MEEKER I Summer in Meeker is not known for being of a hotbed of activity for local teenagers. It seems they have the choice of finding some innocent fun or breaking the rules.
Meeker Recreation and Park District Executive Director Michael Weinbrecht said that teenagers are very important to Recreation District activities, but that the teens are the most difficult age group to accommodate with activities. The teens are not able to be involved in…
Meeker teens long for more things to do around town after sun sets
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Not only did I grow up in small towns, during my teen years I lived at a Forest Service District Ranger Station 60 miles from “civilization” every summer. We did not have TV reception and certainly not the internet! Instead we hiked, rode horses, played kick-the-can in the evenings, fished, rode bikes, and indoor activities included board games-mostly monopoly, card games such as pinochle, canasta, cribbage and others. We read books, talked about them with others, went for nightly hikes or drives to look at the wildlife (bears, moose, elk, deer, bobcats, mountain lions, coyotes, badgers).
There was a nearby ‘Dude ranch” that sometimes needed a babysitter and Saturday nights invited us to their square dances. And we all had chores around the house.
To this day, I do not know what boredom is since I had the wonderful opportunity and support to use my mind to entertain myself. I am concerned when youth say they have nothing to do or are bored. There is always plenty to do if one puts their mind to it!