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  • Gilpin Eagles high-flying court action

    Gilpin Eagles high-flying court action

    1 Win and 2 Losses in League Play

    By Gary King

    The Gilpin Eagles boys’ varsity basketball team played three 3A/2A/1A Mile High League games in the past week resulting in two losses and one win. With four more League games scheduled by March the 5th the team currently stands at two wins and five losses in the League and 4-6 wins to losses overall. Due to school implemented Covid-19 safety restrictions, spectators were allowed in limited numbers during the first 2 games while no Gilpin spectators were allowed to attend Saturday’s game. (more…)

  • Volunteers prep for Gilpin Community Center reopening

    Volunteers prep for Gilpin Community Center reopening

    Set to reopen on March 1st

    by Carolyn Peterson

    A group of 25 volunteers met on Saturday, February 20, to help clean and prep the Gilpin County Community Center for its March 1st re-opening. Members of Friends of the Gilpin County Community (more…)

  • Two Black Hawk pioneers remembered

    Two Black Hawk pioneers remembered

    Former slaves from Missouri

    By Mary Peery

    Jennie Golden and Samuel Parker were two former slaves from Missouri who settled in Black Hawk. Their stories are told from their obituaries. The description of the Dory Hill Cemetery is by historian and artist Muriel Sibell Wolle, who photographed Jennie (more…)

  • Salary increase discussed for teachers

    Salary increase discussed for teachers

    Gilpin County School Board

    By Curt Halsted

    Teacher Salary Discussion

    On February 16th the focus of the Gilpin County School Board Meeting was a discussion of whether to raise the teacher’s salary schedule at the bottom to be competitive with neighboring school districts. Board members were presented with a report laying out the increase and comparing it to other (more…)

  • Dogs make quarantine more manageable

    Dogs make quarantine more manageable

    Locals rely on their furry friends to fill social void

    By Esmee Halsted

    During the pandemic, folks have been staying home more than usual. As such, feelings of loneliness have become worse than ever before. Besides family, pets have also helped Gilpin residents remain positive during the pandemic. Archer O’Brien, Cassidy Wood, and Aucklynn Sacco have relied on their dogs for fun times and as a much-needed quarantine buddy. (more…)

  • Three new winter exhibits to warm the soul

    Three new winter exhibits to warm the soul

    Presented by Gilpin County Arts Association

    By Cynthia Moe-Crist

    Virgina Unseld, a well-known Gilpin County artist, has a new show opening at the Gilpin County Arts Association Washington Hall Gallery in Central City on February 20th.  “Navigations: a year of quARanTine,” gives voice to her explorations of a world closed to wandering, a world restricted to her own backyard, photos, and imagination. Unseld has always embraced a variety of media, challenging herself to explore new techniques, new ideas, and new interpretations of what she has learned. The work in this show, all (more…)

  • Basketball season delayed due to Covid-19

    Basketball season delayed due to Covid-19

    Gilpin County High School Eagles

    By Gary King

    High School basketball faced a late start this 2020-2021 season due to constraints stemming from the Covid-19 pandemic. Covid protocols in compliance with Federal and State mandates were adopted at the Gilpin County School level and by the Colorado High School Activities Association (CHSAA), which directs high school athletics competition. Colorado High School teams were not allowed to begin CHSAA competitions until late in January of 2021. This resulted in a flurry of games (more…)

  • Black Hawk Park approved on Miners Mesa

    Black Hawk Park approved on Miners Mesa

    New employees introduced; BHPD officers to get driving track time

    By Randy Beaudette

    Black Hawk City Council assembled for their regular online meeting on February 10, 2021 with only two Public Hearing items on the agenda which allowed City Manager Stephen Cole to introduce several new employees. (more…)

  • Gilpin County is in Covid dial “blue” status

    Gilpin County is in Covid dial “blue” status

    Covid testing resumes; Sheriff’s Office busy helping residents

    By Randy Beaudette

    Gilpin Board of County Commissioners (BoCC) held their regular meeting on February 16, 2021 to address many issues such as the Hazard Mitigation Plan update (more…)

  • The Belvidere Theatre pocket park proposal

    The Belvidere Theatre pocket park proposal

    Central City Council Meeting

    By David Josselyn

    Work Session

    Council met with Staff for a work session prior to the regular meeting. The topics of discussion were the Historic Residential (more…)

  • What’s the history behind Valentine’s Day?

    What’s the history behind Valentine’s Day?

    The true story is, well, it’s complicated

    By Nicol Natale

    Valentine’s Day has gotten a bad rap over the years. Sure, lots of couples still go out to dinner, exchange gifts, or trade sentimental cards on February 14 (which falls on a Sunday in 2021). But to be honest, it’s much cooler to make fun of V-Day. It’s been called a “Hallmark holiday” and “Singles Awareness Day.” And since 2010, thanks to (more…)

  • Excelling at great leadership everyday

    Excelling at great leadership everyday

    Gilpin after-school program for ages 11-18

    By Esmee Halsted

    The EAGLE program, also known as “The Excelling At Great Leadership Everyday” program, is a new after school program for ages 11-18 that is completely free. Working with CSU extension and the Community Center, the EAGLE program is run by Katherine Harvey as the full-time coordinator, (more…)

  • Harriet Tubman, the Dalton Gang, and Theodore Roosevelt

    Harriet Tubman, the Dalton Gang, and Theodore Roosevelt

    History Matters: Showing our children that their past is prelude to their future

    By John Grimaldi and David Bruce Smith

    Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad

    According to the United States Postal Service, the people of note who are under consideration for commemoration on new stamps, is the task of The Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee (CSAC). On February 1, 1978, sixty-five years after the death of abolitionist-activist, Harriet Tubman, she became the first African American woman bestowed with the honor. (more…)

  • Gilpin Schools deal with pandemic and finances

    Gilpin Schools deal with pandemic and finances

    School Board plans for the future with teacher salaries and septic system replacement

    By Curt Halsted

    The Gilpin County School Board Meeting on February 2nd, 2021, was focused on the pandemic and financial projections. (more…)

  • Black Hawk increases water storage at Georgetown Lake

    Black Hawk increases water storage at Georgetown Lake

    Council approves new location of Chicago Dogs Eatery

    By Randy Beaudette

    Black Hawk City Council got together and held an online regular meeting on Wednesday, January 27, 2021 with only a couple of items on the agenda. One of which amended a water storage agreement with Georgetown, and the other being the consideration to approve the new location of the Chicago Dogs Eatery. (more…)

  • Gilpin 2021 vaccinations to cost more than planned

    Gilpin 2021 vaccinations to cost more than planned

    Commissioners declare February as Black History Month

    By Randy Beaudette

    After a work session with State representatives Tammy Story and Judy Amabile on upcoming State legislations, and another work session about parking on County roads, the Gilpin County Board of County Commissioners got to work tackling issues such as the supplement to 2021 budget for costs associated with the County’s vaccination plan, a discussion concerning the Clear Creek/ Gilpin County shooting range joint venture, and an update on the Human Services/ Public Health building renovation. (more…)