Lime Kiln region offered challenges

MEEKER I Many pioneer families made their start in the beautiful, yet harsh, Lime Kiln region south of Meeker. One family, the Kirkpatricks, endured some of the toughest times in the area.
Hazel Kirkpatrick Rosenlund’s story begins in a log cabin on Water Street in Meeker. With the help of her son Gene and wife Karla Rosenland, along with her daughter Cheryl and husband Dave, details…