MEEKER | On June 1, Tucker Ercanbrack will be organizing a group of volunteers for his Eagle Scout Project “Trail Maintenance Day.” Please bring gloves and a rake, if available. Garbage bags will be provided. Meet at the Sanderson Hills Park at 8 a.m. to help clean the ERBM trails.
Author: Special to the Herald Times
First Aid/CPR/AED Class June 8
MEEKER | The ERBM Recreation and Park District will be hosting a First Aid/CPA/AED class on Saturday, June 8 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Meeker Recreation Center multipurpose room. Interested individuals 12 years of age and older may register on or before May 30 for $40 by[Read More…]
CPW accepting applications for statewide Sportsmen’s Roundtable openings
RBC I Colorado Parks and Wildlife is accepting applications for a two-year membership to the statewide Colorado Sportsmen’s Roundtable. The application period is open from Friday, May 17 through Friday, May 31 at 5 p.m. CPW aims to maintain a diverse membership on the Roundtable. Currently, we are looking to[Read More…]
Join us for a Meeker luau May 31
MEEKER | Meeker Chamber of Commerce invites you to its annual business and community celebration May 31. Social hour starts at 5:30 p.m. and includes lei greeting by our Polynesian dancers, followed by a pig roast dinner with all the fixings at 6:30 p.m., Meeker Happenings and ceremony at 7:30 p.m.,[Read More…]
Rangely Hospital District seeks mill levy override
RANGELY | In a two hour meeting Thursday, May 23, the Rangely District Hospital board presented its case for requesting a mill levy increase on the November ballot. The hospital district’s current mill levy is 20.99, the highest mill levy assessed by any special district. countywide. Present for the meeting[Read More…]
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Guest Column: What remains of a planet
RBC | Last winter in these pages I reviewed consensus studies predicting impending dire consequences of climate change (IPCC Special Report, 2018; Fourth National Climate Assessment, 2018). Now the biologists have weighed in with a consensus evaluation of the health of the world’s ecosystems (IPBES, 2019). We’re in trouble. For[Read More…]
White River Natl. Forest campgrounds open for the season; camp responsibly
RBC | The summer season is fast approaching and many White River National Forest campgrounds are scheduled to open in mid-May. Lower elevation campgrounds are expected to open at times indicated on the Forest Campground list ; however, higher elevation campgrounds (above 8,000 feet) including many near Aspen and the[Read More…]
{OPED} Loose Ends: ‘Hey Back East, how’s it going today?’
MEEKER | Moving to Meeker midwinter more than four decades ago, the cultural clash between my childhood hometown in the midwest and my new home in the west became a daily reminder. I was not only a newcomer but an obvious outsider to the community. It wasn’t until I had[Read More…]
All-conference …
The Meeker Cowboys baseball team wrapped up their season with an awards banquet last Friday. Four members of the team received all-conference awards: senior Eli Hanks as infielder, senior Luis Villalpando as catcher, junior Cole Rogers as outfielder and sophomore Ryan Phelan (not pictured) as infielder. Receiving all-conference honorable mention[Read More…]
Letter: National Mental Health Awareness Month in May
Dear Editor: May is National Mental Health Awareness Month, and this May we also have a report of yet another school shooting in a Denver suburb. This May, Mind Springs Health/West Springs Hospital reminds people to take care of your own mental health just as you do your physical or[Read More…]
Letter: “Your Heritage” matters
Dear Editor: To the 40- to 50-year-old Rio Blanco “oldtimers.” I’m no longer shocked or dismayed by the sheer lack of knowledge or understanding of heritage and history displayed in other parts of our great country, but continue to wonder how that attitude of disdain has permeated the 40-50 age[Read More…]
