MEEKER | The third rodeo of Meeker’s summer series went off without a hitch. White River Electric Association will sponsor the June 28 rodeo and will award the night’s all around best cowboy and cowgirl with added prize money. The rodeo starts at 7 p.m. at the Rio Blanco County Fairgrounds[Read More…]
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The Flying Cowboy: Rosendahl finds rodeo success despite challenges
By ALLIE WILLEY Special to the Herald Times MEEKER | Kasey Rosendahl, 19, is a weekly participant in the Meeker Summer Rodeo Series. Rosendahl has loved rodeos since he was a little kid. Rodeos have always been a dream of his. When he was little he did the mutton bustin’[Read More…]
Selle answers questions regarding ‘marijuana money’, BEST grant rejection, diverted funds
By CHRIS SELLE MSD Superintendent MEEKER | Meeker School District recently mailed a public opinion survey to registered voter households district-wide. The district is seeking the community’s input on its most pressing facility needs and proposed solutions. To date, we have received about 250 responses to that survey. In the coming[Read More…]
Plein Air Meeker painters in town through July 2, art show July 6-8
– WHAT Plein Air Meeker – WHEN Art Show & Auction: July 6 through 8 – WHERE Art Show & Auction will be held at Meeker Public Library Special to the Herald Times MEEKER I Heads up Meeker residents—the Plein Air Meeker competition has returned. Until July 2 keep an[Read More…]
Meeker students learn conservation science in Costa Rica
By DR. BOB DORSETT Special to the Herald Times MEEKER | Imagine working with creatures that survived the dinosaurs and helping to capture butterflies unknown to science. That was the experience of 14 Meeker students who participated in the Ecology Project International (EPI) Costa Rica Sea Turtle Program June 1–10 this[Read More…]
CALLING ALL CAN-CAN GIRLS …
The “can-can girls” who perform in the Fourth of July parade and the Meeker Pageant have been part of the Range Call festivities for as long as anyone can remember. This year, the tenants of the Hugus Building, organized by Nana Goose Interiors co-owners Sherri Rubin and Janet Henderson, would[Read More…]
GOCO awards $20,000 grant for Circle Park fishing pond project
MEEKER | The Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) Board awarded a $20,000 grant on Thursday to Area 6 of Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) to transform a portion of the Meeker Power Ditch into a new fishing pond at Circle Park. The grant is part of GOCO’s CPW Director’s Innovation Fund (DIF),[Read More…]
Collins receives 4-H scholarship
MEEKER | The Rio Blanco County 4-H Foundation is pleased to announce that Macy Collins is the recipient of the foundation’s 2018 scholarship in the amount of $2,000. The scholarship is awarded annually on the basis of leadership in the 4-H program, academic achievement, community involvement and educational goals. Collins will[Read More…]
Mosquito spraying is a ‘no-go’ this year for Meeker
MEEKER | Meeker’s Board of Trustees announced Tuesday there will be no mosquito spraying this year. Contractor Lanny Coulter has declined to spray and the Town has no one else to do it. There are currently no plans for other types of mitigation at this time. “We’re going into the[Read More…]
CPW invites public to CWD meetings
Special to the Herald Times MEEKER | Chronic wasting disease in Colorado will be the topic of discussion during two public opportunities with CPW’s Chronic Wasting Disease Advisory Group. The first in Meeker followed by a second meeting in Craig. The advisory group—comprised of CPW managers, CPW commissioners and a variety[Read More…]
Enter the Fourth of July parade
MEEKER | Anyone can enter the parade, whether you are an individual, an organization, a business or just have a message. Stop by the Meeker Chamber of Commerce or visit meekerchamber.com to get an entry form and return it to the Chamber by June 28.
Day to train Zambians to drill water wells
By DOC WATSON Special to the Herald Times MEEKER | “Water, water everywhere, Nor any drop to drink.” So goes the old saying that comes from “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,” in which the speaker, a sailor on a stranded ship, is surrounded by salt water he can’t drink.[Read More…]