The Meeker Summer Rodeo series is in full swing. This free weekly rodeo is every Thursday beginning at 7 p.m. Last week’s winners are: Open breakway — Ellie Anderson Ladies breakaway — Kyra Cordon Jr. barrels — Cylee Dunsmore Bull riding — Keenan Hays Mixed pair roping — Wendy McKee/Brett[Read More…]
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Meeker’s Main Street Program levels up with local projects
Meeker: Project 45 has leveled up, bringing an increase in annual grant funding and opportunities for consultants to work on local downtown projects. Meeker: Project 45 is part of the Colorado Main Street Program, which offers support for community-led downtown revitalization. The larger organization is Main Street America, a grassroots[Read More…]
Highland Cemetery irrigation system replacement ongoing
Visitors to Highland Cemetery will encounter ongoing work as replacement of the irrigation system gets underway. Thus far, on the north side, a brick walkway and gravel around a group of headstones have been removed. The walkway was creating maintenance issues and the gravel was installed because of difficulty getting[Read More…]
Rockies Skills Challenge …
On Thursday, June 11 the ERBM Recreation and Park District hosted the Rockies Skills Challenge for 6- to 13-year-old youth. It was perfect baseball weather with a turnout of nine kids with parents in attendance. The participants were scored on their ability to hit the ball in total distance, throw[Read More…]
Jammin’ Lamb canceled due to coronavirus pandemic
Final decision on whether to go ahead with annual Meeker Classic will be made Aug. 1 The Meeker Classic board of directors met last week and made the difficult decision to cancel the Jammin’ Lamb Festival this year, and are holding off on making a decision about the Meeker Classic[Read More…]
Hope …
Happy Father’s Day!
Give dad some personalized reading material this Father’s Day! Print and complete, and then share it with us on social media @heraldtimes1885. Let’s celebrate Rio Blanco County dads!
Jiminy crickets!
Rio Blanco County has an outbreak of Mormon crickets The ground looks like it’s alive at the McKee ranch northwest of Meeker, where an outbreak of “Mormon crickets” is on the march. In the late afternoon and early evening, the insects, which are up to 3 inches long, cover the[Read More…]
Rangely residents hold vigil
Organizers Peter Forbes and Julie Noyes of Rangely told the 20 or so people gathered under the pavilion at Hefley Park in Rangely on Tuesday the event — a vigil to remember Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and George Floyd — would likely be “anticlimactic.” That’s not what the 200-plus spectators[Read More…]
Summer rodeo series kicks off
The Meeker Summer Rodeo Series kicked off last Thursday with a great crowd and a large lineup of participants. The 2020 season is a free Thursday rodeo all summer through August. Organizer Regas Halandras, is ”hoping to see an uninterrupted summer of rodeo with people in the stands,” and reminds[Read More…]
Elks Scholarship recipients …
Enter the July 4th parade!
The theme of the 2020 parade in Meeker is “FREEDOM”. The annual parade is hosted by the Meeker Chamber of Commerce and is held downtown Meeker on Main Street starting at 10 a.m. Anyone can enter the parade — whether you are an individual, an organization, a business, or a[Read More…]
