MEEKER I Following their regular Tuesday meeting, Meeker’s Board of Trustees stayed late to consider the town’s 2021 budget. Facing an estimated shortfall of more than $1.4 million, the Town expects to dig into reserve funds during the next fiscal year, but not without making a few capital improvement sacrifices first. The[Read More…]
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Home sales tick up
RBC | “2020 sucks,” is a universal mantra these days, but despite pandemics, wildfires, disasters and election season, it’s not all bad news. One bright spot? Colorado’s housing market. According to the Colorado Realtors Association (CRA), buyers are snapping up homes in Colorado as fast as they can, pandemic be darned,[Read More…]
Obituary: Robert Eugene Dunker
Nov. 2, 1936 ~ July 3, 2020 Robert (Bob) Eugene Dunker of Rangely, Colorado, was called home July 3, 2020. He leaves behind his loving wife Virginia (Ginny is what he called her); children Melissa and Eddy Garcia of Bakersfield, California; Teresa and Randy Nelson of Aloha, Oregon; Mark and[Read More…]
Obituary: Lomell Croom Poole
Jan. 22, 1930 ~ Aug. 20, 2020 From a small farm near Pansey, Alabama, a young girl grew up learning to work diligently, do her best in all endeavors, and make something from nothing. Mom recounted her childhood to us with stories about conquering her fear in gathering stray eggs[Read More…]
New addition…
The Meeker Public Library recently bought a “Charlie Cart.” The cart is part of a national program to educate kids on culinary and kitchen skills and comes with a sink, toaster oven, and kitchen equipment. Classes will be held at the library for kids from age 5 to fifth grade.[Read More…]
RBC moves into “Protect Our Neighbor” phase
RBC | Rio Blanco County is one of three Colorado counties, along with Mesa and Gilpin, to receive the governor’s approval to move into “Protect Our Neighbor” status for COVID-19 response. RBC had to meet certain qualifications, or metrics, in order to achieve the new status, including: sufficient hospital bed capacity,[Read More…]
Welle resigns from WREA board
MEEKER | After a long and distinguished career at White River Electric Association, which included 38 years as an employee and five years as a Board member, Dick Welle has retired yet again from WREA. In 2013, Mr. Welle retired as General Manager but was later appointed to fill a board[Read More…]
Conservation Corner: How do the Conservation Districts affect me? (Part 2 of 3)
Last week you read about the White River and Douglas Creek Conservation Districts’ (Districts) mission and the work being done to study the excessive algae growth in the White River. Today, we share the purpose of conservation districts nationwide which is, “To make available technical, financial, and educational resources, whatever[Read More…]
Loose Ends: Far and away
RBC I Living in the northwest corner of Colorado for only part of a lifetime gives one a different perspective about distance. Those old sayings people use to describe the proximity of a place often didn’t work. There seemed to be few places that could be described to be just up the[Read More…]
Guest Column: Happy Retirement!
MEEKER I May I say a few kind words about Judy Eskelson as she transitions into retirement? Many of you have known her far longer than me, but I would like to share a few thoughts about this stellar health care worker. As a patient, I just have to say, “gosh, darn[Read More…]
Letters to the Editor: Sept. 17, 2020
Thank you from property owner Dear Editor: I have owned property on the Meeker Dome for over 25 years. The land is special to me and is providing much in the way of recreation, relaxation and rejuvenation for myself, family and friends. For the past several years, the property has[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: A different kind of horror movie
I’ve never been a big fan of modern horror movies. Most of the characters are what we refer to in fiction writing as TSTL (Too Stupid To Live) and the villains are over-the-top evil with zero redemptive qualities. It’s hard to connect with protagonists who are too dumb to turn[Read More…]
