MEEKER — Congratul-ations to all the participants at county fair for jobs well done. Now that the fair is over, it’s time to start looking ahead to the start of the new school year! School starts Aug. 25, less than two weeks from today.
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RBC Days Gone By: August 14, 2008
The Meeker Herald 100 years ago
No fair weather fan here when it comes to exhibits
MEEKER — Wasn’t the fair great? I had a really good time! I enjoyed seeing all of the exhibits. What beautiful quilts some of you ladies created! I can only imagine how many hours you had to work to get them done.
Looking Back: The Rio’s new location
MEEKER — After reading my recent “whatever happened to the Rio Theater?” historical column, Bernie Gantt had an answer.
Looking Back: Nichols’ friendship with tribe
RBC — Meeker and Rangley pioneer Fred Nichols’ oral history in the Rio Blanco Historical Society’s “This Is What I Remember,” Vol. I recalls the days when the settlers and Indians interacted.
Tax receipt numbers up in April
RBC — Overall, the three entities in Rio Blanco County — the towns of Meeker and Rangely, and the county itself — reported an increase in sales and use tax revenue of 55.8 percent for April 2008, with reported revenue growth from $698,116 last year to $1,088,183 this year.
CNCC gardening workshop available
MEEKER — Registration is still open for Katie Day’s Late Summer Gardening Workshop on Saturday morning, Aug. 16 from 9 a.m.-noon.
Advisory Council meets Aug. 21
RBC — The Bureau of Land Management’s Northwest Resource Advisory Council will meet 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 21 in
Al-Anon available in Rangely
RANGELY — Are you troubled by someone’s drinking? Al-Anon may be for you. In Rangely, meetings are Monday at 8:15 p.m. at 207 S. Sunset at First Baptist Church.
Fire board meeting time is changed
MEEKER — The Rio Blanco Fire Protection Board of Directors holds its regular monthly Board meeting the third
Home of” 411
MEEKER — This week’s “home of” honorees are Mike and Kathy Sizemore of Meeker.
Saucedo transferred
Army Staff Sgt. Daniel Saucedo, husband of Deni Back of Meeker, was seriously wounded during a mission July 27 in Iraq.
