MEEKER | The annual Oktoberfest celebration at Smoking River Brewery has become a community tradition in a few short years. The Lee and Elk fires nearly squelched it.
“We were going to cancel this year,” said co-owner Kristofer Borchard, noting that after the fire it didn’t seem right to have a celebration. That was until they started hearing stories about the local firefighters, work crews, ranchers, businesses, and individuals who worked to save homes and…