RBC I The Broadband Deployment Board within the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA) is now accepting applications for broadband infrastructure project grants that support the deployment of broadband internet service to unserved Coloradans in rural communities throughout the state.
Month: May 2016
Meeker student initiated into Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
MEEKER I Talia Rosas of Meeker, Colo., was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines. Rosas was initiated at Colorado State University.
Thanks for Rowdy Worm assistance
Dear Editor: Over the past weekend of April 16, Rangely High School held an after-prom party called Rowdy Worm. Throughout the night, from midnight to five in the morning, students were running around playing games.
Letter to the Editor: ‘The Wizard of Oz’ was pure joy
Dear Editor: I want to say thank you to the talented, hard working, devoted theatrical persons for the wonderful “The Wizard of Oz” production. There was about three hours of pure joy you gave us with your talent and hard work. Doris Walters Meeker
Vote Tuesday for Meeker Fire Board
MEEKER I Voters will have to go to the Meeker Fire Department station on 7th Street on Tuesday to cast their ballots for three contested seats on the Meeker Fire District Board of Directors.
Rangely Little League…
Rangely Little League coach Jerry LeBleu pats one of his players on the head after he hit a triple and was batted in by a teammate. Rangely’s team of eight-, nine- and 10-year-old players was in Meeker recently to play ball in Meeker’s Paintbrush Park.
Meeker Cowboy baseball team wins a pair; JV still unbeaten
MEEKER I The Meeker Cowboy varsity baseball team won two games last week, including a comeback win against Grand Valley in front of a home crowd.
Conservation districts weigh in on plan to assist sage grouse
RBC I The White River and Douglas Creek conservation districts staff attended the BLM’s Stakeholder Workshop titled “The Next Steppe: Implementing for the Future,” in Grand Junction on April 19, when several Interior Department staff members from Washington D.C., and Colorado BLM Director Ruth Welch addressed the group.
Letter to the Editor: Thanks for support at time of sorrow
Dear Editor: The Smitman family is so grateful to the entire Rangely community. Thank you all for all the friendships, projects, love and laughter that you each shared with our dad, George Ernest Smitman Jr., in the last 27 years of his life.
Letter to the Editor: Huitt thanks Rangely residents for letting him serve
Dear Editor: I would like to take this opportunity to thank the citizens of Rangely for allowing me to serve you for the last 12 years (eight years as council member and four years as mayor).
April: Month focuses on child abuse
RBC I Child abuse and neglect can have life-long implications for victims, including on their well-being. Children who are maltreated often are at risk of experiencing cognitive delays and emotional difficulties, among other issues. Childhood trauma also negatively affects nervous system and immune system development, putting children who have been[Read More…]