MEEKER | The Meeker Recreation Center will be running its annual shutdown in August. The pool will be closed Aug. 7-20 and the center will have a full shutdown Aug. 17-20. Both will resume normal hours on Monday, Aug. 21. Each year the center must close for critical maintenance that[Read More…]
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Program about algae problem tonight
MEEKER | The Meeker Public Library will host a program Thursday, Aug. 10 at 7 p.m. by Dr. Bob Dorsett to inform the community about the algae problem in the White River and to encourage work toward a solution.
Community Calendar: August 10, 2017
– Pool shutdown. The Meeker Rec Center pool is closed for maintenance Aug. 7-20. Call 878-3403 or visit meekerrecdistrict.com. – 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. –[Read More…]
Classifieds: August 10, 2017
**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, Air Force or Coast Guard. We will happily[Read More…]
Days Gone By: August 3, 2017
The Meeker Herald — 100 years ago – H.H. Joy of Meeker, well known in Craig, this week was appointed Western slope general sales agent for the Maxwell and Overland automobiles with headquarters at Grand Junction, to which place he shortly will go from Meeker. n Of the 200 tickets[Read More…]
Mileage compensation for VA care
RBC | Attention Rio Blanco County Veterans: Veterans may be eligible for mileage reimbursement for travel costs to receive VA medical care. If you do not currently receive VA travel compensation please contact the Rio Blanco County Veterans Service offices. Rangely: John ‘Hoot’ Gibson, 970-878-9695. Meeker: Joe Bob Dungan, 970-878-9690.[Read More…]
Local runners push themselves, each other to run farther
MEEKER | Distance running is considered an individual sport by most but when the distance is 100 miles and takes more than 24 hours to complete, a runner might need some help, which is what local runners Lisa Belmonte, John and Christopher Strate, Carly Thompson and Kris Casey did for[Read More…]
Learning to live with bears is the new normal in Colorado
RBC | After several recent bear conflicts in Colorado, including close encounters, home invasions and an attack on a sleeping camper in Boulder County, July 9, Colorado Parks and Wildlife is stressing education as one of the most effective ways to prevent wildlife conflicts. CPW officials say although many bear[Read More…]
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Guest Column: Public Health is Changing
By Julie Drake RBC Public Health Director Special to the Herald Times RBC | I was flattered when I was accidentally identified in last week’s newspaper as a new public health nurse. Nurses are some of my favorite professionals. Nurses are vital and important keys to good healthcare. Not only[Read More…]
Death Notice: Eleanor Marie Strickland
Eleanor Marie Strickland July 21, 2017 Eleanor Marie Strickland, of Grand Junction, died Friday, July 21, 2017, at St. Mary’s Hospital. A rosary will be held at 7 p.m., Friday, Aug. 11, 2017, at Callahan-Edfast Mortuary in Grand Junction. Memorial mass will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 12,[Read More…]
RBC receives two Blueprint 2.0 initiatives from state office of economic development
RBC | Meeker played host Monday to the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) and the Colorado Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) for a regional economic development meeting, a site visit to Headhunters Bowstrings and the announcement of this year’s Blueprint 2.0 awards. Blueprint 2.0 is “the[Read More…]
