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

Wild horse program celebrates 25 years

Come celebrate the Wild Horse Inmate Program’s 25th anniversary with the Bureau of Land Management during a two-day event and adoption with performances by the Westernaires, a horse parade of former adopters and a live training demonstration.

May 14, 2011 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Conservancy district adopts new rates

The Rio Blanco Water Conservancy District board in Rangely made changes to boating and camping rules official in a recent public meeting.

May 14, 2011 by Hallie Blunt Comments are Disabled

Letter to the Editor: Family expresses thanks to community

Dear Editor: We would like to thank everyone so much for the care and concern you’ve shown to our family through this difficult time in our lives. We really appreciate all the thoughts, prayers, hugs, etc. The Family of Howard Sutton Meeker

May 14, 2011 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

BMS students participate in History Day

History Day is a national history competition for both middle and high school students and last week, several Barone Middle School students participated in the annual event.

May 14, 2011 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

Precision awarded bridge bid

Precision Excavating of Hayden was awarded a $794,677 bid to replace a bridge by the Rio Blanco County commissioners. The commissioners also awarded another bid for a trailer, entered two agreements and heard reports from department heads.

May 14, 2011 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

VA to take program applications

New rules for the Caregivers and Veteran’s Omnibus Health Services will provide for additional support to eligible post-9/11 veterans who elect to receive their care in a home setting from a primary family caregiver.

May 13, 2011 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Letter to the Editor: Feasibility study begins

Dear Editor: The Yellow Jacket Water Conservancy district announces the initiation of the Yellow Jacket Water Storage Feasibility Study.

May 13, 2011 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Barrel racing in Rangely May 14

There will be lots of barrel racing on Saturday, May 14, in Rangely at the Rio Blanco County Outdoor Arena. This doubleheader is a sponsored race of the National Barrel Horse Association Colorado District 10 (NBHACO-10).

May 13, 2011 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Meeker

Chamber gears up for project

Wonderful sunshine, blooming flowers, green grass and fun community events go hand in hand! With the welcoming of spring and summer, the Meeker Chamber of Commerce is gearing up for many events.

May 13, 2011 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Up and Down El Rio Blanco: No Secrets

Maybe 15 or 20 years ago, I remember a brochure distributed by the Meeker Chamber of Commerce with the tag line “Colorado’s Best Kept Secret.” Unfortunately (or some might argue fortunately), try as we might to get the word out, Meeker still might be Colorado’s best kept secret.

May 12, 2011 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

Meeker Locals

Tis the middle of May, can you believe it? If you’re a gardener, wait for LO7 to be free of snow to gauge the right time to plant, according to local legend. If you have local gardening wisdom to share, please send it to Harold and we’ll share it in[Read More…]

May 12, 2011 by Herald Times Staff Comments are Disabled

Loose Ends: A tree grows in Meeker

Someone should declare a do-over for the tree planting part of the Arbor Day celebration. While it was officially celebrated a week or so ago across the state, there has been no word about how the high-country communities still digging out from the long winter actually commemorated it.

May 12, 2011 by Dolly Viscardi Comments are Disabled