Quotes
"The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing." -Walt Disney
"If you look at what you have in life, you'll always have more. If you look at what you don't have in life, you'll never have enough." -Oprah Winfrey
"Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." -Benjamin Franklin
"You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose." -Dr. Seuss
"Great quotes come from great thinkers who are inclined to share their wisdom." -G. Eldon Smith
Every Day Earth Day
The Earth is sick like the rest of us. We can't mask it or vaccinate it. People we need to make changes in our living habits. Small changes ...but significant. Each individual's efforts may not seem to make a difference, but if we work together...
Three Colorado Miss Americas
Three Miss Colorados were fortunate enough to be selected as Miss Americas. Two in the 50s when the Miss America contest was very popular and of great interest. One in the 70s, early in the feminism movement.
Sharon Kay Ritchie was Miss America in 1956 (Miss Colorado 1955). After her reign she was an actress on Broadway and worked in TV series and game shows, married singer and golfer Don Cherry and had two children. In her life she was married three more times. She died in 2009 at age 72.
"The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing." -Walt Disney
"If you look at what you have in life, you'll always have more. If you look at what you don't have in life, you'll never have enough." -Oprah Winfrey
"Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." -Benjamin Franklin
"You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose." -Dr. Seuss
"Great quotes come from great thinkers who are inclined to share their wisdom." -G. Eldon Smith
Every Day Earth Day
The Earth is sick like the rest of us. We can't mask it or vaccinate it. People we need to make changes in our living habits. Small changes ...but significant. Each individual's efforts may not seem to make a difference, but if we work together...
Three Colorado Miss Americas
Three Miss Colorados were fortunate enough to be selected as Miss Americas. Two in the 50s when the Miss America contest was very popular and of great interest. One in the 70s, early in the feminism movement.
Sharon Kay Ritchie was Miss America in 1956 (Miss Colorado 1955). After her reign she was an actress on Broadway and worked in TV series and game shows, married singer and golfer Don Cherry and had two children. In her life she was married three more times. She died in 2009 at age 72.
Sharon Kay Ritchie Miss Colorado 1955 and
Miss America 1956
Marilyn Van Derbur, a Denver native, was crowned Miss America 1958. After serving in that capacity for a year, she returned to the University of Colorado and graduated with Phi Beta Kappa. Marilyn became synonymous with public speaking. After her graduation from CU, Van Derbur was hired by AT&T as the only spokeswoman for their television commercial on the “Bell Telephone Hour.” In addition to her honors she stood tall and beautiful and possessed looks, wit, and intelligence. ... Marilyn is a nationally recognized motivational speaker. Marilyn Van Derbur Atler became one of the most popular women to hold the title of Miss America.
Marilyn is married to Larry Atler and has one daughter. She was inducted into the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame in 1996.
Marilyn is married to Larry Atler and has one daughter. She was inducted into the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame in 1996.
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Marilyn Van Derbur, Former Miss America
Rebecca King, Miss America 1974
King was crowned Miss Colorado 1973 and later earned the title of Miss America 1974. King was a law student, who famously expressed feminist political views at the Miss America Pageant's morning-after breakfast following her coronation. She persuaded the Miss America Organization to award points for the interview section of the competition which formally was criticized as an exercise in dumb questions and dumb answers. She has spoken in favor of female empowerment at many schools and organizations after her Miss America reign.
.She married banker George Dreman in 1992 and has since used the name Rebecca King Dreman. King received a law degree from the University of Denver School of Law and became a practicing domestic-relations attorney specializing in divorce.
Rebecca King Miss America 1974
Skiing
Spring snow storms have extended ski season at several resorts and ski areas. Call before you go to be sure your destination is still open. Good Luck and Good Skiing and Boarding.
Good Books To Read
Murder in the Rockies
Two Miles High and Six Feet Under
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