MEEKER — Taking to one’s sickbed is how the winter siege of illnesses was described in many local childhood remembrances. While home remedies such as mustard plasters, kerosene and castor oil were recalled by many pioneer family members, the helplessness felt by an outbreak or subsequent epidemic of smallpox, scarlet[Read More…]
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Public invited to Feb. 27 infrastructure meeting
MEEKER — The community is invited to join the Rio Blanco County commissioners and Town of Meeker board of trustees for a discussion about our public facilities and infrastructure needs in eastern Rio Blanco County.
News Briefs: February 21, 2008
AARP Driver’s Safety scheduled for Mar. 17 MEEKER — The AARP Driver’s Safety program will be held March 17-18 from 1-5 p.m. at the Senior Center in the Fairfield Center. The program consists of eight hours classroom instruction and discussion (no driving, no tests) for motorists 50 and over. A[Read More…]
Agriculture commissioner visits BMS
MEEKER — John Stulp, commissioner of agriculture, visited Barone Middle School Feb. 20.
Energy Forum and Expo CO starts Friday
RBC — The Third Annual Energy Forum and Expo CO will be in Grand Junction Friday, Feb. 22 at Two Rivers Convention Center.
Roberts to serve mission in Chile
RANGELY — Jacob Roberts has been called to the Chile Antofagasta Mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Officer Washburn receives recognition for ìheroic actionî
MEEKER — Meeker Police Officer Mike Washburn was recognized by Meeker’s Board of Trustees and the Meeker Police Department at the Feb. 19 meeting.
BLM hosts open house
MEEKER — Although commercial oil shale development on federal lands is many years away, the Bureau of Land Management held an open house last Thursday to inform the public about the draft resource management plan amendments and Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for oil shale and tar sands in Colorado,[Read More…]
Local outfitters, DOW team up for hunter outreach programs
RBC — Hunting and fishing recreation has a long and robust history in western Colorado. The Meeker and Craig areas are well known for just such recreation with the area’s abundant public and private fishing waters and immense big game herds.
St. James Church holds annual meeting
MEEKER — The annual meeting for St. James Episcopal church was Sunday, Jan. 27. Attendees enjoyed one of the church’s famous pot luck lunches after church, followed by the meeting.
How to detect fake papers
RBC — The Colorado Workforce Center in Meeker is hosting an employer workshop Friday, Feb. 29 on “How to detect fraudulent documents.” This workshop will be presented by Steve Turza with immigration and customs enforcement.
Winter stresses on trees, shrubs
RBC — Winter’s heavy snow and ice, as well as frozen soil conditions, can damage cherished trees and shrubs in suburban landscapes. Even areas without major snowfall experience high winds and huge fluctuations in temperatures during winter. But homeowners can lessen the adverse effects of winter weather with preventive maintenance.