MEEKER | Meeker’s Rowdy Rosendahl is finding success in front of bigger audiences these days. Rosendahl is a talented musician in a family of talented musicians who sings, songwrites and plays guitar. A graduate of Meeker High School, Rosendahl was one of 15 to make it to the semifinals of[Read More…]
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KEEPING IT COOL …
The history behind LO7
The story begins in the fall of 1883, Utah. William B. Loring, a back East gent, sent an outfit of cowboys to Utah to bring back 3,300 head of cattle. The crew took time to brand all of them with the new brand of LO7. The brand was the left[Read More…]
Learn what Horizons Specialized Services has to offer
RBC | Since 1975, Horizons Specialized Services has been serving people with Intellectual Developmental Disabilities (IDD) in Northwest Colorado. IDD affects an individual’s physical, intellectual and/or emotional development. These conditions happen prior to the age of 22 and last throughout a person’s life. Examples include Down syndrome, cerebral palsy and[Read More…]
CNCC welcomes new athletic director
BY KATIE FAYE KING Special to the Herald Times RBC | Colorado Northwestern Community Colleges’ (CNCC) new athletic director, Zachary “Zach” Stevenson, is pumped about the opportunity he has been offered and the upcoming season of CNCC athletics. Zach is a former student-athlete of CNCC who played baseball from 2011-[Read More…]
Making summer memories …
White River Electric Association (WREA) once again held its annual member appreciation and membership meeting in conjunction with the final Meekerpalooza of the season last Friday. According to WREA, approximately 700 tacos were served by the Meeker Lions Club. In addition, attendees enjoyed vendor booths at the Farmers Market and[Read More…]
Sulfur Creek Ditch trouble for residents
MEEKER | Meeker resident Annie Long, who lives at the south end of Second Street, asked the Town to step up and do something about the Sulfur Creek Ditch at Tuesday’s board of trustees meeting. “This is not working,” Long said, describing stinky mud, trash, garbage and mosquitos at the[Read More…]
Tacos El Rey owner brings new tastes to Meeker
MEEKER | “It’s been truly a blessing to be welcomed by the community. I haven’t been here in 10 years, and I feel like I never left” said Hector Peralta, owner of Tacos El Rey, one of the latest places to grab food in Meeker. Located on Market Street, Tacos[Read More…]
Sports physicals July 27 and Aug. 1
MEEKER | Any Meeker High School or Barone Middle School student who wishes to participate in athletics must have a completed physical. Pioneers Medical Center offers two free physical dates each year and for 2023 they are July 27 and Aug. 1. You must call and make an appointment for[Read More…]
Air Force cadets to build new bridge for Spring Cave trail
MEEKER | Through a unique partnership between the Air Force Academy and the White River National Forest, some of the brightest young minds in the country will design, plan, and build a new bridge on the Spring Cave Trail near Meeker this month. Air Force Academy cadets and Forest Service[Read More…]
Back on Board …
The community bulletin board at the Meeker Post Office has had a thorough facelift and been returned to service thanks to Barone Middle School student Gracee Gardner, Meeker resident Chakwah Brink, and Boadachia of Bowah Media. With fresh cork and paint, the board is ready for flyers, notices, handbills and[Read More…]
Museum Musings: Letters from history, No. 5
Special to the Herald Times The White River Museum has a collection of letters that Meeker founding father Thomas Baker kept for many years. There are letters from Nathan Meeker and prominent figures like Chief Ouray, ex-Indian Agents, and the violently anti-Indian Colorado Governor Pitkin, as well as various Army[Read More…]
