MEEKER I For the eighth consecutive year, Meeker residents and visitors will gather downtown on a crisp fall day to enjoy good food and fun family activities all while supporting local non-profit groups.
Meeker
Neenan president apologizes
MEEKER I With the Meeker High School cafeteria serving as the new board room, more than 50 taxpayers joined the Meeker Board of Education, The Neenan Company, SCI, Inc., and Vanir for a public workshop Tuesday to discuss the current status of the new elementary school, the needed repairs and[Read More…]
Letter to the Editor: Transparency called into question
Dear Editor: In light of the letter to the editor from Mr. Kennedy with regard to the ongoing problems with the Meeker school board, I was wondering how many signatures would be required to initiate a recall of the entire current Meeker school board.
Up and Down El Rio Blanco: Holy Moses
We received a letter to the editor via our website last week from a person who wrote “I do not own a phone,” in one of the required fields to get a letter published. Since we did not publish the letter yet, I will only use the writer’s first name,[Read More…]
Meeker Locals
Temperatures are dropping quickly, just in time for the official first day of autumn tomorrow. The autumnal equinox occurs when the Earth’s axis is not tilted toward nor away from the Sun, causing night and day to be approximately the same length.
Still dancing after all these years
MEEKER I The saying might be “dance like nobody’s watching,” but in the Richardsons’ case, lots of folks have been watching. Lifelong square dancers Wilbur and Lois Richardson were inducted into the Colorado West Area Square Dance Council’s Hall of Fame Aug. 26.
Historical Society meeting Oct. 2
MEEKER | The Rio Blanco Historical Society’s quarterly meeting will be held Oct. 2 at Kilowatt Korner …
Shooting range sight-in days
MEEKER | The Meeker Sportsman’s Club range will be open during archery season.
Top 15 handlers…
The top 15 handlers of the 2011 Meeker Classic Sheepdog Championship Trials posed for a group picture with champion Amanda Milliken.
Cowboys fall to Mustangs, 6-36
MEEKER I The Cowboys are getting off to a slow start in 2011. The team, with only five seniors, seems to improve on some parts of the game each week, but has slipped in others.
JV comes up short 20-22
MEEKER I The Meeker JV team came up just a yard short of the end zone, going for two points after scoring a touchdown on their last series of plays.
Invitation to the community choir
MEEKER | To all community choir members and others who like to sing, we will be starting practice on Sept. 19.
