MEEKER I The tags on the quilts will read, “Quilts Because We Care,” on each of the beautiful, unique and heartfelt gifts from The Rio Blanco Stitchers. The quilting group has donated the first three quilts to HopeWest-Meeker, the Meeker branch of the palliative care center out of Grand Junction.
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Chamber sets public economic development meeting
MEEKER I The Meeker Chamber of Commerce Economic Development Stakeholders will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 12 at 6 p.m. at Kilowatt Korner.
CNCC spring registration open in Meeker
MEEKER I Registration is open for Spring 2014 classes at the Meeker office of Colorado Northwestern Community College.
Obituary: Michael Blain Lockhart
Mike broke his earthly bonds, beginning his trip to heaven on Jan. 27, 2014, as a result of a motorcycle accident in Naples, Fla.
Letter to the Editor: Thanks for the help during hospital stay
Dear Editor: For the last six years I, along with family and friends, have had the pleasure of hunting elk out of Karl Maser’s Ute Lodge. The beauty of the mountains and the camaraderie of the hunt, plus the people of the Meeker, Colo., area, make my hunting a secondary[Read More…]
Pioneers Healthcare Foundation casts wide shadow
MEEKER I The outreach of the Pioneers Healthcare Foundation made “2013 a year of great service and community support for healthcare services in Meeker,” stated Trina Zagar-Brown, chairperson of the Pioneers Healthcare Foundation (PHF).
Besseghini 7th at NWS
MEEKER I Sandra Besseghini and her dog Mik of Meeker took seventh place out of 41 contestants in the Intermediate Sheepdog Trial at the National Western Stock Show in Denver on Jan. 26.
CPR/EMT classes offered by fire district
MEEKER | The Rio Blanco Fire Protection District is offering a series of classes that are open to the public.
Meeker Chamber dinner tickets on sale
MEEKER I Tickets are now available for the 2014 Meeker Chamber annual dinner, when Meeker’s outstanding businesses and citizens will be honored.
Cowboys ranked No. 9
MEEKER I A new year’s winning streak and another decisive conference win has put the Meeker High School boys’ basketball team in the rankings this week. Colorado Preps put the Cowboys at No. 9, adding the remark that “The red hot Meeker Cowboys have won five straight.”
Pioneers sets weekly foot clinic Tuesday
MEEKER | Pioneers Medical Center Home Health will be offering its monthly Foot Clinic on Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the Pines Apartments, 875 Water St. in Meeker.
Cowboys host dual meet tourney Saturday
MEEKER I The No. 2-ranked 2A Meeker Cowboys wrestling team will host seven teams Saturday for a dual meet tournament, starting at 9:30 a.m. All the Cowboys got on the mat last week, when they wrestled in Palisade against the host Bulldogs and the Hotchkiss Bulldogs, losing to the former[Read More…]