MEEKER I The Meeker High boys’ basketball team began its regular league play against a very tough Cedaredge team.
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Winning on new mat…
Above, Meeker senior Sammy Palmer wasted no time taking his opponent down to his back with a head lock, before locking up a cross-face cradle to pin the wrestler from Grand Valley early in the first period. Palmer and the Cowboys wrestled Grand Valley and 5A Ralston Valley on Jan[Read More…]
Obituary: Jimmy Joseph Bruce
On Thursday, Jan. 7, 2016, Jimmy Joseph Bruce of Meeker, Colo., went home to be with his Savior, Jesus Christ. He passed away from brain cancer at the Hospice Care Center in Grand Junction.
Discounts for joining Rec Center by Jan. 15
MEEKER I Through Jan. 15, the Eastern Rio Blanco Metropolitan Recreation and Park District is offering memberships to the Meeker Recreation Center at greatly reduced prices.
ERBM Winter Blast: A Fun Day in the Snow
Nearly 100 take part in Cardboard Derby races MEEKER I More than 100 people attended and 93 participated in the annual Eastern Rio Blanco Metropolitan Recreation and Park District’s Winter Blast at Paintbrush Park on Saturday with contestants ranging from the 6-and-under class to those well into their adult years.
Buck out and about …
This big buck used the terrain and some thin fence posts to blend his antlers into the background while wandering just outside of Meeker along Highway 13 on Dec. 18. With the hunting threat over, the bucks seem to know they are safe wandering around.
Sheep walk…
In a practice that has been repeated for decades, an area sheep farmer ran his sheep down Market Street in Meeker just prior to Thanksgiving on the way to lower pastures for the winter. The scene above is a frequent sight in the late fall and early winter and again[Read More…]
Dr. Asem Bakkar, general surgeon, joins PMC staff
MEEKER I Pioneers Medical Center (PMC) is welcoming a new general surgeon this week as Dr. Mohammad Asem Bakkar, who prefers the use of his middle name, Asem, began seeing patients on Wednesday.
Letter to the Editor: I love you, too
Dear Editor: I love you too… This Christmas I gave my wife a nice Christmas card.
Bright lights…
Sometimes, even pure white lights can be displayed to add to the holiday feel of a home and one of those instances is the Jim and Debbie Cook residence at 1419 Mountain View Rd. in Meeker. The lighting surrounding the home and the huge Christmas tree in the living room[Read More…]
Obituary: Evelyn Metzger
Longtime Meeker native Evelyn Adeline Metzger was called home on New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31, 2015. She was 102 years old.
Ice fishing on Lake Avery…
Sunday was a great sunny day to do some ice fishing at Lake Avery, about 21 miles east of Meeker. In addition to a couple of snowmobilers, the fishermen and women hauled bait, rods, reels, chairs and powered augers to cut a hole through the ice. One gentleman fisherman, who[Read More…]
