MEEKER I Each year, some 350 bird species migrate between summer and winter habitats. Their flights span state and national boundaries and have inspired unique partnerships dedicated to bird conservation. International Migratory Bird Day celebrates these migrating birds each year in May.
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Judging team wraps up season
RBC I The 2011 RBC judging team wrapped up its season this last weekend. A new wrinkle in the schedule allowed the team to compete in Montrose at the third annual Tri River Area judging contest Friday, then continue on to Gunnison to compete in the 65th annual Gunnison County[Read More…]
Obituary: Jeanne Hollenbaugh Oct. 14, 1921 ~ May 26, 2011
Funeral services for Jeanne N. Hollenbaugh will be held at 11 a.m., on Tuesday, June 7, at the St. James Episcopal Church in Meeker, Colo. Jeanne passed away on May 26, 2011, after a brief stay in the Lutheran Collier Hospice Center in Wheat Ridge, Colo.
Networking group meets
RANGELY I The Rangely Community Networking Group met Tuesday to share updates from different groups and to discuss the plan for future meetings.
Lakeside Cafe opens again
After a two-year hiatus, the Lakeside Cafe at Kenney Reservoir is open again. Lisa Hodges opened the Lakeside Cafe before Memorial Day weekend. It will open each week on Thursdays through the weekend.
Up and Down El Rio Blanco: Motivation
Please accept this invitation from one small business owner to all others in Rio Blanco County to join me Tuesday, June 7, at 6 p.m., to listen to motivational speaker Cinda Baxter.
Fun with beef
RANGELY I For the last few days, we have been making beef jerky. It was a lot of fun! We were each given about 10 pieces of beef. We had to marinade it with a certain “Hawaiian” marinade, then we were allowed to add additional seasonings to our meat!
Meekerites demonstrate generosity again
MEEKER I More than 325 dinner tickets were sold to the After Birth Ball held on May 21. Thanks to all those in attendance, the Friends of the FFA raised nearly $11,000 from the dinner, the live and silent auctions and the “kids’ coupon table.
Obituary: Basil Llewellyn Lugenbeel, July 31, 1921 ~ May 24, 2011
Basil Llewellyn “Luge” Lugenbeel, age 89, of Duchesne, died May 24, 2011, at the Uintah Basin Medical Center in Roosevelt.
Former Meeker resident dies in Afghanistan
MEEKER | United State Army Private First Class John Corey Johnson, 28, a former resident of Meeker, was killed in action Friday, May 27, 2011, in Kandahar province in Afghanistan.
WREA, PMC donation
A combined effort, spearheaded by White River Electric Association, with Pioneers Medical Center and the Meeker Volunteer Fire and Rescue has allowed for the purchase of 4 AED (automated external defibrillator) units for the Meeker School District.
Enterline to play in all-state soccer game
RANGELY I Haeley Enterline has been selected to play in an all-state soccer game this Friday.
