Month: March 2015
Game, especially deer, do well this winter; watch ice
RBC I In Rio Blanco County, Colorado’s big game ungulates are having a great winter, according to Bill deVergie, the Colorado Department of Parks and Wildlife’s area wildlife manager in Meeker.
Obituary: Albert John Monson
Albert John Monson, 82, was born Nov. 1, 1932, and he passed on Sunday, March 15, 2015, to his eternal home to be with the Lord Jesus in heaven.
Pioneers Foundation offers scholarships
MEEKER I Pioneers Healthcare Foundation announced that the 2015 Healthcare Scholarship applications are now available.
CPW: Licenses, permits and registrations now available for 2015-16
RBC I Colorado Parks and Wildlife licenses, permits and registrations are on sale now for the 2015-16 season at licensing agents, CPW offices and online at cpw.state.co.us/.
Barone has two wrestling champs
MEEKER I Three Barone Middle School wrestlers advanced to the championship match in a tournament held in Oak Creek on Saturday, and two seventh-graders won titles in their respective weights.
New addition to Meeker Library now open, offering new services
MEEKER I The new 2,700 square-foot addition to the Meeker Library has been a long time coming, but library director Mike Bartlett is happy to say that the addition is now open. “The minute the contractor is out of here, we will be open for business,” Bartlett said in January.[Read More…]
Obituary: Pauline Bateman McKean
Pauline Bateman McKean, 97, of Fort Collins, Colo., died Monday, March 9, 2015. She was born in Loveland, Colo., on, July 21, 1917, the third of five children of Grace and Andrew Bateman.
RHS Senior Athletes…
Rangely tracksters begin season
RANGELY I The Rangely High School track and field team had its first meet of the season in Rifle on Friday, sporting 16 boys and 11 girls, who made a good showing against 20 other teams.
Rangely Racquetball Tourney draws largest local crowd in event history
RANGELY I The highest local participation the Rangely Racquetball Tournament has ever seen highlighted last weekend’s event at the Western Rio Blanco Metropolitan (WRBM) Recreation Center.
From My Window: Livestock association meetings great for area info; Congrats, Cowboys!
My window was pretty clear regarding what is going on with the government agencies in and around Rio Blanco County after attending the Rio Blanco County Woolgrowers Association annual meeting on March 6 in Meeker.