The Meeker Livestock Judging Team hosted the annual Hogwarts event this year at the RBC Fairgrounds and invited several community groups to join them in this fun fundraising effort. Everyone had a great time and the funds raised go to support the efforts of these organizations throughout the coming year.[Read More…]
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Lady Panthers play Vail Christian and Caprock
Going into the last weekend of volleyball, the freshman team took on the Vail Christian Saints on Saturday, Oct. 28. The Panthers had nothing to lose and wanted to finish the season off strong. Set one was won by the Panthers with a score of 25-21. Set two was won[Read More…]
PINK OUT DONATION
… The Rangely Panther Booster Club would like to thank the RHS volleyball team for their partnership in the “Pink Out” night. The lady Panthers raised $407 to donate to the Rangely Community and Wellness Center to help pay for mammograms for local residents. The Rangely Panther Booster Club would[Read More…]
PANTHERS FALL TO SAINTS
Rangely traveled to Vail Christian last weekend and lost 54-16. The seventh-ranked Saints led early and the Panthers were never able to gain any traction. Kobey Chism led the Panthers with 58 yards rushing, while Jaxon Torsell had 15 tackles followed by Chism with 13, and Luis Quintana with 10.[Read More…]
Cowboys crush Olathe 41-8
The Cowboys completed their final regular season home game last Friday with another dominating win, 41-8, over the Olathe Pirates. “The boys played good, Coach Darby changed things up a bit on defense, and they executed,” commented head coach Andy Coryell. Connor Blunt led with three touchdowns, Clay Crawford two,[Read More…]
Cowboy volleyball to host regionals
The Heart of the Rockies Tournament was a good change up for Cowboy volleyball this past weekend. “We had a very good weekend, and ended 3-1 on the weekend losing to Centauri, who is seventh in the 3A RPI,” commented head coach Greg Cravens. Emma Luce, Ainsley Selle and Reese[Read More…]
TRIP TO STATE
Wyatt Rollins represented Meeker High School cross country at the state competition in Colorado Springs on Saturday. In his first look at the course, the sophomore runner completed the 5K distance in 19:13, finishing 80th place. “Wyatt really put in the work this year, and it was great to see[Read More…]
SOFTBALL AWARDS
After Cowboy softball season, Brea Garcia (left) and Reagan Hafey (second from right) were awarded First Team All Conference, Ryann Mergelman (second from left) and Miah Wren (right) were awarded Honorable Mention All Conference. Center is coach Kendal Bergman. | COURTESY PHOTO
Meeker board receives $150K water grant, funds to be used for Circle Park
Meeker trustees approved a supplemental budget ordinance to account for unanticipated revenue that came from a $150,000 Colorado Water Conservancy Board grant. The funds will be added to budgeted funding for the Circle Park Phase 2 project. The ordinance, according to Town Administrator Mandi Etheridge, also considers a motion to[Read More…]
EDITOR’S COLUMN: Practicing gratitude
If you aren’t grateful for what you already have, what makes you think you would be happy with more? ~ Roy T. Bennett, Author It’s de rigeur to talk about gratitude during the month of November these days, but I’m doing it anyway. Practicing gratitude has the power to improve[Read More…]
Letter: MES Oneseed fundraiser at Parade of Lights
Dear Editor: Meeker Elementary School is working with the Oneseed Foundation to partner with a sister school in Ghana, Africa. The students at Wisdom Ways Academy in Ghana are teaching us about their culture and we are teaching them about ours. Last Christmas we were overwhelmed with support at our[Read More…]
Part 1: Meeker’s ‘Moon Man’
Remember the movie, MIB, with Will Smith? The Men In Black impersonated other federal officers dealing with aliens in the name of galactic peace. In the early 1980s, Secret Service men really did arrive in Meeker. They came to question a suspect who had mailed multiple letters from Meeker with[Read More…]
