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

Classifieds: October 14, 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…]

October 14, 2010 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Safety concerns close gym at new Meeker Elementary

MEEKER I Seven weeks after the dedication of the new elementary school, the gym was temporarily closed because of safety concerns about the east wall. “We discovered some movement in the wall, at the place where the roof meets the wall,” Principal Jason Hightower said. “There’s too much pressure from[Read More…]

October 14, 2010 by Jeff Burkhead Comments are Disabled

Rangely

Maes pledges support for Western Slope

RANGELY I If elected, Dan Maes, Republican candidate for governor, pledged to speak for the Western Slope. “You will have a voice in Denver, if you need it,” he said. But first, Maes has to get elected.

October 14, 2010 by Jeff Burkhead Comments are Disabled

Hotchkiss pins 44-6 loss on Panthers Friday night

RANGELY I For the second time in three games, the Panthers won the second half. It’s the first half that’s the killer. “We’re pretty good at winning the second half,” coach Tim Galloway said. “We just can’t put the whole thing together.”

October 13, 2010 by Jeff Burkhead Comments are Disabled

Alaska hunting trip photo in poor taste

I wanted to make a comment about the picture and the short article you had in your paper about Steve Kraft and his caribou hunting trip. Because of some of Mr. Kraft’s decisions concerning school budget cuts and among other decisions he has made, there are a lot of good[Read More…]

October 13, 2010 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Loose Ends: Politics of small-town politicking

Small-town politics never change. Even in the years before the town was established relationships between area residents went up and down with the issues of the day. Looking back at history it is important to note that one of the newspaper’s seasonal editorial columns from 125 years ago talks about[Read More…]

October 13, 2010 by Dolly Viscardi Comments are Disabled

Class in Dinosaur

DINORSAUR I Towing a horse trailer converted into a high-tech mobile library and communications station, 21 Whitman College students and their professor will roll through Dinosaur this week.

October 13, 2010 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Completion of new church means demolition of old

As the finishing touches are being put on the new United Methodist Church in Meeker, the church’s 100-plus-year-old sanctuary will soon be torn down. Despite efforts to find a new home for the old church, there were no takers.

October 12, 2010 by Jeff Burkhead Comments are Disabled

Letter: Local gas, fuel prices among state’s highest

Is it just me or does anyone care that over the past few months Meeker has been privileged to some of the highest fuel and gas prices in our state. The cowboy show and ministry causes me to travel many miles around our state and I can’t believe what we[Read More…]

October 12, 2010 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Stout remembered

Darryl Stout, shown here with his wife, Susan, at Niagara Falls, was the voice of Meeker Cowboy home football games for 15 seasons. Stout, who died in April, will be honored at Friday’s home game as a new sound system at Starbuck Stadium will be dedicated in his memory.

October 12, 2010 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Meeker Locals

Parenting expert Jim Fay (who owns a home in Meeker) was in Rifle Saturday to give one of his Love and Logic parenting seminars. Congratulations to Trey Morris for participating in the Colorado state high school golf championships this week!

October 12, 2010 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Letter: Rangely Rec Center is appreciated

I would like to thank Western Rio Blanco Rec Center for blessing my family and the community of Rangely. This is a business that always reaches out to help and meets the needs of Rangely residents.

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