News Notes

News Briefs: October 27, 2016

Broadband meeting today in Meeker MEEKER | Please join Rio Blanco County and the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade on Oct. 27 from 9-11 a.m. at Mountain Valley Bank. Utilization of broadband service for economic development efforts will be discussed. Please email [email protected] with any questions and[Read More…]

NEWS BRIEFS: October 22, 2016

Broadband and economic development meeting Oct. 27 at Mountain Valley Bank MEEKER | Please join Rio Blanco County and the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade on Oct. 27 from 9-11 a.m. at Mountain Valley Bank. Utilization of broadband service for economic development efforts will be discussed. Please[Read More…]

COMMUNITY CALENDAR – October 20, 2016

– Discover the Parks Oct. 25 from 9:30-11 a.m. at Town Park. Call 878-3403 or visit meekerrecdistrict.com. – The Meeker Library Book Club meets at 1 p.m. the second Monday of each month (excluding holidays). The next meeting will be Nov. 14. We will be discussing “The Little Paris Bookshop”[Read More…]

Scholarship Awards

MEEKER | The national FFA organization awarded a $5,000 Georgia M. Hellberg Memorial scholarship to Jacob Smith of the Meeker HS-FFA. The scholarship is sponsored by Georgia M. Hellberg Memorial Fund as a special project of the National FFA Foundation. Smith plans to use the funds to pursue a degree at[Read More…]

CNCC computer classes available

MEEKER | Need help improving skills with Microsoft, Word Excel and/or PowerPoint? If so, register now at CNCC Meeker Center for these October classes. Word is scheduled for Oct. 11-Nov. 1. Excel will be held in November and PowerPoint follows in December. For further information call 878-5227 or stop by the[Read More…]

Christmasfest plans underway

RANGELY | The Western Rio Blanco Recreation & Park District is making preparations for the annual Christmasfest celebration, scheduled for Dec. 9 and 10 this year. Once again, the event will include a week of promotion for local businesses, sleigh rides, the Snowflake Baby contest, a scavenger hunt, residential and[Read More…]

Community Calendar: October 6, 2016

Discover the Parks Oct. 11 from 9:30-11 a.m. at Paintbrush Park. Call 878-3403 or visit meekerrecdistrict.com. A free legal clinic for parties who have no attorney will be featured from 2-3:30 p.m. on Oct. 4 at the Meeker Public Library at 490 Main St in Meeker. Please contact the Meeker[Read More…]

Community Calendar: September 29, 2016

VFW Tootsie Care Day Oct. 1 from 12-3 p.m. Toenail trimming for anyone 74 years and younger that has trouble with this task. Please call 878-5738 to schedule appointment. Vicki will call you back. Free monthly movie Oct. 3 at 1:30 p.m. in the Meeker Rec Center MP room Featured[Read More…]

News Briefs: September 29, 2016

Fairfield grant applications due Oct. 3 Meeker | The Freeman E. Fairfield Charitable Trust semi-annual grant application deadline is 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 3. Applications may be mailed to P.O. Box 2302, Meeker, CO 81641 or delivered to Diane Dunham, 438 E. Market. Mailed applications must be received—not postmarked—by Oct.[Read More…]