June, 2014 | The Herald Times | Serving Meeker, Rangely, Dinosaur & Northwest Colorado

Plein Air art competition set for 2-week span

MEEKER I Artists taking part in Plein Air Meeker 2014 will be visible in many parts of Rio Blanco County starting Wednesday as the painters focus on outdoor art available through the scenery offered around the county.

June 17, 2014 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

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— 50 Years of The Wilderness Act — Trappers Lake the ‘cradle of the wilderness’

RBC I Trappers Lake, Colo., is significant because it was one of the birthplaces of the wilderness idea. Some even call it the “cradle of the wilderness” for this reason.

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Rangely Junior/Senior High School honor roll

RANGELY I Below is the Rangely Junior/Senior High School honor roll for the second semester and fourth quarter of the 2013-14 school year:

June 16, 2014 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

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Anna walks Northwest Colorado in effort to thank Shriners

RBC I Anna Harrington of Boise, Idaho, is walking across the country in support of the Shrine Hospital. Her adventure was inspired by the life-saving surgery performed on her paraplegic nephew who developed severe scoliosis of the spine, causing his lungs, heart and other vital organs to be crushed under[Read More…]

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Time to prepare for RC parade

MEEKER I The Meeker Range Call Parade is coming over the Fourth of July weekend, so those who would like to take part should contact the Meeker Chamber of Commerce.

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Spaulding, Choate win Ladies’ Deer Fly tournament

MEEKER I Rifle’s Kenda Spaulding and Battlement Mesa’s Britt Choate teamed up to win the annual Ladies’ Deer Fly Scramble, held at the Meeker Golf Course June 7, but Meeker’s Peggy Back and Patty Edwards represented the local course well, finishing with the best net score in the event.

June 16, 2014 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

Obituary: Sherry Sargent

Sherry Lee Sargent, 70, died Thursday, April 10, 2014, at her residence with her daughters by her side in Sioux Falls, S.D.

June 15, 2014 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Meeker won’t do local tree chipping

MEEKER I Meeker’s town administrator announced on Tuesday that the town will not be doing limb chipping services this year. “Due to staffing constraints and numerous priority projects, the Town of Meeker is not providing limb chipping services this year,” he said.

June 15, 2014 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

County residents urged to support permit for endangered area mine

RBC I A committee of town and county officials, districts, business and private citizens plan to meet this week and discuss utilizing Grand Junction’s Natural Resources Group and EIS Solutions to take further steps to support the Deserado Mine, the Bonanza Power Plant and, more broadly, the region’s coal, oil[Read More…]

June 15, 2014 by Heather Zadra Comments are Disabled