“Leadership is not a rank, it is a responsibility. Leadership is not about being in charge. It is about taking care of those in your charge.” ~ Simon Sinek, Author Classes and programs about leadership (which most people never take until they find themselves thrown into a leadership role) often break[Read More…]
Author: Niki Turner
‘TIS THE SEASON
Santa’s elves, disguised as White River Electric Association employees, were out before the storm Tuesday morning putting up Christmas lights on spruce trees at the courthouse. Decorations are going up all over town in preparation for holiday festivities to come. NIKI TURNER PHOTO
DOLLAR GENERAL OPENS
A new Dollar General store opened Tuesday, just east of downtown across from Valley Hardware in front of the Meeker Vet Clinic. The new store offers more shopping options for residents. NIKI TURNER PHOTO
EDITOR’S COLUMN – Write your own holiday script, you’ve already got all the plot points
“She was new in town and didn’t have any friends, until she decided to trust a handsome stranger —Hallmark movies and true crime podcasts.” ~ Jennifer McAuliffe By the time you’re reading this week’s column you’ll probably be wearing your stretchy pants and contemplating another round of leftovers. Congratulations! You[Read More…]
CPW provides information on wolf release plan to citizens at packed meeting Monday
RBC | Despite a last-minute change by Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) last Wednesday that removed Rio Blanco County from consideration as a site for wolf release in the next round of the reintroduction plan, county residents flooded the Fairfield Center Monday night for a public meeting with CPW staff.[Read More…]
Editor’s Column – Time-out for grown-ups
“He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.” ~ Frederick Nietzsche Have you ever gotten angry because of someone’s rudeness, misbehavior, or bullying, only to find yourself being rude, misbehaving[Read More…]
EDITOR’S COLUMN – Prognosticators
“I try not to get involved in the business of prediction. It’s a quick way to look like an idiot.” ~Warren Ellis, British author When did mainstream mass media stop reporting what actually happened (news) and start spending all their time predicting what might happen? Prior to the election I[Read More…]
Meeker trustees have additional concerns about proposed plan for Circle Park
MEEKER | At last Tuesday’s regular meeting for the Meeker Board of Trustees, held Nov. 5, trustees heard an update from Gayle Langley and Traci Stoffel, representing the Main Street Program for the Colorado Department of Local Affairs (DOLA), along with Meeker Chamber Director Stephanie Hanson. Langley and Stoffel highlighted[Read More…]
EDITOR’S COLUMN – Seek similarities, not differences
“The way to go from discord to harmony is to go from concentrating on differences to concentrating on similarities.” ~ Tony Robbins Human beings are so unique that no two individuals have ever been found to have matching fingerprints, according to the National Forensic Science Technology Center. Our genetic “fingerprint”[Read More…]
Barone Middle School Basketball Teams Compete in Sleeping Giant Tournament
MEEKER | The Barone Middle School seventh and eighth grade basketball teams competed in theSleeping Giant Tournament in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, last weekend, facing teams fromMeeker and Steamboat Middle School.In the first game on Saturday morning, Meeker’s seventh grade B team lost to Steamboat’sseventh grade B team, with a final[Read More…]
Spookiest place in town…
“It’s creepy and it’s kooky, mysterious and spooky, it’s all together ooky, Antler Taxidermy,” (sung to the tune of “The Addams Family.”) A photo doesn’t do justice to the detail and complexity of the Halloween decorations at Antler Taxidermy on Market Street. Swing by for a visit to check out[Read More…]
Bringing magic to life on stage:
Celebrating 15 years of community theater MEEKER | At a time when funding for drama, music, and art programs has disappeared from many communities, the town of Meeker and its residents have pressed in and invested in the creative and performing arts in the school district and through external organizations. [Read More…]
