Brush smolders, but no flames
By Lynn Volkens
Smoke was sighted in the South Beaver Creek Road area at about 11:30 on the morning of Wednesday, July 10, 2013. According to the Gilpin County Sheriff’s Office, a Forest Service helicopter was called in immediately to help determine the exact location of the fire. It (more…)
30 Years Ago – July 22, 1983
Bobby Clay and Kent Blake were called upon to clear the snow off the Rollins Pass road last week. The entire job took about three days. It’s the middle of July, the snow drifts reach to 20 feet and are so long that when the plow operator starts in, that he can’t see (more…)
Teachers receive grant for financial literacy program
By Patty Unruh
Gilpin County School teachers Sunny Vincent and Sharon Lutes were awarded a $5,000 grant in May from Great-West Financial through its Great-Teachers program. Great-West offers the $5,000 grants to teachers who are interested in including financial literacy in their curriculum. (more…)
Soaking rain fails to dampen spirits in Central City
By David Josselyn
The special events of Central City Days featured Stills in the Hills on Saturday, July 13th. Stills in the Hills brought thirteen distillers from Buena Vista to Lyons to favor participants with samples of their craft on Main Street. The event also featured three (more…)
Meetings with citizens are first step
By Lynn Volkens
For several years, the Gilpin County commissioners have been exploring the possibility of developing a shooting range where law enforcement and private citizens can go to target shoot. Safety concerns have driven many of the shooting range discussions at the (more…)
County Management
By Roger Baker
The large and diverse crowd at the recreational sport shooting management open house last Thursday night at the Community Center illustrated the challenge of making public policy here in Gilpin County. (more…)
Pastor’s Pulpit
By Pastor Tom Davidson
Once upon a time…a chicken and a pig lived on a farm. The farmer was very good to them and they both wanted to do something good for him. One day the chicken approached the pig and said, “I have a great idea for something we can do for the farmer! Would you like (more…)
Life Coaching
By Dr. Mike Brooks
I listened to my friend tell me that he was throwing in the towel while he cried tears of defeat. He wanted the relationship with his daughter to be a loving relationship, but she refused and ignored him. The heartbreak this caused him continues still to this day. (more…)
Expanding “American Corners” in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and beyond
By Lynn Volkens
Gilpin County Public Library (GCPL) is usually closed on Mondays, but on July 15, 2013, Library Director Larry Grieco opened the doors to a very special group of international visitors for a private presentation and tour of GCPL. GCPL has twice been chosen to (more…)
Reflection on spending a day in Gilpin County
By Allan Tucker
It was a clear crisp morning. The rain from the day before had left a heavy mist on the grass and a light fog was sifting through the ponderosas and lifting off Missouri Lake. Out in a meadow was a small herd of elk, all young cows. Probably one of the last before (more…)
Why Marshall Hunt was on the hunt
By Forrest Whitman
Between March and October of 1863 two brothers, Felipe and Vivian Espinosa went on a rampage in Colorado Territory. They killed and stole without seeming reason or pattern. Citizens looked to the United States Marshall, Alexander Hunt, to stop their rampage. (more…)
Kids mine for true gold at Vacation Bible School
By Patty Unruh
Elementary kids grabbed their bandanas and dusted off their boots at Gold Rush Vacation Bible School July 8-12 at Christ the King Community Church. The youngsters discovered the “true gold” of Jesus Christ as they explored claims that Jesus staked about himself. (more…)
Black Hawk church and school buildings designated as historic landmarks
By Lynn Volkens
Black Hawk Mayor David Spellman and City Council members Linda Armbright, Paul Bennett, Diane Cales, Jim Johnson, Greg Moates and Benito Torres met July 10, 2013. They approved the purchase of the closed casino properties, Winners’ Haven and Eureka; (more…)
30 Years Ago – July 15, 1983
Almost every kind of fashion from tuxedos to halter tops was visible on the streets of Central last Saturday night when the Central City Opera House Association officially opened the 1983 festival. U.S. Representatives Pat Schroeder and Ken Kramer were among (more…)
County Management
By Roger Baker
With the fires in Colorado, and even more after the tragedy in Arizona, the attention of Gilpin County residents has understandably been focused on the possibility of wildland fire. (more…)
Pastor’s Pulpit
by Pastor Brian Young
Recently, I finished reading a book by Martha Manning called, Undercurrents: A Life Beneath the Surface. A personal memoir, Undercurrents is Manning’s riveting personal account of her struggle with severe depression. Dr. Manning, herself a psychologist, a (more…)