COVID-19 has provided us much new vocabulary including, recently, the phrase “coming out the other side.” Who knows when that will be or how we will know when we arrive? If we do not learn from our problems, we have missed critical opportunities to grow and become stronger. Looking ahead,[Read More…]
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Rio Blanco County 4-H Youth Fund announces scholarship winners
The Rio Blanco County 4-H Youth Fund is pleased to announce the winners of their annual scholarship. The Rio Blanco County 4-H Youth Fund, formerly the Rio Blanco County 4-H Foundation, serves the 4-H Youth in Rio Blanco County through awards, scholarships, and sponsorship. The group is made up of[Read More…]
Colorado only state in U.S. with updated automatic voter registration system
Colorado’s Automatic Voter Registration (AVR) system, the only one of its kind currently being utilized in the country, is now operational across the state, streamlining the process for eligible Colorado voters to register at Department of Motor Vehicle offices. The new AVR system keeps Colorado on the vanguard of election[Read More…]
Editor’s Column: Adapting is key to survival
I have vague recollections of high school biology that involve discussions around how species that faced extinction and survived did so through the process of adaptation. While this new iteration of coronavirus isn’t likely to cause the extinction of mankind, we are going to have to adapt to living around[Read More…]
Dinosaur Natl. Monument increasing camping, river access
Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local public health authorities, Dinosaur National Monument is increasing recreational access to camping and river use. The National Park Service (NPS) is working servicewide with federal, state, and local public health authorities to closely[Read More…]
Clarifications
Water rights still under review Regarding the May 21 article about the ERBM Rec District Board meeting held May 19, the board has received the dewatering permit from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment related to the construction of the pond at Circle Park, not the final water[Read More…]
Days Gone By: May 28, 2020
The Meeker Herald 125 years ago • Another valuable commodity added to our vast crude resources. The discovery, which was purely accidental, made this week. And now it is anthracite coal in addition to the limitless bodies of the bituminous article which we already possess. A. Burnham, who owns a[Read More…]
Natural gas initiative uses ad to press Oregon governor to move forward on Jordan Cove project
The Western States and Tribal Nations natural gas initiative, which includes representation from multiple states, counties and industry groups, including Rio Blanco, paid for a sponsored full page ad in the Sunday Oregonian newspaper with a letter to Governor Kate Brown about how the pipeline will help Oregon recover from[Read More…]
Hummers…
The hummingbirds are back! Forgo the red dye and make your own nectar with four parts water to one part granulated sugar (four cups water to one cup sugar fills about three-four standard feeders.) Bring to a boil, remove from heat once sugar dissolves. Let cool, then fill your feeders[Read More…]
Getting ready for the second annual Meeker Mustang Makeover
RBC | Some very lucky wild mustangs were picked up yesterday for the Meeker Mustang Makeover (MMM) competition. This is the second year for the event. The purpose, according to MMM’s website, is “to showcase the horses of the Piceance-East Douglas Herd Management Area and to to help prepare mustangs for adoption and[Read More…]
Seven Meeker seniors receive P.E.O. scholarships
P.E.O. (Philanthropic Education Organization) Chapter BA Meeker is pleased to announce that Meeker High School senior Julia Dinwiddie has been selected as one of 29 STAR Scholarship winners in Colorado. The $2,500 scholarship awarded to Dinwiddie is just one of multiple P.E.O. scholarships awarded to graduating senior girls in Meeker[Read More…]
County Beat: Summer events will be different
Commissioners Tuesday approved — with some conditions — event plans for the Meeker Summer Rodeo Series, Rangely Hill Climb races, and Range Call in response to public health requirements. Some details still need to be worked out, including safety guidelines for concessions and determining how many spectators can attend certain[Read More…]
