MEEKER I Campaign efforts to pass a property tax increase to help fund Meeker’s public schools are under way.
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Death Notice: Maria Rosario “Rose” Gutierrez
Funeral services for Rose Gutierrez will be held at Holy Family Catholic Church on Saturday at 10:30 a.m., followed by interment at Highland Cemetery. A viewing is set and a Rosary will be said Friday from 5-7 p.m. In lieu of flowers a donation to Holy Family Catholic Church would[Read More…]
VFW “Voice of Democracy” scholarship deadline Nov. 1
MEEKER I Meeker Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall No. 5843 is one of the VFW halls nationally taking part in the organization’s annual Voice of Democracy scholarship competition for students nationally.
Chamber award…
Several Meeker residents representing the Meeker Chamber of Commerce and the Meeker VFW Post were in Fort Collins Sept. 11 to accept the award for the “Rio Blanco County Veterans Memorial,” which won the Best Small Town Public Space Project in a statewide contest sponsored by Downtown Colorado Inc., and[Read More…]
WREA …
More than 229 members were registered and 375 persons were fed Sept. 10 as members of the White River Electric Coop attended the annual WREA Membership Luncheon at the Fairfield Center in Meeker.
Letter to the Editor: Meeker Classic board thanks community
Dear Editor: As we button up the hatches from another year of sheepdog trials, the Meeker Classic Board of Directors would like to take this opportunity to extend our gratitude to so many in the community who make this event possible.
Meeker’s volleyball team captures pair of victories over weekend
MEEKER I The Meeker High School volleyball team came away with two more wins over the weekend, improving its overall record to 8-2.
Memorial Mass: Jack M. Holzberlein
A memorial Mass will be said for Jack M. Holzberlein at noon on Monday, Sept. 29, 2014, at Holy Family Catholic Church in Meeker, Colo.
Bank’s fall festival and hospital race part of the fun on Saturday
MEEKER I Downtown Meeker will be abuzz from early morning to mid afternoon on Saturday with the 11th annual Mountain Valley Bank Fall Festival.
Obituary: Donald Thomas Stewart
“If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away.” Henry David Thoreau.
Fairfield grant applications due Oct. 1
MEEKER I Once again, it is time for Meeker-area students to apply for the Freeman E. Fairfield semi-annual grants.