RBC I Staff members from lottery-funded Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) will be offering grant-writing workshops around the state in January to assist local communities in preparing applications for GOCO’s Local Government Park, Outdoor Recreation and Environmental Education grants.
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Williams divides into two corporations
RBC I Williams has completed the process of separating the company’s businesses into two stand-alone, publicly traded corporations.
Lottery proceeds generate $59,851 for RBC
RBC I Rio Blanco County entities received $59,851 in Colorado Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) Conservation Trust Fund (CTF) payments in 2001.
White continues to work hard
RBC I Well-known Hayden small-businesswoman Jean White, who was appointed just shy of a year ago to fill a vacancy in State Senate District 8, has enjoyed cutting spending and forcing the state to live within its means so much, she is seeking a full term as State Senator for[Read More…]
Celebration for commissioners’ service
MEEKER | A thank you celebration for county commissioners Ken Parsons and Kai Turner for their years of service to Rio Blanco County, will be held Monday, Jan. 7, 2013, at the County Administration Building, 200 Main, Meeker.
Broadband: The next generation
RBC I Broadband is a buzz word meaning “broad bandwidth” used to describe the next generation of telecommunications wired and wireless network or “backbone” technologies.
Grants available for creative communities
RBC I The Colorado legislature passed HB11-1031 in 2011. In brief, the bill encourages the formation of creative districts in communities, neighborhoods, or contiguous geographic areas, for the purposes of attracting creative entrepreneurs and artists to a community,
Eating disorders identified in college freshman
RBC I As college freshmen across the U.S. return home for the holidays, thousands of parents will — for the first time — discover eating disorders that developed during their child’s first semester.
Colorado launches new DUI resource website
RBC I With holiday parties in full swing, the state has launched a new tool to help Coloradans make safer choices before getting behind the wheel after consuming alcohol. A new statewide DUI resource website, No DUI Colorado
Christmas Bird Count Saturday
DINOSAUR | The Dinosaur/Jensen Christmas Bird Count will be held on New Year’s Eve, Saturday, Dec. 31.
Rio Blanco Days Gone By
The Meeker Herald — 125 years ago n Judging by the financial statements of Meeker’s two banks, that town is one of the most prosperous in the state. Rio Blanco is isolated from the rest of the world insofar as a railroad is concerned, and possibly in many respects they[Read More…]
Turn your 2012 memories into prizes
RBC I As 2011 comes to a close, gather your favorite photographic memories for Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s “Best of 2011 at Colorado State Parks” photo contest.
