MEEKER | “We have some new faces,” Meeker High School cross country coach Marty Casey said about his team, which will run competitively for the first time this season in Grand Junction, Saturday. “We have also changed our schedule a bit and it will be fun to see our runners[Read More…]
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Range Call Royalty tryouts Aug. 26
MEEKER | Girls ages 9 to 18 who have their own horses are encouraged to try out for the 2018 Range Call Royalty. Tryouts will be Aug. 26 beginning at 8:30 a.m. Both events will be held at the Rio Blanco County Fairgrounds in Meeker. The speech topic this year[Read More…]
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Editor’s Column: Oh, the errors we make…
Chalk it up to “eclipse energy,” or Mercury in retrograde, or summer exhaustion, or back to school madness, but last week was a rough one for errors. My logical brain knows that’s going to happen from time to time. Major newspapers devote entire sections to corrections every day. There are[Read More…]
Noah’s March travels through county
RBC | This week a young man and his family walked their way across Rio Blanco County as part of a longer trip that began in Florida. With the hope of raising awareness and funds for Type I Diabetes, Noah and his family are walking across the United States. Noah,[Read More…]
Community Calendar: August 24, 2017
– The Meeker Library Book Club meets at 1 p.m. the second Monday of each month (excluding holidays). All interested readers are welcome. Stop by the Meeker Library for details. – Community members are meeting to make grocery bag mats for the homeless. Mondays 1-4 p.m. at 600 Main St.[Read More…]
Classifieds: August 24, 2017
Ads for 8/24/17 (ALL TFNs IN TFN FOLDER) **ANNOUNCEMENTS** Membership Drive for Meeker VFW Auxiliary Post 5843 We invite anyone who may be a husband/wife, father/mother, brother/ sister, son/daughter, grandfather/grandmother or grandson/ granddaughter of a Veteran of a Foreign War. Based on their service in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps,[Read More…]
Only two rodeos remain in summer series
MEEKER | For two more Thursdays, Randy Henni will continue to be the sidekick to Moose 93.2 radio D.J. Ty Morgan in the booth at Meeker’s Summer Rodeo Series at the Rio Blanco County Fairgrounds. Morgan calls the rodeo while Henni supplies the music. In the booth, the two of[Read More…]
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Fun, Fact and Fitness Fair today
RANGELY | CNCC and the Colorado Workforce Center will be hosting a Fun, Fact and Fitness Fair on Aug. 24 between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. This fair is to help CNCC students find out more about what Rangely and surrounding areas have to offer them, i.e: services, shops, food,[Read More…]
Craig mayor to give presentation Sept. 7
RANGELY | Craig Mayor John Ponikvar will give an informative talk on Thursday, Sept. 7 at 6:30 p.m. at the Rangely Jr./Sr/ High School auditorium about the book “13 Ways to Kill Your Community” by Doug Griffiths and Kelly Clemmer. Books will be available for purchase.
Days Gone By: August 17, 2017
The Meeker Herald — 100 years ago – May we always look upon the faults of others with the same eye we look upon our own. – Nearly every night for the past two months from one to six auto parties have camped in our town park. The town government[Read More…]