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Obituary: Joseph Shimko
Joseph Shimko, age 77, passed away on Sunday, April 11 of a heart attack. He was born Sept. 3, 1932, in Perth Amboy, N.J. After graduating in 1954 with a BS in engineering from Rutgers University, Joe served in the U.S.
Chambers name members of the week
RBC I This week’s Meeker Chamber Member of the Week is White River Community Association. To read the story, go to www.meekerchamber.com. This week’s Rangely Chamber Member of the Week is Don Rooks Sinclair Service. For more information, go to www.rangelychamber.com.
Letter: Thanks to all for a great Rangely prom
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the parents, community members, businesses, students and staff that made the Rangely Prom/Rowdy Worm a huge success.
Meeker Locals
The month of May shivered on to the scene under a blanket of heavy, wet snow — enough to knock out electrical power to many households on Sunday morning. The “winter that never ends” might have a lot of us grumbling, but we can be glad we just have snow[Read More…]
100th birthday
MEEKER | Merle Brenton of Meeker will turn 100 on May 10. There will be a birthday celebration in her honor Saturday from 2 to 4:30 p.m. at Walbridge Wing. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Sea of Cortez students to give program
MEEKER I Meeker High School students who participated in the Sea of Cortez expedition over spring break will have a thank-you dinner and program Wednesday, May 12 at 6:30 p.m. at Mountain Valley Bank in Meeker. The students will report on their experiences. The public is invited.
Letter: Thanks to Zellers for ‘Little Shop of Horrors’
The play “Little Shop of Horrors” was a definite hit, but even more so, is the thankfulness that I have toward Gary and Laurie Zellers for the production of the play. Last year was a complete fiasco with the children rehearsing for months, only for the play to be cancelled;[Read More…]
RBC Days Gone By
The Meeker Herald — 100 years ago • A deal went thru this week whereby L.B. Walbridge becomes the owner of the handsome Iles town residence. • A telegram just received from Fred Nichols, manager of the Coltharp company, announces the total destruction of the Dragon freight depot by fire.
Rangely track team competes at Craig
RANGELY I The Panther track team went to Craig to compete at the 2010 Clint Wells Invitational. Here are highlights: For the boys’ team, junior Cole Barlow broke his personal record for the 200 dash. He managed to break 24 seconds with a time of 23.96, taking eighth place overall.
Top-seeded Panthers open district play against Ignacio
RANGELY I Just how far has the Rangely High School baseball team come in the past five years? To coaches Wes Torsell and Paul Fortunato, it’s almost hard to describe. “They’ve put in a lot of hard work, and all of this hasn’t happened overnight,” said Torsell, the head coach,[Read More…]
Dunn~Crawford engagement
Dunn~Crawford engagement RANGELY | Barry and Temi Wardell of Rangely announce the engagement of their daughter Darci Dunn, to Justin Crawford, son of Shawn and Thomas Peters of Amarillo, Texas. A September wedding in Amarillo is planned.