CHNC: Special Edition
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Good Old Fashioned Barbecue
This week we have already had very warm sun, afternoon thunderstorms, lovely long days, and the Fourth of July! This…
Victorian Wonder Woman-Rattlesnake Kate!
It’s a nice, warm summer day and you are enjoying a jog along the open spaces near your home, when…
A Rock Garden Fit for the Gods
“This is truly a perfect palace of a place. Nature and beauty must have here convened and constructed this place…
Fashion Conscious in Colorado
People’s fascination (and let’s be fair, women’s in particular) with clothing style has been around for millennia. However, publications devoted to…
Fire in Colorado Springs!
On January 12, 1900, the thriving business district on Tejon Street in Colorado Springs was rocked by a fire. The…
Colorado-Bred Swashbuckler
“Want something snappy, exciting, romantic, full of tense action, bubbling over with romance and glamor [sic]? Well, here it is!”…
Veterans Day: Inception & Beyond
At 11 o’clock on the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918 in Versailles, France, armistice was declared between…
Lovely Rocky Mountain Autumn
The autumnal equinox – the day in September when daylight hours are almost equal to nighttime hours. This time also…
Happy 140th Birthday Colorado!
The land that we now call Colorado was sparsely populated by any white settlers in the mid-1800’s. While some had ventured…
Bears, Oh My!
In the summers of Colorado, a century and a half ago, larger wildlife could be found milling about in abundance….
Choo, Choo! To Denver and Beyond
The end of June, between 1870-1882, was a hot time for railroad milestones in Colorado. Reaching…
“The Great Deluge in Denver”
“I looked out of the window and saw a wall of water six feet high rushing down the dry creek…
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” -MLK
“There is much to be done for the betterment of our future condition…”-Mary B. Talbert, President of the National Association…
♫ Over there…the Yanks are coming…♫
In January 1945, the Germans had secured a foothold in the Northern Apennine Mountain Range in Italy. They believed themselves…
Superbowl of Cattle Shows
The National Western Stock Show begins this weekend and shall be celebrating its 110th Official year! In actuality, there were…