MEEKER | MACC and the Rio Blanco County Historical Society have joined to cooperatively present John Voehl, a renowned Abraham Lincoln re-enactor in an evening production on Thursday, March 14, at 7 p.m. at the Meeker High School auditorium.
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Home of: John and Connie Kelley
MEEKER | John and Connie Kelley of Meeker are this week’s “home of” honorees. John is a 16-year resident. Connie has lived here 37 years. They will celebrate their 14th wedding anniversary April 24.
BMS opens season with three wins
MEEKER I “They wrestled great for not having very many practices in,” Barone Middle School head wrestling coach Lee Overton said about his team’s first performance of the season. “We just have one week of routine practice.”
Meeker 4-H Beef Club report
MEEKER I At the first Meeker Beef meeting on Jan. 28, we elected officers and made arrangements for a feeder show and weigh-in on Feb. 24.
YBA Season…
The Meeker Youth basketball program sponsored by the ERBM Recreation and Park District have two fifth- and sixth-grade teams and both played games last Saturday at Meeker Elementary School. Coach Jim Hanks’ team includes Brennan Jensen, Brayden Woodward, Tannen Kennedy and Eli Hanks. In front are Luis Villalpando, Codey Follman,[Read More…]
RBC 4-H beef feeder show held at fairgrounds
RBC I This year’s Beef Feeder Show was held recently at the Meeker Fairgrounds with 17 4-H members participating from Rio Blanco County. Ed Coryell, Trina Smith and Bill Ekstrom spent the morning weighing and tagging 49 steers from 32 4-H members (including four first time beef members) for the[Read More…]
BMS students do well at history competition
MEEKER I Barone Middle School was well-represented at the regional history competition Saturday with several projects advancing to the state competition in Denver in May.
MACC sets bold agenda
MEEKER I The Meeker Arts and Cultural Council (MACC) set a bold and comprehensive agenda for 2013 programming at the monthly meeting on March 4.
PMC Foot Care Clinic March 12
MEEKER | Pioneers Medical Center Home Health will be offering its monthly Foot Care Clinic, Tuesday, Mar. 12, 10 a.m. at The Pines.
Youth wrestling sign up March 11
MEEKER | The Meeker Community Wrestling Club will host a signup for youth wrestling March 11 at 6 p.m., at the Meeker High School for kindergarten through sixth-grade wrestlers.
Lincoln as portrayed by John Voehl Mar. 14
MEEKER I To commemorate the sesquicentennial anniversary of the presidency and life history of Abraham Lincoln, one of America’s greatest presidents, the Meeker Arts and Cultural Council and the Rio Blanco County Historical Society will cooperatively sponsor a reenactment by John Voehl of Littleton, Colo.
MHS Cowboys head to Denver area for regional tourney
MEEKER I The Meeker High School boys’ basketball team were district runner-ups, advancing them to the regional tournament again this year.