Rangely

Letter to the Editor: Blood is life

Dear Editor: My name is Kathy Kottenstette. My husband and I are just past the third anniversary of the birth of our 4-day-old daughter, Makayla Jane Kottenstette. She was born March 23, 2010 and passed on March 27, 2010.

Meeker, Rangely set egg hunts

RBC I Meeker and Rangely will host Easter egg hunts open to local children on Saturday, and with good weather forecast, turnout is expected to be quite large. Meeker’s egg hunt will be held at Barone Middle School and begin at 10 a.m., according to Cindy Welle, a member of[Read More…]

New banners…

Approximately half of Rangely’s new town banners have been installed along Main Street while the rest will be placed during the next week, Rangely Town Manager Peter Brixius said. The new year-round banners, designed by Northern Lights Display, were a $7,500 capital project paid for by the town’s economic development[Read More…]

Champion…

Meeker’s Steve Harman won the annual Carl Rector Memorial Cribbage Tournament sponsored by Silver Sage RV Park.

A lifetime of memories collected in T-shirts were transformed into a wonderful quilt by a group of Rangely quilters and presented to Bettie-Jo Hackford. The group, including Dalene Hazelbush, Vicki Watson, Karen Packer, Pam Berrett and Ellen Boudreaux, meets once a week to hone members’ skills. Bettie-Jo is thrilled with[Read More…]

WRBM, town consider future of parks and trails

RANGELY I Following the termination of a town parks maintenance agreement, the Western Rio Blanco Metropolitan Recreation and Park District (WRBM) and the Town of Rangely have started the planning process to ensure the future upkeep of the community’s parks and trails.

Locals try to save old Rangely tank

RANGELY I When musician and composer Bruce Odland first came to Rangely in 1976, it was the last stop of the Chautauqua Tour, a traveling arts festival funded by the Colorado Council on the Arts and Humanities.