“Did I offer peace today? Did I bring a smile to someone’s face? Did I say words of healing? Did I let go of anger and resentment? Did I forgive? Did I love? These are the real questions.” ~ Henri Nouwen Driving through Rangely Tuesday on my way to the[Read More…]
Month: January 2020
Letter: Thanks from Public Works
Dear Editor: The Town of Rangely’s Mayor, Andy Shaffer, provided pizza and hot coffee to the Public Works crew as they worked late into the night on a main water line break. The Public Works crew would like to shout out a big thank you to Andy for his generosity.[Read More…]
Harrison receives Bachelor of Science degree at UNC
MEEKER | Pamela Harrison of Meeker received her Bachelor of Science in recreation, tourism and hospitality from the University of Northern Colorado during fall 2019 commencement ceremonies Dec. 13-14. Special to the Herald Times
Election season upon us
RBC | We’re going to be getting a lot of ballots in the mail this year, beginning in February with Colorado’s presidential primary election on March 3. Where primary elections used to be limited to registered members of a political party, changes to Colorado’s law have opened primary voting to[Read More…]
Letter: Meeker memories
Dear Editor: In the early 1950s I visited Meeker with my parents who were searching to buy a family ranch. We looked at properties on the beautiful White River including Sleepy Cat and Wyman Ranch. We stayed at the historic Meeker Hotel, where I was impressed with beautiful big game[Read More…]
Lady Cowboys 4-0 in league play
MEEKER | The lady Cowboys are now 4-0 in their league and 9-2 overall, with a decisive 69-11 win Friday at home against Caprock, and another win on Saturday, the girls are ranked 15th in the state. Kristen Brown and Sarah Kracht led the team in scoring Friday, and head[Read More…]
Letter: Thanks for Christmas donations
Dear Editor: I am writing to thank Meeker residents for sharing the true meaning of Christmas with children in need this past holiday season. Because of the generosity of donors in Meeker and across the United States, Operation Christmas Child, a project of Samaritan’s Purse, collected more than 8.9 million[Read More…]
Cowboys split games
MEEKER | The Meeker Cowboy basketball team went 1-1 this past weekend. On Friday they hosted the Caprock Eagles, coming out strong in the first quarter they were up by 10 points, 22-12. Continuing to hit the baskets the entire game, the final score was 57-44. Elijah Deming led the[Read More…]
Panther cagers to host West Grand Friday
RANGELY | It was a rough week for the Rangely cagers as the boys dropped games to Plateau Valley, Vail Christian and Olathe. Saturday at Plateau Valley, Austyn Vig led the Cowboys with 21 points, earning a 53-30 league win. Gabe Polley and Sydney Cole led the Panthers in scoring with[Read More…]
Cowboys take 2nd at Rumble in the Rockies
MEEKER | In their first time competing at the Rumble in the Rockies, the Meeker Cowboys brought home second place. The Cowboys spent much of the week competing in duals and getting some valuable mat time. There were six duals in all from Wednesday through Saturday and the Cowboys won all[Read More…]
RHS heads to Paonia
RANGELY | Last weekend the Rangely wrestlers competed in Rifle against Grand Junction, Rifle, Coal Ridge, Battle Mountain and Basalt. With it being a dual tournament the Panthers once again had to do some moving around in order to get everyone a match. Colton Stevens (113), Alex Back (138), Sage Rhea[Read More…]
Lady Panthers 8-3 after five games in 8 days
RANGELY | The Rangely lady Panthers took on one of the most grueling parts of their schedule Jan. 10-18 by playing five games in eight days. The girls traveled to Olathe on Jan. 14 for a non-league matchup against a 3A team. The lady Pirates entered the contest with a[Read More…]