By Pat Veltri June Unger loves to hunt for treasures from the past at yard sales, estate sales and the local Mercado, as well as thrift stores and antique shops. Her quest for everything that’s old has resulted in the formation of several collections. In the years that we have…
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THE DEBUT OF TELEVISION IN RATON By Pat Veltri (In Memory of Wally and Utha Clark) For several days in the early part of 1953, rumors abounded in Raton as townspeople pondered why officials from ARF Products Inc., a Chicago based electronics firm, were making nightly visits to Raton’s…
COLLECTOR PROFILEBy Pat Veltri TOPIC: Salt and Pepper Shakers Stamps, coins, pencil sharpeners, statues of saints, polka records — my mother, Margaret Christy, an avid collector, collected all of these things and more. While I was growing up in the small town of Aguilar, Colorado, Mom’s collections were…
Raton’s Unique Christmas Tradition By Pat Veltri As a lifelong resident of Raton, Frank Ferri values the city’s time-honored Christmas traditions. One tradition in particular, from the recent past, holds special meaning for him — the building of the town’s Christmas tree using live evergreen branches and a utility pole,…
Oh Christmas Tree!By Pat Veltri It lies in the Raton Public Service pole yard, in pieces and bits, worn out and shabby, and seemingly insignificant. It was once a wooden flag pole with holes strategically placed from top to bottom, and it had an important role in Raton’s Christmases. It…