January, 2019 | The Herald Times | Serving Meeker, Rangely, Dinosaur & Northwest Colorado

Rangely seventh grade girls basketball update

RBC | The Rangely Panthers seventh grade girls’ basketball team hosted Craig last Thursday. The “A” team started off with the lead and held strong the entire game. Defensively the Panthers held Craig to six points or less each quarter. Offensively, Angelina Fortunato was top scorer with eight points, followed by[Read More…]

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Obituaries

Obituary: William I. Parker, Jr.

William I. Parker, Jr. July 25, 1930 ~ Dec. 28, 2018 William (Bill) Ivar Parker passed away Dec. 28, 2018, in Colorado Springs, Colo. He was 88 years old. William was born on July 25, 1930, to William and Winifred Parker of Salina, Kan. Bill joined the Navy and served[Read More…]

January 18, 2019 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Editor’s Column: Open meetings demand open discourse

Are the commissioners, returning and new, abiding by Colorado’s Open Meetings Act, aka the “Sunshine Laws”? Based on video and audio recordings, and comments from all three commissioners after Monday’s meeting, it would appear that two of our county commissioners made a decision about the future of the county attorney[Read More…]

January 17, 2019 by editor 2 comments

Sunshine Laws: A Guide to Colorado’s Open Meetings & Open Records Laws

Note: A newer version of this document is available in print format only. We have a few copies available at the HT office, 304 4th Street, Meeker, or you can order directly from the Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition at https://coloradofoic.org/how-to-get-a-copy-of-cfoics-new-guide-to-colorado-sunshine-laws/

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Borchard loses county attorney appointment

RBC | What started as a typical county commissioners’ meeting with newly elected Commissioner Gary Moyer, returning Commissioner Si Woodruff and newly appointed Board Chair Jeff Rector at the helm, turned into something of an event as the meeting progressed, leaving many in attendance scratching their heads about what they[Read More…]

January 17, 2019 by Special to the Herald Times 1 comment

Panthers struggle against Saints and Cowboys

RANGELY | The Rangely boys basketball team traveled to Vail Christian on Friday, Jan. 11, and hosted Plateau Valley on Saturday. Vail Christian took Friday’s game 57-34. The Panther’s kept pace with an 11-12 first quarter score. Unforced turnovers allowed the Saints to blow the game open in the second[Read More…]

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Lady Panthers lose to Vail, crush Plateau Valley

RANGELY | On Friday Rangely’s lady Panthers traveled to Vail Christian for a league match. The Panthers definitely were not at the top of their game, falling behind the Saints at halftime with a score of 19-14. “We came out and had a good third quarter and were down only[Read More…]

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Cowboys defeat Caprock Eagles 60-25, 2-1 on the league

MEEKER | With a weekend split between away and home games, the Meeker Cowboys now have a league record of 2-1 and are 50 percent overall. Looking for a win on the road the Cowboys handed the Caprock Academy Eagles a loss on their home turf winning 60-25. “At Caprock we[Read More…]

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Lady Cowboys number one in conference play

MEEKER | Nine games into the season, three conference matches finished and the lady Cowboys basketball team is 8-1 and undefeated in conference play. Friday’s game at Caprock Academy, the Cowboys took home a win and started preparing for Saturday’s game. Saturday the team played for the hometown crowd against[Read More…]

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Calendar

Community Calendar: Jan. 17, 2019

– Friday craft class for middle school through high school teens hosted by Meeker Public Library. Each Friday in January will feature a jewelry making class beginning at 1 p.m. Space is limited to 10 participants. Call or come in to sign up now. 970-878-5911 – Youth Open Gym Basketball[Read More…]

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Public Notices: Jan. 17, 2019

INVITATION FOR BIDS CLOSING BID DATE- February 5, 2019 TOWN OF MEEKER 345 Market Street MEEKER, CO 81641 Sealed BIDS to furnish and install approximately 20,000 pounds of hot-pour, Deery American Super stretch 974, in the Town of Meeker, contact Town Hall for Specifications. Please bid as follows: Clean cracks,[Read More…]

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Classifieds

Classifieds: Jan. 17, 2019

**ANNOUNCEMENTS** The Rangely Food Bank is open on Saturdays from 12:00-2:00 p.m. 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 RIO BLANCO Masonic Lodge #80 meets 2nd and 4th Thursday, 7:00[Read More…]

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