Author: Herald Times Staff

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Hopefully you remembered the wearin’ o’ the green today.

Classifieds: March 17, 2011 edition

ANNOUNCEMENTS ATV, Boat and Snowmobile Owners! You can now renew your Colorado OHV registrations on line at: www.parks.state.co.us RIO BLANCO Masonic Lodge #80 meets 2nd and 4th Thursday, 7:00 p.m., at 7th and Park, Meeker. Driver License Office hours: Meeker open 1st, 3rd & 5th Fridays of the month, 8[Read More…]

RIO BLANCO COUNTY DAYS GONE BY

The Meeker Herald — 125 years ago • Stock are suffering more this month than during the whole past winter. It has stormed continuously for two weeks and nearly a foot of snow has fallen. Several of our small holders are selling out.

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I n 44 A.D. a seer warned Julius Caesar to “beware the ides of March!” Shakespeare’s play made the phrase famous. So what are “ides”? The Romans referred to the 15th day of March, May, July and October as the ides of that month. For the rest of the months,[Read More…]

Spring forward!

Sunday, March 13, begins daylight savings time. Don’t forget to spring forward and move your clocks ahead one hour.

Days Gone By

The Meeker Herald — 125 years ago • Monday evening’s ball in honor of Washington’s birthday was a very successful affair. • Harry Gilmore did a very artistic job of painting and graining Tom Little’s new saloon. • The O.K. Saloon is now open to the public. J.W. Welch, the proprietor, has billiard[Read More…]

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As we cross into the month of March this week, the idiom “in like a lion, out like a lamb” comes to mind. According to the familiar proverb, if the month of March begins cold and snowy, it will end gently  with warm, spring-like weather. We shall see.

Rangely Locals

Hello, all! Hopefully, you haven’t forgotten me. I have taken some time off since my accident last summer but I’m back to feeling great and ready to share some news with you.

Holiday Bowl dancers perform

Fourteen members of the Meeker dance team performed in America’s Largest Balloon parade before dancing during the halftime show of the Bridgepoint Educational Holiday Bowl Dec. 30 in San Diego, Calif.