RANGELY I Fourteen teams entered the competitive annual two-man best ball tournament at Cedar Ridges Golf Course in Rangely last weekend, including teams from Rangely, Rifle, Fruita and Vernal, Utah. Three playoffs were needed to decide the final results.
Author: Bobby Gutierrez
Lake Avery…
Entrance fees to all of Colorado’s 42 state parks, including Lake Avery east of Meeker, will be waived Aug. 6, in celebration of Colorado Day by the Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
Grand Champion …
The Rio Blanco County Horse Show was held last weekend at the RBC fairgrounds in Meeker and “Zandy,” pictured with 11-year-old Lila Klinglesmith was the grand champion gelding.
RBC Horse Show …
The annual Horse Show and All-Around competition featured kids of all ages and 4-H experience including Meeker’s Charlie Rogers, who will be in kindergarten this year, pictured with her mom Jamie and great-granddad Joe Collins, to Rangely’s Shelby Neiberger, who will be a senior this year, pictured with her horse[Read More…]
11-12 fast-pitch team wins championship
MEEKER I They did it the hard way but Meeker’s 11-12 girls fast pitch softball team won the Valley Youth League championship last Saturday.
Water storage…
In a recent meeting called by the Colorado Parks and Wildlife to discuss releasing water from Lake Avery into the White River, local rancher and water expert David Smith Sr. commented on the mesa
Batter up…
Marty Jensen patiently waits for a pitch during a recent softball game. Coed softball games are being played on the Paintbrush Park fields every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesdays and as of July 18 two of the 11 teams are undefeated.
Ute Park…
Meeker trustees Rodney Gerloff, Dan Conrado, Russell Overton (director of public works), Lisa Cook (town clerk), Regas Halandras, mayor Mandi Etheridge, Katelin Cook, Andy Thomson, Scott Meszaros, town manager and John Strate, toured a few capital projects the town is working on
Playoff decides Lischke
MEEKER I The Lischke Memorial golf tournament is one of the only individual tournaments of the year at the Meeker Golf Course.
Fires burn more than 1,600 acres in Rio Blanco County
RBC I Lightning started the Powell and Little Duck fires in Rio Blanco County last week, burning more than 1,600 acres before monsoon rains helped more than 200 firefighters and a Type II fire management team contain the blazes.
Junior golf…
The ERBM Recreation and Park District has teamed up with the Meeker Golf Course for the junior golf program and 30 kids showed up for the first practice.
Batter up…
Paintbrush Park will be busy every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday in the month of July, as games in the annual adult recreational coed softball league, sponsored by the ERBM Recreation and Park District, began Monday on both fields.
