RANGELY | Colorado Northwestern Community College Dental Hygiene Director Tiffany Douglas took four students on a mission trip to Guatemala where they performed dental hygiene care for remote villages. The opportunity allows the students to engage their skills and theories in a challenging environment that doesn’t include the convenience of[Read More…]
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Invasive species workshop June 8
RiversEdge West, Colorado State University, and Palisade Insectary are excited to host a free workshop in Rangely on June 8 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. about biocontrol and invasive plants. Dr. Cini Brown (Colorado State University) and Dr. Dan Bean (Palisade Insectary, Colorado Department of Agriculture) will introduce tamarisk[Read More…]
ELKS SCHOLARSHIP
COURTESY PHOTO On behalf of the Colorado Elks Association, Rachael Files awarded two $500 scholarships to Rangely High School seniors Kristiana Terry and Jaime Sanchez.
Rangely draws LARPers
RANGELY | “You can be anything you want to be!” This positive affirmation heard during childhood takes on a new meaning at Amtgard Live Action Role Play (LARP) events. Citizens of Rangely may have noticed people dressed in medieval costumes out and about in town during the past weekend. The[Read More…]
Bright futures …
The Rangely High School Class of 2023 (above) celebrated their graduation over the weekend. Co-valedictorians were MacKenzie Manchester and Marstan Wagner and co-salutatorians were Kyrah Phelps and Whitney Rusher. View the Class of 2023 special section here. MILLIE FRYER/COURTESY PHOTOS
Regular meeting for Rangely BOT
RANGELY | The Board of Trustees heard public input from several associations about their prerogatives. René Harden asked the town for funding at the Community Garden for needed tools. The Rio Blanco County Pioneers Association invited the Board to its annual dinner dance on June 3, 2023. It is held[Read More…]
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Free lithophone lecture and demonstration May 27
RANGELY | A set of rounded stones shaped like French baguettes baffled a scientist for decades after they were discovered in the high desert of southern Colorado. She finally unlocked the mystery and learned the stones were used to express a fundamental human impulse. “Litho” is Greek for stone and[Read More…]
Special Section: RHS Graduation 2023
New meeting format for Rangely board of trustees
RANGELY | Rangely’s Board of Trustees and Town Administration held a meet and greet in lieu of the formal meeting on April 25, 2023. The change in style allowed the public to be introduced to each board member and supervisor of town administration. Each supervisor offered updates from their department[Read More…]
National Park Service students restore petroglyph site
Last week, 10 National Park Service (NPS) Academy students from Colorado Northwestern Community College (CNCC) participated in a service project at the Shield Interpretive site, a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) location a few miles outside Rangely. Chuck Huyck, NPS program director, led them on this service project. The site[Read More…]
Adventure Time – ROAR 2023 {Photos}
Rangely’s annual ROAR (Rangely OHV Adventure Rally) keeps getting bigger and better. Dozens of locals and visitors gathered last weekend and enjoyed the area trails. JESSE MCCANN/DID I SHUTTER PHOTOGRAPHY
