MEEKER | The Colorado Division of Wildlife is hosting Angler Roundtables around northwest Colorado to discuss the agency’s five-year review of fishing regulations. Angler roundtables are open to the public and anyone interested in fishing is encouraged to attend.
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Healthy Hug…
Cindy Stults, who assisted at Saturday’s 9Health Fair in Rangely, gives her grandson a hug. Kelly Just, lab director at Rangely District Hospital, said of the health fair, “Things went very smoothly this year.
Obituary: Gary Orton
Gary Orton Oct. 10, 1946~April 14, 2010 Gary L. Orton, 63, of Olivehurst, Calif., passed away at Rideout Memorial Hospital on April 14, 2010. He was born on Oct. 10, 1946, in Hayden. He was a Yuba-Sutter resident for 40 years and was retired from the U.S. Air Force as[Read More…]
Obituary: Jack Farris
Jack Farris Nov. 1923~March 29, 2010 Jack Farris, 86, was born in November 1923, in Estill Springs, Tenn., to Mary Emma Bryant Farris and John Eulis Farris, and passed away Monday, March 29, 2010, in San Luis Obispo, Calif. The Farris family moved to Avila Beach in 1933 when Jack’s[Read More…]
Obituary: Marianna Raftopoulos
Marianna Raftopoulos May 23, 1954~April 14, 2010 Marianna Mahleres Raftopoulos passed away April 14, 2010, at her home in Craig, after an 11-year battle with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Her loving family and a few of her closest friends surrounded her. Marianna was born on May 23, 1954, to Nick and[Read More…]
MHS girls 3rd at Glenwood Invitational
MEEKER I The girls’ track team placed third in the 30th Demon Invitational hosted Saturday by Glenwood Springs. Fourteen teams participated, many of them 3A and 4A schools, so the coaching staff was very pleased with the results. The guys also had some outstanding performances, taking fifth place in the[Read More…]
Swine Club hears presentation about feed
MEEKER | In the April meeting, the White River Swine Club talked about how much feed costs, who sells it and where to get it. Todd Morris, our leader, showed us how to look at our pig’s ear notches to figure out what litter they come from. If you look[Read More…]
Rio Blanco County Police Blotter
Activity for April 9-15, 2010 RPD did not submit blotter information for this week. Friday, April 9 MPD-9:54 a.m.-Assist other agencies at 267 Sixth St., Meeker RBSO-11:42 a.m.-Traffic hazard at County Rd. 5 and Hwy 64, Meeker MPD-1:32 p.m.-Criminal mischief at Eighth St. and Park Ave., Meeker
Opinion: Boesch found career that inspires his passions
For years, he was known as a toy maker. His wife says people thought of him as Geppetto, the wood carver from the story “Pinocchio.” But making toys, that’s what he did for a living. That wasn’t who he was. That wasn’t what defined him.
Destination Imagination team places first at state
MEEKER | Four teams traveled to Denver for the State Destination Imagination Tournament the weekend of April 17. At the state level, they were competing against approximately 27 teams in each challenge from different regions across the state.
Rio Blanco Days Gone By
The Meeker Herald — 100 years ago April 23, 1910 • White River fruit was not damaged by Thursday night’s frost. • Miss Bertha J. Lewis, from Brighton, Colo., arrived in town Sunday. Miss Lewis will conduct the summer term of the Oakridge Park school
Loose Ends: Just three seasons
Spring is just a figment of your imagination. The season begins in March in most places and here a month or two later. March, April, and May are the months it comes in much like the old proverb, “It comes in like a lion and out like a lamb.” The[Read More…]
