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Mother’s Day Colorado’s mothers give early support to national Mother’s Day

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ince Colorado women were the second in the nation to win the vote, they were naturally among the earliest supporters of a national Mother’s Day. In 1911, just four years after the original observance in 1907, Denverites held one of the first celebrations in the country, with a day filled with songs and religious services.

Here are just a few “mothers” who played an important role in Colorado history and the making of the West.

Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini

The first American to be canonized a saint by the Roman Catholic Church, Mary Francesca Cabrini came from a farming family in Sant’Angelo Lodigiano, Italy. The youngest of 13 children born to a 52 year-old mother, she was in frail health all her life. After spending her early years caring for her elderly parents, she took religious vows in 1877. Three years later, along with six other nuns, she founded the order of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. During its first five years, her small group of nuns established seven homes for orphans, a school and a nursery.

Impressed by the gentle, yet determined woman, Pope Leo XIII sent Mother Cabrini to New York City in 1889, where she built the first of 67 orphanages around the country. She came to Denver in 1902 and 1906 to establish Mount Carmel School, the Queen of Heaven Orphanage and the Cabrini Shrine in Mount Vernon along I-70.

Mother Cabrini has been called the patron saint of immigrants because of her great compassion for the courageous people who leave their native land in the hope of a better life. After touring Colorado mining towns, she wrote with great feeling of Italians who “slaved away at this labor, uninterruptedly year after year, until the weakness of old age crept over them or until someday a cave-in, explosion or accident of some kind cuts their life short, leaving their wives widowed and their children fatherless. They did not even need a grave, having been buried in the tomb in which they spent their whole lives.”

Mother Cabrini, whose feast day is Dec. 22, was canonized in 1946.

Mother Cawker

As prospectors rushed to the fledgling Cherry Creek settlement that be-

came Denver, the Cherokee Trail experienced a considerable increase in traffic, with covered wagons, cattle and freight wagon trains pouring into town daily. With a stage stop in mind, pioneers Samuel and Elizabeth Brantner built a two-story log house outside the settlement in late summer 1859, which they called Four Mile House. Within a year, a 47-year-old widow named Mary Cawker took over the property. With the help of her teenage children Samuel, 19, and Elizabeth, 17, she developed the site into a stage stop.

Cawker was a spirited woman who knew how to deal with the rough and tumble clientele who frequented Four Mile House. As her business flourished, she opened a tavern downstairs.

She sometimes used the second floor for dances or to bed overnight guests.

Her holdings eventually included most of the Cherry Creek Valley between Colorado Boulevard and Holly Street.

Unfortunately, the Cherry Creek Flood of 1864 inundated most of her land and put her out of business. Mary moved on to other real estate pursuits, at one time operating a theatrical boarding house in Denver. She was clever enough to deed most of her considerable estate to her family before she died in Santa Barbara, Calif., in 1906.

Mother Goetze

In 1892, Ida Goetze, a young German widow with two sons, purchased for back taxes one of the first hand-cut stone hotels west of St Louis, which has since become Golden’s historic Astor House and Museum. Mother Goetze renamed the hotel Boston House and made several improvements to the property, including a ìmodernî 1890s kitchen and the town’s first bathtub, charging 25 cents for a hot bath. The enterprising businesswoman was among the first to have water and gas piped in, and reputedly boasted one of the first radios in the community.

A master gardener, she planted shade trees and built a summerhouse with a lattice of climbing roses and beautiful gardens. Also known for her wonderful cooking, she made an arrangement with the Colorado School of Mines to serve students in the hotel ñ cafeteria style. Mines students eventually comprised the majority of boarders, a tradition that continued until the family sold the property in the late 1950s. By 1972, Astor House was slated for demolition, to be recycled as the ubiquitous parking lot. The community came to the rescue and saved the old hotel, which was designated an historic landmark and reborn as a museum in 1973.

Mother Jones

Labor organizer Mary Harris Jones, known as “The Miner’s Angel,” was an immigrant born in 1837 in Cork City, Ireland. Her parents moved to Michigan and she subsequently studied to become a teacher in Toronto. In 1862, she moved to Memphis, Tenn., to marry George Jones, a member of the Iron Workers’ Union. In 1867, her husband and their four children (all younger than age 5) died during a yellow fever epidemic. She began a new life in Chicago, where she started her own business as a dressmaker, but she lost everything in the Great Fire of 1871. She subsequently joined the Knights of Labor and became an influential organizer, inciting the wives and children of striking workers to demonstrate in their support. Once called “the most dangerous woman in America,” she was a passionate and fiery speaker, arrested several times.

She came to southern Colorado to organize the coal miners, was arrested and served time in prison being thrown out of the state just before the Ludlow Massacre. After Ludlow, she met with John D. Rockefeller, Jr. and convinced him to visit the Colorado mines and introduce long-sought reforms. She died in November 1930.

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Earn 50 tier points Monday – Thursday and visit any promotional kiosk to print out your complimentary buffet voucher to sample the tastiest spread Black Hawk has to offer. Guests may earn up to one free buffet per day from 6 a.m. – 11:59 p.m. Voucher must be printed in the same day that it is earned and is valid up to 5 days after issuance.

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We have partnered with Ace Express and Ramblin Express who have added us as a stop in Black Hawk. Earn 100 tier points and present your same-day bus ticket to the cashier to receive $23 cash. With eight convenient locations in the Denver metro area, visiting your favorite casino just became that much easier!

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All active and past United States military are invited to enjoy a complimentary meal at Centennial Buffet the first Wednesday of every month. Thank you for your bravery and courageous efforts for our country!

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Continue earning entries for your chance to win a brand spankin’ new 2016 Subaru Outback and a 2016 Polaris ATV. Drawings will be held on May 29. Rack up your entries every Tuesday leading up to the drawing by receiving 25X entries. Don’t forget to swipe your card every day before midnight to receive all of your earned entries.

$100K Quest for Adventure Weekly Drawings $10,000 Jackpot Sweepstakes

The rich get richer on Saturday, May 14 during our $10,000 Jackpot Sweepstakes. Drawings will take place from 3 p.m. – 9 p.m. Earn entries now through May 14 with each hand-paid taxable jackpot of $1,200 or more.

Reveal-A-Smile Giveaway

On Friday, May 6 and 27, from 11 a.m. – 11 p.m. you have the opportunity to earn 200 hundred tier points and receive a Reveal-A-Smile scratch-off. You have a chance to go home with up to $1,000 in cash! Guests can earn up to three scratch-offs each promotional Friday.

Select-A-Smile Giveaway

You can win up to $500 every Tuesday in May during our Select-A-Smile Kiosk Game from 2 p.m. – 8 p.m. All you have to do is swipe your card at a gold promotional kiosk and select four out of 10 smiley faces for a chance to win cash and other great prizes!

One free swipe every promotional Tuesday.

$10K Table Games Play and Punch Promotion

Head up to the Isle and play our fast action table games. Table games players will receive a punch card every day they play and once they earn five punches they will receive $25 in promo chips and their punch card will be validated. Guests need to bring their validated punch cards back on June 5for an entry into our drawing and a chance to win a share of $10,000. There is not a limit on how many entries a guest can earn.

May from 8 a.m. – midnight. Register at the Players Club or Cashier Services prior to playing.

Make You Happy Mystery Multiplier

We’re multiplying the fun on Monday, May 2, 9, 16 and 23! From 8 a.m. – midnight, you will receive a lucky mystery multiplier when you visit the Players Club or Cashier Services upon registration. Receive up to 20X points on your favorite slot machines and a free buffet after earing 100 tier points. Not valid on video poker. Multiplier cannot be combined with any other offer. Must register prior to playing.

50+ Perks

With age comes big bonuses! Every Sunday in May from 8 a.m. – midnight everyone age 50 or better is invited to stop by for 5X points on slots and 2X points on video poker. Receive one free buffet after earning 100 tier points from 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. Cannot be combined with any other point multiplier.

In May, 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 in Fan Club points.

Social Media

Make sure to ‘like’ Isle Black Hawk on Facebook, follow us on Twitter and Instagram. To stay up to date with all promotions, events and special contests! Also, make sure to register your email with the Players Club or Cashier Services to receive special promotion emails.

Play and Stay at the Isle

During May earn 500 tier points on your Fan Club card Sunday’s through Thursday’s between 8 a.m. and 12 a.m. (midnight) and stay the night on us! On Friday earn 800 tier points and your hotel stay is FREE. Poker players have the opportunity to get a free room by playing six consecutive hours (only valid Monday – Thursday). Poker players cannot redeem both the hotel offer and bus reimbursement in the same day; they must choose one offer they want to redeem. This offer is valid only on the day the points are earned and is based on availability, blackout days may apply. You must register prior to playing. Offer subject to availability. Excludes holidays and blackout dates.

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Do you ride the bus to Black Hawk? The Isle will refund your bus fare up to $23. Simply earn 350 tier points on your player’s card in May for your refund! Then, present your return bus ticket to the player’s club or cashier services. Table Games players will receive their bus fare back with four hours of consecutive play. Poker players can earn their bus fare back with six hours of consecutive play.

Guests must redeem bus ticket at the Players Club or Cashier Services. Limit one bus redemption per person per day.

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At Lady Luck your adventure awaits! Starting April 18, earn one FREE entry each day, plus additional entries for every 100 unadjusted points through May 28. On May 28, players will be selected starting at 2 p.m. to take home cash with the grand prize drawing at 8 p.m. for a chance to win a brandnew Subaru. We’re also giving away an ATV at 5 p.m. on May 28! And don’t forget, you earn 2X entries on Sundays during the promotion. See guest services for rules and additional details.

Rocky Mountain Rewards

Join us every Friday in May for a great weekly gift after you earn 300 unadjusted points on that day. Each week we’ll have a new gift for you! Gifts include a hammock, roadside toolkit, truck organizer, and sunshade. Some gifts will come with a cash prize! One gift per week, while supplies last, no rain checks. See guest services for rules and additional details.

Quest for Adventure

Lady Luck is your place for fun times and Cash!

Join us on Saturdays in May when three winners per hour from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. will be selected to play our punch board game for their chance to win up to $1,000 in cold hard cash or a Free carnival cruise! One free entry plus additional entries for every 100 unadjusted points earned. See guest services for rules and additional details. Excludes Saturday, May 28.

Hot Spot, Cool Chips Progressive Giveaway

Table games seats just got hotter! Join your favorite table games crew in Black Hawk for the Hot Spot, Cool Chips Progressive Giveaway! Fridays and Saturdays in May from Noon to 9 p.m. you could be a winner. Two seats will be chosen every hour to win $50 dollars in promo chips and their table mates will

win $10 in promo chips! If you’re in the winning hot seat, we’ll give you a drawing slip for our Electronics Frenzy Giveaway on May 29 where you could go home with some great prizes, including a 42” television! If a player is not in the Hot Spot, the $50 rolls into the progressive which will be awarded during the last drawing. See table games for rules and additional details.

Gleeball Giveaway

Every Tuesday in May we’re bringing our version of the classic arcade game back to Lady Luck! Three winners each hour from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. will have their chance to play for cash prizes! One free entry plus additional entries for every 100 unadjusted points earned. See guest services for rules and additional details.

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Earn an entry into Lady Luck’s next $10,000 Jackpot Frenzy! Guests will receive one free entry for every jackpot $1,200 or better won from April 28 through noon on June 4. You could win up to $1,000! A total of $10,000 in cash prizes will be given away! See guest services for rules and additional de-tails.

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 Tier Score points on their Lady Luck Player’s Card. See guest services for rules and additional details.

Win Win Mystery Point Multiplier

Earn up to 20 Times Points Thursdays in May. Just like a favorite gameshow game, drop a puck on our prize peg-board and let the chip fall where it may, you could win anywhere from 7x to 20x multiplier on all slots for the day! Plus you get 5 times points on video poker. Don’t forget to register before you play. See guest services for rules and additional details.

Offer subject to availability. Excludes holidays and blackout dates.

Bus Fare Redemption

Ride in style to Lady Luck! 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! Ask Supervisor for details. Guests must redeem bus ticket at Guest Services. Limit one bus redemption per person per day.

Monte Carlo

Monte Carlo Jackpots make the fun of winning a progressive jackpot that much easier with 12 individual progressive prizes that can hit multiple times a day. There are jackpots for Royal Flushes, Straight Flushes, and any 4 of a kind. Monte Carlo Madness takes effect when our bad beat jackpots all reach $25K and 100% of the jackpot rake gets distributed to the Monte Carlo hands making the amounts increase twice as fast. Visit the Lady Luck Poker Room for details and updated jackpot amounts.

Lady Luck Poker

It’s easier than ever to win BIG in the Lady Luck Poker Room! The Bad Beat Jackpot now includes a decreasing qualifier element starting at Aces full of Kings. 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 four hours of play.

• Be in a game by 10 a.m. and receive $20 in Bounce Back Coupons after five 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 Craps, Roulette, Bonus 6, Buffalo Black Jack Bonus and Double Deck Blackjack every day of the week! There are 20X odds on Craps EVERYDAY! $5 games open every day and $2 craps Monday through Thursday. See Table games, located on the second floor of Lady Luck, for additional promotions and details.

New Member

There has never been a better time to sign up for the Fan Club at Lady Luck. Join the club today.

When you’re a fan, you get better rewards faster than ever. For all new members, just play 10 unadjusted points and receive $20 in Otis & Henry’s® Bar & Grill and $10 in Match Play on Table Games. Sign up your email address, receive $5 and start raking in those rewards.

Social Media

Make sure to ‘like’ Lady Luck Black Hawk on Facebook and follow us on Twitter and Instagram.

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.

Play And Stay

Play More, Be Happy and stay for free with your friends at Lady Luck! Earn 500 Tier Score points Sunday through Thursday between 8 a.m. and midnight for a free room in the Lady Luck hotel tower. On Fridays play 800 Tier Score Points between 8 a.m. and midnight for a free room.

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You’ll never miss your favorite TV shows with your new 50”Smart TV! On Sunday, May 29, you can win a new big screen TV that will be shipped directly to your home, or you can take the FreePlay option if you prefer. Earn entries all month long for every 10 base points or 30 minutes of tracked table games play. On Sunday, May 29, from 11 a.m. - 11 p.m., we will call a winner every 15 minutes! Don’t miss out on our TV Giveaway, only at the Golden Mardi Gras and Golden Gates, Where Denver Plays, and WINS!

Memorial Day Weekend

Bring in the summer in style with our Memorial Day fun and festivities! Enjoy a delicious BBQ on the front patio of the Mardi Gras Casino each day, Saturday, May 28 through Monday, May 30. We will be serving up burgers, hot dogs, brats and all the goodies you could want for just $5. On Sunday, May 29, May 3 - 16, 2016

stick with us and you could take home a 50” Smart TV, every 15 minutes 11 a.m. - 11 p.m. On Monday, May 30 and Tuesday, May 31, come see how far your play can take you with our Memorial Day Point Multiplier. Earn 3X cash back on all your slot play!

There is no better way to spend your Memorial Day weekend than with us at the Golden Mardi Gras and Golden Gates Casinos!

Cinco De Mayo Buffet

Come enjoy Cinco De Mayo fun, food and drink specials, Thursday, May 5. Enjoy our Mexican Fiesta Buffet at Bourbon Street Buffet for just $14.99, 11 a.m. - 8 p.m. Also enjoy frozen margaritas and festive Mardi Gras beads! When you join us for our fiesta feast, you will receive a free frozen margarita with each buffet purchase.

Mother’s Day

Bring the special mom in your life in for her special day, Sunday, May 8.

Earn just 250 base points or three hours of tracked Table Games play and you can take home a beautiful watch, earrings and necklace set! Don’t miss the perfect gift for that perfect someone! Also enjoy our special Mother’s Day Buffet, complete with mimosas, for just $14.99, 11 a.m. - 8 p.m.

New Member Offer – ongoing until further notice

There has never been a better time to become an A-Play Club Member. Sign up today and you can win up to $1,000 and start receiving all the benefits you deserve! If you earn 350 points on your day of sign-up, you earn a second swipe at our promotional kiosk for even more prizes! Visit guest services for details and see how far your play can take you!

Play your favorite Table Game with us

Try your luck at one of our table games at Mardi Gras or Golden Gates Casinos and reap the rewards!

We have so many options for you so feel free to ask any of our experienced and friendly dealers how to play any of our table games! Now featuring Pai Jack at the Mardi Gras!

Golden Gates Casino and Poker Parlour

Play in Black Hawk’s finest Poker Parlour at the Golden Gates Casino! Featuring 20 live-action poker tables and the best tournaments in Colorado. Check out our current Poker Promotions and get even more cash for your play!

Tuesday/Wednesday Tournaments

Win BIG Tuesdays and Wednesdays with our Slot and Video Poker Tournaments, open to everyone! Each Tuesday (except May 31), play our $1,000 Slot Tournament and on Wednesdays, try our $1,000 Video Poker Tournament! Play 50 points for your first round and 100 points for each additional round, both days 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. Don’t miss your share of $1,000, at the Golden Mardi Gras casino, where Denver plays!

Thursday Play & Eat

Enjoy our Play & Eat Thursdays and play your way to a free buffet at Bourbon Street Café & Buffet, 11 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., OR a free entrée at Lucky’s or Full House Café all day. Simply earn 100 base points or 1 hour of tracked table play and swipe at a promotional kiosk for your meal voucher. Please see details on the voucher or a Guest Services Team Member for full details.

Night Owl Specials

If you work in Black Hawk or Central City or you are simply a Night Owl, we have great specials for you from 2 a.m. – 8 a.m.! All guests who earn 50 base points may play our Night Owl Kiosk Game to win food or FreePlay. Our Service Industry Special for casino workers offers one free premium liquor drink and 30% off food (with valid employee ID or gaming license). So join us where it pays to be a Night Owl, at the Golden Mardi Gras and Golden Gates Casinos!

Golden Gulch Casino Promotions

Check out the Golden Gulch exclusive promotions with something fun for everyone! Enjoy Nifty 50+ specials on Tuesdays and Thursdays, $4,000 Hot Seats Fridays and Saturdays and our Wheel of Winnings kiosk game on Sundays. Stop by and pick up your A-Play Club Card and get all the details of our great promotions from our friendly Gulch team!

Come and play at the Gulch, where everybody knows your game!

May 3 - 16, 2016

Second Anniversary Drawings Join us May 25 – 29

for our $20,000 Second Anniversary Drawings from 1 p.m. -11 p.m., spin and double your prize, win up to $500 in Z-Play at each drawing. We will have one winner per drawing hour. Earn entries with every 100 points for that day of play.

BBQ Set Giveaway

Stop by Z Casino on Wednesday, May 18 to pick up your free BBQ set. Just earn 100 same day base points. The giveaway will start at 11 a.m., quantities are limited.

Are you 60 years of age or older? Join us every Monday and Tuesday this month for our Silver Tsunami Club 60+ days. Just earn 60 base points that day and receive one free special of the day and a free nonalcoholic soft drink, coffee or tea. Just one more way to win at the Z!

Club Z Card

Sign up for a new Club Z card at Z Casino and receive up to $100 in Z-Play the same day! See Club Z for complete details.

Earn your base points Monday through Sunday and receive up to $1.50 off the following Tuesday at our Z Stop Gas Station. See Club Z for complete details.

10X points

Every Monday and Tuesday this month receive 10X points on slots, just check in at our kiosk.

Mother’s Day special

No plans for Mother’s Day? Stop in at Z Casino for our $10.50 Mother’s Day special.

Spin and Win

Stop in at the Z Stop gas station each week to spin and win. Winning is as easy as 1) swipe your Club Z card into the promotional kiosk inside the station, 2) play the spin and win game and 3) get up to Z Casino and activate your prize within 30 minutes. If you don’t have your Club Z player’s card, you can print a new one inside at the Z Stop too! Free Z-Play prizes are available at Z Casino (Black Hawk) only.

Memorial Day BBQ

Who’s ready to BBQ? Spend your Memorial Day with us. Just earn 25 base points on Memorial Day to get your free BBQ plate.

10X Points

Z Casino is the place for the most points. Every Wednesday through Sunday this month win up to 10X Points, just play our kiosk game!

$100,000 Jeep Renegade Drawings

Every day from April 3 - May 21 join us for out $100,000 Jeep Renegade Drawings from 1 p.m. -11 p.m., win up to $500 in Z-Play at each drawing. We will have two winners per drawing hour. Earn entries with every 100 points for that day of play. On May 28 from 1 p.m. - Midnight every hour we will have one drawing winner for $150 in Z-Play. Earn entries from April 3 through May 21 with every 250 points at 9:30 p.m. we will have one Tahiti Trip for two winners and four $500 in Z-Play winners.

New and existing members play our kiosk game to win free Z-Play.

Roll the Dice

Join us every Friday through Sunday for our Roll the Dice table game drawings. Win a drawing for your chance to win up to $100 in promo chips at each drawing. Drawings are from 4 p.m. – 8 p.m. every other hour.

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! Receive your voucher from the promotional kiosk.

Prime Rib Dinner

Join us every Friday this month for our $3.99 Prime Rib Dinner special after you earn 10 same day base points. Receive your voucher from the promotional kiosk.

FREE Gas

Want to convert your comps to FREE gas? Earn Turbo, Nitro or Flame status and redeem your comps for up to $20 in gas each day!

Play and Ride!

Earn 75 same day base points, redeem your bus ticket at Club Z and receive $25 in Z-Play. Earn 500 same day base points and get an additional $5 in Z-Play.

Get reimbursed for your ATM fees

SaratogaCasinoBH.com Sombrero Fiesta

On Cinco de Mayo, Thursday, May 5, from 12:30 – 7 p.m., be on of ten lucky winners to don a sombrero with a prize and win from $100 Promo Play to $1,000 CASH! Earn entries for every 100 base points or every 30 minutes of rated play on table games. Start accumulating entries on the Sunday before the drawing. Plus, get 10X entries on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Perfect Purse Giveaway

On Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 8, from 11 a.m. – 7 p.m., 10 lucky guests will choose a designer purse filled with up to $500 Promo Play! Earn entries for every 100 base points or every 30 minutes of rated play on table games.

Start accumulating entries on the Sunday before the drawing. Plus, get 10X entries on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Mother’s Day Mill City Chophouse Special

Celebrate that special woman in your life and treat her to our Mother’s Day dinner special!

On Friday, May 6, Saturday, May 7 and Sunday, May 8, a three-course dinner at the Mill City Chophouse is only $75 per couple! Includes spring salad with chicken, filet mignon and sautéed prawns, vanilla fruit martini tart, a bottle of wine and a special Mother’s Day gift.

$48K Swirls of Cash

The shuttle stops at Z Casino (on Selak Street adjacent to our free parking lot).

Every Saturday in May, from 6 – 11 p.m., you could be chosen to be one of six players to step into the money machine and grab up to $2,000 Promo Play! Earn entries for every 100 base points or every 30 minutes of rated play on table games. Start accumulating entries on the Sunday before each drawing. Plus, get 10X entries on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Z Cafe

$40,000 Poker Roll

Stop by the Z Stop Gas Station to use our ATM, bring your receipt to Z Casino within two hours from the time on your receipt. You will receive $5 in Z-Play or $3 Cash back!

Catch the free shuttle!

Stop by Z Cafe located on the 2nd floor of Z Casino to get your favorite cappuccino, latte, mocha and much more.

Mustang Grill

Stop by Z Casino’s Mustang Grill and 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.

Grillin’ & Thrillin’ Giveaway

On Thursday, May 26, from 11 a.m. – 8 p.m., win up to $1,000 Promo Play when you earn your deluxe BBQ Tool Set! Simply earn 200 same-day base points or play 60 minutes of rated table games, then swipe at a kiosk to collect your set of BBQ utensils, and you could find up to $1,000 Promo Play hidden inside! While supplies last. First come, first served. Limit one gift per person. Visit Guest Services for details.

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Come celebrate your birthday with us

Every Friday in May, from 6 – 10 p.m., play poker with dice! Be one of five lucky guests to roll for the best hand and win up to $2,000 CASH! Earn entries for every 100 base points or every 30 minutes of rated play on table games. Start accumulating entries on the Sunday before each drawing.

Plus, get 10X entries on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

THE COLORADO GAMBLER – Celebrating 23 Years

On Sunday, May 29, from 12 – 7 p.m., start the summer with your share of $10,000! Every hour is a chance to win from $200 Promo Play to $2,500 Promo Play. Then, at 7 p.m., one lucky guest will be ready for summer adventures with $5,000 CASH! Earn entries for every 100 base points or every 30 minutes of rated play on table games. Start accumulating entries on the Sunday before the drawing.

Plus, get 10X entries on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Memorial Day Scratch & Win

This Memorial Day, Monday, May 30, from 11 a.m. – 8 p.m., scratch & win up to $5,000 CASH! Simply swipe at any promotional kiosk to receive your FREE scratch ticket.

Flowers of Fun Kiosk Game

Play our new Flowers of Fun kiosk game and reveal a prize of up to $1,000 Promo Play! To win, simply swipe your Player Extras Club card at a kiosk after earning 150 base point or playing 45 minutes of rated table game before 11:59 p.m.

Mega Points Multiplier

Every Monday and Tuesday, spin the multiplier wheel at our promotional kiosk and get up to 20X points on your favorite slots! Simply swipe your card at a promotional kiosk between 9 a.m. and 11:59 p.m. Some restrictions apply. Visit Guest Services for details.

Weekday Warriors Exclusive Menu

All day, Monday – Thursday, and from 9 a.m.

– 5 p.m. on Fridays, take advantage of the $2 breakfast, $4 lunch and $6 dinner menu in the Main Street Café. Some restrictions apply. Visit Guest Services for details.

Weekday Warriors Bus Fare Redemption

All day, Monday – Thursday, and from 9 a.m.

– 5 p.m. on Fridays, get $20 cash back or $25 in Promo Play when you redeem your bus ticket at Guest Services. Gold members – only 150 same day base points. Platinum members – only 100 same day base points. Diamond members – FREE. Some restrictions apply. Visit Guest Services for details.

Join Now, Win Now

New Player Extras Club members get up to $210. Visit Guest Services for details.

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Central City Nuggets Insta-Play and three car finalist entries, and 2nd place is awarded $50 Insta-Play and one finalist entry. For the last drawing of each day, $300 CASH is the prize for our race winner.

Central-city.cnty.com Race of the Century: Win a new Honda Civic!

Qualify on Fridays/Saturdays 4-11 p.m. and Sundays 2-8 p.m. – April 8 May 30 Two winners drawn each hour race for a share of $250 Insta-Play & Car Finalist entries! $300 CASH Prize at 11 p.m. Fri/Sat, 8 p.m.

Sun! Win Hourly $1,000 Cash Prizes – Memorial Day, May 30th 2pm-8pm!

WIN THE CAR – Memorial Day, May 30, at 10 p.m.!

Earn entries even easier with just 50 base points on your Player’s Club card starting April 4! Every hour we will draw two winners who will compete on our Race of the Century game board! The winner pulls down $200

Memorial Day, Monday, May 30 is our final blowout event!

Qualifying drawings and races will be held hourly from 2pm -8pm with $1,000 CASH and TEN FINALIST ENTRIES as the prize for winning! Then, at 10pm we draw ten names from our Finalist Barrel who draw envelopes filled with $100 Insta-Play prizes, or one of them with the key to a Brand New 2016 Honda Civic!

Mother’s Day Bling Wallets!

Just earn 250 base points on your Player’s Club card on Sunday, May 8 to earn a Frame Lock Bling Wallet for mom or yourself! This slim, chic gift features rhinestone details on soft, textured material. The two-sided wallet has a snap closure that opens to reveal 14 card slots, an ID window, full-length zip pocket and four billfold pockets. Your choice of one of two styles once you’ve earned the points, while supplies last!

Free Prime Rib Tuesdays!

Every Tuesday you can enjoy our Prime Rib Special at the Mid City Grill for FREE from 11a.m. with just 150 base points earned on your Player’s Club card that day! Must redeem for certificate at the Player’s Club prior to being seated for your meal, and must redeem certificate on the same day it is issued.

Just play on Tuesdays and eat our most popular meal for FREE!

New Members Get Up To $20 In Day One Insta-Play!

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 to 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 that same day for another $5 Insta-Play bonus! Finally, earn 300 base points that same day for another amazing $5 in Insta-Play bonus available at the Club! That’s up to $20 in Day One InstaPlay for New Members! Wow!

JUST EARN 250 BASE POINTS ON YOUR PLAYER’S CLUB CARD ON SUNDAY, MAY 8TH TO EARN A FRAME LOCK BLING WALLET FOR MOM OR YOURSELF!

$7.99 Prime Rib Every Day!

Bigger Bingo –Thursday Bingo

Enjoy FREE Bingo every Thursday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., with $100 Insta-Play Play or Table Games Play Chips prizes, with $250 CASH PRIZES for our BIGGER BINGO games at three random hourly games, one from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., one from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., and the final random hourly game from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.! Players with a Player’s Card can pick up their Bingo card at the Player’s Club one hour before each game.

Miltary Appreciation Monday

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.

Fantasy Golf Wednesday!

Earn up to seven Fantasy Golf Card Scratch Tickets Each Wednesday (at 250 base points, 400 base points, and 1,000 base points, and every thousand base points thereafter up to 5,000) 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

Enjoy our 8 oz. slow-roasted Prime Rib Special, accompanied by choice of potato with seasonal vegetables, for just $7.99 from 11 a.m., just by having a player’s card! Prime Rib special is also available for $14.99 with no card. Not to be combined with any other discount or coupon, except for the Tuesday Play & Eat 150 base points free Prime Rib discount.

Senior Celebration – Wednesday and Thursday

Guests aged 50 or better receive 2X points on play ALL DAY from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., plus 50% off purchases (up to $25 in one day) at the Retro Deli or Mid City Grill. Please note that 50% food discount cannot be combined with any other coupon or discount, and including daily food specials.

Birthdays at Century

All guests can come in on the day of their birthday and get 2X points plus a free gift!

Guests who come in on the day of their 21st birthday receive the 2X points and the gift, plus $10 in comp added to their account, plus a $5 Promo Chip to use at the tables! Guests with a birthday coupon from our mailer redeem it at the Player’s Club for a gift of 10X their age in points!

APRIL 4TH - MAY 30TH FRI & SAT 4-11PM SUN 2-8PM

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TWO WINNERS EACH HOUR RACE FOR CAR FINALIST ENTRIES! PLUS PRIZES UP TO

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THE COLORADO GAMBLER – Celebrating 23 Years

May 3 - 16, 2016

Central City Nuggets from $500 in Z-Play to $50 in Z-Play. Don’t miss out on the fun!

www.johnnyzscasino.com Z Stop gas station 10X points

Every Monday and Tuesday this month receive 10X points on slots, just check in at our kiosk.

No plans for Mother’s Day?

Stop in at Johnny Z’s for our $10.50 Mother’s Day special.

Who’s ready to BBQ?

Spend your Memorial Day with us. Just earn 25 base points on Memorial Day to get your free BBQ plate.

Free BBQ Set

Stop by Johnny Z’s on Wednesday, May 25 to pick up your free BBQ set. Just earn 100 same day base points. The giveaway will start at 11 a.m., quantities are limited.

Slot Tournaments

Slot tournaments at Johnny Z’s! Every Wednesday this month we will have a slot tournament at 3 p.m. Just earn 200 same day base points to enter. We have six winners with prizes ranging

May 3 - 16, 2016

Stop in at the Z Stop gas station each week to spin and win. Winning is as easy as 1) swipe your Club Z card into the promotional kiosk inside the station, 2) play the spin and win game and 3) get up to Z Casino and activate your prize within 30 minutes. If you don’t have your Club Z player’s card, you can print a new one inside at the Z Stop too! Free Z-Play prizes are available at Z Casino (Black Hawk) only.

Z Casino is the place for the most points

Every Wednesday through Sunday this month win up to 10X Points, just play our kiosk game!

$150,000 Camaro Giveaway

Every Wednesday through Sunday from April 3 - June 17 join us for our $150,000 Camaro Giveaway Drawings from Noon- 10 p.m. every other hour with an additional drawing at 11 p.m., win up to $500 in Z-Play at each drawing. We will have two winners per drawing hour. Earn entries with every 100 points for that day of play. On June 18 from 1 p.m. - Midnight every hour we will have one drawing winner for $150 in Z-Play. Earn en-

tries from April 3 through June 18 with every 250 points at 9:30 p.m. we will have one Tahiti Trip for two winners and four $500 in Z-Play winners.

Silver Tsunami Club

Are you 60 years of age or older? Join us every Monday and Tuesday this month for our Sialver Tsunami Club 60+ days. Just earn 60 base points that day and receive one free special of the day and a free nonalcoholic soft drink, coffee or tea.

Just one more way to win at the Z!

Club Z Card

Sign up for a new Club Z card at Johnny Z’s and receive up to $100 in Z-Play the same day! See Club Z for complete details.

Who wants a discount on gas?

Earn your base points Monday through Sunday and receive up to $1.50 off per gallon the following Tuesday at our Z Stop Gas Station. See Club Z for complete details.

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! Receive your voucher from the promotional kiosk.

Prime Rib Dinner

Join us every Friday this month for our $3.99 Prime Rib Dinner special after earning 10 same day base points. Receive your voucher from the promotional kiosk.

Want to convert your comps to FREE gas?

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

Play and Ride!

Earn 75 same day base points, redeem your bus ticket at Club Z and receive $25 in Z-Play. Earn 500 same day base points and get an additional $5 in Z-Play.

Get reimbursed for your ATM fees.

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.

Celebrate Your Birthday

Come celebrate your birthday with us. New and existing members play our kiosk game to win free Z-Play.

Roll the Dice

Join us every Monday through Thursday this month for our Roll the Dice table game drawings.

Win a drawing for your chance to win up to $100 in promo chips at each drawing. Drawings are from 1pm-11pm every other hour.

Hottest Table Games

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

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, and Buffalo Blackjack! Whether you’re in Central City or Black Hawk win at the Z!

Prime Rib dinner

Catch the free shuttle!

Try our amazing Prime Rib dinner or Famous Z Ribs now only $7.77 with your Club Z Card, located on the 2nd floor of Johnny Z’s Casino.

THE COLORADO GAMBLER – Celebrating 23 Years

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

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THE COLORADO GAMBLER – Celebrating 23 Years

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THE COLORADO GAMBLER – Celebrating 23 Years

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A Tailing Tale All aboard the Butterfield stage

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tep into the past at the S t a g e Stop in Rollinsville. It is the late 1860’s and you boarded the Butterfield stage in St. Louis, Missouri. The Toll Gate Barn is a welcome, though brief, respite on your way to your destination in San Francisco. Following a meal of venison steak, bread and tea, you return to your coach along with eight other passengers, the conductor and the driver.

Pulled by two teams of mules, with bone-jarring speed, the coach travels toward the continental divide. You’ve been on the road for over a week. Your fellow passengers ride three abreast, squeezed into back and middle rows, both facing forward, and into a forward row facing rearward. The unfortunate fellows in the forward and middle rows must ride with their knees dovetailed and all passengers travel

A Tailing TaLe

By Maggie Magoffin

Maggie@maggiempublications.com with baggage on their laps and mail pouches beneath their feet. Moreover, there’s been no time or opportunity for bathing since you left St. Louis.

You lean your head back and try to rest as memories of your journey thus far occupy your thoughts.

It is early summer so you’ve not had to endure intense heat and fortunately you’ve avoided any Indian attacks, robberies or accidents with the coach.

After a journey of nearly 1,000 miles the majestic Rocky Mountains loomed in the distance. The road became badly rutted and often times, due to sandy or dangerously uneven ground, you had to get out of the coach and walk.

You finally reached a stage stop in Denver where several passengers said their goodbyes and several new passengers boarded. The mountains were closer and the view was breathtaking.

From Denver, the stage traveled on to a small village at the mouth of a canyon called Golden Gate. The driver changed horses but there were no facilities for the passengers so you remained on board.

Then the coach climbed an eight-mile pull to the top of what the driver called Guy Hill which was

followed by a decent into steep and tortuous Guy Gulch. Heavy wagons were eased down the hill by means of a snubbing post and tackle.

However, the stage drivers largely ignored that method in favor of an arrangement of rough-locking the hind wheels of the coaches.

From Guy Gulch you climbed another stiff grade up to the Junction Ranch, then southward up to the Smith Hill Divide. Here commenced another sharp decent of two miles from the divide into Clear Creek Canyon where the coach followed two miles of easy road up the canyon to Black Hawk, through Central City, finally reaching the Stage Stop in Rollinsville.

You are barely half-way to your destination in San Francisco. You’re tired, dirty and every bone in your body aches. You focus on a poster on the door of the coach and a slight smile tweaks at the corners of your mouth as you read: You will be trav-

Early photo of Rollinsville by William Gunnison Chamberlain.

Photo courtesy Denver Public Library

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eling through Indian country and the safety of your person cannot be vouchsafed by anyone but God. And to think this tortuous journey only cost you $200 plus meals ($3,000 today).

One stagecoach passenger said, “To many people, doubtless, who think more of their ease than they do of robust physical health, a stage ride of a 1,000 or 2,000 miles may seem a formidable undertaking.

But for those who have a liking for adventure and a desire to see something of the world, the long ride of two or three weeks, practically in the open air possesses a wonderful charm — especially in remembrance . . .”

FROM MAGGIE

Be sure to check out my website for past columns at www.MaggieMPublications. com.

The first two books in my Misadventures of the Cholua Brother’s Series are available on my website, on Amazon.com, Lulu.com and BarnesandNoble.com. They can also be bought through the Gilpin Historical Museum and Mountain Menagerie in Central City. Watch for the release of the third and final book in the series Bonanza Beans available in late February or early March.

Cholua Brothers Mining Company specialty coffees are available at Mountain Menagerie in Central City or from their website at www. choluabros.com.

This column was previously published in the Central City Weekly Register-Call.

Send in your tales Mail your stories with contact information: Maggie M P.O. Box 746495 Arvada, CO 80006-6495 Email: Maggie@ maggiempublications.com If you prefer to tell me your story orally and have me write it for you, please feel free to call me at 303-881-3321.

May 3 - 16, 2016

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This information is subject to change without notice.

Gaming

My big money management mistake Ask any professional or successful poker player and they will tell you that strong money management is the key to being a consistent winning poker player over the long haul.

This means keeping track of your stack while at the table at all times - are you ahead or behind and how far? It means knowing how is your stack stands up vs. the rest of the table - can you maximize your best hands by having enough chips to be able to put your opponent all in? This means remembering the reason you are playing - which is to make money. The bottom line is that being a good money manager means leaving while ahead of the game rather than leaving when behind.

Through the first three-plus months of 2016, this has been one of my strengths. My last six sessions this year have been winners ranging from a $70 win to a $1,500 win and I firmly believe this is because

poker talk

BY LARRY JOHNSON

I have been picking to leave at the right time.

But, this streak was broken the other night when one simple money management mistake cost my bankroll over $900.

My night began at a $2 $5/$100 table and I bought in for $400. I played at this table for just under an hour and lost $100.

I played very few hands but just couldn’t catch a card or stay ahead.

The key hand was a set of 7’s I had that were beat by a straight - not a bad play by either party, just a bit unlucky.

I then moved over to a new $30 - $60 hold em poker game and

bought in for another $500, entered the game with $800 on the table. The line-up was a good mix of recreational players and regulars who sat in the game almost nightly.

Over the next hour, I steadily lost and was down to just over $200 in front of me. There wasn’t any real spectacular hands or bad beats, just pairs that didn’t hold up, straights or flushes that didn’t come in, and lost blinds.

Then, the tide turned a bit.

I won a hand when my pocket K’s held up; then made a spade flush with four players calling; and finally won another pot with A-K when I caught two pair. When the dust cleared, I had $980 in chips in front of me and realized I was only $20 from being even and was very excited. (Here is the mistake.)

Before I had a chance to think about it, I looked down to pocket Q’s just in front of the blinds and called - absolutely sure this would be the hand that would get me

positive for the session.

The pot was raised and all of a sudden I had $60 in the middle of the table. The flop came 10 - 8 - 4, I called a $30 bet along with another raise, and the turn and river brought two 6’s with bets on each card. My Q’s lost to a pocket pair of K’s and I was down to under $600.

And yes, it slowly occurred to me that I had actually only bought in for $900 ($400 in $2 - $5 and $500 in $30 - $60) rather than the $1,000 I figured above, so was up $80 rather than down $20 when I played the pocket Q’s. And yes, if I would have realized that, I would have not played the hand and would have racked up, cashed out, and ended the session with a small win.

Instead, I did not have my total buy-in right and played a hand I shouldn’t have. Now, those same professional or successful players mentioned above may not agree, as

they would say play every hand as hard as possible, and if I was a professional player I may agree. But, I’m not a professional and cannot put in the hours they do to average everything out so have to know when to rack up and go.

To finish the story, I ended up playing nearly another hour but in the end went all in with an A - Q, lost, and walked away with a humbling $900 loss.

So — if I would have kept track of my buy-in, remembered exactly where I stood chip-wise, and keep my discipline, this session would have ended up an $80 winner rather than what I consider a $980 loss.

The moral of the story: Pay Attention! One miscue can make the difference between winning and losing and it’s better to be the one who takes advantage of the mistakes rather than makes the mistakes.

And remember - play your game!

Mother’s Day Gambler Staff Favorite Mother’s Day Recipes Stir Fried Pork with Broccoli and Cashews

Submitted by Shirley Klotz (Volunteer at The Villager) 1 C Sweet onion diced 2 C Broccoli small florets 1 lb.

Pork tenderloin, cut

into thin slices 1/4 t.

Crushed red pepper 1/2 C Chopped parsley (or

chopped green onions) Sugar 1 T 1 T Minced, peeled fresh ginger 3 Garlic cloves, minced 1/2 C Fat-free, less-sodium

chicken broth 3 T Low sodium soy sauce Chopped dry-roasted 1/2 C cashews 2T Dark sesame oil 2 C Hot cooked long-grain rice Place large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium high heat. Add onion; cook 8 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Remove onion from pan; place in bowl. Recoat pan with cooking spray. Add broccoli; stir-fry 3 minutes. Add broccoli to onion. Recoat pan with cooking spray. Add pork

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and red pepper; stir-fry 4 minutes or until pork loses pink color. Reduce heat. Stir in green onions, sugar, ginger and garlic and cook 30 seconds, stirring constantly. Stir in onion mixture, chicken broth, soy sauce and cashews; cook 1 minute. Drizzle with sesame oil. Serve with rice.

Yield: 4 servings (serving size 1-1/4 C stir-fry and 1/2 C rice)

Chocolate Fire Cake

Submitted by Shirley Klotz (Volunteer at The Villager) (A very dense, rich cake) 1 C Sugar 1/3 C Butter 1 lg.

Egg 1-1/4 C Flour 6 T Unsweetened cocoa

powder 1-1/2 t Baking powder 1 t Ground cinnamon 1/2 t Red pepper (less if

using cayenne) 1/4 t Salt 3/4 C 1% low-fat milk 2 T Vanilla 1 Baking spray with flour 4T Semi-sweet chocolate chips Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Beat the sugar and butter at medium speed on mixer until well

blended (about 5 minutes). Add egg, beating well. Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cup; level with knife. Combine flour and next 5 ingredients, stirring well with a whisk.

Combine milk and vanilla. Add the flour mixture to the sugar mixture alternately with the milk mixture, beginning and ending with the flour mixture.

Pour batter into a nine-inch round cake pan coated with baking spray. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes or until done. Cool in pan 10 minutes on wire rack; remove from pan. Cool cake completely on wire rack.

Place chips in a small heavy-duty Zip Lock bag and seal. Microwave until chips are melted, about 1 minute. Snip a tiny hole in one corner of bag; drizzle chocolate over cake.

Yield: 10 servings. Calories: 233 per serving.

Kalbi – Korean Shortribs

Submitted by Linda Kehr (Advertising Consultant) 2 ½ Tbsp. White sesame seeds 4 lbs.

Shortribs 5 Tbsp. Sugar 2/3-cup Soy Sauce 1 Tbsp. Minced garlic

2/3 cup Finely minced green

onions ½ Tsp. Black pepper 2 Tbsp. Sesame oil MSG 1 Tsp. 1. Toast sesame seeds in a dry skillet – shake pan often. Crush seeds in a blender or in a bowls with a spoon.

2. Remove fat from meat. Cut deep gashes in the meat, but don’t cut through to the bone.

3. Rub the ribs with a mixture of sugar and crushed sesame seeds.

4. Mix all other ingredients in a bowl. Add the meat. Let marinade for at least one hour. Overnight is better.

5. Grill over charcoal (or in oven) slowly. Enjoy.

Cherry Coke Salad

Submitted by Sharon Sweeney (Vice President Marketing) 1 can Red sour pitted cherries

with juice ½ cup Water ¾ cup Sugar Bring cherries, water and sugar to a boil. Remove from stove add two, three oz. pkgs. of cherry jello. Let this cool, and then add six oz. of coke and one small can of dole-crushed pineapple with

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juice. Nuts are optional.

Pour into a 7 ½ by 12-inch glass dish or pan and put in fridge and let this set.

Topping: 1 3 oz pkg. of Philadelphia cream cheese ½ cup of powered sugar 1 package of dream whip Follow directions on dream whip package and use electric mixer to mix all this together.

Brunch Eggs

Submitted by Minnie Lundberg (long time Villager subscriber) 1 lb.

Sausage browned

and drained 6 Eggs 2 cups Milk 1 Tsp Salt Dry mustard 1 tTsp 2 slices Bread 1 cup Grated cheddar

cheese 1 small can Green chilies Beat eggs; add milk, salt, mustard and bread cubes. Add cheese and sausage. Pour into a greased, 8x10 Pyrex dish. Refrigerate over night. Bake 45 minutes @ 350 degrees, let stand five minutes before serving.

Serves 6

May 3 - 16, 2016

Trail’s End

Denver’s own crime stopper Philip Van Cise

Philip Van Cise was born on October 25, 1884, in South Dakota, to Edwin and Adele Van Cise, where Edwin Van Cise was a practicing attorney. It was here, following the massacre at Wounded Knee, December 29, 1890, Edwin Van Cise served as one of the prosecuting attorneys during the trials. Ten years later, in 1900, the Van Cise family moved to Denver, where the elder Van Cise became a prominent Denver attorney and chairman of the Denver Public Utilities Commission.

In Denver, Philip Van Cise attended East High School. Van Cise went on to the University of Colorado while working as a cub reporter for the Rocky Mountain News. In 1909, he receiving his law degree and joined his father’s law firm. From 1910 to 1914, he was captain of Company K, of the Colorado National Guard.

In the winter of 1913, Van Cise’s unit was sent to the southern Colorado coal fields in an effort to relieve tensions during the miners strike. A few weeks after Van Cise’s Company K was sent back to Denver, National Guard troops under the command of Lieutenant Karl Linderfelt opened fire on the striking miners at the Ludlow tent colony. Twenty people were killed, including two women and 11 children who suffocated in an underground pit as the tents above them burned.

After the horrific incident at Ludlow, Van Cise was sent to the area to conduct investigations.

Van Cise was appointed to a review board in which statements were taken from eyewitnesses, as well as his fellow National Guard soldiers. In the end, court-martial proceedings were brought forth for two dozen members of the militia. All accused participants were acquitted, with the exception of L. J. Linderfelt. Linderfelt was found guilty of shooting and then beating the leader of the miners’ union, Louis Tikas, nearly to death. In fact, Tikas later died of his injuries, which included several bullet wounds, as well as a fractured skull. However, Linderfelt’s hearing ended not in a courtmartial, but in a severe reprimand

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that was placed on his military record.

Disgusted by the outcome of the proceedings, Van Cise became a vocal critic of the National Guard. He was not alone. Van Cise joined other officers of the National Guard in writing an internal report denouncing several of their colleagues who also served on the review board.

One of those board members was Lieutenant Colonel Edward Boughton.

A few months later, when Van Cise was to participate in yet another military hearing, the presiding officer was none other than Lieutenant Colonel Edward Boughton. During the proceedings, Boughton accused Van Cise of plotting with the United Mine Workers of America, intentionally discrediting the National Guard.

An indignant Van Cise responded: “I have nothing to conceal about anything I did in the field.

I had experience with you when at Ludlow, and I know how you deal and how crooked you are, and you are not going to get away with it here.”

Boughton abruptly ended his questioning.

Undaunted, Van Cise remained on the stand, recounting his efforts to bring the murders committed by members of the National Guard to the attention of Governor Ammons and the Adjutant General.

Van Cise’s efforts were to no avail.

In effect, the leaders of Colorado Lou Blonger

distinction, Van Cise received the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.

It was during his military service overseas that Van Cise’s father died. Not long after the death of her husband, Adele Van Cise purchased an elegant stone mansion on the corner of 16th and Race Streets, as an investment. Due to the poor economy during the war, Adele Van Cise began converting her new home into an eight-unit apartment house. Following the end of the war, Philip Van Cise returned to Denver where he lived with his mother for a brief time.

It was at Philip’s suggestion that his mother renamed the home the “Marne Apartments,” after the many castles he had seen along Philip Van Cise the Marne River. Today, it is known as “Castle Marne.” government buried the truth.

In 1920, Van Cise organized an When America entered World American Legion post in an effort War I, in 1917, Van Cise did so as to calm citizens as well as strikers well, enlisting with the Army. Sta- during the tense Denver Tramway tioned in France, Van Cise served strike. as an intelligence officer on the The following year Van Cise ran general staff of the American Ex- for district attorney. His campaign peditionary Forces. Serving with slogan was, “A Fighting Man for a Fighting Job.” Philip Van Cise was elected to the office of Denver district attorney, in 1921. During his tenure, he was responsible for breaking up the crime element in Denver. He began with Lou Blonger, Denver’s underworld boss, and his “MillionDollar Bunco Ring.” Van Cise arrested and successfully prosecuted Blonger, In Colorado’s longest and most expensive trial at that time, Lou Blonger, Photos courtesy of Denver Public Library and 20 of his

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associates, were convicted and sent to prison. Next, Van Cise took on the Ku Klux Klan.

With several members of the Klan holding city and state offices, it was a bold step for Van Cise.

Governor Clarence J. Morley, elected in 1925, bowed to Klan pressure, allowing Grand Dragon Dr. John Locke to hold tight control of Morley’s politics and his government. Denver’s mayor, Benjamin F. Stapleton, was also a Klan supporter. Several bills were introduced in the senate to abolish and recreate state agencies based on Klan motives. Van Cise eventually prosecuted Locke for tax evasion and sent him to prison in 1926. With the conviction of Colorado’s leader of the Ku Klux Klan, Van Cise effectively caused the fall of the Klan influence in the state, almost as suddenly as it had emerged. The political dominoes soon fell. Governor Morley’s personal secretary was indicted for mail fraud, two of Locke’s advisors went to prison for embezzlement, and Morley was defeated in the following election. Shortly thereafter, Morley was convicted of mail fraud and served five years at Leavenworth, the only governor of Colorado to be sent to prison. In his autobiography, Van Cise wrote: “At the conclusion of the bunco case I was probably the most popular man in Colorado. Two years later, when I went out of office because of the fight against the Klan, I was probably the most unpopular man in the state.”

Decades later the City and County of Denver finally paid tribute to Denver’s crime stopper of the 1920s. The Philip Van Cise Justice Center is located in the heart of downtown Denver.

Cindy Van Cise O’Hanlon was quoted as saying: “My grandfather was a very humble person.

He took on cases not for publicity, but because something was wrong. For him, there was a right and a wrong, and there wasn’t any in between. He was, in the best sense of the word, a righteous man. If you were doing something wrong, he was going to take you down, no matter who you were. He had an inability to become political, to compromise what he believed.”

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Humor

Why they put Solitaire on computers

ARIES (March 21 – April 19) Mercury turns retrograde in your sector of personal finances on Thursday, so be particularly mindful when purchasing anything online or anything expensive. Keep receipts and other important details just in case. Venus enters Taurus on Friday, making your money zone an area of interest. Although you might be tempted to splurge, it would be better to opt for small luxuries rather than one big blowout. Try to invest more of your cash rather than spend it. Lucky Numbers 4, 10, 19, 21, 28, 29

LEO (July 23 – Aug 22) Just as you’re hitting your stride regarding a career move, Mercury turns retrograde in your professional sector. This doesn’t mean you should drop everything and wait until it turns direct again. Do what you have to, but bear in mind that your original plans could change in the weeks ahead. You’ll easily navigate this phase if you can go with the flow. You’ll also be able to mount a charm offensive and impress superiors, so use this to your advantage. Lucky Numbers 1, 14, 17, 22, 28, 29.

TAURUS (April 20 – May 20) Personal projects and plans could be delayed as the planet of talk and thought turns retrograde on Thursday. But you only need to worry about this if you’re about to commit to a major project or plan. The small stuff will take care of itself. If possible, hold off signing important documents until after May 22. If you can’t, go ahead, but know that changes to your original plans are likely. On the upside, Venus encourages you to indulge and have fun. Lucky Numbers 5, 8, 11, 18, 20, 29.

VIRGO (Aug 23 – Sept 22) As Mercury begins its backward dance on Thursday, you may particularly notice its influence if you’re traveling or on vacation. It would be helpful to have a checklist ready before you set off and make sure you’ve packed everything you need. Despite your preparations, be ready for a few unexpected detours along the way. As Venus sashays into Taurus on Friday, you’ll be likelier to encounter romance when you move outside your comfort zone. Lucky Numbers 10, 14, 16, 28, 33, 39.

GEMINI (May 21 – June 20) As your personal planet Mercury enters its retrograde phase in your spiritual sector, you can use this opportunity to connect with yourself more deeply. This phase can be particularly useful for keeping a dream diary. The more acquainted you become with the messages from your subconscious mind, the better you’ll be able to understand the guidance they offer. When Venus moves into this same sector, the chance to volunteer your time to help others could be very rewarding. Lucky Numbers 3, 13, 16, 18, 24, 28.

LIBRA (Sept 23 – Oct 22) You’ll need to take extra care when closing deals, discussing important issues, handling business affairs, or dealing with shared resources during this time. As Mercury enters its retrograde phase, you’ll be ideally placed to tackle debt issues and improve your financial standing as much as you can. This isn’t the best time to take out a loan or incur debt, particularly if it serves no real purpose. That said, investing in quality art could bring a good return in the future. Lucky Numbers 1, 7, 8, 12, 18, 22.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22 – Dec 21) Although you may be eager to lose weight and get as toned and fit as possible, this may not easy in practice. The temptation to indulge could interfere with your plans. But you may be able to overcome such hurdles if you enlist the services of a personal trainer or coach. Still, the urge to overeat could be almost impossible to resist once Venus dances into Taurus later in the week. You might have to give in and enjoy yourself. Lucky Numbers 10, 19, 21, 25, 28, 29.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22 – Jan 19) Mercury enters its retrograde phase in your leisure sector, so you could be tempted to take up a hobby or pastime that you enjoyed as a child.

Rather than bring on a feeling of nostalgia, it could have real relevance to the person you are today. You may find that it ignites your sense of joy and creativity. Venus glides into this same sector, so it’s time to indulge your senses. Whatever it takes to have fun, just do it! Lucky Numbers 4, 11, 13, 18, 25, 28.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20 – Feb 18) Friends and family you haven’t seen in a while may turn up on your doorstep as Mercury enters its retrograde phase in your home and family sector. However, as Venus dances in later in the week, you’ll very much enjoy the chance to entertain guests. At the same time, this is a good opportunity to kick back and nurture yourself. You’ve been exceptionally busy lately and your body and brain need this time to relax and recharge. Lucky Numbers 3, 9, 12, 18, 27, 33.

SCORPIO (Oct 23 – Nov 21) Relationships seem to be a major focus for you at this time. However, you also need to take extra care when interacting with others as Mercury turns retrograde on Thursday. This can be an opportunity to connect with old friends and enjoy a reunion, but there’s also the potential for misunderstandings. Just be aware of this as you go about your daily business. With Venus also dancing into Taurus, your social life could be particularly exciting, with romance looking very promising.

Lucky Numbers 2, 7, 8, 11, 18, 22.

PISCES (Feb 19 – March 20) If you’re inspired to study, write, teach, or network with like-minded others, you’re very much in tune with the present planetary picture.

No matter what your interests, this is the time to go for it. However, it’s important not to have too many expectations as Mercury turns retrograde. If you find that an activity isn’t for you, drop it and try something else. Romance could play a big part in your life in the weeks ahead, so enjoy it! Lucky Numbers 2, 21, 22, 29, 31, 38.

29. Els 30. CD 32. Eh 33. Li

34. Fanatics 37. Evian 39. Nee 40. Ice

42. Verdi 43. Ian 44. Nan 45. Er

46. Ear 48. Coast 50. Ad 51. Corexit

1. Firestone DOWN: 1. Craps or

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CANCER (June 21 – July 22) A reunion may be in the cards this week or in the next three weeks. Mercury retrograde in your social sector suggests that old friends may be in touch or an ex or old flame may come back into your life. This can be an opportunity to talk over old times or seek healing regarding a difficult breakup. You might find that you get on much better this time. And with Venus entering Taurus on Friday, a past romance could be rekindled. Lucky Numbers 7, 9, 11, 15, 20, 28.

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never did feel good about meeting men online.

Joseph told me that his help might actually void my warranty.

I asked him if putting my foot through the monitor might also void my warranty, because that was looking like my only other option.

He suggested that before I did that, I call the computer manufacturer. I did, and after agreeing to pay a large sum of money, playing several games of Tri-Peaks, and bumping my head on my desk while looking for my computer’s serial number, I was told by a representative from the computer

manufacturer, that he too was unable to solve my problem.

I was just about to chuck my career and live out my days playing solitaire.

But then he told me he could give me what he called a “work-around.” And that was good enough for me. In fact, I was ecstatic! I would have asked him to marry me except my husband might not approve.

So I asked him if he would just move in. And I meant it! I need an IT person in my house! As computers get fancier, the tools I have at my disposal are no longer sufficient. (The tools I have being a hammer and a screwdriver.)

All’s well that ends. I’m making do with the “work-around.” I’m getting used to my new computer.

And I’m thinking of taking up Microsoft Mahjong.

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play solitaire while you wait for the next available technician.”

Maybe I don’t have that quite right.

Days later, someone answered. I picked up the phone, and in the process, hung up on them. Oh well. (Though that’s not what I said when I realized I’d hung up.) During my sixth game of Pyramid, I had decided that maybe I should be calling the software company instead.

So I tried that next. I played nine games of Klondike while I waited for a representative to answer and give me his version of “I’m sorry.

We can’t help you.”

He did, however, give me the website address for online tech support. That meant creating a password, getting an account, and waiting for a confirmation email.

I played four more games while I waited. The confirmation led me to a page of photos from which I could choose the tech person I wanted to chat with online. That’s how I met Joseph, the latest in a long line of people who couldn’t help me. I

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is what anyone who My productivity knows me would susdropped like a laptop pect first. into the lake when I sought help from I got my fancy, new my internet service PC. That’s partly beprovider. I didn’t cause, for non-geeks mind that they put like me, the only me on hold because thing worse than a when the going gets dead computer is the tough, the tough can learning curve on a play Free Cell. (That’s new one. one version of comBesides that, my new computer has a By Dorothy Rosby puter solitaire, for drosby@rushmore.com those of you who still wide screen, covered use cards.) I can play with time-wasting temptations, like the news, Face- Free Cell happily for hours, which book, Google Earth, and many is lucky because that’s how long I others that would be even more was on hold before the technician tempting if I knew what they were picked up and told me he couldn’t for. It also features twice as many help me anyway.

Next, I called the dealer who solitaire games as my old computer did. And it has the latest version of had downloaded the software. A the software I use for actual work, polite recording informed me they which can be a big distraction from were “experiencing a high volume of calls.” No problem. I put my solitaire.

But the worst threat to my pro- cordless phone on speaker, set it ductivity comes from a certain flaw down, and played Pyramid while it my marvelous new software has alternately blasted classical music in its email function. Naturally, I and the not-so-reassuring message, assumed it was user error, which “Your call is important to us. Please

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