Shelton family opens Rigg’s on New Year’s Eve MEEKER | The town of Meeker celebrates the opening of a new bar — in an old location with new local owners — this week. Rigg’s hosted its grand opening Tuesday, Dec. 31, at 7 p.m. Owners Bob Shelton and his[Read More…]
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Rio Blanco County Cattlewomen host third annual Beef Cook-off for culinary arts students
MEEKER | The Rio Blanco Cattlewomen hosted their third annual Beef Cookoff in December, featuring students from the culinary arts class taught by Brenda Hummel. The students showed off their skills by cooking dishes spotlighting heart-healthy ground beef. All the students did an exceptional job, and all received a Cattlewomen[Read More…]
HISTORY LESSONS: Letters from Bitter Creek
MEEKER | My mother-in-law, Pat Hendrickson lived in Meeker about a year before passing at the age of 94. She didn’t get to meet most of you, so I would like to share some of her humor with you now. Her Christmas letters were hilarious stories of life. You will[Read More…]
Home(town) for the Holidays
It feels strange to be this far into December with so little snow downtown. The Old Farmer’s Almanac predicted a warmer than normal 2024-2025 winter season for the intermountain region, with precipitation below average in December and above average in January. Winter officially began (astronomically) with the winter solstice last[Read More…]
Fifth annual Meeker Skijor event canceled due to lack of snow
New Year’s Eve Snowball Dance is still happening! RBC | The Meeker Skijor board had to throw in the snow shovel this week and cancel the fifth annual Meeker Skijor races that were scheduled for Jan. 4-5. An unseasonably warm and dry November and December have not produced enough snow[Read More…]
Meeker High School awarded for being a finalist for Colorado High School of the Year
MEEKER | For the second year in a row, Meeker High School was selected as one of four accepted finalists for the 2024 Colorado High School of the Year by the Colorado Masonic Grand Lodge Scholarship Committee. Finalists are selected from High Schools who have graduating seniors apply for college[Read More…]
PARADE OF LIGHTS WINNERS
Better late than never, here are the winning entries from this year’s Parade of Lights: “It’s a Wonderful Life” Best of Show Award: Meeker Cyclery “Clark Griswold” Brightest Award: Miller Family and 4 Leaf Clovers (pictured) “Santa’s Elves” Choice Award: Meeker Skijor
Cricket abatement planning for 2025 gets underway; public meeting in Feb.
MEEKER | Local and regional officials met in December to discuss plans for Mormon cricket abatement in 2025. In 2024, aerial spraying was added to the use of bait on the ground in an effort to mitigate the cricket population. The plan for 2025 will be similar, with changes to[Read More…]
Letters to Santa
MEEKER | The following is a selection of letters from Meeker Elementary School second-graders which have been sent along to Santa for processing after being shared with the HT. May all of our Christmas wishes come true this year! Dear Santa, I would like a glowing axolotl for christmas ples.[Read More…]
Christmas Cantata
Members of the Meeker Community Choir presented their annual Christmas Cantata last Sunday at the White River Methodist Church. Studies indicate singing together as a group regulates heart rate, reduces stress and depression, improves symptoms of Parkinson’s and lung disease, improves the feeling of social well-being, and can even increase[Read More…]
Christmas Recital
Piano students Eden Stagg, Cambrey Rogers, Raleigh Anderson, Ellianne Stagg and Raegan Harrison (back row) performed a piano recital at the Walbridge Wing highlighting classic Christmas carols for the enjoyment of the residents.
ACCOMPLISHMENT
Meeker High School students have been at it again. Augie Halstead, Quintin Simpson, and Cade Mills built a much-needed bookshelf for Pioneers Medical Center in their wood shop class taught by Zach Clatterbaugh. These young men enjoyed the project and walked away with some valuable skills in the process.
