Open mic night at brewery MEEKER | Open Mic Night Thursday, Jan. 20, 4 to 8 p.m. at Smoking River Brewing Co. All Ages are welcome. Co-hosted by Meeker Arts and Cultural Council. River Alliance to discuss mosquito management MEEKER | The next meeting of the White River Alliance will[Read More…]
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RETIREMENT, SWEET RETIREMENT …
Kathy Sizemore (center) with Si Woodruff (left) and Meeker Chief of Police Ed Thompson. Sizemore was celebrated by Town of Meeker and Meeker Police Department staff, family and friends at a retirement party last Friday at Buffalo Hall. She worked at the Meeker Police Department for 34 years. | AMANDA SMITH[Read More…]
FISHING FUN …
Colorado Parks & Wildlife and ERBM Recreation & Park District partnered for their annual ice fishing day at Lake Avery last weekend. | SARA STEPHENSON/ERBM COURTESY PHOTO
Death Notice: George Wenschhof
July 8, 1941 ~ Jan. 9, 2022 He will be interred at a private service in Alabama in February. A celebration of life is scheduled on May 21, 2022, at 11 a.m. at the 4-H Building in Meeker. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Meeker Education[Read More…]
Obituary: Ruby Lea Toles
Nov. 26, 1929 ~ Jan. 1, 2022 Ruby Lea Toles, beloved mother, grandmother, aunt and friend, passed away peacefully on Jan. 1, 2022, at the age of 92, with family in Idaho. She was born on Nov. 26, 1929, to Walter Richard (Dutch) and Pauline Hazelbush. As the youngest of[Read More…]
Obituary: Linda Jeffrey
June 29, 1946 ~ Jan. 4, 2022 Linda Jeffrey passed away on Jan. 4, 2022, at the age of 75. Linda was born on June 29, 1946. Linda married Delford Jeffrey in Craig, Colorado, on April 18, 1975. Linda enjoyed reading and spending time with her family. She is survived[Read More…]
Obituary: Wilma Sue Brown Sims
Jan. 13, 1933 ~ Jan. 4, 2022 Wilma Sue Brown Sims, 88, passed away on Jan. 4, 2022, from complications from a fall in her home. She was the third of four daughters born to Herb and Etta Brown in Pope County, Arkansas, on Jan. 13, 1933. Wilma was nine[Read More…]
Loose Ends: Cell phone addiction
“Wait, my hands are full, I can’t talk right now,” the woman said into a cell phone. Leaning over a cart full of groceries, she dropped a couple of boxes of cereal on top of the precarious pile. She still was able to hold her phone and resume her conversation,[Read More…]
Kaye’s Corner: New Year’s Resolutions
2022, here we are. I’ve been thinking about choices I plan to make for the year ahead. Frankly, “resolutions” seem a promise, so I’m calling them plans. They’re not a firm commitment but more slight re-direction to this year’s activities. At the same time of trying to be resolute, I[Read More…]
Letter: WRBM to request mill levy increase in May
Dear Editor: The Western Rio Blanco Metro Recreation and Park District will need to go for a mill levy increase at the May 2022 election. They have not gone for a mill levy increase for operating expenses since 1996. They have tried to prolong asking the public for additional tax[Read More…]
Meeker Rec Corner: January 13, 2022
– Jan. 15 – Family Ice Fishing Day – Jan. 21 – Sunlight Ski Trip – Jan. 28 – Cheer Clinic – Feb. 12 – Mother & Daughter Tea – Feb. 18 – Cupid’s Inflatable Pool Party – Feb. 19 – First Aid/CPR/AED Class Find event details at https://www.erbmrec.com/programs
Thank you, Meeker
I think the photo sums up this story. The Marshall Fire recipients of some 70 boxes of donations from Meeker were so grateful, we even got a handmade sign of thanks. It takes a village or in our case the generosity of a small town who can pull together on[Read More…]