Your weekly news roundup: Nov. 2, 2023

And we’re back!

Hi friends,

Things are going swimmingly, so swimmingly that we have a LOT of additional news for you this week!

The most important thing: I have attempted a GIF below. You may or may not be able to see it.

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Now, let’s work our way through some of the good stuff in this week’s edition, shall we?

Quick hits.

  • Did you spot any mormon crickets around the county in September? The conservation district is creating a map for future remediation.
  • Do you need help with high winter heating bills? You may qualify for energy assistance programs like LEAP. Take a look at the details – I was surprised how high the income limits were.
  • Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 7. Read up on the items on this year’s ballot and then cast your vote.
  • Don’t forget to fall back this weekend!
  • Finally, make sure those calendars are marked for Seussical, the Musical!

Let’s get merry!

We are starting our Shop@Home sweepstakes early this year, thanks to a partnership with the Meeker Chamber! Enter to win $50 in Chamber Bucks every week through Christmas when you participate, and lemme tell ya, there are LOTS OF WAYS to participate!

As always, the easiest way to enter is at participating businesses around town – just look for these boxes and fill out a slip and/or scan the QR code!

Participating businesses are listed on page 9 of this week’s edition!

This year, we are also adding digital “flash challenges” for more entry opportunities! To learn more, join our Facebook event or add your email to the Merry Meeker email list.

Join us for Merry Meeker!

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Speaking of, one of our Merriest participants is hosting an event this weekend!

Get in the spirit, kick off the holiday season, and make your house smell amazing by creating a beautiful evergreen wreath. Details below.

Space is limited! Sign up ASAP.

It’s all a bunch of Hocus Pocus.

A treasure trove: dive into antiquity at Restored Grace
Call them pack-rats, or collectors, refined enthusiasts or hoarders, historical aficionados or antique addicts… However you frame it, one thing that becomes clear if you visit with local antique shop…
A treasure trove: dive into antiquity at Restored Grace
Call them pack-rats, or collectors, refined enthusiasts or hoarders, historical aficionados or antique addicts… However you frame it, one thing that becomes clear if you visit with local antique shop…
HO-HO-HOAR FROST
Nature contributed to the festive decor this week with a layer of hoar frost throughout town. The phenomenon was caused by subzero morning temps and high relative humidity. caitlin walker…
HO-HO-HOAR FROST
Nature contributed to the festive decor this week with a layer of hoar frost throughout town. The phenomenon was caused by subzero morning temps and high relative humidity. caitlin walker…
State’s property tax changes expected to delay budgets for Town of Meeker and several other special districts
The 2024 budget for the Town of Meeker was reviewed in a public hearing Tuesday, Nov. 21. There were minor amendments from the preliminary presentation in October, including increases in…
State’s property tax changes expected to delay budgets for Town of Meeker and several other special districts
The 2024 budget for the Town of Meeker was reviewed in a public hearing Tuesday, Nov. 21. There were minor amendments from the preliminary presentation in October, including increases in…
Vital Awareness LLC is nine years strong
Margaret Granzella, owner of Vital Awareness LLC, has provided the Meeker community with professional massage, movement therapy, and holistic lifestyle coaching for nine years. After several years upstairs in the…
Vital Awareness LLC is nine years strong
Margaret Granzella, owner of Vital Awareness LLC, has provided the Meeker community with professional massage, movement therapy, and holistic lifestyle coaching for nine years. After several years upstairs in the…

Music is medicine.

Music to the ears, medicine for the soul
To hear Karl Casias play one of his Native American style flutes you’d never guess he’s self-taught and has only been playing for a few years. The music of the…
Music to the ears, medicine for the soul
To hear Karl Casias play one of his Native American style flutes you’d never guess he’s self-taught and has only been playing for a few years. The music of the…

Veterans Day event details

This didn’t make it by deadline, but we are adding it here to help spread the word.

And in sports …

Mustangs finish season at Super Bowl in GWS
Thank you to Theos Swallow Fork Ranch and Gianinetti’s for sponsoring coverage of the Meeker Mustangs in this week’s edition!
Mustangs finish season at Super Bowl in GWS
Thank you to Theos Swallow Fork Ranch and Gianinetti’s for sponsoring coverage of the Meeker Mustangs in this week’s edition!

The elephant in the room newspaper.

And finally, dear readers, we come to some less happy news.

My brain is pretty fried (what do you mean, the human body wasn’t meant to run solely on Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups?) so I’m going to link to the two pieces we ran this week about why we are switching up some things, and where you can still find a paper.

Editor’s Column – Herald health update
One of the things we’ve committed to following our recent financial crisis is something we’re always harping on our local governments and special districts to do: be transparent, especially about…
Editor’s Column – Herald health update
One of the things we’ve committed to following our recent financial crisis is something we’re always harping on our local governments and special districts to do: be transparent, especially about…
Where to find a paper now
In order to reduce expenses, we’ve limited the distribution of single copies to high-selling stores only. To ensure you get a paper every week in your mailbox, become a subscriber.…
Where to find a paper now
In order to reduce expenses, we’ve limited the distribution of single copies to high-selling stores only. To ensure you get a paper every week in your mailbox, become a subscriber.…

These have been difficult but necessary business decisions as we continue to do our best to keep the flame of independent community news alive.

Back to happy! Thank you to our Community Supporters for nearly $40,000 in contributions to help save the Herald. You are all awesome, so awesome I would share my Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups with you in a heartbeat.

Don’t forget to check out this week’s edition for even more news!

*cue sugar crash*

Caitlin


Thank you to this week’s newsletter sponsor, Colorado Northwestern Community College!