I sat down and read Jeff Burkhead’s Feb. 18 column a few days ago, and what a wonderful, well-written and enlightening column it was.

The dumbing of America seems to be gaining continuing inertia with Meeker wanting to willingly become a contributor and commit our future generals of School District RE-1 graduates entry to a global world equipped with provincial tools.

It has only recently been brought to the attention of some of us who live in Sage Hills that White River Electric has plans to begin construction of a power substation on Sulphur Creek Road directly across from the entrance into the subdivision.

Being a child of this community, who was both, born and raised, I am saddened to see what our community has come to. While growing up here, like most Meeker natives, I could not wait until after senior graduation to get the “heck out of Dodge.” Then, also like most,[Read More…]

Kurt and Jackie Pozorski of Meeker just found out their 4-year-old little angel Kacey has a very rare brain tumor. It is called diffuse pontine glioma (brainstem tumor). It is a rare tumor that they cannot operate on and the doctors are saying that with radiation she only has about[Read More…]

Thank you everyone for the calls, cards and visits while I was in the hospital. Thanks to all my family for being there for me. You’re all wonderful.