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You just might be in the later innings of life if you’re asked to discuss your early years in Grand Junction at a meeting of the Mesa County Historical Society.
By JIM SPEHAR
Iâm inspired by Rachel Sauerâs columns in the Sunday Daily Sentinel. And jealous, since theyâre often of the âWish Iâd written thatâ variety. Her effort last weekend was no exception.
Rachelâs humorous excerpts from various âYou know youâre from Colorado ifâ¦â lists as well as her own additions, brought to mind similar efforts from yours truly beginning in January 2006.
The response to those âBoomer Timesâ columns in the late Grand Junction Free Press was overwhelming. Even I donât have originals of all of them. The Free Press ran out of copies of the Thursday papers in which they appeared. Readers asked for e-mail versions, which I happily supplied until the flash drive to which Iâd saved the initial columns went AWOL. They also offered their own memories, which fueled additional columns.