Harland Dean Chambers April 23, 1933 ~ March 21, 2018 Harland Dean Chambers, 84, of Grand Junction, Colo., passed away March 21, 2018, in his home. Dean was born on April 23, 1933, in Willow Springs Township, Wisc., to Murle and Tina Chambers. Dean graduated from Darlington High School in[Read More…]
Month: April 2018
First Dinosaur pot shop opens
DINOSAUR | The Town of Dinosaur’s first retail marijuana shop, Rocky Mountain Cannabis, opened last week. The store is part of a chain of Colorado retail stores with additional locations in Gunnison and Ridgeway. Rocky Mountain Cannabis, which is located at 420 Brontosaurus Blvd, is open seven days a week from[Read More…]
Town of Meeker approves annexation
MEEKER | The Town of Meeker is growing, by about four acres. Meeker’s Board of Trustees approved the annexation of the Belland/Fitzgibbons property north of Hwy. 13. The Planning Commission recommended the annexation, stating the property is contiguous with the town limits, and that property owners and the town both have[Read More…]
Rangely Veterans Memorial added to Tour of Honor
RANGELY | On April 1 the Tour of Honor announced the Veterans Memorial in Rangely will be included in its 2018 tour. The Tour of Honor is a self-directed motorcycle ride benefiting a variety of veterans, police and fire charities. The tour takes riders all across the U.S., awarding prizes to[Read More…]
ERBM releases 2017 annual report
MEEKER | The Eastern Rio Blanco Metropolitan (ERBM) Recreation and Park District has released its 2017 annual report that highlights the many accomplishments and challenges along with the future outlook for the district. The report is available to the public on the District’s website (www.ERBMrec.com) or may be viewed in[Read More…]
Learn to cook well on a budget
MEEKER | Need help preparing healthy meals on a limited budget? Sign up for Cooking Matters, a free class held once a week for six weeks. Chefs and dieticians will answer your questions, you’ll eat in class, go home with groceries and have childcare provided. Classes held April 3-May 8[Read More…]
Wagon Wheel OHV Club meeting April 10
MEEKER | The Wagon Wheel OHV Club will hold the first meeting of 2018 next Tuesday, April 10 beginning at 7 p.m. at Kilowatt Korner (Sixth and Market). Current members will be able to renew their membership that evening. All OHV riders are invited to attend and hopefully join to[Read More…]
Turner, Blunt win state championships
MEEKER | The late Bill Turner, was Rio Blanco County’s first state wrestling champion, winning an individual title for the Rangely Panthers in 1958, then coaching Meeker’s first state championship team in any sport in 1979. Now two of his grandsons have continued the tradition, one becoming Meeker’s first elementary school[Read More…]
Drug search at RHS comes up empty
RANGELY | Last Thursday the Rangely Police Department, assisted by the Vernal Police Department and Uintah County Sheriff’s Office, conducted a drug search at Rangely High School. The search did not turn up any illegal substances. According to Rangely Police Lieutenant Roy Kinney the Vernal Police Department and Uintah Sheriff were[Read More…]
Failing grade for voter turnout {Editor’s Column}
“Elections belong to the people. It’s their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they will have to sit on their blisters.” ~ Abraham Lincoln Thirty-five percent. For just a moment, imagine if only 35 percent of your body was functioning[Read More…]
Towns elect new trustees
RBC | The towns of Meeker and Rangely elected new trustees to their boards Tuesday. Citizens of the Town of Rangely cast 417 ballots out of 1,201 that were mailed (of those, 42 were returned with no forwarding address). Andy Shaffer received 343 votes in his unopposed bid for mayor. The[Read More…]
Cowboys win two in Rangely
MEEKER | The Cowboys played and won two baseball games last Saturday in Rangely, neither was against their county rival, the Panthers. Meeker defeated Ignacio 7-6 in what head coach Brian Merrifield called a “nail-biter,” then pounded the Dolores Bears 13-3, playing both games on Colorado Northwestern Community College’s field. The[Read More…]