Column by Hal Walter
Education – February 1996 – Colorado Central Magazine
The ’95 election will go down in history as the first time Custer County voters banded together against unchecked real-estate development, by wisely rejecting a proposal for a new $4.3 million elementary school. The new school flunked by a margin as tall as the mountains that shadow the Wet Mountain Valley. Hip, hip, hooray!
Letter from Matt Hutson
Transportation – February 1996 – Colorado Central Magazine
Dear Ed,
I just received the latest edition of Colorado Central and enjoyed it very much. I’m also a railroad nut and I liked your Letter From The Editors. I fear there is no hope, however. Many thousands of miles of track have been ripped up in this state with few getting reprieve.
Letter from Clint Driscoll
Idealism – February 1996 – Colorado Central Magazine
Editor:
Although at first reading it was easy to sympathize with Ken Wright’s complaint in his modest proposal in your January issue, further consideration leads me to believe Mr. Wright has become the victim of one of the West’s many illusions, i.e. an idyllic, rural lifestyle can be led forever in the Rocky Mountains.
Review by Ed Quillen
Recreation – February 1996 – Colorado Central Magazine
Making Tracks – An Introduction to Cross-Country Skiing
by Dave Wicks
Published in 1995 by Pruett
ISBN 0-87108-849-5
Review by Ed Quillen
Climbing – February 1996 – Colorado Central Magazine
Rock Climbing Colorado – Your introduction to 1,500 routes
by Stewart M. Green
Published in 1995 by Falcon Press
ISBN 1-56044-334-0
Review by Allen Best
Mountain Rescue – February 1996 – Colorado Central Magazine
The Falling Season: Inside the Life and Death Drama of Aspen’s Mountain Rescue Team
by Hal Clifford
Published in 1995 by HarperCollins
ISBN 0-06-258565-7
Article by Lynda La Rocca
Local Artists – February 1996 – Colorado Central Magazine
Charlotte Hamity paints what she sees — and what she’d like to see.
The result is finely executed, delicately shaded watercolors depicting familiar scenes of Leadville and other Colorado mining towns.
Article by Sharon Chickering
Rail trails – February 1996 – Colorado Central Magazine
The name Leadville is synonymous with mining, railroads, and mountains. What better way to showcase the area’s fascinating history than to connect various parts with a multi-purpose trail benefiting local residents as well as tourists? Taking advantage of miles of abandoned railroad beds that linked major mining areas of the last century, a group of Lake County citizens is hard at work developing the 10.2-mile Mineral Belt Trail.
Article by Ed Quillen
Railroad abandonment – February 1996 – Colorado Central Magazine
Granted, trains might still be running between Cañon City and Dotsero this time next year.
Essay by Martha Quillen
Politics – February 1996 – Colorado Central Magazine
As last year waned, I fantasized about all the things I would do to make 1996 a better year. In 1996, I would eat better, exercise more, and get organized. I would keep current on correspondence, and I wouldn’t get behind on housework. My desk wouldn’t be piled with unread newspapers, and I would actually read all of the review books sitting by the bed.
Brief by Central Staff
Agriculture – February 1996 – Colorado Central Magazine
If you thought “alien invaders” meant little green creatures stepping out of flying saucers and taking over the world, then you need to indulge in a second thought.
