March 6th – 8th event speakers, movies and tours
By Ruthanne Johnson
Mark your calendars for the 37th Monte Vista Crane Festival, scheduled for March 6 – 8, 2020. Ticket sales for the tours, speakers, movies and other events will go live on January 2 at www.mvcranefest.org. The annual festival celebrates the remarkable journey of some 25,000 Sandhill Cranes through the San Luis (more…)
Regarding concerns for planned increased in air traffic over county
By Jaclyn Schrock
On Wednesday, December 18, our District 2 Colorado Congressman to the US House of Representatives Joseph Neguse wanted to listen to Gilpin residents, but he was working in Washington. (more…)
Checking out our neighbors down the hill
It’s no wonder that Golden, Colorado has a reputation as one of the West’s friendliest cities. Upon entering Golden’s historic downtown, visitors are enthusiastically greeted with a large, western-style sign arching across Washington Avenue, which reads, “Howdy, Folks! Welcome to Golden,” (more…)
A snapshot of local history provided by the Nederland Area Historical Society
The historic Gillaspie House, built in 1907, displays clothing, accessories, and furnishings found in typical early Nederland homes. The Gillaspie House is located at 363 N Bridge Street, a block up from the Mining Museum at the traffic circle in Nederland.
Open June – October Friday, Saturday and Sunday 11am – 4 pm
https://nederlandhistoricalsociety.org/gillaspie.html
City Council looks at use options for Scarlett’s Casino
By David Josselyn
Work Session
Council met with Staff to review a proforma for the former Scarlett’s Casino building which was gifted to the City earlier this year. Arleen Taniwaki, owner of ArLand LLC presented a Proforma Analysis for the Scarlett’s building for best economic uses for the City. Suggested uses in order of most economic returns to least are a casino, an entertainment center, an office space, a hotel, multi-family (more…)
Gilpin Boys’ varsity wins 2nd straight non-conference games
By Gary King
The Gilpin County High School boys’ and girls’ basketball teams played the South Park High School Burros on Friday December 20 in Fairplay, Colorado. Both the boys’ and the (more…)
Last Tournament Before Break
By Emily Pleier
This week’s tournament at Sheridan High School had many larger schools and a high level of competition. With schools much larger than ours, the boys still walked away (more…)
Gilpin kicks off with four non-conference games
By Gary King
The Gilpin County High School varsity basketball team is a member of the 2A District 7 League competing against eight other regional teams. The team has played four games (all non-conference) thus far this (more…)
From the Early Days column of the Weekly Register-Call on January 8, 1897
By Mary Peery
At the Bobtail Mine near Central City in the early days, Pat Casey held forth as the greatest character in the camp and his night shift had a reputation for belligerency all over the mountains. There was a large number of Cornishmen in one tunnel who were great wrestlers and frequently sent challenges to other parties, which were seldom accepted, (more…)
Gilpin Commissioners wrap up year-end business, hear from Trout Unlimited
By Randy Beaudette
At the final 2019 regular meeting of the Gilpin County Commissioner’s (BoCC) on December 17, 2019, highlights of the agenda include, a 2020 application for the Emergency Management Program Grant, Certification of Levies and Revenues for the Budget year 2020, and an interesting presentation from Trout Unlimited concerning the (more…)
A creative festival of sight and sound!
By Esmee Halsted
The winter months are always brought to life with the winter concerts at the school. Festive art lines the halls while Christmas tunes flow and reach every corner. All in preparation for only a few nights year. (more…)
End of year business includes sidewalk maintenance, MJ rules, fire and ambulance IGAs, PD recruit training, taxes, and shuttle bus service
By Randy Beaudette
The Black Hawk City Council faced a long year-end agenda that will clean up some items before the holidays. A sample of the highlights include an amendment to the City code clarifying the responsible party for sidewalk maintenance, the (more…)
At the Historic Teller House in Central City
By Jaclyn Schrock
Each year in the first weekend in December, Central City enjoys a holiday time-warp, celebrating the season at the Teller House on Eureka Street. This year the Tommyknocker Holiday Bazaar had charming traditional celebrations, door prize registration, Victorian era activities, 32 vendor booths, Elks Ladies Scholarship chili, sandwiches, pies and concessions, JKQ food and beverages and of course the Tommyknocker favorite thrill – Father Christmas. (more…)
Peak to Peak Chorale celebrates Tommyknocker Festival with community
By David Josselyn
Central City kicked off the Christmas season with caroling, community cheer, and a chorale; combining the warmth and joy of the holidays with a poignant and timely message. On a chilly Friday evening, December 6, 2019, almost 30 people gathered around the three-story tall pine tree adorning the sidewalk at the intersections of Main, Nevada, (more…)
Giving back to the community as part of Ameristar Cares Program
By Nicole Merrick
Started in 2012, each year the Ameristar Casino Resort hosts and caters one of the weekly senior lunches that are held regularly at the Gilpin County Recreation Center. This year, team lead Sean Demeule and 15 or so volunteers made this event the biggest one yet; with nearly 90 RSVPs to the Ameristar Christmas lunch, the event space was abuzz with holiday (more…)
Preparing for 2020 and finding a spare $3 million in property taxes
By Randy Beaudette
At the Gilpin County Commissioner’s (BoCC) meeting on December 11, 2019 the agenda included multiple end of year financial and public works items, and the 2020 pay plan for Gilpin County employees. (more…)