🌱 Meet the Colorado ranching family that helped Hollywood make Westerns

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In today's newsletter:

• Meet the Colorado ranching family that helped Hollywood make Westerns

Also on today's calendar: Monarch Casino - Mariposa Bistro and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Sunshine, with a high of 60 and low of 33 degrees.
• Thursday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 64, low: 35.
• Friday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 61 and low of 33 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• From ranching to the silver screen: The Draper Family's Western film legacy (aspenpublicradio.org) — For Wetmore’s Draper family, supplying livestock and wagons to Western movies helped keep the ranch going. Their work on 18 feature films included hauling wagons to Black Hawk and teaching Jane Fonda cattle work for “Comes a Horseman.” Today, Jerry Draper hopes her grandchildren will continue the family’s ranching tradition.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Black Hawk

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★ Featured events ★

Friday November 13

• MS Boys Basketball at Gilpin →
  Gilpin County Schools, 10595 CO-119, Black Hawk
  4:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday November 13

• MS Boys Bball vs Front Range Christian (Home)
  Gilpin County Schools, 10595 CO-119, Black Hawk
  4:00 pm

Monday November 16

• MS Girls Bball vs Belleview Christian (Home)
  Gilpin County School District, 10595 Hwy 119, Black Hawk
  4:00 pm
• MS Boys BBall vs Belleview Christian (Home)
  Gilpin County School District, 10595 Hwy 119, Black Hawk
  5:00 pm

Thursday November 19

• MS Boys BBall vs West Grand (Home)
  Gilpin County Schools, 10595 CO-119, Black Hawk
  4:30 pm

Friday November 20

• Monarch Casino - Mariposa Bistro →
  Monarch Casino, 488 Main Street, Blackhawk
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday November 11

• Seniors4Wellness Game Day
  Buchanan Recreation Center Bristlecone Lounge, 32003 Ellingwood Trail, Evergreen
  12:30 pm
• Wine, Women, and Wealth (WWW) in Golden →
  Connects Workspace Golden, 1301 Arapahoe St #105, Golden
  6:30 pm
• Jeopardy Bar League →
  Cactus Jacks
  6:30 pm

Thursday November 12

• Preschool Adventures at Evergreen Nature Center
  Evergreen Nature Center, 27640 CO-74, Evergreen
  9:00 am
• November Meeting: Native Plants for Beautiful, Sustainable Landscapes →
  Tommyknockers, 1401 Miner St, Idaho Springs
  12:00 pm
• Spouse/Partner Loss Support Group led by Mount Evans Home Health Care & Hospice
  Mount Evans Home Health Care & Hospice, 3081 Bergen Peak Drive, Evergreen
  3:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Loveland Ski Area posted a job opening for Rental Shop Greeter/Guest Coordinator - Seasonal, FT/PT in Georgetown. Apply here.
• SAS Retail Services posted a job opening for Retail Merchandiser in Eldorado Springs. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Black Hawk here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Idaho Springs

• Eastbound I-70 closed overnight Tuesday in Colorado mountains for Floyd Hill project (denverpost.com)

Evergreen

• Golden boys soccer topples Evergreen, advances to 4A semis (canyoncourier.com)
• Evergreen Pumpkin Smash combined carnage and composting (canyoncourier.com)
• Why Morrison's New Red Hotel Was Years in the Making (5280.com)

Golden

• Swimming: Cain's state title highlights Millennium shine at state - Litchfield Park / Goodyear Independent (yourvalley.net)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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