Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago Mrs. Dunn, whose serious illness was reported in last week’s Herald, was so far recovered this week as to be able to go to Victor, Co., with her son Thomas. Owing to causes too numerous to mention, St. Patrick’s Day celebration was a failure[Read More…]
Author: Herald Times Staff
COMMUNITY CALENDAR – March 20th, 2025
Fairfield semi-annual grant deadline April 1 MEEKER | The deadline for the semi-annual Freeman E. Fairfield grant applications will be 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 1, 2025. Applications may be mailed to PO Box 2302, Meeker, CO 81641 or delivered to White River Electric (233 6th St), ATTN: JH Sheridan, between[Read More…]
DAYS GONE BY – March 20th, 2025
Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago • We are in receipt of a letter from Simp Harp, in which he states that he will unload at Rifle Monday and be in Meeker shortly afterwards. He says he has the best lot of registered short-horns that ever left Iowa. • After[Read More…]
COMMUNITY CALENDAR – March 13th, 2025
Shamrock Pool Party March 17 MEEKER | Join us at the Meeker Recreation Center Pool for inflatables and fun crafts this St. Patrick’s Day! 10:15 a.m. to noon. All ages welcome. Regular MRC fees and all pool rules apply. Find fees and rules at erbmrec.com/pool Lenten Fish Fry April 4[Read More…]
DAYS GONE BY – March 13th, 2025
Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago There is an effort on foot to extend the Sheridan ditch so that it will cover several ranches above town, and also continue it down the river so that it will cover a number of good ranches in Strawberry. We hope this enterprise goes[Read More…]
COMMUNITY CALENDAR – March 6th, 2025
Coffee Talk this Friday MEEKER | Join Streamline Realty with Water Commissioner Betty Kracht on Friday, March 7 at 8 a.m. to talk about the White River and overappropriation. 600 Main St., Meeker. Hunter education class March 7-9 MEEKER | ERBM Recreation & Park District and Colorado Parks & Wildlife[Read More…]
DAYS GONE BY – March 6th, 2025
Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago Things have not gone well with Boers since General Roberts passed on and refused to patronize Oom Paul’s shaving parlor. (published by permission of “Steele’of the Denver Post.) Highest cash price paid for choice fox, coyote, wolf, wild cat, mountain lion, and bear skins.[Read More…]
COMMUNITY CALENDAR – February 27th, 2025
Book sale at the library this weekend MEEKER | The Meeker Public Library will host a book sale Friday Feb. 28 and Saturday, March 1 during regular business hours. Fourth annual chili cook off MEEKER | Fourth Annual Chili Cook Off, Saturday March 1 starting at 4 p.m. at Smoking[Read More…]
DAYS GONE BY – February 27th, 2025
Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago It doesn’t pay anything to be polite, and it often pays enormous dividends. Frank Aul, a freighter of Hayden, came in from that place Thursday and loaded out with alfalfa seed and Meeker flour. Mr. Aul says that the Hayden valley people are putting[Read More…]
COMMUNITY CALENDAR – February 20th, 2025
2025 Mormon cricket control program public meeting tonight, Feb. 20, in Meeker MEEKER | There will be a Cricket Control meeting 6-7:30 p.m. tonight, Feb. 20, in Meeker at 240 7th St. Discussion points include: What to do if you spot a cricket, Early hatch control, District aerial spray cost-share[Read More…]
DAYS GONE BY – February 20th, 2025
Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago The telephone line will fill a “long felt want” in Meeker. Monday was Lincoln’s birthday and Wednesday was St. Valentine’s Day. Both events were observed quietly in Meeker. The recent improvements in St. James church are a lasting memorial to the work and tireless[Read More…]
COMMUNITY CALENDAR – February 13th, 2025
Library book club MEEKER | The Meeker Public Library book club is reading All You Have To Do Is Call by Carrie Maher. We will meet to discuss the book at the Meeker Public Library on Monday, March 10, at 1 p.m. Extra copies are available for check out at[Read More…]
