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VOLUME 120 Issue
TANDARD BLADESB R I G H T O N SERVING THE COMMUNITY SINCE 1903 75c I
VOLUME 120 WEEKOF JANUARY 5, 2023
Ten stories we talked about in 2022
From homeless bees to Bird scooters and returning soldiers, 2022 has been a busy year
BY STAFF REPORT SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA
Big Boy came roaring back
Having Big Boy 4014, Union Paci c’s massive 1940s-era steam locomotive, blast through Fort Lupton and Brighton is becoming an annual experience.
Union Paci c sent the historic engine down the line between Cheyenne and Denver for the third year straight in 2022, with fans lining the train tracks along the way to catch a glimpse or take a picture.
But this year, for the rst time, Union Paci c opted to keep the engine at Denver’s Union Station for a couple of days.
Big Boy left Cheyenne on July 28, traveling south through several towns with spectators lining the tracks along the way.
Big Boy pulled into Union Station a day later for display, with crowds awaiting its arrival to take video and photos. ey also got the chance to tour the inside of the restored rail cars, including an educational rail car set up like a museum featuring the history of trains, Union Paci c and its rail infrastructure. e train headed back to Cheyenne on July 30, but this time on a passenger trip. Passengers were allowed to buy a ticket and ride in a rail car pulled by the big engine, with the proceeds bene ting the rail company’s Union Paci c Museum.
Twenty- ve Big Boy locomotives were built for Union Paci c to haul heavy freight during World War II. It was delivered to Union Paci c in December 1941. e frame is hinged to navigate curves traveling through the rigged mountains of Colorado, Utah and Wyoming.
Big Boy No. 4014 traveled about a million miles in 20 years of its service and retired in December 1961 at the Rail Giants Museum in Pomona, California. Union Paci c inherited it and relocated it back to Cheyenne for years of major restoration.
Henderson murder victim remembered through his art
Artist Raphael Sassi passed through quite a few places in his 42 years of life: Maryland, Manhattan and Colorado Springs among them.
But this last stop was at a kitchen table in Henderson, where he was killed on April 5, 2019.
His family and his friends in Colorado Springs started a scholarship fund in his honor in 2022 and they promoted the fund with a one-day retrospective on Sassi’s work at the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs Galleries of Contemporary Art, followed by a celebration in downtown Colorado Springs.
Brian Mason, 17th Judicial District
Edgar Briseno at the scene where the tree fell over near the Fulton Irrigation Ditch and 144th Ave., complete with a full hive of honey bees. Beekeeper Mike Kunzman agreed to take the bees. FILE PHOTO
SEE 2022, P3
Caraveo wants to tackle healthcare, climate and a ordability in next term
BY LUKE ZARZECKI LZARZECKI@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
As Congresswoman-elect D-08 Yadira Caraveo inches closer to beginning her rst term as a U.S. Representative, she’s squaring away the logistics.
For housing in Washington, D.C., she’s in an apartment building that houses many other members of Congress.
Her medical practice will remain and the o ce is planning to hire a replacement, but she’s planning on taking a few shifts when she’s in the district.
“Just to keep my skills up,” she said.
She plans to come back to the district as often as possible to be able to spend time with her family as well as to strengthen her connection to the community.
When it comes to a congressional mentor, many people have been helpful to her while nding her bearings but hasn’t thought about a speci c person she wants to spend most of her time with. People from the Hispanic Caucus and the Democratic Coalition all come to mind, she said.
On the issues
As a Democrat state legislator, most of her time consisted of serving in the majority. Now as a minority member in the soon-to-be Republican-controlled House, her game plan won’t change from her actions in the state legislature.
“Having a very clear majority in the House and having a trifecta in the State, I really always strove to
SEE CARAVEO, P2
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