Purchase a Sarcoma Cancer Ribbon for a minimum donation of $25 at the Meeker Chamber of Commerce. Display your ribbon on the main entry of your home or business to generate awareness of sarcoma cancer.
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Letter: V.F.W. thanks Barone students, staff
On behalf of the Meeker V.F.W. Post 5483 and the Meeker Ladies’ Auxiliary Post 5483, we would like to thank the staff of Barone Middle School and the students of Barone Middle School for the warm reception and tribute on Veterans Day.
Spread holiday cheer to local businesses Nov. 26
If Black Friday puts you in a “black” mood, and Cyber Monday reminds you of an alien takeover, this is the year to try something new: Small Business Saturday®.
HOME OF: Fay and Stacie Kincher
Meeker residents Fay and Stacie Kincher are this week’s “home of” honorees. Both are Meeker natives and were graduated from Meeker High School.
Rio Blanco County food banks stretch to meet needs
While poverty has and will always be a part of the human condition, the number of people in the United States struggling to put food on their tables has increased exponentially during the latest economic downturn.
Free Thanksgiving meal
Everyone is invited to a free Thanksgiving Day dinner with all the fixings from noon until 2:30 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 24 at Holy Family Catholic Church, 889 Park, Meeker.
Board members take oath
MEEKER I Two of the recently elected school board members were sworn in, new officers were elected and it didn’t take long before the update on the elementary school was being discussed.
Meeker Locals
Happy Turkey Day, Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday. Hey, we need all that heavy-duty shopping to work off today’s food intake, right?
A familiar face for more than 20 years
MEEKER I The dawn was breaking, the sheep were grazing, the coffee was brewing and the aroma of dew on the grass and breakfast food filled the air as spectators took their seats. The committee prepared for the day and announcer Art Unsworth gave a call to the handler who[Read More…]
Up and down el Rio Blanco: Happy Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday, always an abundance of good food and great company, I wish everyone the same.
Series of errors led to school closing
The Denver Post story regarding the Meeker Elementary School structural problems may be read at www.thedenverpost.com
In honor of our veterans
A table was set with four place-settings representing the four branches of the military to honor those no longer with us, as part of the V.F.W. Ladies’ Auxiliary POW/MIA ceremony. Many local veterans also attended an assembly at Barone Middle School after lunch.
