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Letter to the Editor: PMC growing

Dear Editor: As the president of the board of directors for Pioneers Medical Center, I want to share some of the dynamic things PMC is doing to help grow and sustain healthcare services for the community.

Loose Ends: Put your name on it

Unsigned letters to the editors have always been a part of the newspaper business. It doesn’t appear to matter if the policy of the newspaper has been to only print signed letters, “Anonymous” can be persistent.

Meeker Locals

The White River drainage has been named one of America’s best wild places on the Field & Stream — Trout Unlimited blog by writer Kirk Deeter. According to Deeter, “The White may indeed be the most underrated fishery in Colorado.”

ESA Bazaar coming Nov. 13

RANGELY | The Epsilon Chi Sorority of Epsilon Sigma Alpha (ESA) will once again hold its annual holiday bazaar Sunday, Nov. 13 at Parkview Elementary School from noon until 5 p.m.

Yellow Jacket board members

MEEKER I The Rio Blanco County District Court appointed Mike Brennan, R. Reed Kelley, Benjamin Rogers, Gary Dunham and Walter N. Proctor to the the Yellow Jacket Water Conservancy Board of Directors Nov. 4 (effective Oct 21). The Yellow Jacket board also includes Ed Coryell, David Smith and Kelly Sheridan.

Snider sentenced to life without parole

RANGELY I After more than two years, two trials and two convictions, 31-year-old Jerry Snider Jr. was sentenced to serve the rest of his life in prison without the chance of parole for the murder of his father, Jerry Snider Sr. In addition, as a habitual offender, the court sentenced[Read More…]

Club 20 RBC Caucus Nov. 11

RANGELY I Club 20 members are encouraged to mark their calendars for the 2011 Rio Blanco County caucus this Friday, Nov. 11 from 12-1 p.m. at CNCC in Rangely at the Weiss Center Conference Room, 500 Kennedy Dr.

Veterans Day

Meeker’s V.F.W. Ladies’ Auxiliary POW/MIA ceremony will be held at noon on the courthouse lawn followed by lunch at Mountain Valley Bank community room. Alliance Energy in Rangely invites veterans to a barbecue at noon at the Elks Lodge.