May, 2011 | The Herald Times | Serving Meeker, Rangely, Dinosaur & Northwest Colorado

Mark the calendar for Afterbirth Ball May 21

Mark your calendars and plan to attend the second annual Afterbirth Ball,

May 4, 2011 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Club 20 challenges district boundary interests

Club 20 has long advocated that communities of interest should remain intact as boundaries are drawn during redistricting efforts. Many congressional district boundary proposals introduced to the public today by the Joint Select Committee on Redistricting do anything but keep communities of interest intact.

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Letter: Rocha a blessing

We would like to thank Christina Mendoza Rocha for taking awesome care of our cousin Johnny Dominguez this past year.

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Everyone marimba!

Fourth- and fifth-graders from Meeker Elementary School have spent a couple hours a week with music teacher Anna Todd and learned to plan the marimbas.

May 4, 2011 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

Rangely

Swimming for eggs

In addition to Easter egg hunts sponsored by the Meeker Lions Club and the Rangely Elks Lodge, more than 50 kids also hunted for Easter eggs underwater at the WRBM Recreation and Parks District recreation center last Saturday. Photo by Eric Hejl

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Making a referral to the Department of Social Services

The child welfare agency responds to a variety of concerns about children and their families. The response by the agency begins when a referral, or request for information or services is made, usually by telephone. The child welfare agency takes the information and decides whether to refer the caller elsewhere[Read More…]

May 3, 2011 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Days Gone By

The Meeker Herald — 125 years ago n Arbor Day was observed in Meeker in a truly public, spirited way. Our citizens, both ladies and gentlemen, turned out in force. Ninety-two trees were planted in two lines east and west parallel and 15 feet apart each way across the park[Read More…]

May 3, 2011 by Herald Times Staff Comments are Disabled

Opinion: Keep the Western Slope whole

Last week, the General Assembly’s 10-member redistricting committee released their proposed maps outlining Colorado’s new Congressional boundaries. The maps offered by the Democrats and Republican members of the committee are as different as night and day.

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Network meeting helpful, informative for Rangely organizations

Kate Nowak, executive director and geo-community energy coordinator for Yampa Valley Partners, spoke to the Rangely Community Networking Group about the regional energy education plan.

May 3, 2011 by Hallie Blunt Comments are Disabled

RBC teams play for playoffs

Rio Blanco County’s high school baseball teams met in Rangely yesterday after press time for a doubleheader, which are the final games of the regular season for Meeker and will have district playoff implications for both teams.

May 3, 2011 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

County Cup swim dual set for May 6

The County Cup Swim team dual meet will take place Friday, May 6, at 4 p.m., in the Eastern Rio Blanco Metropolitan Recreation and Parks District’s aquatics center. It will be the first swim meet in the two-year-old facility.

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Horse adoption database available

Equidopt.org has been launched by the Colorado Unwanted Horse Alliance (CUHA) and allows people interested in adopting a horse to search an online database of horses that are available from equine rescues in Colorado by criteria like breed, age, gender, discipline and region.

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