RBC I Summer is getting closer. You can tell by the occasional warm day that reminds you the lawn mower may need to be tuned up. So this means yard work is not too far in the future.
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Legal Notices: May 9, 2019
Work Session at 6:00pm – Town Council Trustee Interviews Town of Rangely May 14, 2019 – 7:00pm Agenda Rangely Board of Trustees (Town Council) ANDY SHAFFER, Mayor Andy Key, Mayor ProTem Trey Robie, Trustee Luke Geer, Trustee Tyson Hacking, Trustee Matt Billgren, Trustee Vacant Seat, Trustee 1. Call to Order[Read More…]
Classifieds: May 9, 2019
Ads for 5/9/19 **ANNOUNCEMENTS** Rangely Cemetery Board wants to inform the public of rate increase. Beginning May 1, 2019 plots will be $100 and opening/closing services will be $300. The Rangely Food Bank is open on Saturdays from 12:00-2:00 p.m. at 204 E. Rio Blanco. To donate, please call 970-620-2407.[Read More…]
Dinosaur Natl. Monument designated newest International Dark Sky Park
DINOSAUR | Dinosaur, Colorado and Jensen, Utah – Dinosaur National Monument and the International Dark Sky Association are pleased to announce the designation of Dinosaur as an International Dark Sky Park. This distinction recognizes the skies above Dinosaur as having an exceptional quality of natural darkness while efforts on the[Read More…]
Eighth annual Plein Air competition celebrates outdoor beauty
MEEKER | Meeker is full of energy and the perfect place to paint! The eighth annual Plein Air Meeker art competition, public show and silent auction will be held July 5-8. The northwest corner of Colorado’s Western Slope region is a hidden treasure, providing ideal painting backdrops for many local[Read More…]
Weekly Call Review: April 15-21, 2019
The following information is a weekly review of the calls for service that were reported to the Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Communications Office. If you have any questions or would like an explanation of the call types listed please call 878-9600. We will not regularly post any information as to[Read More…]
Days Gone By: May 2, 2019
The Meeker Herald 125 years ago – L.B Walbridge was appointed conservator of the estate of Robert McKee by the county court on Monday last. Nothing has as yet been hear from the asylum regarding Bob’s conditions – Rube Oldland and Hank Leonard were up from Piceance Wednesday attending to[Read More…]
BY THE BYLAWS …
The RBC Republican Bylaws Committee held their organizational meeting on April 27. They will be working on amendments, revisions and updates to the RBCRC bylaws for the next few weeks. Andy Key, RBC Republican Precinct 2 Chair; Commissioner Gary Moyer; Ramona Smalec, RBC Republican Central Committee Sec/Treas.; Terry Smalec, RBC[Read More…]
MoCo Rural School Reunion meeting
MEEKER | On May 16 there will be another organizational meeting in the basement of the Museum of Northwest Colorado at 2 p.m. to plan the upcoming Moffat County Rural School Reunion that will be held June 15 at the Luttrell Barn in Craig, Colorado. Anyone interested should attend. For[Read More…]
ERBM hosts Arbor Day tree planting
MEEKER | ERBM Recreation & Park District hosted a tree planting celebration on Friday, April 26, to celebrate Arbor Day at Paintbrush Park. In attendance were the winners of the 2019 Arbor Day Essay Contest. Each year ERBM challenged members of the community to write a one-page essay titled “Why[Read More…]
Northern pike caught in Kenney Reservoir
RANGELY | Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) netted some invasive visitors to the fish population at Kenney Reservoir in April. Lori Martin and Harry Crockett reported to the Rio Blanco Water Conservancy District (RBWCD) board that four age classes of Northern pike were gill netted in Kenney Reservoir. In total they[Read More…]
Silva wins Becky Dubbert Memorial PTK scholarship
RANGELY | On April 16, Elided “Eli” Silva was named the first recipient of the Becky Dubbert Memorial Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship. This scholarship rewards a student involved in the Rangely campus Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) honor society, who will be returning for a second year with plans to have a[Read More…]
