Dear Editor: It seems popular vote has taken root in all of the affairs of this state, including emotion driven conclusions about our ecosystem. When did John and Jane Q. Public become biological experts? Why would we assume we know more than the good men and women who manage our wildlife and[Read More…]
Author: Special to the Herald Times
New Year’s Eve Dance Party at the Hugus Building
MEEKER | Dress to impress for a formal New Year’s Eve celebration on Dec. 31 from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Jan. 1 at the historic Hugus Building, 594 Main Street, in downtown Meeker. Enjoy live music and classic and modern dance music, heavy appetizers from local restaurants and a new[Read More…]
ECOLOGY IN ACTION …
Meeker High School students Alana Nielsen, Hadley Franklin, John Hampton Hightower, Jose Garcia, Aspen Merrifield and Savvy Mendenhall picked up 25 bags of windblown trash surrounding the county landfill this month as part of the Meeker International Ecology program. The group is raising funds to travel to the Galapagos Islands[Read More…]
Obituary: Margaret Ann Crawford
Margaret Ann Crawford Apr. 14, 1931 ~ Dec. 13, 2019 Longtime Meeker resident, Margaret Ann Crawford, died peacefully on Friday, Dec. 13, 2019, at the Walbridge Wing in Meeker surrounded by her daughter and son-in-law, after a long battle with bladder issues and Guillain-Barre Syndrome. She was 88. A graveside[Read More…]
Rangely Town Council adopts $7.7 million 2020 budget
RBC | Rangely Town Manager Lisa Piering told the board of trustees that total expenditures for 2020 revenues in 2020 is expected to be $7,722,558. Of the expenses $2,956,200 is in capital expenditures and $5,326,722 in regular expenses. The Town of Rangely will be applying for grants that, if received, will[Read More…]
Letters to Santa …
Meeker Elementary School Letters to Santa (compiled by teachers) Dear Santa, My name is **** and I am 6 years old I live in the Meeker uv Colorado in the state of. I’ve been trying my best to be super good I’m hoping I’m on your Nice list again this[Read More…]
Mending Hearts grief group
MEEKER | Mending Hearts is a grief group that is free and open to anyone coping with the death of a loved one. Sessions are held Mondays, Jan. 6 – March 9 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the VFW Building in Meeker (290 4th St.). Although each person’s grief is unique,[Read More…]
Annual meeting for DCCD in Rangely
RANGELY | Thirty-seven people attended a productive, business-driven, annual meeting of the Douglas Creek Conservation District (DCCD) in Rangely on Saturday, Dec. 7. Executive Director Callie Hendrickson noted the district has focused on four main topics over recent years: rangeland health, wildlife, water, and the land and the natural resource[Read More…]
Gather and donate your used shoes
MEEKER | Meeker International Ecology Program is hoping you gather SHOES when you gather with family and friends this month. If you are gathering with out of town friends and family please ask them to gather their shoes too. Collections continue at Meeker Library, St. James Church and the Rio[Read More…]
BLM to gather and remove approximately 25 wild horses from private land in Moffat County
RBC | The Bureau of Land Management plans to gather and remove approximately 25 wild horses from private land in Moffat County this month using a bait-trapping technique. The wild horses are on private land about six miles east of the Sand Wash Basin Herd Management Area in northwestern Colorado.[Read More…]
Obituary: Gladys Eileen Williams
Gladys Eileen Williams March 30, 1939 ~ Dec. 13, 2019 Gladys Eileen Williams was born in Meeker, Colorado, on March 30, 1939, to George and Geneva Findlay. She passed peacefully on Dec. 13, 2019, in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, at the age of 80. Our mother loved riding her horses as[Read More…]
Rangely boys drop to 1-3
RANGELY | The Cedaredge Bruins charged out to a fast start at Rangely last Tuesday to post a 50-45 victory over the Panthers. The Bruins hit all three of their three-pointers in the first quarter and cruised to a 28-15 halftime lead. In the second half, the Panthers tightened up[Read More…]
