MEEKER | A thank you celebration for county commissioners Ken Parsons and Kai Turner for their years of service to Rio Blanco County, will be held Monday, Jan. 7, 2013, at the County Administration Building, 200 Main, Meeker.
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Broadband: The next generation
RBC I Broadband is a buzz word meaning “broad bandwidth” used to describe the next generation of telecommunications wired and wireless network or “backbone” technologies.
Ellis retires after 50 years in insurance industry
MEEKER I She has been the face of Meeker’s Farm Bureau insurance agency for more than 13 years and worked at the Colescott Agency for five years before that.
Grants available for creative communities
RBC I The Colorado legislature passed HB11-1031 in 2011. In brief, the bill encourages the formation of creative districts in communities, neighborhoods, or contiguous geographic areas, for the purposes of attracting creative entrepreneurs and artists to a community,
Letter to the Editor: Truly blessed
Dear Editor: We would like everyone to know just how wonderful the people of Rangely are.
Community pride …
Members of the Rangely 4-H Council received help from a few members of CNCC’s Phi Theta Kappa on a recent 4-H community service project at the Radino Center.
Marvine Snow Trail open
MEEKER | The Marvine Snow Trail is open for cross-country skiers and snowmobilers with 2.2 miles of groomed track to the warming hut.
Loose Ends: Resolving to forgo one tradition
New Year’s resolutions never work. The reason is that first key word, resolution, dooms the maker to failure. Tradition might dictate a perfunctory list-making but it never requires follow-through. It is not like one is swearing an oath, as resolving to do something carries no weight.
Eating disorders identified in college freshman
RBC I As college freshmen across the U.S. return home for the holidays, thousands of parents will — for the first time — discover eating disorders that developed during their child’s first semester.
Hometown hero returns to Pearl Harbor
MEEKER I “Dec. 7, 1941 – a date which will live in infamy…” These words were spoken by President Franklin D. Roosevelt following the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Colorado launches new DUI resource website
RBC I With holiday parties in full swing, the state has launched a new tool to help Coloradans make safer choices before getting behind the wheel after consuming alcohol. A new statewide DUI resource website, No DUI Colorado
Christmas Bird Count Saturday
DINOSAUR | The Dinosaur/Jensen Christmas Bird Count will be held on New Year’s Eve, Saturday, Dec. 31.
