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The Last Hand

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Casinos should be wary of online action

By Bob Sweeney

’ve never gambled online and have little desire to do so, but have many friends who enjoy playing for points with players across the planet. No money is involved and players will enjoy hours of online competition that may lead to playing real poker at

a nearby casino location. Poker is like the Stock Market, playing with fake money where there is very little pressure is not like the real thing. When real money is at stake, bluffing, fear and greed enter the game. This is entirely different than playing poker where fake money waits for the last “river card.” It is possible that legalized online betting will go forward. New Jersey has legalized online betting and we might surmise that someone living in Colorado could go online and gamble on the web sites in New Jersey. We might assume that to pay one must have established credit by using credit cards, or cash before an account is opened by whoever is running the poker games. There aren’t any IOU’s

in gambling among players, but we might surmise that those promoting gambling might induce “markers” into the mix of things where they will advance funds to players with established credit. Gambling has become a huge tax revenue stream for cities and states with more gambling tax dollars generated in Detroit than collected from the car manufacturers. Like Internet shopping where sales taxes may or may not be collected from nationwide shoppers, governments need to be very careful that they do not lose the tax revenues by gaming shifting to a tax-free base in some far off location. Colorado gaming hires more than 10,000 employees, huge revenues in food and drink venues, and more than $100 million in tax rev-

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enues to governments. All of this could be lost to the Internet and the cloud that could allow gambling online to almost any location. It is not so far off, New Jersey is now doing it and those people on the closed Washington bridge could have relaxed and just played poker until the traffic jam went away. Nevada has the largest dog in this hunt and we need to access what that state is doing on this issue. We also need to follow their lead in laws governing gaming, limits, hours and games. Sports betting should be added to Colorado’s menu of what is allowed in licensed casinos. It is a good bet to believe that real gambling online is at hand. www.coloradogambler.com

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Saturday, March 22 Receive one free drawing entry with each hand-paid jackpot of $1,200+. 3:00pm: $2,000 • 4:00pm: $5,000 5:00pm: $1,500 • 7:00pm: $1,500 9:00pm: $5,000 Receive entries now through March 22.

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$1,000,000 Leprechaun’s Loot

Fridays and Saturdays beginning Feb. 28 through April 12. Follow the rainbow to Leprechaun’s Loot. More than 90 players will get a shot at the big green: $1 million. Drawings start at 5 p.m. every Friday and 3 p.m. on Saturday. Get 1 entry for every 10 base points on slots or 30 minutes of tracked table games.

Clover Pluck

Feeling plucky? You could win your share of more than $20,000 in cash and prizes during our Clover Pluck Giveaway, every Sunday in March. Drawings are every hour on the hour from 1 – 5 p.m. Three winners at each drawing will select a clover from our prize board. Prizes range from $100 in QuickPlay to $500 in cash.

March Multiplier:

Bullwhackers is the place for the most points. Earn 6X points on slots every Monday and Thursday.

New Members

New Members can get up to $15 in Free Slot Play when signing up for a Bullwhackers Lucky Bull Club card. Membership is free. Receive $10 for signing up, an additional $5 for your email address and receive 4X Points all day.

Take a ride on us

Bullwhackers offers convenient free shuttle service directly to Johnny Z’s Casino in Central City. Shuttle runs Thursdays noon – 8 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays noon – midnight, and Sundays 11 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Exciting new menu

six winners will enjoy this classic card game for a chance to win up to $1,000. Each correct High-Low guess will earn you $200 cash.

Multiply your luck

Earn 10X entries every Wednesday or Thursday. Play Wednesday and Thursday for 20X entries on Thursday. Visit Guest Services or saratogacasinobh.com.

Spin & Win

Sunday, March 30, win up to 10X points, from 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. Point multiplier applied to points earned after spinning the wheel. Not valid on video poker or Keno.

Saratoga 50+

Every Monday and Tuesday, guests 50 and over reap the rewards. 5X points on slots. 2X points on video poker. Earn 50 base points for a free meal in the Garden Buffet or pay only $4.99. Discounted menu in The Café during select hours. $20 bus refund with 200 base points earned.

Try our specialties which include the 14oz Prime Rib, located on the 3rd floor. The Bullwhackers Mustang Grill is now open!

Earn 7X pennies and 2X video poker on March 28, 29, and 30.

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Hot Seat

Get caught in the Hot Seat to win up to $100 on Tuesdays from noon – 8 p.m. at any Mardi Gras table game.

King of the Mountain

A-Play Club Members, become King of the Mountain. You could win cash, trophies, or a trip to Primm, Nevada. Earn 6,000 points between Feb. 15 and March 31 to qualify for entry into the King of the Mountain Challenge April 3 – 24. See the A-Play club for more details.

Date Night

Enjoy a romantic dinner for two with entrees like prime rib or the catch of the day and a bottle of house red or white wine for only $29.99 at the Bourbon Street Café & Buffet.

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$40,000 March Moolah Drawings

Win up to $250 in Free Slot Play during our March daily drawings.

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$15,000 Field O’ Greens Grand Prize

Saturday, March 29, 4 – 9 p.m., 10 guests will do an Irish Jig when they win $1,000. At 10 p.m., one lucky guest will win a trip to Ireland or $5,000.

Multiply your luck

Earn 10X entries every Wednesday or Thursday. Play Wednesday and Thursday for 20X entries on Thursday.

$35,000 Dublin Cash

Saturday, March 22, 4 – 10 p.m., six winners will draw a gold coin from our pot to win up to $500 cash or $500 Promo Play. Then, each winner will get the chance to double their prize. At 11 p.m., one lucky $2,500 winner will reach into the put for a chance to increase their prize to $5,000. For details, visit Guest Services or www.saratogacasinobh.com.

$24,000 Hi Lo

Fridays, March 21 and 28, 4 – 10 p.m.,

$100,000 Lucky Loot Of The Leprechaun

Every Saturday in March, 2 – 8 p.m., Lady Luck will be giving away Lucky Loot of the Leprechaun. Select the correct symbols and score up to $100,000. Every guest picked to play is guaranteed to win cash. Earn one free entry for coming in and one for every 100 unadjusted points. See guest services for rules and additional details for All promotions.

Pot O’ Gold Giveaway

Win some lucky cash during Lady Luck’s Pot O’ Gold Giveaway every Tuesday in March. One winner will be selected every half hour, 10 a.m. – 8 p.m., to play for their chance to earn their share of the Pot O’ Gold. Top prize $250. Guests will receive one free entry and will earn additional entries for every 25 unadjusted points. Guests can swipe their Lady Luck Player’s card starting at 8 a.m.

$10,000 Jackpot Frenzy

March 3 through April 26, earn an entry into Lady Luck’s $10,000 Jackpot Frenzy. Guests will receive one free entry for every

jackpot $1,200 or better won between March 3 and April 26. Then on April 26, Jackpot Frenzy drawing will take place, 2 – 7 p.m. Guests can win up to $1,000.

Point Multiplier Mayhem

Multiply your points every Thursday in March. Earn 7X points on slots and 3X points on video poker, 8 a.m. – 10 p.m. Register prior to play at guest services to receive your point multiplier.

Monte Carlo Is Here

Monte Carlo is up and running with 12 individual progressive jackpots. There are jackpots for Royal Flushes, Straight Flushes and any 4 of a kind. Visit the Lady Luck Poker Room for details and updated jackpot amounts.

Lady Luck Poker

It’s easier than ever to win BIG in the Lady Luck Poker Room. The Bad Beat Jackpot is now a decreasing qualifier. Starting at Ace’s full of Jacks and decreasing each week to Ace’s full of Seven’s until it hits. • 1st week: Ace’s full of Jack’s • 2nd week: Ace’s full of 10’s • 3rd week: Ace’s full of 9’s • 4th week: Ace’s full of 8’s • 5Th week: Ace’s full of 7’s And make sure to check out the new Bounce Back Bonus offers. • Be in a game by 10 a.m. Sunday-Friday and receive $10 in Bounce Back Coupons after three hours of play. • Be in a game by 10 a.m. Sunday-Friday and receive $20 in Bounce Back Coupons after four hours of play. • Be in a game by 11 a.m. Sunday-Friday and receive $10 in Bounce Back Coupons after three hours of play.

Table Games

Play at craps, roulette, Buffalo Black Jack Bonus and 21+3 extreme. There are always multiple $5 games. And don’t forget $2 craps Monday through Thursday with 10 X’s odds daily. Table games are located on the second floor.

Club 40

Join us Wednesdays and Fridays for Club 40. All guests age 40 or better will receive 4X points on slots and 2X points on video poker. Guests will also receive a free entrée at Otis & Henry’s once they earn 25 unadjusted points on their Lady Luck Player’s Card. Make sure to check out Otis & Henry’s brand new menu. You can eat the most important meal of the day, breakfast, all day long.

Breakfast Is Back

Stop into Otis and Henry’s for breakfast specials all day long. Otis & Henry’s combines the comfort of a neighborhood bar and grill with delicious favorites you’d cook at home. Whet your appetite with our house specialty spinach & artichoke dip or appetizer sampler platter. Try a delicious milkshake. Located on the 2nd floor next to table games.

Play And Stay

Sundays through Thursdays earn a free room in the Lady Luck Hotel Tower. To Earn play 500 unadjusted points on Lady Luck Player’s Card. Poker and Table Games guests can earn too. Play 4 hours at table games or play 6 hours in a live poker game. Offer subject to availability. Excludes holidays and blackout dates.

Bus Fare Redemption

Every day in March guests who play with a Lady Luck Player’s Card can receive up to $18 cash back on bus fare. Earn 300 unadjusted points on Lady Luck Player’s Card. Poker and table games guests can earn too. Just play 3 consecutive hours at Table Games or 3 hours in a Live Poker Game. Guests must redeem bus ticket at Guest Services. Limit one bus redemption per person per day.

Ask Me How To Receive $5

Guests who provide a new email address will receive $5 cash. Stay up to date with Lady Luck promotions and receive special offers via email.

Moolah Monday

3-2-1 MAX BET. We’re giving out the Moolah every Monday morning in March. Sign up for our FREE slot tournament Monday mornings, 9 – 10:45 a.m. Starting at 11 a.m. play for the Moolah. The top five high scorers will be awarded a cash prize. Top prize $250. Not happy with your score? No problem. Sign up for the newly added Redemption Round after playing 5 points on your Lady Luck Player’s card. That’s two chances to earn top prize. After, join us for a bonus drawing at 2 p.m. when two tournament player names will be drawn for $100. Guests must be present to win cash drawing.

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Mystery Point Multiplier

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machines. Point multiplier is not valid on video poker and you must register at the players club or cashier services prior to playing.

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Services prior to playing. Point multiplier not valid on video poker. Plus, earn five unadjusted points and receive a free buffet.

Cash Blast

Win up to $1,000 instantly. Drawings will take place every Tuesday in March, 3 – 7 p.m., and every Friday in March, 6 – 10 p.m. Winners will enter the cash cube and grab as much cash as they can. Grab the special bill and double your winnings up to $1,000. Guests will receive one free entry on promotion days and additional entries with each set of 20 unadjusted points earned.

Earn 5X Points on Pennies

Each Thursday, 8 a.m. – midnight, in March, earn 5X Points on all Penny slot

Each Sunday, all guests age 50 or better can join the Paradise 50 Plus club. You will receive 3X points on all slots, 2X points on video poker, a free ice cream and a Free Calypso’s Buffet after earning five unadjusted points. For complete details, please visit the player’s club.

Mega Jackpot Sweepstakes Win up to $15,000. Drawings will take place March 22 at 3 p.m., 4 p.m., 5 p.m., 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. Receive one entry with each hand paid jackpot of $1,200 or more.

Bus Fare refund

MARCH & APRIL More than 90 players get the chance to win $1,000,000!

All new members of the IsleOne player’s club will receive a scratch ticket after playing 30 minutes on their new Players card.

Play and Stay

Play 30 unadjusted points on your IsleOne club card Sundays through Thursdays between 8 a.m. and midnight and stay the night on us. Check with the Player’s Club or Cashier Services once you have earned your points to receive your hotel offer. This offer is valid only on the day the points are earned and is based on availability, blackout days may apply...

Table Games

Do you ride the bus to Black Hawk? The Isle will refund your bus fare up to $20. Simply earn 35 unadjusted points on your player’s card and present your return bus ticket to the player’s club or cashier services. Table Games and Poker players will receive their bus fare back with four hours of consecutive play.

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The Isle has all your favorite table games including Black Jack, Craps with 10 times odds and Roulette. Also available at the Isle, Three Card Poker, Bonus 6, Buffalo Black Jack, Double Deck Black Jack, and 21+3. Mississippi Stud, Ultimate Texas Hold’Em and Let-It-Ride are all linked to one progressive jackpot that as of March 7 is $98,530. Three Card Poker has its own progressive

jackpot and is at $1,931. Now exclusively at the Isle you can play “Craps-Free Craps” with 10 times odds.

Poker Room

Bad Beat – The Isle has the EASIEST BAD BEAT TO WIN in Black Hawk! The Bad Beat Jackpot Pool as of March 7 is $145,712. That means Aces full of 10’s through Kings beaten would pay over $14,571 or 10% of the total jackpot pool. With 3 Aces on the board still qualifying, this is the easiest way to win a bad beat around. Quad 2’s through 7’s beaten would pay more than $72,856 or 50% and Quad 8’s or better beaten would pay over $109,284 or 75%! For complete rules, please contact the Poker Room at 303-998-7905. Free Food – The Isle provides free food for poker players seated in a live cash game or tournament including: Hot & Fresh pizza, hot dogs, brats, 2 varieties of soup, nacho’s & cheese, chili, as well as vanilla, strawberry or chocolate milkshakes made to order. Tournaments – Monday through Friday, there will be two tournaments each day at 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Every Thursday

is Omaha Day at the Isle with 2 weekly Pot Limit Omaha Hi/Lo Tournaments to choose from. For complete information, please contact the Poker room at 303-998-7905.

Calypso’s Buffet

Whatever your taste, Calypso’s Buffet is sure to satisfy your appetite any day of the week. Enjoy all-you-can-eat breakfast, brunch, lunch and dinner buffets. Featuring delicious breakfast spreads, crisp salads, freshly baked breads, tender chicken and beef entrées, wood stone-baked pizzas and savory side dishes. Enjoy succulent crab legs 7 nights a week with our dinner buffet.

Tradewinds

Tradewinds at the Isle has a new menu that features what we believe to be the best hamburgers in Black Hawk. Whether you try the classics, a green chili and chipotle, the black & blue or mushroom and Swiss burger you will not be disappointed. Tradewinds even offers a mouthwatering cheeseburger burrito. So the next time you are hungry for a great burger, visit Tradewinds at the Isle Casino Hotel Black Hawk.

April 3–24, 2014

A-PLAY CLUB® MEMBERS! Become King of the Mountain to win cash, trophies, and a trip to Primm, Nevada! GRAND PRIZE Three days, two nights at Primm Valley Casino Resorts® in Primm, Nevada. Package includes golfing, spa treatments, and transportation. Earn 6,000 points between February 15 and March 31, 2014 to qualify for entry into the King of the Mountain Challenge.

1st Place: $5,000 and Trophy

Drawings start at 5pm every Friday and 3pm every Saturday.

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Gaming

Tournament Tales: The Quest

FULLHOUSE By Drew Chitiea

In 1605 Miguel de Cervantes (Spanish playwright: 1547 – 1616) published what is now considered the first European novel – and one of the greatest books ever written: Don Quixote [Kee-hoetee]. It relates the adventures – and misadventures – of a minor Spanish noble who, trying to relive the age of chivalry, takes the title name then travels about “righting wrongs” and performing chivalrous acts. In the 1960’s this story was made into one of the ‘warhorses’ of American musicals – Man of la Mancha. This epic contains many memorable songs; the greatest of which is The Quest. Sung by the title character, a segment of the

lyrics is: This is my quest To follow the star, No matter how hopeless, No matter how far. So, you might ask, what has this to do with poker? By the time this is published, the Heartland Poker Tour will have concluded and moved on to its next venue. But for three days straight, I had a quest; I followed that star – so to speak – to gain entry to the tournament through playing in several satellite tournaments. I cleared my schedule, had the entry fees in hand, and was rested and ready for the grueling endurance session that is a satellite tournament. These are exercises in patience followed by brief moments of hard aggression when the opportunity arises. So much so that, for me at least, I was so inured to the patience part that I missed some opportunities for aggressive play. One I remember was when the blinds were $200/$400 and I was in mid-late position. The player after the button raised to $800; by the time the action came to me there were three other callers. Not seeing the possibilities here

with two semi-aggressive players behind me yet to act (and fearing potential raises), I mucked my pocket 4’s. Those players behind me merely called the min-raise. You know what happened: A four on the flop and, just for insult, a four on the river which would have given me quads. As the hand played out I would have eliminated one player and severely crippled two others. Phooey! I think I over-thought that hand and reasoned myself out of a winner, giving me a huge leg up for lasting through to the top 20 percent and qualifying for the main tournament. As it came to pass, I busted out two from the money (the ‘bubble’s’ bubble) and went home somewhat disgusted at that turn of events. OK – the sun rose again the next day - I was refreshed and ready to make things happen. I thought about my play of the previous day, making some resolutions as to how to change things around. I was somewhat more aggressive and began to load up on the chips acquired from stealing blinds, out-playing other players and – occasionally – having the best hand at the showdown. Things were looking up… Right, then: Played from 11

CDOT launches ‘Drive High, Get a DUI’ Arapahoe sheriff expects need for drugrecognition training By Peter Jones

Although legalized marijuana has been among the most highly charged issues to hit Colorado in recent years, public safety has been one rare area of agreement among advocacy groups, law enforcement and other interested parties. The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office has joined the Marijuana Industry Group and other police and community organizations in supporting “Drive High, Get a DUI,” a new campaign by the Colorado Department of Transportation. The program is designed to educate and warn the public on the dangers – both medical and legal – of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of marijuana. “We all cooperate and work very effectively with CDOT,” Sheriff Dave Walcher said. “They take the lead and all local agencies participate to a degree.” Michael Elliott, executive di-

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rector of the Marijuana Industry Group, said his organization has been providing CDOT with a voice from the marijuana community as an active participant on the Interagency Task Force on Drunk Driving. “We want this new industry to thrive, and the best way to do that is to ensure marijuana users and the industry understand the laws and regulations and consume marijuana responsibly,” Elliott said. Drivers intoxicated by marijuana have been a growing concern in the face of the gradual legalization of both medical and recreational marijuana use. In 2012, about 12 percent of Colorado drivers that were involved in roadway fatalities and tested for drugs were found to have marijuana in their systems. In Arapahoe County, the problem has been somewhat less significant, though Walcher does not think his jurisdiction will be spared for long. “Right now, it’s a fairly low percentage, probably 5 to 10 percent of the people we stop,” he said. “But I know that our business related to marijuana enforcement and driv-

ing under the influence is going to increase. There’s no doubt in my mind.” Before launching “Drive High, Get a DUI” this week, CDOT conducted extensive research that found medical and recreational marijuana users held erroneous beliefs on the effects marijuana. Twenty-one percent of respondents who said they had used marijuana in the past year had driven a motor vehicle after consuming it within the previous month. Those who drove within two hours of using marijuana did so more than 15 times a month. “We heard repeatedly that people thought marijuana didn’t im-

a.m. to just after 6 p.m.; there is but one player to eliminate and we’re in the tournament. I had for the last hour or so husbanded my chips, making plays here and there, and was short-stacked but still viable with perhaps two times my starting stack when the average was at least four times. I figured everyone remaining at my table was eyeing the other table (we were 10-handed, they 9-handed with 18 getting into ‘the money’) and woke up with AceKing suited two seats from the cut-off seat (the one to the right of the button). I then made my oneand-only big mistake of the game – I went all-in. Again, you know what happened: The player to my left – who had a large stack and had been quiet for the last hour – woke up with pocket Kings! All those other players got into the main tournament courtesy of me; I bubbled out of that qualifier by making an overly aggressive – and frankly un-needed – move when a little more patience may likely have gotten me past the bubble into qualifying-land. Phooey times two! The third day found a player taking an empty seat next to me in early session. He no more settled pact their driving ability, and some believed it actually made them a better driver,” CDOT spokeswoman Amy Ford said. CDOT hopes to change that, starting this week with television spots aimed squarely at men age 21-34, the group with the highest number of DUIs. CDOT also plans outreach to rental-car companies and marijuana businesses to inform tourists and local users about the driving laws in Colorado. Here are some facts the campaign plans to emphasize: • Driving under the influence of marijuana can result in costs of more than $10,000. • It is illegal to drive with five nanograms of active THC in one’s blood. In any case, officers can base arrests on observed impairment. • If a driver is under the influence of both alcohol and marijuana, his risk increases to 24 times that of a sober driver, according to the American Journal of Epidemiology. • If children are present in the vehicle, an impaired driver can be charged with child abuse. • It is illegal to have marijuana in the passenger area of a vehicle if it is in an open container, a container with a broken seal, or if there is

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his chips when he made a minor raise; I looked down at pocket Jacks and called. The flop was J-5-3 rainbow. He bet, I raised, he reraised and I just called. The turn was nothing dangerous; after he made a large bet, I went all-in with him calling. He turned over pocket Aces! When the river came my trip Jacks held up: He played exactly one hand in the tournament and I had doubled up! Well, from then on I was carddead and bled chips away until I had to go all-in with a flopped two-pair, losing to a flopped set. The quest was over: I had no other options to attempt entry as my work schedule crowded out any possibility of that. I meandered back home with a bent sword, dented shield, lame horse and rusted-out armor to lick my wounds and recover. But as those of us who follow the Rockies say at the end of every season: “Hey, there’s always next year.” I am I, Don Quixote, The Lord of la Mancha My destiny calls and I go. And the wild winds of fortune Shall carry me onward, Oh, whither so ever they blow. evidence marijuana has been consumed. It is also illegal to consume marijuana on any public roadway. The new normal of legalized marijuana in Colorado has presented its share of challenges to the state’s law enforcement community. Part of the problem is that the standard roadside sobriety test used for alcohol will not work for marijuana, which requires a more time-consuming off-site blood test. For that reason, Arapahoe County and other agencies will eventually need to increase drug-recognition training, according to Walcher. According to the Arapahoe sheriff, the greatest adjustment for his deputies has been getting used to a world where using and transporting small amounts of marijuana is not necessarily grounds for arrest. “When I started in law enforcement years and years and years ago, everything was illegal – paraphernalia, any amount of marijuana, seeds. Life was easy then,” Walcher said. “You’d see Zig-Zag rolling papers sitting on the dashboard, and if you were a good cop you’d start asking questions. Now we have all these new challenges. We’ll adjust to this.”

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Humor

Tick,

Be Quiet... or Else through their alarm I wake up in a clock…. and poundrelative’s apartment ing… and explosions, in another time zone and those who are to a beeping sound. awakened by alarm It’s 4 a.m. That’s 3 clocks… in another a.m. for me. And it apartment. Or by sounds like an alarm neighbors knitting. clock is going off in Or by snow falling. the apartment below. Today, we’re goIt beeps, and it beeps, ing to discuss the and it keeps on beepgood and bad qualiing. And after twenty ties of both light and minutes of beeping, I assume the neighbor sound sleepers. We’ll By Dorothy Rosby call them sound is either dead or not drosby@rushmore.com sleepers, not heavy at home, in which sleepers, because case he’ll wish he was they may or may not be heavy. dead when he gets home. They also may or may not be conI move to the couch in the living room where the beeping is fainter. I siderate. Of course, none of my readbury my head under my pillow and ers would ever be inconsiderate, but start to doze off. And then, BANG, some sound sleepers are. They can BANG, BANG! I sit straight up, my sleep through their dog’s barking, so heart pounding. Someone is beating they assume everyone else can. They on the neighbor’s door, yelling. “Get don’t wake up when hotel doors slam up! You’re late!” Now I have to kill across the hall, so they let theirs slam no matter what time they get to their them both. Meanwhile no one else in my room. They can sleep through a lawn family is up. Apparently, no one in mower race, so they don’t see any the apartment below is either. How is reason why they shouldn’t mow their lawn at the crack of dawn. Don’t do that possible? There are two kinds of people that—not that you would. Not only that, some sound sleepin the world: Those who can sleep

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ers blame us light sleepers for our problems. “Are you drinking too much caffeine?” It’s not caffeine; it’s you! I mean them. They’re waking us up. Or they wonder if we’re worrying or even feeling guilty about something. Not yet. But wake us up one more time and we might be. Sound sleepers do have at least one redeeming quality. Because they’re well rested, they’re cheerful. It’s exhausting to be around them. I was awakened late one night by a cheerful sound sleeper who was a guest in our home. She woke me up to say goodnight. I wish I was making that up—especially since she may be back. Meanwhile, light sleepers may or may not be cheerful, depending on how the night went. We also may or may not be light, but that’s neither here nor there. Just remember, if

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we’re grumpy and mean, it’s probably your fault. Light sleepers are on guard while the rest of the family sleeps. We answer late night phone calls. We go around shutting the windows if a summer storm kicks up. We hear intruders in the middle of the night—or we think we do. Finally, we’re considerate. As a light sleeper, I sometimes watch my husband or my son sleeping with the television blaring or the phone ring-

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Colorado History

The University of Denver celebrates 150 Years of Excellence in Education

By Rosemary Fetter

n March 5, 1864, Territorial Gov. John Evans, and other city fathers, including railroad entrepreneurs David Moffat and W.H. Loveland, and Rocky Mountain News Publisher William Newton Byers, founded Colorado Seminary in the heart of the pioneer Denver. Although Methodists instituted the college, the school charter stated that a test of religious faith would not be required for admission. The university’s primary advocate and supporter for the rest of his life, John Evans Sr. was a true Renaissance man. A surgeon, inventor, town promoter and politician, Evans founded Mercy Hospital in Chicago and Northwestern University. Abraham Lincoln appointed him Colorado’s second Territorial Governor in 1862. Two years later, after losing the governorship, Evans turned his attention to railroads. The city’s railroad baron, he helped found the Denver Pacific Railway, a link to the Union Pacific Railroad in Cheyenne that saved the city from oblivion. He later owned several railroads, including the Denver and New Orleans railroad, which provided a route through Denver that later charted the course for I-25. He also controlled the Denver Tramway Company, which had an exclusive franchise to build electric streetcar lines in the city. Evans donated land and a twostory building for the Seminary at the corner of 14th and Arapahoe, a fairly quiet residential neighborhood at the time. Two years later, having accumulated substantial debt, the college closed. Evans bought back the building and held on to it until 1880, when the school reopened as a degree-granting institution, the University of Denver. The new college welcomed 30 students, from primary grades to higher institution, with special attention given to chemistry and mining. By that time, taverns and brothels surrounded the Arapahoe Street building, to the horror of its Methodist founders. Most supporters felt the college needed a new, pristine site more conducive to study. After a major fundraising drive, Evans and others had accumulated $50,000

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Elizabeth Iliff Warren agreed to donate $100,000 for the Iliff School of Theology, which was originally part of the university.

for new buildings. In 1884, Elizabeth Iliff Warren, widow of cattle baron John Wesley Iliff, donated $100,000 to the university to establish the Iliff School of Theology. Although John Iliff had not been a particularly religious man, he had supported a Methodist ministry in Colorado. Her second husband, Bishop Henry White Warren, was the first Methodist bishop in Colorado and a strong DU supporter. With sufficient funds for buildings, the university sought the perfect new site, a suburban enclave similar to Evans’ Northwestern University in Illinois. Although DU received several offers, the college finally selected a donation by Rufus “Potato” Clark” of 80 acres, three miles south of Denver. Clark and his family arrived in Denver in July 1859 via ox-pulled covered wagon. Three years later, he staked out a large farm at what is now Overland Municipal Golf Course, along the South Platte

River across from Ruby Hill Park. He made a fortune selling potatoes freighted to the mining towns and subsequently ventured into real estate. At one time, his landholdings included nearly 20,000 acres, much of it located near today’s Greenwood Village and Cherry Hills Village. A former seagoing man with a fondness for colorful language, Clark admitted to once being “a confirmed drunkard, a slave to drink, so deep in the mire of drink and sin I never cherished a hope of getting out.” He saw the light at a revival meeting in Denver and changed his ways. Known for many charitable acts, including building a college in Sierra Leone, he donated 80 acres for the University of Denver, enabling it to relocate three miles southeast of downtown Denver. The gift made it possible for DU to escape what Clark called “the moral and environmental pollution of the city.” He insisted that: 1) trees must be planted and a street grid laid out, and 2) alcohol

must never be produced pression, University Park or sold in the area. and surrounding neighAnyone who sought borhoods blossomed. a liquor license in In 1899, Henry Busurrounding areas chtel became the had to pay a hefty new chancellor of the university. A $35,000 fee. gifted fundraiser Clark later and politician, offered the university an addiBuchtel managed tional 200 acres in three years to adjacent to the rescue DU from school to be platbankruptcy. New ted as a town site. buildings sprung More than 2,500 up during his tenure lots would be sold, as chancellor, including the first library and with proceeds donated a new scito the university. Although he Rufus “Potato” Clark donated the ence buildfirst 80 acres for the University of was getting on in ing. Buchtel Denver, then located three miles years, Evans vigwas elected south of the city. orously promotColorado govPhoto courtesy of History ernor in 1906, ed the new town Colorado Center splitting his of South Denver and served as president of the board time between the university and the until his death in 1897. Capitol. He refused a second term so On April 3, 1890, builders laid he could devote all his energy to DU. the cornerstone for University Hall, Since its earliest years, the Unidesigned by famed Denver architect versity of Denver has symbolized Robert Roeschlaub. Two years later, quality education, boasting prominent graduates such as Pethe Iliff School of Theology ter Coors, chairman of opened across from University Hall, a gift from Molson Coors Brewing Company; and forWilliam Seward Iliff, mer U.S. Secretary Elizabeth’s stepson. of State CondoleezUnfortunately, a za Rice. major Depression Multiple hit Colorado in events have been 1893, putting an planned for the end to the golden (and silver) sesquicenten nial celebration, years. Hard times including foforced South rums, panels, fesDenver to merge tivals and concerts, with Denver proper along with campus in 1894. traditions, including Also suffering the Homecomeffects of the ing and Family Depression, the Iliff School John Evans, founder and lifelong Weekend and supporter of the University of the Pioneer of Theology Denver. Symposium. A closed in 1890 after splitting from DU. The Iliff “History and Traditions” exhibit inSchool later opened under private side the university’s Anderson Acamanagement. Although Evans con- demic Commons portrays the unitinually donated more lands and versity’s story through photographs, funds, this left DU even further in historical memorabilia and other ardebt. He died in 1897. tifacts from the university’s archives. Despite obstacles, the univerFor more information on the celsity thrived; the school boasted 607 ebration, visit www.du.edu/udenstudents by 1898-99, the largest ver150. For more information on student population in university his- DU history, see South Denver and tory. As Denver pulled out of the De- University Park by Steve Fisher.

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Trail’s End

The story of Charles Hall South Park Salt Works

The South Park Salt Works complex was built in 1866, or perhaps even earlier. Historian LeRoy Hafen stated this “factory” was Colorado Territory’s second manufacturing plant. (The first was a cannon foundry in Den- By Linda Jones jones.128@live.com ver.) Salt in 1866 was frightfully expensive, selling for $1 a pound. Crofutt points out in his Gripsack Guide of Colorado (1881) that all salt used in the Territory had to be freighted in wagons from the Missouri River, 700 miles to the east, at a cost for freight alone of up to 20 cents a pound. The South Park Salt Works were not far from the original wagon road over Trout Creek Pass between South Park and Buena Vista. Charles L. Hall discovered the salty spring, built the factory there and ordered 18 huge cast-iron evaporating kettles in which to boil the salty water until only the valuable salt remained. The kettles were three inches thick, 16 – 18 inches deep and 40 inches across; they each cost $1,500 for a total of $27,000, a monumental sum in those days. He made his first shipment of salt to Denver in 1866; his customers were mostly mines and South Park was the second location of a manufacturing plant in Colorado Territory, South Park Salt Works, which was built in 1866. Photo courtesy of Denver Public Library, Western History Collection smelters, which used salt in roasting metallic ores, and ranchmen. Hall was twice elected from Park The Halls’ three children were Because of the weakness of the brine, boiled boot-tops, flour sacks, buck- band. While Hall was recuperating the salt works only produced com- skin breeches, a buffalo robe and a in Baker’s Park under the ministra- County to the Territorial Legislature Minnie B., Charles A. and Mildred tions of Mary, she assembled a U.S. and later elected to the state legisla- Nettie. Minnie B. married William colony of ants they found. mercially until April 1868. One night Hall overheard the flag (1861) on July 4, the first known ture from Lake County. During the Perry of Denver on Sept. 7, 1887 and Hall and his family are a fascinating part of Colorado history with a other two planning to kill him for American flag to fly in the San Juans. Leadville boom in 1878, Hall became their daughter was named Antoithread continuing to popular culture food and foiled them by sleeping A secessionist tore it down, but later a contractor, grading the streets of nette Perry. Tony acted, directed and in the 21st century. Hall was born in far away from his bedroll. They did Kit Carson brought it back to her. In the fast-growing town. Along with produced plays on Broadway and New York in 1835, moved to Iowa indeed attempt to murder him that 1862, Mary and Hall married and to- William Bush and Horace Tabor, he she co-founded the American Theorganized a company to install gas atre Wing. The annual Tony award, with his family as a boy and studied night and they deserted him the next gether had three children. After his marriage, Hall returned lights in Leadville and Hall himself theater’s equivalent of the Oscars, law at Iowa College before immigrat- day, but Harris came back later, saying in 1859 to what was then western ing he was afraid of being eaten by to California Gulch to prospect and built the gas works and installed the the Grammy and the Emmy awards, Kansas. He first ranched on Ralston O’Neill. Hall and Harris stumbled in his travels discovered the salt-wa- mains. Later he allied with the Pueb- is named for Antoinette Perry and is Creek, then prospected in California on for days, in the end crawling on ter spring; he homesteaded the land lo Gas & Electric Company, serving presented every year for “excellence Gulch, near the later town of Lead- hands and knees about a mile a day. around the salt spring and a nearby as a director. in the Broadway theatre.” He joined Dennis Sullivan and ville, and in 1861 moved on to the At last they reached a large party of fresh spring and called his ranch the In her old age Mary became both prospectors led by Ben Eaton (later Salt Works Ranch. Here he and Mary others in the Mylo group of mines in San Juan Mountains to prospect. blind and lame, and Minnie B. achosted many of the early leaders of the Ten Mile District and owned an a governor of Colorado). The two Here his life nearly ended. In companied her mother to visit a February 1861, Hall and two com- had been without real food for 15 Colorado. Notables they entertained interest in the famous Sixth Street Christian Science practitioner in panions, Harris and O’Neill, were days, and when he was rescued, Hall included Bayard Taylor, William Shaft in Leadville and in the Rose climbing out of Baker’s Park (now weighed only 48 pounds; normally Byers, Wolf Londoner, Father John Group in Ouray. In 1892, he pros- New York. She cured Mary, and Dyer and his son Judge Elias Dyer, pected in Arizona and discovered the mother and daughter devoted themSilverton) and realized they were he weighed 135. Fortune smiled on Hall finally. A Vice-President Schuyler Colfax, Gov. Mammoth Mine, taking $800,000 selves to establishing the Christian lost when they encountered the Lake Fork of the Gunnison. All their pro- 21-year-old widow with the Eaton Bross of Illinois, Gov. Hunt of Colo- in minerals from it. When he died in Science religion in the state; the first visions were already gone and they party nursed him back to health. rado, Samuel Bowles, F. V. Hayden, Denver on Aug. 15, 1907, he owned Christian Science service in Colorado struggled through the deep snow Mary Melissa Nye and her two chil- General and Mrs. William Jackson about 40 mines in Colorado and was held in their home at 412 Broadfor six days, surviving only on their dren had been deserted by her hus- Palmer and all their entourages. New Mexico. way in 1885.

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Send us a recipe, your name, a little about yourself, why you chose that recipe, a little about your cooking style, and of course your phone number in case we have questions. Email gambler@ villagerpublishing.com or mail to 8933 E Union Ave., Suite 230, Greenwood Village, CO 80111. Questions? Call Sharon at 303-503-1388.

1 cup........................................................ketchup 1/2 cup....................................................... water 1/2 cup..................... firmly packed brown sugar

2 pounds............................................................................ boneless chuck roast, trimmed Substitutions 1 cup .......................................................................................................................carrot chunks (1-inch) 1 cup........................................................................................................................celery chunks (1-inch) 1 cup........................................................................................................................onion chunks (1-inch) 1 package......................................... McCormick® Slow Cookers Red Wine Braised Roast Seasoning Mix 1 cup.................................................................................................................................................. water 2 tablespoons...................................................................................................................... tomato paste

Place roast and vegetables in slow cooker. Mix Seasoning Mix, water and tomato paste until well blended. Pour over roast and vegetables. Cover. Cook 8 hours on LOW or 4 hours on HIGH. Remove roast and vegetables and place on serving platter. Skim excess fat from sauce before serving. All recipes courtesy of www.mccormick.com/recipes

Place chicken in slow cooker. Mix Seasoning Mix, ketchup, water and brown sugar until well blended. Pour over chicken. Cover. Cook 8 hours on LOW or 4 hours on HIGH. Remove chicken from slow cooker. Shred chicken, using 2 forks. Return chicken to slow cooker; mix and heat with sauce before serving. Serve on sandwich or slider rolls, if desired.

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