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Itwasroughly threeo’clock whenI
optedto pullupstakesandspenda couple
hoursat ANAheadquarters,drivingthere
byway ofUintahStreet, before return-
ing to theElegante. I spent a good bit
ofmytimetheresoakingintheEdward
C. RochetteMoney Museum’sexhibits,
enjoyingbriefvisitsalongthewaywith
librarian David Sklow, past President
WalterOstromecki,andlong-timesemi-
nar fixture, instructor, and Mexican
expertRicharddeLeonTallavas.
Withlockdownofthemuseum,library
andofficesclosingatfive,I droveback
to myElegante accommodationsbefore
heading to a nearby Chili’s for dinner.
ByshortlyaftersevenI hadputawaymy
bowlofsouthwestchickensoupandtheir
Caribbeanshrimpsalad,andhadreturned
totheEleganteforthenight.
My Saturday got underway with
another morning regimen that was a
repetitionoftheprevioustwomornings,
exceptthatonthisoccasionmybreakfast
selection from the Rustler’s menu was
their biscuits andgravy offering, again
witha sideofbacon.It wasabout9:30
whenI arrivedattheANAheadquarters
This ANA Summer Seminar banquet
table favor, produced by Wisconsinite Joe
Paonessa, a roughly 25mm diameter piece
struck of .999 fine silver, is a representation
of 12th-14th century Germanic Europe “brac-
teates” – thin, high relief silver coins – coin
issues. The central device on the obverse
includes this lettering; ANA / MMXIX. On the
raised rim surrounding; SUMMER SEMINAR
WEEK I. The reverse presents a indistinct
reversed image of the obverse.
area, where registration for the second
Summer Seminar session was scheduled
to get underway at ten o’clock just steps
away in Gaylord Hall on the Colorado
College campus.
Among the early arrivals encountered
was Chicago Coin Club member Steve
Zitowsky, with whom I enjoyed visiting
as we awaited arrival of the registration
crew. Attendees arriving on the scene as
the day progressed, with whom I enjoyed
extended exchanges, were Gary Parsons
from Oklahoma, Bob Campbell from
Salt Lake City, Larry Gaye from Oregon,
Bob De Lean from Phoenix, and David
Tortorise from Buffalo.
The morning and afternoon passed
quickly, during the course of which I
treated myself to the generous and varied
make-your-own sandwich, salads and
sweets buffet offered up to registrants.
Picking me up at five o’clock to be hisguest at a Bill Henderson Supper Club
session hosted by Chris Marchase, a
grandson of the late Bill Henderson,
who was instrumental in securing the
establishment of ANA’s headquarters at
Colorado Springs in 1966, was Henry
Mitchell and his friend Elizabeth.
The Henderson session provided an
enjoyable evening of visitations with the
approximately 35 or so members and
guests in attendance, of which perhaps
two-thirds were long-standing acquain-
tances, not to mention the tasty barbecue
treats that were on offer. Taking leave at a
reasonable hour, and with being dropped
off at the ANA parking lot to pick up
my rental, I was back in residence at the
Elegante by shortly after eight.
For the fourth consecutive morning,my Sunday got underway with a repeti-
tion of the previous regimens; except
that this time my breakfast option was
a special order Belgian waffle, with a
side of bacon. This was a breakfast dish
featuring fresh diced strawberries with a
dip of ice cream in the middle, a throw-
back presentation that I first encountered
many years ago at Miami Beach’s iconic
Fontainbleau Hotel, which opened in
1954 and in 2008 was placed on the
National Register of Historic Places.It was about nine o’clock when I hit
the road north out of Colorado Springs
for the 86-mile drive back to the Denver
airport. Having surrendered the rental
car, I cleared security into United’s “B”
gates concourse by eleven. Before head-
ing to the gate area for my 2:10 departure
for Appleton, I opted for lunch at Elway’s
restaurant. My choices were a serving of
red pepper tomato soup and John’s salad,
both of which were quite tasty.
My homebound travels unfolded
without incidence, aside from our path
of travel being subjected to a couple
short bits of turbulence along the way.
Having departed Denver on schedule, the
flight was on the ground in Appleton at
5:15, about 25 minutes ahead of schedule
but, our gate arrival was pushed back
about ten minutes to allow the clearing
of an outbound aircraft. It was about 6:30
when I pulled into the garage at home.
My travels to Colorado Springs on
this occasion had provided a most enjoy-
able and relaxing five-day outing. Great
travels, great weather, great conversa-
tions, great finds, and a totally great
experience. That’s about as much as one
can realize from a given outing.