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Table of Contents Farmers Market........................................... 7 Restaurants.................................................. 8 Shopping..................................................... 10 Return to Glory........................................... 12 Entertainment............................................. 14 Lodging........................................................ 17 Special Events.............................................. 18 New Industry Comes To Town................... 20 Kit Carson................................................... 24 Legendary Landmarks................................. 26 Felipe Baca................................................... 28 Uncle Dick “Wootton”................................ 30 Officer Lewis Kreeger................................. 31 Legends Come Alive.................................... 33 43 Years of Freedom........................................... 34 Bat Masterson..................................................... 36 TSJC................................................................... 38 Sister Blandina ........................................ 40 Keepers of the Trail............................................ 42 “Mother” Jones................................................... 44 The Rapp Brothers ........................................... 46 AR Mitchell......................................................... 48 SurReal Estate..................................................... 51 Capone in Trinidad?............................................ 52 Erick Hawkins.......................................................... 54 Calendar of Events............................................. 58 Seven Decades of Service................................... 60

Publisher Executive Editor

Steve WhartonPublisher

Executive Editor

Design/Art Director Steve Wharton

Clint Hager

Design/Art Director

Clint Hager Editor/Head Writer

Antoinette Wharton Editor/Head Writer

Antoinette Wharton

Staff Writers

Jean Di Lisio Staff Writers Jean Di Lisio Antoinette Wharton Antoinette Wharton Steve Wharton Steve Wharton Publisher

Executive Editor

Contributing Writers Contributing Writers Steve Wharton Wayne Armacost Wayne Armacost Design/Art Director Greg Boyce Clint HagerGreg Boyce Tom Davis Tom DavisWyvonne Graham Editor/Head Writer Wyvonne Graham Cozette Henritze Antoinette Wharton Leighann Kowalsky Cozette Henritze Staff Writers Robert A. (Bob) Silva Leighann Kowalsky Jean Di Lisio Robert A. (Bob) Silva Antoinette Wharton Special Thanks to Steve Wharton The City of Trinidad Special Thanks to Tourism Board City of Trinidad Contributing Writers The Chronicle News The City of Trinidad Wayne Armacost Trinidad History Museum City Trinidad Tourism Board Greg of Boyce AR Mitchell Museum Tom Davis The Chronicle News Chris Huffman Wyvonne GrahamHistory Trinidad Museum First National Bank in Trinidad Cozette Henritze All of our AR Mitchell Museum Sponsors Leighann Kowalsky and Advertisers Chris Robert A. (Bob) Silva Huffman

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Trinidad, Colorado Land of Legends Where the Santa Fe Trail and the Highway of Legends meet. The twelve banners that adorn the sidewalks of downtown Trinidad celebrate the legendary characters who helped shape our city. This is just the start. There are many more fascinating people and stories to share. Trinidad has a rich history, second to none in the annals of the Old West. The main reason for such a collection of historical figures is location-location-location. Trinidad sits on the north side of the most difficult part of the Santa Fe Trail, the Raton Pass. The pass has been the natural path through the highlands for dinosaurs, animals and man since prehistoric times. Folsom Man, Native American tribes, Conquistadors, French trappers, soldiers, settlers, adventurers, and travelers have all passed through what is now Trinidad. Following the Santa Fe Trail were the stage lines and the railroads. Many travelers stayed for a short visit; some for a lifetime in the beautiful borough on the Purgatoire River. These original banner legends range from famous and sometimes infamous characters. They include lawmen, outlaws, artists, architects, heroes and scoundrels of all sorts. They all have their part of the puzzle to complete the wonderful portrait of our hometown, Trinidad. Please join us downtown to experience all of the old legends as well as our new legends. Enjoy our restaurants, shops, museums, and plenty of entertaining things to do. Welcome!

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The Trinidad Community Farmers Market

Legend has it that the first farmers market in the U.S. took place in Lancaster Pennsylvania around 1730. There are now over 8,000 farmers markets in the United States. “Meet you at the Market” is just as widely spoken now as it was so long ago. Community’s gather to visit and purchase locally grown produce, meat, cheese and fresh food every week all over America. It is still the way for local farmers and ranchers, artisans, and chefs to sell their products without a middleman. Since after World War I it’s been the best way for producers to meet the buyers, making it a viable way to sustain their business. These days it is becoming the way America will become sustainable and feed itself in a most effective and healthy manner. The Trinidad Community Farmers Market has been opening each summer for 16 years. Opening mid June – mid October.

A SNAP ( supplemental nutrition assistance program) user can double their purchasing power. Through our Nutrition Incentive Program, we match dollar for dollar what a quest card user spends. Each Saturday 300-400 shoppers visit our market in beautiful Cimino Park , only two blocks from downtown Trinidad. Local musicians entertain the crowd, you will also find Yoga from 10-11, and it’s possible to find the SCRT local Theatre group performing

songs from their latest musical. The TCFM is in partnership with our Trinidad Community Co-Op, Earth Mountain Education Farm, and The Good Food Project. All of whom make it possible for Trinidad and the surrounding counties to come together, offering sustainable agriculture, education around fresh healthy food and how to grow it. Meet You At The Market

The place to be every Saturday morning 8 am till noon. Cimino Park , Trinidad, Co 81082 www.trinidadfarmersmarket.com

This year the Market opens June 11th. The 23 vendors offer a variety of fresh produce, meats, goat cheese, soap, jams, flowers, art and craft. Just like after WWI, we also offer a way for low income persons to purchase healthy, fresh food.

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restaurants

around Trinidad American

10. Peaks Restaurant & Lounge

1. Bob & Earl’s Café

3130 Santa Fe Trail at the Holiday Inn 719-845-8400

1118 Robinson Avenue (Hwy 12) 719-846-0144

11. Primero Bread & Café

2. Brix Sports Bar and Grill

911 Robinson Avenue at Mt. Carmel Community Center 719845-4822

231 E. Main Street  719-422-8273 3. The Café  135 E. Main Street 719-846-7119 4. Double D’s Grill 443 N. Commercial Street 719-422-8363 5. Fabilis Wings  103 W. Main Street 719-846-7298 6. Family Seed II  525 San Juan Street 719-845-8057

12. Rino’s Italian Restaurant & Steakhouse  400 E. Main Street 719- 845-0949 13. Sub Shop at the Whistle Stop 313 Nevada Avenue 719-846-6633 14. Tony’s Diner  734 E. Main Street 719- 846-6000 15. What A Grind 341 N. Commercial Street 719-846-0505

7. Lee’s Bar-B-Q

Chinese

825 San Pedro 719-846-7621

16. Great Wall

8. The Lunch Box

321 State Street 719-846-1688 or 6201

107 E. Main Street 719-845-9999

17. Wonderful House Chinese Restaurant

9. Ole’s

415 University Street 719-845-1888

Located inside La Quinta Inn & Suites Wellness Hotel 2833 Toupal Drive 719-845-0102

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Coffee Shops

29. Pizza Hut & Wing Street

18. Crazy Raven

2008 Freedom Road 719-846-8236

112 N. Commercial Street 719-846-8711

12. Rino’s Italian Restaurant & Steakhouse

3. The Café

400 E. Main Street 719- 845-0949

135 E. Main Street 719-846-7119

Mexican

19. Gourmet Healthy Coffee

30. El Rancho

112 N. Commercial Street 719-859-3839 or 214-8630

1901 Santa Fe Trail 719-846-9049

20. Sunshine Donuts

6. Family Seed II

416 University Street 719-422-8230

525 San Juan Street 719-845-8057

15. What A Grind

31. Green Chili Grill at JR’s Fuel Stop

341 N. Commercial Street 719-846-0505

731 E. Main Street 719-846-4012

Fast Food

32. Habaneros’s Mexican Grill

21. Burger King

508 Nevada Avenue 719-422-8190

1920 Freedom Road 719-846-9445

33. Mission at the Bell

22. Kentucky Fried Chicken

134 W. Main Street 719-845-1513

212 Nevada Avenue 719-846-7723

34. Ristras Restaurant & Cantina

23. McDonald’s

1415 Nolan Drive at the Trinidad Golf Course 719-845-8226

322 Nevada Avenue 719-846-3322

35. Tequila’s

24. Sonic Drive-In

9990 Santa Fe Trail 719-846-3514

642 W. Main Street 719-845-0402

Sweets

25. Taco Bell

36. I Love Sugar Candy and Sweet Shoppe

212 Nevada Avenue 719-846-7723

259 N. Commercial Street 719-846-2000

26. Wendy’s Old-Fashioned Hamburgers

8. The Lunch Box

Exit 25 & Exit 11 9960 Santa Fe Trail 719-845-9143

107 E. Main Street 719-845-9999

Greek

20. Sunshine Donuts

14. Tony’s Diner

416 University Street 719-422-8230

734 E. Main Street 719- 846-6000

37. Tutti Scoops Old World Ice Cream

Italian

Maxday Piazza at 202 N. Commercial Street 719-845-8508

27. Bella Luna Pizzeria 121 W. Main Street 719-846-2750

15. What A Grind 341 N. Commercial Street 719-846-0505

28. Nana & Nano’s Deli & Pasta House  418 E. Main Street 719- 846-2696

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Shopping

Experience some of Trinidad’s culture by exploring some of our legendary shops 1. All That Is Energy 725 Smith Avenue 719-846-1639 allthatisenegy.com 2. Alpha Pawn & Antiques 227 N. Commercial Street 719-846-8211 3. A.R. Mitchell Museum Gift Shop & Gallery  150 E. Main Street 719-846-4224 4. Bar K Corral Boutique 101 E. Main Street 719-967-1003 5. Bealls  2024 Freedom Road 719-845-4061 6. Big R of Trinidad  2202 Freedom Road 719-845-1864

7. Coin Dancer Antiques 232 E. Main Street 719-846-0165 8. Corazon Gallery  149 E. Main Street 719-846-0207 9. Corral Pawn & Trading 126 E. Main Street 719-846-6043 10. Crazy Raven 112 N. Commercial Street 719-846-8711 11. Curly’s Bead Emporium  301 W. Main Street 719-846-8647 12. Family Dollar

13. Farmers’ Market  Cimino Downtown Park, corner of Las Animas Street and Modica Drive 14. Francesca’s Unique Gifts and Furniture 200 N. Commercial Street 719-845-8508 15. Frank Images  234 N. Commercial Street 719-846-3685 frankimages.net 16. Galerie Vivante  214 E. Main Street 719-334-0087 rodneywood.com 17. Gallery Main  130 E. Main Street 719-846-1441 trinidadartscouncil.org

18. Golf Shop at Trinidad Golf Course  1417 Nolan Drive 719-846-4015 19. The House of Timo’Teo 115 N. Commercial Street 719-422-8025 512-217-6035 20. Kids with Paws – Pet Boutique 251 N. Commercial Street 719-680-0979 21. Hibbett Sports 2116 Freedom Road 719-846-6048 22. Ida & Sherry’s Used Furniture  635 E. Main Street 719-845-1082

2102 Freedom Road 719-845-0148

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23. I Love Sugar

33. Trinidad Community Co-op

Candy & Sweets Shoppe 259 N. Commercial Street 719-846-2000

A health food co-op with organic foods. 200 E. Elm Street 719-846-7869

24. Lane’s Antiques

34. Trinidad Greenhouses

9850 Santa Fe Trail 719-846-3143

626 Stonewall Avenue 719-846-2203

25. Maggie & Moz  113 N. Commercial Street 719-846-2700

108 N. Commercial Street 719-680-0415 38. Walmart Supercenter

35. Trinidad History Museum Bookstore 312 E. Main Street 719-846-7217

2921 Toupal Drive 719-846-4477 39. Whispering Wind – Antiques 269 N. Commercial Street 719-846-0452

26. Natural Food Store

36. Ultimate Sports & Nutrition

316 Prospect Street 719-846-7577

Bicycles and accessories. Nutrition for cyclists. 2505 E. Main Street 719-846-8359

27. Purgatoire River Trading Company

37. Vintage Treasures

113 E. Main Street 719-845-0202 28. Safeway and Starbucks in the store 457 W. Main Street 719-846-2246 29. Tee’s me Treat me  105 W. Main Street 719-846-8634 teesmetreatme.com 30. Teri’s Hallmark & Floral  155 E. Main Street 719-846-3544 31. Theresa’s Antiques & Collectibles  162 E. Main Street 719-846-7224 32. Trinidad Archery & Tackle 409 N. Commercial Street 719-680-2527

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Return to Glory HOW THE FAMOUS MCCORMICK BUILDING WAS RESTORED BACK TO ITS FORMER GLORY

By Jean Di Lisio

2006-2016, a decade of revival was initiated by Lonnie and Vibeke Adkisson when they purchased and restored the McCormick Building on Commercial and Main, remodeling it to it’s original splendor of the 1880’s. The rich exterior green trim and warm red walls wrap around the bustling corner with an elegance of a big city

Macy’s. Now home to Purgatoire River Trading Company, The Lunch Box, Bar K Corral Boutique, Crazy Raven Coffee and Mountain Trail Home Sales, Vibeke’s entrepreneurial vision spurred further investments for Trinidad’s historic downtown. “Basket Spirits,” the red cedar carving by Tachineh (Richard Sedillo) enraptures Mrs. Adkisson’s devotion

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to the value and emotional attachment for old pawn Indian jewelry that has been owned, appreciated, worn and used by Native Americans. The ‘old pawn jewelry’ is an intimate relic of a people and a culture, which is slowly disappearing into history. Here at PRTC she represents over 500 individual Native American artisans in the ancient art forms of silversmith jewelry making, pottery, basket weaving, fetish making and leather craft. The items of ‘Old Pawn’ may have a long, probably sad, story to tell. In times past, the Navajo people wore, and treasured their turquoise jewelry, not only a thing of adornment, a protector of good health, but also as portable wealth. Not having ready access to banks, or cash money, this turquoise jewelry would often serve as the family “reserve” or “emergency” fund. In times of need, this turquoise jewelry could be easily used as security with an authorized trader (pawned) for cash to meet the current crisis. Then, when the crops came in, or the sheep were shorn, the turquoise jewelry could be redeemed and take its place back in

the family. On occasion, this turquoise jewelry would not be redeemed as planned. The lender would keep it for the agreed amount of time, and if the agreed date, the trader did not pay off the loan, he would be authorized to sell the turquoise jewelry. Often, when the elders of the family die, the items are pawned, and the money is divided up within the family. Serving the Pima Indian Tribe in the early 1960s as an educator, Mrs. Adkisson visits artisan families

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get my attention saying, I need to talk to you privately,” Adkisson recalls. To her surprise, he purchased two large Navajo rugs, stuffing them into his backpack and hurrying out to catch the train.

she taught, continuing to invest in their traditional compositions. Annually, she travels miles over twisty mountain roads and desolate deserts, sometimes waiting outside the home for two – three hours, respecting their cultural mores. Her sensitivities toward Native American culture reverberate into the resurgence of Trinidad’s community spirit. Her daily dealing with customers often has her assisting travelers by escorting them to the train station or local restaurants. In the fall of 2015, Purgatoire River hosted renowned artist Calvin Begay in Trinidad. “He’s really a phenomenal artist,” Adkisson said. “He’s the foremost inlay artist working on the Navajo Nation today.” In just a few hours over 600 guests attended the show. However, one insistent client appeared on the scene wearing a ragged backpack. “He kept trying to

Vibeke Adkisson’s decade of devotion (2006-2016) to Trinidad’s downtown is overwhelming as she continually plants seeds of revival. Sharing her business acumen, she’s booked many volunteer hours working with the downtown merchant association, Chamber of Commerce, City of Trinidad committees, Trinidad State Junior College’s Educational Foundation and President’s Advisory Council. We, at New Legends Magazine, admire her unique contribution and vision for Trinidad and Las Animas County’s economic future. Her humble and gentle recognition of the self-worth of every individual is remarkable. Her knowledge of this region’s past is represented in the Apache burden basket, fashioned from cottonwood and mulberry sticks. Apache women used this as a utility basket to gather fruits, berries, herbs and nuts. The tin cones, made from old tobacco can lids,

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wards off snakes, as the women walked through the deserts. Mrs. Adkisson gathers rare and “museum quality” artifacts from authentic and legendary tribes who originally settled in the Southwest for Purgatory River Trading Company. Her propensity for understanding these diverse cultures surrounds her forward-looking philosophy of working as a team to preserve and defend the past. Her slogan - “It has to be a group effort!”

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ENTERTAINMENT THINGS TO DO IN TRINIDAD

FOR A COMPLETE LIST AND DETAILED INFORMATION GO TO: www.historictrinidad.com/activities.html

Ride the Trolley for Free – Downtown

1. Art Galleries – Artists Are Always Drawn to Places of Beauty

Check them out at: www.historictrinidad.com/arts.html

2. Baseball – Trinidad’s Professional Team – the Triggers Central Park www.trinidadtriggers.com

7. Trinidad Municipal Golf Course Avid Golfer magazine rates Trinidad’s historic golf course “one of the ten hidden gems in the country.” 1417 Nolan Drive 719-846-4015 trinidadgolfcourse.com

8. Hiking and Mountain Biking

Yes, you can hike Fisher’s Peak. trinidadoutdoorclub.com

202 N. Animas Street 719-846-6841 carnegiepubliclibrary.org 12. Museums – Old West • Mining • Native American • Archaeology www.historictrinidad.com/museums.html

13. Roller Skating – Skateland 8370

424 W. Main Street 719-846-

14. Trinidad Skate Park

Champion skater Tony Hawk rates Trinidad’s skate park one of the top ten in the world.

9. Horseback Riding –

Trinidad Sports Complex

15. Watersports – Family Aquatic Center

Trinidad Sports Complex

Check out the Lake Country at: www.historictrinidad.com/recareas. html

3. Discgolf

Trinidad Sports Complex

4. Farmers Market – Saturday Morning, 8am till noon Cimino Park 719-680-0184 www.trinidadfarmersmarket.com 5. Fishing

Everything from kid’s fishing at Central Park to lakes and rivers.Check it out at:

Giddy Up!

Yellow Pine Ranch www.yellowpine.us

Purgatoire Adventures Unlimited email: wootensj@hotmail.com 10. Hunting

www.wildlife.state.co.us/

11. Carnegie Public Library – Lots of Activities for All Ages

www.historictrinidad.com/activities.html

6. Fitness Centers

Hot Yoga to Cardio to Mixed Martial Arts Curves- 829 Arizona Ave.Trinidad, CO Hot Yoga on main-134 W Main St #23 Snap Fitness- 2202 Freedom Rd. Stay-Fit- 231 West Main St.

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Things To Do – Nightlife BE SURE TO CHECK THE CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR THE SPECIAL ACTIVITIES IN TOWN. www.NewLegendsMag.com OR www.TommydProductionsCo.com

1. Live Theatre – Southern Colorado Repertory Theatre SCRT

4. Trinidad Lanes Bowling Alley

13. What A Grind – Coffee in the Morning, Sports Bar by Night 341 N. Commercial Street 719-846-0505

823 Van Buren Street 719-846-7201

5. Brix Sports Bar 131 W. Main Street 719-846-4765 www.scrtheatre.com and Grill 231 E. Main Street  719-4228273 www.brixsportsbar.com 2. Movies – the Movie Picture Showhouse 3600 E. Main Street 719-846-0552

www.highsierratheatres.com/location/22947/Movie-Picture-Showhouse-Showtimes

3. Haunted Corazon Ghost Tours

232 E. Main Street 719-680-4721 hauntedcorazon. wix.com/haunted-corazon

6. Dodgeton Creek Brewingv Company 36730 Democracy Drive 719-846-2339 www.dodgetoncreek.com

7. El Rancho Bar & Cafe

1901 Santa Fe Trail 719-846-9049

8. Gino’s Sports Bar

991 E. Main Street 719-845-0388

9. Jujo’s Pub

125 N. Chestnut Street 719-846-9162

10. Mantelli’s Bar 137 W. Main Street 719-846-9923

11. Rino’s Italian Restaurant & Steakhouse  400 E. Main Street 719- 845-0949

12. Ristras Restaurant & Cantina

1415 Nolan Drive at the Trinidad Golf Course 719-845-8226

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Lodging 11. Trinidad Super 8 Motel  I-25 & Exit 15 1924 Freedom Road 719-846-8280

Bed & Breakfast 1. Cawthon Motel & RV Park  1701 Santa Fe Trail 719-8463303 www.cawthonpark.com

2. Days Inn & Suites

I-25 & Exit 13A 900West Adams Street 1-800-225-3297 719-846-2215

www.daysinn.com/hotels/colorado/

3. Frontier Motel

I-25 & Exit 15 815 Goddard Avenue 719-846-2261

12. Heart of Trinidad Bed & Breakfast – Opening July 1, 2016 402 West Main Street

5. La Quinta Inn & Suites 512-423-2774 Wellness Hotel 13. Tarabino Inn & Gallery 2   833 Toupal Drive At Exit 11 1-800-SLEEPLQ (753-3757) 719-845-0102

310 East Second Street 866846-8808 719-846-2115

www.laquintatrinidad.com

www.tarabinoinn.com

6. Quality Inn Trinidad

3125 Toupal Drive I-25 & Exit 11 800-4Choice (424-6423) 719497-8000 www.choicehotels.com/quality-inn

7. Rodeway Inn & RV Park

I-25 & Exit 11 9800 Santa Fe Trail 719-846-2251

www.choicehotels.com/rodeway-inn

8. Tower 64 Hotel & RV

I-25 & Exit 11 10301 Santa Fe Trail 719-846-3307 tower64.com

9. Trail’s End Motel

4. Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites

3130 Santa Fe Trail Drive At Exit 11, 719-845-8400 www.holidayinn.com/hotels/

616 East Main Street 719-846-4425

www.facebook.com/Trails-End-Motel-113501728683741/

10. Trinidad Inn & Suites  I-25 & Exit 13B 702 West Main Street 719-849-2271

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SPECIAL EVENTS May 21 (Sat) 10am 2016 Armed Forces Day Parade

June 10-11 (Fri) 5pm to mid-

Presented by the Las Animas County Veteran’s Memorial Committee. Free entries. Theme this year is “Honoring Those Who Served.”

Santa Fe Trail Days

June 1 (Wed) 7:30pm The Al Kaly Shrine Circus 2016 Las Animas County Fairgrounds. With three rings of affordable family fun, “The Shrine Circus” will thrill fans of all ages. Come see the death-defying aerial acts, animal attractions including tigers and elephants. In addition to the performing acts, kids will have the unique opportunity to ride and pet different types of animals. Call 702-456-2642 for more information.

June 5 (Sun) 10am 102nd Annual Ludlow Memorial Service CIO Executive Director, and Dr. Fawn Amber Montoya, Professor CSU-Pueblo. In memory of the men, women and children who lost their lives in freedom’s cause at Ludlow, Colorado, April 20, 1914, the UMWA invites you to the 102nd Ludlow Memorial Service. Call 719-8462403 for more information.

June 9-12  Official Regional Colorado Burning Man Event A yearly arts and music festival, Apogaea, is being held on land owned by Glenn Moltrer near Valdez, 15 miles west of Trinidad. apogaea.com

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night and (Sat) 10am to midnight

Come on down for some fun and dancing. Friday night hear Cappton Reid band, and on Saturday night Whiskey Creek band will play. We’ll have an old west costume contest, horseshoe tournament, beer

garden and more. Central Park, Trinidad, Colorado across from Trinidad High School 719-846-9285

June 11 (Sat) 8am-5pm 2016 Fantasy Kruzers Car and Bike Club Show Twelve categories from street rod to muscle cars to motorcycles and trikes. Registration 8am-11am. Show 11am5pm. Awards 5pm. Downtown at Brix Sports Bar & Grill 719680-0179, 719-859-1222, 719-859-229

June 18 (Sat) Altman Photo Exhibit Opening Trinidad History Museum

June 19 (Sun) 8am to 1pm Father’s Day Classic Golf Tournament Trinidad Municipal Golf Course 719-846-4015 trinidadproshop@gmail.com trinidadgolfcourse.com

June 23-26 (Thurs-Sun) Family Fun Days Free admission.

Four days of fun. Carnival rides, food and crafts vendors, pony rides, 3 bands, an obstacle course. Lots of activities for the whole family. Thurs 6pm-10pm, Fri 6pm-11pm, Sat 1pm-11pm, Sun 1pm-10pm. Las Animas County Fairgrounds More info: 719-6v80-4677

(Mon) 4th of July Festival All Day Central Park

July 16 (Sat) Mt. Carmel Festival 911 Robinson Ave Trinidad, Colorado 81082 719-845-4800 mtcarmelcenter.org

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August 1-6 Erick Hawkins Dance Co. from New York City Dance intensive workshops M-F Performances Friday & Saturday 7:00pm Trinidad Middle School Auditorium 719-310-4920 stevewharton@newlegendsmag.com

August 12–14 (Fri-Sat) Art of the Gun An exhibit presented by the TSJC Gunsmithing program and the A.R. Mitchell Museum. 150 E. Main Street 719-847-4224 armitchellmuseum.com

August 27 (Sat) 11am-11pm Trinidaddio Blues Fest 2016 An exciting Blues Festival featuring Grammy Nomiated singer Shemekia Copeland, 2015 Contemporary Artist of the Year Janiva Magness, Grammy Winning Chubby Carrier & The Bayou Swamp Band, the Abluquerque Blues Connection, Lionel Young Band, and more! Central Park trinidaddiobluesfest.com/

September 3-5 (Sat-Mon) All day Labor Day Golf Tournament Trinidad Municipal Golf Course 719-846-4015 trinidadproshop@gmail.com trinidadgolfcourse.com

September 4-5 (Sun-Mon) 105th Annual Labor Day Rodeo & Festivities On Sat, September 3: Community Flea Market at Las Animas County Fairgrounds begins at 8am. Cheerleading contest at

11am in Roundup Park. Dance at JuJo’s, 8pm-12am. Sun & Mon September 4 & 5: Two-day rodeo with performances 1:30pm. Also, the Westernaires, kids nickel scramble, and a stick horse race. Las Animas County Fairgrounds 719-680-0424

Memorial Site, enjoy a piece of history as you run through the picturesque San de Cristo Mountains, 12 miles north of Trinidad, Colorado! 100% of the profits will be used to provide wellness programs to the underserved community of Trinidad and surrounding area. Ludlow Massacre Memorial Site C.R. 44.0; 1 mile west off Exit 27 mtcarmelcenter.org

Trinidadroundup@live.com trinidadroundup.homestead.com

October 22 (Sat) 5pm-11pm

September 5 Labor Day The A.R. Mitchell Parade downtown at 9am Museum’s Annual Black and White Western Ball

September 9, 10, 11 ArtoCade

A fantasy parade on the 10th of over 75 art cars, the biggest art car event in the West. General mayhem and festivities for three days! On Friday, September 9: Vehiculart at Downtown Trinidad begins at 5pm to 7pm. CarBash from 8pm to 11pm at the BRIX Sports Bar & Grill. Sat September 10: ArtoCade Parade, high noon Downtown Trinidad, then from 2pm to 5pm view artcards up close and meet ‘Cartists’. CarDango from 7pm to Midnight at the Sebastiani Gym. Sun, September 11: BrickFest at 8 to 10am, location to be announced. artocade.com

The A.R. Mitchell Museum of Western Art proudly presents the 2016 Black and White Western Ball. This annual event features live country western music by Whiskey Creek. Everyone can two-step or line dance the night away to their favorite cowboy hits. An incredible silent auction featuring art, antiques, western memorabilia, collectibles, jewelry much more! The live dessert auction after dinner includes the best homemade desserts from area cooks auctioned off to the highest bidders. Tickets are $35 per person and include appetizers, a fabulous buffet dinner, dessert, coffee and tea. Cash bar. This favorite party is on track to sell out this year, so please get tickets early. Tickets are available at La Quinta Inn & Suites, Cedar Street Printing, and in the Museum gift shop. A.R. Mitchell Museum 150 E. Main St. 719-846-422

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New Industry Comes To Town From outlaws and marshals, to succeeding in the coal mining industry, Trinidad, Colorado has always been a city of legends. At its peak, the population was at an impressive 30,000. As the mines closed and people began moving away, the infrastructure and population began to decline, leaving many empty storefronts, crumbling buildings, and the population at a little over 8,000.

the city has little interest in turning back.

There are currently eight shops in Trinidad, and more to come with the city recently setting the limit to 20 stores. Although However, after struggling for there are mixed years, this quaint town is starting feelings about to come back to life, thanks to the marijuana the legalization of medical and industry throughout the recreational marijuana. The community, many are optimistic industry has brought in hundreds about the changes the industry is of thousands of dollars in tax making to this potential tourist revenue, has haven. Life-long intrigued ... anticipated collecting local and member tourists from $200,000 in tax revenue... but of the marijuana all over the the city collected $800,000.. industry, country, and Brandon Pingel, has created is one of many many new jobs as dispensaries citizens excited about Trinidad’s continue to open. CNN recently recovery. “This is why I work in spoke to city manager Gabe this industry. I love this town, I Engeland reporting, “They had grew up here, and I want to see anticipated collecting $200,000 in it be successful,” Pingel answered tax revenue from legal pot sales, earnestly when asked about the but the city collected $800,000 in impact the industry is having in taxes in just one year.” After this Trinidad. unpredicted success, it appears

It seems Brandon’s wish might be coming true. Roads are being repaired, old water pipes are being replaced, virtually all real estate in the historic district has been purchased, several new restaurants have opened, and there are many more projects underway throughout town. It’s becoming increasingly clear that legalized marijuana may be just the thing Trinidad needs to get back on its feet and reclaim its status as a booming tourist destination, more legendary than ever.

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Small in Stature

Large in Lore Christopher “Kit” Carson by Antoinette Wharton If you’ve watched the Oscar-winning movie “The Revenant”, understanding the American world in the 19th century is more comprehensible instead of simply reading about it in a history book. The vicious life cycles accompanied by the frigid weather conditions fur trappers experienced in the Rocky Mountains is a scene graphically painted by the movie. While this story is based on a true story of another historical man’s life, it borders on similar life events of Christopher “Kit” Carson. Born on Christmas Eve in 1809, Kit was the ninth of 14 children. Upon his father’s death at the age of nine, Carson was unable to gain any further education as he had to begin a trade. At the age of 14, Kit was working as an apprentice to a saddle and harness maker. However, the young man soon became restless and after about a year he joined a wagon train heading west on the Santa Fe Trail in 1826. On the Trail, he learned many different skills, but was hired as a trapper in California despite his small frame and stature standing only five and one half inches tall. Living as a trapper, as many men did, Carson became immersed with the Native American culture, at times living exclusively with tribes. His first two wives were Cherokee and Arapahoe, both sadly dying at young ages, one after childbirth of his daughter in 1836. Even through the war and hardships facing American and Natives alike, he was able to maintain diplomacy with both sides. In the 1840’s, he moved into a more permanent residence in Taos, New Mexico, where he married his third wife Marie Josefa Jaramillo. They settled into a Spanish-Colonial style home which remains intact today and is marked as a National Historic Landmark. The home where they raised their seven children is now open to the public as a historic house museum. In 1868, a few years after he moved his family

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This heroic bronze sculpture of Kit Carson is widely considered to be the finest equestrian statue in North America. It is located in Trinidad’s Kit Carson Park, at the corner of Kansas Avenue and San Pedro Street.

to Colorado, ill health forced him to resign from his ranching business. Early that

art piece is widely considered to be the finest equestrian statue in North America.

I cannot express my surprise at beholding such a small, stoop-shouldered man same year, at the urging of Washington and the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Carson journeyed to Washington D.C. where he escorted several Ute Chiefs to meet with the President of the United States to plead for assistance to their tribe. Soon after his return, his wife Josefa died on April 23, 1868 from complications after giving birth to their eighth child. Only a month after her passing, he was laid to rest due to an abdominal aortic aneurism in Fort Lyon, Colorado on May 23, 1868. His last words, “Goodbye friends, adios compadres.” He and his wife Josefa’s bodies were transported to their final burial in Taos a year after their deaths. Carson is commemorated in a heroic bronze sculpture in Trinidad’s Kit Carson Park at the corner of Kansas Avenue and San Pedro Street. A friend of Kit Carson, Trinidad’s mayor Daniel L. Taylor commissioned the statue and donated the land for the eight-acre park. It was dedicated on June 1, 1913. The bronze

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Kit Carson – First Hand Accounts Exaggerated versions of Carson’s exploits in dime novels made him a legend in his own time. Kit’s life as an American frontiersman including being a mountain man, fur trapper, wilderness guide, Indian agent, and American Army officer earned him his place in history. Expecting to meet a man bigger than life, most were surprised at his small stature. Here are accounts from two of Carson’s contemporaries. General William Tecumseh Sherman, 1847: “His fame was then at its height, and I was very anxious to see a man who had achieved such feats of daring among the wild animals of the Rocky Mountains, and still wilder Indians of the plains I cannot express my surprise at beholding such a small, stoop-shouldered man, with reddish hair, freckled face, soft

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blue eyes, and nothing to indicate extraordinary courage of daring. He spoke but little and answered questions in monosyllables.”

“Kit Carson was five feet five and one half-inches tall, weighed about 140 pounds, of nervy, iron temperament, squarely built, slightly bow-legged, and those members apparently too short for his body. But, his head and face made up for all the imperfections of the rest of his person. His head was large and well shaped with yellow straight hair, worn long, falling on his shoulders. His face was fair and smooth as a woman’s with high cheekbones, straight nose, a mouth with a firm, but somewhat sad expression, a keen, deepset but beautiful, mild blue eye, which could become terrible under some circumstances, and like the warning of the rattlesnake, gave notice of attack. Though quick-sighted, he was slow and soft of speech, and posed great natural modesty.”

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LEGENDARY LANDMARKS THE HISTORICAL PIONEERS BEHIND SOME OF THE FAMOUS LANDMARKS AROUND TOWN George S. Simpson 1818-1885

Juana (Suaso) Simpson

1827-1916 Buried atop the Rest is Trinidad pioneer George S. Simpson, one of this areas true “trail blazers.” Simpson was a famous scout, trader, and explorer. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1818, Simpson first came to this area in 1848. Years later, the prominent pioneer settled here. While engaging in different enterprises, he was elected in 1861 as this regions first territorial county clerk. There are as many stories about the Simpson Indian attack as there are imaginations. The most common elements of these stories are that in 1867, prior to Trinidad becoming incorporated, Simpson was along the banks of the Purgatoire River when he was confronted by warring Ute Indians. Simpson fled up a nearby butte and hid inside one of the natural vertical crevices that were found in this sandstone bluff. The attacking Indians did not locate Simpson and after three or so days, Simpson emerged from his hiding spot, thankful to the rock for his life. Later in life he wrote a poem about his desire to be buried there. This of course is but part of Simpson’s contributions toward settling the West. Added to the 1866 Indian escapade, is the fact that he helped establish the Ft. Pueblo Trading Post and is credited with the first discovery of gold in Colorado, leading to the famous 1859 Rush to the Rockies. Years before his death, Simpson requested burial atop his beloved Rest, and his wish was honored in 1885. In September of 1885 it became his final resting place. In Trinidad, Juana taught Spanish-speaking students and became friends with Blandina Segale. As a Sister of Charity, Blandina taught school at

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Overlooking the town of Trinidad lays Simpson’s rest. Named after George S. Simpson Saint Joseph’s Academy, but she was keen to have a new school. She thought someone might help if they saw her on the roof. She climbed on top of the old building and began prying loose adobe bricks with a crowbar. Juana was the first person to see Blandina on the roof. In less than an hour, Juana returned with six men, tools, and supplies. Thanks to Juana’s help, Trinidad soon had a new and bigger school.

time around the year 1846. His party of soldiers got lost as they searched for the pass which would take them through the mountains into New Mexico. It was late in the day and Fischer decided to make camp and start off again the next morning. The day dawned bright and sunny. Spotting the prominent peak nearby, Fischer boasted that he could climb it and be back before his troops finished eating their breakfast. Several soldiers made a friendly wager with Capt. Waldemar Fischer Fischer and it doesn’t say whether or not he paid on the bet, when he undoubtedly 1846 lost. The hike up the Fisher’s peak takes The most popular legend tells the better part of a day. He lost the bet, but won a bit of immortality. of a Prussian Officer named Captain Waldemar Fischer, who traveled through southern Colorado on the way to Santa Fe, New Mexico some

Monument at the Grave of George S. Simpson

One of Trinidad’s most notable landmarks is Fisher’s Peak. Named after Caption Waldemar Fischer, Fisher’s Peak stands prominantly over the southern part of the city.

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Felipe Baca “FOUNDER OF TRINIDAD”

1828-1874

Oh the irony as I sit on the widow’s walk of my new home purchased by my husband and I only one year ago. We traded 22,000 pounds of wool from the sheep we raised for this beautiful two story house sitting on what I’m sure will be a main street in the town of Trinidad. My name is Delores and my husband, Felipe Baca discovered the many resources this area holds over ten years before we acquired this beautiful home. The year is 1874, and one of the founders of the up-and-coming town has passed away. However, that will not stop Trinidad from g rowing. Felipe saw g reat opportunity for this place. We both worked very hard to pioneer a new space only a few miles from New Mexico, our home state. Felipe spent many years working diligently to provide for myself and our now ten children. It was in 1860 he came across the town of Trinidad. He saw a g reat possibility for ranching as the soil was rich and the water bed of the river so close for irrigation. He spent many years traveling back and forth to begin to develop this region. His dream was to be a rancher just as his family had been before him in Taos, New Mexico. Yet, Trinidad held a whole new experience for my husband. Not only did he bring ranching to this area, he also brought a new spirit. We opened a general store that we both ran. He was also served in the territorial legislature for what will soon be the state of Colorado. Felipe and I took on challenge after challenge to build a future for this community and this new state. We made opportunities from a blank canvas of land that is now transfor ming

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into a new civilization. Our family name will continue to reign here for many years to come.

Felipe and Dolores Baca are two historical presences that should never be forgotten in Colorado history. To think, throughout the 1860s and 1870s, they raised ten children while running a general store, irrigating land that had not been used for ranching before this time, herded sheep, and began developing this empty land of Trinidad. Together, and with the help of others, they created a land of opportunity with their hard work and dedication to building a new community.

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True Trailblazer

RICHENS LACY “UNCLE DICK” WOOTTON

1816-1893

by Antoinette Wharton Having one profession in the 1800s is just not something all too common amongst our legends. Richens Lacy Wootton, also known as Uncle Dick, exemplifies that fact. Wootton was an American frontiersman, mountain man, trapper, army scout, buffalo and cattle rancher as well as entrepreneur. In 1836, he led a guided wagon train out of Independence Missouri. He settled in Trinidad, Colorado and by 1865 had leased land from Lucien Maxwell in what is now known as the Raton Pass. He employed Ute Native Americans to build the 27 mile stretch of land that vastly improved the Santa Fe Trail in this area. The building included cutting down hillsides, blasting through the mountain, removing rocks, and building bridges. He then built a tollhouse in front of his residence where passangers paid $1.50 per wagon and $.25 cents per single horseman. However, Native Americans were able to use the toll road always free of charge. His home was also a stagecoach stop where travelers could come and get a hot meal.

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After the road had been opened, the Atchison, Santa Fe and Topeka Railway offered his $50,000 for the tollway. He refused that offer and recommended instead the railway bring his wife groceries and a train pass for life. This agreement was signed with only a handshake. If you’ve ever crossed the Raton Pass, you can see his name historically preserved on the mile marker directing to the site of his ranch.

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OFFICER LEWIS KREEGER LEGENDARY LAWMAN In the shadow of a man, one is not to find, the hidden secrets of his inner soul, but to linger on what could have been. This reads true of one Officer Lewis M. Kreeger that served the community of Trinidad for over 40 years in the world of law enforcement. Some homo sapiens from the time they take their first breath on this planet are destined to be noticed in life for their achievements and major accomplishments. This illustrates how Lewis M. Kreeger of German decent fought for the cause of principles and Law & Order of this great country of ours during his life time. Lewis M. Kreeger was raised in the slave state of Missouri on his parent’s farm in the 1850s. He polished his innate skills while riding with “Quantrill’s Raiders” (for the Confederate cause) during the Civil War (Apr. 1861 – Apr. 1865). His innate skills for tracking, marksmanship and warfare strategy would in later years go on to serve him well as a law officer in Trinidad, CO. Officer Lewis M. Kreeger “The Demi-God” of Trinidad” as referred to by Officer Bat Masterson. The man that stood on a pedestal all comes to life in the book titled, Lead in Trinidad, authored by his great grandson, Bob Silva. As one dwells on the historical banner for Officer Lewis M. Kreeger 1848 – 1913, The 1800 Trinidad Jail & Courthouse is mesmerizing. Officer Kreeger with two of his siblings 1 along with other law enforcement employees appear before the beautiful architect stone building. Discipline of senses is required to imagine the character of so many types of personalities that walked through clanking jail doors during the Wild West days of Trinidad. It would be here at the Trinidad Jail that the big,

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Sheriff Lewis M. Kreeger, C.C. Murray (Jailer) holds my grandmother Phoebe Belle Kreeger, William Squire (known at Squick)(Deputy Sheriff) & Officer Kreegerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s son, K.E. Kross (Deputy Sheriff), Harry Lewis (Jailer) and O.T. Clark (Under Sheriff)

the bad and the ugly made their presence. One cannot refute that those that were fine hardworking citizens of Trinidad would find the jail accommodations to fall short of the comforts of home. The Wild West days of the Southwest saw plenty of hot flying lead, and law enforcement officers were prepared for the ever unexpected. The six shooter would be used in selfdefense, and the best of lawmen made every shot count. Officer Kreeger was no exception to the rule as he was fired upon many times during his 40 plus years while wearing a badge. Officer Kreeger, a very lucky law enforcement officer for during his career he never became the recipient to hot flying lead. The same could not be said for those that confronted him, as they were not quite that lucky. Officer Kreeger during his law enforcement career, became known as a fine marksman and a man-hunter. Law enforcement officers wore a 5 pointed star badge during the

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Wild West days of the 1800s. The time for many would be short lived as law enforcement was un-doubtfully a most dangerous profession. Confronting whiskey crazy cowboys, gamblers, and outlaws was far from being considered fun. Officer Kreeger for over 40 years wore many badges in Trinidad. His first badge would be as a Constable, then a City Marshal, a Sheriff, an Under Sheriff, and a Deputy Sheriff. The 5 star badges worn by Officer Kreeger represented one of the finest lawman in the west. Officer Kreeger committed his life to upholding law and order. For the good of Trinidad and the surrounding community, he rose above the rest to bring law and justice to an early settlement, when law and justice were challenged every step of the way.

The book, Lead in Trinidad is a biography about a legendary lawman that served during the Wild West days in the Southwest territory of the Americas.

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Legends Come Alive From Kit Carson (1840) to Erick Hawkins (1990), how do 17 legendary and historical characters fit on twelve 3’ wide x 4’ long vinyl banners, called “Legends of Trinidad”? Currently on tour at Hoehne School District R 3, over 35-sixth graders herald a pilot educational program for Las Animas County. The original 12 banners displayed on Main Street’s lamppost were commissioned by the City of Trinidad’s Tourism and Main Street Group. Examining the banners designed by Steve Wharton of New Legends Productions, Mrs. Regina Morelli and Mrs. Jeannie Grable’s sixth grade students got acquainted with visual art, history and technology. In teams of three or four, students access photographs and text, while exploring the history of their legendary personality. Through the technology of a powerpoint presentation, students learn how to create their own sense of history, designing a unique picture of how these legends shaped the land and community we live in now. “What students really enjoyed from the Legendary Banner Tour is sharing information from community members and online resources,” said Principal Joe DeAngelis. “We appreciate that Hoehne’s 6th grade teachers, Regina Morelli and Jeannie Grable, and Music educator, Jean Di Lisio were able to pilot the “Legends Banner project,” comments Superintendent Chris Barela. Bob Silva visited Hoehne’s sixth grade class presenting an iconic tour of the Wild West in Hoehne’s

auditorium on Tuesday, September 29, 2015. The avid historian and Pueblo West author of the book, Lead in Trinidad, Mr. Silva weaves over twenty cultural components in his 20’x 10’ icon board, into a tapestry that allows students to explore the rigors and rituals of our past, while considering how these regional personalities can influence Lead in Trinidad author, Bob Silva our present with six graders from Hoehne. and future. Discussing careers in journalism,law enforcement and history, Mr. Silva’s memories and extensive family research reveal the cultural heritage of our state, while employing concepts from the world of art and design.

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43 Years of Freedom NRA Whittington Center A brief History

The story of the NRA Whittington Center begins 45 years ago, in 1968, with the passage of the Gun Control Act (GCA). The ’68 GCA broadly regulated both the firearms industry and firearm owners, focusing primarily on prohibiting interstate firearms transfers except among licensed manufacturers, dealers and importers. It was this piece of legislation that prompted the NRA to seriously consider purchasing property as a place for NRA members to shoot. Properties in California, Tennessee,

Montana and New Mexico were considered. However, it was the tenacity of Governor Bruce King that earned New Mexico the NRA site selection committee’s undivided attention. Ladd Gordon, Director of New Mexico Game and Fish, was appointed by Governor King to assist the NRA in their quest to identify potential properties around the state. Raton soon became the front runner due to orientation of the famous Red River Peak mountain range and friendliness of the community. Most mountain ranges run North/South, however, this range ran East/West making it the perfect backdrop for shooting ranges. Shooters would never have to face the rising sun or fight the long shadows of the sun set. In August of 1973 a vote was taken on the Raton property. The vote was 56 for and 6 opposed.

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A champion for the project was needed, someone who could take the project from concept to reality. George R. Whittington; oil man, NRA member and competitive shooter was that champion. He met with Alvin Stockton who traded land, Annie van Brugger who sold portions of her land to the NRA and Kaiser Steel which traded part of its Raton property for industrial property owned by the NRA in California. Thus, Whittington was able to piece together land agreements that resulted into the 33,300 acres which is the Whittington Center as we know today. Little happened the first several years at the newly established NRA Outdoor Center in Raton, New Mexico. In 1977, NRA leadership decided to no longer fund the then called, NRA National Range and Outdoor Center. Rather, they created a non-profit (501c3) public charity and renamed the facility the NRA Whittington Center in honor of the man who had put so much love, toil and time into creating what would become the finest outdoor shooting complex and recreation facility in the United States and, in fact, the world. Additionally, the NRA board passed by-laws stating NRA general fund money (which included NRA membership dues) would no longer be used to fund the Center. Today, the NRA Whittington Center boasts 18 world-class shooting ranges hosting thousands of competitive shooters from all over the globe in everything from World Championships to Regional, State and local matches. Black powder, 3-Gun, .50 Caliber, Palma, F-Class, Sporting Clays, .22 LR, High Power, Small Bore Rifle and Cowboy Action Silhouette and youth and women competitive events to name a few all call the Center’s ranges home.

Many visitors remember the days when the Whittington Center was nothing more than an entrance cut through a barbed wire fence, an old “silver bullet” trailer, a lonely dirt road and miles of dreams. The dreams and the dirt roads are still here but long gone is the simple barbed wire fence and the silver bullet trailer that served as a welcome center. Visitors are now greeted with a welcoming stucco sign, paved entrance and inviting visitor center that is home to the Frank Brownell Museum of the Southwest, the Bud & Willa Eyman Research Library along with an impressive Pro Shop and Emporium. Since 1977, the NRA Whittington Center has sustained itself through voluntary tax deductable contributions from individuals and business alike, gifts through estate planning, facility usage fees, Whittington Center memberships, fund raising drives and hunting. Where will the NRA Whittington Center be 40 years from now? Only time knows the answer. However, rest assured one thing will remain constant: the NRA Whittington Center will forever remain a symbol of freedom, a place where the all rights afforded to a free society by the United States Constitution and its Bill of Rights can be passionately exercised and enjoyed. The light of freedom shall shine ever bright here in New Mexico and you are encouraged to discover or re-discover all that NRA Whittington Center has to offer. Visit us online at www.nrawc.org, call us at 1.800.494.4853, email us at info@nrawc.org and like us on Facebook www.facebook.com/ NRAWhittingtonCenter

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1882 year of the gunmen SOME OF THE MOST FEARSOME GUN SLINGERS IN THE WEST Final in a Series on LegendaryWestern Lawman Bat Masterson

By Cosette Henritze The Chronicle-News

Bat Masterson served as town marshal in Trinidad during the early 1880’s after being appointed to the position by mayor John Conkie. Masterson didn’t prove to be particularly diligent about his work, however, and apparently didn’t live up to the reputation as a lawman that he’d earned a decade earlier while sheriff in several cities in Kansas or while woking along side the Earp brothers in Dodge City and in Arizona. The stories about Masterson during 1881-82 in Trinidad ran more along the lines of complaints of how he was making money dealing faro in local saloons instead of rounding up lawbreakers and tending to the business he’d been hired to do as marshal. He took off north to Denver in May, 1882 when summoned by Doc Holliday for assistance in dealing with Doc’s arrest and possible extradition to face murder charges in Arizona and was away from Trinidad for nearly three weeks on that personal errand and there were plenty of disgruntled murmurs around town when he returned. A brief article appeared in July in the Daily News reporting “a grand howl on the part of Commercial Street people on account of the fact that the ruffians are holding high carnivals there... three fights there yesterday afternoon within as many hours and not a single arrest was made.” Although Masterson was very good at his job when he was at work, the problem seemed to be that he simply was more interested in spending time at the gaming tables, where he reportedly acquired a tidy sum during his 11 months in office.

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He would face a formidable opponent when it came time to run for re-election in the spring of 1883. Louis Kreeger, a Democrat, had been a sheriff’s deputy, was one of the best trackers in the region and was certainly in Masterson’s league when it came to handling a gun. The people clearly felt he could handle the town marshal’s job (which was no longer an appointed position, but one voted on by the electorate) because Kreeger soundly defeated Masterson by a vote of 637-248. So Masterson departed from Trinidad, returning to Dodge City for a time and then traveling in other parts of the southwest, riding and working again alongside Wyatt Earp for the next few years. He headed to Denver in the early 1890s, where he became involved in something new - the sporting world. He developed an interest in boxing and was soon actively promoting it, as well as gambling heavily, and he finally began what would become his new career – sports writing. In Denver he’d also married, and then became a founding member of a new major sports organization in the city, The Denver Athletic Club (DAC). His marriage would survive, but his role in the DAC did not. He was forced out by another prominent fight promoter and and at the beginning of the new century Masterson and his wife had relocated to the East Coast. It was in New York City where Bat Masterson spent the rest of his life, becoming a well respected sports editor and columnist for the Morning Telegraph. His years as a frontier lawman were not forgotten, however, and while he retained fond memories of the west and

even visited old friends occassionally during cross-country train trips in later years (see photo above right) Masterson did not relish the “tall tales” and exaggerations that were sometimes told of his time in earlier days as a sheriff. In 1913, in fact, he would take particular offense at something printed in a rival New York City newspaper, file a lawsuit for libel, and subsequently face an interesting courtroom examination by a lawyer who would go on in life to become famous in his own right (as a Supreme Court Justice). His name was Benjamin N. Cardozo. The court case originated when Masterson wrote a column criticizing an upcoming prize fight set for Madison Square Garden, charging that it might be “fixed.” In response, the

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50 Years Ago - 1966 Trinidad’s own

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A crowd estimated at nearly 550 was present at Sebastiani Gym for the 65th Annual Knights of Columbus State banquet last night and and lispublisherConvention of the New York Globe tened to Supreme Warden Robert E Commercial Advertiser (promoter of the Dawson give the featured address of the fight) responded in an article on page 1 evening. Dawson spoke of the needthe to offset the of his newspaper, concluding tirade trend in America toward disrewith the current following statement: Masterson spect of law and order, abandonment of the “made histeaching reputation shootingthrough drunken of goodby leadership examandIndians the troubling trend away from the Mexicansple, and in the back.” 1 demonstration of true Christian spirit. “This calls for concerted action on a Final in a Series on Legendary Whenbroad Masterson filed scale and not justthe by alibel few.” suit, Western Lawman Bat Masterson At the banquet, two Trinidad Council the law firm of Simpson & Cordozo was members, Joe Gleason and Juames W. By Cosette Henritze hired by the New York Globe to defendinthe Ruane, were cited for membership the The Chronicle-News newspaper. Although Cordozo wasthan nearly Knights of Columbus for more 50 Bat Masterson served as town marshal in Trinidad durA crowd 20 estimated at nearly wasappointed to years years. away from550 being ing the early 1880s after being appointed to the position by There have been65th 500 registered this present at the Sebastiani Gym for the mayor John Conkie. Supreme Court (that would happen week as delegates to the convention, with Masterson didn’t prove to be particularly diligent about Annual Knights of Columbus State swelling the and othersto in 1932, family whenmembers he was chosen succeed his work, however, and apparently didn’t live up to the repConvention banquetranks lastofnight and lis- than 1000 pervisitors to more utation as a lawman that he’d earned a decade earlier Oliver Wendell Holmes) his firm in 1913 sons. Some 140 ladies tened to Supreme Warden Robert E attended a brunch while sheriff in several cities in Kansas or while woking wasthea featured well-known oneattend the cityevent that Tuesday address and will another alongside the Earp brothers in Dodge City and in Arizona. Dawson give ofinthe The certainly stories about Masterson 1881-82 in Trinidad tomorrow. The convention business for the his life did notduring fit the image of cases against many famous evening. had handled ran more along the lines of complaints of how he was makmen will conclude tomorrow with election a daring gunslinger, was then questioned celebrities and quite Dawson figures spoke ofand the need to offset the was ing money dealing faro in local saloons instead of rounding of state officers and selection of the site for up lawbreakers tending the as business he’d been length and about histolife a western current trend in America toward disrenext year’s state convention. capable of defending the New York Globe at some

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Bat Masterson has different kind of “showdown” in NYC court Oliver Wendell Holmes) his firm in 1913 was a well-known one in the city that had handled cases against many famous figures and celebrities and was quite capable of defending the New York Globe against the $25,000 libel and personal injury suit. Masterson’s suit had surprised many people since he usually took the talk about his exploits as a gunslinger and frontiersman in stride and ignored them. He did, however, react negatively to anything that implied he had been dishonerable in any way when carrying out his duties earlier in life as a lawman. The trial opened in May, 1913 in New York County Supreme Court, with Justice John Ford presiding and a jury seated. Cordozo stated the position of the defense as being that Masterson had been known for many years in his life to carry all kinds of guns, to regularly shoot them, that he often was involved in conflicts during which he shot, wounded and killed a number of men, including Indians and others of different nationalities, and that he developed a widespread reputation because of that. The remark that had been printed in the newspaper was just meant to be a “jest” between two rival betting men.

friends. The 57-year old former town marshal is shown with John Conkie (far right), who’d been Trinidad mayor in hired to do as marshal. He took off north to Denver in May, spect of law and order, the personal lawman insummoned the late 1800s and at thisin 1881 and was the man who appointed against the abandonment $25,000 libel ofand 1882 when by Doc Holliday for assistance dealing Doc’s arrest possiblehim extradition to face Masterson as marshal. teaching ofinjury good leadership through thewithjudge alsoandasked several suit. Masterson’s suitexamhad surprised point murder charges in Arizona and was away from Trinidad ple, and the troubling trend away from the and was clearly interested in for nearly – three weeks on that personal errand and there many people sincemorning, he usually took the questions demonstration of trueYesterday Christian spirit.May 1, Arthur plenty of disgruntled murmurs around town when he Pfalmer, merchant patrolman of the Main his were answers. talk about his exploits as a gunslinger returned. “This calls for concerted actioncenter on ahad closed the book street business A brief appeared in July in the Daily News Oliver Wendell Holmes) his firm in 1913 was a well-known Final in a Series on article Legendary inofstride and ignored broad scaleand andfrontiersman notupon just19 byyears a few.” patrolman service without reporting “a grand howl on the part of Commercial Street one in the city that had handled cases against many famous When Cardozo began to question Western Lawman Bat Masterson them. He did, however, react negatively break, and had Council begun his 20th year. And in people on account of the fact that the ruffians are holding At the banquet, two Trinidad figures and celebrities and was quite capable of defending Masterson he quickly triedthere toyesterday establish the whole period of 19 years he had not high carnivals there... three fights afterto anything thatJuames impliedW.he had By been members, Joe Gleason and the New York Globe against the $25,000 libel and personal Cosette noon Henritze within as many hours and not a single arrest was been off the job one hour of any day. how many men had died at the former injury suit. Ruane, were cited forIn membership thehe took dishonorable in any years wayinsince when carrying made.” The nineteen overChronicle-News on Althoughhand. Masterson was very good denied at his job when Masterson thathe Masterson’s suit had surprised many people since he Knights ofout Columbus for1,earlier more than May 1922, Pfalmer on patrol lawman’s his duties in life50has as abeen lawman. was atserved work, the seemed to in be Trinidad that he simply was usually took the talk about his exploits as a gunslinger and Bat Masterson asproblem town marshal durfull night shift, seven days a week. Without years. it was the rumored 28 and despite all more interested in spending time at the gaming tables, frontiersman in stride and ignored them. He did, however, ing the early 1880s after being appointed to the position by a break the patrolman had been on the job where he reportedly acquired tidy sum him, during his There have The been trial 500 registered and varied attempts toa shake he11 react negatively to anything that implied he had been disopened inthisMay, 1913 inJohn Conkie. 6955 days a week, or 988 weeks. mayor For steady months in office. week as delegates to the convention, with firm he concluded he’d New York County Supreme Court, He would faceto a(in formidable opponent when it came time honerable in any way when carrying out his duties earlier performance by any one man, that with isMasterson some-remained didn’t prove befact, particularly diligent about swelling the family members and others to run for re-election in thedidn’t spring live of 1883. Louis thing of a record. hisjury work, only however, and apparently up to theKreeger, rep- in life as a lawman. killed 3 men during his lifetime). Justice John Ford presiding and a a Democrat, had been a sheriff’s deputy, was one of the best ranks of visitors to more than 1000took perThe trial opened in May, 1913 in New York County Arthur Pfalmer over the assignment utation lawman that he’dand earned a decade earlier the region wasadament certainly in Masterson’s was in particularly about Supreme Court, with Justice John Ford presiding and a Cordozo stated of the asHea trackers of merchant patrol theposition early morning sons. Someseated. 140 ladies attended a the brunch whileofsheriff league in several cities in Kansas or while woking when it came to handling a gun. The people clearly Masterson (pictured above, second from right) stopped off in shooting anyone in and the job back heno juryBat 1,another 1922, his pioneer father, seated. defense asMay being thatwhen Masterson had beenthe never he could handle town City marshal’s (which–was Tuesday and will attend event Trinidad for a brief visit in 1910 and had his photo taken at the train in Arizona. alongside thefelt Earp brothers inthe Dodge veteran officer Hugo Pfalmer was seriouslyclearly Cordozo the position ofold the defense as being that longer an appointed position, but one voted on by the elecstation with astated fewpictured old friends. The 57-year former town marshal found dishonorable. If inCardozo Others are (left to right) John for manybusiness years infor histhe life to carry The storiestorate) about Masterson during 1881-82 Trinidad tomorrow. known The convention is shown with John Conkie (far right), who’d been Trinidad mayor in because Kreeger soundly defeated Masterson by a Masterson injured in chasing a robber suspect followhad been known for many years in his life to 1881 and was the man who appointed Masterson as marshal. ran more along the lines of complaints of how he was makfound Masterson difficult to shake in English, editor of The Chronicle-News; men will conclude election all kindstomorrow of towith regularly shoot vote of 637-248. ing guns, a robbery of the Gordon store.them, Old carry allpictured kinds Others are of (leftguns, to right) to Johnregularly English, editorshoot of The them, that he So Masterson departed from Trinidad, returning to ing money dealing faro in local saloons instead of rounding who thensite served steadily for his of state officers andHugo, selection ofinvolved the for Charles White, a Chicago sports editor who was Chronicle-News; testimony, he would be even more Charles ainChicago sports editor that he often washad inasconflicts often was White, involved conflicts during which he shot, Dodge City for a time and then traveling in other parts of travelling with Masterson; Ben Springer, owner of the Annex Saloon up lawbreakers and tending to the business he’d been 27 years, had fallen from the running next year’sduring state convention. and killed aowner number of men, the southwest, riding and with workingother again alongside Wyatt wounded frustrated in dealing witnesses who was travelling with Ben Indians in Trinidad; and John Gysin, of the Masterson; Trinidad Sign including Co. which he shot, wounded and killed hired to do asEarp marshal. He took off north to Denver in May, board of a taxi driven by Jim Passarelli for the next few years. He headed to Denver in the and others of different nationalities, and that he developed he’d expected bolster thefor defense’s case. owner of the Annex Saloon in a numberand ofwhich men,theincluding Indians1882 andwhen veteran patrolman had summoned byto Doc Holliday assistance in - aSpringer, early 1890s, where he became involved in something new widespread reputation because of that. The remark that pressed into service to pursue the robber the sporting world. Hepossible developed extradition an interest in to boxing faceand had Doc’s arrest and Bat Masterson then newspaper called to theowner stand to be quesTrinidad; andwas Gysin, ofmeant the to be a others of different nationalities, anddealing that with was been printed inJohn the was just soon actively promoting it, away as well from gambling heavily, tioned. His attorney, Benjamin Patterson, started the quessuspect on the highway, east of town nearcharges murder in Arizona and asked was Trinidad One, whobegan was if asMasterson’s “jest” between two rival betting men. Trinidad Sign Co. he developed a widespread reputation and he finally what would become his new career – tioning. He established that Masterson did not currently the highway, east of town, near the forhospinearlyreputation three weeks on that been personal errand andkilling there sports writing. Yesterday morning, 1,The Arthur hadn’t built up by carry a gun and had not for many years, that he had never tal. Hugo never recovered from because of May that.Pfalmer remark thatwere hadplenty of disgruntled around town when he In Denver he’dmurmurs also married, and then became a foundbeen convicted of any crime, had not ever shot any Pfalmer, merchant patrolman of the Main that injury. He never walked his patrol large numbers of persons, said instead, “I Resource Article About Court ing member of a new major sports organization in the city, Mexicans, nor ever shot any drunken Indians or anyone been printed in closed the newspaper wasreturned. just beathad again, though he book lived 12 years, and street business center the The Denver Athletic Club (DAC). His marriage would surelse in the back.William H., Benjamin Cardozo would say that his reputation was built up Case: Manz, A brief article appeared in July in the Daily News meant topassed be aaway “jest” Maybetween 30, 1934. two rival vive, but his role in the DAC did not. He was forced out by Masterson, who at this stage in his life certainly did not upon 19 years of patrolman service without Meets Gunslinger Batgunslinger, Masterson, New York State reporting “a grand howl on the part of Commercial Street because he was fight a most efficient officer of fit the image of a daring another prominent promoter and and at the beginning Thus the record shows that the was then questioned at men. break, andbetting had begun his 20th year. And in May 1,on account Journal, July/August 2004, Vol.in76, of the factMasterson that theand ruffians of the new century his wifeare had holding relocated to BarAssoc. some length about his life as a western lawman theNo. late Pfalmers, father and son, had on people thethelaw.” East Coast. the whole period of this 19 years he had 1800s and NY at this point the judge also asked him several 6,Albany, high carnivals there... three fights there yesterday afteryear, covered thenot merchant patrol, for It was in New York City where Bat Masterson spent the questions – and was clearly interested in his answers. Bat was then called noon within as many hours and not a single arrest was total of years. been off the job oneaMasterson hour of46 any day. rest his life, a well respecteddeliberated sports editor and When Cardozo began to question Masterson he quickly At ofthe endbecoming the jury retired Art Pfalmer, his 19 of His unbroto the to took bewith questioned. In nineteen yearsstand since he over onyears made.” columnist for the Morning Telegraph. tried to establish how many men had died at the former Read theMasterson entire Although Masterson was very good at his job when he ken service as patrolman, has already only His briefly, returned in lawman’s hand. years as then a frontier lawman wereanotverdict forgotten, howdenied series that it was theof rumored May 1, 1922, PfalmerBenjamin has been on patrol attorney, Patterson, started ever, and while he retained memories of the west given half of his life to this one job was at work, the problem seemed tofond be that he simply wasand 28 and despite all and varied attempts to shake him, he Masterson’s favor awarding him $3500, Without more full night shift, seven days a week. Legendary Lawman at even in visited old friends occassionally during cross-country the questioning. He established thatinterested remained firm (in fact, he concluded he’d only killed 3 men spending time at the gaming tables, trainwith trips in$129.25 later years in (seecosts. photo above right) Masterson (On appeal it during his lifetime). He was particularly adament about a break theMasterson patrolmandid hadnot been on the job reportedly acquired a tidy sum during his 11 currently carry awhere gun healong did not relish the “tall tales” and exaggerations that were the Chronicle-news.com never shooting anyone in the back – he clearly found dis6955 days a week, or 988 weeks. For steady months inwas reduced $1000). sometimes told to of his time in earlier days as a sheriff. honorable. and had not for many years, that he had office. He would face formidable opponent when it cameoffense time at In a1913, in fact, he would take particular performance by any one man, that is someIf Cardozo found Masterson difficult to shake in his testinever beenDr. convicted of anythe crime, had somethingin printed in a rivalofNew YorkLouis City newspaper, file mony, he would be even more frustrated in dealing with Kreeger, run for re-election the spring 1883. David H. Gottlieb, welltoknown thing of a record. Bat Masterson (pictured above, a lawsuit for libel, and subsequently face an interesting other witnesses he’d expected to bolster the defense’s case. local dentist, has purchased Democrat, had been a sheriff’s deputy, was one of the best not evertook shot any Mexicans, nor and everawill shot Arthur Pfalmer over the assignment courtroom examination by a lawyer off who in would go on in life One, who was asked if Masterson’s reputation hadn’t been second from right) stopped Trinidad install this week a Scheidel-Western den- in trackers the region and was certainly in Masterson’s to become famous in his own right (as a Supreme Court built up by killing large numbers of persons, said instead, “I any drunken Indians or anyone else in of merchant patrol the early morning of tal X-ray outfit. for ita came briefHis in and had his clearly photo Bat league when tovisit handling a gun. The people name was1910 Benjamin N. Cardozo. would say that (pictured his reputation was built up because was off in Masterson above, second from right) he stopped thewhen back.his Masterson, who thisX-ray stage in could Justice). May 1, 1922, pioneer father, the The use of this highat class machine The court originated whenjob Masterson wrote a col- Trinidad felt he handle the case town marshal’s (which was old no a most efficient officer law.”and had his photo taken at the train for a brief visitofinthe 1910 taken at the train station with a few accomplishes the greatest efficiency and umn criticizing an upcoming prize fight set for Madison

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At the the old juryfriends. retired deliberated only veteran officer Hugo Pfalmer was seriously longer an appointed position, but one voted on by the elecstation withend a few The 57-year oldbriefly, formerthen town marshal Square Garden, charging that it might be “fixed.” In isreturned a verdict in Masterson’s favor - awarding him mayor in purchase stampsfollowDr. Gottlieb torate) as the because shown with John Conkie (far right), who’d been Trinidad Kreeger soundly defeated Masterson by a injured in chasing aitsrobber suspect response, the publisher of the New York Globe and 1881 $3500, along $129.25 in costs. Masterson (On appealas it marshal. was most enterprising and progressive dentist and was with the man who appointed vote of 637-248. ing a robbery of theinGordon store. Old Commercial Advertiser (promoter of the fight) responded in Others reducedpictured to $1000). are (left to right) John English, editor of The this section of the country. returning to So Masterson departed from Trinidad, an article on page 1 of his newspaper, concluding the tirade as steadily for outfits aids in Hugo, who had then served Chronicle-News; Charles White, a Chicago sports editor who was This greatest of all X-ray with following statement: Masterson “made his repuDodge City for a the time and then traveling in other parts of with Masterson; Ben Springer, owner of the Annex Saloon diagnosis of pathological conditions. By tation by shooting drunken Mexicans and Indians in the travelling 27 years, had fallenthe from the running Resource Article About Court Case: N 37 Find out more at Newlegendsmag.com Check us onand facebook the southwest, riding and working again alongside Wyatt inout Trinidad; John Gysin, owner of the Trinidad Sign Co. 1 means of thePassarelli apparatus the dentist can back.” board of a taxi driven by Jim 1 Earp for the next fewMasterson years. He headed to suit, Denver in firm the of Manz, William H., Benjamin Cardozo Meets When filed the libel the law determine whether he has completely and which the veteran patrolman had early 1890s, where involved in the something Gunslinger Bat Masterson, N ew York State Bar Simpsonhe & became Cordozo was hired by New Yorknew Globe- to filled the root canals. All this can be done Journal, July/August 2004, Vol. 76, No. 6, defend the Cordozo was nearly pressed into serviceintoa pursue thewith robber theofsporting world. He newspaper. developedAlthough an interest in boxing and 20 Bat Assoc. Masterson was then called to the stand to be quesfew minutes a maximum con-

Trinidad State becomes the first NRA Certified Training Center

(TRINIDAD, COLORADO) Trinidad State Junior College is pleased to announce a partnership with the National Rifle Association to launch the first ever NRA Certified Training Center in February of 2015. Approved by the Department of Education and the Higher Learning Commission, this affiliation allows students to use federal financial aid, the GI Bill and Vocational Rehabilitation benefits to help pay for their firearms safety training. Five classes teaching the essentials necessary to earn NRA Instructor Certification credentials will begin on February 19, 2015. “More than 100,000 NRA Certified Instructors teach nearly 1,000,000 students the basics of safe, effective use of firearms every year,” said NRA General Operations Executive Director Kyle Weaver. “Partnering with Trinidad means America’s longstanding tradition of gun ownership has never been more secure.” Trinidad State President Dr. Carmen Simone expects to receive applications from all over the country. “It’s about education and gun safety,” said Simone. “And we have a great opportunity to train the trainers who teach people how to properly handle firearms.”

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Classes are divided into two groups: Basic and Instructor. To gain a NRA Firearms Safety Instructor Certificate, students must complete 18-credit hours. The classes include basic pistol shooting, followed by an instructor level pistol shooting class. Other classes cover rifles, shotguns and muzzle loading firearms. A public speaking class is required along with a practice teaching course. “The thing that most people don’t know is the NRA’s primary business since they started was education and safety training,” said Gunsmithing Instructor and Associate Dean of Career and Technical Education Keith Gipson. “We’ve worked a long time to get this together.” Trinidad State’s affiliation with the National Rifle Association dates back to 1977. For 37 years, students have signed up for nine weeks of gun-related summer classes. More than 20 additional classes are on this year’s agenda thanks to the new NRA partnership.

The new curriculum aligns well with Trinidad State’s renowned Gunsmithing school; a two-year program that trains individuals to become professional gunsmiths. Trinidad State also operates Prator Gun Range, a shooting complex located six miles southeast of downtown Trinidad. The complex offers trap and skeet shooting as well as multiple rifle and pistol lanes. Lectures for the new classes will take place at the range and the main campus. For questions or to register, contact Donna Haddow at 719-8465541, 1-800-621-8752 ext. 5541 or donna.haddow@trinidadstate.edu. Classes scheduled for the spring of 2015 are listed at nra.trinidadstate.edu.

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Banquet & Silent Auction: Saturday, August 13 • 7 p.m. Brix Sports Bar & Grill • 231 E. Main Street, Trinidad

Silent Auction opens at 6 p.m. Guest Speaker: Bill Poole, National Rifle Association, Director of Education and Training Cost for banquet is $50 - Proceeds of the banquet to benefit the Friends of TSJC Gunsmithing Endowed Faculty fund Seating for the banquet is limited. An RSVP and pre-payment is required by contacting Donna at (719) 846-5541. AMERICA’S PREMIER

GUNSMITHING SCHOOL The Gunsmithing Program at Trinidad State Junior College, in partnership with the A.R. Mitchell Museum of Western Art in historic Trinidad, Colorado present the Art of the Gun, a gun art exhibit. For more information, call (719) 846-5541.

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A Saint Among Outlaws

SISTER SEGALE, A MEMBER OF THE SISTERS OF CHARITY OF CINCINNATI, CAME TO TRINIDAD, COLORADO, IN 1877 TO TEACH POOR CHILDREN. by Antoinette Wharton Known as “The Fastest Nun in the West” and “The Nun Who Took on Billy the Kid”, Sister Blandina’s historical legends are stories of compassion and great triumph. Her history tied to the town of Trinidad is one of the most famous folk tales. It was here she had her run-in with the infamous criminal Billy the Kid. One of Billy’s gang members suffered a gunshot wound and was near death; none of the doctors in Trinidad would treat him. Sister Blandina heard of this, took him in and cared for him nursing him back to health for three months. At first, this kindness was unseen by Billy as he planned to come back to town and seek revenge on the four doctors who wouldn’t save his friend. This is when Blandina intervened and prevented him from committing these heinous crimes. It was from then on that Billy and Blandina became friends. It was reported that she even visited him in jail. Once he came to learn that Sister Blandina was a passenger on a stage coach he was attempting to rob, he called off the robbery. Aside from the outlaw dramatism, she also spent her life fighting for Native American and minority rights. She built and founded hospitals and schools in Colorado and New Mexico. She also spent her days teaching and caring for the orphaned children. In the summer of 2014, cause for her sainthood was opened in New Mexico. Sister Blandina is now titled “Servant of God.”

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Keepers of the Trail by Wyvonne Graham

The Santa Fe Trail served as a trade route between Missouri and the Mexican frontiers from 1821 to 1880. The Mountain Branch was traveled by caravans of traders, often with four horses abreast. Although the Mountain

Branch was 100 miles longer than the Cimarron Route, and the climb over Raton Pass was difficult, the Mountain Route was preferred since water was more accessible and it was less vulnerable to Indian attacks. In 1987, the Santa Fe Trail was designated by Congress as a National Historic Trail. In 1998, it became National Scenic Byway. In 2003 the Santa Fe Trail Scenic and Historic Byway - Mountain Branch became a 501C-3 nonprofit organized to increase recognition and appreciation of the multi-cultural heritage in our communities. Our mission is to preserve, protect, and promote resources and historic sites for future generations. We provide Santa Fe Trail traveler information through brochures, a website, and a visitor’s guide that is available at the Colorado Welcome Centers in Trinidad and Lamar. We also provide

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site enhancements through interpretive signage at scenic pullouts, historic sites, and visitor centers. The Byway leads the effort to have its distinctive collection of Santa Fe Trail Communities, their stories and treasured places become recognized and valued. In 2009, the Byway was recognized by the American State Highway Transportation Officials (ASHTO) and received their Award

for Marketing Excellence and Roberta Cordova was honored with the Leadership Excellence award. Travelers visit the Santa Fe Trail today to discover the magic and retrace authentic steps taken by merchants and traders from Missouri to Santa Fe. Recreate life along the Trail by visiting Colorado’s historic trading posts like Bent’s Old Fort and Boggsville; stage coach stops, visible wagon ruts, graves, ruins of Trail-era ranches, statues and monuments commemorating famous characters of the west. Get started at the Byway Visitors Center at the Trinidad History Museum and tour the Baca House, Bloom Mansion, and the Santa Fe Trail Museum. Comanche National Grassland is home to North America’s largest dinosaur track site and Historic

Rourke Ranch can be explored on self-guided tours or guided four-wheel drive tours. The region was home to Native Americans, Spanish explorers, pioneer traders, miners, and Victorian merchants. Today’s travelers can explore the trail’s history on the auto tour of the Santa Fe Trail. The trail follows the shores of the Arkansas and Purgatoire Rivers of Southeast Colorado. Look closely on a clear day and you can see wide bands of wagon tracks across the prairie, particularly during the spring when the vegetation in the ruts is a different color than the surrounding prairie. Our rich heritage and culture can be seen in the historic architecture of the Corazon de Trinidad National Historic District. The Santa Fe Trail goes through the brick streets of Trinidad, through quaint rural farm towns and the cities of Lamar, La Junta, and Las Animas, all of which have wonderful historic buildings that tell the stories of merchants, cattlemen, railroad developers, and miners. Men and women built empires from the Santa Fe Trail. Historic figures like Kit Carson, the Bent brothers, Bat Masterson and Billy the Kid add to its Wild West charm. History is plentiful and provides a romantic backdrop along this 184-mile corridor of culture and beauty of the Wild West. The Santa Fe Trail beckons you to explore the wide variety of adventure and recreational opportunities in water sports, hiking, biking, fishing, wildlife viewing, and hunting. Some our Nation’s most treasured secrets still lie here on the Mountain Branch.

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Mary Harris

1837-1930

“Mother” Jones “THE MOST DANGEROUS WOMAN IN AMERICA” by Antoinette Wharton The darkest shade of black is ingrained between the hand creases and under the finger nails of every man or woman who has dutifully spent time in the coal mines. Trinidad and the surrounding areas were once a thriving economy due to the plethora of natural resources being mined. The soot of coal breathed in and out most hours of everyday is a way of life many of us will never have to know. Still to this day, there are many men and women who produce this resource from our bountiful land. While those conditions may not be the safest, the labor economics in previous centuries caused an even greater hardship for the miners. That is, until the mine owners met “The Most Dangerous Woman in America”, Mother Jones. Not dangerous in the sense of violence, necessarily. She was a woman not afraid to speak her mind and stand up for those who were working 60 hours or more a week to provide a minimal amount of income for their families. She fought for those who were afraid or unable to fight for themselves. Mary Harris Jones was born approximately August 1, 1837 in Cork, Ireland to Helen Cotter and Richard Harris. In 1840, her father moved across the globe to the United States and was a railway worker. After graduating, Mary began teaching at a convent in Michigan but soon after moved to Chicago and began making dresses. Shortly after her time in Chicago, she moved to Memphis, Tennessee. It was there she met and married George Harris in 1861 and had four children. Tragedy struck her life significantly when George and all four of her children fell victim to the yellow fever in 1867, all within a week of each other. She then returned to Chicago and was dressmaking for some of the most elite in the city. It was there she began to realize the severe classism struggles

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facing the United States. While she would be watching the poor on the street, above where she worked, she was sewing the most elegant dresses for the upper class society. A gross injustice her bosses turned a blind eye.

Misfortune cast another egregious shadow when Mary lost everything in the Great Fire of 1871. Thus prompting her to begin her lifelong battle with wage and labor inequalities. It was this great turn of fates that brought this courageous and

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feisty spirit to the mines in Colorado. While she fought battles all across the country for the fair labor of many people in the industrial realm, the Ludlow Massacre was said to have been one of the deadliest strikes in American history. It was after this she was invited to have a face-to-face meeting with John D. Rockefeller, Jr. This meeting prompted Rockefeller to visit the mines and bring about longsought reform for working conditions. Classism and economic inequality were the primary focus of Mother

Jones’ passionate fight. While some argue she may have been one-sided because she didn’t stand up for women’s suffrage, she encouraged women to have a voice, even without the ability to vote. She called the women’s suffrage movement a distraction to the harsh disparity the industrial workers were facing. Her maternal nature rallied many men and women together to fight against the excessive work hours and low wages. While her words may have been against women’s suffrage, her actions did far more for the miners and industrial workers who

will be forever indebted to her. Mary Harris Jones died on November 30, 1930. After being celebrated by a mass in Washington, D.C., she was buried at the Union Miners Cemetery in Illinois, next to victims of the Virden, Illinois mine riot of 1898. Her funeral was attended by thousands of mine workers and other mourners.

Coal Miners Museum Opens This Summer, June 25th The energy providers for over two centuries are being memorialized at the Southern Colorado Coal Miners Museum in Historic Downtown Trinidad, Colorado this summer. The museum is located next to the Miners Park at 219 W. Main Street. Members of the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA), the Trinidad-Las Animas County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and the Miners Memorial membership organization teamed up to provide a glimpse into the coalmining experience. Historic photographs, stories and tools of the mining trade are

featured on the main floor. A taste of the real underground mining experience awaits visitors downstairs. Live history as you enter into the timbered off mine entrance. Kids will thrill at riding the 80 feet of track in the coal car. Come join us on this educational adventure. For more information contact: Mike or Yolanda Romero (719) 846-8234

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The Architects of the Southwest

HOW THE WEST GOT ITS LOOK Rapp Brothers, Isaac Hamilton and William Morris by Antoinette Wharton The architectural history of Trinidad, Colorado can be attributed much to the successes of the Rapp Brothers; Isaac and William Rapp. Isaac, having learned his trade from his father in Carbondale, Ill., moved to Trinidad and in 1889 joined with C.W. Bulger to form the architecture firm Bulger and Rapp. This company dissolved after five years, upon which

First National Bank in Trinidad time Isaacâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s brother William also moved out west and the two founded Rapp and Rapp. With Bulger, the first commission by this firm was in 1889; the City Building/Fire House which is now the Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Museum. Later that year, the two built the Temple Aaron. Following these two accomplishments came the Zion German Lutheran Church, the First Baptist Church,

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Zion Ger man Lutheran and the First National Bank of Trinidad. In 1909, the brothers William and Isaac designed the West Theater, then the East Street School (1919), and the Pueblo-Revival styled Trinidad Country Club.

some of the earliest examples of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Santa Fe Styleâ&#x20AC;? of the Rapps. It was built about the same time as the brothers were working on the La Fonda Hotel in Santa Fe. Rapp and Rapp designs and unique builds span across the southwestern United The Creator of the Santa Fe States still today. Style would be perhaps the most famous architectural achievement by the Rapp Brothers. The Trinidad Golf Course and Country Club are

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King of the western

PULP COVERS

During the 1920’s and 1930’s A.R. Mitchell painted over 160 images for western books and magazines. Many of the original paintings can be seen every day in our museum. Mitchell painted the cowboy in action with pistol drawn, riding a bucking bronco or wrestling a steer. His covers for True West, Western Story, Ace-High, Cowboy Stories and many more were in his words “Paintings of the real cowboy, not the movie variety”. Many famous writers of the day including Zane Grey, Max Brand and Jack London wrote stories for the pulp magazines and Mitchell was a very successful cover artist for these popular magazines.

“A hidden gem of cowboy art” Arthur Roy Mitchell painted iconic western scenes featuring cowboys, horses, cattle and vast beautiful landscapes that captured the hearts and minds of pulp western readers from the 1930’s to today.  The largest collection of his work is proudly displayed at the  A.R. Mitchell Museum of Western Art, in downtown Trinidad, Colorado. Plan a visit to view this beautiful collection and we hope you’ll become a member and support our efforts to keep his art alive and on display for generations to come.

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Welcome to the A.R. Mitchell Museum of Western Art in historic Trinidad,Colorado where the Old West comes to life

actually was a cowboy spending time Remington and Charles M. Russell. as a ranch hand. He also traveled to nearby Santa Fe, New Mexico to tour many Indian pueblos including Courtesy of the Tesuque, Santa Clara, San Idelfonso, A.R. Mitchell web site San Juan and Taos.

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Mitchell’s life growing up immersed in the last golden days Your visit to southern Coloof the old west set the stage for his rado is not complete without a stop at the A.R. Mitchell Memorial Museum to view the outstanding collection of western genre paintings by Arthur Roy Mitchell, Harvey Dunn, Harold Von Schmidt and other painters as well as antique saddles, old west artifacts, Navajo rugs, American Indian pottery, Hispanic religious art and artifacts and historical photography. Your admission fee of $5 will enable you to enjoy the massive collection located in the historic western setting of the old Jamieson’s Dry Goods Store in downtown Trinidad, Colorado that features original antique tin ceilings and a grand horseshoe love of all things western and his shaped mezzanine. artistic talent and training allowed During the 1870’s and 1880’s him to become one of the most Trinidad was the headquarters of the influential cowboy artists of his time largest cattle and sheep corporation in in the great tradition of Frederick

the state of Colorado. A booming cow town filled with cowboys, cowhands and ranchers, Trinidad’s streets and neighboring towns were home to the horses, cattle and beloved cowboys and cowgirls that Mitchell would paint and immortalize throughout his career. Mitchell was not just an artist who painted the cowboy as a hero, he

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2016 Schedule of Events at the A.R. Mitchell Museum of Western Art

Museum & Gift Shop Hours: Wednesday – Sunday 11:00 am – 5:00 pm

May~ Memorial Day Weekend Season Opening

Friday May 27 through Monday May 30; Museum & Gift Shop will be Open 11:00 am – 5:00 pm Celebrating New & Expanded Benjamin Wittick Exhibit and A New Exhibit of Pen & Ink and Pencil Drawings by A.R. Mitchell Open for Art Trek, Friday evening with Free Admission 5:00 – 8:00 pm May 29, Sundays @ the Mitch ~ Director’s Chat: Christina will discuss our new exhibits for 2016

Regular Season Hours begin Wednesday June 1st

June~

June 12, Sundays @ the Mitch ~ Director’s Chat: DAR Santa Fe Trail Markers & DAR Flag Presentation June 24, Art Trek: Free Admission 5:00 – 8:00 pm July~ July 24, Sundays @ the Mitch: Director’s Chat with Kirby Stokes, Trinidad History Museum July 29, Art Trek: Free Admission 5:00 – 8:00 pm August~ August 12, 13 & 14: TSJC Gunsmithing School’s Exhibit: The Art of the Gun August 14, Sundays @ the Mitch~ Director’s Chat: The Art of the Gun with TSJC Guest August 26, Art Trek: Free Admission 5:00 – 8:00 pm September~ September 25, Sundays @ the Mitch: Director’s Chat with Bree Pappan, Trinidad Area Arts Council September 30, Art Trek: Free Admission 5:00 – 8:00 pm October~ October 16, Last day of Museum season (Sunday) Gift Shop Open Wednesday – Sunday 10:00am – 4:00pm through December 24, 2:00 pm October 22, Saturday: 2016 Black & White Western Ball Annual Fall Fundraiser October 28, Safe Trick or Treat sponsored by FNB Trinidad November~ Gift Shop Open: Wednesday – Sunday 10:00am – 4:00pm November 5, Volunteer Appreciation Party! November 26, Volunteer Electric Light Parade Hosting our Revival of seniors & tiny-‐baby-‐holders welcomed to watch the Holiday of Lights Parade from our mezzanine at the museum with holiday lights lit in museum) December ~ *Trinidad Tourism Promotion: A.R. Mitchell Days Gift Shop Open Wednesday – Sunday 10:00 – 4:00; Final Holiday Shopping Day December 24 till 2:00 pm Enjoy the holiday!

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SurReal Estate Southern Colorado is Like Living in a Postcard

We invite you to share your artistic vision of our beautiful area through photography or artwork. Email to artwork@newlegendsmag.com

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Capone in Trinidad?

THAT’S RIGHT, ONE OF AMERICA’S MOST NOTORIOUS OUTLAWS ONCE VENTURED AROUND THE AGUILAR/TRINIDAD AREA in perfectly with the Italian landscape that Trinidad had turned into during the 1920s and 30s.

Far from the hustling city streets of Chicago, Al Capone finds sanctuary in the county of Las Animas.

Italian immigrants in need of work made a home for themselves in these towns by working the mines. However, during the prohibition Pete Carlino Sam Carlin era, the word on the street wasn’t mining; it was mafia. Using the tunnels area. Al Capone’s presence only underground Trinidad, liquor illuminates theAmerican Mafia sales and other illegal operations setting in the town of Trinidad. became a way for these Italian families to gain power in the

Venturing between Trinidad and Aguilar, reports that Capone and his family hid from the constant search of law enforcement in these small mining towns have been verified. What better a place for an on-the-run criminal to lay low for a while. The town of Trinidad, especially, has plenty of opportunity for a man of his

stature. Known for his association with major mafia crime families in New York and Chicago, Capone fits

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Joe Bonanno (or “Joe Bananas” as he was nicknamed) is yet another of the characters who can be allegedly be tracked to being in Trinidad during this time. At the age of 26, Joe Bonanno was named leader of the “five families” in New York City. This national crime syndicate later became known as the Bonanno Family as Joe ruled the empire of gambling, labor racketeering, and drug trafficking for more than 30 years. In the 1940s, Bonanno was linked to the Colorado Cheese Company which had started in Trinidad. The FBI later listed 23 cheese and pizza companies that were owned or affiliated with mafia families, including Joe Bonanno, used as “cover” businesses as they infiltrated the United States. It is, to this day, speculated that Italian mafia families are still prevalent in the state of Colorado, from Denver to Trinidad. But like any gangster mafia film has taught us, mums the word.

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ERICK HAWKINS 1909-1994 PIONEER OF MODERN DANCE Erick Hawkins was a true dance radical. He received the President’s Medal for the Arts at the White House on October 14, 1994, in President Clinton’s words: “For his boldness and talent he commands a legendary place in the American Modern Dance heritage... truly a pioneer.” He was still working when he died in 1994. Born in Trinidad, Colorado, April 23, 1909 he experienced the spiritual border where the Plains Indians met the Pueblo Indians. He entered Harvard at 15, in 1924, earning a degree in Greek civilization. He began studying dance with German expressionist Harald Kreutzberg and then enrolled at George Balanchine’s School of American Ballet in 1934. He danced in Balanchine’s Serenade and was the first American student to teach at the school. In 1936 Hawkins choreographed his first work Showpiece for Lincoln Kirsten’s Ballet Caravan, now the New York City Ballet, in which his aesthetic of a non-abstract poetic

“...received the President’s Medal for the Arts at the White House ” idiom was already evident. Ballet Caravan debuted at Bennington College in 1936 with the modern dance company of Martha Graham. Hawkins became the first male dancer to join Graham’s troupe in 1938. For Graham he created unique male roles in many of her dances including American Document (1938), Every Soul Is a Circus (1939), Letter to the World (1940), El Penitente (1940), Deaths and Entrances (1943), Appalachian Spring (1944), Cave of the Heart (1946), Dark Meadow (1946), and Night Journey (1947) generating a new passionate image of masculinity in modern American dance and a compelling physicality of style in partnering for the Graham repertory. His Greek experience also deeply influenced Graham’s explorations into classic myth.

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Hawkins began his own school and company in 1951 creating a stunning, quintessentially American repertoire. As an unprecedented collaborator with contemporary artists, sculptors, and designers, Hawkins worked with Isamu Noguchi, Helen Frankenthaler, Louise Bourgeois, Stanley Boxer, Ralph Lee, Robert Motherwell, and most notably sculptor Ralph Dorazio. Hawkins also commissioned many distinguished American composers among them were Virgil Thompson, Alan Hovhaness, Lou Harrison, David Diamond, Wallingford Riegger, Ross Lee Finney, Dorrance Stalvey, Micho Mamiya, and Ge Gan-ru. His most significant collaboration began in 1953 with composer Lucia Dlugoszewski. The Hawkins Dlugoszewski collaboration lasted until his death and included openings of the eye (1953), Here and Now with Watchers (1957), 8 Clear Places (1960), Early Floating (1961), Cantilever (1963), Geography of Noon (1964), Lords of Persia (1965), Black Lake (1969), Of Love (1971), Angels of the Inmost Heaven (1971), Cantilever Two (1988), and Each Time You Carry Me This Way (1993). Hawkins has been honored with a Mellon Foundation Award (1975), a Guggenheim Fellowship (1978), The Dance Magazine Award (1979), Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts from Western Michigan University (1983), The Samuel H. Scripps American

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Dance Festival Award for his lifetime achievement in modern dance (1988), International Society for the Performing Arts Distinguished Artist Award (1994), and Master Teacher/Mentors Grant from Jane Alexander and Sali Ann Kriegsman of the National Endowment for the Arts (1994), and the National Initiative to Preserve American Dance underwritten by the Pew Charitable Trusts to document his exclusive technique (1994). Princeton Books published Erick Hawkinsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; collection of essays, The Body is a Clear Place, with a foreword by Alan Kriegsman in 1992 and The Erick Hawkins Modern Dance Technique and video in 2000. South Carolina Educational

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Television produced Erick Hawkinsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; America in 1988 and in 1993 Kentucky Educational Television produced Killer of Enemies both specials for PBS.

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the prodigy of Erick Hawkins Katherine Duke began studying with Erick Hawkins in 1983. She made her professional debut with the Erick Hawkins Dance Company in 1986 at Lincoln Center. Ms. Duke’s mercurial grace, purity of presence, and focused phrasing, as noted by Anna Kisselgoff of the New York Times, brought her critical acclaim. She became a teacher at the Erick Hawkins School and taught composition for Lucia Dlugoszewski. Ms. Duke performed as a principle dancer with the Hawkins Company until 1991. In 1995, Ms. Duke returned to the Hawkins Company as a guest artist and teacher. At that time she assisted Dlugoszewski in setting Hawkins’ Journey of a Poet for Mikhail Baryshnikov. She served as rehearsal director to the Hawkins Company in 1999 and assistant to the choreographer in 2000. American writer and journalist Jamake Highwater has written, “There is little doubt that Katherine Duke represents the idealization of Hawkins’s four decades of creating dance.” Ms. Duke became the artistic director of the Erick Hawkins Dance Foundation in 2001. As artistic director she produced a spectacular concert of the Erick Hawkins Dance Company at Florence Gould Hall in New York honoring long time collaborator

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Ralph Dorazio in 2003. The Company performed in Broadway Cares’ remember project from 2001 through 2004. A New York season at Lincoln Center, Why is the Cherry Red, showcased nine of Hawkins’ classic pieces and premiered Fountain in the Middle Of the Room and Elusive Pierce in 2005. Sheen of Water Dreamed was premiered at Wooster Arts Space in New York. The Company performed at the Manhattan School of Music in 2005 and 2006 and just recently this April of 2016 with Erick Hawkins Dance Company’s music director David Taylor.

of Hawkins’ works at Marymount College, New York, the University of Las Vegas, Nevada, the University of Richmond, Virginia, Sharing the Legacy Projects at Hunter College, New York, the Governor’s School for the Arts in Norfolk, Virginia, Case Western Reserve in Cleveland, Ohio, and Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas as well as dance companies in Kalamazoo, Michigan, Norfolk, Virginia, St. Louis, Missouri, Santa Barbara, California, and Austin, Texas.

In an effort to preserve and perpetuate the musical, compositional, and choreographic legacies of both Dlugoszewski and Hawkins Ms. Duke facilitates the reconstruction of classic repertory for universities and professional companies. Ms. Duke set Hawkins’ Early Floating on Mikhail Baryshnikov’s White Oak Dance Project in 2002. She has coordinated the production

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Her passion to share the beauty of the technique and unique approach to choreography is realized through intensives, workshops, and commissions of new work for students and companies around the world. She held two Intensives in 2002, one at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and one in New York City, and three intensives in New York in 2003 and 2004. A 2005 intensive was held at Texas State University. In 2006, the Company was invited to create Mountain with Shadow, a new work and original musical score performed by students of the University of Las Vegas. The fall of 2006 brought the Company to Amsterdam to teach and set a new work on the modern dance students of deTheaterschool in Holland. The 2007 intensive was held in Santa Barbara, California where Ms. Duke created an original music score, set excerpts of Hawkins’ Greek Dreams, with Flute culminating in a performance at the Center Stage Theater in Santa Barbara. Two students from de Theaterschool in Holland apprenticed with the Company in the fall of 2007 for a New York performance featuring the sculpture of Dorazio. The Company held it’s third Intensive at the College of Marin, California in 2008 and Duke taught classes at Texas State University, Northwest Vista College, and Texas A&M University.

Here and Now, with Watchers (1957) with performances at the University of Las Vegas, Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, and the American Dance Guild Festival. In 2010 the Company was asked to be part of the 75th Anniversary for the 92nd Street Y and its Erick Hawkins Celebration and presented at the APAP Showcase, New York, and premiered a new work for a return engagement to the Center for the Performing Arts in Rhinebeck, New York. Intensives were held at the Millbrook School

where Ms. Duke was director of dance and she taught master classes at the Hotchkiss School and Georgetown Day School, a Hawkins’ work on the Georgetown Day School’s dance company. In 2010 Ms. Duke also set Hawkins’ New Moon on the students of Marymount College in New York City.

Ms. Duke was especially honored to set Hawkins’ New Moon for the 75th Anniversary of the American Dance Festival in Durham, North Carolina in the summer of 2008. She also taught at the Charlotte Dance Festival in North Carolina and presented the Company in the Friday’s at Noon program at the 92nd St Y in New York. Erick Hawkins Centennial, 2009, started out with sold out performances at the Center for Performing Arts in Rhinebeck, New York. The Company celebrated Erick’s Centennial throughout 2009 with a grant from the NEA and the University of Las, Vegas to reconstruct and perform

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Events in Trinidad May 14th – Spanish Peaks Inn – Turning Point Band 8PM - Midnight May 14th – Brix Sports Bar & Grill – Cappton Reid Band 9 PM – 1230 AM May 20th – Trinidad History Museum – Third Friday Garden Club 10-11 AM May 21st – 2016 Armed Forces Day Parade downtown Trinidad 10 AM presented by the Las Animas County Veteran’s Memorial Committee. Free entries. Theme this year is “Honoring Those Who Served.” May 21st – Trinidad History Museum – All Current and Former Military and Family Free Admission May 21st – Brix Sports Bar and Grill – Armed Forces Day Celebration, Steele Street Band 9-12:30 May 27th – Trinidad Community Foundation Beef Raffle Drawing 3 PM May 28th – Trinidad History Museum – Bloom Garden Party and Reopening of the Bloom Mansion May 28th – Spanish Peaks Inn – Sierra Gold Band 8 AM - midnight May 28th - Brix Sports Bar & Grill – Classic Country Band 9 PM – 1230 AM June 1st – Al Kali Shrine Circus – Las Animas County Fairgrounds 7:30 PM June 4th - Brix Sports Bar & Grill – Live Band 9 PM – 1230 AM June 8th – Trinidad History Museum – Kids History Club 10-12 (7 and up) June 9-12th – Raton Summer Fun Fest at Raton High School times vary each day. Sun Valley Rides will be there with new rides this year. Freckle Farms Ponies will have pony rides for the kids. June 10th &11th – Santa Fe Trail Festival at Central Park. Live music by Whiskey Creek and Cappton Reid Band as well as a few others. Live music, food vendors, arts and crafts for the kids and Colorado Eurobungy will be bringing their high flying bungee trampolines. There will also be a Horseshoe Tournament and an all ages Color Fun Run. June 11th – Trinidad History Museum – Live history at the museum in honor of Santa Fe Trail Festival June 11th – 2016 Kruizer’s Car & Bike Club Annual Car & Bike Show at Brix Sports Bar, Registration at 8 AM June 11th – Southern Colorado Family Center – Color fun run, starts at Trinidad High School at 8 AM June 11th - Brix Sports Bar & Grill – No Band 9 PM – 1230 AM June 11th - Farmer’s Market at Cimino Park – 8 AM-Noon

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June 14th – Trinidad History Museum – Second Tuesday Tea 1-3 PM June 16th – Trinidad History Museum – Preschool Party from 10-11 AM (5 and under and their caregiver) June 17 & 18th – Southern Colorado Family Center – Cheer Camp June 17th - Trinidad History Museum – Third Friday Garden Club 10-11 AM June 18th - Farmer’s Market at Cimino Park – 8 AM-Noon June 18th – Trinidad History Museum – Altman Photo Exhibit Opens June 18th - Brix Sports Bar & Grill – Whiskey Creek Band 9 PM – 1230 AM June 22nd - Trinidad History Museum – Kids History Club 10-12 (7 and up) June 23-26th – 4th Annual Trinidad Family Fun Days at Las Animas County Fairgrounds, times vary each day. Sun Valley Rides will be back again this year with a few new additions to the rides. There will be a horseshoe tournament, food vendors and arts & crafts vendors. This year’s bands include Cappton Reid Band, Steele Street and the Dano Weston Band. June 25th – Farmer’s Market at Cimino Park – 8 AM-Noon June 25th – Trinidad History Museum – Free Games and Crafts in the yard in honor of Family Fun Days June 25th - Brix Sports Bar & Grill – Cappton Reid Band 9 PM – 1230 AM Content Provided by

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Woody’s Furniture SEVEN DECADES OF SERVICE an interview with Howard Woodworth

by Steve Wharton

Unlocking the door of his new business for the first time in 1950, Wendell couldn’t have imagined that it would still be going strong well into the next century. He was just hoping to still be in business in 1951. No one in his hometown of Raton knew him as Wendell. Everyone called him “Woody” from his last name, Woodworth. It was the start of “the era of new electrical appliances for the home”, so Woody opened an electrical appliance business called “Modern Electric” located on Second Street (the old Masonic Temple building) in downtown Raton, New Mexico. Woody sold

back to Raton to expand his father’s appliance store into furniture and floor covering in 1970. The store renamed to “Woody’s Furniture” moved to Cook and 2 nd Street in 1973 offering delivery, installation and removal of old appliances and furniture to all families in northern New Mexico and southern Colorado. They had to rebuild after a major fire in 1977 to the store which fronts on 2 nd Street to this day. Employees at Woody’s have always been like an extended family. That probably explains years of satisfied, returning customers bragging on the great service. One of these extended family members, Diane Atencio, asked Howard if he was ready to give up the helm and enjoy life more

Howard said how impressed he is with the youthful energy Robert and Diane have brought to the store. “They’re doing more business than ever”, he remarked. They continue the family oriented policies to service the regional community of New Mexico and Colorado. Robert finds it really rewarding to help a family get their first set of furniture and appliances to start their home.

over 90% of the televisions in Raton. Many of which were manufactured in Raton by Polish immigrant, Arthur Maciszewski at ARF. A change came after 20 successful years in appliances. Wendell’s son Howard returned to the family business in Raton after securing an MBA from the University of Denver and working for a consulting firm for a number of years. Howard moved

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It’s great that personal service oriented businesses like Woody’s Furniture still exist in this age of and work less. Howard was ready, so huge corporate and on line stores. Diane set up a lunch meeting with her husband Robert. Robert and Diane had wanted to get a business of their own for some time. This made for a perfect match. The Atencios bought the store in January of 2012 and kept Woody’s a family run operation. Howard still comes into the store, only now when he wants to.

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