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The Sheep Who Wouldn’t Jump

October 27, 2021

Arts, Exclusive, Stories

Tags: Bill Bunting, Grindstone, springfield

‘Ole Cheryl and I were watchin’ a documentary on sheep and sheep dogs the other night. Now I was more interested in the dogs than the sheep but I have found there’s lessons to be learned from watchin’ all critters, even sheep. After the dogs had penned the sheep and they…
“Ten Nights in a Bar Room” by the Boston Amateur Dramatic Troupe: Theatre in 1880s Southeast Colorado

February 13, 2021

Arts, History

Tags: Al Jennings, Bill Thompson, Boston, East Enders, jennnings, old west, Southeast Colorado, Theatre

The Boston Amateur Dramatic troupe reproduced “Ten Nights in a Bar Room” at the Murray hall last Friday night. The weather was intensely disagreeable, and the crowd correspondingly small. There were not more than 150 people present. The troupe made a marked improvement over their first effort. The Citizen (Trinidad Colorado) 13 Jan 1888 The…
In Times Like These

July 24, 2020

Arts, Exclusive

Tags: local author, Wayne G Thompson

Ruth Caye Jones composed the gospel hymn titled above in 1943, during the uncertain times of WWII. During that decade, people did not know what to expect or what was coming next: would they live through the war, or die from bombardment or starvation? Uncertainty was in the air. Every generation faces difficult times at…
Crop Prospects for Southeast Colorado in 1888

May 22, 2020

History, Stories

Tags: Southeast Colorado, springfield, Vilas

PERSONS Stories and Incidents of the Early Day East Enders Before Baca County became a county in the spring of 1889 it was the eastern end of Las Animas county. As spring is upon us, I thought it might be good to look back at the crop prospects in Southeast Colorado in 1888. The following …
Jack Ratliff by Kathryn Ratliff Benes

May 9, 2020

Arts, Stories

Tags: J.J Ranch Prairie Cattle Company, Jack, Jack Ratliff, JJ, Pritchett, Southeast Colorado

Editors Note: I’ve often mentioned Jack Ratliff as the other Baca County Wanderer when writing about Orville Ewing. If you search online for Jack Ratliff will also find numerous postcards such as the one below which he sold during his travels. We are fortunate to be able to post the following below from his granddaughter…
Growing Up in Baca County – Chapter 5 Part 2- John Havens

April 30, 2020

History, Stories

Tags: 1930s, Dirty Thirties, dust bowl, John Havens, Vilas

As the dust storms increased many of the farm families and a few of the town residents had to pull up stakes and look for greener pastures. As a kid working around the service station I observed first hand family after family load all their belongings into cars and onto pickups and head out to…
Growing up in Baca County – Chapter 10 – John Havens

April 12, 2020

History, Stories

Tags: Baca County History, guest writer, Homsher, John Havens, Vilas

On Saturday afternoons and evenings there was usually a little more activity in Vilas than other times, unless there was a ball game going on out of town. Farmers would come to town and bring their cans of cream to leave at Tony’s Market and to stock up on groceries for the coming…
More Poems from Grandma Bamber…

April 5, 2020

Arts, History, Stories

Tags: Bamber, Nancy Hall Nelson, Nellie Grover Bamber, Poem, Pritchett

This is the 3rd of posts of Nellie Grover Bamber. It again is a true pleasure and honor to get to post these for my friend Nancy Hall Nelson. The image of Grandma Bamber printed on an early dot matrix printer is a piece of history in itself. The poems? Priceless. In the not so…
Growing up in Baca County – Chapter 9 Part 2 – John Havens

April 4, 2020

History, Stories

Tags: guest writer, John Havens, Vilas

Dad and Uncle Tony always looked forward to a reunion at the Boise City Cemetery of the Havens and Snodgrass clan. Then we went from Boise city to Guymon to place flowers on the grave of the 13 year old sister of my Dad’s and Uncle Tony. She had died during the year the…
Growing up Baca County – Chapter 9 Part 1 – John Havens

April 4, 2020

History, Stories

Tags: baca county, John Havens, Vilas

At one time Vilas could boast of a fairly large Hardware and Lumber Yard operated by the Hoarse Retherfords. It was located on the North side of Main Street to the far East. Coming back West was Mr. Wheeler’s Store. I believe there were 2 little houses located to the East side of the…

Category: Arts

The Sheep Who Wouldn’t Jump

“Ten Nights in a Bar Room” by the Boston Amateur Dramatic Troupe: Theatre in 1880s Southeast Colorado

In Times Like These

Crop Prospects for Southeast Colorado in 1888

Jack Ratliff by Kathryn Ratliff Benes

Growing Up in Baca County – Chapter 5 Part 2- John Havens

Growing up in Baca County – Chapter 10 – John Havens

More Poems from Grandma Bamber…

Growing up in Baca County – Chapter 9 Part 2 – John Havens

Growing up Baca County – Chapter 9 Part 1 – John Havens

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