RBC I Seven 8-10-year-old baseball teams, including three from Rio Blanco County, played in a tournament last weekend, sponsored by the ERBM Recreation and Parks District.
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Thwarted bank robbery comes to life at Range Call
MEEKER I Every year, a dedicated bunch of Meeker locals return to the scene of the crime: the 1896 attempted armed robbery of Meeker’s bank. While none of the actors were alive back then, many of them can trace their family history back to the original participants.
Rangely microburst damages dorm
A violent storm ripped through the CNCC Rangely Campus June 28. What many are claiming to be a tornado or microburst blew through the campus taking off the roof of the northwest half of Nichols Residence Hall.
Twilight of the Ute Empire
MEEKER I We welcome you to Meeker and the 126th Range Call celebration and hope that you will enjoy our 2011 presentation of “The Twilight of the Ute Empire.” On behalf of the cast and production staff, I would like to share with you how the pageant came to be,[Read More…]
126th annual Range Call Celebration
MEEKER I Today’s residents share those same traits, living in a community which continues to survive, thrive and succeed in spite of booms and busts, droughts and floods, times of plenty and times of want.
American Idol’s Danny Gokey entertains at concert
RBC I From his days of long hours as a truck driver to his third place finish on the eighth season of American Idol, Danny Gokey has always been a student of life.
District urges caution on trails
MEEKER I This year’s heavy snowpack and cool spring temperatures are affecting travel on roads and trails across the White River National Forest. Many roads and trails that normally open in late May are still covered with snow. Several roads and trails have been covered by landslides. Soils in the[Read More…]
Loose Ends: This is not what we remember
The following column appeared in the Herald Times before the Utes returned to the White River Valley and it caused many people to talk about the future of the Meeker Pageant. Some questioned my reasoning and tried to turn it into an “us vs. them” argument.
Up and down el Rio Blanco: Thanks to our veterans
Last week I wrote about my love of birthdays, my own and everyone else’s and my love of celebrating the anniversary of the birth of our country, July 4.
Meeker Locals
Happy Independence Day! Wishing everyone a safe and happy Range Call Celebration.
Passing the baton
After 13 years of ministry, Pastor Pat Turner (left) “passed the baton” of leadership to his successor, Pastor Joseph Cardile.
Lady luck…
Skid marks show where Christine Murray, 23, of Meeker, swerved to miss a deer, lost control of her vehicle, and landed in the White River between Pearce’s and Rogers’ bridges on RBC Road 8.
