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Palisade High building has long history
Palisade High School demolished to make way for new medical clinic.
Jan 25, 20221 min read


Electric streetcars edged out horses
This was my second post about the history of streetcars in Mesa County. The Interurban provided great commuter service between Grand...
Nov 29, 20211 min read


A Depression-era dairy in Palisade
Driving a truck load of hay was just part of the job for teenager Gerald Clark when his family operated a dairy in Palisade in the 1930s...
Nov 1, 20211 min read


Modern technology and old irrigation
This column from The Daily Sentinel discusses how officials with the Mesa County Irrigation District and Palisade Irrigation District use...
Aug 24, 20211 min read


Grand Valley Water War, 1909
In this drought-stricken summer of 2021, with the possibility that rationing of irrigation water could occur, it's worth recalling that...
Aug 9, 20211 min read
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