Rio Blanco citizens celebrated Easter in fun ways this past weekend. (Right) the Easter Bunny rode in style to the annual egg hunt Saturday in Meeker, courtesy of the Meeker Volunteer Fire Department. (Left) kids in Rangely collected eggs and earned prizes at the annual Rangely Rec Center pool egg[Read More…]
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NEWS NOTES: April 7, 2022
Sportsman’s Club meeting April 7 MEEKER |The Meeker Sportsman’s Club regular monthly meeting will be this Thursday April 7, at 7 p.m. at WREA Kilowatt Korner. Glow in the dark Easter egg hunt RANGELY |Join us in Elk’s Park to hunt for eggs in the dark. You will need to[Read More…]
NEWS NOTES: MARCH 31, 2022
Fairfield grant apps due tomorrow MEEKER | The deadline for the semi-annual Freeman E. Fairfield grant applications is 5 p.m. Friday, April 1, 2022. Applications may be mailed to P.O. Box 2302, Meeker, CO 81641 or delivered to Diane Dunham, 438 E. Market St. Applications must be received, not postmarked,[Read More…]
Easter 2021
WRBM Pool Easter Egg Hunt and Rangely Elks Easter Egg Hunt Rio Blanco County residents were more than happy to hop to it in 2021 after last year’s Easter festivities were canceled due to the pandemic. Meeker Lions Club put on their annual egg hunt at the Meeker Rec Center,[Read More…]
NEWS BRIEFS: April 2, 2021
Lions Club egg hunt at rec center MEEKER | The Meeker Lions club will host their annual Easter Eggstravaganza this Saturday starting at 10 a.m. sharp at the Meeker Recreation Center parking lot, 101 Ute Road. The event is for ages 10 and under. Check out a fire truck, find[Read More…]
4,000+ EGGS!
On Thursday, March 25, Rangely 4-H families stuffed more than 4000 plastic Easter eggs with treats for the upcoming Elks Easter Egg Hunt set to take place Saturday, April 3 at 10 a.m. at Rangely’s Elks Park. The Rangely Elks Lodge Exalted Ruler Chris Hall invites Rangely children 0-12 years[Read More…]
Rio Blanco’s Easter Celebrations …
Easter Egg Hunting…
The hunt is on…
A little late in starting, but the kids didn’t care Saturday at Elks Park in Rangely during the annual Rangely Elks Club Easter Egg Hunt. Hundreds of kids were on hand, and they made fast work of finding the hundreds of Easter eggs set out for them as part of[Read More…]
Come say hi!
On April 4, the Meeker Lions Club installed new shelving units for the New Eden Pregnancy Care Center. New Eden asked the Lion’s Club to help them come up with more storage for items within the building, and the Lion’s Club raised money to purchase shelves. OPAL MUNGER PHOTO
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Why are we all so mad? Hear from our Editor in her column this week online at ht1885.com.
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Livestock Judging teams from both sides of the county competed at The Rumble In The Rockies Livestock Judging Contest in La Plata County this past weekend. Read the full story this week online ht1885.com.
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Meeker Cowboy Track continued its season with another meet in Grand Junction, the Frank Woodburn Invitational. The meet went on despite the blustery winds, low temps and snow. Read the story online at ht1885.com.
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Sunglasses, shorts and snowflakes... if that doesn’t sum up a Western Colorado track meet in April, nothing does. The Rangely Panthers will likely have a warmer meet this Friday, April 12, in Grand Junction. Read the recap from the last meet in this week’s edition and online at ht1885.com.
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Meeker High School’s FCCLA group placed 10 of 13 students in the top three in their respective categories and six qualified for the national competition in Seattle, Washington, this June. Results: Sam Hightower and Finley Deming - 1st Place Gold - Repurpose and Redesign; Aimee Shults - 1st Place Gold - Job Interview; Becca Hood - 1st Place Gold - Leadership; Lissbeth Sanchez and Shailee Rundberg - 2nd Place Gold - Promote and Publicize FCCLA; Kailynn Watson- 3rd Place Gold - Job Interview; Emma Bauer and Jacey Follman - 3rd Place Gold - Sports Nutrition; Braydin Raley - 3rd Place Silver - Professional Presentation; Graycee Cravens - Silver Medal - Entrepreneurship; Haylee Steele - Silver Medal - Sports Nutrition; Eduardo Cordova- Silver Medal - Career Investigation. More photos and full update online at ht1885.com.
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The Mountain Valley Bank Red Letter Day Coin Drive is in full swing! Donate your pennies to your favorite business this week to help them win! Proceeds go to HopeWest Meeker and the Meeker Education Foundation.
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Smokey Bear and Ranger Kate with the United States Forest Service Blanco District stopped by the Meeker Public Library last Friday to share Smokey’s origin story and information about wildfire prevention with a room full of kids. Smokey Bear will turn 80 this year in August. NIKI TURNER PHOTO
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