RANGELY | The Rangely Panthers basketball team lined up for a couple of solid games this past week. On Thursday, the Little Snake River Rattlers came to town for what would end up being a tough match. The game was back and forth from the jump and Panthers held a[Read More…]
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Cowboys place 8th, 10th in tourney
MEEKER | In an exciting week of competition, the Cowboys divided forces, sending eight wrestlers to the Top of the Rockies in Lafayette, Colorado, and 13 wrestlers to the Fight at the Fork in Hotchkiss, Colorado. Meeker placed eighth at the Top of the Rockies, scoring 95 team points. The[Read More…]
Home.Made opening downtown storefront
MEEKER | For years Katelin Cook has been making custom gifts on the weekends from her home. Her husband Deloy Cook and she have a spare bedroom dedicated as her workshop. And she didn’t really think she would ever have an actual storefront for her goods. Not until she was[Read More…]
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Obituary: Aileen Dorothy Starkey Tolley
Sept. 10, 1927 ~ Jan. 8, 2023 Aileen Dorothy Starkey Tolley, age 95, of Dinosaur, Colorado, passed away peacefully on Jan. 8, 2023. Aileen was born to Arthur and Erma (Tomasheska) Starkey on Sept. 10, 1927, in Elyria, Ohio. Growing up in the “Great Depression“ and WWII era, she learned[Read More…]
Obituary: Dorothy Jean Dalrymple
July 2, 1930 ~ Jan. 1, 2023 The family of Dorothy Jean Dalrymple, announce that she died peacefully on Jan. 1, 2023, at the age of 92. Dorothy resided in Dinosaur, Colorado, for 40 years before moving to Grand Junction in 2017. She is survived by her children: Phyllis (Ron)[Read More…]
EDITOR’S COLUMN: Of seeds and ideas
I can tell it’s January because I catch myself peeking into the seed collection in my cabinet. It’s becoming something of a ritual, since some of those seeds have been waiting for me for three years. (In my defense, I did plant lettuce, spinach, kale, peas and green beans last[Read More…]
LOOSE ENDS: Adaptation required
Living in a rural area requires that residents throughout the county learn to adapt. Newcomers often have no idea what adjustments will have to be made in order to keep their family members happy. All too often when someone visits Meeker in the spring or summer, they go back and[Read More…]
Real men eat haggis
I used to have a bumper sticker that read “REAL MEN EAT HAGGIS.” It exemplified Scottish nationalism, swagger, and sarcastic humor. Scots have a unique celebration that features haggis and their national bard, Robert Burns, known affectionately as “Robbie.” Robbie Burns is accepted as their greatest poet and hero of[Read More…]
Obituary: Laurel Naomi Osborn Durham
March 20, 1923 ~ Dec. 21, 2022 Laurel Naomi Osborn was born on March 20, 1923, to Effie M. and Charley B. Osborn, the youngest of nine children. Her older siblings were Everette, Marion, Edith, Floyd, Lowell, Clarence (Bill), Kenneth and Kermit. She was born at a boarding house in[Read More…]
Days Gone By: #15
The Meeker Herald ~ 125 years ago Clarence Morrow is building a neat four-room residence on West Park Avenue. E.D. Hayden has the contract. The Meeker flour mill, which began grinding mid-October, will run for a couple of months yet, the amount of wheat coming in exceeding previous calculations. It[Read More…]
Rangely Panthers lose two
The Rangely Panthers boys basketball matched up for a pair of tough league games last weekend. The weekend started with a bus ride to Plateau Valley on Friday. The Plateau Valley Cowboys came out of the gate with guns blazing, outscoring the Panthers considerably in the first half. The Panthers[Read More…]