The Meeker Herald — 100 years ago
- Painters Baldwin and Setter put the finishing touches on the two handsome Clark residences on east Main Street this week. One is an up-to-date brick, containing six well-arranged rooms, with a bathroom and numerous closest, heated by hot air and hot and cold running water.The other is a five-room frame, both hot and cold water connections, large rooms, closets and all modern improvements.
- One of the latest fads in Germany is the mounting of photographs on the fingernails. The feature of this work by manicures is rendering the photograph waterproof, which is done by coating it over with a shellac-like substance burned upon the nail.
- New grass is appearing. The fore part of the week experienced cold nights but generally mild days. The last few days were springlike.
- St. Valentine’s night, Feb. 14, I.O.O.F Hall. Fine program of new music.
- The following pupils of the Miller Creek school were neither absent nor tardy last month: Edna Baldauf, Frank Warren, Clara Warren, Edna Warren, Eulah Lewis, Jesse Lewis, Josephine Hallman and Glenn Hallman.
The Meeker Herald — 50 years ago
- Mr. William Walter, owner-manager of the Meeker Laundry, has brought something new to the Meeker community. It is one of the coin-operated dry cleaning machines.
- The taxpayers of Meeker will go to the polls to vote whether or not to finance the building of a sewage disposal plant and construct some new additions to the Meeker sewage system.
- Harry Watt, son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Watt, has returned to Davenport, Iowa, and is resuming his studies at the Palmer School where he is studying to be a chiropractor.
- After reading some of the pessimistic utterances by leading statesmen we wonder if the nation will manage to survive.
- Meeker’s only wrestling wins were by Ray McKee, Harry Tucker and Dick George. George Rienau earned a draw.
- Howard Kilduff shot more than 100 pounds of mountain lion last Friday while checking cattle at the F.E. Fairfield Slinkard Valley Ranch in California.
The Meeker Herald — 25 years ago
- In its Feb. 10 meeting, the Meeker Town Council passed an ordinance aimed at encouraging contractors to hire local help during construction of Phase II of the downtown redevelopment project. The ordinance will provide for a 5 percent incentive award for all local labor used during the project.
- Deborah Jo Cummings and Lance Frisby of Durango were united in marriage Jan. 24 at the Meeker United Methodist Church.
- MHS wrestling coach Bill Turner has his own twist to Joe Paterno’s football saying, “He’s not the best runner, he’s not the best passer, all he can do is win.”For Turner, it’s “We’re not the best on our feet, we’re not the best on the bottom, all we can do is win.”
Rangely Times — 45 years ago
- The most important contributor to the Rangely economy is the oil industry and 1967 plans by Chevron Oil Co., for the field will help assure that it will dominate the economy for years to come.
- Dick Sharpe of Rangely was elected president of the Rio Blanco County Rural Area Development.
- Rangely Junior High honor roll: Nettie AuMiller, Susie Fullenwider, Joy Kirkpatrick, Becky Klements, Jodie Kump, Mary Lansing, Markel Massey, Rita Conwell, Mark Dalrymple, Leigh Vidakovich, Debbie Dalrymple, Kathy Hill, Steven Kraft, Barbara Steele, Susan Toles, Mel Wallendorff, Greag Daggett, Jon Hill, Cici McLaughlin, Debbie Ott, Kevin Poole, Mike Rasmussen, Mike Smith, Linda Stewart and Kevin White.
Rangely Times — 35 years ago
- Rangely retail sales for the third quarter of 1976 totaled $4,124,000; a 7.2 percent increase over the corresponding period of the previous year.
- A surprise house warming honoring Denny and Becky Lane was held Saturday, Feb. 4 at their home.
- Additional copies of “Medicine Show,” latest book by former Rangely resident Mary Wilkins, are available at the public library.
- David Lawrence Shue, 1976 graduate of Rangely High School, was recently honored in the most recent “Who’s Who Among American High School Students” publication. Those students who were chosen represent about 4 percent of our nation’s juniors and seniors.
- Rhett Coy, Charlie Cady, Laurie Bock, Jeff Chessani, Julie Lollar and Connie Crook were winners in the annual Elks’ Hoop Shoot Contest.
Rangely Times — 25 years ago
- Rangely High School wrestlers Brett Powell, Mark Wilczek, Jerry Dalrymple, Scott Dellinger, Eddie Miller, Scott Lindsay, coach Lion Smuin and Steve Rice were well on their way to districts.
- Drew Hogan was listed on the President’s Honor Roll this past semester at Mesa College in Grand Junction. He is the son of Joel and Sarah Hogan.
- Rehearsals for “Bye-Bye Birdie,” are in progress at Rangely High School.
