April 13 was Lineworker Appreciation Day. We’d like to thank our local linemen for the work they do to keep the power on, all year round. Caitlin Walker Photo
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County Beat: April 16, 2020
RBC | The Rio Blanco County Board of Commissioners held its regular meeting Tuesday, with most participants attending by telephone and those physically present practicing social distancing. In regular business, the board approved a $25,000 request for federal assistance for the Rangely Airport Drainage Improvements project. According to Finance Director[Read More…]
CNCC Corner: April (OPED)
RBC | Over the last month many things have changed at CNCC because of COVID-19. I wanted to update everyone on what we are doing and how we are handling these extraordinary times. Although I don’t like lists, I believe this is the best way to give everyone a breakdown[Read More…]
Teaching through technology: RBC teachers share challenges and triumphs of distance learning
RBC | Our schoolteachers have been assigned a Herculean task: learn an entirely new way of connecting with and teaching their students, and do it almost overnight. Both Rio Blanco County school districts have shifted to distance learning for students from kindergarten through high school. Students have been provided with[Read More…]
Sirens of Appreciation Parade ~ Saturday, April 18, 2020
Roxie Fromang/Caitlin Walker Photos
Meeker Moving Forward to host virtual workshop
MEEKER | Last July (2019), Meeker Moving Forward began a community-wide discussion about what we love and cherish about Meeker, as well as the type of place we want our town to be in the future. These conversations resulted in a set of shared community values, a vision and goals[Read More…]
Dispatch Supervisor of the Year: Mercy McAlister
Rangely Police Chief Ti Hamblin announced this week that Mercy McAlister, dispatch supervisor for the Rangely Police Department (RPD), has been named Dispatch Supervisor of the Year for 2020 by the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials International (APCO) and National Emergency Number Association (NENA). This is a peer-nominated award. McAlister[Read More…]
Special Delivery: Rangely family delivers newest member roadside on Hwy. 139
RANGELY | Many rural pregnant women have lost sleep at night worrying they might not make it to the hospital in time to deliver their bundle of joy, especially when the hospital of choice is more than 90 miles away. That worry became reality in the early morning hours of[Read More…]
Colorado Beef Council creates local beef directory
RBC | The Colorado Beef Council (CBC) has created an online directory to help connect Colorado farms and ranches that sell beef with consumers who want to buy it. The Colorado Beef Directory will help educate consumers about beef sourcing and allow them to purchase directly from Colorado producers who[Read More…]
Obituary: Ida Elizabeth Pahlke
Ida Elizabeth Pahlke Feb. 25, 1919 ~ 2020 Ida Elizabeth Pahlke, a resident of Boulder for 63 years who was known for her welcoming arms and welcoming heart, died last month of the inevitable effects of 101 years of living. When Elizabeth, as she preferred to be called, was born[Read More…]
Loose Ends: Learning from Max
RBC | You know things are going downhill quickly when you find yourself hiding from the dog. Everywhere we go, inside and out, he has to go too. He is suddenly needy. He isn’t used to our being inside the confines of home, all day, everyday-neither are we. Our chocolate[Read More…]
Mis- and dis-, evil twins of information
Apple should turn off that “screen time” notification for a season. Just saying. I’ve spent more time in the last week researching the validity of information in YouTube videos and FB posts from friends than I have giggling over silly dog videos and quarantine memes. Some of y’all are really,[Read More…]
