MEEKER | Mayor Pro Temp Chris Lockwood called the first meeting of 2025 to order for the Meeker Board of Trustees. Mayor Travis Day and trustee Charles Day were present by telephone. The board heard updates from Rhawnie McGruder with the Eastern RBC 911 board and Meeker Chamber of Commerce[Read More…]
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HISTORY LESSONS: Can you identify this mysterious utensil?
MEEKER | What you see pictured is not too hard to figure out: a toddler’s spoon for eating all that yummy Gerber pureed squash. So, look a little closer and you will notice that little Johnnie can only hold it in his right hand. Randy Ridgeway, who used this spoon[Read More…]
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Members of the Rio Blanco County Historical Society (RBCHS) gathered Sunday, Jan. 12, for the organization’s annual meeting to hear updates. Executive Director Teresia Reed shared a presentation with history, current status, and goals and plans for the RBCHS in 2025.
Circle Park to close for construction starting Jan. 13
MEEKER | The Town of Meeker and ERBM Recreation and Park District will close Circle Park to the public starting Jan. 13 in order to accommodate the construction of enhanced access to the White River and stabilization of the riverbank. We kindly request that the public refrain from crossing the[Read More…]
CORRECTION/CLARIFICATION
RBC | Rangely resident Wendi Gillard, who spoke to the Board of County Commissioners Dec. 19, requested additional information be included that was not in the original coverage. Gillard said the commissioners state “questions” on the agenda, but was told she was limited to “comment and not questions.” She was[Read More…]
HISTORY LESSONS: What happened to Agent Danforth?
MEEKER | There were four Indian agents appointed to the area prior to Nathan Meeker’s arrival on the scene in 1878. Two of those agents, Joseph Littlefield and Edward Danforth, were missionaries sent from The American Unitarian Church based in Boston. Their goal was to convert the Utes to Christianity[Read More…]
New name, owners for local bar
Shelton family opens Rigg’s on New Year’s Eve MEEKER | The town of Meeker celebrates the opening of a new bar — in an old location with new local owners — this week. Rigg’s hosted its grand opening Tuesday, Dec. 31, at 7 p.m. Owners Bob Shelton and his[Read More…]
Rio Blanco County Cattlewomen host third annual Beef Cook-off for culinary arts students
MEEKER | The Rio Blanco Cattlewomen hosted their third annual Beef Cookoff in December, featuring students from the culinary arts class taught by Brenda Hummel. The students showed off their skills by cooking dishes spotlighting heart-healthy ground beef. All the students did an exceptional job, and all received a Cattlewomen[Read More…]
HISTORY LESSONS: Letters from Bitter Creek
MEEKER | My mother-in-law, Pat Hendrickson lived in Meeker about a year before passing at the age of 94. She didn’t get to meet most of you, so I would like to share some of her humor with you now. Her Christmas letters were hilarious stories of life. You will[Read More…]
Home(town) for the Holidays
It feels strange to be this far into December with so little snow downtown. The Old Farmer’s Almanac predicted a warmer than normal 2024-2025 winter season for the intermountain region, with precipitation below average in December and above average in January. Winter officially began (astronomically) with the winter solstice last[Read More…]
Fifth annual Meeker Skijor event canceled due to lack of snow
New Year’s Eve Snowball Dance is still happening! RBC | The Meeker Skijor board had to throw in the snow shovel this week and cancel the fifth annual Meeker Skijor races that were scheduled for Jan. 4-5. An unseasonably warm and dry November and December have not produced enough snow[Read More…]
Meeker High School awarded for being a finalist for Colorado High School of the Year
MEEKER | For the second year in a row, Meeker High School was selected as one of four accepted finalists for the 2024 Colorado High School of the Year by the Colorado Masonic Grand Lodge Scholarship Committee. Finalists are selected from High Schools who have graduating seniors apply for college[Read More…]
