Mother Anne and daughter Kolbi Franklin took part in the Meeker Crafts and Gift Show on Friday and Saturday at the Rio Blanco Fairgrounds in Meeker.
Meeker
Letter to the Editor: People thankful for Meeker hospitality
Dear Editor: We just arrived back from Meeker, Colo., after our 20-plus years of hunting in your county. I felt it necessary to write and thank the members of your town for their great hospitality.
AAU girls’ basketball…
Meeker volunteer coach Karen Dinwiddie breaks a huddle of her fifth- and sixth-grade girls’ basketball team, which played two games Saturday in the Meeker Elementary School gymnasium. The team split games with two different Rifle teams and is currently 2-1 this season.
Sign up for Meeker’s Parade of Lights
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.
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.