MEEKER | If you ever had a desire to fly, Meeker’s newest business; Blunt Aviation, LLC, has an opportunity for you. Nineteen-year-old Connor Blunt, a 2023 Meeker High School graduate and now a Certified Flight Instructor, recently purchased a Cessna 172 Hawk XP airplane, and his business is taking off.[Read More…]
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HISTORY LESSONS: The discovery of fire
One of the characteristics that separate man and beast is the control of fire. Eons ago, the first man discovered a burning ember left over from a lightning strike and said, “OUCH.” Language and four letter words were also discovered. Things progressed when he found a roasted squirrel left over[Read More…]
HERE’S YOUR SIGN
It’s been a long time coming — 20 years or more — but Meeker finally has a banner over Market Street at the intersection with 7th St., alerting travelers of downtown amenities and river access. A lot of planning and design effort by Uplift Meeker: Mainstreet Program went into this[Read More…]
School board approves girls’ high school wrestling program
MEEKER | Meeker’s Board of Education met Monday, June 24 for a regular meeting. The district recognized the following staff members for perfect attendance during the 2023-24 school year, having no absences during student contact days: Andi Duzik, Kathleen Kelley and Patti Merrifield. Outstanding attendance (less than two absences during[Read More…]
New pastor for United Methodists coming July 14
MEEKER | In March 2023, members of Meeker’s second-oldest church agreed to disagree. By a vote, the majority of the congregation decided to disaffiliate from the United Methodist Church denomination and become an independent Methodist church. This vote occurred as the Mountain Sky Conference and General Conference of the United[Read More…]
Meeker Summer Rodeo Series: The bulls are still winning
MEEKER | The bulls not only won last week’s rodeo, they went on a walkabout during the event. The escapees were quickly rounded up and safely returned to the arena. The next installment of the Meeker Summer Rodeo Series is July 11 at 7 p.m at the Rio Blanco County[Read More…]
Here comes Range Call! Here’s what you need to know
MEEKER | The 139th annual Range Call 4th of July Celebration is upon us! Join in for a weekend full of great events, with something for everyone! There will be rodeos all weekend long, a vendor extravaganza fair downtown, the annual barn dance, special events including the parade and block[Read More…]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR – June 27th, 2024
Thanks to voters and concession of the race Dear Editor: Thank you so much to all of you that supported me through this RBC Commissioner campaign. It has been a real pleasure to see all of you that have stood behind me and my abilities. I learned a lot over[Read More…]
MUSEUM MUSINGS: Letters from history, No. 54
Department of the Interior, Office of Indian Affairs, June 26, 1879 Sir: At a recent awarding of contracts for supplies for the Indian service, no proposals to furnish your agency with 20,000 pounds of oats and 1,500 pounds of salt were received, and now N.W. Wells has made a proposition[Read More…]
Rodeo #2 results in the Summer Series
CORRECTION: The next rodeo is tonight, June 27. The series will skip July 4 and continue on July 11. The bulls are winning the competition thus far at the Meeker Summer Rodeo Series after two weeks, which adds to the winnings for the next rodeo in the series on JUNE[Read More…]
Range Call Parade Marshal Christy Atwood
MEEKER | This year the Range Call committee has chosen Christy Atwood as the 139th Parade Marshal. Atwood experienced her first Meeker Range Call Rodeo in 1987 with her dad. From that year forward it has been her favorite place to be over the 4th of July holiday. After marrying[Read More…]
KUDOS FOR SERVICE
Jacob Palmer of Meeker made planters for the Walbridge Wing and installed them, complete with flowers, last week, for Wing residents to enjoy. Vicki Crawford with Pioneers Medical Center said, “We are ever so grateful. They are beautiful.”
