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NEWS NOTES: March 17, 2022

Free community dinner tonight

MEEKER| Free Community Dinner at the Meeker V.F.W. / American Legion, 290 4th Street, Thursday, March 17 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Victory Motors hosting broadcast

CRAIG | Victory Motors in Craig has been chosen to host a live television broadcast on RFD-TV during the 2022 Farm Show Ag Rally on March 22. Along with RFD’s live broadcast on National Ag Day. Victory Motors is a Certified Agriculture Dealership offering AgPack,®  a package of farm and ranch management tools that give the agriculture customer an immediate return on their vehicle investment by saving thousands of dollars in farm and ranch operating costs. The AgRally begins at 2 p.m. Eastern on RFD-TV and runs through 5 p.m. 

Livestock watering facility funding

RBC | Landowners and Public Land Permittees: the White River and Douglas Creek Conservation Districts are offering a stipend to landowners/permittees within the Conservation Districts to implement projects to maintain and/or improve livestock watering facilities (including ponds), during this extended drought period. Landowners/permittees are eligible to apply for up to four projects.

Applications for this funding are a short two-page document. Completed applications will be approved on a first come, first served, basis pending funding availability that has been secured through grants.  The respective district board will review and make the final decisions on application approval at monthly board meetings. 

To apply for this funding assistance, please contact the Districts’ office at 970-878-9838.  Applications are due by April 1, 2022.

Library book club

MEEKER | The book club will be reading “Homegoing” by Yaa Gyasi. We will discuss the book on Monday, April 11 at 1 p.m. at Meeker Public Library. All are welcome to join in the fun.

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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/
  • There will be three cannon test shots fired downtown on Friday, May 3 as a test run for the 4th of July. For more information on the cannon itself, visit https://www.theheraldtimes.com/the-sound-of-history-come-to-life/meeker/
  • As the saying goes, "Small towns are the natural habitat of the drama llama."
  • Feel like you're always "putting out fires" instead of doing the important things? https://www.theheraldtimes.com/editors-column-differentiating-the-urgent-from-the-important/opinion/
  • A Celebration of Life will be held by the family "when the weather warms up and the work is all done this spring," according to Kay's wishes.
  • Three finalists for county administrator were interviewed by the commissioners last Tuesday. https://www.theheraldtimes.com/commissioners-interview-administrator-candidates/rio-blanco-county/
  • The RBC Livestock Judging team competed in Sterling. https://www.theheraldtimes.com/rbc-livestock-judging-team-earns-multiple-awards-in-sterling/rio-blanco-county/
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/
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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There will be three cannon test shots fired downtown on Friday, May 3 as a test run for the 4th of July. For more information on the cannon itself, visit https://www.theheraldtimes.com/the-sound-of-history-come-to-life/meeker/
There will be three cannon test shots fired downtown on Friday, May 3 as a test run for the 4th of July. For more information on the cannon itself, visit https://www.theheraldtimes.com/the-sound-of-history-come-to-life/meeker/
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As the saying goes, "Small towns are the natural habitat of the drama llama."
As the saying goes, "Small towns are the natural habitat of the drama llama."
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Feel like you're always "putting out fires" instead of doing the important things? https://www.theheraldtimes.com/editors-column-differentiating-the-urgent-from-the-important/opinion/
Feel like you're always "putting out fires" instead of doing the important things? https://www.theheraldtimes.com/editors-column-differentiating-the-urgent-from-the-important/opinion/
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A Celebration of Life will be held by the family "when the weather warms up and the work is all done this spring," according to Kay's wishes.
A Celebration of Life will be held by the family "when the weather warms up and the work is all done this spring," according to Kay's wishes.
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Three finalists for county administrator were interviewed by the commissioners last Tuesday. https://www.theheraldtimes.com/commissioners-interview-administrator-candidates/rio-blanco-county/
Three finalists for county administrator were interviewed by the commissioners last Tuesday. https://www.theheraldtimes.com/commissioners-interview-administrator-candidates/rio-blanco-county/
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The RBC Livestock Judging team competed in Sterling. https://www.theheraldtimes.com/rbc-livestock-judging-team-earns-multiple-awards-in-sterling/rio-blanco-county/
The RBC Livestock Judging team competed in Sterling. https://www.theheraldtimes.com/rbc-livestock-judging-team-earns-multiple-awards-in-sterling/rio-blanco-county/
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