Meeker Range Call & Fourth of July {PHOTOS} | The Herald Times | Serving Meeker, Rangely, Dinosaur & Northwest Colorado

It was a busy weekend in Meeker, with Range Call events kicking off Friday and ending Monday. Residents and visitors enjoyed a bevy of activities, beginning with the CPRA rodeo Friday followed by performances by comedian Joby Saad and ventriloquist Marc Rubben. The rodeo continued on Saturday, followed by a concert featuring Girl Named Tom and Maddie and Tae, then the annual barn dance. Sunday there was an ATV rodeo, Milk Creek tour, and pageant re-enactment. Monday, Independence Day, kicked off with the Mason’s pancake breakfast, ERBM 5K race, the parade, bank robbery re-enactment, ranch rodeo and finally the fireworks.

CPRA Rodeo

Rodeo clown Michael Newlon said he’d pay someone to jump in the mud, when no one took him up on it, he jumped in himself.

Photos by Kim Ekstrom

Concert

Photos by Jesse McCann

Parade

Hundreds of people lined Main Street for a parade organized by the Chamber of Commerce. Smoking River Brewing Co.’s float received the Best of Show award, Pioneers Medical Center’s float was voted Most Creative, Grant Family Dentistry’s float was Judge’s Choice, People’s Choice was the pageant actors and can-can girls, and the Best Car was the Death Star PT Cruiser.

Photos by Caitlin Walker

Bank Robbery