Community dinner tonight
MEEKER | Starting in 2023, we are going to be serving community dinners once a month (to start with) at the Meeker Veterans Community Center (a.k.a. V.F.W. Post 5843). The dinners will be on the third Thursday of the month and will be served at 290 4th St. from 5:30-6:30 p.m. The dinners are free to anyone and a good place to visit and meet new friends. The United Methodist Church will be hosting the dinner on Feb. 16, 2023. Eventually, we would like to have different local organizations host the dinners for our community. Contact Vicki Crawford at 970-756-5023 if interested in hosting a community dinner.
Free wreath building workshop Feb. 18
MEEKER | A wreath building workshop will be held at the Heritage Culture Center in Meeker, Colorado at 565 Park Ave. on Saturday, Feb. 18 between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Wreaths will be built with barbed wire gathered by the group from the Piceance Basin so bring gloves and wire cutters or anything else you may have to work with the wire. If you have craft items you would like incorporated into your wreath, bring them along. Admission is free.
Pancake supper for Shrove Tuesday
MEEKER | Tuesday, Feb. 21, Saint James’ Episcopal Church, Richards Hall, at Fourth and Park streets will be celebrating “Shrove Tuesday” with a traditional pancake supper for the community beginning at 5:30 p.m. All are welcome to this pancake supper tradition ringing in the season of Lent. A free-will offering will be received with proceeds supporting various parish projects.
Range Call meeting Feb. 22
MEEKER | The next meeting of the Range Call committee will be held in the Rio Blanco County Fairgrounds kitchen at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 22.
Stockgrowers meeting, banquet Feb. 25
RBC | The annual meeting and banquet for the Rio Blanco County Stockgrowers Association will be held Saturday, Feb. 25. The meeting begins at 11 a.m. in the RBC Commissioners’ meeting room in the courthouse and the banquet will start at 6 p.m. at the Fairfield Center. Submit your RSVP by Friday, Feb. 17. Call or text 970-220-2154 to reserve your spot.
Open House for Rangely comprehensive plan Saturday, Feb. 25
Rangely | Stop by the Early Education Center Gym (402 W. Main Street, Rangely) any time between 2:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 25 to participate in the 2024 to 2044 Comprehensive Plan Public Open House for the Town of Rangely. There will be posters displayed in a gallery style that participants can interact with at their own pace. Activities during the Open House will include:
- Learning about the feedback received from the recent Strategies Survey
- Evaluating the feasibility of new and existing strategies basked on factors like anticipated cost, man power requirements, and time needed for completion
- Voicing ideas for additional strategies that creatively accomplish the goals identified during the Visioning Process
The purpose of this Open House is not to select one desired strategy for each goal, but rather, to gauge the feasibility of each strategy and to develop additional strategies if the ones presented are not varied enough to ensure that the goals identified during the Visioning Process will be accomplished in an efficient manner, no matter the political climate in the future.
Old Timers meeting March 6
RBC | Hey Rio Blanco County people, get ready! The Old Timers are starting to plan their event for 2023. Come be a part of the fun. First meeting is on March 6 at 5:30 p.m. Meetings are held at the Heritage Cultural Center, 517 Park Ave.
Library book club March 13
Meeker | The Meeker Public Library book club will be reading “Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine” by Gail Honeyman. We will discuss the book on Monday, March 13 at 1 p.m. All are welcome to join in the fun.
