MEEKER | Stop by to browse items from arts and crafts vendors, commercial and manufacturing vendors, direct sales and home party merchandisers, farmers market and food item vendors, traditional heritage trades, goat milk soaps and candles, health and wellness, woodworking. Friday, Dec. 7 from 12-6 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 8[Read More…]
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Chevron Donations …
(Top) Chevron is pleased to provide Rangely Meals on Wheels with a donation of $7,000 to provide meals to elderly and people with limited mobility. Chevron’s Diane Peterson presented the check to Stacy Shriver with Eagle Crest Assisted Living and Rangely Community Medical Health and Wellness Center CEO Nick Goshe.[Read More…]
Obituary: Duane Bruce Moeller
Duane Bruce Moeller Jan. 23, 1949 ~ Nov. 3, 2018 Duane Bruce Moeller, 69, formerly of Rangely, Colo., passed away Nov. 3, 2018, from complications related to Parkinson’s disease. He is survived by Arlyss Raboin (sister), Stuart Moeller (brother), Jeff and Ken Raboin (nephews), Renee Kodey (niece) and many great[Read More…]
County Beat: November 15, 2018
RBC | One man’s junk is another man’s treasure, or so the saying goes. Legally defining “junk” is again before the commissioners, as they tackled complaints about abandoned vehicles on County Road 7 during a workshop Tuesday, Nov. 13. County residents Pete Kiser and Cathy Smith have submitted complaints about[Read More…]
Enter the Parade of Lights
MEEKER | This year the festivities will begin Wednesday, Dec. 5 at 5:30 p.m. with the Courthouse Tree Lighting and Parade of Lights. Enjoy the Christmas choir, hot chocolate and cookies and more. Brought to you by the Chamber of Commerce, Pioneers Healthcare Foundation, White River Electric Assoc., and Horizons[Read More…]
Guest Column: Record voter turnout
RBC | I would like to thank all of the Rio Blanco County citizens who voted in the 2018 General Election. There are 4,018 active voters in this county and 3,128 of you voted. That comes to a higher than usual 77.8 percent turnout. I have compiled a spreadsheet showing[Read More…]
Trooper Tips: Bad weather driving
RBC | It’s that time of year again, which means snow storms are on the horizon. Bad weather isn’t all that bad, because with it comes all of the fun activities we like to do in Colorado such as skiing, sledding, skiing, hiking, and skiing/snowboarders. I joke about the ski[Read More…]
Obituary: Shirley Zina Taylor
Shirley Zina Taylor April 23, 1936 ~ Nov. 6, 2018 Shirley Zina Taylor was born to Sherman and Deltha (Thompson) Taylor the spring of 1936, in LaPoint, Utah. Within a few months of her birth, in June 1936, they moved to Meeker, Colo. Her parents were determined to get settled[Read More…]
Celebrating ‘Bat Week’
MEEKER | The week of Oct. 29 – Nov. 1, 2018, was officially proclaimed “Bat Week” through national proclamations from the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture and the U.S. Secretary of the Interior. The Blanco Ranger District along with Meeker High School (MHS) junior, Nick Massey, celebrated Bat Week by presenting fun[Read More…]
CNCC seeking community input
RBC | CNCC is hosting community outreach events in Craig, Rangely and Meeker.. We are seeking program input and feedback to better serve the communities we are located in, and want to make sure your voice is heard. Additionally, we will have materials available for you to take regarding current[Read More…]
Letter: Kudos to BLM
Dear Editor: Last summer my husband and I took our two grandsons, Nico, 8, and Asher, 5, Goodson, to Dinosaur National Monument to visit the Dinosaur Museum and to camp for a few days. On the way back while camping, Nico found a “dinosaur tooth” along the river bank. He[Read More…]
ERBM Employee of the Quarter: Brandon Grasmick
MEEKER | ERBM’s exceptional employee of the third quarter is Brandon Grasmick. Brandon is ERBM’s Recreation Coordinator and we couldn’t be happier to have him. He is a great example of someone who is fully committed to his job and to the patrons of our ERBM programs. His dedication, positive[Read More…]
