DINOSAUR I Shawn Bruner’s eyes grew wide with wonder as three bull elk began running across the sagebrush park towards him. As the elk approached, Joe Nicholson of Rangely North District, an officer with the Division of Wildlife (DOW), whispered to Shawn and his father Mike to remain still.
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For the love of Emma
RANGELY I Mark and Cheri Smith were at the age where they had raised their two children and were looking forward to someday being grandparents. Instead, their lives took a drastically different turn.
ExxonMobil makes $41 billion purchase of XTO
RBC I ExxonMobil and XTO Energy, two of the energy players in the Piceance Basin, announced Monday an all-stock agreement valued at $41 billion, Exxon’s biggest purchase since buying Mobil Corp. 10 years ago. The acquisition — pending shareholder and regulatory approval — will result in creation of a new[Read More…]
Music is in the air
Jared Heaps directed the Rangely sixth-grade, junior high and senior high bands.
One match postponed, but Rangely still gets 10 duals
RANGELY I They didn’t have as many matches as they originally anticipated, due to a postponement. But Rangely’s wrestlers still got in plenty of action last week, which is the focus this early in the season. “All in all, we did all right. We got 10 duals in,” said coach[Read More…]
Police Blotter: Dec. 11-17
Law enforcement activity for December 11-17, 2009, included:
Small fire brings big appreciation for responders
I have a friend who had a close call with a house fire one morning last week. It turned out, thank goodness, not to be anything very serious. But it had the potential to have been so much worse. Say this friend had already left for work, she most likely[Read More…]
Obituary: Kenneth L. Fiscus
Kenneth L. Fiscus, 69, of Winnemucca, passed away Sunday, Dec. 6, 2009. He was born on April 17, 1940, in Pinedale, Wyo., to Harold Wayne and Clara Belle Fiscus. He has been a resident of Winnemucca for the past 10 years and worked as a maintenance superintendent and a “Jack[Read More…]
Elks will deliver Christmas baskets Sunday
RANGELY | Elks Lodge No. 1907 will deliver Christmas baskets for Rangely and Dinosaur on Sunday, Dec. 20. Please contact Jeff Lebleu 629-1043 or Jake Roberts 620-3839 for information.
Hoops: Rangely girls lose one, win one against Utah teams
RANGELY I The Lady Panthers lost their rematch with Altamont, Utah, but the score was closer than the first meeting.
Letter: Thanks for donations to local fundraiser
The Epsilon Chi Chapter of ESA held the drawing for its annual fundraiser for St. Jude’s Children’s Cancer Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn., during the music concert at Rangely Junior/Senior High School on Tuesday, Dec. 8. Gretchen Conner is the winner of a raft trip for two through Split Mountain[Read More…]
Home of: Shane & Paulene Brady
RANGELY | Shane and Paulene Brady of Rangely are this week’s “home of” honorees. Shane has lived here “off and on all his life.” Paulene moved here 25 years ago as a new bride. Shane works for the county road and bridge department. Paulene is a bus driver for the[Read More…]
