Dear Editor: This is proof that Rangely truly is a “great place” to live. Where else would employers allow their employees to miss work because they were volunteering their time to fight a house fire?
Month: January 2014
CPR/EMT classes offered
MEEKER | The Rio Blanco Fire Protection District is offering a series of classes that are open to the public.
RHS senior royalty…
Rangely High School senior royalty candidates from left to right: Ryan Wilczek, McKale Pennell, Wesley Goddard, Chelsea Ficken, Tessa Slagle and Connor Phelan.
Colorado You Got Talent auditions
RBC | “Colorado You Got Talent” will be holding auditions in Rio Blanco County this summer, and talented individuals from this and surrounding counties are invited to take part.
Freshmen boost Lady Panthers’ game
RANGELY I “We played our best game since the Meeker Shootout,” Rangely High School girls’ basketball coach Quinton Kent said. “We are starting to play together, which has been difficult in this injury-ridden season.”
Letter to the Editor: What’s happening at the Meeker firehouse
Dear Editor: I would like to take this opportunity to let everyone in the Meeker community know what’s going on down at the firehouse.
Cribbage tournament benefits HopeWest
MEEKER | The seventh annual Benefit Cribbage Tournament will be held at Kilowatt Korner in Meeker on Jan. 26, starting at 2 p.m.
Talent show…
Piper Banducci of Meeker is one of many people, ranging from very young to adult, who took part in the Meeker’s Got Talent auditions at Meeker High School auditorium on Jan. 15 with 11 performers passing the auditions.
Obituary: Charlotte Emma (Warren) Wix
Charlotte Emma (Warren) Wix was born on July 13, 1924, to Billy George William Warren and Vera Pauline (Strawbridge) Warren on the Warren homestead, which is now part of the K/K on the White River.
From My Window… Never underestimate ease of, need for college degree
It is wonderful to see and hear about all the Meeker and Rangely high school seniors filling out applications, taking their tests, checking into scholarships and grants and even student loans in preparation for life after high school.
Economic development forum set
MEEKER I A citizens’ forum on economic development for Rio Blanco County will be held Saturday from 1:30 to 4 p.m. in the Meeker Hotel dining room.
CenturyLink fire knocks out data services
RANGELY I A horse barn in Bailey, Colo., that caught fire Friday burned CenturyLink fiber optic lines along the property’s easement and caused outages to more than 17,000 residents across Colorado, public relations manager Randy Krause said Monday.