
MEEKER | T.J. Casey, “Montana’s Singing Cowboy,” performed Saturday during Community Appreciation Day, sponsored by Eastern Rio Blanco Metropolitan Recreation and Park District.
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MEEKER | T.J. Casey, “Montana’s Singing Cowboy,” performed Saturday during Community Appreciation Day, sponsored by Eastern Rio Blanco Metropolitan Recreation and Park District.

MEEKER | The Celtic band Canned Haggis performed before an estimated 250 people on the courthouse lawn.
MEEKER — Canned Haggis will kick off the 2009 summer entertainment season, co-sponsored by the Eastern Rio Blanco Metropolitan Recreation and Park District and Meeker Hotel and Cafe.

MEEKER — Dance students showcased their skills recently at a performance at the Meeker High School auditorium.
MEEKER — Mose McPhail will offer a winemaking class at 7 p.m. April 23 at the recreation center.
MEEKER — The Meeker Public Library has teamed up with the Eastern Rio Blanco Metropolitan (ERBM) Recreation and Park District and Meeker resident Jean Welder to make a large selection of fitness books and videos available for check-out.
Winners of contests in last weekend’s Winter Games have been announced.
County Assessor Renae Neilson knows her numbers. Speaking at an meeting last month of Rio Blanco County Democrats, Neilson, who, by the way, is a Republican, recited figures mostly off the top of her head, with very few notes.
RBC — While funding required to maintain the levels of service provided by local governments may be decreasing, the needs aren’t.
MEEKER — As part of the fifth annual Winter Games held Saturday, Feb. 28, the ERBM Rec and Park District will be featuring a free family ice fishing derby at Lake Avery in partnership with the Division of Wildlife.
MEEKER — Closure notice: The Meeker Recreation Center will close at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 23. Thank you for your understanding. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Roughly 170 persons attended the annual Colorado Northwestern Community College Foundation fundraising dinner Saturday at the Weiss Activities Center on campus.

RBC I On Saturday, the Meeker baseball team played what was supposed to be the first home games of the season against the Rangley Panthers, but the games were moved to Rangley after the Meeker fields were subject to rain and snow.

MEEKER I Many people in Meeker are fortunate to have homesteaded land passed down through generations. The work it took to turn those homesteads into real homes is difficult to comprehend, but many of those homesteading families have maintained that work ethic and history for generations.

MEEKER I Meeker Police Department, in conjunction with several state health and law enforcement agencies, will join many cities and towns across the nation with its National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on April 27.

MEEKER I The Rio Blanco Historical Society’s “Pioneer Women of Rio Blanco County” program drew more than 70 persons Sunday to enjoy the telling of tales dating back at least decades in county history.

RANGELY I The “Save the Tank” campaign may be over, but the task of saving the tank is just beginning.

RANGELY I When musician and composer Bruce Odland first came to Rangely in 1976, it was the last stop of the Chautauqua Tour, a traveling arts festival funded by the Colorado Council on the Arts and Humanities.

Meeker High School activities director Brett Steinacher, who is a member of the Colorado High School Activities Association (CHSAA) wrestling committee, shakes hands with Meeker freshman TJ Shelton before presenting him with his gold medal and championship bracket at the 2013 Colorado State Wrestling Championships. Shelton is the first freshman

A record 306 tickets were sold for the annual Crab Crack, sponsored by the Rangely Area Chamber of Commerce last Saturday, filling the Colorado Room in the Weiss Center on the CNCC campus. Awards were announced by emcee Tim Webber and presented by RACC executive director Brooke Loshe.

MEEKER I The Meeker Arts and Cultural Council (MACC) in cooperation with the ERBM Recreation and Park District will present a dinner theatre production based on Aesop’s Fables on Saturday, Feb. 23 at 6 p.m. at the Fairfield Center.

MEEKER I Larry Modlin, a Meeker High School alumnus and son of Nettie Faye and the late Lon Modlin, is retiring after 47 years of running his own businesses. At 67 he looks forward to skiing with his twin grandsons who also live in Greeley.

MEEKER I Imagine if people learned at least one thing, if not more, from one conversation every day. That was the case in a conversation with Harold and Patty Anderson.
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