MEEKER | SGM, a civil engineering, consulting, and surveying firm headquartered in Glenwood Springs, CO, with additional offices in Meeker, Gunnison, Grand Junction, Salida, Durango, and Aspen, awards scholarships to assist aspiring civil engineers and surveyors in pursuit of their studies. The Steve Westhoff Scholarship is in honor of Steve[Read More…]
Month: April 2023
Days: April 20, 2023
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Gardens, flowers and wine displays discussed by Rangely trustees
RANGELY | White River Village Manager Janet Miller shared a report with Rangely’s Board of Trustees at the last regular meeting. Town flowers are growing, Miller said, with hopes they will be planted along Main Street by the end of April. This goal will depend on the weather that Miller[Read More…]
BMS’s Casey nominated for Teacher of the Year
MEEKER | Barone Middle School teacher Kris Casey has been nominated for the Patricia Behring Teacher of the Year award through the National History Day affiliate program. The award is sponsored by Patricia Behring in recognition of the pivotal role teachers play in the lives of students. Each National History[Read More…]
Theos joins Streamline Realty
MEEKER | Streamline Realty is excited to announce the addition of new Streamline team member Donnee Theos. Born and raised in Steamboat Springs, Donnee spent 19 years in the Philadelphia area raising two daughters, now ages 26 and 22. Upon returning to Colorado in 2016, Donnee reconnected with a longtime[Read More…]
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY
Kyle Ward, workforce manager at HistoriCorps, a historic preservation non-profit based out of Morrison, Colorado, that provides weeklong volunteer opportunities restoring historic buildings, typically on public lands, are seeking volunteers for the Yellow Creek Schoolhouse restoration project from April 23 – May 7 in partnership with the Bureau of Land[Read More…]
RACE SEASON
Nick, Andrea and Zeek Gianinetti, along with teammate Keri King, wrapped up their race season last weekend. Sponsored by Triple Crown Sports, the team competed in Utah, Idaho, Wyoming and Colorado in the Rocky Mountain States Hillclimb Association from February to April. They’d like to thank Triple Crown Sports, FXR[Read More…]
PEEWEE PANTHER HEALTH FAIR
Rangely School District held their annual PeeWee Panther Health Fair and Preschool Registration April 14. There was a great turnout with more than 50 children ages birth to five in attendance at the event. Preschool and district staff completed speech, motor and health screenings for students in attendance. Students also[Read More…]
EDITOR’S COLUMN: Perspective
As a child I was fascinated with ants, to the point my mother told me I better stop staring at those tiny things all the time or I’d ruin my eyesight. Whether my obsession with ants or bad genetics landed me in Coke bottle glasses at 12 is open to[Read More…]
LETTER: Annual pie auction huge success; sugar coma suffered by many
Dear Editor, The Meeker Masonic Temple Association would like to thank everyone that came to the Annual Prime Rib Dinner and Pie Auction. There was a record turnout, and many brought amazing pies, cakes and other treats that were auctioned to raise money for our scholarship fund. We would like[Read More…]
Humphrey the Camel
The joke goes: How do you sneak up on a unique camel? Answer: you “neek” up on him. How do you sneak up on a tame camel? Answer: “tame” way! Aside from the talking office camel on commercials proclaiming “Hump Day”, not too many people have pet camels. Humphrey, the[Read More…]
CONSERVATION CORNER: Return Flow Study
It seems every day there is a new story about the water shortages on the Colorado River and the efforts that are being made to decrease water consumption. As a result of this shortage, the West is under severe pressure to implement water conservation. The CO River water shortages could[Read More…]
