By now, I hope you have collected basic information on your parents, grandparents, and hopefully a few great-grandparents. Write down as many family stories as you can. You know, the story of how Grandma had the chore of running water, when running water meant her, as a little girl running[Read More…]
Author: Special to the Herald Times
KILDUFF HONORED …
Rio Blanco County decorated Vietnam veteran Tom Kilduff was honored posthumously in Washington, D.C. on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives this month during a speech given by Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert. Her speech was entered into the Congressional Record. A copy of her speech and a flag[Read More…]
Leaving a lasting legacy
Have you formalized your living will, succession, retirement or estate plan? Or are you like so many families who find it difficult to talk about these issues with your spouse or with your family? Sensitive issues, such as money, death and family relations are difficult issues not only to bring[Read More…]
Meeker bridges renamed
EDITOR’S NOTE: Meeker Skijor was canceled due to lack of snow and safety concerns just prior to press time Wednesday. MEEKER I Meeker’s Board of Trustees heard a last minute request Tuesday from the Meeker Skijor committee to move the skijor races, planned for this weekend, from the Fairgrounds to[Read More…]
NEWS NOTES: February 17, 2022
Free community dinner at VFW MEEKER | Free Community Dinner at the Meeker V.F.W./American Legion, 290 4th Street, Thursday, Feb. 17 from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm. Stop the Bleed Classes Feb. 18 MEEKER | Stop The Bleed Classes, Friday, Feb. 18 from 3 to 5 p.m. and 6 to[Read More…]
Ashcraft graduates Marine Basic Training
RBC I Cristopher Ashcraft graduated Marine Basic Training on Feb. 11, 2022, as a Private First Class. He will go on to MCT and MOS training. Girlfriend Bonnie Britt and son Theo Ashcraft, parents Raymond and Lela Ashcraft as well as sister Liliana Rivas and brother-in-law Randall Hilton would like[Read More…]
Meeker mountain biking meeting
MEEKER I The time has come to resurrect MAMBA! The past couple of years have been rough on us all, but with new partners and growing enthusiasm from the community, we’d like to bring back the Meeker Area Mountain Biking Association in full force. The Smoking River Brewing Company has[Read More…]
C IS FOR COOKIE …
Girl Scout Cookies are a February favorite and the kindergarten through first grade Meeker Girl Scout Troop is now selling near you. There are five girls enrolled in this year’s troop, which will be selling cookies at Watt’s Ranch Market every Wednesday from 5-6 p.m. until Mar. 9. They can[Read More…]
Obituary: Wayne L. Johns
Aug. 9, 1941 ~ Feb. 8, 2022 Wayne LaVon Johns passed away on Feb. 8, 2022, at the age of 80. Wayne was born on Aug. 9, 1941 to Fay Louise Kight and LaVon Johns in Morenci, Arizona. Wayne married Paula McKenzie in Rangely, Colorado. Wayne enjoyed fishing, photography and[Read More…]
Obituary: Estella Margret Fulton
Oct. 5, 1921 ~ Feb. 1, 2022 Estella Margret Fulton passed away peacefully on Feb. 1, 2022. Marge was born to William and Stella Findlay in Rifle, Colorado, on Oct. 5, 1921. The family lived in Parachute, Colorado, and she joined her siblings Jim, George, Charley, Ernie and Mary (Eliasen).[Read More…]
Obituary: Ronald Jack Hedge
Aug. 15, 1950 ~ Feb. 1, 2022 Ronald Jack Hedge, 71, from Dinosaur, Colorado, passed away on Feb. 1, 2022, after a battle with dementia and then a brief illness. He was born on Aug. 15, 1950 in Denver, Colorado. As a small child, his family lived at the Clubhouse[Read More…]
Obituary: Charlotte Sizemore Mobley
June 7, 1948 ~ Feb. 4, 2022 Charlotte Sizemore Mobley, 73, of Meeker, Colorado, passed away on Feb. 4, 2022, at her daughter’s home in Roosevelt, Utah. Charlotte was born June 7, 1948, in Grand Junction, Colorado, the daughter of Roy C. Sizemore and Sally Sheridan Sizemore. She grew up[Read More…]
