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County OKs committee to prepare for census Citizens will brainstorm ways to maximize participation by local residents BY TABATHA STEWART SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA
southern style home. In desperation, they held garage sales each summer. Finally, with her antiques under control, Nora anticipated a life of leisure. Not a chance! Her following wouldn’t accept it. People asked her to sell their furniture, knowing she had the contacts and experience. As the demand for her services grew, Harvey saw the futility of selling for others and suggested buying and reselling the merchandise.
The first U.S. census was created in 1790, when marshals of the U.S. judicial districts were tasked with visiting every household and recording the number of people in their districts. Throughout the years Americans have evolved to mailing in their census information, with census takers showing up on the doorstep of those who did not respond. Results of the census, which is conducted every 10 years, are used to determine reapportionment for Congress, redistricting for local elections, and to determine government funding for certain projects. Elbert County officials want to ensure that as many people as possible within the county are counted in the upcoming 2020 census, and approved the creation of a 2020 Census Complete Count Committee, to help citizens prepare for the census. The committee will consist of at least six members of the community, who will be chosen by the board of county commissioners, and will be tasked with identifying barriers and challenges within the community, as well
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Customers often call owner Nora Nikkel’s Carriage Shoppes, complete with an antique doctor’s buggy, their mental health place. GERALDINE SMITH
Antique shop not same old thing Carriage Shoppes operation has delighted shoppers for 14 years BY GERALDINE SMITH SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA
Nora and Harvey Nikkel, originally from Tulsa, Oklahoma, moved to a farm near Lafayette, Colorado, after they were married. Back in Oklahoma, when most 19-year-old girls were collecting
beaus, Nora was collecting antiques. By the time she and Harvey moved to Colorado, every building at the farm was overflowing with antiques. Nora had some customers for her antiques, but when they moved to Elizabeth, they gave most of it to their daughter. The remainder was too much for the Elizabeth farm. Not surprising, considering they moved 100 high-back chairs along with the other items. In addition to the excess antiques, there were the oak furnishings from Lafayette unfit for the décor of the new
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