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Letters to the Editor: April 26, 2012

Thank you Dear Editor: To the citizens of Rangely, Craig, Hayden, Meeker and South Routt: On behalf of the Colorado Northwestern Community College Foundation Board, we would like to thank each and everyone who attended this past week’s CNCC dinner dance, the kick-off for the 50th anniversary of Rangely Junior[Read More…]

Meeker 4-H Council April report

MEEKER I The Meeker 4-H Council met Wednesday, April 4 after school. A great turn-out of seventeen members were in attendance to make plans and generate community pride ideas for the summer.

Sideways…

The Radino Center in Rangely has a new look. The senior community center will have new siding, gutters, flashing and new paint after the finishing touches are completed this week. Rio Blanco County administrator Kimberly Bullen said the project gave the building a dramatic new look and came in under[Read More…]

Wagon Wheel Trail receives grant

RBC I The Wagon Wheel Trail, a collaborative effort by several Rio Blanco County entities, were notified recently the project has been awarded a $100,862 grant from the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Division (CPW) Trails program for the off-highway vehicle trail system.

Loose Ends: Step up to the plate

I was hoping that two weeks after announcing that I was giving up writing a weekly column, two writers from Meeker and Rangely would “step up to the plate” and give column-writing a chance.

Obituary: Don Jackett

Donald G. Jackett passed away in Montrose Memorial Hospital on April 19, 2012 following a brief illness. He was born in Genoa, Colo., on Feb. 19, 1938 to George G. and Elsie I. Fisher Jackett.