December, 2009 | The Herald Times | Serving Meeker, Rangely, Dinosaur & Northwest Colorado

September incidents well down

RBC | During September 2009, the Rio Blanco County Communications Center experienced a 15.5 percent decrease in activity compared to September 2008.

December 25, 2009 by Herald Times Staff Comments are Disabled

Three Springs Ranch, Division of Wildlife team up for youth elk hunt

DINOSAUR I Shawn Bruner’s eyes grew wide with wonder as three bull elk began running across the sagebrush park towards him. As the elk approached, Joe Nicholson of Rangely North District, an officer with the Division of Wildlife (DOW), whispered to Shawn and his father Mike to remain still.

December 24, 2009 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Meeker Rec Center offers discounts

MEEKER I Purchase a new membership, renew or extend an existing membership to the Meeker Recreation Center between Jan. 2 and Jan. 15 and receive a 50 percent discount.

December 24, 2009 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Classifieds: December 24, 2009 edition

ANNOUNCEMENTS ATV, Boat and Snowmobile Owners! You can now renew your Colorado OHV registrations on line at: www.parks.state.co.us The Rio Blanco Herald Times accepts all major credit cards. You can fax your classified ad or subscription to (970)878-4016 or e-mail to: [email protected]

December 24, 2009 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Rangely

For the love of Emma

RANGELY I Mark and Cheri Smith were at the age where they had raised their two children and were looking forward to someday being grandparents. Instead, their lives took a drastically different turn.

December 24, 2009 by Jeff Burkhead Comments are Disabled

Hardy finishes third at Delta Invitational

MEEKER I Cowboy sophomore Justin Hardy wrestled in his first tournament of the season and finished third in the Delta Invitational, where five teammates also placed in the top six. “It was a tougher tournament than the weekend before because most of the teams were 4A, but we also wrestled[Read More…]

December 23, 2009 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

Letters: Christmas Shop was nice for residents

In your life there are moments when you are reminded of the important things. Things like God, family, friends and your community. In the past week, I have been particularly reminded of God and my community. I had the pleasure of being involved in the first and hopefully annual Christmas[Read More…]

December 23, 2009 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

ExxonMobil makes $41 billion purchase of XTO

RBC I ExxonMobil and XTO Energy, two of the energy players in the Piceance Basin, announced Monday an all-stock agreement valued at $41 billion, Exxon’s biggest purchase since buying Mobil Corp. 10 years ago. The acquisition — pending shareholder and regulatory approval — will result in creation of a new[Read More…]

December 23, 2009 by Jeff Burkhead Comments are Disabled

Loose Ends: The ‘perfect’ tree that refused to be trimmed

It never occurred to me that the miniature Christmas tree I’d noticed in the Lions Club lot last week would be anything but perfect. Two friends who decided to downsize this year tried to decorate the little tree, but it resisted. It turned out to be one of those that[Read More…]

December 23, 2009 by Dolly Viscardi Comments are Disabled

Obituary: Pat Bouchard

Pat Bouchard, 49, of Wascott, Wis., died early Monday, Dec. 14 of a head injury he incurred when he fell on the ice playing hockey last weekend. Pat was an avid hockey player. He started doing seismic/oil field work in the Piceance Basin during the late 1980s and early 1990s.[Read More…]

December 22, 2009 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Music is in the air

Jared Heaps directed the Rangely sixth-grade, junior high and senior high bands.

December 22, 2009 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

One match postponed, but Rangely still gets 10 duals

RANGELY I They didn’t have as many matches as they originally anticipated, due to a postponement. But Rangely’s wrestlers still got in plenty of action last week, which is the focus this early in the season. “All in all, we did all right. We got 10 duals in,” said coach[Read More…]

December 22, 2009 by Jeff Burkhead Comments are Disabled