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 from Bartlett, Kansas, population 69, were hilarious[Read More…]
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Library Board votes 3-2 to reduce mill levy, use reserve funds to meet budget
MEEKER | The Meeker Public Library Board held a special meeting last Tuesday to address bonds and mill levies. Attending members included John Moffitt, Dan Olson, Keri Grieser, and Board President Meredith Deming. Board member Michael Cobb also attended, arriving late after the roll was taken. The meeting opened with[Read More…]
Meeker School Board holds December meeting; Franklin nominated for Air Force Academy
MEEKER | The Meeker School Board held its regular monthly meeting last week, with board member Heather Sauls absent. Before approving the agenda, the board made several changes, including adding a district celebration and a student celebration. The board tabled Consent Agenda Item 5 due to missing tax information from[Read More…]
Rust prepares for the final big show with NWSS Catch-A-Calf program
MEEKER | As the National Western Stock Show (NWSS) draws near, Johnny Rust is gearing up for the final big show of his Catch-A-Calf journey. This January, Rust will showcase his hard work and dedication, presenting his calf, “Pickles,” during the first weekend of the prestigious event. However, this will[Read More…]
Breakfast with Santa
The Meeker Lions Club and the Eastern Rio Blanco Metropolitan Recreation and Park District hosted the annual Breakfast with Santa event at the Fairfield Center last weekend. Little Natalia Olivas, daughter of Fernando and Talia, had her picture taken with Santa. JARED HENDERSON PHOTO
Rare snow leopard now on display at Antler Taxidermy
MEEKER | Antler Taxidermy and Professionals of Africa Museum, which is located in the heart of Meeker, Colorado, has unveiled a rare addition to its wildlife museum: a snow leopard. Owners Bill and Donna Wille are thrilled to showcase this unique specimen, offering visitors a rare opportunity to see the[Read More…]
MEET MEEKER’S SNOW SQUAD
With help from Meeker Elementary School, preschool through 5th grade students were given the opportunity to learn about snow clearing operations and safety around equipment from Town of Meeker Public Works employees Tobey Willey and Levi Dinwiddie. Meeker Police Officer Jim Amick talked with the student about safely playing outside[Read More…]
RIBBON CUTTING
With temperatures hovering in the low 40s it definitely didn’t feel like December in Meeker for the opening day of the new skating rink at the courthouse last Saturday, but that’s one of the benefits of opting for an artificial ice surface. The new rink, funded by a grant from[Read More…]
History lessons: Holiday greetings from Bittercreek and the resident wolf
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 from Bartlett, Kansas, population 69, were hilarious[Read More…]
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Library patrons praise staff, programming
MEEKER | The Meeker Library Board convened last week in the community room of the Meeker Public Library for its regular meeting. All board members were present for the meeting The meeting began with the approval of the agenda. Board member John D. Moffitt proposed adding a discussion on reviewing[Read More…]
Deck the halls… and the windows, too
Meeker High School art students were out this week painting holiday scenes on windows at local businesses, including junior Ella Slaugh with her depiction of a border collie in winter on the windows at the Bank of the San Juans. BEN QUINN PHOTO
