RANGELY I Some of the murals are gone. One fell victim to a careless semi truck driver, another to a building’s closure. A third was destroyed, only to be re-painted. All of them, says painter Dawna Wardell, are part of the natural ebb and flow of change.
Author: Special to the Herald Times
Correction
MEEKER I Dennis Gellings from British Columbia won the 2008 Meeker Classic Sheepdog Championship Trials, not Dennis Edwards, who was incorrectly given credit in the Sept. 13, 2012, issue of the Rio Blanco Herald Times.
Fire near Buford/New Castle Rd.
RBC I The Middle Elk Fire had increased from 100 acres to 212 as of Sept. 24. It is burning in rough terrain in thick mixed conifer and aspen on the west side of the Buford/New Castle Road near Hiner Spring on the Flat Tops.
Voting information for the November elections
RBC I The last day to register to vote in this year’s general election Nov. 6 is coming up soon. You must register by Monday, Oct. 9. You may register at the County Clerk’s office in Meeker or in Rangely at the Western Annex, or online at www.govotecolorado.com.
News Briefs: Sept. 27, 2012
Mobile pantry will be in Meeker today
Rock Crawling Competition free to all participants
RANGELY I Now in its sixth year, the Rangely Rock Crawling Park competition and trail ride stands apart from other events like it. The difference is the amount of cash it costs to participate, which adds up to exactly nothing.
Community partners host recuitment
MEEKER I The Colorado Department of Human Services’ Division of Child Care, in collaboration with other community partners, is hosting an early childhood provider recruitment meeting in Meeker next week.
Warranty Deeds: August 2012
August 2012 TRANSACTIONS
RHS Junior Honor Society
RANGELY I The newly installed 2012 Rangely National Junior Honor Society high school students met on Aug. 30 at 7:30 p.m. at the high school for their first meeting of the school year.
Obituary: Laura Irene Osborne Crandell
Laura Irene Osborne Crandell passed away Sept. 16, 2012. She was born in Montrose, Colo., Nov. 23, 1914.
Students receive scholarships
RBC I Colorado Northwestern Community College is one of only six community colleges and four universities in Colorado and Wyoming that will receive scholarship assistance from the National Western Scholarship Trust.
Public feedback sought on gas plan
RBC I The Bureau of Land Management is asking for the public’s help in shaping the future management of oil and natural gas development in northwestern Colorado’s Piceance Basin, a place rich in both energy and wildlife resources.
