MEEKER | Eastern Rio Blanco Metropolitan Recreation District board members met Tuesday to discuss a proposed 2023 budget draft, amendments to an MOU with the town of Meeker regarding Circle Park, quarterly financials, changes to the employee handbook and paid time-off policies, among other items. 2023 DRAFT BUDGET ERBM’s latest[Read More…]
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ERBM Run for Your Life 5K race photos and results
MEEKER I ERBM Recreation & Park District hosted the yearly 5K race bright and early on July 4. Photos and results for participants are below. More than 170 runners and walkers and their furry friends made their way through the streets of Meeker Sunday morning for ERBM’s annual Run for[Read More…]
ERBM fee increase, Circle Park update
MEEKER | The ERBM Board of Directors met Tuesday, May 11, to discuss the following business. FEE INCREASES The ERBM Board of Directors approved facility fee increases during their monthly meeting Tuesday, including both drop-in and punch pass fees for the Meeker Recreation Center. A packet presented to the board[Read More…]
ERBM: Spring update
MEEKER | It is always so rewarding for us here at ERBM to see our local parks come alive with activity in the spring season; whether it’s anglers at the new Circle Park Pond, bikes on the trails, teams on the fields, lunchtime fitness walkers, skaters at the action park,[Read More…]
Pool repair plans underway
RBC | Plans to repair a significant leak in the Meeker Rec Center’s lap pool are moving forward. During their February meeting on Tuesday, ERBM’s Board of Directors gave the okay to move forward on a bid from Mid-America Pool Renovation, Inc. The contractor estimated the project will cost $112,865.[Read More…]
ERBM hears funding requests, extends Blitz
MEEKER | ERBM Recreation District’s Board of Directors held their first meeting of the year Tuesday. The board considered funding requests from the Meeker Lions Club and Meeker Arts and Cultural Council (MACC). Lions Club president Michael Miller explained that the club is actively raising money to install playground equipment[Read More…]
Derby Day …
On Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021, ERBM Recreation and Park District held its annual Cardboard Derby Sled Race, drawing 52 participants. After a warm breakfast of burritos and hot chocolate/coffee, the races began! The winners by age are as follows: Fastest Division: 2 and under Paxton Dupire; 3 and 4 Luke[Read More…]
ERBM 40th anniversary, Circle Park reopening
MEEKER | As we all move forward toward embracing a new year in 2021, we hope you will celebrate with us at ERBM Recreation and Park District as we jump into our 40th year of service to the residents and visitors of eastern Rio Blanco County! Founded in 1981, Eastern[Read More…]
ERBM district board hears updates on significant pool leak
RBC | ERBM Executive Director Sean VonRoenn’s presentation to the district’s Board of Directors on Oct. 20 included the latest on “a significant amount” of water leaking from the Meeker Rec Center Lap Pool. A memo distributed at the meeting detailed information about the leak including a timeline of when[Read More…]
Final 2020 swim meet
MEEKER | The final swim meet for the 2020 COVID season took place last weekend at the ERBM pool. There were 18 new or broken team records. At the end of the meet, head coach Shelly Rogers commended the kids on facing the adversity of the season head-on and swimming[Read More…]
Dance anyway …
The 20th annual ERBM dance and tumbling recital had to adapt this year. With the auditorium at Meeker High School under renovation, the recital was held in the gymnasium of the Meeker Elementary School, and with COVID-19 precautions in place, seating was limited. That didn’t stop the dancers and tumblers[Read More…]
Guest Column: ERBM Summer Spotlight
MEEKER I ERBM’s Summer Line-Up, in mailboxes the end of this week, is always jam-packed and this year is no different, with new opportunities like YouthFest on July 20, to traditional offerings such as the Park to Art Races, Summer Concert Series, Run for your Life 5K, Stars-n-Stripes 3-on-3 Shootout,[Read More…]
