Longtime Meeker native Evelyn Adeline Metzger was called home on New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31, 2015. She was 102 years old.
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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…]
State changes from ACT tests to SATs for college entrance, sophs
MEEKER I On Dec. 23, when virtually no public school or administrative offices in the state were open, Colorado school superintendents were notified by email that the New SAT and the PSAT (formerly Scholastic Aptitude Test and the Preliminary SAT) had been chosen by an independent selection committee to serve[Read More…]
Superintendent in Meeker still being impressed by students in district
MEEKER I It has been my privilege to be a part of the Meeker School District for a full semester. In applying for and subsequently accepting the superintendent position in the district, it was my belief that committed adults were working with phenomenal students.
Free legal clinics begin on Tuesday
MEEKER I A free legal clinic for parties who have no attorney will be featured from 2 to 3 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month at Meeker Public Library, located at 490 Main St. in Meeker.
Register for CNCC January classes
MEEKER I Community education classes starting at Colorado Northwestern Community College are now open for spring class registration.
Meeker program furnIshes healthy foods …
The Meeker School Lunch Program has been consulting with the Livewell Colorado chefs and all that the program brings to the district. “This program has not only given new recipes for our children to try, but it has also been a guide in helping make our program the best it[Read More…]
MACC will meet Monday at Heritage Cultural Center
MEEKER I The Meeker Arts and Cultural Council will meet Monday at 6:30 p.m. at the Old West Heritage Culture Center, located at 517 Park St.
Snowy streets…
Lots of snow fell in Meeker each day last week, culminating with about 10 inches more on Christmas Day. That made for some interesting driving around town, dodging piles of snow up to seven feet high between the lanes on some of the main streets, like this shot of the[Read More…]
Free legal clinics set to begin in Meeker Jan. 5
MEEKER I A free legal clinic for parties who have no attorney, will be featured from 2 to 3 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month at Meeker Public Library, located at 490 Main St. in Meeker.
Meeker High School science students testing roller coaster energy loss
MEEKER I Four judges picked out the top 10 Meeker High School freshmen’s marble roller coasters last week from more than 50 submitted as part of their physical science classes taught by Michelle Selle this fall. Some were done by individuals, others by teams of two. The projects were part[Read More…]
Cowboys place 3 at Panther Invitational
MEEKER I With almost half of the varsity wrestlers taking ACT tests on Dec. 12, seven Cowboys wrestled in the Panther Invitational and three placed in the top three.
