MEEKER — The range management team on the Douglas Ranger District earned the prestigious 2008 Regional Forester’s award for Forest and Grassland Health.
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Pinedale residents warn of energy impact
RBC — Officials from Pine-dale, Wyo., visited Rio Blanco County in August to compare notes with officials here about the impact of energy development.
2nd Holidayfest is Saturday in Rangely
RANGELY — The second annual Rangely Chamber of Commerce Holidayfest will be held Saturday, Dec. 6. This year’s Holidayfest theme is “An Old Fashion Christmas” and will feature several events for the community.
Meeker Recreation Center News: Dec. 4
n Please check the December-March activity brochure, call, click or come-in for details on these and other events, programs and policy changes; 878-3403; 101 Ute Rd.; or online at www.meekerrecdistrict.com.
Pipelines race out of the mountains into yards
DENVER (AP) — In the push toward more energy independence, massive infrastructure projects that will help to deliver it have clashed with cherished rights of land ownership.
Chamber adds 40 new members
MEEKER — Forty new members have joined the Meeker Chamber of Commerce in 2008.
Is your goose cooked? here’s how …
(AP) — Goose was so important in the Victorian-era people would save — and save — for the big day, often joining the equivalent of modern-day Christmas club accounts to afford a plump, juicy bird.
RHS holds volleyball banquet
RANGELY — The Lady Panthers concluded their successful season Nov. 20 with the banquet.
Hunting keeps getting better and better
Every year, I think hunting for antelope just can’t get any better, and every year it does. The days are warm, the nights are cool, the aspens are golden and so are the memories. Let me explain.
Olympic champion Cejudo helps Meeker wrestlers kick off a new era
MEEKER — The Cowboy wrestling team will open the 2008-2009 season in Hotchkiss this weekend, under a new head coach, only the fifth in Meeker’s storied program.
PMC employees take part in annual fitness challenge
MEEKER — For the past two years, as part of its employee wellness program, Pioneers Medical Center has kicked off a fitness challenge during Hospital Week the first part of May for its employees.
Agencies publish impact statement on energy corridors
RBC — Four federal agencies Nov. 26 released a Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (Final PEIS) proposing to designate more than 6,000 miles of energy transport corridors on federal lands in 11 western states.
