Meeker High School FFA students shared their agriculture knowledge with groups of Meeker Elementary School students last week as part of the Ag in Motion educational program, sponsored by Farm Bureau. For more photos, scan the ZAP code with the free Zappar app.
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Officer Friendly…
Returning to his role as “Officer Friendly,” Meeker Police Chief Phil Stubblefield demonstrated proper bicycle hand gestures to Meeker Elementary students as part of the annual bicycle rodeo. Scan the Zappar code with the free Zappar app for more pictures.
MHS students attend FCCLA state conference
April 17-19 was an inspiring weekend of competition, recognition, and making new friends for the Meeker High School FCCLA members who attended the 2019 Colorado State Conference. Taking place in Denver, members had opportunities to interact with students from around the state and showcase the leadership skills they developed throughout[Read More…]
MAMBA is now more than just a dance
Alice and Jared Harvey stopped in at the April 16 Rec District meeting to share with the board the founding of MAMBA, the Meeker Area Mountain Biking Association. “We are happy to announce that finally, after a couple of years of planning, we started MAMBA…about a month ago,” Alice said.[Read More…]
Students bring history to life
History came alive at the RBC Historical Society quarterly meeting on April 14. Much to the delight of the 40 attendees of the meeting the Barone Middle School history class taught by Kris Casey presented their projects.
Meeker board considers affordable housing project
As part of their ongoing contract with Better City, Meeker’s Board of Trustees heard from Kelby Bosshardt, chief operating officer, about the next steps toward moving ahead with plans for developing affordable housing in Meeker.
Obituary: B. Curtis Smith
B. Curtis Smith, 78, died April 21, 2019, following a long illness.
Meeker Businesses of the Month…
Meeker Chamber and WREA are proud sponsors of LOVEMeeker Biz of the Month for April. Congratulations to Hair Hut and Ma Famiglia, April businesses of the month Make sure to stop by to enter their drawings.
Back-to-back meets for Cowboys
“Going to two meets gave us a great opportunity to really focus on what we wanted to work on each day,” said head coach John Strate of last week’s back-to-back track meets.
CORRECTION
MEEKER | In the Meeker school board story in the April 18 edition of the Herald Times, we incorrectly reported that the groundbreaking ceremony for the new high school would be held May 2. The correct date for the groundbreaking will be Wednesday, May 22. Further details will follow in[Read More…]
Obituary: Sonny Schillings
Sonny Schillings was born on Oct. 22, 1948, and passed away on April 14, 2019, in Meeker, Colorado.
Letter to the Editor: Would rather have lower bills than charging stations
Dear Editor: Since White River Electric Association is clearly swimming in cash, I would like to ask them how much we can expect our electric rates to decrease in January?