RBC | Every year when it comes time for Christmas, my first reaction is one of scorn. My negative feelings toward Christmas have only accrued over the past and like many it’s really something I would rather just jump over. I think like many it is a holiday that lost its[Read More…]
Month: December 2018
Days Gone By: December 6, 2018
The Meeker Herald 125 years ago – There are a larger number of cattlemen (and some of them big ones, too) feeding this winter than ever before. The knowing ones are beginning to realize that it pays, with good hay bringing only $5 per ton. – The local lodge of Odd Fellows[Read More…]
Weekly Call Review: Nov. 26-Dec. 2, 2018
The following information is a weekly review of the calls for service that were reported to the Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Communications Office. If you have any questions or would like an explanation of the call types listed please call 878-9600. We will not regularly post any information as to[Read More…]
Get your 2019 health insurance now
RBC | Connect for Health Colorado open enrollment for health insurance ends Dec. 15, 2018. Depending on your income and family size, you may qualify for premium tax credits and cost-sharing reductions to lower your monthly health insurance costs. The Rio Blanco County Department of Human Services and Greg Neal[Read More…]
MHS and BMS holiday concerts this month
MEEKER | The Meeker High School and Barone Middle School proudly present their holiday band and choir concerts for the Meeker community this month. Music director Briana Williams announced that the Meeker High School band and choir will present their holiday concert on Monday, Dec. 17, at 7 p.m. at the[Read More…]
ERBM tumbling and dance expo Dec. 14
MEEKER | The public is invited to support the local ERBM Recreation and Park District tumblers and dancers as they showcase their skills on Friday, Dec. 14 at the Meeker Elementary School gym during the annual Tumbling and Dance Expo. Admission is free. The performances will begin at 5:30 p.m.[Read More…]
Algae Group meeting Friday, Dec. 14
MEEKER | The next White River Algae Technical Advisory Group (TAG) meeting is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 14 from 1-4 p.m. at the Sheriff’s Training Room in Meeker (355 Fourth St.). We will send the agenda out as we get closer to the meeting date. This room will be a[Read More…]
County Beat: December 6, 2018
RBC | In what was one of the very last board of county commissioners (BOCC) meetings left for outgoing commissioner and current board chair Shawn Bolton, the BOCC held a special meeting at the courthouse in Meeker Thursday, Nov. 28. The gathering began with a couple work session topics. Bolton was[Read More…]
Souper Duper …
The Rangely National Junior Honor Society took 12 eighth graders to Grand Junction to serve at the Grand Valley Catholic Outreach Soup Kitchen last month. Katie Toyn and Beth Scoggins chaperoned. The students were introduced to retired volunteers (including one server who taught the group how to yodel) and toured[Read More…]
A little bit of holiday joy …
Kindergarteners and first graders from Meeker Elementary School performed for family and friends this week at their holiday program. EMMA VAUGHN PHOTO/VIDEO
Yampa-White-Green Basin Roundtable fills three vacancies
RBC | There are 30 possible voting seats on the Yampa-White-Green Basin Roundtable which meets every other month, usually in Craig. At the Roundtable’s November meeting, three individuals were elected to vacancies. Normal Roundtable terms are for five years. New members are elected by active Roundtable members. Will Myers, who grew[Read More…]
2018 marks 100th anniversary of ‘Spanish Flu’ epidemic
RBC | As talented as humans are at destruction, Mother Nature has us beat. On Nov. 11, 1918, the world celebrated the end of the War to End All Wars, blissfully oblivious of the century of even greater bloodshed that awaited them. And as civilians flooded into the streets and the[Read More…]
