RANGELY | It was a rough week for the Rangely cagers as the boys dropped games to Plateau Valley, Vail Christian and Olathe. Saturday at Plateau Valley, Austyn Vig led the Cowboys with 21 points, earning a 53-30 league win. Gabe Polley and Sydney Cole led the Panthers in scoring with[Read More…]
Author: Special to the Herald Times
RHS heads to Paonia
RANGELY | Last weekend the Rangely wrestlers competed in Rifle against Grand Junction, Rifle, Coal Ridge, Battle Mountain and Basalt. With it being a dual tournament the Panthers once again had to do some moving around in order to get everyone a match. Colton Stevens (113), Alex Back (138), Sage Rhea[Read More…]
Lady Panthers 8-3 after five games in 8 days
RANGELY | The Rangely lady Panthers took on one of the most grueling parts of their schedule Jan. 10-18 by playing five games in eight days. The girls traveled to Olathe on Jan. 14 for a non-league matchup against a 3A team. The lady Pirates entered the contest with a[Read More…]
Community networking Jan. 27
RANGELY | The Community Networking meetings will resume on Monday, Jan. 27 at the Weiss Conference Room on the Rangely CNCC campus from 12-1:30 p.m. John Leary, a restoration coordinator with RiversEdge West, will be presenting on the increase of non-native tamarisk and Russian olive trees that “increase the risk[Read More…]
“Leash Cutting”: Pet Wants Western Slope
The Meeker Chamber of Commerce hosted a “leash cutting” party last week at the Meeker Coworking space for new chamber member Yvette Waller and Pet Wants Western Slope. Pet Wants sells various pet food products, treats and homemade pet products. Visit https://www.petwants.com/WesternSlope/home or call (970) 987-6069 for more information. Courtesy[Read More…]
RANGELY NUGGETS …
The Rangely Rec Center had the pleasure of hosting the local competition of the Denver Nuggets Skills Challenge. We had one of the largest turnouts this year, with 20 kids ages 6 to 13. The Challenge tests kids on their passing, dribbling and shooting abilities. Winners in each age division[Read More…]
MEEKER NUGGETS …
ERBM Recreation and Park District hosted the local round of the Denver Nuggets Skills Challenge on Friday, Jan. 10. The following youth won their division locally and will advance to the sectionals. The Denver Nuggets Basketball Skills Challenge is a basketball competition that allows youngsters to showcase their talents in[Read More…]
Ducey appointed to RSD board
RANGELY | The Rangely School District Board of Education called a special meeting to order at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 7. Samuel Tolley, Jason Cox, Sarah Nielsen, Todd Low and Superintendent Matt Scoggins were present at this meeting. The only business at this meeting was to interview the candidates[Read More…]
OPED: MSD’s Emergency Operations Plan
MEEKER | While we are fortunate to live in the extremely safe community of Meeker, Colorado, it is still a necessity to prepare for a variety of emergencies in our school system. Meeker School District’s Emergency Operations Plan is intended to address these emergencies, and it is important for the[Read More…]
Loose Ends: Goal setting
RBC | I am getting messages from my phone about my failure to meet goals. It first started doing this shortly before the end of the year when it let me know that I had not reached my exercise goal of the week. Apparently I was not only doing less[Read More…]
Weekly Call Review: Jan. 6-12, 2020
WEEKLY CALL REVIEW AT THE RIO BLANCO COUNTY SHERIFF’S DISPATCH CENTER Jan. 6-12, 2020 Meeker Dispatch Center administered 363 phone calls last week including seven 911 calls, 55 calls for Meeker Police Department and placed 103 outgoing calls. A total of 149 calls for service were created, 94 for the[Read More…]
Meeker rides again!
MEEKER | What do Saint Moritz, Switzerland, Saratoga, Wyoming and Nadym, Russia have in common with Meeker, Colorado? A love of horses, lots of snow and on Feb. 22 of this year skijoring! The name skijoring is derived from a Norwegian word which means ski driving. The sport has a[Read More…]
