MEEKER I At noon, Wednesday, Nov. 11, the public is invited to the courthouse lawn for a short ceremony to honor all veterans.
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Rio Blanco County days gone by
The Meeker Herald — 50 years ago • Nov. 6, 1959 was proclaimed Meeker Airport Day by Mayor Frank Kennedy. His mayoral proclamation requested that all Meeker business establishments except service stations close for an hour so that all proprietors and employees could visit the new airport and attend the[Read More…]
Slide Show: Halloween Parade
Crazy outfits were the norm at the Halloween parade in Meeker.
Learning more about my neighbor after she’s gone
Virtually every week, there is at least one obituary, usually more, published in the Herald Times. Historically, that’s something newspapers have done — they document the life, as well as the death, of a person. In between, the newspaper records other milestone moments in a person’s life — graduation, marriage,[Read More…]
Loose Ends: Remembering Dr. Mullen
Kids come first. More than empty words, this credo of one life well-lived continues to be remembered long after the individual is gone. Dr. Robert C. Mullen’s recent memorial at the Rangely Library’s sculpture installation reflects the respect and admiration he earned during his years as BOCES special education director[Read More…]
4-H Foundation honors achievement
MEEKER I At the 4-H Achievement Banquet, Kathy Collins, 4-H Foundation Board member, presented the Outstanding 4-H Jr. Member award to Madison Shults. The Outstanding Intermediate 4-H Member award went to Taylor Neilson, and the Outstanding Sr. 4-H Member went to Morgan Neilson.
Meeker Locals
Halloween came and went, with an extra hour for trick or treating thanks to the time change. Lots of folks braved the cold to enjoy Pumpkins, Eats ’n Treats downtown. The recent cold snap had it feeling more like Christmas Eve than Halloween, complete with a little snow and ice.[Read More…]
Obituary: Joan Wells
Joan Lavelle Wells of Meeker passed away on Oct. 24, 2009, while in the hospital.
Letter: Ruckman family appreciates support
The Ruckman Family would like to give a very heartfelt thank you to everyone for all of your love, assistance, prayers, cards, balloons, etc. during Christopher’s recent injury.
Sectional Punt, Pass & Kick results
Local results from the sectional Punt, Pass and Kick competition in Grand Junction: Doak Mantle — 2nd place in the 8-9 boys division Sydnie Main — 2nd place in the 8-9 girls division Sam Nieslanik — 2nd place in the 10-11 boys division Kash Atwood — 4th place in the[Read More…]
Otwell takes over as ‘official’ chamber director
MEEKER I Shondah Otwell’s job description won’t change much, except to remove the word “interim” from her title. Otwell, who has been filling in as temporary executive director of the Meeker Chamber of Commerce, was given the position permanently last week.
Streaker Sightings
MEEKER | In October, Streaker activities were as follows: 17 days of Chuckwagon with 54 riders; 299 stops in Meeker, including 58 medical; one rider to Rifle for medical and nine riders for shopping; three riders to Grand Junction for medical and six riders for shopping; seven riders for extra[Read More…]
