A KOTO Radio show, called Grape Moments, in which Rita Robinson and Lynn Rae Lowe interview Esther White on June 8, 1982. Esther discusses her up-bringing (see her biography for more information), including her first job in Telluride in housekeeping for the Telluride Lodge. She mentions she obtained the job within 15 minutes after arriving in Telluride and she even found a place to live!
Esther describes Telluride in 1972 as a fun place to live with lots of social interactions and very nice people. Rita and Esther both mention a feeling of comradery in Telluride, a very supportive atmosphere, and a common purpose to build a new community.
In 1982, Esther describes Telluride as a "much cleaner" place. She has managed to continue to live in Telluride, while lots of her friends have moved, because she is hard-working--at one point, she had 4 paying jobs. One job (which Esther does not consider to be a paying job) was on town council. One of her greatest accomplishments was securing water rights for the town from Mill Creek, across Idarado property.
Esther continues to be involved in many festivals and also worked for the post office since 1975.
Esther mentions she is bored and her friends have left town. Is it time for her to move on, too?
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