RANGELY | The Rangely High School girls basketball team will take the floor on Friday at 1 p.m. in the Manila Holiday Tournament. The Rangely basketball program has a record number of girls out this year. Head coach Jimmie Mergelman boasted about the program’s highest number of players during her[Read More…]
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Colorado Gives Day Dec. 7
WHAT IS COLORADO GIVES DAY? Community First Foundation and FirstBank will present the 2021 Colorado Gives Day on Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021. There will be 3,150 Colorado charities participating in this online giving day, including the Meeker Education Foundation (MEF), Rio Blanco County Historical Society, Casa of the Ninth, CNCC,[Read More…]
COUNTY BEAT: 2022 budget nearing final approval
Governmental budgets are really confusing to most people, including us. With many numbers based on estimates, and constantly shifting allocations from one fund to another, last minute cuts and additions, reallocations, etc., some numbers listed here may not be totally up to date, though they’re likely to all be pretty[Read More…]
NEWS NOTES: December 2, 2021
Take the survey about moving county fair MEEKER | You may be aware that the RBC Fairboard is exploring the possibility of moving the County Fair dates one week earlier. The earlier dates will help to accommodate CHSAA sports practices which are starting earlier in the season. The Fairboard is[Read More…]
MEEKER 4-H ACHIEVEMENT …
Meeker 4-H hosted its Achievement Night on Thursday, Nov. 18. The theme for the night was “Land Locked Luau” complete with pulled pork and all the fixings. The group honored those who have worked hard and volunteered their time throughout the year. In other 4-H related news, the Fair Board[Read More…]
DAYS GONE BY: November 25, 2021
The Meeker Herald 125 years ago • After several days spent in the western end of the county and ont he border, State Game Warden Land, Sheriff Wilber and Deputies Smith, Withington and Rich have succeeded in ridding the state of hide-hunting Utes. • Thursday is Thanksgiving Day and the[Read More…]
CPW to host meeting on moose and wolves Dec. 10
Colorado Parks and Wildlife is hosting a two-hour public meeting in Walden on Dec. 10 to discuss the continuation of a study on moose that will have a new focus on understanding the coexistence with wolves in North Park. In addition to research updates and plans, experts will be available[Read More…]
Obituary: Gary Eugene Ivie
Sept. 9, 1950 ~ Nov. 13, 2021 Gary Eugene Ivie, age 71, of Grand Junction, went to be with Jesus on Nov. 13, 2021 at St. Mary’s in Grand Junction after a short illness. Born Sept. 9, 1950, in Delta to Jonny and Alice (Brandt) Lovato. Jonny passed away when[Read More…]
Obituary: Willetta Jane Crawford Stanton
Dec. 21, 1929 ~ Nov. 20, 2021 Willetta Jane Crawford passed away peacefully on Nov. 20, 2021. She was born Dec. 21, 1929 in Meeker, Colorado, to Malvin William Crawford and Ruth Willetta Caldwell. Following her high school graduation from Meeker High School in 1947 she earned her teaching certificate[Read More…]
Letter: OneSeed Christmas fundraiser with MES
Dear Editor: My name is Aubrey Walsh, and I was blessed to grow up in the community of Meeker. If it was not for the generosity of the Meeker community, I would not be where I am today. I am very excited and grateful that I have the opportunity to[Read More…]
Letter: About the Yampa White Green Basin Roundtable
Dear Editor: The availability of water is easily taken for granted. For most of us, we simply turn on a tap in our homes and water is there. But it is critical to our lives, and as the availability of water changes it impacts everyone across the state. Colorado legislature[Read More…]
Kaye’s Corner: Christmas lights
Post-Thanksgiving, we will quickly turn the corner and sprint to Christmas, four short weeks away. Along with shopping, baking and wrapping, the joyful aspect of holiday lights begins. In both our homes and public areas, activities get underway for the lighting of the Christmas tree and exterior decorations. In Meeker[Read More…]