September, 2011 | The Herald Times | Serving Meeker, Rangely, Dinosaur & Northwest Colorado - Part 11

Month: September 2011

Round-ups key to healthy herds in Piceance region

RBC I Wild horses are thriving in western Colorado on a vast, 190,000-acre area known as the Piceance-East Douglas Herd Management Area. It’s an area southwest of Meeker in Rio Blanco County where the Bureau of Land Management has been managing a herd of wild horses since 1971, when the[Read More…]

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

HOME OF: Mike & Mary Grady

MEEKER | Mike and Mary Grady of Meeker are this week’s “home of” honorees. Mike came here in 1964 to work for Alice and Henry Jacobs. “I was a friend of their son in college who was killed his junior year.

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

Letter: Thankful parent

Words fall short when I try to describe what has gone into moving the Meeker Elementary School classrooms. I am just so amazed at how the Meeker School District staff has rallied, worked together and remained positive during this time.

September 2, 2011 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Letter: More helicopters

On Aug. 6, 2011, the U.S. lost 30 special forces troops, including 22 Navy SEALS, in a helicopter shot down over Afghanistan. These people were the elite of our military who have trained for these missions over many years.

September 2, 2011 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Celebrating the impact of Colorado grandfathers

RBC I Whether a grandparent is offering temporary child care or has custody of their grandchildren because of extenuating circumstances, today’s grandparents are increasingly more involved in raising young children.

September 2, 2011 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Meeker

PMC Meet and Greet …

Pioneers Medical Center showcases its growing services to the community. Staff was available to answer questions about the variety of services available at PMC and they are excited to be offering surgical care, MRI imaging services, expanded laboratory services and more.

September 2, 2011 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Shooting range sight-in days

MEEKER | The Meeker Sportsman’s Club range will be open during archery season. It will be closed Oct. 13-Nov. 30 except for sight-in days on Oct. 13-14, Oct. 20-21, Nov. 3-4, Nov. 15 and the annual turkey shoot on Nov. 20.

September 2, 2011 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Artists invited to show their work

RANGELY | Artists of all ages: Get your art ready to show in the Art Show in Elks Park during Septemberfest, Sept. 5.

September 1, 2011 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Vision help for people 55 and over

RBC | Thanks to a generous American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the Independent Living Center is pleased to make available, at no charge, low vision assessments and assistive technology assessments in our Rio Blanco County service area for people aged 55 or more who have significant vision loss.

September 1, 2011 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

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WREA donates $10,000 toward Piceance EMS vehicle

Local energy company White River Electric Association (WREA) recently made a $10,000 donation to the Rio Blanco Fire Protection District, which will go towards the purchase of a quick response vehicle for the Quick Response Team in the Piceance Creek area.

September 1, 2011 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

Letter: No Dutch ovens

I regret I’ll not be able to bring dutch oven desserts to accompany the Rangely Museum Society’s Ice Cream Social this Sunday afternoon, Sept. 4. Last year I was joined by Bill & Mike Zadra and we had a great time sharing our dutch oven creations.

September 1, 2011 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

BLM hosting lease site field tours

RBC I The Bureau of Land Management will conduct a public field meeting Sept. 7 to visit three parcels being considered in the White River Field Office for the May 2012, competitive oil and gas lease sale.

September 1, 2011 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

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