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Happy Thursday! I was having dinner with some friends the other day and after hearing about 3% of my life story they said, “After all that, why did you ever pick crusty old Lead?” Why DIDN’T I pick Lead? Besides my long family connection to this place I do kind of have an almost irrational … Continue reading How Much Do You Love Lead?

Have you seen the crab apple trees in bloom down in our parking lot? They only last for about a week, but what a week! The whole place smells like apple blossoms and when I went to take a picture I stood underneath and saw it was alive with every variety of bee and pollinator, … Continue reading Happy June!

Hello! One of my favorite things about living in a place with such a dastardly winter is the sheer anticipation that everyone has for summer. This is not some namby pamby place with good weather year ’round. No, we wait perched on the edge of our seat with baited breath RABID for warmer weather. And … Continue reading Almost time for pie? 😋

Happy Thursday! We’re happiest when we’re grateful, so I’ve been focusing on how this late snow dump of almost two feet will make it basically a guaranteed fact that we’ll have campfires and fireworks and all of the dangerous and wonderful summer fire based activities! Here’s what’s happening in our great town coming up! … … Continue reading Only the Toughest Live in Lead

Hello All! I hope you’re having a wonderful week! Wasn’t it was SO wonderful to see the city crew out working on flower beds and mowing grass?! (Fingers are still crossed that the weather forecast for next week is wrong!) We had SUCH an amazing Ribbon Cutting party at Miners & Merchants / Sarah’s Hair … Continue reading Pie & Company

Hello Everyone!! This week my friend and I did two of the new classes at the new Yoga Studio! We tried “Kick it with Cort” and we are wiped! If you enjoy group fitness, definitely give it a try. Cortnee is a kickin’ instructor and I’m so excited that we have a brand new place … Continue reading Weekly Letter from Lead!

Hello All! We had a very nice vacation, but as always, there’s nothing quite like coming back home. I read a great book about American pioneer history while I was on my trip. It got me thinking about my own family history, and just how crazy it is that we’re all here now. We stand … Continue reading Happy May!

Hello Everyone! I’m currently on vacation so this email was sent by my trusty email sending robot. Ah… these modern times we live in! If you’re new to this list, welcome! I send weekly emails with updates about stuff happening in/around Lead. Most lately we’re thrilled to welcome the new owners of the Golden Hills Lodge, … Continue reading Your weekly LEAD update!

Hello All! I hope you are having a good week! Mine has been nuts, but what else is new? Has it been a week already since our Annual Banquet?? I just finished the May newsletter this morning and the Golden Gang is folding it as we speak. I included some great pictures and stories for … Continue reading A Good Day for a Chili Feed

Howdy Everyone! What a beautiful morning!! And NOW for the most pressing answer of the day, YES! We’re having the Annual Banquet. We live in Lead cause we don’t mind a little snow, and I know it might be difficult for a few of you to get here from Rapid, but if we rescheduled, we’d also lose … Continue reading We are GO!