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Thumbnail for 'Issue #09, Spring 1979 - Pat Green Sandefur Interview, Part 1'
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Pat Green Sandefur discusses her life and accomplishments in Routt County.
Thumbnail for 'Issue #08, Fall 1978 - Carl Ramunno Interview, Part 1'
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Carl Ramunno talks about his time in the Army, and how he ended up in Steamboat Springs coaching high school wrestling and football.
Thumbnail for 'Issue #09, Spring 1979 - Ian Payton and Debbie Hazelbaker Interview'
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Ian Payton and Debbie Hazelbaker talk about their experiences providing support for gifted children and adults with various learning abilities.
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Randy Taylor and Leo Trucke describe the origins of Hayden Speedway and their experiences as drivers at the track. Darren Dodd explains the process of modifying his car for racing and the demise of the car.
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In this interview with Darren Dodd, Leo and Peggy Trucke describe Leo Trucke's experiences as a stock car owner and driver.
Thumbnail for 'Issue #20, Spring 1985 - Eunice Dorr Interview'
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In this interview with Michelle Clark, Mary Rose, and Marian "Sam" Marti, Eunice Door describes her role as a bookkeeper and office manager in the early days of the Yampa Valley Electric Association. She talks about how the arrival of electric power affected the lives of residents of Routt County.
Thumbnail for 'Issue #16, Spring 1982 - Ernest Todd Interview, Part 2'
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Kelley R. Shockley and Tanna Brock interview Dude Todd about his life in Routt County working in the Sheriffs Department.
Thumbnail for 'Issue #16, Spring 1982 - Bob Swinehart Interview, Part 1'
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Bob Swinehart is interviewed about his experiences growing up in Steamboat Springs and the red-light district across the Yampa River, known as Brooklyn.
Thumbnail for 'Issue #14, Spring 1981 - Winston Spangler Interview, Part 1'
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Winston Spangler is Interviewed by Roger Muhme, Larry Ball, and Roger Bidell about his life living on different ranches in Colorado and elsewhere.
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In this interview with Darren Dodd, Randy Taylor talks about the origins of stock car racing in the Yampa Valley including his part in establishing Hayden Speedway. He adds details about his enjoyment of the sport and his participation in stock car races around Colorado and Utah.
Thumbnail for 'Issue #24, Winter 1988 - Angelo Iacovetto Interview, Part 1'
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Bill McKelvie and a student interview Angelo Iacovetto and his wife Helen for the Winter 1988 issue of Three Wire Winter about growing up and working in Routt County.
Thumbnail for 'Issue #11, Spring 1980 - Kenneth Sigley Interview'
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Kenneth Sigley is interviewed by Bill McKelvie and Lola Mack about coming to Steamboat Springs and his work in several churches upon moving to the Yampa Valley.
Thumbnail for 'Interview with Sarah Myrtle (Bissell) Monnahan'
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Sarah Monnahan describes the instability of her young life, with her father leaving the family when she was two, being left to live with grandparents, great-grandparents and strangers in several different towns and states during her mother’s three marriages, and a house fire that singed her hair and clothes before destroying all of her belongings. She finally found something like a normal life when she was sent to live with her grandmother and uncle...
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In a three part interview with Mesa County Oral History Project folklorist Elain Thatcher, George Watts talks about his life and shares poetry, songs and stories. In part one, he talks about his childhood in Hayden, Colorado, the early death of his father, and growing up on a 200 acre farm. He shares several poems and stories, including some tall tales. He remembers the people of Hayden. In part two, he speaks about the importance of song during...
Thumbnail for 'Issue #09, Spring 1979 - Judy  Walden and Roger Reynolds Interview'
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Judy Walden and Roger Reynolds talk about their experiences providing support for gifted children and adults with various learning abilities, as well as touch upon the students they mentor who are interested in the same field of work. NOTE: Interview with Judy Walden repeats from 00:32:00 - 1:05:00.
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Dude Todd talks about his experiences as Deputy, and then Sheriff, of Oak Creek and the many adventures his job took him on.
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The history of the Red Light District in Brooklyn, Routt County is described by Bob Swinehart, Dorothy Wither, and Anton Kline.
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Everett "Ev" Bristol, Eunice Dorr and Dorothy Wither explain the process of rural electrification in Routt County including the establishment of the Yampa Valley Electric Association and how the community was affected by the introduction of electricity.
Thumbnail for 'Life of a Routt County Coal Miner: Bill Lee'
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Bill Lee talks about his experience working in Routt County mines, his memory of the Wadge Mine explosion, as well as his time in the U.S. Navy during World War II. His wife Lorene Lee talks about raising a family in a close knit mining community.