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letter from the editor by Judith B. Taylor The aura of the West often provides the raw material that novels and movies are based upon. In our own Western tradition, Denver holds its annual National Western Stock Show, Rodeo and Horse Show from January 6 to 21. Last year, 726,972 people attended this annual rite of winter. DENVER WOMAN’s Up Front feature explores the role of women in this event through the eyes of four key volunteers and their pivotal roles in the massive undertaking known as the Stock Show.
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December/January 2007 Features:
Profile: (On The Cover) Back To Business — Melissa Coors Osborn ventures abroad but returns to take her place with the family brewery. A native Coloradoan and a descendent of Adolph Coors, founder of one of the country’s best-known breweries, Melissa today works to help develop new business strategies for the international beer conglomerate and also sits on the Molson Coors Board Of Directors.
*Up Front: Enduring Breed — Women bring the National Western into the 21st Century.* The National Western Junior Livestock Stock Show, Rodeo and Horse Show is the premiere showcase of everything Western. Five women involved in this initiative include Sue Anschutz-Rodgers, the only woman ever appointed to the 12-member National Western executive committee; Corinne Hummel, chair of the Junior Livestock Show; Sue Christensen, organizer of the Citizen of the West Awards Dinner; Nancy Petry, volunteer director of the National Western Association; Kay Deline, chair of the advisory committee for National Western; and, Colette Ratcliff, international coordinator of the National Western.
Fashion: Rodeo Chic! — The Wild West. DENVER WOMAN stylist Cynthia Petrus catpures the imaginative and bold styles of today’s western fashion for women who want to make a statement and have some fun!
Family Issues: Womanstress — The Type E Woman: Doing everything for everyone. Harriet Braiker wrote that women are socialized away from anger and the expression of it. She wrote the book The Type E Woman: Everything For Everyone, describing the special stress that women find themselves under when they insist on “having it all.” They work outside the home and insist on keeping the same kind of home a stay-at-home mom used to keep, doing the cooking from scratch, all the cleaning, enter-taining family and friends, gardening, attending the children’s functions, etc. This article provides some coping strategies for those who fit this description.
Dollars & Sense: The Pension Protection Act Of 2006 — New law strengthens retirement savings but is it a panacea for traditional pensions? A recent survey from the Employee Benefit Re-search Institute found that a majority of workers 45 and older have less than $50,000 in savings. Clearly, Americans are not saving enough for the future and fewer are covered by a defined-benefit pension every year.
Role Model: Snowboard Pioneer Moves On To Golf — Sadie LeCheminant dedicated to attracting women and youth to the fairways. “Tomboy” Sadie LeCheminant fell in love with snowboarding and eventually became a professional sponsored snowboarder. Following a snow-boarding mishap, LeCheminant turned her attention to golf. She’s committed to involving more women in the sport.
Travel: A View From The Top — Winter fun in Vail and Beaver Creek. Colorado has 26 official ski areas and boasts the best variety of skiing and ski-related attractions on the continent. Each ski area has its own personality and every winter enthusiast can wax eloquent on the joys of her favorite. Vail, Beaver Creek are reviewed in this issue’s Travel column.