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LADIES OF LAST CHANCE
By Niki Hayden
On highway 36, midway between Denver and Kansas,
sits the town of Last Chance. Once it was the last stop for gas, food, or
water before setting off on a long drive east or west. Today, you’ll find a
Dairy King and a Methodist Church. While you can stop for a sundae or a prayer
in Last Chance, you’ll not find gas, lodging or groceries.
The dwindling farm population has made small towns in East Colorado smaller.
If you’re stranded, a generous farm family keeps gas available, but there’s
no station for miles around. Surprisingly, during years of exodus, one
tiny community has stayed put. The Last Chance quilters, who banded together in
1926, are reckoned to be the oldest continuous quilting group in Colorado. Once
a week, as few as four, as many as 12, arrive. Potluck casseroles—from
macaroni and cheese to salads and dessert--line up, poised for lunch. With ages
ranging from 23 to over 90, the Last Chance ladies huddle around a stretched
quilt.
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rest of this story is now contained in "Colorado Antique Lover's Guide" by
Front Range Living and Fulcrum Publishing. It can be purchased through www.fulcrum-books.com
or at bookstores, such as: www.tatteredcover.com,
www.barnesandnoble.com,
www.borders.com
or www.amazon.com.
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