March, 2010 | The Herald Times | Serving Meeker, Rangely, Dinosaur & Northwest Colorado

Election season arrives

RBC I ’Tis the season for elections. The town of Rangely has competitive races for the position of mayor as well as for three trustee seats on the town council. While on the other end of the county, the Meeker election was canceled when one of the candidates withdrew, meaning[Read More…]

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New Arrival

Trey Michael Merritt MEEKER | Trey Michael Merritt was born on March 8, 2010, at 10:18 p.m. He weighed 8 pounds, 8 1/2 ounces and measured 20.5 inches long.

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Rangely candidates give views

EDITOR’S NOTE: Each of the candidates for town council and mayor in Rangely were asked the same set of questions. Here are their responses, in alphabetical order.

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Burnell completes basic training at Ft. Sill

MEEKER I Pvt. Jonathan Burnell was graduated from BCT (Basic Combat Training) in Fort Sill, Okla., and is now in Georgia attending his AIT (Advanced Individual Training) training at Fort Gordon.

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LeBlanc takes fourth at NCAA tournament

MEEKER I Former Meeker High School wrestler and state champion Joe LeBlanc won his first three matches in the NCAA Division I championships, advancing to the semifinal match in the 184-pound bracket, guaranteeing the redshirt Wyoming Cowboy sophomore All-American status for a second year in a row.

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Letter: Rangely Community Garden near reality

We have five acres donated by Peggy and Carl Rector with water. Our very first step is getting the fence materials and putting up the fence. We need donations for garden tractor, rototiller, rakes, hoses, hoes, shed and PVC pipe (water line). We can accept donations of good equipment as[Read More…]

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Rec center daycare will close its door March 31

MEEKER I The tot spot in the Meeker Recreation Center will close its doors March 31. However, patrons will continue to receive the same rates through the end of May by taking their children to the newly opened Angels and Outlaws facility across from the recreation center.

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Rangely seventh-grader Heath Peters was a first-place finisher in the 80-pound weight class.

Rangely places 7 at Meeker dual meet

RANGELY I Individually, the Panthers wrestled well, with seven placers at last Saturday’s tournament in Meeker. Team-wise, though, Rangely didn’t have the numbers, which has been the case all season.

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Letter: Pow wow committee looking for members

We need your help. After two wonderful years, the Smoking River Pow Wow committee is taking a new direction in 2010. We are recruiting people with fresh ideas to organize the powwow in future years. This committee began creating the powwow as a vehicle to embody our mission:

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Meeker Locals

Witnesses reported seeing an assembly of ants on a downtown sidewalk this week. Yet another herald of spring’s annual visit. Although we are still expecting snow in the weeks to come. As Mark Twain put it, “In the Spring, I have counted 136 different kinds of weather inside of 24[Read More…]

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Classifieds: March 25, 2010 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] RIO BLANCO Masonic Lodge #80 meets 2nd and[Read More…]

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Barone Middle School’s J.C. Henderson won all of his matches at Saturday’s home tournament and the Cowboys finished first in team scoring.

Barone wrestlers take tourney title

MEEKER I Barone Middle School wrestlers performed in front of a hometown crowd last Saturday, winning three dual meets and advancing 11 wrestlers into the championship round. The Cowboys defeated Hayden, Rangely and Craig in dual meets, then crowned seven individual champions.

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