People

: Jene Ellis Hicks; He was born and raised in Palisade, Colorado. His mom, a school teacher, gave him his first schooling while they lived near the McGinley Mine. He later went to the Pomona and Hunter Schools, and attended Fruita Union High School. His mom died when he was 12 years old, in 1937, and according to US Census records, he went to live with Luther and Jennie O’Connor (his aunt and uncle) on the Rhone Plateau for at least a time. He married Joyce (Israel) Hicks. From 1946-1959, he owned the Hidden Treasure Mine, a coal mine located beneath the old McGinley Mine in the Bookcliffs. From 1959-1973, he worked at a Gilsonite plant. He then went into the construction business. He was a heavy equipment contractor. He was knowledgeable about the history of coal mining in Mesa County.

: Jenni Boyd; Moved to Gunnison from Houston, TX. Daughter of Debbie Turner, granddaughter of Bob and Virginia Miller, has brother, Charlie. Queen of the 1996 Cattlemen's Days. (source: Cattlemen's Days 1996 Newspaper Insert)

: Jennie Blevins; She came to Rifle, Colorado from Missouri in 1912. She owned a hat store called the Davies Millinery in the Donnell department store.

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