Elvina Fern Burke was born to Stephen and Opal Woodard on Aug. 6, 1935, in Rifle, Colo., where she also grew up. She was the fifth of seven children.
Meeker
Girl Scouts seek members, volunteers
MEEKER | The Girl Scouts of America in Meeker is still accepting applications for girls and volunteers. Girls to join the scouts and volunteers who will help out and who are wanting more information are asked to contact Cheryl Mohr at 878-3798.
Large deer…
Perhaps eating leaves helps deer build strong bodies, but between these three bucks there are at least 22 antler points, not counting brow tines. The three big bucks were spotted this past weekend eating the leaves of a tree that had been downed by lightning or high winds in Meeker.
Cowboys run in Grand Jct.
MEEKER I The Meeker High School cross country team traveled to Grand Junction again for the Grand Junction High School Tiger Invitational meet Friday and they made improvements.
Dedication of Sanderson Park, variety of events on Saturday
RBC I The grand opening celebration for Sanderson Hills Park, located at 1091 Sanderson Dr., will be held from 11 a.m. to noon on Saturday, and the public is invited to attend the event.
Girl Scouts holding car wash
MEEKER | The Meeker Girl Scout Troop will hold a car wash on Saturday in an effort to raise funds to cover travel expenses to take food supplies to the flood victims in the Denver metropolitan area.
Letter to the Editor: Thanks for support in time of sorrow
Dear Editor: I would like to thank everyone who attended the funeral service for my mother, Liz DeVore, as well as those who sent flowers and condolences.
Letter to the Editor: Don’t destroy our old school
Dear Editor: First off, I’m not sentimental about having attended school in the old elementary school. I am, however, passionate about saving a true historic building in its entirety to the benefit of all residents of Rio Blanco County.
50th anniversary of MHS Class of 1963…
Members of the MHS Class of 1963 are: (front row, from left) Jim Whalin, Peggy (Conrado) [Lonnie] Shults, John Almgren, Jean (Richardson) Lockhart, Wrenetta (McGruder) Stark, Sandra (Amick) Bradfield, Harry Tucker, Connie Theos, Patricia (Dunham) Hurst and Roberta (Kehrberger) Wegener; (back row, from left) Terry Drake, Jim [Vickie] Kirkpatrick, Reba[Read More…]
Many helped clean Barone parking area
Dear Editor: It is with great pleasure that I thank those who donated their time and equipment to fix up the parking lot area of Barone Middle School.
Meeker PEO Quilt Show…
A large number of quilts were on display at the PEO Quilt Show on Friday and Saturday at the old Meeker elementary school downtown.
Obituary: George Sutton
George W. Sutton of Apache Junction, Ariz., passed away at hospice in Mesa, Ariz. on Sept. 3, 2013. His death was due to complications from a brain tumor.
