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WREA original from back in the day
White River Electric Association held is 27th annual golf tournament last week and for the past few years they advertise it by parking their rebuilt 1956 International at the Meeker Golf Course.
Up and Down el Rio Blanco: Birthdays
I love birthdays, or as my friend/boss Mitch wrote on my Facebook page, “Happy anniversary of your birth.” It’s not just my birthday I love, I love yours and everyone’s anniversaries of birth because they celebrate life and another day to live it.
Carroll receives Stull Memorial scholarship
MEEKER I During the 42nd annual Ag and Tech Awards banquet held at the end of the school year at Northeastern Junior College in Sterling, Colo., a number of students from all over the state received recognition.
Obituary: Michael Scott Chism, Dec. 30, 1957~June 5, 2011
Michael Scott Chism, 53, longtime resident of Rangely, Colo., passed away on June 5, 2011, of complications due to lupus. He was surrounded by his family.
Fossil on exhibit at Rangely Museum
RANGELY | The newest exhibit on display at the Rangely Museum is an Apatosaurus femur bone, donated by Glen Sutton of Skull Creek, Colo.
Veterans’ representative on Western Slope
RBC I A Veterans Benefits Administration expert from the Denver Regional Office will be on the Western Slope June 27–30. Her schedule is as follows:
Cochran to receive award
MEEKER I Collin Michael Cochran will be presented with scouting’s highest honor, the Eagle Scout award, at a Court of Honor on Saturday, June 25 at 2 p.m. at Richards Hall, St. James Episcopal Church, 368 Fourth St. A reception will follow.
Habitat program awards grants
RBC I The Colorado Division of Wildlife’s Habitat Partnership Program has awarded $500,000 to five recipients in Colorado that will fund habitat enhancement projects on private and public land with the goal of keeping big game animals from coming into conflict with adjacent private agricultural landowners.
Aerial spraying June 27-30
MEEKER I The town of Meeker will conduct aerial spraying to control flies and mosquitoes between June 27-30, depending on weather conditions.
Vendors invited to 4th of July events
MEEKER | Vendors interested in downtown booth space during the 4th of July events, please contact the Meeker Chamber of Commerce at (970)878-5510
New arrival …
Charlie and Brooke Lohse are proud to announce the birth of their son, Gavin Marshall.