DAYS GONE BY: June 9, 2022

The Meeker Herald
125 years ago

• It is more important to be consistent with the truth than to be consistent with your past self.
• District court was in session at Vernal last week, says the Express, and the judge and attorneys all got full of Vernal “booze,” but the judge was equal to the occasion — he adjourned court to give all a chance to sober up. Utah “tanglefoot” must be very fiery when it will knock out a Mormon judge.
• All of the big cattle outfits in northeastern Wyoming now emply wolfers or cowboys whose sole duty is to hunt and trap wolves and coyotes.

The Meeker Herald
100 years ago

• The white speck of snow on LO7 mountain disappeared on Tuesday; so summer is here, in accordance with tradition of ye oldest inhabitant. This snow landmark is formed in a depression on the north side of LO7 mountain, near the top. Quite a snow mass accumulates during the long winter; it gradually disappears with the advent of warm weather, and is generally gone by the first of June.
• “Prohibition agents will work undercover,” says a news item. Well, that’s where the hootch is.
• The frosts of last week damaged alfalfa to a considerable extent.

The Meeker Herald
50 years ago

• Renae Theos, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nick Theos of Meeker, is one of 16 girls from around the state who have entered the queen contest to vie for honors and the title of the 1972-73 Colorado State High School Rodeo Queen.
• Hal Pearce, 18, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hal C. Pearce of Meeker has been selected to attend the National 4-H Citizenship Shortcourse from Rio Blanco County.
• The record breaking drought of 1971 at Meeker has now extended through 1972 to the present time. THe first four months of 1972 recorded only 3.90 inches of precipitation. The mean or average precipitation for January through May is 6.61 inches.

The Meeker Herald
25 years ago

• About 325 people showed up for this year’s Meeker Old Timers Reunion to reminisce about days gone by in Meeker. Anyone born in Meeker 30 or more years ago or anyone who has lived in Meeker for at least 30 years, was eligible to attend.
• If you were planning an excursion to Spring Cave, don’t bother. Tom Tucker reports that the cave is completely flooded. Tom says that on June 1, water in the cave was 84 feet above flood stage and by June 4 it had risen to 96 feet. Just another 13 feet, Tom reports, and water will gush out of the cave. If it does spurt out of the cave, Tucker claims, it will be the first time it has done that in at least 20 years.

Rangely Times
50 years ago

• At a regular meeting of the Town council last Tuesday night, the problem of supplying sufficient water for summer usage was discussed.
• It is much more dignified to say we are moving in cycles rather than running around in circles, although it comes to about the same thing.

Rangely Times
25 years ago

• Mrs. Williams’ first grade class: Christina Harvey, Whitney Chumacero, Stephan Boleng, Courtney DeMers, Hanna Walz, Casey Chapman, Holly Welch, Nick Halcomb, Nicole Justus, Mark Hinaman, Christa Kenney, Rebecca Miller, Jordan Roselle, Kit Karschner, Brett Carson, Keenan Harvey.
• Thirty-four people participated in the free fishing derby held on Saturday, June 7, sponsored by the Rio Blanco Water Conservancy District.