MEEKER I If someone had reason to be bitter, it might be Charles Devereaux. After all, growing up as an African-American in Meeker, he was one of the few blacks in a town that was overwhelmingly white.
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Letter: Fourth of July is a religious holiday too
I am not sorry the birth of our nation, the United States of America, has fallen on a Sunday every seven years. America is 234 years old, so the Fourth of July has been on a Sunday approximately 33.4 years.
2010 ERBM MINI-TRIATHLON RESUlTS
13-18 girls — Cody Pfau 74.55 13-18 boys — Zane Pfau 61.36 19-24 men — Keenan Walter 49.57
Never to be forgotten: Runner is covering mile for each soldier killed in Iraq War
MEEKER I One man. One mile. One flag. More than 4,400 fallen soldiers. None will be forgotten. Mike Ehredt’s run across the country — he’s covering one mile in honor of every U.S. soldier who has died in Iraq — took him through Meeker last weekend.
Steffens are a symbol of volunteerism
This letter is in support for the nomination of Enid Steffen, co-owner of The Bakery in Meeker. Along with her husband, David, Enid has spent the past 25 years serving her community and using her business as a vehicle for helping others.
Pfau, school district reach an agreement
MEEKER I Doug Pfau and the Meeker School District have officially parted ways. Monday night, the Meeker School Board approved a settlement agreement that will pay Pfau, who was the superintendent for one year, a severance of $77,000, plus unused vacation and sick days. Pfau had signed a three-year contract[Read More…]
Classifieds: July 1, 2010 edition
ANNOUNCEMENTS ATV, Boat and Snowmobile Owners! You can now renew your Colorado OHV registrations on line at: www.parks.state.co.us
Meeker band will hold reunion concert
MEEKER I The rock band Oracle will have a reunion concert Saturday at the Meeker Golf Course from 3 to 5 p.m. The public is invited to come out and hear their renditions of music from the 1960s and 70s.
Cunningham on Augustana dean’s list
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. I Charles Cunningham of Meeker was named to the dean’s list for the 2010 spring semester at Augustana College.
Aaron Zielinske is a minister and a military man
MEEKER I Being a man of faith and being in the military could seem like a contradiction. Not to Aaron Zielinske. He is a Marine veteran and a pastor. Doing both has been a goal of his since high school.
Letter: Thank you to public servants in county
On the occasion of the holiday marking our nation’s founding, I hope the citizens of this community might join in acknowledging our friends and neighbors, the government officials and employees, town, county, state and national, who assure that we have safe drinking water, drivable roads, public-health facilities, and protected public[Read More…]
Opinion: CNCC’s marketing campaign includes concert promotion
When John Boyd arrived as president of Colorado Northwestern Community College in March 2006, the school’s enrollment numbers were declining. “The year we got here, they were experiencing a 25 percent decline in FTEs (full-time equivalents),” Boyd said. “So we needed to turn that around.” And, boy, have they.
