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Candice McKnight, founder of the African-American Historical and Genealogical Society and curator of the African American museum in the Westside Community Center, browses through books on one of the packed shelves during a tour on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019. The museum is celebrating it’s 10th anniversary this year. “Ten years ago, we just wanted a place for our organization,” McKnight said. “Then I decided that it could go bigger and better than just a place for our organization. This could be the first black museum in Colorado Springs.”(Parker Seibold/The Gazette)
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Duane Goldman, a 1981 Cheyenne Mountain High School graduate, recently launched Goldman’s Wrestling Academy of the Rockies (W.A.R.). It is located at 65 Commerce Street, Suite 100, near North Nevada Avenue and East Fillmore Street.
The aim of W.A.R., Goldman explains on his website, is to prepare wrestlers of all levels for competition. Training includes technique, drilling, sparring and hard wrestling.
Goldman has an impressive resume that includes success as a competitor and coach. He was a two-time state champion (1979 and 1981) as a prep to go along with a record of 86-2.
Goldman then wrestled for the University of Iowa, where he won an NCAA championship in 1986 at 190 pounds. He also was a three-time NCAA runner-up and four-time Big Ten champion.
Duane Goldman, a 1981 Cheyenne Mountain High School graduate, recently launched Goldman’s Wrestling Academy of the Rockies (W.A.R.). It is located at 65 Commerce Street, Suite 100, near North Nevada