Ivy Raye Merritt celebrated her first birthday on Oct. 24, 2014.
Milestones
MHS junior nominated for D.C. conference
MEEKER I Faith Patterson, a junior at Meeker High School, has been nominated to attend the Congress of Future Medical Leaders in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 14-16.
Demolition…
Demolition on the north side of the old elementary school in downtown Meeker was proceeding Tuesday with a majority of the building already having been razed to prepare for the construction of the new Rio Blanco County Justice Center on Main Street.
Former Meeker author releases two new books
MEEKER I Meeker native Amy Dupire has released two new books, her publisher, Golson Media, announced last week.
Meeker golf guru Jim Cook honored by Colorado PGA
MEEKER I Long-time local golf guru Jim Cook of Meeker was recognized as a 2014 Noble Chalfant Challenge Inductee by the Colorado Professional Golfers Association at the Colorado PGA Awards Gala on Nov. 2 at the Colorado Golf Club in Parker.
Three Rangely students get scholarships
RANGELY I Three Rangely students received merit scholarships to attend Fort Lewis College for the Fall 2014 semester.
MHS students…
Faith Patterson and Jacob Henderson, juniors at Meeker High School, were chosen to attend the Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership (HOBY) seminar in Denver this past summer.
Korean War, WWII vets unveil Rangely’s veterans memorial
RANGELY I Cold, clear weather marked the Veterans Day unveiling of the sculpture “Sacrifice and Resolution” in Rangely’s Hefley Park on Tuesday afternoon.
Rangely girl heads to D.C. for medical conference
RANGELY I Rebecca Gillard, a junior at Rangely High School in Rangely, has been nominated to attend the Congress of Future Medical Leaders in Washington, D.C. Nov. 14-16.
Rangely’s Bob and Ginny Dunker celebrate 55th anniversary
RANGELY I Two recliners stand sentinel in the small living room apartment, a coffee table between them. On and above the table are mementos of two lives with more time together than apart: photos of long-grown children, a shared box of tissues and matching floral coffee cups that double as[Read More…]
Long-time CNCC dental hygiene teachers retiring
RANGELY I Colorado Northwestern Community College dental hygiene faculty Barbara and Mark Patterson are used to adventures. They’ve shepherded generations of students into an ever-evolving profession. They have been a part of that evolution themselves. They wouldn’t have had it any other way.
Never forget…
The United States lost its innocence 13 years ago today when terrorists hijacked four airplanes. Two planes collided with the World Trade Center towers in New York City, one plane flew into the Pentagon and another crashed into a vacant field in Pennsylvania. Thousands of Americans lost their lives in[Read More…]
