MEEKER | Jordan Brown, who will be a junior this year at Meeker High School, qualified for the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) National Leadership Conference at the Colorado state leadership conference this past April, with teammates Elissa McLaughlin and Sage Chapin.
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Bike and Build rides and rests
MEEKER I The riders started arriving in Meeker early afternoon last Friday and by 6 p.m., all 32 Bike and Build riders were in Elbert Hall, ready for a dinner prepared for them by the local Methodist and Catholic churches.
Watch for elk on Highway 13
RBC I Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers are warning motorists on State Highway 13 south of Meeker to be especially watchful for large numbers of elk congregating on a five- or six-mile stretch of road around mile marker 26.
ERBM community day July 23
MEEKER | The Eastern Rio Blanco Metropolitan Recreation and Park District invites everyone to come out and celebrate Community Appreciation Day this Saturday, July 23, from 10 a.m. until dusk.
Obituary: Ira (Pat) (Buddy) Clifton Johnson, Dec. 4, 1921 ~ June 28, 2011
Ira (Pat) (Buddy) Clifton Johnson, 89, of Piceance Creek in Rio Blanco County, Colo., passed away June 28, 2011, at Pioneers Hospital in Meeker, Colo.
Meeker Locals
The monsoon thing is nice, but if this keeps up we’re going to be baling our front lawns for hay and growing mushrooms big enough to sit on. According to local weather prognosticators, this summer’s monsoon season arrived about three weeks early.
Before and after…
After an effort by community members to save the 115-year-old Methodist church was denied by the Meeker town council, Travis Adams of TDA Construction used a track hoe to tear down the old church so a parking lot could be built to serve the new church.
Benefit yard sale for pregnancy center
MEEKER | A yard sale to benefit New Eden Pregnancy Care Services will be held this Saturday, July 16 at 345 Main St., in Meeker.
Ride ’em cowgirl
MEEKER I The Fourth of July has been called the cowboy’s Christmas because of all the rodeos competitors can enter over the course of the holiday.
Cut and remove weeds
MEEKER | Property owners (or the individuals responsible for the property) are required to cut and remove weeds and brush, including weeds in adjacent alleys and public rights-of-way between Aug.1-10.
Nieslanik on Gonzaga president’s list
MEEKER | Meg Nieslanik, a resident of Meeker, has earned placement on the Gonzaga University president’s list for spring semester 2011.
Home of: Robert and Kami Cochran
Robert and Kami Cochran of Meeker are this week’s “home of” honorees. The Cochrans have lived in Meeker for the past five years. Robert and Kami will celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary in September.
