Meeker

Contractor ready to begin work on Ute Road Project

MEEKER I Martinez Western Constructors, the contractor awarded the bid for the Ute Road Project, are days away from beginning the project.

April 29, 2010 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Hughes will address Tea Party tonight

MEEKER I The newly organized Tea Party group will have its next meeting at 7 tonight at the Rio Blanco Fairgrounds. Pat Hughes, candidate for county commissioner, will be the guest speaker.

April 29, 2010 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Environmental movie tonight in Meeker

MEEKER I At 6:30 tonight, the Colorado Environmental Coalition and the Wilderness Society will put on a free screening of the award-winning documentary “Split Estate” at Kilowatt Korner on Sixth and Market streets.

April 29, 2010 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Blunt out as Meeker girls’ BB coach

MEEKER I School board members and supporters of embattled coach Hallie Blunt confronted each other April 20 in a lengthy, sometimes heated, discussion. When it was all over — the accusations of hidden agendas, the perceived personal attacks, the emotional appeals — nothing had changed.

April 28, 2010 by Jeff Burkhead 1 comment

Candidates Q&A: Hospital Board and Recreation Board elections

Editor’s note: Meeker voters will go to the polls May 4 at the Fairfield Center to cast ballots for hospital and recreation boards. Candidates for both boards were asked the same set of questions. Here are their responses, in alphabetical order, including an open letter from Kris Borchard, hospital board[Read More…]

April 28, 2010 by Jeff Burkhead Comments are Disabled

Salute to MHS seniors

Senior members of Meeker’s boys’ basketball team were recognized Sunday at an end-of-season banquet.

April 28, 2010 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Works begins on remodel at Fairfield Center

MEEKER | Preliminary work begins this week on the Fairfield Center “old library” space remodel project. J Dyer Construction is the general contractor for the project. J Dyer Construction also did the remodel work on the courthouse in 2008 when a new elevator was installed and the facility was updated[Read More…]

April 27, 2010 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Shooting club holds first meeting

MEEKER | The Meeker 4-H shooting club had its first meeting on March 29. At this meeting, we elected the new club officers: J.C. Henderson as president. In this position, he runs the club meetings and is in charge of keeping the club in order. The vice president, Ty Dunham,[Read More…]

April 27, 2010 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

MHS girls 3rd at Glenwood Invitational

MEEKER I The girls’ track team placed third in the 30th Demon Invitational hosted Saturday by Glenwood Springs. Fourteen teams participated, many of them 3A and 4A schools, so the coaching staff was very pleased with the results. The guys also had some outstanding performances, taking fifth place in the[Read More…]

April 26, 2010 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Swine Club hears presentation about feed

MEEKER | In the April meeting, the White River Swine Club talked about how much feed costs, who sells it and where to get it. Todd Morris, our leader, showed us how to look at our pig’s ear notches to figure out what litter they come from. If you look[Read More…]

April 26, 2010 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Opinion: Boesch found career that inspires his passions

For years, he was known as a toy maker. His wife says people thought of him as Geppetto, the wood carver from the story “Pinocchio.” But making toys, that’s what he did for a living. That wasn’t who he was. That wasn’t what defined him.

April 26, 2010 by Jeff Burkhead Comments are Disabled

Meeker

Destination Imagination team places first at state

MEEKER | Four teams traveled to Denver for the State Destination Imagination Tournament the weekend of April 17. At the state level, they were competing against approximately 27 teams in each challenge from different regions across the state.

April 26, 2010 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled