Blake Smith, 4, won Best Overall Pie with his favorite triple berry pie at the Meeker Fall Festival. His mother, Silvia Smith, received the Best Professional Pie award with her pecan pie, and Prettiest Pie with her sweet potato pie. Smith’s winnings were were donated to the Rio Blanco County[Read More…]
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Obituary: Alice Estelle Atwood
Alice Estelle Atwood Oct. 23, 1949 ~ Sept. 17, 2018 Born Oct. 23, 1949, returned to her Heavenly Father and was reunited with her mother and father, Jean and Elmer McCrary, on Sept. 17, 2018. She went peacefully, surrounded by her family. Alice was a member of the New Creation[Read More…]
Rangely Royalty …
Rangely High School Homecoming royalty for 2018 were Kassidee Brown, Stetson Cudo, Skylar Thacker, Andreas Donahoe, Paityn Myers and CJ Lucero. For more photos visit rioblancoheraldtimes.smugmug.com Matt Scoggins photo
Meeker BOE explains resolution supporting Amendment 73
MEEKER | The November ballot includes two provisions relating to education. In last week’s article, we explained our resolution supporting Ballot Issue 4A. That Issue would provide funds for a new Meeker High School and bus garage. In this article we explain the provisions in the second ballot question, Amendment[Read More…]
Letter: Mantle disagrees with river workshop statement
Dear Editor: The Meeker Herald, Sept. 27 edition reported on river management workshop highlights ways and means for improving river health.” The information contained in said article was informative, until it came to “Grazing and Riparian Area Management” by Paul Meiman with Colorado State University Extension. Meiman made the statement[Read More…]
MHS volleyball 8-0 in league play
MEEKER | Another successful weekend on the courts: two matches, two wins and Cowboy volleyball begins the month of October with a 14-0 record overall and 8-0 in the league. Caprock Academy was first to fall, in front of a home crowd on Friday, defeated in three sets. “We passed[Read More…]
Rangely karaoke team to compete at national event
RANGELY | Rangely local Steve Osborne wants the world to know that karaoke is more than just drunk people singing in a bar, it’s talented individuals who, in the case of the Rangely Karaoke Club, occasionally achieve the opportunity to sing in national competitions. Osborne started the club in January[Read More…]
RHS volleyball gets homecoming success
RANGELY | The Homecoming games were a big success for the lady Panthers at both levels. Junior varsity won a tight match in two sets: 27-25 and 25-22. Shauna Lapp led the team with five kills and Chloe Goshe used her tips to great effect scoring four kills. On the[Read More…]
Cowboys win 36-7
MEEKER | Friday under the lights of Starbuck Stadium 20-plus members of the 1968 state runner-up Meeker Cowboys football team were on hand to watch the the 2018 football team defeat the Grand Valley Cardinals 36-7. Fifty years ago that Meeker team was responsible for starting the “culture and traditions[Read More…]
Panthers down one game
RANGELY | Two of the top-ranked teams in the state took to the field last Friday night as the Rangely Panthers hosted the West Grand Mustangs. Both teams headed into the game undefeated with high powered offenses in what looked to be a high scoring affair. The Mustangs, who average[Read More…]
October Community Ed Classes at CNCC
MEEKER | Restaurant employers and persons interested in food service are encouraged to take advantage of one of the sections of Food Safety Works Training for three year certification in a hands on environment. The classes will be held Tuesday, Oct. 9, 9-11 a.m. or 2-4 p.m. Cottage Food Training[Read More…]
Finish your Christmas shopping early
MEEKER | The Walbridge Wing Craft Sale will be held Friday, Oct. 5 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Pioneers Medical Center lobby. Find quality handmade craft items at reasonable prices. All proceeds go to the Walbridge Wing activity fund.
