MEEKER | The Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) board has awarded $750,000 to the Town of Meeker for new community access points on the White River. In addition, a $45,000 grant through Keep It Colorado to Colorado Cattlemen’s Agricultural Land Trust (CCALT) will help conserve Theos Family Ranches east of Meeker.[Read More…]
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New location for Stars N’ Stripes basketball tourney
MEEKER | Start your Fourth of July with a bang and a bounce. The Stars N’ Stripes 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament returns this Independence Day. The event will have a new location this year. Games will take place in the parking lot behind the Administration Building at 555 Garfield St. We[Read More…]
Rec district helps fund trail improvement, fireworks display
MEEKER | The board of directors for the Eastern Rio Blanco Metropolitan (ERBM) Recreation District granted funding for two special requests during their June meeting. $4,400 remained in the budget for special unbudgeted requests but is now all spent as of Tuesday. Representatives from Meeker Area Mountain Bike Association (MAMBA)[Read More…]
Community Calendar: June 8, 2023
First Meekerpalooza this Friday MEEKER | Live music, food, fun and family…what more could you want? The Meeker Friday concert tradition continues in June and July. Music will be provided by West Highway 7 (June 9); Elk Range (June 23); Noodle Soup (July 14) and A Band Called Alexis (July[Read More…]
Guest Column: ERBM spring and summer highlights
After a long winter it’s always refreshing to see our local parks come alive with outdoor activity in the spring season; whether it’s anglers on the river or at the Circle Park Pond, bikes on the trails, teams on fields, lunchtime fitness walkers, skaters at the action park, archers at[Read More…]
INFLATABLES INCOMING!
The inflatable obstacle course will be set up to enjoy at the Meeker Recreation Center pool from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursday, March 23 and Friday, March 24. | ERBM COURTESY PHOTO
ERBM discusses new hires, investments, riverfront project
ERBM Recreation & Park District’s board met Feb. 21 to discuss the following agenda topics. ADA UPDATES The board of directors reviewed a list of items to be addressed to bring ERBM properties into compliance with the ADA (Americans With Disabilities Act). Executive Director Sean VonRoenn this was to update[Read More…]
Community Happenings: Feb. 9, 2023
Give feedback on Circle Park project MEEKER | Meeker Riverfront / Circle Park Improvement project design plans are moving forward. Please find updated park and river design documents open for public feedback at: erbmrec.com/parks Empty Bowls Feb. 9 MEEKER | Meeker High School’s Empty Bowls fundraiser returns Thursday, Feb. 9[Read More…]
Opinions sought on design draft for Circle Park Phase II project
PRESS RELEASE Special to the Herald Times MEEKER | Meeker’s Circle Park property has been identified in numerous public outreach efforts as a resounding priority for improvement over the past 10-plus years, including an expressed desire for enhanced access to — and utilization of — the in-town White River corridor.[Read More…]
Community Happenings: February 2, 2023
Give feedback on Circle Park project MEEKER | Meeker Riverfront / Circle Park Improvement project design plans are moving forward. Please find updated park and river design documents open for public feedback at: erbmrec.com/parks Wolf plan meeting Feb. 4 MEEKER | Livestock producers and other stakeholders concerned about the current[Read More…]
Recreation in Rio Blanco County: WRBM and ERBM
This is part 3 of a series exploring Rio Blanco County’s special districts, how they are funded, and their transparency practices. You can read part 1, “The ins and outs of special tax districts” in the Dec. 29, 2022 edition and part 2, “Explainer: how special districts work” in theJan.[Read More…]
Nov. 15 ERBM meeting report
During the Eastern Rio Blanco Metropolitan Recreation and Park District’s board meeting on Nov. 15, Director Vicky Edwards reviewed monthly financial reports with the board, noting, “I think the staff has done a phenomenal job on watching expenses every way down the line, every single line item.” Despite these efforts[Read More…]
