A few weeks ago, I attended a family reunion. This year, we were encouraged to share with the others how many years we had been married. I don’t know most of these distant relatives on a personal basis, so I was amazed at the number of couples who had passed[Read More…]
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WRESTLING SUMMIT …
Athos Life, a company owned and operated by Dr. Justin Grant and his wife Rebekah Grant, hosted their first inaugural wrestling summit up at Meadow Lake over the weekend. The summit featured wrestling coaches from Meeker and the surrounding area including Trevor Grant, Stryker Lane, Tytus Coombs, and TJ Shelton.[Read More…]
RANGELY RALLY
A parade, a race and a community celebration marked another successful Colorado Rally event for Rangely last weekend. KATIE KING/JESSE MCCANN PHOTOS
SWISS BIKERS …
Bikers from Switzerland stopped off in downtown Rangely on Friday to get a cup of espresso from the Main Street Café. They were headed to Montrose after an overnight stay in Vernal, Utah. | René Harden Photos
Hoot Gibson retires as Veterans Service Officer
RANGELY | John Revell Gibson, or ‘Hoot’ as he has been referred to since he was 18 years old, was named after rodeo champion and actor Hoot Gibson, but he has made a name for himself in the Rangely community since moving here in 1979 with his wife Geniel and[Read More…]
Connecting cultures
MEEKER | “Sometimes when we’re in the field of education, there’s so many problems, and a lot of people will just say ‘it’s too much’ and just kind of give up,” said Aubrey Walsh, founder and director of international non-profit OneSeed. “That’s sort of our mountain,” continued Walsh. “We just[Read More…]
Celebration of Life: Thomas Dirk Murray
Aug. 13, 2022 at 1 p.m.Evenson’s Grove, 160 CR 57, Meeker, CO
Funeral Notice: Clark VanCleve Worrall
June 13, 1992 ~ July 25, 2022 Funeral services for Clark VanCleave Worrall, 30, of Grand Junction, Colorado, and formerly of Rangely, Colorado, will be held Saturday, July 30, 2022, at 12 p.m. at Rangely LDS Chapel (125 Eagle Crest St). Visitation for family and friends will be held Friday[Read More…]
NEWS NOTES: July 28, 2022
Farm Bureau ribbon cutting MEEKER | Come for the ribbon cutting and enjoy an ice cream social, enter to win a swag basket, and meet new Farm Bureau Agent Kris Deines and staff this Thursday, July 28 at 733 Main St. from 4-6 p.m. Plan ahead for temp bulk water[Read More…]
RIO HAPPENINGS: July 18-24, 2022
Editor’s Note: The Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office has compiled the following information for publication to keep residents apprised of law enforcement activity within Rio Blanco County. ARRESTS: 40 Yr old male sentenced to 18 months county jail on child abuse charges by Judge Norrdin 43 Yr old male sentenced to 90[Read More…]
A closer look
“Same old, same old” and “It is what it is” may be two of the most annoying phrases that have seeped unnoticed into our daily conversations. So many of our exchanges with family and friends have become laced with cliches, idioms, or all sorts of space fillers. It is an[Read More…]
Letter: Thanks from Lancasters
Dear Editor: We would like to thank so many people for helping to make the third annual Nick Lancaster Memorial Golf Tournament a huge success! This tournament would not have been such a huge success without the players, sponsors, volunteers and top-notch golf course staff. The following businesses/individuals sponsored holes,[Read More…]
