MEEKER | Three or four kids between 8 and 12 years of age are needed to participate in the bank robbery reenactment on July 4 at 1 p.m. downtown. Call Steve Wix at 878-4715 if interested.
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Practice lightning safety awareness when outdoors
RBC | Outdoors is the most dangerous place to be during a thunderstorm. Each year, nearly all people in the United States who are injured or killed by lightning were involved in an outdoor activity. Unfortunately, there is no place outside that is safe from lightning. The only safe place[Read More…]
Days Gone By: June 22, 2017
The Meeker Herald — 100 years ago – A very pretty wedding took place at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J.N. Neal at Piceance Creek on Saturday morning, June 16 at 8 o’clock when Thomas S. Iles and Miss M. Fern Spence were married by the Rev. Philip Nelson.[Read More…]
Elks Park Rib Cook-Off July 1
RANGELY | Contest is Saturday, July 1, at Elks Park. You may begin cooking no earlier than 8 a.m. and judging will be at 3 p.m. If you need more information on cooking time please notify Camilla, Kirstin or Bethany at 675-8211. Competitors are responsible for supplying their own cooking[Read More…]
Weekly Call Review: June 12-18, 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. We will not regularly post any information as to[Read More…]
First annual pie contest July 1
RANGELY | All entries must be baked at home from scratch, including the crust. We suggest that pies be baked in disposable containers. Containers will not be returned. Pies should be delivered to the Elks Park Playground Pavilion on Saturday, July 1 between the hours of 12 p.m. to 2:45[Read More…]
July workshop to focus on reuse of ‘brownfields’
RBC | The economic development departments for Routt, Rio Blanco and Moffat counties have announced a workshop on community revitalization to be held on July 27 in Craig that will focus on brownfields assessment, site cleanup and redevelopment. Brownfields are properties with real or perceived contamination creating hurdles to reuse[Read More…]
Register for OHV Rendezvous
MEEKER | Register now for the 2017 Wagon Wheel OHV Rendezvous, July 13-15. Early registration discount ends June 30. Visit www.wagonwheeltrails.org for info and registration.
Cyclists riding for affordable housing stop in Dinosaur
DINOSAUR | Dozens of service-oriented cyclists will take to the highways and byways of the United States this summer, riding more than 3,600 miles with the Fuller Center Bicycle Adventure, coast-to-coast from San Francisco, Calif., to Savannah, Ga., from June 2-Aug. 5. Tonight they’ll stop in Dinosaur, Colo., and stay[Read More…]
Get your 4th of July parade float entries in
MEEKER | The annual parade during Range Call, hosted by the Meeker Chamber of Commerce, will be held in downtown Meeker on Main Street starting at 10 a.m. It will begin on Seventh and Main streets and will conclude at Fourth and Main streets. Anyone can enter the parade—whether you[Read More…]
Summer kids’ camps underway
MEEKER | CNCC summer kids’ camp opportunities: Stamp Camp (ages 10-14) June 6-July 18 (six sessions), 10 a.m. to noon; Chef Camp (ages 12 and up) June 7, 14, 22 from 5-7 p.m.; Lego Mindstorm Robotics Camp (fourth through eighth grade) Monday-Friday, June 19-23 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.[Read More…]
Pageant rehearsals June 28-30
MEEKER | Pageant Rehearsals. June 28 and 29 at 7 p.m. and June 30 at 8 p.m. at the Rio Blanco County Fairgrounds. All are welcome to come and help put on this yearly production. We will need lots of people and it is a fun way to get involved[Read More…]
