Ten Meeker youth traveled to Grand Junction, Colorado, on March 12 for the Colorado State S3DA Indoor Archery Tournament. Five of them placed in the top three of their class. Brighton Bair earned a first place and also won scholarship opportunities; Auri Murray took second place; Jemma Bair took first[Read More…]
Tag: Archery Tournament
Youth archery team competes in Vegas
MEEKER | The local Meeker S3DA archery team traveled to Las Vegas, Nevada, last week to compete in the national archery tournament. Along with the rest of their Grand Junction team Meeker’s archers represented the state well on the national level. The young adult division (ages 15-18) took third place.[Read More…]
ARCHERY TOURNEY
This past Saturday, Meeker hosted its first Scholastic 3D archery shoot. S3DA is a national youth archery league for kids 5-18 years old. The Club’s mission is “to foster, educate and guide youth in the areas of 3-D, indoor target, and outdoor target archery as well as safe, ethical bowhunting[Read More…]
SHARPSHOOTER …
NEWS BRIEFS: April 2, 2021
Lions Club egg hunt at rec center MEEKER | The Meeker Lions club will host their annual Easter Eggstravaganza this Saturday starting at 10 a.m. sharp at the Meeker Recreation Center parking lot, 101 Ute Road. The event is for ages 10 and under. Check out a fire truck, find[Read More…]
News Briefs: March 25, 2021
WRCD planning advisory meeting Mar. 25 MEEKER | The White River Conservation District’s Planning Advisory Committee (PAC) will be meeting on Thursday, March 25 at 6 p.m. in Meeker at the Rio Blanco Fire Protection District Building (240 7th St.). A virtual link will be provided upon request. Please email[Read More…]
WINNER, WINNER …
Sean Ford of La Salle, Colorado, was the lucky winner of an African safari valued at $10,000 sponsored by Antler Taxidermy of Meeker. It’s the second year Antler Taxidermy owners Bill and Donna Wille have raffled off a safari during the R100 archery competition. Niki Turner Photo
R-100 …
In its second year, the Meeker R-100 3D archery event had 520 shooters of all ages from all over the region registered to participate. “We had people drive from a long way for this,” said site coordinator David Weaver. The attendance this year makes the Meeker event one of the[Read More…]
3D archery shoot June 15-16
MEEKER | Whether you’re a seasoned archer or just a beginner – all are welcome to experience the Rinehart R100 traveling archery tournament, coming to Meeker June 15-16. Hosted by Rinehart Targets®, manufacturers of the most durable and lifelike 3-D archery targets in the world, the full weekend of archery fun[Read More…]
Sasquatch Sighting …
Meeker’s inaugural hosting of Rinehart’s R100 Tournament (and their life-size sasquatch target, above) was a hit, with 461 participants taking on the 100 target course on Sulphur Creek last weekend. The site coordinator said the event will return next year, likely earlier in the summer to avoid the heat. For[Read More…]
Sportsman’s Club hosts 3-D Shoot
Big Sky Open archery tournament starts June 13
GRAND JUNCTION — Archery competitors from all over the U.S. will again descend upon Grand Junction for the annual Big Sky Open, held at the DoubleTree Hotel, June 13-15.
