Punch Bowl Special Disappoints

Punch Bowl Social, located at 65 Broadway, in Denver is rated one of the top places to go, on many lists.

Our visit left us wondering why.

The food was mediocre, especially considering the prices, which were a bit above normal for a bowling alley/bar.

Had the prices been cheaper, the lack of quality in the food could have been a bit more acceptable.

Atmospherically it was about what you would expect for this type of establishment.

Service was actually a brilliant spot on the night. Servers and door men were pleasant and attentive.

5th Annual 1940's WWII Era Ball a Smashing Success

Saturday night was the fifth annual 1940's WWII Era Ball, at the Boulder Airport, in Colorado.

It's fairly safe to say that it was a smashing success.

With many improvements over 2012's ball, it left attendees completely sure that they would be back.

40's dress prevailed through the night, with WWII Era vehicles and aircraft present.

Swing dancers filled the dance floor to the sounds played by the great band, The Hot Tomatoes.

Bob Hope, Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra, and Andrew Sisters impersonators entertained throughout the night.

Colorado Capitol Dome's Gold Has Arrived

Colorado's capitol building will soon have it's gold finish again.

The gold has returned from Florence, Italy, where it was made in to gold leaf.

It had been mined from the Teller County Mine in Cripple Creek, and then was transported, in March, to be remade.

Sixty-five ounces of gold leaf will be used to cover the dome.

Ten more ounces will be kept in reserve, for future use.

Black Forest Fire 85% Contained

The Black Forest Fire is now listed as eighty-five percent contained.

It killed two people, burnt nearly sixteen thousand acres, destroyed five hundred and two homes, and damaged eighteen more.

All that marked it as the most destructive fire in Colorado history, especially in terms of houses lost.

Cooler weather and rains have helped more than a thousand fire fighters in battling the blaze.

Officials have finally determined where the fire started, and they began their investigation on Tuesday morning.

More and more neighborhoods are being dropped off the mandatory evacuation list as the fire becomes less of a threat.

Hopes are for full containment sometime on Thursday.

GM Recalling 200,000 Vehicles

General Motors has announced a recall of nearly two hundred thousand vehicles.

A defect could allow water to get into a circuit board on the driver's side door.

If water gains access it could cause a short, keeping the window and locks from working.

It could also cause a fire if the short resulted in sparking.

The recall affects the 2006 models of Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT and GMC Envoy XL; and the 2006-07 models of Chevrolet Trailblazer, GMC Envoy, Isuzu Ascender, Ruick Rainier, and Saab 9-7x.

GM is in the process of notifying owners, and will be doing all work and replacements for free.

Women to be Allowed in US Military Front Line Positions

On Tuesday, the Pentagon announced that it will begin allowing women in front line combat roles.

Those roles will include special forces such as Army Rangers and Navy SEALs.

Plans are for as many as two hundred and thirty-seven thousand more military positions to be opened to women.

Expectations are for all of those roles to be available by January 2016.

Officials say that women who seek the roles will need to meet the same physical standards that the men do.

Attack on Iraqi Mosque Leaves 37 Dead

Two gunmen attacked a mosque in Qahira, Iraq, on Tuesday.

They opened fire killing three guards on the outside, then moved to the inside of the mosque and blew themselves up.

The blast killed thirty-four and injured fifty-seven.

Many worshipers at the mosque come from the nearby Shiite Islamic university.

Shiite neighborhoods are a common target for Sunni extremist groups, including Al Qaeda.

Iraqi officials are blaming Al Qaeda for the attack.

29 Killed as Suicide Bomber Targets Funeral in Pakistan

Twenty-nine people were killed in Mardan, Pakistan, on Tuesday.

A suicide bomber struck a funeral procession of hundreds of people.

Fifty-seven people were wounded in the attack.

The Taliban is thought to be responsible for the attack, but has not claimed it.

USMC: Lance Corporal Jared W. Brown

Lance Corporal Jared W. Brown, twenty of Youngstown, Florida, died on June 16.

He was killed in Helmand, Afghanistan.

Brown was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

Colorado Fires Inching Towards Containment

Multiple fires remain burning in Colorado, but all of those that were considered threatening are now well contained.

Over a thousand firefighters remain battling the Black Forest Fire. They have got it up to seventy-five percent contained. Full containment is expected on Thursday.

It killed two people, burned down four hundred and eighty-three homes, and damaged seventeen houses. Many of the mandatory evacuations, due to the fire, have been lifted, but some do remain in affect.

Investigators have not yet determined the cause of the fire. They are finally able to get near where it is believed to have started.

The Big Meadows Fire is just over six hundred acres, but is listed at seventy-five percent containment. Five of the seven trails closed by the fire have been reopened.

Residents, who had been evacuated from near Rifle, due to the Ward Gulf Fire, are being allowed back home. The fire is now sixty percent contained, after burning nearly five hundred acres.

Other fires, burning throughout the state, have either been completely stopped, or are still being allowed to freely burn as they do not threaten anything. Helicopters continuing working on some of those as a precaution.