MEEKER | The National FFA Organization awarded a $2,000 Rabo AgriFinance scholarship to Macy Collins, a senior that graduated from Meeker High School.The scholarship is sponsored by Rabo AgriFinance. Collins plans to use the funds to pursue a degree at Hutchison Community College. Collins was selected from 8,831 applicants from[Read More…]
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Turner awarded $500 annual CCOERA scholarship
RBC | Jamie Turner has been selected as a recipient of the Colorado County Officials and Employees Retirement Association’s (CCOERA) 2018 scholarship award. Currently employed as an administrative assistant at Pioneers Medical Center in Meeker, Turner, along with five other winners throughout the state of Colorado, will receive $500 annually from[Read More…]
Christian 12-step program coming to Meeker
MEEKER | Three Meeker churches are bringing a Christ-centered 12-step program called Celebrate Recovery to the community in July. Celebrate Recovery was founded in 1991 at Saddleback Church in California. More than 35,000 churches around the world now offer the program, which originally addressed chemical dependency and codependency. More than 5[Read More…]
Meeker has a new weather station
By Bill Ekstrom CSU Extension Special to the Herald Times MEEKER | Drought really is a tough one this year for ranchers but also home owners and turf managers. Consider we currently are under 50 percent of our yearly moisture. In fact, in the last 30 days we have received just[Read More…]
CITIZEN OF THE YEAR …
About 100 Meeker Chamber of Commerce members gathered at “One Table” for the annual chamber dinner Friday, June 29. Father Scott Hollenbeck, rector of St. James Episcopal Church since 2007, was nominated by members of his parish as Meeker’s Citizen of the Year for 2018 for his community volunteer work[Read More…]
Q&A about possible Lake Avery water release
MEEKER | Due to low flows, dry conditions and extreme heat, water temperatures in the White River are nearing dangerous levels for cold-water fish. Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials are encouraging anglers to fish in the early morning, when water temperatures are cooler and less stressful to fish. To help[Read More…]
MACC Daddy
The Meeker Arts and Cultural Council (MACC) board presented former board president—AKA “MACC Daddy”—Gary Zellers, and wife Laurie, with a “Distinguished Service Award” for their many years of bringing performing arts and cultural opportunities to Meeker. MACC has brought multiple theatrical and musical programs to Meeker with Center Stage Youth[Read More…]
Methodist church celebrates 125 years
MEEKER | “The exact date when the first Methodists entered the White River valley has been lost in history,” writes Sheridan M. Mallott, the Methodist minister from 1966-1969, who researched and put together a detailed account of the Meeker United Methodist Church from the beginning to its 75th anniversary in[Read More…]
COMMUNITY PRIDE …
New in-home care option in Meeker
MEEKER | Whether it’s the privilege of growing old or a disability that strikes in the prime of life, you or a loved one will likely need help with some of the most personal aspects of daily life at some point. Western Slope In-Home Care, which opened in 2017, provides[Read More…]
PMC stresses patient privacy
By JULIE HART Special to the Herald Times MEEKER | “In a small town, privacy is even more important…privacy is critical,” said Ken Harman, Pioneers Medical Center chief executive officer, at the June monthly meeting of the hospital’s board of directors. Privacy and alleged infringements of it to a “customer,” (as[Read More…]
Grant takes over Vandiver dental practice
MEEKER | In much the same way his predecessor, Dr. Charles Vandiver, did 47 years ago, Dr. Trevor Grant will be elevating the quality of dental care in Meeker when Grant Family Dentistry officially opens its doors on July 10. Dental care that Meeker residents have had to go out of[Read More…]