Author: Special to the Herald Times

Meeker Locals

Believe it or not, there are holidays in June. Seems we often skip right over them after Memorial Day’s sunburn and the Fourth of July rush. Besides Flag Day (June 14) and Father’s Day (June 20), June is the month to celebrate “Hug Holiday,” June 11 and “Smile Power Day,”[Read More…]

Rangely Legion teams wins three of four

RANGELY I The Rio Blanco Legion baseball team split with Eagle on May 29, winning the first game 6-5 and losing the second 11-8. On June 2, the combined Rangely/Meeker team swept Basalt. They won the first game 7-4 and won the second 11-5.

Grandson on New Mexico soccer team

MEEKER I The New Mexico Olympic Development Program recently selected three soccer players from Farmington to represent New Mexico on its traveling squads to U.S. Youth Soccer Olympic Development events. One was Kegan Roady, son of Dave and Christi (Scritchfield) Roady and grandson of Al and Mona Avey of Meeker.

Taking turkeys

Landowners, DOW team up for April youth turkey hunt MEEKER I A chilly late-April weekend provided an exciting opportunity for three Colorado youngsters when they embarked on a guided private land turkey hunt. The opportunity came about through the coordination of the local DOW and the generosity of Seven Lakes[Read More…]

Goettel will judge contest

MEEKER I Meeker’s own Andy Goettel will preside over the 2010 Meeker Classic International Art Contest. Andy has been an art instructor for 34 years. During his tenure at Meeker High School, he has taught students in a myriad of mediums, including drawing, acrylics and oil painting, watercolors, pottery and[Read More…]

Shane Wilson a new vice president at FNBR

MEEKER I Shane Wilson, the son of Chuck and Sally Wilson of Meeker, has returned to the Western Slope to work at First National Bank of the Rockies. Wilson currently lives in Grand Junction and is working as vice president of special assets at FNBR’s Valley Plaza office.

Campbell cards hole in one at Meeker

MEEKER I Brock Campbell, who was recently graduated from Meeker High School, recorded a hole-in-one Monday. “I was really excited,” Campbell said of the feat, witnessed by his dad, Brad Campbell. Campbell, who has been golfing since he was 6, said he used a pitching wedge on the par 3,[Read More…]

Groups partner to clean up County Road 5

Natural gas operators, area contractors and county agencies will partner with numerous Rio Blanco County service organizations to conduct the fourth annual trash removal project along County Road 5 this Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon.