RBC | Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) announced last month that Grand Junction area wildlife manager for Mesa and Garfield Counties, J. T. Romatzke, 43, has been chosen to replace Ron Velarde as northwest regional manager. Romatzke joined the agency in 1998, became a district manager in 2002, and area[Read More…]
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Ideal You introductory workshop Sept. 19
MEEKER | Learn more about the Ideal You medically designed weight loss method and lifestyle at an introductory workshop and social Tuesday, Sept. 19 at 6 p.m. upstairs in the Hugus Building, 592 Main St., in Meeker. Call 970-824-0226 for more information.
Costa Rica group meeting Sept. 20
MEEKER | Costa Rica group will meet at 7:30 p.m. next Wednesday, Sept. 20, in the Meeker Public Library to plan fundraising activities. High school students interested in this opportunity for hands-on science working with leatherback turtles in one of the world’s premier ecological reserves: if you have not yet[Read More…]
Going behind the scenes at a wildland fire
RBC | At the Himes Peak Fire, 46 miles east of Meeker, the Herald Times had an opportunity to see firsthand some of what goes on behind the scenes during a firefighting operation in the wilderness. On Friday, Sept. 1, authorities received a report of smoke in the Trappers Lake[Read More…]
Register for community education classes
MEEKER | Registration for fall Community Education Classes is open. Schedules were mailed two weeks ago to local residents. Many of the classes will start the week of Sept. 11 as follows: basic computer, Sept. 11; quilting, Sept. 13; stamping, Sept. 11-15; smart phone basics, Sept. 18; digital photography, Sept.[Read More…]
Wait for broadband service could get even longer
RBC | Success comes with its own troubles. The county’s broadband project has exceeded expected demand—more customers than anticipated have signed up to receive fiber internet. Colorado Fiber Community (CFC), the company contracted to connect individual addresses, has maxed out their $1.5 million budget, and without an infusion of capital,[Read More…]
Cribbage tournament winners
RANGELY | The winners of the 2017 Carl Rector Memorial Cribbage Tournament were Rod Ficken in first place and Debbie Ficken in second place.
AGNC summit Sept. 15 in Craig
RBC | Tri-State Generation and the Moffat County Local Marketing District will present the Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado’s economic development summit Friday, Sept. 15 at the Clarion Inn in Craig, Colo., from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Topics will include regional diversification and demographics, rural economic development and entrepreneurship,[Read More…]
Community Calendar: September 14, 2017
– Adult Open Gym pickleball Mondays at 7:30 p.m. in the MES gym. For 18 and older. Volleyball Tuesdays from 7:30-9 p.m. in the MES gym. Adult open gym basketball Wednesdays from 7:30-9 in the MES gym. Call 878-3403 for details. – The Meeker Library Book Club meets at 1[Read More…]
Polis sponsors amendment that would limit wild horse management
RBC | Earlier this summer Congress approved an appropriations bill which would impact the way wild horse and burro populations are managed nationwide. Included in the bill was the Stewart Amendment, proposed by Representative Chris Stewart (R-Utah). The amendment allowed for the humane euthanasia of excess wild horses in an[Read More…]
Weekly Call Review: August 28-September 3, 2017
The following information is a weekly review of the calls for service that were reported to the Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Communications Office. If you have any questions or would like an explanation of the call types listed please call 878-9600. Aug. 28-Sept. 3 For the last week the dispatch[Read More…]
Days Gone By: September 7, 2017
The Meeker Herald — 100 years ago – One doesn’t learn much by talking, which may explain why some people know so little. – Jimmy Johnson trapped four wolves this week, near the head of Miller Creek. – Prof. C.L. Zumwalt, principal of the high school, arrived Tuesday with his[Read More…]
