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1. Interview with Forrest Miller

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Interview with Forrest Miller, born September 27, 1917. Forrest reminisces about his work as a carpenter, electrician, and farmer, running the Poncha Springs Lodge, and his adventures at Monarch Ski Resort.

2. Issue #09, Spring 1979 - Forrest Warren Interview, Part 1

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Forrest Warren and Ruth Warren are interviewed by Shaunna Lewis and Bill McKelvie about their early lives in Nebraska and their ranching experiences in Routt County.

3. Issue #15, Winter 1982 - Keith Selbe Interview, Part 2

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In this interview with Cathy (Klebba) Hutchinson and Tanna (Eck) Brock, Keith Selbe shares memories about experiences he had growing up in Kansas and stories about his life after he moved to Steamboat Springs. Anne Selbe adds details to Keith's story.

4. Issue #22, Fall 1986 - Elaine Gay Interview, Part 1

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In this interview with Bill McKelvie and a Steamboat Springs high school student, Elaine Gay describes growing up in rural Routt County. She tells about trudging through deep snow to get to school and life on her family's ranch during the depression. When she became a ranch wife, she and her husband, Bob, worked hard to raise cattle and a family on their scenic ranch in Pleasant Valley.

5. Keith Selbe, "I'm going to stay for the main event"

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Keith Selbe explains how the Dust Bowl/Great Depression led to his migration with his wife, Anne, to Routt County where he established his cattle ranch and worked for Continental Oil Company (now Conoco).

6. Dust Bowl

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7. "They'll never know what we had." Forrest Warren

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Forrest Warren describes his childhood and early adulthood in rural Nebraska and his adult life as a rancher in the Elk River Valley.

8. 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.

9. Si Lockhart, Part Two

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Si Lockhart describes his life as a rancher and auctioneer during the Great Depression and Dust Bowl of the early twentieth century.

10. "I guess just being a rancher's wife was enough for me."

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Elaine Gay describes her life growing up during the Depression in Routt County and her married life at the Green Creek Ranch in Pleasant Valley.
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