On Aug. 22 we welcomed new and returning students to the 2022-23 academic year. However, preparation for the new semester started well before that the start of classes. During the week prior, the college held its annual convocation where we kick off the year, unveil new strategic priorities, and welcome[Read More…]
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Can we live with electric mountain bikes on trails?
The first time I saw an electric bike — better known as an ebike — I was struggling up a hill. Suddenly, a silver-haired man came whizzing by in regular city clothes. I felt a wave of envy as he left me in the dust. That was probably five years[Read More…]
Loose Ends: Sliced bread
Nothing better than sliced bread is an old-fashioned phrase that isn’t heard often these days in casual conversation. This phrase is usually used by people of a certain age, whose family members may have said it regularly to express their satisfaction or to offer a compliment to the baker. Now[Read More…]
Old-fashioned communication technology
In the movie “Independence Day” the disorganized pilots across the world were reduced to communicating with help of amateur radio operators using Morse Code. These “HAM” radio guys helped Bill Pullman, as president, with a counter attack that saved the human race from extinction. OK, that was a strange use[Read More…]
Board opts out of state FAMLI plan
Meeker’s Board of Trustees spent most of the post-Labor Day regular meeting reviewing another round of amendments to the long term lease with the Eastern Rio Blanco Metropolitan Park and Recreation District for managing town-owned park properties. Rec district executive director Sean VonRoenn told the board during a joint meeting[Read More…]
Obituary: Theresa Ray Hume
March 24, 1979 ~ Sept. 3, 2022 Theresa Ray Hume was born on March 24, 1979, and passed away on Sept. 3, 2022. She is survived by her son Ray’Sun Hume Williams of Meeker, Colorado, and his father Eddrick Lorenzo Williams of North Carolina, her daughter Ammetes Goizueta and father[Read More…]
DAYS GONE BY: Sept 8, 2022
The Meeker Herald125 years ago • Why is it that nearly every Populist speech contains an invective harangue against the old parties and asserts that no honest man can longer adhere to either of them, and advises joining the new Populist party and voting the Populist ticket? It is plain[Read More…]
BMS runners off to New Castle
On Saturday, Sept. 3 the middle school runners traveled to Kremmling for their first meet of the season. The course was a two-mile out-and-back on local trails. Only five Cowboys were able to compete this weekend due to injuries and prior commitments. It was the first cross-country competition for each[Read More…]
WEST GRAND …
The Cowboys cross country team made the trip to Kremmling for the West Grand Invitational on Saturday. The girls ran first again this week, and Brighton Bair ran a great race on the tough course, finishing in 24:19 and third place overall. Haylee Steele was the only other Meeker girl[Read More…]
Recipe Reveal: Magic at the Meeker Classic
MEEKER I Each September in Meeker, as the cars line up at the main gate, flags ascend poles, the set-out crew fills pens at the top of the course with sheep while smells of fresh coffee fill the crisp morning air. Clerks check their timers, running orders are posted, water[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: Volunteer power
Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world. ~ Desmond Tutu When people move into town one of the things we encourage them to do is to “get involved” in the community, often by volunteering with one[Read More…]
Letters to the Editor: September 8, 2022
Kudos to WREA co-op Dear Editor:We want to extend our wholehearted appreciation and thanks for a job well-done last week up on County Rd. 17. The WREA linemen team and their boss, Todd Gerloff, did an excellent job in securing a replacement pole, the old one having been severely clawed[Read More…]
