**ANNOUNCEMENTS** The 2017 Annual Craft & Gift Show will be Friday, Nov. 3rd from 4:00 to 8:00 PM. and Saturday, Nov. 4th from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM at the RBC Fairgrounds. Please email: [email protected] or call Michelle Weston at 970-878-5563 to request a registration form. Booth space is $40.[Read More…]
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Community Calendar: September 14, 2017
– Adult Open Gym pickleball Mondays at 7:30 p.m. in the MES gym. For 18 and older. Volleyball Tuesdays from 7:30-9 p.m. in the MES gym. Adult open gym basketball Wednesdays from 7:30-9 in the MES gym. Call 878-3403 for details. – The Meeker Library Book Club meets at 1[Read More…]
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Polis sponsors amendment that would limit wild horse management
RBC | Earlier this summer Congress approved an appropriations bill which would impact the way wild horse and burro populations are managed nationwide. Included in the bill was the Stewart Amendment, proposed by Representative Chris Stewart (R-Utah). The amendment allowed for the humane euthanasia of excess wild horses in an[Read More…]
Weekly Call Review: August 28-September 3, 2017
The following information is a weekly review of the calls for service that were reported to the Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Communications Office. If you have any questions or would like an explanation of the call types listed please call 878-9600. Aug. 28-Sept. 3 For the last week the dispatch[Read More…]
Days Gone By: September 7, 2017
The Meeker Herald — 100 years ago – One doesn’t learn much by talking, which may explain why some people know so little. – Jimmy Johnson trapped four wolves this week, near the head of Miller Creek. – Prof. C.L. Zumwalt, principal of the high school, arrived Tuesday with his[Read More…]
Microloans now available for start-ups and entrepreneurs
RBC | The Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Office (OEDIT) today announced the launch of the new Colorado Microloans program (CML)—a special initiative of the Colorado Economic Development Commission designed to provide small loans to start-ups and entrepreneurial small businesses that are underserved by traditional debt markets. “The[Read More…]
Gonyea~Levy wedding …
Tri-State, Colowyo vendor info Sept. 13
RBC | Have you ever wondered about how to become a qualified vendor with Tri-State Generation and Transmission and Colowyo Coal Company? Intimidated by what you imagine are the insurance and safety requirements? Come learn all about what it takes to do business with Tri-State as a qualified vendor at[Read More…]
Letter: City Park changes in hindsight
Dear Editor: Hindsight is sometimes interesting, but seldom useful because it is too late to affect a change. I have some hindsight about the reconstruction of the city park along the river south of Water Street Where did the large gray boulders come from? They are completely foreign to this[Read More…]
Three of four Rangely Jr. High volleyball teams play in Soroco
RANGELY | This weekend was the opening weekend for Rangely Middle School volleyball against Soroco. Three of the four teams played. The silver team—all sixth graders—played very well against Soroco coming out with a win. “We had some amazing serving in both games against Soroco with the top silver player[Read More…]
Guest Column: How much is grief costing you?
By Teresia Rose-Reed Special to the Herald Times RBC | In 2003, The Grief Recovery Institute conducted a landmark study of the “hidden” annual costs of grief in the workplace. The findings of the “Grief Index” were astonishing. The major causes of employee grief in order of severity are: death[Read More…]
