GRADUATION CEREMONIES Saturday, June 4, 10 a.m. at Meeker High School Class Colors: Red, White, & Blue Class Song: “Gonna Know We Were Here” by Jason Aldean Class Flower: Tiger Lily Class Quote: “It is what it is.”—Unknown
Author: Special to the Herald Times
Rio Blanco County high schools well represented at state meet
RHS record-breakers…
Grand opening today for Smoking River Studio Arts
MEEKER I The Meeker Chamber of Commerce is holding a ribbon cutting today for the grand opening of Smoking River Studio Arts, located at 627 Main St. in downtown Meeker. The grand opening and ribbon cutting will run from 6:30-8 p.m. Casserole Beans, a local Meeker band, will play for[Read More…]
Business leaders’ lunch June 3
MEEKER I The next Meeker Business Leaders Luncheon will be held June 3 and will focus on helping employees to improve their work.
Letter to the Editor: Not all can vote on commissioners
Dear Editor: In your paper two weeks ago, a front page article announced that the County Republican Party was hosting two county commissioner candidate forums for the four Republican candidates in the two districts (West End and East End) up for election this year —one in Rangely and one in[Read More…]
Can food hubs help to boost Colorado’s rural farming economies?
RBC I Dan Hobbs farms 30 acres of land east of Pueblo, Colo. For years, he spent weekends traveling hours to farmers markets to sell his produce, always losing a day in the fields and returning home with leftover vegetables that didn’t sell.
A Look at the Nation: Even those who know Congress best are shaking their heads
RBC I I had the good fortune last week to spend some time in Washington, D.C. with about a dozen former members of Congress. As you’d expect, we got to talking about the current Congress. Very quickly it turned out that the same question was troubling all of us: Why[Read More…]
To better educate next generation, reinvent the classroom
RBC I Quick! Pop quiz! More education funding plus smaller class sizes equals better test scores, right? Wrong. Foreign students outperform Americans on numerous tests: literacy, math, technological knowledge, even everyday skills.
Obituary: Shirley Louise Robertson Englert Wix
Shirley Louise Robertson was born April 9, 1935, to George Andrew and Myrtle Ida (Woodard) Robertson in their home at the back of her father’s barber shop in Simla, CO.
Meeker holds Memorial Day events Monday
MEEKER I The VFW, American Legion, and their Auxiliaries would like to invite everyone to attend the Memorial Day ceremony at the Fifth Street Bridge on Monday, May 30 at 10 a.m. Then please follow us up to the cemetery for another ceremony honoring our veterans.
OHV club to meet Wednesday
MEEKER I The public is invited to enjoy a root beer float and join the Wagon Wheel OHV Club meeting on Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Meeker Drug.
