In her interview for the Mesa County Oral History Project, Lucille Mahannah, longtime superintendent of Mesa County Schools, remembers playing in bountiful grasses that covered the dobies (desert hills) around her home between Fruita and Grand Junction. Anyone looking at the sparse vegetation on our rolling adobe desert might scoff at this claim, but Emma […]
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Sure, all that expensive rock climbing gear you have is great, but the next time you pull out your fancy climbing clothes, think of Jeanette LeBeau climbing Independence Monument in her socks. In her interview with the Mesa County Oral History Project, LeBeau talks about she and other children from Fruita, Colorado free-climbing Independence Monument […]
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If you own an electric car, we have great news! The new Electric Vehicle DC Fast Charger located in the Mesa County Libraries 970West Studio parking lot at 502 Ouray Ave. is now available for public use. The charger is available free of charge for a limited time. Each user may charge for a maximum […]
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Thanks to the Mesa County Oral History Project, patrons can now hear episodes of the dramatic Western radio plays True Epics of Western Colorado through the Mesa County Libraries catalog. After vaudeville’s decline and before television’s rise, radio plays were popular entertainment. Serialized shows like The Shadow and Little Orphan Annie inspired legions of devoted […]
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You’ve been brainstorming which direction to take next for hours, days, or even months. You sit down to write the song, but the melody refuses to match the words. The canvas continues to be disparagingly blank. You yearn to create something fulfilling and beautiful – but what? But how? This, folks, sounds like a case of […]
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Mesa County residents can now find an oral history interview of U.S. Representative Wayne Aspinall online in the Mesa County Libraries catalog, via the Mesa County Oral History Project. In his time, Wayne Aspinall was one of the most powerful men in the United States. As one of the longest serving members of the U.S. […]
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Nicholas Moore, a producer, filmmaker, and digital marketing consultant, is the new Mesa County Libraries 970West Studio Artist in Residence for the first four months of 2018. Moore, who holds an English degree from Colorado Mesa University, is a collaboration artist and digital videographer. For years after graduating from CMU, Moore traveled to multiple countries […]
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Technology novices and seasoned pros alike will find something to their liking at the 2nd Annual Mesa County Libraries Tech Expo from 4-7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018, at the Central Library, 443 N. 6th St. in Grand Junction. Tech Expo will highlight demonstrations of technology such as the library’s new digital conversion station, digital […]
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Maybe you are an artist, musician or web designer. Maybe you are just dreaming of getting started in your career. Whatever your small business dream, you will likely need to promote and connect with people on Facebook, Instagram, Etsy, Twitter, and other social media. You will also want to network locally. Lynda, a database offered […]
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Jean Urruty came to the United States in 1925, at a time when Basque immigrants were expected to work as sheepherders for at least four years before they could quit and go onto other professions. Sheepherding, aside from being a very lonely life, could also be dangerous. Ranchers and cowboys in the West, angry at […]
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