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ELBERT COUNTY, COLORADO
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Top manager looks back on year in Elizabeth
IF YOU GO WHAT: Denver International Sportsmen’s Exposition WHERE: Colorado Convention Center 700 14th St., Denver WHEN: Jan. 11-14 Jan. 11 and Jan. 12: Noon to 8 p.m. Jan. 13: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Jan. 14: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Interim town administrator says municipality better prepared for development
COST: Adult - $16 Children, 15 years old and younger - Free INFORMATION: www.sportsexpos. com/attend/ denver/
BY TOM MUNDS TMUNDS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Sportsmen’s Expos. “The businesses that come here have had to develop new strategies and customers, and we want to showcase them.” This year’s expo is Jan. 11-14 at the Colorado Convention Center, 700 14th St. in Denver, and features more than 530 companies, from travel and RV companies to fishing and hunting retail and camping gear.
Aden Hogan, as interim town administrator of Elizabeth, oversees the day-to-day town operations and services while working to carry out the policies passed by town board of commissioners. Hogan began his career in engineering before going to work in the city engineer’s department in Dodge City, Kansas. During his Hogan career of public service he served as assistant city manager in Oklahoma City and was part of the executive team as the city dealt with the bombing of the Murrah building in 1995. He later became town administrator of Parker and city manager of Evans. He retired in 2016, but he came out of retirement in February 2017 and accepted the post of interim town administrator for Elizabeth. He took time out of his busy schedule for a question-and-answer session about coming to Elizabeth and about what happened in the community in 2017.
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Anglers can try their hand at casting a fly rod during the Denver International Sportsmen’s Expo from Jan. 11 through 14. BRUCE TARBET.
Sportsmen’s Expo welcomes all
Annual event’s offerings reflect a changing state BY CLARKE READER CREADER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
There are many reasons why so many people have been moving to Colorado over the years, but one is certainly the plethora of opportuni-
ties for outdoor recreation. The activity options seem to be ever-diversifying, and for 41 years, the Denver International Sportsmen’s Exposition has been growing with the times. “The state has been going through major changes, and while we still feature booths and information on hunting and fishing, we’ve had to grow,” said John Kirk, director of communications with International
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