Hantavirus may not be a very common disease. But it can be deadly. Joe Merriam almost found that out the hard way. Merriam’s daughter, Annie, contracted the disease in 1999, during the summer before her senior year at Meeker High School. She nearly died.
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Conrado family meets in Estes Park
MEEKER I Forty-one family members of the late Charles D. and Esme M. Conrado gathered at the YMCA Camp in Estes Park to pay tribute to and share memories of two wonderful, loving parents. The five siblings gathered with their spouses and offspring Aug. 12-15. This was a reunion 18[Read More…]
Local couples place in Meeker tourney
MEEKER I Twenty-eight teams filled the Meeker Golf Course last weekend and although only a handful were local, two of them placed in two of the three flights in the annual couples tournament. Couples from three states competed in the annual two-day, 36-hole event.
It’s elementary!
DEDICATION CEREMONY, RIBBON CUTTING MARK OPENING OF THE NEW MEEKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL School board member Bill de Vergie and Susan Goettel, superintendent, along with other board members did the honors during Monday’s dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new Meeker Elementary School.
Meeker Locals
We’re all going to pretend the leaves on the trees aren’t starting to fade, and the mornings aren’t getting progressively colder. Maybe we’ll have a nice Indian summer this year.
Classic art entries on display at Wilber Barn
MEEKER I Forty-seven entries in the Meeker Classic art contest and silent auction are on display at Wendll’s Wondrous Things through Sept. 7, when they will move to the Wilber Barn at Ute Park.
Chambers name members of the week
RBC I This week’s Meeker Chamber Member of the Week is State Farm Insurance. To read the story, go to www.meekerchamber.com.
Study released on horse population control efforts
MEEKER I The Bureau of Land Management has released for public review an environmental assessment addressing the gather plan to keep the wild horse population southwest of Meeker within appropriate levels.
Loose Ends: Opening day in the classroom
It has been a while since I met children in the doorway of my classroom for the first day of school. Retired from 23 years of teaching in elementary schools, I still miss a lot of things about the yearly opening day. This year I felt an especially sharp pang,[Read More…]
Letter: Looking for local families of military
I am affiliated with the group www.soldiersangels.org, which sends care packages to soldiers stationed oversea. I have funds in an account that have been donated by the people in our community for just this purpose.
Obituary: John F. (Jack) Davis
John F. (Jack) Davis Jan. 23, 1948~Aug. 14, 2010 I was born in Meeker on Jan. 23, 1948, to Herbert Lester Davis and Iris Florane Lovelace. My family lived in a log cabin on my granddad’s homestead for a little more than three years. When I was 3 years old,[Read More…]
New VP at Mountain Valley Bank
MEEKER I Gabe Smither grew up in a small town in Missouri and most recently lived with his family in Kansas City, on the Kansas side. But, a couple of times a year, they would make a trip to Colorado for vacation. They always thought it would be nice to[Read More…]
