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Al Look talks about the Grand Junction train depot munitions fire of June 1943, and the local and national media response. He speaks about his son Al Jr.’s career at Dow Chemical. He remembers a fire that occurred in his home, and subsequently renting a home from an owner who kept a monkey in the basement. He discusses his experiences as an original member of the Grand Junction Lions Club, the many practical jokes played by members, and the important...
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Former Grand Junction Fire Chief Frank Kreps describes living in a one-room log cabin on his parents’ Roan Creek homestead as a young boy in the 1910’s, the feeling of community among the scattered residents, and a sawmill that provided lumber to residents. He talks about his father’s career as a locomotive engineer for the Uintah Railway and the Denver & Rio Grande. He remembers having to split wood for all the sick families in Atchee during...