Colorado - August 1, 1876

Colorado

After its first bid for statehood was vetoed by President Andrew Johnson, Colorado entered the Union on August 1, 1876, the year the United States celebrated its centennial. Thus, the thirty-eighth state is known as the Centennial State.

Ute Indian
Ute Indian Camp, Garden of the Gods, Shan Kive,
Colorado, 1913.


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Among the early inhabitants of the land encompassed by Colorado were the Anasazi cliff dwellers. They were forced by drought and other factors to abandon their Mesa Verde homes in the late 1200s. At the time of European exploration and settlement Colorado's population was made up of Arapaho, Cheyenne, and Ute peoples. Their territory was explored by the Spanish who, after Napoleon's conquest of Spain, turned over its title to the French.

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The Centennial State

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Penny Pincher buys '08 Truck with loose change

Accompanied by a police escort from the Clinton County Sheriff's Office, Friday he drove his old diesel pickup into the Raisor parking lot and bought himself a brand new, 2008 half-ton, shiny red Dodge Ram truck.

What made the $26,670 purchase even more interesting was the manner in which he paid for it.

Brant's payment was made up entirely of quarters and gold dollars he'd been saving since 1994 - the last time he traded enough of his hard-earned coins to buy a vehicle.


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Pudding in a Cup

Pudding in a Cup

1/4 cup of Milk
1 Tablespoon instant pudding

Materials:
1/4 cup measuring cup
Tablespoon measuring spoon
Plastic spoon for each child
One 5 ounce cup per child

Measure the milk and pour it into the cup.
Add pudding mix to the cup.
Stir mixture well.

Kid Cappuccinos

Kid Cappuccinos

Sit back and relax and enjoy this tasty after-school snack!

Prep time: 5 min.

Baking time: 1 min.

Decoration time: 2 min.

Difficulty: Easy

What you'll need:

• 1 bag MILKY WAY® Brand MINIS®
• 2 cups milk
• 1 bag large marshmallows
• 3 tablespoons SMUCKER’S MILKY WAY® Brand Topping

What to do:

1. Heat eight MILKY WAY® Brand MINIS® with the milk in the microwave for 1 minute. Transfer mixture to a blender and mix until smooth.
2. Pour mixture into two serving cups. Float 4 or 5 marshmallows on top of each cup and drizzle with the SMUCKER'S MILKY WAY® Brand Topping.

Makes 2 servings.