RANGELY I The Rangely boys’ basketball team finished fourth at the district tournament held in Oak Creek and now advance to the state-qualifying Region 3 tournament in Durango.
Month: March 2014
Lady Panthers end basketball season in pig-tail round
RANGELY I “Overall, this is a great group of young women who have outstanding character,” Rangely High School girls’ basketball coach Quinton Kent said of his team, which concluded its season Feb. 25 in Hotchkiss.
RBC Woolgrowers’ annual meeting is Friday in Meeker
RBC I The Rio Blanco County Woolgrowers’ Association will hold its annual meeting on Friday at Kilowatt Korner, beginning at 9 a.m. with the White River Trail LLC meeting, followed at 10 a.m. with general business.
From My Window… Living here for a year now; potential tremendous for area
Saturday is my one-year anniversary in Rio Blanco County — or at least the day I started working as editor of the Herald Times. It has truly been an enjoyable, if not “interesting,” year for me and my wife, Cris.
Rangely’s Huitt unopposed; four vie for town board seats
RANGELY I On April 1, Rangely residents will elect three of four candidates running for seats on the Rangely Town Council.
Lady Cowboys win 2A district championships
MEEKER I The Meeker girls are district champions! The Meeker High School girls’ basketball team scored an impressive 117 points in two games and held two teams to a combined 84 points to win the team title in Oak Creek.
Classifieds: March 6, 2014
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BLM eyes grassroots effort to close off Western Colorado to drilling
COLORADO I Mark Waltermire squints in the winter sunlight, craning his neck to take in the view from his vegetable farm in Hotchkiss, Colo. He jabs his finger toward a mesa: “There,” he says. “And up in there.”
Letter to the Editor: Theos on saving the elementary school
Dear Editor: On Feb. 22, in a conversation about saving the old Meeker Elementary School with Ila Sturgeon, Bev Steinman, who wants to save the school, said, “I feel helpless.”
10th annual Buy-Fly White Fish Tournament is March 15-16
MEEKER I The White River Community Association is hosting its 10th annual Buy-Fly White Fish Tournament on March 15 and 16, and organizers are seeking teams of interested fisher-folks to join the fun.
Having ice a tough task in old days before refrigeration
MEEKER I Early employees of the 101 Ranch, now the Rio Blanco Ranch, may remember the “ice house” and going out to cut blocks of ice to be used for refrigeration throughout the year—or as long as it would last.
CPW offers three youth turkey hunts this year
RBC I Colorado Parks and Wildlife is offering three young hunters a chance to win a mentored spring turkey hunt on private land near Meeker on April 12 and 13.