Florence Amanda Klein began her adventurous life in Kansas City, Mo., on July 28, 1911.
Meeker
Students celebrate May bird day
MEEKER I Each year, some 350 bird species migrate between summer and winter habitats. Their flights span state and national boundaries and have inspired unique partnerships dedicated to bird conservation. International Migratory Bird Day celebrates these migrating birds each year in May.
Obituary: Jeanne Hollenbaugh Oct. 14, 1921 ~ May 26, 2011
Funeral services for Jeanne N. Hollenbaugh will be held at 11 a.m., on Tuesday, June 7, at the St. James Episcopal Church in Meeker, Colo. Jeanne passed away on May 26, 2011, after a brief stay in the Lutheran Collier Hospice Center in Wheat Ridge, Colo.
Up and Down El Rio Blanco: Motivation
Please accept this invitation from one small business owner to all others in Rio Blanco County to join me Tuesday, June 7, at 6 p.m., to listen to motivational speaker Cinda Baxter.
Meekerites demonstrate generosity again
MEEKER I More than 325 dinner tickets were sold to the After Birth Ball held on May 21. Thanks to all those in attendance, the Friends of the FFA raised nearly $11,000 from the dinner, the live and silent auctions and the “kids’ coupon table.
Former Meeker resident dies in Afghanistan
MEEKER | United State Army Private First Class John Corey Johnson, 28, a former resident of Meeker, was killed in action Friday, May 27, 2011, in Kandahar province in Afghanistan.
WREA, PMC donation
A combined effort, spearheaded by White River Electric Association, with Pioneers Medical Center and the Meeker Volunteer Fire and Rescue has allowed for the purchase of 4 AED (automated external defibrillator) units for the Meeker School District.
Meeker Locals
June is here and school’s out. Parents, you’ve probably got at least a week or two before you hear the plaintive wails of “I’m bored!” Enjoy it while it lasts.
Remembrance…
Local World War II veterans Warren Hickerson, Frank Cooley, Ernie Garcia, Dick Moyer and Joe Sullivan, along with Ethel Starbuck, visit together
Kevin and Heather Dunbar ~ April 16, 2011
Brad and Christie Stratman of Cedaredge and Dale and Jill Dunbar of Meeker are proud to announce the marriage of their children. Heather Elaine and Kevin Garrett were married in Ridgway, Colo., on April 16, 2011.
Induction of honor society members
MEEKER I Fifteen students from Meeker High School were inducted as new members of the National Honor Society, Chapter Scholastia, in a ceremony held at the high school May 10.
Recycle old tech equipment this month
RBC | The Meeker School District and Rio Blanco County are again offering the annual tech recycling program for Rio Blanco County citizens.
