MEEKER I “Everyone should be screened for oral cancer,” according to dental hygienist and owner of White River Dental Hygiene Kari Brennan. Brennan will once again be providing free oral cancer screenings during the 9Health Fair at Meeker Elementary School.
Month: April 2017
Kiss The Pig for scholarships April 29
MEEKER | Come help the VFW and Auxiliary raise $2,000 for their scholarship program and see your favorite principal kiss a pig! Saturday, April 29 at Samuelson’s True Value. Dinner from 4-6 p.m., $8 for adults and $6 for kids. Sponsored by Samuelson’s True Value and Mountain Valley Bank.
Goodson Birth…
Nicodemus, Asher and Corrin Goodson are pleased to announce the arrival of their little sister, Merrique Montgomery Selah Goodson, on Dec. 23, 2016 at 8:09 a.m. She weighed in at 7 lbs., 13 oz., and was 20.5” inches tall. Mom and Dad are Maureen and Colin Goodson of Portland, Ore.,[Read More…]
Stubblefield sworn in as new police chief
MEEKER I It was standing room only for the swearing in ceremony of Meeker’s new police chief, Phil Stubblefield, at the town’s regular board of trustees meeting Tuesday. Stubblefield introduced Meeker’s two new officers—Eddie Thompson and Matt Spangler. Both officers are still training with the department. The town approved a[Read More…]
Ken Bailey brings history and cartoon passion to Rangely
RANGELY I Ken Bailey was always artistic, but growing up in Rangely gave him the unique desire to combine both his creative talents and interest of the oil field in a unique way, cartoons. While Bailey has not lived in Rangely for the last few decades he is still very[Read More…]
Community Calendar
Russell, Burke set new school records
MEEKER I The new Bob King Track at Starbuck Stadium was the site of its first track meet last Friday, hosted by Barone Middle School, featuring 12 teams and more than 700 athletes. While most of the Meeker High School track team was helping run the middle school track meet,[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: Kudos to first responders
Former Herald Times editor Jeff Burkhead would be horrified to know we’ve been functioning without a functional scanner in the office for… um… a really long time. Our analog scanner was woefully outdated. Most everyone switched to digital years ago.
CNCC April/May classes
MEEKER | Spring CNCC Community Education Classes are winding down but there is still time to take advantage of late offerings: April 27, May 4 – Mexican Cooking with Chef Karla, May 11 – summer main dish ideas for entertaining, May 17 – cottage food safety training for operating a[Read More…]
Club 20 pushes highway funding measure during spring conference
RBC I Club 20, the presumptive “Voice of the Western Slope,” held its spring conference in Grand Junction April 7-8. Representing 22 counties and numerous towns as well as individual and business members, Club 20 was founded in 1953.
Adventure center project takes another step forward
MEEKER I The town’s Urban Renewal Authority board met Tuesday and discussed changes to the proposed bylaws, including removing a statement about utilizing the laws of eminent domain for property acquisition.
Networking meeting April 25
RANGELY | The next Community Networking Group meeting will be on Tuesday, April 25 in the Weiss Conference Room from 12-1:30 p.m. Nick Goshe, CEO of Rangely District Hospital; John Payne, RDH board chair; and Bernie Rice, RDH staff; will be speaking about the Rangely District Hospital and its struggles[Read More…]
