CNCC Women’s Basketball team has had a season full of achievements. On Feb. 25, they won their first game over Snow College since the 2012-2013 season on home court in Hefley Gym. The game came down to the final basket, made by Hailey Long (above). The season holds the most[Read More…]
Tag: Awards
WRESTLING AWARDS
The 2023 Meeker High School Wrestling team took home the 2023 Colorado State Wrestling Championship Class 2A State Runner-up trophy home. During the Sunday evening banquet the following six boys took home awards that show the dedication and drive that went into this trophy. The Cowboy awardees are: Trae Kennedy[Read More…]
AWARDS
(Left) Ainsley Selle received the All-Conference and Second Team Western Slope by MileHigh Prep Report. (Right) Ellie Hossack received the All-Conference Honorable Mention and Honorable Mention Western Slope by MileHigh Prep Report. Charlie Rogers was also an Honorable Mention for the Western Slope by MileHigh Prep Report. AMBER GARCIA PHOTOS
DISPATCH AWARD
Western Region Director for the Colorado National Emergency Number Association (NENA) and Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO), Brad Flanagan presented the Rio Blanco County communication center team with the “Colorado NENA/APCO 2022 Communications/9-1-1 Center of the Year” award last week at their annual Christmas meeting. This award is presented to[Read More…]
PRESS AWARDS …
The HT brought home six awards from this year’s Colorado Press Association convention, including first place finishes for for our weekly news roundup, best news photograph, photo and design and best page design. We also received a second place award for a news media/house ad promotion. Finally, Sophia Goedert’s feature[Read More…]
BIVENS AWARD …
Thomas Bivens of Penn Valley, California, is the principal of Alta Sierra Elementary School in Penn Valley. Thomas was honored, along with three of his colleagues, by the Region 2 Association of California School Administrators which covers 10 Northern California counties. Bivens has been a principal at Alta Sierra for[Read More…]
PICTURE BOOK AWARD …
Local Author Dolly Viscardi won the Colorado Author’s League Children’s Picture Book Award at a CAL presentation ceremony at the Washington Park Boathouse, Sunday June 19. | COURTESY PHOTO
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR …
Congratulations to Meeker High School Athletic Director Klark Kindler on being selected as the 2A athletic director of the year by the Colorado Athletic Directors Association. Kindler has been the head boys basketball coach at MHS for 24 years and athletic director for 7 and works tirelessly on ensuring MHS[Read More…]
Spartan Showdown wins regional award for “most improved” rodeo of the year
RANGELY I The CNCC rodeo program won a regional award during the Rocky Mountain region’s year-end voting. All 11 of the colleges in the Rocky Mountain region vote on various awards, and the CNCC “Spartan Showdown” rodeo won the award for the “Most Improved Rodeo of the Year.” This was[Read More…]
Quinn recognized with Fretwell Outstanding Educator Award
MEEKER I The Elbert K. Fretwell Outstanding Educator Award was established by the Boy Scouts of America in 2016 to recognize the valuable contributions that educators make in the lives of young people. The Boy Scouts of America’s mission is to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices[Read More…]
Pioneers Medical Center named one of top hospitals in Western US
MEEKER I Pioneers Medical Center (PMC) has recently been listed as one of the best hospitals for patient experience in the Western US. The list, compiled by the prestigious Becker’s Hospital Review, includes 27 facilities in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. “We’re honored[Read More…]
‘Safehouse 1618’ nets 35+ festival awards
Shepherd’s latest film ‘gets under your skin’ MEEKER I “The point of being a director is finding people who are skilled at their job, whether it be acting or cinematography or sound or music or whatever, and let them kind of do their own thing, because if you don’t, it[Read More…]
