Celebrating history at the old Weekly Register-Call office and a new beginning for Peak to Peak Players
By Jaclyn Schrock
New Year’s Eve 2019 in Central City may have been celebrated with some consistencies even though it began as just another tent city in the area for prospectors back in 1859. Last year a Victorian New Year’s Eve celebration was held in the Little Kingdom Room of the (more…)
Petrock and Ashcraft recognized for County service
By Randy Beaudette
The first Gilpin County Board of Commissioners (BoCC) meeting of 2020 included the departure of long-time County Attorney Jim Petrock and Gilpin County Human Services Director Sherrin Ashcraft. The agenda also included all the beginning of the year tasks such as Commissioner’s appointments to the various boards, authorities and committees, (more…)
Notes From Nevadaville – 1878
By Mary Peery
Interesting Reminiscences of Early Days and Practical Observations About the Mines By Correspondence to the Rocky Mountain News
Nevadaville, Gilpin County, June 4, 1878 – This is one of the oldest mining towns of Colorado. It is reached by passing through Central City, and following Nevada Gulch up for nearly one and a half miles. The famous Burrough’s lode was discovered in 1859, just after the discovery of the big Gregory mine near Central. At the same time a great many miners came looking for gold in the gulch. During the four years following, many exciting (more…)
Now serving fresh donuts and coffee in Central City
By Jaclyn Schrock
Mayor Willie’s offers handmade donuts and coffee, 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. daily, starting January 1, 2020, right in our own Central City. Some guess Mayor Willie’s to be a shadowed revival of the sweet shop next door fondly visited by many in Central City over a (more…)
Starting off the New Year with Central City Council new business
By David Josselyn
Work Session – Council met with Staff for a work session prior to the regular meeting. The topics of discussion were a historic plaque and a future marketing plan. The historic plaque in question used to sit on the section of sidewalk at the south end of Scarlett’s facing Main Street; otherwise known as “the bubble.” The sign has been damaged by both (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…)
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…)