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October 20, 2016 VOLUME 121 | ISSUE 38 | 75¢
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‘I’m a country girl, you know’ Elizabeth resident Lois Wilson celebrates 100 years
By Tom Skelley tskelley@coloradocommunitymedia.com Born Oct. 10, 1916, in her grandparents’ home near Colorado Springs, Lois Wilson spent her childhood years working on the family farm, sledding behind a horse down unpaved roads and taking trips to Castlewood Canyon, where she learned to cook hamburgers on a shovel over a fire. But her favorite place was somewhere a lot of children still dread: Wilson loved going to school. “I dearly loved school,” she said of her early years at Hilltop Elementary in Doug-
las County. “When you’re on the farm you don’t get to see the other kids.” Just a day after her 100th birthday, Wilson looked back on her life and the people and experiences that made it all meaningful for her. Through it all, the importance of education, family and faith were apparent. Her early fondness for school paid off, and she earned a scholarship to the University of Denver upon graduating from Parker High School. “My grades were the highest in the class,” she said, adding with a laugh, “in our class of six people.” Wilson worked for her room and board at DU, graduating in 1936 with a degree in education. She returned to the Hilltop Wilson continues on Page 17
Lois Wilson sits in the basement of her daughter, Rhoda Castillo’s, Elizabeth home on Oct. 11. Wilson, who turned 100 on Oct. 10, has eight living children, 17 grandchildren and 38 greatgrandchildren. Photo by Tom Skelley
Voters to decide on minimum wage hike Single-payer health care, aid in dying and primary elections are among ballot issues By Kyle Harding kharding@coloradocommunitymedia.com
Ty Oliver runs a quarterback keeper for Elizabeth during the Oct. 14 road league football game against Ridge View Academy. Oliver ran for a touchdown and threw a pair of touchdown passes as the Cardinals racked up an impressive 41-6 win to keep them in the running to earn a playoff berth. Photo by Tom Munds
Win keeps Cardinals in contention
Elizabeth’s victory moves them closer to playoff goal
By Tom Munds tmunds@coloradocommunitymedia.com Elizabeth’s football team scored early and often Oct. 14 as it rolled to a 41-6 league win over Ridge View Academy.
The Cardinals’ win earned them third place in the Class 2A Colorado League standings to keep them in contention for a playoff berth. “We are a young team, but we have great leadership from our eight seniors on the roster,” Cardinals coach Michael Zoesch said. “Our seniors are helping us focus so we are where we want to be, which is right on the edge of making the
Small business owner Janelle Sullivan believes Colorado’s minimum wage should be raised but says a proposed increase on this year’s ballot goes too far. “It’s too much, too fast,” said Sullivan, who has owned Hot Pots Studio on Main Street in Littleton since 2003. But Patty Kupfer, campaign manager at Colorado Families for a Fair Wage, said
playoffs and we think we should still be playing in the postseason.” He said there are 64 kids out for the football team this year. “That is good and enough so we can have a varsity, a junior varsity and a C team,” Zoesch said. “But that isn’t quite where we want to be and we hope those
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