MEEKER | Come to the Rio Blanco Masonic Center at 7th and Park on Wednesday, April 24 from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. for the annual Potato Bake fundraiser. Get a giant potato filled with all the fixings, plus salad, drink and dessert for $8. Proceeds benefit the Meeker High[Read More…]
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Thank a dispatcher during Telecommunications Week
RBC | For communication centers in the United States, one opportunity for recognition is National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week. It’s the second week of April every year and became law on March 26, 1992, by an act of Congress. In doing so, Congress acknowledged that we “daily serve the public[Read More…]
Community Networking Meeting April 23
RANGELY | Plan to attend the next Community Networking Group meeting April 23 from 12-1:30 p.m. in the Weiss Conference Room at CNCC. Presenting will be Rangely Community Hospital. The hospital board members will be speaking about the mill levy initiative that will be coming in November from the hospital[Read More…]
Natural Resources Conservation Services accepting applications conservation easement programs
RBC | The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Colorado is currently accepting applications for enrollment into the Agriculture Conservation Easement Program—Agriculture Land/Wetland Reserve Easement (ACEP-ALE, ACEP-WRE) program. The purpose of the ACEP-ALE program is to protect the agricultural viability, grazing uses and related conservation values by limiting nonagricultural uses[Read More…]
Human trafficking awareness campaign coming to RBC
RBC | Ask someone what comes to mind when you say “human trafficking” and you’ll to get a handful of differing responses. What those answers will likely have in common is the notion our rural Colorado communities are somehow immune. The facts indicate otherwise. That was the revelation that[Read More…]
SBDC hosting business planning course
MEEKER | Rio Blanco County Small Business Development Center is hosting a Leading Edge(TM) Strategic Planning Series, an intensive and hands-on course geared toward entrepreneurs. Create a complete business plan and learn about finance, marketing, management and much more. Cost is $150 per person, a 55% discount due to grant[Read More…]
Energy companies donate to conservation districts
RBC | In one of the largest philanthropic gestures in Rio Blanco County during the past few years, oil and gas companies contributed $338,000 to the White River and Douglas Creek Conservation Districts for the purposes of reinforcing their commitment to community partnerships. Even though economic times have been difficult[Read More…]
Community Calendar: April 18, 2019
– Interested in learning Mah-jongg? Come join us at the Meeker Public Library. Thursday evenings through the month of April. 6:30 to 8 p.m. – Rangely Rec Center Pool Easter Egg Hunt. April 18 at 7 p.m. sharp. All ages are welcome. The pool will be sectioned off into age[Read More…]
Snowpack still above average
RBC | March snowpack improvements showcase the impressive changes but equally noteworthy are current snowpack totals for the water year beginning on Oct. 1. Snowpack observation points within the San Miguel, Dolores, Animas and San Juan combined basins indicate 157% of median, while snowpack in the Gunnison, Arkansas, Rio Grande[Read More…]
Register now for Caregiver Conference
RBC | Are you a caregiver? Register now for the 11th annual Caregiver Conference June 11, 2019, from 8:15 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Glenwood Springs High School for a lineup of speakers, free lunch, pampering and vendors. The conference is open to all, including family caregivers, spousal caregivers, children[Read More…]
County Beat: April 11, 2019
RBC | County building inspector Jeff Kummer presented proposed amendments to the county’s building code during a work session with commissioners Monday. The amendments would bring the county in line with the 2018 International Residential Code. According to Kummer, “If you live in Colorado you don’t have to have a[Read More…]
Days Gone By: April 11, 2019
The Meeker Herald 125 years ago -On Wednesday afternoon Freeman W. Fairfield met with an accident which will keep him indoors for a few months. He was on his way to Powell Park with a young, frisky team attached to a wagon, and in the neighborhood of the Bernstein ranch[Read More…]
