By Carol Mobley Today Arbourville, Colorado is a ghost town located in Chaffee county, 5 miles below Chaffee City/Monarch. It was established after Nicholas Creede discovered silver on Monarch Mountain in 1879. It is also known as Arborsville and Arbour-Villa. Arbourville was known for the brothel which served as a gathering place for miners and traders, the only one […]
By Jon DeStefano In 1994 Mary Eastman opened Old Warehouse Antiques, a literal landmark in Sterling, Colorado. The Warehouse was her father’s building and distributorship which he began in 1933 and she wound up running both the warehouse and distributorship until she determined in 2010 to focus solely on her antique warehouse. “Antiques were my passion so it was […]
By Anne Gilbert These days all things with a “MODERN’ look are “hot” and that now includes stainless steel flatware. Nobody wants to spend time polishing silverware in todays busy world. While it seldom makes an auction appearance, prices are modest. What makes the flatware of this era, as well as the 60s, 70s, is that many of their […]
On January 15, we observe the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. King was the chief spokesman for nonviolent activism in the civil rights movement. He successfully protested discrimination in federal and state laws. He also recognized the power of service to strengthen communities and achieve common goals. During the less than 13 years of Dr. Martin Luther […]
In the U.S., New Year’s Day is becoming a time to relax and recover from the previous holidays. Morning hours can include watching the spectacular Rose Bowl Parade on television and later seeing the game. Americans generally ignore the good-luck traditions that are popular in other countries. But a large percentage of us still think we can cook and […]
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