REMEMBERING TONY BLANKLEY An event of note on Wednesday: The Steamboat Institute, a Colorado-based nonprofit promoting founding values and liberty, hosts a gathering in the nation’s capital to celebrate the arrival of a new $100,000 pledge to fund the annual Tony Blankley Chair for Public Policy and American Exceptionalism, which provides a $10,000 stipend, travel expenses, speaking engagements and networking opportunities for a deserving young conservative. The late Tony Blankley was a thoughtful, cheerful, immensely influential gent who served in the Reagan administration, was a devoted family man and served as editorial page editor for The Washington Times for several years. The place for the event is The Heritage Foundation near the U.S. Capitol; guests include Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, California Republican, and Reagan-era stalwart Ed Meese, among others. The style is pure Colorado. A source tells Inside the Beltway that western attire is welcome. The menu includes Colorado-style chili, savory lamb chops and “other delicious heavy appetizers” — plus Colorado beer and “Coyote Gold Margaritas” specially flown in from Fort Collins in the north-central part of the Centennial State. Organizers also are looking for the next Tony Blankley fellow; applications are due by June 30. Find the details at SteamboatInstitute.org.