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During episodes of the radio show Pioneer Reviews, which aired on KFXJ in the 1960’s (now KREX), Mesa County farm agent and host Dick Woodfin speaks with several Western Slope residents about pioneer history. Interviewees include Charles Silzell and W.E. Silzell of Grand Junction, who speak about the history of Whitewater. Woodfin also interviews E.H. Stewart of Mesa. These broadcasts are made available via signed release by the Mesa County Oral...
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During episodes of the radio show Pioneer Reviews, which aired on KFXJ in the 1960’s (now KREX), Mesa County farm agent and host Dick Woodfin speaks with several Western Slope residents about pioneer history. Interviewees include Ed Finley of De Beque, Walter Rhodes of Doyleville, Gerald V. Gimple of Clifton, Ellen (White) Kirby of Fruita, Clyde Buffington of Gunnison, and Catherine Moore of Glade Park. These broadcasts are made available via signed...
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During episodes of the radio show Pioneer Reviews, which aired on KFXJ in the 1960’s (now KREX), Mesa County farm agent and host Dick Woodfin speaks with several Western Slope residents about pioneer history. Interviewees include E.H. Stewart of Mesa, Arthur Johnson of Mesa, Bill Pollock of Fruita, and Ed Finley of De Beque. These broadcasts are made available via signed release by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County...
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During episodes of the radio show Pioneer Reviews, which aired on KFXJ in the 1960’s (now KREX), Mesa County farm agent and host Dick Woodfin speaks with several Western Slope residents about pioneer history. Interviewees include farmer Arthur Lewis of Cedaredge, farmer Herbert Ray Milholland of Molina, ranch hand Fred Wallace of Collbran, Grady Pruett of Collbran, farmer Ray Griffith of Palisade, Fred and Ruth Carlson of Montrose, George Foy of...
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Opening day at KOTO Radio, in Telluride, Colorado, on October 3, 1975, with producer Jerry Greene:
1.) The Merrymakers, a choir sponsored by the baptist church, perform songs and several hymns.
2.) Neil Edridge, 6th grader of the Telluride school, reports on what each grade has learned and reads a story of Hercules & Prometheus.
3.) Beth Eileen (Christiansen) plays two Scott Joplin Rags; Bethena & Maple Leaf Rag.
4.) Presentation of $1 rent checks...
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Dorothy Green talks about growing up as the child of a Congregational minister and a kindergarten teacher in Wisconsin, about her own teaching career, and about life as the wife of a Congregational minister. She also talks about working as a substitute teacher and tutor for Mesa County Valley School District 51, and about her husband’s career as a principal and teacher for Mesa County schools. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral...
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A KOTO reel-to-reel newscast recording, from 10/4/1985. Total length is about 1 hour, 55 minutes. See transcription for time stamps, to jump between tracks.
Tracks include: (all with Bob Brickell, News Reporter)
1.) Advanced Roofing System (of Montrose, Colorado) was fined due to the death of Douglas Lee Smith, also from Montrose who feel from a roof.
2.) San Miguel Power Association Board recalls election for 4 board members.
3.) December:...
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Gladys Earnest talks about her job as a home demonstration agent in Garfield County and Mesa County, Colorado, helping rural people with soap-making, canning, and other personal, social, and economic development issues during the Great Depression. She also talks about the history of Glenwood Springs, her husband’s construction career, horseback trips to Trapper’s Lake and other excursions. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History...
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A KOTO Radio show, in Telluride, Colorado, featuring Marilyn Brown's fourth grade class reading their own poetry composition on October 17, 1975. There is a handwritten note on the original reel-to-reel that reads "also a couple of tunes from the first grades 11/75." Children mentioned include: Terry Ingram, Becky Mathes, Carol Donnette, Tracy Warsher, Carol Wilson, Kim Albin, Diana Richards, Clare Eldridge, Jamie Litchlighter, Jeff Hickcox, Peter...
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A KOTO News archive from Telluride, Colorado, dated 8/1979-9/1979 (Reel-to reel box marks this recording as News Archive #29B), Rita Robinson and Jerry Greene are the KOTO news interviewers:
Please see transcription section to jump to particular sections of this recording, using the timestamp links.
1.) Ralph Weaver interview (of Norwood) on March 7, 1979 about petition to move county court house. Recording is cut-off and then:
John Johnson...
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Lieutenant Colonel John Bonforte talks about his enlistment in the US Army medical corps during World War I, and about his service in France, Germany, and Poland. His interview with David Sundal took place directly after the annual meeting of the Last Squad Club, which was an organization of World War I veterans in Mesa County. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries and the Museums...
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News archive #26: A KOTO news cast, in Telluride, Colorado, from June of 1975 through March of 1979, with Jerry Greene, Stephanie Shandera, and Rita Robinson. See transcription for time stamps, to jump between tracks. Tracks include:
1.) Jerry Greene interviews John Philbrook on air quality: 6/14/1975
2.) Rita Robinson and the dogcatcher: Renee about loose dogs and town procedures for dealing with them: 12/21/1978
3.) Jerry Greene interviews two...
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Vern Wood discusses his life as an early Mesa County resident, homesteader in Pinon Mesa, and cattle rancher on Glade Park. Wood and his wife Bernice also discuss the building of the Serpent’s Trail on the Colorado National Monument, life at local schools, country dances on Glade Park, transportation methods, and murder scandals that occurred around Glade Park. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration...
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News Archive #17: A KOTO News Archive #17, from June 1978 until July 1979. Featuring Stephanie Shandera, Rita Robinson, & Jerry Greene.
See transcription for time stamps links, to jump between tracks. Tracks include:
1.) Richard Height of the Colorado Humanities’ program talks about what the program funds and upcoming workshops.
2.) Rita Robinson discusses upcoming jogging race in Montrose: 6/1978.
3.) Rita Robinson interviews The Rainbow Traveling...
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News Archive #25: A KOTO News Archive, from 1978, recorded in Telluride, Colorado.
Note: Recording is muffled until 5 minutes into it. Please see transcript and use the timestamp links to jump between recordings.
1.) Uranium mining task force with J. Pacal (not audible): 12/22/1978.
2.) Streetlights with Rita Robinson and J. Micetic: 12/26/1978.
3.) Accommodation tax interviews with tourists: 12/27/1978.
4.) Bed tax interviews with local residents,...
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Early settler Gladys Carnahan describes her life growing up in Grand Junction, Colorado, including horse and buggy excursions with her father, school and social activities with friends, and attending the Mesa County Fair. She talks about her early involvement in the First United Methodist Church. She also discusses becoming ill during the Spanish Flu pandemic, furnishings in her family’s home, and being forced to support her family on a teacher’s...
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Dale T. Luke talks about his work as a builder and contractor in Grand Junction, Colorado, and about his involvement in the Orchard Mesa Lions Club and other community organizations. Dale also discusses the change in population of Grand Junction over the years as related to the uranium boom. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries, the Museums of Western Colorado and the Mesa County...
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Bernice Carney tells the story of her German immigrant parents and their homesteading life in Kansas and Collbran, Colorado. She also discusses her life growing up on a ranch, teaching in Glade Park, and her nurse’s training. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries, the Museums of Western Colorado and the Mesa County Historical Society.
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Colorado Governor Edwin “Big Ed” Carl Johnson campaigns with Colorado Democratic Senate Candidate John Albert Carroll and Wyoming Senator Joseph Christopher O’ Mahoney. This recording is provided by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries, the Museums of Western Colorado and the Mesa County Historical Society.
*This recording was made on an audio cassette tape on November 19, 1980 and taken from a 16...
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In 2020, a series of oral history interviews with Jack Eck, M.D. were performed and professionally compiled by the "Voice of Vail," Tony Mauro. Chupa Nelson and Elaine White Kelton are featured narrators in Mauro's oral history compilation of Dr. Jack Eck.
Dr. Jack Eck discussed his family and youth in the Pocono Mountains of northeast Pennsylvania, his early medical training, his duty as a 101st Airborne Division Flight Surgeon in Vietnam, being...
