Organizations

: Dalby, Wendland and Company (Grand Junction, Colorado); An accounting firm begun by Walter Everett Dalby in Grand Junction in 1948. It has long been the largest public accounting firm on the Western Slope. The firm also has offices in Glenwood Springs, Grand Junction and Montrose.

: De Beque Literary Society (De Beque, Colorado); In 1892, this society met up twice a month, except in the summer months when it only met once a month. The society put on plays in the DeBeque school house. The funds from the plays, usually 30 to 40 dollars, were saved and put towards projects for the school. The secretary’s journal of the DeBeque Literary Society noted that funds went towards cups for the students, a Piano, construction of a stage, and were given to families in need.

: De Beque School District 49 (Garfield County and Mesa County, Colorado); The De Beque school district was born from the consolidation of several smaller school districts in 1949-50. Originally, the De Beque area was to be part of what later became Mesa County Valley School District 51. However, since De Beque schools received 50% of their student body from Garfield County, inclusion in the Mesa County District was deemed problematic. Therefore, De Beque formed its own school district, known as the Joint District because it served students from two counties. School districts absorbed into District 49 included: Garfield County District 5, De Beque District 10, Conn Creek District 29, Highmore District 34, and Kimball Creek. *Some information for this history taken from In the Beginning... A History of the Districts and schools that became Mesa County Valley School District Number 51 by Albert and Terry LaSalle

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