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

Call displays artwork

RANGELY — Rangely Arts Council and the Rangely Public Library are pleased to present Marta Iris Call as the “Artist of the Month” for February.

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News Briefs: February 7, 2008

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Scoggins zooms to win at annual derby

RANGELY — Rangely’s Scout Packs 151, 189 and 191 came together for the annual Pinewood Derby on Jan. 30 to race their handmade cars against one another. Twenty boys in total turned out to race in a double-elimination competition. Each race consisted of two runs, unless after both the boys[Read More…]

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Angled oil, gas wells growing more popular in Colorado

RBC (AP) — Energy companies in Colorado are increasingly turning to directional drilling, a technique that reduces environmental damage and simplifies land-use negotiations by using a single site to sink multiple wells.

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Lodge celebrates renovations

MEEKER — The chamber of commerce was pleased to assist Rio Blanco Masonic Lodge No. 80 AF&AM celebrate the completion of renovations to the exterior of the lodge.

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Mineral rights top agenda at meeting

RBC — The National Association of Royalty Owners-Rockies Chapter is holding an all-encompassing meeting for mineral owners in Garfield and all surrounding counties. NARO-Rockies has held statewide meetings, from Yuma County to Ignacio, during the last six years to provided mineral owners with the information they need to negotiate good[Read More…]

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Escondido on hold until March 4

MEEKER — In unfinished business, Meeker’s Board of Trustees re-opened a public hearing for the proposed Escondido subdivision. After the initial Jan. 17 hearing, property owners Regas and Pegge Halandras withdrew the original design amid questions and concerns from surrounding residents in the Sage Hills subdivision. For the hearing, property[Read More…]

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RDH adopts Planetree philosophy

RANGELY — Named for the tree under which Hippocrates taught students, the Planetree care system seeks to make patients and their families, health care providers and the entire community integral parts of the cycle of healing.

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Senator Allard announces Anvil Points clean-up plan

RBC — U.S. Sen. Wayne Allard (R-Colo.) announced today that the U.S. Dept. of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Dirk Kempthorne has notified him that he will sign a contract in June of this year to begin cleaning up the Anvil Points research site. This action will allow the State of[Read More…]

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Ice fishing clinic set for Feb. 23

RBC — The Colorado Division of Wildlife and Wyatt’s Sports Center will sponsor an ice fishing clinic Feb. 23 for kids ages 5-15.

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Lady Panthers lose two league games

RANGELY — The lady Panthers traveled to Plateau Valley for a league game last Friday.

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Panthers boys gain another split

RANGELY — Last weekend the Panthers boys basketball team split in league play by losing to Plateau Valley 62-60 and beating North Park Saturday 78-57. The Panthers ran into a very hot team which shot the lights out and everything went in. Plateau Valley got off to a hot start[Read More…]

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