MEEKER | Meeker baseball matched up against its toughest opponent of the year last Friday. Cedaredge, number one in the league, came to Meeker for a Cowboy-Bruin double header and the teams went 1-1 on the night. In game one the Bruins had a “tough pitcher and they hit the[Read More…]
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Kuhn buys Seven Lakes, plans conservation
Elk Creek Ranch to purchase majority in secondary transaction RBC | JK Land Holdings, LLC (JKLH) has purchased famed golfer and entrepreneur Greg Norman’s Seven Lakes Ranch, a nearly 12,000-acre property on the White River in Meeker, Colorado. In keeping with Norman’s stewardship, the entire property—which encompasses a diversity of[Read More…]
Cowboy track takes 3rd and 2nd at RHS meet
MEEKER | The Cowboys traveled to Rangely for the first of two track meets they will have there this year. There were 11 boys teams and 10 girls teams at the event. Meeker boys took third only eight points behind first place and the girls took second. “We had a[Read More…]
Panthers host 11 teams at Invitational track meet
RANGELY | This past weekend, the Rangely High School track and field team was able to stay home and host 11 schools for the Rangely Panther Invitational. Both the boys and girls competed very well as they ran, threw, and jumped personal bests. At the end of the day, the[Read More…]
Pedaling for a good cause
MEEKER | Pennsylvania native Bob Gardner lived in the quiet town of Bellville for many years and worked as a motel manager in State College. His youngest son, Kyle, was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis more than 30 years ago and Gardner spent many years supporting and playing in the annual[Read More…]
MACHO V-BALL …
Rangely High School’s Student Council officer team and the high school boys basketball team hosted a “Macho Volleyball” charity game on Monday, May 10. The players participated in a few open gyms or “practices” and split into two teams. The green team chose to represent the Rangely Outdoor museum. The[Read More…]
Conservation Corner: Sandhill cranes in Rio Blanco County
Have you noticed the long-legged, long-necked Sandhill Cranes in the hayfields along the White River? You may not have seen these birds here twenty years ago as crane breeding distribution has expanded throughout NW Colorado over the past 25 years. According to the CPW, up to 200 cranes now gather[Read More…]
CPW’s latest wolf reintroduction education session focuses on managing livestock conflicts
RBC | Colorado Parks and Wildlife held its second wolf reintroduction education session last week with a focus on what other states have done when releasing wolves and managing conflicts with livestock. One of the speakers, Ed Bangs, was the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s grey wolf recovery coordinator for[Read More…]
MUSICAL THANKS …
The Barone Middle School Band has been traveling around town to thank local businesses for their support. They recently stopped by Wendll’s. | TIFFANY JEHOREK PHOTOS
‘Stellar showing’ for Panther girls
RANGELY | After competing in the Cardinal Invitational in Parachute, Colorado, this past weekend, the Rangely Panthers track and field team is quickly approaching the midway point of the season in full stride. For the third week in a row the Panthers were led by stellar performances of the upperclassmen[Read More…]
Middle school track hosts Night Relays, travels to Steamboat Springs
MEEKER | Meeker’s middle school track team had a busy week, hosting Rangely, Craig and Hayden at our Night Relays meet on Thursday, and then travelling to Steamboat Springs for Saturday’s meet. The home meet, as the name implies, featured only relay races, and even the field events consisted of[Read More…]
Loose Ends: ‘I love this place’
MEEKER | What is it about a location that makes one blurt out, “I love this place”? It pops up in conversation time and again, particularly if the individual saying it is revisiting an old favorite spot after a long absence. Holidays and three-day weekends lend themselves to traveling to[Read More…]
