As they have done for decades the Rangely Elks Lodge held its annual Children’s Christmas party, ensuring every child who attended receives a toy or two. Families gathered to enjoy cookies and a visit with Santa on Saturday, Dec. 21. (Above) the Huff sisters playing with their new toys. Roxie Fromang Photos
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Legal Notices: Dec. 26, 2019
Public Notice Meeker Housing Authority Vacancies The Town Board of Trustees is seeking letters of interest from qualified individuals to fill five positions on an Interim Board for the Meeker Housing Authority. Qualifications for the positions are to be: a registered voter within Rio Blanco County; eighteen years of age[Read More…]
Classifieds: Dec. 26, 2019
**ANNOUNCEMENTS** FOOD BANK OF THE ROCKIES Monthly Food Distribution Rio Blanco County Fairgrounds @ 10:00 AM Thursday, January 23, 2020 Thursday, February 27, 2020 Thursday, March 26, 2020 Thursday, April 23, 2020 Thursday, May 28, 2020 Thursday, June 25, 2020 Thursday, July 23, 2020 Thursday, August 27, 2020 Thursday, September[Read More…]
Guest Column: Make 2020 the year of community
RBC | If you looked only at the big picture, you’d have to say we live in deeply troubled times. It seems we’ve never been more polarized. Political discourse feels more like a war zone than a thoughtful national conversation. But what happens when you zoom in closer? That’s the question[Read More…]
Weekly Call Review: Dec. 9-15, 2019
WEEKLY CALL REVIEW AT THE RIO BLANCO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DISPATCH CENTER Dec. 9-15, 2019 Meeker Dispatch Center administered 377 phone calls last week including 14 911 calls, 55 calls for Meeker Police Department (MPD) and dispatchers placed 112 outgoing calls. A total of 140 calls for service were created. Note[Read More…]
Letter: Thanks from Walbridge Wing
Dear Editor: The staff and residents of the Walbridge Wing would like to thank everyone who contributed to the Senior Christmas Store…it was awesome. And a special thank you to the members of Emanuel Baptist Church for working their tails off and still keeping a jolly elf attitude. Sincerely, The[Read More…]
Colorado-based Four Points Funding recognized as a leading Opportunity Zone Fund in new Forbes OZ 20 list
MEEKER | Four Points Funding (4PF), a private real estate investment firm with offices in Steamboat Springs and Denver, was recognized as a leading Opportunity Zone fund nationally in the The Forbes OZ 20: Top Opportunity Zone Catalysts, a partnership between Forbes Magazine and the Sorenson Impact Center. The Forbes[Read More…]
Letter: Wolf introduction would be horrible for Colorado’s future
Dear Editor: The introduction of the wolf to Western Colorado would be horrible for Colorado’s future. Now those pushing for this introduction have apparently secured enough signatures to have the issue on the Colorado ballot next election. This was accomplished by hiring an out-of-state firm to come in and canvass[Read More…]
Obituary: Mary Anne Collins (Desilet)
Mary Anne Collins (Desilet) Aug. 15, 1945 ~ Dec. 12, 2019 Mary Anne was born in Concordia, Kansas, the fourth of nine children to Don and Emmye Desilet. She went to school in Concordia and had many adventures with her siblings and friends. She was united in marriage to Richard[Read More…]
Letter: Cons of wolf introduction
Dear Editor: It seems popular vote has taken root in all of the affairs of this state, including emotion driven conclusions about our ecosystem. When did John and Jane Q. Public become biological experts? Why would we assume we know more than the good men and women who manage our wildlife and[Read More…]
New Year’s Eve Dance Party at the Hugus Building
MEEKER | Dress to impress for a formal New Year’s Eve celebration on Dec. 31 from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Jan. 1 at the historic Hugus Building, 594 Main Street, in downtown Meeker. Enjoy live music and classic and modern dance music, heavy appetizers from local restaurants and a new[Read More…]
ECOLOGY IN ACTION …
Meeker High School students Alana Nielsen, Hadley Franklin, John Hampton Hightower, Jose Garcia, Aspen Merrifield and Savvy Mendenhall picked up 25 bags of windblown trash surrounding the county landfill this month as part of the Meeker International Ecology program. The group is raising funds to travel to the Galapagos Islands[Read More…]
