Dear Editor: Once again I want to thank Hollidays and Chippers for the great music Nov. 2 and 3. As I enjoyed the music, I also enjoyed the conversation with friends about how lucky we are to have big city sound in our little town of Meeker. Hollidays hosted the[Read More…]
Opinion
RBC receives tourism marketing grant
Special to the Herald Times RBC | Rio Blanco County has been awarded a tourism marketing grant from the Colorado Tourism Office to expand tourism marketing resources for Meeker and Rangely. Tourism partners in Rio Blanco County coordinated efforts to submit a comprehensive tourism marketing grant application, receiving nearly $13,000[Read More…]
Letter: Recycle center is important to Meeker
Dear Editor: On Tuesday, Nov. 21, the town council is going to be revisiting recent discussions regarding the Meeker Recycling Center. We’ve had our recycling center for around 20 years. I know because I was a member of the original recycling committee. Getting the center up and running was not[Read More…]
Letter: Changed for good
Dear Editor: Let me start with some lyrics from a favorite musical of mine: “I’ve heard it said That people come into our lives for a reason Bringing something we must learn And we are led To those who help us most to grow If we let them And we[Read More…]
Guest Column: Are you living with a bad Rn?
By Julie Drake Special to the Herald Times RBC | We have some great RNs in our county, but I just learned about a bad Rn. No, not a registered nurse, but the element Radon whose periodic table symbol/abbreviation is Rn. Radon is a gas found on the far right[Read More…]
Letter: Rangely mayor will not seek another term
Dear Editor: My good friends in Rangely, I have had some dramatic changes in my personal life in the past few weeks that has left my future uncertain and with that in mind I will not be seeking another term as mayor. I have enjoyed my experiences while serving in[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: Participate, or else
Let’s talk about voting. I realize this election was an “off-season” election without a lot of big ballot issues—no major county seats up, no state or national offices, no dramatic resolutions to weigh in on—but it was still an election. We voted on school board members and mill levies in[Read More…]
Letter: Thanks for ESA’s 53rd annual bazaar
Dear Editor: Our 53rd annual Holiday Bazaar was held Sunday, Nov. 12 at Parkview Elementary School here in Rangely. We want to extend a huge thank you to everyone who helped us raise $1,600 for St. Jude Children’s Cancer Research Hospital and $1,000 for our local charities. A huge thank[Read More…]
Guest Column: Meeker School District takes proactive steps toward safety
By Chris Selle Special to the Herald Times MEEKER | Annually, the Meeker School District Safety Team meets to review the district’s emergency operations plan. While many of the components to the plan remain similar from previous years, it is important for the school district to annually share the basics[Read More…]
Guest Column: Attorney praises Hickenlooper, Zinke for sage grouse actions
By Kent Holsinger Special to the Herald Times RBC | There are many ruffled feathers about the U.S. Department of the Interior’s efforts to revise land use plan amendments for greater sage-grouse. But critics are telling only part of the story. Greater sage-grouse inhabit some 165 million acres across 11[Read More…]
{Guest Column} Meditation: No beliefs required
By Stefanie Nielsen Special to the Herald Times RBC | When I first started practicing meditation I was hesitant because I didn’t necessarily have a belief system that coincided with the origins of meditation. At the time, I was religious, and looking for a way to alleviate my uncontrollable emotions[Read More…]
Letter: Class of ’52 donates funds to MHS
Dear Editor: The Meeker High School Class of 1952 had some funds left from our recent class reunion and donated them to the Meeker High School. It was not a large amount—but our class of 28 students would like to see it put to use, for we did enjoy high[Read More…]