HopeWest celebrated its volunteers with ice cream sundaes on the courthouse lawn. Hope the mini-horse, HopeWest’s new mascot, made an appearance for the first time also. | SOPHIA GOEDERT PHOTO
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BACKCOUNTRY OUTPOST …
Joshua Harrison, owner of Backcountry Outpost in Meeker (formerly Wyatt’s Sporting Goods) is happy to build on the solid business foundation established 27 years ago by Stan Wyatt. Harrison, originally from Texas but relocating from Arvada with his wife and daughter, bought the business in April 2021. Suggestions are welcome.[Read More…]
PROM ROYALTY …
Meeker High School 2021 Prom royalty were First Attendants Mason Holliday and Ethan Drake; Queen Sophia Goedert and King Cooper Main; Second Attendants Sierra Gomez and Braydon Garcia; and crown bearers Fletcher Chinn and Carson Cook. | COURTESY PHOTO
Youth outreach combines horses and ministry
MEEKER | “It’s a God story,” says Jan DiMaggio, who found a fresh start in Meeker four years ago. After spending 30 years in Elizabeth, Colorado, where she “had a home and a church,” she relocated to Meeker to help lead Head ‘Em Up Christian Ministries with Church at Meeker[Read More…]
BMS changes in progress
MEEKER | School board members accepted resignations from first grade teacher Julie Bowman, Title I teacher Amanda Evans, and ELL Paraprofessional Ana Moreno during a special meeting of the board Monday, May 10. The board also approved a 3% cost-of-living increase to the base salary for school staff. Superintendent Chris[Read More…]
ERBM fee increase, Circle Park update
MEEKER | The ERBM Board of Directors met Tuesday, May 11, to discuss the following business. FEE INCREASES The ERBM Board of Directors approved facility fee increases during their monthly meeting Tuesday, including both drop-in and punch pass fees for the Meeker Recreation Center. A packet presented to the board[Read More…]
SUMMA CUM LAUDE …
Kinzy Burke graduated Summa Cum Laude from University of Northern Colorado (UNC) in Greeley on May 8, 2021. She received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing. Kinzy was the 2020-2021 College of Natural and Health Sciences Academic Scholar Award winner. A second and prestigious honor Kinzy received was the[Read More…]
New training for Mantle horses
MEEKER | Horses are always finding ways to make their trainers learn new ways of teaching. No two horses are alike, and the training from horse to horse always differs, former Meeker resident Steve Mantle has discovered in his numerous years of working with horses. Mantle’s time with horses starts[Read More…]
Appreciation …
The Meeker Education Foundation is pleased to share that a sign of appreciation, honoring the track and football field renewal project’s many generous donors, is finally in place north of Meeker High School. In the last couple of years, finding a mason who could fit the project into their schedule[Read More…]
Americana …
Pioneers Medical Center CEO responds to questions
MEEKER I Following a slew of comments and questions from the public regarding various situations at Pioneers Medical Center, the HT reached out to CEO Liz Sellers, who celebrated her one-year anniversary in Meeker in April. Sellers’ responses to questions asked by the HT are presented here: Introduction Pioneers Hospital[Read More…]
Makeover begins …
One- and three-year-old mustangs were picked up by trainers last Saturday, officially kicking off this year’s Meeker Mustang Makeover. The third annual event is set for Aug. 28 at the RBC Fairgrounds. — LUCAS TURNER photo
