Meeker High School is not new to rodeo, and three more Cowboys are participating for the 2022-2023 high school rodeo season, Jessi Pelloni, Eva Scritchfield and Wagner Brown. Both Brown and Scritchfield compete in Wyoming and Pelloni in Colorado. “Since we do not have a team, the kids can choose[Read More…]
Author: Special to the Herald Times
BRINGING THE CHEER …
The MHS cheer squad worked with pint-size cheerleaders on Friday, Sept. 9 at Starbuck Stadium at a cheerleading clinic put on by Meeker High School and ERBM Recreation & Park District. They showed off their skills at the football game later that evening. | COURTESY PHOTOS
White River Alliance tackles Elaeagnus Angustifolia
The White River Alliance continues to promote awareness and community action about thirsty invasives. This past Saturday a team of White River Alliance members gathered to cut down Russian Olive trees growing near the river around Meeker. Elaeagnus Angustifolia (Russian Olive) was introduced here in the early 1900s from Europe[Read More…]
Ramirez graduates from WSU
Arely Ramirez of Meeker has received a Bachelor of Arts in Education, ECU/Elementary Education Apprentice, Magna Cum Laude, from Wichita State University in Kansas. Ramirez achieved a 3.55 grade point average out of a possible 4.0.
Editor’s Column: Queenly wisdom for all
However you feel about the British monarchy, the death of Queen Elizabeth II marks a historic milestone. Seventy years on the throne, through good times and bad, through personal, professional and political upheaval, is an accomplishment by any standard. It is through the lens of history that we should view[Read More…]
FIRST PLACE …
The Rangely Middle School harriers raced this weekend at the VIX park in New Castle. The course was run on grass, pavement and some single track. The team was made up of Taya Wren, Alec Gillard and Tavan Morgan. Wren took off fast and was able to establish a good[Read More…]
STATE 4-H…
STATE RESULTS 4-H EXHIBITS Cash Leischer, Wildlife Stand Alone Int, Overall Grand Champion and Champion, first place Suzanne Brook Arnold, Clothing Construction Beginning Clothing STEAM 2 Romper or Jumpsuit Sr, Champion, first place Thomas Theos, Shooting Sports Decorative Item Jr, Champion, first place Benjamin Olson, Metal Working Metal Fabrication Unit[Read More…]
Death Notice: Sally Elizabeth Johnson
July 24, 2022 Sally Elizabeth Johnson of Meeker, died Sunday, July 24, 2022, at the Walbridge Wing. At Sally’s request, no services will be held. The Johnson family would like the community to share memories of Sally and requests if you have a story or memory to please send them[Read More…]
Obituary: Theresa Rae Hume
March 24, 1979 ~ Sept. 3, 2022 Theresa Rae Hume, more commonly known as Tracy, was born March 24, 1979, in Rangely, Colorado, to Bill Hume and Joye Stockman, she was the second of their eventually four daughters. Bill and Joye moved from their home behind Nichols “down river” in[Read More…]
Septemberfest competition, car show results
RANGELY | The 2022 Septemberfest celebration in Rangely was a community dream. United in connection, shared interests and celebrating the hard work that creates the American dream. Saturday kicked off the festivities with the Fast, Flat & Free 5K which had 43 total participants this year. The finalists are as[Read More…]
The perils of procrastination
Someone handed me a token boldly marked “ROUND TU IT.” It was meant to be an encouragement to get something done when I got “around to it.” You are reading the wrong column if I have to explain the joke. I promised Niki this article a month ago. I told[Read More…]
Letters to the Editor: Sept 15, 2022
Obvious bias Dear Editor: Repeating the very worst gaslighting tropes perpetrated by the Bureau of Land Management in its aggressive campaign to eradicate wild horses and burros from their habitats, the recent article, “Romance versus reality,” (Aug. 25, 2022) by Kathleen Kelly, reveals an obvious bias in favor of the[Read More…]
