RANGELY | At Rangely’s Parkview Elementary School the annual fall Harry Potter-themed fundraiser has quickly become both a tradition and a community favorite. With the butterbeer brewing and the Sorting Hat ready to work, this year’s “A Night at Hogwarts” is destined to be another success. On Friday, Oct. 27[Read More…]
Month: October 2017
Scoggins 2nd place finish in Delta earns him a berth at state meet
RBC | The Rangely Panthers traveled to Delta to run at Confluence Park for the 2A Region 4 cross country meet. Out of the four runners they were able to qualify one—Patrick Scoggins—for the state meet next weekend. This weekend the boys were the first on the line to be[Read More…]
Meszaros, Beck headed to state cross country
MEEKER | Delta’s Confluence Park hosted the 2A region 4 cross country meet this past Friday. It was a sunny and windy day for racing, and the boys took to the course first. Meeker’s Matthew Beck, setting a new personal record of 17:45 and individually qualifying for state competition, finished[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: Halloween costumes for grown-ups aren’t fair
As a small child my Halloween costume consisted of a pillowcase with two eyes rimmed in purple marker for several years. (I wasreally short.) In third grade I dressed up as “Bad Sandy” from the “Grease” movie. (My mother would probably say that was the beginning of the end.) As[Read More…]
Successful MHS softball season comes to a close {PHOTOS}
Bobby Gutierrez photos Order prints, keepsakes, specialty items and more at https://rioblancoheraldtimes.smugmug.com/2017-MHS-girls-softball-state-tournament/ MEEKER | “What a great season,” Meeker head girls’ softball coach Briana Williams said of her team, who qualified for the state tournament for a second year in a row but also for a second year in a[Read More…]
Meeker 4-H Achievement Night Oct. 26
MEEKER | Please join us for Meeker’s 4-H Achievement Night on Thursday, Oct. 26 starting at 6:30 p.m. in the 4-H building at the fairgrounds. Everyone is welcome. Come enjoy a fun-filled night of good food, good company, a Harry Potter-themed costume contest and door prizes. Lasagna will be provided.[Read More…]
Parkview hosts fifth annual ‘Night at Hogwarts’ Oct. 27
RANGELY | Parkview Elementary School will be hosting their annual “Night at Hogwarts” fundraiser on Friday, Oct. 27, from 5:30-8 p.m. Tickets are $10 per family or $3 per person and may be purchased, along with galleons for $1 each, at the Parkview Elementary School office. Questions? Call 675-2267.
Community Calendar: October 26, 2017
– Halloween Pool Parties Oct. 27 at the Meeker Rec Center. Ages 6 and under from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., K-5th grade from 1-3 p.m. Call 878-3403 for more information. – Pumpkins, Eats ‘n’ Treats Oct. 31 at 4:30 p.m. in the Downtown Plaza. Trick-or-treating, pumpkin carving contest and[Read More…]
Classifieds: October 26, 2017
Ads for 10/26/17 **ANNOUNCEMENTS** The Rangely Food Bank is open on Wednesdays from 5:00 p.m.- 6:00 at 204 E. Rio Blanco. To donate, please call 970-620-2407. ATV, Boat and Snowmobile Owners! You can now renew your Colorado OHV registrations on line at: www.parks.state.co.us The Rio Blanco Herald Times accepts all[Read More…]
Weekly Call Review: October 2-8, 2017
The following information is a weekly review of the calls for service that were reported to the Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Communications Office. If you have any questions or would like an explanation of the call types listed please call 878-9600. We will not regularly post any information as to[Read More…]
Obituary: Naomi Ruth Lay Anderson
Naomi Ruth Lay Anderson Jan. 16, 1927~Oct. 11, 2017 Ruth was born on Jan. 16, 1927, in Pleasant View, Ark., to William Herbert and Etta J. Brown. Ruth passed away at her home in Vernal, Utah, on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017, after a short illness. Ruth lived her childhood in[Read More…]
Days Gone By: October 19, 2017
Meeker Herald — 100 years ago – One day last week O.L. Banner and his younger brother, Frank, were walking in a cow trail, half a mile north of the old LaKamp ranch on upper White River; happened to see one rattlesnake; having a 22-rifle with them, commenced to fire;[Read More…]