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A positive approach to birthdays

“You are really getting up there” is the kind of comment no one really wants to hear, unless you are still a child eagerly awaiting the next birthday. As long as it is said as a joke, it is accepted as a well-meant reminder. Children and adults alike learn quickly[Read More…]

September 20, 2023 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Letter to the Editor: Gratitude for help during difficult time

Dear Editor, The family of Susan Fredrickson would like to take this opportunity to express our profound gratitude to so many dear people after the passing of our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend. The sympathy and compassion expressed to us through calls, cards, texts and flowers was[Read More…]

September 13, 2023 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Letter to the Editor: CSP partners with Georgetown U for ABLE Project

Dear Editor, As the Chief of the Colorado State Patrol, I am excited to announce a partnership with the Georgetown University Law Center for Innovations in Community Safety (CICS) to implement the Active Bystandership for Law Enforcement (ABLE) Project. Law enforcement officers frequently face high-stress, high-stakes decisions as they fulfill[Read More…]

September 13, 2023 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Columns

Editor’s Column: Classic pride

“Paralyze resistance with persistence.” ~ Woody Hayes Standing in line at Jammin’ Lamb Fest with hundreds of hungry Meeker Classic attendees, with my cardboard meal tray and paper napkin in hand, I eavesdropped on the conversations of those nearby. They laughed and chatted about the town, about who made the[Read More…]

September 13, 2023 by Niki Turner Comments are Disabled

Letters To The Editor

Letter to the Editor: Thanks for food bank donations

Dear Editor, I would like to send out a great big thank you to those that have donated recently to our community food bank here in Meeker. Mountain Valley Bank’s Summer Festival was held last week and many, many items were collected. With the help of volunteers, we sorted and[Read More…]

September 6, 2023 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Letters To The Editor

Letter to the Editor

Fifth annual Makeover sees local horses go to good homes Dear Editor, Michael Spickard, the outfitter at Trappers Lodge, raised his hand for the winning bid on the solid looking bay yearling Lightning. Trained by this year’s youngest trainer, age 12, Jakob James of Oak Creek, the little bay placed[Read More…]

September 6, 2023 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Opinion

Veterans Corner: Rights

By WESLEY EUBANKS I believe logic dictates that new covid mandates are very possible based on historical precedence and the amount of money involved in “managing” the Covid pandemic. You have the right to accept the vaccine. You have the right to wear a mask. You also have the right to[Read More…]

August 30, 2023 by Special to the Herald Times 1 comment

County

Guest Column: One of Meeker’s Founding Fathers: George Hazen, Part 2

Part 1: Our Founding Fathers: Part One At the suggestion from George’s brother, Col. William B. Hazen, the post office appointed George Stillwell Hazen postmaster of Meeker, Summit County, Colorado on Oct. 4, 1880. George had some experience in this job. He was the civilian postmaster at Fort Buford, Dakota[Read More…]

August 24, 2023 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Welcome back!

By Dr. Lisa Jones CNCC President I am pleased to welcome our amazing students and faculty back to campus. It is such an exciting time of year. Staff and administrators have been working diligently all summer to prepare for the new year which included overseeing technology, facilities and grounds upgrades. We[Read More…]

August 24, 2023 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

EDITOR’S COLUMN: Happy Birthday, HT!

“By the absence of an irreverent press, Europe for a thousand years has existed merely for the advantage of half a dozen seventh-rate families called Monarchs, and some hundreds of riffraff sarcastically called Nobles. Our papers have one peculiarity — it is American — it exists nowhere else — their[Read More…]

August 16, 2023 by editor Comments are Disabled

LOOSE ENDS: Winding Down

The full bloom of summer is over, as the the summer’s annual festivities and celebrations end. Officially summer is not over but once the fair finishes and the school year starts, it feels done. Barbecues, musical gatherings, and special parties wind down, yet the taste of summer lingers for quite[Read More…]

August 16, 2023 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Our Founding Fathers: Part One

No, not George Washington, our first President, but George S. Hazen, one of Meeker’s founding fathers. One of our earliest settlers and owners of the Meeker Town Company. Our George may not have been as colorful as Washington. I do not know if he owned any wooden false teeth or[Read More…]

August 16, 2023 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled