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The passing lanes appear to be wrong to me, the signs are backwards, the right lane ends and one has to merge left, not right. In most passing, lanes you pass on the left and merge to the right.

Check the signs on your next trip, you have to merge to the left passing lane, I think that is backwards? Let me know if I’m right or wrong and email me at Bsween1@aol.com.

I’m so grateful for the many parking lots that now exist in Black Hawk and Central City. It is so easy to use valet or public parking lots compared to the old days when we had to park on the hilltop and were bused to the casinos.

The parking lot attendants are really efficient, friendly, and do a great job in all kinds of weather. Remember to give them a buck or two when you pick up your car or truck.

The average price for a Final Four ticket was almost $2,000 to attend the final games in Indianapolis. That’s as much or more than the Super Bowl. I’ve enjoyed the games and the cream always rises to the top with the higher seeded Bud Wells teams ending up in the final games, no Cinderella teams this year. We always like to see the underdog prevail but not this year.

If we had some casino sports books, we could make a wager on the outcomes.

Maverick Sharp Tony Thorpe A news story out this week said that a Las Vegas casino could lose $1 million if Michigan State makes it all the way. I think their million is safe, but even casinos can lose money on bets. www.coloradogambler.com coloradogambler cogambler I’ve never been a large sports better, maybe $10 a game just for fun. It seems

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be on April 25 starting at 9:30 p.m., where you could win your choice of a trip to Hawaii, Bahamas, Cabo San Lucas, Puerto Rico & Laguna Beach or win one of our four $500 Z-Play prizes.

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.

Just in time for Spring Join us Saturday, April 18, for Z Casino’s Umbrella Giveaway! Just earn 50 same day base points to receive your free Umbrella, the giveaway will start at 10am. While supplies last, please see Club Z for complete details, managements reserves all rights.

Don’t want to pay for Breakfast?

Just earn 10 same day base points before 11 a.m. and receive a voucher for a free Double Down Breakfast at Club Z! See Club Z for complete details.

Free Surf and Turf Join us every Saturday for our free Surf and Turf special. Just earn 100 same day base points to receive a voucher for a free Surf and Turf special! 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.

$150,000 Pick Your Paradise Drawings Come check out this awesome promotion everyday this month from 1 – 11 p.m. every other hour, win up to $250 in Z-Play. We will have two winners 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 Pick Your Paradise Giveaway will PAGE 4

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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.

Every Thursday, visit Guest Services between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. to spin the penny point multiplier wheel for up to 12X penny points. Stop by the wheel before you play.

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

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.

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

6X Points Z Casino is the place for the most points.

Earn 6X points on slots every Wednesday & Thursday.

Free Shuttle 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 with your Club Z card. 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.

www.saratoga casinobh.com $120,000 Showers of Cash Fridays, April 10, 17 and 24. Saturdays, April 11 and 18. Keep all the cash you can get your hands on! Ten winners will be showered with $2,000 cash from 5-10 p.m. in the cash cube. Winners have 30 seconds to grab as much cash as they can. All members receive one free entry. Earn additional for every 20 base points on slots and 20 minutes of rated play on table games. Registration starts at 3pm. BONUS! Plus, the Prize Patrol will locate 20 more winners with cash prizes throughout the night.

Oxotic Supercar Driving Experience Saturdays, April 11, 18 and 25. Play table games for your chance to drive a supercar.

Each Saturday night we’ll select 2 winners from 10 – 11 p.m. to receive a 35-mile supercar driving experience. Qualify daily with winning hands.

Guests 50 and over reap the 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.

EPerks: Win a 49” TV Drawing: Thursday, April 30. Earn entries: April 1 – 29. Receive an entry every day your play. Winner will be notified via email and will have until Thursday, May 14 to claim their prize. Need not be present to win.

Facebook Trivia Like us on Facebook to participate in our weekly trivia challenge. Each week is a new chance to win $50 Promo Play and a gift certificate to The Café.

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.

April Showers Play & Earn Play every Sunday in April for showers of gifts in our April Showers Play & Earn!

Each week, receive a different gift – a set of bamboo blossoms, a deluxe Rain Slicker, a set of flower blossoms or a 58” umbrella, each for only 500 base points. Stop by Guest Services for details and we will see you on Sundays.

Spring Eggs Kiosk Game You can win cash, QuickPlay and other prizes every Tuesday, in our Spring Eggs Kiosk Game. Swipe your A-Play Club(r) 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.

April Showers Cash Cube Step into our April Showers Cash Cube and win big. Collect as many raindrops as you can and the more you collect, the more you win. Play Wednesdays on April 15 and 29 and earn entries for every 10 base points or every half hour of tracked table games play. Drawings are hourly from 3 – 9 p.m. so come on it for your chance to take on the Cash Cube.

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$10,000 Under the Umbrella Grand Prize Drawing: Saturday, April 25. Earn entries: March 29 – April 25. The forecast calls for a rainfall of winning. Ten guests will spin the “umbrella wheel”from 4 – 9 p.m. and win up to $750 Promo Play. Then at 10 p.m., the storm hits and one guest will be struck with $5,000 cash. All members receive one free entry. Earn additional for every 100 base points on slots and 30 minutes of rated play on table games. Registration starts at 3 p.m.

a winner is not present, the $500 goes to the Grand Finale on April 25 for the final drawing. Earn one entry for every 10 base points or every half hour of tracked table games play. The progressive is sure to grow so don’t miss out on big spring winnings!

www.goldenmardigras.com $60K Spring Progressive Drawings We are giving away a guaranteed $60,000 as we Celebrate Spring. Drawings are every 30 minutes from 5 – 11 p.m. on Fridays and 3 – 11 p.m. on Saturdays. If

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Go green for Earth Day at the Mardi Gras, Gates and Gulch Casinos. On Wednesday, April 22, simply earn 500 base points and receive a reusable Nalgene water bottle. Have fun while you help our environment with this perfect gift.

Table Games Promotion Play Table Games all month long and receive one entry for every hour of tracked play. On April 29 at 8 p.m., we will draw 10 lucky winners who will win up to $1,000. It pays to play table games with us at the Mardi Gras and Gates Casinos.

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Meet Saratoga Casino 2014 Employee of the Year

Natreece was excited to join the Saratoga team over a year ago as a gift shop team member. After only a few short months, she had the opportunity to transfer to Human Resources. Natreece is a great addition to the team with her bubbling personality and courteous manner. She is an allaround enjoyable person to have in your company! She is currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree at Metropolitan State University of Denver.

When asked about her degree and work experience, Natreece said, “It is awesome to be a part of

a company that allows me to work in an area of one of my passions.”

Another passion of hers is traveling.

“While it is not every day I can hop on a plane, Jamaica is where my heart is. I enjoy the rich culture and the wellrounded individuals who live with passion, dedication and grace. Traveling has taught me the importance of planning, hard work and respect. I apply these values to my everyday life by turning to my resources, organizing my activities for efficiency and working on my goals every single day, which allows me to be the best that I can be.”

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ast Saturday morning, I had an amazing run at the poker table. My wife BY and I had stayed LARRY over Friday night JOHNSON and I headed down early for an hour’s of play in the $30 - $60 ½ kill limit hold em game.

There were two games still going from the night before and I jumped in with $1,000 in red chips and checked the time on my phone so I would be on track to meet my wife - it was 10 a.m.

Then, beginning with the 2nd hand after I sat down I was tapped on the shoulder by the amazing Mr. Poker and he sure smiled on me.

I woke up to pocket 3’s and called a $30 bet. It was raised twice so 4 players paid $90 to see the flop of 3h - 4s - 9h. There was a bet, I just called with my set of 3’s, and the guy just behind me raised with the pot being capped at $120 for 3 of us. The turn brought an Ac, I bet, and one player raised. After I reraised, the 3 of us were in for $180. The last 3 hit the river giving me quads and I bet, with one caller. Nice - just under $800 profit on the hand.

As I was stacking chips, the dealer Kerry (one of the smoothest and steadiest in town)

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dealt out the next hand and I looked down to an 8c - 3c. I made a loose call of $30 and all of a sudden there were 8 players in the pot.

The flop came 3h 7c - Jd and I had bottom pair with a back door flush draw. It was checked to me, a player bet, and 4 of us called.

The turn came a Kc, improving my flush draw. The player behind me bet $60 with a player at the end of the table raising and I had a decision to make; do I call with a flush draw along with bottom pair where I could improve with another 3 or an 8?

I called $120, there was no raise and 3 of us saw a Qc hit the river - giving me the flush. One player bet with the other two of us just calling. Both players had two pair and I won almost $700 profit and the kill button in effect “Killing the Pot.” The kill is in effect when a player wins two hands of $300 or more in a row and increases betting to $50 $100 for the next hand.

As I was still trying to stack the chips in front of me from the 2 previous hands, Kerry dealt out the next and I looked down to pocket Kings. This was getting interesting.

I raised and when the dust cleared there were 4 callers for the flop - and as it was $100 to call there was already $400 in the

middle of the table.

The flop came 10h - 7d - 4c and I bet $50 with 2 players calling. The turn card was the Jh and here is where I really made a mistake - I checked.

Even worse, I checked again on the river when the board paired with the 7c. I won $400 profit on the hand with two pair but missing out on doubling that with some aggressive betting. Lesson learned.

I still had the kill button, posted $50 out of the unstacked chips in front of me, and Kerry dealt out the cards. I peeked down to an Ac - 10h, there was no raise, and 4 of us saw the flop of Jh - 7s - 4d. Amazingly, we all checked and the turn came the Qs. The bet was checked to the button and he bet with two of us calling $100. The river brought the Kd, giving me the Broadway Straight. I bet with one player calling and I dragged another $500 profit for my 4th consecutive pot.

Going for my 5th hand in a row! I put out $50 on the kill button as I was furiously stacking chips in front of me and Kerry dealt me the Jd - 3d with no raise and the flop

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came Kd - 5d - 3s, giving me a flush draw and a pair. Alas, I received no help on the turn or river and lost $500 on the hand.

I tossed the kill button in, quickly finished stacking chips and leaned back, taking a glance at my phone - it was 10:18 a.m. Mentally counting the stacks of $5 red, $25 green and even a few black $100 chips haphazardly stacked in front of me, I realized I had just over $2,800 in front of me - for a $1,800 profit in 18 minutes, even after the loss on the last hand played.

So - time to go meet my better half! I played a few more hands until the blinds came to me, finished racking up, and headed to the cash window.

Whew, these types of sessions are few and far between! Enjoy and be ready for them as always seem to come at unexpected times. Most importantly - ensure to walk away with the cash.

Remember - tip your dealers well during these streaks and play your game.

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Shirleen won $9,000 playing a slot machine at Isle Casino Hotel Black Hawk.

Valentina won $2,400 playing a 4X Pay machine at Isle Casino Hotel Black Hawk.

Vince won $23,747 playing video poker at Isle Casino Hotel Black Hawk.

Wendy won $25,848 playing a Buffalo machine at Lady Luck Casino Black Hawk.

Mike won $12,000 playing a slot machine at Reserve Casino Hotel.

Len won $15,000 at Saratoga Casino Black Hawk.

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Central City Nuggets receive a voucher for a free Double Down Breakfast at Club Z. See Club Z for complete details.

Free Surf and Turf

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.

Just in Time for Spring Join us Saturday, April 11, for the umbrella giveaway.

Just earn 50 same day base points to receive your free umbrella. The giveaway will start at 10 a.m. While supplies last, please see Club Z for complete details, managements reserves all rights.

Don’t Want to Pay for Breakfast?

Just earn 10 same day base points before 11 a.m. and

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Join us every Saturday for our free Surf and Turf special.

Just earn 100 same day base points to receive a voucher for a free Surf and Turf special! 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.

Win a 1969 Camaro or a 2015 Camaro

The Giveaway we have all been waiting for is finally here! Win a 1969 Camaro or a 2015 Camaro. Finalist and Z-Play drawings will be every day from noon – 10 p.m. You could win up to $500 in Z-Play at each drawing. You will also receive finalist entries for the Grand Prize Drawing every time

you win. Earn more finalist entries with every 1,000 points earned all month long. The grand prize drawing will be on May 2 starting at 9:30 p.m., where you could win one of the Camaros or one of our four $500 Z-Play prizes.

Get Reimbursed for Your ATM Fees

Stop by the Z Stop Gas Station to use our ATM and bring your receipt to Johnny Z’s within 30 minutes from the time on your receipt. You will receive $5 in Z-Play or $3 Cash back.

now only $7.77, located on the 2nd floor of Johnny Z’s Casino.

Z Cafe

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

Table Games

Johnny Z’s Casino is the place for the most points.

Earn 6X points on slots every Monday & Tuesday.

Play the Hottest Table Games in Central City at Johnny Z’s Casino every day from 10 a.m. to close. We have all your favorites from Craps with Fire Bet, Three Card poker, Double Deck Blackjack, Inbet Blackjack and Buffalo Blackjack. Whether you’re in Central City or Black Hawk look for the Z.

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If you are a current Club Z Member and you bring a friend with you to Johnny Z’s Casino and 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.

Prime Rib and Z Ribs

Try our amazing Prime Rib dinner or Famous Z Ribs

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Booya is back every Monday through Thursday in the Z Spot Pit. Get any 4 suited blackjacks on your Booya card and receive $20 in promo chips.

Catch the Free Shuttle

The Central City shuttle stops right in front of Johnny Z’s in Central City. With quick, easy access to Z Casino in Black Hawk, ride the Central City Free Ride.

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Central-city.cnty.com Follow the Yellow Brick Road to Win a Mini-Cooper Fridays, Saturdays, 2 – 11 p.m. and Sundays 2 – 6 p.m. through May 24. Winner drawn every half hour.

Uncover a Yellow Brick to win $50$250, plus bonus entries. $500 winner at 11 p.m. Friday/Saturday and 6 p.m.

Sunday. Earn entries with every 150 base points played on your Player’s Club card starting March 29. Earn 2X entries on slots with all your play on Wednesdays.

Table games players can earn chances to win entries with three hours played on Friday, Saturday, or Sunday during the drawings. Earn bonus car entries with Insta-Play prizes in drawings every Friday, Saturday and Sunday… leading up to the car drawing on Memorial Day. Every half hour we draw a guaranteed winner. The winner picks a Yellow Brick from the Road, revealing either a cash prize or an InstaPlay prize with bonus car entries. Stay for

a guaranteed $500 cash prize at 11 p.m.

Entries will be emptied from the weekly barrel after each Sunday drawing but kept and entered into the Big Barrel for our Memorial Day car drawings. After every drawing there will be a Hot Seat drawing for table games players who will choose a brick from their own stretch of Yellow Brick Road for entries.

Sunday, May 24, our drawings will proceed from 2 – 11 p.m., and on Memorial Day, Monday May 25, we draw for cash and Insta-Play prizes from $50 to $250, with eight Insta-Play prizes including one of eight possible keys to the car. At 10 p.m. we draw for two $500 winners who also automatically get a key that could win them the car. After the 10 p.m. drawing we take all present key winners to the car and discover who is the lucky winner of a 2015 4-Door Mini Cooper!

New Members Sign up at our Player‘s Club for a free club card to get a FREE SPIN to win up to $1,500. Earn 10 base points on your day of signup and return o the Player’s Club for $5 in Insta-Play added right to your account. Earn 100 base points total on your signup day and redeem at the Club for $5 in Insta-Play added to your account. Earn 200 base points

PRIME RIB EVERY DAY

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that same day for another $5 Insta-Play bonus. Finally, earn 300 base points that same day for another amazing $5 in InstaPlay bonus available at the Club.

Tuesday Bonus Entries Earn 2X entries on slots to win a 2015, 4-door Mini Cooper.

Military Appreciation Monday

Midnight Madness Fridays and Saturdays, 11 p.m. – 1 a.m. Win $50 Hot Seat drawings for InstaPlay or Table Games Play Chips every halfhour from 11 p.m. to 1 a.m. every Friday and Saturday night.

Bigger Bingo – Thursday Bingo Enjoy FREE Bingo every Thursday from 11 a.m. – 9 p.m., with $100 InstaPlay Play or table games play chips prizes, with $250 cash prizes for our bigger bingo games at 11 a.m., 8 p.m., and one random hourly game in between.

Players with a Player’s Card can pick up their Bingo card at the Player’s Club one hour before each game.

Play & Eat Tuesdays Every Tuesday, you can enjoy the special of the day at the Mid City Grill for FREE from 11 a.m. with just 150 base points earned on your Player’s Club card that day.

Guests with military ID will receive a free ice cream, plus 50% off meals (up to $25 in one day) at the Retro Deli or Mid City Grill. We also offer a regular hotel Military discount rate of $39.95 before tax for a standard room Sundays through Thursdays (certain holidays exempted).

Fantasy Golf Wednesday Earn up to three Fantasy Golf Card Scratch Tickets each Wednesday (at 250 base points, 400 base points, and 1,000 base points each) and win your share of $1,000 in Cash and Insta-Play prizes if you have one of the lowest five scores recorded that day. Win double prizes if your score is under par for the card. Scores are tallied and winners posted the next day and prizes must be claimed within one week. Play, scratch, and win with Fantasy Golf Wednesdays at Century.

$7.99 Prime Rib Every Day Enjoy our 8 oz. slow-roasted Prime Rib

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Back to Richard during his Third, as a self-centered, abominable hunchback with a withered arm. life ... Since his parents were Shakespeare’s villain, full of ambi- Catholic, he would have been tion, had two young princes killed baptized. Richard grew up while a child and young man as a proso he might be king.

One thing that can be proved to- tected refuge in Europe. He came day is the inaccuracy of the physical from a dynastic family during the

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lengthy War of the Roses.

When he became King in 1483 at 31 years old, he was a man of prayer and devotion. He did not become king through winning a battle but though election by the people. He was a man of northern England and lived in York. His personal motto (from old French) which speaks of his character was LOYAULTE ME LIE, “ Loyalty binds me.”

I’ll tell you more about Richard in a later article.

The night of March 22 we were among the fortunate who had tickets to attend the Service of Compline at which the responsibility for the remains of King Richard III was transferred from Leicester University to Leicester Cathedral. Earlier we had mapped out a route to get past the throngs. It happened to go very close to where Richard’s body had been found. Our invitations helped us with passage through the masses waiting to see the cortege.

People lined the streets for 22 miles from the Battlefield of Bosworth to the Cathedral, 35,000 in all. We waited in line outside the Cathedral with others dressed in subtle, but Richard III – King of England – 1483-1485 not necessarily black, attire. Some women, though few, wore perky motion.” One man in shining armor descendent of Richard’s older sister Anne) entered the Cathedral, soft hats that the English seem to have a rode a white horse.

As the simple coffin (built by bells rang, and a helicopter flew penchant for.

Inside the demeanor was som- Michael Ibsen a Canadian and a overhead. ber. Incense added a feeling of solemnity and grace. Appropriately, the grey stonewalls were made in part from stone from the Grey Friars’ church where Richard had been buried for so many years. White roses, the symbol of the House of York, were everywhere, in vases and pinned to clothing.

Large television screens showed us the progression of Richard’s remains as they approached the cathedral. The horses pulling the casket were magnificent. They walked at a slow, reverent White roses, the symbol of the House of York, were everywhere, in vases and pinned to pace, almost “slow clothing.

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Trail’s End

Ouray’s ballplayer

Smoky Joe Wood

‘Nobody Threw the Ball Harder’ In the 1890s, the silvery San Juans were filled with miners who lived in towns with strong community ties. Towns such as Silverton, Telluride and Ouray boasted churches, schools and ball fields. America’s favorite pastime was not just the rage of an era, it was a passion of the players and the fans.

One of those fans was 10-year-old Joe Wood. The youngster would do anything he could to get to the local baseball field. He cut corners on home chores and schoolwork. After his daily chore of setting type for his father’s newspaper, he would head off to the ball field. Wood became the mascot, batboy and eventually a player for his hometown team in Ouray. By age 18, Wood became a professional ball player and later, a legend in the sport.

Wood was born Howard Ellsworth Wood in Kansas City on Oct. 25, 1889, the second son of John and Rebecca Wood. Howard and his older brother Harley were both given nicknames at a young age. Howard became Joe and Harley became Pete. Joe loved baseball and played endlessly on empty fields with the neighbor boys.

John Wood, a teacher, lawyer and newspaper publisher, was struck with gold fever. After several excursions to Alaska and California, John Wood eventually moved his family to the San Juans of Colorado. In 1897, the Wood family traveled by covered wagon to Colorado, settling in Ouray. During the long trip, Joe kept his ball glove on the front seat of the wagon as they traveled across the flats of western Kansas and over the mountains of Colorado.

When Joe finally made the Ouray team, he had already honed his skills as a ball player. Those skills were enhanced by the altitude. These mountain ball players took to the fields at elevations that would shock the east coast teams. At the ball fields of Ouray, at 7,800 feet, Telluride at 8,500 feet, and Silverton at 9,302 feet, balls flew far in the light air. It was at Ouray that Joe cracked the bat that made the ball soar, and his throw would smack harder at lower altitudes, where it was later said, “No one threw harder than Smoky Joe Wood.”

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Colorado baseball players in the 1880s.

John Wood arranged a try-out for his son with the newly formed team, the Hutchinson, Kansas, Salt Packers, of the Western Baseball Association.

The 16-year-old pitched well enough to earn $20 to finish out the 1906 season.

Joe Wood was signed to a $90 contract for the 1907 season, becoming one of the youngest professional ball players to ever play the game. From his first step to the mound, Joe seemed to make history.

“Manager Doc Andrews says Joe Wood Can Deliver the Goods.”

It was an unusual cold and windy

May day when Joe pitched his first shut-out game, bringing his team a 5-0 win over Wichita. Joe pitched smartly and also switched off to play second base, shortstop, or left field. During the last day of the season, Joe pitched a double header against Springfield, and hit two home runs, finishing his career with the team with an 18-11 record, and struck out 224 batters.

For the 1908 baseball season, Joe, signed a contract with the Kansas City Blues, for $250. It wasn’t long before Joe’s abilities and personality endeared him to the Kansas City fans, as well as

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the sports writers. The Kansas City Post wrote, “Joe Wood, the phenomenon from Hutchinson, can pitch some, play second some, cover short some, and go some at various other stations.”

By mid-season, Joe’s stats were not good and he was traded to the Boston Red Sox. The team needed a young talent to follow their star pitcher, the great Cy Young.

On Aug. 24, 1908, Joe Wood, at age 18, made his starting debut as pitcher for the Boston Red Sox against the Chicago White Sox. It wasn’t a great game, and while the Kansas reporters were

kind to Joe, the Boston reporters were not. So started a four-year love-hate relationship. Paul Shannon, sports writer for the Boston Post, wrote, “Wood has nice curves and a pretty drop ball but has got to learn that a pitcher who uses nothing but curves is not destined for a lengthy stay in the big leagues.”

This same reporter would later give Joe Wood the nickname “Smoky Joe” during the 1911 season.

That was the breakout season for both Joe and the Boston Red Sox. Joe pitched in 44 games, won 23 games, compiled an E.R.A. of 2.02, threw a nohitter against St. Louis, and struck out 15 batters in one game. That was the game that made “Smoky Joe Wood.”

Ty Cobb remarked, “A lot of fellows in my time shortened up on the bat when they had to--that’s what the boys should try against this good pitcher.”

For Joe, Cobb was an inspirational figure and the two had the occasion to take the field together, making history in 1911, which was the inaugural year of baseball’s first All Star Team. Originally played as a benefit game, it turned into a traditional event acknowledging the great players of the game. The 1911 players included Ty Cobb, Tris Speaker, Joe Wood’s team roommate for 15 years, Frank “Homerun” Baker, and pitchers Walter Johnson and Joe Wood. Baseball historians consider it the greatest single team ever gathered on the field.

The year 1912 was exceptional for Smoky Joe, the Red Sox, and American baseball. Boston’s baseball season opened in the newly built Fenway Park.

With the new era, it was Smoky Joe Wood’s best season, winning 34 of 39 games.

Smoky Joe completed 35 out of 38 starting games, becoming the youngest pitcher in the American League to do so. The winning season earned the Boston Red Sox entry to the World Series, which most historians consider the “greatest World Series of all time.” In the eight game series, it was Wood who pitched against the New York Giants in the final tie-breaking game, winning a 3-2 victory and the World Series title.

He stayed with the Red Sox for three years, seeing Babe Ruth join the team in 1915.

Smoky Joe completed his career with the Cleveland Indians. In 1920 they won the World Series. He became the second player ever in baseball history, the first being Babe Ruth, to be a starting pitcher in one World Series and a starting position player in another.

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Malachite: Protects you from the ‘Evil Eye’

LEO - (July 23rd – Aug 22) Things are going smoothly for you during this transit. This is a good time for financial speculation of all kinds. You speak quite forcefully at this time so others listen. Lucky Numbers: 4, 19, 20, 21, 33, 47

VIRGO - (Aug. 23 - Sept. 23) You may feel as though you have recently gone through many challenges in your life recently, perhaps you have. At this time you are able to express yourself in a powerful way that leads to your personal advancement. Lucky Numbers: 1, 2, 11, 24, 29, 52

LIBRA - (Sept. 24 - Oct. 23) You are meeting new people at this time. You may go from one group of friends to another, seeking those that most reflect your direction in life at this time. There are many sudden changes in your life at this time. Lucky Numbers: 8, 24, 29, 33, 38, 41 SCORPIO - (Oct. 24 - Nov. 22) You are ready for a change in your life. Maybe those changes are happening. Try not to be over confident that luck will make everything happen for you. You need a plan and restraint to be successful. Lucky Numbers: 6, 10, 11, 12, 37, 48

SAGITTARIUS - (Nov. 23 - Dec. 21) You feel good, things seem to be going well. Now you should get outdoors, hiking or some other form of exercise as you may gain weight at this time. This is a good time for any kind of financial speculation. Lucky Numbers: 8, 18, 31, 43, 47, 62

CAPRICORN - (Dec. 22 - Jan. 20) You may be testing out different paths for yourself at this time.

Seeking which role suits you best, or that which you most believe is best for you. During this time it is best to focus on yourself and not trying to change others. Lucky Numbers: 19, 24, 31, 37, 39, 52 AQUARIUS - (Jan. 21 - Feb. 19) This is a good time for socializing with others. You will be in demand with your friends, family. You maybe looking at your goals so far this year as this can be a very productive year for you. Follow through with your plans and this can be period of your life that will always have great meaning for you. Lucky Numbers: 3, 10, 15, 24, 29, 38

PISCES (Feb 20 - March 20) You can totally rebuild whatever needs rebuilding at this time.

Great changes can occur in your life, or your objectives in life. Your true aims in life, or true self can be revealed to you at this time.

Lucky Numbers: 2, 6, 26, 29, 30, 44

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ARIES - (March 21 - April 20) You have a lot to say, your mind is clear and ideas just keep popping into your mind. You have the opportunities before to make your ideas materialize. You may feel to have to force others to hear you, you don’t they’ll listen. Lucky Numbers: 8, 10, 13, 19, 42, 64

TAURUS - (April 21 - May 21) This is a good time for personal advancement. You may feel lucky or that you need luck, but it is your efforts that will propel you at this time. Don’t overextend yourself, be focused and successful times ahead. Lucky Numbers: 14, 17, 21, 48, 53, 62

GEMINI - (May 22 - Jun. 21) This is a very social time for you, seems like your phone never stops ringing. Emails, texts are accumulating for you. You have the ear of those who can change your life as well, go for it. Lucky Numbers: 3, 24, 27, 39, 46, 50

CANCER - (Jun. 22 - July 22) It may seem to you that people are at cross-purposes with you at this time. They may or may not be oppose you intentionally. If you have been trying to dominate those around you, this is a reaction.

Lucky Numbers: 16, 17, 29, 31, 36, 46

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burg is one of the most spectacular rooms of the former Winter Palace of the Czars. It was rebuilt in 1837 as a drawing room for the wife of Czar Nicholas. It features columns and mantelpieces in malachite mosaic set against white walls decorated with figures representing day and night. The room is further ornamented with malachite vases and other artifacts made of malachite during the early 19th century from the deposits in the Ural Mountains.

Around 1836, the largest mass of malachite ever known was discovered at the Demidoff mine in the Ural Mountains. It was in this mine that a single, banded mass contained more than 1,100 tons of fine material. Another block of malachite weighed 30 tons and took 125 horses to haul the mass from the mine.

Malachite is found in the Russian Ural Mountains, France, England, Africa, California, New Mexico and Arizona. Africa furnishes the largest and best supply of malachite today.

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As one of the most ancient gems known to man, the oldest malachite decoration on record is estimated to be 10,500 years old.

This decoration was found by archeologists in the Shanidar Valley, Iraq, a site of early Neanderthal culture. Malachite beads believed to be more than 9,000 years old have been found near the ancient city of Jericho in Israel.

The first decorative use of malachite in Russia was to make buttons for court dresses. Russia’s malachite quarries were reportedly able to extricate and deliver blocks of malachite that weighed more than 20 tons. In 1835 miners working a malachite deposit exposed a malachite boulder of

the highest quality that weighed more than 260 tons. Nineteenth century Russian mine owners worked their mines mercilessly to meet the growing demand for malachite, leading to such a glut on the world market that large batches were ground up to be used in paint.

Russian malachite has been mined in the Ural Mountains since the early 19th century and has been used decoratively to form huge columns within buildings, giant vases, useful pieces of furniture and delicately carved artifacts. It has been used to make the enormous malachite pillars of St. Isaac’s Cathedral in St. Petersburg, Russia. St. Isaac’s Cathedral is the fourth largest domed cathedral in the world. Construction began in 1818 and took 40 years to complete. It contains eight massive malachite pillars in the mosaic-covered wall decorated with icons that separates the altar from the rest of the church.

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In some regions of Germany, this green mineral was supposed to protect the wearer from the dangers of falling and to warn of impending disaster by breaking into several pieces. When the image of the sun was engraved on a piece of malachite, the stone acquired the power of protecting the owner from evil spirits, enchantments and snakes.

Malachite is not very durable when used for jewelry stones. The solid colors are the most durable but they are not sufficiently hard to retain a polish for any length of time, except in the form of beads, bracelets and brooches. Malachite is occasionally coated with colorless wax, or rarely impregnated with plastic and/or other hardening agents to improve durability and appearance.

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alachite has a vivid, slightly bluish-green to yellowish- green color which makes it one of the most attractive ornamental materials in the mineral kingdom, particularly when it is banded in two tones of green.

The name of the species is derived from the Greek word for “mallow,” since the color is similar to the leaf of this plant.

One unique use was in the eye makeup that the Egyptian women used. The stone was often referred to as the Peacock Stone because of the eye-like pattern it has, which resembles the eye-like pattern of peacock feathers. Because of its banded structure, which often suggests the form of an eye, malachite was worn in some parts of Italy as an amulet to protect the wearer from the spell of the “evil eye.” If a piece of the stone were affixed to a child’s cradle, it was believed that all evil spirits would

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oday’s modern libraries are not like the old dimly lit ones with shelves of dusty old books that you remember as a child. Now libraries and their staffs have expanded their offerings to include a multitude of free things. They have books and movies to rent or download, newspapers and magazines to read, computers to run, high tech devices to rent, and special programs for both children and adults.

It’s very thrifty and green to utilize these facilities of a tax-funded library instead of going out and buying these things. All you need is to sign up for a free library card from your local library. It’s a new form of recycling and it helps maintain a cleaner planet earth. For example, I can imagine there must be millions of old hardplastic VHS movies in the landfills since DVDs were introduced several years back. Every year technology comes out with new devices that make our old ones obsolete.

Books and movies

After checking out what movies won awards at the big Academy Awards night, I put in requests for the movies I went to check out for free with my library card. There always is a wait for the latest movies, but I am willing to delay viewing these top movies for a month or two. In past years, I have watched many award-winning movies on DVDs that I borrowed from my library. Some county libraries, such as Douglas County, now allow one to download movies on their iPads and Nooks.

In past years when our children were small and I was planning a two-week family vacation in other parts of the United States, I chose to check out these guides instead of purchasing expensive travel guide books.

These books contained detailed information about attractions in different areas of the country so that I could find interesting

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activities for my husband and I and our four children almost every day of our trip.

High tech devices At Arapahoe County libraries, one also now can borrow all sorts of high tech devices for free, including iPads, Nooks, cameras, GPS units, and video cameras.

Because these are expensive devices, borrowers will need to sign an agreement and will want to return the item on time to avoid incurring late penalties. Colorado residents can obtain a free Arapahoe Library card by contacting http://arapahoelibraries.org/technology.

The downtown Denver Public library currently has two new high tech 3-D printers that actually turn out plasticlike objects. The objects might not last forever, but you can utilize these expensive printers for free. Only trained library staff can operate the machines, but you can download free software to program your 3-D project, design it, and submit it to the library. You will be notified when your print request is complete, and you will have seven days to collect your project.

Remember that “complete” doesn’t always mean “successful.”

The library, however, will notify you when your project is done even if it doesn’t come out perfectly.

For more information, visit www.denver library.org.

Activities

Larger libraries throughout Colorado offer a multitude of programs that are too numerous to mention. Contact your local library to learn more about fun programs. Activities can range from storytelling for children to guest speakers for adults. Discussion programs about books include everything from Shakespeare classics to bestselling novels to practical, self-help non-fiction.

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