Joe Sears, last year’s Buzzard 5K Run/Walk champion, started out in the lead but last year’s runner-up won the 2012 race last Saturday. Steve Green took more than a minute off his time and won the race in 20:10. Merilee Slack was the first female to cross the finish line[Read More…]
Rangely
Obituary: Ruth King
Olivia Ruth King, born to Fredrick and Freda (Garling) Engelbert on July 11, 1923, in Beloit, Kans., passed away on Aug. 28, 2012, in Grand Junction, Colo., at her daughter Fran’s home.
Obituary: Duane Kenney
Duane Vincent Kenney, 74, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, and formerly of Rangely and Littleton, Colo., passed away Aug. 29, 2012, at his home.
Home of: Paul and Sharon Conrad
RANGELY | Longtime Rangely residents Paul and Sharon Conrad are this week’s “home of” honorees. Paul and Sharon were married 50 years ago Aug. 4, 1962, in DeCatur, Ind.
Panther football …
Rangely Panther senior Chas Byerly scored three touchdowns, including this kickoff return in the season opener against Dove Creek and classmate Colton Coombs scored two but it was not enough as the Panthers lost their first non-conference game, in their 8-man football debut. The Panthers will travel to Collbran to[Read More…]
News Briefs: Sept. 6, 2012
White River Museum open house Sept. 8 MEEKER | You are invited to an open house at the White River Museum. Saturday, Sept. 8 at 3:30 p.m. for the opening ceremony with town and county representatives and our lighting designer.
Rangely Library reading carnival well attended
RANGELY I Rangely Regional Library held its annual Summer Reading Carnival on Aug. 7. Approximately 250 children and parents attended.
CNCC rodeo fields first complete team
RANGELY I After more than a year of preparation and another year operating at half-strength, Colorado Northwestern Community College rodeo will field a complete team at this year’s National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association (NIRA) competitions.
Fun events raise funds for rodeo scholarship
RANGELY I An electric construction sign at the entrance to Rangely’s Columbine Park announces what those around for Septemberfest ought to know about this weekend: it’s almost time for bulls and barrels.
RHS opens 8-man season
RANGELY I The Rangely High School football team will start a new season, in a new league, playing a new game: eight-man football.
No kidding, there’s something here for everyone
RANGELY I It’s a bit cliché, perhaps, to claim that a certain attraction or event has “something for everyone.” But some clichés exist because there’s truth behind them, and if Septemberfest can continue to offer the diversity of events it has over the last few years, I say we let[Read More…]
Ruth King of Rangely
RANGELY | Ruth King of Rangely passed away Aug. 28. Funeral services will be held at St. Ignatius Catholic Church in Rangely Friday, Aug. 31, at 11 a.m. with graveside services following at the Rangely Cemetery. The family would like for everyone to join them at the park for a[Read More…]
