Meeker

Market St. project update

MEEKER I Animal control officer Laurel Haney spoke to the board about creating a community volunteer program for the town’s animal shelter. “It’s mainly for dog walking, kennel cleaning, possibly transporting a dog if we have to take it a long way. That’s mainly what it would be,” Haney said.

Awards presented at annual meeting, dinner

MEEKER I “The questions range from ‘what is a sheepdog trial’ to ‘what is a range call’ to ‘at what altitude do deer change to elk’?” Meeker Chamber of Commerce president Cassie McGuire told the assembled crowd at the chamber’s annual dinner held Feb. 3.

Leadership …

Local youth Mason Scritchfield and Cheyenne Steele with youth from Garfield County at the Colorado 4-H Leadership Development Conference in Denver Jan. 28-30.

VFW Valentine’s Day dinner Feb. 14

MEEKER| VFW Ladies Auxiliary Valentine’s Day spaghetti dinner, Tuesday, Feb. 14 at the Meeker Golf Course from 6-8 p.m., $15/couple, $8/single, $5 for kids 8 and under. RSVP with how many dinners you would like by calling 970-878-4165.

Fundraiser…

Twenty-one people participated in the 4th annual Meeker Benefit Cribbage tournament held last Sunday in Mountain Valley Bank’s community room.

The lady is an outfitter

MEEKER I Colorado outfitter. The image that comes to mind is probably not one of an attractive woman with well-coiffed silver hair and sparkling blue eyes. One’s first impression of Jeanne Horne is that she is a lady, in every sense of the word. But being a lady is no[Read More…]

Meeker Locals

Happy Groundhog’s Day! Hey, who cares what happened in Pennsylvania, did our local groundhogs (i.e. whistle pigs and/or ground squirrels) see their shadows this morning? Oh, who cares. We all know we’ve got at least six more weeks of winter. Put on your mittens and suck it up.