Three Barone Middle School track records were broken this year. “I am very proud of all of the hard work, throughout the season, and these results are a reflection of it,” said coach Marty Casey. At home, during the Meeker meet, Kelton Turner ran the 100-meter hurdles in 16.23 seconds[Read More…]
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CNCC Cottage Food Training June 5
MEEKER | Anyone operating a food business from home kitchens and/or food vendors participating in Farmer’s Markets and other summer venues will benefit from this training. The training covers basic food safety, foods permissible in Colorado’s Cottage Food Act, ingredient labeling and disclaimer requirements, and special considerations for food preparation[Read More…]
Homegrown Entrepreneurs: Kyle Stewart
Kyle Stewart—Metal Artist and Welder, Stewart Welding RANGELY | Kyle Stewart graduated from Rangely High School in 2007. Growing up around metal (his family has owned a Stewart’s Welding shop for decades) he developed a desire to not just work with metal, but make it art, eventually becoming an award[Read More…]
CLEAN UP CREW …
Rangely 4-H youth spent Friday morning cleaning up trash on Highway 139 as part of the 4-H commitment to community service. COURTESY PHOTO
Pioneers welcomes new board members
MEEKER | At the regular monthly board of directors meeting for Pioneers Medical Center two new members were welcomed to the board. Brian Bofinger and Todd Shults, along with re-elected members Kim Brown and Kai Turner, were sworn on to the seven-member board. “We are thrilled to welcome Brian and Todd[Read More…]
Veteran’s Posting: May 24, 2018
By Wes Eubanks Meeker VFW & American Legion MEEKER | God Bless America. I go to the cemetery up on the hill above the river and there beneath the cedars I kneel and clean the dust off of the tombstone of a veteran. I say a prayer I plant a flag.[Read More…]
Letter: Local business an asset to community
Dear Editor: I would like to thank Identity Graphics in Meeker for designing and making my re-election signs. Carly Thomson was great to work with. We are so very lucky to have a business like this in our county. Shopping at home is the best! Thank you, Renae Neilson Meeker
Memorial Day: What is it?
RBC | Memorial Day is considered the unofficial kick-off to summer vacation for a lot of people, a three-day weekend for others, and a good reason to enjoy a barbecue and time with friends and family for others. None of those things are the reason for Memorial Day. Following the Civil[Read More…]
Obituary: Cass Casper
Cass Casper Aug. 27, 1926 ~ May 15, 2018 Cass Casper passed away on May 15, 2018, surrounded by his family. He was born Aug. 27, 1926, to Hattie and Ed Casper in Hildreth, Neb. Cass married his wife Patricia Cassidy at their cabin in Buford, Colo., on July 10,[Read More…]
“A good time was had by all.”
MEEKER | The statement, “A good time was had by all,” ended many a Meeker Herald report about the annual Oldtimers’ Reunion and Dance. Even though it’s a biased assumption made by the writer—who has no way of knowing if everyone attending had a good time—it must be mostly true. After[Read More…]
Guest Column: Time to put down some roots
By Julie Hart Special to the Herald Times MEEKER | I didn’t plan that last Friday would be the day I opened my front door, put Cookie girl on her leash and head west down my block. I just knew I had to get out of the house. I arrived in[Read More…]
Do you suffer from low vision?
RBC | Low vision is a visual impairment that cannot be corrected with standard eyeglasses, contact lenses, medication, or surgery. With low vision, activities like reading, shopping, cooking, writing, and watching TV may be hard to do. What are signs of low vision? Difficulty with any of the following—even when wearing glasses[Read More…]
