October, 2013 | The Herald Times | Serving Meeker, Rangely, Dinosaur & Northwest Colorado

CNCC Fall Rodeo season ends, spring in five months

RANGELY I The Colorado Northwestern Community College rodeo athletes rode, roped and tied their last event of the Rocky Mountain Region’s fall season last weekend in Logan, Utah, and they will be practicing and training for the next five months, for when the spring season begins.

October 6, 2013 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Meszaros gets first-ever archery moose in area…

Meeker Town Manager Scott Meszaros was fortunate Sept. 23 to be the first person to ever harvest a Shiras moose in the Upper White River Basin/Flattops Wilderness Region.

October 6, 2013 by Special to the Herald Times 1 comment

MHS runs well in Anna Banana meet

MEEKER I Fruita Monument High School’s reputation for having one of the fastest courses in the state was proven correct for several Meeker High School cross country runners in the annual Anna Banana Invitational on Saturday.

October 5, 2013 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

Rangely lady Panthers go 1-2 in league matches

RANGELY I The Rangely High School volleyball team went 1-2 on the weekend, playing extremely well in the league match against South Routt County (Soroco), beating them in three straight games to claim the match. Coach Jimmie Mergelman said, “We played really well this game from start to finish.”

October 5, 2013 by Hallie Blunt Comments are Disabled

Obituary: Della Lee Wear

Della Lee Wear, a longtime Meeker community member, passed away in Grand Junction, Colo., on Sept. 6, 2013.

October 5, 2013 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Meeting slated on White River fish

RBC I The public is invited to attend three area meetings in mid-October to discuss development of an endangered fish management plan for the White River.

October 5, 2013 by editor Comments are Disabled

Rangely

East Rio Blanco Ave …

East Rio Blanco Avenue has been under construction for several months in Rangely, and completion is rolling near.

October 5, 2013 by Heather Zadra Comments are Disabled

Letter to the Editor: Act now to protect old school

Dear Editor: Since April, when the Meeker town trustees chose to give the historic old elementary school to the county for the purpose of demolishing the school and building a jail/courts venue, citizens of Rio Blanco County have expressed outrage and opposition to the commissioners’ intent to demolish this priceless[Read More…]

October 4, 2013 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

CPW urges area’s archers to seek their certification

RBC I When Katniss Everdeen, the fictional heroine of “The Hunger Games” novel series, jumped from the pages to the big screen, she brought with her a renewed interest in archery. As that interest explodes, Colorado Parks and Wildlife invites teachers to participate in “Basic Archery Instructor” certification workshops, provided[Read More…]

October 4, 2013 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Seven candidates vie for four vacancies on Meeker school board

MEEKER I There will be seven candidates vying for four seats on the Meeker School District RE-1 Board of Trustees in the Nov. 5 general election.

October 4, 2013 by Sean McMahon Comments are Disabled

Historical Society offers “Homesteading”

RBC | Everyone is invited to “Homesteading in Rio Blanco County,” presented by the Rio Blanco County Historical Society on Sunday.

October 4, 2013 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Meeker

Scouts help with flooding …

Girl Scouts of Meeker Troop 3634 teamed up with Kacey’s Kloset to do a flood relief drive to deliver to Journey Christian Church in Greeley due to recent flooding of the South Platte River in that area.

October 4, 2013 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled