Volunteers sought for Meeker Pageant show

MEEKER |The Meeker Pageant has been a tradition included in Meeker’s 4th of July celebration since 1938. It is the historical reenactment of the “Meeker Incident” — the conflict between Meeker’s namesake, Nathan Meeker, an Indian Agent sent to oversee the area and the local tribe native to the White River Valley. The conflict included two battles, the Battle of Thornburgh, also called the Battle of Milk Creek, and the uprising of the local…