There were plenty of pumpkins for all the kids who attended the annual Pumpkin Patch giveaway sponsored by Homemaker Furnishings, Meeker Realty, White River Electric Association and the Meeker Chamber of Commerce on a beautiful fall day last Saturday in Meeker.
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Obituary: Ken Jett
Ken Jett, lodge owner and outfitter, passed over Oct. 19, 2012, at the age of 83.
Bugling ’em in …
Brendan Clatterbaugh won first overall in the annual elk bugling contest.
Buglers bugle in camouflage
MEEKER I The Meeker Police Department would like to thank White River Electric Association for their support with this annual event. Another thank you to our judges this year: Roston Steiner, Jeff McGuire and Jarrett Waldref.
Engagement: Smith~Sampson
Frank and Lois Sampson of Meeker, Colo., are pleased to announce the engagement of their son Wyatt Frank Sampson to Liana Joleen Smith, daughter of Greg and Mitsie Smith of Creston, Calif. The wedding will be held Nov. 10, 2012, in Meeker, Colo. Mervin Johnson of Meeker, Colo., will perform[Read More…]
Cowboys beat Rams, 34-9
MEEKER I The Cowboy defense rose up and stopped the Roaring Fork attack to put the Black and Gold in position to register a conference victory against the largest enrollment team in Class A.
Mustangs end season
MEEKER I The Meeker Mustangs completed their season Sunday playing their last game in Glenwood Springs.
Christmas Tree celebration
MEEKER I Mark your calendars for Saturday, Nov. 3 to celebrate the Capitol Christmas Tree coming from the White River National Forest. The celebration will be held in downtown Meeker and will include a 5K run/walk, street fair, music, bounce houses, stilt walkers, Ute Indian dancers, children’s holiday music performances,[Read More…]
Lengthy legacy for Cooks
MEEKER I It seems like a broken record to say that the people who were brought up in the 1930s and ’40s and started their families in the ’50s or ’60s were hard working, but the truth is they had to be in order to survive. They knew nothing else[Read More…]
News Briefs: Oct. 25, 2012
Last day of Meeker Book Fair MEEKER | The Meeker Elementary School at 201 Ute Road would like to invite the community to our Scholastic All-Star Book Fair as it continues today from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
2012 Capitol Christmas Tree is a gift to the nation
The spirit of Christmas is coming early this year to Meeker, as the 2012 Capitol Christmas Tree will be a “gift to the nation” from the White River National Forest and the people of Colorado. Trysta and Sarah Welle along with Peyton George pose in front of the 2012 Capitol[Read More…]
JV Cowboys override Coal Ridge
MEEKER I Manned by 15 JV players, the Cowboys beat Coal Ridge’s JV, 34-6.
