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Smiles for Freedom

January 27, 2022October 1, 2021 by Cailey McDermott

While anxiety and fear surrounding dental care is as common as dentists portrayed as villains (“Little Shop of Horrors,” Marathon Man,” “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” etc.) Dr. Nicholas Brown, DDS, is attempting to flip the script one patient at a time. Brown practices at Relaxation Dental in Salida, and his motto reads, “Because there …

From the Editor

August 13, 2012March 1, 2012 by Mike Rosso

Honoring our Veterans

I was never a member of the armed services. My father was. He served during World War II as a lieutenant in the Army Air Corps, flying paratrooper missions over Germany. I graduated from high school two months after the fall of Saigon, which officially ended the U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.

For some reason I still have my selective service card – maybe for historical purposes, but I also recall that my lottery number was pretty high, something like 320, so I wasn’t too concerned about being drafted to fight in that ill-conceived conflict.

Eagles Summit Ranch – Winning with Integrity in the Sangre de Christos

August 13, 2012March 1, 2012 by Mike Rosso

By Jennifer Dempsey

When wounded war veterans arrive at Eagles Summit Ranch in Westcliffe, Dave Roever understands their skepticism.

“These men and women are beat up pretty badly and aren’t buying into anything until I walk in,” said the 65-year-old Vietnam veteran. “Then they see all the disfigurement, all the damage I’ve been through and there is an instantaneous bond. They see I’ve been down the road before them and they trust me. My biggest advantage is my scars, they scream authenticity.”

Fire and Rain on Mt. KIA/MIA

December 28, 2009June 1, 2008 by Staff

Article by Bill Hatcher

Veterans – June 2008 – Colorado Central Magazine

YOU PROBABLY KNOW what it’s like. You walk outside, early on a beautiful summer morning with thoughts and plans happily pulsing through your head, and then you stop. You hastily scan the horizon, nostrils flaring, and sniff. There’s a forest or grass fire somewhere, maybe in the next state, maybe just over the hill.

Remembering the Cold War

December 14, 2009November 1, 2004 by Staff

Article by Orville Wright

Veterans – November 2004 – Colorado Central Magazine

Ed Quillen contacted me about submitting something for the November edition of Colorado Central. He said another writer was also working on a couple of pieces related to Veterans Day. So I was asked to supply something that “Explored how military service affected the life of a guy who grew up in Salida.” The following is offered, although it is a wee bit above Mr. Quillen’s suggested word count. –O.W.

A Valley runs through it

December 14, 2009November 1, 2004 by Staff

Sidebar by Marcia Darnell

Veterans – November 2004 – Colorado Central Magazine

A Valley runs through it

The Korean War ended in 1953, but its famous border is marked half a world away, in the San Luis Valley of Colorado.

Homelake: Oasis with a purpose

December 13, 2009November 1, 2004 by Staff

Article by Marcia Darnell

Veterans – November 2004 – Colorado Central Magazine

HOMELAKE IS APTLY NAMED: It’s a lake, with trees and fish and peaceful waters, and it’s a home, the oldest veterans’ home in Colorado.

Homelake was founded in 1891 as the Colorado Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Home. Adair Wilson, a state senator from Del Norte, had passed legislation to establish a veterans’ home in the San Luis Valley a few years earlier. The site near Monte Vista was determined by the donation of land by two Monte Vista families, who continued to farm the acreage around the home for years. There was also a dairy on the property.