Special to the Herald Times The White River Museum has a collection of letters that Meeker founding father Thomas Baker kept for many years. There are letters from Nathan Meeker and prominent figures like Chief Ouray, ex-Indian Agents, and the violently anti-Indian Colorado Governor Pitkin, as well as various Army[Read More…]
Author: Special to the Herald Times
Loose Ends: Reactivating the rumor mill
By DOLLY VISCARDI Special to the Herald Times The sunny weather throughout these summer months results in so many folks continuing to get together. Catching up on the all the news is the good side effect, the reactivation of the rumor mill is not. The most recent warnings of the[Read More…]
Guest Column: Artificial intelligence and you, Part 1
An alien intelligence arrived on planet Earth at the end of last year. Perhaps you didn’t notice. It made the news, and it’s been in the news in the meantime. But unless you’ve paid particular attention you might not know what it’s doing. Our schoolkids certainly know about it. They[Read More…]
MHS students compete at FCCLA nationals
The 2023 FCCLA National Leadership Conference (NLC) took place in Denver, Colorado, from July 2-6, drawing more than 7,900 students, educators, and guests from across the nation. This gathering provided a valuable platform for attendees to expand their leadership skills, sharpen their talents, explore career pathways, and listen to inspiring[Read More…]
Change of name for Methodist church
MEEKER | The 130-year-old Methodist Church at 809 Park Ave. is now operating as White River Methodist Church, Inc. Same church but with a new name. The church’s story is rich in history with several entity and name changes through the years. July 10, 1893, the pioneer congregation started[Read More…]
The value of historic preservation
MEEKER | What does historic preservation mean to you? Browsing through museums? Walking by or through old houses? Shopping in old stores and drugstores, eating in vintage restaurants, frequenting banks and other commercial buildings? Touring historic battlegrounds? Pride in our local buildings and landscapes? None of the above? Don’t give[Read More…]
3-on- 3 tourney results …
30 teams registered for the Stars N Stripes 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament put on by ERBM Recreation & Park District on July 4th. Winners: 3rd-4th Coed: G-Wood (Mason Picore, Austin Picore, Cruz Drake) 5th-6th Male: Bananas (Tyler Follman, Daxten Koenig, Ollie Thomson) 5th-6th Female: 2 Bigs and a Little (Payton Burns,[Read More…]
ERBM’s Run for Your Life 5K results
Female – Walking 1. Halandras, Tawny – 38:36 2. Granquist, Alison – 39:35 3. Upshaw, Jennifer – 39:29 4. Bauer, Emma – 39:52 5. Lanoha, Kady – 40:11 6. Rholl, Cindy – 40:24 7. Theos, Dani -40:26 8. Phelan, Mya – 40:47 9. Elder, Kieran – 40:49 10. Leblanc, Ruth[Read More…]
Rangely Hurricanes compete in three-day meet
This past weekend nine Rangely Hurricanes swimmers competed in the Western Slope Championship Meet. Teams from all over the Western Slope come together to compete at this three-day meet. The Rangely Hurricanes took nine swimmers to three days of competition in the Western Slope Championship Meet, bringing home multiple medals[Read More…]
Color Run …
Rangely New Eden PCS 5K Color Run was a great success this year. A big thanks to the participants, those who ran and those who walked. To our volunteers who so enthusiastically threw the color. It was a fun day with all ages being involved in the Color Run. These[Read More…]
Days Gone By: July 13, 2023
The Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago Monday night the court house hall was filled with the biggest crowd ever gathered together at a dance in Meeker, and it put the baseball boys in good shape financially. Senator Wolcott has had his stepson Lyman M. Bass, appointed a second lieutenant[Read More…]
Parade winners …
The Range Call parade winners are as follows: The parade is put on by the Meeker Chamber of Commerce each year. TIFFANY JEHOREK/LUCAS TURNER/MICHELLE FROST/MEEKER CHAMBER PHOTOS
