Rangely’s favorite hometown singer, Angie Kenney, entertained the crowd on the Fourth of July during the town’s celebration of the 239th birthday of the United States of America. Rangely had a two-day celebration of our nation’s birth and many Rangely residents were seen around town at the various events.
The Cajun Boil, held at Elks Park on Saturday, was a major success, according to Tammy Dorris and Janet Mackay, who said they thoroughly enjoyed the feed. They said that this year the food really had
a lot of flavor, and was put together well. The food was prepared by Harry Forward and his wife, Sue, who own Hat Creek BBQ.
Rangely’s annual Fourth of July fireworks are always spectacular as they launch the shells from the north side of Kenney Reservoir, which allows the reflection of the fireworks’ colors and patterns to appear on the water below the spectator area, as well as overhead. This year, as usual, the display was impressive.
Some folks do some hard work to demonstrate their patriotism and some folks do some unique projects. Shelby Hayes, a resident of Darius Street in Rangely, combined the difficult and the unique in his yard as he turned his lawn into an American flag.
When Big D’s of Rangely does something, they like to do it big, as demonstrated by this large American flag on display over the Fourth of July at the store in downtown Rangely.
The water slide set up by the Western Rio Blanco Metropolitan Recreation and Park District at Elks Park was a big success as high heat and humidity warmed area residents and town visitors during Rangely’s Fourth of July celebration on Friday and Saturday.
The winners of the Rangely Color Run, part of the Rangely Fourth of July activities, stuck pretty well together throughout the race. From left to right are: Patrick Scoggins, Andrew Dorris, William Scoggins and Savannah Nielson. Dorris won the race with a time of 23:18. Savannah Nielson won the women’s category and finished tied for second overall as she and Patrick Scoggins each had a time of 23:39.
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