Boys’ basketball team competed well in tough 2A league
by Patty Unruh
The Gilpin High School boys’ varsity basketball team celebrated its season with an awards banquet and program on Tuesday (more…)
Author: Patrick Henry Sweeney
-
Gilpin H.S. varsity student athletes’ achievements celebrated
-
Gilpin Middle School girls’ basketball team finishes with 24-1 record
“A” team undefeated till Frontier League tourneyby Patty Unruh
“It was an incredibly exciting and successful season,” reported Gilpin Middle School girls’ basketball coach Brook Ramsey at the team’s end-of-season awards program Tuesday, March 12. Teammates, coaches, and families gathered in the school’s auditorium for an awards presentation following a banquet. (more…)
-
National Western Stock Show volunteer program
How to become a volunteerBy Kellie Lombardi, Director of Volunteer Services
We have 800 volunteers which include 100 local royalty from county rodeos throughout Colorado, Wyoming and some from Nebraska. NWSS volunteers contributed almost 34,000 hours last year. (more…)
-
Black Hawk confirms Steve Cole as city manager
Brings education, leadership, and experience to the CityPRESS RELEASE – The City of Black Hawk has confirmed Stephen Cole as city manager. Cole served as acting city manager for the past four months. He has more than 40 years of public service and most recently served as Black Hawk’s police chief for 13 years. Cole is a graduate of the FBI National Academy Leadership Program, and holds a BA in Business Administration and a Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice from Wichita State (more…)
-
Student musicians entertain with oldies and contemporary tunes
Instrumental and choral programs show talentby Patty Unruh
The Gilpin school auditorium was alive with the sound of music last Thursday evening, March 7, as middle and high school band and choir members performed for an enthusiastic audience. The program was a toe-tapping mix of old favorites and contemporary tunes. (more…)
-
Auction speaks louder than words at HCA fundraiser
Chili beans and bidding for benefit of Timberline Fire and GCARTby Patty Unruh
The High Country Auxiliary (HCA) stepped up to the plate – or bowl – once again for its annual chili dinner and silent auction to raise funds for Timberline Fire Protection District (TFPD) and Gilpin County Animal Response Team (GCART). The event is the HCA’s largest fundraising event each year. (more…)
-
Gilpin students draft business plan to increase EaglesMart sales
School-associated store affords employment opportunitiesby Patty Unruh
Gilpin County High School students are getting out of the classroom and into the c-store as they work at EaglesMart, the enterprise begun in 2016 that provides real business experience for school credit. Since the convenience store opened, students have had the opportunity to receive a vocational experience alternating with class instruction. (more…)
-
Eldora Mountain Resort expansion into Gilpin County approved
Commissioners approve hiring of County Emergency ManagerBy Randy Beaudette
The Gilpin County Board of County Commissioners opened up their Regular meeting at 9:02 a.m. on Wednesday March 5, 2019 at the historic Gilpin County Courthouse in Central City. (more…)
-
Black Hawk on track with Gregory Street Plaza Project
Bobtail Street to get sculpted faceliftBy Randy Beaudette
Long-time Gilpin Resident Corey Marshall rang the bell promptly at 3:00 p.m. to signify the start of the Black Hawk City Council meeting, February 27, 2019. (more…)
-
A Celtic barn dance in Gilpin
Come join in for some fun!By Jaclyn Schrock
Are you thinking of a neighbor’s home or barn being raised, a wedding, graduation or birthday to celebrate with local folks for a barn dance? That is the way Jefferson and Gilpin Counties often held festivities since the late 1800s, usually in a one room schoolhouse, or later in the school gym. Are you craving the sharing of good food and swapping funny, local stories between sets of live music danced in traditional (more…)
-
Food and snow served up in Central City
Regular Council MeetingBy David Josselyn
Work Session
Central City Council met with Staff for a Work Session at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 5, 2019. Sophie Oppenheimer and Emma Kett from the LiveWell Colorado program gave a presentation based on a food study conducted in Central City and Gilpin County. Kett highlighted some of the critical findings from the survey. In choosing where to shop (more…)
-
Colorado Association of School Boards report to Gilpin School Board
Superintendent updates on site improvement plansby Patty Unruh
The Gilpin County Board of Education held its regular public meeting on Tuesday, March 5, at 7:00 p.m. (more…)
-
“Just Between Us” turns up the heat
New art exhibit excites patronsBy David Josselyn
Gilpin County Arts Association (GCAA) is making valuable use of the newly heated Washington Hall Gallery in Central City with the extraordinary exhibit, “Just Between Us” featuring sculptor/painter Walter Barton and oil painter W. Max (Bill) Thomason. The 158-year-old building had no consistent heat source until the GCAA, in conjunction with the City of Central and several benefactors, had a forced air system installed in (more…)
-
Eagles boys’ hopes dashed in District 7 playoff loss to Lyons
Gilpin girls defeat Nederland in final regular season gameby Patty Unruh
The Gilpin Eagles boys’ varsity basketball team took a loss in their home playoff game to the Lyons Lions 63-57 on Wednesday, February 20. That game was part of the first round of the 2019 2A District 7 tournaments, and the Eagles went into the match seeded fourth. If Gilpin had won, they would have taken third place at regionals. (more…)
-
Buffalo Bill’s 173rd birthday celebration
Golden keeps the Wild West legend aliveBy Jaclyn Schrock
Most of us have an image in our minds of Buffalo Bill. The name draws up recall of a frontiersmen who has plenty of stories told about him, some even included truth. (more…)
-
A dream comes to fruition
Guatemalan Seed Project opens the door for the Christian gospelby Patty Unruh
Part two of a two-part series
In part one of these articles about the Guatemalan Seed Project, we told how students in second- and fourth-grade classes at Gilpin Elementary School learned a bit about life in Guatemala. Gilpin resident Josh Bloom visited the children to tell them about the Seed Project, an endeavor that helped people in the village of San Francisco improve their lives in several ways. (more…)