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The Sun, launched in 2018, is committed to fact-based, in-depth and non-partisan journalism. It covers everything from politics and culture switching hands while pointing the cannon at the money harvesters. e Silver Moon, the Monterrey and e Town Tavern sold and unusual amount of booze that night, celebrating an early Christmas thanks to the Union Paci c and the Fort Lupton State Bank. ere are con icting stories on the incident. e Greeley news media stated that a bunch of money was dropped and sucked under the wheels, tearing the bag in all the excitement. Another story is that the money bag hanging for the train to hook as it passed by encountered to the outdoor industry and education.

In a matter of minutes, the eld was looted where even some of the weeds had been pulled up to search for treasure.

Late that afternoon, local stores experienced more sales form the folks on the east side of town, seems as if they discovered gold.

Mr. Rivas was drinking a bottle of beer instead of one or two glasses.

Now, The Colorado Sun co-owns this and other Colorado Community Media newspapers as a partner in the Colorado News Conservancy. The problems with the release mechanism and caused the bag to burst open. e poor people on the east side of the tracks didn’t argue the case, they were happy that Santa came ve months early. e Union Paci c and the beneciaries knew the absolute truth, with one exception: e amount lost. e railroad people claimed that $24,000 was in the bag, however the old timers years later claimed it to be much more than that.

No one was arrested and the money pickers kept silent, hiding the loot in their personal secret compartments. Decades later, some of the stories were told, however there were countless stories made up by local gossipers. at train had been held up by bandits , the money safe was pushed out from the mail car or the railroad manager had planned it all.

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Virginia Jean “Ginny” (Vincent) Ruggiero October 11, 1925 - December 19, 2022

Virginia Ruggiero 1925 – 2022. Virginia Jean Vincent Clark Ruggiero aged 97 passed away peacefully December 19, 2022. She was born October 11, 1925 in Ft. Lupton, CO to Elizabeth and Rollie Vincent. For full

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Memorial service Saturday Feb. 25, 4PM at Alli Event Center, 100 S 3rd Ave, Brighton, CO 80601

George Hammerlund

April 8, 1924 - December 4, 2022

George H. Hammerlund of Brighton Colo. He was laid to rest along with Harriet Hammerlund Dec.27th 2022 at Fort Logan National Cemetery. George and Harriet are survived by their 5 children , 9 grand children , 17 great grand children and 3 great great grand children. ey will be greatly missed.

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Eva Romero

March 20, 1934 - February 3, 2023

Eva was born on March 20th, 1934 in Brighton, Colorado, were she was also raised. She was widowed and raised 8 children.

Eva enjoyed a career in healthcare. She was a very loving Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother, and Great-Great Grandmother. She was a wellloved member of the Brighton Community. She raised her children in California before returning to Brighton, Colorado in 1986 where she remained a resident until her death. Eva loved shing, bingo, gambling up the hill and trips to the beautiful Rocky Mountains. She loved to wear hats, bracelets and you would often see her in a vest.

She is preceded in death by her husband Ernest Romero, her son Gerald Romero, and her siblings Bertha, Tony, and Eloy.

She is survived by her brother Candido Sanchez, her children Carmen (David) Castro, Vicki (Oscar) Soto, Rachel (Rudy) Ramirez, Cynthia ( e late Robert) Bowman, Adam ( e late Gretchen) Romero, Anthony Romero, Amy (Danny) Huizar, 21 grandchildren, 40 great grandchildren, and 2 great-great grandchildren.

Eva will be missed by her entire family and her dear friends.