Senator Jean White, R-Winter Park, sponsored House Bill 1275,which creates a Colorado Wildlife Sporting license plate to promote hunting and fishing in Colorado.
Meeker
Bowhunter classes offered in Meeker
The Eastern Rio Blanco Metropolitan Recreation and Park District is offering a one-time only bowhunter education class.
Youth wrestlers open in Craig
Several members of the Meeker Community Wrestling Club opened the youth season in Craig last Saturday and more than half of them placed in the top four.
RBC Days Gone By
The Meeker Herald — 100 years ago • The K-T pushed a large bunch of cattle up river yesterday.
MACC sets ambitious agenda
The Meeker Arts and Cultural Council [MACC] met with Colorado Creative Industries peer assistance network counselor Nancy Kramer from Steamboat Springs to review the master plan created in 2011.
Small town makes a big impression at state tourney
The middle school state wrestling championships (in affiliation with the Rocky Mountain Nationals) was held last Friday and Saturday in Denver. The event featured athletes from all over the state and from schools of all sizes.
Loose Ends: Casual Conversations
Writing a regular column that appears each week on the op/ed page of a weekly newspaper can be a challenge. Coming up with ideas isn’t the problem, filling the space with a timely, well-written, piece can be difficult.
Meeker Locals
Congratulations to Barone Middle School wrestlers who “did us proud” last week at the middle school state tournament.
Letter: Disappointed
Though I was glad to finally see some closure to the Berthelson murder, I was quite disappointed in the sentence Neil Joy received. I’ve never really understood how a person can end someone’s life and only get a few years “punishment.”
Death Notice
Joe B. Spence Joe B. Spence, formerly of Meeker, died on March 3, 2012 at the VA Hospital in Grand Junction, CO. Leila (Pinkie) Spence, formerly of Meeker, died March 23, 2012 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction, CO. Services are pending.
The third annual rebirth of the After Birth Ball
Anyone familiar with the seasons of an agricultural economy knows springtime is one of the busiest, but most rewarding seasons for ranchers. Calving season involves long, unpredictable hours and physical demands on the humans who serve as surrogate midwives for their herds.
HOME OF: Ron DuPree
Ron DuPree of Meeker is this week’s “home of” honoree. Ron moved to Meeker in July 2011 to be the head football coach at Meeker High School.
