RBC | Looking for a change of pace next year? Want to spend more time outside? Apply now for a summer 2017 job with the Forest Service. The Rocky Mountain Region is hiring nearly 900 temporary positions across 17 national forests and seven national grasslands located in Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska,[Read More…]
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BLM seeks public comment on proposed land exchange in Rio Blanco and Moffat counties
RBC | The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comment on a proposed land exchange in Rio Blanco and Moffat counties that could consolidate public lands and increase public access. Under the proposed Buffalo Horn Land Exchange, the BLM would acquire three parcels totaling 4,036 acres in exchange for[Read More…]
Meeker Community Choir concert Sunday
MEEKER | The Meeker Community Choir will present this year’s Christmas concert, “Let There Be Christmas,” a cantata by Joseph M. Martin, Sunday, Dec. 11 at 3 p.m. in the Meeker High School auditorium. Free of charge.
Broadband project still on track, but winter weather will delay new connections
RBC | “All the mainline conduit and fiber is now placed,” said Rio Blanco County IT Director Blake Mobley about the county’s broadband internet installation. That’s 25 miles of conduit and fiber jetting completed in Rangely and an additional 25 miles in Meeker. The last stage is to finish splicing,[Read More…]
Holiday season’s shipping deadlines
RBC | To ensure that friends and family serving in the military overseas receive their care packages from home on time, mailers are reminded to ship their holiday gifts no later than Dec. 9 for the best rates. For other international destinations, it’s best to have your mail on its[Read More…]
Elf on the Shelf Scavenger Hunt
RANGELY | The elf will be located throughout the town at different businesses every day through Dec. 10. Once you find the elf, you must take a selfie with him and post it on the Rangely’s Elf on the Shelf Facebook group page. Once you do this, you will be[Read More…]
Candle lighting ceremony Sunday
MEEKER | A formal candle lighting event for parents who have lost children will be held in Meeker on Dec. 11 in the Mountain Valley Bank community room at 400 Main St. (use the door on Fourth Street or in the back of the building). The Meeker event is part[Read More…]
Christmasfest tonight through Saturday
RANGELY | Christmasfest judging for the Light Up Rangely contest will be Dec. 8. Enter at the WRBM Rec Center and leave your lights on! Free sleigh rides downtown starting at Town Hall from 5-8 p.m. Dec. 9 (don’t forget to tip Absolute Prestige). Saturday, Dec. 10 enjoy Breakfast with[Read More…]
Community Calendar: December 8, 2016
– Winter Wonderland Party. Swimming party at the Meeker Rec Center pool Friday, Dec. 9. Call 878-3403 or visit meekerrecdistrict.com. – Free monthly movie, “Trumbo.” 1:30 p.m. at the Meeker Rec Center multipurpose room. Call 878-3403 or visit meekerrecdistrict.com. – The Meeker Library Book Club meets at 1 p.m. the[Read More…]
Community Networking Meeting Dec. 20
RANGELY | CNCC President Ron Granger has agreed to be the speaker for the next Community Networking Meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 20 in the Weiss Conference Room from noon-1:30 p.m. Granger will give insight on the college and the past few months since he began his tenure as CNCC president.[Read More…]
BLM’s NW advisory council meets Dec. 8
RBC | The Bureau of Land Management’s Northwest Resource Advisory Council will meet Thursday, Dec. 8 in Grand Junction at the Courtyard Marriott, 765 Horizon Dr. The meeting runs from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. and is open to the public, with public comment periods related to items on the[Read More…]
County forges new paths with broadband system
By Josh Jackson Special to the Herald Times RBC | Welcome to the 21st century of broadband internet in Rio Blanco County. The county is not just coming into the modern age with typical broadband internet, but instead, it is forging a new path by being in the top tier[Read More…]
