MEEKER | Many “lamb” traditions have surrounded the annual Meeker Classic Sheepdog Championship Trials for 31 years. This year a new family event is being added to all the fun. Downtown plaza in Meeker will be the site for our first Jammin’ Lamb Festival on Saturday, Sept. 9, a culinary[Read More…]
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UPDATE: Hime’s Peak Fire 25 percent contained
MEEKER | A multi-mission aircraft conducted an infrared survey of the Himes Peak Fire 46 miles east of Meeker in the Flat Tops Wilderness on Thursday and found an active heat perimeter of approximately 94 acres at 3:30 p.m. This is considerably smaller than previous estimates. Firefighters were able to[Read More…]
Panthers win season opener, head to Del Norte on Friday
RANGELY | This weekend the Panthers hosted the Dove Creek Bulldogs for the season opener. The Panthers started off the night quickly and never took the foot off of the pedal. Having a sped-up clock at halftime with a lead of 44-0. Scoring in the first half for the Panthers[Read More…]
Cowboys beat Titans, travel to Holyoke next
MEEKER | In the second game of the season, the 1A Meeker Cowboys took on the bigger 2A Titans from Coal Ridge and after a hard fought three quarters of play, the Cowboys wore them down and won 30-7. Meeker will now travel across the state to play the Dragons[Read More…]
Cowboys run up Devil’s Thumb in Delta
MEEKER | Normally, it does not take 30 minutes to run a high school cross country race, which is five kilometers but there is nothing normal about the Devil’s Thumb Hill Climb race in Delta, which Meeker runners attempted last Saturday. The Cowboys will run in Hotchkiss this Saturday. “The[Read More…]
Delta cross country race one of ‘mental endurance’
RANGELY | The Rangely cross country team adventured to the first ever Devil’s Thumb Hill race in Delta, Colo., on Friday, Sept. 1. It was not a race for time but a race of mental endurance: who could keep going when it was tempting to stop since your legs were[Read More…]
Pipeline leak in Piceance Basin prompts $5 million lawsuit
RBC I Mike Bishop is a jovial fellow with a quick wit, ready smile and lively sense of humor, until you ask him about the conditions on his Piceance Basin hunting ranch. Concern etches his features when he talks about the pipeline leak he discovered on his property a little[Read More…]
Craig mayor to give presentation Sept. 7
RANGELY | Craig Mayor John Ponikvar will give an informative talk on Thursday, Sept. 7 at 6:30 p.m. at the Rangely Jr./Sr/ High School auditorium about the book “13 Ways to Kill Your Community” by Doug Griffiths and Kelly Clemmer. Books will be available for purchase.
Himes Peak Fire burns in the Flat Tops Wilderness
WHITE RIVER NATIONAL FOREST – September 7, 2017 – The Himes Peak Fire is burning in grass, aspen and heavy dead timber in the Flat Tops Wilderness, approximately 46 miles east of Meeker. It is largely within the perimeter of the 2002 Big Fish Fire which burned near Trappers Lake.[Read More…]
Costa Rica informational meeting Sept. 7
MEEKER | Students interested in a research and conservation trip to Costa Rica next summer, please attend a meeting with Dr. Dorsett at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 7, in the Meeker Public Library. Bring parents. The program is open to all high school students, with preference to those who have[Read More…]
Register for community education classes
MEEKER | Registration for fall Community Education Classes is open. Schedules were mailed two weeks ago to local residents. Many of the classes will start the week of Sept. 11 as follows: basic computer, Sept. 11; quilting, Sept. 13; stamping, Sept. 11-15; smart phone basics, Sept. 18; digital photography, Sept.[Read More…]
Community Calendar: September 7, 2017
– Adult Open Gym volleyball starts Sept. 5 from 7:30-9 p.m. in the MES gym. Adult open gym basketball starts Sept. 6 from 7:30-9 in the MES gym. Call 878-3403 for details. – CPR/AED/First Aid class Sept. 9. Register at the Meeker Rec Center or call 878-3403. – Free Movie[Read More…]