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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...

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St. 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...

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Mack 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...

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The 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...

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Hundreds 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...

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2012 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...

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Rangely 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...

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5K 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...

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Youth 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...

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Meeker, 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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