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Deal cried the losers St. Patrick’s Day celebrates heritage and culture

clutches his chest and drops dead at the table.

Showing great respect for their fallen comrade, the other five continue playing, but stand up. At the end of the game, O’Riley looks around and asks, “So, who’s gonna tell his wife?”

St, Patrick’s Day is unThey cut the cards and derway, may it never end O’Sullivan picks the low card and may the Irish live forand has to carry the news. ever!

By Bob Sweeney They tell him to be discreet, The Irish and the Jews be gentle, don’t make a bad are two races that really started from situation worse. very little places and expanded around “Discreet?” the globe to be found in every nook and I’m the most discreet person you’ll evcranny. ery meet. Discretion is my middle name.

The Irish would have owned the world “Leave it to me,” O’Sullivan relates to except for whiskey. The Jewish, people… his poker pals. well they do own the world. They became So O’Sullivan goes over to Clancy’s successful by doing the manual labor of cabin and knocks on the door. The wife the early centuries. Hard work, discipline answers through the door and asks what and educating their children are lessons he wants? to be learned about success.

O’Sullivan declares, “Your husband There is this story about six Irish min- just lost $500 in a poker game and is ers in the early days of Black Hawk where afraid to come home.” they were all playing poker in one of the “Tell him to drop dead!” yells the wife. pubs.

“I’ll go tell him,” O’Sullivan says.

Clancy loses $500 on a single hand, (I found this gem on the Internet and

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“As good as this bar is,” said the Scotsman, “I still prefer the pubs back home.

In Glasgow, there’s a wee place called McTavish’s. The landlord toes out of his way for the locals. When you buy four drinks, he’ll buy the fifth drink.”

“Well, Angus,” said the Englishman, “at my local in London, The Red Lion, the barman will buy you your third drink after you buy the first two.”

“Ahhh, dat’s nothing,” said Paddy Sheehan, the Irishman. “Back home in me favourite pub in Galway, the moment you set foot in the place, they’ll buy you a drink, then another, all the drinks you like, actually. Then, when you’ve had enough drinks, they’ll take you upstairs and see dat you get laid, all on the house!”

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Front Seat: A Good Ride 2016 Kia Sorento shows up with new power FRONT SEAT

2016 Kia Sorento SXL AWD SUV

By Bud Wells

Already rolling into Colorado are several 2016-model cars and trucks, still a month ahead of the 2015 Denver Auto Show.

The 2016 Kia Sorento SUV is the first I’ve driven. It’s 3 inches longer than last year’s edition and filled with refinement. So filled, in fact, the SXL all-wheeldrive Sorento carries a sticker price of $45,095. Wow. A new, turbocharged 2.0-liter, 4-cylinder engine, tied to a 6-speed automatic transmission, impressively moved the 4,000-pound Kia sent my way.

Standard is a normally aspirated 2.4-liter 4-cylinder of 185 horsepower and also optional is a 290-hp, 3.3-liter V-6. The turbo, though out-towed by the V-6, 3,500 to 5,000 pounds, seems the better choice in responsiveness and fuel mileage.

The turboed 4-cylinder, after a momentary lag, delivers torque in strong fashion in lowend and midrange acceleration.

Pushing a button on the center console will alter the drive mode; before getting to the sport setting, though, it rests briefly on the eco set, and shift points between eco and sport are immediately noticeable.

With most of my driving time split between normal and sport modes, the Sorento averaged 21.4 miles per gallon. Suspension is firm, with little harshness.

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The 2016 Kia Sorento is powered by small turbocharged engine.

grille, redesigned headlights and LED foglights and powerfolding side mirrors. Its exterior pales in comparison to several more stylistic competitors, including the new Nissan Murano.

Inside, though, its upgrades are eye-catching, from its softtouch dashboard to a 39-cubic-foot cargo area, one of the largest in its class. The cabin, a five-passenger with two rows of seats (a third row is optional), is especially roomy and premium Nappa leather seats are appealing and comfortable.

The front seats are heated and

ventilated and the steering wheel is warmed, too.

With the Sorento’s doors locked, walk up behind the rear liftgate with the smartkey in pocket, the taillights will flash, then momentarily the liftgate begins to open. Very handy for grocery shoppers.

A panoramic sunroof, Infinity surround-sound, navigation, Bluetooth, lane-departure warning, 19-inch wheels, rearview camera with additional surround view, electronic park brake and smart cruise control pushed the price to the $45k mark.

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Kia is also making a move with its redesigned 2015 Sedona minivan, which hopes to lure a few sales away from the competition’s Big Four of Chrysler Town & Country, Dodge Grand Caravan, Honda Odyssey and Toyota Sienna.

I’ve driven the big Sedona, which is a bit longer in wheelbase than the Odyssey and Sienna and is only an inch shorter in overall length than the Town & Country and Grand Caravan.

It did some slipping on the icy streets of late February, though is generally an above-average handler with its front-wheel

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Capacity: 5-passenger 109.4 inches Wheelbase: 187.4 inches Length: 74.4 inches Width: Height: 66.3 inches 4,004 pounds Curb Weight: 64.3 inches front, rear Track: Ground Clearance: 7.3 inches 36.4 feet Turn Circle: Drivetrain: All-wheel-drive Engine: 2.0-liter turbocharged 4-cylinder Horsepower/Torque: 240/260 Transmission: 6-speed automatic power speed-sensing Steering: rack-and-pinion Suspension: strut front, multilink rear Fuel mileage est.: 19/25 Fuel mileage avg.: 21.4 18.8 gallons, premium Fuel Tank: Wheels: 19-inch Michelin 235/55R19 Tires: Cargo Volume: 39 cubic feet Warranty: 5 years/60,000 miles

basic, 10/100,000 powertrain Jeep Grand Chereokee, Competitors:

Nissan Murano, Nissan Pathfinder, Toyota

4Runner, Honda Pilot Assembly Plant: West Point, Ga. Parts Content: U.S./Canadian 53%,

Korea 47% Lowest Model Base Price:

$24,900 Review Model: Base Price $41,700 Destination Charge: $895 Sticker Price: $45,095

drive powertrain of 3.3-liter V-6 engine and 6-speed automatic transmission. Overall fuel-mileage average was 19.8.

The seven-passenger Sedona has three rows of seats; the middle row seats recline with footrests and slide horizontally for added cargo space.

Addition of xenon HID headlights, lane-departure and forward-collision warning systems, surround-view monitor and smart cruise control boosted sticker price to $43,295 from a base of $39,700 for the Sedona SXL. Contact Bud Wells at budwells cars@comcast.net.

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21. Pointed fish, alligator variety is the biggest (3) 22. Hair product (3) 23. Rapper inem (2) 24. Type of insect (3) 29. Slot machine disc (4) 30. Presidential hopeful Dr. Carson (3) 31. A person who loves food and drink (7) 35. Lexus sedan (2) 36. Foolish statement (7)

38. Polish internet domain (2) 39. To have been present at an event (8) 42. County, Market, and Hotel Casino (6) 44. Musical composition (4) 45. Popular winter pastime in Colorado (8)

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13. WW2 Military Alliance (4) 15. Dr. J’s 70s hairstyle (3) 16. Legendary basketball Bruins (4) 19. Snakelike fish, can be a shocker (3) 20. British music company (3) 25. Best pocket pair in poker (4) 26. Language of Iceland (9) 27. To make something nicer, but not in a dictionary (5) 28. Pool stick for actors (3) 30. Game of chance filling in a 5x5 card (5) 32. Place where the table games are, here’s a tip (3)

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Drawing Saturday, March 28 Earn entries March 1 - 28 20 winners will choose from 20 banks, one will contain the $15,000 grand prize!

All Club members receive one free entry. Earn additional entries for every 250 base points on slots and every 2 ½ hours of rated play on table games. Registration starts at 2pm.

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they become a new Club Z Member and earn 10 base points, you get $10 in FREE Z-Play. All new members qualify for the $105 Z-Play new member rebate.

www.goldenmardigras.com $125K Pots of Gold Pick your pot of gold in our $125,000 Pot’s of Gold drawings and you can win up to $2,000. Drawings are hourly 5 – 11 p.m. on Fridays and 3 – 11 p.m. on Saturdays. Earn one entry for every 10 base points or every half hour of tracked table games play.

$20,000 Dollar Dash Point Chase

Play every Sunday in March and you could win the Dollar Dash and your share of $20,000. The top base point earner of the month will win $5,000 in cash with prizes awarded for top 5 overall winners and top 10 weekly winners. Come in every Sunday and be our Dollar Dash Champion.

Pick-A-Pot Kiosk Game

You can win cash, QuickPlay and other prizes every Tuesday, in our Pick-A-Pot Kiosk Game. Swipe your A-Play Club Card at any promotion kiosk with no point requirement for the first swipe and get an additional swipe after earning 200 base points on slots after 3 a.m. on the day of the promotion. Enjoy kiosk fun with us, here at the Mardi Gras, Gates and Gulch casinos.

VIP Wednesdays

If you are a gold or platinum VIP, watch your mail for special events planned just for you. Our VIP Wednesdays include exclusive multipliers, drawings, tournaments and more. Ask a Casino Host for the schedule of upcoming VIP events and we thank you for being part of our VIP family.

St. Patrick’s Day Multiplier

Come in and enjoy the luck of the Irish and earn cash back faster than ever with 5X points on penny slots on St. Patrick’s Day, Tuesday, March 17. While you are here, stop by Bourbon Street Café and Buffet for a delicious St. Patty’s lunch or dinner.

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6X Points

www.zcasinobh.com Club Z Sign up for a new Club Z card at Z Casino and receive up to $105 in Z-Play the next day! That’s not all, you will get 4X points on all slots and a free ice cream or Z Café brewed beverage. See Club Z for complete details.

Want to Convert your Comps to free Gas? Earn Nitro or Flame status and redeem your comps for up to $20 in gas each day.

Play and Ride Earn 75 base points, redeem your bus ticket at Club Z and receive $25 in Z-Play.

St. Patrick’s Day Join us on St. Patrick’s Day, earn 25 base points and receive a free St. Patrick’s Day Special in the Mustang Grill.

$40,000 Pot O’ Gold $40,000 Pot O’ Gold Drawings only at Z Casino. Come check out this awesome promotion everyday this month from 1 – 11 p.m. every other hour. Win up to $250 in Z-Play at each drawing. Earn entries with every 250 points for that day of play. Earn more finalist entries with every 500 points earned all month long. The grand prize drawing will be on March 28 starting at 9:30 p.m., where you could win $2,000 in Z-Play or win one of our four $500 Z-Play prizes.

Z Casino is the place for the most points.

Earn 6X points on slots every Wednesday & Thursday.

Shuttle Stops Both the Black Hawk and Central City shuttle stops at Z Casino (on Selak Street adjacent to our free parking lot).

Z Cafe Stop by Z Cafe located on the 2nd floor of Z Casino to get your favorite Cappuccino, Latte, Mocha and much more.

Mustang Grill The Z Casino Mustang Grill has an exciting menu. Try our specialties which include the amazing Prime Rib dinner or Famous Z Ribs now only $7.77. Located on the 3rd floor of Z Casino.

Table Games Play the Hottest Table Games in Black Hawk at Z Casino! We have your favorites including Craps with Sharp Shooter, Three Card Poker, War Blackjack and Blackjack!

Our table games are open Thursday and Sunday, noon to 10 p.m. and Fridays and Saturdays, 4 p.m. to close.

Booya Booya is back on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays in the Z Spot Pit! Get any 4 suited blackjacks on your Booya card and receive $20 in promo chips.

Get Reimbursed for Your ATM Fees Stop by the Z Stop Gas Station to use our ATM and bring your receipt to Z Casino within 30 minutes from the time on your receipt, you will receive $5 in Z-Play or $3 Cash back.

Bring a Friend If you are a current Club Z Member and you bring a friend with you to Z Casino and

March 21. Follow the rainbow from 4 – 9 p.m. and win $250 or $500 cash. Then from 9 – 10 p.m., one lucky guest will do a jog when they win the pot o’ gold at the end of the rainbow for $1,000 cash.

Five Days O’ Fun St. Patty’s Celebration Friday, March 13 – Tuesday, March 17.

Enjoy Irish fare in The Café, free green beer, Guinness and party favors every day. For some Irish luck, come rub the rare piece of stone from the Blarney Castle in Cork, Ireland. Plus, on Saturday night, Shamrock & Roll with the Ruby Rakes.

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Win up to $15,000 on Saturday, March 28. From 3 - 10 p.m., 20 winners will be drawn to pick from 20 banks. One bank contains the grand prize of $15,000.

Earn entries from March 1 - 28 for every 250 base points earned on slots and for every 2 ½ hours of rated play on table games.

Registration starts at 2 p.m. If $10,000 is won in February, the grand prize will reset to $5,000.

Table Games Drawings, Saturday, March 21 and 28. Between 10 p.m. and 11 p.m., one guest will win authentic pro sports memorabilia. Qualify Sunday – Friday of each week between 2 – 10 p.m. with winning table games hands. Last chance qualifiers every Saturday night.

Mystery Penny Multiplier Every Thursday, visit Guest Services between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. to spin the penny point multiplier wheel for up to 12X penny points. Stop by the wheel before you play.

Daily • 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. Try our $2 Early Bird Breakfast in The Café!

$20,000 Rainbow to Riches Fridays, March 20 and 27 and Saturday,

Drawing: Tuesday, March 31. Earn entries: March 1 – 30. Receive an entry every day your play. Winner will be notified via email and will have until Tuesday, April 15, to claim their prize. Need not be present to win.

Like us on Facebook to participate in our weekly trivia challenge. ach week is a new chance to win $50 Promo Play.

Plus, Gold and Platinum members win a $20 certificate to The Cafe, and Diamond members win a dinner for two.

Join Now, Win Now Join the Club to automatically win $5 Promo Play. Plus, receive $10 off at The Café after earning 20 base points.

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$2 Early Bird Breakfast

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rewards every Monday and Tuesday at Saratoga. Earn 4X points on slots and 2X points on video poker. Take advantage of our discounted menu items in The Café or $10 off with 50 base points earned. Plus, receive a $20 bus refund when you earn 200 base points.

$2 Craps, Roulette and Blackjack Limits may raise at the PIT’s discretion.

Saratoga 50+ Guests 50 and over reap the

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www.black-hawk-ladyluck. isleofcapricasinos.com Must Go Bad Beat Jackpot Lady Luck Poker Room will be changing the Bad Beat qualifier to Ace’s full of Kings after the current Jackpot hits. If it does not hit by 1 p.m. on Wednesday April 1, 2015, the Jackpot will decrease every hour starting at 2 p.m. until it hits. Don’t miss out, get here early, get a seat and Good Luck.

Promotion subject to change. See Poker Room for additional details. Management reserves all rights.

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in March. Three winners will be chosen every hour from 2 – 8 p.m. The higher your Fan Club status, the more chances you will have to win. You could win up to $250 in one drop. Earn one free drawing entry and additional entries with play. See guest services for all promotions.

Mystery Point Multiplier Thursdays Thursdays are a Point Multiplier Mystery. Stop by the promotions area from 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. to play a game and reveal a mystery point multiplier every Thursday in March. You could win up to 20X on slots; plus 5X points on video poker. Guests must spin the mystery wheel at the promotions area prior to playing to receive points. Point multiplier is valid from time of registration until midnight on Thursdays in March.

Garden Variety Giveaway March is here and it’s time to think about making your garden sparkle! Let Lady Luck help. Tuesday, March 24 and 31 you can earn a garden variety gift. You get a fantastic gift when you earn 300 points.

Each Tuesday has a different gift. See guest services additional details.

Social Media Make sure to like Lady Luck Black Hawk on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. Stay up to date with all promotions, events and special contests! Also, make sure to register your email with Guest services to receive special promotion emails.

Delicious New Treats Try the newest mouthwatering menu option in Otis & Henry’s, the grilled pork chop. It’s a slow cooked 12oz double bone, spiced-rubbed pork chop served with brown gravy and tobacco onions! Start your day off or finish your meal with an espresso, latte or a cappuccino. For details stop by Otis and Henry’s, located on the 2nd floor of Lady Luck next to table games.

Fan Club Make sure to stop at Lady Luck Guest Services to get your new players card. The new five tier Fan Club has lots of perks for March 17 - 30, 2015

members. Get double, triple, or quadruple points by reaching the gold, platinum or millionaire tiers. Whether your tier is club, select, gold, platinum or millionaire, the more you play, the more you earn! Plus more rewards, more coupons and more food!

Play and Stay Sundays through Thursdays earn a free room in the Lady Luck Hotel Tower. To earn play 450 unadjusted points on your Lady Luck Player’s Card. Poker and table games guests can earn a free room, too. Visit guest services or speak to a table games supervisor for restrictions and additional details. Offer subject to availability.

Excludes holidays and blackout dates.

Club 40 We’re multiplying the fun Mondays and Wednesdays. Join us twice a week for Club 40. All guests age 40 or better will receive 6X points on slots and 2X points on video poker. Guests will also receive a free entrée at Otis & Henry’s once they earn 25 unadjusted points on their Lady Luck Player’s Card. Make sure to check out Otis & Henry’s brand new Blue Plate Specials menu. Breakfast is available all day, too!

See guest services for rules and additional details on all promotions.

Lady Luck Poker It’s easier than ever to win BIG in the Lady Luck Poker Room! The Bad Beat Jackpot now includes decreasing qualifier element.

And make sure to check out the new Bounce Back Bonus offers—now every day of the week!

• Be in a game by 10 a.m. and receive $10 in Bounce Back Coupons after three hours of play.

• Be in a game by 10 a.m. and receive $20 in Bounce Back Coupons after four hours of play.

• Be in a game by 10 a.m. and receive $30 in Bounce Back Coupons after five hours of play.

• Be in a game by 11 a.m. and receive $10 in Bounce Back Coupons after three hours of play.

Visit the Lady Luck Poker Room, located on the 2nd floor, for additional details.

Table Games Up your odds with the best table games crew in Black Hawk. Play at Craps, Roulette, Buffalo Blackjack Bonus and Double Deck Blackjack every day of the week. There are 20X odds on Craps everyday. There are multiple $5 games open every day and $2 craps Monday through Thursday.

Bus Fare Redemption Guests who play with a Fan Club Card can receive up to $22 cash back on bus fare every day. Earn 350 unadjusted points on Lady Luck Player’s Card to receive cash back.

Poker and table games guests can earn too! Just play 3 consecutive hours at Table Games or 4 hours in a Live Poker Game.

Guests must redeem bus ticket at Guest Services. Limit one bus redemption per person per day.

Monte Carlo There are now even more chances to win in the Lady Luck Poker Room. The new Monte Carlo Jackpots are up and running with 12 individual progressive prizes!

There are jackpots for Royal Flushes, Straight Flushes and any 4 of a kind. Visit the Lady Luck Poker Room, located on the 2nd floor, for details and updated jackpot amounts.

and collect fantastic prizes! Receive one free entry each Tuesday and additional entries with every 100 unadjusted points earned.

50+ Perks With age come big bonuses every Sunday in March from 8 a.m. – midnight.

Everyone 50 or better is invited to stop by for 5X points on slots and 2X points on video poker. You will receive one free buffet after earning 100 unadjusted points and free soft serve ice cream will be available from 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. Cannot be combined with any other point multiplier.

St. Patty’s Day Selfie Station One thing that is destined to bring you Good Luck on St. Patty’s Day is winning 200,000 points! All you have to do for your chance to win 200,000 points is SNAP and SHARE! SNAP a Selfie at our St. Patty’s Day Selfie Station and SHARE your photo on our Facebook Page! A Winner will be announced on our Facebook Page. All it takes to win is a little luck!

10X Points Penny Slots Receive 10X points on penny slots each Thursday in February from 8 a.m. midnight. You must register at the Player’s Club or Cashier Services prior to playing. Not valid on video poker. Penny Point multiplier cannot be combined with any other offer.

Bus Fare Refund

www.theisleblackhawk.com Hoops to Happiness Every Friday in March you could walk away $2,000 richer. You could be one of the lucky winners to shoot baskets for cold, hard cash. Drawings will be held from 7. – 11 p.m. Guests will receive one free entry and additional entries with every 100 unadjusted points.

Emotimania: The Happy Punch Board Game On Tuesday in March 24 and 31, you will have a chance to win up to $500. Drawings will be held randomly from 3 – 7 p.m.

Winners will get to punch our game board

Do you ride the bus to Black Hawk?

The Isle will refund your bus fare up to $22.

Simply earn 450 unadjusted points on your player’s card and present your return bus ticket to the player’s club or cashier services.

Table Games and Poker players will receive their bus fare back with four hours of consecutive play.

Play 30 & 5,000 Points for Email In February, all new members of the Fan Club will receive a free buffet after playing 30 minutes on their new Players card. Guests who provide an email address at the time of enrollment will receive 5,000 Fan Club points

Play And Stay Play 450 unadjusted points on your IsleOne club card Sundays through

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Thursdays between 8 a.m. and midnight and stay the night on us. Or on Friday play 750 unadjusted points and your hotel stay is FREE. Check with the Player’s Club or Cashier Services once you have earned your points to receive your hotel offer. This offer is valid only on the day the points are earned and is based on availability, blackout days may apply.

Table Games The Isle has all your favorite table games including Blackjack, Craps with 10 times odds and Roulette. Also available at the Isle, Three Card Poker, Bonus 6, Buffalo Blackjack, Double Deck Blackjack, 21+3, Mississippi Stud, Ultimate Texas Hold’Em and Let-It-Ride. Play “Craps-Free Craps” with 10 times odds.

Calypso’s Buffet

Whatever your taste, Calypso’s Buffet is sure to satisfy your appetite any day of the week. Enjoy all-you-can-eat breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner buffets. Featuring delicious breakfast spreads, crisp salads, freshly baked breads, tender chicken and beef entrées, wood stone-baked pizzas and savory side dishes.

Tradewinds

Tradewinds at the Isle has a new menu that features what we believe to be the best hamburgers in Black Hawk. Whether you try the classics, a green chili and chipotle, the black & blue or mushroom and Swiss burger you will not be disappointed.

Tradewinds® even offers a mouthwatering cheeseburger burrito. .

What’s Rockin’

AT THE ISLE

March 21: Boomers (Classic Rock) March 28: JV3 (90s)

For the month of March, all bands will perform Saturday nights ONLY, unless otherwise stated.* Bands will perform on the Stage from 9 p.m. – 1 a.m. on Saturdays.

Bands will be starting an hour later due to the upcoming March Madness games.

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Central City Nuggets St. Patrick’s Day Special

and bring your receipt to Johnny Z’s within 30 Z Cafe Stop by Z Cafe located on the 2nd floor of Johnny Join us on St. Patrick’s Day, earn 25 base points minutes from the time on your receipt. You will Z’s to get your favorite Cappuccino, Latte, Mocha and receive a free St. Patrick’s Day Special in the Z receive $5 in Z-Play or $3 Cash back. and much more.

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www.johnnyzscasino.com Club Z Card

Sign up for a new Club Z card at Johnny Z’s and receive up to $105 in Z-Play the next day. That’s not all, you will get 4X points on all slots and a free ice cream or Z Café brewed beverage. See Club Z for complete details.

Want to Convert your Comps to free Gas?

Earn Nitro or Flame status and redeem your comps for up to $20 in gas each day.

Play and Ride

Earn 75 base points, redeem your bus ticket at Club Z and receive $25 in Z-Play.

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Win a 1969 Camaro or a 2015 Camaro

6X Points

Table Games

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Gaming

Friday night poker - playing with a world champion

On a Friday when a huge storm was scheduled to blanket the entire Front Range, I woke up with a huge poker itch. I had taken a BY vacation day and LARRY wanted to get up to JOHNSON Black Hawk, play, and head home before the snow flew.

Thus, late in the morning I headed up the hill. The Heartland Poker Tour televised tour stop was in town so I was sure there would be lots of players at the tables.

I walked through the Golden Gates Poker Room where the satellites were taking place for the Heartland and it was hopping.

Many of the regulars from the local tournament trail were present with some celebrities sprinkled in. While I was not playing the tournament this year due to time constraints, it was fun walking through the satellite area catching up with old friends.

Then it was time to go get my seat in the $30 - $60 ½ Kill Limit Hold’em game at the Ameristar Casino poker room. I had called in on my way up the canyon and was able jump into a brand new must move

poker talk

game - the fifth one going.

As I checked in, the main floor man said, “Moneymaker is over there,” indicating a gentleman sitting in seat 1 at the game I was getting ready to join.

The floor man was referring to Chris Moneymaker, the winner of the 2003 Main Event at The World Series of Poker.

I glanced over and realized the player was actually Greg Raymer, the winner of the 2004 Main Event of the World Series of Poker and a player I had met before at the Orleans Open in Las Vegas a few years before.

Sitting down in the 7 seat across the table from a world champion, I was ready to play.

It was a very good table to start on. It was immediately apparent that the players on the other end of the table were distracted and focused on what Raymer was saying and on my end were a few tourists and a player I knew well and who played a pretty loose game.

Over the first hour, I pulled a set of 8’s to win a good sized pot along with a few other small wins while losing with pocket Q’s and missing a few draws and was up nearly $400.

Raymer was playing a very solid game with his raises almost exclusively in late position and he was winning a bit while talking it up. Interestingly enough, it’s clear why he’s successful - he really watches the game. There were two instances where he coached the dealer on a floor call and was right.

Just before he left for the next must move table, I said hello across the table and let him know we had met years before at the Orleans back in 2004 (I thought it was earlier, he clarified the date as he remembered the tournament.) He was very gracious and we talked for a bit. Gotta be honest - it was pretty cool.

After losing another $200 on a busted nut flush draw after he left, I was moved to the next game and ended up just to the left of Raymer.

This was a fun seat. At first I listened as he talked to the other players and then we got into a discussion on a range of topics.

One question I asked him was how different poker in Colorado was than in other

places across the country and he said he didn’t really see much difference except that we did have much more limit poker, adding that in most rooms the poker above the $4 - $8 level is no limit.

I did pick up pocket Aces twice in the hour we played next to each other and won both times. He made the comment, “I thought Ace’s didn’t win in Colorado” after my second win with a smile on his face.

Just as at the other table, he played a very steady game dropping out if raised or re-raising the raiser, while clearly thinking through his options.

For me, I won a bit while he was there but then went into a tough stretch, falling behind over $1,000. I bought in again and after 6 hours of grinding play, finally came all the way back and was up $12. With the big blind coming, I quickly racked up my chips and cashed out. By the time I got home, it was 5 a.m. on Saturday morning, the sun was coming up, and the snow had started to come down.

So, while I didn’t win much - the experience of playing with a world champion was well worth the trip. Thanks Mr. Raymer, it was fun and educational.

Remember - play your game.

Thinking About Poker: Discourtesy, disrespect & rudeness

I am reminded of an that. This cycle repeats old 3 Stooges film where itself several times with they see some lawyers. our hero getting more As they enter the office frustrated at losing, blamdoor is painted with the ing the dealer, cursing the name of the firm: Dewey, cards and his luck, all the Cheatham & Howe. Of while getting louder and course the result of their louder. He then spills his efforts is chaos, disorder beer over his chips and and mayhem (the name the rivulet of brew flows of my attorneys). Anytoward the player to his way, I thought I would right. As the Brush assists

By Drew Chitiea enjoy some comradery, a with a “wet clean-up table little relaxation and perhaps some profit at the one” this neighbor moves to an open seat next Pokertorium. Little did I know I would experi- to me, mentioning he was kicked below the ence just one. table by this doofus several times and elbowed I entered a $1-$2 NLHE table as the game a few more. Adding to details I didn’t want to was called. The first indication of discord was hear was a report of bad breath and body odor. a fellow carrying a beer staggering in from Jeez – some people. the blackjack area and, unable to make up Fortunately, the drunk lost enough so he his mind regarding which seat he wanted, fi- soon departed cursing the play of others. Thank nally collapses into one, thankfully at the op- goodness that’s over, maybe we can return to posite end. During his plummet to the chair, a calm, civil, enjoyable game. “Au contraire” he slops the first of several spills - fortunately (French for ‘silly boy, what are you smoking?’), over himself and not on a neighbor; said we were then visited by two prime examples of neighbors were not amused. He buys in for ethnic stereotyping whose land of origin is west the minimum, leaving his chips in disarray of the International Date Line. and hollers for the cocktail runner, presumEverything they said – in either English or ably for another drink. their own language – was at the top of their He proceeds to crash through his stack, voices. When not in a hand they jabbered on makes another minimum buy-in and destroys in their native tongue; when in a hand they

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splashed the pot with chips, acted out of turn (“oh, solly, me bad.”) and in general disrupted the smooth flow of the game. For at least an hour they spoke (loudly) back-and-forth about a $30-$60 game played at least a week prior.

After looking at his hand and deciding to muck, the first player held his cards ready (what a tell!) but held them so at least half the other end of the table could see what he was mucking! My neighbor remarked to the dealer that this player was either folding and/or acting out of turn a lot (at last count – 39 times) and would the dealer please control the action. That went over like a ton of bricks.

I had been up and down for the entire time and was just about fed up with the discourtesy, disrespect and rudeness of these two, deciding to cash out and depart. I looked down to find Qh – Qs so made a raise and was called by two others. [The perps mentioned above mucked and began their loud conversations again ignoring the English-only rule while a hand is being played]. The flop came low cards - two hearts – so I bet large to eliminate everyone, take it down and leave; I got one caller.

The turn was another heart, I bet and the caller raised, putting me all-in. All this time these two brain trusts from the land of the rising sun (or where-ever north-south of there) were talking loudly back-and-forth. I admit I

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lost it; I am usually a calm, imperturbable player letting little get under my skin, but these two jokers had been doing this for an hour disrupting everything going on and I had had it. I stood up and loudly – and directly into the face of the worst offender – told him “There’s a hand going on – shut the *&%# up!” The dealer finally decided to regain order in the game admonishing me for the f-bomb when my neighbor between us said he firmly agreed with me.

While the dust was settling from that little outburst I called off my remaining $45 fully expecting to be beat. The caller (remember him?) turned over Jh-4h (!) for a flush. The river brought another heart and my Qh took down a $600 pot. I cashed out and departed $400 ahead.

Two things I think of in this experience: First, if people are doing things to annoy you and/or disrupt the game, speak up early – don’t let it fester and grow until a breaking point is reached. That’s what floor men are for, to resolve conflicts and issues. Second, different cultures have different standards of behavior – these two may have been merely doing what they do during games in their home country. It’s up to the dealer, the floor man and ultimately us to educate them on behavioral standards so they can be thinking about poker (and how it is played in these parts).

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uly 31: After getting one of their horses shod and making the animal good © Anna Lee Ames Frohlich for at least a few more miles, George and Coughlin, in their urgency to see a newspaper, approached some boys who were swimming in the Weber River.

They convinced one of the boys to go to town to get a paper for them.

Workers from the nearby railroad yards saw them talking to the boys and were suspicious. After watching them and noting that their guns were always in readiness, the railroad freight hostler stayed to talk with them. He inquired about the sorry state of their horses.

One of them replied, “We’ll make them carry us to Salt Lake tonight or kill them.”

Meanwhile Section Foreman Cullen left to telephone the police.

At about this time, the young man who had gone to fetch a paper showed up with a Salt Lake Tribune. Upon reading it, our sometimes careless desperadoes became agitated, and rapidly mounted their horses, which they urged on in a southerly direction as fast as the miserable beasts were capable of moving. The horses were not the only ones in this group that were hurting. During the gunfight at Palmer’s cabin on July 30, Fred George received a flesh wound. He had been hit in the thigh, the bullet passing through to his other thigh.

Coughlin had tried to take out the lead, but the wound was in need of further attention.

The people of Kaysville and Farmington reported seeing the daring young outlaws, armed to the teeth and riding hell bent for leather, at between 7 – 8 p.m. They were headed toward Salt Lake. At the time, posses and groups of officers, guided by sightings by the Salt Lake posse and the observations of people who had seen them the night before, were beginning to close in on them. Lawmen began spreading out in all directions especially around Beck’s Hot Springs and City Creek Canyon.

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Newspaper sketch of Fred George

Newspaper drawing of Patrick Coughlin Capt. Donovan and four officers were riding in a patrol wagon to the east of Beck’s Hot Springs.

They passed a caravan of vegetable wagons. When they passed a covered wagon, they did not see that Coughlin and George were riding on the other side of it until they had passed the wagon and the outlaws had taken off to the hills around City Creek Canyon.

Coughlin later commented to the officers, “Say, next time you go out in the patrol wagon, just put out the lights.”

Donovan and his officers gave chase in their patrol wagon, but they were stymied when Coughlin and George turned up the canyon where the wagon could not follow.

The driver left to get six horses but returned with only two. Donovan and another officer took the two horses and started their pursuit.

The chase continues from the Weber River to City Creek.

They caught up to two other officers who had been sent to guard the canyon. The four continued the pursuit together until they were stopped by a bullet shooting by uncomfortably close to the head of one of them. The pursuers took questionable refuge behind their horses from where they could see Coughlin and George on the top of a rocky outcropping.

All of a sudden the desperadoes darted toward their horses. As they were mounting up one of the officers shot and dropped one of the horses. Amid a volley of bullets, the boys deserted both horses, ran, and mysteriously blended into the brush. The police looked up and down the whole canyon and the surrounding area but could not

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find the wily two who had completely dropped out of sight. Even bloodhounds were brought in. Had the posse not chased them away from their horses, they would have been easier to find than on foot in the brush.

Coughlin’s horse, though wounded, was still alive despite being shot through the back just below the backbone. This was the sorrel horse that had been stolen on July 24 from the barn of Mr. Rule near Salt Lake. When the horse was returned, Rule commented that it had lost 100 pounds and had a hole through its back.

The search expanded and moved beyond the canyon. It was assumed by some that the disappearing twosome had totally left the area and

might not ever be found. The truth was that they never moved very far and stayed still and quiet while the posse strafed the heavily foliaged slopes with six hundred rounds of ammunition. Searchers and a bloodhound came very close to them but always far enough away that the boys did not have to shoot.

Coughlin gently pushed the bloodhound away with his rifle.

From the beginning of the chase the consensus of public opinion as reflected in newspapers of the area was that Coughling and George would be caught soon.

This turned to: “How Salt Lake’s ‘Finest’ Were Cleverly Outwitted by the Daring Young Outlaws.” “A Wonderful Case of ‘Now You See ‘Em, Now You Don’t.’ ”

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A respectful farewell to King Richard III

Gambler writer to attend ancestor’s ‘Service of Reception’

der a parking Many people from around the world, inlot in Leicester. cluding a multitude to Michael descendants from RichIbsen, whose ard’s large family and DNA from his many “Richardsonians,” mother was historians intrigued used for the with and knowledgeable positive identihave always about the story of Richfication, turns wanted to go ard III, are assembling out to be my to England for this final farewell, fourth cousin. to look at the along with those who © Anna Lee Ames Frohlich I am looking land of my ancestors are just plain interested. while internalizing their history, forward to meeting him So many people want to enjoy the peaceful countryside and his siblings on this to attend that drawings and to meet relatives. I have been trip. I am also very enwere held for various there once but not so that it really thusiastic about meeting events. My daughter Liz counted. We flew into Heathrow the researchers, historigot a place at the Comand took a bus to board a ship to ans and organizers who pline service, which will take a cruise of the Baltic Sea. My have played a huge roll in be held to transfer care impressions are of interminable gathering the history and of King Richard’s body lines at Heathrow and sleeping on then putting together this from the University of the bus. upcoming gathering to fiLeicester to the Leicester Now I am going again in the nally put King Richard to Cathedral where Richard company of my daughter Liz. It rest as befitting a king.

Anne of York & her second husband, Sir will finally be honorably is going to be an amazingly short While research was Thomas St. Leger laid to rest. When I detrip. We fly straight through from going on there was some cided to travel with Liz, Denver on March 20 and return controversy over where the body Leicester, Leicester Cathedral was I was kindly given a place at the home on March 24. The leisurely the final choice. Plans for the final Compline with her. soak-it-all-up trip will have to be of the king should be reinterred. ceremonies are about to become So we are off to England to pay another time, but this trip does Since Richard’s skeleton had respects to an ancestor who: been unearthed in a parking lot in reality. count. It will be a time to immerse ourselves in the history of one ancestor in particular, King Richard III. I am a 16th great niece and Liz a 17th great niece of Richard.

(Just for the record, I looked up the use of “great” and “grand” when describing relatives. It seems that one can use either term but that it makes more sense if you are consistent in your usage.)

Two years ago I learned of my relationship to the King when I was contacted by a researcher at the University of Leicester who wanted to know if my grandmother, Margaret Anna Laura Harrison, had had any daughters who would have carried the Mitochondrial DNA that had been passed down through women for more than 500 years from Anne of York, the sister of Richard, Duke of Gloucester, and later King of England. Margaret had no daughters and two sons, including my father. Her sons would have carried the DNA but could not pass it on. I just missed being able to help in identifying the skeleton that had been found unFacial reconstruction from the skull of King Richard III.

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• Was the last of the Plantagenet kings • Was the last warrior king and the last English king to be killed in battle • Was vilified by Shakespeare, who, exercising poetic license 100 years later, wrote the play Richard III where he accused him of killing the young princes in and made much the tower of Richard’s deformity, which was caused by scoliosis. (It was the extreme curvature of the spine in the parking lot skeleton that made the searchers think that they had found the king.)

• Was defeated and killed at the Battle of Bosworth • Ended up in a grave, much later covered by a parking lot, in Leicester, England At the Compline, the Service of Reception, we will be in the company of royalty. Prince Richard, the current Duke of Gloucester, will be attending. He is the patron of the Richard III Society.

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Boardinghouses My home for the present time

You step off the train in a new town, circa 1890. You need a safe and clean place to live for a week or a month or maybe longer. Where do you stay? For a reasonable rate, a boarding house would provide you with a furnished sleeping room and three hot meals day. For nearly 100 years, these large many-bedroomed houses were found in nearly every town and city, providing affordable communal lodging for solo travels and local working class residents: maidens, old maids, widows, unmarried working men and sometimes newlywed couples starting out on a lean income.

You settled yourself into a basic, hopefully clean, room that was furnished with just a bed, dresser and chair. Downstairs in the public dining room you joined the other boarders for a hopefully delicious meal. This cozy sometimes cramped living arrangement was a practical option for many types of workers: miners, laborers, loggers and traveling salespeople was well as bank tellers, store clerks, schoolteachers, laundresses and seamstresses. In towns like Ouray and Manitou Spring, boardinghouse residents also included tourists, healthseekers and adventurers. Boarders sometimes arrived for a prolonged stay with a huge trunk containing all their worldly belongings.

For young adults, a boardinghouse became a safe passage as they left the family home and entered the wageearning workforce. The reputable boardinghouse furnished a measure of decorum, spiced with a bit of freedom and fun. Sometimes romance blossomed and discrete courtships unfolded, under the watchful eye of the boardinghouse matron who knew that an appearance of respectability was priceless and often fragile.

The parlor was the gathering place for leisure and entertainment, complete with a piano. Boarders gathered for music, singing, poetry readings, charades and other quaint, simple past times. Perhaps a bookshelf stood in the corner, encouraging you to broaden your mind.

Your boardinghouse keeper was likely a woman who possessed savvy entrepreneurial skills. Your landlady acquired and maintained the building, secured renters, collected rent and evicted unsavory or rentdelinquent boarders. She supplied her guests with meals, clean rooms and laundered sheets, often hiring young women to help with these

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lodging on-site in offered “comforts of a real home for terioration or vandalism. exhausting domestic chores. company-owned the workman” complete with a library In the silvery San Juans, two maBoardingboardinghouses and reading room. jor projects are preserving the legacy houses varied and served them The boardinghouse finally faded of mining boardinghouses. In Silverwidely in locameals in huge way after World War II, replaced by ton, the Old Hundred Boardinghouse, tion, occupants noisy dining apartment living, roommate situa- all that remains of the fabulous Old and atmorooms.

Miners tions or college dormitories. You can Hundred Mine, hangs from a high sphere. Many paid a hefty sum still recognize a few of these large precipice on Galena Mountain north were located for this room and lumbering buildings – two-stories or of town. A multi-phased restoration within an easy board, yielding a taller with numerous upstairs bed- begun in 1998 is returning the abanwalk of the railjuicy profit for the rooms – located at the edge of Main doned, partially collapsed building road station; mine owner.

Street or tucked into a historic neigh- to a stable condition. Above Lake others were adThese board- borhood. In Colorado’s high-country City, the Golconda Boarding House jacent to a mine operainghouse keep- mining districts, many of these long- is involving a HistoriCorps team of tion or other industrial ers ran a pretty abandoned wood structures have youthful workers to help restore the employer. In downtown tight ship. Liquor been destroyed by avalanche, fire, de- 100-year-old log building that has commercial districts, weathered the conditions was discourboardinghouses operatat 12,400’ altitude. Both aged, if not ed in the rooms above a projects have received banned. The tavern, restaurant, shop grants from the State Hismost imporSome boardinghouse or store. torical Fund generated tant person keepers advertised in the On Denver’s Capifrom gaming tax revenues. in the whole local directory. tol Hill, a few large operation To see a well-preserved mansions functioned as “genteel” was the white-aproned cook – example of the boardingboardinghouses for upscale moneyed either female or male. If the food house, you can visit the lodgers. Some boardinghouses were was bad, miners would leave for Astor House Museum in segregated by gender or occupa- employment with better fare.

Golden, a charming extion, providing dedicated housing for Once a week the hard-working ample of this type of early newsboys, immigrant workers, team- men descended into the red light lodging. The two-and-asters, spinsters (single women) or - in districts in Ouray, Silverton, half-story stone masonry the East - sailors. A Working Girls Telluride and Lake City squanbuilding with its veranHome operated by the YWCA helped dering their hard-earned wages dah provided shelter and keep young women off the streets and on drink, gambling and female meals to legislators, minout of brothel employment. companionship. ers, prospectors and travYour boardinghouse companMiners’ accommodations elers starting in 1867 when ions sometimes became your close were rather primitive. The outGolden was the temporary friends or even a surrogate family. door privy was the norm as in capital of Colorado TerriFond boardinghouse friendships de- many private homes and comtory. In the early 1900s, it veloped, treasured for a lifetime by mercial hotels in the late 1800s. became a boardinghouse young women who married and ex- Not every miners’ boarding- The Historic Western Hotel in Ouray was run as a for students at the Coloited the workforce forever to create house was rustic, however. The rado School of Mines. The boarding house for decades. Today, it serves as an a domestic haven for their family. lodging at the Silver Lake Mine Museum is open Friday old-fashioned lodging with two nicely appointed Sometimes boarders arrived and deoutside Silverton, owned by the suites as well as a dozen single rooms served by a through Sunday, noon to parted in batches: family members, fabulously wealthy Stoibers, bathroom down the hall. Photo by Cathleen Norman 3:30 p.m.; admission is $3. friends, immigrants or workers. “Day boarders” might join the crowd in the dining room for lunch or dinner.

Not every boardinghouse was ideal. Critics, cartoonists, novelists and even playwrights taunted the economical lodging for its poor-quality food, stingy meals, dingy sheets, amorous landlady or questionable moral atmosphere. “Boardinghouse Betty” was a nickname for the landlady’s layabout husband who kept out of sight as his wife handled her variety of business and financial transactions. The Boarding House Reach was stretching across the table instead of asking, “Please pass the butter.” Some landladies were guilty of cramming, stuffing the house with as many boarders as possible, so that the dining became a bedroom and guests had to dine in the kitchen.

Enormous, three-story boardinghouses were an essential feature of the mining industry of southwestern Colorado. In the lofty San Juan All the boarders plus two white-aproned cooks posed for a photographer outside the Frank Hough Mine Mountains, the remote silver mining boardinghouse, circa 1890. The building, high above Lake City, collapsed long ago.

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Gemstones & Minerals mass, comprising large parts of present day Scandinavia and the Baltic Sea, must once have been covered with vast forests in which the amber pines grew.

Precious Sea Coral - Coral is the branchlike, chalky calcite framework of the coral polyp and is formed by the organic growth of colonies of these tiny marine animals. There are many varieties of coral, but only a few of these are called precious coral. A popular coral is usually found in light to dark tones of red to orangy red.

The color is caused by a small amount of organic matter, plus some iron oxide. There is a black variety called “king’s coral” used mostly in the Orient. Another type, blue coral, which was found in Africa, is now almost unknown.

Hawaiian gold coral was discovered in small amounts in 1971 off Makapuu Point in 1,200 feet of water. In the year 2,000, two new beds of gold coral were discovered 100 miles south of Oahu. Both beds are at a depth of about 1,300 feet. Hawaiian gold coral grows at a rate of about 3 inches a year

and only 3 percent of the bed can be harvested annually. Both state and federal laws strictly regulate the harvest. Of all precious coral, gold coral is the most rare.

Petrified Wood - Petrified wood is a real wood that has turned into rock composed of quartz crystals. Through the process of petrification the wood has been preserved for millions of years. This process turns the wood into quartz crystal, which is very brittle and shatters. Even though petrified wood is fragile, it is also harder than steel. Petrified wood is known for its exquisite color and detail. Some pieces have retained the original cellular structure of the wood and, also, the grain can easily be seen. Petrified wood can be found throughout the desert regions. One of the greatest concentrations of petrified wood in the world is found in the Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona. Logs as long as 200 feet and 10 feet in diameter have been found in the park.

Jet - Jet (ignite) is a geological material and is considered to be a

Horoscopes

Horoscopes by Teelok ARIES - (March 21 - April 20) You will be presented with some surprising challenges in our life at this time. Fret not as you have the energy and good fortune to deal with the challenges. You also have the perseverance as issues will take time to be resolved. You Lucky Numbers: 1, 5, 24, 25, 31, 56

TAURUS - (April 21 - May 21) At this time of your life you may feel as if you’ve survived many heavy challenges in your past. You are now at a point where you can be more effective. Your main test for going forward is to be disciplined and restrained, this will be bring success to you. Lucky Numbers: 5, 22, 33, 39, 45, 47

GEMINI - (May 22 - June 21) During this transit your health is good or under control and you are able to achieve your goals. Surprising events may happen which only further you in your life. You are wisely making investments at this time as well. Lucky Numbers: 4, 6, 31, 35, 42, 53

CANCER - (Jun. 22 - July 22) Be careful of power struggles at this time. You may feel that your ego must be asserted at this time and consequently could get into unnecessary battles. Ask yourself if you believe in what you are fighting for, use your energy wisely. Lucky Numbers: 4, 10, 12, 26, 27, 50

minor gemstone. Jet is not considered a true mineral gemstone, but rather a mineraloid, as it has an organic origin, being derived from decaying wood trees under extreme pressure over millions of years. It formed as a result of the compaction of driftwood that sank to the sea bottom and became imbedded in fine-grained mud. Jet is found in one of two forms: hard and soft. The “hard” jet is the result of the carbon compression and salt water. The “soft” jet is the result of carbon compression and fresh water.

The name “jet” is an English word derived from the French word “jaict” of the same meaning. It is usually black and easily polished. It is used for making jewelry as far back as 10,000 BC in parts of modern day Germany.

The finest jet has always been found and worked near the coast of England. It occurs in lumps of variable sizes, often retaining the shape of the branches and twigs of the trees of which it evolved. Jet is also found in the U.S., Spain and Germany.

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LEO - (July 23rd – Aug 22) You feel optimistic, seems like everything is falling into place for you with little effort. This is a great time to start a health and exercise regime. Also this is of many positive and exciting changes for you. Lucky Numbers: 3, 7, 20, 25, 47, 48

VIRGO - (Aug. 23 - Sept. 23) You are ready to make positive changes in your life. You feel like you’ve survived many challenges are are ready to move forward.

Be careful in your communications as this will be the only obstacle to your goals. Lucky Numbers: 4, 6, 7, 12, 25, 44

LIBRA - (Sept. 24 - Oct. 23) This is a time to take responsibility for your life choices. If you are not aware of who you are and why you made the choices you made to get where you are today, you will be made to see that at this time. Lucky Numbers: 13, 19, 25, 41, 46, 47

SCORPIO - (Oct. 24 - Nov. 22) This can be an excellent transit for positive changes in your life.

You must be disciplined and practice self restraint to get the best of your opportunities. Knowing when to stop is the trick here to get to where you are going or what you need. Lucky Numbers: 15, 35, 36, 46, 55, 59

SAGITTARIUS - (Nov. 23 - Dec. 21) This is a pleasant transit, so pleasant you may feel like doing nothing. There is a tendency to alternate to where you have lots of energy. This is a good time to start an exercise regime or go hiking.

In general if you go for your goals you will be successful. Lucky Numbers: 10, 17, 20, 28, 29, 50

CAPRICORN - (Dec. 22 - Jan. 20) This is a very energetic time for you. You have been making changes in your life for a while now. You will be tested to see if those changes in your life are what you believe is right for you.

Lucky Numbers: 13, 18, 31, 33, 48, 61

AQUARIUS - (Jan. 21 - Feb. 19) You are fortunate in things mundane, meaning material or physical growth. For now put your spiritual growth on the shelf, you can come back to it later. You can get a raise or promotion as long as you are not arrogant with others or your superiors. Lucky Numbers: 4, 7, 11, 18, 22, 41

PISCES (Feb 20 - March 20) Your energies are high at this time, ready to accomplish a great deal. You will be tested, either by circumstances or others to show the validity of your work and effort. You may an argument to clear the air to move forward. Lucky Numbers: 3, 21, 26, 42, 51, 56

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And the result, ultimately, is the pearl.

The largest pearl on record was recovered from a giant clam in 1934 off the coast of Palawan Island in the Philippines. The pearl weighs 14 pounds. The Muslim diver who found the pearl said its surface bore the image of a turbaned face, so he named it the Pearl of Allah. Pearl, that non-mineral gem, is one of the birthstones for June.

Amber - It is commonly known that amber is not a mineral but a solidified resin from ancient trees. It is one of the few non-mineral gems that is used as jewelry.

True amber is light enough to float in salt water. The massive concentration of amber along the Baltic Sea suggested that an enormous forest had once grown on that very same spot. However, that proved to be wrong, for today we know that the place of discovery is not the place of origin. A land-

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In the world of gems and minerals, there are some nongems and non-minerals that are used for jewelry and ornamentation. Some of the most popular include pearls, amber, coral, petrified wood and jet and are described in the following paragraphs.

Pearl - The natural pearl begins its life as a foreign object, such as a parasite or piece of shell that accidentally lodges itself in an oyster’s soft inner body where it cannot be expelled. To ease this irritant, the oyster’s body takes defensive action. The oyster begins to secrete a smooth, hard crystalline substance around the irritant in order to protect itself.

This substance is called “nacre.”

As long as this irritant remains within its body, the oyster will continue to secrete nacre around it, layer upon layer. Over time, the irritant will be completely encased by the silky crystalline coatings.

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