RANGELY | Twenty-eight golfers endured chilly, unseasonable temperatures Saturday at Cedar Ridges Golf Course in Rangely to compete in the Rangely Open. 1st Flight n 1st Gross – Matt Burke, Vernal Utah, 75 Gross n 2nd Gross – JC Watt, Meeker 76 Gross n 1st Net – Mark Skelton, Rangely,[Read More…]
Rangely
SOLSTICE CELEBRATION …
A diverse crowd enjoyed Tank sounds at the 2019 Solstice Festival on Friday, June 21. Roxie Fromang Photo
CDOT pedestrian improvement project underway in Rangely
RANGELY | The Rangely Pedestrian Improvements Project started last Monday, June 17. The project is located on Colorado Highway 64 between Grand and Birch Avenues in the town of Rangely and will provide more accessible curbs and sidewalks for pedestrians. Crews will be providing pedestrian improvements and storm water rehabilitation.[Read More…]
BREWFEST …
Rangely Elks lodge hosted the first annual Brewfest on June 15, complete with a dance-off (above). Members of the lodge would like to thank Western Rio Blanco Metropolitan Parks and Rec for the use of their facility and all the employees’ hard work, The Town of Rangely, Jeff Rector and[Read More…]
Hurricanes set personal records at Craig meet
RANGELY | Father’s Day weekend 18 of the Rangely Hurricanes traveled to Craig, Colorado for the 28th annual Craig Sea Sharks Swim Meet. The team as a whole performed very well and had a lot of personal records. First time swimmer Karter Skelton brought home the Boys 6 & Under[Read More…]
Community notification meeting regarding a sexually violent predator in the Rangely area
RANGELY | The Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office will be hosting a community notification meeting in Rangely on July 2, 2019 at 6 p.m. at 402 W. Main Street; the Rangely School District Administration Building in the BOCES gym. Pursuant to Colorado Revised Statutes 16-13-901 through 16-13-905, the meeting is[Read More…]
2018 CNCC alum Grant Sanderson receives Ernest F. Hollings undergraduate scholarship
RANGELY | On May 28, 2019, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced this year’s Ernest F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholars. Grant Sanderson, 2018 graduate of Colorado Northwestern Community College (CNCC), stands among those chosen few. Sanderson transferred to the University of Hawaii at Hilo after completing CNCC’s plan of study[Read More…]
Rangely trustees meet with special district boards
RANGELY | Most of Rangely’s special taxing districts would like an economic development/marketing person in place, according to discussion at the Rangely Board of Trustees June 11 meeting. The districts represented want to make that person available for all the special districts, not just the town. The districts also discussed[Read More…]
Canyon Pintado Hill Climb …
For the second annual Canyon Pintado Hill Climb in Rangely, about 60 cars came in for the races. “There was a great turnout this weekend,” said Rangely Area Chamber of Commerce Director Konnie Billgren, adding, “The town was buzzing!” Visitors stayed in town and camped on BLM land. “As a[Read More…]
RIVER REPLANTING …
On the morning of Saturday, June 8 approximately 100 community volunteers and Chevron staff from Rangely and Houston, Texas, replanted the banks of the White River near Rangely with 500 saplings. Chevron had spent months reclaiming and cleaning up a section of leased land that was previously a dumping ground.[Read More…]
Water district hosts ‘State of the River’ meeting in Rangely
RANGELY | The Rio Blanco Water Conservancy District (RBWCD) held a community networking meeting May 28 on the “State of the River.” Did you know that an estimated 916,000 Colorado recreational anglers account for $8.2 million in state economic impact? These statistics and more were presented by the Rangely 4-H Sportfishing program. Six[Read More…]
Museum Thanks …
The Rangely Outdoor Museum board and staff would like to thank the Keith Ahrens and the George Weldon Crew, Dan Roberts and Zak Hatch for their help moving more metal and trash from our basement and grounds. We wouldn’t be able to accomplish what we do without you! The museum[Read More…]
