RANGELY I Each week, the Cell Phones for Soldiers program mails approximately 12,000 calling cards to veterans at home and soldiers overseas. Each card provides veterans and troops 2-1/2 hours of talk time with family and friends.
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Sheepherder helpers…
Rangely’s Juan Chumacero, Sr., left, and Colorado Mesa University Spanish professor Tom Acker, left, were recognized for their service to sheepherders and other Hispanic immigrant groups on June 23.
Home of: Peter and Colleen Brixius
RANGELY | Peter and Colleen Brixius find Rangely to “fit how we view ourselves; it is a lot like ourselves with real Western values.”
Harvest Bowls Festival to raise funds for community
RANGELY I Picnic tables and a smattering of chairs create a rustic treasure hunt among rows of sky-high corn and beets. Music filters through the warm evening air. Sunlight glints off pots full of savory stews and hearty soups. People, young and old, gather to share a meal.
Retirement party held Friday for Rangely’s Paula Davis
RANGELY I A retirement party will be held Friday for Paula Davis, who has been heavily involved in community activities during the 37 years she has lived in Rangely.
Home of: Dr. Kenneth and Jenine Myers
RANGELY | Dr. Kenneth Myers is a third-generation Colorado native born in Denver. His wife, Jenine, was born and raised in nearby Vernal, Utah.
Home of: Kennith and June Dotson
RANGELY | When June Dotson first visited Rangely in 1960, she hated it and said she never wanted to see the place again. In 1961, she and her husband, Kennith, moved to Rangely and they have been here ever since, loving every minute of it — except in the dead[Read More…]
Exercising sheep…
Dozens of sheep took up temporary residence on the front lawn of the Western Rio Blanco Metropolitan Recreation Center in Rangely last week, according to WRBM aquatics/recreation superviser assistant Kirsten Cushman, who captured this image. No sheep herders showed up to claim the sheep, which eventually wandered back into the[Read More…]
179 get CNCC degrees, certificates
RANGELY I Roughly 179 students received their degrees and certificates from Colorado Northwestern Community College on Saturday afternoon, culminating what for most students has been at least two years of hard work.
Homecoming queen…
Alyssa Mae Magalong of Security/Colorado Springs, a college student and vice-president of student government at CNCC in Rangely, represented Colorado at the Liberty Bowl in Memphis, Tenn., this past New Year’s Eve.
Rangely’s Sarah Ward prepares for Boston Marathon
RANGELY I When Colorado Northwestern Community College anatomy and nutrition instructor Sarah Ward ran her third marathon last May and won the women’s division, she knew her time had qualified her for the Boston Marathon.
Home of: Raymond and Lissette Torsell
RANGELY | Raymond and Lissette Torsell of Rangely are this week’s “home of” honorees. Raymond moved to Rangely 37 years ago. Lissette has been here 34 years. They celebrated their 33rd wedding anniversary May 10, 2012.
