Bob Carden, currently the oldest member of the Meeker chapter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 5843, was tasked with the ceremonial tossing of the memorial wreath into the White River on Memorial Day, May 26. The traditional ceremony at the 5th St. Bridge was followed by a trek[Read More…]
Tag: Memorial Day
Memorial Day Tradition
HISTORY LESSONS: Memorial Day recollections
By ED PECK | Special to the HT On Friday, May 24 at 9 a.m. the Meeker VFW will be placing flags on veterans’ graves. They will finish at 10:30 SHARP. On Monday, Memorial Day there will be ceremonies at the Circle Park bridge at 9:30 a.m. and immediately after[Read More…]
HAIRCUTS FOR VETS …
COURTESY PHOTOS Stylists at the Hair Hut in Meeker held a grand opening celebration and offered free haircuts for veterans on Memorial Day Monday. Owner Michael Jackson, a Colorado Northwestern Community College cosmetology program graduate, bought the salon in 2022. Jackson said he wanted to provide the free services for[Read More…]
Memorial Day 2023
Honor & Remember ~ Memorial Day 2022
MEEKER | VFW Post 5843, Ladies Auxiliary and American Legion conducted Memorial Day wreath-laying ceremonies and salutes May 30 at Circle Park and Highland Cemetery. Photos by Caitlin Walker and Gracelyn Walker, Rio Blanco Herald Times
Honor and Remember: Memorial Day 2021 Photos
VFW Post 5483, American Legion Post 74 and the Ladies Auxiliary conducted Memorial Day wreath ceremonies Monday in Meeker. Flags and flowers decorated Highland Cemetery, where one of two wreaths was placed. A biodegradable wreath was dropped into the White River by World War II veteran Roy Light, the oldest[Read More…]
THIS MEMORIAL DAY …
IN MEEKER: Flags will be placed on the graves Friday morning starting at 10 a.m. Anyone wishing to help is welcome to join. A wreath ceremony will take place Monday at the Circle Park bridge at 9:30 a.m., followed by a ceremony at Highland Cemetery at 10 a.m. IN RANGELY:[Read More…]
Memorial Day 2020
Heroes among us
[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Listen to this”] EDITOR’S NOTE: The following Memorial Day speech was submitted by the American Legion. Every crisis has new heroes. During the 9/11 attacks, they were the first responders running into burning and crumbling buildings as others ran out. Now, during the Coronavirus pandemic, the[Read More…]
Memorial Day services
[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Listen to this”] Meeker VFW Post 5843, Meeker American Legion Post 74 and Meeker VFW Auxiliary will be conducting Memorial Day services according to the following schedule. ✯ Friday, May 22 at 10 a.m. — Post of flags on graves of veterans at Highland Cemetery. Volunteers[Read More…]
We remember …
Caitlin Walker Photos
