Just wanted to let your readers know about a quilt raffle. The Colorado Rural Electric Association Women’s Task Force is raffling off a beautiful custom-made quilt. The quilt will be on display at the WREA annual meeting on Sept. 8.
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4-H News
MEEKER I The fair has rounded up for Rio Blanco County, and some exhibits and animals are participating at the Colorado State Fair. Congratulations to all participants at the county fair. I would like to thank all the people who volunteered at the fair.
Rio Blanco BOCES implementing program to provide food for hungry kids on weekends
RBC I Rio Blanco BOCES (Boards of Cooperative Educational Services) is implementing a program called Feeding Our Future. Various models of this idea have been successfully started in other states and also in other communities in Colorado.
Herter competes in Iron Girl Triathlon
MEEKER I Bonnie Herter competed Aug. 28 in the Boulder Iron Girl Triathlon. There were 619 women who participated in the quarter-mile swim, 17.2 mile bike ride and 3.1 mile run.
Meeker Locals
If you’d like to avoid spending Labor Day laboring, you might want to take advantage of Saturday’s special holiday: Fight Procrastination Day. Grandparents’ Day is Tuesday, Sept. 7.
Meeker golfer second at Rifle
RBC | Meeker High School’s Trey Morris shot an 18-hole score of 74 to finish second Aug. 23 at Rifle Creek Golf Course. Cross-county rival Rangely Senior High was led by seniors Kacey Denny and Caleb Templeton with scores of 96.
RBC Warranty Deeds
JUNE TRANSACTIONS Seller: Harley Peters Buyer: Robert Redmon Description: Section: 12 Township: 4S Range: 102W 43644 Hwy 139 Transaction Price: $260,000
Fallen Marine Chance ‘always with his unit’
Editor’s note: This is a copy of a letter sent to Chance Phelps’ father, John, by Chance’s commanding officer, Lt. Dan Robertson, after Chance was killed in action in Iraq. It is published with the family’s permission. Dear Mr. Phelps: Thank you for your response. Sir, below I will detail[Read More…]
Band of brothers …
Kevyn Mack of Meeker, left, posed with the Bacon brothers, Michael, center, and actor Kevin, who starred in the 2009 movie, “Taking Chance,” about Chance Phelps, who was killed while serving in Iraq in 2004.
Cowboys face Grand Junction JV Saturday
As a first-year coach, Jeff Palmer is still getting to know his team. He’ll know a lot more come Saturday.
Crawford’s 60th Anniversary
MEEKER | Bill and Margaret Crawford of Greeley celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with a trip to the Pacific Northwest, given to them by their daughter and son-in-law, Linda and Joseph Manzanares. The Crawfords have family in Meeker.
MHS volleyball opens at Glenwood Springs
The Lady Cowboy volleyball team will open the varsity season in Glenwood Springs this weekend. “We play up in Glenwood, there are mostly 3-4 and 5A schools,” coach Christy Atwood said of the upcoming competition for her 2A varsity team. “We’ll use it as a measuring stick to see where[Read More…]



