Sept. 27 event benefits area non-profit agencies MEEKER — It won’t be long, and fall will have arrived. It also means the Fall Festival is almost here.
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Tony Theos named Colo.
MEEKER — The Colorado Wool Growers 81st annual convention was held July 22-24 in Keystone, Colo., and outgoing president Joe Sperry (Delta) was replaced by president-elect Anthony (Tony) Theos.
Fishing Report
Northwest Fishing Areas
Variable weather means variable fishing
RBC — Rain, snow, bright sunshine, warm temperatures, possibly all in a matter of hours — sounds like another summer day in Colorado. Indeed, the weather across the state has been variable the past week or so, and that is reflected in the outlook for fishing.
Teams tie in Cowboy Kickoff
MEEKER — Two teams finished the annual Cowboy Kickoff Classic golf tournament with an eight-under-par 60 but only one team was willing to participate in the playoff to determine the winner.
Meeker Recreation Center News: August 21, 2008
n Mini soccer ages 5-6, soccer I ages 7-9, soccer II ages 10-13 begins the week of Aug. 25. Cost $25. Registration deadline Aug. 26. For details see the Aug.–Nov. brochure, call, come in or go online. Note: all ages will play at Paintbrush Park!
Cox scores hole-in-one
Jason Cox got his first hole-in-one this past weekend
A dream fulfilled
Despite loss in prelims, Nelson grateful for Olympic experience MEEKER — It wasn’t the finish he was hoping for, but Billy Nelson was glad he had the experience. Nelson, whose father, Bill, works for Summit Industries in Meeker, placed 10th in his preliminary race of the 3,000-meter steeplechase Friday at[Read More…]
Grandsons battle in Junction ‘Cage Wars’
RANGELY — Richard and Elizabeth Benton had plenty of reason to cheer last Saturday. Doubly, so. The Bentons, who live in Rangely, had two grandsons compete in the Mixed Martial Arts Cage Wars in Grand Junction.
School board prepping $24M bond issue
MEEKER — Meeker Re-1 School District Board members Tuesday fine-tuned the language in the November bond issue that would raise $24 million to build a new elementary school.
Plan for Escondido subdivision goes forward
MEEKER — They’ve been working on it for more than a year, and the lengthy process has left property owners and developers frustrated, but the preliminary plan for the Escondido subdivision was approved Aug. 19 by Meeker’s board of trustees with numerous conditions. The board refused a request from the[Read More…]
Obituary: Carl Bernard (Bernie) Nieslanik
Carl Bernard (Bernie) Nieslanik June 1, 1924-Aug. 18, 2008
