Wednesday April 27th the Rio Blanco Masonic Temple is providing lunch for all of the community. They will serve a loaded baked potato, salad, dessert and drink all for only $8.00. The lunch will be from 11:00-1:30 at 7th and Park Street. All proceeds will go to the Meeker FFA Chapter so come up and support your FFA chapter and get an amazing lunch!

Monday January 18^th, 2010

On Monday, while in Denver, Colorado for the 2010 National Western Stock show, our very own Meeker FFA Chapter toured four agricultural related forms of business. One of those businesses included Shamrock Foods, which is one of the largest distribution companies in the western United States. Shamrock Foods is made up of four smaller corporations that help to distribute their products. On average, approximately 13,000 different varieties of products run through the distribution plant in Commerce City, Colorado daily. Approximately, three months ago, Shamrock Foods added on to their distribution plant a meat packing plant. There are many different types of meat that runs through this distribution plant. Beef is the most common but they also store poultry, pork, and seafood as well. There are 13 different types of seafood that runs through this plant including a live lobster tank. On average, between two and three thousand pounds of seafood daily. At this distribution plant, they have the privilege of keeping a USDA certified person onsite six days per week to inspect their meat before it is sent out to the consumer. The consumers also get the chance to go in and show the meat packing plant employees how they want their meat cut if they are not pleased with the product that they received in the past. Shamrock Foods is a company that is very dedicated to the happiness of its customers. They are so dedicated that if the customers need fresh products the next day, all the customer has to do is place their orders by 5:00 PM. Shamrock foods is very dedicated to keeping the statement that their products are fresh when they are distributed. To keep their products remaining fresh, Shamrock foods make sure that their entire inventory has not been there for longer than twenty-eight days.

- By: Kelsie Gross

Sunday January 17^th, 2010

Our second day at the Denver, Colorado National Western Stock show, I had the privilege of watching the 2010 Junior Market Lamb Show. As opposed to last year, this year’s market lambs were very nice this year that made for an excellent competition. This year’s judge was much more thorough this year compared last year. He took his time in making his selection and when he had the top five lambs selected, he gave very easy to follow and thorough reasons for his selection. The overall show was very intriguing. The sheep showmen all worked very hard at attempting to get their lambs to look their absolute bests and excelled dramatically. We had two students from Meeker, Colorado that represented our town at stock show this year and they did an excellent job.

- By: Kelsie Gross