While Colorado’s COVID-19 dial was retired on April 16th
By Randy Beaudette
The Gilpin Board of County Commissioners held a Special meeting on April 15, 2021 to discuss Gilpin County Public Health response to the new Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment COVID-19 Dial 3.0. (more…)
Gilpin School Board extends mask mandate for final 30 days
By Curt Halsted
Superintendent Dr. David MacKenzie opened the April 6th Gilpin County School Board meeting by sharing that school has been in session 96 days. With 82% of students back for in-person learning, Gilpin Schools will continue to require masks for the last 30 days of school. This decision followed the executive order from the state extending the mask mandate, as well as a continuation order from the Gilpin County Commissioners. (more…)
Water and you: Part 3
By Don Ireland
“Here is a land where life is written in water.” – inscribed in the Colorado state capital
It’d be a safe bet to presume thousands of Denver and the Front Range residents don’t realize that a Gilpin County engineering marvel is the reason they have water for their homes, schools and businesses. (more…)
Gilpin Historical Society
By David Forsyth, PhD
Getting to and from Black Hawk and Central City today is relatively easy with wide, oftentimes well-lit paved roads brining drivers in the heart of Gilpin County, but the earliest miners arriving in Gilpin County had to follow a route that Joseph Casto, one member of John Gregory’s group in 1859, called “almost impracticable.” Miners could (more…)
Death Claims Aged Resident
Pioneer Globeville Public Official Passes at Age of 91. Nels C. Johnson, 91, of Floyd Hill, Colo., early-day public official in Globeville before it became part of Denver and former postmaster at Floyd Hill, died at his home Thursday after a short illness. He was a resident of Colorado fifty-three years, justice of the peace, and town treasurer of Globeville in the early days of its incorporation, and postmaster at Floyd Hill twenty-eight years. He retired a year and a half ago. Born in Denmark in 1847, he came to Chicago in 1871 at the age of 24, accompanied by his wife, Kirsten. After a few months in (more…)
Short-term rental and home-based business fees implemented
By Randy Beaudette
After a brief Work Session featuring First Judicial District Attorney Alexis King and Assistant DA Amanda Gall, the Gilpin Board of County Commissioners (BoCC) held a regular meeting on April 6, 2021 that featured topics such as Community Development fee schedule amendment, the first reading amending the County Road parking regulations, (more…)
Council considers Stairway to Heaven and Trout Unlimited projects
By David Josselyn
Work Session
Council met with Staff for a work session at 6:02 pm prior to the regular meeting on Tuesday, April 6, 2021, for a discussion with Trout Unlimited, for an abandoned mine lands prioritization plan. The Project provides a systematic and holistic approach to (more…)
Gilpin School Interact Club
By Curt Halsted
Interact is what Gilpin kids call the Gilpin County School Interact club, a Rotary sponsored youth organization. The Interact Club has been a part of the Gilpin School community since 2003. The club focuses on service projects and fundraising for charity. This year has been a little more challenging to come up with projects due to the pandemic and concerns over social distancing. (more…)
Water and you: Part 2 of 5
By Don Ireland
The old adage, “whiskey is for drinking and water is for fighting over,” is frequently attributed to Mark Twain. If the American author and humorist actually uttered those (more…)
Part 2 of more fun projects and daily drivers that became part of our lives
By Aaron Storms
Last week I ran out of time and room to review the lifetime of vehicles that had passed through my hands as we raised our four children, and reviewing the 28 vehicles from our days in Houston through the present here in Black Hawk would be too much. So I’ll just bundle most of the seven Jeep (more…)
For short-term rentals, camping, home-based businesses, and contractor registration
By Randy Beaudette
Gilpin County Board of County Commissioners conducted a work session on March 30, 2021 to address the new Community Development Regulations and Fees. (more…)
Black Hawk Council works out water and sanitation details
By Randy Beaudette
Black Hawk City Council held an online Regular meeting on March 24, 2021. Highlights of that meeting included clean-up on a Resolution regarding the subdivision (more…)
Water and you: Part 1 of 5
By Don Ireland
“When the well is dry, we know the worth of water.” – Benjamin Franklin, 1746
Despite snowfall measuring several feet locally last month, Gilpin County and 62 other Colorado Counties were declared disaster areas by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in March because of the overall statewide (more…)
March 16th Gilpin County School Board Meeting
By Curt Halsted
With Spring Break right around the corner, the Gilpin County School Board met for a quick meeting. To start things off, Superintendent Dr. David MacKenzie celebrated teacher vaccinations, a good review of the district’s transportation (more…)
October 17, 1941 – March 16, 2021
Jack Thompson passed away in Spokane, WA on March 16, 2021. He was born in Chappell, NE to Lloyd and Alice Thompson on October 17, 1941. After he graduated high school he enlisted in the Navy and proudly served on the USS Ranger (CVA-61) for four years and loved it! He and his brothers got special permission from the Navy to serve on the carrier at the same time. While he served, he studied biology, and took wood/metal shop classes and was an Aviation Mechanic. He was honorably discharged in 1965. (more…)
A trip down memory lane of fun vehicles and so many driving memories…
By Aaron Storms
As far back as I can remember, I was always fascinated with anything on wheels. Starting out with hand-me-down metal pedal cars, as a pint-sized driver I literally drove the wheels off them until the hard rubber tires started to peel off, then drove on the rims until those gave way too. Soon after came a long (more…)