Rangely
Christmasfest plans underway
RANGELY | The Western Rio Blanco Recreation & Park District is making preparations for the annual Christmasfest celebration, scheduled for Dec. 9 and 10 this year. Once again, the event will include a week of promotion for local businesses, sleigh rides, the Snowflake Baby contest, a scavenger hunt, residential and[Read More…]
Building a prosperous Rio Blanco County
By Katelin Cook Economic Development Coordinator Special to the Herald Times PART ONE RBC | Recently the Herald Times covered a story about the Center for Outdoor Adventure being proposed for Meeker. This is great news, but this is only one aspect of a bigger plan; a plan where the sum[Read More…]
A special gift for her grandparents
RANGELY | Kelsey Peters has always had a passion for cars. She and her husband Chance share a love for building, driving and admiring them. They had their eye on a little truck that seemed perfect for Dave and Jean Jordan, Kelsey’s grandparents. “Everyone knows them better as ‘Mamma and Pappy’,”[Read More…]
Panther homecoming this week…
Rangely Homecoming …
Eleanor Roosevelt visits CNCC in Rangely
RANGELY I For the last few years, Colorado Northwestern Community College (CNCC) has been holding an annual joint “fall retreat” for its four boards—the Rangely Junior College District Board of Trustees, which oversees allocation of the Rangely District funds, chaired by Teri Striegel Wilczek; the Moffat County Affiliated Junior College[Read More…]
Rangely’s new chamber director settling in to her position
RANGELY I A native of the Louisiana bayou, Konnie Billgren brings a history of community involvement related to both tourism and the oil and gas industry to her new role as director of the Rangely Area Chamber of Commerce. Billgren took the position in August and hit the ground running.[Read More…]
Reporter Wanted!
Rangely’s Tom and Dorothy Collins receive state award
RANGELY I Earlier this month long time Rangely residents Tom and Dorothy Collins received the Jack Snow Award for Outstanding Volunteer at the Colorado Tourism Conference, honoring their decades of dedicated service to the Colorado Visitor Center in Dinosaur. The Jack Snow Award is given annually to a volunteer within[Read More…]
News Briefs: September 29, 2016
Fairfield grant applications due Oct. 3 Meeker | The Freeman E. Fairfield Charitable Trust semi-annual grant application deadline is 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 3. Applications may be mailed to P.O. Box 2302, Meeker, CO 81641 or delivered to Diane Dunham, 438 E. Market. Mailed applications must be received—not postmarked—by Oct.[Read More…]
