Hoyt Tobias Garcia Hoyt Tobias Garcia, son of Toby and Sonya Garcia, was born on May 12 at 11:53 a.m. at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction. He was 9 pounds, 1.8 ounces and 20.5 inches long. Hoyt was welcomed home by his older brother and sister, Hunter, 11 and[Read More…]
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Meeker superintendent Pfau won’t return for second year
MEEKER I No one is saying why, but Doug Pfau, the first-year school superintendent, won’t return for a second year. “All we can say is that nothing has been finalized, other than the board and the superintendent have initiated negotiations regarding termination of his contract,” said Mary Strang, president of[Read More…]
Meeker Tea Party meets at 7 p.m. today
MEEKER I The Meeker Tea Party will meet at 7 p.m. today at the Rio Blanco County Fairgrounds in the multi-purpose building. Guest speakers Keith Fitzgibbons and Sam Thiessen will give an introduction on the founding fathers and our nation’s founding documents.
4-H club says thank you to Meeker Lions
The Marvelous Mutts 4-H Club would like to thank the Meeker Lions Club for letting us borrow your snow-cone machine and accessories for the carnival. Your support for 4-H is greatly appreciated.
Ranch Rodeo adds event to competition
MEEKER I This year, the Range Call Ranch Rodeo is going to be a little different. The event will be a combined ranch rodeo and a local penning/branding. There will be a limit of 15 ranch rodeo teams and 10 local penning/branding teams.
Home school books on sale June 26
MEEKER I There will be a used homeschool curriculum sale on Saturday, June 26 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Faith Baptist Church, the corner of 11th and Garfield.
Smarty Pants …
Members of Meeker’s Barone Middle School eighth-grade class went on the traditional end-of-the-school-year trip to Washington, D.C., last week. One of the sites they visited was the Albert Einstein Memorial.
Rio Blanco County Days Gone By
The Meeker Herald — 75 years ago • William E. Sides and Miss Bernice VanCleave were married June 9, 1935 at the St. James church. • Mr. M.L. Shepherd and son Alvin announce that their new service station will be open for business Friday, June 14.
New Meeker hospital still years away
MEEKER I Officials at Pioneers Medical Center watched the results of May’s special election to build a new hospital on the west end of the county with a vested interest. Rangely voters approved the request for a $38 million bond. Construction on the new hospital — scheduled to open in[Read More…]
Meeker Locals
Believe it or not, there are holidays in June. Seems we often skip right over them after Memorial Day’s sunburn and the Fourth of July rush. Besides Flag Day (June 14) and Father’s Day (June 20), June is the month to celebrate “Hug Holiday,” June 11 and “Smile Power Day,”[Read More…]
Rangely Legion teams wins three of four
RANGELY I The Rio Blanco Legion baseball team split with Eagle on May 29, winning the first game 6-5 and losing the second 11-8. On June 2, the combined Rangely/Meeker team swept Basalt. They won the first game 7-4 and won the second 11-5.
Letter: How will landowners be impacted by filing?
This is a letter sent to the chairwoman of the Interbasin Compact Committee: As a property owner and resident of Western Colorado for much of my 67 plus years, I would like to let you know I found your presentation in Grand Junction thought provoking. You raised interesting questions that[Read More…]
