RBC I Colorado Parks and Wildlife is offering hunters, hikers, bikers and anyone who enjoys excursions into the backcountry a chance to learn one of the most important skills an outdoor enthusiast should master—how to find your way in the wilderness.
Author: Special to the Herald Times
Exposure to sunlight not good for infants that are under the age of six months
RBC I Some babies are being exposed to the sun’s damaging ultraviolet (UV) rays in the first six months of life, when their skin is most vulnerable. In fact, a research team at the University of Miami found that as many as one-third of local parents actively increased their infant’s[Read More…]
Meeker Marlins swim team competes well at High Country championship
Meeker I The Meeker Marlin swimmers, an ERBM Recreation and Park District program, competed at the High Country Swim League Championship Meet at the Eagle Pool and Ice Rink in Eagle on July 29, and several of the swimmers did Meeker proud.
Two sides of coal leasing reform hold GJ meeting
RBC I In the late 1890s, when coal mines began operating in Western mountain communities, miners took caged canaries underground to alert them to danger. If potentially deadly gases, such as carbon monoxide and methane, were to leak out of the coal seams, the sight of a fragile yellow bird[Read More…]
Colorado Agricultural Leadership Program now taking applicants
RBC I The Colorado Agricultural Leadership Program (CALP) is accepting applications from emerging leaders looking to further develop both their skills and their commitment to the future of Colorado’s agricultural and rural communities.
Dave Cole of Meeker earns Wright Brothers’ Master Pilot Award—highest given by FAA
MEEKER I On July 27, Meeker pilot David Cole completed a routine charter pilot proficiency flight test to join the Colorado Flight Center team in Grand Junction. The day was made extraordinary, however, when Rhuandale Hinson, the FAA aviation safety inspector and Richard Jeffs, the Salt Lake City Federal Aviation[Read More…]
VFW service officer to visit Meeker on Tuesday
RBC I Attention veterans, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) service office from the Grand Junction Veterans’ Center will be available in Meeker from 10 am. to noon on Aug. 16. If you have any questions regarding compensation, disability, death benefits or the Choice Program, bring your DD-214 to be[Read More…]
BLM has new field manager in Craig
RBC I Bruce Sillitoe arrived in Craig last week to begin his new position as the field manager for the Little Snake Field Office.
New president of CNCC is now on the job
RBC I Colorado Northwestern Community College’s new president, Ronald Granger, began his tenure in Rangely on Monday Granger made his first appearance as president at the Rangely Junior College District Board of Trustees meeting on Monday and then held his first CNCC Cabinet Meeting. Granger is beginning his tenure with[Read More…]
Meeker accepted into Colorado Main Street program
MEEKER I Thanks to a joint effort from local organizations, citizens and business owners, Meeker has officially been accepted into the Colorado Main Street program as a Candidate Community. The program has been customized for the town and is being referred to as “Meeker: Project45.” Meeker was the 45th town[Read More…]
Ninth Judicial District seeking lawyer for district judge seat
RBC I The Ninth Judicial District Nominating Commission will meet Sept. 21 at the Garfield County Courthouse to interview and select nominees for appointment by the governor to the office of district judge for the Ninth Judicial District, which includes Rio Blanco, Garfield and Pitkin counties.
Casting call Aug. 23 for ‘Shrek, the Musical’
MEEKER I A casting call has been set by the Meeker Arts and Cultural Council for kids in third through eighth grade to play roles in “Shrek, The Musical,” to be performed in Meeker in November.
