Loose Ends: New beginnings from Powwow event

MEEKER — “I thanked one of the Ute elders for coming back to Meeker, and it turned out he was Colorow’s great-grandson.”
“It was such a nice thing to see all the Meeker people dancing right along with everyone else.”
“The opening ceremony was so touching.”
These were only a few of the comments made by community residents after they attended the first annual Smoking River Powwow held in Ute Park recently. The most notable…