MEEKER I “To create opportunities for recreational, cultural and park activities for the residents of and visitors to Eastern Rio Blanco County,” is the Eastern Rio Blanco Metropolitan Recreation and Park District’s (ERBM) mission statement and the district has started the process of planning for the future.
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EMT training offered in Meeker
MEEKER | EMT Basic training class starting Jan. 24 through CNCC.
Lady Cowboys win two
MEEKER I The Meeker girls’ basketball team showed up to play defense against the visiting Hayden Tigers and Vail Christian Saints last Friday and Saturday.
Benefit cribbage tournament Jan. 29
MEEKER | The 4th annual Benefit Cribbage Tournament will be held Jan. 29 in the Mountain Valley Bank community room.
Meeker hoopsters take 1st
MEEKER I Six Meeker youths competed in the 2011-2012 Elks Hoop Shoot held in Rifle on Jan. 8.
Fitzgibbons earns 4.0 GPA at NJC
MEEKER | Stacey Fitzgibbons of Meeker, a student at Northeastern Junior College in Sterling, Colo., was one of 100 students named to the President’s List for the fall 2011 semester by earning a 4.0 grade point average.
Chamber’s January members of the month
MEEKER I The Meeker Chamber of Commerce would like to recognize three chamber members for the month of January: Cook Chevrolet and Subaru, Roni Bibb’s Promotional Advertising Store and Rambullinn Bed and Breakfast.
New book about massacre released
RBC I The Rio Blanco Historical Society met Sunday for their first general membership quarterly meeting in 2012. The meeting was followed with a presentation by Bob Silbernagal on the topic of his newly-published book entitled “Troubled Trails” about the Meeker Massacre and the events that followed.
Pair of wins for Cowboys
MEEKER I The Meeker Cowboys basketball team started the new year out on a good note with a pair of victories over Hayden, 51-42, and Vail Christian, 69-65, last weekend.
Letter to the Editor: Wonderful people
Dear Editor: I have been wanting to write and say thanks to some of the most wonderful people I have ever met.
Loose Ends: Noon whistle mystery solved
Residents who miss the “noon whistle” will be pleased if the Rio Blanco Volunteer Fire Protection District gets it going once again.
Meeker Chamber annual dinner Feb. 3
MEEKER | Tickets are available now for the annual Meeker Chamber of Commerce dinner and business meeting, Friday, Feb. 3.
