Story by Olivia Prentzel and Photography by Hugh Carey, The Colorado Sun SILVERTON — On a freezing day in late February, a racer clicks into his skis along Notorious Blair Street, ready to race. He tightly grips a cotton rope that’s tethered to a cowboy’s saddle, anticipating a sharp jolt before the horse sets off […]
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Cheyenne Frontier Days canceled for 1st time in 124 years
By Mead Gruver and Pat Graham, The Associated Press CHEYENNE — Cheyenne Frontier Days, billed as the world’s largest outdoor rodeo, has been canceled for the first time in its 124-year history due to the coronavirus, the city’s mayor told The Associated Press on Wednesday. Event organizers decided the risk of spreading the virus was […]
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In mostly rural Colorado, the four-day school week has taken hold. But what do communities do with “Fifth Day”?
PEYTON — Everything ties into everything in education, Tim Kistler likes to say, and the superintendent of the rural Peyton School District 23JT offers a case-in-point as he makes his way into a spacious, generously outfitted wood shop hung with banners for its industrial sponsors early on a Thursday morning. This woodworking class, where students […]
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Gay rodeo is branching out to women, straight competitors while staying true to its inclusive roots
GOLDEN — Cowboys in worn-out Wranglers are leaning on the fence, watching as the bucking chute opens and a steer busts out. Kids climb the stands carrying hot dogs, and a Florida Georgia Line song blasts from the arena speakers. It feels like every rodeo, especially when the announcer cracks a corny joke about “Denver, […]