I’m reading a book called “The Blue Zones of Happiness” by Dan Buettner. The premise is that there are secrets to attaining greater degrees of happiness which can be identified and replicated by studying some of the places that have the world’s happiest people. The qualities, habits, and characteristics of[Read More…]
Author: Niki Turner
Editor’s Column: Mercury in retrograde: does it mean anything?
The past week has been chock full of communication challenges on multiple fronts. Rangely school board candidate Brad Casto emailed his Q&A well before the deadline for last week’s paper, but the email never came through, and a 2018 email from County Assessor Renae Nielson with an attached letter appeared[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: How’s your {mental} health?
World Mental Health Day is Sunday, Oct. 10 this year. It’s a reminder that mental health is just as much part of a healthy, productive life as taking care of our heart, lungs, liver, bones and skin. It’s also an aspect of a healthy lifestyle we tend to ignore. Physical[Read More…]
MHS volleyball poised to win league champs
MEEKER | Well over halfway through the season Meeker Cowboy volleyball remains undefeated and are poised to win the Western Slope League Championship. “Another successful weekend, with wins over Plateau Valley and West Grand,” began head coach Greg Cravens. “We were working on serve and serve receive a lot these[Read More…]
Cowboys dominate Grand Valley Cardinals 33-7
MEEKER I In just the second home game of the Meeker Cowboy football season, the team dominated the Grand Valley Cardinals 33-7. “The kids had great effort level the entire game,” said head coach Shane Phelan. “We won the turnover battle and the combination of effort and winning turnovers is[Read More…]
Meeker represented at 9/11 5K
MEEKER I On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, New York City firefighter Stephen Siller, 34, had just finished a shift and was on his way to play golf with his brothers when news that a plane had crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center came over[Read More…]
County Beat: High participation numbers for senior nutrition program continue
By NIKI TURNER [email protected] RBC I During work sessions Tuesday, RBC Commissioners Ty Gates and Gary Moyer heard updates from various county departments. Commissioner Jeff Rector was not in attendance. IT DEPARTMENT IT Director Trevor Nielsen said upgrades to secondary broadband towers are ongoing, with plans to have work completed[Read More…]
Family news
First, some news from our family to yours. We’re thrilled to announce that Lucas and Haley Turner have added a new baby to the family. Emmy Rose arrived Monday evening. All is well and we are grateful. Also, Caitlin Walker will be out for a few weeks for a necessary[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: Hard lessons
Why is this such a hard lesson, one we have to learn over and over again throughout our lifetimes? It starts when we’re children, learning about touching hot stoves and going too fast downhill on a bike. By adulthood, hopefully we’ve learned not to touch the hot stove and how[Read More…]
Reflecting on the death of Laurie French, one year later
RANGELY I A year after the body of Laurie French, 38, was found off County Rd. 23 just outside of Rangely, her family and friends have questions about how her disappearance was handled by law enforcement. EARLY LIFE French was born in California in November 1981 and moved to Grand[Read More…]
Editor’s Column
I wasn’t expecting to like a TV show about sports so much, but the Ted Lasso series on Apple TV has thus far lived up to glowing recommendations from friends and family. In the last few weeks, I keep finding myself coming back to the phrase “do the right thing”[Read More…]
Fire above North Elk Creek
RBC | Tuesday afternoon crews responded to a small fire above North Elk Creek near Smizer Gulch. Jurisdiction has not been fully determined. It is very near private property and the Forest boundary. It is estimated at three acres. Crews will be working on the ground in the area. Helicopters[Read More…]
