42 teams contend at the Metro Denver Junior Achievement Stock Market Challenge
by Patty Unruh
The Metro Denver Junior Achievement Stock Market Challenge (SMC), sponsored by the Bank of America, was held on November 8 and 9 at the Cable Center in Denver. A team from Gilpin County High School participated in the tough contest and were proud to bring home a third place trophy. (more…)
Black Hawk and Central City were a little different before gaming
By Friends of Gilpin County
The Riding Horses into Bars and Round-Up Riders are worthy of quite a few stories and photos! Stephen Buck
Horses hitched to a pole while their rider went in for a beer. At Crooks in Black Hawk and by Toll Gate in Central City. Those were the days! Mary Lou Mihalik Price (more…)
In Dory Lakes Subdivision
PRESS RELEASE – One person was killed in a house fire at 461 South Dory Lakes Drive in unincorporated Gilpin County on Christmas night, the Gilpin County Sheriff’s Office reported on December 26. The Gilpin County Dispatch Center received multiple calls at approximately 7:57 p.m. about the home being fully engulfed. (more…)
Between east and west portals of Moffat Tunnel
Tisn’t strictly in suburbia, but Willie has a tip here that’s bound to be of interest to lots of Sunday afternoon mountain drivers. Warren Kunkle, driver for the Denver Tramway Corp., reports that the new road over Corona Pass (Editor: also known as Rollins Pass over to Winter Park) between east and west portals of the Moffat Tunnel now can be traveled by auto. (more…)
At gunpoint below Black Hawk
“Clear Creek Annie,” armed with a court order and two double-barreled shotguns, reigned supreme over her 100-foot strip of land Tuesday. Engineers for the state highway department – men who think nothing of cutting a slice out of a mountain to put in a road – kept at a safe distance, and (more…)
And to the Johnson Reservoir building roof
by Zeke Keeler
You may have noticed recently that some repairs to the Shoefly Bar roof on the Belvidere Theatre are being made. Changes are on the way! (more…)
Ode to a fishing boat
by Dave Gibson
You gave everything you had old girl
Delivering us safely to shore in many a squall
When yet young you glistened like a pearl
The fish we caught – a living that fed us all (more…)
Central City resident Cheryl Kresak crochets nearly 60 cozy coverings
by Patty Unruh
It’s scary to have to go to the hospital, even more so when you’re a kid. During the holidays, it can be a little sad as well, so you need all the reassurance you can get. That’s why it’s so important to cuddle under a warm security blanket. Cheryl Kresak, a long-time resident of Central City, has been working for the past year and then some to bring comfort to children who (more…)
Transfer Station Fees Increased to Cover Landfill Fees
By Randy Beaudette
On the final Gilpin County Board of Commissioner’s (BoCC) meeting for 2018, Chair Ron Engels sounded the gavel precisely at 9:01 a.m. on December 18, 2018 inside the old courthouse on Eureka Street. (more…)
Featuring Vince Herman & friends
by Dave Gibson
They say that it is more blessed to give than receive, and local musician Vince Herman just keeps giving.
Saturday night at The Caribou Room in Nederland, Vince was joined by several of his closest friends – and after national success with Leftover Salmon and decades spent entertaining, Vince has a lot of friends. (more…)
And the winners are…
By Lisa Roemhildt
Main Street Central City (MSCC) hosted their first Holiday Lights Contest this December to make Central City a destination and place visitors come to enjoy the bright holiday lights and decorations as they enjoy Central City’s restaurants, shops, B&B’s and hotels, and casinos. (more…)
Season honors include Coach of the Year and Cheerleader of the Year
by Patty Unruh
The Gilpin County varsity cheer team is award winning. Coach of the Year. Cheerleader of the Year. Team judged seventh in the state of Colorado. (more…)
Central City’s Final Council Meeting of 2018
By David Josselyn
The Central City Regular Council Meeting of Tuesday, December 18, convened at 7:05 p.m. in City Hall Council Chambers. (more…)
Light-hearted fun for last get-together of 2018
by Patty Unruh
The Peak to Peak Rotary Club held its holiday program on Thursday, December 20, at noon at Farraddays Steakhouse in the Isle of Capri Casino in Black Hawk. The meeting was preceded by a buffet for those who wished to partake. (more…)
STEM Fair held at Gilpin County Elementary School
by Patty Unruh
Gilpin County Elementary School’s multi-purpose room was filled with 80 original, creative STEM Fair projects on Tuesday, December 18. STEM is an acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. Students in kindergarten through fifth grade in the traditional and Montessori classes participated. (more…)
Accomplishments Validate Community Vote to Increase Mill Levy
By Paul Ondr
I would like to take this opportunity to thank our community for supporting the passage of TFPD Ballot Issue A. We are humbled by the turnout of voters and the overwhelming support. (more…)