MEEKER | Lady Cowboys have a new sport in 2021, Golf! Head Coach Amanda Back is in her first year of coaching so this is a monumental year for Lady Cowboy Golf. “It’s very exciting for us to have a golf team,” said Back. The team has three freshmen on[Read More…]
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CCCS names Dr. Lisa Jones next CNCC president
RBC | Monday, April 26, Colorado Community College System (CCCS) Chancellor Joe Garcia announced the selection of Dr. Lisa Jones as the next president of Colorado Northwestern Community College (CNCC). Dr. Jones will assume the presidency on July 15, 2021. She will succeed Ron Granger, who is retiring at the[Read More…]
Meeker Classic will extend competition a full day in 2021
MEEKER | When September rolls around the Meeker Classic will be adding an additional day to their typical five-day sheepdog trial. “One might think of it as a post COVID trial with an extra day thrown in as a big thank you to all of our friends,” said board chair Regas[Read More…]
Mother’s Day – Let’s Celebrate
MEEKER | A year ago, I was bemoaning a Mother’s Day without family gatherings, dining out, and similar celebrations. May 2020 was still early in the days of COVID restrictions and we didn’t know what to expect or what to do. I think many of us thought it would be[Read More…]
Days Gone By: May 6, 2021
The Meeker Herald | 125 years ago • The North Side and South Side cattle round-up are meeting next week according to captains Lee Peterson and Clarence Lamb. • Wind! Dust! More wind and dust. • Jack Deveraux’s barn, corrals, and some farm implements were lost after burning brush got[Read More…]
Recall hearing Thursday, May 6 at 3 p.m.
RBC | The recall petition protest hearing for Commissioner Gary Moyer will be held Thursday, May 6, at 3 p.m. in the third floor hearing room at the Rio Blanco County Courthouse. There is no call-in option, but the meeting will be live streamed to YouTube at https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OwitX_Ju8MM. Or visit[Read More…]
County: OHV Signage, Culvert Access & Conservation District Update
RBC | Commissioners met Tuesday, April 27, to discuss the following public business. OHV SIGNAGE RBC Emergency and Natural Resources Manager Eddie Smercina and Public Information/Program manager Carly Thompson presented to the board some OHV signage around Meeker that is in “rough shape.” Based on a recent replacement project for[Read More…]
Meeker Wrestling Awards …
Wrestling awards for the Meeker Cowboys are as follows: Connor Blunt: most takedowns, most escapes, most near falls, most tech fallsBrendan Clatterbaugh: most dedicated, most reversalsColby Clatterbaugh: most wins, most pins, most valuableOwen Hanneman: most improvedTrae Kennedy: most tech fallsTyson Portwood: most tech falls Congratulations to Colby Clatterbaugh, who went[Read More…]
Recall update: protest filed
RBC | Commissioner Gary Moyer and his son-in-law, Matt Scott, filed a protest last Wednesday, April 21, concerning the petition to recall Moyer from office. The protest alleges that petitions circulated “did not comply with Colorado law,” that the petition format was not approved prior to circulation, that two of[Read More…]
The Tank returns to a normal schedule
RBC | The Tank Center for Sonic Arts is returning to a normal schedule of concerts and visits for its 2021 season, starting May 1. Festivities and regular programs include the fifth annual Solstice Festival, June 19 and 20; The Tank and the West, a film and music event with[Read More…]
The ‘scrubbing bubbles’ of democracy
If you are of a certain age, you’ll remember the “scrubbing bubbles” TV commercial, with the bubble-shaped scrub brushes that worked magic on nasty bathroom grime. If you don’t remember it, here’s the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oh0OdgjOdDk. (Gotta love YouTube.) Also, if you are of a certain age, you remember being thoroughly[Read More…]
A place at the table
MEEKER | Finding a “place at the table” in participating in Colorado’s legislative process was all important at the beginning of our conversations about finding solutions to statewide issues. Eventually how that place was occupied became even more important. Each representative’s actions became the essential components to ensuring that the[Read More…]
