MEEKER | Supply chain shortages, fewer truck drivers, manufacturing glitches, toy shortages, slow-down at USPS, workers quitting everywhere … what else can go wrong? For myself, I am already planning for food and gift shopping to celebrate Thanksgiving and Christmas. It is easy to feel these holidays spring up on[Read More…]
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Can we plan ahead for happiness?
I’m reading a book called “The Blue Zones of Happiness” by Dan Buettner. The premise is that there are secrets to attaining greater degrees of happiness which can be identified and replicated by studying some of the places that have the world’s happiest people. The qualities, habits, and characteristics of[Read More…]
Drake graduates basic training
MEEKER I Ethan E. Drake, son of Daniel and Julie Drake of Meeker, graduated United States Marine Corp Basic Marine Training on Oct. 15, 2021, at Marine Corp Recruit Depot in San Diego, California. Commonly referred to as “boot camp,” Marine training is the longest of any military branch and[Read More…]
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Public meeting to discuss Rio Blanco Lake fish populations
MEEKER | Colorado Parks and Wildlife is holding a public meeting to discuss the management of the fisheries population in Rio Blanco Lake west of Meeker. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 26 at 6 p.m. at Mountain Valley Bank in Meeker. With current drought conditions and a[Read More…]
Cowboys looking for league championship
MEEKER I Coming off of a fantastic win over the North Fork Miners, the Cowboys turned their sights to the Gunnison Cowboys. In a battle deemed “Range Wars” by the announcer in Gunnison, Meeker took the lead early and didn’t let it go. “Gunnison has a good bunch of kids,”[Read More…]
Cowboys place 10th as a team in Rifle
MEEKER I The Rifle Creek Golf Course was once again the venue for the Rifle Invitational cross country meet on Wednesday, Oct.13. Meeker’s Brighton Bair had a good start in the girls race, and stayed with the front runners, placing 10th out of 59, in 21:26. The boys race also[Read More…]
Rangely harriers close regular season in Rifle
RANGELY I The Rangely High School cross country team ran their last regular season meet on Wednesday, Oct. 13, in Rifle, Colorado. The course was a 5K (3.1 miles) on the front nine of the golf course. It is known to be a fast and pretty flat course. The Panthers[Read More…]
Meeker Cowboy volleyball secures league championship
MEEKER I Meeker Cowboy volleyball had a successful weekend, beating Grand Valley and two more league opponents and now have only two more league matches to go. “After two fun and exciting weeks the girls are looking forward to having the weekend off and to get some rest,” commented head[Read More…]
PANTHER FOOTBALL …
On the coldest night of football to date this season, The Panthers fired off 38 first half points, before winning 46-0. Zane Varner rushed for 125 yards, followed by Keihlan Myers who had 71 yards rushing. Justin Cudo caught two passes for 47 yards and a touchdown. On defense, Marsten[Read More…]
Lady Panthers split volleyball sets; JV improves record
RANGELY I The Panthers played West Grand at home on Oct. 15. The JV team won in three sets. The first set was a close loss, 22-25. The second set was won 26-24 and the third set was 15-12. Lexi LeBleu led the team kills with seven and Miah Wren[Read More…]