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Obituary: Mary Arlene Brown

Mary Arlene Brown passed away Feb. 25, 2014, in Las Vegas, Nev., due to complications from emergency surgery. Her children, Marlin Brown, Marilee Rippy (both of Glenwood Springs, Colo.) and Melissa Kindall (of Meeker, Colo.) were at her side.

Halcomb family says thank you

Dear Editor: The family of Helen Bonnell Halcomb would like to thank everyone from friends to family who sent flowers, cards, phone calls, food donations and furry friend donations.

Band pie social…

Meeker High School band director Bob Eggebraten talks about the next music arrangement to be performed by the Meeker High School Band at Sunday afternoon’s second annual Band Pie Social. A dessert auction was used to raised money for band equipment.

Teacher evaluations may get a mix of reviews

MEEKER I Colorado educator perceptions about teacher evaluations declined between 2011 and 2013, according to the Teaching, Empowering, Leading and Learning (TELL) Colorado survey. However, pilot studies of the evaluation system in Denver have shown improvements in educator perceptions during implementation.