Sky Lee Reed was born July 17, 2015, and lived three months. He died Monday, Oct. 19, 2015, in his parents’ arms surrounded by loved ones at the Ronald McDonald house in Salt Lake City, Utah, after struggling with congenital heart and liver disease. He passed gently into the arms[Read More…]
Month: November 2015
World’s largest swim lesson…
On June 18, the ERBM Recreation & Park District participated in the World’s Largest Swimming Lesson (WLSL) to help build awareness about the vital importance of teaching children to swim. With the Meeker community support, WLSL has once again helped set a new (unofficial) world record for the largest swimming[Read More…]
Rangely distance runners have year’s best meet; Scoggins to state
RANGELY I The Rangely High School cross-country team ran its best meet of the year at the 2A Region 4 Track Meet in Delta on Friday. The regional meet is where it is determined who will move on to the state track meet.
MSB approves new personnel
MEEKER I Oct. 20 was the last meeting of the current Meeker Board of Education (BOE) as there will be at least one new board member after Tuesday’s elections.
Racquetball champ…
The annual Huntsman World Senior Games held in St. George, Utah, from Oct. 6-18, brought in 10,700 athletes from around the world. Athletes signed up for one or more events, and Shirley Parsons of Rangely entered the racquetball competition, taking home two gold medals. She was undefeated in the women’s[Read More…]
Russell, Pool, Eskelson qualify for state’s cross-country meet
MEEKER I The Meeker High School cross-country team traveled to Delta’s Confluence Park for the 2A Regional cross country meet on Friday, when the Cowboy squad posted some excellent times and qualified three of the team’s runners for the Colorado State Cross Country Meet this weekend.
Sen. Kerry Donovan discusses state funds
RBC I Freshman state Sen. Kerry Donovan, D-Vail/Wolcott, was honored in Meeker Sunday by Rio Blanco County Democrats from Meeker and Rangely. All county residents were invited to attend. Rio Blanco County Commissioner Jeff Eskelson expressed his regrets he could not participate, but acknowledged that Donovan “has been a great[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: Wild horse gather a tragedy
Dear Editor: I did not respond to the newspaper articles that were written before or during the roundup. I did not see a need to respond to name calling. It serves no purpose. This is about principles, not personalities. My goal is to document the events at the roundup. A[Read More…]
CNCC hosts Global Awareness Week with variety of offerings
RANGELY I International perspectives can come from anywhere, even a rural community college in Rangely. From Nov. 2-5, Colorado Northwestern Community College (CNCC) invites the surrounding communities to attend Global Awareness Week on the CNCC Rangely Campus in the Rector Arts & Science Building—Rangely Community Lecture Hall.
Come say hi!
The Barone Middle School track team competed and placed well in the meet in West Grand last weekend. The eighth grade boys won the overall meet. Read the recap online at ht1885.com.
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The Meeker Preschool Roundup will be held this Friday, April 26th from 8am to 4pm!
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Gear up for an unforgettable adventure with the 2024 Ride The Rockies Route, set to unfold from June 9th to 15th! Read all about this new and exciting adventure visiting Meeker this year in this week’s edition and online at ht1885.com.
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Rangely Panther Kobey Chism (#22) has been selected to play in the 2024 8-man football all-state game. He’s sponsored by the Bleed Green Lancaster #17 Foundation. Story at ht1885.com.
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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Rio Blanco Fire Protection District (RBFPD) will begin work on a firebreak northwest of the Town of Meeker this month. Read about it online at ht1885.com.
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You can always find a reason to laugh... start with yourself. Hear from our Editor in her column this week online at ht1885.com.
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The amount of money reported lost to fraud and scams in the United States nearly tripled from $3.5 billion in 2020 to $10 billion in 2023, according to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Learn the tricks to help protect yourself and your family in this week’s edition and online at ht1885.com.
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About 80 Meeker Elementary Students participated in the reading competition. Prizes were distributed according to the most minutes read by each student. Story at ht1885.com.
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