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Our View: Opportunity for adults

November 12, 2004

Pam Brethauer remembers when she had to beg teams to enter the adult recreational volleyball leagues sponsored by the Craig Parks and Recreation Department.

Education calendar for Nov. 13

November 12, 2004

Craig Intermediate School’s Parent Advisory Committee meets at 7 p.m. in the library.

Star student for Nov. 13

November 12, 2004

Amanda Cramer sat quietly while the boys in her mass production woods class bragged about how many all-purpose chairs they’d sell for the class’s business project.

Hunting season slows down

Rifle season brings hiring of extra workers

By Michelle Balleck

November 12, 2004

With the hectic hunting season coming to a close, local businesses are enjoying the profits and the slower pace as they head into winter.

Calves raise record prices

By Rob Gebhart

November 12, 2004

During nearly 50 years of ranching, Lee Williamson has never seen feeder calf prices as high as this fall’s.

Lillian Jensen: 1917-2004

November 12, 2004

Lillian Jensen died Nov. 10, 2004, at Heritage Senior Home in Grand Junction. She was a long-time resident of the Craig-Meeker area. She was 86.

Keeping his head down

Rowan DuBois prepares for his second postseason this year

By David Pressgrove

November 12, 2004

Despite spending a season on the team, Rowan DuBois still doesn’t feel like a football player. Give the Moffat County High School kicker a couple of weeks though, the season hasn’t ended.

Buffalo Horn Ranch to be sold to the highest bidder

By Lois Wymore

November 12, 2004

Whit Hudson, owner of Buffalo Horn Ranch just west of Meeker, told William Bone of the National Auction Group to sell his place by absolute auction.

DA-elect moves forward with advisory committee

By Lois Wymore

November 12, 2004

Although Colleen Truden, the newly elected district attorney for the 9th Judicial District, won’t officially take office until January, she thinks it is not too early to move forward on some of her campaign promises.

Police Blotter for Nov. 13

November 12, 2004

Law enforcement Jail Report Thursday, Nov. 11 Tony Steven Peck, 36, was booked into the Moffat County Jail on charges of driving under restraint, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of methamphethamine.

Briefs for Nov. 13

November 12, 2004

Permits to cut firewood and Christmas trees in the Routt National Forest are available at the Forest Service Visitor Center, 925 Weiss Drive in Steamboat. Firewood permits are $20 and allow up to two cords of fuel to be gathered. Multiple permits may be purchased. It is necessary to have a permit card for every pickup or trailer load of wood removed from the national forest. Christmas tree permits are $10 and allow for one tree. A household may buy up to five permits and may only use the trees for personal use. Trees cannot be bought and resold.

GRAMNET faces uncertainty

By Amy Hamilton

November 12, 2004

A drug task force that has been in operation for the past decade may be on the brink of extinction, as cash-strapped agencies are becoming reluctant to fund the program.

DOW license decision coming

Feelings mixed on whether to set aside more licenses for landowners

By Michelle Wallar

November 12, 2004

The Colorado Division of Wildlife is expected to make a decision today on whether to pursue a plan to provide more big-game hunting licenses to private landowners.

Making a play a production

MCHS students perform ‘South Pacific’

By Christina M. Currie

November 12, 2004

Students sat in chairs along a wall of lighted mirrors, reviewing math problems or practicing Spanish.

Sobering data: Students study effects of alcohol

By Christina M. Currie

November 12, 2004

Several Moffat County High School students said no program is going to stop teens from drinking but that one might limit high-risk behavior such as binge drinking and drinking and driving.

Amy Hatten: Falling for a good time

By Amy Hamilton

November 12, 2004

They said it’s OK that I’ve never handled a hockey stick before or taken a puck to the shin, but I didn’t really believe it.

CNCC official explains Meeker Center closure

By Lois Wymore

November 12, 2004

Bob Rizzuto, Colorado Northwestern Community College chief administrative officer, was on the hot seat as the guest speaker at the Meeker Business in Action meeting Tuesday.