Meeker

Hundreds take part in celebration for Capitol tree

bobby gutierrez
Hundreds of people gathered in downtown Meeker last weekend to celebrate the harvest of the 2012 Capitol Christmas Tree from the White River National Forest. Festivities included the harvest, a street fair, speeches, a 5K walk/run, music, Ute dancing and drumming and a parade of lights before the tree was wrapped up for its journey to Washington, D.C.
MEEKER I The harvest of the 2012 Capitol Christmas Tree drew hundreds of people to…