RBC I The fifth annual “I Ride With James” Poker and Snowmobile Ride will be held Sunday to help support the James Sizemore Memorial Scholarships and Rio Blanco County Search and Rescue. Beginning at 10 a.m., snowmobilers should meet at the Lost Creek Trailhead at the end of the paved[Read More…]
Author: Sean McMahon
Open house Friday, Saturday for county’s new Justice Center
RBC I All appears to be going well and progressing on schedule for the new Rio Blanco County Justice Center on Main Street in Meeker, the site of the old Meeker Elementary School.
From My Window: Russell George to be great loss; students looking at move to college
For the betterment of society, some people just shouldn’t be allowed to retire. But at age 70 and after an incredibly productive career in service to the people of Colorado as well as its government, Russell George deserves to sit back, retire and enjoy the life he has been too[Read More…]
County ranch sells for $9 million
RBC I An 18-mile span of land on the White River between Rangely and Meeker was recently brokered by Hall and Hall and sold for $9.5 million. The Wyatt Ranches’ White River Division, a large, established year-round cow/calf operation on approximately 137 total acres, includes roughly 11,870 deeded acres and[Read More…]
Rangely Crab Crack a success…
New restrictions on antler hunting
RBC I Colorado Parks and Wildlife is reminding shed-antler hunters that new restrictions on collecting sheds on public lands in portions of Eagle, Pitkin, Garfield and Routt counties will be strictly enforced. The restrictions were approved by the CPW Commission to reduce the disturbance of big game animals struggling to[Read More…]
Meeker Education Foundation fundraiser…
The 18-members-strong Meeker Elementary School Marimba Band entertained the 200 persons at the second annual Meeker Education Foundation fundraiser dinner on Sunday evening at the Fairfield Center. “It was great to have so many of the kids involved and I think the faculty is buying into the fact that the[Read More…]
From My Window: Race for RBC commisioner may be interesting this year
The county political climate is rapidly heating up as the announcement comes that former Rio Blanco County Sheriff Si Woodruff is going after—er—challenging Jeff Eskelson for his seat on the Rio Blanco County Board of Commissioners. This news brings mixed feelings to me and to several other folks I have[Read More…]
Snowfall…
Snow fun…
While the adults were having fun and racing at the Family Fun Day on Saturday, sponsored by the White River Snowmobile Club at Meeker’s Ute Park, the kids were enjoying the areas that had been cleaned off for sledding and tubing.
Waiting to race…
The series of Family Fun Day events at Ute Park and a chili lunch were hosted by the White River Snowmobile Club.
From My Window: Denver Broncos firing on both cylinders—to SB50
Yes! They finally did it with style, class and quality!
