Sunday, Nov. 27 marked the first Sunday of Advent season on the Christian calendar, with the illumination of the first “candle” for the season at St. James’ Episcopal Church in Meeker. | CAITLIN WALKER
Author: Caitlin Walker
GOING UP
WREA hung red and green lights on the courthouse pine trees in Meeker Monday. The trees will be lit during the Parade of Lights celebration Nov. 30. | CAITLIN WALKER PHOTOS
DUCK, DUCK …
Mallard ducks enjoy the chilly White River. According to allaboutbirds.org, the Mallard is the ancestor of nearly all domestic duck breeds, excluding the Muscovy duck. | CAITLIN WALKER PHOTO
Streamline Realty gives back with new program for nonprofits
A unique new program from Streamline Realty will give back to local nonprofits this coming year. “We value our tight knit community and recognize that fundraising is challenging and time-consuming,” said Suzan Pelloni, owner of Streamline Realty. The new Streamline Gives program will give new homebuyers the option to donate[Read More…]
About those midterms-here’s how RBC voted and what happened statewide (unofficially)
RBC | Rio Blanco County turned out big this midterm, with nearly 73% of eligible voters casting ballots. Here’s how we voted, and how it stacked up to the rest of the state. Final results, particularly for the very close Boebert/Frisch race, are supposed to be updated this coming Friday,[Read More…]
STOP THE PRESSES
Meeker Arts and Cultural Council (MACC) put on three performances of Newsies, Jr. The Musical last week. More than 500 people enjoyed watching the cast of more than 40 third through eighth graders dance, sing and perform. (‘King of New York’ is still stuck in our head.) Above, eighth-grader Tucker[Read More…]
EXTRA, EXTRA!
Meeker Arts and Cultural Council presents the junior theater production of “Newsies, Jr.” this Thursday through Saturday in the Meeker High School Auditorium. The musical was was inspired by the real-life Newsboys Strike of 1899 in New York City. | CAITLIN WALKER PHOTO
Pumpkin Eats n’ Treats 2022 Photos
Halloween Happenings 2022
Saturday, October 29 A Magical Night at Hogwarts in Meeker RBC Fairgrounds, 5 to 9 p.m. Halloween Party @ Smoking River Brewing Co. Kids events 12 to 5 p.m., contests to follow Monday, October 31 ERBM Pumpkins, Eats N’ Treats Downtown Meeker Events begin at 4:30 p.m. Walbridge Wing Trick-or-Treat 6 to 7:30[Read More…]
Oktoberfest 2022
MEEKER | The second annual Oktoberfest at Smoking River Brewing Co. was all fun and games … except maybe for the participants of the hot sausage eating contest. Above, Skye Forsythe dishes out another round of currywurst as Colby Schaefer looks on. Check out more photos of this year’s event[Read More…]
Art Gallery & Drinks Oct. 27
MEEKER | Enjoy drinks, snacks and local photography at an art gallery this Thursday, Oct. 27 at Trailhead Lounge, 173 1st Street, Meeker. Photographers: Kelly Osborn of Big Sage Photos Kaysyn Davis of Kaysyn Krystal Photography Maker: Christy Parrott of Cedar Trail Creations Jewelry, scarves, and mason jar mugs
Oktoberfest returns this weekend
Oktoberfest celebrations span centuries, continents and cultures.This weekend, thanks to the hard work of the folks at Smoking River Brewing Co., the tradition is back for a second year. Bavarian-inspired festivities are slated to kick off with a Volksmarch (more on that below) Friday, Oct. 21 at 4 p.m., followed[Read More…]
