Janis Lyn Williamson Harville was born July 30, 1949, in Baton Rouge, La., and transitioned into heaven on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015, at 1:21 a.m. in the place she loved most—her home in Meeker, Colo.
Meeker
District champs…
Lady Cowboys struggle to obtain momentum
MEEKER I The Meeker volleyball team won its homecoming game against Caprock Academy Friday night behind outstanding defensive play and the always composed setter Maggie Phelan holding things together and getting the ball to necessary hitters to get the win.
Obituary: Andrea Russell Harmon Leff
Andrea Russell Harmon Leff, 56, of Meeker, Colo., went home to be with her Heavenly Father on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015.
Cowboys pound Lake County in homecoming game, 45-14
MEEKER I “It was a nice homecoming,” Meeker High School alumni and head football coach Shane Phelan said of the homecoming football game against the Lake County Panthers, which Meeker won 45-14 inside Starbuck Stadium. The Cowboys travel to Paonia to play the two-time defending state champion Eagles on Friday[Read More…]
Washburns named as grand marshals
MEEKER I The kids of Meeker High School (MHS) chose Mary and Mike Washburn to be their Homecoming parade grand marshals last week out of respect and honor for the tireless help the two have given Meeker youth through the years.
MHS cross country turns in good times at two meets
MEEKER I The Meeker High School cross country team had double the competition this past weekend with a meet at Sweitzer Lake State Park in Delta on Friday, followed by the Moffat County Invitational on Saturday, held at Loudy Simpson Park in Craig.
Milk Creek Memorials: Look forward but never forget
Pioneers Medical Center to roll with new oncology, orthopedics
MEEKER I Oncology care and orthopedic services are the two newest healthcare services available in Meeker. “In 2012, our community said oncology and orthopedic care were specialty services they would like to have,” said Ken Harman, CEO of Pioneers Medical Center. “As we built the new facility, we took these[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: Thanks for support of “Quilts in the Country”
Dear Editor: Meeker’s local P.E.O. Chapter would like to extend a gracious thank you to the community for its support of our fifth annual “Quilts in the Country” Quilt Show and Bake sale held at the Fairfield Center during the Meeker Classic Sheepdog Trials.
Prescribed burn slated for Aldrich Lakes area
MEEKER I The Blanco Ranger District of the White River National Forest plans to conduct a prescribed burn in the Aldrich Lakes area, a 1,200-acre area roughly 19 miles northeast of Meeker and 19 miles south of Craig on National Forest system lands and adjoining private lands in Rio Blanco[Read More…]
Obituary: John (Jack) Kendall Jr.
On Sept. 17, 2015, John (Jack) Kendall, Jr., age 82, passed away at Pioneers Medical Center in Meeker, Colo. Jack was born in a rural farm house in Washington County, Colo., on April 6, 1933, and was the third of four children of John and Gertrude Kendall.
