Patsy Porter Aug. 30, 1935 ~ Sept. 10, 2021 Patsy Porter, 86, of Stratford, Texas, passed away on Friday, Sept. 10, 2021. She had been a resident of Stratford for the last seven years. Patsy was born on Aug. 30, 1935, in New Castle, Colorado, to Richard and Oka Juanita[Read More…]
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Guest Opinion: Local control: accept it or make a difference
BY JOYCE RANKIN | Special to the Herald Times RBC I We talk a lot about local control, and we believe that government works best when it’s closer to the people. It sounds good and seems to work well unless you disagree with your local government or school board. Recently,[Read More…]
Favorite places
MEEKER I Getting out in the great outdoors has been the remedy of choice for so many of us during the pandemic. Even some of my friends and family, who never seemed to make the time for the activities they enjoyed so much before Covid-19, are venturing back out again.[Read More…]
Guest Opinion: Freshman perspective on RHS HoCo
MEEKER I This year, Rangely Jr./Sr. High School, Parkview Elementary and the Early Education Center all had a fun, busy, crazy Homecoming week filled with activities, sports games and dress-up days. For Homecoming, the whole community came together to give the students and residents of Rangely a week to remember. [Read More…]
Kaye’s Corner: Planning ahead
MEEKER | Supply chain shortages, fewer truck drivers, manufacturing glitches, toy shortages, slow-down at USPS, workers quitting everywhere … what else can go wrong? For myself, I am already planning for food and gift shopping to celebrate Thanksgiving and Christmas. It is easy to feel these holidays spring up on[Read More…]
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Can we plan ahead for happiness?
I’m reading a book called “The Blue Zones of Happiness” by Dan Buettner. The premise is that there are secrets to attaining greater degrees of happiness which can be identified and replicated by studying some of the places that have the world’s happiest people. The qualities, habits, and characteristics of[Read More…]
Drake graduates basic training
MEEKER I Ethan E. Drake, son of Daniel and Julie Drake of Meeker, graduated United States Marine Corp Basic Marine Training on Oct. 15, 2021, at Marine Corp Recruit Depot in San Diego, California. Commonly referred to as “boot camp,” Marine training is the longest of any military branch and[Read More…]
Rangely Oktoberfest {PHOTOS}
Public meeting to discuss Rio Blanco Lake fish populations
MEEKER | Colorado Parks and Wildlife is holding a public meeting to discuss the management of the fisheries population in Rio Blanco Lake west of Meeker. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 26 at 6 p.m. at Mountain Valley Bank in Meeker. With current drought conditions and a[Read More…]
Cowboys looking for league championship
MEEKER I Coming off of a fantastic win over the North Fork Miners, the Cowboys turned their sights to the Gunnison Cowboys. In a battle deemed “Range Wars” by the announcer in Gunnison, Meeker took the lead early and didn’t let it go. “Gunnison has a good bunch of kids,”[Read More…]
Cowboys place 10th as a team in Rifle
MEEKER I The Rifle Creek Golf Course was once again the venue for the Rifle Invitational cross country meet on Wednesday, Oct.13. Meeker’s Brighton Bair had a good start in the girls race, and stayed with the front runners, placing 10th out of 59, in 21:26. The boys race also[Read More…]