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Check out valuable coupons on page 10

GOING GREEN

Make a difference with simple earth friendly tips Page 4

HOT PROMOS/NUGGETS Black Hawk, Central City promos, specials and giveaways Pages 3-9

COLORADO HISTORY

How Denver gave birth to the cable, satellite TV, telecommunications industries Page 14

TRAIL’S END

Charles Goodnight: His trail & his chuckwagon Page 17

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The Last Hand

Splitting Eights Spending Some Time in Black Hawk

Labor Day has passed and that is beginning of the golden aspen trees and yellowing of our hills and mountains.

What a great time to drive into the majestic mountains and I love the drive up Clear Creek Canyon on Highway 119 into Black Hawk.

Roll down the car window, push back the sun roof if you have one, and enjoy some of the last warm days of summer.

Fall is a great time in Colorado with the aspens turning, college and professional football, and students back in school.

My daughter Sharon, the force behind The Colorado Gambler for the past 25 years and I traveled up to Black Hawk this past week to visit with gaming folks that we’ve known and done business with for years. (Next week we’ll visit friends in Central City.) We found Ed Smith in his humble office in an upstairs corner room. He, and wife Shirley, are the longest, continuous, casino owners left in Black Hawk and Central City.

Their popular Wildcard was packed with customers and Ed couldn’t have been more cordial to Sharon and myself.

Gambler He is one of the few survivors of the growth and transition of gaming in Colorado BY BOB SWEENEY with the small “mom and pop” disappearing from the gaming scene. Ed and Shirley have prospered with a good staff and hard work.

We will be featuring this couple as we approach the 25th Anniversary of legalized gambling in Colorado in October.

Across the street we enjoyed some luncheon specials in Main Street Café at the Saratoga and a great visit with promotion specialist Rashad Wilson and marketing specialist Violina Mitovska.

Our friendly waitress Bev, served us the potato leek soup which is the best to be found in the Saratoga dining room along with many specials.

Later we had a good visit with the marketing manager Erica Ferris at the Monarch Casino in the dining room where the buffet is very popular. A large dining room where I recently dined with U.S. Ambassador Sam Zakhem over a lobster dinner. The lobsters are offered on the evening menu.

The new fascia siding is now on the new Monarch parking structure and the new garage will open this fall.

The new hotel will start rising Publisher Subscriptions with over 500 rooms and will be Robert Sweeney B.T. Galloway completed sometime in 2019. Erica 303-773-8313 x301 explained that the lobby and hotel bsween1@aol.com subscribe@villager floors will open as the construction V.P. Marketing publishing.com continues skyward.

In the new Monarch casino, I played Sharon Sweeney Contributing Writers a few hands of blackjack and split two cogambler@me.com eights against a dealer 3 showing. The To advertise, call Sharon dealer drew a seven and then a 10 for a 303-503-1388 20.

Managing Editor I received a five on one eight, and a seven on the other, bad hands.

Becky Osterwald But, my enthusiastic dealer, Tawny, gambler@villagerpublishing.com would have won both hands even with 10s. Splitting the 8s probably made a Design/Production Manager bad hand worse.

Tom McTighe The lesson learned from this brief production@villagerpublishing.com round of play is be patient, don’t rush your play in blackjack or poker. Take Design/Production plenty of time to play and don’t plan Renee Novitsky on going somewhere else in a hurry. I renee@villagerpublishing.com was in a hurry and had places to go and things to do, this is bad play.

Accounting I ended up winning, but only with a Pat McLachlan little bit of luck. My daughter was ready accounting@villagerpublishing.com to drag me off the chair as the cards were awful.

But, somehow my luck changed, I www.coloradogambler.com coloradogambler cogambler won five hands in a row and walked out the door a few dollars ahead.

A narrow escape.

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Going Green

Make a difference with simple earth friendly tips One easy way to become more earth friendly to our planet is to get outside and appreciate the environment.

Whether that means walking, biking, or some other fun outdoor activity. The hot dog days of summer are over when we hovered indoors to avoid the heat.

Now it is time to get outside and marvel at our beautiful Colorado fall when leaves turn bright golden colors and cool breezes flow across our patios.

Also consider volunteering in your community and get involved in efforts to clean up and beautify green spaces in your

area. This will help others to learn to make a difference in respecting and protecting our environment.

We need not feel hopeless about making a difference on activities that have a negative impact on our good Mother Earth. Although some of our options to go green are big things involving home construction or choices of motor vehicles, many of them are small things that can make a huge difference if we remember to do them frequently.

Here are some simple earth friendly tips to save energy and water.

Save Energy

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tion District (RTD) in the Denver Metro area is building new public transportation options that can save fuel and money (as well as help save the environment). Instead of driving to work or to a sporting event, check out the new light rail lines that connect from the suburbs through Denver’s Union Station and new express lanes on our highways.

If you must commute where public transportation does not connect, consider carpooling.

Think of all the extra cars that would be taken off of the road each day if more people shared rides. If you are the driver, slow down a bit to get better gas mileage. Speeding not only puts you and others on the road in danger; it consumes more miles per gallon.

New energy efficient appliances are everywhere that use

less electricity. These appliances save energy without sacrificing function, making them a no-brainer for environmentallyconscious people.

Light your home responsibly.

These days there’s no reason not to use energy-efficient lights at home. New energy-efficient bulb technology means that you can find bulbs with a diversity of colors and functions in order to save electricity and money.

When you leave a room, turn off the lights! The same goes for televisions and anything that uses electricity. If you’re not around to use it, switch it off!

Save Water

Water is precious to our planet. Think of ways you can save water, like investing in low flow toilets that get the job done

without wasting excess water.

Some of them even have two flush options, with less water for smaller flushes and a bit more water for larger ones.

Never start your washing machine or dishwasher until you have a full load. This way, you’ll use less water and less electricity.

To save water, don’t wait to repair a plumbing fixture or faucet that’s leaking or dripping water. Those drips build up to a large amount of wasted water.

Shorten your shower time and don’t keep running water while brushing your teeth or shampooing your hair. It feels great to stand in the shower until you feel reborn, but it wastes a lot of water. Take shorter showers in order to save water.

Doing these simple things can save several gallons of water.

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www.zcasinobh.com Z Stop 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, some restrictions apply. 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 September 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?

Oktoberfest Drawings

Every Wednesday through Sunday through October 1 join us for our $50,000 Oktoberfest 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.

Free wine glasses

Stop by Z Casino on Thursday, September 15 to pick up your free wine glasses. Just earn 75 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, coffee or tea. Just one more way to win at the Z!

Club Z

Sign up for a new Club Z card at Z Casino and

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receive up to $100 in Z-Play the same day! See Club Z for complete details.

unadjusted tier score points you earn. Management reserves all rights.

Don’t want to pay for Breakfast?

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On Mondays and Tuesdays just earn 10 same day base points before 11 a.m. and receive a voucher for a free Double Down Breakfast and Wednesday through Sunday just earn 20 same day base points before 11 a.m.! Receive your voucher from the promotional kiosk.

$3.99 Prime Rib dinner

Join us every Friday this month for our $3.99 Prime Rib dinner special after you earn 50 same day base points. Everyday earn 25 same day base points and receive your Prime Rib dinner for $7.77. 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

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.

Come celebrate your birthday with us

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

Z Spot Pit drawing

Join us every Saturday in September at 9:30 p.m. in the Z Spot Pit for our 55” TV Giveaway drawing. Entries are earned every day the Z Spot Pit is open with every one hour of table games play.

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The hottest games on the Hill are now at Lady Luck. Check out our Game of ThronesTM, now your favorite show can be your favorite slot.

Embark on great adventures to The Wall, Battle of Blackwater Bay, or pick your own dragon in the Mother of Dragons feature. Distant lands too far away? Then stampede the plains with our, bigger and better Buffalo GrandTM, not only is the game bigger but so are the features!

Lucktoberfest gift of the month

Help us celebrate Lucktoberfest by taking home a commemorative gift every Tuesday in September! Earn 350 unadjusted tier score points each Tuesday and take home one item, earn 500 unadjusted tier score points and take home a set. xxSept. 6: Lady Luck Pilsner Beer Glass xxSept. 13: Lady Luck Beer Stein xxSept. 20: Das Boot Bear Glass Don’t forget to join us on October 3 for a finale party and one more chance to take home these great items! While supplies last. Management reserves all rights.

Lederhosen t-shirt giveaway

The fun continues during Lucktoberfest with our festive lederhosen t-shirt giveaway on Tuesday, Sept. 27. Just earn 30 unadjusted tier score points and you’ll be yodeling home with your t-shirt! Don’t forget each shirt has a chance to win an additional prize. Limit one per guest per day, while supplies last. Management reserves all rights.

Barrel of Smiles

Roll out the Barrel of Smiles in your favorite cliffhanging game! Join us every Friday in September and Saturdays, Sept. 10 and 24 from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. for one of Lady Luck’s most fun games. We’re looking for three winners each hour to try and climb our mountain of Cash and FanPlay. The higher up you go, the more money you win! But be careful if you go too far you might fall off the mountain. No matter what winners will receive at least $50 in FanPlay.

One free entry per day, plus more for every 100

Now, Luck is just a click away. Check out our latest merchandise and apparel at Ladyluck. com. While you’re there you can play your favorite classic casino games online.

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 now through noon on Sept. 17. 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 win mystery point multiplier

Earn up to 20 Times Points Thursdays. Just like a favorite gameshow game, drop a puck on our prize pegboard 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.

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.

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tagram. 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 8:00am and midnight for a free room in the Lady Luck hotel tower. On Fridays play 800 Tier Score Points between 8am 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. And make sure to check out the new Bounce Back Bonus offers—now every day of the week! xxBe in a game by 10 a.m. and receive $10 in Bounce Back Coupons after four hours of play. xxBe 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 September 6 - 19, 2016

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, Sept. 14 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, Sept. 28, 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!

theisleblackhawk.com $58,000 GameShow Extravaganza Giveaway

Head home a huge winner every Friday in September during our GameShow Extravaganza! Winners will receive cash or FanPlay up to $1,500. Random drawings will take place from 7 p.m. – 11 p.m. and winners will get to participate in a variety of exciting games! Receive one free entry each promotional Friday and earn additional entries for every 100 tier points.

Lady Luck merchandise earn/ get giveaway

20X Points on Pennies

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

$8,000 Blackjack Tournament

Win a share of $8,000 on October 8 by participating in our Blackjack Tournament! Guests who earn eight hours of cumulative rated table play in the month of September will receive an entry into the tournament. Registration is on a first come first serve basis between 7 a.m. – 9 a.m. and limited to the first 180 players. Round 1 will start at 10 a.m. on October 8.

Make you happy mystery multiplier

We’re multiplying the fun on every Tuesday in September! 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 September 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.

New member play 30 and 5,000 FanClub points for an email

In September, 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.

Earn your exclusive Lady Luck Merchandise item Monday’s in September. Guests can earn 300 tier points and receive a Lady Luck Hooded Sweatshirt on September 12, a Sport Duffel Bag on September 19, and a Tailgate Cooler on September 26. Receive your gift at 1 p.m. while supplies last. Limited to one earned item per guest.

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$15,000 Mega Jackpot Sweepstakes

Play and stay at the Isle

The rich get richer on October 8 during our $15,000 Mega Jackpot Sweepstakes. Drawings will take place from 2 p.m. – 9 p.m. Earn entries now through October 8 with each hand-paid taxable jackpot of $1,200 or more.

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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.

During the month of September, 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.

Bus fare redemption

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 September 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.

Smokehouse Buffet

Join us for lip-smacking barbeque specials every day at the Smokehouse Buffet. Featuring daily specials like BBQ ribs, pulled pork and hush puppies. All-you-can-eat smoked prime rib Friday through Sunday Night. Located just past the Poker Room. Limited time only. Get you some before it’s gone!

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.

6 p.m. – 10 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays throughout September. Earn entries each week Sunday through Saturday, one (1) entry for every 10 base points or 30 minutes of tracked table games play. Come see how far your play can take you at the Mardi Gras and Gates Casinos, where Denver plays!

Score big Sundays

Score Big Sunday Play and Earn, Sept. 11 – Earn 750 base points or five hours of tracked table games play for a 38 oz. Home Team freezer mug! Score Big Sunday Food Special, Sept. 18 – Enjoy 8 pcs Buffalo Wings and a draft beer from 11 a.m. – 9 p.m. at Full House for only $5! Score Big Sunday Giveaway, Sept. 25 – 20 lucky winners will win Home Team gear, FreePlay or two tickets to an upcoming Home Game! On that Sunday, earn 100 base points or two hours of tracked table games play = 1 entry.

Labor Day payday

Clock in and get on our payroll for an awesome payout! Sunday, Sept. 4 from 2 p.m. – 10 p.m. and Monday, Sept. 5 from 12 p.m. – 6 p.m. Names will be called every 30 minutes and once you’re on our payroll, you’ll roll in the dough until another winner is present.

$150k gridiron giveaway

Make a play for up to $2,000! Two lucky winners will score big every 30 minutes from

Play your favorite table games

Try your luck at one of our table games at Mardi Gras or Golden Gates Casinos and reap the rewards! We offer blackjack, craps, roulette, Ultimate Texas Hold’em and more! There are so many options and games to play so feel free to ask any of our experienced and friendly dealers how to play any of our table games!

Golden Gates Poker Parlour

Come visit Black Hawk’s finest custom built Poker Parlour at the Golden Gates Casino! Featuring 18 live-action poker tables and the best daily tournaments in Colorado. Check out our current Poker Promotions and get even more cash for your play!

Fab 40+ Wednesdays

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4x point multiplier Thursdays

Bourbon Street Buffet

Win up to 500,000 points Wednesdays in September with our Fab 40+! All guests aged 40 and better will receive 50% off any food purchase (up to $10 discount). Earn 50 base points for your first swipe on our kiosk wheel to win drawing entries, FreePlay and up to ½ a million points! Earn additional swipes after 200 base points and 500 base points. See Guest Services for complete details.

Make Thursdays your day to play big and earn points faster with our 4x Point Multiplier!

Swipe at any Mardi Gras or Golden Gates promotional kiosk to activate your point multiplier each Thursday and watch your slot points multiply faster than ever. Point multiplier is valid for all card tiers and only valid on slot machines (video poker and multi-game machines featuring video poker excluded).

Night owl specials

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second swipe at our promotion kiosk for even more prizes! Visit guest services for details and see how far your play can take you!

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Check out the Golden Gulch’s exclusive promotions with something fun for everyone!

Enjoy Nifty 50+ specials on Tuesdays and Thursdays, $3,200 Hot Seat 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!

Bourbon Street Café has a new look, new menu and new flavors! Feel at home with our Fried Chicken Dinner or Mountain Man Meatloaf starting at $12 or satisfy your sweet tooth with hot and fresh beignets!

Lucky’s Restaurant

Lucky’s is closed for remodeling but Bourbon Street Café has everything to satisfy your hunger. Head up to the third floor of the Mardi Gras Casino and taste what you’ve been missing!

Full House

Check out our new menu! Full House is now offering delicious fresh all-beef burgers cooked to order, green chili tater tots, chocolate dipped bacon and so much more!

Dunkin’ Donuts

Start your day off with fresh baked donuts, breakfast sandwiches and pipen’ hot coffee at Dunkin’ Donuts! Located on the first floor of the Mardi Gras Casino! Open from 7 a.m. – 5 p.m. Daily. America runs on Dunkin!

Bars

The party never ends! Wet your whistle 24/7 at the Mardi Gras bars or the Gold Bar at the Golden Gates!

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Earn 2X Entries on slots and video poker for our weekend drawings and boost your chances to win with all your play on Tuesdays from 8 a.m. to midnight!

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We will take Three “Downs” to draw up to three names looking for a present winner, and if no one scores, the $300 “Field Goal” cash prize adds to the Touchdown Progressive which starts at “Touchdown” $700 cash!

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Bonus bus Tuesdays

Bus riders have lots of reason to visit Century on Tuesdays! Regular shuttle bus riders will only need to earn 100 base points on Tuesdays to receive $20 Insta-Play for their ticket! Bus groups who schedule with us on Tuesdays will receive double their play benefit, up to $10 in Insta-Play and $10 in Insta-Comp! Tuesday is the best day to bus to Century!

Central City events

Century Casino is the best place to enjoy the full roster of Central City events! Park in our free covered parking, enjoy our welcoming casino floor, and you’re right next to Main Street!

Hot Rod Hill Climb

Friday/Saturday, Sept. 16 and 17.

The Central City Parkway will be closed Friday from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m.-7 p.m. to host to an exciting weekend of classic cars and hot rod showdowns (so plan your trip)! Main Street will be packed with vendors, food, and fun all day and into the night!

New craps bet – Ride the line!

Play the brand-new craps. Bet in town at the friendly tables at Century! It’s called Ride the Line.

Get paid odds for each point the shooter rolls. The more you roll, the more you win!

Chips Ahoy – win playing table games!

It’s back! Play table games any day at Century and you can take “The Helm” for a spin and win Promo Chips to boost your bets and your chances of winning! You earn spins on the ship’s wheel with specific bonus hands or conditions in all of our table games. Promo prizes on the wheel include prizes up to $100 in promo chips!

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 Insta-Play for New Members! Wow!

Bigger Bingo –Thursday Bingo Enjoy free Bingo every 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 for three random hourly games each Thursday! Players with a Player’s Card can pick up their Bingo card at the Player’s Club one hour before each game.

Military 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 1,000 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 within one week. Play, scratch, and win with Fantasy Golf Wednesdays at Century!

$7.99 prime rib every day!

Enjoy our 8 oz. slow-roasted Prime Rib 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!

Saturday, AUG. 27TH NOON-6PM The Great Central City

BEER FEST Enjoy craft

brewery beer tasting*, fun, food and merchandise. (*Beer tasting is a separate ticketed event.)

Fridays 7-11pm, Saturdays 3-11pm Sundays 3-6pm September 9th - October 1st - NEW Entry Barrel Each Week!

Three “Downs” to Find a Present Winner or the Prize Progresses

Last Nightly Drawing MUST GO!

$20

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Hawaiian Getaway Drawings Every Wednesday — Sunday from

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We will have two winners per drawing hour. Earn entries with every 100 points for that day of play. On October 1 from 1 p.m. - Midnight every hour we will have one drawing winner for $150 in Z-Play.

Earn entries from now through October 1 with every 250 points at 9:30 p.m. we will have one Hawaii trip winner and four $500 Z-Play winners.

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 non-alcoholic soft drink, coffee or tea. Just one more way to win at the Z!

10X POINTS September 6 - 19, 2016

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Don’t want to pay for Breakfast?

On Mondays and Tuesdays just earn 10 same day base points before 11 a.m. and receive a voucher for a free Double Down Breakfast and Wednesday through Sunday just earn 20 same day base points before 11 a.m.! Receive your voucher from the promotional kiosk.

$3.99 Prime Rib dinner Join us every Friday this month for our $3.99 Prime Rib dinner special after you earn 50 same day base points. Everyday earn 25 same day base points and receive your Prime Rib dinner for $7.77.

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.

Come celebrate your birthday with us

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

Z Spot Pit

Join us every Saturday in September at 9:30 p.m. in the Z Spot Pit for our 55” TV Giveaway drawing. Entries are earned every day the Z Spot Pit is open with every one hour of table games play.

Get reimbursed for your ATM fees

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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!

Z Cafe

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Games

Slots

Ameristar - 24/7 Bull Durham

BJ, P, C, R, VP VP

Lodging

Food

Parking

Contact

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Z Casino Mon-Thurs 8am-3am/Fri-Sun 24/7 BJ, C, R, VP

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No

SD, D

free valet and self parking

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Canyon - 24/7 Fri/Sat

BJ, C, R, VP

415

No

SD, SB

free valet and self parking

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Saratoga - 24/7 Fri/Sat

BJ, C, R, VP

453

No

SD

free covered valet

303-582-6100 (1-800-538-LUCK)/saratogacasinobh.com

Gilpin - 24/7

BJ, C, R, P, VP

460

No

SD

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Golden Gates - 24/7

BJ, P, C, VP

280

No

D

free valet and covered self parking

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Golden Gulch

VP

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No

V

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303-582-5600/thegoldengatescasino.com

Golden Mardi Gras - 24/7

BJ, C, R, VP

680

No

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Isle Casino Hotel Black Hawk - 24/7 BJ, C, P, R, VP

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Lady Luck - 24/7

BJ, P,C, R, VP

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164

SD,SB

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BJ, C, R, P, VP

975

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B, D, SD, SB

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Red Dolly

VP

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No

SD

free self parking

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Monarch - 24/7

BJ, C, R, VP

766

No

B

free valet and self parking

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Sasquatch

No

70

No

D

No

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Wildcard

VP

220

No

D

city lot

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Century Casino - 24/7

BJ, C, R, VP

500

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SD,D

free covered self parking

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Dostal Alley - 24/7

VP

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No

SD

free self parking

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Easy Street

VP

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No

SD

free self parking

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Famous Bonanza

BJ, P, R, VP

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No

SD , D

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Johnny Z’s - 24/7 Mon-Thurs 8am-3am/Fri-Sun 24/7 BJ, C, VP

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SD, D

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Reserve Casino Hotel - 24/7

BJ, P, C, R, VP

700

119

SD, D, B, SB, V

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The Brass Ass - 24/7

BJ, P, C, R, VP

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free covered self parking

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Bronco & Buffalo Billy’s - 24/7

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750

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free self parking

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Century Casino - 24/7

BJ, R,

448

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SD

free self parking

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Colorado Grande - 24/7

BJ, R, VP

211

5

SD, SB

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Double Eagle & Gold Creek - 24/7

BJ, P ,C, R, VP

700+

158

SD, SB

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Johnny Nolon’s - 24/7

VP

255

No

SD

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J.P. McGill’s - 24/7 Fri/Sat

VP

300

40

SD

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Midnight Rose - 24/7

P, VP

400

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Wildwood Casino- 24/7

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Colorado History

How Denver gave birth to the cable, satellite TV, telecommunications industries

BY ROSEMARY FETTER CONTRIBUTOR

Although cable TV debuted as early as in 1948 in Oregon, Pennsylvania and Arkansas, the industry really took off in 1953, when legendary entrepreneur Bill Daniels and Gene and Ray Schneider brought the first TV programming to Wyoming via a Denver-to-Casper cable system At the time, television was still in its infancy. The first coast-tocoast TV program aired Sept. 4, 1951, as President Harry S. Truman announced the final withdrawal of U.S. troops from Japan at a San Francisco conference.

That year, Americans owned six million television sets. By 1955, half of all U.S. homes had a TV. Since remote areas had no way to access programming from this blossoming entertainment phenomenon, the cable industry emerged to fill the gap. By the late 1950s, 640 cable systems worldwide supplied TV to 650,000 American homes.

Originally, local entrepreneurs wired antenna and microwave to provide service to outlying areas, a primitive system that had several drawbacks.

Meanwhile, Daniels, a genius at promoting cable, opened the first national cable brokerage firm in downtown Denver in 1957.

A born salesman, he encouraged entrepreneurs Bob Magness (TCI), Glenn Jones (Jones InterCable), and Monty Rifkin (ATC, which merged with Time in 1979) to explore cable investments. Several companies moved their headquarters to the Denver South area (a.k.a. the Denver Tech Center area) which offered plenty of elbow room. With its clear skies, high altitude and generally mild climate, the area southeast of Denver provided the perfect setting for the booming cable/satellite-dependent industries.

Cable companies and municipalities were in a constant power struggle during the early years, the latter (lobbied by networks) seeking to control the industry and curtail its growth. To start their businesses, cable pioneers financed endeavors any way they could, borrowing from oilmen, pension funds, and even mortgaging personal property. Entrepreneurship bloomed in the

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Greeley-born Bill Daniels opened the first cable TV brokerage in the country.

Photo courtesy Denver Rotary Club.

telecommunications fledgling business. New deals were made, and companies traded and retraded in a real-life version of Monopoly. According to the Greg Avery (Denver Business Journal, April 2009), “Cable executives collaborated with one another, partnered with innovators in media content, and invested in emerging technologies in order to survive.”

In October 1, 1979, cable entered a new era when HBO provided viewers with live ac-

tion coverage of the Ali-Frazier Heavyweight World Championship, labeled “Thrilla in Manilla.”

Cable subsequently evolved into a major entertainment forum rather than simply a means to connect remote areas to network TV. The industry leaders were a special breed. Daniels, John Malone, Magness, Rifkin, Jones and Trygve Mhyren (former chair and CEO of Time Warner Cable) focused more on progress than profits and promoted an en-

John C. Malone, CEO of Liberty Media and Liberty Global (Starz, Dish TV), was one of the cable pioneers.

Photo courtesy DSEDP

trepreneurial spirit in the industry. In 1986, TCI (Magness and Malone) bought part of Group W, Westinghouse cable systems, whose CEO, Dan Ritchie, later became the president of the University of Denver. Through his influence, D.U. built the Cable Center, which houses the Cable Museum and Library, a major repository of material on the industry’s history. Connections in the cable industry led to multiple enhancements at the university, including the Ritchie Center, the Magness Arena, and the Daniels School of Business.

Eventually, competition from satellite and broadband mandated more expansive mergers in the cable constellation if the industry were to survive. In 1999, AT&T acquired TCI, then the country’s largest cable provider, in a $48 billion deal. CEO Malone then moved to Liberty Media Corporation, a separate company that included newer TCI businesses, renamed TCI Ventures. The merry-go-round continued to spin in May, when AT&T bought Media One Group, Inc., a cable offshoot of U.S. West. In turn, two years later, Comcast bought AT&T cable holdings, once again becoming the country’s largest cable provider. The consolidation of cable helped AT&T and Comcast compete with satellite and telecom companies barking at their heels. In 2014, an attempted merger between Comcast and Time Warner failed to materialize.

Although Denver was undoubtedly the birthplace of cable TV, and for more than 30 years served as the cable capitol of the world, the city proper held out until the early 1980s, mostly for political reasons. Although much of the action has moved to Philadelphia, some maintain that Denver is still the center of the cable industry, and telecommunications still plays a vital role in the state’s economy. Even after selling their companies, many of the cable pioneers, multimillionaires several times over, extended their efforts into enterprises that were not far removed from their original endeavors, moving into areas such as international TV, internet, telecommunication companies and even real estate.

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Colorado’s Media and Telecommunication Giants

The following companies either headquarter or office in the Denver South business sector, which stretches approximately 11 miles south from the juncture of I/25 and I-225 south to the RidgeGate development in Lone Tree.

Liberty Media Corporation

Located in the Meridian International Business Center, Liberty Media is a majority owner of Direct TV and Starz Entertainment LLC, one of the largest premium channels in the industry.

Liberty Global

The world’s largest international cable operator, Liberty Global has more than 24 million customers subscribing to their video, broadband internet and telephone services in 14 countries.

Comcast

Although Comcast headquarters in Philadelphia, the company also has corporate offices in the Inverness Business Center. In 1999, Comcast purchased Jones InterCable, and two years later, AT&T cable holdings.

The largest U.S. cable company by revenue, it is also the largest international cable company.

EchoStar/Dish

Co-founded in 1980 as EchoStar

by Charlie Ergen and Jim de Franco, the company filed for an orbital location license with Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in 1987.

Nearly 30 years later, DISH Network is a Fortune 500 company with 10 satellites in space and more than 22,000 employees. EchoStar and Dish became separate companies in 2008, although EchoStar continues to be the Dish Network partner. Both companies headquarter at Inverness Business Center, providing satellite TV to approximate 14 million subscribers.

Note: The above is an excerpt from the author’s recent book, From Stage Trail to Light Rail, the Dynamic Denver South Corridor, which was available in July.

September 6 - 19, 2016

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Did you know that many of the poker rooms in our mountain towns feature high hand payouts?

The High BY Hand payouts LARRY usually involve JOHNSON rewarding an individual player for having the high hand in the poker room during a certain timeframe - the average being an hour or two in most casinos in an effort to keep the interest of the players.

One type of a high hand payout would include paying off a certain hand if it hits - for example a Royal Flush or some other combination hand-picked by the casino.

Another type would be a payout for the highest ranked hand during a certain time period. While there are other types of payouts, these are the most common throughout the Black Hawk / Central City poker rooms.

Interestingly enough, I do not believe I had ever hit a High Hand before becoming involved in one the other day. I found that while leading the High Hand Sweepstakes was interesting; fun; and possibly profitable - it’s also very stressful and distracting.

I was playing $2 - $5 / $100 Hold em at the Ameristar Casino poker room last Thursday. The room has a $500 High Hand payout every two hours Monday - Thursday and it had just reset at 6 p.m.

I looked down to a pair of black 3’s while in middle position. There was a raise to $25 with four callers in front of me so I called and a total of six players saw the flop of 3h - Jd - 3d hit the table.

Wow - a dream flop giving me quad 3’s!

Even better, the big blind quickly bet out $40 and one player had called when the bet came to me. After I just called, two more players called and four of us saw a Js hit the turn.

So, with a board of 3h - Jd - 3d - Js the big blind checked and the original better bet out $60. I thought about it for a moment and just called with the rest of the players folding.

The river brought a 9h and my opponent quickly bet out $60 again. I raised to $120 and he just called with a shake of his head.

When I showed my 3’s for quads he flashed a J and tossed his cards into the muck.

Thus, the quad 3’s with a J was the high

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hand for the two-hour time period that had just begun and the dealer immediately yelled out at the top of his lungs “High Hand” with the floor person concurring.

While I won a good pile of chips on the hand, I was also in line for a $500 payday at 8 p.m. for the High Hand if no other player could beat my quad 3’s and it was now … 6:20 p.m.

I didn’t think about it until just after 7 p.m. when the floor person came over to do change, looked at me and said, “Less than an hour.” At that point I looked down and saw I was up nearly $300 for the day.

And … it’s always a mistake for a poker player to count chips and think “it’s a good day” because being satisfied leads to playing complacently which does not lead to winning - it usually leads to calling and folding … which is exactly what I did.

Over the next 50 minutes I laid down hands I would usually raise with based on my position such as Ah - QH, As - Js, and a pair of Q’s. In each case, I lost a just a little bit - not a lot, but did not win either.

This is not a mistake I will make again!!

Going forward if I am not playing “my game” I’ll get up and walk!

Also over those same 50 minutes I heard comments from almost everyone - floor people; players; and both dealers who were in the box - like “Will it hold?”, “It’s gonna make it” and almost every five minutes someone would mention there were only so many minutes to go.

Jeez - talk about distracting!

Finally at 7:56 p.m., I heard a shout “Royal Flush” and the entire table looked over to the floor man with the dealer asking “High Hand?” The floor person shook his head yes - the new high hand was a Royal Flush and it beat my quad 3’s with four minutes to go.

Bummer! I missed out on the $500 High Hand payout but did cash out a few minutes later up $190 for the day - still feeling a bit disappointed even though I won overall.

Oh well - I got to enjoy the anticipation of the High Hand; won a bit for the day; learned a valuable lesson; and am looking forward to being involved in my next High Hand!

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Trail’s End

Charles Goodnight: His trail & his chuckwagon

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f there ever was a quintessential pioneer, it would be Charles Goodnight.

An Illinois native, born 1836, he moved with his family to Texas in the middle of a raging Indian war. By the age of 18, Goodnight had already earned a reputation as a noted scout and Indian fighter when he joined the Texas Rangers. He remained in this capacity during the Civil War, protecting Texas citizens against marauding Indians and Mexican bandits.

Following the Civil War, Goodnight rode the Texas plains for a time, ranging cattle and buying a few head here and there. Within a year of the war’s end, Goodnight had a sizable herd. His problem, however, was marketability. The war-torn South, including Texas, was not the place to sell his cattle if he intended to make a profit.

Goodnight began to put together a plan to head his herd north; to the gold fields of Colorado. It was about this time that Goodnight remembered an old acquaintance he had met before the war. Oliver Loving was also a cattleman and had taken a herd of cattle north into Colorado during the beginning of the gold rush days. Goodnight realized he needed Loving’s experience to blaze his own trail north. The reuniting of Loving and Goodnight proved to be the birth of one of Colorado’s most legendary cattle trails.

The Goodnight-Loving Trail began in 1866, herding 10,000 Texas Longhorns from the Brazos River north to the Pecos River. From this point, the trail turned west, into New Mexico, thereby avoiding marauding bands of Indians. The trail then moved north over Raton Pass, into Colorado, following the Arkansas River to Pueblo, and on north to the Denver markets. For their efforts, Goodnight and Loving received $12,000. Not a bad start. After this first legendary trail drive into Colorado, Charles Goodnight made a few changes. The first change he made was in logistics, and purely out of anger. Colorado’s colorful character, “Uncle Dick” Wootton had left Denver and opened a toll road over Raton Pass. When Goodnight brought his cattle herd toward the pass on that September 6 - 19, 2016

first drive, Wooton immediately realized the herd would be hard to turn around. Seeing the profit before him, he charged Goodnight ten cents a head, double the normal charge. Goodnight paid the steep toll, and never again did he use Wooton’s toll way.

Instead, he rerouted his trail several miles to the east, over Trinchera Pass, where it didn’t cost him a cent.

That was also the end of the short-lived Goodnight-Loving Trail. The following year, the now famous duo led their second herd north out of Texas, when tragedy struck. In New Mexico, Loving was attacked by a band of Comanches.

Before he died of his wounds, he asked Goodnight to bury him in Texas. Goodnight turned back from the trail and honored his partner’s last request, a journey that made all the headlines in the West. Goodnight returned to his trail herd, led the cattle over Trinchera Pass in Colorado, the trail now known simply as the Goodnight Trail.

It was about this time that Goodnight perfected a very necessary process needed along the cattle drive; feeding the cowboys. The men generally carried enough dried beef and hardtack for their daily meals, a six-day supply, and when the herd stopped for

the night, a meal would be made out of whatever could be quickly found from the pack horses. Goodnight saw a better, more efficient way and devised the “chuck-box.” Commonly known as the chuck wagon, after further development G o o d n i g h t ’s invention revolutionized trail herding, not to mention a boost in the morale of the trail hands.

Goodnight rebuilt an old government wagon with sturdy axles of iron which required six oxen to pull. The wagon was equipped with pulldown sides for work space and food preparation. Inside, barrels of flour, coffee, sugar, and the like were packed, along with sacks of beans and grains. A special compartment held medical supplies. Now, the cowboys had two fresh cooked meals every day.

The chuck wagon was soon modified and sold by the Studebaker Company all over the West.

Goodnight trailed herds north to the Colorado markets for years, and in time, exclusively to northeastern Colorado, and John Iliff’s cattle empire.

Iliff first bought 800 head of cattle from Oliver Loving, Charles following Goodnight Loving’s first trail drive from Texas to northern Colorado, in 1864.

Goodnight continued the business arrangement with Iliff three years later. This new partnership would continue for many years, with Goodnight driving an average of 10,000 Texas longhorns per year to Iliff’s ranch in northeastern Colorado.

Early in 1868, Charles Goodnight bought a small ranch in the Arkansas River Valley, (a portion of the Mexi-

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can Nolan Grant) a few miles west of Pueblo. Here he lived for some years and ran his Goodnight Trail from this point. During the early 1870s, Goodnight branched his trail at the Pueblo point, creating a trail eastward to Granada and later, extending to Dodge City, Kansas. It was about this time that Goodnight married his longtime love, Mary Ann Dyer, and brought her to the Pueblo ranch. Mrs. Goodnight immediately fell in with Pueblo’s social elite, the Thatchers, the Blooms, and the Pickards. Mrs. Goodnight became the force behind the building of the Methodist Episcopal Church, the first of its kind in Southern Colorado, and was actively involved in Pueblo’s educational endeavors.

In the meantime, Charles Goodnight had increased his cattle herd to over 3,000, using the P A T brand.

He joined with the Thatchers and Blooms in buying out smaller cattle outfits along the Hardscrabble area, a partnership which would become one of Colorado’s largest cooperative cattle empires of the era. During his years in Pueblo, Goodnight improved his stock by interbreeding shorthorn bulls and with Texas longhorns raising corn for feed.

He used his Arkansas River water rights to dig ditches for irrigation, which worked for a time, until a flood nearly wiped him out. The financial panic of 1873 caused Goodnight to borrow money with heavy mortgages against his property in an effort for Goodnight to continue.

Continue he did, by forming a partnership and lifelong friendship with cattleman John Prowers. The two operated a meat packing business in Las Animas, where some of their inferior cattle still produced somewhat of a profit. This arrangement, while economically sound, discouraged Goodnight. His love was the open range, the cattle trails, the freedom. Settlers settled, towns grew, people were everywhere. He hated the congestion. He sold out to Prowers, including his Pueblo ranch.

Goodnight took his wife and his large herd of cattle and went back to Texas.

When he died in 1929, Charles Goodnight left a rich American heritage, a piece of which is still in Colorado, as well as his own western legend, and the tail of the Goodnight Trail.

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Humor

Traveling by stage If you’re like me, discover until later and I always feel betthat you really need ter if someone else some of them—your is, the length of time pants, for example. you need to pack for a A similar situation trip is just slightly less arises when you pack than the length of time your car. You do a you have available to fabulous job! You’re do it in. proud of yourself, You start out in the and you should be.

“I have all the time Everyone’s luggage

BY DOROTHY ROSBY and room I need to fits!

Unfortunatedrosby@rushmore.com pack whatever will ly, the trunk won’t make me feel at home while close. Or worse; you discover I’m away” phase of your jour- that you forgot to leave space ney. You still don’t want to do for some very important items: it though. your passengers.

So your packing begins as a You take some things out leisurely, disorganized ritual, of the car, rearrange, and put but soon degenerates into the “I them back in—most of them have to get this done! Wait! Did anyway. You won’t realize until I remember socks?” stage of you reach your destination, exyour trip. That’s exactly what’s hausted and ready to rest, that going through your mind as your spouse’s suitcase is sityou sit on your suitcase, trying ting forlornly in your driveway, to zip it. You finally give up and waiting for your return. toss a few things out. You won’t But that’s the furthest thing

from your mind as you drive away from home. That’s because you’ve entered the “Did I lock the front door?” stage of your vacation, though locking the front door doesn’t begin to cover everything you’re imagining. As you get farther and farther from home, you start to wonder if someone left the space heater on, even though no one in the family has used it since December, and it’s now July.

Then you wonder if you left the water running in the bathroom sink, even though you’ve never left the water running before. But, two hours from home, you’re convinced that you did, and that you probably left the drain plugged too, though you rarely plug the drain.

You’re sure that, by this time, water is pouring over the side of the sink, and it will be for the duration of your trip. This is

exactly the kind of stress that makes vacations so important.

You don’t mention your anxiety to anyone. You just snap at them. But they don’t suspect, because that’s what family vacations are for. And you resist the urge to turn back, so eventually you arrive safely at your destination. But you can’t relax yet.

You’re now entering the, “Who cares if I left the water running; I forgot to pack pants,” phase of your trip. You dig through any baggage you remembered to bring—including the cooler.

(In that last minute rush to finish packing, anything could have happened.) Then you dig through it all again. And again.

No pants! Plus, after all the digging, your suitcase looks like your laundry basket back home.

Living out of a suitcase is hard enough; living out of laundry basket is even tougher, though I’m not sure why. You’ve been

doing it for years.

Despite everything, you’re having a pleasant vacation.

It would be even better if you weren’t spending so much of it shopping for everything you left behind, and better still if your spouse didn’t keep reminding you of the fact.

At last it’s time to head home. You’re now entering the final stages of your journey: the “It all fit in the car before. Why doesn’t it fit now?” phase. It will be several more hours before you enter the “Did anyone remember to grab my suitcase?” stage.

Dorothy Rosby is the author of the new humor book, I Didn’t Know You Could Make Birthday Cake from Scratch, Parenting Blunders from Cradle to Empty Nest.

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Horoscopes SAGITTARIUS – Nov 23/Dec 21

LEO – Jul 23/Aug 23

Sagittarius, rather than dreaming of faraway places, make a plan to travel. Establish a savings account or vacation fund and begin making your travel goals happen.

Leo, a sudden burst of creativity will inspire you and others in the days ahead. Keep up the great work you’re doing, and don’t be afraid to take chances.

Taurus, uncertainty has you wondering about the direction in which your life may be going. It’s a time for reflection. Look to a parent or trusted advisor for guidance.

VIRGO – Aug 24/Sept 22

GEMINI – May 22/Jun 21

LIBRA – Sept 23/Oct 23

CAPRICORN – Dec 22/Jan 20

Capricorn, gifts might start coming your way and you don’t understand all the generosity. Accept what is offered and recognize that you deserve it.

You are given to behaving selflessly, Virgo. But this week you can still help others and take your needs into consideration. Ask for help if you need it.

It’s easy to expect others to keep your pace when you have all of your ducks in a row, Aquarius.

However, not everyone works on the same schedule that you do. Allow time to catch up.

SCORPIO – Oct 24/Nov 22

PISCES – Feb 19/Mar 20

Scorpio, you’re focused on furthering your career, but responsibilities at home must be weighed before making a final decision. Don’t give up; just reevaluate your timing.

Pisces, promising more than you can possibly deliver at this time will not win you any admirers.

Others will appreciate your honesty.

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