It’s not surprising that Kieran Suckling of the Center for Biological Diversity and Jon Marvel of the Western Watersheds Project are disappointed in Barack Obama’s choice for interior secretary, Colorado Sen. Ken Salazar (D).
Month: December 2008
Now’s time to make land management make some sense
The federal deficit is already gigantic, and it keeps getting bigger in order to stimulate the plummeting economy. But times of crisis are also times of opportunity. This is the perfect chance for the Obama administration to improve the way the federal lands are managed.
PMC board OKs ’09 budget, buys digital mammography equipment
MEEKER — At the monthly Pioneers Medical Center Board of Directors meeting Dec. 11, the board approved the 2009 management plan and budget and the purchase of digital mammography equipment.
Lady Cowboys win three in Winter Park tournament
MEEKER — The Lady Cowboy basketball team won all three of its games to win the High Country Invitational basketball tournament last week in Granby. Meeker defeated Love Christian, West Grand and host Middle Park to go undefeated in the tournament.
Panthers clip Duchesne
RANGELY — The Panther wrestling team traveled to Duchesne last Wednesday for a dual with the Eagles.
LeBlanc is Wyoming’s wrestler of the week
MEEKER — Meeker High School graduate Joe LeBlanc, currently a redshirt freshman on the University of Wyoming’s wrestling team, finished third in the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational.
Cowboy wrestlers finish fifth in West Grand tournament
MEEKER — Five Meeker High School wrestlers placed in the top four to give the Cowboys a fifth-place finish in last Saturday’s West Grand tournament in Kremmling.
Meeker stays perfect at High Country tourney
MEEKER — The Meeker Cowboys boys’ basketball team earned three more victories this past week at the High Country Invitational Tourna-ment in Granby.
Police Blotter: December 25
Activity for Dec. 12-18
DOW is using solar power for wildlife management
HINSDALE COUNTY — Small-scale electric solar power is providing the Colorado Division of Wildlife a unique tool for a variety of wildlife management tasks.
Michigan man fined $15,000 for poaching
SALIDA — A Michigan man was fined $15,000 after being convicted of three charges related to killing a Colorado mountain goat without a license. Burt Vincent, 60, of Jackson, Mich., also faces a potential lifetime suspension of his hunting and fishing privileges in Colorado, Michigan and 28 other states.
Meeker Recreation Center New: December 25
n Please check the December-March activity brochure or call, click or come-in for details on these and other events, programs and policy changes; 878-3403; 101 Ute Rd.; www.meekerrecdistrict.com.