RBC | Permits for cutting Christmas trees on Bureau of Land Management lands within suggested areas of the White River Field Office are now on sale. Permits are $10 per tree and may be purchased at the White River Field Office, 220 E. Market St., Monday through Friday between 7:45[Read More…]
Month: November 2017
Free movie night at Meeker VFW Dec. 7
MEEKER | The Meeker VFW Post 5843, the Auxiliary, and American Legion cordially invite the public to attend the showing of “Pearl Harbor.” There will be popcorn. There is no cost, we will accept donations. The place to be is 290 Fourth St. in Meeker on Dec. 7, 2017, at[Read More…]
Obituary: Alexander (Alex) James Haddenham
Alexander (Alex) James Haddenham Oct. 25, 1994~Oct. 21, 2017 Alexander James Haddenham (Alex) was born Oct. 25, 1994, to Jamie Haddenham and Aron Dumas, in Vernal, Utah. Tragically, Alex died on Oct. 21, 2017, in Rangely, Colo., just days before his 23rd birthday. Alex spent his life in Rangely: attending[Read More…]
Shelton’s college debut…
Google-ize Rangely and Meeker Nov. 30 and Dec. 6
Special to the Herald Times RBC | For two days per town (beginning Nov. 30 in Rangely and Dec. 6 in Meeker) Rio Blanco County communities will get Google-ized. The goal is to get 25 businesses or more verified on Google My Business and trained in online marketing. The program[Read More…]
Meeker residents gather for Missing Man ceremony
By Doc Watson Special to the Herald Times MEEKER | A few Meeker residents gathered at the VFW on Veterans Day to observe the Missing Man Table (also known as the Fallen Comrade Table), which is actually a permanent fixture at the post but is emphasized more specifically on certain[Read More…]
RBC receives tourism marketing grant
Special to the Herald Times RBC | Rio Blanco County has been awarded a tourism marketing grant from the Colorado Tourism Office to expand tourism marketing resources for Meeker and Rangely. Tourism partners in Rio Blanco County coordinated efforts to submit a comprehensive tourism marketing grant application, receiving nearly $13,000[Read More…]
Letter: Recycle center is important to Meeker
Dear Editor: On Tuesday, Nov. 21, the town council is going to be revisiting recent discussions regarding the Meeker Recycling Center. We’ve had our recycling center for around 20 years. I know because I was a member of the original recycling committee. Getting the center up and running was not[Read More…]
Letter: Changed for good
Dear Editor: Let me start with some lyrics from a favorite musical of mine: “I’ve heard it said That people come into our lives for a reason Bringing something we must learn And we are led To those who help us most to grow If we let them And we[Read More…]
How much should a newspaper cost?
By Pat Turner [email protected] RBC | My first thought is that the price of a newspaper should at least cover the cost of the paper and the ink. After some number crunching, I realized this is no longer the case for the Herald Times, and hasn’t been for quite some[Read More…]
Eagle River Waste Services buys REDI’s trash operation
MEEKER | As of Oct. 1, Eagle River Waste Services (ERWS) has purchased Meeker’s REDI Services waste operation. ERWS is a small but growing company out of Eagle County founded this year. According to Fain Richardson, outgoing manager of REDI’s Meeker operation, Meeker’s REDI services has “been a proud community[Read More…]
Guest Column: Are you living with a bad Rn?
By Julie Drake Special to the Herald Times RBC | We have some great RNs in our county, but I just learned about a bad Rn. No, not a registered nurse, but the element Radon whose periodic table symbol/abbreviation is Rn. Radon is a gas found on the far right[Read More…]