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By Bob Sweeney

Summer race planned on Parkway Aug 2 The mountain gaming communities are gearing up for summertime activities and there will be many in Cripple Creek, Black Hawk and Central City.

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weekly Register-Call, the oldest newspaper in Colorado, recites a request for a Pit Rally road race on the Central City Parkway with time trials on the morning of Thursday, 9 a.m. until noon, July 31 and the races on Saturday, Aug. 2, from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.

According to the local newspaper, a special event permit has been applied for to the city awaiting their approval.

There will be spectator areas along the roadway and at this point, no vendors. However, it would seem that for those sitting along the roadway a cool drink might be in order.

Porta-potties will be available and seating in some safe areas.

Plans seem to have most of the spectators in Central City during and after the race.

This sounds like lots of fun and we hope the city can approve this event that might become a major annual event.

We attended the grand opening of the Parkway when

Joe Behm was doing great things for Central City and they had racecars making the eightmile race in record times. There were no races except cars running against a time clock with the road closed and some very fast times recorded.

It was a very festive occasion that started at the I-70 entrance with many people celebrating the opening of the new highway.

Certainly this very attractive highway could use a little more attention and usage.

The Fortune Valley signage has changed to Reserve Casino Hotel with the name change and remodeling of that casino that features the billboards on the Parkway. I try not to use it as a raceway and the Central City police do patrol the highway on a regular basis.

Visitors have multiple ways to get to Black Hawk and Central City. Certainly the Parkway benefits Central City the most and that is why it was built privately at the cost of around $35 million.

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ment and usage is slowly increasing as gaming continues a slow, but steady growth.

As the nation and state economies climb out of the recession, more recreational dollars become available for leisure and gambling entertainment.

The casinos also just keep becoming better and better, and the buffets and food service are excellent almost everywhere.

Social Security checks have not risen in years hampering the income of many who rely on these checks for food and lodging, but also for fun and games, depending upon each person’s financial status.

Buses have been a godsend for the entire industry and bring thousands of visitors to these towns each week.

So the Pit Rally road race is a good thing for the area, a banner event for the Parkway, and fun for all of us. While the road may be closed for a short period, casinos will do far more business with many new people coming to both towns to watch www.coloradogambler.com the races and to stay and play.

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Unusual Easter customs around the world

By Rosemary Fetter

In the United States and many other countries, people observe Easter with customs stemming from both pagan and Christian traditions that celebrate spring and resurrection.

Other locales, however, observe the holiday with various activities that have nothing to do with bunnies, colored eggs, blooming flowers or even Christianity.

Argentina: Northern Argentinians hold an elaborate Carnival beginning with the Tincuano on Ash Wednesday. Mothers and grandmothers gather around a decorated arch and exchange dolls in a ceremony believed to unite the women in an eternal bond. On Sunday in an Argentinian version of the Easter Parade, women colorfully dressed in ruffled skirts and white hats wear masks made with starch and water. Riding on horseback, they sing folksongs on the way to a dance honoring Pukllay which the Spirit of Carnival. After the

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ceremony, they burn a large effigy of Pukllay to signify the end of the celebration, a la Burning Man. Brazil: Holy Week in Brazil begins with the blessing of the palm branches, woven in patterns representing crosses and other symbols. Celebrants decorate the streets and draw colored patterns on the roads, on which a procession is held with observers carrying large statues of Mary and the crucified Christ.

Brazilians make pacoca, a salty kind of candy that is offered to guests. On Easter Saturday, Carnival makes a brief reappearance with a

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Hangover Ball to observe the hanging of Judas.

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Wales: The Welch call Palm Sunday Flowering Sunday. Families traditionally visit the graves of their relatives to lay flowers on the graves and Welsh singing contests called Gymafa Ganu are held. Choirs from various chapels in festivities take part and prominent conductors are invited.

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Respecting our good earth all year long Reducing plastic bag waste

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Earth Day comes but once a year on April 22, but we should respect our good earth and practice environmental awareness all year. Earth Day was started in 1970 during a time when Americans were living in a world where cities were buried under smog and rivers caught fire because of industrial pollution.

This annual event now has gone global and is celebrated in nearly 200 countries.

Thankfully, our 21st century world has become much more aware of the need for recycling, conservation, care for the environment, ecology. We have been recycling newspapers, bottles and aluminum cans for decades, In developed countries, we have tackled and succeeded in reducing air and water pollution, the prevalence of lead in

paints, and the demonization of harmful DDT and insecticides. We have fought these environmental problems and won, but there is so much more to do. We need to preserve our good earth—not destroy it.

Recently, we have created new hazards to our good earth, such as plastic bags.

For example, In ecology Boulder, local environmentalists have reduced the number of harmful plastic bags polluting our lakes and rivers and clogging disposal system by charging a 10 cent bag fee.

Boulder officials say the use of disposable grocery bags has fallen a whopping 68 percent in the six months since the city enacted a 10cent fee on bags. Earlier officials had estimated bag use would decline only about 50 percent. The fee applies to all paper and plastic bags at grocery stores, convenience stores and big-box retailers.

Customers are encouraged to bring their own reusable bags.’

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Singing an Earth Day song is another way to create environmental awareness. Printed below are lyrics sung along with the melody of Ludwig van Beethoven’s Ode to Joy, according to Wikipedia.

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Cover Story

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Waitress Melissa McGinley shows off a decadent chocolate lava cake, festooned with strawberries and accompanied with vanilla bean ice cream, on the menu at the Mustang Grill.

At left, Mark Mercier, Food and Beverage manager and Bill Lepper, director of Food and Beverage, greet diners at the newly opened full service Mustang Grill.

Valet attendant Jeremy Donaldson greets everyone with a smile and points out Z Casino offers free valet parking seven days a week. Monday through Thursday hours are 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday through Saturday hours are 8 a.m. to 2 a.m. and Sunday 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Security officer Ron Hollard, shown here at the slot machine area on the first level is a five-year veteran at Johnny Z’s and Z Casino, ensures guests will be safe and secure during their Black Hawk visit.

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here’s a new kid on the block in Black Hawk, Z Casino. At the site of former Bullwhackers casino, visitors to Black Hawk can expect big changes on their next visit. After an extensive multi-million dollar renovation and a six-month remodel, the four-story, 36,000 square-foot casino will launch the new brand in May. The dazzling new casino is ready to party in Black Hawk.

According to General Manager Dodd Hanneman, Z Casino promises to be the party place in Black Hawk, continuing the tra-

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in Black Ha wk

Two brilliantly eye-catching chandeliers greet visitors entering Z Casino with a swiftly-changing rainbow of colors. A collage of vivid neon tubes is backed up by a larger cylinder of waves of color, extending a dramatic welcome to all.

dition from Johnny Z’s Casino in neighboring Central City.

With a new slot floor completed and table games being installed on the lower level, Z Casino will have whatever game you are looking for. They have also brought back food and beverage services.

The Mustang Grill, a brand new restaurant, is where guests can enjoy traditional American favorites, including Johnny Z’s famous ribs, in addition to two new bars, the Octane Bar and the Z Bar. Z Bucks Coffee Shop, located on the second floor, offers all of your favorite Starbucks

coffee drinks, as well as muffins, pastries, sandwiches and ice cream. On top of that, servers on the gaming floors offer complimentary snacks at the slot machines and table games every hour on the half-hour, bringing the expertise of Executive Chef and Director of Food and Beverage Bill Lepper and Food and Beverage Manager Mark Mercier to the guests directly.

Guests will get to test their luck while playing the latest and greatest table games in Black Hawk in the new Z Spot Pit, which is set to open April 15.

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ite table games, including Craps Sharp Shooter, Three-Card Poker, Blackjack and Buffalo Blackjack Bonus. Crews are installing more than 250 new “hot” machines, including Zuma, Walking Dead, Buffalo Stampede, Roll the Bones, Gold Master, Video Roulette and many others.

“Greeting every guest is an important factor in enhancing their visit,” said Z Casino Director of Marketing David Esquibel and Marketing Manager Brie Harper.

On our visit, the Colorado Gambler found everyone from Mustang Grill Waitress Melissa McGinley to Barista Leslie Perez,

Country skillet is a medley of seasoned potatoes, peppers, mushrooms, onions and ham topped with cheddar jack cheese and two eggs cooked to order, just one of an array of dishes offered for breakfast at Mustang Grill.

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each day from the Mustang Grill excellent made-from-scratch soups, an extensive sandwich menu, burgers, fresh baked pizza made from Z’s secret recipe, and a range of entrees from Cajun salmon, ribs and famous two-rib rib-eye grilled to order.

“We try to serve our diners with the kind of food mom and grandma would serve,” said Mercier.

“For example, for Easter on April 20, our special menu will include apricot-glazed ham with scalloped potatoes, fresh vegetables and for dessert, a scrumptious, decadent dark chocolate lava cake with vanilla bean ice cream.”

Leslie Perez, barista at Z Bucks, mixes up a mean brew of specialized coffee and tea drinks on the Second level, where guests can order a variety of hot and cold Starbucks brewed beverages.

The main restaurant seats 96 guests, amid a décor based on quiet hues of beige with coral accents and classic black and white photographs of Mustang cars. A party room is on-site where the staff can create specialty dishes to mark the occasion.

Among the many amenities is a convenient free shuttle bus from Z Casino to Johnny Z’s Casino running Thursdays from noon to 8 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays, noon to midnight, and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Z Casino also offers free valet parking where attendants welcome each guest with a smile and see

them off with a friendly “so long until next time.”

Prominent local entrepreneur John Zimpel, who opened Johnny Z’s Casino in Central City in June 2010, which inspired the concept for Z Casino, intends to offer guests and diners an experience based on outstanding guest service.

“We aim to provide the party atmosphere we built at Johnny Z’s. Our goal is to exceed guests’ expectations on every visit. The casino’s unique and intimate atmosphere truly has something for everyone. Whether you are a table games player or love play-

ing slots, Z Casino will definitely have you coming back,” Zimpel said.

The great thing about Johnny Z’s, Z Casino and Z Stop Gas Station is that it is a local familyowned business. It’s not common to come into a casino and see the owner of the company interacting with guests on a day-to-day basis. We have spoken to many team members at each property and they all are excited about the new casino and dedicated to making Z Casino just as successful in Black Hawk as Johnny Z’s Casino is in Central City.

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D

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VP

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D

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SD,D

free covered self parking

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D

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No

SD , D

free self parking

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Johnny Z’s - 24/7

BJ, C, R, VP

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No

SD, D

free covered parking

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BJ, P, C, R, VP

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119

SD, D, B, SB, V

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Century Casino - 24/7

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SD, SB

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VP

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No

SD

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VP

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SD

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SD, B

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68

SD, D, B

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Food Key

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Colorado History

By Cathleen Norman

National Library Week, April 1319, is a great time to tell the story of how the public library got started more than a century ago. Public education had brought reading within the grasp of most American citizen by 1900, but not everyone hungry to read could buy their own books.

The “free library” movement soon received a huge boost when industrial magnate Andrew Carnegie took up the cause. Carnegie’s formal education had ended at age 11 when his family left Scotland for America, so he had improved himself via the private libraries shared with him by others.

Carnegie went on to amass a fortune from his Carnegie Steel Company and used this to fund 2,500 public libraries in 10 different countries 1883-1919. The first Carnegie Library was built in his hometown of Dunfermline, Scotland. Nearly 1,700 Carnegie libraries were constructed in the U.S. When the Carnegie Steel Company was sold to the United States Steel Corporation for $480 million in 1901, Carnegie received half of the sales proceeds and used his enormous wealth for many charitable projects. The best remembered are the Carnegie libraries.

The Carnegie Library Program coincided with the rise of women’s clubs, whose efforts also established public libraries. Women’s clubs began spearheading lending libraries and reading rooms especially as an antidote to the dreaded saloon. A public library loaned patrons books free of charge, but also provided a quiet sanctuary where people could retreat from a noisy boarding house or a crowded worker’s cottage. Recalling his own youth, Carnegie knew that public libraries could give “working boys” the opportunity to acquire the knowledge and improve themselves, as he had as a lad.

Carnegie considered a library “the best possible gift for a community,” but the town must help support the facility once it was built. The Carnegie Library Program required a financial commitment: at the minimum a town-owned building site and ongoing annual operating expenses (typically 10 percent of the library’s construction cost).

After the town submitted its application, often prepared by the local women’s club, Carnegie’s secretaryassistant James Bertram made the final decision based upon the town’s need and its readiness for a Carnegie-funded library. The average library grant was $10,000, disbursed gradually as construction proceeded.

Each town chose its own architectural design, either commissioning a local architect or selecting design plans provided by Bertram. Bertram also authored a Library Guide to direct towns toward choosing a design that combined functionality with “good taste in building.”

Carnegie libraries became architectural gems, designed in distinctive architectural styles of the time. Each had “Carnegie Library” prominently carved above the front entrance.

Neoclassical Revival was tremendously popular in the first decade of the 1900s, sporting stately columns and a picturesque pediment, so the library resembled a miniature Greek temple. Most libraries were single story on a raised foundation with a basement to hold meeting rooms, restrooms and the furnace. The dignified civic building often was situated in or facing a park, and it featured a stone or brick exterior with tasteful embellishment.

Above all, the Carnegie Library provided free service to all. The simple and formal architecture welcomed patrons. The interior featured “modern” library elements such as open stack shelving that allowed patrons to browse and discover books

Carnegie Libraries in Colorado Is there one in your town?

Denver’s Carnegie Library, built in 1910 for a cost of $360,000, possessed the massing and features of a Greek temple. It stands at 144 W. Colfax Ave. near Civic Center Park. Restored and reopened in October 2013 as the McNichols Civic Center, the classic building hosts art shows, cultural events and administrative offices for Denver Arts & Venues. Photo courtesy of Denver Public Library – Western History Collection, Z-172

on their own. A dedicated children’s section was also considered innovative. The child’s first library card opened a broad world within the Carnegie Library: story hour, special programs and sweltering summer days browsing the books on their tidy shelves.

In most libraries hung a poratrait of Andrew Carnegie himself, enchanting schoolchildren who thought the white-whiskered gentleman might be Santa Claus.

About 35 Carnegie libraries were built in Colorado 1903-1919; around 30 still remain standing and most still function as libraries or research centers. A number of them are listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

The first wave of library construction, 1903-09, produced a dozen Carnegie libraries in various Colorado towns. The Cañon City library was fruit of the town’s library association founded in 1886. Built from locally quarried sandstone, it opened its doors in 1903. Enlarged by a tasteful rear addition, it still operates

Manitou Springs’ Carnegie Library is a beautiful example of Spanish Colonial Revival architecture with its pale-brick exterior, round-arched windows and red clay tile roof. It sits at the center of a park facing the town’s main thoroughfare, Manitou Avenue.

Photo by Cathleen Norman

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as the city’s library.

The following year, 1904, six Carnegie libraries opened their doors in Colorado towns. The Boulder library, patterned after an ancient Greek temple, has served as a research center for Boulder County history since 1981. The Fort Collins library in Library Park originally housed 4,000 books; it now contains the city’s art center. In Leadville, the two-story redbrick library has been the home of the Leadville Heritage Museum since 1971. Idaho Springs’ stately buff-brick library with its pediment entry still serves as the town’s library. The Colorado City library facing Prospect Park still functions as the neighborhood library with a thriving genealogy center in basement. Trinidad’s library is also in its original use expanded by a history room addition in 1995.

In 1905, the Colorado Springs Carnegie Library opened, built upon land donated by city founder Gen. William Jackson Palmer. It now serves as an archival and research center for local and regional history; it is attached to the much-larger modern Penrose Public Library constructed in 1968.

Two Carnegie libraries opened in 1906. The redbrick Silverton library still operates as such. Durango’s library, a proud stone structure of Neo-Classical design, today houses city offices.

In 1910, two more Carnegie libraries were completed. The Rocky Ford library became the Rocky Ford Historical Museum documenting life in the Arkansas Valley. Salida’s Greek-Revival style library, erected with the aid of the Tuesday Night Ladies Club, was designed by notable

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Colorado Springs architects Charles Thomas and Thomas McLaren. It still functions as a library.

The Denver Public Library system built several Carnegie libraries, starting with the Main Branch in 1910 on West Colfax Avenue facing Civic Center Park. Vacated in the 1930s when a larger library was erected on the other side of the park, it is now known as the McNichols Civic Center Building and contains offices.

Several Denver Branch libraries were constructed 1913-1918 thanks to Carnegie grants. Those still used as libraries include Woodbury Branch at 3265 Federal Blvd., Decker Branch at 1501 S. Logan St., Byers Branch at 675 Santa Fe Drive and Smiley Branch at 4501 W. 46th Ave. In the 1910s, about one Carnegie Library a year opened around the state: the Spanish Colonial Revival Manitou Springs library with its red-tiled roof; the Longmont library since converted into city offices; the Fort Morgan library, now surrounded by an addition but still used as a library; the Littleton library, which was outgrown in 1962 and has housed a popular fondue restaurant for 20 years; the Sterling library, since converted into a private residence; and the Florence library that still fulfills its original purpose.

Not every community welcomed a Carnegie Library, however. Several mining towns did not look kindly on the Carnegie Steel Company, due to its hostility treatment of labor unions. Victor and Cripple Creek were among the Colorado towns that spurned the Carnegie Library program and funded their public library themselves.

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Trail’s End

Mountain City came first

seven were moved from On May 5, 1859, nearby locations. there was no one in The businesses in the wilderness 20 Mountain City in the miles west of Golden. earliest frontier period, A few residents of 1860 – 1865, served all Golden and Denver the needs of its citizens. had wintered over in The first theater in the those towns, but most Colorado Rockies was prospectors were waiting for summer to By Linda Jones here and the first theatrijones.128@live.com trek to the mountains cal works ever presented to search for the gold they were sure in the Colorado Rockies were given was there. The next day, the future here in Hadley’s Hall, in the large upand fortunes of America changed per room with its rude stage, by Madramatically - John Gregory would dame Wakely and the Haidee Sisters. discover lode gold, gold veins in the Also in Hadley’s Hall, Father Macheground, near North Clear Creek and beuf said the first Mass in the Colothe world would begin beating a path rado mountains. Here in Mountain to this area.

City was the first Masonic temple in Yes, gold had been discovered in what would be Colorado and the mecreeks in the Denver area and in Chi- morial to that event still stands along cago Creek near present-day Idaho Gregory Street.

Springs, but experienced prospectors It reads: “On this site there was knew these flakes were limited in erected in the month of June AD number and that the real richness lay 1859 the first Masonic building in the state of Colorado. The building comin veins in the granite-clad hills.

The first town to spring up was mittee preempted this block in an act appropriately named Mountain City. of preemption as shown by the GregWithin just a few days, other towns ory Mining District records – June sprang into existence up and down 12, 1859. William Slaughter, John the gulch, now named Gregory Gulch Hughes, Joseph Casto. Monument and close to it: Black Hawk, Central erected by the Grand Lodge in 1932.”

City, Missouri City, Nevada City. By As the town matured and famiJanuary 1860, only seven months lies came, a school was opened in the later, the population of Mountain winter of 1862-63.

City was estimated to be 800 and on Commercial enterprises included Jan. 17, 1860, a post office was offi- the first saloon in a Colorado mining cially established at Mountain City, town, two newspapers – the Rocky Kansas Territory. (The post office Mountain Gold Reporter and the was discontinued on Oct. 8, 1869, Mountain City Herald - both gone by and moved to and the name changed the end of October 1859, the Mounto Central City Post Office.) tain City Brewery up Packard Gulch, Historian Frank Hall asserts: a jewelry store, two butcher shops, a “Mountain City began the perma- restaurant, general store, L. W. Bornent history of Colorado. It is here ton, Attorney at Law, a claims record… where is not to be found a space er’s office, sawmill, boarding house, sufficiently level to serve as a site carpenter shop and blacksmith shop. for even a small circus tent … that The largest employer in the town was we find the birthplace and cradle of the Gregory Lode and the GregoryAmerican civilization in the great Buell Consolidated Gold Mining & central region between the … border Milling Company and its power states at the Missouri River and the plant. The Gregory Mining District Pacific Sea.” laws adopted on May 8, 1859, were Mountain City’s business district the law of this area until the passage extended up Gregory Street to nearly of the Federal Mining Act of 1872, the Kip & Buell Mill, now a pictur- which is still the law of the hard-rock esque stone ruin, and up Packard mining industry in America.

Eager pioneers created Jefferson Gulch on a steep road called Bent Street. Today’s Red Dolly casino Territory, an illegal entity in the eyes sits squarely in Mountain City and of the federal government, on Oct. Black Hawk’s nearby Mountain City 10, 1859; Washington officially creHistoric Park contains several 19th ated Colorado Territory on Feb. 2, century structures, all beautifully re- 1861, thus ending the illegal territory. stored. Three of the buildings occupy The Legislature of the new Colorado their original sites and the remaining Territory officially created Gilpin

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Mountain City, the first of Colorado’s mining towns, sits on the steep mountainside on the left as it crawls up the valley, which is now the City of Black Hawk.

Photos courtesy of Gilpin History Museum

County on Nov. 1, 1861. Finally the Colorado Territorial Legislature, on March 4, 1864, officially allowed the creation of the two cities currently in the County; House Bill 22 incorporated the City of Black Hawk and House Bill 27 incorporated the City of Central.

The original boundaries between the two towns in these House Bills located the people in Mountain City and Gregory Point in the City of Central, but the citizens in those two areas sent a strongly-worded letter to the House of Representatives in which they let the legislature know in

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no uncertain terms that they did not want to be a part of the City of Central. The legislature listened and the final incorporation boundaries of the two cities included both Mountain City and Gregory Point in the City of Black Hawk, with a population about this time of 3,000 residents.

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Gemstones & Minerals

Andalusite and chiastolite

Horoscopes

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LEO - (July 23 – Aug 22) All can come easily to you at this time. You have good fortune at your fingertips. Choosing the hard way or not even seeing the possibilities before is a choice .

Lucky Numbers: 7, 11, 19, 29, 31, 56

VIRGO - (Aug. 23 - Sept. 23) Activities that are normally hard for you are easy during this transit. You are productive at this time.

Be careful not to be hard on those around you who don’t appear to be doing as much as you. They are just at the beginning of their path. Lucky Numbers: 7, 15, 17, 21, 39, 52 LIBRA - (Sept. 24 - Oct. 23) Many tensions and flare-ups around you at this time.

Seems like you have a lot to do in not enough timeto do it. Use your usual charm and balance of character and you’ll do what needs to be done. Lucky Numbers: 22, 23, 37, 39, 40, 59

SCORPIO - (Oct. 24 - Nov. 22) Your ideas at this time can bring you fortune in the future. You are inspired and achievements can be fruitful. Write down your best ideas. Lucky Numbers: 4, 28, 38, 44, 50, 58 38. IT 39. Three way 40. Dixie 43. NSO 45. Ore

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Chiastolite is a brown variety of andalusite which contains a black cross. The name chiastolite derives from the Greek chiastos meaning “cross marked.” It has been used since ancient times for protection. It transmutes conflict into harmony and dispels negative thoughts and energies. Heal-

SAGITTARIUS - (Nov. 23 - Dec. 21) You are very productive at this time. You want action not ideas or dreams. You know if you stop moving you will indulge yourself in non-productive ways. So keep going. Lucky Numbers: 6, 11, 18, 24, 32, 48

CAPRICORN - (Dec. 22 - Jan. 20) You can be very constructive at this time or not.

People around you may not be so cooperative at this time. Any undertaking you can do on your own will be successful. Lucky Numbers: 11, 23, 26, 40, 52, 53

AQUARIUS - (Jan. 21 - Feb. 19) Your ideas are inspired during this transit. You are lucky in financial affairs. You are able to manifest your ideas and dreams at this time, go for it. Lucky Numbers: 4, 6, 12, 23, 26, 41

PISCES (Feb 20 - March 20) You are very intuitive at this time. People are attracted to you and look to you for leadership. This is a good time to go into management or go for a promotion. Lucky Numbers: 3, 11, 16, 19, 20, 22 28. Toe 29. Yellow 32. Den 33. River 35. Earns

ARIES - (March 21 - April 20) Your mind is quite restless, many ideas and emotions colliding. Seems like everybody around you is tense and stressed. Remember this too shall pass. Lucky Numbers: 2, 9, 13, 27, 33, 44

TAURUS - (April 21 - May 21) You are full of energy. Many are coming to you for your leadership. You are a beacon amongst many looking for guidance. You are lucky today. Lucky Numbers: 1, 4, 7, 10, 39, 53

GEMINI - (May 22 - June 21) You are in no mood for the dreamers. You want tangible products or achievements from others at this time. Always remember some of the greatest achievements began with a dream. Lucky Numbers: 6, 11, 12, 17, 53, 59

CANCER - (June 22 - July 22) Although tensions and pressures abound around you, you somehow keep a positive attitude through it all. People are amazed because they seem to be pressured and you are handling them with ease.

Lucky Numbers: 15, 20, 29, 33, 42, 62

Chiastolite

ers use chiastolite to lessen fevers, rheumatism, balance the immune system and fortify nerves.

In areas dominated by he Araucanian Indians, between Chile and Argentina Patagonia, the chiastolite is found in rocky deposits. In Chile it is known as the Southern Cross stone.

An old legend tells that the Araucanian Indians, who were proud and brave, opposed the Spanish conquest, refusing to be slaves and help the Spanish conquest. The black crosses on the chiastolite stones represented the Indian warriors killed by the Spanish.

A popular legend tells us that after a raid, an Indian warrior captured a Spanish girl. She was well treated and eventually learned the ways of her captors. Gradually, a real love, deep and sincere, was born between her and her captor.

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sometimes referred to as the “seeing stone.” It earned this name due to a person’s ability to calmly see, without bias, the various sections of color display.

Andalusite is believed to help with eye disorders and enhance memory, bring chivalry, balance and moderation to its wearer. Andalusite deposits can be found in many locations including USA (California and Colorado), Brazil, Australia, Canada, Russia, Spain, Sri Lanka and Madagascar.

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darker color is usually displayed.

For many years, andalusite has primarily been a collector’s stone, but it has recently gained a lot of awareness and appreciation from the eyes of many jewelry designers. Andalusite possesses a great level of durability and hardness, making it suitable for any type of jewelry application. The new popularity is much owed to andalusite’s play of colors that change when viewing at different angles.

Andalusite produces very little information in the books of myth, history, wisdom, astrology and the relation between planets and mankind.

Andalusite is

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Andalusite is named after Andalusia, the community of Spain where it was first discovered. Andalusite has a very distinct combination of colors, which results in exhibiting different colors when viewed from different angles. The colors depend on the orientation of the crystal, but they typically occur yellow, yellowgreen, green, brownish red, olive and reddish brown.

Each gemstone possesses two colors that differ in intensity; often times, the colors blend together, especially with square and round shapes. Shapes that are long or have oval, pear or emerald cuts, tend to show one color near the center of the crystal.

The other color is shown toward the end of the crystal where a

All the other warriors and residents of the tribe did not like the union and opposed it. But the two remained together. The tribesmen kidnapped the warrior and hid him in a cave until he decided to leave the Spanish woman. One night the Spanish captive was told that the warrior had died next to a distant forest. Filled with grief and despair, she fled the encampment, looking for hours for the warrior, crying and praying to God for her beloved. Miraculously, her tears became the gems of the Araucanians; the stone crosses.

Mother Earth had taken pity on her grief and turned her tears into the stone crosses that also represents the warriors fallen in battle against the invaders.

Seeing this miracle of love, the Indians spared the captive and united her with the warrior and finally were allowed to live in peace.

In America, the chiastolite is used as an amulet for protection, and success in recovering lost causes and sincere affection.

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8673 S QUEBEC ST HIGHLANDS RANCH

25637 CONIFER RD CONIFER

7901 S BROADWAY LITTLETON

7984 W ALAMEDA AVE LAKEWOOD

ZONE 10 750 E 104TH AVE THORNTON

ZONE 7 2205 WILDCAT RESERVE PKWY HIGHLANDS RANCH

9983 WADSWORTH BLVD BROOMFIELD

9551 S UNIVERSITY BLVD HIGHLANDS RANCH

10351 FEDERAL BLVD WESTMINSTER

5050 E ARAPAHOE RD CENTENNIAL

3801 E 120TH AVE THORNTON

7575 S UNIVERSITY BLVD CENTENNIAL

12167 SHERIDAN BLVD BROOMFIELD

8200 S HOLLY ST CENTENNIAL

1150 HIGHWAY 287 BROOMFIELD

101 ENGLEWOOD PKWY ENGLEWOOD

13700 COLORADO BLVD THORNTON

100 W LITTLETON BLVD LITTLETON

2355 W 136TH AVE BROOMFIELD

4000 RED CEDAR DR HIGHLANDS RANCH

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THE COLORADO GAMBLER – Celebrating 23 Years

April 15 - 28, 2014