February, 2008 | The Herald Times | Serving Meeker, Rangely, Dinosaur & Northwest Colorado

HB 1129 can help change what is wrong with Colorado

RBC — As a citizen of Colorado and the United States of America, I notice something’s wrong in Colorado. This past year I witnessed something I thought would never happen: Government agencies and so-called “grassroots” groups using our children for money and power.

February 21, 2008 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

HB 1129 can help change what is wrong with Colorado

RBC — As a citizen of Colorado and the United States of America, I notice something’s wrong in Colorado. This past year I witnessed something I thought would never happen: Government agencies and so-called “grassroots” groups using our children for money and power.

February 21, 2008 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Letters to the Editor: February 21, 2008

Dear Editor,

February 21, 2008 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Meeker Locals: February 21, 2008

By Harold Tymes Staff Writer MEEKER — Leadville, Colo., in Lake County, a mountain community about the same size as Meeker, serves as a reminder this week of the importance of being diligent to demand responsible and ethical methods of extracting our natural resources to protect our environment. Leadville has[Read More…]

February 21, 2008 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Looking Back: Epidemics, illness a part of pioneer life

MEEKER — Taking to one’s sickbed is how the winter siege of illnesses was described in many local childhood remembrances. While home remedies such as mustard plasters, kerosene and castor oil were recalled by many pioneer family members, the helplessness felt by an outbreak or subsequent epidemic of smallpox, scarlet[Read More…]

February 21, 2008 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Public invited to Feb. 27 infrastructure meeting

MEEKER — The community is invited to join the Rio Blanco County commissioners and Town of Meeker board of trustees for a discussion about our public facilities and infrastructure needs in eastern Rio Blanco County.

February 21, 2008 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

News Briefs: February 21, 2008

AARP Driver’s Safety scheduled for Mar. 17 MEEKER — The AARP Driver’s Safety program will be held March 17-18 from 1-5 p.m. at the Senior Center in the Fairfield Center. The program consists of eight hours classroom instruction and discussion (no driving, no tests) for motorists 50 and over. A[Read More…]

February 21, 2008 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Agriculture commissioner visits BMS

MEEKER — John Stulp, commissioner of agriculture, visited Barone Middle School Feb. 20.

February 21, 2008 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Energy Forum and Expo CO starts Friday

RBC — The Third Annual Energy Forum and Expo CO will be in Grand Junction Friday, Feb. 22 at Two Rivers Convention Center.

February 21, 2008 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Roberts to serve mission in Chile

RANGELY — Jacob Roberts has been called to the Chile Antofagasta Mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

February 21, 2008 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Officer Washburn receives recognition for ìheroic actionî

MEEKER — Meeker Police Officer Mike Washburn was recognized by Meeker’s Board of Trustees and the Meeker Police Department at the Feb. 19 meeting.

February 21, 2008 by editor Comments are Disabled

BLM hosts open house

MEEKER — Although commercial oil shale development on federal lands is many years away, the Bureau of Land Management held an open house last Thursday to inform the public about the draft resource management plan amendments and Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for oil shale and tar sands in Colorado,[Read More…]

February 21, 2008 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled