MEEKER | Bundle up, grab your fishing rod, and join ERBM Recreation and Park District and Colorado Parks and Wildlife staff (CPW) for a day of ice fishing at Lake Avery on Saturday, Jan. 5 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. CPW will be on hand to provide all of the[Read More…]
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Koley Borchard Q and A: “I wanted to serve.”
MEEKER | Q: What were you doing the specific moment you decided to join the military? (Whose house, where were you sitting? Who was with you?) A: I actually considered joining the military on two separate occasions. The first time, I had just returned home from living in South America[Read More…]
RBC Abstract changes ownership
MEEKER | Warm light poured out of the building in downtown Meeker as friends, family, work acquaintances and colleagues filtered into the Rio Blanco Abstract Office last Wednesday. Festive Christmas cheer was in the air and laughter echoed down the street celebrating a lifetime of honest hard work. Many have been[Read More…]
Operation Christmas Child …
Local Samaritan’s Purse coordinators Karen LaBonte and Stella McGruder are sending out a big, “Thank you Meeker!” for the town’s generosity in sending 212 shoebox gifts to the 2018 Operation Christmas Child campaign. These gifts are sent to children in more than 100 countries around the world affected by war,[Read More…]
DAYS GONE BY …
Montey Franklin and his fellow sixth grade classmates at Barone Middle School visited the residents of the Walbridge Wing—including centenarian Ethel Starbuck—just before Christmas and read aloud from the Days Gone By section of the Herald Times. To see more photos, grab a copy of this week’s newspaper, download the[Read More…]
PAYING IT FORWARD …
Seventh grade teacher Jennifer Turner has a holiday tradition for her classes. “Every year I show the movie, ‘Pay It Forward.’ My goal is to have the kids do for others instead of focusing on their ‘wants’ the month of Christmas and all year. Some years the kids really buy[Read More…]
RURAL PATHWAYS …
Meeker High School alumni Meg Nieslanik, Sam Love and Jake Nieslanik took to the microphone at The Mexican House last Saturday during the second annual fundraiser for the Rural Pathways scholarship program. PAIGE JONES PHOTO
THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS …
CHRISTMAS CONCERT …
Meeker High School’s band and choir treated residents to a Christmas performance Monday, Dec. 17. Download the free Zappar app, grab a newspaper and scan the code on this picture for a video, page 6A. REED KELLEY PHOTOs/VIDEO
ERBM’s 2019 plans, projects, programs
MEEKER | An ERBM Recreation and Park District board meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 11 considered and passed several resolutions concerning budget, project plans and programs as the district looks toward 2019. 2019 BUDGET ADOPTION The ERBM Operations Budget for 2019 is $3.6 million, a 3 percent decrease from 2018 expenses. Operations[Read More…]
Tumbling and dance expo …
On Friday, Dec. 14, the ERBM Recreation and Park District hosted the Tumbling and dance expo at the Meeker Elementary School. Thirty dancers and 100 tumblers took part in the event to show off skills they have[Read More…]
Thespians …
Meeker Arts and Cultural Council and White River Electric Association sponsored five Barone Middle school students to attend the Colorado State Junior Thespian 2018 Conference on Thursday, Dec. 6 in Denver, Colo. Each student attended three one-hour workshops at the conference held at the Colorado Convention Center. After lunch the[Read More…]
