MEEKER | The Bureau of Land Management’s White River Field Office, 220 E. Market in Meeker will have a public hearing March 1 at 5:30 p.m. to address the use of motorized vehicles and helicopters to gather wild horses from the North Piceance Herd Area, Piceance-East Douglas Herd Management Area[Read More…]
Month: February 2011
A good day to ride
MEEKER I Sunday I was lucky enough to be invited to go on the White River Snowmobile Club’s ride. The scenery and welcoming manner of the club made the day nearly perfect.
Class of 1940…
Glen Murray, president of Meeker High School’s graduating class of 1940, would like to correspond with any living classmates. Murray’s address is 1025 Deer Crossing Way, Lexington, KY 40509. Meeker’s graduating class of 1940 included: (Top row) Barbara Johnson, Edgar McSweeney, John A. Atkinson, superintendent. C. E. Erickson, sponsor, Thomas[Read More…]
Rio Blanco County Days Gone By
The Meeker Herald — 125 years ago • The “84” yellow cabins on Yellow Creek caught fire about 10 a.m. Monday and burned to the ground in less than two minutes. • Tim Breene arrived on Piceance Wednesday from Leadville. He will make Piceance his permanent home.
RHS students do well at extravaganza
RANGELY I Two Rangely students came out on top at the Mesa State Math Extravaganza on Thursday, Feb. 10. Andrew Morton and William Scoggins tied for first place along with a few others in the individual math contest taken by 150 students from across the Western Slope. McKale Pennel of Rangely[Read More…]
Five compete in tourney
MEEKER I Five Meeker wrestlers traveled to St. George, Utah, to compete in the Jacobs Challenge National tournament and all five placed, including one champion. Barone Middle School seventh-grader TJ Shelton has amassed a 47-10 record since last fall and added another national title to his resume, pinning all three[Read More…]
Cowboys fall to Eagles, beat Rams
MEEKER I Usually when you beat a good team in any sport it gets tougher to beat them again the second time you play. The Meeker Cowboy boys’ basketball team found this to be true as they traveled to Paonia for a rematch with the Paonia Eagles.
RMS finishes second, fourth
RANGELY I Traveling to Meeker for their tournament, the Rangely seventh-grade girls met up with Steamboat for their first game. The young Lady Panthers took an early lead and held it easily to win the game 17-9. Scrappy defense and some great teamwork kept this team gaining the whole game.[Read More…]
VFW Post 5843 now meets at Kilowatt Korner
MEEKER I Have you noticed that the home of our local VFW Post 5843 is no longer co-located with AC’s Bar? Our records, plaques and signs have all been removed. For quite some time now, your local VFW has been meeting at Kilowatt Korner on the second Monday of each[Read More…]
RHS Panthers win two of three
Host Cowboys, Eagles this weekend RANGELY I The Rangely Panthers boys’ basketball team won two of three games last week and will host the Meeker Cowboys and the Paonia Eagles this weekend in the final two games of the regular season.
Two qualify for state
MEEKER I Freshman J.C. Henderson and sophomore JR Crawford will be the only Cowboys to wrestle in the 2011 Colorado State Wrestling Championships, which start today in the Pepsi Center in Denver. Eight Cowboys competed in the regional tourney and although six placed in the top six, only two finished[Read More…]
Kenney hopes v’ball furthers education
RANGELY I Local teen Dakota Kenney has been playing volleyball since the third grade. Now a senior at Rangely High School, Dakota has been recruited to play with the Split Mountain Volley Ball (SMVB) Club in Vernal, Utah, along with classmate Torie Slagle. SMVB is sanctioned by the USA Youth[Read More…]
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The Rangely Panthers track and field team traveled to Grand Junction this past weekend to compete in the Phil Wertman Invitational. Catch up online at ht1885.com.
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Natalie Kracht took first in her 100M heat for the MHS Cowboys at the Glenwood Springs Invitational last weekend. Read the full story online at ht1885.com.
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Join the Meeker High School Drama department for their production of Emma TONIGHT for opening day! Performances through Saturday at 7pm. Tickets are $5 and is a family friendly production.
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MHS senior Ryan Sullivan pitching for the Cowboys against Steamboat. Coming off a series of wins against Monte Vista, Steamboat and Cedaredge, the Cowboys play Grand Valley on Saturday, April 20. RHS junior Marcos Quintana pitching for the Panthers. The Panthers play the Aspen Skiers today at home following wins against Dove Creek on April 13.
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The Rangely Preschool Registration Health Fair is tomorrow, April 19th from 8:30 am to 2pm!
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This year’s batch of Mormon crickets are beginning to hatch. Above is a picture of an immature cricket compared to a dime. JANE TURNBURKE PHOTO Read more online at ht1885.com.
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Join Home.Made for their Spring Cleanout Sale for discounts, new spring styles, and preordering your Mother's Day flowers!
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On April 4, the Meeker Lions Club installed new shelving units for the New Eden Pregnancy Care Center. New Eden asked the Lion’s Club to help them come up with more storage for items within the building, and the Lion’s Club raised money to purchase shelves. OPAL MUNGER PHOTO
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