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June 14, 2018
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Voters picking candidates for governor in primaries Colorado now lets unaffiliated portion of electorate take part in balloting
Competitors and volunteers eat a meal served in the hospitality tent during the Elizabeth Stampede. A crew of volunteers prepare and serve meals in the hospitality tent adjacent to Casey Jones Arena during the three days of rodeo action. PHOTOS BY TOM MUNDS
Kitchen serves up hospitality
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Colorado voters will choose would-be successors to Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper, who is limited after two terms, in the June 26 primary election. It’s the first primary in which unaffiliated voters, the state’s largest voting bloc, can participate in one or the other of the major party primaries, and state ballots were mailed out June 4. Here’s a look at the top race. Colorado hasn’t elected a Republican governor since Bill Owens, who served from 1999-2007.
Crew prepares food for Stampede competitors and volunteers BY TOM MUNDS TMUNDS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Every day on June 1, 2 and 3, Elizabeth Stampede competitors and volunteers were welcome to file into the hospitality tent and sample the meal prepared for them. Kelly Sweigart is in charge of preparation and serving the hospitality meals. She and the 20 to 30 others who help prepare and serve the meals are all volunteers. “We provide dinner on Friday, three meals on Saturday and breakfast and lunch on Sunday,” she said. “We probably cook and serve a total of about 2,600 meals during the three days of the rodeo.” The 2016 Elizabeth High School graduate said it takes a lot of food to prepare the needed meals. For example, she said the cooks prepare about 400 to 500 pounds of meat during the three days of the rodeo. SEE STAMPEDE, P23
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Kelly Sweigert staffs the grill, helping cook chicken for an upcoming meal that will be served in the Elizabeth Stampede hospitality tent. Sweigert, an Elizabeth High School graduate, and the other volunteers prepared and served meals to competitors and volunteers during the three days of the Stampede rodeo.
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