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Volume 20 • Number 41

PROMOTIONSGold Nuggets for Black Hawk

& Central City casinos Pages 4 & 9

BEST EATSInviting new food options at

Reserve Casino HotelPage 8

STOCK SHOWNational Western is city’s favorite

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TRAIL’S ENDThe Great Christmas Bird Count:

Next count set for Feb. 17-20Page 17

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

January 3 - 16, 2012

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Fortune Valley changes name to Reserve Casino Hotel

Congratulations to the new casino in Central City, new in name, spirit, remodeling and retooling of the former Fortune Valley. Now

newly named under new ownership and management, the Reserve Casino Hotel is finally here.

The Reserve is having a media day on Jan. 5 and we’ll get a new peek at many of the changes that we’ve already noted and anymore that may be in the works.

Many changes in food and beverage and we’ve reported already how customers love the new beds in the hotel. In fact, the lady that was telling me about the wonderful mattresses in the rooms tracked the maid down to get the brand name.

The Reserve is smart in their most re-cent mailing stretching out the dates for the prizes and premiums. Only the news-papers can deliver the message quickly to players, direct mail has to long of a leash.

Sometime in the New Year, I’ll check-out one of those new beds along with the enticing food offers at the newly-branded Reserve Casino Hotel.

I can hardly wait for Fitzgerald’s St. Pat-rick’s Day events coming up in March and enjoy that wonderful corn beef and cab-bage in their restaurant. Watch for pro-motions/specials that will start appearing again in the Colorado Gambler.

A gambling friend sent me a copy of the Colorado Gambler from 1997. The famous history stories still continue. One of these years we’re going to start compiling all of these historical features into a series of books. We probably have as good a library of Colorado history of the mining towns that exists.

Walking the streets of any of the three gaming towns one is filled with the historic nostalgia of those historic mining days where fortunes were made and spent over-night.

The men and women of those mining day led hard lives, back breaking labor in the mines, and dangerous work blasting out the ore with black powder and eventu-ally dynamite. There are many stories in the Register-Call about miners being killed or injured in falls and drilling explosions.

Last fall I toured the huge AngloGold Ashanti Corporation open pit mine in Crip-ple Creek where they are literally grinding up the volcanic mountain and producing a lot of gold. The company has provided more than 400 jobs in the Cripple Creek

area. Most recently, they donated more than $125,000 of gold for the State Capitol dome that’s being restored.

We welcome our readers to an excit-ing 2012 and wish everyone jackpots and blackjacks in the New Year!

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Jan. 6 – 7: Steve Thomas BandJan. 13: House bandJan. 14: UFC Fight at 8 p.m.Jan. 19: Comedy Works presents Kevin Fitzgerald (doors open at 7 p.m.)

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Jan. 6 – 7: Delicious Point (Variety)Jan. 13 – 14: Back in the Day (Soul and Funk)Jan. 20 – 21: Boogie Machine (1970s)Jan. 27 – 28: Phat Daddy (R&B and Dance)

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40K Livin’ LargeFitzgeralds wants to help you Live Large in the New Year. Plan to play at Fitzgeralds Saturdays, Jan. 7, 14, 21 and 28 where ev-eryone is a winner, 6 – 10 p.m., with 4X points on slots when you activate your entries for the Livin’ Large Giveaway. At 6 p.m. and 10 p.m., we will randomly select five winners each hour to pocket $1,000 cash. The deadline to register is 9:30 p.m. for the 10 p.m. drawing and 4X points is not valid on video pok-er or keno. Key Reward mem-bers receive one free entry, plus additional entries for every 50 base points earned for the week and one for each day you play during the drawing week. Platinum Members receive 2X bonus entries for every 50 base points earned on Wednesdays and Access Members receive 3X bonus entries for every 50 base points earned on Thurs-days.

Monday Mania SlotTournamentReel in the cash with Monday Mania Slot Tournament every Monday in January. It’s easy and only 50 base points to sign up. 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.

Wealthy Wednesdays Slot Tournament Join in on the fun and play the $1,000 Wealthy Wednesdays Slot Tournament every Wednes-day in January. Just earn 50 base points before registration. Register between noon – 1:50 p.m. and the tournament begins at 2 p.m. Top score wins $300, 2nd place wins $200, 3rd place wins $150 and 4th-10th place will win $50.

Tiered MultiplierMultiply your cash back every Friday in January. Gold Mem-bers will receive 2X points, Plat-inum Members will receive 3X points, and Access Members will receive 4X points for the gaming day. Not valid on video poker or keno.

Harley Davidson Motorcycle or $8,000 CashPlay in our Sun Harley Party Pit for your shot at a wild new ride or cash. Qualify to win a Harley or cash every Friday and Sat-urday at 8:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Qualifiers will return on Feb. 4 and one lucky finalist will have the choice of a new Harley or $8,000 cash. There will be a last chance qualifying drawing on Feb. 4, at 6 p.m. and we’ll award the Grand Prize at 8:30 p.m.

$50,000 Progressive SweepstakesMake plans to be at Fitzgeralds Casino Jan. 15 for our $50,000 Progressive sweepstakes and you could be $35,000 richer. At 8 p.m., 20 winners will be selected to choose from 240 pods. One pod contains the grand prize of $35,000. 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 ev-ery 250 base points earned on your Key Rewards card from Jan. 1 – 15 at 7:30 p.m.

Winter Gear GiveawayStay warm with some cold hard cash. Thursdays, Jan. 12 and 26, from 11 a.m. – 7 p.m., or while supplies last, Fitzgeralds is giving away a cozy scarf, hat, mittens and ice scraper set; plus, you could win up to $100 cash. Earn 100 base points then come over to the promo-tional area to claim your gift and play the Winter Gear Giveaway Game. Not all winter gear con-tains cash.

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 discount-ed menu at the Shamrock Cafe. Spin to Win Spin on Sundays in January from noon – 8 p.m. and you can multiply your cash back up to 10X, be sure to stop by the host stand to spin the wheel before you play.

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$2,012 Power Hour drawingsBe at the Isle on New Year’s Day and each Friday in Janu-ary for the $2,012 Power Hour Drawings. Each hour from noon – 6 p.m. hourly drawings will take place for $2,012. Receive one free entry daily and earn additional entries for every 15 unadjusted bonus points earned each giveaway day.

Ski in and cash out with $1,000Ski in and cash out on Tuesdays and Wednesdays in January, 8 a.m. – midnight. Guests will receive one free swipe each promotion day to win cash prizes up to $1,000. There is a guaranteed cash prize with each swipe.

$10,000 Jackpot SweepstakesQualify Jan. 9 – March 24 to win up to $10,000 in the Jackpot

Sweepstakes on Saturday, March 24. Guests of the Isle will receive one free drawing entry with each hand-paid taxable jackpot of $1,200 or more.

Bus fare refundDo you ride the bus to Black Hawk? The Isle will refund your bus fare up to $20. Sim-ply earn 35 unadjusted points on your IsleOne card and present your return bus ticket to the guest service center or the IsleOne club. Table games players will receive their bus fare back with four hours of consecutive play.

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, a free soft serve ice cream and a free Calypso’s Buffet after earn-ing five unadjusted points. For complete details, please visit the IsleOne club. Point multiplier is not valid on video poker games.

Fantastic 40 Plus All guests age 40 or better can participate in the Fantas-tic 40 Plus club on Thursdays. Guests will receive 4X points on their favorite slots, a free buffet after earning five unad-justed points or earn 50 unad-justed points and receive $40 to Farraddays’. Point multiplier is not valid on video poker games.

Play $30 - $60 for Jan. 8 tournament$30 - $60 players can get a discounted buy-in or play for free in the $25,000 Hi-Roller Poker Tournament on Jan. 8 with their December play. Play 30 hours of $30-$60 and re-ceive a voucher for $270 to-ward the tournament buy-in. Play 60 hours of $30-$60 and get a free $540 buy-in to the tournament. In addition, $30-

$60 players earn a free hotel room Sunday through Thursday or a $59 Friday-Saturday rate for just 3 hours of play.

New members receive free buffetAll new members of the IsleOne club will receive a free Calypso’s Buffet after playing just 30 min-utes 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.

Play and Stay Play 30 unadjusted points on your IsleOne club card on Sun-days through Thursdays be-tween 8 a.m. and 10 p.m. and stay the night on us. Check with Guest Services or the IsleOne club once you have earned your points to receive your hotel offer. This offer is valid only on the day the points are earned.

New menu at TradewindsTradewinds at the Isle has a new menu that features what we believe to be the best ham-burgers in Black Hawk. Whether you try the classics, a green chile and chipotle, the black and blue or mushroom and Swiss burger you will not be disap-pointed. Tradewinds even offers a mouthwatering cheeseburger burrito. So the next time you are hungry for a great burger, visit Tradewinds at the Isle Ca-sino Hotel Black Hawk.

Hotel is pet friendlyThe Isle Hotel has Pet Friendly rooms available for a small fee. Furry friends less than 50 pounds can en-joy a stay at the Isle with y o u . P e t friendly r o o m s will offer your pet use of a doggie bed, food and wa-ter bowls and a fenced doggie area. Disposable litter boxes will be available for feline guests. For reservations in a pet friendly room, call 303-998-7777. Rooms are subject to availabil-ity.

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Cash BlizzardEvery Saturday night in January, 6 – 10 p.m., 17 lucky winners will have a shot of winning up to $1,000 on the Wheel of Cash. If the $1,000 is not hit each Sat-urday night the Cash Blizzard keeps growing. On Saturday, Jan. 28 between 10:30 p.m. – midnight, we’ll give all the cash to four lucky winners who could win up to $1,000 each.

Free gift dayCozy up with a free Varsity Snuggie! Earn 250 base points on Sunday, Jan. 8, 10 a.m. – 8 p.m., and get yours. Don’t worry if you can’t make it on Jan. 8 because Canyon is giving them away again on Monday, Jan. 16, 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. Daily sup-plies are limited so hurry in.

Point appreciation fridaysWhen playing on a Canyon Club card every Friday in January all Canyon Club member will receive 3X points, VIP mem-ber receive 4X points and Platinum member receive 5X points on all slots! Points will automatically multiply as you play.

Triple point SundaysPlay on your Canyon Club card every Sunday and earn 3X points on all slots and video poker all day!

Canyon Grille Chef SpecialsTry one of two all new freshly prepared monthly specials. For only $6.99, try the tender bacon wrapped chicken breast stuffed with real crab meat, spinach, mushrooms and onions or the perfectly grilled southwest pep-per steak topped with sautéed mushrooms. The Canyon Grille is Open daily at 8:30 a.m.


Cover Story

Central City’s largest casino remodeled, re-themed and renamed By Jeffrey V. Smith

The wait is over. After months of speculation, Fortune Valley Hotel and Casino is finally ready to reveal its new name, and after 20 years of legalized gaming, Central City is finally getting a casino with a level of style and class worthy of its rich history.

Following a recently completed more than $20 million remodeling project – as well as announcement delays and abundant rumors – Central City’s largest casino recently revealed its new name: Reserve Casino Hotel. The new name was chosen because casino officials deemed the name was a better fit for the new renovations.

“The word ‘reserve’ means something special, just like a reserve bottle of wine or a reserve concert ticket,” Chief Operating Officer Dean DiLullo said

The completely renovated casino has enhanced the gaming options in Central City, which now has a casino featuring a level of refinement and sophistication more common in its prosperous, gold-mining heyday. The new, crisp, upscale and modern décor, however, brings the property into the 21st century and elevates the gaming and entertainment experience Colorado gamblers have come to expect in the first 20 years of gaming.

The long-anticipated changes are immediately apparent and feature a sleek, boutique-style design. All over the casino, state-of-the-art column lighting and sound systems accent the mood, contemporary furniture defines the style, and photos of performing rock musicians and music-related memorabilia adorn walls throughout the gaming area.

“We’re excited to take the gaming and entertainment experience to the next level,” DiLullo said. “The Reserve Casino Hotel is the ultimate Colorado casino experience with Vegas-style gaming that focuses on guest service.”

In an effort to provide an experience and theme distinctive from other casinos in Central City and Black Hawk, remodeling of the property began almost immediately after Novi, Mich.-based Luna Gaming acquired it in January 2011. New additions to the casino include a completely renovated gaming area with new slots, a new live poker room and table games like blackjack, roulette and craps. Newer specialty games like 3-card poker, bonus 6 and buffalo blackjack are also offered. The casino features

more than 700 of the “hottest slots, the latest progressives, and the very best in video poker.” It also claims the largest amount of jackpots paid in Central City.

The gaming area also includes “the best VIP slot area in Colorado,” the new “Celebrity Zone,” which showcases 130 of the newest slot and video poker machines available to the public and includes loose bar-top video poker machines, a big-screen HDTV and the “fastest complimentary drink service in town.”

Other renovations pay homage to the music world with rock-themed décor like the a 65-foot, guitar-shaped bar – the world’s largest in a casino – that features 14 slot machines, autographed guitars, big-screen HDTVs, a state-of-the-art sound system, comfortable lighting and friendly bartenders.

One of the main music-related assets added during the casino’s renovations is the more than 300-person Las-Vegas-style lounge named the Lava Bar, and its million-dollar audio system. The unique room features a sunken stage, dance floor, private bar, three levels of seating and a special VIP area. Several seating areas around the room feature comfortable, inviting couches and Lava lamps. It’s the best room for live music in any Colorado casino, and easily ranks near the top of any venue its size in the state.

The Lava Room was created for a variety of entertainment, comedy, sports and fight-night viewings as well as for live bands, dancing and a late-night club atmosphere. It is well equipped for watching sports thanks to plentiful HDTVs and an enormous sound system. Casino patrons can enjoy the room’s entertainment offerings, including nationally-touring bands, on most weekends. Stray Cats, Dave Mason and other national celebrities are rumored to have been booked for the casino’s official Grand Opening ceremonies planned for early 2012. Other upcoming events include country music singer-songwriter Elizabeth Cook on Jan. 14 and Denver’s beloved Hazel Miller on Jan. 20-21.

Another notable feature of the Lava Room, and the new renovations, is the large smoker’s patio conveniently located opposite the stage. With high-end heaters, comfortable seating and a one-of-a-kind Central City view, it’s a prime spot to step outside and take in the mountain atmosphere without leaving the lavish, comfortable confines of the Reserve Casino Hotel.

Additional renovations feature a VIP media room called “The Zone” featuring five HDTVs with a headset

for each guest, complimentary cocktails and snacks, and comfortable chairs; a new front desk and lobby area with a sleek design, photos of rock musicians and display showcasing the Captain America motorcycle from “Easy Rider;” a gift shop with an impressive Harley Davidson centerpiece; and numerous other changes to the décor and overall ambiance. The property’s accommodations have also been transformed into a modern boutique hotel with 118 “signature-themed” rooms and suites so guests can sleep in style.

The recent changes to the casino did not leave out food. The Reserve’s gourmet Ardore Steakhouse and Wine Experience is a Tuscan-style, fine-dining restaurant featuring a 500-bottle wine list and floor-to-ceiling glass display. In addition to serving some the city’s finest food, Ardore is set apart from other casino restaurants by its eight-person chef’s table – a secluded dining table to experience exclusive, chef-specialty dishes along with a chef’s visit. The quaint and elegant room is open Friday through Sunday starting at 4:30 p.m. See full feature on page 8.

For something affordable and fast,

the brand new Market Street Café is a quick and casual dining experience set up for patrons to quickly grab food and drink. Inside Market Street is the Java Express coffee bistro; The Chef’s Kitchen, a “we serve you” food line with chef’s favorite specialty dishes; and a pizza and beer hang out called the Pizza Pub.

The renovations and rebranding were completed in an effort to craft “Colorado’s ultimate casino destination.” The idea was to provide a unique experience, and make sure every guest feel like a VIP with all the comforts and amenities of a contemporary, world-class casino.

“It’s important to us that every guest feels special when they walk through our doors. We want to get to know our guests on a personal level and provide them with services they’ll remember,” DiLullo said.

The building housing Central City’s largest casino and hotel was built and opened as Harvey’s Wagon Wheel Casino in 1994. Harrah’s acquired the property in July 2001 when it purchased Harvey’s Casino Resorts. The branding remained Harvey’s. By

2003, the casino was purchased by a subsidiary of Centaur Gaming Inc. and in November 2003, Harvey’s officially closed, and Centaur debuted Fortune Valley Hotel and Casino the next day. The casino remained a Centaur property until the company filed for bankruptcy early in 2010.

The property was ultimately purchased by Luna Gaming Central City in a $10 million deal. The new owners, who also own a vineyard in Napa Valley and the Red Dolly Casino in Black Hawk, took over the casino in January 2011. Luna Gaming’s principal owner, Tom Celani, named the new intimate and casually elegant restaurant, Ardore, after his high-end wine from the Celani Family Vineyards.

The Reserve Hotel Casino is located at 321 Gregory St. in Central City and is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Accommodations can be booked by calling guest services at 800-924-6646 or by visiting www.reservecasinohotel.com. Reserve Casino Hotel can also be found on Facebook.

Reserve Casino Hotel is here

Reserve Hotel Casino’s new signs will go up Jan. 3.

Reserve Casino Hotel gift shop features a Harley Davidson motorcycle as its centerpiece.

The largest guitar-shaped bar in the country is at the Reserve. The casino has recently added several details to the interesting bar area.

Details, like this glass chandelier, add a touch of class and style to the newly renovated casino property.

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By Linda JonesTo rebrand a property, particularly a casi-

no, successfully, an impact must be made the moment the gambler enters. Everything in the physical space needs to be changed; gam-blers need to see, sense, smell a different vibe as soon as they enter. By most definitions, the Reserve Casino Hotel has successfully re-branded – remade – a tired, out of date casino (Fortune Valley) into a new “feel.”

Even the entrances have been changed: the corner one on the first floor is gone and the main entrance in the middle of the first floor has moved. The entrances from the parking garage to the elevators have been enclosed,

making them more welcoming (and warm-ing especially in the wintertime). Inside, the casino now looks lively, with new carpet, new paint and red, green and blue neon signs. The Guitar Bar is a stunning addition, but the big-gest changes may be in the food service.

By the time Fortune Valley was auctioned and acquired by Luna Enter-tainment, there were few diners in its restaurants. Now vibrant and var-ied food options occupy the restaurant footprint. Three different restau-rants on “Market Street” offer popular choices: Java Express, Chef’s Kitchen and Pizza Pub. All the food areas have a soothing neutral palette. All the furnishings, furni-ture, lighting and art are new. Executive Chef Jus-tin Ente presides over this “kingdom” of restaurants, including Ardore Steak-house.

Java Express serves more than specialty coffees – they offer 11 kinds of Panini sand-wiches, including breakfast paninis, and pastries. Pizza Pub makes several specialty pizzas, including supreme, white chicken, Hawaiian and veggie, and calzones.

The Chef’s Kitchen serves three buffet meals on weekdays and two on weekends. When I visited on a weekday mid-morn-ing, there was always a line for the break-fast buffet, which costs only $4.99 and looks – and smells – delicious. On Sat-urday and Sunday a Champagne brunch is offered for $9.99 from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. The Champagne brunch alternates between featuring peel and eat shrimp or lox as the star attraction, with all the usual dishes. The lunch buffet costs only $6.99 and is served from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m.; the dinner costs only $9.99 and is served from 4 – 10 p.m., Sunday through Thursday, and until 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. On Friday nights a carved

tenderloin & shrimp dinner is offered; on Saturday night the special is a prime rib dinner. The Chef’s Kitchen features BIG plates, about 14 x 12 inches, with a once-through philosophy, as all a person can eat can be piled on the super-large plate.

The upscale restaurant is Ardore, serving classic Italian dishes starting at $16. The en-trance to Ardore is striking – it’s a glass wine cooler from floor to ceiling, featuring wines from the Celani Family Vineyards. Ardore is open on Friday, Saturday and Sunday eve-nings from 4:30 – 10 p.m. The menu features many beef cuts, lamb, salmon, shellfish and more.

The Food & Beverage Project Manager for the Reserve, Ed Hernandez, said, “The future looks great. We’ll continue to add favorite items as guests request them and continue to expand.”

Hernandez is experienced in the casino business; he worked the last 15 years in Las Vegas casinos.

Ardore is the Italian restaurant at the Reserve Hotel Casino. It features a 500-bottle wine display and eight-person chef’s table. The restaurant is named after the casino owner’s Napa Valley vineyard.

Inviting new food options at Reserve Casino Hotel

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$100,000 Cash Reserve Drawings every Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. There will be 42 winners every weekend. More than $5,000 in cash awarded every weekend. There will be a $25,000 cash winner on Sunday, April 1

Slot TournamentsJoin in the fun at the Reserve Casino Ho-tel on Tuesdays and Thursdays in Janu-ary in the Celebrity Zone for slot tourna-ments, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m., daily. Win cash at 5 p.m. See Player’s Club for complete details and rules.

Free BingoPlay bingo for free in the Lava Room every Monday and Wednesday at 2 p.m.

Table games promotionsDrawings every Friday and Saturday night at 10 p.m. for a HDTV. Two TV’s are

given away every weekend. Earn entries on all games and receive one free entry per account per day. Must be present to win. See table games area for complete details.

Poker roomEnjoy poker parties every Friday in the Reserve’s Poker Room. There are daily low limit tournaments, Monday – Thurs-day at 11 a.m. Aces always win, Monday – Friday, midnight – 6 p.m.

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4X pointsEarn 4X points,

Monday – Thursday, in January, 10 a.m. – noon and 8 – 9:45 p.m. Must have a players card to earn the points.

2012 point giveawayMonday through Thursday in January, one guest between 1 – 2 p.m., one guest be-tween 4 – 5 p.m., and one guest between 7 – 8 p.m. will be randomly be selected to receive 2,012 points to be added to their

players card account. Must have and play with your card to qualify.

Progressive cash drawingsProgressive cash drawings on Friday, 6 – 11:45 p.m.; Saturday, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. and 6 – 11:45 p.m.; and Sunday, 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. Drawings will take place every half-hour and you will need a players card to get an entry.

Seniors day every TuesdayIn January on Tuesday, seniors 50 years and older will receive 2X points. They will also get a half sandwich and bowl of soup for only 99 cents.

Entertainment Enjoy live music every Friday and Sat-urday, 6 – 10 p.m., by our “one-man band” Greg Richards.

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2X MondaysEarn 2X points all day on all machines, including video poker. $1 = 1 Point

40 & Getting BetterFor those guests 40 and older, earn 2X points all day on all machines every Wednesday. $1 = 1 Point. Earn 200 base points and receive half off one menu item at Millie’s Restaurant.

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Annual Stock Show comes to town Jan. 7 – 22

By Rosemary Fetterespite recent efforts to move The Na-tional Western Stock Show to Aurora, other parts of Commerce City or near Denver International Airport, the show will go on and is coming to town

Jan. 7 – 22. The National Western became a local insti-

tution in the early 1900s, but the cow has al-ways been an important Denverite. Many ear-ly pioneers disenchanted with mining turned to agriculture and ranching. Taking advantage of the great open range, generally mild winters and the availability of Texas longhorns, cattle-men like John Wesley Iliff made their fortunes John Wayne-style. Ranchers joined together as early as 1867 to form one of Colorado’s first professional groups, the Colorado Stock Growers Association.

With the arrival of the railroads in 1870, Denver became the end of the trail for cattle-men driving their herds up from Texas along the Goodnight Loving Trail. The city’s first stockyards, known as the Elephant Corral, were located on Blake Street between 14th and 15th streets. Although cattle were originally shipped to Kansas City and Chicago, the cre-ation of the Denver Union Stockyards on June 1, 1881, made Denver a livestock hub, where Swift, Armour and Cudahy once operated major plants. In 1886, the company moved to its current location, between the South Platte River and Franklin Street to the east and west and W. 46th and W. 52nd Ave on the north and south, with the railroad tracks in the middle.

Stockyards included feedlots, slaughterhous-es, rendering plants and meat processing plants.

In 1898, the Denver Chamber of Com-merce, the Cattleman’s Association and other livestock growers held the city’s first stock show. At the time, Denver was barely recover-ing from the Depression of 1893, which shat-tered the economy of the entire state and left many homeless. With misguided public spirit, stock show organizers planned a giant public barbecue, which turned into a free-for all and discouraged further attempts, at least for a few years.

By 1905, the stockmen and Denver were ready to try again. Led by Fred P. Johnson, who ran the Denver Daily-Record Stockman, and Elias M. Ammons, Douglas county cattle-man, state senator and later Colorado gover-nor, the newly-united American National Live Stock Association held their first show on Jan. 29, 1906. Streetcars, carriages and special trains delivered the public to a free show that did not include a barbecue, with exhibitions that included 50 loads of feeder cattle, seven loads of breeding heifers, 11 loads of lambs and five loads of hogs. The Sells-Floto Circus, owned by Harry Tammen of The Denver Post, loaned the cattlemen a circus tent, which was replaced the following year by a 140 x 275 foot monstrosity manufactured by a local canvas company. (Challenged by January winds, the tent fell down once, but fortunately no one was injured.) Stock Show enthusiasts made do with the super tent until the 6,000-seat Na-tional Amphitheater opened in 1909, the same year livestock growers settled on the name, the National Western Stock Show.

Although the show often suffered the ef-fects of bad weather (the blizzards of 1910, 1913 and 1915 were particularly devastating), it was only cancelled once, in 1915, due to an epidemic of hoof and mouth disease. By 1920, ticket prices had been raised to 75-cents and the show was finally in the red. Seven years later, the National Western Stock Show had become the third largest in the world, bring-ing some 50,000 visitors to the city. That same year, Denverites began keeping their Christ-mas lights up in January, a tradition that still continues.

When the National Western Rodeo be-came part of the Stock Show in 1931, rodeo riders had an opportunity to win major prizes

and large sums along with the accolades. In-terestingly, the biggest star that year was not a cowboy but a horse named Midnight, who bucked off every rider who had ever attempted to mount the cantankerous creature. Star-ring in various rodeos beginning in the 1920s, Midnight eventually retired to a ranch in Plat-teville. His remains lie in the Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City.

In 1940, the National Western initiated a separate junior livestock show that allowed youngsters, many from 4-H groups, to com-pete for cash and ribbons. The show had be-come such a popular local tradition that, in 1947, taxpayers passed a $1.5 million bond for construction of the Denver Coliseum, dedi-cated Jan. 10, 1952, on the 46th anniversary of the National Western. That same year, the Westernaires, a Jefferson county organization of young riders, made their first appearance. The first show at the Coliseum, the largest in history up to that point, brought in $323,500. Two years later, Channel 9 covered the closing night rodeo, televised for the first time.

During the 1960s and ‘70s, stock shows in general lost popularity. Even the granddaddy of them all, the Chicago International Live-stock Exhibition, was cancelled in 1975. By purchasing additional land and expanding the site and its attractions, the National Western survived with the addition of a new Expo Hall and Stadium Hall in 1991 and a $13 million Events Center in 1995.

The fix was temporary, however. Rodeo of-ficials currently maintain that facilities are old, substandard and too expensive to maintain, and the Stock Show will go bankrupt in seven years without drastic changes. The solution is still under debate, with several proposals to the city that include keeping the show at its pres-ent location and expanding north and west, moving near the High Point development near DIA, or relocating near Dick’s Sporting Good Park in Commerce City. (Aurora bowed out of the competition two weeks ago.)

Whatever happens, however, supporters agree that the Stock Show will endure. In Den-ver, it’s just part of who we are.

For tickets and information, visit online at www.nationalwestern.com.

Denver Rotarians enjoy a night at the stock show. Left to right, former Rotary presidents Steve Mast, Bob Kapele and driver.

the city’s favorite winter event

The National Western Stock Show has something for every-one and is in town Jan. 7 – 22.Photos courtesy of National Western


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Y e a r s ago I saw a poster of two s c r u f f y v u l t u r e s on a bar-ren tree limb over-looking a d e s o l a t e l a n d -s c a p e .

One said to the other: “Patience my ass, I’m gonna kill something!” I took that to mean there are times when patience works and there are times when one must sally forth and kill something (so to speak)…meaning take action. Poker is like that; there are times when patience pays off and there are times when forceful action is needed.

My sweetie and I were headed to L.A. (that’s Lower Alabama to you Yankees) when we stopped at Binion’s Horseshoe Casino in Tunica, Miss., to try my hand at Southern Hold’em. The game had just begun when two players flopped the low and high ends of a straight flush. All those in the room play-ing the same game received a jackpot share – $1,278. The trip was paid for and I played perhaps 10 or 12 hands at most. I was in Fat City and still had most of the weekend to go.

I played live action for the next 4 hours

and netted a grand total of $6. It darn near drove me nuts – and that for me is just a turn around the block. Up $20 – down $15 – up $10 – down $20…it went on like that for hours. When time came for the tournament I was ready to go. I entered the $150 No-Lim-it Hold’em tournament, receiving another 5,000 in chips for a $10 dealer appreciation add-on. As a side-note, I’m in favor of this as I’ve seen players cash yet stiff the dealers who worked so hard throughout the event. That to me is being cheap and totally without class.

I made it a little more than half-way through the tourney until my Pocket 10’s were beaten by Q – J offsuit. So a little dinner at the Burger Bar with my sweetie and off to our room… “After all, tomorrow is another day.” [Since I’m way down south in Dixie as I write this, I thought I’d throw in Scarlet O’Hara’s final words from the movie Gone With The Wind].

The final day of our stay – Sunday – saw only 16 players sign up for the 2 p.m. tourna-ment where Saturday’s 4 p.m. event had more than 80. Perhaps it was the last weekend day prior to Christmas causing the low turnout or all the football games on the tube, so I decid-ed to play live action for the afternoon. Since the Bronco’s performance that game was less than stellar, I really had to focus on the poker.

A $2-5 No-Limit game was barely above a “limp-fest;” meaning 8 or 9 players seeing the flop was common. If anyone showed the least

bit of aggression toward the pot just about ev-eryone would fold and the winner would rake in a small stack consisting of blinds. It was not a way to make a killing but time and again I did this – didn’t matter if I had a hand or not – and they would lay down their hands. I was ahead about $300 after three hours of play; it was then the poker gods looked down at this poor sinner and decided to test my mettle. I went absolutely card dead; and when I tried to steal blinds and pots, someone would wake up with a marginal hand, call, and win. This went on for around a half an hour before I realized what the poker gods had done. So I changed gears and tightened up…a lot.

After more than an hour of the “Tighten Up” and exercising patience (refer to the vul-ture story above), I looked down at Pocket 6’s from early position. I decided I was going to “kill something” with that hand, and it was going to be them or me. I raised and, I swear, I got 7 callers. Still amazed I saw a flop of 7-6-2; the leader checked so I made a ¾ pot bet and got 5 callers. What could they have? The turn brought a 5; now there was a numerical-ly coordinated board out there. I bet half the pot and got four callers. An Ace on the river didn’t help my digestion much but I figured it was ‘do or die’ time and I went all-in. Two callers. My set held up as the others mucked their cards facedown. It took me the rest of the session to stack those chips.

Poker is strange and funny like that; one must exercise patience when things are not going your way and then there are times when action must be taken. The key is recognizing the time for each of those possibilities…while thinking about poker.

E-Dog (aka Erick Lind-gren) has been a top Vegas pro for a number of years but he has never cashed in the Main Event at the World Series of Poker. He was de-termined that 2011 would be different. He started out very bad the first day. He was down to less than 4,000 in chips. However, by day 5, he had worked his way back to more than 300K in chips when the following hand came up.

Everyone folded to E-Dog on the little blind. He put in a raise to 40K. The small blind called and the flop came KQQ. E-Dog bet 50K and the small blind went all-in. He had E-Dog covered. To many players, this would have been an instant call, but E-Dog took 2-3 minutes with his pocket aces. Then he saved his tournament by showing his aces and throwing them in the muck.

The incredulous player in the small blind then rolled of his pocket kings that would have been a huge favorite to bust E-Dog if he had called.

This was a truly great play by a great player.


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Aristocrat slots stand the test of time

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It’s a fact of life in casinos na-tionwide that a majority of the new slots that are introduced every year do not have longevity. They debut with much fanfare and enjoy flings of popularity among players before falling out of favor.

Unproductive units are quick-ly replaced with new products by slot directors and the cycle begins all over again.

This dynamic is what keeps the research and development divisions of the world’s leading slot manufacturers busy in their collective quest to introduce new components to the games incor-porating bonuses and interactiv-ity.

Think about it: Since new wave video slot technology was intro-duced to casinos in the United States in the mid-‘90s, countless game themes have come along and very few, if any, can still be found on casino floors.

Contrast this with some spin-ning reel classics from IGT such as Double Diamond, Triple Dia-mond and Red, White, & Blue Sevens, or Blazing Sevens from Bally Technologies, which are still being played after well more than a decade.

A notable exception to the short life span of slot concepts is the popular MKVI platform of games introduced in the United States by Aristocrat Technologies in late 2002.

You may not recognize the name of the platform, but you’ll certainly recognize the game titles: Scatter Magic, Flame of Olympus, Geisha, Tiki Torch, Double Dolphins, etc. It’s only scratching the surface of a port-folio of well over 100 themes that

Aristocrat’s prolific game devel-opment teams unveiled.

These games and many more, including Pompeii, Queen of the Nile, Wild Cougar and Penguin Pays, enjoy enduring popularity among gaming fans that favor low denomination multi-coin/multi-line video slots.

Aside from their longevity, the most amazing aspect they have in common is simplicity. No elaborate electronic platforms, enhanced audio/visual capabili-ties, engaging interactive touch-screen bonus features, or mar-quee top boxes.

Just back-lighted cabinet and top box glass with game graphics and title, a video grid of symbols that is surprisingly uniform with many of the titles, and a bonus that gives players what they ap-parently want most of all from slot games: free spins and multi-pliers.

Perhaps what’s most familiar among all the game components to players is the “fire alarm” bell

that sounds when a player en-ters a second screen free spin bonus round, not to forget the celebratory electronic tunes that play when a big payoff is hit, or the prompts that pop up on the screen congratulating players on “Dream Result” or “Sensational.”

It’s the anticipation of getting the correct configuration of the free spin bonus round symbols, many of which are 3-D graphi-cally enhanced, that keeps play-ers coming back for more from Aristocrat’s veteran slot machine arsenal.

The company may embrace its core product, but it also has en-hanced its capacity through the years, such as introducing “Reel Power” technology, whereby players buy reels instead of lines. They’ve also been technological leaders in the slot industry with bonus-bank games such as Mr. Cashman, Lil’ Lucy and hyperlink progressives.

Thinking About Poker: Patience

FULLHOUSEBy Drew Chitiea

Erick Lindgrenwww.Ericklindgren.com

The pok-er craze has come and gone but the haze of c o n f u s i o n remains –

was poker the best card game or was black-jack? Many blackjack players made it over to the poker table in the wake of the poker boom that quickly went bust...or at least quieted down as many who were not cut out for the game grew disappointed with the results.

The poker rooms are not the hotbeds of ac-tivity they once were. But the blackjack tables haven’t fully recovered either from the migra-tion out to poker.

What is my perspective on all of this?I knew the poker boom would fizzle out,

like all crazes. Too many people sought riches at a game that’s a lot tougher to make a living at than some think. At least, a big killing.

I should point out to those who haven’t yet read my books, though, that I’m an expert at blackjack, having done more than 10 years of cutting edge research into every aspect of the game, including card behavior (which no one’s done before, to my knowledge). I play poker successfully too, but I would never characterize myself as a poker expert because I feel that moniker requires that you’ve done some poker research. My shuffling studies have helped me beat both games, however.

That being said, I’ve played professionally for enough decades to give some general com-ments in comparing both games and in sug-

gesting who is cut out to play each.You see, to me, poker makes a great sec-

ondary card game. I am admittedly biased because my first love was blackjack. But ob-jectively speaking, I believe poker to have a lower yield.

That is, to me, for many mathematical rea-sons and reasons based upon card behavior, poker offers less dependability when it comes to profits and a lower expected take at the end of the day - if you play both games conserva-tively.

If you’re a reckless gambler then both games afford the opportunity to play stupidly and make the same amount of money if your recklessly large bet luckily comes in on any one hand - in other words if you try to make a profit off a big roulette-style hail Mary bet, based on no rationale. But that’s not the way to play if you want to have some money at the end of the year.

Speaking of which, I was startled to find, upon reading every poker book I could get my hands on, how many of the poker people had gone absolutely broke playing the game - and many of them admitted going broke multiple times.

That, right off the bat, speaks to a game that’s more risky and less profitable than blackjack. I never once came close to being in the red playing blackjack, much less went broke. And I would never devote my life to playing a game where that was the risk.

I want a game that can produce depend-able profits over time and one that doesn’t require going “all in,” risking everything over

one hand. And a game I can realistically build up profits on a continual basis. That’s black-jack.

While I play no-limit and limit poker, I play conservatively because even the best-looking poker hands can be busted at a 10- or 11-play-er table, which is so typical of casino poker these days. And there’s something in me that objects to working hard for hours only to lose my entire stake in one fell swoop to some idiot who hangs on to an 8-2 in Texas Hold’em to the bitter end, drawing a full house with the turn and river.

That kind of thing never happens in black-jack. You’re not required to go all-in to defend your hand. Nor is the size of your bet depen-dent upon how many players decided to join the fray, pushing the pot to a size that makes huge bets seem reasonable when they’re not necessarily worth the risk.

Another thing: I’ve played at poker tables where I’ve gotten not one single hand in sev-eral hours of play. If that happened at a black-jack table, I would have been gone long before an hour is through. Blackjack, at a table with good cards, offers a high percentage of de-pendably winning hands - and rounds that my cutting edge system can identify in advance of the deal as winners. In contrast, you cannot identify a winning hand in poker before the cards are dealt. Ever. That’s a huge difference too.

Don’t get me wrong - I love poker. But not as much as blackjack. And I win much more than not at poker, but my take always seems to be much less than what I would have made

at blackjack. So I enjoy it as a secondary game.And, as Phil Helmuth has pointed out,

poker is a game of people that just happens to involve cards. If you cannot read players to tell when they’re bluffing or tell what hand they’re likely holding, don’t even consider poker. If you cannot put on a poker face no one can read, don’t play poker.

And that’s another thing - a few players who are playing in concert at a poker table can provide treacherous opposition. They can make it tough to win.

That kind of thing would never happen at a blackjack table - if you’ve chosen your casino and table wisely and carefully.

With patience, a conservative player can make a good deal of money at blackjack us-ing my system, whatever level methods you’re using. But even the best poker players admit-tedly go broke from time to time.

Since I’m a conservative guy, I don’t like that part of the picture. And since I play pok-er conservatively (as I do blackjack), I guess I’ll always be complaining that I could have won more had I played blackjack. But pokers sometimes a fun diversion, even if the take is modest when played conservatively.

(To give you a clue: I play poker much more like Dan Harrington than one of the ag-gressive young Turks.)

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Gaming

How bet size and other factors affect your chance to keep on truckin’Casino aficiona-

dos who are in the hole but not broke often don’t quit to cut their losses but stay in action, hoping to climb back out. The question therefore arises of gambling in a way that minimizes risk of going bust. The answer involves

choosing what to play and – when there’s a choice – propositions on which to bet and/or strategies to follow, as well as the size bets to make.

Notwithstanding premonitions commonly claimed post facto by winners of big jackpots, nobody can predict how they’ll fare in any particular instance. The probabilities that a bankroll will suffice for any desired session duration, however, can be calculated using risk of ruin analyses.

Many solid citizens visit casinos knowing what and how they’ll play. Someone may be a craps devotee who always bets Pass with triple Odds and place two numbers. Or a blackjack buff who follows strict Basic Strat-egy. Or a video poker fan who goes for deuces wild games with certain payoff sets. In such cases, the house’s percent edge over them, the representative bankroll jumps up or down per

round – the volatility as characterized by what statisticians call standard deviation, and the average number of rounds per hour are pre-established.

The element remaining for folks like these to determine is bet size. Large bets are tempt-ing because, when successful, they can yield big profits or rapid recovery from earlier set-backs. But, when they bomb, fanny packs can run quickly dry. In a practical sense, bet size isn’t absolute, but some fraction of an individ-ual’s bankroll. Gurus sometimes value bank-roll in terms of a lifetime allocation of gam-bling money. For the majority of recreational casino visitors, including “regulars,” session-by-session stakes serve as more realistic start-ing points.

Imagine you go for Player at minibaccarat and, even if you fall behind, want to stay at the table for at least four hours without de-pleting an intended gambling budget. This is about 400 rounds. The house’s edge will be 1.2 percent and the standard deviation will be roughly equal to your wager. Betting 2 percent of your initial bankroll (e.g., $5 for a $250 stake), the probability of still being in contention after four hours is 97.8 percent. Double the bet to 4 percent of your bankroll (e.g., $10 for a $250 stake) and your prospects for surviving this long drop to 72.0 percent. Betting 10 percent of your bankroll (e.g., $25 for a $250 stake) reduces your outlook to 31.1

percent. And if you let avarice get in the way of reason with bets of 20 percent of your bank-roll (e.g., $50 for a $250 stake), the likelihood you’ll withstand the downswings is only 15.2 percent.

Say you have a friend who prefers the lei-surely pace of roulette. Pretend this person normally bets on Red at a double-zero rou-lette table where both Black and Green lose. The house has 5.3 percent edge, over fourfold that on Player at baccarat. Red, like Player, pays even money so the volatility is roughly the same on both propositions – a standard deviation about equal to the bet. For 400 rounds, five or six hours in this game, chanc-es fall to about 88.8 percent of survival with bets at 2 percent of the stake, 43.0 percent of survival at 4 percent of the stake, 11.8 percent of survival at 10 percent of the stake, and 4.8 percent of survival at 20 percent of the stake.

Your friend might get bored with even-money bets, and opt to stick with roulette but wager on four-spot corners. These are less apt to win but pay 8-to-1. They still give the house 5.3 percent edge, but have volatilities with standard deviations about 2.75 times the wa-ger. Now for 400 rounds, the probabilities are 50.2 percent of survival with bets at 2 percent of the bankroll, 24.3 percent of survival at 4 percent of the bankroll, 9.1 percent of survival at 10 percent of the bankroll, and 4.4 percent of survival at 20 percent of the bankroll.

Decreasing edge, standard deviation, frac-tion of the bankroll bet per round, and num-ber of rounds all enhance the probability of surviving sessions – and conversely. As a very rough rule of thumb (for the mathematically inclined, based on a multiple regression and having an 87 percent correlation with the re-sults of risk of ruin analyses), changes in the probability of survival are:

• 2 percent rise (drop) for every 1.0 percent drop (rise) in edge,

• 5.5 percent rise (drop) for every one wa-ger-equivalent drop (rise) in standard devia-tion,

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homas Allen, Jr. (1849-1924) was born and grew up in St. Louis, where most of his congressman father’s railroad business was cen-

tered, and in Pittsfield, Mass., his father’s birthplace and summer retreat. Part of his

early education was under a tutor, Albert Pulitzer, af-ter whose brother, Joseph, the Pulit-zer Prize was later named. He began studies at Wash-ington University in St. Louis but he never gradu-ated because of a lengthy illness. In 186,9 James Wil-liam Pattison, an art teacher at

Washington University, was taking a group of students on a sketching expedition to the Rocky Mountains, and Thomas Allen joined them. This was to be a life changing experi-ence for him.

To reach the mountains, the group went

through Denver, the capital of Colorado Territory. There had been a race between the Colorado Central RR out of Golden and the Denver Pacific RR to get the right-of-way to join the Union Pacific in Cheyenne. The Denver Pacific got the funds first, but the connection had not yet been made and would not be completed until 1870. So, in 1868 when Kit Carson, famous western scout, trapper and soldier, was returning from the East to Colorado to die he took the North Western RR from Chicago to Council Bluffs, Iowa, and boarded a ferry to Omaha to catch the Union Pacific to Cheyenne, Wyo. (It was the lack of a bridge over the Missouri River from Council Bluffs to Omaha that kept the Central Pacific RR and the Union Pacific RR from being a true “transcontinen-tal” railroad.)

Carson then had to take a stagecoach to Colorado. This is probably much the same way that the group of artists from St. Louis traveled after making a train connection to Chicago. The year 1869 would have been an exciting year to take the Union Pacific.

On May 10 the tracks of the Central Pa-cific out of California had joined the tracks of the Union Pacific from Omaha, Neb., at

Promontory Summit, Utah. That year was a banner year for travel around the world because France completed the Suez Canal. The two projects considerably shortened the time it would have taken to circle the globe. Thomas Allen, Jr. kept an illustrated journal of his trip, which, after much searching by earlier family members and myself, has sad-ly never been found. Based on his newfound passion, he decided to pursue art as a career. He studied art in St. Louis probably at least in part with James Pattison until 1871 when he left to study for a time in Paris.

There was good reason that he would not have left until late in 1871. In 1870, France declared war on Prussia. That led to the siege of Paris by Prussia followed by the hid-

eous reign of the Communards. Then the city was “rescued” by the National Guard troops from Versailles leading to even great-er atrocities. It wasn’t until the last half of 1871 that Americans and American artists began filtering back to Paris, according to The Greater Journey, Americans in Paris by David McCullough.

In 1872, Thomas Allen, Jr. enrolled in the Royal Academy (Kunstakademie) in Dussel-dorf, a part of Prussia, to learn painting. In 1876 his painting, The Bridge at Lissengen, was his first work chosen of many to be ex-hibited at the National Academy of Design in New York. After spending vacations visiting the art centers of Great Britain and the Con-tinent, he graduated from the school in 1877 and moved to the artists’ colony of Ecouen, France, where his early instructor J.W. Pat-tison was also living. He continued to travel throughout Europe in the company of noted artists of those times.

He also made voyages back and forth to see his family in Missouri and Massachu-setts. On one of these trips he toured the American West, and it is for the historic paintings he did then that he is best known. That will be my next story.


By Anna lee Ames Frohlich

[email protected]

Thomas Allen Jr. enrolls in the Royal Academy (Kunstakademie) in Dusseldorf in 1872 to learn how to paint.

Photos courtesy of Anna Lee Ames Frohlich

In 1876, Thomas Allen

Jr’s painting, The Bridge at

Lissengen, was his first

work chosen of many to be

exhibited at the National

Academy of Design

in New York.

“A musician must make music, an artist must paint,

a poet must write, if he is to be ultimately at peace with himself. What a man

can be, he must be.”- Abraham Harold


Trail’s End

Next count set for Feb. 17-20

Many Colorado bird lovers enjoyed a unique holiday tradition – counting birds. The annual Christmas Bird Count started 112 years ago, launched by orni-

thologist Frank Chapman as an annual event to observe, count and help protect American bird species. On Christmas Day, 1900, 27 bird counters across the country – including one

person in Pueblo – tallied a total of 90-feathered species. Since then, the CBC has become an im-portant and be-loved three-week event.

The annual Bird Count began in response to a lethal Christmas tradition called the “Side Hunt” where two op-

posing teams of hunters would shoot as many birds and small mammals as possible. The gory Christmas ritual ended with the win-ning team bringing in the largest pile of dead animals. The CBC encouraged people to count rather than slaughter our feathered friends.

Bird lovers already had witnessed declin-ing bird populations. They feared losing en-tire bird species like the Passenger Pigeon, once the most numerous bird species on the planet but gone by the early 1900s. So, the Audubon Society organized in 1905 to “con-serve and restore natural ecosystems, focus-ing on birds, other wildlife, and their habitats for the benefit of humanity and the earth’s biological diversity.” It was named for John James Audubon, a well-known ornithologist who catalogued, identified and painted North American bird species. Audubon’s bird paint-ings and prints are still treasured today.

Interest in nature and science flourished worldwide during the late Victorian era. In Colorado, folks flocked to the Denver Natural History Museum, fascinated with the diora-

mas of mounted birds and mammals posed in simulations of the animals’ native habitats. Observing birds soon became intertwined with protecting them.

Today, the National Audubon Society pro-tects birds by combining science and educa-tion and by influencing public policy and legislation. It accomplishes this via the Soci-ety’s network of members, 500 local chapters, numerous Audubon Centers and 24 state of-fices. The Christmas Bird Count grew as an essential conservation tool for the Audubon Society.

How it worksIn Colorado, 48 different Bird Count Cir-

cles spent all or most of a designated day, Dec. 12 – Jan. 5, counting and logging the types of species and numbers of birds they observed in a 15-mile-diameter circle (an area of 177 square miles). A Count Circle is subdivided into 15 sub-areas, each assigned to a volun-teer. The counting team is headed up by a lead Bird Compiler who provides the accumulate information to the Audubon Society. The Bird Counters hike, snowshoe and even ski into the forest, across the prairie or up the mountain-side where they spot, count and record the different birds into their species log. Many bird counters rely upon a published bird guide like Birds of North America (or even a smart-phone application) to distinguish the different species by their plumage, flight pat-terns, behavior and birdsong.

Some Bird Count groups started at sun-up; others began mid-day. Many met afterwards for a Tally Rally, chili supper or compilation dinner. Some areas targeted certain species, like owls in the Hotchkiss area. The Loveland Circle focused on gulls, raptors, waterfowl and Northern Pygmy-Owl inhabiting lakes and reservoir areas. Each participant paid a $5 fee that helps fund efforts of the Audubon Society.

The Great Backyard Bird Count, Feb. 17-20, gives bird lovers another chance to help out. This event creates a real-time snapshot of where birds are across the U.S. and Canada. Bird counters can do the job from the warmth and comfort of their home, counting the

feathered visitors who come to the bird feeder and perch on the back fence. Last year, partic-ipants turned in more than 92,000 checklists.

The resultsThe annual Christmas Bird Count is criti-

cal to gauging the health of bird populations. Climate changes are altering birds’ habitats and reshaping their migration patterns. The Audubon Society’s reports, created from the annual count, help assess how changing bird populations might impact entire biological systems.

The 2010 CBC shattered records. A total of 2,215 counts by 62,624 “citizen scientists” tal-lied more than 60 million birds. Counts took place in all 50 states, all Canadian provinces, plus 107 count circles in Latin America, the Caribbean and the Pacific Islands. The longest running Citizen Science survey in the world, the CBC is a shining example of “crowd sci-ence.”

And WHY are birds so important?Besides their beauty, grace, amusing habits

and lovely birdsongs, the feathered creatures eat insects, help scatter plant species and help control other species’ populations. Imagine how the prairie dog population would explode without the help of hungry hawks, falcons and eagles! Birds are also a critical food source for numerous other species.

Colorado is at a geographic crossroads. Many bird species migrate north-south along the Rocky Mountain chain. Migrating flocks often follow Colorado’s rivers, resting at lakes and reservoirs. For example, the well-known Sandhill Cranes travel seasonally through our San Luis Valley, where bird-lovers come to witness the spectacle of thousands of cranes. The birds’ visit inspires local events and fes-tivities like the mid-March Monte Vista Crane Festival in 2012.

Birding in ColoradoWith 430 bird species, Colorado is one

of the top birding states. Colorado has three Birding Trails that highlight habitats and spe-cies. The Eastern Plains Trail is a network for sighting grassland fowl, like the plover and the Greater Prairie Chicken. Migrating Snow Geese visit playa lakes and man-made reser-voirs especially in southeast Colorado. The Western Colorado Trail contains arid red-rock and canyon country, home to numerous desert species. The region also contains many species that flourish in orchards, farmlands and riparian areas and along reservoirs and west-flowing rivers. The Rocky Mountains Trail contains snow-capped peaks, deep can-yons and headwaters for several major rivers. One of this region’s most elusive bird species is the Black Swift that nests on steep and crag-gy canyon walls.

The Audubon Center at Chatfield State Park encourages children, families and adults to discover, learn and take action. Located alongside the South Platte River – an impor-tant wildlife corridor – the center offers visi-tors the chance to explore multiple bird habi-tats: forests, shrublands, grasslands, ponds and wetlands. Designated as an Important Bird Area by the National Audubon Society, the park hosts 345-bird species that live year-round or seasonally at Chatfield Reservoir.

Birding got a boost recently with The Big Year. This action-packed movie showed the story three master birders in a frenzied com-petition, attempting to count the most species they could spot all over the globe in a 365-day period. Perhaps you’ll get involved in this fas-cinating hobby?

Thank you Mom, Sally Green, for suggest-ing this article.

By Cathleen [email protected]

Birds eat insects, help scatter plant species and help control other species’ populations. They are also a critical food source for numerous other species. Photos by Cathleen Norman

Citizen scientists will again help out during the Great Backyard Bird Count, in mid-February.

This colorful Western Bluebird perches atop a fence post.

The Great Christmas Bird Count


Horoscope

Contact Mary Nightstar at [email protected] and type “horoscope” in the subject line.

CAPRICORN - (Dec. 22 - Jan. 20)“Lemons turn to Honey,” if you pay attention. An incredible amount of energy and attention to details will be necessary to make headway. Imagine an act of pollination and each thought is a piece of pollen. Now you know how many thoughts you must use to see progress. The Angels and Spirit hear your prayers. Lucky Numbers: 4, 21, 32, 48, 52, 74

AQUARIUS - (Jan. 21 - Feb. 19)Thoughts that linger from the past may rise to give regret. Your Spirit brings a healing and understanding that advances your feelings of forgiveness and, breaks the seals of grace and power in your soul. Things will ease and run smoother at the end of the week. Freedom is your keyword. Use it wisely. Lucky Numbers: 2, 17, 27, 47, 57, 79

PISCES (Feb 20 - March 20)Fear and uncertainty, along with the strength of the tidal wave or earthquake, will make you meet any trouble this week. Relationships need to be dealt with kid-gloves. Assure yourself you’ll take no abuse or accept other than the appropriate conduct we all deserve unless you choose to suffer. Lucky Numbers: 6, 23, 30, 42, 53, 73

ARIES - (March 21 - April 20)You may feel like you’re living on the edge emotionally. The planets will make things feel like you’ve been invited to ride on a super roller coaster and you can’t avoid the invitation. Don’t react to this unusual state of restlessness on your first whim. Take the time to think things out. Your future may be at stake. Lucky Numbers: 1, 16, 35, 45, 49, 69

TAURUS - (April 21 - May 21)You may be delegated to take on the leadership role in your house. You have the wisdom to choose correctly and things will work out better than you thought. If you’ve been a laid back Taurus, and you’ve been sitting on your pretty laurels, it might be time to shine those horns and show off your gold rings. Lucky Numbers: 11, 20, 34, 41, 60, 65

GEMINI - (May 22 - June 21)You could be making long term plans that will significantly affect your own and others future. This is a good time to start a savings account for the far future or those situations when “life happens.” Others are looking to you for your expertise, wisdom and leadership at both home and work. Lucky Numbers: 12, 15, 26, 46, 54, 74

CANCER - (June 22 - July 22)It’s time to take over your own reigns instead of living out the plans others have made for you. There are some decisions you need to keep to yourself and you may find yourself drawn to a new area of education or training. You may have been procrastinating and now must rush to catch up. Lucky Numbers: 7, 19, 25, 39, 55, 62

LEO - (July 23 – Aug. 22)Some changes you’ve been working towards may now finally happen. Some time may be spent with your family or children. There are a few people you’ll need to guard yourself against as some false rumors will be passed around. You may find your best protection is still a smile. Finances should begin to balance out. Lucky Numbers: 8, 22, 36, 43, 59, 66

VIRGO - (Aug. 23 - Sept. 23)You need to pay attention this week or you might just pay the price. Keep your foot off the pedal and make sure you return all messages. You’re usually ultra-attentive and don’t miss a thing. There are times when we all go through a fog patch. One aspect will make tasks feel they last forever. Lucky Numbers: 9, 24, 28, 38, 56, 70

LIBRA - (Sept. 24 - Oct. 23)It’s another payoff week for a Libra. Make sure your manners are perfect and you can count on your usual reward somewhere at the end of the tunnel. Children may need attention and you need to arrange a lunch or dinner for all. An important business deal may be made. The topic of betrayal may come up. Lucky Numbers: 10, 14, 33, 44, 51, 78

SCORPIO - (Oct. 24 - Nov. 22)Being on a trapeze will show you how important your timing is going to be. You may find you’re under a lot of pressure and may have to move at an incredible rate to catch up. Be sure your efforts are directed exactly towards smoozing in relationships and you do your work. This time is too important to blow. Lucky Numbers: 5, 18, 31, 40, 58, 63

SAGITTARIUS - (Nov. 23 - Dec. 21)A relationship may play a major part in your thoughts this week. Tuesday and Wednesday may be busy but things should smooth out after Thursday. Friday you may find yourself playing games that could cost you more than you thought. Secrets are revealed through people’s words. Lucky Numbers: 3, 13, 29, 37, 50, 60

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Add dash of oil into a hot sauté pan. Add garlic to hot pan and sweat until garlic is cooked. Add shallots and sweat until the shallots become translucent. Deglaze pan with 1 cup of white wine, add clams and cover until clams open. Once clams have opened add 1 lb of cooked spaghetti and remaining cup of white wine. Finish with a squeeze of lemon juice and chopped parsley for garnish.

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Quantity Ingredient1/4t garlic1/2t shallots 2c white wine

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