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Author: Special to the Herald Times
MACC on the move …
For a second year in a row Meeker Arts and Cultural Council shared a day filled with active theater workshops with five Barone middle school students at the Colorado State Junior Thespian Day. The workshops were presented in a round-robin fashion, so that students could experience all of the guest[Read More…]
Lady Panthers win 42-28
RANGELY | The lady Panthers hosted the Plateau Valley Cowboys for a non-league matchup before heading into the holiday break on Friday, Dec. 20. According to head coach Jimmie Mergelman, the Panthers came out strong and did an excellent job of consistently scoring early. Opening up the scoring early in[Read More…]
Swim team keeps inching toward state-qualifying times
MEEKER | The final swim meet of 2019 found the Moffat County relay team cutting times once again. The team traveled to Montrose on Dec. 20 for the one day Montrose High School meet to compete against seven other teams in a field of 134 girls. The 200-yard freestyle relay[Read More…]
Buck and Bull …
The 2019 Barone Middle School Big Buck and Bull contest is in the books. The big buck and bull contest is in its ninth year, where BMS students compete to see who can harvest the biggest buck, or bull, or both. This year there were 13 muleys and three elk[Read More…]
Big accomplishments for Cowboys
MEEKER | The MHS Cowboys wrestling team split for the final time this wrestling season. The JV squad participated in a tournament in Kremmling and varsity battled it out at the Warrior Classic in Grand Junction. Ty Goedert (106), Charles Curry (126), Connor Blunt (132), Dax Sheridan (160), Colby Clatterbaugh[Read More…]
Letter: Who can tell our water story?
Dear Editor: I am seeking assistance to select one individual who would share some water history of significance of the White River. Some initial thoughts coming to mind is the first irrigation ditch within our basin above Meeker and the historical ranches on the lower White River that helped mold[Read More…]
RHS wrestlers do well at West Grand, Kremmling
RANGELY | The Panther wrestling team traveled to Kremmling this last weekend to compete in duals Friday and a tournament Saturday. Friday against West Grand and Basalt, sophomore Zane Varner (145) seemed to be on a mission, pinning both of his opponents by pin. Teammates Brent Cantrell and Dalton Dembowski[Read More…]
Days Gone By: Dec. 26, 2019
The Meeker Herald 125 years ago – Travelers who pass up or down the road leading to Oak Ridge Park say that upon reaching Jim Burch’s place they are ordered to dismount and follow the genial Jimmy into the house and there imbibe copiously of a decoction known in the[Read More…]
PINT-SIZE PLAYERS …
Some of Rangely’s pint-size basketball players took to the court during halftime at Friday’s game. Matt Scoggins Photos
New Year’s Eve Dance Party
MEEKER | Dress to impress for a formal New Year’s Eve celebration on Dec. 31 from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Jan. 1 at the historic Hugus Building, 594 Main Street, in downtown Meeker. Enjoy live music and classic and modern dance music, heavy appetizers from local restaurants and a[Read More…]
Mending Hearts grief group
MEEKER | Mending Hearts is a grief group that is free and open to anyone coping with the death of a loved one. Sessions are held Mondays, Jan. 6 – March 9 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the VFW Building in Meeker (290 4th St.). Although each person’s grief is unique,[Read More…]
