**ANNOUNCEMENTS** WANTED: Paul & Eunice Davis and Eddie Kruger! Call 1-970-824-6713. Information needed on your education attendance. If anyone knows these people please call this number. MEEKER STREAKER MONTHLY SCHEDULE June 2019 NOTE: Please schedule out -of-town appointments before 2:00 PM and call-in advance to set up all medical appointment[Read More…]
Month: May 2019
Guest Column: What remains of a planet
RBC | Last winter in these pages I reviewed consensus studies predicting impending dire consequences of climate change (IPCC Special Report, 2018; Fourth National Climate Assessment, 2018). Now the biologists have weighed in with a consensus evaluation of the health of the world’s ecosystems (IPBES, 2019). We’re in trouble. For[Read More…]
Phone scam costs local woman thousands
MEEKER | A Meeker woman fell victim to a phone scam last Monday and lost several thousand dollars. She received a call stating she was due for a “rebate” on computer tech and was that to receive the money, they needed a bank account number. She then received a second[Read More…]
White River Natl. Forest campgrounds open for the season; camp responsibly
RBC | The summer season is fast approaching and many White River National Forest campgrounds are scheduled to open in mid-May. Lower elevation campgrounds are expected to open at times indicated on the Forest Campground list ; however, higher elevation campgrounds (above 8,000 feet) including many near Aspen and the[Read More…]
{OPED} Loose Ends: ‘Hey Back East, how’s it going today?’
MEEKER | Moving to Meeker midwinter more than four decades ago, the cultural clash between my childhood hometown in the midwest and my new home in the west became a daily reminder. I was not only a newcomer but an obvious outsider to the community. It wasn’t until I had[Read More…]
All-conference …
The Meeker Cowboys baseball team wrapped up their season with an awards banquet last Friday. Four members of the team received all-conference awards: senior Eli Hanks as infielder, senior Luis Villalpando as catcher, junior Cole Rogers as outfielder and sophomore Ryan Phelan (not pictured) as infielder. Receiving all-conference honorable mention[Read More…]
Days Gone By: May 23, 2019
The Meeker Herald 100 years ago – Jeffries Brothers have a new tea, which is named “Silver-Tip Formosa Oolong”—O-O-long. They say it has a kick equal to the one time Elevation Rye, and is in great demand. – There are only about 900,000,000 ways to keep out of trouble, but[Read More…]
Letter: National Mental Health Awareness Month in May
Dear Editor: May is National Mental Health Awareness Month, and this May we also have a report of yet another school shooting in a Denver suburb. This May, Mind Springs Health/West Springs Hospital reminds people to take care of your own mental health just as you do your physical or[Read More…]
Letter: “Your Heritage” matters
Dear Editor: To the 40- to 50-year-old Rio Blanco “oldtimers.” I’m no longer shocked or dismayed by the sheer lack of knowledge or understanding of heritage and history displayed in other parts of our great country, but continue to wonder how that attitude of disdain has permeated the 40-50 age[Read More…]
First Aid/CPR/AED Class June 8
MEEKER | The ERBM Recreation and Park District will be hosting a First Aid/CPA/AED class on Saturday, June 8 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Meeker Recreation Center multipurpose room. Interested individuals 12 years of age and older may register on or before May 30 for $40 by[Read More…]
Golf season in full swing
MEEKER | “It’s been such a long winter, it is exciting to have the 2019 golf season here,” said Becky Ridings with Meeker Golf Course. This past weekend the Meeker Golf Course hosted the Two-man Scramble Tournament; 18 holes with a “closest to the pin” in each flight. JC Watt[Read More…]
Touch-A-Truck June 1
MEEKER | Touch-A-Truck is a family friendly event designed to allow children to explore, climb and touch vehicles of all shapes and sizes. There will be fun for everyone in the family—meet the people who build, protect and serve the town of Meeker. Free barbecue lunch. Saturday, June 1, 11[Read More…]