RANGELY I For the last few years, Colorado Northwestern Community College (CNCC) has been holding an annual joint “fall retreat” for its four boards—the Rangely Junior College District Board of Trustees, which oversees allocation of the Rangely District funds, chaired by Teri Striegel Wilczek; the Moffat County Affiliated Junior College[Read More…]
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Days Gone By: September 29, 2016
Meeker Herald — 100 years ago There are some 550 volumes in the Meeker Library, not including the Harvard classics, which have just been put in, and will give an inexhaustible mine of pleasure to any who love the cream of all classics. The Meeker Garage company have now established[Read More…]
BLM to host Jarvie Fest Oct. 8
RBC | The Bureau of Land Management invites members of the public to the 2016 Jarvie Fest, a family friendly community event, to be held Oct. 8, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Daggett County’s Brown’s Park. The event is located on the historic property of old-time businessman John Jarvie.[Read More…]
STATE FAIR RESULTS FROM RBC
Name, Age, Division, Class, Placing, Award Riley Boydstun, 14, Shooting Sports, Archery Sr, 3 Chayton Bumguardner, 12, Leathercraft, Braiding and Untooled Int, 2 Reserve Champion Dalton Dembowski, 14, Shooting Sports, 22 Rifle Stand Alone Sr, 8 Hadley Franklin, 11, Global Citizenship, Study of Another Country Int, 4 Hadley Franklin, 11, Clothing[Read More…]
Rankins give presentations
MEEKER | Fifteen people gathered in the Meeker High School auditorium Tuesday for presentations from House District 57 State Representative Bob Rankin (R-Carbondale), and his wife Joyce Rankin, our Congressional District 3 member of the State Board of Education (SBE). Most attending the meeting were Meeker School District employees or[Read More…]
Rangely’s new chamber director settling in to her position
RANGELY I A native of the Louisiana bayou, Konnie Billgren brings a history of community involvement related to both tourism and the oil and gas industry to her new role as director of the Rangely Area Chamber of Commerce. Billgren took the position in August and hit the ground running.[Read More…]
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County has good showing at Colorado State Fair in 2016
RBC | Rio Blanco County was extremely well represented at the 2016 Colorado State Fair. Our county had 30 indoor exhibits that qualified to go to state fair. We also had six members compete in the shooting sports competitions. Several livestock exhibitors competed and six of our livestock judging members[Read More…]
Lucky Ducks …
Rubber Ducky Race benefits schoolhouse project MEEKER | “I see them! Here they come!” Young voices rang out from the riverbanks below and atop Meeker’s Tenth Street bridge as little yellow rubber duckies came bobbing around the river bend. A bit of brisk and wet weather didn’t dampen the spirits of[Read More…]
Letter: Webber thanks community for help, support of 36th annual Septemberfest celebration
Dear Editor: It turned out to be a beautiful weekend this year for the annual Septemberfest activities and fun was had by all who attended and participated. I can’t begin to thank enough, all of the volunteers and the Western Rio Blanco Metropolitan Recreation & Park District Staff who are[Read More…]
