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Brew up a ‘frightfully’ fun Halloween Party

Eduards Ritums, 55, became a MaxFund volunteer who now is known for his dedication to cats and especially more-difficult cats. FAMILY FEATURES

aunted with the thought of a ho-hum Halloween? Never fear — trick-or-treaters will want more than just candy once they see your party table. Throw a fabulous Halloween party fit for little goblins or grown-up monsters with some devilishly good sweets. Try these easy party ideas from Wilton to make your Halloween spook-tacular: Add some “pop” to popcorn: Trick out ordinary popcorn into a sweet-and-salty party pleaser. Drizzle on Candy Melts® candy for festive flavors, and then capture the Halloween spirit by adding fun sprinkle mixes. n Masquerade cookies: Who says you can’t play with your food? Create edible masks with decorated shaped cookies and attach them to cookie sticks with melted Candy Melts candy. Set up a photo station at your party, so guests can take pictures with their cookie mask creations before eating them. n Jack-o’-lantern cakes: It wouldn’t be Halloween without carved pumpkins. Make yours edible by baking a delicious pumpkin spice pound cake shaped like a pumpkin. Increase the fun by adding silly icing facial features. n Midnight potions: Spice up the night with candy corn drinks served in containers guests can devour, making cleanup easy and delicious. Or, toast the night with the Witch’s Brew Mocktail. For more Halloween ideas and inspiration, visit wilton.com.

Masquerade Cookies

Servings: 2 dozen cookies 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar 1 egg 1 1/2 teaspoons Imitation Clear Vanilla Extract 1/2 teaspoon Imitation Almond Extract Royal icing Orange, Black, Green, Lemon Yellow, Brown and Violet Icing Colors, as desired Orange, Yellow, Orange, Lavender and Black Colored Sugars, as desired Halloween Jimmies, Nonpareils and Icing Decorations, as desired Candy Melts candy Cookie sticks Preheat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, mix flour, baking powder and salt. In second large bowl, beat butter and sugar with electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and extracts. Add flour mixture to butter mixture 1 cup at a time, mixing after each addition. Do not chill dough. Divide dough into 2 balls. On floured surface, roll each ball into a circle approximately 12 inches in diameter by 1/8 inch thick. Dip eye and glasses cookie cutters in flour before each use. Arrange cookies on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 8–11 minutes or until cookies are lightly browned. Cool completely on cooling grid. Decorate as desired using tinted royal icing, colored sugars and Halloween icing decorations. Use melted candy to attach sticks to backs of cookies; chill until set.

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Masquerade Cookies, Caramel Apple Popcorn, Pumpkin Spice Popcorn and Pumpkin Pound Cake

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Pumpkin Spice Popcorn

Servings: 6 cups 6 cups popped kettle corn 2 cups mini pretzel twists 1 package (10 ounces) Pumpkin Spice Candy Melts candy 1 bottle (2.5 ounces) Pumpkin Mix Sprinkles Spread popcorn and pretzels on parchment paper-lined cookie sheet. In disposable decorating bag, melt candy in microwave at 50 percent power for 1 minute; remove bag and knead. Continue melting candy for 30-second intervals at 50 percent power until completely melted. Snip off end of bag and drizzle melted candy over popcorn mixture; immediately add sprinkles. Let stand until candy has hardened, about 20 minutes. Break into pieces to serve.

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Servings: 6 cups 6 cups popped popcorn, buttered and salted 3/4 cup roasted salted peanuts 1 package (10 ounces) Caramel Apple Candy Melts candy 1 bottle (2.5 ounces) Spider Mix Sprinkles Spread popcorn and peanuts on parchment paper-lined cookie sheet. In disposable decorating bag, melt candy in microwave at 50 percent power for 1 minute; remove bag and knead. Continue melting candy for 30-second intervals at 50 percent power until completely melted. Snip off end of bag and drizzle melted candy over popcorn. Immediately top with sprinkles. Let stand until candy has hardened, about 20 minutes. Break into pieces to serve. Witch’s Brew Mocktail and Candy Corn Drinks

Pumpkin Pound Cake

Servings: 16 3 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened 2 cups granulated sugar 4 eggs 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 1 1/4 cups canned 100 percent pumpkin (not pie filling) Preheat oven to 325°F. Prepare Dimensions Large Pumpkin Pan lightly with vegetable pan spray with flour. Place on baking sheet. In medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg. In large bowl, beat butter and sugar with electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition; beat in vanilla. Add flour mixture alternately with pumpkin; mix well. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake 70–80 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes in pan. Turn onto cooling rack. Cool completely before serving.

Witch’s Brew Mocktail

Servings: 6 3 cups ginger ale, chilled 1 1/2 cups pineapple juice, chilled 1/3 cup sweetened lime juice, chilled Green gel food color or green icing color (optional) Black Colored Sugar Gummy Eyeball Skewers In large pitcher, combine ginger ale, pineapple juice, sweetened lime juice and, if using, gel food color. To prepare glasses, dip rims of martini glasses in water, then in black sugar. Fill with drink mixture; add eyeball skewers.

Candy Corn Drinks

Servings: 8 1 cup (half of 12-ounce package) Bright White Candy Melts Candy, melted according to package directions 1 cup (half of 12-ounce package) Orange Candy Melts Candy, melted according to package directions 1 package (12 ounces) Yellow Candy Melts Candy, melted according to package directions Orange flavored fruit drink, orange, peach or mango juice or other favorite drink Fill disposable decorating bag with melted bright white candy. Divide evenly among cavities of 8-cavity silicone shot glass mold, taking care to not get any candy on sides of mold. Repeat process with orange and yellow candy. Refrigerate until candy is set, about 30 minutes. Carefully remove candy glasses from mold and set aside. Fill with orange drink.

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Noted mountaineer to speak at cancer benefit By Peter Jones The idea of climbing Mount Everest seems challenging enough – until one mulls the prospect of doing so blind, or being the climber who serves as his sightless friend’s eyes as they scale the world’s highest mountain. Eric Alexander did not so much climb Nepal’s Sagarmāthā “because it was there” – but because he could – and so could his friend Erik Weithenmayer, who had gone blind as a teenager, but never lost his vision for adventure. The image of “Eric” and “Erik” climbing in tandem – working together, but not always getting along, at 29,000 feet of tension and thrill – may even have resonance to those whose “mountains” are metaphorical, but no less challenging. “Your mountain might be cancer or a loved one who has it,” Alexander said. “I would just say it’s maintaining hope – that positive attitude where you’re looking up and ahead and not just focusing on the negative, because that will absolutely bring you down and cause you to fall.” Alexander will bring those analogies closer to home on Thursday, Oct. 30, at The Wildlife Experience in Douglas County when he speaks for Wings of Hope at an annual benefit for pancreatic-cancer research. The presentation in the museum’s IMAX theater will include video and photos. In his book The Summit: Faith Beyond Everest’s Death Zone, Alexander details his lifetime of climbing some of the most dangerous peaks in the world and the teamwork, courage and faith that he says made it possible. The Villager recently asked Alexander about the mountains – literal and otherwise – that have taken him to the peak in more ways than one.

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Place Your Bets South Metro Chamber hosts casino debate

By Bob Sweeney The South Metro Denver Chamber hosted a debate on Amendment 68, Oct. 7. Chamber Board member, Jeff Wasden, did a masterful job as moderator – asking questions of a four-member panel comprised of two proponents, and two opponents of Amendment 68. This ballot question is whether to allow a casino operation at Arapahoe Park horse track and will be voted upon Nov. 4. Representing approval of the Amendment 68 ballot issue were attorney Chris Paulson and

racetrack representative Sean Tonner. In opposition were legislative consultant Rick Reiter and state Sen. Bill Cadman. An audience of around 30 interested parties and media representatives listened to questions and answers for the hour and half harmonious debate among the participants. The format had prepared chamber questions presented by moderator Wasden followed by written questions submitted by the audience. Participants followed a timing sequence to provide equal time for all. Major strong points presented by each person were as follows: Proponent Paulson said, “Amendment 68 is a new source

Rick Reiter and Bill Cadman (opponents of Amend 68), Chris Paulson and Sean Tonner (proponents of Amend 68) square off in a debate, Oct. 7. Photo by Bob Sweeney

of revenue for K-12 funding.” This was his prevailing theme in the debate that Amendment 68 would bring in new money into the hands of educators. These new funds would benefit education and take some burden away from taxpayers in the future.

Opponent Reiter outlined that the money was not “new” but at least 30 percent “cannibalized” from the existing casino industry. He believed that the license for a new casino could be auctioned for an Continued on page 2

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Submitted by Phil McPeck A neighbor’s comment in everyday conversation — something to the effect that you have to go to the MaxFund — amounted to a fuse. It was a fuse that Eduards Ritums, 55, lit when he visited Denver’s premier no-kill animal shelter at 1005 Galapago St. more than five years ago. The Denver man walked into the nonprofit animal shelter, and then one of its cat rooms, as a potential adopter. Boom! Not only did he begin an adoption, Ritums became a MaxFund volunteer who now is known for his dedication to cats and especially more-difficult cats. “That’s how it started,” he said. Those were the days before MaxFund’s state-of-the-art Cat Adoption Center at 710 W. 10th St. Cats and kittens were in the same building as dogs and puppies. The feral cat room was tucked away, practically hidden off a hallway; in the current facility it’s on par with other cat specialty rooms. Back then the feral cats’ window had northern exposure; today it faces the sunnier south. Ritums readily shares that he tends to be a withdrawn in his personal life and said that helps explains his kinship with feral cats. “These cats feel estranged from people, so we have something in common,” he said. “I read to them: National Geographic, whatever book I happen to be reading. “One of them sniffed my foot; that was a big deal.” A couple of the habitually distrustful cats also have come to accept being petted. One that had been badly matted when she was brought to MaxFund turned into the sweetest lap cat, Ritums said. In another specialty room — MaxFund’s social room — there are cats that get along with people but not each other. Among them is the one Ritums would most like to see adopted: Tookie, a big, black, long-haired feline. His home has been a cage for years, Ritums said. “He has to get out.

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“Tookie is a big teddy bear who has misdirected aggression issues. When he hears a cat fight, he becomes a hockey fan,” egging on the combatants and wanting to participate, he said. Ritums made his first career in information technology, but found that volunteering, starting with the MaxFund, had the real rewards. “There’s no pressure of an annual review; no pressure to sell anything,” he said. He eventually added Volunteers for America to his resume and as a result of his work at Manual High School, Ritums

in late August accepted a position with Denver Public Schools as technical paraprofessional at Fairview Elementary School, 2715 W. 11th Ave. Not surprisingly, the Sun Valley neighborhood school that’s a five-minute drive from MaxFund is like the cats that Ritums favors. It, too, has special challenges as one of DPS’s least-advantaged elementary schools. Phil McPeck, a reporter and editor for more than 40 years, is MaxFund chief of media relations. He may be reached at headwriterphil@gmail. com

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estimated $750 million in revenue similarly done in other states. His theme was “Good for Rhode Island, bad for Colorado.” He also emphasized lack of local vote by citizens of Aurora and Arapahoe County. Proponent Tonner emphasized that the local governing bodies (county commissioners) would have the final say on local control, including land use and zoning. There have been more than 500 teachers who signed the ballot petition. Tonner pointed out that Chambers in Aurora, Pueblo and Grand Junction have voted in favor of Amendment 68. Opponent Cadman stated that this would create the only “monopoly” in the entire state Constitution forbidden in Article 5. He said, “This would be the only monopoly on the planet.” Recent polling related by Reiter indicated 51 to 38 percent of

voters are against the proposal. His numbers were not challenged, but proponents asked if he would reduce his advertising in light of recent polling, which he humorously declined. Both parties indicated they have budgets of $16 to $17 million. Impact on the mountain communities in revenue and jobs was estimated to be at least 30 percent in loss of current business. Opponents said that money would be lost in the mountain towns, creating “financial disasters” to the local government budgets. Former House Speaker Paulson referred to the Colorado information booklet where financial information is presented by a bi-partisan Legislative Council. All registered voters should receive this booklet in the mail. Financial figures were estimates of revenue projected from current facts and figures available. At least eight state newspapers have taken editorial stands against

the amendment along with opposition from the statewide PTA and there has been nary a school district endorsement of the proposal. The superintendent of the booming Eagle County School District issued this statement, “Amendment 68 is a self-interested effort by an out-of-state corporation to make millions in gambling revenues while being a laughable inadequate solution to the state’s education funding situation.” The Colorado Springs Gazette last week said, “Just because someone says, ‘it’s for the children’ does not make it so. Let’s not fall for this play to amend the Constitution for the benefit of one for profit business, nearly 2,000 miles away, at the cost of our state and local best interests.” There were no votes or public discussion at the chamber debate and the South Metro Chamber has not taken a public position on the issue currently.

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Denver mom seeks clarity on EA/ED By Shirley Smith

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COLLEGE PLANNING: Searching for solutions

By Estelle Meskin

Dear Estelle. Our family has diligently worked together to make the college planning process a positive experience for our son, Rick, a senior. With good research, college visits, and conversations with alums, our son is excited about his college choices and plans to apply early action to a few and possibly early decision to his favorite, although he is not sure what his favorite might be. Is there some strategy to this process that we need to be aware of before he clicks “send” on the common application? Please advise and kindly review the basics for all your readers. SG, East High parent, Denver This is such an important question that I’m happy to share information about the early deci-

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sion/early action options with my SCHOOL MATTERS readers. The Ivy League and other selective colleges frequently have Nov. 1 or Nov. 15 as their ED date so if you’re planning to apply early decision be sure to read the fine print. Early decision is an option that promises you the opportunity to know early about your acceptance and relieves you of waiting until April 1 when most (RD)regular decisions are announced. It is offered by many Judithcolleges Baenenbut carof theBy selective St. Mary’s Academy ries with it the binding commitment to enroll if accepted. ED is allowed only at one school and if a student is accepted must withdraw any other applications. Applying ED requires some important information by the families. Foremost, the student should have visited the campus and if possible stayed overnight in the dorm. What is even more important, the student must know the family financials. Unless the family is completely sure of their college monies, they should complete the Net Price Calculator found on each college website and talk to the financial aid office regarding their EFC(expected family contribution) before sending the application. It can also be helpful to submit the PROFILE found on the College Board website. In a recent

conversation with an admissions rep from Emory he recommended these strategies as an absolute requirement for ED applicants. Many colleges insist they give the same aid to early decision candidates as regular but it is best not to count on this. Remember, early decision is a firm commitment. Waking up in a cold sweat with concern over how you’re going to “pay for college” is a scary proposition.By Jim Miller Those who would benefit greatly from applying ED are athletic recruits, legacies and those requiring no financial aid. Colleges benefit from ED acceptance because they can leverage their “high yield” ED acceptances and require far fewer acceptances for those applying regular decision. This is a real bonanza for the Enrollment Management officers at the colleges and looks good for a college’s selectivity and rankings. EDII is yet another binding option for applying. Usually its deadlines are a few months later than ED, occurs concurrently with the regular decision deadline and students have a few more months to decide decisively about their first choice school. Early action on the other hand is an opportunity to apply early to one or several selective colleges without having to make a

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Combat to Classroom Gala funds CU Denver and CU Anschutz Medical Campus vet scholarships By Glory Weisberg ot all men and women who served in the military, be they drafted in earlier times or more recently, entered the service voluntarily, get to come home to excited family and friends and many of those who do then get to face another battle, getting a job. It wasn’t always this way as we used to think of the men and women who came home as conquering heroes. The Vietnam era changed a lot of that, as noted in an address to those gathered at The Wildlife Experience for “Combat to Classroom: A Salute to Service.” It was jointly sponsored by The Wildlife Experience and its new owners, the University of Colorado. The Great Hall was filled to capacity as SFC (Ret.) Gregory Allen Stube, a former Green Beret in the U.S. Army Special Forces, slipped into the room to detail his experiences as he served in what’s called hostile fire zones, wounded in Afghanistan during Operation Medusa. With a total of 23 years in the service, he sacrificed not only his years but his right leg as well. He underwent 17 surgeries and was awarded the Purple Heart. Talk about a motivating presentation, it was awe inspiring just to see him and photos from his past. The Wildlife Experience, now the $40 million building and property of the University of Colorado, was a $40 million donation from Gail and Dave Liniger, RE/MAX International founders. And the university is already making use of the beautiful space, making it the CU Denver South campus, and calling it the Liniger Building at CU South Denver. John Lay and Matt Wasserman co-chaired the benefit with support from committee members John Sieber, Leanna Clark, Kathy Daly, Christopher Goetz, Douglas County District 1 Commissioner Dave Weaver and Christen Woodburn. Lay and Sieber are on The Wildlife Experience board, along with the Linigers, Mary Ricketson, Chris Dorsey, Dave Fisher, Keith Lobis, Dave Mowatt, Brian Mumaugh and Diane Smethills. Among gala sponsors were Craig

Hospital, the El Pomar Foundation, Lockton Companies, the Outdoor Channel, and George and Mary Sissel. University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus Chancellor Don Elliman was all smiles. We also met Lisa Douglas, the new CU South Denver vice chancellor. She is already hiring

staff, including some from The Wildlife Experience. During the program, Dave Liniger, a U.S. Air Force Vietnam vet, accepted a CU Denver Boots to Suits challenge coin, which was awarded him for his “vision and generosity to the university and our student veterans,” as noted during the program.

Ever colorful, now almost a legend in his own time, American Furniture Warehouse Founder Jake Jabs played live auctioneer and frankly, did an outstanding job. A Sanctuary Golf Course round of golf for 100 people got only one bid. It was for $40,000. Another clever live auction item was for a “Taste of Tactics” firearms training with

instructors from the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. It also went for big bucks, as did a ride along in the Air Life helicopter based on the Sky Ridge campus. We were tableside with John Newton, who provided guests with his Hero Bars, some which never made it home, considering it the dessert after the dessert. Funds from the gala are going to fund a new scholarship program for military combat veterans at CU Denver and the CU Anschutz Medical Center and further details are at http://www.ucdenver.edu. gloryweisberg@comcast.net

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‘Pie in the Sky’ KINDLING

By Robert Sweeney

Let’s not betray our casino industry I think it is a real betrayal by Colorado voters if we come anywhere near passing Amendment

68 to allow a sole monopoly casino in the Denver area to be voted into our state Constitution. Called “garbage in the Constitution” by the head of the Arapahoe County Citizen Budget Committee, this breaks a covenant made with our existing casinos and mountain towns more than 21 years ago when we voted to allow limited stakes gaming in three depressed mountain communities. It has been a godsend for those rural communities of Black Hawk, Central City and Cripple Creek with the buildings plastered and repainted and tourists coming to town to shop, play, dine and gamble. The gaming industry has paid Colorado about $100 million a year for the privilege of operating legal gaming in the three towns

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with money flowing to higher education, historical preservation, parks and recreation and to the impacted cities and counties. It has worked well for everyone, including the players. To give one casino the sole monopoly to have a casino in one county close to Denver is a great idea for Rhode Island and the racetrack folks. It appears the horse racing people don’t gain anything and the track will no doubt go bye-bye if a casino could replace the weary ponies and racetrack. We should be voting to bring legalized sports betting to the state – not attempting to give one casino a monopoly worth up to $750 million on the open market. The casino folks say they will pay 34 percent in taxes, while the

REMARKS

By Mort Marks

I am writing this column today to say I’m endorsing – on the state level – Cory Gardner for U.S. Senator, Bob Beauprez for governor, Wayne Williams for secretary of state, Walker Stapleton for treasurer, Cynthia Coffman for attorney general, John Carson for CU Regent and Candice Benge for state representative, District 3. On the county level I endorse, Nancy Sharpe and Tony Brown for county commissioners, Matt Crane for clerk and recorder, Dave Walcher for sheriff, Kelly Lear-Kaul for coroner, Sue Sand-

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through the years have worked for full employment – jobs for all – because they know that a person with a job is a person with dignity and self-respect, with an opportunity to further improve their life, while a person out of work has reduced hopes. I further point out that Republicans, just recently in our state, again proved by their vote that they believe in preserving our Constitutional form of government and the freedoms guaranteed under the Bill of Rights. It actually boils down to the fact that Republican office holders believe in providing equal rights, equal justice and equal opportunity for all people regardless of race, creed or color, and above all they also believe in equal responsibility under the law for all. Since decisions made by all of the above mentioned state and county office holders do affect your lives you must remember to vote, and always remember, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis’ words, “The most important office is that of private citizen.”

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you support only those abovementioned candidates — all of whom are Republicans? When I answer that they are all proven honest and efficient Republicans who have served our state well, they then ask, “What makes a Republican different from a Democrat?” Aren’t both concerned about the general welfare of our nation and state? My answer is — of course, members of both parties strive to be good Americans, and to do what’s right. The difference is the difference in their fundamental approach to the business of running government. The Republican philosophy is by tradition, linked to a fundamental concern for the individual citizen. Abraham Lincoln first translated the Republican philosophy into action by freeing the slaves, and it was Lincoln who said that we have a government, “Of the people, by the people, and for the people” — government was the servant of the people, not the master. Republican office holders

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I’m endorsing … strom for treasurer and Corbin Sakdol for assessor. When it comes to politics, President Herbert Hoover pointed out, “It is a curious fact that when we get sick we want an uncommon doctor. If we have a construction job, we want an uncommon engineer. When we get into a war, we want an uncommon admiral, and an uncommon general. Only when we get into politics are we content with the common man.” Perhaps Hoover’s words explain why we now have so many negative political ads, or can we explain all these negative ads that fill our television sets by remembering the words of Albert Einstein, the world’s most brilliant physicist who said, “politics is far more complicated than physics.” But, regardless of this year’s negative, negative, negative political campaigns, we still should bless election years because now we get a chance to voice our opinions of the various candidates and issues. Why then — Why then — Why then – I’ve been asked do

current folks are paying 17 percent. That’s a huge amount of tax dollars and far more than most venues collect. They also mention the word revenue, but is that gross, net or dreaming? We don’t want to put our great casinos out of business and this new scheme would take away up to 50 percent of the present business – making it virtually impossible for our mountain casinos to exist and provide the 10,000 jobs and related employment. Should we ever want to expand gaming in Colorado, the first opportunities should be offered to existing license holders, not the newcomers to the state. Vote “NO” on Amendment 68 and preserve what we have that is working so well.

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Alexander: ‘I had a close call in the Himalayas where I fell 150 feet down a cliff side’ Continued from Page 1 Herald: How would you describe the appeal of mountain climbing? Alexander: It is the wilderness. It’s a challenge that’s tangible. It’s right there before you. You see that place and there’s just something that draws you to it. For me, it’s also inviting someone else in on that journey and the camaraderie and friendship that develops, the trust and the relationship. You help each other to get to the top. Herald: What about during the difficult, frustrating and even terrifying times? Are you always able to maintain that camaraderie and trust? Alexander: It can be challenging, especially looking at our Mount Everest expedition, taking someone who’s blind up there. It’s such a perfect Walt Disney story, but we had our moments where we didn’t get along and we had to

work through it. But I think when you’ve got a purpose, something unites us, something that’s bigger than any one of you. You keep your focus on the goal, not on these little things that could tear us down or break us apart. You get friendships that can last a lifetime and they’re not really just built around climbing. They’re built around the trust that you develop. Herald: How did climbing Everest with a blind person change your own perceptions about challenge? Alexander: I’d spent time with people who had disabilities, but when Erik told me he was a climber, I’d never really met a blind climber. I thought he must mean he likes to hike on weekends. I think he was sizing me up in the same way. It taught me about adopting new ideas and just having an open mind to the way things can work. By taking my focus off of myself and focusing on him, I lost sight of my

own fears. When you see that ladder over a bottomless crevasse and your heart rate increases through the roof, you think, why on earth would I step on that ladder? I don’t know who put it here or if it’s going to hold me. You turn around backwards and you look at the guy coming up on your heels who can’t see and you think, how am I going to get him across this ladder? Herald: As you were climbing, did Erik notice things you didn’t? Alexander: It’d be sounds. I’m so focused on getting down the trail that I’m not really tuning into those things. Also in people’s voices, maybe sensing fear. Herald: You really have to live in the moment as a climber, don’t you? Alexander: That’s the draw, if we could do that in so many other parts of our lives. Herald: Has climbing helped you to be more “present” in general? Alexander: I don’t know. I think maybe it has. I’m married

Eric Alexander, author of The Summit: Faith Beyond Everest’s Death Zone, will speak Thursday, Oct. 30, at The Wildlife Experience, in a benefit for pancreaticcancer research.

and I have two girls. I think I have learned to shift that focus more onto family and to be more in the moment with them. Herald: Has family affected your risk tolerance? Alexander: I consider it. I do my best to manage risk. I’ve got years and years of experience and I think I do a good job at that, but there are objective hazards out there that you never really quite know. Herald: Any close calls? Alexander: I had a close call in the Himalayas where I fell 150 feet down a cliff side. A rock shifted under my feet and sent me over the edge. I eventually came to a stop. To me, it was landing in God’s hand and him just saying, “I gotcha.” There was another 500 feet down and I certainly would have died. Herald: How do religious beliefs affect you? Are you more of a risk taker?

Alexander: No, but it gives me confidence when I do take a risk. I know that death is not the worst thing that can happen to me, but I believe our time here is also precious. Herald: For a lot of people, mountain climbing is a metaphor for challenge. Has climbing put the more figurative mountains of your life in perspective? Alexander: It gives you focus. It gives you strength, and to some degree, hope. I look at climbing as a great puzzle. One thing I love about it is you find yourself in a sticky situation. Your hands are burning. You’re losing strength. You can’t see for the life of you where that next hold is and how you’re going to reach it. But by shifting a little weight here and adjusting a little grip here, maybe moving a foot over and then just reaching, you find a way out. Sometimes you fall. That’s the nature of it, but you can learn from those falls.

Eric Alexander will speak Thursday, Oct. 30, at The Wildlife Experience, 10035 S. Peoria St., in a benefit for Wings of Hope and pancreatic-cancer research. Tickets for $100 include hors d’oeuvres and a cocktail reception at 6 p.m. Higherlevel sponsorships are also available. For more information, visit www. wingsofhopepcr.org.

The Alexander-Weithenmayer adventure made the cover of Time in 2001.

Eric Alexander and Erik Weithenmayer’s campsite on Mount Everest Photos courtesy of Eric Alexander

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Masquerade Cookies, Caramel Apple Popcorn, Pumpkin Spice Popcorn and Pumpkin Pound Cake

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aunted with the thought of a ho-hum Halloween? Never fear — trick-or-treaters will want more than just candy once they see your party table. Throw a fabulous Halloween party fit for little goblins or grown-up monsters with some devilishly good sweets. Try these easy party ideas from Wilton to make your Halloween spook-tacular: n Add some “pop” to popcorn: Trick out ordinary popcorn into a sweet-and-salty party pleaser. Drizzle on Candy Melts® candy for festive flavors, and then capture the Halloween spirit by adding fun sprinkle mixes. n Masquerade cookies: Who says you can’t play with your food? Create edible masks with decorated shaped cookies and attach them to cookie sticks with melted Candy Melts candy. Set up a photo station at your party, so guests can take pictures with their cookie mask creations before eating them. n Jack-o’-lantern cakes: It wouldn’t be Halloween without carved pumpkins. Make yours edible by baking a delicious pumpkin spice pound cake shaped like a pumpkin. Increase the fun by adding silly icing facial features. n Midnight potions: Spice up the night with candy corn drinks served in containers guests can devour, making cleanup easy and delicious. Or, toast the night with the Witch’s Brew Mocktail. For more Halloween ideas and inspiration, visit wilton.com.

Masquerade Cookies

Pumpkin Spice Popcorn

Caramel Apple Popcorn

Pumpkin Pound Cake

Witch’s Brew Mocktail

Candy Corn Drinks

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Monster Mash Halloween Bash

ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT ‘Neustadt JAAMM Fest’

Oct. 22 – Nov. 9, Robert E. Loup Jewish Community Center, 350 S. Dahlia St, Denver. Jewish Arts, Authors, Movies and Music Festival. Information: www.maccjcc.org.

Italian Organist Eugenio Maria Fagianito

Oct. 25, 7:30 p.m., Augustana Lutheran Church, 5000 E. Alameda Ave, Denver. Eugenio Maria Fagiani, organist, received an Organ and Composition Diploma at the “Luca Marenzio” Conservatory in Brescia, Italy and also graduated in Musicology from Cremona-Pavia University of Denver. Tickets online at www.augustanaarts.org or by calling 303-388-4962.

‘Anything Goes’

Nov. 14 – Dec. 29, Littleton Town Hall Arts Theater, 2450 W Main St, Littleton. Music and lyrics by Cole Porter. Classic story of boy-meets-girl and the complications that ensue. Songs include“It’s D-Lovely,” “You’re the Top” and Blow, Gabriel, Blow! Visit townhallartscenter.org or call 393-7942787, ext. 5.

LSO Free Children’s Concert

Nov. 15, 2:30 p.m., Littleton United Methodist Church, 5894 S. Datura St., Littleton. Hayden Go Seek with the Orchestra. Wacky murder mystery, musical collaboration between children’s author Lemony Snicket and composer Nathaniel Stookey. No tickets necessary. Visit www. littletonsymphony.org.

EVENTS World Denver Talks

Oct. 22, 6- 7:45 pm, Hilton Garden Inn, 1400 Welton St., Denver. “U.S. - Russian Relations at a Crossroads.” Ambassador John R. Beyrle. Register at worlddenver.org/event-1765191.

Día de los Muertos

Nov. 1, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., Denver Botanic Gardens, 1007 York St., Denver. Included with Gardens admission, free for members. Festive, family-friendly activities include sugar skull decorating (while supplies last), paper altars with Museo de las Americas, planting station, papel picado necklaces, community altar exhibition and $5 face painting (9 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.). Special, costumed processions led by La Danza Guadalupana Matachina take place 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Visit www.botanicgardens.org.

Mi Casa Business Resource Fair

Nov. 5, 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. To help emerging entrepreneurs and established small business owners access business services, meet with lenders, and network with business service providers and other entrepreneurs. Includes a large resource fair with vendors offering valuable information and services for small business owners, as well as time for networking and a keynote address from an experienced and successful entrepreneur. RSVP is required at www.MiCasaResourceCenter.org/ events or call 303-539-5606.

FUNDRAISERS Friends First Night of Stars Gala

Oct. 19, 7 – 11 p.m., Palazzo Verdi at Fiddler’s

Green in Greenwood. Red carpet gala will feature paparazzi and screaming fans, hors d’oeuvres presented by Epicurean catering, cocktails, a performance by Friends First young adults, awards for honorary supporters, mingling, live and silent auctions, and dancing. Hosted by Susie Wargin, Colorado’s 9News sportscaster. Visit friendsfirst. org.

The Birds of Prey Soirée Masquerade

Oct. 24, 6 – 10 p.m., Parkside Mansion, 1859 York St. Denver. Presented by Nature’s Educators. Semi-formal fundraiser event. An evening of food, drinks, music, dancing, games, prizes, a silent auction, and, of course, a chance to meet our educational raptor ambassadors. Have the opportunity to meet hawks, owls, and falcons up close and learn about their species. Visit natureseducators.org.

Better Boettcher Bash

Oct. 26, cocktails 5:30 p.m., concert 7 p.m., Boettcher Concert Hall 14th and Curtis streets, Denver. A concert and fundraiser, the Better Boettcher Bash celebrates the CSO’s legacy as well as a new vision for its home. Conducted by Scott O’Neil, the Better Boettcher Bash will feature music from the Colorado Symphony as well as Natasha Paremski, world-renown pianist. Proceeds support the Better Boettcher campaign to modernize the theater. Details of the plan are available at www. coloradosymphony.org.

The Denver Gorilla Run

Nov. 2, City Park to the Denver Zoo. Walk, run, or bike a leisurely 5K through City Park, and finish at the Denver Zoo, dressed up in a full gorilla suits. The Denver Gorilla Run is the primary fundraiser for the Mountain Gorilla Conservation Fund (MGCF), and helps protect the endangered Mountain Gorillas in Uganda, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Each registrant receives his or her own gorilla suit to keep. Special activities geared toward families include the Little Gorilla Obstacle Challenge. Visit gorillarun.com.

HALLOWEEN Pumpkin Fundraiser Sale

Weekends through Oct. 26, 10:30 a.m. – dusk, Greenwood Community Church, 5600 E. Belleview Ave. Come Support your Local Boy Scout Troop 457 with their annual fundraiser of pumpkin sales.

South Suburban ‘Spooktacular’

Oct. 17, 5:30-8 pm, Goodson Recreation Center, 6315 S. University Boulevard, Centennial. South Suburban offers a safe “trick or treat” experience for children up to 11 years. Face painting, the Haunted House, Arts & Crafts, Spooktoddler, Trick or Treat Street, Carnival Games and more! Register online at www.sspr.org. Free up to 1 year of age. For more information, call 303483-7062.

Ghosts in the Gardens

Oct. 17, 18, 24 and 25, 9-11 p.m., Denver Botanic Gardens, 1007 York St., Denver. More than one hundred years ago, Denver Botanic Gardens’

land was the Mile High City’s first cemetery. Guides share the true story of its macabre history, and recount decades of reported paranormal activity as the tour travels through the Gardens. Visit botanicgardens.org

‘A Murderously Good Time’

Oct. 18, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m., Cherokee Ranch Castle Great Hall, 5336 N. Hwy 85, Sedalia. Join “Antiques Revengeshow,” a Murder Mystery spoof of “Antiques Hit the Road,” the PBS show where people have their treasures appraised. Cherokee Castle & Ranch is home to many valuable antiques from around the world, and something sinister seems to be stirring here. Can the mystery be solved before people start dropping like flies? Visit cherokeeranch.com.

The Great Pumpkin Haul

Oct. 19, 9:30 a.m., Chatfield Botanic Gardens, 8500 Deer Canyon Road, Littleton. A two-mile jaunt through forests, open fields, over hay bales with participants carrying their very own personal pumpkins. After the Haul participants will enjoy hot apple cider, seasonal brews from local Colorado Microbreweries, music, and discounted tickets to the annual corn maze. The Great Pumpkin Haul benefits Camp Como, a charity that organizes outdoor adventures and camps to get kids outside and active! Info/ registration: thegreatpumpkinhaul.com

‘Spooky Streets’ at The Streets at SouthGlenn

Oct. 24, 4:30 – 7:30. Streets at SouthGlenn. Fun and safe trick-or-treating, other family activities. For more information call 303-7714004.

Colorado Ghost Stories

Oct. 23, 6:45 – 7:45 p.m., Sam Gary Library, 2961 Roslyn St., Denver, No RSVP necessary; Oct. 31, 1:30-2:30 p.m., Platt Park Senior Center, 1500 S Grant St, Denver. RSVP: 720-865-0630.Active Minds free class explores the haunted houses and ghoulish graveyards of the area. Hear ghost stories associated with the Stanley Hotel, Cheesman Park, the Molly Brown House, and more.

Cemetery Crawl with Tom “Dr. Colorado” Noel

Oct. 25, 1 - 4p.m., Fairmount Cemetery, 430 S Quebec St., Denver. Meet the unusually lively occupants of subterranean dwellings, such as Mayor Robert Speer who gave the dead a chance to vote. Other friends include the good (Emily Griffith), the bad (Grand Dragon John Galen Locke), and the ugly (John Chivington). You may walk or ride with the Model A Ford Club of Colorado’s tombstone taxi service (weather-permitting). Information and reservation at History Colorado: 303-866-2394

Cherokee Ranch Fall Festival

Oct. 25 – 26, 10 a.m. – 10 p.m., 5336 N. Hwy 85, Sedalia, Pumpkin patch, Zombie Crawl, costume parades, hayrides, bounce houses, plus 30,000-square-foot Maze of Terror. Maze, Food & Pumpkin Patch only Oct. 17 - 19, 24 & 31. 10 a.m. - 10 p.m. Visit cherokeeranchfallfest.com.

Oct. 25, 1 - 4 pm, Family Sports Center, 6901 S Peoria St., Centennial. Experience a Zombie hunt laser tag challenge, the eXerGame Zone, inflatable obstacle course, bumper cars, climbing wall, and more at South Suburban’s Family Sports Center From 1:30-2:30 pm, enjoy a Halloween ice skate and costume contest. Skate rental included. No masks due to safety concerns. For information, call 303-754-0552.

‘Hoofin’ it through the Hollows’ 5K Run/Walk

Oct. 25, 5:30 pm costume contest; 5:45 pm walk/run, deKoevend Park, 6301 S. University Boulevard, Centennial. Earn your treats this Halloween by participating in the 5K event, part of South Suburban’s Race Series, that takes place on the scenic Highline Canal Trail. Strollers and friendly dogs on leashes are welcome. Costumes are optional. All ages welcome. Register at runningguru.com/EventInformation. asp?eID=hoofinit.

Halloween Gala!

Oct. 31, 7 - 10 p.m. 5336 N. Hwy 85, Sedalia. It’s a Mad, Mad Ball! at Cherokee Castle on Halloween. Enjoy a night as your alter ego. The evening will close with a costume contest and prize for the most bewitching of guests. Visit cherokeeranch.com.

HEALTH Jumpstart Your Metabolism

Oct. 29, 11a.m.-12:30p.m., South Denver Heart Center, 1000 Southpark Drive, Littleton. Free Heart Health nutrition class (s) and cooking demonstration with Richard Collins, M.D. “The Cooking Cardiologist®,” along with Susan Buckley, RD, CDE. For more information or to register call 303-744-1065, www.southdenver.com.

HOLIDAY SHOPPING Junior League of Denver Mile High Holiday Mart

Nov. 14- 16, Denver Marriott Tech Center, 4900 S. Syracuse St., Denver. Proceeds support the JLD’s community focus, improving literacy rates for children birth through third grade in the Denver metro area. Visit jld.org.

L’Esprit de Noel Holiday Home Tour and Marche de Noel

Nov. 13, 6 – 9 p.m., Patron Preview Party, Glenmoor Country Club, Clubhouse 110 Glenmoor Drive Englewood. Nov. 14 - 15, Home tour of Glenmoor Country Club neighborhood, lunch items, holiday shopping. Fundraiser for Central City Opera Guild. Tickets available at King Soopers after Oct. 1 or at the door. Visit lesprithometour.com.

LECTURES ‘Fairmount Cemetery: History and Heritage’

Oct. 28, 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m., Eisenhower Chapel, 293 Roslyn Street, Denver. Lowry Speaker Series. Admission free; no reservations necessary. Fairmount is Colorado’s largest arboretum and location one of the largest collection of Heritage Roses in North America. For more information, contact Karen House, 303-7577658 or khouse@jherzog.com.

‘150th Anniversary of the Sand Creek Massacre: The Descendants’ Voices’

Nov. 2, 1:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Jeff Campbell, historian at the National Park Service Sand Creek Massacre site, will give an introduction and overview of the Sand Creek Massacre and introduce Karen Little Coyote (Cheyenne) and Al Addison (Arapahoe) who will share the stories of their ancestors, the fate of their tribes and the impact of the massacre on tribal relations today. There will be a free afternoon session hosted at the Denver Public Library and an evening lecture at The Fort, accompanied by a prix fixe, three-course dinner. Tickets for the evening lecture may be purchased at www.tesoroculturalcenter.org.

CU Denver-Anschutz Mini-School in Public Affairs & Public Health Free Lectures

Thursdays, 7-8:30 a.m., Room 320 A, Baerresen Ballroom, Tivoli Building, Auraria Higher Education Center, 900 Auraria, Parkway, Denver. Seating is limited and registration is required. Register at gswebapps.ucdenver.edu/minipub/ register. Oct. 23, Lee Newman, MA, M.D., professor, director Center for Worker Health and Environment, Colorado School of Public Health: Who Cares if People are Happy and Healthy at Work? Oct. 30, Jamie Van Leeuwen, Ph.D. executive director Global Livingston Institute CU Denver School of Public Affairs: Fighting Homelessness Nov. 6, Dawn Comstock, Ph.D. associate professor Colorado School of Public Health Youth sports-related Concussion Prevention Nov. 13, Spero Manson, Ph.D. distinguished professor and director Centers for American Indian/ Alaska Native Health Colorado School of Public Health: Behavioral Health Problems in Primary Care among Alaska Natives Nov. 20, Liliana Tenney, MPH, instructor and deputy director, Center for Worker Health and Environment, Colorado School of Public Health. Addressing the Opioid Prescription Epidemic and America’s Culture of Pain.

VOLUNTEERS The National Western Stock Show and Rodeo Needs Volunteers

An additional 150 -200 volunteers are needed in Hospitality, ambassador, administration, livestock and horse show functions. Those interested in volunteering should attend the NWSS Volunteer Round-Up session on Nov. 5, 3:30 – 7p.m. RSVP by filling out a volunteer application at nationalwestern.com/volunteers.

The Englewood Police Department Needs Volunteers for Events

Below are volunteer requests and online sign-ups for the upcoming Englewood High School Homecoming Parade and the Walk/ Bike to School Day. To view the Homecoming parade sign up, go to: www.SignUpGenius.com/ go/10C0E4FAEA62AAB9-ehshomecoming/. To view the Walk/Bike to School Day sign up page, go to: www.signupgenius.com/ go/10C0E4FAEA62AAB9-20148.

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Girls & Guys Night Out funding Girls Inc. college scholarships By Glory Weisberg Bright shiny white beads were selling at a fast clip at the Girls Inc. Girls & Guys Night Out party, with not only girls, i.e., women, buying them, but their guys getting them on as well. And it was for a good cause: helping inner city schoolgirls become strong, smart and bold, to climb out of their inner city environs and aim for college. It’s hard to break habits handed down from one generation to another and this agency is doing it. For example, Ashley Gilson is a Girls Inc. graduate, and now in her senior year at Bethany College, she’s set her sights on a

criminal justice career. “I’m a Golden Girl and I always will be,” she said. This edition of Girls & Guys Night out was co-chaired by Linda Brisnehan, a Lockheed Martin Space Systems retiree; Chrisanta Duran, a member of the Colorado House of Representatives; and Elaine Torres, a CBS4 community affairs director. What strong examples of empowering these three leaders give the Girls Inc. Girls, each a sort of current day Wonder Woman! Emphasizing that theme, in the foyer before dinner, lots of grown girls posed

with a cutout of Wonder Woman, eliciting lots of laughter that rippled through the Hyatt DTC. And speaking of laughter, if you watched this season’s America’s Got Talent TV show, you know who Wendy Liebman is. She got to the semi-finals with her comic routine, which she brought to the GNO stage. “My mother said you should never go to bed mad (at your spouse). She didn’t sleep for 24 years,” she said. Visit www.girlsincdenver.org for more details on this nonprofit. gloryweisberg@comcast.net

Girls Inc. member Gretchen Gagel, Kim Haverly, Sonya Ulibarri and Linda Nicole Taylor, Chrisanta Duran and Dusti Gurule Donaji helps sell beads Bresnehan Photos by Glory Weisberg during cocktail hour.

Wendy Liebman

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Emcee, Gloria Neal and her husband Amani Ali flank Elaine Torres

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Your Weekly Horoscope – By Gren Chatworth LIBRA (Sept 23 – Oct 22) Your solar chart looks very promising but some slight confusion in your mind may tend to upset you this week. Take things as they are at present with an open mind. Rewards will come later. SCORPIO (Oct 23 – Nov 21) Any worthwhile project that you have going for you now, should be followed up. The stars are in your favor, and there is very little that you can’t accomplish right now. Set your mind to it. SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22 – Dec 21) Nothing of earthshattering importance happens this week, but that’s just as well. Last week you had enough energy in it to keep you going for the next while. The year has lot of possibilities for you. CAPRICORN (Dec 22 – Jan 19) Business matters, especially those dealing with buying and selling, are strongly and highly expected at the present time. Most Capricorn individuals have a strong sense of values, and you won’t go far wrong.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20 – Feb 18) Watch your financial dealings very closely this week. You will encounter a great number of options and your choice will be very hard to decide. Get good professional advice before making a move. PISCES (Feb 19 – March 20) Try to introduce a whimsical element to the matter of the heart. To pour over treasured photos and mementos with a friend will be consoling for you at this time. ARIES (March 21 – April 19) Be cautious of a good deal that may be too good a deal to be true. Your friends could influence you – but you must look and investigate very thoroughly before going for it. Have a great deal of respect, especially for yourself. TAURUS (April 20 – May 20) A few obstacles are clogging up your more forward thinking ideas. This has been a case for quite some time, but now it seems to intensify because of those around you. Remember the more flexible you are, the better things will work.

GEMINI (May 21 – June 20) Take a rest or vacation now from your regular duties. You may find yourself completely exhausted by even the simplest chores. You can build a reserve of strength if you will just take it easy. CANCER (June 21 – July 22) Career options, and even romantic opportunities are coming in a steady stream this coming week. Pay attention to this and do something about it. Only your motivation will make it happen. LEO (July 23 – Aug 22) Remember true friends are very important and hard to find. More than ever this week you will need this reassurance of friendship Your luck will change dramatically during the last part of the week. VIRGO (Aug 23 – Sept 22) Your cash flow is suffering at the moment. Maybe you have over spent because people think you are richer than you really are. Set the story straight and perhaps you can get a better control of your finances.

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Denver’s Election Fraud

By Linda Wommack rom 1859, when the future city of Denver was by and large discussed and planned in the saloons of the infant city, the two went hand-in-hand. However, beginning in the 1880s, newspaper reports of corruption between politicians and saloon owners caused one Denver mayor to resign, and forced another to abandon a reelection campaign. elections City were often contested in the media as manipulated, rigged and corrupt. William Newton Byers, editor of The Rocky Mountain News, took the lead, leveling charges against the saloon owners, “Big Ed” Chase in particular, of allowing back-room deals, buying votes and encouraging false registrations. These charges would all be proven to be true, but it would take a court of law to do so. In the shadow of his friend Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson was also called upon for his ser-

The players in the 1889 election fraud included Soapy Smith…

vices in bringing law and order to several frontier towns. In Colorado, he held the criminals at bay in such towns as Creede, Trinidad and Pueblo where he served as sheriff. By 1888, Masterson had

Bat Masterson…

moved to Denver, where he worked for the city’s gambling boss, Chase, dealing faro at the Arcade Saloon on Blake Street. Through this connect, Masterson also met another noted gambler and con artist, Jefferson Randolph “Soapy” Smith. The two eventually formed a lifelong friendship. However, in those formidable years, the two became the center of Denver’s infamous fraud election that in the end, ousted yet another mayor. The Denver mayoral election of 1889 was particularly contentious. Elias Barton had mounted a formidable campaign against the current mayor, Wolf Londoner. Barton vowed to curb the political power held by the saloon owners and gambling bosses, all of which backed Londoner. In the spring of 1889, Londoner enlisted the aid of his gambling friends and supporters, including Soapy Smith, who in turn enlisted several of his gambling cronies, including Masterson, in a criminal act of fraudulently registering hundreds of names of “dead people” to vote, thereby “stuffing” the ballot boxes, which they conveniently oversaw. This was nothing new for Soapy. Voter fraud had been an open secret for years, often with his involvement. Judge Benjamin Lindsey later recalled: “I had followed one ‘Soapy’ Smith on the streets, from precinct to precinct, with his gang of election thieves, and had seen them vote not once, but five times openly.” In the closing days before the election, saloon owners, liquor manufacturers and dealers, managed to raise more than $20,000 for Londoner’s campaign. Byers was outraged, as evidenced in one of his many editorials: “It is known beyond question that the registration of the city is substantially under the control of city politics, and the canvases which have been made from house to house, ostensibly to secure a fair registration, have been in fact a means employed to give citizens the impressions that their names would be placed in the books, whereas in nearly every precinct the names of the persons suspected in opposite support have been removed from

… and Mayor Wolf Londonor

Photos courtesy of Denver Public Library, Western History Collection

the registry.” As the polls opened on election day, April 2, 1889, both Smith and Masterson were on hand to distribute the hundreds of slips collected containing the names of “dead people.” For those who accepted the slips and voted for Londoner, they were rewarded with free beer at various saloons and gambling halls. The conman and ex-gunfighter took the process a step further by sending several of their cronies to the various precincts, in effort to “persuade” voters. At several of these precincts, the ballot boxes were stuffed with votes for Londoner. Incumbent mayor, Londoner won reelection, upon which Byers editorialized in the pages of the Rocky Mountain News, that the election results were “the most disgraceful in the history of Denver politics, corrupt as they have been before.” The paper called for an investigation into the corruption and fraud, which was backed by the other Denver papers. Denver city and Arapahoe County officials refused to investigate. The defeated challenger, Elias Barton, filed a complaint with the courts that eventually went to the Colorado Supreme Court. The state court remanded the case back to Arapahoe County. As the trial date approached, Mayor Londoner and other

elected officials were still rewarding the saloon owners with reduced fees and licenses, and ignoring residential ordinances against new drinking establishments. In March 1890 the trial began. In a surprise move, District Attorney Lafe Pence subpoenaed Smith to testify against Londoner, the very man he helped to get reelected. Smith testified to the voting fraud that had occurred at Denver’s 13th precinct, site of some of the most outrageous acts of corruption. While evasive in most of his answers, he did admit to having some of his men placed at the polls around the city, and that he and Masterson “encouraged” some of their “friends” to vote. It also came out during the trial that Chase did indeed have a list of “dead names,” however, Smith denied using the list. Interestingly enough, Smith was not questioned by the defense team, possibly fearing further exposure of fraud. In fact, there was already plenty of evidence to show that the election had virtually been stolen in exchange for favors to the saloon and gambling establishments. When the trial was over, Londoner was removed from office.

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