MEEKER | Our continued snowy and cold days in Meeker make me that much more eager for spring and gardening season. Enduring winter days means time to search seed catalogues and start planning. I learned in 2020 that COVID caused shortages of toilet paper, yeast, and … seeds. Flocks of[Read More…]
Author: Special to the Herald Times
Days Gone By: Feb 18, 2021
The Meeker Herald125 years ago If the eleven counties of the western slope of Colorado are ever to become great, they must unite upon one plan, and through cooperation work out their own salvation. The James brothers (Thomas and Walter) of Axial, were in town the other day and report[Read More…]
Loose Ends: Shop at home first
MEEKER | Supporting small businesses has always been a part of community life. That is, it was the underpinning of a healthy local economy, until the economic upheaval caused by COVID-19 threatened to make shopping for the necessities of life more difficult. The bloating of the corporate conglomerates such as[Read More…]
CPW Hosting Virtual Wolf Reintroduction Planning Workshop Wednesday Morning
DENVER | The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission will discuss topics related to the the wolf restoration and management planning process including educational sessions, the format of public listening sessions, the application process for the Stakeholder Advisory Group, and the meeting schedule for the remainder of 2021 at a virtual[Read More…]
Thanks from Wendll’s
Dear Editor: Thank you to Sophia Goedert, Lucas Turner and all the staff at the Rio Blanco Herald Times, for the wonderful front-page article in last week’s newspaper. We are excited about our new coffee roasting venture and thankful to others for supporting our fun adventure like: Watt’s Ranch Market,[Read More…]
Hope for Healing Hands thanks donors
Dear Editor: Hope for Healing Hands wants to thank all of our donors for their donations towards our cause. As a final project, we plan on getting cheese trays for school district employees. This will include the bus garage, admin building, and all three schools. In the past, we have[Read More…]
It’s Showtime 4-H club report
MEEKER | On Feb. 9, 2021, the It’s Showtime 4-H club called their meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Cambrey Rogers, Mollee Vroman and Miles Etchart led the pledges, and then the club moved onto the ice breaker. Montey Franklin led the meeting due to many officer absences that night.[Read More…]
Rangely FBLA members place at district level competitions
RANGEY | Rangely High School’s Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) members explore college and career opportunities through a number of co-curricular educational programs. They take part in academic competitions, networking events with accomplished business professionals at conferences, and community service projects. Plus, members have exclusive access to scholarships from[Read More…]
Obituary: Bernice R. Sell
May 5, 1936 ~ Feb. 15, 2021 Bernice R. Sell passed away peacefully the morning of Feb. 15, 2021, after a short battle with the recurrence of cancer coupled with pneumonia. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother. Bernice was born May 5, 1936, in Invail, Nebraska,[Read More…]
Obituary: Consuelo (Connie) Devereaux
June 30, 1930 ~ Feb. 11, 2021 Former longtime resident of Meeker and Grand Junction, Colorado, Consuelo (Connie) Devereaux, passed away in Peoria, Arizona, on Feb. 11, 2021, at the age of 90. She is preceded in death by her former husband Daniel (Jim) Devereaux, sons Gary Green and Daniel[Read More…]
Obituary: Johnnie “Jake” Earl Osborne
Jan. 30, 1950 ~ Feb. 7, 2021 Rangely lost a little bit of itself when Johnnie Earl Osborne “Jake” passed away Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021. Jake ended his six-year battle with cancer when he decided he had fought enough…and was ready for a new adventure. Adventure is nothing new for[Read More…]
Obituary: John Murray Stocks Jr.
Jan. 21, 1944 ~ Feb. 13, 2021 On Saturday, Feb. 13, John Murray Stocks Jr., longtime Rangely, Colorado, resident, passed away in Denver, Colorado, after a long, hard-fought battle with cancer and COVID at the age of 77. John was born to John and Alice Stocks in Moab, Utah, on[Read More…]
