MEEKER | Each year the Meeker Chamber of Commerce honors an outstanding person (or couple) that has made a significant contribution to our community. Every citizen in Meeker and its surrounding area is eligible for this award without regard to race, creed, or gender, except the officers and directors of[Read More…]
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Promote your biz at the OHV Rendezvous
MEEKER | More than 200 people will be coming to Meeker to ride out trails, dine at our restaurants, shop at our stores and stay at our lodging. For more information contact the Meeker Chamber at 970-878-5510 or go to http://www.wagonwheeltrails.org/.
K9 Donation …
Shannon and Doug Moody (right) of Moody Construction presented Rio Blanco County Sheriff Anthony Mazzola (left) and Deputy Davon Smith with a $25,000 donation to go toward the acquisition, training, care and maintenance of the department’s new K9, a six-month-old Belgian Malinois named Remmy. Deputy Smith said Remmy is currently[Read More…]
HIGH FLYER …
The B-25 “Mitchell” bomber “Maid in the Shade” is part of the Commemorative Air Force’s summer “Fly Legends of Victory Tour.” Here she is at the Metro Airport in Broomfield. Rides can be booked through June 10 at https://www.azcaf.org/location/broomfield-co-tour-stop/. The B-25 was developed by North American Aviation and used mainly[Read More…]
Visual impairment in stroke survivors
RBC | Approximately 65 percent of stroke survivors have visual problems. The impairments typically result in central or peripheral vision, abnormal eye movement and/or visual perceptual problems. Symptoms may include blurred or altered vision, double or jumbled vision, loss of visual field, reading difficulty, inability to recognize familiar objects or people[Read More…]
Enter the Fourth of July parade
MEEKER | Anyone can enter the parade, whether you are an individual, an organization, a business or just have a message. Stop by the Meeker Chamber of Commerce or visit meekerchamber.com to get an entry form and return it to the Chamber by June 28.
Open house for RDH June 21
RANGELY | Celebrate the renaming of Rangely District Hospital and dedication of the founding petitioner’s plaque at an open house June 21 at 6 p.m., 225 Eagle Crest Drive, Rangely.
Cook, Rogers honored at Oldtimers
MEEKER | Leota Cook and Marge Rogers were this year’s recipients of the Spirit of the Pioneers award at the 106th annual Oldtimers’ Reunion Dinner and Dance. The award, in its second year, honors those “hardy and determined individuals and families who exemplify special and long-term servant leadership representative of[Read More…]
Busted …
RANGELY | Beginning late in 2017, the Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office began an investigation of narcotics distribution by multiple individuals. Gertrude Marie Holland, 52, and Nicholas Bruce Gibson, 35, were arrested April 29 and Gary Kaye Heidel, 62, was arrested May 11. On multiple separate occasions, Rio Blanco County[Read More…]
Women’s Cast ‘n’ Blast in Kremmling
RBC | Women interested in learning the basics of fly fishing and how to handle and shoot a shotgun safely are invited to a women-only “Cast ‘n’ Blast” clinic in Kremmling, Sunday, June 10, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Designed for novices 18 and older, no experience or equipment is[Read More…]
Community Calendar: June 7, 2018
Youth Fishing Day, June 9, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Lake Avery. Drop a line and reel in a big one! Join ERBM and CPW for a day of fun at Lake Avery. ERBM Recreation & Park District 970-878-3403. Cowboy Basketball Clinic, June 13, 10 a.m. to noon at[Read More…]
Support your local forest with an annual pass
Special to the Herald Times RBC | Support your local forest and purchase your annual pass today! Ninety five percent of the funds from each pass sold at White River National Forest office locations are retained locally, which means when you purchase your pass from the White River National Forest,[Read More…]
