“I’m so tired of all the conflict and division.” “Why can’t people be nice and get along?” “Can we stop with all the drama already?” I hear these statements (and have said them myself) with increasing frequency. I think most of us are “conflict-avoidant” by nature. It’s part of the[Read More…]
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DAYS GONE BY: April 21, 2022
The Meeker Herald 125 years ago • Rev. Ostenson held impressive and appropriate Easter services at St. James church last Sunday. • Sam Wear moved his fine bunch of cattle from the Powell park feeding ranch to the summer range on Miller on Tuesday. The Meeker Herald 100 years ago[Read More…]
CNCC rodeo heads to Grand Junction
RANGELY I The weekend of April 9-10 found the CNCC rodeo team in Grand Junction for the Colorado Mesa college rodeo. “They do a great job of hosting all of us and put on a fun rodeo! Both Sadie Shake and Hadley Gross ran barrels on Friday evening and the[Read More…]
YOUTH B-BALL …
The WRB Recreation and Park District partnered with the CNCC Men’s and Women’s Basketball teams this year to run a positive youth basketball program. An enormous “thank you” to the teams for volunteering to work with us and the first- through fifth-grade athletes. Thank you for putting in the time[Read More…]
MHS FCCLA members place at state
MEEKER I April 14-16, 2022, was an inspiring weekend of competition, recognition and of course continuing leadership journeys for the Meeker High School Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) members who attended the 2022 Colorado FCCLA State Conference. Thursday featured opening ceremonies, a delicious dinner at the Cheesecake[Read More…]
Cowboy golf plays in Carbondale
MEEKER I The Meeker Cowboy Golf team had a weather related break but was able to hit the links Monday for a wonderful day of golf at River Valley Ranch (RVR); their first individual tournament this year. “I love taking my golf girls to this course as I have very[Read More…]
Rangely baseball falls to Huskies 10-9 in non-league game
RANGELY I The Rangely Panthers baseball team traveled to Gypsum, Colorado, to take on Battle Mountain High School on Friday, April 15. The non-league game was originally to be played in Edwards, Colorado, at Battle Mountain High School but due to inclement weather in the previous days, the game was[Read More…]
Meeker throwers take first in relay earnings
MEEKER I Meeker Cowboy track took to the Demon Invitational Saturday in Glenwood, with pole vaulting the previous evening. “We had some weather this week, and a JV track meet, so we didn’t get a full week of practice, and we leveled out this week,” commented co-head coach Hallie Blunt.[Read More…]
Rangely Panthers record PRs, top scores in GWS
RANGELY I The Rangely Panther track team headed southeast for the Demon Invitational in Glenwood Springs last weekend. They saw some PRs in many events and scored well as a team. The boys took sixth place while the girls took seventh place. The meet drew a lot of bigger teams[Read More…]
SIGNED …
Sarah Kracht (left), daughter of Jason and Betty Kracht (right), signed with the Western Wyoming Community College to play basketball. Kracht is a senior at Meeker High School graduating this May and attending college in Wyoming beginning in August. (Standing) MHS Athletic Director Klark Kindler. | COURTESY PHOTO
Cowboys record 5-4 win
MEEKER I The Cowboy baseball team finally got to play on their home field April 7. Battle Mountain came to Meeker for a JV/Varsity double header. “The boys played well and the bats started working,” commented assistant coach Dylan Mobley. “I think we played better this game then we did[Read More…]
Seven Meeker kids participate in annual CPW turkey hunt
MEEKER I On a cold, breezy weekend in early April, seven young turkey hunters and their mentors huddled quietly on pristine private land on the outskirts of Meeker, scanning the terrain for their elusive quarry. Participating in their first turkey hunt, the youngsters battled the frigid air and their own[Read More…]