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Neenan president apologizes

MEEKER I With the Meeker High School cafeteria serving as the new board room, more than 50 taxpayers joined the Meeker Board of Education, The Neenan Company, SCI, Inc., and Vanir for a public workshop Tuesday to discuss the current status of the new elementary school, the needed repairs and[Read More…]

September 23, 2011 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

Meeker schools host open house tonight

MEEKER I Barone Middle School, Meeker High School and the administration building will be open today from 4 to 8 p.m. to allow students and parents to see the new classroom arrangements.

September 1, 2011 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

Letter to the Editor: Hen house attracts clever foxes

Dear Editor: An engineering firm and common sense has determined our new Meeker elementary school to be “unsafe” for our children and teachers. The taxpayer now has an $18,000,000 white elephant.

August 30, 2011 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

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Under the rainbow …

A photograph of a rainbow over the new Meeker Elementary School, was submitted to the paper with a letter to the editor

August 29, 2011 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Meeker Elementary: The move is on

MEEKER I More than 10 days after the Meeker Board of Education directed superintendent Susan Goettel to remove students from the new elementary school because of safety concerns and take steps to provide for their education, including modifying the school calendar, plans were adopted to do both, even though they[Read More…]

August 18, 2011 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

Safety concerns prompt closure of new school

MEEKER I Seven weeks after dedicating the new $18 million elementary school built by The Neenan Company, safety concerns about movement of the east wall of the gymnasium forced the closure of the gymnasium from Oct. 6 to Nov. 9 last fall. Now, after an independent review of the new[Read More…]

August 11, 2011 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

Students celebrate May bird day

MEEKER I Each year, some 350 bird species migrate between summer and winter habitats. Their flights span state and national boundaries and have inspired unique partnerships dedicated to bird conservation. International Migratory Bird Day celebrates these migrating birds each year in May.

June 7, 2011 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

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Fit for a president

Chayton Bumguardner, Carter Strate, Matthew Goss, Remington Greenup, Tony Portillo, Gael Samarripa, Christopher Ryals, wait for Meeker Elementary teacher Vicky Tate to give the “go” signal, as part of the Presidential Fitness day last week. Courtesy Photo courtesy photoChayton Bumguardner, Carter Strate, Matthew Goss, Remington Greenup, Tony Portillo, Gael Samarripa,[Read More…]

May 22, 2011 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

IT’S A RODEO …

The Meeker Police Department and the Meeker Elementary School conducted the annual Bicycle Rodeo on May 4.

May 17, 2011 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

FFA Farm Day at Meeker Elementary

MES second graders Cori Mohr, Justin George, Tacy Crawford, Gael Samarripa, Matthew Goss and Anakaren Banda sit atop one of three tractors on display. Every year, Meeker Elementary School librarian Kay Bivens organizes “Farm Day” for her students. Meeker High School FFA students help Bivens guide MES students through the[Read More…]

May 15, 2011 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

6 brains are better …

Gracie Bradfield, Kenzie Turner, Lila Klinglesmith, Kale Burke, Charlie Day and Pake Burke, members of the Destination/Imagination team Six Brains are Better than One, performed the skit that qualified the team for the International Global Finals in Knoxville, Tenn., later this month.

May 12, 2011 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled

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For the birds …

For the past six years, Mary Cunningham, who works at the U.S. Forest Service office in Meeker, has celebrated International Migrating Bird month by taking Meeker Elementary School students on field trips to watch and spot birds in the area.

May 10, 2011 by Bobby Gutierrez Comments are Disabled