The Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago
A car-load of dry goods has been dumped into Hugus & Co.’s store this week, and clerks have been busy getting them in shape. The shelves and connectors show the results of the work. A large and better selected stock was never shown by this form, who already have a reputation for choicest goods and lowest prices.
The prevailing prices for beef cattle and feeders are satisfactory.
The sun-shiny days and cool nights with which this section has been favored for some time past, came to an end this morning, and we enjoyed a nice fall of watery snow–for a change.
The Meeker Herald ~ 100 years ago
Dr. Myers of Kansas City and Mr. McFadden and wife of Oklahoma left last Sunday after two weeks in our upper country bear hunting. They were under the guidance of Vern Caldwell, our veteran hunter.
The party had good luck as they killed three bear and took a yearling cub alive which Dr. Myers will take home with him.
Deer season opened yesterday and from all indications it will be good weather for the deer. There is not as many tourist hunters this year as usual.
Frank Vaughn, the veteran and able Leadville newspaper man, came in Wednesday on his annual deer hunt. Mr. Vaughn has been coming to White River either hunting or fishing for over thirty years. Some of the most beautiful things descriptive of the upper White regions in prose and poetry are from Frank Vaughn’s gifted pen.
The Meeker Herald ~ 50 years ago
The Meeker High School Band has been invited by the Governor of Hawaii to march in the Kamehameha Parade June 8, 1974. The Kamehameha Parade is to Hawaii as the Rose Bowl is to California.
Fireman were called to Fifth and Water Streets Monday morning where an old shed owned by L.E. Idol was reported on fire. Luckily, only an old tractor had been started and its smoke was mistaken for a fire.
Mrs. Dorothy Shults recently placed first in the tablecloths and luncheon cloths division of embroidered articles in the State Grange Needlework Contest.
More than 140 entries were submitted to the contest with the first place award winners now entering the national competition to be held in Lincoln, Nebraska, in November.
The Meeker Herald ~ 25 years ago
The Meeker United Methodist Church will sponsor a free concert by The Continentals, a nationally recognized Christian music group.
The Colorado Division of Wildlife is reminding hunters that over-the-counter bull elk licenses are not valid in limited draw areas or the 45 game management units allocated for either-sex hunters during the second and third rifle seasons.
A 52-year-old Greeley man who was archery hunting in the Buffalo Peaks Wilderness Area escaped without injuries after being treed by a black bear. A Colorado Division of Wildlife Officer, who was also in the vicinity, killed the bear after a two-hour standoff.
Rangely Times ~ 50 years ago
Town Manager Richard Huntington told us the other day that the reason the streets hadn’t been swept for several months was that the only man who could operate the sweeper had resigned. He said that he and Town Foreman Roger Padilla would be operating it soon.
Rehearsals for the community Christmas concert will begin this week, under the direction of George Pidcock. The Messiah, an oratoria by Handel, has been selected for the performance this year.
Al and Dawna Stewart hosted a pot luck supper at their home Thursday evening. Guests were Edna and Jay West, Mrs. Chowdry and son, Aerie Mandrell, Brad and Linda Cady, Carol and Almer Hazelwood and family, and Betty Hillyer and sons, and Eddie Stewart and wife.
Rangely Times ~ 25 years ago
Call it what you like; the Millennium Bug, Time Bomb 2000, or the Y2K Crisis, whatever it is that happens on Jan. 1, 2000, is sure to bring a lot of headaches. Recently, Rangely dispatcher Paula Davis attended a conference on the Y2K dilemma; she brought back with her a lot of knowledge about what exactly is going on.
Citizens Against Youth Smoking are again bringing forth the issue of youth smoking. On June 23, 1998, the Town Council voted against a Tobacco Ordinance that would prevent youth (all ages under 18) from smoking in public.
CNCC has begun discussions to develop a new degree program in Recycling Technology. Based on an economic development proposal for Hunter’s Point Naval Shipyard in San Francisco, the degree program would process paper, glass, and plastic into products that have markets on the Western Slope, such as plastic lumber and molded paper packing material for fruit.
