Former Fruita Times publisher Gene Thomas pictured with some of his type collection. Gene was a longtime newspaperman who did everything from write columns to printing, selling ads and taking photos. Photo courtesy Thomas family.
Thanks, Gene, for taking a chance on a teen
I don’t know why Gene Thomas said yes, but I’m glad he did.
I was a naive teenager, opening the creaky wooden door to his office, tiptoeing in and nervously approaching the counter. A black and white cat lazily stretched in the front window, cooly appraising me befor...