MEEKER I This year, Rangely Jr./Sr. High School, Parkview Elementary and the Early Education Center all had a fun, busy, crazy Homecoming week filled with activities, sports games and dress-up days. For Homecoming, the whole community came together to give the students and residents of Rangely a week to remember. [Read More…]
Opinion
Kaye’s Corner: Planning ahead
MEEKER | Supply chain shortages, fewer truck drivers, manufacturing glitches, toy shortages, slow-down at USPS, workers quitting everywhere … what else can go wrong? For myself, I am already planning for food and gift shopping to celebrate Thanksgiving and Christmas. It is easy to feel these holidays spring up on[Read More…]
Can we plan ahead for happiness?
I’m reading a book called “The Blue Zones of Happiness” by Dan Buettner. The premise is that there are secrets to attaining greater degrees of happiness which can be identified and replicated by studying some of the places that have the world’s happiest people. The qualities, habits, and characteristics of[Read More…]
Letter: Thanks to Dr. Sullivan
Dear Editor: Rangely is a great place to live for many reasons. One of the best is our local veterinarian, Dr. Shannon Sullivan. She is kind, caring and compassionate during good appointments and the rougher ones as well. Thank you Dr. Sullivan for all that you do. Sincerely, Dusty Moreno[Read More…]
Veteran’s Corner
By WESLEY EUBANKS Special to the Herald Times When the trooper asks for your license, registration and proof of insurance: If HB 127 is signed by the President you will be required by law to have these for your personal firearm. Penalties [Section 924(a)]: up to $150,000 and 25 years[Read More…]
Putting up memories
MEEKER I As the weekend trips into the high country to see the sight of the fall colors come to an end, spotting a friend’s kitchen counter collection of glass canning jars brought me up short. I felt a little guilty about not continuing an annual tradition. I was even[Read More…]
Kaye’s Corner: Census results
MEEKER I The 2020 census data has been reported recently and I wondered what we can learn, especially at the county level. These results could still be corrected, but I doubt if any huge changes occur, so here goes. My primary source is www.worldpopulationreview.com. Last year was the 24th year[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: Mercury in retrograde: does it mean anything?
The past week has been chock full of communication challenges on multiple fronts. Rangely school board candidate Brad Casto emailed his Q&A well before the deadline for last week’s paper, but the email never came through, and a 2018 email from County Assessor Renae Nielson with an attached letter appeared[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: How’s your {mental} health?
World Mental Health Day is Sunday, Oct. 10 this year. It’s a reminder that mental health is just as much part of a healthy, productive life as taking care of our heart, lungs, liver, bones and skin. It’s also an aspect of a healthy lifestyle we tend to ignore. Physical[Read More…]
Kaye’s Corner: Elk Bugling
MEEKER I Recently while in Yellowstone, we had the awesome experience of watching bull elk fight for their harem. Safely seated on our deck across the valley and river, we could follow the show with binoculars and spotting scopes. Although we have many times listened to the elk bugle and[Read More…]
Opinion: Journalism sustainability
RBC I No matter what issue you care about most — public education, the environment, affordable housing, economic opportunities — Colorado news outlets like this one connect you to the news you need to think globally and act locally. Yet the financial collapse of reliable local news is a statewide[Read More…]
Letters to the Editor: Oct. 7, 2021
Veteran’s views Dear Editor: The folks in Washington, D.C., say that possession of military-style high-capacity rifles must be strictly controlled or banned to make us all safer. This is the legislation they intend to use: H.R.127 — 117th Congress (2021-2022) https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/127/text The Attorney General, through the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,[Read More…]