MEEKER — The first sheep and goat meeting was held Feb. 12. There were three goat members and the rest were sheep members. Our leaders are Renae Neilson and Rayola Rust.
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Reese is new director of nursing at Rangely District Hospital; new assistant also named
RANGELY — Nick Goshe, Rangely District Hospital chief operating officer, announced the hiring of Mary Reese as the hospital’s new director of nursing.
Cub scouts hold Blue and Gold Banquet
MEEKER — Cub Scout Pack 190 held its annual Blue and Gold Banquet Wednesday, Feb. 11. The event was held at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints cultural hall.
Q&A: Rangely DISTRICT’S annual budget
RANGELY — Rangely School District RE-4 is starting to formulate its 2009-2010 budget. As part of that process there have been a number of questions related to the budget and the recent bond passage. Below are the most commonly asked questions and responses from the district.
Patron suggests forming taxing district in order to keep all 3 schools open
District would lease buildings to board RANGELY — While the closing of Parkview Elementary is still a possibility, school board members are soliciting public input before making a decision about the future of the building.
No way to cope with COPD; stop smoking
Tammie Freitag has two words for smokers. “Stop smoking,” she said. “Put it in bold, stop smoking, please.”
Harry “Tuck” Alva Tucker, Jr.
Harry “Tuck” Alva Tucker, Jr. Aug. 2, 1915~Feb. 11, 2009
Letters to the Editor: February 19 Edition
Cultivating your child’s language skills is important
There is nothing more exciting for parents than hearing their little ones as they begin to speak. First words are recorded in baby books or on video, and remembered forever.
Screenings begin March 2 for county children through age 5
RBC — It’s Child Find Time. Horizons Specialized Services, in conjunction with Rio Blanco BOCES, the Department of Social Services, County Health, Aspen Dental Clinic and Columbine Medical Clinic, are all getting together to screen our young children ages 6 months to 5 years in Rangely and Meeker.
County still hoping for state grant
RBC — Rio Blanco County was counting on a Colorado Department of Local Affairs grant to help pay for projects such as the improvement of County Road 4.
White unsure of benefits of stimulus bill in county
RBC — President Obama was in Denver on Tuesday to sign the $787 billion federal stimulus bill.


