2008 | The Herald Times | Serving Meeker, Rangely, Dinosaur & Northwest Colorado - Part 122

Year: 2008

Lady Cowboys drop two league games on the road

MEEEKR — It wasn’t a good week to be unable to make baskets but according to Meeker’s head girls basketball coach Hallie Blunt, that’s what happened in games against Grand Valley and South Routt County (Soroco) last week. “We couldn’t make a basket,” Blunt said.

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Cowboys split in road contests

Lose to Grand Valley, win at Soroco MEEKER — The Meeker Cowboys varsity basketball was beaten by the defending state champions and currently number one ranked Grand Valley Cardinals last Thursday night in Parachute 56-73. However, the team recovered from the defeat and was able to pick up a crucial[Read More…]

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‘Ewe’ goalie keeps blocking

RANGELY — Two-time champion and 2007 MVP goalie Kandice Torno is in her fourth season on the ice and third with the women’s Puck Ewes of Craig.

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Panther wrestlers beat Cowboys in annual dual

RBC — “I’ve never seen the scoreboard on our side when we wrestled Meeker,” Rangely’s head coach Jeff LeBleu said after his Panthers defeated the Cowboys 15-48 last Friday in Meeker. It was the first time the Panthers have beat the Cowboys under LeBleu’s tenure.

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Transportation panel report released

RBC — Gov. Bill Ritter today presented his Blue Ribbon Transportation Panel’s final report, “A Report to the People”î to the legislature’s joint transportation caucus. The complete report is available by visiting Gov. Ritter’s Web site, www.colorado. gov/governor.

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Police Blotter: February 7, 2008

Activity for Jan. 25-Jan. 31, 2008

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December 2008 Warranty Deeds

Seller: Shipp, K.W. and Joyce Buyer: Shipp, Roy Don and Myra Description: Lot: F Block: A Section: 28 Township: 1N Range: 90W Transaction Price: $37,500

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Consumers spend 10% on food

RBC — Food Check-out Week, Feb. 3-9, commemorates the time of year when the average American will have earned enough income to pay for the entire year’s food supply. It takes just five weeks to pay for an American family’s food supply for the year. In contrast, Americans must work[Read More…]

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Several accidents close highways 13, 64 Sunday

MEEKER — Sunday Feb. 3 kept officers and rescue crews busy with several accidents that shut down the highways near Meeker.

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Arthritis: Big burden for boomers

RBC — A recent study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that arthritis is hitting the nation’s aging population of baby boomers and is projected to increase by 40 percent in the next two decades.

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Ashley Medical Center honored

VERNAL — Ashley Regional Medical Center has been recognized by its parent company, LifePoint Hospitals, Inc., as the 2007 High Five Award recipient for the company.

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Arbor Day poster deadline is March 7

RBC — The National Arbor Day Foundation, Colorado Tree Coalition and Toyota invite all fifth-grade students in Colorado to showcase their artistic talents by creating posters for the 2008 National Arbor Day Poster Contest. This year’s theme is “Trees are Terrific — inside and out!” The deadline to submit posters[Read More…]

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