RBC | ‘Tis the season to Shop Small®! Small businesses will welcome customers Saturday, Nov. 25 for the eighth annual Small Business Saturday. Created by American Express in 2010 as a way to help small businesses get more customers, Small Business Saturday is held annually on the Saturday following Thanksgiving.[Read More…]
Features
Industrial hemp has potential to be a new cash crop
RBC | Agriculture has been a mainstay of Rio Blanco County’s economy since the homesteaders settled here. While cattle, sheep and hay have remained fairly consistent, other commodities once raised for profit in the White River valley have long since disappeared. A new interest in industrialized hemp production could change[Read More…]
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Guest Column: Avoiding emotional eating during the holidays
By Rachel Gates Special to the Herald Times RBC | The holidays are officially upon us which traditionally brings together family and friends, office parties and potlucks filled with all the decadent foods you can load on your plate and not feel guilty about consuming, because, well, it’s the holidays[Read More…]
Community Calendar: Nov. 23, 2017
– Modified hours at Meeker Recreation Center Nov. 22-24. Nov. 22, close at noon; Nov. 23, closed; Nov. 24, closed. ERBM Recreation and Park District, 970-878-3403. – Holiday Social Final Deadline Nov. 29. Adults 50-plus are invited to join ERBM for a holiday social on Dec. 7. Register at the[Read More…]
Classifieds: November 23, 2017
**ANNOUNCEMENTS** SMALL BUSINESS Saturday November 25th, 30% off all paintings in THE UPSTAIRS GALLERY. One day only. 11:00-5:30 592 Main, #11, Meeker The Rangely Food Bank is open on Wednesdays from 5:00 p.m.- 6:00 at 204 E. Rio Blanco. To donate, please call 970-620-2407. ATV, Boat and Snowmobile Owners! You[Read More…]
Rangely sets town election for April 3
RANGELY| The Rangely Town Council met on Tuesday night where they discussed the upcoming town election and a White River algae investigation. The next town council election will take place on April 3, 2018. Petitions to run will be available Jan. 2 and must be returned by Jan. 22. Three[Read More…]
Days Gone By: November 16, 2017
The Meeker Herald — 100 years ago – A private hospital: I will take patients at my home, or will go out nursing. Mrs. Della Hockett. – Try the Herald for a year. – Six inches of snow fell on the Rifle-Meeker divide during the storm of Tuesday-Wednesday. Here in[Read More…]
BLM Christmas tree permits on sale
RBC | Permits for cutting Christmas trees on Bureau of Land Management lands within suggested areas of the White River Field Office are now on sale. Permits are $10 per tree and may be purchased at the White River Field Office, 220 E. Market St., Monday through Friday between 7:45[Read More…]
Google-ize Rangely and Meeker Nov. 30 and Dec. 6
Special to the Herald Times RBC | For two days per town (beginning Nov. 30 in Rangely and Dec. 6 in Meeker) Rio Blanco County communities will get Google-ized. The goal is to get 25 businesses or more verified on Google My Business and trained in online marketing. The program[Read More…]
Meeker residents gather for Missing Man ceremony
By Doc Watson Special to the Herald Times MEEKER | A few Meeker residents gathered at the VFW on Veterans Day to observe the Missing Man Table (also known as the Fallen Comrade Table), which is actually a permanent fixture at the post but is emphasized more specifically on certain[Read More…]
