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View of a Main Street intersection in Trinidad, Colorado, looking north on Commercial; shows the McCormick building and the Columbian Hotel.

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Denver Public Library Special Collections, X-1942

Label reproduced on photoprint from original negative has the outline of an artist's palette with lettering inside that reads: "Copyright 1908, by Detroit Publishing Company."; Stamp on back of photoprint reads: "Reproduced from the collections of the Library of Congress."

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CAPPTON REID WILL BE AT PICKETWIRE ON MEMORIAL WEEKEND!

Sunday May 24th. 6pm. Come on out for GREAT music, GREAT BBQ, and a great time.

Bring your chairs. Bring your appetite. Do some boot scooting and enjoy an evening in God's Country in our open air courtyard and the Elkhorn Stage!

Hallmark Picketwire Lodge and Store

Legendary BBQ

7600 state highway 12

Weston CO 81091

719 868 2265

Beginning this Thursday, we will be moving in to our summer hours / days.

We will be open Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Monday and Tuesday ...11 am to 7 pm.

Sunday 11 am to 5 pm.

We look forward to seeing all y'all this summer!

Hallmark Picketwire Lodge and Store

Legendary BBQ

7600 state highway 12

Weston, CO 81091

719 868 2265

Written by Susan Ward and directed by Laura Crummer.

Featuring talented local performers, rich storytelling, and unforgettable characters, Santa Fe Trail Traitors is a performance you don’t want to miss. It is a time-hopping comedy set in a small town in northern New Mexico with characters who lived 100 years apart. Santa Fe Trail Traitors will let the audience take a peek at the rivalries - and possible traitors - behind the Vaudeville curtain of 1915. Then, with the help of Ragtime music and some good ol’ Rock ‘n Roll, the audience will be transported to the same town… 100 years later.

Production is suitable for mature audiences (16+). Performances one weekend each month from May-Aug with different cast members each month, so just because you've seen it once, doesn't mean you've seen it all!!

🦅 North America's smallest falcon used to hunt from every fence post and telephone wire in the country. Since 1970, we've lost half of them. While bald eagles, ospreys, and red-tailed hawks all bounced back from the DDT era, the American kestrel kept declining — quietly, with almost no one noticing.

The leading suspect is vanishing grasshopper populations. But the fix starts with a cavity she can nest in.

🦅 The build:

- Interior at least 9" x 9" floor, 15" tall

- Entry hole 3" diameter

- ¾" untreated pine or plywood

- 2" of wood shavings on the floor — she doesn't build a nest

- Ventilation holes near the top, drainage holes in the floor

- Hinged panel for annual cleanout

🦅 The placement:

- 10-30 feet high on a pole or isolated tree

- Face entry south or southeast

- Open field, pasture, or meadow with short grass — she hunts from above

- Clear sightline in front of the entry for takeoff and landing

- At least 100 yards from tree lines — Cooper's hawks ambush kestrels near woodland edges

🦅 What to expect:

- Install by late winter — males begin scouting cavities in early spring

- She hovers over open fields on rapidly beating wings, scanning for grasshoppers

- 4-5 eggs per clutch, incubation takes about 30 days

- You'll hear her rapid "klee-klee-klee" call before you ever see her

Every other raptor in America recovered. This one's still waiting — and a box in the right field could be the reason she stays. 🌿

#KestrelBox #AmericanKestrel #BackyardWildlife #WildlifeHabitat #RaptorConservation

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No theme. Just good old fashioned amateur singing...and drinking to get through it.

Monday, May 18th, 2026

Sign up starts at 6pm - come early for a sweet slot!

The belting out begins at 7pm

Let's see what you got.

Free entry / 21+ only always

421 N Commercial St