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A living snapshot of pioneer life

RBC I Growing up in a place called Hell’s Canyon leads to toughness and perseverance. The original Mantle Ranch is in a beautiful but rugged area.

July 21, 2011 by Hallie Blunt Comments are Disabled

Women’s Cast, Blast ’N Twang seminars July 24, Aug. 6

RBC I Women interested in learning the basics of fly-fishing, shotguns and archery are invited to a women-only Cast, Blast ’N Twang seminar in Grand Junction, Sunday, July 24 or in Steamboat Springs, Saturday, Aug. 6.

July 20, 2011 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

State fair fine arts deadline July 30

RBC I Artists throughout Colorado are busy preparing their finest work for the 2011 Colorado State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition. Most mediums are accepted and two divisions for artwork submission are being offered: emerging artist/student and professional.

July 20, 2011 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

State seeks applicants

RBC I Colorado Parks and Wildlife is seeking applications for a state trails committee member to represent District 3, which includes the metropolitan areas of Pueblo and Grand Junction and encompasses Alamosa, Archuleta, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, Delta, Dolores, Garfield, Gunnison, Hinsdale, Huerfano, Jackson, La Plata, Las Animas, Mesa, Mineral, Moffat,Montezuma,[Read More…]

July 20, 2011 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Pennies Plus project to help society

RBC | The Rio Blanco Historical Society is asking everyone to share your pennies (all other coins accepted, too!) to help us pay off our book loan debt. We need 10 million pennies. Coin containers are available everywhere around town as well as at the museum.

July 20, 2011 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Mule Deer 101 offered

RBC I Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the Colorado Mule Deer Association are teaming up to bring Colorado families some food, fun and lessons about the finer points of hunting muleys at the Mule Deer 101 seminar scheduled for Saturday, July 23, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the[Read More…]

July 20, 2011 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

BLM seeks input on proposed pipeline

RBC I The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comment on a proposed 95-mile, 16-inch natural gas liquids pipeline proposed by Enterprise Mid-America Pipeline.

July 19, 2011 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Input sought on wildlife merger

RBC I The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission has discussed a range of issues related to the merger of the state’s former parks and wildlife agencies to create the Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife. The merger became effective July 1.

July 19, 2011 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

RIO BLANCO COUNTY DAYS GONE BY

The Meeker Herald — 125 years ago Meeker began celebrating on the third and kept it up until late on the night of the fifth. Early Saturday morning people began coming in and by noon all sections were represented. On the morning of the July 3, pony racing was indulged[Read More…]

July 19, 2011 by Herald Times Staff 1 comment

Opinion: Club 20 endorses proposed rule

RBC I Club 20 urged U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to adopt and implement the “Colorado Roadless Rule” as originally submitted by former Governor Bill Ritter in 2008.

July 18, 2011 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Club 20 summer policy meetings July 18

RBC | Community leaders will gather in a variety of locations over the next two weeks to participate in Club 20’s summer policy committee meetings.

July 17, 2011 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

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4-H donation …

Meeker 4-H council president Taylor Neilson accepts a $15,000 donation check from Matt Briney, Piceance operations superintendent for ExxonMobil Production.

July 16, 2011 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

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