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HOT PROMOS/NUGGETS Black Hawk, Central City promos, specials and giveaways Pages 6-9

A TAILING TALE A legend of the Yellow Rose Page 10

JEMSTONES & MINERALS Tanzanite is becoming more rare Page 14

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Opera season brings song and cheer to mountains I see that the garage is almost complete at the Monarch Casino Resort Spa and photos of the new exterior of the casino that greets motorists coming up the canyon road. The new building exterior will have polished granite and rough limestone with new copper-finish windows and matching roof over the gigantic structure.

As the garage is completed, the old garage is to be dismantled and a new 500-plus high-rise hotel will greet visitors to Black Hawk. The Isle of Capri and Monarch stand like goal posts for visitors entering these two great cities that can be reached by the new Casino Parkway, arriving at Central City or up the canyon.

I personally like to use both routes, depending upon my mission of work or play and where I select to have an excellent sandwich, buffet or a primerib lunch, like Johnny Z’s player’s card prime-rib luncheon special for $7.77.

Had one last week while meeting a new friend Joe Marr. Joe advertises his construction and remodeling business in the pages of of Colorado oldest weekly newspaper, the local Weekly Register-Call.

Laughingly, I related to him that I saw his ad in the local newspaper. We like to see results from newspaper advertising.

Few people ever say where they saw the ads, but they do work for goods, services,

places to eat, sleep and gambling.

A reminder to our thousands of readers: Do us a favor and let the casino folks know that you do read this paper by the thousands and enjoy the historic articles, upcoming events and tips and hints on poker, video and blackjack gaming.

We’re coming up on 25 years of gaming and publishing this newspaper— quite an accomplishment for us and the three gaming communities. We’ve been through a lot of ups and downs, winnings and losings, snowstorms, road closures, highway construction, water and sewer issues, but through it all, gambling and related services of food, rooms and entertainment have never been better.

The success is a tribute to the loyal and hard-working casino employees at all levels who strive to make sure that all customers are treated warmly, fairly, honestly with great games of gaming, and a safe, warm environment. I think the best is still to come with steady growth and the discovery of these great towns by our state’s growing population.

The future could see the remodel and re-opening of the famed Belvidere Theatre with agreements ongoing between Gilpin County commissioners and Central City. Bottom line: The old building in almost-downtown Central City could blossom once again and attract many

more visitors, just Publisher Subscriptions like the Robert Sweeney B.T. Galloway summer op303-773-8313 x301 bsween1@aol.com era season subscribe@villager that continV.P. Marketing publishing.com ues to bring BY BOB SWEENEY Sharon Sweeney thousands Contributing Writers cogambler@me.com of people to the area.

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Central City is also looking at changDesign/Production Manager ing the traffic pattern directing traffic through town, but that’s another issue Tom McTighe that may or may not ever be resolved. production@villagerpublishing.com The parking garage in Central City is a Design/Production Intern great asset like all parking in both gaming communities.

Renee Novitsky Once upon a time, visitors had to park renee@villagerpublishing.com up on the hill and be bused into town.

Parking has been solved and one can Accounting drive right to the valet entrance of almost Pat McLachlan all major casinos. accounting@villagerpublishing.com After sitting for hours it doesn’t hurt to use those old legs and get up and walk a few blocks to another favorite location. www.coloradogambler.com coloradogambler cogambler Smokers still sit outside and walk along the sidewalks.

Some things never change.

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THE COLORADO GAMBLER – Celebrating 24 Years

August 2- 15, 2016

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THE COLORADO GAMBLER – Celebrating 23 Years

July 5 - July 16, 2016

Going Green

Bug off—the green way This seems to be a buggy year. I have noticed more insects wanting to find homes in our house and yard.

I want to keep bugs away, but I don’t want to harm the environment with toxic, harmful pesticides. Luckily modern green technology coupled with oldtime remedies can help solve this problem.

Recently I discovered professional strength glue non-toxic traps at Wal-Mart. These modern glue traps represent the latest in anti-insect technology. The traps capture insects crawling around anywhere in the house. I have always had problems with tiny ants crawling up from the concrete foundation onto my kitchen floor in the summer. These traps stop the train of ants invading much better

household ingredients near areas when ants seem most active.

Ants will not cross over cayenne pepper, citrus oil (soaked into a piece of string), lemon juice, cinnamon, cucumber peels or slices, or coffee grounds.

Dry, crushed mint leaves, bags of mint tea, bay leaves or cloves also work as ant deterrents. Ants on the deck? Slip a few cut garlic cloves between the cracks.

than the old square ant traps. They also are great way to trap spiders before they build their webs. If you have household pets, however, you should not use these.

An easy way to get insects to bug off is to add three to five drops of an essential oil like tea tree, peppermint, or lemon to a quart of water when you clean your floors. These natural oils are harmless to people and pets, but they create an undesirable scent for insects and spiders.

Also keep a spray bottle filled with soapy water to squirt at pesky insects. Below are some other simple green home remedies.

Spiders

Natural spider repellants are easy to make that will help your home stay spider free. Then you won’t have to worry about killing them.

One of the easiest and most effective ways to eradicate spiders is to make a spider spray to use on the outside of windows and doors and also along fences and mailboxes. Mix and pour the following ingredients in a spray bottle: one cup vinegar, one cup black pepper, one teaspoon tea tree, peppermint, or lemon oil and one teaspoon liquid soap. Mix well to bug off the spiders.

Ants

Stop ants where they enter your house. Set out harmless

Cockroaches

If roaches are a problem in your home or apartment, vacuum well and wash the area with a strong liquid detergent. Dispose of vacuum cleaner bags in a sealed container.

Catnip is a natural repellent to cockroaches, and it is non-toxic to humans and pets. Small sachets of catnip can be left in areas of cockroach activity. Catnip can also be simmered in a small amount of water to make a “catnip tea” which can be sprayed around baseboards and behind counters.

Warning: This natural repellent should only be used in homes without cats.

Flies

Flies are not as pesky in Colorado as in some other states, but they do come uninvited to backyard picnics. I remember when pest strips were introduced many years ago and later taken off the market because of their toxicity. We took a tour of the Rocky Mountain Arse-

nal, a former World War II chemical munitions facility, which now has been reclaimed from toxic to a “green” national wildlife refuge.

Our guide explained as weaponry production declined at war’s end, a portion of the arsenal’s idle facilities was leased to Shell Chemical Company, and they manufactured Shell’s toxic no pest strip there.

Now you can make your own non-toxic flypaper with this simple recipe: Mix 1/4 cup syrup, one tablespoon granulated sugar and one tablespoon brown sugar in a small bowl. Cut strips of heavy brown paper, poke a small hole at the top of each strip and thread a string for it for a hanger. Soak the strips in this mixture, and hang to dry overnight.

To discourage flies, place small cheesecloth packets of crushed mint around your home or patio.

Also wrap bay leaves, cloves and eucalyptus in cheesecloth and hang by open windows or doors and on the patio.

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THE COLORADO GAMBLER – Celebrating 24 Years

August 2- 15, 2016

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Every Saturday, earn one entry for every 250 base points or every two hours of rated play on table games. Visit Guest Services for details and to receive your printed entry into the drawing.

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tries on the Sunday before each drawing. Plus, get 5X entries on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Scratch ‘n’ Match

Every Thursday in August, play the new Scratch ‘n’ Match 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 100 base points or playing one hour of rated table games before 11:59 p.m.

Super Mega Points Multiplier

Every Monday and Tuesday, spin the multiplier wheel at our promotional kiosk and get up to 40X points on your favorite slots!

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101 Main Street • P.O. Box 427 Black Hawk, CO 80422 • 1-800-538-LUCK • 303.582.6100 • www.SaratogaCasinoBH.com Visit Guest Services for details. Must be 21 and a Player Extras Club member. Saratoga Casino reserves all rights. Gambling Problem? Call 1.800.522.4700.

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fee 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.

www.zcasinobh.com Z Gas Station

Stop in at the Z Stop gas station each week to spin and win. Winning is as easy as 1) Earn 10 Same day base points, 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.

10X Points

Z Casino is the place for the most points.

Every day in August win up to 10X Points, just play our kiosk game!

Get in the ZONE!

Featured exclusively at Z Casino in Black Hawk, the Multiplier Zone. Play slots in the Zone and get 10X points all day and night. That’s right, a full 10X points on all of your slot play in the Multiplier Zone! Why settle for less when you can play in the Zone?

Chevy Trax Giveaway

Every Wednesday through Sunday from June 29 - August 27 join us for our $100,000 Chevy Trax Giveaway Drawings from 1 p.m.- 11 p.m. every other hour, 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 August 27 from 1 p.m. - Midnight every hour we will have one drawing winner for $150 in Z-Play. Earn entries from now through August 27 with every 250 points at 9:30 p.m. we will have one Chevy Trax winner and four $500 in Z-Play winners.

Summertime Pitcher

Stop by Z Casino on Thursday, August 11 to pick up your free Summertime Pitcher. Just earn 150 same day base points. The giveaway will start at 11 a.m., quantities are limited.

Silver Tsunami Club

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, cof-

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Don’t want to pay for Breakfast?

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 2 p.m.

- 8 p.m. every other hour on Fridays and Saturdays and 4 p.m. - 8 p.m. on Sundays.

Just earn 20 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.

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Miles of Smiles Car GiveWant to convert your comps away You could drive away with a big smile on 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

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!

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

Z Cafe

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

Mustang Grill

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.

Come celebrate your birthday with us

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

your face when we give away a 2016 Chevrolet Camaro on September 3 at 8 p.m. Starting August 1, earn one free entry each day, plus additional entries for every 100 unadjusted points through September 3. Don’t forget, 2X entries on Sundays from August 7 to the 28. On September 3, 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 Camaro with additional cash drawings until 10 p.m. See guest services for rules and additional details. Management reserves all rights.

20X Points on Pennies

Fridays just got more fun! Watch your points multiply by 20X from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. when you play on any of your favorite penny slot machines. Simply register at guest services prior to play! Management reserves all rights.

Fun Fridays Join us for Fun Fridays in August as we continue a summer filled with fun every week we’ve got a fresh party theme that has fun gift giveaways after you earn unadjusted points, and our cash drawings have sizzling cash! You could win up to $1,000 in our promotions. Receive one free entry and earn additional entries with play. See guest services for rules and additional details. Management reserves all rights.

Happy Casting It’s time to go fishing at Lady Luck for your chance to score over $1,000 FanPlay and cash when you try to catch the fish worth the most.

We’re looking for three winners ever hour from 2 p.m. - 10 p.m. the higher your tier level, the

more you could win! Receive one free entry, plus additional entries with play on Saturdays. See guest services for rules and additional details.

Management reserves all rights.

TIERriffic Hot Seats

Every Tuesday in August from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. we’re selecting three winners each hour at random to receive some hot cash during hot seats! Simply play on your card in any machine and you’re automatically entered, the higher your tier the more FanPlay you receive! See guest services for rules and additional details.

Management reserves all rights.

Jackpot Frenzy #4

Jackpot payouts just got a whole lot sweeter! 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 August 1 through noon on September 17. On August 1, place your entries in Lady Luck’s Jackpot Frenzy drawing that takes place from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. 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 details.

Management reserves all rights.

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. Management reserves all rights.

Win mystery point multiplier

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

Summer BBQ

Enjoy the Colorado Summer on our back patio! Summer Barbeques are back every Saturday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Earn a delicious barbeque by playing 10 unadjusted points on your Lady Luck Player’s Card. Simply visit the Lady Luck promotions area to redeem! See guest services for rules and additional details. Management reserves all rights.

THE COLORADO GAMBLER – Celebrating 24 Years

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. See guest services for rules and additional details.

Management reserves all rights.

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. Make sure to register at guest services prior to play. 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 $23 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.

August 2-15, 2016

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.

Platinum and Millionaire bonus points The tier rewards are racking up with a great point multiplier day for Platinum and Millionaire players. Tuesday, August 16 Platinum players will receive 8X points and Millionaire players will receive 10X points. You don’t need to register, come on in and enjoy your favorite slot machine and receive bonus points all day!

Select and Gold Bonus Points The tier rewards are racking up with a great point multiplier day for Select and Gold players.

Tuesday, August 30 Select players will receive 3X points and Gold players will receive 5X points.

You don’t need to register, come on in and enjoy your favorite slot machine and receive bonus points all day!

vette will be given away at 9 p.m. Rack up your entries starting August 1 through September 4! Earn bonus entries based on your tier every Tuesday leading up to the Miles of Smiles Give-away. Don’t forget to swipe your card every day to receive a free entry.

Receive one free entry each promotional day and earn additional entries for every 100 tier points.

Banko Blowout Giveaway We’ve taken classic Bingo and made it better! Break the bank every Friday in August from 7 p.m. – 11 p.m. during our Banko Blowout Giveaway. During each drawing there will be three winners that will get to go up on stage and play Banko against one another. The first person to hit Banko will receive $1,000 and the other two winners will receive $250 in FanPlay! Receive one free entry each promotional Friday and earn additional entries for every 100 tier points.

Happy Grab Giveaway Snatch as much money as you can during our Happy Grab Giveaway every Tuesday in August from 2 p.m. – 7 p.m. Winners will get 30 seconds to grab as much cash as possible out of our Happy Grab machine. Receive one free entry each promotional Tuesday and earn additional entries for every 100 tier points.

$10,000 Jackpot Sweepstakes The rich get richer on Saturday, August 27 during our $10,000 Jackpot Sweepstakes.

Drawings will take place from 3 p.m. – 9 p.m.

Earn entries now through August 27 with each hand-paid taxable jackpot of $1,200 or more.

20X Points on Pennies Earn 20X points on pennies every Thursday in August from 8 a.m. – midnight. Register at Cashier Services prior to playing.

theisleblackhawk. com Miles of Smiles Giveaway Take home the car of your dreams during our Miles of Smiles Giveaway! Win a brand new 2016 Chevrolet Corvette on Sunday, September 4. Drawings will take place from 4 p.m. – 10 p.m. and the CorAugust 2-15, 2016

Make you happy mystery multiplier We’re multiplying the fun on every Monday in August! From 8 a.m. – midnight, you will receive a lucky mystery multiplier when you visit the Cashier Services upon registration. Receive up to 20X points on your favorite slot machines and a free buffet after earning 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 August 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. Cannot be combined with any other point multiplier.

Calypso’s Buffet

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

New member play 30 and 5,000 FanClub points for Seafood Takeover an email Seafood is taking over the Isle for the In August, all new members of the Fan Club will receive a free buffet after playing 30 minutes on their new Players card. Guests who provide an email address at the time of enrollment will receive 5,000 Fan-Club points.

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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 Cashier Services to receive special promotion emails.

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During the month of August, 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 Fridays 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. 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 August for your refund! Then, present your return bus ticket to 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.

entire month of August! Stop by all three of our food outlets for the best seafood specials around. Farraddays will be featuring lobster bisque, pesto crusted mahi mahi and many more mouthwatering seafood specials. At Calypso’s Buffet feast on all-you-can-eat crab legs and tons of delicious seafood entrees. Don’t forget to check out Tradewinds for monthly seafood specials.

Try the new desserts at Tradewinds

Tradewinds at the Isle has a new menu that features the best hamburgers in Black Hawk. Whether you try the classics, the California or the Tradewinds classic burger, you will not be disappointed. Tradewinds now offers the best desserts in town; visit Tradewinds at the Isle Casino Hotel Black Hawk

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Patio BBQs

Get Your Grill On! Join us every Saturday on our Mardi Gras patio for a summertime BBQ! Hamburgers, cheeseburgers, brats and hot dog meals served with a bag of chips and a drink for just $5 Cash! Items also served a la carte.

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Move to the groove with twist headphones to hybrid speakers and take the party with you wherever you go!! Qualifying A-Play members may pick up their gift from 9 a.m. – 9 p.m. at the A-Play Club. All other guests may earn the hybrid speakers after 750 base points on slots or five hours of tracked table games play.

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!

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Following each drawing, a Hot Seat drawing will be held for table games players, awarding the winner 50 virtual barrel entries to the next drawing! For the last drawing of each day, $300 CASH and 30 finalist entries is the prize for the winner of the final daily round of War.

Qualifying drawings and War games will be held hourly from 2p.m. -10p.m. with $1,000 Cash and 20 Finalist Entries as the prize for winning!

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Join us for a special exhibition as local breweries take over Main Street to demonstrate their sudsy arts (tasting is a separate ticketed event)!

Main Street will be packed with vendors, food, and fun all day and into the night! Noon-6 p.m!

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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!

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Senior Celebration – Wednesday and Thursday

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A Tailing Tale

A Legend of the Yellow Rose

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wenty-year-old find his friends and hopefully a job.

Philip Penrose After months of traveling and rode into Cen- then finding no work, Philip had tral City on an grown discouraged and unsure if old mule named he had been wise to make such Daisy on an unusually warm day in a journey. He missed Jenna and June 1862. After months of travel- their little son; and he missed his ing, he nearhomeland, family ly burst with and friends. The trip delight as to the mine in Nehe made his By Maggie vadaville was his way through last hope of finding Black Hawk Magoffin a job and settling in Pointe, the Kansas Territory p a s s e d before accepting denoisy stamp feat and returning to mills, up the Cornwall. With even muddy inless money in his cline toward pockets than when his destinahe arrived, and little tion. hope of finding work, P h i l i p ’s he had no idea how Maggie@maggiempublications.com friends, he could even manPatrick and age the return trip.

Thomas, who On his way to Nevadaville, had journeyed to Central City Philip’s heart lifted as he rounded more than a year earlier, had writ- a bend in the road. On a hillside ten to him about the opportunities next to a roughly constructed cabin for wealth and success in the min- grew a small bush of yellow rosing camps and encouraged him to es that reminded him of the roses join them.

Jenna grew around their cottage Philip had been anxious to back home, and so he rode up to make the journey with his friends the cabin to get a closer look. when they left Cornwall; however, A woman opened the door as he at the time, his wife, Jenna, was approached, and she invited him pregnant with their first child and to stop and chat awhile. She told unable to travel. how her husband and she had been A year after his friends’ depar- among the first Cornish settlers ture, Philip still yearned to travel in the area, and how she brought to America and embark on a new the cuttings of the roses from their life. Jenna also believed they could home in Cornwall. Her husband make a success of such a change, worked at the Pat Casey Mine; and but she did not think it wise to she told Philip funny and touching travel with a young child with all stories about the man, Pat Casey, the uncertainties and challenges. and how he’d helped them and Therefore, she sent her husband many other Cornish people get on his way to make a home for settled. them in Central City. Once Philip After an hour or so of encourestablished himself and built them aging Philip with her stories, she a house, Jenna and the child would gave him directions to the mine and sent him on his way with a join him.

Philip arrived in Central City small bunch of yellow roses.

As the story goes, Philip found with little in his pockets but with an attitude of hope and enthusiasm. his friends and spent several days However, after more than a month in Nevadaville. Mr. Casey did not searching for work, he found no need any workers; but he advised employment, and he had not seen Philip, since he was a carpenter by Patrick or Thomas. A miner told trade and not a miner, to return to Philip he thought they were work- Central City and go the Bentley & ing at the Pat Casey Mine in Ne- Bayard Sawmill.

Philip did as Pat Casey invadaville, so Philip mounted his old mule and rode up the hill to structed him and found employ-

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aroma of licorice. The soft grayishgreen foliage has a delicate appearance that bellies the rose’s durability and tenacity.

The Central City Opera makes the familiar rose part of their annual tradition for their festival at the opening of the opera season. In addition to many arrays of the yellow roses, Flower Girls and young debutantes dance with their fathers in front of the Opera House as a string trio plays The Yellow Rose Waltz, music especially created for the occasion.

FROM MAGGIE

ment with Bentley & Bayard. He earned a good living and built a small house on a hillside overlooking Central City. The woman from the cabin near Nevadaville gave him cuttings of her yellow roses, which he planted all around his new home.

One year after arriving in Central City, he was finally able to send for Jenna and his son. He wrote several letters telling his wife to come to join him, but he never received a reply and Jenna never came.

Philip became well known for his carpentry skills and prospered; but his heart remained in Cornwall, and his days were long and lonely.

The rose bushes around the little house grew large and strong, however even after three years, they never bloomed.

Finally, on the morning of June 20, 1866, as Philip walked out of his little house, the smell of licorice overwhelmed his senses as every rose bush drooped heavily with yellow blooms. That morning his step was swifter and his heart was lighter as he walked down the hill toward town. He smiled and waved at the passengers in a passing stagecoach, and then stopped in utter surprise when a familiar

smile greeted him. She shouted, “Philip—Philip—It’s me!” She pulled a young boy across her lap and pointed at him. “It’s us! We made it!”

It seemed throughout the rest of Philip Penrose’s life; many times when things seemed dark and hopeless, the yellow roses growing on the hillsides of Central City brought him hope that all would be well. **** Early settlers in the United States, regarded roses as a necessity of life, as their petals were often used for medicinal purposes.

The Harrison yellow shrub rose, still today growing on the hillsides around Central City, is an 1830 cross between two European roses.

This rose, which puts all its energy into a single flush of flowers, was brought to Colorado during the gold rush days of the 1860s. The miners planted the Harrison rose throughout the hills of Central City and it is the only rose which blooms at that elevation of 8,500 feet.

The yellow rose puts on a spectacular show each June as the bright yellow flowers cascade from long, arching canes amid the

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Be sure to check out my website for past columns at www.MaggieM Publications.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.

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Gemstone & Minerals

Tanzanite, becoming more rare

Tanzanite is the blue/ violet variety of the mineral zoisite. It was discovered in the Mererani Hills of Manyara Region in Northern Tanzania in 1967, near the city of Arusha and Mount Kilimanjaro.

Tanzania is a country in East Africa. This country’s eastern border is formed by the Indian Ocean. Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest mountain, is in Northeastern Tanzania. The name Tanzania is derived from two states, Tanganyika and Zanzibar that were united in 1964. The tiny country of Tanzania is known for a special gem called Tanzanite which has become one of the world’s most coveted gemstones.

Found in one remote place on earth (in Tanzania’s Merelani Hills, in the shadow of Mount Kilimanjaro), the precious stone is 1000 times rarer than diamonds. It is rare because once this last purple gem is mined from Tanzania, that’s it, no more tanzanite.

The actual discovery of tanzanite remains something of a mystery. The mineral is believed to be born about 500 million years ago as the eruption of Mount Kilimanjaro created a unique set of conditions deep within the earth that led to formation of tanzanite crystals. High heat and pressure in the presence of a rare chemical, vanadium, allowed for this fascinating stone to form.

According to some sources, tanzanite was first discovered in 1967 when an enormous grass fire swept the land below Kilimanjaro. As tanzanite is a brownish color in its rough state, the crystals lying on the surface were never noticed. After the grass fire had burned the land and heated the stones, they turned a bright, glittering violet-blue. A magical carpet of tiny gemstones glittering in the

sunlight attracted the attention of some Maasai tribesmen. They were mesmerized by the stones and picked them up becoming the first humans to ever hold tanzanite in their hands.

Tanzanite is the blue-purple variety of the mineral zoisite. Tanzanite is noted for its remarkably strong ability of showing three different colors in the three different directions when viewed under alternating lighting conditions.

The colors appear alternately sapphire blue, violet and burgundy depending on the crystal’s orientation. After heat treatment, only two hues, purple and blue, are apparent when viewed under incandescent light. The blues appear more evident when subjected to fluorescent light and the violet hues can be seen readily when viewed under incandescent light. Tanzanite in its rough state

is usually a reddish-brown color. It requires heat treatment in an oven to bring out the blue-violet of the stone.

The gemstone was named by Tiffany’s after Tanzania, the country in which it was discovered. Because of relatively softness, tanzanite is most commonly set in necklaces and earrings.

From 1967 to 1972, an estimated two million carats of tanzanite were mined in Tanzania before the mines were nationalized by the government.

The world’s largest faceted tanzanite is 737.81 carats. One of the most famous large tanzanite gems (242 carats) is called the Queen of Kilimanjaro.

It is set in a tiara and accented with 803 brilliant garnets and 913 diamonds. The piece is part of the private collection of Michael Scott, the first CEO of Apple Computers. In 2005, the largest-ever tanzanite crystal was found in one of the mines. It weighs 16,839 carats.

A related story from a Staurer catalog goes as follows: Two years after the discovery of tanzanite in 1967, a Maasai tribesman knocked on the door of a gem cutter’s office in Nairobi. The Maasai had brought along an enormous chunk of tanzanite that he was looking to sell. His asking price was $50. But the gem cutter was suspicious and assumed that a stone so large could only be glass. The cutter told the tribesman, “No thanks,” and sent him on his way. Big mistake!

It turns out that the gem was genuine and could have produced a dazzling stone that would have dwarfed the world’s largest cut tanzanite at that time. Based on common pricing, that “chunk” could have been worth close to $3,000,000. The Tanzanian gem cutter missed his chance to hit the jeweler’s “jackpot”... and make history.

(Author’s note: Tanzanite was added to the birthstones for December in 2002.)

Charlie Sheen (Two and A Half Men) while sitting at a table in the Bellagio Poker Room in Las Vegas. The game wasn’t in Colorado but as I was there writing for the Colorado Gambler so it counts!

3) Meeting, interviewing, and playing with 2004 World Series of Poker Champion Greg “Fossilman” Raymer while he was playing in Colorado. He had some great insight on the state’s poker scene and provided some impactful impact on my game - very helpful, friendly, and fun.

2) Becoming part of a “Poker Gang.” A group of folks who played tournaments the same nights, would play live action before and after, and have become friends over the years.

Sometimes when I sit down and see a few of the gang at the table I have to say the famous line from the iconic poker movie Rounder’s, “Beautiful … all the way to Atlantic City just to see your mugs!” Funny - even while playing in Las Vegas, Albuquerque, Phoe-

nix, or California this has happened where I’m playing with three, four or even fiive players from Colorado.

1) And - the most impactful, exhilarating, and just plain fun session at the poker tables began at 12:01 a.m. on July 2, 2009 when the betting limits were raised from a $5 big bet to a $100 maximum bet and the casinos went to being able to be open 24 hours. We were sitting in the middle of the huge 22 table Lodge Poker Room, with a crowd gathered around, champagne glasses clinking, and the cards for the first legal $10 - $20 limit poker game in Black Hawk since the old west days in the air at midnight! Whoo Hoo! It has been exciting to observe and be a part of the maturing of poker throughout the Black Hawk/Central City poker scene - and I am very excited to see what changes, surprises, and big wins the room has in store for the players over the next 100 articles!

Remember - play your game!

Gaming

100th Poker Column

This is my 100th “Let’s Play Poker” article and it seems like yesterday the first one was published back during the week of March 11 - 17, 2008.

One line I wrote in that first column, “The poker scene in the Black Hawk and Central City area has seen many changes since the opening of limited stakes gambling in 1991” still pertains today as the poker scene continues to evolve, become more standardized, and consolidate.

In 2008, it was the smaller poker rooms such as those in the Easy Street Casino, Doc Holidays and the emerging power room the Gilpin Casino taking center stage. While those are gone today, the few poker rooms that were able to grow with the times and survive under the same names include the Ameristar, the Golden Gates, and the Lodge.

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three table rooms. Today that number is down to 68 tables and the tables are centered in a few large rooms.

After the fact, it is clear this consolidation was necessary because in those early days it was harder to start a game and to keep it going - even with proposition players (those paid by the casino to play) filling some seats.

Sometimes a player would wait and a game would never materialize. That is not the case today - the games are professionally managed, easy to find, usually full, and with a wide variety of limits available.

It’s been a great eight plus years of poker writing and as I perused through the hard copies of the columns that have been published over the years, memories came flooding back. As the famous line in the iconic Grateful Dead song says, “Lately, it occurs to me what a long, strange trip it’s been” so to that end; here is a list of my top five moments at the Poker Tables that stretches from the first article back in 2008 and this one: 5) Big tournament win at the Gilpin Casino. It was a 180-person tournament; they presented a special leather jacket to the top three players, and provided an entry to a World Series of Poker event that year to the winner - me!

4) Playing in a $10 - $20 no limit Hold em poker game with Toby McGuire (Spiderman); Lou Diamond Phillips (Young Guns, La Bamba); and

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Trail’s End

John Wesley Powell

His expedition along the Green River through Brown’s Park

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n May 24, 1869, Major John Wesley Powell, a Civil War veteran who lost an arm during the conflict, led a group of nine men on an expedition of the Green and Colorado rivers. It was an epic journey, one of the first attempts at navigating unknown waterways in the West. It would take Powell and his men through an incredible waterway trip straight through the heart of Brown’s Park. Powell commissioned the construction of four boats specially built for the trip by a firm in Chicago and had them transported to Green River City, Wyoming, via the Union Pacific Railroad. Three of the group’s four boats, the Maid of the Canyon, Kitty Clyde’s Sister, and the No Name, measured 21 feet in length. Each were built of oak, “stanch and firm” as Powell would later say, and strengthened by bulkheads divided into three compartments, one of which was watertight. The fourth boat, the Emma Dean, was named for Powell’s wife. It was smaller, 16 feet long, and made of pine; therefore, lighter in weight.

This boat carried enough rations to last for 10 months, as well as needed tools, several guns and a large supply of ammunition. Surveying equipment, including chronometers, an assortment of barometers, thermometers, and compasses, were carefully packed into the boat. The Emma Dean, carrying Major Powell, became the pilot boat for the expedition down the Green River.

Launching at Green River, Wyoming, the men maneuvered through hazardous waters. Two days into their voyage, on May 26, the party entered the first canyon, naming it Flaming Gorge. The men set up camp and explored the river from a high ridge. Seeing the high rapids downriver, prepaAugust 2-15, 2016

rations were made to balance and steady the boats. On May 30, Powell and his crew ran the rapids through Flaming Gorge. On June 2, the group encountered unsafe rapids. Powell instructed his men to different points on an overlooking ridge of the river.

With strong ropes attached to the boats, the men pulled the boats through the roiling rapids. The crafts were then pulled to a safe bank along the southern region of Flaming Gorge near a spot the men named Beehive Point. Powell and his men spent a few days camped in the area. During an exploration, the men discovered an inscription chiseled into one of the canyon walls which read, “Ashley 1805.” William Ashley, of the American Fur Company, had attempted to ford the very rapids Powell’s men avoided.

Ashley and one of his crewmen were the only survivors.

On June 4, Powell and his men left Beehive Point which is approximately midway between Flaming Gorge and the Green River valley of Brown’s Park in the northwestern corner of what is now Colorado.

The following day, the river brought the men into the area of Brown’s Park. Finding a spot to pull along the bank, Powell and his men set up camp on the evening of June 5. After spending the next two days exploring the area, the Powell expedition continued their voyage along the Green River.

On June 8, the group entered another canyon, at the southern edge of Brown’s Park.

As the men maneuvered down the river, they approached a very fast-flowing area with dangerous rapids. Powell later wrote that with the rush of roaring waters, the river would “take over our boats.” Once

again, the boats were attached to ropes and Powell’s crew negotiated them through the river rapids. As the men brought the boats to calmer water, Powell scouted for a place to camp.

During a conversation at camp, the beauty of the rock canyon was discussed. Powell wrote in his journal, “One of the party suggests we call it the Canyon of Lodore, and the name is adopted.” Today the “Gates of Lodore Canyon” mark the southern boundary of Brown’s Park.

Of all the dangers and hazards the Powell expedition faced during this first of two expeditions, the worst calamity occurred on June 9, 1869, in Brown’s Park’s Lodore Canyon. Late in the afternoon, as the crew were maneuvering the boats through another set of rapids in the narrow can-

eventually managed to swim to an island in the middle of the river. Crew members aboard another boat rescued the men and brought them ashore.

This was catastrophic for the expedition. With the loss of the boat, the remaining three boats would have to accommodate the “No Name” crew, adding weight to those vessels. More importantly, all of the scientific equipment, including telescopes, compasses and barometers, were stored in the compartments of the “No Name.”

These instruments were vital to the expedition, in order to determine the altitude and direction of the river at various points along its course, which was one of the major objectives of the expedition.

The following morning, June 10, Powell discovered that the

John Wesley Powell

yon, the “No Name” vessel was sucked into the center of the rapids. The boat then hit a rock and broke in two. The crew, thrown into the rushing waters,

aft section of the boat had broken loose from its stranded position, and had been carried some 50 feet further downstream to a calm area in the

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river. Powell’s pilot boat, the “Emma Jean,” was used to attempt to reach this section of the broken boat. The rescue attempt was successful and the scientific instruments were recovered. However, nearly a third of the food supply, also stored on the boat, was lost.

The Powell expedition, now in the third week of traversing the Green River, was low on food.

Before Powell and his crew left the Brown’s Park area, more disasters befell them. The crews faced more rapids, more rocks and even more portages. On the evening of June 12, the men discovered another wreckage of the Ashley expedition. Because both the Ashley and Powell expeditions encountered such serious catastrophes, with this set of rapids the Powell crew named the area Disaster Falls.

On June 15, the Powell expedition faced an incredible section of the river where it dropped over 100 feet in a distance of a half mile. The “Maid of the Canyon” vessel was feared lost but then recovered undamaged. The men aptly named this area “Hell’s Half-Mile.”

Powell and his men safely arrived at the confluence of the Green and Yampa rivers on June 17. John Wesley Powell described the perils encountered in Lodore Canyon in his journal: “This has been a chapter of disasters and toils, notwithstanding which the Canyon of the Lodore was not devoid of scenic interest, even beyond the power of pen to tell. The roar of its waters was heard unceasingly from the hour we entered it until we landed here. No quiet in all that time. But its walls and cliffs, its peaks and crags, its amphitheaters and alcoves tell a story of beauty and grandeur that I hear yet - and shall hear.”

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Humor

Why I hate Facebook (and love it) Look at that. An Fresh wound—what? acquaintance has just Did they really have posted a dozen photos to post that? I was of her Hawaiian honsnacking! I hate that eymoon on Facebook. people share every Beautiful! Hey wait. detail of their lives on She’s on what should Facebook. be the best vacation of Mostly, it’s fun her life with the person though, seeing all she presumably loves the amazing things more than anyone in people do. Look at

BY DOROTHY ROSBY the world, and she’s them—they’re at a drosby@rushmore.com staring at her phone. concert. And those I have half a mind to com- people—they’re at the lake. And ment, “Don’t tell US you love them—they’re in a hot air balhim to the moon and back. Tell loon. I can’t believe they have HIM. He’s right there.” I don’t cell service. And me? I’m sitting though. I bet he’s staring at his here reading about it all. Not as phone too. She’d probably have fun maybe, but I always have to send him a Facebook mes- service in my house. sage to get his attention.

I know some amazing peoBut I don’t want to criticize. ple, that’s for sure. That friend Her pictures were nice, and I do just finished a marathon. That love that people share the de- one just finished skydiving. tails of their lives on Facebook. That one was named Mother of So I type “awesome photos” the Year. I’m impressed…and and scroll on down the page. boring and inadequate. Sigh.

New car—like. Cute baby—love. Looking at Facebook is like be-

ing in cyber middle school.

And speaking of inadequate, I had planned on doing some actual work when I sat down.

But Facebook eats time like I eat M&Ms, one post at a time.

Then just one more. And one more. I’ve just frittered away an hour oohing and awing over other people’s lives while mine has come to a dead halt in front of my computer.

I should get back to work, but there’s a clever political

post. I check “like.” I love how we can say whatever we think on Facebook. And by “we” I mean me and the people I agree with. I don’t love how everybody else can. Honestly, sometimes when I scroll down a page of Facebook posts, I feel like great waves of stupid are washing over this country.

Like that post right there, for example. How can a thinking person possibly believe that? Suddenly I’m tempted by the worst Facebook time waster of all: Responding to someone who is misguided, misinformed and as wrong as a tuxedo with tennis shoes.

I’ve been sucked in before. I’ve attempted to make a witty, spontaneous response to someone’s clearly

misguided posts. But it takes me a long time to sound witty and spontaneous, so I carefully crafted my comment only to have them comment on my comment, apparently unconvinced. Then I commented, they commented and days passed with me looking at my phone every few minutes to comment on their latest comment. It would have taken us both even longer if we checked our facts before we posted. But who has time for that?

I’m just not up to dealing with ignorance today. Plus, there’s a cat video I want to watch.

(Dorothy Rosby is the author of the humor book I Didn’t Know You Could Make Birthday Cake from Scratch. Contact drosby@ knology.net or see dorothyrosby. com.)

Horoscopes

GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21

Gemini, this week you are acutely aware of a strong emotional bond between yourself and someone who is off-limits. You may need to rein in your feelings and keep things friendly.

CANCER – Jun 22/Jul 22

Holding on to a bunch of material belongings simply because they bring you comfort may bog you down with unnecessary stuff, Cancer. Start cleaning up.

Leo, things that you say or do this week may seem like they are scripted out of a movie. Rather than putting on an act, let others know how you truly feel.

Sagittarius, let your emotions guide you in the week ahead. While it’s important to apply critical thinking to big decisions, this week you will benefit from an emotional approach.

VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22

CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20

Virgo, if you open yourself up to change, you may find that there are plenty of additional opportunities coming your way. Be receptive to new ideas this week.

It can be difficult to separate work life from home life, Capricorn. But that’s just what you have to do in the days ahead. Otherwise, neither will get your full attention.

LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23

AQUARIUS – Jan 21/Feb 18

Libra, your natural ability to interact gracefully with others will serve you well in many different applications. This is especially helpful in a managerial capacity.

You may be eager to learn more about someone this week, even if this person is not in your immediate circle of friends, Aquarius. Explore the possibilities that lie ahead.

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22

PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20

Pisces, sticking to a firm schedule might be nearly impossible in the next few days. Make things a bit more fluid so you have some wiggle room.

Scorpio, this week your loved ones will chip in and take the burden off of you in some way. Make sure they know how much you appreciate them.

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Taurus, take constructive criticism in stride this week. Criticism can sometimes sting, but this critique is meant to assist you in the long run.

SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21

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TAURUS – Apr 21/May 21

LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23

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Aries, you may feel a bit disconnected from your feelings this week. It’s alright to pull back for a time and get things straight in your head. Things will soon return to the status quo.

1. Henrik Stenson 10. Emo 11. Axe

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