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Show THE ZEPHYR/ APRIL-MAY 2006 When Herb’ s GREAT ADVENTURE first began.... His first trip "Out West" to Colorado in 1917... A residential street in The Springs. Scenes from Colorado Springs... Summer 1917 Herb Ringer's father, Joseph, was a first French horn player and played with some of the finest orchestras in America. During the summers, Joseph often accepted seasonal jobs, playing band concerts in city parks. In 1917, he accepted a summer job with the City of Colorado Springs. he and Sadie and Herb traveled west by train from Cincinnati. It was Herb's first trip Out West. But it would certainly not be his last. Herb Ringer. age 4 Herb & his mother (top) aoe ee . Her’ s mother Sadie in downtown Colorado Springs |