RBC I The first organizational meeting for the Rio Blanco County OHV (Off-Highway Vehicle) tourism project was held last week. The assembled group came up with a name for the proposed trail system — Wagon Wheel Trail — and a mission statement.
Author: Bobby Gutierrez
Board moves forward
MEEKER I The Meeker school board agreed to begin moving forward on the repairs to the new elementary school but construction will only begin after a separate geotechnical firm reviews the building’s existing foundation.
Meeker keeps RBC Cup on east end
For the past five years, golfers from Meeker and Rangely have played matches against each other, alternating courses each year.
Up and down el Rio Blanco: Get tougher
Get tougher,” my wife told me after I shared some more constructive criticism about my reporting skills, (or lack thereof) from a local reader.
Panthers lose big to Tigers
The Panthers went looking for competition and found it against the JV Tigers of Grand Junction last week. The Panthers were shut out 54-0.
Commissioners grant $120K
Eighteen million dollars doesn’t earn what it used to but according to Rio Blanco County commissioners and five local entities, it’s still important.
Wild horse gathering …
The Bureau of Land Management spent more than a week gathering wild horses in the Piceance-East Douglas area, where there was an estimated population of 380 wild horses. Cattoor Livestock Round-up, out of Utah, used a helicopter to gather 238 wild horses by Sept. 26. The BLM would like to[Read More…]
USAF Cadet
Meeker High School graduate and United States Air Force Academy cadet Nate Bradfield spent part of his recent leave at the Meeker Golf Course, getting a chipping lesson from local pro Jim Cook.
Foreigners…
International tourists representing the countries of Mexico, Japan, France, the United Kingdom and Germany met with local business owners and representatives from the Meeker Chamber of Commerce, who made sure the guests had plenty of information to take back with them about Meeker and the surrounding area. The group stayed[Read More…]
Ground breaking…
With bulldozers in the background, Rangely District Hospital board members Jack Rich (president), Rob Mackey, Marty Estes (secretary/treasurer), Buford Adams and CEO Nick Goshe, broke ground on the site of the new hospital (Steve Petersburg, vice president of the RDH board was not pictured).
Neenan president apologizes
MEEKER I With the Meeker High School cafeteria serving as the new board room, more than 50 taxpayers joined the Meeker Board of Education, The Neenan Company, SCI, Inc., and Vanir for a public workshop Tuesday to discuss the current status of the new elementary school, the needed repairs and[Read More…]
Rock on…
The fifth annual competition and/or trail ride, sponsored by the Rangely Rock Crawlers, will be held Saturday in the Rangely Rock Park. Sign up Friday in the NAPA parking lot from 5–8 p.m. Ride starts at 9 a.m. Saturday.
