Courtesy of the Colorado Press Association Special to the Herald Times RBC | On June 1, Governor Hickenlooper signed SB17-040 into law, and this new law becomes effective Aug. 9. Thus Colorado takes a meaningful step forward on behalf of the people. By updating the Colorado Open Records Act (CORA)[Read More…]
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Giovanni’s provides almost 9,000 meals to Chevron turnaround employees in three weeks
By Julie Noyes Special to the Herald Times RANGELY | When John and Sandy Payne, owners of Giovanni’s Italian Grill since 2003, first heard the murmurs of the Chevron turnaround, they never dreamed that theirs would be the winning bid to feed almost 9,000 meals to 500 workers for the[Read More…]
Keeping an eye on the White River
MEEKER | Long time Meeker physician and science teacher, Dr. Bob Dorsett, is a critical piece of the Colorado River Watch Program (CRW) regarding the White River. CRW was started more than 25 years ago as a statewide, volunteer water quality monitoring program coordinated and supported by the non-profit Colorado[Read More…]
Pavilion at Milk Creek Battle Site will be dedicated to Sullivan, Steinman
By Pat Turner [email protected] MEEKER | For the third year in a row, Joe Sullivan—who will celebrate his 98th birthday this weekend—spoke about the Battle of Milk Creek at the Thornburgh memorial site on Monday, July 3, as part of the Rio Blanco County Historical Society’s Range Call events. Also[Read More…]
Dinosaur ‘with skin on’ a rare paleontology find
By Pat & Niki Turner [email protected] RANGELY | They call him Walter, and they’re working as fast as they can to get him, or her, out of the side of a rocky sandstone cliff in northwest Colorado where he’s been for the last 74 million years or so. “They” are[Read More…]
Blended Western Slope team wins district Little League championship
By John Hanson Special to the Herald Times RBC | As 10-year-old right fielder Quentin Kramer from Rifle circled under the fly ball and squeezed it in his glove for the final out, one would have thought he had caught lightning in a bottle. With that final out the young[Read More…]
Rangely man achieves weight loss goal with TOPS
RANGELY | At 61 years of age, Lyle Peterson is looking forward to his leisure years, and with a weight loss of almost 25 pounds during the last year, he’s actively planning to continue leading his active lifestyle when he’s ready to retire. Peterson, who works for the Western Rio[Read More…]
Exploring local public broadcasting for NW Colo.
By Bob Amick Special to the Herald Times RBC | How residents and visitors in Northwest Colorado would benefit from the creation of a locally based public broadcast network was the topic of a meeting held in Rangely on June 19. According to Joe Livingston, a longtime Rio Blanco county[Read More…]
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Consultants release preliminary cost estimates to replace or renovate aging high school, transportation building
MEEKER | Denver-based planning consultants Anne Weber and Linda Wagner of Bennett Wagner Grody Architects (BWGA) led the discussion at both the Meeker School District’s facilities master planning advisory group and public meetings last Thursday at the high school. The public meeting began with a tour of the bus garage,[Read More…]
Hang gliding event draws more than 20 competitors
DINOSAUR | Concerns that the Dead Dog fire would disrupt the Dinosaur Open 2017 hang gliding competition did not come to pass. More than 20 competitors took to the launch site at Cliff Ridge on Blue Mountain, northwest of Dinosaur starting Sunday, June 18. The competition continues through Saturday, June[Read More…]
Rangely’s Joe Nielsen to ride in bike race to raise funds for cancer foundation
RANGELY | For the third year in a row Rangely Mayor Joe Nielsen will be taking on the Huntsman 140 Bike Race to raise funds for the Huntsman Cancer Foundation. Nielsen hopes to raise $500 for a cause that is very personal to him and his family. “The first year[Read More…]
