Tag: Pete Coors
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National Western Stock Show selects Sharon Magness Blake as 2025 Citizen of the West
Every time the Denver Broncos get set to take the field, a white Arabian horse strides through Empower Field at Mile High Stadium — marking both the team and the western spirit that has driven the state since its inception. That horse, Thunder IV, is part of a long lineage of Thunder mascot horses since…
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Ralph E. “Ed” Eberhart celebrated as 2024 Citizen of The West
Since 1978, when the Roundup Riders of the Rockies chose legendary newspaper columnist Robert W. “Red” Fenwick to be the first Citizen of the West, recipients of this coveted award have been ranchers, politicians and captains of industry. This year, however, the honor went to Ralph E. “Ed” Eberhart of Colorado Springs — a retired…