RBC I Oil shale boosters and other enthusiasts were gathered at an annual Colorado School of Mines conference recently, when the talk turned to Shell Oil’s announcement that it was abandoning its oil shale project in western Colorado.
Author: Special to the Herald Times
Letter to the Editor: Thanks to those in rangeland monitoring training program
Dear Editor: As good stewards of the land, ranchers continually strive to improve their management of the rangelands. The Douglas Creek and White River conservation districts are pleased to have an additional four local ranchers take advantage of the Districts’ Rangeland Monitoring Training Program during 2013.
Corrections
RBC I Incorrect information appeared under the photo of the Alice in Wonderland cast in last week’s Herald Times.
Group challenges BLM policy regarding drilling
TAOS, NEW MEXICO I On Monday a broad-based coalition of 45 local and national organizations called on the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to make fully transparent the process where private interests nominate public lands for oil and gas drilling and fracking.
Grants set for hunting, fish groups
RBC I Colorado Parks and Wildlife is offering a one-time grant opportunity to agency partners that engage in hunting and angling outreach and education.
RBC Christmas tree cutting permits on sale
RBC I Permits for cutting Christmas trees on Bureau of Land Management lands within designated areas of the White River Field Office are now on sale.
Elks Charity Ball…
The Rangely Elks Lodge hosted its annual Charity Ball, including a casino, a live band and live and silent auctions on Nov. 16 with proceeds from a Denver Broncos helmet signed by Peyton Manning that was donated by Devon Striegel going to the RHS wrestling team and other funds supporting[Read More…]
RHS math students 2nd at CSU-P event
RANGELY I A team of four math students from Rangely High School finished second in competition held by the Department of Mathematics and Physics at Colorado State University-Pueblo on Nov. 21, and one student earned honorable mention status.
Interior sets area council
GRAND JUNCTION I Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewel announced Monday the 2013 appointments to the citizen-based Northwest Resource Advisory Council, which advises the Bureau of Land Management on public land issues in northwestern Colorado.
169 Meeker gift baskets set for world children
MEEKER I This year, Samaritan’s Purse is celebrating 20 years of distributing gift-filled shoeboxes to more than 100 million children around the world.
Superintendent of Dinosaur National Monument transferred
DINOSAUR I Southeast Regional Director Stan Austin has announced that Mary Risser, a 32-year career employee of the National Park Service (NPS), and Superintendent of Dinosaur National Monument, will become superintendent of Natchez Trace Parkway.
Obituary: Mary Ann Cook Copeland
Mary Ann Cook Copeland was born June 5, 1947, in Meeker, Colo., and she passed away on Nov. 15, 2013, surrounded by family in Meeker and at the Walbridge Wing.
