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Meeker
Home of: Kurt and Jackie Pozorski
MEEKER | This week’s “home of” honorees are Kurt and Jackie Pozorski of Meeker. The Pozorskis moved to Meeker in September 2007.
Good citizen …
Meeker citizen Tom George was recognized by Meeker chief of police Bob Hervey of the police department and Meeker’s Board of Trustees including Mayor Mandi Ethridge for his actions to help locate and apprehend the alleged suspect charged in the robbery of Mountain Valley Bank.
Hairspray!
MEEKER I With plenty of 1960s-style dance music and “downtown” rhythm and blues, the Meeker High School Drama Club and International Thespian Society Troupe 1284 rendition of the popular Broadway musical “Hairspray” promises to provide great entertainment this weekend.
News Briefs: April 19, 2012
After Birth Ball Saturday MEEKER | Tickets are on sale for the 2012 After Birth Ball.
Well site approved on Sulphur Creek
MEEKER I Matrix Oil Company is working with the town and county to obtain approval to drill a well on Sulphur Creek. The drilling rig will take two weeks to be installed, and completion is expected at the end of May.
MVB bank robber gives up
MEEKER I “He looked like a regular customer,” Mountain Valley Bank president Tawny Halandras said in reference to Jock Waylon Thacker, who was arrested April 12 and is being charged with robbery and theft of the local bank.
Marvelous Mutts report
MEEKER I This is our monthly Marvelous Mutts report.
Obituary: Joe and Pinkie Spence
Joseph Brown (Joe) Spence was born July 4, 1925, in Meeker, Colo., to Joseph Wert Spence and Jennie Mary Brown Spence. Joe spent his childhood in Meeker on the family ranch. His father was a rancher and an entrepreneur and his mother was a school teacher. Leila May (Pinkie) Spence[Read More…]
Meeker Locals
April 15 is usually Tax Day. This year it falls on Sunday, and Emancipation Day falls on Monday, April 16 (only in Washington, D.C., because all those government workers really need another day off). That said, this year you have two whole extra days to procrastinate! Taxes must be filed[Read More…]
Easter 2012
The annual Easter Egg hunts in Meeker and Rangely are not just for kids, as grown-ups Joy Allen and Shannon Sheridan enjoyed a visit and photo with the Easter Bunny.
MHS Cowboys competitive
MEEKER I On Saturday April 7, the Meeker High School track and field team returned to competition for the first time after spring break. While some teammates showed a little rust, others were able start where they left off. Once again, the scoring of Toby Casias led the boys’ team.