Every once in a while the news of the week in this small town looks like history repeating itself. One of these unexpected events will shake not only a family but a community to its core, especially with the loss or life-changing injury of our young people. One glance at[Read More…]
Author: Special to the Herald Times
FCCLA
Meeker High School Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) hosted the Scenic Country (Western Slope) FCCLA Fall District Conference. District President Sam Hightower and the MHS Officer team led the 56 students participating through leadership roundtables, STAR Event information, and promoted competition in state events. Instructor Brenda Hummel[Read More…]
Obituary – Mary Gene Blankenship
Dec. 18, 1938 ~ Oct. 7, 2023 Our mother was born in Pierce, Nebraska, to Augustus (Bud) and Margaret Marek. She was the oldest of five siblings: Rosanne, Sherrie, Michael and Patrick. They later settled in Torrington, Wyoming, where she met her first husband Robert Dee Schutt and married him[Read More…]
Obituary – Norman Allen Hall Sr.
April 30, 1932 ~ Oct. 25, 2023 Norman Allen Hall Sr., 91, went home to be with our Lord on Oct. 25, 2023, at Larchwood Inn Nursing Home in Grand Junction, Colorado. Norm was born on April 30, 1932, in Torrence, California. His parents were Gordon Allen and Mary Francis[Read More…]
Obituary – Kyle Thomas Brueggeman
June 16, 1989 ~ Oct. 21, 2023 Kyle Thomas Brueggeman, 34, was born June 16, 1989, in Grand Junction, Colorado, to Mary Cox and William Brueggeman. He finished his journey in this life Oct. 21, 2023, in Grand Junction, Colorado. He worked at Skyview Acres LLC as a stablehand. Kyle[Read More…]
Obituary – Joe Max Holeyfield
Sept. 10, 1938 ~ Oct. 16, 2023 On Monday, Oct. 16, 2023, Joe Max Holeyfield passed away at the age of 85. The Holeyfield family along with other family and friends mourn his passing. Joe was a resident of Meeker for over 30 years and loved throughout the community for[Read More…]
CAMO & BUGLING CHAMPS
Thank you to Backcountry Outpost for assistance with prizes! Thank you to this year’s judges: Austin Seely, Jarrett Waldref and DJ Ridgeway Grand Champion Bugler – Brantley White 1st Grade 1st Place – Skadi Borchard 2nd Place – Tindy Slaugh 3rd Place – Cort Crawford 2nd Grade 1st Place –[Read More…]
Museum Musings – Letters from History, No. 21
Special to the Herald Times United States Indian Service White River Agency, Colorado January 27, 1879. Sir: I have the honor to transmit to you by this day’s mail my accounts for the fourth quarter, which, I think, will be found complete, with the exception of two vouchers which I[Read More…]
CAMPUS TOUR
Meeker High School sophomores attended a Colorado Mesa University campus tour, ate at The Mav Cafe, and toured CMU Tech (formally called Western Colorado Community College). Students learned about programs being offered, the housing opportunities, as well as heard the personal experiences of their tour guides. This is the second[Read More…]
Citizen help sought in controlling cricket problem
Mormon crickets are flightless, ground-dwelling insects native to the western United States. They eat native, herbaceous perennials (forbs), grasses, shrubs and cultivated forage crops, reducing feed for grazing wildlife and livestock. In large numbers, their feeding can contribute to soil erosion, poor water quality, nutrient-depleted soils, and potentially cause damage[Read More…]
Do you need help with high winter heat bills?
With home heating costs expected to be at their highest levels in a decade, families struggling to keep their houses warm this winter are encouraged to see if they qualify for assistance from Energy Outreach Colorado (EOC) or the Low-income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP). EOC, which is funded through grants[Read More…]
Milk Creek: the stories you don’t know
BY J.B. Sullivan, Ph.D and John Taylor Valdez Special to the Herald Times Words strike like bullets. Words can call for peace. But can words heal old wounds? Can they truly change the world? One hundred and forty-four years ago in a mostly forgotten canyon in Northern Colorado, words turned[Read More…]
