Practice for winter sports officially started Nov. 12, but because so many of the boys just finished playing, only the girls’ basketball team had everyone out for practice. The girls will open the season with the annual White River Electric Cowboy Shootout, which starts Dec. 3, and the boys will[Read More…]
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Letter to the Editor: CNCC volleyball team had a great season
Dear Editor: This is an open letter to all Colorado Northwestern Community College athletic fans.
From the Superintendent: It is important to keep student expectations high
MEEKER I Results from the initial Partnership of Readiness for Assessment for College and Careers (PARCC) assessments are slowly becoming available. The PARCC assessments tested English and mathematics skills for students in third through 11th grade in the spring of 2015.
Christmas tree permits now available to cut trees in White River National Forest
RBC I Christmas tree permits are now available from the White River National Forest offices, including the one in Meeker. The cost per permit is $10 and may be purchased with cash, check or credit card at office locations. There is a maximum of five tree permits per person, and[Read More…]
Outdoors…
The Rangely Outdoor Recreation class left for a camping trip on Nov. 12 and returned Saturday. The class stayed at the James Rob’s State Park and went hiking in McInnis Canyon National Conservation Area and at the Colorado National Monument. The class practiced “Leave No Trace Behind,” which they have[Read More…]
Cowboy gridders end season with loss in second game of Colorado state playoffs
MEEKER I “We got better as the year went on, and we were better at the end, but we were not good enough on Saturday,” Meeker head football coach Shane Phelan said after the hometown Cowboys lost 48-6 to the Resurrection Christian Cougars in Starbuck Stadium.
Letter to the Editor: No Guantanamo detainees in Colorado
Dear Editor: This is an open letter to the president of the United States and residents of Colorado from the County Sheriffs of Colorado. Dear Mr. President: We, the undersigned sheriffs from the State of Colorado, write in strong opposition to your proposed actions to transfer dangerous foreign enemy combatants[Read More…]
Member air service to begin flying in and out of Meeker airport
MEEKER I ASCENT Private Air Club on Thursday announced that its innovative, Rocky Mountain-focused air travel membership service has expanded to now serve residents and visitors of Meeker.
WREA announces rebate on customers’ Nov. bill
MEEKER I ‘Tis the season for giving, and White River Electric Association, Inc., is giving back with a power rebate, which will appear as a bill credit on members’ November bills, which will arrive in the mail the first week of December.
40 years of Rangely Bazaar…
On Sunday, the ladies of the Epsilon Chi chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha in Rangely held a successful annual Holiday Bazaar. The event, which has run for more than 40 years, raised $2,000 this year. The funds will benefit St. Jude’s Children’s Cancer Research Hospital, and the chapter does several[Read More…]
More questions and answers on county’s broadband project
RBC I Recent questions regarding the new Rio Blanco Broadband fiber optic telecommunications services for residential and business locations have been expressed in the Herald Times with everyone wanting to know the details of this project. The following “frequently asked questions” are offered in an effort to address those and[Read More…]
WREA looks to develop solar garden at MHS
MEEKER I White River Electric Association, Inc., is pleased to announce that it is in the final stages of developing the WREA Meeker Solar Garden. Increased efficiencies in solar technology and declining construction costs made this an opportune time for WREA to build Meeker’s first solar garden. White River Electric[Read More…]
