RANGELY I Although there were only six teams in the White River Electric Cowboy Shootout the competition was tough. The Rangely Panther boys’ basketball team were in the mix but couldn’t pull off a win during the three-day tournament. The Panthers will host their first home game tonight, hosting North[Read More…]
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Classifieds: Dec. 13, 2012
Ads for 12/13/12 EARLY DEADLINES FOR THE HOLIDAYS All news items, photos, advertising and legal notices for publication during the holidays in the Rio Blanco Herald Times newspaper are due by 5 p.m. on the following Thursdays: Dec. 20 for Dec. 27 edition and Dec. 27 for Jan. 3.
Lady Panthers finish second
RANGELY I “The Cowboy Shootout was a good way for us to start the year,” Rangely girls’ basketball first-year head coach Quinton Kent said. “Each game presented a different set of challenges for us and it was nice to not beat up on each other like we do in practice.”
Public hearing…
Al Hibbard (right) mine manager of Deserado Mine in Rangely, smiles and shakes hands with business owner and Rangely Town trustee Brad Casto, pictured with fellow trustee Clayton Gohr and Rangely Town Manager Peter Brixius after a public hearing hosted by the Bureau of Land Management seeking public comment on[Read More…]
Connections 4 Kids trains providers
MEEKER I Connections 4 Kids, the early childhood council serving Moffat and Rio Blanco counties, recently trained early childhood providers in a self-assessment tool through two Environment Rating Scale training events.
Letter to the Editor: Fair Tax
Dear Editor: Politicians seek the wrong solution to our economic woes. The income tax has failed. It has driven business away from the US. The only proposal before Congress that will fix our economy is the Fair Tax (HR25) not to be confused with the Flat Tax.
Casting call for dinner theater
MEEKER I MACC president Gary Zellers announced Monday that The Meeker Arts and Cultural Council in cooperation with the ERBM Recreation and Parks District are seeking actors and production assistants for costuming, makeup, lights, sound, sets, props, etc. for a dinner theatre production to be presented on Feb. 16, 2013.
New Arrival: Jada Danielle Gould
On Oct. 18, 2012, at 9:23 p.m., Tod and Stacey Gould welcomed daughter Jada Danielle Gould.
Sectional PPK …
As a result of Skylar Thacker’s exceptional performance in the sectional competition in Grand Junction, Colo., Thacker qualified for the 2012 NFL Punt, Pass and Kick Denver Broncos Team Championship competition.
Letter to the Editor: ESA thank you
Dear Editor: We would like to say thank you to all of our sponsors who supported the ESA’s Holiday Bazaar. We were a little low on vendors but hope that all who came had a good time and made some money.
Cell tower hearing
MEEKER I Rio Blanco County commissioners will reconvene Dec. 11 at 7 p.m., at the Fairfield Center in Meeker, the public hearing regarding a special use permit for the construction of a 199-foot, self-supported communications tower located near RBC Road 13 (Flag Creek Road).
Letter to the Editor: Cruelty ignored
Dear Editor: The Nov. 29 issue published Meeker ordinance 7 on page 16A, outlining changes to titles 6, 9, and 10 of the Meeker municipal code. The ordinance appears to repeal chapter 9.4 which prohibits animal cruelty and neglect in Meeker. Nowhere else in the Meeker code is animal cruelty[Read More…]
