Professional Spotlight LNancy Boruone Cone Toffee By Kimberley Hughes


Lone Cone Toffee – What is in a name and how did you get started? It was 20 years ago next month when I finally became more afraid to stay in my 12-year nightmare of a marriage than to take my children and flee. I had $17 to my name when I made this decision, but I managed to make it all the away across the country. It took me almost a month-and-a-half, but when I drove to the top of Norwood Hill in southwestern Colorado and saw the Lone Cone Mountain looming in the distance, I knew I had found the place where I could assume a new identity and raise my children in safety.


It was extremely challenging, but I was able to avail myself of whatever social services existed there. We lived in subsidized housing. We collected welfare. We used food stamps. It was humiliating. But I was so thankful that it was available.


Nancy Boru Lone Cone Toffee


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