MEEKER | Hey Meeker hikers and mountain bikers! We’re about to get a new trail that starts at Ute Park and will connect to the existing trails across China Wall. Additionally, for youngsters and oldsters, an easier circular side trail with less incline is included. A new parking lot and[Read More…]
Tag: Rocky Mountain Youth Corps
Trail maintenance restores access for hikers, riders
Special to the Herald Times MEEKER | Two seldom-used trails in the Blanco Ranger District recently received some much-needed maintenance and are now available for people looking for some solitude. The Cliff Lakes Trail #1831 and the Yellow Horse Trail #2288 were recently maintained in partnership with Rocky Mountain Youth[Read More…]
Trustees hear Chamber update, historical signage proposal
MEEKER | The newest officer in the Meeker Police Department, Brian Ahearn, was officially sworn in during the April 2 Board of Trustees meeting. Ahearn was raised on a ranch near Elko, Nevada. He’s been an MP (military police) for the last seven years and comes to Meeker with his[Read More…]
MHS students create decorative benches for a community project
By ALLIE WILLEY Special to the Herald Times MEEKER | This year the Meeker High School created a Community Development Group. The group came together in the fall of 2016 through the United States Forest Service (USFS), Rocky Mountain Youth Corps (RMYC) and Meeker High School. Victoria Houser, recreation staff officer;[Read More…]
Rocky Mountain Youth Corps opportunity for students
MEEKER | It was also reported at last week’s school board meeting that high school teacher Michelle Selle is urging students to consider short-term summer job opportunities with the Rocky Mountain Youth Corps. A group of seven biology students is already working with RMYC in establishing a competition for student[Read More…]
East Ridge Trail completed
MEEKER | The Bureau of Land Management put the final touches on the 1.3-mile East Ridge Trail above Meeker Nov. 3. The trail provides an important link between the seven-mile Meeker Trail System and four miles of two-track trail on BLM previously inaccessible to the public by trail. “The completion[Read More…]