In the days prior to adequate floodplain and stormwater management in Mesa County, flash floods could be an issue for valley residents. Charles Buttolph, former manager for the Red Cross Land and Fruit Company (and then-owner of his own fruit farm on adjacent land), talks about one such flash flood that swept through Cross Orchards […]
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An interview with local singer/songwriter Shaun Ray that was produced by Mesa County Libraries 970West Studio staff is scheduled to be broadcast Thursday and Friday, Jan. 10 and 11, in an episode of Arts District on Rocky Mountain PBS. Arts District is an RMPBS show that highlights Colorado artists, musicians, and creators. The segment about […]
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On the sixth of January, people across Latin America celebrate a holiday called Día de los Tres Reyes Magos or The Three Kings Day. According to tradition, children leave hay inside a shoe overnight so the camels that belong to the three kings have something delicious to eat. In the morning, children wake up to find […]
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Idle hands are the devil’s workshop, you know. Why not learn a new craft or hobby this year, so as not to fall prey to laziness and possible evil-doing? It’s easy, with books from the library. I, my own self, have been wanting to learn paper-mâché, weaving, and natural dyeing. Here are few I’ll try: […]
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With the holiday season finishing up, many of you have probably scurried to the mailbox to either send out well wishes or receive tidings of joy from loved ones. Nowadays, there are multiple airlines dedicated to delivering your parcels in a timely fashion, and local postmen/women who dedicate their livelihoods to well-organized mail routes by […]
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Julia March Crocetto, the new Mesa County Libraries 970West Artist in Residence, blends printmaking, painting, and stitching to create intricate and unique interpretations of the Western landscape. Crocetto will host a variety of workshops for adults and teens during her 970West residency and also will host weekly studio hours where the public can drop in […]
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In the late Nineteenth or early Twentieth centuries, adventurous Mesa County citizens might mosey on out for a vaudeville act, a lecture, a play, a sermon, country dancing, live music, a circus, horse racing, a baseball game, a boxing match, a carnival, the Mesa County Fair, a medicine show, or even a Chautauqua performance. Destinations […]
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Dog Ears, the popular children’s reading therapy program offered through Mesa County Libraries, is coming to the Palisade Branch in 2019. Registered therapy dogs will visit the Palisade Branch, 119 W. Third St., at 4 p.m. on the first Friday of each month, beginning Jan. 4. Kids can sign up in advance for a 15-minute […]
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The scramble to prepare for the big winter holiday season started weeks ago. There have been moments of joy while visiting with relatives and loved ones, or finding that perfect gift for your kiddo. Then there’s moments of stress when realizing the strings of Christmas lights you’ve spent hours draping over your roof won’t turn […]
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End-of-the-year booklists are here again, with their unattainable “3,000 Best Crime Novels of 2018,” designed, I feel sure, to make me feel under-read and inadequate. I am only one woman, and I cannot keep up with these professional bookworms. Also, these lists trigger my book-related FOMO, which leads to the inevitable realization that I am going […]
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