Tag: history
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COLUMN: Stock Show’s Catch a Calf has a rich history
Bill Waneka, who was raised in Lafayette, Colo., is one of the original National Western Catch a Calf volunteers who remains a committee member today. The program began in 1935 when boys who were exhibiting fat steers at Denver were drawn to try to catch a calf during the rodeo. They returned the next year…
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In her 58th year of teaching, Pueblo South educator ‘in no rush’ to retire
Kathrine Thomson, a history teacher at Pueblo South High School, might have quit after her first year of teaching if she hadn’t been so stubborn. Fresh out of college, only three or four years older than some of her students, Thomson felt overwhelmed throughout that first year, she said. “Frankly, after that first year, I…
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Photo exhibit honors fallen local World War II heroes
John Frank Rozar, a graduate of Colorado Springs High School (now Palmer High School) who went on to join the Navy, was one of more than 2,400 American service members killed in the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor. Kenneth Lee Moore, a Colorado Springs native and 2nd Lieutenant with the Army Air Forces, was…
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Emma Crawford Coffin Races expected to draw 10,000 to Manitou Springs
Leave it to Manitou Springs to turn a macabre mishap into one of its most popular annual events. City officials expect the 31st Emma Crawford Coffin Races and Festival to draw as many as 10,000 revelers on Saturday, according to special events coordinator Hallie Gurba. “Manitou is a special place, full of people who are…
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Crested Butte: So much more than wildflowers | Such a Fine Sight to See
Crested Butte might be my new favorite Colorado mountain town. In September my husband and I spent several days there basking in the early fall glory of breathtaking beauty in the upscale environment. The town plus nearby environs adds up to a perfect getaway. We all know that Crested Butte is particularly known for it’s…
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Crested Butte: So much more than wildflowers | Such a Fine Sight to See
Crested Butte might be my new favorite Colorado mountain town. In September my husband and I spent several days there basking in the early fall glory of breathtaking beauty in the upscale environment. The town plus nearby environs adds up to a perfect getaway. We all know that Crested Butte is particularly known for it’s…
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Crested Butte: So much more than wildflowers | Such a Fine Sight to See
Crested Butte might be my new favorite Colorado mountain town. In September my husband and I spent several days there basking in the early fall glory of breathtaking beauty in the upscale environment. The town plus nearby environs adds up to a perfect getaway. We all know that Crested Butte is particularly known for it’s…
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Stories revealed at restored cemetery
An eclectic group of more than 20 history buffs, local government officials and supportive friends of Linda Allred and Steve Plutt gathered on a grassy knoll above the second hole of The Shining Mountain Golf Course Oct. 18. The occasion? Unveiling the restored Templeton Cemetery, also known as the Pioneer Cemetery, where the remains of…
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Before Colorado’s ski resorts, there was Camp Hale
Resorts across Colorado are gearing up to open their lifts in the coming weeks, Keystone and Loveland are projected to open as soon as Halloween. But before the resorts, Colorado had the 10th Mountain Division — a U.S. Army unit that trained at Camp Hale near Leadville during World War II. Soldiers there learned to…
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Historic Preservation Board adopts historic survey | Cronin and Loevy
Historic Preservation is the process of identifying historic properties (homes, businesses, government buildings, etc.) and public facilities (parks, playgrounds, landscaped street medians, etc.) and then researching their histories and promoting their significance to the community. A study of Historic Preservation in Colorado Springs has been prepared and was adopted last Monday by the city’s Historic…