RBC | Before the oil and gas boom, before the coal mine and soda plant, Rio Blanco County was made up of pioneering ranchers. More than 100 years ago many of these cowboys settled into the area, some digging in for the long haul. Over time many of the ranches[Read More…]
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Meeker High School graduates 54 in Class of 2017 with nine valedictorians
MEEKER | Meadowlarks announced Meeker Commencement exercises Saturday at Starbuck Stadium, making the unsettled spring weather worthwhile. Directed by instructor Jeff Hemingson, the band played “Pomp and Circumstance” as the graduating seniors marched onto the field led by faculty, administration, the board of education, and the Daisy Chain of junior[Read More…]
Ball players honored by Western Slope League
MEEKER | Five Meeker High School baseball players were recently honored by the Western Slope League and recognized by their coaches at the annual banquet. The Cowboys finished the season with a 14-7 record and advanced to the District semifinals before being eliminated. Senior Ty Gibson was named to the[Read More…]
TANK kicks off 2017 season June 16
RANGELY | The TANK Center for Sonic Arts kicks off its 2017 season with Sound Circle, an 18-voice women’s a cappella ensemble. Join us for “Widening Circles”, a free concert at Rangely High School on Friday, June 16 at 5 p.m. The concert will last for 70 minutes with no[Read More…]
Wagon Wheel OHV Club meeting June 7
MEEKER | The Wagon Wheel OHV Club will meet Wednesday, June 7 at 7 p.m. in the Kilowatt Korner at Sixth and Market streets. Plan to attend and renew your membership for 2017. All OHV riders are invited to attend and we hope you will become a member to support[Read More…]
Visit Rangely day promotes tourism
By Pat Turner [email protected] RANGELY | Several people from various organizations made the Visit Rangely Day a success, including Andrea Kuskie, Angie Miller, Lisa Langer, Joshua Hardin and Donald Zukerman to name just a few. Kuskie is with Miles Marketing Destination’s and works with the Colorado Tourism Office (CTO) to[Read More…]
Obituary: Zachariah Kennith Logan-Cox
Zachariah Kennith Logan-Cox Oct. 12, 1982~May 24, 2017 Zachariah Kennith Logan-Cox of Montrose, 34, died unexpectedly on May 24, 2017. Zack was born Oct. 12, 1982, in Colorado Springs, Colo., to Leana Joan (Horton) Cox and John Logan. He was welcomed home by his big brother Les and sister Joy.[Read More…]
18-woman vocal group to host free Rangely concert
By Julie Noyes Special to the Herald TImes RANGELY | When Sue Coffee, founder and artistic director for the Boulder-based 18-woman vocal ensemble, Sound Circle, entered the TANK last September, she wondered if it would live up to all the hype she’d heard about it: “The first time I walked[Read More…]
MHS Class of 2017
Madeline Amack—University of Missouri Mark Twain Nonresident Scholarship $5,000 RBC Abstract Scholarship $1,000 Lana Idol Scholarship $836 WREA $1,000 renewable Freeman Fairfield Scholarship $800 renewable Cole Brown—Colorado Mesa University CMU Distinguished Scholars Award $6,000 renewable WREA $500 renewable Colowyo Coal Mine Scholarship $500 RBC Abstract Scholarship $1,000 Freeman Fairfield scholarship[Read More…]
Cedar Ridges club team wins Bernie’s Tourney
RANGELY | Ten teams played in the annual Bernies’s Tourney golf tourney last weekend on Cedar Ridges Golf Course and it was the defending club champion’s team blowing out the competition to win the four-person scramble by seve shots. Cedar Ridges Golf Course will next host the Elks three-man scramble[Read More…]
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Summer kids’ camps start June 6
MEEKER | CNCC summer kids’ camp opportunities: Stamp Camp (ages 10-14) June 6-July 18 (six sessions), 10 a.m. to noon; Chef Camp (ages 12 and up) June 7, 14, 22 from 5-7 p.m.; Lego Mindstorm Robotics Camp (fourth through eighth grade) Monday-Friday, June 19-23 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.[Read More…]