P.E.O. quilt show Sept. 9 and 10 MEEKER | Featuring new quilts from across Northwest Colorado, the P.E.O. Quilts in the Country show will be held from 12-5:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9 and from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10 at the Fairfield Center (200 Main St., Meeker).[Read More…]
Tag: Meeker Classic
Historic Meeker Classic celebrates 35 years
Unique Event Celebrates Sheepdog Trials, Traditions and Meeker’s Agricultural Heritage MEEKER | Few things are more magical than watching a Border Collie match its skill against fresh, unworked western range sheep in a large native pasture. Sheepdog trialing enthusiasts from all over the United States and Canada will converge in[Read More…]
Town board spring election cancelled
MEEKER I In the first meeting in February 2022, following routine business items, the Town of Meeker’s Board of Trustees approved a request from the Meeker Lions Club for a special event liquor license during the Meeker Skijor event at the 4-H Building at the Fairgrounds on Feb. 19. Trustees[Read More…]
True Love: Working side-by-side for 61-plus years
MEEKER I Some photos speak more than words. Such is the case with this one that came across our desk last week. Most handlers that compete at the Meeker Classic know these two. Pat and Ila Sturgeon have provided the practice field for the Meeker Classic since 2006. On their[Read More…]
Sheepdog Alice and handler Scott Glen take first at Classic
MEEKER I The most decorated border collie in North America added the final jewel to her crown by winning the 2021 Meeker Classic. Scott Glen and Alice from New Dayton, Alberta, Canada made an amazing run on Sunday, Sept. 12. The sheep were tough, and it took most of the[Read More…]
BACK AT IT …
The Classic is back!
RBC I Next week as Meeker opens its doors for the 2021 Meeker Classic, much will be the same as it has been for 34 years. It still takes a community to pull the event off – you need open space, good sheep and good dogs. That first Meeker Classic[Read More…]
Jammin’ Lamb Fest is back and looking for entrants
MEEKER | The Meeker Classic is accepting entries for the annual Jammin’ Lamb Fest held downtown on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021. The Jammin’ Lamb Fest has become a favorite for locals and visitors to the Meeker Classic. A culinary competition featuring chefs from around the area — chefs gather on[Read More…]
Meeker Classic honors past handlers with silhouette piece at Ute Park
MEEKER | As September rolls around this year, the Meeker Classic will be celebrating 35 years of what has become a time-honored tradition among handlers, spectators, vendors and the community. Drawing some of the top teams from around the world, 170 border collies will face off against 900 tough western[Read More…]
Villalpando receives $1,000 scholarship
MEEKER | The Meeker Classic Scholarship is awarded to Meeker High School graduates who continue their education in a two-year trade school, two-year associate degree or four-year college or university. The award is made to students in the second year of their studies. Recipients are awarded based on their community[Read More…]
Loose Ends: Sheepdogs and the end of summer
Most folks in the White River Valley were sure the dog days of summer were over until they either volunteered or attended another successful Meeker Classic Sheepdog Championship. For the past 33 years, our community’s different kind of dog days—the Meeker Classic—has heralded the end of summer. Watching the handlers[Read More…]
Canadian wins Classic
This years 2019 Meeker Sheep dog trials bared the storm on the championship run day. Despite the storm the final top twelve competitors took center field at the award ceremony Sunday evening. The bleachers were filled each day, including the extra day. Saturday called in enough spectators to have a[Read More…]
