September, 2011 | The Herald Times | Serving Meeker, Rangely, Dinosaur & Northwest Colorado

Meeker Locals

Happy Labor Day! This Monday is Labor Day, celebrated for the first time in 1882 in New York City as a “workingman’s holiday”. It became a national holiday in 1894.

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Lightning pummels Northwest Colorado

RBC I Thunderstorms moved through Colorado Monday evening and delivered more than 5,000 lightning strikes to Rio Blanco, Moffat, Routt, Jackson and Grand counties. Varying amounts of rain accompanied the storm minimizing the number of new fires in the area.

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RBC football teams open seasons on the road

RBC I Rio Blanco County’s two high school football teams were at Grand Valley High School last Saturday for scrimmages against each other, Cedaredge and the hosting Cardinals.

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Refunds for WREA members

MEEKER I Members of White River Electric Association who paid electric bills in 1993 and 1994 will soon receive capital credit refund checks in the mail. The WREA board of directors annually reviews and pays out capital credit refunds to its members.

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Letter: Thanks from Ketchers

With the loss of our beloved daughter, sister, granddaughter, niece and cousin, we would like to thank, from the bottom of our hearts, our community, family and friends for your love and support during this difficult time. Also, we would like to express our sincere gratitude for all the food,[Read More…]

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Loose Ends: Show and tell time

The beginning of school is usually the introduction of a time-honored tradition in the primary grade classroom: show and tell. Preschoolers and kindergarteners delight in sharing items they picked up during summer vacation or even a special rock or stick they found out in the yard.

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Lady Panthers prepped

RANGELY I The Panther volleyball team and new coach Dennis Rohn prepared to kick off the regular season by testing their skills in a series of one hour matches in Montrose last Saturday.

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Golfing for United Way

The Meeker Golf Course was host to 120 golfers Saturday last for the third annual United Way 2011 Piceance Golf tournament, sponsored by ExxonMobil and supported by many of the energy companies working in the Piceance Creek Basin. “We like doing good things for the communities we work, live and[Read More…]

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