MEEKER | The citizen of the year award is nominated by the public and honors an outstanding person who has made a significant contribution to our community. “This year’s citizen goes above and beyond when it comes to volunteering,” said Meeker Chamber board president Diana Jones Friday at the chamber’s[Read More…]
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July 4 parade winners
MEEKER | Best of Show: Jim Dunlap’s Chuck Wagon. The chuck wagon was hand crafted by Jim, who is the great-grandfather of Emily Amick, 2017 rodeo queen. The wagon took 18 months to build from wood sawed and mulled by hand. It is fully functional and is great grandpa Jim’s[Read More…]
First annual Meeker Days and Wagon Wheel OHV Rendezvous coincide this weekend
MEEKER I On July 14 and 15, Meeker will be offering concerts, horseback trips, yoga on the lawn, mountain bike events, a guided hike and other events for all ages as well as being the site of the sixth annual Wagon Wheel OHV Rendezvous.
Meeker hosts Downtown Streets Workshop for area
MEEKER I Participants from all around came to the Colorado Downtown Streets Workshop hosted by the Meeker Chamber of Commerce at Mountain Valley Bank April 19—a conference co-produced by the Colorado Department of Transportation, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and Colorado Department of Local Affairs.
Photos: Meeker Parade of Lights
Photos by Bobby Gutierrez
Tourism workshop planned for Dec. 7-8
RBC | Join Rio Blanco County, the towns of Meeker and Rangely, and the Meeker and Rangely chambers in developing specific goals to enhance tourism. This two-day tourism workshop will be held Dec. 7 in Meeker from 8:30-noon at Mountain Valley Bank, and in Rangely from 1:30-5 p.m. at Rangely[Read More…]
Festival of Lights Nov. 30 in Meeker
MEEKER | Start planning now to enter your float in Meeker’s annual Parade of Lights on Wednesday, Nov. 30 in downtown Meeker. The Festival of Lights will begin at 5:30 p.m. with the courthouse tree lighting ceremony, decorated wreath display and the parade. Showcase your business, organization or lighting display.[Read More…]
Ribbon cutting …
Connections…
MEEKER | WREA has partnered with the Meeker Chamber of Commerce to support their TGIF Meeker shop local Friday program by incentivizing local merchants to provide an additional discount to WREA members who use their WREA Coop Connections Card on the first Friday of every month. WREA members are encouraged[Read More…]
Meeker Town Board begins 2017 budget discussions
MEEKER I It’s budget season again. The Meeker Board of Trustees began discussion on a draft of the 2017 proposed town budget at the Sept. 20 meeting, following a tour around town to review street maintenance and repair needs and other capital projects. According to Town Administrator Scott Meszaros, a[Read More…]
Meeker Project 45 moves forward
“It’s all in the name of revitalizing Meeker,” Meeker Chamber of Commerce director Stephanie Kobald said of the Main Street America program during Monday’s informational meeting at Kilowatt Korner. Meeker was accepted into the program in July after about a year of preparation. Monday, Johanna Jamison from the Colorado[Read More…]
Business opens…
A ribbon cutting was held Friday for Country Raised, a new store located at 275 6th St. in Meeker, owned by Makala Barton. The store specializes in farmhouse-style décor, classic style toys, Colorado-made chocolates and unique gifts. Present at the ribbon cutting were, from left to right, JoAnn Goss-Gardner of[Read More…]
