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Earth Day Started 54 Years Ago

Earth Day Started 54 Years Ago

Who Started Earth Day?  Elected to the U.S. Senate in 1962, Senator Gaylord Nelson, a Democrat from Wisconsin, was determined to convince the federal government that the planet was at risk. In 1969, Nelson, considered one of the leaders of the modern environmental movement, developed the idea for Earth Day after being inspired by the anti-Vietnam War “teach-ins” that were […]

by · April 1, 2024 · 0 comments · Feature Article
This Is Why Arbor Day Is a Thing

This Is Why Arbor Day Is a Thing

 Nebraska was a largely treeless prairie region when, on April 10, 1872, it became the first state to celebrate Arbor Day by planting trees.  The celebration came a few months after J. Sterling Morton, a vice-president of the Nebraska State Board of Agriculture, first proposed to the Board that the day be set aside for tree planting and that they […]

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Jigsaw Puzzles Go Back to Ancient Egypt

By Darryl and Roxana Matter  Advertising plays a very important role in our society, influencing and informing consumers about products and services available to them. Companies constantly use many forms of advertising media—newspaper, radio, television, direct mail, billboard, and more—to bring their messages to the public. It is not surprising, therefore, that the jigsaw puzzle, that popular form of home […]

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What Is It? March 2024

What Is It? March 2024

 No one guessed our March What Is It. This is a 16” Hand Tuneable Bodhran. The Deep Pro Frame is in Mahogany. It is a handheld, shallow Irish drum with a single goatskin head, played with a stick. 1965-70 Irish Gaelic bodhran, from Middle Irish bodran, from bodar “deafening, deaf.” The Bodhrán is known as the core and heartbeat of […]

by · March 2, 2024 · 0 comments · What Is It?
Colorado Antique Gallery Celebrates Their 32nd Anniversary All March Long

Colorado Antique Gallery Celebrates Their 32nd Anniversary All March Long

By Chris Rodriguez Photos by Barbara LaRocca  For the past 32 years the Colorado Antique Gallery has called 5501 S Broadway home.  Proudly located in the city of Littleton for the past three decades, the Colorado Antique Gallery is Colorado- owned and operated.  With a collection of 285 antique vendors under one 52000 square foot roof there is always a […]

by · March 2, 2024 · 0 comments · Feature Article