Movie Review
By David Josselyn
What happens when you cross Quentin Tarantino’s respect for odd history and William Steig’s “Shrek”? You get Guillermo del Toro’s “The Shape of Water.” The analogy is not great, because “Shrek” is full-on comedy parody whereas Water is intended to be neither, but it makes you wonder. Del Toro’s new movie has all the artsy elements of an Oscar contender, but can it keep its shape through the film or does its missteps not hold water? (more…)
Gilpin girls fulfill goal to serve the community
by Patty Unruh
Soup’s on!
Members of the Gilpin High School girls’ basketball team dished out a hearty variety of chili and soup to our area first responders on December 8 in the school cafeteria. The tasty meal was the team’s way to connect with local firefighters, law enforcement, and ambulance personnel and to say a big “THANK YOU!” for their service to Gilpin County. (more…)
Winning over 75% of matches
By Coach Pete Morgan
The Gilpin High School Wrestling Team is now two weeks in to the 2017-2018 season and the hard work is paying off. So far Gilpin Wrestlers have won over 75% of their matches and every wrestler entered has placed at both tournaments wrestling against mostly larger schools who compete at higher classifications. The truth is however that you can’t just show up when the season starts and expect to compete, our season began the day after the State Championship ended last February. (more…)
Winter Arts Festival
By Jaclyn Schrock
Saturday, Dec. 9 2017 found many neighbors and friends strolling through the Recreation Center chatting and carrying out bags of treasures at the 15h Annual Winter Arts Festival. If you need some creative art ideas here are 100+ creative art project ideas that you could use. Most of the craft and gift vendors were downstairs in the gym. However, the Gilpin County School art works presented a fine show of multimedia materials in the dance room. (more…)
February 17, 1939 – December 8, 2017
Linold Nels Begg was born to Linold James Begg and Elizabeth Louise Thompson in the Krell house on Dory Hill Road in Black Hawk, Colorado. The family moved to the present home on Lawrence Street in Central City in 1941 where he was a life-long resident of 76 years with exception of two years he served in the US Army in Germany and was honorably discharged in 1964. (more…)
High school, middle school, and upper elementary winter programs delight
by Patty Unruh
Musicians and artists from Gilpin County secondary and upper elementary schools presented their winter programs this week, entertaining with a wide variety of seasonal songs. All the weeks of practice paid off with well-done events. (more…)
Book Review
by Logan O’Brien
Life-size characters and an intriguingly original plot make Emma Berg’s first novel Dreamcatch a must read.
Joseph Archer’s life is irreversibly changed when the ‘Catcher’ Madeleine comes to the house where he is employed, to cure the master’s son of a mysterious illness. In the process of curing the boy, Joseph is inhabited by a Shadow, and he must leave his old life behind to search for Madeleine and answers. (more…)
Boys’ and girls’ H.S. basketball teams take close losses
by Patty Unruh
The Gilpin High School boys’ and girls’ varsity basketball teams visited the North Park (Walden) Wildcats last Thursday, November 30, playing well but taking narrow losses in both games. Stop by the Gilpin gym this Thursday night, December 7, when the Eagles host West Grand. Junior varsity starts at 4:00 p.m., and varsity action begins with the girls at 5:30 p.m. and the boys at 7:00 p.m. (more…)
I-70 at Floyd Hill curve improvements coming
By David Josselyn
Work Session
The Central City Council met with Staff on December 5, 2017 for the final budget work session prior to the regular council meeting. The Council was also presented with color and design options for the new “bubble” building that will be erected by the sand shed off the entrance ramp from Virginia Canyon Road to the Central City Parkway. This building will house the fire department vehicles being relocated from the Apex building. (more…)
And Job Openings at the Commissioners Meeting
By Jaclyn Schrock
At 9:06 am on Tuesday, December 5, 2017 the meeting of Gilpin County Commissioners was called to order, but not in the old Courthouse in Central City. The renovation project for asbestos removal, installing wood flooring, some painting and carpet on the steps has a progression of office furnishings moved into the Commission’s council room of the old historic building. The next few sessions will be held at Central City Hall. (more…)
At Central City’s Teller House
By Jaclyn Schrock
Oh the festivities of the original Gilpin County seat bring giggly children to Santa, coloring contest, and cookie decorating by the amazing ginger bread house! Many children and adults heard the clip-clopping on the brick roads along Main Street in Central City, thrilled to get free rides. The cool sunny days this week end made for a pleasant ride when being pulled by the strong white horse harnessed to the elegant carriage provided and operated by Queen City Horse & Carriage. The ride was a great break between strolling through the shops and Bazaar tables loaded with local artists wares in three rooms of the Teller House. (more…)
20th Annual Tommyknocker Events in Central City
by Pam Deck
The weather was perfect, the moon was full, and the company delightful. What better way to begin the Holiday festivities? This year’s 20th Annual Tommyknocker Events were held in the historic and beloved Teller House. (more…)
Colorado History
By Maggie Magoffin
In my research and endeavors to get a personal perspective of Lincoln Hills I’ve had the pleasure of making the acquaintance of Winston Walker. Several months ago, Winston, a tall, slender, soft spoken gentleman who loves the out-of-doors, accompanied me to Lincoln Hills where we spent several hours with photographer, Julian Gothard. As we traveled from Arvada up to Gilpin County Winston shared many stories and personal insights about the resort, it’s past and present. His thorough knowledge of the area and the people led me to wonder what his connection was to this beautiful oasis away from the hustle and bustle of metro-Denver. (more…)
Central City’s Guardian Angel celebrates their Quasquicentennial 1892-2017
This article appears here as originally written and published without changes or editing. It was originally published in the Weekly Register-Call’s Volume XXXI, No. 24, on November 25, 1892. St. Mary of the Assumption will be celebrating their Quasquicentennial with Mass celebrated by the Auxiliary Bishop of Denver, the Most Reverend Jorge Rodriguez. (more…)
Madness Murder and Mayhem in the Colorado Rockies
By Angela Zbornik
Award-winning investigative writer Ian Neligh takes a look at the phenomenon of gold, the treasure hunters, both modern and historic, and brings them to life in a detailed and sharp narrative, GOLD! Madness Murder and Mayhem in the Colorado Rockies. (more…)
In Sitka, Alaska
by Dave Gibson
First discovered by Tlingit peoples over ten thousand years ago, what would come to be named Sitka, Alaska, has been continuously inhabited by the Tlingit for the last fifty centuries. Called “Paris of the West,” Russia controlled the area in the early 1800s when it was the dominant port in western North America. (more…)