MEEKER I Each year the Meeker Classic Memorial Scholarship is dedicated in honor and memory of exemplary individuals who have been involved with the Meeker Classic, but have now passed away. The 2020 Meeker Classic Scholarship is awarded in honor of the late Dan Wood to Meeker High School graduate[Read More…]
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Cowboy boys golf in full swing
MEEKER I The Meeker boys golf team had just three days of practice before their first tournament last week. The 2021 fall season kicked off August 2 and the boys traveled to Delta and played at Devils Thumb. “Peter Hanks did a good job on a tough course,” commented head[Read More…]
August 12 Rodeo Results
AUGUST 12 RESULTS: # 8 Team Roping–Kash Atwood/Clay Reynolds Mixed Team Roping–Deana Wood/Cody Edinger #11 Team Roping–Joe Wood/Kash Atwood Open Team Roping–Joe Wood/Kash Atwood Jr/Sr Team Roping–Whitt Watson/Brett Watson Dally Ribbon Roping–Kash Atwood/Clay Reynolds Ladies Breakaway–Deena Norell Open Barrels–Jodi Kirby Jr. Barrels–Landree Tate Bulls–Logan Durham Jr. Breakaway–Leah Wood
Marlins make a splash at state
MEEKER I The Meeker Marlins USA Swim Team had six members qualify for the Colorado Scottie Aschermann Seasonal State Championship Swim Meet in Lamar last weekend. These swimmers were successful individually and as a team. The Meeker Marlins won the “Small Team” division and trophy by scoring a total of[Read More…]
MURAL MASTERS …
Celebration of life for James C. and Mary Dawn Carstens
Monday, Sept. 6, 2021, at 2 p.m. Orchard River View Event Barn 3926 Hwy 6 & 24 Palisade, Colorado Graveside service Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021, at 2 p.m. Highland Cemetery Meeker, Colorado For more information, call 208-221-6028 or email [email protected]
The Wild West Lives
MEEKER I Rylee Allred, 16, is super excited about her horse this year. She joins three other members of the Rangely-based Allred family who have participated for the last three years in the Meeker Mustang Makeover. Last year Rylee trained a yearling. This year she took on a 3-year-old mare[Read More…]
Meeker girls golf looks forward to next season
MEEKER I The Meeker girls golf wanted to end the season with a huge thank you for all of the support and kindness from the entire community. A special thanks to the Rio Blanco Herald Times and Tiffany Jehorek for all of the wonderful articles, Ducey Electric and Bryce Ducey,[Read More…]
OM, OM, OM, OMELETTE …
Meeker community theater made a comeback this past weekend, with several hundred enjoying three performances of Meeker Arts and Cultural Council’s Something Rotten! More photos of the performance are posted on Wendll’s Facebook page, courtesy of Bobby Gutierrez.
Raise a glass to Glou Glou
MEEKER I Vanessa Trout is no stranger to the business world. As the current owner of Blanco Cellars, The Little Cheese Shop, and now her patio Glou Glou, she has brought many shopping opportunities to the community. As a result, she is broadening her customers’ horizons with every purchase. Glou[Read More…]
Letter: Vaccine is a miracle
Dear Editor: Some readers may recall the relief that flooded the nation when Jonas Salk’s polio vaccine finally opened to the American public in 1955. At the time, polio cases were infecting tens of thousands of children per year, leaving many disabled or dead. Since release of the vaccine, mass[Read More…]
SECTION CORNER …
This is just a little bit of a history lesson. Several years ago I was surveying a parcel and trying to find corners along the north boundary of what was then the Town of Meeker. The town is described as lying within the resurvey of Government Tract 67. Without going[Read More…]
