MEEKER I Cowboy head football coach Shane Phelan said he does not script the first 15 plays for his team. If he did, it would have been difficult for him to script them any better last Friday. After the first 15 plays against county rival Rangely, Meeker led 30-0.
Month: October 2009
Death Notice: Frances Woolley
Frances Woolley Funeral services for Frances Woolley, 80, of Meeker will be held at 1 p.m. Friday from St. James’ Church. Interment will follow in the Highland Cemetery.
Death Notice: Justin J. Neumeier
Justin J. Neumeier Justin J. Neumeier 75, of Meeker, died suddenly Oct. 20, 2009, at his Sage Hills Home.
Barone volleyball team downs Rangely squad in ’09 season’s final match
RANGELY I In a rematch between county rivals Meeker and Rangely, Barone Middle School’s eighth-grade team prevailed in a junior high volleyball tournament here last Saturday. Meeker’s Barone Middle School seventh-graders also finished first.
New Arrival: Elijah Charles Rundberg
MEEKER | Oran and Amy Rundberg would like to announce the birth of their son Elijah Charles Rundberg, born Sept. 14 at Memorial Hospital in Craig. Elijah weighed 7 pounds and was 20 inches.
RDH gets $25,000 grant for lab testing expansion
RANGELY I Rangely District Hospital will receive a $25,000 grant from the Caring for Colorado Foundation to expand its laboratory testing services. The project’s focus is to provide primary care services through laboratory testing to residents of rural northwestern Colorado.
Obituary: Anita ‘Tiny’ June Usery
Anita (Tiny) June Usery was born June 13, 1929, in Boulder to Lowren and Minnie Osborn. She left our presence to enter into heaven, her ultimate goal, on Oct. 11, 2009, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction after a brief illness.
Educational meeting to discuss beef cattle issues and opportunities in Western Colorado
RBC | What is the market outlook for calves this fall? What will be the situation with agricultural credit in the near future? What is a financial health check-up? What beef cattle cost factors should be considered?
Fall Festival contest results released
Results of Fall Festival pie and salsa contests:
Good effort isn’t enough
MEEKER I The Lady Cowboys played well. Just not quite well enough to win. “This was the best collective effort we have had this season,” Meeker volleyball coach Christy Atwood said of last Friday’s rivalry match against Rangely. “If we can continue to eliminate errors, the karma is going to[Read More…]
Rangely spikes Meeker in four
RANGELY I It was a big week for the Lady Panthers. Their head coach, Jimmie Mergleman, delivered a baby boy the morning of Oct 13. Then there was the always-intense matchup against county rival Meeker. In between, there was a tough loss to Vail Christian, the league’s only unbeaten team.[Read More…]
Outgoing chairman sees big future for powwow
MEEKER I Even though he’s planning on stepping out of a leadership role, Bill Kight expects the Smoking River Pow Wow to only get bigger and better. Kight, an archaeologist with the White River National Forest in Glenwood Springs, has worked closely with the Ute Tribe for many years and[Read More…]