Club 20 has long advocated that communities of interest should remain intact as boundaries are drawn during redistricting efforts. Many congressional district boundary proposals introduced to the public today by the Joint Select Committee on Redistricting do anything but keep communities of interest intact.
Author: Special to the Herald Times
Letter: Rocha a blessing
We would like to thank Christina Mendoza Rocha for taking awesome care of our cousin Johnny Dominguez this past year.
Swimming for eggs
In addition to Easter egg hunts sponsored by the Meeker Lions Club and the Rangely Elks Lodge, more than 50 kids also hunted for Easter eggs underwater at the WRBM Recreation and Parks District recreation center last Saturday. Photo by Eric Hejl
Making a referral to the Department of Social Services
The child welfare agency responds to a variety of concerns about children and their families. The response by the agency begins when a referral, or request for information or services is made, usually by telephone. The child welfare agency takes the information and decides whether to refer the caller elsewhere[Read More…]
Opinion: Keep the Western Slope whole
Last week, the General Assembly’s 10-member redistricting committee released their proposed maps outlining Colorado’s new Congressional boundaries. The maps offered by the Democrats and Republican members of the committee are as different as night and day.
County Cup swim dual set for May 6
The County Cup Swim team dual meet will take place Friday, May 6, at 4 p.m., in the Eastern Rio Blanco Metropolitan Recreation and Parks District’s aquatics center. It will be the first swim meet in the two-year-old facility.
Horse adoption database available
Equidopt.org has been launched by the Colorado Unwanted Horse Alliance (CUHA) and allows people interested in adopting a horse to search an online database of horses that are available from equine rescues in Colorado by criteria like breed, age, gender, discipline and region.
Obituary: Johnny Q. Dominguez Feb. 25, 1970 ~ April 23, 2011
A rosary was recited for Johnny Q. Dominguez, 41, of Amarillo, Texas, Wednesday, April 27, 2011, at Anderson Bethany Funeral Home and Crematory.
Letter to the Editor: Troester’s view of nuclear incident
Dear Editor: Do you remember me? Donna and I operated the Meeker Herald and Rangely Times from 1995 to 2000.
RBC track teams run, jump in rain
Saturday, April 23, Rangely High School track and field traveled to Rifle for their invitational track meet.
Rangely wrestlers on the mat in Rifle
The Rangely Panther wrestling team was in Rifle this past weekend. Sixteen Rangely wrestlers competed and 13 placed in the top four.
Man sentenced in moose case
A hunter from Highlands Ranch, Colo., pleaded guilty April 1 to a felony and several misdemeanors in a case that highlights a growing concern for Colorado wildlife managers — hunters who fail to correctly identify big game animals.
