The Rangely junior high football team defeated the Meeker Cowboys 30-0 in Rangely on Thursday. The game started fast as seventh-grader Gage Fielder ran the opening kick off back for a touchdown. The ensuing Cowboy drive stalled and the Panthers took over around midfield. Jaxon Torsell capped off a solid[Read More…]
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NEWS BRIEFS: CNCC Fall classes
Fall classes are ready to begin very soon. Microsoft Word—Sept. 10 from 10 a.m. to noon; Sept. 11 from 6-8 p.m. Review computer skills. Basic Computer—Sept. 11, 10 a.m. to noon. Increase knowledge of computer. Machine Quilting—Sept. 11 from 2:45-5:45 p.m. Start or complete unfinished projects. Smart Phone Basics Workshop—Sept.[Read More…]
How to train a mustang in 100 days: Paige and Nitis
“Would you like to see his favorite trick?” asks Paige Burnham as she helps her sorrel mustang Nitis bow to a visitor. The visitor, being me, is dumbfounded and all I can do is stand there with my mouth open. Just three months ago, Nitis (Native American for “Red Boy”)[Read More…]
NEWS BRIEFS: Farm Bureau Picnic
Farm Bureau picnic, meeting Sept. 15 RBC Farm Bureau Membership Appreciation picnic and annual meeting on Sunday, Sept. 15, at 12:30 p.m., Meeker Town Park Pavilion for RBCFB members and their families. Meat, buns, beans and beverages furnished. Potluck salads and desserts welcomed. Q&A with guest speaker Zack Riley, CFB[Read More…]
NEWS BRIEFS: PEO Quilts in the Country
PEO Quilts in the Country Come see quilts old and new during the annual Quilts in the Country show at the Fairfield Center in Meeker Friday, Sept. 6 from 12-5:30 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 7 from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The show features new quilts not shown before from[Read More…]
Cowboy Softball
It was a tough weekend for Cowboy softball, a current 0-4 record after the tournament in Eaton, the team took on some of the best in the state. Northridge, La Junta, Lamar and Rocky Ford all put up double digits on the Cowboys. Final box scores are: Northridge 15-3, La[Read More…]
NEWS BRIEFS: Battle of Milk Creek anniversary
Please join us to celebrate three significant developments of the Milk Creek Battlefield Park on the 140th anniversary of the battle on Saturday, Sept. 28 beginning at 11:30 a.m. at the Milk Creek Battlefield Park. There will be a presentation of the colors by the VFW, dedication of the new[Read More…]
NEWS BRIEFS: First Aid/CPR/AED Class Sept. 7
The ERBM Recreation and Park District will be hosting a First Aid/CPA/AED class on Saturday, Sept. 7 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Meeker Recreation Center multipurpose room. If space allows, registration up until Sept. 5 will be allowed for $45. Interested individuals 12 years of age and older may[Read More…]
Obituary: Joseph Lee Maez
Joseph Lee Maez 1934 ~ Aug. 18, 2019 Joseph (Joe) Lee Maez passed peacefully away Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019, in the comfort of his home at the age of 85. Joe was born in 1934 in Grand Junction, Colorado, to Joseph Adonis and Cora Maez. He grew up in a[Read More…]
Obituary: Ruth Catherine Keller
Ruth Catherine Keller departed this life on Sunday, June 30, 2019 to join her beloved husband, Glen, and son, Jeffrey, in heavenly splendor. Ruth was born to Elbert and Lydia Lloyd on May 23, 1927, in Glenrock, Wyoming. In 1936, when Ruth was nine years old, the family moved to[Read More…]
Obituary: Jonnie C. Coleman
Jonnie C. Coleman, 85, of Yuma, Arizona, passed away peacefully at River Valley Estates Assisted Living in Yuma with family by her side on June 28, 2019. Jonnie was born to Johnny Cecil and Reba Fay Green Davis on Sept. 26, 1933, in Meeker, Colorado. Jonnie went to school in[Read More…]
Obituary: Carol Ann Douglas
Carol Douglas, 58, passed peacefully on June 29, 2019. Carol was born to Robert and Joyce Coley in Denver, Colorado. She moved with her mother and siblings to a sheep ranch near Meeker, Colorado in her early teens. Her ranch girl upbringing gave her a love of the outdoors, of[Read More…]
