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Mountain Valley Bank celebrates building heritage with ‘penny drive’

MEEKER | Having served as a vital trading post for all of Northwestern Colorado in its early history, the Town of Meeker has its share of very old buildings, all with their own history. The I.O.O.F building on the corner of 4th and Main is no exception. Originally built in[Read More…]

April 15, 2021 by Lucas Turner Comments are Disabled

A ‘Red Letter Day’ for historic building

April 26—is Red Letter Day for Meeker’s Mountain Valley Bank (MVB). Historically, festivals and holidays were marked in red on calendars, noting by color that there was something special occurring to pay attention to. Since 2015, MVB has celebrated the anniversary of its renovated building being listed on the National[Read More…]

April 25, 2019 by Niki Turner Comments are Disabled

IOOF building turns 118, celebrates year on National Register

Reprinted from the May 1, 1897 edition of the Meeker Herald MEEKER I Last Monday was a great day for Meeker Odd Fellows, as it will mark an important epoch in the history of the local society. The day was the 78th anniversary of the establishment of the fraternal order[Read More…]

April 24, 2015 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Meeker’s IOOF building turns 118; on National Register for one year

MEEKER I The building that now houses Mountain Valley Bank in Meeker has a long and colorful past, having started out as the home of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Lodge, Valentine Lodge No. 47. Now, 118 years later, it serves as the home of the bank. It had[Read More…]

April 23, 2015 by Sean McMahon Comments are Disabled

History Colorado slated for May 28

MEEKER | History Colorado will be in Meeker on May 28 at Mountain Valley Bank for a roundtable presentation on the state historical fund and to recognize the International Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) hall’s (now Mountain Valley Bank) recognition on the National Register of Historic Places.

May 17, 2014 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled