Wanda Lee Long
Oct. 21, 1924 – March 28, 2013 Wanda Lee Long was born Oct. 21, 1924, in Des Moines, Iowa, to Opal Dixon and Claude L. Long. In 1929, when she was 5, her parents, along with another couple, loaded all their belongings into an open touring car and headed west across Kansas hoping to find [...]
Alfred Montano
Alfred Montano (known by his many friends as Mr. Al) went to the Lord to join his wife Elaine and his sons, Gene and Elvin Montano, on Feb. 21, 2013. Alfred was born in Weston, Colo., on May 2, 1927. He was raised in the areas of Divide, Monument, and Cripple Creek, Colo. He was [...]
Sam Suplizio Is Smiling
Grand Junction Rockies baseball era begins I was a friend of Sam Suplizio all the years I lived in Craig. Almost everyone in Western Colorado was his friend. He cut a wide swath with his warm personality and interest in people. I last saw Sam when he built a new home in Grand Junction and gave me a home tour; at [...]