MEEKER — Mini Soccer ages 5-6, Soccer I ages 7-9, Soccer II ages 10-13 begins the week of Aug. 25. Cost $25. Registration deadline Aug. 26. For details see the Aug.-Nov. brochure, call, come in or go online. Note: all ages will play at Paintbrush Park.
Meeker
Nelson runs in prelims Sat.
MEEKER — Billy Nelson, the son of Bill Nelson, a supervisor with Summit Industries in Meeker, will compete in the 3,000-meter steeplechase qualifying race at the Beijing Olympic Games at 7:20 p.m. Aug. 16, Mountain Time.
Morrises win couples tourney
MEEKER — “Some call it the ‘divorce format,’” Meeker Golf Course manager Darrin Rohn said of the Chapman format used for the annual couples tournament held last weekend. The two-day event drew 24 couples, most from out of town, split into two flights, 13 in the first and 11 in[Read More…]
Meeker Locals: August 14, 2008
MEEKER — Congratul-ations to all the participants at county fair for jobs well done. Now that the fair is over, it’s time to start looking ahead to the start of the new school year! School starts Aug. 25, less than two weeks from today.
CNCC gardening workshop available
MEEKER — Registration is still open for Katie Day’s Late Summer Gardening Workshop on Saturday morning, Aug. 16 from 9 a.m.-noon.
Fire board meeting time is changed
MEEKER — The Rio Blanco Fire Protection Board of Directors holds its regular monthly Board meeting the third
Home of” 411
MEEKER — This week’s “home of” honorees are Mike and Kathy Sizemore of Meeker.
Saucedo transferred
Army Staff Sgt. Daniel Saucedo, husband of Deni Back of Meeker, was seriously wounded during a mission July 27 in Iraq.
Task force dicussion slated for Aug. 27
MEEKER — The Community Planning Task Force will host a community discussion on Aug. 27 at the Fairfield Center, starting at 6:30 p.m.
Conoco to discuss its Miller Creek dam
MEEKER — A representative of Conoco-Phillips will be giving a presentation on a dam they are proposing to build on Miller Creek.
Pinedale, Wyo.
Information comes from the Web site Pinedale Online: www.pinedaleonline.com
‘Boomtowns’ set to compare notes Aug. 26-27
MEEKER — Two heads are better than one. Or, in this case, two towns are better than one. As a way to compare notes, elected officials and community leaders from Meeker and Rio Blanco County will meet later this month with their counterparts from Pinedale, Wyo., to share information and[Read More…]




