The Meeker Herald — 125 years ago • In the selection of Joe Ralston as game warden, the county commissioners secured the service of a good man and one that will enforce the game laws to the letter.
Month: February 2011
Panthers battle on the mat in Paonia
RANGELY I “Our wrestlers arrived in Paonia ready to battle,” Panther wrestling coach Derek Stolworthy said. The Panthers may have lost some battles but know they are still in the war.
CNCC seeks Waving Hands submissions
RANGELY | Colorado Northwestern Community College is seeking submissions from residents of Northwest Colorado for inclusion in the third volume of the CNCC literature and arts publication, “Waving Hands Review.”
Elks chili cook-off slated for super Sunday
RANGELY | The Rangely Elks will sponsor a chili cook-off on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 6. The first-place winner will be added to the Elks Chili Cook-off Plaque of Fame.
Lady Panthers beat Vail, W. Grand
RANGELY I Like the Panther boys’ basketball team, the Lady Panthers won two games in Colorado but lost in Wyoming. The Lady Panthers pounced on Vail Christian 47-24 then pounded the West Grand Mustangs 61-32 before losing 20-51 to the Little Snake River Lady Rattlers in Baggs, Wyo., last Saturday.
Spartan Times Wild game dinner Feb. 5
RANGELY | The second annual Spartan Times Wild Game Dinner will be held in the CNCC Colorado Room Feb. 5, starting at 5:30 p.m. and serving until 8 p.m. Enjoy exotic meats: Goose, antelope, deer elk, mountain lion, bear, bighorn sheep and oryx. Donation are being accepted for the silent[Read More…]
Letter: Reader offers different point of view
Dear Editor: After reading the article written by Ms. Patti Wiliams last week, I would like an opportunity to debunk her propaganda. The statements in her article were the most commonly spread talking points out of the pro-wildhorse groups. Fact: There are too many wild horses on the range and[Read More…]
MHS wrestlers on track, as planned
MEEKER I “We are working our plan to get better each week and we saw big improvements last week in Paonia,” Meeker’s head wrestling coach Joe Gutierrez said. No Cowboys won individual titles but four placed in the Paonia Invitational last Saturday. Meeker will wrestle a triangular in Hayden against[Read More…]
Loose Ends: Different fences
Robert Frost’s famous poem “The Mending Wall” and the line “good fences make good neighbors” is quoted time and again for its applicability to relationships between neighbors. Between Fences, a Museum on Main Street project from the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, opened in December at the Rio Blanco County[Read More…]
Letter: Laws for mentally ill
Dear Editor: I have a daughter in her 40s who has been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and anosognosia (she does not believe she is mentally ill but others are). At this time she is in the Mental State Hospital in Terrell, Texas. The fact she is in a mental hospital[Read More…]