RBC I This year’s species of focus is the Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos. The deadline for artist submissions is 4 p.m. on Nov. 20. “It is amazing every year to see what the artists come up with,” said Tilman Bishop, a volunteer member of the Waterfowl Stamp Art Committee, which judges[Read More…]
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Winter driving means time to watch out for wildlife on the roads
RBC I With the end of daylight saving time, Colorado Parks and Wildlife reminds Colorado motorists of the higher risk of being involved in a wildlife-related accident. According to the Colorado Department of Transportation, November sees more car accidents involving wildlife than any other month.
Letter to the Editor: FFA team thanks those who helped
Dear Editor: The Meeker FFA Ag Issues Team would like to thank and specially recognize all those who helped us make it to the National FFA Convention in Louisville, Ky., in October.
Letter to the Editor: Conservation districts join to promote wise use of resources, gathers
Dear Editor: The Douglas Creek and White River conservation districts’ purpose is to promote the wise use of natural resources within our county and in general. The districts announce the development of a natural resource informational campaign.
Visitation continues to grow at Dinosaur Nat’l Monument
DINO I October visitation numbers for Dinosaur National Monument showed a 13.8 percent increase for the month over the 2014 figures.
Wrestling season begins…
Meeker High School senior wrestler Sammy Palmer practices a turk on teammate Christopher Strate, as does Daylon Nielsen on assistant coach Carl Padilla during one of the first practices of the season. The season officially started Nov. 12, when most Meeker wrestlers were still playing football. The Cowboys, who finished[Read More…]
Meeker FFA team travels to Louisville, Ky., wins Silver Emblem
MEEKER I Seven Meeker FFA students, accompanied by high school sponsor and coach Trina K. Smith, traveled to Louisville, Ky., Oct. 27-31, to compete as an Ag Issues team in the 88th annual National FFA Convention and Expo.
RHS volleyball…
The Rangely High School volleyball team held its year-end banquet on Monday night. A big congratulations to Katelyn Brown, who was named to All-Conference First Team, and Justyne Dembowski and Sarah Conner, who were named to All-Conference Honorable Mention. Also a big congratulations to Katye Allred, Carrie Goddard, Justyne Dembowski,[Read More…]
Sign up now for Festival of Lights parade
MEEKER I Entries are being accepted for the Meeker Festival of Lights on Dec. 3.
Letter to the Editor: Consider Colorado health care
Dear Editor: Following a unanimous vote of the Health Care for All Colorado (HCAC) Board of Directors last week, and HCAC is officially supporting Colorado Amendment 69—the ColoradoCare state health care financing system.
Under the Sea…
King Triton, far left, played by Zagar Brown, discusses with Ursula the sea witch, center, played by Mason Holliday, the situation between his mermaid daughter, Ariel, right and inside cave opening, played by Annelise Amack, and human Prince Eric, not pictured, played by Cooper Main, during Saturday afternoon’s performance of[Read More…]
Second bull…
Tanner Ridgeway, 13, of Meeker harvested this bull on Nov. 7 at Wilson Creek, while hunting with his father DJ Ridgeway and his uncles Jason and Danny. This is the second year that Tanner has been hunting for elk and this is Tanner’s second bull.
