MEEKER I With the paper changing editors it seems a perfect time to celebrate one of the incredible women behind nearly 30 years of “The Meeker Herald,” Leota Cook. The Cook family bought the newspaper company in 1964 and owned and operated the company until the early 1990s.
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4-H News
RBC I If you were to ask people what 4-H is about, a large number of them would say, “cooking and cows.” Yes, that’s where the emphasis of 4-H was years ago and those quality projects are still important today.
Between Fences details settling of United States
“Between Fences is about our homes and the land on which they’re built. It’s the story of the settling of the United States and the creation of communities. It is about different kinds of fences, where they’re used, and the materials used to make them. It’s about why people build[Read More…]
Chambers name members of the week
RBC I The Rangely Chamber of Commerce Member of the Week is White River Drive In. For more information please visit our web site at www.rangelychamber.com.
Cowboys to host WREA Shootout
MEEKER I Meeker fans will have their first opportunity to view the 2010-2011 hometown men’s basketball team as the Cowboys host the White River Electric Cowboy Shootout. In its 11th year of sponsorship by White River Electric the Cowboys are hoping for a three-peat of the championship this year as[Read More…]
Smithsonian exhibit opens at WR Museum
RBC I The White River Museum will hold an official opening of the Smithsonian exhibit “Between Fences,” Saturday, Dec. 11 at 10 a.m. “We are excited to be hosting this exhibit,” Dr. David Steinman, Rio Blanco Historical Society board member and project manager for the exhibit, said. Between Fences will[Read More…]
Classifieds: December 9, 2010 edition
ATV, Boat and Snowmobile Owners! You can now renew your Colorado OHV registrations on line at: www.parks.state.co.us The Rio Blanco Herald Times accepts all major credit cards. You can fax your classified ad or subscription to (970)878-4016 or e-mail to: [email protected]
The choking game: ‘Good kids high’ is no joke for teens
MEEKER I “Come on, try it…I dare you.” This was a quote from an episode of Criminal Minds (Risky Business) about a dangerous game called the “choking game.” The FBI team discovers the quote on a website used to convince teens to play the game. “It’s the ‘good’ kids’ high,”[Read More…]
Meeker cantata to be presented Dec. 12
MEEKER I The community Christmas cantata, “The Mystery and the Majesty,” will be Sunday at 3 p.m. in the Meeker High School auditorium. Cookies and punch will be served afterward.
Meeker Locals
Twenty-three days till Christmas. Remember, the spirit of the season is one of love and mercy and peace, not shop till you drop. Are you done with your holiday shopping? Are your cards mailed? Presents wrapped? Decorations complete? Yeah, right.
Loose Ends: Another quiet season
As hunting season ends and the quiet season begins, picturing the White River Valley years ago seems to make one feel a lot better when that the old cabin fever feeling starts up again. Many of us love the long, cold, winters but quite a few residents never have gotten[Read More…]
Up and down el Rio Blanco
Here we go again — I hope to have even more fun this time and I’m thankful to Mitch Bettis for another chance to be the editor, or as my predecessor wrote, “the caretaker” of the Rio Blanco Herald Times.
