MEEKER I Our communities are fortunate to have extraordinary volunteers who enable public programs to function. By definition, a volunteer is one who enters into, or offers for, any service of his/her own free will. What the definition does not include is a time frame, or benchmark for excellence, in[Read More…]
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Classifieds: January 20, 2011 edition
ANNOUNCEMENTS 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]
Boy Scouts host open house Jan. 26
MEEKER | There will be an open house to introduce more Meeker boys to Boy Scouting. A 50-foot track, provided by the Glenwood Springs Boy Scouts, will be set up for a derby demo.
ERBM Recreation and Parks District cardboard derby results released
MEEKER I The annual Cardboard Derby was held under beautiful blue skies last Saturday, featuring many creative sleds and lots of spectators. Winners are listed below Biggest Dud: Biggest wipeout or fastest to fall apart 6 and under: Tatumn Kennedy 7-12 year old: Alex Murray
2010: The Year in Review
July ~ September • Mike Ehredt’s run across the country — he’s covering one mile in honor of every U.S. Soldier who has died in Iraq — took him through Meeker last weekend. • Doug Pfau and the Meeker School District have officially parted ways. Monday night, the Meeker School[Read More…]
The search is on for Miss Teen Meeker-World
MEEKER I Christina Sacha, the Colorado director for the Miss Teen World pageant system is announcing that the search is on for the new Miss Teen Meeker-World. Once selected, the community representative will then advance on to compete in the Miss Teen Colorado-World Pageant to be held April 30 at[Read More…]
Business of the week announced
MEEKER | Meeker Chamber of Commerce business of the week is the Meeker Hotel and Cafe. To read its story, please visit www.meekerchamber.com.
RBC middle school girls open season on road
RBC I The Barone Middle School eighth-grade girls’ basketball team traveled to Craig with new head coach Kris Casey, where the A-team won, making two free throws with one second left.
MHS wrestles well for hometown crowd
RBC I The Cowboy wrestling team opened the 2011 season in front of a hometown crowd and although they did not win the dual against Coal Ridge the Cowboys did win five of eight matches wrestled. Meeker and the Rangely Panthers traveled to the Tournament of Champions in Vernal, Utah[Read More…]
MHS wins one, loses one to open
MEEKER I The Meeker Cowboys boys’ basketball team opened the 2011 season with a loss and a win over the past weekend. Meeker traveled to Hayden on Friday but ended on the short side of the score with a 60-50 loss. However, the Cowboys evened their league record at 1-1[Read More…]
Meeker Tea Party meeting Jan. 20
MEEKER | There will be a Tea Party meeting on Jan. 20 at 7 p.m. at Kilowatt Korner. This will be the first meeting of the new year and we would like to hear input as to what our goals should be heading into the 2012 election cycle. We would[Read More…]
Letter: Government vs. education
Yesterday I wrote to our two U.S. Senators and the Representative for our district and asked them to support phasing out the U.S. Department of Education over the next five years. Please don’t immediately assume that I am against the best education for our young people, since the opposite is[Read More…]
