Colo. Coaches of Girls Sports SOFTBALL ALL-STATE TEAM Megan Shelton, Tori Lasker, Mackenzie Marshall and Gracie Bradfield WESTERN SLOPE LEAGUE (WSL) PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Megan Shelton ALL CONFERENCE: Megan Shelton, Tori Lasker, Mackenzie Marshall HONORABLE MENTION: Gracie Bradfield, Kenzie Turner MEEKER HIGH SCHOOL RECOGNITIONS: 4-Year Letterman Awards: Megan Shelton,[Read More…]
Author: Special to the Herald Times
Letter: Thanks to fire dept.
Dear Editor: Thank you to the Meeker Fire Department for once again saving me. Kate Proctor Meeker
The motive behind the man: why soldiers fight
RBC | I once read a fascinating report from The Strategic Studies Institute entitled, “Why Soldiers Fight: Combat Motivation In The Iraq War.”1 Among other points, three should strike us profoundly on Veterans Day. First, a soldier’s mind must be set on what he is fighting for. As we will[Read More…]
Rangely girls end season at regionals
RANGELY | This past weekend the lady Panthers looked to continue their season at the regional tournament in Wiggins. To make it to state, they needed to first contend with the Wiggins Tigers and Heritage Christian Eagles. Unfortunately, the Panthers did not prevail to extend their season to the final[Read More…]
Letter: Daniels thanks PMC emergency staff
Dear Editor: I would like to take a moment to say thank you. I have had the opportunity to be a guest in emergency rooms from Gunnison Colo., New Castle, Colo., Glenwood Springs, Colo., and now Meeker. I would like to thank the nurses and the doctors in Meeker that[Read More…]
Remember our veterans Monday
MEEKER | Monday, Nov. 12 at 10 a.m. in Meeker the Veterans of Foreign Wars will host a special wreath ceremony and salute in front of the courthouse commemorating all veterans. The ceremony will include a special emphasis on World War 1 veterans, as this is the 100th anniversary of[Read More…]
Scheduled broadband outages this week
RBC | Rio Blanco County will be conducting major maintenance on the fiber network and wireless network from midnight to 6 a.m., starting Tuesday, Nov. 13 and ending Sunday, Nov. 18. This fiber maintenance is one of the remaining steps in finalizing the fiber network and moving the fiber to[Read More…]
MACC’s Mary Poppins, Jr. makes debut Nov. 15
MEEKER | Mark your calendars for Meeker Arts and Cultural Council’s latest production. The Center Stage Youth Theatrical Group will present Mary Poppins, Jr. Thursday, Nov. 15 and Friday, Nov. 16 at 6:30 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 17 at 2 p.m. at the Meeker High School auditorium. $7 admission, kids[Read More…]
Winners …
From a total applicant pool of nearly 42,000 high school scholar-athletes graduating with the class of 2019, more than 7,500 have been named school winners in Wendy’s annual scholarship competition, including Rangely High School’s Skylar Thacker and Riley Boydstun. School winners will continue to compete for the chance to become[Read More…]
Meeker VFW hosts double feature Nov. 11
MEEKER | Need a booster shot of patriotism? Come to the VFW at Fourth and Main streets at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 11 for a double feature. “Sgt. York” starring Gary Cooper and “To Hell and Back” starring Audie Murphy. Admission is free! Popcorn and snacks.
Chevron gives back to community …
(Left photo) Ann Urie (left) received a $10,000 donation from the Human Resources Council from Chevron operations assistant Vickie Kurrasch. (Right photo) Chevron representative Robert Lopez (left) presented Millie Archuleta with Victim Services in Rangely with a $5,000 donation. COURTESY PHOTOS
CPW offers vets, active-duty military free park admission this Veterans Day
RBC | Colorado Parks and Wildlife will honor all veterans and active-duty members of the U.S. military, military reserve and National Guard on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, with free admission to any of Colorado’s 41 state parks. It’s CPW’s way of saying “thank you” by giving our veterans and active-duty[Read More…]
