MEEKER — Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Turner of Meeker are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Caitlin Rose Turner, to Chance Lee Walker. Chance is the son of Merrill (Lynn) Walker of Mountain View, Wyo., and Donna (Chris) Torres of Meeker.
Month: December 2008
Diapers for cigarettes
County program hopes to entice pregnant women to quit smoking RBC — Women who are smoking while pregnant have a new incentive to stop — free diapers for a year.
County canvass confirms election results
RBC — County election officials canvassed votes and completed the post-election audit Nov. 13. Both went well, said County Clerk Nancy Amick. There was only one small glitch.
Senioritis takes on a whole new meaning
I used to look skeptically at people who claimed they were having “a senior moment.”
Public hearing on adoption of 2009 budget set for Dec. 8 at RBC Administration Building
RBC — With its lawsuit with ExxonMobil pending, budgeting has been a challenge for Rio Blanco County. However, the 2009 budget will be considered for adoption at a public hearing at 6 p.m. Dec. 8 at the Administration Building.
Letters to the Editor: December 4
WREA rates to rise 3.17 percent on Jan.1
MEEKER — As temperatures go down, White River Electric Association customers’ rates will go up. WREA announced a 3.17 percent rate increase in a recent mailing to customers. The new rate takes effect Jan. 1.
Paintball vandals strike in Meeker
MEEKER — A number of vehicles in Meeker were targeted by paintballs last weekend.
Breakfast with Santa Saturday in Meeker
MEEKER — People of all ages are invited to eat Breakfast with Santa on Saturday, Dec. 6 from 8:30-11 a.m. at the RBC Fairgrounds extension building.
Mary Ann Wilber is ‘home of’ honoree
MEEKER — Mary Ann Wilber of Meeker is this week’s “home of” honors. Mary Ann is a Meeker native. She was born and raised here and returned five years ago.
Long live rock! Area band members are living the dream
Many a teenage boy has dreamed about someday playing in a rock band. Five men from Rangely and Meeker are living the dream.
Olympic champion wrestler tells his story in Meeker
Henry Cejudo grew up hungry, literally. There were a lot of mouths to feed in his family. He was one of seven kids. His mother, a single parent, sometimes worked two jobs to make ends meet. “It was a struggle,” said Cejudo, the 2008 Olympic champion who told his story[Read More…]
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Panther track pulls back-to-back meets prepping for state. https://www.theheraldtimes.com/panther-track-pulls-back-to-back-meets/sports/
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With two weeks to the state track competition, the Cowboys are headed to the league meet in Grand Junction this weekend. https://www.theheraldtimes.com/mhs-track-team-heads-to-league-meet/sports/
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This is the 22nd year wildlife biologist Mary Cunningham has introduced classes of students from Meeker Elementary and Barone Middle School, as well as members of the public, to our local assortment of birds in honor of World Migratory Bird Day. https://www.theheraldtimes.com/celebrating-our-migratory-birds/meeker/
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