Colorado Central Articles From — November 1995

Sidebar by Ed Quillen

Golf – November 1995 – Colorado Central Magazine

98 RETIRED: Teachers, farmers, construction workers, judge, business men, engineers, state employees, nurses, utility workers, social service workers. Read the rest of this article

Article by Ed Quillen

Salida Golf Course – November 1995 – Colorado Central Magazin

In this municipal election, Salidans will vote on two questions related to expanding the municipal golf course from nine to eighteen holes: 1) Can the city sell 4.6 acres and use the proceeds for golf-course expansion? and 2) Can the golf course be used as collateral for a loan of up to $1.4 million to build nine more holes? Read the rest of this article

[amazon-product]1570980136[/amazon-product]Review by Ed Quillen

Churches – November 1995 – Colorado Central Magazine

Faith in High Places: Historic Country Churches of Colorado
by Jean Goodwin Messigner and Mary Jane Massey Rust
Published in 1995 by Roberts-Rinehart
ISBN 1-57098-013-6 Read the rest of this article

Review by Ed Quillen

Local History – November 1995 – Colorado Central Magazine

Frontier Eyewitness: Diary of John Lawrence, 1867-1908
Edited and Annotated by Bernice Martin
No ISBN
Published by the Saguache County Museum Read the rest of this article

[amazon-product]B001IKM3O2[/amazon-product]Review by Sharon Chickering

Leadville novel – November 1995 – Colorado Central Magazine

All for Love: Baby Doe and Silver Dollar
by John Vernon
Published in 1995 by Simon & Schuster
ISBN 0-684-80731-2 Read the rest of this article

Article by Martha Quillen

Judicial System – November 1995 – Colorado Central Magazine

Last month, as soon as we finished the magazine, Ed and I started watching Salida’s trial of the century.

– Or at least we can hope there will be no more like it. Read the rest of this article

Letter from John D. Krugman

NomeNclature – November 1995 – Colorado Central Magazine

Dear Editor:

We would like to ask for your correction of an error noted in your July issue, No. 17. On page 21 in the article entitled “The Pass Between the Rockies” by Ed Quillen, it states, in part, “Saguache, for instance, is green place.” Read the rest of this article

Letter from Lisa S. Dolby

Environment – November 1995 – Colorado Central Magazine

Dear Mr. Quillen,

I certainly enjoyed your article, “The Pass Between the Rockies” [in the August, 1995, edition of Colorado Central]. We don’t appreciate enough, the history and geological origin of the world around us. The forces that created this geological make-up are certainly nothing to scoff at. Read the rest of this article

Letter from Lindell Cline

Book Review – November 1995 – Colorado Central Magazine

Dear Ed Quillen:

Although I truly appreciate your review or critique of my book Me and the Law [published in the September, 1995, edition of Colorado Central], I must take issue with its obvious implication that anger is some unacceptable and does not allow me to be reasonable. Read the rest of this article

Article by Lynda La Rocca

Local Site – November 1995 – Colorado Central Magazine

“Things that go bump in the night” must feel right at home in Leadville’s historic Evergreen Cemetery. Read the rest of this article

Article by Marcia Darnell

Local Artists – November 1995 – Colorado Central Magazine

Crestone artist Maggie Houston-Smith says she creates out of a “sense of futility.Green Acres<170> reruns, drives her to paint and sculpt. Read the rest of this article

Brief by Central Staff

Business – November 1995 – Colorado Central Magazine

Before a single copy of Colorado Central had ever been printed, Richard Harris bought an ad for his Waggener’s Pharmacy, “the corner drugstore serving Central Colorado since 1887,” and he stayed with us ever since. Read the rest of this article

Brief by Central Staff

1995 Election – November 1995 – Colorado Central Magazine

If there’s a theme to this off-year election in the mountains, it might be “Growing Pains.” Read the rest of this article

Brief by Central Staff

New Age – November 1995 – Colorado Central Magazine

Tar Heel State of Consciousness

Even if UFOs keep popping up in the sky over Salida, our state could be losing its attractiveness to some segments of the population. Read the rest of this article

Brief by Central Staff

Mining – November 1995 – Colorado Central Magazine

With much publicity, the Climax Mine atop Frmont Pass re-opened on April 1 as an open-pit operation. Without much fanfare, the mine closed in August.

Read the rest of this article

Brief by Central Staff

Tourism – November 1995 – Colorado Central Magazine

The feeling that your town is being overwhelmed by tourists is not unique to Central Colorado. National Public Radio recently carried a report from Juneau, Alaska, a popular destination for cruise ships. On a summer day, the city’s 30,000 people can be joined by 10,000 visitors fresh off the boat. Read the rest of this article

Brief by Central Staff

Land Use – November 1995 – Colorado Central Magazine

Sangres: Spine or Barrier?

Traditionally, the Sangre de Cristo range has served as a barrier between two basins — the San Luis Valley, and the Wet Mountain and Huerfano valleys. Read the rest of this article

Brief by Central Staff

Transportation – November 1995 – Colorado Central Magazine

A year ago, Allen Best of Vail and our own Ed Quillen were collaborating on an article about possible abandonment of the Southern Pacific rail line through Central Colorado, local consequences, and uses for the corridor. Read the rest of this article

Brief by Central Staff

Climate – November 1995 – Colorado Central Magazine

As we went to press, the days were clear and warm, and if history is any guide, then this winter should be among the warmest on record.

Why? Read the rest of this article