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Jack Smillie talks about writing the book Cowboys are People at the urging of his first wife, who wanted him to write his life story. He remembers his time in the US Army during World War I, when he was stationed stateside and achieved the rank of lieutenant. He recalls working on a ranch in Granby, where he met the artist Harold Bryant. He speaks about encountering extreme weather, how it affected travel, and working to clear snow. He talks about...
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A KOTO newscast, from 6/7/1991 To 6/18/1991, featuring John Kovash Lynn Hines, and Dominic Cross. Here are the headlines:
6/7/1991: In the headlines: forest recreation improvements get a green light from the Delta office; local merchants hope to reroute buses; Dance and glow set for Saturdays; Balloon rally; Tell your Telluride school kids to sign up for hard labor at the Mountain Village Golf course; Rec sports are in full swing; And we have today's...
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Edithe Pryor discusses her upbringing on a farm in Palisade, Colorado in the early Twentieth century as the daughter of a Welsh immigrant father, and the agricultural history of Palisade, Clifton and the east end of the Grand Valley. She also talks about irrigating land, her mother’s homemaking and recipes for apple deserts, using an old wood-fired cook stove, and getting drinking water from an irrigation ditch. The interview was conducted by the...
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Ira Caley talks about growing up on a farm near Grants Pass, Oregon and in the town of Springfield, Oregon. He speaks about the difficulty of his home life and joining the Marines at the age of seventeen. He recalls basic training, early rumblings about the Vietnam War in 1963, being assigned to the 1st Batallion, 11th Marines, training for jungle warfare in the Philippines, and landing in Vietnam as part of an invasion force in October 1965. He describes...
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Interview with John Bayuk, b. March 3, 1934. John discusses his football career and becoming All-American, his business-owning ventures, and his contributions to the city of Salida.
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Minnie Hertzog is interviewed by Melanie Grillo about her life and 50-year career as a schoolteacher in Northwest Colorado.
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Wendy Decker is interviewed by Bill McKelvie and Roger Sanders about her passion for taxidermy.
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Lloyd Bullington talks about his enlistment in the Army 18th Engineers just prior to US involvement in World War II, his recruitment into the then new 804 Engineers, and constructing a runway in Kauai at the time of Pearl Harbor. He discusses his experiences building runways in contested areas just behind the front lines in the Pacific Theater. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries...
2049) KOTO News Archive #14
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A KOTO news cast, in Telluride, Colorado, from April through June of 1978, with Jerry Greene and Stephanie Shandera:
Please see transcription section to jump to particular sections of this recording, using the timestamp links.
1.) HR39 Alaskan wilderness bill passed in Alaska: 5/20/1978
2.) Memorial day interviews with Jerry Greene.
3.) Water and the government’s role in water utilization with R. Keith Higginson (Commissioner of the US Bureau...
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Patricia Dempsey is interviewed at her Arabian Horse ranch in Routt County, Colorado. She describes her acquisition of the ranch, its management, and the different horses raised there to be judged and shown competitively.
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Anton Kline describes his life as a rancher, coal miner and artifact collector. He relates anecdotes about his father's saloon in Brooklyn and his hunting experiences.
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Bud and Jane Romberg discuss their move to Steamboat Springs in 1966 for Bud to take a teaching job at the Steamboat Springs High School, his 40-year tenure on the Old Town Hot Springs Board, and Jane’s entrepreneurial enterprise, The Lunch Box, the pool’s first food service.
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Bill Heicher and Bill Andree established legacies as District Wildlife Managers with the Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW).
Heicher began with Colorado Game, Fish and Parks Department (later DOW) and served the Eagle District from 1971 until 2003. Andree began with the DOW in 1980 and served the Vail District from 1981 until 2018. Circa 2012, the DOW evolved into Colorado Parks and Wildlife.
In this remarkable oral history, Heicher and...
2054) KOTO News Archive #25
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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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A KOTO newscast, from 03/21/1997 To 04/08/1997, featuring Jon Kovash, Matthew Lewis, and Becca Thorson. Here are the headlines:
3/21/1997: We hear from the museum director about restoration plans, KOTO wins awards from the Colorado Broadcasters Association, we have a mountain weather and avalanche report and personal commentary.
3/24/1997: Officials say there's no increased threat from hepatitis B. The county takes enforcement action against Telluride...
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Bob Klenda, an accomplished saddle maker, talks in detail about the craft of saddlery and about the utility of different saddle types. He recounts how he got his beginning in the craft. The interview was conducted by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration of Mesa County Libraries and the Museums of Western Colorado.
*Note: Transcripts have been machine-created and do contain inaccuracies. In time, each transcript will be audited...
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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:...
2058) KOTO News Archive #10
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A KOTO reel-to-reel news archive #10 recording, from 1978. Total length is about 1 hour, 18 minutes. Tracks include:
1. Hibschman on flood evaluations.
2. Larry Wilkinson on new library construction.
3. Telluride School ski program: Interview with Judy D'Angel & Basketball: Boys & Girls.
4. Town board preview: Bob Hibschman interview, 1/9/78.
5. Management design association, interview with Bob Hibschman, 1/9/78.
6. Bob Koster: Butch and...
2059) KOTO News Archive #38
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A KOTO Radio news archive recording. Recorded in 1980. Total recording length is about an hour and 26 minutes. Please see the transcript to jump between tracks.
1. Camp Bird mine is cited for several safety violations: January 1980.
2. Mary Cal Hollis environmental news: Formaldehyde foam installation installed in Telluride homes and warnings that cancer experts of various agencies should ban it. In addition: Utilities electrical demand forecast...
2060) Interview with Ted Argys
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Interview with Ted Argys, b. April 6, 1921 and died Sept. 25, 2009. Ted discusses the mischief he used to get into as a boy, life in the U.S. Army, and his career once he got out of the service. Interviewed June 24, 2003.
