Dear Editor: On July 3, I found a notice from Meeker’s Code Enforcement Office in my mailbox. We were given 15 days to remove all weeds and grass over 6 inches tall. If we failed to comply, we could be fined $1,000 and/or be sentenced to 90 days in jail[Read More…]
Month: July 2014
Obituary: Greg Booker
Gregory Bruce “Greg” Booker passed away at his home in Rangely, Colo., on July 16, 2014, after a seven-month battle with lung cancer. He was 60 years old.
Hurricanes swim in Western Slope Championship
RANGELY I The Rangely Hurricanes swim team entered 19 swimmers in the Western Slope Championships held at the El Pomar Natatorium on the Colorado Mesa University campus in Grand Junction.
Edwards, Rohn, Cox capture Rangely Open golf flights
RANGELY I Clark Edwards shot a three-under-par 69 to win the championship flight of the Rangely Open, a stroke-play tournament held Saturday at Cedar Ridges Golf Course, where 35 golfers played in three competitive flights. Edwards beat Vernal’s Rafe Johnston by three shots and Kendall Goodwin by five to win[Read More…]
State big game licenses go on sale Aug. 5
RBC I Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) will offer over-the-county big game licenses for elk, pronghorn, bear, deer and turkey, to residents and nonresidents, beginning at 9 a.m. on Aug. 5. This is the first time all big game licenses (leftover, over-the-counter with caps, unlimited over-the-counter) are for sale at[Read More…]
Broken water lines bring Rangely restrictions; normal wear was cause
RANGELY I A 16-inch raw water line and 12-inch potable water line burst within hours of each other in unrelated incidents last week, causing large-scale water restrictions in Rangely on July 15 and 16.
Rio Blanco County Fair kicks into full gear on Friday night
RBC I All the fun and work involved in the annual Rio Blanco County Fair officially begins Friday with the equestrian events and runs through Aug. 2 at the Rio Blanco County Fairgrounds in Meeker.
Classifieds: July 24, 2014
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From My Window… From fun weekend to politics on to start of county fair
Must admit here, the county fair, no matter where one lives, is usually a fun time, and we are rapidly approaching the Rio Blanco County Fair, which officially slides its doors open on Friday at 4 p.m. with horse classes and the beginning of team roping at 6 p.m.
Udall seeks fall interns
RBC I U.S. Sen. Mark Udall’s offices in Colorado and in Washington, D.C., are accepting internship applications from undergraduate students and recent graduates for the fall.
Sen. Udall on 50 years of Wilderness Act
EDITOR’S NOTE: U.S. Sen. Mark Udall, who chairs the U.S. Senate National Parks Subcommittee and serves on the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, wrote an op-ed column for the Chaffee County Times, marking the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act and reflecting on wilderness’s importance to Colorado’s special[Read More…]
National Night Out set Aug. 5 in Meeker
MEEKER I On Tuesday, Aug. 5, neighborhoods throughout Meeker are invited to join forces with thousands of communities nationwide for the 31st annual National Night Out (NNO) crime and drug prevention event.