Freedom Shoot on July 5 MEEKER | The Meeker Sportsman’s Club (MSC) is hosting the Freedom Shoot—3D Archery Event during Range Call. Join us at the MSC range (2553 CR 11) on July 5 – event starts at 9:00am sharp! Entry fee is $30 – adults, $20 – youth age[Read More…]
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EDITOR’S COLUMN – From King George III to the eve of the semisesquiquincentennial
“I wish nothing but good. Therefore, everyone who does not agree with me is a traitor and a scoundrel.” ~ King George III Happy 249th birthday, America! I’m having a hard time wrapping my head around the fact that my fond memories of our nation’s 200th birthday are almost 50[Read More…]
LOOSE ENDS: Back in the Day
Western communities, many from their earliest beginnings, celebrated our nation’s Independence Day in their own way, with picnics, music, foot races, buckin’ horses and horse races and food. The annual celebration has always been about flying the flag proudly when they exhibited it both indoor and outdoors. The main modes[Read More…]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR – July 3rd, 2025
Gratitude Dear Editor: I want to take a moment to express my heartfelt gratitude to the community for the warm welcome I’ve received as a newly appointed member of the Town Board of Trustees. Your support and encouragement mean a great deal to me as I embark on this journey[Read More…]
MUSEUM MUSINGS:Letters from history No. 89
To E.J. Brooks, Acting Commissioner Indian Affairs, Letter from Indian Agent Meeker, Dated July 2, just received, has asked me to appeal to the military, and says the commander at Fort Steele pays no attention to his repeated requests to keep Indians where they belong. He says Chief Douglas has[Read More…]
FROM V.F.W. POST 5843: A call to action from the VFW
As we gather to honor and support our brave veterans, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) invites the community to participate in our mission and consider becoming a member. Our VFW is dedicated to ensuring that our local heroes are recognized, supported, and engaged in the community. We hold monthly[Read More…]
HISTORY LESSONS: W.H. Clark: Meeker Founders
Hoover? Hoover? Was he a vacuum cleaner salesman? In 1896, Mr. Louis Janin, a successful California mining engineer, employed W. H. Clark, a veteran surveyor and a recent graduate of Stanford, Mr. Hoover. Janin sent the two men on a survey trip in the Four Mile District. They were to[Read More…]
Meeker Public Library Board approves bylaws, talks HVAC, future vacancies
MEEKER | The Meeker Public Library Board of Trustees held its regular meeting last week in the library’s community room. Board President John Moffitt, Secretary/Treasurer Toby Leavitt, and members Dan Olson and Michael Cobb were present. Vice President Keri Grieser was absent. Before approving the agenda for that meeting, the[Read More…]
FUNERAL NOTICE – Damian Orchard
April 11, 1975 ~ June 24, 2025 Damian Orchard, a resident of Meeker, died Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at Pioneers Medical Center. A celebration of life will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, July 26, 2025, at The Church at Meeker. A picnic potluck will follow at Lake Avery.[Read More…]
GUEST COLUMN: HOPEWEST – More support, less stress: why timing matters in palliative care
“Call now. Don’t wait.” That’s the message Wilma Erven wants everyone to hear because she’s lived it. Since the passing of her husband, Lee, in 2023, Wilma has made it her mission to share their story and encourage other families to reach out to HopeWest before it’s too late. “I[Read More…]
Meeker celebrates 140 years of Range Call
Colorado’s oldest rodeo returns July 3–6 with history, heritage and hometown pride This Fourth of July, the town of Meeker will mark a major milestone: the 140th anniversary of Range Call, Colorado’s oldest continuously running rodeo and one of the region’s most cherished traditions. First held in 1885—the same year[Read More…]
Women of the West: Parade Grand Marshal 2025
Teresia Ruckman Reed carries pioneer legacy in Fourth of July parade MEEKER | Teresia “Terri” Ruckman Reed never imagined she’d be riding at the front of Meeker’s Fourth of July parade—let alone as the Grand Marshal, but this year, with the theme “Women of the West,” there is no better[Read More…]
