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2A ✧ COMMUNITY BRIEFS RIO BLANCO COUNTY Macy Collins attends livestock expo MEEKER I Macy Collins attended the Northwest Colorado Livestock Exposition on June 17-18 in Eagle. The expo began in 1969 with the purpose of helping 4-H livestock members develop grooming and showmanship skills in the show ring. The 4-H members spent the first day in workshops with resource specialists from the livestock industry learning about nutrition, grooming and showing. Members also had to take a written test and have an interview about their project. The second day, the members showed their animals in market and showmanship classes. Each member is only allowed to bring one animal. Macy showed her ewe lamb, “Marlene,” and placed fourth in showmanship and third in her market class. She received the overall junior sheep test award and also the overall junior sheep interview award. She met some new friends, learned a lot about her project and brought home some great prizes. Summer classes offered through CNCC MEEKER ❙ There are several later-starting summer classes offered through Colorado Northwestern Community College’s Meeker branch, including: ■ Scrapbooking with Cricut, July 9-30. ■ Basic Computers for Seniors, July 11- Aug. 1 For information, call 878-5227 e-mail iris.franklin@cncc.edu, or stop by the CNCC office at 345 Sixth St. RHS Class of ’99 reunion set for July 11 RANGELY ❙ The Rangely High School Class of 1999 will have a reunion the weekend of July 11 and invites all Rangely High School alumni to Ace Hi Steak House and Lounge, 616 E Main St. in Rangely on Saturday to celebrate. HOME OF: Mike & Barb Widner RANGELY ❙ Mike and Barb Widner (pronounced WIDE- NER) of Rangely are this week’s home of honorees. The Widners are 22-year Rangely residents and have been married 30 years. Mike works for Blue Mountain Energy at its Deserado Mine. Barb is the administrative operations manager for First National Bank of the Rockies in Rangely. The Widners have two children. Their daughter Devon Widner lives in Greeley and their son Christopher Widner and his son Hayden live in Auburn, Ind. In their spare time, they enjoy visiting family and friends. Mike collects mine memorabilia and is a gun enthusiast. Barb enjoys quilting and reading. When asked what she likes most about Rangely, Barb replied, “I loved raising my kids in a small-town atmosphere and it has provided a great living for Mike and me. I love the people.” PMC recruiting 2 physicians after Bullard ‘leaves’ By JEFF BURKHEAD jeff@theheraldtimes.com MEEKER I Pioneers Medical Center is stepping up its recruiting efforts to fill two positions on the medical staff. The positions were formerly held by Drs. Victor Mihal and Branch Bullard. “Dr. Branch Bullard has left the Meeker Family Health Center,” said Bob Omer, Pioneers Medical Center chief executive officer, in a statement released Tuesday, “and we now are expanding our recruitment efforts.” Asked about the reason for Bullard leaving, Omer said, “It was a business decision that was made by the board of directors. That’s really all there is to say, given all the circumstances, and I say that in all due respect to Dr. Bullard.” Bullard was notified last Thursday his contract was terminated. Mihal left the hospital in 2008. “This was a total shock and surprise to me,” Bullard said. “My family and I love Meeker. We love living here, being a part of the community. We have Home Interiors • Housewares • Cards Cook Books • Gifts of Distinction Stop in and let us help with your gift selection! Bridal Registry Claudia Camera & Ben Stout September 26, 2009 DOWNTOWN 6th & Main Streets • MEEKER Dr. Branch Bullard poured our lives into this place for the last three years, being involved in nearly every facet of local society. “The choice to leave the clinic and hospital is not ours,” Bullard said. “I would like to say to the staff of Meeker Family Health and Pioneers Hospital, I have loved working with you. To my patients from Meeker and the surrounding areas, I have been honored to serve you for the last three years and regret that I cannot continue to do so. To the community of Meeker, my family and I are deeply saddened that we will not be able to be a part of this community.” ✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦ ✦ WEST THEATRE ✦ ✦ 29 E. Victory Way • Craig • 824-2000 ✦ ✦ Cinem aa 1: Now Showing ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ TRANSFORMERS • PG-13 Mon.-Thurs. 7pm • Fri.-Sat. 7 & 9:30 • Sun. 4pm Only ✦ ✦ ✦ ✦ Cinema 2: Now Showing ✦ ✦ THE PROPOSAL • PG ✦ Mon.-Sat. 7pm Only • Sun. 4pm & 7pm Only ✦ West Theater will no longer accept personal checks. Sunday matinee ✦ both theaters 4 PM. For R rated movies, children under 17 must ✦ be accompanied by a responsible adult. ✦ ✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦ OUTSTANDING CASEWORKER By NIKI TURNER niki@theheraldtimes.com MEEKER I The results of a traffic study for Ute Road estimate the cost to prepare for traffic generated by the new elementary school at more than $1 million. “DOLA (Department of Local Affairs) has agreed to increase our grant request to $925,000. But that requires match money. If the town contribues $100,000, we’ve asked the county to put in CCITF funds of $150,000 contingent on other entities (school, town) not asking for CCITF funds,” Town Administrator Sharon Day told the Board of Trustees. The $100,000 in match money for the grant proposal will come from dollars appropriated toward the installation of curb and gutter on Market Street this year. “We can’t begin that project without a number of studies from CDOT, which they haven’t even outlined yet,” Day explained. Meeker Mayor Mandi Etheridge said she’s “pleased” the town approved the traffic study. “The better product we have from the get-go, the less maintenance we have to put in. This is going to be a community road accessing three very important community entities,” Etheridge said. The current proposal includes the construction of a “roundabout,” Day said. Roundabouts are being used in road construction because they keep traffic flowing, are considered a traffic “calmer” and are cheaper to install than turn lanes and traffic signals. Representatives from Meeker’s Chamber of Commerce approached the board with a request to the town for an additional $2,500 to cover the “seed money” toward $4,800 worth of semi-permanent aggregate flower pots to replace the half-barrel pots which have fallen apart. The chamber has raised $2,300 from local businesses for the project. The board agreed to donate the cost of one pot, at $300, which includes the price for flowers and a year’s worth of maintenance, but denied the request for the additional $2,200. “I would rather see this primarily funded by donations. That’s a substantial chunk from our line-item budget for the community,” Mayor Etheridge said. The pots will be placed on private property and maintained by one individual. The chamber is still accepting donations toward the project. In other business, the board approved the planning commission’s special review request to use the old library space in the Fairfield Center for administration offices. The county commissioners, building and zoning departments, and office of veterans affairs, among others, will be relocated to the former library after substan- RIO BLANCO HERALD TIMES Thursday, June 25, 2009 JEFF BURKHEAD Darcy Roach, a caseworker for Rio Blanco County Department of Social Services, was honored for “outstanding case practice.” Presenting the award is Kathleen Maybury, right, casework supervisor, and Kathy Dorris, administrative reviewer for the state of Colorado Department of Human Services. “We are really proud of her. She’s an excellent caseworker and this is a well-deserved award,” Bonnie Ruckman, social services director, said of Roach. Roundabout proposed for Meeker road �� tial remodeling to accommodate the departments. RANGELY CHAMBER o f COMMERCE BUSINESS of the MONTH Samantha Bremer, Lacey Heinzelman, John Payne and Meagan Rothaermel Rangely Chamber of Commerce at 970-675-5290 or info@rangelychamber.com Giovanni’s Italian Grill 970-675-2670 855 East Main St. Rangely, CO. 81648 Owners: John andSandy Payne Our mission statement at Giovanni’s Italian Grill is to create an atmosphere where complete guest satisfaction is our highest priority. Through a sharedcommitment with our employees we are devotedto the quality of our foodandservice, while taking excellent care of our guests. Together we will strive to findways to improve our foodandour service. We take pride in our homemade sauces, meatballs, Italian sausage, and freshly made pizza dough. Which is one reason why our customers’ love our lasagna, pizzas, stromboli, calzones, sandwiches and hamburgers. In addition to our menu items we strive at having a daily special. People have been known to crave our Prime Rib dinner special and frequently order it as a catering option. We do both on-site and off-site catering andcan offer a goodvariety of foodselections for your choosing. The on-site catering takes place upstairs of Giovanni’s in a small banquet room that has hosted several small wedding rehearsal dinners, safety meetings, business lunches and dinners, board meetings, and birthday parties. We have a special birthday party package for children between the ages of 4 to 8. The kids get to dress up as chefs with aprons and hats andmake their own pizzas. The children love when they get their own ball of pizza dough to play with and toss. They also have a pizza story readto them, andthe birthday child receives the book as a present from Giovanni’s. Both John andSandy believe in helping andgiving back to the community, andwe do this by supporting many of the local events of the youth andadults. We love the hospitality business andwe get much joy from serving our guests. We are grateful for the opportunity we have to live andwork in Rangely, andwe look forwardto serving you many more delicious meals for the years to come.
RIO BLANCO HERALD TIMES Thursday, June 25, 2009 not been looking ... when he started to see (the poles) fall, he ran the opposite way, or he could have been contacted by the overhead coming down.” Mike Sullivan, who was following Anderson, had a utility wire fall across his vehicle. “Gus was driving the truck, and Mike was following behind him in a pickup or a car,” Welle said. “The fire department made (Sullivan) stay in his vehicle. That’s what we train to do. Until we get there and we clear that wire, we don’t know if the car is energized or not. If they step out onto the ground, they can get electrocuted, if the car is energized.” The outage occurred around 11 a.m. “I was in Grand Junction when I got the call, and I raced home,” Welle said. “It was 11 p.m. before we got the site to where we could leave it. If you take man hours, we’re going to have about 200 man hours in the reconstruction of that thing.” Power was off in parts of Meeker while crews worked to restore service. “About half the town was out for approximately two hours,” Welle said. “What we had to do was switch and isolate the faulted region, and then get customers back on from different sources. Within about two hours, we had service restored to most all of the affected parties.” Steiner said Saturday’s outage — the day before Father’s Day — occurred at an inopportune time. “We had a lost day’s sales and lost product,” Steiner said. “There’s never a good day, but this damn sure wasn’t a good day.” In the aftermath of the accident, there were two important lessons to be learned, Welle said. “The whole point is, this is a public safety issue,” Welle said. “That’s the strongest point I want to make.” The other point Welle stressed was notification. “Anything over 15 feet (tall), wherever you’re moving it, call White River,” Welle said. “The county and the state both have permit processes, and those processes work and notify all related parties. We didn’t know (the load) was coming through, and neither did the town, and neither did the county. I’m not a big regulatory guy to say we need another permit process. But if that permit saves one accident, it’s worth it all. “And don’t go out and measure overhead facilities on your own. Again, call White River. That’s a service we provide. Just make that phone call. It’s what we do. I’d much rather help you out on the front end, than work like this on the other end. “It was rumored that these individuals actually did some of their own measuring. The public should never stick anything up in the air and try to figure out if what they want to haul will fit underneath (power lines),” Welle continued. “If they had touched an energized power conductor ... the risk of electrocution is enormous. It all goes back to public safety. That one phone call would have averted all of this.” Traffic on Highway 13, which runs in front of Stage Stop, was diverted while workers secured the scene, which resulted in further problems. “What happened was, due to the traffic jam, a truck tried to turn around and go back down Market Street, when it contacted a pole and knocked it into the chamber (of commerce) sign,” Welle said, adding he also heard there was damage to an access gate in the parking lot of the Bureau of Land Management/U.S. Forest Service building, across the road from Stage Stop, where traffic was rerouted. The situation could have further deteriorated if Anderson had not been prevented from attempting to make a second pass with the load. “Gus actually tried to come back through a second time,” Welle said. “He went back and put (the shed) on a different trailer and on a tractor. We stopped him in the middle of the highway from going over our already leaned-over lines, because he was going to hit it again. He came down the same path ... right in front of us, while we were working. It was cleared on School Street, but when he turned on to the highway this pole was laid over. We yelled at him and stopped him. We backed him up and made him go through the path he had already cleared and parked that shed.” Meeker Police Department is investigating the incident. “I don’t know, potentially, what citations will be issued,” Welle said. “Obviously, White River will submit our costs to whomever. Generally, insurance companies will be the ones ... that settle. We have thousands upon thousands of dollars in this one. We basically assess our costs, without regards to loss of revenue. But the loss of revenue to White River during these outages is substantial, and a loss of services to our customers. We’re in the business of selling electricity. When something like this happens, the meter doesn’t run. “Irrespective of poles, transformers, wires, all that can be replaced,” Welle said. “Our focus is, sooner or later, a human life is going to be lost in this kind of scenario. And it was only by God’s grace somebody wasn’t.” GROCERY 12-24 rolls Assorted Bath Tissue ANGELSOFT .................................... 18.25 oz. Betty Crocker CAKE MIXES .................................. $ 6 99 $ 1 19 12-16 oz. Betty Crocker $ 99 FROSTING .......................................... 1 7.5 oz. Original or Nacho BUGLES ..............................................3for $ 5 8 oz. Cheerios SNACK MIX ..................................3for $ 5 8.75 oz. CHEX MIX ........................................3for $ 5 4 pk. Dole Gelatin, Parfait or FRUIT BOWLS .............................. $ 2 19 8-8.6 oz. GARDETTOS ................................3for $ 5 60 ct. Glad 13-Gallon Tie KITCHEN BAGS .......................... 50 ct. HEFTY BOWLS ............................ 15.6-16 oz. Sloppy Joe Sauce HUNT’S MANWICH .............. 17-18 oz. Kellogg’s Froot Loops or RICE KRISPIES .......................... $ 4 27 $ 2 29 $ 1 39 $ 3 88 8 qt. KOOL-AID ........................................2for $ 4 13-19 oz. Shredded Wheat, Honey Bunches of Oats or Raisin Bran POST CEREAL ......................3for $ 10 14-16 oz. Red Vines Assorted LICORICE ..........................................2for $ 3 12 pk. SHASTA SODA ............................ $ 2 59 15 oz. Van Camp’s PORK & BEANS ..........................69 ¢ 22-24 oz. Western Family Assorted Sweet Relish or PICKLES ............................................3for $ 5 18 oz. Western Family $ 09 BBQ SAUCE...................................... 1 8 oz. Western Family BLACK PEPPER ........................ $ 2 77 MEAT DAIRY CHECK OUT OUR 16 oz. Bar-S Jumbo Turkey or MEAT FRANKS............................98 ¢ 16 oz. Bar-S Meat BOLOGNA............................................ Beef Cross Rib 64 oz. Western Family $ 29 ORANGE JUICE .......................... 2 IN THE DELI!! FROZEN NEWS ✧ 3A Power outage: Weekend incident ‘didn’t need to happen’ WREA of�icial says � Continued from Page 1A �DINO REVIEW By MAGGIE LONG RANGELY ❙ Radino seniors kicked off the coming of summer with a barbecue on Saturday, June 20. Lots of good food — brats, barbecue pork, salads, baked beans, watermelon and red velvet cake — along with good conversation and shuffleboard games. Sixteen seniors attended and made plans to continue the barbecues throughout the summer. Please contact Pat Atherton and/or Irene Rose at the Radino Senior Center between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Friday, if you are interested in coming out for a good time. MEEKER READY MIX CONCRETE 878-3671 Fresh • Local Competitive Regular afternoon games from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. continue at the Radino — board games, card games, etc. — and there is always room for newcomers. The senior bus continues to pick up seniors for lunch during the week and make monthly trips to Grand Junction, Vernal and day trips. It is also available for doctor appointments, grocery store visits, etc. Call 629-1545 for bus information. Monthly bus schedules and menus are always available at the Radino Senior Center. The Radino Craft Room is open on regular meal days and has a nice inventory of handcrafted gifts for sale. CULVERTS 6”-36” Diameter IN STOCK NOW MEEKER SAND & GRAVEL 878-3671 Steel Roofing Systems Also Available theheraldtimes.com 36 oz. Western Family Tomato Fancy Ketchup $ 1 39 8 oz. Western Family Sliced Cheese Singles $ 2 39 6.5-9 oz. Lean, Croissant or HOT POCKETS ..........................4for $ 9 9.8-11.5 oz. Totino’s $ 39 PIZZA ........................................................ 1 4.3-4.4 oz. Western Family NOODLE POUCH........................75 ¢ 16 oz. Western Family Regular or Mini $ 39 MARSHMALLOWS .............. 1 WATT’S RANCH MARKET $ 1 09 $ 99 POT ROAST .................................. 1 /lb. Bone-In $ 99 RIB EYE STEAK ...................... 5 /lb. Assorted Bone-In $ 29 PORK CHOPS ............................ 2 /lb. 12 oz. Western Family Sliced Oven Roasted Turkey or $ 19 HONEY HAM.................................... 2 NorthwestCherries $ 2 19 lb. At left: White River Electric Association workers install a new power pole Saturday night. Two new poles were installed on First Street. Above: A high load pulled over two power poles Saturday, snapping them off at the ground, and turning off the lights for many Meeker residences and businesses. 6 oz. Western Family Trail Mix $ 1 29 PRODUCE Broccoli or CAULIFLOWER ......................79 ¢ /lb. Pint Fresh $ 2 99 BLUEBERRIES............................ Fresh Premium Gold PINEAPPLE..................................79 ¢ /lb. Red Italian ONIONS ..............................................79 ¢ /lb. Small Fuji, Red Delicious or Braeburn APPLES..............................................99 ¢ /lb. Whole CANTALOUPE ..........................39 ¢ /lb. Whole Mini WATERMELONS ..................2for $ 5 Thank You for Shopping with Us! 970.878.5868 ■ 271 E. MARKET ■ MEEKER, COLORADO Open seven days a week ■ 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday-Friday ■ 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday & Sunday ■ SINCE 1955 ■ Prices effective June 25-July 1, 2009 JEFF BURKHEAD
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