Ken DeLay, executive director of the Colorado Association of School Boards, last week presented to Meeker School Board member Mindy Burke the association’s McGuffey Award.
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MACC meets Monday with heavy agenda
MEEKER I The Meeker Arts and Cultural Council will meet Monday at 6:30 p.m. at the Meeker United Methodist Church’s Elbert Hall for a wide variety of business.
Author of hunting book that includes local stories and photos to be part of RBCHS annual meeting
MEEKER I Author Susan Reneau will give a short presentation at the White River Museum in Meeker from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday about the hunting stories and photographs she has collected for her hunting book, “Colorado’s Biggest Bucks and Bulls.”
MHS volleyball on to regionals
MEEKER I The Meeker High School girls’ volleyball team qualified for the regional tournament, which will be held this weekend in Ridgeway. The lady Cowboys had to win Friday against Vail Christian and Rangely to advance to the bracketed play Saturday.
Gift and craft show in Meeker Saturday
MEEKER I The 2014 Meeker Gift and Craft Show, featuring the talents and accomplishments of local and area artists/artisans, is Saturday at the Rio Blanco Fairgrounds.
HopeWest…
Two of the costume winners at the HopeWest-Meeker fundraising Halloween dinner were Jill and Dale Dunbar of Meeker, right out of ‘The Wizard of Oz.’
Three members of MSD Board of Trustees face recall effort
MEEKER I Petitions are being circulated by a Meeker man who is seeking the recall of three veteran members of the Meeker School Board of Trustees.
Young Timers meet tonight
MEEKER I The Meeker Young Timers will have another gathering this evening with the purpose of “generating social and business networking opportunities and to cultivate a positive environment for continued growth in Meeker.”
Elk bugling and camouflage contest tonight
MEEKER I For an evening of fun and to take in some local Meeker talent, the Meeker Police Department and White River Electric Association will be holding an Elk Bugling and Camouflage Contest this evening featuring first- through fifth-grade students from Meeker Elementary School.
Owners of Meeker taxidermy keep up Halloween tradition
MEEKER I It’s creepy. And it keeps getting creepier. Such is the Halloween tradition at Antler Taxidermy in Meeker for the past 34 years, and, according to owner Donna Wille, “it will likely continue for many years as me and my husband, Bill, truly enjoy Halloween and its scary, gory,[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: Meeker town trustees back broadband measure
Dear Editor: This is an open letter to the voters of Rio Blanco County, the Town of Meeker Board of Trustees is in support of the ballot issue to exempt Rio Blanco County from SB05-152.
Letter to the Editor: In support of mill levy override
Dear Editor: I am going to vote for 3A on this year’s ballot. It is definitely not because I think it is a perfect solution, but because I think that if we don’t fund our schools right now we will have much bigger issues to face and much higher costs[Read More…]




