Meeker

State champion…

Meeker High School activities director Brett Steinacher, who is a member of the Colorado High School Activities Association (CHSAA) wrestling committee, shakes hands with Meeker freshman TJ Shelton before presenting him with his gold medal and championship bracket at the 2013 Colorado State Wrestling Championships. Shelton is the first freshman[Read More…]

Corrections

MEEKER I James Sizemore passed away Feb. 20, 2011, not three years ago as written in last week’s Herald Times. We regret the error. RANGELY I Jennifer Goddard’s daughter’s name was incorrectly spelled Kerri Goddard in the correction we ran last week. Her name is Carrie Goddard. The Herald Times[Read More…]

MACC meets Monday, March 4

MEEKER | Meeker Arts and Cultural Council (MACC) meets Monday, March 4, at 6:30 p.m. in the old Meeker Elementary School gymnasium to consider ongoing and new projects including:

Firm selected to design new medical facility

MEEKER I The Pioneers Medical Center replacement facility project is under way. Of course, before the actual construction phase, there are several steps that must be completed. Currently, Pioneers is in the design phase. This phase includes selecting the architects for the design, layout and space allocation for the entire[Read More…]

MHS cheerleaders…

Meeker High School cheerleaders Caitlyn Shepherd, Taylor Ahrens, Jessica Moyer, Lexi Meszaros and Jamie Moyer have been cheering at home basketball games and wrestling matches this season and will be cheering this Friday when the Rangely Panthers come to town for the final game of the regular season.

MHS boys head into district tourney

MEEKER I The Meeker High School boys’ basketball team secured a top four position and home court advantage for the first round of the district tournament. They had two tough games last weekend against Paonia and Hotchkiss who were tied for fifth and sixth, just one game behind the three-way[Read More…]

Seniors rock! …

MEEKER | According to Dessa Watson extension agent 4-H/Youth development, “a nice group of kiddos” served 34 grandparents at the annual 4-H grandparent appreciation dinner, held in Meeker early this month.

Home of: Julie Jansen

MEEKER | Julie Jansen of Meeker is this week’s “home of” honoree. Julie has lived in Meeker for 25 years. She has worked at Pioneers Hospital and Valley Grocery. She is a Class B CDL truck driver, works for a pipeline, as needed, and has recently been a highway construction[Read More…]