RBC | Taken directly from the July 7, 1877 issue of the Cheyenne Daily Leader: The city editor was at his desk. The office thermometer was away up in the 90s and the city editor divested of all superfluous clothing, his hair tumbling upon his cranium like angry wave crests[Read More…]
Meeker
MUSEUM MUSINGS: Letters from history, No. 68
White River Agency, Colorado July 21, 1879 Sir: In making issue of supplies, [agreeably] to the new requirements, Form 3 &c. (etc.), it will be most decidedly economical to have paper sacks of different sizes, and therefore I would ask you for 2,500 14-pound paper bags; 2,500 50-pound paper bags.[Read More…]
Borchard attends CNO Symposium
Ovation’s Clinical Services team had an incredible experience presenting at last week’s CNO Symposium. It was a fantastic opportunity for attendees to connect with nursing leaders and share valuable insights. Janelle Borchard, the CNO of Pioneers Medical Center, was in attendance.
TX Tea moves into new downtown Meeker location
MEEKER | If you have driven through or walked in downtown Meeker, Colorado, you may have noticed that TX Tea has a new location. That’s right — after opening this summer in space shared with Mountain Charisma on Main, TX Tea recently moved to the space that was once home[Read More…]
Gould places third in Aksarben stock show program in Nebraska
The 97th annual Aksarben Stock Show took place at the end of September in Grand Island, Nebraska. It included more than 4,500 animals, kids from 14 different states and nine kids from Rio Blanco County. Jada Gould placed third overall in the 2024 Aksarben Pig Challenge Program. She was first[Read More…]
Outstanding service to 4-H award
Rio Blanco County 4-H presented its “Outstanding Service to 4-H” awards to the White River Electric Association (WREA) and the Meeker Lions Club. Accepting the awards from Tonya Merz were Bill Jordan for the Lions Club and Hal Pearce for WREA. MEEKER | A quick Google search on the qualities[Read More…]
MUSEUM MUSINGS: Letters from history, No. 67
Dept. of the Interior, Office of Indian Affairs, Washington, July 17, 1879 Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith copy of an extract from the monthly report of the United States Agent Meeker for the month of June last, relating to depredations committed by bands of Ute Indians in Middle[Read More…]
HISTORY LESSONS: Calamity Jane
RBC | In a newspaper interview given to Joseph N. Neal, Ed P. Wilber is quoted as saying, “Well, I first saw Calamity Jane in 1883 Routt [county in Colorado], and then in 1885. Her an’ a fellow by the name of Billy Steers came down and lived here in[Read More…]
AND NOW WE KNOW…
The mystery hand tool shown in last week’s paper is a cross cut saw tooth alignment tool owned by Tom Allen. Devin Neff, a Meeker High School graduate, was the first person to correctly identify the tool. ED PECK Photo
Homecoming 2024
(Left) Meeker Arts and Cultural Council (MACC), marched in the Homecoming parade to mark the group’s 15th anniversary and to promote their next performance. “Beauty and the Beast” will be presented Nov. 14-16, 2024, at the Meeker High School auditorium. (Center) The 2024 Meeker High School Cowboy football team rode[Read More…]
Approximately 500 Meeker residents asked to ‘self-report’ on water service line material
MEEKER | Meeker residents who own property with water service lines of indeterminate material have been asked to self-report on their water service lines via a form mailed out with the October water bills. The request comes through the Town from the Colorado health department, which is requiring an inventory[Read More…]
HISTORY MYSTERY
Can you identify this mystery hand tool’s purpose and and the timeframe when it would have been used? What replaced it? ED PECK PHOTO
