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

Obituaries

Obituary: Darlene Wall

Darlene Jean (Gordon) Wall went home to be with her father in heaven on Friday July 30, 2010. She was a wife, mom, grandma, baby sister, daughter, aunt and friend.

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Meeker

Playin’ around

Mary K. Krueger, David Main and David Cole provided entertainment on the courthouse lawn during Saturday’s farmers’ market.

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Meeker Locals

The correct response to a child who whines, “That’s not fair!” is “A fair is place you go to ride the rides.” Well, that’s the correct response in other places, anyway.

August 9, 2010 by Herald Times Staff Comments are Disabled

Obituaries

Ruth Ann White passed away on July 20, 2010, at the Walbridge Wing in Meeker at the age of 73. Ruth was born to Alva and Rosebud Newman on Sept. 10, 1936, in Oak Creek, and has seven brothers and sisters.

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Obituaries

Obituary: Kenneth Hanzon

Our beloved husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother and friend Kenneth Ralph Hanzon, passed away peacefully on July 31, 2010, at his home in Cedar City, Utah.

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Goedert receives accolades

Natasha Goedert, shown here with her husband Billy and children Uri and Sophia, received an award July 29 as Rocky Mountain Region Wildlife Biologist of the Year.

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Letter to the Editor: Thank you for good work on new gazebo

Dear Editor, We are writing on behalf of the Walbridge Memorial Wing and Pioneers Medical Center. We would like to extend a huge thank you to the many volunteers and donors who have made the new gazebo a reality.

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Obituary: Iola Hicken

Iola Hicken was born in Bird City, Kan., on Feb. 26, 1913, to Claude and Clarrisa Dobbs. She moved to Colorado in September 1925 with her parents, three sisters (Nellie, Irene her twin, and Lucille) and one brother ( Harry).

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Jeff’s Column: Ran Cochran, daughter Sydney, relocating to Alaska

Wasilla, Alaska, is known as the home of one-time vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, who used to serve on the town’s city council and later became mayor. Soon, it will be the new home of Ran Cochran and his daughter Sydney. Moving day was Wednesday.

August 8, 2010 by Jeff Burkhead 1 comment

Legion takes fourth at state tournament

RBC I It wasn’t the showing they were hoping for, but just the fact they made to it to state was quite an accomplishment. Rio Blanco County’s American Legion baseball team finished fourth at last weekend’s state tournament in Craig, winning one game and losing two.

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Letter to the Editor: Some ideas to shrink size of government

Dear Editor, Although entitlements are by far the biggest funding problem facing our country, we should not overlook other opportunities for reducing the cost of operating the federal government. Reducing the size of agencies or offices won’t do it.

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