Mr. Meeker: A fixture in the community since the mid-1950s, Frank Cooley will again take his place in parade

MEEKER I If there is an iconic figure of Meeker, it may well be Frank Cooley.
Though he grew up an easterner, being born and raised in New York, Cooley has been closely associated with Meeker and western Colorado since the mid-1950s.
He’s more Coloradan than New Yorker.
He’s also a fixture in Meeker’s annual Range Call parade — for many years he drove a fire truck in the parade, a role he jealously held…