Americans have an infatuation with WHEELS, even beyond pulling out the TV tray and watching Vanna White and Wheel of Fortune. Motorized, rubber, wood, gears, water, rocket propelled, side by side, even lawn mowers, anything with wheels. We have it in our DNA, the need to make wheels turn ever[Read More…]
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Dillon earns BA in psychology from UNC
RANGELY | Jessica Dillon of Rangely has received a Bachelor of Arts in psychology from the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley.
News Notes: June 30, 2022
Play pickleball downtown MEEKER | All are welcome to play pickleball on Mondays and Wednesdays at 6 p.m. between the County Courthouse and the Justice Center in Meeker. No cost to participate. Contact Jim Joy with questions at 970-270-3928. July book club MEEKER | The book club will be reading[Read More…]
Days Gone By: June 23, 2022
The Meeker Herald125 years ago • Dry, windy, dusty, hot and cold by spells, were the weather features during the past week.• Real estate is in demand these days. The time to buy this class of property is when it is low. It’s low now.• Mrs. David Smith entertained a[Read More…]
Positive news for Rangely projects
RANGELY | The Rangely Board of Trustees meeting on June 14, 2022, was short with positive news for projects in process. Trustee Tim Webber shared positive feedback from the Live Action Role Play (LARP) event at the Rangely Camper Park. The group patronized many businesses and said it was the[Read More…]
Loose Ends: Keeping Traditions
Rio Blanco Range Call Days are fast approaching. It is a tradition for most everyone in our community to get involved in some way. It doesn’t matter if you are a long-term resident or recently moved here, everyone’s help is needed. Year after year, an amazing volunteer workforce turns out[Read More…]
Guest Column: Bluestocking
THIS IS THE TIME EACH YEAR TO HAND OUT GRADUATION CARDS AND SAGE ADVICE THAT WILL IGNORED IN GENERAL. I have wondered occasionally what my life would have been like if I had been born earlier. What would have my job been? In my high school, seniors were required to[Read More…]
Scott James Blanke
Oct. 12, 1962 ~ June 17, 2022 Scott James Blanke was born in Grand Junction, Colorado, on Oct. 12, 1962, and passed on in Missoula, Montana, on June 17, 2022. As a young child he lived with his family in Gunnison and Center in western Colorado before moving to Meeker[Read More…]
Patrick Robert Burke
July 25, 1931 ~ June 6, 2022 Patrick Robert Burke, 90, was reunited with the love of his life Catherine “Peg” Burke after passing peacefully at his home in Montrose on June 6, 2022. Patrick, born on July 25, 1931, to Fred and Annie (Jones) Burke in Rifle, Colorado, spent[Read More…]
Naomi F. Parkes
Oct. 9, 1931 ~ June 12, 2022 Naomi was a former resident of Meeker and Craig, Colorado. Naomi was one of two children born to Fred A. Carroll and Renora A. Carroll. She attended Meeker High School, (graduating in 11 years), and went on to Parks School of Business in[Read More…]
Sally May Wilson
Sept. 28, 1934 ~ June 9, 2022 Sally Wilson, mother, sister, friend and neighbor, passed away peacefully on June 9, 2022, in Meeker. Sally was born in Meeker on Sept. 28, 1934, to Mary Jean (Nichols) and Howard Joy. She had an idyllic childhood, enjoying the freedoms and fun of[Read More…]
