Town Grouch Part 2: The History of Palisade’s Town Grouch

There’s A New Festival in Town: Palisade Farm Fest!

A group of Palisade locals is heading up a brand new festival that is set to take over downtown Palisade and Veterans Park on May 2nd, 2026: Palisade Farm Fest. Find out about all the fun opportunities to celebrate Palisade’s agricultural heritage at the upcoming Palisade Farm Fest at Veterans Memorial Park [https://www.palisadefarmfest.com/events/palisade-farm-fest] and Farm Fest Market [https://www.palisadefarmfestmarket.com/]! And...we’ll also get a sneak peek on what Cygnus Crossing and the Milky Way are planning for the property by the high school!

Town Grouch Part 2: The History of Palisade’s Town Grouch

In part two of the Palisade town grouch series, hear all about the history of Palisade’s town grouch contest and its tragic, funny, and silly stories, get the dirt from previous grouches, and find out who our sister city grouches are! Post-release note: this episode has been updated to remove the reference to 1991’s grouch. It turns out he was convicted of committing a terrible crime in 2002 [https://web.archive.org/web/20041208211002/https://www.mountainhomenews.com/story/1080423.html]. And while I don’t completely agree with erasing history, I do agree with not honoring a convicted murderer.

Town Grouch Part 1: Grouches of Palisade Present

Welcome to Palisade, Colorado: 2,692 friendly people and 1 grouch. What’s the story behind Palisade’s grouch contest, and who would want to be one? I talk with the current town grouch and a town grouch hopeful to find out.

Very Special Christmas Trees

A couple special guests join me for my favorite family Christmas tree stories. The music in this episode is O Christmas Tree by Julius H. from Pixabay [https://pixabay.com/music/christmas-o-christmas-tree-o-tannenbaum-piano-christmas-carol-1792/].

Saving The Palisade Tribunes

Priscilla Walker, current Vice Chairman and Founding Chairman of the Palisade Historical Society (historicpalisade.org), tells the fascinating story of how she and a dedicated team of volunteers pulled off an enormous effort to quite literally save history in 2014 when they kept 111 years of issues of the Palisade Tribune from destruction.