Kids and adults alike enjoyed this year’s Fishing Derby at Kenney Reservoir last weekend. New this year, Colorado Parks and Wildlife brought its education trailer to give participants an opportunity to get up close and personal with some of Colorado’s threatened and endangered species. Participants caught more than 430 pounds[Read More…]
Author: Special to the Herald Times
Weather causes WREA system outages
MEEKER | Spring’s heavy wet snow resulted in power outages throughout WREA’s system on May 22. “Rain that turns to heavy wet snow followed by dropping temperatures make for the worst possible conditions to keep the lights on,” said Frank Sampson, WREA Manager of Operations. WREA crews were called in to[Read More…]
Protecting yourself on the internet: don’t get hooked by phishing
RBC | Over the last eight years as a private investigator, a significant portion of my cases have been something referred to as “Business Email Compromise.” Typically, what happens is a high-level employee’s email account is “broken into” by hackers. The said hackers then spend some time reading the employee’s emails[Read More…]
ACTION! Meeker local filming movie in area
RBC | Movie producer and former Meeker resident Calvin Shepherd has been in the Meeker area recently, filming his latest full-length motion picture “Country Mustard.” Shepherd is not new to the movie-making scene… He’s made numerous short films and his full-length film “Forgery” won the Jury Prize for Best Narrative[Read More…]
A night under our stars
MEEKER | A discussion group for those interested in UFOs, spirits and other strange things, please bring your stories. At the White River Museum in Meeker June 14 at 6:30 p.m.
Letter: Thank you
Dear Editor: Six weeks have passed since losing my Sonny. Again, I thank the many, many people who were and continue to give me such warm and wonderful support. Thank you to my friends who wrap their arms around me, soothing my tears. Thank you to my employer, Rio Blanco[Read More…]
BREAKING GROUND …
Guest Column: Journeying through grief
RBC | “Some days are harder than others.” That’s quite a common phrase when it comes to managing grief. I can attest to this in my own life in regard to the loss of my precious first-born daughter almost two years ago: some days, are in fact, harder than others.[Read More…]
MARLINS ON THE MOVE …
The 2019 swim season is here. The Meeker Marlins, USA Swim Team just finished pre-season and will kick off the regular season beginning on May 29. The team swims five days a week, covering miles each week. The first swim meet will be in Rangely on June 1. Swimming for[Read More…]
Meeker trustees approve 4-H sponsorship
MEEKER | The meeting of the Meeker Board of Trustees started with the public participation portion of the approved agenda. Three Rio Blanco County 4-H students (Dawson Willey, Deana and Leah Wood) requested that the Town of Meeker sponsor the 2019 Bred-N-Fed and Carcass Evaluation contests. The board approved a[Read More…]
It’s Showtime Livestock Club report
MEEKER | The It’s Showtime Livestock Club has been busy in the community and with many 4-H responsibilities. For community pride and volunteer projects the club helped the 9 Health Fair setup and teardown, then some of the club members stuffed Easter eggs for the Easter Egg Hunt. In the[Read More…]
Compensation available to landowners who protect forests
RBC | Colorado landowners who want to protect environmentally valuable private forest areas that could someday be threatened by development or conversion to other non-forest uses—and who desire to receive monetary compensation in the process—now have the opportunity to submit proposals to protect their forestlands. The Colorado State Forest Service[Read More…]
