The Rangely Panther wrestling team had a successful and eventful weekend, starting with dual matches in Soroco on Friday and culminating in the Soroco Invitational Tournament on Saturday. Friday against West Grand the Panthers narrowly lost the first dual with a score of 42-36. Victories for the Panthers came from[Read More…]
Author: Special to the Herald Times
HOOP SHOOT
Rangely Elks Lodge #1907 hosted its local hoop shoot on Dec. 5, 2023, with 22 competitors. Placing in the 8-9-year-old girls’ division were Lillie Potter, first, and Emmilia Arnett, second. In the boys’ 8-9 division the first place winner was Ace Behunin, second Lander Dembowski, third Kenton Manchester, and fourth[Read More…]
SIGNED
Jonathan Fitzgibbons of Meeker has signed his letter of intent to play baseball at Dordt University in Iowa. Tiffany Jehorek photo.
STATE CHEER
The Meeker High School cheer team competed at the Spirit State Championships in Denver last weekend, making it to the semi-finals. Bobby Gutierrez photo.
CHEER SENIOR
Senior Annabelle Brannon leads this year’s Panther cheer team. MATT SCOGGINS photo
Lady Panthers notch three wins
The Rangely lady Panthers excelled in their second pre-season tournament, the Western Slope Winter Classic, hosted on their home court. They emerged victorious in all three games, boosting their record to an impressive 5-0. The Panthers kicked off the tournament against the Nucla Mustangs, scoring 14 points in the first[Read More…]
COMMUNITY CALENDAR – December 14th, 2023
Backgammon and Game Night at Blanco MEEKER | Backgammon & Game Night at Blanco. Every Wednesday 4-8 p.m. and Happy Hour menu! Skijor Registration open MEEKER | Registration is now open for Meeker Skijor! Register at meekerskijor.com. The event is set for Dec. 29-31 this year at the Rio Blanco[Read More…]
Christmasfest 2023
Loose Ends – Staying alive!
A recent solution to ensuring the continuation of the weekly Rio Blanco Herald Times was announced last week by Niki Turner and Caitlin Walker. What a relief. A collaborative effort between the newspaper and the Rio Blanco County Historical Society has been successful in devising a plan to ensure residents[Read More…]
History Lessons – Hot off the presses! Three-quarters of SF destroyed by fire
(OK, I could not resist the “hot off the presses” pun, do not blame Niki.) In the Meeker Herald April 28, 1906, issue, there is a story about the victims of the recent earthquake (April 18) and fire that devastated San Francisco. Several of the survivors had family ties in[Read More…]
Museum Musings – Letters from history, No. 27
Special to the Herald Times White River Agency, Colorado, March 17, 1879 Sir: I am informed that some thirty White River Utes and about to start for the north, having heard of the fighting in the Upper Missouri country. Their object probably is to supply ammunition to the hostiles, and[Read More…]
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Commending our youth Dear Editor, I was privileged to attend some of the basketball games the last two weeks — the “Shootout” in the Meeker High School for girls and boys. It was a unanimously exhilarating experience. Not a single final score comes to mind, but these things do:[Read More…]
