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MEEKERPALOOZA JUNE 22 ww ww ww ww ww ww ww African safari winner RR II OO BB LL AA NN CC OO PAGE 3A Sportsman’s Club awarded $85K PAGE 5A Snowmelt PAGE 8A Local Sports Herald Times PAGE 1B Vol. 134, No. 46 u June 20, 2019 u theheraldtimes.com u $100 SEE PAGE 2A FOR DETAILS COURTESY PHOTO In its second year, the Meeker R-100 3D archery event had 520 shooters of all ages from all over the region registered to participate. “We had people drive from a long way for this,” said site coordinator David Weaver. The attendance this year makes the Meeker event one of the larger Rinehart R-100 shoots nationwide. “This will be one of our bigger events, which is great to see in a small town,” Weaver ROXIE FROMANG said. Above, 6-year-old Rozi Granzella of Meeker takes aim at a target. Meeker For the second annual Canyon Pintado Hill Climb in Rangely, about 60 cars came youth Shane Kobald dominated the youth division, winning both the African range in for the races. “There was a great turnout this weekend,” said Rangely Area and the North American range. The event was once again hosted by the Meeker Chamber of Commerce Director Konnie Billgren, adding, “The town was buzzing!” Sportsman’s Club. “The club did a great job,” Weaver said. “I hope to see it grow Visitors stayed in town and camped on BLM land. “As a town, we should be seeing every year.” a sales tax increase,” Billgren said. Protecting yourself on the internet: WiFi security By BRETT DEARMAN to enable them. A large portion of consumers never you are to give up convenience for enhanced security. [email protected] even bothered to change the default password. To The easiest and most important thing you can do is compound this issue, the security measures that were change your WiFi password. Something that WiFi RBC I First things first… What does WiFi stand available (which I’ll refer to as “light encryption”) had access points do by design is advertise their presence. for? Well, no one really knows for sure. It does NOT been cracked by hackers, making it easy for almost If you’re working from a laptop, a WiFi-enabled desk- stand for “Wireless Fidelity” as was reported in a news anyone with even limited technical expertise to gain top computer, or even most smartphones, you can see release back in the fall of 1997. Technically speaking, access to a private networks. a list of available networks. Each access point will the term “WiFi” or “Wi-Fi” is a trademarked nick- Fast-forward 20 years… WiFi access to networks, broadcast its name and its security status (i.e. secured name for the definition of the IEEE 802.11x wireless both private as well as public Internet access, has or not secured). If you’re willing to give up the conve- networking standard. That’s it… No mystery. Just a become almost as common as microwave ovens. nience of seeing your access point on the list, you can nickname for wireless network technology. Security measures on wireless access points have actually turn off this feature off. If the hackers can’t Back in 2000, I wrote a whitepaper on ways to been upgraded the point that I can almost say that see your wireless access point, they typically won’t secure WiFi networks. This was about the same time WiFi is relatively secure… almost. There are a num- try to hack it. They simply won’t know that it’s there. that WiFi started to become popular for home use. It ber of ways that WiFi can be made more secure than THE COST OF FREE WIFI was also about the same time that WiFi was exposed it was 20 years ago, but a lot of that depends on how Unfortunately, your home WiFi isn’t the only as being uniquely vulnerable to hacking. The prob- the access point is set up initially. One thing I can say network access point that you need to worry about. lems that caused these vulnerabilities were numerous, is that the local Internet service providers here in Rio A lot of businesses offer free WiFi Internet access for but the single most glaring problem was that most Blanco County are getting it right. When my WiFi their customers. A “large Seattle based coffee shop consumer-grade wireless access points came from the Internet access was set up in my home, it was set up franchise” helped revolutionize this offering. They factory with absolutely no security measures enabled. with security in mind and I appreciate that. There were security measures available on access There are other things that you can do to protect points but in most cases, consumers never bothered your home WiFi, but it really depends on how willing u See WIFI, Page 8A Saturday: 60s/40s Showers Sunday: 70s/40s Mostly Sunny RANGE CALL 2019 SPECIAL SECTION Coming soon! Propane Sales for the White River Valley www.wrenergy.com • 233 6th St., Meeker • 878-9876 Reserve your ad space now! See page 8A for details. u RIO BLANCO HERALD TIMES 2A NEWS Thursday, June 20, 2019 Meekerpalooza, Park to Art race, farmer’s market Saturday By ADVENTURE Mountain Strange, and High a.m. Grab a beverage from the EVENTS: COLORADO STAFF Pass Drifters. beer garden, find a nice shady n Park to Art Race The morning kicks off with spot to kick back, and enjoy 5k, 10k and Half Marathon, see MEEKER I Festivals a mixed terrain race through the sounds of summer. ad below for details are a quintessential American Meeker and the surrounding After a bit of relaxation, n Breakfast pastime, and there’s no trail system. Athletes can test your tossing skills in Pioneers Healthcare Foundation shortage of experiences choose from 5K, 10K or half a competitive cornhole $10/person to choose from. A few are marathon lengths and head for tournament starting at noon. n Meeker Farmer’s amazing, some are great, but the downtown finish line and a The more you drink, the better Market most are overcrowded and great breakfast. you get, according to locals. n Live Music expensive. If you’d rather shop than You’ll have to test the theory The Samples, Tara Rose and That’s exactly what run, stroll through the farmer’s for yourself. the Real Deal, Bottle Rocket Meekerpalooza isn’t. Set in market. Discover local goodies, For kiddos, a Kidz Art Zone Hurricane, Mountain Strange, the heart of Meeker, this free artisan crafts, and produce with free craft supplies is open High Pass Drifters event features fun for all, set that’s fresher than the Prince of from 1 to 3 p.m. n Beer Garden to a soundtrack of some of Bel-Air. Farmer’s market fruits Bands and the beer garden n Cornhole Tourney the best bluegrass and folk and veggies not only support close at 7 p.m., and you’ll n Kidz Art Zone music around. Headliners this the local economy, they’re on leave with a day’s worth of 1-3 p.m. CAITLIN WALKER PHOTO year include The Samples, average less than a day from delightful summer memories. The sounds and sights of summer come to downtown Tara Rose & the Real Deal, harvest when you buy them. For more info, check out Saturday, June 22 Meeker this Saturday, June 22 with a variety of events. Bottle Rocket Hurricane, The banjos come out at 11 meekerpalooza.com Downtown Meeker COMMUNITY CALENDAR TODAY! n Meeker drawing and painting techniques Register and more information at For tickets call 970-675-8211 or free. Subsequent meetings are estate expert Suzan Pelloni for Summer Rodeo are included. $30 per person. Call parktoartrunraces.itsyourrace.com. come by the Rangely Rec Center. $5. Scholarships are available if helpful hints on buying and selling Series Thursdays at 7 p.m. at RBC or text Liz Waters 970-274-3794 to ERBM Recreation & Park District Hurry, tickets go fast! needed. property. The first Wednesday of Fairgrounds. June 20, 27; July 11, confirm or ask questions. 970-878-3403 the month at 7:30 a.m. at Wendll’s. 18, 25; Aug. 1, 8 and 15. $5 at gate, n Rib Cook-Off Saturday, July n Children’s Story Hour 12 and under at 65+ free! Nightly n MHS Track Clinic June 21, 10 n The July meeting of the Wagon 6 at Elks Park. Call the Rangely Wednesdays at 10 a.m. at the n Free Community Dinner raffle. a.m. to noon at the Bob King Track Wheel OHV Club will be Weds., Rec Center at 970-675-8211 with Meeker Public Library. every Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at St. at MHS. Youth entering K-8th grade June 26, 7 p.m.