MEEKER | Past and current members of the Meeker High School choir were in New York City to perform Monday at Carnegie Hall. The 12 Meekerites became part of a 180 voice choir accompanied by the New England Symphonic Ensemble. This choir sang two pieces. The first was composed by[Read More…]
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Craig woman in custody following attempted break-in at Meeker Drugs
MEEKER | A woman wearing a black hoodie pulled up and dark sunglasses entered Meeker Drugs via the coffee shop entrance late in the afternoon on May 24. She had come in earlier and approached the pharmacy counter, asking to pick up a prescription for a sick uncle for whom[Read More…]
Colorado Centennial Farms dot Rio Blanco County landscape
RBC | Before the oil and gas boom, before the coal mine and soda plant, Rio Blanco County was made up of pioneering ranchers. More than 100 years ago many of these cowboys settled into the area, some digging in for the long haul. Over time many of the ranches[Read More…]
Meeker High School graduates 54 in Class of 2017 with nine valedictorians
MEEKER | Meadowlarks announced Meeker Commencement exercises Saturday at Starbuck Stadium, making the unsettled spring weather worthwhile. Directed by instructor Jeff Hemingson, the band played “Pomp and Circumstance” as the graduating seniors marched onto the field led by faculty, administration, the board of education, and the Daisy Chain of junior[Read More…]
TANK kicks off 2017 season June 16
RANGELY | The TANK Center for Sonic Arts kicks off its 2017 season with Sound Circle, an 18-voice women’s a cappella ensemble. Join us for “Widening Circles”, a free concert at Rangely High School on Friday, June 16 at 5 p.m. The concert will last for 70 minutes with no[Read More…]
Visit Rangely day promotes tourism
By Pat Turner [email protected] RANGELY | Several people from various organizations made the Visit Rangely Day a success, including Andrea Kuskie, Angie Miller, Lisa Langer, Joshua Hardin and Donald Zukerman to name just a few. Kuskie is with Miles Marketing Destination’s and works with the Colorado Tourism Office (CTO) to[Read More…]
18-woman vocal group to host free Rangely concert
By Julie Noyes Special to the Herald TImes RANGELY | When Sue Coffee, founder and artistic director for the Boulder-based 18-woman vocal ensemble, Sound Circle, entered the TANK last September, she wondered if it would live up to all the hype she’d heard about it: “The first time I walked[Read More…]
Cedar Ridges club team wins Bernie’s Tourney
RANGELY | Ten teams played in the annual Bernies’s Tourney golf tourney last weekend on Cedar Ridges Golf Course and it was the defending club champion’s team blowing out the competition to win the four-person scramble by seve shots. Cedar Ridges Golf Course will next host the Elks three-man scramble[Read More…]
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Meeker High School Class of 2017 {PHOTOS}
Turner one of 8 Meeker graduates to earn a Boettcher scholarship in 65 year history
MEEKER | Scholarships from the Boettcher Foundation were “created 65 years ago to build a statewide network of top students who would stay in the state for college and use their immense talents to improve our communities right here at home. These merit-based scholarships provide a full-ride to any four-year[Read More…]
