Colorado Central Articles From — September 1995

Letter from Margo Perschbacher

Salida politics – September 1995 – Colorado Central Magazine

New warning sign

Editor:

Everywhere I go in Salida, I hear people complaining about new city ordinances, and I think they should. After going to a few city meetings, I don’t know which laws I might be breaking. It seems that every time somebody makes a complaint, we get a new ordinance. Read the rest of this article

Letter from Roz Mcclellan

Forestry – September 1995 – Colorado Central Magazine

Editors:

The future of the Rio Grande National Forest is now up for public review following the August release of its draft management plan. At stake are 1.8 million acres of highly diverse ecosystems in the eastern part of the San Juan Mountains. These ecosystems — many still roadless — are habitat for rare species such as lynx, wolverine, boreal toad, boreal owls and others. Read the rest of this article

Letter from Virgina Simmons

Nomenclature – September 1995 – Colorado Central Magazine

Dear Ed:

I enjoyed your article about the word poncha. Here are a couple of additional bits of information. Poncha Pass was called Punche Pass sometimes in early days. There also is a Punche Valley several miles east of Antonito. It bears no resemblance to the pass, so I have always accepted the notion that a plant used as tobacco grew or grows in both places. Read the rest of this article

Letter from Rob Mcphee

Child-raising – September 1995 – Colorado Central Magazine

Dear Editors Ed and Martha:

Martha’s earlier essay [April, 1995, edition] on community plans and activities for children and youth — about not being continually negative with them — really struck a chord with me. Somehow the capability of remedying the situation seems to be even more practical, and easier, in a scenic rural setting like yours. Read the rest of this article

Letter from Carolyn Jackson

Hunting – September 1995 – Colorado Central Magazine

Editors:

We are third-generation Coloradans, but we have no first-hand experience living in a small community. We hope to be able to move from the Denver area back into the mountains (what a unique concept, right?). Read the rest of this article

Essay by Martha Quillen

Modern life – September 1995 – Colorado Central Magazine

We can learn from history; I thoroughly believe that.

Except lately, I’m not at all sure just what it is we can learn. Read the rest of this article

Article by Lynda La Rocca

Local character – September 1995 – Colorado Central Magazine

Neil V. Reynolds calls himself “a person of the nineteenth century.” But I think of him as a “Renaissance man,” a vanishing breed celebrated for preserving — and applying — vast stores of knowledge on a variety of subjects. Read the rest of this article

Sidebar by Ed Quillen

Colorado History – September 1995 – Colorado Central Magazine

Alfred or Alferd?

Most official documents — military enlistments and discharges, veteran pension, tombstone, prison records, court proceedings — refer to an Alfred G. Packer. Read the rest of this article

Sidebar by Ed Quillen

Colorado History – September 1995 – Colorado Central Magazine

Nov. 21, 1842: Alferd G. Packer born in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. He works as a printer’s devil, then learns to work leather. Read the rest of this article

Article by Ed Quillen

Colorado History – September 1995 – Colorado Central Magazine

Despite two sensational trials during his lifetime and frequent inquiries ever since, Alferd Packer will again face a judge and jury from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 17, at the Tabor Opera House in Leadville. Read the rest of this article

[amazon-product]09464404206[/amazon-product]Review by Ed Quillen

Legal system – September 1995 – Colorado Central Magazine

Me and the Law: The Philosophy of a Common Man
by Lindell Cline
Published in 1995
by Voice of the Common People, P.O. Box 200, Buena Vista CO 81211
ISBN 0-94644042-0-6 Read the rest of this article

[amazon-product]0805031170[/amazon-product]Review by Ken Wright

Wildlife – September 1995 – Colorado Central Magazine

Ghost Grizzlies: Does the Great Bear still haunt Colorado?
David Petersen
Henry Holt and Company
ISBN 0-8050-3117-0 Read the rest of this article

Sidebar by Margaret Rush

Construction – September 1995 – Colorado Central Magazine

Gene’s Recommended Reading List

How to Design & Build Your Own Home, by Lupe DiDonno and Phyllis Sperling; Alfred A. Knopf, N.Y., 1986, 365 pages. Especially good in heat-budget analysis. Read the rest of this article

Article by Margaret Rush

Construction – September 1995 – Colorado Central Magazine

“Don and I have always wanted to build our own house, but we wouldn’t have the slightest idea of where to begin.” A visitor. Read the rest of this article

Brief by Central Staff

Justice system – September 1995 – Colorado Central Magazine

Four young men, now in their 20s and 30s, have filed suit in federal court charging that Salida and Chaffee County officials violated their civil rights. Read the rest of this article

Brief by Central Staff

Pack-Burro Racing – September 1995 – Colorado Central Magazine

Tom Sobal of Leadville, racing with Maynard the burro, continued his winning ways at the International Pack Burro Race in Leadville on Aug. 6, coming in first at 2:44 for the 21-mile trek up Mosquito Pass and back. Read the rest of this article

Brief by Central Staff

Communications – September 1995 – Colorado Central Magazine

Connie Butler, who lives three miles from Jefferson, wrote a letter to the Fairplay Flume, observing that “I applied for US West telephone service two years ago March, and I still have no phone. I have signed three contracts with them, received a work order number, a telephone number, but I still do not have a phone.” Read the rest of this article

Brief by Central Staff

Communications – September 1995 – Colorado Central Magazine

They’ve got the numbers, anyway

In the big picture, America is running out of toll-free 800 numbers, so soon there will be another toll-free prefix: 888. Read the rest of this article

Brief by Central Staff

Salida downtown – September 1995 – Colorado Central Magazine

Salida may have found a cure for downtown parking woes, which recently occupied a city council meeting as one merchant announced that he had videotaped a neighbor who was just moving his car to the next spot every two hours, thereby meeting the letter of the law. Read the rest of this article

Brief by Central Staff

Journalism – September 1995 – Colorado Central Magazine

A picture of Marie Coombs, editor of the Saguache Crescent, taken by New York photographer Harvey Wang will be on show at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C., through October, as part of an exhibition called “Going Strong! Older Americans on the Job.” Read the rest of this article

Brief by Central Staff

Judicial system – September 1995 – Colorado Central Magazine

Read it and weep

You may remember the false allegations of child abuse directed at the Strawberry Door Preschool in Salida last year (detailed in the June, 1994, edition of Colorado Central.) Read the rest of this article