MEEKER | Rio Blanco County Historical Society would like to honor Sue Hicken with a farewell reception at the Old West Heritage Culture Center (517 Park Ave.) this Thursday, June 22, from 5-7 p.m. Hicken served as secretary for the historical society for the past six years and was a[Read More…]
Author: Special to the Herald Times
Summer kids’ camps underway
MEEKER | CNCC summer kids’ camp opportunities: Stamp Camp (ages 10-14) June 6-July 18 (six sessions), 10 a.m. to noon; Chef Camp (ages 12 and up) June 7, 14, 22 from 5-7 p.m.; Lego Mindstorm Robotics Camp (fourth through eighth grade) Monday-Friday, June 19-23 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.[Read More…]
Girl Scouts …
Washburn honored at retirement party
By Doc Watson Special to the Herald Times MEEKER | About 30 people, including law enforcement officers, family, friends and city and county personnel gathered in the town hall board room on June 8 for a retirement party for Mike Washburn, who served and protected Meeker and Rio Blanco citizens[Read More…]
Register for OHV Rendezvous
MEEKER | Register now for the 2017 Wagon Wheel OHV Rendezvous, July 13-15. Early registration discount ends June 30. Visit www.wagonwheeltrails.org for info and registration.
BLM seeks public input on wild horses
RBC | As part of its mission to manage public lands for multiple uses, the Bureau of Land Management has released an environmental assessment (EA) for public review that analyzes removing wild horses from areas outside the Piceance-East Douglas Herd Management Area in northwestern Colorado. “The BLM is committed to[Read More…]
RBC 4-H horse judging team wins first competition
RBC | The 2017 competitions have wrapped up for the Rio Blanco County 4-H horse judging team. Highlights from this season include farm visits to Steve and Diane Gulliksen’s and Ann Marie Scritchfield’s; as well as the Arapahoe County judging contest, where RBC juniors were overall champions. Results from the[Read More…]
Obituary: Phyllis Cleona Allred Berrett
Phyllis Cleona Allred Berrett Sept. 8, 1931~June10, 2017 In Phyllis’ own words Phyllis Cleona Allred was “jerked up” Sept. 8, 1931, at home in Altonah, Utah, to Charles Ralph and Belva Burgess Allred. She was the third child and the first daughter of the family. She grew up on a[Read More…]
National College Rodeo Finals
RBC | The College National Finals Rodeo kicked off yesterday and the Spartan rodeo athletes are off to a great start. Teague Crane was the only CNCC competitor in the first performance and she didn’t let any CNFR rookie jitters get to her. Crane clocked a respectable 3.4 second run[Read More…]
Cloverbuds…
Get your 4th of July parade float entries in
MEEKER | The annual parade during Range Call, hosted by the Meeker Chamber of Commerce, will be held in downtown Meeker on Main Street starting at 10 a.m. It will begin on Seventh and Main streets and will conclude at Fourth and Main streets. Anyone can enter the parade—whether you[Read More…]
Obituary: John E. Wix, Jr.
John E. Wix, Jr. Nov. 10, 1923~May 24, 2017 John E. Wix, Jr., 94, a long-time resident of the Roaring Fork Valley, died peacefully May 24, 2017, in Carbondale, Colo., after battling failing health for several years. John was born Nov. 10, 1923, in Long Beach, Calif. He grew up[Read More…]
