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  • Icy fun at Frozen Dead Guy Days

    Icy fun at Frozen Dead Guy Days

    “Grandpopsicle” Morstoel haunts the Rockies

    By Aaron Storms

    Driving into Nederland, CO on Saturday, lines of cars were parked along the highway for a mile leading into town. If you didn’t know already, the 17th annual Frozen Dead Guy Days festival was taking place, and there were throngs of people for as far as you could see from Hwy 119 all the way down to Guercio Park by Barker Reservoir, and on every other highway leading into town from Boulder and Estes Park. Finally locating a parking spot, I parked the Jeep and strolled down East 1st Street, taking in all the sights and sounds. Even with the falling snow and chilly temps, there were poets espousing prose from makeshift stages, frozen turkey bowling in the street, beer tents and live music along both sides, and interesting people of all ages and walks of life to talk to. (more…)

  • Salmon Toss at Frozen Dead Guy Days

    Salmon Toss at Frozen Dead Guy Days

    Who said fish can’t fly!

    by Dave Gibson

    After hosting the Frozen Dead Guy Days Salmon Toss in Nederland, CO for sixteen years in a row, Hillary Stevenson needed a new venue for the event when the Sundance Café closed its doors. Turning to her friend Heather Hatwan, owner of the Stage Stop in nearby Rollinsville, Hillary found a perfect new home for the Salmon Toss, continuing the tradition. (more…)

  • Commissioners approve marijuana grow facility

    Commissioners approve marijuana grow facility

    Located mid-Gilpin County behind the car wash

    by Jaclyn Schrock

    Tuesday, March 13, 2018, at 9 am Gilpin County Commissioners opened their bi-monthly meeting. (more…)

  • Gilpin science students experience thrill of victory at Science Bowl

    Gilpin science students experience thrill of victory at Science Bowl

    Teams come home with four wins

    by Patty Unruh

    Gilpin County Middle and High Schools took three teams to the 28th Colorado Science Bowl recently, coming home with four victories. The high school event took place on March 3 at Dakota Ridge High School in Littleton, with 41 teams competing. The middle school competition was held on February 3 at Mountain View High School, with 24 teams participating. It was only the second time that Gilpin had sent teams to the Bowl; last year was the inaugural effort. (more…)

  • Timberline firefighters nervous about upcoming fire season

    Timberline firefighters nervous about upcoming fire season

    Eight candidates for upcoming Board elections

    By Randy Beaudette

    The Timberline Board of Directors called to order their regularly scheduled meeting March 13, 2018 at 7:05 pm at Timberline Station 5, 14908 Colorado Highway 119. (more…)

  • Sustaining a high-performing school board

    Sustaining a high-performing school board

    Randy Black of CASB addresses Gilpin Board of Education

    by Patty Unruh

    The Gilpin County Board of Education substituted a work session on board development for its regular meeting on Tuesday, March 6. (more…)

  • All you “cayenne” eat at the annual HCA chili fundraiser!

    All you “cayenne” eat at the annual HCA chili fundraiser!

    Fire auxiliary raises funds for Timberline Fire and GCART

    by Patty Unruh

    The Gilpin County Community Center gym was jam packed last Saturday night, March 3, as more than 300 hungry guests lined up for bowls of mouth-watering chili and all the trimmings. It was time once again for the High Country Auxiliary’s (HCA) huge chili dinner and silent auction to raise money to help fund the Timberline Fire Protection District (TFPD) and Gilpin County Animal Response Team (GCART) volunteers. (more…)

  • Gilpin MS girls’ basketball team celebrates season with gala event

    Gilpin MS girls’ basketball team celebrates season with gala event

    Awards banquet an evening to remember

    by Patty Unruh

    Formal wear … tablecloths and centerpieces … chocolate-dipped strawberries and sparkling cider in plastic champagne flutes … a gentleman to escort the ladies. Such elegance is more like a night at the Oscars than a rural middle school sports award program. (more…)

  • Cultural music festival a treat for listeners

    Cultural music festival a treat for listeners

    Gilpin Middle and High School band and choir winter performance

    by Patty Unruh

    Fans of good music enjoyed a winter concert performed by Gilpin Middle and High School band and choir last Thursday evening, March 1. Director Randi Ebers led the young people in a cultural potpourri of tunes presented by large and small ensembles. (more…)

  • Central City steams ahead with acquisition

    Central City steams ahead with acquisition

    Annie’s wants store-front parking

    By David Josselyn

    Work Session – Annie’s

    The Central City Council met with Staff on March 6, 2018, for a work session prior to the regular council meeting. The topics of conversation were parking spaces at Annie’s Emporium and a steam shovel presentation. (more…)

  • Black Hawk Amends Manufactured Homes Municipal Code

    Black Hawk Amends Manufactured Homes Municipal Code

    Public Works to upgrade equipment

    By Randy Beaudette

    The bell was rung by Brett Hahnenkamp from Peak Value LLC to announce the regular meeting of the Black Hawk City Council. The meeting was called to order on Wednesday, February 28, 2018 at 3 pm by Mayor David Spellman. (more…)

  • Power to the people

    Power to the people

    Gilpin County resident Greg Adams helps Puerto Ricans recover from Hurricane Maria

    by Patty Unruh

    Gilpin County folks are familiar with power outages that occur during windstorms. We have them several times a year, and typically, they are soon over and life is back to normal. It’s tempting to take electrical power – and the utility workers who maintain it – for granted. (more…)

  • Winks Panorama

    Winks Panorama

    February 2018 National Historic Landmark Letter of Inquiry – Rollinsville, CO

    By Astrid Liverman, Ph.D.

      My own cottage built by my own hands, painted orange and trimmed in brown, nestled amid the evergreen trees, away from the smoke, noise and confusion of the city and where the air and the water are always pure, fulfills my every desire for rest and recreation (…) I appreciate my lots and my cottage so much I cannot but write you and express my appreciation of your efforts in supplying to me and our group of people the most wonderful mountain resort I have seen in Colorado and I have lived here for many years.  (more…)

  • Gilpin varsity boys are “comeback kids” in playoff upset over Lyons

    Gilpin varsity boys are “comeback kids” in playoff upset over Lyons

    Lady Eagles get a playoff win over Union Colony

    by Patty Unruh

    The Gilpin Eagles varsity boys blasted the Lyons Lions 64-53 on Tuesday evening, February 20, in a 2A District 7 league playoff game on Gilpin’s court. The match had been scheduled for Monday night but was canceled due to the snowstorm.

    The varsity girls also brought home a victory as they triumphed 31-27 over Union Colony Prep of Greeley. (more…)

  • Trujillo wrestles at state tournament again

    Trujillo wrestles at state tournament again

    Gilpin’s top wrestler best in past 15 years at school

    by Patty Unruh

    Senior Josh Trujillo represented Gilpin High School at the 2018 Colorado state wrestling tournament at the Pepsi Center last weekend. The event, which ran from Thursday, February 15 through Saturday, February 17, crowned champions in each of 14 weights from Class 2A through 5A. (more…)

  • The cat’s out of the bag – “Black Panther”

    The cat’s out of the bag – “Black Panther”

    Movie Review

    By David Josselyn

    If you’ve been on a ten-year mission’s trip in a third-world country, you may have no idea what I’m talking about; for all the others, Marvel Studios continues to expand our understanding of what a super-hero comic book movie is. “Black Panther” was just released and is the final Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film prior to their highly anticipate Avengers sequel in May. (more…)