Column by Hal Walter
Local history – May 1996 – Colorado Central Magazine
If you ever hike up the North Taylor drainage in the Sangre de Cristo Range, you may find, hidden among the talus and buckbrush on the eastern flank of Rito Alto Peak, the remains of an airplane that collided with Earth back when my grandparents were buying equipment to fight World War II. The date was July 28, 1943.
Brief by Ed Quillen
Colorado politics – May 1996 – Colorado Central Magazine
And from the editors…
Right after he took office in 1975, Colorado Gov. Dick Lamm promised to “drive a silver stake” through a proposed metro-area highway.
Letter from Pete Hammond
Book Publishing – May 1996 – Colorado Central Magazine
Ed:
I should know better … but I can’t help butting heads with you a bit over your comments regarding keeping books in print.
Letter from Lisa Dolby
Rural life – May 1996 – Colorado Central Magazine
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Quillen,
I was particularly infuriated by an article by Mary Chapman that appeared in your March issue of Colorado Central. She and the other soul-suckin’ capitalistic snobs like her are the very reason why federal lands should not be privatized. If these pseudo-environmentalists can’t sustain themselves on rural livelihoods in the manner in which they are accustomed, what are they doing here and why are they blaming people who make $6 – $8 an hour for their economic problems?
Article by Ray James
Local Law Enforcement – May 1996 – Colorado Central Magazine
Start talking these days with people in this region about cops and chances are good you’ll hear a “Used to be…,” such as, “Used to be you never heard sirens here, now ya hear them all the time.” or “Used to be the cops would take you home if you were too drunk to drive.” or “Used to be you’d never see a cop car on the street, now you see them all the time.”
Review by Ed Quillen
Western novel – May 1996 – Colorado Central Magazine
The Way Through the Mountains
by Steve Frazee
Originally published in 1972
Published in 1996 by Leisure Books
ISBN 0-8439-3945-1
Review by Martha Quillen
Local history – May 1996 – Colorado Central Magazine
The Life Of An Ordinary Woman
by Anne Ellis
Copyright 1929
Houghton Mifflin Company paperback 1990
ISBN 0-395-54412-2
Article by Clint Driscoll
Local Artists – May 1996 – Colorado Central Magazine
Walking into Conrad Nelson’s Buena Vista studio is like walking into a workshop whose owner has not quite decided what business to go into. Chainfalls, chop saws and mechanic’s tool chests sit next to etching presses, drawing tables, computers, and clotheslines of drying prints.
Brief by Jeff Keidel
Water – May 1996 – Colorado Central Magazine
Ranchers, farmers, floaters, and anglers can now access accurate and up-to-the-minute water information for the Arkansas and other river basins through two new Internet services.
Brief by Marcia Darnell
Environment – May 1996 – Colorado Central Magazine
If they throw a reception, it’s official. Peter Coors, CEO of guess what company, was host to a buffet and speeches event in Alamosa on April 2 to announce the establishment of a Nature Conservancy program in the San Luis Valley.
Brief by Central Staff
Buena Vista politics – May 1996 – Colorado Central Magazine
Elsewhere in this edition, we have a long story on regional law enforcement.
In it, writer Ray James refers to Buena Vista Police Chief Dennis Upton and Town Clerk Julia Hupper.