MEEKER I Located immediately west of Meeker, Ute Park is the July 7 concert site. Gates will open at 5 p.m., with Cody Canada and the Departed taking the stage at 7 p.m. Vendor booths will be open at 5 p.m., providing food, wares and entertainment. Hot air balloon rides,[Read More…]
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Obituary: Marie Ilene Rawlinson
Longtime Meeker resident Marie Ilene Rawlinson, 85, passed away June 23, 2012 at Pioneers Medical Center.
Cub Scout awards…
Rangely Cub Scout Pack 191 awarded four of their Webelo scouts with the Arrow of Light award, the Cub Scout equivalent to the Boy Scout’s Eagle award.
Concert dedicated to former emcee
MEEKER I Jon Donofrio (aka Rocko) became emcee for Range Call in 2002 while he was an on-air personality at KEKB out of Grand Junction.
Kids’ events add to fun
MEEKER I Don’t miss the Ranch Rodeo and Calcutta, which start at 1 p.m. Sunday, July 8 at the fairgrounds. Local ranches – some of which have been around as long as Range Call itself – compete in events taken from daily ranch life, like trailer loading.
Candidate for Senate Dist. 8
RBC I Emily Tracy is the Democratic Candidate for Colorado Senate District 8 (Summit, Garfield, Routt, Grand, Jackson, Rio Blanco and Moffat counties).
Rangely Hurricanes…
The Rangely Hurricanes seasonal swimming team entered the season with four consecutive seasonal club state championship titles for small teams.
The Meeker Pageant: “Twilight of the Ute Empire”
MEEKER I We welcome you to Meeker and the 127th Range Call celebration, and hope that you will enjoy our 2012 presentation of “The Twilight of the Ute Empire.” On behalf of the cast and production staff, I would like to share with you how the pageant came to be,[Read More…]
A part of Range Call since 1948
MEEKER I Range Call Royalty has been a part of the Range Call Celebrations since 1948. They travel around to different rodeos and parades representing our Range Call Celebration. This year’s Range Call Royalty includes:
Range Call revitalized in 2012
MEEKER I Some people were skeptical that the 127th annual Range Call Celebration wouldn’t happen, myself included. Our first concern was if Meeker even wanted this celebration to continue.