Topic #1-Describing my home town

My hometown is Delta, CO.  Our total population is approximately 8,000 and we sit at about 5,000’ above sea level in the Uncompahgre valley.  No, it is not near Denver, but rather located on the western slope about an hour south and east of Grand Junction.  Delta is named after the confluence of the two rivers: the Uncompahgre and the Gunnison.  It also houses Fort Uncompahgre, which was originally established as a fur trading post in 1828.  Today it is where all little children take a field trip to go observe what life might have been like when it flourished as the commercial center.  Right next to the fort is the traditional Ute Council Tree where the Ute Indians still meet today for their annual pow wow-cultural festival.   It is quite a sight to see the traditional folk culture mixed with today’s trends.  On a more current, urban, note Delta is also home to the unique variety stores, Clubb’s Store Company.  My family has run these stores since my Grandpa opened the original back in Missouri.  As my Grandparents moved so did the store, and it currently resides in the keeping of my father.  Our stores are divided into a general variety store along with a fabric store, and a frame shop and furniture store open to all shoppers Monday through Saturday 9-6 and Sunday 12-5.  These, along with other locally own stores, are interdispersed amidst the delicious multiplying Mexican restaurants to make a small commercial region along our main street.