Amazing learning experience for Gilpin youth
By Patty Unruh
Eighth grader Dante Nadeau brought honor to Gilpin County middle school by being selected to represent the school at the State wrestling tournament March 29-30 at the Denver Coliseum. Although Dante did not win either of (more…)
New superintendent has first day on job
By Patty Unruh
The Gilpin County Board of Education met April 1. Members present were President Craig Holmes, Brook Ramsey, Charlotte Taylor, Kersten Armstrong, and Rusty Hardy. New superintendent David MacKenzie was also present, (more…)
Main Event at Lodge Casino in Black Hawk
Three rings in 2012-2013. Think about that for a minute…
World Series of Poker Circuit host Bernard Lee summed it up well when he said it’s a year that’s representative of a career for any successful tournament player. (more…)
Insurance matters, potential property inclusions, Pension Board
By Lynn Volkens
Timberline Fire Protection District’s board of directors met the evening of March 20, 2013. Board president Rick Wenzel and board members Jim Crawford, Kay Johnson, Paul Ondr and Chris Samuelson attended. The board (more…)
Golddiggers knock off Summit Tigers and Jefferson Saints
By Patty Unruh
Faceoff with Summit
The Clear Creek/Gilpin County Golddiggers baseball team triumphed in its home non-conference game against the Summit Tigers 4-1 on March 19 at Idaho Springs. The Tigers are from Frisco. (more…)
Mountain Living
By Irene Shonle
I’ll start with the good news: the 2012 aerial survey shows that the Mountain Pine Beetle epidemic has essentially petered out. This is definitely cause for celebration, but it doesn’t necessarily change the picture on the potential (more…)
Camp Jeep lures lovers of four-wheeling at Denver Auto Show
By Patty Unruh
Thousands of people visited the Denver Auto Show, one of the biggest such events in the country, over the past weekend, looking at Smart cars, Cadillac’s, Hyundai’s, and dozens of other brand names. (more…)
Employee severance, monthly reports
By Lynn Volkens
Gilpin County Commissioners Buddy Schmalz, Connie McLain and Gail Watson met the morning of March 26, 2013 to review various in-house reports and discuss progress on the communications tower proposed at the Justice Center. (more…)
Finance Reform Proposal, Technology, BOCES, and other matters
By Patty Unruh
The Board of Education of Gilpin County School met March 18. Present were members Craig Holmes, President, Brook Ramsey, Charlotte Taylor, Kersten Armstrong, and Rusty Hardy, as well as Interim Superintendent Morris (more…)
Radio communications, shooting range, floodplain ordinance
By Lynn Volkens
Gilpin County Commissioners Buddy Schmalz, Connie McLain and Gail Watson met the morning of March 12, 2013. They took steps to move forward in establishing a radio communications network, shooting range, floodplain (more…)
New bus, new employees, new building codes
By Lynn Volkens
Black Hawk City Council met the afternoon of March 13, 2013. Mayor David Spellman and Council members Linda Armbright, Paul Bennett, Diane Cales, Jim Johnson, Greg Moates and Benito Torrez took a brief field trip prior (more…)
September 23, 1951 – March 15, 2013
The Central City Police Department family and the entire community of Central City lost a respected and popular colleague and friend when Sergeant Albert Taylor Kidd lost his short battle with cancer on March 15, 2013. (more…)
Middle School Results from Kiowa Invitational Tourney
By Patty Unruh
The Gilpin County Middle School wrestlers put in a good showing at the Kiowa Invitational Wrestling Tournament March 5. As a team, they had 15 wins and only two losses. (more…)
The Lodge Casino to host first-ever circuit event in Colorado
PRESS RELEASE – The World Series of Poker (WSOP) will visit Colorado for the first time ever March 14-25 at The Lodge Casino at Black Hawk. The Lodge WSOP Circuit stop will include 12 official ring events, along with a host (more…)
VFW contest fosters awareness of drug and alcohol abuse
By Patty Unruh
Two students from Gilpin County School placed in the top five in Colorado for their age categories in the recent Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) “Just Say No” to drugs and alcohol coloring contest. Jasmine Arends won second (more…)
PTA competition leads to wins at regional level
By Patty Unruh
Several students from Gilpin County School were finalists in a regional Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) “Reflections” competition recently. The theme of the event was “Magic of the Moment” and encompassed several categories of creative expression, including literature, musical composition, dance choreography, film production, photography, and visual arts.
Students who won locally and were regional finalists were Samantha Smith for literature in grades three to five, Jasmine Arends for photography in grades three to five, Aubrey Allen and Gadje Holbird for visual arts in kindergarten to second-grade, and Anna Yocom for visual arts in grades six through eight. The local competition was held last November, with winners going on to the regional level in mid-January. A ceremony for the State level was to have been held February 24, but was postponed due to snowy weather. No Gilpin students went on to become State finalists.
The Colorado PTA website explains that the Reflections program was first developed in 1969 to encourage students to explore their talents and express themselves by giving them positive recognition for their artistic efforts. Since then, the site says, over 10 million students across the nation have taken part in the popular program. The contest is open to all students attending a school where PTA sponsors the program.
To allow student projects to be judged at the appropriate age and skill levels, the program is divided into four levels: primary (preschool through grade two), intermediate (grades three through five), middle/junior (grades six through eight), and senior (grades nine through twelve). The entries are first judged by the local PTA unit. Some selected entries are then chosen to represent the PTA at the regional level. Artwork submitted to Colorado PTA from the regional PTA is considered for awards at the State level.
Curt Halsted, art instructor at Gilpin County School, said, “I encourage my students to enter their artwork and to develop their ideas in art and writing. The students do their projects individually at home and enter the local, judged competition at school.”
Reflections creations are on display in the hallways at the school.