MEEKER — It is the highest level of collegiate wrestling in the United States — the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), Division I — and Meeker’s Joe LeBlanc became an All-American with a fifth-place finish in the 184-pound division at the NCAA Division I Championships, held last weekend in St.[Read More…]
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Overcoming Obstacles
Injuries, vagabond lifestyle shaped Brian Crowe into Cowboys’ team leader
NEW TRADITION: Kindler establishes Meeker as basketball power
MEEKER — Eleven years ago, when Klark Kindler took over as basketball coach at Meeker, the school didn’t have much of a tradition in basketball. Things sure have changed.
Colorado DOW Hunter Outreach Program will sponsor turkey hunt for youth in April
RBC — Thanks to support from private landowners, the Colorado Division of Wildlife Hunter Outreach Program is offering three youth hunters the opportunity to participate in a premier, private land spring turkey hunt near Meeker. The hunt will take place on April 25 and 26.
Moon Lake nominates director candidates
RANGELY — Grant Earl, general manager/CEO of Moon Lake Electric, reported that the cooperative recently held two district nominating meetings to receive director candidate nominations for upcoming director elections. In District 2, members nominated Bill Muir, incumbent Yordis (Yogi) Nielsen, and Paul Tanner, all of Duchesne. District 3 members nominated[Read More…]
Striegel Engineering Center gets boost from Boettcher Foundation
RANGELY — Colorado Northwestern Community College (CNCC) received an award letter this month from the Boettcher Foundation announcing that the college would receive a $50,000 grant to assist in the renovation of the W.C. Striegel Engineering Center.
Engagement: Baker-Plummer
RANGELY — Chris and Diane Baker
Still time to register for spring classes offered at CNCC
MEEKER — There are several late-starting CNCC Community Education Classes still open for registration.
CNCC works on its own ‘Field of Dreams’
Tom Cassera, Colorado Northwestern Community College’s first-year baseball coach, had never met Julius and Lomell Poole. That is, until about two weeks ago. Cassera met the Pooles for the first time during a recent doubleheader at the CNCC ballpark in Rangely. “They seem like very nice people,” Cassera said of[Read More…]
Seven Meeker teams travel to contest
MEEKER — Meeker was well represented at the Destination Imagination Western Slope Regional Tournament on Saturday, March 14.
Letters: March 26 Edition
Dear Editor, First of all, I’d like to begin by saying congratulations to the Meeker boys’ and girls’ basketball teams for an outstanding showing at the 2A state tournament recently held in Pueblo. As a former Meeker girls’ coach (1991-1994), it was awesome to see some familiar faces and watch[Read More…]
4-H News
MEEKER — The Meeker 4-H pig club has had three meetings. We found out that in order to complete we have to make it to half of the meetings, which is four meetings.
