The Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago
The delinquent tax list will shortly be published. Pay up if you wish to keep your name out of the paper.
A light fall of snow mantled mother earth in this valley in the early party of the week and it looked winterish for a few days, but—as usual, we just caught the tail end of what was a storm east of the range.
Hay & JoHantgen are sustaining their reputation for enterprise, their latest addition to their many attractions being a fine graphophone, made by the celebrated musical firm of Lyon & Healy. The instrument is the finest made and the nominal fee of only five scents is charged to hear each selection—the same as in the east where the graphophone is all the rage.
The Meeker Herald ~ 100 years ago
Jack Maloney was in from Denver on a deer hunt but Jack reports “Yes, we got no buckskin.”
The new kiln of brick made by Bender and Walden was finished last week and are now being put into the new high school building. It is reported that they are extra good brick.
During the past big game season there were more licenses issued by our County Clerk than there were a year ago. Whether more bucks were killed is a question which cannot be answered off hand with any degree of certainty.
The Meeker Herald ~ 50 years ago
While hunting is down somewhat this year, Melvin Woolf from Kalamazoo, Mich., didn’t have much trouble as he bagged this nice four point buck on the opening day of the season last Saturday. Mr. Woolf shot the 275 lb. mule deer while he was hunting on the Robert Shaw ranch on Strawberry Creek.
Mrs. Ron Taussig and daughter of Haztun arrived Tuesday of last week for a few weeks with her in-laws, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Taussig. Her husband Ron plans to join them this weekend. While here she’s also visiting with her mother, Mrs. John Dalrymple and with her father, Harvey Osborn and wife.
Mrs. Eva Dean Watson, who broke her ankle last Saturday, was returned home from St. Mary’s Hospital by her husband Lee Wednesday. She was injured when she fell from a ladder while putting up storm windows. The seriousness of the break required 3-½ hours surgery,
The Meeker Herald ~ 25 years ago
Good news: the final, official student head count for the 1998-1999 school year ended up being 11 students more than the school district expected this year. As a result, the district will receive $12,470 more in state aid than expected.
Ryan Lee Thayer, 18, a senior at Meeker High School, died Oct. 14, 1998 at the Pioneers Hospital in Meeker. Ryan’s numerous friends will remember him for being non-materialistic and putting the needs of others before his own. He was very generous and quick to share his thoughts, time, or money with anyone who was in need.
Meeker High School’s 1998 homecoming royalty were as follows: Naomi Holland and Ulli Felix, first attendants; Jessi Bibb and Stan Garcia, king and queen; and Sarah Conrado and Toni Gianinetti, second attendants.
Rangely Times ~ 50 years ago
The Future Homemakers of America had a bake sale on Thursday. They also held a meeting to discuss the Greek cookbooks that they have been selling. If you are interested in trying some Greek cooking, you might contact a member of FHA.
Three cheers for another step in the right direction. The Colorado Well Service has employed Susan Cary to help with the oil field work that has only been done by men before.
The Rangely District Hospital Board have secured in the services of several visiting physicians from Glenwood Springs to supplement those of Dr. William Rosene for the benefit of area patients. Dr. Rosene has been alone in practice here since Dr. James Short left in April.
Rangely Times ~ 25 years ago
After a disastrous Rangely Times issue last week, shot through with gross errors, T.J. Smith, the 22-year-old associate editor of the Rangely Times abruptly left town, leaving behind unpaid bills and a girlfriend who recently moved from Georgia to be with him.
The summer of 1998 was one of the best for growing weeds in Rio Blanco County. And members of the fifth grade were trying to prove they had either the “Biggest,” “Meanest,” or “Prettiest” weed. The contest was the culmination of a program by Bill Ekstrom, Cooperative Extension agent, and Paul Burgell, County Weed Supervisor, to illustrate weed problems in Rio Blanco County.
Colorado Northwestern Community College hosted a whitewater trip through the canyonlands of the Uintah Mountains north of Rangely. For two decades, adventurous CNCC students have negotiated the Class III pool and drop rapids of the Yampa and Green Rivers while learning about geology, ecology, and environmental history of Dinosaur National Monument.
