A Colorado Pioneer
Lewis W. Berry was born in Brooklyn, New York, on December 1, 1822. His father was a ship carpenter and worked for many years in the U.S. Navy, where young Berry learned his trade. (more…)
Author: Patrick Henry Sweeney
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Struggling through a tough week
Gilpin basketball squads take losses to Dawson School and Heritage Christianby Patty Unruh
The Gilpin High School Eagles varsity basketball teams brought home losses after a tough week on the road. The boys’ and girls’ teams faced the Dawson School Mustangs of Lafayette on January 17 and the Heritage Christian Eagles of Fort Collins on January 20 in league battles. (more…)
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Composed and courteous student finds “churlish” a winning word
Damien Sonsino sweeps Gilpin spelling beeby Patty Unruh
Gilpin County School held its annual spelling bee last Thursday, January 19, in the school auditorium. Eighth-grader Damien Sonsino defeated a field of 101 students in fourth through eighth grade to capture the school’s 2017 championship and the $100 first prize. (more…)
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You’ll regret sneaking McD’s into this movie
“The Founder” Movie ReviewBy David Josselyn
A big-screen biography opened recently called “The Founder” which tells the story of how Ray Kroc went from a Willy Loman type salesman to head of The McDonald’s Corporation. Well, that might be what the story is, but the plot is really about the two McDonald brothers whose innovative ideas were hijacked by a huckster and how they lost all rights to a billion dollar franchise. This is a story of greed and getting ahead regardless of who you hurt along the way. (more…)
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A “tailing” tale of Fayette Beebee
A Colorado Pioneer
By Maggie Magoffin
Born in New York on November 9, 1824, in 1860 Fayette W. Beebee and wife, Ella, came and housed themselves in an unpretentious dirt-roofed, floorless cabin on Illinois Bar. There the sluices glistened with gold and heaps of boulders everywhere attested to the discovery of its hiding places in pay streaks and on shale bedrocks. (more…)
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Timberline Fire responded to 724 calls in 2016
Gallagher Amendment of TABOR drops property taxes, creating a $70K reduction in revenue for TFPDBy Randy Beaudette
Timberline Board of Directors called to order their regularly scheduled meeting January 23, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. at Timberline Station 7, 14908 Colorado Highway 119. The meeting was attended Board President Chip Smith, Board Vice-Chair Chris Samuelson, Secretary Cheryl Taylor, and Treasurer Rik Henrikson. (more…)
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Eagles boys’ basketball team soars past the Lyons Lions
Gilpin girls lose to Jim Elliot Christian in overtimeby Patty Unruh
Eagles Boys v. Lions
The Gilpin Eagles boys’ varsity flew by the Lyons Lions 43-33 in a league battle on Tuesday, January 10, on the Lions’ court. Gilpin and their hosts were neck-and-neck during the first three quarters of this exciting matchup, standing at 22-22 going into the final period. Eagles fans had a lot to scream about as their team poured it on in the fourth quarter with 21 points to win. (more…)
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First Lady doll collection
In their flashiest inaugural attireBy Randy Beaudette
In a modest home, on a quiet street in southwest Denver, there is a museum of sorts. It’s not a collection of thimbles, spoons, or stamps from around the world. It is a collection of dolls, but this is not just any ordinary doll collection. (more…)
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Gilpin’s Trujillo wrestles to near perfection
At Lyons Wrestling Invitational and Adams City MetroBy Jeff Warner
As an athlete, Gilpin High School Junior Josh Trujillo is progressing in leaps and bounds. So says Coach Pete Morgan after Trujillo wrestled to near perfection Saturday, winning third place at the Lyons Wrestling Invitational at Lyons High School. (more…)
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Gilpin parents concerned over potential school year schedule changes
School board meets exchange teacher from “Down Under”by Patty Unruh
The Gilpin County Board of Education held its regular meeting on Tuesday, January 17, at 7:00 p.m. Craig Holmes, Charlotte Taylor, Kersten Armstrong, and Steve Boulter were the Board members present; (more…)
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Hidden Figures – best movie of 2017 so far
Movie ReviewBy David Josselyn
Director Theodore Melfi (Winding Roads, St. Vincent) directed, produced, and co-wrote the film “Hidden Figures.” This movie will be the first to knock Rogue One off the box office charts and it is worthy to do so. “Hidden Figures” had a limited release prior to the New Year with a major release across the country in January. Producers will sometimes do this if they think their movie is Oscar worthy. (more…)
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Eagles grab some wins after break
Gilpin boys triumph 51-46 over Cornerstone Christian Academyby Patty Unruh
Boys’ Hoops Action
Both the boys’ and girls’ varsity teams at Gilpin High School soared to victory following their winter break. The boys gripped a 51-46 non-league win against the Cornerstone Christian Academy Bulldogs of Westminster (CCA) on January 3 on Gilpin’s home court. (more…)
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National Western Stock Show
A Denver tradition since 1906by Dave Gibson
The National Western Stock Show has rolled into town again for its 111th consecutive year. From the opening parade where livestock is herded through the streets of Denver to its closing event, the U.S. Bank Pro Rodeo Finals at 2 p.m. on Sunday, January 22nd, there is a lot to see and do. (more…)
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Sharon Salathiel remembered…
ObituaryWith hope in the Resurrection, the parish community of St. Mary of the Assumption extends its condolences to the family and friends of Sharon Salathiel. (more…)
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Crazy Train stops in Gilpin County
Top youth wrestlers compete last weekend in Gilpin meetby Jeff Warner
Gilpin County Youth Wrestling
The Crazy Train stopped in Gilpin County on Saturday, January 7, and the result was some of the highest-quality youth wrestling seen this season in Colorado. In the Rocky Mountain region, “Crazy Train” is the unofficial moniker for the circuit traveled by the top youth wrestlers; with no other Colorado youth tournaments scheduled last weekend, many of those wrestlers were at the Gilpin meet, held at Gilpin County School. (more…)
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A tailing tale of Joseph Severen Beaman
A Colorado Pioneer
By Maggie Magoffin
Joseph S. Beaman was born in Bondorf, Baden, Germany, October 23, 1834, to Joseph and Elizabeth Beaman. He attended the School of Bondorf. At the age of 15, in 1849, he sailed with his mother and siblings aboard the steamer “Holyoke” from Havre, France to New Orleans, a 49-day ocean journey. (more…)