MEEKER | Meeker Cowboy volleyball hasn’t seen a team this big quite possibly in forever. With 48 girls on the team, head coach Greg Cravens says, “It is a great ‘problem’ to have.” Meeker High School’s volleyball program has excelled in the past several years, and the success is apparent[Read More…]
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Letters from History, No. 9
The White River Museum has a collection of letters that Meeker founding father Thomas Baker kept for many years. There are letters from Nathan Meeker and prominent figures like Chief Ouray, ex-Indian Agents, and the violently anti-Indian Colorado Governor Pitkin, as well as various Army officers from 1874-1879. The letters[Read More…]
Obituary: Cleo Broome
Aug. 26, 1933 ~ Aug. 7, 2023 With love, laughter and mischief Cleo Broome went to heaven to join her parents Jay and Erma Turner and her sister Elaine Julius and the love of her life, Bob Broome. The difficulty in leaving this earth was leaving her children, Brenda and[Read More…]
DEATH NOTICE: Paulette Ann Comstock
Paulette Ann Comstock, 72, of Montrose passed away at Penrose Hospital on Aug. 7, 2023. Crippin Funeral Home and Crematory is assisting Mrs. Comstock’s family. A complete obituary will be published in coming weeks.
Celebration of Life
Please join us in celebrating Herb Hughley (1936~2023) on Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023 from 1-3 p.m. at Meeker Town Park. Come casual, have a bite to eat and share a memory.
EDITOR’S COLUMN: Happy Birthday, HT!
“By the absence of an irreverent press, Europe for a thousand years has existed merely for the advantage of half a dozen seventh-rate families called Monarchs, and some hundreds of riffraff sarcastically called Nobles. Our papers have one peculiarity — it is American — it exists nowhere else — their[Read More…]
LOOSE ENDS: Winding Down
The full bloom of summer is over, as the the summer’s annual festivities and celebrations end. Officially summer is not over but once the fair finishes and the school year starts, it feels done. Barbecues, musical gatherings, and special parties wind down, yet the taste of summer lingers for quite[Read More…]
Our Founding Fathers: Part One
No, not George Washington, our first President, but George S. Hazen, one of Meeker’s founding fathers. One of our earliest settlers and owners of the Meeker Town Company. Our George may not have been as colorful as Washington. I do not know if he owned any wooden false teeth or[Read More…]
HOME COOKIN’
Meeker’s newest restaurant, Caroline’s Louisiana Kitchen, opened Friday, Aug. 11 at 7t23 Market St. An interview with the chef will be published in next week’s paper. | LUCAS TURNER PHOTO
Meeker biking association hosts FUN Ride Poker Run Aug. 26
MEEKER | The Meeker Area Mountain Biking Association (MAMBA) will host a FUN Ride Poker Run on Saturday, Aug. 26 at 9 a.m. Online registration is $15; same-day registration (cash only) is $20 and opens at 7:30 a.m. The event is open to all ages. Minors will need to have[Read More…]
Rangely Chamber shares ongoing efforts at town meeting
RANGELY | Candra Robie, Director of the Rangely Chamber of Commerce, addressed Rangely’s Board of Trustees on Aug. 8 and described some of the Chamber’s efforts since she started in her current role. Robie reported on the success of major events such as the Rangely OHV Adventure Rally (ROAR). Efforts[Read More…]
BIG FISH
A big community cast put on three productions of Big Fish over the weekend. Meeker Arts & Cultural Council’s community theater program continues to grow each year. | CAITLIN WALKER Special to the Herald Times