RANGELY I Colorado Northwestern Community College dental hygiene faculty Barbara and Mark Patterson are used to adventures. They’ve shepherded generations of students into an ever-evolving profession. They have been a part of that evolution themselves. They wouldn’t have had it any other way.
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FNBR has new name: Bank of the San Juans
RBC I First National Bank of the Rockies officially became the Bank of the San Juans last week after the oldest banks in Meeker and Rangely were acquired by Montana-based Glacier Bancorp Inc.
Newly remodeled and enlarged Rector Sciences Building dedicated at CNCC
RANGELY I College officials, local dignitaries and the Rector family were on hand Thursday for the dedication of the refurbished and enlarged Rector Science Building on the campus of Colorado Northwestern Community College in Rangely.
Texan Ron Enzeroth wins Meeker Classic
MEEKER I Below are the finals and the final results from the 2014 Meeker Classic Sheepdog Championship Trials, held Sept. 3-7 in Ute Park at Meeker, Colo.
Family celebrates together as matriarch turns 100 in Rangely
RANGELY I Mossie Percifield hit the century mark Aug. 8, 2014, celebrating her 100th birthday. A century of love, laughter, work and devotion to family was honored with a party at Elks Park in Rangely. Mossie, the matriarch of the Percifield family, stands atop a pyramid of five generations with[Read More…]
Trappers Lake: Serenity that is wilderness (Part 3 of 3)
MEEKER I Trappers Lake was not among the places protected by the Wilderness Act upon its passage in 1964. Rather, the creation of a Flat Tops Wilderness Area that included the lake exemplified how the Wilderness Act guided the wilderness debate during the late 20th century.
Rangely Library summer reading carnival…
Approximately 300 children arrived at Rangely’s town square to play games, ride horses, win prizes and consume their fair share of sugar on Aug. 5 at the Rangely Library’s annual summer reading carnival.
Rangely trail project advances while new veterans’ memorial park nears completion
RANGELY I A non-motorized trails project in the works for more than two years approached completion this week while Town of Rangely subcontractors began work on a veterans’ memorial park in the existing Hefley Park last week. The first link of a 16-mile, five-loop trail system outlined in a 2011[Read More…]
Champions and Reserve Champions at the 4-H/FFA Junior Livestock Sale
Lawyer, water expert, Navy man: Frank Cooley dies at age 91
MEEKER I Frank Gideon Cooley III, 91, was born June 11, 1923, to Frank Gideon Cooley Jr. and Asta Knutsen Cooley. He died at his home in Meeker on Sunday, Aug. 3, 2014.
Rio Blanco County Fair kicks into full gear on Friday night
RBC I All the fun and work involved in the annual Rio Blanco County Fair officially begins Friday with the equestrian events and runs through Aug. 2 at the Rio Blanco County Fairgrounds in Meeker.
Walkathon raises $25,000 for new MHS track
MEEKER I The “Save Our Track Walk-A-Thon, held July 5 in Meeker in an effort to raise funds to repair the running track at Meeker High School “Was very successful,” according to Meeker organizer Debbie Cook.