By Maureen Timm On Halloween an old witch flies Upon a broomstick through the skies ‘N’ gleaming goblins dressed in white Go sliding gliding through the night ‘N’ big black bats with big black wings Go flop against the walls an’ things ‘N’ round eyed owls cry “Who-who-who” But-I’m not scared a bit, are you? By Elsie M. Fowler   […]

 Pumpkin Pie Days, one of the area’s  longest-running and best-loved antique shows, will be held on Saturday, Oct. 14th, and Sunday, Oct. 15th, in the Exhibit Building at the Boulder County Fairgrounds at 9595 Nelson Road in Longmont. Hours for the event are Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission to […]

 Hi! Great article on fishing lures!! I have fished with the Red Devil Lure & we kept 16 fish that day we were out. We could keep 4 each, but we turned many back. Nice Rainbow, Sam! Look at Jack!! How cute is he!! Fun article & pictures of very special guys. Lynda Moore  The advertisement you did for our […]

October 2 Cabrini Day October 9 Columbus Day Indigenous Peoples’ Day October 10 50th Anniversary of Spiro T. Agnew’s resignation as U.S. Vice President (1973) October 13 Congress establishes U.S. Navy (1775) October 19 Victory of Yorktown (1781) October 28 Grover Cleveland dedicates Statue of Liberty (1886)

By Barry Krause  Coal mining had been around since prehistoric times but it was best known during the Industrial Revolution of the 18th and 19th centuries when coal-fired factories and eventually railroads and steamboats replaced muscle power in manufacturing and transport. Picks and shovels were the only tools of many 19th century coal miners, and genuine antique examples are choice […]