Meeker senior Victor Villalpando winds up for a pitch during a game in Denver earlier in the season.
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Letter to the Editor: Art walk thank you
Dear Editor: Many thanks to the businesses and patrons that took part in last month’s Art Walk. The third Thursday Art Walk is open to all businesses and inspired artists. The next walk is April 21. Hope to see you there! Pete Kiser Meeker
Kick’n it …
The Rangely soccer team will play in Aspen Friday and in Rifle Saturday.
Conservancy board postpones decisions
The Rio Blanco Water Conservancy District board of directors met last Wednesday for its annual boater/users meeting.
Bellco to close Meeker office
Bellco Credit Union customers in Meeker will lose the convenience of having a local branch office next month. Citing the “significant cost” of maintaining the branch “due to the location,” the credit union has decided to close the Meeker branch, effective Friday, May 13.
Loose Ends: Taking a stand against child abuse
It takes a village to raise children and it takes a community to stop child abuse. The big white sign on the courthouse lawn is not the eye-catcher; it is the patch of pinwheels representing all of the abused and neglected children across the state of Colorado.
Meeker Locals
A couple of residents have publicly expressed their opinions regarding the security camera atop Meeker’s courthouse in the last couple of issues. What do you think? You do realize there are security cameras and web cams pretty much everywhere you go these days, right? What makes the Meeker courthouse camera [Read More…]
Parsons honored by Club 20
Rio Blanco County commissioner Ken Parsons was honored with the Dan Noble award by Club 20 at its spring meeting last weekend in Grand Junction.
Fund raising presentation at MVB
Lisa Brown, fundraising professional, will present the latest and best methods in raising money for nonprofit organizations in small communities. The Meeker Chamber of Commerce and Northwest Colorado Rural Philanthropy Days have joined forces to bring Lisa Brown to the Meeker Mountain Valley Bank on April 14 from 1-3 p.m.
Up and Down El Rio Blanco: Grace
Grace, there are many definitions. It can be heard, seen and felt. My mom says grace before every meal.
Fraudulent letter from Controllers Unit
Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler is warning businesses of a fraudulent letter sent by Corporate Controllers Unit to thousands of Colorado corporations asking for a $225 fee to satisfy State Statue of Periodic Reporting CCS Section 7-90-301 and 7-90-501 by April 15. “This is a scam. People should ignore[Read More…]
Obituary: Kacey Ann Pozorski
Kacey Ann Pozorski was born Feb 9, 2006, in Stearns County, St. Cloud, Minn., to Kurt and Jackie Pozorski.
