Team crushes Miami-Yoder 34-22
By Patty Unruh
The Gilpin Eagles High School football team got off to a good start with its first non-conference away game against Miami-Yoder August 24. (more…)
Tag: Central City
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Keeping your dog fit
Making Tails Wag Better
by Deb D’Andrea
Obesity is not just an issue for humans, it is also an issue for dogs with 45 percent of our nation’s dogs being overweight or obese. It is our responsibility to help them stay as (more…)
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Gilpin Commissioners set new fees for Sheriff’s Office service fees
Winks Panorama, Black Hawk election
By Lynn Volkens
Gilpin County Commissioners Buddy Schmalz, Connie McLain and Gail Watson met September 3, 2013 to discuss Sheriff’s Office fees, several items regarding the City of Black Hawk, and Winks Lodge nomination to the National Register of Historic Places. (more…)
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USS Enterprise veterans honored by Central City
Week of September 1st from now on
By David Josselyn
On Tuesday, September 3rd, the Central City Council met to deliberate both old and new matters. All members were present and the meeting was called to order in the six o’clock (more…)
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Cemetery Crawl brings pioneers to life
At Russell Gulch Cemetery
By Linda Jones
Coupling the Cemetery Crawl with the BeerFest brought an interesting mix of dress choices to crowded Main Street in Central City. Most of the 270 attendees and 34 (more…)
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Bobby Putnam remembered…
October 14, 1932 – August 18, 2013
Bobby R. Putnam, Sr., 80, of Black Hawk, died at his home on Sunday, August 18, 2013. (more…)
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Black Hawk voters will decide on device fee increase, debt increase and City Council health benefits
Special election November 5, 2013
By Lynn Volkens
Black Hawk Mayor David Spellman and City Council members Linda Armbright, Paul Bennett, Diane Cales, Jim Johnson, Greg Moates and Benito Torres met the afternoon of August 28, 2013 for their regularly scheduled Council meeting. (more…)
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How do you deal with a bully or a victim situation?
Steps to Safety and Healthy Empowerment
By Amy Hartman, MA, LPC, NCC, RPT
A family comes into my office visibly upset; their six year old was threatened on the bus two mornings ago. A few days later I get called because a teenager was pulled into the (more…)
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Turning Back the Pages
30 Years Ago – September 2, 1983
Arden Larson, president and majority stockholder of Saratoga, claims that, although no gold is yet ready for shipment to refinery, the last bugs have been worked out in a (more…)
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Timberline reallocates “contingency” fund per auditors’ recommendation
County Fair re-cap
By Lynn Volkens
Timberline Fire Protection District’s (TFPD) Board of Directors met at 7 p.m. on August 21, 2013. Directors Rick Wenzel, Jim Crawford and Paul Ondr attended in person. Kay (more…)
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Coordinating emergency response in the mountains
Gilpin County
By Roger Baker
The Gilpin County Commissioners don’t have special meetings very often, but they had one this past Friday. (more…)
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God is the giver of good gifts – enjoy them!
Pastor’s Pulpit
By Pastor Tom Davidson
James 1:17: “Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.” (more…)
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Three days of fun and music
The NedFest version of Woodstock
by Dave Gibson
At Nederland’s own mini Woodstock last week, concert goers were treated to “three days of fun and music.” Even though the crowd didn’t chant “No Rain” when afternoon storms (more…)
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The Voice of Hope “Lost in a Blizzard”
4th in the Series of 5 – Life Coaching
By Dr. Mike Brooks
The storms of life were beginning to take shape and I had no idea what was only hours away could be my final hours of living. We turned in about 9:00 p.m. that evening. I was (more…)
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Detectives, murder mysteries, and psychics…
This week at the Gilpin Library
by Larry Grieco, Librarian
J.K. Rowling writing under the pseudonym of Robert Galbraith was perhaps the worst kept secret ever. Still, the result was the debut novel in a new hard-boiled detective series, (more…)
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Hitting the links for a good cause
Gilpin Education Foundation Golf Tournament
By Patty Unruh
The Gilpin Education Foundation held its eighth annual tournament at the Evergreen Golf Course August 23. The purpose of the friendly tournament was to raise funds for the (more…)