by Scott Land | Aug 25, 2021 | Articles
((Above photo–Sheep herded through Shaffer’s Crossing make their way toward the stock yards in Denver in 1920. Photo courtesy of Peggy Stock. This article awarded 1st place in the Jefferson County Historical Writers’ Contest)) To the driver...
by Scott Land | Aug 17, 2021 | Articles
Remember that Kool-Aid pitcher with the broad smile? How about the bowl of “M’m! M’m! Good! Campbell’s soup? And surely we were all a part of the Pepsi Generation? The common thread of these and many other successful advertising campaigns is Craig Tennant, Madison...
by Scott Land | Aug 12, 2021 | Articles
It’s the most dangerous “funny job” in America—fight bulls, save cowboys, make the crowd laugh. It’s the job description of a rodeo clown, known more professionally as a bull-fighter, a breed unto itself. Take Ted Kimzey, Rex Dunn, Larry Deges or Bryan Alexander,...
by Scott Land | Aug 12, 2021 | Articles
Salted or sugared, baked or raw, rhubarb is making a big comeback. Its roots, however, extend to the first century B.C., when it was used medicinally. Could that bite of rhubarb pie help what ails you? Its earliest use was in an antidote for poisoning. Through the...
by Scott Land | Aug 11, 2021 | Articles
The first article I wrote for this magazine, Red Rocks Views, was in 2017 about Mt. Lindo, The Cross on the Mountain. Since then, I uncovered more about the history of George Olinger, the man most responsible for what ultimately led to the cross being built. I also...
by Scott Land | Aug 11, 2021 | Articles
Part 1 of this story covered the history of how the Mount Lindo Cross came to be built on the side of a mountain in the southern foothills of Denver. Here we find out how complicated that was and meet the man who built it. You’ll also learn about the attempt...
