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The Allgood News
by D. Fitz Allgood
The Allgood News is a brief glimpse into the life of regular people across Colorado's Western Slope. Everybody has a story, and these stories might make you smile, think, maybe get a little misty and possibly just reflect. A beginning, middle & end, all in 90-seconds. Dave weaves and guides the stories of the people who live them. The Allgood News airs on ALL of "MBC Grand Broadcasting" - Radio Stations, 7 Days a week, 2 Times a Day. 92.3 The Moose, 96.1 KSTAR, MAGIC 93.1, 100.7 The Vault, 1100 KNZZ, 1340 The TEAM. Reaching all of Western Colorado and into Moab, Utah...from the San Juan Mountains to Glenwood Springs and everywhere in-between. And that's… All, THE GOOD NEWS. Have an idea for a Story? Questions or Comments? Feel Free to Contact Dave: [email protected]
Episodes
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Tony Was Just Looking for a Job Where He Could Shine…Who Knew?
Tony was young, living in the small Western Colorado Town of Montrose, he was a little burned out at his current job as a forklift operator, so he opened the paper, checked out the classifieds and his finger landed on 'electroplating.' He had no idea what it was, but the next thing he knew? He…
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The Bike Shop: Ash & Brian, Buddies, Bikes and One Mustache.
For 22 years, The Bike Shop on 10th and North Avenue has been wrenching, tweaking, tightening and selling bikes, bike parts and more importantly...the love of cycling. The driving force behind the most popular bike shop in the Grand Valley? Brain and Ashley, Co-Owners since 1994 and total…
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David Keech: British, Grand Junction Cop & A Proud American.
David Keech is an American and... a British Citizen. Because, once a Brit always a Brit. But David married an American woman and came to the States almost 10 years ago... He took the test to become an American Citizen... and he even speaks our language...kinda. The accent is still strong in the...
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WANDA BRYAN: Dream Big Adaptive Watersports. A Wave of Love.
Wanda Bryan will tell you, she's no spring chicken, the grandmother and great grandmother loves water...skiing and volunteering...and has no plans on slowing down. So back in 2011 when asked if she would host some water activities for people with disabilities...without hesitation...she said…
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Jaqub Gurule: College Grad, Wrestler, Hunter, Huge SMILE and oh yeah...Living with MS.
Jaqub Gurule is one of the most positive people I've ever met. Genuine, Real, down to earth, gregarious...all the adjectives you can think of ...That's Jaqub. The former All-Star Wrestler at Central High School, ( he was a National Runner-up TWICE!) at just 24, is working two jobs, is an avid...
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David Bristol: Vietnam, life and putting it on paper.
David Bristol is a beloved Coach, Teacher and Principal. He's also a proud Vietnam War Veteran. The Army Ranger...spent just over 10 months in Vietnam. But it's those intense moments... that have shaped and turned David's life. The Western Slope Native went into the Military shortly after...
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Harlin Wall: Part II - The Porcupine Story.
HARLIN Wall is quite a character. So much in fact, he's the first Allgood News story I had to split into more than one story since I began doing these more than 6 years ago. I interviewed Harlin for just 30 minutes and in that time...I don't think I have ever laughed so hard during an...
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Harlin Wall, The Witty Critter Wrangler of the Western Slope.
Harlin Wall is the Jack Hanna or maybe the Steve Irwin of Mesa County. When there is a wayward critter loose in a human neighborhood... The Grand Junction Police summon the man who has wrangled everything from Beavers to Porcupines, Snakes to Foxes. The calls coming at all times in the day and...
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Ed Lipton & The Rose Hill Rally. A St. Mary's Tradition.
Ed Lipton quietly goes about his business when it comes to organizing the Rose Hill Rally here in Grand Junction for St. Mary's Medical Center. The retired lawyer and avid cyclist seems to be always in motion whether it's riding his bike everyday...or doing some footwork for the Rose Hill Rally.…
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Chris Terebesi, Honoring Her Mom, One Strike at a Time.
Chris Terebisi has a full life, the Mom, Wife, full time worker ( she has TWO jobs Abbey Carpet and Orchard Mesa Lanes...) and Western Slope Native ...says she's really happy these days. But, and there is a 'but'... there is one time a year that she is reminded of some unfinished business in her...
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Kathy's KSTAR Contest and Discovering her Roots.
Kathy Hetzel had been searching for her father since he left the family when she was just four years old...and in 1989...she found him, kinda. He had died just a year before. So she never got to resolve her issues with why a dad would leave her and her family... Enter 96.1 KSTAR and a contest.…
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BELLA'S BEES, A Budding Bee-znus & Howdy, a Honey of a Guy.
Howard "Howdy" Martsolf will tell you, he only really reads when he want's to learn something. So, when he decided to get into the Bee business with his son Andy and his Granddaughter, Bella...like Forrest Gump running across America... he started reading...and just kept on reading about…
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Life, Death & Acceptance: Catherine Mosher, Dignity in dying at HopeWest Hospice.
I met and interviewed Cathrine Mosher in her large room at HopeWest Hospice on February 17, 2016. The hospice room, not looking like anything you'd see in a hospital...but maybe in a mansion in the Redlands. Wood floors, rich and comfortable colors throughout, plants and some flowers...simple but...
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AHA! Moments: Sara Hect's Mission to Help Children with Dyslexia.
Sara Hect, a teacher, saw a need, with her own daughter who was lagging in school, seemed disinterested and wasn't doing her work. That's when Sara had an AHA! Moment. She discovered her daughter had dyslexia. The phonological issue in which kids and words and shaping them ...just don't work so...
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Madison's Prayer(s) - Getting the Parents back Together.
Madison lives in Montrose with her Parents and her baby brother and her pet Guinea Pig. But it wasn't always that way. Her parents had split and little Madison was so tired of going back and forth between her mom and dad. So she did ... a little praying. And yup, somehow, someway, her parents…
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The "Lucky Car" - David Watkins, from no kids to four kids.
David Watkins had a dream to have his own architectural firm, live in the Northwest and just enjoy the groove of a young educated man, with a simple plan. But, there is always a but... David had no idea how much his life would change with a simple move to the Grand Junction to help his mom…
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One Billion Rising. What are the Red Flags of Violence? A global event right here in the Grand Valley.
Melanie Morrison is an advocate...for positive, healing change in her community here on the Western Slope. What was once taboo...is now talked about...domestic violence, better yet... the new inclusive term, partner violence. But are we doing all we can do...are we ignoring the 'red flags' around...
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The House-A Safe Place for Teens. An Idea sculpted into reality. Wheels That Heal.
John Mok-Lamme will tell you he had a great idea to get homeless and abused teens off the street and into a safe place. That place eventually became ...The House. But he will also tell you... he came to Dave Beck, the General Manager at MBC Grand Broadcasting a little naive. But that's why we all...
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Kids Aid, The Backpack Program - 'Wheels that Heal' and feeding kids!
Kids Aid, The Backpack Program started out as an idea from one Mike Berry. He saw a need and took steps to make a change. Kids in Mesa County going hungry on the weekends. Away from school and the school cafeteria. So Mike approached MBC Grand Broadcasting in Grand Junction, Colorado. It was…
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Ann Judge, Thunder-ing! The Denver Broncos Live Mascot.
For almost 20 years, Ann Judge has spent at least 8 of her fall Sundays, loading up the symbol of the Denver Broncos and heading to a stadium packed with thousands of passionate football fans. And for Thunder?...the most recognizable of all the NFL mascots? Its just another day at the office....
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Ron & Judy Barstad, A Love Story 55 Years in the Making. Denver Broncos.
It was the early 1960's and Ron Barstad had just gotten out of the Navy and was loving life in Denver and the Hometown Football Team, the Denver Broncos. And his love for the team has never waned...Winning 2 Super Bowls in 7 tries, Ron and his wife of 40 years, Judy... have ridden the roller...
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Thomas McCloskey: Smoking...A hazy past replaced with a healthy future.
We all have a regrets...big or small, they mean something different to each of us. Even at age 57, 32 years removed from his last cigarette...Thomas McCloskey says he still looks back on how silly it was to smoke as a kid. He started when he was 13...and finally kicked the habit at age 25. These...
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Barbara Butler: Chasing and Eventually...Catching a Dream.
Just because you have a good job, doesn't mean your happy. Barbara Butlter had a good job and she was good at it. An Assessor for Lincoln and Mesa counties in Colorado. But, short of running for the office...she had peaked. So...the young girl from the southeast plains of Limon, Colorado made a...
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Sonya's simple gesture, clothes on a pole. "I'm not lost ...I'm just here to keep you warm."
Sonya Thompson is a beautician, hairdresser, a mom, a wife and free time is not on her radar. But having a big heart and a zest for being busy... there is always something more to do...right? Right. She recently heard about a program in Denver... people putting clothes on poles for the homeless...
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Paul Pitton: District 51 School Board 'Adversity', just a speedbump on his road of consistency.
Paul Pitton has been doing several things really good for almost four decades in the Grand Valley...in just one spot... Palisade High School in Western Colorado. Math Teacher, Football, Track and Little League Coach. Married almost 40 years, 4 sons who all have their college degrees. Steady,...
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Darrell Cox-Just your average 74 year-old good guy.
Darrell Cox believes in honesty, doesn't understand dishonesty and is just enjoying life at age 74. He doesn't live on an island or have a fancy home in a ski town...he just loves life and he's comfortable. He did a turn in the Navy in the 60's was married to his wife for 48 years until she…
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Thumper's one small good gesture goes global. Doing the right thing.
He's 50 years old, he's worked with his boss, Randy Emmons, as a busboy for the last nine years at Randy's Southside Diner in Orchard Mesa, Colorado. A small suburb of Grand Junction. In that time Johnny Duckworth III, better known as 'Thumper' has proven himself a loyal, hard worker...who does...
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Aubrie - Hardships, Heart and Hope! A Parents Journey.
Paul and Mandy Hughes are vibrant, athletic, outgoing and in love. After having Olivia, their beautiful,healthy daughter, three years ago…they decided to have another child. Things were looking good until they went to see the doctor…to find out if they were going to have a boy or a girl. The…
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Marching to Washington D.C. Cedaredge H.S. Colorado Bruin Band Gets Big News!
It's not everyday you get good news. Usually it's bills, boredom and mundane stuff. And for teenagers in the small town of Cedaredge, Colorado, just at the base of the Grand Mesa and 30 minutes to the next town that has a Walmart? Excitement and activities are the exception, not the rule. So, for...
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How Sweet it is! John Harold’s Olathe Sweet Corn Legacy
John Harold was a city boy from the East before he got the hankering to move out west almost 50 years ago. Since that time? He's created a legacy for himself and the small town of Olathe, Colorado …situated on the Western Slope of the Centennial state. That legacy? Corn. Not just any...
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Black Canyon Animal Rescue – Debbie Faulkner’s Passion for Pets!
Debbie Faulkner always wanted to be a veterinarian, ever since she was a little girl. But life, kids and a husband took center stage and her dream? Well she’s had a wonderful life and a move to Crawford Colorado was the icing on the cake. A 40-acre ranch with famed Singer, Joe Cocker as your...
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Michael Martin Murphey: Hit Maker and Colorado Country Boy
Chances are if you had the radio on in the 70's and 80's you heard a Michael Martin Murphy song. His Number one, 'Wildfire' or 'What's Forever For', mainstream hits for this Colorado Country Boy. Michael now lives, ranches and plays his guitar in the Centennial State. Almost 70 years old and four...
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Taking Nothing for Granted: Mathias' National Anthem.
I dropped by the National Anthem tryouts for the local minor league baseball team. Looking for a story about people singing and why. And then I heard Mathias. He didn't sing that well, he even missed a few words, but it was his passion in belting out the sometimes tough ballad. I could just tell…
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Elf on a Shelf? Elam & Brett explain the wisdom of the Elf!
Elf on a Shelf is busy this Holiday Season! Watching kids of all ages including brothers Elam and Brett! are they being naughty or nice? Do they try to shake the presents under the tree to see what's inside? Not a good idea…you see, a scout for Santa is watching all your moves! So what to do?…
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Why do we wait so long? Jackie's Journey to a home.
Dreams can be as simple as a home and a flower garden. Jackie walked by the Habitat for Humanity application for 2 years. And there it was, just waiting to be filled out. Jackie, a single mom of 2 kids had had it with bad relationships and 'silly' addictions. She had cleaned up her act, but was...
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Ashley and the kidnapping of her canine Kiser!
Ashley went outside to call her best friend Kiser… she called his name, a long pause and then nothing, silence. Kiser was gone. In the high country of the Colorado Mountains even smart and seasoned dogs can lose their way in the high altitude and dense forests. She called again …nothing. But…
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Little Guy Aiming High, How does a Regular Joe Run for President? Ask John!
John Davis builds houses. The Business owner located in the desert town of Grand Junction, Colorado is also passionate about his country. So what's a guy to do who has never been in politics but wants to make those changes? Well, for John it was simple...run for President of the United States....
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Kevin sells real estate…but in the 80's? He was an arcade ace!
Today, Kevin sells real estate…but flash back more than 30 years?…Long hair, mustache and lots of teenage trips to the arcade pumping pockets full of change into one free-standing machine, equipped with eight, rubber-gripped handles, the metal crunching sound as quarters pop into the metal tray...
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From Graduation to Deadly Confrontation. A WWII Story...
It was 1945, Joe Prinster was just hours into his high school diploma when he was told to "pack and be ready to get on the train in the morning." Next thing you know he's on riding the rails to Denver… heading to boot camp….and then? He's in New York City…boarding a ship ...bound for Europe. It…
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One Date, A War, One Smooch & A 65 Year Journey of One Class Ring…Reunited.
It was 1944, Don was about to ship off to war...the 18 year-old looking dapper in his Sailor uniform and Patricia? A beautiful young doe-eyed teen. They were together for just one date. To this day, neither can remember how Don's class ring ended up with Patricia…but the date went "pretty good."...
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The Allgood News is a brief glimpse into the life of regular people across Colorado's Western Slope. Everybody has a story, and these stories might make you smile, think, maybe get a little misty and possibly just reflect. A beginning, middle & end, all in 90-seconds. Dave weaves and guides the stories of the people who live them. The Allgood News airs on ALL of "MBC Grand Broadcasting" - Radio Stations, 7 Days a week, 2 Times a Day. 92.3 The Moose, 96.1 KSTAR, MAGIC 93.1, 100.7 The Vault, 1100 KNZZ, 1340 The TEAM. Reaching all of Western Colorado and into Moab, Utah...from the San Juan Mountains to Glenwood Springs and everywhere in-between. And that's… All, THE GOOD NEWS. Have an idea for a Story? Questions or Comments? Feel Free to Contact Dave: [email protected]
HOSTED BY
D. Fitz Allgood
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