If our ears were all we had to go by, we’d believe everyone was sick, everyone was broke, and the energy industry had just announced Black Sunday II. Let’s try an experiment, just for a week or so, start spreading some good news! Make it up, if you have to,[Read More…]
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Meeker Locals: January 29
It seems like counting the proverbial chickens before they’ve hatched, but CDOT is already making its wish list for what they’ll do with money they “might” receive “if” the stimulus package passes. On the list, widening and reconstruction of Hwy. 13 between Rifle and Meeker. Didn’t we just do that?[Read More…]
Meeker Locals: January 22
Whether you like him or you don’t, we’ve all got ourselves a new president this week. Barack Obama was inaugurated into office Tuesday, Jan. 20. He’s the 44th president of the United States and the first African American to hold the office.
Meeker Locals: January 15
Ah, the rumor mill, ever in its place in a small town. In the last week we’ve heard, among other things, that a repeat of Black Sunday looms on the horizon, and that the town of Meeker plans to spend $8 million on its expansion of Second Street. Do people[Read More…]
Meeker Locals: January 8
Is anyone else ready for the customary January thaw? Well, probably not, since it hasn’t gotten really cold yet.
Meeker Locals: January 1
You’ve got to love this idea. For the second year in a row, organizers of the ball-dropping event celebrated “good riddance day” on New Year’s Eve by shredding items from 2008 they wanted to forgot. Everything from “dear John” e-mails to those single socks left stranded in the dryer.
Meeker Locals: December 25
Merry Christmas, everyone! Winter is officially here, as of last Sunday, Dec. 21, in case the below-zero temperatures didn’t clue us in.
Meeker Locals: December 18
According to a survey by the American Research Group, Inc., Americans will spend an average of $431 on Christmas gifts this year.
Meeker Locals: December 11
Santa was a busy fellow last weekend, sharing breakfast with a slew of Meekerites young and old Saturday morning and — we hear — making a trip to Jarvie Ranch via river boat in the afternoon. Several Meeker families were in attendance.
Meeker Locals: December 4
We here at the Herald hope you all had a safe and healthy Thanksgiving. And if you haven’t done so by now, get rid of those leftovers! A little food poisoning goes a long way during the holiday rush!
Meeker Locals: November 27, 2008
Are you sleepy? Don’t blame it on the turkey.
Meeker Locals: Nov. 20, 2008
As sometimes happens in the space-limited world of the weekly newspaper, Harold’s column last week was pre-empted by a last minute addition.
