Regular Council Meeting
By 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…)
Superintendent updates on site improvement plans
by Patty Unruh
The Gilpin County Board of Education held its regular public meeting on Tuesday, March 5, at 7:00 p.m. (more…)
New art exhibit excites patrons
By 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…)
Gilpin girls defeat Nederland in final regular season game
by 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…)
Golden keeps the Wild West legend alive
By 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…)
Guatemalan Seed Project opens the door for the Christian gospel
by 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…)
Alaska’s playground
by Dave Gibson
Sometimes referred to as “Alaska’s playground,” the Kenai Peninsula is a couple of hour’s drive south from Anchorage. One of Alaskans’ favorite forms of play is fishing. From angling the many lakes, rivers, and streams for salmon, trout, and grayling, to deep sea fishing for halibut, cod, and (more…)
Eighth grader Peter Kniffen wins with “sepia”
by Patty Unruh
I know how to start spelling “banana.” I just don’t know how to stop. Maybe I should study for the spelling bee. That’s what students in grades four through eight at Gilpin County School did for the past several (more…)
Free books promote love of reading in early childhood
by Patty Unruh
“There’s no app to replace your lap.” Read to your child every day. (more…)
An Academy Award Wrap-Up
By David Josselyn
The 91st Academy Awards is over, and it went off without a hitch (not counting Rami Malek’s fall after accepting his Oscar causing paramedics to be called, but that was off-screen). The host-less Oscars played it safe; cautiously handing out awards as if avoiding any opportunity for further embarrassment. The show opened with Queen performingtheir iconic mashup hit, “We Will (more…)
Gilpin Elementary students learn about the Guatemalan Seed Project
by Patty Unruh
Part one of a two-part series.
Guatemala is a long ways from Gilpin County – in both distance and lifestyle. Youngsters at Gilpin Elementary School learned a bit about life in that Third World country on Wednesday, February 13, as Gilpin resident Josh Bloom visited the children in Elizabeth Hamilton’s second grade class and Susan Sepanik’s fourth grade class. (more…)
Students present cross-curricular learning; germinating peas science lab
by Patty Unruh
The Gilpin County Board of Education held its regular public meeting on Tuesday, February 19, at 7:00 p.m. (more…)
Gilpin County Commissioners deal with unauthorized septic system installation
By Randy Beaudette
The Gilpin County Board of County Commissioners meeting was called to order on Wednesday February 19, 2019 at 9:02 a.m. at the Historic Gilpin County Courthouse. (more…)
Central City Council Meeting
By David Josselyn
Executive Session
Mayor Fey called the regular council meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. on February 19, and the Council immediately went into executive session for legal advice regarding proposed amendments to 1999 Growth IGA and questions related to collecting delinquent sales and use taxes. (more…)
Limit of beer alcoholic content raised to match State standards
By Randy Beaudette
Following a 1:30 p.m. work session regarding congregational access to the Rocky Mountain Evangelical Free Church on Gregory Street, bell ringer City Attorney Hilary Graham rang the bell that signaled the start of another Black Hawk City Council regular meeting on Wednesday, February 13, 2019. (more…)
As part of the Gregory Street Plaza Project
By Randy Beaudette
A heated debate erupted at the work session held on February 13, 2019 between the City of Black Hawk and the members of the Rocky Mountain Evangelical Free Church in Black Hawk. On one side, the church members wanted easier access to their place of worship. On the other side, Black Hawk City Council expressed their desires to move forward on their plans for the Gregory Street Plaza Project. (more…)