MEEKER | The Eastern Rio Blanco Metropolitan Recreation and Park District (ERBM) board met twice in June to discuss cost recovery, finances and the Circle Park fishing pond. POND PROBLEMS For Circle Park, board members approved additional funds to “finish out the project in the right way.” Due to an[Read More…]
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Rangely hosts third annual Freedom Walk
NOTE: In the below article about the third annual Freedom Walk in Rangely honoring local veterans and first responders, Rangely residents Frank Huitt, his son Ryan, and Sam Tolley should have been named as event hosts, according to Mr. Huitt, not VFW Post 5261, as was published. The HT regrets[Read More…]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: June 30, 2022
Public misinformed about Piceance horses Dear Editor: This letter is in response to the recent article in the Herald on the scheduled upcoming wild horse gather in the North Piceance – East Douglas area. We have spend many years observing the stead increase of horses in the Barcus, Big and[Read More…]
SUMMER RODEO …
8 Team Roping – Deana Wood/Cody Edinger; Mixed Team Roping – Leah Wood/Cody Edinger; #11 Team Roping – Joe Wood/Cody Edinger; Jr./Sr. Team Roping – Toren Gates/Joe Wood; Dally Ribbon Roping – Ivan Carrillo/Porter Hossack (left); Open Breakaway – Jolene Rhyne; Ladies Breakaway – Shelly Pinnt; Open Barrels – Jessy[Read More…]
Kilduff honored as 2022 parade marshal
Tom Kilduff is being honored as the 2022 Parade Marshal. His family will represent him in the parade. Kilduff passed away on Dec. 21, 2021, at the age of 74. He was honored posthumously in Washington, D.C. on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives during a brief speech[Read More…]
Ushering in a new decade for RBC Fair
RBC | Fair books are out. The county fair will be in full swing in just a few weeks. This year is the One-oh-one, the 101st annual county fair. We’re offering some great new changes in the following areas: Technology is gaining a foothold. Find QR codes for rules, enter[Read More…]
RIO BLANCO COUNTY CUP …
Members of the Meeker Golf Course Association are pictured with the Rio Blanco County Cup, which will be displayed for the next year in Meeker’s Clubhouse after Rio Blanco County’s east-side golfers outplayed the westsiders in the annual two-day event. Twenty-four golfers from Rangely’s Cedar Ridges Golf Course traveled to[Read More…]
BLAZING TRAILS …
The Rio Blanco County Historical Society presented Kay Bivens of Meeker with a plaque last Friday during Meekerpalooza in recognition of the countless hours of volunteer work she invested in developing the “Bank Robbers’ Trail” walking path and historical signage throughout town in conjunction with the Rio Blanco County Historical[Read More…]
Guest Column: Wheels
Americans have an infatuation with WHEELS, even beyond pulling out the TV tray and watching Vanna White and Wheel of Fortune. Motorized, rubber, wood, gears, water, rocket propelled, side by side, even lawn mowers, anything with wheels. We have it in our DNA, the need to make wheels turn ever[Read More…]
THE PEOPLE’S FRIEND …
A newsletter reader sent us this snap of a vignette at the Boston Tea Party Ships and Museum gift shop. Thanks for sharing! | COURTESY PHOTO
Dillon earns BA in psychology from UNC
RANGELY | Jessica Dillon of Rangely has received a Bachelor of Arts in psychology from the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley.
Rangely set to celebrate July 4th this weekend with ‘Summerfest’
RANGELY | Rangely residents and visitors will celebrate Independence Day over the holiday weekend with “Summerfest” beginning on Friday with a surf-n-turf dinner at Cedar Ridges Golf Course at 6 p.m. followed by a free concert by six-member a capella music group Vocalocity. Vocalocity is an a cappella singing group[Read More…]
