RBC I This is the time of year when wild animals give birth to their young, and Colorado Parks and Wildlife asks that residents and visitors not approach, touch or handle young animals. “We know that people are trying to be helpful, but the young animals are best cared for[Read More…]
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Environmentalists protect Meeker waters, other sites
RBC I A proposal by WildEarth Guardians to give the highest protection possible to 200 miles of streams in the White River National Forest in Colorado was approved on June 10.
Draft of county master trails plan presented to the public
RBC I At the last of three public workshops held in Rangely and Meeker June 4 and 5, Fort Collins-based Great Outdoors Consultants (GOC) presented a master plan for a trail system looping around the county, with special recreation areas (SRAs) proposed around the primary loop.
Time runs short for county voters to turn in ballots for election
RBC I For those affiliated with any of three political parties in Rio Blanco County, Tuesday is Election Day, when all ballots in the mail-in or drop-in vote must be submitted by 7 p.m.
CNCC gets nursing grant for $78,000
RANGELY I CNCC grants administrator Michael Melneck announced last week that the Caring for Colorado Foundation has awarded a $78,661 grant to Colorado Northwestern Community College to improve simulation capacities in the college’s nursing program, which is on the Craig campus.
Foust new superintendent at Dinosaur Nat’l Monunment
DINOSAUR I Mark Foust, a 26-year veteran of the National Park Service (NPS), has been named superintendent of Dinosaur National Monument, which straddles the northeastern Utah and northwestern Colorado borders, intermountain regional director Sue Masica has announced.
Spring thaw…
Still time to sign up for CNCC’s College for Kids
RANGELY I It’s sign-up time again for College For Kids through Colorado Northwestern Community College, with this year’s schedule offering new courses and discounted rates for multiple classes.
Plein Air art competition set for 2-week span
MEEKER I Artists taking part in Plein Air Meeker 2014 will be visible in many parts of Rio Blanco County starting Wednesday as the painters focus on outdoor art available through the scenery offered around the county.
— 50 Years of The Wilderness Act — Trappers Lake the ‘cradle of the wilderness’
RBC I Trappers Lake, Colo., is significant because it was one of the birthplaces of the wilderness idea. Some even call it the “cradle of the wilderness” for this reason.
Anna walks Northwest Colorado in effort to thank Shriners
RBC I Anna Harrington of Boise, Idaho, is walking across the country in support of the Shrine Hospital. Her adventure was inspired by the life-saving surgery performed on her paraplegic nephew who developed severe scoliosis of the spine, causing his lungs, heart and other vital organs to be crushed under[Read More…]
Spaulding, Choate win Ladies’ Deer Fly tournament
MEEKER I Rifle’s Kenda Spaulding and Battlement Mesa’s Britt Choate teamed up to win the annual Ladies’ Deer Fly Scramble, held at the Meeker Golf Course June 7, but Meeker’s Peggy Back and Patty Edwards represented the local course well, finishing with the best net score in the event.
