MEEKER | Preparations are under way for the Second Annual Parade of Lights, which will be held on Dec. 6 at 5:30 p.m. in downtown Meeker.
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Letter to the Editor: Let’s not forget veterans on Veterans Day
Dear Editor: Vernon J. Baker, an African American who received the Medal of Honor for his heroic service in Italy during World War II, died this past July. His picture is displayed in the Pentagon.
Family Dollar set for Meeker opening later in November
MEEKER I The new Family Dollar outlet in Meeker will be open to the public on Nov. 21. The store, located at 184 Market St. in Meeker, is opening on schedule, Family Dollar public relations manager Bryn R. Winburn told the Herald Times.
WREA helps clean up storm branches
RBC | The early winter storm on Oct. 3 left branches laying in yards and along area streets. White River Electric Association asked Rio Blanco County to join in its clean-up of remaining downed tree limbs along Meeker’s streets on Monday and Tuesday.
Six MHS seniors have military duty in their future
MEEKER I Six students in Meeker High School’s 2014 senior class have already made up their minds that their future will involve the military and serving America through various branches of the Armed Forces.
Obituary: Merle Brenton
Merle Evelyn Snyder Brenton was the youngest daughter of Parker Lindley and Grace Minnie Shugart Snyder.
Regional champs: Lady Cowboys advance to state tourney
RBC I “I believe in you’ is what they were saying on the floor in the Telluride match to get the momentum to change,” said Meeker High School volleyball coach Christy Atwood of her team’s outstanding comeback in the first match against Telluride. The lady Cowboys set up a regional[Read More…]
Handing out treats…
Several residents of the Walbridge Wing at Pioneers Medical Center gathered downtown in the old Meeker Drug building to help distribute treats
Obituary: Michael Patrick Steele
Michael Patrick Steele, born Sept. 3, 1946, in Daly City, Calif.,to David and Thelma Steele, passed away suddenly at his home in Meeker, Colo., on Nov. 2, 2013. Mr. Steele had just celebrated his 67th birthday.
Rio Blanco County Days Gone By
The Meeker Herald — 125 years ago • Mr. J. A. Martin and Mrs. Leana Collins were united in marriage last Wednesday by Judge Charles Attix. Mr. Martin is well known on White River, and identified as a rising young cattleman, and the bridge comes from Dillon.
Osteoporosis and stroke screening set for Nov. 7
MEEKER I Residents in and around Meeker can be screened to reduce risks of a stroke or bone fracture as the Rio Blanco County Fairgrounds will host Life Line Screening on Nov. 7. Four key points every person needs to know: Stroke is No. 3 cause of death and a[Read More…]
Corrections
MEEKER I Incorrect information was included in the birth announcement of Jack Farrow Conrado-Taylor in the Oct. 3 edition of the Herald Times. His maternal grandparents are Dave and Sandra Wambolt.
