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19702) Philip Louis "Dutch" Griebel
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A longtime Fruita Monument High School teacher and coach. He was born to Louis Griebel and Annie (Reikauff) Griebel in Warrensburg, Missouri in 1889. Ships passenger lists show that his father arrived in New York from Germany on June 25, 1868, when he was 25 years old. His occupation was listed as shoemaker. His mother was an immigrant from Switzerland and a homemaker. The 1910 US Census shows the family living in Warrensburg, Missouri when Philip...
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The first Christian Science church in Grand Junction, Colorado was founded by Susan Etta (Lewis) Carpenter in the late Nineteenth or early Twentieth century. Originally called Carpenter Hall, it was initially located on North First Street. The church then moved to 535 N 7th Street, a building they occupied for many years before selling it in the 2010's.
The church maintained a reading room at 113 N 6th Street in the 2000's before moving both the...
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On September 24, 1934, a fire burnt down the first Fruita Union High School, which was located on South Maple Street in the Reed Park block. The fire began on the roof. All students and teachers escaped the building in time, and no one was hurt. Students were able to grab musical instruments and some athletic equipment, but had to leave the school’s new textbooks behind. Though it was worried that the fire, which came from unknown origins, would...
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The organization was founded in 1936. Philip Griebel was a founding member. According to Griebel, the Fruita Rotary assisted with youth agricultural and 4-H events. By 2015, they provided food to those in need and youth scholarships (“Fruita Rotary Club provides valuable services to Fruita, including beer pouring,” Post Independent, September 1, 2015). The club continues to be active in the Fruita community.
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During the 1960s, Vail, Colorado was a fledgling ski town and the community often created its own entertainment. Spearheaded by John and Cissy Dobson, Lillian Miller, and Ted Poliac, the Vail Players melodrama theatre group operated between1966 and 1971, with its season running from June until October. Performances were often sold out and proceeds supported community projects such as the medical clinic and Vail Interfaith Chapel. On 31 December...
19710) Helen Gladys (Rambo) Hyde
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She was born in Whitewater, Colorado to William H. Rambo and Charlotte (Baer) Rambo. Her father was a farmer and her mother was a homemaker. Her family often sang songs together until the death of Helen’s brother when she was twelve. US Census records show that they lived in Kannah Creek in 1920, when Helen was eight years old, and on California Mesa in Delta County in 1930.
She married Fred L. Yates in Moab, Utah on February 24, 1935. The 1940...
19713) Alexander R. "Alex" Bauer
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He was born to George Bauer and Katherine “Katie” (Hosseiler) Bauer in Morganthau, Russia. His family belonged to a community of Germans living there. Fearing revolution, his family immigrated to the United States in 1913, when Alex was four years old.
His father found work as a blacksmith in Kansas and then with the Missouri Pacific Railroad in Idaho in 1917. His mother was a homemaker. Alex and his siblings could not speak English when they...
19718) Gilbert Riley "Gil" Wenger
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An expert on the archaeology of Mesa Verde. He was born to Martin G. Wenger and Annie (Ebersol) Wenger in Grand Junction, Colorado. He grew up in Grand Junction and in Salt Lake City. He served in the US Air Force during World War II and was awarded the Purple Heart.
He attended the University of Denver, where he received a B.A. and Master’s Degree, before launching his career with the National Park Service. He worked at several national parks...
