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  • Gilpin GOP honors 16 th president

    Gilpin GOP honors 16 th president

    Gilpin County Fairgrounds for the annual Gil-
    pin County GOP Lincoln Day Luncheon.

    and incumbent Marie Mornis (both District 1);
    Corey Marshall, Candidate for District 3; and
    Marshall Dawson, Candidate for Congressional
    District 2. Poor driving conditions prevented
    Colorado House Minority Leader Rose Pugliese
    from attending, but Matt Solomon delivered a
    message from her and on her behalf.

    Danny Tomlinson
    Reporter and Photographer

    The annual luncheon, held in honor of the
    16th President of the United States, is always
    fun with an excellent opportunity to meet can-
    didates for the various state and local offices.

    A small but hearty group of nearly 50 great
    American patriots braved the cold, snow, and
    bad road and driving conditions to attend the

    The event was moved to the indoor arena at
    the fairgrounds this year. The arena proved to
    be an outstanding venue.

    It was wonderful to hear from each of the
    candidates about their plans and optimism for
    the region’s future.

    Matt Solomon served as emcee for the day.
    The Event Committee included Marilyn Ash-
    more, Kathleen Balfour and
    Jessica Kays. The lunch was
    catered by Joe and Kara Tinuc-
    ci and featured BBQ brisket
    and pulled pork from their JKQ
    Barbecue at Crook’s Palace.

    The candidates in attendance
    included County Commis-
    sioner Candidates Jessica Kays

    County Com-
    missioner
    District 3 Can-
    didate Corey
    Marshall shared
    his background
    and experience
    with the crowd
    also.

    Dignitaries in attendance included Matt Solomon, County
    Commissioner and County GOP Chair Marie Mornis, and
    GOP stalwart John Bryan.

    County Commissioner District 1 Candidate
    Jessica Kays spoke to the crowd about her
    involvement in the community and her desire
    to serve as Commissioner.

    County GOP Vice-Chair Rick Wenzel was working the
    registration table.

    Congressional District 2 candidate
    Marshall Dawson gave an inspira-
    tional and moving speech.

    Gilpin GOP honors 16 th president
    Gilpin GOP honors 16 th president
    Gilpin GOP honors 16 th president
    Gilpin GOP honors 16 th president
    Gilpin GOP honors 16 th president
    Gilpin GOP honors 16 th president
    Gilpin GOP honors 16 th president

  • Clear Crek County Comunity

    Clear Crek County Comunity

    Event Calendar

    Friday Adventures with CCMRD — No
    school on Fridays? Put your child in our Friday
    Adventures Program. We will be exploring all
    around Clear Creek County and going on several
    field trips! Drop off at the Clear Creek Rec Center
    between 7:30 and 9 a.m., pick up between 4 and
    5:30 p.m. For ages 5-15. $45 per child. Friday,
    Feb. 9 – Ice Skating at Evergreen Lake; Friday, Feb.
    16 – Denver Zoo; Friday, Feb. 23 – Hammonds
    Candy Tour; Friday, March 1 – Colorado History
    Museum; Friday, March 8 – Denver Museum of
    Nature & Science Planetarium – Black Holes. Con-
    tact caitlin@ccmrd.com or call 303-567-4822 for
    more information.

    26. Format Changes Monthly. Bring your own bags
    or bags provided at the Lodge! Entry fee is $10 per
    person. Minimum 8 – maximum 20 players with
    20 percent of the proceeds will be donated to the
    Elks Club Building Preservation Fund. 10 or less
    – Payout for 1st place is 50 percent and 2nd place
    is 30 percent; 12 or more – Payout for 1st place is
    40 percent, 2nd 25 percent, 3rd 15 percent. Mini
    Pizzas available for purchase – Free Popcorn. Text
    303-349-2052 for sign-up and more info.

    CCMRD Adult Pickleball — Clear Creek
    Recreation Center. Skills and Drills for Intermedi-
    ates on Tuesdays, 8 – 10 a.m. $10 per class covering
    a variety of topics to improve your game. Pickleball
    Basics for Beginners on Fridays, 10 a.m. to 12 noon,
    $10 per class is for anyone who wants to learn the
    basics of the game – forehand, backhand, serve,
    volley and scoring. Saturday Open Play, 10 a.m. to
    noon, for Intermediate players. All equipment is
    provided or bring your own. Advance registration
    is required for classes and open play. Check out
    the Open Play schedule and register for classes at
    clearcreekrecreation.com.

    Clear Creek Library District — The libraries
    will be closed on Monday, Feb. 19. Monster Mash
    Party for kids and teens, Idaho Springs Library,
    Thursday, Feb. 22, 5-7 p.m. Get ready to rock your
    best monster mash costume and show off your
    dance moves. Don’t miss the fun! Food, face paint-
    ing, dancing, and games. Call 303-567-2020 for
    more info.

    Devil’s Gate History Club — Georgetown
    Community Center, 613 6th St., Friday, Feb. 16, 7
    p.m. “Louis Dupuy – Farm to Table” presented by
    Kevin Kuharik.

    XCEL Energy Dam Warning Siren Test-
    ing Program — Wednesday, March 6, 10 a.m.,
    then on the first Wednesday of every month. Xcel
    Energy has installed four early warning sirens to
    notify people in the town of Georgetown of po-
    tential flooding due to the unlikely event of a dam
    failure at Xcel Energy’s Cabin Creek or Georgetown
    hydroelectric plants. The warning system installa-
    tion is a federal requirement. In collaboration with
    the Clear Creek County Sheriff’s Office, the Town of
    Georgetown, and Xcel Energy, Clear Creek County
    will provide notice to the residents of Georgetown
    ahead of the tests, so they know what to expect
    and when. Learn more at www.clearcreekcounty.
    us/1486/Georgetown-Monthly-Siren-Testing.

    Quill & Spill with Local Author Lisa
    Manifold — Wednesday, Feb. 21, 6 – 7:30 p.m.,
    Idaho Springs Public Library; Saturday, Feb. 24,
    9:30 – 11 a.m. Need some help plotting? Stuck in
    the middle? Join us for any or all six Quill & Spill
    sessions at the Idaho Springs Public Library to
    discuss your project, share ideas, and connect with
    other local authors! Hosted by local author Lisa
    Manifold. Light refreshments will be provided. To
    register, email chris@cccld.org by the day before
    the event.

    Corn Hole at the Idaho Springs Elks Club
    — 1600 Colorado Blvd., 6 p.m. monthly on the last
    Friday of each month – Feb. 23, March 29, April

    If you have regularly scheduled meetings or upcoming special events that are open to the pub-
    lic, we want to add them to the CCC Community Calendar. Please email the who, what, when,
    where, why and how in 75 words or less, exactly as you would want it printed, to amy@week-
    lyregistercall.com . Please send information at least two weeks in advance of your event.

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    Clear Crek County Comunity
    Clear Crek County Comunity

  • Clear Crek County Comunity

    Clear Crek County Comunity

    Event Calendar

    Friday Adventures with CCMRD — No school
    on Fridays? Put your child in our Friday Adventures
    Program. We will be exploring all around Clear Creek
    County and going on several field trips! Drop off at the
    Clear Creek Rec Center between 7:30 and 9 a.m., pick
    up between 4 and 5:30 p.m. For ages 5-15. $45 per
    child. Friday, Feb. 9 – Ice Skating at Evergreen Lake;
    Friday, Feb. 16 – Denver Zoo; Friday, Feb. 23 – Ham-
    monds Candy Tour; Friday, March 1 – Colorado History
    Museum; Friday, March 8 – Denver Museum of Nature
    & Science Planetarium – Black Holes. Contact caitlin@
    ccmrd.com or call 303-567-4822 for more information.

    share ideas, and connect with other local authors!
    Hosted by local author Lisa Manifold. Light refresh-
    ments will be provided. To register, email chris@cccld.
    org by the day before the event.

    Corn Hole at the Idaho Springs Elks Club —
    1600 Colorado Blvd., 6 p.m. monthly on the last Friday
    of each month – Feb. 23, March 29, April 26. For-
    mat Changes Monthly. Bring your own bags or bags
    provided at the Lodge! Entry fee is $10 per person.
    Minimum 8 – maximum 20 players with 20 percent of
    the proceeds will be donated to the Elks Club Building
    Preservation Fund. 10 or less – Payout for 1st place is
    50 percent and 2nd place is 30 percent; 12 or more –
    Payout for 1st place is 40 percent, 2nd 25 percent, 3rd
    15 percent. Mini Pizzas available for purchase – Free
    Popcorn. Text 303-349-2052 for sign-up and more
    info.

    Kids Night Out with CCMRD — Clear Creek
    Recreation Center, 98 12th Avenue, Idaho Springs,
    Fridays – Feb. 9, March 8, April 12 and May 10, 5:30
    – 8:30 p.m. Kids will enjoy a pool party, dinner and a
    movie in their jammies. Bring kids dressed in bathing
    suits, a towel, a wet swimsuit bag, a water bottle, pa-
    jamas, and a blanket/pillow if desired. $27 per child,
    ages 5 to 15 years old. For more info, call 303-567-
    4822 or email caitlin@ccmrd.org.

    CCMRD Adult Pickleball — Clear Creek Rec-
    reation Center. Skills and Drills for Intermediates on
    Tuesdays, 8 – 10 a.m. $10 per class covering a variety
    of topics to improve your game. Pickleball Basics for
    Beginners on Fridays, 10 a.m. to 12 noon, $10 per
    class is for anyone who wants to learn the basics of the
    game – forehand, backhand, serve, volley and scoring.
    Saturday Open Play, 10 a.m. to noon, for Intermediate
    players. All equipment is provided or bring your own.
    Advance registration is required for classes and open
    play. Check out the Open Play schedule and register
    for classes at clearcreekrecreation.com.

    Mill Creek Valley Historical Society Mardi
    Gras Party — Saturday Feb. 10, 5 – 9:30 p.m. 150
    Dumont Lane, Dumont. The Mill Creek Valley Histori-
    cal Society is celebrating Mardi Gras at the old school.
    Entry fee is $20 per person, cash only at the door. Deli-
    cious, homemade southern food and a cash bar serving
    wine, Louisiana Beer and Hurricanes. Drawings and
    best costume prizes. Benefit for MCVHS, visit www.
    mcvhs.org for more information.

    Clear Creek Library District Book Groups
    — Idaho Springs Library: Monday, Feb. 12, 4 p.m.
    – Where the Coyotes Howl by Sandra Dallas; John
    Tomay Memorial Library – Georgetown: Thursday,
    Feb. 15, 3 p.m. – River of the Gods by Candace Millard.
    Contact libby@cccld.org for questions or go to cccld.
    org to reserve books.

    STEAM LuvBug Coding — Idaho Springs Public
    Library, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Explore
    beginning coding and a fun coding craft for Valentine’s
    fun! Please bring your Chromebook so you can work
    on your projects at home! Snack included. 12 kids max;
    4th-5th-6th graders. Email chris@cccld.org to register
    and for more information.

    Friends of Georgetown Library Annual Soup
    Lunch — John Tomay Memorial Library, Georgetown.
    Thursday, Feb. 15, 11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. oin the Friends
    for a free soup lunch.

    XCEL Energy Dam Warning Siren Testing
    Program — Wednesday, March 6, 10 a.m., then on
    the first Wednesday of every month. Xcel Energy has
    installed four early warning sirens to notify people in
    the town of Georgetown of potential flooding due to the
    unlikely event of a dam failure at Xcel Energy’s Cabin
    Creek or Georgetown hydroelectric plants. The warning
    system installation is a federal requirement. In col-
    laboration with the Clear Creek County Sheriff’s Office,
    the Town of Georgetown, and Xcel Energy, Clear Creek
    County will provide notice to the residents of George-
    town ahead of the tests, so they know what to expect
    and when. Learn more at clearcreekcounty.us/1486/
    Georgetown-Monthly-Siren-Testing.

    Devil’s Gate History Club — Friday, Jan. 19,
    7 p.m., Georgetown Community Center, 613 6th St.,
    Mudlarking the Thames River, presented by Anne
    Marie Cannon.

    Quill & Spill with Local Author Lisa Mani-
    fold — Wednesday, Feb. 21, 6 – 7:30 p.m., Idaho
    Springs Public Library; Saturday, Feb. 24, 9:30 – 11
    a.m. Need some help plotting? Stuck in the middle?
    Join us for any or all six Quill & Spill sessions at the
    Idaho Springs Public Library to discuss your project,

    If you have regularly scheduled meetings or upcoming special events that are open to the pub-
    lic, we want to add them to the CCC Community Calendar. Please email the who, what, when,
    where, why and how in 75 words or less, exactly as you would want it printed, to amy@week-
    lyregistercall.com . Please send information at least two weeks in advance of your event.

  • BHPD station upgrades to improve operations

    BHPD station upgrades to improve operations

    By Don Ireland

    structure along Church Street that offers some
    of the city’s best views.

    school, there are state-of-the-art technologies
    and a dedicated staff who works to serve and
    protect people 24/7/365.

    Senior Reporter

    However, what’s inside the stately building
    is vital to the 100 residents and thousands of
    visitors who arrive in town daily. What many
    people don’t realize is that inside the old

    From the valley below, the old school build-
    ing on the hill in Black Hawk has been standing
    for generations. It’s a serene-looking historic

    Recently completed renovations inside the
    Black Hawk Police Department encompassed
    three-fourths of the first floor and the detec-
    tives’ area upstairs, according to City Manager
    Stephen Cole. He estimated the remodeling
    cost $1.081 million plus another $435,136 for
    additional equipment and furniture.

    BHPD station upgrades to improve operations
    BHPD station upgrades to improve operations
    BHPD station upgrades to improve operations

  • Black Hawk gaming revenues, sports bets rose in December

    Black Hawk gaming revenues, sports bets rose in December

    By Don Ireland

    During Armbright’s
    childhood, the first floor of
    the former church served
    as the neighboring school’s
    gymnasium, including a
    basketball court. Recalled
    the councilwoman, “We
    were a little naughty. We
    weren’t supposed to climb
    up the rickety old set of
    steps inside, but we did.
    We’d go up and play in the
    attic – where the church
    bell was.”

    experienced
    a 1.30 per-
    cent decline
    during the
    six months, a
    loss of $1.113
    million. Com-
    bined, the state realized a
    .25 percent decline over the
    six months from one year
    earlier, earning $1.36 mil-
    lion less.

    Senior Reporter

    According to newly-
    released reports, gaming
    revenues bounced back for
    Black Hawk during Decem-
    ber.

    gered $71,430 million
    during the month, a 17.74
    percent jump over Novem-
    ber, establishing a record
    for $608.488 million in
    wagers. In December 2022,
    those who spent money
    on sports betting wagered
    $518.089 million.

    Black Hawk’s 15 casinos
    reported an 8.76 percent –
    or $5.875 million rise – in
    Adjusted Gross Proceeds
    during the final month of
    2023 compared to Decem-
    ber 2022. AGP, or Adjusted
    Gross Proceeds, is the
    amount wagered by players
    less the winnings paid to
    players.

    While Black Hawk’s AGP
    has shown losses and gains
    during the first six months
    of Colorado’s fiscal gam-
    ing year, the city’s casinos
    entered 2024 slightly
    ahead of the same period
    in 2023. During the month,
    Black Hawk provided
    85.05 percent of the state’s
    casino AGP revenues, while
    Cripple Creek contributed
    9.73 percent and Central
    City 5.22 percent.

    Today, the school building
    retains its vintage appear-
    ance on the exterior, but
    changes are evident to those
    who step inside. “I think it’s
    wonderful. It’s just wonder-
    ful. For some reason, there
    seems like there’s more
    room in it today compared
    to the past,” commented Al-
    derman Armbright. “When
    I was growing up, my mom
    and dad had the Gilpin Ho-
    tel. I used to think that was
    so big, too.”

    Colorado collected
    $3.682 million in taxes
    from sports bets in Decem-
    ber, representing a 147.27
    percent increase from a
    month earlier. It also was
    a 42.52 percent increase
    from December 2022
    ($2.584 million).

    While Black Hawk fin-
    ished the first six months
    of the Colorado gaming
    revenue with improved re-
    sults from the period from
    July 1 to Dec. 30 in 2022,
    the gaming towns of Cen-
    tral City and Cripple Creek
    (Teller County) weren’t
    quite as fortunate.

    During December, NFL
    football and NBA hoops
    accounted for the most-
    bet-upon sports, with 26.9
    percent and 23.9 percent,
    respectively, waged on
    games. However, parlay/
    combination bets repre-
    sented the largest single
    category – 28.5 percent
    – of where the month was
    played. Behind them, the
    other most popular bets
    were NCAA football (6.4
    percent) and NCAA basket-
    ball (4.2 percent).

    Black Hawk saw AGP
    increase in September,
    November and December,
    while declines occurred in
    July, August and October.
    Before July, Black Hawk
    experienced an unprec-
    edented winning streak, as
    AGP set records for 26 of
    27 months.

    Central City’s AGP de-
    clined by 0.34 percent, a
    loss of $21,296, compared
    to Dec. 2022, while Crip-
    ple Creek showed a 5.89
    percent rise, or $755,598.
    For the final six months of
    2023, Black Hawk expe-
    rienced a .041 percent
    increase (representing a
    $1.759 million gain). At
    the same time, Central’s
    revenues stumbled by 4.77
    percent, a loss of $2.009
    million. Cripple Creek

    Mayor David Spellman
    grew up in Black Hawk
    and – as an avid historian
    of his city – recounted
    the history of the build-
    ing. “Construction on the
    Black Hawk Schoolhouse
    commenced on July 20,
    1869, and was completed
    by Dec. 24, 1869. The first
    classes began on Feb. 28,
    1870. The total cost of the
    schoolhouse, including
    furniture, was $14,538. It

    “The Black Hawk School-
    house missed its centennial
    anniversary of operating
    as an educational building
    by 10 years as the school-
    house closed its doors and
    the last students left the
    classrooms in the spring of
    1960,” said Spellman.

    Sports betting
    Colorado saw record-set-
    ting sports betting income
    for the second consecutive
    month in December.

    (See related story on
    how the old school is used
    by the Black Hawk Police
    Department today.)

    According to state fig-
    ures, sports bettors wa-

    Black Hawk gaming revenues, sports bets rose in De
    Black Hawk gaming revenues, sports bets rose in De