MEEKER | Since Oct. 1 falls on Sunday, the deadline for Freeman E. Fairfield semi-annual grant applications will be 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 2. Applications may be mailed to P.O. Box 2302, Meeker, Colo., 81641, or delivered to Diane Dunham, 438 E. Market. Mailed applications must be received, not postmarked[Read More…]
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RBC Farm Bureau annual meeting Oct. 2
MEEKER | RBC Farm Bureau annual meeting on Oct. 2 at 7 p.m., Kilowatt Korner, Sixth and Market. Speaker Shawn Martini, CFB vice-president of advocacy, will address current AG and H2A labor issues. Refreshments will be served.
County agrees on plan to finish broadband project
By Niki Turner [email protected] RBC | Following news that Colorado Fiber Community (CFC), the company contracted to install broadband infrastructure had run out of money and new connections would slow to a crawl, Rio Blanco County Commissioners met to find a way to finish the project. Commissioner Shawn Bolton said[Read More…]
‘Your Empathic Nature’ workshop Sept. 30
RANGELY | You’re invited to “Your Empathic Nature” a workshop with flute and harp musician Karen Rugg. Saturday, Sept. 30 from 2:30-4 p.m. at St. Ignatius Church,109 S. Stanolind St., Rangely. Journal, sketch, or simply sit as Karen opens new doors through nature and music. Empathy means “the experience of[Read More…]
Pie contest and auction at Fall Festival benefits 4-H Foundation
RBC | The Rio Blanco County 4-H Foundation held its fall meeting on Sept. 13 to review applications for annual awards. The 4-H Foundation was established nearly 50 years ago to support education opportunities for 4-H members in Rio Blanco County. The foundation makes scholarship awards to deserving seniors moving[Read More…]
Community Calendar: September 28, 2017
– RBC Farm Bureau annual meeting on Oct. 2 at 7 p.m., Kilowatt Korner, Sixth and Market, Meeker. Speaker Shawn Martini, CFB vice-president of advocacy, will address current AG and H2A labor issues. Refreshments will be served. – The Rangely Moms Group meets the first Thursday of each month from[Read More…]
Days Gone By: September 21, 2017
The Meeker Herald — 100 years ago – Everywhere newspapers are trying to get sufficient increase in advertising rates in order to meet conditions and pay bills and continue publication. This is a serious matter, for a town without a newspaper has no way of speaking to its citizens; and[Read More…]
Fairfield grant applications due Oct. 2
MEEKER | Since Oct. 1 falls on Sunday, the deadline for Freeman E. Fairfield semi-annual grant applications will be 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 2. Applications may be mailed to P.O. Box 2302, Meeker, Colo., 81641, or delivered to Diane Dunham, 438 E. Market. Mailed applications must be received, not postmarked[Read More…]
Fire on CR 7 contained, under investigation
On Tuesday, Sept. 26 at approximately 2 p.m., Rio Blanco County Communications Center received a call of a brush fire approximately mile marker 4 on County Road 7 (Strawberry Creek). The fire was moving rapidly toward structures and vehicles. Meeker Fire, Craig Interagency BLM, Rio Blanco County Sherriff’s Office and[Read More…]
Walbridge Wing craft sale Oct. 6
MEEKER | The annual Walbridge Wing Craft Sale will be Friday, Oct. 6 in the Pioneers Medical Center Lobby from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Get quality crafts at reasonable prices: aprons, tea towels, hats and scarves, dishcloths and potholders, Christmas gifts and more. All proceeds go to the Walbridge[Read More…]
Colorado participates in study examining double voting
RBC | A study that examined 11.5 million voter records between five states, including Colorado, uncovered 112 instances of possible improper voting in the 2016 presidential election. Ten people who voted in Colorado are suspected of casting two ballots within the state, while 38 people who voted in Colorado may[Read More…]
Guided meditation classes in October
MEEKER | Guided meditation classes Oct. 3, 10 and 24 at 6:30 p.m. at 594 Main St. Ste. 1. $5 for drop-in, $12 for all three. Come relax and enjoy an evening of letting things go. Bring a yoga mat and/or meditation pillow if you have them. Classes taught by[Read More…]