August, 2010 | The Herald Times | Serving Meeker, Rangely, Dinosaur & Northwest Colorado - Part 7

Month: August 2010

Bolton wins GOP commission primary

RBC – Shawn Bolton did it the hard way. Bolton was the lowest vote-getter back during the Republican County Assembly in April and had to petition his way on to the ballot, with his name appearing last among the three Republican candidates for county commissioner.

August 12, 2010 by Jeff Burkhead Comments are Disabled

Loose Ends: Making small talk

Whenever there are community get-togethers, there is a lot of small talk. Groups of people with something in common, even if it is just living in the same community, spend time catching up with each other’s lives.

August 12, 2010 by Dolly Viscardi Comments are Disabled

Classifieds: August 12, 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]

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Ice cream making contest in September

RANGELY I It’s time to start gearing up for the annual ice cream social and homemade ice cream contest at the Rangely Outdoor Museum Sunday, Sept. 5 at 1:30 p.m., during Septemberfest weekend.

August 11, 2010 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Brief power outage strikes Meeker Friday

MEEKER I A power outage occurred Friday night, turning the lights out, literally, on the town of Meeker. But it didn’t last long.

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Graffiti vandals strike Meeker buildings

MEEKER I Six structures around town, including the back side of the post office, were targets of graffiti. “It happened between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. on Sunday night or Monday morning,” said Police Chief Bob Hervey. “We are still investigating.”

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Local election results: The votes are counted, but they aren’t “official” yet

Commissioner: Shawn Bolton-583 Pat Hughes 571 Wendy Gutierrez 542 Coroner: Albert Rudolf Krueger 807 Sherri Halandras 534 Nancy Ann Richardson 367

August 11, 2010 by Herald Times Staff Comments are Disabled

Letter to the Editor: Please learn from one driver’s mistake

Dear Editor, On July 5, I was involved in a single vehicle rollover near De Beque. I was foolish and fell asleep at the wheel.

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Letter to the Editor: Teenage hunter says thanks for experience

Dear Editor, I want to say thank you to some people for giving me the opportunity of a lifetime.

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Rangely

Another winner…

The Golden Spade Award residential winners for July are Robert and Rose Reynolds, who live at 207 S. Stanolind. Rose bought the bicycle at a yard sale. “You just never know when you add flowers to something what the results will be,” she said. The monthly beautification award is co-sponsored[Read More…]

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Letter to the Editor: Two votes for Hughes

Dear Editor, Our county is at a critical crossroads. Do we want to expand our government and regulations on business including our crucial oil and gas industry, or do we want to open our doors to business and truly encourage our economy to recover?

August 10, 2010 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Chambers’ members of the week

RBC I This week’s Meeker Chamber Member of the Week is Suzan Pelloni. To read the story, go to www.meekerchamber.com. This week’s Rangely Chamber Member of the Week is Raven Realty. For more information, go to www.rangelychamber.com.

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