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Letter to the Editor: Thanks to ERBM for tourney

Dear Editor: The Meeker VFW Post 5843, American Legion Post 0074 and the VFW Auxiliary would like to thank the ERBM Recreation and Park District and all the individuals who participated in the 2020 Cribbage Tournament recently held at the Meeker Veterans Community Center. Your generosity is much appreciated, as[Read More…]

February 24, 2020 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Sports

Swim relay teams qualify for state

MEEKER I Following fantastic performances at the Southwest Conference Championship Meet last Friday and Saturday for the Moffat County swim team, five girls are headed to state.

February 14, 2020 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Opinion

OPED: ERBM Spring Spotlight

MEEKER | As with most public agencies, an annual budget for the calendar year is adopted at ERBM’s regular December board meeting. Some of the larger capital projects approved in 2020 are outlined below, as well as some of the great programs coming your way this spring. First, the long-anticipated[Read More…]

February 11, 2020 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

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Cribbage results …

Twenty people participated in ERBM Recreation and Park District’s fifth annual cribbage tournament on Sunday, Jan. 26 at the Meeker VFW. Rich Ford was overall champion, with Jeri Gilchrist in second, Ron Spencer in third, and Sean VonRoenn placing fourth. A percentage of the proceeds went to the top three[Read More…]

February 2, 2020 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Seven candidates vying for Meeker board, mayor seat

MEEKER | Seven of nine candidate petition packets were returned to Town Clerk Amy Tupy for the town’s municipal election in April. Mayoral candidates are Kent Borchard and Rodney Gerloff. Trustees candidates are incumbents Wendy Gutierrez, Melissa Kindall and Travis Day and challengers Matt Scott and Jared Harvey. ELECTION 2020: Town[Read More…]

January 31, 2020 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Hoops for Charity results

RBC | ERBM Recreation and Park Districted hosted the 10th annual Hoops for Charity 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament on Jan. 2 with six teams vying for top honors. The following are the winners of this year’s event. The teams chose the following charities to donate their winnings: HopeWest, Meeker Animal Shelter,[Read More…]

January 28, 2020 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

MEEKER NUGGETS …

ERBM Recreation and Park District hosted the local round of the Denver Nuggets Skills Challenge on Friday, Jan. 10. The following youth won their division locally and will advance to the sectionals. The Denver Nuggets Basketball Skills Challenge is a basketball competition that allows youngsters to showcase their talents in[Read More…]

January 21, 2020 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Soak up the Christmas cheer with holiday events galore

MEEKER | It’s that time of year! Once you’ve gobbled up the turkey and stuffed yourself with stuffing, the Christmas season, with all its parties, events and activities gets underway. The annual Parade of Lights and downtown tree lighting ceremony is Wednesday, Dec. 4 beginning at 5:30 p.m. Along with[Read More…]

November 30, 2019 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

ERBM hosts third through sixth grade basketball games

MEEKER | ERBM Recreation and Park District hosted the NW Colorado Developmental League third-sixth grade girls’ recreation and competitive games on Saturday, Oct. 19 at the MHS and MES gyms. Teams from Rifle, New Castle, Debeque, Silt and Grand Valley made the trip to Meeker. The 3rd/4th Meeker Black team[Read More…]

October 29, 2019 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

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ERBM board hears input from staff on state of the district

MEEKER | The Eastern Rio Blanco Metropolitan Recreation and Park District held a public meeting Sunday, Sept. 22 for staff and board members to discuss the district’s future, capital projects, and staff concerns and questions. “That was part of the value of today,” said board president Kent Walter. “It wasn’t[Read More…]

September 28, 2019 by editor Comments are Disabled

2019 ERBM Youth Golf

Meeker Golf Course and ERBM Recreation Center co-hosted the 2019 Youth Golf Tournament on Aug. 6 with 25 golfers participating. In the 7-9 year old girls’ division Thea Van Dyke finished in first place, Sophia Van Dyke in second place, and Sophia Moody in third place. In the 7-9 year[Read More…]

August 10, 2019 by Special to the Herald Times 1 comment

Lift-off…

The Colorado Space Business Roundtable (CSBR) and RBC Economic Development set up bottle rocket launches at Paintbrush Park and provided aerospace-related educational materials and free popsicles for about 40 Meeker kiddos July 8. CSBR “seeks to promote the growth of space and space-related industries in Colorado,” according to their website.

July 15, 2019 by Niki Turner Comments are Disabled