Hundreds of hours of labor later, the original Meeker Hotel bar (left) has been redeemed from storage in a barn and restored. It’s now on display at the White River Museum, with some additional TLC and detail work to come. WHITE RIVER MUSEUM PHOTO/Niki Turner Photo MEEKER | The Meeker Hotel[Read More…]
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History Lessons: Founder stories: Charles Dunbar Pt. 2
Photo of the early days of the Meeker Hotel from www.historymeeker.com Once more, the Dunbar family in this edition are NOT related to any Dunbar family in Meeker today. We covered the dramatic death of Charles Dunbar last week. What I didn’t know when I started my research, is where[Read More…]
BALCONY BUILD …
Renovations are underway at the iconic Meeker Hotel to replace the balcony that overlooks Main Street.NIKI TURNER PHOTO
DAYS GONE BY: August 26
The Meeker Herald 125 years ago • General reading, that is, of the magazines and newspapers, will tend to broaden your mind and furnish you with topics for conversation. • The finishing coat of plaster on the Meeker Hotel is about completed. • Work on the foundation walls of the[Read More…]
Gerloff appointed to trustee position
MEEKER — Meeker’s board of trustees appointed Rodney Gerloff to fill the trustee position vacated by Chris Ham at the Nov. 18 meeting.
Gerloff appointed to trustee position
MEEKER — Meeker’s board of trustees appointed Rodney Gerloff to fill the trustee position vacated by Chris Ham at the Nov. 18 meeting.
Hotel sparks fond memories for Ball
MEEKER — It has been a few years since Harold Ball has been inside the Meeker Hotel, but he has fond memories of the place. “We used to run up and down the halls and, of course, we got scolded, but that didn’t stop us,” said Ball, who along with[Read More…]
Making Meeker hotel’s history hospitable
Self-proclaimed ‘history geek’ takes over management of Meeker Hotel Cindy Cunningham, the new manager at the historic Meeker Hotel, had a hunch the position would be a good fit, even before her first day on the job. Turns out she was right.
