The first time I met Frank Cooley, I didn’t really meet him. I simply did what he told me to do.
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Birthday celebration
RANGELY | Bill and Martha Mitchem of Rangely celebrated their 80th birthdays — she turned in 80 in January and he turns 80 in October — last weekend with their five children and eight of the 10 grandchildren who were in town for the occasion.
Herter graduates from Amherst College
MEEKER | Thomas M. Herter, son of Steven Herter and Jeanne Newman of Meeker, was graduated from Amherst College on May 24.
Mr. Meeker: A fixture in the community since the mid-1950s, Frank Cooley will again take his place in parade
MEEKER I If there is an iconic figure of Meeker, it may well be Frank Cooley.
Two couples will serve as grand marshals of parade
Jim & Patty Cook Jim Cook was born Feb. 18, 1928, to Robert J. and Daisy Cook in Yuma. Jim spent his early childhood in Yuma and then moved to Meeker around 1942. He worked for Rio Blanco County and then spent the majority of his working career building fence,[Read More…]
Two earn academic honors at Wyoming
MEEKER | Elizabeth Hollowed and Brittni Turner of Meeker were named to the University of Wyoming’s 2009 spring semester academic dean’s and freshman honor roll.
Pageant offers peek into valley history
MEEKER I No one warned me. I stepped onto my back porch for a breath of fresh air my first summer in Meeker.
You can douse some of ‘Meeker’s Finest’ in dunk tank
MEEKER I The Meeker Chamber of Commerce has been organizing the downtown Range Call events for the past several years.
DUI checkpoint to be conducted in Meeker area
MEEKER I Colorado State Patrol, in conjunction with Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office and Meeker Police Department, will conduct a DUI checkpoint and saturation patrols Friday in the Meeker area.
Area Latter-day Saints hold girls camp
RBC I One hundred girls, ages 12 to 18, and 40 leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints attended the annual girls’ camp June 23-27.
The most fun you can have in a few square blocks
MEEKER I For a few days each July, Meeker’s historic downtown is transformed into a gala of amusements for mind, body and soul.
Thwarted bank robbery lives on at Range Call
MEEKER I Re-enactments of famous battles and unsolved crimes are fairly common on television, but a live re-enactment of Meeker’s thwarted 1896 bank robbery offers a picture of living history everyone can enjoy.
