Volunteers make Meeker’s sheepdog trials a Classic

Meeker’s sheepdog trials ended Sunday, but the work didn’t.
“Breakdown is almost as busy as the days of the trial,” said director Ellen Nieslanik, who took a few minutes to chat Tuesday, in between hauling grandstands.
This was Nieslanik’s fifth year as director of the event, which will celebrate its 25th anniversary in 2011.
“Overall, I think the trials went as smoothly as ever,” she said. “We had a few little adjustments along the way,…