MEEKER I Smoking River Pow Wow committee chair Lynn Lockwood updated Meeker’s Board of Trustees about new developments in the planning of the second annual powwow, and asked the “tribe of Meeker” to match a $2,000 donation from the Utes.
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Obituary: Lorine U. Nielsen
Lorine U. Nielsen, 83, passed away July 10, 2009, at the Community Hospital in Grand Junction. Lorine was born on Aug. 5, 1925, in Caldwell, Texas, to Emil and Hattie Uhlig.
Cowboy Counselor also struggles with loss of friend
When Buckshot, a local psychotherapist, heard about longtime family friend Bren Sullivan, he found it difficult to separate the personal from the professional.
Slide Show: Sanctuary from the recession
Members of Meeker’s United Methodist Church broke ground Sunday for a new sanctuary. Given the economic times, Johnny Arrington, the church’s pastor, said the building project is a sign of the congregation’s faith and commitment.
Meeker locals
MEEKER I We like Stacy Hudelson so much we just thought she deserved an extra birthday greeting this year. Her birthday is actually in September, not July.
Sheep and goat club members meet tonight
MEEKER | Following the fireworks show, the sheep and goat growers gathered to pick up fireworks scraps July 5 at Highland Cemetery.
Classifieds: July 16, 2009
Classified ads for July 16, 2009 edition include:
State rep takes tour
RANGELY | Colorado state Rep. Randy Baumgardner of Hot Sulphur Springs, center, visited the Rangely campus of Colorado Northwestern Community College recently.
Tropical Coyotes play on courthouse lawn
MEEKER | The free Summer Entertainment Series, sponsored by the Eastern Rio Blanco Metropolitan Recreation and Park District, will feature the band Tropical Coyotes this Friday.
Devereaux is nurse practitioner in Arizona
MEEKER | Deanette Devereaux, daughter of Connie Devereaux of Grand Junction and the late Jim Devereaux of Meeker, has completed classes to become a nurse practitioner in Arizona.
Board meets today in Steamboat
RANGELY | The Northwest Workforce Board, charged with the oversight of the Colorado Workforce Centers in northwest Colorado and comprised of business and community leaders
Atmos files for $3.9 million rate increase
MEEKER | Atmos Energy Corporation filed July 8 with the Colorado Public Utilities Commission for an overall increase of $3.9 million in the annual revenues of its Colorado natural gas utility operations. Atmos Energy last filed for a rate increase in Colorado in 2002.