RBC | For years the dental hygiene program at Rangely’s Colorado Northwestern Community College campus has quietly extended benefits to the community, not just in the form of offering an Associate of Applied Science degree for hygiene students but also providing low cost dental services for locals. CNCC’s dental hygiene[Read More…]
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{GUEST COLUMN} Health & Wellness: Human touch can be a powerful tool for healing
By Julie Drake Special to the Herald Times RBC | Have you ever pondered the meaning of the phrase it was touching? We use it to describe intensely emotional, heart-warming and meaningful events or situations. Why the word “touch”? Why add a tactile descriptor to a phrase? Touch implies compassion[Read More…]
Snowy October …
Meeker School Board candidates respond to questions before forum
MEEKER | There are five candidates for four four-year terms on the Meeker Board of Education (BOE). These candidates are Bill deVergie, Bud Ridings, Davey Smith, Laurie Whiteman Simonsen and Todd Shults. Ridings is the current board president, Allen is vice-president and deVergie is secretary. deVergie served as board president[Read More…]
Sight-in your rifle at the Sportsman’s Club
MEEKER | Every fall the Meeker Sportsman’s Club on Hwy. 13 just south of Meeker hosts Hunter Sight-In events prior to each rifle season. This year’s sight-in events are Oct. 12 and 13; Oct. 19 and 20; Nov 2 and 3; and Nov. 14. Hours are from 8 a.m. until[Read More…]
Search for missing Rangely man, 66, still underway
RANGELY | The Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating the disappearance of Peter Christian Ruffner of Rangely. Ruffner, who resides west of Rangely, is described as a 66-year-old white male. He is approximately 6’2” and weighs 220 lbs. Ruffner was reported missing on Sept. 29 by a concerned[Read More…]
Classifieds: October 12, 2017
PUBLIC NOTICE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS SPORTS OFFICIALS FOR MEEKER YOUTH BASKETBALL The EASTERN RIO BLANCO METROPOLITAN RECREATION AND PARK DISTRICT, a political subdivision of the State of Colorado, is soliciting proposals from qualified Sports Officials to officiate scheduled Meeker Youth Basketball (MYB) games. The girls MYB games are tentatively scheduled[Read More…]
Days Gone By: October 5, 2017
The Meeker Herald — 100 years ago – Motioned and seconded that town purchase three street markers (“Turn to Right”) and four town limit signs. – Down with sedition and treason is now becoming a very forcible slogan in this country. – The Surgical Dressings Committee is in need of[Read More…]
Fall Festival cut short by storm
MEEKER | The grand re-opening of Meeker’s Town Park and the annual Fall Festival fundraiser for non-profit organizations was cut short Saturday by a fast-moving thunderstorm that had attendees and vendors scrambling for cover. It was the first time the Fall Festival, co-sponsored by Mountain Valley Bank, White River Electric[Read More…]
Byron Linden, born here in 1922, may be Meeker’s oldest native
By Doc Watson Special to the Herald Times MEEKER | “Most of the people I knew are dead,” Byron Linden, 95, said with a chuckle. “The golden years have gotten a little rusty.” As the oldest resident in Meeker who was actually born in Meeker (Jan. 24, 1922), Linden has[Read More…]
MHS football seeks pledges for teacher
MEEKER | The Meeker Cowboys football team is asking for pledges for each touchdown the varsity team makes in the month of October for Touchdowns for Kris, a fundraiser for Barone Middle School teacher Kris Casey, who was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. Sponsors may make a one-time donation or[Read More…]
Free concert at the Tank Oct. 7
RANGELY | Come to the TANK Center for Sonic Arts at 233 CR 46 in Rangely on Saturday, Oct. 7 from 8-10 p.m. for a free concert with The Yes &, music by Anne Lanzilotti (viola, voice) and Gahlord Dewald (modular synth) as they celebrate the release of their debut[Read More…]
