Three wins, one loss in two sets of double headers
by Patty Unruh
Gilpin High School’s baseball team had a busy week last week, with double headers against the Denver Jewish Day Tigers (DJD) on Wednesday, April 6, and against the (more…)
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Uganda’s recovering wildlife
Queen Elizabeth National Parkby Dave Gibson
Set beneath the imposing 16,762 ft. high Rwenzori Mountains, Queen Elizabeth National Park is Uganda’s most visited tourist destination. Originally home to Basongora pastoralists, (more…)
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A tailing tale of Rose Horn from Golden Gate to McCoy
By Maggie MagoffinThe following is from an oral recording by Rose Horn’s family with her at 83 years of age about her life as a child and living in the mountains. Rose is the daughter of Otto and Bertha Ramstetter. (more…)
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Gilpin Community Center “eggstends” Easter fun!
Snowstorm delayed the annual hunt and diving party for a weekby Patty Unruh
A spring storm dumped nearly two feet of snow on Gilpin County a couple of weeks ago, forcing a postponement of the annual Easter egg hunt and pool party that had been (more…)
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Sophia Goss remembered…
February 12, 1951 – March 26, 2016
Sophia Goss passed away on Saturday, March 262016, at the age of 65, in her home in Firestone. She was born to the late Doris and Ray Goss on Monday, February 12th 1951 in (more…)
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Spending a day with chimpanzees in the wild
Forest chimp trekking in Uganda’s Kibale National Park by Dave Gibson
At the turn of the 20th century, there are estimated to have been one million chimpanzees living in the wild. Today, about 200,000 remain across equatorial Africa, scattered from (more…)
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An irrational superhero battle
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice movie reviewBy David Josselyn
DC Comics has officially launched their canonical movie universe with the recent release of “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.” In all appearances, DC is following in the (more…)
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Janice Jones remembered…
1944 – March 23, 2016
Janice Jones passed away on Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at the St. Joseph’s Hospital in Denver. (more…)
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A tailing tale of salting a gold mine, and Aunt Mac goes to jail!
By Maggie MagoffinFrom “Life in the Early Days” By James K. Ramstetter (1910-1996). Permission of use granted by Mary Ramstetter. (more…)
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Middle school youth qualify for state wrestling championship
Gilpin’s Mike Wenholz wins first place at regionalsby Patty Unruh
The 2016 Colorado Middle School Regional Tournament was held at the National Western Events Center in Denver on Saturday, March 26. Mountain schools were well (more…)
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Violet Aandres remembered…
July 14, 1943 – March 27, 2016Violet Roberta Jean Aandres Schrock Duebel ended her three-year struggle with cancer last Sunday, March 27, (more…)
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“Risen” film rises above the mediocrity of Christian movies
Movie ReviewBy David Josselyn
“Risen” is an unabashedly Christian movie with an intended Christian, or at least curious about the faith, audience. As many Christians can tell you, much of what is produced in (more…)
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Clear Creek Canyon Park nearing completion
Peak to Plains Trail built on 140 year old railroad bedClear Creek Canyon Park is unto its own in the Open Space system, fit for nature lovers and railroad history buffs, who appreciate vestiges of a 140-year-old narrow-gauge bed (more…)
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We’re on the verge of losing our nation
4,200 turn out for Franklin Graham’s Decision America Rally at the Capitolby Patty Unruh
Franklin Graham, the CEO of Samaritan’s Purse and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, appealed to a crowd estimated at 4,200 on Tuesday, March 15, that they as (more…)
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A tailing tale of the 20’s and working at the White House
From Life in the Early Days By James K. Ramstetter (1910-1996). Permission of use granted by Mary Ramstetter
The Prosperous Twenties
The total student population of the Golden High School was present in the school auditorium on March 4, 1929 to listen to the inaugural address of the new President of the (more…)
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Frozen Dead Guy Days attracts thousands
Nederland’s early spring festival not so frozen this yearby Aaron Storms
This year’s fun and frosty event started with the Blue Ball on Friday night with live music from three of the 30 bands that would be playing through the three-day event. (more…)
