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Debbie Bolon-Feeney discussed how she came to live in Colorado's Rocky Mountains with Tara Flanagan and Tony Mauro, the "Voice of Vail." Bolon-Feeney shared her 1976 - 1984 experience with Summervail Art Workshop (SAW), including the creative imprint left by ceramics instructor, Danny Martinez, and the inspiration of SAW progenitors: Randy Milhoan, Dan Telleen and Jim Cotter. She also discussed her life as an artist and art educator in the...
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Interview of Julie Dews by Walter Gallacher discussing Julie's life and her participation in the Vintage Vail Quilt Project
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Phone interview of Barbara Mooney by Walter Gallacher discussing Barbara's life and her participation in the Vintage Vail Quilt Project.
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Sarah Wood talks about coming to Loma, Colorado with her husband and children in 1961. She reminisces about her time working as a programming director for the nursing home at the Lower Valley Hospital, from 1966 to 1973. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries and the Museums of Western Colorado.
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A KOTO Radio show, called Straight Talk: Hacky Sack: Pro/Con. Buzz Bizzario (Terry Selby) and Buck Lowe take local resident phone calls about the hacky sack players on main street, while a hacky sack game is going on at the KOTO studio. The date of this recording is April 23, 1987. Marshall Hank Smith has been cracking down on people playing hacky sack on Main Street in Telluride because pedestrians have been complaining that they have to walk into...
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From KOTO Radio, in Telluride, Colorado, this show is about the problems with dogs in the area. Terry Selby is the producer and the interviewer. Hank Smith (town marshall) and Tom Goldsmith (municipal judge) describe the problems, rules, and possible solutions to the dog problems of Telluride. Recording is 21 minutes. Date is questionable and is probably 1979. Supported in part by an award from the Colorado Historical Records Advisory Board, through...
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A KOTO Radio program, in Telluride, Colorado, called Straight Talk. Terry Tice interviews Hank Smith after Smith announced his resignation. Hank Smith was the Telluride marshal for 10 years. Date is May 26, 1988, length is about 35 minutes. Supported in part by an award from the Colorado Historical Records Advisory Board, through funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), National Archives Records Administration....
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Vail Town Councilman, Kevin Foley, and his brother, Dennis Foley, owner of the Lionshead restaurant, Bart & Yeti's, volunteer coordinate and coach a youth basketball program at Vail's Red Sandstone Elementary School. In honor of their nearly 25-year dedication, the gymnasium at Red Sandstone Elementary was christened Foley Fieldhouse in 2019. Tony Mauro, the Voice of Vail, hosts this brief oral history featuring brothers Kevin and Dennis Foley...
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Jerry Greene, of KOTO Radio, in Telluride, Colorado, interviews Telluride Town Board candidates: John Micetic, Jerry Race, Jim Lincoln, and Amos Wright. Stephanie Shandera interviews candidate Esther White. These interviews take place in April of 1978. Topics discussed include: town parking, public housing, public transportation, the water system renovation plan, pollution/fireplace permits/fireplace ordinance, paving the streets, building on Tomboy...
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A KOTO Radio show, called Friday Live, that aired November 4, 1977. Jerry Greene interviews Roberta Peterson, a Home Rule Charter Commission member and the controller for the Telluride Company. The interview starts with Roberta's background: Roberta is originally from Montana, but has lived in Greeley (where she went to school), and in Grand Junction. Roberta moved to Telluride in 1970. She enjoyed going to the Sheridan café back in those days....
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A KOTO Radio show, in which Sue Paasche and Brandt Garber are interviewed as candidates for Telluride Town Council. The year of the recording is unknown, but estimated to be around 1984. Sue begins the recording with why she should continue to be on town council. She is also the president of the Planning & Zoning committee and a member of the capital improvement task force and of the Parks & Recreation task force. As of the date of the recording,...
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A KOTO Radio show, in which town council candidates Jim Bedford and Jim Pettegrew are interviewed by Allan Gerstle. The date of the recording is 3/26/1986. These candidates are running for election in the April 1st town council election. Jim Pettegrew starts out the interview. Jim P. has been in Telluride for almost 5 years. He is from Wisconsin. He works as a Nordic ski instructor and as a KOTO engineer. He also volunteers for KOTO as the weather...
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A KOTO Radio show, from Telluride, Colorado, that aired 2/2/1989. Terry Tice interviews Mark Worth about being the mayor of Telluride, for 10 months. Worth speaks about eliminating 9 positions for the town government to reduce the town budget. The town budget was in distress and there needed to be cuts. There were projections of increase in revenue, back in 1986/1987/1988, that turned out to be false. So, the town budget faced a deficit in 1989. He...
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A KOTO Radio show, called Showdown at the Sheridan, in which candidates are running for Telluride Town Council. The date of this recording is April 5, 1982. This debate takes place at the Sheridan Hotel, in Telluride, Colorado. Unfortunately, the recording is damaged about 18 minutes into the recording until about 33 minutes. Candidates mentioned are Mavis (last name unknown), Jerry Greene, Lael Fruen, Terry Tice, Lynn Rae-Lowe, and others. Topics...
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A KOTO Radio Show, in Telluride, Colorado, in which Terry Tice interviews Mick Snapp, the new Telluride town manager. The date of this interview is February 25, 1988 and the recording length is about 42 minutes. Snapp tells you about his background and his career in politics. Snapp and Tice also discuss the benefits of the Telluride festivals, how to create a sense of pride in community residents, lobbying, the Telluride Master Plan (and flexibility...
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A KOTO Radio station show, called Voices & Visions, in Telluride, Colorado. Charles Upton interviews long-time resident Shamrock Delpaz, Jim Delpaz's wife, on September 7, 1988. After moving from Norwood to Telluride, Shamrock speaks of how the Shamrock mine helped to support the family financially. The Shamrock mine was named after her. Jim and Shamrock also opened the Lone Cone cafe. Total length is 18 minutes. Supported in part by an award from...
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Dr. Earl Dean "Pinky" Smith talks about being a Veterinarian in Steamboat Springs, and his love for animals.
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Nancy Gray talks about growing up in Steamboat Springs in the 1950s and 1960s, her 49-year career as a ski instructor at Steamboat Ski Resort after ski racing in her youth, teaching and coaching young swimmers, and the importance of the downtown hot springs to herself and her family.
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Marie Stender is interviewed by Letha Mack and Julie Lewis and tells about tells about her hardships in Germany during World War I, emigrating to the United States, and life on a Routt County, Colorado farm.
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In 1978, John Lifton-Zoline describes access to the ski area, the lifts, and plans for the ski area, in Telluride, Colorado. A new groomer and levels of difficulties have been added. The interviewer's name is unknown. Recording is about 9 minutes long.