Oral Histories from Issue #22, Fall 1986

Issue #22, Fall 1986 - Elaine Gay Interview, Part 1
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.
Issue #22, Fall 1986 - Elaine Gay Interview, Part 2
In this interview with two Steamboat Springs high school students, Elaine Gay talks about her family, their cattle ranch and the equipment used to grow and harvest hay. In the course of the conversation Elaine reveals her love of cooking and flower gardening.
Issue #22, Fall 1986 - Jerry and Rusty Nay Interview
Jerry and Rusty Nay are interviewed by Troy Keller and Lara Johnson about their lives growing up in Steamboat Springs.
Issue #22, Fall 1986 - Mike Middleton Interview
Mike Middleton is interviewed by Bill McKelvie and Aden Krug about the nature of firefighting and what brought him to work for the volunteer fire department in Steamboat Springs, Colorado.
Issue #22, Fall 1986 - Rusty Nay Interview
Rusty Nay is interviewed by Lara Johnson and Bill McKelvie about his life growing up in Steamboat Springs.
Issue #22, Fall 1986 - Wendy Decker Interview
Wendy Decker is interviewed by Bill McKelvie and Roger Sanders about her passion for taxidermy.