MEEKER I Paul Elder, 54, has been listed as a missing person by the Arvada Police Department. Elder was last seen Sept. 2. Elder’s green Chevy pickup was found on Lookout Mountain in Golden on Sept. 9. Arvada police said no foul play is suspected.
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Tea Party speaker will discuss judges
MEEKER I Matt Arnold from Clear The Bench Colorado will be here Friday, Oct. 1 at Kilowatt Korner at 6:30 p.m., said Rob Baughman, spokesman for the Meeker Tea Party.
Rio Blanco County Days Gone By
The Meeker Herald — 125 years ago • Judge Hazen has received advice from Washington which states that the Townsite Company will shortly be in receipt of the Townsite patent.
Crawford wins Old Farts in Carts golf tournament
MEEKER I “It was the first tournament Rod was able to be competitive in,” Irvin Griffin said of his brother-in-law Rod Crawford, who won the second flight of the Old Farts In Carts tournament last weekend at the Meeker Golf Course.
Final Meeker Farmers’ Market is Saturday
MEEKER I Saturday will be the final day of the Meeker Farmers’ Market, which will coincide with another downtown event — the Mountain Valley Bank Fall Festival.
New speed limits on Sulphur Creek, Ute roads
MEEKER I Meeker’s board of trustees have approved amending the traffic code to reduce the speed limit on Sulphur Creek Rd. to 25 mph from Garfield Street, reducing the speed to 15 mph nearing the roundabout, and increasing back to 25 mph after the roundabout. The speed limit on Ute[Read More…]
Scrub Shirt Classic benefits Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
MEEKER I Sign up for Saturday’s 5K run/walk and get a free shirt. You also help a good cause. The Scrub Shirt Classic — sponsored by Pioneers Medical Center — will be a benefit for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
Community education classes start soon
MEEKER I CNCC Community Education classes are open for registration with opportunities beginning soon for the following September classes: Traveler’s Spanish, Sept. 29; calligraphy; digital photography — rescheduled to start Oct. 2. Several other classes begin in October: Machine quilting for Christmas; pastel workshop weekend with artist Pat Daggett; introduction[Read More…]
Cowboys fall to Monte Vista
Face Center Vikings Saturday MEEKER I The Monte Vista Pirates shook off the five-hour drive and used Meeker miscues to leave town with a 14-10 victory over the hometown Meeker Cowboys last Friday night.
Fairfield grant application deadline Oct. 1
MEEKER I The Freeman E. Fairfield Trust semiannual grant application deadline is 5 p.m., Friday, Oct. 1. Applications may be mailed to P.O. Box 2302, Meeker, CO 81641, or delivered to Diane Dunham, 438 E. Market. Mailed applications must be received, not postmarked, by Oct. 1.
Chambers name members of the week
RBC I This week’s Meeker Chamber Member of the Week is Carol Steele, community supporter. To read the story, go to www.meekerchamber.com.
Opinion: Meeker sheepdog trials will remain in capable hands
When Gus Halandras first came up with the idea of a starting a sheepdog trial, it took some nerve. “I knew sheep and I knew dogs, but I didn’t know how to run a trial,” Gus said. But that didn’t stop him.
