MEEKER I “It was neat to see Cody get a win,” Meeker’s head wrestling coach Joe Gutierrez said of his 103-pound freshman Cody Pfau, who became the second girl to ever win a match in the Colorado State Wrestling Championships, held last weekend in the Pepsi Center.
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Loose Ends: Weather-wise words
Anytime the old cowboy was asked about the latest and greatest winter storm, he only had one answer. “It was just an ol’ equinoxer, I tell ya.” He didn’t launch into any meteorological explanation, make any excuses about causes, or otherwise rant and rave about the unusually severe snowstorm, gray,[Read More…]
New Arrival: Madelyn Rose Bloch
MEEKER | Annabelle Jean Bloch would like to announce the arrival of her little sister, Madelyn Rose Bloch. She was born Jan. 26 at 12:01 a.m. in Corona, Calif. She weighed 7 pounds, 6 ounces and was 19 inches long.
Police Blotter: Feb. 19-25
Law enforcement activity for February 19-25, 2010, included:
Letter: A community cares for all its members
Being a child of this community, who was both, born and raised, I am saddened to see what our community has come to. While growing up here, like most Meeker natives, I could not wait until after senior graduation to get the “heck out of Dodge.” Then, also like most,[Read More…]
Letter: Pozorski family needs community support
Kurt and Jackie Pozorski of Meeker just found out their 4-year-old little angel Kacey has a very rare brain tumor. It is called diffuse pontine glioma (brainstem tumor). It is a rare tumor that they cannot operate on and the doctors are saying that with radiation she only has about[Read More…]
Meeker girls advance to regionals this weekend
MEEKER I “It was a big win for us,” Meeker girls basketball coach Hallie Blunt said of the 48-34 defeat of the Soroco Rams, in the first round of the district tournament, played on Meeker’s home court. “The win got us into the regional tournament and now we are playing[Read More…]
Letter: Cook thankful for calls, cards and visits
Thank you everyone for the calls, cards and visits while I was in the hospital. Thanks to all my family for being there for me. You’re all wonderful.
Meeker Locals
Congratulations to Cody Pfau, who made history at the state wrestling tournament last weekend by becoming one of the first two girls to win a match at “the Big Show.” Congratulations to our other Cowboy wrestlers, as well!
Who wants the old elementary school?
MEEKER I “After feeling like we were pretty well rebuffed on our proposal for the downtown justice center, we’ve basically concluded that going ahead with construction on the current courthouse property is the most cost-effective.
Stockgrowers business meeting March 3
MEEKER I There will be a Rio Blanco Stockgrowers business meeting March 3 at 6:30 p.m. at Mountain Valley Bank.
Meeker opens playoffs by beating Rangely, 83-47
MEEKER I Senior Mitch Jacob scored a game-high 21 points, and nearly every member of the Cowboy basketball team scored as No. 1-ranked Meeker rolled county rival Rangely Saturday 83-47.
