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VOLUME 156 | ISSUE 5
Cowboy Poetry Gathering wraps up on high note Perennial event returns to delighted audiences, packed auditorium BY DEBORAH GRIGSBY DGRIGSBY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Lovers of the American West were treated to a hearty helping of cowboy poetry, storytelling and song as the Colorado Cowboy Poetry Gathering got underway after a two-year hiatus at the American Mountaineering Center in Golden, Colorado. Eight of the most prominent entertainers in the business gathered to reminisce and celebrate the life of the humble cowboy. The event attracted poets and songwriters from as far away as Australia and Canada—as well as a packed house for each performance. The Jan. 15-16 event included various workshops on everything from humor to songwriting to harmonica playing. While the exact origins of cowboy poetry remain a point of discussion, most agree it dates back to the late 19th century cattle drives SEE POETRY, P2
Singer/songwriter Dave Stamey closes out a packed house at the American Mountaineering Center in Golden. Stamey is a Western PHOTO BY DEBORAH GRIGSBYDEBORAH GRIGSBY Music Hall of Fame inductee and resides in Orange Cove, California.
GPD: One dead in early morning blaze Neighbors say little known about the victim, ‘kept to himself’ BY DEBORAH GRIGSBY DGRIGSBY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
An early morning fire in Golden has claimed the life of one indi-
vidual according to Golden Fire and Police officials. Fire crews responded to a fire in the 17000 block of West 17th Place, a residential area near South Table Mountain. According to neighbors, fire crews arrived around 5:30 a.m. to find the home engulfed in flames. Longtime neighbor and Golden resident Gil Brill said he was awakened by “guys beating on the door.”
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“I got up, and was kind of in a daze,” he said. “And then I saw the fire—from what I could see, there were flames coming up from the highest part of the house.” He said the street was lined with emergency response vehicles. Marty Quinn, who has lived in the same neighborhood for 11 years, said little was known about the home’s occupant. “I did not know him at all, but I
always thought the house was unoccupied,” he said Quinn went on to say the house appeared to always be in “disrepair, missing shingles and gutters falling off; didn’t know what the situation was, but it just seemed like the house was falling down around whoever was living there.” Quinn added that there were SEE FIRE, P3
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