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In the first of nine recordings, John Goulet, a former advertising salesman with the Daily Sentinel newspaper, relates his experiences and travels in Grand Junction and Western Colorado in the 1950’s. He talks about his arrival in Grand Junction from Boston, meeting H. Blake Manuel of Manuel’s Department Store, and his friendship with Al Look of the Sentinel. He describes trips that he and his wife took with Look and his wife around the Western...
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During a radio broadcast aired on KREX, John Goulet plays a piano composition in four movements titled The Western Colorado Fantasy. Goulet wrote and dedicated the piece to Al Look and Margaret (Langen) Look in memory of “many hikes and picnics in the hills of Western Colorado.” The composition contains four movements: Prelude, Prehistoric Colorado National Monument; Lullaby for a Lizard, Dance of Two Dinosaurs; Sonata to Strata of Colorado Monument;...
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In a Mesa County Historical Society panel discussion about Plateau Valley history, Emma McCreanor reads a paper about the history of the valley and of the Ute people. Eleanor Harris reads a paper about the history of the Plateau Valley Hospital. Helen Young speaks about early post offices in the area. Randy Fosburgh sings a selection of music. This recording is made available via signed release by the Mesa County Oral History Project, a collaboration...
