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Volume 20 • Number 51

PROMOTIONSBlack Hawk & Central City

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GEMSTONES & MINERALSMay birthstone:

EmeraldPage 11

MEMORIAL DAYIn Memoriam: Remembering

Colorado’s fallen officers Page 13

TRAIL’S ENDCabins, Crafts and Campfires:

Historic summer camps of ColoradoPage 21

C O U P O N S • C O L O R A D O H I S T O R Y • C A S I N O G U I D E • G A M I N G • M A P • E N T E R T A I N M E N T

May 15 - 28, 2012

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By Robert Sweeney

I like the Central City Parkway that runs across the western mountains coming into Cen-

tral City from the Idaho Springs area. The other roads have sum-mer construction ongoing, so it may work better to take the short scenic route.

I can remember when park-ing was scarce and we had to park up on Miner’s Mesa and be bused down the hill to the casi-nos. Those days have changed dramatically, as almost every casino has valet service and their own complimentary parking facility. Just remember to give the attendant a tip on your way out, they work hard in all sorts of weather to keep you warm and dry providing you with excellent service.

I picture myself doing that job and it would be a great way to lose some pounds, running back and forth retrieving cars. Many of these attendants are college stu-dents working to make a few bucks to fur-ther their education. I’m not sure that any

parking attendant plans on making a career out of the job. But in this era of unemployment, you have to admire the younger men and women who seize this opportunity. Like Danny at The Lodge, he just does a super job of taking care of his custom-er’s cars.

Gamblers are impa-tient, we want to get to

the slots, table games, collect our prizes from the cashier and make those wagers. Successful gamblers need to develop pa-tience, which is a key factor in winning. Those lines move so slowly…

Have you watched the “table jumpers” who move from table to table wagering a quick bet and usually losing only to move on to the next table and another lost wager?

Find a good seat, look at the third base-man, the last player at the table before the dealer, and decide whether he or she is a good player. Likewise, I watched a third

baseman doubling down against a dealer’s up queen that is suicidal doubling into a possible 20. The player lost never knowing what a dumb play he had just made.

Playing blackjack also requires betting less when losing and more when winning. Cards run for the dealer and then will work for the player. A good sign is the number of blackjacks that come up, pairs and splits; these are all good hands for the player and essential to winning any cash.

Common sense should indicate what a person should desire to win or to lose. Set goals, such as do you want to double your stack, triple your winnings? When do you quit – while winning or losing?

It is best to have some limits and per-sonal rules to follow. Then when you reach your limits, walk away, have a complimen-tary buffet and go home a winner.

Most of all enjoy yourself and let Lady Luck do the rest.

Like all sports, you will win some and lose some. But, in this game, quit while you’re ahead. That is a strong player ad-vantage.

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The Last Hand

Obituary

Set some gambling goals and rules

Bruce Schmalz, husband, father, be-loved Central City leader and ca-sino owner, died on April 29 sur-rounded by his family. Bruce was

born in Delta on July 26, 1934. He gradu-ated from Pueblo Catholic High School in 1952. Bruce graduated from the Lamont School of Music at the University of Den-ver. He was passionate for music and with his brother, Ted, started the Vincent Bros. Trio, and earned a livelihood from drumming; he taught percussion during the day.

In 1960 he married his wife Sandy and in April 1972, they moved to Central City to manage the rock shop on Main Street which his parents owned. The family lat-er purchased the adjacent building where the T-shirt shop was located and ran the two businesses through the 1970s and 80s. When limited gaming was allowed in Central City, they created the Dostal Alley Casino and pizza shop. Bruce was

very involved in the town’s non-profit organiza-tions, including being a member of the volunteer fire department, Elks Club, Jazz Festival and businessmen’s association. Bruce was a Central City councilman and may-or.

Bruce’s loss will be felt keenly by the residents of Central City and his fellow casino owners.

He is survived by his wife Sandra, brother Ted (Mary), daughters CinDee (Mark), Christy (Mark) and Lisa (Steve); son Buddy (Gwen), grandchildren Valer-ie, Megan, Joe, Samantha, Tyrus, Rachel, Chase, Austin, and Blake; niece Jeanine (Stephanie) and nephew Matt. Mass was held May 11 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Central City.

Central City leader, casinoowner dies at age 77

Bruce Schmalz

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Budding BucksEvery Saturday night in May, you

have a chance to win up to $3,000 playing Budding Bucks. Be one of seven lucky guests every Saturday night to pick a flower worth up to $1,000 then have a chance to multiply your cash by spinning the wheel. Lucky winners will be selected at random times between 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. To be eligible just make sure you’re playing on your favorite slot or video poker game with your Canyon Club card.

Points Appreciation Friday’s

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Win a 2012 BMW 3 Series in the Shift Into Summer Car and Cash Giveaway on May 27. Player’s Club members will receive one free entry daily and can earn additional entries with each 30 unadjusted points earned. Multiply your earned entries every Tuesday by 25 and on May 25 for 100X entries. Then, be here on May 27, when all those entries will be included in the drawings for Cash and the BMW 3 Series. For details, visit the Player’s Club or Cashier Services.

Night of 101 WinnersEvery Friday in May, 101

drawings will take place for $100 each from 5 – 10 p.m. Isle guests will receive one free swipe and can earn additional swipes with every 10 unadjusted points earned. If no winner is present for one of the drawings, the cash will roll to the 10 p.m. drawing. Be sure to activate your entries beginning at 3 p.m. on Fridays.

Jackpot Sweepstakes 2Qualify now – June 9 to win up to

$10,000 in the Jackpot Sweepstakes on Saturday, June 9. Guests of the Isle will receive one free drawing entry with each hand-paid taxable jackpot of $1,200 or more.

Paradise 50 Plus All guests age 50 or better

can join the NEW Paradise 50 Plus club Sundays and Mondays. You will receive 3X points on all slots, 2X points on video poker, a free soft serve ice cream and a Free Calypso’s Buffet after earning five unadjusted points. For complete details, please visit the player’s club.

Fantastic 40 Plus All guests age 40 or better can

participate in the Fantastic 40 Plus club on Thursdays. Guests will receive 4X points on their favorite slots, 2X points on video poker, a free buffet after earning five unadjusted points or earn 50 unadjusted points and receive $40 to Farraddays’. For complete details, please visit the player’s club.

May at the Isle Poker Room

Earn a seat in the WPT Regional event coming in October – The Colorado Poker Showdown returns to the Isle in October and you can receive a tournament discount voucher or free main event entry based on hours played, now through Sept. 30. Play 100 hours - $400 discount, 200 hours - $800 discount, 300 hours - $1,200 discount, 400 hours - $1,600 discount and if you play 500 hours – entry will be a free $1,990 WPT Regional Event Seat. For details, visit the Isle Poker Room.

$100 High Hand – Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays in May between 10 a.m. and noon, the high hand will receive $100. The first hand of three-of-a-kind or higher made by any player will be posted as the initial high hand. Poker game must start by 11 a.m. to qualify.

Omaha High Hand – Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1 – 5 p.m., in May the highest Omaha hand each hour wins $50 (3+3 max drop in Omaha).

Friday Cash Squares - Players that are seated and playing in a live

poker game by 3 p.m. on Fridays will receive a square for cash drawings of $100 that will take place at 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. and then $200 at 11 p.m. The cash drawings are progressive, so if no winner is found at the drawing the $100 will roll to the drawing next Friday at the same time.

Saturday Cash Squares – Players that are seated and playing in a live poker game by 1 p.m. on Saturdays will receive a square for cash drawings of $100 that will take place at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. and then $200 at 11 p.m. The cash drawings are progressive, so if no winner is found at the drawing the $100 will roll to the drawing next Saturday at the same time.

Up to $5,000 Big Sunday Freeroll Tournament – Qualify with just 5 hours of live play, Monday through Saturday, and play in the weekly Big Sunday Freeroll Tournament with up to $5,000 in prize money. The payout will be determined by the number of 10-hour qualifiers. Earn double Freeroll hours Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. The Big Sunday Freeroll Tournaments will take place on Sundays at 3 p.m.

Tournaments – Join in all the action on Tuesdays at 10 a.m. with the $45 Crazy Pineapple High/Lo tournament. On Thursdays at 10 a.m., there will be a $45 Omaha High/Low tournament. On Saturdays at noon sign up for the $150 No Limit Hold’em tournament with a $2,000 tourney bad beat. Registration for all 10 a.m. tournaments begins at 9 a.m., sign up prior to 9:30 a.m. and receive a free buffet. In addition, all tournaments do have a dealer appreciation bonus available.

New members get a free buffet

All new members of the IsleOne club will receive a free Calypso’s Buffet after playing just 30 minutes on their new IsleOne card. Once you have played the 30 minutes, just present your new card to the hostess in Calypso’s to receive.

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Win $5,000 cash, May 28, at 7 p.m. All Key Rewards members receive one FREE entry; earn additional entries for every 100 base point earned on the drawing day. The deadline to register for the 7 p.m. drawing is 6:30 p.m.

Memorial Day Pin

Come in on Memorial Day, May 28, to receive your “Support Our Troops” pin. They will be given out by Fitzgeralds’ employees periodically throughout the day.

Grand Summer Cash Giveaway

This summer is full of cash prizes at Fitzgeralds. Win your share of more than $200,000 and the Grand Prize of $100,000. Qualify for the final drawing every Friday at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m., and every Saturday at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. Two qualifiers each night will win $1,000, a qualifying entry to return Aug. 18 and a Grand Summer T-shirt. Qualifiers will return Aug. 18 for a shot at the $100,000. Ten runners up will each win $5,000 and one lucky winner will walk away $100,000 richer. All Key Rewards members receive one free entry; earn additional entries for every 250 base points earned for the drawing week. Additionally, receive one free entry for every day of tracked play during the drawing week.

4 Progressive Slots over $100,000

Come play one of Fitzgeralds four slot machines with progressives more than $100,000: I.C. Money, Dream Maker, Monte Carlo and Sphinx Classic.

6X points on penny slotsPlay your favorite loose penny

slots every Tuesday and Thursday in May from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. and receive 6X Points.

3X, 4X, 5X pointsEvery Sunday in May, Gold

Key Rewards members receive 3X points, Platinum members receive 4X points, and Access members receive 5X points. Not valid on video poker or keno.

Spin to Win The point multiplier wheel is

back in May. Multiply your cash back up to 10X every Wednesday in May from 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. Not valid on video poker or keno.

50K Progressive Win up to $10,000 Sunday,

May 20, at 8 p.m.; 20 winners will be selected to choose from 240 pods.  One pod contains the grand prize of $10,000.  Each month the grand prize is not picked, we’ll increase the pot by $5,000.  Every Key Rewards member gets one free entry; earn additional entries with every 250 base points earned from May 1-20. The deadline to register for the 8 p.m. drawing is 7:30 p.m. Also, receive 2X entries when you play on May 20.

Sun Harley Party Pit $1,000 Drawing

Win $1,000 every Saturday at 10:30 p.m. All Key Rewards members receive one free entry; earn additional entries by playing in the Sun Harley Party Pit. Earn double entries when you play Thursdays and Fridays in the Sun Harley Pit in May. Plus, experience more bang for your buck every Monday-Thursday with $2 craps and roulette and $3 buffalo blackjack bonus.

Monday Mania Reel in the cash with our new

Monday Mania Slot Tournament every Monday. It’s easy and only 50 base points to sign up, not to mention a ton of fun.  Register between 11 a.m. - 12:50 p.m. and the tournament begins at 1 p.m. Top score wins $200 and the next five places all win $100.

Fitz 50 Fitz 50 is now even better, with

4X points on slots and 3X on video poker and keno. Every Monday and Tuesday, guests older than 50 will receive the point multiplier and a discounted menu at the Shamrock Cafe.

RestaurantsTry the Shamrock Café’s

delicious new spring menu for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Experience the casual elegance of Don B’s Steakhouse open Thursday-Sunday. Don B’s has a special discount for each day they are open in May; Thursday receive 25 percent off your entire check, Friday receive half price on select bottles of wine, Saturday receive a free glass of wine with dinner, and Sunday a free appetizer with entrée purchase.

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Red Dolly will be celebrating 20 Years with 20 Winners each Saturday in May. The Red Dolly will guarantee to give away $12,000 in cash prizes in May on Saturdays. Twenty participants will be selected between noon – 10 p.m. (1 each half hour) from the drum of earned entries.

20 Year celebration Armed forces veterans or active

military receive a free burger or prime rib on May 19; all offers with valid Players card. Also we are rolling back prices; get a $2.99 prime rib

dinner and 99-cent shrimp cocktail on May 19. Also, earn 2X Points all weekend long, Friday-Sunday, May 18-20.

Fanny Pack FridaysEarn 150 points to receive

your commemorative 20 Year Anniversary Red Dolly Fanny Pack.

Sunday’s anniversary celebration

On Sunday May 20, noon – 10 p.m., we will be doing Random Hot Seats to giveaway $20 every 20 minutes; must be actively playing and have a players card. All players receive 2X points for that day of play.

Smoking MondaysEarn entries based on winning

a hand pay, Monday – Thursday. All entries accumulated will be placed into a drum; winners will be selected randomly between noon – 10 p.m. from the drum of earned entries. Winners will receive grills and gift cards.

Lucky Daze Hand PaysWith every hand pay receive a

commemorative Red Dolly $5 Token Key Chain on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursdays. Also get an entry into Smoking Monday grill giveaway.

Terrific Tuesday Earn 25 points on Tuesdays

to be entered into a drawing on Tuesday, May 22, for your chance to win $2,000. Must be present to win.

All new card sign ups receive free food

We will be offering free hot dog/pizza for new card sign ups.

Concession stand openDuring all televised Rockies

games, we will be offering $1.50 half-pound hot dogs or nachos. Come watch the game and enjoy the excitement while you are winning.

Gaming industry menuWe have a new $1.99 gaming

industry menu options for casino employees.

Memorial Day BBQ

Show your Players Card at the cashiers or sign up for a new one and receive a free hot dog or hamburger BBQ on Monday, May 28, while supplies last.

Memorial Day weekend

3X Points for all players on Memorial Day, May 28.

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Westminster resident takes home top prize

A fter making headlines for deliv-ering a million-dollar prize pool last October, the nationally-

televised Heartland Poker Tour broke its own record at Golden Gates Ca-sino & Poker Parlour in Black Hawk. The Main Event in the scenic gaming community attracted 820 players, the largest field in HPT history and in the state of Colorado. The $1.23 million prize pool exceeded all expectations for the popular biannual event at Golden Gates. Ultimately, 67-year-old retiree Steen Ronlov of Westmin-ster took down the championship for $270,905 after investing just $360 in the tournament.

Going into the final table, Ron-lov said of his strategy, “I’m going to have fun, I’m going to do what I do, I’m going to be me. You have to learn to enjoy it, otherwise it’s a miserable game.”

No stranger to Golden Gates, HPT’s 10 previous stops at the casino were hugely popular. A new, highly-praised tournament structure with longer levels and re-entry availability

likely helped to build the mile-high prize pool to unprecedented heights. A handful of notable players made the trip to Black Hawk, including Joe Sebok, Gavin Smith, Darvin Moon and Allen “Chainsaw” Kessler, who were all eliminated on Day One.

“The entire team at Golden Gates looks forward to our HPT events,” said Gates General Manager Shan-non Keel, “Not only is it an exciting time for our property and our players, but the HPT crew has become like family. Their grassroots background shows in everything they do.”

Four of the Final Table players invested only $360 in the tourna-ment, including runner-up Michael McCloud of Telluride, who earned $151,721.

“This is certainly a lot better than my home game,” said sixth-place fin-isher Frank Pfeifer. The retired biolo-gist turned $360 into $49,260. “As everyone knows, there’s some luck involved in poker. I got lucky a few times,” Pfeifer said of getting through the massive field.

Golden Gates regular Wes Myers of Johnstown also turned $360 into a big payday, surviving to third place for $98,274. Undeniably a great re-

turn on investment, the livestock trader estimated the prize money would buy “about 100 head in today’s market.”

The young gun at the table, 26-year-old Mike Bonetto, recently scored $63,000 when he finished second in another tournament. As HPT’s fifth-place finisher, he doubled his money, winning another $63,792.

“I’ve had a real good time,” he said, “I like the new structure. The people have been great. I think I played well.”

HPT-Heartland Poker Tour top finishers

1. Steen Ronlov, Westminster – $270,905

2. Michael McCloud, Telluride – $151,720

3. Wes Myers, Johnstown – $98,274

4. Julian “Logan Knight” Melan-con, Farmington, N.M. – $80,048

5. Mike Bonetto, Golden – $63,792

6. Frank Pfeifer, Grand Junction – $49,260

For more information and a com-plete schedule of upcoming events, visit www.HPTPoker.com.

HPT sets new record in ColoradoPoker News Steen Ronlov of Westminster won $270,905 and a first place

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By Dorothy Rosbydrosby@rushmore.com

I don’t mean to brag, but I type really FAST – if you don’t deduct for errors.

And I mistakenly be-lieved that being a good typist would make me a good texter. Well, it doesn’t – any more than being a good sing-er would make me a good auto mechanic. It wouldn’t! And I know that, even though I’m not a good singer.

After decades of typing almost every day, my fingers know where the keys are on a keyboard. I don’t, but my fingers do. It’s muscle mem-ory, like dancers have, only not as graceful. And like professional foot-ball players have, only not as lucra-tive. Muscle memory allows me to type like I live my life, very fast – and without a great deal of thought. Un-fortunately, it’s my thumbs that do the texting, and my thumb muscles only know where the space bar is.

That doesn’t make for interesting and effective messages.

Frankly, I’m shocked that texting while driv-ing is even a tempta-tion for some people. I couldn’t text and drive if you held the wheel for me. Besides the muscle memory issue, there is the matter of that itsy-bitsy keyboard. I have

dainty little fingers. (Who are you to disagree? You can’t see them.) And even I have to use the edge of my thumbnail to text. I don’t see how men with big thumbs and short nails can do it. I think more men will start getting manicures, what with texting replacing all other forms of communication –including talking with family at the dinner table.

Having said all that, I have to add that I’m a big fan of texting. I love how it lets me avoid eye contact with people I’d rather not make eye contact with – like the guys at the

carnival who want me to pop a balloon with a dart while I’m blindfolded, or throw a ring around a rub-ber duck’s neck while it’s floating! Who are they kidding? I can’t even walk and text at the same time. I’m fake texting when I walk by.

I love how texting allows me to commu-nicate with people in places where it’s not appropriate to com-municate any other way. Like at a wed-ding where I can text my friend on the other side of the church and ask if that’s the bride’s old boyfriend sit-ting in the third row. Maybe it’s still not appropriate.

Or say I’m meeting my husband in a crowded restaurant. Back in the old days--you know, back when a cell phone didn’t have a keyboard-

-I would have called him and said, “Hi Sweetie! Where are you sitting? I SAID WHERE ARE YOU SIT-TING?” Now I just text, “Where R U?” Short, but not sweet.

But the main reason I love tex-ting, is that it’s the best method I know for keeping track of a teen-ager – short of putting a tracking

device in his tennis shoes. Teens will text parents in situations where they would never call. That’s be-cause, when they’re hanging out with friends, it’s less embarrassing to text, “Come get me” than to speak into a phone, “Hi Mom. Could you come get me . . . please?” For all their friends know, they could bee texting a boyfriend, a girlfriend or an NBA scout.

But if you think I’m uh – concise – when I text, you should read my son’s messages.

HIM: pick me upME: when and whereHIM: 5ME: WHERE?HIM: downtownME: where downtownHIM: the storeME: which store??HIM: on the cornerME: CALL ME!!!!HIM: why(You can e-mail drosby@

rushmore.com. Try not to be too concise.)

Thumbs up for texting

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Cool Cash, Hot CarEnjoy $250 and $500 prize cash drawings

through midnight, every May weekend. Earn weekly entries all week for just 150 base points each through May 28. Join us Sunday, May 27, and Me-morial Day Monday, May 28, for the final Cool Cash, Hot Car blowout. All entries go in the giant barrel for the May 28 Grand Prize drawing for a brand new 2013 Mazda CX-5, courtesy of Mazda of Lakewood.

5X points on penny slots All guests will receive 5X points on their play on

any penny denomination slot all day on Mondays, from 8 a.m. to 4 a.m., automatically!

New members Guests who sign up at our Player‘s Club for

a free club card will get a free spin, where they could win up to $1,500. New members also re-ceive $10 in Insta-Comp after earning 250 base points on their account on the day of signup.

Cash Party CartThe Party Cart is now the Cash Party Cart, be-

cause every prize on our Party Cart wheel is a cash prize. From noon – 8 p.m., at a random time within each hour, we’ll pick a lucky winner with a Hot Seat drawing, and roll up to them with the Party Cart, rockin’ and rollin’ with celebration music. Our lucky winner will spin the prize wheel on the cart, and win a cash prize up to $500.

BingoEnjoy FREE Bingo every Wednesday and

Thursday, with a $100 prize for each game. Night Bingo on Wednesday runs from 6 – 10 p.m., and Bingo on Thursday runs from 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. Play-ers with a Player’s Card can pick up their Bingo card at the Player’s Club one hour before each game.

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Mystery Crystal CashDrawings every day in May.

3X PointsMonday - Thursday (excluding video poker).

Must be a Player’s Club member and have card properly inserted into machine while gaming to re-ceive bonus points.

2X PointsFriday - Sunday (excluding video poker). Must be a

Player’s Club member and have card properly inserted into machine while gaming to receive bonus points.

Food SpecialTuesday - Thursday, $1.99, 1/2 a sandwich and

bowl of soup for Player’s Club members. May Birthdays

Player’s Club members with a birthday in May can receive 1,000 points on his/her Player’s Club ac-count or a Crystal Palace T-shirt or a Crystal Palace coffee cup.

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Earn entries now through May 28. One free entry per account per day; 200 points will earn additional entries. Drawings are every Sat-urday at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. for a chance at $10K. Three chances to win $100,000 over Memorial Day Weekend.

Slot TournamentsThursdays in May in the Celebrity Zone, noon –

3 p.m. One free session per account per day; earn 200 points on your Player’s Card and receive another chance to play. Top 5 scores will be posted at the Player’s Club/Gift Shop at 5 p.m. Top scores will be awarded $20-$100. Prizes must be picked up by 6 p.m. or they will be forfeited

Food specialsMonday – Friday, enjoy a Big Plate Breakfast

with Player’s for only $1.99. With your Player’s Card, pay only 99-cent slice of pizza everyday.

5X PointsEarn 5X points on slots every Sunday in May

from 10 a.m. – 10 p.m.

2X pointsEarn 2X Points on video poker every Sunday in

May, 10 a.m. – 10 p.m.

Free BingoPlay bingo for free in the Lava Room every Mon-

day and Wednesday at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Merchandise GiveawaysGet a Reserve bag, Friday, May 25, from 10 a.m.

– 8 p.m. While supplies last. One per account per day.

Rockies tickets giveawayWe are giving away two Club Level Rockies

tickets every Thursday night in May at 8 p.m. Earn entries on all games; one free entry per account per day. Sundays – Wednesday, earn double entries be-fore 6 p.m. Must be present to win (we will draw until we get a winner). See table games for details.

Aces always winMondays-Friday, aces always win, noon – 6

p.m., get $25 for pocket aces.

Poker PartiesEnjoy a poker party every Friday at 7 p.m. in the

poker room; high hand $50.

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Monday 2X pointsEarn 2X points every Monday at Famous Bo-

nanza.

TuesdayEarn 3X points from 8 a.m. - noon and 8 p.m. –

midnight every Tuesday

40 and fabulousOn Wednesdays, 40 and fabulous receive 2X

points and 50-percent off at Millie’s with 200 points played.

3X PointsOn Thursdays, get 3X points from 8 a.m. - noon

and 8 p.m. – midnight at Famous Bonanza.

Bonanza BaseballOn Fridays, play Bonanza Baseball from 8 p.m.

– midnight and a chance to win more than $2,000 in cash.

iPad giveaway May 26Join the Miner’s Club, May 15 – 26, to receive

your entry to win an iPad. Already a card holder? Give us your email address to receive an entry. Then on Saturday, May 26, join us for the iPad giveaway and cash drawings at Famous Bonanza Casino at 6 p.m.

National Lucky Penny DayMay 23: 3X points on all penny machines.

Monday 2X pointsEarn 2X points everyMonday at Easy Street.

TuesdayEarn 3X points from 8

a.m. - noon and 8 p.m. – mid-night every Tuesday

40 and fabulousOn Wednesdays, 40 and fabulous receive 2X

points and 50-percent off at Millie’s with 200 points played.

3X PointsOn Thursdays, get 3X points from 8 a.m. - noon

and 8 p.m. – midnight at Easy Street.

National Lucky Penny DayMay 23: 3X points on all penny machines.

food special$1.99 Half sandwich& soup Tues-Thurs

for player’s club members

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Your guide to live entertainment and events

at Colorado’s casinos

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www.reservecasinohotel.com

Isle Casino Hotel Black Hawk

The Lava Room entertainment – all concerts are free, doorsopen at 8:30 p.m. (unless otherwise noted).

May 18 – 19: Lee Sims & The Platte River Band

May 25: House Band

May 26: Leigh Nash – national headline performance (doors open at 9:30 p.m.) *Tickets on sale now at www.ReserveCasinoHotel.com

Reserve Casino Hotel

Enjoy live entertainment on the Caribbean Cove bar stage each

Friday and Saturday from 8 p.m. – midnight.

www.black-hawk.isleofcapricasinos.com

May 17 – 19: Counterfeit Music Co. (rock and variety)May 24 – 27: Phat Daddy (R&B, rock)May 31 – June 2: MargaritaBrothers (variety)June 7 – 9: Walker Williams (country)June 14 –16: Back in the Day (R&B, soul)June 21 – 23: Hot Lunch Band (R&B, rock)June 28 – 30: Boogie Machine (1970s)

Counterfeit Music Co.Lee Sims & The Platte

River Band

For more information, call the Central City Visitors Center – 303-582-3345

MAYMay 12, 18 & 20 – Peak to Peak Chorale

PerformancesMay 26 – Opening of three museums in

Central City: Gilpin History Museum, Thomas House & Coeur d’Alene Mine

JUNEJune 9 - High Tea, Stroehle House in

Black HawkJune 16 – Lou Bunch Day, Main StreetJune 29 – 150th Anniversary of Central

City Register CallJune 30 – Opening of Central City ArtGalleryJune 30 – Central City Opera Festival

opens with Oklahoma/Flower GirlsPresentation/Yellow Rose Ball

JULYJuly 7 – CCO Opening Night for La

Boheme

July 8 – St. James Methodist Church

Homecoming

July 14 – CCO Central City Days

July 14 – CCO opens Turn of the Screw

July 28 – 9th annual Peak to Creek Duck

Race, Mardi Gras patio

AUGUSTAug. 5 – CCO ends season with Oklahoma

Aug. 18 –19 – Gilpin County Fair

Aug. 25 – 24 annual Cemetery Crawl

SEPTEMBERSept. 3 – Closing day of all museums

Sept. 8 – High Tea w/ program at Stroehle

House

Sept. 22 – Ghost Towns & Aspen Gold Tour

OCTOBERFriday/Saturday nights – Creepy Crawls

Central City

C ASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) of Jef-ferson and Gilpin counties is recruiting community

members to become trained court advocates for children involved in child abuse and neglect cases. CASA volunteers are ordinary citizens who have a passion for protecting chil-dren.

Volunteers are appointed by a judge to cases of child abuse and ne-glect to represent the best interests of the children involved. Many CASA’s have full-time jobs and/or families, yet they have made time to become a child’s voice in court. Your time

of 15-20 hours a month will give the abused and neglected children in the community a more hopeful future. Right now there’s a child in your community who needs your help. You can be the difference, become a CASA Volunteer. Volunteers must be older than 21 and complete 40 hours of training.

We will be offering evening trainings starting on July 9. For more information, call 303-271-6539 or visit www.casajeff cogilpin.com.

2012Summer

CalendarBecome a CASAvolunteer

May 15 - 28, 2012 THE COLORADO GAMBLER – Celebrating 20 Years PAGE 11

Memorial Day celebrations evolve over the years

By Linda Jones

On the Main Street of Waterloo, N.Y., sits an 1850 home hous-ing the Memorial Day

Museum. The town is honored as the “Birthplace of Memorial Day” because a local druggist, Henry C. Welles, suggested the observance in 1866. Welles felt that the patriots who gave their lives in the cause of the North during the Civil War should be honored by decorating their graves, so he organized a pa-rade. A committee was formed to plan the commemoration and the result was that the entire town was decorated with flags at half-mast, evergreen boughs and black mourning stream-ers. Martial music paced the parade, in which numerous civic societies and townspeople marched to each of the three local cemeteries. Lengthy speeches were given at each ceme-tery. Crosses, wreaths and bouquets

marked each veteran’s grave.There were far too many fresh veterans’ graves. Our war against ourselves – the Civil War – was America’s most destructive war, as 620,000 husbands, fathers, sons and brothers fell in that battle. Families

of these fallen soldiers, both in the North and the South, had already begun decorating the graves with flowers as a tribute, but Waterloo is recognized as the birthplace because their commemoration involved the entire community and was both

more organized and more consistent than any other community’s tribute.Two years after Waterloo began their official observance, the first commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, Gen. John Logan, pro-claimed that Decoration Day should be officially observed on May 30 that year. A momentous step forward was taken that year when flowers were placed on the graves of both Union and Confederate soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery.But with lingering hatred and bitter-ness, the entire South observed Dec-oration Day on a different day from the North until after WWI. When the holiday changed from honoring only Civil War dead to honoring all veterans, some Southern states be-gan celebrating on the official day, but eight Southern states are still holdouts, celebrating on other days: Texas on Jan. 19, South Carolina on May 10, Louisiana and Tennessee on June 3, Jefferson Davis’ birthday, and Alabama, Florida, Georgia and Mississippi on April 26.In 1971, Congress passed the Na-tional Holiday Act guaranteeing a

three-day holiday weekend for most federal holidays. Memorial Day, as Decoration Day is now called, was assigned the last Monday in May. With the name, date and purpose changed, the intent of the original observance is often lost in three-day family camping trips and barbeques, but the 21st-century wars and losses have brought a renewed commit-ment from Americans. In 2004, the first Memorial Day parade in more than 60 years, marched in our na-tion’s capital.Some traditional observances have always been faithfully honored. On the Thursday before Memorial Day, more than 1,200 soldiers of the 3rd U.S. Infantry place American flags at each of the 260,000 plus grave-stones in Arlington; they then patrol 24/7 throughout the huge expanse all weekend to guarantee the flags remain standing. In 1951, the Boy and Cub Scouts of St. Louis began their tradition of placing flags on the 150,000 graves at Jefferson Bar-racks National Cemetery.

The Memorial Day Museum is located in Waterloo, N.Y., which is the “birthplace of Memorial Day.”

Reflect, Remember, HonorMemorial Day

Gemstones & MineralsThe green beauty

of the emerald, the birthstone for May, has enchanted man-kind throughout the ages. The jewel sym-bolizes the beauty and promise of nature in the spring of each year, and also repre-sents faith, kindness and goodness. Long ago, the emerald was dedicated to the god-dess, Venus, and lovers were told it was endowed with the power of revealing faithfulness of a beloved. An old poem states:

“It is a gem that hath the power to show

If plighted lovers keep their troth or no.

If faithful, it is like the leaves of Spring,

If unfaithful, like those leaves withering.”

Emerald is the most valuable member of the beryl family. The name beryl (pronounced bare-ill, not burl) evolved from the Greek through the Latin “beryllus,” the meaning of which is uncertain. Em-

erald, a derivative of an ancient Persian word and from the Latin “smarag-dus,” has waded through such corruptions as “es-meraude, “emeraude” and “esmeralde.” The current spelling didn’t be-come part of the Eng-lish language until the 16th century.

Ancient and primitive man told

marvelous tales of this gem, whose

beauty was a miracle to him. Pliny the Elder, that learned Roman scholar whose observations of the beauties and won-ders of nature are so often quoted today, once gave this reverent appraisal of the emerald: “Indeed, no stone has a color that is more delightful to the eye, for, whereas, the sight fixes itself with avidity upon the green grass and the foliage of the trees, we have all the more pleasure in look-ing upon the emerald, there being no green in existence more intense

than this. And then, besides, of all precious stones, this is the only one that feeds the sight without satiat-ing it. Neither sunshine, shade nor artificial light effects any change in its appearance; it has always a soft-ened and graduated brilliancy.”

The Romans took a serious medical view of emer-

ald’s pleasing quali-ties on the eye.

The emperor, Nero, was ac-customed to

“refreshing and restoring his vi-

sion” by viewing the heat and violence of

the gladiatorial shows through the cool clarity of a fine emerald.

The first emerald mines of recorded history

were those in upper Egypt, the famous “Cleopatra mines.” The location of these mines was lost, probably during one of the many times that Egypt was overrun by conquerors from other lands. The location was not rediscovered un-til 1818, when the Viceroy of Egypt sent a French scientist, Cailliaud,

in search of them. It is believed that the stones, so revered by the people of the later Roman civiliza-tion, came from this source.

A surprising variety of virtues have been ascribed to the em-erald. The ancients gave it a supernatural ability to foretell future events. It was thought to strengthen the owner’s memory and his eloquence and to quicken his intelligence, thus producing a higher degree of honesty. The emerald was believed to make the wearer more economi-cal and, therefore, more likely to became wealthy. As a preventive against ills, the woman who wore an emerald was believed to be im-mune from epilepsy and other seri-ous disorders.

The Romans did believe the gems “ripened.” In describing a stone that was half emerald and half some other mineral, Pliny referred to the other mineral as gradually turning into emerald and considered the stone “unripe.” This myth was a natural outgrowth to the age-old belief that precious

stones actually lived, supported by the idea that tropical heat was es-

sential for the full development of their beauty.

A number of unusual carved emeralds are in ex-

istence. One of these is a 2,680-carat jar cut in 1642 for the Hapsburg

family. Another example is a large drinking cup, now

in the American Museum of Natu-ral History, once belonging to the Emperor, Jehangir. A 900-carat carving, referred to as an “emerald mountain,” was sold in New York City in the 1950s. Probably the most famous single piece of emer-ald-set in the world is the Crown of the Andes, which includes the Ata-hualipa emerald, a 45-carat stone named after the last Inca of Peru. Created in 1593, the Crown of the Andes contains 453 stones, weigh-ing a total of 1521 carats.

Since 1946, synthetic emeralds have been made in the United States. They fluoresce deep red in ultraviolet light, whereas, natural emeralds do not fluoresce at all.

May birthstone: Emerald

By Ray LundinGemologist

raylundin@comcast.net

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By Rosemary Fetter

Memorial Day be-gan shortly after the American Civil War, the bloodiest conflict

in our nation’s history. More than 550,000 men and women lost their lives between 1861 and 1865, while nearly the same number would be wounded, many per-manently disabled. Soldiers were often buried where they fell, in unmarked graves far from their homes and families.

On April 25, 1866, wid-ows of Confed-erate soldiers in Columbus, Miss., were so moved by the tragedy that they placed flowers on the graves of both their loved ones and their former en-emies buried at Friendship Cemetery. A hymn pub-lished in 1867, Kneel Where Our Loves Are Sleep-ing, by Nellie L. Sweet, was inscribed, “To the Ladies of the South who are Decorating the Graves of the Confederate Dead.” Although more than 25 towns and communities later claimed to have originated the observance, President Lyndon B. Johnson’s administration credited Henry C. Welles, a druggist in Waterloo, N.Y., with the first formal ceremo-ny held on May 5, 1866.

The first national Decoration Day service took place at Arling-ton National Cemetery on May 30, 1868. The name Decoration Day changed to Memorial Day in 1882 to more accurately reflect all Americans who had died in war. In 1915, Moina Michael, in-spired by the poem, In Flanders Field, began the tradition of wear-ing red poppies in honor of fallen

soldiers. The annual observance would be held on May 30 until 1971, when Congress declared a national holiday and changed the date to the last Monday of May.

Since its beginning, Memo-rial Day has been expanded to include respectful remembrance of all people now deceased, a time for families and friends gather in their honor. In this respect, the holiday resembles ancient festi-vals usually held before the New

Year, such as the Greek C o m m e m o -ration of the Dead, the Ro-man Parentalia and the Japa-nese Feast of the Lanterns, during which time partici-pants paid spe-cial homage to ancestors.

Early Colorado celebrations

Coloradans celebrated the holiday mag-nificently for decades with patriotic music

and elaborate parades. In terms of population, the fledgling ter-ritory had sent a higher ratio of men to the front than any other region, although statehood was not achieved until 1876.

A typical observance took place in 1907, according to a local news-paper, which gave the story a mul-tiple-page spread.

“Prominent merchants did themselves proud in decorating. The Daniels-Fisher Stores Com-pany, the Denver, Lewis, Joslin and other big stores were beauti-fully draped in America flags. Gi-ant flags extended from the top of the court house to the ground, and the state house, city hall, chamber of commerce and hundreds of other buildings are deserving of special mention.”

The parade went on that year despite a heavy downpour.

According to the newspaper, “The governor [Henry A. Buchtel] sat on his horse with hat in hand and head bowed, not minding the rain, during the entire time taken in the passing of the veterans. Many of the veterans bowed their head in return.”

The paper also noted that only two black veterans were in the line, Thomas Dickerson, who served in Company L, 25th United States heavy artillery and Charles Stewart, who served on the gun-boat Morse under Admiral Farra-gut. Thousands of black soldiers died during the Civil War.

Colorado gold camps also ob-served Memorial Day, since many veterans worked in the mines. In 1906 in Cripple Creek, 2,000 children marched in a parade and then decorated graves at Sunny-side Cemetery in Victor and Mt. Pisgah in Cripple Creek. The rest of the day was dedicated to pic-nics and a baseball game between Denver and Cripple Creek.

Colorado’s National CemeteriesSince the Civil War, many sol-

diers have been buried in 100 na-tional veteran cemeteries around the country. Colorado has two of these cemeteries, one at Ft. Ly-ons in southern Colorado and the other at Ft. Logan in southwest Denver, the latter authorized as a national cemetery on March 10, 1950. Originally limited to no more than 160 acres, Ft. Logan

has expanded from the original 160 acres to 214 acres.

Three Medal of Honor recipi-ents are buried at Ft Logan: Major William E. Adams and Sergeant Maximo Yabes, both of whom served in Vietnam, and Civil War veteran Private John Davis, Com-pany F, 17th Indiana Mounted In-fantry. Seven Buffalo soldiers rest at Fort Logan, along with World War II veteran Robert Caron, tail-gunner on the Enola Gay. On Aug. 5, 1945, Caron snapped the pho-tograph that changed the world – the mushroom cloud from the

first atomic bomb dropped over Hiroshima, Japan.

2012 EventsOn Sunday, May 27, PBS will

sponsor a free concert on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol, featur-ing actors Joe Mantegna, Gary Sinise and other performers along with the National Symphony Or-chestra. The Indy 500, one of Me-morial Day’s best known events since 1911, will also be held May 27. The following day, the Nation-al Memorial Day Parade begins at 2 p.m. in D.C., with marching bands and Veterans units from all 50 states, patriotic floats and helium-filled balloons.

Locally, a Memorial Day Re-membrance Parade, Wreath Remembrance Ceremony and Tribute Ceremony will be held Saturday, May 26, from 9 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. in Downtown Denver near Civic Center Park. Also, the Downtown Denver Arts Festival holds its annual premier event each Memorial Day Weekend at the Denver Pavilions. The fine art and fine craft exhibition features some of Colorado’s and the na-tion’s best artists.

Memorial Day

Memorial Day commemorates fallen heroes, departed friends and family

Downtown Denver’s 15th Street in the early 1900s, decorated for a Memorial Day

Celebration. Photo courtesy of Rosemary Fetter.

Above AnD below right: Decoration Day postcards from the early 1900s.

May 15 - 28, 2012 THE COLORADO GAMBLER – Celebrating 20 Years PAGE 13

Memorial Day

Remembering one of Colorado’s fallenofficers, Morris Dolan

By Linda Wommack

Memorial Day is a celebra-tion of life, liberty and freedom. We celebrate

the long weekend with family barbecues, recreational activities, and wholesome American fun. Memorial Day is also a day of remembrance for our lost loved ones. Originally organized in 1866, it was a national effort fol-lowing the Civil War to honor all war veterans. The holiday is an-nually observed with parades, flowers and flags decorating the graves in cemeteries, and in many commencement services.

An annual tribute is given cer-emonious honors at the Denver Police Department Memorial on South Cherokee Street in down-town Denver. Similarly, The Colorado Peace Officer Memo-rial in Golden is a grand tribute to those who served and died in the line of duty to protect the citizens of Col-orado. Established in 1979, the memo-rial lists 228 fallen officers to date.

Every May, the governor of Colo-rado gives a speech in memory of these

heroic officers. Sadly, that list grows year in and year out. In 2010, Cripple Creek Police and Fire Chief Morris Dolan was add-ed to the memorial.

A similar tribute on a national level is also held every May in Washington, D.C. The National Law Enforcement Officers Memo-rial event pays tribute to fallen of-ficers all across the country. Fol-lowing the ceremony, a customary candlelight vigil is held in honor of the fallen officers, as part of the annual National Police Week. Founded in 1984, the event, now in its 25th year, brings national prominence to one of Colorado’s fallen officers.

Through the due diligence of several members of law enforce-ment, including retired Colorado State Patrol officer Keith Dam-eron, as well as the oral history of long-time Cripple Creek resident and former Victor

firefighter, Henry “June” Hack, who was present on the day of the fallen officer’s death, the group was able to recover enough docu-mented information to complete an application to have Cripple Creek Police and Fire Chief Mor-ris Dolan added to the National Law Enforcement Officer’s Me-morial in Washington D.C.

Morris William Dolan, only 30 years old, was the police and fire chief for the city of Cripple Creek in 1940, when he was called to a horrific fire at the Louis Weiner building, located at 230 E. Ben-nett Ave., in downtown Cripple Creek.

It was a hot day on Aug. 23, 1940, when officer Dolan arrived at the scene of the fire. Much of the building was already fully en-gulfed in flames. It would later be determined as possibly

the worst fire in the history of Cripple Creek since the great fires of 1896.

So great was the fire that the Victor Fire Department, seven miles away, arrived to assist. As firefighters were able to gain con-trol, and things calmed down at the scene, someone noticed Dolan had yet to come out of the build-ing. Victor’s Fire Chief Armour Olson, along with fellow firefight-er Henry “June” Hack, put on their gas masks and entered the smoldering building in search of Dolan.

Climbing the rickety, danger-ous staircase, the firefighters soon found an unconscious Dolan in an upper room of the building.

The firefighters rushed Dolan to a local hospital in Cripple Creek, where he died a few hours later. He was later buried with full

honors in the Elks Rest section of Cripple Creek’s Mount Pis-gah Cemetery. He left behind his wife and four children.

The lead story in the Aug. 24, 1940, issue of the Cripple Creek Times, reported the horrific fire and death of the city’s police chief, saying in part: “Dolan, one of the most popular peace officers in the West Pikes Peak Re-gion, died at 2 a.m. due to smoke and heat in a fire at

the Louis Weiner building, 230 E. Bennett Ave.”

The investigators, originally believing the cause of the fire was due to carelessness, later deter-mined that the cause was arson. Detectives quickly zeroed in on a former Cripple Creek Fire Depart-ment employee, William Hailey. He was already a suspect in caus-ing several fires in the area in re-cent months prior to the fire at the Louis Weiner building. Under interrogation by the Cripple Creek police, Hailey denied setting the fires. Under pressure, he eventu-ally confessed, stating he had an “uncontrollable desire to set fires since he was 7 years old.”

Thus, Hailey was charged with arson and the death of Dolan. In-credibly, just five days after the fire and after Dolan’s funeral, Hailey was tried and convicted of arson and attempted murder. Sentenced to a term of 60 years to life in the state penitentiary at Cañon City, he was paroled after serving only 10 years.

On Memorial Day, a national day of honored recognition, for the departed, the loved ones, the war veterans and the fallen offi-cers of our state and our country, we honor their lives and their ser-vice, with high gratitude.

In Memoriam

Cripple Creek’s Bennett Avenue, the scene of the fire that took Police and Fire Chief Morris Dolan’s life.

An example of many of the fine men in the history of Cripple

Creek law enforcement and fire rescue. Photos courtesy of Denver Public Library, Western History

Collection

PAGE 14 THE COLORADO GAMBLER – Celebrating 20 Years May 15 - 28, 2012

By Linda Jones

T he story of “Our Nation’s Most Sacred Shrine” – Arlington National Cemetery – a shining

monument to freedom bought by blood, involves George Washing-ton, a gigantic potter’s field and the Civil War.

Arlington’s creation began with our first president. When George Washington married Martha Cus-tis in 1759, she was a wealthy widow with two children. Her son, John Parke Custis, was unusually close to his famous stepfather. Under Washington’s guidance, Custis pur-chased 1,100 acres of wooded land overlooking the Potomac River, intending to build his estate there after the Revolutionary War. Tragi-cally, he contracted a fever at Yor-ktown and died just weeks before the British surrendered. The land was held in trust for his 6-month-old son, George Washington Parke Custis. That son and an older sister were adopted and raised by their grandparents, George and Martha Washington.

When the Father of our Country died in 1799, none grieved as deep-ly as his grandson. Young Custis planned a shrine to the glory of the general and first president on the acreage he now owned, across the river from the recently established Washington City. Construction be-gan in 1802, and when completed in 1818, the impressive mansion with its eight massive Doric col-umns was given the name Arling-ton to honor the family’s ancestral estate. Custis devoted much of his time and money to acquiring per-sonal possessions of the first presi-dent. Many picnickers came from the new capital and he eagerly led them on tours of the house and its many artifacts. In later life he be-came a painter, depicting mostly battle scenes in the life of Washing-ton.

Only one child of Custis and his wife would survive to adulthood – the eldest, Mary Anna Randolph, born in 1808. She carried on her father’s legacy in Arlington as long

as she lived there. Life at Arlington was enhanced when Mary wed a dashing Southerner, Lt. Robert E. Lee, in the mansion’s main hall. Lee readily shared the responsibil-ity for keeping our first president’s legacy alive and he often comment-ed on the depth of his attachment to the gardens and fields.

War would interrupt the peace-ful routine on the plantation. In April 1861, Lee was asked and ac-cepted command of the Army of northern Virginia, the primary military force of the Confederacy. His wife left Arlington House, leav-ing almost all the memorabilia packed away in the attics and base-ment rooms. In short order, federal troops occupied the plantation and Gen. Irvin McDowell moved his headquarters into the mansion. Mrs. Lee sent many letters to the general reminding him this was ground hallowed to Washington, but by the time McDowell finally awoke to the destruction of the for-ests and land, many of the artifacts had disappeared. McDowell sent the ones that remained to the U.S. Patent Office.

Then came a dark period for the mansion and plantation. Quarter-master Gen Montgomery Meigs was put in charge of the grounds and he harbored a deep envy and bitterness for the abilities and suc-cess of Gen. Lee. Meigs chose to desecrate the mansion by recom-mending it for a military grave-yard. A constant stream of wound-ed Union soldiers streamed into Washington and then died, filling all the ad hoc military cemeteries that had been created to capacity

and another burial ground was des-perately needed. The first Union soldiers were buried at Arlington in May 1864. About the same time the Wilderness Campaign began, and within six weeks 2,600 more soldiers joined them, all buried a respectful distance from the man-sion.

But when the Civil War took the life of his own son, Meigs angrily ordered bodies be buried right up against the manor to guarantee Lee could never return. In the cel-ebrated rose gardens of Arlington, he ordered a mass grave be dug for 2,111 unknowns. Meigs continued to render the property uninhabit-able by ordering a search for shal-low graves near battlefields. When an additional 4,000 unknown Civil War dead soldiers were located, they were reinterred at Arlington in neat rows and sections with sepa-rate areas for “colored troops” and for Confederate soldiers who had died as POWs.

During this time only men from families too poor to have the re-mains shipped home were buried here. By 1870, more than 15,000 soldiers were interred in the Pot-ter’s Field that was Arlington. Line by line, in rank and file, the “silent army” lay. The deserted mansion was empty and forlorn, a monu-ment to the “Lost Cause” of the South. Southern widows were turned away and not allowed to decorate their graves and many of the South’s soldiers were conse-quently removed. As a war trophy of the Federal Army, the proud home was an insult to many South-erners.

In the 1890s, Lee’s oldest son Custis sued the Supreme Court to reclaim Arlington and won, forcing the government to legally purchase the plantation from him. Arlington was then designated a military in-stallation. As the great Union gen-erals aged and died, many chose Arlington as a final resting place and monuments were built there to honor them, transforming the enormous Potter’s Field into a hal-lowed site. Between 1885-1895, 26 former generals of the Civil War were interred behind the man-sion. “Fightin’ Joe” Wheeler set an example for Southern soldiers by accepting the privilege of burial at Arlington.

Another war – the Spanish-American War in 1898 - helped unite the disastrously divided country. Volunteers came from both sections and included many veterans of the bitter internal con-flict. Thorough press coverage characterized this “splendid little war” with its overwhelming victo-ries and large territorial acquisi-tions. Fewer than 500 men actually died in battle, but some 2,000 died from disease and fevers. Arlington

bloomed again with new graves and four new memorials.

The reconciliation fostered by this latest war prompted Congress in 1900 to authorize the place-ment of a Confederate statue on the grounds, and all the remain-ing Confederate dead in other area cemeteries were reinterred in con-centric circles in a special section. When the Confederate Monument was dedicated on June 4, 1914 – the 106th anniversary of Jefferson Davis’ birth – veterans from both sides attended.

Today, more than 260,000 mili-tary lie in Arlington, along with as-tronauts, explorers, two presidents and numerous Supreme Court justices. More than 100 burials are held weekly. The majority of visi-tors come to see two beloved mon-uments at Arlington: the Tomb of the Unknowns and the Ken-nedy Memorial, where both John Fitzgerald and Robert are buried and where the “Eternal Flame” burns.

Current expansion plans will keep our nation’s cemetery avail-able for more burials until at least 2060.

‘Honor – Remember – Explore’Arlington National Cemetery

Memorial Day Arlington House

Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington National Cemetery

The gravestones at Arlington National Cemetery are marked by U.S. flags each Memorial Day.

May 15 - 28, 2012 THE COLORADO GAMBLER – Celebrating 20 Years PAGE 15

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Louise won $6,008 playing a $1 Triple Stars slot machine at Fitzgeralds.

Laura won $5,000 playing a $1 China Moon machine at Isle Casino Hotel in Black Hawk.

Danny won $9,000 playing a $5 Triple Double Wild Cherry machine at Isle Casino Hotel.

Frank won $5,000 playing a $1 Tabsasco machine at Isle Casino Hotel.

Josie won $1,000 and a qualifying entry to win a guaranteed $100,000 Aug. 18 at Fitzgeralds.

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Gaming

T he week prior to Easter my sweetie and I took the magic carpet on a trip down south

to Alabama, her home state. We decided to make this a leisurely meander and so looked up friends along the way we could visit. Nice thing about having friends scat-tered throughout the country is that we rarely have to rent a motel room anymore…and seldom buy food. Hey, just means a little more scratch when I visit the local card rooms.

Our first stop was in Goldsby, Okla. – just south of Oklahoma City. We were welcomed by an old flying buddy and a retired Air Force

colonel, who allowed us to put the Carpet in his hangar overnight. We were hardly there five minutes when a local beer was placed in my hand – cold, open and ready to drink. The brew, made locally, was called “Pig’s Eye” and it sure went down quick! After a longer flight, a cold brewsky always seems to do that.

After catching up with everyone – we had to stay in the casino hotel – I decided to see what the poker action was like in Oklahoma. We were at the Riverwind Casino there in Goldsby, run by the Chickasaw Indian Nation. Clean and neat hotel rooms were complemented by a separate poker room distant from all the noise emitted from the “one-armed bandits.” They had about 20 tables there and when I entered, just about all of them were filled. A tournament begun earlier was in its last throes and from a quick recon of the board, every-thing from $2 - $4 limit on up and a wide range of no-limit hold’em was offered, along with a stray Omaha game or two.

The room was well-lit although

a bit crowded as they probably had two more tables in there than they needed which made maneuvering through sort of “Walking Like an Egyptian.” I played for two hours, picked up only one high playable hand – Pocket Queens – which held up and departed a little lighter in the wallet. It’s a nice room…I’d go back if we get down there again.

The next stop was Gulfport, Miss., and a short drive east to Biloxi and the Beau Rivage Re-sort and Casino. I had stayed and played there before when I was down there for the Southern Pok-er Championships and reported on their nice room in a previous article. A great place to stay, the Beau Rivage is close to the size and feel of a Las Vegas Strip casino; a lot of gaming floor space, lots of shopping (if you’re into that) and a lovely pool area overlooking the Gulf – which when we were there was overrun by families with young children.

I got a seat in a $2 - $5 no-limit game after a short wait and promptly lost half my buy-in when pocket rockets went down to King-

Queen offsuit. I then eked out a few paltry wins here and there, and then concluded my night by hav-ing my flopped two-pair beat on the river by a genius holding a pair lower than anything on the board catching a miracle for trips. You gotta wonder what makes people play like that – but he hails from a part of the world where wagering is an almost daily occurrence and where they’d bet on the sun ris-ing in the west if there was enough money in the pot. Oh, well; Oh-for-two. Maybe the last place will see my luck change.

We spent the next four days in Alabama – just 75 miles from Pen-sacola – eating nothing but fresh Gulf seafood. Gulf shrimp (think: Bubba Gump seafood), crawdads, catfish, crab claws, more shrimp. (How many ways did Bubba say shrimp could be prepared? We tried ‘em all…an’ was they good.) Anyways, came time for us to de-part, so off toward Tulsa – our normal halfway fuel and overnight stop – and the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Catoosa, just east of town.

This place used to be the Chero-kee Casino run by the Cherokee Nation, but they joined in with the Hard Rock outfit, changed their name and have benefitted greatly from the association. If you’ve never been in a Hard Rock Hotel/Casino, they have musical instru-ments, clothing and gold/platinum records from all sorts of musical bands, groups, singers and song-writers all over the place. They had stuff from “The King” (Elvis) to Shania Twain and Madonna; it sure made walking around inter-esting reading the notes and his-tory and such of the displays.

Long story short, I went Oh-for-three in my poker quest on this trip whereas usually I can end up paying at least for the fuel for the Magic Carpet. But it was a fun trip, each of the casinos I can recommend if y’all are ever down in those parts, and the food was superb. You just can’t beat fresh-from-the-Gulf seafood. Southern hospitality is the best. Try it some-time when the snow, ice and cold winds get to you. You’ll be pleased you did.

One hurdle beginning blackjack players some-times find difficult to overcome is the need to

remember much of what has gone on in the way of blackjack action. You need to take note if not exactly then at least in general what cards and types of cards have been dealt.

Now this require-ment is not unique to blackjack. Any rich and rewarding game, such as poker and bridge, also require that you pay attention to what’s going on at the table.

I see the puzzlement

yet it leaves me quizzical. Many other worthwhile pursuits other than blackjack require a good memory. I always wonder when players ask me how they should remember the action - or at least its general trends - what these players did to get through, for example, college or high school.

Many occupations, too, re-quire a good memory. I imagine, for example, most airline pilots have a lot to remember.

So this kind of thing is doable - with a little effort. The lazy-minded would do best to play

slot machines. But those who recognize the profitability of blackjack simply need to apply themselves as many others do in other pursuits. No problem.

Before going to college, in fact, I read books on improv-ing one’s memory. This kind of thing is advisable for blackjack players too.

But I’ve also created methods for players who are memory-

challenged (hopefully they are in the minority; no good card player has this deficit).

For example, look at the two graphics here, of card situations you might come across at the table. I describe one as having a

lot of “ink,” the other, a lot of “white.” Can’t you easily and quickly iden-tify which is which?

And once you read my books you’ll quickly understand what each situation means. With the “white” board, the dealer’s highly likely to bust. Super! Go to town on doubling down and splitting if possible. With the “ink” filled

board, beware! The dealer’s highly likely to get a flood of low cards and not bust. Caution is the keyword here. I wouldn’t double down in this situation.

And you can take that to the bank.

Richard Harvey is a nation-ally-acclaimed blackjack strate-gies innovator, expert player, blackjack coach and bestselling author of Blackjack The SMART Way, Cutting Edge Blackjack, NEW Ways To Win MORE at Blackjack and Richard Harvey’s Blackjack PowerPrep Session. Have blackjack questions? Send them to rharvey2121@netscape.net. For more info see www.blackjacktoday.com.

FULLHOUSEBy Drew Chitiea

Thinking about Poker: A clean sweep down South

Memory skills and blackjack

May 15 - 28, 2012 THE COLORADO GAMBLER – Celebrating 20 Years PAGE 19

Gaming

S oft hands at blackjack are those which to-

tal 13 or above when an ace is present and tabulated as 11. For in-stance, A-4 is a soft 15, A-2-5 is a soft 18, and A-9 is a soft 20. Tech-nically, A-A could be viewed as a soft 12 but solid citizens normally treat it as a pair to be split; after a split, if one or both separated aces is topped with another ace, the new pair can be resplit on the increasingly rare occasions when it’s allowed, or the two aces add up to 12 with no fur-ther action permitted. Similarly, in principle, A-10 could be consid-ered as a soft 21 – for example if a bettor wanted to double down; in practice, however, most casinos prohibit treating it other than as a blackjack.

Players can elect to stand, hit, or double-down on two-card soft hands. On those comprising three or more cards, doubling is banned so the choices are to stand or hit.

Assuming 10, J, Q, and K are considered equivalent, blackjack has 550 combinations of two play-er cards and one dealer upcard. Excluding players’ A-A and A-10, 80 combinations, with an overall probability of 9.49 percent, in-volve soft hands.

Basic Strategy is the set of op-tions yielding the highest player

“expectation” or, equivalently, the lowest house edge for each player hand and dealer upcard. E x p e c t a t i o n is derived us-ing the laws of probability, but can be pictured

as the average gain or loss per dollar bet at the start of a round. Table 1 shows whether Basic Strategy is to double (D), hit (H), or stand (S) for soft situations and also whether the expectation when doing so is positive (+) or negative (-). Under Basic Strategy, 17.30 percent of all soft two-card hands call for doubling, 54.83 percent for hitting, and 27.87 percent for standing. Of the soft hands, 59.60 percent have posi-tive expectation and 40.40 per-cent negative. Soft hands calling for doubling or standing always have positive expectation. Of the hits, 26.32 percent have positive expectation and 73.68 percent negative.

Everything else being equal, it’s wiser to follow than flout Basic Strategy. Everything else is not al-ways equal, though. In par-ticular, doubling requires blackjack aficionados to put more money at risk than

they bet at the start of the round. Some folks may not have the tem-perament to do so under whatever circumstances pertain, or may not have sufficient bankroll to justify the consequences of a loss. Anoth-er consideration is that, on the av-erage, hitting or standing on all but three of the hands in question will win more often – albeit bringing in less profit – than doubling. The three exceptions are A-6 vs 4, 5, or

6 when the second choice, hitting, is projected to have the same suc-cess rate as doubling. When such conditions become important to an individual, it’s helpful to know the next best alternative and how much the expectation decreases when passing on the opportunity to double down. The second best choice, H=hit or S=stand, and the cost in cents per dollar of initial bet are as shown for each of the

18 authorized Basic Strategy soft doubles in Table 2. Soft hands containing three dif-fer from those made up of two cards primarily because doubling isn’t possible; the table provides guidance for what to do in this situation – namely stand on soft 18 versus 3, 4, 5, and 6 and hit on all the other totals calling for doubles in the two-card versions.

Enquiring minds may want to know why it’s pref-

erable to split A-A rather than treat the pair as a soft 12. The an-swer is in the substantially higher expectations for splitting than any of the other possibilities. The greatest difference is 49¢ on the dollar relative to either hitting or doubling against six-up. The least difference is 14¢ on the dollar relative to hitting against an ace. Having this information, if you

still have to think about the options for A-A, maybe you should really think about whether to play blackjack. Or, as that poetic pundit, Sumner A Ingmark, pro-claimed:

If what you can lose has you sweating it,

You probably shouldn’t be betting it.

Everything you need to or should know about soft blackjack hands

Useful slot information dispels myths

softhand

upcard

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 AA-2 H (+) H (+) H (+) D (+) D (+) H (+) H (+) H (-) H (-) H (-)A-3 H (+) H (+) H (+) D (+) D (+) H (+) H (+) H (-) H (-) H (-)A-4 H (-) H (+) D (+) D (+) D (+) H (+) H (-) H (-) H (-) H (-)A-5 H (-) H (+) D (+) D (+) D (+) H (-) H (-) H (-) H (-) H (-)A-6 H (+) D (+) D (+) D (+) D (+) H (+) H (-) H (-) H (-) H (-)A-7 S (+) D (+) D (+) D (+) D (+) S (+) S (+) H (-) H (-) H (-)A-8 S (+) S (+) S (+) S (+) S (+) S (+) S (+) S (+) S (+) S (+)A-9 S (+) S (+) S (+) S (+) S (+) S (+) S (+) S (+) S (+) S (+)

Table 1. Basic strategy for soft hands, and indication of whether expectation is positive (+) or negative (-)

Table 2: Next best alternative to doubling and sacrifice in expectation per dollar bet

hand H/S ¢ per $ hand H/S ¢ per $ hand H/S ¢ per $A,2 vs 5 H 0.0029 A,7 vs 3 S 2.8496 A,7 vs 4 S 6.6688A,4 vs 4 H 0.2025 A,4 vs 5 H 3.801 A,5 vs 6 H 8.3256A,5 vs 4 H 1.9054 A,3 vs 6 H 4.4753 A,6 vs 5 H 9.6952A,3 vs 5 H 2.0534 A,5 vs 5 H 5.3941 A,7 vs 5 S 9.9637A,2 vs 6 H 2.3451 A,6 vs 4 H 6.1357 A,7 vs 6 S 10.1259A,6 vs 3 H 2.7475 A,4 vs 6 H 6.3757 A,6 vs 6 H 12.8964

Useful information about slot machines is hard to come by. Here are a few bits of infor-

mation you should know.

Slot and video poker machines have many play characteristics and settings

Among them is the speed at which cards are dealt or the reels spin. On many video poker games, there is a touch screen function that allows guests to select the

speed at which they feel comfort-able playing. When such a func-tion is unavailable, as it is on most slots, the properties are set inter-nally.

Players will encounter tradi-tional spinning reel slots on which decisions are reached faster than others. This characteristic has no impact whatsoever on the pay-back percentage of the game. The same outcome would occur had the reels spun slower.

What faster play does affect, however, is a player’s bankroll. The faster you play the more mon-ey you bet. The more money you wager within a given time frame means your bankroll becomes more vulnerable to the relentless “hold” percentage of the machine.

I typically avoid slot machines that have “rapid fire” play. Playing at a leisurely pace is hard enough. When a unit’s reels spin too fast and play outcomes are reached too fast for my comfort, I will move on.

Having your player’s club card inserted in the machine wields no influence on the performance of the game, how much you win or lose, or whether or not you hit a jackpot

The card reader does not communicate with the game it-self but rather with a database operated and managed by the property’s marketing division.

Statistics on how often you

visit, what games you play, how much you typically wager, what denomination you play, and how long you stay are tabulated to cre-ate a player profile upon which direct mail offers and communi-cations are based.

Using a card can only help you derive more value from your ca-sino outings, especially by earning points for your play that can be re-deemed for cash or comps.

There is no doubt player’s clubs are self-serving for the ca-sinos, but there is a give-and-take component that makes them ben-eficial to guests as well.

The individual payback percentages of traditional spinning

reel and video slots are proprietary information, but video poker machines are a different ball game

The payback percentages of video poker machines are based on a mathematical formula using information from the game’s pay table, which is in clear public view.

The standard way to determine a video poker game’s payback per-centage is to make a calculation based on the number of coins paid back for each one wagered for a full house and a flush.

For example, a Double-Double Bonus game that pays nine-coins-to-one for a full house and five-coins-to-one for a flush is a “9/5” game that pays 97.87 percent.

Check out a bounty of useful information about video poker by going to www.videopoker.com.

PAGE 20 THE COLORADO GAMBLER – Celebrating 20 Years May 15 - 28, 2012

T oday’s women will see red at this ... In 1853

Elizabeth Otis Chapman applied to extend her first husband’s 1839 patent for the steam excavator because after 14 years it was running out. It was extended by the patent of-fice for seven years until 1860 (making a total of 21 years), but in 1857 a question had come up about whether the extension was legally valid. The reason given was that “at the time of the applica-tion the powers of Mrs. Chapman as administrator had been extinguished by her marriage.”

The decision was that “The inten-tion was to give an extension to the representatives of the patentee for the benefit of his estate and a rightful ad-ministrator may now fully carry out that intention.”

Ellis Ames, Esq. (not one of the “shovel Ameses,” who lived nearby) was appointed the “administrator de bonis non,” and was thus the only representative of the estate which was not yet fully settled. This happened in May 1857, and on June 12, 1857, Oliver Chapman paid Ames $2,800 for all rights to the excavator. He had

already purchased the patent rights that had be-longed to Charles Howe French, Daniel Carmi-chael, Reuben G. Fair-banks, John Cochran and a few others. So, in 1857 it appears that Oliver S. Chapman had complete control of the excavator.

By this time the exca-vator had improve-

ments made by Chap-man and John Souther. (Souther owned the Globe Works, a Bos-ton manufacturing company that had made the first lo-comotive to be sent to the west coast in 1851, trav-eling to San Fran-cisco on the same ship as Chapman’s excavator.) Having in-creased in size from four to 10 tons, the “Great Ameri-can Steam Excavator” was ready for the challenge of digging gravel to fill the Back Bay in Boston.

There were a number of reasons why Boston wanted to do this fill. The early

peninsular city was nearly surround-ed by water, both fresh water from the Charles River and Atlantic salt tides from the Inner Harbor. The inland marshes along the river had serious drainage and pollution problems and were a health hazard. Varying solu-tions had been tried: sluices, dams, tidal mills, shifting of water from one tidal basin to another. All had their limitations and drawbacks.

Another reason for the fill was that Boston was hav-

ing growing pains. For many years, Bosto-

nians had seen their town, now a city, as a haven for well-educated, high-minded citi-zens. Most were Protestants. Then in the mid 1840s,

there was a huge influx of immigrants

from abroad, mostly Irish and Catholic.

Struggling to survive in a new country, they overwhelmed

the living capacity of Boston, slums developed, and caused the wealthy to move out. Thus filling in the Back Bay to create a desirable new living

space for Boston’s well-to-do became a way to maintain a way of life and to give new life to the city.

Some attempts had been made to fill the Back Bay manu-ally. Oliver Chapman’s friends and near neigh-bors, the Ames family of North Easton, would have profited by these projects because they owned a shovel factory. Available fill material right in and around Bos-ton was running low. In 1858, as the United States emerged from a financial panic, Chap-man’s steam shovel entered the picture. It was used to dig gravel from the glacial deposits in Needham, Mass., and to scoop it

into railcars on trains, which ran in and out of Boston at a rapid and dangerous pace, dumping their loads to build up land. A second excava-tor was built to handle the load. Substantial homes and mansions grew up as soon as there was a place to build them, and the Bostonians

moved back to Boston.Thus, in 1858, my great-great

grandfather’s steam excavators were working to extend this country at both ends, in Boston and in San Francisco. The friendship between him and the Ames family, also relatives of mine, grew despite what might have been a conflict of interest between shovels and steam shovels. The expansion of the railroads to the West brought them into even greater contact.

The Steam Excavator - Extendingthis country from West to East

“And twice each day the flowing sea

Took Boston in its arms.”Ralph Waldo Emerson, Boston

Oliver Smith Chapman

c. 1860

Elizabeth Otis Chapman

c. 1860

Otis/ Chapman / Souther steam excavator loads gravel cars in Needham, Mass. c.1859.

Boston’s Back Bay in 1836

Boston’s Back Bay in 1888

Many of Boston’s buildings, including the tallest – the John Hancock Tower, and the many homes with their roofs just visible above the trees – are built on the Back Bay fill.

May 15 - 28, 2012 THE COLORADO GAMBLER – Celebrating 20 Years PAGE 21

Trail’s End

Historic summer camps of Colorado

s spring melts into summer,

the start of a beloved

tradition begins. Kids look forward to a week in the woods – bunked in cabins, surrounded by new-made friends and experiencing new things. Scattered through the mountains and also pock-eted in urban and suburban locations, outdoor camps are a source of joy and fond memories.

The outdoors experience gath-ered momentum 100 years ago with development of national parks, and soon campgrounds and trails grew in national forests as well. The Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts debuted, en-couraging outdoor adventures for youngsters and youths.

Chautauqua gatherings around the country provided spiritual up-lift, cultural entertainment and recreational adventures. The Rocky Mountain Chautauqua launched at Palmer Lake in 1887 with dozens of

tent cabins, a handful small dormitory lodges and a large wood-walled auditorium. Summer sessions, for adults and children, featured man-dolin quartets, harp ser-enades, hymn singing, nature lectures, sunrise picnics and “tramps” to the top of Chautauqua Crest.

Palmer Lake later had two other summer camps. Pinecrest, de-

veloped by Methodists in the 1920s, blossomed with a large auditorium, chapel and scattered cottages and cabins for summer campers and ministers and their families. And Estemere Mansion, a rambling Queen Anne jewel, functioned as a summer retreat in the mid 1930s hosting 20 under-privileged young-sters at a time.

Summer camps flourished in western Jefferson County starting in the 1920s, including several at Indian Hills. Geneva Glen began as a summer retreat for Sunday school teachers in 1922 and consisted of a lodge and dormitory built on 100 acres donated by mortuary mo-gul Stan Olinger. Today, summer campers from ages 6 to 16 descend upon the pine-forested property

with its historic buildings, the 1950s Gilmore Chapel, a modern meet-ing facility and bunkhouses from various decades. Campgrounds, hiking trails, picnic areas, a riding arena and outdoor gathering places perpetuate wholesome recreation. Coming to Geneva Glen has been a long-time tradition – some families have sent summer campers here for five generations.

Up the hill, St. Anne’s in the Hills off of Parmalee Gulch Road started in 1924 as an Episcopa-lian children’s camp. The Sisters of Saint Anne came up to the foothills site from their northeast Denver convent, as did under-privileged city children. The forested 17-acre property had a large log lodge and a small Rustic-style log chapel. A concrete-block dormitory, replaced the burned down in 1946, sleeps 50 campers; its great room serves as dining room, gymnasium and theater. An outdoor chapel with a large rustic cross provides pristine worship space. Saint Anne’s in the Hills hosts schoolchildren for class trips and science/nature programs, as well.

Further west beyond Bailey be-side Highway 285 is Camp Santa Maria. It originated in the 1880s as Cassells, a resort on the South Platte River and a stop over point on the Denver, South Park & Pa-cific Railroad. The Dowers, mem-bers of the philanthropic Mullen family, purchased the property in 1930 and donated it to the Denver Archdiocese. Christened as Camp Santa Maria, it opened as a summer

facility for underprivileged boys and girls ages 8 to 15. Kids came three-week summer sessions and slept in the old Cassells Hotel. A towering landmark was erected atop the hill behind the camp in 1933, a 55-foot statue of Christ the King donated by the Dower family.

As Camp Santa Maria grew, modern facilities replaced the old hotel. Catholic Community Services and expanded the camp in the 1950s with retreats and autumn camp-ing for senior citizens. Jolene, now 34, remembers playing capture the flag with “so many good places to hide,” tubing on the lake, swimming in the pool, night-time campfires and long, mountain hikes. With her brother and a half-dozen younger cousins she enjoyed the camp for several summers; she went back as a youth counselor and even met her husband at Camp Santa Maria. The facility became a YMCA camp a decade ago, still offering adventure-based, co-ed summer fun.

The YMCA operates other vin-tage summer camps in Colorado. “Summer encampments” took place in the Rocky Mountain Region as early as the 1890s; in 1908 the “Y” established a permanent facility at Estes Park as a summer school to train YMCA workers. It expanded with family lodgings and family pro-grams. As tourism increased in the 1950s and ‘60s, the camp expanded with new buildings. The site evolved into today’s year-round confer-ence and family center. The Lula W. Dorsey Museum preserves and documents the history of the YMCA

of the Rockies.Other YMCA summer camps

have a heritage. Camp Jackson at Rye (southwest of Pueblo) has oper-ated for 96 years. Steeped in tradi-tion, Camp Jackson has the weekly bear claw ceremony to honor camp-ers who exemplify these core val-ues: caring, honesty, respect and responsibility. Camp Shady Brook near Deckers in south most Jeffer-son County began as the Bandhauer Ranch. The YMCA bought the 140-acre property in 1948 for $15,000. During the 1950s, several Colorado Springs service clubs worked on the camp projects and improvements.

Meanwhile, Perry-Mansfield Camp, a cultural facility near Steamboat Springs, prepares for its centennial anniversary. In 1913, Charlotte Perry and Portia Mans-field fulfilled their dreams by creat-ing a theater and dance camp in the mountains. Perry-Mansfield is rec-ognized as the oldest, continuously operating performing arts school and camp in the nation. Dance and theater feature as the centerpiece of the summer campers’ experience. Distinguished alumni, faculty and guest artists have passed through the doors of Perry-Mansfield; the camp today continues with students from all over the world taking class-es from accomplished and interna-tionally renowned faculty.

Of course, summer camping in Colorado could not be told with-out including the Girls Scouts, Boy Scouts and the Campfire Boys and Girls, who deserve their own article. To be continued...

Pinecrest, in Palmer Lake 18 miles north of Colorado Springs, evolved in the 1920s as a Methodistsummer camp for youngsters, youths and Methodist ministers and their families.

Photo courtesy of Denver Public Library – Western History Collection, GB-7781

By Cathleen Normancatnorman@earthlink.net

Byers Camp in the Pike National Forest in Park County was one of numerous summer facilities that offered fun, recreation and hope for inner city kids during the grim 1930s.

Photo courtesy of Denver Public Library – Western History Collection, X-28867

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Horoscope

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TAURUS - (April 21 - May 21)You may want to talk some things out with your significant other. It’s time to make compromises but your happiness comes from your family and continuous financial and emotion success. You have a secret admirer but there’s a person that you may feel stands in your way.  Follow the way of the peaceful. You may decide to take a different path. Lucky Numbers: 9, 23, 35, 45, 55, 73

GEMINI - (May 22 - June 21)Share your love and words; they’re one of the more charming qualities you possess. Jupiter is the planet of growth and bounty but it can also make you over-confidant and extravagant. Set a budget and make some long distant plans. You might even make a change in your profession. You may up date some media or get something repaired. Lucky Numbers: 5, 21, 30, 41, 57, 68

CANCER - (June 22 - July 22)You have to make some decisions and may need to put yourself first if you’re going to make your dreams come true. You’ll need extra support so ask for it. If you express how much you want and need their help, they’ll cherish and appreciate you all the more. They may get a little rattled at first but fulfilling your dreams will make them proud. Lucky Numbers: 8, 13, 33, 47, 50, 61

LEO - (July 23 - Aug 22)Your patience may be tested in the work area. You could be butting heads with someone who isn’t worth your time or is so dysfunctional you wouldn’t be able to affect change anyways. Interest in foreign affairs and travel has piqued and stirred your interest. If anything, pick up the phone and give someone a call you haven’t heard from in a while. Lucky Numbers: 10, 24, 38, 37, 51, 72

VIRGO - (Aug. 23 - Sept. 23)You’ve done a lot of work on developing an “up” attitude, motivating your life and learning how to respond in a positive way. You’ll soon have an opportunity to take an adventure into the realms of financial education. Your new knowledge will provide security and a plan for success. See yourself with more money  and being more content next year. Lucky Numbers: 12, 22, 30, 44, 49, 78

LIBRA - (Sept. 24 - Oct. 23)You may have been running from the ghosts and mistakes from the past. Face your fears and realize your  doubt and concerns are partly genetic and are from your family of origin. Change is unavoidable no matter how much you try to prevent it. People must change themselves and that is determined by the degree of pain they experience. Lucky Numbers: 3, 22, 34, 45, 56, 69

SCORPIO - (Oct. 24 - Nov. 22)Cultivating and nurturing new relationships is a major theme now. You’ll let go of the past experiences of betrayal, power plays, anger and disappointment and, you’ll find yourself getting closer in a new, loving and healthier love. You’ll be feeling good about yourself, your relationships and the success you’ve worked so hard for. Your current keyword is opportunity. Lucky Numbers: 7, 16, 36, 48, 52, 74

SAGITTARIUS - (Nov. 23 - Dec. 21)You may find it difficult to conceal your feelings from others, and you shouldn’t try. Be yourself and know what you really want. Your emotional depth, love and passion will provide the torch that will guide you through the labyrinthine maze. Be responsible for your happiness and avoid being possessive, jealous and controlling. Personal and business growth appears. Lucky Numbers: 11, 12, 35, 42, 55, 66

CAPRICORN - (Dec. 22 - Jan. 20)Your duties beckon you but they won’t be burdensome if you cultivate thankfulness and express your gratitude for those who help in your life. You may still want to seek out solitude but your attitude will change if you seek out a little companionship. Smile again; the middle of the week should be fortunate in because of your hard work in relationships, and work. Lucky Numbers: 4, 6, 16, 24, 28, 30

AQUARIUS - (Jan. 21 - Feb. 19)This week is good for the creatively inclined and those looking for a solution to a problem. Realistically evaluate your assumptions about partnerships and how your behavior has contributed to their current state. There’s something you can’t quite sweep under the rug or an event of the past returns. It’s time to wrap up unfinished work or projects you’ve delayed again. Lucky Numbers:  1, 5, 16, 28, 36, 41

PISCES (Feb 20 - March 20)This is a busy time of year for you and sometimes you may think everyone else seems to have it easier. You know this isn’t true but you still can’t help what you think or feel. It’s a time of culmination which simultaneously augers new and fortuitous beginnings. An assignment could easily lead to whole new realms of joy.  Seriously consider any new offers. Lucky Numbers:  9, 14, 23, 32, 44, 45

ARIES - (March 21 - April 20)You’re charismatic and should be brimming with confidence during this week. Guard your health as you may over exert yourself again.  Burning yourself out may bring out an attitude you don’t want to show. You’re one of the restless signs now and must use caution and walk with consideration. The old concept of chivalry brings honor. Lucky Numbers: 1, 15, 25, 49, 53, 70

Rosemary FetterI found this recipe 30 years ago when I was preparing for a family gathering. It couldn’t be simpler to make and it looks and tastes great.

Send usyour recipes!

To be featured in Rollin’ in the Dough: 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.

Rollin’ DoughEasiEst Flag CakE EvEr

HomEmadE ButtEr CrEam Frosting

1 box cake mix, any flavor 1 12 oz. tub cool whip, other non-dairy topping or buttercream frosting (see below)

1 pint of blueberries, washed 1 pint of raspberries, washed, or strawberries, washed and halved

1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened1/4 tsp. salt1 tsp. vanilla extract

4 cups powdered sugar, sifted5-6 Tbsp. light cream or whole milk

Directions: Bake the cake in an oblong pan according to package directions. Cool cake and then ice with topping. Place berries in consecutive rows in upper left hand corner. Using the

berries (double rows look best if you’re using raspberries) make the stripes of the flag across the cake. Refrigerate until ready to serve

Directions: In a medium mixing bowl, beat the butter with an electric mixer on medium speed until creamy and soft. Beat in salt and vanilla. With the mixer set on low, alternate adding the

sugar and milk, beating between each addition, until frosting is smooth and creamy. Keep stored in the refrigerator until ready to frost your cake.

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