After the Forks & Flavors dinner held as part of the Pioneers Healthcare Foundation fundraiser event was casino night, when those in attendance could either stay in the main room at the Fairfield Center and dance or go out to the lobby and partake in some fun casino games. One such game was blackjack or “21” as seen above.
Professional dealers from Grand Junction kept the for-fun gamblers in line Saturday evening during the casino night portion of the Forks & Flavors Pioneers Healthcare Foundation annual fundraiser event. The dinner and fun were held at the Fairfield Center in downtown Meeker, and entertainment was provided by the Matt Holliday Band and casino night, which included the opportunity for one to brush up on the rules of craps, seen above.Cindy Welle, center, and Trina Zagar-Brown, right, watch as Dick Welle tries his luck at bra pong, one of the games at the Forks & Flavors fundraiser event for a new 3-D mammography machine for Pioneers Medical Center. The idea is to bounce a ping pong ball off the table and into one of the cups of one of bras against the wall. It is not an easy feat, as most of those who tried the game found out.The Pioneers Healthcare Foundation presented five scholarships Saturday at their annual Forks & Flavors gala dinner fundraiser to raise funds for a 3-D mammography machine. Scholarship recipients are, from left to right: Karen Dinwiddie, Catherine Eliasen for daughter Anna Eliasen, Faith Patterson, Meghan Gerloff and Taylor Nielsen.One of the fund-raising events Saturday night at the Pioneers Healthcare Foundation’s Forks & Flavors fundraiser was a silent auction of donated goods and expensive gift baskets. Above, attendees at the dinner/dance/casino night take a look at the silent auction items, writing down their bids as they proceed around the Fairfield Center lobby. A couple thousand dollars was raised through the auction as part of the event to raise funds for a new 3-D mammography machine.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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April 24, 2024
