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Herald TimesS E R V I N G R I O B L A N C O C O U N T Y , C O L O R A D O S I N C E 1 8 8 5
Volume 131, Number 22 � January 7, 2016 � theheraldtimes.com
The year 2015 was a busy, fun and interesting year all aroundRio Blanco County. Last week, we took a look at the first sixmonths of the year in review, and this week we wrap up ourYear in Review with the last six months of the year. Please seePages 7A and 8A.
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RBC I Including the Yampa andWhite River Basin, all Colorado riverbasins reported above-normal snowwater equivalent as of the last day of2015.According to the U.S. Department
of Agriculture and the NaturalResources Conservation Service(NRCS), the Yampa and White RiverBasin reported 102 percent of normalwater equivalent in the area’s snows,but the northwest corner of the statehad the lowest reported percent of nor-mal snow-water equivalent of theeight drainages in Colorado.
A close distance ahead of theYampa and White Rivers drainagewas the Laramie and North Plattedrainage with 103 percent of normal,in sharp contrast to the San Miquel,Dolores, Animas and San Juan RiverBasin in southwest Colorado, whichreported 133 percent of normal watercontent as of Dec. 31.Other well-above-normal river
basins in Colorado were the UpperRio Grand River Basin at 128 percentof normal, theArkansas and Gunnisonriver basins at 122 percent of normaleach while those in between were thethe Upper Colorado River HeadwatersBasin, listed with 113 percent of nor-mal and the South Platte River Basin,
which includes Denver and FortCollins and the extreme north and eastsections of the state, at 117 percent.The dividing line between the
Yampa/White basin and the UpperColorado Headwaters runs east towest just a few miles south of Meekerand Rangely.According to the University of
Wyoming’s Water Resource DataSystem, which works in conjunctionwith the NRCS and the Water andClimate Center in Portland, Ore., onDec. 31, the Yampa and White RiverBasin had a combined 101 percent ofthe normal snow/water equivalencybut only 90 percent of the normalamount of precipitation. That means
that the existing snows, which arebelow normal in depth, contain a high-er water content than normal.The three closest SNOTEL moni-
toring sites are Burro Mountain, southand east of Meeker; Trappers Lake,basically east of Meeker; and RippleCreek, which is mostly east, continu-ing past Rio Blanco County Road 8.Burro Mountain’s current
snow/water content was unknown aswas the percent of normal while 6.1 isthe median for the date. BurroMountain’s current total precipitationwas missing as was the percent of nor-mal precipitation. The normal precipi-tation level for Dec. 31 is 9.6 inches.Trappers Lake currently has 5.0
inches of snow/water equivalent, theaverage snow/water equivalent is 7.4inches and that is only 68 percent ofnormal. However, regarding actualprecipitation, Trappers Lake had 8.6inches of snow on Dec. 31 while aver-age for that date is 8.7 inches, puttingthe precipation level at 99 percent ofnormal.Ripple Creek is in great shape
with 13.1 inches of snow/water equiv-alency compared to an average of 9.3inches for 141 percent of normal forthe date. Regarding actual precipita-tion, Ripple Creek’s SNOTEL moni-tor at 10,340 feet of altitude, reported10.6 inches of current precipitation, anaverage on Dec. 31 of 11.2 inches, and
a 95 percent of normal precipitationlevel.There are only four locations with-
in the Yampa and White RiverSNOTEL’s 20 data sites in the areathat are reporting in 100 percent orabove normal precipitation.Those areas are the sites at:
Crosho, reporting 118 percent of nor-mal; Rabbit Ears, reporting 105 per-cent of normal precipitation for thedate; Bison Lake, at 103 percent ofnormal; and Bear River, listed at 100percent.Ripple Creek, listed Thursday at
141 percent of normal water/snow
Including Rio Blanco County, all state watersheds above normal
� SeeWATER, Page 2A
SEAN MCMAHONSometimes, even pure white lights can be displayed to add to the holiday feel of a home and one ofthose instances is the Jim and Debbie Cook residence at 1419 Mountain View Rd. in Meeker. The lightingsurrounding the home and the huge Christmas tree in the living room give this home a can’t ignore labelfor Meeker holiday lighting.
By REED KELLEYSpecial to the Herald Times
RBC I The state may be recon-sidering its most recent state testingchange, and that would make localschool superintendents happy.As instructed by the Colorado
State Legislature in the spring of2015, the Colorado Department ofEducation (CDE) put the state’s pri-mary college and career testingassessments out for a five-year com-petitive bid process in November.Two corporations responded—theAmerican College with theirACT andthe College Board with their SAT.The CDE announced Dec. 22 that
a selection committee had chosen theCollege Board/SAT tests and thatColorado schools would begin pro-viding the SAT rather than the ACTthis spring.Under state procurement rules,
interested parties had seven days,beginning Christmas Eve, to com-ment on this decision before itbecame final. The ACT has beenmandatory for Colorado high schooljuniors since 2001.Meeker and Rangely superintend-
ents of schools, Chris Selle and MattScoggins, signed on to a letter sent bymany superintendents across the statethis last week addressed to theColorado Board of Education, whichoversees CDE. Their bottom line was,“We urge the State Board ofEducation to reconsider this disap-
pointing and disruptive decision.Please do what is in the best interestof our students and our school dis-tricts. Please, at the very least, delaythis mandatory change for no lessthan one year and allow districts tochoose either the ACT or SAT for2016.”Many superintendents, educators,
students and others were shocked bythe timing of the decision and that thestate would move away from a long-established exam that drew few, ifany, complaints in an era of anti-test-ing backlash.In an email Monday evening to
school district superintendents,Interim State EducationCommissioner Elliott Asp noted thedepartment is working with the twotesting providers on a plan that wouldkeep the ACT in place for one moreyear.“I know that this is a high-stakes
assessment for students, with collegeentrance, placement and scholarshipson the line,” Asp wrote. “To requirethis year’s 11th graders to take theSAT exam this spring—after theyhave already invested time, moneyand energy in preparing to take a dif-ferent assessment—would not be intheir best interest.”Asp did not provide a timeframe
for a final decision. He previouslypromised that the department wouldexplore “options for flexibility” forthis year’s juniors.The decision to delay the SAT
implementation is not a done deal,according to CDE. The proposedoption is that every junior would takethe ACT this spring while the SATwould be the mandatory test for atleast the next four years thereafter. Inthe meantime, sophomores wouldtake the Preliminary SAT this spring.The scores on either test are part ofthe state’s system for holding schoolsand districts accountable for studentperformance.In any case, regardless which test
the state provides, the other testwould still be available to any stu-dent. The catch is that the staterequired test is the only one paid forby the state. The option of taking theother test would be expected to costthe student $65 to $90, depending onthe scope of the test chosen. Manycolleges prefer one test over the other.Colorado Chalkbeat, an educa-
tion blog, stated this week that “thedecision was a significant coup forthe College Board, which has beenworking to wrest control of the mar-ket for mandatory tests away fromthe ACT. The new SAT, debuting thisMarch, is designed to align with theCommon Core, with a greater focuson analytical reasoning and otherchanges.”The state’s mandatory testing
requirement for sophomores and jun-iors was expected to be of significantinterest at the Rangely and Meekerschool board sessions on Tuesdayevening.
MSD, RSD superintendents displeasedwith ACT switch; state may delay action
SEAN MCMAHONSunday was a great sunny day to do some ice fishing at Lake Avery, about 21 miles east ofMeeker. In addition to a couple of snowmobilers, the fishermen and women hauled bait, rods,reels, chairs and powered augers to cut a hole through the ice. One gentleman fisherman, whowas just a bit frustrated, said when asked how the ice fishing was going, “it is a great day for fish-ing; not so much for catching.” Above, this group gets ready to fish. Below, this woman, right, usesa big blade and knife to shape her fishing hole.
By SEAN [email protected]
RBC I For the second month in arow, the unemployment rate in RioBlanco County has gone up, and theincrease from 4.5 percent of the avail-able workforce to 4.9 percent of thatworkforce is the largest increase inthe county’s jobless rate in two years.The county’s jobless rate of 4.9
percent for November is up from 4.5percent in October, according to thenon-seasonally adjusted labor force
figures from the U.S. Department ofLabor’s Bureau of Labor Statisticsand the Colorado Department ofLabor and Employment. The 4.9 per-cent figure is the highest the RioBlanco County unemployment fig-ures have gone since November of2014, when the figure was also 4.9percent.According to the statistics,
October 2015 saw 2,845 in the avail-able Rio Blanco County workforce,there were 2,717 of those who wereemployed, and there were 128 per-
sons unemployed, for a 4.5 percentjobless rate.In November this year, there were
2,811 in the county’s available work-force, 2,673 who were working and138 who were jobless for the 4.9 per-cent.A year ago in November, there
were 2,847 in the available work-force, 2,707 were employed and 140were jobless for an unemploymentrate of 4.9 percent.
County jobless rate up slightly
� SeeJOBLESS, Page 2A
By JENNIFER HILLSpecial to the Herald Times
RANGELY I In a local economythat many consider tough, a few enter-prising individuals are still trying togive their business dreams a full-fledged shot by expanding a businessor opening a new business.
Rangely’s Cherise Cardin is one ofthose individuals. This winter, Cardinhas expanded her long-time home-based photography business to includea studio on Main Street.
For several years, Cardin has beenrunning her photography business outof her home or renting hotel rooms forsessions. So, for Cardin, opening aformal studio became a logical nextstep.
“Now I’m able to have meetingswith my clients and set up some dif-ferent designed shoots and have myown space,” Cardin said.
She is hopeful for the future thestudio could provide.
“I want to stay busy year-round,but I also want to be able to eventual-ly host fundraisers or events or agallery or two for the schools to show-case their photos or something fun,”Cardin said. “And, ultimately, I justwant to provide a place where you cancome and get your portrait taken year-round, no matter the weather.”
To celebrate the studio opening,Cardin is hosting a grand opening cel-ebration on Jan. 23 in the studio space,which is located at 258 D E Main St.
From 7-9 p.m., she will be offer-ing giveaways, including a compli-mentary session for one lucky winner,one-time specials on wedding shootsand treats for interested customers.She will also have a photo booth stylebackdrop set up where people are wel-come to pose and take photos them-selves.
Cardin offers a variety of types of
shoots to Rangely and the surroundingareas including weddings, engage-ments, boudoir, portraits, seniors andnewborns.
Cardin knows parents often haveconcerns when taking their newbornsfor pictures, but she believes she canaddress those worries saying, “I havestudied newborns, so you can feel safewhen I’m photographing the preciousbabies and when I am posing themthat I’m caring about their safetyfirst.”
For Cardin, who has beeninvolved in photography for 13 years,taking photos is all about the pursuitof beauty.
“I see beauty everywhere; innature, in people, in objects,” shesaid. “I like to capture that beauty andshare it. I also photograph people toremind them that they are perfect theway they are, they are gorgeous and
deserve to feel good about them-selves!
“Every person is beautiful andsometimes we forget that; I like tohelp them remember,” Cardin said. “Ilove making people happy and feelgood about themselves.
“So each time I get an email or ahug or someone tells me how muchthey love their images, it drives mefurther to want more people to feelthat way,” she said. “Capturing thatfor others and the love for the art ofphotography drives me.”
For more information on the newstudio space or to view previouswork, Cherise Cardin Photographycan be found on Facebook or atwww.cherisecardinphotography.com.
Appointments can be scheduledby contacting Cardin at [email protected] or calling 406-261-4084.
The state unemployment rate,which had seen a sharp decline overthe past two years, also rose inNovember, from its low of 3.3 percentin October 2015, to 3.5 in November.
Colorado’s multi-year low, whichwas 3.3 percent in October, featuredan entire available state workforce of2,813,930 people with 2,720,998working and 92,932 on the joblesslist.
In November 2015, there were2,804,595 in the available work force,there were 2,707,786 working and96,809 who were jobless for a rate of
3.5 percent, an increase of .2 percentover October.
In November 2014, there were2,821,599 in the available workforce,there were 2,704,738 folks who wereworking and 116,861 unemployed,for a rate of 4.1 percent.
Of Colorado’s 64 counties, 43saw increases in their jobless rates, 11were unchanged and 10 saw decreas-es in their rates.
The largest rate increase was inSan Miguel County (Telluride), from3.0 in October to 6.3 percent inNovember, with the jobless number-ing 140 in October and rising to 293in November. The San Juan County
(Silverton) jobless rate rose from 2.8percent in October, when there wereonly 14 who were unemployed, to 5.3percent in November, with 21 on thejobless rolls.
There were 15 counties withunemployment rates higher than RioBlanco County, three others the sameas Rio Blanco with 4.9 percent and 46counties with lower jobless rates.
The counties with the lowest job-less rates (and the county seat) were:Baca (Springfield) with 1.8 percent;Kiowa (Eads) with 1.9 percent;Hinsdale (Lake City) with 2.0 per-cent; and Phillips County(Holyoke)with 2.1 percent.
The counties with the highest job-less rates (county seat) were:Huerfano (Walsenburg) with 7.1 per-cent; San Miguel (Telluride) with 6.5percent; Pitkin (Aspen) with 5.6 per-cent; and two counties tied with 5.5percent—Costilla (San Luis) andFremont (Canon City).
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This big buck used theterrain and some thinfence posts to blend hisantlers into the back-ground while wanderingjust outside of Meekeralong Highway 13 onDec. 18. With the huntingthreat over, the bucksseem to know they aresafe wandering around.
SEAN MCMAHON
Rangely’s Cherise Carden expands business
� Science Friday with DocBob. Fridays from 10:30 a.m. to12:30 p.m. at the Meeker PublicLibrary.
� Winter Blast atPaintbrush Park Saturday. JoinERBM Recreation and ParkDistrict for a fun-filled winter dayat Paintbrush Park! The day willkickoff with a Cardboard Derby,followed by free lunch, snowshoeracing, snow dyeing, snowmanbuilding, and games. More infor-mation atwww.meekerrecdistrict.com.
� The Rio Blanco CountyHistorical Society holds annualmeeting. The Rio Blanco CountyHistorical Society will hold itsannual meeting on Sunday at theOld West Heritage Culture Center(565 Park Ave.) in Meeker. At 1p.m. will be the luncheon. TheRBCHS board of directors willprovide soups and breads. Thoseattending may bring a salad ordessert. At 2 p.m. will be a reviewof 2015 in slides and committeereports, the election of new socie-ty officers and a new board mem-ber, followed by a “Look ahead to2016.” The members and generalpublic are invited.
� Meeker Foot Clinic onWednesday. The PioneersHospital Home Health will beoffering its monthly Foot Clinic onWednesday at 1 p.m. at the RioBlanco County FairgroundsExhibit Hall, 779 Sulphur CreekRd. A certified nurse assistant willtrim toenails, provide skin careand check blood pressures.Persons found to have circulatoryor foot problems will be referredto a physician. Please call 878-9265 to schedule an appointment.
� Please join CourtAppointed Special Advocates inmaking a difference in the lives ofabused and neglected children inour communities. CASA volun-teers work with other stakehold-ers in the Dependency andNeglect Court System to advo-cate for the needs of children incourt. CASA volunteers must be18, submit to a thorough back-ground check, be able to commit
to 18 months as a volunteer, becomputer literate and willing tocomplete a 30 hour training. Ournext training will begin Jan. 18. Ifyou are interested in learningmore, please call us at 970-987-4332, or visit our websitewww.casaoftheninth.org/volun-teers.
� Tot Spot Drop-inChildcare. Monday-Thursdayfrom 8 a.m.-1 p.m. at the MeekerRecreation Center. (Eveningtimes on Monday andWednesday as well.) Ready toprovide fun and affordable child-care while you enjoy the MeekerRecreation Center. Available forchildren ages 6 months to 6years. More information atwww.meekerrecdistrict.com.
� The Meeker Library BookClub meets at 1 p.m. the secondMonday of each month (excludingholidays). The next meeting willbe Jan. 11. We will be discussing“On the Origin of Tepees: theEvolution of Ideas” by JonnieHughes. All interested readers arewelcome. Stop by the MeekerLibrary for details.
� Adult Pickleball. From 1-2p.m. Wednesdays in the AdminGym at the Meeker Rec Center.Adults, come and give it your bestshot at Pickleball—a racquetsport that combines elements oftennis, badminton and table ten-nis!
� Game Day.Wednesdays at9 a.m. at the Meeker RecreationCenter Lounge for adults 50+.Stop by for refreshments, conver-sation and a game of cards.
� Children’s Story Hour.Wednesdays at 10 a.m. at theMeeker Public Library.
� Quilting Group. Tuesdayevenings 6-9 p.m. at the ParkerMall. Bring your sewing machineand project.
� Gentlemen’s Group.Tuesdays at 9 a.m. at the MeekerRecreation Center Lounge foradults 50+. Stop by for refresh-ments and conversation.
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equivalency is tops in the basin; fol-lowed by Crosho at 136 percent; BearRiver at 127 percent; Rabbit Ears at124 percent; and Battle Mountain at122 percent.
The lowest-reporting data sites asof Thursday within the Yampa/WhiteRiver basins are: Trappers Lake at 68percent of north water/snow equiva-lency; Tower at 77 percent; LittleSnake River at 85 percent; and LostDog and Divide Peak, which are tiedat 87 percent.
The Colorado SNOTEL data sta-tion with the highest percent of normalprecipitation in the state is situated at10,000 feet near Mancos (in the SanMiguel, Dolores, Animas and San Junriver basins south and west ofDurango), which reports 13.1 inchesof precipitation compared to a normalof 7.8 inches, which places that site at168 percent of normal. No. 2 is theColumbine Pass site in the GunnisonRiver Basin, which reports 160 per-cent of normal precipitation as of Dec.31.
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JOBLESS: RBC unemployment at 4.9 percent� Continued from Page 1A
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By REED KELLEYSpecial to the Herald Times
MEEKER I Pioneers MedicalCenter (PMC) is welcoming a newgeneral surgeon this week as Dr.Mohammad Asem Bakkar, whoprefers the use of his middle name,Asem, began seeing patients onWednesday.
Bakkar, 46, comes to Meeker afterspending six years in a surgical resi-dency with Maricopa IntegratedHealth Systems in Phoenix, Ariz.
Bakkar’s training and specialtiesthere were open appendectomies,colon and rectal surgeries, various her-nia repairs, thyroidectomies and gallbladder and stomach surgeries. Healso specialized in small town generalsurgery training, according to hospitalChief Executive Officer Ken Harman,who said he is very excited to haveBakkar here.
Harman says, “We are so fortunateto find such a talented and super well-trained surgeon who was looking for arural hospital practice in our neck ofthe woods. We liked his personalityand Asem has long-term ties here.
“He went to undergraduate schoolat the University of Wyoming, hasfamily in the area and considers theDerby Creek area north of Dotsero, onthe southeastern edge of the Flat Tops,his favorite hunting ground. We couldhardly be more enthusiastic abouthim.”
Bakkar went to high school inLynnwood, Wash., just north ofSeattle, where he was an Eagle Scout.After majoring in information man-agement systems at the University ofWyoming and putting in a six-yearstint as a sergeant in the U.S. MarineCorps, he worked for an informationtechnology company, largely out ofthe Denver area, for 10 years. Bakkarreports that he has brothers, cousinsand an uncle who also served in theU.S. Marine Corps.
Feeling unfulfilled, Bakkar tookthe necessary prerequisite courses
t h r o u g hA r a p a h o eC o m m u n i t yCollege and thenentered medicalschool at theUniversity of SintEustatius Schoolof Medicine inthe DutchCaribbean, asatellite of TheNetherlands. The
school changed its name to theAmerican University of IntegratedSciences and moved to the DutchCaribbean country of St. Maarten in2013, after Bakkar had graduated.
The school is anAmerican univer-sity with an American managementcompany and board leadership com-prised of healthcare business and non-profit professionals from across theU.S., according to online sources.After at least 20 months of intensestudy on campus, Bakkar said studentscomplete their M.D.s through clinicalclerkships in healthcare facilitiesacross the U.S. and Canada.
Bakkar completed his clinicalrotations at the Northern ColoradoMedical Center in Greeley and theMedical Center of the Rockies inLoveland. He was then off to his sur-gical residency at the MaricopaCounty facility.
Bakkar will offer a wide range ofsurgery services at PMC. In additionto the surgeries listed above, his tal-ents include minimally invasivelaparoscopic procedures as well asburn and wound services includingskin grafting.
Harman indicated that he expectsBakkar will spend 40 to 50 percent ofhis time doing colonoscopies, in addi-tion to the other procedures, breastcancer surgeries and reconstructions,
and some tonsillectomies.It’s also expected that through
Bakkar, PMC will offer laser body re-sculpting.
For his part, Bakkar said he has“always felt that patients are people,not just numbers, and I am a person,not just a phone number in the book.Rural medicine is the ability to pro-vide professional services to a com-munity under the grounds of relation-ship medicine. ”
Bakkar’s wife, Bonnie, who is fin-ishing up her nursing degree inPhoenix, will join him here later thisyear. He said he’s already made anoffer on a house in Sage Hills.
Bakkar said he and Bonnie havetwo kids who are planning to finishthe school year in Phoenix but toenroll in Meeker schools this fall.
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By ANNIE PHENIXPROFESSIONAL DOG TRAINER
Special to the Herald Times
RBC I We live in a visual candyland here inColorado, and dog owners love nothing more than get-ting out into the natural beauty with their dogs.
What’s wrong with that? On the surface, it’s a greatthing to get exercise for dog and owner. Unfortunately,there is often one thing missing on the trails—the lackof which endangers dogs, people and wildlife: a trulyreliable recall to which a dog will respond.
Can you honestly call your dog off from its thrillingchase of wildlife? Dogs chasing wildlife is not onlyillegal, it’s dangerous for everyone. Wild animals can-not afford the calories, stress and dangers from a high-speed chase. Dogs that don’t have a reliable recall getlost in the mountains nearly every week.
If I had a dollar for every client who called me aftertheir dog was attacked by another off-leash dog, Iwould be a very rich dog trainer.
Dog owners need to come to terms with the factthat we are bringing our dogs into the homes of wildlifeand that native animals deserve our respect and protec-tion.
Our dogs, and others’ dogs, deserve protection too,
even though sometimes that means we protect themfrom their own strong impulse to chase. What can you,the responsible dog owner, do to ensure your dog staysnearby on hikes? Here are some real life training tips:
Understand that off-leash work is equivalent to agraduate degree. You cannot expect your high-schoollevel dog to suddenly become a PhD when you unhookits leash on a tempting mountain trail. Getting that PhDrequires education and tons of recall practice in yourhome, yard and elsewhere.
Accept that dogs are like us in this important way:they seek to avoid pain and gain pleasure. If you pun-ish your dog for returning to you, why should he do itagain? If you motivate your dog (think delicious meator cheese training treats—dry dog biscuits are boringand insufficient) to stay close to you, you are wellahead of the game.
One way to motivate your dog to stay close by is to“leak chicken.” This means you go outside with yourdog (on a loose leash at first) and you don’t talk to herbut you quickly bend down and—oops—drop pieces ofchicken every few steps. Try this for five days in yourbackyard and watch how “sticky” your dog becomes.
We say in dog training: “you get what you rein-
Dogs and wildlife not a good mix
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By RICHARD EIDLINSpecial to the Herald Times
RBC I Well, before the final negotiationsof the COP21 climate talks in Paris, businesswas already making a big difference on theground. For the first time, superstar entrepre-neurs showed up with plans to fund major ini-tiatives.
Giant companies sent CEOs to showcasetheir results in reducing carbon in their ownoperations. And entire industries, such asfinancial services, agriculture and manufactur-ing, made new commitments to address cli-mate change.
Attending the talks as a business leader, Icould tell that positive pressure from the busi-ness sector was going to lead to success. The
overwhelming message to government leaderswas, “we, the international business communi-ty, will support you if you make a strong deal.”
But, of course, talk is cheap—and easy.Now comes the difficult part: turning theagreement into actions that will actually savethe planet.
Luckily, business excels at innovating andturning plans—no matter how vague—into
practical, achievable results. And Americanbusinesses are arguably the best in the world atthat.
First, and easiest, is for companies to makeor extend individual commitments to reducecarbon. Whether by increasing their usage ofrenewable energy or energy efficiency, stream-lining supply chains—or even steps as small asoffering mass transit incentives to employ-
ees—companies large and small can take theirown steps to cut carbon emissions.
Over and over in Paris, we heard howthese efforts actually strengthen the bottomline. We saw many businesses that are com-mitted to doing their part on climate change—like Patagonia, which has installed nearly 500
4A � OPINION RIO BLANCOHERALD TIMESThursday, January 7, 2016
By SEAN [email protected]
It is with quite a bit of irony that Ichose this Christmas, New Year’sand even Thanksgiving to focus
my columns on the importance offamily and renewing the relation-ships with family members whenthey had become lost and the impor-tance of forgetting the past and look-ing forward to the future as far asfamily is concerned.
To quote a Meeker business manwho referred to me two years ago,not in a complimentary way, as being“Mr. Been There, Done That,” I canhappily say today that as far as myextended but immediate family isconcerned, I have been there anddone that with my siblings, many ofwhom were estranged over the yearsfrom each other.
I actually get along with them allnow, and I am most happy aboutthat.
The irony comes in that my olderbrother and the middle sibling, Jim,was declared liver-cancer free inDecember 2013.
On Christmas Eve of this year,we all found out that Jim’s liver can-cer had returned and we instantlyknew the misery he went through forthe year of 2013 was going to returnfor 2016.
Further tests were taken and we
found out on NewYear’s Eve thatnot only had theliver cancerreturned but thatit had spread tothe lungs andbrain, that he nowhas stage fourinoperable cancer and that he onlyhas a couple of weeks to live.
Happy holidays for theMcMahon family—the five remain-ing kids out of seven—and, appar-ently, soon to be four remainingkids! Not! It puts the damper on thejoy of the season.
There really isn’t much that canbe said other than one never knowswhen the end will come for us or ourloved ones.
It is certainly a shame to lookback and reflect on what fun andlove were missed and the stupid rea-sons that the fun and love weremissed when we let our feelings gettoo involved and forgot that weshared blood with these other people.
Hopefully it isn’t too late tomake amends, and I wish any of youto which this column is relevant, toact soon. You may not get anotherchance.
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Oh, those Broncos!I am almost speechless about
those Broncos.I don’t know if they are lucky,
unlucky or what?Five turnovers? And they weren’t
quarterback Brock Osweiler’s fault.He actually had a good game.
The rest of the runners andreceivers have proven again that theycan’t go a single game without aturnover.
And, again, they weren’tOsweiler’s fault.
Replace Osweiler in the thirdquarter with a guy who really hasn’tplayed in five weeks. Put in PeytonManning, who has thrown way toomany interceptions this year includ-ing four in one game?
While I really don’t think it wasfair to Osweiler, it obviously was acorrect decision by Kubiak.
I’m not sure what that all means.Does it mean that Manning
should have been out of there a cou-ple weeks before he actually was?
Should Osweiler start the firstplayoff game in two weeks?
Should we go forward withManning and hope he lets everyoneknow when he isn’t feeling well sowe can go back to Osweiler again?
The actuality is, the Broncoshave the No. 1 seed in the AmericanFootball Conference, they have thebest record in the whole conference,they have a first week bye, they areat home the second week, and, if
they win, they will be host to theAFC Championship game.
No AFC team out there did anybetter; no other AFC team out theredid as well.
To this point, the Broncos havebeen the button pushers to their ownsuccess. They have had some outsidehelp along the way, but they havedone exactly what they needed to dowhen they needed it.
Go Broncos! Just three moregames to go!!!
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My wife, Cris, and I took a bore-dom drive up County Road 8 onSunday afternoon and it is easy tosay there wasn’t much happening. Infact, few people were seen on theroads or in their yards, on theirranches, etc.
There is a pretty fair amount ofsnow still up the road, and it wasalmost not possible to get the car upthe hill into Lake Avery. After usinglow gear and spending about 10 min-utes at a crawl trying to make theascent, we were surprised to seeabout 30 people snowmobilingand/or fishing on Lake Avery.
They were scattered left of thesouth end launching area, straight outfrom the south end launch area andthere were about a dozen morebetween that same launch area andthe dam, although no one was very
close to the dam at all.Were they having any luck?I don’t know; we didn’t see
many out snowmobiling and we did-n’t see many of the fishing men andwomen jumping up and down in joy.
We did ask one gentleman if thefishing was any good and he saidwith a big old smile, “The fishing isgreat; the catching isn’t so hot.”
Sunday was a great deer-watch-ing day. We saw 29 deer—actuallyquite a few bucks—as we drove offof County Road 13 just south of thehospital and took County Road 8; wedrove up past Avery on that road andcame back via the Buford Schooland then back to Meeker.
During the two-hour adventurebefore the Bronco game, we saw the29 deer, about 25 turkeys and onlyfour elk cows, which were, mixed in,in two fields, with several cows justbelow the Lake Avery turnoff.
It is beautiful up the mountainwith lots and lots of snow—muchmore than last year, and CountyRoad 8 is spotty at best, but it madefor a nice relaxing couple of hoursbefore the Broncos dropped anotherbucket of adrenaline on us fans.
With the forecast for the nextthree months calling for lots of snow,there ought to be plenty of snow onhand for this year’s chapter of the IRide With James snowmobilefundraiser.
There is much more snowalready than there was last year onthe day of the ride. It looks like itwill be a good one this year.
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Caution is being urged inRangely and Meeker this week asRangely High School and MeekerHigh School as well as the middleschool in Meeker and the elementaryschools in both towns are resumingclass and the youths of both townswill be wandering the icy streetsonce again.
Please remember that the chil-dren will be out and about, theteenaged drivers will be loose on ourcounty streets and roads and thatgreat athletic events will be takingplace at the schools.
If you haven’t taken in a highschool basketball game—boys orgirls—or a high school wrestlingmatch, this might be a good time toreturn to the high school campuses.
Rangely and Meeker have somegreat athletes this year—again, boysor girls—and they just might offer afun moment from the past or turnyou into a fan for the second—ormaybe the first time—in your life.
Enjoy! And students, welcomeback to school!
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I love you, tooDear Editor:
I love you too...This Christmas I gave my wife a
nice Christmas card.On the front of the card it said,
“Silent Night.”My wife said, “Thanks for the
nice card. You know we have beenmarried for 53 years. You also knowthat you snore and I have never everhad a silent night.”
Jeramee BrumbackMeeker
Thankful for snowplow operatorsDear Editor:
At this time of year, we tend tothink about people and things that weare thankful for. One group of peopleis the public employees, specificallythe snow plow operators.
Whether state, county or town,these people are out in the worstweather at all hours of the day andnight to keep the roads open so therest of us can get where we need togo.
To these people, I say thank you.Henry Hames
Rangely
OPINION � 5ARIO BLANCO HERALD TIMESThursday, January 7, 2016
THEComforter . . . will reprove theworld of sin, and of righteousness,
and of judgment . . . (Jn. 16:7–11).What are the underlying problems of so-ciety today? We refer not to things suchas world hunger, crime, political unrest,and the like. We refer rather to the realproblems, of which the former ones areonly symptoms. The real issues are
philosophical, that is, problems that are in us.One problem, of course, is rampant materialism,
coupled with hedonism. To many, money and pleasureare their gods. Life is all about material gain and gratifi-cation. “Eat drink, and be merry,” is their motto, but ourLord responded to that very idea with: “Thou fool, thisnight thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shallthose things be, which thou hast provided? So is he thatlayeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich towardGod” (Lk. 12:19–21). Tragically, even many Christianshave been lured into wrong attitudes concerning moneyand pleasure.
Another major problem is the relativism of our post-modern world. Since rationalism leaves man stiff and ma-chine-like and really doesn’t seem to be able to fixsociety’s problems, it is insisted that each person shouldbelieve whatever he or she wants to believe. Everythingis relative, even Truth. What might be true for you mightnot be true for me. But Scripture, of course, is repletewith statements about Truth and absolutes. The Greekword alētheia (“the real state of affairs, the way thingsreally are”), for example, appears no less than 187 timesin the NT (e.g., Jn 1:14; 14:6; 16:13; 17:17, 19; etc.). Ro-mans 1:18 and 25, in fact, declare what ungodly peopledo with the Truth: they suppress it and change it.
So how can Christians, in their witnessing for Christ,possibly break through these and other philosophies?Some think you have to meet such people “on their ownground” and so debate atheists and evolutionists, for ex-ample, in various open forums. But does that not simply“cast pearls before swine” (Matt. 7:6) and make Christi-anity just another “debatable philosophy”? Paul, in fact,refused to do that very thing in Corinth. Instead of de-bating the Greek philosophers, he simply delivered God’struth (1 Cor. 2:1–5). There are also Christian leaders whopreach “moral reform” to a world that doesn’t want to bereformed. Man’s actions will not change until his heartchanges, and his heart will change only when he receivesChrist as Savior.
So then, how do we break through this world?How do we reach people with the Gospel? The answer issimple: we don’t break through this world at all! We don’treach anyone for Christ. The Holy Spirit does all this. Asour text asserts, it is the Holy Spirit who “will reprove[i.e., convict or convince] the world of sin, and of right-eousness, and of judgment.” As we will see, God uses usto declare the Savior, but it is the Holy Spirit who deliv-ers from sin.
Scriptures for Study: Read 1 Corinthians 2:1–5.What observations can you make about Paul’s “method”of evangelism?
You are invited to worship with us at Grace BibleChurch (on the corner of 3rd and Garfield) at 10:30A.M.each Lord’s Day, where the ministry is the expositorypreaching of God’s Word. Please visit our website(www.TheScriptureAlone.com), where you will findmany resources for Christian growth, including messagesin MP3 media files.
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Donald Duane Sell was born inSidney, Neb., to John and ReginaAckerman Sell on Feb. 22, 1936.He died Dec. 22, 2015.
He married his angel and sweet-heart Bernice Raye Overmiller onApril 22, 1956. She was the love ofhis life and let everyone know it.They would have celebrated their60th wedding anniversary in April2016.
Donald was preceded in death byhis parents, John and Regina, broth-er Eugene David Sell and son JohnLewis Sell (Paula).
He is survived by: his wife,Bernice; daughters Teena (David)Heinrich and Pamela Sell; sonDonald R Sell (Tammy); grandchil-dren Dawn Garrett (Steve) MistyBabcock (Michael), SabrinaHeinrich, Timothy Heinrich(Heather), Valerie Heinrich(Donald), Amanda Sell, Jamie Sell,Glenn Sell and Christopher Sell;great-grandchildren John Garrett,Kylee Lovejolley (Claude),Christian Simmons, Alexis Small,Artesia Sell, Micah Babcock, JamesBabcock and Avery Sell; step-grand-sons Michael Garcia (Chara) andRyan Dieter (Amanda); step-grand-children Trinity Garcia, EvanGarcia, Braxton Dieter, BransonDieter, Bradon Dieter, BrailynnDieter, Shannon Quast and DamonBlackwell.
Don had a good childhood,growing up on a farm in theNebraska Panhandle, which he
wrote about inhis autobiogra-phy. He wasvery proud of hisupbringing inrural Nebraskaand often talkedabout the hard-ships and suc-cesses his familyexperienced.Don served hon-
orably in the National Guard andwas well respected by his officersand unit.
Following their marriage, Donand Bernice lived in Sidney until1960, when they relocated toKimball, Neb., then, in 1974, theymoved to Dinosaur, Colo. Theyloved this little town and settled into live out their lives there.
Don worked for various oil com-panies throughout his life. In 1980,he and Bernice bought and operatedButte Swabbing. He had a verystrong work ethic and was wellknown throughout the oil field.
Don had many interests and hob-bies. The most well known andrewarding to him was restoringModel A Fords. Don and Berniceowned a 1929 Model A Coupe, a1930 Model A Pickup and a 1931Model A Sedan. Many hours werespent restoring and driving thesecars as a family. Don is happy thathis son, Donny, will be getting themand passing them along to his son.
Don and Bernice joined the
Model A Club and recently receivedtheir 40-year pins. He was reallyproud of that. They also joined theVeteran Motor Car Club out ofGrand Junction, Colo., and spentmany enjoyable hours touring in theModel A’s with that group.
Don converted one of theupstairs bedrooms into his trainroom and constructed a Lionel Traintrack. He built a farm and smalltown to closely replicate the areawhere he grew up. He loved to takethe kids up and run it for them.
Don and Bernice traveled exten-sively through out the western andsouthern United States. One of hisfavorites was a trip to Nashville,Tenn. He was able to see the oldRyman Auditorium, home of theGrand Ole Opry, and meet MissMinnie Pearl.
Don loved to hunt and fish andwent out as often as he could. Healso loved to eat his catch, and couldprobably eat fish for every meal ifBernice had let him.
Don loved visitors. The familywould like to thank those who tooktime out of their day to visit as oftenas they could. These visits meant alot to Don and Bernice.
Funeral services were held at 2p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 2, 2016, atthe First Baptist Church in Dinosaur.A viewing was held prior to theservices.
Burial was in the DinosaurCemetery under the direction of theBlackburn Vernal Mortuary.
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Donald DuaneSell
Donald Duane SellFeb. 22, 1936 ~ Dec. 22, 2015Longtime Meeker native Evelyn
Adeline Metzger was called homeon New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31, 2015.She was 102 years old.
Mrs. Metzger was born EvelynBurner to her parents, Effie andClaude Burner, on April 20, 1913,in Lodge Pole, Neb. Effie movedher five children to Meeker fromWyoming in a covered wagon aftertheir father’s death of pneumoniawhen Evelyn was just 4 years old.
Her mother instilled a strongethic and determination in herdaughter that would last an entirelifetime. She began working at just7 years old to help her family, milk-ing cows for neighbors during thesummer and going to Miller CreekSchool during the winter. She wouldeventually take on several jobs tokeep an apartment in town and shewas graduated from Meeker HighSchool on May 22, 1931.
Miss Burner married KarlWilliam Metzger in 1933. The lov-ing couple never missed a dance,going every Saturday. They built ahouse here in Meeker, where shelived until her death.
They raised two children togeth-er: Bill and Doris were the light oftheir mother’s life, and she alwaysconsidered them to be her greatestachievement. When not raising herkids, Evelyn strove to make a differ-ence in the world around her.
She served lunch to school chil-dren for 28 years, receiving a cer-
tificate of honorfrom the statewhen she retired.
As a memberof theFortnightly Clubshe had a handin naming LakeAvery and manyof Meeker’sstreets. A mem-ber of the localsewing club for
years, Mrs. Metzger was an avidcross stitch enthusiast and inventedher own crochet stitch.
She was confirmed in theEpiscopal Church on Aug. 1, 1965,and later joined the MethodistChurch in 1983. Evelyn didn’tbelieve in slowing down, continu-ing to enjoy entertaining company,listening to her son’s music and vis-iting with her daughter in herevening years.
Husband Karl Metzger and sonBill Metzger preceded her home.
Evelyn Metzger is survived by:her daughter, Doris Lawrence; sixgrandchildren, nine great-grandchil-dren; and three great-great-grand-children. She will be dearly missedby all.
Services will be held at 11 a.m.on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2016, at theMethodist Church.
In lieu of flowers, please makedonations to Meeker FireDepartment.
EvelynAdelineMetzger
Evelyn Adeline MetzgerApril 20, 1913 ~ Dec. 31, 2015Tyler James
Robie of Rangely,Colo., passed awayon Friday, Jan. 1,2016. at the age of29. Tyler was bornon July 25, 1986,to Donnell Jr. andKaren Robie.
Tyler was a2005 graduate ofRangely HighSchool. While in high school, hewas active in sports, bridge build-ing, FBLA, The Knowledge Bowland student council.
Following graduation, Tylerattended the University of NorthernColorado. Upon returning toRangely, he went to work for Blu-HWell Service.
After a devastating hand injury,Tyler chose to pursue a career in theelectrical field. He has beenemployed by Ducey’s Electric forthe last year.
Tyler enjoyed the time he spentwith daughter Taytum, writing poet-ry, listening to music, playing thedrums, molding clay figurines, gam-ing, making people laugh and, mostof all, a night of karaoke.
Tyler leaves behind his treasureddaughter, Taytum.
He will be greatly missed by:his mother and stepfather, Karenand Casey Wilder; his brother,Donnell III and sister-in-law CandraRobie; his sister, Tiffany and broth-er-in-law Greg Skelton; stepsisterand brother Kara and Kylen Wilder;grandparents Donnell Sr. andCarolee Robie, Roy and HelenCarbone and Shirley Sinclair; auntsand uncles Rory and Marty Robie,Mike and Diana Carbone; alongwith several cousins, nieces andfriends. Tyler was proceeded indeath by his father, Donnell RobieJr.
The family requests that in lieuof flowers, a Memorial Fund hasbeen set up at The Bank of the SanJauns in Rangely. This fund is to beput into a trust for Tyler’s daughter,Taytum.
Funeral services were held at 11a.m. on Wednesday Jan. 6, 2016, atRangely Christian Church; a view-ing was held one hour prior to theservices.
Burial was in Rangely Cemeteryunder the direction of BlackburnVernal Mortuary.
Tyler JamesRobie
Tyler JamesRobieJuly 25, 1986 ~ Jan. 1, 2016
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RBC I Colorado Parks andWildlife and the Colorado WildlifeHeritage Foundation are pleased toannounce the winner of the 2016Waterfowl Stamp Art Competition.Five judges from the Waterfowl
Stamp Art Committee carefully ana-lyzed 20 entries on display at theDenver Country Club on Dec. 9.The committee selected Guy
Crittenden’s original art entitledColorado marsh mallards as the 2016Waterfowl stamp. Crittenden’s piecenot only earns the grand cash prize of$3,500 but also will be representedon a stamp for both hunters and col-lectors in 2016.The rendition features a pair of
mallards flying above a wetland withthe beautiful Colorado Rockies in thebackground. In addition to artisticability, committee members closelyexamined the topography of eachpiece to ensure accurate representa-tion of both the mallard’s physicalcharacteristics and appropriate habi-tat. The committee also consideredthe aesthetic appeal of the imageonce printed on a small-scale stamp.Artists Richard Clifton and Scott
Storm were runners up in the contest.You can view the paintings, read thebiography of winning artist Guy
Crittenden, and check out past stampwinners at cpw.state.co.us/thingsto-do/Pages/WaterfowlStampWinners.aspx.Waterfowl hunters 16 years of
age and older are required by statelaw to purchase a state and federalwaterfowl stamp, in addition to asmall-game license, annually before
hunting.The Colorado Waterfowl Stamp
program was implemented in 1990and provides funding to conservewetlands for waterfowl and otherwetland-dependent wildlife.The 2016 Colorado Waterfowl
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Active StudentsRangely High SchoolAthletes are most commonly the weekly CHAMP at Rangely HighSchool, but this week we salute all Panther students involved in extra-curricular activities at RHS. There are the top science students, musi-cians, drama club members, computer experts, math wizards, scien-tists, top students in foreign languages, those who help the athleticteams as trainers and volunteers and there are those who excel at theirregular classes. Each of these students is a CHAMP in our eyes..
Active StudentsMeeker High SchoolMost often it is the athletes chosen as the weekly CHAMP atMeeker High School, but this is a shout out to all the studentsinvolved in other extra-curricular activities at MHS. There are themusicians, the drama students, the math wizards, the scientists,the top spellers, the outstanding computer experts and those whohelp in the front office. Each of these add to the high school expe-rience and are CHAMPS in our eyes.
BOBBY GUTIERREZThe Meeker Cowboy wrestling team, currently ranked No. 3 in 2A by On the MatRankings, will host Grand Valley and 5A Ralston Valley tonight at Meeker High School,starting at 6 p.m. The Cowboys and the Rangely Panthers are both in the field of 32teams wrestling in the Tournament of Champions, starting Friday in Vernal, Utah.
MHS WRESTLERS NO. 3 IN STATE...
The Meeker HighSchool boys’ basket-ball team is prac-ticingafter returningfrom Christmasbreak and will puttheir 5-0 record onthe line in their firstleague game Fridayin Cedaredgeagainst the Bruins.The RangelyPanthers will hostCedaredge onSaturday after play-ing in Collbran onFriday.
BOBBY GUTIERREZ
COURTESY PHOTOFive judges from the Colorado Waterfowl Stamp Art Committee ana-lyzed 20 entries on Dec. 9 then chose artist Guy Crittenden’s originalart titled “Colorado marsh mallards” as the state’s 2016 Waterfowlstamp.
Marsh mallards chosen astop art for waterfowl stamp
By BOBBY [email protected]
MEEKER I Winter sports teams in Rio BlancoCounty will start the 2016 portion of their schedulestonight, when the Meeker Cowboy wrestling team hoststwo teams, while Rangely’s wrestling team and the boys’and girls’ basketball teams will take to the courts starting onFriday.“It will be fun to start the year off with two home
duals,” Meeker wrestling coach J.C. Watt said. “Hopefully,we get a big crowd to come watch.”The Cowboys are coming off an outstanding perform-
ance at the Warrior Classic, winning the small school tro-phy and they are currently ranked No. 3 in 2A by On theMat Rankings.Meeker will host Grand Valley and 5A Ralston Valley
with the visiting teams wrestling each other at 6 p.m., fol-lowed by the Cowboys wrestling both teams.Both Rio Blanco County wrestling teams will wrestle
in Vernal, Utah, starting Friday, in the always-competitiveTournament of Champions, which features 32 teams fromseveral states, including Utah, Colorado, Wyoming andNew Mexico.
The Rangely Panther basketball teams will start their2016 portion of the schedule on the road, as will theMeeker basketball teams.Rangely will travel to Collbran to play the Plateau
Valley Cowboys on Friday then return home to host theCedaredge Bruins on Saturday, starting at 1 p.m.The Rangely boys are currently 2-2, coming off a win
against the Soroco Rams before the Christmas break, whilethe Rangely girls have won one of four games playedbefore the holiday break. Both contests this week will beleague games.The Meeker basketball teams will play their first league
games in Cedaredge on Friday, in their only action for theweekend.The Meeker boys’ team is currently undefeated, win-
ning the White River Electric Cowboy Shootout, thendefeating the Olathe Pirates before going on Christmasbreak.“I liked what I saw in the first part of the season,”
Meeker boys’ coach Klark Kindler said. “The kids are com-peting hard and they have improved each game. Hopefully,we keep improving.”The Meeker girls’ team will take the court in Cedaredge
with a 2-2 record.
Rangely and Meeker’s high schoolteams back in action this week
By SEAN [email protected]
MEEKER I Saturday will be aday of free fun and games as theERBM Recreation & Parks Districtplays host to Winter Blast for kidsand adults featuring a variety of com-petitions from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. atPaintbrush Park, 101 Ute Road,which is just opposite the rec center.The main activity centers around
the Cardboard Derby, in which ridersof all ages construct their own sledsand race down the hill to the rec cen-ter flats. There are six race classes,including: six years and under; sevenyears to 12; 13 to 18 years; 19 andolder; family sled (up to four mem-
bers); and open class (groups, busi-ness and clubs) with up to four riders.Registration begins at 11 a.m.,
and the derby begins at 11:30 a.m.There will also be a free meal fromnoon to 1 p.m., at Paintbrush ParkPavilion. The Cardboard Derby win-ners will be announced then.The rec district’s Winter Carnival
will run from 1 to 3 p.m., featuringsnowshoe races, snow dying, snow-man building and carnival games.For those in the Cardboard
Derby, contestants should meet at thetop of Paintbrush Park Sled Hill, withyour sled by 11 a.m. to register.Participants will have to sign in, evenif there is no snow, as judging willstill take place for the most creative
sleds.Sleds can only be constructed
using cardboard, tape and glue, butthey may be decorated with markers,paint and tape.There will be three racing cate-
gories: Biggest Wipeout (biggestwipeout or the fastest to fall apart)one winner per division; MostCreative: (best design, team spirit,crowd support) first-, second- andthird-place winners for the most cre-ative design—not judged by agedivision but all sleds judged togeth-er; and Race Champion (fastest tothe finish line) One winner per divi-sion and the fastest winner overallwins the grand prize, the travelingGolden Cup.
Winter Blast, hosted by ERBM, offers fun,food and games on Saturday for all ages
By ELIZABETH SHOGRENHIGH COUNTRY NEWSSpecial to the Herald Times
RBC I When Interior SecretarySally Jewell announced inSeptember that the greater sagegrouse would not be listed as endan-gered, Nevada’s Brian Sandoval, aRepublican, was one of four Westerngovernors applauding.States retained management of
the bird in what Sandoval describedas a “big win” resulting from intensenegotiations.Just a couple months later,
though, Nevada’s attorney general,Republican Adam Laxalt, defiedSandoval, joining a lawsuit challeng-ing federal plans to protect grousehabitat. A public row ensued, withthe governor’s office declaring thatLaxalt was acting on his own behalf,not the state’s. Laxalt fired back witha press release calling the governor“wrong.”Currently, two Western attorneys
general are suing the federal govern-ment over high-profile environmen-tal issues against their governors’wishes. Colorado’s Republican attor-ney general, Cynthia Coffman, issuing to block President BarackObama’s signature climate changeinitiative, the Clean Power Plan,despite Democratic Gov. JohnHickenlooper’s explicit objections.Both attorneys general were
elected a year ago with the supportof a lot of outside money, signalingbig donors’ appreciation for theimportance of these offices, as statespush back against the federal gov-ernment.“There is a perception that the
(Obama) administration is runningroughshod over states’ interests,”says Idaho Attorney General andchair of the Conference of WesternAttorneys General, Lawrence G.Wasden.The Democrats view things dif-
ferently: “There are several attorneysgeneral who seem to see themselvesas partisan warriors,” says Matt Lee-Ashley, director of public lands atthe Center for American Progress, aliberal think tank. “They are sodetermined to boost their politicalprofile and grab headlines thatthey’re willing to undercut their ownstate’s leadership.”In Nevada and Colorado, the
governors are challenging the legiti-macy of the lawsuits and the author-ity of their attorneys general, who actas chief lawyers for governors andstate agencies as well as top lawenforcement officials. While suchpublic disputes are infrequent,they’re not unheard of, because inmost states, governors and attorneysgeneral are elected separately.Colorado Gov. Hickenlooper saysCoffman is exceeding her authority. “The law makes it clear that
except in limited circumstances—which don’t exist here—the attorneygeneral is not permitted to file suchlawsuits unless directed to do so bythe governor,” Hickenlooperdeclared. He has said he will petitionthe state Supreme Court to weigh in.Former Colorado Attorney
General Ken Salazar, who served asObama’s first Interior secretary, saysthat Colorado law requires the attor-ney general to support the governorunless the governor’s position is“clearly unlawful.”Coffman, meanwhile, says she is
doing her duty by joining 23 otherstates in suing the EPA over the first-ever federal greenhouse gas rules forexisting power plants.”In Nevada, Laxalt says he is
looking out for the state’s legal inter-ests by backing a suit filed by twocounties over a federal plan to setaside habitat for sage grouse and alsoprohibit new hardrock mining acrossnearly 3 million acres.Wasden says disputes between
attorneys general and governors areoften most intense when the twobelong to the same party.“There’s an expectation that the
attorneys general should get in line.When they don’t do that, thatbecomes a bitter battle.”The current divisions in the
Republican Party make suchinternecine battles increasingly like-ly.
Grouse, clean air topics of turmoil for West states
By HERALD TIMES STAFF
RBC I This is part two of ourannual “year in review,” coveringnews and events that occurredbetween July and December 2015.� New Meeker School District
Superintendent Chris Selleannounced that his choice forMeeker High School principal forthe 2015-16 school year is AmyChinn.Chinn had been serving as the
high school’s counselor.� Rangely Town Hall underwent
major changes in its appearance andfunction. In addition to providingspace for Rio Blanco County officesin the building, the current spaceswere due for some updating.� Natural Soda President Sara
Schaeffner told local governmentofficials that “within 10 years wewill disrupt the global sodium bicar-bonate market with the resourceshere in Northwest Colorado.”One way to accomplish this is by
expanding current operations.Natural Soda is in the final stages ofan application process with theBLM to double their production to500,000 tons per year, effectivelymaking them the largest stand-alonefacility in the world.All with what Schaeffner calls a
“very low environmental footprint.”� “It was about time we won
again,” Robby Elam said aftergolfers from Rangely, playing ontheir home course, won the RioBlanco County Cup back fromMeeker, where it had been the pasttwo years.� The CNCC science classes,
which are utilizing the site as aneducational opportunity for stu-dents, could be literally the doorway to an ever-growing future in theworld of paleontology for ColoradoNorthwestern Community College.The college has a facility in Craigthat has been designated as a feder-ally certified clearing house and fos-sil depository for digs in the area.Without that designation havingbeen received, all fossils found inthis area would have to be shippedout of Colorado to an approvedfacility in another state.� Holliday’s and Chipper’s in
Meeker were also taking part in theboycott of New Belgium Breweryproducts because of the brewery’spast support of the WildEarthGuardians, the group that has suedand is trying to shut down theColoWyo mine, where more than200 area jobs could be lost.
� Meeker High School alumnaeDeena Norell won the breakawayroping at the Colorado ProfessionalRodeo during the 130th annualRange Call celebration, the oldestcontinuous rodeo in the state ofColorado.� The Rio Blanco County
Historical Society celebrated 130years of the Meeker Herald in Julywith a potluck lunch in the courtyardof the garrison. Guest speakersincluded several of the past publish-ers (owners), including currentowner Mitch Bettis, who is also inthe newspaper business in LittleRock, Ark.� For a fourth year in a row,
Rangely’s William Scoggins haswon the annual Run For Your Life5K held in Meeker during the 130thannual Range Call Celebration.� At several Meeker Board of
Education (BOE) meetings, Dr. BobDorsett asked the board to identifythe “more than $130,000 in grantsfor various educational and academ-ic improvement programs in the2013-14 academic year” that HighSchool Building AccountabilityCommittee (BAC) co-chairs RobertD. Amick and Stacy Hudelson andBAC member Laurie Zellers statedthen that high school principal, KimIbach, had obtained. Selle assuredDorsett that there are no “missingfunds” as far as the school district isconcerned.� In July, Colorado State Patrol
troopers were dispatched to a single-vehicle accident on Moffat CountyRoad 7, near Milepost 7.A former Meeker man, Hunter
Zellers, 24, died from injuries sus-tained in the accident, and the driv-er, from Craig, was transported toThe Memorial Hospital in Craig.� Participants ran from the Rio
Blanco County Courthouse lawn tothe 6th Street Field, where theycompleted an obstacle course andgot colored with dye. The end of theevent, which was part of the ERBMRecreation and Park District’sMeeker Appreciation Day, featureda “color explosion,” in which eachparticipant threw a cup full of dyeinto the air to create the colorful dis-play. More than 50 runners tookpart.� A 20-year-old Rio Blanco
County man died of injuries sus-tained Sunday while hiking withfriends on Himes Peak, 46 milesnortheast of Meeker near TrappersLake, just over the Rio BlancoCounty line in Garfield County.
Rio Blanco County sheriff’sdeputies, Rio Blanco Search andRescue and Meeker Fire/Rescueresponded to the accident scenealong with Classic Lifeguard heli-copter out of Steamboat Springs.Jake Massey died at the scene afteremergency responders arrived at thesite.� The District Attorney for the
14th Judicial District released astatement on Thursday stating thatthe use of deadly force was justifiedin the shooting of James Damon onMarch 9 outside of Dinosaur.Damon was killed during a con-
frontation with Colorado Parks andWildlife officer Nathan Martinez ofRangely and Moffat CountySheriff’s Deputy Bhrent Shock.� Rio Blanco County
Commissioner Shawn Bolton dedi-cated the indoor arena in the countymulti-purpose building at the RioBlanco County Fairgrounds to thememory of C.W. “Bill” Brennan,while several members of theBrennan family looked on. Thebuilding was constructed in 1978.Brennan was a driving force behinddevelopment of the fairgrounds inMeeker. He was born in Rifle toMike and Helen Brennan and wasthe sixth of eight children. Brennan,along with commissioners DaleFrisby and Roy Kenney, could seethe value and impact an indoor arena
and multi-purpose building wouldhave on Rio Blanco County, andthey were instrumental in buildingthis new facility to serve many gen-erations of future Rio BlancoCounty citizens.� Matt Scoggins, the superin-
tendent of Rangely’s school district,is looking eagerly toward the begin-ning of classes.Scoggins is entering his third
year as superintendent of schools inRangely, and he said he is looking ata continued challenge to make theschools the best they can be.� Rangely’s Heritage Building
and Home Center will begin liqui-dating its store inventory with plansto close its doors in September.� The only things that remain to
complete Phase I of Meeker’sMarket Street Sidewalk Project,Town Administrator Scott Meszarossaid, is to install a hand rail atSchool Street, for CenturyLink tobury a line and to finish the cross-walk on Third Street.However, the town has already
started work on Phase II of the proj-ect, which will extend the sidewalkfrom Fourth Street, where Phase Iended, to 11th Street on the west endof Meeker.� The seated members of the
Meeker Town Board gave unani-mous approval to the annexation ofthe Curtis Creek Industrial Park,
which encompasses 35 acres on theeast side of Highway 13, oppositethe new Pioneers Medical Center.� A groundbreaking ceremony
was held in Meeker Town Park tomark the start of the Rio BlancoCounty-wide construction on abroadband Internet system for allparts of the county.� Strawberry Fire scorched 130
acres, 12 vehicles; homes saved.Just about an hour after first beingreported, the grasslands around theOnea Miller and Grant Rozier resi-dences are entrenched in smoke andfire, about 3.5 miles north ofHighway 64 on County Road 7.Miraculously, despite the fact thatnearly everything was scorchedblack, neither one of the homes wasdamaged despite flames comingwithin feet of the structures.� “One more than last year,”
defending Meeker Men’s Golf Clubchampion J.C. Watt said after win-ning the championship flight for athird year in a row, but not knowinghow many times he has won thechampionship overall.� Flora Bella florists in Meeker
threw a thank-you exhibition for itscustomers at Meeker Town Park,and well in excess of 100 peoplewatched and joined in the entertain-ment provided by the PolynesianFire Dancers.The duo offered dances from the
South Pacific islands of Hawaii,Samoa and New Zealand, gettingseveral women and girls in the audi-ence to learn the hula and a coupleof local men to learn a Maori chantfrom New Zealand.� Roughly 950 Rangely resi-
dents and visitors took part in andenjoyed the annual Rangely ElksClub barbecue at Rangely’s ElksPark, the central location for activi-ties that wrapped up four days ofSeptemberfest. Besides the hugelysuccessful barbecue, Elks Parkplayed host to a large arts and craftsfair that lined the park except for thenorthwest portion, which playedhome to the annual car show thatfeatured several dozen vehicles ondisplay to the public. Well in excessof 1,000 people were in attendanceat Elks Park for all the activitiesbeing held.� The 29th annual Meeker
Classic Sheepdog ChampionshipTrials began at Ute Park, west ofdowntown Meeker. Dave Imus andhis dog, Tip, who hale fromOlympia, Wash., were one of thefirst teams to hit the course, comingup just a couple feet short of the penwhen time ran out. The trials runwith the qualifying roundsWednesday, Thursday and Fridaywhile the semi-final round isSaturday with the top 20 dogs andfinals Sunday with the top 12 dogs.� A lawsuit was filed in federal
court by The Cloud Foundation(TCF), Wild Horse FreedomFederation (WHFF), The ColoradoWild Horse and Burro Coalition(CWHBC), Dr. Don Moore and ToniMoore of Fruita, Colo., and BarbFlores of Greeley, Colo., to blockthe Bureau of Land Management’sproposed roundups of horses fromnorthwestern Colorado’s herds.� The U.S. Department of the
Interior has approved and signed amodified mine plan for ColowyoMine, which was subject to a feder-al district court order requiring theOffice of Surface MiningReclamation and Enforcement(OSM) to update its environmentalreview of the mine.In addition to the new mining
plan, on Aug. 31, the OSM complet-ed a new environmental assessmentfor the mine, resulting in a finding ofno significant impact on the envi-ronment from mining operations.� Several hundred folks gath-
ered outside the door of The Tank inRangely during Septemberfest to
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SEAN MCMAHONIt was a busy Labor Day weekend in Rangely as the annual Septemberfest celebration kept Rangely resi-dents hopping for four days. Above, members of the Rangely Rock Crushers off-road jeep group, showedoff their stuff as part of the Rangely Septemberfest Parade down Main Street. A wide variety of Rangeactivities kept the Rangely residents and visitors occupied and entertained for four days.
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hear the sounds produced inside.The number of visitors stayed steadyand they were not disappointed withwhat they heard. All who enter TheTank must remove their shoes so asnot to damage the acousticalpadding on the floor.� It was the first home game of
the season, which turned into thefirst win of the season for theMeeker High School football team,as they defeated the 2A Coal RidgeTitans 36-6 in Starbuck Stadium.� On Sept. 9, nearly 100 cars of
all colors, sizes, makes and nationswere rounded up in the Rio BlancoCounty Fairgrounds exhibit hall asmore than 90 drivers and 200 total
persons from Colorado Grand con-verged on Meeker for their annualtour. Inclement weather changedeveryone’s plans late in the morningas the drivers, their cars and theirteams were initially going to meeton the courthouse lawn.� The Bureau of Land
Management finished up day six ofthe wild-horse gather in the WestDouglas Herd Area. With a total of141 horses rounded up, the federalBLM will continue the gather intothe week, as they plan to gather upto 167 of the 365 horses in the area.
Local ranchers who were presentat the gather were pleased to seesome of the horses removed fromthe range.� Bailey Franklin, the Colorado
Parks and Wildlife District WildlifeManager from Meeker, has beennamed the agency’s 2014 John D.Hart Wildlife Officer of the Year.� The weather was perfect for
the dedication of the Milk CreekBattlefield with more than 300 peo-ple in attendance.
Throughout the event, the RioBlanco County Historical Societyhosted many Ute friends and VIPsfrom all over Colorado, Utah andNew Mexico, authors of books onthe Milk Creek Battle, the local
Veterans of Foreign Wars and theVFW Post No. 126 of FortDuchesne, Utah, local leaders,Colorado State dignitaries, and NewYork film makers.� The Panther football team did
not disappoint its alumni or thehometown fans in the 2015 home-coming game against the HaydenTigers, which Rangely won 32-8, inthe first league contest of the season.� Meeker seniors Kash Atwood,
Dillon Frantz, Devon Pontine andT.J. Shelton were the team captainsfor the 2015 homecoming footballgame against the Lake CountyPanthers. The senior captains led theCowboys to a 45-14 victory in thefirst league contest of the season.� On Oct. 12 at 1:53 p.m., Janna
Polgar of Dillon, Colo., gave birth toa 6 pound 9 ounce, 21 and a halfinch baby boy, making this the firstbirth at the new Pioneers MedicalCenter in Meeker.� The Meeker Board of
Education will take on a new look,the Rangely School Board willremain the same, the mil levy taxoverride for added Rangely schoolfunding failed and county voterstold the state to keep its excess mar-ijuana tax money and use it for edu-cation, law enforcement and otherstate needs. There were 3,587 ballotssent out by the Rio Blanco CountyClerk’s Office, and 1,720 werereturned for a voter turnout of 47.95percent.� Meeker High School turned
60 years old, having been dedicatedon Nov. 10, 1955, as Rio BlancoCounty High School. ElliottRoosevelt, a son of former U.S.President Franklin DelanoRoosevelt, gave the dedication’skeynote address then. Meeker HighSchool and the school districtadministration held a 60th anniver-sary recognition celebration in thehigh school gym.� Sophomore Patrick Scoggins
was the lone runner to representRangely High School at theColorado State Cross- Country 2AChampionship Meet in ColoradoSprings, finishing in the top 10 inthe state.� The Rangely Community
Gardens wrapped up a diverse andfruitful season with its annual pump-
kin giveaway to all children inRangely and Dinosaur.
The Gardens grew more than500 pumpkins on site and 300 morewere donated by Rio BlancoCounty’s Colorado State UniversityExtension Office/4-H Clubs, led byBill Ekstrom.� King Triton, played by Zagar
Brown, discussed with Ursula thesea witch, played by MasonHolliday, the situation between hismermaid daughter, Ariel, played byAnnelise Amack, and human PrinceEric, played by Cooper Main, duringSaturday afternoon’s performance ofThe Little Mermaid. There were 51roles and 27 jobs on the productionstaff of the musical, put on beforepacked crowds at Meeker HighSchool by the Meeker Arts andCultural Council, the Center StageYouth Theatrical Group and theERBM Recreation and Park District.� Meeker High School football
coach Shane Phelan said he “appre-ciated each one,” of his seniors andthe effort they have given the pastfour years. Meeker senior captains:Jacob Nielsen, Zachery Medlin,Conner Pfister, Dillon Frantz, T.J.Shelton, Devon Pontine and Kash
Atwood played their final footballgame in Starbuck Stadium, as theylost to Resurrection Christian in thequarterfinals of the 1A ColoradoState football playoffs.� Rangely District Hospital
long-term care patient Don Worralland registered nurse Irene Kilbane,along with R.N. Wendy Campbell,will travel to NASCAR’S Daytona500 in Daytona Beach, Fla. thisFebruary. The trip, which Kilbaneplanned after Worrall expressed alifelong dream to attend the race, hasbeen largely funded through aGoFundMe campaign. To donate, goto www.gofundme.com/donworrall� At the Rio Blanco County
Commissioners meeting Nov. 23,Chris McCourt, who is manager ofthe Colowyo Mine, presented acheck for $5,000 to Rio BlancoCounty. Colowyo made the donationas a way of saying “thank you” tothe community for ongoing supportover the life of Colowyo operationsand the support shown during therecent Office of Surface Miningprocess concerning the environmen-tal assessment to re-evaluate envi-ronmental effects of the originallyproposed and currently approved
mining plan modification for theSouth Taylor/Lower Wilson PermitExpansion Area at the ColowyoCoal Mine. Donated funds will beused to make enhancements to thecounty fairgrounds facilities inMeeker.� In a small town, licensed day-
care options for working parents canoften be limited. Unfortunately forRangely, if the financial situation atthe non-profit Giant Step Preschooland Child Care Center doesn’tchange, those resources couldbecome even more challenging forparents. “Our current financial posi-tion is dire,” said Giant Step directorIngrid Reed.� The Meeker Cowboys won 36
matches in the 2015 Warrior Classic,24 by pin, which earned bonuspoints, enough for Meeker to be the“Best Small School” team and fifthoverall. Meeker’s three-time statechampion T.J. Shelton won his firstindividual Warrior title and wasnamed “Outstanding Wrestler” inthe upper weights. Head coach J.C.Watt said he was “really proud of allthe kids” and the Warrior Classicwas a “good confidence builder” forhis team.
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SEAN MCMAHONOn Sept. 17, more than 200 drivers, car owners, team and family members converged on a wet and rainyMeeker for the annual Colorado Grand auto tour of Northwestern Colorado. Several activities wereplanned this year including the Meeker Lions Club fixing lunch for the crowd. But the inclement weatherrestricted visitors to the Rio Blanco County Fairgrounds to see the cars while the Lions fed those withthe tour.
solar panels at its headquarters.But as great as the voluntary
efforts are, no one believes they willbe enough to reach the necessary tar-gets. For significant progress, businessneeds government to nudge things inthe right direction.
For example, take the CleanPower Plan, the EPA’s rules to reducecarbon emissions from power plants.These rules will significantly cut ourgreenhouse gases, which is a majorbenefit for every industry. The rulesprovide states with unprecedented lee-way in crafting their own plans, whichwill result in technological innovationand job creation.
Unfortunately some in Congressare trying to block the rules as beingbad for business. That’s why duringthe Paris summit, our business groupjoined with EnvironmentalEntrepreneurs (E2) to announce letterscalling on Congress not to derail thetalks and get serious about strengthen-ing America’s economy.
Most small business owners agreewith us. National, scientific pollingfound that 64 percent of small busi-ness owners support government reg-ulation to cut carbon pollution frompower plants.
In fact, many business peoplewant even stronger climate policies,such as carbon pricing.
Major U.S. brands like Ben &Jerry’s and Seventh Generation sup-port putting a market price on carbon.Many more U.S. companies are sign-ing a business letter to Congressshowing support for a carbon tax.
Internationally, even oil companiesare getting behind the idea.
When I was in Paris, I spoke withan executive of a giant European oilcompany. As she explained, a carbontax “provides us with a clearer path formaking mid-term investment deci-sions. Whether we invest in anotheroil field, or move toward more winddepends in large part on what the price
of CO2 will be.” This is using thepower of the market to determine howto power the economy going forward.
The Paris climate talks resulted ina breakthrough agreement. But it isreally just the beginning. Now weall—individuals, government andbusinesses—need to do everything wecan to turn that talk into action. Forbusiness leaders, that means not only
doing what we can in our business, butit means pushing our elected officialsto do what they need to. Paris provedthat business support can help in mak-ing a deal. To turn that deal into reali-ty, business support will be essential.
Richard Eidlin is vice president ofpolicy and campaigns at the AmericanSustainable Business Council.
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force.” I encourage (beg, actually)owners to reinforce every time yourdog visually “checks in” with you ona walk. They look back at you andwhen they do: jack pot! Reward withsmiling, petting and some of thatchicken you haven’t yet leaked. Thisis the beginning of a reliable recall.
Put bear bells on your dog, even if
you aren’t concerned about a bearbeing in the area. It alerts wildlife toyour dog’s presence and it gives youan indication of where your dog is.Don’t allow those bells to get out ofhearing. If they do, go back to highschool and get back on that recall.
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WILDLIFE: Train your pets� Continued from Page 3A
CLIMATE: Paris talks are just the beginning, action is needed� Continued from Page 4A
In a practice that has beenrepeated for decades, anarea sheep farmer ran hissheep down Market Street inMeeker just prior toThanksgiving on the way tolower pastures for the winter.The scene above is a fre-quent sight in the late falland early winter and again inthe late spring and earlysummer as the sheep arebeing moved to summer pas-tureland.
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2016 RIO BLANCO COUNTYCHIP SEAL PROJECTREQUEST FOR BID
PROJECT NAME, LOCATION AND GENERALSCOPE OF WORK
2016 Rio Blanco County Chip Seal Project. Workconsists of seal coating and fog coatingapproximately 30.36 miles of County roads in theMeeker area.Be aware there may be other County projects inthe area that may affect material transport routesand/or travel delays.CONTRACT DOCUMENTSContract Documents shall be available on-line atwww.govbids.com/scripts/co1/public/home1.asp,or on the county's website at www.rbc.us on theBid Postings page, or at the Rio Blanco County Roadand Bridge Dept. 570 2nd Street, Meeker, Colorado81641 on January 7, 2016.VENDOR QUALIFICATIONSVendors must be listed on the most current CDOTPre-qualified Contractor Listing.WORK SCHEDULEThis project shall start June 6, 2016 and be completedby July 22, 2016, pending delays due to adverseconditions.PROJECT SUPERINTENDENT ANDQUESTIONSVan Pilaud, County Engineer, (970) 878-9590, Fax(970) 878-3396. Mailing address: Rio Blanco CountyRoad and Bridge Dept., 570 Second Street,Meeker, CO 81641.All Vendors must examine the sites and becomefamiliar with all site conditions. Any questions regardingthis project are to be directed in writing to Van Pilaudbefore February 2, 2016 at 4:00 P.M. at the aboveaddress or fax number.MANDATORY PRE-BID MEETINGVendors must attend mandatory pre-bid meeting:January 28, 2016 at 2:00 P.M. at the Rio BlancoCounty Road & Bridge Dept., 570 Second Street,Meeker.BID SUBMITTALS
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Bids shall have Vendor's name and address and"SEALED BID-2016 CHIP SEAL PROJECT"written on the sealed envelope. All required documentsshall be included with the bid or it shall be rejected.Each bid must include a certified check or cashier'scheck in the amount of not less than five percent(5%) of the total bid, made payable to Rio BlancoCounty, or by a bid bond in like amount executedby a surety company.Mailed bids are due no later than 4:00 P.M. on Friday,February 5, 2016. Do not depend on overnight delivery.Hand delivered bids will be accepted from 8:00 A.M.to 10:45 A.M. on February 8, 2016. Mailing: RBC Commissioners, P.O. Box i, 200 MainSt., Meeker, CO 81641Hand-delivery address: RBC Commissioners, 200Main St. Meeker, CO 81641BID OPENINGBids shall be opened and read in public at 11:15A.M. on February 8, 2016 at the Commissioners'sMeeting Room, 200 Main Street, P.O. Box i, Meeker,CO 81641. Bids submitted after 10:45 A.M. will bereturned not opened. Bids submitted and openedshall not be withdrawn for 30 days thereafter.BID PREFERENCEC.R.S. 8-19-101, et.seq,shall be observed on allconstruction contracts on public projects. The lawstates that when a construction contract for a publicproject is to be awarded to a bidder, a resident biddershall be allowed preference against a nonresidentbidder from another state equal to the preferencegiven or required by the state in which the nonresidentbidder is a resident.BID AWARDThe Rio Blanco County Board of CountyCommissioners reserve the right to reject any orall bids; to waive any informalities in bids; and toacceptthe bid that, in the opinion of the Board, is in thebest interest of the County of Rio Blanco, State ofColorado.RIO BLANCO COUNTY, COLORADODated: January 4, 2016
By: Shawn J. Bolton, ChairmanPublished: January 7 and 14, 2016Rio Blanco Herald Times
PUBLIC NOTICETOWN OF MEEKER
MUNICIPAL ELECTIONApril 5, 2016
TO: Any person, who is eligible by law, to be acandidate for the Offices of Mayor or Trustee forthe Town of Meeker to be elected at the MunicipalElection to be held on Tuesday, April 5, 2016 pleasetake notice: A candidate's qualifications for eligibilityto hold public office are: 1) Be a registered elector;2) 2) Attain the age of eighteen years or older onthe date of the election and;3) Reside in the town of Meeker for a period of atleast twelve (12) consecutive months immediatelypreceding the date of the election. Nomination petitions may be circulated and signedbeginning on Tuesday, January 5, 2016.Nomination petitions and an information sheet forprospective candidates will be available at TownHall, 345 Market Street, Meeker, on or after 8:00a.m., Monday, January 4, 2016. Regular office hoursat Town Hall are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Mondaythrough Friday. The last day for the circulation andsigning of nomination petitions shall be Monday,January 25, 2016, on or before 5:00 p.m. All nominationpetitions shall be filed with the Town Clerk at TownHall by this date and time.The following Town Officers will be elected at theelection:1) Mayor - two year term;2) Three members of the Town Board of Trustees- all four year terms.Dated this 8th day of December, 2015.TOWN OF MEEKERBy: Lisa Cook, Town ClerkPublished: December 17, 24, & 31, 2015, January7, 14 & 21, 2016.
Rio Blanco Herald Times
RIO BLANCO COUNTYNOTICE OF FINAL CONTRACTOR
SETTLEMENT2015 EAST DOUGLAS CRUSHING PROJECT
NOTICE is hereby given that on the 11th day of January,2016 at Meeker, Colorado, final settlement will beauthorized by the Rio Blanco County Boardof County Commissioners with 3B Enterprises, LLC
Craig, CO 81626 for all work done by saidCONTRACTOR on the project known as 2015 EastDouglas Crushing Project.1)Any person, co-partnership, association, orcorporation who has an unpaid claim against thesaid project may at any time, up to and includingthe date specified in item 2 below, file a VERIFIEDSTATEMENT of the amount due and unpaid on accountof such claims.2)All such claims shall be filed with Van Pilaud, CountyEngineer, Rio Blanco County Road & BridgeDepartment, 570 2nd Street, Meeker, Colorado 81641on or before January 7, 2016.3)Failure on the part of a creditor to file such a statementwill relieve Rio Blanco County from any and all liabilityfor such claim.Dated at Meeker, Colorado this 28th day ofDecember, 2015.BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF RIOBLANCO COUNTYBY JEFFREY D. ESKELSON, CHAIRMANFirst Publication: 12/31/15Last Publication: 01/07/16Rio Blanco Herald Times
Year 2016 Blasting ScheduleColowyo Coal Company L.P. hereby publishes thefollowing blasting schedule for the 2016 year.1. Identification of blasting areas: During the 2016year, blasting will be conducted within the followingareas:T3N, R93W, 6th P.M., Moffat and Rio Blanco Counties,Colorado
W1/2 of Section 3,All of Section 4,All of Section 9,W1/2 of Section 10,SW1/4, N1/2 of Section 15,All of Section 16,All of Section 17,E1/2 of Section 19,All of Section 20, W1/2 of Section 21T4N, R93W, 6th P.M., Moffat County, ColoradoS1/2SW1/4, SW1/4SE1/4 of Section 16,SE1/4NE1/4, SE1/4, SE1/4SW1/4 of Section 20,W1/2NW1/4, N1/2NE1/4 of Section 21,W1/2NW1/4, E1/2W1/2, W1/2E1/2, E1/2SE1/4 ofSection 22,W1/2 of Section 27,NW1/4NW1/4 of Section 29,NE1/4, NW1/4SE1/4, SW1/4 of Section 30,NW1/4NW1/4 of Section 31,W1/2 of Section 34T3N, R94W, 6th P.M., Moffat County, ColoradoW1/2NW1/4, NW1/4SW1/4 of Section 1,All of Section 2,E1/2E1/2 of Section 3,N1/2N1/2 of Section 11T4N, R94W, 6th P.M., Moffat County, ColoradoE1/2SE1/4 of Section 34,S1/2, SW1/4NW1/4, SE1/4NE1/4 of Section 35,W1/2, NE1/4 of Section 362. Time of blast: Blasting operations will be conducteddaily between sunrise and sunset.3. All mine roads to blast areas will be blocked atleast ten minutes prior to the blast by manned vehicleshaving radio communication with the Blasting Foreman.The blast areas will be cleared by the Blasting Foreman.4. Audible Warning Signals:Before blast signal: Four series of three short sirens,then four series of three long sirens.After blast all clear signal: The Blasting Foremanwill check the blast and report the all clear to barricadecrews, followed by a single, long siren.5. Blasting may not be conducted at times different
from those announced in this blasting schedule exceptin emergency situations where rain, lightning, otheratmospheric conditions, or Operator or public safetyrequires unscheduled detonation.CF 17.11.1Published: January 7, 2016Rio Blanco Herald Times
TOWN OF DINOSAUR MUNICIPAL ELECTION
APRIL 5, 20162015 EAST DOUGLAS CRUSHING PROJECT
TO: THE REGISTERED ELECTORS OF THE TOWNOF DINOSAUR COLORADO ABSENTEEVOTERS:Any registered elector of the Town of Dinosaur maycast a ballot at suchelection by an absentee voter's ballot. Applicationfor an absentee voterballot may be made orally or in writing to the TownClerk from this dateforward until 5:00 p.m. on April 1, 2016. AllApplications must be filed on or before such timeand date.All absentee voter ballots to be cast in theMunicipal Election must bereceived by the Town Clerk on or before 7:00 p.m.Tuesday April 5, 2016,
Election Day.Please contact Tamara Long, Town Clerk at theDinosaur Town Hall 374-2286,concerning any questions or requests you may haveregarding absentee voterballots.TOWN OF DINOSAURBy: Tamara Long
Town ClerkPublished: January 7, and 14, 2016Rio Blanco Herald Times
10A � NEWS RIO BLANCO HERALD TIMESThursday, January 7, 2016
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COMBINED NOTICE - MAILINGCRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 15-21
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:On October 8, 2015, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating tothe Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Rio Blanco records.Original Grantor(s) Louis C. VasquezOriginal Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., acting solely as
nominee for Homecomings Financial Network Inc.Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Capital Income and Growth Fund, LLCDate of Deed of Trust May 11, 2006County of Recording Rio BlancoRecording Date of Deed of Trust May 16, 2006Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 284866Original Principal Amount $58,900.00Outstanding Principal Balance $53,929.29Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have beenviolated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments providedfor in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
THE NORTH 50 FEET OF LOT 5 BLOCK C LEECH ADDITION NO. 1 ACCORDING TO THE PLATTHEREOF FILED MARCH 22, 1950 AS RECEPTION NO. 79778 TOWN OF RANGELY, COLORADO
Also known by street and number as: 314 S. Sunset, Rangely, CO 81648.THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BYTHE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
NOTICE OF SALEThe current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice ofElection and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 02/10/2016,at Office of the Public Trustee, Rio Blanco County Courthouse, 555 Main Street, Meeker CO 81641, sell to thehighest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirsand assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured bythe Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue tothe purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.First Publication 12/17/2015Last Publication 1/14/2016Name of Publication Rio Blanco Herald Times
NOTICE OF RIGHTSYOU MAY HAVE AN INTEREST IN THE REAL PROPERTY BEING FORECLOSED, OR HAVE CERTAINRIGHTS OR SUFFER CERTAIN LIABILITIES PURSUANT TO COLORADO STATUTES AS A RESULT OFSAID FORECLOSURE. YOU MAY HAVE THE RIGHT TO REDEEM SAID REAL PROPERTY OR YOU MAYHAVE THE RIGHT TO CURE A DEFAULT UNDER THE DEED OF TRUST BEING FORECLOSED. A COPYOF SAID STATUTES, AS SUCH STATUTES ARE PRESENTLY CONSTITUTED, WHICH MAY AFFECTYOUR RIGHTS SHALL BE SENT WITH ALL MAILED COPIES OF THIS NOTICE. HOWEVER, YOURRIGHTS MAY BE DETERMINED BY PREVIOUS STATUTES.
• A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE FILED PURSUANT TO SECTION 38-38-104 SHALL BE FILED WITHTHE PUBLIC TRUSTEE AT LEAST FIFTEEN (15) CALENDAR DAYS PRIOR TO THE FIRST SCHEDULEDSALE DATE OR ANY DATE TO WHICH THE SALE IS CONTINUED;
• A NOTICE OF INTENT TO REDEEM FILED PURSUANT TO SECTION 38-38-302 SHALL BE FILED WITHTHE PUBLIC TRUSTEE NO LATER THAN EIGHT (8) BUSINESS DAYS AFTER THE SALE;
• IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OFINTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;
• IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THEREQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITIONON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THECOLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU(CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS.
Colorado Attorney General Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau1300 Broadway, 10th Floor P.O. Box 4503Denver, Colorado 80203 Iowa City, Iowa 52244(800) 222-4444 (855) 411-2372www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov www.consumerfinance.gov
DATE: 10/09/2015Karen Arnold, Public Trustee in and for the County of Rio Blanco, State of ColoradoBy: Karen Arnold, Public TrusteeThe name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representingthe legal holder of the indebtedness is:Lisa Cancanon #42043 Monica Kadrmas #34904Barrett Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1199 Bannock Street, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711Attorney File # 3750.100099The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information providedmay be used for that purpose.
COMBINED NOTICE - MAILINGCRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 15-22
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:On October 27, 2015, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating tothe Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Rio Blanco records.Original Grantor(s) CHRISTOPHER HALLOriginal Beneficiary(ies) CITIFINANCIAL CORPORATIONCurrent Holder of Evidence of Debt CITIFINANCIAL SERVICING LLCDate of Deed of Trust August 07, 2008County of Recording Rio BlancoRecording Date of Deed of Trust August 14, 2008Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 293288Original Principal Amount $54,630.17Outstanding Principal Balance $53,242.21Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have beenviolated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments providedfor in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
ALL THE REAL PROPERTY TOGETHER WITH IMPROVEMENTS, IF ANY, SITUATE LYING AND BEINGIN THE COUNTY OF RIO BLANCO AND STATE OF COLORADO DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: LOT 1,2AND 3, BLOCK 9, HILDENBRANTS ADDITION TO HILDENBRANTS SUB DIVIDED LOTS ACCORDINGTO THE PLAT THEREOF FILED APRIL 30, 1947 AS RECEPTION NO. 72396 TOWN OF RANGELY,COLORADO TOGETHER WITH THE WEST HALF OF JONES AVENUE AS VACATED BY ORINANCE NO.308 ADOPTED BY THE TOWN OF RANGELY
Also known by street and number as: 110 EAST RANGELY AVE, RANGELY, CO 81648.THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BYTHE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
NOTICE OF SALEThe current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice ofElection and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 02/24/2016,at Office of the Public Trustee, Rio Blanco County Courthouse, 555 Main Street, Meeker CO 81641, sell to thehighest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirsand assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured bythe Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue tothe purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.First Publication 12/31/2015Last Publication 1/28/2016Name of Publication Rio Blanco Herald Times
NOTICE OF RIGHTSYOU MAY HAVE AN INTEREST IN THE REAL PROPERTY BEING FORECLOSED, OR HAVE CERTAINRIGHTS OR SUFFER CERTAIN LIABILITIES PURSUANT TO COLORADO STATUTES AS A RESULT OFSAID FORECLOSURE. YOU MAY HAVE THE RIGHT TO REDEEM SAID REAL PROPERTY OR YOU MAYHAVE THE RIGHT TO CURE A DEFAULT UNDER THE DEED OF TRUST BEING FORECLOSED. A COPYOF SAID STATUTES, AS SUCH STATUTES ARE PRESENTLY CONSTITUTED, WHICH MAY AFFECTYOUR RIGHTS SHALL BE SENT WITH ALL MAILED COPIES OF THIS NOTICE. HOWEVER, YOURRIGHTS MAY BE DETERMINED BY PREVIOUS STATUTES.
• A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE FILED PURSUANT TO SECTION 38-38-104 SHALL BE FILED WITHTHE PUBLIC TRUSTEE AT LEAST FIFTEEN (15) CALENDAR DAYS PRIOR TO THE FIRST SCHEDULEDSALE DATE OR ANY DATE TO WHICH THE SALE IS CONTINUED;
• A NOTICE OF INTENT TO REDEEM FILED PURSUANT TO SECTION 38-38-302 SHALL BE FILED WITHTHE PUBLIC TRUSTEE NO LATER THAN EIGHT (8) BUSINESS DAYS AFTER THE SALE;
• IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OFINTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;
• IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THEREQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITIONON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THECOLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU(CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS.
Colorado Attorney General Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau1300 Broadway, 10th Floor P.O. Box 4503Denver, Colorado 80203 Iowa City, Iowa 52244(800) 222-4444 (855) 411-2372www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov www.consumerfinance.gov
DATE: 10/27/2015Karen Arnold, Public Trustee in and for the County of Rio Blanco, State of ColoradoBy: Karen Arnold, Public TrusteeThe name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representingthe legal holder of the indebtedness is:Holly L. Decker #32647 Jolene Kaminski #46144 Michael Medved #14669Heather Deere #28597MEDVED DALE DECKER & DEERE, LLC 355 UNION BLVD. STE 302, LAKEWOOD, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155Attorney File # 15-119-28816The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information providedmay be used for that purpose.
CORRECTED COMBINED NOTICE - MAILINGCRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 15-20
To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:On September 29, 2015, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relatingto the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Rio Blanco records.Original Grantor(s) LeRoy Lontine and Joann Marie LontineOriginal Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for
Caliber Funding LLCCurrent Holder of Evidence of Debt Caliber Home Loans, Inc.Date of Deed of Trust July 16, 2012County of Recording Rio BlancoRecording Date of Deed of Trust July 20, 2012Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 304285Original Principal Amount $215,000.00Outstanding Principal Balance $205,168.75Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have beenviolated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments providedfor in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
EXHIBIT ATownship 2 North, Range 94 West of the 6th P.M.
A parcel of land lying in the NE1/4 of Section 30, Township 2 North, Range 94 West of the 6th P.M.,County of Rio Blanco, State of Colorado, being more particularly described as follows:
Beginning at the Northwest Corner of said NE1/4NE1/4 of Section 30;thence North 89°52’50” East along the North line of said NE1/4,1059.44 feet to a point on curve of a nontangent curve to the right having a radius of 5431.02 feet anda central angle of 3°12’41”, said point on curve being a point on the centerline of County Road No. 7;thence along the arc of said curve and said centerline, 304.41 feet to a point of tangency, the chord ofsaid arc bears South 21°29’39” West, 304.37 feet;thence South 23°05’59” West along said centerline 582.27 feet;tence North 72°30’02” West, 754.40 feet to a point on the West line of said NE1/4NE1/4;tence North 0°00’04” East, 589.74 feet to the true point of beginning.
Also known by street and number as: 6255 County Road 7, Meeker, CO 81641.THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BYTHE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
NOTICE OF SALEThe current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice ofElection and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 2/10/2016, atOffice of the Public Trustee, Rio Blanco County Courthouse, 555 Main Street, Meeker CO 81641, sell to thehighest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirsand assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured bythe Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue tothe purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.First Publication 1/7/2016Last Publication 2/4/2016Name of Publication Rio Blanco Herald Times
NOTICE OF RIGHTSYOU MAY HAVE AN INTEREST IN THE REAL PROPERTY BEING FORECLOSED, OR HAVE CERTAINRIGHTS OR SUFFER CERTAIN LIABILITIES PURSUANT TO COLORADO STATUTES AS A RESULT OFSAID FORECLOSURE. YOU MAY HAVE THE RIGHT TO REDEEM SAID REAL PROPERTY OR YOU MAYHAVE THE RIGHT TO CURE A DEFAULT UNDER THE DEED OF TRUST BEING FORECLOSED. A COPYOF SAID STATUTES, AS SUCH STATUTES ARE PRESENTLY CONSTITUTED, WHICH MAY AFFECTYOUR RIGHTS SHALL BE SENT WITH ALL MAILED COPIES OF THIS NOTICE. HOWEVER, YOURRIGHTS MAY BE DETERMINED BY PREVIOUS STATUTES.
• A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE FILED PURSUANT TO SECTION 38-38-104 SHALL BE FILED WITHTHE PUBLIC TRUSTEE AT LEAST FIFTEEN (15) CALENDAR DAYS PRIOR TO THE FIRST SCHEDULEDSALE DATE OR ANY DATE TO WHICH THE SALE IS CONTINUED;
• A NOTICE OF INTENT TO REDEEM FILED PURSUANT TO SECTION 38-38-302 SHALL BE FILED WITHTHE PUBLIC TRUSTEE NO LATER THAN EIGHT (8) BUSINESS DAYS AFTER THE SALE;
• IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OFINTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;
• IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THEREQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITIONON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THECOLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU(CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS.
Colorado Attorney General Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau1300 Broadway, 10th Floor P.O. Box 4503Denver, Colorado 80203 Iowa City, Iowa 52244(800) 222-4444 (855) 411-2372www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov www.consumerfinance.gov
DATE: 12/1/2015Karen Arnold, Public Trustee in and for the County of Rio Blanco, State of ColoradoBy: Karen Arnold, Public TrusteeThe name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representingthe legal holder of the indebtedness is:Frascona, Joiner, Goodman and Greenstein, P.C. 4750 TABLE MESA DRIVE, BOULDER, CO 80305-5500(303) 494-3000Attorney File # 7225.770The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information providedmay be used for that purpose.
Conducted as a Mail Ballot ElectionTo Be held on
Tuesday, April 5, 2016At Town Hall 209 E MainRangely, Colorado
I, Lisa Piering, Town Clerk of Rangely, Colorado,I DOHEREBYGIVEPUBLICNOTICE of aGeneralMunicipal Election for Town of Rangely Mayorand Council members to be held on Tuesday,April 5, 2016, at which time there will be elected:ONE MAYOR, SERVINGA2-YEAR TERM andTHREE COUNCIL MEMBERS, SERVING A 4-YEAR TERMEach position shall be voted upon by the entireelectorate of the Town.The person receiving the greatest number of votesfor the Mayor, 2-year term shall be elected.The first three people receiving the greatest numberof votes for the Council member 4-year termsshall be elected.*NOTE: The First day that nominationpetitionsmaybe picked up and circulated startsJanuary 5, 2016 and must be returned to theClerk no later than January 25, 2016.Nomination petitions will be available at theTown of Rangely, 209 E. Main, Rangely, Co.Candidates must be at least 18 years of age,a citizen of the United States of America, andhave lived in the Town of Rangely for at leastone year immediately preceding the election.All Candidates must be registered to vote inthe Town of Rangely at least 30 days priorto the election.There are no questions at this time that will beplaced on the ballot at the time of this release.Every person who has attained the age of 18years possessing the following qualifications isentitled to register to vote at all municipal elections:He/she is a citizen of the United States;He/she resided in the State of Colorado for thirtydays prior to the municipal election at which heoffers to vote.The polls will be opened at 7:00 a.m. on the dayof the election and will be closed at 7:00 p.m.April 5, 2016 at Town Hall, 209 E Main,Rangely Colorado, 81648.Ballot's will be mailed to electors unless you fillout an absentee ballot request application. Yourapplication must be returned to the town clerk'soffice on/or beforeApril 1, 2016. You can downloadabsentee ballotapplications at www.rangely.com or come intothe Town of Rangely offices at 209 E Main forblank forms. This application is necessary evenfor voters who were previously on Rio BlancoCounty's permanent mail-in voter list.Lisa PieringTown Clerk/TreasurerPublication Date: December 24th and 31st, 2015January 7th, 14th and 21st, 2016.Published in: Rio Blanco Herald Times
Board of County CommissionersMonday, January 11, 2016
County Administration Bldg, 200 MainMeeker, Colorado
Items of routine and non-controversial nature areplaced on the consent agenda.Any Commissioner or member of the audience mayrequest an item be removed from the ConsentAgendaand considered separately on the regular agenda
Work SessionRBC & Better City
5:30PMTown of Rangely
January 12, 2016 - 7:00pmAgenda
Rangely Board of Trustees (Town Council)FRANK HUITT, MAYORJOSEPH NIELSEN, MAYOR PRO TEMLISA HATCH, TRUSTEEANDREW SHAFFER, TRUSTEEDAN EDDY, TRUSTEEANN BRADY, TRUSTEEKRISTIN STEELE, TRUSTEE•Call to Order•Roll Call•Invocation•Pledge of AllegianceMinutes of Meeting•Approval of the minutes of the December 8, 2015meeting.•Petitions and Public Input•UPDATE: Department of Local Affairs - RegionalManager - Elyse Ackerman Casselberry•Changes to the AgendaPublic Hearings - 7:15pm•Committee/Board Meetings•Supervisor Reports - See Attached•Reports from Officers - Town Manager UpdateNew Business•Discussion and action to approve the December2015 check register.•Discussion and action to approve the November2015 financials.•Discussion and action to approve the Special Eventspermit for the Chamberof Commerce Crab Crack February 6, 2016.•Discussion and action to approve Resolution 2016-01 a resolution designating a public Place for postingmeeting notices during the calendar year 2016.Informational Items•Scheduled Announcements•Rangely School District board meeting isscheduled for January 19, 2016 at 6:15pm.•Rangely District Library regular meeting January
PUBLIC NOTICETOWN OF DINOSAURMUNICIPAL ELECTION
APRIL 5, 2016You may register up to April 5, 2016 to vote in the2016 Municipal Election. In order to be eligible tovote in the municipal election, you must be an U.S.Citizen, at least eighteen years of age and a residentof the state for twenty-two days prior to the election.You may pick up registration forms at Dinosaur TownHall, 317 Stegosaurus Freeway, Dinosaur Colorado,or register in Craig at the County Clerks Office. Duringregular business hours.By: Tamara LongTown ClerkPublished: January 7 and 14th, 2016Rio Blanco Herald Times
PUBLIC NOTICETOWN OF DINOSAURMUNICIPAL ELECTION
APRIL 5, 2016To:Any person, who is eligible by law, to be a candidatefor the Offices of Mayor or Trustee for the Town ofDinosaur to be elected at the Municipal election tobe held on Tuesday,April 5, 2016 please take notice:Acandidate's qualifications for eligibility to hold publicoffice are:1. Be a registered elector;2. Attain the age of eighteen years or older on thedate of the election and;3. Reside in the Town of Dinosaur for a period ofat least twelve (12) consecutive monthsimmediately preceding the date of the election.Nomination petitions may be circulated and signedbeginning on Tuesday,January 5, 2016. Nomination petitions and aninformation sheet for prospective candidates will beavailable at Town Hall, 317 Stegosaurus Freeway,on or after 9:00 am. January 5, 2016. Regular officehours at Town Hall are 9:00-12:00 and 1:00-5:00,Monday through Friday.The last day for the circulation and signing of nominationpetitions shall be Monday, January 25, 2016 on orbefore 5:00 p.m. All nomination petitions shall befiled with the Town Clerk at Town Hall by this dateand time. The following town Officers will be electedat the election:Mayor - two year term;Three members of the Town Board of Trustees -four year terms.Dated this 4th day of January, 2016Town of DinosaurBy: Tamara LongTown ClerkPublished: January 7 and 14, 2016Rio Blanco Herald Times
RIO BLANCO COUNTY2016 Weed & Pest - Herbicides
REQUEST FOR BIDPROJECT NAME, LOCATION AND GENERAL
SCOPE OF WORK2016 Rio Blanco County Weed & Pest's Herbicides.Rio Blanco County is soliciting bids to purchase
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prior to action being taken by the Board on the ConsentAgenda. Public Comment:Any member of the public mayaddress the Board on matters which are within thejurisdiction of the Board. If you are addressing theBoard regarding a matter listed on the Agenda, youare requested to make your comments when theBoard takes that matter. Please limit your commentsto three minutes per member or five minutes pergroup.The public comment time is not for questions andanswers. It is your time to express your views.11:00 Call to order:• Pledge of Allegiance• Changes or additions to the January 11, 2016,Board Agenda• Approval of the January 11, 2016 AgendaConsent Agenda for January 11, 2016• Consent 1a_Consideration of the Board Minutesof December 28, 2015. (All Sign) • Consent 1b_ Consideration of the 2016 BudgetHearing Minutes of December 14, 2015. (All Sign)• Consent 2a_ Financial Management ReportDecember 2015• Consent 2b_ DHS EBT Register December 2015• Consent 2c_ DHS Warrant Register December2015• Consent 2d_Motor Vehicle Publication ListDecember 2015• Consent 2e_Treasurer’s Publication ListDecember 2015• Consent 2f_Treasurer’s Monthly Report December2015• Consent 3_Budget Variance Report - 058 FCIConstructors Inc., Project 10-14-030 to fund the costsfor EC Electric to furnish all material and labor requiredto install the 2-way micro-duct pathway and singlemode fiber to be routed per reference EC CO#EC-16 in an amount not to exceed $13,402.00. (ChairmanSigns)• Consent 4_Contract Modification Order #1 withTimothy Harris d/b/a Precision Buildings to fundmodifications of Hoke Residence Repairs,increasing the project in an amount not to exceed$1,185.00. (Chairman Signs) General Business: • Bus 1_ Motion to Approve the Appointment of theBoard Chairman and Chairman pro-tem for 2016(No Signature)• Bus 2_ Motion approving the setting of RegularMeeting Days for Board Meetings and Official PostingLocation of Agendas. (No Signature)• Bus 3_Motion to Approve Appointment of e911Board Member (No Signature)• Bus 4_Motion to Approve Appointment of theRepresentative to the Colorado River WaterConservation Board (No Signature)• Bus 5_Motion to Approve Representative andAlternate(s) to the AGNC Board (No Signature) • Bus 6_Motion to Approve County Investment PolicyCommittee Member (No Signature) • Bus 7_Motion to Approve the followingAppointments for 2016: County Attorney – Kent A. BorchardCounty Finance Director – Chris SingletonCounty Road & Bridge Director – David Morlan CountyDirector of Human Services – Jennifer O’Hearon• Bus 8_ Motion to Approve the Final ContractorSettlement with Oldcastle SW Group, Inc., dba UnitedCompanies of Mesa Count for the 2015 Rio BlancoCounty Road 5/Cr 20 With Livestock UnderpassProject in an amount not to exceed $91,683.47. (NoSignature Needed)
• Bus 9_Motion to Approve the Final ContractorSettlement with 3B Enterprises, LLC for the 2015East Douglas Crushing Project in an amount notto exceed $25,932.75. (No Signature Needed) Bids Opening: • BO 1_ Bid Award: • BA 1_ MOU’s, Contracts and Agreements:• MCA 1_Intergovernmental Agreement betweenThe Board of County Commissioners of RioBlanco County and The Board of Trustees of theTown of Meeker, Colorado Concerning JointCooperation for the Implementation of the Rio BlancoCounty Economic Development Strategy. (AllSign) • MCA 2_Grant of Non-Exclusive Easementbetween the Board of County Commissioners ofRio Blanco County, Colorado and CommnetWireless Inc., granting ingress and egress to accessthe Little Beaver Tower Site. (All Sign) Resolutions: • RES 1_ A Resolution of the Board of CountyCommissioners of Rio Blanco County, Coloradoapproving the 2016 appointments of members tothe Northwest Regional Workforce Development Board,designating the chief local elected official anddesignating the one-stop workforce service provider.(All Sign)• RES 2_A Resolution of the Board of CountyCommissioners of Rio Blanco County, ColoradoDesignating Banks as Depositories for Rio BlancoCounty Funds. (All Sign) • RES 3_A Resolution of the Board of CountyCommissioners of Rio Blanco County, ColoradoDesignating the Rio Blanco Herald Times as theOfficialNewspaper for County Publications as Required byLaw. (All Sign)Other Business: • Road & Bridge Monthly Update – Dave Morlan• Public Comments • County Commissioner UpdatesAdjourn The agenda is provided for informational purposesonly; all times are approximate. Agenda items will normally be considered in theorder they appear on the agenda. However, the Boardmay alter the Agenda, take breaks during the meeting,work through the noon hour and even continue anitem for a future meeting date. The Board, whilein session, may consider other items that are broughtbefore it. Scheduled items may be continued if theBoard is unable to complete the Agenda as scheduled.The next regular Board meeting is tentatively scheduledfor January 18, 2016 in Rangely at the County AnnexBuilding. Please check the County’s website forinformation atwww.rbc.us/departments/commissioners. If youneed special accommodations please call 970-8789570in advance of the meeting so that reasonableaccommodations may be made.Published: January 7, 2016Rio Blanco Herald Times
herbicides for application as show on Exhibit A.The list reflects the approximate number ofcontainers of each herbicide which Rio Blanco Countyanticipates it will purchase in 2016. The quantitieslisted on Exhibit A are estimates only and are nota commitment by Rio Blanco County to purchasethe quantity of product shown on Exhibit A.Some products allow for pricing based on differentsized containers. The bid list is based on chemicalusage of previous years and interest in specific productsthat may possibly be used during the 2016 sprayseason.Generic products of the same formulation, labeling,and restrictions may be submitted in lieu of a namebrand product but must be noted on the bid to beaccepted. All products purchased must at the timeof the initial delivery of that product include the mostcurrent Safety Data Sheet. All chemicals will bedelivered to the Rio Blanco County chemical storagefacility located at 779 Sulphur Creek Road,Meeker, CO.CONTRACT DOCUMENTSContract Documents are available on-line at theCounty's website at www.rbc.us/393/Request-for-Proposals, or at the Rio Blanco County Weed &Pest Dept. 779 Sulphur Creek Road, Meeker, Colorado81641.BIDDER QUALIFICATIONSMust be licensed to deal/sell Restricted Use Pesticides.Product orders are typically placed on either Thursdayafternoons or Friday mornings throughout the growingseason and all deliveries must be made no laterthan 8 AM the following Thursday.PROJECT COORDINATOR AND QUESTIONSMatt Scott, Weed Control Supervisor, (970) 878-9670. All Bidders are advised to review the list foundon Exhibit A. Any questions regarding this Requestare to be directed in writing to Matt Scott at the aboveaddress or via email at [email protected] SCHEDULEChemicals will need to be provided upon requestfrom March, 2016 through October, 2016. BID SUBMITTALSBidder shall submit sealed bids for this request whichshall include all information required. Bids shall haveBidder's name and address and "Sealed Bid-2016Rio Blanco County Weed & Pest - Herbicides". Mailor hand-deliver to the Rio Blanco County Board ofCounty Commissioners, at P.O. Box i, 200 Main Street,Meeker, CO 81641 before Thursday February 4,2016 at 4pm OR Hand-deliver to the Rio BlancoCounty Board of County Commissioners, 200 MainStreet, Meeker, CO until 10:45 A.M. on Monday,February 8, 2016. No bids shall be received after4pm Thursday February 4, 2016, Friday, Saturday,or Sunday.BID OPENINGThe Rio Blanco County Board of CountyCommissioners meeting will commence at 11 A.M.Bids shall be opened and read in public soon thereafteras listed on the agenda on February 8, 2016 at theCommissioners's Meeting Room at 200 Main St.,
Meeker, CO. Bids submitted after 10:45 A.M. shallbe returned unopened. Bids submitted and openedshall not be withdrawn for 30 days thereafter.BID AWARDThe Rio Blanco County Board of CountyCommissioners reserve the right to reject any orall bids; to waive any informalities in bids; and toacceptthe bid that, in the opinion of the Board, is in thebest interest of the County of Rio Blanco, State ofColorado.RIO BLANCO COUNTY Dated: January 4, 2016By: Shawn Bolton, ChairmanPublished: January 7 and 14, 2016Rio Blanco Herald Times
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November 2015NOTE: Please call 878-9368 in advance to setup all medical appointmentrides. Activities are subject to change. Busavailable on dates noted below.01/08 Bus in town01/09 No bus01/10 AM bus01/11 Bus in town01/12 Bus in town01/13 Bus in town/Foot clinic01/14 Bus in town/Rifle01/15 Bus in town01/16 No bus01/17 AM bus01/18 Bus in town01/19 Bus in town01/20 bus in town/Blood Pressure Clinic01/21 Bus in town/Grand Jct-Medical--Due to Daylight Savings Time, please schedule out-of-town medical appointments before 2:00 PM. CallStreaker for a ride 878-9368. Reservationsfor Rec. Center Trips should be made at 878-3403.Chuckwagon 878-5627. Please call in advance fora ride to medical appointments- (970)878-9368. ForRangely dental appointments, please call (970)675-3250.
RESIDENTIAL BUILDING LOTS FOR SALE - 4-5 acre residential lots in West Rangely Subdivision.Gas, water, phone and electric hookups at propertyline of all lots. Reasonably priced at $50,000 - $60,000.Private road owned by homeowners association withminimal yearly HOA fee of $250 a year per lot. Mikeor Tracy Hayes (970)675-5323.
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**MENU SUBJECT TO CHANGE** Friday, January 8: Roast beef, scalloped potatoes,green casserole, fruit cobbler, french breadMonday, January 11: Liver & onions, mashedpotatoes, baby carrots, appllesauce waldorf, salad,meat alternateTuesday, January 12:Hamburger goulash, 5bean salad, cream puff/pudding, pearsWednesday, January 13:Chicken cacciatore, rice,chopped spinach, tossed salad, fresh fruit**MENU SUBJECT TO CHANGE**Milk, Tea and Coffee are offered with all meals. Menusubject to change.Food Bank of the Rockies Mobile Food Pantry, MeekerFairgrounds, January 28th, Thursday, 11:00-12:30.
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AA & Al-Anon Meetings - Rangely Alcoholics Anonymous - Open meetings Tues & Thurs, 7 p.m., 115 Kennedy Dr., St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Rangely.Al-Anon meets Monday, 8:15 p.m., 207 S. Sunset, 1st Baptist Church, Rangely. Al-Anon info call 970-629-5064 or 970-629-2970.
RIO BLANCO Masonic Lodge #80 meets 2nd and 4th Thursday, 7:00 p.m., at 7th and Park, Meeker.
ATV, BOAT and Snowmobile Owners! You can now renew your Colorado OHV registrations on line at: www.parks.state.co.us
MEEKER HOUSING Authority Board of Di-rectors meets the 2nd Thursday of the month at 2:30 p.m. at The Pines, 875 Water St., Meeker.
Rangely Victim ServicesAn open door for the protection and care of abused and battered persons. Non-emergency call 629-9691 . Emer-gencies call 911. Providing assistance for victims of violent crimes.
THE VFW, American Legion, and their Auxiliarieswill meet the second Mon-day of each month at 5:30 PM at 290 4th St. For further information call (970) 878-5326.
ATTN: RIO BLANCO COUNTY VETERANS: If youdo not receive VA travel allowance for visits to theGrand Jct VAMC or to the Craig VA Clinic pleasecontact the RBC Veterans Service Office, Meeker:Joe Dungan, 878-9690 Rangely: John "Hoot" Gibson,878-9695
Alcoholics AnonymousMon. 7 p.m., Weds. 7 p.m., Fri. 7 p.m.St. James Church - enter from back parking lot, meetings are downstairs in Richards Hall, 4th & Park, Meeker
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Alanon Thurs. 7 p.m. 878-5655
THE RANGELY Moms Group gives preg-nant women and mothers of newborns through elementary school-aged children time to take a break, join in discussions and crafts, and build relationships with other moms. We meet the first Thursday of each month from September through May, from 9-11 a.m. at Grace Baptist Church (144 S. Stanolind Ave.). Join us! For more information, call Heather Zadra at (970) 629-9937.
NEW EDEN PREGNANCY CARE SERVICES -pregnancy tests, emergency supplies, guidance bytrained volunteers, classes on pregnancy and childcare, post-abortion support, referrals. Mondays andThursdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., 345 Main Street, Meeker.Email: [email protected] or (970)878-5117and 219 Sunset Avenue Rangely. Email:[email protected] or (970) 675-2300. Allservices are confidential.
Veterans Service OfficesRio Blanco County: Veterans Service Of-ficer - Joe Dungan, Wednesday, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., County Administration Build-ing, 200 Main Street Suite 300, Meeker. 878-9690 office, 878-3219 home. Fax 878-9581.Rangely: Veterans Service Officer - Hoot Gibson, Tuesday and Thursday, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., County Annex, 17497 State Hwy 64, Rangely. 878-9695 office, 675-2669 home.
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LOCAL HANDYMAN SERVICES: painting,plumbing, flooring, etc. Quality work at decent rates.For an estimate please call (970)220-2150.
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The Rangely Food Bank is open on Wednesdaysfrom 4:30-5:30 p.m. at 204 E. Rio Blanco. To donate,please call 970-620-2407.
Food Bank of the Rockies mobile pantry truck willbe in Rio Blanco County providing Food assistanceto community members. The Food Bank will be atthe Meeker Fairgrounds from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.Thursday, Jan. 28.
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11, 2016 at 5:00pm.•Rangely District Hospital board meeting isscheduled for January 28, 2016 at 6:00pm. •Rural Fire Protection District board meeting isscheduled for January 18, 2016 at 7:00pm.•Western Rio Blanco Park & Recreation District meetingJanuary 11, 2016 at 7:00pm.•Rio Blanco Water Conservancy District board meetingis January 27, 2016 at 7:00pm. •Rangely Chamber of Commerce board meetingis scheduled for January 21, 2016 at 12:00pm.•Rangely Junior College District Board meeting isscheduled for January 11, 2016 at 12:00pm.•Community Networking Committee meeting isscheduled for January 24, 2016 at 12:00pm. •Rio Blanco County Commissioners meeting isscheduled for January 18, 2016 at 11:00am.Adjournment Published: January 7, 2016Rio Blanco Herald Times
PUBLIC NOTICEINVITATION TO BID
Notice is hereby given that the Town of Meeker isaccepting sealed bids on the following item: LightBlue 1997 Ford F150 Short Bed Pickup, 114k miles,V8, 2 door with air conditioning, power steering, tiltwheel, AM/FM stereo, automatic transmission andmay be viewed south of the Town Shop, 111 3rdStreet.No minimum bid is required. Items will be sold asis/where is, with no warranty expressed or implied.Bid will be awarded to the highest submitted bid.The Town reserves the right to reject any and allbids; to change, add, or amend the specifications;to waive any informalities; and the right to disregardall nonconforming or conditional bids or counterproposals.The bid proposal must be placed in a sealed envelopeand labeled "1997 Ford pickup Bid" and receivedat Town Hall, 345 Market Street, Meeker, CO by 2:00p.m. Friday, January 22, 2016, at which time theproposals will be publicly opened and read aloud.Contact Carl Padilla, Building Official at 970-878-5344 for additional information.Published : January 7 and 14, 2016Rio Blanco Herald Times
2016 Rio Blanco CountyDust Control ProjectREQUEST FOR BID
PROJECT NAME, LOCATION AND GENERALSCOPE OF WORK
2016 Dust Control Project. Work includes theplacement of approximately 417,694 gallonsBlended Magnesium Chloride on approx. 101 milesof various County roads. An additional 32,947 gallonswill be applied to Garfield County Trappers LakeRoad at the same unit price, but billed to and paidfor by Garfield County. An additional 3,661 gallonswill be applied to RBC Rd. 54 at the same unit price,but billed to and paid for by Elk Creek Lodge.CONTRACT DOCUMENTSContract Documents shall be available on-line atwww.govbids.com/scripts/co1/public/home1.asp,or on the county's website at www.rbc.us on theBid Postings page, or at the Rio Blanco County Roadand Bridge Dept. 570 2nd Street, Meeker, Colorado81641 on January 7, 2016.PROJECT SUPERINTENDENT ANDQUESTIONSClint Chappell, Road and Bridge Coordinator, (970)878-9590, Fax (970) 878-3396. Mailing address:Rio Blanco County Road and Bridge Dept., 570Second Street, Meeker, CO 81641.All Vendors must examine the sites and becomefamiliar with all site conditions. Any questions regardingthis project are to be directed in writing to Clint Chappellbefore February 2, 2016 at 4:00 P.M. at the aboveaddress or fax number.WORK SCHEDULEThis project shall start March 29, 2016 and becompleted by June 9, 2016, pending delays dueto adverse conditions. A second application on CountyRoad 65 will be scheduled for approx. Aug. 23 asshown on the Project Application Schedule.MANDATORY PRE-BID MEETINGVendors shall attend a mandatory pre-bid meeting:Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016 at 10:00 A.M. at the RioBlanco County Road & Bridge Dept., 570 SecondStreet, Meeker.BID SUBMITTALSBids shall have Vendor's name and address and"SEALED BID-2016 DUST CONTROL PROJECT"written on the sealed envelope. All required documentsshall be included with the bid or it shall be rejected.Each bid must include a certified check or cashier'scheck in the amount of not less than five percent(5%) of the total bid, made payable to Rio BlancoCounty, or by a bid bond in like amount executedby a surety company.Mailed bids are due no later than 4:00 P.M. on Friday,February 5, 2016. Do not depend on overnight delivery.Hand delivered bids will be accepted from 8:00 A.M.to 10:45 A.M. on February 8, 2016. Mailing: RBC Commissioners, P.O. Box i, 200 MainSt., Meeker, CO 81641Hand-delivery address: RBC Commissioners, 200Main St. Meeker, CO 81641BID OPENINGBids shall be opened and read in public at 11:15A.M. on February 8, 2016 at the Commissioners'sMeeting Room, 200 Main Street, Meeker, CO. Bidssubmitted after 10:45 A.M. will be returned not opened.Bids submitted and opened shall not be withdrawnfor 30 days thereafter.BID PREFERENCEC.R.S. 8-19-101, et.seq,shall be observed on allconstruction contracts on public projects. The lawstates that when a construction contract for a publicproject is to be awarded to a bidder, a resident biddershall be allowed preference against a nonresidentbidder from another state equal to the preferencegiven or required by the state in which the nonresidentbidder is a resident.BID AWARDThe Rio Blanco County Board of CountyCommissioners reserve the right to reject any orall bids; to waive any informalities in bids; and toacceptthe bid that, in the opinion of the Board, is in thebest interest of the County of Rio Blanco, State ofColorado.RIO BLANCO COUNTY, COLORADODated: January 4, 2016By: Shawn J. Bolton, ChairmanPublished: January 7 and 14, 2016Rio Blanco Herald Times
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*5807 CR 7 - Vacant 20 acre parcel, 9 mi. North, on Strawberry Creek. Good home site & viewsl. $75,000.*2-35 Acre Lots in Bull Mountain Ranch between Carbondale and Paonia. Beautiful country, high mountain views.Priced at $85,000 and $100,000.*CR 8 - 88 Acres just east of Meeker. Hunting, dry land pasture, development potential. $425,000 REDUCED!*Ridge Estates- 2 to 9 acre lots. Community well, irrigation water to each site. Prices reduced, additional dis-count available. Prices starting from $75,600. 1 mile south of town, off of CR 13, near golf course.*359 Love Lane-5 acres, Cross L Estates, Lot 13, great horse property, well. $100,000.*River Property-19.6 Acres 12 miles west. Irrigated hay, good home sites, river. $145,000.*Little Beaver Estates- Lot 4, 35 acres, fenced, good pond, loafing shed, great home site. $64,900 REDUCED!*Little Beaver Estates- 35 acre lot bordering DOW hunting land. Lot 11- $95,000.*Little Beaver Estates 35 acre lot bordering Division of Wildlife public land, Lot 14. $93,000 REDUCED!*Little Beaver Estates Lot 13 - 35 acre lot bordering Division of Wildlife public land. $89,000 REDUCED!*100 acres 29 miles east of Meeker, surrounded by Nat Forest, covered with Aspens. $1,395,000.00.*Several nice building lots on Mimi Circle and Michael Circle. Reduced to $19,900 each.*71 Acres on CR 15, 11 miles NE. Private homesites, water, good hunting, borders public land. $205,000. SOLD!*1107 Pinyon St- 2 lots in NW corner of town. Great views, garage, utilities in, yard, trees. $45,000 SOLD!
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*1331 Sage Ridge Rd- Immaculate 2 story, 3 BR, 2.5 BA, garage, RV carport, fenced, landscaped. $255,000.*657 Cleveland- Historic brick 2 story home. Updated 4 BR, 2 BA, big lot, trees, in a great location. $249,000.*1111 Wall St- 3 BR, 2 BA one level home. Laminate floors, lg master suite, storage shed. $128,000 REDUCED!*460 7th St- 3+ lots, beautiful 2 story log home, 2 shops, garage, privacy fenced, landscaped. $595,000REDUCED!*112 Main St.-3 BR, 2 BA historic home with a 426 sq. ft. cottage. Updated, large corner lot. $219,000.*780 2nd St.- 2 lots, 4 BR, 2 BA, walk-out basement, family room, fireplace, garage. $200,000 SOLD!*835 Sulphur Creek Rd.- 3 BR, 2 BA home by fairgrounds. Fenced backyard, landscaped. $155,000 SOLD!*1178 Garfield- 1 lot with a 1980 singlewide trailer, 1,000 sq ft, 3 BR, 1 BA, big shop. $55,000 SOLD!
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*109 Market St.-3+ lots on the corner of 1st & Market. Great location next to the Dollar Store $275,000 REDUCED!*304 4th St. Commercial building on corner lot downtown, great office space, 4,437 sq. ft. $220,000.
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*1601 White River Rd.- New home on 3.2 irrigated acres. 3 BR, 2 BA, garage, good water, views. $329,500.*3315 CR 8- 42 Acres, great views, 2,304 sq ft, 3 BR, 2 BA log home, decks, privacy, new well. $400,000.*1020 S. Little Rancho Dr.- 80 Acres bordering BLM land. Very private, end of the road. Newer log home, 3 BR, 2BA, decks. Barn, pond, water well, fenced for livestock, good hunting, views. $595,000.*686 Rimrock Dr.- 5.5 acres, captivating location, 3BR, 2 BA 1 story log home. Amazing pond, irrigation water,beautifully landscaped, RV hookup, great views, garage, and shed. Zip line! $409,000*1260 CR 119- Ute Creek Cabin - Forest Service lease land, 2 room log cabin, 3/4 bath. $75,000.*293 Agency Dr. - 5 acres, 1 mile S. of town, near golf course. Updated 4 BR, 2 BA home with basement, garage,decks. Awesome views. Irrigated hay & pasture. Lg shop with horse stalls. $419,000.*CR 8 - 88 Acres just east of Meeker. Hunting, dry land pasture, development potential. $425,000 REDUCED!*8505 CR 8- 9 miles east. Nice 3 BR home, basement, garage, fenced yard, great views. $325,000.*29100 CR 8- 12 Acres with River & fishing. Nice 1,252 sq ft 3 BR, 2 BA cabin, borders BLM. $795,000.*487 Agency Dr.- 5 Acres, beautiful 2 story home, garage, heated shop, landscaped. $429,000 SOLD!*970 Shaman Trail- 5 acres, beautiful newer 2 story home. Big heated shop. $545,000 SOLD!*366 N. Cross L Dr.- 4 BR, 2 BA home on 3 irrigated acres. Great location. SOLD! $244,900.
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� 1886 RBC Rd. 8 — New windows throughout, 3 BD, 2-1/2 BA home, 6.8 acres with 2000 SF WhiteRiver frontage, large deck and spectacular views. One of a kind property! $350,000
� 71622 Hwy. 64— Perfect property! All recently remodeled, 3 BD, 2 BA home, close to town with greatpark-like setting. Just shy of 1 acre. $299,000
� 1083 Laurie Cir.— Cute 3 BD, 1-3/4 BA, two-car garage, clean & open kitchen with newer appliances& fresh paint. Small yard & borders new soccer field. Price reduced! $109,000
�1376 Juniper— 4 BD, 2 BA, with unfinished 5th BD or hobby room. $246,000 SOLD!
� Mexican Restaurant & Apartment: 302 W. Main St. — 3912 SF, fully functional, built in 1946 and has abanquet room in addition to the 2 BD, 1 BA apartment with 880 SF, built in 1950. $250,000
� 1218 La Mesa — 4 BD, 2.5 BA, 2636 SF two-story built in 2008. Landscaping and sprinkler. $225,000� 315 & 317 N. Grand Ave. — Duplex: Attractively renovated. Each unit has 1,200 SF. 2 BD, 2 BA, W/Dhook-up, carport for each side. Priced to Sell! $139,500 Excellent income property.
� Dinosaur: 616 Antrodemus Alley — Three lots with a 2 BD, 1 BA mobile home on one lot. $39,900� NICE! 607 Lake St.— 3 BD 2 BA custom built home on a quiet corner lot. $115,000
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� Price Reduced! MOTIVATED SELLER: 66577 Hwy 64. - 14+acres, 1947 SF home, only minutesfrom town, adjoins BLM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $400,000� New Price! 1334 Sage Ridge Rd. – 4bdrm, 3.5 baths, garage, ANDMORE. . . . . . . . . . . . $289,900� 1104 Jeannette Cir. - Custom home 3 bdrm, 2 bath . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $245,000� 757 3rd Street – Remodeled 3bdrm,2bath, garage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $224,900� 760 3rd Street – Lg lot, 2 bdrm, 2.5 baths, 1 car garage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $210,000� NEW! 1160 Mimi Circle – 2 story home, large lot, views & quiet location. . . . . . . . . . . $199,500� 450 Garfield Street – Cute 2 bedroom home close to downtown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $125,000� Price Reduced: 1023 Julie Circle – Immaculate ranch style home w/garage . . . . . . . .PENDING� 1036 Park Ave – Cute 1+bdrm,1 bath, garage, great starter home. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$90,000� 1149 Main St. –Mobile home on 7500 SF lot, storage shed, fenced yard. . . . . . . . . . . . . .$90,000
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1033 W Market St. Meeker, Colo. 81641
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RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY1322 Sage Ridge Rd. - 3,822 SQFT of luxury! 3BD,2BA, game room, theatre, hot tub, views and more.Stress free, move right in! $410,900585 Cleveland St. - Picturesque 3,806 SQFT homein downtown Meeker. Beautifully landscaped privateyard. $389,000756 Hill St. - Perfectly maintained 3BD/2BA log homewith DREAM 4+ car garage! $310,0001341 Sage Ridge Rd. - BRAND NEW 3,464 SQFT,3BD/2BA with stunning finishes! $309,000
1055 Lance Cr. - Cute and tidy, ranch style 3BD/2BAhome on a large lot. REDUCED TO $229,0001154 Mimi Cr. - Ideal 3BD/2BA two story home in aquiet cul-da-sac with custom finishes. REDUCED TO$229,000855 5th St. -Wonderful view over town from this5BD/2BA home. New roof, siding, windows andflooring. $200,000
1326 Sage Ridge Rd. - Large family home compris-ing of 4BD/3BA, office, full basement and excellentback yard with fabulous mountain views. $199,000
681 Water St. - Freshly updated 4BD/2BA two-storyhome, fenced yard, great deck with hot tub! $175,0001033 Main St. - Two-story, 3BD/2BA home, with acottage in the back yard. $172,000545 3rd St. - Ideal location, smart use of space,tastefully remodeled 3BD/2BA. PRICE REDUCED!$159,000117 6th St. - Completely remodeled duplex, fully fur-nished, sleeps 12 people, within walking distance ofdowntown. REDUCED TO $135,000
1112 Park Ave. - Fresh paint, new carpet, super cute2BD, 1BA, plus den. Fenced yard, off street parking.$129,0001013 Hill St. - 2BD/2BA home with huge yard, familyroom, and extra room in the basement. Some remod-eling, including floors. REDUCED TO $122,900767 12th Street - Completely remodeled townhouseincludes 2BD/2BA. Like new. $65,000
RURAL RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES1533 RBC Rd. 7- 977 acre ranch on StrawberryCreek with trees, rock outcroppings, outstandingwater rights, hay meadows, brick home, multiplebarns & corrals, numerous recreation amenities,including prime elk & deer hunting. $3,750,000.3900 RBC RD. 10 - 42.35 Acres in the South Fork ofthe White River. Log home, workshop, garage, cor-rals, spring water, Forest Service access. Privacy andviews that can’t be matched! $800,00070548 Hwy. 64 - Gorgeous horse ranch with indoorand outdoor arena, custom 3BD home, Morton 4 baygarage with heated room, Morton heated shop withkitchen, log barn, pastures & sheds on 42 acres.$730,000945 RBC Rd. 14 - Sensational, beautiful 5BD/3BAlog cabin with pristine setting. Creek & pond. The ulti-mate privacy in the White River National Forest.$475,000402 Sandstone Dr. - 10 country acres with a customstick-built 3BD/2BA home with roping & riding arena,tack shed, carport, pasture, pond & views. Locatedabout 4 miles from Meeker. $298,000369 Love Lane - Custom built 3BD,2BA home withcozy family room, 3 car garage, 5 acres of hay mead-ows. You will really enjoy looking at this one.$297,000 UNDER CONTRACT
71855 Hwy. 64 - MILES OF VIEWS, 3BD/2BA homeon 10 acres about 4 miles from Meeker. Stucco, cov-ered porch, metal garage/barn. $215,000 378 RBC Rd. 40 - Log cabin on 3 acres with spring.Located about 20 minutes drive east of Meeker.$119,000210 RBC Rd. 75 - Papoose Creek Cabin – Forestservice leased land, your rustic cabin to enjoy!$65,000
VACANT LAND41 Vacant Lots - Sanderson Hills Subdivision.Located on the northwest side of the subdivision.$250,000 for all OWNER FINANCING15,000 SQFT Lot at 6th & Water St. - Mixed zoning,cleared, READY FOR YOUR NEW BUILDING!$120,0005 Acres BUCKSKIN VALLEY SUBDIVISION - Thisis one of the best 5 acre parcels in the Meeker areawith exceptional views, trees, rock outcroppings, cen-tral water system and the country lifestyle. Time tobuild! $84,995459 Cross L Dr. - 3 acres in Cross L Estates, goodbuilding location on corner lot. $80,00050 Acres FOURTEEN MILE SUBDIVISION - Enjoyopen space and wonderful views! $67,500688 Meath Dr. - 35 acre lot in Little Beaver Estates,cleared building pad. Will consider all offers!REDUCED TO $65,0006.79 Acres in Cross L Estates - Irrigated meadowwith great hay production, nice lot, domestic water,electricity and views. REDUCED TO $59,0002.25 Acres off Hwy. 13, north of Meeker - Nicebuilding location, close to town! $45,000
2 Lots on Silver Sage Rd. - Sage Hills. $45,000 forboth. 2 Beautiful Lots in Sage Hills - Gentle sloping andpanoramic views of the surrounding mountains.$30,000 each.
COMMERCIAL PROPERTY317 East Market - GREAT PROPERTY, GREATLOCATION - 1.4 acres includes commercial build-ing, newly built shop $975,000. Also the adjoining 3acre parcel is available for $300,000 with highwayaccess.680 Water St. – Playa del Rio Apartments sits on 4lots, feature 19 apartment units, 17 storage units, offstreet parking and park area. Buy before the marketbooms! $875,000BE YOUR OWN BOSS - Thriving Ma Famigliarestaurant, business offered at $475,000. 975 Market St. – Restaurant building on two lots withoff street parking along Highway 13. $220,0001107 Market St. – Commercial corner lot on Highway13. Perfectly cleared and ready for a new business!Price reduced! $199,000
41 Developed Lots in Sanderson Hills Re-subdivision - Streets, Curbs, Electricity and Gasinstalled. $29,000 each or $25,000 each inpackages of 5 lots.
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100 Pioneers Medical Center Dr., Meeker, CO 81641Eastern Rio Blanco County Health Service District
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3 BDR, 1.5 BA, nicely furnished/unfurnishedtownhouse. Washer & dryer included, NS, water,trash & sewer included. $800/mo. plus security deposit.878-5858.
STORAGE DEPOT 10x25 unit. 878-4808.
CLEAN 1 BDR/ 1 BA APARTMENT, all utilities included,$330 per month. Please call (970) 220-2150.
2 BDR/1.5 BA townhouse, washer/dryer, small fencedbackyard, newly remodeled. $650 mo, $750 deposit.Small pets negotiable. (970)878-5486 or (970)930-5646.
2BR/1BA, Nice location, fenced yard. $550 per monthplus utilities. 970-328-6850.
AVAILABLE NOW: retail space in the cen-ter of Meeker at 6th and Main in the his-toric Hugus Building. Includes over 5000 square feet and loading dock in the alley. This former general store has Main Street display, windows, an antique ceiling, freight elevator, built-in cupboards and 1910 era show cases. Call 970-878-4138 for details.
CLEAN REMODELED 2BD APARTMENTS, in-houselaundry, storage units available, close to shoppingand the downtown area & more. $575 to $685 permonth. Western Exposures Realty LLC (970) 878-5877.
COMMERCIAL OFFICE SPACE available inHugus Building, downtown Meeker. 878-4138.
3 BDR/2 BA HOUSE avail now on 5 acres, 13 miup Co Rd 8. Can have up to 5 horses, 2,400 sq ft,immaculate. $1,900 mo plus deposit & utilities, NS.970-317-8405.
Available 1st of Dec. 2 BDR/1.5BA apartment, privacyyard. Holiday special move-in discount. Lease. N/S,no pets. 970-620-0917.
Room for Rent: All kitchen privileges and laundry.NP/NS 970-620-0917
Small 1 BDR, $395 mo + deposit. Small pet withapproval. 878-3736 or 970-260-8844
Rangely Duplex for Rent $650 plus deposit. 1 or2 bedroom duplex- newly remodeled & landscaped.Please contact Rodney (970)462-6538 or Dan(970)462-6858.
Clean, quiet duplex for rent 2 BDR 1 BA, new kitchen,washer/dryer, $700 per month, prefer no pets. 317South Sunset. Call (970)250-2183.
SILVER SAGE RV PARK(970)675-2259
RV Spaces for rent.Managers: Dana & Debbie Hanvey
(970)675-2259(970)216-0138
Town of MeekerCourt Clerk/Administrative Assistant
Job OpeningThe Town of Meeker is accepting applications fora Court Clerk/Administrative Assistant to performa variety of clerical, administrative, and technicalsupport duties for the administrative office. Specificfocus will be on Municipal Court and the front deskoperations.This is a non-exempt, part-time, benefited position,working a minimum of 30 hours per week. The Townof Meeker's business hours are Monday throughFriday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. actual work schedulewill be determined upon hire. Salary Range $15 to$18 per hour depending on qualifications. Minimumeducation of a High School Diploma or GED andthe ability to use word processing, data base andspreadsheet software required. Applications and acomplete job description are available at Town Hall,345 Market Street, Meeker, CO or on our websitewww.townofmeeker.org under Announcements.Application deadline is January 25, 2016.Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.
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Colorado Northwestern Community College is seekinga qualified applicant for the Vice President of Instruction.This position is based from the Rangelycampus. Travel between the Rangely and Craigcampuses is expected weekly. This is an exempt full time benefited position. Fora complete job description, application, and theapplication procedure visit the CNCC website at:www.cncc.edu/employment-opportunities-2/CNCC is an equal opportunity employer.
Colorado Northwestern Community College is seekinga qualified applicant for an EMS Program Director.This is a 10 month Faculty position, withbenefits, on the Craig campus. Questions? Pleasecall: Donna Secules in HR, @ (970) 824-1136For a complete job description, application, and theapplication procedure visit the CNCC website at:http://www.cncc.edu/employment-opportunities-2/CNCC is an equal opportunity employer.
Colorado Northwestern Community College is seekinga qualified applicant for an Automotive TechnologyInstructor. This is a 9 month Facultyposition, with benefits, on the Craig campus.Questions? Please call: Donna Secules in HR,@ (970) 824-1136 For a complete job description,application, and the application procedure visit theCNCC website at: www.cncc.edu/employment-opportunities-2/ CNCC is an equal opportunityemployer.
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2 BDR/1.5 BA townhouse. Corner of 12th and Garfield.$500 mo. Call Justin @970-942-3051
BUY LOCALLY! SUPPORTRIO BLANCO COUNTY
AVAILABLE DECEMBER 7, 835 9th St., 2 BDR,1.5 BA, garage, $650/month + $500 deposit, (559)875-7918 or (559)284-5024.
