BOXED LUNCH
Pioneers Museum
215 S. Tejon St., Colorado Springs
719-385-5990
Lunch boxes with Snoopy and Captain Kirk on the front may seem out of place in an institution that specializes in honoring the rugged story of the West. But the current exhibit of pails at the Pioneer Museum shows how they fit well into the history of a society that is increasingly mobile and loves to eat. Plus, it’s fun for kids and folks looking for a little elementary- school nostalgia. The lunch boxes here date back to the late 1800s. Free, through Saturday.
SIGNS OF THE TIMES
It’s your state; how do you want to welcome people to it?
Weigh in at info@dot.state.co.us and send a copy to coloradosunday@denverpost.com
Some folks in the state Office of Economic Development are apparently sick to death of looking at the ’50s-style “Welcome to Colorful Colorado” signs that stand at highway entrances to the state. They propose to replace 41 rustic wood signs. Early prototypes call for stone replacements reading “Welcome to Colorado” in red and blue type that complements the office’s Advancing Colorado marketing campaign materials. But the old-school signs won’t come down without a fight. CDOT’s Stacey Stegman says slick metal “Colorado: Mountains and Much More” welcome signs were dumped in 1998 because of public outrage that had simmered for nine years. “It’s a very emotional issue,” she says. “There’s a lot of nostalgia attached to those signs.”
