Lindsay Lawler: Sing4TheTrees contest winner
Lindsay Lawler of “Highway Angel” fame won the songwriting contest and will sing in Meeker Nov. 3.MEEKER I In conjunction with the 2012 Capitol Christmas Tree, Rolling Stone’s keyboardist Chuck...
View ArticleSt. James: Winner of art contest
Cheryl St. James’ “Awaiting Spring” won the plein air painting contest and is on display at the Meeker Hotel and Café.MEEKER I The Aspen Ski Company, The Aspen Art Museum and Choose Outdoors, in...
View ArticleMack Trucks official transporter of the Capitol Christmas Tree
Mack Trucks will once again serve as official transporter of the Capitol Christmas tree and has provided two custom-decorated Mack Pinnacle model trucks for the project.MEEKER I Mack Trucks is proud to...
View ArticleThe way to the nation’s Capitol
MEEKER I To become a true American Christmas tree, the Capitol Tree must travel through the great states to Washington, D.C. The town of Meeker has been honored with the chance to give a gift to the...
View ArticleHundreds take part in celebration for Capitol tree
bobby gutierrezHundreds of people gathered in downtown Meeker last weekend to celebrate the harvest of the 2012 Capitol Christmas Tree from the White River National Forest. Festivities included the...
View Article2012 Capitol Christmas Tree Celebration
Former Meeker mayor Gus Halandras and his wife Christine pose in front of the 2012 Capitol Christmas Tree before it was harvested. Many people watched as the 73-foot Englemann spruce, weighing 9,000...
View ArticleRangely is first stop in tree’s journey to the Capitol
Two clear plastic panels give viewers a glimpse of the tree. Logistics coordinator Natasha Goedert said that in future years, the trailer may include more panels to give people a better sense of the...
View Article5K features more than 100 runners for Capitol Christmas Tree walk/run
bobby gutierrezMore than 100 walkers and runners participated in the 5K last Saturday. Rio Blanco County high school athletes Jake Boesch of Meeker and Rangely’s Tessa Slagle were the first male and...
View ArticleYouth selected to light 2012 Capitol Christmas Tree
RBC I Out of 1,381 entries from across Colorado, the White River National Forest and its nonprofit partner, Choose Outdoors, are pleased to announce Ryan Shuster as the winner of the contest to light...
View ArticleMeeker, Colorado – Home of the 2012 Capitol Christmas Tree
After more than a year of planning and gathering ornaments, the 2012 Capitol Christmas Tree, harvested 40 miles east of Meeker in the White River National Forest, was delivered, decorated and lit in...
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