HALLOWEEN HAPPENINGS Trick or treat Oct. 23 RANGELY | The graveyard has been sleeping—it’s time to wake up all the goblins, witches and ghosts to join us in bringing back trick-or-treating at Halloween. Come join us at our house (the Ruperts), 208 Hillcrest Circle in Rangely on Saturday, Oct. 23[Read More…]
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Days Gone By: Oct. 14, 2021
The Meeker Herald 125 years ago • People who plant trees need monuments over their graves. • It takes a vast amount of brains to be funny without being ridiculous. The Meeker Herald 100 years ago • It is said that there are about 5 hunters in the hills per[Read More…]
Candy donations needed for Wing parade
MEEKER | The Walbridge Wing is seeking donations of candy for the outdoor costume parade in the Wing courtyard on Oct. 30 from 2–3 p.m. Candy donations can be dropped off at the Wing between now and Oct. 30. Weather permitting, come and join us.
News Notes: Oct. 14
MACC art school MEEKER | Thursday Art School, hosted by the Meeker Arts and Cultural Council, is back! Kids ages 5–14 can attend every other Thursday for fun projects and a snack! Art schools are scheduled for Oct. 14 and 28, and Nov 4 and 11 from 4–5:30 p.m. at[Read More…]
‘TIS THE SEASON …
91% of state ICU beds full
Special to the Herald Times RBC I The weekly COVID-19 update from the county was not available as of press time. The county’s website indicated 55 new cases and six hospitalizations in the last 14 days as of Wednesday, Oct. 13. There were 11 cases recorded in the two school[Read More…]
ERBM approves $1M pool HVAC repair, $250K for pond project
MEEKER I ERBM’s board of directors met Sept. 21 and reviewed the preliminary 2022 budget, which shows a 10% reduction in budgeted wages, and 7% decrease in the personnel budget overall. Operations is slated for an 8% decrease. Those cuts will help balance a 10% decrease in district tax revenue,[Read More…]
125th anniversary of the thwarted bank robbery
Editor’s Note: This document was typed verbatim as the author originally published it in the Meeker Herald, Saturday, Oct. 17, 1896. All misspellings and grammatical errors were left in intentionally to preserve the historical integrity of the article. JUST RETRIBUTION — A Gang of Three Highway-men Try to Rob the[Read More…]
Days Gone By: Oct. 7, 2021
The Meeker Herald | 125 years ago • People who act without thinking generally think when others begin to act. • Another week of ideal fall weather. The Meeker Herald | 100 years ago • Keep sweet is no advice for a grapefruit. • There is every indication that Meeker[Read More…]
Q & A: board of education candidates
Special to the Herald Times RBC I The HT reached out to all the candidates running for both Meeker and Rangely School District boards via email last week. We asked the same questions of each candidate, including: How long have you lived in the school district and what is your[Read More…]
Days Gone By ~ Sept. 30, 2021
The Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago • The political millennium will be here when men quit regarding all politicians of their own party as statesmen and all those of the opposition as demagogues. • Contractor Rourke fired the largest brick kiln ever burned in this town on Wednesday evening.[Read More…]
DAYS GONE BY: July 15, 2021
The Meeker Herald125 years ago True nobility shows itself, in doing good. The long dry spell was broken in the fore part of this week, and the much needed and liberal rains since have done lots of good to the range. The Meeker Herald100 years ago Lots of summer tourists[Read More…]
