RBC | The 102nd Rio Blanco County Fair started last weekend with the 4-H County Shoot-Off and gets rolling in earnest this weekend with the horse show, fashion revue, cake decorating and team roping. Events continue throughout next week. For long-time residents and 4-H’rs, the Fair is a familiar and[Read More…]
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Become a certified Ag Ambassador at the Fair
RBC | Rio Blanco County residents are invited to participate in the Indoor Exhibits at the Fair which are entered on Wednesday, Aug. 2 from 9 a.m. – 8 p.m. Indoor Exhibits are anything along the lines of: baked and canned goods, photography, scrapbooking, painting, drawings, crafts, horticulture, floriculture, sewing,[Read More…]
Learn what Horizons Specialized Services has to offer
RBC | Since 1975, Horizons Specialized Services has been serving people with Intellectual Developmental Disabilities (IDD) in Northwest Colorado. IDD affects an individual’s physical, intellectual and/or emotional development. These conditions happen prior to the age of 22 and last throughout a person’s life. Examples include Down syndrome, cerebral palsy and[Read More…]
CNCC welcomes new athletic director
BY KATIE FAYE KING Special to the Herald Times RBC | Colorado Northwestern Community Colleges’ (CNCC) new athletic director, Zachary “Zach” Stevenson, is pumped about the opportunity he has been offered and the upcoming season of CNCC athletics. Zach is a former student-athlete of CNCC who played baseball from 2011-[Read More…]
July 20 Meeker Summer Rodeo Series results
MEEKER | The winners of the July 20 Meeker Summer Rodeo Series are as follows: #12 – Teresa Anderson/Joby Barquin #8 – Trent Vernon/Taylor Smith Dally – Dusty Flohr/Addison Ellibee Open Breakaway – Deena Norell Ladies Breakaway – Deana Wood Barrels – Avrial Hankins Jr. Barrels – Landree Tate Bulls[Read More…]
Logging operations resume on Buford-New Castle Road
MEEKER | Logging operations have resumed along the Buford-New Castle Road (NFSR 245) to increase aspen stands across the landscape and improve road safety. The public should expect to encounter logging operations and traffic along length of the road through National Forest System lands Monday through Friday. Operations are expected[Read More…]
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Making summer memories …
White River Electric Association (WREA) once again held its annual member appreciation and membership meeting in conjunction with the final Meekerpalooza of the season last Friday. According to WREA, approximately 700 tacos were served by the Meeker Lions Club. In addition, attendees enjoyed vendor booths at the Farmers Market and[Read More…]
AI and You, Part 3: How to use ChatGPT wisely
> Read Part 1: Artificial Intelligence and You > Read Part 2: How AI and ChatGPT Work RBC | Last week I described the inner workings of ChatGPT. It is a neural network trained to recognize the most probable next word in a sequence. Given a sequence of words, it[Read More…]
Sulfur Creek Ditch trouble for residents
MEEKER | Meeker resident Annie Long, who lives at the south end of Second Street, asked the Town to step up and do something about the Sulfur Creek Ditch at Tuesday’s board of trustees meeting. “This is not working,” Long said, describing stinky mud, trash, garbage and mosquitos at the[Read More…]
WHERE THERE’S SMOKE …
Ground and air teams have been dispatched to the Howard Fire, approximately 15 miles west of Meeker near Rio Blanco Lake and Piceance Creek. The fire, on Bureau of Land Management property, was first reported on Sunday, July 16 and was estimated at 245 acres as of press time Wednesday.[Read More…]
Tacos El Rey owner brings new tastes to Meeker
MEEKER | “It’s been truly a blessing to be welcomed by the community. I haven’t been here in 10 years, and I feel like I never left” said Hector Peralta, owner of Tacos El Rey, one of the latest places to grab food in Meeker. Located on Market Street, Tacos[Read More…]
