MEEKER | The 130-year-old Methodist Church at 809 Park Ave. is now operating as White River Methodist Church, Inc. Same church but with a new name. The church’s story is rich in history with several entity and name changes through the years. July 10, 1893, the pioneer congregation started[Read More…]
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The value of historic preservation
MEEKER | What does historic preservation mean to you? Browsing through museums? Walking by or through old houses? Shopping in old stores and drugstores, eating in vintage restaurants, frequenting banks and other commercial buildings? Touring historic battlegrounds? Pride in our local buildings and landscapes? None of the above? Don’t give[Read More…]
ERBM’s Run for Your Life 5K results
Female – Walking 1. Halandras, Tawny – 38:36 2. Granquist, Alison – 39:35 3. Upshaw, Jennifer – 39:29 4. Bauer, Emma – 39:52 5. Lanoha, Kady – 40:11 6. Rholl, Cindy – 40:24 7. Theos, Dani -40:26 8. Phelan, Mya – 40:47 9. Elder, Kieran – 40:49 10. Leblanc, Ruth[Read More…]
Parade winners …
The Range Call parade winners are as follows: The parade is put on by the Meeker Chamber of Commerce each year. TIFFANY JEHOREK/LUCAS TURNER/MICHELLE FROST/MEEKER CHAMBER PHOTOS
After 27 years, Bartlett leaves Meeker’s library in good hands
MEEKER | Mike Bartlett has been the library director of the Meeker Public Library for 27 years. June 30, 2023, marked his last day before that title passed to Kristina Selby. The two have been working together since Selby began as a library assistant in 2019. Barlett feels confident he[Read More…]
Roberts, Lukens host Town Hall
State House District 26 Representative Megan Lukens and Senator Dylan Roberts of Colorado’s 8th District hosted a joint Town Hall meeting at Meeker Public Library on June 28. They fielded questions from RBC residents about wolf reintroduction (both Lukens and Roberts voted against.) Other discussions and questions revolved around water[Read More…]
Range Call 2023
Range Call put on the 138th annual Independence Day celebration with style again this year, with numerous activities over five days. Here are some snaps from just a few of the events. This year’s Range Call celebration included performances by Escape: A Journey Tribute Band Friday evening. Saturday, Josh Gracin[Read More…]
Rising star …
Meeker’s Gracie Blagg, a 2023 graduate of Meeker High School, earned the Future Farmers of America (FFA) State Star in agri-business at the state-level competition, as well as winning an award for proficiency in diversified horticulture as well as receiving her state degree. Also at the state convention, Meeker’s Amy[Read More…]
Uplift Meeker …
New banners at the west entrance to Meeker, additions to increase comfort and usability of the downtown parklets, custom-designed bike racks throughout town, and a plan to highlight the community’s pet-friendly activities via an Instagram campaign and a 2024 calendar, are some of the completed and ongoing community projects developed[Read More…]
Richardson honored as 2023 Range Call Parade Marshal
MEEKER | “To me appreciation goes a long ways, for what we do. I mean, not just for Range Call but for anybody we deal with,” said Boyd Richardson about the Range Call board’s decision to choose him as this year’s 4th of July Parade Marshal. “I was just told[Read More…]
Letters from history, No. 3
The White River Museum has a collection of letters that Meeker founding father Thomas Baker kept for many years. There are letters from Nathan Meeker and prominent figures like Chief Ouray, ex-Indian Agents, and the violently anti-Indian Colorado Governor Pitkin, as well as various Army officers from 1874-1879. The letters[Read More…]
WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU LEMONS …
