Did you ever hear of a Bassett hound taking the majority of the votes for a local political office and being elected mayor of his city? A friend of mine told me of her dog, Murdoch, who had risen like a comet from a well-known elected “canine customer of the[Read More…]
Author: Special to the Herald Times
KAYE’S CORNER: Loss of privacy
It seems to me that our world has lost a huge degree of decency, respect, and privacy. In my childhood, certain situations were considered adult topics or family only. Thus, sensitive topics like miscarriages were not spread all over town and most people knew when to keep their mouth shut.[Read More…]
EDITOR’S COLUMN: Random acts of kindness
Today (Thursday, Feb. 17) is a holiday, one we need maybe more than ever. What holiday? It’s Random Acts of Kindness Day, part of Random Acts of Kindness Week. We could all do with some random acts of kindness these days. Sometimes people are cruel, thoughtless, rude, entitled, judgmental, hateful[Read More…]
Rangely school board highlights–January
RANGELY I Matt Scoggins introduced new faculty, either new to the district or new to a position. • Maya Mercado – Paraprofessional • Chloe Schifano – Kindergarten Teacher • Jesse McCann – IT Director • Matt Mercado – Special Ed Teacher • Kimberlee Waller – Custodial Staff New BOCES board[Read More…]
CNCC DENTAL HYGIENE STUDENTS VISIT HORIZONS …
The CNCC Dental Hygiene program took six second-year students to Craig to the Horizons residential treatment center for persons with disabilities last week. Dental hygiene students visited two homes and interacted with nine individuals with varying levels of cognition. The students brought typodonts (fake teeth) and toothbrushes for the residents[Read More…]
EIGHTH GRADE B-BALL …
The Meeker eighth grade girls basketball A team won their tournament last weekend and finished the season with a perfect 10-0 record. They played Steamboat first and won 34-12. They won the tournament with a close win over Rangley 36-31. Pictured from left to right: Coach Tom Knowles, Jaicee Simmons,[Read More…]
Panthers drop one to Eagles, wrangle victories from Rattlers and Wildcats
RANGELY I Caprock Academy Eagles backers were in high spirits Thursday as they witnessed their basketball squad beat the host Rangely Panthers 74-43 in a league bout. The Eagles flew out to a 35-18 lead at half time and never looked back. With the win, Caprock Academy upgraded its record[Read More…]
Lady Panthers host West Grand Friday
RANGELY I The lady Panthers had a big weekend with three games and two of them being league matches. The girls opened up with Caprock on Thursday and got out to a great start outscoring the Eagles 28-8 at halftime. Miah Wren started off hot and did not let down[Read More…]
Four Panther wrestlers headed to state
RANGELY I This weekend the Rangely wrestling team competed in their regional wrestling tournament where the top four placers qualify for “the big show” over in Denver. “The team had a very impressive showing placing fifth as a team, seven individual placers, four state qualifiers, and two regional champions,” commented[Read More…]
4-H Club meeting report
MEEKER I The It’s Showtime 4-H Club met Sunday, Feb. 13 at 4 p.m. Pledges were led by Brodee Kilduff, Milo Brennan and Rylan Ivy. Tatumn Kennedy gave information about important upcoming dates for everyone to mark their calendars or to be aware of. Demonstrations followed, with Hattie and Milo[Read More…]
MORE ON THE MURAL …
Artist Seth Webber from Paonia, Colorado, designed and painted the mural at Elk Mountain Inn. We were unable to reach him for comment before running last week’s photo. The mural project, which included the Elk Mountain Inn work and the mural at Town Park (which was designed and painted by[Read More…]
Updates and upgrades for proposed Rangely entrance
RANGELY I Rangely’s Board of Trustees gathered on the evening of Tuesday, Feb. 8 to conduct town business. Changes to the agenda included the addition of a presentation by Jeannie Caldwell regarding the east entrance to town. Town Manager Lisa Piering reported that department supervisors would be addressing the council[Read More…]
