue to serve our nation. John “Hoot” Gibson is one of the many local veterans [...]
Celebrating America’s 235 years of freedom
June 30, 2011 by Leave a Comment
RBC I One of the pillars of VFW’s foundation is the promotion of patriotism.
Contents of bar auctioned
June 19, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Many people attended the auction of property in AC’s Bar, LLC, as ordered by the Colorado Department of Revenue, Thursday last.
